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 Eoad Shrewsbury, MA 01545 508-842-1083 classnews1971@alum.colby.edu
	Somehow I seem to have missed the last couple of deadlines for this column. I have enjoyed hearing from everyone, and I apologize for missing my commitment. I am still teaching seventh grade math in public school and teaching business part time at Roger Williams University. (Teaching has made me use a part of my brain I've never used before, and most of the time I don't know which way is up.) Plus I'm still doing the volunteer work for the homeless and getting ready for my 10th Ironman this summer. . . . Rob Wilson wrote a long time ago that he was getting married to Marion Abrams, an art teacher in Amherst, Mass. His stepdaughter will be looking at Colby this year. . . . Susanna Hofmann McShea was written up in the Ridgefield Press on the publication by St. Martin's Press of her new mystery novel featuring Ridgefield personalities. . . . Charles Colgan was quoted recently in the Morning Sentinel as he offered his views on the strike at the Bath Iron Works. . . . One of Margaret Shehan McLean's co-workers wrote an article in the Hamilton-Wenham Chronicle about her recovery from her recent stroke. . . . I also got a news clip on Paul Spiess's candidacy for Massachusetts state representative from Amherst. . . . Fred Osborn has returned to the Episcopal Church Foundation after two years with the Nature Conservancy of New York. His first granddaughter, Lila, was born to his oldest son, Hank (the juggler), daughter Ellie was married in '99, his youngest son, Graham, is finishing at Vanderbilt University, and his wife, Ann, just finished a master's in forestry at Yale. . . . Mike Smith writes of DKE actions to get rooms at the old DKE house for the reunion. His daughter Chelsea is starting at the University of South Carolina. His older daughter, Danielle, is a senior at Syracuse. Mike ran into Dickie '70 and Cath Delano Moss in South Carolina. . . . Ted Weissman, president of Beta Corporation, a small biotech recruiting firm, recently visited Sue Lieberman in southern California. She is the sole proprietor of Paris 1900 in Santa Monica's unique Main Street section and sells Victorian dresses and other fine period items. . . . I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion! -James Hawkins top  |   next

 

	72		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Janet Holm Gerber 409 Reading Avenue Rockville, MD 20950 301-424-9160 classnews1972@alum.colby.edu
	For this column I was fortunate to receive e-mails from several of you and also some news articles from the College. . . . Twirling to the Latin beat, Susan and John Koons were photographed during dance lessons in Fairfield, Maine. . . . Photographed and featured in the Quincy, Mass., Patriot Ledger, Bruce Haas detailed the work of bank lenders. As a corporate lender himself, Bruce explained the personal, technical and marketing skills used in his area of work. . . . Cathie Joslyn was included in an article about Clarion University's faculty art exhibit in Clarion, Pa. In addition, I've learned that Cathie has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach and study mountain textiles in Peru during spring semester 2002. Wow! And over the Christmas holidays she visited Colby sculpture professor Harriett Matthews, who was on sabbatical in Athens, Greece. . . . Donna Power is getting married as I type this in March! After today, she is Donna Power Stowe. Congratulations, Donna. She continues as VP of research and design for Earth Force, which is a national environmental and civic educational nonprofit headquartered in Alexandria, Va. She reports a "fabulous experience this past September as a fellow at the Salzburg Institute in Salzburg, Austria, attending a week-long international seminar on youth and civic participation." She regularly sees Debbie Christensen Stewart. . . . Still teaching skiing at Vail, Colo., Jim Colburn says he has "added the third ‘M' to my life (The three M's are Marriage, Mortgage and Management)stressful, but I enjoy the responsibilities of management (including profitability)." He added a favorite memory: "the Valone brothers as homecoming ‘queens,' a humorous, wild, upside down kind of thing to do." . . . Kathy McGirr sent much news of herself and friends. She visited Egypt for two weeks over Christmas to celebrate turning 50 and says, "What remains after 3,500-5,000 years is nothing short of astonishing." She writes that she has "made the first steps to re-organizing my life for the future. While still in a responsible position at Fidelity Investments, I have moved to a 4/5 schedule starting April 1. My hope is to use my Mondays off to garden, play tennis, do various charitable activities I am involved in, take time to ‘smell the roses.'" And here's plenty of good news of others from Kathy: She has had contact with Linda Wackwitz (lawyering in Denver) and Jennifer Dean (now Kurtz), who is living outside Indianapolis. Kathy says Jamie Aronow is still in N.Y.C. working for a radio-advertising firm, Steve Sullivan is at Raytheon in government property accounting, and Judy Berringer runs a travel agency in N.Y.C. . . . I had the good fortune of speaking on the phone to a few of you. Judy Moreland Spitz coached me through the college admissions process, as I am new to this with my first high school senior parenting project. She has been through it twice with her two oldest boys. She also shared stories of teaching first grade in a religious private school near her home in Waterford, Conn. . . . Sandy Manoogian Pearce is head of the English department at Morehead University in Fargo, N.D. (She promises to call next time she's in this area for a conference, etc.nudge, nudge.) . . . John Cresson lives in Royersford, Pa., happily married for 12 years to wife Cheryl. They are both eagerly learning to sail, taking lessons along the Maryland coast and anxious for another Maine vacation. . . . Ed Morin and Barbara Weldon-Morin live in Bristol, Maine, where they have been since 1987. Ed does large construction projects at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, and Barbara is a consultant to financial institutions managing large enterprise-level projects. . . . From your several e-mails . . . Joyce Bemak Hanes writes: "My big news is that after 20 years in a little house, Lee and I have moved to a larger house in Old Lyme, Conn., mostly to have a beautiful showcase for our collection of antiques. We continue to exhibit in 20 antiques shows nationally, and I am also doing some freelance writing. I see Sally Chester Williford at some of the shows in the Baltimore/Pennsylvania area, and we ‘do lunch' whenever we get the chance and I can escape from my booth. Turning 50 was a bit traumatic, but a year of celebrationsincluding a weekend in New York with Kath Foleycertainly helped." . . . And from Carolyn Dewey came this e-mail: "After living in Norwich, Vt., for the past 12 years I am selling my home. Great place if anyone is interested. I will continue to study craniosacral therapy until June of 2002. However, I am not sure where the winds of change are going to set me down at this point." . . . May the winds of change and the passage of time be good to all of you. Keep the messages coming. -Janet Holm Gerber   top  |   next

