alumni at large Nerney ’93. Matt and John get together with Greg Greco ’92 for a monthly buffalo wing gathering at Roggie’s by BC. Y Charlie Allen and wife Kristin had their first child, Charlie Wheat Allen, in July. Mother and son are doing well. Y Becky and Matt Melander, along with sister Ann (Dartmouth ’97), ran the Chicago Marathon, set PR’s, and had great fun! Matt had a chance to attend Dan Bouvier’s 40th birthday in Nashua, N.H., last June. Many classmates attended: Lesley Eydenberg Bouvier, Julia Collard Peseridis, John ’92 and Theresa Sullivan Brockelman, Leaf Ives, Jess Butler, Matt Dumas, and Keith Fortier ’92. Y Thanks for all the news—keep it coming!
1992 Karen Wu classnews1992@alum.colby.edu Last issue I told you about Jim Condron’s artwork being shown at the Thomas Segal Gallery. Read a complimentary review at www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/ bal-ae.li.gallery27aug27,0,101445.story. Nice going Jim! Y Andrew Barnett and his wife, Liza, welcomed baby boy, Augustus (Gus) Blair-Barnett, Aug. 2, 2009. He’s long and tall, unlike either of his parents! They hope to see Jason Reifler ’95 this winter now that Jason lives in Atlanta and the Barnett’s are in southeastern TN. Y Ollie and Marianne Ansdell Stone welcomed Sophia Charlotte June 15, 2009. Mom, dad, Leah, 11, Heather, 9, and Ashleigh, 9, are thrilled. Marianne has returned to work part time as a registered nurse. Y Todd Alexander and his wife, Catherine, had their third girl in July. Paige Mitchell Alexander joins Sally, 4, and Grace, 2. Todd looked forward to a seventh (?) annual golf trip last fall with Mark Flaherty, Brian Mulvey and Jim Burke. Y Margaret Russell Ewalt continues to travel. She gives papers on Wake Forest University’s dime. Sometimes she extends her business travel into pleasure, as with Berlin last summer and Barcelona last December. Y Carol Chamberlain got married this summer on Cape Cod to Don Hebert. In addition to her son, Daniel, 12, she has a stepdaughter, Mandy, 11. Sharing the day with Carol and Don were Rob and Bonnie Dewsbury Chase and daughters, Joanna, 8, Emma, 6, and Julia, 4, and Dave and Beth Baumer LeBlanc and their sons, Joey, 3, and Tommy, 1. After their honeymoon in Jamaica, they moved into their new house in Cotuit, Mass. Carol still teaches high school math in Barnstable. Y Kendra Smith enjoys an exciting new job at Bonneville Environmental Foundation in Portland, Ore., working with watershed councils to restore local streams. She made the leap last winter after working 12 years for a local water utility.
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Winning—And More | Kebba Tolbert ’94 Three competitors in world championships, a U.S. Olympic trials finalist, numerous NCAA All-America athletes, and several national and international record holders—these are just a few of the many collegiate track and field athletes Kebba Tolbert ’94 has coached since 1996. But Tolbert knows there is much more to collegiate sports than winning. Tolbert is assistant track and field coach at the University of Texas at El Paso and an instructor with USA Track and Field, where he coaches week-long, intensive courses covering biomechanics, motor learning, neurophysiology, Kebba Tolbert with one of his training theory, and eventathletes at Portland State. specific analysis. But before he coached, he ran. At Colby he was seven-times All-New England, and once (in 1992) a New England champion. He set six school records in sprints and relays (he still holds the 200-meter dash record), was team captain in both his junior and senior years, and competed in the 1992 and 1994 NCAA Kendra is selling her eco-friendly home with a view. Y JC Klick moved to Cleveland in November, where he works at the University Hospital of Case Western Reserve University practicing cardiothoracic anesthesia and critical care medicine. Y Joy Marean married John Hickey in mid-August in New Haven. Meredith Johnson was one of her bridesmaids. Also in attendance were Tara McDonough, Drew and Jenn Coffin Hoyt, Michelle Corrigan Rios, Kim Ereminas Reeve, and Stephanie Clement. Joy and John live in Battery Park City, Manhattan. Joy is finishing her doctorate in education leadership at Columbia’s Teachers College and hopes to graduate next year. Joy and John introduced Meredith Johnson to her husband, Al Lavoie, and they were married last September on Great Diamond Island, Maine. Joy and John were both in the wedding party. Others in attendance included JC Klick, Jim Albright, and Dominique Saussaye and Laurent Kosbach ’86, who were TAs from France who spent their junior years at Colby. Meredith and Al live in Boston, where they see Steve Swartz and Mark Boles and Kate LaVigne ’95. Y Dana Mackin Pilchik is finishing her doctorate in clinical psychology. After completing her dissertation she’ll do an internship and residency. She works as a therapist with HIVpositive clients. To top it off she is expecting her first baby in January! Y Kelly Wenger and her husband, Eric Miller, welcomed their second son, Copeland Tate Miller, last February. They love living in Portland, Ore., and wish there was more time for keeping
