A Road Marked with Kindness
Sarah Eustis '96, discovers middle America

Sittler Settles in as Pro
Meaghan Sittler '98, joins Canada's National Women's Hockey League (NWHL)

The Mettle to Be an Ironman
Jonathan Kaplan '94 proves he's an ironman

Alumni Trustee Nominees Announced

Alumni Club Circuit
Club News, upcoming events, etc.

ALUMNI PROFILES
Charles Card '40
He's and old cowhand

Sarah Hudson '69
Her students are real lifesavers

William "Ted" Williams '69

Carter Newell '77
Fiddling with mussels

Helen Muir Milby '87
She throws a political party

Stephanie Rocknak '88

Sig Schutz '94

On loan last summer from the Colby College Museum of Art, William Merritt Chase's painting Tomkins Park, Brooklyn–1887 was in a special exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. It was a real kick for me when I came upon it there. No doubt about it, it was the biggest and best in the show, which was called Modern American Landscapes (1886-1890). It featured scenes of Brooklyn and Manhattan parks and harbors. . . . Rae Gale Backer '44 and Morty had a special trip to Florida in June to attend the graduation at which their son Jimmy, a teacher in Israel, received his doctorate. . . . "Trip cancelled by a broken jaw" is Muriel Marker Gould's headline for her report on their needless-to-say cancelled Norway cruise in August. Muriel sustained the injury in July in a fall in her garden in Florence, where she lives eight or nine months each year. As I write this in September I can tell you firsthand (since she is at present in New York) that she handled her wired jaws unbelievably well and is now pretty nearly okay again. . . . So what's going on with you? Nothing so drastic, I hope. Please don't whiz by the questionnaire in this issue of Colby–just take a sec to deal with it, okay?

–Naomi Collett Paganelli

Another award for Philip Boyne, D.M.D., M.S., D.Sc.! In June, Phil was named Faculty Member of the Year at the College of Dentistry, Loma Linda University. Though he's professor emeritus, Phil is still active in the department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, where he has been since 1978. Before that he was dean at the University of Texas School of Dentistry after faculty time at UCLA. He had retired from the Navy with the rank of captain after 20 years of service, during which he was involved with craniofacial research in Bethesda, Md., and Vietnam. Phil has a noteworthy CV, and we congratulate him on his long and impressive career. . . . Ruth Lewin Emerson has been traveling in a motor home to Arizona, Missouri, Wisconsin and other less distant places with her husband and dog. They are now selling the motor home, she says, "because we have been there and done that!" It is time to settle in for the winter. They also were in Alaska but with a rented motor home. . . . Gene and I had a marvelous trip in June through canyons and Indian country of the Southwest with daughter Elizabeth and her family. We were four adults, three children, two cars and walkie talkies. Great sights, great company, great experiences, great way to travel and learn. . . . The inauguration of William D. Adams as Colby's 19th president took place on October 21. As you read this, he will have been president for a while but not too long for us to add our welcome and to offer good wishes for a happy and productive tenure. . . . Do put Reunion 2001 on your calendars. I hope to see you all there. Meanwhile, send news! Since the system of collecting news has changed, I'm not hearing from you. Without you, there's no column! Try my e-mail (classnews1946@alum.colby.edu).

–Anne Lawrence Bondy

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Dorothy Cleaves Jordan and her husband, Clay, have been doing so much traveling that she says they have caught up with June Chipman Coalson. Last fall, after hearing raves from Chip, they took the Norwegian Fjords trip up the coast and back on a working ship. In April they cruised the Society Islands, starting in Tahiti and visiting several islands like Bora Bora and Moora. They were off again in November, this time to Africa, where they were to go on a wildlife safari, then fly to the Seychelles Islands for a five-day cruise. From there they were to fly to Luxor, Egypt, for three days. She adds, "Hey, Chip, bet you haven't been there!" Last spring she met author Gerry Boyle '78 at a book signing. She says she has enjoyed his latest books. . . . Marilyn Hubert always has news of Colbyites. For those of you who are sold on Fresh Samantha, she wonders if you knew that Michael Carter, one of the developers, is a Colby grad (1980) and that the drink is named after one of his nieces. Marilyn also has been following Peter Hart '64 with his Political Focus Group and Doris Kearns Goodwin '64, whom everyone must know through her books and TV appearances. . . . Beverly Benner Cassara and Ernest recently returned from Alaska, where they visited their son and had an adventurous weekend flying 90 miles into the interior of Denali National Park. She was really impressed by the thousands of peaks in the Alaska Range, many like McKinley, snow covered year round. . . . As I write, John and I have just returned from a week in Chicago and will leave for a week in New York City–both times spending most of our time in museums. In October we planned a walking tour in Provence…. Please send me news for the next issue of Colby. What have you been up to, what experiences have you enjoyed, and what may your future plans include? And how about hearing from some of you men?