 

	73		CLASS CORRESPONDENT Jackie Nienaber Appeldorn Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz, NY 12561 914-255-4875 classnews1973@alum.colby.edu
	Greetings to all of you as we collectively approach that milestone birthday. I know some of you (myself included) will seek out Colby friends to help celebrate (commiserate?) the imminent arrival of those invites from AARP. Please send me news or stories about those gatherings so I can share them here. I'd also love to pass along words of wisdom from any of you about this major life transition. E-mail me at jnappeldorn@cs.com. . . . Now some updates from several classmates who have e-mailed news. Jonathan Miller began his message with this intriguing opening: "Since graduating Colby everything has happened and perhaps nothing has happened. In 1973 I moved to Cambridge, Mass., and thence to Switzerland and Italy, alternating between Massachusetts and Europe for several years, studying meditation and coffee houses and art." His message goes on to describe lots of happenings since graduation. He studied physics at the University of Washington; then became a computer programmer in Colorado, a ski instructor, a pilot, then a husband and, in 1989, a father to Jonah, now in the sixth grade. In 1994 he earned his law degree at the University of Denver. He worked with a Boulder law firm for six years and then last November hung out his own shingle in Boulder, where he practices intellectual property and computer law and business investment as well as business, criminal and tort litigation. He writes, "We live in a little house in the trees on a hill with lots of animals indoors and outside. We sail, ski, ride, read, view and listen." Keep writing, Jon; I bet the second half of your life will be as full as the first. . . . Robin Barnes e-mailed a generous invitation to our entire class. He writes, "Robin Barnes, Rick Gawthrop and Roger Sherman would like to announce that the Mayflower Metaphysical Society has extended membership retroactively to the entire Class of '73, including even Charlie Hogan. Welcome, new members! While the MMS requires no dues, we do expect strict adherence to the rules, which are self-evident. Well, we might have to explain them to Hogan." Anyone else who needs an explanation can reach Robin at robarnes@davidson.edu. . . . Gary Lawless writes that during the last year he has given poetry readings at festivals in Italy, Latvia and Lithuania. His latest book, Caribudismo, was published in Naples, Italy, in 2000. Congrats, Gary. . . . And the press included information about Margaret McPartland Bean, who now holds the impressive position of deputy director of the Maine State Housing Authority. Appointed last fall, Margaret has held a number of positions in the Maine State Housing Authority since she started with the agency in 1994, and she also worked for the state of Maine as an education coordinator for the blind and visually impaired. In her newest position, Margaret will focus her energies on such housing issues as homelessness, senior housing and downtown revitalization. Kudos to you, Margaret, and best of luck as you tackle these important issues. -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! I received a newspaper article about Michael Roy, Oakland, Maine's town manager, who received The Maine Town and City Management Association's 2000 Leadership Award. Mike has been one of the driving forces behind the regional business park to be built in Oakland. He still plays ice hockey, and both his teammates and work associates say it is his spirit of teamwork that has made him successful. . . . Gail Chase is also in Maine and has been serving as Maine state auditor. Gail is a former legislator and certified internal auditor. She lives in Unity, Maine. . . . Steve Kelsey will begin a new job in July, traveling all over New England as coordinator of a project for the Episcopal Province of New England called "Harvesters Partnership." This is a collaboration of all seven Episcopal dioceses of the six New England states, three seminaries and the national church offices that will be developing resources and new models of ministry. Steve will continue to live in Durham, Conn., at least until his daughter finishes high school. His wife continues to work for the Yale Child Study Center as a clinical social worker. . . . Jeff Barske sent me a brief, albeit amusing, e-mail saying he is still in Thompson, Conn., serving as VP and running a 10-branch retail banking division in Hudson, Mass. Daughter Carrie is a junior at Sewanee in Tennessee, and daughter Lindsey is a freshman at Pomona College in California. Their horses, dogs, cats, goldfish and rabbit all stayed home and seem prepared to live forever! . . . I received a nice note from Cheryl Booker Gorman. In response to my Christmas letter mentioning our son's freestyle skiing activities, Cheryl indicated that she and her family have never skied out west and hope to come our way next year. I will be e-mailing recommendations, Cheryl! . . . MaryAnn Sartucci Andrews e-mails that she is finishing up her master's degree in education with a specialty in human resource development at Colorado State University. She says working full time and studying for a master's degree has been tough. She won't be darkening the doors of a higher learning institution again soon! . . . Ann Bicknell Christensen declares, "All is delightful here in Florida." Ann also wrote to correct an error in the last Colby in which she received plaudits for an exhibition of her art. "I only wish that the newspaper clipping about 'my' art accomplishments were true! I have the artistic talents of a gnat." The "real" Ann Christensen is Class of '67 and a Massachusetts artist whose paintings are shown and collected worldwide. The magazine crew apologizes for sending me the news clipping when '67 should have gotten the credit. . . . I had lunch with Linda Krohn Kildow, and she tells me she is in e-mail communication with a group of our classmates. . . . Send me an update or two, guys! Happy summer! -Robin Sweeney Peabody top  |   next