Camp Dudley News Fall — 2012
Just when you thought you knew Dudley and Kiniya . . . The Dudley/NOLS Partnership — Lander, Wyoming
A Camp Dudley Association Publication Serving Camp Dudley and Kiniya The oldest camp in the country — Since 1885
Key 2013 Dates — 2013 Camper Applications Due January 15 Friday-Sunday, February 8-10 — Father/Son Weekend Open House Gatherings Tuesday, February 12 — 7:00 pm — Dallas, TX Saturday, February 16 — 4:00 pm — Fort Lauderdale, FL Sunday, February 17 — 11:00 am — Naples, FL Work Weekend May 17-19, 2013 Tuesday, June 25, 2013 — 1st Session Opening Day! Friday, July 19 — Kiniya Parents Day Saturday, July 20 — Dudley Parents Day and Kiniya End of 1st Session Sunday, July 21 — Dudley End of 1st Session Tuesday, July 23 — 2nd Session Opening Day! Friday, August 16 — Kiniya Parents Day Saturday, August 17 — Dudley Parents Day and Kiniya End of 2nd Session Sunday, August 18 — Dudley Closing Day Sunday, August 18 — Saturday, August 24 — Kiniya Mini Camp CDA REUNION Thursday-Sunday, August 22-25 See full calendar at campdudley.org
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CDA Man of Capitol The Year . . . #9408 Rusty Davis recognized for a half century of loyalty
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Teamwork and Anatomy by #19408 Linda Saarnijoki
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by #23164 Brigadier General Daniel Yoo
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Kiniya Senior Beach Renovations Two new staff cabins dedicated, Senior Bath House completed
The Gift . . .
by #10846 Rev. Bob Langston
Interview with the Van Burens by #20595 Kat Hood
4 Letters 6 CDA Reunion 12 New Faces 13 Willie Fest! 32 Farm-to-Plate IM 33 Peavy Awards 36 Blast from the Past 38 News & Notes 52 Crossword 54 Small World 56 Weddings 58 Future Dudleyites 60 Obituaries
Board of Managers Dwight Poler, Chairman Chip Carstensen Ian Clark Bill Combs Rick Commons Anna C. Florence Betsy Griffith Tony Hawes Charlie Johnson, IV Jane Lee Scott Martin Kevin McCormick Ben Nelson Chris Perry Karen Ramsey Andy Rosenburgh Dennis Ryan Ted Smith Mike Stevens Peter Treiber Dick Wallace Director, Camp Dudley Matt Storey Director, Camp Kiniya Marnie McDonagh Business Manager Fred Guffey Leadership & Alumni Outreach Mark Davenport Kiniya Leadership Development Kat Hood Admissions & Program Director Evan George Kiniya Program Director Intern Nick Ansell Development Administrator Dawn Gay Communications Coordinator Brendan Loughman Outdoor Program/ Sustainability Director Scott Steen Kiniya Food Service Director Gail Coleman Plant & Property Manager Steve Denton Maintenance Staff Jeff Schwoebel, Ben Sudduth, Roger Bigelow, Mike D’Amico, Angie Hill, John Tomkins, Office Staff: Sherri Guffey, Anita Johnson Camp Dudley Association Jay Wells, President Marcus Chioffi, Vice President Publication Assistance John and Martha Storey copyright ©2012
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To Our Dudley Family — Dear Dudleyite: The Camp Dudley Family’s
support never ceases to amaze me. It comes in many forms, and always seems to arrive just when we most need it. We witness that support each year as we work to fill the camps for “the best ever” season for our campers. In 2012, we were oversubscribed on both sides of the lake with a record number of campers enrolled for the first session at Dudley . . . 350 campers enjoying all that we could offer. Our leaders faced the “full house” challenge head on, supporting our campers and each other in true Dudley fashion, and the boys did have the summer of their lives. The extended Dudley family and its referrals brought us this robust group of campers, and it’s reassuring to know that we can depend on it in the future. #11264 Mark “Davo” Davenport and Dudley Director #13804 Matt Storey
We’re now on our “Open House” Trail, meeting with current families, loyal alumni and prospective campers as we celebrate the place we love. We have seen record turnouts and smiling faces. But more importantly, we have been taken in with open arms at every stop . . . offered spare bedrooms, taken to the best bagel shops, fed homemade soups, treated to world-class golf, honored with roasted s’mores, and given cozy couches for naps in between events. This support reminds us that even though we are away from our immediate families, we are always part of the extended Dudley Family. This support is unchanged through our highs and our lows. A recent weekend had both. On that Friday night I was fortunate to attend a West Point celebration with former Dudley Director Rollie Stichweh, as he was inducted into the Army Athletic Hall of Fame. (See page 51). As guests arrived, it became clear that well over half of the participants were there to honor Stich. We also realized that no fewer than 30 of us had camp numbers. It was remarkable to share in such a special evening, each of us proud of our relationship with the honoree. On Sunday of the same weekend, we travelled to Boston to celebrate the life of a dear friend of Dudley who lost her battle with cancer. The mother of two of our finest young leaders touched the lives of many within the various communities of which she was a part. It was a very sad day, for sure, but I was proud to look across the church and see so many Dudleyites there in support of their Dudley brothers and sisters. As we prepare to enter a New Year with new challenges and opportunities, all of us here at Dudley thank you, the Dudley Family, for your continued support. Respectfully, Matt #13804
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Thank You! Dear Kiniya-ite: You’re  driving  to  Camp, Â
and  at  the  I-Â89  exit  it  begins  .  .  .  the  realization  that  you’re  almost  there!  You  turn  onto  Camp  Kiniya  Road,  the  place  where,  on  Opening  Day,  girls  get  that  feeling  in  their  stomach  of  eager  anticipation  .  .  .  ready  to  begin  yet  another  unforgettable  summer  at  Camp! Summer  2012  marked  Camp  Dudley  at  Kiniya’s  7th  season  and  a  summer  to  remember!  No  better  way  to  do  so  than  on  the  Reunion  Trail  where,  at  any  given  location  in  the  U.S.,  we  come  together  with  camp  friends  and,  for  an  hour  or  two,  it  feels  like  summer  again!
Kiniya  Director  #20001  Marnie  McDonagh,  center,  with  #21518  Nick  Ansell  and  #20595  Kat  Hood
To  a  person  we’ve  heard  “this  was  the  best  summer  yet.â€?  Was  it  the  terrific  leadership  lineup,  the  singing  at  meals,  the  sideline  cheers  for  team  activities,  the  screams  of  joy  on  seven-Âlayer  bar  night,  the  friendships  we  form,  the  Camp  Spirit  which  permeates  everything,  or  the  remarkable  campers?  Hard  to  put  your  finger  on  it  exactly,  but  one  thing  is  for  sure  —  it  truly  was  the  best  summer  yet.  We  are  incredibly  proud  of  what  Camp  Dudley  at  Kiniya  has  become  in  the  past  seven  years.  We  have  re-Âbuilt  the  infrastructure  of  Camp,  upgraded  many  of  its  buildings,  added  and  enhanced  program  offerings.  Most  importantly,  we  have  created  the  most  special  camp  culture  —  where  campers  are  respected,  care  about  one  another,  foster  new,  life-Âtime  relationships  —  resulting  in  an  infectious  spirit  and  a  tight-Âknit  community  that  understands  the  impor- tance  of  doing  good  things  for  others!   There  are  many  reasons  why  each  one  of  us  loves  Camp.  I’m  willing  to  bet  that  the  primary  reason  girls  develop  such  a  deep  love  for  Kiniya  is  for  the  sense  of  belonging.  We  not  only  get  to  do  amazingly  fun  things  and  live  with  so  many  great  people,  we  all  cherish  the  feeling  of  belonging.  So,  as  we  continue  on  the  trail,  with  the  summer  of  2012  in  the  rearview  mirror  and  our  excitement  for  the  summer  of  2013  on  the  horizon,  a  few  thank  you’s  are  in  order.      Â
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Fondly  from  Kiniya, Marnie  #20001 SPRING  2012
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Letters to the Editor . . . tion of Dudley certainly does get around. Even the son of our investment counselor, Doug Kallet, was here along with our grandson Ned Colegrove! So, you see, we still talk about Dudley!”
#2713 Arthur Miller at Dudley, 1921
Sue Miller wrote from Oneida, NY, about her dad, #2713 Arthur Drysdale Kelley, Jr., who was at Camp from 1917-21 hailing from New York City. “Dear Matt, Thank you so much for the information about my dad’s time at Dudley. His memories were so positive . . . I know he wished that he had had a son to send but it was only open to boys, so he took me hiking, rock climbing, canoeing. One thing I’m sure he learned at Dudley was safety. We lived on a lake, in Mountain Lakes, NJ. He insisted that we be able to swim across the lake or we couldn’t go to the neighborhood beach. He threw both my sister and me into the lake and then rowed the boat next to us across the lake with my mother screaming at him from the shoreline! He must have learned that at Dudley because he was liv- ing in Brooklyn Heights at that time. Another family connection is #6056 Bill Prior, a tennis friend of my husband. Each summer he would arrive out of the blue on his way north to Dudley, usually with a handful of dirty laundry, which I would wash for him. He always left the next morning before we got up! Then he would spend the summer at Dudley . . . truly his ‘home’ in his later years. Our elementary school here in Oneida is named after his dad, Willard Prior, Sr., superintendent of schools before we moved here in 1968. The reputa-
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#7441 Phil Bisselle enjoyed seeing the “Dudley Olympians” article. “#10057 Sam Amu- kum, the Ugandan sprinter, ran for Colgate University, graduating in 1966. He also ran for his country in the 1960 and ’64 Olympics. In 1964, he was the IC4A 100-yard #10057 Sam Amukum, Leader in Owasco dash winner.” Sam Lodge, 1963 attended Dudley in the early 1960s. #7486 Rocket McElroy. “I was excited to read about the acquisition of a rowing shell for the boathouse. I brought an Alden Ocean shell for the 110th alumni weekend to get some exposure for rowing. Having the Winkelvoss twins and #11887 Bill Manning as notable rowing alumni will give the program a shot in the arm. Great memories as I peruse the CD News.” #8616 Harry Pore wrote from Sarasota, FL. “I read about the ‘old boys’ gathering in Venice, FL, and want to sign up for next year. I’ve not been back to Dudley since being in camp in the ’50s, but I looked it up on Google Earth. I remember Albany Island. I passed the swim and boat test and got my ‘very own’ boat and oars and made it out there. I felt the like captain of my own ship. Looking at Westport and the mountains, I need to go back. Next summer will be my 60th anniver- sary of starting at Dudley.” #10367 Austin Erwin wrote to Matt and Marnie while sitting in a Lebanese restaurant in Dubai, reading the Spring 2012 CD News. “I was at Dudley, well, a while ago. And because I’ve lived outside the U.S. most of
Letters to the Editor continued my adult life, my association with Dudley has never been as close as I would have wished. What a bril- liant magazine. Reading it gave me goose pimples and brought tears to my eyes remembering all my wonder- ful times at Camp. And I was only on page 10! I work in corporate debt restructur- ing; I don’t of- ten tear up over a magazine. I was impressed with the degree of care in planning that goes into the CDN – like everything else #10367 Austin Erwin, Teale Lodge, 1966 at Camp. Things happen at Dudley/ Kiniya for a purpose and because they should. I read the questions from parents about learning lacrosse and honing tennis skills. Summer camp is competitive. Parents today (and I am one) want the best for their kids in a very competitive world. Dudley/Kiniya com- pete for kids with other summer activities where kids will do nothing but hone skills in one specific activity or another. I continued to read. As I did so, I became prouder and prouder of Dudley. It remains true to itself. Yes, we have NFL players and coaches. Yes, we have Olympians. But Dudley and Kiniya’s strength is that it builds the man and the woman. I loved #16999 Jessica Storey’s article about Healthy Food and Exer- cise. In true Dudley spirit, all those activites – many of which so importantly involve the campers and staff – demonstrate the creativity and extent our Camps walk the walk. But Dudley’s “build the person” philosophy really hit home in the #18500 Rev. Bill Harper’s story about the soccer game. People with talent and drive will achieve. They’ll become great athletes or entertain- ers or lawyers or hairdressers or builders whether they go to a specialized camp or not. Finely honed talent is important but not the sole ingredient for success. Suc- cessful people – in every field – have more than simply talent and drive. There are certainly exceptions, but complete, well-rounded, self-aware people with values and spirit (thanks Rev. Harper) are the ones best able
to harness talent and drive. Well, the Oude player and drummer just started to play. I’m having an Arabic mint tea. And I am thrilled to have about 30 or so more pages of my CD News to go. Thank you Dudley/ Kiniya for the memories! May our Camps flourish for many, many more years building successful, complete people in a happy, healthy, value-filled environment!!!” Marnie heard from Dawn Giovannoli, mother of #21919 Christine Giovannoli, Upper Saddle River, NJ, after Hurricane Sandy. “We were hit pretty hard down here — our house in North Jersey is still without power, water and heat five days after the storm and the utility company has posted a service restoration date of November 11th. But we were really concerned about our shore house as we had heard that Beach Haven West had been ‘destroyed.’ After seeing news coverage, I was fairly certain that we had lost everything, but the one thing that I was most devastated by was the fact that Christine’s letters from Kiniya were in my dresser drawer in that house. We have insurance but as difficult putting things back together would be — those letters are irreplaceable. Yesterday, after providing proof of residency and passing a police checkpoint, we were shuttled in by bus, a group at a time, to collect up valuables. The view on the ride to our house can only be described as what one might expect in a war zone. Boats strewn about like they were dropped from the sky, gaping holes in some houses and personal effects and debris everywhere. We got to our house and there was thick mud all over but the house was still standing — we were one of the lucky ones. Trembling as we opened the front door, what an incredible relief when we found only a layer of mud throughout but little other dam- age inside. I immediately went to the dresser and there they were in a little plastic bag. Christine’s letters from Camp! It was an indescribable feeling of joy amidst the devastation surrounding us.”
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CDA Reunion Recap Jay Wells #14107 Marcus Chioffi #13820
Marcus Chioffi and Jay Wells overseeing the details of the Reunion Weekend
The 2012 CDA Reunion provided gorgeous weather, great times, and a typi- cally fantastic group of people to create new memories with. The heart of the weekend was the ceremony to honor camper #9408, H. William “Rusty” Da- vis as the CDA Man of the Year. (See pages 8-9) Rusty is an amazing individual, and the remarks from old friends including Rollie Stichweh, Bill McCutcheon, and Tom Simpson reinforced that through stories that displayed several of the traits that so many Dudleyites have admired in “RD” over the years. The summer staff played a critical role again in keeping major activities open including boating, swimming, arts and crafts, golf, and archery in the newly renamed Waller Archery Glen. We owe a great debt of gratitude to Bill Mc- Cutcheon, Big Joe Mairrano, Dawn Gay, Westy West and Fred Guffey. Wendy Higgins and her team had Witherbee running smoothly for the after-hours gatherings and the events in the Hall, including Hymn Sing, where James Mayo and a number of current campers, leaders, and staff from Westport and Col- chester tried hard to show the alums how to do it. #11904 John Ulin held up the alumni end, and there was clearly a tie when James suggested that we all “just think it” for a round of Rock-a-My-Soul. Hymn Sing changes over time, but it’s always an indescribable experience, and James continues to carry that torch with amazing talent and energy.
Golfers Pat Butler, Michael and Chris Perry and Berk Johnson ready for a winning round
Molly Farnham, Kari Post and Bill Stratton
Thursday and Friday provided a great chance for us all to reacquaint ourselves with the activities and scenery around Camp and for many of us to introduce future Dudleyites to the experience and the facilities. On Saturday, additional activities brought great fun to those who participated. A number of folks enjoyed challenging themselves on the climbing wall in Sommer Hall, under the watchful eye of #22406 Molly Farnham and #15509 Scott Steen. Molly also led a number of Dudleyites including #15069 Bill Stratton, #13817 James Feuer, and #11846 Tom and Paula Canning on a long and rewarding hike up and across Nun-Da-Ga-O Ridge, on the side of Big Crow and Little Crow Mountains in Keene, and #7951 Jack Kotz again led a group up Baxter. #9698 Warren Fuller and #11202 Bear Granfors led kids of all ages in a rigorous game of Capture the Flag in which the only injury was very mild and attributed to the age of the injured, #13174 Reese Madden from the 1982 Cub Division. Reese says he is fine and that he’s never felt better. We at the CDA would never question that publicly, so we won’t. #15328 JD Boyle led the greased water- melon contest, and the afternoon was capped off with an awesome pig roast dinner on main campus thanks to #22425 Christine Hubbard and her amazing team from Beckman Hall.
Jack, Warren, as well as JD led activities for many years during reunion, and we are thrilled to have them back year after year. It’s a real pleasure to see alums lead activities with the same zeal they have since their earliest days at Camp. We are
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always looking for ideas that will make Reunion even more fun and an even better way to interact with Camp, so please share any ideas you have and let us know at CDA@campdudley.org if there’s an activity you’d like to lead! We were fortunate to continue to have beautiful weather through Sunday morning so that we could enjoy chapel outside. #11584 Rev. Peter Allen delivered an inspirational sermon about how different scents can trigger different parts of our memory and our hearts. Citing examples from Camp, his childhood, and his recent work with some severely impoverished and inspirational people he has worked with in rural areas of Mexico, Pete reminded us that we all have the opportunity to exude an aura and to influence people. He challenged us to send the signals to those around us that we want to send and that we believe God wants us to send. Many thanks go to Pete for his years of service to Dudley and for leading us through a perfect ending to a wonderful weekend.
Pete Allen, left, and Scott Steen at Sunday Chapel
Finally, Marcus and I want to thank everyone who made the trip and contributed to the fun and fellowship over the weekend. Reunion, just like Camp, is about the people who make up the vast yet intimate community of Dudleyites. We are already looking forward to next year, so thanks again for coming, and we’ll hope to see even more Dudleyites and friends in 2013. All the best, Jay Wells #14107, President Marcus Chioffi #13820, Vice President
Evan and Diana George with Marcus and daughter Caroline enjoying a sunny luncheon
P.S. It’s not too early to start making plans to reconnect with folks from your divi- sion next summer. We’ll be hoping to celebrate any group that wants to get together, especially the divisions that started with the 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, and 2003 Cubs. We have created an event for those divisions and linked it to Dudley’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/CampDudley. If you’d like us to help organize a gathering for your division during reunion, please just let us know at CDA@campdudley.org.
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always looking for ideas that will make Reunion even more fun and an even better way to interact with Camp, so please share any ideas you have and let us know at CDA@campdudley.org if there’s an activity you’d like to lead! We were fortunate to continue to have beautiful weather through Sunday morning so that we could enjoy chapel outside. #11584 Rev. Peter Allen delivered an inspirational sermon about how different scents can trigger different parts of our memory and our hearts. Citing examples from Camp, his childhood, and his recent work with some severely impoverished and inspirational people he has worked with in rural areas of Mexico, Pete reminded us that we all have the opportunity to exude an aura and to influence people. He challenged us to send the signals to those around us that we want to send and that we believe God wants us to send. Many thanks go to Pete for his years of service to Dudley and for leading us through a perfect ending to a wonderful weekend.
