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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Bruce Young
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Joe Casey writes that he is alive and doing fine, happily married with two daughters in their early teens. He works for himself as an actuary, despite being "underwhelmed by the adults in this world." Good thing he's not talking about us. Joe also laments that he is out of the Colby loop, managing a once-a-year conversation with Ed Decker and Don Buckley. . . . Charley Bolger is also lamenting the diminishment of that old Colby magic. He couldn't convince his daughter to become a Mule. She's opted for Middlebury, where she planned to play soccer this fall, but Charley still will sit on the Colby side when the two schools square off. In the meantime he planned to compete in a couple of rollerblade marathons during the summer, hoping just to survive. . . . Andrea Ward Antone reports that this has been a year of milestones. Aside from Father Time bestowing a certain round number on her, she also saw her first child graduate from college. But she says that she never thought it would feel so good to have a child leave the nest. . . . Carol Peabody Hardy is still working for UNUMProvident, 23 years and counting. Her current position is as project manager. Her husband is still working in special education. Their oldest daughter, Jess, started her junior year at Colby this fall. Younger daughter Allie is a high school senior and beginning the college search process. Carol still manages to spend a bit of time with Colby friends in the Portland area. . . . Arthur Levering invites everyone to visit him at his Web site, coincidentally enough www.arthurlevering.com. Art has put together quite a satisfying career in music, and the Web site does more justice to it than I can do here. . . . Susie Gearhart Wuest has been in Boca Raton, Fla., for almost two years now, after her husband, Paul, took a new job. While she thought it would be interesting to start a new life in a new place, she says that it has been a slow adjustment and that she may never get used to the summer weather. But at least the Florida weather is good for one thing-year-round outdoor exercise. She also recently saw her daughter, Karen, graduate from the University of Pittsburgh. Her son, Eric, is a senior at the University of Michigan this fall. . . . Carol Majdalany Williams's daughter, Carla, is a boarding student at Hotchkiss this year, but Carol said she was already suffering withdrawal symptoms last spring. (There is a definite trend this issue. We are hearing more about what the kids are doing than what we're doing. Come on, Mules, we're only 50!) Actually, Carol does have a personal achievement to report. She has been ice dancing on and off ever since college and recently passed an ice dancing test after several attempts with a Ukrainian partner who is ranked fifth in the world. . . . I hope you all had a great summer. As you read this, school is back in session, but the living is still easy.
--Bruce Young
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Jane Souza Dingman
classnews1976@alum.colby.edu
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Kim Koza Harris wrote to say that she has been enjoying teaching full time as an assistant professor of English at Central College. Her two younger children are in middle school, and her older son attends Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. . . . Melissa Day Vokey now works at the Massachusetts Audubon Society Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport, managing the center and organizing volunteers as well as learning about birds. Her children are now mostly out of the nest, so she welcomes the chance to deal with job-related excitement. . . . William Silverman adds to his previous one-line announcement of good news on the job (he was elected to the board of governors of the American College of Gastroenterology) that his passions are still photography, cross-country skiing and his family. He is hoping to hear from Mitch Brown. . . . Lisa Wolman Haber, who missed two big class reunions due to unavoidable conflicts and hopes for better luck in the timing of our 30th, has been kept very busy with her own travel agency in Baltimore. Due to the nature of her work, though, she and her husband travel frequently, and she has a long list of interesting destinations she has been to recently or plans to visit in the near future. Anyone who has queries about travel should definitely contact Lisa! For spare time activities the Habers are politically active and participate in a national Bichon Frise (dog) rescue group. Lisa hopes to hear from many of her friends and mentions a few by name: Barbie Brennan Silanno, Mary Mabon Colonna, Nancy Gervais Finnegan, Margie Gingras-Allen, Courtenay O'Bryan, Edith Metcalf Gingras, Sue Hannigen, Janet Breslin Gilmartin, Barbara Bowers Palten, Lynn Thommen and Martin Lobkowicz '77. . . . Once again, I have news of several classmates through Ann Dunlap Lebourdais. She reports that Lynn Leavitt Marrison is teaching first grade now, after having been director and pre-school teacher for 13 years; Becca Hushing McCole is taking a little time off to participate in the life of her 10-year-old; Hank (Alan) Jackson and Shelly Roberts both attended a celebration of Roland and Adele D'Amico Martel's 25th wedding anniversary; Janet (Santry '78) and Scott Houser are frequently seen at North Yarmouth Academy functions, as both they and the Lebourdaises have daughters attending there. Last fall, Ann's husband, Peter, and the family of Jennifer Frutchy Ford participated in the Head of the Charles (river) rowing competition. Jennifer and her daughter competed together and were the oldest-and-youngest team in the race. As soon as their clothes were dry from the race, Ann and Peter headed off to Florence to visit their son, who was studying there, and to enjoy all that Italy could offer in their limited time. . . . Please let us hear from you. We do not require that your life be full of earthshaking excitement. Just tell us what you do day to day.
