1980 Class Representative Needed It is with great sadness that we report the death of Karen Henry Helmick’s father, Lee Henry, on September 22, 2015. Mr. Henry was also the father of Dawn Henry Webber ’83 and Lauren Henry ’77.
1981 Class Representative: Jenny Corotis Barnes
35th Reunion! It is with great sadness that we report that Ralph D. Lach passed away peacefully at his home on January 22, 2016 surrounded by his wife, Barbara and eight children at his side. Dr. and Mrs. Lach have three daughters who attended CSG, Kathleen Lach-Rowan ’81, Susan Lach ’86, and Jennifer Lach ’86.
1982 Class Representative: Leslie Rogovin Fox Raleigh Burges Burgess writes, “I’m traveling a lot to Melbourne, Australia, Quingdao, China and Hong Kong. Let me know if you are there!”
1983 Class Representative: Bridget Hart Bridget Hart writes, “Staying busy! Last August, I accepted a full time Private Chef position with a household here in Denver that I’d been working in twice a week or so. Doing some really fun political fundraising events, as well as trying to keep everyone in the household healthy. Recently attended a fascinating medical conference on ‘Metabolic Therapeutics’, in Tampa, and got to hang out with some of my ‘heroes’ in the field...I’m such a dork. Husband, Ken, and doggie, Sam, are still basking in the recent Broncos Super Bowl win, and enjoying the mostly mild winter.” Joy Brady Beer writes, “Enjoying life in Reynoldsburg as a ‘band parent’ and have been enjoying my hobby of genealogy a great deal. I’m really looking forward to seeing my classmates in just a couple years!”
Courtney Rice Bosca ’83 and Betsy Carlin ’83 on their recent trip to Honduras with Youth Across Boarders.
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Courtney Rice Bosca writes, “Hello, Betsy Carlin and I spent a week in Honduras at Montana de Luz a home for 30 children living with HIV/AIDS in January. We were there as part of a team from YOUTH ACROSS BORDERS an organization that I founded in 2013. YAB takes Ohio youth who are living with HIV/AIDS to Honduras every January to interact, connect, and share fears, challenges, triumphs, and worries with the children at the orphanage. Our week was filled with games, painting a large mural with the theme of empowerment, doing a photography project that culminated with an art show, visiting the HIV Clinic in Tegucigalpa, a cooking class, and many hugs and snuggles with the children. It was amazing to see the connections and comfort that the children at the orphanage had with the youth from Ohio. The team included five HIV+ youth from Ohio as well as 10 others who were either in public health, teaching, or just loved the mission of YOUTH ACROSS BORDERS. If anyone is interested in learning more email me at Courtney@bosca.com or watch our video at Www.indiegogo.com/ projects/youth-across-borders.” Andrea Zid Salmi writes, “As a new empty nester, I am finding that life is moving along just fine without any kids at home. Continuing to swim daily with a masters group, surf weekly and get some yoga in, I am still involved with several non-profits including one that we run each summer offering free swim lessons to kids in underserved parts of our county. This summer we will be giving 80 kids free swim lessons! Travel has taken over my winter as I will be visiting each of my kids. Isabella, my oldest daughter (21), is taking a semester away from Williams College to study at The Stockholm School of Economics. My mom, two sisters and brother will all be joining me for a trip there in April to see Isabella and to explore my mom’s Swedish roots. Ava is a freshman at Emory University in Atlanta and is on their NCAA National Championship Women’s Swim Team. I am going to see her swim at her conference championships and then hopefully at NCAA’s next month. Her twin Otto is a freshman at Dartmouth College and is fully invested in his volunteer job on the Dartmouth Ski Patrol. Semi and I have been married for 28 years and are still having fun together....he still makes me laugh. Looking forward to the Bay Area CSG Alumnae Gathering on Thursday, February 25, 2016!”
Fiona Horton Medich writes, “I am very sad to say that my dad, Derek Horton, passed away in June. My siblings and I held a memorial service for him in August in the Isles of Scilly, England, as we did for my mom in 2014.” It is with great sadness that we report the death of Dawn Henry Webber’s father, Lee Henry, on September 22, 2015. Mr. Henry was also the father of Karen Henry Helmick ’80 and Lauren Henry ’77.
1984 Class Representative: Julie Schottenstein Saar Colleen Duffy writes, “The month of November was super fun and CSG filled! I saw Katie Kessler Chatas, Julie Schottenstein Saar, Kristin Kirk Florey, Andrea Krupman Powell, Lisa Robins Ziegler, Sheri Gillery Scaglione, Susan Moseley Salisbury, Andi Wobst Jeney, Sarah Jane Hettinger Wallace, Kim Feinknopf-Dorrian, Susan Weiler, Anne Barren Petit, Cindy Thomas Flaschner, Stephanie Skestos Gabriele, Lolly Marks, and Christine Thorne! And I attended the CSG Thanksgiving Program for the first time since 1983!”
Amy Dell Reinhardt writes, “I accepted a position with the Licking County Foundation beginning in December 2015. If the first month is any indication, this was a great decision! Fair warning – any Unies living in Licking County, I may be asking you to serve on a scholarship review committee!”
It is with great sadness that we report that Ralph D. Lach passed away peacefully at his home on January 22, 2016 surrounded by his wife Barbara and eight children at his side. Dr. and Mrs. Lach have three daughters who attended CSG, Kathleen Lach-Rowan ’81, Susan Lach ’86, and Jennifer Lach ’86.
Lindsay Lawrence Sears writes, “Our family moved from Southern California to Dublin, Ohio in 2014. It is wonderful to be back near family and I have thoroughly enjoyed reuniting with CSG alumnae too!”
