Class Notes

Alumnae

Fall 2015

CLASS NOTES

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Suzanne Foote Smith ’48 with her husband, Frank

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Jean Bradley Anderson ’42 writes, “I have sad news for our class. Barbara Gibbon Rowland ’42 died during the winter at her home in Halifax, VA. I have so enjoyed seeing some of you from time to time over the years. Love to everyone in our class who has made it to 90!”

Suzanne Foote Smith ’48 writes, “Frank and I, with our son Drake, have been planting food plots for wild animals, bear, deer and small animals at our cottage in Westfield, PA. We’ve also been clearing trails through our mountains. I have recently joined the flying club at the Williamsport Airport and I am busy painting portraits of family members.”

Barbara Penrose Tarbell ’49 sends greetings from Portsmouth, NH, where she is busy walking her rescue hound dog, sketching children, dogs and horses, and reading all the time. “I can heartily recommend Walden [written by Thoreau] (“Simplify, simplify!”). I see family often and thankfully remain healthy, active and well. I volunteer in a church thrift shop and attend art classes. Wishing everyone the best!”

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Josephine Chapman Borthwick ’54 is playing lots of golf and is consistently winning prizes in her flight. She not only paints and sells her pictures, but she also teaches art in her local elementary school every spring to third through fifth graders. She writes, “Previously, I won second place in the court tennis doubles championship at the Philadelphia Racquet Club when I was a member. Now I am a member of the Barnes Foundation. I am one of their oldest members who finished their three year courses: art under Violette de Mazia and gardening under many known gardeners. I am also a member of the National Society of the Colonial Dames. I do one job a year including raising money for the George Mason House in Virginia plus our four historical homes in North Carolina and being secretary for our regional committee. Also, I do commissioned portraits of ages 5–55 years old in oil and soft pastels. I’ve enjoyed growing orchids for over 35 years. I also have a 35 x 18 old English flower garden along the street, which is much admired by the neighbors and walkers. I walk my three little shih tzu dogs, read books and enjoy life. Being an old lady isn’t so bad!”

Pauline Carrigan Charles ’54 says, “Dick and I love our new home at Cornwall Manor, a wonderful retirement community in Cornwall, PA, not far from Annville, where we had lived for 26 years. I am very involved as a volunteer for various parts of the community including heading up their annual spring bazaar. Unfortunately, it is the first weekend in May so I will not be at Reunion for the next two years. I am still quilting and now teach at several local quilt shops. Dick says it keeps me out of trouble. Best wishes to all my AIS friends!”

Josephine Chapman Borthwick ’54 and her daughter Pamela Bass in Beach Haven, Long Beach Island

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Alice Dayton ’62 remembers that her class was the first to graduate from the current campus (not nearly as developed). “Also, I do remember AIS taking us in to see the first computer (ENIAC) at the University of Pennsylvania. We must have been sophomores or juniors; the bunch of girls in blue and yellow — running around inside a cold, high-ceilinged, dark room with little things whirling around behind huge glass doors — got curious glances from the three or four men minding the shop. Of course, we had no idea what it was!”

Margaretta Markle Lovell ’62 writes, “To help undergraduates hone their public speaking skills, their knowledge of the history of UC Berkeley’s campus and their understanding of architecture, this spring I taught a new course focused on the campus that culminated in a well-attended public symposium and walking tour. Away from campus I gave papers, chaired sessions, attended board meetings and contributed to administrative decisions at the National Portrait Gallery, University of Pennsylvania,

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1. Debbie Aikens Laverell ’67, her daughter Brooke Laverell Gilbert ’96 and two grandchildren, Juddy and Katherine Hayes, in Ocean City, MD. 2. Ginger Damon Craft ’68 proudly celebrating in June 2015 at UCLA, where her daughter Emily D. Craft earned an MS as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Celebrating along with Emily is brother Joshua Craft, who recently completed his first year at Columbia School of Physicians and Surgeons. 3. Susan Knorr Gale ’71 officiating the University of Maryland vs. University of Massachusetts NCAA lacrosse playoff game in Spring 2015

