couver in July to watch the US Women’s Soccer Team beat Japan in the finals of the World Cup. There, she reunited with Rob Stone ’91, on-air anchor for Fox Sports. From the pictures I saw, it looks like they very quickly reverted back to their Colgate ways. And in a related story, this summer I played in my daughter’s parents vs kids soccer “friendly.” For the record, I did not intentionally kick the ball that walloped my 12-year-old’s stomach. Have a great fall, one and all! Crissy: 914-864-1387; cshrop@optonline.net
1 99 3 Kaori Nakamura DiChiara 61 Mustato Road Katonah, NY 10536-3725 It was probably the longest winter, the shortest and worst spring re: temperatures and allergies, and the most random summer weather in the NE this year! Recently, while enjoying some solo time in my car (a rarity), I heard the start of Green Day’s “American Idiot,” and was immediately reminded of the crazy and fun weekends spent in Greg Collett’s summer rental house in Belmar, NJ, during the summer of 1994. The Green Day song heard MANY times that summer was “Basket Case” — remember? Greg shared this rental house with his HS buddy who attended Lehigh U, and a number of Lehigh football players. Although those weekends semi-blur together, I just know that I laughed an incredible amount with Greg, Dan Glusker, Kim Russo Rutenberg, Sally Burnett Wilson, Doug Goldberg, and Joe Raymond, as we represented Colgate well in what felt like a collapsing frat house in Lehigh. As I started to sing along to “American Idiot,” I realized that it was not Billie Joe Armstrong who was singing … it was 5 Seconds of Summer — WHAAAAAT?!?!?!? Although still enjoyable, I couldn’t help but think, “Is it really necessary to remake songs from the 2000’s?...” #tryingnottofeelold(er) There is baby news and mini-gatherings to report. I will start off with baby news, because this is one of my favorite announcements: Michelle Sanders Borress and husband Gary are new parents to TWINS! Brandon Jacob Borress (4 lbs, 1 oz) and Mason Asher Borress (4 lbs, 7 oz) were born on 6/9/15 at 7:07 am and 7:08 am respectively. The boys are healthy and beautiful, as is mom. Michelle has always been so organized and put together — everything and everyone looks so clean and fresh in the pictures I’ve seen! So impressive, and double MAZEL!!! In late May, I ran into Jen Lee Genter ’91 at a boys lax jamboree in New Canaan, CT. She recognized me (most likely when I was running with my daughter to get to the appropriate side of the field!). I was so happy she found me! My son, Chris, and her youngest son, Griffin, are 10, and their teams were scheduled to play against each other. It was a great game, and John Jay lost. Jen had one of those professional sports cameras to take pictures of Griffin’s team, so she generously took great pictures of Chris and e-mailed them to me. It was painfully clear that my iPhone does not cut it. Also in May, I heard from Scott Lisson, who informed me that “Team Lisson” moved to Cary, NC. He resigned from his partnership at Rocky Mount Urology Associates and joined the Department of Urologic Surgery at Wake Med Physician Practices in Raleigh, NC. As many of us can relate, he said it was a multi-factorial decision to move, with reasons being part professional and part family. His wife, Gail, (aka “the other, betterlooking Dr Lisson”) will continue her psychology
private practice in Rocky Mount part-time, but the Lissons are officially in Duke/Blue Devil and UNC/Tar Heel country! Fabulous and congratulations! Dan Glusker wrote in about a milestone party with Colgate attendees: “On a beautiful June 13th evening, ‘Hot Robby’ Rollins ’92 and his wife, Terri (Lehigh ’87), celebrated their birthdays by throwing an awesome soiree on the rooftop of the Kimberly Hotel in midtown Manhattan. In attendance were Dan Glusker, John and Elizabeth Wort Clyde, Anne Marie Rose, Vicki Brakl, Tom Carlson, “Mafia” Mike Mabardy (who flew in from Danville, CA, with his family for the event), and Art Roulac. Congrats to Artie for his 2nd wedding anniversary and his 3rd anniversary since launching his own hedge fund. It was great to see some of the old gang back together, and to especially see new moms Anne Marie and Vicki get out on the dance floor and do the Gamma Phi shuffle! Those invited who couldn’t make it were Doug Goldberg, who continues to live in Danville with his family of 5; Joe Raymond, who still lives in San Carlos with his family of 5; and Chicago guys Jon Fellman ’92 and Chris Ackerman ’94.” I ran into Andrew ’91 and Sarah Warburton Halliday ’92 at a lacrosse tournament at SUNY Albany during