Kimball Union Magazine - Fall 2015

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5 Questions for Erin Mellow

A math teacher, coach, and Global Scholars Program founder talks about what it takes to be a good mathematician, how international travel contributes to a student’s education, and the lessons learned on a sports field.

A Passage to India

A connection with the Woodstock School in India provides Kimball Union students the opportunity to spend a year studying in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. Grace Cahill ’16’s journal provides a window into the experience.

Mentor on the Snow

Christine Booker brings her experience as Dartmouth’s Women’s Alpine coach to KUA this fall as the new alpine skiing head coach and winter sports program director.

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22 Departments 7 HEAD OF SCHOOL 8 VOICES: HEARD FROM ALUMNI

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10 NEWS FROM CAMPUS 20 SPORTS OVERVIEW 22 ARTS OVERVIEW 24 FIRST PERSON 26 STRATEGIC PLANNING

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44 ALUMNI EVENTS 46 ALUMNI SPOTLIGHTS 50 ALUMNI FIRST PERSON 52 CLASS NOTES 62 ALUMNI WEDDINGS 64 FROM THE ARCHIVES

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

OFFICERS WILLIAM A. BLACK, JR., ’85, P’17

Board Chair

Sudbury, MA DAVID POND ’64

Vice Chair

Deerfield, MA ROB SNOW ’85

Treasurer

Bethesda, MD

KIMBALL UNION MAGAZINE PUBLISHER SARAH EVANS MOORE

Director of Marketing Communications

Kimball Union Academy

MANAGING EDITORS MARK SCHIFFMAN

Nomad Communications ALEX KAHAN P’09

Nomad Communications

Secretary

Metheun, MA

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP WILLIAM BARKER ’90

Acton, MA CHRISTOPHER BURNS ’83

New Canaan, CT PHIL DEGUIRE ’94

Atlanta, GA

EDITORIAL DESIGN

KRISTIN GRAHAM P’09, ’12, ’15

WENDY MCMILLAN ’78, P’09, ’11

Norwich, VT

McMillan Design

HANS F. OLSEN ’81

PHOTOGRAPHY

Greenwich, CT

ROB BOSSI

CATHERINE PIPAS, MD P’14, ’17

EILEEN WILLIAMS P ’15, ’16, ‘19

Lebanon, NH

KIT CREEGER P’09

GLENN POGUST, JD P’13

JON GILBERT FOX ROY KNIGHT P’10 IAN GAGNON CONNOR DOHERTY

CONTRIBUTORS NANCY NORWALK MICHAEL J. SCHAFER H’13, P’12, ’15, ’19 GREG POLLARD GRACE CAHILL ’16 JULIE HASKELL-WEBB LINDSAY RATLIFF ’00 DEREK GUELDENZOPF HUNTER ULF DALTON WINSLOW P’15 MAIL:

Kimball Union Magazine welcomes submissions, letters, and comments. We reserve the right to review and edit all material that is accepted for publication.

Please e-mail submissions to Sarah Moore at smoore@kua.org or send to: Kimball Union Magazine PO Box 188 Meriden NH 03770

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New London, NH WILLIAM F. ELLIOTT ’60

Steuben, ME ALLAN FERGUSON

Meriden, NH ROBERT P. FITZGERALD, JR. ’82

Newton Lower Falls, MA KONRAD GESNER JR., P’18

West Newton, MA MICHAEL J. SCHAFER H’13, P’12, ’15, ’19

Head of School, Trustee, ex officio Meriden, NH

ROBERT Y. H. SHI, P’17

Beijing, China ELLA L.J. BELL SMITH

Hanover, NH WALTER B. SULLIVAN, JD ’82

Hingham, MA JOSEPH M. THIBERT ’81, P’17

Marblehead, MA

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“Going global is not just the way of the future; it is the way to create the future.”

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n all areas of our lives, and especially in education, we routinely hear about the importance of having a global perspective. Charles Fadel, Founder and Chairman of the Center for Curriculum Redesign and a visiting scholar at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education writes: “There is a feedback loop between what the future could be and what we want it to be, and we have to deliberately choose to construct the reality we wish to experience. We may see global trends and their effects creating the ever-present future on the horizon, but it is up to us to choose to actively engage in co-constructing that future.”

Here in our hilltop village, we live and learn through an intentionally designed diverse and global setting every day. This summer, we had students and faculty travel, study, research, and think about our future through Kimball Union-sponsored programs in India, Guatemala, Iceland, China, South Korea, and Italy.

This fall we welcomed students from over 25 countries.

In July, Mrs. Schafer and I traveled to Shanghai, Beijing, and Seoul with Ms. Exton, our Mandarin language teacher, and Mr. Gueldenzoph, our Director of College Advising, to visit with current students and parents, prospective families, alumni, and partner schools. We were required to navigate different languages, customs, and cultural nuances. Throughout the trip, I thought about our Kimball Union students from all over the globe, as well as our own country, who are learning at such an important developmental stage to balance their personal experiences with other traditions and customs throughout their time on The Hilltop. Our students and faculty travel abroad, step into new experiences, and return with new perspectives and a newfound appreciation of the value and values our boarding school provides.

As parents, teachers, and students, we were connected by our goal of inspiring education for all children. While abroad, we were energized by the enthusiasm of our grateful and generous hosts. We marveled at the enormous difference found in our independent school education and the way we prepare

young people for the world. Our own students and young alumni shined the brightest as they spoke with awareness, intelligence, and humor as they shared their stories of being part of the Kimball Union Community.

They interacted with grace and carried themselves with true distinction.

Our newly developed Global Scholars Program (GSP) provides an opportunity for all our students to fully immerse themselves in a truly global experience.

This program gives students a chance to experience a vastly different culture with students their own age who share similar educational goals, yet offer different perspectives. Through exposure and experiences with the GSP, students develop skills, knowledge, and character and use these experiences to think about and shape their futures. The GSP provides intensive academic study in more than 30 course offerings centered on global awareness, cultural exchanges with schools around the world through Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL), and travel opportunities hosted by our visionary faculty.

The education of any child navigating today’s world must incorporate different perspectives in order to fully develop one’s own. As educators, we must evolve and adapt to support the inquiry, curiosity, and growth of our 21st-century students. Throughout the 2015-2016 school year, school representatives, students, and faculty will continue to travel and meet with students, and alumni throughout the world, including the Middle East, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and throughout the United States, connecting our world to Kimball Union and sharing Kimball Union with the world. Going global is not just the way of the future; it is the way to create the future. K Best regards,

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Voices

“I was on kitchen crew. Loved that Hobart!”

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Goodbye 1974 Hobart Dishwasher I cannot believe this machine was still working! I still remember washing dishes with Francisco Ortiz —JAIME PRIETO ’99 von Bismarck.

My worst friend in 1975.

—JODY STONE

I had many fun nights back there with other students! Plus, we could go to the fridges downstairs and get whatever we wanted. At least I did!

I would leave pies after dinner on the stoop by the back door for the —LAURA DESCHAMP ’88 guys in DR. I will never forget the smell of that thing!! Tim Letendre, you were a great crew chief!

—ANNELISE ARMSTRONG GRANT ’95

That was my first job. I, like many others, escaped wearing a tie every night by earning a few extra bucks scrubbing pots. Is it any wonder that I still hate wearing a tie and —DAVE FOX ’91 avoid it at all costs!

Wow, 6am dining hall duty trudging up from Hall Farm in the snowy dark. Jeff Beer, I remember a particularly hysterical dish duty with you at the helm of that Hobart! And remember the big sprayers hanging from the ceiling? Way too tempting —HANNAH FAIRBANK ’94 for a teen.

I did dish crew at KUA 1979-1980. I do remember that machine…I can’t remember who I was working with.

Good grief… What a flashback!

—PETER DUBOIS ’81

I was the FIRST girl on the dishwasher. It was so much fun.

—GABRIELLE CHASE ’79

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That Hobart belongs in the Archives. Many great memories working with ’93 and ’94 classmates.

Pretty sure I owe Dave Ferguson for the intro to Pots and Pans.

—PHIL DEGUIRE ’94

Good times working in the back.

Soney, Jim, and Jimbo were great.

I feel like I need a piece of the machine as a keepsake. The Hobart —TIM LETENDRE ’95 was a beast!

@KIMBALL UNION JULY 25

Orange, black and GOLD! Congratulations to @AndrewWheating @Pan AmGames2015 1,500meter champion #wildcatpride!

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The @KUAWILDCATS Class of 1955 is closing in on 70% [Annual Fund] participation, incredible!

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I remember dish crew and washing pots and pans as a school job with Keith Seeger. I hated and loved that —SCOTT WARNER ’88 old Hobart.

The [Colorado Avalanche] select AJ Greer at No. 39 overall in the 2nd round of the #NHLDraft

Ha! We had a game about who could handle the hottest dishes.

After a few weeks, you could reach right into that thing and grab dishes that would scald anyone else.

Congratulations Sammi! #WildcatPride #WomenInScience http://bostoncommon-magazine.com/Post/ who-are-the-most-powerful-and-influential-womenin-boston

R.I.P. Hobart!

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—KEITH SEEGER ’88

—JASON MOOSE CROSBY ’95

I’ll never forget the pink-brown slurry that always formed from the combination of every imaginable beverage. I think I once tried to cook something by sending it through the Hobart.

—SAMUEL HOOBER COLBURN ’03

Take a glass immediately out of the Hobart. Run to the coke machine while scalding off fingerprints. Place under ice spout. Depress. Run.

—STEPHEN C. ROGERS ’04

Goodbye, Hobart. I always hated —PETER MANS ’98 you.

This is hilarious. I wish I had known over the past reunion weekend, I would have paid my respects! I was on kitchen crew. Loved that Hobart!

—STEPHANIE GLASSER-ALFIERI ’88

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With the old ball coach #KUAReunion #alumniawards

JUNE 5

Fore! KUA alumni gather @ markeastmangolf to tee off #KUAREUNION weekend!

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Boston: catch a great show tonight. check out Andrew Root ‘05 and the @downbeatkeys at the Hard Rock Cafe http://on.fb.me/191xFC3 #kuarocks

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Good luck @MalikAbu_ (KUA ‘14) in tonight’s matchup against LSU in the first round of the NCAA men’s tournament! #KUANation is cheering for you!

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INSIDE 10-27: HILLTOP NEWS ➤ CAMPUS HIGHLIGHTS ➤ STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS SENIOR TEA Morgan Sebor ’15 enjoys a sandwich at the annual senior tea for girls from the graduating class.

➤ COMMENCEMENT ➤ FACULTY SPOTLIGHTS ➤ SPORTS OVERVIEWS ➤ ARTS OVERVIEWS ➤ FIRST PERSON FALL

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Hilltop N EWS F ROM C A M P US Sam is a senior from Weston, MA, playing defense as a starting member of the Varsity soccer team. She is active on the STEM team, and connected to a wide variety of students across many areas of the school. Sam is enrolled in four AP courses, with a particular interest in math. She has achieved High Honor Roll each trimester at KUA.

KUDOS FACULTY MEMBERS WENT BACK TO SCHOOL THIS SUMMER Jennifer Blue: Workshop at BARD College, NY Jason Bourne: Online Masters in Technology in Schools from University of Missouri Elysia Burroughs: Constructing Modern Knowledge Summer Institute, NH Annabel Clarance: AP Computer Science Workshop Christine Clisura: Online Masters in Library and Information Science from Drexel

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Sam Vocatura ’16 What do you think makes KUA special?

Mary Exton: Online Course in Mandarin Instruction Julie Haskell-Webb: Advanced AP Art Workshop in Rome, Italy

My favorite part of KUA is the variety in classes and after-school activities. For instance, my previous school didn’t have anything like the STEM Real World Design Challenge and I was really excited to try it because I have always been interested in that area. I learned more in this experience than any other because I was exposed to how to go about solving problems that weren’t just abstract textbook stuff.

Cynthia Howe: ISANNE Leads Leadership Conference, NH

Are there crossovers between soccer and STEM?

Erin Mellow: GAIL Leadership Conference, India

Definitely, I think the biggest similarity is the aspect of teamwork that is involved in both activities. In the Real World Design Challenge you work with a team of five other students and whether in the classroom or on the field it’s through working together that we overcome obstacles together.

You seem to have a lot on your plate, if you have free time, what are your other favorite KUA activities?

I love the school dances because everyone participates.

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Joshua Hunnewell: AP Spanish Workshop, GAIL Leadership Conference, India Kay McCabe: Dance Workshop, NY, Online Photography Course

Brett Nichols: AP Calculus Workshop Lindsey Ratliff: MALS at Dartmouth Tim Roemer: AP Physics Workshop

CLASSROOM

In the Cloud Ms. Haskell-Webb has pulled her AP Art History course firmly into the 21st century Many readers will recall dark classrooms and the click, swish-swoosh of an old slide projector hazily displaying ancient art on a pull-down screen in a college lecture hall full of students struggling to keep their eyes open.

Not here. Ms. Haskell-Webb has pulled her AP Art

“I am still telling stories about my camping trip freshman year, and four years later I am roommates with a friend from the trip. Orientation helped me get off on the right foot and make new friends right away.

—WILL ROBBINS-COLE ’16 I can't wait to lead one of the groups!”

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Giving Back

History course firmly into the 21st century, and it’s become one of Kimball Union’s most sought-after and perhaps most challenging courses. Using our Student Information System that allows individual classes to track, store, and collaborate on coursework, Ms. Haskell-Webb has taken the entire course out of the textbook and off the wall, and put it in the cloud and in the hands and minds of its participants. Equipped with iPads and an in-depth interactive manual created by Ms. Haskell-Webb, this year’s students will be well equipped to contemplate the “visual, contextual, and comparative analysis” required by the AP exam in May.

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Average number of eggs dropped daily from campus hens.

Students are responsible for daily care of chickens.

When alumni return to campus years after graduation and tell of their sustained commitment to making a difference, we know that those benevolent seeds were planted here. Community service on campus allows students to blossom as leaders in a wide variety of areas, and allows students to become invested in our community. Last year, some of the most successful community service fundraising events included: ➤ Color Run was put on by a group of students for their Junior Compass Project that focused on health and wellness. Color Run included several speakers and a 1.2-mile fun run throughout campus. More than 100 students, faculty, and friends participated in the event as student volunteers threw pink, yellow, green, and blue powder on runners who eventually crossed the finish line at the hill and passed Elva’s Bell. ➤ Coffee House has become an annual tradition at Kimball Union. Initiated and run by students, this event has attracted student performers with a variety of talents who perform for the community to benefit a good cause. With support from the Penny Fellowship (the school’s service club), Campus Activities Board, and the Arts Department, Coffee House treated those in attendance to nearly two hours of student talent. The Penny Fellowship directed the funds through AmeriCares toward relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquake in Nepal. ➤ Kimball Union hosted a 3v3 tournament to benefit Grassroot Soccer, an international nonprofit that uses the power of soccer to educate, inspire, and empower communities to stop the spread of HIV among youth in Africa. All funds raised from this event are being matched by Positive Tracks, a youth-centric nonprofit organization that empowers young people to fundraise for charities using the power of athletics. With more than 80 students participating, Kimball Union exceeded their goal.

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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

Bill Diamond What do you teach? College prep

US History, College prep European History, and Advanced Placement US History. I am the dorm head in Bryant, head coach of JV hockey, and assistant coach of varsity baseball.

What prompted your return to KUA?

The core values of respect, integrity, service, stewardship, and curiosity I learned 20 years ago as a boarding school student have always echoed in my interactions with kids. I remember KUA as a community of long-lasting, meaningful relationships, which are brought to life by a faculty that is dedicated to the success of its students. I feel that coming back with a family allows me to have an even deeper connection to the KUA and greater Upper Valley community.

You've been in both boarding and day schools. . .what's the dierence?

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Number of heads of lettuce grown in six Tower Gardens over three months in the E.E. Just Environmental Science Center. It takes less than 28 days for one head of lettuce to grow.

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Residential life gives a teacher a greater perspective and insight into the student. It allows a teacher to build a stronger relationship and ultimately be a more effective educator. Going to boarding school had such a profound effect on my self awareness and growth that I have always felt some responsibility to be the type of teacher that can fully prepare a student for the future — intellectually and emotionally.

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THE EMPEROR The Emperor Penguin, or Aptenodytes forsteri, is a native bird to Antarctica, typically lives 15–20 years, and is the largest of all penguins.

OBJECT LESSON

The March of the Penguin Oscar finds a new home.

History teacher JV Hockey Asst. Varsity Baseball BA, Syracuse University Captain, Varsity Hockey MA, Dartmouth College Previous Experienece: 2006–2014: Served on the history faculty at Gill St. Bernard’s School, Gladstone, NJ. Also head varsity ice hockey coach, assistant varsity soccer coach, assistant varsity baseball coach, academic advisor, and the faculty advisor to the student newspaper. 2002–2006: Served as a faculty member at KUA with a diverse range of responsibilities including teaching, admissions, and athletics.

Family: Jen Diamond has a BA in Classics from Trinity College and an MA from Seton Hall in Museum Professions. She will be joining the English department at KUA after teaching Latin for 9 years at Gill St. Bernard’s School in NJ. They have two sons, Billy and Arthur.

“Oscar” the penguin moved from his temporary post in Head of School Mike Schafer’s office to his newly completed and permanent display in the E.E. Just Environmental Center. Brought back by Admiral Richard E. Byrd from his 1932 Antarctica expedition, Oscar was one of several penguins who unfortunately succumbed to pneumonia before arriving in the states. Oscar was a gift to Byrd’s physician Dr. Benjamin Ragle, step-grandfather to Ed Cronick ’71 (and longtime Alumnus-in-Residence) and father of Jack Ragle, KUA faculty emeritus and former headmaster of the Governor Dummer Academy. Ed Cronick donated Oscar to KUA in September 2014.

