UNH Magazine Spring 2018

UNH The Magazine of the University of New Hampshire | Spring 2018

Farewell: President Mark Huddleston ends an 11year tenure that changed UNH for the better. | 24 Worth a Thousand Words: Students’ photos capture their experiences studying abroad. | 33

Last Shift: Legendary men’s hockey coach Dick Umile ’72 retires. | 36 Homestretch: The

Campaign for UNH heads into its final months. | 42

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24 | Ready for What’s Next

33 | Photos, or It Didn’t Happen

Mark Huddleston, the University of New Hampshire’s longest-serving president, prepares to step down.

Every year, the Center for Global Education sponsors a photo contest for students who have spent a term or summer studying abroad. We share some of our favorites from 2017 here.

Contents 36 | Line Change After 28 years at the helm of UNH men’s ice hockey, Dick Umile ’72 yields the bench to Mike Souza ’00.

42 | Charting New Territory CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH surpassed its $275 million goal in January and enters its final quarter above the $300 million mark, thanks to three generous gifts in the area of student support.

Departments 5 | Editor’s Desk 6 | Letters 8 | Current Brain-music research ◆ support for NH’s aging population ◆ a Wildcat wins a national title ◆ and much more 46 | Class Notes Richard White ’58 Marty Hall ’60 Lorraine Stuart Merrill ’73 Wildcat Olympians and Paralympians

77 | In Memoriam Mary Louise Hancock ’42 Gary Haven Smith ’73 Stephen Baker ’14JD

80 | Parting Shot

Hat Tip: Professor Nancy Kinner is almost as well known for her headwear as for her environmental engineering and oil spill expertise. | p. 11

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Editor-in-Chief Kristin Waterfield Duisberg Art Director and Designer Valerie Lester Designer and Illustrator Loren Marple ’13 Class Notes Editor Jennifer Saunders

Contributing and Staff Writers Lara Bricker ’98 Karen Hammond ’64 Allen Lessels ’76 Robbin Ray ’82 Jody Record ’95 Jennifer Saunders Sarah Schaier Contributing and Staff Photographers Jeremy Gasowski Valerie Lester Loren Marple ’13 Scott Ripley China Wong ’18

◆ Editorial Office 15 Strafford Ave. Durham, NH 03824 alumni.editor@unh.edu www.unhmagazine.unh.edu Publication Board of Directors Mark W. Huddleston President, University of New Hampshire

In his first career as a New Hampshire journalist, Jim Graham learned that the best way to tell even the biggest stories is through the experiences of everyday people. For our feature on President Mark Huddleston, who retires in June as the university’s longest-serving president, a UNH gardener provided the perfect perspective.

“After I met Bob Bennett, it just struck me how he and Mark share the same sorts of qualities that define the character of UNH,” says Graham, manager of UNH leadership communications. Graham lives in Concord, N.H., and hopes his kids, 13 and 16, remember to wait up for him when they go Nordic skiing, mountain biking and trail running.

Debbie Dutton Vice President, Advancement Mica Stark ’96 Associate Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs Susan Entz ’08G Associate Vice President, Alumni Association Patrick Closson ’95 President, UNH Alumni Association

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Farewell: President Mark Huddleston ends an 11year tenure that will chart the future of UNH. | 24 Worth a Thousand Words: Students’ photos capture their experiences studying abroad. | 33 Last Shift: Legendary men’s hockey coach Dick Umile ’72 retires. | 36 Homestretch: The Campaign for UNH heads into its final months. | 42

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cover photo by Jeremy Gasowski. photo (back) by Sean English ’18

◆ UNH Magazine is published in the fall, winter and spring by the University of New Hampshire Office of University Communications and Public Affairs and the Office of the President. © 2018, University of New Hampshire.

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Dave Moore covered UNH’s trip to the 2003 NCAA Division I Hockey Championship Game for UNH Magazine.

Of the many memories that linger from that exciting game, what he remembers best is a fan letter head coach Dick Umile shared with him that praised the team “for creating an athletic environment where caring and compassion for teammates and the community are as valued as running the right defense and offense.” The writer, Allison Walls ’03, had recently lost a close friend, also an ardent fan, to cancer, and the entire team had showed up at a celebration of her friend’s life as a sign of respect. A freelance writer who covers a wide range of topics including social business and technology, Moore lives in Lee, N.H.

LEARNING THE ROPES Outdoor education students in the College of Health and Human Services hiked into the cliffs at Pawtuckaway State Park in Nottingham, N.H., to practice belay and rappel techniques.

JEREMY GASOWSKI / UNH

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f there is a theme to this issue of UNH Magazine, I’d imagine it’s “transitions.” Two of our major features are about very visible transitions: the retirement of President Mark Huddleston, who has served as the university’s leader for more than a decade, and that of Dick Umile ’72, who has been the head coach of the men’s ice hockey team since 1990. But the other two features touch on the idea of change as well.

For the first time in several years, we’re sharing images from our Global Education Center’s annual photo contest for students studying abroad — an experience many undergraduates discover truly transforms their college experience. And this issue’s update about CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH will be the last of its kind, as the campaign draws to a close at the end of June after seven successful years.

For many of us, transitions — even the ones we’ve been eagerly anticipating — can be daunting. A new house, a new job, a new relationship — we face the unfamiliar with both excitement for what is novel and a touch of reluctance to let go of what we know. Here in Durham, it’s hard to imagine the campus without President Huddleston and Coach Umile, who both have put their own distinct stamp on UNH. As the longest-serving president in UNH’s history, Huddleston has overseen a broad array of advances aimed at bettering the university for both current and future students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members and the state of New Hampshire. It would take a book to fully catalog the achievements of his 11 years here, but Jim Graham’s story on pages 24 – 32 is an excellent start. Dave Moore’s story about Umile, pages 36 – 41, likewise highlights a tenure that has elevated the university’s national profile, if on a different scale.

Our next magazine — the fall issue — will focus primarily on CELEBRATE 150 results, highlighting the power of philanthropy, and the many ways in which our donors’ investments shape UNH’s future. It will also introduce UNH’s next president, who remains to be named as of press time but is expected to be in place as of July 1. In other words, more transitions ahead, bearing out that piece of ancient wisdom credited to the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “The only thing that is constant in life is change.”

Even the season will change . . . eventually.

Kristin Waterfield Duisberg Editor-in-chief

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believe I was a beneficiary of the UNH volunteer emergency medical service. In 1976, I traveled to Durham with the Concord, N.H., YMCA volleyball team to scrimmage a pick-up UNH team. UNH came up short a player so was given me — class of ’71.

I played extra hard, and when jumping to block a spike felt something pop, then landed in a heap with torn cartilage in my right knee. I remember the young ambulance personnel, particularly the young woman who asked the only older person in the crew if she could drive. The answer was yes.