–Mary "Liz" Hall Fitch

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Elizabeth Day Bulger's husband, Derek, is a retired Episcopal clergyman. Their family consists of two sons and their wives plus one granddaughter and a grandson born on July 4, 1999. She met her husband while a student at Colby and worked at the College in the "dim past." Her e-mail address is dbugler@blazenetme.com. . . . Fran (Peetzie '49) and Jack Kimpel relocated to Enola, Pa., after half a century as Hoosiers. Jack (fjkpenn@cs.com) wrote to keep us up to date on Chuck Sanborn, who lives in Baltimore. They spent a day together at an Orioles game, walking from the city market to the inner harbor and then on to Camden Yards. Chuck also stays in touch with Charlie Cousins. . . . Peg Clark Atkins reports from her summer home in Onset, Mass., that her family consists of six children and five in-laws plus nine grandchildren. She and Harold celebrated their 50th anniversary in June, and Bertha Graves Nollman and Hattie White Hannigen attended along with 130 others as Peg and Harold renewed their vows at the church in Middleboro where they were married. In February they went to Los Angeles and Hawaii and did a city tour of San Francisco. Peg wrote that she received a letter from Marianna Nutter Wyer, who reported that Shirley Parks had moved from a rest home in Wakefield to the Melrose Care Center. She also said that she spoke with Kay Brine and was planning to visit Hazel Huckins Merrill after Labor Day. Peg received a Volunteer of the Year Award from the General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts. . . . Evie Helfant Malkin had a family reunion at Acadia National Park in June attended by 20 people (nearly everyone). She continues oncology social work at Mass General but with shorter hours than in the past. She recently met Bob '46 and Harriet Glashow Singer '46 in Providence. . . . Kay Weisman Jaffe (mjaffe27@aol.com) said that her major effort these days concerned getting out the vote for the November 7 elections and being certain that the issues were understood. She was also excited about her "coming great-grandmotherhood" (which may be a bit presumptuous since her granddaughter's wedding was planned for October 2000!). She recently heard from Hanna Levine Schussheim and Phyllis O'Connell Murray. Both Kay and husband Mike are well. . . . Phil Shulman continues to work as a volunteer for The International Diplomacy Council, which plans itineraries for foreign visitors to San Francisco who are sponsored by the State Department through our embassies all over the world. Due to the people he has met in his role he has had reciprocal visits to Africa and the Middle East. Recently he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London, an honor stemming from his interest in 19th-century British explorers in East and Central Africa and his visits to a dozen Islamic countries. . . . David Choate e-mailed about a safari in Kenya and Tanzania, saying, "It was a magnificent experience! Almost as good as a college education." In October he and his wife were going to China for the second time, planning to go up the Yangtze River before it is dammed up, then doing some "minor trekking" in Tibet before relaxing in Bali and returning home by Thanksgiving. They go to New York frequently to visit their granddaughter, 4. Other than that they golf and tennis a little and "rearrange our pictures." . . . A wonderful article in the fall 2000 issue of the Colby Heritage Club publication "Planning Matters" dealt with the establishment of the Harriet S. and George C. Wiswell Jr. ['50] Chair in American Constitutional Law. The article traced the Wiswells' Colby history and their business careers. It also cited the motivating factors for their gift and their interests and values that caused them to select American constitutional law. It further states that "the individuals that truly will benefit the most from this planned gift are the future students of Colby." . . . Marguerite Jack Robinson wrote that she and her husband, Roger, and her sister, Adelaide Jack McGorrill '46, often go to the Salmon Falls, Maine, area. They recently visited the home of Kate Douglas Wiggin with the Buxton Hollis Historical Society. The name of the home is Quillcote, which means "the home of women who live by the pen." Marguerite also wrote that her 45th wedding anniversary would be spent at Boothbay Harbor and Capitol Island. . . . A year ago Elaine Browning Townsley and her partner sold their business, Rails and Crafts Inc., to a hobby shop in Lebanon, N.H., but she works two days a week in the new store. And she still collects toy trains (Lionel and American Flyer). In October Elaine and her sister were to leave for a 10-day trip in Ireland to visit their Irish family. She says that she sees Hazel Huckins Merrill every so often. . . . Missing from this column is our annual report on visiting Betty and Marvin Joslow in Menemsha on Martha's Vineyard. This was a very marginal summer for sailing as either the weather, the current or our schedule prevented us from that annual visit. After Labor Day Dorothy was off to Israel for a few weeks, and then we attended the inauguration of President William D. Adams at Colby before heading to our house in Jupiter, Fla., in early November. We planned to return north for Thanksgiving and then spend the rest of the winter in Florida. In January 2001 we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. . . . On a sad note, we recently learned of the death of George M. Kren. George was a professor of history at Kansas State University for decades before he retired last May. He was born in Linz, Austria, which was also Hitler's childhood home. George and his sister were shipped to England when George was 12, but the family eventually was reunited in the United States. When he became old enough he enlisted in the Army and served in a Europe-based infantry unit in World War II. He was a widely published historical writer and wrote and co-wrote books that dealt with Hitler and the Holocaust. He also wrote books on photography and personal computing. . . . Thanks to all who responded to our letter requesting information. Your input is the only way to keep our writing interesting.

–David and Dorothy Marson

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Hardly any news for this issue. The Alumni Office hasn't sent me any, and neither have any of you–with one exception! I'm operating in a vacuum, so how about helping me out with some news for the next issue of Colby? You all must be doing something out there. My next deadline is March 15, 2000. . . . Virginia Young Ellis reports that she and Jean Maloof Naman and their husbands visited Mary Helen Wilson Miller and her husband at their new home in Ottawa, Ont., Canada. They had a wonderful mini-reunion and toured many points of interest in the city. This was their second reunion–the Millers visited Jinny and Jean in Florida last winter. Jinny winters in Palmetto and Jean in Palm City. . . . This summer I went on a 32-day Viking RV tour to the Canadian Maritimes. We went as far north as the road goes in eastern North America–Red Bay, Labrador. We were in L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, when the replica of Lief Ericson's ship, built and captained by a direct descendant, finished its journey from Iceland. I was fascinated by the history and the geology of Newfoundland and Labrador–an eye opener on both counts. We finished the tour on Prince Edward Island, my favorite Canadian province. And I see Martha Loughman Shepard occasionally as I plan to move to the same community in Topsham, Maine, come spring 2001. I'm looking forward to being her neighbor. . . . Well, I hope to hear from you all soon. I'm sure you don't want me to monopolize this column with my news every month!

–Anne Hagar Eustis

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