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Students interviewed for a space at Kimball Union.

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339 TOTAL STUDENTS

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Day Students

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Campus visits The remaining 180 used Vericant or Skype to complete the interview process.

FINANCIAL AID RECIPIENTS Total Granted

$3,600,000

Admission Season For the 2015–2016 school year, 1,468 families requested information from the admission office, which was a 13% increase in two years. Here is a look at the numbers.

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INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS From 25 countries

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States represented

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Countries represented 14

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582 Applications A 7% increase from last year.

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New students A total of 339 students comprise the KUA community this fall.

“I strongly wish to express how diverse the KUA community is and how harmoniously we live together.” —JUNWOO CHEONG ’15

SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT

Harmony Mural For his Senior Capstone project, Junwoo Cheong ’15 created a mural on the quad-side stairwell of the Barrette Campus Center.

Junwoo describes the mural’s theme as a celebration of the “global KUA community; inspiration, leadership, and harmony.

As you may see in the design, there is a girl walking toward us in harmony with nine different animals. Each animal represents a unique background that KUA students are from. A girl in a white dress represents the whole KUA student body; a tiger and a panda, Asian culture; an eagle and a beaver, North American culture; an elephant, African culture; a fox, white rabbit, and bird, European culture; and a Toucan, South American culture.

Through this artwork in the campus center, I strongly wish to express how diverse the KUA community is and how harmoniously we live together.”

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BRICKS AND MORTAR

A Solar Partnership Last Fall, Norwich Technologies, a local solar technology company, was selected to design and build a 52 kW roof-top solar system on Miller Bicentennial Hall.

KUA contracted for the solar system using a Solar Power and Services Agreement (SPSA) rather than directly purchasing the system. A KUA family invested in the SPSA and owns the system. Under this SPSA agreement, KUA incurred no direct cost related to the installation, but instead agreed to purchase the power at predetermined rates, over the next 20 years. Electric supply rates in the SPSA are below current utility rates, which will help KUA save on energy costs, and it is a wonderful way for a KUA family to invest in our future.

Installation of the system began at the beginning of March 2015 in sub-zero weather, and was completed in one week, while students were away on Spring Break.

Now, students can follow the electrical output of the system on the Internet in real time. It is anticipated that the new solar system will produce power comparable to 25–30% of the electricity needs for Miller. The installation of this solar system, along with significant improvements made to Miller Bicentennial Hall’s thermal envelope and systems, makes this school landmark one of the most sustainable buildings on campus.

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Lifetime energy in MWh hours collected from the KUA solar panel display on Miller Bicentennial Hall.

That’s 34,305 pounds of CO2 emissions saved, and the equivalent of planting over 880 trees or powering 70,000 light bulbs for one day!

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CAMPUS WEEKEND

“Dodgeball last night was insane! D.R. vs. Bryant and Densmore . . . Bryant and Densmore won! But who had the craziest outfits? —@KUACABSTAGRAM

The Campus Activities Board, or CAB, organized bubble soccer in the Barn. Each week CAB selects, organizes, and runs a variety of weekend events. Previous events included a Color Run, Human Hungry-Hungry Hippo, and always Sundaes on Saturday.

Check out @kuacabstagram on instagram for weekly updates.

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COMMENCEMENT

A Day to Remember

Kimball Union Academy celebrated its 199th Commencement Ceremony on May 22, 2015.

One of the most memorable parts of the day was kicked off by Kimball Union neighbor, former parent, and state senator for New Hampshire, Senator Peter Burling, who introduced the 2015 Commencement speaker, United States Senator for New Hampshire, Jeanne Shaheen. Senator Shaheen’s presence on The Hilltop was nothing short of a heroic feat of commitment. We were already deeply touched by her reaching out to the school in the wake of the Steven Sotloff tragedy. Her commitment to join us at Commencement went over and above all else as she spent hours deliberating on the Senate floor the evening before, and traveled throughout the night to get to Meriden in time for the entire ceremony. Her attendance at our intimate ceremony was significant. As the only woman in United States history to be elected both a governor and a senator, Shaheen’s message of progress was fitting in our 40th year of returning to co-education.

Other highlights included Senior Abby Kelly sharing a Mohawk Native American prayer, followed by poignant words from Head of School Michael Schafer.

Valedictorian Xuan “Kathy” He spoke about the value of education as a method to “cultivate individuals who know what to do when they don’t know what to do.”

Elected class speaker, Noah Shortlidge had the entire community envisioning an NHL that was so saturated with Kimball Union graduates that a new league would need to be created.

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Graduates walked under abundant blue skies with a temperature of 74 degrees as the ceremony began.

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From left: Peter Burling, U.S Senator Jeanne Shaheen, and board chair Adam Black walk to the 199th commencement ceremony.

We know there is more to learning and to knowledge than information transfer… that is why we are here, it is why as a school, a boarding school, we exist.

—MIKE SCHAFER, HEAD OF SCHOOL

MATRICULATION

The Places They Will Go

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Faculty children graduated in the class of 2015.

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Honorary Degrees given to Senator Shaheen and longtime Meriden resident, Kay McLeay.

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Schools represented by faculty regalia, with six PhDs and three JDs represented.

CLASS OF 2015 American University Appalachian State University Babson College (3) Bates College (2) Berklee College of Music Boston University (3) Bowdoin College Brandeis University Bryant University Carleton College Carnegie Mellon University (2) Champlain College Colby College (4) Colorado College Connecticut College (2) Drew University Eckerd College Elmira College Endicott College Florida Gulf Coast University Florida Institute of Technology Haverford College Hobart and William Smith Colleges (2) Ithaca College Lafayette College Lake Forest College Lehigh University Loyola University Chicago Massachusetts Maritime Academy Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Middlebury College (3) New York University Norfolk State University

Northeastern University (4) Norwich University Oberlin College Quinnipiac University Rhode Island School of Design University of Richmond The American International University in London Saint Anselm College Salve Regina University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Skidmore College (5) St. Lawrence University (3) Suffolk University The George Washington University Trinity College Tufts University (2) United States Naval Academy University of Chicago University of Connecticut (2) University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of New Hampshire (7) University of Pittsburgh University of Vermont (5) USMA Panama Utah State University Vanderbilt University Villanova University Western New England University Wheaton College MA

“I have faith that, as you depart from Kimball Union, you will not make assumptions about people, and you will always delve underneath the surface to look for truths.” —KATHY HE, VALEDICTORIAN FALL ����

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SPORTS

The Krazies

The traveling KUA cheering section Kimball Union Academy’s cheering section, fondly known as the #Kimballkrazies, provides great support for our student athletes every season. With perennial championship qualifying teams, this cheerful group of students, faculty, and parents stays very busy!

If you think you stop being a member of #Kimballkrazies when you graduate, think again. The stakes get higher at each level. On the national stage, our KUA community went Kimball Krazy watching the exciting run of Malik Abu ’14 with NC State through the March Madness tournament, and while many of us on campus watched every game with an eye on our brackets, our hearts stayed with Malik!

Our ice-loving Krazies cheered madly for the Cole brothers at Trinity. Ryan ’11 (NESCAC player of the year) and Brandon ’13 were supported by Elie Vered ’12. We kept our allegiance orange and black while watching Boston University’s roster of AJ Greer ’14, Doyle Somerby ’13, Nick Roberto ’13, and John MacLeod (attended 2011–2012) battle for the Division 1 men’s title against Providence University’s KUA alumnus, Niko Rufo ’13. Come spring, the cheering section stayed active for MacLeod, Greer, Tyler Bird ’14, JD Dudek ’14, Pat Shea ’15, and Jake Massie ’15, who were all drafted in the NHL. Over the summer, as he captured the gold medal at the Pan-American Games in the 1,500-meter race, the #Kimballkrazies went wild for Andrew Wheating ’06, and we gave our quietest, but most enthusiastic golf claps, to Evan Russell ’12 who won the U.S. Amateur Golf Qualifier in July.

IMPROVED TRAILS The facilities crew has reclaimed and groomed 5 miles of mountain biking, cross country skiing, and running trails throughout campus.

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PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH When she is not coaching, Molly Engstrom, Assistant Athletic Director, girls varsity hockey coach, and two-time Olympian, will play for the Connecticut Whale of the National Women’s Hockey League this upcoming season.

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Home and away athletic contests during the 2015 fall sports season.

“KUA got me prepared in the classroom and on the ice. Gaining confidence in myself was really a big factor in my development as a person.”

—AJ GREER ’14, AFTER BEING DRAFTED BY THE COLORADO AVALANCHE IN THE SECOND ROUND

SOCCER The best things come in twos . . . University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s soccer programs will benefit from the class of 2015’s Moustapha Mamadou and Shannon Walsh, while Morgan Dewdney and Joanna Schafer kick off for Bates College.

SWIMMING Hannah Cox ’16 won the bronze medal in the 200-meter Freestyle event at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships in Singapore.

BASKETBALL Prior to hitting the court at University of Utah, Crew Ainge ’15 will depart on a twoyear Mission trip.

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ARTS PROFILE

Ensembles at KUA One of Kimball Union Academy’s unique features is the Ensembles period. Though winter scheduling varies somewhat, in fall and spring the Ensembles period happens twice a day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, after the school day and after dinner. These are understood to be inviolable and for the protection of Performing Arts groups. ➤ The KUA and Community Chorus is a combined student and community member chorus of more than 45 voices.

Its repertoire is quite traditional, including English madrigals, folk songs, spirituals, and pop tunes. The director usually creates several new arrangements for the group each year. ➤ The Selects is a mixed a cappella group that performs original arrangements from within the group or by the director in the collegiate model. The group usually numbers between 14 and 18. Many Selects go on to college careers in a cappella, including, most famously, Jacob Lenz ’12 of Elon’s Twisted Measure. Their arrangement of “Chandelier” was recently featured on the People website and reached 10 million Internet views (and climbing . . . ). ➤ Big Jazz is a large combo or small big band, numbering about 10. They perform modern jazz arrangements often created by the director specifically for the combination at hand. They and the Rock Ensemble, a collaborative of as many as 20 players who mix and match to form bands, perform annually in the fall at KUAid, one of Kimball Union’s largest charity fundraisers. ➤ Classical Ensemble is a chamber orchestra consisting of about 16 players performing all manner of repertoire, including classical selections and cinema score medleys arranged specifically for them. ➤ Dance Ensemble is under the direction of Kay McCabe and performs a range of modern, jazz, and hip-hop repertoire featuring sophisticated lighting and eclectic musical selections. Along with Dance Activity (in the sports/activity block) and more academic day dancers, their performances might include 50 dancers.

FALL PLAY Fall Play: October 29–31 Winter Musical: February 18–20 During each of our three semesters, the theater program offers a major production. Last year's fall production was “Hide and Seek” and the musical was “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Stay tuned for the unveiling of this year's fall and winter productions!

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FALL CONCERT November 12–13 Participants in vocal, classical, and dance Ensembles perform each fall. This concert always knocks the socks off of any audience member watching our performers for the first time! It's no wonder that dance activity increases participation following this must-see event.

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The Hilltoppers performing an original arrangement last year in Flick. This all male a cappella group is actively recruiting new members, and look forward to a resurgence after graduating most of their members. The women on campus can join the a cappella fun on campus in their own group, Elva's Belles.

ART SHOW Last spring, Kimball Union Academy students participated in the Ava Gallery and Art Center’s Seventh Annual Best of the Upper Valley High School Exhibition.

Our students’ art was evaluated against 18 other schools and over 160 other artists’ work.

GALLERY EXHIBIT The Taylor Gallery September 11 opening The 2015 Juried Exhibition of the Vermont Watercolor Society October 23— December 18 Robyn Fairclough, Figurative paintings Robert O’Brien’s “Peony Duets” FALL ����

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“Our goal was to learn teaching techniques that would both engage and inspire.”

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When in Rome T AP Art History teachers from all over the world assemble for a week of immersion in the eternal city.

BY JULIE HASKELL-WEBB AP ART HISTORY TEACHER

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eaching AP Art History at KUA for the past 15 years has given me many, many wonderful and memorable experiences. Joining students on their discovery of art and culture never gets old. I love watching their amazement as they learn that they hold the keys to understanding any work of art they are willing to give their full attention. Mostly, I love art and I love to share that passion with my students.

Along the way, through time and experience, I also became skilled at helping my wonderful KUA students do very well on the AP exam at the end of the year.

This year, the age-old AP Art History curriculum and exam will finally be updated and revised. Though I was somewhat familiar with the changes coming our way, I also saw that this could be an excellent opportunity for me to learn and grow in my connection with the subjects and in my teaching. I wanted to better understand the expectations for the new test and devise teaching strategies that would help my students flourish in a new, more in-depth course.

When I passed along an email promoting a weeklong AP Institute course on the new curriculum in Rome, Italy, I expected a response along the lines of “dream on” from Dean of the Faculty David Wiedman.

But he said, “Yes, sign up.” What??!! I couldn’t believe it!

Well, I’m a believer now. This summer, KUA professional development funds gave me the amazing and unexpected opportunity to join 19 other AP Art History teachers from all over the world for a week of immersion in Rome. Our class was hosted by John Cabot University in the hip Trastevere district near the banks of the Tiber River. The first day was our only one at the university as we were loaded with books, basic information, and our itinerary. After that, our group grew closer every day as we hiked all over the city to seek out the 30-plus Roman-based master works that appear in the new AP Art History curriculum. We averaged a little over 7 miles a day walking in 95-degree heat as we visited the Vatican, ancient Roman ruins, some of the most beautiful Renaissance and Baroque churches in the world, catacombs, the stunning Villa Giulia, and even the MAXXI, Rome’s new contemporary

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art museum designed by the wonderful architect, Zaha Hadid.

That might not sound like loads of fun to everyone, but to an art history teacher, it was heaven! It was thrilling to study this art with other teachers who are as interested in it as I am. Our goal, however, was not only to see these amazing masterpieces, but to work in groups to research each one, compiling the information that our students will be expected to know, and presenting to each other using teaching techniques that would both engage and inspire. This was a rather daunting task considering the time and technology constraints. I was amazed by the creativity, humor, passion, and knowledge of my fellow art history teachers. I learned a lot!

The week was full of great company, and, of course, amazing food. You might wonder what a group of art history teachers might do with their free time, especially after spending long days walking around a big city looking at art. Well, the answer is we look at more art, of course! Many of us were also on a quest to find and see as many of the Caravaggio paintings that we could find in the city. I believe there are 17 works by this great Baroque master in Rome, and I managed to see 12 of them. Each was completely awe inspiring!

I am so very grateful for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and will never forget the experience. From what I learned I’ve begun to shape a new course for my art history students. I can’t wait to share my experiences with them this year! K

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STRATEGIC PLANNING

Charting Our Course F Planning for Kimball Union today and tommorrow.

ollowing the Bicentennial Campaign, the Board of Directors and the school’s administrative leadership team determined the need for a threeto-five-year Strategic Plan to help usher us into our third century and realize several key strategic initiatives.

You will be hearing more about it soon, but here's how we got to where we are now.

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The faculty and administration were divided into six working committees to examine the key indicators for ongoing discovery: Community, Students, Faculty, Curriculum, Plan/Property and Resources. These committees were charged with understanding the current landscape in their area and devising a short list of top strategic priorities. In addition, they were charged with considering implications for three key components: sustainability, diversity, and technology.

WINTER 2013 BEACON ASSOCIATES

Meanwhile, together with Beacon Associates, we surveyed our constituents about their current assessment of KUA’s mission and priorities, as well as their assessment of our most salient characteristics and benefits.

From all this work, several key areas of focus came to light.

SPRING 2014

We discovered we are: ➤ A thoughtful community where the growth of each individual and continuous learning are valued; ➤ A school where the opportunities and evidence of moral growth and character development are abundant; ➤ An engaged and happy collection of students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds; ➤ A place of balance between academics, athletics, and the arts; ➤ A collaborative environment that inspires a community fostering leadership through opportunity; ➤ A school viewed as “on the rise”; 26

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The faculty, in conjunction with our Board of Directors, voted to create signature programs, including a Global Scholars Program and increasing opportunities for experiential learning, which has now been dubbed K-Term.

In consultation with many constituents we have created a ‘map of aspirations’, which helps to continue to shape our school. —MIKE SCHAFER

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Together, the faculty identified ways to increase student ownership of their education and leadership in shaping the culture of our community.

WINTER 2015

In conjunction with our Board of Directors, the faculty voted to create signature programs, including a Global Scholars Program and increasing opportunities for experiential learning, which has now been dubbed K-Term.

The end-of-year faculty in-service concentrated on articulating and refining our core competencies. At the same time, they defined K-Term and began concentrated work to launch a pilot program during Project Week in Spring 2015. At the same time they defined programs for three key areas: 1. Global Studies 2. K-Term 3. Senior Capstone The faculty debated these priorities and concluded that we would concentrate on K-Term development with a pilot program during Project Week.

SPRING 2015

Five K-Term projects were approved and 100 students participated.

Tom Kardel and Dan Weintraub, co-chairs of the Curriculum Sub-Committee, created the Academic Strategic Curriculum Committee, which further refined the competencies. Tom Kardel has been named the Director of Teaching and Learning to help advance the curricular initiatives of the Strategic Plan, named Ascent.

“In consultation with many constituents we have created a ‘map of aspirations’, which helps to continue to shape our school. The future of Kimball Union depends on the continued investment in its people, our special place, and the purpose that defines our school’s pioneering spirit,” says Head of School Mike Schafer.

