Class of 1964 - URI Alumni Association
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Class of 1964 - URI Alumni Association
Class of 1964 May 16–18, 2014 Class of 1964 Contents Letter from the President Reunion Committee Do You Remember? The Class of ’64 Additional Classmates Missing Classmates In Memoriam Stay Connected 3 5 6 7 32 35 35 36 May 16–18, 2014 1 FROM THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT PHOTO BY NORA LEWIS Welcome back to your alma mater! I expect that you may be both surprised and pleased to see many of the big changes that have occurred since you marched across the Quadrangle 50 years ago. I am honored that you will march again behind the bagpiper, this time leading your newest fellow alumni into the future. The Class of 1964 is part of the foundation for all that you see around you. Events during your senior year—from the escalation of the war in Vietnam and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy to the passage of the Civil Rights Act— forecast many of the challenges of the decades to come. Yours was a tumultuous time in history, and as you began to re-set the national tone, your combined voices and actions joined with others to precipitate profound and lasting change. In fact, your unique URI spirit of optimism prevailed just before your graduation when many of your classmates in That Ram Band shared their Rhody Pride with thousands at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York. At URI, Francis “Fran” Horn was president. In-state tuition was about $250, out-of-state tuition $750. Of the 4,301 undergraduates on campus at the time, men outnumbered women by nearly 2 to 1. There were also 948 graduate students. On the Kingston Campus, Fogarty Hall opened to house the College of Pharmacy, the historic Watson Farm House (ca. 1790) was first restored, and the 2,300 acre W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich was bestowed to the University. In your class of 1964, there were 755 undergraduate, 172 master’s, and 21 doctoral degrees awarded, including the class of 15 graduates from the Providence Campus. This weekend we will award more than 3,000 undergraduate and 700 graduate degrees. The thousands of graduating students represent us all. Like you, they are part of our present and are transforming our future. As we see in you, our alumni, URI has long been a university that prepares its students to be competitive, to be innovative, and to lead. That is more important than ever. We have boldly defined ourselves as a diverse community of talented people who constantly “Think Big.” I invite the Class of 1964 to actively support your university’s 21st century transformation as one of the premiere institutions in the world. Best wishes, David M. Dooley President 3 4 REUNION COMMITTEE CLASS OF 1964 Reunion Committee Members Sheila (Greenstein) Gold Larry Aker John Tucker Kenneth Long Reunion Planning Advisor Shana C. Greene ’95, M.S. ’97 URI Alumni Relations Office [email protected] 401.874.2218 Reunion Giving Advisor Joanne Gemma URI Foundation [email protected] 401.874.5514 URI Alumni Relations | 73 Upper College Road | Kingston, RI 02881 | 401.874.2242 5 DO YOU REMEMBER THESE DAYS? 6 Class of 1964… Ross “Larry” Aker Spouse: Renate Aker Address: 393 Austin Farm Road Exeter, RI 02822 Phone: 401.397.4335 Email: [email protected] Past 50 years: I am the owner of Ross Aker Furniture. I am a 15-year USMC retired major, served as president of the Exeter Town Council for two years, and was a member of the council for four years. I am also involved with the 4-H Foundation, the Exeter Fire District Board, Helicopter Skiing, Guardian Honor Flight for WWII Vets. I’m on the Exeter–West Greenwich Regional School Committee. I have traveled extensively throughout the world. Marlene (Canecchio) Albanese Spouse: Ben Albanese Address: 21A Venturi Green North Providence, RI 02904 Phone: 401.861.5653 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: It wasn’t funny at the time, but it is looking back from today’s perspective: as freshman we had to be in by 8:30 p.m. Elaine (Bourck) Alsfeld Jeff Miller Archer Spouse: Sandra E. Archer Address: 23 Highland Road Oak Ridge, NJ 02438 Phone: 973.545.2347 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: I was active in the University Theatre all four years. I was an RA in Adams and known as “Dudley-Do-Right.” Past 50 years: Upon graduating, I went to Princeton Theological Seminary. In June of 1967, I was ordained as a Presbyterian minister. I went on to serve churches in Nebraska, New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. I retired in June 2007. I remain active in the church through various leadership roles and guest preaching. Robert “Bob” Barnes Jr. Spouse: Christine Barnes Address: 29 Foxmoor Court Etowah, NC 28729-9749 Phone: 828.891.9573 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Past 50 years: I worked at IBM for 30 years as a software engineer, and then spent 11 years with Lockheed Martin. I retired to Western North Carolina in 2004. I’m enjoying golf, bowling, model railroading, and helping folks with their computer problems. Address: 81 Alvira Avenue Warwick, RI 02888 Phone: 401.480.4292 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: Four wonderful years at URI. Past 50 years: I have worked in the credit reporting industry for 37 years and have not retired as of yet. I do volunteer work for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. 7 Richard “Rich” Barron Spouse: Lillian R. (Biviano) Barron Address: 12329 State Route 38 PO Box 144, Berkshire, NY 13736 Phone: 607.657.2880 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: My fraternity, Sigma Pi, was “raided” by the pledge class from Sigma Pi Colony at Worcester Polytech, who were using walkie talkies that were set on the same frequency as URI campus police. It drove our campus cops crazy. Past 50 years: I married Lil in 1965 and graduated from Andover Newton Theological School in 1968. l served American Baptist churches in Margate City, New Jersey; Carnegie, Penn.; Johnstown, Penn.; Port Dickinson, N.Y.; and Greenfield, Mass. I’ve been active in the Lions Club in the places where we have lived. In 1993, I earned a Doctor of Ministry degree at the Theological School of Drew University in Madison, N.J. I’ve been to Israel, Brazil, and Honduras. I’m currently active in the Southern Tier Bicycle Club, with whom I bicycle 30-40 miles twice a week. Arthur “Art” Bobrow Spouse: Sandy Silverman ’66 Address: 224 Commodore Drive Jupiter, FL 33477 Phone: 561.575.2393 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: Meeting my wife of 47 years at the Hillel mixer at the Union in September 1962. Past 50 years: We moved to Florida as full-time residents in 1994. Sandy and I enjoy traveling and have seen a lot of the world. I still work part time with our daughter (Lisa, b. 1972), who assumed the presidency of our company two years ago. Richard “Dick” Boldt Spouse: Stephanie Boldt Address: 4030 Ice Castle Way, Apt. 8 Naples, FL 34112 Phone: 239.417.0375 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 5 Past 50 years: One week after graduation, I married my wife, Stephanie, and we will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary this year on June 20th. I started my first job in July 1964 as an electrical engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford, Conn., and received my master’s degree from UConn while working at Sikorsky. In January 1969 I was hired by Raytheon Co. in Portsmouth, R.I., where I spent the rest of my career, first as a project engineer and then as an engineering manager. We lived in Seekonk, Mass., raising three children, Rick, Brian, and Alison. They are all married and we have five beautiful grandchildren—three girls and two boys. I was an avid sailor for 37 years, sailing on Narragansett Bay, Martha’s Vineyard, Cape Cod, and Long Island Sound. I am past commodore of the Bristol Yacht Club. Since retiring in December 2002, we have been spending October through May at our condo in Naples, Fla., where I served as president of the SW Florida URI Alumni Chapter for three years. We return to Seekonk to spend the summer months. We enjoy spending time with friends and family, and I am looking forward to the 50th class reunion. A. Judson “Jud” Burdick Spouse: Diana Burdick Address: 207 Amega Trace Loudon, TN 37774 Phone: 865.408.1098 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: Down the line—we’d go down the line for beer, pizza, or meatball sandwiches all too often. I returned to campus after 30-plus years away as an advisor for the Business School; after mock interviews, etc., the M.B.A. candidates asked if I would like to go down the line for a few beers. Some things never change! Past 50 years: After graduation I became an Air Force officer and spent five and a half years in the USAF. Met my wife, Diana, there; she was an Air Force nurse, and our two children were born while I served. 8 After the Air Force, I went to work for the predecessor company of Viskase Corp. I worked for more than 30 years at Viskase in various financial and operational management positions. At retirement, in 2000, I was executive vice president, worldwide operations, and traveled extensively to my plants in Brazil, France, and the UK, as well as the U.S. plants. We have retired to East Tennessee, where we live on a huge lake and enjoy boating, lots of golf, and travel. Barbara “Barb” (Woodward) Burlew Spouse: Lloyd Burlew Address: 1201 Birch Avenue Ocean, NJ 07712 Phone: 732.988.7323 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: I was able to fulfill my required quota through a deal I worked out with the fraternity across the street from the dental hygiene clinic. All pledges were expected to come to me to have their teeth cleaned—a never-ending supply of patients! Past 50 years: I’m still a practicing dental hygienist, saving America’s teeth, now two days a week. More recently I am an organic farmer, taught by my son, who had a 100-member CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) in New Jersey. He has since moved on to the North Shore of Oahu, so we are forced to visit every February. This year will be our 12th trip to soak up the aloha. I found a local farmer who lets me “work for vegetables.” We sell to local farmers’ markets in season. Great fun. Margaret (Hogan) Burns Spouse: William Burns (deceased) Address: 301 Cane Creek Road Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Phone: 828.286.0159 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: I enjoyed the “Ramnapped!” article and picture in Quadangles (Fall 2013 issue). I was the student who washed and trimmed the ram before football games and other events! Past 50 years: After earning my M.S. in animal nutrition in 1966, I worked as a research assistant at UConn and married. We raised two children there. In 1989 I retired and we moved to a small farm in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, in beautiful Western North Carolina. My son, Billy, helps me out on the farm, where I still maintain a sheep flock. My daughter, Robin, a graduate of UConn, resides in Connecticut with her husband, Bill, and her two sons, Matthew and Justin. Lucille Cameron Spouse: James Doris ’70 Address: 417 Carpenter Road, Hope, RI 02831 Phone: 401.647.3513 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 (one deceased) Grandchildren: 6 Great Grandchildren: 5 Past 50 years: State of R.I. Department of Public Assistance, 1964–1969: social case worker. URI University Library 1970–1992: Served as assistant circulation librarian; reserve librarian; social science reference librarian; head of reference department; chair of public services; acting dean and dean, University Libraries; dean emerita. Joseph Campoli Spouse: Margaret (deceased) Address: 5491 S.R. 235, Ada, OH 45810 Phone: 419.634.0177 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Past 50 years: • Coached and taught physical education for 11 years at Valley Central High School in Montgomery, N.Y. • Coached basketball at Ohio Northern University for 30 years, football for 12 years, and women’s soccer for five years. • National Coach of the Year, 1993 and 2001– NCAA Division III basketball. (In 1993 we were the national champs.) 