Pete Allen, left, and Scott Steen at Sunday Chapel
Finally, Marcus and I want to thank everyone who made the trip and contributed to the fun and fellowship over the weekend. Reunion, just like Camp, is about the people who make up the vast yet intimate community of Dudleyites. We are already looking forward to next year, so thanks again for coming, and we’ll hope to see even more Dudleyites and friends in 2013. All the best, Jay Wells #14107, President Marcus Chioffi #13820, Vice President
Evan and Diana George with Marcus and daughter Caroline enjoying a sunny luncheon
P.S. It’s not too early to start making plans to reconnect with folks from your divi- sion next summer. We’ll be hoping to celebrate any group that wants to get together, especially the divisions that started with the 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, and 2003 Cubs. We have created an event for those divisions and linked it to Dudley’s Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/#!/CampDudley. If you’d like us to help organize a gathering for your division during reunion, please just let us know at CDA@campdudley.org.
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more  than  Rusty  Davis.  He  has  always  been  a  very  spe- cial  human  being,  admired  and  loved  by  us  all.â€? Bill  McCutcheon  added,  “Rusty  Davis  is  the  definition  of  leadership.  He  always  made  the  right  decisions.  He  was  my  JL  coach  when  I  was  a  Plebe,  my  boss  (D-ÂHead)  for  years  when  I  was  a  Leader.  Later  he  carefully  guided  and  mentored  me  so  I  could  do  a  respectable  job  as  Chair  of  Plant  &  Property  on  the  Board.  His  wit  is  unmatched  .  .  .  he  was  the  head  of  the  ‘Platters’  when  Stich  crashed  his  motorcycle  onto  the  Witherbee  Stage.  He  was  the  steady  guy  with  the  answers  for  his  peers  both  at  camp,  college,  and  at  Taft.  As  our  resident  astrophysicist,  we  could  sit  and  have  him  explain  the  universe  while  scheduling  the  activities  for  the  next  day.  No  one  at  Camp  knew  the  Dudley  dome  like  he  did.  He  was  unselfish  and  generous  to  all  his  worker- bees,  which  just  drew  us  closer  to  him.  In  many  ways  I  try  to  be  as  good  a  person  as  he  was,  has  been,  and  continues  to  be.â€? Tom  Simpson  shared  stories  of  hits  and  near  misses  from  the  ’70s,  all  with  Rusty  at  the  wheel.  “This  in- cluded  an  amazing  four  week  7,000  mile  road  trip  in  Rusty’s  yellow  Buick  convertible,  departing  from  New  Orleans,  and  a  tour  de  force  of  our  national  parks.  It  also  included  his  ingratiating  himself,  on  behalf  of  a  carload  of  Dudley  pals,  to  a  Port  Henry,  NY,  police  officer,  quickly  turning  a  probable  ticket  into  a,  “I Â
hope  you’ll  come  over  to  Camp  for  a  visit.�  Rusty  has  been  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Dudley  community  since  the  day  he  set  foot  on  this  campus.  As  a  camper  he  absorbed  the  key  lessons  about  personal  and  leader- ship  development  from  his  leaders  coaches.  In  turn  he  passed  those  lessons  on  to  his  campers  and  the  leader- ship  teams  in  the  divisions  that  he  ran  so  well.  Key  parts  of  that  were  really  knowing  his  campers,  running  proactive  division  leaders  meetings,  being  personally  involved  in  so  many  facets  of  Camp,  and  being  a  loyal  supporter  of  every  director,  and  particularly,  Rollie  Stichweh  and  Willie  Schmidt.  Our  camp  has  been  blessed  to  have  him  as  one  of  our  guiding  lights.  It  is  indeed  appropriate  that  we  honor  Rusty  as  the  2012  CDA  Man  of  the  Year.�  Board  Chairman  Dwight  Poler  then  read  the  Man  of  the  year  Certificate,  as  follows,  which  read  in  part:
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New Faces at Dudley & Kiniya! After 20 years of service to Kiniya, #20005 Gail Coleman joined the year- round team in the spring of 2012! Gail started in 1992 as second chef, serv- ing lunch and dinner four days per week. A talented chef with strong leadership skills, she moved to Head Chef in 1995. Hundreds of Kiniya campers and staff have benefited from her many talents. Each summer, Gail commits over 60 hours per week to Kiniya. Now, in the off-season, she works with Marnie and Matt, catering for all off-season events, including Board and Leadership meetings, work weekends and user groups. In addition, she cooks a delicious meal every two weeks for the entire Dud- ley/Kiniya team. This new tradition is much antici- pated and thoroughly enjoyed by the entire year-round staff! (Today is lasagna day . . . anyone hungry?!) This past summer we welcomed back Program Director, #21518 Nick Ansell, from Johannes- burg, South Africa, for his Kiwi (4th) summer. Starting in 2009 as our boat driver and water ski instructor, Nick’s talents quickly crossed many program areas. Nick’s leadership skills resulted in his step to Waterfront Director and then Program Director in 2011’s second session. Last spring, Marnie and Nick secured an 18-month intern- ship visa, allowing him to stay in Vermont at camp through summer 2013. Nick splits his time between helping the Kiniya Maintenance Team maintain our beautiful campus and working in the office, learning camp management and program planning. Nick’s work over this next year will strengthen our daily program and help prepare us for the future.
#15017 Evan George is Dudley’s new Admissions and Program Director, responsible for the coordina- tion, outreach, and development of our admissions/ enrollment process with particular attention to ex-
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panding diversity. In the summer, Evan will be the Program Director at Dudley. Evan first came to Sunday Chapel in 1987 when his father, Rev. Floyd E. (Skip) George, III, of the Westport Feder- ated Church, preached at Dudley. He was a camper from 1989-94 returning as a Leader in 2000, Senior D-Head from 2001-2003, and Boathouse Chief in 2004. Dudley has never been far from his heart as here he met his wife, #18079 Diana McGuigan. Nephews/nieces #20695 Jacob Martz, #21854 Samuel Scott, #22554 Ben Scott, and #22879 Hannah McGuigan followed. Evan graduated from Hobart in 2001, taught English and coached soccer at the Winchendon School in Massachusetts (NEPSAC Class B Championship in 2003!). Evan returned to New York in 2005 as a program administrator for Working In Support of Education, Inc., then was a Fel- low at the Coro Leadership Center. Since 2007, Evan has been a Project Manager with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.
#15877 Brendan Loughman, “Lefty” to most everyone that knows him has joined the year- round staff at Camp Dud- ley as the new Commu- nications Coordinator. A recent resident of Burling- ton, VT, Brendan gradu- ated from Plymouth State University in 2007 in New Hampshire with a degree in Communications. Ever since entering the gates as a Cub in 1993, Brendan has found it nearly impossible to not spend his summers on the shores of Lake Champlain. After completing four years as a camper, Brendan quickly shifted his focus to leadership, climbing through the ranks which ultimately led to an Assistant D-Head position with pal #17681 Steven Nelson in the mighty Senior Divi- sion. You can find Brendan now at the Dudley Office, tackling the next version of the Last Whistle and Spirit or helping with the Camp Dudley News.
Willie Fest! April 27th, 2012 at the Powerhouse Arena DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY
The Willie Fest had it all! It was the ultimate Dudley mix of great men and women from all over the country, gathering around the central themes of music, giving, and Willie. Every ‘other fellow’there left with a huge grin, knowing that the Dudley message reaches further out than just summertime in the North Country.” — Ted Smith #12664 Unlike the reunions or small meet-‐ups that take place year-‐round, Willie Fest packed a room with four generations of raw musical talent. But identical to those other gatherings, “The Other Fellows First” outshined even the most talented performer.” — James “Yappy” Guimaraes #17185
Bob Kindred and his sax
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New Aides Experience Launched
Trip leaders Matt Langston and Tom Dils with a group of Aides near Elk Lake
The vision for the new Aides Experience and Leadership Orientation began to take shape when Camp Dudley purchased three yurts to replace cabins for the 2011 sum- mer. This was the silver lining of the clouds that produced enough rain to cause serious lakeshore landslides and damage to several Camp cabins. It was the perfect oppor- tunity for Outdoors Program Director Scott Steen to fill a need in our outdoor program, to create an off-campus wilderness leadership school. Through the hard work and vision of Scott, Head of Leadership Mark Davenport, Head of Aides Experience Mollie Farnham and several other Dudley staff, this disaster has indirectly created the Yurt Village above our Stacy Brook Site #1 that supports the new 10-day Aides Experience and Leadership Orientation. “The use of challenge in the woods, the natural consequences of the environment, and the opportunity to lead one’s peers and receive feedback are all optimal factors for an introductory leadership program.” –Mollie Farnham- Head of Aides Experience
Jeff Schwoebel takes charge of the re-construction of the yurts on Stacy Brook Site #1. Below, the finished yurt, snug in the woods
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The sixty boys who participated in the program this summer worked hard and played hard. The experience consisted of four days living at the Yurt Village, Opening Day at Dudley, and five days on a wilderness expedi- tion in the Adirondacks. The Aides kept busy at the yurt village learning wilderness and leadership skills in the form of games, scenarios, challenge course work, free time, council rings, vespers, rock climbing and even a Tyrolean Traverse across Stacy Brook. From building amateur carpentry projects, constructing dams in the brook, to old-fashion exploring, the Aides made the most of the freedom of a forest playground. This was also an opportunity for the boys to get to know their fellow Aides and to
form lasting friendships. When it was all said and done, the 2012 Aides felt well prepared to enter the cabin leadership team, better situated to lead future Dudley hikes, and that the experience was well worth the effort. “I learned valuable lessons about outdoor leadership that could not have been gained without the appropriate level of adversity that goes along with the Aides Experience . . . I loved the whole ordeal and would gladly do it again.” — Trey Collins, A 2012 Aide One of the key players, and keepers of the vision of the yurt village was Jeff Schwoebel, Dudley’s Foreman of Facilities. Jeff can tell you more about the yurts than anyone around. Jeff and his team spent countless hours deconstructing the yurts, moving them to Stacy Brook Wilder- ness, hauling them over hills, creeks, and forests to their new sites, and reconstructing them. The effort was amazing. An avid and accomplished outdoorsman, Jeff took on this project with an ingrained understanding of the full potential of a backcountry classroom for our young leaders. Through Jeff and team’s unrelenting work ethic, a work project involving the local inmates from Moriah, and help from all 40 leaders in pre-season, they finalized construction just a few days before summer staff arrived. An important component of realizing the vision was obtaining “buy-in” --from the year-round Dudley staff. Camp Director Matt Storey, Head of Leadership Mark Davenport, Head of facilities Steve Denton, and Jeff Schwoebel took a trip to see an existing yurt village to gain a sense of the fi- nal product, see the scope of the work, and to get excited. Who better than Camp Dudley Alumnus and recently retired Founder/President and CEO of Expeditionary Learning Schools, a division of Outward Bound, #9106 Greg Farrell to show us how its done. Greg Farrell owns an inspiring piece of property in the Adirondacks, home of beautifully constructed wooden yurts, lean-tos, and house. He was good enough to take this Dudley team on a tour of the facility last spring, and to answer questions about his yurts. It was just the inspiration we needed to build our own. Read the full version of this article, including photos, quotes, stories, and information on curriculum at www.campdudley.org
Tight living conditions at one of the smaller campsites on the ADK expedition
Downtime for the Aides in one of the yurts. Below, Jeff Schwoebel, left, and Greg Farrell make plans for the Yurt Village
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German Exchange Program Enters its 6th Decade Our German program features an ex- change of campers and leaders between Dudley, Kiniya and CVJM Camp Ab- bensen near Hannover Germany. De- veloped in the early 1960’s by Dudley’s Bob Marshall, Abbensen’s Herr Walter Lutz and Martin Sommer, the program offered “fellowship and international understanding.” Three generations of American and German campers have now participated, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Summer of 2013
The German kids get a lesson in American history inside the rotunda at the Capitol
It is Dudley’s turn to send a group of boys and girls overseas on the German Exchange. Every other year, Dudley sends a cabin group to Germany and in the interim years, Dudley hosts a group from the German YMCA. The trip is an incredible opportunity for our 14-15-years-old, who have completed their Senior year at Camp. Just like at Dudley, campers at Abbensen return year after year to enjoy an unbeatable summer experience. Abbensen is co-ed, has about one-third the number of campers as Dudley, runs for two-and-a-half weeks, and is situated in a forest rather than on a lake. Its program stresses diversity, under- standing, creativity and fun. The campus is rustic and beautiful. The vibe is just like Dudley’s, with a supportive staff and a genuine effort to serve the ‘Other Fellow.’ The 2013 Dudley trip has several components. The main attraction, the ‘Inter-Camp’ at Abbensen, is a two-and-a-half week camp session designed to integrate youth from YMCA camps worldwide. In recent years, campers from Russia, Spain and Japan have participated. Besides attending Abbensen, there is a stay at the Hanover YMCA, a three-day home stay with a local family, and a tour of selected areas of Germany, which in recent years have included Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig and Munich. In 2013 we will be sending approximately eight boys and four girls to Germany. Please contact Davo at davo@campdudley.org for more information on the program. Also check Dudley’s website www.campdudley.org for recent pictures from this exchange.
German Exchange Alumni Stay in Touch
Following the August, 2012 season, former exchange leaders #18070 David Nelson and #17425 Matt Ator led an Abbensen group through our nation’s capital and NYC. Highlights included all of the major monuments including the Washington Monu- ment, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. Thanks to Dudley alum #8252 Charlie John-
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— and Connections Stay Stong! son, III, the group was able to visit the floor of Congress and tour the building. A visit to Georgetown gave everyone a chance to shop and relax during a busy trip. “In New York City we visited the ‘top of the Rock’ . . . in Rockefeller Center to see the city lit up after sunset. We had break- fast in Central Park and visited Chinatown and little Italy. We also had the opportu- nity to see a Brooklyn Cyclones baseball game at Coney Island Park. Of course no trip would be complete without a chance to do more shopping in Times Square! “The trip was a fantastic opportunity for the campers and leaders to see many differ- ent parts of American history and culture and surely will not be soon forgotten.”
Matt Ator and David Nelson led the German Exchange campers to Washington, DC, before they headed back home
Dudleyites in Germany
#14000 Blake Little, wrote from Germany, “After four years teaching in Italy, I’m starting my second year in Stuttgart teaching for the Department of Defense Schools at our military bases. I get back home to Ohio in the summers, and am currently busying himself before school starts with German language immersion and triathlons.” #19304 Tom Dils, spending the fall playing soccer outside of Frankfurt, Germany, connected with two Dudley-Abbensen friends, #19180 Lukas Ebeler and his older brother Moritz, who is studying at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, for a weekend of hiking in the Black Forest. Earlier this fall, Tom traveled to see #19116 Will Plumb at Oktoberfest in Munich, and #14000 Blake Little in Stuttgart.
Lukas Ebeler, Tom Dils and friend Leo in front of the Karlsruhe Palace
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The Inaugural Dudley-Kiniya-NOLS Leadership Trip by #15509 Scott Steen The 2012 season marked the beginning of a new partnership between the National Out- door Leadership School (NOLS), Camp Dudley and Camp Kiniya. Last summer, we sent twenty-nine young men and women on three separate trips to Wyoming’s wild and scenic Wind River Mountains to embark on an adventure of a lifetime. The trips were co-led by NOLS instructors and Camp Dudley and Kiniya staff, Catherine Butler, Dylan Pollock, Will Sword and Peter Treiber. While in the mountains, the trips kept busy for 21 days backpacking, fly fishing, and rock climbing. The primary focus was on leadership develop- ment. Each and every member of the expedition dedicated weeks to developing both back- country skills and personal leadership skills in an outdoor classroom that melded NOLS curriculum with the Dudley mission and core values. Said #20680 Austin Huber, “Throughout the trip, whether we were climbing a vertical rock face or relaxing around the campsite, we were constantly learning and practicing our various leadership techniques. Learning and literally attending a Leadership School allows for a more concentrated and focused environment in which the upcoming leaders at Dudley are able to acquire their own signature styles.” From an outside perspective, it may seem that a NOLS trip to Wyoming and a Dudley summer as an Aide, JL or AL are quite different. This is true in many ways. It is the dif- ference between waking up to horns and waking up to frost on the nose. A day spent on the soccer field or a day spent in an alpine field. An evening at candy store or an evening making sure the grizzly bears don’t eat your candy store. Or even a moment of silence in the Camp Chapel versus a moment looking at the divine beauty of glaciated granite spires against deep blue sky.
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“I became a better leader, a better speaker and a more environmentally conscious person by being the Leader of the Day twice, writing a chapel talk, creating a vesper, attending all the classes, and following the 7 principles of Leave No Trace Ethics.” – #21266 Monolo Sanjurjo Dudley NOLS graduate THE CAMP DUDLEY NEWS
“Through my progression of understanding the leadership model, I realized how being a leader at Camp and being a leader in the woods connect and have many similarities.“ – #21193Matt Eldridge Dudley NOLS graduate
“A highpoint of my trip was summiting 13,000 foot Wind River Peak. It was truly a lifetime accomplishment.” – #20725 Ragon Willmuth, Kiniya NOLS graduate
When looking past these differences, a little deeper into the two programs, Dudley and NOLS have an astonishing amount of overlap. It can be found in our motto. This is true especially in our Camp Leadership Development Program. Both organizations teach how to live well with others. Our motto, “The Other Fellow First” is similar to the NOLS credo of “Expedition Behavior” and “Leave No Trace” ethics. At Dudley and Kiniya, we con- centrate our efforts primarily on the people in our immediate cabin, team and divisional communities. This is because every Aide, JL, AL and Leader is charged with taking care of someone else’s children. We take this job very seriously. On the Dudley Kiniya NOLS Leadership trips, campers are removed from the equation, and the groups learn to live well with just each other and the outdoors. Then, after spending a camp session on a trip like this, the young men and women can delve back in the Dudley and Kiniya communi- ties and beyond. They have fresh perspectives, new confidence, and honed leadership and outdoor skills to pass on and “pay forward” to others. This summer, when the young men and women returned to Dudley and Kiniya, it was evi- dent on the faces, in the stories and with the high level of energy, that they had an amaz- ing time, a trip of a lifetime. The lasting memories and friends created on the trips will continue to weave their way through many Camp Dudley and Kiniya summers to come. The stories and photos are of 29 individual journeys — incredible, and in some cases transformative experiences. For additional informationon the Dudley-Kiniya-NOLS Program, contact scott@campdudley.org.
