Spring 1992 MKA Alumni News

THE MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY

Alumni

Front Cover Scenes from Homecoming 1991 Top: Reunion chairman Gail Robertson Stroh, Linda Herbert, and Joan Spinning greet other Kimberley '51 classmates at the Upper School entrance.

Center: The Oldest to the Youngest: Homer G. Whitmore '26 meets Jodi Schneider ' 86 .

Bottom: Time Flies: Kathy Hunter joins Rob D ’A lessand ro, D oug C oyle and Dave Weston at the Class of 1986’.s 5th reunion.

Back Cover Top: Reunion chairman Howard Dodd '41, former faculty member Howard Parker - who taught at Montclair Academy from 1938-41 and Perry Minton '4 lx get together fifty years later.

Center: M iriam E u stis Irw in '51 and Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara '51 catch up on forty years.

Bottom: Kempton Hastings '41 and Class Secretary David Baird '41 get ready for 50th reunion class photo.

Contents From the Principal / 1 From the Board of Trustees / 2 Welcome Principal Peter Greer Notes Around MKA / 4 Memorial Tributes - John Rabuse, Philip Stackpole From the Alumni Association / 7-9 Reunion Notes Homer G. Whitmore ’26 Visit / 8 Career Day / 10 Planned Giving / 12 Class Notes / 13

Editors Christie Austin Judy Polonofsky

Photo Credits Richard Carrie '41 Howard Dodd '41 John Eberhardt '92 Susan Jones ■.

Dan Katz Perry Minton '4 lx Satoru Tsufura

The MKA Alumni Association is an org a n iza tio n o f all m en and w om en who have attend ed the school.

Its purpose is to make known to MKA the ideas, interests, and concerns of alumni and to inform alum ni o f the accom ­ plishm ents and objectives o f MKA. The Alumni Council is the govern­ ing B oard, a rep resen ta tiv e group elected at the A sso c ia tio n ’s annual m eeting to sponsor events and activi­ ties lin k in g alum ni w ith their alm a m ater.

Alumni Association Council 1991-92 Joseph Alessi '68, Vice President Susan McIntosh Awerdick '68 Michael A. Baker '59 Laura Bartlett '81 Margaret Crawford Bridge '65 Sara Close Crowther '76 Martha Bonsai Day '74, Executive Vice President Alan C. Deehan '77 Robert H. Gardner '78, President Hugh J. Gleason '75 Edward G. Healey 77 Robert A. Hoonhout '71 Paul A. McFeeley '76, Vice President Peter McMullen ' l l Kristine Hatzenbuhler O’Connor '83 J. Dean Paolucci '73, Treasurer Rudolph G. Schlobohm 74, Vice President Ellen Wahl Skibiak 73, Secretary Albert D. Van Eerde 73 Lori Windolf 78 Richard J. Dolven, Principal Judy Polonofsky, Director of External Affairs Christie Austin, Alumni Director

Member: Alumni Program Council of Independent Schools (APC) Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) New Jersey Association of Independent Schools (NJAIS) Design: Gemini Studio Inc., Montclair NJ

Board of Trustees 1991-92 Margaret Crawford Bridge '65, President Rose L. Cali Richard J. Dolven, Principal Robert H. Gardner 78 John E. Garippa, Secretary A. Lawrence Gaydos Robert A. Hoonhout 71 John L. Kidde '52x Austin V. Koenen, Vice President Robert S. Kramer James Magna Robyn Margolis Anne E. Muenster-Sinton, Vice President Elizabeth M. Noonan Newton B. Schott Jr. Jodi Smith Martin L. Sorger Herbert H. Tate, Jr. 71 Jean N. Torjussen Eugene R. Wahl '66, Treasurer

Advisory Trustees Peter J. Bruck James A. Courter '59 Gail Tomec Kerr '52

H onorary Trustees Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54 Joseph A. Courter Susan H. Ruddick James S. Vandermade '35 Howard A. Van Vleck '22

F r o m T h e P r in c ip a l

Dick Dolven: "Growth and excellence cannot occur in the I absence o f challenge and possible failure.

In Kurt Vonnegut’s short story, Harrison Bergeron, the year is 2081 and thanks to the 2 1 1th, 212th, 213th Amendments to the Constitution and the work of the United States Handicapper Generals office, everyone is equal. Not just equal in opportunity, but equal in result. If you can dance well or jum p high, you carry weights (bags o f birdshot) so you cannot dance better or jum p higher than anyone else anywhere; if you are physically attractive, you w ear a m ask or aball on the end o f your nose; if you are intelligent, you have alarms going off in your ear every twenty seconds so you cannot sustain a thought. M ediocrity has trium phed - no one can do anything any better than anyone else anywhere.

Each of us is exposed daily to all kinds of information in overwhelming quantity. Information pours upon us in fragmentary, unorganized and unevaluated form. In our young people, this can easily lead to a j unky ard mind, rather than contributing to the growth o f the comprehensive intelligence we seek.

A Life Full of Information Aristotle, Leonardo, Galileo, Newton, to nam e afew, were seminal intellectual generalists. Few if any hum an beings today can hope to achieve the breadth of understanding exhibited by these men. Instead we struggle today so that our young people will not be cursed with a life full of information without wisdom and data without direction. Our task at M K A is to encourage the pursuit o f excellence. W evalueand encourage excellence where we find it—musically, theatrically, in debate, in the classroom, on the playing field. W e encourage the pursuit o f new ideas and activities. W e encourage risk-taking, for growth and excellence cannot occur in the absence o f challenge and possible failure. Y oung people need to learn that “success is not final nor failure fatal.”

As a school, w e continually reevaluate what we are teaching as we endeavor to keep within the great human istic and liberal traditions, traditions where the non-scientist must grasp science and the scientist must be literate. W e strive to help young people gain a sense o f their own selfhood and to train them to consider reflectively the ideas and ideals most likely to give m eaningand direction to their lives individually as well as in their communal experiences. W e struggle to counter the impression thatdrugs, sex, noise, speed, money and power can provide happiness.

W e are listening, guiding, quietly and patiently caj oling young people along a path to maturity where they can excel yet exhibit tolerance, understanding and compassion for those less able. A daunting but invigorating task.

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F ro m T h e B o a rd O f T ru stees M eet the New Principal and His Family

MKA's First Family : (L to R) Tucker Greer, Terry Greer, Rebekah Greer Gabor, baby Andrew Gabor, Mark Gabor, Principal Peter Greer

Dear Friends, On behalf o f the B oard o f Trustees, I am extrem ely pleased to announce the appointm ent o f Dr. Peter R. Greeras Principal of The M ontclair Kimberley Academy effective July 1,1992. A knowledgeable educator, very able adm inistrator and devoted teacher and coach, Peter enj oy s a well-deserved respect in American education today.

Dr. Greer earned his Ed.D. in Curriculum and Administration fromBostonUniversity (1974),andhis M. A. (1965) andB. A. (1962) in History from theUniversity o f New Hampshire. In July 1988 Peter became Professor and Dean of the School of Education at Boston Uni versity and, in his capacity as Dean, assumed leadership oftheunprecedentedBostonU niversity/ChelseaPublic Schools project. OnJuly 1,1991,upon the resignation of Chelsea’s Superintendent, Peter took leave o f absence as Dean and assumed the superintendency ad interim.

As D ean o f B oston University, Peter developed two national centers: the Center for the Advancem ent of Ethics and Character, and the National Center for America’s Founding Documents. His outstanding leadership, first as Chairm an of the BU/Chelsea Management T earn and now as Superintendent, has effected tremendous improvement in the education of Chelsea’s1youth.

In 1986, President Reagan appointed Dr. Greer Deputy U nder Secretary of Education for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs, atwo-yearappointment. FromDecember 1974untilJuly 1986, Peter served seven years as Superintendent and six years as Assistant Superintendent o f the Portland, Maine, Public Schools. During his tenure, three schools were recognized as National Schools of Excel­ lence. Among the reasons for this distinction: he introduced reading incentive programs; revitalized grades 6-12 foreign languages; established Junior Great Books programs, and ethics and writing programs for grades K -12; initiated a K -12 economics curriculum; planned for and led two high school $6 million

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building expansion and renovation projects; introduced major in-service training for all staff in higher-level thinking skills theory and practice, and professional development programs, such as the Teachers’ Acad­ emy and Community of Learners, which won anational award from the American Association of School Administrators.

From 1972 to 1974, as Associate Director o f the National Humanities Faculty (funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities), Peter coordinated the activities o f fifty-one school systems, selected and sentnational scholars to schools, assisted schools with curriculaandcommunity-administration support issues, previewed curricula materials, and directed three national sum m er workshops for teachers. Be­ tween 1965 and 1972, Peter taught grades 7-12, coached and served as History and Humanities Department Chairs in Ipswich, Massachusetts and Berlin, New Hampshire; served as Instuctor in the Education Departm ent o f the University o f New Hampshire; and served two years active duty as aLieutenant in the U.S.Army.

Peter is a noted author, speaker and advocate for educational reform . In 1988 he was aw arded a Department o f Education appointment to the B oard of the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching (“FIRST”), and was elected and re-elected Chairman (1989-1991). He currently serves as a T rustee o f St. John ’s College and as a m em ber o f the 19-m em ber Educational Advisory Council for the New American Schools Development Corporation, the non-profit, non-governmental organization created by American business leaders and private citizens which is charged with establishing, supporting and monitoring three to seven Design Teams whose mission is to help A m erica2000Communities invent and create their own new American schools.

Dr. Peter G reer is an enorm ously talented educator. He is also a m an o f high principle, patience, kindness and personal warmth with an unrivaled enthusiasm for life and learning. His seriousness of purpose is tem pered by a wonderful sense o f fun and hum or (he is coach and pitcher for the “E ast End Scrubs,” the BU School of Education intramural softball team ); and his energy and humility are limitless.

Peter and his charm ing wife, Terry, are devoted to family; their two adult children, Tucker and Rebekah, along with their new grandchild, Andrew, live in Washington, D.C.. The G reers’ warm and welcoming hospitality will be sorely missed by their friends and colleagues in Boston; however, it will be a wonderful asset to M KA. W e look forward to their arrival and extend to Peter and Terry G reer a w arm welcome toour community.

As President o f the Board o f Trustees, I wish to express m y sincere gratitude to the m em bers o f the Search Committee for their tireless devotion to duty and give special thanks to each student, faculty member, parent and the alumni who served on the Search Advisory Committees. You have done well, very well indeed! U nder Dr. Peter R. G reer’s leadership, we can surely anticipate continued successes for our students and MKA. Cordially,

MargaretCrawfordBridge ‘65 President, Board ofTrustees

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N otes A ro un d M ka Schools, Like Parents, Like to Brag About their Children The Principal is proud to announce: •Tw o M KA seniors areNationalMeritFinalists

David Aronow, John Eberhardt • One senior is aNational Merit Semifmalist

Amos Elberg • Eleven received Letters o f Commendation

Joseph Adler, Martin Chen, James Chi, Adam Goldberg, Alison Krouse, Jane Lee, Sharon Most, Alpen Patel, Scott Weiner, Bennett Wirz, Matthew Wirz • Four seniors received Letters o f Commendation from National Achievement Scholarship Program for Negro Students

Future Leaders Meet Present Leaders M K A was represented at the 1991 National Y oung Leaders C onference by senior Stacey Honstedt. Sponsored by the Congressional Y outh Leadership Council, 350outstanding high school seniors from across the nation selected for academic achievement, leadership, and citizenship - spent six days in Washington, D.C., meeting with key leaders and newsmakers from the three branches of government, the media, and diplomatic corps.

Ainsley Campbell, Yusef LaGuerre, Enrique Neblett, Doreen Oliver • Eleven seniors were named Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars

Joseph Adler, Jennifer Blanes, John Eberhardt, Amy Jones, Alison Krouse, Melissa Roedel, Marni Schinman, Alison Schwartz, Nicole Silver, Cheryl Sinner, Patricia Stern •Nine seniors were named Garden State Scholars

Saurabh Agarwal, David Aronow, Joanna Augustyn, Courtneay Dowrick, Sharon Most, Enrique Neblett, Doreen Oliver, Bennett Wirz, Matthew Wirz

Author, Author Freshm an Christine Little has had a piece of historical fiction that she wrote as a classroom assignment published. Her story, “Nice Job, Boy,” was the result of original research she did on the eighth grade trip to W illiamsburg last year. Part o f her research involved conversations with Felix Simmons, an African-American docent at the cooper (or barrelmaker) shop there. Mr. Simmons was the inspiration for Christine’s story about a w eek in the life o f a free black cooper. “N ice Job, Boy” was published in the Wi\]iamsburgAfrican-AmericanJoumal and by Street Smart, th&jfi Colon ial Wi 11iamsburg newsletter for the Departm entgf School Service^,«

MKA Law After several rounds o f “trials,” the M KA M ock Trial team won the Essex County Toumament by defeating arch-rival Newark Academy. In early M arch the team was on the way to the Northern Jersey Regional, to take on the six other county winners in a round robin format. The next step is the state finals.

