70		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Brenda Hess Jordan 141 Tanglewood Drive Glenn Ellyn, IL 60137 630-858-1514 classnews1970@alum.colby.edu
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	71		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Nancy Neckes Dumart 19 Deergrass Road Shrewsbury, MA 01545 207-524-5701 classnews1971@alum.colby.edu
	University of Southern Maine Professor of Public Policy Charles Colgan, a.k.a. Maine's "top economist," predicted Maine businesses would cut about 9,000 jobs before an economic rebound occurred in the summer of 2002. He noted that 9,000 is less than a third of the 30,000 jobs Maine lost in the deep recession of the early 1990s. He felt the deepest point of the recession probably had passed already but that projections of a rebound could be "out-the-window" if another "major terrorist attack" were to occur in the United States. He recently noted that the state economic forecasting panel that he heads had to throw out its outlook from last year following the 9/11 attacks. He noted that this is the first time since the Great Depression of the 1930s that all of the world's major industrial countries have been in a recession at the same time. "That means it will probably be up to the United States to pull the world out of the slump," he said. . . . On a lighter note, and low on material for this column, I will report that my husband, Bruce '72, our son, Clark, 10, and I anticipated a trip in the summer to the Grand Canyon and some of the national parks in the Arizona-Utah area. . . . Please send your class correspondent some news for the next edition of the '71 class column! -Nancy Neckes Dumart top  |   next

 

	72		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Janet Holm Gerber 409 Reading Avenue Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-9160 classnews1972@alum.colby.edu
	Kathy O'Dell moved into higher education administration last year as associate dean of arts and sciences at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where she is also associate professor of art history and theory. She continues to bask in middle-aged parenthood as mom of Lucy O'Dell Mernit, 5, who changed Kathy and husband John's lives in myriad ways, including what Kathy calls a once-and-for-all move from apartment life in New York City to an actual house in Catonsville, Md. Kathy stays in touch with Alice Osmer Olson '72, Aja Razumny (formerly Julie Pfrangle '72), who visits periodically from Juneau, Alaska, and reminisces about Colby with UMBC colleague Roy T. Meyers '76, associate professor of political science and director of the public affairs scholars program. Kathy continues to be grateful for the mentoring of the late James Carpenter, professor of art history at Colby, whom she credits for influencing her to pursue a Ph.D. in the field. . . . Don Snyder has published his sixth and seventh books in the past year, both novels, Night Crossing (Alfred A. Knopf) and Fallen Angel (Simon & Schuster-Pocket Books). He wrote a screenplay of Fallen Angel for Hallmark, which will be filmed this autumn for the 2003 Hallmark Hall of Fame Christmas movie. This summer he planned to head to St. Andrews, Scotland, the setting for his eighth book, a novel that will be published by Doubleday in 2003. Janet Holm Gerber top  |   next

 

	73		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jackie Nienaber Appeldorn Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-4875 classnews1973@alum.colby.edu
	P>News of two classmates has come my way. Seth Dunn writes that he has succeeded in delaying the inevitable mid-life crisis by becoming a parent! Father to Abigail, 4, and Benson, a son born last January, Seth lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Jennifer, an educational researcher. Seth has been a social worker for 25 years and finds great satisfaction in the personal rewards of his chosen profession, though finds the financial rewards lacking. He would love to hear from Colby friends. . . . Eric Rolfson was recently appointed vice president for institutional advancement at Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. The press release announcing this appointment describes Eric's intriguing career. After receiving a master of arts from the Goddard Graduate Program in Europe, Eric worked as a secondary school teacher in Waterville and in Paris, France. He also served for 13 years as Colby's director of development, helping to plan and implement successful $35-million and $150-million capital fund-raising campaigns. He then co-founded Toast Technologies Inc., a Boston-based information technology consulting firm that was twice rated in the Boston Business Journal's top 25 list of "Area's Largest Computer Networking Companies." Eric has maintained his interest in music and was to travel to Poland with the Old Grey Goose band of central Maine to perform traditional music of the Northeast. He is also master of ceremonies for the annual East Benton Fiddler's Convention, which celebrated its 30th anniversary in July. Congratulations to both Seth and Eric. --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
	I received a number of e-mails this month! Don Richardson writes that he and his wife, Janet, celebrated their 20th anniversary. After their son, Matt, graduates from high school he will attend Rensselaer. Don recently completed 25 years of service at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, where he is a systems librarian. He sometimes bumps into Debbie Smith Selkow, whose husband is a professor at WPI. Don says he enjoys reading Brian MacQuarrie's articles in The Boston Globe. . . . Gay Peterson e-mailed that she is still living in North Yarmouth, Maine, in the house she and her husband, Rob Wood, built in 1979. Their two children, a junior and senior in high school, are making Gay think that changing two sets of diapers at a time was nothing compared to finding colleges together! Gay is an R.N. at L.L. Bean. . . . Our former class correspondent, Shelley Bieringer Rau, sent word that after 14 1/2 years she left the busy orthopaedic surgeon group to start an occupational and hand therapy rehab program at a private physical therapy practice in Auburn, Maine. The smaller office is a real change of pace, but for the better. She and husband Rick are still very involved in their choral activities and are joined by both kids. The whole family planned to vacation at the Berkshire Choral Festival this summer. . . . Amy Caponetto Galloway returned to school for a master's in education at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. In exchange for tuition, Amy worked as an elementary school substitute teacher. Last fall she student-taught six weeks each in second and fourth grade and then took over a fifth grade class to finish the year. "Tiring but rewarding" is the report! . . . From Down Under comes news from Robin Mycock that he survived the big 5-0 with a climb to the top of Sydney Harbor Bridge with his wife and kids followed by a surprise party with family and friends. Both his daughter and son have begun university in Sydney. Robin changed careers about five years ago when he bought an import/wholesale business sourcing decorative lighting and accessories out of Asia. His travel is now mostly to Europe and Asia and very little in North America. He is in communication with Phil Deford, who lives with his family in Singapore. . . . I received a newspaper article reporting that Diana Krauss, a teacher at Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham, Maine, recently achieved National Board certification--a year-long process. The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards aims to establish rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do. . . . Keep the mail coming! Robin Sweeney Peabody top  |   next