Building upon a foundation of strength, the next chapter of Kimball Union will be guided by Ascent, Kimball Union’s Strategic Plan. K FALL ����

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Q&A “I encourage students not to shy away from more difficult courses, but to prepare for them accordingly.”

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Q &A

Erin Mellow You teach math. What’s required to be a good mathematician? What are the most important skills to take from math? I have

Math teacher Varsity Field Hockey Asst. Varsity Lacrosse Global Scholars Program Founder 2015 Thomas M. Mikula Faculty Appreciation Award Recipient BS, St. Lawrence University MA, School for International Training in Brattleboro, VT

found that students either love or hate math—very rarely are they in between. Not every person should major in math or teach math, but they need to know the basics because of the logic and problem-solving skills embedded in math class. Some students may never need calculus in their future jobs, but they will need to know how to approach a problem from different directions, formulate a sequence to solve the problem, and communicate it to others.

You’ve traveled to Morocco and India with students, just in the last year. How do you think international travel helps students?

Why do you love international travel? I

studied abroad in college and fell in love with new cultures, new people, and the sense of adventure. For my first three years teaching at KUA, I led trips in Tanzania and learned to appreciate travel through my own eyes as well as through students’ eyes. I can sit for hours on a safari looking at the same herd of zebras and wildebeests because it is one student’s first time seeing them in the wild. I feed off of other people’s excitement for a new place and look forward to sharing places I have found and to exploring new places together.

The trip to Morocco this year was truly awesome. Morocco is such an incredible country with vast and diverse landscapes. In two short weeks, we managed to climb into the Atlas Mountains, ride camels through the Sahara, swim in the Atlantic Ocean, and drink Moroccan mint tea everywhere. The KUA students were thoughtful, responsible travelers and Brook Raney, the other KUA faculty member, was up for anything.

Traveling to India this summer was exciting because one week of the trip was spent at the Woodstock School in northern India to take part in our first Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL) conference. Our five students became fast friends with students from India, China, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, and South Africa. Having a home base for a week and the ability to make close ties with other students made the trip so valuable and enriching for us all.

I look forward to creating more opportunities for students to travel abroad.

I believe that travel allows people to communicate with others and appreciate differences among cultures. I can’t wait until my next adventure!

How did your educational experiences prepare you as a teacher? My parents are both

educators and I grew up in a household that valued school and strong education.

Throughout my education, I discovered my strengths and weaknesses as a student. I encourage students to do the same, not to shy away from more difficult courses, but to prepare for them accordingly.

You coach field hockey and lacrosse. What do you like most about these sports?

Having played field hockey and lacrosse through high school and college, I have seen both sports progress through rule changes and the development of the athletes. What hasn’t changed is the team.

I try to tell my athletes that team-based sports are crucial to their development as people. Sports allow us to win and lose as a team and to prepare for our next game together. While few of us will go on to play team-based sports as adults, the values we learn while playing in high school can be used wherever we go.

How has your teaching developed over the eight years you’ve been a faculty member?

KUA hired me as a new teacher. I would like to say that I was prepared that first day of school, but in reality I was terrified! I quickly realized that I could not be anyone but myself and I quickly gained confidence to be me in the classroom. I laugh at my own jokes, I am flexible, and I constantly try to remember what it is like to be a teenager, although the gap is always getting bigger! I have taken advantage of many opportunities, including being a member of various committees and completing professional development that has taken me all over the country and the Bahamas. Each year, I have taken on something different at school and it makes each school year unique and worthwhile. This year, I am starting the Global Scholars Program alongside Joshua Hunnewell. K FALL ����

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A connection with the Woodstock School in India provides Kimball Union students the opportunity to spend a year in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains.

Kimball Union Academy partners with Studies Abroad for Global Education to offer a year abroad at the Woodstock School in India, a fully accredited international school in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains with a 150- year history. KUA students live and study with 500 other students from 35 different countries. Grace Cahill ’16 kept a journal when she studied there last winter and spring. She describes the Woodstock School as a linguist’s dream come true. “There are students from all parts of India, with almost infinite dialects, as well as Korea, the United States, Australia, Germany, and many others. It’s as multicultural as a small boarding school in the Himalayas can be.” While all the classes are taught in English, lunch conversations are often in Nepali or Tamil, and teachers frequently sprinkle Hindi words into their lessons. The result is that the school almost has it’s own dialect, mixing English with Hindi, and plenty of insider slang. Grace learned all that and much more more during her time there. Here are some entries from Grace’s journal. You can find more online at KUA.org/india_diaries.

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RETURNING HOME As I pack my bags to fly back to Vermont, I reflect on my time in India. I didn’t travel the country as a tourist or see many of its most famous sights—in fact, I never even saw the Taj Mahal.

I didn’t travel as a volunteer, and though I spent time teaching English to students in Mussoorie and helping them with their studies, I’m sure the biggest impact I left on them was my brief friendship. My trip wasn’t packed with planned activities or photo-op moments. I came to India as a student, to pursue the subjects I had started at KUA, but also to learn about the culture I was learning in. I couldn’t say that I learned all there is to know about India, because it is a vast and beautiful country, but I know that I learned much about Woodstock School, Mussoorie, my little corner of the foothills of the Himalayas. In many ways, I think this is the best way to learn about another place—to truly immerse oneself in the separate culture. Here are a few pieces of my journey.

ARRIVAL AND SOME THOUGHTS ON WANDERING After a long train ride up to Dehradun and a shorter trip on the sharply winding road that leads up to Woodstock School, I was finally in Mussoorie. A little carsick, a little hot, and feeling jetlagged already, but also extremely excited for my adventure to begin. A host of teachers and staff welcomed us at the lower level where the dorms and a few playing fields were located. One of the teachers pointed to a few red-roofed buildings nestled in the trees on the slopes above us. “Look,” he said. “Those are your class buildings.” We wondered how we would manage to reach our classes in time every morning without waking up at the crack of dawn for what seemed like a long hike. The teachers assured us that it wasn’t impossible, and we separated to find our dorms.

Our first tour of the campus led us up another steep hill to Midlands, the older girl’s dormitory. Along the way, we stopped to stare at a family of small, agile Rhesus monkeys. “Don’t look in their eyes,” our guide, a returning student from Delhi, warned us.

“They’re not very nice.” The monkeys were not nice—in fact, they were quite vicious, I would soon learn. They hissed at us from the side of the path that led up to school and woke us up early in the morning with their screeches and the booming sound of their feet running across the metal roofs. Although I knew I should probably be scared of them, I was in awe at how quickly they climbed the buildings and how clever they seemed to be as they watched us constantly with their bright eyes.

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Soobin Park ’18 visiting the Woodstock School with other KUA students for the GAIL international conference

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door to my room to find a large space with beds, desks, and closets arranged symmetrically on opposite sides. The dorm was shaped like a horseshoe, its sides curving around a central courtyard that was mostly used for lively basketball games. Our room had a large picture window looking out over the courtyard, perfect for watching the monkeys playing with a discarded basketball or nibbling on whatever food they had stolen. In the distance, I could see the mountains covered in dense green vegetation. Some mornings, even the mountains closest to us were so shrouded in white mist that they were invisible; once, I woke up to find that our dorm had been enveloped so thoroughly that I thought we must be inside a small cloud.

That evening, our dorm parents, Miss Nidhi and Miss Jerusha, led our group of new students to the dining hall located in the base of Alter Ridge, the younger girl’s dorm. I was a bit apprehensive, as I had heard horror stories from Rachel of the Woodstock food. “You won’t like it, Grace. And it’s definitely not real Indian food!” she had told me. But the dal and potato dishes we ate that night with roti and rice were good. I’m sure they weren’t authentic, because I didn’t find them spicy despite my normal diet of bland American food. One of the best things about meals at Woodstock was how many vegetarian options there were. In a country where many people choose to eat no meat or only certain meats for religious reasons, vegetable dishes are varied and tasty.

As our small group of new exchange students got to know some of the returning students who had arrived earlier, we peppered them with questions about everything, but especially the bazaar. “When can we go? What do we do there? Where’s the best place to eat?” One of the students, a boy from Boston who was half Indian, had spent his summers in India since he was a toddler, but had never studied at Woodstock before, warned us about the bazaar. It was fun, he said, and really exciting to visit—but we were never going to blend in there. “People are always going to stare at you,” he reminded us. One of my friends joked with him, wondering if perhaps we could disguise ourselves as locals. Another girl began teaching us a few words in Hindi but then stopped and laughed. “No,” she said. “You’ll never blend in. Americans walk differently. You walk too quickly—like you know exactly where you’re going and you need to get there fast.

Indian people will wander through the bazaar, they like to stop and look at everything.”

I wondered how anyone in India could wander aimlessly; in the lively, bustling cities of Dehradun and Delhi it seemed like anyone who didn’t know exactly where he was going would get lost in the crowds. Whether my friend’s belief about the walking styles of Indians and Americans was accurate or not, her words stuck with me for the remainder of my trip. I realized that as I 34

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began to experience my little corner of India fully, I would have no choice but to wander. I didn’t know where I was going, but I knew that the best way to learn was to get lost—to lose myself in the new culture and the new experiences surrounding me.

PASSAGE AT WOODSTOCK While KUA has afternoon activities, Woodstock has passage choices. Everyone participates in at least two passage activities per semester; most activities meet once or twice a week. While most of my activities were CARE (community service) based, I was also a member of the India Club and learned calligraphy in a writing passage.

Every Monday, I had India club. This was a nice break from my busy schedule, as our meetings were typically brief and enjoyable. We had fun planning activities related to Indian culture and various religious holidays such as Losar and Holi.

One of the best parts of this club was learning more about Indian festivals and traditions. When we were preparing for Woodstock’s Holi celebration, the India club members took a trip to bazaar to buy the gulal. Suddenly, all of the stalls, whatever they normally sold, had transformed into festival stores, full of colors and other supplies for the celebrations. We wandered from one end of the bazaar to the other, stopping in different stalls to test the texture and scent of the colored powders. Shopkeepers offered us special Holi sweets and cut open small backs of jewel-toned gulal to prove that their product was the best. Everyone was excited to celebrate Holi the next day. Being covered in colors by my classmates and even managing to drag some of our teachers into the games is not something I will ever forget!

On Wednesdays, I joined Mrs. Chander and many of my dorm-mates to walk to the Mussoorie Girl’s school where we taught English. This was one of my favorite passage activities because the girls there were always so eager to see us. We helped them practice simple conversations by encouraging them to tell us about their homes, their favorite classes, and their favorite foods.

In one lesson, we used hand-drawn posters to teach them about some of the major differences between India and the U.S. They enjoyed telling us about their Bollywood crushes while we told them about the greatest stars of Hollywood. Their dedication to learning was inspiring to me and I really enjoyed learning how to lead a class for ESL students. I hope to be a teacher someday, so this passage was only one of three teaching-based activities I participated in.

I also spent time tutoring faculty kids at Woodstock and teaching students at St. John’s school. Both of these experiences were truly as educational for me as they were for my young students. At St. John’s, I was even able to practice my limited Hindi vocabulary with my class, though I’m sure they were struggling FALL ����

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Holi, the festival of colors, marks the arrival of springtime and is an opportunity for a new beginning. (far left) The bazaar...it was fun, he said, and really exciting to visit— but we were never going to blend in there.

valiantly not to laugh at my somewhat terrible pronunciation.

I was endlessly impressed by how clever the students I tutored were. One boy was learning addition and subtraction with fractions and mastered the skill in only the short hour we spent working together. These experiences reaffirmed my passion for teaching and opened my eyes to the important job of ESL teachers in foreign countries.

My favorite passage was spending time with a group of girls at the Claremont Orphanage. Although I was only able to attend this passage once because of many scheduling issues, my time there had a huge impact on me. The girls there were so sweet and outgoing; I’m sure that all of us were even shyer than they were. As soon as we came in, they began asking us our names and offering us drinks and places to sit. They welcomed us easily into their home and I was grateful for their kindness. Some of their guardians came to introduce themselves and told us a little more about how the girls live. They are very focused on their faith and they choose to avoid popular modern songs and movies because they would rather focus on their religion. I was very impressed by how mature, faithful, and hopeful they were. Although many of them were orphans or came from difficult family backgrounds, it was easy to see that each of them felt that she had a unique purpose in her life. Within minutes, we were chatting to them about our favorite songs and we sang some of the familiar Woodstock chapel songs with them. Although we had never met before, our hour with these girls helped us to form a deep connection with them. Seeing their simple but joyful lifestyle was a true inspiration for me, and I know that their faithful spirits encouraged me to focus on my own spirituality.

Passgage choices allowed me to further explore my interests, to better connect with India’s culture and people, and will be what I remember even more than my classes here. I’m sure that the knowledge I have gained from participating in these activities has helped me to grow into a more caring, compassionate, and worldly young adult.

THE PRE-HOLI CELEBRATIONS Friday at Woodstock, a strange energy seemed to fill the school.

Even in the usually peaceful library, the chatter of low voices could be heard. Our librarian stalked around the room, giving us all a stern glare, as if she knew we were up to no good. We weren’t planning anything too terrible, but we were certainly up to something.

It was the day before Holi, and playing with colors in class had been forbidden. Still, daubs of brilliant pink powder found its way onto clothes and cheeks, whispers of “Happy Holi” were heard amidst lively discussions in chemistry and English classrooms.

In Assembly, our advisors stared as rows of colorful students filed innocently into their seats and wished them a Happy Holi.

When we were questioned about where the powder had come from, we simply shook our heads. “It’s all gone now. Sorry! Happy Holi Mr. Seefeldt!” we said, and ran off to class.

At lunch, we crept up behind our friends and pelted them with bright splashes of green and purple. Even some of the teachers had given up on acting strict and wished us Happy Holi as they turned a blind eye to our antics. There was no hiding our excitement; the pre-Holi celebrations had begun. As excited as we were, lunch soon came to an end and we had to return to our classes. While we walked to biology, my friend and I were greeted by an older student. “Watch out,” he told us. “I heard that anyone wearing color in class is going to get a demerit.” Demerits are just like conduct units at KUA, something nobody wants to get.

Although we didn’t want to find a demerit waiting for us on our report cards, we were almost late for class and a tardy would look even worse. With no time to wash off our faces and brush off our clothes, my friend and I tiptoed into our classroom hoping that nobody would notice the color staining our cheeks.

Suddenly, our teacher appeared from behind the door and covered us in gulal, the bright orange powder she had hidden in her palm. “Happy Holi!” she greeted us, laughing because she’d tricked us and gotten in on our little prank.

HOLI-HAI! Holi, the festival of colors, marks the arrival of springtime and is an opportunity for a new beginning.

I spent an hour throwing colorful gulal powder at my friends, covering them head to toe in the vibrant hues. Soon, I was also covered in a rainbow of colors, the powder sticking to my face, hair and clothing. Despite our energy, the games were never anything but friendly. I was wished a Happy Holi over and over again as my fellow students painted me with colors. If we saw anyone without color, we ran to them and attacked them in a group hug, shouting ‘Happy Holi!’ and covering them with color.

The field we played on was stained pink and purple, and even the air was thick with the powdery color. Everything smelled like the flowery, perfumed gulal. At last, we ran out of colors and the games had to end. After taking many colorful pictures, my friends and I reluctantly washed off the powder.

Playing with color wasn’t the only way we celebrated Holi.

At lunch, we enjoyed Gujiya, sweet dumplings stuffed with coconut or dried fruit. One of my classmates shared the story of Holi as the celebration of the triumph of the good Prahlad over his evil father, the demon King Hiranyakashyap. That evening, we could hear the joyful music of the Holi celebrations held by our neighbors late into the night.

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EVERYONE BELONGS ON THE ROAD “Don’t look in their eyes,” our guide, a returning student from Delhi, warned us. “They’re not very nice.” The monkeys were not nice—in fact, they were quite vicious, I would soon learn.

The roads in India, and in Mussoorie especially, are not the best. Often they are poorly maintained and the signs are more confusing than helpful. But the strangest thing about the roads is that they are often blocked not by accidents, but by animals. Once, when walking through the bazaar with some friends, we were stopped behind two cars and a host of motorcycles. “What’s going on?” my friend asked one of the motorcyclists in Hindi. “There’s a cow up ahead,” he told her. “It’s lying down in the road and won’t get up. I think it’s napping.” I’ve never considered myself an impatient person, but even I was impressed by how calmly these people waited for the cow to move off the road at its own pace.

Maybe, I thought, it was because it was a sacred animal.

But no. The Indian roads require patience for children and all sorts of animals, from cows to donkeys to stray dogs. This is what my teacher was explaining. “Everyone belongs on the road,” he told us. “And there are no rules—the only rule is that you wait for the things that are bigger than you to go first. It’s not hard. We’re all going to get there eventually.”

Everyone does get to where they are going. The Indian roads do work, they just require a special type of patience and that one key rule: that cow is bigger than you, so you’d better buy a nice glass of lassi and settle down where you are. This might take some patience.

HEADING HOME As I get ready to leave I realize that instead of experiencing India broadly, I experienced it deeply. I learned the language that the students of Woodstock speak to each other. I learned to speak enough Hindi to ask about the fruits sold in the tiny stalls of the bazaar and to ask one of the staff members who cleaned our dorm about the large moth trapped in my room. I learned that the best place to eat momos in Mussoorie was not in the shiny Little Lama’s café, but in the misleadingly grubby Puthani’s restaurant.

