Dana Hall Bulletin Summer 2017

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Amor Caritas Day

Fall 2017 Reunion: Class of 1947, 1952, 1957 and 1962

Middle School Admission Open House, 5–7 p.m.

All-School Admission Open House, 1–3 p.m.

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The Forum, 7 p.m.

Spring 2018 Reunion: Class of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013

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Dana Bulletin SUMMER 2017

A Closer Look

Middle School Finale Week

A group visited the Boston Harbor Islands

Instead of exams, Middle School students capped off the year with a “Finale Week,” a week-long learning experience that incorporated their accumulated skills and allowed for local exploration. Activities kicked off with student-selected field trips designed to offer experiential learning. “The philosophy behind Finale Week is to provide alternative learning experiences,” explained Director of the Middle School Caroline MacNichol. “We believe in providing an opportunity for girls to apply the skills that they have learned beyond the classroom. Additionally, we want to provide an opportunity to explore different aspects of the region where they live.” Students were able to choose from eight “Choose Your Own Adventure” experiences, then later in the week, took part in gradelevel community service outings at the Greater Boston Food Bank, a water treatment plant, the Natick Senior Center and the Charles River Conservancy in Watertown.

ON THIS PAGE: Amera Youssef ’17 designed a large mural that students and faculty helped complete during “Art and Activism” workshop on the Community Day of Learning. Learn more about Dana Hall’s Community Day of Learning on page 10.

ON THE FRONT COVER: Corky Ribakoff ’17 and Earn Winyaret ’17 throw their pennies into the Pond before walking to the tent for their Commencement ceremony. See more from the Class of 2017, starting on page 23.

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EDITORIAL BOARD

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Katherine L. Bradley Head of School

Studio A Design www.studioadesign.com

Dana Hall School Advancement Office 45 Dana Road, P.O. Box 9010 Wellesley, MA 02482-9010

Liza Cohen Director of Communications

PHOTOGRAPHY

2. A melia Thames ’24, Briyana Targete ’24, Avery Mather ’24, Emma Houston ’24 and Madeline Blessing ’24 at the Greater Boston Food Bank

Julie Gray P07, 10 Director of Advancement

John Gillooly jgillooly.smugmug.com

3. S ofi Cabral ’22, Lily Brinkman ’22 and Daisha Toomer ’21 at the Charles River Conservancy in Watertown

Nia Hays Academic Dean

Adam Richins www.adamrichins.com

4. E mma Beardsley ’22 and Ella Moss ’22 tried their hand at bookbinding at North Bennet Street School.

Dana Hall School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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Jessica Keimowitz Director of Upper School

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Molly Kentala Assistant Director of Communications

Puritan Capital Hollis, N.H.

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1. S ophie Chiang ’23, Eleanor Bacon ’23, Mahyra Afif ’23 and Ashleigh Burns ’23 at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center

5. H arper Staton-Todaro ’22, Ashleigh Chiwaya ’22, Rylie DeSabato ’22, Bobbi Rockett ’22, Matilda Reinhardt ’22 and Ava Sweeney ’22 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History 6. J aime Huang ’24, Veda Ramaswamy ’23, Shreya Desai ’23, Anna Gardner ’23, Emily Nauen ’23, Juliet Feldman ’21, Abby Houston ’21 and Iniye Atiegha ’23 at Waltham Fields Community Farm

Caroline MacNichol Director of Middle School

7. The MP Room was turned into a makerspace where students designed and built games and activities like this take on the video game Dance Dance Revolution.

Robert Mather P24 Assistant Head of School

8. A group of girls took in the view during a tour of Fenway Park.

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Table of Contents A Message from Head of School Katherine L. Bradley....................... 2 Class of 2017 College Matriculation List................................................ 3 Bulletin Board............................................................................................ 4

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Class Day.................................................................................................... 19 Jenkins Chair Recipient: Julie Sheldon.................................................. 20 12th Annual Summer Kick-Off Open................................................... 21 Meet the Class of 2017: From Middle School Silliness to a Senior Class of Sisters

By Julia Moynihan ’17, Class Historian.................................................. 23 Commencement 2017............................................................................... 24 She Sails...................................................................................................... 27

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Reunion Weekend..................................................................................... 32 Distinguished Alumna Award: Hélène Kazanjian ’78 ....................... 37 Distinguished Young Alumnae Award: Kelly Heard ’02.................... 39 The 2017 Service Award: Kristin O’Donnell Bedard ’97.................... 40 The 2017 Service Award: Helen Morse ’72 ........................................... 41 Events and Receptions.............................................................................. 42 Class Notes................................................................................................. 45 In Memoriam............................................................................................. 76

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A Message from

Head of School Katherine L. Bradley

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n the last Dana Bulletin, I referred to the importance of academic vigor, that is, of intellectual growth and strength, over academic rigor, which is static and unyielding. This vigor flourishes throughout the classrooms of Dana Hall. We are raising girls to thrive in a world where information is ever present, and this provides an exciting opportunity to rethink what education means. As Social Studies Department Head Brian Cook says, “I hope that the girls begin to see their role as a student as not consuming knowledge, but as constructing understanding. Similarly, my role as a teacher is not to simply deliver information only, but to create a culture where thinking is expected and valued – where curriculum is more than simply what do we learn, but how we learn it, and who is doing the learning.”

We focus on constructing understanding, and not just reproducing what is in the textbook, in all disciplines.

In Pre-calculus students work in groups to find their own real world examples of sinusoidal behavior, such as temperature fluctuations throughout the year, the motion of a playground swing, or the distance from the moon to the earth. Students in 8th grade Social Studies, after spending three months exploring their own identities and then the Holocaust, consider memorials and monuments, answering together questions like, “What history is worth remembering? How is it remembered? What does it teach us about society? Is it successful?” They are thinking about history and what it means, rather than memorizing facts. AP Biology students study the temperature dependence of enzymatic activity not by carrying out a set procedure from the AP lab manual, but rather by investigating how temperature impacts the volume of bread as it rises. The seeming simplicity of the question lets the students focus on the details of the experimental design process, and gives them a sense of ownership that would not be possible with a pre-prescribed lab.

We send the Class of 2017 on their way to new experiences and adventures, knowing they are prepared with the skills necessary for their next academic steps and for life as productive adults. The girls of 2017 will always be an integral part of my personal Dana Hall story, since they walked along side me through my first year. I know they will add much to the community of Dana Hall alumnae, a group that already is filled with wise, formidable and determined individuals. I look forward to seeing how these powerful young women will shape the world. F Amelia Thames ’24, Ava Sweeney ’22, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Eliza Cole ’24, Lele Gibbs ’24

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Class of 2017 College Matriculation List

American University

Elon University

Providence College

Babson College (2)

Emory University (4)

University of Richmond

Barnard College

Fairfield University (2)

University of Rochester

Boston College

Fordham University

Rutgers University

Boston University (2)

Franklin and Marshall College

University of San Francisco

Bucknell University

The George Washington University

Smith College (3)

California Institute of the Arts

Georgetown University (2)

Southern Methodist University (3)

University of California, Davis

Georgia Institute of Technology

St. Lawrence University

Carleton College

The University of Georgia

Syracuse University (4)

Carnegie Mellon University

Hamilton College (2)

Trinity College

University of Chicago

Hampshire College

Tufts University (3)

Clark University

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Tulane University

Colby College (2)

Les Roches School of Hotel Mgmt.

Union College (2)

Colgate University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

University of Virginia

University of Colorado Boulder

Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst (2)

Wake Forest University

Columbia University

University of Miami

Washington and Lee University

Connecticut College

New York University (6)

Washington University in St. Louis

Dartmouth College (2)

North Carolina A&T University

Wellesley College

Davidson College

Northeastern University (2)

University of Wisconsin, Madison

University of Delaware

University of Pennsylvania

Yale University

Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

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NASA ASTRONAUT VISITS AS WANNAMAKER LECTURER STUDENTS EMBARK ON SPRING TRAVEL Students in both the Middle School and Upper School traveled near and far this spring.

During the School’s Spring Break, the Varsity Softball team completed spring training in Orlando, Fla., a group of Upper School French students traveled through France, and the Chamber Singers toured in France and England. In April, Middle School class trips saw the 8th grade heading to New York City while the 7th grade visited Philadelphia, which included a photo opportunity with the Rocky statue. In May, some 7th and 8th graders visited our international neighbor to the north and spent the weekend in Montreal.

Top: Chamber Singers at the Albert Memorial in London Bottom: 7th grade in Philadelphia

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On Monday, May 22, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams visited Dana Hall and addressed the community as a Wannamaker speaker. Williams, a Captain in the U.S. Navy, was introduced by Maria Sedunova ’19 and Saaniya Desai ’19, and gave an overview of her training and her missions, as well as discussed the exciting future of the space program. She encouraged everyone to visit NASA, either in Cape Canaveral or Houston, and told students to “be confident, but be competent,” reminding them not to cut corners as they pursue new opportunities.

STUDENTS RESEARCH TIMELY ISSUES WITH 2020 PROJECTS

STUDENTS HONORED WITH SCHOLASTIC ARTS AWARDS The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program is the longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens in the United States.

Students submit works in a number of categories including photography, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and mixed media. Twenty-three Dana Hall students stood out from thousands of entries and received awards and honorable mentions.

GOLD KEY

Jackie Hayre-Perez ’17, Art Portfolio SoYeon Kim ’18, Sculpture, Fashion Ye Ri Lee ’17, Mixed Media (two awards), Drawing and Illustration (two awards), Sculpture, Painting SooMin Mah ’17, Art Portfolio, Sculpture Susie Yifan Xu ’17, Drawing and Illustration Amera Youssef ’17, Mixed Media

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Pani Bhengsri ’19, Printmaking Chilton Cabot ’17, Photography Nattavipa Chongvimansin ’17, Painting Ida Jia ’18, Science Fiction/Fantasy Yu-Fang Lao ’17, Mixed Media Ye Ri Lee ’17, Painting (three awards), Mixed Media (two awards), Drawing and Illustration Effie Li ’17, Painting (two awards), Drawing and Illustration Zoe Lillis ’17, Painting

On March 6, 31 students from Heather Panahi’s Comparative Politics and Economics classes presented their 2020 Projects.

The presentations were the culmination of a trimester’s worth of research into issues such as opioid addiction in America, sexual assault on college campuses, teen pregnancy in the south, the environmental consequences of the meat and dairy industries, treating veterans with combatrelated PTSD and more.

Lauren Sweeney ’17 and Autumn Ceppi ’17

SILVER KEY

Saaniya Desai ’19, Photography Grace Dunne ’17, Photography Ye Ri Lee ’17, Art Portfolio (two awards), Mixed Media, Digital Art, Painting SooMin Mah ’17, Drawing and Illustration Jurnee Peltier ’19, Photography Brittney Smith ’19, Photography Grace Wang ’19, Photography Manxue Mah ’17, Painting SooMin Mah ’17, Painting (three awards), Drawing and Illustration (three awards) Sasha Megie ’17, Photography (two awards) Anna Park ’18, Poetry Sruti Ramaswamy ’19, Photography Jorryn Wu ’19, Photography Susie Yifan Xu ’17, Painting Amera Youssef ’17, Mixed Media

Top: “Mess” by Ye Ri Lee ’17, which was awarded a Gold Key in mixed media.

REFER A STUDENT Dana Hall’s most successful students often first learn about the School from our best ambassadors – members of Dana’s vibrant alumnae community. If you know a courageous, creative, capable young woman who is ready for Dana Hall, we want to meet her.

Tell her about Dana and encourage her to attend an Open House event. Our Admission Office is now accepting inquiries and referrals for the 2018-19 school year. Find out more at www.danahall.org, or contact admission@danahall.org.

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ACTIONS + ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED)

CUM LAUDE SOCIETY WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS

DANA HALL HOSTS A CONVERSATION ON GIRLS AND COMPETITION On Thursday, May 4, Dana Hall hosted The Forum: A Conversation on Girls and Competition. It was the fourth event in the Forum symposium series, and focused on the increasingly intense atmosphere for girls in youth and high school sports. The panel included Bridget Belgiovine, director of Athletics and chair of the Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics (PERA) department at Wellesley College; Chris Hamblin, Branca Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Soccer; and Christy Haughey ’10, a threesport Dana Hall athlete and fouryear Division I college field hockey player at Harvard University. Watch the full event and access additional resources at www.danahall.org/ forumspring17.

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On Monday, April 3, 18 students were formally inducted into the Cum Laude Society. This academic honor is bestowed upon students in grades 11 and 12 based on their cumulative grade point average (weighted with advanced placement and honors courses) during their sophomore, junior and senior years.

CLASS OF 2017 Spencer Babcock Campbell Brown Autumn Ceppi Jackie Hayre-Perez Jane Hua

CLASS OF 2018 Liz Pang Hilary Present Gabrielle de Weck Susie Xu

Lilah Blond Jiwoo Jun Claire Kim Regina Lee Michelle Ma

Annabel Moore Annie Revers Stella Wang Stephanie Zhao

MODEL UN WRAPS UP ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR Dana Hall’s Model UN team finished the year strong and earned first place at Dartmouth College’s annual competition for the sixth consecutive year.

Twenty Dana students spent the weekend debating and developing solutions to a wide range of issues, historical and contemporary alike.

In the end, the team earned individual recognition in 12 of the 16 committees it competed in, including: • One Verbal Commendation (4th place) to Jackie Hayre-Perez ’17 • 3 Honorable Mention Awards (3rd place) to Hannah Robinson ’17, Hilary Present ’17 and Brooke Bossert ’19 • 2 Best Position Paper Awards to Didi Niles ’17 and Sophie Miettinen-Garrett ’19 • 6 Outstanding Delegate Awards (2nd place) to Corky Ribakoff ’17, Maddie Rivers ’17, Nina Kosowsky ’17, Spencer Babcock ’17, Meaghan Robichaud ’17 and Anna Ferrazzi ’19

THE CLASS OF 2021 CELEBRATES MOVING-UP CEREMONY On Friday, June 9, the Class of 2021 became members of the Upper School as they participated in the Middle School Moving-Up Ceremony. Many members of the class read a reflection about their year, and Director of the Middle School Caroline MacNichol presented the Director’s Bowl to Kelsey Calistri ’21.

SENIOR PROJECTS Dana Hall ends its school year with the Senior Projects Program. Seniors who meet the requirements are able to drop their classes at the end of the year and take part in off-campus internships. From May 16–June 6, 80 students (or 91% of the senior class, the largest percentage in the history of the program) spent 6-8 hours a day at their chosen project, which ranged from shadowing a NICU nurse, to working with the Boston Red Sox, to interning in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s office, to working at the Cure Alzheimer’s Fund. Students kept a daily online journal, read a related nonfiction book, then summarized their experience at the Senior Projects Presentations on June 8.

Abby Durfee ’17, Natalie Bilyew-Conn ’17, Maddie Rivers ’17, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Corky Ribakoff ’17 and Gloria Revanche ’17

Molly Madden ’17

Wendy Gomez ’17 and her alumnae mentor Catherine Minahan ’11, Corporate Relations Manager at Boston Health Care for the Homeless

SAVE THE DATES Amor Caritas Day: September 16 This day connects the entire Dana Hall community through service projects. Sign up to volunteer locally at Cradles to Crayons or Wellesley Brook Path clean up, or organize a service project in your area. See www.danahall.org/acd2017 for more details and to register.

The Forum: November 16 at 7 p.m.

The Forum at Dana Hall School is a symposium series designed to examine a topic of particular relevance to girls and girls education.

As a leader in girls’ education, Dana Hall School is well suited to lead an informative and thoughtful discussion on adolescent girls and these timely issues. See www.danahall.org for details and the confirmed Forum topic.

Admission Open House Events Join us at one of two Open Houses this fall for prospective Dana Hall families: • Middle School Open House: Thursday, October 5, 5-7 p.m.

Tour the Middle School, meet teachers and students, and learn about Dana’s balanced curriculum and programs.

• All-School Open House: Sunday, October 22, 1-3 p.m.

Enjoy student-led tours, panel discussions and a dance demonstration as well as an academic and student life fair where you can meet faculty and staff members and learn more about Dana’s curriculum and programs.

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ANGELA BROWN JOINS DANA AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING Dana Hall School welcomes Angela Brown as the new Director of Enrollment Management and Marketing. Most recently the Director of Admission at the Pike School in Andover, Mass., Brown officially joined the Dana community on August 1. Reporting to Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Brown will serve as a member of the Administrative Team and will oversee all aspects of enrollment, admission and financial aid, including strategic communications and marketing.

“Angela brings a breadth of experience in enrollment management, but what struck me in my conversations with her is Angela’s deep thinking about education and the role of schools,” said Bradley. “She doesn’t focus only on filling a school, but also on what the purpose and mission of a school is. This philosophical underpinning to her work is exciting, and Dana will benefit from it.”

Brown, who describes herself as a blend of a big picture thinker and detail-oriented organizer, is excited to contribute to Dana’s mission and school culture. “I am committed to the empowerment of young women, so I am thrilled for the opportunity to join a community that focuses all its energy, knowledge and resources to educate and inspire girls,” she said. “During my visits to campus, I was struck by the warmth of the faculty and staff members I met, their dedication to the academic and personal growth of each student, and their sincere desire to create a culturally competent community where all students feel welcomed and connected.”

She continued, “I was also impressed by the students I met. They shared fascinating testimonies of how they first learned of Dana, creative examples of the ways in which teachers challenge them each day, and favorite Dana traditions that foster an inseparable bond between students. Their passion for Dana Hall was palpable!”

Prior to her time at Pike, Brown was Director of Admission at The Urban School in San Francisco, were she was responsible for designing and implementing all strategies, programs, publications and events related to the enrollment of new students. Throughout her career, she has implemented several special marketing and recruitment programs in order to increase the quality, size and diversity of schools’ applicant pools.

“Understanding and embracing the new realities of independent school enrollment management and marketing requires a leadership team like Dana’s, one that is visionary, strategic and courageous,” Brown noted. “I am honored to join such a thoughtful and experienced leadership team, and I am excited to partner with current families, faculty, staff and alumnae to share Dana’s unique story both in the U.S. and abroad.”

Brown was the Director of Diversity Development at The Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn. and began her career as an Associate Director of Admissions at St. Paul’s School in Concord, N.H. She is well known in the independent school arena and has designed and facilitated numerous admission and marketing workshops for national conferences.

Brown is passionate about how individuals and organizations learn and change, and she completed graduate studies in organizational leadership at Vanderbilt University, earning a Master of Education degree. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College and is a graduate of Phillips Academy Andover.

Brown was selected through a national search in consultancy with the executive search firm Witt/Kieffer.

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SUMMER PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LEADERSHIP The 2017 Girls Summer Entrepreneurship Program (GSEP), now in its fourth year, gave 14 rising Dana Hall juniors and seniors first-hand experience in the evolving world of business for women in the 21st century. The 11-day program, which ran from June 18–June 28, builds business acumen as well as fosters confidence, perseverance, leadership and creativity in the participants. This year’s program featured four young alumnae mentors who each facilitated one team. Program highlights included a trip to Babson College and visit with a WIN (Women Innovating Now) Lab entrepreneur, a trip to the Cambridge Innovation Center where participants heard from a panel of women entrepreneurs and venture leaders, and a networking event with alumnae and the opportunity to pitch their business plans. The program culminated in a Shark Tank-style business plan competition called the Dragon’s Lair. The winning project, from Team Bui, was an insulated mug with a color-changing strip that tells the user the perfect time to enjoy a hot beverage.

Now in its the seventh year, the Girls Summer Leadership Program (GSLP) welcomed 32 participants to campus June 24–30. The program provides a special setting for girls to work with 12 high school mentors and two young alumnae mentors to gain valuable skills and resources that they can take with them as they enter high school. This year, GSLP had “end-to-enders” on the staff: Raya Husami ’16 and Amanda Fontana ’16 both attended the program in 2013, served as high school mentors in 2015 and 2016, and worked with this year’s participants as young alumnae mentors. The seven-day residential program is open to girls who have completed eighth grade and will enter high school in the fall.

Top: The winning team at the Dragon’s Lair. Bottom: GSLP participants and mentors

FACILITIES UPDATE New Housing for Faculty In late May the faculty house known as Lazare was demolished, making way for a project that will bring two brand new faculty housing units to Dana Hall’s campus. The construction project will take approximately five months to complete. A two-family home totaling 3,900 square feet will be built off site and then delivered. (See renderings, at right, of front and back views.) Each unit will have three bedrooms and two bathrooms. A portion of the project was funded by a gift from the Parents of the Class of 2017, in recognition of the faculty who supported their daughters. The anticipated move-in date is in late October.

JOHNSTON DORMITORIES RENOVATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

$2.5 million

Jennifer Adams Knebel ’78, P11, 13, Chair Kristin O’Donnell Bedard ’97 Dana Cole ’73 Kimberly Douglass ’72 Rebecca Rasmussen Grunwald ’73 Raquel Lachman ’98 Laurencina Farrant Lee ’86, P17 Happy Sprague Rowe ’87

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Progress Report: Johnston Dormitories Renovations Continue This summer, the second Johnston Dormitory, Johnston C, will be renovated as part of a four-year plan to update and refurbish the dorms that have not seen any significant improvements since they opened more than 50 years ago. In order to continue to work in the summers of 2018 and 2019, fundraising needs to continue. As of June 30, 2017, $1,257,249 has been secured in gifts and pledges toward a goal of $2.5 million. For information on naming opportunities or ways to support the Johnston renovation project, please contact Julie Gray at julie.gray@danahall.org or (781) 489-1371.

Lesley Jane Nonkin Seymour ’74 Heather Wish Staller ’01

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A DAY FOR LEARNING AND ACTION The Upper School held a Community Day of Learning to discuss some of the complex issues facing our global society.

On March 29, Dana Hall’s Upper School held a Community Day of Learning to allow students and faculty to gather and discuss some of the complex issues that this country and our world are facing.

Traditional classes were replaced with speakers and workshops from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help students engage in broad questions, including: ● What are the key/current human rights issues of our time? How are they similar/different to human rights issues of previous generations? ● What are the various ways I can understand human rights issues? ● What is my responsibility in becoming aware of promoting human rights? ● How can I be civically engaged (even if I can’t vote)?

Science Department Head John Doll

Sasha Megie ’17, Science faculty member Pat Ahn, Yue (Jane) Hua ’17

Maya Darville ’20 led a discussion.

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Jessica Keimowitz, director of the Upper School, took the lead in creating this day. “Back in late January, when President Trump issued the executive order limiting immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries, several faculty members and I started talking about how we could use this as a moment to educate the community,” she said. “At first, we talked about the Social Studies Department devoting class time to current events discussions, but we quickly realized that we could broaden the topics and include the entire community, and it could be really powerful. We then opted to look ahead and not have the day be a direct reaction to any one policy or event, so we focused on human rights and individual responsibility.”

Spencer Babcock ’17 led one of the 21 sessions that students and faculty could attend. “As a member of our school’s Model UN team since freshman year, and one of the heads of our Girl Up club, I have avidly and passionately pursued activism and advocacy for human rights during my time at Dana, and it felt so validating and encouraging to see our school acknowledge and take on this fight as well,” said Babcock. “Dedicating an entire school day to teaching our community what it means to be global citizens and about the duties we have as Dana girls and as human beings to look after one another showed how much our administration believes in the power each and every one of us possesses.” Babcock and her fellow Girl Up co-head Grace Taylor ’18 led a workshop entitled “Legislating Lives Away” in which they helped those in attendance craft their own version of our nation’s foreign policy platform.

Keynote speaker Dr. Vanessa Kerry started the day by sharing her personal story of a “zig-zag” career that has led her to be the cofounder and CEO of SEED Global Health, which works to strengthen health education and delivery in places facing a shortage of health professionals by working with partner countries to meet their longterm health care human resource needs. “Realize you are part of a network, and your actions impact the person next to you and a person across the globe,” Kerry told the assembled Upper School students and faculty. “We have a choice to decide who we’re going to engage with, and how we’re going to engage.”

Upper School Social Studies faculty member Eric Goodson

Both students and faculty led sessions, which covered a broad spectrum of topics, from “Art as Activism” and “Evaluating Science in the Popular Media - Hoaxes, Hysteria and Hard Facts” to “Privilege and Social Justice.”

Upper School Social Studies Teacher Eric Goodson led “I’m no Feminist, but…,” exploring the different feminisms of the 20th and 21st centuries. “I always enjoy watching students make connections between their lives and their studies,” Goodson said. “Watching students reconsider, for example, the anxiety they experience picking a prom dress or watching certain TV shows after they have a bit of feminist theory under their hat is truly exciting. I also loved seeing students recognizing how our larger discussion on human rights fits within the debates around feminism. They were starting to see women’s rights as human rights.”

Adelaide Daly ’17 co-led the workshop “When Meat is Murder,” which discussed the environmental impact of the meat and dairy industry. “My favorite part of the day was seeing my friends during lunch and after the day had ended, and discussing all that we had learned from the different presentations we went to,” Daly said. “One of my friends went to a discussion about religion and the impacts it has on communities and individuals. It gave her something to think about, and stuck with her even after she had left the classroom.”

After the last workshop concluded, Keimowitz said she was pleased with the outcome of the day. “This is the first time we’ve done something like this on this scale in a long time,” she said. “There were certainly hiccups and obstacles to overcome, but overall, I think the day went really, really well. Students and faculty were engaged in conversations with each other on a wide range of topics.

The student feedback at the end of the day was overwhelmingly positive.”

Kristin Walton, Upper School mathematics teacher, shared the same sentiment as Keimowitz. “I don’t think the day could have gone better,” Walton, who spoke on the “Life-changing Service Opportunities” panel, said. “I felt that students and faculty were listening with open ears—that we were thinking beyond ourselves— and that we felt strong together and felt like we could make change.”

Keynote speaker Vanessa Kerry

Grace Taylor ’18

“ Dedicating an entire school day to teaching our community what it means to be global citizens... showed how much our administration believes in the power each and every one of us possesses.”

—Spencer Babcock ’17 Summer 2017

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SENIOR ENGLISH ELECTIVES: BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL READING LIST Though there is significant opportunity for Dana Hall Upper School students to create an academic program that is specific to their interests and strengths, one requirement they all must fulfill is four years of English. In 12th grade, however, duty is tempered with choice. As rising 12th graders choose from a wide array of senior English electives, they get a small preview of college life and begin taking more responsibility for charting the course of their own education.

The English department began offering these electives three years ago, creating a win-win situation: freedom for faculty to design and teach their dream courses and a diverse roster of courses for students. Students choose the courses they find most interesting, with the expectation that they will learn the same skills in each course, regardless of the content. They learn outside the classroom also, with field trips, performances and hands-on activities.

Each of the courses starts as an idea from an English teacher; the idea is then discussed and revised extensively before winning department approval. Teachers of new electives are committed to introducing students to texts and writers with perspectives that may seem different from their own; they also integrate questions and concerns from other fields into their course content.

Found Voices

Speaking of Class

“English courses are inherently interdisciplinary,” said Julia Bucci, English Department Head. “And these electives push disciplinary boundaries in wonderfully productive ways.” Karen Keely’s Crime and Punishment course, for example, grew out of her fascination with literature’s questions about transgression, judgment, morality and redemption. She created her course inspired by Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment; students read novels and plays about those who seek wrongdoing and those who fall into it. Fred Lindstrom’s course, Women at the Edge: Women Pioneers, Explorers, Rebels, and Researchers, takes inspiration from Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own. Students look at writing by and about women from a historical lens, from religious texts to the fantasies of The Arabian Nights, and from Chaucer to Shakespeare. They look at women and health in the 19th century, and in the 20th century, students look at short stories by women from the US and Asia. Linda Derezinski’s Reinventing the Self: New Selves, New Lives in Literature, draws from psychology and sociology in its exploration of the concept of self as well as whether, when, and how one can reinvent it. When Alice Holstein chose to step down from teaching her legendary Found Voices: Introduction to Creative Writing course last year, Bucci created a new version with a film studies strand that complements a screenwriting unit.

Krista Falcone and Academic Dean Nia Hays co-teach “I, too, sing America”: Voices of Black Americans. Students in this course gain a rich grounding in the historical context of important texts by Black Americans, from slave narratives to presidential speeches.

The newest addition is Speaking of Class: The Language of Social Class in Literature, taught

by Liz Paushter. In addition to studying a variety of American and British texts that explore inequalities among social classes, Paushter’s students participate in community service through a partnership with Heading Home, an organization that aims to end homelessness in Boston. “When I think about the power of literature, I often think about how stories can help us as readers become more empathetic people,” explains Paushter. “To be able to marry our English work with service work, where students can engage with real issues of class disparities, may really help us think deeply about issues of socioeconomic class and poverty.”