Could she use the lights and siren?

Lights, yes. Siren, no. And stop for traffic lights and stop signs.

My ride to the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital ER was smooth as silk, and I’m still grateful for the fine care I received. But still disappointed that I didn’t block the spike.

Jim Staples ’71, via email

What a wonderful tribute to a doctor who dedicated his life to serving his community! I was probably the last student who lived with Dr. and Mrs. McGregor, from the fall of 1958 to the spring of 1962. Those four years were rewarding and a great learning experience.

In exchange for my room, I performed a variety of house and garden chores and occasionally provided some assistance in the office because Dr. McGregor did not have a nurse. I learned to give injections, stitch and dress wounds, and I would answer the phone when the McGregors went to dinner or the theater. Many evenings, my date and I would study at their kitchen table, where I could answer the phone. The doctor had taught me how to advise expectant parents who called when labor pains began, and to decide when they should head to the hospital; then I notified the doctor. But it sure surprised my date the first time she heard me pick up the phone, look at my watch, and say, “Uh-huh . . . and how many minutes apart are the contractions?” After all, I was not even a pre-med student.

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THAT’S MY ICE AXE My wife, Nancy Blake Johnson ’68 was reading the winter edition of the UNH Magazine when she saw a picture of the ice ax that we had donated to the Outing Club four or five years ago.

My UNH roommate, Mike Minor ’67, ’69G, and I planned a winter hiking trip on Mt. Washington. It was around fifty years ago, so the details may not be exactly as I remember them, but my recollection is that we stopped at Limmer’s in North Conway and both purchased ice axes and crampons.

Although we were both active Outing Clubbers, and had been on many Outing Club hikes, Mike and I really had never done any true winter mountaineering, so were essentially complete novices.

Anxious to try out our new equipment, we headed for the lower snowfields at the base of the little headwall on the left side of Tuckerman’s Ravine. Roping ourselves together, we worked our way up the steep slope and then traversed the ice across the top of the snowfield to Hillman’s Highway, a steep trail leading up to Boott Spur, with the intent to climb to the top. When we reached the trail, we saw someone down below at the base of the “highway” who was hollering something up to us, but we couldn’t hear him, so continued upward.

Ascending only a very short distance, we came around an outcrop of rock and saw the front edge of a large snow drift that completely overhung the narrow trail. We immediately realized that we really didn’t want to be where we were, and, using our hiking boots like small skis and our ice axes as a third point of contact and a brake, we slid down the mountain, stopping every so often to keep from building up too much speed. When we reached the bottom of the trail we saw the sign that warned of avalanche danger! A sign we never saw since we went up the snowfield, not the trail.

That was the one and only time that my ice ax was ever used for actual ice climbing. It did get carried on a number of snowshoe trips, however, to aid in getting up steep slopes. I entered the Navy in 1969, after two additional years as a mathematics graduate student at UNH, and the ice ax was stored first at my parent’s house in Vermont and later in my own house before Nancy and I donated it to UNH. Nancy and I met on an Outing Club trip to Franconia Notch at the beginning of her freshman year. Eventually we were both officers of the club, and, when the club instituted life membership, we both became Lifetime Outing Club members. Both our children attended and graduated from UNH: Christina ’01 and Kenneth ’15, although neither joined the Outing Club.

Brian L. Johnson, ’67, ’79G, ’92G

Dr. Mc Gregor took great pride in being a country doctor, but he was also a well-known surgeon and the county coroner. He not only made house calls, he delivered babies at homes when mothers insisted on it. By 1962 he had delivered 2,000 babies. One time, as payment for a home delivery, he was given half of a hog carcass, which I then butchered for him on the ping-pong table in his basement. (A meat-cutting course I had taken at the Thompson School came in handy.)

One evening, when his wife was away, the doctor did not feel well and anticipated he might have a heart attack. So, before going to bed, he instructed me how to prepare a syringe with morphine and where to inject it. He also told me not to call the ambulance because he hated being a patient! At around 2 a.m. he called my name. Since I had prepared the syringe before going to bed, I was able to inject him within seconds and immediately called the ambulance, despite his

Letters demand. He was so dedicated to his patients that he insisted on holding office hours during his recovery.

By my junior year, I was often referred to as Dr. McGregor’s “resident intern.” He tried to convince me to switch my major to pre-med, and he offered to provide financial assistance.

I hated to disappoint him, but I was determined to study plant science.

After graduating from UNH with a major in horticulture, I attended the University of Maryland, where I obtained both my M.S. and Ph.D. and eventually became chairman of the department of horticulture and landscape architecture. As for the young lady I dated, she married me after we both graduated, and we have two daughters.

Francis R. Gouin ’58, ’62, via email

and medical careers was fascinating, illuminating, educational and fun. I especially liked the mention of the life and habits of the beloved Dr. McGregor.

Ingrid Nelson-Stefl PSU ’79, via email

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hanks for the great article about Michael D’Antonio ’77 (“A Window on the World,” winter 2018). I like how he has focused on politics, religion and key personalities and how those personalities allowed him to touch on many global issues. I also appreciated his New Castle, N.H., roots. I lived in Amherst for six years — which, like New Castle, had only a general store in the center of the town.

Mark Dullen ’88, via email

Thank you for the very interesting and well-written article about UNH’s volunteer ambulance corps. Its breadth and depth, including interview materials from a wide variety of alumni, its history and examples of invaluable, incomparable preparation for medical school

I thoroughly enjoyed the article about Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Michael D’Antonio, at least partly because I believe Mike was a student in my English class at Portsmouth (N.H.) High School. No surprise that he has

achieved such amazing success. I did teach him everything I knew!

Ann Orlando, via email

In Memory of Pam Raiford

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hat a sad day when Pam Raiford left this earth (In Memoriam, UNH Magazine 2018)! Pam and I became collegial friends when she invited me into her social studies classes to teach meditation to her students. From the moment that I met Pam and stepped into her classroom, I knew I was in the company of a very extraordinary person. Her classroom was a safe space and one that reflected social studies in a way that I had never seen before. The room was aglow with creativity and expressions of history, diversity and inclusion that were life-affirming. Her spirit reflected a celebration of life, and her students adored her. Pam's passing is a tremendous loss to so many of us.

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usical improvisation and neuroscience aren’t terms you often hear coupled in the same sentence. Ditto for neuroscience and kindergarteners, or older elementary school students, for that matter, unless you’re Donald Robin, professor and chair of the communication sciences and disorders department.

Robin came to UNH about 18 months ago, bringing work he had done previously that involved scanning the brains of Grammy award-winning jazz musicians while they improvised on a specially designed keyboard to see what parts of their brains “turned on,” how those regions talked to each other, and what parts didn’t respond.