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1986 Class Representative: Louise Davidson-Schmich
30th Reunion! Vandita Malviya Wilson recently celebrated her 25th college reunion, for which she solicited donations. Singlehandedly, she received donations from 7% of her graduating class. As a result of her efforts, the MIT class of 1990 raised the most money for any 25th Reunion in the Institute’s history! Along with being an Educational Counselor (since 2005), Vandita is now MIT’s Class of 1990 President and Secretary.
Ngina Chiteji writes, “For those who don’t know, I no longer reside in Saratoga Springs. I took a job at New York University, where I had the pleasure of teaching the super-smart niece of Niki Korda ’86 last year. My new address is 100 Bleecker Street, Apt. 8F, New York, NY 10012. You can email me at nc518@nyu.edu. Drop me a line if you’re ever in New York City!!”
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Beth Wilhoyte Gilpin’s father, Winard Wilhoyte, in December 2015. It is with great sadness that we report the death of Diane Spelleri Foster’s mother, Mary Ann Spelleri, on January 5, 2016.
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Courtney Mitchell Rusoff ’85 and Cleo Backus at gathering at The Enclave in January 2016.
Class Representative: Robin Ives Canowitz Courtney Mitchell Rusoff, Realtor with Rolls Realty, has earned an SRES designation (Seniors Real Estate Specialist). Courtney and her husband Martin have a grown son, Brad, who graduated from The Columbus Academy in 2010. He specializes in original works employing form and function; i.e., “Concinnity,” (creating tools, widgets and things that spin and whirr...) and works full time at Home Depot.
Members of the Class of 1984 dined together at Hunan House in November!
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Courtney and Martin are deeply saddened by the recent deaths of their mothers, Linda Harriet Mitchell (December 21, 2015) and JoAnn Rusoff (December 24, 2015). Both died from complications of COPD, since being diagnosed in 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Class Representative: Susan Robinson Austin
Amy Robins Kandel continues to run her furniture store in Bakersfield, California and also stars in all the commercials. Next stop, Hollywood? She traveled across the country to spend July 4th in Bexley with her sister Missy Robins Keller ’90 and Paula Davis. Most importantly, she recently potty trained her three year old and her daughter will be starting first grade in August.
Anne Brownfield Bennett’s daughter, Emily, is off to college in August and Christina McConahay’s son, Michael, is off to the Navy in October where he will be joining the nuclear engineering program for these next six years. Congratulations to both of those proud moms!
Your class rep reports that she (Susan Robinson Austin) has managed one year in Venezuela and has still not caused an international incident. She also went scuba diving for the first time not too far from Caracas and managed to not get eaten by sharks.
Wendolyn Holland is roughly 2/3 of the way through the part-time program at Georgetown Law. She loves being back in class and misses our collective raucousness in Washington. She and Erin McConaha had dinner Washington, D.C. recently.
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Erin McConaha has finished getting yet ANOTHER master’s degree at the National Defense University. She reports that while she very much enjoyed her time with Wendolyn and desires a repeat, Wendolyn’s schedule is more complex than that of Pope Francis! Erin is back at Main State Department for one year as the senior advisor to Secretary Kerry and just bought a new house. Congrats, Erin! Paula Davis reports her two year old daughter has been swimming up a storm and recently dunked her head in the water. She also has a large plastic unicorn head on her bedroom wall. (Note from Class Rep: We would all like to know where to get one of those!) When she found out that Mr. Pratt-Heaney’s son works at her company, she accosted him in the hallway and made him take a picture with her, as to be expected. She hopes to have lunch with Mr. Pratt-Heaney soon.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of Sarah Jane Hettinger Wallace’s father, Jon G. Hettinger, on October 6, 2015.
was checking out London with her family. Way to represent the Unies across The Pond, Dara.
Lucinda Kerschensteiner writes that, Uhambo, a nonprofit organization that she founded that supports children with disabilities in underdeveloped regions of Africa, was awarded a sizeable grant from Rotary International to assess and provide wheelchairs to children with disabilities, as well as provide training to their caregivers in Warmbaths, South Africa. Congratulations to you, Lu! Dara Pizzuti writes that she had a great CSG experience this year in that she reconnected in London with her ‘Big Sister,’ Wendy Campbell Mangeant ’81, whom she had not seen since Wendy’s graduation. Since then, she and Wendy have managed to go back and forth between Barcelona and London for visits and have gotten to know each other’s families. She also had the pleasure of hosting Paula Davis’ niece, Amanda, during Amanda’s tenure at Oxford. Finally, she got to visit with Heidi Reiner Nowalany ’94, a classmate of her sister Ellen Pizzuti ’94, who
Class Representative: Sarah Hamilton Shook
1989 Class Representative: Tammey Cheek Kessel ‘89
1990 Class Representative: Janet Knight Rauschenberger
1991 Class Representative Needed
25th Reunion!
1992 Class Representative: Elizabeth Zimmerman Donaldson Meghan Baird Hunter moved from Cleveland, Ohio to Buffalo, New York with her family this past summer. Lisa Yacso Vanover writes, “I am very excited to announce my recent marriage to Charles Vanover, Ph.D. Charlie is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership at University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He studies school improvement and reform at urban public schools. We got married on New Year’s Eve in 2015. We feel blessed to enter into this journey together. We would love to see any Unies who are in the Tampa St. Pete area!”
1993 Class Representative: Laura Julien Blust Rebecca Gee was recently named the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary in January of 2016. Congrats, Rebecca!
Dara Pizzuti ’87 and her Big Sis, Wendy Campbell Mangeant ’81, in London.
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