Debating has a long and hallowed tradition at the school going back to the Academy Forum and Rostrum, so we are delighted with the current success of the team.

Icem en Cougar Yearbook Award The 1991 M KA M iddle School yearbook, Cougar, has been recognized in The Yearbook Yearbook for excellence in copywriting. The Yearbook honors the top two percent of books printed by Dallas-based T aylor Publishing Company, which says, “Student work of this quality stands out as an example to other yearbook staffs across thenation.”

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The M KA Hockey team won the Prep B Championship and the Handchen Cup, and at press time was headed for the State Champion­ ship tournament.

Knowledge, Vision, Integrity / Great Truths That Never Die*

Jack Rabuse: more than a teacher...

JohnRabuse 1938-1991 “To J ack... You have touched The M ontclair Kimberley Academ y community, not only in your teaching, but by running those wonderful Juniors ’ trips to W ashington for nearly a decade; by helping the Upper School interns get to the Prim ary School to assist teachers and to get back; by overseeing the Red and Black Society and by organizing the debating club; by ju st being there. You were m ore than a teacher, you were acham pion and afriend.

“You respected and guided [students], and, in turn, they respect and love you.

“You were also a wonderful idealist... You cared m ore for what was right than what ‘looked right’. Your moral code, sense o f honor and anger concerning much o f what was happening in the world, your con­ science, made you aperson apart....”

Dean Robert J. Sinner Memorial Tribute “.• He began to smile that classic Rabuse smile, and even those who knew him only peripherally would agree with me that a John Rabuse smile em anated from no place other than his heart. Perhaps the only thing more disarming than his smile was the twinkle in his eye, the kind that cannot be developed; you had to be bom with it....

“Everyone loved Mr. Rabuse. I’m not writing this arbitrarily or because one might think it obligatory.

Everyone did love this man, and those who didn’t simply lacked the good fortuneof knowing him.

“Every minute, every second was important to him and he utilized the insufferably short time he had with us to help guide us through life’s intellectual and moral problems. Let us add to the innumerable lessons he left behind the one he demonstrated until his last days, the old scholarly adage, Carpe Diem. ”

Jay Wecht ‘83

*From MKA School Song, Nixon Bicknell and Lois Riley 1984, 1987

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Longtime math faculty member Phil Stackpole left 30 years o f yearbooks with each class's academic, athletic, and Commencement programs carefully, logically, preserved between the covers.

Philip Stackpole 1923-1991 “Yesterday was one o f those days w hen many o f us were jolted into the realization o f the constant passage of time, and the seeming random suddenness and complete and total finality o f the loss of valued long-time associates and friends... [who] made contributions that helped shape and define the school’s purpose and existence.

“Philip Stackpole, Chairm an o f the math department and faculty Dean, had come to the school in 1960 and retired in 1985 after a quarter century of unstinting devotion to the school and to the academic values it held dear... .Though Mr. Stackpole had no children of his own, one quarter century’s worth o f students were his children. He was rem em bered yesterday in a moving mem orial service in the Barras Library at the Upper School as the quintessence o f the private school educator, one who was respected by students and colleagues alike for his contributions not just to their academic development, but also to the betterment o f their lives as a whole. Very m oving words were delivered by one of his form er students, showing the kind of life-long contact and associations that can be maintained through being an educator. Those who were privileged to have been his colleagues and friends will always cherish his memory.

“Am ong the positives.. .in the rem inder o f the suddenness o f fate is to gain a greater sensitivity and value for the moment. Take stock of what we have and where w e are and cherish friends and relations; don’t take anyone or anything for granted. For time does m arch inexorably on. And because your yesterdays cannot be recaptured, dare to m ake every one of your todays worthy days.”

George Hrab Morning Assembly November 4,1991

Ten-Year Faculty honored at the 1991-92 opening faculty meeting: L inda B ollettino W illiam B row n C onstance C ariuccio

Julia E delm an D orothy M artin W illiam O rr M argaret P arker

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L orraine P ietrucha Suzanne Saldarm i Joan W eller

F r o m T h e A l u m n i A s s o c ia t io n I w ould like to take this opportunity to thank all those w ho helped the A lum ni Associationthisyear. TheReunionChairm en did a w onderful job. A lum ni who spoke at C areer Day added a unique perspective to their experience at the school. T he A lum ni H ockey players gave the crowd an exciting game, winning for the sixth year in a row. Finally, the mem bersoftheCouncil,whogiveoftheir time unselfishly, provide the enthusiasm that carries the traditions of the school and this organization forward.

The Alum ni Council has planned a full year of activities. Our fourth annual Night W ith the Devils hockey fundraiser was attended by 140 people, including many MKApaientsandstudentsaswellasalumni.

In addition, we have planned a networkingpartyfor April lstfor local alumni. As o f this writing, we look forward to great attendance and a good time.

On behalf o f the A lum ni Council, we thank you all for your support and look forward to seeing you in 1992!

Alumni Hockey Game: The Thrill of Victory W hat began 12 years ago as a pickup scrimmage between longtime friends and rivals has become a community tradition, starringMKAhockey alumni andMontclair H igh’s form er skaters. W hat originally brought back a few “Has Beens” and “Old M en” now draws hundreds o f spectators - alum ni, parents, students, faculty and hockeyfans. Indeed, the Alumni Hockey Gam e, played on the Saturday before Christmas atthe Montclair Arena, has be­ com e a kickoff (er, face-off) for holiday reunions.

The M KA alumni team has won the last six games, often in thrilling come-frombehind play against the numerical superi­ ority ofM H S . Itw a sn ’talw ay sso :O n e earlyyearofthe game,M KA was so shorthanded,the team didn’tevenhaveagoalie, and had to “borrow ” one from the high school!

The gam e has even becom e a m odest fundraiser o f sorts, after adm ission col-

lected at the gate by volunteers from the High School and M KA Alumni Council defrays the cost o f ice tim e and referees.

The fun o f the gam e for players and spectators alike is to have form er team ­ mates on the ice, playing their lines again 10,12 years later, m aybe even wearing theiroldnum bers. Brothers and cousins skate together (or against each other if som eone defected to the other school).

Players w ho haven’t seen ice for years com e up from Florida or the Carolinas to skate. College-agealumnigettoplay with the legends o f the G ordon C up team s; varsity players - who lend their jerseys for the gam e - see old team m ates and past coaches. Parents andfanshaveawonderful tim e seeing each other again, rooting for their guys and reliving those years in the stands.

Thus the annual Alumni Hockey Game is more than a game; it’s an event.

President

The Great Cougars, victorious fo r the sixth year in a row. 1991 Alumni Hockey Team: Front Row, L to R. Tom Di Domenico ’90, David Austin ’89, Matt Fiore ’90 (front), Dan Murphy ’89, G eoff Krouse ’89, Steve Dodd ’79, Jim Garino '88. Back Row, L to R: Coach Tom Preville, Blake O ’Neill ’82, Chris Benedict ’90, Joe Egan ’89, David Allen ’89, Chris Bruce ’85, John Towers ’84, Peter Dodd ’80, Rob Cerfolio '80, Bryan Lonsinger. ’90, Jason O ’Neill ’85, coach Ken Smith. Missing from photo: Darrin O ’Neill ’84.

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Our Thanks to Those Who Went Before/And Set a Standard High ...*

M K A H om ecom ings are a w onderful mix of students, faculty, friends and alumni - alumni who just graduated in June home afteramonth in college,and those backfor big 10th,25th,and50threunions. Thisyear Homecoming 1991 was also graced with the spirited presence o f Homer Grant Whitmore of the Class o f 1926.

Sixty-five years after graduating from M ontclair Academ y, Hom er W hitmore traveled alone from Rochester, N. Y. to New YorkCity andMontclair via Amtrack and D eC am p Bus. He presented to the archives the Bronze Star Medal with Oak L eaf Cluster he earned for distinguished service in W orld W ar II. H om er pre­ sented the medal in honor of the Academy H eadm aster, W alter D. Head, who had made itpossibleforHomerandhis brother to continue at the school when their father died.

Inhispoignant, witty remarks atReunion Luncheon, and withagrin, Homer said, “It is with thanks to Headmaster Head, who had faith in me and didn ’t expel me when he had reason to.”

After Montclair Academy, Hom erwent to Syracuse Uni versity and Harvard Busi­

Homer Grant Whitmore '26 looks at a 1926 yearbook. In honor o f his Academy Headmaster Walter D. Head, Homer donated to the MKA archives the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster he won fo r distinguished service in World War II.

ness School, then entered the insurance business. H e spent W orld W ar II in the China-Burma-India theatre with General Joseph Stillwell and is credited with train­ ing alm ost 100,000 Chinese soldiers. In addition to the Bronze Star Medal, Major W hitm ore was given the C onspicuous Service M edal by G overnor Thom as E. Dewey. Afterthewar,Homerranhisown insurance agency until his retirement.

Following his Homecoming visit, Homer w rote to M K A , “T he school is in good

Homer at 15 at Citizens Military Training Camp at Plattsburg Barracks in 1921, early in his Army work. He says, “Note the World War I coat, campaign hat, canvas putters and Springfield Rifle o f 1906 vintage. ”

hands. There is a great esprit de corps of all concerned and I was treated so w on­ derfully. It was one of the highlights of my life.”

Homer, a widower, celebrated his 85th birthdayin Decemberwith24 sixth-grade students fromaRochesterinnercity school.

He treated them to ice cream and cake at a local restaurant - and regaled them with photos and stories o f his visit to M K A at Homecoming!

Memorial Day Parade in 1964

* From the MKA School Song by Nixon Bicknell and Lois Riley 1984, 1987

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Many thanks to the 1991 reunion chairmen: 1941 Helen Hanau Breen Edith Griswold Hyde David Baird Howard Dodd

Distinguished company: Four recipients o f the Distinguished Alumni Award together at the Reunion Luncheon. L to R: Thomas G. Stockham '51 (1990); Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54 (1988); Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner mO (1991); and Howard Van Vleck '22 (1969).

1951 Gail Robertson Stroh Thomas Stockham 1961 Mary-Ann Klein Becker 1966 Gene Wahl 1971 Sydney Johnson Petty Bruce Downsbrough 1981 Wayne Alder Laura Bartlett

Karen VanderhoofForschner 'f70, the 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient (C), with two o f her faculty at Kimberley: Judy Nesbit and Sue Straten, Karen spent the d ayjfj before Homecoming at MKA, speaking at an assembly and visiting classes. Mrs. Straten humorously recalled a biology project Karen did with baby chickens 21 years ago.

1986 Elyse Decker J ennifer Remington Special thanks to faculty member Calvin Matzke for his wonderful showcaseof alumni publications, “You Can Get There From Here - Our Alumni Publish.”

Honorary Trustee Howard Van Vleck '22 shares a joke with Alumni Council members Martha Bonsai Day '74 and Rob Gardner '78.

Distinguished friends and relatives: Seated L to R: Lynn Towner Dodd '54, 1991 reunion chairman Rudy Schlobohm '74, Alumni Association President Rob Gardner '78, faculty member Sue Straten.

Standing: Trustee John Garippa; Ruth and Irwin Vanderhoof, parents o f Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Karen VanderhoofForschner; Tricia and Dutch Vanderhoof '69, Karen's brother.

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CAREER DAY 1992 Or, How Do You Get There From Here?

A lum ni from a w ide range o f fields returned to M K A on February 12 to share their experience and advice with Upper School students. These “teach­ ers for a day” brought copies o f their books, their drawings and videotapes; they distributed outlines and lists and drew charts on the blackboard. They responded to student questions with thought and humor.

Career Day is the projectofthe Alumni C ouncil - under Chairm an Kristine Hatzenbuhler O’Connor ’83 - the Alumni Office, Upper School adminis­ tration, and students, who serve as hosts.

Senior John Eberhardt was the Offi­ cial Photographer.