“What you see is that the brain is really active, and you get to see that in areas of the brain that regulate language, memory and emotions. You see what it’s doing at rest, too,” Robin says. “So, the question becomes, can music change your brain?”

Robin’s brain-music research, which he began while a professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, focuses on the relationship between music and learning. During the 2017 fall semester, he assembled a team that included UNH communication sciences and disorders, music and neuroscience majors and took his science to the Seacoast Charter School in Dover, New Hampshire. Sara Willis ’18 helped him plan the program that was piloted with kindergarteners.

“We focused on what the kids could learn about their brain in terms of how it helps them function in their everyday life,” says Willis, a communication sciences and disorders major. “We taught them the different jobs that each lobe does — the frontal lobe helps us think, the occipital lobe is how we see, the temporal lobe is for hearing and the parietal lobe for touch.”

Using an assortment of techniques that involved listening to and making their own music, the elementary schoolers learned what musical improvisation does to the brain, how it makes certain parts of it light up and why some areas stay dark. The children were each given a Styrofoam head like those used to display wigs and told where each lobe is located.

“It’s important for children to learn about their brains because it helps them take better control of their learning and actions.”

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They were then asked to draw pictures on the foam form of what they thought their brains were doing as they made sounds on a keyboard.

Robin, who is a jazz musician, and professional flutist and composer Anne Drummond played for the students. Told to close their eyes while they listened, the kindergarteners were later asked to describe what they’d felt — not heard; felt. Then they discussed the lobe responsible for those feelings and the colors they had seen while listening to Robin and Drummond play.

“It’s putting language in music,” Robin says. “And it’s teaching them that different parts of their brain are doing different things at the same time. They’re learning how the brain processes music.”

The research is helping Robin and others understand how studying musical improvisation and the brain can enhance learning of cognition, language and motor control as well as its influence on creativity and imagination. The ideal, Robin says, would be for the students to undergo brain scans while listening to music so researchers could see how the brain changes with learning and how those changes are associated with the creative process.

For now, Robin and a new team of UNH students in the neurosciences are working with third and fourth graders at the charter school, which emphasizes teaching education through the arts. Willis is leading the team.

“It’s important for children to learn about their brains because it helps them take better control of their learning and actions,” Willis says. “I learned just as much if not more than the students did.”

The next phase of Robin’s research will explore neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to organize through new neuron connections, and study how learning music and neuroscience can help brain-injured individuals. “The amazing thing is that you can make neural connections stronger within a week or two,” says Robin. “Our prediction is that these changes are permanent and provide evidence to support the inclusion of music, art and neuroscience in school programs.” ² — Jody Record ’95

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LAW MOVES UP The UNH School of Law checked in at number 85 on U.S. News and World Report’s 2018 list of the best law schools, up 15 spots from last year and the biggest rise among the top 100 schools this year. In addition, the intellectual property degree program was ranked 6th, making 2018 the 27th consecutive year in which the IP program has been rated among the top 10 in the country. “The U.S. News rankings can never capture the full range of merit and talents in any school community,” notes UNH Law Dean Megan Carpenter, “but to the extent they do reflect certain data points, we are proud of our climb this year, which reflects our sustained dedication to providing a rewarding legal education and underscores the strong reputation we have established over an extended period of time.”

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EMERGING EXCELLENCE The Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter) was named the 2017 recipient of the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center’s “Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship Center Award.”

The award honors an outstanding entrepreneurship center that is five years old or less; UNH’s ECenter, which was established to help students, faculty members and alumni become problemsolvers and then to support them as they turn their ideas into products and businesses, opened in January 2016. In accepting the award, ECenter director Ian Grant thanked alums Peter Paul ’67 for providing the seed funding to establish the center and Harry Patten ’58 for supporting several student initiatives.

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Making Accessibility Accessible OT prof. Therese Willkomm turns everyday objects into useful devices

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ometimes we see only what is, and not what could be. Take campaign signs, the kind made of corrugated plastic on skinny-legged stands that pock the American landscape at election time. Therese Willkomm looks at them and sees a cell phone holder, a stand for an iPad, or, turned another way, a document holder, any of which can help individuals with disabilities better use technological devices.

A clinical associate professor in the UNH department of occupational therapy, Willkomm has been sharing her vision through assistive technology makers workshops where she teaches people how to make these low-tech products for individuals with paralysis. Funded through a grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, and with the goal of making 1,000 devices in one year, Willkomm has led Spring 2018

more than 12 workshops across New Hampshire.

In February, she reached her goal.

The very first tablet holder Willkomm made was for herself; she called it “the Eileen” — as in, “I lean my iPad against it.” There are now more than 10 Eileen options, and Willkomm estimates 10,000 variations have been made and distributed in 32 states and eight countries.

“Assistive technology can be really expensive.

Here is a way to create devices that are low-cost and sustainable,” says Willkomm, director of the New Hampshire Statewide Assistive Technology Program with UNH’s Institute on Disability. “So far, I have invented more than 1,200 solutions that can be created in minutes using everyday items in extraordinary ways. It can be as simple as adapting a pen.” ² — Jody Record ’95

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t’s not exactly Michael Jackson’s white glove, but at UNH, the red hat worn by professor Nancy Kinner — a rock star in her own right — has become iconic.

There aren’t any sequins, but there is a feather. And a red satin ribbon. Kinner has been wearing the hat (if not the same exact one, a variation) for the last 30 years. It has gotten so she doesn’t

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feel like herself, or look says Kinner. One like herself, without it. excursion here in New It all started with a Hampshire took them colleague who loved to into a little store on shop. The pair met in Route 4. A red hat was England while Kinner hanging on the wall. was doing a fellowship. “He saw it and said, ‘Oh, They later applied for Nancy, you have to get a grant together that that, it’s you.’ I’ve worn brought him to the it ever since.”

United States, where Or one very much they conducted like it. Kinner has accuwastewater treatment mulated a collection studies along the East that includes a couple Coast. of baseball hats, a knit “Every time we went beanie, a few variations on a trip, he shopped,” of the felt fedora, and

the red tasseled tam that she wears at commencement. She also has a red bike helmet.

On a few rare occasions, Kinner has been somewhere off campus bareheaded and run into a student that she doesn’t know but who will say, “Oh, I know you — you wear the red hat.”

It’s her signature.

Just like those white sequin gloves. ² — Jody Record ’95 Spring 2018

NEW SEA GRANT LEADERSHIP Erik Chapman has been appointed the new full-time director of New Hampshire Sea Grant (NHSG), a position he has held on an interim basis since 2016. As director, Chapman will be responsible for the administration and promotion of NHSG through collaboration and partnerships with the academic and research community in New Hampshire and beyond. “I am extremely excited to work with our incredibly talented staff, our UNH partners and the broader offcampus community to address a fundamental societal challenge: to sustain coastal economies, a high quality of life and conserve healthy coastal ecosystems despite ever-increasing and compounding environmental threats,” Chapman says.

