Colgate Scene - Summer 2009 by Charlie Melichar

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Set Our Feet on Lofty Places 88 Days A Writer and His Image

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26 Set Our Feet on Lofty Places

President Rebecca S. Chopp led Colgate to new heights

32 88 Days

The harrowing at-sea tale of Paul Ridley ’05, who rowed solo across the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for cancer research

38 A Writer and His Image

Exhibition showcases Colgate’s extensive George Bernard Shaw collection — and reveals some interesting Colgate connections with the playwright

Message from Interim President Lyle D. Roelofs

Letters

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Colgate history, tradition, and spirit

The Big Picture

Stay Connected Call for nominations: Alumni Council candidates and awards

Class News 56 2009 Reunion awards 77 Marriages & Unions 77 Births & Adoptions 77 In Memoriam

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Life of the Mind Arts & Culture Go ’gate New, Noted & Quoted

On the cover: Won’t you be my baby? Gordon Granger ’59 gets a kick out of a Swinging ’Gates serenade at Reunion 2009. Photo and chapel photo by Andrew Daddio News and views for the Colgate community

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Vice President for Public Relations and Communications Charles Melichar Managing Editor Rebecca Costello Associate Editor Aleta Mayne Director of Publications Gerald Gall Coordinator of Photographic Services Andrew Daddio Production Assistant Kathy Bridge Colgate Ladies in Moroccan Dress, Atlas Mountains, Morocco, by Evan Kramer ’09

Texting Along the Grand Canal, Venice, Italy, by Christie Lebano ’09

Contributing writers and designers: Director of Web Content Timothy O’Keeffe Art Director Karen Luciani Designer Jennifer Kirsteins Assistant Director of Athletic Communications John Gilger Director of Marketing and Public Relations Barbara Brooks Senior Advancement Writer Mark Walden Manager of Media Communications Anthony Adornato

Long Road Home, Hampi, India, by Sarah MacKenzie ’09

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Global Colgate

Alumni often say that taking advantage of Colgate’s study-abroad or extended-study programs provided them with some of their best experiences and memories. Go to www.colgate.edu/photos to see images taken by students who studied abroad this past semester. You’ll see photos from around the world. You also can see what students had to say about their trips on the Global Colgate blog: http://colgate. blogs.com/globalcolgate/. Want to share your favorite study-abroad experience? Go to the message board at colgatealumni.org.

Colgate Conversations: www.colgate.edu/podcasts Colgate parent Harold Ramis, whose film credits include Ghostbusters, Year One, and Groundhog Day, offers a funny and insightful look at making movies in Hollywood.

Look Photo Galleries: www.colgate.edu/photos See photographs from former President Rebecca Chopp’s last month on campus as she said goodbye to colleagues, students, and friends, and took part in her final commencement exercise.

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Success After Colgate: www.colgate.edu/success Eight members of the Class of 2009 talk about their Colgate experiences and share their plans for the future in these unique video profiles. You also can track many other recent graduates on a Google “mashup” that shows what they are doing and where.

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Feedback form: http://www.colgate.edu/eeg The Economic Environment Working Group is charged with identifying scenarios for the strategic realignment of Colgate’s operating budget as a result of the economic downturn and investment losses sustained by the university’s endowment since the summer of 2008. Colgate alumni, faculty, staff, students, and community members are invited to offer suggestions.

It has been a few engrossing months

committee, ably led by Peg Flanagan ’80, vice chair of the board, has been gathering feedback on what skills and qualities will be most important in our next leader, we also have reflected on what made President Rebecca Chopp so remarkably effective. In addition to confidence, determination, vision, and skill as manager of our complex and particular community, President Chopp had an admirable and certain generosity of spirit. She recognized and valued the contributions of everyone to the resultant good works. Lao-Tzu, the founder of Taoism who lived sometime around 600 years before the Christian era in China, said, “To lead people, walk beside them … When the best leader’s work is done the people say, ‘We did it ourselves!’” Indeed, under President Chopp’s leadership, we all celebrated — and took personal pride in — our very transformation. In this issue of the Scene, we are pleased to share a retrospective and a tribute to President Chopp’s very memorable seven-year tenure. Thanks in large part to President Chopp, I will preside in the coming year over an institution that is in a solid position despite uncertain economic times. We are secure in our status as a top liberal arts academic institution whose can-do character and larger size set us apart from even our most impressive peer institutions. Is this perhaps the Colgate DNA?

Being a scientist, I am tempted to play with the metaphor a bit, as the double-stranded DNA molecule has such an interesting structure and function. In much the same way that pairs of genes, intertwined after reproduction in side-by-side strands, determine qualities such as the color of our eyes, consider what characterizes the uniqueness of Colgate. Here we are combining the best of the liberal arts model with its close facultystudent relationships, and the research university with its interest in generating new knowledge and providing a broad array of areas of study. This unique genetic combination of the liberal arts college and research university strands — the liberal arts university — is surely a fortuitous one, dedicated as it is to fostering the development of liberally educated, adventuresome, and achievement-oriented students and alumni. Alas, as adventuresome and achievement-oriented as we are, the coming year will challenge us to stay our course. Passion for the Climb: The Campaign for Colgate is well on its way to completion. We will continue to tackle issues of affordability and access. Following our governing strategic plan, diversity initiatives will continue to be important, as will continued innovation in the areas of student-faculty engagement beyond the classroom. As I move down the hill from McGregory Hall to the stately James B. Colgate administration building, I am grateful to the senior staff assembled by President Chopp who bring incredible strength and expertise to their positions. In the coming year, I will rely on them for their wisdom and skill. In addition, I am delighted that history professor Jill Harsin, a long-time member of the Core 152 staff and, until called to step up, the director of the Division of Social Sciences, has agreed to serve as interim provost and dean of the faculty. I am honored to serve as Colgate’s interim president for 2009–2010, following President Chopp, a leader whose impact on Colgate has been immeasurable and whose accomplishments will be celebrated for a long time. It promises to be a most interesting year, as together we sustain Colgate’s incredible momentum while shoring up resources in an adverse economic environment and awaiting the exciting outcome of the search for Colgate’s 16th president.

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Colgate Board of Trustees asked me to serve as interim president. While the 18-member presidential search

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Message from Interim President Lyle D. Roelofs

Since joining Colgate in 2004 as provost and dean of the faculty and professor of physics, Lyle Roelofs has been responsible for faculty personnel, curriculum, information technology, athletics, and overseeing instructional budgets. As interim president during the 2009–2010 academic year, he will focus on budgetary impact of the economic downturn; strategic planning for residential education; diversity issues; bolstering Colgate’s relationship with the village of Hamilton and the region; and sustainability and energy efficiency.

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Democracy Without Politics Retired? Critical Conversations

The Scene welcomes letters. We reserve the right to decide whether a letter is acceptable for publication and to edit for accuracy, clarity, and length. Letters deemed potentially libelous or that malign a person or group will not be published. Letters should not exceed 250 words. You can reach us by mail, or e-mail sceneletters @colgate.edu. Please include your full name, class year if applicable, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. If we receive many letters on a given topic, we will print a representative sample of the opinions expressed. On occasion, we may run additional letters online.

You have done such amazing things to this publication. I will admit, at first I wondered why we needed to upgrade. Our simple newsprint seemed just fine. But this latest issue (Spring 2009) fairly leaped off the pages. It was so vibrant, energetic, and engaging. My intention was to merely flip through while I waited for my computer to load, but 15 minutes later I found myself completely engrossed. And the creative use of graphics, particularly on that “Retired” story was wonderful. I could go on and on … but I can’t wait to get back to my reading! It is inspiring to witness the creative juices flowing up there in Hamilton, N.Y. Keep up the good work, and thank you! Elizabeth Stookey Sunde ’87 Wilder, Vt. I thank you for the Spring 2009 edition of the Scene. It is an utterly superb production. Very inviting and exciting! I can’t get over how the format has changed (and improved) over the years. Applause is deserved for you folks and those many others who work on the magazine. Joy, health, spare change.

such behavior persists, even if in one or a handful of students. Mission statements, creeds, and other efforts at governing civilized behavior are all good exercises, but everyone must continue to search their hearts for any pernicious symptoms and be their own healers. In the meantime, talk is good. cleaning a collection of World War II posters with a huge gum eraser, and cataloging hundreds upon hundreds of letters, photographs, and other miscellaneous pieces of information. The latter took most of my time, and I could not catalogue without stopping to read and examine just about everything that passed through my fingers. Colgate is the place it is because of the students, faculty, and staff who have put their stamp on the Hill over each passing generation. Keep showing us those glimpses back in time. Perhaps one day I’ll spot one of my relatives! Patricia Simmonds Azriel ’88 York, Pa.

Trinka Reed University of Pittsburgh CAS ’71, Law ’74, Library Science ’75

Page 13’s a hit Thank you for Page 13 of the Scene! I am a history buff, and my family has a long tradition at Colgate. My grandfather, uncle, and cousin all graduated from Colgate, my grandparents were married in the chapel in 1928, and my dad actually has a photo from 1939 of his mother, himself (age 6), and my mother (age 5) by Taylor Lake! I had the wonderful experience of working in the Case Library archives while I was a student. Ten hours each week, and boy, what a 10 hours they could be! Reorganizing the Rare Book Room and discovering the bejeweled tomes that lay within, meticulously

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Retired but not retiring How wonderful it was to see Carol Kinne in “Retired?” (Scene, Spring 2009). My very first class at Colgate was her 8:00 a.m. Basic Studio — that is where my art career really began! She helped me build not only my skills as an artist, but also the confidence to express myself through my work and believe in what I was doing. Hers is a wonderful story, and I am deeply appreciative of her efforts as well as those of John Knecht, Lynn Schwarzer, and Jim Loveless. Congratulations on a happy retirement, Carol! R. Vincent Lunato ’91 San Francisco, Calif.

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Allan Moore ’52 Rochester, N.Y. I’m the wife of one Colgate alum, Tim Reed ’71, and the mother of another, Carly Reed ’03. I agree that the Colgate Scene is quite a nice publication. Perhaps one day it will rival Pitt Magazine.

Steven Paul Mark ’69 New York, N.Y.

On the race and diversity dialogue I read with great interest the article on diversity and race (Scene, Spring 2009). In fact, so great was my interest that it prompted me to write my first letter to the campus since writing to the Maroon as a senior in 1969. About what? Race and diversity. In those days, we expressed ourselves first by taking over the Administration Building, deactivating from fraternities, and then talking about the issues. It’s heartening to see talk came first 40 years later. Unfortunately, racism and other intolerance is not an intellectual pursuit, but a poison that suffuses the heart. It would be instructive if those who shouted and painted epithets in anonymity could come forth and explain themselves. Not as an opportunity for the self-righteous to castigate or wag fingers, but to know how and why such septicemia gained footing in the first place. In an academic environment such as Colgate, it’s unfathomable that

When I received the last edition of the Scene, I was thrilled to see the photo of the orchestra in the chapel. It brought back many wonderful memories. Of course, almost all alumni recall Freshman Convocation, Baccalaureate, and concerts in that setting. Others have additional memories of performing there, whether in the orchestra or another campus musical group, as well as attending religious services and/ or a marriage there. But it would be a select group who would recall a bit of activism relevant to the chapel. When I arrived on campus in 1974, the chapel did not house the beautiful organ or extensive stage it now does. It was soon proposed that in order to make the chapel a “true performance venue,” the pews should be removed and replaced with theater seating. A group of students who felt a strong connection to the chapel initiated a campaign — a protest of sorts. Our voices were, gratefully, heard. Flash forward 30-plus years, and the Colgate community continues to appreciate the unique blend of the historical with the modern that is our chapel. I do not know the names of the decision makers of the past who made

this possible. But I thank them. And I encourage the current and future decision makers to look to the chapel as a physical example of Colgate’s continued ability to keep the best of the past traditions, while adding the best of the present innovations. Clare Kilpatrick Benz ’78 Wyomissing, Pa.

Alumni governance Lawrence Scharbach ’56 claims [Letters, Spring 2009] that A Better Colgate favors a Board of Trustees predominantly elected by the alumni. While I do not speak for this organization, even a cursory perusal of their website would show this is not correct. A Better Colgate supports having some significant alumni representation on the board, as many fine colleges and universities such as Amherst, Hamilton, and Dartmouth do. Scharbach further opines, “God help Colgate” if we ever really did have a majority of the trustees elected by the alumni, without offering any factual basis for this. Unsupported statements such as his do the many alumni who support A Better Colgate a serious disservice. Dr. Scott H. Stoller ’85 Pittsburgh, Pa. Much has been said about the dissenting group “ABC,” most of it negative. While a loyal Colgate alumnus, and not agreeing with everything on both sides of the debate, I do support some of ABC’s aims. Colgate never was a democratic institution; its leadership and policies have always been decided by a self-perpetuating cadre of — up to the present — competent leaders. Peer institutions are not necessarily democratic, either. What irritated this writer is the way that the Alumni Council has used the “party machine” of direct mailing and publications to propagate its views and quash opposition by stating in effect that it is all “lies and more lies.” They then showcase the many wonderful (and carefully chosen) alumni who have helped Colgate (the implication being that things are just fine the way they are, thank you). Perhaps it is time for Colgate to become a leader in the field of university self-governance, allowing alumni to participate more fully in choosing members of the Alumni Council. It could even help to improve the

poor standing Colgate holds among its peers in terms of the size of our endowment, through more alumni participation. One thing is crystal clear: the council’s strategies only foment more — and ever more radical — opposition. Yes, I did sign the ABC petition, not because I believe in every platform of ABC. I most emphatically do not, and I revile any attempt to bring back the so-called “good old days” as being retrograde and damaging to our commonly held beliefs of inclusion and progress. I signed because I believe that a healthy dissenting voice is a good thing, and a governing institution that believes otherwise is deeply flawed. Bruce A. Healey ’84 Cincinnati, Ohio I read Ron Joyce’s commentary regarding A Better Colgate (ABC) in the March 26 Maroon-News. I know Ron both as a classmate and fraternity brother, and have the highest respect for him. While Ron’s position is clear, I do not believe he addresses the simple message that ABC proposes: alumni electing alumni to Colgate’s Board of Trustees. Elections should be seriously considered. First and foremost, they would engage all interested alumni in the selection process. I believe more alumni will donate to the university if their engagement increases. Cornell elects 8 alumni trustees out of a total 64 trustees and also has student- and faculty-elected trustees. Other schools like Amherst and Dartmouth also permit alumni to elect alumni trustees. At Colgate, only a few “select” people control the selections. While it may be argued that this process is time honored and has resulted in excellent members, this is done at the price of leaving most alumni out of the process. Some might argue that elections would be expensive in these current economic times. I expect the Alumni Council would efficiently organize the process. Voting could take place over the Internet. Others might argue that elections would enable a group like ABC to elect its own members; however, the right to elect trustees does not give ABC any real advantage. While ABC could petition for a nomination slot, that nominee must still be elected by the alumni.

Voting for alumni trustees would give me and other Colgate “outsiders” (the true majority of alumni) a stake in Colgate’s future. I believe that would make Colgate a better and more inclusive university. Michael S. Walsh ’73 Winnetka, Ill. Gus Coldebella ’91, president of the Alumni Council, adds: A central part of the Alumni Council’s mission is to promote dialogue among alumni, students, faculty, administration, and the Board of Trustees on issues of importance to the welfare of the university. Rather than quashing opposition or propagating views, the council is working on new ways to foster alumni engagement, so we can communicate to all alumni what’s going on at Colgate, and hear (and communicate back) your views. Bottom line: Open, factual discussion on topics such as governance — the subject of the letters above — is key to alumni involvement, and the council plans to expand the forums to do so. For additional information on the Alumni Council and the Board of Trustees selection processes, you can visit www.colgate.edu/trustees and www. colgatealumni.org/alumnicouncil.

Coach Bob Wow! Talk about coincidence! A few months ago, I did a project with my 4th grade gifted students that focused on intergenerational learning and emphasized the wisdom that we can acquire when we listen to older generations. My students each had to pick a “grandfriend” and co-author an essay with that person for “The Listen to a Life” essay contest. My kids were amazed at some of the life experiences that their grandfriends shared (war experiences, the Depression, inventions, landing on the moon, Elvis, etc.), and it made them understand how much they can learn when they are willing to really listen. The

grandfriends loved having the opportunity to pass on their experiences, and it was a magical morning for all involved. One of my students was so moved by the experience that he wanted to find other older people to engage in conversation. One day at swim practice, Tyler started talking to “Coach Bob.” Tyler came to school the next day so excited to share all of these great details about Coach Bob’s life. They had spoken for more than an hour! Just tonight I opened up the Scene (Spring, pg. 46) to see the article about the very same Coach Bob, never knowing he was a Colgate alum. He really must be one remarkable man, and his impact on the lives of children is immeasurable! I can’t wait to show Tyler this article. Amanda Travis Simon ’93 4th Grade Math/Language Arts Pine View School for the Gifted Osprey, Fla.

Spoonful of memories I was at the Lovin’ Spoonful concert (Slices, Scene, Spring 2009) along with my good friend Wick O’Brien ’73. His father, Kenneth, was on the Colgate staff, so we both were faculty brats. As I remember it, Wick’s date was Mary Barnett, daughter of Colgate President Vincent Barnett. My date was Nancy Migonis, whose family still lives in Hamilton. It was our first rock concert. My parents made me dress up, which probably meant good school clothes. I do not remember if this was spring or fall of 1968; we would have been either juniors or seniors in high school. Enjoyable issue of the Scene. I especially liked the picture of Vet Ville (Page 13). When my parents moved to Hamilton in the summer of 1952, they lived there along with many other young faculty members and their new families. Kevin Sio ’73 Skaneateles, N.Y. Editor’s note: A number of alumni responded to the spring 2009 Slices photo contest (see pg. 80 in this issue for answer and winner) with fun reminiscences; we’ve posted them at www.colgatealumni.org/lovin spoonful. Check them out, and submit your own campus concert memory at www.colgatealumni.org/message boards or to scene@colgate.edu.

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Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs. Students celebrate Earth Day in the Ho Science Center atrium. Photo by Andrew Daddio

So you think you can dance? More than 10 Colgate dance groups, from the Ballet Company to the Belly Dancing Club, cut loose at the spring 2009 Dancefest. Photo by Brooke Ousterhout ’10

Vising artist Zhang Minjie, chairman of fine arts at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, explains his mastery of multi-color reduction woodblock in a workshop at Little Hall. Photo by Luke Connolly ’09

Diplomas and hugs are handed out during Commencement 2009. Photo by Andrew Daddio

Despite an April snowfall, students enjoyed Holi, the Hindu celebration of colors welcoming the spring season. Photo by Luke Connolly ’09

Reconnecting with old friends was enough to lift alumni off their feet during Reunion 2009. Photo by Andrew Daddio

This student must have felt like a “superstar” while crowd surfing during a Spring Party Weekend performance by Grammy Award–winning rapper Lupe Fiasco. Photo by Luke Connolly ’09

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Buddhist ceremony marks Chapel House milestone

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Buddhist monks receive an offering of food during the Dana ceremony held at the ALANA Cultural Center.

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According to Buddhist teaching, giving is an act that can transform and purify the mind. On a Tuesday afternoon at the ALANA Cultural Center, approximately 30 members of the Colgate community participated in a 2,500-year-old Sri Lankan Buddhist ceremony of alms giving called a Dana. One by one, participants lined up to scoop a bit of basmati rice or raita, some lentil pilaf, or a piece of flatbread onto a plate and present it to one of five monks seated at a table. Dressed in yellow, orange, or maroon robes, the monks, who had come from the New York Buddhist Vihara, silently ate their food while the participants sat quietly in front of them. When the monks had finished their meal, the ceremony continued with unison and call-and-response chanting, and a presentation of gifts to the monks. The chief monk, Venerable Kurunaegoda Piyatissa, delivered

Emotional response to wrongful conviction stories Tissues were being passed around the women’s studies center lounge as the audience reacted to panelists’ personal stories during the Exoneration and Wrongful Convictions Brown Bag. “I couldn’t believe that they took my son away,” said Sylvia Barnes, the mother of a local man who was recently exonerated after DNA testing proved he was innocent. Barnes’s story particularly touched panelist Kirk Bloodsworth, whose mother passed away three months before he was exonerated. In June 1993, Bloodsworth’s case became the first capital conviction in the United States to be overturned as a result of DNA testing. He remembers returning to jail after seeing his mother’s body and hearing her voice telling him to “Stand up.” Criminal defense attorney Mark Rabil pointed out that it wasn’t only DNA testing that freed these men from prison; it was also how hard they fought to see justice prevail. Rabil defended Darryl Hunt, who spent 19 years in prison and also was on the panel. “You recognize that you can’t get those years spent in prison back,” said Hunt. “I’ve learned that with the time I have left, I want to enjoy it. To carry anger or bitterness is going to shorten whatever life God gives me from now on, and I don’t want it to be short because I’ve been short nineteen years.” The luncheon was part of a three-day symposium sponsored by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology that also included a lecture about race and wrongful convictions as well as a film screening of The Trials of Darryl Hunt, an HBO documentary chronicling Hunt’s story.

Graduates: Become ‘warriors of justice’

With the same conviction that characterizes his work as an advocate for education and social services reform, Geoffrey Canada urged members of Colgate’s Class of 2009 to continue the “pursuit of truth and enlightenment for the betterment of society and not solely for the betterment of yourselves. “I believe in you. You are about to join a select group who must be un-

afraid to take on the toughest issues,” said Canada during his address in Sanford Field House for the university’s 188th commencement ceremony. As graduates embark on their future endeavors and join what he called the game of life, Canada challenged them: become “warriors of justice” by joining the team fighting poverty. “Do you care about those who won’t make it without your help? I offer you the wondrous opportunity to join the losing side,” Canada said, to laughter. “We may not win the fight, but as long as you are here, we will never stop fighting.” He told the graduates it was becoming more difficult to triumph over the economic and political forces that condemn American children to spend their lives sick and impoverished. And he recalled his own experiences as a child raised by a single mother in the South Bronx and now as a crusader helping children who are growing up in conditions similar to those faced by his own family. He is nationally recognized for his work as CEO and president of Harlem Children’s Zone, a nonprofit that offers educational and social services to low-income families in Harlem, N.Y., with the aim of guiding poor children from birth to college. Prior to Canada’s address, President Rebecca S. Chopp told graduates that their education is truly just beginning. “Your education is not something behind you but something in front of you, something you will live forward for yourself and with others,” she said. Chopp went on to highlight the many ways this year’s graduates left their mark, noting that class members helped Colgate make real strides

Commencement speaker Geoffrey Canada, CEO and president of Harlem Children’s Zone

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Joseph ole Tipanko, a Maasai warrior from Maasailand, Kenya, shared information about his culture and traditions during a Brown Bag luncheon at COVE.

Back on campus Reunion College Approximately 2,000 alumni filled Whitnall Field and Colgate’s classrooms during the late-May weekend for Reunion 2009. Alumni and their families participated in dozens of Reunion College sessions. Here is a sampling:

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Ret. Gen. Colin Powell — former U.S. secretary of state and one-time leader of 350,000 troops — knows how to make an entrance. “Sit down, you’re making me nervous,” barked the general in a good-natured tone perfected over five decades of Army leadership, politics, and diplomacy. Having stared down world leaders and having stood up to the four American presidents he served, Powell could hardly have been intimidated by the 50 students who rose in unison as he entered Golden Auditorium. Prior to Powell’s Global Leaders Lecture Series appearance in Sanford Field House, the students — who were chosen because of their interests in political science, international relations, and peace and conflict studies — participated in a 30-minute question-and-answer session. Among them were 18 first-year Benton Scholars, whose coursework has focused on global leadership. Fred Chernoff, Harvey Picker Professor of international relations and director of Colgate’s international relations program, moderated the discussion. Chernoff called on

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a brief homily, bestowing blessings on all in attendance. The rest of those gathered then partook of the South Asian repast. “We offer food to the monks as an expression of our gratitude for their coming to Colgate and in respect to the manner in which, through their teaching and example, they bring blessings to others,” explained John Ross Carter, who is the Robert Ho Professor of Asian studies and director of Chapel House and the Fund for the Study of the Great Religions. The monks’ visit was the second in a yearlong set of events celebrating the 50th anniversary of Chapel House, the spiritual sanctuary and retreat house on campus. In 1959, the first guests at Chapel House were Buddhist monks from Myanmar (Burma). Earlier in the day, the monks discussed monastic life with students in Carter’s course The Path of the Buddha: Mahayana. In the evening, they conducted a Pirit ceremony of protection and blessings, chanting discourses from the ancient Pali canon while guests listened quietly, in a lounge at the O’Connor Campus Center.

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students whose prepared questions addressed issues spanning the globe, such as: whether combining military and development forces in Afghanistan will jeopardize the development community there, how seriously to take North Korea’s nuclear threat, and whether success in Iraq means Jeffersonian democracy. “The Iraqis want us to leave,” Powell said, “but not until they can do the job [of governing] themselves.” He cautioned that every nation’s government must suit its culture and people. “Some will remain totalitarian and cruel,” he said, “but most are modulating their policies. We’ve been a little too cavalier about lecturing other countries that our form of democracy is the best kind.” Then Powell, eager for spontaneity, barked again: “Now — who doesn’t have a written note?” “What is your greatest failure?” asked Conor Tucker ’10. After total recall and certainty on every other subject, Powell admitted to a bit of a hedge. “I have a lot of failures and a lot of successes,” he said. “Rather than try to single one out, I just accept it all as a total body of experience. When I have a failure, I go into a funk, think about it, analyze it, and then roll it up in a ball and throw it over my shoulder. So to answer that question, I’d have to think about it, and I don’t like to do that.”

Julian Padowicz ’54 read from his memoir, My Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939. At the age of 8, Padowicz and his mother escaped on foot from Soviet-occupied Poland through the Carpathian Mountains. Humorously reflecting on his perspective as a child, Padowicz described the eventful journey with his mother, whom he barely knew, having been raised by a governess until that point. Audience members got an inside

to become a more environmentally sound campus and invested in the university’s future by contributing to the senior class gift, an endowment to support programming in the recently renovated Donovan’s Pub. Chopp, who was to leave the university at the end of May to become president of Swarthmore College, received an honorary degree during the commencement ceremony. Honorary degrees were also awarded to Canada, Melvyn Klein ’63, and Lonnie Thompson and his wife, Ellen MosleyThompson. Klein, a member of the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans, is an entrepreneur, attorney, philanthropist, investor, and writer. Thompson and Mosley-Thompson are among the world’s leading researchers on climate change.

look into a sports director’s studio with Drew Esocoff ’79, who directs NBC’s Sunday Night Football and has 25 years of experience in the sports television business. Using a Denver vs. San Diego football game as an example, Esocoff showed the audience a version of what he looks at when directing: 20 cameras simultaneously broadcasting different views of the game, among which he chooses and directs the technician to telecast. A native of Littleton, Colo., where the 1999 shootings at Columbine High School occurred, Stephanie Stillman ’99 presented her research on how the shootings have affected the community in her talk, “The Making of Martyrs and Monsters: The Politics of Memory in the Aftermath of the Shootings at Columbine High School.” Stillman found that the community was searching for quick solutions, which manifested into some people using the events to advance their religious and political agendas. Stillman plans to publish her results in a forthcoming book, Remembering the Cruelest Month. For more information on these sessions and to see a reunion photo gallery, visit www.colgatealumni.org/ reunion.

Moody’s issues positive report on Colgate finances

Colgate received positive economic news at the end of May when Moody’s Investors Service affirmed the university’s Aa3 debt rating and reported that the university has a “stable outlook.” Administrators welcomed the important evaluation, especially in light of a Moody’s report issued in January that downgraded the overall higher education sector from stable to negative. The rating applies to the university’s $163 million of outstanding tax-exempt bonds. The bonds were issued through the Madison County Industrial Development Agency and the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York and have supported a wide range of university capital projects, including construction of the Ho Science Center and student residential

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Ofelia Martinez ’09 and Javier Diaz ’10 perform at the Refugee Benefit Banquet held at the Hall of Presidents.

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‘Narnia’ producer discusses gay rights issues

In early April, Colgate hosted its fourth annual Big Gay Weekend, a threeday event that provides LGBTQ and

Talking points “The personal passway to spirit is through song.” — Margot Adler, National Public Radio broadcast journalist, talking about Pagan rituals in her lecture “Contemporary Nature Religions in the U.S.” “If this were a quantum system, we would describe [Schrödinger’s cat] as being in a superposition of being dead and alive at the same time. This is the big leap you have to take when you are trying to understand quantum reality … There’s a lot of debate that goes on today where people talk about the quantum state as not being something real. That upsets a lot of physicists who I work with — there are experiments that prove otherwise.” — Mehul Malik ’06, PhD student, Boyd Research Group, Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, explaining a basic principle of quantum physics in his Physics & Astronomy Seminar talk “In the purest sense, as a collagist, I’m borrowing images from the public domain that are out there to make new images, new meanings, new connections between images, or to use sound to change the way images mean.” — Independent filmmaker Alan Berliner, Colgate’s Artist in Residence from March 30 to April 3, 2009 “If you told Laddie Milmoe thirty years ago that there would be a new technology that would enable him to eliminate the cost of paper, printing, and distribution, he would have been thrilled. He would not have thought that such a technology would also end up threatening to bankrupt his industry. There is only one way for newspapers to survive: they must figure out what they can offer that online publishers cannot.” — G. Bruce Knecht ’80, Wall Street Journal reporter, in his “Journalism in the New Millennium” talk, sponsored by the Cornelius ‘Laddie’ Milmoe ’30 Foundation

player since 1984, and just the second in program history, to be named an Academic All-American. Anderson has been accepted into George Washington Medical School. First, though, he will pursue an opportunity to play professional hockey for a year. “Colgate was the perfect fit for me because I was able to compete in Division I ice hockey and compete for a national title every year, while at the same time go through a rigorous neuroscience curriculum in small class settings,” he said. A four-year letterman, Anderson played in 128 games as a defenseman during his career. This past season, he was named an assistant captain. He earned numerous academic and athletic awards during his time at Colgate.

Student-athlete wins 1819 Award

A mural painted by students, faculty, and staff that depicts inspirational black Americans has become a traveling work of art that will be showcased around campus and at other venues in Hamilton. The project was envisioned by ALANA Cultural Center staff members in honor of Black History Month. Participants from around campus volunteered their time on a Saturday morning to complete the mural. A professional muralist and designer from Allentown, Pa., Matt Halm, was instrumental in designing the painting with Juls Buehrer of Colgate’s Center for Career Services. Pictured are Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, President Barack Obama, civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., and author Zora Neale Hurston.

When Mark Anderson ’09 wasn’t passing the puck or delivering a hit along the boards in Starr Rink, he was pursuing a neuroscience major and conducting complex research in Olin Hall. The Hastings, Neb., native excelled in both settings, and his passion, dedication, and work ethic were recognized by the university when he was named the 1819 Award winner. The award is the most selective and prestigious the university gives to a graduating senior. All the academic awards going to seniors were presented during commencement weekend. Anderson earned a 3.84 grade point average, and this year he was one of three finalists for the ECAC Hockey Scholar Athlete of the Year. His junior year, he was the first Raiders hockey

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A collaborative student initiative turned into a vehicle of support for the region and a timely response to a tragedy that struck an immigration services center in Binghamton, N.Y. The Latin American Student Organization, Korean American Student Association, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education co-sponsored the Refugee Benefit Banquet to raise money and awareness for Utica’s Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees (MVRCR). The center has resettled refugees in the Utica, N.Y., area, arranging housing, education, employment, and social services. The new residents come from 22 countries, with about 40 percent from Bosnia, 21 percent from the former Soviet Union, and 14 percent from Vietnam. The event was originally planned to solely benefit the MVRCR. But after the 13 shooting deaths at the American Civic Association in Binghamton in early April, the MVRCR generously offered the organization 50 percent of the donations. “Everyone was thinking the same thing — How can we support Binghamton? No one hesitated,” said Ellen Kraly, the geography professor who has taken many student volunteers to work at the Utica refugee center. So on a Friday night in mid-April, the Hall of Presidents was filled with the spirit of sharing as people from across campus came together to support the hard work of their friends and the two centers. Ofelia Martinez ’09 and Javier Diaz ’10 performed, providing a tribute to their Latin American heritage. KASA members put on a skit about interracial relationships. And Colgate Groove awed the crowd with their dance moves. All in all, the event raised more than $1,300. “The whole environment came together with such beauty and good will,” said Kraly, who delivered the keynote address. “It was a metaphor for what needs to be done in the world, in our country, and on our campus.” — Brittany Messenger ’10

allied sudents with the opportunity to socialize and network with peers. The keynote speaker was bestselling author, film producer, and gay rights activist Perry Moore, who is best known as executive producer of The Chronicles of Narnia film franchise and author of the book Hero, which won the 2007 Lambda Literary Award. Moore talked with students about his experience growing up as a young gay man and his career in the entertainment field. “Perry Moore had a great time connecting with students and felt it was the best group of students he’s had the opportunity to work with,” said Emily Blake, assistant director for student life and academic LGBTQ initiatives. The weekend’s events also included workshops and various social events. — Megan Foley ’09

Head of Special Collections and University Archivist

A moving mural

Tell us about your work. I started in acquisitions in 1980, and then I became assistant to the special collections librarian. I took over in 1994. It’s a collections management thing: to make the rare book collection available to students, faculty, and staff, and to protect the irreplaceable material. For the archives, to help the college collect and preserve its records, and to help people with questions about Colgate history. You know so much about Colgate. Do you have a photographic memory? No, but I have a memory for trivia. A lot of it is just what I’ve been asked for. But mostly it’s because I indexed the Colgate Maroons up to 1990. I started with the first student newspaper in 1847. I did all of the Madisonensis. I did things like group the football games, so if someone were interested in all the games at Dartmouth, we could find it. How did you get interested in this field? I came in from the rare book side. I was a history minor, and I have an MFA in creative writing. As I went along, I got interested in other things, like Colgate photographs. Name some intriguing or surprising things in Colgate’s archives. Someone just found really nice copies of the first two U.S. postage stamps, on old Colgate correspondence. I found the first map of Hamilton Township, from 1797, folded in a book. My personal favorite is the Gould Hummingbirds, 25 volumes of all the hummingbirds of the world. If you put them under the light, the colors shimmer. I did a display once, and bird guys from all over the state came to see it. It was a gift from the Colgate family. What would people be surprised to learn about you? Probably that I have 50 aquariums in my basement. I breed tropical fish. They’re West African, all quite colorful, but they’re shy. There’s an international club, and I belong to a local one — basically friends who get together once a month and swap fish, and eat and drink beer. The usual stuff. You and Margaret [Maurer, professor of English] have been married for 30 years. Have you ever tapped her to help in documenting the university’s more recent history? Oh, all the time. She’s identified dozens of photographs, especially of faculty. I’ll call 7219 and say, ‘Who was the guy with funny hair? I know he was from philosophy, but I can’t remember his name,’ and she’ll say, ‘Roland Blum.’

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Collaborative event provides help to two area centers

townhouses, and the major expansion of the Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology. Analysts from Moody’s said that Colgate’s stable outlook reflected their expectations for continued positive operating performance. They cited several factors, including Colgate’s: • Strong market position as a liberal arts university with an emphasis on undergraduate education and research and a national student draw • Healthy financial resources, with an expendable financial resource base of $490 million as of fiscal year 2008 • Prudent financial practices and careful management oversight that yield a consistent record of breakeven–to–positive operating results • Solid fundraising base as evidenced by the $340 million raised to date toward its $400 million capital campaign goal Carolee E. White, associate vice president for finance, pointed out that Moody’s analyzed not only Colgate’s financial statement from the latest fiscal year, which ended May 31, 2008, but also data from more recent months. That current information included the impact of the economic crisis on the university’s endowment, the budget for 2009–2010, application numbers, and the university’s strategic review of its operating budget. “It is a very thorough and real-time review that takes many factors into consideration,” said White, adding that the last review was in 2005, when the university’s rating and stable outlook were also affirmed.

What would you like alumni to know? Don’t throw out Colgate stuff! It’s the ephemera they’re more likely to throw out that we’re more likely to not have. They’ll think, why would they want this ratty old football program from 1938, and in fact, I’d walk 10 miles to get one! One nice woman’s husband, who died, had a complete set of Colgate drinking glasses. We didn’t have any examples of them. She was going to put them in a yard sale, and then she thought to call us.

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Passion for the Climb The greatest part of your heart is the piece you give away By Taylor Buonocore ’08 Before graduating, Taylor Buonocore ’08 was offered a management consulting job. She turned it down. Instead, using her own earnings and a grant from her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, Buonocore traveled to the Ecuadorian Amazon and Galapagos Islands, to do volunteer conservation work for a nongovernmental organization, and then to Tanzania to help improve the lives of orphans as a volunteer at the Rift Valley Children’s Village and teacher at a neighboring primary school. “I was really ready to be a part of a cause that’s bigger than me,” she said. She documented her experiences on her blog, http:// taylorbuonocore.blogspot.com. The sun sets in three places over the Rift Valley Children’s Village in northern Tanzania. It dips below the rolling hills of Oldeani in the west, as expected. But each evening, it also casts glowing evening light on the clouds in the north and southeast. The hues are so brilliant that I find it nearly impossible to tell where the first light radiates from. It’s spectacularly beautiful, and here, it happens every night. I still haven’t figured out what it is about this place that makes a triple

sunset possible. Curiosity would normally motivate me to do a little research: is it the altitude, the atmosphere? But in this case, I’ d rather not know. It’s just another thing that makes this place special. As the sun sets, the 55 children at the Rift Valley Children’s Village are just getting ready for dinner. They live in five houses, each named after a national park. Serengeti House is most special to me; that’s where I live. In Serengeti House, the Mamas announce “saa ya kula!” and 12 kids come running in what seems like a scramble, although their places at the long white table are the same from night to night. Christopher and Joshua sit at the ends, with Happy, Paulo, Isaka, and Vicent along one side, and Mole, Christina, Janie, Eva, and Simon along the other. Three kerosene lamps light their way through chapati with cabbage and beans, pilau, ugali, or a similar Tanzanian dish. “Welcome, Taylor,” they say every night before they begin to eat. After dinner, the bedtime routine begins. First, we read a story. In my early weeks, story time was crazy. The kids would argue over story choices, then jump all over each other, jockeying for a good spot to see the book we’d chosen. This quickly spurred me to learn to awkwardly read upside down, with the book perpetually facing my audience. Once I started reading, though, I’d have their full attention, and at least four of them were always in the mood to snuggle. I love it. And I see it as one of the most important parts of the day to make them feel safe and loved. When we finish the story, I tuck them in. In my first weeks, that’s when the mayhem would really start, especially with the boys. I would be carrying each of the eight boys to his bed, launching every other one up to the top bunk (the logistics of which required strength I never knew I had!). But within a few seconds, I’d turn my back to find the recent bed deliveries anxiously awaiting a re-do drop-off. “Yeah, riiiiight!” I’d say, and they’d giggle and affix themselves to my legs like superglue. When they finally all got into bed, I would begin the hugs and kisses. On my first night, I didn’t anticipate the excitement with which my little boys would approach goodnight kisses. But it didn’t take long to figure out that they had a plan: work togeth-

er as a team; if one of us can get her on the lips, we all win. Christopher was the winner the first time. As I leaned in to give this cute 9-year-old a hug and a kiss, he swooped in without warning and planted one straight on my lips. The entire boys’ room erupted in laughter as my jaw nearly hit the floor from a combination of embarrassment and total delight in the scene that made them laugh so hard. Needless to say, I have yet to be tricked again. In the weeks that followed, each of the boys developed his own hug-andkiss tuck-in routine. Vicenti, who is 7, has me lift him into bed every night. He gives me the tightest hugs of all. Paulo and Isaka both sleep on the top bunks. Their beds form an L; I fit right between where the beds meet. Each night I stand between the two and receive simultaneous pecks on my cheeks. This has become the “cool” way for the oldest boys in the house to say goodnight. No matter the night, Boazi, who is also 7, is always the last to be tucked in. “Wait!” he says as he tugs on my arms for another hug. I lean down and kiss him on the cheek. “How much do I love you?” I whisper. “This much,” he says as he holds out his arms as far as he can reach. These are the moments that make my heart most full every day. Only eight sunsets remain for me here at the Rift Valley Children’s Village. Eight more sunsets; eight more nights of stories and tuck-ins; eight more days to spend with these kids, opening their eyes to the world around them and being part of the potential that lies within them. It’s been absolutely incredible to watch them learn and grow, even for the short three months that I’ve been here. My only consolation in leaving is the unbelievable will I feel to come back someday soon. Just before I close the boys’ door each night, I blow eight kisses into my hands and throw them out to the room. In the shadows I see eight hands reach up to catch them. “Lala salama, nawapenda sana,” I say in Swahili, wishing them sweet dreams. I tell them I love them, and I really mean it.

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Commencement yesterday and today

While some things have changed, much remains the same in Colgate commencement traditions. Early commencements were week-long affairs, complete with oral public examinations, student orations, and peddlers touting provisions. The ceremonies were first held in the Baptist Meeting House, later in Alumni Hall auditorium, then outdoors for the first time in 1955 on the quad, and then near Taylor Lake, until several consecutive years of inclement weather brought them into the field house this past May. At the first commencement in 1822, Professor Kendrick addressed the class; 100 years ago, the Commencement 1909 speaker was alumnus Charles Evans Hughes 1880, New York State Governor and

future Secretary of State and U.S. Chief Justice (bottom stereoview photo, second from right.) Traditions of yore include Pipe Day (bottom right), started by the Class of 1887, where seniors gathered on the quad to smoke pipes, thumbing their noses at faculty and administrators who prohibited smoking, and Class Day, inaugurated in 1865, which featured oration, history, poems, prophecy, farewells from the three lower classes, and planting of a class tree. Programs highlighting the week’s events were, for a time, leather-bound and stamped with the chapel dome and Colgate seal. The beloved Torchlight procession was started in 1930 by Frank M. Williams 1895, alumni corporation president, and Bernard P. Taylor ’24, secretary of the college. University marshals typically lead the commencement procession, but no one carried a ceremonial mace until then-biology professor and university marshal Bill Oostenink commissioned one, first used in 1991. The mace features the chapel dome at its apex; a 13-segmented staff; a solid gold university seal; and a carved oak leaf and acorn theme. Page 13 is the showplace for Colgate tradition,

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Kevorkian named Schupf Fellow

In April, Colgate named Theresa Kevorkian ’09 to the Paul J. Schupf Fellowship, which funds two years’ study at Oxford. Having spent the last four years studying Arabic and Islamic history, serving as event director for the Student Lecture Forum, coordinating a Middle Eastern film series, and discovering a love for original research, Kevorkian took it all in stride. “She is an organizer by nature, someone who takes on multiple tasks and sees them through,” said Alan Cooper, associate professor of history. “She represents the ideal product of a liberal arts education.” Kevorkian originally intended to earn a law degree, but she changed her career path after studying abroad in London and digging in the British National Archives. “My time in London showed me two things,” she said. “First, I enjoyed historical research … Second, I loved traveling and really enjoyed living in England.” Thanks to the Schupf Fellowship, Kevorkian will be back on the other side of the pond this fall, reading for an MPhil in Islamic studies and history. She hopes that the knowledge she gains will allow her to take part in Middle Eastern diplomacy after graduation. To be eligible for the fellowship, Kevorkian applied for the nationally competitive Rhodes Scholarship through the Colgate Committee on Graduate Fellowships. She was invited

Corruption Jerk of the Year Bernie Madoff is the poster child for bad behavior. This, according to an informal survey of Colgate Scene readers. In my research on corruption, I often survey members of the public to determine current social standards of right and wrong. So when I wrote “Democracy Without Politics” for the last issue of the Scene (Spring 2009), the staff and I thought it would be a good time to find out what Scene readers think about those standards. We posted “How Corrupt Is That?” at the Scene online, and 66 readers responded to our informal survey. They judged 22 hypothetical actions on a scale ranging from “Not at all wrong” to “Seriously wrong,” offered comments, and nominated a “Corruption Jerk of the Year” (with credit to Bill Hinds and Jeff Millar, whose Tank McNamara comic strip features a “Sports Jerk of the Year”). Closely following Madoff, former Governor Rod Blagojevich placed second, putting on (in true Illinois fashion?) an impressive surge among later voters. The rest of the votes were widely scattered, with former Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi receiving nominations, and miscreants ranging from Rush Limbaugh and Tim Geithner, to A-Rod and “half the British House of Commons” all receiving mention. You can see the survey and read my analysis of the responses and comments on this issue’s Life of the Mind webpage at www.colgatealumni.org/scene. To all respondents and readers, sincere thanks.

to stand as a candidate for the Schupf Fellowship and then applied for admission to Oxford. Trustee emeritus Paul J. Schupf ’58 endowed the Schupf Fellowship in 2000, providing select Colgate students with the rare opportunity to continue their studies for two years at St. Anne’s College, one of Oxford’s 39 core institutions. Future funding has been augmented thanks to a special friendship that Schupf developed with current Colgate student Evan Lorey ’10. Schupf and Lorey formed an investment partnership, and their success as investors has led to an additional gift to sustain the Schupf Fellowship for academic year 2010–2011. Through his participation, Lorey has provided the largest gift ever made by a Colgate student. While helping a classmate succeed, he absorbed a few lessons for himself: “I’ve learned the value of giving back,” said Lorey. “I realized that I don’t have to wait to give back, to be involved.” Kevorkian and other top graduates reap the benefits according to Interim President Lyle Roelofs. “Placing them in preeminent postgraduate programs around the world advances their careers, enhances their potential for future impact, and expands our reputation.” Schupf, who has also endowed a chair in his father’s name, the W.S. Schupf Professorship in Far Eastern Studies, and funded the creation of the Paul J. Schupf Studio Arts Center

along with many other gifts to Colgate, has two fundamental hopes for recipients of his fellowship. “All I expect is that they benefit to the greatest possible extent from the experience,” he said. “And that they keep in touch.”

molecules, is viewed on the instrument’s video camera. It is roughly the size of a pinhead, or about 100 microns in diameter. The crystal is shot through with an X-ray beam, scattering it in many directions. By looking at the many diffraction patterns and running them through a series of computational models, Rowlett and van den Heever can turn what appears like spots on a computer screen into a picture of the protein’s atomic structure. Determining the molecular structure of proteins is critical to understanding how they operate, and that knowledge is vital in the study of diseases and for developing new pharmaceuticals. “Proteins are the molecules that do the dirty work in all living organisms, so understanding how they work is fundamental to many things we’re interested in,” said Rowlett. Before Colgate acquired the diffractometer, researchers would have to travel to Brookhaven National Laboratory in Stony Brook, N.Y., or a similar lab to conduct tests on crystal samples. “It’s been great to have this instrument here so we have access to it all the time,” said van den Heever, a biochemistry major. “I’ve gained a lot of good experience working on a difficult technique.” Rowlett was the lead investigator on the NSF proposal, working with fellow chemistry professors Anthony Chianese and Rick Geier, who will be able to use the instrument for their research of smaller molecules. Rowlett is excited by the research conducted so far and the potential for further collaborative studies. In fact, he led a “crystallography camp,” or training program, in July for about a dozen visiting professors and students who were eager to utilize the power of the diffractometer. “This instrument puts Colgate on the leading edge of undergraduate research capability,” said Rowlett. “We’re excited about the possibilities it provides us.”

Instrument pushes Colgate to new level of research

A sophisticated instrument tucked in a Wynn Hall laboratory is providing Colgate researchers with critical information about the structure of small molecules and proteins, data that support the most advanced research practices in chemistry and biochemistry. The instrument, a dual-source X-ray diffractometer, was commissioned in December after the university was awarded a highly competitive grant of $410,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Chemistry professor Roger Rowlett said Colgate is the first undergraduate institution in the nation to acquire such an instrument. “It provides our undergraduates with direct exposure and training to research methodologies that are essential to protein chemistry,” he said. “We can now more easily tackle complex problems that our peer institutions would find impractical or impossible.” Rowlett and his research assistant, Katherine van den Heever ’09, recently demonstrated how the diffractometer works. A crystal, composed of a highly ordered array of protein

Katherine van den Heever ’09, a biochemistry major, works with the dual source X-ray diffractometer at Wynn Hall.

— Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of political science

Seniors, alumna awarded prestigious fellowships

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Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, easily moved from lecturer to town hall host as he initiated a rigorous dialogue with students and community members who filled every available seat and lined the aisles of Memorial Chapel in late March. Gingrich spoke without notes during his lecture, in which he said America is in a dangerous place with an economic situation not seen in 80 years. No one has a clue about how to address the crisis, he said, including members of Congress who are “culpable, not capable.” Striking a populist tone at times, Gingrich advised audience members to view the recovery efforts with caution. “Over the next three, four, or five months, read, watch, think,” he said. “Don’t assume that the lessons learned in the last forty years apply. We’re in the early stages of fundamental change. You have to go back to first principles because you don’t have a road map to help you.” Gingrich, who served for 20 years in Congress and won widespread recognition for developing the Republican Party’s “Contract with America” in 1994, lambasted the CEOs of Citigroup and other struggling financial institutions. But throwing taxpayer money at failing banks is not the way to go, he said, because it doesn’t create the momentum needed to enact meaningful change. “I hope people do listen to him and work to make changes,” Sarah Demaree ’09 said after listening to Gingrich. She is working as an intern this summer in the Washington, D.C., office of Rep. Greg Walden, a Republican from Oregon.

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Gingrich spurs lively dialogue in jam-packed Chapel

Gingrich took numerous questions from audience members, ranging from the economy, AIG bonuses, and church-state issues to gay marriage. “People react to him strongly, and the question-and-answer session gave it that vitality,” said Robert Kraynak, professor of political science and director of the Center for Freedom & Western Civilization, which cosponsored the event with the College Republicans. “Because we have begun a new era in American politics with the Obama administration, I believe we need to begin a respectful but critical discussion about whether that administration is leading us in the right direction or the wrong direction and whether America is heading for prosperity or decline,” Kraynak added. “Newt Gingrich is the best person in America today to lead us in this discussion.” — Brittany Messenger ’10

Several graduating seniors and a recent alumna have been awarded prestigious fellowships that will take them around the world to explore their interests, ranging from documentary filmmaking to sustainability-related issues. “I ultimately hope to learn more

Live and learn

During spring break, eight students from WRCU radio and the Colgate Activities Board (CAB) traveled to the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, and applied what they learned to their organizations. James Gerken ’11 reports: The conference is actually a triad of three separate festivals: music, film, and interactive. The trip was a culmination of several months of preparation that resulted in a unique experience. We learned that SXSW is a digitalminded festival, from the mobile Wi-Fi hotspots all over downtown to the afternoon panels about blogging and social networking. We fit right in with our own blog, Flickr photo galleries, and Twitter page. Even with the ubiquitous technology, the power of human connections was apparent. “I found it surprisingly easy to approach band members, venue managers, and agents, which I know will be invaluable for CAB and for booking shows at Colgate,” said Ceci Menchetti ’11. The presence of thousands of people with a similar passion for music provided us with some memorable encounters. Liz Le ’09, who met the manager of a small southern California jazz-metal band, said, “Just talking to her about her experience was one of the most helpful things I did.” David Ryan Pokorny ’10 spoke with representatives of other college radio stations and sought inspiration for WRCU. He also attended meetings regarding Internet marketing and promotion and plans to use information from those sessions to start a new student group on campus aimed at promoting Colgate artists. Moving from one venue to another, it was clear that SXSW was a unique festival. Bands with little touring experience were performing alongside some of today’s big names, such as Kanye West, and even some seasoned veterans, like two of the biggest headliners, Devo and Metallica.

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mission has a full-time staff operating from offices in Albany, Rochester, and New York. “I’m honored to have been selected by the governor for this commission, which I believe provides important oversight of our state’s judicial system,” said Moore. “My hope is to add as much to the commission’s deliberations and investigations as I am sure I will learn from being part of the process and interacting with the finest jurists and attorneys from across the state.” Moore has been at Colgate since 1998. She is author of Governing Race: Politics, Policy and the Politics of Race (Praeger 2000) and various articles and papers on the Supreme Court and Congress. She received her BA from Knox College and her MA and PhD in political science from the University of Chicago. Prior to Colgate, Moore held teaching positions at DePaul University, the University of Minnesota, and Loyola University of Chicago.

Governor appoints Moore to state commission

Colgate professor Nina M. Moore, associate professor of political science, has been appointed by Gov. David A. Paterson to a four-year term on the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct. The commission is the state agency responsible for investigating complaints of misconduct against judges of the state unified court system and, where appropriate, determining to admonish, censure, or remove from office those judges found to have engaged in unethical behavior. Composed of 11 members, all of whom serve without pay, the com-

Faculty promotions

Congratulations are in order for a few professors for whom the Board of Trustees approved promotion to full professor: Evelyn Hart, mathematics; Damhnait McHugh, biology; and Ann Jane Tierney, psychology.

Debate Society wins award and ranks 16th in the world

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Capping off a triumphant year, the Colgate Debate Society received the Debate Program of the Year award from the Society Advocating More and Better Argumentation. The award is given annually to the college debate team that “best illustrates the qualities associated with the founding ideals of the organization”: winning with grace, losing with class, and demonstrating concern for bringing the community together, even under the pressure of competition. Following the 2009 World Universities Debate Championships in Cork, Ireland, the Colgate team was ranked 16th in the world, up from 63rd last year. Beating out teams such as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford, Colgate is ranked third among U.S. colleges. The rankings are based on total point accumulations for the past five years of competition in the world championships. As a conclusion to the academic year, society members gathered in Donovan’s Pub for the championship

Faculty retirements

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As a recipient of the St. Andrew’s Society of the State of New York Scholarship, Kelly Henderson ’09 will pursue a graduate degree in sustainable energy systems at the University of Edinburgh. “While conducting research in Colgate’s physics department, I discovered my interest in the technology behind alternative energies,” said Henderson. “This scholarship will help me take my passion for sustainability to the next level.” Victoria Martucci ’10 received an honorable mention for her Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship application. At press time, decisions were still pending for several other Fulbright applicants as well as nominees for the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship and the Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.

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Students in Professor Krisjon Olson’s Core 182 class on Guatemala participate in a roleplaying exercise about the plight of immigrants.

about myself and the world as I embark on this once-in-a-lifetime journey,” said Sachi Schuricht ’09, recipient of a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of independent exploration outside the United States. With the $28,000 prize, Schuricht plans to make a documentary film about the international subculture of “speedcubing,” the sport of competitive Rubik’s Cube solving. She will visit speedcubing communities in Japan, China, Indonesia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Russia, and Hungary. Sarah MacKenzie ’09 and Jacquelyn Harris ’08 were accepted into the U.S. Student Fulbright Program, which provides scholarships to foster mutual understanding among nations through educational and cultural exchanges. MacKenzie will teach conversational English to high school students at public and private schools as well as Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia. Harris will be working as an English teaching assistant in German schools. She looks forward to acting as a resource for German students to not only further their understanding of English, but also in obtaining a perspective of American culture.

James H. Cone, widely credited with founding the black theology movement, spoke in Memorial Chapel about racism in America.

round of their annual intramural debate tournament called the Class of 1884 President’s Cup. Austin Schwartz ’11 and Henrik Temp ’11 came in first place and split the $500 prize. Coming in third, Steve West ’09 won the tournament’s Top Speaker Award and the Class of 1884 Award, which honors the top senior debater for excellence in debate, judging, and mentoring during the course of his or her participation in the society. “I’m already looking forward to fall and our continuing adventures,” said team coordinator John Adams. “Their dedication to the pursuit of debate is inspiring.”

Prestigious fellowships awarded to professors

What do neorealist films from Italy and the effects of climate change in the Russian far east have in common? Two Colgate professors were recently awarded fellowships to continue their research in these areas beginning in the early fall. Luca Caminati, associate professor of Italian and film and media studies, is the recipient of a Paul Mellon/National Endowment for the Humanities Post-Doctoral Rome Prize, a residential fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. During his 11-month fellowship, he will explore the origin of the neorealist movement that began in Italy in 1945 and compare the films from that time with pre–World War II documentaries. Referred to as “springtime in Italy,” neorealism was born when the fascist regime ended, leading to an explosion of artistic freedom, particularly among filmmak-

ers. The American Academy in Rome awards the fellowships to 30 artists and scholars to create an interactive community. Caminati said he hopes to collaborate with a scholar of Italian culture who will “help me define this issue of documentary and realist cinema during the fascist period.” He will be writing a book based on his project, which is provisionally titled The Real Realist: Rossellini, Documentary, and the Formation of Italian Neorealism. Jessica Graybill, assistant professor of geography, will be expanding on her previous research when she travels to the Russian far east in August to begin a six-month exploration of “Climate Change, Oil, and Salmon in a Globalizing Resource Periphery: Narratives of Vulnerability Around the Sea of Okhotsk.” Graybill is the recipient of an American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship. Graybill will develop her findings through interviews with residents of three communities around the Sea of Okhotsk, participant observation, and reading the current research by Russian scientists. “The Arctic and sub-Arctic areas are some of the first to experience climate shifts, and people who live in these regions and depend on the land for survival are feeling those effects first,” she explained. “Research into how people are dealing with these changes and will be dealing with them in the future can lend greater insight into what’s going to be happening with our environment due to climate change,” she said. “And that’s what motivates me — understanding the human side.”

Four members of the faculty — two from the same department — were recognized at commencement for achieving emeritus status upon their retirements. As a member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy since 1984, Joseph Amato “is known to his students and fellow faculty as a demanding professor who always seems to find the time to help others understand the intricacies and beauty of physics,” said longtime colleague Tom Balonek, who is also chair of the department. Amato has served the university in many capacities, including twice as department chair, chair of the Scientific Perspectives Core, director of the natural sciences and mathematics division, and most recently as co-author of the Middle States Review. With research interests including the properties of materials and devices at very low temperatures, superconductivity, the physics of impact cratering, and physics education, he has been a major innovator of the physics curriculum both at Colgate and nationwide. Co-author of the textbook Modern Introductory Physics, he developed several novel laboratory apparati and experiments that have received national awards. He received his PhD in experimental solid state physics from Rutgers University. As a member of the Department of Physics and Astronomy since 1968, Shimon Malin has taught popular courses on the physics of space-time, relativity, and physics and philosophy. “Shimon is known as a patient, gentle, thoughtful teacher, who has challenged science and non-science students alike as they studied to understand and appreciate our place in the universe,” said Balonek. Malin holds a PhD in theoretical quantum mechanics from the University of Colorado. He has authored dozens of papers and a textbook in his research specialties, which include the foundations of quantum mechanics, general relativity, and cosmology. His recent book Nature Loves to Hide: Quantum Mechanics and Reality, a Western Perspective, aimed at a general audience, probes the relationship between science and philosophy. Dierk O. Hoffmann joined the Colgate faculty in 1977 after completing a PhD at the University of Basel, Switzerland, in 1973. He had also done postdoctoral work funded by the German National Research Funds, and worked in educational publishing. His scholarly work has focused on methods and theory of critical text editions, German literary life in early 20th-century Prague, and second-language acquisition. In recent years, his passion shifted somewhat toward technology and the classroom, an area where he has been one of the pioneers at Colgate. His work brought living German authors and contemporary German theater into the Colgate classroom — not only via electronic media, but also in person — and in turn took Colgate out into the world through his many collaborations, both at home and abroad. “All of his work — as a scholar and as a teacher — has been marked by a tremendous enthusiasm for the unconventional,” said Alan Swensen, chair of the Department of German. “Dierk inspired generation after generation of our students with this same enthusiasm.” Ibrahim A. Ahmad joined the Department of Mathematics in 2005 as Neil R. Grabois Professor of mathematics. His career as a respected expert in nonparametric statistics, life testing and reliability, actuarial science, and applied probability included various administrative posts both in academia and in industry. He also served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Nonparametric Statistics. Among his honors, Ahmad, who holds a PhD in statistics from Florida State University, is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, American Statistical Association, International Statistical Institute, and the Royal Statistical Society. “While at Colgate, Professor Ahmad has shared his enthusiasm for his field with many students at the introductory and the advanced level,” said Evelyn Hart, chair of the department.

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Charles Simic, 2007 poet laureate, delighted an intent audience with his dark humor on an April night in the Ho Lecture Room. “The corpses like cigarette butts. In a dinner plate overflowing with ashes,” he read from the title poem of his latest book, That Little Something. Author of more than 60 books, Simic has won numerous literary awards, including the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his collection of prose poems The World Doesn’t End. In between reading his work, Simic told personal stories that offered a glimpse into each poem’s background. “At one point, I could beat every grown-up in my neighborhood at chess,” he revealed before reading a poem about the game that brought him some peace during wartime. Simic was first exposed to war at the age of 3 when Nazis attacked Yugoslavia and bombed Belgrade, where he was born in 1938. “I’ve written so many poems about war because I’ve lived through so many — little did I know there would be more of the same in the new century,” he said. Explaining that English words had “been in his head” since childhood because he had grown up watching Westerns, Simic developed his fluency when he emigrated from Yugoslavia to Chicago as a teenager. At that point, he hadn’t yet discovered his love of language through poetry — he wanted to be a painter. Both the public lecture and a noontime discussion in which Simic discussed his book about artist Joseph

Colgate awards Schupf Art Prize

scene: Summer 2009

Amy Elizabeth Long has received the 2009 Schupf Senior Art Prize for her installation Bricks. On display in Little Hall as part of the senior art show, Bricks resembles a wall, approximately 20' x 12', lying horizontally on the floor. It is formed from 1,600 hand-made paper pulp blocks. All are white and rectangular; each has its own texture, personality, and elevation off the concrete. Looking down, the viewer is gripped by an ambitious sense of scale and entrancing rhythm. “It’s a very mature work,” said Picker Art Gallery Director Scott Habes — mature of its conceptual nature and the deep meaning it obviously holds for Long, he explained. “I think it’s a very subtle, very powerful work of art,” added the prize’s creator, Trustee Emeritus Paul Schupf ’58, who, along with Habes and art professor Bob McVaugh, helped select the winner. “It’s very hard to scale up a work of art like that and have it hold together.” The Schupf Prize brings an award

art and art history majors in the 2009 graduating class

11,000+ works in the Picker Art Gallery collections

video display screens in film and media studies professor John Knecht’s studio and storage areas

90,000+ images in the 35 mm slide collection in the Visual Resources Library

108 tape recorders in individual file

cabinet drawers in artist-in-residence Alan Berliner’s interactive sculpture, Audiofile

ton of hand-laid stone stacked into a beat-up car in Amputechture by John Emison ’09

2,268 movie minutes played in the past

academic year’s Friday Night Film Series in Golden Auditorium

of $500 and places Bricks in the Picker’s public art collection. It will be one of many pieces used in spaces up and down the hill to beautify campus and edify the community.

Author who has taught, read at Colgate wins Pulitzer

Author Elizabeth Strout, who taught creative writing at Colgate in the fall of 2007 and will return to campus this fall, has won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Strout won for her book Olive Kitteridge, a series of 13 connected short stories centered on a school teacher living in a hardscrabble town in coastal Maine. The Pulitzer citation says her collection of stories “packs a cumulative emotional wallop, bound together by polished prose and by Olive, the title character, blunt, flawed, and fascinating.” Strout returned to campus last spring for a reading of Olive Kitteridge, and she is scheduled to come to campus again Oct. 22 as part of the Living Writers course taught by professors Jane Pinchin and Jennifer Brice. “Liz is a generous writer,” said Pinchin, chair of the English department. “There’s real joy here for all who know her. And we look forward to having students read her work this fall, and get the chance to discuss it with her.” Strout is the author of Amy and

Harold Ramis meets with students in Ryan Studio in Little Hall.