Top: Social worker Pam Eastman Garvey 8 0 (L) and host Kristi Carrara '92. Bottom: Author Patricia Laurence Cone '30 (pen name: Patricia Clapp) discusses writing careers. Host Tami Safer '92 looks on.

FinancialPlanning

Music Industry

RudySchlobohm ‘74

Adam Curry

Producer/host Cheryl McCants 82 discusses television production

Geology, Environmental Science

Psychology

Robert Cunniff ‘81

Sari Kramer‘66

Career Day Speakers

InvestmentBanking

SocialWork

Barry Ridings ‘70

Pam Eastman Garvey ‘80

Corporate Management

Anita Sims ‘79 Design

RuthPerretti ‘79 Education

Dawn Geannette ‘68 Environmental Preparedness

Patricia Cane Donahue ‘77

Law

SportsAdministration

PaulJosephson ‘83

Peter McMullen ‘77

Life on Stage/Ballet

TV Production

Teena McConnell ‘63

Cheryl McCants ‘82

Medicine

Writing

Martin Sorger

Patricia Clapp Laurence Cone ‘30

Music

Richard Reiter

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Study Foreign Languages?

Por que? Pourquoi?

In celebration of International Week in February, several alumni returned to the Middle School to discuss how they use a foreign language in their professions.

Merci to Dara Goldman '86 Doug Keh '84 Joseph Marino '67 Loren Miller '85 Karen Boyle '81 came to school to be videotaped just before she returned to Mauritania, Africa, where she works with public health.

Ballerina Teena McConnell '63 and host Alison Schwartz '92.

Menswear designer Ruth Perretti '79 (R) chats with faculty member John Rabke and host Caroline Russo '92. Anita Sims '79 is at left.

Top: Barry Ridings '70 speaks about investment banking. Bottom: Jen Lonsinger '92 models environmental safety garb fo r environmentalist Pat Cane Donahue '77.

Geologist Bob Cunniff‘l8 l chats with faculty member Betty Schweir-Hetzel after his presentation. In the backround: faculty member Ken Gibson.

A n n o u n c in g C r e a t io n O f

T he Montclair K imberley A cademy P ooled I ncome F und To B enefit MKA As W ell A s Y ou A nd Y our F amily On June 14,1991, the B oard o f Trustees approved creation o f The Montclair Kimberley Academy

Pooled Income Fund.

The Montclair Kimberley Academy Pooled Income Fund is a convenient, ready-m ade vehicle for interested donors to make gifts to the Academ y while retaining a life income interest from the shares in the Fund received for their gifts. For as long as they live, donors and/or their designated beneficiaries receive all o f the incom e generated by their shares in the Fund and, upon their death(s), the donor’s share reverts to MKA. The basic concept is for donors to “pool” their gifts into a single fund which, because o f its size, can be m anaged economically and invested in a diversified portfolio.

The M K A Pooled Income Fund accepts initial gifts o f $5,000 or more, and donors may add to their gifts at any time in increments of $1,000or more.

The investment objective o f this fund will be to secure—through a conservative and diversified portfolio—as much current incom e as is consistent with reasonable risk and with a m oderate growth o f capital. Through your donations to The Montclair Kimberley Academy Pooled Income Fund you will:

•ENJOY the satisfaction of helping to ensure the advancement o f M KA and your support of its mission far into the future.

•P R E S E R V E or C R E A T E incom e for life for yourself and, if you wish, another beneficiary (payments to be madequarterly).

•B E N E FIT from an immediate charitable income tax deduction.

•OBTAIN professional investment management, minimizing both risk and overhead.

•SAV E estate taxes.

A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY : Give low-yielding securities that are highly appreciated and long-term in nature to this fund and UNLOCK them from their low-yield status withoutincurring any capital gains tax.

F o ra disclosure statement and prospectus, please write or call: AubinZ. Ames ‘54 Trustee Chairman or Judy Polonofsky Director o f External Affairs The Montclair Kimberley Academy 201 Valley Road Montclair, New Jersey 07042 201/746-9800

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Class N otes Editor’s Note As those of you in classes that have secretaries already realize, we use one official mailing each year to obtain news, which will be in the FALL magazine.

SPRING magazine Class Notes are taken from reunion, holiday, and phonathon news, the flap on the Annual Giving remittance envelope, and the “Grapevine” on the inside back cover. Although the items might seem “old,” we have found that most people love to read news whenever. The time lapse is unavoidable, as the processing of Class Notes from secretary to Alumni Office to classmates to secretary to Alumni Office to typesetter to printer covers a 14to-16 week period! Please remember that you can send a note to your class secretary or to the Alumni Office anytime.

To those of you whose class has no secretary, how would you like to volunteer?

The job has been simplified to the point that you will probably find it downright enjoyable! It is no exaggeration to say that the position of class secretary, like that of class agent and reunion chairman, is absolutely essential to the vitality of the school Please consider it.

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TKS Mrs. Henry W. Jones (Elisabeth Prentiss) 245 Ivy Street, Wallingford CT 06492 Alexandra Costikyan Jewett sent a note with the happy news that she has three children, 11 grandchildren, plus 21 great-grandchildren! She has a greatgrandaughter at Groton School and another at Nichols School in Buffalo who goes to college next year.

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Marsh on the death of her husband, Chauncey H. Marsh '23. K. was also the widow of Ronald W. Kent, who died in 1958.

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MA Condolences to the family of Chauncey H. M arsh.

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MA Condolences to the family of Joseph E. Wiedenmayer. Joe, a career diplomat, author, and advocate for the deaf, received MKA’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1986.

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TKS Mrs. Gordon Bowen (Barbara Newell) 50 Forest Avenue Glen Ridge NJ 07028

TKS Mrs. Samuel Meek (Priscilla Mitchel) 88 Doubling Road, Greenwich CT 06830

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TKS Mrs. Richard Dumont (Marjorie Kieselbach) P.O. Box 766, Bemardsville NJ 07924 Our condolences to Marjorie Kieselbach Dumont on the death of her husband, Richard. Marjorie sent to the MKA archives ¿ song whose lyrics she wrote in 1929 for the senior chorus, “O, fare thee well, O Kimberley,” noting that a man named Stewart Barbour “worked on it and came up with his own music and fixed up my w o rd s.”

Best wishes for recovery to Mildred West Long, whose '"outside activity' this year was another heart attack!"

MA Mr. C. Irving Porter Box 2750, Quaker Hill Rd., Unity ME 04988

TKS Mrs. John E. Holt (Dorothy Ayres) 189 North Bigelow Rd. Hampton CT 06247

Our condolences to the family of Adele H eydt Dodd.

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Jim and Dorothy Minsch Hudson spend most of the year at Harbour’s Edge, Delray Beach, where he is in the adjacent health center. Her son Nelson Bond Jr ’53 has his first grandson, Leighton Joseph Bond, bom in August, “a redhead like his father.”

Her daughter Nancy Bond Sayre ’48 now has three grandchildren: Stephen’s son Gordon and Stuart’s.children Abigail and William. Dorothy says, “I recommend great­ grandchildren!”

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Condolences to the family of John L. C arlee.

3 2 - S j^ P ||l MA Dr. James A. Rogers, Apt. 205 921 Seagrape Drive, Marco Island FL 33937 Thomas Braine, an active senior tennis

player, has a North Carolina doubles ranking.

He now has two great-grandsons. Tom was pleased that Mary and George Bartholomew of Essex Fells showed up at the senior nationals at Pinehurst.

Our condolences to John J. Newberry on the death of his daughter in November. John continues to be active as trustee of the College of Wooster, the Winchenden School, the Ridgewood, N.J. YMCA, and as a director of the Pierce Arrow Society, New England region.

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TKS Janet Watkins Cook wrote that her granddaughter, Kate Lupton, graduated from Boston’s Winsor School and received a National Merit Award. She will attend Stanford after a year studying and working in Paris.. “Needless to say we are all very proud of her.”

MA Mr. William J. Thompson 36 Hawthorne Place #1K Montclair NJ 07042

Mrs. W. Kent Schmid (Josephine Murray) 44 Nauyaug Pt. Rd. Mystic CT 06355 Elisabeth Rhoades McCabe writes that her husband, James, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree in May from Skidmore College. Congratulations!

MA Mr. W. Kent Schmid 44 Nauyaug Pt. Rd., Mystic CT 06355 Our condolences to the family of Walter Greenwood Jr.

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Helen and David Stanley celebrated their 50th anniversary in April and became great-grandparents in September.

Marion and Vardy Laing did a lot of traveling last year, China to Bermuda and places warm in between, and planned to go on a safari in February. He is still working a bit, doing examinations for life insurance companies.

Bob Evan’s wife Grace wrote that he has Parkinson’s Disease and is in a nursing home.

Jay (Herb) Reid has moved to South Carolina, and has nine grandchildren.

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•Our condolences to Edgar S. Blackledge on mé death of his sister, Elizabeth Blackledge Fenger ’35.

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who has volunteered more than 15,000 hours of service during three decades to Mountainside Hospital - has also been honored by the Mountainside Auxiliary, the Montclair Health and Human Services Award for dedicated service to the community, and the YWCA Woman of Achievement Award in the Field of Health.

Brava!

MA Robert Livesey writes, “Still working full time and more due to daughter Sarah, ¡19, at U. of Richmond; son Colin, 17, accepted for Princeton class of ’96; son Sebastian, 6, in first grade and years to go in school!” He sent a photo of his very handsome family on the occasion of his 50th reunion at Princeton in June. Bob, a former MA/MKA trustee, is president of Cortina Learning International (Cortina Institute of Languages, Famous Artist School, Writers SchooHetc.) in Westport, Conn.

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TKS Mrs. Charles Leavitt (Virginia Kracke) 93 Stonebridge Road, Montclair NJ 07042 Congratulations to Ruth Duff Eager, who was presented the Hood College Distinguished Alumna Award of 1991 at the 50th reunion of the Class of 1941. Ruth -

Frederick (Duke) Shelley attended this year’s Homecoming to see former faculty member Howard Parker, guest of the Class of ’41 at their 50th. Fred writes, “...We had time to share anecdotes, many long forgotten by me but still lively memories in Howard’s mind.” In his 35 years as a freelance commercial artist/writer, mostly in

Pioneer Long before it became popular, Doris Keller Hamlin ’36 advocated conservation and recycling.

Back in the 1960s, she helped found the Litchfield, Conn, recycling center - donning work gloves to help smash bottles, and persuading corporations to donate equipment.

An article in the Waterbury Republican-American states, “A lot of glass and paper has been recycled since ‘Tough Doris’ began.... ‘Tough Doris’ is the name labor leaders, who opposed her recycling efforts, tagged on her years ago. Those were the days when she spent many hours testifying before the legislature on the advantages of ‘the bottle bill."'

After seven years, Connecticut passed the bill.

Doris now embraces other aspects of conservation: clean air, clean water. She disseminates information on the toxic effect household chemicals have on water and suggests alternatives. She has written to the New York Times and the American Association of Retired Persons to protest foam pellets in packaging. Doris and other Litchfield Garden Club members regularly visit schools and other community groups to tell of conservation techniques.

Of course she has made compost in her garden for years!

The Kimberley graduate has served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the Alumnae Association, as well as class secretary. She writes, “I started collecting money in a hat so the 25th reunion could plant dogwood trees” on campus.

MKA is very proud that the Garden Club of America has awarded Doris the Bronze Medal of Mejat for her outstanding leadership in the field of conservation and in appreciation of her tireless dedication.

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high technology with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Grumman, and IBM, Fred “made complicated processes understandable to general audiences. I estimate I drew over 100K pictures and did 500 short movie scripts....This, along with my six children and eight grandchildren have made it a full and good life.”

39 TKS Mrs. John Rauch Jr. (Jane Wilson) 8115 Spring Mill Rd., Indianapolis IN 46260 Qur condolences to the family of Janet R eighley M cIntyre.

MA Mr. C. R. Lyle II 168 Mountain Rd. P.O. Box 394 Jajfrey Center NH 03452-0394 Bridgford Hunt returned to MKA for Homecoming at the request of former faculty member Howard Parker at his 50th reunion with the Class of 1941.

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50th reunion, the Class o f 1941. Front row: Perry Minton, Bruce Cornish. Second row, L to R: David Caldwell, Max Weyer, former faculty member Howard Parker, Kempton Hastings. Back row: Thomas Guthrie, Charles Holmes, Howard Dodd, Charles Sanders, Lewis Townsend, Richard Carrie, Fritz Von Bergen, David Baird, Carl Eisen. Missing from photo: Charles Ebers, Robert Lamb, Nelson Lawes, James Prescott, James Tompkins.

