MILEPOSTS
Births: A daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to Mary and Brian Hurley '76. . . . A daughter, Rebecca Mary, to David and Mary Zukowski Hurd '79.
Marriages: Pamela Bradley '75 to Ross Burton in Gloucester, Mass. . . . George Kesaris '78 to Julie Gray in New York, N. Y.
Deaths: Luther Foster, LL.D. '71, in Atlanta, Georgia, at 81. . . . Benjamin A. Hawkins, M.S.T. '74 in Brandon, Fla., at 62.

Congratulations, author Pat DeBerry Nordstrom, on publication of Solve Your Child's Math Problems. The book, written for families with children in the 5- to 8-year-old range, was a three-year project. Unlike many authors, who struggle to sell a manuscript or an idea to a publisher, Pat had several who wanted her book. She selected Simon and Schuster. The paperback book is $12 in the "parenting" or "reference" department of major bookstores. Other Nordstrom news--Jeff '71 and Pat have celebrated their 20th anniversary and live in New York City with their four children. Jeff has switched jobs from academia to industry. He is employed by a biotech company, working on the cloning of genes. . . . Rhee Griswold Fincher writes of visiting Colby for the first time since 1972 with her husband, Mike. "What a treat when we walked into the biology building and found Bruce Fowles sitting at his desk! I only wished we had made the trip a few years earlier and could have found Tom Easton at his also." Rhee and Mike are still at the Medical College of Georgia, where Rhee was promoted to professor of medicine in July. . . . Shelley and Mike Amster live in Concord, Mass., with their 8-year-old son, Adam, whom I remember from our '92 reunion as a precocious and personable youngster. Mike is one of the principals and founders of Harvard Ecology Associates, an "environmental health safety and transportation management consulting" company. . . . Anne Howard Cotton lives in New Canaan, Conn., and is a residential real estate broker for Brotherhood and Higley Company. She and her husband, Lee, have four children, the oldest approaching college age. . . . Peggy and Jim Colburn are busy parenting Tyler, 3, whose "artwork" I enjoyed on Jim's questionnaire. The Colburns are experiencing the challenge of leaner times in the real estate appraisal industry, where Jim is employed, but are grateful for the strength of their family and their Christian faith. . . . Joan and Bill Alfond live in the Beacon Hill area of Boston. Joan is in a "service business for foreign students in New England prep schools." Their oldest son, Justin, is at Tulane and a member of the golf team there. . . . Sally Barker and Steven Hamburg are new parents! Hemma Leah Barker Hamburg was born in June 1994. Hemma means "daughter of the mountains," writes Sally, who adds: "we have a house we build a little bit at a time in the White Mts. of New Hampshire. Twenty-four hour colic for the first 3 1/2 months, coupled with a C-section and our move two weeks after she was born were a true endurance test. But not even this combination detracts from the joy of being parents."
Class Correspondent: Janet Holm Gerber

Greetings from the frozen north! As I write in January, we are in the midst of our first really cold weather--those of you who have left New England might remember single-digit temperatures and a howling north wind. . . . In Houston, where the weather is warm, Cynthia Vietor Kahle is a mother and interior designer. Her family includes G. Kent Kahle, an investment banker, Carter, 11, Walker, 8, Page, 5, and a large assortment of pets. She keeps busy as a child advocates volunteer and working on an animal spay/neuter mobile. Cynthia would like to be getting rid of the constant collection of junk in her house (goes with the three kids, I think). She wishes she were a movie star and that she weren't talking on the phone so much. . . . Julia McNagny Hurley is in Columbia City, Ind., where husband David is a farmer. They have four children, ages 2-14, and also seem to collect children's toys and books. Julia returned to Colby last summer for the first time in 20 years. She liked the new buildings, appreciating how well they fit into the campus. . . . From frozen Minnesota write Joe '72 and Martha Hamilton Benson. Martha is a real estate appraiser, Joe a mortgage banker. Melissa, 13, and Tucker, 9, are in fun activities--swim team, soccer, indoor rock climbing. As a family, they enjoy many outdoor sports, but Martha wishes she were reading and sleeping more, getting to New England and seeing friends more often. She asks if anyone has heard from Liz Belsky? . . . In Michigan, Mark Pestana is assistant professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University. Wife Mary Beth was expecting any day. Mark volunteers at a local retirement home and collects books by Thomas Aquinas. If anyone has a copy of Thomas's Commentary on Aristotle's Treatise on Meteorology, Mark would like to hear from you. . . . Barry Walch is also an assistant professor--of mortuary science--in Canton, N.Y. He and wife Joyce have two boys, ages 14 and 11, who are avid soccer players. Barry is a fraternity advisor trying "to move the frat system out of the dark ages" and is active in the Presbyterian church. He wishes