9 Nada Chandler Address: 3838 North Braeswood Boulevard, TH18, Houston, TX 77025 Phone: 713.256.1030 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: After Paradigm (the then literary magazine) created great controversy for printing the word “f**k,” Dr. Warren Smith (aka Sexy Smith), may he rest in peace, refused to call me Nada. Instead, he addressed me as Nan. After all, Nada is a four letter word. Past 50 years: Education: Master of Arts, with honors, english and comparative literature, Columbia University,1965. Master of Arts, with honors, Judaic studies, Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, 2004. Career (latest first): Retired, so now part-time teacher, literature and Judaics, adult education Melton Program. Gainful employment: Systems consultant specializing in human capital management (PeopleSoft); clients included Transocean; Houston Independent School District; University of California, Berkeley; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Utah; Texas Instruments; Brown & Root. Previous employment included: Trans World Oil, Gordon Jewelry, ARA, Philadelphia Investment Corporation, United States Forest Service. Children: Amelia Cohen-Levy, Woodbridge, Va., proposal coordinator/editor; Adam Chandler, Brooklyn, N.Y., journalist. Marital status: Between husbands. Current activities: United Orthodox Synagogues, vice-president; Houston Grand Opera patron committee; Holocaust Museum Houston, docent; Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, women’s cabinet; Home Sweet Farm CSA steering committee; JCC of Houston, book fair and film festival committees; Goldberg Montessori School, board chair; Hadassah, Houston chapter board. Previous activities: Houston Ballet Foundation, advisory committee; Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, board member; National Organization for Women (NOW), national treasurer, national board, Philadelphia chapter president; Hadassah, Greater Southwest region vice-president, Houston chapter president, teacher/facilitator, Leadership Development Program; Democratic Party precinct chair; Washington Square West Redevelopment Area, president, board member. Lived in: New York, N.Y.; Berkeley, Calif.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Philadelphia, Penn. Now a naturalized Texan in Houston. 10 Travel: 48 states (not Alaska or Hawaii); Israel, Egypt, Bahrain, Angola, Dubai, Jordan, Singapore, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Italy, Switzerland, England, Scotland, Wales, Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Bermuda, Virgin Islands, Bahamas. Hobbies: reading (seven study/book groups); cooking (can only make good okra fritters with Kenyon’s corn meal); walking (for exercise); movies; knitting. Meredith “Merry” (Midwood) Chilvers Address: 513 Pinefield Drive Severna Park, MD 21146 Phone: 410.647.5790 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 5 Fondest URI Memory: College life in the 1960s was quite different from today. Female students had to sign in and out when leaving the dorm in the evening. No men were allowed to enter dorm rooms. There was no phone in my freshman dorm room. There were three pay phones in the downstairs hall lobby. There was one TV for all students in the dorm with limited viewing hours. We had room inspections, curfews, and a practice of “in loco parentis.” Past 50 years: In the fall of 1999, I retired after teaching family and consumer science for 25 years in Worcester, Mass. I moved to Maryland to live with my daughter and her family. I enjoy being involved in my grandsons’ lives. I love to travel and visit new places. I have been on numerous cruises, bus trips, and day trips. I am active in my church, the local senior center, and belong to several social groups. I look forward to connecting with friends from my college days. Sarah (Cofoni) Clark Spouse: Joseph Clark ’66 Address: 30 Hollywood Avenue Narragansett, RI 02882 Phone: 401.783.2016 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 8 Past 50 years: Retired teacher (28 years) Deanna “Dee” (Shuster) Clingham Spouse: James Clingham ’64 (deceased) Address: 8956 Woodcreek Circle Wilmington, NC 28411 Phone: 386.846.6708 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 5 Past 50 years: Jimmy, who sadly passed away in 2003, went on to law school and enjoyed a satisfying career as a corporate attorney. I became a mental health counselor and am presently working as a consultant to our military troops and their loved ones. Richard “Rich” Cohen Spouse: Lenore Cohen Address: 30 Red Cedar Drive Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: 401.944.8129 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Donald “Don” Colavecchio Spouse: Lillian Aceto Colavecchio ’65 Address: 730 Waterford Drive, Unit 404 Naples, FL 34113 Phone: 239.793.6560 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: The most memorable moment was when two of my fraternity brothers, Bob Shorten and Mike O’Rourke, decided to steal the Brown University bear just before the annual Brown–URI football game. The plan was to return the bear at halftime to the Brown contingent. They reconnoitered the bear cage the week before the game and had a “foolproof game plan.” On Friday night before the game, they removed the rear seat of Bob’s car to make a space for the bear and headed to Providence armed with bolt cutters and a jar of honey. They succeeded in snapping several locks and in enticing the bear into the back seat area of Bob’s car with the honey. On the way out of Providence, they were stopped by a policeman because one of the car’s headlights was blown out. When the cop approached the car, he almost dropped his teeth seeing the bear in the back. Long story short, the Brown University bear handlers were called to retrieve their animal, but the bear didn’t want to leave the car. We think he now liked his two new friends who had given him honey. In the process of removing the bear from the car, the interior was shredded, to the chagrin of the good-natured pranksters. The Dean of Students didn’t think the affair was too funny, as both Bob and Mike were put on probation for a semester. Past 50 years: Tour of duty in Vietnam; career in the construction industry in the Boston area; being married to the best wife one could hope for; two great kids and four wonderful grandkids; spending time in the sun on the golf course in Naples. Elizabeth “Betsey” (Drowne) Congdon Spouse: Curtis Congdon ’63 Address: 33 Carpenter Hill Road Walpole, NH 03608 Phone: 603.756.3717 Children: 2 Past 50 years: We have been married 48 years and lived in Mass., N.Y., Mich., and Penn., and retired to New Hampshire. We’ve been here 11-plus years. We keep busy volunteering at church, senior citizen center, Red Cross, etc. Have traveled to all 50 states. Life is good, and we are blessed with a wonderful family and friends. I have enjoyed getting back to painting and belong to the Saxtons River Art Guild. 11 Alex Covell and Carol A. (Kenney) Covell Allen “Al” Cressy and Jacquelyn (Kenyon) Cressy Address: 59 Liberty Street Clinton, CT 06413 Phone: 860.552.4805 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 1 Alex: [email protected] Carol: [email protected] Alex’s Fondest URI Memory: Among my best memories are those of “Greek week,” held every spring, with intrafraternity competitions. My house routinely won. Alex’s Past 50 years: My initial employment involved commissioning of large fossil fuel-fired steam generators for public utilities and industrial processes, with 15 moves in our first 10 years after graduation. That experience—along with the support of an understanding and similarly-inclined partner, Carol—led to 12 more moves with 7 more employers for the rest of my 45-year career in paper mill and waste management operations. I retired in what is now Macau, China, in 2009, after having worked and lived 15 of the final 18 years overseas. I married Carol, who is also class of ’64 (and will likely report further for herself in the Grist), two months after graduation, and we have two children and one grandson. Son Jason, his wife, Angela, and their son, Kyle, live in Utah. Daughter Emilie lives in Portsmouth, N.H. Carol’s Fondest URI Memory: The never ending bridge game in the Sigma Kappa Social Room and the life-long friends. “Studying” at the beach, etc. Carol’s Past 50 years: I married Alex just after graduation in 1964. Our life has been a great adventure; we’ve traveled all over the U.S. and the world with his job. I’ve had the opportunity to teach in several foreign countries and make a very culturally diverse group of friends. Our family is small, but close and strong—what more could one want? 12 Address: 16 Park Street P.O. Box 74 Bethel, ME 04217 Phone: 207.824.0508 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Email: [email protected] Past 50 years: Jackie and I have two children, each with two children. Our son and family live in Vermont, and our daughter and family live in southern California. The ages of our grandchildren, whom we thoroughly enjoy, range from three to nine. After graduating from URI, I received a master’s degree in mathematics at Bucknell University. I was employed as a systems engineer at the MITRE Corporation in Bedford, Mass. While working at MITRE as a middle manager for 33 years, my family and I lived in Belgium, Germany, and Italy for a total of seven years; spending those seven years abroad was perhaps one of the highlights of my professional careeer. Early in my years at MITRE, to satisfy my ROTC commitment, I served for two years in the Corps of Engineers and spent a year in Vietnam (Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medal). Upon retiring from MITRE at the age of 55, my wife and I opened the Rivendell House B&B in Bethel, Maine. Running a B&B was a long-time aspiration of ours and, until just last month when we retired for the second time, we thoroughly enjoyed welcoming guests from around the world. Since my retirement from MITRE, I have been very active as a volunteer in various nonprofit organizations, such as the Appalachian Mountain Club (distinguished service award), Chamber of Commerce (president), Historical Society (president), Town Planning Board (chair for nine years), head of trustees for the Congregational Church, and in general have served as a community activist. Jackie and I have traveled extensively in Europe and the U.S.; our favorite destination has been Switzerland, where we have hiked many times. We continue to enjoy outdoor activities (hiking, Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and kayaking). It has been a full life since graduating from URI! Henry Cruciani and Martha (Woodbury) Cruciani Address: 81 Edmond Drive, Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: 401.486.0438 Children: 1 Martha: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: We eloped and got married on December 30, 1960. We are still married 53 years later. Past 50 years: As a couple, we received the 1997 Appie of the Year from the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC). Henry received the Marian Pychowska Award (given to AMC volunteers who have contributed at least 96 hours of work in one year). We have both received the AMC Stewardship Award every year since its inception. We enjoy being in the woods, working with friends to improve hiking trails by building bridges and boardwalks, and combating erosion and mud. Richard “Dick” Davidson Jr. Spouse: Yu-Lan C. Davidson Address: 1650 Lazy Lake Court Charleston, SC 29412 Phone: 352.746.1788 Children: 4 Grandchildren: 2 Past 50 years: Seventeen years and four months of military service: US Navy, Merchant Marine, SCS. Retired from Bath Iron Works shipyard. Bruce “Bo-man” Dawson Spouse: Barbara Frost Dawson ’65 Address: 540 Boston Neck Road North Kingstown, RI 02852 Phone: 401.295.5057 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: Brotherhood of Phi Mu Delta that still endures today. Past 50 years: Married in 1965 to Barbara Frost. Sales representative for 43 years with Moore Business Forms/ RR Donnelley. Avid sailor and golfer. Enjoy traveling and spending time with family and friends. Past commodore, Wickford Yacht Club. Served on many boards and volunteer organizations, including Wickford Sailing Association, North Kingstown Harbor Commission, RI Coastal Resources Management Council, and URI Foundation Boat Committee. Harold “Harry” Day Address: 7406 Inzer Street Springfield, VA 22151 Phone: 571.313.9858 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: Funniest sign ever: At Homecoming, a clever person put up a sign outside Upper College entrance that said “Blow Horn before entering.” Past 50 years: • 1964–1971: chemist, Gagliardi Research Corp. in East Greenwich, R.I. • 1971–1973: teacher, South Kingstown High School, South Kingstown, R.I. • 1973–2010: chemist, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. 