70		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Brenda Hess Jordan 141 Tanglewood Drive Glenn Ellyn, IL 60137 630-858-1514 classnews1970@alum.colby.edu
	Hi, Folks! Thanks to the Alumni Office I have some news to report. While it's great to receive information from the College, I'm really hoping to hear from you personally--please drop me a note so I can keep you up to date! We've been involved with each others' lives for more than 30 years--there are lots of people out there who care about you and are interested in knowing how you are and what you're doing! . . . We have a quiet international ambassador in our midst in the person of optometric surgeon Doug Smith, who is currently the president of Medford, Ore.'s Rotary Club. When he traveled to the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia five years ago to help establish a new branch of Rotary International, he and his fellow travelers were distressed by the lack of good medical facilities there. When he "saw a 4-year-old child die because they didn't have the 90 cents for antibiotics," Doug knew it was time to act. From a modest start four years ago, his humanitarian mission has evolved into an $11.5-million project. Donations have ranged from computers to mammographic equipment--a virtually complete hospital at what was ground zero location for the Strategic Air Command 30 years ago, when Doug was a missile launch officer with SAC. I think Doug has supplied us with a valuable lesson. Thanks, Doug, and congratulations on the success of your admirable efforts. . . . The state of Maine continues to be busy preserving its heritage, thanks in particular to Earle Shettleworth Jr. as director of the Maine Historical Preservation Commission. We owe a great deal to Earle for his prodigious efforts, most recently as co-author of a book, Fly Rod Crosby: The Woman Who Marketed Maine, about a colorful 19th-century Maine character, and as an evaluator of the old stone and wood piers on the Kennebec River, which surfaced during the recent Kennebec River restoration. . . . Hello to Phil Wysor, who has recently joined the law firm of Glovsky & Glovsky in Beverly, Mass., after having practiced in Lynnfield for many years. If my geography serves me, this move brings him a little closer to home in Marblehead, where he and his wife, Deborah Stephenson '68, live--and perhaps also to the yacht club, Phil? Congratulations on your move! . . . School children in Maine are fortunate that James (Huey) Coleman agreed to direct the Maine Student Film and Video Festival again this year. He has lent his admirable expertise to this program for 25 years and is acclaimed by those involved with this program as a marvelously patient, excellent teacher who elicits and encourages unfettered student creativity. When he's not encouraging student growth in the arts, Huey, who lives in Portland, Maine, can be found working on a documentary on Mt. Katahdin with his old friend and mentor, Abbott Meader. Having spent many wonderful summers in my childhood climbing in the Katahdin area myself, I look forward to the release of "Wilderness and Spirit: A Mountain Called Katahdin." Please let me know when it's available for viewing, Huey. . . . Congratulations to Molly Carroll Ray on her marriage to Jim Maines in August 2001. As we all know, Jim's one lucky guy! Molly's son, Tyler, who graduated from Hobart College and is now working in Washington, D.C., was to be home for the occasion, as was Molly's daughter, Mallory, who graduated from UNH and is working in San Francisco. Mallory shares an apartment with Ken's and my two daughters, Sarah, who graduated from Tufts five years ago, and Laura '98. Second generation roommates! To round out the children news, our son Ken '02, who last spring completed his junior year at Colby majoring in American studies, returned from a semester of study in London and travel in Europe and lived with us for the summer, familiarizing himself with his new city. That's another tidbit of news from the Jordans--we moved last fall from the coast of Maine to Chicago in a big midlife adventure, and while of course we miss our home state, we have found Chicago to be a marvelously exciting place to live. If any of you are in the area, please let us know--we'd be delighted to see you and take you on what has over the past year come to be a pretty well-designed Personal Visitors Tour. Ken is first vice president/planning director in Smith Barney's private client planning services. When I'm not zooming around northern and central Illinois as a publisher's representative, I've taken it upon myself to become Chicago's personal chamber of commerce representative to the East Coast. This is a great city--come visit! Price of admission: news from you! --Brenda Hess Jordan top  |   next

 