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ithin hours of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, media outlets across the country were trying to reach UNH’s Nancy Kinner. A month later, she was testifying before Congress. Now the professor of civil and environmental engineering and expert in oil spill response and restoration has become a media go-to for questions regarding the Trump administration’s move to open Atlantic waters to offshore drilling exploration, and what would have to happen for a plan to move forward.

“The key question is exactly where would that drilling occur?” Kinner says. “Unless conditions change a lot, the New Hampshire coast probably would not be the first place where drilling would be desirable — for a lot of factors.”

Among those are determining that sufficient amounts of oil exist, getting a production rig out there and having the infrastructure to deliver oil being produced. “In the Gulf of Mexico, for example, a lot of that oil is pumped back onshore through pipelines. On the East Coast, we don’t have any offshore wells or the infrastructure. And that is a major investment,” Kinner explains.

Even before that, Kinner says, the process to move forward with any plan for leases would be a lengthy one. “We’re talking years even without any court cases,” she says. But, she stresses, a

long approval process does not mean there isn’t reason for concern. “I am saying there will be a process, and we need to be paying attention to that process.”

The potential for a spill could prove to be a financial deterrent to expansion as well. “Oil companies have to have a plan for that as part of this process.

They have to be able to show the ability to control if something goes wrong,” Kinner says. “Industry invested in a capping stack for the Gulf of Mexico. We don’t have that infrastructure anywhere off the Atlantic coast.

This will be highly scrutinized.”

Could drilling happen?

“Yes, it could,” Kinner says. “Could it happen in the next couple of years? Probably not.” ² — Jennifer Saunders

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Wisdom on Aging As America gets older, UNH research helps to promote happy, healthy aging

By 2030, statistics indicate that 1 in 5 Americans will be over 65.

1 in 5 Contrary to popular belief, older adults are not moving from one state to another because of estate or inheritance taxes.

A diverse social network, community-based services and senior housing all contribute to seniors’ wellbeing, according to a study by social work assistant prof. BoRin Kim.

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As the state ages and people retire, NH will have fewer people in the workforce, says UNH Carsey School of Public Policy senior demographer Kenneth Johnson.

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1% Paul College prof. Karen Smith Conway’s research finds that fewer than 1 percent of the elderly move across state lines in any year.

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n New England and throughout the United States, the gap between the young and the old has been steadily increasing since the 1950s, and, thanks to baby boomers, the older adult population in New Hampshire is projected to double during the next two decades. For seniors, their families and caregivers, and policymakers nationwide, questions loom: How will they age?

Where will they live? What will they need? Will there be enough resources to meet those needs? UNH researchers from across the disciplines are answering those questions, completing the picture of what aging in America looks like in the 21st century and creating knowledge that promotes healthy, happy aging for seniors and the communities that support them — and that they in turn support.

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After nearly a decade of studying a pathogen that has wiped out some 90 percent of the bat population in parts of the U.S. and Canada, a team of researchers based out of the U.S. Forest Service and UNH has made a potentially game-changing discovery: Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the fungus that causes white nose syndrome, can be destroyed by ultraviolet light.

UNH research scientists Jeffrey Foster and Kevin Drees worked for three years with Daniel Lindner and Jonathan Palmer of the U.S. Forest service analyzing the DNA of P. destructans before they identified a gap in the genome that represented a crucial enzyme needed to repair DNA damage caused by ultraviolet light.

Preliminary tests indicate that even very small

doses of UV light are enough to kill the fungus.

Much more work is needed to figure out how to effectively — and efficiently — deliver the UV treatment to affected bats, though one option is a quick-pulse procedure that the Forest Service’s Lindner likens to “a mini tanning bed for bats.”

P. destructans attacks bats while they hibernate and has caused the death of millions of bats in caves and mines across North America by accelerating the burn of fat stores the animals need to make it through winter and damaging deep skin tissues. Left unchecked, white nose syndrome could lead to the extinction of multiple bat species, including the most common, the little brown bat, which is capable of eating half its body weight in insects every night. ²

Separate studies by kinesiology associate profs. Summer Cook and Dain LaRoche have concluded that maintaining leg strength and using very light weights are factors in maintaining health and independence.

OT profs. Kerryellen Vroman and Sajay Arthanat’s NIH-funded research suggests that technology — emailing, Facebook and searching the web — helps seniors stay connected.

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TRUTH TELLING, CHANGE MAKING As part of its annual series of events to pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and honor Black History Month, in February the UNH Office of Community, Equity and Diversity welcomed two activists from the national Truth Telling Collective to Durham. Asia Dorsey and Kristine Hendrix spent three weeks in residence at UNH conducting workshops and teaching skills aimed at mending race relations and encouraging non-violent change — welcome work in the wake of a 2016–17 academic year that ended in student protests around questions of diversity and representation. “The Truth Telling Project is about speaking truth to power, so a lot of it revolves around storytelling and giving people the ability to speak their truth because so often these stories go unheard or unbelieved,” Hendrix says.

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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1. Which species is the state freshwater fish of N.H.? a) rainbow trout b) brook trout c) largemouth bass d) channel catfish 2. A herring that migrates up the Merrimack every year from the sea, the alewife is on the town seal of a) Newmarket b) Dover c) Exeter d) Durham 3. Which of the following is native to N.H.? a) rainbow trout b) brown trout c) largemouth bass d) all of the above e) none of the above

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f early 2018’s stretch of sub-zero days and the string of nor’easters that punctuated 4. In N.H., the March had you wondering if it was time chain pickerel is to call off the warnings about a warming commonly called planet, UNH has some unwelcome news. a) Blinky Environmental models developed by researchers b) slime dart in the department of natural resources indicate c) bucketmouth that the effects of climate change could increase d) Mr. Limpet significantly by the middle of the 21st century — 5. Which is true of the year 2050 — and accelerate changes already the American eel? manifest in a variety of ecosystem and weather a) lays eggs in the conditions.

In just one measure, models indicate ocean, more than 1,000 that if carbon dioxide emissions continue at the miles away current rate, the number of days New Hampshire b) is a common bait for striped bass anglers sees snow cover may decrease significantly. At c) considered a delicacy the same time, the number of summer days with in Japan a temperature above 90 degrees will increase, d) all of the above and up to 40 percent of stream habitats may e) none of the above become inhospitable to cold-water fish.

