NEWSOFTHECLASSES K-O 1980 Alyce Raboy Alfano writes, “My husband Charles and I live in Suffield with our children, Nicholas, 12, and Olivia, 8. I practice law in West Hartford in the area of special education and related educational issues. I do keep in touch with a few close friends from Kingswood who have been in my life for…can it be? Thirty years now.” K-O 1982 Shortly after the devastating earthquake in Haiti last January, United Nations SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon appointed Tony Banbury as acting deputy of the U.N.’s peacekeeping mission there, and Tony has played a key role in directing U.N. relief efforts. He and the head of the U.N. peacekeeping effort in Haiti replaced two U.N. officials who were killed when the earthquake destroyed the U.N.’s Haitian headquarters. Tony, who normally serves as the U.N’s assistant secretary-general for field operations, has been with the U.N. since graduating from Tufts University. He helped organize several international relief efforts, including those in Thailand after the 2004 tsunami and in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis in 2008. Tony told The Hartford Courant that his immediate priorities in Haiti were providing victims with water, shelter and food and equipping the U.N.’s relief workers with the planes and land vehicles needed to deliver help. Tony lives in Westport, Conn., with his wife and four children. SUMMER 2 0 1 0
K-O 1984 Wesleyan University Press has recently published a book by Harris Berger, an associate professor of music and performance studies at Texas A&M. In “Stance – Ideas about Emotion, Style, and Meaning for the Study of Expressive Culture,” Harris examines a variety of artistic performances, including heavymetal rock concerts, classical music recitals, festivals, dance, stand-up comedy and movies, to show how many different types of human expression can embody a political stance. He looks beyond the technical aspects of a performance, such as lyrics, costumes and staging, to examine the experiences of both the performer and the audience. Harris earned his B.A. at Wesleyan and his M.A. and Ph.D. at Indiana University. He is the author of “Metal, Rock, and Jazz: Perception and
the Phenomenology of Musical Experience” and the co-author of “Identity and Everyday Life: Essays in the Study of Folklore, Music, and Popular Culture.” He is an editor of the Journal of American Folklore and is part of the advisory board for the working group Music as Performance. The book may be purchased by contacting Stephanie Elliott at Wesleyan University Press at selliott@wesleyan.edu. K-O 1986 Rebecca Wheeler married Morgan NeSmith on June 6, 2009, in Big Canoe, Ga. Becky is pursuing a Ph.D. in nursing at Emory University. K-O 1987 Gerin Stevens reports from New York City, “After completing eight years of post-doctoral training, I’ve joined the faculty at Montefiore Medical Center in
cardiology with a subspecialty in heart transplant and mechanical pumps. It was worth every year of training!” K-O 1988 Todd Mather has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Cedar Hill Cemetery Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to preserve, protect and promote in perpetuity the art, culture, history and natural beauty of Hartford’s nationally recognized Cedar Hill Cemetery. K-O 1989 Kate Wheeler writes, “I am living in Atlanta, have three children and am working as an endocrinologist in private practice.” Charles LaGoy received his D.O. degree from the University of New England in Pittsfield, Mass. He attended Fordham University and taught in New York and Texas before deciding to return to school. He lives in Pittsfield. K-O 1990 Scott Aronson writes from Richmond, Va., “My wife, Jacquelin, and I welcomed our fifth child, Howe Jennings Aronson, on Aug. 10, 2009.” K-O 1991 Lindsey Ronald still lives in Santa Monica, Calif., and recently celebrated the birth of her second girl, Sophie Evelyn, on July 3, 2009.
K-O 1992 Kristin Lynch Gregg writes, “We are in East Greenwich, R.I. I am enjoying half time as an ER doctor and half time at home with our 1½-year-old, Christopher. My husband, Shea, keeps busy as a trauma surgeon.” K-O 1993 Emily Lips Brenner and her husband, Dean, are the proud parents of Zachary Matthew Brenner, born Nov. 10, 2009. Emily teaches at ChoateRosemary Hall School. Karyn Brownstein Brents writes, “I recently moved with my family to Auckland, New Zealand. We absolutely love it here. I am currently enjoying my free time and working part time while I wait to get my chiropractic license here. We have been doing lots of traveling and are hoping to make it back to Connecticut for Christmas.” K-O 1994 Emily Chiarappa Candee and her husband, Bill, welcomed Cole Richard Candee on Oct. 30, 2009. Emily, Bill and Cole live in New York City. Mara Kennedy Montante and her husband, Mathew Montante, welcomed their son, Theodore, June 8, 2009. He joins brother Jackson, 4. Mara and her family live in New York City.
K-O 1995 Anders Peterson writes, “My wife, Anna, and I welcomed our son, Lars Aksel Peterson, this past summer.” Stephen Kraus is engaged to be married to Sarah Joan Tudryn of Northampton, Mass. Sarah is a graduate of Cathedral High School and the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated magna cum laude from the Annenberg School of Communication. She received an M.B.A. from Harvard University and is a management consultant with Bain & Co. in Boston. Steve graduated summa cum laude from Yale University with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He received an M.B.A. with high honors from Harvard University and is employed in health care venture capital with Bessemer Venture Partners. The couple is planning an Aug. 14 wedding in Chatham, Mass.
Corrections On page 14 of the Centennial Celebration issue of the magazine, two former Kingswood teachers – Stanley Waterman and William Ainsworth Greene – were misidentified. On page 42 of the same issue, the captions for Francis Pandolfi ’61 and Thomas Moran ’60 were switched. We sincerely regret the errors.
Kate Wheeler ’89, Greta Zettergren Morgan ’86, Rebecca Wheeler ’86 and Staunton (Bill) Williams ’54 at Becky’s wedding
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