Pennsylvania State University, the College of William & Mary and Harvard. For the College Art Association I continued on the nominating committee (selecting board members) and the Distinguished Teaching of Art History Award jury. I also served on several fellowship and prize award committees, editorial boards of professional journals and as a consultant for the Haas-Lilienthal House (San Francisco). On campus, I served on three faculty Senate committees, the committee to select a university librarian and the program boards for American studies and folklore. In December I was particularly pleased to receive the Berkeley Faculty Service Award, recognizing a member of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate whose activities as a faculty member have significantly enhanced the quality of the campus as an educational institution and community of scholars. My eldest daughter and her three small children now live with me, so home life is rollicking.”

Lynn Taylor Biddle ’63 is living in Swampscott, MA, and would love to see old classmates.

Linda Golden ’66 writes, “My boutique continues to be the major work in my life. This summer we did some improvements to the store and we are ready for fall. I travel to Paris twice a year and New York City all the time. My man, Richard, has retired so he will have more free time and, hopefully, we will find a little more time to travel for fun. I look forward to our big Reunion and getting together with everyone.”

Lois Bateman Grieshober ’67 sends greetings from Stone Harbor, NJ, with her granddaughter Molly, 4; her grandson James, 11 months; and her great niece, Cate, 4.

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Caroline Lutton Nunez ’70 says, “My younger grandson, Declan, turned 10 in August. The oldest, Cadel, 15, is huge (because his father is 6'4"!). We are seeing lots of them this month. Domingo and I are still working, but hoping to retire in about three years. Our daughter, Anita, is taking a break from work, and enjoying her boys. I loved seeing everyone at Reunion! It was so fun, and meant so much to me.”

Susan Knorr Gale ’71 is still working full-time at Family Services, Inc., a non-profit in Charleston, SC, as the representative payee director with 1,200 clients. She also has continued officiating women’s college lacrosse this year and obtained her National 4 rating at age 62! She says, “I had the opportunity to officiate the University of Maryland vs. University of Massachusetts NCAA playoff game this past spring — overall loving the South and all its opportunities.”

Elizabeth Moran Legnini ’76 is living in Malvern and still hanging out with the dogs and cats from Main Line Animal Rescue. Betsy lives vicariously through her children, Jennifer Legnini ’02, who is living in Brunswick, ME, farming, cooking and loving life; and Allyson Legnini ’04, is living in Washington DC, working at the League of Women Voters. She became a grandmother in October to her son Sean’s baby girl, Sylvia, with his wife Michele. She writes, “Since Sean is a Shipley grad and Michelle is a Notre Dame grad, it will be a real tug of war! Looking forward to seeing everyone at our 40th Reunion!”

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Sarah Keeley Innes ’81 got together for dinner with classmates Laura Vastine Lynch and Virginia Groves Nambiar and enjoyed lots of reminiscing at the end of May in Richmond, VA, when Laura was traveling down for her son’s graduation from Elon University. Fun times!

Amanda Sheronas Spencer ’89 and her husband, Charlie, welcomed a son, Samuel Gabriel, on April 27, 2015. “He is just as amazing as his sister and we are enjoying him to the hilt! Abby loves being a big sister and is looking forward to the day her brother can play with her. She also loves being Mommy’s helper when it comes to taking care

1. 1981 classmates get together for dinner. From left to right: Laura Vastine Lynch, Sarah Keeley Innes, Virginia Groves Nambiar 2. Samuel Gabriel, son of Amanda Sheronas Spencer ’89 of her brother. It’s just wonderful to see! He’ll be 4 months old next week, and is close to weighing in at 20 lbs.!”

