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ALUMNI PROFILES
W. Mal Wilson '33
a heck of a good skate

Sara Holbrook '66

Dale Kunhert '68
An unsurpassed Down East view

Judith Kenoyer Stoy '71
What she can't tell you

Gwynelle Dismukes '73
An alternative to city life

Kevin Carley '76

Nancy Marshall '82

Jan Dutton '94

Morgan Filler '97
Swimming the world's waters

Kathryn Johnson '00
She was one high diva

Last May Deborah England Gray began a four-year term as a Colby trustee. As many of you know, she previously served on this board from 1992 to 1998. In this role she will serve on the Educational Policy and Nominating committees and chairs the Student Affairs Committee. She is currently a vice president and general counsel of Sapient Corp., an e-business consultancy headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. Congratulations, Deborah! . . . From a press release we also learned that Todd Lachman was promoted to managing director, pet treats, for Heinz North America. Congratulations, Todd! (Please send me an e-mail if you or a class friend have updates or news of promotions, appointments, etc.) . . . Maureen Cyr writes that she is a psychiatric social worker in the L.A. Department of Public Health, which is the largest public mental health system in the country. This is a significant career change for Maureen, who prior to grad school worked in electronic banking services. . . . Kelli Crump Ployer sent exciting news that she was married on June 3, 2000, to Scott Ployer in Wellesley, Mass. (the same day as our 15th-year reunion!). Her matron of honor was Cynthia Villarreal Buckley '84. . . . Another news clip from Colby contained info on Joe Mizhir, a Wichenden lawyer by profession, who coached his first season for the Narragansett (R.I.) Regional Football Squad. The article praises Joe (husband to Amy and father to two sons, Tucker, 10, and Joey, 6) for balancing his responsibilities on and off the field. . . . Back in Boston, Christine Elaine Petersen-Wells and her husband, Robert Wells, ventured back to the East Coast for a visit over the holidays. (Christine, San Francisco may be beautiful, but Boston will always be home!) . . . Cici Bevin Gordon saw Laurie Herlihy Murphy in N.H. just before Christmas and reports that Laurie, Jim and their two boys, Michael and Ryan, are doing well and managed to hit the slopes before heading home to Doylestown, Pa. Cici also mentioned that she and her family headed south to D.C. to visit our very own "Gin Pup," aka John Collins, his wife, Maureen, their two children, Meghan, 9, and Jack, 7, and a Wheaten terrier named Dublin. Cici also shared a Collins family secret that Meghan discovered while researching her family history for a school project. Evidently the Gaelic translation for Collins is "young dog or pup." (Gin Pup-she made me do it!) Rumor has it that Cici and Gin Pup are already planning the entertainment for our 2005 reunion. . . . Even closer to home, Katie Hollander-Adams lives just three miles down the road from me with her husband, Rob, and 5-year-old twins, Cameron and Eliza. . . . In Duxbury, Mass., Bill "Hoolie" '84 and Beth Garcia Wiese and their two boys, Hunter and Justin, are in the throes of house construction and are looking forward to moving back in for summer 2001! . . . Lastly, Carrie Rymer Elliott recently moved from Providence to Barrington, R.I., with her husband, Glen, and their three girls, Margaret, Caroline and Francie. She is happy to have the move over and is beginning to settle in to her new home. . . . As always, please send e-mail updates to class-news1985@alum.colby.edu. If you already sent an e-mail sometime in late 2000 and have not yet read it in this column, please send it to me again. (AOL deleted a collection of e-mail just prior to my writing this column-mea culpa!) In fact, I believe that Rich MacNeille might have sent some hot info on a classmate appearing on Survivor. Can Rich or anyone verify this?

–Sue James Geremia

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Class of '86, reunite! Start getting geared up for our 15th reunion this summer-it will be here before you know it. Check out Colby's Web site for the latest news on our big 15, or contact Jay Allen at james. -allen@csfb.com to volunteer. . . . News comes to me via Colby that Kelly Chopus has been hired by the Utah Starzz of the Women's NBA as vice president of ticket sales. Write to us, Kelly, and tell us more. . . . Robin Chalmers Mason was married to Jerod Mason in July and bought a house in Bedford, Mass., in November. . . . Rodney Southworth is also a newlywed. He married Clarisa Ibarra in February 2000 and was recently transferred from Guadalajara to Mexico City as director of Quimica Knoll, S.A. de C.V., the pharmaceutical company of the BASF group. . . . Bob Sidman and his wife, Laura, are the busy parents of three girls and live in Rhode Island, where Bob works as an emergency physician at Rhode Island Hospital and is an assistant professor at Brown University. He has seen Brent and Jill Stasz Harris and Bill Yardley and recently heard from David Epstein. He says, "If you are in the area, please give us a call. We're in the book." . . . Robin Clisby Pelczar works in human resources for Meredith Village Savings Bank in Meredith, N.H. She and her husband, Ted, are building a new house in Center Harbor. . . . Rob Cummings sent in his own text for the class notes, which was thoughtful. Here it is: "after a year-long surfari, Rob Cummings has washed up in Sydney, Australia. Highlights of the last year on the road include surfing the Outer Hebrides, getting barreled near Biarritz, two months exploring Morocco's point breaks and some truly awesome waves off Sumbawa, Indonesia. Next, Rob plans to circumnavigate the Island Continent in a Holden looking for waves." . . . Hang ten and keep e-mailing and sending your updates. And please try to circumnavigate your way to the reunion this year. Surf's up on Dana Beach!

