class notes England and then at NATO Headquarters in the Netherlands. Her husband is Dutch, and their son is a translator. Jill will soon be retiring and would love to get in touch with friends. She can be reached at jvsmvs@yahoo.com. • Congratulations to Paul and Lisa Kasper Centofanti on the recent marriage of their daughter Lauren’04, MS’08, to JP Fournier, MBA’07. Thirty years ago, Lisa and Paul were married in Trinity Chapel on the BC Law School campus. Lauren and JP were thrilled to follow in their footsteps. A perfect summer evening reception followed the ceremony at Stonehurst in Waltham. Lauren is the manager of corporate partnerships for BC’s Chief Executives’ Club of Boston, and JP works at Fidelity as a private equity analyst. Paul and Lisa’s daughter Elizabeth graduated from Northeastern in 2008. She played field hockey there and now coaches at Stonehill College. Paul Jr. is entering his sophomore year at Providence College, and Dana is a freshman at BU. • Congrats to Jane Lichman Oates, Carolyn Clancy, and Lesley Visser, H’07, on their achievements! Jane, President Obama’s choice to head the Employment and Training Administration, was confirmed by the Senate in June. A Philadelphia native, she earned her master’s from Arcadia University. Carolyn has been named the 2009 recipient of the William B. Graham Prize for Health Services Research. She is a graduate of UMass Medical School. In July, Lesley was voted the “No. 1 Female Sportscaster” by the American Sportscasters Association. Lesley was the first woman assigned to Monday Night Football as well as the first to cover a Super Bowl sideline and the first to join the Pro Football Hall of Fame. • Maureen Martin-Brown, MEd’76, enjoyed her vacation getaway from Missoula, MT, visiting family, renewing acquaintances, and catching up with East Coast classmates for lunches and beach days along the splendid Cape Cod coastline. Among the BC alums she spent time with were Carole Magazu Mega-Ayers, Jo Ann Przewoznik Woods, Cathy Collins Martone, Evelyn Brunaccini Milner, and yours truly. Maureen would love to hear from BC classmates as well as those from her Archbishop Williams High School days (Gary Emond and Bill Weiler). She can be reached at moken@q.com. • Thank you and merry Christmas and best wishes to all for a joyous holiday season.
nc 1975 Correspondent: Mary Stevens McDermott mary.mcdermott@cox.net 56 Deer Meadow Lane Chatham, MA 02633; 508-945-2477 Hello, ladies. I’ve heard from many of you that Beth Reifers lost her mother in June after a long illness. Kathy Curry Thibault wrote that “quite a few Newton girls made the trip to New Canaan. The service was a wonderful tribute to her mom and their entire family, and with all the family stories told, we all know where Beth gets her outgoing spirit. Also in attendance were Posey Holland Griffin, Ann Vernon Fallon, Kim Marshall, and Enid Hatton. Although the reason for the get-together was a sad one, it was nice to catch up with friends.” Kathy also sent contact info for Betsy Costello Forbes. If you would like to have that, please let me know. • I spent four days with my Hardy first-floor pals (Nancy, Louise, Liz, Lisa, and Cyndee) in July at Nancy’s lake house in
Wolfeboro, NH. We talked over each other (shocking!) with late-night stories about our now nearly grown children and our own adventures, including Cyndee Crowe Frere’s election in Dover, VT, as justice of the peace, which makes her B&B at the foot of Mount Snow a full-service stop! Fun to have Liz Mahoney Flaherty join the admissions office staff at the Madeira School in McLean, VA, where she can catch lunch with Sheila Reilly, the director of college counseling. Cool small world. • Posting Karen Foley Freeman’s pictures from the Fairfield County Newton spring tea to the website, in her words, “proved it really happened.” Karen also noted that “Anne McCormick Hubbard, who was an art major with us (but didn’t graduate from Newton), lives in Rowayton and was delighted to catch up as well.” • Back now to a beautiful September afternoon in Chatham, where the white sharks are lending an exciting end to the summer. Will you send me news of your summer vacations and winter plans, please? New jobs or classes you take and/or teach? Check online for expanded and late-breaking news! Stay close to each other (plan those get-together dinners and weekends) and as always, pray for peace.
sented in his role as VP of finance at Ferring, where he served for nearly a decade before his death in 2007. His dedication, drive, enthusiasm, and achievements were an inspiration to many company employees.