1990-99

Eleanor Riley ’97 says, “I was lucky enough to have an owl-filled weekend on Nantucket Island in August. I ran into Lauren Staple Zinns ’97 and her charming husband on the ferry. I heard all about the wonderful work she is doing at CHOP in emergency medicine and that her parents are still crushing it. Friday night there was an owl’s nest at Cru. I walked in to find Lizzy Sall ’00, Marla Mullen Sanford ’96, Amy Williams Guidi ’96, Liz Coulson Libre ’98, Jenny Platow ’00, Shannon Casey Zimolong ’00 and many more. I got to catch up more with Marla and Amy and their handsome husbands the following night. I heard all about the cool things they’ve been up to professionally and, more importantly, their gorgeous daughters Sailor and Eva! Such fun to see so many alumnae in one weekend on one island. I’ll be in Philadelphia more for business in the coming months and I hope to glimpse more schoolmates!”

Courtney Fretz Obregon ’98 moved to Zurich, Switzerland, for work at

Paige Laverell Goll ’00 with her new best friend, Noah the end of the summer. She has started a new role as European Sales Director for Dow Chemical’s Adhesives business. She and her husband, Jose, are looking forward to exploring and welcoming visitors!

Elizabeth Wasley Reese ’99, her husband, Mike (Haverford ’98), and daughter, Elsa, were delighted to welcome Michael Jacques “Jake” Reese to the family on August 25, 2014 at 9:20 a.m. He weighed in at 8 lbs. 7 oz. and measured 19.5 inches long. Jake and Elsa are already best friends and mom and dad are overjoyed that both children are happy and healthy.

2000-09

Eliza Slate Bakken ’00 is an academic general pediatrician at San Francisco General Hospital. After graduating from medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, she and her husband moved west to the San Francisco Bay Area where they fell in love with the Northern California lifestyle. They have two boys, Henry, 3, and Liam, 1, who keep them very busy. Professionally, Eliza is excited to be fulfilling her dreams as the associate medical director in a clinic with a 100% publicly insured population. Academically, she’s a University of California San Francisco faculty member and enjoys teaching medical students and residents about general pediatrics. She’s also using all

the Spanish she learned at Agnes Irwin (about 70% of the patients and their families speak Spanish as a first language).

Paige Laverell Goll ’00 is a volunteer at Freedom Ride in Orlando, FL. Freedom Ride is dedicated to enriching the lives and experiences of children and adults with disabilities in the Central Florida area through therapeutic horseback riding and related activities. Paige is working toward becoming a certified PATH international instructor/therapist.

Elizabeth Stewart Morton ’01 had her third child, Julian Stewart Morton, on February 6, 2015. He is doted on by big sisters Penelope, 4, and Olive, 2. A few weeks later, the family moved to Oak Park, IL. This was their sixth move in four years, one of which was to Strasbourg, France, which made Elle grateful for her eight years of French at AIS. They are now expected to be in the Chicago area for the long haul. Elle is a stay-at-home mom and volunteers with Breastfeeding USA and the Real Diaper Association.

Meaghan Malter Serbin ’03 and her husband, Brian, had their first child, Michael Thomas, on March 19, 2015. They live in Exton, PA, and Meaghan is a teacher at St. Peter’s School in Philadelphia.

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1. Penny, Olive and Julian — children of Elizabeth Stewart Morton ’01 2. AIS alumnae at the Radnor Races. From left to right: J.D. Hall (Haverford ‘08), Maddie Winter ’08, Alison Moser ’06, Alice Van Horne ’06 3. Emily Murphy Troncoso ’03 with husband, Stephen, and their baby, Alexander Ward 4. 2005 alumnae reconnect every year with an annual trip. This September, they played tourists in Philadelphia. From left to right: Libby O’Toole, Charlotte Hamilton, Carley Razzi Mack, Natalie Jones, Kate Morsbach, Katie Best, Sara MacIntyre, Olivia Romeo 5. Sarah Calvert ‘03 celebrates her bachelorette party in Wolfeboro, NH in June. From left to right: Abbe Wright ’03, Laurie Hugill ’03, Ali GonzalezMartinez ’03, Winnie Schulz ’03, Sarah Calvert ’03, Amanda Earl ’03, Emily Calvert Goodling ’92, Amanda Calvert Feeks ’89 6. Laura Wagoner ‘09 (center) and former Hewlett Packer CEO/Presidential Hopeful Carly Fiorina (right) at a Republican Leadership Conference in Philadelphia 7. Class of 2009 reunites. From left to right: Laura Henry, Katie Barnes, Julia Pierce, Laura Wagoner, Marisa D’Orsogna, Lexi Tocci

