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Cecily Cummings Wood, ’62, 10141 Century Dr., Ellicott City, MD 21042, is creating Grendel Studios, providing various services, including Grendel Glass, designing and fabricating stained glass windows and panels. She retired after being employed with Howard County Schools for 16 years. She is a columnist for the International Guild of Glass Artists. She was a founding singer in both the Baltimore Choral Arts and the Baltimore Symphony Chorus and their chamber groups. She and her husband, Ralph, have two children and two grandchildren.
63 Russell Gray, ’63, wrote an acclaimed historical novel, Consumed in Freedom’s Flame: A Novel of Ireland’s Struggle for Freedom, 1916-21, under the pseudonym of Cathal Liam. The book was first issued in hardcover in 2001, and was reprinted in softcover in February 2002. Russell lives in Cincinnati, OH. James and Karen Greenwood Russell, both ’63, retired in June 2001. Karen was a certified systems administrator and trainer for Sun Microsystems, Inc., dealing with networking and operating system computer software. She conducted training sessions for Aris Corp. and Learnix, Inc., in the United States and Canada. Jim retired after 10 years as the dean of business and computer technology at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR. They moved to East Wenatchee, WA, to be closer to their family. They are enjoying traveling, skiing, hiking and learning Spanish. They can be reached via e-mail at: km.russell@verizon.net and james.s.russell@verizon.net.
66 Sharon Chace, ’66, gave a paper in the women and religions section of the southeastern regional meeting of the American Academy of Religion that met in Atlanta, GA. Her paper was entitled, “God as Just Judge and Poet Prophet: Inclusive Language and Mixed Bible Metaphor.” She lives in Meriden, CT.
67 1967 Reunion Chairs: Kirk Leighton and Ken Hollidge Mary Lint Adams, ’67, 4205 Buzzell Rd., Gladwin, MI 48624, is a preschool teacher for Head Start, where she teaches lowincome children in rural Gladwin. She plays cello in the Midland Symphony and organizes the band for the Gladwin Community Theater’s summer productions. She is also a pianist for a small Presbyterian church and serves on the board of a volunteer hospice. Her husband, Robert Adams, ’68, is the director of FIA for two counties. They have two children and a granddaughter.
Cash Beechler, ’67, 11066 North 50th St., Scottsdale, AZ 85254, is a private practice physician working in pulmonary medicine and is also the chairman of Scottsdale Shea Hospital and the medical director for Select Specialty Hospital. He is the past president of Maricopa County Medical Society, and was the chief of staff for St. Luke’s Hospital and Phoenix Regional Medical Center. He and his wife, Susanne, have been married for 35 years. They have two grandchildren.
Duane Dobbert, ’67, 5617 Whisperwood Blvd. #1004, Naples, FL 34110, is a forensic psychology professor for Florida Gulf Coast University. He also teaches Ph.D. candidates at Capella University. He has completed advanced study with the American College of Forensic Examiners and the American Board of Psychological Specialties. Duane and his wife, Joyce, have three grandchildren. Their summer address is: 95 LN230A Jimmerson Lake, Angola, IN 46703.
Mary Jean Arquette Bell, ’67, 1319 Valetta Dr., Temperance, MI 48182, is a vocal music educator with Summerfield Schools in Monroe County, teaching students from kindergarten through eighth grade. She is also the elementary school improvement facilitator. She is very involved with her church. Mary Jean earned her master’s degree from Michigan State University in 1972. She and her husband, Denzil, have been married for 33 years and have two children.
R. Bruce Harper, ’67, had one of his photos selected to be shown at the Museum of Modern Art in a show entitled “Life in New York.” He was chief of cardiothorasic anesthesia at St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York City from 1975 to 1992. He was also a territory leader in Soku Gakkai International, a Buddhist group working for world peace, during the late ’80s and early ’90s. He continues to live in New York.