the last weekend of June — our daughters were playing. Andrew and Sarah’s daughter played in the HS division, so it was fun for me to see a bit of what my daughter’s future would look like. Sarah saw me from afar (maybe I was running around again like when Jen Lee Genter saw me a month earlier…) and sent Andrew to say hello — she figured I would recognize him/them better since he was wearing a Colgate Lacrosse T-shirt. Needless to say, they look exactly the same, and it was great to see them. They continue to live in Albany and are doing well. Last but not least, Jeff DeMarrais got a new job! As of July 20, Jeff is the senior VP and chief communications officer for CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA). Since joining GE in 1997, he held multiple titles over his 18-year period before this new venture. I don’t know which is more impressive — his new job or the fact that he worked for the same employer for most of his adult life! Amazing! Does this mean you will be traveling internationally a lot less? As I sign off, I can tell you that our household is still celebrating the US Women’s Soccer team winning the World Cup. What an amazing game! I hope you all enjoyed your summer and have some great stories for me! Write in! Kaori: 914-523-5180; KaoriOTRL@optonline.net
199 4 Allison Good #8 319 West 88th Street New York, NY 10024-2271 Andy Schwartz wrote in, due to the effectiveness of my guilt campaign. Without further delay, in his 2nd update ever and first since the late ’90s, here is Andy in his own words: “My wife, Ari (pronounced like Larry, not like Ari Gold), and I have a 2-year-old son, Alex, and live in Ardmore, a Philly suburb. We’ll celebrate (or will have celebrated) his birthday in June. Somehow he has red hair and blue eyes (unlike Ari and me). But when ‘ball’ and ‘cookie’ were among his first words, that confirmed he was ours. “Otherwise, I’m still at Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, as I have been since the network started in 1997. I’m the managing editor of the website CSNPhilly.com — so, essentially, I’m doing the same thing I did for the Colgate Maroon-
News back in the day.” And news from Phil Platt! Everyone speaks for himself or herself this issue! “My wife, Jess, and I had our 2nd daughter last summer. Her name is Eliza Marie, born Aug 2, 2014, weighing 9 lbs, 3 oz, and 20.5” long. We moved last year from Boston to the Houston area, so Eliza’s the only one in our family who can claim to be an official Texan. She joins 2-year-old sister Teaghan Ellery. I recently joined the management team of Interfaith of The Woodlands, a large nonprofit that provides all kinds of social services to our community, in addition to operating a school, a health clinic, 13 career offices, a call center, and a publishing house. It’s a diverse and wonderful organization!” And news from Kate Turner Jacus ’96! She sent a lovely photo taken 3/13/15, picturing herself, Rob Atwater ’93, Sarah Todd ’96, Evan Weinstein, and Marc-David Munk ’95. She wrote: “Colgate Day! We were celebrating the naming of the Evan P Weinstein Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance Entrance at the newly built Yawkey Emergency Center at Falmouth Hospital on Cape Cod. The plaque there reads, ‘Given in honor of Dr Weinstein for his outstanding commitment to emergency medicine and emergency medical services at Falmouth Hospital and across Cape Cod.’” You can check out the picture in the photo gallery at the top of class news online at colgate.edu/scene. What excellent news all around and cheers to our classmates for sending in some updates! Allison: agood@email.com
1995 David A Schreiber 1458 West Byron Street Chicago, IL 60613 Greetings, Class of 1995! Reunion weekend was a blast — we had a pretty respectable turnout and it was great to see many of you in attendance. It was also a real treat to reconnect with so many old friends. Thanks to Christian Teeter, Kaitlyn (Lynch) Lowe, and others for taking the time to plan some of the weekend festivities. Everyone had fun, and we appreciate the generous efforts of those of you who invested your time to make that happen. Without further ado, here are a few reunion updates and the latest news on our fellow classmates. Derek Peplau currently runs marcomm at Sonian, a cloud archiving and analytics company in Boston. He has 2 young boys with his wife, Petra (Hamilton ’94), sister of Lee Bouyea ’97. Derek rolled with a great core group at reunion, including Josh Kessler, Bryan Piskorowski, Alasdair Gledhill, Andrew Guernsey, John Salib, Andy Prescott, Steve Bischof, and Matt Siegel. From