C hristensen is now spl itting h i s time between serving as a selectman in M e r r i m a c k a n d serv i n g as a representative in the New Hampsh i re l e g i s l a t u re . T h i s past year Dave enjoyed extensive travel. Sounds l i ke reti rement to me . . . . Bill Lyons has been appoi nted The R ichard H . Larson Professor of Tax Law at the University of Nebraska and this spri ng was a visiting tax professor at the Vermont Law School. But Bill is not the only tax lawyer i n our class. Rob Rudnick is a busy and successful tax atto rney in the Was h i ngton, D.C., area . . . . Phil Johnson and his wife, Brenda, are in the Ch icago area, where Phi I is a pastor for two Seventh-day Adventist churches in the western subu rbs a n d Brenda works as a chapl a i n for Hospice. . . . James Barys is the master teacher at The Academy of M athematics and Sciences, where 86 exception a l ly talented high school students attend. The a c a d e m y is a col l a b o r a t i v e effort o ft h e Commonwealth of M a s sachusetts, \iVorcester Polytechnic Institute and the school systems of the state . . . . Donna Massy is a l ive and wel l a long with her three k ids and the new pup, Simon . . . . Ted Williams continues his successful writingca reer in fish and wildlife mat ters . . . . Lee Woodman was former executive producer of Smithsonian Entert a i nment. During her 1 6 years she produced a n d d i rected m a n y award-wi n n i ng exh ibitions, films and television specia Is. Lee a lso consu ltecl f o r The Patriot, the M e l G i bson movie set duri ng the Revolutionary War. The John F. Kennedy Center recognized the former teacher as a M a s ter A r t i s t Te a c h e r i n t h e Visual a n d Perform ing Arts . . . . My Casablanca Restaurant in H a rvard Square has been the meeting place to many of my Colby classmates and friends. Recentl y I enjoyed v isits w i t h D ebbie ( \iVi l l i a m s ' 70) a n d Steve Anderso n , Moses Silver man, Robert Hark and Douglas Kant . . . . Please keep your news comi ng, and you are always welcome to v isit me at the Casablanca.
-Sari Alml-J11bei11
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S o m ehow I s e e m to h a ve missed the last couple of deadl ines for this column. I have enjoyed hea r i ng from everyone, and I apologize for missing my com m i tment. I a m still teaching seventh grade math in public school and teach ing business part time at Roger 'Vil Iiams University.
Plus I 'm sti ll doing the volunteer work for the homeless and getting ready for m y 1 0th I ro n m a n t h i s sum mer. . . . Rob \iVi lson wrote a long time ago that he was getting married to Marion Abrams, an art teacher in Am herst, Mass. His stepdaughter w i l l be look ing at Colby this year. . . . Susanna Hofm a n n McShea was written up i n the Ridgefield Press on the publ ication by St. M artin's Press of her new mystery novel featuring R idgefield persona I ities . . . . Charles Colgan was quoted recently in the Morning Sentinel as he offered his v i ews on the s t r i k e at the Bath I ron 'i\Torks . . . . One of Margaret Shehan McLean's co-workers wrote an article in the Ha111ilton- We11hr1111 Chro11icle about her recovery from her recent stroke . . . . I also got a news clip on Paul Spiess's candidacy for M assachusetts state representative from Am herst. . . . Fred Osborn has returned to the Episcopal Church Foundation a fter two years with the Nature Conservancy of New York. H is first granddaughter, Lila, was born to his oldest son, Hank (the juggler), daughter Ellie was married i n '99, his youngest son, Graham, is finishing at Vanderbilt University, and his wife, Ann, just fi n ished a master's in forestry at Ya le . . . . Mike Smith writes of DKE actions to get rooms at the old D K E house for the reu n ion. H is daughter Chelsea is sta r t i n g at t h e U n iversity of South Carolina. His older daughter, Daniel le, is a sen iorat Syracuse. M ike ran into Dickie '70 and Cath Delano Moss i n South Carol ina . . . . Ted Weissman, presiclentofBeta Corpora tion, a small biotech recruiting firm, recently visited Sue Lieberman i n southern California. She is the sole proprietor of Paris 1 900 in Santa Monica's unique Main Street section and sells Victorian dresses and other fine period items . . . . I am looking forward to seeing everyone at the reunion '