Joanie Mansfield Boynton, ’67, 1719 Comanche, Traverse City, MI 49686, is an elementary school teacher. She and her husband, Jack Boynton, ’68, have four children and two granddaughters. Peter Boyse, ’67, 1980 E. Hotchkiss Rd., Bay City, MI 48706, is the president of Delta College. He chaired the board of the Michigan Community College Association and was elected to the board of of the American Association of Community Colleges. He also chairs the League for Innovation in the Community College. He and his wife, Barbra, enjoy spending time in central Oregon, where they own a resort property. They have two daughters. Jonine Hixson Collins, ’67, P.O. Box 959, Edwards, CO 81693, is a certified public accountant with several public accounting firms. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Michigan in 1967. She also earned her M.B.A. in 1969. She and her husband, JJ Collins, met and married in Vail, CO. They have lived in Stuart, FL, Hilton Head Island, SC, and Austin, TX, and now are back in Vail. Before moving back to Colorado, they spent a week on a float trip through the Grand Canyon. They have two sons. Katharine DeAnda, ’67, 802 Manzanita Dr., Payson, AZ 85541, is a part-time medical billing manager. She and her husband, Simon, have traveled throughout the United States and to Mexico. They have a daughter. Maureen Cryan Decker, ’67, 2530 Ballybunion Rd., Center Valley, PA 18034, is retired. She was a graphic designer and assistant managing editor at The Morning Call newspaper in Allentown, PA, where she was in charge of the photography and editorial art departments. As a partner in Publication Design Consultants, she continues to speak at design symposiums throughout the United States and Europe. She is also a volunteer for Planned Parenthood, St. Luke’s Hospital and the Historic Bethlehem Partnership. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Maureen and her husband, David, have been married for 37 years and have three children and two granddaughters.
Richard Harris, ’67, 15 Pacific Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611-3750, is a lawyer and a self-employed corporate and professional consultant. After graduation, he went to San Francisco and practiced law for 27 years at what has now become a large, international law firm. In 1991, he was elected to membership in the American Law Institute. He and his wife, Milagros, have been married for 30 years and have two children. Joyce McCarty Henn, ’67, 1587 Three Lakes Dr., Troy, MI 48085 lived and traveled extensively throughout the world while her husband, Karl, was a career military officer. They have also lived in Troy for 20 years. They now divide their time between Phoenix, AZ, and Troy. They have two sons. Linda Aldridge Hinchliffe, ’67, 3720 South Ocean Blvd. #304, Highland Beach, FL 33487 is a volunteer at church and works with literacy projects. She also has a therapy dog. Her husband, Dan, ’66, is a full-time college instructor at Florida Atlantic University and is a corporate financial consultant. They have two sons. Kenneth Hollidge Jr., ’67, 35 Stonehurst, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236, is selfemployed as the president of Hollidge & Associates LLP. He has been appointed vice chairman of the Southeast Michigan Salvation Army Advisory Board, and was elected to Albion College’s Alumni Association board. He is a member of the Visiting Committee for Albion’s Gerstacker Institute. Ken also served on the board of Michigan Tooling Association and the Midwest Manufacturing Council. He and his wife, Karen, have quadruplets, including Ken III, ’99. Nancy Crocker Horstman, ’67, 1103 Woodmeadow Dr., Lansing, MI 48917, is the principal for Delta Center Elementary School in the Grand Ledge Public School System. She has been married to Allen, an Albion College history professor, for 34 years. They have two children. Dawn Scheffner Jones, ’67, 1615 Schifly Lane, DeKalb, IL 60115-1727, is the senior assistant director for the Career Planning & Placement Center at Northern Illinois University (NIU). She was president of the Great Lakes Association for School, College and University Staffing, 1996-98, and she received the Distinguished Service Award for the Illinois Association for School, College and University Staffing in 2001. She earned an M.S. in education in 1986 and an Ed.D. in 1991 from NIU. She and her husband, Scott, became co-owners of a condominium in New Smyrna Beach, FL. They were married in 1999 and have two grandchildren.