Natural resources associate professor Wilfred 6. Togue is a common name for Wollheim, one of the study’s authors, notes that which species? while the models were applied specifically to a) brown trout New Hampshire, the results are broadly relevant. b) brook trout “A number of things that people care about will c) lake trout worsen due to climate change,” Wollheim says. d) rainbow trout “For example, right now the average number of answers p. 53 snow days is 60 per year, but in 20 to 30 years the models show that the number of snow days could be as low as 18 days per year.”

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UNH researchers find effects of climate change could accelerate by mid-century

Published recently in the journal Ecology and Society, the team’s research found that along with a decrease in snow cover in the winter, potential impacts could include up to 70 summer days per year with temperatures of 90 degrees or higher by the end of the century, a greater probability of flooding, a considerable loss of cold-water fish habitat, and accelerated nitrogen inputs to coastal areas, which could pollute the water and deplete fish species.

Wollheim says the biggest impact will be around urban areas, near where people live. “Land use and population growth interacting with climate change are also important drivers,” he says.

“These models can help guide efforts to adapt to the changing climate.” Alterations in land-use policy, including prevention of sprawl and investment in storm and wastewater infrastructure, are one way to reduce impact. Policies that regulate greenhouse gas emissions are also critical.

The UNH study, which focused on the Merrimack River watershed, is the first to be applied to a New England watershed that consistently accounts for climate change, landuse change, forest ecosystem processes and aquatic ecosystem processes (including variability in weather that occurs within and across years) to assess a whole suite of changes simultaneously. ² —Robbin Ray ’82

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eet JESSE STABILE MORRELL ’99, ’04G, ’13G, nutrition program coordinator, director of the UNH-in-Italy program, and principal lecturer in the agriculture, nutrition and food systems department.

Stabile Morrell is passionate about healthy eating and was instrumental in the implementation of the Guiding Stars nutrition rating system on campus. She is also the reason that halogen lamps aren’t allowed in residence halls in New Hampshire. Want to know why? You’ll have to ask her!

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Afternoon clambake on the beach with good friends and family.

What is your greatest extravagance?

Travel.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

I was thinking...

Which talent would you most like to have?

Ability to sing (even a little).

What do you consider your greatest achievement?

My education.

Grateful to have been supported by my husband

all the way, but earning my undergraduate and graduate degrees while raising children is something I am proud of.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?

Tough one!

I’m sure I will want more time to watch my grandchildren grow.

Who are your favorite writers?

So hard! A couple of favorites: Khaled Hosseini, Richard Russo.

Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

Sentimental favorite: Scout Finch.

What is your motto?

Don’t ask permission, beg for forgiveness.

— Sarah Schaier

Where would you most like to live?

I wouldn’t leave New England but wouldn’t mind a little house with a porch looking out on the ocean.

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SECURING THEIR CYBER FUTURE Data requests and cyber attacks.

Distractions and misinformation.

While much of the campus went quiet for spring break, Kingsbury Hall bustled with the work of 10 student teams participating in the 2018 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, hosted by the UNH Cyber Security Team. The teams — finalists from an original field of 36 schools — ran fictional digital forensics companies, managing customer and employee systems and responding to requests from management while defending against cyber attackers — the types of real-life challenges cybersecurity experts face every day. The UNH team finished fourth, but more important, says adviser Kenneth Graf, students got invaluable exposure to the dynamics of cyber attacks and the opportunity to collaborate with local firms looking to hire computer science grads with cyber-security experience.

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ALL-STAR DINING If you really are what you eat, then UNH student diners are in excellent shape. All four of the university’s restaurants — the three campus dining halls plus the Dairy Bar — have earned high honors from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA).

UNH Hospitality Services earned the distinction thanks to its commitment to sustainable practices, with the Dairy Bar, Holloway Commons, Philbrook Hall and Stillings Hall each earning Three-Star Certified Green Restaurant designations.

GRA recognition does not come easily. Previously, two of UNH’s four restaurants earned two-star designations.

The three-star certifications reflect superior efforts in the areas of waste elimination, energy conservation, recycling, and sustainability practices that include local sourcing of food as well as composting.

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UNH researchers create snapshot of volcano plumbing uch like a forensic team recreates a scene to determine how a crime was committed, UNH researchers are using scientific sleuthing to better understand the journey of magma, or molten rock, in one of Europe’s largest and most active volcanoes, Italy’s Mount Etna.

Researchers combined three existing techniques to create a more accurate picture of the volcano’s ancient plumbing system and how quickly the magma rises to the top to cause an eruption.

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As magma moves up through Earth’s crust beneath the volcano, it starts to crystallize. Some elements move rapidly and some more slowly, so there is a chemical record of events in those crystals that can help determine their journey. The researchers found a range of crystallization depths, suggesting there were discrete sites beneath the volcano where the rising magma crystallized.

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The study yielded two interesting takeaways: First, the source that produced magma in the ancient Mount Etna is much the same as what happens in Mount Etna in the present-day. Second, the crystals were virtually chemically identical to the lavas in which they erupted, suggesting that the length of time for crystal storage beneath the volcano is likely relatively short. This finding may provide relevant insight on larger and more explosive eruptive systems, like the U.S.’s Yellowstone.

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NATIONAL ACADEMY HONOR Larry Mayer, director of UNH’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping and Joint Hydrographic Center, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Academy membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/ implementing innovative approaches to engineering education.” One of the world’s experts in seafloor mapping, Mayer was recognized for his work in creating advanced techniques and technologies for coastal, Arctic and ocean-floor mapping.

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The study, led by UNH Earth sciences instructor Sarah Miller and recently published in the journal Geochemical Perspective Letters, set out to determine if the magma lingers below in pockets of the volcano or if it pushes up all at once. Miller and her team looked for chemical signatures in lava rock collected from flows on the surface and examined the elements making up minerals in these rocks to assess conditions under which the minerals crystallized.

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SHE’S THE CHAMPION Elinor Purrier ’18 wraps her UNH indoor track career with an NCAA title THROWING HIS WEIGHT Senior thrower Michael Shanahan ’18 made his own mark on the NCAA indoor track & field championships with a seventh-place finish in the weight throw. Competing at his first national event, the Dover, N.H., native’s 72'8.5" toss earned him a spot on the pedestal and his first ever All-American designation. The throw is his second best of the season, just edging out the throw of 72'8" that won him an America East Championship, and a full foot behind his best throw of 73'10.75" at the ECAC/IC4A Championship.

“Mike had a fantastic day,” says UNH coach Rob Hoppler.

“Usually when someone’s there for the first time it can be a struggle, but he handled it really, really well.”