Isabelle, which won the Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction and the Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize, and Abide with Me, a national bestseller and Book Sense pick. She has also been a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize in England. Her short stories have been published in a number of magazines, including The New Yorker and O: The Oprah Magazine.

Harold Ramis talks moviemaking with students

Colgate students had a chance to meet with director, actor, writer, and producer Harold Ramis, who spent two days on campus talking shop and showing special previews of his upcoming movie. Ramis, whose son is a rising sophomore at Colgate, is a veritable Hollywood heavyweight, with many

popular movies under his belt such as Caddyshack, Analyze This, Animal House, and Ghostbusters. Ramis met with students in a film history course and two theater classes, and had lunch with Colgate’s improvisational group, Charred Goosebeak, and with the Student Lecture Forum. Students responded to Ramis’s down-to-earth nature and quick humor as they quizzed him about his career. One student elicited a roar of laughter from classmates and Ramis himself when he asked: “I saw one of the movies you were in, and the character really spoke to me. So I just wanted to know, what was the profound meaning of Knocked Up?” “It was so interesting to have a man with such diverse talents in class. He was so funny!” said Arianne Templeton ’10. “I was surprised at how many great anecdotes he had about these huge stars like Robert De Niro.” Ramis was asked what advice he would give to someone looking to enter the entertainment world. “I never want to discourage anyone. You don’t need me to tell you the odds are against you. Be as good as you can be. If you’re gonna do it, don’t hold back,”

Liana Hadarean ’09 explores “the proliferation of images” in her senior art project, 1st sentence — analytical proposition.

Open mic Students in Peter Balakian’s spring 2009 advanced poetry workshop presented a reading of their work at the Colgate Bookstore to celebrate National Poetry Month. Here is a taste — the first stanza — of three.

Kunks

By Jihan Jude ’09 After a roaming dog marked its territory in airy petals of azure plumbagoes cousin Nickesha dared me eat, rank odor among Grandma’s bushes,

Bentleyville, PA

By Danielle Lanzet ’11 Static as the gray of the old man’s head, I see him stationary like the chair beneath him. Stubborn from overcooked steak and potato hash, He sits with perfect posture on his recliner, And mines for fuel over the depreciated hill with John the Bottomer, though Bentleyville, PA, shut down long ago.

Mangoes

By Erin Fenn ’09 The air is soft this afternoon, I lick the juice from the side of my mouth, the tough mango skin stuck in my teeth. Kingfishers hum and images start to form as I look beyond my picnic blanket to the easel on the grass.

8 Read the full poems, and watch a video of the reading, at www.colgate.edu/scene.

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Charles Simic, the 2007 poet laureate, speaks about his work at the Ho Lecture Room.

Cornell were part of the ArtsMix forum, sponsored by the Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts. Professor Peter Balakian introduced the poet laureate at the public lecture. “The poems are inflected by apocalyptic images, burning cities, the nameless something lurking out there,” Balakian said. “Simic’s persona is a Houdini artist, finding ways to keep navigating the mad world.” Despite the gravity of the topics Simic explores, he let it be known that he does not take himself too seriously. He spent much of his talk reading poems from his early work rather than his most recent book because, “When a new book comes out, you keep reading it over and over again and get really tired of the poems,” he joked. “Nobody loves themselves that much. At least, I don’t.” Simic’s sense of humor also came through when he discussed the difficulty of writing love poems. “What a hassle it is to find new ways to describe her hair and eyes and chin, because the whole point is you’re supposed to say she’s the most beautiful creature, but anything that comes to mind is really a cliché,” he said. His answer to that dilemma was in his poem “My Beloved”: “Her eyes are flies in milk, her eyes are baby Draculas, to hell with her eyes.”

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Performed by Margareth Kammerer, All Good Everything Good is director Jay Scheib’s choreographic work based on Shakespeare’s All’s Well That Ends Well. Kammerer was the sole performer in this “minimal study on the unrequited love disguised as unreasonable revenge” in Clifford Art Gallery, sponsored by Colgate’s Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts.

‘Placebo’ takes effect on Colgate community

scene: Summer 2009

Students, faculty, and Hamilton residents packed into the Hamilton Movie Theater at the end of April to see some familiar sights on the big screen. Placebo, a new short film directed by Henry Prince ’07 and produced by Jacob Lindauer ’08, was filmed on and around Colgate’s campus last October. Placebo was a work in progress for 10 months, and the weekend before the showing in Hamilton, it premiered at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in Florida. It was also chosen to be part of the Los Angeles United Film Festival in May. The story line follows a cool con man who travels from one college town to the next selling “drugs.” But he’s not selling the uppers and downers he claims to have; he’s really peddling cold medicine and sugar pills. In the narrative, the main character, Derek, explains that he’s selling the “experience of buying drugs.” His

Amputechture by John Emison ’09

open and full of cement bricks, “as if the cargo space had been filled up with stone,” he described. “I joked that it was the most interesting thing that I saw all day, until I realized that it really was the most interesting thing that I saw,” Emison said. The image stuck with him until he decided to begin executing an art piece. “The final realization of that idea came across very strongly as a tomblike structure within the car, which made sense because of my interest in anthropology and minor in sociology and anthropology. Along with the

Studio Technician, Department of Art and Art History What was your background before coming to Colgate in 2002? I was a Macintosh support technician for a consulting company in the Utica area. I did photography and drafting in high school, and graphic design in college. I worked in the printing field for quite a few years, which led back into graphic design as we got into computer-based design and typesetting.

prehistoric context, there is a material comparison that I find interesting — the stone and the decaying metal, paint, plastic, and glass,” he explained. Emison hopes to leave the piece in a space for several years “where the local vegetation can grow over and around it, allowing the earth to reclaim it, and periodically revisit the piece to see how the car continues to decompose while the stone stays rather unaltered.” To see more senior art projects, visit Arts & Culture at www.colgatealumni. org/scene.

Tell us about your job. I help students with their projects in Video Art, Digital Studio, and studio arts classes, such as with scanning and Photoshop for printmaking. I give demonstrations such as how to use InDesign and our large-format printer to make posters for art history thesis presentations. I do technical and software support for the department — we have an ITS technical support assistant, but they come to me first because I’m right here. I design postcards and brochures. Working with the students is the fun part. I can help them, and it gives me a little bit of a creative outlet. What’s the neatest project with which you’ve ever helped a student? This year, Amanda Katz [’10] has been sculpting a big ship out of welded metal. As part of it, she was working with an outside vendor to rout words into wood. I helped her determine how she could set it up on a computer program for him to create what she wanted.

In the spring University Theater production of The Lady’s Not for Burning, Ela Dugan ’12 (left) played the character Jennet Jourdemayne, who, at the end of the play, has been cleared of charges of witchcraft and convinces Thomas Mendip (played by Alexander Korman ’09, right) to run away with her.

What’s this giant ampersand doing on your table? Lynnette Stephenson [art professor] just gave me that. She had one like it in her office. I was joking with her one day. I told her if she keeps bugging me, I’ll take her ampersand. So she bought me one! I’m kind of an amateur typographer. What do you do when you’re not working? Last year, I started the Kirkland Cyclocross Race (the cycling equivalent to cross country) in Clinton, where I live with my wife, Janice. I’d been involved with cycling for quite a few years. I’ve been a runner even longer — I’ve run four marathons. I just got involved with the Colgate photo club; we’re doing an exhibition in the Barge. What are your go-to websites? Because I’m such a Mac head, MacDailyNews. For cycling information, VeloNews.

Senior art project: Amputechture John Emison ’09 explained that his senior art project, Amputechture, is a “portmanteau of amputate, technology, and architecture.” The idea for Emison’s project was sparked on a trip with his senior studio seminar to the Chelsea galleries in New York City. Between two of the many galleries the class visited that day, he saw a van with its back doors

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What three things would you want to have if you were stranded on a desert island? I guess a computer wouldn’t be much good! A bike could serve a dual purpose of transportation and entertainment. A survival manual. Some kind of hunting weapon. I guess I think functionally. Luke Connolly ’09

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pioned the film because they identified with some part of its message. At the screening, the audience was treated to a preview of Ramis’s newest comedy, Year One, which was released June 19. Film students in one of the earlier classes saw 36 minutes of the “biblical comedy,” which stars Jack Black and Michael Cera and is directed by Ramis and produced by Judd Apatow. Ramis also showed a preview to Hamilton Central School students, who were thrilled to have a chance to spend an afternoon with him. He told them that plans are progressing for Ghostbusters III, in which he expects to have a cameo role along with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Rick Moranis. — Megan Foley ’09

he said. He also shared one of his special talents with the class — his ability to do accents. He performed his lines from the movie Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story in which he was required to speak in Yiddish. At a screening of Groundhog Day in Golden Auditorium, Ramis talked about how the film, which he directed and co-wrote, was not fully appreciated at first, although the reviews were good and the audience was solid. What really struck Ramis about the movie was the overwhelming response from different communities. He said everyone from Hasidic Jews to Buddhists to psychoanalysts all cham-

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Placebo director Henry Prince ’07 (right) offers direction to actor Jon Prescott.

scheme is threatened when he crosses a campus safety officer. As Derek’s 1969 purple Plymouth Road Runner drives through Hamilton and nearby Earlville, you see Broad Street fraternity and college houses, Andy Kerr Stadium, and Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology, where some scenes were shot. “We wanted a picturesque college campus for our location,” explained Lindauer. Some familiar faces are in the movie, too. Patrick Slevin ’09 and Matthew LaTronica ’09 had larger roles, while a number of students played extras and were production assistants. Area resident Greg Hilcox appears in a scene at the Hourglass tavern, where he is a bartender in the movie and in real life. They acted alongside professional actors Jon Prescott (Derek), who has been on As the World Turns and Law & Order, and Jamie Benge (Officer Bain), who has been in a number of short films and commercials. “I nervously accepted, knowing that I would be on camera with professionals,” admitted Slevin. “Filming was actually much more relaxed than I thought it would be. The experience was surreal, but fun.” Prince and Lindauer’s former film professor, John Knecht, helped them get the word out to involve students with the making of the film. And Hamilton Movie Theater manager Chuck Fox ’70 was kind enough to leave the marquee on when the film was being shot at night, in addition to agreeing to host the Hamilton premiere. Returning to Hamilton for the screening was the filmmakers’ way of thanking those in the community who participated. “We think it’s so important for people who work on films to see the finished product and be proud of the work they did,” said Prince. “This movie could not have been made without Hamilton, without the Colgate students.”

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Meghan Lawler ’10 (#12) catches a pass in the offensive zone during the Raiders’ 17-4 romp over Navy in the Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse Tournament.

Nine student-athletes were honored with awards at the second annual Colgate All-Sports Banquet on April 30. Brandon Corp ’09 (men’s lacrosse) and Emily Murphy ’09 (women’s swimming) were respectively named Colgate’s Male and Female Athlete of the Year; Nate Eachus ’11 (football) and Kimberly Sass ’11 (women’s hockey) were honored as the Male and Female Rookies of the Year; Dan Kerley ’09 (men’s soccer) and Mark Anderson ’09 (men’s hockey) shared the Male Scholar Athlete award; and Meredith Remmer ’09 (rowing) and Jessica Kielty ’09 (cross country/track and field) shared the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors. Jim Nagle (men’s lacrosse) and Heather Bliss (women’s lacrosse) were named the 2009 recipients of the Howard N. Hartman Coach of the Year Award. Kiki Koroshetz ’09 of women’s soccer was the first recipient of a new award named for her. The award will be presented on occasion by the head coaches to an individual who has exemplified unwavering strength and remarkable courage.

Opportunity knocks

Offensive linemen Nick Hennessey ’09 and Steve Jonas ’09 each signed free agent contracts following the

Sloane saw 6:44 of action in a 2-1 loss. Two other former Raiders signed amateur tryout agreements with the AHL: Jason Fredricks ’09 joined the Providence Bruins and Nick St. Pierre ’09 signed with the Syracuse Crunch.

2009 NFL Draft. Hennessey, a 2008 first team all-American for the Raiders, inked a contract with the Buffalo Bills, while Jonas, a 2008 first team all-Patriot League honoree, joined the Detroit Lions.

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Hunt wins national skills competition

At the conclusion of the hockey season, the honors and awards started to pile up for David McIntyre ’10. The junior was not only named a first team all-ECAC Hockey honoree, but also garnered first team AHCA/Reebok Men’s East All-American honors. McIntyre became the 14th All-American in the Raiders’ storied hockey program and first since Andy McDonald ’00 accomplished the honor in 2000. The native of Pefferlaw, Ontario, also was a national finalist for the prestigious 2009 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, and received all-College Hockey News and first team all-Inside College Hockey All-American recognition.

Raider asks Just before retiring on June 30, Bob Cornell, director of athletic communications, let Raider ask him about sports trivia he’s stored in his memory over 33 years.

You’ve worked every football game since 1976. What fun Colgate-NFL connections have you seen? For a school our size, we’ve been well represented in the Super Bowl: Mark Van Eeghen ’74, twice with the [Oakland] Raiders, Mark Murphy ’77, twice with the Redskins, and Eugene Robinson ’85, twice with the Packers and once with the Falcons.

Sloane makes pro debut David Sloane ’09, who signed an amateur free agent tryout agreement with his hometown Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL in mid-March, made his NHL debut on April 9 in Madison Square Garden as the Philadelphia Flyers played the New York Rangers.

How have some of the facilities changed since you arrived in 1976? The first major building that went up was the field house. Where it stands used to be an old wooden-board track. They would shovel it off in the winter. And the ski slope was still open. When I first came, there were just two sets of rickety bleachers at Andy Kerr Stadium, so the Dunlap Stands were a major addition, as was the creation of Tyler’s field. Originally, there was an eight-lane bowling alley in Reid Athletic Center — they took four lanes out to create locker room space for women.

Beyond the countless athletes whose stories you’ve told, what other students made an impression on you? The kids who’ve worked in the sports information office. They were all smart, and many went on to related fields. My very first student worker, Craig Neff ’79, is an assistant managing editor for Sports Illustrated.

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Didn’t they ask you to change your name when they offered you the job? (Don’t even answer that.)

scene: Summer 2009

Do you have a Colgate sports trivia topic suggestion or question for Raider? Send an e-mail to scene@colgate.edu and put Ask Raider in the subject line.

Samantha Hunt ’09 ended her collegiate hockey career by capturing the Top Female Performer in the NCAA Frozen Four Skills Competition in Washington, D.C. The senior helped the East squad double up the West 16-8 overall. Hunt posted the event’s hardest shot of the evening, registering 75.3 on the meter.

Women’s lacrosse nets second Patriot League win

For the second consecutive season, the Colgate women’s lacrosse team captured the Patriot League title. The Raiders blasted Navy 17-4 in the finale to earn their second berth into the NCAA Tournament and fourth bid in the program’s history. Colleen Bubnack ’11 was named the tournament MVP, while Molly Carroll ’09, Maddie Kearns ’09, Sara Drexler ’09, and Meghan Lawler ’10 were named to the all-tournament team. Colgate, which finished with a 14-5 record, fell to second-ranked Maryland 20-4 in the opening round match-up in College Park, Md., on May 10. Kearns also received the league’s defensive player of the year honor. It marked the sixth time a Raider has received the award and first since current assistant coach Heidi Ross ’06 captured the honor in 2005.

All-Patriot League accolades

Colgate placed 30 student-athletes on all-Patriot League teams during the spring semester — 16 on the first team and 19 on the second team. Women’s lacrosse and women’s track and field led the way with five first team selections. Representing women’s lacrosse were Brie Moran ’10, Meghan Lawler ’10, Colleen Bubnack ’11, Courtney Miller ’12, and Maddie Kearns ’09, while Curry Knox ’09, Ashley Mecone ’09, Michelle Miller ’11, Ashley Niness ’10, and Julie Tarallo ’11 garnered first team recognition from the women’s track and field team. Brandon Corp ’09 (men’s lacrosse), Martin MacIntyre ’09 (men’s tennis), Calla Yee ’09 (softball), Erin Gomez ’09 (softball), Elise DeRose

’10 (women’s tennis), and Meredith Remmer ’09 (women’s rowing) rounded out the first team selections. Second team honorees included Ashley Didio ’09 (women’s lacrosse), Kevin Collelouri ’09 (men’s lacrosse), Nick Montastero ’09 (men’s lacrosse), Mike Crown ’10 (men’s lacrosse), Greg Perkins ’11 (men’s lacrosse), John Nogueras ’10 (men’s tennis), Jesse McCarrick ’10 (softball), Tiana Tyeskey ’09 (softball), Stephanie Hartquist ’12 (softball), Amanda Eccleston ’10 (softball), Phil Natoli ’10 (men’s track and field), Alex Atkinson ’12 (women’s track and field), Sarah Chabal ’10 (women’s track and field), and Andrea Fugazot ’09 (women’s track and field).

League players of the year

Three Colgate seniors were honored as Patriot League players of the year in their respective sports. Brandon Corp ’09 was named the Offensive Player of the Year for men’s lacrosse for the third-straight season. The senior, who was a finalist for the prestigious Tewaaraton Trophy, led the nation in scoring for a great portion of the season. Curry Knox ’09 was named the 2009 Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete of the Meet. She captured league titles in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles, and was part of Colgate’s winning 4 X 100-meter relay squad. Knox also gathered second team all-league honors in the 200 meters. Her 100-meter time of 11.70 met NCAA Regional qualifying standards and broke Colgate and Patriot League records.

Spring league coaches of the year Heather Bliss (women’s lacrosse), Laura Nardelli (women’s track & field), and Vickie Sax (softball) were chosen as Patriot League Coaches of the Year in their respective sports. Bliss led Colgate to a 14-5 record, its second-straight Patriot League title, and second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. This marked the sixth time a Raiders’ women’s lacrosse coach has received the honor. Nardelli concluded the season by leading the Raiders to a third-place effort at the 2009 Track and Field Championships. Colgate was chosen to finish seventh in the preseason league poll. Sax guided the Raiders to a 25-18 overall record and second place in the Patriot League regular season. It was the second time that she has garnered the honor.

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Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse – Hometown: Manlius, N.Y. – College lacrosse experience: University of Connecticut, starter at midfield, four years – Previous lacrosse coaching experience: Head coach, Davidson College, 2004–2006 In your first season coaching here in 2007, Colgate had a 6-12 record after the Patriot League Tournament. This year, your team won 14 of 18 games and defeated Navy 17-4 in the Patriot League Tournament finals. What led to the amazing two-year turnaround? [Part of] it had to do with the trust the girls had in our coaching staff, but a lot of it had to do with the leadership of the senior class. Did you always know that you wanted to be a women’s lacrosse coach? I did. I always wanted to give back to the sport that had given me so much. My mother had started the lacrosse program in my town, and she and all of my coaches on my high school, Empire, and college teams showed me that if I was able to pass this sport down to others, then I should. How did you find yourself at Colgate? They called me, and I was flattered. I was successful at Davidson (Bliss led Davidson to its highest single-season win total in school history), so they brought me up for an interview. I liked the staff, the athletic director, and the facilities here. What do you do when you’re not coaching? I’m always hanging out with my family (Bliss married Colgate football wide receivers coach Chris Young on July 4, 2009). I love snowboarding, skiing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, and hiking. I basically like anything that doesn’t keep me inside. What has been your most challenging moment both as a player and a coach? As a player, it was being able to understand the concepts the coach was teaching and to do the things she was expecting. As a coach, it’s learning how each player works and getting the most out of each player. I think part of our success is that our staff has been able to figure out what buttons to push in order to motivate players and bring out the best in them. On the flip side, what has been your favorite moment? As a player, it was when I got to compete in the Carrier Dome [at Syracuse University]. I had played some high school games there [Bliss attended nearby Fayetteville-Manlius High School], but it was great when I went in there as a first-year for a Big East game. We were undefeated going in and tied at halftime, and it was awesome that UConn’s side of the field had more people than Syracuse’s side. As a coach, it was definitely the back-to-back Patriot League Championships. I’ll always remember both of those teams. What is your favorite place to eat in town? I’m going to have to say [my house] when I’m in season, so I can eat Coach Young’s cooking and I have don’t have to do anything. — Paul Kasabian ’10

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array of characters and engages in a discussion about what it means to be Irish today.

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Crude

Ananios of Kleitor

Three years in the making, this cinéma-vérité documentary from filmmaker Joe Berlinger ’83 (Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) is the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases in the world. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, Crude is a real-life, high-stakes legal drama set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly disappearing indigenous cultures. Presented from multiple viewpoints, the film subverts the conventions of advocacy filmmaking as it examines a complicated situation from all angles while bringing a story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus. Crude premiered in January to critical acclaim at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and has picked up numerous awards on the international film festival circuit. The film will be released to theaters nationwide in September, followed by a DVD release and television broadcast on the Sundance Channel in 2010.

Ananios of Kleitor introduces this ancient Greek poet’s extant poems and fragments, as well as the record of their reception and preservation. Ananios and his scholars perform their work at the edge of the real world and the margins of a thoroughly historicized and critically acute context, George Economou asserts. The book is a medley of verse and prose as well as a diversity of genres, ranging from the epistolary novel to scholarly annotations and an Index Nominum.

Armenian Golgotha

Professor Peter Balakian, co-translator (written by Grigoris Balakian) (Knopf) Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in the humanities, co-translated (with Aris Sevag) Armenian Golgotha: A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide, 1915–1918, written by his great uncle. Grigoris Balakian was a priest in the Armenian Apostolic Church at the time of the genocide and later became a bishop. He wrote about his arrest in 1915 with some 250 other intellectuals and leaders of Constantinople’s Armenian community. It was the beginning of the Ottoman Turkish government’s systematic attempt to eliminate the Armenian people from Turkey, a campaign that continued through World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire. For Grigoris, it was the beginning of a four-year ordeal during which he would bear witness to a seemingly endless caravan of blood.

A Pint of Plain

Bill Barich ’65 (Walker & Company) After Bill Barich moved to Dublin, he found himself looking for an Irish pub like the one in John Ford’s classic movie The Quiet Man, offering talk and drink with no distractions. But such pubs are now scarce, and for Barich, this signaled something deeper at play — an erosion of the essence of Ireland. Blending history and reportage, Barich offers an homage to the traditional Irish pub, and to the central piece of Irish culture disappearing along with it. From famed watering holes to the tiny village pubs, Barich introduces an

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Joe Berlinger ’83 (First Run Features)

Notes on Cooking

Lauren Braun Costello ’98 and Russell Reich ’85 (RCR Creative Press) Notes on Cooking: A Short Guide to an Essential Craft is a primer that can help anyone become a better cook — without a single recipe. The book’s 217 “notes” deliver culinary truths, standards of conduct, and gems of cooking wisdom that have been taught and passed down by top chefs for generations. Lauren Braun Costello is a private chef, instructor,

George Economou ’56 (Shearsman Books)

she had, along with a death certificate dated just two days later, she feels like a part of her has been justified in never feeling whole. Suddenly, it seems important to visit his grave, to set off in search of her missing half. She and her next-door neighbor head from upstate New York toward North Carolina, finding out more about each other and what they’re looking for along the way.

The Adirondack Book

Annie Stoltie ’96 (co-authored with Elizabeth Folwell) (The Countryman Press) The Adirondack Book is an updated handbook to the historic, cultural, geographic, and recreational opportunities that abound in the park and its

Something Out There

Chi McClean ’98 (Independently released) Something Out There is the debut album by William “Chi” McClean, who writes acoustic rock songs marked by a “haunting Southern style.” Many of his songs take a straightforward look at love, loss, and, in the end, opportunity. The album is often described as melodic and soulful, drawing on complex guitar riffs, solid drum beats, upright bass playing, gritty B-3 organ, and vintage electric pianos. It was recorded in San Francisco at Flying Kitchen and Studio D by Boone Spooner, mixed in Los Angeles by Kevin Shirley at the Document Room, and mastered in New York by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound.

You Are Here

Jennifer Smith ’03 (Simon & Schuster) In Jennifer Smith’s second novel for young adults, main character Emma Healy never fit in with the rest of her family and has grown used to being the only ordinary one among her extraordinary parents and siblings. But when she finds a birth certificate for a twin brother whom she never knew

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A selection from the new titles shelf at Case Library • American Hybrid: A Norton Anthology of New Poetry Edited by David St. John and Cole Swensen • The Book of Night Women Marlon James • The Charged Void: Architecture Alison Smithson and Peter Smithson • Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming Anthony D. Barnosky • Johnny Cash: The Biography Michael Streissguth • The Kindly Ones Jonathan Littell and Charlotte Mandell • Magic Bus: On the Hippie Trail From Istanbul to India Rory MacLean • Overcoming Katrina: African American Voices from the Crescent City and Beyond D’Ann R. Penner, Keith C. Ferdinand, and Jimmy Carter • The Presidents We Imagine: Two Centuries of White House Fictions on the Page, on the Stage, Onscreen, and Online Jeff Smith • Watching the Watchmen: The Definitive Companion to the Ultimate Graphic Novel Dave Gibbons, Chip Kidd, and Mike Essl

gateway cities, including Saratoga Springs and Glens Falls. As editors of Adirondack Life magazine, Annie Stoltie and Elizabeth Folwell provide candid reviews of the area in which they are immersed. The book includes more than 100 up-todate detailed maps and photos to use as a guide.

“It’s similar to the debate over whether you want to arm airline crews.”

Perfectly Imperfect

“It’s important to see that the world is bigger than the place you live.”

Lee McConaughy Woodruff ’82 (Random House) Lee McConaughy Woodruff chronicles her life as wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend in Perfectly Imperfect: A Life in Progress. Bob Woodruff ’83 writes the introduction to his wife’s deeply personal and, at times, humorous stories that highlight universal topics and how life never seems to go as planned. This book is the testimonial of a woman who embraces the chaos of her surroundings, discovers the splendor of life’s flaws, and accepts that perfection is as impossible to achieve as a spotless kitchen floor.

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Encountering Disgrace: Reading and Teaching Coetzee’s Novel (Camden House), edited by Bill McDonald ’61, is a book of essays devoted to Nobel Laureate J.M. Coetzee’s controversial novel set in post-apartheid South Africa. The 10 critical essays and 8 essays on teaching the novel grapple with the ethical issues Disgrace raises: rape, gender, race, and animal rights. The 18 contributors to the collection are all faculty members or graduates of the Johnston Center for Integrative Studies at the University of Redlands, where McDonald is emeritus professor of English.

— Douglas Macdonald, associate professor of political science and an anti-piracy expert, offering analysis to MSNBC.com for a report about efforts to thwart pirate attacks on shipping vessels

“College is when I first got struck by the notion that using video to tell a story could possibly change the outcome of human-rights situations.”

— Filmmaker Sandy Cioffi ’84 speaking to the Sun Gazette (Springfield, V.A.) about what sparked her interest in producing documentaries

— Maria Marinucci ’09 describing to the Sun Journal (New Bern, N.C.) her experience building homes as part of an alternative spring break trip

“That was the most important thing to me: to tell that story as richly as I could in the best language that I could.”

— Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in the humanities and professor of English, in an Armenian-Mirror Spectator article about his recently re-published memoir, Black Dog of Fate

“Academics played a big part of it. Colgate is a prestigious school.”

— Brandon James, an incoming first-year and soon-to-be Raiders basketball player, talking to his hometown newspaper, the Poughkeepsie Journal (N.Y.) about his decision to attend Colgate

“It’s not just reaching out to two or three contacts. They [students] have to keep coming back.”

— Teresa Olsen, associate director of career services, explaining graduating seniors’ job-hunting strategies to the Associated Press

“To have that energy back in the space, and to hear the old names that came up … It’s just great to get a picture of the station through the years.”

— Bill Gabler ’07, assistant director of the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement and adviser to WRCU, remarking to The Chronicle of Higher Education about the history of the campus radio station and recent dedication ceremony of its new home in the Blackmore Media Center

“They [printmakers] drew people into the political process. They wanted to energize the people.”

— Joachim Homann, Picker Art Gallery curator, talking to The PostStandard (Syracuse, N.Y.) about the Chinese woodblock print exhibition at the gallery

“When people are nervous about the economy, they’re not going to take on a large new loan.”

— Nicole Simpson, associate professor of economics, speaking about the downturn in the housing market to The Observer-Dispatch (Utica, N.Y.)

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Set our feet on lofty places President Rebecca S. Chopp

trust, between the faculty and the Board of Trustees. Rebecca could explain us to each other; she had insight and compassion for both groups, and she used those to teach us. She was a really patient teacher.”

led Colgate to new heights In her Colgate University inaugural address, Rebecca Chopp quoted a phrase spoken by one of her predecessors that would become a theme, a mantra, an ethic, if you will, for her presidency. In calling upon the community to “work together, to continue our traditions revised, renewed, reclaimed for the twenty-first century,” she also proposed the manner in which we should proceed, in words first stated by Colgate’s sixth president, George Merrill, at his own installation 103 years before: “Always straight, onward and upward.” How fitting now to look back and see that, with a sense of spirit, elevation — dare we say levitation — this is what she did, from day one. As Colgate’s first woman president, said then–Provost and Dean of the Faculty Jack Dovidio that September day in 2002, “Rebecca Chopp has already taken us places we have never been before.” And for the next seven years, she led Colgate on an unprecedented climb. Members of the community responded in force when asked to comment on the ways in which a leader led, and a university flourished.

– Rebecca Costello, Managing Editor

“Rebecca saw immediately that debate was not only something that Colgate could do, but something without which Colgate could not do. That was thrilling for those of us who wanted to debate, but had nowhere to do it. She also threw her support behind what began as a wing of the Debate Society and took on a life of its own, the Student Lecture Forum. It was a chance to create a community where we

Chopp and her husband, Fred Thibodeau, celebrate together during her inaugural celebration. (September 2002)

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– Padma Kaimal, Associate Professor of Art and Art History; member, Strategic Planning Committee “Working with Rebecca is a lot of fun, and never dull. In good situations and challenging times, she bolsters morale when the chips are down, maintains focus when everyone else is flagging, persists when it would have been easy to fold. She built a strong team and constantly worked with us to solidify our strengths as individuals and as a group. I learned an enormous amount from Rebecca about effective leadership. She embodies patience and grace under pressure, humility and courage, intelligence and compassion, determination and foresight. Colgate has taken giant strides forward, in ways that retain the best of its identity.” President Rebecca Chopp with her dog, Lady

– Kim Waldron ’81, Secretary of the College

could investigate interesting ideas socially through enlightened conversation, part of her expansive vision for debate: a culture of communication fully integrated with the Colgate landscape. What did this mean for me? It allowed me fully to engage at Colgate.”

“Rebecca’s positive mindset transformed every challenge into an opportunity for advancement. She focused her attention on amplifying the board’s aspirations to underscore our academic excellence. She

– Pat Kabat ’06, former president, Harry C. Behler Debate Society “Rebecca made Colgate a better place in so many ways. One for which I am most grateful is that she built much stronger connections, and even points of

Chopp became known for her dedicated engagement with alumni at events on and off campus.

Civil — but lively — discourse at a practice of the Harry C. Behler Debate Society

articulated this in the strategic plan and captured its essence with the phrase, ‘The leading liberal arts university.’ Her real genius, however, has been in her execution of that plan — her ability to get different groups of people to share a common vision, understand its positive consequences, and appreciate that its success depends upon each individual’s commitment and contribution to it. Colgate has moved from strength to strength under her leadership. We are in her debt.”

– Christopher Clifford ’67, Chair, Board of Trustees

“While she cared deeply for all our constituents, her unshakable commitment to students was evident in the classes she taught, by standing in a snowstorm at Andy Kerr Stadium for a playoff football game, in her passion for the Debate Society, in her promotion of the arts, to attending dinners at Delta Upsilon and other Greek-letter organizations, and events with the ALANA Cultural Center, COVE, Upstate Institute, and more. She seemed to be everywhere at the same time; our ever-present president.”

“Rebecca’s positive mindset transformed every challenge into an opportunity for advancement.” — Christopher Clifford ’67 “One of the things I admire most about Rebecca is how she related to everyone on the same level. No matter who came into the office, they felt comfortable sticking their head in the door to say hello.” – Deb Barnes, Assistant to the Secretary of the College

Methodist Church barbecue. President of Colgate she may be, but for that day she was one of us. “Rebecca’s departure is bittersweet for my husband and me, as we are Swarthmore alumni. She will dazzle them, as she did us. I’ve written to the mayor of the Borough of Swarthmore so they’ll be prepared!”

– Sue McVaugh, Mayor of Hamilton

– Robert Tyburski ’74, Vice President and Senior Philanthropic Advisor

“I first met Rebecca Chopp on the cross country trails at Colgate as we walked our dogs together. She remained interested in our municipality and its inhabitants. Rebecca understood the seriousness with which we govern our small village, and was careful never to let Colgate be overpowering. Then, there is the Fourth of July parade, when the crowd in the village swells to as many as ten thousand people. She joined the village board members at the front of the parade, year after year. We’d chat and distribute candy, and then she’d go off to cook chickens at the

“As a member of the committee that developed the strategic plan, I know how much all of us were encouraged and inspired — and, truth be told, often firmly prodded! — by Rebecca to think in the broadest and most ambitious terms about ways to enhance every aspect of Colgate’s academic, cultural, residential, and social life. The plan, and Rebecca’s eloquent championing of it, has also helped Colgate achieve a clear sense of its distinctive identity as

Colgate’s Division 1-AA playoff win over the University of Massachusetts during the most successful season in Raider football history (November 2003)

Chopp was a regular participant in the Village of Hamilton’s Fourth of July parade.

The Outdoor Education Program’s first climbing competition at the Angert Family Climbing Wall (March 2007)

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what we now aptly call a liberal arts university. Indeed, although there are no doubt more tangible signs of her impact, I suspect that its full implementation may well prove to be one of the most notable parts of her vital legacy to Colgate.” – Linck Johnson, Professor of English, member, Strategic Planning Committee

“Rebecca’s management style is one to emulate. I never left a meeting with her that I did not feel was run perfectly, that much was accomplished, and that I learned something. She never shied away from tough questions or issues, but was ready to take anything head on.” – RuthAnn Loveless MA’72, Vice President of Alumni Affairs “As a religion major and budding women’s rights activist, I discovered the possibilities for reconciliation in the feminist theology created by Rebecca and her contemporaries when she co-taught Women In Religious Thought. We all know Rebecca the administrator, but I got to understand her as the forwardthinking, relevant academic that she is.”

ries we faced. Rebecca’s solid advice, wisdom, vast experience in searches, and quiet sense of humor inspired us throughout.”

– David Tatel, former chair, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit “I am pleased to see the arts today stronger and better integrated into the fabric of the university. This required more than simply encouraging support of the arts. In Rebecca, we have had a president who simply could not imagine how a university can flourish without a dynamic arts scene.” – Mary Ann Calo, Director of the Institute for the Creative and Performing Arts (2006–2008), Professor of Art and Art History “Rebecca has a commitment to look at any issue or situation and have as her sole focus to ‘do the right thing.’ Nowhere has this been more evident than in her commitment to making a Colgate education

– Sarah Compter ’04

“For almost 10 years, I had the privilege of serving with Rebecca Chopp on the Board of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. All of our endeavors benefitted immensely from Rebecca’s deep understanding of Carnegie and its educational priorities. She played a particularly insightful role in our search for a new president. Her incisive questions always cut to the core of the difficult quanda-

The annual student-organized Colgate Arts! Initiative Festival

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Women’s soccer players celebrate their Patriot League Championship. (November 2004)

I knew right then that we had a jewel as president of Colgate. Rebecca made profound changes. She established transparency from her first day on the post, had a vision, and shared it. She is like a comet that swooshed past us, lighting our path. Now she continues her journey to light the way for others. I will miss her.”

“Rebecca’s drive and spirit make you want to be a part of her team. In seven years, there was never a bad day at the office! I feel blessed by the opportunity to work with such a talented, remarkable person. And you’ve got to love a boss who enjoys Gilligan’s ice cream, chocolates, and chicken wings!”

accessible and affordable to the very best and brightest young women and men from all backgrounds and traditions. So many outstanding students would not be here today were it not for the fact that she made financial aid a top priority in her administration.”

– Gary Ross ’77, Vice President and Dean of Admission “Rebecca’s seven years of steadfast and relentless work helped us rethink diversity and inclusivity on campus. Her — at times — soft and quiet ways of effecting change have impacted the status of students and faculty of color. She made all of us part of her triumphs without taking any credit for it.”

– Lourdes Rojas, Professor of Spanish

“When Rebecca agreed to teach a first-year seminar with me, I have to admit that I assumed that she would be a kind of honorary professor rather than a full-time participant in the class. It became clear at the very beginning of that fall 2008 semester, however, that she intended to be my co-professor in every sense of the word. Rebecca was not only an incisive discussion leader in our seminar, Political Theology, she also enthusiastically embraced the other role of an FSEM professor: introducing students to academic life at Colgate, and to the rigor and excitement of research and learning. We covered a lot of ground on the relationship between politics and theology, but we also learned a great deal about how administrators, faculty, and students experience life at Colgate, and about how we can better interact with each other across what can sometimes be fairly wide institutional divisions. I can’t count the

Global Leaders Lecture Series hosts His Holiness the Dalai Lama. (April 2008)

– Rosalia Miller P’06, Board of Trustees

Chopp listens to a Benton Scholar’s perspective during a Political Theology FSEM discussion. (October 2008)

number of times that the students (and I) turned to Professor Chopp in order to gain greater insight into the decisions and challenges that were being faced every day by President Chopp. I will miss sitting at the seminar table with her and our eager students, and hearing her say: ‘So, what did you think in response to the reading that was assigned for today?’”

– Tim Byrnes, Professor of Political Science

“Rebecca Chopp was the reason I came to Colgate. I first became acquainted with her when I attended the Frye Leadership Institute in information technology at Emory University in 2000. Rebecca was on its faculty, and her vision of what was needed by library and technology leaders in higher education was impressive. By the time I arrived here in 2005, one of Rebecca’s top objectives was to build the state-of-the-art Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology. I quickly benefited directly from Rebecca’s facilitative leadership. I have been

With the transfer of house ownership to Colgate, fraternities and sororities moved forward as members of the Broad Street Community.

able to help guide the Colgate libraries forward to realize their mission to support the curriculum and scholarship.”

– Joanne Schneider, University Librarian

“I met President Chopp during our daughter Luisa’s first year. I wanted to learn her plans regarding diversity — an issue dear to my heart. She immediately replied that bringing in students from different countries and different colors was at the top of her list. We spoke about economic diversity as well.

– Claudia Caraher, Assistant to the President

“I was the first chair of the $400 million Passion for the Climb campaign. President Chopp was an amazingly passionate and effective fundraiser for Colgate. Even in these challenging times, I am confident that the goal will be reached and exceeded. For that, Colgate will be forever thankful to her. Rebecca has the courage of a lion, the decisiveness of a top chief executive, and boundless energy. Colgate is so fortunate to have had her lead us for seven wonderful years of growth in academic excellence and significant improvement in the student experience (I have my son Denis ’09 and daughter Megan ’10 at Colgate). She has earned a little vacation time at Swarthmore!”

– Denis Cronin ’69, Trustee Emeritus

“Rebecca did not tell the Alumni Council what to do, but she made it clear she was counting on us to do great things. She sought differing perspectives,

“She made all of us part of her triumphs without taking any credit for it.” — Lourdes Rojas

Chopp (left) and Professor Ellen Kraly train for their Mount Baker climb for breast cancer research with a snowshoe outing on campus. (February 2004)

The largest grant ever received by Colgate, nearly $1 million from the NSF, supported a four-year investigation into the effects of acid rain on the Adirondacks.

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listening for nuances to help her see issues from all sides. She earned the respect, support, and friendship of alumni across generations. At a football game a few years ago, I overheard a group of alumni arguing about a recent decision by the administration. When their talk turned to President Chopp, however, they reached quick consensus and expressed what I’ve heard from many alumni. Colgate, they enthusiastically agreed, was very lucky to have her.” – Joanne Spigner ’76, Board of Trustees and former president, Colgate Alumni Council

everyone possible in attendance. I had so much fun cosponsoring a pep rally at the Palace Theater with her. We celebrated the football team’s brilliant season in front of a packed crowd of students, families, and townspeople. The Colgate energy was incredible.”

“Like a breath of fresh air, Rebecca Chopp arrives at Colgate, sweeps away the cobwebs of uncertainty and indecision, and forges an immediate action plan to move Colgate to the forefront of the very best liberal arts institutions in the country. The beautiful, new Robert H.N. Ho Science Center — a magnificent facility, dedicated to interdisciplinary science and to the relevance and value of a liberal arts education — is just one tangible result. I will always be indebted to Rebecca, and to Mr. Ho, for their gracious support in making a dream come true.”

– Bart Hale ’04, Student Government Association President, 2003–2004

– Richard April, Dunham Beldon Jr. Professor of Geology The Robert H.N. Ho Science Center, a new home for collaborative, multidisciplinary learning

“I have been the treasurer of the Delta Upsilon Alumni Corporation for nearly 40 years. Back in 2003, I had questions about Colgate’s plan to buy the fraternity and sorority houses. Several meetings with President Chopp convinced me that the plan was sound, and in the best interest of the chapters. Judging by alumni giving, which is at an all-time high, and the tone on campus at graduation and reunion, it is clear that most alumni, students, and parents recognize that the move was good for the

university. The Greek System is thriving as part of the Broad Street Community. On behalf of Delta Upsilon, thank you very much.”

– Lee Woltman ’65

“I was personally inspired by Rebecca to stretch for Colgate, think imaginatively, and to never forget cherished traditions. She spoke often of Colgate’s

“I was personally inspired by Rebecca to stretch for Colgate, think imaginatively, and to never forget cherished traditions.” — Ron Joyce ’73

The new townhouses offer expanded opportunities through the residential education program. (August 2005)

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The Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology — beyond stacks and study carrols, a hub of collaborative learning and scholarship

unique DNA, which she not only respected but also integrated personally. She will leave our alma mater a measurably improved place. I can’t say I ever saw her sweat, but she had the energy and drive of an eight-oar crew. She graduates summa cum laude! I wish she’d stay on here for a graduate degree.” – Ron Joyce ’73, former president, Colgate Alumni Council “Rebecca Chopp taught me how to work with people, handle conflict, navigate tough real-world politics, and get things done. When I stumbled, she used it as a learning experience for me. “When our football team reached the national championship, she was our ‘Cheerleader-in-Chief.’ The SGA wanted to find a way for students to attend. She helped make sure we had the resources to get

Robert H.N. Ho ’56 signs a beam before it is set into the framing of the science center named in his honor (June 2006). A happy Chopp looks on.

“Rebecca was always present, even during her painful recovery from extensive foot surgery, offering advice, making tough decisions, and encouraging everyone to do what is right for Colgate and its students. What I will miss most about Rebecca is not the way in which she galvanized the Colgate community with her extraordinary charm and leadership capabilities, but the boss, colleague, and friend whose commitment to excellence for Colgate was genuine morning, noon, and night, from the very first day she and Fred arrived in Hamilton.” – David Hale ’84, Vice President for Finance and Administration

“Rebecca strongly supported getting the Upstate Institute up and running, which was the most rewarding work of my career at Colgate. The Upstate Institute, Hamilton Initiative, and continuing commitment to the village, town, schools, and day care are evidence that she understands that Colgate’s success is tied to the success of its community! She pushed both the global and the local, knowing that students and faculty would grow with new opportunities in the world and right at home.” – Jill Tiefenthaler, former Colgate economics professor and Director of the Upstate Institute; now Provost, Wake Forest University “Rebecca has become the face of Colgate. Certainly, Colgate athletics has benefited from her presence at games, as well as her support and thorough understanding of having a Division I athletics program. For me, she has been the quintessential role model and mentor. I will miss her smile, her snappy outfits,

– Vicky Chun ’91, Senior Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator “Rebecca Chopp was the right president for Colgate at a crucial juncture in our history. She brought both the skill sets — honed at a leading university — and temperament to help Colgate not only regain its forward momentum, but also to dramatically enhance our prominence and position as a leading liberal arts university. She was able to meet the imposing challenges of appealing to Colgate’s many constituencies while making difficult decisions that she and the Board of Trustees concluded were in the best long-term interests of the university. She has accomplished in seven years what many of her peers fail to achieve in fifteen. My deepest gratitude, and my best wishes to Rebecca and to Fred as they explore a new challenge. Colgate is truly the better place for Rebecca Chopp having served as its fifteenth president.” – John Golden, Chair, Colgate Board of Trustees 2001–2007; Trustee 1994–2007

“President Chopp has been a strong role model for me. She has always been receptive to student issues, and a constructive and knowledgeable adviser and supporter, from the SGA, our athletic teams, Coop renovations, and the new Donovan’s Pub, to the linkage between residential life and our academic experience, and engaging students with the community, to her Colgate spirit. She will always be a Colgate Raider in our hearts.”

8 Rebecca Chopp discusses her presidency and hopes for Colgate with her friend Professor Ellen Kraly at www.colgate.edu/video Editor’s note: The headline for this article is a line from the university hymn, “God of Grace and God of Glory,” by Harry Emerson Fosdick, Class of 1900.

– Melissa Madaio ’09, Vice President, Student Government Association, 2008–2009

The Glendening Boat House on Lake Moraine, built to meet the needs of Colgate’s NCAA Division I rowing program, and offer recreational boating

and her ebullient spirit and character. Best of luck at Swarthmore, Rebecca!”

Colgate’s vision of global education is duly represented in the O’Connor Campus Center’s transformation into a campus “village green.”

The Hamilton Movie Theater, one of several historic properties revitalized by Colgate’s Hamilton Initiative that are now populated by viable businesses

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88 Days

By Aleta Mayne

Joy Ridley

On January 1, 2009, Paul Ridley ’05 set out to cross the Atlantic Ocean. His mission: to honor his mother’s memory by raising $500,000 for cancer research. His challenge: he would be going it alone the whole way. In a 19-foot rowboat.

Associates and told his dad of his ambition. They all agreed to support him, but no one quite believed that three years down the road they would be praying for him to make it across the ocean safely. “I’m a great believer in denial, and so I said, ‘That’s fine,’ and just assumed it would never happen,” Mark said. Through the years of preparation, he added, it started to become a reality. “But he convinced me from a safety point of view that he wasn’t taking a big risk,” Mark explained. “I think he was as prepared as anybody could be for the expedition that he undertook.”

The birth of Liv

Preparation began with the craft that would carry Paul across the ocean. He collaborated with British boat designer Phil Morrison for eight months to design a boat with minimal accommodation for a single rower; at 19 feet, the yellow rowboat would end up 5 feet shorter and significantly lighter than most ocean rowing boats. The aft cabin had just

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tanding in front of the congregation at Christ the King Lutheran Church, wearing a button-down shirt, jeans, and flip flops, Paul Ridley ’05 looked relaxed. But the topic of his talk — his 88 days rowing solo and unsupported across the Atlantic Ocean — had the parishioners on the edges of their pews. Having completed the row on March 29, Paul was spending an April weekend in his hometown of Binghamton, N.Y., addressing the community that had been praying for him throughout his journey. His father, Pastor Mark Ridley ’72, stepmother, Pastor Nadine Ridley, and sister, Joy, sat in the front row. During the next hour, Paul would admit things like the fact that he doesn’t enjoy swimming and gets seasick easily. He described how the Milky Way would illuminate the sky at night and how he’d make faces at himself in the reflection of the boat hatch for entertainment. As the sun shone through the church windows, the rapt audience listened to the young man who has grown up in front of their eyes and, at age 25, became the youngest — and only the third — American to successfully complete the expedition. Paul’s row was motivated by a cause important to his family. After seeing both of their parents battle cancer, he and Joy founded the nonprofit organization Row for Hope. Their mom, Katherine Ridley, died of malignant melanoma in 2001. A few months later, their dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Fortunately, Mark was successfully treated and is cancer free today. “We had a dramatic example of what the two different outcomes are when someone is diagnosed with cancer: my mom’s case, which doesn’t have effective treatments available and doesn’t get the research dollars that the other cancers get, versus my dad’s case,” Paul explained. “We want to have more cases like my dad’s and fewer like my mom’s.” Paul had been introduced to the idea of ocean rowing through a colleague at his workplace, Greenwich Associates. He said it started out as a joke, but he soon realized that this was how he could “do his part” for cancer research. Paul had been in the rowing seat before, having rowed for the Raiders and after graduation with the Norwalk River Rowing Association. His discomfort with the ocean only added to the appeal of the challenge. “I knew it was something outside of my comfort zone, and part of what attracted me to the ocean in the first place was the fact that it was so far beyond what I was accustomed to,” he explained. When Paul started planning for the approximately 2,950-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Antigua, he informed the partners at Greenwich

“I knew it was something outside of my comfort zone, and part of what attracted me to the ocean in the first place was the fact that it was so far beyond what I was accustomed to.”

He named the boat Liv, which means “life” in Norwegian and translates in old Norse dialects to “protection” and “defense.”

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LA GOMERA

2,950 miles Paul asked him for northeast winds at 10 to 15 knots... enough room for Paul to lie flat to sleep — with a half inch of clearance — and sit up. The fore cabin stored 95 days’ worth of 8,000 calorie-per-day meals as well as his sea anchor. Although he had no chase boat or means of resupply, Liv was equipped with the technology of an ocean racing yacht. A solar-power system provided electricity for an expedition-style PDA, an Automatic Identification System transponder (radar that sends data through radio signals to other ships), a satellite phone, and a position indicating beacon. The solar-powered system also juiced up Paul’s Panasonic Toughbook laptop — on which he would post daily updates on his blog at Rowforhope.com — and his 160-gigabyte iPod filled with music and a number of books on tape, from Shakespeare classics to Into the Wild. He named the boat Liv, which means “life” in Norwegian and translates in old Norse dialects to “protection” and “defense.” The second important part of the equation was Paul’s physical stamina, which he built through training with a rowing coach, weight lifting, cardiovascular work, and even Bikram yoga. “It’s a great way to relax, work on flexibility and core strength, and do some different mental exercises,” Paul said of yoga. After all, he knew that his mental strength would be the biggest challenge. Consulting with numerous ocean rowers, he was told many times that “you can train all you want, but if you can’t get your head on straight to get into that rowing seat, it will never matter.”

Shoving off

On Saturday, November 8, 2008, Paul said goodbye to Liv as she got her first taste of the open ocean when he sent her to the Canary Islands in the belly of a cargo ship. A month later, Paul and his family followed her, to the departure point of the island La Gomera.

Blog entry, December 12, 2008: “I made

it safely to the Canary Islands and got my first glimpse of the Atlantic Ocean that I’ll be living on for the next three months. My first reaction — let me at it!” The Ridleys spent the first few days on La Gomera wiring Liv’s electronics and packing her cabins. For safekeeping, Paul mailed a box of his personal possessions, including his wallet and Blackberry, to

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his home in Greenwich, Conn. Then came the waiting game. Although Paul had planned to depart on December 16, he spent the next couple of weeks biding his time until the Spanish government issued his port clearance and the weather forecast predicted enough northeasterly wind to help him progress west. The rest of the Ridley family eventually had to return home, so Paul was left alone to wait. On Christmas Day, he climbed to the top of a cliff overlooking La Gomera where a giant statue of Jesus watches over the town. Paul asked him for northeast winds at 10 to 15 knots, and then returned to his rental apartment to listen to Christmas carols. On December 30, Paul’s Christmas wish came true. He received his port clearance and the forecast looked favorable. Paul’s odyssey began on New Year’s Day. Departing simultaneously was another rower, 58-year-old Leo Rosette, who was attempting to break a different age record, the oldest American to cross any ocean. There to see both of them off was experienced ocean rower Simon Chalk of Woodvale Challenge, an organization that supports ocean rowing races. Blog entry, December 31, 2008: “In college I went on a short cruise from Miami to Mexico and back. I was seasick the entire time and swore that I’d never go on any more silly ocean trips. Oops!” As anticipated, seasickness struck Paul for the first few days, preventing him from eating as much as he needed to maintain his energy. An inability to sleep through the night didn’t help. During his first night at sea, he was repeatedly awakened by the sound of his collision-avoidance alarm. Meant to detect the proximity of other boats, it was instead warning him that Liv was near herself. Until he figured out a way around the alarm glitch, Paul turned it off and set a timer to wake himself every 20 minutes so that he could visually scan the ocean for approaching boats. With no choice but to row through the queasiness and exhaustion, Paul began adjusting to life at sea. In this early part of his voyage, a few daunting events would mark certain days. Approaching the second week, just as Paul was feeling like he had his sea legs and that the “warm-up” was over, the wind and seas started building. After a particularly rough day of rowing and getting soaked by the crashing waves that were growing increasingly larger, cold and drenched, Paul crawled into his cabin to try to

sleep. The next morning (day 13), he climbed out of the cabin and was aghast to see dark skies and 25-foot waves. “It was a scary time,” he said. As the day progressed, Paul watched the waves continue to grow. “When it got dark, although I had incredible faith in the boat and my rowing ability, I had the strong sense that I was going to need help,” Paul recalled. He saw the first star and started wishing, “Star light, star bright,” but couldn’t remember the rest of the rhyme. So he abandoned that plan and said a prayer, something he then did twice a day for the rest of the row. Within 24 hours, the winds calmed down and Paul was able to continue making progress westward. “I asked for help, and I got it,” he said. Two days later, another challenge would arrive when a high-pressure hose ripped out of the main water desalinator — a dangerous type of equipment failure that has forced the premature end of several past expeditions. Paul managed to fix his drinkingwater maker temporarily so that he could again settle into his daily routine. But it would continue to present problems and he would often have to spend time away from rowing to fiddle with it.

Rough waters ahead

Throughout the frustrating episodes, Paul’s blog entries would stay positive, but also hint at his challenges. The monotony of eating freeze-dried variations of chicken and rice soon became evident. His third week of blog entries focused on the foods he was missing from home — Dinosaur Barbecue chicken wings, pizza from Ye Olde Pizza Pub, and Binghamton’s famous spiedies.

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“When it got dark, although I had incredible faith in the boat and my rowing ability, I had the strong sense that I was going to need help.” As the weeks passed, Paul’s craving for human interaction also started to kick into high gear. Daily phone calls with his dad helped. Keeping in line with Paul’s one-day-at-a-time strategy, Mark learned to focus the conversation on what Paul had accomplished that day. News from land was kept to a minimum — Paul had given specific instructions to his team to not give him any bad news from home. “There was enough time out there to eat at my brain,” he explained. Blog entry, day 24: “For the first couple weeks my first thought after opening my eyes was always, ‘Where am I? Wait … don’t tell me I’m in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean … no, no, no…’” As he had been forewarned by experienced ocean rowers, one of his biggest hurdles became getting out of the cabin and into the rowing seat to begin his morning shift. He began using candies that his stepmother Nadine had given him in La Gomera as bait. From the cabin, Paul would take a Lifesaver — a delicacy in the middle of the ocean — and toss it into the seat. “I knew that if it sat there, it would wash away, so I had to get into the rowing seat to save the Lifesaver,” Paul said. But instead of popping it right into his mouth, he would stash it in a safe place and treat himself at the end of the four-hour shift. Other motivational tools Paul used while at sea were his iPod — he jokes that he’s now an expert on the American Revolution after listening to 1776 numerous times — and the daily blog comments from his supporters who were writing from all over

the world. “I’d read them about four or five times a day,” he said. “They kept my mind occupied for hours while I was rowing. That took the oars out of my hands physically and kept my mind in a completely different place.” Paul’s supporters could also follow his progress on a Google map that was updated every day through his tracking beacon. Everyone from K-Rock radio fans in Binghamton to elementary school kids around the country wrote in with inspirational words, philosophical quandaries to contemplate, and questions about what he was experiencing. Wildlife became a main topic on the message boards, especially after Paul began describing the petrel birds and flying fish that he was seeing. The young son of a coworker sparked a lively discussion about sharks and what Paul should be on the lookout for. When Paul did finally report on a shark sighting, he had to admit it didn’t quite live up to the Jaws hype that had built online. As the shark swam near his boat, Paul went into the cabin to get his camera and came back just in time to take a picture of its dorsal fin moving away. Keeping a careful eye out for fins was a necessity several times throughout the row. Periodically, Liv needed some housekeeping that required Paul to jump into the water. Using a rope, he would tie himself to Liv and jump into the 14,000-foot–deep ocean, plastic cement spreader in hand, to scrape the barnacles that would build up and slow down the boat. “I’d spend the morning looking around for sharks, and then in the afternoon when the sun was out, sit on the gunwale for 5 minutes, giving myself a little pep talk before actually going in,” he said. A picture of a Portuguese man-of-war, which Paul named Benny, also gained blog notoriety and even led to a joking comment about Paul sounding dangerously like Tom Hanks’s stranded character in Castaway. Blog entry, day 37: “The petrel is still here, and the seagull stops by once or twice every day. Neither are big talkers, though … yet.” Of course, the loneliness did engulf Paul at times. Breaking a 29-day streak without his seeing any sign of human life, a plane flying overhead brought tears to his eyes. “The thought of all these people in such a high-tech, human environment, sitting in perfectly straight rows, sipping drinks, was incredible,” he explained.

Overall, his positive attitude and sense of humor helped Paul through the difficult times. And all the while, his true cause was never far from his heart. On February 5, the eighth anniversary of his mom’s death, he wrote: “I witnessed her struggle unfold at a particularly formative point in my life when, as a senior in high school, I was beginning to realize that the decisions I made in the next several years would go a long way toward determining who I’d be as an adult. The impact my mom’s death had on me was profound, and is single-handedly responsible for where I am at this very moment — 31 degrees 35 minutes West, 18 degrees 20 minutes North — in a 19-foot boat 359 nautical miles from the nearest land (Cape Verde) and 1,736 nautical miles from the end of my journey.” Almost to the halfway point, physical challenges began to test his resolve. Salt sores had developed on his legs and backside, making it difficult for him to sit comfortably. Blog entry, day 46: “I’m running out of ways to sit where I’m not directly on top of, or rolling over, a painful sore every time I take a stroke… Tonight I had the following arrangement as far as seat padding goes: wheelchair pad, mini-cell foam pad, gel pad, then two layers of sheepskin.” Luckily, he had managed to avoid the claw grip that inflicts many ocean rowers, but it did become a struggle to close his hands. On February 18, Paul crossed the east-to-west midpoint. The champagne he’d been saving for the

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occasion turned into a disappointment when Paul tasted the warm liquid that had suffered from 49 days in a hot boat. The next 34 days would prove to become more difficult mentally, something Paul didn’t expect. “It got harder as I got closer to land,” he explained. “I felt less connected to everyone back on land. For them, the anticipation of my arrival was building. But for me, every day was exactly the same.” Accepting that he would have to adjust his outlook and not think about Antigua until the very end, Paul stayed focused on the task at hand. He also took the time to be grateful for his experience, writing about the blanket of stars he slept under, and showing his sense of humor with “beard watch” postings to his blog — photos showing his facial hair growth over the trip.

The final strokes

In the last quarter of the expedition, just as Paul planned to start adding night shifts to shave off a few days, the weather dealt him another blow. On day 66, after spending four hours rowing and making no progress in the right direction, Paul lowered his sea anchor — an underwater parachute that filled with water to slow his negative progress while sleeping and in times like this. For three days, while he waited for the winds to change direction, Paul was unable to row.

Blog entry, day 70: “I’m exhausted

physically and, after all this weather nonsense, nearing the end of my rope mentally.” Following the 72-hour delay, Mother Nature started sending signs of land Paul’s way. Increasing numbers of seagulls hovered and attempted to land on deck, and Paul spotted a bug on board for the first time since leaving the Canaries. Signs of the human world gave him hope as well; in one day, seven airplanes flew overhead. But with just 130 nautical miles between the young rower and his destination of Antigua, the sea wasn’t ready to give him up yet. As the sun beat down on Paul daily, he became locked in a combination of winds and currents that were pushing him south in the direction of Guadeloupe, where he feared he might have to land. Adding to his frustration, the main water desalinator was on the fritz again. “It was the classic story of the fifty-cent part taking down the five thousand–

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dollar water maker,” he said. Not wanting to sacrifice time away from rowing to fix the desalinator, Paul relied on his backup water supply and a manual pump he brought with him. He had also run out of his favorite rowing foods of Ramen noodles, army biscuits, and chocolate bars. “At the end of an expedition that long, it’s not a deal breaker, but it didn’t help morale,” he said of his significantly decreased meal options. Feeling glum and defeated, Paul gritted his teeth and battled his way north, adding hours to his rowing shifts so that he was rowing 12 to 14 hours a day. “I had to deal with real questions about whether or not I’d actually be able to make it to Antigua, where friends and family and everything I’d been dreaming about for the whole trip were waiting for me,” he recalled. “The idea that I could potentially miss them was crushing.” Meanwhile, his family had arrived in Antigua. They enlisted the help of Antigua Barbuda Search and Rescue, which had advanced software to track the wind and weather patterns. “I felt like I was the most closely watched person on earth for the last few days,” Paul said. The search and rescue authorities predicted that Liv would hit a north-tending current, which Paul could use to overcome the winds from the northeast and make a turn to the northwest toward Antigua. They were right, and like the wind, Paul’s luck was turning around. That same day, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean Rowing Crossing Line — the official measure of a completed ocean row — which he hadn’t realized was so close until the previous day. His spirits lifted, and Paul concentrated on getting himself safely to Antigua. On the morning of day 87, just 49 miles away from Antigua, Paul came out of his cabin and saw a welcome sight — his first glimpse of land. Paul decided that he would accept a tow into English Harbour, so the next day Mark and Nadine, a few family friends, and two representatives from the company that built Liv chartered a catamaran to go out and bring Paul in. The rest of the 19-member welcoming party abandoned their poolside stations to get a glimpse of the yellow boat from the cliffs at the mouth of the harbor and then ran to the dock. Paul’s friends from Binghamton and Connecticut had traveled to Antigua, as well as six of his Colgate cronies: Sheila Chun ’05, Allison Kelley ’05, Anna Kolich ’05, Keely Lowe ’05, Katy Romano ’05, and Dan Solomon ’05.

Blog entry, April 3: “On the boat I had all the time in the world to formulate my thoughts in great detail and in a very organized, but not exactly lightning-fast, way. After arriving, I couldn’t believe how quickly conversations would switch from one topic to another, leaving me struggling to keep my braiN moving fast enough to keep up.”

An immediate feeling of relief swept over Paul when he saw people waving to him from the catamaran, he said. They towed him in and cut him loose at the mouth of the harbor so he could row the last leg into the dock. As he rowed into the harbor, photographers on dinghies swarmed around him. The search and rescue boat was spraying a fire-hose rainbow. People out on their sailboats waiting for his arrival and at the waterfront restaurants applauded. The Queen song “We Are the Champions” was being piped over a sound system, and he heard his Colgate classmates yelling coordinated cheers. Only expecting to see his friends and family there, Paul said “It seemed like the whole island had come out to see me.” Pulling into the dock, Joy was there waiting to grab his hand and guide Liv to the wall. A TV news crew was on hand with a bottle of champagne. It felt so cold to Paul when he grabbed it, he said, that it chilled him to the bone. Overcome by emotion, he sputtered out a few words, greeted friends and family with hugs, took “the longest shower of my life,” and within an hour was on the phone being interviewed by CNN. The “after” party began at a bar and grill fittingly called Life.

