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

Lori Gustafson Adams writes that she has just finished a very busy year–she completed a master's degree in writing and literature at Riviera College, worked full time as a technical writer and took care of her two children with her husband, Cal. . . . Barbara Knox Autran also has her hands full. She writes that she just started teaching ESL, U.S. history, U.S. government and world history to GED students. After a six and a half-year hiatus raising Dylan, 6, and Savannah, 2, she is very much looking forward to teaching again. . . . Kevin Bruen continues his career as a lieutenant and lawyer in the U.S. Coast Guard and has spent the past two years practicing environmental law. Summer 2000 brought a move for Kevin, Carolyn (Boynton '84) and Connor from the Presidio in San Francisco to L.A., where he assumed the role of marine safety inspector with the Coast Guard in Long Beach. Kevin writes that 'Thankfully, Tom Valinote is still in the L.A. area and has an extra surfboard!' . . . Mike Muir sends his regrets for missing reunion. He recently completed a doctorate in curriculum and instruction with a focus on middle-level education and meaningful engaged learning from UMO. He is currently the assistant professor of education at UMO-Farmington. Of particular note, Mike lives in what used to be the women's prison in Skowhegan, Maine. He assures us that 'it's much more comfortable now!' . . . John O. Robinson is also sorry to have missed reunion but is planning ahead for 2005. He has just finished his 12th year teaching world history at Plymouth South High School and for summer 2000 planned to work full time as a lawyer in Falmouth, Mass. In addition, he is the featured soloist with the Falmouth Men's Chorus. . . . Shireen Shahawy (who did make it to reunion and had a great time!) is working as the director of marketing for continuing education at the University of New England. She and her daughter, Ally, live in Portland with two dogs and two cats. FYI–Ally had such a good time at reunion that she plans to enroll in the Class of 2011! (Any tips from Admissions for Ally and other sons and daughters of alums would be greatly appreciated!) By the way, you may hear Shireen on a few national radio spots–she does voiceovers, so listen carefully. . . . Melinda Griggs Underwood lives happily in Putney, Vt., with her dog, Estee, and two cats. She works as a consultant to nonprofits in the southern Vermont area, focusing on program development, grant proposal assistance and materials production. . . . Tom Claytor sends greetings to all and will keep us up to date on his travels. . . . After a terrific showing at reunion in June, Chris, Tucker and Cici Bevin Gordon celebrated the healthy and happy arrival of Tate Elizabeth on July 21, 2000. Congratulations! . . . On the other side of Boston, Lou Geremia, Eliza, Kiki and I (Sue James Geremia) welcomed a little one of our own, Christopher James, on September 9, 2000. . . . Please keep sending e-mail updates (classnews1985@alum.colby.edu). It is great fun hearing from everyone, and it makes for a fun column!

–Sue James Geremia

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Whoa, I am beyond late with this one, so no babbling, just the news. Thanks to all who e-mailed this time. . . . Robin Chalmers married Jerod Mason in July, with Margaret Wallace as maid of honor. Robin works for a magazine publishing company, and the newlyweds live in Winchester, Mass. . . . Helene Landers has put her professional golf career on the back burner for now so she can concentrate on her son, Gray, born in September 1999. Helene still lives in L.A. and keeps a foot in the theater world by doing an occasional commercial. . . . Hilary Breed Van Dusen and her husband, Charlie, welcomed their second daughter, Islay, in February 2000. She joins sister Marika, 3. They live in Marblehead, Mass. . . . Harriet Haake relocated to San Diego five years ago, and she writes, 'Yes, the weather is great all the time.' She was married in November 1999 to Mark Hall, and Colbyites who made the trip for the wedding included Rob Boone '85, Kris Giblin Lindquist, Andrea McInnis Leonard and Linda (Flight '85) and Peter Lull. Harriet works as a retirement plan consultant at Buck Consultants in San Diego. . . . Gretchen Bean Lurie got together with Brigid Hoffman in New York in October while Gretchen was visiting the Big Apple for the premiere of her husband's film, The Contender. She and her husband and kids, Hunter, 10, and Paige, 8, live in Pasadena, Calif. . . . Beth Schwartz-Kenney received an award for distinguished teaching and continues to chair the psychology department at Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Bob Kenney is busy as president of his consulting company, Partners Through Training. . . . Lisa Rydin married C. Scott Lilliott in June. The couple bought a house in Stow, Mass., and Lisa now works at Fidelity Institutional Retirement Services Company in Marlborough, Mass. . . . Hamilton Brower has made some changes in his life. He left the marketing industry two years ago and sailed around the world with his dad for five months. They started in Athens, Greece, and, 28,600 miles later they returned. Hamilton is now involved with an educational program sponsored by the United Nations and is also involved with Habitat for Humanity. . . . Hey–this is our 15th reunion year, so make plans now to attend. If you're still wishy-washy about attending the reunion, keep in mind this important bit of wisdom: make new friends, but keep the old; one is silver and the other's gold. Reunion is a great chance to catch up with old pals, overwhelm elderly faculty members who pretend they know who you are, and hang out with people you never had anything in common with at Colby but suddenly do now. Come brag about your jet-set life or show off your body piercings–whatever, just come. If you would like to volunteer to help with planning the reunion, contact Jay Allen (james.allen@csfb.com). Also, I'm looking for someone to take over the class notes starting this summer. E-mail me if you are interested (it's fun and no more painful than the average body piercing). Ciao for now.