13 Paul Deckett Spouse: Sandra (Driscoll) Deckett ’68 Address: 42 Sweet Briar Lane West Warwick, RI 02893-2423 Phone: 401.822.2893 Children: 1 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: One of my not-so-fond memories was that for four years, every semester I had a Saturday morning class. How could I have been so lucky? A serious sad memory was on leaving a 1 p.m. class on Friday, November 22, 1963, to learn that President Kennedy had been killed in Dallas. Past 50 years: After several years in the military with tours in Asia and Europe, I ended up marrying a girl from my home town. We had attended all the same schools and URI. But with four years difference in age, I would be leaving a school in June and she would be starting in September. After leaving the military, I worked for several companies in different positions. Finally, I joined Electric Boat at Quonset. In 1995 I took a position at EB’s Groton facility. This past November, I recieved my 30-year service award. In 2005 my wife and I went on our dream vacation trip to Ireland. The trip was made more enjoyable by having my son and his wife accompany us. I won the Irish Whiskey Tasting Contest at the Jameson distillery. Two years later my son and his wife gave birth to Elizabeth and Christopher, and two years later Andrew joined us. Carmine DiSanto Jr. Spouse: Tina DiSanto Address: 200 Cannon Street, #130, Cranston, RI 02920 Phone: 401.464.8553 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: There were many! Graduating with my B.S. degree in 1964 and my M.S. in 1970. My commuting group stopping every Friday afternoon on the way home for drinks of Manhattans and martinis. Past 50 years: There are many memories. However, marrying my high school sweetheart and having my two children (Dina and Carmine III) and four grandchildren (Dominic, Derek, Carmine IV, and Angelina) were the highlights. 14 Richard “Durf” Durfee Spouse: Constance Durfee Address: 66 Cottage Cove Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 774.283.4344 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: I will always remember the good times had at the annual Lambda Chi Alpha Ranch Dance! Past 50 years: Since graduating from URI, I have lived in 7 different states and have worked for 12 companies. Presently, I live with my wife, Connie, in Plymouth, Mass. We were married in 1970 in Alexandria,Va. We have two sons, Jason and Clinton, who live nearby. Jason is the father of our two grandchildren, Anna and Nathan. Having graduated from URI with a B.S. in electrical engineering, more than 35 years of my career were spent in the design and development of medical diagnostic instruments for large and small medical companies. Over the years I have kept in touch with many of my fraternity brothers from Lambda Chi Alpha. Most of these connections were in mini-reunions held both at URI and elsewhere. In 2002 I moved to San Diego; here I was fortunate to meet a fellow classmate and fraternity brother, Norman Shorrock ’64. In San Diego I worked from 2002–2007 for AutoGenomics, a start-up company. As director of electrical engineering, I made a significant contribution in the design of an automated DNA analyzer. This instrument is currently being used by many commercial labs in screening for genetic disorders, cancers, and other diagnostic tests related to personalized medicine. In 2007 my wife and I returned to our home in Holliston, Mass. Not ready for retirement, in 2008 we moved to Plymouth, Mass., and started our own company, Mayflower Mobility. Based on work in which my wife had more than ten years of experience, Mayflower Mobility sells residential stair lifts, wheelchair ramps, and other related durable medical equipment. Our present home is in a 55 years-plus development located in the Pinehills area of Plymouth. We love to travel when we can. In September of this year, Connie and I went on an awesome 23-day trip to Italy and Greece. In my spare time I am restoring my 1970 Fiat 124 Spyder convertible. This past spring I took golf lessons and hope to play more golf next year. Paul Duryea and Barbara (Mancyak) Duryea Address: 7390 Amy Avenue, Dover, PA 17315 Phone: 717.292.2682 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 1 I reentered the workforce in 1985 when Paul took an early retirement from the steel industry, managing small clothing stores for large retail chains while getting a second degree in education, and then I taught middle school science for five years. My sister lives nearby and we mostly spend time with family and friends. We enjoy reading, gardening, and resting here in Dover, Penn. Frank Dziekiewicz Paul: [email protected] Paul’s Past 50 years: I married Barbara two weeks after graduation, started a 21-year career with Bethlehem Steel Company in the steelmaking division in Baltimore, and traveled by mini-motor-home throughout the eastern USA. I then went on to a 22-year career in golf-course management while living in Maryland and south central Pennsylvania. Barbara and I raised three daughters on our Pennsylvania farm. I have had a growing involvement (44 years) in Rotary (originally sponsored by fellow URI graduate and fellow Chi Phi frat brother Herb Dawley), spent five years tutoring with the York Literacy Council, initiated a community garden in York, Penn., achieved green sanctuary certification for my church congregation, spent four years as fire police volunteer for the local fire department, 16 years in Big Brothers, acted as past president of the Maryland Industrial Management Society, and past president of the West York, Penn., Rotary Club. I am a volunteer tutor at Crispus Attucks inner city social service agency and the local school district. Travels have included vacation trips to Europe and China and humanitarian missions with Rotary to South America and Africa. Interests continue to be reading, gardening, bike riding, and chess. We live in Dover, Penn., close to our grandson, and travel to Maine on vacation. We will soon be traveling to the Georgia low country periodically to visit our oldest daughter and son-in-law. Give us a shout and we will stop on the way. Barbara’s Past 50 years: I entered the workforce with Baltimore Biological Lab but found the work unfulfilling. I switched to a management training program for Hutzler’s department stores, which led to a buyer’s position in the fabrics d epartment. In 1970 I saw the birth of the first of my three daughters. I spent 15 years out of the workforce as a full-time mom. We moved from Baltimore in 1979 to a small farm in central Penn., raised the kids, grew some vegetables, and fattened some sheep, goats, and chickens. Spouse: Barbara Dziekiewicz (deceased) Address: 8511 James Street Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Phone: 301.868.1198 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 9 Robert Ernstoff Spouse: Paulette Ernstoff Address: 1120 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10128 Phone: 212.397.7838 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Past 50 years: Subsequent to my graduation from URI, I attended NYU Graduate School of Business Administration, receiving an M.B.A. I then entered military service as a commissioned officer serving a tour of duty in Vietnam. I was promoted to commanding officer of the 483rd field service company and received a Bronze Star. After completing my military service, I joined the accounting firm then known as Arthur Young & Co., becoming a certified public accountant. In 1974 I formed my own investment company specializing in the fields of housing and hotels. The firm has investments in multi-family residential properties located in New York, New Jersey, and Georgia, as well as operations in the hospitality business in New York City. My wife, Paulette, and I have two grandchildren. Our main residence is in New York City. We are also fortunate enough to have homes in Bridgehampton, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. I am most appreciative of the education that the University provided me, giving me the tools needed in my career. I have enduring friendships from my college days that will always be treasured and remain a part of my life forever. 15 Regina (Lowy) Espenshade Spouse: Gene Hix Address: 215 I Street NE, Apartment 211 Washington, DC 20002 Phone: 202.239.1129 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: Picketing the air raid sirens in Peacedale as a protest against their futility to save us in the event of nuclear war. Past 50 years: Married Gene Hix on my 70th birthday in the former synagogue where my parents were married in Stadtschlaining, Austria, 75 years ago. Retired 20 years ago and am having a very exciting, interesting life, including international peacekeeping, participating with board of directors at Kingman Boys and Girls Club in D.C., and leading tours at NPR. Richard Ferro Spouse: Cecelia (Amman) Ferro ’66 Address: 96 Kay Boulevard Newport, RI 02840 Phone: 401.619.1353 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: Becoming a brother at Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Watching the exciting URI Rams men’s basketball team in the 1960s. Past 50 years: Immediately after graduation, I entered the U.S. Air Force. I served a distinguished 25-year career, earning the rank of full colonel. I retired in 1989 in a formal ceremony held at a significant battle ground of the Revolutionary War, the Old North Bridge in Concord, Mass. After completing my service, I held several senior management positions in the private sector before starting my own management consulting firm. Married 46 years to a remarkable woman, Cecelia Amman. We have wonderful twin daughters and three beautiful grandchildren. Ceci and I have traveled extensively, living in Japan, the Panama Canal Zone, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, and Massachusetts. We have vacationed in England, Scotland, Italy, and France. We have finally settled and are retiring in our beautiful Newport, R.I. 16 John “Jack” Flanagan Jr. Spouse: Kathleen Flanagan Address: 52 Exchange Road West Warwick, RI 02893 Phone: 401.828.8041 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Fondest URI Memory: The friends and experiences that I had at the six old Quonset huts that we called the Commuters’ Club. The dash from Bliss Hall down the elephant walk to Keaney for gym class. ROTC, which provided the training to allow me to serve as an officer. Past 50 years: I have been blessed with a wonderful wife and two great boys (both URI graduates) who now have careers in Connecticut and central New York. I have worked as a civil engineer, facilities engineer, and manager for the government, the state, the town of West Warwick, and private companies. I served in the U.S. Army and R.I. National Guard, retiring as a Colonel. Fully retired, I help out at church and with the Boy Scouts. Thanks to the Army, I have seen quite a bit of the world, which makes me very thankful to have been born, raised, and continue to live in R.I. Joan (Steere) Galloway Spouse: David Galloway ’81 Address: 82 Quaker Lane North Scituate, RI 02857 Phone: 401.934.1061 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 2 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: My three roommates: Janet Morton, Hope Elkins, Louise Dusablon—all very different but nice. Past 50 years: Received a B.S. in home economics/nutrition. Completed a dietetic internship at Harper Hospital, Detroit, Mich., in 1968. Worked as a