Land legs

A cheeseburger, a cold drink, and a soft bed gave Paul immediate satisfaction, but it took some time for him to readjust to land. For days, he would still wake up 15 minutes before sunrise. Having lost strength in the muscles that hold the body upright and provide balance, Paul had to get used to walking again. Another pace he had difficulty keeping up with was the quickness of conversations.

Social situations in general felt different, he said. Returning to affluent Greenwich, Paul felt uncomfortable amidst the expensive SUVs and material excesses. At sea, his most prized commodities had been Ramen noodles and army biscuits. “The most valuable things had to do with my sustenance, keeping myself alive,” he said. Back on land, with the ability to buy as many Ramen noodles as he desires, Paul said, he has developed a great sense of gratitude for his life — and for his changed viewpoint. “My perspective on this culture, this society, all this stuff we have, it’s a little different, and I’ll always continue to feel lucky for what I have, which is a great outcome.” Waiting in line at the DMV to get his new driver’s license (his wallet never made it back in the mail from La Gomera), Paul contemplated how much he missed the freedom of the ocean. “It sounds really strange because I was in a boat, getting thrown around by the weather, and if I wanted to get to land, I had to row,” he said. “But there, I at least had the sense that I was the captain and the final decision maker on what happened in the boat — I had my own little sphere.” He also missed Liv. Watching a truck carry her away to a container port in Antigua was an emotional moment for Paul. “She kept me alive for 88 days going through one of the harshest environments on earth,” he said. Liv will be back on the Atlantic Ocean next year, but without Paul. He sold her to 22-year-old Katie Spotz, who will try to break his record as the youngest American, and if so, could also become the youngest person in the world to row an ocean solo. “It would’ve been great to keep Liv and have my grandkids paddling her around a lake, but at this point, I can’t afford to have a $60,000 boat sitting around,” said Paul, who spent his life savings and took out a loan to fund the expedition. He’s still not entirely comfortable with certain

“Having been out there and back, I think that it’s going to be much harder to resist the urge to do something else.” aspects of life on land — like sticking to such a busy schedule — but Paul has become more accustomed to life before Liv. After he was interviewed by everyone from Fox News to the Bonnie Hunt Show, graced the 25 fittest list in Men’s Fitness, and was used as an example of extreme fundraising methods by Forbes, the media frenzy has since died down. Greenwich Associates has given him leeway to continue his speaking tour, visiting classrooms, churches, and various organizations including Colgate alumni clubs. And, with all the work dedicated to building the nonprofit, Row for Hope is still a priority for the Ridley family. Paul raised more than $100,000 of his $500,000 goal. The organization will continue to fundraise for cancer research at the Yale Cancer Center by supporting regattas, and even athletes outside of the rowing world. Back in Binghamton, Pastor Mark delivers a Bible reading about Jonah, who discovers that even in the belly of a whale, he can talk to God, and God will listen. As the story goes, Jonah lives to perform the mission that God has in mind for him. Like Jonah, Paul learned that he could talk to God in the middle of the ocean, and he’s waiting to learn his life’s mission. He admitted that another expedition is likely — although it will be a different format than a solo ocean row. “Having been out there and back, I think that it’s going to be much harder to resist the urge to do something else,” he said. Paul added that he would consider rowing in a larger boat with a team of people. And he’s open to other ideas. “There are a lot of great expeditions that you can do to help advance science,” he explained. “People carry weather stations to the top of mountains and bring samples back from the jungle. I think there are a lot of ways to get out there and do some good, and that’s something I want to do.” The congregation joined in singing, “If the Lord had not been on our side, all the raging waters and the mighty flood would have swept over us.” And Mark closed by telling his son, “You were the youngest and the third American to row across the Atlantic solo and unsupported, but you were not unsupported and you were not alone.”

Paul’s 88 days by the numbers Boat measurements: 19 feet, 4 inches; 400 pounds Times listened to Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama: 5 Most hours rowed in one day: 15 Total pounds lost: more than 30 Amount of freeze-dried food stored in Liv: 276 pounds; 76 cases Average calories eaten per day: 5,500 Most daunting day at sea: Day 13 Total miles rowed by Paul across the Atlantic: 3,500 Rowers who have attempted an east-to-west transatlantic crossing in the last 40 years: 85 Percentage of those attempts that have succeeded: 60 percent Official Atlantic Ocean Rowing Crossing Line: longitude 59°37W Times he washed his hair during first shower back on land: 4 Funds raised by Theta Chi brothers at their semi-formal dedicated to Row for Hope: more than $2,300 Donations matched by Bob Glendening ’71: more than $9,000 Total money raised to date by Row for Hope to support cancer research: more than $100,000

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A Writer and

His Image By Rebecca Costello While George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) may be best known as a prolific Irish playwright, novelist, and music critic, there are other aspects of the man with which fans of his literary works may not be familiar: photographer, cartoonist, socialist, provacateur, and, one might say, egotist. H.G. Wells once joked that a person could travel to the most remote island in the Pacific Ocean, and, within three-quarters of an hour, could come upon a photograph of Shaw. Not surprising, for Shaw never once refused to have his photograph taken, according to Dan Laurence, editor of Shaw’s letters.

He estimated that there were “tens of thousands” of Shaw photographs in existence. Shaw was the only person ever to win both the Nobel Prize in literature and an Oscar, for Pygmalion — upon which the musical My Fair Lady is based. He was also one of the founders of London School of Economics, as well as a charter member of the peaceful middle-class socialist Fabian Society. An upcoming exhibition at Colgate, A Writer and His Image, reveals much about both the wellknown and the lesser-known Shaw. Curated by Carl Peterson, head of special collections and university

archivist, the exhibition is drawn from Colgate’s significant holdings of Shaw items, given by alumnus Richard S. Weiner ’68. Weiner first fell in love with Shaw while on Colgate’s French Study Group. Upon graduation, he began collecting Shaw letters, books, and artifacts. “I was intrigued by his philosophy. He made me laugh,” Weiner told the Scene in 1998. “The very first thing I bought was a small photograph signed on the back. I thought it was very exciting that this original photo had passed through Shaw’s hands.” Over the years, Weiner amassed more than 1,500

This portrait, a prime example of Yousuf Karsh’s masterful lighting techniques, was taken in Karsh’s Ottawa studio during Shaw’s 1933 visit to Canada.

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©Yousuf Karsh

An avid photographer, Shaw recorded the photographs he made while visiting Italy in 1904 in his tiny, precise script in his Wellcome’s Photographic Exposure Record and Diary. Reproduced here approximately actual size.

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letters, manuscripts and proof copies, virtually every book Shaw published, as well as playbills, photographs — his own, as well as portraits by several of the most famous photographers of his day — cartoons, paintings, drawings, caricatures, and other renditions of Shaw, ephemera such as his gardening gloves, and even a few items with a Colgate connection. Beginning in the 1980s, Weiner, who owned and operated the rare book store Escargot Books in Brielle, N.J., began donating his collection to Colgate in installments. He died in 2002. The images presented here are just a few of those included in the exhibition, which will open October 15 at Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology.

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This mixed-media drawing of Shaw, with cloth and wood by someone named O.P., was autographed by Shaw with a touching note in 1948.

Thanks to exhibition curator Carl Peterson for his contributions to this article and to Warren Wheeler for his photographic assistance.

8 Permission of Joanna T. Steichen

The exhibition of George Bernard Shaw items, A Writer and His Image, will be on view at Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology from Oct. 15 until Dec. 1, 2009. For information, call 315-228-7305. For information on other arts events, visit www.colgate.edu/arts

This 1929 photo, taken at a London hotel, depicts Shaw with Colgate’s academic dean at the time, William Crawshaw (pictured to the right of Shaw), and several students. Crawshaw, who was the acting dean of “The Floating University,” which sailed around the world with students from various colleges, describes the meeting in his memoir, My Colgate Years (1937).

©George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film

Eduard Steichen’s four-color halftone portrait of Shaw appeared in the same Camera Work issue as the Coburn (facing page).

Alvin Langdon Coburn’s photogravure of Shaw appeared in the April 1908 issue of Alfred Stieglitz’s well-known photographic journal Camera Work.

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George Bernard Shaw plays produced at Colgate November 1951 Androcles and the Lion, Russell Speirs, director April 1954

Candida, Russell Speirs, director

November 1960 The Shewing Up of Blanco Posnet, Russell Speirs, director November 1961 The Devil’s Disciple, Russell Speirs, director October 1964

Arms and the Man, Russell Speirs, director

July 1975

Candida, Jerome Kilty, director (Colgate Summer Theater)

July 1977

Heartbreak House, Atlee Sproul, director (Colgate Summer Theater)

July 1979

Major Barbara, Euan Smith, director (Colgate Summer Theater)

March 1991

Misalliance, Jerome Kilty, director

February 1992

Candida, Dean Keppler, director

Shaw liked to divide his time between London and his country house at Ayot St. Lawrence (Shaw’s Corner). Wartime rationing made this impossible; hence, he announced his confinement in London with a caricature of himself, circa 1941.

Sir Robert Ho Tung (right), the Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist, and father of Colgate alumnus and benefactor Robert H.N. Ho ’56, inspired, in part, Shaw’s play Buoyant Billions. L.F.H. Beard took this photograph on July 4, 1949, just before Shaw’s 93rd birthday, and 16 months before his death, on the back porch of his home, Shaw’s Corner. Sir Robert was repaying an earlier visit by Shaw to Hong Kong. He also brought the colorful Chinese robe that Shaw is wearing, which later became part of the permanent display at Shaw’s Corner.

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Andrew Daddio

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Questions? Contact the alumni office at 315-228-7433 or alumni@colgate. edu

What professors were strong mentors for you? Pete Banner-Haley, who said I should go to graduate school for my PhD, and Andy Rotter, who helped facilitate that process. What’s your fondest Colgate memory? My mother passed away in my junior year. The following fall, my friends went to Gary Ross [admission dean], Nan DeVries [chaplain], and Ernie Cross [administrative services VP] and said, ‘How can we help Jung?’ The university allowed us to plant a tree on the old golf course. I will forever be grateful for that — that the institution itself could care about one person. Diversity is an important issue to you as an Alumni Council member. Why is that, and what would you like to see happen? We have to work at making sure that everybody is included. Alumni of color who don’t participate often have reasons that are different from the majority population. What inspires me is alumni who did experience nasty things at Colgate but come back and volunteer anyway. I hope that more will volunteer — hosting a student for Career Services’ A Day in the Life, for example — because it’s important for students to see alumni of color in positions of influence and power and realize that diversity is a lived reality, not just a slogan for four years at Colgate. As the Alumni of Color (AOC) group has increased its activities, what’s been the most interesting? We’ve joined the communications revolution, which has been particularly effective in drawing in younger alumni and students. Loncey Mills ’02 and Pablo Gonzalez ’01 have done amazing things. They’ve set us up on Facebook, created online surveys, and redesigned the AOC web page on colgatealumni.org. What figures in history would you like to have dinner with? It would be great to talk to Lyndon Johnson and Martin Luther King Jr. about the dynamic between policy making and community activism. They were transformative figures who worked together to make civil rights a legal, institutional, and social reality. And Eleanor Roosevelt, who reminds me that you don’t have to be in an established position of power to influence international — never mind domestic — policy. Do you have any hobbies? I’m taking a basic drawing class at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Va., and I’m hoping to move up to painting, eventually!

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Alumni Council Notes Call for nominations The nominations committee of the Alumni Council seeks recommendations for candidates for this 55-member volunteer board. From unique perspectives and diverse backgrounds, the council advises the university; opens lines of communication between Colgate and its alumni; mentors the next generation of graduates; and proudly tells Colgate’s story to the world. Each year, 11 to 13 new members are selected to represent specific eras and geographic areas as well as at-large positions. Candidates, initially identified through the nominations committee, are ultimately ratified by the full council. Ideal candidates exhibit several of the following qualities: • Varied Colgate volunteer service • A demonstrated commitment to Colgate over time • Meaningful personal or professional accomplishments or contributions to the greater community • Readiness and willingness to become more involved on behalf of the university • A consistent history of giving financial support to Colgate The awards committee of the Alumni Council seeks nominations from the classes ending in 5 and 0 for awards to be presented at Reunion 2010. Categories include: • Ann Yao Young Alumni Award (Class of 2005) • Maroon Citations • Humanitarian Award • Wm. Brian Little ’64 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service* *All candidates having previously received the Maroon Citation will be considered.

Send nominations for alumni awards and Alumni Council candidates by Sept. 1 to: RuthAnn Loveless MA’72, Executive Secretary, Colgate University, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346. Please include a supporting statement for each person you nominate. For more information, visit www.colgate alumni.org.

Alumni Club Awards With more than 300 events, Colgate’s district alumni clubs had a banner year thanks to terrific volunteer leadership. We are pleased to recognize this year’s club award winners, as well as our volunteer of the year. Congratulations to all! Gateway Clubs: Most Outstanding: St. Louis. Most Improved: Saratoga. Sustained Excellence: London. Small Clubs: Most Outstanding: Portland, Ore. Most Improved: Rhode Island. Leadership in Community Service: Chenango Valley. Medium Clubs: Most Outstanding: the Rockies. Most Improved: Puget Sound. Revitalization Efforts: Rochester, N.Y. Large Clubs: Most Outstanding: Northern California. Most Improved: Chicago. Sustained Excellence: Philadelphia. Metro Clubs: Most Outstanding: NYC (48 events this year!). Most Improved: Washington, D.C. Sustained Excellence: Boston. Alumni Volunteer of the Year: Steve Solomon ’76, London

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– Alumni Council member since 2006; co-president, Alumni of Color; class president – 5th and 10th Reunion program chair; career services and admission volunteer – Former professor and consultant, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute – PhD in U.S. history, Columbia University

Andrew Daddio

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Alumni news and deadlines Class news: Class editors will be submitting their columns on Oct. 9, 2009, Jan. 8, 2010, and April 9, 2010. Please keep those deadlines in mind when sending information to your correspondents, and understand that your news may take a while to appear in print. For updates in between, check out your class page at www. colgatealumni.org. Marriage and birth listings: Please mail information to the Scene,attn: Births/Marriages, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, NY 13346; fax 315-228-7699; or e-mail scene@colgate.edu. For address changes, or to report the death of a Colgate graduate, please notify alumni records. If possible, please identify surviving kin and an address for condolences to be sent. If a newspaper obituary is available, we would appreciate receiving a copy: 315-228-7453 (tel.); 315-228-7699 (fax); alumnirecords@colgate.edu.

Should anyone up through the Class of 1934 have news to share, please contact Aleta Mayne: 315228-6669; amayne@colgate.edu.

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Marian E Strobel wrote in on behalf of her father, Charles E Strobel: “My father is alive and well and living independently in his home in Rochester. Dad (Cornell Law ’36) retired from his legal practice in 2000; he practiced real estate and small corp law. Dad celebrated his 100th bday this past July at a party at the Rochester Yacht Club, where he has been a member for many years and where he was an avid sailor. PS: Dad’s granddaughter, Jane Hartung, was accepted to the Class of 2011 but decided to attend Furman instead.”

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George Carmichael 930 Regency Square 110 Vero Beach, FL 32967 Our class has again been reduced (only 7 still hanging in there) by the deaths of Carl E McAllister and Moses D Stivers. McAllister was 96 and leaves his widow in Reynoldsburg, OH. Carl, an Austen Colgate Scholar, was with the concert orchestra and marching band while at Colgate. Moe is best described in this letter from close friend Jim Tarvin ’60: “Moe Stivers, a delightful soul, passed away Jan 12 at 94. We met at Orange CC when I began teaching there in 1970. Moe loved teaching and his students loved him. We were surprised to learn we had both been in ATO, and despite my graduation being 25 years after his, we had the same house mother — Aggie Snyder. Moe, a member of the Colgate Thirteen, and wife Pat (who is well and sharp as a tack) and my wife Liz and I enjoyed returning to Hamilton for fall football games. He always found a few fellow Thirteeners to join in and sing beloved Colgate songs. He and Pat have 10 children and scads of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His passing is a great loss.” George: 772-569-6951; hoagiec93@pavlovpost.com

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Elizabeth Gallagher-Saward Apartment 513 505 N Lakeshore Dr Chicago, IL 60611 Jerry Howland, your former scribe, wrote from Laguna Woods, CA. He and wife Agnes just celebrated 70 years together. He also recollected the days when Colgate had a baseball team of note. The class is down to 7 survivors! Elizabeth: 312-527-1492

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Gerald A Vernon 23 Lighthouse Way Darien, CT 06820-5612 The so-called census reveals 12 “reachable” classmates living in widely separated states: OR, CA, FL, KY, SC, MI, ME, NY, NJ, and CT. It reminds one of our Alma Mater: “Far from thy valley yearly rove thy loving ones…” There are also 4 where I get disconnects. I talked to King Davis, whose implant helps his hearing. It’s really working. He told of conversations with Pres Chopp at our Reunion and was sorry to hear of her resignation.

Ed Hornung says that he is slowing down a bit, but it doesn’t sound serious with all the walking he does at the gym and other places! Roger Van Der Kar in Grosse Point, MI, is really active, driving to visit friends for one reason or another. Roger spent his 1st year at Colgate with our class. Jim Sprague, the dolphin rider and squirrel tamer, said that he had nothing new to report, but for him that’s news! Actually, a few months ago, I was unable to include his trip to TN to bring his friend Shirley back to Miami. He flew to TN in his friend’s private plane and they drove back together. Charles Harris survived a fierce storm in Berea, KY, last Jan. People were without power for days, but Chuck had a wood burning stove, so was able to help people. I must report the death of Wilber Campbell, who lived in FL. As you may recall, he had a 100-year-old friend who still flew his own plane but could not get a driver’s license to go to the airport! Jerry: 203-655-4592; gav10999@sbcglobal.net

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Don Foley 1050 Mariposa Ave Berkeley, CA 94707-2444 Ev Hanke lives in Brunswick, ME, about 25 miles from Portland. On March 25 he was driving alone to the Portland airport when he sensed something was wrong, particularly with his chest. Here’s his account: “Fortunately, I knew there was a travel rest stop ahead and I pulled in, parked, and told the attendant I was in trouble, call me an ambulance. Also gave him my son’s cell number so he could call him. The ambulance took me directly to the ME Medical Hospital in Portland. They unblocked a coronary artery and inserted a stent. I’m at home after a 5-day hospital stay and doing well. No major damage done and my cardiologist suggested that I should be able to resume an active lifestyle.” But Ev admitted that it was time to reduce some of his activities and obligations and fully retire. I had some pleasant e-mail exchanges with Ev, John Merrick, Dan Miller, Irv Ryerson, and Lloyd Tuttle (the only classmates for whom I had e-mail addresses). This included reminiscing about our experiences at Colgate and what Colgate meant to us. And we discussed the many changes at Colgate since our day. Two e-mails from Bob Glendening ’71 (John’s son). Bob and wife Beverly, while on a cruise, met a retired Berkeley prof who told Bob that he thought I had passed away. Bob seemed relieved to find out that I was still perking. He also alerted me (and others) to Paul Ridley ’05, who completed his solo Row for Hope across the Atlantic to raise money for cancer research. Robert B Lyon died Jan 18 in Tulsa. He served in the Army during WWII, was wounded, decorated, and ended as a major. In Tulsa, he served as pres and later chair of the Link Oil Co. We offer our condolences to wife Patsy and to other family members. Dorothy McCormick died Dec 3 in Columbus, GA. She was the widow of James McCormick, who died in 2004. Jim and I were local Hamilton HS graduates. Don: 510-525-6983; dfoley@berkeley.edu

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ipiscing. Etiam quis nisl. Suspendisse potenti. Maecenas egestas libero eget Fred Tedeschi lectus. Ut et eros. Quisque est orci, PO Box 321 sagittis vitae, lacinia nec, bibendum a, Greenport, NY 11944 dolor. Proin tempor convallis leo. In mi felis, pellentesque quis, scelerisque Sad to report that Morris Midkiff died on Novali30, justvolutpat 8 days afternon, his 90th A memorial quet, dui.bday. Nullam urna. service was held in Santa Barbara, he Donec venenatis tellus quiswhere libero. lived the last 2 years. Morris was a member of Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magATO and majored in English. He also was active nis dis parturient montes, nascetur in baseball, basketball, football, and was on the ridiculus Dean’s List. mus. Aliquam pharetra. Ae Also,eget John Morrell passed away on Jan at nean dui. Proin quis felis sit 28, amet the age of 90. John majored in econ, was a memmi suscipit fermentum.

ber of Phi Delta Theta, and involved in boxing, golf, Maroon Key Club, and Masque & Triangle. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consect Heard from Bob Finlay, who tells me he is 91 etuer adipiscing elit. Morbi dignissim and happily still doing well, even with a walker. Bob exclaims hemassa. has 9 grandchildren and 2 greatelit sit amet Morbi elemengrandchildren and istortor. a Boston Sox justo, fan. tum purus non InRed urna Tom Williams writes in that he has no real dapibus sit amet, mollis eget, dictum news but did say that at 91 he is still in good et, ligula. Aenean posuere, sem quis health. Tom says he still gets around and visits scelerisque sagittis, pede augue his daughter and son-in-law in MD. Keep luctus up the good work, Maybe I willodio catchsit upamet to you. I’m lacus, necTom. varius risus only 89.Duis vulputate tellus ac justo. ante. Mort Stevenson reports he just returned Duis est turpis, aliquam non, hendrerit home after spending 9 weeks in the hospital and vel, fermentum eget, ipsum. Sed con8 days in rehab and now uses a walker. Keep up sectetuer dolor ut lacus. Sed vulputhe fight, Mort. hedignissim is now in Clifford ‘Lud’ Miller reports tate tincidunt quam. Cras Northern vel Woods Retirement Community in magna orci. Praesent nec libero. Bloomington, IN. He reports they keep him busy Nullam egestas nisl. Vestibulum temand well fed. (Was it Herbert Hoover who said 2 pus fermentum urna. chickens in every pot?) Received word from Judy Stowell that husbandfeugiat Ken Stowell, duesed to declining health, is now Sed dolor velit. Nullam in the neque HillsboroaHouse Homeullamin NH. quis arcu Nursing consequat George Fisk asked his wife, Dottie, to pass corper. Nulla facilisi. Vestibulum ante along the message re: John Morrell. Also, George ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et and Dottie’s granddaughter, Margaret Gennert, is ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Nulla a soph at Colgate. Receivedporta a note massa. from Polly, wife of Bob ultricies Nullam ac diam. Rubendall, that Bob reached 90 years of age Feb Duis rhoncus, augue quis bibendum 19. A big party was held with family from all over dapibus, quam magna porttitor the USA attending. She reports that except for nisi, id sollicitudin nulla nisl a nisi. Parkinson’s, Bob is doing well. Maecenas justo elit, a, com Word has been receivedtincidunt of the demise of Tom Kennedyvitae, at 91. Tom was an English and modo rutrum ut, felis.major Phasellus member ofmagna DKE. He resided in Winter FL. rhoncus eu nibh. NullaPark, odio Like most of us in the Class of ’40, Tom served metus, sodales ac, iaculis non, sagittis in the Navy with distinction as a flight officer sit amet, est. Aliquam neque. Fusce receiving several honors. For the last 2 1/2 years blandit sollicitudin mauris. Aliquam Tom was bedridden but always loved news of Colgate. Maecenas adipiscing rhoncus sodales. libero. Quisque tellus leo, rutrum ac,

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fermentum eu, euismod tincidunt, neque. Morbi faucibus. Aliquam sit Ted Clapp amet elit. PO Box 579 Cras euismod. Damariscotta, ME 04543-0579 Chuck Williams, a remarkable survivor of WWII, reports, “The autumn of 2008 was a doozey for me, due to a fractured femur on my right leg. No fall! It’s been surgery, rehab, nursing home, fall down, and back to hospital, rehab, and nursing home, then another nursing home. Progress, but

News and views for the Colgate community

Andrew Daddio

Get to know: Javier Diaz ’10

As he has done every summer, Javier Diaz ’10 is in Puerto Rico working on his grandparents’ farm. While picking avocados, oranges, and lemons, he might reflect on what a memorable academic year this has been. Diaz authored the Colgate Creed, a statement that reinforces the university’s commitment to respecting diversity, and he campaigned for president of the Student Government Association (SGA). Through both of these initiatives, he has knocked on doors all over campus and talked to as many students as he could. Diaz is a proponent of change on campus and a believer that it can happen. “This year, I really tried to increase my level of activity,” said the SGA senator, chair of the Academic Affairs Committee, member of the Committee on Admission and Financial Aid, and chamber music player. While he is heavily involved with several committees, Diaz believes that any student can make a difference. “You don’t need to be involved in student government,” he said. “You can accomplish anything you set your mind to, if you’re persistent enough and go about it the right way.” The idea for the Colgate Creed came to him in a senate meeting shortly after last fall’s racist incidents on campus (see spring Scene, p. 34 for more information). “It popped into my head that we should put together a pledge to symbolize our desire to work toward the common goal of unity,” Diaz explained. He then met with various administrators and deans as well as hundreds of students to gain support. The creed, which states, in part, “I pledge to treat those who are different from me with the same respect and dignity with which I wish to be treated,” has since become school policy, and there will be a “Creed Day” in the fall as part of Diversity Week. Although Diaz was unsuccessful at winning the SGA presidency, he hasn’t given up on parts of his platform, such as developing a mentoring program for first-years who don’t feel like they fit in. The concept stemmed from his personal experience as a first-generation college student whose parents weren’t able to fully prepare him for the transition into college, he said. Friends who had similar experiences reinforced his idea to organize open office hours for students to talk informally with volunteer students. As with the creed, Diaz said he plans to meet with the appropriate people on campus to make his plan a reality. Given his motivation to help others, it’s not surprising that the peace and conflict studies major hopes to attend law school after Colgate. “I’ve always been the kind of person who likes fighting for what I believe in,” he said. Last spring, Diaz even used his musical talent to support a worthy cause when he played his guitar at a banquet to raise money and awareness for local refugees. The song Diaz performed was a tribute to his Latin American heritage, which he believes has strongly influenced his desire to help others. “Talking to my grandfather about his struggles against prejudice when he first moved to New York from Puerto Rico planted a seed in me at a young age that intolerance toward people because of their background is unacceptable,” Diaz explained. “It has motivated me to help people in all different ways — I like to think that I am working to fill in the needs I see in my communities.” — Aleta Mayne

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slow process.” Army Caseria writes that wife Carol died in March. They had been married for 65 years! His letter describes how she “took care of everything relating to the house: maintenance, bills, all the yard work, etc, as well as being a member of 4 different women’s clubs. Meanwhile, I’m trying to figure out how to carry on.” At our age, we all empathize entirely. John LeFevre is our keep-in-touch classmate. In March he and Mary visited Joe Laforte in Juno Beach, FL. Joe is now fully retired from his real estate business and is recovering from a tough ankle break. In nearby Vero Beach, John had lunch with Bob Platt, finding him “healthy and in good spirits.” For many of us, life is an uphill climb now. Ted Mulford is recovering from an illness that hospitalized him this winter. In Jan, Tom Liversidge died at age 92. As an undergrad, Tom was a cheerleader and in the marching band, among other activities. Classmate Lawrence ‘Bud’ Gerson died at his hometown in Chagrin Falls, OH, in Feb. On Jan 24 there was a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Robert L Blackmore Media Ctr on the Colgate campus. Remarks included this one: “Bob’s passion for teaching, deep love of jazz, and dedication to Colgate radio enriched the lives of many.” On St Patrick’s Day our classmate Andy Ryan raised the Irish flag at city hall in Rome, NY. Andy is a past pres of the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce in the 1950s and 1960s. Ted: 207-563-8369; tlcbwk@tidewater.net

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Robert C. Smith Apt. 329 3804 Brandon Avenue Roanoke, VA 24018-7004 Two more of our classmates have passed away this year. Lincoln Hascall in ME and Don C Adams in FL. As the search for a new university pres proceeds, I have thought about what memories of the Class of ’42 we have. We are aware that the college was started with $13 to train ministers. As underclassmen, we were required to attend chapel several days a week. As upperclassmen, we attended. The programs were varied, religious, political, and informative. We sometimes startled the speaker by snapping our fingers when we agreed heartily with their comments. In the spring of 1942, with WWII under way, several faculty members decided to have a semester class, possibly America 101, to present their views on what it meant to be an American. It met Tues evenings. One evening we walked up the hill through a blizzard. Opinions differed then, just as they do today, as they covered religion, politics, and responsibility. The role of the university remains important. Bob: 540-776-2329; rcs2@cox.net

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Joseph W. DeBragga 51 Wavecrest Dr Islip, NY 11751-4015 Don McCluskey recalls our senior summer of ’42 when Andrews Hall was closed and he relocated to East Hall and thumbtacked mosquito netting around the windows. He frequently heard yelling and banging because other residents of East Hall who did not have screening would be using brooms to rid their rooms from mosquitoes as well as bats, which were attracted by their lights.

1944 Ellsworth Johnson 1309 Meadow Ridge Redding, CT 06896-3224 As I write this, our 65th Reunion is coming up in May! Thirteen of us attended the 60th. Hope that traditional number will have been at least equaled by the time you read this. Bill Eckerson reports from MA that he will not be able to make Reunion because a grandson in VA is graduating the same weekend. Bill remains active, golfing 2–3 times a week and supporting the Boxford American Legion. Betty does painting and serves on numerous community committees. This, plus a family of 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren, keeps them young and active. Rick Yarnall sends word that a family wedding will keep him from making the 65th. He hopes to make our class mini-reunion in the fall. At this point, Clem Furey, Hank Towers, Jim Denton, and I have reservations and will be there in May. Denton will have further info on the fall planning (football games and date). Suggestions: call him (I will give you his number). Possibilities are Oct 3 Cornell at Hamilton, Oct 17 at Princeton, and Oct 24 at Holy Cross. Sad notes: Hank Towers’s wife, Shavaun, passed away March 13. A memorial service was held in Essex, CT, March 18 with lunch at the Essex Yacht Club. Bob Bentley died Feb 5 in Canandaigua, NY. He served in WWII as a Marine F4W fighter pilot. One mission was for 40 fighters to fly protective cover for a PBM whose assignment was to provide air/sea relief for the B-29 that dropped the atom bomb on Nagasaki if necessary. One of many of our class members’ war experiences. Ellsworth: 203-544-8168; 1200 (fax)

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Bob Husselrath Apt 1217 18755 West Bernardo Dr San Diego, CA 92127-3013 Betsy and Jack Miller did China last fall while the world was falling apart. Jack has given up on skiing but still rides his bike. Says balance is a problem. Join the crowd, Jack. Jim Schuster is still doing some doctoring for insurance companies. Gets to stop by Hamilton from time to time. Jim took an enjoyable cruise from Rome to London. Jim says his kids are all working — 2 dentists and 1 harpist. In the last issue, I credited Bette and Art Ross with 9 grandchildren. The number is now 10 and they’re great-grandchildren. All over the world, Art says, from China to Italy to Saudi Arabia and Katmandu. M Roy London, Sigma Chi, Austen Colgate Scholar, pres of the student council, passed away March 20. Roy was active on campus: senior play, athletic assoc, Student Activities Key, Maroon board. Roy continued his community activities in his hometown of Westwood, MA. James T Squires, Alpha Tau Omega, Konosioni, Maroon Key, passed away Jan 27. Jim was on the track team and participated in Masque & Triangle, chorus, and marching band. Hal Heim is packing for our 65th next year. He needs help. Our parties are always great largely due to Hal’s efforts. What can you do to help? Hal is looking for a theme. He suggests ’45 Still Going Strong: Lead on ’45ers. The Colgate Snow Birds lit at the Forrest CC in Ft Myers in Jan for their annual mini-reunion. At-

tendees were M&M Clem Furey ’44, George Tifft ’44 and friend, M&M Ted Heidenreich, M&M Perry Thompson, M&M Al Cameron, and Chuck Wittig. Thanks to Chuck for the report. (Editor’s note: I have used M&M in place of the “and lovely wife,” which is clichéd and sometimes a little stretched.) Bob: 858-395-3213; husselrath@me.com

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Don Schaefer 45 Lydecker St Englewood, NJ 07631-3008 When you read this it will be summer, but now in early April, it’s snowing here in NJ. It’s also snowing in Hamilton, and Blair Vedder says they had 3" of snow yesterday in Glenview, IL. Buzz Schwenk, ‘Pug’ Tuma, and Phil Ingle are complaining about the long winter and cold weather on LI. Phil and wife Phyllis are into playing bridge these days. Phil loved tennis, but he has difficulty running, so his days on the court are over. He is about to be 87. He worked for 2 years after HS to make some money so he could go to Colgate. Phil and I waited tables at the student union for our board during our freshman year. Walt Ford was another excellent tennis player. He had to give it up because of asthma, but he still skied this winter. He and Doris have a place in NH. Walt says the snow was the best ever this winter. They had 3' of snow when they arrived Jan 1 and there was still plenty on the ground when they left March 1. He did cross-country and some downhill skiing. They also like to snowshoe and hike the back roads. Their 2 sons went to Colgate. The Fords are in excellent spirits. Mac MacEwan lives in Montgomery, NY, in the Hudson Valley. He was a skier but now limits his sporting activity mainly to golf. I was sad to hear he lost his wife last year. Fortunately, his 2 sons live nearby. He has dinner with one of them twice a week. Mac also has 2 daughters who live out of state. Another golfer is Jim Fee. He has a foursome that he has played with for some time. Jim and wife Joan live in Manchester Ctr, VT. They are doing well — healthy and in good spirits. I hope to play some golf with Jim at Seven Oaks. It’s been a while since we have been in Hamilton. I just talked with 2 of my Colgate roommates: Blair Vedder and Al Norman. We are all from the North Shore of Chicago. Al is doing well for someone who had colon cancer 3 years ago. He lives in Boca Raton; his 5 children live around Cincinnati. Al has 14 grandchildren and 5 greatgrandchildren. That makes for many bdays to remember. And Blair is hanging in there. He beats me when it comes to taking pills every day — his 14 to my 6. Wife Mary is a wonderful companion. Blair, Mary, and I were in the same class at New Trier HS in Winnetka, IL. They live in Glenview, IL. Sherb Hart called to say all is well in St Augustine, FL. He has just returned from a family reunion in Cancun; they had a marvelous time. He and Hatsy have 4 children (3 boys and 1 girl), and 5 grandchildren. Sherb spends his winters in FL, they recently moved from the beach to an independent living facility, and summers are spent in NH. Eight years ago, he and a small group built a golf course — Baker Hill GC in New London, NH. A grad of Harvard Law, Sherb practiced law in NJ and was asst US atty gen ’54–’56. He later joined Union Carbide, where he spent 30 years finishing a great career as corp VP for public affairs. His daughter Cynthia ’83 and her husband Bill Montgomery ’81 are Colgate grads. Sherb mentioned he had recently visited Bob Fischbeck.

There are 73 of us remaining from the Class of ’46. They tell you that you lose your mind when you grow older. What they don’t tell you is that you won’t miss it much. Stay well. Don: 201-568-0309; donald.a.schaefer@verizon.net

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Jack Scollay Apt. 315 95 Elizabeth St Delaware, OH 43015-4312 Ann and I spent about 24 hours in Hamilton a few days ago, most of them catching some overnight z’s at the University Inn. We did have dinner with men’s track coach Art McKinnon and wife Maureen at the Landmark. I thought back to Jack Rourke; there must be something about track coaches because of the personal interest in working with the students. We also spent some time in the bookstore; the choice of things Colgate is huge. Surely some of you old coots have something more interesting. How about it? Jack: 740-362-4035; afscollay@aol.com

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George F Greene Jr 36096 N Newbridge Ct Gurnee, IL 60031-4511 The Gomar portrayed John Adams at the annual meeting of the Lake County, IL, Council of the Navy League of the US. John was the original founder of the US Navy, a fact that he was proudest of for the rest of his life. He follows Teddy Roosevelt, 2008, and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of The War of 1812. Next year maybe Ben Franklin. I received the following note from Russell Taylor: “First, I want to thank you for the many years of service as our class editor. I often think of the many (V-5) guys such as G Treichler, T Turley, W Peck, G Wells (I didn’t know about Gin Mills), G Wetherell, T Yeoman, P Redfield (I did not know road signs were beverage targets), and on and on. “Joe Turdo introduced me to handball and we were invited to play in the adjoining court against the exe Clark and the old man. I told Joe, let’s play it smart, we don’t want to win, but that Italian from Brooklyn wouldn’t listen. Oh well, that’s another story, but it was a lot of fun. “I still have my oil and gas exploration and production company that’s now 52 years of age and I’m active, but slowing down. Lost my daughter at age 42 to cancer, but still have the 3 boys. Ginger and I celebrated our 18th anniversary on April 16. Best to everyone.” George: 847-856-0704; thegomar@sbcglobal.net

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David S. Davies 109 Barker Street Wellington, OH 44090-1132 This is being written on the 64th anniversary of the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of those events that some Colgate classmates may hardly recall and others remember with the vividness of yesterday’s headline. I’m of the latter group. On that April afternoon, we were practicing starts on the track at Rocky River (OH) HS when the manager of the track team came bounding out of the locker room yelling in jubilation, “Roosevelt’s dead, Roosevelt’s dead,” a grin on his puss that would have shamed the

Cheshire cat. I don’t remember how I felt. I was a callow HS senior who didn’t know that my life at Colgate was just 4 months off. Colgate was hardly in my consciousness. It was one of several college applications my dad had browbeaten me into submitting, and I didn’t even know where Colgate was, or that I would be admitted and invited to attend a special start-up summer semester. As Roosevelt died, dozens of servicemen who would graduate in the Colgate Class of 1949 were fighting in Asia and mopping up in Europe. When I got home from track practice, my mother was collapsed on the living room couch, something I’d never seen before. Her face was red and mottled and tear stained, and she gave strange moans of anguish when I walked into the room. Until that moment, Roosevelt had been someone about whom I chided my Republican friends in our Republican town, and teased my dad’s Republican clan. Now, all of a sudden, Roosevelt was a person who caused my mother grief. My political world changed its reality that day. And servicemen who would be Colgate classmates lost their commander in chief. Ernie Vandeweghe called recently from his home in Rancho Santa Fe, CA, to say that he’d found an old ’49er reminder card and wanted to touch base. Ernie told of how he had thought he would play football at Colgate, but got switched to concentrating on basketball by ‘Cagey’ Karl Lawrence. He’d excelled in the 2 sports and baseball at Oceanside HS, LI. He was All-American in basketball at Colgate, and played 6 years for the NY Knicks while studying medicine and obtaining his MD. Fans would often see him dashing into Madison Square Garden from a class at Columbia Med School, practically changing his clothes as he ran and dashing to the scorer’s table to report for his standard backup role as the Knicks’ 6th man. He became known as the 1st important “6th man” in NBA history. Ernie says that he was disappointed that Colgate never tried to recruit any of his 3 children: Kiki, who became an NBA star with Denver, Portland, NY, and LA before becoming a general manager and, most recently, special assistant at NJ; daughter Tauna, who won a US natl swimming championship in the backstroke; and son Bruk, who medaled in beach volleyball in the 1994 Goodwill Olympics. Ernie says that he and wife Colleen, Miss America in 1952, do not travel much anymore and were last at Colgate 30 years ago. He has kept busy. He served as chair of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports and member of the Olympic Sports Commission under Pres Ford. He helped develop 2 key pieces of sports legislation, Title IX and the 1976 Amateur Athletic Act. He is presently a consultant with the US Golf and Fitness Assn. Observers say that his accomplishment of playing pro basketball while obtaining an MD is not likely to be matched. “My mother ruled the roost, and although I had 2 close Colgate relatives (father Ernie ’26 and uncle Kenneth Smith ’30), it was mother who decided that I would go to Colgate,” Ernie says. “I’m glad she did.” Alvin Goldstein called from San Rafael, CA, and we laughed about memories of his Colgate caper when he, Ted Powell ’48, and Don Keefe ’50 thumbed their noses at Colgate’s fraternity culture by founding the Assoc of Colgate Independents, a move that enraged Lloyd Huntley, then director of student activities and a strong fraternity supporter who didn’t look kindly upon “independents.” Al went to Harvard Law and then to CA, where he worked as a special asst to atty gen Robert Kennedy. Subsequently he served as a consultant to CA atty gen Pat Brown and then helped in Brown’s successful campaign for CA governor. He became a member of the CA Superior Court, the state’s trial court, and after retiring in 1971 had a private legal practice. In 2003 he was enlisted by the US State Dept to make a judicial assessment in Iraq. Al had

3 daughters in his 1st marriage, 2 of whom are teachers and 1 an occupational therapist who has given him 2 granddaughters. He says he feels good and may get back to Colgate some day in the future. Jack Babeuf, who wrote these notes for 8 years, has been struggling with spinal stenosis, working out 3 times a week, and swinging a golf club in his home in Fair Haven, NJ, with an eye to getting out on the links again one day. Wife Jane died in July 2008, of lung cancer. From Millis, MA, Ray Otis writes that he has been enlisted to get in touch with guys who were members of the Thirteen in the 1940s. It’s a long stretch from then until now, and Ray says he’d welcome help from singers of that period who haven’t heard from him. Richard Simons served 34 years as a NY state judge, the last 14 on NY’s highest, the Court of Appeals. Since retiring, he has practiced law p/t with McMahon and Grow in Rome, NY, testifying as an expert on NY law in various state courts and in Europe and Australia. He says his health is “reasonably good for an 82-year-old man,” and that he and wife Esi enjoy golf, skiing, and traveling, sometimes taking vacations in FL and Mexico with Bob Magee and wife Marjorie, who live in Marietta, GA. M Richard Andrews, who has suffered from Alzheimer’s for many years, died March 26 in Denver. He is survived by wife Barbara, son Miles B ’76, daughter Barrie C ’83, and daughter-in-law JoMarie Theve Andrews ’76. Andy was a DKE, recipient of an Alumni Maroon Citation ’89, reunion gift committee ’83, Colgate campaign volunteer ’72–’77, and, as an undergrad, business manager of the Maroon. Annette Smith writes that her husband, Robert L Smith, died at the age of 84 on Feb 26 in Redding, CT. Bob was legally blind for the last 10 years and almost completely blind at the time of his death. Annette reports that his life was made unhappy by heart failure and malfunctioning kidney and diabetes, but he still managed to write a series of essays for young people titled “Closing the Gap,” which was published in a local newspaper. A Sigma Nu, Bob gave strong support to Colgate, endowing a scholarship in honor of his father, Gilbert BL Smith ’15. Bob had a Colgate son, Bob Jr ’75, as well as a daughter and 4 grandchildren, whom he called “God’s gift to grandparents.” “Like Jim Anderson and Al Sproul,” writes Richard Sheirich from Claremont, CA, “I also will be at our 60th, with my wife of 47 years, Perdita, and I’m looking forward to seeing all those ’49ers who show up as well as those I knew from other classes who were out of sync because of military service.” Dick says their health is good and that they have spent the month of Aug for more than 20 years in the same house in Vienna because he needs the libraries there for his research. “We are near the northern edge of the city, with the Vienna Woods to the east and vineyards to the north, and all within walking distance.” Last Christmas, Dick reports, they went to Waikiki for the 1st time, to be with his son and family, then back to Vienna in Feb to visit friends amidst snow and chilling winds whistling through the streets. “That’s OK,” he writes. “I remember one morning at Colgate with a temp of 41° below zero and not a breath of air stirring. When I stepped out of our place in Vet Village, the Hamilton air seemed to suck the breath right out of me.” Walt Griffith writes from Scottsville, NY, that he’s “still going strong” at 88, and will be

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“This is being written on the 64th anniversary of the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, one of those events that some Colgate classmates may hardly recall and others remember with the vividness of yesterday’s headline. I’m of the latter group. As Roosevelt died, dozens of servicemen who would graduate in the Colgate Class of 1949 were fighting in Asia. And servicemen who would be Colgate classmates lost their commander in chief.” — David S. Davies ’49 thinking of classmates at Reunion time. Says he has 4 children and 8 grandchildren in good health. Ray Krehel, who served Colgate well for many years, writes from Marcellus, NY, that he and Anita have had 52 good years together and are “hanging in there” despite aches and pains and joint replacements that seem to be working well. From Pasadena, CA, Gordon Fish writes that he’s still “reasonably healthy” after 10 years as a banker, 28 as a rancher, and 26 years retired. He and Constance just celebrated 55 years of marriage “and enjoy doing whatever comes to mind.” Says he hears from Jay Goerk in Manasquan, NJ, but no one else. Three thousand miles to Reunion? “No thanks. Out of the question.” Parker Lille, who retired as a major from the Marines and lives with wife Mary, p/t in Cincinnati and p/t out on Lake Moraine Rd in Hamilton, writes that he has survived heart failure and stroke and is glad to be alive. He and Mary celebrated 61 years of marriage Feb 1. Paul B Van Nostrand writes from Tallahassee that his traveling is limited and he won’t be getting to Colgate for the 60th. Dr Robert Fischer writes that “all of Colgate was great and will be cherished,” but that he and wife Pat spend their time in the far reaches of ME with family and won’t be getting to Colgate for Reunion, though they did make the 50th. Bob was a doughty quarter-mile competitor. Cee Mills writes from Bluffton, SC, that her husband, Robert Mills, died last Nov. Jerry Palatini says that after spending 40 years in FL, at Plantation just west of Ft Lauderdale, he and Ellie have joined 2 daughters, a son, and 6 grandchildren in Rome, GA, “to run out the clock.” He sends best wishes “to our great Class of ’49.” Tom Pearsall writes from Skidaway Island, near Savannah, that he and Anne, who came with him to Colgate as an 18-year-old bride, have 4 children and 7 grandchildren, 1 of whom graduated from Colgate last year. After Colgate, Tom had a 20-year career as an Air Force officer and then 20 years as a prof at the U of MN. The alumni office has provided me with a list of the slightly more than 200 ’49er classmates who have died, and I will send that list to anyone who wants it. So write, call, e-mail, or whatever. It will be good to hear from you, and I’ll send you the list. David: 440-647-5306; davidsdavies@verizon.net

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Bunn Rhea 383 Clearbrook Dr Avon Lake, OH 44012-3117 Dear classmates: It’s understandable that Colgate’s pres Rebecca Chopp would want to squeeze in another college presidency before she retires. Fortunately, she was able to answer Swarthmore’s call just at the right time. It was, indeed, an offer she could not refuse. Her leadership has added immeasurably to Colgate’s rising stature among liberal arts colleges. We will miss her, and we certainly wish her well. Lyle Roelofs, dean of the faculty, will serve as interim pres during the search process, and Jill Harsin, prof of history and director of the Div of Social Sciences, will become interim provost and

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dean of the faculty next year. The search committee will be headed by Peg Flanagan ’80, VP of the Bd of Trustees. Phil Sanford, pres of the Class of 1949, passed along a postcard he received: “A Christmas greeting from CT,” from the Hyatts in Avon. We were pleased to learn that Bob Hyatt is doing well after open-heart surgery. Phil, who lives in Bluffton, SC, and Bob were “battery mates” on some of Colgate’s fine baseball teams way back when. A Lambda Chi at Colgate, Bob worked in the insurance business for CT General and MI Reinsurance for more than 40 years before fully retiring in 1984. Robert Hyatt Jr ’84 is also a Colgate grad. Joe Flatley (Rochester, NY) and a group of alums and parents met with Rebecca Chopp and others from Hamilton at Loblolly Pines in Hobe Sound, FL, in late Jan. He and his fellow guests were brought up to date by Pres Chopp concerning the many challenges facing Colgate. Joe has maintained a close relationship with Colgate over the years. After leaving the campus in 1950, he graduated from the U of Rochester School of Med and Dentistry in 1954, spent 2 years at OH State U Med Ctr, 2+ years in service at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and 2 years back at the URSMD in a medicine and cardio/pulmonary fellowship. He then practiced medicine and taught at URMC (Strong Memorial Hospital) for more than 36 years. In 1996, he retired from practice, but he is still active teaching med students, interviewing/evaluating prospective med students, and serving on committees of the URMC Board. In the winter, he and wife Mary spend about 3 months in FL, where they occasionally run into Howie Sutliff. Mary is an avid gardener, which keeps them busy at their home of 47 years in Brighton on the outskirts of Rochester. They are also involved in several volunteer and family activities (3 daughters, 6 grandchildren), play lots of golf, and make short trips to their farm on the Hudson River 35 miles north of Albany. The farm has been in their family since 1862. It is where Joe grew up; the daughters/families love to go there. Also in the Rochester picture were Dave Kluge and Bob Dickerson. Joe, Dave, and Bob graduated together from URSMD in 1954. Dave practiced genl surgery and Bob orthopedics. Both are now retired. These 3 remain close friends and enjoy being together. Dave was instrumental in starting a class scholarship fund at URSMD and Colgate. Both funds are substantial and are of immense help to students of limited means. This is extremely important to Joe because he received scholarships/job opportunities from Colgate and URSMD, without which, he says, he would never have been able to experience higher ed at any level. For many years, Joe has assumed that he was the youngest (DOB 12/27/29) in the Class of 1950. But he has seen the identical claim made by Alan Jolly (Bowling Green, KY) or by others on Alan’s behalf. It has turned out that Alan’s DOB was 9/8/30. Well, OK, nothing wrong with being the 2nd youngest, I guess. Paul ‘Moon’ Mulligan and yours truly squeezed in a nice lunch here in Avon Lake in late March. For one more time we shared the memories sparked by many football trips in the ’40s. Moon

looks great, better than his 81 years should allow. We said good-bye to Norman W Keller, who died “peacefully at home” Oct 30, in Greenwich, CT. A Sigma Nu at Colgate, he received his MD from Cornell Med School in 1954. He retired in 1992 from his internal medicine practice of 35 yrs in Greenwich, and volunteered with the America Cares Foundation with 3 clinics in Norwalk, Groton, and Danbury. William C Helms succumbed to cancer May 2, 2008, in NYC. Bill was a member of Phi Kappa Tau and majored in sociology/anthropology. And Earl Abell died Nov 15. He was a WWII vet, and had a wonderful story about landing in the Philippines, only to sit on the beach for 2 days waiting for MacArthur to arrive for a photo op, which required several takes, to which Earl had a ringside seat. Earl was a DKE and was predeceased by 2 brothers, John ’44 and Edward ’46 — both DKEs. Earl’s dad, BTW, was Earl C Abell, one of Colgate’s greatest linemen and on Walter Camp’s 1915 All-American team. Stu Miller wrote us with the latest on Jerry Shively, “the successful businessman, pilot, balloonist, scuba diver, and restorer of antique cars and vintage French farm houses,” who also squeezed in an MBA from Harvard in 1952 and retired in 1990 to live in the UK and France. Jerry has written his 1st novel, and Stu says Jerry is “one hell of a good writer.” His book is about an RAF test pilot and British commando stealing the latest Nazi fighter (that threatened to turn the tide against the vaunted Spitfire) from a German field near Cherbourg. Stu calls it “a wonderful page turner” and a “fun read” with movie potential. Stu goes on, “I need to correct Cheever’s report in the last Scene: I never got schistosomiasis or raced feluccas on the Nile. A small group of us hired a Nubian crew in Aswan to take us down the Nile, stopping at all the famous archeological sites. We camped at night on small islands along the way, and used the Nile to bathe. On a bet, I swam across the Nile, but landed so far down stream on the other side that the Nubians had to come and get me, and then pull the damned felucca up stream from the shoreline.” Apparently, one does not have to worry about schistosomiasis in a fast-moving body of water like the Nile. Nancy and Dick Yale tried to escape the sub-zero of Binghamton and spent a month in Naples, where it was, unfortunately, cold. Both of them have gone for repeated tests, Nancy for MRIs and CT scans to look for causes of pain, Dick for a 2nd bone scan to weigh his continual risk for fractures. He says he must continue Fosomax and Calcium +D, 1,000 g daily. “On Fri, April 3, around 10:30 AM and unbeknownst to us, the Binghamton Massacre of 13 began as we were heading to Colgate for the Colin Powell lecture that night. We stayed with Prof Emeritus Bob Elgie and wife Polly, who drove us to lunch at Symeon’s, near Utica. As we were leaving, they introduced us, being from Binghamton, to the owner. He told us the massacre news, which was shocking. Despite the news we did enjoy the Powell lecture about leadership and community involvement, which was aimed at the students. As we returned home on Sat, we followed the news on XM-CNN. Then, on Mon, at the museum where we are members, a memorial was held for

a docent who was killed in the massacre, as she was teaching English to a class of immigrants. Binghamton is devastated, but is healing as you read this. Best wishes.” Odds and ends: The Colgate football team has joined Villanova and the Natl Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) in their effort to recruit 5,000 new members to the registry. On April 18, the Colgate players were in Cotterell Court to assist members of the Colgate community and area residents interested in joining the registry. Thousands of patients with leukemia depend on the NMDP registry to find a match. Something new on the campus for most of you would be the Blackmore Media Ctr, located on the lower level of the Coop. It is the “state-ofthe-art” home of the student-run radio station (WRCU 90.1), which is attracting increased usage and relevance. And, for the 3rd time, Donovan’s Pub has been redone. Ribbon cutting for the newly remodeled pub was held Feb 17. Keep the news coming, please. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks, and go, ’Gate! Bunn: 440-933-4137; b.rhea@oh.rr.com; b.rhea@50news.com

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Nels MacCallum 1915 Clark Rd Rochester, NY 14625-1830 Jack Filler opens with an update from Sandwich, MA: “I remember you fondly and appreciate the linkage you provide to Colgate, where in June we became a 3-generation family thanks partly to generous alumni support.” (Congrats on that fine accomplishment, Jack. I remember you fondly, too — starting from those freshman baseball days.) “In 2001 I retired from the nation’s oldest congregational church after 20 years of ministry and bought an 80-acre horse farm in NC, where our youngest son taught equine science at the university. When he moved on, we sold out and returned home to Cape Cod, where I practiced as a clinical therapist for 20 years. Now we are learning the art of retirement, somewhat reluctantly. But, like our classmates, we recognize the necessity. Hope you remain well and active and can still chase a grounder to shortstop.” (I can, Jack, but the ball has to bounce at least waist high and there has to be a designated thrower to get the ball to 1st base.) Chuck Harff writes from Sewickley, PA: “Our past year has been one of great joy and of great sorrow! The joy was celebrating our 50th anniversary with a month-long trip to Australia, followed immediately by meeting our son Todd ’88 and family for a 3-week tour of S Africa, visiting game parks and driving the garden route from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town. Sadly, on our return we found that our son Blair ’84 died in a farm accident on his farm in Watertown, NY, where he was a vet. Simultaneously we learned that my wife, Marion, has cancer, for which she has had a number of rounds of radiation and chemo. Happily, Blair’s 3 children are doing well, with the oldest graduating this year from St Paul’s, where he is captain of the hockey team. Best regards to all. PS: Please say ‘hi’ to Joe Flatley ’50 MD and Bob Reiners.” I will. We see Joe and Mary at Colgate and U of Rochester functions and at their club, Oak Hill, where I believe he is still a singledigit golfer on their championship course (US Opens, PGA, Ryder Cup, etc). Bob and Margie are our closest friends and we get together often; in addition to our Colgate connection, Margie and Audrey have been best friends since jr high days.

Bob is a 14 handicap at his club and Margie plays a fine game. Chuck and Marion, we are all deeply saddened by your sorrows in the past year and send our sincerest condolences. Our son Kyle has been a resident of the Watertown/Alex Bay area for more than 20 years; still playing senior hockey at 48 and coaching his 14-year-old son’s hockey team. He didn’t know Blair well personally, but as did the whole community, he says he admired Blair tremendously, liked him, and appreciated his accomplishments for the area, and particularly for its hockey world. He says the entire community has felt a great loss. Audrey is a survivor of 2 breast cancer episodes — 1997 and 2004 — both diagnosed early and successfully treated; she is cancer free. We hope Marion’s treatments will be as successful. Rich Heath sends a note from his winter home in Amelia Island, FL. “We have the honor of being the tennis family of the year of the NE Section of the US Tennis Assoc.” Rich and daughter Susan play (and are successful) in some natl father/daughter tourneys. And he and his sons — Tim, the new pres of the NE Tennis Assoc, Steve ’80, Jeff, Scott, and James — compete in and help promote and manage association tourneys. Keep being and doing well, Rich! Jay Hodes writes: “After 50 yrs in LA, 30 in the same house, we have moved and are now settled in Santa Rosa, CA, 60 miles north of San Fran. Despite the stress of moving and leaving old friends, we never imagined how wonderful this new life could be. The transition from a city of millions to this community of 160K has been easy, thanks to the help of our children and grandchildren who live nearby. We are grateful that we are both healthy and still able to enjoy the wide range of activities available to us here, intellectual as well as physical. Life is good. One day at a time.” Don Smith reports from New Castle, PA, on a Colgate day in FL: “Nice to talk with you on March 17. My notes of the March 16 lunch: an informal but wonderful Naples alumni club meeting was held at Erin’s Isle Irish Pub. In attendance from ’51 were Pat and Austin Murphy, Peg and class pres Tom Walbridge, and Nancy and I. Other classes were represented by Shirley and Bob Preston ’50, Herb Dietzel ’52, and Eileen and Jim Robertson ’67. I had called Tom DeLessio but Marion said they had a long-planned trip with 30 church friends and couldn’t make it. They were missed. The good Lord willing and the crick don’t rise, we hope to make it again next year. Prexy Tom also sowed the 1st seeds for our 60th in 2011. In general, health level was good, all things considered. Lots of aches but nothing unexpected at our age. Long-time friends from New Castle, Bob Reed (Grove City ’50) and wife Lynn (Carnegie Mellon ’53) also joined us. Pres Tom offered to make Bob an honorary member of our class if he would pick up the tab for lunch. Bob allowed as now he already had too many of his own college obligations. The joke of the day came from Jim Robertson ’67. I asked him how a grad of a liberal arts Colgate could get to be the captain of a US Navy nuclear attack sub and he responded ‘It’s a liberal US Navy.’ Closing comments: New friends are like silver, old friends are like gold. Never miss a chance to polish old gold. Start thinking about 2011! Go, ’Gate! Go ’51ers!” Sad news: Zack (Ernest L) Taylor passed away on Jan 17 in Easton, MD, after a long illness. Next of kin is his widow, Melissa. Writing this column in mid-April, and you’ll be reading it in late July. Maybe it’s the reaction to the economy blues — or some other malady, or whatever — but we’ve had a dearth of classmate responses. When you get your response request (or anytime you feel like it), please take time to

drop a note. Or a phone call. We want to stay in touch. Nels: 585-381-5352; nelsaud@webtv.net

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Jackson T King 476 Grace Tr Orange, CT 06477-2619 I had a nice call from Ted Stratton, former QB and fraternity brother, who spends half the year in PA and half the year in FL. He is giving serious consideration to spending the entire year in FL. He is retired, plays a lot of golf, and is in generally good health. I had a 2nd discussion with Dick Merrill concerning his interests in attracting military service vets to Colgate. Dick and his wife stay in the Hobe Sound area of FL from Oct to April. He just performed in a play in Hobe Sound that had 3 full-house performances. Dick acted as a “tin man” with a funnel on his head. Dick is planning on returning to the Rochester area before May 1. Apparently Art Thompson had a greater part in the play as he sang “Did you Ever” from High Society and “Thank Heavens for Little Girls,” a Maurice Chevalier tune. Donald Veit, 80, passed away Dec 7 in Calverton, NY. He is survived by his daughters Victoria and Nancy. He was predeceased by his wife, Jean, in 2005. At Colgate, he majored in history and was a member of Phi Delta Theta, econ club, psych club, football, and student govt. Thomas M Ohlweiler Jr, 80, died on Jan 20 in Jacksonville. He is survived by his widow, Carol. While at Colgate he was a member of ATO, chorus, class gift committee, econ club, hockey, Konosioni, Maroon Key, and Masque & Triangle. William R Kern Jr, 79, died on Feb 9 in New Castle, NH. He is survived by his widow, Anne. While at Colgate he majored in poli sci and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, football, lax, and sailing. His sons, John S Kern ’76 and David S Kern ’83, both graduated from Colgate. I would certainly appreciate hearing from you by phone, mail, or e-mail. Jack: 203-795-9111; jtking@kingandshaw.com

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Lou Wilcox 20727 Cove Rd Bivalve, MD 21814-2004 I write this in April to bring you all summer greetings! I sure hope that you are having a good summer, and that the economic world is looking down upon you with favor. My winter included a trip to FL to bring Jane’s mother back north for the summer, but alas, mother decided it was too cold to go north and stayed in FL until it warmed up here in MD. But, the highlight of the trip was a visit with Cathy and Ted von Glahn. Ted and I roomed together in our sr year and had not seen each other since graduation save for an all-too-brief visit at the 50th Reunion. I am pleased to report that Ted and Cathy are living happily in a golf community in Osprey, FL, a town that, as Ted says, does not exist. We talked of a million happenings both at Colgate and after Colgate. The most interesting thing Ted said to me went as follows. He said that when he started out on Wall St, a man’s word was as good as gold. But, he said all this changed toward the end of his career when morality went down the drain. In fact, he said he wished he had retired earlier because his last 5 years on the job were no fun at all. I saw the same thing in academia.

Gene Schulze and I e-mail back and forth frequently, and he usually includes some gem from the world of finance with a quote. His most recent quote, in Shakespeare’s words: “I’ll give you such an aigue!” (Old English for ache). Gene’s worldly piece to me was titled, “AIG suing taxpayers for its own Panama tax dodging.” And then leaping from the worldly to the daily mundane, Gene wrote: “I’m impressed with your garden plantings. I think of myself as a gardener, and I’ve only gotten to plant peas outside and spinach and tomatoes inside. Have leeks still growing in the garden from last year and a few strawberry plants survived, and my blueberry bush started last year. I go back to FL for a week soon to pick up my wife and dog, and there I have a container inside a pen (to keep the animals out and the plants in during hurricanes), which has beans, broccoli, and tomato plants starting. My wife is getting addicted to orchids. A friend gave us a desert rose plant that started off well but is looking a little sickly now, even though the FL growing conditions should be ideal.” Gene virtually commutes back and forth between FL, where he winters, and CT, where he summers. Yes, your ole scribe does a bit of gardening, though not as much as he did in ME, where I had an acre under cultivation and here I have 2 plots 20 x 30 and 5 raised beds. Asparagus is up early this year, and the strawberries are in flower, again early. Shallots, garlic, and onions I planted last fall are off to the races and I will harvest them in July. Tomato and pepper seedlings are happily growing in my shop and will move to cold frames soon. Robin Jaycox is also an avid gardener and grows a prime crop of tomatoes each summer in Hamilton. He also has many lovely flower gardens. So, yes, I understand we should really turn this column into a gardening column in the summer … but you all will have to send me notes of what you are gardening! Bernie Siegel checked in with word of another book, Faith, Hope, and Healing: Inspiring Lessons from People Living with Cancer. He says, “I am doing much caregiving and still lecturing and getting invited all over the world but do not choose to travel at this time in my life. Prefer being home with the love of my wife and houseful of animals. Peace.” Bob Troup wrote: “Gen and I left grand old NY for southern FL several years ago and have seen a lot of school activity. Football against FAU (we won), basketball, tennis, and a yearly luncheon with the president. It’s quiet time now. Golf, those books I always meant to read, and my grandkids — they came down with my daughter a few years ago and they’re still here — are fun. If anyone comes down, please call and say hello. We are 15 miles south of West Palm airport in the village of Golf. God bless.” If anyone would like Bob’s number, please contact me. Two class members have passed on since I last wrote. James Beverley, who spent 44 years as a stockbroker with Salomon, Smith and Barney, and Charles W Green, who earned his master’s degree at Colgate. My apologies, I have no more info on either James or Charles, but when I get it, I will pass it on. In the meantime, I send condolences to their respective families and friends on behalf of the Class of 1953. That’s all for this round-up. Sure could use more news from each and every one of you lest I have to bring back for exhibition some of Bernie’s invented characters. Have a good summer! And, if traveling this way, do stop in here at Bivalve. Lou: 410-873-2944; bylou13@comcast.net

Maroon’d…

in Adirondack Park, N.Y.