--Jane Souza Dingman
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Todd Heisler
Mark Lyons
mlyons@wm.com
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Some of you who read this column in the spring 2003 issue of the magazine may be wondering, "Did our class correspondent change his name to Todd, finally take Frank Zappa's advice and move to Montana to become a dental floss tycoon?" Well, for those few of you who care, the editors printed an incorrect name and address for your barely qualified correspondent. (Maybe they can get jobs at The New York Times, since I hear the paper has several openings.) While I have used an alias in the past, my real name is still Mark, and I continue to live in the Granite State, otherwise known as New Hampshire. This spring, New Hampshire's enduring granite symbol, the Old Man of the Mountain, lost part of its nose and chin in a landslide. The geologic formation now bears an eerie resemblance to Michael Jackson, the self-proclaimed "King of Pop." Perhaps New Hampshire should now be known as "the Too-Much-Plastic-Surgery State." Speaking of New Hampshire, I was surprised to learn that Mona Pinette is a neighbor. She lives next door in Exeter, N.H., and I have offered to stop by for a visit. For some reason, however, she refuses to give me her exact address. Mona reports that she has recently taken a position as vice president of marketing for Image Stream Medical, a medical device and software company. She says it is a new industry for her, and she is excited about the learning opportunity. Her husband, Brendan DuBois, is an author and has written a new book that was published in June. The novel, a thriller called Betrayed, has received some very good reviews. Brendan has also written a series of novels that take place in my little hometown of Hampton. Mona promises that her husband's next novel in the series will contain a character based on me (she said something about the plot including a village idiot). Mona writes that she recently heard from Patti Stoll. Patti ran again this year in the Boston Marathon, raising about $13,000 for juvenile arthritis. Her son, Gabe, joined her in the race for the last three miles. Patti's accomplishments and commitment to a great cause are admirable. . . . Joanne Karlin Giudicelli sent me a note full of interesting stuff. Joanne lives in Redwood City, Calif., and is a founder of CornerStone Search Group, an executive search firm. She earned an M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and is writing a book that will help companies understand the search process from beginning to end. Joanne claims that her book is nothing short of a miracle, since English was her worst subject at Colby. She has three sons (and a husband, too), plays tennis regularly and is training for a marathon. I'm exhausted just writing about her. One of her sons is a senior at the University of Colorado and another is a senior at San Diego State. Her youngest son is in high school, plays on a nationally ranked soccer team and has been invited to try out for the California state team. Believe it or not, Joanne also finds time to raise dogs for the Guide Dogs for the Blind organization. I could have used one of her dogs after several KDR all-campus parties to help me find my room. Joanne's life certainly sounds rewarding (and busy). . . . Jerry and Ligia Campana Chadwick sent word that Jerry got his M.B.A. and that Ligia started a Spanish department at the private middle school where their kids attended. Son Christopher is a junior in college, and daughter Elizabeth is a sophomore in high school. Congratulations are also due, because they celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last December. They've been together almost as long as Mick and Keith. . . . Spencer Aitel is living in South China (Maine, not the People's Republic), and is co-owner of the wonderfully named Two Loons Dairy Farm. Spencer is an organic dairy farmer and was recently featured in an article in his local paper. The article discussed his environmentally safe farming methods and his innovative ways of protecting his crops from wild turkey and other game, without harming the animals. I've always enjoyed Wild Turkey myself, preferably on the rocks with a splash of soda. The article ran a picture of Spencer, and he looks great. No sign of Mr. Haney or Arnold in the photo, however. . . . Please keep the news coming, so that I don't have to telephone you late at night when I'm up against the deadline.