–Wendy Lapham Russ

Three's a charm for Bill, Jeanne, Mitch and Eric. Callie (Knowles '89) and Bill Clapp welcomed a baby girl, Ainsley, last March. She joins the very cute Ben, 6, and Caroline, 4–I saw them at Brian Low's house when Karen and Tim Hennessey were visiting this September. Karen and Tim live in San Francisco and were on their way to Italy for a vacation. Bill is the math guy (Brian's title for him) at Berwick Academy and was just about to lead the orientation program for the students. He is also the JV boys' hockey coach and varsity lacrosse coach. Callie earned her master's from BC and is a social worker at Sexual Assault Support Services in Portsmouth as the group coordinator. I'd say the Clapps are a bit busy! . . . Mitch and Jeanne Morrison Cook had their third in July with the arrival of Samuel Morrison Cook. He joins his very proud big brothers David, 6, and Merritt, 4, out in Grand Rapids, Mich. . . . In August, Katie and Eric Green's third, Maggie, joined her two big sisters, Nell, 3, and Annie, 2. . . . Many of us celebrated our 35th birthdays this year. I can't believe it! . . . I saw Mike '86 and Christine Palmer Savage at a birthday party for Joy Pratt and Mary McCarty. Christine was expecting #2 in the fall and is busy with PJ at home and avoiding all the work that's being done on their house in Wellesley. Tim and Teri Scally Kinsella were also there. They live up in Newburyport and have a little boy, Cole, who's 1. Teri, along with Melissa Raffoni, is part of a group called the Professional Skills Alliance, which is a Boston-based group of consultants who work individually and in cross-functional teams to provide a wide range of business consulting services to all types of companies. Check out their Web site (professionalskills.com). Better yet, hire them to do work for your company! . . . Helen Muir Milby is happy to report the birth on June 22 of their second girl. Kate, she writes, 'has been a joy. Although bittersweet, I am looking forward to heading back to work. It should be an interesting fall with the elections. I have worked closely with Senator Lieberman over the past five years and hope that he'll be our next vice president.' . . . Karen Czuchry Sallman has just taken a senior consulting position with Ariba. She writes, 'I will be stationed and living in Munich. I got married on August 4 to a German by the name of Florian Sallmann. This year we had our German civil ceremony and next year, also on August 4, we will have our church wedding with family and friends.' . . . Melissa Jenkins continues to serve on the faculty of Brown University in the department of psychiatry and human behavior. 'As a clinical neuropsychologist,' she says, 'I perform assessments of patients with neurologic illnesses and injuries. I teach in the clinical psychology internship/fellowship program and conduct research.' You can find Melissa's recent publications in many journals, including the American Journal of Psychiatry. She also spends time scuba diving, skiing and rollerblading and was looking forward to coming to Maine in the fall to make apple butter with her 84-year-old grandmother! . . . Thanks to Josh Shapiro for answering my plea for news. He got married in July to Suzanne Juster, a Notre Dame alum, and had lots of Colby friends at their wedding. The attendees and their professions: Ethan Shapiro '83, Josh's brother, a dean/teacher at Phillips Exeter; Scott Lainer, advertising; Bruce Dalbeck, consulting; Mike Ashley, started his own business; Shannon McDonald, mother and part-time social worker; Andrew Rudman, State Department; Brad Fay, VP market research; Jeff DiSandro, partner in a management recruiting firm. Josh and Suzanne live in New Jersey, and both work as brand managers at Reckitt Benckiser. Josh was looking forward to visiting Maine over Labor Day and showing Suzanne the Colby campus. . . . Glenn Cummings started a new job in August as director of professional advising at the University of Virginia, where he serves as the primary faculty advisor for UVA students considering law school and medical school. On his first day he met with a grad student who turned out to be Margaret Russell Ewalt '92. Small world! The summer was busy as well, as Glenn had a commitment ceremony in June with his partner of three years, Colby Smith. Yes, his name is really Colby! They plan to stay in Charlottesville, where Glenn's been for 12 years. Colby travels a lot, teaching seminars all over the U.S. for the Moulton Company. . . . Marco Loretto is co-founder and vice president, business development for Notara in N.Y.C. His company provides Web-based collaborative software that automates administrative processes. . . . In May, St. Joseph's College of Maine bestowed upon our own honoree Bishop Donald Pelotte, S.S.S., and Ph.D., an honorary doctor of laws. He was honored for his work with issues and concerns of Native Americans and other indigenous peoples as well as for his many years of service with Catholic Relief Services. . . . Thanks to those who wrote to me. And for the rest of you, send me an e-mail today! Have a great winter. My best to you all.

