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English project, a multi-volume reference work based at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison. She now spends all the time she can outdoors to make up for all those years at a desk....Nancy Ingersoll Fiddler was inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. She had never skied until she entered Bates but made up for lost time in a hurry as a cross-country skier for the ski team, earning All-America honors. She skied her way onto the U.S. Ski Team, skiing World Cup for seven years and winning 14 national titles. She skied in the Olympics in 1988 and ’92, and has continued in competition winning the 18-mile Great Race from Tahoe to Truckee six times. Nancy, who coaches nordic skiing and running in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., and Claude are proud parents of Laurel Fiddler ’17....Peter Moore went “back to Bates” for real last spring to teach a Short Term course in journalism. “I also drank at the Goose, ate a Fergy, dined excessively in Commons, learned exactly how hard (and how rewarding) it is to teach, and I came away impressed by my students, by all that is new at Bates, and by all that endures from our time there.”...Peggy Morehead Wilber’s “passion is to teach reading skills to anyone who dislikes reading.” She tutors kids and adults, ages 17-70. She and David ’77 live in Colorado Springs....Bill Seixas says his work at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab as an enterprise architect keeps him engaged. “Go Juno!”... Doug Tate and Beth have spent four years restoring their latest sailboat, Harmony, in preparation for extensive cruising when they retire....Attorney Les Wilkinson Jr. joined the Augusta-based law firm Lipman & Katz.
1979 Reunion 2019, June 7–9 class secretary Mary Raftery mgraftery@gmail.com class president Janice McLean janmc79@gmail.com Bill Sweat’s Winderlea Vineyard and Winery in Dundee, Ore., specializing in the limited production of Pinot noir and Chardonnay, earned Demeter Biodynamic Certification for both farming and winemaking. It also received Organic Certification by Stellar Certification Services.
1980
Tim Dewey is now the chief executive of one of the UK’s most iconic breweries, Timothy Taylor, and the first non-family member to run the 157-year-old company in Keighley. Tim, who spent his Bates junior year at Oxford where he met his future wife Jane, eventually settled in England, and he has 30 years of experience in global marketing.... The Maine Supreme Court’s Katahdin Counsel honored attorney David Soley, an attorney with Bernstein Shur, for his continued service to the American Civil Liberties Union and Maine Homeless Legal Clinic.
1981 Reunion 2021, June 11–13 class secretary Katherine Baker Lovell cklovell@verizon.net class president Kathleen Tucker Burke sburke4155@aol.com Cheryl Andrews, a dentist, was elected to a three-year term on the Provincetown (Mass.) Board of Selectmen....Kathy Baker Lovell had a wonderful time at Reunion in June. She reports it was great to see classmates, roommates, fellow JYA travelers, and those who have become close friends since graduation. Bates provided a weekend full of lively entertainment and the chance to visit with other alumni and faculty. Kathy had a nice visit with Susan Campbell Rainville last spring and sees her brother Hal Baker ’82 whenever possible.... Anita Bernhardt is the new director of curriculum for the York School Department....Dave Donelan said his favorite memory of Reunion was the wild, nonstop dancing to the band following the class dinner and catching up with everyone. He and his wife and two boys moved to a house on the water in Marion, Mass. Although his commute is longer, it’s worth it to live on the ocean.... Anne Loewenthal Shain writes it was tough to pick a favorite memory from Reunion, but atop her list is the visit the Class of 1981 modern dancers shared with their beloved teacher, Marcy Plavin....Minoo Malek Saghri and her family stayed with Karen Knudsen Nielsen in Copenhagen and enjoyed a fantastic mini-reunion. Minoo and Faraj returned to Conn. after 2 1/2 years in London....Jennifer Meyers joined Caris Health as director of revenue cycle management.