Many thanks to reunion chairmen Enid Griswold Hyde and Helen Hanau Breen for organizing and hosting an entire weekend of very special reunion events. We look forward to the “book” of letters and memorabilia from every class member compiled by Enid in honor of the 50th.

MA Mr. David Baird Jr. 9 Parkway, Montclair NJ 07042 Thanks to reunion chairmen Howard S. Dodd and David Baird for their superb organization and enthusiasm which resulted in such an outstanding, memorable 50th reunion. Thanks, too, to Dick Carrie, who not only helped with plans and phone calls but recorded the event for posterity with numerous excellent photos.

50th reunion dinner: Nelson Lawes '41, Elsie Luddecke Kelsey '42, Mary and James Tompkins '41. Elsie has helped the Alumni Office coordinate dinner arrangements at the Montclair G olf Club fo r ten years, providing an elegant finale to Homedoming reunions.

Twenty members out of a possible 37 were able to attend - see photos. Many returned from long distances: Dave Caldwell and Perry Minton from California, Bruce Cornish from Missouri, Charles Ebers from Puerto Rico, Nelson Lawes from Florida, Max Weyer from Georgia.

In addition Bridg Hunt ’39 and Duke Shelley ’38 were visitors, attracted by our most honored guest from Melbourne, Fla., a very lively Howard Parker, age 77, who taught English and coached the Dramatic Club during his four years at the Academy, beginning in 1937. Our Octopus was dedicated to him after he responded early in 1941 to the call of his country for service.

Perry, who enjoyed 50th reunions at both MA and Punahoe School this year, reported at Alumni Phonathon that their first grandchild was expected in Germany.

50th reunion: Carl Eisen '41, James Prescott '42 and his wife, Joy.

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WELCOME Above: The Way We Were: Lewis Townsend '41, form er faculty member Howard Parker, and David Caldwell '41, look at memorabilia from the 50th reunion class. Center: Margaret Crawford Bridge '65, President o f the Board o f Trustees (center), and Principal Dick Dolven welcome Tom and Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner '70. Karen was presented the 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award at Reunion Luncheon.

Bottom: Wanda and Charles Ebers '41 smile fo r the photographer.

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Above: Francis McCrane '51 and C. Scott Bartlett '51: Not only did Mac still have his varsity sweater, he could still fit into it forty years later! Center: YOU CAN GET THERE FROM HERE - faculty member Calvin Matzke arranged an artistic assortment o f published alumni work - books, articles, cartoons, and art - fo r the traditional Academy Head Boy display case. Bottom: Jim Bryan '71 and Tony Vitale-'71 greet classmates and friends.

"...Reunions are an excellent opportunity to continue some friendships that were never really lost but somehow put on hold temporarily. " Laura Bartlett '81

W elcom e A lum ni: C lass reunion chairm an Bruce Downsbrough '71 helps Alumni Director Christie Austin put up posters the day before Homecoming.

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Our condolences to the family of Richard S. D avey.

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TKS Mrs. Robinson V. Smith (Joan Trimble) 16 Marshall Terrace, Wayland MA 01778 Our sincere condolences to Polly Rowe Barrows on the death of her brother, George, and to Helena Burrill on the death of her brother.

Sally Sanders Appenzellar is in her third winter as a full-time resident of Martha’s Vineyard, involved with garden club, solar greenhouse, wildlife sanctuary, church, family (Chuck and Kit Sanders ’41), friends. “It’s a grand retirement - if you can call it that!”

I talked with Grace Aldrich Andersen in Jacksonvill^Fla.; she had a yearly ski trip to Davos, Switzerland. Also talked with Carla Munoz Morrison ’41 in Canada and with Franny Johnson Furlong in Montclair. Her daughter, Joan, just had a baby; Joan and her husband are currently living with the Furlongs. Franny is a VP with Shearson Lehman in their Montclair office.

My husband Rob was on sabbatical last fall. We covered 7,500 miles driving east of the Mississippi - Civil War, etc. Caught the Kaiser Ball in Vienna New Years; I painted in Saltzburg while he skied once. Son Jared was married in California June 1; son Rufus and Shelley gave us third grandchild Daniel Robinson Smith - June 6; daughter Melissa was made Assoc. Prof, of Russian, tenured, at Youngstown U., Ohio, and has a grant for editing works of a Russian poet.

50th reunion, Kimberley alumnae o f the Class o f '41: Joan Ailing Wuerth, Ann Thompson Knapp, Nancy Williams Brundagfl Susan O'Gorman Karlin, (front) reunion co-chairman Helen Hanau Breen, Annette Martin Benson, reunion co-chairman Enid Griswold Hyde, Kit Eavenson Sanders, Mildred Wright Dorland. Missing from photo: Adeline Pope MacConnell.

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MA Mr. James Mackey 213 Geneva Street, Elizabeth NJ 07206

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Our condolences to Patricia Lamborn Coward on the death of her husband, John M. Coward ’42x.

Condolences also to the families of Janice

Mount Shruhan and Betty Specht. The Montclair Township Council praised Betty for her “vision, leadership and enthusiasm” in her years of real estate renovation and volunteer work which helped revitalize the town.

Nancy Heydt Green retired this fall after 20 years at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Am having an interesting time trying to figure out what it was I really always wanted to do if I had tim e.”

Ed. note: Nancy would like to “retire” as class secretary also and pass on the pen.

We are most grateful for her years of interesting columns and news. Any volunteers, please call or write to the Alumni Office. It’s a wonderful way to keep your mailbox filled with real mail!

MA Mr. Winterford J. Ohland Box 137, R.D. #3, Blairstown NJ 07825 Our condolences to the family of Gilpin H. Jefferis Jr.

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MA Best wishes to Ruth and Robert Clifford on their wedding.

Joy and James Prescott took the Concorde to the United Kingdom in June and toured England and Scotland by car, returned to the USA on the Queen Mary.

“Marvelous trip.” T h a tsp e n d MayOctober at Christmas Cove,' Maine, cruising the Maine waters in their power cruiser.

Daniel Emerson, national treasurer of the YMCA, is also on various other boards.

He says he’s, not really retired, stays active in business.

Our condolences to the families of John M. Coward and Peter Van Vleck.

Her portrait of a Justice hangs in the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.; her landscape pastels illustrate the covers of Bentley College catalogues. MKA exhibited some of her paintings in its Homecoming 1991 display of alumni work, “You Can Get There From Here.”

Joan Trimble-Smith ’42 has been a portrait painter, teacher and art consultant for 40 years. Joan, who has a B.A. from Vassar College, studied for five years at the Art Students League in New York, at the New School for Social Research and the University of Texas Extension in Mexico City. She has studios in Wayland, Mass, and New Hampton, N.H., where she teaches private classes and has taught in public schools. She and her husband initiated and co-teach a course in “Arts and Society” at Bentley College, where her oil portrait of the founder hangs in the library.

Joan calls her small jewel-like pastel landscapes “ponderings” or “pastel poems.”

They have won prizes in several juried shows. She paints wherever she travels: the Bentley catalogues feature scenes from Bermuda, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Her nudes and laser prints hang in many private collections. Joan particlarly enjoys painting pastel and oil portraits on commission.

No wonder her official title at the college is “Artist in Residence.”

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Phyllis Harder Reininger’s seventh grandchild was born to daughter Sharon R. Wagner last April, a son. The Reiningers had “a super Christmas ’91" with the whole family and her stepmother, Lois Harder, from Florida. They sold part of their business so husband Dick is semi-retired. They plan to enjoy midweek skiing!

MA Mr. Robert Nebergall 7-0 Planters Trace 2222 Ashley River Road Charleston SC 29414

children in Boston and with sister Louise Rudd Hannegan ’47.

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William Brown is writing some halfhour documentaries for a new cable TV series on A&E called “Spies.” It premieres in October.

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Do you all remember Lake Underwood, the first person in Essex County to own a war surplus jeep after WWII? He left the Academy to enlist in the Navy Air Corps.

Well, he writes me from Maplewood, N J. where he keeps an eye on his sons Lake Jr. and Philip as they take over at Essex Sports Cars, Inc. - that he has slipped out of the fast lane. This means that he is no longer racing for Porsche. He was once their Number One driver in the U.S. of A.. Lake and his wife, Sadie, have lived in the same house since 1959, now spend time in Florida.

Their daughter Jody MKA ’83 is in medical school.

William Grant writes that he is involved in launching a new business in the health care field that is pursuing the efficacy and commercial use of the venom of a certain native South African tree ant in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Until further development, Bill says, “Don’t throw out the aspirin bottle!"

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Nancy Rudd Wahlberg is directress of the Holley-Williams House Museum in Lakeville, Conn., received the Historical Society. Award for “preservation and promotion of America’s Iron Industry as arsenal of the Revolutionary War.” Son Theodore is senior financial advisor for Blue Cross,Bais wife on full scholarship at Brown U. grad school. Nancy is a single person now after being divorced last summer. She was looking forward to the holidays with her

The Jan./Feb. issue of Snow Country magazine features a photo and an interview of Ruth Lieder in its article, “Love on the Slopes.” Ruth, as mayor of Sun Valley, has performed about 500 wedding ceremonies on the slopes in her 12 years of duty. “Lieder makes it a point to meet each couple before the ceremony. She’s written material that parallels the complementary relationship of mountains and valleys to that of husband and wife [and] performs the ceremony despite the w eath er.”

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A wonderful story from The Montclair Times: Suzanne Davis T ull’s daughter Anne was married last spring in the same wedding gown worn by Suzanne, her mother (Jill Davis), grandmother, back to the great­ grandmother in 1859 - in all, nine Davis brides, direct descendants of Mrs.Townsend Scudder.

C liff and M ary-Anne Treene Evans keep happily busy between a construction/ development business north of Sacramento and “extra-curricular” tennis/skiing for Cliff and barbershop for Mary-Anne. Grandchildren number five and two more are scheduled for August. All are Calfornians; “we’re together often - it’s great!”

Condolences to Audrey Carroll McBratney on the death of her brother, John M. Coward ’42x.

Thank you to these new class secretaries for volu nteering Marston Ames '34 David Brack '61 Cheryl McCants '82

51 TKS Mrs. Gail Robertson Stroh 476 Lakeland Ave., Grosse Pointe M I 48230 Infinite thanks and congratulations to reunion chairman extraordinaire Gail Robertson Stroh, who enticed the greatest percentage of her class ever to come back for a reunion - two-thirds!

Thanks too, to Miriam Eustis Irwin, Joan Miller Buchanan, and Gail’s mother, Mrs. Robertson, who hosted guests and special events all weekend. MKA is very grateful for the' class reunion gift of a new sign for the Kimberley campus, now home to the Middle School.

Gail’s writeup: Our 40th reunion was terrific! Fifteen people were there for the entire weekend and Shirley Wakeman Wright joined us for dinner on Saturday. People stayed at my mother’s house and at the Irwins’ in Essex Fells. Festivities started with dinner at Miriam and Ted’s on Friday night. We all clustered in the living room talking, looking at pictures, and trying to span the years we haven’t seen each other.

Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara came from Dorset, Vt., where she has lived for 10 years. She’s the mother of four and very involved in the community.

Jane Gassaway Bonner lives in Short Hills, has three children and a job.

40th reunion, Class o f 1951. .Joan Miller Buchanan has stayed close to home base. One son has a landscape service, son Duncan is job hunting. Their mother is a golf nut.

Baxter and Julia Smith Gentry came from Texas. She prefers Julia to Judy so that was an adjustment for the rest of us.

Julia and Baxter have lived in Houston for years, have six children and 13 1/2 grandchildren, and a 40-year-old son!

Gerrie Lockerty Hendricks holds down two jobs, has two daughters - one at Brown and one working for IBM. Gerrie lives in Chatham.

Linda Herbert won the prize for coming the farthest. She has been in California for nearly 30 years working as a secretary in a college athletes! department.

Miriam Eustis Irwin lives next door to her old house. She does ballet three times a week, is chairman of the zoning committee in Essex Fells, has six children (all MKA graduates) and nine grandchildren, and looks younger than all of us except for Ruthy!

Pat Overton Lee drove down from Vermont with Nancy E. Pat and Jim run an inn, serving breakfast every day and dinner four nights a week. Imagine doing all that cooking! Their three children are grown and gone.