There is more cross-disciplinary exploration on the horizon. “We’ve approved a new course called Don Quixote and His World, which, if all goes according to plan, will be taught in

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2018-19 by Fred Lindstrom and [Spanish teacher] Jesus Lopez Diez,” Bucci said. “We also dream of courses in science and nature writing; in East Asian literature; and in the city of Boston, in all its historical, artistic, scientific and literary glory.”

Bucci notes that the department offers electives at the AP level too. “For the English AP Literature course and exam,” Bucci explained, “we have the luxury of not having to teach particular texts. We need to read in five centuries, we have to focus extensively on poetry, we need to read in all genres, and we have to prepare students for multiple choice and timed essay questions—but within these guidelines, teachers can choose texts and create their own course themes and guiding questions. We have been so fortunate to be able to create new, exciting AP Lit electives too.”

“We have such great teachers in this department, so every course has its own heart and soul,” said Bucci. “And everyone is willing to innovate. We get new ideas from each other, and so as far as I can see, these electives will continue to be fruitful and multiply.”

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NEW TRUSTEES JOIN DANA HALL’S BOARD In May, the Dana Hall Board of Trustees said goodbye to retiring trustees Jenny Ceppi P14, 17, Cheryl Forte ’69, Sarah Monaco ’83, Minou Palandjian P09, 14, 17 and outgoing Board Chair Hélène Kazanjian ’78. (Read more about Kazanjian on page 37.) Three new trustees were elected to the Board at the annual Meeting of the Corporation.

Kristin O’Donnell Bedard ’97 is Director of Product Management at Propel Marketing, the digital arm of GateHouse Media. She began her career at The Boston Globe and Boston.com, starting there while an undergrad at Boston University. Between her time at The Boston Globe, and her recent start at GateHouse earlier this year, Bedard was in the CMO practice at Forrester Research for four years. Bedard has served as a member of the Healthworks Community Fitness Advisory Board in Boston. She has been a class correspondent for Dana Hall since her graduation in 1997 and has been active with the Alumnae Association since 2004, most recently as President of the Alumnae Board. (Read more about Bedard on page 40.) She resides locally, with her husband Rob, and their son, Lucas.

Jane Carey Bloomfield ’66, G24, 25 is Senior Consulting Vice President at Grenzebach Glier and Associates (GG+A). She works with clients to build fundraising success in campaigns and in ongoing development efforts. She has more than 25 years of professional experience in development and fundraising with higher education, independent schools and cultural institutions. Before joining GG+A, Bloomfield served as Director of Development for the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), as Chief Advancement Officer at Smith College, and as Assistant Dean, Chief of External Relations for the Harvard Business School. She also served as Associate Director for the World Affairs Council of Boston, and as Assistant Director of the American Issues Forum Project with the World Affairs Council of Northern California. Bloomfield served on Dana Hall’s Board of Trustees between 1991-1997, as a Corporator from 1997 to 2006 and as President of the Alumnae Association between 1985 and 1988. Bloomfield’s son, Eric Goodson, is a member of the Dana Hall faculty.

Bill Maffie P21, 23 is an Analyst/Portfolio Manager at PAR Capital Management, a private investment company located in Boston. Prior to joining PAR, he managed a portfolio at Adage Capital Management, and was a Global Industry Analyst at Wellington Management Company. He is a Director of BayCove Human Services and a Trustee of Roxbury Latin, where he also serves as the Chairman of the Annual Fund. He and his wife Heather are co-sponsors of the 7th grade class at Mother Caroline Academy & Education Center, and they have also been active with the American Cancer Society, Back on My Feet and Springwell Services.

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VARSIT Y ATHLETICS VARSITY SWIM took home significant hardware this season. The team finished the season 9-3-0 with a league record of 7-0-0—earning 1st place in the EIL—and took home 1st place in the EIL Tournament and 2nd place in the NEPSAC Division II Tournament. This season marked the 7th consecutive EIL championship for the Dragons. Maddie Wallis ’17 broke two records at New Julia Moynihan ’17, Emma Benkert ’17, Englands in the 200 Free and 100 Maddie Wallis ’17 and Abby Durfee ’17 Back, and was voted swimmer of the with the EIL championship trophy year (Grace Robertson Award) for the second consecutive year. She was named EIL MVP and team MVP. Rookie of the Year went to India May ’19 and Samantha Roberts ’18, and Most Improved was Lindsey Gilfeather ’20. The following swimmers also won EIL and NEPSAC honors: EIL All League: • Amelia Benkert ’19 (200 Medley Relay, 200 IM, 200 Free Relay, 100 Breast) • Emma Benkert ’17 (200 Medley Relay, 200 Free, 100 Fly, 200 Free Relay) • Gilfeather (200 Medley Relay, 400 Free Relay) • Lucy Hamann ’18 (100 Fly, 500 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay) • Roberts (50 Free, 200 Free Relay, 400 Free Relay) • Wallis (200 Medley Relay, 100 Free, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay)

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VARSITY SQUASH finished the season 15-6-0 with an EIL record of 6-2-0. The team dominated at New Englands, yet again earning the title of NEPSAC Squash Tournament B Division Champions.

• EIL All League: Maddie Palandjian ’17 and Campbell Brown ’17 • MVP: Sophie Langlois ’17 • Most Improved: Palandjian • Character and Development Award: Rachel O’Brien ’18

NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONS • Wallis (200 Free, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay) • Roberts (100 Free, 400 Free Relay) • Hamann (400 Free Relay) • Emma Benkert (400 Free Relay) VARSITY BASKETBALL had an overall record of 13-4-0 with a league record of 10-2-0, earning the team 1st place in the EIL. Autumn Ceppi ’17, who scored her 1000th career point Feb. 15 against Concord Academy, was named a NEPSAC Class B All Star and EIL Player of the Year.

• EIL All League: Cassidy Musco ’18 and Julia Donovan ’17 •E IL Honorable Mentions: Catey McCarron ’20 and Stephanie Daley ’18 •M VP: Ceppi Autumn Ceppi ’17 14

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VARSITY FENCING had a solid season, going 12-2-0 overall. The team came in 2nd place at the Massachusetts State Championships with Ally Wolf ’17 taking 1st in Sabre, Amera Youssef ’17 coming in 4th at Sabre and Effie Li ’17 taking 5th in Epee.

• Rookie of the Year: Karen Chen ’19

•L eadership Award: Donovan

• Most Improved: Jackie Hayre-Perez ’17

•U nsung Hero Award: Musco

• MVP: Wolf

SCOREBOARD Laura Murphy ’17

Hailey Rohall ’17 VARSITY LACROSSE ended its season with a 5-9-0 record. The team finished 6th in EIL play at 4-4-0, and came in 2nd place in the B pool in the EIL tournament.

• EIL All-League: Lilah Blond ’18 and Laura Murphy ’17 • EIL Honorable Mention: Kat Elliott ’17 • Best Offensive Award: Murphy • Dragon Award: Elliott • Coaches’ Award: Maddie Palandjian ’17 • Unsung Hero Award: Blond

VARSITY SOFTBALL finished the year 7-6, with an EIL record of 7-2, which earned the team 2nd place.

In the EIL Tournament, the team came in 3rd in the A pool.

ICE HOCKEY ended the year with a 6-3 record.

• Coaches’ Award: Emily Clarke ’17 • Most Improved Player: Nadia Cai ’19 • Rookie of the Year: Claire Maxwell ’21 • Co-MVPs: Hailey Rohall ’17 and Kat Elliott ’17 Above: Nadia Cai ’19

THE EQUESTRIAN TEAM had a strong year, with the Upper School team qualifying for Zone 1 Finals after winning Regionals.

Individually, Grace Thames ’20 qualified for IEA Nationals in Lexington, Va., and placed 4th in Varsity Intermediate Over Fences Individual.

•S portsmanship Award: Carly Wahlberg ’18 •M ost Improved: Meredith Rippert ’17 • Most Valuable Player: Thames Left: Grace Thames ’20

• EIL All-League: Julia Donovan ’17, Cassidy Musco ’18 and Hailey Rohall ’17 • EIL Honorable Mention: Libby Frambes ’17 and Julia Stento ’17 • Effort and Attitude Award: Natalie Bilyew-Conn ’17, Nina Kosowsky ’17 and Hilary Present ’17 • Defensive Player of the Year: Julia Lawrence ’17 • MVP: Annie Goldman ’19 Ally Wolf ’17

VARSITY TENNIS went undefeated in EIL play with an 8-0-0 record, earning 1st place in the league. The team’s overall season record was 10-1-0.

• EIL All-League: Audrey Lee ’19, Rachel O’Brien ’18, Ashley Kiel ’17, Jackie Hayre-Perez ’17 and Ally Wolf ’17 • EIL Honorable Mention: Mel Klein ’18 and Vietta Kuntz ’19 • Co-MVPs: Klein and Kuntz • Most Improved Player: O’Brien • Coach’s Award: Kiel Summer 2017

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DANA ON THE STAGE

THE DANA HALL DANCE DEPARTMENT PRESENTED APOGEE on March 3 and 4. This year’s show was a mixture of student choreography, and works from Director of Dance Devon Fitchett and Dance Faculty members Mikaela Bradley and Alissa Schimmel. Tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and musical theater styles were showcased.

Top: Elena Carmichael ’20, Gemma Carr-Locke ’18, Ellena Chen ’19, Lilly Earley ’19, Greta Gordon ’20, Abigail Henry ’19, Anna Kalvelage ’19, Kate Phillips ’19, Brooke Rioux ’18 Right, top: Lilly Earley ’19, Gabrielle de Weck ’17, Abigail Henry ’19, Gemma Carr-Locke ’18, Meghan Chamoun ’17, Francesca Gesell ’19, Nathalie Martin-Nucatola ’20, Taylor Levin ’20 Right, bottom: Juliet Feldman ’21, Nina Webber ’21, Hallie Zhou ’23, Ellie Wellington ’21, Matilda Reinhardt ’22

ON MARCH 8 AND 9, the Middle School presented its spring musical, Monty Python’s Spamalot. The musical retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table in a most unusual way.

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Aluna Herrera ’22, Mia Housman ’22, Mercedes McLaughlin ’23, Cammie Curtin ’22

Harper Staton-Todaro ’22 and Emma Beardsley ’22 (standing) and company

THE UPPER SCHOOL PRESENTED ITS SPRING MUSICAL, SISTER ACT, on May 12 and 13, along with students from Belmont Hill. “The themes at the heart of this show are selfdiscovery and self-sacrifice,” said Liz Fenstermaker, Performing Arts Department Head.

Top: Ellease Creer ’17 Right, top: Owen Pickette and Lily Rashes ’20 Right, middle: Amaechinna Iwuh ’19, Ali Nauen ’19, Nina Atiegha ’20 Right, bottom: Meaghan Robichaud ’17, Mia Walsh-Serpico ’17, Ellease Creer ’17

Monty Python’s Spamalot Rachel Hendrix ’21, Cassie Churchill ’23, Maggie Noone ’21, Ella Schweizer ’22, Syd Weller ’22, Ellie Wellington ’21

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Thank You! Thanks to the participation of X,XXX donors, the 2016-17 Dana Fund raised $X,XXX,XXX. We celebrate these numbers, but really we celebrate YOU – the parents, alumnae, students, grandparents, faculty, staff and friends who stepped forward, made a gift, and ensured Dana Hall’s continued standard of excellence.

From the Parents of the Class of 2017 who marked their daughters’ last year at Dana with special generosity, to the loyal members of the Moon and Stars Society, to the dedicated alumnae who commemorated milestone Reunions with significant gifts, the community’s support of the Dana Fund has been spectacular.

Thank you for being part of this success!

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Class Day The Dana Hall community gathered by The Pond on Friday, June 6, to honor Upper School student achievements of the 2016–17 school year. The annual award ceremony celebrates excellence in academic disciplines, athletics, performing and visual arts, leadership, community service and citizenship.

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SCIENCE Promising Scientist Award........................................ Yang (Annie) Xu ’20 Bausch & Lomb Award......................................................... Zoë Lillis ’18 Senior Excellence in Science....................................... Meredith Julian ’17 MATH Dana Hall Mathematics Prize....................................Nina Kosowsky ’17 Frank S. Weinert Mathematics Prize..........................Yue (Jane) Hua ’17 COMPUTER SCIENCE Computer Science Award.........................................Yunyi (Nadia) Cai ’19 MUSIC Marguerite Finch Maxwell 1915 Awards In Music: • Up-and-Coming Musician Award.......................Naomi Kalombo ’18 • Achievement Award............................................Jiye (Ashley) Roh ’18 • Outstanding Junior Award.............................................. Zoë Lillis ’18 • Outstanding Senior Award.................................... Yanfei (Effie) Li ’17 • Chorus Award...........................................................Sophia Shaikh ’19 • Chamber Singers Award........................................... Ellease Creer ’17 PERFORMING ARTS Dance Award...........................................................Gabrielle de Weck ’17 Amelia Curtis Whitman Performing Arts Prize........................................ Meaghan Robichaud ’17 Ondy Dean Gilson ’52 Prize in Theatre........... Meaghan Robichaud ’17 VISUAL ARTS Marguerite Aldridge Putnam 1908 Prizes • Architecture............................................................. Laura Murphy ’17 • Architecture.....................................................Madelon Palandjian ’17 • Ceramics............................................................... Lauryn Onkendi ’17 • Design.............................................................Alexandra Novakoff ’17 • Drawing.................................................................... Soo Min Mah ’17 • Photography............................................. Jacqueline Hayre-Perez ’17 • Painting................................... Nattavipa (Cindy) Chongvimansin ’17 • AP Studio Art.............................................Yu-Fang (Evonne) Lao ’17 Amelia Curtis Whitman Visual Arts Prize............... Yanfei (Effie) Li ’17 Rhode Island School of Design Book Prize.......................... Ye Ri Lee ’17 Gene Scattergood Visionary Artist Award................... Amera Youssef ’17 ENGLISH Malcolm Lloyd Prize for Most Improved Writer......Keito Watanabe ’19 Brown University Book Prize.............................................Ruth Baker ’18 John W. Cameron Book Prize...................................Gloria Revanche ’17 Post-Lawrence Prize in English.............................Gabrielle de Weck ’17 SOCIAL STUDIES John Means Spencer Award for Student Enrichment............................................. Stephanie Daley ’18 Social and Political Awareness Award.........................Deena Husami ’18 John G. Schuler Award................................................ Laura Murphy ’17 Excellence in Social Studies Award............................ Yifan (Susie) Xu ’17 WORLD LANGUAGES Department Prize in French................................... Sheila Hernandez ’17 Department Prize in Mandarin....................Romnalin (Earn) Winyarat ’17 Dorothy O. Farmer Prize in Latin....................... McKenna McLean ’17 Enrique Cuan Prize in Spanish.................. Jacqueline Hayre-Perez ’17 Enrique Cuan Prize in Spanish..................................Madison Rivers ’17 FITZIE FOUNDATION AWARD.............................. Ryland Rich ’18 Nominees..................... Sophie Habermann ’18 and Deena Husami ’18 KATHERINE T. GREGORY AWARD..................... Saraly Vargas ’18

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ATHLETIC AWARDS Marsman Award............................................. Hyun Yoon (Jenny) Jung ’18 Riding Cup......................................................................... Julia Stento ’17 Dorothy M. Schirmer Memorial Award.........................Lilly Craven ’19 Ann O’Day Sullivan Award ....................................... Kathryn Elliott ’17 Scholar Athlete Award.................................................. Molly Madden ’17 Dana “D” Award..........................................................Emma Benkert ’17 Dana “D” Award.................................................Sarah (Campbell) Brown ’17 Dana “D” Award.......................................................... Autumn Ceppi ’17 Dana “D” Award....................................................Elizabeth Frambes ’17 Dana “D” Award........................................................Madeline Wallis ’17 Dana “D” Award.........................................................Alexandra Wolf ’17 Varsity Athlete Award.....................................................Hailey Rohall ’17 Varsity Athlete Award.................................................. Kathryn Elliott ’17 Herky Award.........................................................Madelon Palandjian ’17 Helen Parker Bowlby Award........................................ Abigail Durfee ’17 Best Athlete Award.........................................................Julia Donovan ’17 BOOK PRIZES Bryn Mawr College President’s Book Prize..................... Ryland Rich ’18 Harvard University Book Prize..................... Nanxi (Stephanie) Zhao ’18 Holy Cross Book Prize....................................... Zhihan (Stella) Wang ’18 Mount Holyoke College Book Prize..................... Jin (Maggie) Zhang ’18 Smith College Book Prize............................................Annabel Revers ’18 University of Pennsylvania Book Prize............................... Zoë Lillis ’18 University of Virginia Jefferson Book Prize................. Saraly Vargas ’18 Wellesley College Book Prize.......................................Annabel Moore ’18 Williams College Book Prize.............................................Lilah Blond ’18 LEADERSHIP AWARDS Class of 2020.................................................................. Maya Darville ’20 Class of 2019............................................................... Lauren Merullo ’19 Class of 2018.................................................................Deena Husami ’18 Class of 2017................................................................ Kathryn Elliott ’17 NAN COYLE CITIZENSHIP AWARD.................... Nadia Myers ’17 HELEN BURKE MONTAGUE SENIOR CUP.................... Jacqueline Hayre-Perez ’17 ELAINE W. BETTS PRIZE..................................... Abigail Durfee ’17 1. Chamber Singers Award winner Ellease Creer ’17, Director of Choral Music David Coleman, Chorus Award winner Sophia Shaikh ’19 2. Dana “D” Award winner Sarah (Campbell) Brown ’17; Herky Award winner Madelon Palandjian ’17; Director of Athletics, Health and Wellness John Suby; Varsity Athlete Award winner Hailey Rohall ’17; Bowlby Award winner Abigail Durfee ’17; Dana “D” Award winner Elizabeth Frambes ’17; Dana “D” Award winner Alexandra Wolf ’17; Best Athlete Award winner Julia Donovan ’17 3. Dance Award winner Gabrielle de Weck ’17 and Director of Dance Devon Fitchett 4. Fitzie Foundation Award winner Ryland Rich ’18 and Director of Advancement Julie Gray P07, 10 5. Putnam Prize in Architecture winner Madelon Palandjian ’17, Visual Arts Faculty Mary Ann McQuillan, Visual Arts Department Head Michael Frassinelli, Putnam Prize in Architecture winner Laura Murphy ’17, Whitman Visual Arts Prize winner Yanfei (Effie) Li ’17, Putnam Prize in AP Studio Art winner Yu-Fang (Evonne) Lao ’17, Putnam Prize in Painting winner Nattavipa (Cindy) Chongvimansin ’17 6. Coordinator of Multicultural Affairs & Community Development Lindsay White and Class of 2020 Leadership Award winner Maya Darville ’20 7. Senior Excellence in Science award winner Meredith Julian ’17, Science Department Head John Doll, Bausch & Lomb Award winner Zoë Lillis ’18

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Five Things to Know About

Jenkins Chair Recipient Julie Sheldon Julie Sheldon is the fifth recipient of the Blair Jenkins Faculty Chair for Math and Science, an honor that commemorates the retirement of Dana Hall’s ninth Head of School and honors teachers who have demonstrated extraordinary skills in the classroom and steadfast commitment to Dana students. Julie has been a Dana Hall math teacher and coach since 1995.

Amanda Feldman ’12, Julie Sheldon, Ana Lamenza-Sheldon

1. Her career started with an internship.

“I went to Hamilton College, and when I applied they said they were going to have a teacher certification program, and it turned out that they didn’t. I had planned on becoming a public school teacher, but I didn’t have the certification. I was ready to start working, but I didn’t feel prepared to be a teacher, so I started looking at internship programs at private schools, and I picked the Taft School in Connecticut. I loved it right away. I played three sports in college, so the idea that I could coach, teach and be immersed in everything was instrumental to understanding what it meant to be a teacher, and understanding what the girls were dealing with when they came back to the dorm, in terms of their work and expectations.”

2. She is a bit of a trailblazer.

“When I came to Dana Hall, I was the first full-time teaching faculty member to coach.

That was a different model then they had at Dana at the time. [Former Director of College Counseling] Helen Montague was so excited she gave me a room in her house, where I could take naps or shower after practice. I coached JV Softball and Varsity Basketball then.

Coaching was a big piece of my early career.”

Previous Jenkins Chair holders with Julie Sheldon (center): Kristin Walton, Lesley Doll, Michele Gerdes, Gary Fadden

3. Yes, she has always loved math.

“Right from the beginning, math was my favorite subject, and it always has been my passion. In our Dana Hall Math Department, there are some of us who are teachers first, and mathematicians second, and some that are mathematicians first, and teachers second.

I am definitely a teacher first. If I weren’t a math teacher, I’d probably teach or coach something else. To me the joy is getting kids to understand. I love getting them to see how math is useful. That comes from my background growing up on a farm; my dad was a carpenter, so I could see how math was used.”

4. Her students still surprise her.

“We tend to get really good students here. Good in character: they are appreciative, and gracious, and kind. They are also creative. They ask good questions. They want to learn. Almost every lesson, someone asks me a question that causes me to say, ‘I never thought of that before!’ That’s really wonderful. We want to be stumped. One of the best parts about being in Math Lab [where teachers provide math support to students on a drop-in basis] has been working with students in a new way, as it forces me to explain things differently. I am teaching lessons completely differently from when I first started here.”

5. She’s a Dana Hall true believer.

“One of the first words that always comes to mind when I think about Dana is community. It’s a community of learners, in terms of the students, and the faculty represents a community, too. If I am trying to explain Dana Hall to friends, I like to have them come to a dinner in the Dining Hall and see faculty children running around in Common Ground and see the students hanging out with those kids. I love living on campus. I feel like it makes me a better teacher because I can be more available to students. I feel incredibly fortunate, as it enriches my life.

“I’d also like friends to see the students and the unique ways that students learn, because every class is different. They might see a round-table discussion in one class, and kids at the board in another, and then using an app on iPads in another. Dana is set apart from a traditional school by the diversity of learning and the diversity of students, as well as the freedom to explore what you’re passionate about. We have time to teach what we think is important; we’re not constrained by a prescribed test or curriculum.

“I thought it was amazing when we learned that the Jenkins Chair would honor a math or science teacher. I was so proud of our school. It says a lot about Dana: that the teachers here are valued and their hard work is acknowledged.”

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he 12th Annual Dana Hall Summer Kick-Off Open lived up to its title, as brave tennis players and golfers endured a classic summer heat wave to complete play at the Dedham Country and Polo Club. A high temperature of 95 degrees did not diminish the day’s competition or spirit. Larry Bloch P25 and Betsy Stento P11, 17 took first and second place in the morning’s round robin tennis tournament. At 12:30 p.m. 94 golfers hit the links at the Dedham Country and Polo Club; after 18 holes, Janna Berger, John Holmes, T.J. Spencer and Anthony Tomasetti were the winners. Brian Frambes P17, 19, Sandy Habermann P18, Greg Maheras P16, 18 and David Murphy P17, 18 came in second. In the evening 47 Middle School students, including 16 girls who will be new students in 2017-18, participated in a lively scavenger hunt. When all play concluded, golfers joined other parents, faculty, staff, alumnae and friends of the School for a festive reception and silent auction. The event raised $86,100 in support of Dana Hall’s student financial aid program, with a portion designated for Athletics, Health and Wellness.

1. S arah Buckley P25, Patricia Thames P20, 24, Tamara Nikuradse, Gretchen Cook-Anderson P23, Patricia Dowden P25

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2. A nna Gardner ’23 and Briyanna Targete ’24 participated in the scavenger hunt.

3. E lizabeth Record Svedlund ’90, P22, Jennifer Bardoff P25, Shelly Ward P20 4. A fter the tennis and golf, the competition turned to bidding on silent auction items.

5. Tennis champion Larry Bloch P25

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6. B ob Ciardi P16, Rob Ayers, Mark Burns P20, 23, Greg Maheras P16, 18, Ed Bernazzani 7. P oppy Sagar ’24 and friends participated in the Middle School scavenger hunt.

8. S econd place foursome: Greg Maheras P16, 18, Eric Brown P17, 19, 22, Sandy Habermann P18, David Murphy P17, 18 9. W inning foursome: John Holmes, T.J. Spencer, Janna Berger (not pictured: Anthony Tomasetti) 10. J ennifer Houston P21, 24, Brett Webster P23, Odetta Webster P23, Carrie Burr P23, Christine McCormick P22

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The Importance of Expressing Thanks Former faculty member Nancy Rich’s connection to Dana Hall spans three decades, with job titles and responsibilities almost too numerous to count. To her, Dana Hall has always been much more than a professional engagement; her connection to the School encompasses her personal life and community. She has honored that relationship by becoming a member of the Helen Temple Cooke Society. Though Nancy officially retired at the end of the 2016 school year, she remains active in the Dana community and passionate about the School’s mission.

“It is important to take the time to reflect back on, and show appreciation for, the special people and institutions that support you in your life.

In a time when social graces are not always prioritized – for example, as we sternly command our Alexa device to play a particular song for us or tell us the weather without the generally requisite ‘Please’ and ‘Thank You’ – we must remind ourselves of the importance of expressing our thanks and appreciation.

Being a member of the Helen Temple Cooke Society is one way for me to thank Dana Hall and show my appreciation and support for the School as it strives to live up to its noble mission of educating young women leaders. It is those young women, and others like them throughout the world, who will skillfully collaborate, educate and lead us in positive directions.

By making a provision for the School in my estate plans, I hope to support two initiatives close to my heart: international travel for students and sabbaticals for members of the administrative team.

I am particularly interested in the part of Dana’s mission that strives to prepare students to be ‘citizens of the world.’

Going through life without the opportunity to experience other cultures through travel abroad is like living life with one eye closed, having impaired hearing and possessing a diminished ability to understand and empathize with others. The Arielle DaCosta Fund offers a wonderful opportunity for Dana Hall students to broaden their education through travel.

In addition, I remain supportive of the dedicated Dana Hall faculty and staff. Faculty members have an opportunity to take a paid sabbatical through the Congdon Sabbatical Fund. I would like to establish a similar endowed fund for full-time, year-round administrators to take a paid sabbatical, which would serve to refresh them as individuals and professionals, and otherwise support them in their work to best serve the needs of students and the School’s mission.

This is my way of expressing thanks for all the Dana Hall community has given me.”

You can join Nancy Rich as a member of the Helen Temple Cooke Society. It is as simple as naming Dana Hall School as a beneficiary in your will or estate plan. For more information about Dana Hall’s planned giving opportunities, please contact Anne Richter, Director of Leadership and Planned Gifts, at anne.richter@danahall.org or (781) 489-1368.

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Meet the Class of 2017: From Middle School Silliness to a Senior Class of Sisters

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ell, Dana Hall:

After all of the late nights in Student Affairs, trips to ’doba, time on Facebook trying to figure out if we were going to have a snow day or not, and dance parties, our time has come to graduate.

By Julia Moynihan ’17, Class Historian

Since 2010 when the Class of 2017 entered Dana Hall, we knew we were something special, in fact, some may (or may not) have said that we were magical. Throughout the days of Middle School full of side bangs, brightly colored jeans, Uggs and the emergence of One Direction, we treated every day with energy and positivity, often leaving the teachers wondering if the Class of 2017 had an “off button.” However, after three years of braces and Bieber, it was time for the Class of 2017 to enter the Upper School.

On August 28, 2013, Waldo Auditorium filled with the returning eighth graders, and 40 new boarding and day students from every corner of the state, the country and even the world. After standing up and introducing ourselves, the members of the Class of 2017 became acquainted with the girls who would become their sisters during the next four years. Soon after that first day, we went on a retreat to Hale Reservation where we spent the day doing ropes courses and getting to know our new classmates better. But the highlight of that cold and rainy day was watching a group of girls in a canoe capsize into the lake. Some could say that this capsized canoe was a metaphor for our first year in the Upper School; full of challenges that would test our strength and teach us to laugh with each other, and build each other up after setbacks. That year, we put on a fabulous production of Cabaret, complete with inflatable suits, glow in the dark dances, Gremlins and lip syncs to numerous one-hit-wonders from the ’90s. After nine long months, the Class of 2017 had one year of high school under its belt, and we were ready to take on the rest of our Dana Hall careers.

Next came sophomore year, the year of the beloved Senior-Sophomore tradition, and many, many snow days. This year, we all became a little closer after witnessing each other dress up in crazy costumes and sing silly songs. So when it became time to figure out if we were going to have a snow day or not during that winter, we all felt more than comfortable with each other to collaboratively write emails to the administration urging them to give us the day off. If we were successful, we would then share videos of us jumping into snow banks wearing nothing but sweatpants and a sweatshirt. Through the ups and downs as our final year as underclasswomen, the Class of 2017 was prepared to enter a year full of hard work, and of course, secrets.