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lready the most decorated athlete in UNH history, runner Elle Purrier ’18 added an exclamation point to that title in March, winning the women’s mile race at the NCAA championships in College Station, Texas. A nail-biter of a race — leading the entire way, Purrier was challenged late by runner-up Dani Jones of Colorado and prevailed by just six one-hundredths of a second, the closest finish since 1991 — the victory was the perfect ending to an outstanding indoor track season and NCAA indoor mile career. Purrier finished third in the NCAA mile race in 2016 and second at last year’s championship. Earlier this season, she bested a field of professional runners to win the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University, posting the fastest women’s indoor collegiate mile time of the year and the second fastest in NCAA history.

“I’ve been trying to get this title for a long time now and had an attitude of ‘just go for it’ heading into the race,” says Purrier, who finished 15th in the event her freshman year. “I planned to do whatever it took to get it.”

The Vermont native’s early move to lead the race came out of that mindset, as well as a desire to avoid the pushing and jostling that can happen in a tight, strategic race. “She was pretty bold to go to the front and run there the whole way,” says longtime coach Robert Hoppler. “That takes a lot of guts. The plan was to make it a fast, honest pace. It plays to Elle’s strength.”

Purrier finished in 4:31.76 to Jones’ 4:31.82 — so close that she held off on celebrating until the scoreboard confirmed her win.

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make sure before I celebrated. It would be pretty embarrassing to get all excited without knowing for sure so I wanted to double-check on the screen.”

Purrier’s is the first NCAA title ever for the UNH track and field team and the university’s first in more than three decades. The women’s lacrosse team won the NCAA championship in 1985 and the women’s ice hockey team won a national championship in 1998, shortly before the NCAA took over sponsorship of the sport.

Brothers John and Kim Kendall were the Wildcats’ first national titleholders, winning a string of NCAA skimeister championships — a now-defunct competition that included downhill, slalom, cross country and ski jumping events — from 1970-1973.

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BACK ON TOP In February, UNH swimming and diving captured its seventh America East Championship, its first since 2014, unseating the three-time defending champion University of Maryland Baltimore County. The ‘Cats were fueled by the standout performance of Liza Baykova ’18, who won three individual events and swam on two winning relays, set four meet records and won both the Outstanding Swimmer Award and the Dave Alexander Coaches’ Award for highest number of points earned at the championships over her four years.

Hailee Miller ’18 was named the most outstanding diver, and the Wildcats won 10 of the 20 events comprising the four-day championships. In addition to its 2018 and 2014 titles, UNH also won the America East Championship in 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006 and 2013.

901 record that had stood for nearly half a century.

The game brought Camara’s career rebound total to 901, surpassing the 897 mark that Dave Pemberton set in 1972

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Head coach Bill Herrion earned his 400th career win on Jan. 10, a home court victory over Binghamton University. Now in his 13th season with the Wildcats, Herrion is the 129th Division I head coach to reach the 400-win mark

On Feb. 11, Tanner Leissner ’18 scored a team-high 16 points against UMBC to move to the top of the men’s basketball all-time scoring list.

Leissner ended the game with a career total 1,872 points, topping the 1,861-point mark set by Al McClain ’84.

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But Purrier’s dominance in her sport has been in a league all its own.

She currently holds a whopping 14 UNH track and field records in individual and She was relay events, and pretty bold has competed in the NCAA chamto go to the pionship finals front and in multiple discirun there the plines — including whole way,” cross-country says longtime and the 3,000 coach Robert meter steeplechase — for Hoppler. the past eight “That takes consecutive a lot of guts. seasons, a The plan was streak Hoppler to make it a characterizes as fast, honest “unheard of.” In fact, less than pace. It plays two hours after to Elle’s her March 10 strength.” victory at Texas A&M’s Gilliam Indoor Track Stadium, she toed the line for the 3,000 meter championships, becoming the first UNH athlete to compete in two NCAA championship track events at a single meet. Her 14th place finish in that race not only earned her second All-American designation of the meet — and the 10th All-American honor of her career—it was the only time all season she finished behind another collegiate athlete.

And she’s not done running. Purrier still has her final season of outdoor track ahead of her, and with it a shot at another national title, in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. ² — Allen Lessels ’76

In pulling down seven rebounds in UNH’s Jan. 21 53-51 win over Stony Brook, Iba Camara ’18 also took down a

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NETWORKED NEWS, RACIAL DIVIDES

How Power and Privilege Shape Public Discourse in Progressive Communities

Sue Robinson ’94 Cambridge University Press, Nov. 2017

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n acclaimed University of Wisconsin journalism professor, Robinson chronicles her seven-year exploration of race-related power dynamics in media and, by extension, The Death and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. public decision-making in search of the answer to a provocative question: Why Jason Sokol, Basic Books, March 2018 do so-called progressive cities have so African Americans and liberal whites many issues with race? Robinson’s narany historical accounts of Martin and dismissed as irrelevant by many rative hangs on the story of Madison Luther King end on April 4, 1968 black youth. In “The Heavens Might Prep, a proposed Wisconsin charter — the date on which the civil rights Crack,” Sokol traces the diverse school for black students that became leader was fatally shot as he stood on responses, both in America and beyond, the focal point of a much larger debate the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in to King’s death, detailing how King’s about race, and uses network analysis Memphis, Tennessee. Far from the end and interviews with journalists, activof the story however, for Sokol, an asso- assassination and the uprisings that followed sent shockwaves across the ists and others to examine the racial ciate professor of history whose previworld and cast light on a dark chapter of divides that persist beneath the “libous books have shed new light on the the United States’ racial history. More eral” surface of cities like Madison. civil rights movement, political history than a biography of King, Sokol’s book and African-American history, King’s is an account of a country coming to assassination was the launching point terms with a profound level of racial for a major assessment of 50 years of antipathy that, far from fading with time, race relations in the United States. still persists half a century after the civil At the time of his murder, King was Looking for more good reads? rights leader’s death. a polarizing figure: scorned by many Self-published books by alumni white Americans, revered by some are listed in class notes, p. 46–76

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GUNPOW DER MOON David Pedreira ’90, Harper Voyager, Feb. 2018

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he moon smells like gunpowder: a burnt-metal scent that reminds U.S. mining operations chief Caden Dechert of his days as a Marine in the war-torn Middle East back on Earth.

In first-time novelist Pedreira’s sci-fi thriller, the year is 2072, and Dechert is overseeing lunar mining activities that are powering fusion reactors critical to bringing Earth back from environmental disaster. But when a bomb kills one of Dechert’s miners, he suspects that competing for the richest prize in the history of the world has destroyed the oldest rule in space — safety for all — and must tap into his fraught military past to expose the culprit before the first murder on the moon leads to others.

