For those of you searching for that next unusual adventure, follow Tom and Jean Crowley Huebner to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Last summer they canoed inn to inn, enjoying such memorable stops as the Craftsbury Bed-and-Breakfast. Broad vistas and lush lawns framed their dining spots at day's end. . . . Paddling along in a different mode are Marty and Karin Litterer Womer, who circle Friendship Long Island, Maine, in their sea kayak. When not afloat, Karin works as managing editor at Down East Books while Marty hits the books, studying for his law degree at the University of Maine School of Law. . . . Deep in the woods, elsewhere in the state, you may run into Deborah Seel Palman, who is a game warden specialist in Aurora. She and her husband, Gregory, count their three dogs as family--two German shepherds, who help with search and rescue, and one Brittany, whose dual role includes hunting and playing pet dog. . . . Cathy McGerigle Taylor writes from Waterville, where she is a medical assistant in a surgical office. She says she is whittling down her golf score after a humbling outing with Harold Joseph '44. . . . Calling in from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston is R. Patrick Wood, M.D., F.A.C.S. Patrick is chief of three liver transplant programs at the center, which performs about 50 transplants each year, half of them children. . . . Kevin Zorski, D.O., also specializes--in osteopathy. He and his wife, Elise, have a son, Jesse, 9. . . . Alan '73 and Deborah Morrell Polackwich roost year round in Vero Beach, Fla. Deborah is working in fimo clay, decorating wine glasses and Christmas ornaments and marketing them through the local art center. When not designing, she assists with the mentor program for Vero Beach elementary children. . . . Sarah Vetault writes from Tucson, Ariz., where she recently gained simultaneous responsibility for a new home and a plumber's nightmare. While holding her finger in the dam, she found time to read The Double Helix by James D. Watson. She described the book as a "must read" (and she's not even a scientist). . . . Stephen Smith has moved from Richmond, Maine, to Newton, Mass., after 11 years at Bowdoin. If anyone wants to own a home in wonderful Maine, the Smiths' is still for sale. . . . Who could believe that Tiny, the boa constrictor, would still be squirming after all these years? It's true. Doug Schwarz says that Tiny celebrated his 30th this past year. (Details on the guests' attire later.) Doug regularly sees Colby friends Dave Peck, Scott and Patti Cass Smith, Carol Foss (his landlady) and John and Ann Gage Conant. . . . Marian Hartman Rogers reports that she and Stephen '76 were married in October of 1995. They now live in Ithaca, N.Y. . . . "Life is Good!" in Incline, Village, Nev., where Kim and Jim Schmidt and their two children make their home. Jim is a senior software engineer programming Macintosh computers, but something tells me he's in Tahoe for other reasons as well. Can Jennifer and Dave downhill like their dad? . . . Twila (Purvis '74) and Russell Sehnert have been busy building a freelance writing business. Included with his advertising work, Russ is creating Web sites on the Internet. The Sehnerts and their two "wild" boys live in Summit, N.J., but ski in Maine. . . . Deborah Vose and Steven Roman have also been busy with their two: Molly, 4, and Woodrow, 1, who arrived home from Korea at four and a half months. Molly adores her gigantic brother (26 pounds at nine months), and Deb says it's been wonderful. . . . Richard and Susan Staples Smith have other challenges. Susan claims seven children, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandsons (by marriage, which, she notes, is the easier way). When not occupied with her extended family, Susan designs database systems for NIH-funded research studies on AIDS and on improving the health of the elderly. . . . If you're in the Boston area, you may be able to catch one of Carolyn Anderson Pope's operatic duet performances. Carolyn and Dana '76 have three girls, Lindsay, Cecilie and Laurian, who accompany mom on the piano and violin. . . . Stay tuned for Boyd Allen, Will Tuttle, Lisa Turtz and others!
