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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
James Hawkins
485 Locust Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
508-226-1436
classnews1971@alum.colby.edu |
Bonnie Belanger Gauthier describes her life as always being
in "fast forward mode." Her daughter is a sixth grader involved in community
and children 's theater--the budding thespian had the lead in a production
of Annie and just finished a production of Joseph. They
are also in the process of building a new home, which Bonnie calls a
"true test of character and stamina." Bonnie 's career is going well,
but she says the health care climate is increasingly tense. She 'd love
to hear from classmates. You can e-mail her at bgauthier@hebrew-home-hospital.org.
. . . We 're working on the final details for our 30th reunion coming
up the weekend of June 8-10. You will receive your registration information
and details in March or early April. If you can 't wait, please check
out the list on the Web (www.colby.edu/alumni/re union/list.html). If
you don 't see your name there or someone else 's who is planning to
attend, please let the Office of Alumni Relations know (207-872-3190
or alumni@colby.edu). See you in June!
-James Hawkins
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Janet Holm Gerber
409 Reading Avenue
Rockville, MD 20950
301-424-9160
classnews1972@alum.colby.edu
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You must be annoyed with me-I have been a bit delinquent with our column.
Recently I turned my part-time job into a full-time one, and I have
felt like I was on a treadmill, maintaining family, home and job. So
many of you are already pros at this routine, but I am still learning.
My oldest is off to college next year, so I felt it was time to ease
into more productivity. As always, your news is wonderful to read. What
always strikes me most is the tremendous variety of lifestyles and jobs
we have all taken on. . . . Carolyn Dewey reminded me to tell
you that she has lived in Norwich, Vt., for the last 12 years, not Norwich,
Conn., as I mistakenly told you. She occasionally sees her freshman
roommate, Jeanne Emerson Young, who lives across the river in
Hanover, N.H. . . . Larry Linnell now works in Roswell, N.M.,
as an assistant clinical professor of medicine at a University of New
Mexico location. He writes, "Pam [Watson '74] and I are having lots
of fun watching bat flights, counting birds, doing desert hikes and
desert camping and watching wildlife." . . . Congratulations, Carol
Beaumier and the Arthur Andersen company. I quote from a press release:
"The Metro New York practice of Arthur Andersen LLP is pleased to announce
that Carol M. Beaumier has joined the firm as partner in the regulatory
risk services practice. Ms. Beaumier, formerly a managing director and
founding partner of The Secura Group, Washington, D.C., will lead the
banking practice of Regulatory Risk Services in Metro New York." Most
of you may know that Carol holds an honorary M.A. from Colby in addition
to her B.A., and she holds positions as a trustee of the College and
as a member of the Board of Governors for the Colby museum. Thank you,
Carol, in addition to congratulations. . . . And speaking of College
trustees, Bill Rouhana has married Amy Newmark, whom he met through
business. Amy is a specialist in technology investments. Bill is the
chairman and chief executive of Winstar Communications, a telecommunications
company in Manhattan. Best wishes! . . . I am wondering if Rhee Griswold
Fincher has continued running marathons after her first, the Bermuda
Marathon of one year ago. She trained to complete the event as a benefit
for the Leukemia Society of America. . . . Susan Colantuono,
of Green Hill, Mass., wrote Make Room for Joy following a period of
intense personal struggle. After this difficult two-year period, she
found that she had not only survived but thrived. The book tells of
"the tools that kept [her] from giving in to bitterness, anger, despair
and other energy-sapping emotions." It is a "blueprint based in deep
wisdom for creating a more satisfying life" and tells readers how to
find joy not only in "extreme experiences" but in "everyday simple and
manageable activities." . . . And another classmate is recently in print.
Ruth Shagoury Hubbard co-edited a collection of essays titled
We Want to Be Known: Learning from Adolescent Girls. The book "details
practical strategies for changing curricula and building communities
that help adolescent girls grow up secure and strong. The essays, written
by teacher researchers throughout the country, address topics such as
including strong female role models in mathematics and science to developing
service learning programs to considering the special needs of minority
girls. It also includes poems and essays written by adolescent girls."
Ruth is on the teacher-education faculty at Lewis and Clark College
in Portland, Ore. . . . Finally, thank you, Shel Ball, for writing
to me (I think it is the first time). She resides in Greenfield, Mass.,
works as a cook and is mother to Abel, 20, and Phil, 18. She tells of
her delight in mastering a daunting chemistry course, which she fell
into when an anatomy course she hoped to take was full. . . . I'll close
with a plea to hear from more of you men. This column had more "girl
stuff," as my mail this time is mostly from the ladies. Till next time
. . . keep well and keep writing.
-Janet Holm Gerber
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Jackie Nienaber Appeldorn
1437 Old Ford Road
New Paltz, NY 12561
914-255-4875
classnews1973@alum.colby.edu |
Correspondent did not submit any notes for this issue
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CLASS CORRESPONDENT
Robin Sweeney Peabody
46 Elk Lane
Littleton, CO 80127
303-978-1129
fax: 303-904-0941
classnews1974@alum.colby.edu
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I received a questionnaire from Cindy Vietor Kahle, who writes
that travel has been a fun pastime recently with trips to Africa, Scotland,
Ireland and Costa Rica. Cindy is married to Kent Kahle, an investment
banker, and lives in Houston. Her sons, Carter and Walker, are at Deerfield
Academy while daughter Page, 11, attends school in Houston. In responding
to the questionnaire, Cindy recalls that Professor Gillum, who taught
history, was her favorite teacher because he made history come alive
by weaving personal incidents into the events. . . . Laurel Bedig
writes that she has accepted a new job in the environmental defense
section of the Department of Justice. She expected to start in January,
at the earliest, because she has to wait for security clearance. Look
her up if you're in D.C. . . . Tim Glidden sent a brief e-mail
saying that he enjoyed three weeks in Italy this summer with Kathy Lyon
'72 and has reconnected with Dan Alexander '75. Tim wants Scott Livermore
and Bill Howe to give him a call. . . . Ann Earon sent
an e-mail saying that home these days is two houses, one in Princeton
and the other on the shore. She shares them with her husband, 5-year-old
daughter and a terrier named Colby. Ann has had her own consulting firm
for 18 years, specializing in all aspects of conferencing and communications.
She landed an interesting client this year when the Kamehameha Schools
in Hawaii hired her. Ann enjoyed working in Hawaii and says the project
was fascinating-the native Hawaiian school system has an endowment larger
than Harvard's or Yale's! Kathy Tibbetts was one of the people
Ann interviewed. Ann topped off the year by being inducted into the
Telecom Hall of Fame, a top honor in the industry. . . . In Maine, in fact right
in Waterville, Emilie Van Eeghen was named vice president for
behavior health for the MaineGeneral Health System. Emilie has been
vice president of community and support for 13 years and has supervised
a staff of 95 working in the areas of substance abuse, mental health
and AIDS services programs. . . . I, on the other hand, have quit my
56-hour-a-week "part-time" job and have assumed the new title of "event
coordinator" around the house, a position I've actually held for 26
years. Our son is at Wasatch Academy in Utah, and it is nice to be free
when he is home and to actually see my traveling husband when he's in
town!
-Robin Sweeney Peabody
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