–Wendy Lapham Russ

Any new volunteer projects? Exciting trips? Cool new hobbies? . . . Besides trying to get piles of photos into albums, my new hobby is the scenery for my oldest son's new electric train set. I think I'm more excited than he is! . . . Sean Sullivan and Amy Drury Sullivan (sister of Sarah Drury '85) welcomed their son, Owen Drury Sullivan, to the world on September 11. . . . Ben Diebold writes, "I'm still grinding away on a dissertation at Yale. I'm excavating a large late Neolithic town in southern Turkey. Mostly I write proposals seeking funding for additional research (if anyone feels the inclination to contribute, please step forward!). In the spring I'll be in Missouri, where I won a fellowship to work in a nuclear reactor for four months, analyzing ancient pottery. Hope all is well with you all and stop by and visit." . . . Cindi and Ted Grevelis announce the birth of their second son, Forrest Christian, who joins big brother Benjamin, 4. "No other news except we moved to Las Vegas four years ago from Guam, I'm now international sales manager for Silicon Gaming, and we'll be here for a while," writes Ted. . . . Kathy and Mike Archibald live in Canton, N.Y., with their three girls-Grace, Hannah and Emily, ages 6 to 11. Mike is director of major gifts at St. Lawrence and is helping to run a $130-million capital campaign, so he enjoys getting Colby's mailings to compare notes. They get to their summer place on Isle au Haut in Penobscot Bay for two weeks each summer. Mike usually makes it to Colby for a day or two to get reacquainted with the campus and to see his dad, English professor Doug Archibald. He'd love to hear from old friends (37 Farmer Street, Canton, NY 13617 or marchibald@stlawu. -edu). . . . Thanks to Liz Kotler Hayes for sending her first update. Since Colby, Liz went to Rice University, where she received her Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology and also met her husband, who was also completing the same degree. For the past six years they have lived in Omaha, Neb., where their son, Julian, was born in April 1999. As she wrote, Liz was in the midst of packing for a job-related move to the Washington, D.C., area, which puts them closer to family and old friends. . . . Here's news I received from press releases: John Bookis, who received a master's in education from Boston College, has joined the faculty of Concord-Carlisle High School in the mathematics department. . . . Straight from an article: "Dan Webster was sworn in as a member of the board of trustees for Massasoit Community College. Gov. Celluci appointed him after being nominated by Rep. Marini as someone who can help the school thrive. Dan received a law degree from Suffolk University, is married and has four children ages 12 to 18 months."Š I received a brochure from Chester Eastman Homestead, a living historical farm in North Chatham, N.H., run by Steve and Jeanne Guild Eastman. They have created their own living farm based on diaries that Steve's grandfather, Chester, kept every day of his adult life. Although the farm is not open to the public on a daily basis they do host seasonal events throughout the year. Find out more from sjsseast--@landmarknet.net. And go visit them! . . . Congrats to Kurt and Kim Gorton Macnamara on the birth of William, who was born on November 9 in Boston. He joins big sisters Brinley, 4, and Lily, 2. . . . And welcome to William Brown, son of Chris and Lisa Kerney Brown (both '88), who was born in Boston in November. Great name! . . . Just think, one year from now we'll be back at Colby for our 15th!