Emily Murphy Troncoso ’03 says, “I’m happy to report for class note purposes the birth of my first child, Alexander Ward Troncoso, on May 21, 2015 in Washington, DC. My husband, Stephen Troncoso, and I are thrilled to have him!”

Charlotte Hamilton ’05 recently moved from New York City to Utah in March and bought a house in August in Salt Lake City. She is currently interning at Sundance Institute in the events department.

Elizabeth Kovich ’05 married Jeffrey David Bilsky in October 2014 at Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova. The bridal party members included alumnae Danielle Kays Garcia ’05 and Lisa Mays ‘06. Unbeknownst to them until they met in 2009, Jeff and Liz grew up only a few blocks away from one another! Jeff is a 2002 graduate of Radnor High School and received a BA and MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. They currently live in Wayne. Liz works in art conservation at The Barnes Foundation and Jeff is employed as a portfolio analyst at Chartwell Investment Partners.

Mary McCarty ’05 is planning the 5-Year Anniversary Celebration for Generation Citizen (GC), a national nonprofit that promotes action civics education in schools across the United States. Mary serves as GC’s senior manager of external affairs at the organization’s headquarters in New York City. She was thrilled to return to AIS and participate in her class’s 10-Year Reunion this past spring.

Alison Moser ’06 lives in the East Village of New York City and works in business development for the advertising agency Bartle Bogart Hegarty (BBH), where she welcomed a troop of SSP-ers this spring. Very fun!

Kate Wiber ’06 graduated in June, earning her MBA from Yale School of Management, and is going to work in the biotechnology industry as a product manager.

Meredith Shea ’09 graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2013 and moved to Washington, D.C., where she began work as a program assistant for the United States Institute of Peace. Her current portfolio includes two country projects within the Rule of Law Center: Tanzania and Iraq. Both projects focus on judicial and security sector reform and capacity building. Some examples of issues addressed include: identifying security challenges for vulnerable groups (especially women) in conflict zones, building relationships across sectors to prevent election violence and recommending national law amendments to address legal gaps — especially in order to enhance police capacity. This past April, Meredith organized a conference in Arusha, Tanzania, that focused on building trust and discussing sensitive issues between police, political parties and civil society in anticipation of the potential violence during the Tanzanian Constitutional Referendum in November.

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Skylar Frederick ’11 graduated from Rutgers University in May and is now working at the University of Virginia as a social media associate for the office of University Communications.

Mackenzie Murphy ’11 will be graduating from Dartmouth College in December with honors in engineering. Throughout college, she has served as president of the Dartmouth Outing Club, an academic policy advocate as a student representative on the Committee on Instruction and as chair of the Student Assembly’s Academic Affairs Committee. She has also been published for her research applying mathematical modeling to environmental issues. She has traveled to Norway to work at a hiking cabin in the mountains, been a freelance writer for Backpacker magazine and interned in both the public and private sector. After graduation, she will be working as an investment associate for Bridgewater Associates, a hedge fund in Connecticut.

2014 alumnae in Washington, DC. From left to right: Katie Wenger, Larissa Wietlisbach, Autumn Wedderburn, Clarissa Kuo

Send Us Your Class Notes!

Have you recently achieved a major career milestone? Did you receive an award? Did you enjoy an impromptu reunion with a fellow AIS alumna? Please share your news with us and we will share it in the Spring 2016 Agnes Irwin Magazine! To submit your news, comments or photos, please contact Brooke N. Norrett ’95 at 610.526.1675, bnorrett@agnesirwin.org or online at agnesirwin.org/classnotes. Submissions must be made by March 1, 2016.