-James Hawkins
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For this column i was forrnnate to receive e-ma i ls from several of you and also some news articles from the Col lege . . . . Twirl i ng to the Latin beat, Susan and John Koons were photographed during dance lessons i n Fairfield, i\ Ia i ne . . . . Photographed and featured in the Quincy, ,\ Jass., Patriot Ledge1; Bruce Haas detai led the work of b a n k lenders. As a corporate lender h i ms e l f, B ruce explained the personal, technical
and marketing sk i l l s used i n his a rea of work . . . . Cathie Joslyn was i ncluded i n an article about Clarion University's faculty a rt exhibit i n Clarion, Pa. I n addition, I 've learned that Cath i e has been awa rded a Fulbright scholarship to teach and study mounta i n tex t i les i n Peru during spring semester 2002. \i\Tow1 And over the Ch ristmas holidays she v isited Colby sculpture professor Ha rriett Matthews, who was on sab batica l in Athens, Greece. . . . Donna Power is getting married as I type this i n March' After today, she is Donna Power Stowe. Congratula tions, Donna. She continues as VP of research and design for Earth Force, which is a national env i ronmental and c i v i c e d u c a t i on a l nonp ro fi t headquartered i n Alexandria, Va . She reports a "fabulous experience this past September as a fellow at the Salzburg I nstitute i n Salzburg, Au s t r i a , a t te n d i n g a week- l o n g i n t e rn a t i o n a l sem i n a r on youth and civic participation." She regu l a r l y sees Debbie C h ristensen Stewart . . . . Sti l l teach ing skiing at Vai l , Colo. J im Colburn says he has "added the third 'M' to my l i fe (The three M 's are Marriage, Mortgage and Management)-stressfu l, but I enjoy the responsibi lities of manage ment (including profitabi l ity)." H e added a favorite memory: "the Valone brothers as homecomi ng 'queens,' a humorous, w i ld, upside clown kind of thing to do." . . . Kathy McGirr visited Egypt for two weeks over C h r i s t m a s to celebrate t u rn i n g 5 0 and says, "\tVhat remains after 3,500-5,000 years is nothing short of astonishi ng." She writes that she has "made the fi rst steps to re-organ izing my life for the future. \i\Th i le sti l l i n a responsible position a t Fidelity I nvestments, I have moved to a VS schedule starting April 1. My hope is to use my Mondays off to garden, play ten nis, do various charitable acti' ities I am i nvolved i n , take time to 'smell the roses."' Kathy has had contact with Linda Wackwitz (lawyering in Denver) and Jennifer Dean (now Kurtz), who is living outsi de I n d i a napol is. Kathy says Jamie Aronow is sti l l in N.Y.C. work ing for a radio-advertising fi rm, Steve Sullivan is at Raytheon i n govern ment property accounti ng, and Judy Berringer runs a travel agency in N.Y.C. . . . I had the good fortune of speaking on the phone to a few of you. Judy Ioreland Spitz coached me t h rough the col lege
1970s Correspondents 1970 Brenda Hess Jordan 141 Ta nglewood Drive G l e n E l ly n , IL 60137 630-858-1 5 1 4 classnews1970@a l u m .colby.edu
1971 N a ncy Neckes D u m a rt 19 Deergrass Road Shrewsbu ry, MA 01545 508-842-1083 classnews1971@a l u m .colby.edu
1972 Ja net H o l m Gerber 409 Read ing Avenue Rockvi l l e , M D 20850 301-424-9160 classnews1972@a l u m .colby.edu
1973 Jackie N ienaber Appeldorn Mohonk Mounta i n H o u se New Paltz, NY 1 2 5 6 1 914-255-4875 classnews1973@a lum.colby.edu
1974 Robin Sweeney Peabody 46 Elk Lane Littleton , CO 80127 303-9 78-1129 fax: 303-904-0941 classnews197 4@alum .colby.edu
1975 Bruce You ng 20 Applewood Aven ue Bi llerica, MA 01821 978-443-64 17 classnews 1975@a l u m .colby.edu
1976 Jane Souza Dingm a n 8 0 5 River Road Leeds, M a i n e 04263 207-524-5701 classnews1976@a lum.colby.edu
1977 E l len D. O ' Brien 205 Fernwood Ave nue Dave n port, IA 52803-3606 319-359-4665 classnews1977@a l u m .colby.edu
1978 Robert S . Woodb u ry 484 Bridge Street H a m i lton, MA 01982 9 7 8-468-3805 fax: 6 1 7-951-9919 classnews1978@alum .colby.edu
1979 Cheri Bai ley Powers 6027 Scout Drive Colorado Spri ngs , CO 80918 7 19-532-9285 classnews1979@a l u m .colby.edu
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