“After the first day, we were already so comfortable with each other and we grew closer as the days went on. We joked around during the trip that we were a dysfunctional family, but we were indeed, a family. I consider all the people on the trip some of my closest friends, and I still keep in touch with all of them.” – #20393 Erin Hogan- Kiniya NOLS graduate
“Guillaume had a truly great time. We are seeing him quite transformed as school is resuming. We are very grateful to you. We hope to see you next year.” – Albin and Delphine, parents of Dudley NOLS graduate #20912 Guillaume Jacquemont FALL 2012
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The Gift
Excerpts from a Chapel Talk on
Parents Weekend July 22, 2012 by #10846 Rev. Robert Langston
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e was in second grade when it happened, and only 8 years old! He was in Math class, which he hated because he wasn’t very good with numbers, and the teacher had just called on him to share his answer to the math problem she’d written on the board moments before: 8,043 - 5,898 . . . equals? And, it was back in the day when you had to do the math in your head and stand up when you were called on to give your answer! “What’s the answer please?” the teacher said to the boy. So he stood up to answer the question with a pit in his stomach because he did not know the answer, and just as he was about to confess that reality, there was a knock on the classroom door. The teacher went to answer it and she stepped outside for minute. When she stepped back in, she called the boy into the hallway. He was surprised to see his mother and grandmother standing there with his older brother, who had apparently just been retrieved from his fourth grade classroom. After the teacher nodded awkwardly to the boys’ mom with tightly pursed lips, she went back into the classroom and left them alone. The boy felt a little strange standing there in the hall with his family, but if truth be told he also felt a little relieved that they had saved him from certain embarrassment in class! Simple greetings were exchanged and then there was an awkward silence as the four of them began to walk down the hall and the silence and the walk were no doubt in response to the boy’s question: “Why are you here?” They walked a little further in silence and the boy asked again, “Mom, grandma . . . why are you here?” And then they stopped, and the boys’ mom said simply and stoically – “Boys we have some bad news for you . . . it’s about daddy . . . ” And before she could finish the older brother had doubled-over and was crying out, “NO . . . NO . . . NO . . .!” And then the mom said what she came to say, what she hated to say — “Daddy died last night . . . ” “NO . . . NO . . . NO . . .! ” And the reality slowly hit the boy too, and then tears, like a torrent, began to fall from all of their eyes. And so began a journey for the two Lang-FUs on May 11, 1966, three days after Mother’s Day, and the night after our father died! This is her story . . . and her boys . . . and it’s a story about life . . . and the gifts my mother gave my brother and me in the 46 years since this journey began.
Our mother gave us religion and the fear of God. When I spilled grape juice on the carpet one time, she was adamant in her proclamation — “You better pray that stain will come out of the carpet, son!” Mom also gave us the ability to understand irony because she’d say – “Keep laugh- ing and I’ll give you something to cry about.”
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And . . . I will never forget the day mom gave me an understanding of the circles of life in a very tender and moving way when she said to me — “I brought you into this world, and I can take you out.” Yes . . . Mom has given us an awful lot over the years. But the abso- lutely best gift she gave us was . . . Camp Dudley! Two years after dad died I attended my first-ever Camp Dudley reunion in Buffalo, NY, and I “interviewed” with Bob Marshall, the direc- Left to Right: Lora Langston #17855, Matt Langston #16887, Bobby Shaw, Skylar Dunklebarger #21887, Karen Langston, Bob Langston #10846, Janet Walther — an amazing mother – Dave Langston #10555, and Uncle Jim tor back then. My broth- Shaw #7505, gather in the Chapel after the emotional service. er Dave (Fu-the elder) had done so two years before and already had two summers under his belt. The next thing I knew mom was ordering labels and sewing them into all my clothes . . . and I was burning my name and camp number onto my new baseball glove! Dudley was in the family . . . her dad, my grandfather, Jim Shaw, Sr., came here back in Chief’s Day, and mom’s brother, my Uncle Jim, who is back at Camp this morning for the first time in 65 years, spent some time here too. And her cousin, John Tauch, was a Cub about the same time. Somehow it occurred to mom all those years ago that maybe there was a gift that Camp Dudley could give to my brother and me that she couldn’t give. In her wisdom, she knew that there would be people here who would change me in good and kind and needed ways and become life-long friends and mentors. She knew that “boys through the years” had given to its name, and that I needed Camp Dudley and the influence of “The Other Fellow First” because back in that day and time, well . . . it was all about ME! #10846 The Rev. So a new day dawned, and that day in 1969, for Camper Number #10846, that day Robert “Lang Fu” was the beginning of a whole new way of life for me! Langston was at Now, 46 years after our dad died, I know that the greatest gift my mom gave me Camp from 1969-78, was Camp Dudley . . . and I know now that the gift of Camp Dudley opens doors, it along with his Brother gives access to the great — to great people, to great life lessons, to great experiences, and #10555 David. great fun. It gives access to great memories, to great responsibilities and challenges, to Bob is minister of the a great network of humanity that knows firsthand the magic of Camp Dudley to help Onondaga Hill form the essence of who we are! Presbyterian Church in Mom, I can’t thank you enough for all you did to give me the gift of Camp Dudley. Syracuse, NY. I cannot imagine my life without it! You gave me access to the great, and I am the greater for it. Thank You! You are a great mom! FALL 2012
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Teamwork and Anatomy?!
Excerpts from a Chapel Talk July 8, 2012 by #19408 Linda Saarnijoki
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am delighted to be here, to see Kiniya in action for myself instead of just listening to Eliza’s many tales, and to see what a wonderful camp you all have built together following the Dudley traditions and mission from across the lake and following the traditions of the original Camp Kiniya. Eight years ago this place was merely a dream for me and other members of the Dudley Board. What a thrill and honor to be here! The theme of the week here at Kiniya is teamwork. Today I am going to talk about teamwork by talking about anatomy, about some key parts of your body and how they work together as a team. But I’m not going to speak as a scientist; I am going to talk about the spiritual basis to teamwork, to this important teamwork of the body and spirit. Part of my inspiration for this talk comes from a yoga class I took this winter. Besides being a physical activity, yoga is also #19408 Linda Saarnijoki, speaking at the Kiniya Chapel a mental and spiritual discipline, training you to be mindful of your body and its power. Two basic movements of yoga have been spiritually provocative for me. And pretty easy, fortunately, for a beginner like me. When in class we were standing up or perhaps touching our hands to the floor, my teacher asked us to connect to the earth, “rooting down” she calls it, to feel the force of the earth pushing back against our hands or feet. The earth supports us and holds us with its gravity. In a symbolic sense, too, the earth sustains and supports us, nurturing us with food and energy. As I concentrated to feel that support beneath my feet, I also thought metaphorically about all that supports me, all that I stand on as I live my life: my family, my friends, my traditions, my cul- ture, my spiritual beliefs. As I thought about “rooting down,” I thought about digging deep into the love I feel from family and friends, into the values I care about, into the central core, the meaning of my life, and feeling it flow into my body. The other yoga movement that I find inspiring is reaching up, stretching high and far, fingertips stretching upward. Toward the sky, certainly, but also toward dreams, toward hopes, toward whatever you aspire to be, toward your best self.
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Your ability to reach high is absolutely dependent on the earth staying solid beneath your feet. If you lose your balance, the earth will catch you. Metaphorically you form dreams and reach toward them with the support and strength developed from relation- ships and traditions, the nurturing of the earth, the roots of your life. If you stumble or lose balance in life, your beliefs and core values set you right again; they catch you. Your friends and family catch you. Your feet on the earth support your arms’ reach. Know that you are rooted. Use that certainty to reach ever higher. THE CAMP DUDLEY NEWS
Important for my message to you today, however, is not just what happens at your feet or over your head. Important, too, is what happens in the middle, the connector between your deply rooted values and your high aspirations and hopes. It is in the middle that the daily work of your life is done, the small actions that will lead you to your dreams. The middle is where your hands and your heart are. It is your heart that takes all your relationships, all your traditions, all that you have learned and believe and translates them into dreams for your future. All the power and energy of your roots channel through your heart and inspire those goals. Your hands are your tools for working toward those goals. But your hands and your heart serve an even more important function. They connect you to others. Your roots grow deepest, you achieve your highest dreams when you are connected to others. Your hands and your heart connect you to others in two comple- mentary ways: they reach out to help and they reach out to be helped. They help you create a team. You extend a hand to help clear the table even when it’s not your turn, to pick up the stuffed bear that the girl in the upper bunk dropped as she fell asleep; you sing songs with the girls struggling at the back of the hike; you wrap your arm around the shoulder of the girl who is lonely. Your hand and your heart reach out to help when help is needed. The other fellow first. It’s important to remember, too, that you must also reach out when you yourself are in need. You reach for a hand to help you over that last ledge on the top of Mr. Mansfield. And when you feel lost and alone, you open your heart to someone else—your leader, your cabin mate, your friend, and you say hold my hand, share Linda with her husband, #9408 Rusty Davis, and your strength with me. No one can do it all alone, everyone daughter #20108 Eliza needs help sometimes, we all need a team. Our hands and our hearts help others and they ask for help—we give and we receive and we are connected as a team. Through our hearts we channel the power of our roots in the earth, the power that comes from tradition and love, so we can aspire to the goals that we will reach both by helping and being helped by others. Stand up, feel the earth beneath your feet, take the hand of the person next to you, and reach up high—stretch together. Use the support of the earth at your feet and the strength and balance of the person next to you to reach even higher. Together. As a team. As Dudley women at Kiniya. #19408 Linda Saarnijoki, the mother of Kiniya Assistant Leader #20108 Eliza Davis, is an English teacher at the Taft School in Waterbury, CT. She is a former member of the Dudley Board of Managers and of the Girls Committee and is married to Rusty Davis. FALL 2012
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Healthcare Dudley & Kiniya Style At Dudley:
As far back as 1885, when Sumner Dudley led the first “hike and canoe trip” to Orange Lake, health and safety have been given the highest priority at Dudley. “Mr. Dudley personally took care of first-aid cases in ‘Headquarters,’ but with the increased numbers in Camp, a hospital tent was provided for boys requiring medical attention.”1 In 1896, a physician, Dr. Elias G. Brown was hired to take charge of the medical department. As might be expected, there were critics. “When Camp Dudley employed a physician on its staff the criticism was offered that the boys were being coddled.”2 In 1908, the Infirmary was moved indoors, to the old office building’s 2nd floor. A gift enabled the 1918 construction of a stand alone infirmary, located by Hurd and Ross Cabins. #643 Minott Osborn wrote, “Able and competent supervision with proper facilities for caring for boys temporarily ill are necessary, if a healthful camp is to be maintained.”3 Seasoned campers will tell you that fresh water is a must. Once Camp found its permanent location in 1908, a dependable water supply became a key goal. “In 1923, a gift of Mr. Hamilton M. Barksdale provided funds for the purchase of a mountain spring, building a 52,000 gallon reservoir and piping the water four miles. The spring water system (located above our Stacey Brook campsites) also made possible the present flush toilet system with filtration fields.”4 One of the early professionals in our health community was #1698 Dr. Condict W. Cutler, Jr., who came to Camp as a leader in 1909 and later served as camp physician, eventually spending a half century at Dudley. Cutler, a hand surgeon, provided valuable counsel in the betterment of health and sanitary conditions and for many years guided the health policy of Camp. Dudley wisely made Cutler a Dr. Condict W. Cutler, Jr. guided member of the C.D. Committee, setting precedent for always having a doctor on the health policy for 50 years Board of Managers. #6342 Doctor George L. Hagman and his wife, nurse Ruby Stone Hagman, who had been missionaries in China, hailed from Royal Oak, Michigan, and ran Dudley’s infirmary from the 1930s-’50s. Said #5310 Dudley Dalton, “The Hagmans were at camp when I first arrived in 1938. I remember Dr. Hagman as soft-spoken and friendly. His wife, I think, was the first woman to work at the camp. They were ‘old-fashioned’ keeping minor crises under calm control. I recall one time when a friend went with a group to Stacy Brook. Needing to ‘take care of business,’ he followed the time-honored tradition of finding a secluded spot in the woods and using leaves as toilet paper. Unfortunately, the leaves he chose were from a poison ivy plant. Shortly after, I went to the Hagmans’ infirmary and found my friend laying on his stomach, his bottom heavily coated with pinkish white calamine lotion. He told me that he had asked Dr. Hagman if he couldn’t cover his bottom with a towel but Dr. Hagman replied that it was important for the air to get at it. I don’t know what the modern medical policy is when someone mistakes poison Dr. and Mrs. Hagman, center, ran the ivy for a Sears, Roebuck catalogue!” Infirmary for two decades
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Dr. #7987 Dick Edie recalled that, “The Hagmans gave us all physicals upon entering camp, and then newcomers suddenly came down with a case of ‘earlobes,’for which their ears were painted red with merthiolate, to the delight of everyone in the dining room! I also remember Dr. Hagman’s comment about eating: ‘Always get up from a meal a little hungry.’” The Hagmans provided care for two decades, through 1959. A gift from #101 Charles Stewart Mott led to the 1963 construction of a new infirmary which “Greatly improved our ability to handle emergencies, accidents, and health problems.”5 That same year, the Last Whistle was dedicated “to the doctors and nurses of the infirmary.” “While you may have forgotten the cause of your visit, you will probably always remember the warmth and understanding with which you were treated . . . by all the infirmary staffs throughout the years.”6 Dudley bolstered its coverage by asking Dudley alumni and friends to return as “Dudley Docs” during their vacation. Two of the early alums were Drs. #7446 John Brust and #7314 Don Stevenson, in the summer of 1963. As Don recalled, “The brand new Infirmary was in place and I spent two weeks there. I returned in the early ’70s, when Willie Schmidt became director, staying until 2000.” Don remembered with a chuckle, “When Willie was the director, he hired Camp doctors for 2 weeks at a time, with a major preference toward specialists who could help him with his own chronic conditions (Allergy, Cardiology, GI)!” While we joke about having an Allergist on staff just when GI problems break out, both Drs.#9988 Nick Langan and #13469 Joe Donahue proved to the “the right Doc in the right spot” during recent tours of duty. Langan, a heart specialist, diagnosed a heart abnormality, and later performed surgery on one Dudleyite. And Donahue, an orthopedic specialist, was able to identify an unrecognized knee fracture and get immediate treatment, allowing the first-time camper to stay for a great summer. Another longtime volunteer (22 years) is #8665 Dr. Mike McCutcheon who remembered the Hagmans well. “She wore the traditional nurses uniform every day she was on duty (e.g. every day of the summer!). I admired their lifelong partnership as doctor and nurse, husband and wife.” Mike also spoke of Dudley’s influence on his thinking about medicine. “I knew I wanted to be a doctor before starting camp, but along the way, Don Stevenson, Dick Edie and stories of Doc Cutler fortified my desire. I also know that just being at Dudley, hearing from all quarters that service to others was a an honorable career, solidified my decision.” Alum #8674 Dr. Bill Vanneman, has been volunteering in the infirmary since 1996. Bill remembers that, “A Doc who followed the Hagmans (Dr. #9519 Harold Smulyan) let me look through his microsope at blood cells when I was a JL. I remember thinking that this was ‘neat.’ I returned several times that summer, and he showed me various types of cells. No question that kindled my interest in medicine.” Dudley’s modern healthcare era has been led by longtime nurse #15305 Sheila Kapper. Though many dedicated nurses have served Dudley wisely, including #15279 Betsy Denton, Sheila helped professionalize Camp’s health care on many levels over the past 22 years. We caught up with Sheila recently.
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Q. How were we lucky enough to find you? A. I found my way to Camp Dudley in late July 1990. The persuasive Willie Schmidt called and said one of his nurses, #15042 Ellie Moon (See “New Arrivals page 58) had to return to California and could not complete the season. Could I “fill in for a few hours per day” giving some relief to Betsy Denton who was the second nurse at the Infirmary. I was hesitant to say yes, as son Devin was a mere four months, but I have never regretted my decision . . . the substitute that never left! Q. You’ve seen significant changes over this period, yes? A. Computerization came in 1995. Previously, the chart system was on cards. There were no health charts for campers or staff and #20637 Carol Schwoebel, #15305 Sheila Kapper, #18408 Chris it was very difficult for any continuity of documented care. The Carpenter and #21195 Juanita Napper made up the computer allowed us to target names for many health conditions nursing staff and to have a heads up prior to Opening Day. It allowed us time to contact parents prior to arrival to assure a complete health history. We then created a health care chart for everyone at Camp, including current immunization status for whooping cough, measles and chicken pox. We began sending camper’s health information and contact numbers when they went off campus for any trip. Each trip leader received a one-on-one conversation with “need-to-know” information on their campers. A satellite phone system for trip leaders now allows conversations to reassure each leader that they are taking the proper steps on injuries or illnesses when out of camp. Q. What are some of the decisions made at Camp that have boosted the healthfulness of the community? A. Taking Epi-pens and medications out of camp for each trip. We started this in 1996, and it became NYS law in 1999. We had orders for specific known “It has been my privilege to be the ‘board doctor’ allergies, but not for the life-threatening allergies that for the past eight years. The doctor serves as an might appear on a trip for the first time. Each leader informational resource to the directors and the sum- is taught to identify these life-threatening situations as part of their pre-season training. Fortunately, we mer health staff. The doctor is also a resource to have never had to initiate this procedure. fellow board members as they weigh risk manage- We have also enhanced staffing, moving from ment and safety issues. During my tenure we have two nurses that worked 24/7 to a three-nurse system had high level meetings with NYS Health Depart- team approach, with nurses working 12 hour shifts. Most are school nurses or have pediatric experience.
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Q. How has our relationship with the NYS Health Department changed? A. Over the past 23 years, I have found that our standards at Dudley’s Infirmary are greater than what is required, cementing a great working arrangement with those at the Health Department. Often, our systems are used as models in presentations.
Healthcare continued — That is the ultimate compliment to our level of care. Q. Is there a “nurse’s story” that you might share? A. One summer, a JL was at a cabin supper with his group on Albany Island. He climbed a tree and became impaled on the tree. Quite literally, his arm somehow had the tree trunk enter his skin like an IV. The group borrowed a saw from a nearby Canadian boat and the JL was cut off the tree, wood intact in his arm. A very smart adult that was on site left the wood in place and got the young man to the Infirmary. The story has a wonderful ending . . . no permanent damage!
Meanwhile, At Kiniya . . . Healthcare has enjoyed
the same high standards. As Marnie describes it, “Our Health Center is staffed by RNs who are available to provide medical care to campers and staff at all times. The Infirmary has open office hours and includes scheduled daily sick call where we often see coughs, sore throats, minor bumps and bruises, headaches and bug bites. These concerns don’t normally take a girl out of an activity, but need to be addressed at a convenient time. “We are fortunate to have an excellent, local pediatric group, Essex Pediatrics, in Essex Junction, VT. and the Fletcher Allen Health Care Emergency Department in Burlington, just 15 minutes away, for campers who need physician assessment for illness or other medical concerns. “We are indebted to our many Kiniya nurses throughout the years, particularly #20003 Kary Towne, who dedicated ten summers to Camp between 2001- 2010, #20313 Elizabeth Glass (great-great niece of our founder, Helen Van Buren), and more recently #22375 Jean Stowell. Over the years our nurses have not only...’ One of those inspired is #19231 Kari McKinley, who returned to Kiniya as our second nurse in 2012.” Kari shares her story: “I’ve spent the last two and a half years in New Haven, CT, at the Yale School of Nursing (YSN). YSN has a Graduate Entry Program that involves an eleven-month accelerated Registered Nurse (RN) program, for people who have degrees in other areas, straight into a Masters program in Advanced Practice Nursing. I entered into the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty, focusing on primary care for children. I’m now in my final year, doing rotations in primary care, adolescent care in a School-Based Health Center, and at a Pediatric Ear, Nose and Throat specialty practice. I will continue this rotation through the spring, along with a development specialty rotation, and possibly a rotation at the Yale Child Sexual Abuse clinic. A large portion of our nursing program is devoted to understanding the social and economic factors that affect our patients and how we can serve as a bridge to resources
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Healthcare continued — for the children and families for whom we care. Many of my nursing colleagues share a mission to work with underserved families, and in doing so live by the motto we hold so dear at camp. “During last year’s Kiniya Ladies’ Tea in New York City, I snuck in an, ‘If there happens to be a need for another nurse at Kiniya . . .’ (wink wink, nudge nudge to Marnie.) I knew Kiniya had been transitioning from a single full- time nurse to two on-site nurses. After receiving an official offer to work as a nurse at Kiniya, I just needed to pass my national licensing exam! My excitement over being able to return to Kiniya was slightly greater than actually passing the exam. I couldn’t have done that without the Kiniya team supporting and encouraging me all along the way. #22375 Jean Stowell (head nurse, see article, Spring #19231 Kari McKinley, RN, with camper #20958 Mahala 2012 CD News) was a great mentor, with not only an Marshall-Rutter amazing knowledge of nursing, but also a love for adventure and a great sense of humor. My time at Kiniya was spent reconnecting with friends and developing into a stronger more confident member of the nursing community. “Next year brings a new chapter in my life. I will be looking for work in the northeast, with Vermont as my starting point. I plan on focusing on pediatric primary care, in part because I believe healthy habits are easiest to maintain when begun early and the future of the world’s health requires our youth to be knowledgeable advocates for themselves and others. Plus, kids make me laugh. Ideally, I’d like to do what anybody in their right mind would do, which is find a job that allows me to return to Camp each summer. Realistically, I’ll find a job that will allow me the flexibility to #20003 Kary Towne, RN spend at least a couple of weeks at camp and perhaps, down the road, the whole summer. So either way, I’ll be back and with the same excitement and appreciation I had the first day I walked onto the Kiniya campus six years ago.”