	71		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jane Souza Dingman 805 River Road Leeds, Maine 04263 207-524-5701 classnews1971@alum.colby.edu
	Colby Reunion Weekend has come and gone, but June 7-10, 2001, holds special memories for all of us who were fortunate enough to be able to attend. I regret that space will not allow me to list everyone who showed up, but here are some highlights. Joe and Carol Fall Bourgoin are living happily ever-after in Winslow, Maine; Carol continues her work for the Maine Home for Little Wanderers. . . . Linda Chester and Thom Graziano are in Hudson, Mass., with 10-year-old Jamie. Linda teaches Latin in Leominster, Mass. . . . Richard Kenworthy, another Latin teacher among us, lives with wife Beth and their children, Anne and Albert, in Glastonbury, Conn. . . . Grace Cappannari Elliott, fresh from husband Paul's Union College reunion, came, as did Roz Wasserman Cooper and husband Ivan, who had also just participated in his Union College reunion. The Coopers flew all the way from home in North Carolina. Nonetheless, the long-distance traveler prize had to be awarded to Katie and Larie Trippet, who flew from their home in Lake Tahoe, and to Linda Wallace and George of Orange County, California. Linda entertained us with original film footage of our 1971 graduation as well as vintage photos from our era on what used to be a smaller Mayflower Hill. Linda beckons to us to attend the 35th reunion to see new film footage captured by her husband's ubiquitous camera work. Other long-distance travelers included: Mary and Rod Schultz of Houston, Texas, for whom this was a first reunion experience, Dr. Tom Gallant of Marshfield, Wis., and Janet Beals and Dave Nelson, long-time residents of Vail, Colo. Janet now teaches classical piano, if you are in the area and need lessons. . . . It is inspirational to see Colby friends-for-life who still get together regularly: Pat Trow Parent reports that she still sees Jan Blatchford Gordon, Deb Messer Zlatin, who made it to the reunion, Karen Hoerner Neel, Leslie Anderson and Mary Jukes Howard, who flew in from Oklahoma for the reunion. . . . Paula and Craig Dickinson drove up from Wells, Maine, on Saturday. . . . Mary Ellen and Bill Glennon brought their children, Leah and Jack. . . . Debby (Bittenbender '72) and Dave Collins joined us at the class dinner and later danced the night away. . . . Was that Weird Al Yankovic or Mike Smith on the dance floor in the Spa in his traditional reunion cameo after-dinner appearance? . . No '71 reunion would be complete without Linda (Howard '72) and Ron Lupton's "cloud dance"; they were joined in that number by Linda and Dave Williams, Paul and Susie Sammis Spiess and Paul and Jane Hight Edmunds. Paul is our new class president, while Jane will be our class vice president and representative to the Alumni Council. . . . I would be remiss if I did not mention the outstanding leadership shown by our outgoing class president, Jerome Layman, in the planning of the reunion weekend. I also extend appreciation on behalf of the class to my predecessor, a hard act to follow in writing class news, Iron Man Jim Hawkins. . . . A last observation: Claudia Caruso Rouhana really does look even more lovely than she did 30 years ago!  --Nancy Neckes Dumart top  |   next

 