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I watched as the jungle grew more lush around us as winter in Mussoorie ended and seemed to flow directly into summer, as the rhododendron trees became filled with large, strikingly red blossoms and the monkeys had tiny babies that clung to their stomachs. I watched as the mountains were hidden in fog and my dorm became enveloped in what seemed like a tiny cloud.

I talked to my friends about their culture, religion, and languages. I talked to the students at the schools I volunteered in about their families and became close to my young students, a girl who told me that her mother had given birth to twins and how excited she was to practice English with them, and a boy who always grinned at me when I tried to speak to him in broken Hindi.

I researched the connections between modern quantum physics and ancient Indian religions and discovered that the Advaita Vedanta was far, far ahead of its time. I discovered that my roommate’s friend was researching the connections between religion and quantum physics too, starting with religion while I had started with science. In the end, we both formed similar conclusions. I learned that India is a very traditional country that is somehow still modern, bursting with brilliant advances in science and technology.

As I ready myself to say goodbye to this place, I know that I will never forget it. I won’t forget the friends I have made here, the teachers I’ve had, the students I have been privileged to teach, the places I’ve seen, or the things I’ve learned. I won’t forget how Woodstock joined together to support our Nepali classmates after the earthquake that shook their country or how we played together during our colorful Holi celebrations.

I know that my time at Woodstock has changed me and made me a more globally aware person, a better leader, and a braver explorer. From traveling to India, I learned that sometimes you can become lost in a place, trusting it to catch you as you wander and lead you as you learn. K

TAKING THE SHOW ON THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD A Technical Perspective STEPHEN ROGERS ’04 THEATER TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

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I don’t think any of the 26 students and 6 faculty members who took up the challenge fully knew what to expect, but we will never forget the fantastic

experience we had, even if it took some of us 96 hours just to make it back home. We performed three times at the Woodstock School and then moved to New Delhi for a performance at the Pathway School and at the American Embassy School.

Just from my view as the technical director, it is amazing to consider the differences and challenges of taking this type of show on the road to India.

Sitting comfortably in the sound booth at the back of the Flickinger Arts Center theatre, we’re

armed with a couple hundred conventional theatre lights and a dozen or more state-of-the-art Electronic Theater Control (ETC) LED theatrical lights, as well as moving fixtures, all controlled by an ETC Ion lighting console. In the audio realm, we are aided by an advanced Allen & Heath digital sound console and our 20 channels of AudioTechnica wireless microphones, all coming through our newly installed EV loudspeakers individually powered by a bank of Crown amplifiers. All of this is supported by a technical crew of 10 students and faculty, ensuring that Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is just as vibrant as its name implies.

Part of the wonder of a tour, regardless of its location, is the rush of preparing an entire performance in a matter of hours. Actors become roadies, directors become operators, and everyone just “makes it happen.” A tour is about sharing and making a show happen outside of your home base, and, sometimes, outside your comfort zone.

Our first challenge was deciding what absolutely must

come. We condensed as much as we could and, in addition to our personal luggage, traveled more than 6,000 miles with more than 40 suitcases. Large sets, props, and all lighting would need to be improvised.

Spotlights were formed from flashlights and costume changes were improvised for each performance.

Upon arrival, we discovered that electricity in India is an unknown. While theoretically the systems are twice as powerful as those we’re accustomed to, mid-show blackouts and mysterious sounds become part of the act. We performed in spaces ranging from an oversized classroom to a full-scale proscenium theatre. We had hours, not weeks, to fine tune.

The experience improved our technical skills and our ability to improvise. We learned to problem solve on a moment’s notice and we discovered the value of working as a team. Small, seemingly insignificant items, such as antennas, drum kits, hangers, power inverters, drills, batteries, and Imodium, turned out to be our most valuable assets, outside of our camaraderie. K

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I am originally from the Laurentians, north of Montreal, and started skiing when I was three, mostly because my parents were skiers and would bring the whole family to ski each weekend.

After ski racing at the national and international levels, I started coaching full time after completing my bachelor’s degree and ski instructor and coaching certifications. After 15 years of coaching at different levels from U12 through Academies and private PG programs, I joined the Dartmouth Ski Team as the Head Women’s Alpine Ski Coach for seven years.

At all the levels I’ve coached, what I enjoy most is making a difference by helping individuals reach their goals while they become independent and confident. At the heart of coaching is getting to know the individual skier and providing the tools he or she needs to become a better skier, as well as providing the overall support and guidance in all areas of life through the daily routine so they become well-rounded individuals with strong character and values.

SKI THE EAST is a bumper sticker you see around a lot. What opportunities exist in the area for KUA students? What is the snow like?

I have been an Eastern skier most of my life. The East has so many ski areas close together, which makes it very accessible. For example, there are over 40 ski areas in Vermont and New Hampshire, which covers less than 20,000 square miles, whereas in Colorado there are 25 in a little over 100,000 square miles. With that in mind, the KUA students have the opportunity to experience and pursue the love of

skiing and the outdoors daily in the winter months without disrupting their academic schedule. Skiers from the East learn early in their careers how to ski all sorts of different conditions, from hard-pack to powder and even ice. The advantage, in my opinion, is that in order to be successful, skiers have to be technically sound as there is little room for mistakes at the highest level. You learn quickly what is more efficient and what isn’t. There are so many variables in this sport, from weather to terrain to light. The hard snow provides a skier with the opportunity to do repeated ski runs on a similar surface, which means the skier can focus on the repetition of specific skills with one fewer variable. Run after run, the surface will stay relatively the same. On top of that, the East has some pretty amazing terrain for anyone who wants to explore. Steeps, bumps, sidecountry, and backcountry. At KUA, you don’t even have to leave campus to find snow to play on.

What is your favorite mountain? Most fun ski moment?

That is a tough one. Whistler/Blackcomb in British Columbia is tough to beat. Here in the East, Burke Mountain in Vermont is a mountain where you can find pretty much all types of terrain and beautiful views without the big crowds, yet!

It would be difficult to remember only one most fun ski moment. There are so many different ski situations that are amazing to me, from arcing turns on a sunny crisp day, floating on a bed of fresh powder, skiing down a challenging bump run, sharing ski days with my husband and son, witnessing a skier’s true joy after successfully performing a positive change in technique or getting a step closer to a set goal, to simply seeing a grin and feeling the positive energy of a skier having as much fun as I am. K FALL ����

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EVENTS HOMECOMING October 16–18 Please join us for a wonderful fall weekend on The Hilltop!

Catch up with friends and cheer on the current Wildcats on Pope Field. Head of School Mike Schafer will be on hand to share exciting news about the future of Kimball Union, and the Admission staff will be hosting an Alumni and Friends Open House. Casual gatherings at Salt Hill Pub will round out your fall foliage weekend in Meriden.

BOSTON HOLIDAY PARTY December 3 Reconnect with fellow alumni during the holiday season.

Current and former faculty members, friends of KUA, and Head of School, Mike Schafer, will be sharing news and updates from the school’s 204th year.

UPPER VALLEY HOLIDAY PARTY: December 8 Come join us in the picturesque Upper Valley for one of the school’s largest regional gatherings.

FEICHTINGER CUP February TBD This annual ski day brings out the competitor in all of us, but can you beat the Wildcat Alpine team? Test your turns in this popular event designed for the whole family. Stay tuned for more details, and think snow!

REUNION: June 10–11 On the heels of Kimball Union’s 200th commencement comes Reunion. Join the classes of ’6 and ’1 for a weekend of reminiscing. We suggest reserving rooms now…this weekend is shared with Dartmouth College’s graduation.

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OUT OF AFRICA Gagnon disinfected around a dozen wells in Northern Uganda as a member of the UNH chapter of Engineers Without Borders.

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Ian Gagnon ’11 FOUNDER: LIQUINET UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, B.S. 2015, M.S. 2017 (EXPECTED)

At KUA, Ian Gagnon always had a lot on his plate. “My senior year I was All School President, captain of the ski team, in a couple AP classes, on the fire brigade, in The League of Ordinary Gentlemen, and occasionally took a shift feeding the pigs.” Now, at the advanced age of 22 he’s starting to understand what’s most important to him and focus his energy in areas where his passions lie and he can make a difference.

“I’m really learning to go the opposite way and narrow in on the few things that matter most.”

Ian’s newest venture is already starting to gather some momentum. Ian is the founder of LiquiNet (liquinettech.com) a socially minded startup working to leverage remote monitoring capability in solving the world water crisis.

Specifically, LiquiNet has used it’s technology to enhance the effectiveness of water programs that involve nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), donors, and local communities in developing countries.

LiquiNet’s first product, Eden, is a remote sensing device that NGOs purchase to monitor the water flow from the world’s most widely used hand-powered water pump, the India Mark II. “The sad truth is that without tools like Eden, in many cases wells that could be life-saving for a community in need may be fully funded, constructed, and capable of providing water, but simply not functioning for one reason or another,” says Ian. “Without remote monitoring often no one outside the village even knows there is a problem.”

For an NGO, site visits take time and money. With Eden they know how a well is functioning without having to visit, and can concentrate their efforts where they are most needed.

For Ian, the groundbreaking piece of Eden is not that it’s something completely new, but that it’s being applied to such a potentially impactful social benefit. “The science behind our technology really isn’t that novel, we are just combining a few very proven technologies in a unique way and then putting them in an environment where your average person might not think they could be used.”

LiquiNet gives him the opportunity to explore the business side of engineering as well too, as he is committed to creating awareness of the potential of remote sensing systems like Eden and developing the market for the product. “I’ve definitely always wanted to make things better. I grew up surrounded by a family of engineers and scientists so I think they might have rubbed off on me a little bit,” said Ian. And KUA played an essential role in helping him discover his passions. “I was given a lot of freedom to be really creative and explore my interests as well as having a set of teachers and advisers who would step in to put me back on track when things weren’t going so well.” Today people down the street and half a world away are benefitting from that creativity. K

Ian would like to thank VentureWell, IBM Smarter Planet, and The UNH Emeriti Council Student International Service Initiative Grant for support in funding product development and his most recent trip to Africa.

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Samantha Landino ’09 HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT BATES COLLEGE, B.S. 2013

In April, current Harvard Medical School student Samantha Landino ’09 was profiled in Boston Common magazine along with other “Powerful Women” in the Boston area. A graduate of Bates College with a BS in neuroscience, Samantha, who goes by Sam, served as a research assistant in behavioral genetics at McLean Hospital, before starting medical school. She appeared in the magazine along with one of her heroes and mentors, Lisa Genova, a neuroscientist, writer, and speaker, whose best-selling first novel, Still Alice, was also adapted into a movie starring Julianne Moore as a woman with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Sam told us, “It was an honor more than anything to be a part of Boston Common magazine’s Women of Influence Issue. I have been a big fan of Lisa Genova ever since reading her first book when I was an undergraduate.”

In the Boston Common interview, the pair focused on the importance of mentors, and particularly female role models for young women in science. “My interest in neuroscience started with Mr. Morrison at KUA,” says Sam. “After the AP exams for AB and BC calculus, we discussed neurological phenomena and read exerpts from well-known neurological cases and stories. One of the things that contributed to where I am now is having really incredible mentors. I do not come from a long line of physicians like many of my peers at Harvard Medical School. Building connections with mentors and networking alumni created opportunities that I 48 otherwise K I M B A L L would U N I O N not MAG A Z I Nhad.”

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Andrew Root ’05 FOUNDER AND MEMBER, DOWNBEAT KEYS HAMILTON COLLEGE, B.A. 2009

A dynamic five-piece band formed at Hamilton College in 2008, the DownBeat Keys has grown from college party band to NYC music-scene darling. The energetic group that mixes hip-hop, rock, funk, and soul influences has been invited to play with Future, Bleachers, Best Coast, Matt and Kim, Soulive, Talib Kweli, Passion Pit, and Bon Jovi. We recently caught up with founder Andrew Root ’05.

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“The DownBeat Keys are the grooviest, danciest, facemeltingest live act you’re likely to come across any time soon. We started at Hamilton during my senior year, all the way back in 2008. I had this idea of forming a live-band hip-hop group a la The Roots, and pulled together several musicians I knew from various bands on campus to make it happen—a few jazz nerds (including myself) and a few hiphop/R&B-oriented guys from the city. We cycled through a few members, but eventually settled on a line-up that had a really effortless, natural vibe. Most of our songs to this day are written just by jamming, and the ideas come to life without us really working too hard.

“Slowly but surely over the past seven years, we’ve evolved into the ‘polished’ act that we are today: groovy,

clean, and tight both onstage and in the studio. But it’s that frat party energy lurking beneath our clean-cut surface that has really distinguished us on the NYC live scene. Even though we sound more like Mark Ronson or Pharrell than Rage Against the Machine these days, our number one objective is still to turn every show into a sweaty, dance-y free-for-all. That’s our music goal. Business goals, we want to get signed and be rock superstars just like everyone else.”

Is your music coming to a wider audience anytime soon?

“We’re known for having an absolutely crushing live show, but it presents certain challenges when we try to create a polished studio record for a mainstream pop audience.

It’s been a real challenge to translate our sound to the studio. We recently started working with a producer who is helping us, somewhat painfully, to be the pop act we claim we want to be. We were in the studio this summer and recorded ourselves playing live instruments. The producer heard the results, and threw about 99% of it away, and we ended up creating one track I really like with electronic elements. It stings a bit, but ignoring our purist tendencies, the track sounds absolutely amazing in a way we’ve always wanted our tracks to sound. Walk Away drops this fall. You can be the judge.”

Hear them for yourself on Facebook (facebook.com/downbeatkeys) or Soundcloud (soundcloud.com/downbeatkeys).

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Be Great, Make Others Great O Values instilled in me by my father and reinforced at KUA have always guided me in my profession and in my responsibility to my family and community.

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n July 14, 2015, NASA achieved yet another awesome feat in space exploration when its New Horizons space probe made a historic fly-by of Pluto. The images that New Horizons relayed to us back on Earth were spectacular. For my family, the image that captivated us most was of Norgay Montes, a mountain range that NASA named after my late father, Sherpa Tenzing Norgay.

An explorer himself, Tenzing Norgay pushed the limits of human endurance when he and his climbing partner, Sir Edmund Hillary, were the first to summit Mount Everest in 1953.

How are the achievements of NASA and Tenzing Norgay relevant to an education at Kimball Union Academy? As a former student of KUA, I see many similarities. These include the development of leadership skills, value of teamwork, the pursuit of excellence, respect for tradition and culture, and maintaining humility and the highest standards of integrity. These values instilled in me by my father and reinforced at KUA have always guided me in my profession and in my responsibility to my family and community.

My time at KUA remains an important chapter in my life and left an indelible mark on me. I made life-long friends and had teachers who remain my mentors and well-wishers for whom I have the highest regard. Looking back, I find that thinking of KUA brings back many memorable moments.

When I left my hometown of Darjeeling, India, my friends thought I was so lucky to be going to America. Our exposure to America at that time was from Hollywood and we had images of how things were so big and life was so fast. Arriving in Meriden was a surprise. It was much smaller, quieter, and colder than Darjeeling! However, the spectacular colors of the New England fall lifted my spirits and its beauty remains etched in my memory.

On the first day of school, I did not leave my room—I was shy, culture-shocked, and intimidated

by my new environment. Summoning up my courage and reflecting on why I was at KUA, and with the warmth and support my friends and teachers provided me, it did not take long for me to adjust to my new life. Many holidays were spent with friends at their homes and I was never homesick.

This fall marks a significant event in my family, as my son, Khenrab Norgay will be joining the KUA Class of 2019. As parents, one of our greatest responsibilities is to give our children the best educational experience. For my wife and I, it is at KUA! My advice to Khenrab and to students at KUA is to enjoy your experience at school. Make new friends, jump at all the opportunities offered to you, be responsible, challenge yourself, and don’t let failures set you back.

This little-known fact might be helpful! My father had six failed attempts on Everest. From every failure, he learned and gained confidence until he reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1953. So let failure be a stepping-stone for the achievements of greater success.

The core values I learned at KUA and those that got Tenzing Norgay to the top of Everest 63 years ago remain vitally important today. They are particularly relevant at the present time, when innovation and technology are continually reshaping our lives.

Let me conclude by sharing a quote from my father that has always inspired me and that I hope will inspire each one of you as well: “You cannot be a good mountaineer, however great your ability, unless you are cheerful and have the spirit of comradeship. Friends are as important as achievement ... teamwork is the one key to success and selfishness only makes a man small. No man, on a mountain or elsewhere, gets more out of anything than he puts into it. Be Great, Make Others Great.”

—Tenzing Norgay, Tiger of the Snows

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Barbara Adams Piletz will be 100 years old in November 2015. She is still able to get out. Barbara loves to talk about KUA.

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Andre Benoit has been inducted into the Maine Ski Hall of Fame. Andre has skied his entire life, including with the Army’s 10th Mountain Division in Italy. He still skis today.

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P. O. Box 382 South Berwick, ME 03908 202-365-0179 charleskmallett@yahoo.com A note from Connie McCrudden informing all of their new address in Grand Junction, CO. • Jim Saggiotes writes (and enclosed his nice check for the Annual Fund) that he too has moved to a new location in Concord, NH, but doesn’t think that he will make our 75th Reunion due to poor health. Speaking of our 75th Reunion, plan to attend next June in Meriden. There are big plans underway to assure that we will have a great time.

• Ed Fancher sent a letter and his check for the Annual Fund and he too has a new address. • We have lost one of our classmates - John Atwood passed away in May. John was a dedicated member of the Class of 1941 and never forgot to donate to the Annual Fund. Along with those mentioned and myself we have Bob Cutts, Hank Parker, Duncan Reid, Joe Scannell and Bill Tomer hanging in there.