#22375 Jean Stowell, RN, and Celia Meyer, RN
Ed. Note: for additional background on “Dudley Healthcare” please go to our website www.campdudley.org. Have a story of your own you’d like to share? Please send it to Brendan@campdudley.org From The First 100 Years, page 40, 2From The First 100 Years, page 48, 3From The First 100 Years, page 49, 4From The First 100 Years, page 49, 5From The First 100 Years, page 104, 6The Last Whistle, 1963, page 2 1
Early History of Kiniya . . . An Interview with
Jane and Betty Van Buren by #20595
As any Dudley and Kiniya-ite would, I jumped at the opportunity to find a small insight into our camp Betty and Jane Van Buren, Kiniya historians history. Last semester at UVM, I was taking a class with Professor Jane Van Buren. Recognize the name? Jane is the great-niece of our founder, Helen Van Buren, and a non-profit guru that I have now had the pleasure of learning from. Last February, I sat and chatted with Jane and her mother, Betty. Betty had married Helen’s nephew, Carmer, and moved to Vermont in the 1940s. While Jane and Betty did not have much interaction with Kiniya, they did have memories of Helen and “Road’s End,” the house just before the Kiniya Stables and the current home of Elizabeth Glass #20313. Jane and Betty spoke of their time with their extended Van Buren family and we had a great time discussing their memories and comparing them with how I know Camp today. It was the simple things that brought a smile to my face. One quandary began when we realized we must have been talking about two different cabins by the same name. We determined that Roads End’s property had a cabin, Nubin. Once it was mentioned that it had a bedroom and running water, I knew it was different than the Nubin that is now used as the Store! Another area we seemed to be a bit confused about was the use of Junior Beach and which trail it was that they used to get down to the beach. Camp primarily used Senior Beach for all activities, and Jane and family had access to Junior Beach as a place to spend time picnicking and swimming. As I learned more about Helen, Betty spoke of her funeral as surprisingly impersonal and perhaps that
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was because Helen had kept to herself after moving away from Kiniya. Having never married, Camp was always her first passion and she worked tirelessly to maintain the camp and its program. Jane was quite young when she knew Helen but always thought of her as a neat lady devoted to teaching piano, painting and reading. The little red house that Helen lived and taught from still remains on Pearl Street in downtown Burlington. Jane also recalls enjoying a stay in Nubin cabin at Road’s End because it was full of Helen’s paints and various pieces of artwork. In fact, Helen gifted one of her paintings to Jane that resembles the West Entrance of camp coming down towards the Stables. The Van Burens provided additional history about our gorgeous pines on campus. Jane’s father helped Helen in planting many of the pines at camp. Carmer Van Buren, as a young teenager, worked with Helen planting many of the pines that we so love on campus. We are forever grateful to Helen and her family for creating such a wonderful setting for our camp. Although the trees will not last forever, they will always be remembered with fondness as they have brought character to our little slice of heaven in Colchester. Our pines will always remind us of our great history, our founder and our character.
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Service
Servant-Leadership — Excerpts from a Chapel Message by #23164 Daniel Yoo, August 19, 2012
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hen Matt Storey invited me to speak, I was surprised because I am not a Dudley- alumnus. However, when you read Dudley’s Mission Statement you see a very similar theme to what we do in the United States Marine Corps. We are . . .
Both very old organizations (the Marines at 236, Dudley at 127 years) Proud of our history and traditions Organizations that value the same character attributes (leadership – moral, mental, and physical) Places that hold our predecessors in high esteem. The essence of what we both strive to accomplish is character development. There is a slight difference in the training environment – our boot camp is a little less fun than camping at Dudley. Instead of Leaders, ALs, JLs, Aides and Campers, we have the legend- ary Drill Instructors and Recruits. At the conclusion of Marine or Dudley Leadership training, there is a kinship that only those who have traveled this path can truly appreci- ate. As each one of you, as an aspiring leader, matures, you are continually developing your own unique, God-given personalities, passions, gifts, and abilities. As you do, you will increasingly have opportunities to make a difference in your family, your school, your com- munity, and your country. Why do people want to be leaders? Certainly leaders are respected, admired, given more responsibility, able to make final decisions, paid more, given bigger offices and maybe front row parking spaces. Who wouldn’t want to be a leader? But, what attracts our atten- tion on the outside is far from what makes a leader on the inside. When you set aside all material benefits, at its heart, leadership is about service. Service should be the first thing we learn about leadership and the one thing we never forget. Leaders are put in place for the needs of others, not for the needs of themselves. Think about this: To be a good leader, do you need an impressive title? Do you need to achieve a certain rank or position? Do these things automatically make you a good leader? I would suggest that you don’t need any of these things to do what good leaders do. Good leaders find ways to serve others and make a positive, lasting difference wherever they are. This kind of leadership comes from the heart, from the inside out. Jesus’ leadership came from the heart. He didn’t have a fancy title, but he made an unfor- gettable difference wherever he went. When he was personally threatened and rejected, he continued to minister to others. Though he was the greatest among his disciples, he willingly took on the dirty jobs. Jesus modeled for all of us an important leadership lesson: Never allow status to get in the way of service. Jesus understood that SERVANT– LEAD- ERSHIP could be done by anyone at any rank. It’s not too early for each of you to begin developing that attitude of service to others.
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It’s not easy serving others – it requires courage and sacrifice. It’s easy to point out what is wrong with a situation. But a leader is willing to step up and work to make things better – to be part of the solution Good leaders are well-rounded people. They are people of faith and convic- tion, who also realize they must work hard to play their part. Good leaders can be strong and firm but also gentle and compassionate. They can work in- dependently but also build teams that work together for a greater good. Good leaders use their strengths but continue to work on their weaknesses. Good leaders are always learners because they know that they must continually grow. And in the end, good leaders aren’t worried about who sacrifices the most or who gets the most credit. Each of you has passions and gifts that will lead you into all kinds of callings in our society. You may teach or coach, serve in the ministry or public office, even join the Marine Corps protecting our freedoms and the freedoms of others. I am not surprised when I hear our Marine recruits explain that they joined the Corps to become part of something bigger than themselves. I think God put that desire in each and every one of us. If you want to see good leaders who know how to serve, you don’t have to look far. Start right here. Look around at Matt and Marnie, the staff, leaders, and volunteers who run this camp. They each come together and serve a cause greater than themselves. They invest their time, energy, and talents in you be- cause they believe that you are our country’s future leaders. They believe in you, and in the plans and purposes God has for you. When you return home, look around at the leaders who serve in your communi- ties – teachers, clergy, coaches, Boy Scout leaders, policemen, firefighters, may- ors, military men and women ¬– and thank them for their SERVANT-LEADER- SHIP. Without each one of these individuals, we would not have the nation we have today or the freedoms we so enjoy. With God’s help and the example of the SERVANT-LEADERS here at camp, each one of you will come to know that life of fulfillment and reward as well. Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” Said another way, always remember, “The Other Fellow First.” God bless you and Semper Fidelis.
Daniel Yoo was born in Seoul Korea on the 4th of July and grew up to be a General in the United States Marine Corps. He has given service to America for nearly three decades, and is now Brigadier General of the Marines, based in San Diego, CA. He and his wife, Grace, are the parents of #22164 Alexander, a 2012 Plebe in Avery Cabin.
#23164 Brigadier General Daniel Yoo, speak- ing at the Dudley Chapel this summer
Left to right, #10801 LtCol David Dona- hue (retired), # 23164 Brigadier General Dan Yoo, #11156 Colonel John Lowry (retired) at the San Diego Recruit Depot Marine Corps Birthday Ball in November. Yoo’s son, #22164 Alex, a plebe at Dudley this past summer, had #19801 Nick Dona- hue as his JL. Alex was at Dudley because John Lowry preached the virtues of a Dud- ley summer, “non-stop,” to the Yoo family when John and Dan were fellow infantry lieutenants in the 1980s. FALL 2012
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Home Grown and Homemade! As you can see from the thumbs up and smiles, #16999 Jessica Storey’s (top center) plan to bring local foods to Dudley has been a great success! These campers enjoyed their IM (Individual Major) Farm-to-Plate involvement by learning about and working in some local gardens, including the one at Camp. They then had great fun preparing recipes — from strawberry shortcake to individual pizzas to blueberry tarts, all with locally grown produce. The best part? Obviously the eating!
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#14229 Patrick M. Peavy Leadership Awards Announced Awards are made annually to leaders, voted by their peers, who best exemplify the traits of Dudley leadership . . . caring, integrity, and putting others before self. This year, for the first time, both Dudley and Kiniya Leaders were recognized. The award is intended to help defray academic costs, including books, tuition, room and board. #19399 Bolster “Bo” McKinley and #21982 Domanick “Dom” Walker, two highly talented Dudley leaders, received the Peavy recognition this summer. And from Kiniya, #20444 Hannah McPheron .
Bo McKinley
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Said Matt Storey, “Bo did a fantastic job as the Leader in Union Cabin in the Senior Division while helping to run the basketball program this summer. He is a first year student at Connecticut College in New London, CT, and hails from Westport, NY.” “Dom Walker was the Leader in Yale Lodge in the Plebe Division, and put huge energy into helping to run the music program this summer. He is a senior at Morgan State University, in Baltimore, MD, and hails from Parkville, MD.”
#20444 Hannah McPheron, was named the first Kiniya recipient of the Peavy Award. Said Marnie, “Hannah truly lives by the camp motto and mission. Arriving in 2007 as a camper, she has risen through Hannah McPheron the leadership program showing growth each summer. She completed her first year as a Leader in Cady Cabin and is in her first year at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her willingness to learn and grow each year allows her to continuously strive to become the best leader that she can be.” Hannah is from El Cerrito, CA. The Peavy Award was created through the generosity of #10065 William T. McCutcheon and his family, in memory of #14229 Patrick Peavy, former camper and leader at Dudley who passed away in 1995. Said Bill, “Pat was Pat Peavy thoughtful, fun, honest and had a great concern about others. His parents, Linda McCutcheon and Patrick Peavy, were very proud of him, as was his brother #14665 Michael. He was, in short, a great Dudley Leader.”
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New Senior Bath House and Two New Staff Cabins Completed at Kiniya
The Neihu Cabin August, 2012
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In loving memory of Paul Por wen Hung, grandfather of campers, Clark #19322 and Mia #20898 Lambo. His beloved child- hood home, Neihu, is in Taiwan and the name means: the cabin beside the water. Made possible through the generosity of Nancy Hung, for the girls and women of Camp Dudley at Kiniya.
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ast spring’s storms put Kiniya’s Junior Beach staff cabins underwater. A smaller landslide took the Senior Beach swim area offline for the summer and challenged the long-term positioning of the Senior Bathhouse. Following engineering consultants recommendations, both Junior Beach Cabins were demol- ished and rebuilt as “Muhlhausen” and “Neihu” during the early part of 2012, providing new quarters for senior staff. Said #20595 Kat Hood, Leadership Development Director, “I lived in Muhlhausen, and it made a huge difference in my summer . . . removed from main campus, but close enough to be available was ideal. Waking up in the mornings and looking out at Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks was the perfect way to start each workday at camp.” Three senior staff members occupied the new and
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spacious second cabin, Neihu. “It is our hope to continue to offer this cabin to talented women who are educators during the year and devote their time to Kiniya each sum- mer,” said Kat. Additionally, a very welcome modern Senior Bath House was built on the main campus before June 2012’s opening of Camp. Said Marnie, “We are so grateful for the generosity of the Camp Dudley and Kiniya Family, which enabled these projects, adding greatly to the quality of life for our camp- ers and staff. We are particularly grateful to Dwight Poler and his family for making the Muhlhausen Cabin possible and to the Lambo family for Neihu. If you would like to contribute to the ongoing shoreline restoration fund for both camps, please contact marnie@ campdudley.org or matt@campdudley.org.
The Muhlhausen Leadership Cabin August 2012
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In honor and memory of Mary Saylor “Mimi” Muhlhausen, 1907-2010, writer, editor, spiritualist, volunteer, world trav- eler, conservationist and an inspiration to three generations of the Muhlhausen and Poler families. This cabin will afford Kiniya’s leadership director the space to reflect, energized by Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks, encouraging the same optimism that characterized Mimi’s life. FALL 2012
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Blast from Past
100 Years Ago — The Summer of 1912
The Dudley Doings, launched in 1905 served up classic Dudley humor each week. “This year our slogan shall be ‘the camp beautiful,’” announced editor Gus Bloom. “Let us beautify our camp, make it a very heaven of artistic and aesthetic delight, a joy to the eyes of this and future generations. Our task should not be a hard one, for Nature has already been very kind in giving us a start. However we expect to go nature one better, and to this end have instituted at great expense the order of ‘Dudley Janitors’ . . . (we mean Sanitary Engineers.) Now we need only sit back and watch the camp blossom like a rose. The grass will be freshly painted each morning, the lake will be filtered twice a day, every tent will be whitewashed and fumigated, and the lodge will be taken apart and scrubbed regularly. The baseball diamond will be polished until it gleams, and the dark room will be made as bright as the sun.” Art Editors Larry Darrin and Vic Vanneman provided the artwork for this tongue-in-cheek piece.
50 Years Ago — The Summer of 1962 Editors Howie Miller, Bill Acheson and “Shifty Pete” Lamison provided a running commentary on the summer of ’62. In late August, the summer came to a climax as Witherbee presented the 53rd Annual Big Show, “Pardon Me For Mentioning It, But Your Fig Leaf Needs Dusting,” followed by a spectacular final banquet. The show revealed mysteries of the Nile . . . how the annual flooding of the River came to sun-drenched Ancient Egypt. Amid elaborate sets, the plot emerges . . . a great red ruby known as the Hope Navel has been stolen from a statue in the Temple of the Floods. The ruby held great powers over the waters of the Nile, so the threat of flooding had reached crisis proportions. The lead, Cleo Patra, was played by Jim Van Hoven, his mother Stella Patra, by Tom Drake, Detective Al Kaseltzer by Norm Boyer, Lois Butterdish by the lovely Princess Patra, better known to her friends as Cleo, from Walt Stockman, Bertram, the Butler of Cleo, by Don “Robin Hood” the 1962 Big Show “Pardon Me For Mentioning It, But Saluta. Music was written by Pete Edwards and Allen Shaffer. Script Your Fig Leaf Needs Dusting.” by Pete and Bev Edie. Show director, Bev Edie.
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In August, Dudley went live with its first ONLINE AUCTION to benefit the Camp Dudley Family. Called “Do-Right for Dudley,” the auction took place during the CDA August Reunion weekend. More than 75 auction items were contributed by members of the Dudley family, ranging from a trip to Yosemite Park, golf outings at Baltusrol and Winged Foot, a week in Malaga, Spain, with a Dudley host family, a Harlem Globetrotters package, a Kayak Trip on New York’s East River to Kiniya’s very own #20005 Gail Coleman’s famous 7-layer bars, shipped to you on your birthday. Proceeds, which exceeded $45,000 (not bad for a first try!) have gone to the Camp Dudley Annual Fund, helping more than 250 boys and girls to attend our camps on scholarship, improving our campuses, allowing us to hire the very best Leadership summer after summer, and preserving our traditions as the oldest Camp in the country. What a great way to “Do-Right for Dudley!” Our thanks to all who participated. FALL 2012
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News & Notes #4436 Fred Russell Bentley wrote from Cortland, NY. “Ten years ago, my wife Grace and I attended the summer reunion at Camp Dudley, my first time back since being a camper in 1930. At that reunion, Grace was asked to play the piano for the hymns at the outdoor Sunday service. 1930 Camp Dudley. #4436 Fred I am now on the nurs- Bentley ing floor of the Cort- land Regional Nursing Center. Grace and I have been married 71 years!” Thanks Russ, for sharing your memories. #4720 Bob Leslie, wrote from Gulfport, MS. “Hope this contribution from a 93 ½ year-old Dudleyite will help!” Thanks Bob, you bet it will. #5125 Bill Kennard is still recruiting for Dudley in Columbus, OH. “I have two very good prospects for Dudley.” Bill was at Camp from 1934-37, and wonders if any camper ever found the “key to the pitcher’s box.” #5614 Bruce Cornish wrote from Lee’s Summit, MO, “Great memories of my summers at Dudley . . . in 1937, as a Junior in Champlain Lodge. The next summer I was in Tent II for the first month, helping in kitchen operations, then for August in St. Lawrence Lodge. In 1939 I served as waiter in the nurses and visitors dining room, again in a nearby tent in July and Hurd Lodge in August. The Mt. Marcy hike was a high point. Tent living was not all that bad . . . you just had to make sure you rolled the sides down in the rain.” #5875 John McDonald wrote from Ticonderoga, NY. “I enjoyed the article in the latest CD News on Dudley and the New York Giants. I was at the Army/Colum- bia game, and sat on Army’s bench with many brass hats and cheered for Columbia! Gehrke, Bill Swiacki, quarterback Gene Rossides, Lou Kusserow and Ventan
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Yablonski were all outstanding. It was a big thrill for a Port Henry boy who was at prep school for a senior post grad year before going to Dartmouth. I now have a grandson at Dudley.” Rudd Fawcett was here in 2012, and Elizabeth was here from 2007-2010. #6439 Chick Lyttle was in fine form at CDA Reunion, having winged his way north with fellow Georgian #7381 Paul Lutz. This duo rendezvoused with their old pal #6581 Berkeley Johnson, ask- ing the Albany rental car agent for an “elec- tric blue” sedan that they could easily spot in Chick Lyttle, center, ADK hiker parking lots. They mo- tored north to Dudley, teaming up with #7289 Horace “Ace” Scharges for an elegant quad at MacLean Lodge. Messrs. Lyttle, Lutz and Johnson then defied the odds, climbing Mount Jo, a towering 2876-foot peak, hovering over Heart Lake near the ADK Loj south of Lake Placid in the heart of the High Peaks. By the end of the weekend the three were remembering it as an Everest-type assault to anyone who would listen. Well done, boys! #7104 Stephen Murray, from Delray Beach, FL, visited Camp in August and received his 50-year pin. “My short visit today was a lot of fun! Everyone was friendly and obviously very happy. I was at camp, I believe, from 1945 - 1948. What a big change!! The new build- ings and facilities are spectacular. I visited Union where I lived my first year with #6056 Bill Prior as my leader. I think Camp must be three times larger than it was when I was there. My brother, David, and my son, Steve, as well as my grandsons, Harry and Jake Colville, and my friend John Hall, have indeed been very fortunate to enjoy the Dudley experience. I feel strongly that this was one of the outstanding times of my life!! Thank you!”