Joan Jacobus Miller flew in from Chicago' where she teaches second grade in the public schools. She has three sons, all graduated from college. One was married in August, one teaches English at a language academy in Madrid.

Franny Hedges Parsons came from Farmington, Conn. She and John spend summers in Jamestown, R.I., where they do lots,qf sailing and cruising. Three children and five grandchildren complete the picture;., Joan Spinning drove up from McClean, Va. She works, has a son and a daughter, who was married in June.

Nancy Jones Trescot has lived in Florida for 30 years and still sounds the same. Her five children have all completed graduate school, and Nancy has acquired a degree in mental health which she is putting

40th reunion, Class o f 1951. to good use.

Ruth Ransom Wilson lives in Princeton, has done a wonderful job as head of the McCarter Theatre this year. Ruthy has four boys, including twins. Her youngest son, who goes by the name Tim Ransom, recently played the part of Bobby Kennedy in “A Woman Called Jackie.” He was excellent.

Shirley Wakeman Wright, whom none of us has seen since junior year, runs a day care center in her house in Packanack Lake N.J., including four grandchildren and four others. She has four children and seven grandchildren.

I live in Grosse Pointe, Mich., am still in the real estate business, and interested in seeing our country and as many of you as possible in my spare time. My children are in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Montana.

In our whole class, from what I can figure out, we have 78 children and 42 1/2 grandchildren. Two of us have died. Beth Sherman Fisher’s -husband Tony is such a nice guy that he came to the brunch on Sunday.

At the luncheon at school on Saturday, we had fun seeing some of the M.A. boys.

Some looked better than others, just like us.

We looked over the 1941 class carefully, projecting ahead 10 years.

The Buchanans had a cocktail party on Saturday, and it was hard to tear ourselves away for dinner at the Montclair Golf Club.

The weekend finished with brunch at my mother’s where lots of pictures were taken.

Ted Irwin, Baxter Gentry, Nick Wilson, John Parsons, David Buchanan, Bob Bonner and Tony Fisher were the brave souls who stuck by us.

The ones who weren’t with us were greatly missed. Some of their news: Polly Fawcett Redfield couldn’t come because of a very exciting reason: Her agency, Marin Services for Women, was awarded money to open a satellite/halfway ffiiouse for drug/alcohol dependent women and their children. As she was part of putting the original program together, Polly

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Alice Cleaves Lewis works in the advertising department at Harken Inc., which engineers and manufactures sailboat hardware, and volunteers with the anthropology department at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Her four children are all married and .spread out to Australia.

Brownie writes, “Our class sounds interesting and energetic. We sure fooled those teachers, didn’t we?”

Anne LaBastille was Distinguished Visiting Professor at S.U.N.Y./Plattsburgh for the fall semester, teaching “Wilderness Literature and Writing” to honors students, Betsy Smith Berquist, with new graduate degrees from Dartmouth and Antioch (Seattle, Wash.), works as a therapist with West Olympia Psychotherapy Services.

We are very sorry that Diane Stoney Moore’s health did not permit her to attend reunion. She wrote that both children were married last spring about a month apart, and both have bought homes and really settled down.

Tommy and Judy Frost Costikyan moved several years ago to South Carolina; their three children are grown.

Mary Jane Scott Schnitzler was planning to come to the brunch but couldn’t make it due to a recent divorce, moving, a real estate closing, and being sick with the flu. I talked with her and she sounds great.

To sum it up: I loved seeing all of you who came, and missed the ones who weren’t there. We spent some wonderful years together.

Gail MA Mr. Ernest F. Keer III 459 Club Dr. PO Box 1030 Bay Head, NJ 08742 Many thanks to reunion chairman Tom Stockham for inspiring 50 percent of the class to come back from all over the USA to a memorable 40th reunion.

Thanks also to Austin Drukker ’52, who enjoyed hosting the group Friday evening so much that he immediately volunteered to be his class reunion chairman next year!

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TKS Mrs. Edward C. Fawcett (Fay Taft) 9 Gordon Place, Montclair NJ 07042 MA Charles Sage called in November to inquire about the 40th reunion. It’s on - mark your calendar for October 3! Austin Drukker will be reunion chairman.

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From Sylvia Middleton Seymour: “W e’ve moved - again! Dave changed jobs and joined Zippo Inc. W e’re living on the edge of Bradford (Pa.) and the Allegheny State Park - gorgeous mountains. I’m teaching reading for Chapter I, relearning bridge and trying to run two houses; we still have our home in Berwyn. Life really has su rprises...”

MA Mr. Santo DeStefano 336 Madison Avenue, Paterson NJ 07524

TKS Mrs. Susie Forstmann Kealy 232 E. Walton Place, Apt.2E Chicago IL 60611

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Kimberley '51 40th Reunion. Front, L to R: Julia Smith Gentry, Nancy Jones Trescot, Ruth Ransom Wilson, Jane Gassaway Bonner, Joan Spinning, Suzie Bailey Twyford, Miriam Eustis Irwin. Back, L to R: Gail Robertson Stroh, Linda Herbert, Franny Hedges Parsons, Pat Overton Lee, Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara, Gerrie Lockerty Hendricks, Joan Jacobus Miller, Antony Fisher - husband o f the late Beth Sherman Fisher - and Joan Miller Buchanan.

B roadcast News Excerpted from a profile in the New York University Journalism News.

Ever since he can remember, Michael Ludlum [Montclair Academy ’55xlBi wanted to go into broadcasting, especially radio. In seventh grade, he set up a recording studio in the basement; by the time he was a senior he was recording a three-and-a-half hour show every Saturday, complete with commercials and even music by local bands - just for the experience.

During his senior year at Hobart College (B.A. in philosophy and religion), he won an audition for a job at commercial station WGVA and was on the air almost immediately. By 1964, a couple of radio stations later, Mike was hired as a writer, producer and reporter for CBS News and WCBS-AM in New York. In 1967„; as the executive producer of WCBS, he was involved in the development of the all-news format, then in 1973 went to Boston for five years to implement all-news for a CBS station there. He returned to New York as head writer for ABC’s “Good Morning America,” then from 1981-1987 was director of news and programming at WCBSAM. Mike has covered many of the major news stories of the last two decades, including the shootings of Martin Luther King, Robert Kennedy, and the Pope; and the historic meeting between Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. His own company, the Empire State Network, provides news commentary and related audio material to New York radio stations.

Now a popular, full-time professor in the Journalism Department at N.Ypf.!M ike teaches several broadcast classes, including TV Newscast, which produces a show, “N.Y.U. Tonight.” He says, “I am glad af|$t of students"rare going into the business....It’s more than just putting on a program every night or every week; it’s a matter of thinking about the meaning of what you’re doing. I think we’ll see some people out of here who will take that mandate seriously and not only do a good professional job, but a thoughtful job, and make some differences in the business of broadcast journalism.”

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Tom and Georgia Sherman Glick’s son Steven graduated from Harvard in June and is Completing a master’s at the College of Europe in Belgium. Daughter Sharon is a ... junior at Williams. Tom teaches at Harvard Medical School and Georgia has started a new career as Director of Research, Institutional Advancement for Bentley College, a business school in Waltham, Mass. They are hosting a 15-year-old French boy for the academic year.

MA Mr. Edward T. O ’Brien, Jr. 3376 Ferncliff Lane, Clearwater FI 36421

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TKS Mrs. Judson Breslin (Wendy Worsley) 44 Lake Drive* Mountain Lakes NJ 07046

Atlanta, son Andrew is 16. They vacation in North Carolina and would love to hear from classm ates.

Congratulations to Lily Solmssen Moureaux, who received a B.A. degree in photography at Thomas Edison State College, N.J. She works at the United Nations as associate photo librarian “to computerize its excellent archives of 200,000 photographs which date from the end of WWII to the present.” Lily’s husband treats cerebral palsy patients “and we have three lovely grandchildren.”

In addition to two books published this year, Understanding Europe and one on language and intercultural communication, Joan McConnell gave a presentation entitled “Dance for Hope” at the First International MedArt Conference in Rotterdam in the fall. She continues to direct the Stanford in Italy program.

MA Mr. Michael A. Baker 10 Highland Dr., No. Caldwell NJ 07006 Class secretary Michael Baker is hands-on involved with MKA: he serves on the Alumni Council and has hired two MKA students who work after school and on weekends in his pharmacy!

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TKS Mrs. Emily Stark Danson 23215 L ’Hermitage Circle Boca Raton FL 33433 Nicki Smith Hagerman noted that she lived in Boca Raton for two years, 1972-74 “a snowbird who quickly adapted” - and

Nancy Adams Scherer is the proud grandmother of David Asetta, born in June to daughter Debbie and her husband, Steve.

June Dallery Doolittle has left “the security of the job world” to be a full-time student in music education at the Univ. of Rhode Island. Their oldest son just graduated from Skidmore; youngest son is a junior in environmental studies at U.R.I.; and daughter is a senior at St. George’s School, with “eyes and heart set on a career in musical theat^g|Y

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Patricia Rowland Webb lives in

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took up tennis there. Now in Wisconsin, Nicki has been in the money management field for nine years, is with a firm that manages assets for retirement plans, etc. and high net worth individuals (“So let me hear from all my successful classmates!”).

Son Hunter, 18, a senior at The Webb School near Nashville, hopes to study business and aviation.

Best wishes to William and Carroll Tiernan Pillsbury on their wedding.

MA Mr. George A. Bleyle Jr. 2259 Weir Drive, Hudson OH 44236

61 TKS Miss Christine Keller 1702 Church Street, Galveston TX 77550 Many thanks to Mary-Ann Klein Becker for her rallying a wonderful group to the 30th reunion.

Trish Shupik Littman is a health policy analyst at the U. Wisconsin-Madison, is evaluating a large Federal grant to Milwaukee to improve the system of care for substance abuse. Daughter Rachel graduated from Yale, works in New York and plans to attend law school. Son Josh, a senior at Solebury School, is waiting to hear from colleges. Husband Philip raises guinea foul and peacocks, and will add sheep to their official Wise. Game Farm - this as “relaxation” in addition to being medical director of a radiation therapy clinic.

MA Mr. David L. Bruck Metro Corporate Campus I, P.O. Box 5600 Woodbridge NJ 07095

Welcome to new class secretary David Bruck, who “would like to stimulate interest in Montclair Academy. I have many fond memories.” Dave came to Homecom­ ing and saw the original photo of his car which was used for the cover of the 1991 Homecoming invitation. The Octopus titled it, “Who are we? Where are we going?”

[Where have you gone?]

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TKS Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 Both of Beverly Haring Myers’ sons were married last summer: Martin Jr. at the Princeton U. chapel in June, Walter at home in Glendale, Ohio, in August.

MA Mr. Laurence J. Magnes 3222 Lexington Rd. Louisville KY 40206-2714 Douglas Donald, still living in Orlando, Fla., spent an enjoyable vacation visiting sister Vicki Donald Augustine ’67 in Connecticut and brother Jim Donald ’60 in Montclair. “Also had the pleasure of seeing Barry Nazarian, who is assiduously creating the next great best seller.”

Our condolences to the family of Lawrence D. Barney Jr.

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TKS Mrs. William Crawford (Francine Onorati) 421 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02115 Jan Shaw Partin was promoted to charge nurse of the Eye Clinic at Pacific Medical Center in Seattle. She just finished serving on the National Certifying Board of Ophthalmic Registered Nurses (NCBORN) as a charter member.

Congratulations to Mitzi Sans Balma, who earned an M.S. in computer science at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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class but provided the winning quarterback for the Homecoming game: their son Gene ’92.

Many thanks to John Hawley for his tour as class secretary. John has moved to Maine and wishes to pass on the pen. If anyone would like to take over, please call or write the Alumni Office.

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TKS Ms. Margot Escott 2980 Kings Lake Blvd., Naples FL 33962 Abigail Adler and her husband, Paul Abrams, adopted their daughter Antonia Caitlin at birth in September. Abigail continues as VP of the Board of St. Elizabeth Homeless Shelter in Santa Fe, and is on the Board of the N.M. Council on Photography. She writes, “My work as a writer has been greatly curtailed by my new relationship with Antonia!”

George and Laurel Pekar Tahija also adopted a child in September, son Adhi.

Laurel, a retired VP of Chase Manhattan Bank, is turning her managerial skills toward George and Adhi now. They planned to visit brother Jay and sister-in-law Sandy Pekar Fates ’66 in Miami at Christmas - a mere 24 hours in the air from Jakarta.