he were building heirloom quality grandfather clocks instead of still rebuilding a very old house and collecting grad school credit hours. . . . S. Lynn and James Brace live in Friedens, Pa., with kids Corbin, 16, and Deidra, 14, both honors students. James is an excavator and avid cycler. The Braces "collect what we can, which isn't much" due to cost and family restraints. . . . In Monmouth, Maine, live Kevin and Bonnie Nielson Gimpel with children Zachary, 13, and Torrey, 10. They keep busy with music, sports, acting, Scouts and the local credit union. Bonnie collects books and junk; also weight, which she would like to get rid of! She would like not to be doing housework and would like to be teaching fifth-sixth grade. After attending reunion last June, Torrey has decided she wants to attend Colby. . . . Tigard, Ore., is home to Perry and Phyllis Hasegawa Auger and kids, Cody, 12, and Jesse, 8. Phyllis is an exhibit graphic artist. She would like to be traveling more and is hoping to celebrate her 20th wedding anniversary in Costa Rica this spring. She wishes they were not doing major landscaping at their new house--did it get done before winter, Phyllis? . . . I'm out of space--more in a few months!
Class Correspondent: Shelley Bieringer Rau

Thanks to those of you in the first part of the alphabet who responded to the latest questionnaire! Beverly O'Brient Carne and family moved to Glastonbury, Conn., from New Jersey a year ago. Describing herself as a professional volunteer, Bev lists Girl Scouts, PTO, and Audubon Society as just a few of her activities. Husband Michael is a portfolio manager for Aeltus Investments; their two children are Jennifer, 8, and Christopher, 6. Last May Bev had a wonderful time at a mini-reunion with Deborah Marson and Barbara Carroll Peterson in Boston. . . . Alison Arthur married Arthur Charbonneay in September 1994. They live in Center Conway, N.H. Alison will graduate from nursing school this June. . . . Elizabeth "Binkie" Cammack Closmore imagines that managing her family life is similar to the stress and excitement of being "an air traffic controller 24 hours a day!" Child number six, Catherine, was born in July 1993; the oldest is 11, five girls and one boy. All cynicism aside, Binkie finds her Colby education being put to great use, as her life only gets more challenging every day. . . . Janee Keary Connor is the owner of Janee's Originals, custom dressmaking and alterations, in Holliston, Mass. In June 1994 she was elected president of the Massachusetts chapter of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers. Janee has discovered that running her own business is very rewarding and says that after three years she is finally beginning to realize a small profit. Once the school day is over, her three children, Erin, 13, Michael, 9, and Devin, 4, claim her time. Janee met up last year with Marguerite "Mugs" Nelson Sarson at a gymnastic meet, where their daughters were both competing. Besides several volunteer activities, Janee is back singing now with the Heritage Chorale of Framingham . . . this she does just for herself. . . . "Supermom" Sue Blanker is busy with her two children, Sarah, 6 1/2, and Peter, 3, in Darien, Conn. In April 1993 Sue was elected president of the local Girl Scout Council, a volunteer position with time requirements similar to those of a full-time job. Besides volunteering in both children's school classes, she is active in her mothers' group at church and serves on the Darien Youth Commission, in addition to being a Colby associate class agent! . . . Andrea Ward Antone, a physical therapist, is doing home care for a private therapy practice in Warwick, R.I., which allows for the flexibility she needs in her schedule. Her three children, Becky, 13, Jamie, 11, and Lindsay, 6, are all into sports. Andrea's greatest challenge these days is having the three of them on three different teams! . . . Charley Bolger is still in the printing business in Edina, Minn. He and his wife, Gail, have two children,Christine, 9, and Bryan, 7. It is a small world, as Scott Ryerse '74 is his daughter's soccer coach. Charley visited Mark Farrington on a recent trip to Washington, D.C. . . . Anita Baldwin is living in South Berwick, Maine. She and Richard McAvlay were married in May 1993. . . . Lisa Turtz Birnbaum lists her occupation as psychiatrist/painter in Larchmont, N.Y., where she lives with husband Jesse and their two children, Zoe, 5, and Rose, 2. In August they moved into a beautiful old house with lots of room to spread out with the two children. . . . Candy Skelly Crouch is busy making wedding plans for August 1995 in East Boothbay Harbor, Maine. In October Candy completed a century (100-mile bike ride) and is looking forward to several more rides this year. . . . Bill Muller wants to correct the record concerning the report in the last issue about his alleged injuries, news that was submitted by another classmate as a devious but brilliant practical joke. Bill refuses to identify the perpetrator but wants Doug King to know that somewhere, sometime, when he leasts expects it, his time will come! . . . Hope you all are making your plans for going back to Colby in June for our 20th reunion!