registered dietitian for 40 years in private practice, as a consultant to nursing homes and as a clinical dietitian at RI Hospital and Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, from which I retired in 2006. In 1969 I married David T. Galloway (class of ’81), and we have three children: Jana Osborne in Georgia; Taryn Galloway, Ph.D., in Norway, and Ian Galloway in Texas. We also have two granddaughters: SuSu, in Georgia, and Anna Linnea Kolberg, in Norway. I served for four years as historian and six years (20082014) on the executive board of the Northeast district chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood, currently as president. I’m a member of the Scituate Scholarship Foundation and the Friends of Saint Elizabeth Home, where my husband and I volunteer weekly. I enjoy cooking, exercising, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, traveling, and visiting my children in the U.S. and Europe. Sheila (Greenstein) Gold Spouse: Benson E. Gold ’64, DDS (deceased) Address: 377 Narragansett Parkway, Warwick, RI 02888 Phone: 401.359.5000 Email: [email protected] Children: 4 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: I remember the first Homecoming Weekend in October 1960. Back then we had curfews for the women. Many of the women chose to “go home for the weekend” but intended to be at motels for the big weekend. One individual was a close friend of Dean Eastwood’s daughter and signed out as spending the weekend at the Dean’s house with her friend. Well, she got caught and was suspended for two weeks. Many other coeds were discovered to have lied about their weekend and were given the same two week suspension. How times have changed! John Gonsalves Spouse: Nancy Gonsalves Address: 101 Danforth Street, #9, Portland, ME 04101 Phone: 207.329.3102 Email: [email protected] Past 50 years: I’ve spent more than half of the past 50 years working for Westinghouse. We’ve moved some 15plus times (usually three–five years each move), living in Pittsburgh; NYC; Tokyo; Baltimore; Boston; Long Meadow, Mass.; Windsor, Conn.; Edison, N.J.; Singapore; and Portland, Maine. After climbing the ladder in Westinghouse in various project engineering, marketing, and sales and management positions, I left as a general manager to become a vice president at ABB (Asea Brown Boveri). The move was just before Westinghouse dissolved as an American industrial giant. I subsequently finished my corporate American career in executive positions at Graver Water and Martin Engineering. My wife and I bought and ran an inn here in Portland for the last 12 years. We just sold the inn in September. Besides my wife, son, and daughter, we have two grandsons in Andover, Mass., and two granddaughters in Carlsbad, Calif. I was proudly inducted into the URI Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002. Since that induction and while living in Portland, URI has been a place that I gladly re-visit at least two or three times a year. We have great Phi Mu golf outings and I do enjoy going to the Ryan Center for a variety of events. My last visit was just this past November for the ROTC Hall of Fame induction, where one of our Phi Mu brothers (Charles Yagoobian) who died in Vietnam was honored. I look forward to remembering those old days. Larry Goodwin Spouse: Rosemarie Straight Address: 17267 Bernardo Vista Drive San Diego, CA 92128 Phone: 858.673.7720 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 1 Past 50 years: • 1964–1966: U.S. Army • 1966–1968: M.A. from University of Connecticut • 1968–1998: U.S. Government, worked in three federal agencies. My last position was director of human resources, U.S. Department of Labor. Since 2005, I have lived in San Diego. Webster “Web” Goodwin, Jr. Spouse: Linda K. Goodwin Address: 29 Christine Drive, Barrington, RI 02806 Phone: 401.245.2161 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 1 Fondest URI Memory: I enjoyed working as a graduate assistant in the accounting department. Past 50 years: Linda and I have enjoyed traveling to several places and countries, including Hong Kong, China, New Zealand, Australia, Madeira, Tenerife, Panama Canal, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Austria, Bermuda, Bahamas, and Hawaii. All were fascinating and educational journeys. 17 Joan (Lane) Gordon Spouse: Rev. Harrington M. Gordon Street Address: 50 Kristen Court Warwick, RI 02888 Phone: 401.463.3344 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 7, 1 step-grandchild URI Memory: I was coming out of class on Friday, November 22, 1963, senior year. Word was spreading around of President Kennedy’s assassination. Loads of students gathered on the Quadrangle and some went and lowered the flag. Marc Grossberg Spouse: Aileen Grossberg Address: 204 Park Street Montclair, NJ 07042 Phone: 973.744.3836 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: Beautiful shoreline vistas Past 50 years: Content with family and friends Howard “Howie” Hallberg Spouse: Audrey (Barker) Hallberg ’61 Address: 44 Via Verona Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418 Phone: 561.691.1532 or 401.480.5327 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: Fixing the broken windows in Phi Mu Delta almost every weekend. Past 50 years: Married Audrey, had two children, Scot ’80 and Liisa ’84, and grandson Caleb ’04. President of University Builders, currently Florida residents, retired. Summers spent in Charlestown, R.I. Enjoy travel and boating in New England. 18 Laurie (Goodwin) Hamilton Spouse: James W. Hamilton Address: 298 King Street Cohasset, MA 02025 Phone: 781.383.9834 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Eloise (Carichner) Haverland Spouse: Gary Haverland Address: 338 North Benton Street Palatine, IL 60067 Phone: 847.358.8597 Email: [email protected] Children: 2, 3 stepchildren Grandchildren: 2, 7 step-grandchildren Fondest URI Memory: Freshman beanies; curfews; Vigilantes; going down the line during a hurricane; watching JFK get elected, inaugurated, shot, and buried all within our four years on campus; living in a sorority house; taking finals in Keaney gym; and burning our chemistry books from Dr. Winslow’s class after the final. Past 50 years: I moved away from Rhode Island after graduation and spent six years in the NYC/ New Jersey area, teaching high-school German. I got married, had two children, and moved to Amsterdam for three years for my husband’s job with IBM. In 1973 I returned to the U.S., settled in the Chicago area (where few people know for sure where Rhode Island is). I got divorced, stayed in Chicago, went back to teaching, left teaching, and got a master’s degree in organizational development from University of Chicago. I was remarried in 1980. Since 1979 I have been working in the training and development field in several organizations. I am still employed full-time and love my job. I don’t really want to think about retirement yet. My husband is retired. We are fortunate in that most of our children and grandchildren are in the Chicago area and we see them frequently. Our free time is spent taking advantage of all the many cultural opportunities in Chicago (theater, opera, ballet, music) and enjoying the plethora of great restaurants. I try to get back to Rhode Island at least once a year for my Sigma Kappa pledge class reunion. I am so pleased that I still have these close relationships that started in 1960! Looking forward to seeing many more classmates at the 50th. Charlotte (Greason) Hayes Spouse: Jack Hayes Address: 4101 North Ocean Boulevard, Apt. D709, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone: 561.395.2491 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 5 Fondest URI Memory: I have many fond and funny memories. I treasure the friendships formed and continue those close associations today. Charles “Charlie” Horne III Spouse: Rosemay Horne Address: 149 Pine Glen Drive East Greenwich, RI 02818 Phone: 401.885.0754 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 6 Past 50 years: Retired from Amica Mutual Insurance Company in 1997 as a senior vice president after 36 years of service. Expedito “Ped” Ibarbia Spouse: Rita A. Ibarbia Address: 1434 Parsons Avenue Salinas, CA 93906-2915 Phone: 831.449.3379 Email: [email protected] Children: 4 Grandchildren: 7 Fondest URI Memory: Induction to Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma Societies. My runny nose was instantly cured by September weather as soon as I came off the Northwest Airlines plane in Kingston. Past 50 years: Graduated with M.S. from URI; earned Ph.D. in 1967 from Washington State University. Visiting professor of horticulture and research geneticist, University of Missouri, Columbia. Fourth child born in the U.S. Retired from government after a series of job stints as agricultural biologist, visiting professor, and research geneticist in plant science. Instructor and lecturer at junior college levels. Lynda (Sacco) Joseph Address: 3840 Farrcroft Green Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 703.346.8488 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Grandchildren: 2 Hal Katersky Spouse: Hilary Katersky Address: 508 West Stafford Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91361 Phone: 818.903.9004 Email: [email protected] Children: 4 Grandchildren: 3 Past 50 years: Still working as chairman of Pacifica Ventures, commercial real estate developers and the largest builders and managers of movie and television studios. Traveling the world and playing golf as time permits. Just completing my term as president of Sherwood Country Club. Daughter Robin (also a URI graduate) lives in Tasmania and teaches at University of Tasmania. Keeping my ties to URI as a member of the board of the Harrington School. Thomas “Tommy” Kearns Spouse: Charlotte Couch Kearns ’65 Address: 96 Wood Duck Road Brewster, MA 02631 Phone: 508.221.8003 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 6 Fondest URI Memory: Iggy’s for antipasta and beer! Parties down the line, IFC presidency, Phi Mu Delta theme parties, preserving a 450 pound tuna (pickled it)… Past 50 years: I married Charlotte Couch in 1964. We have three children: Shannon (URI 1992), Merritt (Rutgers), and Bryn (UMass). I attended NYU graduate school in biochemistry and had a career in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to retiring, I purchased a swimming pool design and installation company on Cape Cod. I’m enjoying retirement on scenic Cape Cod. 19 Stephen “Steve” Kenyon Spouse: Carol A. Kenyon Address: 113 B Woodville Road Hope Valley, RI 02832 Phone: 401.364.6260 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Past 50 years: I spent 32 years teaching high school math and started a music boosters club. I was an equine farrier for 18 years. Thomas “Tom” Law Spouse: Marion H. Law Address: 159 West Broad Street Pawcatuck, CT 06379 Phone: 860.599.1538 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 4 Alan Levitan Spouse: Melanie Levitan Address: 25 Boxwood Drive Morristown, NJ 07960 Phone: 973.644.4996 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 5 Past 50 years: After ROTC and two years of active duty in the Army, I returned home to Boston and began a long career in the supermarket business, culminating in a stint as president and CEO of Kings Supermarkets in New Jersey, where I live with my wife, Melanie. My two children and five grandchildren live in the Boston area. I retired in 2003, but have remained active consulting and serving on a number of corporate and non-profit boards. We travel quite a bit and are enjoying life, especially being with our family. 