Junior year was a whirlwind for the Class of 2017. After a quick fall, we started getting ready for the highly anticipated Revels. The Class of 2017 was somehow able to fit The Hunger Games, Drake, Dragontales and Crocs into this action-packed production, leaving the audience and ourselves awe-stricken. A short two months later we experienced an extremely old, and extremely cherished tradition, where the stars aligned and friends became sisters. Junior spring was tough, filled with the beginning of the college process and stressful exams. However, we made it out with smiles on our faces, anxiously awaiting (and dreading) our final year at Dana Hall.

Senior year was definitely not what we had expected it to be. The fall was stressful and busy with sports, college applications and Senior-Sophomore. But we made it through on top, leaving our teachers and college counselors incredibly proud of us. In winter we again shared generationlong secrets with the Junior class, ultimately marking the “beginning of the end.” Through “Senior Spring” we celebrated everyday, knowing that the end was scarily approaching us.

With class-wide dance parties and feasts in Student Affairs, we were in denial that our time to wear flower crowns and white dresses was just around the corner. We closed out our high school careers with an epic senior prank involving 88 scooters and skateboards, knowing that we would never truly find a group of such hardworking and enthusiastic girls.

So, as we take our final lap around the Pond, from the bottom of our hearts, we thank you, Dana Hall. Thank you for giving us the tools and environment to grow as a grade and as individuals. Thank you for giving us teachers who truly cared about our growth as students.

And most importantly, thank you for giving us not only friends, but life-long sisters.

With so much love, The Dana Hall Class of 2017 (*

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The Class of 2017, together with their families and the Dana Hall community, under the tent

Rachel Lawrence, Sydney Peters, Jackie Hayre-Perez, Adira Amidon, Nina Kosowsky, Hannah Jaques, Julia Stento, Meredith Julian

Whitney Rosenberg, Meghan Decker, Addie Daly

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Carol Craig Rohall ’78, P14, 17, Hailey Rohall, Ashley Rohall ’14

Meghan Chamoun, Amanda Chan, Cindy Chongvimansin

Ellease Creer and her family and fans

Amanda Chan, Wendy Gomez

Head of School Katherine Bradley congratulates Sheila Hernandez

“ This place will challenge you in ways you will never expect. Just trust it. Face these challenges head on.

If I could do it all over again, I would in a heartbeat.”

– Student speaker Sophie Langlois Cina Farrant Lee ’86, P17, Anna Lee, Jung Woo Lee P17

Evonne Lao, Julia Lawrence

Sophie Langlois was chosen by her classmates to give the Senior Address.

Emily Muraida

“ The meaningfulness of your journey does not depend on what or how much you personally accomplish. It is the people you meet, the relationships you make, and the human interactions you have – the impact they have on you and you on them will define your life.”

– Commencement speaker Hélène Kazanjian ’78

Outgoing Dana Hall Board of Trustees Chair and Commencement Speaker Hélène Kazanjian ’78

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Amera Youssef is the last graduate to receive her diploma.

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Amelia Elfers, Abby Durfee, Libby Frambes, Natalie Bilyew-Conn, Alica Agosto, Allie Novakoff, Maya Stevenson, Kate Brady

Emily Clarke, Elizabeth Harvey

“ In the upcoming years, you will grow and change and become even stronger leaders.

You have already demonstrated your commitment to changing the world, and I applaud you for that and encourage you to honor that commitment throughout your adult lives; we need you to do so.”

– Head of School Katherine Bradley Courtney Hugo, Madelon Palandjian, Grace Gustafsson, Kat Elliot

Victoria Burns, Katharine Cabot, Autumn Ceppi, Meghan Chamoun

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The Class of 2017 celebrates.

She Sails: Inspiring Dana Hall Women Saturday, April 29, 2017 The Shipley Center gymnasium was packed for She Sails.

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She Sails attendees Opening Speaker Susan Clatworthy ’69

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Nana Yaa Forson ’19, Carissa Dragat ’19, Lauren Feng ’19, Charlene Huang ’19

Inspiring Opening Speaker

“When I was here in school, I had a strong sense of understanding the importance of being true to myself – to my inner voice and north star. These are the things that kept me on track. When I graduated, I wasn’t able to clearly articulate the core principles that I was taught to believe. But as I reflect, I can confidently say that they were to believe in the simplicities of life, daring to think big, go bold, be brave and stay centered along the way.” - Susan Clatworthy ’69

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States that alumnae traveled from to be part of the She Sails and Reunion weekend. They also came from as far away as Bermuda, England, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

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The Class of 1997 cheered for Kate Spencer ’97, the day’s Closing Speaker.

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English teacher Karen Keely and Hallmanac editor Gloria Revanche ’17 interviewed alumnae for an online feature.

Panelists and Presenters Hannah Goodson ’24 asked a question during the opening session.

Alumnae Council President Lee Ferguson Frechette ’81, P16, 22

Caroline Shirley Woodward ’87, Sarah Flint ’07, Jill Crowley Fraser ’78 and moderator Sally Marrer P17 presented Fashion, Design and Entrepreneurship.

Kristen Erdlen Curtin ’86, P22 was part of the Wired! Careers in the Digital Age panel.

Your Own Rendition: Finding Your Voice and Place in the Music Industry panelist Arielle Gelb ’11.

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The graduation years of the oldest and youngest alumnae presenters, along with 23 other classes represented

Chamber Singers, whose performance of She Sails’ unofficial theme song, “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” brought the house down.

Meaghan Robichaud ’17, Julia Lawrence ’17 and the Dana Hall Chamber Singers performed She Sails’ signature song, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters.”

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Amaechinna Iwuh ’19, Jurnee Peltier ’19, Sophia Shaikh ’19, Francesca Gesell ’19, Caira Mathieu ’19, Brittney Smith ’19, Kat Menendez ’19

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Panels that took place all over campus: • Biomedical Engineering: She Redefines Medical Experiences • Creating Value Through Marketing and Communications

Krista Kamborian Baldini ’77, Mary Stockton ’77, Barbara Kelly ’77, Erica Nashan ’77, Eleanor Lowell ’77

Biomedical Engineering panelists Vanessa Zoghbi-Harb ’12 and Aparna Sud ’09

• Fashion, Design and Entrepreneurship • Global Careers • Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers Changing Lives • Horses Healing Humans

Members of the Class of 2023 sang the Alma Mater.

• Irish Dance, Yesterday and Today • Litigation and Advocacy: Careers in Law • Say Yes! Open Yourself to New Possibilities • She Started It • The Importance of First Responders • What’s Happening with Our Water • Whether Young or Old: Finding and Funding a Passion

Beth Yaghooti Collis ’82, Michelle Kohanloo ’98, Cathy Kenney ’97 and Wyley Proctor ’98 served on the Litigation and Advocacy: Careers in Law panel.

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Courtney Caruso ’05 and Audrey Lamb ’07

Volunteers

• Wired! Careers in the Digital Age • Your Own Rendition: Finding Your Voice and Place in the Music Industry Katherine Tsai ’18, Sofia Barros ’18 and Stephanie Daley ’18 picked winning tickets for the raffle.

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JoJo Wu ’19 filled a care kit for the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.

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Care Kits packed up and delivered to Boston Healthcare for the Homeless.

Sophia Miettinen-Garrett ’19 and Katie Garrett P19

156 Pounds of scraps collected by Bootstrap Compost during She Sails. Those scraps will help create approximately 78 pounds of finished compost, and will offset approximately 112 pounds of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere.

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Anne Zeiser ’77 and Celena Evans ’92 shared their perspectives at the Creating Value Through Marketing and Communications panel.

Ife Samms ’10, Gabriella Badaracco ‘11, Julia Hurley ’10, Adrianne Wurzl ’10

Parents’ Association Chair Shannah Frambes P17, 19, 22 and Parents’ Association Event Co-Chairs Anna Garber P16, 19 and Amy Bridges Madden ’87, P15, 17

Vietta Kuntz ’19, Maya Panahi ’19, Mae Goodson ’25 Every corner of the Shipley Center was filled with activity and conversation.

Head of School Katherine Bradley rings Sadie’s Bell to bring She Sails 2017 to order.

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Moments of connection, inspiration, encouragement and growth

Spencer Babcock ’17, Eva Willard-Bauer ’17, Ally Wolf ’17

Closing Speaker Kate Spencer ’97

Engaging Closing Speaker “I do hope that you’re able to view your mistakes as gifts, instead of shortcomings. That you don’t let a fear of failure or messing up stop you from trying. And that if you’re a Dana student, that you use this space not just as a place to succeed, but to embrace and grow from your failures. And for those of us who are now stuck firmly in adulthood, I encourage you to find that space and community in your own life, a support network that welcomes your failures as much as your accomplishments.” – Kate Spencer ’97

The Faculty/Staff Jug Band played in the afternoon.

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2. The Class of 1977 won the Class Agents Bowl, raising the most money for the Dana Fund. Elizabeth Browning Riley ’77 picked up the prize for her class.

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4. Anita Rhett Prentice ‘67, Head of School Katherine Bradley, Darsie Putnam Townsend ’67, Lynnaea Lumbard ‘67 5. The Class of 2002 6. Barbara Tomlinson Harman ’72, Holly Ewald ’72, Martha Jewett ’72 7. Susan Wheeler ’72

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3. The Class of 1987 4. Hélène Kazanjian ’78, Jennifer Adams Knebel ’78, P11, 13, Happy Sprague Rowe ‘87

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4. The Class of 2012 5. The Class of 1997 6. Lucy Haward Sur ’67 and the Class of 1967 prepared to sing their class song.

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A Leader on the Bench and in the Boardroom 2017 Distinguished Alumna:

Hélène Kazanjian ’78

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n the past year Hélène Kazanjian ’78 started a new professional opportunity and ended an important volunteer commitment at Dana Hall. She also was honored with the Distinguished Alumna Award at the Reunion Banquet in April. The award, which is presented each year to a Dana alumna who has demonstrated outstanding distinction in her field of endeavor and serves as an inspiring role model for current students, presented an opportunity for Kazanjian to reflect on her professional accomplishments as well as her time on the Dana Hall Board of Trustees.

Kazanjian currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court, a seat she was nominated to by Governor Charlie Baker in 2016, after she served as Chief of the Trial Division for the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney Offices in Portland, Maine and Washington, D.C. Kazanjian has a full slate of work, as the Superior Court handles both criminal and civil actions. She is in court every day, and in her first year has rotated through Middlesex and Essex counties. “It’s extremely challenging, as the court handles a large work load, but the work is varied and interesting,” said Kazanjian. “At first it was a little strange to be in a different role, but I am comfortable in the courtroom.

I like that I encounter a host of people – lawyers, witnesses, victims, jurors – it is very dynamic. I have learned a lot.”

When Kazanjian was a litigation associate at Goodwin, Proctor & Hoar, she was “loaned” to the Middlesex County

District Attorney’s Office. Her six-month assignment in Cambridge District Court helped her realize her affinity for litigation, and set her on a path toward public service.

However, serving as a judge was not her initial end game.

“Becoming a judge is something that comes later in a career, and at that time, I was just focused on developing my skills as a trial lawyer,” she noted.

In 2003, Kazanjian joined the Dana Hall Board of Trustees, and she served as Chair for the last four years. “I am interested in the education of young women who are confident, who care about our society, and who are leaders, so my work on the Board has been very rewarding,” said Kazanjian. “It has been important for me to give back and stay involved with the school where I spent six years. I remain grateful to the faculty and coaches who encouraged and challenged me, and who pushed me past my comfort zone to the next level, either in sports or in academics. That helped me push myself in college, too.” At Dana, Kazanjian was a member of the gymnastics, field hockey and lacrosse teams and was an active participant in student government. As an undergraduate at Stanford, she played both field hockey and lacrosse and was a member of the All-California Lacrosse team. When she received her JD from Boston University School of Law, she was the winner of the Homer Albers Moot Court Competition and the recipient of the National Association of Women Lawyers’ award for outstanding law graduate.

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2017 Distinguished Alumna:

Hélène Kazanjian ’78

Kazanjian has completed her tenure with the Dana Hall Board, and she is able to reflect on the work the group has accomplished together. “I think I have brought a leadership style that has been focused on being efficient, both in our meetings and our decisions, and clear about the Board’s role and responsibilities, making sure that we’re taking on issues that are appropriate for the Board.” She cites new or improved facilities and Board development and management as points of pride, and she remains a big supporter of Dana’s leadership initiatives and programs.

“This Board is different from a lot of other boards because individual members take a very active role,” Kazanjian said. “There is a lot of collaborative thinking and working.

Through that, we have formed close relationships and drawn on each other’s experiences and skills. We have members whose backgrounds are in marketing, finance, counseling, education, administration, law and non-profits. We have parents who are very dedicated, and we have alumnae who provide continuity and a special understanding of the school.

It has been very rewarding to be part of a group that works so well together, and I am grateful for all the wonderful friendships.”

Alumnae Council President Lee Ferguson Frechette ’81, P16, 22 presented the Distinguished Alumna Award to Hélène Kazanjian ’78 at the Reunion Banquet in April 2017.

“ I am interested in the education of young women who are confident, who care about our society, and who are leaders, so my work on the Board has been very rewarding.”

– Hélène Kazanjian ’78 Former Head of School Caroline Erisman, past Trustee Ginny Caruso P02, 05, Hélène Kazanjian ’78, past Trustee Dana Cole ’73 in May 2014

In 2012, Hélène Kazanjian ’78 (left) and Lesley Jane Nonkin Seymour ’74 were the keynote speakers at the inaugural She Sails.

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Distinguished Young Alumna Award:

Kelly Heard ’02

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t Reunion 2017, the Distinguished Young Alumna Award was presented to Kelly Heard ’02, an assistant district attorney for the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office. Since her time at Dana Hall, Heard has spent days fighting for justice both in and out of the courtroom.

Heard originally followed a sports management track, working as a Quality Control Manager for the New England Patriots and then joining the Kraft Group’s General Counsel.

She also interned for an NFL agent—at the time, one of eight female agents out of the hundreds of male agents in the country—and thought she would specialize in player contracts. But after enrolling at the University of Miami School of Law and winning an internship with a judge, she found her calling in the courtroom.

“I’ll be a prosecutor for life,” she said. “I love the work I’m doing and I love representing the people of the Commonwealth.”

But her passion for helping others extends beyond her working hours. Heard remembers getting involved with service opportunities while she was a student at Dana Hall. “[The School] really did instill in us the importance of giving back,” she said, a mindset that carried over once she left Wellesley.

Beyond her involvement with nonprofits, Heard is passionate about helping young women succeed. She often speaks at career days and on panels that support and encourage women in the early stages in their careers. “I had some very strong female mentors when I was younger,” she said, “so I’m always looking for those opportunities to help young women whenever I can.”

She speaks specifically about the law profession, which she finds to still be a very male-dominated field. “Especially in my job now, I deal with a lot of defense attorneys, a lot of whom are male—and older males—and I’ve seen how important it is to be able to assert yourself and not just roll over,” Heard said. “The environment at Dana Hall shaped me for this experience. I especially noticed it after graduating. I wasn’t just a pushover. I was going to be assertive. I was going to fight when it was necessary.”

And fight she does, both in her day-to-day work for Worcester County and in the many ways Heard gives back to the community around her.

In 2009, she ran the Boston Marathon in support of the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation, raising a total of $3,000 for the charity. “I’m not a runner and haven’t run since,” Heard said with a laugh, “but I ran a 5K with my friends and thought if I can do that, I can do a marathon,” noting it’s been her favorite volunteer opportunity to-date.

While at Miami Law, Heard volunteered at the school’s Innocence Clinic, which works on behalf of wrongly convicted individuals to exonerate them. She also took part in several service opportunities with classmates, including the school’s annual HOPE Day of Service in the fall.

“ The environment at Dana Hall shaped me for this experience. I was going to be assertive.

I was going to fight when it was necessary.”

— Kelly Heard ’02

Alumnae Council President Lee Ferguson Frechette ’81, P16, 22 presented the Distinguished Young Alumnae Award to Kelly Heard ’02 at the Reunion Banquet in April 2017.

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hile many alumnae maintain a connection to Dana Hall, their participation is often times limited to reunion visits and Dana Fund pledges. With her notable list of volunteer and alumnae leadership activities, Kristin O’Donnell Bedard ’97 has embraced a conscious and consistent involvement with the School. “This was such a special environment for me as a student, I am always grateful to be back at Dana Hall and be connected,” said Bedard, who is one of two 2017 Distinguished Service Award recipients. The award honors Above: With Liz Wald ’85 at She Sails 2015 an individual, couple or group who Right: At the inaugural Amor Caritas Day in 2011 has consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to the advancement of Dana Hall School. “This is a place of which I am proud to be a part, and [getting involved] has been a wonderful opportunity to contribute to this special community.”

Bedard has been a class correspondent and a part of her class Reunion Committee since her graduation 20 years ago. She served on a Head of School’s Council in 2010 and has been a member of all four She Sails Committees. In addition, Bedard has been a panelist and a panel manager for She Sails, and she frequently engages as a professional mentor for the Girls Summer Leadership Program (GSLP). Currently, Bedard is a Dana Hall trustee and member of the Johnston Dorms Renovation Campaign Committee. Perhaps most meaningfully, Bedard has been an active member of the Dana Hall Alumnae Board since 2004, serving as President of the Board from 2011 through early 2017. During her Alumnae Board leadership, Bedard spearheaded many initiatives to engage alumnae in new ways, including creating and executing an extensive alumnae survey and co-leading efforts to reimagine the board. The result of her work is a reinvigorated spirit about the potential for alumnae involvement at the School. “My involvement has evolved through the years. I have learned so much working alongside administrators, parents, fellow Alumnae Board members and trustees, and members of the faculty. This experience has contributed to my personal growth and my development as a leader,” said Bedard. “The opportunity has grown as I have learned new competencies, and gained new skills.”

This year, Bedard increased her efforts to engage her classmates around their 20th Reunion and She Sails 2017. “I had classmates come back and see She Sails and remark how they’d like their daughters to go Dana Hall. That was really special,” she noted.

Among her many contributions, Bedard is particularly proud of her role in advancing Dana’s mission, especially around girls’ and women’s leadership. “To be plugged into an institution like this, that is truly dedicated to helping girls succeed, is super rewarding,” she said. “That’s what this is really all about.”

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With Katherine T. Gregory Award winner Fiona Unsworth ’15

elen Morse ’72 is one of two recipients of the 2017 Dana Hall Service Award. In 2006, she established the Katherine T. Gregory Scholarship and the Katherine T. Gregory Award, presented each year at Class Day, to a current Dana Hall School student of high ethical standards, genuine concern for others, and outstanding character. “I have always felt it important to make oneself useful if possible where help is needed,” Morse explained. “As a former beneficiary of the Dana Hall experience, I am proud and humbled both, to have the opportunity to contribute now to that experience, and to ensure its continuation in some small way.”

An accomplished photographer, she has had a one-woman show in the Dana Hall Gallery and donated all of her darkroom equipment and film cameras to the Dana photography department.

At the Reunion Banquet in April, Morse shared her reflections on her time at Dana and her gratitude to School.

“I came to Dana Hall in 1968, a shy and easily frightened little girl from an extremely difficult family circumstance. Dana Hall changed my life. I have no better way to say it. From the moment I set foot on this beloved campus, I began my life anew – a life filled with possibility, a life of self knowledge, a life filled with meaning and acceptance – where grownups not only listened to me, but were interested in helping me grow and find a skin to feel comfortable in, a skin I could wear with pride.

“In this place, in these buildings, on these same pathways, I was finally free to be myself and find out who that was. My experience here went far beyond the ordinary. My friends here, my teachers, even members of the administration: all were a gift to me that I have carried with me all of my life.

“My debt to Dana Hall School is deep. My gratitude and loyalty has and will remain forever. There is nothing I have done that can even begin to repay the debt I owe to this cherished place.”

The Distinguished Service Award was established to honor an individual, couple or group who has consistently demonstrated extraordinary commitment, dedication and service to the advancement of Dana Hall School.

“ My debt to Dana Hall School is deep. My gratitude and loyalty has and will remain forever.”

— Helen Morse ’72 Summer 2017

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YOUNG ALUMNAE EVENT IN BOSTON, MASS.

Front row: Jackie O’Leary ’08, Jacquie Maggiore ’08, Sienna Durbin ’11, McKenna Kelly ’11, Allison McPartland ’09, Alexis Altman ’11, Lizzie Mullen ’11, Taylor Houston ’12. Middle row: Kate Stento ’11, Alex Lane ’10, Catherine Minahan ’11, Nicole Welborn ’11, Taylor Walsh-Serpico ’09, Annabella Boutet ’10, Rachel Langer ’09, Marisa Panos ’95. Back row: Krissy Taft ’10, Caroline Tipping ’08, Casey Quinn ’08, Catherine Kellogg ’08, Ariann Williams ’08, Leona Watson ’08, Katherine Fiori ’09, Brooke Lanigan ’11, Caroline Sullivan ’11

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AUSTIN, TEXAS

HOUSTON, TEXAS

Elise Brown Sillers ’79, Lorena Reyes ’14, Sally Weber ’71, Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13, Harriet Groppe ’06

Front row: Nina Andrews Karohl ’77, Louise Andrews Moss ’78, Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13, Julie Bolton ’86. Back row: Jeryl Hoffman Golub ’87, Linda Hall Twichell ’67, Lauren Chetel ’98, Ryan Peterson Healey ’90, Misha Laird ’83

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WASHINGTON, D.C.

Front row: Director of Advancement Julie Gray P07, 10, Peggy Scott Griswold ’70, Penny Cook Rubincam ’55, Jeanne Cleborne Pumilia ’52, Holly Hollis Coale ’48. Back row: Betsy Winans Carothers ’77, Julie Henry McPartlin ’65, Jill Belinkoff ’74, Anne Downey Wallace ’74, Gale Sanson Gillespie ’66, Carole Traylor Henderson ’50, Penny Pearse Buzby ’60, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Abigail Kimball Winans ’46, P77, Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13

Lisa Brown ’97, Archana Poddar ’96, Amy Dahn ’93, Heather Graving ’94

PALM BEACH GARDENS

Dorinda Evans ’61, Jill Davis Khadduri ’60, Ann Nutter Thompson ’61, Sharon Burdge Lockwood ’58, Fay Armstrong ’66, Sheila Rabb Weindenfeld ’61, Amy Dahm ’93, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13, Eunice Murray ’74, Peggy Mahaney Rhodes ’58, Beth Shapiro Lewycki ’77 Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Marty Kidd Cyr ’63, Marjorie Jacobs Yashar ’58, Lynn Surprenant ’76, Ty Wyatt Forbush ’58, Peg Costello Erdlen ’59 P86, 87, G12, 15, 22, Dinnie Hay Fortuin ’57

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Ann Nutter Thompson ’61, Sarah Chase ’65, Barbie Quarles Harper ’47

Front row: Miriam Esteve ’81, Tabor Overall Sanderson ’92, Annette Weber-Calderon ’81, Director of Advancement Julie Gray P07, 10, Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77, P11, 13. Back row: Michele Gutting Tsoukas ’84, Meche Phelan ’98, Carolina Rodriguez ’92, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, Suyapa (Maria) Córdoba Schmid ’81, P13, Clotilde Luce ’65

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ALUMNAE AUTHORS IN THE HELEN TEMPLE COOKE LIBRARY

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Odes Sharon Olds ’60

Great Meals with Greens and Grains Megan Wolf ’03

Come a Stranger Cynthia Voigt ’59

Eccentric Neighborhoods Rosario Ferré ’56

Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown ’28

The Pale of Settlement Margot Singer ’80

Whether they got their start in the classroom of Miss Post, Mr. Cameron or Ms. Holstein, Dana Hall’s alumnae authors represent decades of writing excellence, with works that span genres and subject matter, from poetry, to memoir, to text books, to fiction. Many have donated their books to the Helen Temple Cooke Library, which also is home to the Nina Heald Webber ’49 Archives.

Explore the Library’s Alumnae Authors collection at danahall.libguides.com/alumnaeauthors. The Library welcomes and encourages donations from alumnae authors, and the Archives takes in materials of historical pertinence – documents, recordings, photographs, scrapbooks, letters and clothing – related to or created by Dana Hall alumnae, students and faculty during their time at the School. Contact Archivist Dorothy DeSimone P06, P10 at (781) 489-1382 or dorothy.desimone@danahall.org.

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Class Notes Correspondents are needed for the following classes: 1941, 1942, 1945, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1966, 1990, 1991, 2015 and 2016. If you are interested in being a correspondent for your class, please contact Alumnae Relations and Annual Giving Associate Stephanie Meyer at stephanie.meyer@danahall.org or (781) 489-1365 to learn more. Being a Class Correspondent is a wonderful way to keep in touch with your classmates and help share news and announcements with the Dana Hall community.

Please share your news with your Class Correspondent by October 6, 2017, for inclusion in the next issue of the Bulletin. If your class does not have a correspondent, please email your notes to bulletin@danahall.org or mail them to Class Notes, Alumnae Relations, Dana Hall School, 45 Dana Rd., Wellesley, MA 02482. All notes are due to the Alumnae Relations Office no later than October 30, 2017. Photograph submissions are welcome; however, in order to run a photo, it must be high resolution. That is, it must be at least 300 dpi at a 4x6 inch print size. If it takes up more than 1 MB of memory, it is probably high enough resolution. Please do not embed pictures in text.

Please note Dana Hall reserves the right to edit, format and select all materials for publication to accommodate news from nine decades of classes. This includes photos that do not appear because of their small size or low resolution. Due to the long lead time for the Bulletin, we refrain from publishing news about pregnancies.

Class of 1939 Enid White Holmes 160 Kendal Dr. Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 463-6033

Class of 1940 Marian Selden Gagliardi 48 Greenleaf Dr. Delmar, NY 12054

Class of 1941 Correspondent needed

Class of 1942 Correspondent needed

Class of 1943 Jacqueline (Jackie) Hope O’Leary G08 10 Longwood Dr. Westwood, MA 02090 (781) 329-8426 jaol950@gmail.com Norma Jean Edgehill Fleming was happy to see spring blooming around the Newfield House in Plymouth, Mass.

Elizabeth (Betsy) Wortley Lewis’s daughter is retiring as principal of the New Fairfield School after 23 years. They look forward to the 100th birthday celebration of Betsy’s sister-in-law in Manhattan. Betsy grew up in Middletown, Ohio, and recently folks have asked her about Hillbilly Elegy written by J.D. Vance; it is currently on the

bestseller list. Much of the book takes place in Middletown, at about the years Betsy lived there.

Class of 1945

An email from Christine (Kiki) Benedict Garo was welcome: “No overseas travel this year, but feeling fortunate for good health to allow splitting our time between winters in Hilton Head, S.C., and Bethesda, Md., our longtime home. Best regards to all my ’43 Dana classmates!”

Anne Borntraeger Orser writes, “I have been a widow for 25 years but am lucky all three kids live in New England so we see each other often. We continue to visit Jack’s relatives near Glacier National Park in Montana and some of them have come here for foliage season. It is great that the youngest generation of cousins are good friends.”

Marie Williams Petersen now lives at Whispering Palms, a prestigious elder care facility in San Diego, so as to be closer to her daughter. Marie and I laughed and shared memories of our ’40s days at Dana on our biannual telephone conversation.

As for O’Leary news: Matthew P. O’Leary, my lightweight rowing grandson, won the boat race on April 2, 2017, annually rowed since 1856 on the Thames River by Oxford and Cambridge. About 300,000 people were watching those two shells glide down the river. It was spectacular! Matt has been a business student at Oxford this year.

Timothy R. O’Leary was accepted at Yale School of Divinity to continue his theological studies. James J. O’Leary IV graduated in May from Trinity College in Connecticut.

He will pursue his study of medicine.

Jackie Grace O’Leary ’08 hosted a lovely Christmas brunch at her stunning apartment on O Street in South Boston.

She is now Jackie O. from O Street!

Class of 1944 Patricia Dunham Oburchay 222A Shoshoni Ln., Stratford, CT 06614 (203) 383-4349

Correspondent needed

Class of 1946 Linn Kneller Mix P89, G20 24 Atwood St. Wellesley, MA 02482-6030 (781) 237-0205 LTMix@msn.com See 1977 for a photo of Abigail Kimbail Winans.

Class of 1947 Barbara Quarles Harper 4436 Westover Pl. N.W. Washington, DC 20016 (202) 244-1571 harperbq@gmail.com For six years, Elizabeth (Liz) Kidd Anson has been the full-time caretaker of a family member. She lives in her own house in Florence, Ore., located on the gorgeous Pacific Ocean. However, she’s downsizing in anticipation of moving to another beautiful coastal Pacific city, Santa Barbara, Calif., to be nearer to her daughter.

Ann Learnard Bowman and her husband have recently made the “big move” to a

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retirement community—The Village at Hingham, Mass.—where they’re very happy. As is often true for those of us who have families, Ann’s news was primarily about her three children and their offspring who are having interesting lives far and wide in the U.S., though she wishes they were nearer by.

aged. As they no longer have a car, they’re investigating bus service and numerous local activities. Connie is keeping active with the Library Committee and Photo Club, and lectures on a variety of Northwest and other historical and cultural subjects. Happy memories of the sports and travels of previous years remain.