Class Correspondent: Susan Gearhart Wuest

Jane Williams and Bruce Blumberg still live in Pepperell, Mass., a pastoral setting for the Blumbergs' children, Phillip, 8, and Gwen, 5, and their various farm animals to live in harmony. Jane, having been home for the past eight years, writes: "It's fun to be back teaching (elementary school)!' Her husband, Bruce, is a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. . . . Paula and David Stephen Boulanger live in Andover, Mass., where she is in her last year of residency (pediatrics) at Tufts New England Medical Center. She is now interviewing for more local practice opportunities. He recently moved to KPM6 Peat Marwick--management consulting: business strategy/practice/management--and writes, "Look forward to participation in Colby events in Boston. . . . We missed homecoming in October." . . . James and Lee Canning Breene live in New York City, where she is an at-home mom of Molly, 7, and Cody, 3. He is a bond trader in emerging, thus more hazardous, markets. Lee is involved in a lot of fund raising for her children's schools--auction, Christmas sale, annual benefit. "I've learned a lot," she writes, "and gotten over any shyness about asking for help and/or money." . . . M. Myers and Charles Burch III live in Kennebunk, Maine. They are both teachers, and the family includes two stepsons and a daughter. After 14 years at Massabesic High School in Waterboro, Maine, and 10 years as the lacrosse coach at Cape Elizabeth High School, Charles writes (and I read between-the-lines, with pride): "Still officiating at H.S. basketball, named Maine H.S. Lacrosse Coach of the Year in 1994, my team." . . . Susan and Eric Clise live in Woodinville, Wash., where they own a shop that provides finishing services to the printing community. Their family unit is "five (yes!) kids. Three adopted and two of our own ranging in age from 2 1/2 to 19. Love to hear from members of the band and friends. Drop me a letter on American on line c/o R. Eric." And to answer your question, Eric, I don't hear from Sally Byrd anymore. She's not a letter writer like most of us. . . . Evi Anne (Muller '78) and Chas Cowing also live in New York City, where she is a banker. Grayson Miller Cowing is 4 1/2, and Moppy, their cocker spaniel, is 8. Writes Chas: "Bought an apartment in NYC. Had a son. Am now broke." . . . Karen Gustafson and Alan Crossley continue to live in Madison, Wis., where he is a wildlife biologist for the state of Wisconsin and she is director of development for the School of Business UW Foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sam Crossley turned 8 in November, and the Crossley twins, Hannah and Caleb, turned 5 in July. There are no significant changes in Karen's life, she writes: "Just rolling merrily along." . . . And Karen and Steve Cummings live in Charlotte, N.C., where she is a mother of six children and one dog; their eldest child being 10 and their youngest, Adelaide, four months. He is chairman of Bowles Hallowell Conner & Co.--an investment banking company offering advice to middle market companies in areas of mergers, acquisitions and private financings. After 10 years of life in North Carolina, and before that, seven years in New York City, he writes: "[t]hings couldn't be better . . great place to live, having a lot of fun with our kids." More to come.