20 Kenneth “Ken” Long Address: 300 Broadway, #403 Pawtucket, RI 02860-2256 Phone: 401.447.1616 Email: [email protected] Children: 4 Grandchildren: 8 URI Memory: Assassination of JFK during senior year… and gathering in Lippitt Hall to hear the news. Past 50 years: After graduating with a B.S. in industrial engineering, I accepted an engineering position with Sylvania Electric, Batavia, N.Y. (between Rochester and Buffalo). While at Sylvania, I was accepted as a graduate assistant, so I returned to URI to get an M.S. in business (1968). Upon graduation, I accepted a software development engineer position with Western Electric in Newark, N.J., and married my college sweetheart (now my ex-wife, Margaret Walton, class of 1967). She was an English teacher in Cedar Grove, N.J., but at age 45 she changed her career to become a Methodist minister. Interestingly, our four children followed their mother into the ministry in various denominations, and they have provided us with eight grandchildren. From the time of my undergraduate graduation, I was an engineer for about five years. Then I got into college teaching (computers). I was pirated out of industry to develop the computer department at Bryant College (now Bryant University), so we moved back to R.I., and I started doctoral studies at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. After serving as the department chair for the management/ psychology and computer departments for several years, I left academia to teach computers at the Foxboro Co., Foxboro, Mass. But I missed the college “kids,” so I accepted a faculty position at Rhode Island College and taught computers in the mathematics/computer science department for several years. In July 1984, I incorporated my own consulting company (Long Associates Ltd.) and founded a subordinate computer school and operated it for 20 years, retiring in August 2003. Throughout my professional career, I also held adjunct faculty positions teaching courses in management and/ or computers at every college in R.I. (except Brown) and colleges in nearby Conn. and Mass. Now in retirement, my hobby is traveling/visiting: children and grandchildren all over the U.S.; the presidential libraries and museums; and national parks. Robert “Bob” Lund Spouse: Anne D. Goff ’67 Address: 9605 Glenarm Court Burke, VA 22015 Phone: 703.425.1859 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: Receiving the URI “most important athlete” trophy in 1961 (cross country). Marrying Anne at the Congregational Church just off campus (Upper College Road). Past 50 years: Army lieutenant in 1964; helicopter pilot in1966; Vietnam in 1967; commanded missile unit in 1968 (Germany); Vietnam in 1971 (commanding Cobra helicopter unit); Army staff (Pentagon) in 1979; Joint Chiefs of Staff (Pentagon) in 1983; commanded Hawk Missile Battalion 1984–1985 (18th Airborne Corps); Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1986 (J-3 Operations); Industrial College of Armed Forces in 1987; Office of Secretary of Defense–Strategic Defense Initiatives Organization in 1988; retired, Colonel U.S. Army in 1991; youth director of a large church 1991–2008. Robert “Bob” Marshall Spouse: Galina Marshall Address: 5236 Yarmouth Avenue, #108 Encino, CA 91316 Phone: 310.924.2400 Email: [email protected] Children: 5 Grandchildren: 16 Fondest URI Memory: Living in Phi Mu Delta. Past 50 years: After I left school, I remained in Rhode Island, got married, and proceeded to have 5 children, who have since blessed me with 16 grandchildren. I worked for my family in the heavy construction industry until 1996, when I created my own consulting business, Marshall Consultants, which facilitates the creation of upscale C-level relationships for major architectural and engineering firms throughout the country. In 2005 I packed up the wagon and moved west to Southern California, where I remarried, and I have lived there ever since. We have traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Mexico... some for business, mostly for fun. I also created another business modeled after the first called Marshall Face2Face, which is sold to aspiring entrepreneurs as a franchise. We now have offices in Oregon, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Missouri. I continue to work and don’t think I will ever retire. I enjoy the challenge. Most of my kids still live on the East Coast, so we travel back to Providence and Boston quite often to enjoy the holidays with them. Like most people I have had my share of ups and downs, but my health is fantastic (knock on wood), I’m happy, and I see each day as a blessing to be alive in this beautiful country of ours. Margo M. Matarese Spouse: Edward L. Bauer Address: 60 Glasgow Drive Pinehurst, NC 28374 Phone: 910.255.6260 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: Great memories: Editor-in-chief of The Beacon, 1963–1964. Past 50 years: After graduating from URI, I joined the Peace Corps and spent two years as a community development worker in Cartagena and Bogota, Colombia. I then returned to URI and received a master’s degree in English in 1972. For the next 13 years, I taught English and journalism at John Tyler Community College in Virginia, before joining the Department of Defense in the intelligence community. As an intelligence analyst, I worked in Washington, D.C., and Hawaii for several years before I retired from government service. In 2006, I moved to Pinehurst, N.C., with my husband, Ed Bauer. I am now very happy oil painting and traveling all over the world. Richard “Dick” Mayoh Address: PO Box 159 5532 County Road K Conover, WI 54519 Phone: 715.337.0159 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 4 21 Peter Mazzei Spouse: Frances Mazzei Address: 35A Liena-Rose Way Coventry, RI 02816 Phone: 401.206.1606 Email: [email protected] Children: 4 Grandchildren: 2.5 Fondest URI Memory: Pledge week at Beta Psi Alpha— we grew from boys to men. We learned how to work together. Past 50 years: My wife Fran and I enjoyed our combined 70 years in helping children learn their full potential. Gerald “Gerry” McDowell and Regina “Reg” (McHie) McDowell Address: 50 Hardings Lane, Chatham, MA 02633 Phone: 508.945.1632 Children: 3 Grandchildren: 1 Gerry: [email protected] Regina: [email protected] Gerry’s Fondest URI Memory: I was a sophomore transfer to URI. First floor Adams Hall was loaded with vivid, interesting characters. Don Moorehead and I used to thumb rides to New London midweek to experience cultural diversity at Connecticut College, then to save hotel fare we begged the conductor to let us ride the 3:30 a.m. train back to Kingston that was supposed to drop newspapers not passengers. One of the guys had an old Model A Ford with holes in the floorboards for winter AC. At night we would go down the line wearing dress shirts, ties, and tweed jackets, and none of the bartenders carded us. I was a political science major. The professors gave me a realistic grounding in how government works. They prepared me to navigate through Washington, D.C., for more than three decades, keeping my enthusiasm and resisting cynicism. URI had some wonderful politically aware students, whose conversation in the Student Union over coffee was stimulating, and whose activism on civil rights and peace I’ve come to appreciate over the years. 22 Gerry’s Past 50 years: After URI I went to the University of Virginia Law School. In June 1967, I married Regina and joined the Department of Justice. We lived in Alexandria, Boston, Providence, St. Louis, and Newton, Mass., where I prosecuted organized crime cases in the federal courts. In 1979 Regina and I moved to Reston, Virginia, with our three children, Nicholas, Meghan, and Susanna. I worked on the ABSCAM case, where a U.S. senator and six congressmen were convicted of taking bribes from an undercover FBI agent posing as a Middle Eastern sheik who wanted to buy U.S. citizenship. In 1980 I was named chief of the Justice Department’s public integrity section, which prosecuted public corruption cases. Later I was appointed chief of the department’s fraud section and finally chief of the asset forfeiture and money laundering section. I retired in 2001. In 2002 we moved to Chatham on Cape Cod. I teach Tai Chi and enjoy a weekly writing group and summers with my grandson, Alex. Regina’s Fondest URI Memory: All my memories of URI are fond. The beautiful campus, the warm and interesting coffee hours at the Student Union, the wonderful sorority sisters in Sigma Kappa, the charming house on Lower College Road, the commencement and the reunions. My most exciting happening was when Aaron Copland was teaching on campus. Regina’s Past 50 years: I am enjoying an active and fun retirement in Chatham, Mass. I am busy teaching seniors to use the iPad through the local COA computer center. I volunteer on Chatham’s First Night committee, and am an officer on the board of the Friends of the Eldredge Public Library. Two of my children live on the west coast and my third is in the south. Gerry and I have a 10-year-old grandson and are expecting our second grandchild. I had a fullfilling career as an editor and publications director and a website producer. We have traveled to Europe and South America on vacations, and some day will plan our first cruise. Albert “Al” McGinn Life Companion: Janet Noble Address: 43 Shawomet Avenue Warwick, RI 02889 Phone: 401.732.0256 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: My first day at URI: I was walking back to campus from 30 Acres Pond wearing my blue beanie. A man in work clothes driving an old pickup truck offered me a ride. I asked him if he worked on the campus and he answered “yes.” I asked him if he was in landscaping or maintenance and he said, “No.” The next day at freshman convocation the man in the old truck and work clothes turned out to be President Fran Horn. Past 50 years: After graduating I enlisted in the Navy and served four years aboard the aircraft carrier USS JFK, followed by 18 years in the Air National Guard. I earned a B.A. in philosophy and an M.A. in counseling from URI after my stint in the Navy. I was a rehabilitation counselor for the office of rehab services most of my career, retiring as a supervisor in 2001. In 1991 I was called back to active duty for Desert Storm. James “Jim” McKenna Spouse: Debra McKenna Address: 5000 Whitethorne Road Blacksburg, VA 24060 Phone: 540.392.3547 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 5 Fondest URI Memory: The years I spent working and living at the URI dairy, and the mornings milking with Donald Gardner. Past 50 years: Upon graduation I went to Maine to accept a teaching job. We purchased a farm and over the next 15 years raised certified seed potatoes and milked Ayrshire cattle. During this time I received an M.S. in agronomy from the University of Maine. In 1979 I sold the farm and moved to Virginia. I served as the dairy/forage extension agent in Rockingham County and unit director of the Wythe County extension program before becoming an instructor in the Agronomy Department at Virginia Tech, while earning a Ph.D. in agronomy in 1988. I taught basic crop production courses as well as agricultural history, coordinated the academic program, and mentored the Agronomy Club until 2008, when I became department head of Crop and Soil Environmental Science. I held that position until I retired in 2011. During my tenure I did a significant amount of international work in Mali, Brazil, China, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, and am still involved in a higher education USAID project in South Sudan. I am a fellow in the American Society of Agronomy and the NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture), and have 50 published referred papers in research and teaching. I have been fortunate to receive numerous national and university teaching and advising awards. Upon retirement I was asked to develop curriculum and teach in our two-year ag-tech program and am still involved in that endeavor. I am married to Debra Morris and have three children, David, Cathy, and Jennifer, and we have five grandchildren. We currently live on a small farm near campus where Tom’s Creek enters the New River. Much of my success is directly attributed to the wonderful training I received during my years in Kingston. Roger “Rog” Meyer Spouse: Joan (Sunstein) Meyer ’63 Address: 120 Russet Lane Boxboro, MA 01719 Phone: 978.263.5466 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: Loved the friendships that have lasted through the years with TEP fraternity brothers. Enjoyed running track, intramural sports (get the theme here?), but best of all, met my beautiful wife, with whom I’ve enjoyed a great 50 years. Past 50 years: Spent nearly four years in the Army (two in Germany, plus Vietnam). Awarded Bronze Star (very proud of that). Worked at New England Mutual Insurance, Honeywell, Sanders, Prime, and Digital in marketing, administrative, and managerial roles for 15 years, then did relocation in my wife’s real estate office for 16 years before retiring. Have greatly enjoyed retirement because I’ve been able to do research and add to my large sports memorabilia collection, which has always been my secret passion. My son, Doug (children: Hannah,17, and Jaden, 13), lives nearby in Maynard, and daughter, Debbie (children: Alex, 11, and Cameron, 9), lives in London, so we get to travel overseas annually. Recently we took the whole family on an Alaskan cruise to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. 