--Mark Lyons
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Robert S. Woodbury
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As we write, it's only a week ago we were back at Colby for our 25th reunion, and what a great turnout we had! The festivities began Thursday night with 25 intrepid souls heading out on a lobster boat in the fog to circle Louds Island. They finished the evening off with a clambake at Camp Kieve. Friday's activities included fishing and golf before heading to Waterville. About 145 of us returned to find the campus looking far better than it did when we were there, the dorms much more luxurious than when we were there but the spirit of the place much the same as when we were there. In between lectures given by alumni, lobster bakes, cocktails with President Bro Adams and a terrific concert by Jerry Jeff Walker, there was plenty of time to explore the renovated art museum, field house and library and to catch up with classmates and professors. We were fortunate to have Charlie Bassett and Sandy Maisel speak at our class dinner. It was nice to see that some things never change. Thank you to Susan Gernert Adams, Jane Brox and Gerry Boyle for volunteering to give lectures on their work. Thanks also go to John Devine (our class was in a newer dorm), Sandy Buck for five years as president and for organizing the weekend, Peter Schmidt-Fellner and Jeff Wheeler for the great Hawaiian shirts (it was hard to miss the Class of '78!) and others for working behind the scenes to make the weekend such a success. Jim Cook was among the alumni honored during the weekend as he was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award, which recognizes an alum "who has demonstrated exceptional distinction in the classroom." Jim is currently teaching fifth grade in Norridgewock, Maine, where he has been since 1994. . . . Al Sheehy writes that he's happily married to Susan Levine ("second time is the charm") and father of Mike, a sophomore at South Portland (Maine) High School who is involved in both the school band and a punk band outside of school. Their household also includes Thatcher, a nearly 12-year-old shepherd-Doberman mix, and George, Leo, Megan and Franklin, cats whose ages range from 4 to 14. Al earned a master's in public policy at the Muskie School at USM in 1993 and has been employed at the Muskie School ever since, specializing in child welfare and juvenile justice research. Susan is a master's-level social worker who runs a group home for girls involved with the Maine Department of Corrections in South Portland. . . . Michele Rolfson Steer Mann, branch manager of Bangor Savings Bank in Castine, was recently promoted to assistant vice president. She lives in Castine with her husband, Joel, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sotherd Kell Steer. Since graduating, Michele has been involved in marketing, public relations, language instruction, concert promotions and commercial acting and modeling. She is a member of the nonprofit organization Project Troubadour, performers who travel to third-world countries. . . . Charlie Beckett will be moving from Maine to Philadelphia and returning to the paper industry. He promised to recruit a larger number of Lambda Chi's for the next reunion. . . . Pat and Joan Vicario Sweeney are living in New Hampshire, where Joan teaches math at Waterville Valley Academy. They have been frequent visitors to Colby since their daughter, Katie, is a senior. Their younger son, Brian, is a senior at Holderness this fall. . . . Thank you to Bob Woodbury for writing this column for the past several years. We hope to do as good a job! Please send any class news to either of us so we can include it in the next issue.
--Robert S. Woodbury
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