Elizabeth (Betty) Brown Klein remains in the house she and her husband built in Kalispell, Mont., 21 years ago. House and yard work, including a large vegetable garden, are shared with a daughter who lives with her. Betty no longer plays tennis but she can be found at the bridge table, doing crossword puzzles or reading. Some travels are still part of her life: Thanksgiving with a son in Florida, a couple of weeks in the Bahamas and a week in Boothbay, Maine. Her four children and their multiple progeny are doing well.

Betty comments that “life is as busy as I want it to be and I am content.”

Check now: If October 4–6 is not on your calendar, put it there for our ultra-special, once-in-our-lifetime 70th Dana Reunion.

The joy of these fall dates, contrary to previous years, is that we’ll be on campus when school is in session allowing us to interact with students and faculty. We’ll have a Class Dinner, a meal with the impressive new Head of School Katherine L. Bradley, accommodations in a nearby hotel with shuttle service to the school, and time to catch up with one another. Please come, both for your own sake and for that of your classmates. The more the merrier will certainly be true. Further information is forthcoming.

These tantalizing tidbits about her four children were reported by Barbara Drake Lobrano: Alec is a journalist. In addition to two books, he writes articles for newspapers around the world. John, an international lawyer, has a lovely English wife and three children. Grant lives outside of Boston with his four children. Betsy, her husband and two daughters live near Barbara’s home in Westport, Conn.

Since her husband passed on, Mary Ann (Peanuts) Thayer Makepeace is living alone in her Little Compton, R.I., house, but has two sons nearby. She is not ready for a nursing home yet.

Clara Fowler Mixter is chair-and-bed bound in a “wonderful retirement community” in Exeter, N.H. She gets around a little with the help of an oxygen tank nearby. Macular degeneration limits her activities, but she does enjoy audio books and television. Despite the challenging restrictions to her life, Clara calls herself “hail and hearty.” What a remarkable fighting spirit!

Cornelia (Connie) Ripley Yohr and her husband Bob have moved from their beloved California to a retirement home in Newburg, Ore., just south of Portland.

Having no children, they were persuaded by two cousins to relocate so they’d be closer to family events and care as they

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graduates in her family. Joan also said that she keeps in touch with her former roommate Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt.

Joan Johnston Blake with her granddaughter Amanda Kuruc Koelling ’94

Joan dancing with the groom’s step-father-inlaw

See 1958 for a photo of Sally Cummings Goodrich and Diane Fulton Hunter.

Class of 1948 Collette (Tookie) Johnson Taylor 20252 Millbrook Dr Abingdon, VA 24211-6868 (207) 967-2352 I told Dana that I would become our Class Correspondent three years ago because I felt badly that we never had any news listed under our class. Well now we have. But first, just so you know: I moved from Maine to Virginia three years ago to be near my daughter. I love it here. I have enclosed a picture of myself standing in my garden.

Collette Johnson Taylor

Now the more exciting news: I received a nice letter from Joan Johnston Blake.

Earlier in the year, she attended her granddaughter Amanda Kuruc Koelling ’94’s wedding. In the great picture, she is dancing at the wedding with the groom’s step-father-in-law. She goes on to tell that she has four generations of Dana Hall

If you want news in the Bulletin, then please do write to me. Sorry, no email.

Suzanne Phillips Pinkus’s sister, Helene Phillips Herzig, writes, “Suzanne Phillips Pinkus passed away on February 9 in New York City after a long illness, with her daughter Jane Foxen by her side. She was my cherished sister, the two of us having grown up the youngest in a family of five siblings in Allentown, Pa. Both of us married and lived in greater New York, and both of us graduated from Mount Holyoke College. Suzanne, an economics major, treasured her years at Dana Hall and Mount Holyoke, and upon graduation joined a Chemical Bank training program in New York City. In 1963, she married Sheldon Pinkus, a University of Pennsylvania and Wharton School graduate, and they settled in New York City together with daughter Jane, enjoying family life for 54 years during which she kept in touch with Dana Hall friends and attended the School’s alumnae events in New York City. Suzanne enjoyed tours with her husband to Vienna, Spain, Prague, Greece and other sites. Suzanne loved living in New York where she worked at J. Walter Thompson, Avon Books (as an

editor) and finally in her husband’s business. As the same time, she volunteered at the United Nations, the Girl Scouts, and after she lost her husband, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which she enjoyed immensely. Making her way in New York City, her daughter says, ‘She was proud to be a graduate of Dana Hall and had many fond memories.’ She leaves behind her daughter Jane and three siblings, including me.”

Class of 1949 Virginia (Ginger) O’Hearn Broadbent P81 88 Notch Hill Rd., Apt. 157 North Branford, CT 06471 (203) 208-1475 virginiabroadbent@frontier.com Dear ’49 ers: News is scarce this time. I (Virginia O’Hearn Broadbent) have a feeling that my emails reached only a few of you. Sorry about that. Hopefully there will be more news next time. Thank you to those who did write me.

I regret having to report that three of our classmates have died since the last Bulletin.

Betty Thomas Rahv, a native of Charleston, W.V., and eldest child of the late Marian Pope Thomas and Andrew Stephen Thomas, Jr., passed away on April 15, 2017, in LaGrange, Ga., of natural causes. She is survived by her son, William L. McIlvain of Charleston, and siblings Emma Lewis Thomas ’50 of Livingston, Mont., Marian Thomas Wood ’54 of Riverdale, NY., and Andrew Stephen Thomas III of Charleston, W.V., as well as four nieces, three nephews, seven grandnieces and five grand-nephews. Cared for by her niece’s family, Erica Nashan ’77 and James K. Arnold of LaGrange, Ga., and their children, Roselyn, Eolyne and Andrew Arnold. Dana Hall sparked her intellect and empowered her to pursue a successful career as a woman in a man’s world that lasted her lifetime. Accolades include a bachelor’s from Sweet Briar College, a master’s from Middlebury College, and doctorate in French literature from Indiana University. She also attended Ohio Wesleyan University, Yale University and the University Paris-Sorbonne as a Fulbright Scholar. She served twice as chair of the Romance Languages Department at Boston College and authored many articles

on French philosophy and literature as well as a book, From Sartre to the New Novel.

Her passions led her to travel the world to research history, culture and art. A devoted teacher, she nurtured the talents of her students and was revered by her colleagues.

As a native West Virginian, she was crowned Mountain State Forest Festival Queen Silvia XV in 1951. She loved the outdoors and summer visits with family, and took comfort in her many pets at home. Betty will be interred in the family plot in Charleston, W.V. Mary Hazelden Schmitt passed away peacefully early in the morning on Nov. 13, 2016. Mary lived for most of her life in New York, growing up in Waterville, N.Y., then residing in Yonkers with her first husband, Paul Meyer, and Cooperstown, N.Y., before moving to Wisconsin in 2006.

She spent the last 10 years of her life living at the Laurel Oaks assisted living facility in Glendale, Wis. She spent many years volunteering for the Humane Society in Cooperstown and cared deeply about the wellbeing of animals. She was generous, kind and loved by many. Mary is survived by her four children: Lisa Meyer (Jeffrey Hughes) of Shelburne, Vt.; Gretchen Meyer (Raymond F. Gates III) of Cedarburg, Wis.; Peter Meyer (Bonnie Meyer) of Tacoma, Wash.; and Krilsten Stroud (George Stroud) of Mt. Shasta, Calif. She had seven grandchildren. She is further survived by her brother David Hazelden of Waterville, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her second husband Joseph Schmitt and her brother Edward (Ted) Hazelden.

Anne Kimball Smith died March 4, 2017, at Stamford Hospital. She graduated from Dana Hall School and Goucher College.

She taught art at Dedham Country Day School. She then trained on a Univac One computer at New England Mutual Life in Boston, and in the art department of Life Magazine in New York City. She and her husband of 58 years, Clyde Smith, met in New York City. They later moved to Greenwich with their two sons, Whitman D. Smith and Samuel K. Smith. Whitman predeceased her. She will be buried next to her son Whitman in Chatham, Mass., where a private family memorial service was held. She was a lifelong volunteer in Greenwich at the Teen Community Center, Community Answers and the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.

On behalf of the Class of 1949, I extend my sincerest sympathies to their families. I have just finished reading in our yearbook what was said about each one, which brought back many happy memories. You might like to do the same.

Mary (Maizi) May Donald lives in Acton, Mass., and writes that she is off to visit ‘baby sister’ (70) in Texas, then youngest son Elloitt (52), then the UUA convention in New Orleans. Then home. Big news is installation of solar panels. She asks us to stay tuned and she will let us know if they really do save on her electric bill.

Jane Fisher, who lives in Bethlehem, Pa., says she is busier than ever. She travels back and forth to Wellesley, Mass., and often stops in at Dana. She recently had lunch with Anne Richter in the Advancement Office.

Norma (Billie) Fisher is our class traveler.

She lives in Gainesville, Fla., and often travels. Her last trip was to Patagonia, Chile, for two weeks where she visited two national parks, hiking in 70–80 mile per hour winds. She is now packing once again for her trip to Switzerland. She is taking her collection of handmade figures created “by a wonderful craftsman” which she has collected over the many years of traveling to Switzerland. They will be displayed under glass in a hotel there.

Jennifer (Jenna) Hardy Speer writes, “I took a great trip to Sedona, Ariz., with Chuck’s family and three other favorite relatives. We hiked and enjoyed the incredible scenery there for three days.

The challenge was to be able to keep up with my 4 1/2 year old grandson who skis, skates, swims and takes karate! In late August, I hope to make a trip to the east for a reunion with P.K. and the other two we lived with when we lived in Sweden 60 years ago! That also will include celebrating my brother’s 90th birthday with gathered family and a visit to my Maine son and family. When not traveling around, I still love gardening, exercising and occasional hikes with friends who have the patience to hike slowly! My younger son just received the Dreiser Research Award for research at Indiana State University. I had to throw that in!’’

Congratulations, Jenna!

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Sarah Spencer Ward who lives in Winter Park, Fla., writes, “First I went to Kemper Hall in Kenosha, Wis., spent two years there and we had some Episcopalian nuns who taught us and one of them was from Spencer, Iowa. Maybe some of my kinfolk there. I had a wealthy aunt who paid for all of my schooling, which really helped my mother who was a young widow. My father was a missionary in China and all of us six children were born there. He is buried there, so China has always been special to me. One of my granddaughters visited his grave when she was there on a quick visit with her other grandmother and I have a picture of her standing next to his grave. My mother and father loved China and her people. I am so blessed to have all five of my children living near me and most of my grandchildren and great grandchildren, too.”

I (Ginger) talked to Roberta (Bobbie) Brown Mosher. She and Charlie are fine and enjoying living in Stamford, Conn., in a continuing care facility. One of her children and family live near by, which is wonderful for them. They go to Kezar Lake in Freyburg, Maine, in the summer and love it there.

Next time I will do a better job contacting you all. Hopefully I will receive news from more of you. Perhaps after you read this column you might take a moment to email or write me your contact information.

Front row: Joan Felton Cross and Ginger O’Hearn Broadbent. Back row: Louise Berke Wulff, Head of School Katherine L. Bradley and Nina Heald Webber

Class of 1950 Correspondent needed Anne St. John Buchal writes, “Elizabeth Litchfield Werner died in August of 2016.

Betty had written me that she was dying, but it took some time for the final news to reach me through her daughter Marta.”

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Class of 1951 Correspondent needed

Class of 1952 Correspondent needed

Class of 1953 Juliet Bourne Sherwood 175 S. Corona St. Denver, CO 80209 (303) 282-9077 coloradojule@gmail.com

Class of 1954 Phoebe Cory 188 Jones Ave. Portsmouth, NH 03801-5516 (603) 778-2875 feebcory@gmail.com Anne Pike Rugh 105 Pine St. Portland, ME 04102 asprugh@gmail.com “One thing I like about old age is being able to sit around and read, do crafts and refuse to do things I don’t want to.”

Hafez Susan Voice Ward, my (Anne Pike Rugh) roommate junior and senior year, author of the above “recipe” for 80 year olds, reported from Tucson that she and partner Michelle have been living there for about 11 years. “We enjoy the weather, plants, wildlife and beauty here, but do miss East Coast thinking and values. We are quite politically involved at this point.

We have been on overseas trips most years.

We love to travel.” A Viking Cruise to Greece, Rome and Israel is planned for the fall. Family get-togethers—a river house off Miami, a beach house in Mexico—help her stay in touch with daughters and grandkids.

Lee Brown Billingsley rounded up her crew for this lovely photo. It was taken by Cindy Grabau, Patricia (Patty) Pevear Moore’s daughter, at Lee’s 80th birthday.

Lee Brown Billingsley’s family

My request for news caught Pamela (Pam) Farrington Clayson watching the Masters. “Weekends are often pretty lonely without Barr (can’t believe it’s almost nine years he’s been gone!), but I have a lovable little dachshund, Honey, who keeps me company and so many wonderful friends here. It was a beautiful winter in Naples.

This is my place of residence now, though I spend five months back in Massachusetts.

This feels like home, especially when the snow flies, but my heart is still back north.

I keep plenty busy with the usual activities, although arthritis has cut into my golf game a bit. (I often feel like pieces of me are falling apart—the hands, a knee, etc.—but the rest is holding up). Visits from family are the highlight of the winter, of course.” Pam’s youngest grandchild, Courtney (Coco) Clayson ’18, “is a junior at Dana and absolutely loves it there! We had a wonderful conversation about SPREAD, comparing the new traditions and what I still remember.”

On my drive back to Maine from southern Florida in late April, I (Anne) stopped at St. Simon’s Island, Ga., to spend the night with Page Blackmore Oberlin and husband Bruce. We went on a pre-dinner stroll with their 4-month-old white poodle, Ali Baba, among the live oaks and Spanish moss. It was a silent and beautiful landscape. I’m glad I managed to get there before their home of 13 years sold.

“Home” shortly will be Maine and the Florida Keys. Dana Hall of the 1950s was far too restrictive for Page, but she recalls with great pleasure the time she spent with the glee club and singing Handel’s Messiah with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler’s direction. “And boys were there, too!” Music remains a pleasure. She had just returned from seeing the Met’s Eugene Onegin at the St. Simon’s Cinema; while in Maine in the summer, they are steady patrons of the Rockport festivals.

Next day I drove on to St. Helena Island in South Carolina for an overnight with Lynn

Jenkins Brown and her husband Eric. We sat on their porch until dark and hunger drove us inside, and then we still didn’t stop talking. Nor at breakfast next morning. What a lot of fun that was!

“Barbecue,” said Lynn, “is a specialty here.” Next day she gave me a tour of her art studio. She exhibits in two galleries in Beaufort. They spend a month in Maine in the summer with family, so I’m hoping I can return the pleasure of a visit.

Susan Smith Pratt writes, “Starting in December, I was able to visit my scattered, far-flung three sons and their families in Vermont, California and New York City, and so enjoyed being with my grandchildren. I will drive back to Nova Scotia in late April and, if possible, perhaps en route a visit with Anne Pike Rugh in Maine will happen.” Well, we tried, but our schedules couldn’t mesh; I was still on the road. I’m hoping for next time.

Elizabeth (Beth) Anderson Crumbliss writes, “My husband passed away seven years ago. We have three children: Clay, Bruce and Helen—all married. And six grandchildren: two married and one with two babies, if you count a 5-year-old as a baby! So I have three kids, three in-laws, six grands, two grands-in-law and two greats! All happy and healthier than their 82-year-old mom.”

Paula Bernat Bennett reported that she is still in Arlington. “It has worked out wonderfully. My ‘big’ news is that my two daughters (Marta and Erin) took me down to Charleston, S.C., to celebrate my 80th birthday at the end of April. I was super excited, in good part just to have five gloriously uninterrupted days with them, as we’re sharing an Airbnb, but also because I’ve been doing a lot of research on Antebellum Southern women writers and Charleston is crucial in innumerable ways if I am ever going to write on them, which may or may not happen, but it’s fun dreaming. I also got a new dog last September when I put my last golden down. The kids said no more large dogs, and they were right, so I got a 30-pound hound mix with the head of a dachshund and the body in miniature of a black and tan. A rescue from the South—and a hoot.

I can’t say I like growing old particularly, but its challenges sure make things interesting.”

Patricia (Patty) Pevear Moore writes, “Highlight of my year was a trip to London on the Queen Mary and a couple of days to enjoy London at Christmastime. Have made a couple of trips to Saint Petersburg, Fla., where my oldest daughter has relocated.

Had lunch with Lee Brown Billingsley and I am happy to report she is doing very well after a hip fracture this winter. I continue to live in Fairfield, Conn., because it seems easiest for me under my current circumstances. Having been declared legally blind by the motor vehicle department, driving is no longer an option.

Believe me, the change in lifestyle is definitely extreme. My daughter and I share a cottage which gives us each our own living space. It’s great for me since she is a photographer who can work a lot from home when she is not traveling. I am very fortunate to have her close by. She is a tremendous help as I seem to see less and less. After all, what would life be without challenges! Hope everyone is well and I look forward to some news in the next Bulletin.”

Marka ReQua Burnett writes, “Hi Anne, you inspired me to finally get with it and send something to you. Daughter M. Suzanne (Suzy) Burnett Doolittle ’82 went to her 1982 Dana Hall Reunion in April. I had such a good time at our Reunion ages ago. My children are: Suzy, married to Mike Doolittle (from Herndon, Va.); Eugenia married to Scott Tinsley (they live in New York City); and my two unmarried children are Ryland and Griffin.

Ryland lives in New York City and Griffin lives in Eatontown, N.J. Ryland and I went on a good painting trip to Maine with Judi Slockbower Wagner-Schaeberle as the teacher years ago.”

Marka ReQua Burnett’s grandchildren: Charlie Tinsley, Haven Tinsley, Charles Doolittle, Scott Tinsley, Marka Doolittle and Griffin Doolittle

Suzanne Roberts Daly writes, “I’m sorry I missed you (Anne) when you were in St. Simon’s Island. My husband has reserved

Little St. Simon Island for a 90th birthday bash in February 2019 if he doesn’t die beforehand! (Ray Daly and I were married in 2012). The island has accommodations for 32 folks and we will fill the place if all his family comes! (I married an Irishman who has 7 children!) We both love the area and have visited there several times. My husband of 52 years died of lung cancer in 2011. They were very happy, love-filled years. Fortunately we had moved into a wonderful retirement community here in Ponte Vedra. Ray’s wife died suddenly and we got together at the bridge table. What a blessing to meet someone who was as lonely as I was. Wonders never cease. I stay busy, and hopefully alert, with duplicate bridge. Croquet has become very popular for those of us who have given up golf.

Stretch and balance classes keep the tired bodies moving, and food and wine keep us happy! We spent the spring and early summer in Highlands, N.C. Please send wishes to all my Dana buddies. I ran into Lynn Brown and husband Eric a couple of years ago on a Windstar Cruise! We even recognized each other!”

Eunice Marden May writes from Painesville, Ohio, about the bright spots in her life. “I do not like being a widow, but I have many things to be grateful for, so that is where the focus must be. The main focus these days, in addition to my three grown children, is my church job. I turned 81 this year and am currently in my 27th year as choir director at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Mentor, Ohio. I also am the Bell Choir director and the organist. (Not bad for 81!) The choir is one of the bright spots—sort of like a second family. Phil and I met in church choir while at Oberlin. He was in the choir at St. Andrew’s right to the end in 2012. I grew up in Massachusetts but have lived in the Cleveland area since getting married in 1960. Cleveland is a good place; no longer the ‘mistake on the lake.’ There are many great offerings here.

So I say, ‘Go Cavs!,’ ‘Go Tribe!,’ and in a softer voice, ‘Go Browns!’”

And I (Anne) say, “Go all of you who wrote!” Thank you! I asked for your bright spots and you responded. To you who remain unmoved or shy, please consider sending something for the deadline in October. These are interesting times! Best wishes to all of you.

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Class of 1955

Class of 1957

Joanna Graf Frank 31 Main St. Stonington, CT 06378 (860) 535-0910 joannagf@msn.com

Judith O’Connell Perkins P89 35 Jackson Pond Rd. Dedham, MA 02026 (781) 329-1622 judyoperk@aol.com

Class of 1956 Carol Creighton Hadley 2736 N. W. 77th Blvd., #264 Gainesville, FL 32606 (352) 377-4721 cjhadley@aol.com Dear ’56ers, You will be reading this in August; however, it is May as I (Carol Creighton Hadley) write. This spring is so special to me as I see three grandchildren graduate from college. Leah Bisbee graduated from the College of Engineering at the University of Florida and has a job with Citrix Systems. Emerson Hadley graduated from the University of North Carolina with a B.A. and is working toward a master’s degree in physical therapy. Anna Rea will graduate in August from Texas A&M where she had a full equestrian scholarship. Her field will be sports management. My other three grands graduated two years ago and are employed!

Alexander Bisbee is with SRS commercial real estate in Orlando, Alexandra Hadley is with Adobe in Salt Lake City, and Charlotte Rea works at Facebook in New York City. I’m a very proud “nonna” of these young ones who I once burped and changed such seemingly short years ago.

My heart is full of pride, I had to brag. I have not received any new news to report from you ’56ers. Let me know what’s happening: what you are up to—or not up to—as 80 approaches. Don’t make me have to write more grandchildren stuff!

Anne Dauer writes, “My daughter Lesley’s second book of poetry, Carnival Lite, was published last year by University Press in Georgia.”

See 1958 for a photo of Nancy Johnston Dewing.

Suzanne (Susu) Rodgers’s brother, Allan Rodgers, writes, “I have the sad news to report to you that Suzanne died on May 8.

She loved Dana and I’m sure would have wanted to attend her 60th Reunion.”

Class of 1958 Mary Ty Wyatt Forbush 1100 SW Shoreline Drive #202 Palm City, FL 34990 tyforbush@yahoo.com It’s ironic that I’m (Mary Ty Wyatt Forbush) compiling our class column news on the day of the spring equinox. A sense of a new season is in the air. Please note my new address above because my husband Bob and I will have moved by the time you read this. We’ve decided that it is time to simplify our lives and get ourselves into a setting where our living and health needs in the future will be met.

Elizabeth Henry Caldwell writes that she has spent this past winter season at her home in Key Largo, Fla., where she enjoyably plays golf, bridge, croquet, etc.

In October, she will likewise be moving into a smaller house that will still be on the brow of Lookout Mountain, Tenn.

Continuing travels still keep many of us ’58ers occupied and on the move. Joan Sigel Schuman went to Vietnam and Cambodia this past winter and to Patagonia in March. Janet Barton Mostafa continues to basically spend spring and fall in Cairo, Egypt, and winter and summer in Pasadena, Calif. She loves her friends’ activities in both places and she is involved with several ministries in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and hopes to be with them in Hungary and Romania in early September.

Mary Covington writes, “The past year was full of wonderful events and travels.

The 1958 mini-reunion on the Cape was, as each year, a highlight. Such terrific women and good friends. The special events occurred mostly on trips to New

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York and New Mexico. The latter was a three-week visit with my sister during which we were fascinated by Chaco Canyon up north and enjoyed the cultural and outdoor lives of Albuquerque where she lives. A trip to France included 10 days in the Dordogne, mostly staying in a dreamy old farmhouse on top of a hill and visiting Paleolithic caves with amazing art, and touring impressive castles. A short week in Paris seeing old friends and some sights topped off a welcome return to the country which is my second home. The life in New Hampshire continues to be pleasant, with music the main cultural attraction.

Mary Covington visiting Paleolithic caves in the Dordogne region in France

Situations do change in time. Elizabeth (Betsy) Dunphy Fischer speaks of the difficulties and adjustments that have been necessary in regards to her husband’s worsening dementia. With his care now outside the home, she has been able to make new friends and is getting out more to enjoy the sights and activities of Iowa City where she has lived for years. She was looking forward to traveling to France, too.

Sadly, Holly Gebelein Hobart lost her soulmate Ken Creighton on December 3, 2016, out in Seattle, Wash. She continues to live on their yacht, Sea Bear, and has intentions of spending the summer sailing throughout the San Juan Islands. Class sympathies are also extended to Lindsey Hall Huddleston whose husband Dick died on January 5, and Elinore (Ellie) Borkum Miller whose husband Freddy passed away on January 21.

Many thanks to Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77 for her friendship and her assistance in the preparation of these Class Notes articles over the years in her role as Director of Alumnae Relations, and best wishes to her as she embarks on a new job at a school in Switzerland. I am also still hoping that one of you will step up to the

plate and replace me as Class Correspondent after my decade on the job.

It seems appropriate to ask again given the theme of change that permeates this article! Best regards and happy summer wishes!

Ann Woodcock Hurd writes, “A minireunion Dana luncheon in Hope Town, Elbow Cay, Bahamas, was held March 7 hosted by Hasty and Jay Evans, brother of Dorinda Evans ’61 and Tamsen Evans George.”

Back row: Ann Woodcock Hurd, Tamsen Evans George, Nancy Johnston Dewing ’56, Victoria Moore Fuger ’62. Front row: Dorinda Evans ’61, Sally Cummings Goodrich ’47, Diane Fulton Hunter ’47

Class of 1959 Jill Spiller 45 Sutton Pl. S. Apt. 1B New York, NY 10022 (212) 421-0932 jillspille1@aol.com

Class of 1960 Carol Huppeler Hosdale cgoldie3137@aol.com As I (Carol Huppeler Hosdale) look at this photo of my youngest grandson, I see wonderment. He is not yet 2, but has already been blessed with loving nature’s beauty and mystery. I think I am learning to enjoy and appreciate life more by being in his presence. There is so much more out there to discover! Hope you all are well.

My best to all, Class of ’60!

Carol Huppeler Hosdale’s grandson James

Ann Poten Martin writes, “Carol, I still see you at 17 years old—and me, too! Of course I don’t get out of my chair as quickly… Wisdom? A friend told me after the loss of our youngest child, who was then 23, ‘If you live long enough, you get handed s---, and the only difference between people is how they handle it.’ (I never would have said the S-word when I was at Dana!) I don’t know about ‘handle it,’ but you can live with it—one minute at a time—and through it, and gradually find a multitude of moments of peace and happiness. Here’s to ‘the best of all the rest!’”

journey to Vermont, with a week or two in Nova Scotia. We love being on our beautiful lake in Vermont just a short walk from daughter Stephanie, her husband Ian and sons Clay (13) and Parker (12). Clay is our singing thespian and Parker is our traveling soccer goalie. Son Alexander and his boys Henry (12) and James (9) usually visit during the summer, so all of the cousins can spend time together—mostly on the lake swimming, boating, tubing and fishing. All good things to all of the ‘Best Class of the Rest Past.’ I love reading about all of you and your families!”

Marty Horton Gecek writes, “I recently celebrated an anniversary I never thought would happen: It is now 50 years (!) since I began working at the Salzburg Global Seminar. (Not surprisingly, I am the oldest on the staff.) Although I officially retired years ago, I still organize one symposium each year on an American Studies theme; this September it is called Life and Justice in America: Implications of the New Administration. A timely topic to say the least! We will welcome about 40 university teachers of American Studies from 25 countries. On the personal front, Heidi and Sandy have produced three wonderful little boys; Matteo (9) lives just up the road, and Jonas (7) and Marco (3) live in Tyrol in a ski resort town—a great place to visit. Life in beautiful Salzburg is wonderful and I would be happy to show any classmates around.”

Ann Tomson Alexander writes, “My news is I’m getting along amazingly well considering I just entered my fourth quarter of a century. Happy to report I’m still doing tours at the Chicago Art Institute, keeping up with my junior high youth group, helping out with a few other good causes, and painting and knitting when I have a chance. Tom is still driving to work and putting in long days at the office, 17 years since his Parkinson’s diagnosis. Grandchildren? After the first fabulous granddaughter in 2008, we have had a grandson every year since 2014.

Here’s a family photo (missing two little boys and their mom) from our 50th anniversary celebration in Hawaii. Life is good. Let’s all plan to make the 60th reunion of the Class of ’60—it’s only three years away.”

I (Carol) had the most fun talking to Page Egerton and catching up after 57 years of no contact! What a wonderful surprise. She truly is amazing and has accomplished a lot in her life. She does not like to write, does not do email and does not have a cell phone. Thinking that our generation is not necessarily interested in technology, I included my phone number in my last Dana Hall Class of ’60 correspondent letter. Well, fortunately, that was just perfect for Page. She called me up and we had a truly wonderful time. When I asked her what she would most like to communicate to our classmates, she said: “Tell them to call me! I would love to catch up and share what is going on in their life as well as my life! That is what I do best! I thoroughly enjoy connecting with friends.”

Page’s phone number is (804) 355-5451.