23 Mary “Crag” (Cragan) Motherway Spouse: David Motherway ’61 Address: 84 Wilcox Road Stonington, CT 06378 Phone: 860.536.6541 or 860.235.2238 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 5 Fondest URI Memory: There are so many wonderful memories of Chi Omega and the many campus activities. The best times were when we gathered to sing, with Marcia Iacobucci and/or Molly Keeler leading us. Past 50 years: David and I are both retired. I spent 25 years as the advertising sales manager of New England Fisherman magazine. The last two years of my career were with On the Water magazine. We do some traveling and visiting with our grandchildren. Still are cruising and sailing New England waters each summer, racing our 22-foot Pearson Ensign, on which our grandchildren crew. They all race Optimists and are moving into 420s. The grandchildren often determine our cruising ports of call—the favorites are Block Island, Hadley’s Harbor, Shelter Island, Cuttyhunk, and so on. Mohammed “Saeed” Mulkana Spouse: Shaheen S. Mulkana Address: 108 Temple Terrace Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Phone: 228.875.7812 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 5 Fondest URI Memory: Fondly remember visiting and meeting dignitaries at Newport with President Kennedy, such as President Ayub Khan of Pakistan, Prime Minister of India Pandit Nehru, and others. Also, very sadly remember when news came of assassination of President Kennedy on November 22nd in the afternoon, how graduate students reacted—some screamed and some wept—we were very sad because we all trusted him, loved him, and were proud of his leadership. The history of the U.S. would have been different if he had lived through two terms of presidency. 24 F. Gerard “Jerry” Nault Spouse: Victoria Nault Address: 88 Erskine Road Windsor, ME 04363-3847 Phone: 207.549.7127 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 5 William “Bill” Northup Spouse: Lindell Northup ’68 Address: 119 Lakeview Lane South Russell, OH 44022 Phone: 440.557.5093 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: Riding the Lambda Chi Alpha Model A Ford to the football rallies. Past 50 years: Four years ago, I retired from a career managing domestic and international sourcing/purchasing operations for several large companies. In 2009 we moved back to the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Currently stay active by representing URI as an alumni admissions representative at college fairs in northeast Ohio. Am also an officer in Cleveland-Bratislava Sister Cities, an organization that supports Slovak ethnic and cultural activities. Over the past two years have worked with the U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia to develop exchange programs between the United States and Slovak Republic. In my “spare” time I enjoy taking our eight- and five-yearold grandsons to Cleveland’s Natural History Museum, Zoo and Science Center. Rose (Gros) Osterberg Spouse: Eric L. Osterberg ’65 (deceased) Address: 44 Marwood Road North Port Washington, NY 11050 Phone: 516.883.2607 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: Meeting my future husband while “traying” in the 1961 snow storm. Past 50 years: I traveled to Cambodia with my daughter, son-in-law, and adopted grandson to visit his homeland. My son and daughter-in-law have three children who all participate in several sports. I visit N.J. to see them compete. I’m retiring this year after 30-plus years as a bookkeeper. My URI degree was in elementary education—who knew I’d be good at bookkeeping! Richard “Pippi” Papazian Address: 182 Butler Avenue, Apt. 2F Providence, RI 02906-5317 Phone: 401.441.4546 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: An Entrepreneurial Escapade! My best friend and I decided to make some extra money by gathering ROTC shoes from dorm students, intending to spit shine them for drill duty the following day. We had so many shoes in our rooms that it was inevitable that they would all get mixed up. Needless to say, we had a lot of angry fellow students at drill that day—and wisely avoided showing up ourselves! Past 50 years: I can honestly say that the past 50 years have been very good to me, both experientially and healthwise. My only main regret is that I never married and raised a family of my own. I worked for four years in Providence as an account executive for an ad agency, which provided me with a good foundation for a fascinating career in marketing communications. I moved to Boston and opened my own ad agency and later formed my own graphic design firm; both were located on Newbury Street, the place to be in Boston during that time. Those 25 years in Boston modeled my personality, charted my life path, and were personally rewarding and fulfilling. That period saw many professional accomplishments providing branding services to such prestige clients as MIT, Boston public schools, Ocean Spray cranberries, and New Balance athletic shoes. I am now living in Providence and still working part-time as a branding consultant. One of the most exciting projects that I completed was the rebranding of the Columbia Pictures studio in Hollywood, Calif. I have attended a number of industry events in Hollywood. The most memorable were the Oscars and the Emmy awards shows, followed by the after-parties, where I met many actors and celebrities. Through the years, I have been quite active in volunteering my marketing services to various Armenian organizations in the communities where I lived, such as the Armenian Library and Museum of America, located in Watertown, Mass. I am presently the vice chairman of the Armenian Historical Association of R.I. My biggest personal accomplishment as a “founding member” of the R.I. Ararat Association, is that along with six other members we have collectively raised, to date, more than $325,000 in donations to more than 13 Rhode Islandbased Armenian charitable organizations in need of operating funds. Anthony “Tony” Petronella Spouse: Edmund Gerhardt Address: 21698 Cypress Road Boca Raton, FL 33433 Phone: 561.852.4783 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: Freshman year: beanies, bonfires, and rallies. Sledding with dinner trays from Butterfield Dining Hall. Past 50 years: After retiring from a career as a public school teacher, I set out to travel the world. I am an avid bridge player holding the rank of Diamond Life Master. I served as a member of the board of directors of the American Contract Bridge League and president of the New England district. Listed in the Encyclopedia of Bridge, “Who’s Who in Bridge.” 25 Barbara Pine Spouse: Lawrence Dowler Address: 136 Daniel Avenue Guilford, CT 06437 Phone: 203.453.3994 Email: [email protected] Fondest URI Memory: A last-minute decision by 8 to 10 of us at a TGIF party to board the last ferry to Block Island in October. We opened up the Macaloons’ house and shared canned corn and plum pudding for dinner—cold! Past 50 years: After graduation I traveled to Germany with the Department of the Army Special Services, returning home to Rhode Island in 1969, and then moving to New York for my first job as a social worker with the Westchester County Department of Social Services. That led me to an appointment in the Department of Family Studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, although I was based in New York City. In 1980 I moved to New Haven, Conn., and joined the faculty at the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. I had a most interesting career as a university faculty member in social work, retiring in 2006 after 26 years, as professor emerita. I am enjoying retirement, traveling with my husband of 33 years, Larry Dowler, boating on Long Island Sound, and socializing with our friends here on Connecticut’s shoreline. Each summer my Delta Zeta sister and dear friend Celi Bagnali Putnam and I host a Delta Zeta reunion luncheon at my home. Andrew “Andy” Rinde Address: 3556 Seahorn Circle San Diego, CA 92130 Phone: 858.353.0418 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: All-day parties when school was canceled due to snow. Past 50 years: Subsequent to graduation I attended Northeastern University in Boston and received an M.S. in industrial engineering in 1966, soon followed by the birth of my daughter, Heather, in 1967 and son, Adam, in 1969. 26 In 1968 I began a career as a healthcare executive and management consultant— a career that spanned 35 years in New Haven, Minneapolis, Chicago, Denver, and Phoenix, where I lived for 29 years. My positions included being the CEO of four organizations, including St. Luke’s Hospital in Phoenix. I was the CEO of the Arizona Association of Community Health Care Centers for the 13 years before my retirement. My contributions and accomplishments in this position were recognized by many of Arizona’s civic leaders, including Senator John McCain. Following my retirement I relocated to my current location, San Diego. I have been an active volunteer for several nonprofit organizations, serving on boards of directors and in other management-related capacities. I’ve also been enjoying many hobbies, including tennis, hiking, memoir writing, and theater, as well as helping to coach my twin grandsons’ basketball and baseball teams. My daughter, Heather, lives nearby in San Diego, and she and her sons were the reason for my relocation following retirement. She has an M.B.A. in marketing and served as a pharmaceutical sales representative, but relinquished that position upon the birth of her twin boys. She has been a part-time yoga instructor for several years while concentrating on raising her boys. My son, Adam, is a naturopathic physician in private practice in the Seattle, Washington, suburb of Kirkland. He has one son. He received his N.D. from Bastyr University. I have been fortunate enough to travel almost every state in the U.S. and many venues in Europe, Asia, Australia/ New Zealand, and Africa. I am a cruise aficionado, having taken more than half a dozen cruises. There remain many places where I would like to travel, such as South America and China. My sense of adventure remains strong! William “Bill” Ripps Spouse: Linda Ripps Address: 19441 SW 101st Place Road Dunnellon, FL 34432 Phone: 352.465.6068 Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: Neither fond nor funny, I can only think of, as I did most recently, the day JFK was assassinated. The campus “stood still.” Barbara “Bobbie” (Carlson) Roessner Spouse: Jack Roessner Address: 66 Chase Street West Harwich, MA 02671 Phone: 508.432.6835 Children: 2, 3 stepchildren Grandchildren: 11, 8 step-grandchildren Fondest URI Memory: Lots—too many for this space! Past 50 years: After graduation I worked in New York City at Time, Inc. But I retired to stay home with my two children. After my second child was born, I went to Belguim in 1969 with my first husband, Dick Jordan ’64, and then to England in 1971. Dick was with a consumer product company. Great experience, but kids were babies, so it was hard. Back in the U.S., we settled in New Jersey for seven years, then Connecticut for five. Unfortunately, we divorced in 1985, and I settled on Cape Cod. I went back to graduate school and, thanks to undergraduate work, my transcript was accepted in full and I earned an M.Ed. in counseling. I went on to be a guidance counselor at Barnstable High School. I met my second husband, Jack, and married in 1999. I left my job and have done extensive traveling, mostly in Europe. Jack owned a small manufacturing company with business