their base on University Ave, the Boot-n-Rally crew managed to pack a lot into 3 days in Hamilton. In addition to official events, they hit all the key places: breakfast at Quack’s, 2 rounds of tree golf, and, most crucially, 3 trips to Ye Olde Pizza Pub (#WingsandTaters4Lyf!). Spotify playlist of early ’90s WRCU alt-rock staples soundtracked Saturday night with friends on the porch of their house during the thunderstorm. Sunday wrapped up with the traditional Frank Dining Hall departure breakfast (Derek thoroughly enjoyed his 2 bowls of Lucky Charms). There are just too many good friends to list whom he reconnected with back at alma mater, commented Derek, but you know who you are and he can’t wait for our 25th! Andy Prescott lives in Miami Beach, FL, with his wife, Catherine Esposito Prescott, (sister of Jeannine Esposito ’97) and their 3 children:
Connor (12), Austen (10), and Celia (5). He runs a consulting business that provides Latin American business development services to asset management firms. Similar to Derek’s comments, Andy had a blast at reunion and was very pleased about having had the opportunity to enjoy Pizza Pub taters on 3 occasions with his pals (and fellow tater and wing aficionados). Having just 3 months earlier made a move from NJ to Birmingham, AL, for work, Jeremy Martin said that the weekend in Hamilton was just what the doctor ordered. Although he is in Hamilton every year at his family’s home on the golf course (which served as the weekend home base), the 5-year class reunions are always a highlight, and this 20th was clearly the best yet! Jeremy arrived on Wednesday night and, after a round of golf with some local residents and friends, was happy to see Reid Sterrett roll in on Thursday. While enjoying some dinner at the Colgate Inn bar, embarrassingly, it took them about 30 minutes to realize that Meg Boisseau Allison, Annabrooke Temple, Beth Pontari, and Sarah Billipp Barrett were sitting across the bar from them. Sarah actually waved to them, at which point they should have made the connection, but Reid convinced Jeremy that they didn’t know her and she must have been waving at someone else (apparently this happens to Reid often). They finally walked over when the bartender confirmed that this was actually a group of ’95 alumni. Good thing they did, because the ensuing hour conversation was the perfect reunion kickoff. Following dinner, they wandered over to the Hour Glass, where they caught up with Dan Tashman, Brant Will, Patrick Convery, Ty Forstner, and Corey Kirkwood, to name a few. It was great to reconnect over a few beers, especially because it gave Jeremy the opportunity to point out to them how many selfies this particular group tends to post on the various social media sites. Next up, at the Jug, they were thrilled to bump into fellow Jug cohorts Jenny Heltzel Farrior and Murray Vehslage Isgrig. They got caught up by chatting with their favorite bartender from years past, hopping behind the bar to serve some drinks, and then cutting up the dance floor just like old times. Friday saw the arrival of Max Haspel, Chris Luth, Steve Robinson, Kean Driscoll, Dan Peale, and Al Leist. Most of them spent some quality time on the house porch, pointing out one another’s flaws (past and present). Alternatively, Steve spent the afternoon elaborating on his many fine accomplishments, while Chris and Dan ran around on the old driving range trying to impress everyone with their athletic prowess. From there, it was down to the tents and then the torchlight ceremony and bonfire — which some of the group actually remember. Since Jeremy is not one of them, his Friday summary ends there… On Saturday, more houseguests arrived: Jeff Clachko, Pete Greiner, and Rob Miller. They had the pleasure of hosting Jenny, Murray, Suzanne O’Brien O’Connor, Meg Sobel Lazarus, Nisha Patel DuBois, Jacqueline Strasser Higgins, Amira Diamond, Elise Piebenga Negrey, and others for a BBQ lunch at the house, with Max working the grill and Jeff eating the food. Then it was off to the tents (where they were thrilled to hang with Cary Rubinstein and his lovely bride, Raizy) and downtown with their Colgate Inn friends (where Meg was sporting a unique 1 high heel/1 flat footwear fashion statement — must be a VT thing) and an especially lively dance party at the Jug during which Jeremy somehow survived a head-first fall out of one of the window bays and onto the floor. He chooses to blame either the DJ or Pit Bull himself for this ugly incident, and was most fortunate not to seriously injure
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