• Remember our 75th Reunion next June 2016!

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Mary MacNamee, widow of Hugh, died

on October 15, 2014. Mary has been a constant supporter of KUA since Hugh’s death and is fondly remembered by many of Hugh’s classmates.

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Allan Munro ’55 (substitute class reporter)

675 Main Street New London, NH 03257 603-526-2176 amunro1@comcast.net As the Class of 1947 reporter, I was able to get a few notes into KUA before the deadline, but missed many of you. There will be a second-chance, as KUA will publish a fall and a spring KUA Magazine. So, before the spring issue I will write to you about when I will be calling to generate the next Class Notes. • Sad news as three class members passed about whom I was unaware: Robert Capps (11/6/10), Roland Smith (9/15/13) and John Gilmore (3/13/14).

All told there are 27 living members of the Great Class of 1947. If anyone wishes to contact a classmate, please just let me know by email (amunro1@comcast.net) or by phone (603-526-2176). • Peter Newton has acquired a 2002 Mercedes 600 AMG convertible to add to his seven antique car collection. It is midnight blue with a blue convertible top. He and Barbara belong to three car clubs and enjoy the monthly lunches to which they drive one of the cars. Peter lightened his garage by selling his old Thunderbird when a pedestrian walked up and offered to buy it. The transaction took about 15 minutes when Peter called to say he was ready to sell. You can follow Peter’s accomplished daughters by going to their websites as one, Fritzi Newton, is a reference librarian and is the editor of and contributing writer for Highly Recommended, a daily blog for a nationally recognized public library system. She also is a recognized photographer who blogs on eHow Content about photography. Peter’s other daughter, Ellie Scofield, is a noted dressage teacher at Galloways Farm in Coral Springs, FL. Ellie has won a number of national dressage events and runs Spectrum Saddle Shop in Coconut Creek, FL. • In response to my email, Jim Kelley says “No news here. Congratulations to all the 1947 who are hanging in with me and enjoying life-JMKII ’47.” • Kent McCray reports that he has six great-grandchildren, and wonders how that all happened

as he is sure he is not that old. He leaves the house at 3 a.m. for his dialysis treatment and feels like he is getting up to go on location to shoot a show at that hour. He tried to avoid dialysis as long as he could; it works and he does feel 100% better. He and wife Susan are planning to go to the yearly High Chaparral TV Reunion again. Then, they will head to the dedication of the Susan Sukman McCray Foyer at the Eastern Connecticut State University’s Performing Arts Building.

Susan has been active raising funds and scholarships for the University’s Theatre Department. She has donated her Oscar winning composers’ music collection to the University’s library. Kent is finishing his autobiography, including his time at KUA, about his life with such greats as Michael Landon, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Milton Berle, Groucho Marx and many others. He will keep us informed about the publication date (KUA hopes to receive a copy for its new Library). Kent and Susan enjoy a wonderful view of the North Ranch Golf Course and mountains from their Westlake Village home where they moved in 2009 from Malibu.

It seems to Kent that the walk from Susan’s study where she does her radio show every morning to the kitchen for a coffee takes 20 minutes since the one level house (no stairs) is 6,500 sq. feet.

Kent adds he misses his classmates as Davie “Batch” Batchelder, Tony Colby and Bill Boynton and Kent did some pretty crazy things at KUA -and loved it!! • John Per-Lee reports that he and Dot are enjoying their condo on the geographic edge of Emory University where he spent his entire career. John’s eyesight is giving him problems, which is why he had to give up his role as class reporter for the Class of ’47. He misses the contact with classmates, but Peter Newton and Bob Hopkins stay in touch. Bob gave a touching eulogy at Dave Batchelder’s memorial service. • Lois and Walter Demers will celebrate their 63rd wedding anniversary in September 2015. Congratulations to you both! There should be a big family celebration as their five children and spouses live 20 miles from them, along with 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. They keep busy with family weddings, graduations, birthday parties and more. (About time for a grandchild at KUA, it seems to me.) They

live right on the ocean so will see many of the family as the summer begins. Walter keeps busy walking most mornings, and playing golf twice a week, sometimes with Joe Hayes ’43. Lois and Walter have given up on traveling any distances, but at one time did a great deal of travel. As a great sports fan, Walter says he spends too much time watching NESN and ESPN, plus reading two books a week.

He never thought he would get used to retirement, and now wonders “where did I find time to work?” Bob Hopkins has a memory of KUA baseball that is a fun story: Bob’s wife, Joan, is on a campaign to reduce the “stuff” accumulated in their home of 50 years. In Bob’s effort to comply, he found a baseball inscribed: “3 to 2 at New Hampton in 11 innings, 1947.” Memories came flooding back. The team had one great pitcher, Don Hood, but he could not pitch every game. Coach Carver had seen Bob fooling around with a curve ball in the outfield where he played; Coach asked if Bob was ready to pitch at New Hampton. Howie Seward and John Cizek had great arms and threw “frozen ropes” with one bounce to the catcher, who was Earl Kenyon. In warm ups, KUA made sure that New Hampton received a demonstration of the “guns” in the outfield. Being left handed, Bob could not throw a straight ball so his pitches moved whether he tried or not. In the 11th inning New Hampton had their last bat to tie. A single put a man on first with two outs. Dick Wasson, playing first base, came to the mound and asked Bob for the ball but said, “be cautious” in the transfer. He took the ball back to first and Bob toed the rubber. The New Hampton runner danced off first, taking a lead.

Wasson yells “You’re Out” while tagging the runner. The umpire called the runner out and KUA won 3-2. As Bob says, “those are a lot of memories wrapped up in a grass-stained baseball 68 years ago.” I love those stories of KUA and the memories of our friends and students.

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777 Stevens Avenue, Apt. 414 Portland, ME 04103 207-518-9093 donspear@maine.rr.com Tempus fugit. It also takes its toll, or was that the bell? There are only 26 of

In warm ups, we made sure that New Hampton received a demonstration of the “guns” in the outfield. —BOB HOPKINS ’47

us who graduated so long ago, plus Don Campbell, Art Creighton, and Bill McKinney who left before graduation. The great thing about those three is that each one of them has stayed connected. They also returned their bios for our 60th Reunion Booklet that I prepared in 2008 and have kept in touch through the years. If you still have the copy of the booklet that the Alumni Office sent to all of us, take a moment and look up their bios. • I had an email from Bill last November. After he left KUA, he graduated from West Point in 1954. His tour of duties included Korea, two in Vietnam, and in the early 1970s as battalion commander to a large Army hospital in Germany. It was there he (his words) “had the good fortune of marrying a German dentist, Magda.”

After he retired from the military in 1975, he spent several years in Germany in Civil Service with the US Army Corps of Engineers utilizing the engineering degree that he earned at the Point while Magda continued to practice dentistry.

They both retired in 1991 and began careers as snow birds between Tampa and Germany, careers that they continue to this day. I hope Bill will appreciate this review enough to send me three photos: of him in uniform when he was battalion commander, of him and Magda about the same time, and of them today. • The Alumni Office received belated word of the death of Wesley Howard. A resident of Plymouth, NH, for over 55 years, Wes died at a health care center in Meredith on November 10, 2013, at the age of 85.

He was predeceased by his wife, Mary Dora Howard nee Boucher, who died in January of 2006, and is survived by their sons, Wes Jr. and Dan, their respective wives, and four grandchildren. Wes was born in Hanover but grew up in Lebanon and attended high school there before coming to KUA. He went on to Nichols College in Dudley, MA. He worked for Nabisco as a sales representative for 33 years, retiring in 1986. He was active in the Lyons Club in Plymouth and as a member of the Durand-Haley American Legion Post, No.66. While in the Army, he was a member the Army ski team and skied in Italy during his service. Wes came to KUA in January of 1946 and thus finished his first year as a sophomore and lettered that year in skiing and track.

In his junior and senior years he added

varsity letters in addition to repeat letters in those two sports. In his junior year he was captain of the ski team so it’s not surprising that while in the Army he was skiing in Italy. • Robert Bickford died on December 10, 2014, at a hospice home in Merrimack, NH, at the age of 85 after a courageous battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Bob was a life-long resident of Nashua and attended local schools there until entering KUA as a sophomore in 1945. He was active in football, skiing, and tennis and was a member of the band and the orchestra. He went on to Middlebury College for two years before enlisting in the US Air Force, where he served as a tail gunner during the Korean Conflict. Following his service he returned to Middlebury College, graduating in 1955.

Bob spent the next year in Lincoln, NB, selling pianos and organs before returning to Nashua to manage Nuttings Music Store, he being the third-generation on his maternal side to do so until the sale of the business to Darrell’s Music Store.

Bob married Cynthia Ann (Martin) Bickford on April 25, 1959, in Nashua and in 1966 they moved to the family homestead in Nashua and also purchased a summer home in Moultonborough, NH, where the family spent many delightful summers. He was a member of the Nashua Country Club where he became a curler, a sport which he enjoyed and excelled at.

He loved music and joined the Nashua Granite Statesmen where he sang for 25 years. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia and their two daughters, Noel Rocha and Holly Countie, their respective husbands, and three grandchildren. • My affiliation with MOOSE, the acronym for Maine Organization Of Storytellers Enthusiasts, still keeps me young (well, somewhat so) and performing monthly. Last June, I was the featured performer and for 45 minutes gave the appreciative audience some of my best in stories, recitations and song in a show I called A Return To Vaudeville. I can’t remember if I have given you readers a link to one of the stories about my historic paternal family from Bowdoinham, ME, but here it is. It comes with a warning: it’s 10 minutes long. MUSINGS FROM MAINE: My recent contact with our three non-graduate classmates has rekindled my long-felt belief that my one year was the most important of all my years of formal education, even

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Above: The challenge to a basketball game posted for Coach Carver with his handwritten remarks.

At right: Spear and Coach Carver after the game.

Spear’s Spirited Sparrows: Bottom, left to right: Willette, Teevens, Spear, Cadrin, Desroches.

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Class Notes the pursuit of my master’s degree in law at Georgetown. I was deeply impressed with the personal interest all members of the faculty, and their respective spouses, took in each one of us. So much so, that while majoring in history and government as a foundation for my intended career as a lawyer, I took sufficient courses in education to obtain my teacher’s certificate. The man at KUA when I attended, who set the tone and example of the whole school and was interested in every single boy, was the then assistant headmaster, “Coach” Carver, whether he had you in class, or as a member of one of the athletic teams he coached, or worked on the school’s farm as I did in the fall of 1947. In his desire to awaken the inner potential of each one of us, he sought to instill in us, integrity, curiosity, a love of learning, the importance of exercise to a healthy mind, and a concern for others so that we would each thrive in life after KUA even if we did not get accepted to the college of our choice. I was 5’ 1/2” tall back then (and now via old-age shrinkage, a charming 5’ 2”) and suffered from the typical runt complex. I was fascinated with Coach and like all other students quite in awe of him. However his sternness did not trouble me as much as many of the students for my father was even more so. But it was my cockiness that led me to posting this type-written challenge on the bulletin board at the entrance to our dining room in Dexter Richard’s Hall that everyone, students and faculty, read every day as we waited for our meals. The handwriting is Coach’s acceptance. All the students stood around anxiously at waiting his reaction and saw him write his remarks with an absolute expressionless face and no hint of any smile whatsoever.

The pictures (previous page) are of an after-the-game photo-op and are some of the most treasured of my life. Prior to the game, Coach called my team, Spear’s Spirited Sparrows, and his team, Carver’s Careless Crushers. Unfortunately, the photographer did not capture a team photo of the Careless Crushers, perhaps because they lost and left the old gym in humiliation. I do not know whether Mike Shafer would have accepted my challenge but I know from following KUA since he took over as its head that he has had a profound effect upon it that will be felt for years to come, that it is thriving under his leadership, that any young person fortunate enough to attend it today will realize his or her then-age full potential for his or her, and will be imbued with strong moral character. Until the next issue: Be of Good Cheer, Do Good Works, 54

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Robert Kelly

192 Governor’s Lane Shelburne, VT 05482 802-985-9555 bobkelly8@comcast.net

1950 Foster Kay

4380 North Main Street, Apt. 303 Fall River, MA 02720-1712 508-567-1397 fosterkay@earthlink.net

1951

65th REUNION Tad Richards’ wife Betsy passed away in

January 2015. Our condolences, Tad.

1952

Karl A. Brautigam

378 Flax Hill Road South Norwalk, CT 06854-2420 203-866-5812 karllass@webtv.net

1953

Stanford B. Vincent

20 Daniels Road Falmouth, MA 02540-1931 508-457-6237 stanvincent3511@verizon.net Monk Bancroft had cataract surgery on each eye a month apart last year. His Hanover doctor replaced both lenses, and he now sees “like an eagle,” except for up close, which calls for reading glasses.

Monk was ready to Ski Patrol again for the 46th year. Monk also reports that he and Jane are getting more use from their Hanover condo for attending football, rugby, hockey, track, baseball, alumni events, concerts, plays, and socializing with his Dartmouth Class of ‘57 classmates. • Joe Fay wrote from East Hartford saying that he didn’t have much to report, except “my accident…. It’s a day that will live in infamy in the Fay Family.

I fractured my #2 vertebrae in my neck April 21, 2013, in Florida putting out the trash in the dark and, of course, tripped over a planter. As I told my daughter Mary, ‘Only old folks put the trash out when it is light.’ I was very fortunate as the #2 is the one that normally paralyzes you or kills you. I had to wear a hard collar 24/7 for 1 1/2 years and no driving; I drove Ginger crazy with my back seat driving. In Sept ‘14 the neurosurgeon said

it was healing. Then in November 2014 he told me it was healed and in January 2015 he told me after looking at the latest cat scan that it was not healing and wouldn’t heal. That was a killer, but I can now walk, drive and hopefully play golf again. Things could be a lot worse.” By the way, Joe has a thing about Skidmore College: His three daughters are graduates of Skidmore and his granddaughter just completed her freshmen year in Saratoga. • From Long Beach, Tom Fay recently wrote a long and thoughtful note reminiscing about our years at KUA, commenting on our good fortune to have had the support of a caring faculty whose commitment was 24/7. “I cannot remember a teacher scolding a student in a harsh manner. We called them by their first names and we still had high respect for them. How lucky we were.”

Tom mentioned in particular how George Akerstrom’s course in physical geography gave him a life-long appreciation for the natural beauty of mountains and other physical land forms. Tom and wife Alice love to travel through Utah and other western states, and this summer attended a wedding near Yellowstone Park in Montana. • Can anyone top this? Bob O’Neil writes that he and wife Yvonne have “hit 49 states (missed out on North Dakota), but except for a few trips into Canada and Mexico, that’s been the extent of our travels.” Bob goes on to say that “Yvonne and I have lived 46 years of our 53-year marriage below the Mason Dixon Line.

Snow and cold isn’t the thrill it was 40 years ago when we lived and skied in Colorado.” • Out in Oregon, Jerry Pringle stays fit by cutting and splitting firewood a truckload at a time to keep their stoves glowing. Retired as a river and fishing guide, he now limits his time on the river to an annual float with his wife Harriet and their extended family. • A handful of our classmates head south when the snow begins to fly. Classmate Charlie Harriman summers in Maine and spends his winters in Naples, FL. Charlie has had two knee replacements, but plays lots of tennis and some golf. • Pete Whiteside likewise spends winters in Florida and plays lots of golf. • Joe Tellier follows the same routine, going to Florida’s east coast once he closes his summer home on Cape Cod. • Speaking of Cape Cod, yours truly and wife Carol have downsized and are now enjoying condo living in the little village of Teaticket, a part of East Falmouth. No more lawn mowing or snow shoveling!

This year we had the pleasure of getting together at various times on the Cape with Ann and Pete Meleney of Martha’s

Vineyard; Helen and Paul Russo of Chelmsford, MA; Jean, and Joe Tellier.

We love to have KUA visitors.

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Warren D. Huse

252 Pleasant Street Laconia, NH 03246-3033 603-524-6593 I regret to report the death of Vincent Cerasuolo on February 10, 2015, and Theodore Johanson on June 5, 2015. The class extends its sympathy to all concerned. From 1963 until his retirement, Ted operated his own company, Falcon Shoe Manufacturing in the Lewiston-Auburn, ME, area. After retirement, he was active in civic affairs in the island community of Vinalhaven, ME. Vinnie and his wife had owned S. Naiman and Sons Wholesale Fruit and Produce for more than 20 years. He was also the director for the Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency and had been a deputy sheriff in the Gardiner, ME, area. • According to the current class roster in June, there are 45 members of the class still on the KUA mailing list, although I believe there are four others out there who are not on the list. This means we probably number 49 living members and we are now, more or less, around the age of 78. We graduated 72, according to the 1955 Concordia, but with three who now identify with other classes and two from other classes who now identify with us, we now represent an original graduating class of 69 members. By my calculations, there were another eight or so who attended KUA during freshman, sophomore and junior years but were not there for graduation, bringing the grand total up to, perhaps, 77. A tabulation of the 45 on the list shows our geographic distribution is now skewed toward Massachusetts with nine classmates and New Hampshire with eight. New York has four; Maine and Florida, three each; California, North Carolina, Vermont, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have two each; and Ohio, Maryland, Rhode Island, Delaware, Indiana, Tennessee, Washington and Nevada each have one. (The program for the Service of Remembrance, at reunion, showed 23 deceased members of 1955, to which Ted Johanson is now added.) • The class was represented at our 60th reunion, June 5-7, by Ed Boadway, Charlie Dart, John and Bonnie Booth, Howie Gold-

berg, Warren Huse, Norm Letarte, Allan and Kathy Munro and George Place. Be

sure to see the official photograph of our

“I cannot remember a teacher scolding a student in a harsh manner.