	72		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Janet Holm Gerber 409 Reading Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-9160 classnews1972@alum.colby.edu
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	73		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jackie Nienaber Appeldorn Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-4875 classnews1973@alum.colby.edu
	Based on the correspondence I've received, reaching that imposing 50th birthday hasn't slowed any of us down. In fact, a number of us have used this milestone as cause to celebrate with Colby classmates. Both Alex Wilson and Joe Mattos wrote about a gathering of Lambda Chi celebrants that took place on Martha's Vineyard in April. Class of 1973 partiers Lloyd Benson, Dick Beverage, Brian Cone, Bob Landsvik, Duncan Leith, Luke Kimball, John Krasnavage, Joe Mattos, Bob (Robert T.) O'Neill (aka Onie), Phil Ricci and Alex Wilson were joined by Ken Bigelow '71, Ron Lupton '71, Jim Brennan '74 and former classmate Chris "Speedy" Lawson. Dick and Bob traveled the farthest, flying in from Colorado and California. The festivities featured lots of swings on the golf course, plenty of good food and drink, some card playing and an announcement from Bob of his recent engagement (the third time's the charm, Onie!). This same group celebrated their 40th birthdays with a similar gathering and apparently had so much fun turning 50 that they already have plans for their 55th birthdays. . . . Patience Stoddard wrote to describe her most amazing 50th birthday. Her birthday gift from her husband and family was two horses. The weekend of her birthday, 45 adults, 17 kids and nine dogs arrived from as far away as Michigan and California for an old-fashioned barn raising of a post and beam barn her family had secretly been working on for months. By the end of the weekend, Patience had a barn complete with two stalls and an electric three-rail fence around two acres of pasture for her two beautiful horses. Colby roommate Janet Carpenter arrived from Maine to lend a hand. Patience writes, "there is nothing in life more precious than good friends." . . . I couldn't agree more. I, too, was fortunate to celebrate this 50th-birthday year with four Colby classmates: Lisa Kehler Bubar, Debbie Mael-Mandino, Carol Chalker McDowell and Chris Mattern Way. In Boothbay Harbor we spent a magnificent June weekend filled with bridge (of course!), tennis, shopping, dining and enjoying friendship. Linda Howard Lupton '72 stopped in for a visit one night and led us to a great seafood dinner. Chris took us up on a dare and dove into the chilly Maine ocean, reminding us of her swim in Johnson Pond. . . . In May, I was happily surprised to get an e-mail from Dave De Long notifying me that his family would be spending his father-in-law's 70th birthday at Mohonk Mountain House, where I work. While at Mohonk, Dave introduced me to his family, including his wife and two young daughters, ages 8 and 4. Dave recently earned his Ph.D. from Boston University and works as a consultant and as an adjunct professor in the M.B.A. program at Babson. . . . I have more news from several other classmates, so look for those updates in the next column. Happy 50th birthday to you all; may your Colby friendships continue to flourish. --Jackie Nienaber Appeldorn top  |   next

 

	74		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Robin Sweeney Peabody 46 Elk Lane Littleton, CO 80127 303-978-1129 fax: 303-904-0941 classnews1974@alum.colby.edu
	Greetings from Colorado! . . . Chuck and Cathy Phillips Jewitt report that they are still living in Maine. Chuck is director of guidance at a Rockland high school, and Cathy teaches English at Lincoln Academy, where their son, James, is a junior. Older brother Scott is studying business in Maryland. Chuck and Cathy spent a Sunday in May driving around the Colby campus admiring the new buildings and noting how well they are integrated with the older ones. . . . Ralph Ted Field e-mails that in December 2000 he moved into a new condo development along the U-Street Corridor in D.C. He says the area used to be known as the "Black Downtown" prior to integration in the 1960s; now it is one of the city's most diverse and vital downtown neighborhoods with lots of jazz, history and interesting neighbors. Ralph is director of Not-For-Profit Management, The Graduate School, University of Maryland University College, where he also teaches. In April 2001 he was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi for his contributions to academic life on campus. . . . Ann Reiman was looking forward to her June visit in England with Sarah Dailey Berry and Alan '75. The Berrys are living in Dorset during their Fulbright teacher exchange year. The experience has been so wonderful that they are threatening not to return home! . . . MaryAnn Sartucci Andrews was to defend her master's paper on violence in the workplace on June 1 and then be free! She and her husband will celebrate with a week in Wyoming and a later visit to in-laws on the coast of Maine. . . . Bruce Eisenhut currently works as an assistant bar counsel for the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County, Mass. He is running for election to the Needham planning board. Bruce wants to continue the public outreach the board has displayed. . . . Kathy Tibbetts Cortez writes that she has lived in Hawaii since graduation. She is married to Jim Cortez and has a daughter, 24, a son, 13, and a 2-year-old granddaughter. Kathy works as director of policy analysis and system evaluation for Kamehameha Schools, best described as a private school system. In the last two years she has run into Sue Ann Earon and Bob O'Neill '73, who were engaged as consultants. . . . I thought that I was quoting accurately from the newspaper article sent to me by Colby when I reported in the spring issue about an art exhibit in Oaks Bluff in July 2000. I was accurate, as it turns out--except that the artist wasn't our own Ann Bicknell Christensen. Ann, I owe you column space for sure. Send me an update! --Robin Sweeney Peabody top  |   next