#7114 Torrey “Ted” Foster wrote from Naples, FL. “I continue to enjoy and be impressed with the high qual- ity of the Camp Dudley News. It is an impressive publica- tion and reminds me that maybe I haven’t updated my more recent news. My first wife died from the compli- cations of cancer in 2009. I was married on November 12, 2011 to Anne Russell, who also resides in Naples. We are both active in the volunteer community and share interests in golf, tennis, cultural activities and travel, especially internationally. We cruised to Alaska last fall and recently returned from a most interesting trip to Cuba. My grandchildren are campers at Dud- ley and Kiniya, which makes the Foster family fourth generation alumni.”
Torrey and Anne Foster celebrate their marriage with friends and family
#7314 Don “Doe Eyes” Stevenson and his lovely lady Jeanne glided in to Westport from La Jolla, Califor- nia, taking advantage of #7446 Dr. John and Meridee Brust’s offer of “a room with a view” from the Brus- tian lighthouse on Barber Point. Don also caught up with fellow Princetonian #9106 Greg Farrell and Kathy at their Adirondack home nestled in Keene Val- ley just above Yurtland, NY. The younger Farrell lads, #14916 Andrew and #15910 Nicholas hosted a Yurt festi- val earlier in the summer.
Judy Marshall Kennedy, daughter of #2700 Bob Marshall, wrote from Conway, NH, where husband Dan and she operate White Horse Press with books and gear for motorcycling enthusiasts. “We’re off for a week in London and southern England in September, and I’m very much looking forward to some time away. We did get to Americade in Lake George for a few days in June, but had to pass up a more leisurely ride up via Dudley. Too bad, as I always like my once a year ‘Dudley drive-by!’” #7370 Tom Crowe and his wife Carol, of Bonita Springs, FL, returned to Camp after 65 years (1947), when Tom was a second-year camper. Checking into MacLean for a late June weekend, Tom said, “It all flooded back to me immediately, the main cam- pus, Swim Point, the Dining Hall. While much had changed, the mission and tradition . . . The Other Fellow First and all that stands for . . . remains solidly in place. When I showed up at Camp, I was something of a ‘City Kid’ – so many ‘firsts’ of things that became lifelong pursuits started at Dudley – from competitive swimming to sailing to multiple outdooor sports, even group Glee Club singing which I’m sure began at Dud- ley with Hymn Sing.” #7379 Herb Bonnice wrote from Kingston, PA. “I en- joyed the Spring CD News. I saw Kingston, NY, native Will Powell’s name. He and one of my brothers were in the same high school class. Don Hilbert brought Paul Lutz, Glenn Rhinehart and myself to camp in 1946 as part of the kitchen crew! Mrs. Hilbert had responsibil- ity for the guesthouse. She needed help and asked me to do that job. That was the best summer of my life! One time when I was on the mound, pitching to #6102 Cab Woodward, he hit a long home run off of me. I think that John Glenn found the ball on the moon! The all-star basketball team that year was Cab, George ‘Buckets’ Montgomery, Archie MacAllaster, Glenn Rhinehart and myself. I am now 83 years old and would like to visit Camp again.” Just let us know when, Herb, and we’ll be delighted to see you. #7441 Phil Bisselle and his lovely bride Holly were “no shows” at Reunion this summer. Asked for an excuse, Phil said, “Sorry . . . Holly and I can’t make it FALL 2012
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News & Notes continued this year as we will be cruising to Bermuda to celebrate fifty years of smoothly wedded bliss. Say hello and good wishes to all.” How Phil could have passed up a chance to stay in his beloved Hurd Lodge in favor of a cabin on a cruise ship baffles all of us! Must have been the cruise’s shuffleboard tournament that the “not-too- competitive” Lefty undoubtedly won. #7532 Paul “Grinny” Grinwis logged another summer at Dudley as the Camp’s utility infielder and master bus driver. He and Mary Lou continue to enjoy their cabin in the foothills of the Adirondacks, while posting time at Saint Simon’s Island Georgia during the winter.
#7906 Bill Bertsch wrote from Oyster Bay, NY. “I found a couple of photos from the summer of 1949 for the Dudley Archives. Hope you had a great summer
Bob Stubbs, JL (left) and Paul Lutz, Leader with #7609 Bill Bertsch, 1949, Adirondack Lodge.
“Jack of all trades” Grinwis
#7593 Tom Walton and Judy spend as much time as they can at their lake home in Nelson, NH. Daughter Debbie, and her boys visited in August. “Two of the boys, Kevin and Sean, were at Dudley the second half (Cub and Junior) and loved it.” #7714 Tom Trowbridge wrote from Orinda, CA, say- ing, “I got my Dudley fix in July when I visited brother Pete in Willsboro. We came down to Camp and had a visit with Matt, and Dudley looked great, as always. We also got to play some golf at the Malone Golf Club for the first time and really enjoyed the course. We’ll miss the Reunion, as Lynn and I have a trip planned to England and Wales.” Tom was at Camp in 1948, ’50- ’52 along with brother #8612 Pete. Their dad, Tom, Sr. was a Dudley pioneer, #2516. #7837 Toby James continues to be the “go to guy” for St. Louis, MO, parades. Having already run the 2000 Rams Super Bowl parade and the 2006 World Series parade, he did a repeat for the Cardinals 11th World Series win last fall. He continues his work as a tax ac- countant in St. Louis.
#7951 Jack Kotz and wife Katie were back at Dudley for Reunion. Said Jack, “It is a great that there is now a ‘Chief Beckman Society.’ (See inside back cover). I feel some special connection because my grandfather Cowlin and Chief were boyhood friends and came to Dudley together from the New York YMCA. They were lifelong friends. We have four Kotz grandchildren at camp (Dudley and Kiniya) this summer! #7975 Rod Beckwith wrote from Keswick, VA. “Please give my very best to all the ‘old guys’ who were able to attend the Dudley Reunion. I am not traveling very much these days, or I would have been there with you to enjoy recollections of earlier times.” Rod and his wife Liz live in Keswick. Rod and his brother Pete were at Dudley in the 1950’s. #8053 John Riley made it back to Reunion from Pitts- burgh, along with his son #13853 Ryan. #8070 Ben Nelson continues to keep NY State’s Sec- tion IV athletics pointed in the right direction, while finding time, along with wife and partner Pam, to serve up 350 all-beef “Michigan Red Hots” during Reunion weekend. This fell short of Ben’s record 750 Michigans during the 125th Reunion, but more than satisfied the large crowd on campus. #8200 Ken McAllister wrote from Amelia, OH. “My Dudley days provide great memories in my time of retirement. I remind myself that it is better to have character than to be one. That fulfillment in life comes
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through giving service. And service is not servility. The Other Fellow First!”
many in the Dudley leadership. Look forward to the ‘old boys’ gathering in Southwest Florida in March.”
#8252 Charlie Johnson of Bethesda, MD, spent a little summer time in Westport, along with his lovely wife Martha, occupying one of the Frisbee Cottages near Camp. Fellow Dudleyite #9933 Bob “Hot Daddy Wags” Wagner, a master craftsman working on an adjacent cabin, had his progress slowed significantly as Charlie wandered onto his work site each morning to provide some little needed supervision. Charlie contin- ues to pitch his book, Parliament and Congress: Represen- tation and Scrutiny in the Twenty-First Century, to anyone interested in Robert’s Rules of Order. #8276 Charlie Updike, of New Rochelle, NY, got some good time in Westport this summer with his wife Beth. Brother #7582 Dr. Stu Updike was out from Wisconsin for a visit.
#8674 Dr. Bill Vanneman, of Lexington, MA, stepped in as “Dudley Doc” for a week in August, and then came back with Irene for Reunion. Bill is looking to find ways to spend a bit more time in Ludlow, VT, where they have a home. Bill’s brother #8972 Reeve “Ting” Vanneman joined in the Reunion along with his wife Jane and grandson Charlie, who is likely to be a Cub in the summer of 2013.
#8608 Bob and Tuey Stroud flew the Dudley flag once again this summer over their place in Nantucket, MA. Tracking Kiniya registrations carefully, Tuey reported, “Bill and Lynne Combs granddaughter, Felicity, is in the same cabin (Pinecrest) as our grand daughter, Olivia, at Kiniya. Bob and Bill were plebes in the same cabin in 1952! Isn’t that cool?? Ed. Note: We have no doubt that Director Marnie had easily factored that history into her Cabin assignments. #8616 Harry Pore, wrote from Sarasota, FL. “I came to Dudley as a Cub in 1953, next year as a Plebe, skipped a year then went back as an Aide Harry Pore, Cub, 1956, with Leader Don to #7314 Don Stevenson Stevenson in a Cub cabin. Very memorable times and growing experiences. I was introduced to Dudley by Phil Benjamin, librarian and professor at Allegheny College, who volunteered many years in the camp office and was a great recruiter of
#8697 Dr. Walter “Wally” Merriam visited Camp this summer from his home in Fayetteville, NY, where son #14197 Steve is giving him some time off from work. This allows Wally to grow giant pumpkins. Here’s a shot of Wally’s 2012 “big boy” pumpkin this weighing in at 935.5 lbs, impressing his grandkids, as well as the judges.
Wally’s 935.5 pound “big boy” with some special judges!
#8704 Bill Combs, of Millington, NJ, was up for the Dudley Board Meeting in Colchester, where grand- daughter #21604 Felicity had a great experience at Kiniya, all the way from London. #8964 Fred Tibbits made it back to Reunion in Au- gust with stepsons Mehn and Mi. Mehn is joining the U.S. Marines (boot camp in October) and Mi is now a senior at his high school near Austin, TX. Fred contin- ues as a mover and shaker in the beverage industry. FALL 2012
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News & Notes continued Peter visited Camp this summer. His dad was #3922 John D. “Jack” Burr, and Peter was at Camp in the 1960s.
#8964 Fred Tibbits, Jr., 2nd from right, with guest s at the 16th Annual Fred Tibbits & Assoc. “Spring Evening with Friends in NYC”
#9060 Ian Crawford, wrote from New York. “Mary Ann and I had a good summer, but it just blew by as time seems to do these days. I will be at goddaughter’s wedding during Reunion Weekend, but thinking of who might be at Reunion. Goddaughter, Ali, attended many years of Reunions, and she still keeps in touch w/the friends she made there.” #9189 Michael Keiser, of Chicago, IL, following up his launch of Bandon Dunes Golf Course in Oregon, has done it again. Situated on the site of a former coalmine, Cabot Links is Canada’s first authentic links course, located in Inverness, on the west coast of Cape Breton Island. The course sprawls along the shorelines of the St. Lawrence, surrounded by sandy dunes, rolling hills and wide green spaces. Said, Mike, interviewed in the NY Times, “We have seen year after year that ocean side and links is a magical golf formula, and being out of the way has not been a disadvantage. The trip invests you in the experience.” Mike Founded Recycled Paper Greeting Cards in Chicago, and was at Dudley in the 1960s. #9191 Carlton A. “Cleve” Cleveland wrote from New Canaan, CT. “Sorry to miss Reunion, but just can’t make this work this year. We will be in Naples, FL, in March and will probably try to visit both coasts and maybe hit the reunions down there.” #9459 Dr. Peter Burr wrote from Louisville, KY. “Daughter #18659 Carrie, great granddaughter of Leroy E. Burr, donor of Burr Lodge, is getting married to Ben Serrell of Philadelphia, PA, at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Colorado.” Carrie worked at Camp, and
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#9663 Thomas B. Simp- son, III made it back to Reunion from Gainesville, FL. Tom was at camp from 1961 to 1976, with just a couple of years off. Tom did a great job in recogniz- ing Dudley Man of the Year and longtime pal, #9408 Rusty Davis (See #9663 Tom Simpson, back, pages 8-9). Leader in Owasco, 1975 #10062 Bill Lerchen. “Just received my copy of Camp Dudley News . . . will enjoy reading it. It brings back so many great memories of my leader summer there with my friend Jeff Fisher. We both came from Michigan. We then had two sons attend Dudley, Andrew Lerchen and Alex Lerchen. Now with Kiniya you have two great camps! All the best.” Bill was at Camp in the early 1960s. #10264 Brian Mahoney wrote from Washington, DC. “Hey, boy, could I use some North Country time right about now, but this year it is not meant to be! On Wednesday the 22nd of August, my four siblings and I, at long last, will be ceremonially putting our parents’ cremains into the collumbarium of Arlington National cemetery; it would have been their 70th anniversary. I am heading out the next morning to San Diego, to give news of this to a few of Dad’s old colleagues at a reunion of the 492nd Bomb Group. Then back to Washington, for a job hunt.” #10352 Bob Cushman, of Rye Brook, NY, filled us in on the background of “the Pipemaker’s Cottage” on Dudley Road. “Longtime Dudleyite Billy Burger was not the original ‘pipemaker.’ That honor went to a gentleman by the name of James Smith. At one time Mr. Smith had a business on the Dudley Road property, manufacturing clay pipes. I think the clay was imported from England. As kids we used to dig around in the yard and find pipe fragments. My grandfather was somewhat taken by the whole pipe thing and made it a theme when he had the house built.”
#10400 Tom Storrier wrote from Wilton, CT. “In recent years I have had the pleasure of running up to Kiniya to drop off my girls and experience the joy in doing so. They have had enjoyable and productive sum- mers in the true Dudley spirit from what I read in their letters. Today we make the ride again but this time to pick them both up. Carolyn and I are as excited about this as the girls were to go to camp. Both the camper and the parent experience the wonder of Dudley together, be it not always at the same time or with the same emotions.” #10475 Ellie Edwards, of South Weymouth, MA, was back to Reunion. “I thoroughly enjoyed a visit from son #13373 Jonathan, and his two children, Quinn, 7, and Makenna, 4 1/2, this summer when they drove east from Calgary, Alberta, where Jon and his wife, Michelle have a bedding and furniture store called, ‘Cushey Life.’ It is growing by leaps and bounds. Jon had four lacrosse athletes at elite camps in the east this summer and they all did extremely well playing for col- lege coaches. The trip was filled with several firsts for the kids . . . lobster, Grammy’s OLD house, crabs in Baltimore, bike rides in Central Park and the Espla- nade in Boston. They plan to come back next summer and fit in a trip to camp.” Ellie can’t wait! #10698 Helen Edsten wrote from Taylorsville, KY. “I was Camp Secretary from 1968-72, and now in my fifth year of retirement, busy doing my favorite things, volunteering, quilting, reading and most important, traveling. How did I ever have time to work??!!” #11824 Michael Bastian wrote from Rio Rancho, NM, “My twin brother and I were beneficiaries of the Dud- ley scholarship program in the late 1970s. Thanks to such financial help, Jenns and I spent meaningful sum- mer weeks at Camp. No small matter for two German- born twins at that time! I am grateful to this day for the generous support and the great welcome we received from Willie Schmidt once we arrived at Camp. I am a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and have served congregations for over 20 years in Ger- many and the U.S., moving recently to the Community of Joy Lutheran Church here in Rio Rancho, NM.”
#12163 Bob Kindred of New York will, once again be musical directing “Bending Towards the Light, A Jazz Nativity” but this time, for the first time, in Spanish… La Natividad en Jazz! Friday, December 21st at 7:30 pm at B.B. King’s, 237 West 42nd Street, NY, NY. 212 997 4144. Written by Anne Phillips and billed as a “colorful presentation that delights children and families.” Bobby K was at Camp, mostly in Witherbee, in the 1970s. Photo credit David Rubin. #12524 Paul Berry is working in Las Vegas since grad- uating from the Cornell Hotel School. Currently he is at the Aria Hotel Las Vegas, located in City Center as director of hotel operations. #12639 Scott Beckley wrote from Denver with the good news of his engagement to Suzanne Talbott, from Wheat Ridge, CO. “I am still working with Merrill Lynch in Denver and Suzanne works for Graphic Controls, based in Buffalo. Taylor Scholl- Scott Beckley and Suzanne Talbott mayer moved to Boulder, CO, so we have gotten together for sporting events and good times. Chris Sullivan is working in downtown Denver as well.” #12731 David Willmott, and his wife Catherine, live in Portland, OR, where David is President of Blount International, a manufacturer of outdoor products, industrial and power equipment. Children Charles, Anne and George are all prospects for a Dudley and Kiniya experience.
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News & Notes continued #12985 Tim Campbell wrote this summer that he and his wife Suzanne live in Bedford Hills NY, and he is teaching at the Masters School. “Married two and a half years, and baby on the way in July.” Tim was at Camp from 1981-1996. Let us know about that baby Tim, and send some pictures. #13024 David Howson is a professor and the Arthur Zankel Director of Arts Administration at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Charged with devel- oping the College’s new arts administration program, he teaches both Arts and Philanthropy. Before join- ing Skidmore, David was the associate director of the Modlin Center for the Arts, at the U. of Richmond in Virginia. He has a BA and MLA from the U. of Rich- mond and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama. Per David, “My schedule allowed me to get up to Westport this summer, helping out as Special Projects Manager for the Depot Theatre.” Dave was wise to put his mom, Barbara Carr Howson, to work at the Depot as well. #13322 Karen Bartholomew wrote from Teaneck, NJ, that she is happily retired, playing with the “ Dr. Dubi- ous Hot Jazz Band,” as well as playing organ for local churches. Having fun visiting her grandkids in Chicago and Colorado Springs. “Hope to launch my voice over endeavor in 2013. ‘Best Ever’ CD News . . . keep up the good work.” #13426 Ned Johnson and wife Vanessa enjoyed their summer place in Elizabethtown, NY, with daughter Katie. Son #22526 Matthew was at Dudley this sum- mer. The Johnsons live in Washington, DC, and he is president of PrepMatters, a test preparatory and edu- cational consulting firm based in Maryland. He is also the coauthor of Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Teens Overcome the Pressure and Succeed. #13919 Steve Hufnagel wrote from Maine. “Follow- ing Seattle and then Ann Arbor, my wife Liza and I have been living in Midcoast Maine and working at the Damariscotta River Association (DRA land trust and conservation organization) for almost nine years, two as director, and in the meantime have had two kids, Audrey and Nathaniel, now 6 and 3. The town of
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Damariscotta fits E. F. Schumacher’s ‘small is beauti- ful’ Paradigm. It has a strong tradition of community theater, which I’ve gotten involved in a bit. DRA offers nature education programs serving 1,000 kids a year. This is beautiful land right on the salt water, with farms, forests, Native American shell mounds, more than 30 miles of trails and Maine’s oyster hotspot. Dudleyites are invited to come on down to Damar- iscotta – think of it as Westport on the Atlantic – for islands, oysters, lobsters, and coastal hikes. Private tour by the land trust director included with your visit!” #14002 Jennifer Gillis, of St. Louis, MO, had a great dinner at Niche res- taurant in St. Lou- is, and thought the chef owner’s name, Gerard Craft, rang a bell. Checking in with the Camp office, she was put in touch with #8580 Bob Craft, Chef Gerard Craft opening a new restaurant who emailed her that indeed, Gerard was his son. While Gerard did not attend Dudley, his brother #14580 “Tiger” did. Now we’re working on Bob to help organize a special reunion in St. Louis, so that Gerard can share his highly acclaimed cuisine. If you’re in the area, make a reservation at Niche, Brasserie or Taste, all owned by Chef Gerard. A new opening, Pastaria, has been named by Eater, an influential food blog, as one of “the 25 most anticipated restaurant openings of 2012,” according to St. Louis Magazine. #14866 James Mayo, Dudley’s “music man” accepted an offer at the Maret School in Washington, DC, and started in September. This is a department head posi- tion at a great day school in downtown DC – directly across from the National Cathedral. Once there, James immediately ran into Dudleyite #13426 Ned Johnson. He’ll also be 20 minutes from home.