Annie Stoltie ’96 lives in Jay, N.Y., with her husband, Drew Sprague, and their son, Asa. She’s the editor of Adirondack Life. Stoltie is also the co-author of The Adirondack Book, a guidebook to the region. Here are her tips: Hike… the park’s hundreds of state trails. For a high-altitude experience, head to the High Peaks Wilderness Area, where you can scale the state’s loftiest peak, Mount Marcy. Hard-core hikers should try the 132-mile NorthvillePlacid Trail, an epic route that runs from one end of the region to the other. Paddle… the St. Regis Canoe Area, the Saranacs, or the coastline along Lake Champlain. For a wilder ride, raft the white water on the Hudson, Moose, or Sacandaga Rivers. Learn… about the Adirondacks’ cultural history at Blue Mountain Lake’s Adirondack Museum. The Natural History Museum in Tupper Lake has cool exhibits, live critters, and outdoor trails. Fort Ticonderoga showcases the Adirondacks’ role in American history. Experience… Whiteface Mountain in summer and fall, when its trails are open to mountain bikers and its gondola is open to leaf-peepers. Drive the Whiteface Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway, then take an elevator to the summit for a 360-degree view of the park. Stay… at the elegant Mirror Lake Inn, in Lake Placid, the luxurious Lake Placid Lodge, or, for hikers who want proximity to High Peaks trailheads, the rustic Adirondak Loj, also in Lake Placid. The Hedges, in Blue Mountain Lake, has lakeside cabins perfect for families; the Point, built by the Rockefellers, is an exclusive getaway on Upper Saranac Lake. Have tips for people who might be maroon’d in your area? Write us at scene@colgate.edu and put Maroon’d in the subject line.

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V. James Garofalo MAT’62 (right) with colleagues from the American University of Nigeria and a community leader in Nigeria.

Breaking ground in Nigeria

Forty-six years after finishing his Peace Corps work in Nigeria, V. James Garofalo MAT’62 returned to help create an entire university. Garofalo recently finished his four-year contract as the founding academic vice president of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), which is now educating the children and grandchildren of the secondary students whom he taught in the 1960s. Having opened its doors in September 2005, the AUN is a private university based on an American university model. Garofalo and the other founding leaders hope that the university will be a new beginning for the area, by helping the community prosper and emphasizing the value of education. In a poverty-stricken nation where child labor is prevalent and young women are typically married off at the age of 13, education is not a priority for certain classes. “There are a lot of social issues that need to be addressed,” he said. Garofalo was involved from the start, beginning with the challenge of establishing reliable electricity and Internet access on the “semi-desert stretch of land” in northern Nigeria. Because the university was built in a rural area, the founders essentially had to develop an entire community, including a medical facility and an elementary school. As the overseer of the university’s three academic schools, Garofalo was ultimately responsible for accreditation, recruiting faculty, and the logistical details of classrooms and housing. One of the mandates that Garofalo accomplished was hiring a 50-percent Nigerian staff and faculty. Although it was originally planned that the Nigerians hired would be recruited from within the country, many of them had to come from abroad because the university standards required experience in American education. Garofalo explained that an American university operates differently from African institutions, and they wanted to incorporate aspects of U.S. education such as continuous assessment of learning, student governance, course evaluation, and the collegial student-professor relationship. “Over time, they will have established their culture of how the university is run so it won’t be as necessary for people to have an American background, but initially, it’s important,” Garofalo said. The university’s leaders anticipate that its presence will improve the area by enabling students who desire a Western-style education to continue their studies, and ultimately work, in Nigeria. “If a student studies outside of Nigeria, they generally stay in that country and get employed there,” Garofalo explained. “This keeps them close to the family and to the community they identify with.” Garofalo, who has 47 years of experience as a professor, dean, and educational consultant, is no stranger to starting from scratch and employing new learning techniques. Under his 25-year leadership as the dean of the School of Education at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich., the school grew from 25 students to more than 800 each semester. Now living in Michigan, Garofalo is writing, consulting, and speaking publicly. He recently flew to Nigeria for the AUN’s first commencement ceremony, at which Reverend Desmond Tutu was the keynote speaker. With 80 students graduating out of 126 in the first class, Garofalo is proud of what they’ve achieved. “That’s high by American standards for students, particularly under the conditions we had in Nigeria,” he said. Upon completing the “Herculean task” of what he accomplished at the university, Garofalo learned that he not only had an influence on this new generation, but also is remembered by his students from almost five decades ago. Some of them doctors, politicians, and college presidents, they sought him out after learning that he was returning to Nigeria. “I hadn’t anticipated that,” he said. “It brings tears to my eyes thinking that what I did in a two-year period of time as a teacher would influence people throughout their whole lives.” — Aleta Mayne

scene: Summer 2009

Peter W Rakov 159 Edgewood Ave Hurley, NY 12443-5406 Happy to receive word that 1954’s gifts to the “21st century library fund” now totals $455,171.32! Jack Wait hopes that our social security checks will continue “before the (SS) fund runs dry.” Jack is a CPA in Andover, MA. TJ and Curt Taylor have moved to new digs in San Fran. “The Towers is a most attractive life-care retirement complex,” said Curt. “We are excited and energized as we confront the challenges of moving, and anticipate the opportunities and adventures that lie ahead.” Three Colgate brothers have passed on since last we met: Pete Edmonds, Jim Voss, and Pete Van Wyck. As our numbers dwindle, the fond memories linger o’er. Mike Cassell has celebrated 50 years as an Episcopal priest in Boynton Beach, FL, now. He works for Food for the Poor, the largest US agency for world relief. He travels nationwide fundraising ($2 million so far), plus working in the nations they serve. He and Sharon planned to visit Spain and Portugal this past spring. Julian Padowicz will be publishing a sequel to his WWII memoir, Mother and Me: Escape from Warsaw 1939. It will probably be titled A Ship in the Harbor. It deals with their escape from Poland into Nazi-sympathizing Hungary. Wishing you all a merry summer. Peter: 845-340-0659; therakovs@aol.com

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Bruce Burke 4661 Sweetmeadow Cir Sarasota, FL 34238-4334 Let’s celebrate the good news first: we have notice that Louis Frey has been selected by The Best Lawyers in America, 2009, in the area of internatl trade and finance law. This publication has the reputation of being the most respected referral list of attys in practice. Good for you, Louis! Now the sad news: J Thomas Hossley passed away last fall in CO Springs, CO. A member of Sigma Nu, Thomas is missed by his 3 children and their families. Heard from Dick Johnson that he continues to substitute teach in Spanish, some French, and American history. Keep up the good work, Dick! Most of us who know French, only know “some French” anyway. Tim Gomez volunteers at his local hospital. Wednesdays he works in the ER with patients and families, while on Thursdays he is in orthopedic post-OP, where he assists the nurses and their patients. He continues to promise that as soon as he sells his WV house, he will move to FL and take up fishing in warm waters again. Bob Victorin sent a message about Al Antinelli’s surgery, from wife Eleanor: Al had extensive back surgery, but all is well now. Al did just fine, says Eleanor, even though he had severe headaches after the surgery. His prognosis is good, and he would be happy to hear from any of his classmates. We all remember what a remarkable athlete Al was, so send him greetings. Bill Boyle writes that this winter he was back in Hilton Head Island for a week and stayed with friends and visited Jo (Wellesley ’55) and Paul Stillman in their lovely Sea Pines home. While there he saw our former class scribe John Moynahan and wife Pat of Pittsfield, MA. He reports that all is fine with them. Also heard from Pete Foster, who has been

in touch with Peter VanAmburgh, Dick Johnson, and Bill Beyea. Pete says he continues to “plod along in the lackluster real estate world.” You are right, Pete, it is tough to make a buck in this recession in practically any field. Talked with Bob Quitzau, our class pres, about many things. He is doing well in Houston and continues to enjoy an active life. Most of all, Bob is concerned about getting ready for Reunion. He reminds us all to reserve June 3-6, 2010, for the big event. Our Reunion reps are Bill Beyea and Dick Colwell. Dick would like us to help him create a list of class members who intend to return to the 55th for the Class of ’55. At least he would like to hear from those who think they are probably going to make it to the Chenango Valley in 2010. So, e-mail Dick and tell him of your plans. His contact information is on our class page at Colgatealumni.org, or you can ask me for it. We received a note from Pete Watts: “Sorry to say it, but I guess my news is mostly about my health. I was diagnosed with Diabetes type 2 a few months ago. Have been managing pretty well with good diet, exercise, and daily glucose testing. On another subject, if I can sell my place in the Berkshires, I’ll move to Cape Cod where my son, Matthew, and his family live. Bad time to find buyers. Also, I plan to attend our next Reunion. In the past, I roomed with Bob Asip. It is sad to think he won’t be there for the next one. I miss him very much. I am impressed with the Colgate lax team — I watch them on ESPN.” Use my new e-mail address below to send me news. Keep in touch. Bruce: 941-926-3244; johnbburke@comcast.net

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Jerry Rhodes 101 Magerton Ct Cary, NC 27511-7303 Before I begin with my “news and views,” I want to make sure all of you take note that my e-mail has changed. Please note the new one at the end of this column so you may inundate me with all your goings-on! First of all, back in mid-March, Carole and I spent an enjoyable week in Santa Fe, a place I recommend if you haven’t visited yet. While there, we met up with Ed Jaqua and son David, who came up from Albuquerque to have dinner with us. We last saw Ed at our 50th, but before that, we hadn’t met up since ’56. David and Carole managed to chat while Ed and I caught up with things and reminisced. We even attempted to sing the old Thirteen song “Ballin’ the Jack,” with little success! By the way, how many of you have had your autobiography published? Well, Ed has. It is called A Stroll Through a Good Life and put out by ESJ, Esq (ie, self published). I read the parts referring to 1952–56 to see if I could get any “old dirt” on any of you, but he was kind to us all! Thanks, Ed, for sending me a copy and, once again, it was great to be able to get together again. (Check out the photo on our class page!) I had a phone chat with Jack Goodreds down in FL and we discussed what we should do with our GE stock! Jack said he went to an Orchid Society gathering with Alan Goldman and his wife and also saw Chuck Berky ’59. He also played a round of golf with Ed Blohm while the latter was vacationing in FL. And he went over to Ft Lauderdale to have lunch with Len Dennick. So you see, Jack isn’t letting grass grow under his feet! Jack lives in FL across the street from Ed Janos ’49, a fact he discovered when they were both in Hamilton a while back. Thanks for the call, Jack. It’s always good to talk with you and relive our glorious GE days!

I received a letter from Pierre Laurent, who said he hadn’t seen any notice in the Scene of Tad Alwyn’s death last year. Tad was a 1st-year with us, pledged Phi Delt, and then left for the military in ’53. If any of you know of Tad and his family, please express our sympathies. Pierre said he and Ginny celebrated their 50th last Aug with friends and family. He still teaches a course a year at Tufts, but retirement has been almost 6 years of grandparenting and volunteer work. They do get away and have made trips to the Galapagos, E Europe, and Spain. Thanks for your note, Pierre. Some time ago, I sent out a list of those I thought I had “lost.” Well, it turned out, as usual, it was my fault and several were not “lost.” I heard from Axel Krause that he is still doing well and going strong in Paris. I also heard from Harris Barer, who is still practicing law in NYC, although not as fully engaged as before. He divides time between Manhattan and Bridgehampton, LI. He serves on some nonprofit boards, including serving as chair of a natl health fdn. His wife had her novel published last year to good notices, although Harris says sales haven’t justified seeking a villa in the south of France. Their daughter is a literary agent in Manhattan, so if any of you have a novel burning to get out, call him! Howard Moskof joined the Barers in Longboat Key for a pleasant weekend in Feb and they fished up a storm. Ben Patt wrote that he bumped into Dave Peterson ’54, who was to be representing the Treasure Coast Alumni Club at his 55th Reunion in June. Bob Vint wrote in Jan, saying they are all OK in AZ, enjoying temps in the low 70s while our eastern friends and relatives were freezing their tails off! I received a note from Brad Tufts ’59 (who retired from my 2nd favorite school, Bucknell) saying that one of his favorite Colgate people, Marty Erb, has relocated near us in NC. Marty graduated from Bucknell in ’72 (where he played golf when Brad was coaching), and was at Colgate from 1973 until he retired last summer. In all but the 1st year there, he was the head athletic trainer. He is now living in Holly Springs, NC. Bill Riedell writes that he enjoyed a great summer on LI shared with ex-roomie Bill Baxter, Pete Todebush, and Chuck Mueller. Mr Baxter provided the sea stories (he managed to win the prestigious Whitehead Regatta in a fleet of 100+ boats to wrap up his sailing season), Pete the current events, and Chuck the wine, all accompanied by their partners for life, Pat, Mary, Susan, and Judy, Bill’s wife of 50 years. He is still selling educationally focused furniture and equipment in the NYC area while Judy is a TA in several schools on E LI. They also took in a Swinging ’Gates concert hosted by the LI Alumni Club. Thanks for your note, Bill, and your kind words. Bill Everts writes that he has started training to become an enumerator for the 2010 census project. He is looking forward to making himself useful outside their home and yard. Ed Johnston sent word that Nikki and John Wise hosted a party in Orlando with Ed and Bernie and Corky Steneri at his home, which included a cruise on his pontoon boat and a bit of wine and reminiscing about the good old days. Ed says it’s amazing how strong the Colgate connections remain. At an earlier date in Feb, Ed and June and Ron Schaupp met for lunch in Orlando on the Schaupps’ vacation and they relived events of more than 50 years ago. Fun was had by all. Frank Proietti said he was hoping to finish the ski season but his shoulder didn’t cooperate so he had surgery in early March to repair a tear in his rotator cuff. Frank says it’s not the worse thing that can happen but the rehab is not fun. He hopes to start hitting tennis balls mid-summer.

George Economou reports that he has had 2 books published since the last Scene: Half an Hour, a book of translations of poems by C. Cavafy, with fine illustrations by 4 young Greek women artists (London: Stop Press, 2008), and Ananios of Kleitor (Exeter: Shearsman, 2009). Travel plans include a river-boat cruise up the Rhone through Provence to Lyon in mid-May. George sent me a publisher’s blurb on the latter and, if I may quote, it says “George Economou, famed translator and poet, has here produced his magnum opus…” That’s exciting, George, and you are to be congratulated. Gordie Miller writes that it’s been a hectic year! He and Heide attended the inauguration, which was, as the grandkids would say, awesome! Fortunately, Colgate winters prepared them for the cold temps. On March 25, the Millers celebrated their 50th in London. He suspects a lot of classmates have reached that magic number and muses “where does time go?” One of the Millers’ grandsons will be in the Class of 2013 and Gordie already has his hat! He also says that some classmates have been talking about a ’56 gathering either summer or fall, at Colgate, NYC, or whatever. If any of you are interested, please contact either Jack Goodreds or Gordie as to interest and/or locale suggestions. I received word from the family of Jack Rust that he died on Jan 26 in Scottsdale, AZ. He had been suffering with pancreatic cancer. The note said, “He will be dearly missed, gone but not forgotten. Thank you all for being so supportive during his rapid — but thankfully painless — passing.” We send out sympathies to all of the Rust family: Pat, Jeff, John, Amy, and Mercedes. He indeed will be missed. Through the alumni office, I also learned that Phil Paris died on Jan 21 in Phoenix of throat cancer. Our sympathies go out to his children, Nick, Phil Jr, Dean, and Lucy. Phil’s wife died in 2006. Both these gentlemen will be missed by us all, but we will retain our memories of them as well as our other deceased classmates. Dick Martin wrote after I had sent out my original e-mail change. At the time, he and Anne were in Eleuthera. They went to the inauguration, but like 500,000 others, they never got to see anything. They were invited to a party at a law firm on PA Ave, but the Secret Service was so slow at letting people through the gates that after 2 1/2 hours they decided to leave. The Martins went to NM in March for an Elderhostel in conjunction with Ghost Ranch near Sante Fe. The course was “Mind Training,” and Dick says, “at this age, we hope it will assist us in keeping our memories alert and our minds receptive!” (We also visited Ghost Ranch in March on our trip to NM. Very interesting.) The Martins were away for a month and managed visits to Santa Fe, OK City, Lexington, KY, and other locales. Sounds like a great trip. Thanks for writing, Dick. One of my other “lost” classmates was Victor Newton, who wrote back to inform me that he was still “living” at the same e-mail address. How I got so messed up with my addresses is beyond me. Once again, I apologize to the “un-lost”! When Carole and I had planned our Santa Fe trip, I got word from Larry Martin that he had thought of coming down from Prescott, AZ, to visit but then got an invitation from a friend to go to Cabo San Lucas. Larry said it was a “tough decision,” but Mexico won! After we got home, I got another note from him saying he and Jorette were off to Boston for a visit and that they had enjoyed their trip to Cabo San Lucas. He says it was great to be on the beach, and relaxation and good food were the operative words. I still can’t understand giving up a short visit with 2 classmates just to loll on the beach. Whatever!

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That’s all I have for now. Please keep those notes and calls coming in and, please tell me of new e-mail addresses. My “good” list keeps getting shorter. Until next time… Jerry: 919-363-1980; rhodes_j_c@att.net

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Ev Smethurst 6 Son Bon Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-8601 Springtime in So CA. Weather is the same as the winter: cool nights and mornings, warms up to 60s and 70s in the day. Editor writes e-mails to his swimming friends in the Midwest and East complaining of the glare as he walks from locker room to outdoor pool every day. Some of us never grow up. I went to La Jolla a few weeks ago to hear a wonderful French pianist named Grimaud play Bach. It reminded me of the chapel at Colgate on Tuesdays. Do you remember the Tuesday chapel? There were never many of us there. There were no announcements and no programs. It was usually Ford Saunders playing Bach. Talk about a peaceful moment in the middle of complicated days, listening to Doug Reading. Here is one last personal note. Ford Saunders played for my parents’ wedding on University Ave in Aug of 1930. He also played for the wedding of Arlene and Ev at Chapel House in June of 1963. Now that is truly interesting! Most of the news concerns our fellows who have passed on. I received a great note from Norm Noble about Ed Curtis. You may remember that Norm spent his freshman year with us. He writes, “I was grieved to learn of Ed’s passing. I remember him fondly. Only he and I knew about our 1st meeting. It was at the All-NYS HS Swimming Championships. He and I competed against each other in the 100-free. I was in the lead when he swam into my lane. I ended up finishing 3rd. He was disqualified. I met him again at the Colgate pool when Mark Randall gathered all the incoming freshmen swimmers. I was appreciative of better lane markers. And by the way, I never had to worry about Ed again. I never saw more than his heels in the pool.” Thanks so much, Norm. I may travel to Pinewood Lake in CT this summer to swim in a lake that Ed worked on and swam in for many years. It would be a fitting tribute, but my poor stroke and old age may work against me. I recently heard from the Alumni Office of the passing of Donald H Barker. He died in Chelsea, VT, on Feb 3. He was a Lambda Chi Alpha. There is no info on cause of death or next of kin. Our sympathies. Perhaps someone in the class could give me some further feedback. Finally, I received an e-mail from Craig Kuglen informing me of the passing of Frank Solana on March 5 in Austin. Later, Craig sent me a copy of the obit from the Austin newspaper. Frank came from White Plains, NY. He was a Phi Delt and a football player. He had an illustrious 20-year career in the Air Force, serving as a criminal investigator. He is survived by his widow, Mercedes, children Frank, Pete, Jennifer, and Glenn, and beloved grandchildren Makenna, Heston, Kaden, Peter, Christine, Kyle, Kasey, Angela, and Lindsey. It sounds like Frank lived a rich and full life. We send our sympathies to his family. That’s it. I am off for a 12-day visit to the Big Apple. I have graduated from babysitting to cat care. I will be at son Mark’s apt on 9th Street — a 6-floor walk-up. Let’s hope I can make it. More later. Ev: 949-495-4862; mrews@cox.net

Arthur W. Rashap 4341 Trestle Lake Road Munnsville, NY 13409 Ah, the flowers that bloom in the spring, tra, la! The sun is shining, Seven Oaks has just opened, the snow is almost melted, and there were a couple of days when I saw students actually lying on blankets and playing ball. It has been a long, long winter, at least for those of us who haven’t had the privilege, luck, opportunity, foresight, (fill in the blank) to have some time in a warm clime. Be that as it may, hope (along with the flowers, grass, and bugs) springs eternal. I join with all in wishing Rebecca Chopp the best in her new position and lament her departure. It will be a tough act to follow, particularly in difficult economic times. Of course, we get a choice in life as to how we can “hold” things. Perhaps this economic downturn and the lessons it contains can be an opportunity to survey what truly is important in life, education, and community and fine tune our goals and raisons d’etre. The news I have received relates to the passing of 3 of our classmates: Herb Tasker, Ken Avanzino, and Stacy Campbell. Our compassion and good memories go to their families and friends. I’d be happy to pass on any comments and memories in our next column. The Lifelong Learning Seminar that Dick Cheshire and I have put together looking at happiness, quantum physics, and consciousness is now in play. He is mentoring from FL while I play pinball bouncing off the 4 jobs I now have, the sum of which may allow some bread and beans to reach the dining room table. And, the thrust of the 1st session relates to materialism and how “stuff” — in the end — isn’t what makes us happy. From putting together the Reunion Yearbook, my reading of the members of the Class of ’58 is that y’all “get” that. It’s the family, the grandkids, the loves in and of your lives that rise to the top of priorities — and, OK, having the wherewithal at this time in our lives to be able to help others and to choose what’s next does help. Now to quantum physics, the zero point field, and how consciousness creates it all. Hmmm, guess I’ll wait for the next column … unless some of you send in some news. That should be a good incentive, no? Best to all for a great summer! Arthur: 315-495-2708; Arthur.rashap@gmail.com

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Paul W Beardslee Tunnel Mt B&B Rt 1 Box 59-1 Elkins, WV 26241-9711 Here’s the dilemma: What is written now does not appear before your eyes until after our gala get-together in May. Hence what you are reading will be “after the fact”! We can only hope that what is said here will be collaborated and not negated by what we learn and discuss while in the Chenango. In all honesty, the new news I have available is so sparse that my chance of providing disinformation is slim indeed. Your imagination and mine will be severely challenged this round. We are hopeful that everyone remained mum, storing up fodder to be distributed in May. And, just in case the timetable is confusin’, what we garner in May cannot be shared until fall! As we mentioned last round, the potential for Reunion attendance was slightly in excess of 250 mates. When you read this, we will know how well we did! We do know the efforts of Dick

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Lowenberg, Bill Williams, ‘Scoop’ Seibert, and several others were “over the top,” so we hope the return made it all worthwhile. Please watch for the autumn issue to review all the appropriate acknowledgments! In our last missive we mentioned the Jim Madura quiz item regarding fraternities when we were undergrads. Well, as expected, Brad Tufts came through with the correct listing south to north. If Brad is (was) in Hamilton in May, he will have reiterated his response to all who would listen. Ted Kendall also responded but he was confused as to which was north and south! We now know Ted did not major in geography! Oh, by the by, Ted, you missed 2. Just so everyone knows, Ted was “kept” after class in the Whitnall tent for a brush-up lesson! Ted spends most of his time down south (Naples), although maybe he doesn’t know it! He does lunch with Bill Morog on occasion, so we’ll get Bill to point him in the right direction. Thanks, Ted and Brad; without your input and responses, we would be hanging out to dry already. Oh, and another by the way, we are supposed to ask Brad about his travels with Mert Hersh. Hopefully, we will have done so in Hamilton in May. Presupposing that some of us will have missed the gathering in Hamilton and/or some may have been in other conversations, we will have reports, in the fall, from the following: Dave Ramsay (a long-lost mate), Bill Williams (a report on his travels to the Far East), Lew Thurston (reporting on retirement activities and heart bypasses), and yours truly (our “over-the-top” safari in Kenya). Of course we welcome other mates to chime in at any time! Meanwhile, please pull out the winter ’09 Scene and turn to page 76. We need your help in identifying the participants. The same picture appears in your ’59 yearbook should you prefer consulting same! And so it goes. We look forward to having lots of news for our next issue with lots of memories to share. So, gear up for some distractions from the gridiron battles of the fall. We’ll be on the offense! Be well, communicate freely, and use one of the following contact points. Cheers. Paul: 304-636-1684; beardslee@meer.net

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Stephen Greenbaum 4242 Stansbury Ave, PH6 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-4265 Listening to a university president playing a harpsichord on a Sunday morning was a culture shock for freshman Larry Badendyck and roommates Jack Blanchard and Dave Maxfield — fortunate kids who were the 3 selected to receive the President’s Scholarship and lodge with Pres and Mrs Case in the President’s House. As Larry said in a phone conversation, his days at Colgate were appreciated, from the close connection and support from the Cases to the inspiration of the profs, esp Dr Hartshorne. After Colgate, Larry was schooled by the military to be an Arabic transla-

tor, and after his service, he earned his PhD at CCNY. He and his wife of 40 years, Cynthia, a noted scholar and author in Renaissance drama, live in a beautiful home in the mtns 120 miles from Nassau CC, where Larry has been teaching for many years. An English comp prof by label, Larry is more concerned about encouraging his students to live the life of the mind, to explore all ideas. Essentially, Larry works to taste revolutionary politics and anarchy — Cuba, Latin America, human rights. His large class enrollments indicate that his students want to be on the ride. He is working on a sabbatical dealing with the politics of literacy. While he puts his passion into teaching, his other passion deals with their son, Thor. In 2000, Thor was in a car accident that has left him a quadriplegic, requiring 24-hour care and enduring intense pain. A cartoon artist, Thor has not let his disabilities stop him from his art, working as a mouth artist. The Badendycks are encouraged by the renewed programs for stem cell research and hope that the need brought to the forefront by Christopher Reeve will result in more progress. Larry would like to hear from any classmates and any who can share ideas and experiences with spinal cord injuries. Please contact me and I can put you in contact with Larry. Jack Blanchard has been devotedly caring for wife Chris with help from daughter Laura, who moved down to FL a couple of years ago. Jack and Chris are about to celebrate their 50th in June, and Jack and Laura work to make every day as bountiful as it can be. As Jack says, “Family matters.” Further, Jack reports: “Daughter Suzanne ’84 and her family have moved off the mtn in Westford, VT, down onto the lake in Colchester. They hosted Chris and me as we celebrated the final adoption of our beautiful new grandchildren, Tyler, 2+, and Sarah, who will be celebrating her 1st bday next month. They kept all of us more than busy for 5 days and we loved every bit of it.” Jack has always been a leader and cheerleader for Colgate, so you should read his Class of ’60 Invitation to Return at www.colgatealumni. org/1960invite. I will never forget our 25th, when in the Hall of Presidents, former Pres Case drove here to address the class. He was there, thanks to the invitation from Jack. And now, 25 years later, our class can accept another invitation from him. Jim Tarvin writes of a graduate who “represented the Colgate spirit we all hold dear”: “Moe Stivers ’35, a delightful soul, passed away on Jan 12 at the age of 94. We met at Orange CC, when I began teaching there in 1970. Moe loved teaching and his students loved him. We were surprised to learn that we had both been in ATO and in spite of my graduation being 25 years after his, we had the same house mother, Aggie Snyder. Moe, a member of the Thirteen, and wife Pat (who is well and sharp as a tack) and my wife Liz and I enjoyed returning to Hamilton in the fall for football games. He always found a few fellow Thirteeners to join in and sing beloved Colgate songs. He and Pat have 10 children and scads of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His passing is a great loss.” Frank Crane writes: “Peggy and Frank Gund-

lach and their 2 grandchildren joined us for a wonderful evening of dinner and catching up. We learned that Frank and Peggy are definitely thinking of joining all of us for our 50th Reunion. Frank and I hope to see a great turnout of our fellow Sigma Chi’s that weekend. We also had a chance to speak with Don Gordon that evening and we’re hoping the Gordons will also join us.” Bruce Barth reports that he is still in NE and his job as dir of prison ministry for the Lutheran Church has been extended until June 2010. It seems that age 70 is the signal to go a year at a time! He and wife Barbara will use the year to scope out a final move to slip into the retirement years. Any nominations and suggestions should be sent to me and I’ll get them to Bruce. Roger Dordick retired from Met Life as AVPmarketing in the Group Division in 1996 (early retirement). He has run an antique business for the past 30 years, selling antique paintings and Nantucket baskets. He’s active in the Suncoast FL Porsche Club, and has raced at Sebring Raceway in a 1990 Porsche 944Sz. For a pleasure car, it’s a 911 Carrera. When not racing, he’s golfing, lifting, hiking, and traveling — and studying German prior to a 4-month trip to Austria. Charlie Ehin has a new book, called The Organizational Sweet Spot: Engaging the Innovative Dynamics of Your Social Networks. Peter Johnson’s running days are over because of shin splints, but he’s still backpacking, doing 31 miles in the Sierras in Sept. In 1999 he and his younger son climbed Mt Whitney (14,491'). He’s completed 99% of the John Muir Trail. Pete Berrall writes: “I just returned from a quick jaunt to FL. Took in GA’s whipping of MI State in the Capitol 1 Bowl. I stopped off in the Jacksonville area and looked up fellow Phi Gamm Ray Boushie ’61. We had a great time telling lies, playing golf, etc. Ray was the perfect host and has a beautiful place at Ponte Verda Beach. With winter break ending, I’m back to teaching gangsters at the Detention Ctr. See you in 2010!” Thanks for the calls, e-mails, and double postcards. Keep me in business for the next issue. Steve: 818-999-2777; 788-2557 (fax); stevegreenbaum@sbcglobal.net

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John Kirkman 60 Coxton Lake Road Thompson, PA 18465 This time we are not at a loss for words. What follows is chronological and much of it in response to classmates learning about friends who have passed on. Try to keep this issue in your reading room where it will get the attention it deserves. It was mid-Jan. Over 12' of snow drove Tom Musson from his ID retreat by boat. The preferred alternative was by snowmobile, which was not possible. His exit was delayed briefly by a distress call from some good old boys on Whiskey Pt (ah-ha!) who had run out of beer. It was further delayed by a frozen clutch on his

“Steve Mark remembers taking Doc’s [Reading] World History 101 via speakerphone while recuperating from his football injury in a Syracuse hospital. It was the first time Bell Labs tried it out in an educational application — maybe the first “distant learning” course. He would lie in bed listening to Doc’s lecture through earphones and the nurses always wanted to know why he was laughing. Finally, he had the speaker function activated so the nurses could hear Dr Reading themselves. So, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 am in Steve Mark’s hospital room, Dr Reading had his first nonparty weekend coed lectures.” — Jim Milmoe ’69 52

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motorboat. Tom’s pioneer and survival training kicked in, and after relieving the tensions in ID, our Class of ’61 satellite scanner next picked him up in his trawler navigating the fog in WA as he returned from AK. Tom claims that he can navigate fine with just a sextet but has succumbed to Intel chips and some software written by a guy named Ahab. He says that a humpback whale came right at his boat and then dove at the last moment near Prince of Wales (Yup!) Island. There is a small town on this island called Craig, which is “just a little drinking village with a fishing problem.” He once ran into Ray Baker there. It seems that there are 2 Indian tribes in the vicinity that have been thoroughly inbred with Scandinavian whalers over the years (they’re big). These 2 tribes do not like each other and occasionally visit Craig for white lightning. After a few flagons they, without provocation, attack each other and try to carry off the other tribe’s women. How wonderfully barbaric! Travel’n Tom’s plans after docking in WA were to spend the next 6 weeks driving the coast to southern Mexico. Somehow he planned to meet his wife Ketty in Phoenix. I’ve pre-notified the Mexican authorities (cartels?) to be on the lookout. This man is on a mission. Thanks for checking in, Tom. Hope your next contact is not from an isolated cell in a Spanish speaking country … por favor. Next to check in was Mark ‘Bud’ Sales, whose walking odometer reads 3,000 miles since recovering from back surgery in ’06. He’s been commissioned to do some more paintings and is on his 4th version of a famous lighthouse — a big talent. Bud ran into Carl Luecke and Jack Homestead at the away games against East Carolina and expressed extreme disgust at Jack’s failure to visibly age since 1961. He and Liz took a major tour of Russia and several Eastern Bloc countries. He has a grandson who, reported on years ago, shines on the football field in CT, Dodd country. This youngster is now the male athlete of the year in his age group. As Bud says, “What is left?” Possibly a Heisman trophy for 12 year olds? Bud visited his Beta roommate, Pete Johnson ’60, in Auburn, NY, and who should drop by but Bill Whiting (a new name in the column; thanks, Bud). Bud’s daughter managed to sell her condo in Chicago (how?) and now lives closer to him and Liz, which is always nice. He ended the call with, “Say hello to all the ’61ers for me.” Consider it done, Bud. Great to hear from you. In early Feb the phone rang more frequently and mail even arrived. Most of it was triggered by the last Scene (including praises for the new format) and my paragraph about Fran Morelli. First was Bill ‘the Barber’ Morog ’59, who was Fran’s DU pledge father and who enjoyed hearing pledges rev up their vocal cords in song. Franny was a little difficult to control, though, and Bill resorted to a little tug of war that involved a string with a ring on it that had to be visible outside Fran’s shirt. This worked! He asked about Richard Reilly (deceased) and Anthony Ruotolo and got what info I had. This may be a good time to stop and consider the potential dilemmas of 2 former GM employees, Bill and Andrew Dooley. Hang in there, guys. Tough sledding. Then Bill Burkhardt checked in and, after much reminiscing, reminded me that Bill Morog had a brother, Mike ’55, who also played some football for Colgate. He then promised to mail me some Morelli stories for the column. You will find them a little farther in. The next call was from Peter Testa ’62, my roommate 1960–61. Peter offered the following explanation of how Fran picked up the handle Mucca Fagnotti. It seems that a new asst coach, not knowing the players by name yet, asked them (in practice) to write their names on tape and stick the tape on the backs of their hel-

mets. As usual, boys will be boys, and names like Lucca Brocci, Vito Corleone, Frank Nitty, Mucca Fagnotti, etc took the field. Only one of them stuck and appropriately so. Peter was recovering from long overdue hernia surgery (“it was my own fault”) but seemed chipper. He works a little p/t as an assessor in Cortland, NY. Thanks, Pete! Next, I answered the mail call and found 3 pages of barely decipherable scribbling from John ‘Barry’ Fornuto, who thinks his classmates will not remember him as ‘Barry.’ OK, John, you win. No more Barrys. John enclosed a belated Christmas card with a photo of him and Marie on their honeymoon in 1960. This is not a “Jack Homestead experience.” Did you really look that good back then, John? John is now successfully recovering from shoulder replacement surgery and is looking for 2 more linemen and a back to join him, Herm Brauch, and John Da Grosa on a new 6-man football team of rehabilitated cripples. The beginning of his letter seemed to imply that Dakota (his wild live-at-home animal) is refusing to communicate with me. Whoof! Whoof! He praised the new Scene, apologized for his penmanship, and reminisced about life in Vetville and Marie’s nursing responsibilities at the infirmary in Hamilton. Do they still give back rubs there with oil and baby powder? He also mentioned that the CFO of the Lamba Chi house charged him 75¢ for each meal he ate at the house after moving out. That would be Ken Gale, who, given current conditions and his history of never cheating on his taxes, should probably be our country’s secy of the Treasury. Read my lips! Perhaps I can wrangle my way out of this one! What do you say, Ken? Thanks, Barry! I always love trying to read (right spelling this time) your handwriting. When I was notified of Mike Saltzman’s death, I rang up Mike Klopfer to get some good words. In the process I found out that the Klopfers have been following the Burkhardts from village to village since graduation. In fact, when Bill’s wife Shirley got pregnant with their 1st, Mike’s wife Fredda took her teaching job at Manorhaven School in Pt Washington, NY. Mike remembers Fran Morelli coming to each table in the student union building and asking other diners, “Are you sure you are going to eat the rest of that pie?” If the editor remembers correctly, most of us were quick to be generous. Mike’s brother Ed ’65 met an old timer named Hardin Davis ’37, a fellow Theta Chi, and went to see him near Savannah where Hardin lives. Amazing! Is there a direct correlation between a BA from Colgate and longevity? Here’s Mike on our fallen classmate Michael Saltzman: “Mike is survived by Sandra, his wife of 34 years. Mike was an active member of Theta Chi, where he served as pres for 2 years. After graduating, he attended Columbia Law. More recently he was a partner with the NY firm of White and Case, where he headed up its tax litigation and IRS procedure practice. He also taught at NYU and wrote several books on tax law. Paul Katabian and Mike Klopfer remember Mike as a great roommate.” Well said, Mike. Additions are welcome in the future. Well, Bill Burkhardt did come through with 2 “Mucca Fagnotti” stories as promised. Here they are, word for word. “Fran ‘Mo’ Morelli — what a great sense of humor and clever entertainer at parties and more informal get-togethers. Two of my memories: 1) On the field, serious situation. Our ball, 3rd and goal trailing Cornell by 6. The play to run, off tackle over big strong Mo. Approaching the line of scrimmage, I said to Mo and the nearest Cornell lineman ‘Double Team?’ He scowled back like ‘Shut up. Tackles call the blocks, not ends.’ But just before the snap, he responded, ‘Yeah, double.’ The duped Cornell

linebackers and linemen slanted right to stop the run — away from the real play called by QB Bob Paske, who faked the off tackle handoff, rolled to the other side, and hit Ed Ramm with a touchdown pass. Mo was ecstatic. 2) Off the field, serious situation. Just before final exams, Mo was having a terrible time with 1 of his classes. His DU brothers who were trying to help him were not optimistic. Sensing the gloomy situation, Mo challenged them, yelling, ‘You guys think I’m stupid, don’t you?’ Silence — no one wanted to say anything. More silence! Then, he burst out laughing. ‘You think I’m stupid? You should see my cousin. He was really stupid … And he went to Harvard.’” Thanks for the memories, Bill. Franny was unique, and wonderfully so. George Davis wrote in that he left Rutgers U as professor emeritus in creative writing and started working full time on his own writing. He has an espionage thriller coming out this year called The Melting Points. Also, he’s working with a number of people, some from Colgate, to create an online “textbook” for teaching courses in gender and racial and ethnic diversity. Finally, he has a nonfiction book that’s a work in progress titled, Until We Got Here: From “We Shall Overcome” to “Yes We Can.” In late March Mike Durkee returned from 15 months in Israel working for Condoleezza Rice and Gen Jones as a peace negotiator between the Israelis and Hamas. He now plans to assist Gen Jones in his new position in the Obama admin. More on that in the future. I’ll be in PA when you read this. Prepare for the E-Nancy-pation of America and may God bless. John: 570-727-3361

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Stuart Angert 179 Greenaway Road Amherst, NY 14226-4165 The always active Ted Vaill was recently elected to a 2-year term as the 41st Assembly District Dem Party Delegate to the State Convention on the Progressive Dem slate. He was also elected a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, an org formed in 1783 by George Washington and comprised of descendants of officers who served under Washington in the Revolutionary War. Ted’s ancestor, Lt Pelatiah Everett of MA, served 1775–1783 and was an original member of the society. Ted visited the society HQs in DC while there for the inauguration in Jan with his girlfriend Joan Yang. Joan and he traveled to Taiwan and Yunnan and Guilin in China for 3 weeks, which included attending Joan’s college class reunion. Ted hosted the Thirteen for breakfast on their Christmas 2008 tour of the west and took them to El Matador Beach, the most beautiful beach in CA. Almost half of the Thirteen members were Phi Tau, who now occupy the old ATO house on campus. “I have recently seen Steve Greenbaum ’60, a fellow Obama campaign worker, and Chuck Foster ’56, with whom I have worked as a lawyer for about 15 of my 40 years as a lawyer. Both of us are now largely retired, although Chuck stays busy doing arbitration work. My mother is 97, and my stepfather nearly 100. Going to Gold’s Gym in Venice, CA, every other day, so by our next Reunion that tall, skinny kid you knew at Colgate will be long gone. “I have been in contact with Arnold Chamove, who attended the U of WI after Colgate, studying psych, especially primate behavior. He then received a grad degree in London and was asked to go to Scotland to start a primate lab at the U of Stirling. He remained there 20 years and fixed up a few old (400 years) Scottish cottages in the

Bringing peace to victims of war

Nightmares are the souvenirs that John Van Eenwyk ’67 brings back from his trips abroad to places like Gaza, Sri Lanka, and Uganda. A clinical psychologist who works with torture victims and those traumatized by war, Van Eenwyk has come face to face with evil, embodied by torturers and the stories told by those who have suffered at their hands. As founder of the International Trauma Treatment Program (ITTP), he works collaboratively with others who counsel survivors of complex trauma. A sailing trip in the 1980s forever changed Van Eenwyk’s course. Taking a spontaneous jaunt to Guatemala from where they were vacationing in Belize, he, his wife, and friends witnessed a scene they would never forget. “We saw the Guatemalan military do a number with its Mack truck and M16s on a peasant family,” he recalled. Upon returning to Chicago, Van Eenwyk related his angst over the experience to a colleague, who suggested he set up a program for area refugees who had been tortured before coming to the United States. Joining colleagues from the Illinois Psychological Association, he co-founded the Marjorie Kovler Center for the Treatment of Survivors of Torture in 1987. At the time, little research existed on how to treat torture survivors, so the Kovler Center was shaped through experimentation and comparing notes with international counselors. Soon, Van Eenwyk was invited to train the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme staff. It was the first time he worked in a war zone where the trauma was constantly recurring. “I had no idea what Gazans were facing, and the emerging theories on post-traumatic stress disorder didn’t hold because there was no ‘post,’” he said. “You could not treat the trauma that was over because it was never over.” The most important lesson Van Eenwyk said he learned from the Kovler Center’s early days was that their work must be collaborative with practitioners from the groups they were trying to serve. “We are rabidly opposed to going into a country and imposing a program on them,” he said. “They know the culture, so we compare what we do with what’s going on in the culture … and we come up with some mutual discoveries.” After Van Eenwyk had spent several years working abroad with international colleagues, the constant disruption of war pushed him back to American soil, specifically Washington state, where he started the nonprofit organization ITTP in 1998. “We decided it would be much better to pull practitioners out of the war zones and bring them to Olympia to collaborate here,” he explained. They work together for three months, and then the practitioners return to their countries to use what they’ve learned. Van Eenwyk still goes into war-torn countries to do trauma counseling and training during an annual trip, which he said always affects him. “When I come back from these trips, I have nightmares and my wife has to wake me up pretty regularly.” Nightmares are what Van Eenwyk shares with his clients. One Gazan child and family whom he helped were suffering from the 10-year-old’s nightly screaming fits from frightening dreams about Israeli soldiers breaking in and killing everyone. Using his training in Jungian analysis, Van Eenwyk and a Palestinian psychologist taught the family to sit together when the nightmares woke them and imagine another ending to the dream. The family worked through the problems with this approach, and it lessened their fear of leaving the house. “The kids weren’t going to school and the parents hadn’t gone out to shop, but afterward they were much more confident to go out and weren’t afraid of the soldiers,” Van Eenwyk said. In addition to running a private practice based on Jungian analysis and clinical psychology, Van Eenwyk is an ordained priest in the Episcopalian Church. He considers his volunteer service through the ITTP “all part of his priestly work.” Although he’s met some “real psychopaths who are torturers” and is fascinated by evil, he does believe in the power of redemption. “I’ve seen it over and over again,” he said. “As we say in Christianity, they turn from their wickedness and they live.” In the meantime, he’s trying to help the victims learn to live. For his work, Van Eenwyk is the recipient of this year’s Colgate Alumni Corporation Humanitarian Award, which recognizes alumni who have devoted themselves to improving the lives of individuals and communities. — Aleta Mayne

News and views for the Colgate community

The long run By Kathryn (Kate) Bertine ’97 At first glance, Stu Mittleman’s race results could easily be confused with a used car advertisement. 1994, 536 miles. 1983, 571 miles. It takes a minute for most people to realize Mittleman’s mileage is clocked not by odometer, but by human stride. Those 500-plus-mile race results? That isn’t a year’s tally of workouts and races, but the distance of one event. Mittleman is an ultrarunner — a person who does marathons . . . as a warm-up. While it’s not uncommon for Colgate alumni to be of an ambitious, motivated nature, Mittleman, a member of the Class of 1973, puts a physical spin on going the distance. To put Mittleman’s accomplishments into a Colgate perspective, the majority of his races are the equivalent of running from 13 Oak Drive to Syracuse. And back. Yet these distances are small potatoes compared to the events that landed Mittleman induction into the Ultrarunning Hall of Fame in December 2008. In a career spanning nearly 30 years, Mittleman holds some unfathomable records. From 1980 through 1982, he won three national championships in the 100-mile event. Finding the 100-mile barrier not quite challenging enough, Mittleman decided to tack on an extra zero. In 1986, he claimed the 1,000mile world championship by completing this distance in 11 days, 20 hours, and 36 minutes. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Mittleman covered new distances and grabbed almost every title in ultrarunning’s repertoire as well as serving as Gatorade’s spokesperson. As the millennium loomed, so did a new challenge. In 2000, Mittleman used his endurance talents to raise money for children’s charities. “I wasn’t incredibly wealthy, and I couldn’t donate stuff, but I could fundraise around my running and try to make a difference in the health and wellness of kids,” Mittleman explained. The best way to get America’s attention? Run across it. From San Diego to New York City, Mittleman averaged 52 miles a day (equivalent to more than two marathons) for 56 days and raised more than $175,000 for the Sloan-Kettering Pediatric Cancer Center and The Anthony Robbins Foundation. That same year, Harper Collins published Mittleman’s book, Slow Burn, which successfully introduced ultrarunning to the masses. Although Mittleman was a wrestler at Colgate, his time as a sociology and religious studies major shaped a new athletic path as a soon-to-be distance runner. “The Vietnam War was raging, and we were all questioning our values and beliefs,” he said. “Colgate gave me the opportunity to explore so many perspectives. I studied the anthropology behind Native American migrations and Army expeditions, and the capabilities of the human body fascinated me.” Mittleman acknowledges that while ultrarunning isn’t for everyone, he believes that running is a core part of our genetic disposition. “Running is what we were designed to do. It doesn’t mean everyone has to be a recreational or competitive runner, but it is what our bodies were built for.” Today, Mittleman lives in Palm Desert, Calif., where he is the director of fitness at the renowned Indian Wells Tennis Garden. He continues to coach and inspire athletes across the world, while keeping tabs on his own fitness. “I still run twelve to fifteen miles a day,” Mittleman said. Many alumni can associate that distance with an ice cream trip from campus to Gilligan’s Island in Sherburne (by car). Luckily, Mittleman’s inspiring running career can help us put “driven” in a whole new perspective. Kathryn Bertine ’97 is a sports journalist and professional cyclist. Her second book, As Good As Gold (ESPN/RandomHouse), will be released in January 2010.

process. He then moved to NZ and now lives on a 1,000-acre farm 2 hours north of Wellington on the North Island. He married a NZ woman, and spent 15 years doing research and teaching at Massey U in Palmerston, NZ. He has had more than 100 research papers published. He retired 4 years ago, and now he and his wife consult with large businesses that have problems with staff, by using knowledge gained from primates and psychology in the business world.” Arnold, please provide us with additional details. I just received an inquiry from Guilin, China. “Can anyone provide an update on our classmate Tommy Hynes?” Ted’s personal commentary on the state of the union can be viewed on YouTube. Martha and Ian Volner recently took a 2-week trek in Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. “It is

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something that we should all undertake while we are still more or less ambulatory; and yes, I know that our fearless scribe, one Stuart Angert, has been there and done that. But that was long ago and the only thing that came of his trip was a stuffed armadillo. The scenery — the Andes, the glaciers, the Magellan Channel — was spectacular, the hikes were vigorous but still manageable, more or less, and I can finally say that I have been to the end of the earth and returned.” Rick Riccardi reports that he and Susan celebrated their 1st year of marriage on Jan 26. “We live in her condo in Dania Beach, FL, a couple of days a week and at our facility in Margate, FL, the rest of the time. We now have 80 men residing in our 2 sober-living facilities — Ft Lauderdale and Margate — and the halfway house business

keeps me busy. Although I have a small staff including a certified addiction counselor, I work directly with the men on a daily basis. My oldest grandson is a senior at Drew U and his sister is a soph at U Mass; 4 other grandchildren are in HS, one at Delbarton in NJ, and 2 are still in grade school. I visited Colgate 2 weeks ago, stayed at the inn, and watched Colgate beat Army in lax, double OT.” Rick, you are truly saving lives; there is no greater mission. Another heartwarming story comes from Dan Adams. “On June 13 I will finally marry Suzanne, the amazing woman I loved and was pinned to soph year when she was a Mt Holyoke 1st-year. It is a wondrous gift for us both. We met June of ’59 and were pinned through that year but unpinned in spring of ’60. Then all those years passed without hearing from or even seeing one another. In May ’07 while I was in the midst of a divorce, my dad died at 97, and the following week I received a condolence letter from Suzanne. It took us about 30 days to rediscover our magic. We’ll marry just about 50 years to the day from the dance at which we met. Yes, some of the Thirteen gang I sang with will be on hand to sing at the wedding.” It speaks to poetic justice when good things happen to and for great people. On occasion I receive one-liners from our classmates. I received word from Jay McGiveran that he recently moved from Toledo to a new home in FL. Jay, please provide a few more details of the last 50 years! I received an inquiry from Ned Eliason. Ned, I hope that my response was comprehensive. I encourage you to send any updates that you wish to share with our 1962 family. I also heard from Ted Whittier, (ret) major USAF. I can guarantee that there are stories that would be of great interest to our class. Ed Konikowski sent a welcomed note. Ed, more details! Rob Sullivan, on the faculty of Duke U Med Ctr, adds, “Just to let you know, we love you! No news is good news. All is the same in Chapel Hill, so nothing much to say.” Rob, I recognize that the Blue Devils will never acknowledge the existence of the Tar Heels. Congratulations to Clint Rappole, prof emeritus at the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Mgmt at the U of Houston. Clint’s legacy at the university has been sealed with the Clinton L. Rappole Endowed Chair. He has been with the college since 1972, and in addition to teaching and mentoring students at the Hilton College, he served 11 years as dean and associate dean. His interest and research in food service systems in remote and inhospitable locations (including space and offshore oil rigs), food safety management, and sanitation led to lecturing and consulting experience worldwide. Joyce and I spent 3 great days with Barbara and Carl Langbert ’63 in their new home in Princeton, NJ. During our stay, we spent a day at the Philly Flower Show. If you have not experienced this weeklong event, which attracts 250K visitors each March, I highly recommend it. This year’s theme was Italy. A whole city is built within the convention ctr. It was fabulous. We were saddened to receive notice that Francis ‘Frank’ Morgillo passed away in Jan. Frank was a fraternity brother. I remember him as a gentle human being and a person of goodwill. We extend our sympathy to wife Eileen and his cousin, Anthony ‘Tony’ Routolo ’61, also a fraternity brother. Also, David Eastlake passed away on April 12. We send our condolences to his wife, Ann, and their 2 sons. We need the new e-mail addresses for Ted Cushmore and Dave Zatko. Correction to the last column: Michael Saltzman graduated with the Class of 1961.

Thanks for all that you continue to do on behalf of Colgate, and for this column. Stuart: 716-913-7772; stuart.angert@roadrunner.com

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Carl G Langbert Princeton Manor 46 Edgemere Dr Kendall Park, NJ 08824-7000 Back in Feb Bert Levine and I headed to NYC to listen to comments by Mark Murphy ’77 in the CEO lecture series at the Harvard Club. Mark had recently become the pres and CEO of the Green Bay Packers and had many interesting comments to tell us. Also in attendance were Kathy and Art Irwin, and it’s always good to see both of them. Received an e-mail from Jim Deegan, who just had another book published in the “Little Guy” series. These stories are true and autobiographical. Jim has spent most of his working life as a teacher and coach and has always had an interest in writing. His list of writing credits includes a collection of short stories and a volume of poetry. Jim also mentioned that he has restored contact with many of his Phi Gam brothers, eg, Tom McManamy, Mike Batza, Chi McClean, Roger Busch, Pete Browning, Art Irwin, Res Roy, Fred Lafferty, and John Cushman. Barbara and I had fun spending an evening with Barbara and Doug Riley. It was good to see them and, as always, we had a lot of catching up to do. Doug continues to work hard in the mortgage market through his own company. At the time of this writing, I was informed that Mel Klein will be receiving an honorary degree from Colgate at the 2009 commencement ceremony. Congrats to Mel on an honor well deserved. Barbara and I will be attending the commencement ceremony and look forward to seeing Mel so justly honored. Last summer Don Bergmann and Carl Blackman and their respective wives, Sheila and Carolyn, traveled to Denver where they met Rhoda and Norman Singer. They then drove to Vail, where they had a pleasant stay at Norman’s chalet before leaving the Singers for a drive to Jenny Lake Lodge in the Tetons. Outdoor activities included horseback rides, biking, and many hikes. On one hike, Don decided to climb above 9,000' to a lake at 10,000' that was surrounded by snow. On the way back, he claims to have encountered a black bear, but was not able to document the occasion because he was not carrying one of the many cameras he had. He was given a “pass” this time, but warned that future stories had to be accompanied by photos, or other more graphic evidence. While in the Tetons, they visited with Jinny and Mark Ewald ’61, who have a vacation home in neighboring ID. This kind of travel could be addictive. Ambassador Peter Burleigh assumed duties as the Charge d’Affaires of the US mission in India. According to the US embassy statement in April, “Ambassador Burleigh’s interim appointment by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reflects the US govt’s emphasis on assuring the highest level of representation and continuity in US-India relations.” Before retiring in 2000 after 33 years of service, Peter had a distinguished career as a US FSO who served as ambassador and deputy representative of the US to the UN. He held a number of sr positions at the State Dept and served in the US embassies in Nepal, Bahrain, India, and Sri Lanka. A seasoned South Asian expert, he speaks fluent Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Sinhalese. Since January

2004, he has been living in Ft Lauderdale, FL, and serving as a distinguished visiting prof at the U of Miami. Please continue sending news items. Have a great summer. Carl: 732-422-0556 (H); 247-0630 (O); 545-1934 (fax); barbaralangbert@aol.com

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Richard J Johnson 22 Goose Point Ln Box 1825 Duxbury, MA 02331-5120 Baseball started in Boston yesterday with a Sox win over Tampa Bay, but the Hub is finally ready to revisit the Days of Orr, and win the Stanley Cup this year. You all remember Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s famous line, “In the spring a young man’s fancy turns lightly toward thoughts of … the Stanley Cup.” Well, that’s where my fancy is turning as well. The Phi Delts have done a great job of staying in touch over the Internet and I have been included in some of these e-mails over the years, so through osmosis, I pick up lots of tidbits about lots of different people. The problem is that I may not see all the responses or even the e-mail that originated the discussion, so following exactly what is going on in an 8-to-10 way free-for-all can be difficult. If you read info that seems incomplete, it may be that was all that I received. Sorry for the potential confusion. Kurt Brown passed on an e-mail from Bill Terry. Apparently, Bill has been rehabbing his shoulder, which he broke in 3 places while training for the “longest downhill race in the world” in Austria [22 km with 5,500 vertical meters drop]. Bill competed in the race last year and finished despite getting bounced so high in the air that he was inverted and saw someone ski under him. He thinks his racing career may be over, at least for the downhill races. Why quit so early in your career, Bill? Give it a little thought at least. Bob Negley sent me a wonderful letter alluding to the story in the winter Scene about his adoption of 2 Mexican students. Bob wanted to update the story, Paul Harvey style, and what an update it was. Bob told me about receiving a call from Jim Yanni saying that he was flying into San Antonio and of their subsequent dinner together. As they talked about the 44 years since they had left Colgate, it seemed like they had not missed a beat. During that dinner, Bob told Jim that he and wife Barb had adopted the 2 children from Mexico. Later that night, out of the blue, Jim offered to finance the education of the 2 children. Understandably, Bob was surprised (shocked, actually, he said) at such a gracious and generous offer. Bob said that he was grateful, but mostly humbled to know that there are still people in the world who are totally selfless. Bob’s children, Maria and Jorge, are amazed that someone they don’t even know could help them so much. They are convinced that they are truly living the American dream. Bob feels that in this age of negative news in our country we should be made aware of the type of kindness, benevolence, and philanthropy that still exists. Thank you, Bob, for the rest of the story, and, thank you, Jim, for your kind generosity. Paul Harvey would have loved to tell the story of you 2 old fraternity brothers, going through life, doing some good for your fellow man. Jim Yanni also e-mailed me on several other occasions. In one he had found out about the passing of Jeff Timmons and was understandably upset upon hearing of the death of his old friend. In another he forwarded me an exchange between himself, Wayne Rich, and Kurt Brown.

Wayne told part of his history through the e-mails, so here some of it is … I hope. Wayne was sent from the US Dept of Justice to Iraq in 2004 to train their judges for 4 months. He had retired from the US Atty’s Office in Jan 2005 after 33+ years of DOJ service and subsequent to retiring from the US Marine Corps after 30 years in May 1998. He then returned to Iraq in Dec 2007 as a temporarily employed US Dept of State employee, went home in Jan to get a hernia fixed, and then went to Forward Operating Base Delta, Al Kut, Wasit Province, Iraq, to serve as the Rule of Law coordinator on the Wasit Province Reconstruction Team. Wayne works with Iraqi judges, court houses, and police to assist in moving the norm in Wasit Province from a state of oppression to one of due process in which Iraqi citizens can utilize the human rights guaranteed by their new constitution. Wayne was due to return to the US as of March 13, so he plans to be at our Reunion. Wayne and wife Cheryl live north of Chattanooga, TN, on a piece of land he loves with a farmhouse and a barn, and no snow. Cheryl worked as a bank officer at 1st Natl Bank of Boston and then at the 1st Natl Bank of Minneapolis before finishing up at American Express in Brighton, England, and finally NYC. Great work, Wayne. Soon I will see Dave Metzler and will catch you all up on what is going on in his life. Dave was pres of Colgate Palmolive and is now retired and living in Harwich Port, MA, on the Cape. Ah, life is good… Dave and I spoke recently, and hopefully we will be able to get together the next time he crosses the bridge and comes to Boston. That is tougher than it sounds, by the way, those Cape people hate to cross the canal. Kurt Brown gets to all the free alumni luncheons and recently went to the Southcoast Colgate Club, where he sat next to Ole Kollevoll ’45. Kurt says Ole is fine except for a bothersome left knee and hip. Kurt himself is thinking of ways to increase his giving to Colgate, what with the difficult economy and all. Someone has to step up, right, Tonto? Ken Kerr ’62 was inducted into the Archbishop Williams HS Hall of Fame recently. This news came from some hockey players in my Mon night hockey group. Way to go, Ken, congrats. Gary Ripple sent 2 pictures of himself and Mike Tomlin shaking hands, which can be seen on our class page at Colgatealumni.org. Rip obviously was pointing out the part he played in the Steelers’ success and may very well have been suggesting that he was the catalyst that led to their Super Bowl win. Is it true, Rip? It won’t matter anyway next year. Brady’s back … so start to pray, Pittsburgh; you’ll need all the mojo that Rip can muster … and a lot more. Sadly, I heard from Rich Lisella ’63, who lives in Nashville, that another of our classmates, William L Kline, died recently. Bill died Feb 1 in Nashville, unexpectedly, following surgery. He was a financial consultant and a Chartered Life underwriter. Bill was a bio major at Colgate, a member of Phi Kappa Psi, track, soccer, Outing Club, Religious Group, and WRCU. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth, of Nashville. Other classmates and fellow Raiders whom I have heard from through personal contact, e-mail joke, or serious comment include Mike Foley, Ralph Kelley, Steve Steele, Dan Baird, Norm Platt, Mike Jukoski, Blake Smith, Wes Oliver, Biff Atwater ’63, Gary Ripple, Priit Vesilind, Mike Heffernan, Pete Halstead, Al Chagan, Biff Jones, Peter Nichols ’65, Bob Meehan ’65, Don Wilmot ’66, Phil Howlett ’66, Steve Howlett ’66, Doug Stay ’67, Terry MacLaughlin ’68, and Rob Littlehale ’70. To anyone whom I forgot, I apologize.

This will reach you in the summer and we are hoping in Boston that the weather will finally be warm, the Sox will be in 1st, and the Stanley Cup will reside in the Hub. Oh, and we hope that you will all have a wonderful summer as well. Dick: 800-829-9199 x5148; dick.johnson@morganstanley.com

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Garner Simmons 22126 Providencia St Woodland Hills, CA 91364-4133 The number of e-newsletter recipients has risen to 124 including Michael Arvystas, who was recently added. If you run into anyone who’s not receiving it and would like to, just tell him to e-mail me. Heard from Jim Stanek: “For the past 3 years I have worked at a local psych clinic performing neuro-psychological testing. The staff members complete a multifaceted assessment and create a treatment plan for patients who have had some kind of head trauma, dementia, or possible Alzheimer’s. It is quite a change in client population after working with public school students for 32 years. I find the work challenging, at times frustrating, but rewarding when you can help another person progress in some of the basic skills of living. Ruth has retired and is now our family travel consultant. Recent trips include a wonderful cruise to the Mediterranean last fall, a Disney cruise with family, and a ski trip to Park City, UT.” From VA Beach, Rick Woolard writes: “Sandy and I are happy that our son JP, a Navy SEAL, returned from Afghanistan in Feb with 10, 5, and 1 of all his important body parts. He also had some powerful stories of combat near the Pakistan border. Daughter Jen and her family are well. We plan to visit her in-laws in Portugal this summer for a week or 2. I’m still pres of the Special Ops Fund and having success raising money to help educate children whose fathers have been killed in the line of duty. On the aging infrastructure front, saw an ankle specialist recently; he turns out to be Dr Mike Graham ’73. We shared a few memories of life in the Chenango Valley.” Connected with Bill Barich, who was in LA collaborating on a TV pilot on Thoroughbred horse racing with David Milch (Hill St Blues, Deadwood, etc). Met in Santa Monica and caught up. Bill then headed to NY as part of his book tour for his newest, A Pint of Plain: How the Irish Pub Lost Its Magic but Conquered the World (Walker & Co). It shot up to #265 on Amazon’s list of the 10,000 best-selling books in print. NY Times excerpted chap 4 in its entirety along with an A+ review. Six weeks later, back in LA on the final leg of the book tour, Bill and his lovely wife Imelda stopped out to see us before heading up to SF and then back to Dublin. While he was in NYC he heard from Bruce Denike, who lives in the city. If the Milch TV pilot gets a green light from HBO, we’re looking forward to seeing a lot more of the Barichs on this side of the Continental Divide. A longtime yacht broker down in Stuart, FL, George Johnson writes: “A former yacht client and now friend who is a Saudi natl living in the Bahamas has asked me to get involved in some work for the Saudi Navy. I seem to remember Doug Quelch spent a lot of time there. I thought I’d be retired by now, but with the ‘new world order’ and much change, I guess I’ll just saddle up and keep riding.” In putting him in touch with Doug, I also mentioned Barich, only to receive George’s reply: “I just started reading [Bill Barich’s] novel Carson Valley a couple of days ago. Have always enjoyed his work.” As for Doug

Colgate seen The spirit of alumni sporting their Colgate gear is seen here, there, and everywhere around the globe. Where was your latest spotting? On a Machu Picchu trek? At a mini-reunion in Pocatello? An election polling site in Houston? We’re collecting photos of Colgate sightings around the world. Send them to scene@colgate.edu.