Thanks to reunion chairman Gene Wahl and his wife, Pat, who not only rallied the

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TKS Ms. Sharon Livesey Talbot 12 Gorham Avenue Brookline MA 02146 David and Sherry Dietz Mills’ oldest son, Jeffrey, is a senior at U. of Michigan, applying to law school; Douglas is a freshman at Northwestern U. David is a partner in Chestnut Hill Management Co., an investment company in Boston. Sherry volunteers in Boston Symphony and Boston Children’s Hospital, plays golf and travels.

MA Mr. Bronson Van Wyck P.O. Box T, TuckermanAR 72473

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25th reunion, the Class o f 1966. Standing, R: reunion chairman, MKA parent and trustee Gene Wahl.

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TKS Ms. Leslie Bryan 844 East Morningside Drive NE Atlanta GA 30324

O Les Beaux Jours The 10th anniversary edition of Regent Hotels’ luxurious Regent Magazine (October 1990) featured a photo by Michael Yamashita ’67 in its “Pick of the Pix.” Accompanying text read, “Over the last decade, the work of some of the world’s greatest photographers has been featured in the magazine. Here are some of the more memorable images to have graced our p a g e s.”

Michael’s stunning photo was of the head of a Japanese woman emerging from a mud bath.

In addition, his book, In a Japanese Garden, was published in December by Starwood Publishing.

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TKS Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 5805 Birchbrook #202, Dallas TX 75206 Kim (Janet) Baldwin stopped by the Alumni Office to catch up on Kimberley friends she had missed since middle school.

Kim graduated from Smith with a degree in history and has an M.S.W. She works as a psychotherapist in NYC at Greenwich House with Pre-Ks and uptown at the New York Center for Recovery.

MA Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29, Free Union VA 22940

Condolences to Anne McIntyre Graves on the death of her mother, Janet Reighley McIntyre ’39.

MA Many thanks to Garret S. Roosma for his years as faithful class secretary.

Anyone wishing to take up the pen, please call or write the Alumni Office. It’s a wonderful way to receive good mail!

Garret has recently become a CPA and has a new position as VP/Finance and CFO for Worldwide Process Technologies in Allendale, N.J. Congratulations!

Craig Nash, his wife, Bert, and daughter Cynthia, 20, live in Plano, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, where Craig works for Texas Instruments as an engineering manager in the defense electronics group.

Condolences to John M. Coward III on the death of his father, John M. Coward ’42x.

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TKS Ms. Sydney Johnson Petty 134 Summer Village Dr. Annapolis MD 21401 Many thanks to Sydney Johnson Petty for her work as reunion chairman.

Linda Braeder Boschen enjoys Jupiter, Fla. She rides her German Holsteiner, Racket-Star, six days each week, and supports her son Robert’s (age 7) soccer team.

Correction: Sally and Peter Gimber have a daughter, Erin, 8, and son Charles, 4, not two daughters as previously written.

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TKS Mrs. Charles Gildea (Lynn Ehrhardt) 46 E. Saddle River Rd. Saddle River NJ 07458

Christine Hannon moved to Northampton, Mass, last year to begin a new job as head of public services in the library at Smith College.

MA Mr. Eric Weis 5 Camillo Dr., Wayne NJ. 07470

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Wonderful gifts or graduation presents!

MKA chairs are antique black with maple arms and bear the official MKA seal in gold. Each chair sells for S175 and is shipped express collect directly to you from MKA. Your order must be accom­ panied by a check made payable to The Montclair Kimberley Academy. Send to: The Alumni Office, MKA, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042.

MA Mr. James Bryan Jr. 305 Kimberly Dr., Greensboro NC 27408 Many thanks to reunion chairman Bruce Downsbrough and helpers Jim Bryan and Tony Vitale for rallying a great turnout for reunion, be it luncheon, dinner, the game or the whole day. Bruce did double-duty: the day before, he spoke to the MKA College Guidance Counselor and with current seniors about the University of Colorado!

Bruce Pastorini could not attend reunion because he had to take an engineer­ ing test, but sent a long letter catching up on

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TKS Mrs. David Kilnapp (Barbara Peto) 53 Ellerton Rd„ Quincy MA 02169 Deborah Peck, Esq. is assistant counsel to Governor Jim Florio in charge of recruiting women.

MA Mr. Steven Schottenfeld 23 Woodfield Drive, Short Hills NJ 07078 20th reunion, the Class o f 1971.

Standing, right: administrator Charles Henderson.

Seated, right: Kay Henderson

20 years. After Lafayette College, where he majored in history and minored in ROTC, Bruce spent years in the Army in Europe.

Back in the U.S., he became an “A Team” commander of the Special Forces (Green Beret); he also spent six months in Tunisia.

In July 1982 he mustered out and, while working as a surveyor, attended night school to earn a B.S. in civil engineering. Now a structural engineer with the Army Corps of Engineers, Bruce works on major assign­ ments all over. He and his wife, Susan,

have four children - Tina, 11; Lisa, 10; Brian, 8, Daniel, 7.

Best wishes to Jill and Jon Draper on their wedding. Jon is a senior VP at Sudler and Hennessey advertising agency in NYC. He is a graduate of Connecticut College and has an M.B.A. from the Whittemore School, Andrew Abramson wrote that daughters Heather and Lauren are enjoying the third grade at Brookside. “New addition Carly (June 1991) expects to join her big sisters at MKA in five years.”

From Samuel Weiss: “Judy, Schuyler, Bryony and I have moved to Sydney, Australia, where I am managing director of Textile Industries Australia, better known as the producer of Sheridan brand sheets.

Please visit one of our stores to get a sense of life ‘Down Under,’ or better yet, visit.”

Bruce Pollack is changing jobs to Aetna Health Plans, where he will head a new division in “vertical integration.” He will move to the Hartford, Conn. area.

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Mr. Tate Goes to Washington Congratulations to Herbert J. Tate Jr. ’71, a member of MKA’s Board of Trustees, who was nominated by President Bush and confirmed by the Senate as the top law enforcement officer of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

As Essex County Prosecutor for five years, Tate administered the largest prosecutor’s office in New Jersey, handling some 30,000 indictments yearly and processing some 20 percent of all crime in the state. He is credited with lowering the caseload by 56 percent and reducing the average time to dispose of a case from more than eight months to about two and a half months.

Highly regarded for his skill, leadership quality, experience and integrity, Tate was praised for his accessibility to enforcement officers and community groups. He has been a popular speaker on law enforcement at MKA’s Career Day. In a 1987 interview with the. Alumni News, he stated, “It is part of my responsibility in this position to go back and give encouragement. Kids these days don’t have heros, role models. I like to go back and tell them what it takes to make it....What I thought then is a lot different from what I feel today.”

After graduating from Montclair Academy, Herbert graduated cum laude from Wesleyan University and received a law degree from Rutgers Univer­ sity. He practiced environmental and criminal law with a private firm and trial law for the prosecutor’s office before being appointed Essex County Pros­ ecutor.

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Links: Classmates Dean Paolucci '73 and Malcolm O'Hara 73 played in a Glen Ridge Country Club tournament in the fall. Dean won the first flight, Malcolm the second flight.

Congratulations to William Kovacs, who was made president of Sheet Metal Products, Inc., where he has worked for 13 years. Bill and his wife, Karen, have two children, Lauren, 9, and Billy, 6; they reside “happily” in Essex Fells.

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Latin as a Second Language from the June 1975 Alumni News An alumna is a female who has attended or has graduated from a particular school; two or more of them are alumnae. An alumnus is a male who has attended or has graduated from a particular school; two or more are alumni. When we need an adjective to describe their activities, it is alumnal...

Now to what is considered magni momenti esse: males and females who belong to a coequal alumnal organization are called alumni. But remember (to even things up), everyone’s school is his or her Alma Mater!

MA Mr. Anthony M. Celentano 3 Condict Street, Morris Plains NJ 07950 Both Harvey Kravis and his wife work in computers. They have two daughters, Alexandra, « a n d Valerie, 2.

C.G. Brian Thomas was promoted to director, North American Planning at Haagen-Dazs. They are expecting their second child in May to join their daughter, 3.

Peter Berinato and his wife have spent ■sijx months fixing up their new house on the outskirts of Richmond, Va. - “Perhaps one day it will be suitable to live in.” They would be pleased to hear from anyone passing through; they’re in the phonebook.

Condolences to W. Scott McIntyre on the death of his mother, Janet Reighley McIntyre ’39.

Mr. David Soule 120 Linden Ave., Verona NJ 07044 Grant “Whip” Hubley played the part of Lt. Gary Carroll in the November TVplay, “Wife, Mother, Murderer.”

The Mamas and the Papas: Jill and Geoffrey Gimber had a third son, Scott, in May. Mary and Hugh Gleason’s daughter Audrey was bom in February 1991.

Bill Baker writes from Nebraska, “We’ve got three kids now, oldest going into fourth grade. Yes, we are aging. When ours are that radical age will we sit back and smile at the fond memories? Vet business is good. Hello to classmates.”

“We do everything at once®’ write Kent and Nathalie Humbert Rockhiil. “On December 5 we had our second fantastic son, Philip Gide, to join R. Kent, III, 15 months; sandwiched Christmas in, and moved to Richmond, Va. by New Years.”

& Aikman. “Talk about culture shock, leaving Manhattan for the Mid-West. The pace is slower, the lifestyle much improved, and fortunately, I get back to NYC often.”

Ken is now with Wheat First Securities as VP in the municipal bond underwriting department.

76g g a a M | Mrs. Paul McFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 5 Kenneth Road, Upper Montclair NJ 07043 Dr. Charles Read 3115 Carroll Place, Falls Church VA 22042 Ed (Woody) Shelton 1ives near Hartford, Conn, where he owns an equipment leasing company, Lease Ameritech Iric. He has two daughters, Dana, 8, and Katie, 5. He is often in Montclair to see his mother, who owns Trumpet’s jazz club/restaUrant.

Barrie Etherington and family relocated from Durham, N.C., to Derry, N.H. - “glad to be back in the New England area, 45 minutes to Boston.” Andrew was 15 months old in December, “a lot of fun!”

Eve Wood is happy in her private practice of psychiatry. Her husband has launched a new career in urogynecology (women’s bladder problems). Their oldest son Ben, 4, is in preschool full time; Gabriel, 1, is a born musician.

Jennifer Renzullo McVea received an M.B.A. from Columbia U. in October. A district manager at AT&T, she is responsible for international business planning and strategy.

After five years as wallcoverings design director for the Waverly division of F. Schumacher, Dale Frederick made the big move to Cleveland, Ohio, to accept the challenging design director’s position with Imperial Wallcoverings,,, a division of Collins

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77 Mr. Andrew Pedersen 226 Fair Haven Road, Fair Haven NJ 07704 MKA faculty member Barry Centanni played with Andre Previn for a month at the Caramoor (N.Y.) Festival last summer and with Bob Hope, Rosemary Clooney and Ben Vereen at the annual Garden State Arts Center benefit in September. Barry, who has •recorded two compact discs (works of Stravinsky and Haydn), was principal percussionist for the holiday telecast, “A Carnegie Hall Christmas,” with Kathleen Battle and Frederica von Stade.

Scott Schulte had a daughter, Taylor Nicole, in January 1991. Harold and Marcelle Irwin Pope also have a new baby, Dana.

Sally and Alan Deehan are expecting Baby #2 in April. Alan is very active on the MKA Alumni Council.

Deb Rasin was promoted to Senior VP at the Bank of New York. She is a division head responsible for media lending in the western U.S. Pat Cane Donahue has left civil service and works for the Marine Spill Response Corp., a private, non-profit whose sole mission is to respond to catastrophic oil spills. Pat is the environmental advisor for the northeast region. She is also a member of the Metuchan Environmental Commission (obtained a federal $43,000 grant for tree planting!). Pat teaches a young Polish woman English through Literacy Volunteers in the ESL program. She and her husband are looking into adoption and are working on their old house.

Beverley Hall LOVES Wyoming (caps hers) - “I’ll most likely never move back.

The people are fabulous and the countryside is gorgeous!” While studying for an M.S. in bi'gjogy at U, of Wyoming, Bev works with a! professor doing research in GNA gene patterning. She spent the summer in a territorial park leading trail rides, and ran into Susan Moreau by accident. “It’s been fun getting re-acquainted after 14 years. She lives in Ft. Collins, Colo., an hour aw a y .”