#14922 Libby Carrier Doran of Minneapolis, MN, continues to do consulting and executive recruiting through her company LymanDoran. Her three chil- dren, ages 3, 7, 8 are, according to grandpa #7221 Tom Carrier, “All fine and into every possible activity from golf to Irish dance. We’re hoping for a Dudleyite in a few years.” Tom and Anne got back to Dudley for a visit this summer. Libby was at Dudley in the late 1980s. #15191 Oliver Jeffers of Brooklyn, NY, continues to write and illustrate. His illustration clients include the Guardian, the Irish Times, Newsweek and the New York Times Magazine, and he has authored and illustrated a number of childrens’ books. His latest picture- The newest childrens book by Oliver book, The New Jumper, was published by HarperCol- lins Children’s Books in April. #15192 Todd Ruff from New Jersey writes, “I got mar- ried to Colleen (Cunningham) Ruff and we’re living in Cherry Hill, NJ – we have two beautiful children – Aidan (4), and Cailin (1). As a life-long Laxer, I recently made the decision to make my passion my job and opened my own Lacrosse shop/training facility in Maple Shade, NJ – aptly named RuffLax! I still try to get up to the Adirondaks as much as possible . . . this summer Aidan climbed his first ADK peak, Mt. Jo! We can’t wait till we get to drop off Aidan and Cailin for their own summers at Dudley/Kiniya!” #15358 Peter Hudnut of Encino, CA, played on the 2012 U.S. Olympic water polo team in London. A Stanford U. and Harvard-Westlake Grad, Peter used his 6’5”, 230-pound frame to good defensive advantage for the U.S. team. Peter Hudnut on the 2012 U.S. Olympic Water Polo Team
#15588 “Big Joe” Maiurano, of Nor- wich, NY, beyond Dudley’s water- front, has official duties as Mayor of Norwich. Here is a photo of Joe with Congressman Mayor Joe Maiurano, 2nd from left, on Richard Hanna, the job Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and Hamdi Ulukaya, the CEO of Cho- bani. Chobani is that American brand of Greek-style yogurt that has been selling faster than hotcakes from its New Berlin, New York, headquarters, right in Joe the Mayor’s backyard. It is rumored that Joe has added Chobani to his diet, and is considerting a national run in 2016. #16394 Michael Fleming (right) and brother #17145 Andrew at the Army Com- missioning and Fordham Univer- sity Graduation of #18145 2LT Alexander, Andrew and Michael Fleming at Alexander Poler Fordham Graduation Fleming. Michael is in his final year at Brooklyn Law, Andrew resides in Portland, Oregon, and Zander reports for armor active duty at the end of the year. Grandfather #7083 Michael Poler is very proud, as great-grandfather #3043 Ed Poler would also have been. Will Graves, Jr. sent a post card to Grinny from Florida with the news that “My nephew, #16892 Peter Graves, represented the U.S. in the Olympic quadruple sculls event in London. My other nephew, #16893 Tom, wasn’t chosen, but he and Peter missed the Beijing Olympics by one second in the double sculls competi- tion.” Both guys were at Camp in the 1990s. Peter hails from Cincinnati, OH, where he and his brother began rowing with the Cincinnati Country Day School in 1999. Both graduated from Trinity College, where Pe- FALL 2012
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News & Notes continued ter now coaches. Brother Tom is a Field Sales Manager with Vector Marketing. #17087 Bruce “B.G.” Orr, Jr. writes from San Francisco, CA. “I’m working for Sirius Decisions, a business-to-business sales and market research firm, as an Account Exec covering Los Angeles, San Diego and Colorado.” BG was at Camp from 1997-2008. #18085 Karl Schlobohm, wrote from South Carolina, where he is teaching at a Montessori secondary school. “I recently read the Camp Dudley News and came across the article about NOLS. The only two half-summers I had at Dudley (all the rest were full), were when I did the Wind River trip my summer as a senior and the SE Alaska kayak trip as an AL. NOLS played a crucial role in my adolescent development. Great that Dudley is involved with NOLS and let me know if I could be of any help towards promoting or developing this great initiative.” Actor Kevin O’Rourke, father of #18555 Char- lie and #19045 Peter, was the Artistic Direc- tor again this summer at the Williams College Summer Theatre O’Rourkes celebrate Peter’s graduation Lab in MA. The Lab was launched in 2004 and has produced more than 30 works with 60 undergraduates and 40 alumni. “What the audience gets to see is experimental and interesting,” said Kevin. Even bigger news, son Peter’s graduation from Whitman College in May. Kevin and his wife Edith live in Hastings On Hudson, NY. #18576 Edward Earl “Chip” Whittemore, II, of Nokomis, FL, graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a B.S. and a major in aerospace engineering with information technology. He is now working
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Great questions of great people! #18778 Blake Harper updates us from Ver- mont. “Life at Middlebury is awesome. The water polo season is coming to a close, this weekend we are hosting New England League Champion- ships at our pool, and in Novem- ber we will be hosting Division III national club cham- pionships Blake, in blue shirt, listening to the here as well, Dalai Lama which is pretty exciting! Meeting the Dalai Lama was pretty incredible as well. He came to Middlebury for two days, and I was on a planning committee for his visit. I was invited to a luncheon with him where I was able to ask a question and I got up close and personal with a real peaceful presence. As a religion major and someone who is definitely interested in the fruits of religious life, it was great to have an exposure to a human who deeply embodies the kind of selflessness, care and compassion that we should all strive for and that we practice and teach every summer at Camp Dudley. The Da- lai Lama has visited Middlebury College three times and promised to return when he is 99!” And from his dad on Facebook, #18000 Bill Harper, “Just a shameless FB moment of parental gladness: that would be Blake listening to the Dalai Lama answering his question: ‘How do we sustain hope?’ Ah, the deep goodness of a liberal arts education means you get to ask great questions of great people!”
for an aerospace engineering firm based in Washing- ton, DC and London
tough games. Not for himself . . . but always for his team.” Well done, Dylan!
#18584 Tim Slater is a senior at the U. of Wis- consin in Madison, WI. He’s a starting wing on a great D-1 rugby team that has had a strong season, playing in tournaments around the country. This summer he worked in Chicago for investment firm Robert W. Baird. Tim Slater, in red, about to fend off Sister #22761 Kelly a defender Slater worked at Kiniya this summer. Proud dad #11084 Scott Slater started at Camp Dudley 40 years ago this summer.
#19065 William O’Hearn is enjoying his freshman year at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, according to mom Martha Zipp, who wrote from New York, NY.
#18649 Carrie Baker Campbell wrote from California. “Hi Fellow Camp Dudley friends. Gosh, I miss my staff camp days!!! I wanted to share that I started a local Santa Barbara, CA area website. It is a free newslet- ter to subscribe to and receive family-friendly activity ideas. If anyone knows folks that live in Santa Barbara area or are visiting the area, please go to my website and subscribe www.santabarbara.macaronikid.com! I am also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sbmaca- ronikid.com.” #18986 Dylan Lynch of Rye, NY, received his school’s “Gar- net and Black Award” 2012. The recognition, established in 1977, read, in Dylan Lynch and proud family part, “Whether in the classroom, or on the football field, Dylan Lynch was a confident, unselfish leader. His creed has always been ‘The Other Fellow First.’ He always helped keep his teammates focused, yet relaxed. He led the way to success in the
#19375 Stephen Gordon graduated from Bishop O’Dowd High School in Chico, CA, in June and will start at Chico State College in Northern California this fall. He was at Camp from 2005-09, and comes from a long line of Dudleyites, Graduate Stephen Gordon including his grandfather Carl Gordon, who worked at Camp, his dad Paul and uncle Matthew Gordon, and his cousins Dylan, Max, William Pollock and Daniel Kurt. Proud mom Jan writes, “When I came to Camp to pick him up, I knew that Dudley was a life-changing experi- ence. Thank you for creating a beautiful, peaceful, fun, growing place for boys to grow to men.”
Lake Champlain, A Poem, by Stephen Gordon Lake Champlain steadily moving, Glistening in the sun With sparkles of beauty Swimming in the lake is overwhelming Because you feel like a jellybean Getting swallowed by a giant If you touch the calm waves Of the morning it will break Shatter like a thin piece of glass The wind howls as it blows against the crashing waves. Then night falls, And the lake reflects the moon To heaven Always, Always and forever To heaven.
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News & Notes continued #20839 Conor Mook is in his first year at Williams College this fall, according to his mom Suzy Akin, of Sleepy Hollow, NY. His brother #21307 Ian has joined the track team at Hackley School and looks forward to competing with Dudley pal, #19839 Hugh Kenny at league competitions. #21883 Kelly Dale, former Kiniya Assistant D-head and sister of #18583 Teddy Dale, was sworn into the Peace Corps in the Republic of Benin, in West Africa. Kiniya and Dudley friends can follow her at http:// bonjourfrombenin.wordpress.com/. She is part of a Peace Corps Care Group, reaching out to African mothers with healthcare services, and her French is getting pretty sharp. Says Kelly, “I hope to keep up this blog during my time in Benin to share with you all the joys, opportunities, and challenges that I encounter. I hope to shed light on life in Benin and as a Peace Corps volunteer in general. Get excited, I know I am!!” #20108 Eliza Davis, of Watertown, CT, 2012 Assis- tant Leader, is taking a gap year and spending the fall semester in Sevilla, Spain. She is with a program called CIEE, Council on International Educational Ex- change. Eliza lives with a host family and takes classes in Sevilla.
#20254 Elle Womack, of Brooklyn, NY, 2012 Junior Leader, is living in Rennes, France for nine months through SYA, School Year Abroad. All of her classes are in French except for English and Math. Elle lives with a host family in Rennes. #20203 Mary Piazza of Bethlehem, PA, is studying abroad at the University of Manchester in Manchester, United Kingdom. She has visited with many former Kiniya Staff including #20047 Katy Sampson and #22361 Salli Dixon. #21945 Julie Hoppmann began her first year as the assistant field hockey coach at Hartwick, and came from the Wheeler School in Providence, RI, where she was the girls’ lacrosse coach and the elementary physical education teacher. She also served as fitness center manager and was the event Julie Hoppmann manager for basketball. Julie was a varsity field hockey player at Spring- field College from 2006-2010. She garnered Long- streth/NFHCA Division III All-Region honors in 2009 and also was named to the NEWMAC All-Conference Team. The Pride qualified for the NCAA Division III.
Waller Archery Glen The Waller Archery Glen celebrates the life of William J. Waller, son, brother, friend and camper #12535. Bill never lost the beauty of what it means to be a kid at heart and embodied the Dudley spirit his entire life. All of us that knew and loved him remember his laughter, energy and friend- ship. By living everyday to the fullest, Bill is an enduring example for all of us to chase our dreams today and never wait until tomorrow. Take a look around, dream and smile. With love from Bill’s family and friends.
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#22255 Aicher “Ike” Hearon — a 46’er at age 11!
Ike atop East Dix . . . #46!
The CD News picked up on this stunning accomplishment this summer. As Ike tells it: “My first 46’er was Porter when I was six years old. I started climbing smaller mountains when I was really young with my family in the summers before attending Dudley. Once I got that first 46’er I really started climbing for real. I hiked with my family, my friends, and with a hiking camp out of Keene Valley. I even went first-half to Dudley so that I could hike in the second half of the summer. Once I realized I was getting close to 46, I just went for it and we planned out how to finish this past summer. My favorite mountain is Skylight because when I hiked it, we got up really early in the morning to catch the sunrise and it was really cool. The view was absurd. My final peak was East Dix which I climbed on August 14th this summer. It was a challenging final hike because we chose to climb up a difficult slide. It was a great experience, but now that I am done, I really want to go to Dudley full season for my junior year.” Ike lives in Saxtons River, VT, with mom and dad, #14255 Christy Coyne and #12495 Fanning Hearon, and brother, #19895 Miles.
#21529 Kellyn Metzler of Guilford, CT, has finished her Masters in Elementary Education. Currently she is completing her student teaching before searching for a full-time teaching job.
Late Breaking News & Notes Tales of Some 6000-Era Dudleyites
#6245 Carrol “Nick” Coyne celebrated his 80th birth- day in Cazenovia, NY. A very nice gift to the Willie Schmidt Scholarship Fund, in Nick’s honor, arrived at the Camp Office from his sister, Esther Flanagan. He was also visited by his old pal #6581 Berk Johnson, who wrote, “I drove to Cazenovia where I found Nick in great shape and we had a lively recollection of Dudley days, the friendships, the adven- tures. We had a deli- cious dinner lakeside. Nick Coyne, right, with an old pal Nick and I met at Camp in 1942 and our friendship ever since has meant so much to me. He is a great Dudleyite, and I look for- ward to more visits as we age gracefully.”
#6581 Berk Johnson has been on the go. He traveled to Kiniya where granddaughter Alexia Cazemajou arrived for the one-week Camp in August. “Went to Ireland with my son #11544 David, nephews #11452 Peter Corbett and Scott Johnson, for a period of golf and culture. We played some wonderful courses (Killar- ney, the site of the 2012 Irish Open, Waterville, Ballybunion Old, and Dooks, all in the South- From the left Berk, Lara, and Alexia; their mother Heidi behind west, and Portmarnock Berk; Sue Johnson next to Alexia; and The Island Club her daughter Linda Pinkerton and near Dublin). On the her daughter Taylor Pinkerton culture front, the high- light was a boat ride out to Skellig Michael off the south coast and a climb up six hundred plus stairs to the beehive stone huts built without mortar by Irish monks in the 6th Century, there to copy books among other monastic chores. On our last night in Dublin we were treated to a session of outstanding traditional music at a fine pub downtown. It was, indeed, a trip to remember.” .
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Recently Recognized Dudleyites John Brust, Rick Commons, and Rollie Stichweh honored in their respective fields #7446 Dr. John C.M. Brust, MD, of New York, Professor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Colum- bia Commencement in May 2012. This award goes to current Co- lumbia Physicians and Surgeons faculty mem- bers who have had a Dr. John C. M. Brust, M.D. significant influence on the intellectual develop- ment of students at the university, recognizing teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. John has been practicing medicine in New York for 46 years. He received an AB degree from Harvard College and an MD at Columbia University P&S. His Neurology Residency was at the New York Neurologi- cal Institute/Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He is currently Professor of Clinical Neurology at Columbia University and Director of the Department of Neurology at Harlem Hospital Center. John is the author of over 200 publications on topics that include disorders of music and language, alcoholism, drug abuse, stroke, epilepsy, nutritional disease, and health care delivery. He is a frequent speaker and editor of numerous journals, including Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. John was at Camp for seven years, starting in 1947, as a camper and leader, and was a mainstay in the musical and theatrical programs of Witherbee Hall. He served on the Dudley Board of Managers from 1986- 91. John lives in Manhattan, and each summer in the Barber’s Point Lighthouse, in Westport NY, with his wife Meridee. Their three children are #14140 James, #13143 Frederick and Mary.
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#12434 Rick Commons, the current Head- master of Groton School in Massa- chusetts, has been named President of the Harvard- Westlake School in Los Angeles, CA. Current President Thomas C. Hudnut, in an announcement Rick, Lindsay, Clara and Matthew Commons to the school community, said, “Rick is an extremely accomplished educator, with nearly 25 years of teaching and leadership experience at some of the nation’s premier independent schools.” Groton, established in 1884, is regularly ranked as one of the top college preparatory schools in the coun- try. According to Hudnut, the two schools are similar in attracting highly talented students and great teachers who challenge students to extend themselves and excel in all aspects of school life. Said Hudnut, “Rick isn’t so much joining the Harvard-Westlake community as he is returning home. I hired him as a faculty member in 1992, and for five years he served our school with distinction, as an English teacher, college counselor, assistant dean and soccer coach.” Rick came to Dudley in 1979 as a camper and was a Leader in 1986 and 1987. He is currently a member of the Board of Managers. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Rick graduated from the University of Virginia in 1988. He earned his masters degrees from Stanford University (1992) and Middlebury College, Bread Loaf School of English (1994). At Groton, Rick has authored and implemented the school’s first success- ful strategic plan and raised more than $50 million in annual and capital funds. Rick has also been a mentor and advisor to many of the young Dudley men and women working in the Independent School field.
Rick is married to Lindsay McNeil, who teaches at Groton, and the father of future Dudleyites Mat- thew (5) and Clara (2). Rick, Lindsay and the children spend their summers at their cabin in Hague, NY, just 45 minutes from Dudley. “It was at Dudley that I first witnessed and felt the power of great teaching, and it was at Dudley that I first recognized the power of com- munity, particularly a residential one, to instill values.” Rick will take the helm at Harvard Westlake in July 2013.
#9061 C. Roland Stichweh, Easton, CT. On June 11, 2012, The Army Hall of Fame at West Point, NY announced the selection of seven former athletes for in- duction on September 28th. Among those inducted was #9061 C. Roland “Rollie” Rollie with one-time nemesis and longtime Stichweh. friend Roger Staubach A small “army of our own” (more than 200 of Stich’s well wishers) attended the evening. In addition to every member of Stich’s immediate fam- ily, Dudley was well represented by Rich and Susie Burmann, Paula and Tom Canning, Rusty Davis and Linda Saarnijoki, Greg Farrell, Paul Grinwis, Charlie Johnson, III and IV, Alf Kaemmerlen, Rich Maxwell, Bill McCutcheon, Ben Nelson, Randy and Sibyl Quay- le, Matt Quigley, Rodger Stebbins, John and Martha Storey, and Director Matt Storey. Stich’s former coach, Paul Dietzel, now 88 years old, came all the way from Baton Rouge, LA. Stich’s football legend, and his close relationship with Navy opponents Roger Staubach, Tom Lynch and Skip Orr, were recounted in a classic article by George Vecsey in the New York Times on the day before Stich’s induction. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/ sports/ncaafootball/army-navy-rivalry To Stich’s delight, all three of his former foes, and long-time friends, attended the ceremony. To Stich’s surprise, former professional QB Roger Staubach recognized Stich as “easily the best opponent we ever played.” Skip Orr added, “The respect we had for Rol- lie as a player, and the friendship we have all enjoyed though these many years, made us all want to do every-
thing we could to be here. It was a great evening.” Army mentor Pete Dawkins, a Heisman Trophy winner, wrote, “In the long, illustrious history of Army football, you are – by every measure – a remarkable and conspicuous standout. But what, in my mind, sets you apart from other superb athletes is the way you have taken your brilliant achievements on the Fields of Friendly Strife, and extended them – through your widely respected leadership – to realms that reach far beyond. In athletics, in the military, in business, with your community, and in philanthropy, you have shown the way. And, in doing so, you have embodied the ideals and the power of our Academy’s time-honored motto. Well done, good friend. And congratulations!” Stich spoke on behalf of all of the inductees, re- minding everyone that while the individual recogni- tion is appreciated, it is always “the team” that is the more important goal. He thanked West Point, and reminded all of what a privilege it was to serve one’s country. Perhaps Rodger Stebbins characterized it best when he said, “Celebrating Stich’s distinguished induction together and being present with so many familiar friends created such resounding Dudley cheer. As I lis- tened to the U.S. Military Academy alumni and cadets singing the West Point anthem, I was especially aware of the reverent voices in unison, Stich and his West Point brothers’ proud and extraordinary accomplish- ments, especially their devoted service to our country, and the faces I’ve known since my enriched childhood and young adulthood at Camp Dudley. While listening intently to the song, I reflected on the Army service men and women’s profound sacrifices and the symbol- ism of the small gold cross in Eisenhower Hall, as well as my image of the birch cross at the Dudley Chapel.”