Penelope Pearse Buzby writes, “I’m looking forward to seeing Karen Detweiler Hyatt and her husband Hal when Scott and I make our semi-annual

Ann Tomson Alexander’s family

Barbara Fulton Loughman writes, “Bob and I are still living on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, and I am still practicing law after 36 years. I am one of seven partners in my law firm and operate the Wolfeboro office comprised of me and my secretary. Best of all, it is only about two miles from my house, so no commute. Most of my work is representing school districts although I also do some town work. We have four children (one in New Hampshire, one in Massachusetts, one in Florida and one in England) and six grandchildren. I am trying to get used to

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being 75 years old and having children who are middle aged. We used to do a lot of skiing. Bob doesn’t ski anymore—his excuse is that he is older than I am—but I managed a couple of days of skiing in France with our youngest daughter, son-in-law and two of our grandsons at Christmas. We like to travel, although not during the summer when it is too nice here to leave. We usually go to Europe a couple of times a year, visiting our daughter in England en route, and like everyone else in New Hampshire, try to escape the snow and ice at least once each winter. We get together a couple of times each year with Gwendolyn (Wendy) Wood Holt ’59 and her husband. I hope all is well with you and your family.”

Class of 1961 Susan (Sue) Gibbs gibbsie65@hotmail.com First some very happy news. Our class “baby” Marlene Mustard Graf became what I think is the class’s first great grandmother (unless someone is holding out on us) on January 7. Marcus Allen Ricker is the grandson of Marlene’s daughter, Virginia (Ginny) Lee Ricker ’84. Marlene was in Florida at the time to welcome little Marcus. On March 21, Allison White finally became Nana to Luke Alexander Bundy, her daughter’s little boy. Allison was with her new grandchild in Asheville, N.C., for a week in early April and is now in love again.

Four generations: Marlene Mustard Graf with her daughter Ginny Lee Ricker ’84, grandson Marcus Ricker and great-grandson Marcus Allen Ricker Allison White and grandson Luke Alexander Bundy

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and my 75th birthday, so we plan to celebrate by taking a trip to Beaufort, N.C., for my birthday and a cruise for our anniversary.” And we send our sympathy to Cindy on the loss of her younger brother to cancer last year. She was with him in Rochester, N.Y., for his last four months and found that a very special thing to experience.

Allison’s grandson Luke

Jane Chittick, in typical Jane style, writes, “We left for Florida March 11 in a car and were in Coconut Grove until April 15. I was frazzled as the day before, Raisa and I were attacked by three dogs, resulting in me rushing her to the vet where she had eight stitches in her back, then had to file a police report and rush home to pack to leave the next morning at 6 a.m. Forgot my cell phone at home! It took a week to get a neighbor to break in and FedEx it to me.

Hardly relaxing! But after three days on the road with a drugged dog, we made it and enjoyed warm weather!” Hope the trip back home went uneventfully and with a healthy dog.

This is going back to last year but Jane sent me this picture from Thanksgiving time (while everyone at home was making and eating creamed onions) at the famous old cafe La Palette in Paris. Jane wrote, “Guess who had a glass of wine together tonight?!

Junior year roommates Janie Chittick and Allison White! Each here in Paris for different reasons, but somehow it’s easier to get together abroad than it is passing through Falmouth to get the ferry to Martha’s Vineyard!”

Jane Chittick and Allison White in Paris in November 2016

I heard from Cynthia (Cindy) Childs Over in March: “We moved a year ago to Crystal River, Fla., just six miles down the road from where we were living. We downsized because Dick just turned 86 (and doing well, thank heavens), but it was time to get practical. We love our new home. This is our 30th anniversary year

Anne Poekel McCauley writes, “Sorry to have missed Reunion, but my husband Dick was recovering from back surgery. He has terrible arthritis and now walks with a cane. We will be travelling to San Francisco, where my daughter Susan lives, by train in August. We do a lot of travelling by train and getting to the West Coast takes about four days. We usually change trains in Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles. My favorite trip was over the Rocky Mountains on a train called the California Zephyr. Our gated Florida community offers trips and classes, which we have enjoyed. In early March, Dick and I took a bus trip to a Florida winery with 50 other neighbors. And just after that I took an oil painting class at our main clubhouse. The art teacher at Dana was always inspiring to me and I always loved the art studio.”

Tucky Smith Harrison had to bite the bullet in January and finally have her problem ankle operated on and fused. She’s now doing very well, has gotten rid of her “boot” and is now sporting a brace that fits in her shoe. The sexy red spike heels are now out of her closet. Too bad, but she’s walking! She says the whole thing has been relatively hassle-free and essentially painless. She says that “husband Brandon has been my rock, stepping up with cooking and chauffeuring and with not a word of complaint.” She goes on to say, “Headed north in early May by way of Colorado. Daughter Emily graduated from nursing school as an RN. I am so proud of her managing school, work, house and family! And keeping up with the men in her life isn’t easy. Their sports take them all over the mountains, the west and now even to Nashville for a hockey championship! Meanwhile, our oldest daughter’s girls are heading to Park City for their slalom championships. And they’re not even in junior high school yet!”

Then she goes on, “I am always so excited to get the Bulletin and invariably turn to the back to catch our class news. Well, surprise, surprise! We are no longer even

in the first 10 pages from the back. Our news appeared between the 14th and the 16th. The point being that this wonderful class filled up two and a half pages! It is so fun for me to see how active and involved Dana’s ‘senior’ classes are.” (I, Gibbsie, still do the same thing when I go to Class Notes—start at the back! Guess it’ll never sink in that we’re not as young as we used to be.)

Tucky, Robin Morsman Geis and Penny Prell Luce all got together in Mesa, Ariz., in mid-March. Penny drove over from Santa Barbara. They had a wonderful time together before Robin and Penny took off the next day to search for more exotic fibers for their needlework.

Mary Wilson-Tauson has quite the tale to tell. “Greetings to all. For me the last few months have been a lesson in that John Lennon/Sanders quote, ‘Life is what happens to you when you are busy making other plans!’ This fall, the third edition of my book was out and for the first time I was not teaching and was committed to not taking any new legal cases. I had just begun to wonder what I was going to do with myself when husband Ric took a terrible fall downstairs at his daughter’s home in Pennsylvania on the way to Florida for the season. He sustained a traumatic brain injury, initially leaving him unable to breathe on his own, open his eyes, speak, swallow, or move anything except his left hand and we almost lost him. But he is incredibly courageous and resilient at 81, and with tremendous support and encouragement from literally all over the world and the powers that be, he has rebounded and done incredibly well. After two weeks in intensive care in Pennsylvania, we got him moved to our wonderful Boston resources: first Mass General, then Spaulding Rehab where together Ric and the staff wrought miracles. After 2+ months in hospitals, he came home to Amesbury with in-home therapy for two months and then outpatient, at which point he got cleared for us to go to Florida where he continues therapy and is doing exceedingly well in all respects. Company has been good for us.

We took the car train north in mid-May to sell our beautiful ketch SVOBODA and enjoy friends up north for a bit. Anticipate spending some time in New Hampshire with Marlene Mustard Graf in her new cottage and hopefully Gibbsie, et. al. We are also hoping to work on our bucket list

and have appreciated travel suggestions from classmates. Carolyn Grande Harder has been especially helpful and Ric has booked a cruise in the fall to the Canadian Maritimes. Who knows, maybe we will catch up with Janie Newton and Ian! Best to all.” On April 20, Mary and Ric met Karen Slawsby Stone and Jim for lunch and it was a good time. Karen left April 27 for a painting workshop in Italy just north of Sienna with about a dozen other folks from Naples and Vermont, and is very enthusiastic about getting back to painting.

She and Jim are really enjoying the home they had built and moved into about a year ago. So we expect to hear all about it from you, Karen, next time.

From the great grandmother Marlene Mustard Graf we hear: “I managed to finally sell my gravel pit business in September 2016 and dissolved that corporation as well as three family partnerships that occupied a majority of my time between required tax returns and accounting in December 2016. Once all the final tax returns were done, I focused my attention on trying to perfect my golf game. Any golfers reading this know that requires a lifetime commitment with varied results! I have joined the Fountain Hills Community Chorus to get a sadly unused voice respectively back in shape. At the end of May, plans included a visit to my step-daughter, Silvia Graf-Jilinski, and her family in Begnins, Switzerland for the high school graduation of her son Alexander who will attend Babson College in the fall.

While across the pond, I will visit Sue Gibbs for the first time in Oslo, Norway, and then join the Fountain Hills Community Chorus for a 10-day tour of Ireland. We will perform at least three concerts comprising spirituals and American Western classics (‘Happy Trails’ and ‘Oklahoma’) on the tour throughout southern Ireland. I will spend the balance of the summer in my new cottage in Georges Mills, N.H., enjoying the view from my deck of Otter Pond. Of course, there will be a healthy mix of golf with some great gals I have known there for more than 40 or perhaps 50 years! By the time you read this, I will be back in Arizona practicing with the chorus for our Christmas concert. Cheers to all!”

Susan (Sue) Steele Isbell spent three weeks in Telluride this winter. The big event was their oldest grandchild’s May graduation from the University of

Tennessee in Knoxville. She’s thrilled to have a job in Nashville, her hometown. For July 4th week, 17 of 19 Isbells headed to Nantucket to celebrate Bob’s 80th birthday.

(Two miss because of work.) Actual day is August 25, but the holiday week is when most could gather. Sue and Bob spent a delightful weekend in mid-April in Savannah where they attended an American Decorative Arts Symposium.

Morning lectures addressed what they would see in the afternoon as they walked the squares and visited houses steeped in history. Warm and sunny; ideal all around.

Our world traveler, Barbara Vaughan Koun, says, “Neil and I did have a fabulous trip in January to Tasmania, thanks to Sally Saunders’ suggestions. And wonderful experiences in New Guinea, Coral Sea and Solomon Islands. How blessed I am! New trip this summer. I read Baltic Wars books, so off to Estonia and Latvia this July and then one of those river cruises from St. Pete to Moscow. Lots of day trips are included. The big experience is taking a bus from Narva, Estonia (huge WWII battles) to St. Petersburg. I booked the ‘luxury’ seats for the equivalent of $15; this ought to be a fun deal. I’m sure there will be great scenery. I speak no Russian but my phone does.”

Our friend from down under, Sally Saunders, writes, “I have moved from acreage that was very high fire danger and took more work that I wanted to do at 73 years of age. I moved into a village growing into a rural suburb of Canberra, Australia’s national capital. After weeks of house fixing up to sell and a week of unpacking in a new house, I look forward to five weeks in the U.S. to catch up with family and attend a nephew’s second wedding. But my U.S. visits never seem to be the right time to catch up with Dana friends and memories.”

From Susan Burns Hellberg we hear, “I took my daughter and kids and son and his family to the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs for Thanksgiving. It was a wonderful time. First time we all have been together in years. Going to San Francisco (Tiburon) to my daughter’s home for Christmas but no Florida this January.”

Susan has been recovering from a spinal fusion from last summer and says it hasn’t exactly been fun, but she’s getting there.

When that’s completed she can look forward to a couple of new knees. Ah, the golden years!

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Susan Burns Hellberg and her grandchildren

Carolyn Harris has been on an extended visit to old colleagues and friends in Los Angeles this spring. The first week of May she headed up the coast for some hiking, climbing, fishing and golfing. It remains to be seen if she decides to move back to the West Coast again after this.

In early March, Dorinda (Dindy) Evans visited her brother on Man-O-War Cay in the Bahamas for a week. Her sister, Tamsen Evans George ’58, was also there with classmate Ann Woodcock Hurd ’58 visiting. Their brother arranged a Dana gathering on Elbow Cay; quite the Dana contingent there. (See photo in 1958.) The weather started out rather cool for there but ended up very nice and a good time was had by all. Dindy will be going back to China this summer for the third time and will be teaching a survey of Western art and architecture, divided into two sequential courses at Chengdu University.

Her daughter will be going along this year.

I’ve heard from Cynthia (Cindy) Clark Cunningham after a long silence. So good to hear from her again! She’s very involved with the Lakota tribe and the pipeline situation. I’ll let her tell it herself. But first she says, “I loved my Dana years and all its elegance of the traditions, leadership, music, teaching and community, and am so thankful to have had time there as part of my life’s journey. My Dana years were some of the best years of my life. All who made Dana the beautiful place it was were bright lights in my life. I’m so thankful for this. I’ve been fortunate to have met, studied under and known well a generation of elder Tibetan teachers, Lakota leaders and friends, and musicians from the Shona tradition of Zimbabwe—men and women from very diverse life circumstances. So many of these people have passed away now, and I feel very lucky to have known them. John and I have been involved with both the Keystone XL and NoDAPL pipelines as protectors/supporters. Many of

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our Lakota friends have been active over the past few years, against both Keystone XL and DAPL and in the movement against domestic violence. Our larger community of friends in South Dakota have had active careers in medicine, law, education, counseling, equine therapy, the arts and traditional teachings, and language preservation, and have worked in many of the helping organizations on the reservations and in the city. Their wisdom is deep and real and very open-hearted.

John and I went to Standing Rock in early November. Being there was one of the most profound experiences we’ve ever had.

Seeing the Oceti Sakowin camp as we drove over the last hill and saw it spread out between the highway and river, surrounded by flags from so many nations was life changing.”

Lydia (Penny) Pyne Mott spent most of her winter shoveling and snow blowing her way out of her house in Damariscotta, Maine. When last heard from, she was really looking forward to crocuses and daffodils. So was her dear little yorkie who was not pleased with all the snow.

From Wendy McCobb in sunny California we hear, “I left the Gokhale group because I was paying everything I made back in franchise fees. I still teach posture and alignment on my own, with some modifications from the Gokhale method. At the moment, besides teaching my own classes, I am driving Thacher School students to their doctors/therapists/ etc., and it suits me well. I’ve worked at the school both as a nurse and as a study skills tutor, and some of my old friends from the ’90s are still there. I get to see them occasionally; the school is just up the hill from where I live and the kids are fabulous.”

Nobuko (Enn) Shimizu Matsushita has been having a rough time after she fell and broke her kneecap last summer. It was wired together (ouch!) and has been most uncomfortable ever since. But the bone is healing well and the wire was taken out in June, making life a lot better. Enn recently celebrated her mother’s 101st birthday.

Said her mother is still going strong!

Linda Marsh will be going to Santa Fe in August for the opera festival. This is something she’s wanted to do for ages and she’s finally going to do it. Will expect a report for the next Bulletin.

And to bring up the rear: All is well in Oslo. Our winter had less snow than normal but right now (end of April), we’ve gotten a huge snowfall and the machines are back out prepping the ski trails in town for the diehards who want to keep skiing!

It now looks as if I’ll be joining Marlene Mustard Graf in Ireland for a few days while she’s on her chorus trip. That’ll be wonderful. Have to make sure she stills sings sweetly. So I guess that wraps it up for now. Happy summer to all!

Susan Pratt Sherman and husband Rick at the Women’s March in Tucson, Ariz.

Class of 1962 Bev Holmes Prevost P92 bevhprevost@gmail.com Sorry that a couple of these you will already have read because some of you replied all instead of just replying to me!

Next time just send your news only to me please. Thanks so much for your replies; I know we all appreciate them! We are still such a great and interesting class! This is a perfect place to remind you all that, as of your reading this in the Bulletin in August, our 55th Reunion will Oct 4–6, just prior to Columbus Day weekend, a good chance to extend Reunion travel! And as of this writing, there are already several of you who are possible/probable attendees: Susie Gail Kaufman, Susie Selden Egan, Anne McClanahan Bourne, Carol Cookman Ruffo, Diana Cunningham Bunting, Bev Holmes Prevost, Kendra Gunn Nedjar, Suzy Hoagland Titus, and hopefully all you who came to the 50th and all you who wish you had! Please, everyone, come if you possibly can!

Our (Bev Holmes Prevost) daughter Elizabeth Prevost ’92 was at Dana in April for her 25th Reunion, so Ned and I

went to Wellesley to catch a couple of hours with her. Not easy to do as she lives in Iowa! It looked just beautiful and there are so many wonderful improvements: new stables, new athletic center, new library complex on the back of the classroom building, new student center, renovated Johnson D dormitory—the first of the four to be redone. While in the archives, Pam the archivist encouraged me to encourage you to loan (for scanning) or give to Dana photos, memorabilia and materials of all sorts for the archives. One of Elizabeth’s classmates was offering them her fencing jacket and mentioned some other items like beanies, etc. If you want a good and appreciative place to donate your special Dana items, this is the time and place.

Bring them with you to Reunion or mail them to Pam Kaplan or Dorothy DeSimone in the Dana Archives at 45 Dana Rd, Wellesley, MA 02482-9010.

My news is mixed: We had a great Christmas with kids here, a dreadful January/February with a virulent gastro bug which had me on the B.R.A.T. diet forever but had the benefit of a needed loss of almost 20 pounds, recovery, reunion in Phoenix with Ned’s seminary classmates/ spouses/partners, New Jersey visits to help daughter Marnie with a flooded house, family reunion in Virginia, summer on Cuttyhunk with both girls and their families, return to Point O’Woods, and then looking forward to Reunion! Ned and I are still singing in our church choir, All Saints Worcester. And the arthritic knees have my attention...

Susan (Susie) Gail Kaufman writes, “I was very sorry to learn Carol Cookman Ruffo lost her husband and agree that being with our friends from earlier years, as well as recent years, boosts the quality of all of our lives. Am putting the October Reunion on my calendar and would love to see all of you from those very crucial years in our lives. Dana was such an enriching environment for our adolescent years and I have never really processed what happened on many levels. Would enjoy having that conversation with many of you. Bumped into a young woman in a gelato line the other day and noted she was wearing a Dana ring—her year was green and it made me wish I knew where my ring was. She was excited to realize this old person next to her recognized her school ring. Made me remember how all of us who shared this experience have a special bond. It is hard to select what to say. Share the aging

ailments, from getting a hearing aid and having more tests for this and that then I wish to relate, or share the good stuff such as having two daughters (living in Santa Monica , Calif., and Glencoe, Ill.) with five perfect grandchildren from ages 9–15. We visit these families and have the good fortune to be living in Boston with all of its benefits. I am in a terrific film class, take art courses at the MFA, enjoy good friends, and work on organizations such as Facing History and Ourselves (providing quality educational resources and teaching methods to teachers in public and private schools from Boston and Memphis to South Africa and Northern Ireland and on and on). When we are together at Reunion, it would be great to learn the interests and activities of everyone as we will definitely find more and more ways to make our lives have purpose. On my way to 73, too. We all understand the shock and awe that age brings up. It will be wonderful to be with friends who understand the process of aging, our shared history at Dana, and the many challenges and joys of living a long life. Warmest hi to you all.”

Arden Harrison Hansen writes, “Peace and goodwill to all my classmates and anyone else reading this. My captain husband and I still live on our catamaran in the winter and camper in the summer. This year we are doing renovations while our houseboat is anchored in the Hudson River. Life is good, our family is central to all we do and I pray we all can endure well to the end.”

Paula Protze Titon writes, “I am in Maine busy with my chows and dog training (obedience, agility and tracking) and club activities, my family, my neighbors, my bridge friends, keeping up with my Facebook contacts with old friends and former students. Add to that helping my adult daughter keep her life as a disabilities self-advocate on track and connecting with a wide range of her friends and associates, and gardening! Life is good.”

Tracy Hagan Bacon writes, “This past February, when a traveling group of four (dubbed the ‘Fab 4’) from Melbourne went to Williamsburg, Va., for a week, we were treated to a visit by Pam Price. You may not know it, but she is a highly accomplished knitter who also teaches (and has the patience of Job)! She instructed us how to make a beaded knit bracelet; she

even brought needles and supplies for all of us. What a talented group! It also gave us a chance to catch up on all the latest news, including Dana.”

Pam Price and Tracy Hagan Bacon

Susan (Suzy) Hoagland Titus writes, “After 34 joyful and fulfilling years on the library staff at Tabor Academy, I am finally going to retire at the end of the school year. I am guessing that might even be a longer tenure than Miss Currier! No bun or squeaky shoes for me, however. I will miss the students and the stimulation of the academic environment but am ready to call my time my own. David and I will celebrate my new freedom with a river cruise in Europe in the fall—never been able to travel in that season before. Hope to have a reunion with Kathy Walker Denis while I’m over there. Kathy and I correspond by email almost every week, sometimes more often. Our kids have visited with her in Paris and her daughter has stayed with us. Just hope the trip doesn’t conflict with our 55th in October— our trip dates remain in limbo as I write this. Our daughter-in-law Katie has just completed her first year as head of school at Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania. I had hoped she would apply for the opening at Dana but the family wanted a co-ed school. Mercersburg is a jaw-dropping gem tucked into south central Pennsylvania. If you have grandchildren looking at co-ed boarding schools, don’t overlook this one.

Hoping I will see many of you in October.

And Marion is a lovely spot by the sea to visit!”

Pamela (Pam) Pearsall writes, “The big news in my life is the renovation of my 126-year-old Victorian home; I have been here since May 1, 1981. It’s all about giving this grande dame a facelift and updating my living quarters so I can age in place.

Thankfully most of the house is brick. It’s just the wood that has gone rotten, which involves all the windows and upper quarter of the house. Crazy cat lady living in the purple house—nine kitties! Still sharing

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home with students and people going through life changes. I’m in my 13th year of running Stepping Stones Clean & Sober, LLC, housing addicts and alcoholics to assist them on their road to recovery.

August 5 will mark 73 years wandering this earth. Where did the time go? I won’t travel by plane so my chances of my attending Reunion are slim to none. Wish I had the energy to drive. Basically have no desire to leave my home.”

Pam Pearsall’s home during renovations

Loren Lazzaro writes, “I traveled to Nosara, Costa Rica, this past winter where I was fortunate enough to come across a mama tortuga preparing a nest for her eggs. All is well here in Maine.”

Suzanne (Reid) Algeo Schenck writes, “At the end of May, I left Pasadena for my house in Calais, Vt., where I have spent the past seven summers. It is a slice of heaven—no cell service, dirt roads, kayaking to keep up with the baby loons and bald eagle, and a garden that is much too large. This past February, I went to Guatemala with a small group led by a couple from Pasadena who have a coffee plantation there and a coffee roasting operation here. It was a fascinating trip of history, culture and beauty. I still am working with children with learning differences, but now I’m down to a small educational therapy practice at my home. It is such a fascinating field, especially with the burgeoning amount of brain research.

Both sets of children live in or near Pasadena. My daughter and her partner are expecting twins in November, making 5-year-old Lila a big sister. Love being a grandmother!”

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Susan (Susie) Selden Egan writes, “Greetings from New York City, a city suffering the ill effects of crumbling infrastructure, perpetually jammed traffic and too many damn people. It may be that it is finally time for me to get out of town.

But I am still working in my own practice representing small businesses that are having trouble with their employees. It has been very busy but now that Trump has been elected, there is always the possibility that he will eliminate all of the regulations with which I am helping my clients deal. I have married a second time to a doctor (a woman) and have two stepchildren.

Getting married at 70 is a special adventure. I also have five grandchildren, three boys and two girls, between the ages of 2 and 10. My son is an attorney with the U.S. Attorney’s Office here in New York. I see his children often. My daughter is a forensic psychologist with a federal prison in El Paso, Texas; her children not so much. I see Alice Viertel Krieger from time to time and Barbara Berger Opotowsky, and sometimes Vicky Camargo comments on the pictures I put on Instagram. I look forward to attending Reunion and seeing everyone. I am also hoping to get some tips on how to deal with the arthritis in my knees.”

Carol Cookman Ruffo writes, “Returned from 3 1/2 months in Naples, Fla., so my blood has thinned and am now freezing with this rainy weather. My sister still lives in the same house in Wellesley, so I frequently see how much the town has changed. I am planning to be at Reunion. I had a great visit with Vicky Moore Fuger last fall in northern Michigan. Seemed like just yesterday that we were roomies on 5th Ave. I have also seen Betsy Livingston Sheffer both in Wellesley and Florida.

Hope we get a great turnout. Going through the awful shock of losing my husband has made me so aware of how much we need our friends! Judy, Cindy, Pam, Reid, Susie, Sally, etc… be there!”

Kendra Gunn Nedjar writes, “Can’t really say I am enjoying falling apart bit by bit, but am so lucky in many ways that I am able to do lots of things I do love doing, even if I can’t do them all. I have taken several things off my bucket list because there is no way I could do them. I just returned from a three-day genealogy conference that was fabulous. That was something I can still do, even if I have to walk a lot. Thankfully they have seats all over the place, and in the exhibition hall if

I needed to sit there were wonderful vendors who allowed me to borrow a chair to take a load off my feet. That expression is exactly what I do. Still spending one day a week as the volunteer genealogist at a local library and go out to lunch with friends at least once a week. I left at the beginning of May for a month visiting with my brother in Nova Scotia. My daughter, son-in-law, four cats and my grandson are still living in our small house. They have bought a house and are in the process of moving. The good part is they can work from there instead of my living room even though they are still living with us. My grandson is a delight. It’s so great to watch his personality develop. Trying to encourage a love of nature in him and he does recognize several birds’ songs. He does spend four hours a day in day care now, which makes it so much easier to care for him. I could not do the whole day (even if he is a good napper) because I didn’t have enough energy once he became more mobile. Yes, I do have ailments and issues but prefer to deny them, although I do take the medications the doctor tells me to, and think I am healthy as a horse… and it works until I stand up, or someone wearing perfume gets near me and I end up with an asthma attack, or I eat things that aggravate my gout, or I eat a very rich meal and go to bed too soon after eating and end up with acid reflux. So you see my ailments are very minor in comparison with what some people deal with, more nuisances than serious illnesses. Looking forward to fall when I can interact with all of you accomplished, amazing women. It is such fun hearing about everyone’s adventures.”

Class of 1963 Correspondent needed Laura Potsubay Pucher ’68 writes, “Deepest sympathies to my sister Susan (Susie) Potsubay Symons whose husband John Glick died suddenly on April 6 of a torn aorta. Susie and John had recently moved to a senior living development in Rossmoor, Calif., after 37 years of marriage in Farmington Hills, Mich. John had closed Plum Tree Pottery after a career of 51 years. His life’s work was celebrated by the Cranbrook Institute last spring, entitled ‘A Legacy in Clay.’ All lovers of studio ceramics, painting and teaching are encouraged to Google ‘John P. Glick Legacy in Clay Cranbrook Institute.’”

Susie Symons with her husband John Glick

Susie Symons and Priscilla Nesbit visited together in Walnut Creek, Calif., shortly before John passed away.

Class of 1964 Susan Belmer Kollet-Harris skharris@rcn.com

Class of 1965 Susan West Ayres warren.ayres@verizon.net Paula Minnick Peterson writes that she is still dealing with health issues, one of which involved a total knee replacement in October. “The worst of PT is over. Having this is the most pain I have ever experienced.” She spent another winter in Naples, “which has been healing.” She wanted to connect with Penny Banks Peck but no luck, so maybe next year.

Meanwhile she stays in touch with Pam Palmer Everets, Judy Alling Manchester and Burgess Russell Dole. If anyone is in Naples or Long Island, she says to please call and visit.

Suzanne King Nusbaum writes, “Bob and I have been very busy travelers in the last quarter. In December 2016, we were invited to an Indian wedding in Mumbai, and so used the occasion to go around the world: from home in Los Gatos, Calif., to Dubai, Mumbai, Bangkok, Siem Reap, Cambodia/Ankor Wat, then on to Portland, Maine, to visit family over the holidays. In February, we made our annual trip to China, where I judge the Chinese National Rounds of the Jessup

International Moot Court competition. We have made many friends in China over the years and now have two Chinese goddaughters with whom we were delighted to visit. My husband Bob retired in January. We are planning now to spend five months at our summer cottage on the Maine coast. We are contemplating cashing out of Silicon Valley and moving to Longboat Key, Fla., but haven’t decided to do it yet. Still actively working as an arbitrator, both nationally and internationally, and enjoying it.”

Clare Coey Newbury writes, “I am keeping busy writing and editing. I also do a lot of sewing and fabric art, creating custom-themed baby quilts, duvet covers and wall hangings on commission [no more orders being taken for now!]—all thanks to Sue West Ayres teaching me to use a sewing machine back when we were neighbors and day students at Dana. I also drive people who can’t drive themselves to doctor appointments, shopping trips, and to and from the airport, train station or bus station. My two cats and I live in a cabin in the woods surrounded by birds, squirrels, deer, coyotes, foxes and other wild creatures. A black bear once raided my hummingbird feeder in the middle of the night, and the occasional moose ambles by.