Division III Championships. What Tolbert remembers most from his time as a college athlete, though, was a coaching staff that encouraged big strides athletically—and academically. Excelling on the track was only part of Tolbert’s personal training. A dedicated philosophy major, Tolbert knew all too well the demanding schedule of a collegiate student-athlete. When he became head track and field and cross country coach at Iowa Wesleyan College in 1997 (after completing his graduate work in exercise and sport studies at Smith College), Tolbert didn’t forget his own experience. “Athletics and coaches are a big part of the academic institution and collegiate experience for many students,” he said. “Coaches need to be teaching just as any educator would. Student athletes learn how to handle defeat with integrity, how to work with teammates, how to prepare for life. We are responsible for what they learn on the field and how that will translate to what students do in the classroom.” The UTEP program is top-ranked in Division I, with 40 athletes from 12 countries. Tolbert continues to demand excellence of his collegiate athletes, he said, “in every area of their university disciplines, both on and off the track.” —Alexandra Desaulniers ’12
up with Colby friends. Y Jay Hermsen and his wife, Jackie, had their first child, Peter John Hermsen, June 23, 2009. Sleeping is not one of his favorite activities. Jay shared that Steve Swartz married Heather Witte Sept. 26, 2009. In attendance were Steve’s sister, Barbara Swartz ’89, Mike and Michelle Tupesis Gorra, Mark Boles and Kate LaVigne ’95, Trey Vincent, Joe and Sandy Goldstein-Savoie, Bryan Chase, Rachel Klein-Ash, Garin ’91 and Kelly Evans Arevian, George Linge, and Jason Eslick. Y Chris Frothingham is at the same practice, specializing in osteopathic manipulative medicine. He and wife Heidi have three daughters, Emma, 6, Molly, 3, and Hannah, 1, and love living in Portland, Ore. Y Alec Haavik was interviewed by a Web magazine in Shanghai. Alec is a local saxophonist and composer who plays in several jazz bands. Y Scott ’91 and Margaret Igoe Osborne live in Frederick, Md. Scott works for Bechtel, where he runs their project controls department. Margaret is about four classes away from finishing her M.B.A. Their girls, Cate, 6, and Julia, 4, keep them busy with ballet, gymnastics, and Daisies. Margaret got together with Amy Selinger and her family in Williamstown, Mass. Amy and her husband, Mark, have two girls, Hannah, 6, and Julia, 3. Amy works as a college counselor for BB&N in Cambridge and Mark is a lawyer. Y Jim Conrad and his wife, Lori, live in a small Bavarian town about 20 miles south of Munich, Germany. Last June they welcomed Ashley to the clan. Sister Caitlin, 5, and brother Toby, 2 1/2,
are ecstatic about their new sister. Y Now that, my fellow classmates, is how you do a jam packed class column! And I couldn’t have done it without your help.
1993 Jill Moran Baxter classnews1993@alum.colby.edu John ’90 and Beth Hermanson Kinsley welcomed their third child, Amelia, in October. Amelia joins Johnny, 5 1/2, and Louisa, 3 1/2. Beth also started a new job last year as vice president and assistant general counsel at Northland Investment Corporation, a real estate investment company in Newton, Mass. Y Mike Zhe and his wife, Lisa, welcomed Brennan Charles Zhe July 15. He joins Tyler, 5. Mike and his family live in Newmarket, N.H., where he is the editor of New England Hockey Journal magazine and the sports editor for the Portsmouth Herald. Mike catches up with Megan Winchester Caradonna, Jay Moore, and April (Armstrong ’97) and Shawn Campbell, who have baby news of their own; their son, Jack Benjamin, was born in August joining sister Molly, 3. Shawn is a senior software engineer, game designer, and manager for WorldWinner.com/GSN, and April is with VCA Animal Hospitals as a senior veterinary technician in emergency and shelter medicine. Shawn and April began dating at Colby nearly 18 years ago! Does our class have any other Colby romances that went the distance? Y Bree Jeppson visited Brian and Sue Furlong Kiggins, who are proud