Andrew Oladipo ’04 at the Great Wall of China in November 2008. Oladipo went to China with the University of Connecticut MBA program, through which he took the courses Marketing in China and Supply Chain Management.

Representatives from the Class of 2007 cheered on Tim Powell ’07 and Mandie Samuels ’07, who ran the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 26, 2008. L to R: Emily Burton, Meg Reed, Pat Sabol, Mandie Samuels, Tim Powell, Bob Fitchette, Ben Suarato, and Jane Phelan.

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2009 Reunion awards: Recognizing dedication and service

Thomas W. Tucker, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathematics, and Jane Pinchin (not pictured), Thomas A. Bartlett Chair and professor of English, received the Alumni Corporation Distinguished Teaching Award.

A clinical psychologist and Episcopalian priest who has dedicated his career to helping victims of war-torn countries, John Van Eenwyk ’67 was awarded this year’s Humanitarian Award.

In addition to President Rebecca Chopp, 16 alumni and staff members received Maroon Citations. Front row, from left: Alumni Council Vice President Gus Coldebella ’91, Robert Fox ’59, Rebecca Chopp, Patricia O’Brien Donovan, Kathleen Dill ’89, Kelly Lehman Johnson ’94. Middle, from left: Alison King Haley ’84, Sally Sinardo, senior administrative assistant to the vice president and senior philanthropic advisor, Robert L. Lowenberg ’59, Paul Lobo Jr. ’89, Alumni Council President Ron Joyce ’73. Top, from left: John Heldrich ’74, David Hale ’84, vice president for finance and administration, Thomas McGarrity ’79, Bruce Crowley ’79, Robert Seaberg ’69. Awardees not pictured: J. Curtiss Taylor ’54, Daniel Derman ’94, Andrew Rome ’99.

Sarah Compter ’04, Alumni Council mid-Atlantic regional vice president, was the recipient of this year’s Ann Yao ’80 Memorial Young Alumni Award.

For the first time, all of the Wm. Brian Little ’64 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service winners were from the same class. Left to right: Richard W. Herbst ’69, Denis F. Cronin ’69, and Michael S. Martin ’69.

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Quelch, he called a couple of days ago to say that he’d spoken to George and hopefully helped him assess the situation. He’d also heard from Ken Roffe, who was in St Louis for Easter with Val’s mom. Recently Doug’s been in touch with Craig Bell, former airline pilot and published author (Comprehending Coincidence) who now lives in Sherman, CT. Craig’s been taking advantage of Doug’s skills as a proofreader, something I can attest to doing as well. Doug reports that his daughter Janice Quelch Whiting ’88 is expanding her culinary empire founded as Gourmet Dreams to include a unique coffeehouse in Saratoga, CA, called the Big Word. Speaking of Ken Roffe, he wrote asking for David Rosenbloom’s contact info along with this: “Had a wonderful experience Feb 7: my nephew Matt, son of my brother Andy ’68, had his bar mitzvah, which included a surprise performance by the Thirteen. Matt’s older brother, Michael ’02, was there, as well as Nancy and Marty Polevoy ’64, my old roommate at TKE — great reminiscing. Also spent time with Alan Frumin ’68, who is Parliamentarian of the US Senate.” Mike Greene writes: “Went to an alumni gathering at the home of John Robinson ’60 to hear Colgate VP Bob Tyburski ’74 speak about what’s new on campus. John ‘Mac’ McComish was there and we had a great time catching up on the last 40+ years. He’s now majority leader of the AZ State House of Reps. Of considerably lesser note, I’ve just been re-elected to a 2nd term as pres of the board of our golf club and am hoping the honor will improve my game. Anyone passing this way, please give a call.” Also heard from Bud Eisberg who asked for Keehn Gray’s address in the hope of stopping down to visit him in Lafayette, CA. Bud and Lynn have had a busy year, including a trip to HI and sailing down to Catalina. Heard from Bob Marengo: “As you may know, I dropped out shortly before graduation, then got drafted in Nov ’65. Served 2 years in the Army (15 months in Germany). Returned to Colgate and finally got my degree in ’69. After various moves, I ended up in Jamestown, TN, with my wife, Fran. We started a chimney sweep business in ’81, expanded to a small retail store in ’86. Moved to Cookeville, TN, in ’89 and built a store, which has been quite successful. We are now nearing completion on an addition, at which point, we will be the largest fireplace and stove shop in the state and possibility the entire SE. We will soon complete our new home on 55 acres about 16 rural miles from the store. We’ve been attempting to find and train a store manager to take over some of our duties, but so far no luck. Given the times, this might be just the change someone’s looking for… it’s been great to us.” Jharry Breed wrote to ask for Peter Clark’s e-mail address: “Friends of ours have a son who has Down Syndrome but has still managed to co-author a wonderful book called America According to Connor Gifford. They are joining the NY Gov at Cooperstown for awards and recognition for people with developmental disabilities. Wanted to alert Peter and catch up at the same time.” Since he lives just over the hill from Hamilton, Peter also keeps tabs on Colgate: “Got over to ’Gate for a few hockey games this year. We had an All-American in David MacIntyre. He’s really something to watch. Looking forward to football even though baseball is in the air. Why, oh why, did Colgate ever give up baseball? Red Ohara is still spinning in his grave.” Rick Moore writes: “Sue (my 1st and only wife of 38 years) and I live in Wickford, RI. I retired from BankNewport last March. My wife has merged her real estate business with another agency. Our son, Caleb, now practices internal medicine in Darien, CT, and lives with his wife

and 2 daughters in Greenwich. Our daughter, Whitney, teaches math at a local private school. She and her husband live about a mile from us with their 3 children, whom we see all the time. Sue and I are looking forward to a 2-week cruise to So America going around Cape Horn in March.” Ever the man in motion, Dick Rawdon writes: “In Feb I ran a marathon in Birmingham, AL, and plan to run Boston on April 20. Daughter Alison ’10 continues to do well at the ’Gate and is involved in many activities including dance.” Peter Vogel returned from Australia and NZ, where he was able to spend time with his son Brett ’01, who’s been working Down Under for the past year. Spent time in Melbourne and Sydney, went snorkeling off Great Barrier Reef, and hiked NZ’s Franz Joseph Glacier. Bob Baughman writes from Pacific NW: “Saw John Gannon in Portland on his skiing holiday. He mentioned the poignant moment at the recent off-year reunion at Sue and Jim Himoff’s when the list of those in our class who have passed on was read. I heard from Steve Riggs Jr, who continues to do well in CO Springs.” I also heard from Steve, who now works as a career counselor in the Army Career & Alumni Program: “Things are busy here at Ft Carson. Lots of soldiers coming back. Can’t help but admire these guys and all they’ve done.” In March, Sheila and I joined Joan and Lee Woodward in attending a dinner in honor of Rebecca Chopp. Among those attending was Peter Desnoes, who’d driven up from Indian Wells. Since then I’ve also heard from others, including Peter Kellner, who wrote from London to say how disappointed he was that she was leaving but understood why. Having served on the Alumni Council for 4 years, there are a couple of points I feel are worth mentioning: First, as Colgate’s 15th pres and 1st woman to hold the job, she leaves Colgate better than she found it. In addition to her energetic leadership and impressive fundraising, she has overseen incredible growth on campus. And her strong support has been essential in reaffirming the true meaning of diversity. By setting the bar high, she has made it clear that Colgate’s 16th has a lot to live up to. As interim pres, Lyle Roelofs, current provost and dean of the faculty, will do an equally 1st-rate job. Susan and Geoff Egginton ’63 came to dinner in March. An architect, Geoff continues his work overseeing the remodeling of the Bradley Internatl Terminal at LAX. The same evening, Geoff’s brother Ev and wife Wynn were having dinner with Christine and Riall Nolan in Las Cruces, NM, so Geoff set up a conf call. Riall and Ev continue to co-chair the US Commission for Cross-Border Relations. Ev and Wynn were heading back to visit Louisville, where Ev taught for 20+ years. On a historical note, Riall sent a copy of an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education on WRCU in the 1960s. Written by Brock Read, son of Don Read ’66, it recounts the influence of Bob Blackmore ’41, who taught English and was advisor to the radio station back when the world was young (his son Jim was in our class). In 1961, WRCU was in the basement of Spear House. I joined the staff that 1st fall, along with John Morrison and Jeff Klein. The saddest note in Read’s article is the fact that a couple of years ago the station sold off its entire vinyl collection to help pay for an upgrade of the facility. Turns out, most student DJs didn’t know how to use a turntable (they use their computers or iPods). So, to all those who remember what it was like to slip a 33 1/3 onto a turntable and point your speakers out the window at the first sign of spring in the Chenango, I offer Casey Knobel: “Our men’s sr hockey team, the ‘MN Old Timers,’ is playing in a tourney in Vancouver, BC, in Sept in the 65+ category. There will be more than 80

“I will finally marry the amazing woman I loved and was pinned to soph year when she was a Mt Holyoke 1st-year. We met June of ’59 and were pinned through that year but unpinned in spring of ’60. Then all those years passed without hearing from or even seeing one another. In May ’07 I received a condolence letter from Suzanne. It took us about 30 days to rediscover our magic. We’ll marry just about 50 years to the day from the dance at which we met.” — Dan Adams ’62 teams in the 45-, 55-, 65-, and 70-year-old categories.” And so I say to one and all: iPods? We don’t need no stinkin’ iPods! In friendship, Gar Garner: 818-713-1353; 1392 (fax); runnrit@aol.com

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Robert Malley 322 Shore Rd Westerly, RI 02891-3904 In my last column I reported the passing of Bob Murphy on Feb 1. On Feb 14, I attended the celebration of Bob’s life in Manchester, VT, where I was joined by his ATO classmates Pete McHugh (who had a singing role) and Tom Platt, as well as Colgate alumni from the Colgate Club of So VT. It was well attended and a special tribute to ‘Murph.’ I regret to pass along the sad news that we have lost 2 more members of our great class. John ‘Jack’ Wright passed away in late Jan after a courageous battle with cancer. I got to know Jack pretty well in our 1st year as we lived on the 3rd floor of East Hall. He had a quiet sense of humor and a ready smile. Jack majored in physical sci and was a member of ATO. After Colgate he received his Dr of vet medicine from Cornell. He practiced for most of his career at the Phelps Vet Hospital in upstate NY, which he purchased in 1976. Vincent ‘Skip’ Scamell Jr passed away on Feb 9 in Hawley, PA. Skip was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and an officer, sang in the glee club, and was a cheerleader. A history major, he received a law degree from U of Toledo and served in the US Army JAG Corps during the Vietnam War. Skip was in private practice in PA until he retired and was active in local theater groups. (See In Memoriam for complete obits.) On behalf of our class, I send our deepest sympathies to their families. Tom Tobey e-mailed me in mid-Jan that he and Karen attended the No CA “tunk” in SF, where they caught up with Sanna and John Thomas from Mill Valley, CA, and Cindy and Fred Riebe and daughter Ilsa from SF. Fred and Cindy’s son Uli graduated in the Class of 2002. Tom also enjoyed seeing Mike Hayes ’65 and Bud Eisberg ’65: “Mike and wife Pat live nearby in Sebastapol. Bud lives in Portola Valley with his wife, Lynn. The Thirteen was great as usual.” In early Feb I received an e-mail from Lou Buttino in Wilmington, NC. He was getting ready for the opening of his 2nd play, Gepetto’s House, which is about 3 Vietnam vets who have returned to the US. Lou said: “It’s our era, and many real people are recreated in the story, such as Colgate roommate Brian O’Donnell” and also specifically mentioned is the late John Painter. I was in Wilmington later in Feb and attended Lou’s play with him. The play received a favorable review in the local press, and it certainly brought back memories of that era as well as comparisons to our current situation. Lou and I had dinner and drinks after the play, and he told me that he is also completing the 1st half hour of a TV series titled The Wounded Come Home, dealing with the Iraq and Afghan wars. As Lou said, “Though the survival rates are higher in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the nature of the

injuries are sometimes different (traumatic brain injury), sometimes the same as Vietnam (PTSD), but a proportionally higher number of severe burn victims and amputees. There are also many individuals and groups stepping up to help all across the country and I’m interviewing them. I keep getting the feeling that in helping the Iraqi and Afghan veteran, underneath they are welcoming home the Vietnam veteran. The next in the series, for which I have received partial funding, is From Combat to the Classroom. My greatest fear is that with the current economic crisis, the new era of vets will be forgotten in their needs and challenges.” Lou is also kept busy as the chair of the Film Studies Dept at U of NCWilmington. It was great to spend that time with you, Lou. Best wishes for all of your current and future endeavors. Our own Don Read was featured in an article written by his son, Brock, in the March 20 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Brock related his experience when he accompanied Don to the dedication of the Robert Blackmore ’41 Media Ctr at Colgate, the new home of WRCU, in Jan. Don was WRCU’s news director and then its genl mgr during our years on campus. Don was invited to host an hour-long radio show during his visit and he invited his son, a DJ during his college days, to sit in with him. In Brock’s own words: “During my visit I caught a glimpse of a distant era in campus radio, and I looked in on a part of student culture that has changed a great deal. Once we got situated in the studio, the 1st tune Dad had me cue up was ‘Ballin’ the Jack’ as recorded in 1962 by the Thirteen. He was a fan of the group and especially this song, which called on the bass singer to stretch almost impossibly low on the chorus. He’d managed to keep the record in virtually pristine condition since he bought it in the campus bookstore more than 4 decades ago. It seemed fitting to pay tribute to Mr Blackmore and his epic jazz record collection by devoting most of the hour on the air to jazz and by opening the show with my father’s vintage vinyl. Spinning vinyl and sifting through towering stacks of dinged-up LPs had always struck me as the college DJ’s defining activities.” Don also shared with Brock his experience sitting in WRCU’s auxiliary studio the day JFK was shot when the alarm bell on the teletype machine went off, bringing the news of this tragedy. In Don’s own words, “I can remember hearing the closing theme (Aaron Copeland’s ‘Fanfare for the Common Man’) and just sitting back in my chair and thinking ‘Oh my God, what’s happened? Is this real?’” Does this article bring back some memories, fellows? Don, thanks for sharing that weekend with Brock, and Brock, thank you for writing about it and sharing it with us. I visited with Alan Posner in Boston in Feb. Alan and his wife are new grandparents and loving this role. Alan is still practicing law. Finally, in early April, I received an e-mail from Frank Concilus, who is still in the Far East. He wrote, “I retired from Hankuk U of Foreign Affairs in Korea, where I taught linguistics, North American sociology, and English for 20 years, and have rejoined the U of MD’s Asian Division on a f/t basis. I’m currently teaching on a Marine base south of Hiroshima in Iwakuni, a beautiful part of Japan that is full of cherry blossoms in

the spring. I’d love to hear from some of our classmates!” Please let me know if you would like to get in touch with Frank and I’ll send you his contact information. I’m writing this column on the day after Easter. I’ll be in NYC April 23–24 for the Colgate Pres Club reception and auction, and I look forward to catching up with John Golden and Terry Shea. That’s all the news I have for this column. Thanks to all of you who have been in touch. I’d love to hear from more of you guys. All the best. Bob: 401-322-0908; 322-7411 (fax); BMalley@colgate.edu

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Edward A. Ryan 69 Portland Road Summit, NJ 07901 Terry Persily, one of my former W Stillman roomies, sent news (as well as a photo — see class pages on the alumni web site) about the travels of Ann and Hank Evans. Terry, who sailed the FL keys last winter, reports: “The Evanses sold their business, house, cars, et al, in IA, changed their home address to Ann’s native TN, bought a boat, and moved aboard. By the time they got here, they had been down the rivers, through Mobile, AL, around Key West, and up to Delray where Queen Ann’s Revenge spent the night in my little guest dock. From here they head north, eventually up to the Great Lakes. [Per Phil Marshall: “Hank should be in Youngstown, NY, around the 4th of July.”] The whole trip is called the ‘Great American Loop,’ making them official loopers I suspect. The cruising lifestyle is suiting them both well. They’re happy and healthy. Hank has lost his desk sitting pounds and Ann calls Queen Ann’s Revenge home. We toured Delray Beach where Hank used to visit his grandfather many years ago and discovered the rebirth the town has undergone. We stopped at one of the many places for a happy hour that not only had us talking about the old days and trips to FL for spring break, but also drinking like we were still kids. After breakfast the next morning they were headed north under a beautiful sunrise. It was truly wonderful to see them again and we will probably see them again soon, because as of now, they plan to come back to FL next winter, spend time in Key West (military marinas provide good and affordable docking for retired Navy guys like Hank) and the Bahamas.” Thanks, Terry! The recently retired Alan Brown is also keeping busy. In Feb, Alan returned to Hamilton for the annual alumni basketball weekend and spent time with Larry Kenna ’68. Alan also attended this year’s CEO Conversations luncheon with Mark Murphy ’77, pres and CEO of the Green Bay Packers. Per Alan: “The event at the Harvard Club was well attended. I sat at a table with Bob Raiber ’68, Denis Cronin ’69, Ted Sattler ’66, and Pete O’Brien. Pres Rebecca Chopp introduced Mark and pointed out that Neil Grabois was in the audience. Mark related some amusing anecdotes and discussed the challenges he faces in running a pro football team. There was much discussion of the ‘retirement’ of Brett Favre, as well as the decision to release him.” We are saddened by the news that President

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Road taken Daria Simon Devlin ’99 Grant writer, The Ophelia Project Erie, Pa. Aside from marrying my husband, Neal ’99, whom I met at first-year orientation, almost none of the plans I made at Colgate ended up being part of my path. After graduating with a degree in history and Russian studies, I planned to attend law school with Neal at the University of Pittsburgh, where we had both been accepted and received scholarships. A month before classes began, I had second thoughts and deferred my enrollment. I took a job as a paralegal for an immigration attorney in Pittsburgh, while I sorted out my career and personal goals. After Neal graduated in May 2002, we decided to return to my hometown of Erie, Pa., and start a family. I taught Russian language at Mercyhurst College, where my father, Rev. Steven Simon ’69, is chair of the Russian Department. I also became active in our church, particularly with fundraising and Russian cultural events. Once our three boys, Nicholas (6), Nathaniel (4), and Alexander (2), were out of diapers, I knew it was time to head back into the workforce. I was hired as a grant writer for The Ophelia Project, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to raise awareness about youth bullying. In keeping with my commitment to the community, I am active in Nicholas’s elementary school and serve as a coordinator for Nathaniel’s preschool. My experiences at Colgate — studying under Professors Tony and Martha Olcott, meeting Mikhail Gorbachev, and the Moscow Study Group — created a lifelong passion for Russian culture. In a way, my four years in Hamilton started me on a long path that brought me right back to where I started: at home with the community I love in Erie, Pa.

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Rebecca Chopp left to become pres of Swarthmore College. As a member of the Alumni Council, I have seen Pres Chopp in action and greatly admire her leadership and communications skills. She has contributed immensely to Colgate during her term. As Richard Schaper observed, Pres Chopp’s leadership has brought Colgate to a whole new level of excellence. Richard noted that he shares 4 institutions with Rebecca: U of Chicago (MTh), Emory (he was chaplain at Emory Hospital), Yale (doctoral study), and Colgate. Rebecca was also theology prof at Candler School of Theology and taught a class attended by Richard’s wife. Dr Jay Menitove recently became president of the American Blood Bank Assn. Congrats, Jay! Alden Joe Doolittle sent news about one of his storytelling events in Schenectady. The audience, which included Linda and Paul Bradley, were treated to stories of Alexander Lindsay Glen and Lawrence the Mohawk Chief, as well as some wonderful classical guitar and piano. Ed: 908-277-4128; eandryan@comcast.net

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Peter M O’Neill 10 Nassau St Princeton, NJ 08542 It seems as if the ATOs are using all their frequent-flyer miles traveling to Colgate athletic events. I heard from Fred Meyland-Smith, Jay Benedict, and Larry Kenna about their participation in a Colgate sports emersion weekend, attending 2 hockey games and a basketball game. Larry also played in the alumni basketball game. The 3 of them spent time with Coaches Ronning, Jungbluth, Vaughn, and Davis and were significantly impressed with the coaches’ abilities in attracting talented athletes. Jim Quick wrote after reading the last Scene about his memories of Ron Staurovsky. He mentioned John Sloan recently had hip replacement and had decided to visit the Middle East. Jim said that the scholarship fund that he and wife Sheri had endowed is now vested and available to support students in need starting in 2010. Jim also was honored with UT Arlington’s Award for Distinguished Record of Research. The 3 points on which his recommendation was based were: the Successful Executive Series of the 1980s through the past decade of research in executive health and within the Goolsby Leadership Academy; the impact of preventive stress management through work with the American Psych Assoc, particularly the launch of the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, and within the US Air Force/Dept of Defense; and his career launching research in demanding, challenging goals. Jim said, “To keep things in perspective, my good friend in the Provost’s office explained the award to one of our junior colleagues by simply telling her that ‘this means he’s old and gray now.’ The caveat is that I am not done yet.” Hal Becker also reminisced about Ron and recalled playing hallway soccer games in East Hall with Ron, Jack Battaglia, Mark Kurtz, and Frank Pordum. Hal says “Hello” to Chands, JD, and Bear and the Phi Psis from 1968. Tom Dalton continues to write for the Salem News, and in a recent exchange of e-mails with Larry Kenna, Larry told Tom that his wife was reading an article while Larry was driving the car, started laughing out loud, and when asked what was so funny, she read the article to Larry who laughed as well. It turns out that the article on birdfeeders was written by Tom. John ‘Biff’ Darrin writes to say he is in regular communication with Phil Goetz, but will be

seeing less of him because John, after the death of his wife in 2007, purchased a big RV that is now his f/t home as he travels the country. Biff is blogging his experiences (contact me for the site address). Biff, I hope this Scene catches up with you. Andrew Weiss is being honored by the NY Social Security Bar Assoc with an award for his lifetime of litigating and adjudicating disability cases. He recently attended the opening of the new Yankee Stadium with Mel Damski. Finally, I heard from Alan Frumin, who joined John Gee at the semifinals of the Frozen Four in Washington, DC. Alan is a long-time presence in the DC area, but may be more under the spotlight than normal since a NY Times editorial on April 12 indicated that Alan may play a role in the expected partisan debate on health care. The editorial stated, “Nobody is quite sure how the Senate parliamentarian would rule on such items as tighter regulations of private insurers or creation of a new public plan or incentives to improve coordination of care.” Alan finds it curious that he has suddenly been imbued with such knowledge and power and advises all of us to “stay tuned.” Peter: 609-924-0700; pmoneill@earthlink.net

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C James Milmoe 1700 Verrazzano Pl Wilmington, NC 28405-4040 By the time this is published in the summer issue of the Scene, our 40th will be a memory. As this is written and e-mailed to classmates in mid-April, the sense of anticipation and excitement is still building. Our reunion actually began on March 7 with a class dinner at Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana in New Haven, just before Colgate hockey’s OT victory over Quinnipiac in the ECAC playoffs. New Haven’s own Ricky Ross, a regular at the pizzeria, missed the dinner because he was in sunny FL. But Deb and Peter Lewine, Lynne and Art Clark, Allan Dodds Frank (who took time off from covering the Madoff scandal to attend), Claudia and Frank Gasparini, and Ross and John Higgins were there to kick off our reunion festivities. In April, this crew tried to promote the candidacy of David McIntyre, a jr on the Colgate hockey team and one of the 10 finalists for the Hobey Baker Award, by encouraging all ’69ers to vote for Dave. The effort failed as Matt Gilroy from BU was the winner. Looking back to 1969, our last semester at Colgate you may remember… Work on the Olin Life Sci building began in Jan. There were lectures by Gov Nelson Rockefeller (our honorary ’69 classmate), conservatives like Sen Strom Thurmond and CA School Superintendent Max Rafferty plus liberals like graduation speaker Arthur Goldberg, Dick Gregory, Saul Alinsky, and Michael Harrington. At the time, I thought Goldberg, who was running for gov of NY against Nelson Rockefeller, gave an awful, forgettable speech. However, since I remember it was about gun control and violence on college campuses (there had been an armed occupation of the Cornell Ad building a few weeks before), I guess I have to say it was a memorable speech. Tom Bartlett, pres of American U, Cairo, Egypt, was announced as the board’s choice to be the next Colgate pres. The appointment would begin after our graduation so our diplomas were signed by president pro Tem Franklin Wallin. In sports news, legendary football Coach Andy Kerr died in Feb, the hockey team upset BU, Rick Caputo became Colgate’s #4 all-time scorer, a

shoulder injury kept top-seeded wrestler Gene Detwiler out of the Eastern championship, and the lax team, led by Capt Bill Holbrook, had a great season. Other ’69 notables that spring were Bob Seaberg, who resigned as pres of Student Senate due to the senate’s inability to achieve such goals as open housing, local autonomy, revisions of athletic policies, and “elimination of institutional racism.” On the racism front, the Assoc of Black Collegians occupied Merrill House in a 69-hour sit-in. John Zarecki, Student Senate VP, became pres pro tem when Seaberg resigned. Our scholars were honored. Barnet Kellman was awarded the Danforth fellowship, and Gil Joseph was awarded both Fulbright and Woodrow Wilson fellowships. In the arts, Cinematheque showed 17 foreign films, and there were performances by Laura Nyro and Sly and the Family Stone. The feedback from classmates on direct e-mail of these class notes has been positive. John McCaleb wrote, “Thanks for including me on this list. I have not been back through the Chenango Valley since we graduated, but am always interested to read about what members of the class — many of whom I don’t recognize anymore — are up to. Thanks for all the effort you put into making the Class of ’69 news happen.” Bob Helliesen wrote that he took his family to see the Colgate basketball team play at Cal Berkeley. He also took his wife Kathy to hear the Thirteen in SF. He saw Tom Tobey ’66 who spoke to us as new freshmen in the fall of 1965. We should all thank Jim Eppolito ’66 and university communications for arranging for the timely direct e-mail delivery service. Two classmates have been working hard to develop a Reunion program that will highlight teaching at Colgate. Woody Swain is putting together a video of the great teachers of our era (think Reading, Balmuth, Kistler). Nick Brill is spearheading a rededication of the plaque honoring recipients of the Alumni Corp’s Award for Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is named for Prof David Stern. We expect David’s widow, Bonnie, will be joining us for dinner. Steve Mark wrote that Steve Waters’s description of Doc Reading (published in the Jan Scene) was right on. Steve Mark remembers taking Doc’s World History 101 via speakerphone while recuperating from his football injury in a Syracuse hospital. It was the first time Bell Labs tried it out in an educational application — maybe the first “distant learning” course. He remembers he would lie in bed listening to Doc’s lecture through earphones and the nurses always wanted to know why he was laughing. Finally, he had the speaker function activated so the nurses could hear Dr Reading themselves. So, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9 am in Steve Mark’s hospital room, Dr Reading had his first nonparty weekend coed lectures. Steve Waters himself sent the following dialogues to supplement his Reading reminiscences: Poli sci prof Mark Franda: We professors know you call us names like “Harry the Hook [Behler].” Student: Mr Franda, do you know they call you “Franda, the flunk”? History Prof Willie Askew: “Thay-ah ah seven reasons fo-ah the staht of Wo-old Wo-ah One…” In a different vein, investment adviser and pro tem golf pro John Rice recommends that I sell my GE when it gets to $50, but I think I will sell it if it gets to $15. Former pres pro tem John Zarecki wrote that his wife read Waiting for Godot as part of a course she is taking at U MassDartmouth for her MAT. He remembers how much he was moved by seeing that performance our freshman year, and how proud he was that a freshman, Barnet Kellman, was involved in its

production. John says he could barely figure out what the play was about, and here was one of our own bringing the play to life. Unfortunately, Barnet Kellman, who has been helping with Reunion planning and was counting on attending, had to cancel his plans. His responsibilities as director of TV shows (My Boys and Monk) and his pro tem teaching assignments at both USC and The American Film Institute prevented him from attending. He loves teaching and wrote, “Our profs set a high standard and good examples indeed.” Retiree Dave Knauer wrote that wintering on the Cape this year has been “no fun.” All the golf courses are under snow and ice, unlike last year, and the temps and bay ice have prevented “clamming” for more than a month. To adapt, Dave joined the Cape Cod Ski Club and rides the club bus up to ski areas at Waterville Valley, Wildcat, and Sunday River. Dave is excited because the bus has something the Colgate Outing Club van never had — a toilet. Dave planned to visit Africa including Kilimanjaro and across the Serengeti this spring. He expected to take an airliner with a toilet, rather than the ski club bus. While Knauer schussed the slopes, I got my sports thrills by contributing to the John Gillick ’67 retirement fund via his Road to the Final Four NCAA basketball pool. As far as I can tell, the pool is mostly various Gillicks and a few outsiders like me, Vaughn Carney ’68, and Al Frumin ’68. There was a long message from Bill Berry, who is roaming the country in an RV. His vagabond retirement has taken him and Jane over much of the lower 48 during the past year and a half. Bill’s son Will married Erin Palmisano ’99, who has given Bill a 2-year-old granddaughter. Son Cooper and wife live in Missoula, MT, and have a 1-year-old boy. Son #3, Jamie, and wife Misty Blue now live in CO Springs. Bill wrote from Big Bend Natl Park in SW TX, “the most fantastic and interesting of all the places we have visited.” Bill and Jane have taken pro tem volunteer jobs as camp hosts through April. Bill wrote, “The park has areas strewn with petrified wood, dinosaur fossils, petroglyphs, the site of the Glen Springs massacre of 1916 when Poncho Villa’s boys crossed the river and wiped out the settlement, flora, and fauna, including bears and mtn lions, oh my.” The only downside [?] is that they are 120 miles away from the nearest large shopping area. Berry’s brother-in-law, Dr Rick Dalton ’71 wrote that he is CEO and pres of College for Every Student, a nonprofit org committed to raising the academic aspirations and performance of underserved youth so that they can prepare for, gain access to, and succeed in college. Rick’s daughter is an All-American lax player at BU, and his son is a scout for the WA Natls baseball team. Nobody asked me to say this, but Bob Seaberg, our class agents, and all of us have done a superb job on the class gift. We have $1.2M in pledges, and are within spittin’ distance of our $1.35M goal. Congrats to all who have contributed in this tough environment. By the time you see this, there will be a “classmate locator system” website up and running, so check out everyone at www.mapme.com/map/ colgate69 for contact info/map to reach out to a friend. Bill Miles discovered an interesting trend. Several classmates had their firstborns, all girls, go to Colgate. They include Bill’s daughter in ’92, Larry Blake’s in ’91, Frank Gomer’s in ’97, Dom Romeo’s in’96, and Jim Milmoe’s in ’97. This seems appropriate. I believe our Class of ’69 had the 1st 2 women to receive Colgate BAs, Michela Gallagher and Elaine Matczak. Elaine is a fine-art photographer with the School of Visual Arts in

NYC. She got her MFA from RIT and has had numerous exhibitions and publications of her work. Gallagher, whose portrayal of Charlotte Corday in Marat/Sade got some pulses racing in our sr year, got a PhD in psych from the UVM, and is now vice provost for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins. I got an informative note from Tom Lamme, a retired sci teacher who stays busy with grandchildren duty, exam writing (NYS Regents physics and earth sci), some pro tem subbing in and around the city of Rochester, and doing some teaching at SUNY Brockport. A longtime runner, he recently took a silver in the US Masters (age group 60–64) with a 1:29:00 half-marathon championship in Melbourne, FL. Fourth place went to former Olympian Bill Rogers. The Reunion was on his agenda and he planned to look for Robin Koskinen, Don Smith, and Bud Hanscom. I hope those 3 and everyone else (except maybe Jim Andrews) decided to pass if Tom challenged them to a competition in the Alumni Reunion run. Sad news of Barry Rosen’s death came from the alumni office in April. Barry was a member of TKE and majored in philosophy and religion. A specialist in alcohol and drug addiction, he trained at Chicago Med School, the DC VA Hospital, and GWU Hospital. He died after a long illness on March 20 in Woodside, CA, and is survived by wife Linda. Barry’s roommates in the TKE Annex, Gil Joseph and Bob Seaberg, remember a young man with a great sense of humor, intelligence, and passion about ideas, a big car and a big motorcycle, and an ever-present drum pad so that he could keep his fingers nimble for playing his beloved drum set. As Gil recalled, Barry kept his roommates up long into the nights with his earthy sense of humor. Bob recalls Barry changing direction his sr year toward med school and loading himself with tough sci courses while completing his P&R major: no small task at ’Gate. Matt Zetumer and Barnet Kellman also shared fond memories of Barry. In my never-ending quest for more class news, I have joined the 21st century and Facebook. So far I have added Warren Waldow, Charlie Seyffer, Tom Orsi, Kelly Adams, Bill Berry, Biff Darrin ’68, Gary Richards, David White, Jim Molt, Robin Koskinen, Nick Brill, and Tom McTaggart as Facebook friends. Jim: 910-262-3512; smilmoe@aol.com

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George Murphy Jr 1510 Ocean Ave Mantoloking, NJ 08738-1516 As a follow-up to his note in our last issue, Richard Kessler writes: “I started a new job in Nov as staff dir for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, US House of Reps. An exciting time to be in DC working on foreign policy and natl security issues and am enjoying every minute. Just had a nice visit with a mentor for many generations of Colgate poli sci majors, Charlie Naef, and his delightful wife, Susan, who stopped briefly in DC on their way back to Hamilton. Without his mentorship, many of us would have been lost, and it was great to see them both hale and hearty.” John Kihlstrom e-mailed: “Last Nov I took a break from my regular teaching duties at UC Berkeley to give a series of lectures on consciousness as part of the Budapest semester in Cognitive Sci at Eotvos U (ELTE) in Hungary. I direct the undergrad Cognitive Science program here. Most of the students were Americans on a sort of jryear abroad, and most of them were from liberalarts colleges like Colgate, but there was also a

A token of community support

Ted Bergh ’75 believes in the power of transformation through transportation. As the CFO of southwest Ohio’s Metro bus service, Bergh developed an independent charitable foundation that provides transportation to the economically disadvantaged of Cincinnati. The Everybody Rides Metro (ERM) foundation has been called 2008’s “greatest innovation in public transportation in the nation” by the American Public Transit Association (APTA), which awarded Metro its national Innovation Award last October. With increasing fuel prices leading to higher fares, Bergh didn’t want the 33 percent of Metro customers who are below the federal poverty line to be left without a ride. The first foundation of its kind in the country, ERM ensures access to vital services by providing Metro tokens to low-income individuals. “Rising fuel costs are pushing transportation beyond the reach of the poorest members of our community, blocking access to jobs, education, health care, and other services that are generally taken for granted,” said Bergh. “We needed a way to sustain the most vulnerable members of our community.” ERM partners with more than 60 social service agencies that work with the economically disadvantaged. Those nonprofit organizations were already buying tokens to provide transportation to low-income riders, but limited budgets put a strain on how many people they could support and for how long. The collaborative partnership through ERM has raised $1.25 million from governments, charitable foundations, and individual contributions. The program has grown from providing 2,000 rides per month in 2007 to 45,000 currently, according to Bergh. He anticipates that ERM will provide a total of 500,000 rides this year. The partnership is mutually beneficial. “By seeking alternative funding sources, ERM is able to increase riders and revenue to Metro as well as provide a social return on investment,” Bergh explained. He added that the resulting ripple effect leads to keeping individuals in jobs, thereby saving employers turnover costs and reducing the cost of unemployment insurance. Additionally, transporting people to appropriate health care prevents unnecessary ambulance and emergency room trips. “ERM calculates that its $900,000 2009 budget will have a social return of $17 million to the community,” Bergh said. — Aleta Mayne

healthy sprinkling of students from ELTE itself and elsewhere in Europe, some auditing just to practice their English! It was quite interesting to see how a major research university operates in one of the new European democracies, and, of course, Budapest is a wonderful city to visit under any circumstances. As part of my regular course on consciousness, I have occasion to refer to Shibayama Roshi, the abbot of Nanzenji Monastery in Kyoto, Japan, who visited Colgate in the late 1960s, stayed at Chapel House, and taught a seminar on Zen Buddhism. If anyone has any memories of Shibayama and his visit that they’d like to share, please write me.” On a personal note, I enjoyed my 1st-ever Colgate lax game at Lehigh in early April with former captain of Colgate lax, Ray Masterson ’74, wife Peggy, and Paula and Bob Planer ’74. I was impressed not only by the outstanding Colgate team, ranked #15 in the nation at this writing, but also by the enthusiastic crowd of Raiders fans. After the exciting 10-8 win, the Colgate parents put on a finely orchestrated tailgate party (aka tunk) for the players, families, and friends. It was obviously not the 1st tailgate thrown by this Colgate group. Bob Planer’s son, Will ’09, and son of Linda Havlin ’72, Todd Boulis ’10, were 2 of the hungry lax team members who attacked the buffet after finishing off the Mountain Hawks. During the party I learned that Linda spent her middle and HS years in Wellesley, MA, following Colgate football while living next door to legendary Raiders fullback/linebacker Ray Ilg ’67. You may recall that Ray went on to play profes-

sionally with the Boston Patriots. I also enjoyed speaking with Chris Durik ’12 and his parents Karen and Mike. Chris is the great-nephew of my good buddy Richard Durik, our law firm’s court reporter for more than 30 years. Pres Obama was right. Change is here. Hope you are all enjoying the new Scene format. Don’t be afraid to drop us a note in these difficult economic times to keep us current and lighten our load, if not our 401K. Finally, as one of my nongraduating fraternity brothers once said after failing out, but neglecting to advise his parents while continuing to live in the chapter house: “Whoever plays in Hamilton, stays in Hamilton.” Murph: 732-892-0217; 7806 (fax); gfmdmw@aol.com

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Richard C Beck 4290 SE Augusta Loop Gresham, OR 97080-8435 I hope you had a great winter and that you are surviving this recession. Spring is a time of renewal, so let’s start by updating you on news about your classmates. I learned that the Fame Games recently honored Marc Black for Best Artist in the Folk Category and for Best Song in the Folk Category. The title of the winning tune is “Ooh I Love My Coffee.” Fame Games is an internatl radio program focused on the best undiscovered indie music. It’s

News and views for the Colgate community

Get to know: Peg Flanagan ’80, Colgate Trustee – Vice Chair, Colgate Board of Trustees; member since 2001; chair, planning and governance committee – Chair, Colgate’s presidential search committee – Alumnae Leadership Council chair – Former litigation partner, Testa, Hurwitz, Thibeault, Boston, Mass. Tell us about your family. My husband, Tim Barrows, and I have two daughters. Kate just graduated from high school and Haley is a rising junior. Tim works for a venture capital firm. He grew up in Cazenovia, N.Y., and is an avid hockey fan, so he gets a kick out of hearing how Colgate’s hockey team is doing.

What professors at Colgate were big influences on you? I was an English literature major, and Margaret Maurer was terrific; she was the most approachable, and had such energy. And the Dijon Study Group was the first time I’d been to a different country. Jim Nichols didn’t mollycoddle us; he expected us to manage, but he was there if we needed him. What initiative is most dear to you in serving on the board? I feel strongly about the fact that we’ve made financial aid a priority, to make Colgate accessible. What’s great about that is we can actually measure the impact we’re having by seeing what the students bring to the community. We hear you have been committed to helping the board to “bond” during on-campus meetings. I believe that you’re a tighter group if you know more about each other than just a job title. I’m all for downtime. Part of our bonding is taking time to get to know each other, and the students and faculty. Those are the most valuable and interesting collisions we can have here. The students, faculty, and administration are the heart of Colgate, and the better we can understand all that they do, the more effective the board can be. As chair of the presidential search committee, what kind of feedback have you been getting from alumni? Being involved with the presidential search has provided a unique window into just how thoughtful and dedicated our alumni are. We have received input from a wide ranging group of alumni — across many classes, interests, and professions. Most comments have been forward looking and focus on the challenges Colgate will face in the coming years. Several have addressed the process itself. It is clear that all of the individuals who have taken the time to communicate are genuinely concerned that Colgate secure the best leader possible to continue our forward momentum. Do you have any hobbies or special activities? I love to garden — I’ll grow anything — and photography. The next thing I want to learn how to do is video. It drives me crazy that my kids just figured it out on their computer.

scene: Summer 2009

Andrew Daddio

What is the first thing you notice when you meet somebody? Whether they look me in the eye. It is such a noticeable thing if they don’t do it. Unless they have one of those killer handshakes!

the world’s most listened to Webcast, with a total audience in excess of 2.5 million listeners and still growing! Visit his website to follow what Marc is up to or to listen to his award-winning song. Earlier this winter Mitch Ruda attended the 81st Scientific and Technical Oscar Awards Ceremony sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Unlike the televised Oscars, this formal dinner ceremony is held 2 weeks earlier, with the winners announced in advance. One of Mitch’s clients, cinematographer and tech wiz Steve Hylen, received an Oscar for the Hylen System, an on-camera special-effects device that permits optical manipulation of the photographic image as it is being shot in real time. Several years earlier Mr Hylen approached Mitch’s company, Ruda & Assoc, with an idea for the device. Mitch’s group worked with the inventor to bring the idea to fruition. Today the Hylen System is part of Panavision’s suite of camera equipment leased out to the motion picture industry. In his acceptance remarks, Mr Hylen graciously thanked his wife, notables in the movie making business, and Mitch. Visit our class page at Colgatealumni.org to see a picture of Mitch, in his tux, with the award recipient. I just received word from Bruce Glendening ’77, who is in Europe. He wanted to make the Colgate community aware of the amazing accomplishment of Paul Ridley ’05, who completed a successful row across the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Is to Antigua in a 19' rowboat. Bruce has set up a Glendening Challenge/Match program to help Paul’s cause. Bruce notes that he and wife Beverly are settling into their new home in the Lakes Region of NH. Fellow classmates are always welcome and they are not too hard to find since they are the only Glendenings in the state. As I write this column, a last-minute e-mail came in from Dr Ken R Amann. When we last left Ken he was doing clinical and admin work in the addictions treatment ctr at the LI Jewish Med Ctr. His daughters were in college, and he and wife Kate put money down on a place in VT. Moving on, Ken left the medical center for Molloy C, where he spent 11 years as a college prof in Rockville Centre. Last Aug the Amanns felt it was time to head north and moved into their home in Waitsfield, VT. The Colgate alumni group in VT has made the transition easier, reaching out to Ken and Pat. This past winter the group enjoyed a VT-Colgate hockey game in Burlington. Ken notes that through the move he realized a lifelong dream of pursuing leather craft f/t. While at Colgate, during a Jan plan project that took him to CA, the craft rage caught his eye and it cultivated his interest in leather craft. This year he is celebrating his 41st year refining his technique. He has been entering pieces at the Artisan’s Gallery in Waitsfield, and starting this May you can catch him as a regular artisan at the Waitsfield Farmer’s Market. His website will be up and running this spring. He invites all classmates and friends to visit the beautiful Mad River Valley. We received news that Anthony Rusciano has been re-elected to chairman of the Board of Directors of Plunkett Cooney, the law firm he’s been with since 1980. Working in the Bloomfield Hills, MI, office, Anthony is a senior member of the firm’s commercial litigation practice group and healthcare industry group. Congratulations, Anthony! Finally, I am saddened to report the passing of Edward R McMahon in March after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was a life-long resident of Chatham, NJ. After Colgate, Skip earned his JD, cum laude, from Seton Hall Law in 1975 and went on to become a partner in the Roseland, NJ,

law firm of Lum, Drasco & Positan, LLC, where he practiced for 25 years. Skip was a highly respected civil trial lawyer and banking law expert. He served on the NJ Supreme Court District Ethics Committee and he was repeatedly recognized in Super Lawyers published by New Jersey Monthly, Best Lawyers in America, and in “NY Area’s Top Lawyers” published by NY Magazine. Inclined toward community service, Skip was a trustee to the Richard T Hughes Fndn and dir of the Madison Area YMCA. He also served as pres of the Chatham Jaycees and a trustee for Chatham Fish and Game. Active in Republican politics, Skip served as a member of the NJS Republican Committee, the Morris County Republican Committee, and the Chatham Borough Republican Committee. Skip leaves behind wife Ellen and their 3 children — Meghan, Kerry, and Ryan ’09. His mother, Jean, brother, Brian ’74, and Judith McMahon Bane, also survive him. On behalf of the class, I wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Ellen and her family. Until next time… Richard: 503-512-8085 (H); 986-3375 (W); richardcbec@msn.com

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David M Brockway 201 Lincoln Rd Horseheads, NY 14845-2267 Hope you are all enjoying a decent summer. As I write this, spring has finally started to show her face in the NE, even in the Binghamton area, which is home to Rev Mark Ridley. Mark had written to remind us that he’s been there some 20 years. He and wife Nadine are currently co-pastors of Christ the King Lutheran Church in Vestal, near the campus of Binghamton U. Their son, Paul ’05, got the rowing bug while on the crew team at ’Gate. In March, Paul became the youngest (and only 3rd) American to have successfully rowed solo across the Atlantic. Paul rowed in the name of his nonprofit organization, Row for Hope, which he and his sister founded to raise money for cancer. To Mark’s delight, the Colgate community has unofficially adopted Row for Hope, and alums and students have shown support in the wake of Paul’s row. For example, the brothers at Theta Chi raised more than $2,300 at an event where people challenged each other to races on rowing machines. Also, Bob Glendening ’71, motivated by his family’s devotion to rowing and their personal experience with cancer, generously offered to match up to $5,000 in new donations to Row for Hope from members of the rowing community. You may recall that the Glendening Boat House at Lake Moraine was given by Bob and his family (father John ’38, and brothers John III ’60 and Bruce ’77) in 2004 in memory of Bob’s mother, Catherine, who lost her own battle with cancer in 2000. News regarding yet another pastor has reached me in the last few months. From the NYC area, Rick Lewis wrote to say that he had a chance to catch up with 1st-year roommate Rev Mark Littleton during lunch in April. Mark was in town to be interviewed on Fox and Friends about his newest book, Big Bad God of the Bible. Mark is a prolific Christian author, having previously been a pastor of a church. A bit farther west came a few notes from PA. Mark Tunnell, who is with the West Chester law firm of Gawthrop Greenwood, has been named a “Super Lawyer” for the 3rd consecutive year. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement and is published as a special supplement in leading newspapers and in

city and regional mags across the country. Mark has been practicing trial law for some 33 years. Also at home in PA is DU alum Tom Dempsey. I hadn’t heard from Tom in a while, and it was good to get an update. He and wife Bekki are currently living in Hanover. Their 2 daughters will both have graduated college this spring. Tom is pres of regional snack food manufacturer UTZ Quality Foods. Just so he knows, we go through UTZ pretzels by the plastic jugful at the office. Tom has remained active with Colgate, serving on the president’s Fraternity Sorority Alumni Advisory committee and has been working with DU in the transition from being an alumni-owned house to full university ownership. Tom says the source of one of his most fun, and biggest, claims to fame is hanging in his backyard: the original neon sign that hung in front of Hickey’s Tavern on Lebanon St when we all were at ’Gate. He’s had a number of Hickey’s alumni reunion parties these past 10 years, including ’71ers Dave Conte, John Lennon, Pat Causgrove, Al MacKinnon, Ed Madden, and John Madia and ’72ers Tom Oliver, Alex Maslanka, Mike Harlow, and John Clauson. [See a picture of a recent reunion on our class page at Colgatealumni.org.] From “way out west” comes word from Dr Mark Bronstein. Mark, an ophthalmologist and prof at UC-Irvine, has received an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at USC. He made the dean’s list and was elected into Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for business grads. I wrote Mark that this sure sounded impressive for someone our age! Mark is also medical dir for the natl VSP Eyecare system. He said that he would be consulting with Congress and the Obama admin to pitch VSP’s health care program and its application to a new natl delivery system. Finally, I end on a sad note. Classmates James E Bleuer and Stewart F Hancock III both passed away in Jan. Jim, who lived in Mount Kisco, NY, is survived by wife Lisa Yokana and children, Nicole LeBlanc, Stefanie Picard, James C Bleuer, and Julia Bleuer. Stew is survived by his widow, Kimberly Cramer Hancock ’82, of Fayetteville, NY, and 5 children: Kolbe, who has graduated from Barnard and plans on attending med school; Annie, who plays tennis on the Williams C NCAA Div III championship team; Tori, who is interning with Nicole Miller in NYC; and Stew IV and Mary, who live with Kimberly and her mother in Manlius. Stew, a member of KDR, was former CEO and publisher of Eagle Newspapers, the publishing parent of numerous upstate NY newspapers. Most recently, he had started Hancock PR and was a registered lobbyist. Jay Goerk let me know that Kimberly has set up The Hancock Children Edu Fund c/o Key Bank. Our condolences to both the Bleuer and Hancock families. I guess that does it. As always, we could always use more updates from people. Drop a line and enjoy the rest of the summer! David: 607-739-0267 (H); 737-2901 (O); 737-2961 (fax); dbcolgate@gmail.com

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Marc Gettis 43 Summit Avenue Gillette, NJ 07933 Steve Glassman reports that he keeps busy running a small business, refereeing HS basketball and football, and umpiring baseball and softball. I didn’t get the chance to ask Steve if he’s calling a lot of personal fouls, but I suspect he might be. Steve recently got back into playing bridge after 30 years. While in the DC area last New Year’s (his daughter is a personal trainer, living in Silver Spring, MD), Steve visited with Craig ‘Doc’

Hensle, who lives in VA and is an ophthalmologist. Steve reports that all 3 of Craig’s kids are doing well. Gabe Schechter and his wife attended the dedication of the Robert Blackmore ’41 Media Ctr at the O’Connor Campus Ctr in January. Since Gabe is an accomplished author, we’ll let him tell the story: “It was a terrific event, partly because the new facility is so impressive, and mostly because it was a testimonial to a great man who had so much influence over several decades’ worth of students. I knew Blackmore from WRCU and the Maroon even before I took a class from him, and as you know, he saw something in me (despite a so-so performance in that 1st class soph year) that made him include me in the London Study Group. He was my adviser and friend. I not only corresponded with him steadily over the years, but also visited him often at his home, especially when I lived in the area in 1991-92. He was a wonderful conversationalist and an even better listener.” Also in attendance at the event was Tom Seligson, another WRCU and Maroon guy and member of the Colgate 1971 London Study Group headed by Prof Blackmore. Tom got in the mood for the event approaching Hamilton from a few miles out late Fri evening by tuning his rental car radio to 90.1 and hearing alumni “guest” DJs talking about how it was great to be back at WRCU in connection with the dedication of the new studio in the Blackmore Ctr. Tom noted that the new facility was quite a change from what he dimly remembered of the old WRCU space in the basement of Spear House and concluded that “it was nice to be a part of this event honoring a man who had faith in me.” Gabe and Tom both mentioned (independently) that they enjoyed talking with Lance Morgan ’72 and Gloria Borger ’74, their illustrious former cohorts at the Maroon, at the event. For Tom, this brought back some memories of his time as a photographer for the Maroon. Both mentioned how great it was seeing Bob’s widow, Lucia, again, as well as his son John ’68. In summary, Gabe found it “wonderful to listen to a series of speeches that did justice to Bob’s character, legacy, and influence and had a great time sharing memories of a remarkable man.” Tom also noted that many people at the event commented on Blackmore’s extensive knowledge of jazz, his long-time radio show on WRCU, his amazing record collection, and that he donated the collection to Colgate (although he could have sold it for substantial money as there apparently are many thousands of albums, some unique). Since I was unable to attend the dedication, I’m relying on the reporting of Gabe and Tom, as well as “official sources.” I understand the new facility is state of the art and beyond, but permit me to throw in my 2 cents and make a suggestion. In the lead-up to the event, the new facility was described as being capable of playing music directly from the station’s computer or a DJ’s laptop and in any format (presumably LP, cassette, CD, MP3, and similar formats, flash drives, smart chips, and probably other technologies of which I’m not even aware) except 8-tracks. This is an omission that should be corrected. I recently came across my 1970s Hitachi 8-track recorder, which not only recorded in stereo but purportedly had playback capability in quadraphonic. I hereby offer to donate this great piece of anachronistic technology to the Blackmore Media Ctr (in “as is” condition) to correct this injustice. Of course, good luck finding 8-tracks that will actually still play, assuming they played properly in the 1st place. On a more serious note, I didn’t experience Prof Blackmore to the extent that Gabe, Tom, and some of you did, but did

have the pleasure of taking a class with him, being in another London Study Group simultaneously with his group, and interacting with him at WRCU. I found him to be a terrific teacher and adviser and an open and down-to-earth individual. While people at the dedication commented on his encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, his knowledge and familiarity with other forms of music was just as impressive. I can’t think of a better tribute than the Blackmore Media Ctr. When Marty Madeira checked in, he had just skied with Terry Haas at Gore Mtn. Terry has a townhouse there and hosted Marty for 3 days of incredible skiing at the “hidden gem of the East Coast.” Terry and Marty see each other fairly often with their wives, usually attending jazz concerts at the Philly Art Museum. Marty regretted being unable to join Blair McCaw, Steve Parrish, and Doug Weddell in their annual ski trip to Steamboat. However, he did manage to host his old track teammates, Scott ‘Scooter’ Anderson ’74 and Stan ‘Steamer’ Dickson ’75, at his house in the Poconos for skiing. Marty has stayed in contact with these two and Mark Clearihue ’74 for years, including golf at Seven Oaks every summer and a fall or winter weekend together. Sean Hallahan was supposed to join in the Poconos ski trip, but had to cancel. Sean did attend Colgate’s first ever Community Summit Mar 27–29 (more details will appear in the autumn 2009 column). Sean and Marty try to attend a football game in the fall or a hockey game when Colgate is at Princeton. Marty also spends a fair amount of time with Bob O’Shea. Bob and his family live less than 1/2 mile from Marty and wife Pat. Bob’s daughter Grace just completed her soph year at Colgate. Marty would like to hear from other alums in the Philly area. Jim Sowers (our class program chair and major player in the success of the 35th Reunion) provided the following news about some TXbased class members: Jerry Jasko got married to the beautiful Melinda on Jan 14 in Austin. Jerry’s older daughter, Marla (Vanderbilt 2002; Rice MBA 2008), was married May 2 in Houston. John Bloom lives in Houston and is VP of corp development and country economist for CEMEX USA. Jim, Jerry, and John play golf regularly in Houston. Jim’s older daughter, Stefanie (Brown 2004; NYU Law 2007), was married in Rhinecliff, NY, on June 6. In attendance were Jerry Jasko, Donna and Rick Stickle, Dan Trunfio ’83, Rob Grossman ’96, Jessica Sowers ’09 (Jim’s daughter; I guess it was a busy few weeks for Jim in May and June), and Todd Goldman ’09. Stefanie is being mentored in her law career by our classmate Tim Stanceu, who is a judge at the Internatl Court of Trade in NYC. Bruce Milligan (our class secy and 1-time editor of this column) is living in Savage, MD, with wife Maripaz, and their cat Ceilidh in a townhouse that was built in 1819. They thought they might encounter ghosts, but instead were invaded by a 3' black rat snake, forcing Bruce to use some of his fencing skills. Bruce holds dual roles as project mgr, both with the Washington Hospital Ctr’s Simulation and Training Environment Lab and with the Federation of American Scientists, both in DC. He designs and oversees the development of so-called serious games, ie, games intended to teach physicians, first responders, homeland security professionals, and military personnel how to do their jobs a bit better. He also teaches a fencing class in Columbia, MD, and is still fencing. His outdoor hobby is Civil War reenacting, which usually means doing living history events with the Natl Park Service at various historic locations. Bruce finds this hobby that is more than a hobby to be compelling, especially at this time in our history.

He has also become a fan of the Colgate men’s lax team, of which he was a member for a brief time during 1st year. Bruce hopes Steve Parrish no longer drinks Cold Duck. If you’ve been hearing and reading the accolades for Pete Stassa’s video work that was so warmly and enthusiastically received at last year’s reunion class banquet but don’t have your own copy, help may be on the way. Pete’s DVD offer also promised a copy to anyone who contributed, by May 31, 2008, to the Class of ’73 gift that was presented at Reunion. If you made such a gift and have not received the DVD, send a note to the alumni office and they’ll let Pete know who else qualified. Since it has been more than a year since the 35th Reunion, this column will contain the final mentions of same. And who better to make the final comments than Pete himself: “Maybe the biggest highlight of the Reunion happened at the Class of ’73 tent after the banquet. Reunion chair Jim Sowers secured the services of a talented troubadour James Patrick from Wappingers Falls, NY, who came on to entertain us after an insane round of karaoke, video of which may soon find its way to YouTube. He played request after request as we drank beer after beer, and we were all having ourselves one fine time when a delegation from the alumni office entered the tent and told us that we had to shut it down because we had gone past the curfew agreed to by university and town officials. A glance at my watch confirmed that it was indeed 2:10 AM. Every other tent was dark, silent, and empty. Sure enough, the greybeards of ’73 had outlasted every other class, most of whom were far younger and clearly less experienced in matters of serious celebration. Not wanting the night to end, Jim and I negotiated for several minutes while our vocalist ad-libbed some pleas of his own (“C’mon, just one more song, c’mon, it won’t take long…”). Realizing that the staff, who had been scrambling for days to make our weekend a success, could not finally get to bed until we were done, we agreed to close up shop … and bless their hearts, they did let us finish that 1 last song. We then retired for the night knowing that we were the last ones staggering … uh, standing on Whitnall on Saturday night of Reunion weekend.” Do you remember the slogan, “If we are not part of the solution, we are part of the problem”? I’m not sure who should be rightly credited, but it applies here. The problem is getting news for the column; the solution is sending news. If you’re reading this column for the 1st time in the print edition of the Scene, why not be the 1st to read the next column online on our class web page at www.colgatealumni.org/clubsandclasses (select “Class of 1973” on the pull-down menu). You’ll also see photos that do not appear in the print edition. Please make sure the alumni office has your current e-mail address by clicking on “edit my account” or “first-time login.” While you’re visiting the class page, also check the message board, where, from time to time, I will be asking for input on certain issues. Marc: 908-580-1414, 580-1946(f); marcgettis@comcast.net

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Gregg McAllister 21 Ross St Batavia, NY 14020-2307 Summer greetings. We will have celebrated Reunion by the time you read this. Hope I had a chance to talk to you there! In the meantime, here is a brief update from a few of our mates. California Dreamin’: Scott Plakun became

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“As Colgate’s 15th pres and 1st woman to hold the job, [Rebecca Chopp] leaves Colgate better than she found it. In addition to her energetic leadership and impressive fundraising, she has overseen incredible growth on campus. And her strong support has been essential in reaffirming the true meaning of diversity. By setting the bar high, she has made it clear that Colgate’s 16th has a lot to live up to.” — Garner Simmons ’65 pres of the Rotary Club of SF July 1, so was at the Rotary Internatl Convention in Birmingham, England, rather than at Reunion. As a Rotarian, I know what a big job a club presidency is. For a large club like SF, it must be even bigger than I can imagine. Scott is an independent consultant helping nonprofit orgs with strategic IT issues like planning, governance, and major project design. Also checking in from the West Coast is another Californian who couldn’t make Reunion. David Pion-Berlin was celebrating his daughter Emma’s bat mitzvah instead. David is enjoying his 18th year at the U of CA-Riverside, where he is a prof of poli sci specializing in Latin Am politics. He was chosen to write the Organization of American State’s official report on the military and democracy for its upcoming report, La Agenda Informe para la Democracia de Bienestar en América Latina. In addition to his daughter, he has a son, Jeremy, who graduated this spring from San Diego State U as a film major, with several of his own films under his belt. David sends greetings to all his friends from the Ralphe Bunche House (1972–75). Couldn’t wait for Reunion: Jim Ryan stopped in to Hamilton for the Colin Powell visit and saw Andy Greenfield, his wife, Ann Zeller ’76, and their 2 beautiful daughters. He had also seen them in Cabo San Lucas last year. Hamilton was more fun, Jim says. Jim’s oldest son is a 1st-year at Princeton and the youngest is a junior at Rye Country Day, looking at colleges and considering Colgate. Jim, of course, hopes he will choose the ’Gate so he will have an excuse to visit more often. It is amazing how much building has gone on since my last visit. And checking in from the South: Paul ’72 and Susan Kornfeld Kennedy downsized from a house to a condo, directly relating to their twin sons graduating from NC State this spring. Susan was voted Best of Greensboro 2008 among Marriage & Family Counselors by the US Local Business Assoc and loves her psychotherapy business, working mostly with couples and families. She splits her time with minister-related duties like custom weddings. She doesn’t say if she will perform the wedding for her son Logan, who became engaged to Caroline. (Yes, Susan says, she will become Caroline Kennedy!) The couple will move to Huntsville, AL, where Logan will continue working for NASA as an aerospace engineer. Lee has been interning for a marketing company in Raleigh, but loves the outdoors, so may be headed to CO. If you were unable to attend Reunion, send me a quick e-mail with an update. We’d especially like to hear from the folks we haven’t had a chance to visit with in person. Gregg: 585-345-6154 (O); 343-9796 (H); greggmca@verizon.net

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Carolyn Swift 2022 Columbia Rd NW, #514 Washington, DC 20009-1316 Reunion season greetings to one and all! Only 1 more year until it’s our turn again, so start making your plans for the 35th Reunion now! The 62

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past few years have reinforced for me how much our Colgate roots and ties can help and sustain us in the hard times and deepen our joy and our contentment in the good times, so I’m hoping to see everyone there next June! Meanwhile, use this column to get in touch with those you would like to see and be with in 2009 by sending in news or just a greeting to classmates and fellow alums. Please keep the news and info coming! I must start the news with a sad item: I recently learned about the death of Vincent Kommer on Feb 6, in Middletown, RI. Vinnie had worked for Northrup Grumman on LI and in Melbourne, FL, for 28 years but he had recently relocated to Portsmouth, RI, to take a position of subcontract mgr at Raytheon. He is survived by wife Patricia; 3 sons, James, Jake, and Christopher; 3 brothers; a sister; and several nieces and nephews. I know we will miss him at our 35th next year, and on behalf of the Class of 1975, I extend condolences to his family. Good to know that people are reading the Scene! After I threatened to track him down in the winter column, I heard from Frank DeLaurentis, who says he got in touch because he’s already on too many lists and didn’t want me to put him on another! Frank is still at Peddie School in Hightstown, NJ, where he is an asst athletic dir responsible for all athletic facilities. He stepped down as the head football coach 3 years ago, but continued to stay on as the defensive coordinator. He notes that he had the opportunity to coach the eldest son of Rick Meyer ’76, and recently had a shot at Jim Detmer’s son Jack, but Jack decided to attend another prep school. He noted that it was great having the Detmers there for a visit, though. Frank has also visited with John Drummond, Steve Ernst ’76, and Dave Ceponis ’76, which was great. (Frank says lots of stories were told. Hope some of us get to hear some of them next June!) Frank’s wife, Betty, works at Peddie as well in the tech office and at the health ctr. Son Mike is working p/t and pursuing an acting career, and daughter Julie is in her final semester at Muhlenberg C. Frank says, “Time sure flies. I am not sure what else to say other than I hope to see a lot of familiar faces at our next Reunion in 2010. Imagine 35 years! God, are we getting old!” I was glad to hear from Steve Burns, who has been living a most peripatetic (good word for all us P&R types, right?) life this past year. As deputy gen counsel of the NRC, he has been doing lots of foreign travel, mainly doing workshops to support US policy on nonproliferation and nuclear safety. When I heard from him in early April, he had just returned from a trip to Jordan (and, he adds, he even squeezed in a day to travel to Petra, where he saw the famous Treasury where they filmed Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and in the previous 6 months, he took trips to Argentina, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, which, as he points out, will always be of interest for all of us who were in college during the Vietnam War era. Steve’s really big news, however, is that he has been appointed to become the genl counsel of the NRC in early May. Steve’s career at the NRC has included positions as exec asst to Chair Kenneth M Carr and dir of the Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication, and he received the NRC

Distinguished Service Award in 2001 and the Presidential Meritorious Executive Rank Award in 1998 and 2008. Congrats, Steve! As mentioned in the spring issue, I planned to follow up with Allan Bombard to hear about the new job at Sequenom, but I’m still trying to catch up with him, so more about him in the fall issue. I also hope to have an update then on Deborah Smith Lewis, who called from Buffalo (my longago stompin’ ground) to ask about Kelly Zanders and Cheryl Lane Miller. I owe Debbie a call, so more next time… Meanwhile, as promised, I do have an update on Scott Dittman. Scott and wife Susan are doing well and are in the stage of life where children really begin making their own way. He says daughter Sarah Anne is an events coordinator in Lynchburg, VA, where she lives with her husband; daughter Griffin Hope is now in the Dallas area working for the Emergency Medical Residents Assoc while her husband teaches junior high science and they are about to become 1st-time home owners; and son Clay was looking for work when we last e-mailed. We commiserated about this economy and all its ill effects on job seekers, and he mentioned that he and Susan have learned way too much about the medical, political, and economic dimensions of chronic illness because of Susan’s fight against Lyme Borelliosis Complex (“neuro Lyme”); 23 years and counting but making progress. Scott sees Colgate people occasionally in “the Great Valley” (western VA) including faculty Sascha Goluboff ’92 and HR director Amy Barnes, who left Colgate to work there. Scott asked about Bill Duesler and Dan Stuart. Haven’t heard anything lately, but I’ll give a shout-out and hope to hear from them in time to plan Reunion 2010! Scott also asked whether I’d gotten in touch with Frankie D, and now you know, Scott. He’ll be there next June and I hope you will be, too! Until the next issue, enjoy and take care. Carolyn: 202-483-0809 (H); 752-7169 (O); 752-6158 (fax); cs14105@yahoo.com

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Valerie Avedon Gardiner 40 St Andrews Rd Severna Park, MD 21146-1439 Your class editor remains undaunted by this now-limited number of class communications and has taken the advice of fellow classmate Jon Goldstein and joined Facebook. Much to the chagrin of her 16-year-old son but to the delight of her 20-year-old daughter — there is a fine line there — she has already accumulated more than 100 friends and family members, including longlost cousins and Skidmore and Colgate pals from the past. You, too, can get in on the fun, friend me, and join the group cleverly dubbed Colgate University Class of ’76 Cream of the Crop. Check it out so you don’t miss a beat! It’s free. It’s hip. It’s easy. It’s irresistible. You’ll see. Reconnect with Joe Shapiro, Ann Zeller, Missy O’Shea Miller, Lili Caesar, Rico Rodriguez, and Ginger Kraus. Stay in the loop more often than 4X a year. Check out photos, upload your own. And be sure to see the ones I then send on to Colgate for our class web page, too. There are so many ways to stay in touch now. Don’t miss any of them.