–Jane Nicol Manuel

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Well, apologies are in order. I know that many of you have come to rely on the consistency of my column and have graciously thanked me for my efforts! Then, on the heels of praise, I get even more insanely busy than usual and fail you these past few issues! I'm really sorry. In the past, I have tried my best to make this column happen regularly, but lately I have been incredibly busy both at work and play (all good!), and this has caused me to miss column deadlines! Which leads me to my next dilemma . . . how can I say this? . . . I think it's time for me to hang up my hat as class secretary. As much as I have enjoyed this charge over the past three years, life lately has been so hectic that I fear I won't be able to consistently deliver on my column responsibility. I must say, it's been great to receive all your letters and catch up with many of you after all these years! Before you know it, it will be our 15th-year reunion (how scary is that?), and it's nice to know that many of you have enjoyed life, love and happiness. But until that reunion weekend, we need to keep in touch. Which leads me to the most logical question: which one of you will volunteer for the job? I promise you-it's lots of fun, not that time-consuming, and the rewards are great. If you don't think you are up for the challenge, put on your thinking cap and nominate someone. I myself have even thought of a fine prospect . . . can you say Mark Wylie, aka Mayor of Colby? Unfortunately, Mark has informed me that his schedule may in fact be more chaotic than mine! So, if you are interested in the post or can recommend someone in our class, please contact Meg Bernier '81 in the Colby Alumni Office at mbernier@colby .edu or 207-872-3185. My last request on behalf of your future class secretary: please keep writing, and more often. There's nothing better than having more news than you can print! And for those of you underground, believe it or not-people do remember you and want to hear from you. Hey, if you write, I'll even promise not to fall off the face of the earth (like I had prior to my class secretary status, I confess!) and inform you just exactly what it is that keeps me so busy in life and love. Best to each of you and see you at the reunion. Seriously, how scary is that? I am flipping! Love and peace, Lauren (aka Lo, Falan, LoFra, Frazz to many of you).

-Lauren Frazza

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Liz Clapham has three years to go to get her degree at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Ore. . . . If you hear a familiar voice on NPR, it's because Gerry Hadden is the Mexico/Central America/Caribbean correspondent, based in Mexico City. He's having a great time holding dances on his roof/deck, playing in a Cuban song band and loving "the greatest job on earth." He reports that Lawrence Collins just came out with his fourth CD and that Dan Sullivan's wife was due to give birth to a baby girl at any moment. . . . Liz Schwartz Anderson wrote with news of her wedding to Tom Anderson. Liz and Tom live in Edina, Minn. Liz also tells me that Jim Novick and his wife, Meg, had a little boy in July 2000. . . . Kaari Busick is also recently married. At her wedding to Jim Whigham in August were several Colby folks: Mary LaPointe Farley and husband Jeff '88, Julia Lewis Petersen and Jen Joseph. Kaari is working as a technical editor at Microsoft after finishing a certificate program at UW in technical writing and editing. . . . Erik Whiteford lives in San Francisco with his wife, Sarah, and their new daughter, Lucy Birdsong, born in September. Erik is the director of marketing for EA Games. . . . Jen Pierce Barr reports that life with daughter Hadley Emmet is wonderful. After maternity leave, Jen started work at Harper's Bazaar, while Ed '88 works in the technology corporate finance group at Arthur Andersen. . . . Rob Hoopes made Campaigns & Elections magazine's list of rising stars of politics. You go, Rob. . . . Kevin Plummer undoubtedly had a busy fall as the new head of the middle school at Chestnut Hill Academy in Philly. . . . Deb Greene found time out of her busy emergency medicine resident schedule to send me a Christmas card with news of her upcoming wedding to Jim Nairus, who is a resident in orthopedics. . . . Rob Cloutier is also a resident in emergency medicine, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is married to Nicola Rotberg '88, and they have two little ones. Rob and Nicola will be moving to Portland, Ore., next summer. And he wants to know where Bill "Manute" Carr is. . . . Britt Moore has lived in New Zealand for 10 years, though she gets back to our home state of Iowa every year. Britt owns the world's southernmost cyber coffeeshop on Stewart Island. . . . Scott Kessel '90 and his wife had their third daughter, Kaitlyn, in October. They are building a house in Rockport, Maine, and Scott works for MBNA in Belfast. . . . Randy Barr is practicing medicine in Portland, Maine, and is married with three kids. . . . Mark Wilson is an ordained minister and pastor of the Phippsburg (Maine) Congregational Church. He and his wife, Erin, have three daughters. . . . Marc Rando is in his 12th year as a teacher/coach at Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass. He coaches wrestling and football and is the head of the foreign language department. His daughter, Samantha, was just christened, and Mark hoped to see Matt Sotir, Christine (Murphy '91) and Tom Abbatiello, Stew '88 and Tanya Goff Richmond, Andy Schmidt, Roger '88 and Danielle Archambault Nowak and Jen (Cos '91) and Jim Brayer at the festivities. . . . Eric Stram has his M.D. and just joined Kennebec Valley Radiology in Rockland, Maine. . . . Last but not least, Bill Thayer amused me with a long e-mail that he dared me to print (probably because he called Hillary Clinton the anti-Christ). He is madly in love with his new daughter, Kaitlyn, who took her first steps recently and made her daddy cry. And now Bill's wife, Luisa, is pregnant with baby number two. I'm not sure Bill will survive. The rest of the story will have to wait for the next column. . . . Happy 2001 to everyone!

–Anita L. Terry

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