Class Correspondent: Nan Weidman Anderson

I heard from seven freshman friends. Remember Freshman Week? I remember Stefan Karas from Dana's second floor. Always around 5 p.m. he would walk down the hall to and from the cafeteria downstairs. I'd time it right and be studying classics, English, art history, etc. out in the hallway, right at the L, hoping to trip somebody cute. Stefan is chief of the department of ophthalmology at the Straub Clinic and Hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii. His wife, Deanna, is in the film industry and their daughter, Kelsey, is 3. His "special thrill" is watching his wife on episodes of Magnum PI and Jake and the Fat Man. . . . Mark Lyons I remember from freshman English, definitely with John Misner (and maybe second with Joe Martin?). Mark now lives in Hampton, N.H. (near several brothers whose names ring a bell), and is vice president marketing/sales for Wheelabrator Environmental Systems. He has been married to Geraldine for eight years, and they have a daughter, Vanessa, 6, who shares her dad's love for fishing and skiing. His job has taken him to Japan, England, France, Holland, Belgium and Bermuda. . . . Jeff Sanderson I remember because we were part of the N.H. contingent that fall of 1973. Jeff's "family unit" is a Civil War-era home in Alexandria, Va., purchased in December 1994. Jeff is a hospital management consultant and since 1990 has moved in the international arenas of Egypt, Russia and the Czech Republic. Jeff was to be married in May to Andréa Zalzal, who is a vocational services counselor/supervisor. His career in international health care has worked for him in terms of income and perhaps has been an emotional "safety net" for dealing with two family deaths. Jeff has cycled for Dana Farber, raising an impressive problemsolver figure. Jeff is happily in tandem--and I would say an internationally oriented import/export business sounds great, too. . . . Peter Cohn I will always remember for his Foss Woodman creativity and energy. He gave me an origami bird on a stick that he paperfolded himself around Valentine's Day that year. Peter enclosed a Knothole newsletter of the Christopher Morley Knothole Association, which keeps alive the memory of the famous Long Island poet. He sent a holiday card, too, of his wife, Joanne, and their two children, Aaron and Sarah. . . . Jane Williams Blumberg had such a nice smile. She is an elementary school teacher after having been an at- home mom since her eldest, Philip, was born. Gwen came three years later. She writes that her husband, Bruce, is a doctoral student at MIT and that she's happy to be back in the classroom again. I bet the kids love you, Jane. (Thanks for thanking me again for being class secretary. It's basically fun, Jane.) . . . Karen Gustafson Crossley wanted to wave hello again, too. She and her husband, Alan, live in Madison, Wis., and keep Sam, 9, and Hannah and Caleb, 6, in tow. Karen is the director of development at the School of Business's University of Wisconsin Foundation, and Alan is a wildlife biologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Karen is currently enrolled in the executive M.B.A. program at UW-Madison's School of Business. . . . Richard D. Conant Jr. lives in Mystic, Conn., with his wife, Catherine. She is a French teacher and he is an environmental biologist. At the end of the summer, a new little one will join Richard III and Gregory David. Richard is the final friend we'll hear from . . . until sophomore year.
Class Correspondent: Leslie A. Ramsay

The mailbag was bulging this month despite the fact that someone in the Alumni Office decided I had moved to Alexandria, Va. False! So some of your letters took the great circle route, leaving me with more news than I can really do justice to. My apologies go out to any faithful correspondents who do not see their news in this column. I'll try again next issue. . . . Susan Pollis writes from Falmouth, Maine, that since late 1994 she has been working at L.L. Bean. Susan still travels back to the Far East and Japan and served as a special delegate celebrating the 10th anniversary of Portland, Maine, and Shinagawa, Japan, as sister cities. Susan is married to Ted Reed '80. . . . Tim Hussey passed on some news from his old roommate, Les Morgan, who is living with his family in Bangladesh. Les writes: "We are still a family of five and living in Rajshahi next door to the Christian Mission Hospital. Our yard is a garden of fruit trees, and I wake up to the sounds of tropical birds every morning. We have pets everywhere--three cats, five rabbits, two turtles, 23 fish, 10 doves, one pony and eight guinea pigs at last count. After six years, we feel pretty comfortable in Bangladesh, we travel everywhere with ease, and our Bengali is getting better and better. . . . I finally feel comfortable in my job and am able to put my mind and energies toward seeing patients, advising health programs, visiting congregations, studying and corresponding with folks back home." Tim reminded me that Les has been working at the Presbyterian medical mission since 1990, and he and his wife, Cindy, have been raising three children there. Les was to return stateside this June for a year of studies. . . . Peter Jeffries dashed off a note to let folks know that he and his wife, Pamela Thompson, recently celebrated the first birthday of daughter Ailsa Morison Jeffries. Peter and family are living in Canton, Mass. . . . Peter Bothwell has returned to New England, Weatogue, Conn., to be precise, after two years in Maryland. Peter is in the insurance biz and thinks he survived the Travelers/Actua merger. Peter and his wife, Kathy, have three children, Jennifer, Laura and Gregory, and so must be pretty good at zone defense at this point. . . . Former class correspondent Susan Gernert Adams wrote me recently with all kinds of news. Last year was a biggie for her: she turned 40, won an Emmy (Susan is a national producer for NBC's Dateline), climbed a mountain in Olympia National Park and got married to Pope Brock, a freelance writer. Congratulations, Susan! . . . Alicia Rodriguez and husband Gerard Connolly '75 celebrated the first birthday of son Joseph. The Rodriguez- Connolly's recently moved to Annapolis, Md., and Alicia completed her M.A. in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis on women's studies. Gerry is the headmaster of a private school. . . . If you're a martial arts movie aficionado, keep an eye out for Tony Lopez, who has been selected to play roles in upcoming films to be produced by the same outfit that makes the Chuck Norris films. Tony is still living and working in Rome, Ga., at the Darlington School. . . . Lisa Klein Boldt and husband Michael now have a second son, Alden, to join older brother Ian. Lisa has been active in Ian's cooperative school as well as helping a local parenting organization with their fund-raising program. . . . Ted Bristol, just across the river from me in Falls Church, Va., writes that he is now the VP for Sagamore Assoc., a government relations consulting firm. Ted and wife Nellie have two children, and Ted reports that he still gets out and rows on the Potomac River when he can. . . . Please continue to write. Anyone who actually flips over that survey and sends me real news about what they're doing, who they've seen, or what they would like to see at the next reunion (only two years off) will get top billing in the next column.