Bill Knox, ’67, 6400 Kath Nook Dr., Montgomery, AL 36117, is an otolaryngologist. He is the past president of the Montgomery County Medical Association and is the past chief of staff for Baptist Hospital. He and his wife, Donna, have two children. Richard Krueger, ’67, 315 E. 68th St. Apt. 6-C, New York, NY 10021, is a psychiatrist and associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University. He and his wife, Meg Kaplan, have a daughter. Marcia DuVal Lile, ’67, 12105 Edenwood Dr., Louisville, KY 40243, became an instructor at the University of Louisville in July 2002. Previously, she moved from the middle school classroom to the Kentucky Department of Education as a social studies consultant. She serves on the board of the Eastern Area Community Ministries. Marcia and her husband, Bill, have two sons. Susan Haws Loveall, ’67, 9 Janivar Dr., Ithaca, NY 14850, is a French teacher at Ithaca High School. She has traveled to France, and is learning to play the concert grand harp. She has two children. Paul and Judith Phillips Mesack, both ’67, 163 Easter Dr., Grayling, MI 49738, have two children. Paul is the owner and veterinarian for Grayling Hospital for Animals. He received the W. Kenneth McKersie Award from the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association in January 2002 and is a past board member of that organization. He is an elder at Mount Hope Lutheran Church. Paul earned his D.V.M. degree in 1973. Judith is a teacher at Grayling Middle School. She was named Crawford-AuSable Schools Teacher of the Year for 1985 and 1992 and was named to Who’s Who among American Teachers in 1992. She earned a master’s degree from Central Michigan University in 1991. She has also participated in six Michigander bike rides. Bruce Miller, ’67, 2810 Parkridge Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48103, is retired after 33 years in finance from the Ford Motor Co. He is married to Nancy Miller. John Pickelman, ’67, 2034 Lazy Grove Dr., Kingwood, TX 77339, is the chancellor of North Harris Montgomery Community College District, where he has served for 12 years. He was named Citizen of the Year by the Northwest Houston Chamber of Commerce. John was also named Western Regional CEO of the Year by the Association of Community College Trustees and was honored as a Distinguished Graduate of the College of Education for the University of Texas at Austin. He earned a master’s degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City in 1970 and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children and two grandchildren. Jim Royer, ’67, 7137 Milner Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80920, is a student support services coordinator for Coronado High School. He earned his master’s degrees in education from the University of Arizona and Denver University. He and his wife, Toodie, have three children. Katherine Shindel, ’67, 30 Brough Lane #307, Hampton, VA 23669, is a first fighter wing chaplain at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. In February 2000, she was the third woman chaplain in the history of the Air Force to be promoted to the rank of colonel. She will retire this winter after 23 years of military service and 30 years of ordained ministry. She was stationed in
Turkey from 1996 to 1998. She led Christian heritage pilgrimages all over the country from the Seven Churches of the Book of Revelation on the Aegean coast to Mt. Ararat on the Iranian border. In January 2003, she will be moving to her retirement home. The address is: 5351 N. Camino de la Cumbre, Tucson, AZ 85750. William Smith, ’67, 22066 Edgewater, Novi, MI 48375, is an elementary school principal in Farmington Public Schools. Douglas Tobin, ’67, 818 Pamela’s Lane West, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050, is the chief of the Engineering Computing Management Division for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. He is also the chairman of stewardship for St. Stephen Lutheran Church. A past board member and coach for the Cumberland Valley Youth Basketball Association, he is also a past coach for the Cumberland Valley Girls Softball Association. He earned a master’s degree in labor and industrial relations from Michigan State University. He and his wife, Elizabeth, welcomed their grandson in 1999.
68 Susan Garlinghouse Kuhn, ’68, has a new title at Atlas Copco Tools & Assembly. In addition to purchasing liaison, she is the new national accounts blanket manager. She is also a new real estate agent with Century 21, Travis & Associates in Troy. She and her husband, Jay, are adding 1800 square feet to their home in Troy, with Jay serving as general contractor.
70 Nancy Pippen Eckerman, ’70, is the special collections librarian at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She just had her book, Indiana in the Civil War: Doctors, Hospitals and Medical Care, published by Arcadia Publishing Co. She lives in Indianapolis, IN. Cindy Cheney Foley, ’70, has been teaching art since 1975 in the Cadillac Area Public Schools to children in grades K-12. She has spent 12 years as an elementary art teacher and another 10 years teaching adult education and preschool. Recipient of an M.F.A. degree from Michigan State University, Cindy has recently begun showing her artwork at exhibitions in East Lansing and Ann Arbor. Her husband, David Foley, ’69, also teaches in the Cadillac schools as a junior high school teacher for language arts and is a coach. L. Susan Hayes, ’70, has been recognized by the Special Libraries Association (SLA) as one of the “Best of the Information Profession.” She was honored during SLA’s annual conference in Los Angeles, CA, in June 2002. The award is given annually to an SLA member who during the previous year has shown a commitment to the development of the association as the premier organization for information professionals. Suzi lives in Boynton Falls, FL.