–Jane Nicol Manuel

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Laura Johnson has started a private practice in pediatrics, and she and husband Patrick Bridges welcomed their third child, Sarina Mackenzie Bridges, on June 15, 2000. Sarina joins Alexa and Owen in the Johnson Bridges household. . . . Chris Tompkins had a book published on the Croton Dams and Aqueduct in September, and on the day he sent the final manuscript to the publisher he received his master's of social science from the Maxwell School at Syracuse. . . . I have enough baby news to fill an entire column! Mary Browne DiSandro and husband Jeff '88 had a baby boy, James Manning, on February 15. Mary writes that James arrived a month early, so his aunt Cathy 'C.C.' Cook was not able to be in Boston for his birth. . . . Michael and Cherie Poulin Szustak had a daughter, Katelyn Ann, on June 1. They also have a son, Christopher, who started kindergarten this fall. . . . Brian Murphy is the proud papa of Liam. . . Ponch Membreno writes that he and wife Jess were expecting a baby in December. They bought a house on Peaks Island, Maine, though they haven't lived there yet because Ponch took a job at Patagonia in New York. They hang out with Jake Ulick '90, Tucker Offutt and Tom Cahill and saw Steve Masur '88's band. Ponch recently spent three weeks kayaking in Thailand. . . . Jim Connolly sent a long e-mail with news of the birth of his son, Carsten James, in October '99. Jim reports that he recently kayaked the Potomac River to raise awareness about the effect that the pollution in the Anacostia River has on the fragile Chesapeake. Jim also sent news that Jan Gisholt is engaged to be married. Jan lives in Miami and works as a ship broker. His fiancée, Denise, is a psychiatrist. . . . Kayaking is quite the trend. Jennifer Joseph regaled me with tales of her kayaking exploits, including a planned trip to Acadia and a kayaking symposium in Castine, Maine. Jennifer lives in Pittsburgh and works at Ernst & Young; she recently returned from a birthday trip to Norway and Iceland. . . . Carolyn Harper joined the marriage ranks in June when she married Stephen Paul Hefner. . . . Michelle Leinbach and husband Rob Travis '88 had their first baby, Benjamin, last February. They also bought a house in W. Newton, Mass., and Michelle is now back at work as a lawyer at Mintz Levin in Boston. She sees Julie Abele Wetzell and Michelle Delea and reports that Michelle and her husband had a baby girl in December '99. . . . Nancy Spellman and husband Paul Brunell welcomed Geoffrey Drew Brunell on July 20, 2000. . . . Bob and Sue Banta Gallagher moved to Scituate, Mass., where Sue is a catalog visual specialist for Talbots and Bob is a senior manager in a specialized litigation-consulting group with Price Waterhouse Coopers in Boston. They had a baby girl, Emily Reed, on Easter Sunday. Sue writes that they have had visits from Liz (Helft '91) and Don Darby and their little girl, Hannah, and Kirk Koenigsbauer and his wife, Neen, and baby Peter. Since moving to Boston, Sue and Bob see more of Melita Marks, who just became engaged to Dave Schacter, Christina Theokas, who is in a Ph.D. program in psychology at Tufts, and Dave and Karen Currey Wehr, who had a baby girl in May. . . . Kathy Dowley is now a professor of political science at SUNY-New Paltz, where Roger Bowen is president, and she was to travel to Albania in the fall to monitor local elections. Kathy and her husband, Matt, and their two kids love upstate N.Y. . . . Mark Demian writes that he recently became a partner with Javitch, Block, Eisen & Rathbone in Cleveland and will soon move to Columbus to be the managing partner in the firm's office there. . . . Lane Wilkinson is still in Seattle, recently bought a house, and is now the bike and ski buyer for REI. He spent June climbing in the Bolivian Andes. . . . Dawna Zajac Perez started a new job as director of development for the Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation in Boston and Lawrence. She works from home, although home may be changing as she and husband David and their two boys are building a house in Haverhill and hoped to move from N. Andover in December. She writes that she would love to hear from Micky Beck, Rob Garland, Brett and Leslie Norton Rankin, John Girard, Steve Nason or anyone who lived in Coburn senior year.

–Anita L. Terry

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