on global justice and reconciliation, and I proclaim a tolerant, intellectually probing, generousspirited Christianity and interfaith mission. It all started at Milton.”
1978 Steve Heckscher continues to enjoy running his own business—selling grocery store receipt tape advertising—while his wife, Oksana, has just started working at Monegram International as a bilingual rep. Steve is studying Russian in order to be ready for his next conversation with Oksana’s mom and pop.
1979 Catharine MacLaren ’87 married Eric Baldwin on September 16, 2006, at Tyrone Farm in Pomfret, Connecticut. In attendance at the celebration were Milton alumni Tom Clayton ’85, Cassie Robbins ’87, Chloe Breyer ’87 and daughter Clara Scholl, Stewart McDowell ’87, Anne Davis ’85, Melissa Coleman ’87, Ian MacLaren ’93, Catharine MacLaren ’87, Anne Bridges ’86, Lori (Dandridge) Cunningham ’87, Connie Pendleton ’88, Alethia Jones ’87, Kate Zilla-Ba ’87, William MacLaren ’63 and Nicholas Burger ’93.
Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939–45, David F. White’s second book, has just gone into a second printing in Britain and continues to sell well in the United States. His daughter, Margaret, is a senior at Brearley School preparing for college. David would love to see any classmates passing through New York.
1971 Congratulations to Lorna Role, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and cell biology at Columbia University, who was the recipient of the Sidney R. Baer Jr. Prize from the Mental Health Research Association for her significant contribution to the field of psychiatric research. The $40,000 prize honors a psychiatric investigator who is conducting particularly promising research. Lorna’s research is on the mechanisms of central nervous system development and synaptic plasticity related to neuropsychiatric disorders.
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Thomas Exton has joined Wildlife Trust as the Executive Vice President for External Relations. Wildlife Trust, based in New York City, is a conservation organization that empowers local conservation scientists worldwide to protect nature and safeguard ecosystems and human health. In his new role, Thomas will lead the development and communications initiatives as well as implement the organization’s multimillion-dollar major gifts for endowment building and program support. He directs anyone interested in learning more about Wildlife Trust to its Web site, www.wildlifetrust.org.
Sarah Smith Ferguson writes that she is still in the Chicago area working as a clinical nurse specialist in diabetes, and her husband, Rick, is still flying for United Airlines. Her older son, James (21), is serving in the Army and is currently stationed in South Baghdad. Her younger son, Brian (18), is going to college and playing bass guitar. She urges folks to, “come and visit us—we’re on the train line to Chicago.”
1973 Amanda Cannell is teaching art to seventh- and eighth-graders at Norwood School in Bethesda, Maryland. She also notes, “Miranda Wheeler ’08, whose beautiful design is on the cover of this fall’s Milton Magazine, was a student of mine.”
1975 Foerd Ames is working with the Ocean Wave Energy Company. The group’s Web site is www.owec.com, for those interested in learning more.
1976 Margaret Davis reports that she has been appointed the Associate Dean for Advancement at the Washington National Cathedral. She writes, “I have merged my head, heart and skill set to work
Bryan Austin writes, “…went to the Patriots/Dolphins game with Tad Walker and his five boys…all the boys are Miami fans.”
1980 James Scullin shares, “I enjoyed the 25th reunion. We are now with our fourth child, working and enjoying life in Geneva, Switzerland.”
1981 Anne Myers Brandt is living in Cambridge with her husband, Cameron, daughter, Charlotte (3-), and son, Sebastian, who turned two in January. Anne is practicing residential architecture part-time in Boston.
1982 All is well for Chris Papageorge, wife, Marianne, and their two sons, Stephen (3) and Nicholas (8). Wrenn Flemer Compere recently opened a “Music Together” center near her home in the Mad River Valley of Vermont—“It’s so much fun, and I actually get paid for it!” She also started chipping away at a degree in music therapy. Her family is well, and her children, Anna (13) and Pierre (11), are growing fast.