COURT JUSTICE

The Inside Story of My Battle Against the NCAA Ed O’Bannon and Michael McCann Diversion Publishing, Feb. 2018

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hould student athletes receive compensation when the NCAA uses their names, images and likenesses on licensed products? That was the question at the heart of former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon’s groundbreaking lawsuit against the NCAA and Electronic Arts for using images of former and current student athletes for commercial purposes. Longtime Sports Illustrated legal analyst and director of UNH Law’s Sports and Entertainment Law Institute McCann teams up with O’Bannon to tell the former player’s story, shedding light on the many ways college players are exploited financially and making a case for sweeping reform in the multi-billion dollar industry of NCAA sports.

DIY CIRCUS LAB FOR KIDS A family-friendly guide for juggling, balancing, clowning, and show-making Jackie Leigh Davis ’91,Quarry Books, Feb. 2018

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ver wanted to learn how to juggle, walk on a tightrope or make your own stilts? The founder of the Hilltop Circus program at the Pine Hill Waldorf School in Wilton, New Hampshire, Davis brings her long career in movement and circus arts education to bear on this engaging and interactive how-to circus guide for preteens, early teenagers — and the kid in all of us.

THE THORNS OF FREEDOM: An exile’s return to Latvia Vaira Paegle ’67G, Branden Books, Feb. 2018

The Impeachment of Chief Justice David Brock David Steelman ’67, ’70G and John Cerullo, Lexington Books, Nov. 2017

Business interests over the public’s interests, abuse of power, and the plight of refugees are among the themes of Paegle’s memoir.

A Latvian exile who returned decades later to assume a seat in the country’s Parliament and became a candidate for the Latvian presidency, Paegle sets her story against a background of momentous, historic changes for Latvia and Latvians, who endured 50 years of Russian occupation and later had to adjust to the responsibilities that freedom brings.

Former regional vice president for the National Center for State Courts Steelman and UNH Manchester emeritus history professor Cerullo bring their expertise to bear on this analysis of 2000’s highly visible impeachment of New Hampshire Chief Justice David Brock. The duo’s book addresses the historical background for the Brock impeachment, recounts the N.H. House decision to impeach and the subsequent Senate trial, and concludes with a discussion of the aftermath of what proved to be a highly consequential ordeal that provided a needed catalyst for reforms to legislative/judicial relations in the Granite State.

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Taking A Stand For Students Who Take A Stand

ownership itself, educational institutions had varying opinions on the protests, some supporting the students, others that did not.

Weeks prior to the walkout, the UNH administration let prospective and admitted students know that the university supports their First Amendment

rights and that, should anyone face disciplinary actions from their peaceful protests, it would in no way jeopardize UNH admission decisions. Because, they said, they valued students’ rights to stand up for what they believe. Otherwise known as Course 401: Freedom. ²

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For many, part of the college experience is about finding their voice. Or growing more confident with the one they have.

College campuses have long been a

place where voices strengthen, where they come together, and rise up, and challenge, and dare.

On March 14, students at high schools across the country staged walkouts in an effort to continue to shine the spotlight on gun violence. Like the issue of safe gun

FARMER’S MARKET It was almost a precursor to spring, the farmer’s market held at the MUB at the beginning of March, before one nor’easter after another reminded us: not yet. But there was the hint of what the outdoor markets will soon bring, with vendors selling leeks and bok choy and onions and lettuce, sauces and homemade pasta. Honey, fish, cookies and bread. A clear indication that the third winter market hosted by Slow Food UNH this year was a hit.

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You’ll find clues related to this issue’s cover story about retiring UNH President Mark Huddleston on pages 24–32.

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BY JIM GRAHAM

Ask him for someone who can

talk about his tenure as UNH’s longest-serving president, and Mark Huddleston doesn’t hesitate.

“Talk to Bob Bennett,” says Huddleston, who retires in June after 11 years. “He’s one of my favorites.”

As a leader who’s thrived in the dynamic, often rocky, landscape of public higher education, Huddleston

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And UNH has plenty to boast about since he arrived: record enrollments, record philanthropy, new public-private partnerships, rising national rankings and new schools of business, law, marine science and public policy, to

BACKGROUND: PERRY SMITH

Mark Huddleston leaves behind a stronger and better UNH — but don’t expect him to take credit for it.

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name a few. And these came in an era when state support plummeted, high school populations declined, competition increased and the nation suffered through a prolonged recession.

It’s a record that bucks the troubling trends facing higher education across the country.

So, who’s Bob Bennett? And why is he the perfect person to tell you about the retiring UNH president?

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and he works really hard. And, I think, he exemplifies what’s best about UNH and about New Hampshire in general.”

In his plainspoken, insightful way, Huddleston offers Bennett as an apt metaphor not only for UNH but for everything — indeed, everyone — that he has dedicated himself to serving throughout his career in public higher education and public policy. “I’ve spent almost my whole career in public institutions, and I feel like I owe whatever success I’ve had in life to public higher education,” says Huddleston, who worked for most of his pre-UNH career at the University of Delaware, where he taught political science for 24 years.

Bennett will be the first to tell you that it’s not as though he and Huddleston sit down over coffee to share deep heart-to-hearts. Both are too busy working, for one thing. Often, at odd hours and weekends, as well.

And they’d each rather be getting something productive done — almost anything — than talk about themselves.

When they do chat in passing, Huddleston and Bennett are more likely to catch up on their families, the weather, upcoming campus events or their favorite jazz stations.

“Mark’s very down-to-earth. Just a regular guy. Someone who genuinely cares about people,” says Bennett, who graduated from UNH in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in plant science. “He’s the type of leader who understands that people are our most valuable resource. And if you take care of them and show them that you really do care, they’ll make this place shine.

And Mark’s done that.”

Here To Help Bennett, 63, grew up in Nashua, and has worked at UNH for 39 years, most of it in facilities. He and his wife Jennifer, also from Nashua, were in the same homeroom in seventh grade, but they didn’t meet until their freshman year at UNH. Jennifer Bennett earned her bachelor’s from UNH in 1976 and her master’s in 1978. She spent her career as a grade K-12 arts teacher and retired as department head for visual arts in Portsmouth public schools.

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public good. The kind of friendly, helpful, levelheaded folks you’d want as neighbors.

Those are the qualities that Dana Hamel admires most in Huddleston as well.

“Mark’s a ‘we’ person, not an ‘I’ person,” says Hamel, one of UNH’s most prolific and largest donors. “He’s not one of these people who wants to make everything about himself.”

Hamel and his family established the Hamel Scholars and Hamel Scholarships Program in 2007, which has since supported more than 180 students who have distinguished themselves in academics, leadership and community involvement. For many, the program is the deciding factor that

brought them to UNH. For all the recognition the program brings him, Hamel says it was actually Huddleston who first conceived of the idea.