On to business: Harold Roberts manages to stay on top of the telecom world, switching over after 25 years with ADC to Calix’s MN offices. His competitive world has seen many jobs come and go but Harold has been through several eliminations and Seacrest has declared him safe and then some. Barbara Startz has happily ended her career and is loving retirement despite starting it out with several family funerals. She and husband Bob live in Seattle and enjoy the outdoors with gardening, hiking, and taking terrific trips. Barb is still grateful for her Kendrick friendship with Linda Morris, who remains a dear friend. Another ’76er mentioning Linda (“She’s an atty and MBA and lives near me, working way too many hours”) was Kyle Schmeer, who wrote some really nice remembrances of people like Russ Allen and Marcia Grimm as well. Kyle is doing some ultra-cool things with his life: building custom bikes to sell worldwide, working with Italian bike builders and racing there, partnering to build custom trumpets, playing jazz gigs, etc. Kool is not a kool enough word for Kyle! Kontact me for his website info. Kyle’s kids? Son Tyler spent a year at Lehigh but is now a 2nd-year engineering and design student at U of London, and daughter Lauren just finished HS. I get to enjoy Verne Shortell via Facebook. She and her clan spent 3 weeks in Australia this past year and she seems to always be having fun. As for fun, leave it to Gail Cohen Zamri to torture us with pictures from the French Alps where she was skiing this winter: “I skied with a group every day for a week until I couldn’t feel my legs anymore. Drank lots of beer, wine, cappuccinos, and ate great French food. What could be bad?!” Actually, I think she wanted me to share the following news, but I couldn’t resist that part, too. Gail said: “My son Elan is graduating from Northwestern in mechanical engineering in June, and a week later Adam graduates HS, then in midJuly reports for combat in the Israeli army. I think I will go crazy! I am proud of my boys — got Yossi’s brains — both graduating with honors, but most important really nice sweet kids. The girls are studying at the U Sivan and enjoying flying for El Al…” Quite a different life there in Israel, eh? More cool kids? Pat Apelian Aitken’s daughter Kate is a senior reporter for the Yale Daily News, and her proud mom has been sharing her top stories with some of us the last few months. Wow, can that kid write! Congrats! And more tongue-in-cheek humor has appeared in my inbox lately. No surprise that it is from Mark Klein, currently entertaining a “captive” audience on a cruise to somewhere warm and sunny but due home in time to give me his Kentucky Derby picks that never cease to … well, let’s just say they never cease to empty my pockets. Love ya’, Boss. Before I forget, and not that he would let me, I also heard from Tom Dempsey ’72 via Facebook. Gotta love this mode of communication. He claims to have the old Hickey’s signage gracing a bar in his humble abode. I may just drive up to PA one day and visit. And another terrific Hickey’s connection out of the Facebook blue?! My favorite Hickey’s BARtender BAR none, George Hitchcock, son of Colgate’s longtime comptroller of the same name. George has been in MA since 1976 and has now retired from captaining his own swordfish boat (a la Perfect Storm, thankfully without the storm), still owns several boats, and is on the board of the Provincetown Pier Commission. Sends a shout-out to anyone who remembers him and wants to come out for a ride this summer. Sounds good to me! The ocean blue — really blue — called out from a beautiful après Christmas photo card from Rob ’75 and Cindy Young ’78 Spencer, with scenes from their son Patrick’s Dec ’08 wedding on the USV island of St

John. I just know my invitation must have been lost in the mail. Good luck to the newlyweds and to the newly knee-replaced Spence. Another DKE update: Dorn Leckenby’s son Bill graduated from U of KY, where daughter Annie attends. Daughter Kate is a PE teacher in the suburbs of Chicago and wife Cindy owns an upholstery business in the tony Pitt neighborhood of Lawrenceville. In a small world story: Sue and Dave Beddow were spending a weekend at Princeton to watch their son Jamie ’11 and Colgate squash play in the NCAA tourney. As it turns out, Chase Carey and his wife were there to see their son Steve ’12, and the couples enjoyed some quality time together despite the team not faring as well as they had hoped. Madeline Bayliss continues to be my backup QB, throwing all kinds of good stuff my way: Joanne Spigner, Jane Coviello, and Madeline’s guy, Tom Healey (Holy Cross ’76), were this year’s ’76 team cheerleaders at the CUPrinceton women’s ice hockey game in NJ. More on Gail Budrejko, whom I mentioned moved back to Hartford last time. She is caring for her mom and, unable to transfer with the Peace Corps, she took an assignment with the Census Bureau here in the US. Joni Emery is in private law practice in the Chi-town area with son Bryan in college and daughter Erin in middle. Sue Dickhaus Wallace has 2 daughters in NYC after graduating from Harvard and Brown and a son who’s loving U of Scranton. Sue works p/t with her hubby, Mike, at his insurance business. Carol Auster has 1 daughter at Juniata and a 2nd daughter about to decide as we speak. And inquiring minds want to know where Barry Stanton hangs his hat these days. Thanks, Madeline, for all the scoopage! As for hats, Tom Horan hangs his across the pond, though a year ago Jan he was at CU to participate in the Real World discussion on campus. Tom has lived in London since 1982. See our class photos online for a shot of him sharing a stogie with Jeff Heaslip ’77 (hadn’t seen each other in 30 years!) along the banks of the River Thames in Battersea Park. Tom’s daughter Tessa, 20, studies art history at U of Nottingham; daughter Daisy is in London but on exchange in France at the moment. He and wife Karen take summer holidays on one of my favorite islands — Barbados. For more class pics on the website, check out Tom McGillicuddy’s “proof” that he was there at the last Homecoming, along with Jim Finley and family, Dan Scola and family, and Glenn Monk. Wow, how did I miss all of you? Tom has Megan ’08 and Tim ’11 to be proud of! Good for you. From Rome, NY, to Hamilton, Joelle Procopio Taylor took a quick trip at the (free) invitation of Colgate to hear Colin Powell speak: quite the enjoyable evening! Joelle’s kids are doing really well out in the real world. Son Jake found out on Match Day — the day med students learn where they will go for their residencies — that he will be off to Harvard and the psych residency program at Mass Genl and McLean Hospitals. His 1st choice. Wow! Daughter Rachel was in Laos headed for Vietnam on her way home for Jake’s graduation, so lots of excitement there. Always “tremendo” to hear from David Traverzo. He writes that he is super-immersed in leading a basic Spanish immersion course at The Open Center in NYC, a holistic learning/ educational institution, and has also been asked to teach several Spanish courses at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, this summer. He will repeat the teachings he led at Suen-o-Azul on the rainforest borders at Las Horquetas de Sarapiqui in Costa Rica and continues his work teaching p/t with the Universidad Cristiana in Paterson, NJ, where he also serves on the board of trustees. David’s eager to hear from ’76ers in the NY, NJ, or CT area, so contact me for his address info.

There is just no other way to say this. My heart is still aching. As our class column dives deeper into the Scene, it seems the dreaded F word will be making more and more appearances. So sadly, this time it was the funeral of one of our own beautiful children: Alex Carsky Bush, 19, son of my dearest friends Mike Bush and Chris Carsky of Saratoga Springs. Sandee Luccock Kush and I (along with what seemed to be half of upstate NY) attended the services and farewell March 7. A truly remarkable boy loved by so many will be forever missed for his engaging wit, humor, and smile. All of your Colgate friends (a good F word) send big hugs to all of you — Chris, Mike, Drew, and Cece. We love you and hope your hearts can find some peace again some day. Valerie: 410-987-8808; valgate76@aol.com

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Carl P Barone 176 Reilly Rd LaGrangeville, NY 12540-9530 Taking advantage of leisure time during spring break in the “low country” of SC with the family to meet deadline for the column! Heard from some classmates over the holidays. Gary and Kathy Voorhees Shure are doing great as Kathy has begun a new job as sr VP at the Greater NY Hospital Assoc. Kathy is enjoying the position and happy to not be commuting to Albany anymore. Tom Robinson joined Joel Adler, Rusty Taragan, Bruce Glendening, David Kutik, and Michael Ahearn on their annual sojourn to Vegas. Their golf outing didn’t turn out as planned, but the gang had a great time hanging out together for a few days. Anne and Chip Steppacher are now living outside London with their children, Sarah and Paul. Chip has joined JPMorgan after the implosion at Bear Stearns and is based in London as CFO of the European commodities business. The kids have adjusted well to their new school, TASIS, the American School in England. Carolyn and Ladd Connell are still living in Arlington, VA, where Ladd embarked on a new career in Dec after retiring from the State Dept after 22 years of service. He is now dir of multilateral relations for Conservation Internatl, a 1,000-person nonprofit working in 35 countries to improve human well-being by preserving biodiversity, mitigating climate change, and supporting sustainable development. Wade and Nancy Murdock Vanlandingham had another event-filled year to report in their annual update. Daughter Sarah graduated from Barnard C of Columbia with a degree in philosophy and son David will be entering Penn State this summer. Ed Wallack inquires why we keep hearing about Mark Murphy when his Packers have no QB! He also reminds Murph who was king on the Theta Chi Ping-Pong table! Ed and wife Margo Haist ’78 enjoyed a Mediterranean cruise last summer, taking in the pyramids. Their son Zach is a sr at Syracuse and daughter Courtney a soph at Hobart & William Smith C. Ed is pres of Sapers & Wallack, a regional fully integrated benefits and asset mgmt firm. Margo, retired from the practice of law, is thoroughly enjoying her position as a literacy aid in the Newton public schools system. I connected with Rob White and Marji Lipshez-Shapiro on Facebook and await many class notes from all the new ways to stay connected. Rob is affiliated with Williams C and promised to keep in touch now that I’ve tracked him down! On a sad note, I received notice of the passing of classmate Suzanne Husted from breast cancer

Man on a mission

Stephen Redmon ’80 is the kind of guy who makes you wonder when he sleeps. He holds three jobs, is working toward a PhD (adding to his five other degrees), and is a committed family man. What’s even more impressive about Redmon, who is an Army veteran, is how he manages to tie all of his pursuits together and relate them back to his military interests. Redmon’s full-time job is senior investigator for the Department of Defense’s Office of the Inspector General Investigations of Senior Officials Directorate. Basically, he works with a team that investigates allegations of fraud, misconduct, and ethical violations by senior officials. He also runs his own business called NOMDER, LLC, which he started after participating in the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities at Syracuse University. Additionally, he is an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland and has been teaching classes on homeland security, infrastructure protection, and strategic planning. Redmon started NOMDER (Need, Optimism, Management, Development, Ethics, and Realization) based on a business plan for which he won the Burton Blatt Institute Dream and Innovation Award. NOMDER takes a holistic approach to people with disabilities in providing them with customized assistive technology and treatment. An unexpected result of starting NOMDER was that people began approaching Redmon for business advice — so, he has created a branch to offer consulting to local companies. “There are a lot of businesses in northern Virginia that are distressed, so I work with them on areas like customer service and trying to build strategic alliances with other companies,” Redmon said of the increased interest in his services. Through the business, he even started a certificate program in leadership and organizational development, which relates to his PhD studies at Fielding Graduate University. Describing the doctorate he is pursuing as the “capstone of his lifelong learning process,” Redmon has also earned a JD, two LLMs in military law and environmental law, and an MS in strategic intelligence. “When I look back, I see human and organizational development as a catchall, from working on community development programs in Harlem [where he was born and raised], to the things I did at Colgate, to going into the Peace Corps in Africa,” he said. In conjunction with his PhD studies, Redmon reconnected with his contacts at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he taught law several years ago. He plans to be a research assistant at West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance on a project related to disabled veterans, which will also coincide with his work at NOMDER. “You jump out there and you see connections between all of the different areas that you’re working on,” Redmon said. “The more you research and start connecting, the more you start to see the synergy and how others are working in line with the projects you’re launching.” And although it sounds like Redmon couldn’t fit another activity into his day, he is assistant scout master in his youngest son’s Boy Scout troop. “I spend a lot of time with my family, believe it or not,” said the father of four, including Tene Redmon ’06. His other involvement with children is working with an Army-sponsored program called eCybermission, which is a science, math, and technology competition for sixth through ninth graders. “There’s never any idle time other than when I’m going to run or doing yoga,” Redmon said. “I love helping people and trying to be the best for my community.” — Aleta Mayne

News and views for the Colgate community

in late Feb. Suzanne lived in West Hall 1st year, if I remember correctly, and majored in French. She resided in Dallas, GA, at the time of her death. Our condolences to her family. Jeffrey and Kristi Greenberg Leswing suffered the loss of their son, Kurt, last fall while Kurt was participating in the Semester at Sea program. Kurt was tragically struck and killed by a motor vehicle driven by an intoxicated individual while traveling in Hong Kong. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jeff and Kristi on this tragic and painful loss. Carl: 845-227-1854; marooncarl@aol.com

Photo courtesy of Jane Feldman

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Pet projects

With a bright green stethoscope hooked in his ears, Dr. John Reynolds ’85 gently wraps his arms around Ozzie, the four-legged patient standing nervously on the metal table. After placing the round chest piece on Ozzie’s rib cage, Reynolds listens carefully to his heartbeat. He pats Ozzie affectionately. “You get the good dog of the day award,” Reynolds says to the boxer in the same hearty tone that marked his opening conversation with Ozzie’s owner. Reynolds, a veterinarian, is the owner of Pittsfield Veterinary Hospital, a thriving business in the Berkshires that is comfortably ensconced in the community. The hospital is nearly a half-century old, but in the past 12 years, under Reynolds’s leadership, the business has soared into impressive new realms and revenues have increased tenfold. He purchased the practice in 1996 when he learned about the opportunity from an industry broker; neither he nor his wife, Valeri, had any ties to the Berkshire region. But there were two things of which Reynolds was certain: he wanted his own business, and he wanted to work in a place with a strong sense of community. Reynolds grew up in Wayne, N.J., about 20 miles from Manhattan, in what he calls the “classic suburbs.” His family never had any domestic pets; his brother and sister were highly allergic to dogs, cats, and farm animals. “I played with the neighbors’ dogs and had pocket pets,” he said. One day, as a junior in high school, Reynolds picked up All Creatures Great and Small, the autobiographical novel by British veterinarian James Herriot, and began to read. “When I finished it, I said, ‘That is the coolest job I ever heard of,’” he remembered with a smile. When he arrived at Colgate, he was awed by his new locale. “I just loved being in this rural setting, being around cows and being in town,” he recalled. “It was so new to me.” After securing a degree in biology, he landed at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, where he met his soon-to-be wife. After graduating and working for a few years at veterinary practices in the Syracuse and Buffalo areas, Reynolds was ready for a change. He’d always been haunted by a desire to land in a community (similar to, say, Herriot’s fictional Darrowby in Yorkshire) where he could find ample professional satisfaction as well as strong personal connections. The Berkshires came calling in the form of a practice for sale in Pittsfield. After their first visit, he and Valeri were hooked. He’d wanted a small business he could mold and develop, and the rural character of the region suited him just fine. Reynolds has succeeded in molding that small business into the Pittsfield Hospital and Shaker Hill Pet Resort, a 10,000-square-foot facility that includes a full-service hospital and boarding facility. He also opened and owns the Animal ER of the Berkshires as well as the North County Veterinary Hospital in North Adams, Mass. And Reynolds has kept giving back to the community as a priority. He donates time and services to the Berkshire Humane Society and an animal shelter, and he sits on the Pittsfield Animal Control Commission. “He always comes through for us,” said John Perreault, executive director of the Berkshire Humane Society. “He’s taken his profession, and how he helps animals in his business, and has broadened it to help animals outside of his business.” — Adapted from an article by Christine Hensel Triantos originally published in the Berkshire Business Quarterly

scene: Summer 2009

Linda Pattillo 291 King’s Highway Kennebunkport, ME 04046-7275 Linda: 207-967-1350; colgate78@gmail.com

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Kimi de Murga 227 E 66th St, #1A New York, NY 10021-6413 By the time this column is published, our 30th Class Reunion will have already occurred. I’m sure I will have lots of news to report from everyone who attended, and I can guarantee that we all had a wonderful time! Last Oct Don Crittenden merged his residential and commercial real estate law practice with the Ithaca office of Harris Beach. Bill Crothers has joined Resolve Marine Group of Ft Lauderdale as CFO. Resolve specializes in marine emergency response ops, contingency training, and project mgmt support to the marine shipping, offshore oil industries, the global marine insurance community, and the US Coast Guard and Navy. In 2007, Ruth Smith Wuzniak’s 3 grandchildren were born. Kai, her 1st grandson, was born in LA, where his father is lead conceptual artist for EA. The 2nd grandson lives in NH, where his father is doing his residency in anesthesia at Dartmouth, and her 1st granddaughter lives near her in NJ, where her father is an ops and site supervisor for Allied Barton/Shearing Plough. Ruth has cut back her family practice/pediatrics work to spend more time with her grandchildren. She wasn’t able to be at Reunion, but wanted to say hello to Barbara Ledwin Constantz, Brian Carb, Susan Burdett Preston, Lynne Healy Toy, Catherine Flannery, Nancy Buran, Peter Cohn, and Victoria and Don Williams. To date, the best vacation that Ruth has taken is a cruise and land trip in AK — she highly recommends it to all. Next year she is going to Thailand with her daughter-in-law and family. Come this fall, Mike Koplinka-Loehr’s 4 children will all be in either college or grad school. His youngest finished HS early and has been hiking the Appalachian Trail, so they are already empty-nesters. Mike, chair of the Tompkin County Legislature District 11, and wife Carrie are building a fully off-the-grid solar home with 72 PV panels, 72 batteries, and 48 evacuated tubes for hot water. Kimi: 212-517-6776; Gate79@aol.com

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David H Alvord 424 Washington Ave Oneida, NY 13421-1906 It’s Easter as your editor writes, and signs of spring are finally coming to CNY. This morning I heard an inspirational holiday sermon

from Stuart Wattles ’72, who recently received a permanent appointment as pastor of the 1st Presbyterian Church in Oneida. For those of you who didn’t get the memo, Margaret A Flanagan is chairing the university’s presidential search committee. I’m sure Peg would appreciate any advice or recommendations classmates could give her. Sandi Stewart has been appointed adjunct faculty at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, U of MD. She will teach Leadership Development this summer at their downtown DC location. She said, “I am amazed how much time and energy goes into teaching a class — far more than taking it! But I am loving it and it builds on my 15 years’ executive coaching and consulting.” I called Dan Kobrin for his bday in March. Danny mentioned that he and his family visited Maya sites in Cancun during the kids’ winter break. On a sadder note, I saw Mark Angelino’78 and Tony Feenick’79 at a reception held at the Oneida Public Library following funeral services for Mark’s mother, who was a former dir of the library and much loved in the community. Also, Rick Swanson’s wife, Karen FarberSwanson ’79, passed away on April 19. I’m sure all our classmates and his fellow Fijis join me in extending our deepest sympathies to Swanee and their son Cameron. Marc Fertik reports that son Sam received his AOS from the Culinary Institute of America in April. I guess we know who to go to for the class banquet at next year’s Reunion. Speaking of which, if you haven’t received your 1st reminder yet, I’m sure you will shortly. It’s not too early to start planning. In the meantime, I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, and newsworthy summer. David: 315-363-2117; jalvord@cnyconnect.net

1981

Nancy Horwitz 77 Islington Rd Auburndale, MA 02466-1009 Greetings from Boston, where the baseball and beach season are in full swing. Seems strange to be writing those words given that this column was written in April for publication at the end of July. Such is our new Scene quarterly format, which I hope you are enjoying. With this new format, you have more ways to submit news for publication, including through our class page or, of course, directly to me via e-mail. To get to our page, go to: www.colgatealumni.org, click on “clubs, classes, and groups,” and then drop down to Class of 1981. If you have photos to submit, this is where you will find them. I’d written in a prior column about the many stages of work and life we hit at our age. One of them is becoming a grandparent. Sandy Ross wrote: “Last Aug I became a 1st-time grandfather when my oldest daughter gave birth to Jackson Ace Hill. Referring to myself as a ‘grandpa’ still seems really weird to me. In Jan I opened my own investment advisory office, creatively named Ross Financial Advisors. As a result I have worked harder and longer in the 1st quarter of 2009 than I have in many years. Here all these years I thought I would be slowing down once I hit the ripe age of 50. I still coach youth hockey and I still play gentleman’s hockey with a bunch of other old guys. Overall, health and happiness have been in plentiful supply for myself, my wife of 28 years, my 5 children (ages ranging 12–27), and now my grandson.” Congrats, Sandy! Linda Besse, a wildlife artist, has also recently hit a major milestone, having now traveled to all

of the world’s continents. She recently sent me the following: “My trip to Antarctica in Nov/Dec 2008 completed my list of continents. I have now visited all 7, researching the flora and fauna for my oil paintings. Crossing the notorious Drake Passage was, shall we say, interesting. Wind gusts up to 112 mph and seas to 48' made the passage quite memorable. However, once we arrived on the frozen continent, skies were crystal clear and the visibility astounding. To celebrate landing on my final continent, I did what any temporarily insane person would do, the Antarctic Polar Plunge. I arrived home from the trip to begin Spokane’s snowiest winter. More than 97" at last count.” Linda’s shows take her around the country and she’d love to see Colgate alums when she’s in your neck of the woods. Check out her website for her schedule. Linda’s adventures are truly inspirational! Nancy Coughlin Weida, Carol Spiak Vari, and I continued what is becoming our annual tradition of getting together in Boston to see Hall and Oates in concert. Nancy has returned to Bucknell to teach after her sabbatical spent at her Cape Cod home. Carol’s work as a guidance counselor and her life on Cape Cod with her husband, Jaan, continues to be fulfilling. In April, I joined with other Colgate alums at Boston’s Table for 13, which featured a special guest from Colgate — Alison King ’84, reporter for NECN in this case. It was terrific to reconnect with Todd Estabrook, Jim Cohen ’82, Ellen Rosen Keller ’84, Alison, and meet some more recent Colgate alums at this event. Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Dan Streeter, who lost a valiant fight with lung cancer March 29. Dan, a member of Alpha Tau Omega at Colgate, was also a grad of the Yale School of Mgmt and was a managing partner at SPP Capital Partners. Dan leaves behind wife Jennifer and daughters Sarah, Claire, and Annie. There were close to 30 Colgate friends who attended the memorial service at the packed church to say good-bye and to support his family. Ushers included Dave Rentschler, Ron Kim, and Chris Hurley. Thanks to Nancy Campbell Herling who attended the funeral and shared some of her thoughts with me. Our lives move in many different directions, yet one thing that keeps us connected and grounded is the bond we have with Colgate as well as the many relationships we made during our time there that sustain us as the years go by. Enjoy the remainder of your summer and drop me a line when you get a moment. Nancy: 617-558-9781; nhorwitz@nlhcoaching.com

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Margie Jiampietro Palladino 37 Boulder Rd Wellesley, MA 02481-1502 The news this month runs the full spectrum of emotions. First, some happy news: Abbie Fuller writes, “My husband, Neil Wollman, and I have adopted John Patrick (‘Jack’), born in Jan. He joins siblings Scout (in our hearts) and Leo, 7.” A playground in memory of Abbie’s daughter, Scout, is being erected on Star Island, NH. It’s a beautiful place to visit if you find yourself in or around the Granite State. Next, some exciting news: our prolific classmate Lee McConaughy Woodruff wrote a new book, Perfectly Imperfect. It’s a memoir-style book with chapters about life as mother, daughter, wife, sister, friend, and even an aging gal. (She must be writing about an older relative!) According to Lee, there is something for everyone (yes, even men). An excerpt of her book was printed in

the May issue of Ladies Home Journal and can be found online. And remember, as Lee says, “Books are an inexpensive gift and a cheap thrill!” Here’s some adventurous news: in response to my request for family adventure recommendations, Ann Werges Wall shared her incredible experiences to Botswana and Namibia to view life in the bush, and Churchill, Manitoba, to photograph polar bears. She is headed to the amazing Galapagos and Macchu Pichu this summer. It was great to hear from Ann, who traveled with me 31 years ago (!) to Colgate as HS seniors to check it out. Ann has lived in Phoenix for the last 12 years with her 2 boys, 14 and 16, and husband of 22 years (they met when she worked at IBM in Manhattan). In addition to photography, she volunteers as a docent at the Phoenix Art Museum, and recently earned her Series 3 license and works for a commodity futures trader. She is chair of Colgate’s AAP in AZ, doing college fairs and talking to HS kids about Colgate, which helps her keep in touch with the university. Ann was disappointed to miss our 25th, but hopes to make our 30th. Thanks, Ann, for bringing us up to date with your life since Colgate. Now for some sad news: classmate Jim Tedesco, of Sherborn, MA, died unexpectedly in March. Jim’s old roommate Dave Scheiber sent me a warm tribute to Jim. He wrote, “Though he had already given more to those around him than most would in an entire lifetime, Jimbo still had much more to give.” Dave reminisced about Jim’s boundless energy and enthusiasm, his steady stream of advice and observations (often with complete accuracy), his tuna noodle surprise (emphasis on surprise), his alacrity in dodging a shower of snowballs on the field during Colgate football games (courtesy of his roommates), and his childish streak and fun-loving attitude. “He fit in quite well with us (Dave Allen, Pete Hartman, Mike Sullivan, and Dave) in the Birch Apts, as we spent our entire sr year together playing countless hours of music, outdoor sports, and Hearts.” After his days at Colgate, Jim attended Northeastern, where he obtained his MBA and more importantly met and married the love of his life, Maria. He continued on to his career as an IT consultant, an author, and a trainer of world-class dachshunds, a bond that he shared with his 2 teenage daughters — Leah, 18, and Olivia, 14, whom he adored. Dave’s final thoughts on Jim: “Great roommate. Great friend. Great family man. Just a great guy. And though he is gone, he still makes us smile.” Margie: 781-235-9386; mjpalladino@comcast.net

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Gwen Tutun Campbell 22 Old Hill Road Westport, CT 06880 I was so happy to hear from so many classmates recently! Paul Astin has finished his doctorate in education, followed by 6 months in Greece with his family writing a book on adolescent development. He is currently asst dir of a private nontraditional middle school where he also teaches. Still a jazz pianist, Paul has a new album Live in Greece available on CD Baby. Kim Lake Driscoll writes that she recently hosted a small dinner party with husband Matt ’82. Dave ’79 and Lynne Healy ’79 Toy, Joe Reilly ’80, Dick ’81 and Hilary Kopp-Trisman, Neal Granoff ’81, and Ken’82 and Mary Ellsworth ’84 Lownie all gathered for laughs and memories of Phi Delt, and the semester that Mary, Hilary, Amy Sutnick, and Kim lived in the broken-down red house on the edge of downtown Hamilton. Dick and Dave each brought CDs of their music,

and for those of you traveling to Hamilton for Reunion, they will be performing there. Tony Gray is well and writes that he started a systems development company about a year ago with Mark DeRevere, fittingly named DeGray Systems! He’s busy with kids’ hockey, lax, and soccer and frequently sees Jeff Addison. Steve Boulay is living in Salt Lake City, enjoying skiing and biking and running his producing and promoting business. His shows have included Lord of the Dance, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, and the Magic of David Copperfield. He’s hoping to bring his 16-year-old daughter for a tour of the fair Chenango on a college trip! Joe Berlinger has a new documentary coming out in theaters this Sept called Crude. It premiered in Jan at the Sundance Film Fest with great press and reviews. It sounds fascinating: 30,000 plaintiffs from 5 indigenous tribes sued Chevron for massive contamination of their rivers and streams and groundwater, creating a massive cancer “death zone” the size of RI. Michael Gedigk continues to live in Larchmont Westchester, NY, working for Deutsche Bank. He wrote, “The big news is that my daughter Isabelle got accepted to the ’Gate but I think she is not so much into the rural thing and might end up at NYU.” Anyone interested in getting in touch with Michael can contact me for his e-mail address or check the alumni directory on colgatealumni.org. On a sad note, we received word that Mary Shellabarger passed away in April. She is survived by her husband, Kapiamba Muteba, and their 3 children. (See In Memoriam for a complete obit.) That’s all for now. Enjoy the spring, and keep in touch! Gwen: 203-226-2608; gwentcamp@optonline.net

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Diane Munzer Fisher 4356 Stilson Cir Norcross, GA 30092-1648 I’m writing this column some 7 weeks before our 25th Reunion in Hamilton, but you are not reading it until weeks after it has passed. The next column will be filled with info I gathered at the big event. Even without Reunion weekend happening yet, I’m confident that it’s safe to say that a good time was had by all, old friendships were strengthened, new friendships were made, and those who attended have a new appreciation for the role that Colgate played in our lives. In a pre-Reunion e-mail, Jill Hauser Greenberg expressed both happiness and sadness at prospects of our Reunion. Says Jill, “It’s hard to believe that people and events that helped shaped my life so completely are from 25 years ago. I know it sounds trite, but it really does seem like yesterday.” There are definitely reminders that college was a long time ago, particularly when so many classmates are sending their kids off to college themselves — Penny Kirkwood Lacroix, Ellen Rosen Keller, and Heather Lubking Brown among them. Heather and daughter Chelsea stayed with us in April when they were doing a final visit to Emory U. I suspect many of the Class of ’84 have been through the college search process or are getting ready to do so. As a reminder that we are never too old to start something new, Jack Pless just completed a master’s in liberal studies at Duke. Jack worked in corp communications for almost 15 years and left a few years ago because he wanted to go to Iraq. The retired Army genl he worked for had different ideas and wouldn’t send him. So he tried his hand at modern homesteading, at which he left much to be desired. He did, however, convert an

old barn into his home, which was very satisfying. He earned his master’s as a segue to other opportunities and has been in touch with Joe Berlinger ’83, who is helping Jack in his transition from corp storyteller to just plain storyteller. He’s looking for stories worth telling. Anyone with any ideas? While Jack was not able to be at Reunion, he was in Hamilton a year and a half ago for soccer alumni weekend to honor Coach John Beyer. Corinne Costanzo Wickel is still in Cape Cod after 22 years. Between May and July she celebrated a graduation, our Reunion, and her 25th wedding anniversary. Daughter Lauren just graduated from Notre Dame with a double major in IT mgmt and psych. She is working in Chicago as an IT analyst/consultant with Pricewaterhouse Coopers. Her son is pursing a career with the PGA as a golf pro having passed the player ability test this past fall on his 1st attempt. She continues to run Starboard Real Estate and works p/t as an employment counselor for learning disabled adults for a local org. Husband Al retired last summer from the Air Force after 30 years of service in active duty, guard, and reserves. He is still employed with Delta. Like many of us, Corrine keeps in touch with quite a few fellow alums thanks to the Internet and text messaging. Facebook continues to be a great source of info for this column. Joe Kozak is an Internet marketing coach in PA. John McCormack is COO of Transamerica Retirement Mgmt and lives in MN. His son Braden is a competitive swimmer who made it to States. Becky Rawson Cavazuti’s daughter Emily played in a natl ice hockey tourney. James Campbell is the pres and chief development officer for Black Cat Web. They provide Web solutions and software development for small businesses. Rob Firpo-Cappiello wrote and performed a 1-man show at the 13th Street Repertory Co in Greenwich Village. Beggar’s Rain is a whiskey-fueled, guitar-driven odyssey across Depression-era America featuring a guitarpicking hobo who hops trains across the blasted landscape of the 1930s and discovers the hero in himself when he saves the life of a mysterious runaway. Audiences have compared Beggar’s Rain to the works of Tom Waits and Cormac McCarthy. One of the great things about my role as class editor is being able to connect classmates. Recently, I got an e-mail from Bruce Fein. He was attending Beta Theta Pi Keystone Regional Leadership Conf for Beta’s undergrad officers and advisers in Valley Forge, PA. He knew that it was not too far from Greg Chapis, but didn’t have his contact info. I was able to send Bruce Greg’s address, and I expect that they were able to get together. For anyone looking to contact a classmate, be sure to go to the Colgate Alumni Website; the alumni directory is only one of the great features on this site. Looking forward to reporting on Reunion next time around! Diane: 770-209-9341 (h); diane_fisher@post.harvard.edu

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Michael Yardley 18806 North 95th St Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5562 Thanks so much to all of you who sent news along. As the country sputters through the Great Depression Part II, it’s always good to hear positive things happening among our classmates. For starters, there are babies and marriages (not necessarily in that order, of course), which are always happy news. Diana Steele sent along

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news of the arrival of Eliza Jane, born Jan 12, joining Mariana, 4. In Nov, Ed Gomez married Amy Thurness (OH State U ’95), with some alums in attendance. Andy Tsao was best man and John Seggerman was a groomsman. Also in attendance were Patricia Teck ’98 and Eliza Gomez ’12. Stacy Hall tied the knot in May 2008 after moving back home to the Jersey Shore. He married Toni Clay-Hall, described by Stacy as his “hometown girl.” They have been “traveling and enjoying life ever since. I am struggling to keep my computer support business afloat during these bad economic times, and she is a VP at a local community college. We went to a Colgate football alumni event (Dartmouth game) last Oct and had a good time; the campus looks great, and we ran into some old faces from the past.” The other wedding notice I received was a bit different, and came in the form of a touching e-mail from Greg Cohen. Greg writes that “after 2 1/2 years of being a widower and single dad to my 5 children, I’m getting married again on April 16. My late wife, Marilisa, passed away after a horrifying 6-year battle with breast cancer. For those who knew me in school, Marilisa and I eloped in Nov of our jr year and then we lived apart until after graduation. We were happily married for 23 years and had 5 wonderful children. I’ve spent the past 2 1/2 years trying to mend my children and myself. I’ve taught my children how to shop for a family, how to cook family meals, and tried to make new family traditions while preserving the past as best I could. I met my fiancée, Suze, online 17 months ago after some comical attempts at dating (I hadn’t dated since I was 18). I am a small town family Dr in S IO.” Good for you, Greg, and congrats! Congrats are also in order for Denise Battles, who was elected pres of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS). The council, founded in 1965, is a natl assoc of baccalaureate degree– granting colleges whose purpose is to sustain the arts and sciences as a leading influence in American higher ed. CCAS, a network of deans, serves as a forum for the exchange of ideas and info among deans representing the member colleges and as a representative of the liberal arts and sciences at a natl policy-making level. Taken together, CCAS member institutions educate more than 4 million students. The org is hosted by the C of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA. After Colgate, Denise went on to grad school at UCLA, where she obtained her PhD in geology. She served on the faculty of GA Southern U 1990–2005, and assumed several administrative roles in that institution’s Allen E Paulson C of Science and Technology 1994–2005. In 2005, she was recruited to serve as the 1st (founding) dean of the C of Natural and Health Sciences at the U of Northern CO and has held that position since. In local news, I saw Jeanine Nizza Burke at a recent Colgate club gathering at the home of Lynn and John Robinson ’60 right here in the Valley of the Sun. Jeanine and I were able to catch up on memories of Center Stillman while pretending to listen to a report from campus delivered by Bob Tyburski ’74 (in hindsight, he should have spoken before the wine was served). And for yet another Center Stillman connection, my old hallway neighbor Steve Rock checked in with news that not only did Joe DeBragga ’43

help Jeff Goldstein get into Colgate, he must be some kind of lucky charm because he also wrote a recommendation for Steve’s daughter Merideth, who was accepted early decision into the Class of ’13. She will be finishing her 1st year right in time for our 25th! Now I really feel old. One final, random note: Susan Manly Pelosi claimed a few months back that she sent me a photo of the Old Stone Jug on Facebook, but when I looked, it wasn’t there. She claims that it was somehow “quarantined” by the narrow-minded cyber censors at Facebook. Which begs the question: how did they know what evil lurked at the Jug? Now I feel even older. John Seggerman sent along this update: “I began 2009 by launching a new brand and website. It’s a refinement and enhancement of my existing business, begun some 4 years ago. The website features a lot of good info and resources about the DC area residential real estate market. After working in the US House and Senate for many years, I went in a different direction 4 years ago and am enjoying the adventure. I was fortunate enough to have Joel Bernstein and his daughter visit an open house I held recently in Arlington, VA.” Contact me if you’re interested in the web address for John’s new site. We received word that Jeff Goldstein was chosen as a Super Doctor. He is a surgeon with the Division of Spine Surgery at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases. Michael: 480-301-4459; Yardley.Michael@mayo.edu

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Michele Radin 681 Indian Ridge Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211-7485 With all the bad news out there, let’s start out with some good news: congrats to Charles Rosenstein on his Christmas Eve marriage to Michelle. Charles has a long-running law practice in Albany specializing in residential and commercial real estate and title insurance services. As impressive are the 10 marathons Chuck has completed in the past few years! He invites any other ’86 marathoners to join him in the Oct 2009 Marine Corp and Jan 2010 Disney Marathons — and “that means you, Alan Valenca.” Back to that bad news. Every media outlet in the world is focused on 1 topic: the US financial crisis. So, rather than fight the tide, let’s take advantage of that Colgate network and check in with some ’86ers for our own little “state of the union.” I contacted DC area alumni for news from those with the closest seats to the new admin. Then I reached out to our expat alumni for the internatl view: what has it been like to live outside of the US during these political and financial upheavals? Our report from DC comes from a woman truly in the know — so in the know she is bound by confidentiality laws — Maryblair Noah Svarverud, sr consultant for sales force effectiveness at Sallie Mae. Working smack in the middle of history in the making has left Maryblair a tad “schizophrenic”: enjoying the challenge (like any good Colgate alum), not so much the extra hours and stress. Here’s hoping you had a little time to

enjoy the DC spring, Maryblair, and thanks for working so hard to get our nation back on track. Another long-time DC-area resident is Peter Covitz, former COO at the Natl Cancer Institute Ctr for Biomedical Informatics. Witness to the “spectacle-debacle that was the Bush admin,” Peter and his family have since moved to Canada in time to be our 1st voice from abroad. Still making good use of his Colgate bio major, Peter now works as sr VP of innovation at MDS Nordion, a nuclear medicine and sterilization company in Ottawa, where he is in charge of R&D and the company’s expansion strategy. Peter reports that his new neighbors eagerly watched the US elections and celebrated our choice of Obama. In particular, “Canada is proud of its record in Afghanistan, and they are glad that Obama has signaled a refocusing on that mission.” As for the economic situation, Peter notes the irony that the formerly admired innovation of the US financial industry has suddenly made the conservative, highly regulated Canadian banking industry look good. Happily, he states that Canadians “really like America,” so at least we have 1 friend still on our side. Next we go to Europe, both East and West, for a report from Scott Sloan. Until recently, Scott lived in London, where he found British sentiment similar to Peter’s Canadians: tired of Bush, ready for Obama, still friends with the US despite some disillusionment. This year Scott moved to Moscow to become CFO of BP Russia (congrats, Scott!) and has encountered a different view of America. Anti-US opinion remains strong in Russia. Not only is the US still a military and foreign policy enemy, but also the US is blamed for Russia’s enormous economic woes, Scott reports. Nevertheless, although the govt did not throw any parties for Obama, it has cautiously welcomed the possibility of a new direction. And, says Scott, the Russian people “seem to separate how they feel about America and how they feel about (and treat) an American in their city. Moscow remains one of the most fascinating places to do business.” Meanwhile, Brian Drier sums up the USJapanese relationship with the saying: “When America sneezes, Japan catches a cold.” Like our other ’86er expats, Brian sees the effect of the US financial crisis reflected locally, but in his case he is lucky to find himself fairly insulated in his “recession-proof” tenured teaching position. And Japan sounds like the most pro-Obama nation, at least on a superficial level (no doubt the existence of Japanese town called “Obama” had helped fuel the love). Brian is even incorporating the elections into his lesson plans, not only as part of the English instruction, but also as a gateway to discussions on race and other cultural issues. Of particular note for Brian is the opportunity “to have students reflect on how children of mixed parentage are viewed. There is considerable discussion now and again about the language used to describe foreigners and children born to 1 Japanese parent and 1 nonJapanese parent — a group that now includes my own child — in Japan.” Despite this worldwide financial mire, I’m glad to bring you some good news about a couple of our classmates on the rise. Nancy Kaplan recently mounted her 1st political campaign — and

“Apparently, Bill Terry has been rehabbing his shoulder, which he broke in 3 places while training for the ‘longest downhill race in the world’ in Austria (22 km with 5,500 vertical meters drop). Bill competed in the race last year and finished despite getting bounced so high in the air that he was inverted and saw someone ski under him.” — Richard Johnson ’64 66

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won! Burlington, VT, her home for the past 11 years, welcomed Nancy to the city council for a 2-year term. Janine Daniels Rivera has been promoted to genl counsel of the NY Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) in Albany. With her Albany Law JD, Janine has practiced public law for almost 20 years (whew, we are old!), most recently as the OMIG’s asst Medicaid inspector genl for Intergovernmental Affairs within the exec office. An expert on Medicaid law, Janine also exemplifies the role of lawyer as community advocate, serving as a prisoner advocate for the Institutional Review Board at Albany Medical C and promoting her local Black and Hispanic Bar Assoc, local NAACP, and her law school’s programs for students of color. She also teaches law courses in the Bryant and Stratton C Paralegal Program. I wish a Colgate education were enough to shelter us all from the financial storm, but… Please remember your old Colgate friends are an e-mail away. For evidence of the readiness of our class to serve as resource and comfort, just check out the online Scene forum for Vikki Anderson Patacca’s response to this column’s mention of Tom Moran’s relocation to Cleveland. Vikki provided a list of the Cleveland-area ’86ers — Dan Hurwitz, Lisa Johnson Oliver, Jane Johnson Anagnostos, Adam Bujoll, Marc Karyo, and Dave Hart — and a hearty recommendation for the Colgate Club of Cleveland. Thanks for the assistance, Vikki, and for reminding us how easy it is to ask for help from our fellow alums — and to give it. And don’t forget to leave your own responses, questions, and comments at the Scene online community at www.colgatealumni.org. Michele: 706-641-6357; mlledaffodil@aol.com

1987

Adam Weiss 54 Alan Lane New Canaan, CT 06840 I hope this column finds all of you in good spirits in spite of these tough economic times. I read with great envy a letter from Ron ’80 and Lisa Robinson Locklin. She writes that they “have been hooked on the French language and culture” ever since they spent 4 years in Paris following their wedding in 1991. Lisa is an instructor of French at a small private school called French in Acton in the town of Acton, MA. They spent this past summer in France for an assignment for Ron’s job. Lisa and Ron have taken their boys — Matthew, 13, and Benjamin, 11 — back to Colgate several times and fully expect to receive admission letters for each of them when the time comes. Jenny Marshall Strong, another Dijon Study Group alum, and husband Doug ’86 live in the Rochester area. Doug just got back from a college hunting trip with their son Marshall, a jr in HS. (Our classmates now have children old enough to be applying to college!) Doug and Jenny also have 2 daughters — Meghan, 14, and Sarah, 11. Doug works at Kodak and Jenny teaches middle school enrichment as well as Le Francais p/t. Madame Murphy will be proud. Some pleasant news from Moira Trachtenberg Thielking. Moira lives in Katonah, NY, with husband Mark and their 2 daughters, Esther and Acadia. Moira has been quietly honing her skills as an artist. Her mixed-media art piece “American Dreamcatcher” was accepted as part of the Tri-State Juried Exhibition at The Katonah Museum of Art, which takes place once every 3 years. Moira’s artwork “explores the ideals of the

American Dream versus its corruption through materialism, militarism, and sensationalism.” Talk about the benefits of a liberal arts education! Bill Rindfuss checked in from SF. Bill may be the only classmate I know who has worked for the same company (JP Morgan) since college. Although, technically, Bill started at Manny Hanny (as did I), which then merged with Chemical, then merged with Chase, and then merged with JP Morgan. Bill’s a survivor. Congrats to Dr Glenn Egelman, who wrote that he has joined the Peace Corps as dir of the Office of Medical Services. Glenn previously held several positions at Bowling Green U in OH, including adjunct assoc prof in public health and physician-in-chief of student health services. Glenn was also courtesy staff physician at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green. This March, I received news of the unfortunate passing of Timothy Ronan. The obit from Tim’s hometown (Larchmont, NY) paper mentioned that Tim had brain cancer. When Tim was 1st diagnosed in 1994, he left his law career and decided to actively pursue his love of yacht racing and design. He was accepted into the marine carpentry program at the Landing School in Kennebunk, ME, when his illness reappeared. Tim also devoted much of his time to volunteer work, including Habitat for Humanity and coaching a hockey team for developmentally disabled children. Our condolences go out to his family. It didn’t take long for me to have to issue my 1st retraction. Contrary to what was previously reported, Mike Namian is living happily in Silver Spring, MD, with wife Tina (U of KY ’89). Courtesy of Victor Lago, I committed the journalistic blunder of not checking my sources. Mike says, “Good one, Vic! It only took you 18 years to get me back.” Again, you can see the class notes online at our class page at www.colgatealumni.org. If you’d like photos posted on the website, send them either to me or the alumni office (alumni@ colgate.edu). Have a great summer! Adam: akweiss65@yahoo.com

1988

Jack Kearney Sarah Bowen Shea 2508 NE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4830 Greetings from Portland. Maybe it’s the new quarterly format, but this year seems to be going by in a blur. We’re starting to feel the pinch of the economy in Portland. Real estate is starting to tighten, as are the budgets at Sarah’s most dependable mags. As for blurs, Phoebe is heading to 2nd grade and John and Daphne are starting their last year of preschool. On to the news. Book ’em, Dano: Harry Dolan e-mails that his debut mystery novel, Bad Things Happen, was picked up by Putnam and is available in hardcover and audiotape. Sarah’s book, The Essential Breastfeeding Log, came out in Feb. A perfect baby shower gift, it provides insight on breastfeeding and allows parents to track feeding, sleeping, diaper changes, and a new mother’s weight loss. The Jimmy Fund: Jeannette Merrick Green writes: “In late 2007 my husband Rodney was diagnosed with leukemia. After a difficult series of chemo treatments he reached his goal of clinical remission. We continue to pray that he will stay cancer free for a long time. Thanks to cancer research, this is all possible. “I will be bicycling in my 2nd Pan-Mass Chal-

lenge Aug 1–2, a 160-mile ride from Wellesley to the tip of Cape Cod. More than 5,000 cyclists, including Rodney’s father, have committed to the challenge and to collectively raising $35 million for cancer research. “Rodney’s diagnosis changed how I see our world. I am now working at an oncology clinic at a Boston-area hospital. If I can provide even a small amount of comfort to these many cancer patients through my experiences or my smile then I have made a difference.” Info on how to assist Jeannette can be found through The Jimmy Fund. Facebook Family: Colgate 1988 now has 60+ members ranging from 1985-1990. Many members are active on FB, so it’s a good place to reconnect. I found my 1st-year roommate Bryan Fair (now doing real estate in Atlanta), heard that Danny Baker hit a hole in one at the Olympic Club, and get daily reminders that Donna Armata Sanford is a whiz at FB quizzes. Sarah notes that Andrew Flannery hyped her book during his recent visit to a Seattle maternity shop. Yeah, it’s random, but it’s part of what’s making time fly this year. Congrats: Bridget Welsh earned teacher of the year honors from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. Correction: Bryan Keyt writes that he’s in the Chicago office of Bryan Cave LLP, an internatl law firm with 1,200 attys/26 offices worldwide. His office has grown from 4-65 attys in last 5 years. That’s all for now. Until next time, go, ’Gate. Jack and Sarah: 503-288-7874; kearndog1@yahoo.com

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Brent Goldstein 13709 Lakewood Ct Rockville, MD 20850-3649 So the new Scene schedule has created a time warp. For those of you reading this column online, I hope to see you at Reunion. For those reading in print, I hope you had a great time at Reunion 2 months ago! For those neither reading online nor in print, if a tree falls in the forest… Some quick news: Eric ’88 and Stephanie Johnson Stiles welcomed daughter Allison on New Year’s Eve 2008, joining 6-year-old brother Nicholas. Allison looks forward to celebrating her bday with the whole world every year. Stephanie is still chair of the English dept at Dominican C, but is taking a year-long maternity leave. Stephanie also said: “I still keep in touch with Susanne Connolly, who’s an atty and lives in NYC in a fabulous apt with her husband (whom my husband and I introduced her to, for real); Ria Piesner Rochvarg, also an atty, who lives in Baltimore with her husband and 2 daughters, 1 of whom was bat mitzvahed last summer; Kirsten Neumaier Shelly, who recently returned to work in environmental engineering and lives near Buffalo with her husband (best English accent ever) and 2 sons; and Julie Silver Rubin, also an atty who lives outside Chicago with her husband, son, and daughter.” By the way, if you haven’t joined Facebook yet, what are you waiting for? It’s been a great way to reconnect with fellow classmates. By my last count, there were about 110 signed up from our class. Brent: 240-838-6170; skibrent@comcast.net

In the know: car buying tips Tom McLean ’91 is senior director of web products for Consumer Reports, and general manager of ConsumerReports.org. Here he offers triedand-true tips to buying a car, even in a crazy economy. One of the joys of Colgate when I started in 1987 was not just the beauty and peacefulness of the setting, but the inaccessibility of it. With no easy public transportation, convincing my parents that I needed my own car wasn’t too hard… “Think about it, Mom, you won’t have to pick me up for Christmas break.” I ended up cruising up 12B in my spanking new black Ford Escort GT (hey, it was kinda cool at the time) stuffed to the roof with stereo equipment and milk crates. Today, the car market is in turmoil, but with sales down roughly 40 percent as of April 2009, now, more than ever, is the best time to get a good deal on a new car. Here’s advice from my friends at the auto test track at Consumer Reports on how to get a good price. 1. Do your homework. No sleeping on the library couches! Before setting foot in a dealership, go online and compare cars, cost of ownership, reliability, and pricing. Reliability is key — I ended up spending too much time at the Ford dealership in Hamilton getting my Escort fixed. Do not go into a dealer cold without knowing what you want and what you can afford. It’s too easy for them to point you to a car that’s right for their bottom line, not for yours. 2. Don’t assume the sticker price, or even the invoice price, is the purchase price. Most people know they will have to haggle, and though you may dread it, going in prepared with the right data can save you thousands. Make sure you know the “Consumer Reports Bottom Line Price” (OK, shameless plug), which tells you how much the dealer paid for the car, and where you should start negotiating. Customer rebates are not the only way to save. There are frequently dealer holdbacks and unadvertised dealer incentives that you should negotiate for as well. The key is to negotiate up from what the dealer paid, not down from MSRP. 3. Negotiate one thing at a time. The dealer will likely start by asking “How much do you want to pay a month?” No, he’s not making it easy, he’s baking in his profit. Make sure you negotiate the price of the new car first, then talk financing, leasing, and trade-ins. Know your car’s worth before talking trade-ins, too, because they often lowball. 4. Arrange financing in advance. Especially today, with the credit markets frozen and interest rates at an all-time low, take the time to shop around. Getting financing in advance will improve your negotiating position. You may also want to consider certified used cars because there are frequently good deals to be had on low mileage, off-lease cars that are backed by a warranty. 5. Watch out for the extras. Most dealers will tell you that the car with the options you want is not available, but they just happen to have the “limited” version on the lot. Or, they try to sell you extended warranties or VIN etching. Don’t fall for it. Playing some hardball can get you what you want, while skipping the pricey extras. And always be ready to walk. What do you know? If you’re an expert in an area of your field or avocation and would like to share your sage advice, e-mail scene@colgate.edu, or write to the Colgate Scene, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346.

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Rod Blackhurst ’02 has run from a mob of crazed fans, found notes on his car outside of concerts, and been stalked on MySpace. He’s not in a band, but as documentarian of The Fray, he has experienced a taste of their fame. Blackhurst spent the last three years touring with the Denver-based band, which was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 2007 and has an ardent fan base. The Fray are perhaps best known for their hit song “How to Save a Life,” which is frequently featured on TV shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scrubs. What started out as a “street team” gig putting up band posters around campus his first year at Colgate grew into a career in the music industry as a photographer and cinematographer. After summer internships with MTV and Atlantic Records, a connection at the street team company landed Blackhurst a summer job working with singer John Mayer before he became well known. Following graduation, Blackhurst had an idea of where he wanted to end up — making narrative film — but “had no clue how to get there,” he said. “I was in love with the music world, I was a skier … all this stuff was running around in my head and I didn’t really know what to do with it.” Two of his Colgate buddies convinced him to move with them to Lake Tahoe, Calif., where he began making action sports films. “I just started buying equipment,” Blackhurst said. He made X Games– style ski films and started his own company, called Ominous. Becoming frustrated with how little creativity the ski industry allowed him in filmmaking, Blackhurst decided to apply to graduate school. Again, music came knocking on the door. Out of the blue, after mailing his applications to New York University and Columbia University film schools, Blackhurst received a phone call from his friend at the street team company. The friend asked if Blackhurst wanted to go on the road with a little-known band (at the time) The Fray, and sell T-shirts for three weeks. With a few weeks to spare until he heard about his applications, Blackhurst jumped at the opportunity, only hesitating long enough to ask if he could bring his camera. When not peddling T-shirts, he filmed everything he could. Halfway through the tour, someone in the band’s management looked at the footage and liked what they saw. Meanwhile, graduate school did not pan out, and his career was set in motion. He began with co-directing a life-on-the-road documentary for The Fray, shooting for the band’s record label, and making music videos for VH1. Knowing he wouldn’t be allowed to shoot video of the band at events like the Billboard Music Awards, Blackhurst asked to be their photographer. He recently turned those photos into a coffee table book, The Fray: There and Back. Filming the band on their European and North American tours, Blackhurst was present for the fun times, like meeting Bruce Springsteen backstage, as well as the tense moments, like when their record label’s president arrived as the band was struggling with writer’s block on their second album. Blackhurst’s feature-length documentary, Fair Fight, begins during this time. The band had just wrapped up their European tour and was having difficulty making lightning strike twice. The band did finish their second album, with which the documentary is being distributed in a special-edition package. In addition to building his career and amassing colorful stories, Blackhurst also gained four new friends through the experience. “We were so comfortable with each other as creative entities, it was only natural that we would become close friends,” he said of the band. With this friendship comes an assumption from fans that he can introduce them to the members (hence the messages from groupies on MySpace and Facebook). While his mom is hoping that someday he’ll be able to introduce her to American Idol Kelly Clarkson, Blackhurst has found his niche working with indie bands such as Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, and Jack’s Mannequin. He said he doesn’t get star struck by the big names, but feels fortunate to meet some of his “man crushes” on lesser known artists. Next up, Blackhurst will be exploring a much different music scene as the director of photography on a National Geographic pilot TV show. Beginning in India, the show follows an ethnomusicologist as he explores the roots of traditional music and its influence on modern-day world music and cultures. — Aleta Mayne

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Julie O’Leary Muir 48 Barr Farm Rd Bedford, NH 03110-5221 Greetings, Class of ’90! As I sit in front of my computer contemplating this latest column, I am forced to (yet again) press upon your refined sensibilities and mold the tidbits of info I have about our fellow classmates into an unnatural yet strangely satisfying pate of info. Think of this summertime column as a rustic charcuterie board, crafted lovingly by moi for your grazing and consumption. I suggest a bottle or 2 of wine as necessary accompaniment for the following. The big cheese section finds our beloved Greg Blatt has been named CEO of Match.com. “Greg is a superbly smart exec whose been part of our sr mgmt at IAC for the last 5 years,” said Barry Diller, chair and CEO of IAC, who notes that Greg “has demonstrated keen insights into the Match business and real ambition for all its possibilities.” Oh, Greg, I will restrain myself. Congrats. The tiny pickles/cornichons section finds a number of adorable babies born to ’90 classmates. Eric and Julie Rosenbaum Skolnick welcomed their 3rd child on March 3. Eitan Lev (meaning Strong Heart) joins sister Dalia, 8, and brother Avi, 6. Wendy Knudsen Farrell ’89 was in attendance at Eitan’s bris and was one of his 1st babysitters. Jon and Alexis Mokotoff Shapiro welcomed Lily Jayne on April 6. She joins twin sisters Kayla and Amanda, 7. Alexis and her family live in Needham, MA, and she is a partner at the law firm Goodwin Procter. Welcome sweet little future ’Gate babies! The sausage selection features Marty Johnson checking in with tales of sporting events. I love ya, Marty J! He met up with Marty and Meg Murphy Nagle ’91 in Boston before the Pitt-’Nova game. He had time to enjoy a few pints of Guinness at the Black Rose before the Eastern Regional Final. Good times were had by all! Marty also attended the Masters Golf Tourney in Augusta. It has “nothing really to do with Colgate, but it was a great time!” Way to flex the sausage, my friend. The pate and final selection finds me relying on my hazy memories of a Colgate girl trip to Miami this past Jan with beloved friends Jennifer Zachar Boone, Dana Lee Gould, Nancy Epstein Schnure, Jeanine Rossi Borthwick, Dr Kristin Smith, Deirdre Ryan Costikyan, Christina Lyndrup Farrell, and Tammy Eunice Hopper Cushman. The highlights of the trip, which I will smash together for this pate, included laughter on the beach, mojitos the size of my head, lots of eating, salsa dancing by our favorite hip shakers Jen and Deirdre, flaming shot drinkers Christina and Deirdre, and the quirky and wonderful sights that only South Beach can provide. Our friendships have spanned nearly 24 years, and still when we come together for our annual reunions, we pick up right where we left off. I haven’t laughed so much in months! While 4 of our group were missing, I still marvel how lucky we are to enjoy the ride through life with each other. Cue the wine, please. Well, my (hopefully) sated friends, our picnic is over for now. I encourage you to write with your own news for our column, or join me on Facebook, that great time suck, where I enjoy daily dalliances with the likes of Dave Storms, Dave Friedman, Nicole Wetzold (who is particularly witty), Nikki Truman Harding, Heidi Bulow Parsont, Mark Sackoor (who enjoys karaoke), and the fetching Lara Ulrich Lighthouse, to name a few. Come on, reach out. I’ll be waiting. Julie: 603-488-5454; nhmuirs@comcast.net

Kathryn Dillon Marcotte 45 Ridgewood Lane Wakefield, RI 02879 It is an exciting time for Colgate with its search for a new pres and all of the wonderful and difficult challenges we all face in this economy. The one constant is the ingenuity and spirit of its alumni body. I am pleased to share some wonderful news about a few of our classmates this month. Melissa MacGill Graham has been in Chicago since 1994. She was an atty for 10 yrs with McDermott Will & Emery. Leaving there in 2005, Melissa started her own green/sustainable catering company, Monogramme Events & Catering. In addition, she started Purple Asparagus, a nonprofit company dedicated to bringing families back to the table and teaching families about sustainability. She and husband Michael (U of IL ’92) have a 5-year-old son, Thor. They live a few blocks west of Wrigley Field but admit to being die-hard White Sox fans. Jim Barr and his lovely wife Dana are busy with 3 kids, ages 11, 10, and 8, and all of their activities. Jim has recently run a couple of marathons and finds that life seems to be consisting of work, family, and running. The Barrs have 2 dealerships that have weathered this uncertain economy well and they have managed to maintain profitability when doing so is not so easy. Their Acura dealership achieved the prestigious Precision Team Award for 2008, a significant accomplishment for their team. Dana and Jim will be spending the 1st week of June in Newport Beach, CA, compliments of the Acura Motor Division. Enjoy! I was pleased to hear from Vienna, VA, where Steven Tepp and his wonderful wife, Ronnie, welcomed their 3rd child (and 1st son), Toby Nathan on Sept 16, 2008. Sasha, 4, and Rachel, 3, are delighted to have a new playmate and they are all keeping mom and dad busy. Steve is sr counsel for policy and internatl affairs at the US Copyright Office. He claims that he does not arrest people for uploading songs to Limewire, but he does write court briefs arguing its illegality. He also travels around the world negotiating treaties on copyright. He enjoys his travels to faraway locales like China, Japan, and Australia, but with the 3 little ones, he does try to limit it at this stage of the game. Steve’s wife served as a top lobbyist for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fndn, which made her a leading force in shaping federal policy on stem cell research and securing hundreds of millions of dollars for diabetes research. She has recently started up her own health care govt relations firm, Navigator Consulting. I received another great update, this one from Vince Lunato. Vince is engaged to Marissa Lussier (SF State U) and has been living in SF for almost 3 years now. He is in the Outer Sunset/ Ocean Beach area of town so he still remains a bit of a beach bum, having previously lived in Venice, CA. I assured him that his location sounds like nirvana to any New England or upstate NY folks. At the end of 2008, Vincent decided to change course and left his graphic design business in an effort to get out of advertising. In the spirit of starting over, he went back to school and will be starting a new job as a hair-color asst at the diPietro Todd Salon. The asst program lasts 2 years, after which he will either sign on or go his own way. Spending time with Marissa and body boarding at Ocean Beach or Linda Mar/Pacifica are how he enjoys his time. By the time you read this, he may very well have caught the Dead at

the Shoreline Amphitheatre (old habits die hard as he says). Vince does keep in touch with Chris Hoskins and Dave Friedman and reports that they seem to be doing well. Maybe we can get those updates into the next Scene. Eric Scheffler has been commuting into NYC after moving up to Scarsdale in Westchester County with wife Karen (UCLA) and 3 beautiful little girls (6, 4, and 1). Eric has been working as genl counsel for a real estate fund. He says he is still keeping active, as he has indoctrinated his 2 oldest into skiing this winter and he finished his 4th Ironman and ran an ultramarathon in the Grand Canyon during the year. Amazing! Jeff and Karen Scott Hearn are here in RI with me. They have had an exciting winter in anticipation of a new arrival. On March 11, 2009, they along with Maddie, 13, and brother Gus, 9, welcomed Calixto (Cal) into the Ocean State. They are enjoying every minute of babyhood (again)! Steve Melito is one of my fave Facebook cronies and he has launched CR4. He blogs regularly about the history of technology and recently forged a content partnership with Doug Hirschhorn ’94 of CNBC fame. I want to thank everyone for getting in touch, and if we haven’t connected yet, we will. I look forward to hearing from you. Kathy: 401-783-3897; dkmarcotte@cox.net

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Crissy Singer Shropshire 66 Indian Hill Rd Mt Kisco, NY 10549-3827 Nineteen years ago on spring break in the Bahamas, I met my future husband, Camp ’91. We 1st spoke at a high-class establishment called Club Waterloo. He wondered why I frequented the beach in an oversized polo shirt instead of the ever-popular bikini, and in turn I wondered why he sported particularly loud, aesthetically challenged swim trunks. More curious was the fact that his friend Steve Feinstein ’91 wore the same ones. This year I thought I’d give spring break another go. My 2 kids and I packed up the minivan and headed to sunny Boston, leaving Camp behind to work. The temp never broke 40 and our substitute for Club Waterloo was the Children’s Museum, but I still wore an oversized polo shirt. We stayed with Jean-Marie Lovett Huff and visited with Alix Reiskind. Jean has 2 children of her own: Sarah, 3, and maybe the most mellow baby ever, Charlie, 6 months. Jean is starting her own company with some former co-workers. Alix is a librarian at the design school of Harvard. Prior to going to Boston, I had the chance to see 2 other Colgate gals in NYC. Amy Forsythe came in for a day with her job at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She is engaged to Jim Rice and a Sept wedding is planned in her hometown of Cleveland. Lily Cabezon is training for a half marathon walk for the Crohn’s & Colitis Fndn in HI this summer. She continues to do well as a physician’s asst. PJ Piper is also among the newly engaged. In June he and Samantha Kantor (St Lawrence U ’97) were to be wed in Bretton Woods, NH. There was sure to be singing in those hills as most of the Thirteen were invited, including Vic Victoriano, Damian Anderson, Geoff Headington, Fitz De Smet, Marc Glogoff ’93, Wyman Chu ’91, and David Bergerson ’93. Afterward PJ and his bride honeymooned in Italy and Greece. In other news, PJ left Aspen Aerogels (the last company he founded) in Nov 2006 to start a new company, QM Power, a clean technology company with the highest efficiency and lowest cost electric motors, generators, and actuators. PJ’s company is based in Boston.