I just recently finished editing a manuscript of a friend’s first novel, which is now in print. When I edit, I don’t change the author’s style, and only fix discrepancies that detract from the whole story, plus I fix grammar and punctuation. Thank you, Miss Post!” Clare has recently done a genealogy of the generations of families on Squirrel Island, Maine, for the historical society and, as you all may remember, published a novel in 2002, The Mushroom Circle, a Fairy Tale for Giants. She sent along a picture of her three granddaughters, Rosalie (3), Lexi (10) and Dahlia (7), on the steps at Grandpa Jack’s cottage on Squirrel Island. She feels so lucky that they live close enough to see them frequently.

Clare Coey Newbury’s granddaughters Rosalie, Lexi and Dahlia

One of Clare’s custom-themed quilts

Claudia Seymour Barber writes, “I am still working full-time at a compliance office with a financial services firm and enjoying my four grandchildren.”

Jean d’Atri Hendry writes, “I retired from Raytheon on January 1. Everyone wanted to know if I was going to travel, spend more time with music or do watercolors. I had always said I didn’t want to retire because that meant ‘clean house.’ I started out cleaning house—and never finished. In January I decided to take a sociology course at Harvard night school—totally forgetting how hard school could be, and school has changed! I am also taking one of those adult education courses at the local high school in Chinese. Being retired is harder than working!” Jean related some challenges with the technology that students are now required to use. I think many of us can relate to that!

Class of 1966 Correspondent needed

Class of 1967 Lucy Haward Sur lhsur@aol.com

Class of 1968 Laura (Pots) Potsubay Pucher laurap.riverdale@gmail.com I (Laura Potsubay Pucher) received a delightful note from Joan Johnston Wallman Blake ’48, mother of our classmate Joan Wallman Kuruc whose daughter Amanda Kuruc Koelling ’94 was married in Durham, N.C. As if three generations of Dana women were not enough, grandmother Emilie Wright Roberts ’25 attended Dana as well! What

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a beautiful photo of the mother of the bride and Amanda. Joan is a lawyer, now semi-retired. Her husband is retired from environmental work for Amoco. They traveled to many places, including an almost honeymoon in Samoa! They moved from Chicago to Cary, N.C., to be near Joan’s mother Joan Blake in Pinehurst, N.C.

Bride Amanda Kuruc Koelling ’94 with her mother Joan Wallman Kuruc

June Lovelace Davis and Glenn welcomed a new grandson on January 31.

Braydon Andrew Davis joins his sister Arayha. June writes, “I am enjoying that they live in our town (Elkins, W.V.) and we get to see them frequently. On the other hand, my daughter Allison lives in Barcelona, so we don’t get to see her as often. My sister (Anne Lovelace ’71) and I went to Spain for a visit in late April.

Marilyn Benson Wiinikainen’s granddaughter Winry

Marilyn Sterling Gondek and Richard were in Wales in April, visiting their daughter Meggen Gondek ’93, partner Tim and grandson Matthew. Meggen is head of the Department of History and Archaeology at the University of Chester (England), and is an archaeologist specializing in Pictish carved stone monuments. Marilyn is fortunate to be able to visit at least once a year, and enjoys taking in the sights in North Wales and England. Their son Jason and his wife Melissa live in Burbank, Calif., where he is with Warner Bros. That will be her fall destination. This photo of Matthew (2 1/2) was taken at a local Welsh garden center.

Marilyn Sterling-Gondek’s grandson Matthew June Lovelace Davis’s new grandson Braydon with his sister Arayha

Marilyn Benson Wiinikainen and Wayne now have four beautiful grandchildren.

Daughter Diana has three: Delilah (9), Jude (4), and new brother Becker born April 7. Their son Colin’s wife delivered a daughter, Winry, on February 7. Such blessings!

Three of Marilyn Benson Wiinikainen’s grandchildren: Jude, Delilah and Becker

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Martha (Marty) Reese Bryan writes, “No new news from me. Still have my four grandkids and still get to Australia as often as I can, but not when it is winter there.

My winters at Dana are still fresh in my memory, especially snow in April!”

Jennifer Oakes writes, “Retirement hasn’t been boring! I bought a condo and did the moving thing, moved my mother to independent senior living five minutes from me, and cleaned out and sold her house in Massachusetts. I am sick of moving, sorting, throwing things away and can’t wait for the real retirement—or is this what it is? As for the fun stuff, we traveled to Idaho for a family wedding and will be going to Ireland for 10 days. Looking forward to being settled this year.”

Pots here, closing on a personal note. My daughter Tally (professional name Jane Pucher) is adjunct professor at Benjamin Cardozo Law School and staff attorney with the Innocence Project. Co-founded by Barry Scheck, the Innocence Project uses DNA evidence to exonerate the wrongly incarcerated. Kitt still lives in a group home in the Bronx, attends a day program in Westchester and visits me for a few hours on the weekend. I wish I could have her stay overnight, but she’s way too much for me to handle. You know what they say about pets: “Dogs have owners, cats have staff.” Well my Kitty-cat requires 24/7 staff! Best wishes to us all for a great summer. Remember it will be our 50th next year. Save that weekend, all you world travelers. We will miss seeing Corinne Corrigan Daniels ’77 at Reunion festivities, but it promises to be a great event, so see you at our 50th. No excuses!

Class of 1969 J. Mara DelliPriscoli jmara@travelearning.com Deborah Yard Orazem mello.debby@gmail.com Deborah (Deb) Yard Mello Orazem writes, “Thanks to all who have helped bring our class back together by responding to our letter and emails. It is exciting to hear what our classmates have been doing over these many years. I am happily retired from my position as reading specialist at the local K–8 school in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. People ask what we do all winter while living on the island! This position was for me a perfect marriage of interest and skills. (I may have pursued reading because of the experience at Dana tutoring students in Medford. I wonder how many of us remember that!) Along with my regular duties here in Edgartown, I was fortunate to be able to begin a new program at the school called the Early Bird Reading Program. Members of the community were matched with at-risk middle school students (primarily boys) who may not have had a male role model at home.

Students would arrive an hour before their first class one day a week and read on topics of particular interest together with their designated volunteer. Specials interests were pursued, bonds were formed and a lot of reading was completed while they were having fun. We had retired administrators, tech guys, authors, retired

SPED teachers, and even the superintendent of schools as mentor volunteers for these students. When people talk about extending the school day, this is one successful way to do it for students who need that extra time and aren’t reading at home. That was my passion. Recently I have shifted to new passions. I am cocaptain of the local Herreshoff 12.5 fleet, planning sailing tactic and rules clinics and events for the fleet, and also becoming very involved with the Garden Club here. It feels good to be outdoors again after being in school for, well, a lifetime!”

J. Mara DelliPriscoli writes, “Hi from Zimbabwe! Africa has been the focus of tourism development work in the past six months in Sudan, Ethiopia, Botswana, South Africa and Namibia. Africa always takes my heart whether it is north, east or south. After founding the Educational Travel Consortium more than 32 years ago, the vision always continues to percolate in new directions to further growth from global constituents.” By the way, when I (Deb) email Mara, it is headlined as “Car 54, where are you?” as Mara is literally all over the globe most of the time!

Our very big news is that thanks to Cheryl Ryder, Karen (Katy) Bidwell Hoess is no longer on the lost list! Cheryl, thank you so much for helping to locate Katy! To our other classmates, please take a good look at that lost list and contact us if you know of the whereabouts of any of those listed.

Here is what Katy writes: “Difficult to know what to highlight from so many years… I have been mostly a science geek working in genetics and molecular biology.

I got an M.S. from Brown University and worked in molecular biology labs, then stayed at home with my two sons until the youngest was in school. I then went to graduate school full-time, got a master’s degree in genetic counseling, and worked as a study coordinator for research studies on the genetics of spina bifida and of congenital heart defects at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Very intense and fascinating! In 2010 I joined my husband in retirement and so am able to be intensely busy with hobbies, especially quilting, a passion since college days. We spend much of the summer in my home state, Maine, and also finally have time to enjoy much of what Chadds Ford has to offer. I seem to be one for nicknames: I now go by the name Katy, given to me by a college roommate.” Katy, we are so glad to hear

from you and I’d say you were pretty succinct about the past 48 years. No wonder we haven’t heard from you. You have been super super busy! Best wishes for retirement now, well earned.

Mary Best Puplava writes, “I enjoyed five years of retirement and was called back to work in our business. I’m making plans to retire for good towards the end of the year.

I enjoy my three sons and their families that have netted me six grandchildren, who I adore. Looking forward to a well-earned cruise with my husband and a dog when I retire.” Mary also enjoys sailing on San Diego Bay. Susan (Susie) Clatworthy writes, “Yes, still trying to laugh each and every day. It always helps no matter what the challenge!

Life is good in both New York City and Old Saybrook, Conn. My husband Jim retired and is living in Connecticut, and I am senior vice president at CHANEL responsible for all the product and sales in all CHANEL boutiques in the U.S. Those days with Madame Poole are coming in handy—who knew! I try to attend Dana events in New York City when I can as it’s fun to reconnect. 50 years for us in a couple of years… seems totally impossible!” Susie also writes, “I was excited and honored to have been invited to speak at She Sails. Much of my story was about what it was like to be 15 in 1966 at Dana, which seems like eons ago, but interesting to reflect on the impact of trying to become an adult and learning from our new adult role models. A bientot tout le monde!” I (Deb) know what Susie is talking about!

Cheryl Ryder has been helping to track down missing classmates and shared the sad news that Vickie MacBain passed away. Cheryl served on a panel at She Sails.

She enjoys travel to Texas to visit family and to the Gulf waters for a little R&R. Marie Andersen-Whitehurst writes, “I have recently taken a weeklong class in transpersonal life coaching at the Association for Research and Enlightenment, which is Edgar Cayce’s place in Virginia Beach. I am also active in volunteering for a horse rescue. Had my ‘welcome to Medicare’ appointment recently. I don’t like going to the doctor’s office, but I guess it is a necessary task.

Good wishes appreciated! Life is good!”

Marie adds, “Love is where compassion

prevails and kindness rules. Only love prevails. Be the change you want to see.”

And a quote by Edwin Elliott: “By being yourself, you put something wonderful in the world that was not there before.” Such profound truths! Thank you, Marie!

Victoria (Vicki) Willson Quinn writes, “As of this past spring, I have Fridays off so finally have a bit more time and energy.

First I am alive and well—live on Boston’s South Shore after years in Philadelphia/ Philly suburbs and then in Mclean, Va. Married for nearly 35 years with four kids—three boys and one girl—and two grandsons. Daughter, whom we adopted at birth in Mexico 20 years ago, is the last to finish school; studying to become a physician’s assistant and is our best bet of all children to be our caregiver in old age! I have spent more than 35 years in commercial banking as loan officer. Never in a thousand years would have guessed that back in 1969! Life thus far has been interesting and I’m looking forward to retiring and really having fun in about three years. I am very lucky with wonderful family, health and friends.”

Nan Seley Efrein and I (Deb) have spoken on the phone. Nan reports that she is living at the end of a dirt road in a log cabin in Prescott, Ariz. She has two sons, a drummer and a journalist, while Nan is a student of Zen. She and I would love to get in touch with Susie Roosevelt, Cathy Chatfield and Ester John. Nan sounds very peaceful. She and her wonderful Vietnam Vet boyfriend are planning a trip to Italy in the spring, with special time set aside for Pompeii and off the beaten paths of Venice. Sounds lovely, Nan! Sarah Ralston writes, “My husband Bill and I did the Women’s March on Washington Trenton “sister march” in January. It was really heartening to see how many like-minded people are out there.

We have been religious about voting every election but now are getting much more active politically. I was at the March for Science in April and we are working with groups on our local front. I am retiring from Rutgers in June this year but will continue my fun collaboration on metabonomics with colleagues in Princeton, consulting on equine nutrition, riding (we have two horses and two ponies on our five acres) and in general enjoying life. Good to hear from you guys! If anyone wants to come ride in our state park across

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the street, we have spare horses and lots of room!” Sally, what a wonderful invitation. I (Deb) know many of our classmates were expert riders. Let us know if you get any Dana visitors. Now I really wish I had gone further up Grove Street while I was in Wellesley!

Deborah (Deb) Day Barnes writes, “I’m now in the process of moving (ever so slowly) from my small farm in Gettysburg, Pa., to a temporary/rental townhouse over the next few months. After I sell the farm, I will have to make a decision where to live next. My immediate family is in Australia, Maine, New Hampshire, Seattle and Vermont. Quite the choices!”

Julie Herzig Desnick writes, “While my only son was finishing up college at Yale, I embarked on a new academic career. I decided to indulge my passion for learning and used my degree in architecture to segue into the field of ancient Greek archaeology. I traveled through Greece to more than 100 ancient sites as a student at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens; spent several summers working on an excavation of a Greek colony in Selinunte, Sicily; and completed a master’s in art and archaeology at the Institute of Fine Arts at NYU. At the same time, I served on the board of directors of the Archaeological Institute of America. My interest in the ancient world has taken me around the world from the Mediterranean to India and Southeast Asia looking at the roots of eastern and western civilization.

The experience has greatly enriched our family life and opened many new doors.”

Sarah (Sally) Bullard Steck’s passion is working with Alzheimer’s patients and their families as they cope with the effects of this illness on themselves, their loved ones and within their families. Her focus is unusual in that she conducts counseling with the Alzheimer client as well as the family.

Often, social workers do not perceive the Alzheimer client as able to experience and discuss the pain and loss brought upon by Alzheimer’s. Sarah uses an Appreciative Inquiry Approach, which focuses on strengths and innate gifts. Sarah also moved near the beach in Dartmouth, Mass., so she can see more family and walk the beaches.

Please continue to send your news and photos. Our Class of ’69 section in the Bulletin is looking very respectable thanks to you all. Please keep your news coming.

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For those of you that we have yet to hear from, Mara and Deb will be phoning many of you in the near future, unless we hear from you first. Let us know what you are up to and congrats and thanks to those who have helped put this news out there.

Class of 1970 Ann Elisabeth (Betsy) Bass betsybass52@gmail.com

Emily Ecker writes, “Life since retiring has been a combination of giving Polarity Energy Therapy sessions, gardening and firewood stacking, traveling to national parks, and spending time with my daughter and family in California. I have a new granddaughter; she will be 2 in December.

Wonderful! The rest of my time is consumed with a lot of political efforts, especially since the election.”

Emily Ecker eecker@gmail.com Audrey Appleby and Anne Wilson Cannon met for a fun lunch at The Mondrian Hotel on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in March. They had a great time catching up and Anne was so wonderful to drive up from Pasadena where she lives, to meet Audrey, who was visiting Los Angeles for spring vacation. Audrey continues to enjoy performing her songs in many venues. In December 2016, Anne went on a trip with her brother and sister-in-law to the Dalmatian Coast, Greece and Venice.

It went so well that she was off on another one in the spring. Anne writes, “We took a two-week cruise from Lisbon to Rome on Wind Star, stopping in Tangier, several ports along the coast of Spain to Barcelona, then cruising through the Mediterranean Sea, stopping at a few islands until we arrived in Civitavecchia. We had a couple of days in Lisbon and a couple in Rome.

Our father advised us to travel while we’re young and able. We’re not so young, but we are certainly able!”

Anne Wilson Cannon with brother Charlie and sister-in-law Liza in Athens

Jennifer (Jen) Lovejoy Craddock writes, “As of January 2017, I completed a Ph.D. in education with a specialization in ed leadership. After five years that included two weddings (children), two funerals (mother and sister-in-law) and just before the birth of our first grandchild, all seems surreal and good to have joys in the midst of the conditions of this world and country.”

Judy Matoon and Emily Ecker in California

Joanne (Jo) Christy Graydon writes, “I’m so looking forward to a fun-filled summer camping with the granddaughters, raising two huge gardens and relaxing with lazy days at the beach.”

Jo Christy Graydon, husband Gord and family

Susan (Susie) Coburn Humphrey writes, “I had the wonderful good fortune to spend a week at the end of March in Cancun with my husband, son, daughterin-law and three grandchildren ages 13, 11 and 7. There were many special moments, but the one I’ll mention here was swimming with grandson Drew. I lived in the West Indies when I was little. I so rarely have an opportunity to swim in the ocean and I had forgotten just how comfortable I am in water. It was a homecoming of sorts. The waves were huge; we were pretty much the only ones out there. The amazing thing was that in body and spirit I felt like I was about 12 years old! I am now at an age when I no longer take good health and vigor for granted. I found myself tearing up in gratitude and remembrance as I dove under those crashing waves.”

Susan Coburn Humphrey with husband Gregg and her three grandchildren in Cancun

Marya Kayeum and Barbara Bogdasarian Haydon took a trip together to Vietnam.

They celebrated Christmas and rang in New Year 2017 in Vietnam, and are looking forward to sharing many more adventures together in the years to come!

Marya Kayeum and Barbara Bogdasarian Haydon in Vietnam

Nancy Watkins Lanzoni writes, “In May 2016, one of our twins, Ben, graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in accounting. In December 2016, Will completed his degree in photography, also from UConn. On May 6, both formally walked across the stage: Ben with his master’s and Will with his fine arts degree. Ben has also passed all four CPA exams and will get his license and begin work at Price Waterhouse Cooper in Boston in the fall of 2017. Will just completed a fabulous internship in the digital photo department of CNN in New York City and is now pursuing a full-time job (still hoping that CNN can fit him into their 2017 budget!). I never thought that at age 65 I would be working full-time with two 23-year-olds. I’m not sure what I thought, but 65 seemed so old when I was 20something. Having kids at age 41 changed my perspective! Retirement is not on my radar for another four or five years, as much as it is extremely appealing.”

Patricia McMillen writes, “During the winter of 2016, Sam and I spent four weeks total in South Korea and China. What a time to be there. We started in Daegu, Korea (hometown of recently-jailed ex-President Park Jeun-Hye). Then we moved on to Seoul, where we joined the

final 2 million person march aimed at impeaching her. We joined the march right in front of our hotel. We had read that there would be 2 million marchers and 18,000 police on hand. We didn’t see one arrest or even a scuffle. The march was surely one of the more moving demonstrations of democracy in action I’ve seen anywhere: moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas; children in strollers with battery-operated ‘candles’ attached to their headbands; completely peaceful and seemingly endless. Then we got to the intersection, perhaps 75 yards north of our hotel, and discovered we were in only a small tributary of the full march, proceeding to a square a couple more blocks west from the intersection. The next morning, at breakfast, we met others who had come to Seoul from other parts of South Korea specifically to march the night before, and later we learned that our Daegu friends also had made last-minute decisions to come to Seoul that night. We then took a bus trip to the DMZ, then to Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing where the air was just as terrible as we’d heard, though I personally didn’t believe it until I breathed it. The best part was meeting young Haoda Sun Wu, who recently celebrated his second birthday; his parents are good friends of ours. The photo was taken in the town of Yangzhou. Marco Polo was supposedly mayor of this town for a few years.

Patty McMillan and Sam in Yanghou, China, eating candied fruit on a stick

remember from my days in Greylodge.

That was a very gray place. The year in Johnston with Patty was a lot more fun.

I’m still playing the cello, which became my best friend while I was at Dana Hall. I went to music school after college and have played in string quartets and other chamber music ever since. Now playing also in a community orchestra near Denver, the Littleton Symphony. I’m loving that. I have two sons, one a bass player in Chicago, and the other a father and construction worker who lives near me. He and his wonderful wife and their two kids are a big part of my life. I have a high-rise apartment overlooking the Denver Botanic Garden and a guest room for any in our class who would like to visit.

I remember a night about 15 years ago when a pilot’s strike stranded me in Boston and I spent the night on Jenny Dunning’s couch. Had a great time.” Check out Kim’s website at www.katherinemillett.com.

Deborah (Deb) Simson Nicholson writes, “Jim and I have been crisscrossing the country this last year helping with 90-year-old parents in Florida and a new grandson Beckham in California. We provided daycare for Beckham in California for the month of December; what a joy, what a job, glad there were two of us! My other grandchild Claire is 14 and lives near us in Minneapolis. She keeps us up-to-date (with a minimum of eye rolling) on the newest trends: tech, clothes, music and of course teen lingo. After a lifetime of schedules and deadlines, Jim and I are enjoying this new phase of life. I hope to see Cynthia Alper in our summer biking group. Looking forward to our 50th!”

Deb Nicholson’s grandson Beckham at 7 months

Katherine (Kim) Millett writes, “I’m alive and well and living in Denver. I can picture you all instantly, and I hope life is bringing you all the joy and variety we learned to appreciate during our high school days.

I’ve been ruminating on my boarding school experience on-and-off for the past year, writing and now seeing on stage my first play, Famous Last Words. One of the four characters is a rich and miserable preppy, not unlike myself a few decades ago, an extreme version of bits of us I

Durinda (Rindy) Wood writes, “Hello, Class of 1970! Many of us are turning 65 this year. I for one am retiring from my lifelong career of costume design. I want to make my third and final act the best act. I want to travel the country and the world in body and mind. And perhaps make a small

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difference in making the world a better place. Cliched but true. Not sure where to start but I will try hard to push in that direction. I’m wondering what everyone else is thinking and doing at this turning point in our lives.”

Durinda Wood with a photo of her greatgrandmother Harriet Bullard Ellis who went to Wellesley College in the 1880s

Emily Ecker writes, “Fortunately, my body, mind and spirit are still very healthy, so I don’t feel ‘old.’ Except I don’t like gray hair! My motto is to keep moving. Since I retired I have become my husband’s hiking buddy. Our goal is to climb the 48 peaks in New Hampshire that are over 4,000’.

We’ve done 12 so far. And to keep experiencing our glorious National Parks.”

Anne Bissel Freestone writes, “I turned 65 this past February and have a hard time believing it. Time just flies by too fast. We just came back from a vacation in Zion National Park where we did a lot of hiking and some horseback riding. We then came back through Vegas for a few days.

Starting to look forward to retiring maybe this fall and start the next chapter. Fortythree years behind a desk is enough. Time to do something else. My mom was very active into her 80s and I am hoping I inherited her genes. She turns 90 in June.

Looking forward to warmer weather and spending time at our house in Maine.

Wishing all the best to everyone!”

Jo Christy Graydon writes, “Yep, turning 65 is a milestone of life. It feels like I am old enough to not give a hoot about what anyone says or thinks about me, my days are full with what I have chosen to do and I am not afraid to speak my mind directly when the occasion arises. But it also means the physical self is struggling a little. I’m getting a few new parts that have worn out after years of use. But with my outspoken words, new knees and freedom to live how I choose… 65 looks bright! The Class of ’70 has contributed in the most amazing ways! I couldn’t be a prouder member of such an illustrious group of women!”

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Gwen Hamlin writes, “As I turn 65 (later this year), I am happy and somewhat amazed to be back doing something I love after a seven-year hiatus that I thought was permanent. Yes, we are back cruising and both happy at it. Horizons aren’t likely to be so distant this go-round, but they don’t need to be. Meanwhile I have very recently discovered painting and so far I am excited at the idea of each new project.”

Art teacher Gene ScattergoodMoore in 1970

Nancy Watkins Lanzoni writes, “I would love to work part-time at something, not necessarily credit risk management, which was more of an accidental career choice. In the meantime, I am still a kid at heart!”

Pam Gleason Swearingen writes, “Hard to believe this is the year I turn 65 and plan to retire at the end of June after 36 years as a pediatrician at Lahey Clinic then HVMA in Burlington, Mass. I’m looking forward to having more time to enjoy all the things I’ve been doing, more time for yoga, swimming, hiking with our bernese dog, playing piano, taking care of my orchids as well as enjoying our condo more in Stowe, Vt., and my family place on Southport Island in Maine. And more time for some road trips. Will see what the next year brings!”

Hannah (Pyra) M.G. Shapero recently restored a number of black and white photos from our senior year, 1969–70. Pyra writes, “Remember this important fact: Dana Hall 1969 was the only year (half year?) that Dana had male students. We tried being a co-ed school, inviting boys from St. Paul’s prep school to join Dana.

After the experiment, Dana decided to remain all-female. I have some pictures of our male guests.”

One of the male students from St. Paul’s who was part of the co-ed exchange in 1969–70

English teacher John Kroll in 1969

Class of 1971 Barbara Lee Monahan barbmonahan52@comcast.net Toddy Torrance Turrentine toddyturrentine@gmail.com

Class of 1972 Barbara (Barb) Tomlinson Harman b49harman@gmail.com A big thanks to those classmates who came to Reunion in April! A special thanks to Susie Mead Dorsey and Holly Ewald who showed their work in the Alumnae Art Show.

Holly Ewald’s piece is called “Full Circle: Art as Reflection” and the photo is of Mashapaug Pond in Providence, R.I.

All these classmates who couldn’t make Reunion sent their best to the class: Audrey Black (Whidbey Island, Wash.)

Minda Haynes Bradley (driving her dad up from Florida) Carlye Calvin (visiting Mexico) Ellie Clapp Olivier de Mallory Lucy Dillon Lucy Gelb Leslie Grove Nancy Shepard Horigan (traveling) Sharon Gray Hvizdak (busy with grandchildren) Linda Smith Janoff (moving to Williamsburg) Nancy Lowell Lashley (remodeling home in Maine) Susan Leist (choral concert Saturday) Diane Denman Moxness (New Orleans Jazz Fest) Susan Kelleher Reiser Cathy Sagansky Meg Brown Payson is showing her paintings at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Mass., in a show called Expanding Abstraction: New England Women Painters, 1950 to Now. On view through Sept. 17, 2017.

Congratulations, Meg! Barry Campion returned from southern Patagonia earlier this year, where she said the hiking was stunningly beautiful, and built a new art studio at her home in Venice, Calif.

Exciting news from Cyndy Dietal: “On Dec. 21, 2016, I became a grandmother!

Maxwell Remington Krieger II arrived five weeks early but was doing fine. Had to have oxygen for two months as the lungs are the last to develop and Denver (where he was born) is very high altitude, so he needed help. He is now free and clear and absolutely delicious! Spent a week with my son and daughter-in-law in Denver end of February/beginning of March playing ‘Cece,’ my grandmother name! Couldn’t really wrap my head around ‘Granny!’

OMG, guys, we’re into the next phase!

Also getting ready to celebrate my Dad’s 90th birthday! He has all his marbles (retired last year!), no physical ailments, can still cut a mean rug on the dance floor and will have his entire family present (five children, 11 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren). We should all be so lucky. Love to all my Dana buddies.

Sorry I missed reunion. Looking forward to the 50th!”

Elizabeth (Liz) Boles Gutterson writes, “I have the privilege and joy of staying in touch with several of our fellow classmates: Deborah Lincoln Niekrash, Jane Elfers Muther, Cathy Sagansky Kaufman, Jill Gogan Tilstone, Susan Christopher Leist, Melinda Haynes Bradley and Terry Sanderson Smith. We will always deeply miss our dear friend Marion McCoy Mustard; she left a hole in all of our hearts when she passed. Warmest wishes to all of our Class of 1972.

Hopefully many of us can gather to celebrate our 50th Reunion in 2022!”

Jane Dudley, Maggie Koenig Mongeau and Sheilah (Judy) Glover met for lunch at Deborah Adams Wilton’s beautiful home in Belvedere, Calif., in April for a mini-45th reunion on the occasion of Sheilah’s concert. Sheilah is teaching, playing and singing in a group she’s been with for a long time, and she was especially touched by her classmates’ attendance!

Jane Dudley, Sheilah Glover, Deborah Adams Wilton and Maggie Koenig Mongeau

Nancy Wayne and Susan Walter both live in Vermont. They had not seen each other since our 1972 graduation but finally had a happy mini-reunion at the Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex, Vt., which is co-owned by Eliza Cain ’86.

Nancy Wayne and Susan Walter

Class of 1973 Judith (Judy) Luke judy.luke@comcast.net

Class of 1974 Kate Hirsch Koller rkoller@snet.net I (Kate Hirsch Koller) am continuing to enjoy the empty nest. My husband Reto and I ventured out on a bucket list (his!) trip in December to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis., to watch a Green Bay Packers football game! He loves the snow and cold, which is why he chose December for the trip. Well, we drove in a snowstorm to get there and, trust me, it was cold! (I thought of you, Lizz, as we drove by Racine!) Actually, it was a lot of fun and truly an experience I won’t soon forget!

Over Easter weekend, my family celebrated my mother’s 95th birthday. All of her children and grandchildren were in attendance, although my two daughters surprised her with their presence (one driving up from Gettysburg and the other flying in from Switzerland). I’m just hoping I’ve inherited my mother’s genes!

Otherwise, all is well!”

Leslie Stecker Dumont writes, “We were excited to see Sarah Dumont ’13 be awarded her bachelor’s in psychology from Gettysburg in May. Emily Dumont ’14 spent her spring semester junior year in Australia. Bill and I are busy living an empty nest life. Life is good! We have a social life again with adults, although I do miss all the soccer, basketball, hockey and lacrosse games. We do have one more year of Hamilton soccer tailgates as Emily wraps up her goalie career. I’ve started swimming competitively again. Went to the New England USMS Championships in March and swam to a gold in the 50 Free and a silver in the 200 Free. It’s been really fun connecting with swimmers I competed with back in the ’80s. It’s like a mini reunion at these bigger meets. Love hearing from all of you!”

