The Summit magazine Winter-Spring 2014-15

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Class Notes

50s

John “Jack” Sheblessy SBS ’51 and his wife, Renate, are celebrating the 100th anniversary of their family’s continuous occupation of their Clifton home. Jack’s grandfather, an architect, built the house in 1914 and the home has been passed on from generation to generation.

60s

Conky Greiwe ’61, Assistant to the Chaplain and SPA Coordinator, Mary (Foss) Brinkmeyer ’69, Emily Jolly, Assistant to the Head of School and Summit Chaplain Phil Seher traveled to Germany and Paris in late June and July, 2014. While in Germany they stayed in Berchtesgaden

Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th reunion – with 22 of the 26 members of the class in attendance. Gathering on the front steps, as they did during their graduation, are L to R, Front Row: Sheila (Woliver) Young, Fran (Verkamp) Dillon, Cathy Devanney, Mardi (Zumbiel) Annis, Cheryl (Gourley) Lewis, Mary Ann (Nebel) Chappelear and Barb Siemon. Second Row: Joanie (Rust) Conner, Julie (Alteneau) Fealey, Monica (Moran) Spinnenweber, Karen (Dieterman) Calico and Sandy (Cousineau) Schaffner. Third Row: Mary Lee (Bryant) Bretz, Sarah (Diehl) Fernandez, Jo (Kling) Trippe, Nancy (Trautmann) Paddock, Elaine (Foley) Sicking and Connie (DeCourcy) Cussen. Fourth Row: Elaine (Murray) Gunn, Vicky (Pundsack) Reynolds, Jo (Schott) Butler and Kathy (Joseph) Tobin. 48 Winter 2014 - 2015

in the German Bavarian Alps near the border of Austria. They visited Oberammergau in southern Germany, famous for its Passion Play production performed every ten years. While there, a new hand-carved Baby Jesus was purchased for The Summit’s crèche. The sights of Munich, Augsburg, Salzburg and Rothenberg were stops on the way to their grand finale in Paris where they stayed on Ile Saint-Louis. Josephine “Jo” Kling ’63 shares that her company, Landry and Kling Events at Sea, was approached by the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee to contract for the use of cruise ships as supplemental housing for corporate sponsors and various Olympic delegations during the games. Natalie (Verkamp) Schoeny ’65 notes that the 50th reunion for the Class of ’65 is being planned. Activities are being set for the weekend of June 12-14, 2015. For more information, contact Natalie at nvschoeny@ comey.com or (513) 5201540.

70s Eileen (Steinle) Alexander ’76, a Ph.D.

Eileen (Steinle) Alexander ’76

candidate in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Department of Environmental Health, was awarded a 2014 Research Council Graduate Student Fellowship to complete her doctorate in genomic epidemiology. After completing her doctorate, she will teach at the university level while conducting research in public health and epigenetics. Eileen holds a BSN, MS Biology and a Master’s Degree in biology and ecological toxicology. Peter Dorsey ’78 is a Senior Actuarial Consultant with Towers Watson; a leading global professional services company that helps organizations improve performance through effective people, risk and financial management. After Summit, he received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Chicago and two master’s degrees from Ohio State. He and Heidi live in Avon, Ohio, with their children, Jennifer and Jonathan.


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