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Miss Pamela Zeug 19 Downing St., Apt. 3, New York NY 10014 Mr. John Glicksman 1440 Holly St., Washington DC 20011

Best wishes to our newlyweds: Tracey and Robert Gardner, Julie and Daniel Groisser, Robert and Nora Gleason Leary.

After two terms as treasurer, Rob was elected president of the Alumni Association, is thus a trustee of MKA. He is a defense attorney with De Yoe, etc. in Wayne and lives in Essex Fells. Mike Stanley (ne Steinlauf) was an usher in the wedding.

Bruce McBratney stood up for Dan at the Groisser wedding. On the completion of Dan’s dermatology residency and Julie’s M.S.W. at Michigan, the Groissers plan to return to the Montclair area.

Nora Gleason Leary is an associate counsel at Manufacturers Hanover Trust in NYC. She graduated from Colgate, and she and her husband received law degrees from Fordham.

Larry Kramer is engaged to his college sweetheart, Catherine Brown, from San Mateo, Calif.

Suzanne Conzen and husband Tim James had a “beautiful baby boy,” Andrew, in May 1991, in Hanover, N.H. Heath Betke Shelby was elected to the Board of the Arts Council of Essex, and chaired a very successful October arts series.

79 Mrs. Carlos Ortiz (Shawn Mahieu) 1740 Falls Way Drive, Crofton MD 21114 Dr. Jack Brink 1290 Beech Valley Rd., Atlanta GA 30306 Paige Cottingham is coordinator of a U.S.-Japanese project (for improving relations between Japanese and black Americans) at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C. Page was quoted in a front-page Star Ledger article in August about Sam Kusumoto, head

of the Minolta Corp.

Karen Young works for the Pinelands Commission in New Lisbon, N.J. She earned a B.S. from Union College and an M.S. in agronomy from Cornell.

Virginia Robbins has been with the Pacific Bank, San Francisco, for five years.

She is an officer, head of the personal computer division.

Anthony Cristello is engaged to Cynthia Hohmann of Chatham. He graduated from New England College, N.H., and is with the American Magnesium and Aluminum Corp. in Hoboken.

Congratulations to Anita Sims, who was selected as one of the Outstanding Young Women of America for 1991. Anita, an internal auditor for AT&T, received a “Black Achiever Award” from AT&T and the Newark YMCA for outstanding career achievements and leadership in community activities.

hand from Columbia, is a reporter at the Philadelphia Enquirer, covering southern New Jersey.

Eric Dobbin is with Smith, Barney in NYC. Barbara Hollander works with neurologically impaired children in the behavioral studies department of Boston Children’s Hospital.

Rob Cerfolio is doing a specialized surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

I, Pam Eastman Garvey, have moved to Matawan. I investigate child abuse and neglect for the N.J. Division of Youth and Family Services, and help to “service” families.

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Class Secretary Ms. Laura Bartlett 10 Crestmont Road #3F, Montclair NJ 07042

80 ~ Mrs. Martin Garvey (Pam Eastman) 10 Church St., Apt.6, Matawan, NJ 07747 Best wishes to Martin Lauck and Julia Fernald on their wedding. Julia, who is keeping her name, graduated magna cum laude from Brown and is pursuing a doctorate in finance at U. of Pennsylvania.

Julia Ruddick is engaged to Charles Meade; they plan a September wedding.

Julie graduated from Duke and received an M.B.A. from the Darden School at U. of Virginia. She is an associate in the project finance group at Barclays Bank in NYC. An MKA couple: Jeff Chandler is engaged to Kerry Eastman ’79. They plan a June wedding.

Marego Athans, journalism master’s in

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Many thanks to Reunion co-chairmen Laura Bartlett and Wayne Alder for rallying a wonderful group to the 10th reunion! Laura’s girls’ soccer team had a game during Homecoming so she missed the commemorative photo.

Michael Dobbin, unable to attend reunion, caught us up to date on his activities. He graduated from Ithaca College, worked as a healthcare management consultant, then graduated from Boston U. with an M.B.A. in 1988. He is VP of Pride Retail Systems, a small computer company in Newton, Mass. Mike and his wife, Rachelle, live in Brookline.

David Newman teaches English at the Agnes Irwin School in Pennsylvania and will teach drama and computers in the summer.

He and his wife planned to visit former faculty members Bill and Joanne Hammond

10th reunion, the Class o f 1981. Seated: faculty member Nixon Bicknell, retired faculty member Marilyn Faden.

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10th reunion, the Class o f 1981. Seated, faculty members Vivi Greenspan, Nancy and Ken Gibson; John and Dede Swanson Montgomery. Standing: reunion co-chairman Wayne Alder, Assistant Principal Jean Gisriel and faculty member John Rabke. in Honda in March.

Juris Blodnieks, a member of the Latvia in Crisis Committee, was pictured in an August Star Ledger article about the group’s efforts to aid the secessionist republic.

MKA alumni were in Douglas and Carolyn Stanton Calnan’s Montclair wedding in June: sister Elizabeth Stanton Santariasci 9 was matron of honor, Heidi Ames was maid of honor.

An MKA family wedding: At Rene and Paul Amirata’s wedding in September, Edwin Amirata ’82 was best man, Adrienne ’86 was bridesmaid, and Ralph ’89 was an usher. Paul, a graduate of Washington College and Hofstra Law School, is an attorney with American International Insurance Co., NYC. Congratulations to Christine Margitich, who received a master’s degree summa cum laude from Ohio State U.’s School of Music.

She is continuing there for a doctorate in music.

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Ms. Cheryl McCants 152 Forest St., Montclair, NJ. 07042

Mr. Thomas Robbins 1204 Fairview Rd., Havertown PA 19083 Welcome to new class secretary Cheryl McCants, who volunteered to be reinvolved with MKA now that she is back in Montclair.

Cheryl, with degrees from Brown in organizational behavior, and business economics, has her own sales training and development firm, Impact Consulting Enterprises. She is also associate producer

and host of the TV talk show, “Women of the Week” (Tuesdays, 9:35 p.m., Channel 32). She does some commercials and print modeling.

Margie and Peter Gibson have a baby boy, Christopher, born in November. Bridget and Christopher Tortorello’s daughter Diana was also born in November.

Alex and Blake O’Neill’s daughter Emily was born in October, joining Nicholas, 18 months. Blake again captained the victorious Cougar Alumni Hockey team in December - and scored three goals!

Peter Dancy still lives and works in Chicago for National Westminster Bank USA. He is engaged to marry Kathryn Daly of L.A. in June. Between work and wedding plans, Peter is working part time on an M.B.A. at the U. of Chicago.

Billy Hall is attending U. of New Hampshire for an M.A. in education administration, and is assistant coach for U.N.H. varsity lacrosse. He lives by the beach in Rye. Joseph Klapper is completing his board certification at Cabrini Medical Center, NYC, which will be followed by two and a half years of board certification in anesthesiology.

Tom Robbins works for I.D.S., a leading financial planning services company, and lives in Haverton, Pa.

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Eastern Europe.” He sends his best to ’83 and would welcome a call from anyone who happens to be in that part of the world.

James Sarna works in the bankruptcy area at Tenzer, Greenblatt law firm undoubtedly very busy!

Suzanne Halm has been teaching middle school math at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Mass, for four years. She also coaches boys’ soccer and girls’ lacrosse.

Last summer she travelled throughout Europe on a grant from the school.

Best wishes to our newlyweds: Peter and Elizabeth Jeffrey Laino, Jeffrey and Keryn Rod Schlein, and Nancy and David Spiller.

Peter and Elizabeth both graduated from Williams College. She is an assistant in the business government and competition area at Harvard Business School. They live in Boston.

Kerry, a graduate of Goucher College, is a merchandising manager of Kenar Enterprises, manufacturer of women’s sportswear, NYC. David, a graduate of Drew U. and U. of Pittsburgh School of Law, is an attorney with Shapiro & Martone in Bloomfield.

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Ms. Jennifer Jones 424 West End Ave. 17F New York NY 10024 The Andrea Gabriel-David Fehnel wedding in Boston was a veritable alumni reunion, including attendants Marea Gabriel ’83, Susan Fehnel ’8 P Eric Green ‘84. Andie, who is keeping her name, is working on an M.S. in physical therapy at Simmons College in Boston.

David is in his third year of medical studies at U. Vermont.

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Mr. John Booth III 3719 Castle Terrace Silver Spring MD 20904 From the Alumni Office: Sincere apologies to Matthew Bannon for his incorrect listing as an “X” in the Alumni Directory.

Matt is most certainly a 1985 graduate of MKA, and has a B.S. in management from Purdue University.

Patti McConnell “loves” producing TV commercials for D’Arcy Masins, Benton & Bowles, NYC. Jeffrey Pellecchia is a client services administrator with Prudential Asset Management Co. in Florham Park, N.J. Eileen McEvoy is a customer service representative with Bollinger & Co., Montclair.

Mark McGowan defended his title as the men’s scratch flight club champion at the Essex Fells C.C. Dee Disbrow, with degree in landscape architecture from Cook College, enjoys her work with the Stewart Group, Landscape Architects & Land Planners, Highland Park, N.J. From Dan Moore: “I will finally graduate in Notre Dame’s 150th year.

Seven years but better late than never. I own a house in South Bend, one of the benefits of having been out of school, and am more of a homeowner than a student.”

Robin Schwartz will graduate in June from N.Y.U.’s Wagner School of Public Administration with a master’s of urban planning.

Roger Brown, who will graduate from the American University School of Law, already has a job in September: with the Washington, D.C. office of international law firm Graham and James. Roger will take the New York Bar exam in August.

Congratulations to Alexis Polonofsky, who was promoted to Manager of J. McLaughlin Co.’s Madison Avenue store, sportswear specialists.

Merri Ray teaches French at Morristown-Beard School.

Engaged: Tammia Sumas and Jonathan Burke, Eric Butler and Carrie Oravetz.

Tammy, a graduate of Bentley College, Mass., works with Bell Systems in Bedminster. Eric, a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan U.,is working on an M.B.A. at Rutgers and is a supervisor with Naporano Iron & Metal Co.

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5th reunion, the Class o f 1986.

5th reunion, the Class o f 1986.

Standing, center: administrative spouses Judy Sinner and Amy Burger, administrators Bob Sinner and Jim Burger.

Ms. Jennifer Remington 44 Hamilton Drive East North Caldwell, NJ 07006 Many thanks to reunion chairmen Jen Remington hnd Elyse Decker for their help and enthusiasm which rallied a great return.

Classmates around the world: It was great to see Pat Sweeney at Homecoming. He is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, as European marketing manager for American Air Filter, a subsidiary of Dallas company Snydergeneral.

Pat is having a great time touring Europe.

Donn Norton, also at Homecoming, is back from Australia. He now works for Chubb in NYC. Karestan Koenen is in the Peace Corps in Niger, Africa.

Joseph Yudin wrote that he spent the year after graduating from Boston U. as a volunteer for Israel as a farmhand on a

kibbutz; he was there during the Gulf War. He plans to return to school for a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern history.

Paul Voltmer will be a missionary in Austria for the next two years.

Don DiDomenico is in graduate school in Spain.

Francesco Crocenzi is in graduate school at Syracuse U. for architecture.

Nancy Castro lives in NYC, attending a graduate program in English and comparative literature at cB im b ia U. Rebecca Link was promoted to Assistant Buyer at Lord & Taylor for' ■ clubhouse sportswear. Her vendors include Evan-Picone, Jones New York, J.H. Collectibles - “I love it!”

Anne Marie Fell works at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago doing fund raising.

Lisa Porter works on the Gatorade account at Quaker Oats. She will marry Jason Kable (also Dartmouth ’90) in June.

5th reunion, the Class o f 1986. Seated, second from right: faculty member Judy Nesbit.

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P.J. Ciccone’s rock band, Wipatraction, was subject of a laudatory article in the Caldwell Progress.. The fqursome - drums, bass, guitar, and singer - sold out its first EP cassette release. The band, which plays an average of four nights a week, writes all its own songs as a group effort.

“Great to see everyone at the fifth reunion,” writes Damon Zeigler. He works in Pittsburgh with Lenders’ Service, a national real estate appraisal management company, and was promoted to regional manager of the western states.

Many thanks to Mary Louise Neary and Dave Weston, who gleaned much of the P ass news in addition to pledges during _ Alumni Phonathon in November.