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Rick is married to Lindsay McNeil, who teaches at Groton, and the father of future Dudleyites Mat- thew (5) and Clara (2). Rick, Lindsay and the children spend their summers at their cabin in Hague, NY, just 45 minutes from Dudley. “It was at Dudley that I first witnessed and felt the power of great teaching, and it was at Dudley that I first recognized the power of com- munity, particularly a residential one, to instill values.” Rick will take the helm at Harvard Westlake in July 2013.
#9061 C. Roland Stichweh, Easton, CT. On June 11, 2012, The Army Hall of Fame at West Point, NY announced the selection of seven former athletes for in- duction on September 28th. Among those inducted was #9061 C. Roland “Rollie” Rollie with one-time nemesis and longtime Stichweh. friend Roger Staubach A small “army of our own” (more than 200 of Stich’s well wishers) attended the evening. In addition to every member of Stich’s immediate fam- ily, Dudley was well represented by Rich and Susie Burmann, Paula and Tom Canning, Rusty Davis and Linda Saarnijoki, Greg Farrell, Paul Grinwis, Charlie Johnson, III and IV, Alf Kaemmerlen, Rich Maxwell, Bill McCutcheon, Ben Nelson, Randy and Sibyl Quay- le, Matt Quigley, Rodger Stebbins, John and Martha Storey, and Director Matt Storey. Stich’s former coach, Paul Dietzel, now 88 years old, came all the way from Baton Rouge, LA. Stich’s football legend, and his close relationship with Navy opponents Roger Staubach, Tom Lynch and Skip Orr, were recounted in a classic article by George Vecsey in the New York Times on the day before Stich’s induction. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/ sports/ncaafootball/army-navy-rivalry To Stich’s delight, all three of his former foes, and long-time friends, attended the ceremony. To Stich’s surprise, former professional QB Roger Staubach recognized Stich as “easily the best opponent we ever played.” Skip Orr added, “The respect we had for Rol- lie as a player, and the friendship we have all enjoyed though these many years, made us all want to do every-
thing we could to be here. It was a great evening.” Army mentor Pete Dawkins, a Heisman Trophy winner, wrote, “In the long, illustrious history of Army football, you are – by every measure – a remarkable and conspicuous standout. But what, in my mind, sets you apart from other superb athletes is the way you have taken your brilliant achievements on the Fields of Friendly Strife, and extended them – through your widely respected leadership – to realms that reach far beyond. In athletics, in the military, in business, with your community, and in philanthropy, you have shown the way. And, in doing so, you have embodied the ideals and the power of our Academy’s time-honored motto. Well done, good friend. And congratulations!” Stich spoke on behalf of all of the inductees, re- minding everyone that while the individual recogni- tion is appreciated, it is always “the team” that is the more important goal. He thanked West Point, and reminded all of what a privilege it was to serve one’s country. Perhaps Rodger Stebbins characterized it best when he said, “Celebrating Stich’s distinguished induction together and being present with so many familiar friends created such resounding Dudley cheer. As I lis- tened to the U.S. Military Academy alumni and cadets singing the West Point anthem, I was especially aware of the reverent voices in unison, Stich and his West Point brothers’ proud and extraordinary accomplish- ments, especially their devoted service to our country, and the faces I’ve known since my enriched childhood and young adulthood at Camp Dudley. While listening intently to the song, I reflected on the Army service men and women’s profound sacrifices and the symbol- ism of the small gold cross in Eisenhower Hall, as well as my image of the birch cross at the Dudley Chapel.”
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50-Year Pins awarded in Westport Let us know if you should receive your 50-or 75 year pin!
#7620 Steve Chinlund New York, NY
#9119 Roger Blanc Mt. Kisco, NY
#9933 Bob Wagner Westport, NY
#9612 Jim Smith Hendersonville, NC
#9974 Greg Zeitler Beaver Creek, OH
#10555 Dave Langston, named Director of Development On November 16th, Dudley Director Matt Storey announced the good news that #10555 Dave Langston would become the Director of Development at Dudley. Said #10555 Dave Langston, Dudley’s new Matt; “Dave comes to us most recently Director of Development from Susquehanna Township School District where he has been a science teacher and advisor. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of the Harrisburgh, PA, Chapter of the Red Cross where he managed all fundraising and disaster relief for his region. We are delighted that he can join our team.” Dave came to Dudley for the first time in 1967 and has known and worked with all six directors since
Errors and Omissions — #7701 Fred Schrodt’s (Obits, Spring 2012 CD News) first year at camp was 1950 not 1944 as we had previ- ously published.
then. More recently, he has been a member of the 2012 Dudley summer staff as the head of the Spiritual Program and as lead challenge course instructor in the outdoor’s program. Said Matt, “Dave is a very solid professional and Marnie and I look forward to getting Dave on board. He is incredibly well prepared, will strengthen our management team and grow our successful development efforts.” Dave will be taking on Dudley’s Annual and Capital Giving, Planned Giving as well as overall responsibility for the CD News. Dave and his wife #17855 Lora, who works on our summer staff in Brodie, will be moving to the area in 2013. Son #16887 Matt was at Camp in the 1990s and early 2000s. Said Dave, “I am excited and honored to have been selected to serve and we are looking forward to what lies ahead in the North Country.” Dave will be in his office at Dudley in early January. He can be reached at Dave@campdudley.org. #12415 Ben Sudduth, in the spirit of full disclosure, let us know that his recovery time was actually two MONTHS not two weeks, as reported on page 57 of the Spring 2012 CD News. Anyone who knows Sudsy would not have been surprised with two weeks! FALL 2012
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50-Year Pins awarded in Westport Let us know if you should receive your 50-or 75 year pin!
#7620 Steve Chinlund New York, NY
#9119 Roger Blanc Mt. Kisco, NY
#9933 Bob Wagner Westport, NY
#9612 Jim Smith Hendersonville, NC
#9974 Greg Zeitler Beaver Creek, OH
#10555 Dave Langston, named Director of Development On November 16th, Dudley Director Matt Storey announced the good news that #10555 Dave Langston would become the Director of Development at Dudley. Said #10555 Dave Langston, Dudley’s new Matt; “Dave comes to us most recently Director of Development from Susquehanna Township School District where he has been a science teacher and advisor. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director of the Harrisburgh, PA, Chapter of the Red Cross where he managed all fundraising and disaster relief for his region. We are delighted that he can join our team.” Dave came to Dudley for the first time in 1967 and has known and worked with all six directors since
Errors and Omissions — #7701 Fred Schrodt’s (Obits, Spring 2012 CD News) first year at camp was 1950 not 1944 as we had previ- ously published.
then. More recently, he has been a member of the 2012 Dudley summer staff as the head of the Spiritual Program and as lead challenge course instructor in the outdoor’s program. Said Matt, “Dave is a very solid professional and Marnie and I look forward to getting Dave on board. He is incredibly well prepared, will strengthen our management team and grow our successful development efforts.” Dave will be taking on Dudley’s Annual and Capital Giving, Planned Giving as well as overall responsibility for the CD News. Dave and his wife #17855 Lora, who works on our summer staff in Brodie, will be moving to the area in 2013. Son #16887 Matt was at Camp in the 1990s and early 2000s. Said Dave, “I am excited and honored to have been selected to serve and we are looking forward to what lies ahead in the North Country.” Dave will be in his office at Dudley in early January. He can be reached at Dave@campdudley.org. #12415 Ben Sudduth, in the spirit of full disclosure, let us know that his recovery time was actually two MONTHS not two weeks, as reported on page 57 of the Spring 2012 CD News. Anyone who knows Sudsy would not have been surprised with two weeks! FALL 2012
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names. Ann told of a game that she and a friend of hers played, sharing unusual names with each other, always trying to out- do the other. Ann’s friend told her, “I’ve got a real good one for you today. How about Cleve Penberthy?” When Ann told me this story she indicated that she thought her friend was making up this name, and that it was just too strange. I then told Ann that that not only did I believe the name to be legit, but that I personally knew #9554 Cleve Penber- thy, and attended Dudley with him as a camper, JL and Leader! For months Ann didn’t believe me . . . I think she does, now.” Editor’s Note: Maybe this picture will help. “Then there was this one about #7926 R. Inslee “Ink” Clark. Per Ken, “As I heard it, two doctors and their wives were on their way to a medical conference in Florida one winter. Upon landing at the airport they hailed a cab. There being four passengers, one of the men sat up front with the driver. On the way to their hotel, the passenger in the front seat leaned around to the others in the rear and asked, ‘What’s Inky doing now?’ Without hesitation the cabbie answered, ‘Oh he’s the Headmaster at the Horace Mann School in the Bronx.’ The group was flabbergasted that the driver would have the slightest idea of who ‘Inky’ was or what they were talking about! It was later revealed by the driver that he was ‘Buck’ Buchman who lived in the big brick house on Route 9, between Camp and Port Henry, and he was on the Dudley maintenance staff as a painter (pre #11310 Herb Burke) during the summer months and drove a cab in Florida during the winter! “Finally, while on a cruise ship, one of the ship’s performers boarded the elevator that I was on and noticed my Dudley shirt. He inquired if that was Camp Dudley in the Adirondacks. I answered yes indeed, to which he replied that he was #16974 Barry Lowin and had attended Dudley and that former Director #9398 Wheaton Griffin was his uncle! So . . . as we all know, the Dudley link is extensive and will reach out and grab you when you least expect it!”
#13919 Steve Hufnagel wrote from Maine. “I had a #12931 Scotty Sly sighting right here in Damariscotta, ME. It so happened that #13789 Andrew Smith, my old Ross Cabin pal when #11436 Tom Bolster was our Leader, was visiting for literally an hour on his way down the coast. As we were walking together on Main Street who should be coming right down the street but Scott. We were amazed! Scott was thinking about a move to Columbia County, NY. Haven’t heard the latest, but Andrew is now living in Middlebury, VT, teaching in the college theater department.
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Enjoy Dudley Publications Online Now, The Last Whistle, The Spirit and The Camp Dudley News are all available to read by going to www.camp- dudley.org/camp-information/publications, AND — we’re updating our FACEBOOK, Twitter, Linked In, Google + and blog pages daily. Join in on the discus- sion, connect with old pals and find out which Dudley and Kiniya gathering is coming up next!
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Weddings #13491 Jonathan Petty got married on August 25th in Larchmont, NY, to Catherine Hyland. Jon works in the client services group at Stone Harbor Investment Partners, in New York. Catherine is an executive direc- tor at Morgan Stanley, where she specializes in corpo- rate bond sales. #14967 Alan and Jessica Sheldon were married October 1st of 2011 in Jekyll Island, GA. They live and work in Roches- ter, NY. Back, left to right: Maisie McGlynn, Emily Rocap, Amy and Peter, Scott McGlynn, Guthrie McGlynn. Front, left to right, Cece and Lila McGlynn, Benjamin Rocap, and Grace McGlynn.
#12666 Peter McGlynn married Amy Marie Rocap at the Bedell Vineyard in Cutcheogue, NY, on September 22, 2012. Brother #13050 Scott McGlynn served as best man, and son #19666 Guthrie McGlynn, daugh- ter #21066 Maisie McGlynn were part of the wedding party, and niece #22650 Grace McGlynn was a brides- maid. The McGlynns live in Denver, CO, where Peter has an investment advisory firm, McGlynn Advisors, and Amy is a Registered Nurse.
Dudley alums in attendence at the Petty wedding (and pictured from left to right):Rich “Moose” Rogers #8891, Ben Stapleton #16147, Alex Rogers #15891, Greg MacFarlane #13554, Rob Frehse #13392, Bob Henning #8953, Tim Petty #14491, Jon Petty #13491, The Bride (Catherine Hyland, now Catherine Petty), Matt Rogers #13891, Trip Todd #14688, Tom Hyland #18022, Pat Troy #15164, Todd Wehm- ann #13849, Chris Hyland #18021
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Alan and Jessica Sheldon
#15385 Peter Maiurano and #19555 Lauren Widing were mar- ried at Camp Dud- ley on September 8, 2012. 180 well- wishers were on hand, many with camp numbers, to help rock Beckman Hall. Lauren is a fourth grade teach- er at the Fessenden School in West Newton, MA, and Lauren and Pete Maiurano Pete teaches eighth grade math at the Carroll School in Lincoln. This past summer, Lauren was the head of Brodie Arts and Crafts and Pete was in Wither- bee. Pete and Lauren are living in Framingham, MA.
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Dudleyites celebrate with Pete and Lauren Maiurano in Beckman Hall
#15460 J. Mark English wrote: “So here are the basics! We were married on May 12, 2012 - at the Chapel on the campus of Fordham University. The name of the Bride is Rosanne Zipprich English. #15335 Alex Wood, was one of my groomsman – a Dudley alumni! Hope things are well at Dudley. We would like to plan a visit over the next year. # 15558 J.T. Ervin was married September 2, 2012 to Amy Roy at the Samoset Resort in Rockland, ME. J.T. is a senior under- writer for Starr International. Amy is an associate at Ropes & Gray. The Ervins are living in Boston, MA.
Caitlin Spontelli and #15905 Luke Kapper were married Oct. 6 at First United Method- ist Church in Bowling Green, OH. #19537 Devin Kapper of West- port, NY, brother of the groom, served as the best man. Caitlin and Luke will live in New Albany, Ohio. Caitlin and Luke Kapper The bride is employed as protocol implementation coordinator at the Ohio State Univer- sity Comprehensive Cancer Center in Columbus.The groom is a business development officer for Bank of America Practice Solutions in Westerville. #15917 Christian Thorn is engaged to MacKenzie Landers of Cody, CO. MacKenzie works for HFZ Capi- tal Group, a Manhattan-based real estate investment and developing company, as director of asset manage- ment and development. Christian is a principal at ABS Investment Management LLC in Greenwich, Conn. The two will wed August 31, 2013. #16679 Bob Close wrote from Lowell, MA, with the news that he had married Joanna Caffrey in Essex, NY, in 2012. They have a son, Felix Close. Rob and his brother #17773 Taylor, also of Lowell, MA, were at Dudley in the mid 1990s.
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Future Dudleyites #9633 Koji Kuroda writes from Mesa, AZ. “We have a new Grand Daughter ‘Maya’ who arrived last July. We hope she will be a Kiniya camper in the future . . . it is our dream.” Koji was at Camp in the early 1960s. Proud grandpa #9732 Jamie Greene reports from Hill- sborough CA, that James H. Greene IV was born on March 20, 2012 to son #17032 James H. Greene III and his wife, Amanda. “Our second grandson is due May 7 2012 to our daughter Lindsay and son-in-law,” according to Jamie. #12268 John Bolger reports that John Richard James Bolger . . . “Jack” to his pals . . . was born September 25, 2011 to his wife, Megan, and him. They live in Col- legeville, PA. #12985 Tim Campbell. “Married 2 1/2 years to Suzanne, teaching, living, enjoying life in Westchester County, NY. Just had a boy, Oscar Michael James Campbell, on July 9th — 10 pounds at birth! Should be ready for Dudley in 2023.” Tim is teaching and coaching at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry while Suzanne has taken the year off from her teaching at Rye Country Day School. #14410 James Brust and his wife Sophia are delighted to announce that Nicholas has a new baby brother: Henry Morrison Brust, Born November 6, 2012. 8 pounds 5 ounces. “Ev- eryone is well. Looking forward to having you all meet him.” The Brust family lives in New York City. Henry Morrison Brust
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#14107 Jay Wells reports from Alexandria, VA, that Caroline Louise Wells May 10, 2012 (1:30 am. already cooperative on the times.), weighing in at 5 lb. 7 oz. Mom, Robin, and two big broth- ers are delighted
Caroline Louis Wells
#15042 Elli Moon Tiller, former Dudley Head Nurse wrote from Chico CA with the happy news that son #16020 Joseph F. Moon and his wife Brooke brought a first grandson into the world on February 17, 2012, Collan James Moon. The happy family resides in Chico, CA. “We all hope to get back to Dudley Ellie Moon Tiller for a visit one day. It will reign in our hearts forever.” #16321 Dan Lipin wrote from Tarrytown, NY. “Here is a photo of the next Drori-Lipin. Ron Eliyahu Drori-Lipin was born on September 24 at 8:23 am and weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces (19 inches long). Gil smiles whenever he sees his little brother and starts to pet him until we #16321 Dan Lipin and newest son, don’t look and then he Ron Eliyahu Drori-Lipin
Future Dudleyites tries to hit Ron in the face.” Dan, wife Tal, and young Gil were at Dudley this summer. #20594 Ryan Spring and wife Stacy report the arrival of Elea- nor “Elly” Ann Spring, 9:17am, 8 pounds 7 ounces, 21inches, to join big brother Owen. Everyone Elly Spring doing well in Blairstown, NJ. #14993 David and Emmy Ready wel- comed Richard Thomas Ready June 11, 2012 in New York City, weighing in at 8 lbs. “Tommy” enjoyed a fun-filled August with his grandpar- ents on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Next summer, they hope Richard Thomas Ready to finally get up to Westport to dip him in the lake. And as Jon Ferrari reminded them, the sum- mer of 2023 is going to “involve some serious Ready/ Ferrari hijinks!
#14359 Andy Morris and wife Eliza hosted a first birthday party for their daughter Harper at a farm near Danbury, CT. They were joined by a great Dudley crew and some future campers! Much to the confusion of the other guests the Happy Birthday song was followed by a rousing rendition of the Hallelujah Chorus!
Back row from left to right, #14889 Jon Ferrari (son Will not pictured), #14992 David Ready with son Tommy, #15017 Evan George, #15198 Ben Cady, #18079 Diana McGuigan-George, #14158 Will Long, #12985 Tim Campbell with son Oscar. Front row left to right, Andy- Morris with the birthday girl Harper, #14841 Matt Art with daughters Quinn and Camryn.
We have some creative campers on both sides of the Lake.
