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Chip Off the Old Keyboard “I’m very excited to announce that my first thriller, An Unbeaten Man, was published in November by Rowman & Littlefield’s Down East Books division,” reports Brendan Rielly ’92. “It features the [fictional] character of Bowdoin College microbiology professor Michael McKeon, who discovers a microbe that consumes oil and is forced to deploy the microbe to destroy the oil stocks of Saudi Arabia and Russia. The action moves from Bowdoin to Russia, the Middle East, and the Far East. It is the first in a series of novels starring McKeon, and is available at bookstores and on Amazon.com. My son Morgan ’18 is also a published author. His book, Neighborhood Heroes: Life Lessons Learned from Maine’s Greatest Generation, shares the stories of twenty-six Maine WWII veterans and the life lessons Morgan learned from them. It was published during his senior year in high school and is also available at bookstores and on Amazon. Thanks to a grant from Bowdoin, Morgan is at work on his second book, which will share the stories of immigrant teenagers in Maine.”
research programs for Conservation International, an international environmental NGO. I was also recently elected to serve as president-elect of the Society for Conservation Biology, the world’s largest professional society for biodiversity conservation scholars and practitioners.”
AJ Wolverton (in black/red) and Cam Gaffney (number 9 in white/blue) skated against each other during the tournament.
1995 Kelsey Wolverton: “It was a special surprise last March when I saw Charlie Gaffney and his family in Vermont. We were at Cairns Arena in South Burlington where my son, AJ, and his hockey team, the Maine Gladiators (Maine State Champions), were competing with other top youth teams from New England. Charlie was at the tournament coaching his son, Cam, and their team, the Warwick Waves (Rhode Island State Champions). It was great to see Charlie and Alisa and meet their kids, Charlie, Cam, and Hannah. And it was quite a treat to see AJ and Cam on the ice together! We’re hoping both teams earn a return to the 2016 regional tournament where this year’s Maine Gladiators PeeWee Tier 2 team—coached by Jamie Belleau ’93—could meet up with Charlie’s Warwick Waves!”
1996 REUNION Kelsey Albanese Wolverton ’95 and her family bumped into Charlie Gaffney ’95 and his at a youth hockey tournament in Vermont last spring. Pictured: Hannah Gaffney, Ava Wolverton, AJ Wolverton, Cam Gaffney, and Charlie Gaffney [Jr].
Janet Mulcahy Kane: “From November 5 through 8, we were fortunate to celebrate our Annual Mini Bowdoin Reunion with many fellow classmates and their families in Camden, Maine. The
Janet Mulcahy Kane ’96, Patrick Kane ’96, Jen Fortin ’96, Wei Chung Lee ’97, Cassie Kanz Faint ’97, Justin Czubaroff ’97, Jonathan Steele ’97, Carter Smith ’97, Brent Ruter ’97, and Michael Sherwood ’97 gathered with their broods in November for a mini reunion in Camden, Maine. CLASSNEWS@BOWDOIN.EDU 47