“Nineteen years ago on spring break in the Bahamas, I met my future husband [Donald Camp Shropshire ’91]. We first spoke at a high-class establishment called Club Waterloo. He wondered why I frequented the beach in an oversized polo shirt instead of the ever-popular bikini, and in turn I wondered why he sported particularly loud, aesthetically challenged swim trunks. More curious was the fact that his friend Steve Feinstein ’91 wore the same ones.” — Crissy Singer Shropshire ’92 Alison Bryant Ludden has received tenure at the C of Holy Cross, where she has taught since 2004. After Colgate, she received her MA and PhD from the U of MI. A former Peace Corps volunteer, she taught previously at the U of MO-Columbia. Her dissertation on substance use and academic experiences during adolescence received the 2002 Outstanding Dissertation award from the American Psychological Assoc (Division 15). Alison is also the co-author of The Decline of Substance Use in Young Adulthood: Changes in Social Activities, Roles, and Beliefs (Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002). Congrats, prof! Sharon Feeney dropped me a line even though she didn’t have much news to share (hint, hint). She has been on the move. Last summer Sharon moved her office from one side of the street to the other and moved residences within Morris Plains, NJ. But she can “vouch for how ridiculously expensive it is to move your stuff a mere mile.” She keeps in touch with Jamie Cooke ’93. He and wife Elizabeth Dobies ’90 are living in Bakersfield, CA. Jamie retired from hockey a few years ago and is now teaching science and coaching hockey. Sharon would really like to reconnect with Laura Trickett, who she says is “impossible to find.” And on 1 final note, last Nov while I was working at a post-house in NYC, I was introduced to a fellow Colgate alumnus. Young James Martin ’03 is a sound engineer at Bionic. I thank him for sparing me the Geritol jokes. That’s all for this edition. Looking forward to hearing from some more of you in the next Scene. Crissy: 914-864-1387; cshrop@optonline.net

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Kaori Nakamura DiChiara 61 Mustato Road Katonah, NY 10536-3725 Happy summer, everybody. It has been wonderful hearing from so many of you. Some have come out of hiding and there are many births to announce! I recently reconnected with John Less, who provided me with a short version of his life after Colgate: “From Colgate to Capitol Hill, followed by grad school, Indonesia, then SF dotcoming, then post 9/11 TSA consulting, then sustainability consulting, and lastly with the Clinton Climate Initiative as the city dir for Johannesburg.” He is enjoying life abroad with wife Laurie Schowater, and based on the amazing pics I have seen, they travel quite a bit. Rabbi Matt Berkowitz also decided to live abroad. For the past 10 years, Matt worked in the Jewish Theological Seminary of America’s (JTSA) FL regional office in Boca Raton. Earlier in the year, he decided to take a 1-year leave of absence so that he and wife Rabbi Miriam and their 3 children could experience living in Jerusalem. After a few months of living in Jerusalem, where his work consisted of continuing his studies, teaching 2 classes at the Conservative Yeshiva, working on a number of projects for JTSA, and continuing his artwork, he and his wife decided to live there permanently. Matt plans on continuing his work with JTSA, working on a series of oil

paintings of Israeli people, and is focusing on a project that explores the intersection of the arts and Jewish education. I was impressed when he informed me of his limited edition artist portfolio titled Passover Landscapes, which was exhibited in a Madison Ave gallery 2 years ago (see Arts & Culture in the spring Colgate Scene). Matt sends out an open invitation to his new home to any ’93s interested in visiting Jerusalem! Amy Satin Spinelli, who temporarily moved to Singapore last summer (with 3 kids in tow) to be with husband Alex who was sent there for work, recently informed me that they have all officially moved from NJ to Hong Kong. Amy reconnected with Craig Dana ’91 and Sarah Dyer ’91, who also live in Hong Kong. Amy and Sarah plan on starting a Hong Kong chapter of Women at Colgate. After living abroad for years after Colgate, Dave Gustitus moved back to the US with wife Bea. Dave received his DC from the Palmer C of Chiropractic in ’03 and works at a practice called Rhythm of Life Chiropractic. He and Bea live in the Milwaukee area with their 2 adorable girls, Mikeala, 7, and Isabella, 4. Although a local move, Parul Nanarati was happy to share that she and her husband have moved out of their small midtown apt in NYC to a bigger place downtown “with a window in the apt!” When reading the excitement in her e-mail to me, the theme song for The Jeffersons came to mind. Parul continues to work for the Ctr for Disease Control, so once a month she is traveling to its office in Atlanta. Jordan LaVine wrote in to say that along with Craig Hempstead, John Crumbliss ’94, and Peter Lee ’94, he planned a send-off party for Brett Gerry at the end of March. After serving as former atty gen Michael Mukasey’s chief of staff and then gen counsel of Boeing div in the DC area, Brett accepted a position as gen counsel of Boeing’s commercial airlines div in Seattle. For someone who has lived his entire life in the NE, moving his family to the West Coast was a big decision. The men started their evening off at the Grooming Lounge, where Brett and Peter were treated with haircuts and hot lather shaves, and then proceeded to the Hay-Adams Hotel for drinks, then a steak dinner at Bobby Vans, followed by more drinks (of course) at Town & Country, which is a bar within the Mayflower Hotel. Jordan stated that “the night was filled with much reminiscing, spirited political debates, and general good times.” Craig is a VP at JPMorgan Chase in NY and recently moved into a 2 bedroom on 57th and 6th, and Jordan continues to live with his wife and 3 children (Nicholas, 5, Mia, 3 and Anna, 1) in Villanova and is a shareholder in the Flaster/Greenberg PC law firm in Philly. Jordan heads the TM and CR practice group. Sarah Lane Sproha informed me that she and husband Jeff are heading to Vegas to celebrate their 15th anniversary in July and may “retie the knot at the Elvis Wedding Chapel.” They continue to enjoy life in NJ with their girls: Amanda, 9, and Tara, 5. The Sprohas regularly keep in touch with Erinn Haswell, Ian Laird, Mike ’94 and Jen Gardner Mason ’94, Stacey Phelps Pederson, Jeff Swanson, Robert ’94 and Kelly Lehmann Johnson ’94, and Michael Abood. I was so proud when Boris Zelkin informed

me that he and wife Deeji are Emmy nominees. On April 2, the 30th Annual Sports Emmys announced the nominees, and Boris and Deeji’s nominations were in the Outstanding Music Composition category. The 1st was for the music for the opening tease of the 2008 Masters and the 2nd was for the music featured in the segment preceding the final game at Yankee Stadium titled, “Yogi’s Bronx.” Congrats! After being mentioned in previous columns, Amy Hayes and Kim Meltzer Aseltine reached out to me and provided correct updates on their lives. Amy is still in Los Angeles — the move to ME is in the works but has not yet happened. She continues to work on construction mgmt, which she studied while attending UCLA after leaving the acting and TV/movie industry. Early in the year, Amy was the project engineer on a $10 million apt bldg in Venice. She hopes to move back to the NE soon, and she will keep me up to date via FB (she’s finally joining!). Kim and husband Steve live in Littleton, CO, with daughter Mia, 5. Living in CO and with Steve being Canadian, Mia is already a great skier and loves playing ice hockey. Kim is a physical therapist and works p/t at Cactus Sport & Spine, and she is really enjoying raising her daughter. It was wonderful hearing from Danie Caro. She has been coaching women’s lax since graduation and is currently the women’s lax coach at Quinnipiac U in Hamden, CT. Danie has been with her partner, Jen, since 1998 and they have a civil union. Since Aug ’07 they became “accidental parents” and are raising her nephew Tyler, 6. Although busy as a new parent, Danie keeps in touch with Elizabeth Lewis Perkins, Liz Hewson Blankstein, Carrie Clifford, Shari Krasnoo ’91, Janice Leadbetter Bennett ’94, Kim Standish Reohr ’95, and Angela Chongris ’98. And while on the subject of parenthood, love was definitely in the air last year. I’ll start with the newbie parents: Thayer Jacques Lavielle wrote in about Kerin Coyle McCarthy and husband’s daughter Grace, who was born in Sept ’08. Yuki and Mark Swingle welcomed daughter Mia on Oct 27. After many years in Japan (Yuki used to work at Scott Barger’s company), the Swingles moved to the US. Mark owns a company that exports/imports social stationary between the US and Japan. He continues his training in martial arts and received his 2nd-degree black belt last summer. The Swingles live in NJ, are enjoying parenthood, and manage to get out to Colgate vs Princeton sporting events on occasion. He mentioned how odd/amusing it was that there were more ’Gate fans in Princeton at the Colgate/ Princeton ice hockey game last fall. Chrissy Tulin Myerson e-mailed me about the birth of her daughter Alexandra Leigh in Nov ’08. She and husband Ted reside in NYC and have become members of the “East Side stroller set.” Adrienne Darcey and husband Eric Smith welcomed Lillian on March 22, and “sister” Ginger Snap Cookie (their 3-year-old dog) is reported to be taking the competition well! Now for some veteran parents: On Nov 28 John and Elizabeth Wort Clyde welcomed daughter Cameron Paley, who joins brother Miles, 3; earlier in the year Anne and Brett Gerry welcomed son Elbridge, who joins sister Leila, 4; and Katharine and Chris Henkels welcomed

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Evelyn Rachel on Feb 8 at 8:04 am. She weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz and measured 20". Chris is so proud of her and daughter Elizabeth, 2.5. Amber and Rusty Heffner are now parents to son Reed, who was born at the end of March. Sister Evelyn, 3, is thrilled and the Heffners are enjoying the chaos! And now for the brave people who have decided to parent via “zone” vs “man-to-man” (as PJ Kavanagh and I jokingly refer): Thayer Jacques Lavielle and husband David welcomed daughter Cosette (“Coco”) on July 28, 2008. After 2 boys, they are really enjoying having a girl. Since moving to Charlotte, Thayer reconnected with Kerin Coyle McCarthy and Brian Roelke. They often get together with families in tow. Heather and John Zuzenak, along with their boys Aidan, 6, and Sawyer, 4, welcomed son Kellen on Dec 31. PJ and wife Liz welcomed 3rd son Ryan Kelly on Jan 31, weighing 8 lbs, 8 oz. PJ described “crazy times” at their house while also lovingly stating that his son looks like “a cute ‘Gollum’ from Lord of the Rings.” Having seen the pics, I can say that this adorable child definitely does not resemble anything from Lord of the Rings! Erin and David Bergerson welcomed 2nd daughter Eileen, who was born on March 21 weighing 8 lbs, 2 oz. Sister Brett, 3.5, and brother Liam, 2, are excited about their new sibling. Two months prior to Eileen’s birth, my husband and I ran into the Bergersons at a CT mall. If it weren’t for Brett, I would not have recognized Bergie because he was 35 lbs lighter (and looking 10 years younger). They continue to reside in Mahopac, NY, and a BergersonDiChiara play date is in the works. Kim Russo Rutenberg made a solo weekend trip into NYC in early Feb (a wonderful bday gift from her husband), and for 24 hours I was able to pretend with her that we only had the responsibilities of a single person. Dan Glusker joined us for dinner in the W Village. We lucked out on a 5–7 pm happy hour deal on margaritas. We laughed, we were loud, and we showered each other with compliments. We were feeling pretty good about ourselves until the reality of our life stage set in as a slew of 20-somethings (who all looked like Sex in the City characters dressed in tiny tank tops) came flooding in to have dinner after 9 pm, unlike us old people who need to eat dinner by 7 pm at the latest. We laughed some more. Who cares. It was mentioned on the news recently that “40 is the new 20” … if I can be considered looking 20 years younger but still eat dinner early, that’s fine by me! As for me, a lot has occurred since the writing of the spring column. I can no longer spell expletives out loud as my daughter Mia (5.5 going on 15), whose memory continues to grow more enhanced, can now spell/sound-out words/read. This clearly puts me in a spot as she is always excited to pass on newfound info to brother Christopher, 4. The most requested iPod music from my kids are songs by Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, the Jonas Brothers, Kelly Clarkson, and Beyonce. When they sing Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” while in the grocery store, I pretend not to notice (does this make me a bad mom?). In March I cut off 8+" of my hair and donated it to Pantene’s fndn, which makes wigs for women battling cancer (by the time you are reading this, it will most likely be the same length that it was). My kids practically cried when they saw me with the new do (“Why did you do that!?”), but now they will proudly tell every stranger on the street about it, almost as if an explanation for their mom’s mediocre haircut is necessary. Well, it is the year of 20th HS Reunions for us all. I’m sure as many of you plan on attending or have already attended your 20-year HS Reunion, I can tell you I attended mine on the Sat evening of Easter weekend. It took place in a 70

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trendy NYC bar/restaurant. The party continued on at another bar and at 2:30 am I found myself running into a McDonald’s with a buddy and we surprised the rest of our friends upon our return with complimentary cheeseburgers and fries. Did I mention that this column’s deadline was the day after Easter? Although I am still recovering, I managed to complete this one! I hope you found the column entertaining! Hope to hear from you all! Kaori: 914-232-0549; kaoriotrl@optonline.net

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Allison Good #8 319 West 88th Street New York, NY 10024-2271 As I am writing this, we are still a few months away from our 15th Reunion, but when it arrives, it will have already passed. I am hoping I have tons of news to share in the next issue, complete with all of the hijinx from the tents. For this issue, 4 new babies. Donny and Peggy Krahnke Enright had a baby, James Wilson, born on Election Day. He joins his almost 5-year-old sister, Heather. This winter was a great time to put her business on hold, but Peggy went back to work as a real estate agent as the spring arrived. I learned through the student fundraisers that Janice Brown Ryan had a baby, but details got lost in translation! Janice, let us know the story with the newest member of your family! Angela and Tom Muddell welcomed son Reece Dobson on Jan 26. Reece weighed 8 lbs, 8 oz and measured 20.5" long. Reece joins brother Brant, 6. The Muddells live in Louisville, KY. Brent and Tamara Eischen Tasker welcomed their 1st child last year, a daughter named Sasha, born Jan 18, 2008. They are living in Portland, OR, and Tamara is teaching at Pacific U. She received her PsyD from Pacific in 2005 and began teaching after she completed her post-doc work in Pittsburgh. Tamara still keeps in touch with Kristin Lantz and Melissa Morra Ferrara ’95, talking mostly about family fun. Next time, news from Reunion! Allison: 212-875-0751; agood@email.com

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David A. Schreiber 1717 West Schubert Avenue Chicago, IL 60614 Happy summer! I hope you’re all doing well and enjoying a festive and relaxing summer season. Those of us in Chicago are particularly pleased after having only just recently bid farewell to yet another near-apocalyptic winter. It is the price we pay (or so I’m told). Please drop me a note if you haven’t done so in a while. Your classmates will appreciate it — me too, I might add! So without further ado, here is the latest news on our fellow classmates. Eric and Stacey May Wierzba welcomed their 2nd child, Katherine May, on Nov 5. Katherine joins brother Hayden, 2 1/2. The family continues to live in Alexandria, VA, where Stacey recently returned to her position (since 2002) as dir of public outreach at the American Assoc of Pharma Scientists. Joel and Ania Cybulski Cramer had their 3rd child, son Cooper, on Dec 6. He joins Conrad, 3 1/2, and Claudia, 2. The family is doing great and continues to live in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago, where the kids have regular play dates with Hilary Poticha Kurinsky and her 2 daughters. Ania is just enjoying being a mom of

3 kids under the age of 4, though not so thrilled about having 2 still in diapers! Kristi and Spencer Sloe welcomed their 2nd child, Cooper James, on Jan 25. He joins sister Sienna, 3. The family continues to live in Brooklyn, and work in NYC, where Spencer is a sr dir at Radio 1 and Kristi is a global marketing dir at Kiehl’s. Taragh (St Lawrence ’94) and Babbie Clopper Mulvany had their 1st child, John Elliott, on March 18. The happy couple is adjusting to John’s arrival and enjoying each new day’s surprises. Beth and Pete Greiner welcomed a son, Andrew Thomas, into their family on Feb 2. The family is just thrilled and both Beth and Andrew are doing great: Pete, too! Amy Palmer married Douglas Ellis (Williams) last May during a beautiful spring weekend in Manchester, VT. Guests were treated to New England hospitality, from an 18th-century menu at the rehearsal dinner to the big band sounds of the Beantown Swing Orchestra at the wedding. Colgate bridesmaids included Kathleen Galligan, Bridget Klein Curry, Danielle Hill, Sue Monajati Reno, and Denise Torres Wiggins. Rounding out the ’Gate crew were Heidi Cuthbertson, Paige Jones Stoecker, and Jennifer Moore. A great time (and major outlet shopping) was had by all. Amy and Doug live in Williamstown, MA, where Amy is a partner at a VT law firm while Doug manages investments for private clients. Amy, Danielle, and Kathleen convened in Manhattan last summer for Bridget’s baby shower (she had a baby girl, Caroline, in Nov), and Amy, Bridget, Danielle, Kathleen, and Sue spent a beautiful fall weekend together at Bridget’s house in CT in celebration of fall bdays. In Nov, Amy made a trip to Atlanta to visit Denise and Paige, who had a daughter, Keely, in Oct (joining sister Rachael). In other news, Danielle recently began a new job as a sr integrated marketing manager at Time Inc in the Fortune/Money Group, which includes Fortune, Fortune Small Business, and MONEY mags, and Kathleen continues in her role as an asst VP at Bank of America in Boston, where she lives with husband Doug. Bridget has returned to Edelman from maternity leave and is slowly learning how to balance a career with motherhood. Finally, it is with great sadness that I report the passing of our classmate Shawn McGregor on Oct 11 at a hospital in Gainesville, FL. We extend our heartfelt condolences to his parents, Ray McGregor and Victoria Coiet, and wish them well during this difficult time. That’s a wrap. Take care and stay well. David: 773-281-8152; d schreiber2004@kellogg.northwestern.edu

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Kelly Connolly 12701 Found Stone Road, #303 Germantown, MD 20876-6932 Hi, ’Gaters! Right to the news. Keith and Kelly Rodden ’01 DiBlasi had a baby girl, Alexandra Violet, on Nov 18, 2008. Sandra Bontemps Hodgman and her husband, Todd, also had a baby girl, Ava Jane Duncan Hodgman, on Nov 2. Stacey Honstedt Polanskjy and hubby, Pete, had their 3rd child in June: Damian John, joining big sisters Cassie and Maddie. All the families are doing well and are happy, though a bit busy as you can imagine. Cory Frederick Goriup writes: “My husband (Gus, VA Tech ’96) and I welcomed our 2nd child, a son, Devin Michael, on Sept 24, 2008. He is a wonderful, happy, smiley baby. His big sister, Lexi, who is 3, just loves him! I am continuing

to work full time at my law firm where I am a partner, practicing mainly in the area of family law. I recently reconnected with Catherine Olson Schirmeier through Facebook. She has 2 sons and is living in Chevy Chase, MD. I was able to see Jen Wiler, her husband, Dave, and son, Blake, when they were in DC for a conference that Jen was presenting at this past year. They are in St Louis, but moving to Denver at the end of the summer.” Elisa Hoffman wrote in: “My husband, Sean Suder (UVA ’00), and I had twins on Jan 23! Lily Hope Hoffman Suder was 5 1/2 lbs and 19" and Abbott Gabriel Hoffman Suder was 6 lbs and 20". Lily is named after Leslie Ebert, one of my best friends from Colgate who passed away in Nov 2001. Alyssa Gibney Ashley, my Colgate roommate, drove up from Louisville to meet Lily and Abbott the day after they were born. Back in Nov, Alyssa drove up from Louisville and Christine Pan Bassett drove in from Chicago for our shower, so Colgate was definitely represented!” Elisa is still working for Teach for America, and she and her husband live in Cincinnati. Molly Foran Yurchak and husband Mike Yurchak ’94 had their 2nd son, Sascha Peter, on September 12. He joins Luca Michael, who is now 3 1/2. That’s all the news that’s latest and greatest. Be sure to write me if you have more. Kelly: 240-686-1538; kelbethconnolly@yahoo.com

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Amy McKnight Fazen 38 Woodward Street Newton Highlands, MA 02461-1512 Hi, everyone! Sandi Hemmerlein writes, “I recently left my post as head of marketing for KIDZ BOP to make a career change and figure out what my next move is. In the meantime, I am doing some consulting work (mostly still in children’s music) as well as freelance writing. I also have continued making TV appearances, including shooting the pilot for the new version of The Dating Game for GSN (now the 2nd game show I’ve won), and as an on-air guest on QVC selling a CD box set called The Easy Rock Collection. You can watch 1 of my recent appearances on YouTube. I continue to travel a lot, though most of my trips end up in the desert now, including this past summer’s 10-day adventure in Morocco with Michelle Cahr ’98.” Heather Hendry received her PhD in foreign language education from the U of Pitt in April. The baby boom in our class continues. Danielle Schwartz Goldsmith writes, “Adam and I are happy to announce the birth of Robert ‘Gray,’ born Dec 9. His sister Tess, 3, thinks he’s rather cute but boring so far and is excited for the day she can start bossing him around. We’re still in NYC, trying to maximize our time here until we give in and move to the ’burbs.” Sonia Zywotchenko Robinson writes, “My husband, Nick, and I welcomed our daughter, Eve Isla, on Dec 19, joining her 3 1/2-year-old brother Alex. We’re all doing great!” On Jan 26 Rhett and Andrea Montano Speros welcomed son Winston. Charlotte Chamberlain, daughter of Bill and Courtney Conant Maunsell, arrived on March 9. On March 27, Kaylin Ruth joined Doug and Julina Henderson Ogilvie. Since Julina, Ando, and Courtney used to share a house together up at Okemo for many ski seasons, we have to wonder what was in the water up there! Congrats to all! Amy: colgate1997news@hotmail.com

1998 Carmella Alvaro 2517 S Walter Reed Drive, #A Arlington, VA 22206-1212 Hello, everyone. Thanks for the updates. There are 21 new babies scattered throughout this issue. I wanted to keep it at 13 for the symbolic value but you all were too, er, busy. Charles and Carrie Ciaccia Mathews are the proud parents of Mirabella Ann, born on Nov 14, joining Avery. Adonal Foyle, in addition to his day job of playing against Yao in the NBA, has a fndn called the Kerosene Lamp fndn that empowers kids to grow into healthy and well-educated adults through free basketball camps, building/refurbishing basketball courts in poor communities. The name “Kerosene Lamp” refers to the lighting used by Adonal to study when he was growing up on an island without electricity and symbolizes his mission to brighten the futures of today’s youth. Kyle and Rebecca Ahouse Patterson had baby boy #2, Miles Robert, born Jan 11 and joining brother Eli. Jamie Kohn Gersch writes, “Jordan and I welcomed our 2nd son, Noah Jacob, on Feb 20, joining brother Sam. We were surrounded by many Colgate friends at the bris, including Emily Peters Johnson Newhouse, Betsy Doepke McDermott, Amanda Rabinovitch Corzine, Kirsten Letsinger Edwards, and a special surprise from NY, Erica Goodstadt Schiff. Henry ’01 and Rachel Kohn ’01 Sztul and Jonathan Gersch ’03 also came out to SF from NY to celebrate their newest nephew.” Erica writes in about that trip, too, with some more news: “On July 5, 2008, Jeffrey and I had our 2nd child, Benjamin Myles, joining his sister Isabella Brooke, who is 3. I still work 2 days a week in NYC and Jeffrey is finishing his 3rd year of his urology residency. I recently took a kids-free trip to SF to meet Jordan and Jamie’s 2nd son, Noah Jacob. It was so great to see Emily Peters Johnson Newhouse and meet Betsy Doepke McDermott’s twin girls, Jane and Ann. Everyone seems to be doing great!” Bryan Carnahan completed the Chamonix (Argentière)-Zermatt Haute Route ski tour in the Alps in late March/early April and is spending at least a part of this summer recovering from surgery on a knee that was injured last Aug while skiing off-piste near Nevados de Chillan, Chile. Teresa Matazzoni writes, “I went to Robin Bellizzi’s gorgeous wedding to Titus Queen on Jan 31 in Tallahassee. Both the lovebirds work at FSU and the reception was appropriately held in the FL State football stadium. Shareen Ismail, who is completing her pediatric residency in Chicago, also attended the wedding, as did Gary and Alison Newman Stallings. Ali recently completed a residency in dermatology and has relocated from New Orleans back to NY. Monica Arreola Holland was in the wedding party and we sat (at a table appropriately numbered 13) with her hubby, Chuck Holland, who shared anecdotes of their sweet children. Tannia Cavajani was unable to attend the wedding due in part to her adorable new twins, Ethan and Samantha, who just get cuter with each picture she shares. Speaking of new babies, I just chatted with Krescent Hancock Telleen, who had a baby girl, Darcy Shea, on April 5, 2008. She and her husband are quite busy with their 4 kids and all the new experiences this adventuresome brood keeps bringing their way. I see Sarah Lusardi frequently and we spend our time walking her dog, Maddox, around Lake Merritt, adventuring down the slopes in Tahoe, and house hunting. Someday soon we both hope to report that we have purchased homes in the Bay area. Stay tuned!”

Ella Esente and Gian Luca Montenuovo welcomed baby Elisa born Dec 15, joining Luca. Daria Baron-Hall Eriksson reports for her and Ella: “We both had the pleasure of being comatrons-of-honor in Kristina Sumption’s March 28 nuptials to James Bell (Princeton ’97) in NYC. Kristina looked absolutely stunning as Steve Sumption ’63 walked her down the aisle. The bride and groom danced the night away in the Prince George ballroom and friends joined in for a memorable evening. Kristina and Jamie jetted off shortly after for a 2-week honeymoon of skiing in Whistler and then off to HI for some sun!” Carol Walter writes, “I launched Solace Essentials in Jan and 10 Seattle stores already carry it. I make the products by hand in my workshop in W Seattle with all organic ingredients and will be applying for USDA Organic status later this year. The 7 Solace Essentials scents that I designed are based on Chakra healing principles (roots in East Indian yoga).” Jessica Deckard reports, “I’m still teaching English at a private HS in New Orleans. I’m completing my 5th year, and I’m starting to have that ‘itch’ all 5th-year teachers have. I’m doing a lot of creative writing. I’m a fellow of the Natl Writing Project and will be teaching an advanced writing seminar this summer. The seminar is part of the Greater New Orleans Writing Project and is offered through the U of New Orleans. I recently moved out of uptown New Orleans to Gentilly. I’m living in a house that was completely destroyed by Katrina and has just finished being rebuilt. It’s weird living in a totally decimated neighborhood (again). My part of Gentilly is really spotty. Every other house on each block is either gutted and empty or in the process of being rebuilt.” Jen Schiffer writes, “I’m opening a new club in Williamsburg and in Manhattan this summer.” Kevin Galligan is also starting a new company, “Pinpointpost.com is a direct mail marketing website targeted at small businesses.” Matt and Johanna Ames Coats welcomed a new baby, Mason Ames, on Feb 21: “He decided to arrive 4 weeks early, on the same day as our baby shower! So, our family and friends enjoyed a great brunch without us. All is well.” Chi McClean just released a new CD and reports, “The release for my new album, Something Out There, went well! We played to a packed house on a rainy Wed night in March at SF’s Cafe du Nord and have been playing several gigs around the Bay area since. I’m starting to get a little college radio play here in CA and back at Colgate on WRCU. My summer tour will be from SF down to San Diego. (Of course, there will be a little surfing in between shows!) The reviews are starting to trickle in, the CD sales are slowly climbing, and I just got my 1st check from iTunes for a few months worth of downloads. I also just found out that Pandora.com and Last.fm recently uploaded my music to their streaming radio services (both of which are cool if you haven’t checked them out). While I may soon be joining the ranks of the starving artists, I’m having a lot of fun and am making some good progress along the way.” Dawn McVey Cohen reports some good news: “Dan and I just had a baby. Her name is Evelyn. She joins brother Jacob, 3. All is well with us here in VA.” Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Kennedy Bliss, long-time reader, 1st-time updating, also has baby news: “My husband, Richard (Hamilton ’99), and I welcomed our 1st child, Edward ‘Teddy’ Cunningham, on Nov 11. He’s such a little love and we couldn’t be happier. All is well in NYC!” Anna Davis writes, “I’m still consulting as a disaster/emergency mgmt analyst for the fed govt. My last 3 projects have taken me to out to Guam (typhoon), NY (potential hurricane), and AK (flooding) while

Supporting Africa by summiting its big three

Before coming to Colgate from her hometown of Dover, Mass., and joining the Outdoor Education Program, Katherine Lynn ’04 had no mountain climbing experience. Now, five years post-graduation, she has logged many miles trekking through Colorado and recently summited the three highest peaks in Africa. Lynn was a member of the 13-woman group who finished the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks Challenge Africa this past January. The challenge involved climbing Mount Kenya, Mount Meru, and Mount Kilimanjaro, in that order, within three weeks. First accomplished in 2007, the 3 Peaks 3 Weeks Challenge Africa involves a team of women who are dedicated to the causes of the environment, education, and health in Africa. Each team member spends the year prior to the trip raising money for nonprofit organizations in Africa that address these issues. Lynn raised just under $6,000, with some help from Tisza Bell ’06. Lynn and Bell, who became friends through the Outdoor Education Program, were hoping to take the challenge together until Bell had to undergo knee surgery. The total distance covered by the group in the course of their three mountain climbs is estimated to be 140 miles. Although Lynn lives in Denver, Colo., and has a lot of climbing experience, she admitted that she had some doubt in her ability to finish when summiting the “roof of Africa,” Mount Kilimanjaro. Lynn said that witnessing altitude sickness get the better of one teammate, who was guided down the mountain “with drool dripping down her mouth,” and seeing another climber being carried down on piggyback was “disheartening.” But she overcame the mental as well as the physical battles — numbness in her fingers and toes; nausea — and when Lynn reached the glacier-like top, “the view was like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” she said. In addition to the sights, Lynn was in awe of the close proximity of wildlife that they encountered while hiking through the mountains. Giraffes were within a few steps, monkeys were as common as squirrels are back home, and the presence of water buffalo required the group to be protected by an armed ranger for several days. In between climbs, the team visited the organizations for which they raised money: the Laikipia Wildlife Forum, the School of St. Jude in Tanzania, and Support for International Change, committed to limiting the impact of HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. For Lynn, having the chance to meet the people whom her fundraising efforts are helping was a privilege. “It let me see exactly where the money I raised was going, and that’s been really effective to share with people who donated — just to tell them, ‘I saw these people, I saw how much they’re hurting, and your money is already helping them.’” Seeing their way of life was also an eye-opening experience, Lynn explained. “It really put things in perspective,” she said. “People are saying the economy is so bad over here, but we obviously have it very good. They are struggling so much and there is incredible poverty … but although they’re living in mud huts and sick, they have high spirits.” — Aleta Mayne

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Portland. Jeff and his wife had a son, Jackson, who was born just a few weeks after Blake. We’re hoping to score a visit from 2 Atlanta-ites: John Weaver, who is doing a year-long surgery fellowship at Emory U, and Jay Won, who is practicing hotel mgmt there. We might also get to see Brian Flynn, who is doing consulting work on LI, and Vin Randazzo, who is the resident man about town in his hometown in NJ.” Angela Chongris writes, “Life in NH is great. I am still saving lives in the ER at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Still have Rosie and Wally, my black labs. I am looking forward to spring and summer hiking and paddling!” Lisen Connery Syp writes, “I am thrilled to announce the birth of my daughter Filippa Ruth, born on Jan 13. Pippa is amazing and my husband Mitch and I love being parents. We are still in Boston and I am still working in PR, though on a p/t basis now.” Jana Robinson writes, “I’m headed to William & Mary Law in Aug. Did the psych and teaching thing for a while, now I’m going to try law. Hopefully, the economy will bounce back in 3 years when I need a real job. Anyone interested in a ‘historically educational vacation’ or visiting the VA coast, look me up!” Cara Mastropietro Dowden welcomed baby #2: “Bill and I just had a baby girl! Elise Michelle was born March 27 at 6 lbs, 9 oz and 20", joining brother Jackson. We are living in Westfield, NJ, after spending 6+ years in Atlanta. It’s nice to be back in the NE!” Danielle Jackson updates: “Christopher and Susannah Tripi Torpey welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world on March 18. In awesome NYC fashion, Sue sent us text from her BlackBerry throughout her labor.

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Kieran Christopher is about the cutest little guy I’ve ever seen, complete with a full head of spiky, punk-rocker hair. The whole family is doing great and very happy!” Stephanie Rooks Stern announces the arrival of 2 babies: “My husband, Jared, and I welcomed our twins, Lucy and Max, on Jan 23. Two at once has been interesting, but we’re having a blast with them. We’re still living in NYC and I’ll be heading back to work at Newsweek in early May.” As for me, I was the victim of the economy and was laid off in Jan. I was fortunate to find a new job quickly and am now a regional sales mgr for a company where I get to work with Colgate people, so it worked out well. During my severance time (which I refer to as “Spring Break 2009”) I went to Aruba for a week, sunned myself, and drank florescent blue tropical drinks to recover from the shock of losing my job. It worked. I went to the DC Improv with Nicki Crane, Michelle Warmus, Garine Serengulian Magary, and Flory Wilson for a comedy show. Garine reports, “We welcomed baby #2, Toby, on Inauguration Day. He is an easygoing baby, just like his dad! Mike and Amber Bryant DiCoccio welcomed Ava Marion on Feb 5. They live in SF. Lindsay and Kat Ordway Reishman welcomed Thomas Gordon, born April 3 in DC.” Michelle is in MD having moved from Buffalo about a year ago and works at M&T Bank. Nicki had a group of us over for a fun brunch where we had an accessory swap. Good idea in this economy. By the time you read this Flory will have taken a trip to Iraq for her work with OPIC. Allison Gleason Besch visited me in March and we had a good time going out to a great dinner, slothing, and falling asleep on the couch by 11 pm on a Fri night. I only check the Scene gmail every few months now that the Scene is quarterly, so don’t think I am ignoring you, and keep sending in updates. Carm: colgate1998@gmail.com

1999

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Samantha Kohn Apartado 1187-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica Hi, everyone! Thanks to those who wrote in! Some exciting baby news from fellow ’99ers: Heather Ferina Hendrick writes, “Chris and I moved last summer to Sturbridge, MA, to enjoy the country as we found out we were welcoming another addition to our family. She was just born, a little girl named Caleigh Ferina on March 2. She joins brother Cole. Chris also got a promotion last month to assoc dir at Genzyme Corp, a biotech company. I’m still enjoying being a stay-at-home mom.” Megan Hamlin Jeffers also reports on an exciting new addition to her family: “My husband and I welcomed a baby girl, Scarlett Delia, on Sept 19. She’s been so much fun and I love being a mom. Other than that, I keep up with fellow ’99ers Sarah Kelly, Sara Gansheimer, Melissa Faulkner, Erin Smith Grable, Kristen Dougherty Henderson, and Lony-Ann Spelman at a book club we’ve formed here in Boston, which, of course, involves more wine and dinner than book, but it’s a good excuse to get together every month.” Good news travels fast. On the professional front: “After 5 years in the Manhattan office of Davis Polk & Wardwell, Katy Carney Cole has changed law firms. Effective March 9, Katy became part of the commercial litigation dept of Farrell Fritz, PC. Her new firm has her focusing on all aspects of complex commercial litigation involving businesses, hedge funds, financial institutions, not-for-profits, and individuals.”

And finally, weddings! Kate Foster Lengyel reports: “Devon Slauenwhite got married to Jamey Wishner on April 4 in beautiful Costa Rica. Several Colgaters couldn’t pass up the opportunity for a little sun (and to celebrate with Devon, of course!), including me, Roger Lengyel, Erin Matts, Kellyn Smith, Laura Wright, Steve Close, Allison Kern, and Samantha Kohn (wedding planner!).The wedding was incredible, high atop a cliff as the sun set over the lush mtns and crystal blue ocean. Devon was even more gorgeous than the breathtaking view, and we had an amazing time! Congrats, Devon!” Samantha: 414-241-9738; samantha_kohn@yahoo.com

2000

Katey Tone 411 Sloan Road Nashville, TN 37209-4654 Greetings, all! I hope everyone is well and enjoying time with your friends and family this summer. I can hardly believe that we are moving into the 10th academic year since we graduated from Colgate. It’s not too early to start planning for your trip back to Hamilton next June. I hope to see everyone there celebrating our 10th! Let’s get to the news: John and Brooke Bucklin D’Entremont welcomed their daughter Grace Elizabeth on Oct 13. Grace has already been introduced to many Colgate friends, most recently Brent and Jennie Wilson Krasner, who came to see them in NH with their son Micah. Brent also writes: “Jennie and I are doing well. We still live in Princeton and are enjoying trying to keep up with our 16-month-old son, Micah Ryan. After visiting the D’Entremonts in NH, we attended Josh Krellenstein’s wedding in Boston. Many Class of 2000 alumni were in attendance, including Chad and Valerie Place ’99 Cooley, Kevin Kaczmarek, Dave and Julie Dubitsky Lazarus, Brendan Donahue, Ryan Meliker, Jarett Landman, David Mehlman, Mark Astrachan, Allison McGrath, Jeremy Brewer, Jess Masters, and Rachel Owens, and perhaps some others whom I am leaving out. A fun time was had by all.” Jonathan Lee sent in an update with great news of marriages and more: “I’m a PhD student in music history at UC Berkeley, after having ‘done time’ at the SF Conservatory of Music and at the Royal Conservatory of Music in the Hague, Netherlands. Jesse Greenstein graduated with a law degree from Vanderbilt in ’03, and is now an atty in DC. Nick Keiser is a PhD in molecular bio, and is soon to be married to another PhD this May; they both are doing post-docs in IO. Jaime Schwarz is an advertising copyrighter in NY and is married to a talented filmmaker. “This year, we continued our annual New Year’s to-do in DC, hosted by Jesse. Nick didn’t make it this year because he’s in the midst of planning his wedding to Jenn Levy, PhD (U of PA ’08), which will take place in May in FL. Nick is, naturally, having the regular gang as groomsmen. “Of course, Nick is a bit late in this whole marriage game. I was married to Sara Goldberg on the banks of Oakland, CA’s Lake Merritt in Aug ’07. Jesse served as best man, and another friend served as my 2nd groomsman. Jaime and Nick were given equal pride of place as ‘bridesmen,’ Jaime serving as ‘bridesman of honor.’ (Yes, weddings in CA are often a bit different…) “Our wedding proved remarkably inspirational for Jaime because he asked Jessica Daniels (WA U ’99) to marry him shortly thereafter. Their beautiful wedding took place on the banks of the Hudson River in Oct. The groomsmen were

the usual suspects, with a few additions. Most notable among them, from a Colgate-centric point of view, was best man Noah Schwarz ’02, who distinguished himself by throwing the most elegant bachelor party of all time in June. “I made it to the bachelor party chiefly because Noah was a good man and organized the date around my trip to NY for even more Colgate-related events. In June, I was an alumni guest artist and harpsichordist at the 2008 Chenango Summer MusicFest in Hamilton, directed by music prof Laura Klugherz. I had the great pleasure of making new friends, such as John Biatowas ’04 (who was the head intern at this year’s fest), and also seeing many old Colgate friends. I had a wonderful dinner with German prof Juergen Meyer-Wendt, who has basically moved to CO, but who returns every summer to Colgate to maintain the homestead and attend the music fest. I also recorded a CD in the lobby of the Dana Arts Ctr over 2 frantic evenings, with the indispensable help of music prof Jay Swain and local guitar hero (and recording engineer) Ed Vollmer. “Finally, my biggest news must be the birth of our 1st child, Ethan Louis (Colgate Class of 2030) in Dec ’07.” Leigh-Anne Bennett Redfern also recently welcomed a little one: “My husband and I welcomed our daughter, Kaitlyn Anne, on Feb 17. Life has certainly been busy keeping up with our 2-year-old son, Paul, and a new little one, but we’re doing well. I’m still working in the admissions office at Gettysburg C and will be back to work in June after some time at home with the little gal.” A voice new to the column, Judd Rothstein sent in an update: “Long-time listener, 1st-time caller. I’ve been teaching HS history in Westchester, NY, for the past 5 years after earning my MA from Columbia’s Teachers C. I met my wife, English teacher Brit Foster (UNC ’01), at Rye HS and we got married at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville on Aug 30 of last year. We had a blast down South and had an amazing time celebrating with our officiate, Greg Allen, and Colgaters Bill Austin, Chris Boucher, Finley Brown ’01, Ben Daverman, Shane Emmett, Kara Simonetti, Parker Gibson ’01, Dan Gluck, Brian Haas, Dave Heyward, Jocelyn Maron ’03, Harold Leslie Kendig III, Tom Krajan, Alec Matt, Kevin and Courtney Jaski McCarthy, Kate McCarthy ’02 Dowling, Mike and Brittany Trevenen O’Neill, Ted Pease, Mason Ross, Matt and Meghan Berger ’02 Rovelli, Kevin Smith, Ben Sprayregen, Andy Stahl ’99, Chloe Witmer, and Chris Sugahara. I look forward to seeing everybody next June at the ’Gate!” That’s it for this round, folks; many thanks to everyone who contributed. Until next time, enjoy the rest of the long summer days and sun. Continue to send your updates and start making your plans for next June! Take care and be well. Katey: 615-417-9727; kptone@gmail.com

2001

Jane Seney 17 Greenway Rd #4 New London, CT 06320-2940 There’s lot of news from the Class of 2001! Katie Roberts writes, “I was accepted into Duke’s Environmental Leadership Master’s of Environmental Mgmt Program. They have a cutting-edge online program and I begin classes in Aug.” She adds, “On a different note, a few of the girls from the soccer team recently got engaged. Lauren Esposito is engaged to Derek Cummings (Fairfield U ’96), Sarah Mirza is engaged to Mat-

thew Kehrt (U of KY ’93), and Sena Maziarz is engaged to Matthew Bigelow (St Michael’s College ’99). They all got engaged in February. Congrats to them and their lucky guys!” Anthony Panebianco also has some wedding news: “I was married this past March to Nili Yavin (Concordia ’02). I’m currently an atty in Boston. We met at work, though we are both now at different firms. We were married in Woodstock, VT, in a rustic old barn. In attendance were Joshua Hayden Kolenik and Geoff Koo, who are doing well in NYC as musician and chef, respectively. Also there were William B Plunkett IV ’02 and my sister, Sara Panebianco ’99 Bell. We honeymooned in Japan and several islands in Indonesia.” From Meghan Cooper: “First and foremost, I suppose I should mention that I’m engaged! The date is set for 2010, so still a ways to go, but very excited. Otherwise, things in Boston are pretty status quo for me. Far as my friends go, I’ll try to include everything. To start, Dana Snyde was married to Jon Hammack last June in Newport, RI, at a beautiful place right on the water. I was honored to be one of her attendants along with Ashley Heller Johns and Carolyn Carbone. From start to finish it was a fantastic affair with no detail left unattended. The weather was ideal for our rehearsal sailboat cruise in Newport Harbor and the outdoor ceremony by the water! It was a wonderful celebration with friends Kathryn Brown, Stacey Margolis, Becky Gennaro, Kristin Olson Kilgallen, Amanda Countner Brown, Brooke Hill Ooten, Pete and Katie Grinnell Daunis, Sloane Pharr, Sara Haggerty, Kevin Johns, Dane Fraser, and Oren Rahmanan, and significant others. On top of that, by the time this prints Dana will have obtained her exec MBA from Columbia in May! Quite an accomplishment and I know she’s looking forward to having her weekends back! I also attended Pete and Katie Grinnell Daunis’s wedding on the Vineyard in Edgartown last Aug. The Colgate contingency was dominant and too numerous to list but to name just a few present: Liz Scattarella, Emily Hoyne (who was also recently married in St Louis in March!), Charles ’02 and Brooke Fetzer ’03 Macon, Kevin and Ashley Heller Johns, Dana Snyde Hammack, Agatha Capacchione, Joanna Sieghart ’02, and Julia Casparriello. But as mentioned, there were many more Colgaters in attendance spanning multiple classes. Katie and Peter lucked out with a gorgeous late-summer day that made for the perfect tented reception. Also, Amanda Counter Brown was married to Sam in Oct in Sun Valley, ID. I was unable to attend, sadly, but many of the aforementioned girls were present as well as Erin Gould ’00. Nonetheless, I did see pictures and heard many stories, and the word on the street was that an awesome ’80s cover band kept everyone dancing all night long and that it was a fun, activity-filled weekend! A few more notes… Liz Scattarella will be completing her MBA from Darden School of Business at UVA this spring. Stacey Margolis is engaged to Jim Gomez and will be married this fall. Kristin Olson Kilgallen and Brooke Hill Ooten both had their 2nd children (joy!). There has been and remains much to be celebrated and thankful for with everyone! To that end, I hope I haven’t left anything or anyone out (my apologies if I have). I hope the rest of our class is doing well and look forward to run-ins here and there and our next Reunion!” Jillian Joseph wrote: “I have a lot to share. It’s been amazing catching up with many of my classmates as we all share in celebrating our 30th birthdays this year! My cousin Keisa Caesar started off the celebrations with her New Year 30th celebration in January. Phinel and Yaruby Brenes ’02 Petit-Frere, Danielle Bardwell, Felicia

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being based in SF. In my spare time I’ve been skiing (I even hit up Alyeska) and training for a marathon.” Michael and Amy Zarych Elliott moved from DC to Bethesda last year with their 2 kids — Thomas, 3 and Julia, 4 1/2. Michael is still an assoc at Paul Weiss Rifkind. Amy is home with the kids. Christina Pavlak writes, “After spending 10 years in Santa Fe, NM, working at a homeless shelter and then teaching a bilingual 6th-grade class, I moved back to NY this past summer to attend a grad program in sociology and education at Teachers C. While in NM, I developed a love of motorcycles and have traveled much of the country on a Harley. In the summer I will be entering a doctoral program in the field of curriculum and instruction at BC.” New daddy Matt Shaw reports, “Well, 2009 has been a busy year for us. On Jan 8 my wife and I welcomed our son Blake into the world. He was 4 weeks early, so we didn’t quite have everything ready to go, but all of that chaos is a distant memory now and we’re settling into daily life as parents. Blake is doing great and growing like a weed. Unfortunately, his arrival meant we missed a visit from Aaron Pattillo, who was in town from China, where he continues his work as a consultant and entrepreneur. Meanwhile, still see plenty of Preston Walls and Chip Brackett, both of whom live in Seattle as well. Preston is helping run his family’s real estate business. Chip is responsible for Kimberly Clark’s environmental program at its pulp mill in Everett. I’m also working on a summertime kayaking reunion with some of my Colgate camping buddies. We’re hoping to meet in ME, where Jeff Holmes now lives and works as an ER doctor in

White-collar fullback

By day, Dorothy Donaldson ’05 can be found behind a desk crunching numbers. On nights and weekends, she’s crunching skulls on the gridiron. Donaldson, a Boston Investment Services account administrator, moonlights as a starting fullback for the Boston Militia in the Independent Women’s Football League, a professional women’s league. Now in her second season with the Militia, Donaldson has endured a plethora of bruises, sprained ankles, and pulled muscles. Those injuries didn’t prevent Donaldson from being named an alternate on last year’s All-Star team and leading the Militia to first place in the North Atlantic Division this season. “It gets pretty physical,” she said. “I have bruises everywhere from our last game; there are hard hits out there. It’s mentally intense as well, but it’s really exciting.” Although the Militia’s season started in mid-April, practices have been running since January. The team practices inside a protective bubble above Harvard’s football field during the harsh Boston winters, but that does not keep out the cold entirely. “It just feels like forty degrees when it’s twenty degrees outside,” Donaldson said, adding, “it’s still pretty cold.” Donaldson is used to the cold temperatures, having played softball in central New York for four seasons. She is the Patriot League’s all-time leader in home runs (39) and walks (81). Donaldson is also second in school history with a .386 batting average, and she is in the top 10 in runs, hits, RBIs, doubles, and total bases. Colgate made the Patriot League Tournament during all four of Donaldson’s seasons, and the Raiders won the conference in 2002, Donaldson’s first year. That year also marked Donaldson’s favorite on-field moment, when Colgate clinched the win with the final out at the Patriot League Tournament. “I still talk about that,” she said. “Everyone ran to the pitching mound, and it was just euphoria everywhere,” Donaldson said. Once Donaldson’s Colgate career ended, she needed another sports outlet. Soon she found the Boston Militia, which gave her the competition she craved. Donaldson’s expectations for the Militia’s current season are sky high. “We’re right there with everyone else,” Donaldson said. “The team is great and everyone is excelling right now. We have a chance of going all the way and making it through the playoffs.” When Donaldson isn’t sporting a red jersey with the number 39, her job entails accounting work, monthly and quarterly reporting, and working with individual accounts and money managers. Having been a psychology major at Colgate with the hope of becoming a sports psychologist, she is grateful for the liberal arts education that gave her the tools for a backup plan. “The path I was going on was not leading me to that direction,” she said. “Going to Colgate and having the opportunity to learn a lot of different subjects let me do what I needed to do.” Whether handling a calculator or a pigskin, Donaldson’s ability to strike a happy balance in her life is surely a touchdown. — Paul Kasabian ’10

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2002

Rachel Deblinger 1428 Kelton Ave #305 Los Angeles, CA 90024-7826 Hello, Class of 2002. Happy summer! I hope everyone has vacations, bbqs, and Nantucket reds on the agenda. I imagine there might even be a Colgate belt being worn somewhere… First, a quick note about the LA 2002 contingent. I had no idea there were so many of us out here, but luckily we all met up at a recent Colgate Town Hall meeting. I got to catch up with Gina Manziello, Emily Raiber, Dave Targan ’03, and Rico Cabrera. Have you all checked out Rico’s Get Better Fndn? He’s working to create better opportunities for inner-city student-athletes through sports, education, and innovative technology. He’s doing lots of good work. Learn more about it on Facebook. And now, on to all the good news to share. Melissa Roberts sent in an update that she is living and working in NYC. She is currently running the Quant Research group at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a boutique investment bank. Also, she celebrated Colgate Day on Feb 13 with the other Colgate alums who work with her. The Colgate contingent includes Russell Gunther ’04, Grady O’Gara ’07, and Conor Fitzgerald ’08. Bob Planer ’74 retired from there in Dec. Melissa also met up 74

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with Kristine Thomas and Chris Johnson, who are doing well in the world of finance. Kristine came to town from Charlotte and she says it was just like old times at Colgate. Arnoldas Pranckevicius wrote in about some changes coming up in his life. He will be moving to a new position at the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament and was recently elected pres of the Lithuanian Community in Belgium. He seems excited about all the new challenges and wrote, “That means even more sleepless nights and busy weekends, but I am looking forward to this new community experience, and I hope it will help me maintain close ties to my native Lithuania!” Josh Strom wrote in about Stephanie Schraeter’s wedding to Mike Lindy on June 14, 2008, at Brooklake CC in Florham Park, NJ. Josh wrote: “As procession time neared, a rainstorm was imminent, and the debate went back and forth over whether to keep the original plan to have the ceremony outside. In the end, the decision was made to hold the ceremony outside, with the gorgeous rolling hills of the golf course behind the canopy and lightning of the approaching storm visible on the horizon. At exactly the moment when the last guest made it inside, the skies opened up and it poured like nobody’s business. Clearly we made the right choice.” Among the attendees were Geoff Kravitz, Melissa Andrews Stumpf, Emily Stein, Kim Meyers, and Cat Hasman. Josh was the officiating rabbi and it was his 1st wedding as such, so congrats all around. In more wedding news, Alex Nagy sent in some details about his wedding to Carolyn Bedrosian in Philly on Oct 4. Alex said the wedding went smoothly and everyone had lots of fun, including the 2 wedding crashers (always the sign of a good party!). There were tons of Colgate people at the wedding, including Justin Casazza, Nate and Eileen Kisilis ’04 Plotkin, Jessica Dickerman Greenberger, Stacey Peterson, Sean Ryan, Andy Bechtel, Ryan Murphy, Nick Polowchena, Thad Stringer and Kim Wolf, Ben and Susan Rosenthal Maisel, Nick Thompson, Alex Rice, Kate Jordan, Kay Whitchurch, Scott Johnson, Meredith Miller, Liz Watson, Chauncey Herman, Dan and Jena Nodelman Cohen, Rachel Abramovitz, Blair ’01 and Karen Mitchell Ridder, Josh ’05 and Beth ’04 Kimmell Snyder, and Shaan Chima. Carolyn and Alex are living in Philly, where he’s a lawyer and she works for Sotheby’s. Catherine Winner also sent in some Colgate wedding news: “On Oct 11 Saya Otsubo and Dana Bliss officially tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony overlooking the water in E Hampton, NY. They both wrote their own vows, leaving not a dry eye in the place! Saya looked absolutely stunning and Dana couldn’t stop smiling throughout the weekend’s festivities. To help Saya and Dana celebrate were bridesmaids Caroline Chin, Bahar Cankurt, Rachel Marliave, and Katie Schor and groomsmen Kevin Arias, Nick Thompson, Matt Ouderkirk, and Mark Rosen. Also in attendance were Michelle Morrone, Caroline Katz, Erica Beck Bley, Samantha Schmitt, Alex Rice, Dave Coxson, Sam Cohen, Matt Fox, Dan Jacobs, Oakley Dyer, Charles Kuller, Eric Morse, Matt Schibanoff, Jerry Ouderkirk ’98, and Rick Grassey ’77. It was quite a Colgate reunion, complete with Dana serenading Saya with the Beta Sweetheart song during the reception!” Nehal Beltangady sent even more wedding news. Alyson Loria and Greg Geller (WI ’02) were married on July 26, 2008, at the Royal Sonesta in Cambridge, MA. Marisa Loria ’06 was maid of honor, and Mary Mitchell, Alison Croessmann, and Nehal were bridesmaids. Other Colgate attendees included Heidi Gerken, Nancy Krikawa,

Alexandra Rice, Nick Thompson, and Ben Schrag. Nehal wrote, “The bride and groom followed up their great wedding with a trip to Italy and Greece. Alyson and Greg first met 1st year of college and were blissfully reunited on a cold New Year’s Eve in NY in 2004. They moved from NYC to Boston right before the wedding and are now both in grad school. We miss them!” Nehal also included some info about Alison Croesmann’s wedding to Ben Schrag. “A few months later on Sept 27, 2008, Alison and Ben got married at Monteverde at Oldstone Manor in Cortland Manor, NY. They met on a Wilderness Adventure trip the summer before 1st year at Colgate, and appropriately got married outside, overlooking the Hudson River. Not fans of the traditional, the bride and groom’s memorable 1st dance was a choreographed routine to the theme song from Mannequin. A lot of Colgate alumni were in attendance, including Alison’s 22 12B roommates Heidi Gerken, Nancy Krikawa, Alyson Loria, Mary Mitchell, and myself. Many of Ben’s ATO brothers were there, including Eric Fornari, Sam Pitman, Rich Levine, Kyle Chepla, Dave Welsch, Mike Reuten, Tyler Fonda ’01, Chris Sugahara ’00, Mike O’Neill ’00, Judd Rothstein ’00, and Kevin Smith ’00. Other attendees included Alexandra Rice, Nick Thompson, Shelby Hudson, Whitney Morris, Gretchen Tucker Fonda ’01, and Brittany Trevenen ’00 O’Neill. Alison and Ben live in the West Village and are both lawyers.” Finally, some exciting baby news. Anthony Curro wrote in that Mauro Tucci and wife Angelica are the parents of a healthy boy named Thomas. And Sol Kuckelman updated that he and wife Linda had their 1st child, Harlan Edmund on Oct 11. Congrats to the new parents. Please keep sending in any updates and exciting news. Editor’s note: If anyone from the Class of 2002 would like to volunteer to take over the class news column for Rachel, please e-mail associate editor Aleta Mayne at amayne@colgate.edu. Rachel: rdeblinger@gmail.com

2003

Melanie Kiechle Apt 1 74 Raritan Avenue Highland Park, NJ 08904-2453 Ah, summer: bbqs, baseball, and busy, busy days. I haven’t heard from too many of you, no doubt because you’re rushing from wedding to wedding and trying to fit a little vacation in too, if possible. Enjoy, and be sure to write next time. For now, you’ll have to be happy with these few tidbits and that tall glass of lemonade in front of you. Leading off, a hearty congrats to new father Soorena Khojasteh! He and wife Raena Khorram (Johns Hopkins ’03) are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Nava, who arrived on Feb 26. Soorena says the happy family has been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support from friends and family, especially Sarmad Khojasteh, who is doing a federal clerkship in NC; Michael Costa, who recently moved back to NYC; Sasha Willimann, who left to practice law in Brazil; Doug Troutman, who is doing a surgical residency in Philly; Johnny Gnall, who is in culinary school in SF; Eli Rubin ’05, who is studying law in Philly; Abby Spiegel and Heath Sroka, who are living in NYC; and Nate ’02 and Eileen ’04 Plotkin, who are in med school and practicing law in NY respectively. They were also surprised to run into Aryn Fleegler in Philly, who is studying education before returning to Africa. They want to thank everyone for their calls and

thoughts during this joyous and busy time! Another fatherhood entry came from Amir Mohammed: “Been really busy at my new job at The Bank of NY Mellon, though I’ve been here for 8 months. I had a baby boy on July 1, 2008. His name is Alexander Amir and hopefully he’s a future Colgater. He just turned 6 months old in Jan. He’s very smart, only wants to walk, and has 4 teeth already. In Nov ’08, I closed on my brandnew condo right next to the Bronx Zoo and both my son and soon-to-be fiancée, Stephanie Brown (RIT ’02), live with me. I am just trying to find the right ring, but by the time everyone reads this, we should be engaged.” Hopefully he found that ring so I’m not letting the cat out of the bag. Amir’s summer plans include the Aug wedding of Jeremy Ballard and Khatera Abdulwali, so I’m sure he and Stephanie will be taking notes and making plans. Andy ’02 and Emily Marcellus Freeth have a growing family since they welcomed daughter Eloise Jane on Dec 30. Eloise joined 2-year-old Teddy, and I’m sure that will make for many fun summers to come. Ruth Stothers and Michael Francis Dolan were married on Sept 20, 2008, and just welcomed daughter Gweneth Marguerite on Jan 13. The Dolan family is doing well and residing in Copiague, NY, out on LI. Ruth recently had dinner with Lacy Cohen and Liz McKeveny. Lacy is living in NYC and recently enjoyed a trip through Ireland, and Liz is still working and living with her bf in NYC. Ruth, Chrissy Demart, Tess Horsky, Caitlin Ostrow, and Kate Sibel all met up for a mini-reunion in the Adirondack park in late Aug for those who couldn’t make it to Reunion at Colgate. Tess works as an import/export compliance analyst for SCA in NYC and is living in the vicinity (she was moving the last time I spoke with her). Chrissy got married to Andrew Woodring and they have bought a house in Wilmington, DE. She lives only 30 minutes from Kate Sibel, who is an atty at O’Neill Properties Group/Macartney, Mitchell & Campbell, LLC in Philly. And Caitlin is getting her master’s at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She and her bf live in the Chicago area. The girls had a fabulous weekend upstate, drinking beer on the lake and remem-