We called them by their first names and we still had high respect for them.” —TOM FAY ’53

intrepid eight, in this issue. The weather was fine. A particularly nice event was the opening dinner at the new library in Miller Bicentennial Hall. On Saturday, Head of School Mike Shafer gave an interesting and perceptive update on “the state of the school” and there were presentations on coeducation at KUA and talks by recent alumni/alumnae. The service of remembrance, focusing on the life of the late journalist, Steven Sotloff ‘02, was sobering indeed. This year’s reunion was our first without Jessie Carver English in attendance, but we have pleasant memories of her from two years ago at the Bicentennial. It was good to see Dave Carver ‘57 and Jane Carver Fielder during the weekend. • Ed Boadway continues his “tutoring and proofreading duties, and has attempted to retire from organ work. Unsuccessful in that endeavor, his latest restoration was dedicated in a concert at the Bow Bog Meeting House, Bow, NH, June 18.

He recently played his 18,500th church service but regrets that organists are evidently scarce in Meriden. An inadequate piano accompanied the feeble singing of the hymns at the last Memorial Service, and the mighty Estey organ was silent.” • From Allan Munro: “Allan and Kathy Munro’s daughter, Amy ‘11, “graduated from Skidmore on the Dean’s List and competed on the college’s equestrian team that finished 3rd in the IHSA Nationals. They won it her sophomore year and finished 2nd her junior year. Son Jonathan ‘13 is competing in crew for Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (close to Walter Phelps’ home). Walter and I have talked about a coffee next year). Jon is a rising junior and has an internship this summer at Manchester University, England, in physics (not my gene pool). Kathy and I plan to visit in Manchester in August. It was great to see everyone at the 60th Reunion.” • Allan talked with Phil Brockelman, back in June. Phil’s grandson, Miles, will attend KUA this fall as a post grad student. “I hope to meet Peter, Phil’s son and father of Miles, during the new student orientation day.

Phil is happy as he could not get any of his children to go to KUA. He is doing well, although he is restricted due to his oxygen machine. Judy, his wife, is still an enthusiastic person and must keep Phil honest. So, you can add that KUA needs to watch out as there is another Brockelman on the horizon.” • Allan also reports that Dick Rose “says that life is great in the Albany, NY, area. Betty and he do a lot of traveling back and forth to

Virginia to visit Betty’s four-year-old grandchild. Her other grandchildren live next door to the Roses in New York. He adds that he missed seeing us at the 60th and knows that KUA has come a long way since we were on campus.” A few days later, just in time for this installment of class notes, Dick sent an e-mail with the following: “Happily retired after 40 years in hospital and medical management. Living with my wife Betty in Guilderland, NY, outside of Albany. We spend about six months a year in Chesterfield, VA, staying with her daughter’s family. I was disappointed to miss my 60th reunion because of some temporary health issues. There is always the 65th, the Lord willing!!” • John Booth writes it “was good seeing you and the other seven who made it back to the 60th. The passing of Teddy, one of my closest buddies while at KUA and friend for the past 60 years, really set me to thinking how short life is and that you should not put off things you need to do.

I kept putting off calling Ted and never did get back up to visit with him, I regret this very much. Bonnie and I are both in good health. We are still running Five Gables Inn & Spa, but if you know anyone who would like to own a 20-room inn and spa, we are ready to move on.

The grandchildren go from third grade to a junior in college. Life is good. You ‘55 people should stop in on your way south or going north. Five years is a long time to wait to get together; we should have a get together in Boston or New York City or some place every year. I suggest we put Allan, George and Howie to work on it.

Best to all.” • From the Cape, Norm Letarte was “sorry I couldn’t stay for the KUA festivities ... We have been working like little beavers around the house.

Seems like there is no end. I’m on a first name basis at the landfill. I’m back in the real estate business and loving it. Keeps me out of the bars. My golf game has suffered as a result of my hip replacement but I still love playing. Our girls, Lisa in Maui and Michele in Fairfield, CT, just opened their 10th store at Waikiki in Honolulu, Letarte Swim.com. My best to you and all my classmates. Good health!”

• Walt Phelps reports “an interesting event: My wife and I were booked in a balcony cabin on NCL’s Breakaway sailing round trip New York City to Florida in early March 2015. My travel agent called three days before the scheduled cruise and said he had a SUITE available for $500 each. I accepted and he said there were special areas on the pier for ‘suite guests’. I had not told my wife about the

change. This was all new to me as we cruise often but never in an up-graded cabin. Got to the dock and were whisked away past thousands of other passengers, up a private elevator to a lounge area with drinks and snacks. Then we were escorted to our cabin. What we found: two bedrooms, two showers (one of which had so many handles/nozzles, it took seven days to figure it out, three TVs, a whirlpool overlooking the ocean, a private dining room for all suite guests and believe it or not a butler. As I had already booked our dinners there was very little for the butler to do but I asked for chocolate chip cookies each day. If this was our last cruise it will be the one we will always cherish.” • Since leaving KUA in 1955, Bill Flickinger “did some college, service two years in the Army, worked for my father till the business was sold in 1984. From 1985 till the present I have enjoyed gardening and trying to keep ahead of my R-arthritis and type II diabetes.” • Herb Somers is “still muddling along here in South Paris, ME. We did get a trip to Ireland and Scotland for about 14 days in May.” • Bill Agee’s website, illyacrylic.com. — as usual — contains much of interest. His on-line bio says, in part, “For the past ten years I’ve lived in Capistrano Beach with my wife Annie and my two dogs, Picasso and Seurat. We like it a lot.” In other news, one of Bill’s paintings appears in a new book, just published in 2015, A Complete Guide to Painting With Acrylics, by Lorena Koosterboer. Bill says, “This book is an excellent reference about Acrylic techniques and features. One of my abstract acrylic paintings is shown and discussed on page 182,” and Author Kloosterboer writes, “This striking spattered abstract, based on the universe as conceptual idea, displays a wonderful interaction between colors, shapes and textures.” • I went looking for Ron Harrison’s website, which seems to have come down, but did find a listing for “Ron Harrison Maritime Art,” in Salem, MA, which displayed one of his sailing ship paintings and advised he is “an award-winning and leading marine artist selling prints of his works and accepting commissions.” A 2014 on-line bio at another site said Ron “lives in Parsonsfield, ME, and Salem MA, where he maintains a studio. The US Coast Guard has chosen him as one of its “official” artists. A graduate of Brown University, he holds a master’s degree from Boston University. As a 24-year-veteran of the US Navy and its Reserve, he specializes in naval subjects, preferably big, muscular

vessels in action rather than boats under sail. But his work isn’t limited to nautica; he does portraits of children, adults, houses and boats. He paints in all mediums, but working in watercolor has been his preference over the last 12 years.

“There’s more of a challenge with water media,” he says. “It’s harder.” A member of several national and regional art associations, he teaches watercolor painting year ‘round in Salem. • Byron Koh “had a cribbage triumph recently at the Senior Center (Amherst. MA) where my peers, men and women, play seven games each Friday morning led by a tournament cribbage player. Not only did I win all seven games (for the first time) but I skunked my first four opponents (I won by at least 30 points each time).

Each skunk counts as three and each win as two. Thus, I scored 18 game points, to exceed the local record by 1. The next Friday I was back to my usual three and four- game tally and having fun. The tournament player told me after I described the experience as a tremendous surge of good luck. At least I was intelligent enough not to screw up the cards.” Byron adds, “It was some winter.

Many folks around here talked about their ice dams and the water that poured inside down their windows and walls. We are fine. I did get away for the Memorial Day weekend to Seattle to see my grandson in the Roosevelt High production of Mary Poppins —- a super colossal one: Mary flew twice, the dancing and acting were superior and 65 were on stage and in the audience twice.

Max, my grandson, had six costume changes.” • Steve Smith (See photo in this issue.) is “happy to be in good health and looking at the grass from the green side.

Real sorry to hear about Ted ... such a nice guy.” • Howie Goldberg writes, “I think I already had commented on the fact that Sheila and I sold our house after 42 years, plus 10 years in another house a few blocks away, in Wellesley. We moved into an apartment in a building that incorporated the old Grover Cronin’s Department Store building on the Charles River in Waltham. It was going back to my roots since my grandparents lived in Waltham, and my father and I were born in Waltham. We love it! Not much new going on with us. We did not have any great trips this year. We did have a couple of health issues, but all’s well that ends well. The most news is probably about our grandchildren. Our oldest grandson turned 21 this past year, and is entering his last year in a 5-year program at Northeastern with an electrical FALL ����

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Class Notes engineering major (did not take after his grandfather). When this goes to press, he will be in California on his last Coop job working on developing motion games for Hasborough. Our next oldest, his cousin, just turned 20, and is going into her third year at Lesley, majoring in art therapy.

Next in line is our 16-year-old granddaughter who is going into her senior year at Newton North High School, looking at schools where she can do a double major in either chemistry or marine biology and pottery (quite a combination). Number four is going to be a junior in Suffern, NY, High School. Not sure where he wants to go yet, but is an excellent student, again not like his grandfather, and very artistic. Our youngest grandson is going into his sophomore year at Ridgewood High School. He is active in music and lacrosse.

When I told Roy Simmons about it at the 2013 reunion he said to tell him to keep it up because Ridgewood has an outstanding lacrosse program. I thoroughly enjoyed our 60th reunion. It was good to see you and the other guys that came back. I found it very emotional on many fronts. We have lost several members of our class, and sadly we found out after reunion that Ted Johanson passed away the Friday we were all together. The other part that I found very emotional was the Memorial Service which included a great deal about Steven Sotloff ‘02. I met his parents Friday Night. We had a 20-30 minute conversation. They are amazing people. They have been through, and lost, so much. But have such grace about them it is no wonder he grew up to be such an amazing individual.” • From Dikran Barsamian: “Truly missed being at the reunion. The pictures I saw, you all looked terrific. My wife, Mary Ann, is still working, loves what she does. I am mostly retired, still do some business with my old customers, keeps me busy.

Enjoy our grandchildren (when we can get a chance to see them, all so busy.) The oldest, our granddaughter, will be a senior at NYU this fall. Next, our grandson will be in his second year at American University in DC. He is in China this summer at University of Beijing for eight weeks of intensive Chinese language study. Youngest boy will be a junior in high school. Regards to all, Dick.” • Warren Huse had a bit of an adventure on March 4, being buried — literally — under snow that came off a metal roof which he was walking next to. Five days in hospital and eight days at a rehab ward later, he began the process of recovery from a badly bruised knee which had 56

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been jammed into the pavement by the impact. Physical therapy sessions were doing wonders at the time of this writing, though it “will still take time to achieve full healing.” Warren continues writing his local history pages for the Laconia newspaper and grappling with the duties of treasurer of the local historical society.

According to his records, 22 of us now have e-mail. If you didn’t get an e-mail from Warren back in late June, seeking news for this column, that means he doesn’t have an e-mail address for you and would greatly appreciate having it.

You can reach Warren at whuse@ citizen.com.

1956

60th REUNION Thank you to Stephen Bishop who has

been a faithful class reporter for many years. Stephen has had to resign. Needed is someone to take his place. Anyone interested should call the Advancement (Alumni) Office. • Jack Kidd reports that he has finally stopped working. He will celebrate his 80th birthday and 58 years of marriage in 2016. Jack has seven children, fifteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Most live in the San Francisco area. He looks forward to another Boston Harbor cruise.

1957

Curtis Brockelman

William S. Hagar

194 South Mendon Road Rutland, VT 05701-6531 248-496-5147 whagar467@comcast.net Tony Gilmore has continued his travels this year with a Rotary-related visit to India in February. Accompanied by Liz, they journeyed to Bangalore and Mysore and were treated like royalty by their hosts. A second trip in April was to France and Spain for a week. • For many of us, this is a year of 50th reunions at college. Fred Soule has recently attended his but did not indicate where it was.

• Jeninne and I attended mine at WPI, and followed up with a few days on Cape Cod where we honeymooned in 1968 and had not returned since. It was great to be back in the area. We ate lots of seafood and visited Provincetown, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institutions, and the Kennedy Library in Hyannis. Regarding 50th reunions: A friend commented “It’s good to go simply because you can.” Not everyone gets to make that choice. • Regards, Bill Hagar.

1965

With one of the best turnouts in recent years, the Class of 1965 celebrated their 50th Reunion on the Hilltop between June 5-7, 2015. The 13 class members who returned to Meriden for the occasion were: Bill Codinha, Arnaud

P. O. Box 94 Waccabuc, NY 10597 914-763-5050 pigbrock@aol.com

de la Gueronniere, Smitty Hughes, Tom Jackson, Mike Leach, David Marvin, Jack McGlynn, George Noucas, Dan Rogers, Paul Schilling, Herb Sears, Brad Wild, and Tom Wynn. A number of past faculty

Frederic Heap

Steve H ’00 and Joan Bishop H ’00, Jack Hemenway, and Robert “Stretch” Gillam ’56. As you might expect, the weekend

1958

210 North Street Hingham, MA 02043 781-749-9697 ffheap@yahoo.com

1959

Our condolences to Steve Meding on the death of his wife Rosemary on May 11, 2015.

1960

55th REUNION Jonathan E. Mitchell

4 Wesley Drive Londonderry, NH 03053-3544 603-216-5369 cottageretreatja1961 – 55th Reunion

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and special guests were also on-hand like

was filled with memories and merriment!

1966

50th REUNION Dale L. Meltzer

60 Veterans’ Way Hampstead, NH 03841 603-489-2696 dale444@aol.com Nils Ladenbury stopped by in Naples to visit Leo Schlafman. Nils was there on business (real estate). Leo gave him a tour of the area. Leo received a gift of a cruise through the Panama Canal in February. He invites all ‘66ers to visit and stay over. He plans to be at reunion in 2016.

1967

Robert Jamback

25 Zachary Drive Dunbarton, NH 03046 508-561-1013 bobjamback@yahoo.com Mark Perry writes he recently retired after a 40-year career in architecture.

His last 20+ years were spent leading the Middle East practice of NBBJ, the firm he worked for. Mark was involved in projects in Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. He and his wife currently spend time between Columbus, OH, and Sarasota, FL. • Glenn Hudson says he also recently retired and spends a lot of time at his piano in his music studio at his home in New London, NH. He keeps in touch with Rob “Fritz” Farnham who is moving from California to Ridgeway, CO. • Mike Chellis plans to motorcycle to New Hampshire this summer. He says his niece Abigail is in KUA’s class of ‘17. • Jon Holcomb writes that he and his wife are happily retired in Gambier, OH, after 35 years in the auto industry and a vagabond life of living around the world--Columbia, Venezuela, Argentina, and Germany. Jon spends time on their 45-acre property where they just moved and restored a 100-year-old log cabin.

Jon asks about some former Densmore boys: Kevin Hackman, Fred Willis and Len Crossman. • John Preston moved to New York City in 1981 and married in 1994.

He mentions trips to KUA with Jack Hayes and even speaking at a graduation.

Now in the city, John spends a lot of time with his son and his basketball. John is in contact with Russ Robertson in the city and was in Jim McCaffrey’s wedding 25 years ago. • I’m getting settled in Dunbarton, NH, and have started to work in my art studio. To the class, think about our upcoming 50th and be in touch. • Editor’s note: Jack Healey is still working in broadcasting in Rutland, VT. He handles the morning show at WSYB. Jack also handles videocast at college and high school sporting events on the Internet (nsnsports.net).

1969

Malcolm E. Cooper Jr.

P. O. Box 352 Dorset, VT 05251-0352 802-867-2528 mcoop@jkadams.com Herewith, three relics of one of the many famous KUA ski teams. IF you look in a year book around 1967, ‘68 or ‘69 you will see these three with the crossed skis in the team photos. Left to right Cully Erdman, ‘co-captain ‘69, Malcolm Cooper

“I don’t think anyone can look at KUA and what has happened in the last 30 years and not feel a sense of amazement and pride.” —TODD SEGAL ’82

co-captain ‘69, Richard Erdman ’71. Cully went on to ski for Middlebury, Malcolm for the University of Denver and Dick for UVM. They are photographed here in Alta, UT, earlier this spring where they were still surprisingly speedy on the snow despite the intervening 40+ years.

1970

Thomas Hurst

P. O. Box 136 Greensboro, VT 05841-0136 802-533-2613

1971

45th REUNION Stanford Bradeen

9 Howard Estates St. Albans, VT 05478-1583 802-863-2740 smbradeen@bradeen.net

1972

Robert W. Clark

P. O. Box 626 Waynesville, NC 28786-0626 828-452-4551 bcfromwnc@gmail.com

1974

Scott Noonan

413 Essex Street Swampscott, MA 01907 781-596-2959 jandsnoonan@comcast.net

1976

40th REUNION C. Douglas Mattern

15 Culver Street, #76 Plaistow, NH 03865 603-382-5269 mattern71385@yahoo.com

1977

John M. Shaw Jr.

2 Peders Place Chelmsford, MA 01824-4651 978-761-0313 johnmshawjr@comcast.net

1978

Karl Quinn is happily married to his col-

lege sweetheart, Nancy, of 31 years. They have two daughters; one is in computer animation and one is an elementary teacher. Karl reports “Even though I was a one-year post graduate, KUA remains fond in my heart.” • Deb Sanders-Dame is now a special education coordinator at Hillsboro-Deering (NH) high school.

She has moved to Manchester, NH, and returns to Monroe, NH, on the weekends.