1982
Reunion 2020, June 12–14
Reunion 2017, June 9–11
class secretary Christine Tegeler Beneman cbeneman@gmail.com
class secretary Jerry Donahoe maineescape@aol.com
class president Mary Mihalakos Martuscello mary@martuscellolaw.com
class president Neil Jamieson njlaw@maine.rr.com
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Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker named Ray Campbell executive director of the Center for Health Information and Analysis....Veteran ESPN producer and editor John Hassan was appointed to the new position of director of marketing and public relations at The Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford.... Renee Oehling Turvey loves her part-time job as the program assistant at the beautiful library in Jericho, Vt.
1983 Reunion 2018, June 8–10 class secretary Leigh Peltier leighp727@gmail.com class co-presidents James D. Tobin jamestobin@att.net Terence M. Welch twelch@mfs.com
Lisa Harvie McIlwain ’83 and Reeven Elfman ’83 moved into a Victorian home in Portland’s West End. “Our first date was 33 years after meeting at Bates!” she writes. Donna Bailey ran as the Democratic candidate for Maine state representative in Saco. While knocking on constituents’ doors, she met up with Bill Zafirson, “who gave me some great fiscal advice.”...Ron Cagenello manages the development and deployment of web applications at BlueSkyETO. For their 30th anniversary he and Lizzie visited Dave and Sarah Jameson Cooke in Bermuda.…Deb Clark Dillingham serves on the New York City Panel for Educational Policy overseeing the chancellor and pre-K to 12 education. She and Wally ’82 looked forward to seeing Frank Aimaro in LA.... Mary Couillard Schneller enjoys getting together with Denise Mooney, Shari Sagan McGuirk, PJ Johnson, Carolyn Campbell McGovern, Pam Fessenden Stearns, Stephanie Poster, Sarah Collins Eriksen, Nancy Foley Battaglino, and Lori Peotrowski Ouimet.... David Ehrenthal is now senior vice president of marketing and strategic development at The Savings Bank Life Insurance Co. of Massachusetts in Woburn.... Lisa Harvie McIlwain and Reeven Elfman moved into a Victorian home in Portland’s West End. “Our first date was 33 years after meeting at Bates!” she writes. They’re having fun entertaining and running into Batesies from all generations....
Global construction economist Scott Hazelton won re-election as a Westford (Mass.) town selectman....Steven Kates was appointed chief scientific officer and vice president, regulatory affairs at Lakewood-Amedex Inc. in Sarasota, Fla., a developer of anti-infective pharmaceuticals.... Shannon Kenneally Coray is now director of volunteer services for Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick....Laura Murray Montenegro works part time as a wrangler, taking visitors on beautiful trail rides through the Saguaro National Park, adjacent to her home in Tucson, Ariz.... Marie Regan now works for Neighborhood Health Plan and loves it....Susan Schnapper Lanning works in a playgroup for babies and toddlers at her girls’ old primary school....Matt Twomey is executive officer of the USNS Joshua Humphreys. He wrote from Japan but looked forward to cycling back to New England for some alumni hockey....Forrest Ward has the same spouse, the same cat, and lives in the same place, Hampton, Va.
1984 Reunion 2019, June 7–9 class secretary Heidi Lovett blueoceanheidi@aol.com class president Linda Cohen linda@lscdesignstudio.com Derek Langhauser was selected as the president of the Maine Community College System where he has worked since 1994....The Boston Globe caught up with former Belmont High and Bates baseball standout Jim Sylvia. “My coach at Bates, Chick Leahey ’52, preached getting the bat on the ball, especially if you were down in the count. So I batted, fouled off a few and drew a few walks,’’ recalled Jim, who hit .327 as a senior. He lives in Newton with his wife, Lori Rogers Sylvia ’83. Son Will has committed to his parents’ alma mater. Jim, who coaches Newton Babe Ruth League baseball, is a real estate and development officer for Ahold USA....Jeff Trombly joined Charter Trust Co. as in investment officer in the Concord (N.H.) office.
1985 Reunion 2020, June 12–14 class secretary Elissa Bass bass.elissa@yahoo.com class president Lisa Virello virello@comcast.net Laurie Candelmo McCammon is working on a companion volume to her book Enough! How to Liberate Yourself and Remake the World with Just One Word.…