Whew! I'm thrilled to be writing this and to have made it through the harrowing class officer election process. Thanks to all who voted for me as class secretary--and to those who figured out it was rigged but were too lazy to call and complain. When we were at Colby most of us were just starting to dabble with personal computers, but now everyone is fairly wired, so I suggest that you send me an e-mail message immediately after reading this (jwruss1@aol.com). Please share any personal or professional updates about yourself that you are willing to tell the rest of the class plus your answer to this important survey question: Over the last 10 years, the breakthrough synthetic product that has influenced my life the most is: a) Gore-tex; b) Post-It notes; c) Glade Plug-Ins; d) The Weather Channel; e) Keanu Reeves. . . . The big news for our class, of course, was our 10th reunion in June. I called Tim Kastrinelis for an update, since I was unable to attend. I was told by the woman who answered the phone at Canada Life Assurance in Braintree, Mass., where Tim works as New England regional sales director, that he was "on the road" that day. Did I want to be transferred to his voice mail? You betcha! Tim returned my call and told me that he also had been unable to attend! He was called away at the last minute to a high-level strategy meeting in Atlanta during the weekend of the reunion. Tim said he felt terrible about it, but I feel terrible for poor Tim. After more than a year of planning, he was denied the privilege of mingling and networking with his classmates. The Alumni Office did think to send him a commemorative Class of 1986 beer bottle zip-up thing, so at least he'll have that. Luckily, I received a call from Bill Northfield shortly after the reunion, who filled me in on all the really good dirt, most of which I unfortunately cannot print here. Bill called me from London, where he works for Deutsche Bank. He was very pleased to be making his annual tennis pilgrimage to Wimbledon again this year. . . . Thomas Cusack checked in from Berlin, where he has lived since 1989 while working in the banking field. He currently works for Bank Gesellschaft, where he is director of mergers and acquisitions and is responsible for the former Eastern Bloc countries. . . . Nancy Goldberg had a great reason to miss the reunion--she was honeymooning in Portugal with her new husband, Vito Courtney. The newlyweds met several years ago while rock climbing, and they also enjoy hiking, downhill skiing and cross country skiing together. Cowabunga and congratulations! . . . When Deborah Brooks wrote in February, she had a mysterious response to the "Spouse/Partner's Name" section of the questionnaire. Apparently she has a spouse/partner but his name cannot be divulged! Why? Because he is the head beer brewer at the largest producer of local micro-brewed suds in Massachusetts. When she is not concealing the identity of her spouse/partner or sampling seasonal microbrews, Deborah works as a high school teacher for at-risk adolescents with emotional and behavior disorders. I think she may have hit on the ideal lifestyle combination here. . . . Rebecca (Sears '87) and Charlie Cleary are running after toddlers in Bow, N.H. The toddlers are Esther, 3, and Thomas, 1-1/2. In their letter last February they said they were looking forward to reunion weekend. Charlie is a lawyer, so he can call me from the office to tell me all about it. . . . As you can tell, I was livin' on borrowed news a bit here. (Gretchen gets all the credit if these class notes include anything newsworthy at all!) Much thanks to Gretchen Bean Lurie, our former class correspondent, for her help and advice. Write, e-mail, fax or call me soon. I hope everyone is well, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Class Correspondent: Wendy Lapham Russ

Please respond to the reunion questionnaire for our 10th reunion next June 5-8 and/or get actively involved with the planning process. Mark the date on your calendar and send a note with ideas or call our reunion co-chairs, Tina Zabriskie Constable (914-949-1933) or Tom Hubbard (415-776-7978). . . . Congratulations to David Wolfson and his new wife, Lauren Sheppard, who tied the knot last March in Austin, Texas. Dave sent me a great picture of the bride and groom accompanied by attendant Kristin Ralff and guests John Pratt, John Black and Dan Christie. Lauren and Dave live in Los Angeles, where he is still doing commercial filmwork and Lauren's finishing up her screenplay. . . . Sean Sullivan and Amy Drury, married in September 1995 in Isleboro, Maine, moved to Phoenix, Ariz., and have purchased a home. . . . Andrew Jeske wrote to say that he, too, has set a date to walk down the aisle--in the spring--with Laura Wilker, his girlfriend of four years. Andrew and Laura live in Westchester County, N.Y., and work in the city, Andrew as a copywriter for Bozell Worldwide Advertising, creating newspaper, magazine and radio ads. He spent a weekend with Lou Profenno last February in Rochester, N.Y., where Lou is nearing the homestretch in a combined M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Rochester. . . . Edith McGill Glasgow and husband Robert are also in the metropolitan N.Y. area. Edith is a telemarketing manager at D'Artagnon, Inc., a company that supplies restaurants, stores and consumers with fresh game meat, pates, sausages, etc. She went back to school in '93-'94 to learn professional cooking and then worked for a year at N.Y.C. restaurants before joining D'Artagnon. Edie and Robert, a freelance photographer, expected their first child in September. . . . North of N.Y.C. are Tricia (Curry '86) and John Glass, the proud parents since May of baby daughter Kate. . . . Fray Crease Falvey and husband Brian bought a house in Saunderstown, R.I., and have been busy fixing it up since they moved in. Fray added to their family with a "baby" of a different kind, satisfying a lifelong dream by buying a horse. . . . Also in Rhode Island are Melissa Jenkins and Jeff Schoffert, both Ph.D.'s. Melissa is a clinical neuropsychologist and consultant and a clinical assistant professor at Brown University, and Jeff is a geochemist. Misty writes that she has obtained professional license and employment after 10-plus years of studenthood, publications and grants. She has spent her free time biking, running, rollerblading and learning how to windsurf. . . . Diane and Brad Fay are in Stamford, Conn., with Brendan, 2-1/2, and baby Allison. Until recently, Diane was a middle school English teacher; Brad, a survey research pollster, is manager of syndicated and custom research with Roper Starch Worldwide, the survey firm best known for its "Roper Polls." Brad was quoted recently on the front page of the Wall Street Journal on consumer perceptions of the California economy. . . . I heard from one of my COOT mates (now that seems like a long time ago!), Glenn Cummings, who wrote from Louisa, Va., where he has completed his Ph.D. in American literature at the University of Virginia. After years of schooling, Glenn was very much looking forward to teaching undergrads not as a teaching assistant but full time--at Sheperd College, a small liberal arts college. He rents a 200-year old house on a 600-acre cattle farm with geese and old tobacco barns. . . . Also in Virginia are Rachel Graham and her husband, David Paradise, and their four-legged friends Puck and Otis (dogs) and Max and Vegas (cats). David is a seventh grade English teacher, and Rachel is an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission in D.C. Before moving to the SEC, Rachel was a legislative assistant to Senate Minority Leader Thomas Daschle. Rachel and Dave were married in August 1995 at her parents' home in Massachusetts, and they were looking forward to returning to the Cape to celebrate their first anniversary. . . . Tim Hennessey writes from the West Coast, where he and fiancée Karen Kauffold were preparing for their fall wedding. Tim lives and works in San Francisco and is vice president in the investment real estate division of Union Bank of California. . . . Stay tuned for more news and updates on our reunion.
Class Correspondent: Lucy Lennon Tucker