1979

Clare Dingwell

200 Swanton Street, Apt. 319 Winchester, MA 01890-4316

1981

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1982 Todd Segal

General Contractor Artisan Services Inc. 818 434 9189 artisanservicesla.com Head For The Hilltops. I live in a Los Angeles neighborhood called Highland Park. It’s an upcoming neighborhood that is getting a lot of attention lately in the media. About six years ago no one wanted to move here as it was a bit rough, rundown and with few amenities but I liked it enough and frankly it was the only place I could afford. It had a main street with beautiful old buildings and a cool vibe even if it had way too many 99€ stores. It had hills and I bought a tiny almost unlivable house close to the top of a hill. I ended up rebuilding the house and a month or two ago it was featured in the LA Times homes section. The story is online and if you are curious to read it, you can google my name. Yesterday I read that President Obama is going to be in my neighborhood, Highland Park, today for an interview with comedian Marc Maron who hosts a podcast called WTF. Today I got a letter from KUA requesting that I submit the class notes for an earlier deadline. When I went to KUA, it was a little known school trying to rebuild itself and, frankly, it was the only place that accepted me, probably thanks to a conversation that my dad had with Tom Mikula in which my dad, no doubt, tried to persuade the school into taking me. Well, the conversation worked. Unfortunately, my dad died the next year, my first year at KUA. I was a sophomore in Chellis and trying to rebuild my life like KUA was rebuilding itself. KUA was not my first choice just as Highland Park was not my first choice, but sometimes there are amazing surprises that happen when you end up going with something different, taking a chance or trying something new. Making the choice you made work for you is a

profound and simple lesson that we can practice every day. Who knows what will eventually happen? When enough people believe in a place and participate in making it work and grow, great things can happen. I don’t think anyone can look at KUA and what has happened in the last 30 years and not feel a sense of amazement and pride. • I am in touch with many of our classmates via Facebook. If you are not on Facebook and would like to share with me any news, please do so on the email above. • Chantal Eldridge is running for 450th district court judge.

Good luck and you have my proxy vote:) • Scott Richards just celebrated his 30-year anniversary and was promoted to captain of the Peabody Police Department (big congrats on both achievements!). • Amy Dupuis Landau went to Helen Whybrow ’84’s book signing in Cambridge for her new book, A Man Apart, and found the photographs as stunning as is the prose

1983

Lauren Munro Dole

31 Touchstone Lake Oswego, OR 97035-1905 503-534-1396 lauren.dole@me.com Our condolences to Kelly Cota Tully on the death of her husband James. Survivors include his son Seamus ’14.

1986

30th REUNION Kathleen Miller Reinke

1465 Old Farm Lane Saint Joseph, MI 49085 269-408-8090 kcreinke2@hotmail.com

1987

E. Bronwen Jones

17 Sunset Terrace Maplewood, NJ 07040-1031 973-313-1867 Bronjones1@gmail.com My class of 1987 friends has been so busy and successful; it seems very difficult for them to keep me up-to-date with their goings on. While I did track a few of them down, I did not get notes from as many as I hoped (expected). Firstly, and most important, there is me - My husband (of 21 long years) Lee Navlen, 16-year-old son Elijah and dog Chase have been in Maplewood, NJ, since 1998. I work in Manhattan and in June “celebrated” 20 years at my same job. Needless to say, I am a creature of habit. I have seen a few KUA-ers recently. Ashley Jennings

Woods and I had a blast last weekend at

the Gay Pride Parade in New York City.

What fun to stumble across that crazy party! Last summer my husband and I visited with Chris Carroll and, as you can imagine, a fun time was had by all-- so much fun that Lee and I plan to see him again in a few weeks. As a family, we film and produce a (completely inappropriate) web series called Goodstein. We have a lot of fun filming it with our friends and neighbors and I hope all of you KUA-ers will give it a watch and if you happen to be in the movie business, we would love some sort of contract. The website is www.Goodstein.tv and over Memorial Day I threw a fake Bar Mitzvah in my backyard, so go to the website and watch, A Very Goodstein Bar Mitzvah (it’s definitely not rated PG -- consider yourself warned). • My great friend John Washington sent me some really exciting news last fall: “After nearly two years of classes, background checks, countless court dates and monthly home inspections....my wife and I finally become legal parents of our now seven-year-old goddaughter who’s been living with us since August of 2013 on Saturday, November 22, 2014. Phewwww, what a journey! Now the work starts! Lol! We don’t have any experience with girls...three sons only; so she’s our first and last girl.” • Chris Carroll writes: “I have been living outside of Colorado Springs, CO, for the past four years with my wife and three children, ages 10, 8, and 6. Prior to moving to Colorado, I lived in Acton, MA. I own an investment management and financial planning company catering to high-net worth families based in Monument, CO, (www.7300wealth.com). Our family spends a lot of time enjoying the outdoors via skiing, snowboarding, cycling, and hiking. I would love to catch up with fellow KUA-ers at cjc@7300wealth. com.” • Doug Hill and his wife have been spending their days traveling. He writes: “After recently turning down the Ambassadorship to Ireland my wife and I decided to sail the world in search of the perfect beach. • Tracy Burns has been living in Prague fulltime since 1997. She fell in love with “everything Czech” after a trip there in 1991. She has accomplished so much during her time there (that I had to seriously truncate her update!).

She earned an MA in Czech Literature, taught English, and seems to have found her passion in writing. “I started writing about travel for a travel agency. I write for their blog about intriguing places in Prague and throughout the country, such as castles, monasteries, a former Baroque FALL ����

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Class Notes hospital and much more. I have also written many articles about important personalities in Czech history. However, my articles for the agency are not limited to the Czech Republic. I have also authored many pieces on places in Vienna, Dresden and Budapest, for example. I also proofread for the prestigious Karolinum Press and for others. In addition, I write book reviews and essays relating to Czech culture for the academic journal Kosmas. I have contributed articles to Kosmas since 2002. I also have edited an art catalogue for the National Gallery in Prague. I write about my travels at Tracy’s Travels on taburns25.wordpress.com.

My articles for the travel agency’s blog, Private Prague Guide Prague Blog, can be found at www.private-prague-guide. com/prague-blog. I write for two other blogs as well.” So - if you are headed to Eastern Europe - look Tracy up! • Scott Cockrell and his wife Mary Kate have been married for over 15 years and have three children (Katelyn-12, Bridget-10 and Christopher-4) and two weimerhounds (Maggie and Phoebe). ​They have spent the last three years in Dallas, TX, and ​ are now​starting a new adventure in Charlotte, NC, ​where they are looking forward to being closer to friends and family. ​Scott has accepted a position at Telecommunications Company as vice president of tax and treasury. • Devlyn Bracket is selling lots of houses up on the North Shore of Massachusetts where she lives with two smelly teenage boys. Devlyn was as on the Hilltop this winter to watch Cardigan Mountain School (where her youngest goes) play a local hockey team. Also, I find this hard to grasp. She has a kid who is going to COLLEGE in the fall. • Tara Tuller writes “Just livin’ the dream, here in sunny (a.k.a. drought-ravaged) northern California. My daughter is now driving, which is a mixed blessing but does allow me a bit of freedom from her rigorous water polo schedule.

She will be a senior in high school next year and is gearing up for the college application process. My son turned 12 today (!); he just finished up baseball for the year and is looking forward to a fairly unstructured summer with basketball camp, tennis lessons, and a backpacking trip with my husband on his calendar.

I’m still working part-time (to finance my children’s sports, or so it sometimes seems!), and enjoying the work as well as the flexibility my employers allow. I would love to connect with Kim Riff, who lives only a couple of hours away, and am grateful to Facebook for helping me keep in some sort of touch with so many KUA 58

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time between Woodstock, VT, and Nantucket. Chris Powers ‘86 has a landscaping company on Nantucket and Sam is a mental health clinician working with children and families in Vermont. Their oldest son, Riley, just graduated from high school and is enrolled in the honors program at the University of Denver this fall. His brother, Sam, is an avid tennis player who is very civic minded and is hoping to be accepted into the Vermont State House Page Program this winter.

• Larry Oaks wrote me that he has spent the last 20 years as a non-profit executive, helping communities across the country confront the issue of homelessness. Last year after 20 years in New York City, work brought him back to New England -- he’s working closely now with The city of Boston to help officials there tackle street homelessness. He lives in Gloucester, MA, with his wife Sarah and their 14 and 12-year-old boys Xander and Nate. • Ellen Abrahamson Bonner shares that she is still living in Southern Connecticut and working at a Montessori school, and her husband Dave works at a private school in Stamford (King, Low, Heywood-Thomas). Their younger daughter Anne has made it to middle school while their older daughter, Grace ‘18 finished her first year at KUA and loved it! She is good friends with Taylor Sheehan ‘18, daughter of Katie Bishop Sheehan ’85. Ellen and Dave are loving being KUA parents, visiting campus when they can and hearing about all the great things happening on the Hilltop. • In case you hadn’t heard, the saddest note of all is from me letting you all know that our handsome, kind, funny, optimistic, athletic, well-loved, handsome (had to include that twice) classmate Cleveland “Howie” Howard passed away last fall.

Howie fought brain cancer with all he had and left behind two beautiful daughters. From what I witnessed on Facebook, Howie had a gigantic loving support system led by his wonderful sister Lyn.

1988

Brenna Heggie Kelley

3 Roberts Road Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107-2815 203-244-5397 bghkelley@gmail.com Well, an exciting busy year for Dave Palma and family! “We moved to Cape Elizabeth, ME, last July (same town as Brenna). We are settled now and the kids are enjoying their new school and friends (and all of the beaches, too!). Liv

is 16, Avery 14 and David 9. Liv has done very well with cross country and track; her PR is a 5:17mile, and she just placed 3rd in the state as a sophomore. Avery is going into high school next year playing lacrosse, cross country and on the swim team where she excels. She gets her abilities from Paula. She will be diving this year as well. David is playing hockey and really loves lacrosse. He has three guitars hanging on his bedroom wall and gets better every day! I look forward to hearing updates from everyone else!”

• Hi all. It’s awesome to see Dave and his family around town and at the beach. His son and one of my boys play on the same lax team! Keep in touch and come visit if your travels take you near Cape Elizabeth.—Brenna

1989

Melissa A. Longacre

596 Stage Road Plainfield, NH 03781 603-675-9974 melissa.longacre@valley.net Hi all! Just want to put a little plug in for our Kimball Union Academy - Class of 1989 Facebook page. Andrea Bueno Keen just changed the group to a private one so classmates can share more information there (Thanks Andrea). It’s a great place to connect with classmates and find contact information. Please join if you haven’t already. Since family was such a big theme during this year’s info gathering session I am going to challenge you all to post a picture of your family to our class page! • I first want to share a few great classmate collaborations. Matt Weinberg and Ben Friedberg produced a movie This is Happening together. They have started a campaign to crowd fund it at seedandspark.com/studio/this-happening.

The film stars Cloris Leachman, James Wolk, and Mickey Sumner, and they are hoping it will be out this fall! • Mary Merrill’s school, Belmont Day School, raised and donated funds to Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Thame Earthquake Relief, an organization that Dhamey Tenzing Norgay is connected to. Dhamey is currently living in Bhutan but his son will be a freshman at KUA this fall! Dhamey reported feeling some of the aftershocks but he and his family are safe. Keep working together and great things happen! • Annette and Josh Casey like to thank their KUA friends for all the support they received during that time. Josh reports his son is “growing fast and getting feistier by the day!” • PJ and Jim Jonas and their family have launched a new line of goat milk

caramels after building a new space for their commercial kitchen. I think your classmates would be happy to help out by taste testing, Jim! Goat Milk Stuff has a great online presence - check it out (there are great videos of his kids there). • Barry Mathews is now the VP of finance and operations for an online start up called Giddy Apps. The company facilitates gambling on horse racing. His team had a great trip to the Bahamas in February thanks to one of their investors.

He is also still producing comic books with his company Secret Acres and traveling when he can. He went to the South

by Southwest Music Festival in Austin in March. • Matt Perel has expanded his sales team at Microsoft CRM into Minneapolis and London. They were a “Partner of the Year” finalist. Matt’s wife, Becky, is a figure skating coach and his daughter, Avery, has taken up the sport.

Avery is 11 and won her last competition.

Matt and his family will be traveling to Hawaii for his parents’ birthdays and 50th anniversary celebrations this summer. • Robyn Sachs Carpenter has taken a surgical position at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Plymouth, MA. She is now back to doing breast cancer work as well as helping to organize a breast cancer walk there. Her daughter, Sophia, is adorable! • Many of you are at the stage of your lives where it’s all about the kids! We have some great parents among us! Ellen Bishop Duke is a full time mom to her three kids. Their activity list is long -- beach trips, chicken raising, fort building and cooking seem to be favorites! • Andrea Bueno Keen and her family are also very busy! They traveled to Belize in April after her daughter was involved in the KUA spring musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!

• When Kurt De Poy isn’t busy working for a Dallas-based oil and gas company, he is coaching his son’s basketball team or attending sporting events with his kids (his son is 8 and daughter 4)! I love seeing all your pictures of your families and watching them grow! So I hope you all will accept my “post your family” challenge. Here’s the season cliff hanger -- tune in next time to find out where Candi Osgood Strickland is moving to...

Even she doesn’t know yet!

1990

Ben Fischman is the founder of a new startup company called Launch. His new venture is M. Gemi, a women’s luxury footwear industry from Italy.

Just livin’ the dream, here in sunny (a.k.a. drought-ravaged) northern California.” —TARA TULLAR ’87

1991

25th REUNION

1992

Kevin D. Wickless

34 Wales Road Norwich, CT 06360-9410 860-383-4708 kwickless@gmail.com

1993

Katherine McKinney Landrigan

4784 Heatherwood Court Boulder, CO 80301 303-530-1074 mckkatherine@hotmail.com Rob Writz got married in February to the beautiful Mary Karnes in Denver. From Rob: “I moved from the Boulder area to Denver, CO. I am working with startups in Colorado and build spin-out companies from the local universities, focused on energy, water, and transportation technologies. I have also been working hard on my online guidebook to ski mountaineering in Colorado’s Front Range “Front Range Ski Mountaineering” (www. frontrangeskimo.com). I have been climbing and skiing these mountains for nearly 20 years and have been compiling my knowledge into this website.”

1994

Hannah T. Fairbank

2145 Califonria Street NW, Apt. 207 Washington, DC 20008-1816 202-257-0074 hannahfairbank@gmail.com Summer Nasief lives in Saudi Arabia and works in the healthcare industry for IBM. Summer grew up there and has returned to her roots. It is very challenging for a woman to work in Saudi due to the restrictions placed on women. She and others are trying to break down the employment divide. • Jamie Saginor used a successful Kickstarter program to fund Between Shifts, a film about a diner waitress who has a Cinderella-like transformation between shifts. Saba Mwine ’95 is the actress in the film. • Tom Belason lives in Sherborn, MA, with his wife Tasha and five-year old twins, Finn and Cassidy.

He is currently working as a consultant in clinical operations with Alexion Pharmaceuticals in Cambridge MA. • Two years ago Stacy Carpenter married David West on a platform on a boardwalk in a swamp known as Danvers Swampwalk.

Stacy and David were both integral in the design/creation of the 1/4 mile raised boardwalk through the swamp, and the

teaching platform is named for him (he was one of two builders that built the boardwalk). Stacy was then diagnosed with genetic-based breast cancer (the same as Angelina Jolie). There was a year of intense treatment and six months remission before it returned again.

Despite not being in remission (yet!), life is normal, health has never been better and prognosis is good. Stacy continues to work in the family business: Chelmsford Premium Meats and Gourmet Market.

They recently bought an 1880’s house in sleepy Merrimac, MA. Restoring the house and grounds to original condition has kept them busy. Stacy has been back to the Hilltop a few times and sees—when she can -- Joseph Porcelli and Annie Armstrong Grant. Lisa Cordner and many others stay close through the magic of Facebook. Stacy can be reached at: wetsci@gmail.com or carpenter@ blueliontraining.com. • Hannah Fairbank and Michael Mascia, Ph.D., of Sweden, ME, were married in an outdoor, sunset ceremony in Santa Fe, NM, on April 10, 201]. Hannah and Mike continue to live in Washington, DC, where he directs social science programs at Conservation International and she’s a senior international environmental policy advisor for the US Agency for International Development. After 20 years of reporting your news, Hannah is stepping down as class reporter. Anyone who would like to take her place should call the Alumni Office. • Editor’s note: Will Sheff has finished his film, Down Down the Deep River. The premier showing was at the Plainfield Town Hall, Plainfield, NH, where parts of the movie were filmed. There are many local scenes including KUA. He will be showing it in selected cities around the country. Will is the lead singer and songwriter for his band Okkervil River.

1995

Annelise Armstrong Grant

11 Congress Street Newburyport, MA 01950-2345 978-764-2368 annelise.a.grant@gmail.com We’re fresh off the 20th reunion for class of 1995! It was a fantastic weekend, and even though our turnout was a bit smaller than we’d hoped for, it was fantastic to catch up with everyone there, including

Becca Butler Finnegan, Christina Sandoe Klinteback, Glenna Mathewson Nail, Elise Kusselow Buckley, Jason Crosby and Jose Conde. • Here are a few class notes. • Christina Sandoe Klinteback: We are living

in Florida with three little boys, and I had a great time at the reunion catching

up with old classmates (though I’m glad I’m not living in a dorm basement nine months a year!)! Planning to meet up with Birch Stoner Letellier in a few weeks who we missed at the reunion, but plan to see in Maine. I am in grad school and doing some college admissions consulting, so keeping very busy! If you’re ever in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area, look me up.