Ms. Laura Baczko 500 East 85th St. #7D, New York NY 10028 Ms. Ida Boodin 338 North Mountain Avenue Upper Montclair NJ 07043 Congratulations to our graduates! We are proud of so many honors and distinctions. A few, gathered from clippings and mailings: Frank Blesso received a B.S. in mechanical engineering summa cum laude, Tau Beta Pi from Tufts U. He also received All-American Honorable Mention for sailing: Frank was skipper and captain of the team ranked third in the nation. After nine weeks backpacking in Europe, Frank drove across country to the U. of Washington, to begin a five-year Ph.D. and teaching assistantship in mathematics.

Deborah Rosen, B.A. cum laude in drama and classics from Tufts, has entered New York University for a master’s in theater design.

Elisabeth Ward, with B.A. from Bryn Mawr, has begun a Ph.D. in English at Drew U. Victor Chi is night editor at the Chicago Tribune. He graduated ffom Northwestern U. with a B.S. in journalism, where he won the Big Ten’s $1,000 Sportswriting Award (1991); Columbia Gold Circle Best Sports Page Design (1991); and the Illinois College Press Assn. Best Sports Column (1990) and Sports Page Design twice (1989, 90).

Evan Wittenberg, B.A. With Distinction in English Lit. and psychology from Swarthmore College, received the Lindback Scholarship. He works as an investigator/ legislative analyst with the NYC Council, Urban Fellows Program.

Lauren Green has moved to San Francisco, where she is an accounting assistant with Burns Philp. She has a B.A. in psychology from U. of Rochester.

Another psych major, Ken Gilson, is staying on at Wheaton (111.) College for a

master’s in Christian education. He also works as an admissions counselor.

Daniel Derian and Susan Fehnel received degrees from Hobart and William Smith College. Susan, who majored in psychology and education, is schedule coordinator for Patient Care in Montclair.

Glenn Cademartori, with B.A. in studio art and marketing from the U. of Vermont, is a financial planner/sales rep. with the Prudential in Roseland.

Raj Gona will receive his B.AHn geography from U.V.M. this May. Also at U.V.M., Christine Woititz received a B.S. in biochemistry. She works as an asst, scientist in pharmaceutical research and biotechnology at Hoffman-La Roche in Nutley.

Deborah Chun is in her third year at Boston U. School of Medicine.

Janet Dix, B.A. in biomedical ethics from Brown U., is at Temple U. Law School.

Cynthia Johnson, degree in economics/ political science from Bucknell U., attends Seton Hall Law School.

Sabino and Dennis Rodano received A.B.s in economics/business from Lafayette College; Dennis had a double major in history. Both were very active in their fraternity, Kappa Delta Rho, and Sabino serves on its national committee. Dennis played varsity lacrosse. Both are management trainees at Peoples Bank N.A. David Pike received his B.A. from Gettysburg College in history.

Vincenzo Bollettino received a B.A. with Honors from the U. of Chicago, and Special Honors from the department of political science. Currently applying to graduate schools, Enzo has been back to MKA frequently as a substitute teacher.

Meg Allen, with B.A. in government/ international relations from Georgetown U., works in the advertising and sales promotion department at Sotheby’s, NYC. Meg was lauded for her three years as starting goalie for the Hoyas’ women’s lacrosse team.

On the subject of sports, Solomon Johnson had the second best rushing effort in Columbia U. history “when he rambled for 221 yards against Lehigh...just four yards shy of the school mark set in 1966.” Solo s. was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week.

Congratulations to Mary Savage, who was one of three juniors at Drew U. elected to membership in Phi Beta Kappa last May. A French major, Mary also holds the Robert Morris Scholarship for her senior year.

Also at Drew, Anne Fetherston is a psychology major with an emphasis in developmental disorders. She teaches autistic children, substitute teaches at the Association for Retarded Citizens, and planned to do an independent study teaching a retarded adult in the spring.

Susan Bartlett will graduate from Lehigh U. with a double major in government and international relations. She finished the New York City marathon in 4 hours, 30 minutes. Susan and friends will drive across country this summer.

In addition to being a full-time student at U. Pennsylvania, Alec Schwartz is an Associated Press Reporter covering the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.

Victoria Rollins received convocation honors at Hood College.

Jody Booth will graduate from Smith College with a major in French, minor in theater. She had a month-long trip to New Zealand.

Maria-Rowena Dolorico, finishing her last semester at Hartwick College, is engaged to Gerald Kalayjian of Binghamton, a 1991 graduate of Hartwick.

...And On These Fields MKA athletic teams have long enjoyed the enthusiastic support of MKA parents. One of the greatest supporters of all was Joseph J. Weiner, father of Andy ’89 and Scott ’92. As President of the Football Parents he inspired years of teams through his devotion to the game, time, generosity, and paternalistic caring. MKA extends condolences to his family on his death in November.

The Joseph J. Weiner Memorial Award has been created in his honor, to be awarded to that football player each year who exemplifies true caring, commitment and sacrifice for all tlje members of the,team. ^

Ms. Karen Muenster 125 Country Lane, Clifton NJ 07013 Mr. James Petretti 13 Otis Place, Verona NJ 07044 Class agent: Mr. Alec Schwartz 181 Long Hill Road M5 Little Falls NJ 07424

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89 Miss Suellen Bizub 107 Country Lane, Clifton NJ 07013 Mr. Louis ■Lessig 78 Kent Road, Huntington Valley PA 19006

Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 4 White Oak Road, Roseland NJ 07068 Condolences to Andy Weiner on the death of his father. Andy has a double major of engineering mechanics and physics at Johns Hopkins, where he started as defensive tackle on the varsity football team.

Class advisor Judy Nesbit was subject of a feature article on the break page of the Star Ledger in September, “Learning the Lovely Logic of Lace.” The piece describes Miss Nesbit’s talent for making bobbin lace, notes her membership in the Lost Art Lacers and International Old Lacers, and shows photos of her award-winning lace. Prize quotes: “Logic plus order equals lace....You might say, I became hooked.”

Melissa Kemlitz, an English major at Yale, is staff photographer for The Yale Daily News and The New Journal, and is VP of a campus dance group. She ran into Laura Mamchur, a junior at Wellesley, at the Harvard/Yale game. “All in all, college is going wonderfully.”

Erin Koenen spent the fall semester at the U. of Edinborough, Scotland.

Sarah Lane, a junior at Colgate, is spending the spring semester with the Northern Europe Study Group studying and traveling.

Laura Glasser, also at Colgate, is spending the W ashington Program sem ester in an internship with the National Endowment for the Arts.

John Blesso is spending his junior year in France.

Mimi Bilinski won rave reviews for her role of Autolycus in the fall production of Shakespeare’s “The W inter’s Tale” at Vassar College. Taconic Newspapers said, “Mimi...was magical in her skill and spirit.

She has the potential to become a great a c tre ss .”

Sean Fitzgibbon transferred to Georgetown U.

9 0 = — Ms. Meredith McGowan 54 Gordon -Road. Essex Fellq_NJJ)7021 Ms. Lorelei Muenster 125 Country Lane, Clifton NJ 07013 Class agent: Mr. Shane Mahieu 4 Columbia Court, North Haledon NJ 07508 Ellen Gilson, summer assistant at the Glen Ridge Public Library, taught a program called “Music Time” to first and second graders. She introduced the theory and musical use of various instruments as well

as melody and harmony of basic singing.

Ellen is a music education major at Wheaton Conservatory, III, Kate Hnatow, starting fullback on the Skidmore College girls’ soccer team, was voted most improved player. Kate is majoring in biology/chemistry.

At Lehigh U., Meredith McGowan is the rep. for her sorority to the Panhellenic Council. She played field hockey in the fall and will start the girls’ golf club in the spring. Meredith is majoring in international business, with minor in journalism.

Claire Acher is “thriving” as a psych major at Oberlin College, and continues her tradition of in-school entertainment by participating in not one but two campus choral groups.

Ms. Jamie Lenis 25 Taylor Dr., West Caldwell NJ 07006 Ms. Dara Mormon 108 Tanglewood Dr., East Hanover NJ 07936 From the editor: Sincere apologies to Maude Herr and Jacqueline Kearney for reversing their names and photos in last issue’s article on the Commencement Awards.

Ryan Young was named a Cornell National Scholar for his academic achievements.

Matt Blesso, studying mechanical engineering at U. of Rochester, plays varsity lacrosse.

On the Road with MKA

By Jim B urger

Seven hours en route from Wisconsin, somewhere on the Indiana Toll Road, I dozed in the passenger seat of our aging Volvo wagon. Vacation over, I was beginning to note the first pangs of anxiety about my new job as MKA’s assistant principal for admissions and recruitment.

A series of horn blasts and the rush of wind and noise from an open window quickly brought me to the present. My wife was busily talking to a handsome couple driving next to us in a red Blazer, bedecked with all kinds of windsurfing equipment. Amy, who is adept at doing many things at the same time, had no trouble at maintaining the speed of both the car and the conversation as we discovered they had recognized our Montclair Kimberley Academy window sticker. They wanted to know when she graduated and where she was going with her father (thanks!), but she soon set them straight that we were administrators and that our daughter, Cappy, was looking forward to her year in sixth grade.

After a state police car passed, we decided to stop at the next rest area.

There wp continued our conversation with Rick Doerr, Class of ’78, and his friend who were on their way to the Jersey Shore. Rick’s fond memories of MKA, his interest in the current state of the school, and enthusiastic response to our long distance connection chased those post-vacation blues, and I spent the rest of the scenic route across northern Ohio exploring the fascinating possibilities of the new year at MKA.

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Planned Giving A Gift by Bequest: A Legacy of Education Throughout its history, The Montclair Kimberley Academyhas flourished through the care of alumni, parents andfnends who have created and sustained a tradition of generous giving. While m anyhavegivenin their lifetime, others have chosen to include M KA intheirwills.

A gift by bequest to M KA will help ensure a tradition of excellence for generations of students to come.

Y our bequest m ay take a variety of forms, including: • A gift o f cash, securities or real property • A specified percentage of your estate • A contingency bequest, naming M K Ainyourw ill if other beneficiaries are no longer living You may wish to consult your attorney to decide which vehicle best suits your needs. Please feel free to put your attorney in touch with the school. W e can help you or your attorney with specificwording.

For more information, orto notify M KA thatyouhave included theschoolinyour will, please call or write: Judy Polonofsky, Director of External Affairs,TheMontclair Kimberley Academy,201Valley Road, Montclair, NJ07042 (201/ 746-9800)

The Montclair Kimberley Academy has just established a Pooled Income Fund.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COUNCIL BALLOT Election for Alumni Council members will be held at the Annual Meeting of the MKA Alumni Association on May 4 1992 Meeting place will be at the Middle School Music Room, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey. Time 8:00 p.m.

If you do not expect to be present at the meeting, please sign the proxy below and return it to the Alumni Office, 201 Valiev Road Montclair, New Jersey 07042.

J ’ Upon election of the proposed slate of nominees*, the Alumni Council for 1992-93 will consist of the following: TERM EXPIRING 1993 Laura M. Bartlett '81 Margaret Crawford Bridge '65 Martha Bonsai Day '74 Alan C. Deehan 77 Peter McMullen 77 Kristine Hatzenbuhler O’Connor '83 J. Dean Paolucci 73 Rudolph G. Schlobohm 74

TERM EXPIRING 1994 Susan McIntosh Awerdick '68 Michael A. Baker '59 Sara Close Crowther 76 Hugh J. Gleason 75 Paul A. McFeeley 76 Ellen Wahl Skibiak 73 Lori Windolf 78

TERM EXPIRING 1995 * Joseph Alessi '68 Robert H. Gardner 78 Pamela Eastman Garvey '80 Edward G. Healey 77 Anita Sims 79 Albert Van Eerde 73

The following persons presently on the Alumni Council have been nominated to serve as officers of the Alumni Association for 1992-93 These officers will be elected by the Alumni Council at its annual meeting on May 4, 1992: President ..........................Gardner 78 Executive Vice President......................Martha Bonsai Day 7 4 Vice President...........................................

Joseph Alessi '68 Vice President.............................................Paul A. McFeeley 76

Vice President..........................................Peter McMullen 77 Vice President............................... Rudolph G. Schlobohm 74 Secretary............................................. Ellen Wahl Skibiak 73 Treasurer..................................................... J. Dean Paolucci 7 3

The undersigned hereby appoints Robert H. Gardner 7 8 Proxy to vote FOR______ AGAINST_______ the election of the proposed members of The Montclair Kimberley Academy Alumni Council at the annual meeting to be held May 4, 1992 as set forth in the spring issue of the Alumni News magazine.

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