Our 10th reunion was a tremendous success, with a huge turnout and lots of fun thanks to the hard work of a number of classmates, notably Kelli Crump, who worked long and hard for a year and a half
planning the logistics of the infamous get together. Special activities for our
class included a golf outing at the Waterville Country Club organized by
Stephen Reed. We also enjoyed more spontaneous gatherings such as
reminiscing on Friday night at You Know Whose Pub (remember those great
pizzas?!) in downtown Waterville.Classmates came from all corners of the country: Tom Colt made the
journey (he decided at the last minute) from Oklahoma City. Mark Hodin
came from Wisconsin, Julie Sands Causey hopped a plane from Minneapolis,
and Jim Gill traveled across the pond--from England, that is! But the
special guest star was Tom Valinote, who flew all the way from
California at his expense (John "Gin Pup" Collins is very sorry about
the misunderstanding).The Class of '85 won't forget the scrumptious lobster bake and class dinner
with the distinguished presence of President Cotter and Professor Jan
Hogendorn. Professor Hogendorn spoke of changes at Colby--the new Harold Alfond
Athletic Center, the trend among other liberal arts institutions to expand in
size (Colby's incoming freshman class is expected to have 540 students!) and
his desire to keep Colby's student population at its current level. President
Cotter was presented with a memento key chain and a check for over $75,000
contributed by members of our class.The highlight of Saturday evening was at Strider Theater, where the Gin Pup
hosted his legendary "Late Night" show (move over Letterman!). We were able to
look back on Gin Pup's first shows, with video footage of interviews with
Seiler's Food Service employees--and who could forget Angela Drennen
Hansen singing "It's Raining Men." She graced us with her talent again,
singing "Cucuna Matata" (I apologize for spelling). We were all impressed by
the footage of Tom Valinote's successful acting career in Los Angeles, which
included excerpts from, among others, the hit series NYPD Blue. A
special request was made and granted in the form of Roy Hirshland
modeling Speedo biking shorts, topless! The audience was amazed when Cici
Bevin Gordon was able to contact Tom Claytor on the phone,
and we were able to hear about his latest adventures flying around southern
Africa during his round-the-world trip. Linc Peirce was Gin Pup's last
guest, and we were given the privilege of viewing a previously censored cartoon
featuring the duel of the Colby Mule and Moose. Linc has moved on to greater
things than The Colby Echo, and after a decade of hard work his cartoon
strip is now being syndicated.Some Reunion 1995 T-shirts are still available, so please call the Alumni
Relations Office if you would like to purchase one. To all who could not make
our reunion, do try to come to our next one. We missed lots of faces.A special thanks to Kate Lucier O'Neil, Cory Humphrey Serrano,
Beth Towle, Julie Briggs, Steve Langlois, Shireen
Shahawy Stinneford, Ann-Meg White and Rob Boone.--Mary Alice Weller-Mayan
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