all over the world, so we spent time in Africa and Spain. I have two children. Scott, in Los Altos, Calif., works for a small biomedical firm. He is engaged to Erin, who has two children,13 and 11. My daughter, Debbie, lives in Centerville, Mass., and has three children, 13, 11, and 6, and works as an elementary school counselor. My husband, Jack, has three children: Susan, in Hopkin, Mass., with three children, 13 and 11-year-old twins; Nancy, in Duxbury, with three children, 13, 10, 7; and a son, John, who lives in Eden, Vermont, and has a farm. Mark Ross Spouse: Donna Ross Address: 123 Shadow Brook Drive Warwick, RI 02886 Phone: 401.225.4826 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: I thoroughly enjoyed the four years at URI and the friendships I made. Past 50 years: After graduating I earned an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1966. I joined our family business, Ross Simons Jewelers, in 1967, retiring in 2002. I have been married for 37 years. Donna and I have three grandchildren: Noah, Elliot, and Avery. We continue to live in Rhode Island. Norman “Norm” Roth Spouse: Deborah Roth Address: 7 River Bend Road Trumbull, CT 06611 Phone: 203.459.9284 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: On a campus hayride in 1960, I lost my high school ring. In the mid 1980s, it was found in a church charity box and turned over to a Providence Police detective, who contacted Cranston High School (East). It was returned to me though I was then living in Upstate New York! Past 50 years: Married to Debbie Kaufman from Paterson, N.J., for 45 years. We have a son in Brooklyn and a daughter and two granddaughters in Livingston, N.J. I earned a Ph.D. in math and was a college math professor (13 years) and worked at IBM as a software development manager (20 years). After retirement in 2001, I became an adjunct math professor and inner city volunteer tutor and mentor for 12 years. I have been a runner since 1978. Debbie and I travel worldwide. Ron Rothstein Spouse: Olivia Rothstein Address: 60 Edgewater Drive, #4E Coral Gables, FL 33133 Phone: 305.753.0585 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: Four great years and hundreds of great memories. The wonderful friendships that have lasted all these years. Past 50 years: Olivia and I have been married for 47 years. We are very fortunate to have both children, their spouses, and all four of our grandchildren living close by. I have been back with the Miami Heat as an assistant coach for the last 10 years. This is my 50th year in basketball, 19 as high school coach and the last 31 years in the NBA. We have been so very fortunate in so many ways, and we are thankful for every day. 27 Ralph Ruggieri Spouse: Paula A. Ruggieri Address: 422 Trimtown Road North Scituate, RI 02857 Phone: 401.647.3430 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Joseph “Joe” Ruggio Spouse: Lila Ruggio Address: 15351 Scrub Jay Lane Bonita Springs, FL 34135 Phone: 239.949.6929 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 6 Fondest URI Memory: Basketball games, down the line, house parties, toga parties at Lambda Chi Alpha. Past 50 years: Education: Dean College; Suffolk University (M.B.A.); General Electric (MDC) 32-year corporate career: traveling auditor with N.Y. Central Railroad in NYC; cost accountant with Raytheon in Portsmouth, R.I.; manager-finance with General Electric in Lynn, Mass., Philadelphia, Penn., and Pittsfield, Mass.; CFO/VP finance with Calspan Corp in Buffalo, N.Y. Second career: town collector, Stockbridge, Mass. Travel: We travel for pleasure, including 40-plus international vacations. We have also traveled most of the U.S., and we spent 35 years as landlords to multiple restored historic houses in the Berkshires. Joan (Flanagan) Russo Spouse: William Russo Address: 31 Tex Court Warwick, RI 02886 Children: 1 Grandchildren: 1 Past 50 years: Social worker, R.I. Department of Children, Youth and Families. Son, William Russo, graduated from URI in 1995. Husband, William Russo, received a master’s degree in public administration from URI in 1998, and is a 34-year veteran of the Warwick Police Department. We are supporters of URI hockey. Alan Saabye Spouse: Barbara MacDonald Saabye ’65 Address: 4917 Woodhurst Drive Sarasota, FL 34243 Phone: 941.351.4983 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 2 Past 50 years: Barbara and I met at URI. We were married after my graduation and stayed in Kingston another year so Barbara could finish her degree. Then moved to Philadelphia, where I earned an M.B.A. at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Next, off to corporate life with W.R. Grace & Company for nine years. We first lived in Western Massachusetts where I managed a manufacturing plant, then to the Boston area while I managed one of Grace’s product lines. After Grace, we moved to Maine to join a family business, where I spent most of my career. We co-owned a gas, welding products, and power tool business, Advantage Gases & Tools, with 11 locations in Maine and New Hampshire. Our daughter, Lisa, and her husband, Michael, live in Providence. Our son, Brian, and his wife, Paula, live in Falmouth, Maine, with their twins, Matthew and William. Now retired, we spend seven to eight months a year in Sarasota, Florida, with the balance in Falmouth, Maine. A great combination at this point in life! We both play golf and can now play year round. We also enjoy travel and the theater. In recent years we have reconnected with URI. We have taken part in several events in Rhode Island, and some near our home in southwest Florida. It’s great to be back in touch with the URI family! Gilbert “Gil” Saltman Spouse: Barbara Saltman ’65 Address: 6 Fairchild Circle Trumbull, CT 06611 Phone: 203.261.1889 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 3 Fondest URI Memory: In my freshman year there was a “panty raid” at the girls’ dormitories. Much hooting and hollering until Dean Duxe came over with a bullhorn and told us about proper behavior. Past 50 years: After graduating in industrial engineering, I went to NYU and received a master’s in industrial 28 engineering. That led to a 28-year career in IBM industrial engineering, programming, marketing division positions in systems engineering, marketing support, systems engineering manager, executive staff. I then took an opportunity to leave with a golden handshake and earned a master’s degree in nutrition, which started a second career in 1995 in health and healing that continues to this day. My wife, Barbara (Schleifer ’65), and I have been married since ’66 and have a son, daughter, and three grandchildren. The youngest and her parents are about to move to Providence from Chicago and will be living about one mile from where Barbara grew up on the east side. Barbara is a retired teacher and is now a full-time artist and golfer. It doesn’t seem possible that 50 years have passed. We have been to many of the reunions and have seen the amazing positive changes at URI. I feel grateful to have had the positive experiences at URI, including being a founder of Phi Sigma Delta, now ZBT. I used to think 70 was old. Now I choose to believe that 70 is the new 55. We have been blessed with good health and a wonderful family. I wish all fellow alumni peace, joy, and love in their life. May you turn adversity into opportunity for spiritual growth and learning. Thanks for being part of my formative years at URI. Best to all. Laurence “Sideways” Sasso Jr. Significant Other: Cynthia A. Cambio Address: 125 Mann School Road Smithfield, RI 02917 Phone: 401.231.1402 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Fondest URI Memory: Not sure the statute of limitations has run out yet on funny memories. Fond ones are many (football pep rallies, fraternity sings, etc.). Two surreal ones: Cuban missile crisis and campus reaction; JFK assassination and campus reaction. Past 50 years: Currently I am majority owner of Your Smithfield Magazine. I worked 19 years as managing editor for three newspaper chains in northern R.I. Prior to that I was director of news and information for 16 years at Rhode Island College. I stayed at URI after graduation and earned an M.A., then did further graduate study at UMass. I have one daughter who attended Wellesley for her B.A. and UMass Amherst for her M.F.A. She is the literary manager at Asolo Rep. Theater in Sarasota, Fla. I am a well-published poet and playwright in addition to being a journalist. Douglas “Hooper” Scott Jr. Spouse: Doris Scott Address: 10 Jonathans Way Osterville, MA 02655 Phone: 508.428.2287 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 11 Robert “Bob” Shaw Spouse: Muriel Shaw Address: PO Box 237 West Dennis, MA 02670-0237 Phone: 508.398.2434 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 7 Past 50 years: After URI and an M.S.C.E. from Purdue University, I spent 40 years in the transportation engineering field, primarily with consulting engineering firms Wilbur Smith Associates and Vanasse Hangen Associates. I was awarded the Freeman Award from the Providence Engineering Society in 2006. I taught transportation and traffic engineering as an adjunct professor at URI for 17 years. Muriel and I have been married 48 years and are blessed with three children and seven grandchildren. We spend our retirement on Cape Cod and on Dataw Island in South Carolina. Hobbies include boating, antique cars, woodworking, and gardening. Each year we normally take one overseas trip or cruise. Judith “Judy” (Lawton) Spaziano Spouse: Robert Spaziano ’63 Address: 1404 Wigmore Court Raleigh, NC 27615 Phone: 919.847.0487 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Fondest URI Memory: My days at Chi Omega sorority and trips down the line. 29 Mary-Clare (Kalustian) Stegmann Spouse: Norman Stegmann (deceased) Address: 245 Reserve Street Boonton, NJ 07005 Phone: 973.334.3043 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: First day freshman year! Hurricane hit campus—lost power! There were lots of classmates finding our way around the dorm with flashlights. Back in the day, girls had curfews—boys did not! Guess “powers that be” thought boys could not get into much mischief if girls were locked up! Past 50 years: Love being a mother and grandmother, nothing like it! Jerry Sunshine Spouse: Joan Sunshine Address: 26910 Grand Central Parkway Floral Park, NY 11005 Phone: 516.551.0178 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Robert “Bob” Thomason Spouse: Traudi Thomason Address: 211 Strafford Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 Phone: 610.989.9610 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 4 John Tucker Spouse: Leslie Tucker Address: 3 James Street Greenville, RI 02828-1503 Phone: 401.949.3992 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 2 Fondest URI Memory: Down the line keg parties at the hall that our fraternity rented from the WCTU! 30 Past 50 years: Happily married to the same woman for nearly 47 years!!! Three grown daughters, all successful in their own careers. A 40-plus year career as a CPA, during which I built a successful firm, sold it to a larger firm, and retired. We now travel and enjoy our grandchildren while I volunteer my time and serve on a couple of boards. Richard Vangermeersch Address: 55 Osceola Avenue Narragansett, RI 02882 Phone: 401.783.8853 Past 50 years: I returned to URI as an assistant professor of accounting in 1971 and became professor of accounting in 1979. I retired in June of 2004 and am experiencing the happiest retirement on the face of the earth. James Vellane Spouse: Charlotte Vellane Address: 3981 N Indianhead Road Hernando, FL 34442 Phone: 352.341.4744 Email: [email protected] Children: 1 Fondest URI Memory: Block Island graduation party, miserably cold baseball season, SAE frat parties. Past 50 years: Career: 30-year retiree of 3M/Imation; member: Black Diamond Ranch Country Club. Paul Venancio Spouse: Kathryn Venancio Address: 203 Schooner Bend Avenue Summerville, SC 29483 Phone: 843.482.0721 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Grandchildren: 4 Fondest URI Memory: While living in Doc Pease’s house/ dorm on Fortin Road with a couple dozen other guys, we sent a phony draft notice