1978 Correspondent: Julie Butler Evans JulieButlerEvans@gmail.com 7 Wellesley Drive New Canaan, CT 06840; 203-966-8580
Mark Alba started out with us and always considered himself a bicentennial baby. He officially graduated with the Class of ’77, but he was always one of us. Mark passed away last June due to heart failure. A longtime resident of Delray Beach, FL, he had once worked for Merrill Lynch of New York and remained a financial trader. He was an avid reader of military history and an accomplished builder of tiki bars and desks, among other things. Mark is missed by many, including Wayne R. Davies. Rest in peace. • Cam (Flanders) Van Noord started out teaching, and now she’s back at it. She spent last July at the Montessori training center in New Hampshire and now is lead teacher of fourth- and sixthgraders at a Florida Montessori school. Cam says she’s lovin’ it! • Robert Rusak rejoined Time Warner Cable over a year ago. He’d worked for that concern in various positions for over 15 years. In between, he served as CFO of two venture capital–backed technology companies. Robert and wife Pat have three children; two are college grads, and their youngest, Kyle, is a junior at Loyola College, Baltimore. So, no empty nest just yet! • Here’s wishing all a happy and healthy autumn and winter. Please contact me with all your news. God bless!
I finally heard some news from a few of you; thank you, thank you! First up is Kathleen Norris, who lives in Plymouth, NH, but before that lived in Alaska! Kathleen is an assistant professor in educational leadership for the doctoral program and teaches graduate research courses at Plymouth State University. She also serves as an alumni admissions representative. • Another resident of New England, Rich O’Meara (known fondly by his BC friends as “Rich O”) writes that last summer he and three of his buddies from school—Rick McDonald, Kevin McLaughlin, and John Cornell JD’82—took a two-day boat trip on Rich’s Black Watch 26-foot powerboat to Block Island; they had invited three other ’78ers—Rich Thompson, Tad Waldbauer, and Rich Scheller—but, as Rich puts it, “they foolishly worked!” Rich lives near Newport, RI, with wife Elizabeth and grandson David. Rich works in the composite industry (carbon fiber and core materials used to build wind turbine blades, high-end boats, and “green” buildings). He reports that business is going well despite the economy. • Also doing well is MaryJo Glennon Goodhue, who is a contract recruiter at Quest Diagnostics in Cambridge. She is married to Steve Goodhue ’77, who is a consultant at Citizens Bank. They have three children: Michael (Northeastern ’07), who is a wastewater engineer in Connecticut; Colleen (Ithaca ’09), who’s in New York City trying to break into the TV and radio industry (MaryJo would be so grateful if any BC alum could help her with an introduction); and Brian, who’s a sophomore at St. Michael’s College in Vermont. The Goodhues live in Marshfield, where “the beaches are beautiful, and everyone is welcome!” • This past summer, Joyce Gallagher Sullivan’s daughter, J. Courtney Sullivan (the “J” is short for Julie, after yours truly, her namesake), had her first novel, Commencement, published, and it was on the New York Times best-seller list. Congrats to mom and daughter! • I would love to congratulate more of you on recent achievements career-related, new marriagerelated, new grandchildren-related, yada yada yada. Rush to your computers, people!
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Correspondent: Nicholas Kydes nicholaskydes@yahoo.com 8 Newtown Terrace Norwalk, CT 06851; 203-829-9122
Correspondent: Stacey O’Rourke stacey82857@aol.com 1445 Commonwealth Avenue West Newton, MA 02465
In February, Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced the three local student winners of its Terry McMorrow Memorial Scholarships. The award winners are students who demonstrate the ideals and values that Terry repre-
Jane Sullivan Murphy was kind enough to send an update after the reunion. Jane and Jim have been married for 18 years. Son and daughter Conor and Fiona both attend Millburn (NJ) High School. Jane volunteers for the
1976 Correspondent: Gerald B. Shea gerbs54@hotmail.com 25 Elmore Street Newton Centre, MA 02459
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