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Obituaries Helen Agate Hurd, 96 of Sauquoit, NY, died on Sep- tember 6, 2012. Married for 64 years to #3944 Robert W. Hurd, M.D., Helen was born in Rochester and received her R.N. degree at Strong Memorial Hospi- tal, where she met and married Bob in 1940. They moved to Utica in 1943 where Dr. Hurd established his Internal Medicine practice. She loved gardening, playing bridge, cooking for family gatherings, traveling and birding, and was a member of St. James Episcopal Church. She is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law; Marcia and the late Thomas Garber of Utica, Kathlyn and Craig Heuss of Sauquoit, Nancy and George Taylor of Florida/Clinton, seven grand- children #11636 Scott Garber and his wife Suzanne, #12493 Robert Garber, #12811 Christopher Heuss and his wife Jill, Jennifer Aldobrandi and her husband Enrico, Kimberly Roberts and her husband Steven, Mary Beth Geglia and her husband Joseph, #13344 Stewart Roberts and his wife Natalia, and by 12 great- grandchildren. #5634 Gale D. Benn, 87, of Westport, NY, died October 14, 2012. Born in1924 in Roches- ter, NY, Gale came to Dudley in 1937 and served on the staff in 1978. He attended Colgate University, and was a U.S. Navy fighter pilot during WWII. Gale was a communications consul- tant to the U.N. Industrial Devel- opment Organization and a Commonwealth-American School Trustee in Lausanne, Switzerland. In 1984 he created High School Sports magazine, and published several Olympic guides, short stories and poetry. He is survived by his devoted wife of 29 years, #22034 Kathleen (Seguin) Benn; four children, #12300 Stefan Benn and wife Lynn of New York, NY, Eric Benn and wife Fae of New York, NY, Dru Wheelin of Ithaca, NY, Jeffrey Wheelin of Quakertown, PA; sisters, Joyce Simmonds and Barbara Buxbaum of Auburn, NY, four grandchildren — Chlo, Nikola, Natassja and Elinor; nephews and nieces, William Simmonds, Robert Simmonds and Debbie Hulik of Auburn, NY, Nina Simmonds of Binghamton, NY, and Jodie Brinley of East
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Hartford, CT. #6077 Donald H. Tredwell passed away October 27, 2012 in Racine, WI. He was 83 years old. Don was born in 1929 in Vancouver, BC, raised in Bronxville, NY, and Darien, CT. before moving to Racine. He was at Camp in the 1940s, along with his brother #5868 Bob. Their dad, #2612 Tom Tredwell, founded the Camp Dudley Annual Giving Program. Don and his wife, Anne, hosted reunions in Racine and were proud to be a four-generation Dudley family. Don graduated from Wesleyan University and Harvard Business School and served in the US Army during the Korean War. He spent his career in advertis- ing, marketing, and brand management in New York for McCann-Erickson, and Colgate-Palmolive before joining S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. In 1981 he started a manufacturing company selling medical products for diabetics. Don had a zest for life that was contagious and a model for others. He loved his sports and the outdoors, both in Ra- cine and Tucson, AZ, playing tennis, squash, biking, hiking, skiing, canoeing and camping. He also loved to travel and experience the world, often times on a bike, in a canoe or train. He was always curious, and shared a belief in life-long learning with his family. Don was active in his communities and enjoyed giv- ing back via his involvement with Dudley, the Rotary, The First Presbyterian Church, The Health Care Network, Darien, CT Board of Education and various alumni organizations. Don married Anne Graham Scott in 1955 and to- gether raised three children, #11086 Jim, #11164 John and #14247 Susan. He is survived by his wife, Anne, and their energetic dog Summer, sons Jim (Karen), Pewaukee, WI, and John (Susan) Crystal Lake, IL, and daughter Susan Kuruvilla (Greg) San Diego, CA; six grandchildren, Erika, #18755 Graham, Maggie, Chris- topher, Laura and Thomas; and two great-grandchil- dren, Emma and Morrison.
Obituaries #6958 John William Eden of Washington, DC, Lake Wales, FL, and Edgartown, MA, passed away on Satur- day, February 11, 2012 at the age of 84 from Par- kinson’s disease. Born in Cleveland, OH. John was at Dudley in 1944, 1946 and 1949. He graduated from Cranbrook School, and in 1951 from Yale University. John served in the U.S. Navy and attended the Maine Maritime Academy. A former Assistant Sectary of Commerce during the Ford Administration, John joined Russell Reynolds in Washington, DC. He was twice a candidate for U.S. Congress in the 19th Congressional District of Penn- sylvania. An avid golfer, he was a President of the U.S. Seniors Golf Association and an advisor to the LPGA. John is survived by his wife Caroline Ballou Eden, sons John Jefferson Eden and #11115 Timothy Starr Eden, daugher Emily Eden Trotman, and four grand- children. His third son, #11100 Carter Remington Eden passed away in 1995. #8966 Marquette de Bary, Jr. passed away December 10, 2010 at the age of 65. He had lived with his sister, Kyle Hausrath, in Waynesboro, VA, after contracting emphysema 13 years earlier. He had spent most of his adult life in Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain, but returned to the states because of his health. He was at Dudley during the late 1950s. He is survived by his sister and brother #8967 Mikiel de Bary. #9172 John Pearson Hammond of Wilton, CT, a former Darien resident who was a camper from 1957 to 1959, a JL in 1961, and Leader from 1963-66, died on March 9th. Mr. Ham- mond, 66, was the husband of Suzanne Simons Ham- mond. Born in 1945, John grew up in Darien and Cha-
tham, MA. He graduated from Lafayette College, and later earned his MBA from Columbia University. John started his career at GMAC in New York, leaving to join Phelps Dodge Corp. He then built the Woodworker Store in South Norwalk, and spent the rest of his career developing hi-tech Internet companies. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond lived in Wilton for 38 years, where John served on the Wilton Zoning Board of Appeals. John had many passions in his life, his family said. “His love of the ocean came from a long family history of sea captains in Chatham. His love of the mountains grew from his many summers spent at Camp Dudley in Westport, NY. Most recently, John had devoted much time to his love of education through his support of Colby Sawyer College in New London, NH.” Besides his wife of 42 years, Mr. Hammond is survived by his brother, Paul Hammond and his wife, Paige, of Westport; brother-in-law, John Simons and his wife, Patsy, of Cincinnati. #9655 William Sword, Jr. of Princteon, NJ, was killed on October 29th after a large tree fell on him in his yard on the Great Road in Princ- eton as Hurricane Sandy swept through the area. He was 61 years old. Bill and his wife, Martha, brought up their family in Princeton, where Bill served as Managing Director of William Sword & Company, an investment banking and advisory organization. He graduated from Princ- eton University in 1976. He also served on the board of Centurion Ministries, a Princeton non-profit that works to free innocent people from prison, and on the advisory board of the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad. Bill and Martha were longtime hosts, along with his brother, sister and mom, of wonderful Dudley Reunions in Princeton, picking up from where his late dad, Bill and mom, Sally, left off after four decades of hosting. Bill was at Camp in the 1960s as a camper, Aide, Junior Leader and Leader. FALL 2012
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Obituraries Bill leaves his wife Martha, and a son, #18655 Will, who was a Leader on the Dudley-NOLS trip this summer, and is now at Colorado College, daugh- ters Gretchen and Hope, as well as his mother, Sally Pitcher Sword, his brother, #9969 Richard M. Sword and his wife, Elizabeth; his sister, #13331 Molly S. McDonough and her husband, Peter; and sister Sarah Lazarus and her husband Kenneth; and 6 nieces and nephews. Said Matt Storey, “Bill brought an incredibly posi- tive approach to everything that he took on. He loved returning to Dudley for a summer Chapel Service and Hymn Sing, getting out to Colorado to see Will, who will be heading our NOLS trip this summer, and always asking, ‘How can I help.’ The Dudley Com- munity has lost a great friend, and our thoughts and prayers go out to Martha and the entire Sword family.” #9846 Douglas Ketcham McClure of Rye, NY, beloved husband of Ruth Lind McClure, died peacefully at home on August 19, 2012. Known for his warmth and keen sense of humor, he loved all that surrounded him. In addition to his wife of 34 years, he is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Ketcham McClure, his sisters, Marilyn Plumb Beck and Dawn McClure Morton, sev- en nephews and eight nieces. Doug was at Camp from 1962-63 and 66. Most recently, James Plumb, #22202 his nephew was a camper at Dudley 2011 and 2012. He was predeceased by his father, Carl H. McClure III and by his sister, Marcy McClure Parker. David Clark Glaeser, father of #11972 James Glaeser, passed away on July 15, 2011 in Leesburg, FL. He was born in 1931 in Waukesha, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1963. He married Betsey Ruth Adair in 1962 and raised three children in Baltimore. David was a member of The Church of the Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, Lutherville, MD. He coached soccer, lacrosse, and Indian Guides. He was an avid tennis player and fisherman for over 50 years, a Mason, a life-long patriot and proud conserva- tive. In 1995, he retired to Leesburg, FL, after a career in insurance and estate planning, and then Crossville, TN, and Winston-Salem, NC, with his beloved wife of 49 years to be close to family, and enjoy his grandchil-
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dren and old friendships. He is survived by his wife, Betsey A. Glaeser, his children, Amy G. Moser of War- rensburg, MO, Julia G. Zenger of Lewisville, NC, and Petty Officer First Class (USN Ret.) James D. Glaeser of Annandale, VA, and by eight grandchildren. #12837 Thomas Franklin “Tommy” James, IV passed away peacefully, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the age of 43 in St. Louis, MO. Passionate about all things sportive, Tom (also called Tommy and TJ) shared his enthusiasm, wealth of knowledge, and appreciation of athletics and athletes with his wide circle of friends and col- leagues from his alma maters, St. Louis Country Day School 1987 and Lehigh University, to the St. Louis Cardinals, Blues, and Rams, to the NCAA. His genu- inely generous spirit will be missed by the many who knew, loved, and worked with him. Tom was a sports statistician for many sports at MICDS, and for Purdue University football. He provided statistical support during games to broadcasters from ESPN, Fox Sports and St. Louis professional sports teams. Tom was the youngest person to qualify as an Official Major League Baseball Scorer when he passed the examination in his mid-twenties. To quote Tom’s license plate “SPTNUT,” he was truly a “Sports Nut” and was an invaluable resource to all. Said Mark Davenport, “Tommy James was a favor- ite among his peers and his Leaders. His inimitable personality and love of all things statistical made him the go-to guy when two or more people were looking to settle a fact-based discussion. We will remember him as a Dudleyite who never had a mean word for anyone and who never shied away from a request for a favor. He loved Camp Dudley and its many characters probably because he was so well loved for his own uniqueness.” Said David Kvidahl of StLouisToday.com, “James was a fountain of statistics, numbers and history. With his fingers zipping across his keyboard he would crank out whatever you needed, and then some. And it wasn’t just that James was fast. He was accurate. If my
Obituaries notes didn’t match up with his, I knew I’d screwed up.” Beloved son of T. Frank Toby James, III and Christy Franchot James; brother of Constance Franchot James, Martha James Zimmerman, and Laura Elizabeth Ahn- er; uncle of Matthew, Meagan, and Charlie; grandson of his late grandparents T. Frank, Jr. and Ruth Pitcairn James, Nicholas V.V., III and Anne Christy Franchot. Elizabeth Alling Sewall, mother of #19172 Scott and #19658 Duncan Sewall, died on September 1, 2012 from metastatic breast cancer in Milton, MA. Elizabeth’s life with this difficult disease was marked by perseverance, grace, and care for others, especially her sons, and her husband, Gordon. A de- voted mother, wife, daughter and friend, Elizabeth was also an extraordinary professional with an established record of excellence in fundraising. She held leader- ship roles at Lawrence Academy (Groton, MA), West- minster School (Simsbury, CT) and, most recently, she was the director of advancement at the Fessenden School in West Newton where she led the most suc- cessful campaign in the school’s history. Born on May 26, 1964 to Cynthia Sykes Alling and the late Duncan Wells Alling, she spent her early years in Charlottesville, VA. A graduate of Miami Valley School in Dayton, OH, Yale University and the Har- vard Graduate School of Education, she was a volun- teer leader at Yale and managed many crucial volunteer efforts at Milton Academy. Elizabeth leaves her husband Gordon, her sons Scott and Duncan of Milton, her mother Cynthia Alling of Charlottesville, VA, and her brother Greg and his family of Manila, Philippines, as well as many other beloved family members and friends. Elizabeth worked hard to understand and man- age her own disease. During treatment for her second round of cancer, Elizabeth Sewall volunteered to help advance the research of her doctors, Dr. Eric Winer and Dr. Elgene Lim at the Dana-Farber Cancer Insti- tute by undergoing a procedure to provide tissue for
medical research. To continue this important work, an endowment has been established in Elizabeth’s name at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Brookline, MA 02445-7226, attention Dr. Eric Winer. Known for her patience in any challenging situa- tion and her concern for others, Elizabeth hoped her contribution would help physicians improve care for the next generation of women diagnosed with breast cancer, and perhaps enable some to avoid the illness altogether. Jeanne K. Shellenberger, age 85, of Brewster, MA, passed away on April 1, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, #6309 Donald J. Shellenberger, to whom she was married for 51 years. Don came to work on the Dudley Kitchen Crew in the 1940s where he met, and remained a lifelong friend of #7405 Willie Schmidt. Mrs. Shel- lenberger was born in West Stockbridge, MA, gradu- ated from Bates College and later earned a Master’s degree at Framingham State College. She helped in her husband’s work as a YMCA executive, and ulti- mately became a Y executive herself. Mr. and Mrs. Shellenberger raised two children, David and Susan. In 1962, he directed Camp Becket in Becket, MA. The Y acquired Camp Chimney Corners, a girls’ camp in Becket, in 1972 and Mrs. Shellenberger became direc- tor. She served until 1989, when she and her husband retired to Brewster. In September 2011, the Becket- Chimney Corners Alumni Association honored her with a Distinguished Service Award. Surviving are son David E. Shellenberger of Cam- bridge, MA, and daughter Susan G.S. Bowers of New York City; brothers William of Berlin, MD, James of Ft. Pierce, FL, and Alan of Branson, MO, sisters Patri- cia Jordan of Magalia, CA, and Geraldine Whitehead of Pittsfield, MA.
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Obituraries Barbara Gaines Fernandez, mother and grandmother of many Dudleyites, passed away in August 2012 in Ports- mouth, RI. Barbara was born in 1924 in Sherburne, NY, graduated from Marymount Academy, and Marymount College in 1945. She mar- ried A. Christie Fernandez in 1946, a pilot in the Army Air Corp, and settled in Norwich, NY. Widowed in July 1965, Barbara steadfastly raised her family. In 1969 she married Derek Drummond of St. John, USVI where she resided for the next decade. With her children grown, Barbara lived in Newport, RI, and wintered in Florida. Barbara was a skier, sailor, cook, and loved the ponies. Barbara also possessed a quiet kindness and lived her life practicing many silent acts of generosity. Barbara leaves four children - Christie and husband Ed Smith of Newport, RI, #9983 Mark and wife Laura Fer- nandez of Newport, RI, #10234 David and wife Lissa Fernandez of Middletown, RI, and Drew and his wife Sarah Fernandez of Middletown, RI. Also surviving are Barbara’s grandchildren #14234 Christopher Smith, Bess Fernandez, #15090 Ryan Smith, Anne Fernandez, #17834 Alex Fernandez, Leigh Fernandez, #18034 Ben Fernandez, Teddy Fernandez, and Carolina Fernandez, and three great-grandchildren Shaelyn Smith, Colin Smith, and Ayleigh Smith. She also leaves her sisters Mary Gaines of New York, NY, and Joan Dinneen of Winter Park, FL. Barbara was preceded in death by husbands Chris Fernandez and Rick Drummond, and sister Gloria Gaines, and brother John R. Gaines. #9016 Peter D. Whitney, a Chappaqua, NY, native, economist and former dip- lomat, died in Feb. 2012 in Arlington, VA. He was 68. Pete was at Camp from 1956 to 1958. The former director of economic policy for Latin America and the Caribbean for the U.S. Department of State, Pete also worked as a professor and senior advisor.
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Born in New York City, he was the son of the late Donald #3576 and Phoebe Whitney. He grew up in Chappaqua and went on to live in Virginia, North Carolina and Japan. He received a B.A. in history from Princeton Uni- versity, a M.A. in economics from Vanderbilt Univer- sity and a M.A. in public administration from Harvard University. As a diplomat, Whitney served in the U.S. Foreign Service as deputy chief of mission, economic coun- selor, consul and economic officer to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, Japan and Portugal. Whitney was also a former economist in residence at American University in Washington, DC, adjunct professor at Fuqua School of Business at Duke Uni- versity in Durham, NC, and economics professor at Sophia University in Tokyo and University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. A lover of botany, he served as president of Botani- cal Society of Washington in 2001. Surviving are his wife Martha Overholser, son Tyson #12716, daughter Vanna, sister Mary Hoch and two granddaughters. #11738 Wyeth Hewett Phelps, 47, died in Brockton, MA, November 11, 2012. Born in Norfolk, VA, he grew up in Ridgefield, CT, graduated from Ridgefield High School ’83, where he played soccer and skied. He loved dogs and rescued several, was an excellent hunter of deer and birds, and a Red Sox and NY Gi- ants fan. He loved to travel and lived in many states. He had construction and repair talent, using many different tools and materials. He attended Dudley and Outward Bound. He suffered from mental illness and substance abuse. Wyeth had found some peace and support through the Solid Rock Ministry Program in Falmouth, MA. He will be remembered for his charm, charisma, big heart and strong sense of justice. He leaves his loving parents, Judson and Barbara Phelps of Yarmouthport, MA; his brother #12354 Christopher Phelps, his wife Mary, sons Nathan Hayes and Jack Edward of Ridgefield, CT; his sister Whitney Magee Phelps, her husband Troy Soka, their daughters Sydney Ruth, Rosamond Sophia and son Jacob Putnam of Delmar, NY.
Chief Beckman Society In the spring issue of the CD News, we offered Dudleyites who were thinking about including Dudley in their will or estate plan the opportunity to be included in the “Chief Beckman Society.” We are happy to include this listing of those who have made such plans as of October 2012, along with those who had previously established endowed funds for Dudley: #5288 David “Dave” Coffin #6245 W. Carroll “Nick” Coyne #6581 Berkeley D. Johnson #6652 James S. “Jim” and Marge Weaver #7221 Dr. Thomas C. “Tom” and Anne Carrier #7370 Tom and Carol Crowe #7582 Dr. Stuart F. “Stu” Updike #7689 Henry S. “Hank” and Gail Poler #7701 Frederic E. Schrodt #7731 Peter S. Willmott #7837 T. Frank “Toby” James, III #7951 John “Jack” and Katie Kotz
#7905 George “Skip” and Nancy Rieger #7975 Rodney F. “Rod” and Liz Beckwith #8276 Charles B. “Charlie” Updike #8527 Ernest F. “Ernie” and Anna Steiner #8608 Robert “Bob” and Tuey Stroud #8674 Dr. William M. Vanneman, Jr. #8686 Gene E. Little #8704 William H. “Bill” and Lynne Combs #8798 Alfred M. “Al” and Tony Cady, III #8804 M. John and #18204 Martha Storey #8891 Richard K. Rogers #9060 Ian R. and Mary Ann Crawford #9061 C. Roland “Rollie” and #19061 Carole Stichweh #9459 Dr. Peter Burr #9606 Richard T. “Rick” Tomlinson and Julie Welch #9827 Richard J. Coyle #10065 William T. “Bill” and Terry McCutcheon, Jr. #10215 Donald M. Meisel, Jr. #10555 David L. and #17855 Lora Langston #12079 Joseph L. “Joe” and Tink Bolster #15400 Sally Sword, Parent/Grandparent Loris Tower, Parent, Grandparent #19517 Brent Shay Gifts have been made to Camp by way of simple bequests, to the leaving of IRAs, gifts of stock, life insurance policies and through trust arrangements. Please contact M. John Storey, john@storeyfarm.com or 413-458-4424 if you have already made plans for a gift to Dudley or would like to discuss the Chief Beckman Society.
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