Janet Parker Nuyen writes, “Life is busy in Seattle! We are in the midst of a kitchen remodel that started with a leaky refrigerator in October! Cabinets are currently being installed, then oven, etc.

Needless to say our kitchen is scattered throughout the house. This is my final year with the Seattle Public Schools. I am

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retiring this June after almost 40 years of teaching. My husband Paul has been retired from Boeing for two years, so it is time to join him. We plan to travel and I will most likely volunteer. I am still figuring out what my next cause will be.

Our daughter Laura is getting married to her longtime boyfriend Matt Tomich in September. The festivities will be on Nantucket. Many of you remember my love for that island. We have spent many happy times there as a family and look forward to making more memories with friends and family. Thanks for sharing all of your stories.”

Amy Short Nicholson writes, “In addition to turning 60, the year ended with me being laid off (reduction in force) after 38 years at my hospital. They brought in new administration and did a whole reorg of management that included about 25 people. I was devastated; however, the silver lining prevailed. I found a job after two months (non-management!) at a local surgery center in PreOp and PACU and absolutely love it. The staff is so wonderful, I enjoy what I’m doing and best of all, the stress meter is down to non-existent. The work-life balance is finally back in control.

My daughter’s family with two grans are in Charleston, S.C., and we love visiting there. The other 11 grans (by marriage) are all in Florida, so we get to see them frequently. My husband is retired and in charge of getting those renovations going!

We have both managed to stay healthy despite the creaks and aches, and are enjoying the beautiful Florida life. Love keeping up with the Dana stories.”

Lesley Jane Seymour writes, “I’m almost at beta launch for a project called CoveyClub.com which is an online/offline experience for the former readers of More Magazine, which was folded last February.

Same content. Just bringing it online and making it come alive with events. It’s my first foray into being an entrepreneur and so much fun to create a product just for women like us, so come sign up and have fun! Keeping busy with that as we become total empty nesters. JJ (26) is living in New York City and working as a software developer. Lake (21) is graduating from Colby in Maine and going to be a researcher at Dana Farber in Boston. She has always loved Massachusetts and will probably never come to New York. This leaves the house in Westchester to Jeff and me and the two cats. We are trying to

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figure out what is next for us as we prefer the warm weather but can’t find a suitable place that isn’t scary old. Anyone passing through New York is welcome to bunk in: got a whole empty third floor. Hope you are all happy and well.”

Alison Macmillan writes, “Life is good on the Maine coast. My job as enrichment specialist at a K–8 school keeps me on my toes. My students’ strengths, interests and needs are always at the forefront of my teaching. The job is an incredibly creative outlet for ideas and teaching strategies. I can even draw on my 13 years as a water resources specialist with the State of Vermont and my two-week stint on Eastern Egg Rock in Muscongus Bay right after college. Working with such young and vibrant students is inspiring. They are the movers and shakers of the future of this planet. When not at school, I run my specialty seasoning business: Highland Foods, LLC, makers of Maple Pepper Brand Seasonings. My two sons, Stewart and Mark, are thriving. Stewart is a fisheries biologist with NOAA out of Falmouth, Mass. Mark is in his first year of business school at Cornell with a concentration in sustainable global enterprise. Like my students, they too care about the future of this planet. Thanks to them, there is hope. My sons are my pride and joy. I balance my life with running, summer sailing, annual sojourns to PEI, an amazing man I met four years ago, friends and family, and the comfort of knowing the ocean and islands are right out my back door. That’s about it.”

Catherine Bacon Koch writes, “Greetings from down under! Have been traveling in Australia and New Zealand about three weeks. Our daughter Carrie is getting her master’s in environment at the University of Melbourne, so we had to visit. Have seen spectacular sights and met the most friendly, laid back folks here. I wanted to wait to write any news until I completed the challenge of selling my family’s 115-year-old metal manufacturing business in Erie, Pa. We finally closed January 25 after a 2-year-long search and much due diligence. Not easy to sell a forge, machining and heat treat business, but we obtained a large government contract that made us more attractive. I was put to the test to manage the business as president after my brother died of cancer (second one to cancer) in 2015. A tough step, although I had been vice president of sales

for 20 years, which helped some. I may continue as an independent sales rep and just work as much or little as I want. We will see how I like semi-retirement. While spending most of the last two years in Erie, I saw Nan Patterson ’75 quite a bit; she has a neat horse barn and new house in the country. My husband Jim retired several years ago from Biogen. He keeps busy cycling and as a volunteer for the adaptive ski program at Waterville Valley. A few years ago, we bought a year-round lake house on Newfound Lake in New Hampshire and sold our summer cottage there. So now we can swim and ski year-round. Guests welcome; it’s a beautiful spot. We still have our home base in Wellesley, Mass., but may downsize. Have seen Sally Morton recently. Our son Chris lives in Los Angeles and is a guidance counselor for the high schools. He also moonlights as a DJ if anyone needs those services. Those are the highlights for now.

I wish all of you good health and happiness.”

Laurie Goldstein writes, “Life has been all over the map. Had gallbladder surgery in March; feeling much better now. My mother-in-law just turned 93 and my dad 91; both are testaments to aging with a lot of grace. Our house still feels new. There’s much to be done but we’re taking it slow.

My life transformational coaching practice continues to grow and is deeply fulfilling.

I’m also writing a script that is semiautobiographical which I’m excited to share with you all once I hit fade out. My hubby just completed his ninth Hallmark Movie Mystery under the umbrella of Garage Sale Mysteries starring Lori Laughlin. A break is coming so hopefully that means a long overdue vacation!

Sending love to all. Please reach out if you live in northern California. I’d love to see you!”

Martha Everson writes, “I’m in the process of sprucing up the studio to open as gallery a few days a week while I’m here working. Heck there’s 350 people a day who go through the marijuana clinic that moved in downstairs. I’m working on a line of stash boxes as my next useful product line. You all remember having one. Seems like a new untapped market right downstairs. Last month I met up with Alison Macmillan at the NE Made show in Maine. We were both hawking our product lines at the wholesale show and Betsy Jackson Fear came to meet up with

us. Caught up over dinner; it was fun. I’m selling tide clocks and clocks with my artwork. They have taken off as my newest wholesale line. Here’s a link to the catalog that I recently put together: www.issuu. com/marthaeverson/docs/martha_everson_ art_gift_catalog2017. The life of the artistic sole entrepreneur: always looking for new customers or shops if you can think of any in your neck of the woods. I’m still doing the art shows but it’s getting harder and I’m stiffer than I want to admit.

Love to see you all again.”

Mary Fish Arango writes, “We are thriving in southern Oregon, and a huge fruit and vegetable garden is going in for its second year. We love growing enough to give away all summer long. My dog training business is taking off, and I have six classes a week in two different dog agility arenas on our property. I continue to do photography for dog calendars and books, and we are enjoying setting up different colorful landscaping areas on our two and a half acres. Our daughter Grayson is finishing a year as house director in Johnston D and loving Dana Hall. I expect to visit her mid-September and would love to see classmates who are in the area. Our son Bailey lives near us and has taken a new marketing and research position with a startup Internet company— exhilarating and exciting. I have taken up swimming and had no idea how much I would love swimming 3,000 yards a day.

Music through underwater headphones!

Who knew? Best wishes to all! One year NED (no evidence of disease) after breast cancer and counting…”

Betsy Jackson Fear writes, “This is the year our eldest, Charlie (30), became engaged to Heather. Their marriage is in September. Charlie also became a teacher and is teaching 7th grade science at his alma mater, Bath Middle School. Our youngest, Sam (26), started graduate school at Savannah College of Art and Design. He is studying industrial design. Mike and I decided to replace the 24 windows in our 1799 house in Woolwich, Maine. Ten months, and 45 windows later, we are nearly done with renovating the 1799 and 1983 portions of the house. There was more rot in the ‘new’ section than the old!

Now it feels like it’s our house! We have four spare bedrooms, no downsizing here, so do come visit!”

Class of 1975 Catherine (Cathy) Hosley Vouwie chv79@hotmail.com

Class of 1976 Lynn Surprenant lynnsurp76@gmail.com Lisa Maini writes, “All is well here. Dad is home and on hospice. I am getting a lot of support from the VNA of Cape Cod, and I suspect their services are just as good elsewhere. Hospice opened my eyes to a whole new world of caregiving. It’s not about dying—it is about living in comfort.

I highly recommend looking into it if and when it might be an appropriate service for elder care.”

Melisa Stern writes, “I am feeling incredibly proud to be a Dana alumna after attending She Sails with my daughter! It was an amazing event showcasing just how incredible Dana women are! I highly recommend you and all of our classmates make an effort to attend future She Sails. It is definitely worth the time and effort for those who would travel a distance.”

I (Lynn Surprenant) have included a photo of Diane Furman Ross, Mary Gannett Crowell and me. We were at the Dana Hall Boston Holiday Party last December. Beth Heard Laffey also attended but left before we had a time for a photo op. It was a great time to catch up and meet the new Head of School Katherine L. Bradley. Again I would encourage more classmates to attend next year!

Diane Furman Ross, Mary Gannett Crowell and Lynn Surprenant

Class of 1977 Kelly Hynes McDermott P04 khmcdermott@comcast.net We enjoyed our 40th Reunion at Dana Hall in April. Quite a milestone with

photos and plenty of memories, I’m sure, to be shared in the next Bulletin! I (Kelly Hynes McDermott) had the distinct pleasure of having lunch with Martha Groton this past March with a dear friend of mine who happens to be a new neighbor of Martha’s in Sherborn. Martha reported that she also enjoyed having lunch with Corinne Corrigan Daniels at her home, and wishes her a great adventure in Switzerland. Martha is busy keeping up with home improvements, both large and small.

Betsy Winans Carothers and her husband Mike decided to make a lifestyle change and moved out of Illinois after 26 years down to Vero Beach, Fla. They will be there for about 7–8 months a year, then onto Cape Cod for the summer months.

Sue Milnes is also in Vero Beach for roughly the same time period, so they have had fun playing an occasional golf game together. Betsy reports that there are many Dana Hall alums in the area, so there was a luncheon at The Riomar Club, which Betsy sponsored, and roughly 16 Dana alums attended. Betsy hopes any others who venture down that way will look her up and come visit!

Sue Milnes; Elizabeth Moseley P74, 76; Abigail Kimball Winans ’46; Betsy Winans Carothers

Sara Tedesco Tagget is excited to announce that her son Blake married his fiance Savannah on New Year’s Eve 2016.

She writes, “It was a very small but lovely wedding in Savannah, Ga. They have made their new home in Louisville, Colo., and are enjoying lots of hiking with their dog, Harley.” On another topic, Sara reports that her daughter, Katrina aka Kara, is not forgotten. Their fundraising efforts for the nonprofit Katrina Tagget Memorial Foundation (www.KatrinaTagget.org) have raised more than $200,000 which has all been donated to organizations that are spreading awareness and education for mental illness and suicide prevention. “I am very grateful for the support we have received these past eight and a half years of our journey. Our work doesn’t bring our

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daughter back, but we are helping other families prevent the tragedy of suicide.” If you know of someone who may be in need of mental illness and suicide prevention services, Sara strongly recommends www. afsp.org. Keep it going, Sara. You are doing amazing work toward helping others.

Sara Tedesco Tagget and family on her son Blake’s wedding day

Corinne Corrigan Daniels and Beth Shapiro Lewyckji reunited in Washington, D.C., at Corinne’s last Dana Hall function in her role as director of Alumnae Relations. We are grateful for all of the wonderful work Corinne brought to her role at Dana and to our class in particular. We wish her continued success in her new position as director of Development at the International School of Zug and Luzern in Switzerland. Don’t be a stranger, Corinne. Spontaneous or planned still works for getting together stateside or in Switzerland!

easy way to stay in the loop with our class.

Have a wonderful summer!

do a lot of movies, opera and plays when possible.

Class of 1978 [Editor’s Note: Due to an error by the Dana Hall Advancement Office, not all of your responses appeared in the Winter 2017 issue. They are printed below.]

Alexandra (Xanda) McCagg is engaged!

She writes, “After many years, he surprised me on Valentine’s Day with a ring! His name is Tim Quinn; a chef and wonderful man! We are enjoying the engagement.”

Xanda continues to paint and exhibit (www. xandamccagg.com) while running her art tour and events business (www. artintroduction.com) in New York City!

Carol Craig Rohall writes that this past school year, her life consisted of helping navigate her daughter, Hailey Rohall ’17, through her senior year at Dana.

Lisa Chamberlain Schimmel’s daughter, Sarah Schimmel, married Brian Hall on Aug. 13, 2016. Kelly Schimmel ’12 was the maid of honor.

Lisa Aronson Altman P11, 16 laltmn@comcast.net

Liz Tierney Scallion saw Carol Craig Rohall and Stacey Cushner on many of her monthly visits to care for her critically ill parents. Sadly, it was a very long road, but Liz was honored to be able to be with them and is missing them very much. She was also able to fit in a quick dinner with Ellen Meisel Barrett and Lauren Henderson Bak. Thankful that her daughter, Brianna, could be with her and catch up with Carol’s girls over the summer. Liz writes, “All my Dana friends gave me the strength and courage to push on. I am forever thankful and blessed to have them in my life.”

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Lisa Aronson Altman is getting used to being an empty nester. She writes, “My daughter, Madison Altman ’16, finished her freshman year at Union College in New York. Alexis Altman ’11 finished up her second year of graduate school at Boston College.”

Margaret Harper Barnett has wonderful news! She and Martin D. Tighe were married on April 22, 2017. They celebrated this beautiful event with friends and family in Marietta, Ga.

Carol Craig Rohall and Liz Tierney Scallion with their daughters

For me (Kelly), my daughter Courtney McDermott ’04 and I are having a blast planning her upcoming fall wedding together. Very exciting times for our family. I’m also looking forward to getting together for dinner with Joy Haywood Moore and Nansi O’Leary Widen soon.

Going forward, let’s try to stay connected via our Dana Hall Facebook page or however you choose to keep in touch. If you’d like to be added to our Facebook page, just let me know. It’s such a fun and

Lisa Chamberlain Schimmel and family on her daughter Sarah’s wedding day

Ann Holton Jenne and her husband Kirk just bought a home in mid-coast Maine.

After 30 years in Washington, D.C., they felt it was time to return home to New England. They bought an old rectory and Ann is working full-time at the Farnsworth Art Museum.

Diane St. George Whitney got her instructor MA teaching license and is riding horses in some amazing places, including Vermont hunting a large Belgian named Libby she helped train. She is also successfully conditioning a great haflinger named Wiley—so much fun! Her mom remains strong with her at the helm. They

Class of 1979 Lynn Phillips Hernandez lynn.hernandez@comcast.net Lynn Phillips Hernandez writes, “My youngest daughter and I spent a week at Disney World for her college spring break and while we were there we had dinner with Shari Godfrey Haushalter. Although it was a brief visit, it was great to see her and so much fun to get caught up.”

Jenifer (Jeni) Lane Ogilvy writes, “I spent last fall in Austria and Germany teaching Bikram yoga, which I’ve been doing for about four years. I spent some time in

Salzburg (my second home) and then continued on to teach in Graz and Wurzburg, Germany. It was so wonderful!

My oldest daughter got married in November. We had a Downton Abbeystyle wedding. So much fun. My middle daughter is a nurse in Exeter, N.H., and my youngest daughter, a credit analyst in Boston, just recently gave up the corporate life to work on an organic farm in the alps of Switzerland. Sounds like I’ll be planning my next trip to Switzerland!”

more than 2 1/2 years, so I cannot wait to have a new hip.”

Margaret (Meg) Gourley writes, “My daughter and I went to the Women’s March in Montpelier, Vt. Here is a photo of us at the march. My daughter’s name is Jocelyn McConnon and she is a senior at St. Johnsbury Academy in St. Johnsbury, Vt. She will be heading off to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute next year. Wishing everyone all the best.”

Jeni Lane Ogilvy

Anne Perry writes, “I’m on the move. By the time the Bulletin comes out, I’ll have moved to Planting Island in Marion, Mass.

I’ve been a summer resident there since I was in diapers! Now it will be my yearround home. Any ’79ers in the area, please come visit!”

Karen Shapiro writes, “I hope all classmates are well. I had a fairly quiet winter and was able to spend wonderful time with my family and friends. I’m happy to report that I was recognized for my advocacy for the elderly and disabled. This is quite special, and I am truly honored.

The relief of an elderly person when someone really cares and advocates for them is the best reward and highly satisfying. I took several classes at the MFA this spring and look forward to more. I was in Vienna in June, then cruised the Danube to the Black Sea and spent time in Transylvania, Romania. I’ll be with old friends and am looking forward to our travels. I’ll also be in Prince Edward Island and can’t wait to enjoy the local culture and natural beauty. I’m happy to say that I’ll be seeing Debbie Black, connecting with old friends.

Janet Wakana St. Martin writes, “I got engaged to my boyfriend of six years on Valentine’s Day. Some Dana friends got to meet my fiance when we hiked in the White Mountains in October 2015. We have not set a date yet. I am also getting a new hip in June. It has been painful for

Meg Gourley with her daughter Jocelyn McConnon

Class of 1980 Melissa Brown Moore mbm@ibl.bm [Editor’s Note: The Dana Hall Advancement Office apologizes for the grammatical error that was inserted in Wendy Higgins Chambers’ note in the Winter 2017 issue of the Bulletin. Her note should have read, “Wendy and a dear friend…”]

It is with great sadness that I (Melissa Brown Moore) share the news of the passing of Parris Bauer. Her daughter Kourtney shares that they held a candlelit service for her in May where they drank champagne, ate chocolate and listened to ’70s music. Kourtney writes, “This is what she wanted and so this is what we did.”

Judy Gilbert Facebooked in from Australia where she is residing for at least the next two years! She accepted an internal company offer to transfer to Perth.

Travels will include exploring Australia and parts of Southeast Asia. Giver her a shout if you are down under.

Carol Crowdus Barbour writes, “Here is a photo taken at Denison University on a college tour with my daughter Katherine.

We had dinner with Margot Singer and Katherine attended Margot’s creative

writing class. My daughter is a participant in the Reynolds Creative Writing Program at Denison this summer. So great to have your classmate teaching your kid! I know she will be in great hands.”

Carol Barbour with daughter Katherine and Margot Singer

Margot Singer writes, “By way of news, I’m happy to announce that my new novel, Underground Fugue, was released in the spring. Named by ELLE Magazine as one of the ‘top 25 most anticipated books by women for 2017,’ it’s available in local bookstores, at Barnes & Noble, Amazon and also on Kindle. It was reviewed in The Washington Post on April 13, 2017.

My (Melissa) news: My youngest is headed to the University of Richmond this autumn. Two finished, two to go! This spring, we were in Bermuda in the throes of prepping for hosting the America’s Cup along with j-boat racing, mega yacht racing and tall ships visiting, all which happened the month of June! Exciting times.

Suzanne (Suzy) Harris Verchick writes, “Such sad news about Parris Bauer. I have so many fond memories of our times together and weekends at her windmill house! Below is a picture from the graduation of my son David (23) from the University of Cincinnati. He majored in industrial design and will be working in London in the fall. Ben (21) is a junior at the University of Miami. Glenn and I are living in Westfield, N.J., and will celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary this year.”

Suzy Harris Verchick and family and her son David’s college graduation

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Dianne Appel-Niemi writes, “Not much to tell you about my professional life because I retired at age 50. I have two granddaughters, ages 2 years and two months, by my son Andrew and his wife Danasha. My daughter Brianna graduated from California Lutheran University on May 13 and is pursuing a career in marketing communications while preparing for the GMAT exam. Katy MacKinnon has been instrumental in coaching her for entry into the professional world. Shout out to the fabulous Katy! I have three purebred Cavalier King Charles spaniels who keep me busy, including one young sire who I plan to breed eventually. I recently purchased a purebred AQHA registered quarter horse with a rather nice bloodline including the foundation sire Doc Bar. I am reliving my earlier equestrian days and loving it.”

Class of 1981 E. Fraser Demetree Benzal efbenzal@yahoo.com

Class of 1982 Anne Morton August guinvere@hotmail.com Wow, what a great Reunion! Let’s begin by thanking Jennifer Beecher Cooper and her husband Gordon for hosting such a wonderful dinner at their home on Friday.

We all loved playing with her new puppy, Audrey. It was great to see so many of us, including Sarah Raymond, Beth Yaghooti Collis (first time back in 30 years!), Mary Alice Fuller Sarandopolis, Suzy Burnett Doolittle, Tina Gross Kruczynski, Sally Wattles, Kristin Cassady Kos, Tina Choe Gorin, Sandy Friis-Hansen Halverson, Joanne Saint-Louis Butterfield, Karen Tobasky Garb, Heather Cameron Ploen, Susan Gibbons Gray, Stephenie Frawley (my houseguest!) and even Susan Mary (SM) Broadbent ’81! Apparently Mary Alice’s daughter and Jen Mathews’ daughter are both students at Dana but they didn’t realize it. Even more classmates showed up for the Saturday dinner, including Beth Nordstrom Keach, Derya Samadi, Gail Sund-Lussier and Page Franson ’83.

Everyone had all sorts of news, so let’s get to it. Gail Sund-Lussier and Sarah finalized the adoption of their second son,

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‘Q,’ so Jacob is now a big brother. Jacob made the varsity football team as a freshman! They are living in Oxford, Mass.

Suzy Burnett Doolittle’s sons Griffin and Charles are keeping her busy. Stephenie Frawley has her own gourmet food business, Road Food Company, based in Manchester, Vt. She brought me a jar of Vermont Fudge Sauce and I can’t even describe its deliciousness. Her daughter Grace is at Northeastern and her son is at Governor’s Academy. Kristin Cassady Kos and her husband Basil are finally empty-nesters! Katie is at the University of New England in Maine studying animal behavior and Zaria is in Colorado. Kristin is relieved to no longer drive hundreds of miles all over for Zaria’s Irish dancing competitions. Sarah Raymond also joined the ranks of empty nesters, with her oldest son working in New York City and her other son at Lehigh University.

Heather Cameron Ploen looks wonderful and we are all so grateful for her “one percent” full recovery. Sandy FriisHansen Halverson is living in Maine still and is now a step-grandma. Apparently I’m still the only actual grandmother in the class. Sally Wattles’ daughter Alice is in a K–1 program at an excellent Boston pilot school, and Sally is teaching art at the public school in Chinatown.

Beth Nordstrom Keach very helpfully wrote down her news for me. She writes, “It was great to see many of you at our 35th Reunion. So glad my husband urged me to go. His theory of life of ‘don’t miss the important stuff’ is so true. I’m still a software engineer at IBM. We are empty nesters. Son Mike is a civil engineering living in Manchester and has a very social life going to concerts and spending time with friends. Daughter Meaghan finished her math degree at the University of New Hampshire and wants to open a restaurant someday. She loves cooking and is in management at Chipotle and lives in Dover, N.H. She is thinking of spending a few years in St. Croix and running a food truck. I keep telling her to live her dreams.

Cindy Ewing, Jill Haller, Mindy Dobra and I are planning a mini-reunion in Napa Valley in October. Can’t wait.”

Catherine (Cathy) Goglia Shoemaker was unable to attend but sent this note: “Hi! I’ve been trying to make it work but it looks like my husband will be in China at that time so I’m on house duty. I’m

bummed! Maybe we can plan a time to have a get-together when I am back in Boston next.” Ramsay Baker Nilu Steward was also unable to make it from North Adams, but she and I (Anne) are still trying to get together while I am out in Deerfield.

Thank you everyone for a great Reunion Weekend! Please keep posting in the Facebook group. It’s fun to see what we are all up to!

The Class of 1982 gathered at Jennifer Beecher Cooper’s home on Friday night of Reunion Weekend

Beth Yaghooti Collis, Anne Morton August, Tina Choe Gorin, Sandy Friis-Hansen Halverson

Jennifer Beecher Cooper and Heather Cameron Ploen

Susan Gibbons Gray and Beth Yaghooti Collis

Tina Choe Gorin and Sandy Friis-Hansen Halverson

Class of 1983 Laura Lavit Elmore lauralelmore@yahoo.com

Class of 1984 Leah Morris jmorrisfamily@comcast.net

Class of 1985 Christina Whiting Dougherty cswdougherty@comcast.net

Lee DerHagopian writes, “March 2017 marked the 7-year anniversary for Flora Explora! Running my own business has been both exciting and rewarding yet challenging and exhausting at times. But the genuine sense of meaning and satisfaction is priceless. We continue to grow year after year, and we now dominate the commercial landscape market in Downtown Boston. Our niche as seasonal color specialists has really transformed the outdoor urban experience. We have more than 200 outdoor planters and 700 hanging planters that we design, install and maintain. We also offer interior plant design, installation and maintenance services as well as holiday design. It’s a wonderful calling, making the world a more beautiful place. No complaints on the home front here in Medfield, Mass. We’re looking forward to weekends at our cottage in Antrim, N.H. Love to make time to connect with my DH friends, a few of whom I have seen this year, including Kimberly Heath and Heather (Feather) McHutchinson, and Ruthann Smith (while vacationing in Florida). Drop me a line or shoot me an email if you ever want to connect: (617)-850-5192 or lee@ floraexplora.com.”

Lisa Iagatta and I (Christina Whiting Dougherty) love hearing from you! Please write in with any and all updates.

Caroline Wells writes, “I just started at an awesome job at Harper Collins in New York City near the World Trade Center. I work in the kids/young adults books department, and I love it!”

It is always special when we find out that one of our classmates has decided to send their own daughter/daughters to Dana Hall! T. Alexandra (Lexi) Schilling Gibb’s twin daughters, Tattie and Lele, will be attending Dana Hall in the fall as 6th graders (Class of 2024) and are so excited! Elizabeth (Beth) Bronstein Best’s daughter Halle will be attending Dana Hall in the fall as a 9th grader (Class of 2021)!

We hope you have a wonderful summer, and look forward to hearing from you again soon!

Lisa Iagatta LIagatta@yahoo.com

Georgia Critsley writes, “I’m currently working at the Executive Office of the Massachusetts Trial Court as the director of Legislative Policy and Government Relations. I was honored in late 2016 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as one of their 2016 Top Women of Law. I’m also serving as the chair of the Criminal Justice Section Council for the Massachusetts Bar Association this year and still teaching as an adjunct professor at Suffolk University.

My twins, Christian and Catherine, are turning 16 this year and I can’t believe that we are going to start looking at colleges next year.”

Lisa Olszewski writes, “2016 was big! We became Aussie citizens! We maintain our U.S. citizenship, so we are officially ‘Ausmericans.’ After 6+ years at World Vision Australia, I started a new role in local government doing continuous improvement and change management. It is a fascinating sector; the learning curve is steep, which keeps it interesting! I celebrated my 50th with a trip to Disney World with my daughter, mom, brother and 4-year-old niece, followed by a few days in Boston where I caught up with some Dana friends. I was in Boston again this summer. Zoe spent two weeks at a summer camp in New Hampshire for her winter holidays. That’s the advantage of living in another hemisphere and having long vacations!”

An example of some of Lee DerHagopian’s work in Downtown Boston

Lee Adams Huth writes, “I went on a wonderful trip to Italy with my sister, Kim Adams Harvey ’82. We traveled with her 21-year-old son, Kyle, who is stationed with the Army outside of Venice. We travelled to Venice, Florence and Rome.

The food, wine, art, architecture, history and culture were incredible. Also, I will be an empty nester in the next year and half as my oldest daughter, Kendra, is attending the University of Maine Honors College this coming fall, majoring in pre-vet sciences. My youngest daughter, Kailey, will be applying to college/nursing school for the fall of 2018. Exciting but hard to believe.”

Macy Kingsbury de la Guardia writes, “I saw Laura Levering O’Connell in Stowe, Vt., in January and she’s great! I’m still living in Panama and spending summers in New England, and am always interested in catching up with Dana classmates! Panama is a great place to escape the cold in the winter, so come and visit!”

Class of 1986 Katharine Allen kra135@psu.edu Katherine Koumantzelis Copeland copelandkk@gmail.com Belkis Suazo deCastro belkisdecastro@gmail.com

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Class of 1992

Lisa Crounse lisacrounse@mac.com

Rachel Bebchick Naggar rnaggar@gmail.com Well, we celebrated our 25th Reunion in April! Still can’t believe it has been 25 years. It was so great to see Celena, Shari, Alexa, Nicole, Cymantha, Melissa, Kate, Sarah, Liz, Tina and Holly. Everyone else was sorely missed.

Laurie Switzer laurieswitz@gmail.com

Class of 1988 Dana Tannenbaum Cahoon dbcahoon@mac.com

Melissa Gallin writes, “Reunion really was wonderful and I expect to see all of you in five years for our 30th (if not before).”

