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CLASS OF 1994 15TH REUNION IN 2009
John Saint Amour ’94 started a group in Washington, D.C., called Arts United Washington that explores collaborative works among dance, theatre and music. It can be found at www. artsuniteddc.org. Maura McNamara ’94 is on sabbatical from the Saratoga Springs City School District, where she has been for 12 years, to pursue a master’s degree in traditional Irish music performance at the University of Limerick in Limerick, Ireland.
Society. His second book, Lincoln the Inventor, was recently published by SIU Press. Tina M. Heckman ’99 is now the principal of the General Brown JuniorSenior High School in Dexter, NY. She has worked for the district for the past 13 years.
2000s Jim Petercsak Hon. ’03, Crane distinguished teaching professor, presented two sessions at the NYSSMA Conference in Rochester, NY, in December.
CLASS OF 1999 10TH REUNION IN 2009
Jason Emerson’s ’99 first book, The Madness of Mary Lincoln (Southern Illinois University Press, September 2007), was named 2007 Book of the Year by the Illinois State Historical
Last year, a number of SUNY Potsdam theater alumni gathered at a special reunion in honor of Professor Emeritus Clayton Horan (pictured at center). Horan’s family and former students are working to raise funds in his honor to name the fitness center in a new retirement community being constructed in Canton, NY. The facility, part of the United Helpers organization, is slated for completion in the fall of 2009.
CLASS OF 2004 5TH REUNION IN 2009
Ryan Hunt ’04 recently redeployed for his second combat tour to Iraq, where he served as a military advisor to the Iraqi Army. In July, Hunt and his wife will be renewing their vows to celebrate their marriage and the successful completion of his second combat tour to Iraq. HUNT
Jeff Doctor ’95 recently joined the lobbying firm EOP Group as vice president. The firm, based in Washington, D.C., focuses on issues related to energy, the environment, the treasury and Native Americans. He and his wife, Allyson, live in Marvin, NC, with their daughter, Chloe.
Scott Bacon ’97 with his wife, Andrea, moved to Germany in 2003, where Scott worked for and served as marketing/sales manager, shop manager and quality end control, for an emerging international French horn maker. In 2006, they moved back to the United States and founded Siegfried’s Call, www.siegfriedscall.com, a business that focuses on importing high-performance brass instruments manufactured by master craftsmen in Germany. In the spring of 2008, the couple was proud to sponsor the reception after a Canadian Brass Concert during the Potsdam Brass Quintet Reunion Weekend.
Justin Hall ’06 started and developed the small animal care program at Jefferson-Lewis BOCES. Students learn basic animal care skills along with anatomy and parasitology.
Kim Peavey Hunter ’89 and husband, Frank, bought a 53-acre farm in Southwestern New Hampshire called Hillside Springs Farm in 2002, where they work with draft horses to provide organic vegetables to 60 local families through a Community Supported Agriculture program. In 2007, the farm received a $5,000 Small Business Development Grant from the National Association for the Self-Employed. Peavey and Hunter were subsequently chosen from 34 grant recipients nationwide to receive a $30,000 Award for Small Business Excellence and Community Contribution. The farm’s Web site is www.hillsidespringsfarm.com.
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POTSDAM PEOPLE SPR I NG 2009
Kaitlyn Beachner ’08 took a new job in the sales department with an international company that is one of America’s top payroll services, Paychex, in Rochester, NY.
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