alumni at large
You really can give away the farm
PHOTO BY JUI SHRESTHA ’07
Perhaps you never thought about it, but there really is a way you can continue to live in and enjoy your home (or farm) while making a significant gift to Colby. Your lifestyle need not change. Give us a call to talk about possible ways to make your real estate work for you in achieving your philanthropic goals.
Let’s talk.
Susan Conant Cook ’75 or Kate O’Halloran Gift Planning at Colby 800-809-0103 • giftplanning@colby.edu 42 COLBY / WINTER 2009
Margie Davis, who reported that the East Greenwich Free Library, where she is children’s librarian, was rated number four out of 50 public libraries in Rhode Island, according to Hennen’s American Public Library Ratings. Y Bill Clough left Gould Academy as headmaster in 2001 and now lives in New London, N.H. “Aside from making maple syrup and cutting wood, I seem to be picking up board assignments—trustee of the Betterment Fund, the local land trust, and Colby-Sawyer College,” Bill writes. “I also do international school accreditation work with the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. Ki and I have three kids and eight grandchildren.” Daughter Wendy is an artist in Boulder, Colo., daughter Karin teaches at Proctor Academy in Andover, N.H., and son Bill ’91 is assistant headmaster at Berkshire School in Massachusetts. Y Penny Dean Robb retired two years ago after 12 years as VP of Carl Fischer Music Publishers in N.Y.C. But, she continues, “As so many of us know, retirement doesn’t always mean not working. I have a part-time administrative job at a large church and am active in a community theater group, having appeared last year in Twelve Angry Men, and staged readings of The Women and Present Laughter. Also took an amazing trip to South Africa and another to visit family in England.” Great to hear from you, Penny! Y Keep those cards and e-mails coming and remember to let me know when you’re visiting the mid-Pacific! —Diane Scrafton Cohen Ferreira
63 Al Carville works as a part-time
driver at Piper Shores, a retirement and assisted-living facility in Scarborough, Maine. In the winter he continues to teach skiing at Sugarloaf, his 15th season, and also works as a rep for K2 skis. He continues to enjoy boating, sailing, and racing along the Maine coast. He and Rod Pierce usually enjoy a week boating the Maine islands each summer. A new treat is playing with his grandchildren, Eddie, 3, and Lizzie, 1, and giving daughter Stephanie (Carville Santella ’91) and her husband, Ed, a break. Al and wife Linda enjoy traveling and retreating to Florida in March. Y Bill ’62 and Barb Haines Chase went to Honduras in October with a medical team sponsored by the Concord (N.H.) Rotary. They had a great experience there last year setting up clinics in small villages around Danli, where many cannot afford or access medical care. Bill did not run
for the N.H. House this year so they can do more traveling, “while we can still move about!” Y Bunny Read McEldowney writes from Colorado, where she and husband Ron are well. They spent the month of March in Greece, especially enjoying sailing to the islands. The Wildflower Festival of Crested Butte is near their cabin, and they loved hikes in the glorious countryside. Their five grandchildren are thriving. Bunny still does some consulting in gifted education. Y In June Don and Betsy Doe Norwat enjoyed extended travels in Germany and Switzerland visiting former exchange students. July took them to several national parks—Sequoia, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, Zion, Canyonlands, and Arches. They also visited Lake Tahoe, Virginia City, and Las Vegas. Betsy is now back to reality and enjoying her job an adjunct instructor at Longview Community College in Lee’s Summit. Y Peter and Karen Forslund Falb and their two daughters spent three weeks in Beijing and managed to get tickets to the Olympic Games opening ceremony! Karen said it was well worth the heat and crowds. “We saw the 100-meter sprint, the girls’ balance beam and uneven bars finals, the girls’ semifinal soccer game against Japan, as well as the semifinal 10-meters men’s diving.” Y Marcia Achilles McComb keeps in touch with Sue Comeau and Judy Allen Austin but was delighted at how easy it was to pick up with other Colby friends after so long. “And, it was nice to spend time with classmates I hadn’t really known during college. It was a great reunion and I look forward to our 50th.” Marcia and Don take classes in art and music at their local community college. She joined their county’s group of master gardeners and has been leading therapeutic horticulture sessions at an assisted living facility. She and Don have been involved with the U.S. Holocaust Museum and the local group of Holocaust survivors and friends. One rewarding experience was helping a survivor write, prepare, and market a book of her memoirs. Daughter Sarah is an engineer at the National Transportation Safety Board, and son Doug works with the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. Both families live nearby, so they get lots of time with their three grandchildren. Y Al and Rosemary Blankenship Hubbard enjoy living in N.C. near their children and three grandsons. “We’ll soon celebrate our 47th anniversary,” writes Rosemary, “and can’t believe