Class Correspondent: Nicholas Levintow

After seven years at home, Gayle Amato and husband Jerry Lusa have "traded places," with Jerry taking the helm as a stay-at-home dad while Gayle returns to the working world as an instructor/consultant for Destiny Corporation, a software company outside Hartford. The new job has resulted in some travel and has enlightened spouse Jerry to the heavy but rewarding workload at home taking care of Amanda, 8, Jacob, 6-1/2, and Tucker, 3-1/2. Gayle also has time to sing in the Hartford Chorale. . . . Liz Armstrong and husband Erik Lofgren adopted daughter Rebecca in August 1995 from China, which she describes as the event in their lives. She would be happy to act as a resource for anyone interested in adopting from China. . . . Laurie Borden Ahearn is still happily ensconced in Middlebury, Vt., with husband Daniel and children Colin, 9, and Haley, 5. . . . Leslie Chanler Brooks sent along an updated picture of a happy and rambunctious William Tucker Stuyvesant Brooks, now 2-1/2. Lesie stopped working this year to spend more time with Willie. . . . Kathy Bleakney Pawley also dropped me a note from southern Virginia. The hard winter we had here in the south made her homesick for New England, but she admits that her southern husband, Keenan, has little enthusiasm for a move north. Travels to Colorado last fall included visits with the families of Cheri Bailey Powers and Carol Mordecai Myers. . . . Since many of you so kindly inquire, a little news on the Kinneys. I've been an attorney at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for almost four years now, mainly working in the Water Enforcement Division of the Office of Regulatory Enforcement. In September 1995 I began a detail to the RCRA (Hazardous Waste) Enforcement Division, where I've barely scratched the surface of this complicated area of the law. EPA was at the forefront of the budget battles here in Washington, and between November and April I was furloughed twice (including almost a month over Christmas and into the New Year) and nearly furloughed twice more, only to be saved by 11th-hour negotiations between the White House and Congress. With a fiscal year 1996 budget finally in place, Kay, Matthew and I can look forward to a little breathing room. I've had an interesting and varied career so far at EPA, and recently was awarded my second EPA Bronze Medal in two years, this one for work on a litigation team that settled a complicated civil enforcement action against a large company in Pennsylvania. When not rooting for her beloved national champion Kentucky Wildcat basketball team, my wife, Kay, is executive vice president for the National Association of Mortgage Brokers in Rosslyn, Va., and we co-chair the Habitat for Humanity committee at our church. I also do a little pro bono work for Legal Services of Northern Virginia. Matthew is a wonderful, expressive, buoyant boy of 2-1/2 and the absolute joy in our lives. He's already a bit of a jock (unlike his dad) and can dribble a full-sized basketball and hit a tossed baseball. In our recent travels we saw Steve Singer at Kay's 15th Kennedy School reunion at Harvard. Steve is director of communications and adjunct lecturer at the Kennedy School. We also saw Peter Goodnow during his recent travels back East. Pete is chair of the history department at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, Calif., but misses the East Coast and is contemplating a relocation. He and wife Catherine have a beautiful 4-year-old, Elizabeth. And I am taking the liberty of announcing the arrival of John Edward Veilleux Jr. ("X squared"), first child of our good friend and Class of '80 correspondent, John ("X") Veilleux, and his wife, Diana. Please write or e-mail me at KINNEY.ROBERT@EPAMAIL. EPA.GOV
Class Correspondent: Robert Kinney