Nicole Hickman James nicolejames228@gmail.com Heather McPhee hmmcphee@yahoo.com

Class of 1989

The Class of 1992 at their Class Dinner on Friday night of Reunion Weekend

Sarah Burgess Gregorian sbgregorian@gmail.com

Class of 1990 Correspondent needed Jennifer Powers Offutt married David King Offutt on Sept. 24, 2016, at Trinity Wall Street in New York City. The reception was held at Tavern on the Green.

In attendance were Lori McCarthy Somerville ’89 and Margaret Sama Goebel ’91.

Jennifer Powers Offutt and her husband David on their wedding day

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you who didn’t make it out this year to Reunion and I hope you will be in touch. If Sarah Brown can make it out from Dublin, we can all do better! If anyone is in Los Angeles, you have a place to stay (be forewarned, I have cats) and an automatic tour guide/friend here. I love seeing Dana girls from all classes and getting caught up in the process! Celena Evans, the next time you’re out in Irvine, I’d better hear about it! Love to you all and sail on...”

Cymantha Guest writes that in addition to “being a mom of four, I work as a floral designer and am returning to being a Licensed Massage Therapist. I am going to start med school next spring to pursue a DC (doctor of chiropractic). Happy, healthy, blessed…”

Sharilyn (Shari) Twidwell writes, “This past fall, I took on the additional job of varsity girls coach at the local high school and we were at the championship phase of our season, which is why I was nervous when I saw that Reunion was at the end of April! The timing didn’t allow for as leisurely a visit, nor for me to bring my nephew Brennan with me again (he was not happy), but nothing would stop me from going to Reunion! It was great to see everyone there and to get caught up. It was also great to see, however briefly, Meredith DeLoca ’91, who is mid-MBA program at nearby Babson and losing her mind in the process. Kinda Kayyali ’93’s ears must have been burning because she commented on my class photo within about 10 seconds of my putting it up on Instagram, and we talked about roommates and the Johnstons and peanut butter and pens all night! I am still coaching full-time and this summer, for the first time, I will not be running our lessons program.

Instead I’ll be starting up our first summer day camp program—one I’ve been dreaming about for about 10 years. I’m nervous but excited to get it off the ground this year. I’m looking forward to making mistakes and learning as I go. I miss all of

Iran Narges writes, “I’m officially a public artist, at least according to the San Francisco Arts Commission! The tiled steps I designed for my local greenspace project are all but done; ribbon cutting was in June in San Francisco. Photos from the event are on Facebook. I’ll be teaching a class in service design (which is what I do in my day job) at California College of the Arts this fall for the second time.”

Amy Crolius writes, “I started a new position in January as the vice president of Stakeholder Relations at the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association. We represent more than 8,000 women and men in the business of healthcare driving toward gender parity. It’s a great organization and I’m proud to be part of a group that makes women’s equality and leadership skills the priority.”

Heather Dunn Rand shared, “Glad to see so many of you had a great Reunion this April! I’m so sorry I couldn’t make it. I did, however, receive some great news that weekend. We learned that our request to stay in Massachusetts a third year was granted, and we are looking forward to that additional year of hiking, snowboarding and other adventures in the region we call home. Our boys Philip and Nate are now 10 and 6, and have adjusted well to their new school and made great friends already.

We really miss Bangkok, though, and I hope we get more adventures living abroad like that again someday. In the meantime, we have Red Sox games to see, Turkey Trots to run and some great days on the beach in store!”

F. Taber Overall Sanderson writes, “It’s so fun to see Reunion pictures and I’m so sad to have missed being there. Everyone looks great! Amy Crolius and I had a mini-reunion in March when her mom and

I teamed up to surprise her during a visit to her parents’ home in Jupiter, Fla. It was a very quick trip and there is never enough time, but we were able to get caught up. In February, I was able to welcome new Head of School Katherine L. Bradley and meet up with other Miami alumnae; it’s a fun group! I’m already counting the days to the next Reunion!”

Nicole Rutberg DiResta shared, “So great seeing everyone at Reunion, catching up in person, walking down memory lane and having a great time. I was able to walk my children through the halls that shaped me and share some special times. Life in D.C. continues to be busy, and I can’t believe I am starting to plan a Bar Mitzvah for my son. Fortunately my Dana classmates offered up tons of ideas. Already planning for the 30th, but hope to see folks sooner. Give a shout if you are headed to D.C. as I’d love to see you.”

Class of 1993 Amie Margolis Silogram7@gmail.com Zoe Timms zoevjtimms@gmail.com Cinzia Solari writes, “I am excited to announce that my book, On the Shoulders of Grandmothers: Gender, Migration and Post-Soviet Nation-State Building, will be out mid-August 2017 with Routledge and is available for pre-order on Amazon. The book uncovers a unique migration of middle-aged women from Ukraine, mostly grandmothers. Through interviews and ethnographic work with migrant grandmothers in Europe and the U.S. and their adult children in Ukraine, I show how the gendered creation of a new capitalist economy and new nationalisms precariously place Ukraine between Europe and Russia with implications for the global world order. Dana alumnae will recognize some of the names in the acknowledgments! Also, since the last time I wrote in, my son Eliano Solari-Cis was born. He is now almost 4, a delightful pest to big sister Selene (10), and they are both sheer joy to Davide and me. We live in Needham, Mass., and I am happy to connect with local Dana friends.”

See 1968 for news of Meggen Gondek.

Class of 1994 Elisabeth Morray morray@gmail.com See 1968 for a photo of Amanda Kuruc Koelling.

Class of 1995 Caryn Byrnes Anderson carebear102106@gmail.com Dustina Bennett dustinabennett@gmail.com

Class of 1996 Tracy Spiegel Fox tracy.foxcraft@gmail.com

On a personal note, I’m doing very well. In the spring of 2016, I wrapped up my role at Forrester, within their Leadership Boards, and I joined GateHouse Media as director of Product Management for their digital marketing division. I’ve been at GateHouse for about a year now and it’s been a really great experience to reunite with several of my former colleagues from The Boston Globe and Boston.com while also stretching my thinking to take on new challenges. It also feels good to have our family settled into our home in Newton Corner, Mass., while continuing most weekends, year round, on the Cape. I’m enjoying time with my husband Rob and our 4-year-old son, Lucas. We enjoy getting together with Shannon Stllings DuPont, her husband Kevin and their son Jack on the Cape, and I continue to be in close touch with Cathy Kenney and her family, too.

Katharine Sidell Morton mortonkam@gmail.com

Class of 1997 Kristin O’Donnell Bedard kristinbedard@gmail.com Lisa Brown lmclennanb@gmail.com Heather Cochrane Russo heatherjean23@hotmail.com Hi, classmates; Kristin O’Donnell Bedard here. How awesome was our 20th Reunion? We had a huge turnout, more than a third of our class, and our contributions to the Dana Fund represented about half of our class. Plus, we got to experience Reunion along with She Sails, which was an inspiring day, featuring our classmates Cathy Kenney and Kate Spencer, as a panelist and the closing speaker, and Annie Kloppenberg, as a participant in the Alumnae Art Show.

Kristin O’Donnell Bedard and her husband Rob

Monica Mulyanto Oudang writes, “It has been a while since I’ve written. I have been very blessed to be busy and involved over the past two years with the creation and growth of a startup that has now become Indonesia’s first UNICORN. The company is called GOJEK and I work as the chief human resources officer. We started off as a motorcycle ride hailing company but have now evolved into a platform of multiple services that has become a solution for the Indonesian’s daily needs. We recently just launched our e-payment wallet as well. My kids celebrated their birthdays in March.

Adelynn is now 9 years old and Armael is 7 years old. I hang out a lot with Vitalia Widjaja, and our kids are good friends since they are of similar age. I dedicate a lot of time to doing yoga and love it. If any of you plan to come and visit Indonesia, let me know!”

The Class of 1997 at their Class Dinner on Friday night of Reunion Weekend

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Monica Mulyanto Oudang with her husband and their children, Adelynn and Armael

Amy Pendergast Allgor writes, “We have some news! Joe and I welcomed Jane Elisabeth on August 26, 2016! Big brother Connor (who turned three in December 2016) is enamored, as are we! Life is good!”

Amy Pendergast Allgor’s son Connor meets his baby sister Jane with dad Joe Baby Jane

Katherine Zwick writes, “Big news in my world is that I’m stepping down from my executive management role in order to be in private practice full-time as a therapist in Santa Cruz. After seven years working at the residential, partial hospitalization or intensive outpatient levels of care, I’m excited to focus on outpatient work and be in business for myself. I have had a part-time private practice for nearly two years and am thrilled about this next chapter professionally. I’m also admittedly excited to work a bit less than I’ve been working the last few years and focus on some of my other interests, like organizational and group dynamics, reviewing articles and books for a journal

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on group therapy and addiction, and singing. I continue to go to National Parks on the regular with my boo, Geoff. We headed to Zion, Capitol Reef and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah for two weeks in June and planned a five-day, end-to-end backpacking trip from Mammoth Lakes to Tuolumne Meadows in July. We finished a grand three-day backpacking trip in Death Valley National Park in March! Happy to discover so much adventure later in my life.”

Shannon Stillings DuPont writes, “I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since we threw our 1997 pennies into the pond at graduation, but I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun! My son Jack is 2 now and he has become the most hysterical and sweet little man. We recently took him to Tampa for a trip to the Lowry Park Zoo and Busch Gardens where he got to see life-sized animatronic dinosaurs and high five Elmo; basically, he lived out his childhood dreams and it was glorious to watch. We have since returned to our home on Cape Cod. Somewhere in the midst of trying to enjoy family time and nature I continue to run Boston’s Mystery Cafe as the company director for New England Fun, soon to be renamed Head First Events. It’s a perfect job for me, blending my love of planning with my passion for theater and performing arts.

The renaming of our company will also come with a much-anticipated expansion as we have just purchased our first Escape Room and plan to unveil it in the next few months along with several other unique events and programs. I’m looking forward to the new adventures this year will bring!”

Shannon and Jack with Kristin O’Donnell Bedard’s son Lucas watch Santa arrive by boat on Cape Cod

Angela Makkas Rougas writes, “I’m a mom of two now, Gus and Maria, and they are 2 and 11 months old. We live in Cambridge, Mass. I’m currently at home with them and enjoying that very much.”

Angela Makkas Rougas’s children, Gus and Maria

Kate Spencer, Marisa Curran Serrano, Susan Paige Teruel, Angela Makkas Rougas and their families

Class of 1998 Ruchira Kumar ruch.kumar@gmail.com Guida Estrela Mattison guidaemattison@gmail.com

Shannon Stillings DuPont with her son Jack and husband Kevin on vacation in Florida

Jane Monti Young jane@chaseyounggallery.com Ruchira Kumar writes, “I had the pleasure of attending She Sails on campus in April.

It was an inspirational day with a variety of panelists, including closing speaker, Kate Spencer ’97. Excited to catch up with everyone at our 20th Reunion next year!”

Class of 1999 Brooke Anderson brookeanderson81@hotmail.com Amanda Coyle FitzGerald amandaecoyle@gmail.com

Guida Estrela Mattison, Ruchira Kumar, Kate Spencer ’97, Tai Casagrande

Guida Estrela Mattison writes, “I am writing this letter the day after a fabulous She Sails! Laura Huebner, Tai Casagrande, Ruchi Kumar and I supported Wyley Proctor (who just made partner at her firm!) and Michelle Kohanloo who presented on the Law and Litigation panel. I cannot speak more highly of this event as a way to see Dana alums showcase their talents, careers and wisdom. It was amazing to network and reconnect with our amazing community.

Also, the Chamber Singers’ rendition of Bridge Over Troubled Water was breathtaking. It got us reminiscing about our own Dana days and excited for our 20th Reunion in Spring 2018! It’s hard to believe since I feel like it was just yesterday we were walking around The Pond. Please mark your calendar for Spring 2018: The more that come, the merrier it will be!”

Class of 2000 Jillian Riley jillianmriley@gmail.com Caroline Sayia cwdale@gmail.com Erica Wyner ericawyner@gmail.com

Class of 2001 Renee Clayton renee.clayton82@gmail.com

Class of 2002 Katherine Lafferty katherine.lafferty@gmail.com Courtney Tipping cmtipping@gmail.com

Class of 2003 Donna DiDomenico djdidome@gmail.com Elizabeth Stuka Rose elizabeth.stuka@gmail.com Members of the Class of 1998 in the photo booth at She Sails

Cerise Henzes writes, “I just took on the role as atelier director at Marchesa. It’s honestly been a bit hectic, long hours, demanding deadlines, etc., but I am so in love with it. My first collection was recently presented for Bridal Spring 2018, I worked on two Met Gala Couture projects, then I was overseeing the making of Resort for both Notte and Couture at the beginning of June.”

Alison Kelman writes, “I would love to share that the conservation organization that I work for, Tompkins Conservation, just pledged to donate 1 million acres of land to the government of Chile as part of a project to create 10 million acres of new national parks in Chile. On March 15, Tompkins Conservation founder Kristine Tompkins met with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to sign a protocol pledging to create this historic national park expansion. This pledge is the largest private land donation to a country in history. Over the next year, we will work with the government to create five new national parks and expand three more. It has been especially invigorating to watch these two accomplished women come together to create positive change on such a scale, especially when we are in such a precarious time for environmental protection in the U.S.”

Class of 2004 Jazmin Kirby jazminlechekirby@gmail.com Tanya Lubicz-Nawrocka tlubicznawrocka@gmail.com Elise Valerio O’Hara elise586@gmail.com

Class of 2005 Elizabeth (Lizzie) Pond elpond@gmail.com Caroline Ross rosscae@gmail.com

Alison Kelman

Class of 2006 Chidinma Iruka chidiiruka@gmail.com Summer Sterling slsterling@live.com Elizabeth (Liz) Baker Smith moved to Maine! She and her husband bought a house in Phippsburg, a peninsula about 45 minutes from Portland. Liz works in R&D at Applegate, a natural and organic meat company. If she’s lucky, she sees Natalia Knochowski often enough and gets to hang out with Frances Chase, too!

Nadine Dodge is still living in Wellington, New Zealand. She finished her post-doc and decided to leave academia for the moment. Instead, she’s currently working for the city doing transport strategy.

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Mary Kate Boehm and her husband Nick bought their first house in Dover, Mass.!

They’re excited to be back in Massachusetts, especially in the Dana Hall neighborhood. Their toddler daughter, Maggie, is starting nursery school in Wellesley this fall. Mary Kate would love to connect with any alums in the area, especially those with little kids. In addition to settling into their new home, she’s looking forward to a summer spent visiting the Cape.

Anne (Annie) Yonkers decided to switch gears entirely and is the buyer/ merchandiser for a gift shop she runs with her mom in Contoocook, N.H. Her son Henry is in school now and constantly blows Annie’s mind with being a little person having his own ideas and thoughts.

She’d love to see any/all of her classmates and invites us to visit her at the shop, Polkadots, and go out for coffee!

Rebekah (Bekah) Blair is living outside Boston and loving life. She’s still teaching dance around the metrowest area and just finished a very successful competition season. They won first place overall and she won her first choreography award! In addition to dance, Bekah works for ArtMatters, a company that brings art presentations to senior living facilities and schools. She’d love to catch up with more Dana alums, so look her up!

I, Summer Sterling, still live in Richmond, Va., and work for L.L. Bean’s Outdoor Discovery Schools as a program coordinator. Most of my free time is spent cycling, hiking, paddling and enjoying the city’s many craft breweries and cultural events. I recently went up to D.C. for an alumnae event and enjoyed meeting the new Head of School Katherine L. Bradley.

If anyone else lives in the south and wants to meet up, I do love to travel.

Class of 2007 Agnes Beckmann beckmann.agnes@gmail.com Hilary O’Haire hilaryeo@gmail.com Agnes Beckmann writes, “I’m still having a hard time getting my head around the fact that we graduated from Dana 10 years ago! I’m glad that many of you were able to

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celebrate that fact at Reunion in April! I think of you all fondly and am so proud of all you are doing and accomplishing!

Without further ado, what some of your silver sisters have been up to…”

Tania DeBarros writes, “I am currently finishing my first year of my master’s in social work program at New York University. Next year I will be interning at OnTrackNY which is an innovative treatment program for adolescents and young adults who have had unusual thoughts and behaviors or who have started hearing or seeing things that others don’t.

OnTrackNY helps people achieve their goals for school, work and relationships, and programs are located all over New York State. I am also working on a book to help eradicate mental health stigma. As far as music, I have also been writing, performing and released an EP entitled Internal Reconstruction last year.”

Nora C. Godkin writes, “For the past two years, I’ve been living in Quito, Ecuador, working on human rights litigation, and I recently moved to The Netherlands for a post at the International Criminal Court.”

Clare Klemmer writes, “Still living in New York City on the Upper East Side.

Currently working at VaynerMedia as supervisor of Digital Operations and was lucky enough to be in London for work over November and February. So excited that Brooke Everts has moved to New York City and joining Carter, Mel, Emilie, Stacey and I in our adventures in the city!”

Christina (Tina) Margiotta writes, “I graduated from Simmons this May with an M.S. in management. I’m thrilled to finally be done with grad school! I’m still living in Boston—Medford, actually—and loving it.

I recently moved in with my boyfriend of more than four years and his cat, Gandalf. I started taking belly dance classes last summer and it is a ton of fun! I’m hoping to do more to stay active in the coming year, what with all this newfound free time I’m not spending in classes.”

Leigh (Carter) Herbert writes that she is “currently living in New York City’s Lower East Side. Roomies for 2+ years with our fellow DH classmate Mel Wan. Working in finance in a client advisory/marketing role and on the road quite a bit! Hoping to

get back to Boston a good amount this summer for family visits, Red Sox and of course driving through the Dana campus to wave at Student Affairs!”

Anna (Brooke) Everts writes, “After a 3+ year stint abroad, living in London and Berlin, and then spending a few months traveling through Southeast Asia, I am finally back in the U.S., living and working in New York City. I work in the retail industry as a buyer for home decor and love it! I haven’t strayed far from my Dana girls, and will be living with Clare Klemmer this summer and moving in with Mel Wan in the fall. Excited for this new chapter and looking forward to reconnecting with old friends!”

Sommer Thomas writes, “I am still living in Providence, R.I., working as the assistant director of Annual Giving at the Rhode Island School of Design. I am hopefully heading to grad school soon to get my MBA and get into some marketing. I attended the 10-year Reunion at Dana Hall and had so much fun; I will definitely be at the 15-year Reunion! I’ve also given to the Dana Fund 5+ years in a row and now I’m in the Moon and Stars Society. Sweet! Also I forgot how epic the gym is. Anyway, it was so great to go to the 10-year Reunion and chat with some fellow ’07 alumnae. It was great to see people!”

As for me (Agnes), I am still living in and loving Vienna, Austria. Since January, I have been working as a psychotherapist (Gestalt) at an outpatient clinic and have been working with mentally ill clients for the last year with an organization called Verein LOK. I live with my very cute pup and am running and rock climbing in my free time. I’m sad I missed Reunion but hope we can stay in touch! As always, please send me updates and pictures so that I can share them in the next round of Class Notes. I love hearing from each and every one of you.”

Class of 2008 Jessica Freeman JAFreeman22@gmail.com Jacquelyn Maggiore jemaggiore@gmail.com Jacqueline O’Leary jacqueline.oleary2@gmail.com

Yin Ling (Nicole) Suen nicolesuen0119@gmail.com

Class of 2009

Nicole Suen writes, “I relocated to a town called Market Harborough in the UK last year and I have been enjoying my new life.

I switched my role from operation to business development. The UK culture is very different from that of the United States and I am learning every day. Yuyu Lin ’06 lives in London, so I hang out with her whenever I go to London. Lizzie Gilbert visited me in May. Here is a picture of me and Yuyu with our friends in Bath.”

Emily Soukas emily.soukas@gmail.com Emaline Surgenor emaline.surgenor@gmail.com

Lina Chan ’06, Hazel Cheng, Carol Chu, Serene Yiu ’06, Yanyin Lai ’07 and Sylvia Cheung ’05 at Serene’s birthday dinner

Jda Gayle writes, “It’s coming up on a year since I moved to Los Angeles, and my only regret is not doing it sooner! Nicole Suen was here a few months ago and we had lunch in Santa Monica; it was so nice to catch up with my birthday twin! I can’t believe next year will be 10 years since we took our walk around The Pond. I’m excited to see everyone. Sail on!”

Nicole Suen (third from left) and Yuyu Lin ’06 (second from right) in Bath, UK

Skylar Alana Webster writes, “I’m still at Primark but I got promoted to manager of Makeup and Health in February. I’m loving it but also getting a bit frustrated at people who open products when I have testers available! Why do you need to open mascara?! I’m working on getting back into school for the fall to finish my degree in fashion merchandising and hoping to travel the world soon, Primark related or not.

Check me out on Snapchat (smilerskylar) for beauty and dupe (cheaper versions of high-end products) reviews, and I can’t wait to see you in 2018 for our 10-year Reunion! Sail on, sail far, I’m sailing right behind you.”

Wing Yiu (Carol) Chu writes, “I just recently took on a new job at a real estate investment fund doing asset planning.

Something quite different from what I had been doing the past five years! Learning a lot about anything to do with shopping center renovations. Other than that, everything is just fine and I love seeing my girls on the weekend!”

Jacquie Maggiore with her fiancé Jimmy Flaherty

Jacquelyn (Jacquie) Maggiore writes, “On May 19, I got engaged to my boyfriend of more than four years, Jimmy Flaherty, at the Karen Stives ’68 Equestrian Center on the Dana Hall campus! Jimmy surprised me by decorating Mac Patio, which my father donated in memory of my horse that passed away in 2012, with rose petals and balloons spelling out ‘Will You Marry Me.’ He knew the barn was the perfect place to pop the question because of my sentimental attachment to Dana Hall and the place I have spent the past 15 years riding. The after party took place at The Sail Loft owned by the family of my good friend, Caroline Tipping. Several Dana girls were there to celebrate, including my maid of honor Jacqueline O’Leary and bridesmaid Abigail Chandor. The wedding will take place on Sept. 15, 2018, in Falmouth, Mass.”

Candace Taylor cltaylor1019@gmail.com

Class of 2010 Paige Walker walkerp.10@gmail.com Cogan R. Schneier writes, “I started as a litigation reporter at the National Law Journal recently. I cover the federal courts in D.C. (newsworthy litigation in the U.S. District Court in D.C. and D.C. Court of Appeals) as well as national trends and topics in other federal appeals courts across the country. I focus much of my work on litigation that targets the Trump Administration and its core policies. For example, I wrote about the travel ban lawsuits that made their way through the court system earlier this year. I also cover policies and personnel at the Justice Department and federal judiciary.

Previously, I spent two and half years at Politico where I was a reporter covering immigration and labor. Prior to that I interned on the breaking news desk at USA Today, also in Washington. I’ve been in D.C. since I graduated college (and interned there while in school) and am always happy to help out Dana students interested in journalism or working in Washington; especially in terms of navigating those first few years out of college that I’m currently in.”

Class of 2011 Katie Jones Katiejadejones@aol.com Emily T. Knebel eknebel@vet.upenn.edu

Class of 2012 Eleanor Giovanetti ellie.giovanetti@me.com Savannah Raiten savannah.raiten@maine.edu

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Nancy Rich and Monica Sang

Class of 2013 Madeline Schneider madjulsch@gmail.com Madeline Schneider writes, “I graduated in the spring from Saint Michael’s College in Burlington, Vt., with a degree in English and gender studies and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland shortly after. I’m very excited about the new adventure but will, of course, miss being close to my home and Dana community. If any of you find yourself in the Swiss area, let me know!”

Margaret Ann Bolick graduated from Boston University with a degree in biomedical engineering and will be returning in the fall to BU’s School of Education as a BEST (Bringing Engineers to STEM Teaching) Noyce Scholar. As a Noyce Scholar, she will receive her master’s of arts in teaching degree for free with the requirement to teach in a high-needs school district for two years following graduation. Margaret Ann also hopes to serve as volunteer advisor for one of the many Kappa Alpha Theta chapters in the area!

Annie Killelea writes, “I graduated from BU in May (with a fake diploma until I finished my degree over the summer—stay in school, kids!). I am graduating with a history degree, so of course the job offers are rolling in… just kidding. Alumnae and parents, please hire me! Check out my history Instagram (annestagrahm) if this blurb doesn’t speak for itself!”

Anna-Katharina Liesenfeld writes, “I’m studying business of creative enterprises at Emerson College right now and I am also an intern at ROTU Entertainment designing wardrobe and props for an educational virtual reality game based on music mythology.”

Class of 2014 Emily Martin emartin2495@gmail.com Ashley Rohall aer@rohall.com Meng (Monica) Sang had lunch with former academic dean Nancy Rich in Wellesley in March. Monica is about to start her senior year at the University of Michigan.

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In Memoriam 1940

Joan Brown Smith 5/19/2017

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Florence Faas Mastin 3/3/2017 Katherine Reese Peebles 2/7/2017

Class of 2015 Correspondent needed Nora M. Panahi was selected to perform at the 8th Annual Women in Comedy Festival, which was held in Boston in April.

She also performed for the third time on the Sheba Mason Show in New York City and opened for comedian, actor and writer Rick Shapiro in Worcester in May.

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Elinor St. John Arnold 1/28/2017 Marjorie Lowry Townsend 1/11/2017

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Barbara Beardsley Borneman 12/29/2016 Martha Gilmore Parfet 2/20/2017

Class of 2016

Jean Adams Wehe 4/24/2017

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Nancy Butts Whittemore 1/6/2017

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Suzanne Phillips Pinkus 2/9/2017

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Betty Thomas Rahv 4/15/2017 Anne Kimball Smith 3/4/2017

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Judith Dibble Sfikas 2/19/2017

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Suzanne H. Rodgers 5/8/2017

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Parris Bauer 4/2017

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Julia Elisabeth Heiland 2/9/2017

A Closer Look

Middle School Finale Week

A group visited the Boston Harbor Islands

Instead of exams, Middle School students capped off the year with a “Finale Week,” a week-long learning experience that incorporated their accumulated skills and allowed for local exploration. Activities kicked off with student-selected field trips designed to offer experiential learning. “The philosophy behind Finale Week is to provide alternative learning experiences,” explained Director of the Middle School Caroline MacNichol. “We believe in providing an opportunity for girls to apply the skills that they have learned beyond the classroom. Additionally, we want to provide an opportunity to explore different aspects of the region where they live.” Students were able to choose from eight “Choose Your Own Adventure” experiences, then later in the week, took part in gradelevel community service outings at the Greater Boston Food Bank, a water treatment plant, the Natick Senior Center and the Charles River Conservancy in Watertown.

ON THIS PAGE: Amera Youssef ’17 designed a large mural that students and faculty helped complete during “Art and Activism” workshop on the Community Day of Learning. Learn more about Dana Hall’s Community Day of Learning on page 10.

ON THE FRONT COVER: Corky Ribakoff ’17 and Earn Winyaret ’17 throw their pennies into the Pond before walking to the tent for their Commencement ceremony. See more from the Class of 2017, starting on page 23.

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2. A melia Thames ’24, Briyana Targete ’24, Avery Mather ’24, Emma Houston ’24 and Madeline Blessing ’24 at the Greater Boston Food Bank

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3. S ofi Cabral ’22, Lily Brinkman ’22 and Daisha Toomer ’21 at the Charles River Conservancy in Watertown

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4. E mma Beardsley ’22 and Ella Moss ’22 tried their hand at bookbinding at North Bennet Street School.

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Puritan Capital Hollis, N.H.

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1. S ophie Chiang ’23, Eleanor Bacon ’23, Mahyra Afif ’23 and Ashleigh Burns ’23 at Mass Audubon’s Boston Nature Center

5. H arper Staton-Todaro ’22, Ashleigh Chiwaya ’22, Rylie DeSabato ’22, Bobbi Rockett ’22, Matilda Reinhardt ’22 and Ava Sweeney ’22 at the Harvard Museum of Natural History 6. J aime Huang ’24, Veda Ramaswamy ’23, Shreya Desai ’23, Anna Gardner ’23, Emily Nauen ’23, Juliet Feldman ’21, Abby Houston ’21 and Iniye Atiegha ’23 at Waltham Fields Community Farm

Caroline MacNichol Director of Middle School

7. The MP Room was turned into a makerspace where students designed and built games and activities like this take on the video game Dance Dance Revolution.

Robert Mather P24 Assistant Head of School

8. A group of girls took in the view during a tour of Fenway Park.

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Amor Caritas Day

Fall 2017 Reunion: Class of 1947, 1952, 1957 and 1962

Middle School Admission Open House, 5–7 p.m.

All-School Admission Open House, 1–3 p.m.

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The Forum, 7 p.m.

Spring 2018 Reunion: Class of 1968, 1973, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008 and 2013

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