Info, please: If you know of the whereabouts – home address, phone, fax, or e-mail – of anyone on this list, please contact alumni records: 315-228-7435; 315-228-7699 (fax); alumnirecords@colgate.edu. Thanks for your help! Benjamin R. Katz ’73 Frances M. Lynch ’78 Daniel P. Hagerman ’85 James S. Green ’91 Shasheen P. Shah ’92 Lovelace H. Cann ’95 Craig H. Drummond ’96 Elizabeth J. Tenney ’98 Monte L. Wilson ’98 Eric M. Zagorsky ’02 Maurice J. Bowers ’03 Aaron C.S. Sheldon ’04 Moon Sup Kim ’05 Arrien Drake Aehegma ’06

bering the good ole days at ’Gate! And now, on to the weddings. Scott Herbst wrote to say, “Been an exciting year, got married this fall to Suzi Raftery (Marist ’99) on Sept 13, 2008, in Nantucket, MA, at the Sconset Chapel. We headed over to the Nantucket GC for the reception and had a blast with a great group of Colgate alumni in attendance, including Peter Madsen ’69, Tom McCune, Steve Dolan, Steve Newhouse, Oliver Wight ’04, Tripp Madsen ’04, Brendan Sandel ’02, Peter Watts, Emily Sheridan, Jon Anderson, Morgan Houchin, John Golden ’66, Collis Klarberg, Leila Balsley, Nick Gerken, Alex Collins ’04, Obie and Conway Walthew Bate, Katie Herbst Machir’99, and Dick Herbst ’69.” Now that’s a Colgate crew! Scott and Suzi are enjoying married life and living in NYC. Leila has been making the wedding circuit and has a big one coming up this summer, but I’ll let her tell you about that: “In March I attended Conway and Obie’s wedding in Palm Beach, FL. Many other Colgate alums were in attendance, including Oliver Wight ’04, Alex Collins ’04, Scott Herbst, Collis Klarberg, Jon Anderson, Rich Gillis, Liz Hoffman, Heather Lambert (who is also getting married this summer in ME!), and many others. The wedding was beautiful and it was so fun to see everyone! I can’t wait to celebrate with Colgate friends even more this summer at my wedding to Steve Newhouse in Nantucket, and am looking forward to the other summer weddings coming up!” It definitely sounds like a fantastic summer is in the works — enjoy! I heard from Rinad Beidas about her recent nuptials, and they sound picture perfect. Actually, I got to see a picture, too, so I can tell you that they were that perfect! “I wed Karl Schweitzer (Skidmore ’03) in a beautiful beach ceremony in Siesta Key, FL, on March 7. Three Colgate alumni (Stephen Brown, Larry Schweitzer ’09, and Britta von Oesen) were in the wedding, and many more ’03 alumni made it down for the celebration: Katy McLaughlin, Kristen Coleman, Joe Gabriele, Meg Hengerer, Matt Lambert, Lauren Gary Neaman, and Trish Pomeroy.” Remember, you can check out our class page on the alumni website to look at the great pics that people send me — and to add some of your own! Just a few more details for this column, including a great Colgate sighting. Angela Brandt wrote from OR, where she’s in the 4th year of her PhD program in zoology/ecology, and recently won a small grant from The Nature Conservancy to do an additional experiment at one of her CA field sites. This means Angela will be studying hard until summer 2011, but don’t feel bad for her — she said she’s “excited to have the chance to see whether competition from invasive plant species is causing declines I’ve observed in native plant abundance at my site.” Her random sighting came not in the field, but in Portland, OR, at the annual lindy exchange there (a jam-packed weekend of swing dancing with many live bands), where Angela ran into Eva Robinson ’05, who is now in grad school at U of WA. Also from CA, Rick Shoemaker-Moyle took some time out from his legal studies to share these fun facts: “I am currently in my 3rd year at McGeorge School of Law and just had my first jury trial. I served as lead counsel for the govt in a trial that involved the US charging a defendant with assault on a federal officer. My co-counsel and I got a guilty conviction and sentencing is coming up in May.” In case you’re in the area, Rick highly recommends Sacramento, or “Sactown” as a great place to be, especially when you don’t have to study for the Bar. We have another published author in our midst. I just heard from Carissa Dull Swiatek that, without even trying, she has a poem pub-

“Julia Gilbert, Alissa Valiante, and I made good on a pact to all return to Venice, where we studied abroad with Colgate in the fall of 2003. We rented an apt not far from St Mark’s Square for a week and enjoyed reliving our study abroad experience. We caught up with an old professoressa and met the current group of 20+ Colgate students studying there. It was fun to swap stories about our experiences. It was a wonderful trip, and we are very lucky to have experienced Venice together twice!” — Joanna Allegretti ’05 lished in A Call to Nursing: Nurses’ Stories about Challenge and Commitment. That’s right, Carissa has found a way to combine her longtime passion for poetry with her newer calling, nursing. She’ll be starting a grad program in the fall to become a certified nurse midwife and, in Carissa’s own words “things have been scarily good.” I don’t think I’d complain about that — congrats! Kelli Wong has been making the rounds yet again. She just got back from a service trip to Vietnam, where she put all that medical schooling to work in a hospital. Then Kelli found out that she’ll be doing her residency in Charleston, SC, for the next few years, so she spent some time looking for new digs before jetting off to Europe for 10 days, which will include a visit to Volker Tuettenberg’s family in Germany. And finally, here’s a little inspiration for us all. Tim Shea quit his NYC job at the end of Jan and hit the road. I heard from him while in Mumbai, but he’s probably moved on to another place by now — since he did write me while waiting for a plane to Nepal and Tibet. Tim had already been to Egypt, UAE, and “all over India,” with plans to continue backpacking across Asia until Aug and then meet up with his old roomie Tim Favorite ’02 in NZ. How fantastic! So, if you happen to be in Australia, NZ, Hong Kong, China, or Japan between now and Aug, let Tim know — he’d love to meet up! Melanie: 315-778-0497; mkiechle@gmail.com

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Moira Gillick Tottering Hall 2501 Calvert Street NW No. 705 Washington, DC 20008 Hello, all you beautiful people. As I write, the news is light but I hope you won’t mind me taking this space to share a few thoughts with you, my fellow 2004s. So first with the news and then, story time! After I saw Russell Gunther at the Barge Canal while I was on campus for the Colin Powell lecture, I prodded him for more details. He hit me back with, “I was in the Resolutions and came back up for Akapellafest with my girlfriend, Meg Lyons ’06 (non-Reso), and a bunch of other Reso alums older and younger (though depressingly mostly younger). Another ’04, Hayley Ostrager, was with me as well. Finally got to check out the library and science center — both of which are amazing.” Without prompting, Sarah Compter wrote in. She left M&T Bank at the end of 2008 to pursue more entrepreneurial ventures. Now the director of sales effectiveness for SYNACT, Inc, Sarah’s working for her father and the firm’s president, Ken Compter ’75, to develop new business opportunities in the metro-DC marketplace. She caught up with Nicole Flint ’03 in DC recently, sees Kate Connors ’01 Michael frequently, and never misses a chance to head to Boston for a visit with Lauren Schiffer ’02, Erik Asmussen, Emily Roper-Doten ’02, Lindsey Slenger, and Whitney Baer. She’s also fortunate enough to spend lots of time with Nancy Miller ’05, who lives in Rochester. As an Alumni Council member, Sarah still

gets to campus four times a year for meetings and welcomes any feedback about Colgate from the Class of 2004. And in the world of making the new big move in life, there are 2 reports. Rosie Bancroft wrote in on behalf of Katie Konrad to say, “Katie is engaged! Her fiancé proposed in March, his name is Richard Moore, and they are planning to wed in spring 2010.” And Norah Freeston Fallat wrote, “We have some great news — arriving 2 weeks early, Kelsey Ruth Fallat was born on March 21! At 6 lb, 13 oz, she’s a little peanut and we are just so in love with her. I am loving my stay-at-home mom status, and Jeff is now carrier qualified in the E-2C Hawkeye. We recently found out that we’ll be here in VA for the next few years and look forward to several more summers near the beach!” So those are the news headlines for this column. Now, an in-depth report from your class columnist. As I write, it is the season for April Visit Days and by the time you are reading this, our Reunion will have come and gone, so consider this story a reflection (that’s what you do at Reunion!) on our younger days (as high school seniors and college first-years). So this is really how Colgate happens to me: last November, I went to the NCAA football playoff game at Villanova in Philadelphia. I saw Dan Malessa ’05 (who lives here in DC also, but he had gone home to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving) and I was asking him about the Facebook pictures I saw of him and Mike McCarthy ’05 at the DNC in Denver in August. He was saying that they got to volunteer at the DNC via Kim Peyser ’05. He asked, “Do you know Kim Peyser?” And I said, “Do I ever! She was my prospect for April Visit Days!” Now, don’t tell my father or any football players but I left the game early, and made a break for the main line so that I could make it back to DC for a party that night. I splurged and booked myself on the next Acela, which of course pulled in to Philadelphia 2 hours behind schedule, as it goes. Antsy as ever, as we were finally pulling into Union Station in DC, I made an aggressive move to the front of the train to hop off and head out to start the night and who do I run into between cars (doing the exact same thing) but Kim Peyser. Seriously! This is how my life happens to me. She and her dad were coming back from NYC where she visited her grandparents for the weekend and she asked, “Do you remember my father?” And I said, “Of course I do!” But it was so strange — in shaking his hand, I flashed back to a springtime afternoon in the Hall of Presidents when I, some 19-year-old (child), first met him, having cut out of McVaugh’s art history class early (Little had just opened that semester) for the closing AVD luncheon. So whilst that was spooky, here is the part that killed me: after I got home and I was peeling off my warm layers to put on my party clothes, I realized that my long-sleeved t-shirt was NONE OTHER THAN, “I came, I saw, I stayed, WILL YOU? AVD 2001.” Yes, this is really how Colgate happens to me. By the time you are reading this in July, we will have had our regression weekend together and remember why we chose Colgate, which is

the exact same thing kids (yes, mere children) are doing right now. And while our 4 years at Colgate have gone, will you stay with Colgate? We, the alumni admissions volunteers of DC, are hosting the yield party for accepted students next week and in the summer time we will host the send-off party for those who actually decide on Colgate. And while I am sure that I will meet some lovely future students, I can decidedly say that I have already met my favorite member of the Class of 2013 — his name is Patrick, he is tall with red hair, he is from Buffalo, and he is my cousin. Everyone in the fam is really excited, and I think that we are rapidly approaching mafia status under NY state law. But enough — please send me 2004 news so I do not write Gillick news! I realize the publishing deadline is few and infrequent, but lay down your love and it will make its way to print. I look forward to hearing from you and if not, hearing about you. As always. And as ever. Best, MG Moira: moirag@gmail.com

2005

Amy Griffin 1461 W. Walton St. Apt. 2 Chicago, IL 60642 This issue marks our official entry into maturity. I figure this because we have now spent as much time out of college as we did in college. I also figure this because everyone is getting married. For example, Casey McCormack and John Angliss became engaged, although not to each other. Jess Dustman and John Fuller also got engaged (in their case, yes, to each other). They will be moving from Philly to Amsterdam together this Aug to study. John will be pursuing an LLM in internatl and European Law at the U of Amsterdam, and Jess, her master’s in heath economics, policy, and law at Erasmus U in Rotterdam. The wedding is slated for fall 2010. I just returned from the Hollywood home of Carly Kiel, who will have finished her master’s in professional writing from USC by the time this is published, and whose blog is quickly becoming an Internet sensation. As you would expect, the visit included beautiful weather, shopping, picnicking, and Pirate’s Dinner Adventure.

Answer key to the puzzle on p. 80 The bonus message appears across the third row.

Ekejiuba, Ericka Garay, Ana Garcia, Pablo Gonzalez, and Jean Antoine were in attendance as we partied the night away. “Yvonne Gyimah had an amazing 30th bash at the Gin Mill on the Upper West Side.” Many of the attendees from Jillian’s party were there, in addition to: Sarah Mirza, Jess Prata, Lauren Esposito, Justin Myers, Nicole Kirkland, Iman Aswad, Marsha Murray ’95, Jung Pak ’96, Molly Ryan ’00, Sarah Lohr ’00, Steven Little ’00, Tommy Campbell ’00, Loncey Mills ’02, Tene Redmon ’06, and Cassie Quirindongo ’06. “Everyone reminisced on her wonderful 30 years through a great slide show, which included pictures of our lives on 13 Oak Dr. It was good to share such memories. “I cannot forget Iman Aswad’s intimate party at Picante in Harlem with his close family and friends, which included me, Victor Perkins, and Justin Myers. Iman had the best red velvet cake for his 30th shindig. “It’s been great catching up with Iman and Justin (still roommates, just as they were at Colgate). I was so happy to be there to congratulate Justin on his new position as regional coordinator of the NY State Senate-Conference Majority Information Services/Democratic State Party. He is thrilled about his new position and is making our Washington Study Group (2001) and the Bert Levine Fan Club really proud! “I’ve also been catching up with Trecilla Watson and her boyfriend, Lawrence, Victor Perkins and his wife, Lakisha Brooks Perkins, and other Colgate friends and their mates. They, along with me and my husband, Randall Joseph, truly enjoyed the competitive Colgate spirit as we engaged in our own couples bowling competition. Needless to say, the Josephs were not victorious. Congrats to the Perkinses, not only on their bowling victory, but also on their MBAs from Fordham University. What a way to finish out the year. “Speaking of MBAs, I had the pleasure of having lunch with Thomas Campbell as we discussed real estate development ideas he and his fellow Columbia Business School students were wrestling with. I look forward to collaborating with more bright, driven Colgate alums.” Jane: janeseney@gmail.com

News and views for the Colgate community

Back in Chicago, there has been a lot of Colgate activity. I ran into Andrew May, who goes to Northwestern Law with a friend of mine. He directed and starred in this spring’s Northwestern Wigmore Follies, which parody life in law school. I’ve seen pictures and it looked like quite the show. The Chicago alumni club had a Colgate Day party in the Lakeview neighborhood, orchestrated by Dan Solomon. Other folks from our class were Anna Kolich, Katy Romano, Mike Gentithes, Rob Van Brunt, Lauren Healy, who is doing her pharmacist’s residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Gretchen Weiss, who works for the Pediatric AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative. Heather Clark dropped me a line. She lives here in Chicago and says she regularly runs into Colgate alumni on the street. Gabrielle Provencal, who works in admissions at a private HS, was in Chicago for a conference, and in a rare alignment of the planets, so was Cara Angelopulos to surprise her brother John ’01 the same weekend. The Angelopuloses (or Angelopuloi, if you prefer) took us all out to a lovely dinner in Greektown. Joanna Allegretti wrote me about a Colgatedoes-Europe trip: “In Nov, Julia Gilbert, Alissa Valiante, and I made good on a pact to all return to Venice, where we studied abroad with Colgate in the fall of 2003. We rented an apt not far from St Mark’s Square for a week and enjoyed reliving our study abroad experience, visiting our favorite sights, eating at our favorite restaurants, and even paying a visit to the school where classes were held. We caught up with an old professoressa and met the current group of 20+ Colgate students studying there. They were impressed that we returned to Venice, and it was fun to swap stories about our experiences. Before heading back to the US, we traveled to Vienna for a few days, where we met up with Ellen Frank, who lives and works in Kosovo. It was a wonderful trip, and we are lucky to have experienced Venice together twice!” Business school at Duke sounds tough: Katie Finnegan tells me that she’s been toiling away at sunny lax games with Lindsey Ingerman, who is at UNC for another year. Katie’s taking a break from this busy schedule to travel to South Africa before interning at AT Kearney in NYC this summer. She is looking forward to catching up with all of the alumni who live there! Sean Devlin, who is studying for his JD at Suffolk Law, co-hosted a dinner party with Chandler Bewkes ’04 in MA with John Mooradian, Sarah Fitzgerald, Katie Holbrook, Cara Angelopulos, Jen Busby, Sasha Barausky ’04, Abigal O’Connell ’04, Elke Wagle ’04, and Martha Cook ’04. Also at Suffolk Law with Sean are Colgate alums Matt Fox ’02, Matt Kobelski ’04, John Mooradian, Bill Tone ’03, and Katie Powell ’06. Sean will be returning to Amsterdam to work with Baker & McKenzie as a summer assoc in their Internatl M&A and Internatl Corp Tax Depts. Megan Lamb recently received a Gulfstream Barbaro Award from Gulfstream Park to further her equine studies at the U of FL College of Veterinary Medicine. Megan grew up on her parents’ Thoroughbred farm in FL and started riding at an early age. While at Colgate, she participated in animal behavior research projects in both Thailand and Belize. After graduating from UF, she plans to complete an internship at the NJ Equine Clinic in the interest of working toward board certification in either equine surgery or medicine. Congrats, Megan! Thanks for reading to the bottom. Go, ’Gate. Amy: amyegriffin@gmail.com

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200 6 Bob Fenity 1420 A 17th St NW Washington, DC 20036 I hope everyone had a great spring and has been able to enjoy the summer months. Two of our classmates have recently continued giving back to Colgate in unique ways. Matt McDonell writes, “For the last year and a half I have been working for the SC Maritime Fndn, which operates the 140' wooden schooner, The Spirit of SC. We have been offering educational programs to students in grades 5–12, and programs range 1–14 days in length; 54% of the students we have served are from disadvantaged families, receiving free or reduced school lunches. Our programming has gone in many directions, but one of the most exciting is adding a 5-day Wilderness Adventure Program for incoming Colgate first-years. The program will operate during WA Session I Aug 11–15 this summer and will give 18 incoming students the opportunity to develop robust leadership skills in an extremely challenging environment. By the end of the program, students with no prior sailing experience will be able to successfully operate the ship without assistance from the professional crew. The program was an outgrowth of a friendship and productive relationship between Abby Rowe and myself during my time as a staff member for Colgate Outdoor Ed and the Outward Bound Sea Program. The program has just opened enrollment and is in its 1st year.” Mehul Malik recently gave a talk at Colgate on April 7 at the physics and astronomy dept’s colloquium series on his research in quantum imaging at the U of Rochester. The talk was titled “Single Photon Ghost Imaging.” Mehul is doing great in Rochester with his dog, Miro, and occasionally hangs out with Krystle Williams, who is getting married in the summer. Derek Johnson just finished his Peace Corps service in Cambodia teaching English and coaching girls basketball at a rural HS. He is starting his grad studies at U of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy in Sept. Welcome back, Derek. Sian-Pierre Regis and Bennett Richardson were able to celebrate Colgate Day in Paris. Bennett was abroad for a visit, and Sian-Pierre has relocated to Paris for 6 months to work on a style site that he started on BET.com called Swagger. He now can be found on the streets of Paris taking pictures of the “coolest and most stylish people” in the city for Swagger Paris and writing about why they’re cool, what music they’re listening to, and where to buy their clothes. SP writes, “I hope to make it global soon (with some investment) so that any young person in the world can link into what’s hot on the streets of NYC, Paris, Tokyo, or London at any time!” Ariel Falconer is currently on the job hunt in Boston (and NYC as a backup) in the nonprofit sector and communications. She’d love to hear from anyone who has any leads or Colgate connections. Adam Weber writes, “It’s been an interesting couple of months for me. Like a lot of people, I’ve had to keep my head down and my desk full in hopes that my boss will look elsewhere when she needs to ‘streamline’ the budget some more. That aside, I’ve shared some great times recently with a ton of ’Gaters. The weekend before St Patrick’s Day, I went down to NY for the Alumni Club’s pub crawl and Alex Varjan’s bday party. My girlfriend and I stayed with Matt Feldman and Troy Somero on the Upper East Side (they’re excellent hosts). As you might imagine, the pub

crawl was a fantastic time, and we crowded each location with a ton of Colgate people from all of the recent classes, as well as some older alums. There are far too many names to list here, but the group included Nicolo Giorgi, in from WI, Gavin Gregory, in from OR, Scott Coope, in from London, and Dave Altieri, who took the PATH in from Hoboken. Alex’s party was a lot of fun as well and gave me the chance to hang out with Frank Badalato and Bobby Mendelson, of suiGeneris fame. A week after that, I did some traveling in Europe, including a week in Vienna to visit my sister, and a weekend in London. While in London, I stayed with Scott Coope, and met up with Orion Ganase ’07, who also lives in London, and Melinda Chau ’09, who was visiting. It was a fun-filled weekend (so fun, in fact, that I almost missed my ride to the airport), and I have to recommend London to anyone who hasn’t been.” Ben Evans has founded and is now the editor of the Arts Review, Fogged Clarity. The debut issue is available online and will be going into print this summer. Features include the work of a Guggenheim fellow, a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and a poet laureate. We’ve had a boom in weddings and engagements. Here’s a quick rundown of some recent nuptials: Nils Homer and Victoria Theisen were married July 26, 2008, at the Colgate Chapel. Jayna Richardson and Joe Kurstin were married this past Dec and are living in DC. Their wedding was attended by close family as well as Nicole Kinsman. Ryan Martin and Lauren Pallone will be getting married this Dec. Craig Cerone and Emily Colahan have recently gotten engaged. Congrats to all of you! As for me, I’m still living in DC and survived the craziness that was inauguration. I headed back to Colgate in Jan with Amy Dudley for the Real World program. It was great to be back, but definitely a little strange to be up there in an official alumni capacity. There are a couple new bars and restaurants in Hamilton including a Mexican place that I’ve heard has good margaritas. It was still too soon for me to be at a Colgate Mexican restaurant not named Chili Willy’s. Mary and JoAnn at the Bacon as well as John Jug send their best to the Class of 2006. What’s going on with you? I hope all is well. Please send me an update today. Bob: 585-506-5981; rfenity@gmail.com

2007

Allie Grimes Apt 2B 120 East 11th St New York, NY 10003-5311 First, thank you to everyone who e-mailed me! Jeff Smidt sent me a message to let me know that he’s been working with Henry Prince and Jake Lindauer ’08 on their project Placebo, a short indie film shot entirely on the Colgate campus last fall. The duo is already demonstrating their talent as writers and filmmakers; in fact, Placebo won entry into the Palm Beach Internatl Film Fest. Congrats to Henry and Jake. We look forward to hearing about your next project and good luck! [Editor’s note: See Arts & Culture for more on Placebo.] I briefly mentioned this in my last column, but I heard from Alexandra Dean Hinrichs, who married Brian on Oct 12, 2008, in Barre, MA, with many Colgate friends there to celebrate the day. Be sure to send your congrats to Madison, WI, where the couple is currently living.

Ian Maron-Kolitch also e-mailed to let me know about a recent celebration for Dara Mitchell’s bday, at which many ’07ers were present. For her 24th on April 4, Dara hosted a bday party/ scavenger hunt in Central Park. Maddie Adams, Charley Burkley, Cori Schattner, Evan Sherwood, Leah Susser, Christine Susienka, Laura Wolff, and Ian joined Dara for lunch followed by exploration and frolicking in the park. Afterward, the crew headed to Christine’s Upper East Side apt for some pizza, cake, beer, and laughs. Both Christine and Ian are finishing up their 2nd year of teaching with Teach for America and will both be in the classroom for at least another year. I also celebrated the big 2-4 this past March with many Colgate friends. Talia Kasher baked cupcakes and Nell Kelleher made a guest appearance all the way from Boston. I celebrated with Sara Duffy, Cailyn Reilly, Erin Lyons, Emily Crantz, Ashley Olentine, and Becky Calman (whose bday is just 2 days before mine, on March 14!), just to name a few. Other members of our class got together for Spring Party Weekend in DC since they couldn’t make it back to Hamilton for the real thing. Allie Frumin sent in a photo that’s now on our class page at colgatealumni.org that pictures some of the attendees: Meg Reed, Jane Phelan, Dani Nolan (hostess), and Natalie Breitbach (who came down from NYC for the event). Recently I received some exciting news about Chad Conti, who’s working for GEI Consultants in MA. Chad has earned a LEED Professional Accreditation for his study of green building practices and principles. “Chad Conti, LEED AP is a geologist with experience in subsurface investigations and environmental sampling. Mr Conti received his BA in geology from Colgate, where he focused on traditional geology as well as environmental geology. His current work includes nuclear power plant site characterization and permitting applications, environmental sampling, and subsurface investigations involving soil and bedrock drilling, groundwater monitoring well installation, surface soil and water sampling, and test pit excavations. He is located in the firm’s Woburn, MA, office.” Even though you’ll hopefully be busy having fun in the sun, don’t forget to send me updates this summer. Allie: Alexandra.grimes@gmail.com

2008

Sarah Greenswag 2124 Birchwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 As summer approaches, we are finally seeing glimpses of spring up here in Hamilton. I cannot complain about the weather though because despite the cold, the month of April has been a great one! The 1st 2 weekends were packed with more than 50 alumni from our class (and more from others) visiting for the weekend. When I looked around the Jug, I actually saw familiar faces. I have to congratulate my best friends on pulling off the biggest surprise of my life early this month. I turned 23 on April 3 and was literally floored when Victoria Shepard, Jill Blinderman, and Erica Leffler stormed into the Tap Room. They had told me they were visiting the weekend of the 10th when for weeks they had been secretly plotting to come celebrate with me the actual weekend of my bday. The next night I was again shocked by another round of surprise visitors, including Magdalena Mango, Julie Geifman, Mara Kaufman, and Courtney Dunlaevy. And as if this wasn’t overwhelming enough, more than 15

other alumni from our class came up that weekend. Nikki Shribman, Brett Fleisher, Jess Laufer, Eileen Kelly, Tori Filler, Julia Heymans, Kathryn Everett, Taylor Daly, Kinnon McCall, Lauren Sher, Lauren Mangione, Andrew Bevan, Sagiv Edelman, Ari Hershey, Susan Parsons, and Maggie Porter (were there more!?) all spent the weekend catching up and reminiscing. The 1st weekend in April witnessed another big event: the Global Leaders Lecture Series welcomed Gen Colin Powell to Colgate on April 3. He spoke candidly about his transition from public to private life as well as his vision of America as the country all others will continue to look up to despite the global econ crisis. This was a great opportunity, though did not draw quite the reaction as the Dalai Lama (when protesters chanted “stop lying!”). Ian Elliott, Brendan Clegg, Bill Kindler, Steve Harlor, Evan Xenopoulos, Osato Ukponmwan, Andrew Kreidman, Cole Aaronson, Kevin Tarrant, Chris Hines, Dave Greene, Mike Shea, and Ted Lehman were all back the next weekend for a Phi Kappa Tau mini-reunion. The guys were able to meet the soph brothers who joined in the fall for the 1st time and to tour the house once occupied by ATO at 92 Broad now owned by Phi Tau. (Thanks, Clegg!) Lax alumni Trevor Marticke, Matt Lalli, Brian Lombardo, Chris Eck ’07, Jon Freeberg, EJ Atamian, and Scott Gourlay came to show their support when the men’s lax team played Bucknell for the title of 2009 Patriot League Regular Season Champs. They also planned to fit in some golf on Fri with the parents of past and current lax players. In news outside of Hamilton, Tanya Lubicznawrocka spent the summer traveling in Ecuador learning Spanish and is now working at Facing History and Ourselves in Boston. Taylor Buonocore sent the following update: “I’ve been in Tanzania since mid-Feb, volunteering with an orphanage called the Rift Valley Children’s Fund. I keep busy with playtime (hide and seek, wheelbarrow races, reading Dr Seuss, etc), making dozens of PB&J sandwiches every other day for breakfast, and I co-teach kindergarten in the primary school everyday. Every day is a great day; the kids are awesome. They even participated in Colgate Day last month! Anyone who wants to know more can check out my blog.” Jackie Harris recently received exciting news as well. She earned a Fulbright Teaching Assistantship to Germany. Until she leaves, she will finish up at her current position working at the Bennington Museum in Bennington, VT, and will leave for Germany in Sept. Jackie will be in Germany through next June serving as an English and America Studies teaching asst at a German HS. Matt Jandreau has also been quite busy since graduation. He is currently teaching chem at the Chapel Hill-Chauncy Hall School in Waltham, MA, and has committed to a 2nd year. He is making his mark there and will be teaching a chemistry elective course for the 1st time in the school’s history! In other chemistry-related news, Doug Collins has been living in southern NH while attending U of NH for a PhD in chem. He has decided to transfer to UC San Diego, where he will focus on the chemistry of air quality and climate change. Doug will be taking a road trip in June with his girlfriend, Laura Coyle ’09, including a stop in IO to meet up with Barnes Kelley. Other exciting events this summer include the hockey team’s annual golf tourney. Ben Camper, Jesse Winchester, and Tyler Burton planned to be back in Hamilton in early July for the Terry Slater Memorial Golf Tourney to support Colgate hockey. All 3 are currently playing pro hockey after 4 years at Colgate. The Class of

2008 hockey-golf team is always a favorite for the Slater low-score trophy! Good luck! It has been a great semester up at Colgate and I am sad to say that this will be my last column written in Case-Geyer Library. Thanks for all the exciting news this season and keep the updates coming! Sarah: sarah.greenswag@gmail.com

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Samantha Gillis 3 Juniper Lane Falmouth, ME 04105 We welcome the 2009 class editor, Samantha Gillis. Please contact her with all of your exciting news! Samantha: Shgillis@gmail.com

M asters

Tracy Messer MA’83 of Peterborough, NH, has been named web development and communications mgr for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center. He will support service members and veterans with traumatic brain injuries and their families by developing internal and external web-based resources. Previously, he served as marketing mgr for Crotched Mtn Fndn in Greenfield, NH.

Marriages & Unions

(2009 unless otherwise noted) Gordon Tapper ’83 and Aviva Weintraub (Cornell), Aug. 20, 2008 Charles Rosenstein ’86 and Michelle Duncan, Dec. 24, 2008. Paul Lobo ’89 and Kinga Krisko, Nov. 15, 2008 Jeffrey Sharp ’89 and Douglas Steinbrech (Univ. of Iowa), Aug. 19, 2008 Amy Palmer ’95 and Douglas Ellis (Williams College), May 10, 2008 Robin Bellizzi ’98 and Titus Queen (Ole Miss), Jan. 31 Harper Fertig ’98 and James Robinson, Jan. 24 Kristina Bomberger ’00 and Blake Mumby (Univ. of VT), April 11 Hayden Condon ’00 and Julie Doherty (Providence College), Sept. 27, 2008 Judd Rothstein ’00 and Britany Foster (Univ. of NC), Aug. 30, 2008 Nicole Rudolph ’00 and Clifford Katz, June 14, 2008 David Dobbins ’01 and Erin McAfee, June 14, 2008 Dana Snyde ’01 and Jon Hammack (Univ. of WA), June 14, 2008 Dana Bliss ’02 and Saya Otsubo ’02, Oct. 11, 2008 Michael Martocci ’02 and Nicole Flowers ’02, Sept. 6, 2008 Phill Ramey ’02 and Yaeka Katsuta ’02, Aug. 9, 2008

Obie Bate ’03 and Conway Walthew ’03, March 14 Christie Philbrick-Wheaton ’04 and Andrew Galvin, Sept. 6, 2008 Adam Rubinstein ’04 and Anne Holzberg (Univ. of MD), Dec. 28, 2008 Robert (Will) Cathcart ’05 and Christine Aguinaldo ’05, Aug. 16, 2008 Bianca Verrilli ’05 and Gustavo Valdiviezo, March 19, 2008

Births & Adoptions

(2009 unless otherwise noted) To Robert McMahon ’81 and Fenton: Robert William III ‘Liam,’ Aug. 25, 2008 To Jean-Pierre Conte ’85 and Martha: Sophie Isabella, Jan. 17 To Dale Bryk ’87 and Jonathan Weidlinger: Julian, May 20, 2008 To Andrew Gatt ’90 and Julia Tarasova: Gregory William, Sept. 13, 2008, joining Daniel To Tim and Christina Lyndrup ’90 Farrell: Brenden Mark, Aug. 1, 2008 To Gus Coldebella ’91 and Heather: Tenley, Feb. 2 To Edward and Stacy Veitch ’91 Wright: Sadie Maeve, April 9, joining Norah To Richard Burke ’92 and Jacqueline: Christian Karol, Nov. 10, 2008, joining Auggie, Cal, and Reid To Steve ’92 and Tiffany Ullrich ’94 McLaud: Theodore Charles ‘Teddy,’ Dec. 1, 2008, joining James and Collyer To Douglas Barnes ’93 and Katrina: Robert Douglas, April 21 To W. Price Roe ’93 and Peg: William Rush, Sept. 26, 2008 To Andy Antrobus ’94 and Nancy: Grant Hamilton, Feb. 16, joining Ellie To Chris Snow ’94 and Rachel: Emma and Hannah, March 31, joining Connor To Tim and Carlie Wakeman ’94 Hornbrook: Gordon Burr, July 18, 2008, joining Alistair To Evan ’94 and Sarah Todd ’96 Weinstein: Alexandra Ryan, Dec. 31, 2008, joining Natalie To Michael ’94 and Molly Foran ’96 Yurchak: Sascha Peter, Sept. 12, 2008 To Taragh and Barbara Clopper ’95 Mulvany: John Elliott, March 18 To Jeffrey Fivecoat ’95 and Laura: Luke, June 7, 2008 To William ’95 and Elizabeth Voneiff Paternotte: Jack, Aug. 19, 2008 To Mark ’95 and Lorna Gordon ’95 Zajack: Hazel Cameron, June 4, 2008 To Ryan Brown ’96 and Amy: Charlotte Cassidy, April 7

To Jodi Cohen ’96 and Jennifer Raymond: Beatrix Eileen, Nov. 8, 2008 To Keith ’96 and Kelly Rodden ’01 DiBlasi: Alexandra Violet, Nov. 18, 2008 To Christopher Johnson ’96 and Amy: Lorelei, Sept. 11, 2008 To Joshua Liberman ’96 and Lindy: Leah Maeve, June 21, 2008, joining Hannah To Rose Stanzione ’96 and Vincent Milano: Layla Rose, Sept. 2008 To Heather DiGiacomo ’97 and Jamie Trueblood: Nathan Emerson, Oct. 17, 2008 To Mark and Kate Johnston ’97 Reed: Margaret Hope, Sept. 12, 2008 To Curtis and Amy McKnight ’97 Fazen: Madeline, Sept. 29, 2008 To John and Megan Ochampaugh ’97 Frank: Hutchinson James, Aug. 5, 2008 To Mitch and Lisen Connery ’98 Syp: Filippa Ruth, Jan. 13 To Ella Esente ’98 and Gian Luca Montenuovo: Elisa, Dec. 15, 2008, joining Luca To Jordan ’98 and Jamie Kohn ’98 Gersch: Noah Jacob, Feb. 20, joining Sam To Michael Remey ’98 and Aimee: Greyson Pryce, Nov. 30, 2008 To Jeffrey and Pamela Weiss ’98 Caldara: Nealie Bess, Feb. 27, joining Parker To Nick ’99 and Katie Raisio ’99 Abstoss: Archibald Friedrich ‘Archie,’ Jan. 8, joining Lisl and Adelaide To Jeff ’99 and Ashley Haines ’01 Bastow: Hannah Lynn, Oct. 13, 2008 To Michael Evans ’99 and Manjiri: Nareen Michael, Dec. 11, 2008 To Christopher ’99 and Heather Ferina ’99 Hendrick: Caleigh Ferina, March 2, joining Cole To Eric ’99 and Emily Martin ’99 Potts: Violet Elizabeth, Dec. 9, 2008 To Andrew ’00 and Jennifer Lemanski ’00 Monaco: Katherine, Jan. 16 To Matt Price ’01 and Adrienne: Anna Virginia, Nov. 30, 2008 To Terence ’02 and Kristin VanValkenburg ’02 Sullivan: Eamon Timothy, March 13

In Memoriam

The Scene runs deceased notices on all alumni, current and former faculty members, honorary degree recipients, and staff members and others whom the editors determine would be well known to alumni. Raymond F. Spanjer ’32, February 11, 2009. Sigma Nu, Maroon Key, cross country, track. DO, Philadelphia College of Osteopathy, 1936; MD, New York Medical College, 1940. He practiced medicine for 33 years until retirement. He was predeceased by his wife, Grace, and cousin Carl News and views for the Colgate community

Bjorncrantz ’29. He is survived by 4 sons, grandchildren, and a sister. Carl E. McAllister ’35, February 15, 2009. Austen Colgate Scholar, marching band, concert orchestra. US Army, 1944-1946. As a pastor with the American Baptist Church, his pastorates included Chicago; Janesville, Wis.; Whitefish Bay, Wis.; Lewiston, Maine; and Newark, Ohio. He was pastor emeritus of First Baptist Church, Newark. Following retirement in 1978, he filled 14 interim pastorates in Ohio, Illinois, and Idaho. He is survived by his wife, Hazel, 2 sons, a daughter, 4 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. James K. Dittrich ’36, March 28, 2009. Sigma Nu. After graduation, he became treasurer of his family’s motion picture business in Endicott, N.Y., and managed The Cinema. He was predeceased by his wife, Helen, brothers Franklin ’31 and B. Worth ’34, and a son. He is survived by his son J. Kimm ’69, brother Robert ’48, 3 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. Thomas W. Kennedy ’40, February 14, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon. US Navy. MEd, American University. After 27 years in the Navy, he retired from Naval Air Systems Command in Washington, D.C., as a commander. In 1968, he moved his family to Winter Park, Fla., to teach high school American/English literature until he retired in 1977. He is survived by his wife, Mary, 4 sons, and 6 granddaughters. John P. Morrell ’40, January 21, 2009. Phi Delta Theta, Maroon Key, Masque and Triangle, boxing, debate, golf, marching band, swimming. US Army, WWII. He was the owner and general manager of dry cleaning plants as well as president of Morrell Manufacturing, which made fork lifts. From 1960-1963, he worked for New England Mutual Life. He then founded Executive Financial Planning, and finally, was owner and general manager of Charlotte Tennis Club before retiring. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Margaret, a son and daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren. Paul B. White ’40, February 11, 2009. Beta Theta Pi, Salmagundi, football, track. After graduating, he was drafted by local industrialists to run a shell factory for the war effort. Following the war, he and a business partner opened a hardware store, which expanded into sports equipment. Later, he was a representative for a ski equipment importer and supplied ski shops in northern New York. He was predeceased by his wife, Linda. He is survived by a daughter, 2 sons, a stepson, his sister, and numerous nieces and nephews. Lawrence H. Gerson Jr. ’41, February 16, 2009. Phi Kappa Psi, golf. US Navy, 1943-1945. Before retirement, he was a personnel administrator at CaseWestern Reserve University. He is survived by his wife, Diane, a daughter, a son, 3 stepchildren, and 9 nieces and nephews. Ralph G. Robison ’41, March 17, 2009. Phi Gamma Delta, Konosioni, football, outing club. US Army, WWII. He was a longtime sales executive in the automotive supply industry. He was predeceased by his wife, Amy. He is survived by 4 daughters and sons-in-law, 4 grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Donald C. Adams ’42, February 19, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Beta Kappa, Konosioni, chorus, soccer, tennis. US Navy, 1942-1945. He had a 33-year career in advertising with Proctor & 78

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Gamble. He is survived by his wife, Louise, 3 daughters, 5 sons, a sister and her 3 children, 20 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Lincoln H. Hascall Jr. ’42, February 1, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, track, cross country. US Coast Guard, WWII. He worked for the family tire business for 13 years. He then taught science at South Portland (Maine) High School for 25 years as well as coached its track team. His great-greatgreat-grandfather was Daniel Hascall, a founder of Colgate. He was predeceased by his wife, Florence. He is survived by 3 sons, a daughter, 6 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Stuart S. Lister ’42, June 23, 2005. Phi Delta Theta, hockey. US Military. He was president of Starkweather & Williams, Inc. and then became a salesman for Bancroft Sporting Goods Co. He was predeceased by his wife, Martha, and brother Robert ’39. He is survived by nephew Stephen ’68. Robert Warren Beitz ’43, February 5, 2009. Phi Beta Kappa, Commons Club, Maroon, Austen Colgate Scholar, President’s Scholar, Washington, DC, Study Group, Christian Association, international relations club, glee club, debate club, student government, track. US Navy, WWII. He began his career with National Gypsum Co., and worked there in sales until retirement. He was predeceased by his uncle Lester ’17, and brothers Richard ’38 and Donald ’39. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Althea, 5 daughters, 13 grandchildren, and nephews Kenneth ’75 and Charles R. II ’70. Charles F. Feuerbach ’43, December 28, 2008. Alpha Tau Omega, chorus, golf, outing club, ski club, soccer. US Army. He spent several years as an agent with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance and then started his own financial planning company. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, a daughter, and 2 sons. Harry G. Huberth Jr. ’43, March 22, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, soccer, tennis. US Army, WWII; Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, and the Croix de Guerre. Ending his lengthy career in real estate, he retired in 1989 as chairman of the firm Huberth and Peters, Inc. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Susan, a son, 2 daughters, 2 stepdaughters, and 5 grandchildren. Robert H. Bentley ’44, February 5, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon, track, cross country. US Army; Purple Heart. MS, SUNY College Brockport, 1970. After more than 20 years with the US military, he retired as a major. He then became a teacher and counselor at the Youth Center School at Rochester State Hospital. He was predeceased by his first wife and a sister. He is survived by his wife, Virginia, a daughter, a son, 3 stepchildren, 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and nephews. M. Roy London Jr. ’45, March 20, 2009. Sigma Chi, Maroon, Austen Colgate Scholar, Pan-Hellenic Council, basketball, student government, international relations club. He worked for Fairfield & Ellis Marine Insurance in Boston for 25 years. He then was president of Customhouse Marine in Boston. Additionally, he taught at Northeastern University. He was predeceased by his wife of 50 years, Eleanor. He is survived by a cousin, a sisterin-law, a brother-in-law, a niece, and 2 nephews. Joseph F. Roller ’45, January 29, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon. US Army Air Corps, WWII. He was the owner of Joseph Roller Leather Co. until retirement. He was predeceased by his wife,

Elsie, and a daughter. He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, his brother, and many cousins. James T. Squires ’45, January 27, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, Konosioni, Masque & Triangle, Maroon Key, chorus, marching band, track. US Army. He was a retired salesman, having worked for several airlines. He is survived by 7 cousins. Alexander C. Vehring Jr. ’45, February 25, 2009. Phi Delta Theta. US Navy, 1942-1946. He worked in sales for several companies including Southeastern Cottons Inc., Woodward Baldwin & Co. Inc., and Merrill Lynch. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, 2 daughters, and a son. Cecil C. Gamwell III ’46, April 7, 2009. US Navy, WWII. He had a more than 50-year career with American International Group, retiring as director of group insurance. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, 5 children including sons C. Calvert IV ’71 and Peter ’76, 13 grandchildren, and 2 sisters. Richard M. Hannah ’46, June 5, 2008. Beta Theta Pi. US Military, Korean War. Yale University: BS, 1945; MD, 1948. He spent most of his career in internal medicine at Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo, Calif. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Alice, 6 children, 5 grandchildren, and a greatgrandchild. Andrew V. Marusak Jr. ’46, January 10, 2009. Phi Delta Theta, Dean’s List, Banter, soccer, swimming. US Marine Corps, WWII, Korea, Vietnam; Bronze Star, Gold Star. MA, Stanford University. After retiring from the military, he worked for the University of Oklahoma for 20 years. He was predeceased by his first wife, a daughter, 2 brothers, and 3 sisters. He is survived by his wife Barbara, a son, 2 stepdaughters, 2 stepsons, a sister, 14 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. Abbott Phillips ’46, January 20, 2009. US Army, WWII; Bronze Star. Upon returning from the war, he was on the Olympic Ski Squad and established ski resorts in CO and VT. He also was head of Bud Phillips Ski School at Mad River Glen, and instructed skiing at Sugarbush Glen Elen. Additionally, he owned Dipsy Doodle nightclub and Captain Bud Phillips Charter Fishing Boats. He was predeceased by 2 sons. He is survived by his wife, Andrea, 4 children, 4 grandchildren, a greatgranddaughter, nieces, nephews, and a brother. James L. Wiswall ’48, March 24, 2009. Theta Chi, Banter, football. US Merchant Marine, 1945-1946; US Army, 1950-1952. He was a sales representative and then sales manager at Union Carbide Corp. until retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Margaret, father Charles L. 1915, and brother Charles G. ’46. He is survived by 3 daughters, 2 sons, and nephews C. Gilbert ’73 and J. Stuart ’78. M. Richard Andrews ’49, March 26, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Maroon, Alumni Corporation Board of Directors 1985-1988, Maroon Citation 1989. US Army, WWII. After graduation, he moved to Denver and began his real estate career with the Frederick Ross Co. He then started Andrews & Co., through which he developed several notable communities. He was predeceased by his father, M. Morris 1917, and uncle George ’25. He is survived by his wife, Barbara, 3 sons including Miles ’76, daughter Barrie ’83, daughter-in-law Jomarie ’76, a sister, and 10 grandchildren. Robert L. Smith ’49, February 26, 2009. Sigma Nu. US Army, 1943-1945; Bronze Star. Before retiring, he was the owner and operator of Robert L.

Smith Co., a personnel consulting business. He was predeceased by his father, Gilbert ’15. He is survived by his wife, Annette, son Robert Jr. ’75, and a daughter. William C. Helms ’50, May 2, 2008. Phi Kappa Tau. US Naval Reserves, 1943-1945. BPA, Art Center School, 1949. A photographer, he owned a photographic illustration business in New York City for many years. He is survived by his wife, Carol, and their children. Norman W. Keller ’50, October 30, 2008. Sigma Nu, Chi Pi Mu, Dean’s List, Newman Club, tennis. US Merchant Marines. MD, Cornell University, 1954. He was a retired physician. He is survived by his wife, Helen, 9 children, and 26 grandchildren. Zack Taylor Jr. ’51, January 17, 2009. Beta Theta Pi, Masque and Triangle, chorus, soccer, band. US Army. In addition to his 30-year career as the boats and travel editor of Sports Afield magazine, he authored several books on waterfowling and boating. The former director of the Outdoor Writers’ Association, he also received numerous awards for excellence in outdoor journalism. He is survived by his wife, Melissa, 2 daughters, a son, and 5 grandchildren. Donald E. Williams ’51, December 18, 2008. Delta Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, Maroon, Austen Colgate Scholar, Lawrence Chemistry Prize, German club, chess club, astronomy club. Princeton University: MA, 1954; PhD, 1957. His career in pharmaceutical management including working at Merck Research Laboratories, Bristol Laboratories, and Technicon Corp. He was predeceased by his uncles William Magavern ’18, Willard Magavern ’24, and R. Dunbar Hausauer ’25. He is survived by his wife, Sarah, son Donald Jr. ’79, 2 daughters including Mary Gospe ’77, daughterin-law Victoria Williams ’79, and cousin William Magavern ’48. W. Richard Kern ’52, February 9, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon, football, lacrosse, sailing. US Army. He was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant while working in Washington, D.C., for the National Security Agency. He then took over his father’s food brokerage company in Philadelphia. After selling his interest in that company, he was president of several other companies, including Mead Johnson Nutritionals and ECKO, until retiring in 1994. He is survived by his wife, Anne, 3 sons including John ’76 and David ’83, 2 brothers, and 8 grandchildren. Thomas H. Ohlweiler Jr. ’52, January 20, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, Konosioni, Maroon Key, Masque and Triangle, chorus, economics club, hockey. US Army, 1946-1948. In his early career, he worked in investment banking for Kidder, Peabody & Co. He then joined the computer division of Florida National Group of Banks, from which he later retired. He is survived by his wife, Carol, and a son. Donald W. Veit ’52, December 7, 2008. Phi Delta Theta, student government, economics club, psychology club, football. US Marine Corps, 1946-1948. He worked for many years at Hoppin, Watson, Inc., first as an account representative and later as senior vice president. He was predeceased by his wife, Jean. He is survived by 2 daughters and their families. James M. Beverley Jr. ’53, March 3, 2009. Kappa Delta Rho, Salmagundi. His career in the brokerage business lasted 44 years. In 1955, he joined Foster and Adams in Troy, N.Y., later becoming

partner. He was then associated with G.A. Saxton and E.F. Hutton, and retired in 1999 from Smith Barney. He is survived by his wife, Agnes, a son, a daughter, and many nieces and nephews. Edward P. Dugan MA’53, February 8, 2009. US Army, WWII. BA, Holy Cross, 1950. He began teaching social studies at Martin H. Glynn School in Valatie, NY, for a year and then returned to his hometown school, Gloversville High, to teach American history. In 1962, he became a stock broker and sales representative. He then returned to education, becoming a junior high guidance counselor in 1969 until retirement in 1987. He also owned and operated an advertising sales distribution business. He was predeceased by a brother. He is survived by his wife, Sieglinde, 4 sons, 5 daughters, 12 grandchildren, a greatgranddaughter, 2 sisters, nieces, and nephews. Seymour L. Ellison ’53, January 17, 2009. Kappa Delta Rho, Pi Delta Epsilon, Konosioni, Maroon Key, Hillel, Salmagundi, FOCUS, Bridge Club, student government. US Army JAG Corps, 1957-1960. JD, Boston University, 1956. A retired attorney, he was a partner in the San Francisco law firm of Melvin Belli. He was predeceased by his wife, Suzanne. He is survived by a son, daughter, and granddaughter. Frank W. Getman ’53, April 8, 2009. Delta Upsilon, baseball, hockey, outing club, Maroon Council 2001. US Marine Corps. LLB, Albany Law School, 1958. After earning his law degree, he returned to his hometown of Oneonta, NY, where he served as assistant district attorney and then court judge for 20 years. He then maintained a law practice with his eldest son. He was predeceased by his wife, Maggie, and a brother. He is survived by a daughter, 3 sons including Michael ’80, 3 daughters-in-law, 11 grandchildren, a sister-inlaw, 2 nephews, and a niece. Charles W. Green MA’53, April 12, 2008. BA, Clarion State Teachers College, 1948. Retired, he was a senior counselor at Guilford (Ill.) High School and had previously taught at East Rockford Senior High School. He is survived by his wife, Mabel, 2 daughters, and a son. Peter B. Edmonds ’54, November 19, 2008. Phi Kappa Psi, Pi Delta Epsilon, Banter, student government, hockey, sailing, soccer. MA, Princeton University, 1957. He spent many years working for the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce in the Middle East, where he served in Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, and Egypt. Afterward, he continued working in the Middle East, mainly in the medical services field. He is survived by his wife, Nancy, 4 daughters including Deborah Edmonds ’84 Carrier, and son-in-law James W. Carrier ’84. Peter VanWyck ’54, February 26, 2009. Tau Kappa Epsilon, WRCU, Banter, chorus, outing club, sailing club. US Air National Guard. He was a real estate developer with long-term projects in New England. He is survived by 3 sons, 2 sisters, and a brother. James V. Voss ’54, July 9, 2008. Sigma Chi, Pi Delta Epsilon, Maroon Key, Banter, student government, golf. LLB, University of Pittsburgh, 1957. He worked as an attorney for many years. He is survived by his wife, Susan, and 3 children. J. Thomas Hossley Jr. ’55, October 8, 2008. Sigma Nu, ROTC, student government, baseball, football, track, outing club, sailing. US Air Force, 1955-1958. He spent many years as a salesman for Jabel Inc. until retirement. He then was the innkeeper

of a bed and breakfast. He was predeceased by his wife, Bethanne. He is survived by 2 sons, a daughter, and their families. Philip T. Paris ’56, January 21, 2009. Phi Delta Theta, basketball, soccer. JD, Syracuse University, 1961. During his 47 years of living in Phoenix, he maintained a law practice, representing insurance companies and working with the Arizona Departments of Insurance. He was predeceased by his wife, Lois, a brother, and a sister. He is survived by 3 sons, a daughter, 6 grandchildren, and a brother. John M. Rust ’56, January 26, 2009. Phi Kappa Tau, Delta Sigma Rho, Mu Pi Delta, National Alumni Memorial Scholar, Maroon Key, Konosioni, Economics Study Group, Young Republican Club, student government, marching and pep band, glee club, debate, economics club. US Army, 1957-1959. MS, Columbia University, 1960. He worked for Mobil Oil Corp. for many years and then was president of JMR Enterprises Inc. He is survived by his wife, Pat, and 2 sons. Donald H. Barker ’57, February 3, 2009. Lambda Chi Alpha, Maroon, Banter, wrestling, football, boxing, chorus. US Marine Corps. He worked as a project manager and also was a published author of children’s stories. Frank J. Solana ’57, March 5, 2009. Phi Delta Theta, ROTC, football, wrestling. US Air Force. He had a 20-year career in the Air Force as a criminal investigator, serving all over the world. As a lt. colonel, he received his fourth Meritorious Service Medal as commander of the Office of Special Investigations from 1974-1978. He then retired and dedicated himself to volunteer work. He is survived by his wife, Mercedes, 3 sons, a daughter, a brother, 2 sisters, and 9 grandchildren. Stacy C. Campbell ’58, April 2, 2009. Delta Upsilon, Maroon, basketball, student government, economics club. MBA, Northwestern University. He had a long career in banking, becoming an investment advisor in later years. He was predeceased by his father, Stacy ’35. He is survived by his wife, Judith, 4 sons including Clint ’83, 2 daughters, and 10 grandchildren. Charles I. Norris ’60, September 25, 2008. US Navy. MAT, Reed College, 1971. He worked in education and research at the University of Rhode Island. He was predeceased by his brother, James ’61. He is survived by his wife, Susan, a daughter, and a son. David B. Eastlake ’62, April 12, 2009. Phi Kappa Tau, freshman council. US Army Intelligence Corps. He had a career in hotel management but expressed himself artistically as a photographer and wood craftsman. He is survived by his wife, Ann, 2 sons, a sister, his mother-in-law, a brotherin-law, 4 nieces, and a nephew. William L. Kline ’64, February 1, 2009. Phi Kappa Psi, WRCU, track, soccer, outing club. He maintained a financial planning and asset management business in Nashville for 40 years. Involved with several charities and organizations, he recently launched The Living Waters for the World mission, having made 2 trips to Peru in the last year. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, a son, a daughter, 3 stepchildren, and 9 grandchildren. Thomas S. Crary ’65, January 12, 2009. Phi Gamma Delta, football, lacrosse. BS, Menlo College, 1965; JD, Golden Gate University, 1971. In 1971, he was appointed assistant district attorney for the

city and county of San Francisco and served for 10 years. During this time, he was recognized for his efforts in obtaining release from prison of a San Francisco man who had been mistakenly convicted of murder. In 1981, he went into private practice doing civil and criminal trials and appeals. He is survived by his wife, Paula, 2 daughters, a grandson, a stepdaughter, and 2 stepgrandchildren. Robert G. Murphy ’66, February 1, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, student government, outing club, lacrosse. US Army. He worked for Abercrombie and Fitch in New York City and San Francisco, then Eddie Bauer in Seattle, and finally, Orvis in Manchester, VT. He is survived by his wife, Susan, a son, a daughter, 2 sisters, 2 aunts, an uncle, a niece, 2 nephews, and many cousins including Alan Williams ’59, Bruce Williams ’69, and Allison Williams ’94. Vincent A. Scamell Jr. ’66, February 9, 2009. Phi Kappa Psi, glee club, outing club, cheerleader, student government. US Army, Vietnam War. JD, University of Toledo. He retired as clerk of Fine, Wyatt & Cary in Honesdale, Pa. He is survived by 2 sons, his brother, and his former wife. John J. Wright ’66, January 30, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, Salmagundi, outing club. VMD, Cornell University, 1973. After working for 3 years at the Cheshire Veterinary Hospital in CT, he moved to NY in 1976 and purchased the Phelps Veterinary Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Janice, 2 sons and daughters-in-law, 5 grandchildren, his mother, 2 sisters, 2 brothers, and nieces and nephews. Barry M. Rosen ’69, March 20, 2009. Tau Kappa Epsilon, Dean’s Award. MD, University of Chicago, 1973. As the medical director of the Sequoia Alcohol and Drug Recovery Center since 1983, he was recognized internationally for his expertise on addiction. He also maintained a private practice at the Behavioral Medicine Clinic of the Peninsula, dealing with all aspects of addiction medicine. Additionally, he pioneered a pain clinic at San Mateo General Hospital that has been rededicated in his name. He is survived by his wife, Linda, 2 sisters, 2 stepsons, a nephew, and a niece. Edward R. McMahon ’71, March 18, 2009. Delta Upsilon, Dean’s List. JD, Seton Hall Law School, 1975. He was a civil trial lawyer and banking law expert who was a partner in the Lum firm for 25 years. He also served on the N.J. Supreme Court District Ethics Committee. He is survived by his wife, Ellen, brother Brian ’74, son Ryan ’09, 2 daughters, his mother, and many nieces and nephews including Katharine ’03. James E. Bleuer ’72, January 18, 2009. India Study Group. After graduating, he started a career as a successful furniture designer; his pieces were featured in popular publications, such as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens. He founded Casa Verde Gardens in Southport, CT, where his love of architecture and landscape design resulted in a number of award-winning gardens over the 22 years that he ran the business. He was also a published photographer and writer for Gardening Magazine. He is survived by his wife, Lisa, 3 daughters, a son, a granddaughter, 2 brothers, and a sister. Stewart F. Hancock III ’72, January 15, 2009. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Maroon. After working as an advertising executive in the Syracuse area, he became publisher of Manlius Publishing Corp in 1986. In 1992, he led the merger of Brown

Newspapers and Manlius Publishing to form Eagle Newspapers, which grew during his 11-year tenure as publisher. He then started Hancock Public Relations, which specialized in renewable and alternative energy sources. He is survived by his wife, Kimberly ’82, 4 daughters, a son, his parents, 4 brothers, a sister, and several nephews and nieces including Michael Fish ’05, Jeffrey Fish ’07, and Ruth Fish ’09. Michael A. Koenig ’74, January 27, 2009. University of Michigan: MA, 1976; PhD, 1981. He was an international expert in partner violence and child abuse in developing countries. He also was a professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in the dept of population, family, and reproductive health. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Gillian, a son, a daughter, his parents, a brother, a sister, and several nieces and nephews. Vincent E. Kommer Jr. ’75, February 6, 2009. Phi Gamma Delta, soccer. He was employed by Northrup Grumman Foundation for 28 years and recently became a subcontract manager at Raytheon. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, 3 sons, 3 brothers, a sister, 8 nephews, and 6 nieces. Suzanne Husted ’77, February 10, 2009. MBA, Columbia University, 1985. She was a controller for Caraustar Industries in Georgia. Her previous work as a controller was at Container Corporation of America, Newark Atlantic Paperboard, and Sprague Paperboard. She was predeceased by her father. She is survived by her mother, 2 brothers, 2 nephews, a niece, and her grandmother. Karen L. Farber-Swanson ’79, April 19, 2009. Crew. She is survived by her husband, Richard ’80, and their daughter. E. Daniel Streeter ’81, March 29, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega. MBA, Yale University, 1988. He was a managing partner at SPP Capital Partners in New York City. He was predeceased by his mother. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer, 3 daughters, a sister, and his father. James B. Tedesco ’82, March 12, 2009. Basel Study Group, crew, squash club, cheerleading. MBA, Northeastern University, 1984. He had worked in marketing, was an author and a self-publisher, and owner of Olee Enterprises. He is survived by his wife, Maria, 2 daughters, a brother, and a sister. Mary A. Shellabarger ’83, November 1, 2008. Big Sister, Take Two, resident advisor, dorm president. After spending time in Zaire as a Peace Corps volunteer, she was an environmental protection specialist for the US Environmental Protection Agency. She is survived by her husband, Kapiamba Muteba, 3 children, a brother, and a sister. Timothy C. Ronan ’87, March 9, 2009. Alpha Tau Omega, sailing club. He turned his enthusiasm for yacht racing to studying yacht design with the Westlawn program and then building small water crafts. His extensive volunteer work involved Habitat for Humanity and helping coach a hockey team for developmentally disabled children. He is survived by his parents, a sister, a brother, aunts and uncles, nieces, and a nephew. Shawn M. McGregor ’95, October 11, 2008. Alpha Tau Omega, Maroon-News. He was an operations analyst with the International Paper Co. He is survived by his parents and a sister.

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Rewind Persistent Dream At college again seated in Russian Revolution With Doc Perry who stowed away on a tramp In Odessa in 1918 escaping both Reds and Whites It comes to me the class has been underway For five weeks and I have none of the texts No notes and Perry his eyes pushed into slits By high fat Tatar cheeks and gleaming malice Asks me what Kerensky was doing When the Winter Palace was stormed At college again where I stagger from the Coop Off to my first class after buying all the texts Anticipating a great year learning and learning Chaucer under Earl Daniels scholar and man of the world Sitting at attention waiting for his first words Ready to listen ready to take part ready ready When he says we will begin by dissecting A pickerel frog found in ponds and bogs with plant life Now Potter please expose the spinal cord

Puzzle by Puzzability

Varsity Letters As in sudoku, use logic to fill each of the eight squares in each row, column, and two-byfour box of this grid with a different letter in COLGATEU. When you’re done, one row or column will contain a bonus message. See page 75 for the answer key.

Servin’ up Slices Matty Goldberg, father of Alexander Goldberg ’12, won a Slices T-shirt for his correct entry in the drawing for the Spring 2009 photo ID contest. His caption read: What’s Shakin’?: John Sebastian and Joe Butler from the Lovin’ Spoonful perform at Colgate. A number of alumni sent fun reminiscences along with their entries; we’ve posted them at www. colgatealumni.org/lovinspoonful. Check them out, and submit your own campus concert memory at www.colgatealumni.org/messageboards or to scene@colgate.edu.

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At college again where I was recently graduated But am going around again attending classes I already passed with younger people I do not know But who defer to me granting some ambiguous status And when I am seated in Hartshorne’s Greek Philosophy He asks me why the Pythagorean theorem Was guarded as a religious mystery and I reply I don’t have to do this I’ve done this before If you think so he said pityingly you must be dreaming

Above: Hammer time. Ryan Nelson ’12, David Ko ’11, and Mohammed Rahman ’12 (L to R) put the finishing touches on the porch decking at a Habitat for Humanity volunteer building project. Their alternative spring break trip to New Bern, N.C., was organized by the COVE (Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education). Photo by Luke Connolly ’09 — check out his narrated slide show about the trip at www.colgatealumni.org/habitat. Back cover: The greenhouse at Robert H.N. Ho Science Center. Take a tour of this state-of-the-art facility at colgate.edu/video.

– Royal F. Potter ’52 Do you have a reminiscence for Rewind? Send your submission of short prose, poetry, or a photograph with a description to scene@colgate.edu. Stay tuned for another Slices contest next time!

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