Class Correspondent: Leslie A. Ramsay

Greetings to all! "Multi-purpose homemaker" Ronni-Jo Posner Carpenter writes from N. Yarmouth, Maine, to say that life is easy now that twins Scott and Robert are in first grade and daughter Alison is in pre-K three mornings a week: "Mom uses this minute spare time to exercise, organize and breathe without offspring interruption." Ronni-Jo and husband John also tend to a 1,200-square-foot vegetable garden when they're not visiting with Libby Maynard Gordon '79, Sue Pollis and Ted Reed '80. . . . Jane Brox has a collection of essays/prose, Here and Nowhere Else, coming out with Beacon Press in June. Jane, who lives in Dracut, Mass., received two major grants in 1994 to support her work, including one from the NEA. . . . Jennifer Nelson Bloomfield now hails from Truckee, Calif., and says she plans to "devote myself to raising my 5 year old, volunteering at the Sierra Nevada Children's Museum and skiing at Alpine Meadows." . . . You heard it here first. Ed Busuttil, former freshman co-denizen of Robins on the quad, is now a lawman--specifically, deputy district attorney for San Joaquin County, Calif. Ed notes that "when I'm not prosecuting gang members, I'm at the track roadracing motorcycles." (Nothing like relaxing after a long day at the office!) Ed and wife Shelley have three boys. . . . Also from the left coast, Pete Sheerin tells me that when he's not attending dental patients, he serves on the peer review committee of the L.A. Dental Society and does outside consulting and volunteer teaching. . . . Alicia Rodriguez Connolly is just next door in Severna Park, Md., consulting and counseling women who are in personal and professional transition. Alicia is married to Gerry Connolly '75. . . . Best wishes to all.
Class Correspondent: Nicholas Levintow

Professor Sandy Maisel visited with the Washington Area Alumni Club in October and predicted that the Democrats would lose between 25 and 30 seats in the House of Representatives but narrowly retain control. As we all know, this isn't quite what happened! Nonetheless, everyone enjoyed hearing Sandy's insights, and we won't hold his prognostication skills against him! Classmates in attendance included Peter Krayer, who has left the Navy and works for a defense contractor in Maryland, and Sue (Mackenzie '80) and Mike Donihue. Mike has taken time off from his position in Colby's Economics Department to act as senior economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisors. The Alumni Club was also active in the recent pledge drive for PBS station WETA, where I ran into Ann Luedemann Hunt, who along with husband Tim '80 is kept busy by their two youngsters, Colin, 6, and Gillian, 3. I also saw Becky Rogers Bushong recently. Becky and husband Bill are the proud parents of Nell, 3, and recent arrival Andrew (Drew). . . . Questionnaire responses have provided lots of news as well. Ruth Anderson Kulman and her husband, Randy, both clinical psychologists, are busy raising Scott, 8, Seth, 5, and Ethan, 1, and recently built a new home. Ruth somehow has time to play basketball in a coed league twice a week! . . . David Caruso and wife Nancie Spector, also psychologists, recently founded their own consulting company, which deals with career-related matters, and are working on a book about careers. David also published an article in Mothering magazine titled "Working Fathers." I guess raising Rachel, 9, Jonathan, 6, and Ethan, 2 1/2, makes him an expert! . . . Dave Ashcraft is also an expert on working dads, with Eric, 2, and recent arrival Katie! Dave is national accounts manager for Hartford Specialty Insurance in the Chicago area and recommends A Year in Provence for those with time to read. . . . Jocelyn Bartkevicius writes from Melbourne, Fla., that she received her Ph.D. in English last summer and is on the faculty at the University of Central Florida in Orlando as assistant professor of English and creative writing. She is also a second degree tae kwon do black belt (so finish that assignment)! . . . Elizabeth Armstrong and husband Eric Lofgren are still adjusting to the California climate after three years and occasionally pine for cold and snow. Liz continues her work and travel as a Japanese language technical interpreter and when at home is either painting or working in a local pottery studio. She asks, "Where is Kathy Bleakney Pawley?" . . . Even after 15 years I recognized Cynthia Pigott Bacon's distinctive handwriting when her letter arrived. Cynthia lives in Greenwich, Conn., with her husband, Louis, and three boys, Cameron, 8, Trevor, 6 1/2, and Dillon, 4. When this column appears the boys will have a new sister! Congrats, Cynthia! . . . Congrats also to Steve Celata, married in August '94 to Karen and now living in Michigan. Steve has spent the last five years as an international business consultant, with significant travel to Europe and South Africa, where he spent an exciting time during the elections. More questionnaires and an answer to the Bleakney search in the next column! Please write!
Class Correspondent: Robert Kinneyr