to one of the guys—then all “enjoyed” the reaction! It was funny at the time. Past 50 years: After teaching for 35 years in the Middletown, R.I., schools, I worked five years for a national corporation automating school libraries. During that time I worked in every state east of the Mississippi River. My wife and I moved to South Carolina to escape the snow, but I’d happily trade grits for an order of fried clams any time! Phillip “Phil” Virgadamo Spouse: Joan Hardie Virgadamo ’66 Address: 105 Ferry Landing Circle Portsmouth, RI 02871 Phone: 401.293.5233 Email: [email protected] Children: 2 Fondest URI Memory: Some unforgettable memories from those days on campus are good and some not. Here are a few: Revolting against wearing freshman beanies, snowy winter treks to Lippitt dining hall, study nights in Green Hall library, cramming for finals, Homecoming chicken-wire and tissue floats, getting your date back before her curfew, Greek week chariot races, pep rally bonfires, Iggy’s grinders, 25-cent beers and steak sandwiches at Giro’s, Quonset huts near the Quad, the North Hall fire, and walking into Bliss to learn President Kennedy was assassinated. Past 50 years: After graduation I completed an M.S. in civil engineering in ’66. Then on to fulfill my active duty obligation in the Corps of Engineers serving in Vietnam. I have been married to Joan Hardie for 47 years. Worked for Keyes Associates and Fram Corporation, formed ERA Engineering, and eventually joined GZA Geo Environmental as a principal and vice president, retiring in 2008. Presently, I am fortunate to be part of the URI part-time faculty in civil engineering. Our two daughters live in R.I. and New Hampshire, and my mom just turned 99 this year. We enjoy sailing the Bay and New England coast in the summer aboard our sailboat, Azzurra. Our winters are spent snow-birding in Florida. We continue to travel to see as much as possible. I look back fondly on my time on campus and appreciate the good things that have come from my experience at URI. Deborah “Deb” (Ballou) Willard Spouse: Gerald W. Willard Address: 108 Ticino Road New Bern, NC 28562 Phone: 252.635.9474 Email: [email protected] Children: 3 Grandchildren: 6 Fondest URI Memory: I remember in 1988 when my aunt, Grace Eastwood, was so excited to attend her 50th reunion. Wow, can’t believe it’s me now! Past 50 years: Jerry and I were married in 1965, have three sons, and over the years have lived in Connecticut, Ohio, and Michigan. We retired in 2001 to New Bern, North Carolina. We have traveled often in our retirement years and enjoy it very much. Our most recent trip was to Russia. Marcia Wilson-Jacobson Spouse: Carl Jacobson Address: 1 Airline Drive Amherst, NH 03031 Phone: 603.801.4161 Email: [email protected] Children: 5 (combined) Grandchildren: 8 (combined) Past 50 years: Carl and I will be retiring to Holly Springs, N.C., in April 2014. New address will be: 6620 Wildfire Drive, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526. 31 ADDITIONAL CLASSMATES Raymond J. Acciardo Sr. Robert A. Albanese Raymond F. Allen Peter Edward Allen Leilani (Merten) Allen Philip John Almeida Elaine (Balbaton) Anderson Joyce (Fairbrother) Anderson Orlando A. Andreoni Arlene A. Andrews Patricia (Sheldon) Arnold H. MacGregor Arthur Jr. Charles Henry Ashton G. Catherine (Davis) Audet Michael Azaria Joellen (Sarner) Barnett Marjorie Priesman Barr Robert Frost Bartlett Joan (Green) Bartram Mary (Mongeau) Batastini Loreen (Fratus) Beauchaine Frances Dotolo Beaupre George P. Behan William G. 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Mollo Nicholas R. Montagano Paula (Heister) Mooney L. Michael Mooney Carl F. Morey Robert W. Morton William Moscaritolo Robert A. Moskol Marilyn Avrutsky Moskol Barry T. Murphy Kenneth L. Murray Dorothy (Warchol) Nacu Louis M. Najarian Ara Dikran Nalbandian Anthony J. Narciso Jr. Sheela Ramesh Nayak Ramesh Kadbet Nayak Judith (Tanenbaum) Nemzer Thomas Agnew Nestor Norman Henry Neville Warren Daniel Nilsson Frederick A. Nolan Jr. Sandra (Santagata) Nolette Frank P. Nortarianni Martha Gencarelli Novakoff Beverly (Jacobson) Nulman Richard Raymond Nunez Lynn (Hergert) O’Rourke Edward Oliveira Judith (Seavey) Olney Marjorie (Yeatts) Orr Evelyn D. Orsini Thaddeus V. Osmolski Donald Jay Ostrick Art Oun Beverly (Viteritto) Page John A. Pagliarini Sheryl E. Palmatier Robert J. Parry Joyce C. Pashalian Albert B. Patalano Jr. David D. Patterson Ronald B. Pearson Martha E. Pease Poppy S. Peristeras Ronald William Pero Robert Vincent Perrone Robert C. Persson Herbert G. Peterson Marie (Ferrari) Pezzelli Margaret Pierce Paul R. Pierce Ronald J. Pisani Carole (Nymann) Pollack Susan E. Potter Edward W. Potter Diana (Serra) Prete Mattie Ann (Capone) Procaccini Robert L. Procaccini Margaret (Ryan) Proulx Celian (Bagnall) Putnam Robert E. Quaglieri James G. Quinn Howard J. Radow Robin Craig Rancourt Carl Robert Reetz David J. Reidy Lucia Leonelli Ricci Sharon (Sklut) Rice Alan J. Rich Brian E. Richter Susan (McOsker) Rist Douglas W. Robinson Ronald J. Rodrigues Edward E. Rogoff Robert W. Rohrlich Richard A. Romanelli Robert O. Rondeau Eileen Treistman Rosen Stephen B. Rosenberg Bethia C. Rosner Kelcy (Volner) Roth John Rotondi Jr. Barbara (Myers) Rovner Stephen A. Rubin Constance (Morgan) Ruisi Burton P. Sackett Lawrence B. Sadwin Donna (Scott) Sakkinen C. Robert Sala Madelaine (Domino) Sanderson Robert M. Sanderson Linda (Hayward) Schend Ronald H. Scherff William Howard Scholz Patricia A. Schultz Richard Schumacher Sally R. Schwab William R. Sellers Judith (Ewing) Senio Judith (Offiler) Shackelton Edward Shalvey Joseph B .Shaw Barbara J. Shea Patricia (Ferris) Sheridan David P. Sherman Joyce (Capalbo) Shiels Peter Alan Shocket 33 ADDITIONAL CLASSMATES (continued) Norman C. Shorrock David Silber Lawrence Simonds Marcia (Gerstein) Singer Stephen N. Singleton Janet (Chaplin) Skenfield Nathan L. Smith Robert N. Smith David M. Smith Jane Myers Smith Richard P. Snow Barbara L. Sokoloff Paul Anthony Sollitto David C. Sorensen Carl Chester Sorrell Harriet E. Souther Sandra (Soscia) Sozanski Joseph J. Spano Margaret S. Stanford Jean (Fiddes) Stebbins Judith M. Steere David B. Stephenson Polly (Davis) Stiles Domenic R. Stravato Lambert M. Stuart Karen (Eadie) Studley Robert E. Studley Shirley Corriveau Such Karl Sudakoff Alfred B. Sullivan Agu Suvari 34 Richard C. Swanson Edward A. Sylvestre Frederick S. Szczepanek Charles Takian Robert John Taylor John Thomas Taylor John A. Tedesco Robert P. Teolis Anthony Joaquim Testa Sharon (Severin) Testa Anthony V. Tetro Michael L. Thaler Charles G. Thomason Janet (Morton) Thompson Kenneth D. Thorp Gordon D. Threlfall Nancy Smith Tibaldi Louis John Toscano Rene A. Tougas, Jr. Martha (Garriepy) Tournas Kenneth Lea Travis Stephen Alfred Tucker Alfred G. Turnquist Mary E. Turrisi Herbert M. Tuttle Richard Stafford Tyler Ronald J. Tyszkowski Jeannette (Gentes) Vaine George Valkoun Louis P. Vallante Peter Tyson Van Dyke Maureen P. Van Wagner Robert Elzear Vanasse John Frank Vetelino Rudolph Louis Vetovis Janice (Demello) Vieira John Tavares Vieira Judith (Moran) Vikre Judith Winer Waitz Walter Munster Wales George Wallace Margaret (Ralston) Walsh George M. Walsh Harold Joseph Ware Linda (Armbrust) Warner Elizabeth Anne Warren Pauline (Tessier) Warren Pamela (Florop) Waterman Carolyn Kelly Watts Millet L. Wei John R. Weinrich Burton Charles Weiser Wilma Judith Weisman Sandra (Lappin) Wenzel Lawrence E. West Jr. John Roderick West Linda (Cole) Whitney Sheila (Tuchapsky) Wickens Donald P. Wilkinson Derek Hunt Willard Earl Carlton Willcott Jeanne (Whittum) Willis Thomas F. Wilson John H. Wilson Jr. William G. Winslow Jr. Joseph J. Withington I-Ping Yu Paul Peter Zaloumis Richard John Zinno Sr. Edward L. Zybura MISSING CLASSMATES Help us reconnect with these missing classmates! If you have mailing, phone, or email information for these classmates, contact the Alumni Relations Office at 401.874.2242 or [email protected]. Sandra Jean Alfiero Glenn (Rainey) Brown Nancy (Goldsmith) Campbell Lee Claire Carpenter Paula Elizabeth Carr Toby Silverman Cohen Patricia Anne Curcio Marilyn Emmons Custer Patricia (Jenkins) Dardano Patricia N. Debartolo Maryalice (Kennedy) Ford Henry J. Hebert Glenda Lea Heller Cheryl Dianne Hughes David A. James Cynthia Waters Johnson Myron H. Kaplan Barbara Ann Kauffman Beatrice K. Kerbelis Renate Koenig Karen (Keithly) Kullberg Beverly (Hopkins) Loomis Phillip Arnold Lowe Judith A. Maciel Marie A. Marino Paul Anthony Marques Antoinette Melidossian Thomas Msaky Linda Maxine Nash Linda Neumann Norman D. Norris Omar Amin Ouri Pamela K. Paine Patricia C. Pearce Geraldine L. Pugsley Krishan Lal Raheja John Charles Smith Jr. Shirley (Rottenberg) Susman Delfina M. Torreta Cynthia (Petit) Ward Darnan Yueh Richard J. Krause F. Richard Lanowy James William Larkin James Michael Larose Robert E. Logan Judith (Ehrichs) Lukshides Judith (Eastwood) Macomber Ronald A. Mainelli John Holland Martin Evelyn Arnes Mason Sally Ann McCain John E. McIntosh Regina (Pelkus) Mccoy Owen Mcnamara Celestino C. Medeiros Elio John Melucci Steven J. Mignone Barry A. Miller David G. Milligan Susan (Wexler) Mirer Walter F. Morris Jr. Thomas H. Murray Michael Edward O’Rourke Noel Albert Pelland Jr. Stephen D. Peskoff Stanley Prescott Warren Raymond Proulx Dennis A. Quine A. Robert Rainville Richard L. Regan Richard J. Reynolds Beverly (Fishlock) Rosner Richard W. Rounds John Locke Rowley Charles E. Ruisi Adrian Mario Russo Marilynn (Records) Salerno Alexander J. Santos Ruth H. SchennumMalmstrom Sandro D. Segalini Elizabeth Story Sharp Joanne (Fanning) Sheldon Andrew Leo Shephard Peter J. Skeffington Bruce L. Slader Joseph M. Souza John J. Spearman Louis W. St Jean Wayne H. Sweeney Albert J. Szymanski Jr. John J. Thompson Helen H. Thompson Thomas Barclay Uber Leonard C. Upham Jr. William Culver Voepel Jr. Robert Hutton Watson Laurieston K. Westfield Angus H. Whitaker Jane Nisbet Wilson Thomas B. Yip Paul Zaroogian Arlene (Decof) Zisserson IN MEMORIAM Steven Ronald Abel Ebenezer W. Agudu Robert S. Anderson George Balch Margaret (Fisher) Beck Richard A. Belanger Lawrence Joel Block Robert Francis Botts Nancy (McDowell) Brown Dorothy (Kent) Browning Harry Buckley Jr. William J. Buffum Peter Sammy Cace Mary Lou Chisholm Barbara (Mancini) Ciampi James Joseph Clark Ansel Cleinman James Howard Clingham Raymond Vincent Corona Virginia (Galvin) Covell Kevin Joseph Cummings Carole (Mulvaney) Cumps Linda (Gross) Davis Herbert Linden Dawley Margaret (Mandella) Day Glenna (Olsen) Deary Barbara Ann Demaria Barbara J Densmore Michael Leonard Dodge Frederick Henry Dotolo Jr. Peter Ward Dunn Nancy Jelinek Duva Neal W. Dye Mary Macintosh Dykstra Frederick G. Elwell Adrienne Waldman Enos John A. Faulkner Anne (Robertson) Fear Richard Ferrucci Paul F. Fitch Jr. John Maynard Foster Henry G. Garcia Benson E. Gold Caryl (Reimer) Gopfert Stephen A. Gordon Dorothy (Tangredi) Gormley Florence M. Gray John B. Greene Paul Roger Guimond Robert E. Hall Francis L. Halliwell James Edward Hanley II Nancy (Cushmac) Hanley Paul Wenger Hansen Arline (Peck) Harland Virginia (Leary) Hudson Anthony L. Itteilag Frank J. Jester Richard W. Jordan Richard L. Kanter Michael S. Katz Charles J. Kelaghan Jean Gaulien Killen Eleanor (Hamilton) Kovach 35 STAY CONNECTED Upon graduation from the University of Rhode Island, you joined more than 6,000 other graduates. Today, you share this connection with almost 113,000 active alumni found not only in Rhode Island and New England, but across the country and around the world. The URI Alumni Association appreciates your 50 years of support and enthusiasm for the University of Rhode Island. We encourage the Class of 1964 to keep its spirit strong and its URI pride alive! Have you joined URI’s online community? Sign up and keep in touch! The URI Online Alumni Directory features regularly updated information on almost 113,000 URI alumni. You can search for friends and former classmates using a variety of criteria, and best of all, it’s free! Visit advance.uri.edu/alumni and click on “stay connected.” The alumni website is also where you can find out about alumni events and staying involved. 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