• Katrina Mogielnicki Spade: I’m living out in Seattle with my partner and two kids (now seven and ten), and loving it here in the Pacific Northwest. Having a great time building the Urban Death Project (www.urbandeathproject.org) and meeting people all over the world involved in alternative death care. (No, I definitely didn’t foresee this path back at KUA 20 years ago, but it seems like a great fit.) Having fun keeping up with everyone on Facebook, too. (An article was published on the front page of the New York Times in April.) • Isabelle Nicolas Baeck: After giving Portland, OR, a yearlong trial (returned stateside from two years in Stockholm, Sweden, December of 2013), June and I have decided to plant roots here. Moving into our new home mid-July, smack in the middle of our beloved neighborhood here on the NE/ SE border. Been keeping in touch with loads of KUA peeps via social media—it’s amazing what a huge community we have!

• As for me, I’ve started a new job as an account manager at Matter Communications, a PR agency based in Newburyport, MA, where I still live with my husband, Caleb, son Cooper (age 7.5) and daughter Bowden (age 5). I’m an active member of the KUA Alumni Council as well and love getting back to Meriden to see all the wonderful transformations on campus!

1996

20th REUNION Bianca Fajardo Saul

1 Griffin Brook Drive Methuen, MA 01844 978-494-0544 bianca.saul@gmail.com Kate Stephenson is executive director of Yestermorrow School in Vermont. The school researches and teaches the process of renovating and retrofitting old buildings into new. • Gillian Frothingham-Gordon has been awarded Hyatt Regency’s Director of the Year Award. She is now in Phoenix, AZ. • Evan Thompson has been elected District Chief, St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, in Akwesasne, NY.

1. Samantha Sylvia ’87 and Chris Powers ’86 with sons San and Riley on vacation in Costa Rica

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2. Thomas and Josie Timmons Morton ’08 3. Jen Comi ’13 and Sean Comi ’08 with parents Richard Comi and Deborah Collins.

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Class Notes 1997 Daniel Sheff

1400 Lowell Road Concord, MA 01742 860-417-9215 dansheff@gmail.com Congratulations are in order to John Whittemore who was married in June in Gloucester, MA. Fellow ‘97s Matt Frick and Marc Garceau were in attendance. • Congratulations also go to Melani Zagaris.

She and her husband welcomed their third child into the world, a baby girl named Laurie Melani Wadland. Melani continues to live and work in Florida where she teachers gifted students aged K-5. • Nadine Muzzerall’s daughter Izzy was recently a top-10 finalist to be the new face of Baby Gap, the results of which had yet to be determined upon the writing of these notes. Nadine continues to live and work in Minnesota. • Gonzalo Terreros continues to find success with his business, Belotea, which distributes high quality Spanish food specialties such as Iberico ham, olive oil, and wine.

Gonzalo lives and works in Madrid, and frequently sees fellow 97 Jaime Barnatan.

• I (Dan Sheff) had the chance to be in the Upper Valley in the spring and was fortunate enough to spend time with Matt Zayatz and Toby Bartles ‘96, both of whom are doing well and are handsome as ever.

1998

Kristy Wolter

27936 Calm Horizon Drive Concord, MA 01742-5210 850-855-2080 Kmwoll2@gmail.com

2000

Kelly Farrell Miller

P. O. Box 213 Truckee, CA 96160-0213 kellyijanefarrell@gmail.com

2001

15th REUNION

In December Scott and Lindsey Wolter Thomas welcomed their first children, twin boys, into the world. So life has been busy but amazing. • Her sister Major Kristy Wolter ‘98 (US Army) just moved back to North Carolina where she is an instructor for the civil affairs reserve course at Fort Bragg. She is the class reporter and never reports anything about herself, so Lindsey figured she would brag for her.

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2003

Craig R. Blanchette

571 George Washington Turnpike Burlington, CT 06013-1534

2004 Lynn M. Gray

12 Harrington Street Newtonville, MA 02460-1526 603-809-6246 lmg.gray@gmail.com Julia Berndt Rapp married her husband, Elliot Rapp, in the Outer Banks, NC, in October 2014. Julia’s sister, Laura Berndt, was there, and Katharine Beardslee also made the trip! Julia and Elliott have been living out in Seattle for three years now, and absolutely love it! They have been busy remodeling their house, hiking, and kitesurfing! Julia still loves her job working as a pediatric nurse practitioner at a community health center. • Kemper Pierce and Megan Bennitt Pierce moved to New York City at the end of June and will be living in Brooklyn Heights. They recently saw Lynn Gray, Julia Logan, Alicia Sargent and Bryan Thompson in Boston, and they are looking forward to spending time in New York with Sean Smith. • Nicole Bradstreet married Shane Trexler of West Bloomfield, MI, on August 16, 2014, at the Detroit Institute of the Arts. Nicole has been living in Arlington, VA, for the last seven years and recently began working at the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine as a global health analyst. Last Thanksgiving Nicole was able to get together with Erin Barnicle Levant and Emily Dewey in Meriden to meet Erin’s daughter Lydia, and remains close with both. • Drew Clancey recently moved to Chicago with his fiancé and will wed on Martha’s Vineyard next June. Since being in Chicago he has been able to reconnect with Brenton Stafford ‘03. • Bryan Frates is currently working for a small private school in Maryland called The Calverton School where he is the assistant athletic director, 6th grade Spanish culture teacher, guitar teacher and PE teacher. He is also the offensive coordinator for the varsity boys’ lacrosse team who won their 7th straight Maryland Independent Lacrosse League Championship this past May. He is working hard on writing new music and is half-way finished with his newest solo album. Look out for new music videos coming out in the next month or so. • Sean Smith is living in New York City.

He is working in finance and launching a platform startup for the production in-

dustry. • Liwei Maio is currently traveling between Taiwan, Japan, and the United States for Sharetime NA Inc., a business that he started two and a half years ago.

He is in the IT space, developing apps and websites for clients in multiple countries. He spends most of his time in Japan, as most of his clients are Japanese corporations. Before that, Liwei was a brand manager at British American Tobacco doing marketing work.

2006 10th REUNION Laura Berndt

111 Strathmore Drive Chesire, CT 06410 laura.berndt33@gmail.com

2008 Tai Nixa

47 Park Place, Apt. 3 East Aurora, NY 14052 603-731-4055 nixatai@gmail.com Eleanor Wilson and Francisco Villa Richardson are engaged. They met in the Dominican Republic while Eleanor was there on a social justice and human rights service trip. • Kyle Berliner graduated from NYMC with a MS in pathology. He moved from New York to Colorado and is starting medical school this year. • On June 27, 2015, Sarah Cutts married Evan Roberts ’07, accompanied by best man Trevor McGraw ’07 and groomsman Nate Plummer ’07. The wedding was officiated

by Don Lowrey ’73. Sarah will continue working at KUA as teaching faculty, an advisor, and coach of field hockey and boys’ varsity tennis. Sarah and Evan will also live in Hazelton House and will serve as house heads of Mikula Dorm. • Matt Keene is currently living on the seacoast of New Hampshire and bought a house in Dover last year. He works for Liberty Mutual in systems, and also works with nationally touring musicians as a second job/hobby which gives him the opportunity to frequently travel between New Hampshire, Los Angeles, and around the country. Matt also coaches an AAU baseball team for Seacoast United, does nightlife photography at nightclubs in Boston, DJs bars/nightclubs/special events, does freelance web and graphic design, and is a contributing writer for a few online music magazines. • After graduating from Connecticut College, Liana McHugh returned to KUA to work in college advising for two years. While she loved her time with the Hilltop community, she joined Teach for America in New York City last

year where she is still teaching math at Fordham High School for the Arts, while also working towards her master’s in education. Liana lives with fellow KUA classmate, Charlotte Noordsy. • Tai Nixa is still happily living in Buffalo, NY, and is excited to be involved in the busy theatre community. In less than a year, she participated in professional productions of Grease, Singin’ in the Rain, Legally Blonde, the Musical, Spamalot, and an original production called Storehouse. She recently left her job at Explore & More Children’s Museum, and is continuing her development career as the event coordinator at the Park School of Buffalo. • Juliet Taylor is living in South Boston and working as a digital marketing account manager at Ve Interactive in the South End. • Josie Timmons has been living in Stuttgart, Germany, with her husband and two dogs for the past two years. They got married after he returned from deployment in 2012. Josie is still working as a medic for the Army. She got promoted to sergeant a few months ago. • After graduating from UMASS Amherst in 2012, Orson Webber-McCollaum has been employed by the New Mexico Military Institute teaching Spanish and Chinese for the last two years. Last summer, Orson was in Harbin, China, and this summer he is beginning a MA program in Guanajuato City, Mexico. • For the past two years, Ellie Wilson has been living in Jackson, MS, at a nonprofit college access company as the assistant director of State Outreach and as a college counselor. She is currently completing an online master’s of science in social administration degree from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Last November, Ellie got engaged and is planning to get married in the United States first, and then have a small ceremony and reception in her fiancé’s homeland of the Dominican Republic. They are planning to reside in the US together.

2009 Leah Randall

507 H Street SW Washington, DC 20024 802-356-3885 Irandall14@elon.edu Armando Aguilar just finished his college degree this past December, and has been working at the Coca-Cola Company for the past six months. Armando works as a junior associate inside the marketing department where he focuses on brand presence during cultural festivals around Mexico. On the other hand, he will be starting an associate’s degree, “business

in music,” at the Musicians Institute of Los Angeles. He will be in LA for a year and hopes to get an internship at a record label company. • Ben Newton is living in Boston, MA, and working in marketing for Wayfair.com. He is a regular participant in rec league sports of all kinds, and is patiently awaiting the next KUA harbor boat cruise. • Emily Cable just completed her first year of her master’s of public health at Boston University, where she is concentrating in global health. For the summer, she is working at a global health consulting firm. In August, she will return to Israel to lead her 5th trip for 40 college students. • Emily Bulkeley is an interior/architectural designer at Elkus Manfredi Architects in Boston, MA. She has been designing at a national and international level on a variety of luxury corporate and commercial buildings. She recently became an associate member of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). • Leah Randall is currently employed by LexisNexis and has taken over as their corporate responsibility champion in the office. She is responsible for motivating and planning events for the Washington, DC, employees. Leah was awarded the Recognizing Those Who Care Award for her volunteer efforts and was awarded a trip to Cameroon, Africa, with eight other colleagues. • Ryan Burgess just finished up his first year teaching at St. Louis School in Lowell, MA, where he was the 6th, 7th, 8th grade history teacher. Next year, he will be teaching 8th grade US history at the Rectory School in Pomfret, CT, where he will be living in a dorm and coaching football and one other sport.

• Shapreka Clarke is currently living in her hometown of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

She works for an organization called One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF). One Eleuthera Foundation is a nonprofit organization that seeks to make great changes on Eleuthera by providing solutions to existing problems in five key focus areas: economic development, cultural & heritage, health & wellness, education and environmental protection. She does research and writes grants for One Eleuthera to bring in money for the different projects. Shapreka is also the project manager for the recycling program being implemented on Eleuthera. She does some work for a partner organization called South Eleuthera Emergency Partners (SEEP) which is under OEF. SEEP is the fire and ambulance service on the island. Eleuthera is a very rural island and having these services is important. She is actively recruiting volunteers and en-

suring that those volunteers are trained.

Shapreka has been part of the Rotaract Club of Eleuthera for a year which is a huge part of her life. Rotaract allows her to improve her community through service. Rotaract is an international service club for young professionals 18-30.

At the district conference in St. Marteen, Shapreka was named the “Rotaractor of the Year.” She was chosen from 56 clubs that span over 10 Caribbean countries.

• Taylor Stephens has spent the last nine months eating cookies and reviewing submissions with a group of Bay Area high school students for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015. It was grueling, unpaid, and hands down one of the best experiences of her life. The anthology will be published on October 6 and she highly encourages you to pick up a copy.

This year she also got made fun of by Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson for her lack of Star Wars knowledge and organized an event for California Bookstore Day where Dave Eggers edited OkCupid profiles (luckily these efforts were paid). • Julie Slivka graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina in May 2014 with a degree in anthropology and environmental studies. She recently returned from WWOOFing in the Caribbean for several months, where she studied sustainable permaculture, biodynamics, and assisted in building a tiny house. Currently she is working as an AmeriCorps VISTA at the Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services where she is focusing on program development, capacity building, making a community garden, and targeting systematic issues of poverty, food security, and health services in the region. • Gillian Herbert graduated from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in December 2014 with a bachelor’s of science in environmental biology. She spent the summer working on a Mexican Spotted Owl field crew in Northern Arizona and will be heading to Casper, WY, to teach placedbased science at the Casper Mountain Science School for the fall semester. She has been spending most of her free time lately rock climbing and just generally being outside and in the mountains.

Gillian is hoping to go to graduate school in the not-so-distant future. • Michael Basist is currently living in Phoenix, AZ, working for the US Airways Center & Phoenix Suns in the corporate group sales department. He has been there for a year. He graduated from the University of Arizona in 2014. • (Editor’s note) Andrew Weitzel, at Syracuse University, will be spending the summer working for Gover-

nor Baker’s law firm in Boston, and then, interning with Homeland Security, in DC. • Editor’s note: Tess Fournier is still living in Los Angeles and just accepted a position as a sound effects editor for cartoons at an audio post production studio called Boom Box Post. Tess is currently working on a show called The Loud House, which will be airing on Nickelodeon within the year.

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Daniel Lowenstein

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5th REUNION

Charlotte Herbert 143 Harriman Road Plainfield, NH 03781 Alex Adelabu was placed on the Ivy League NSCAA All-East Region men’s soccer squad in December 2014. Alex is a senior forward for Dartmouth. He finished the season with 10 goals and five assists in 24 points.

BIRTHS

Josh Casey ’89 and Annette, son Zane

Mukisa, spring 2015

Melanie Zagaris ‘97 and William Wadland,

daughter Laurie Melani, 2015 Erin Taupier Klocek ’98 and David, daughter Ruby Ann, May 12, 201.

Katie Anson-Chapman ’98 and Peter Mans ’98, daughter Louise Kate, September 18, 2014 Luke Milbury ’98 and Laurel, daughter Alexis Marie, March 19, 2015 Kristin Dudenbostel Orazi ’99 and Jared, daughter, Lillian Evelyn Grace, March 16, 2015 Lindsay Wolter Thomas ’01 and Scott, twin boys William Harris Philpot ’05 and Barbara, daughter Addison-Lee, November 30, 2014 Nate Plummer ’07 and Valerie, son Jacob Wayne, May 20, 201.

Katie Almstrom (faculty) and Scott, son Louis Scott, January 5, 2015 Jim Binkoski (faculty) and Jennifer, son James, November 25, 2014 Brett Nichols (faculty) and Emily, daughter Pepper Ann, February 9, 2015

OBITS

1938-Herbert G. Bean, October 11, 2014 1938- C. Duncan Brough, February 21, 2015 1938-Bernice Fitch Johnson, April 6, 2015 1938-Eben Sutton, February 5, 2015 1939-Robert B. Kent, February 5, 2015 1941-John H. Atwood, April 27, 2015 1941-John J. Holmes III, July 8, 2015 1945-Richard P. Sears, January 5, 2013 1946-Sherman L. Baldwin, March 5, 2015 1946-Arthur F. Phillips, May 14, 2015 1946-Kingman Snow, December 19, 2014 1947-Harry R. Montague, December 25,

2014 1947-Richard M. Sherwood, April 7, 2015 1948-Robert N. Bickford, December 10, 2014 1948-James H. Cooke, September 12, 2014 1948-William S. Nichols, February 1, 2015 1948-Donald C. Berwick, February 24, 2015 1951-Ronald T. Watson, April 29, 2014 1955-Vincent A. Cerasuolo, February 10, 2015 1955-Theodore C. Johanson, June 5, 2015 1956-Frank Brunetto, September 23, 2014 1956-David Mitchell, December 25, 2013 1958-Theodore G. Clark, March 1, 2015 1960-Jamieson W. Brown, April 8, 2015 1961-Paul Doyle, January 17, 2015 1962-Barry W. Smith, April 5, 2015 1963-Bion C. Hodgkins, March 4, 2015 1971-Edward S. Cronick, June 1, 2015 1974-Harry D. Robinson, October 23, 2014 1986-Mark J. Walker, February 1, 2015 1987-Cleveland Howard, November 5, 2014 1988-Deborah Mann, April 9, 2015 Former Faculty-Delevan “Ned” Whaley

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DI S PAT C H E S N EWS F ROM A LUM N I

“Multiple generations of alumni, current and past faculty, and trustee members gathered on the beautiful shores of Lake Champlain to celebrate the wedding of Sarah Cutts ’08 and Evan Roberts ’07. It was a true Kimball Union Union!”

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6. Megan Romigh ’99 and Sid Jackler, November 8, 2014 7. Nicole Bradstreet ’04 and Shane Trexler, August 16, 2014

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F ROM T H E A RC H I V E S

1800s

The Old Man

A MONUMENTAL GIFT TO THE ACADEMY

Adorning the New Hampshire license plate, the Old Man of the Mountain has served as the state emblem since 1945.

This outcrop of five granite ledges outlining a man’s face was identified by surveyors in 1806, but succumbed to generations of natural damage and disappeared down the mountain in 2003.

As unlikely as it seems today, Kimball Union Academy once owned the land upon which the profile rested. More than 2,000 acres in the Franconia Notch region, including the land where the profile was located, were gifted to Kimball Union in the early 1800s.

Kimball Union sold the acreage, including an additional 1,000 acres in Lincoln, in 1891 to build Baxter and Dexter-Richards Hall. The price received was $2.30 per acre.

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