“Mark was the one who really suggested that I could do something around affordability and encouraging some of our best and brightest students in New Hampshire to come to UNH,” says Hamel, who also funded the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research and the Hamel Recreation Center. “I never would have looked into that unless he started it.”

Unassuming and approachable, Huddleston has a genuine interest in people of all walks and an almost uncanny gift for drawing out their

Painting the Big Picture During his tenure,

Huddleston oversaw key advances in strategic areas aimed at meeting UNH’s most pressing needs and better equipping the university to respond to an ever-shifting educational landscape.

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Program is created. Over the next 10 years, it will help more than 180 students who have demonstrated academic excellence, greatest hopes and ideas, along with their biggest challenges. And he wants, really wants, people to know that UNH is here to help. So, high school students and parents visiting campus enjoy the same attention from Huddleston as a college dean or visiting CEO. During move-in day, he gives parents and students a “Mark’s a ‘we’ person, not an ‘I’ person. hand unloading He’s not one of these people who want to their cars and make everything about himself. Mark was carrying boxes the one who really suggested that I could into dorms. On do something around affordability and commencement encouraging some of our best and brightday, he’s up and est students in New Hampshire to come to out before dawn, UNH. I never would have looked into that walking across unless he started it.” campus in jeans — Dana Hamel and a T-shirt to visit with and thank the grounds crews, police officers, staff and volunteers. And when he invites the campus community to enjoy “Sliders with Mark” at Murkland Courtyard, it’s not unusual for the president to

leadership and community involvement.  Fall 2017: 400 NH students enroll tuition-free under the Granite Guarantee.  2017: 84 percent of first-time students receive financial aid.

ENROLLMENT  2014: A record 3,227 firstyear students enroll.

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 2017: 15,066 degree candidates, an all-time high.  2017: 1,082 international students at UNH. In 2011, that number was 387.

CELEBRATE 150: THE CAMPAIGN FOR UNH  September 2016 – June 2018: • Goal: $275 million • Projected: $300 million • $1 million-plus donors: 56 • Under $100 donors: 23,000

RESEARCH  2010: Judd Gregg Marine Research Complex opens.  2010: Flow Physics Lab, world’s largest boundarylayer wind tunnel, opens.  2014: School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering launches.  2015: NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission sends four satellites into space, carrying $70 million in UNH-developed research

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linger long after the free food is gone to talk with students, faculty and staff.

“Mark has an amazing ability to really listen to others, whether it be students, faculty, the business community, legislators in Concord or alumni,” says Lynne Dougherty ’78, former chair of the UNH Foundation board and currently a member of the UNH Foundation and Paul College advisory boards. Dougherty recalls that one of the first things Huddleston did when he came to Durham was hop in a car with a longtime member of the UNH family who knows the state well.

Together, they toured every corner of New Hampshire, from its bustling cities and high-tech companies in the south to the struggling mill towns in the North Country and the smallest villages and country stores dotting the backroads in between.

Among those he met were parents who worried if their children could ever afford to attend college, “Mark has an amazing ability to really listen and then graduate to others, whether it be students, faculty, the without crippling business community, legislators in Concord student loan or alumni. About one-third of UNH students debts. are first-generation college students, and he “He really began really wanted, and needed, to understand to learn about how important it is for them to be able to New Hampshire — attend and to afford a great UNH education.” what makes it tick, — Lynne Dougherty ’78 the issues, the politics and where UNH students came from,” Dougherty says. “About one-third of UNH students are first-generation college students, and he really wanted, and needed, to understand how important it is for them to be able to attend and to afford a great UNH education.”

Tim Marquis ’15 of Nashua was among those first-generation students. A high-achiever in high school, Marquis could have been accepted at any number of prestigious private colleges. But UNH, he says, was the only realistic option he and his family could afford.

Marquis thrived on the Durham campus, where he majored in biomedical sciences, was named a Hamel Scholar and won a Goldwater Scholarship, the nation’s premier award for undergraduates in science, technology, engineering and math. Today, Marquis is in his third year of medical school.

“My lifelong dream of attending medical school and becoming an oncologist would not have been possible without the leadership of President Huddleston and his support for the programs and faculty at UNH,” says Marquis, who spent a post-graduate year as a research technician in the lab of professor Stacia Sower in the department of molecular, cellular and biomedical sciences.

During his 2015 commencement address, Huddleston gave Marquis a shout-out from the podium, offering him as an example of student character and achievement. Marquis didn’t know it was coming.

When Huddleston asked him to stand and be recognized, a video camera zoomed in, capturing Marquis’ surprised, exuberant smile on the Jumbotron — and an unforgettable moment that exemplifies Huddleston’s personal connection with students.

“Tim would undoubtedly be more comfortable doing genetics research in the biology lab right now. But don’t worry, Tim. There are only a few thousand people here. Including your folks,” Huddleston joked, before detailing Marquis’ record in academics, community service and leadership.

not be easy. He also understood that success wouldn’t come from the top down, and that the fundamental changes that had to happen across UNH wouldn’t stand a chance unless everyone bought in.

So, he invited everyone at UNH to a prolonged sit-down of sorts — a yearlong, community-wide series of conversations to address UNH’s most pressing needs and to plan for looming challenges on the higher ed horizon.

The result, drafted by hundreds of faculty, staff and students, was UNH in 2020, a 10-year strategic plan released in 2010 and renewed in 2015.

“Mark gave us a long-term vision for UNH when we really needed it,” says Peter T. Paul ’67, one of UNH’s largest donors, whose support included a $25 million matching gift early in Huddleston’s term to build a business school. “He’s someone who can really focus on the big picture. He knows what it takes to get something done and then actually goes ahead and accomplishes it.”

The aspirational plan called on everyone at UNH to join in reimagining the business-as-usual model that had steered UNH, and much of higher education, for decades. Moreover, it challenged them to create a far more nimble, responsive and innovative university.

“One reason a lot of us come to universities and pursue academic life is that they’re unchanging, and have an honored place in society,” Huddleston says. “The irony of that is that that set of characteristics is the worst enemy of the institution itself. So, one of the attractions for me of this job, and what I’ve tried to focus on, is: How do you keep the best of what these institutions are and what makes them attractive but kind of blast them out of their complacency at the same time?

Because I think it’s fair to say that most people in higher ed, at least until the last few years, were convinced that nothing fundamental had to change.”

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Fundamental Change Huddleston also spent the earliest part of his tenure learning everything he could about the university, most especially its people. He met with the Residential Life staff, hosted an ice cream social open to everyone (and helped scoop 60 gallons of ice cream), attended practices with Wildcat coaches and athletes, toured the dairy barns and Isles of Shoals, hiked through College Woods and Kingman Farm, visited faculty researchers designing instruments for NASA, followed facilities staff into boiler rooms and basements, and connected with police, fire and local officials to learn about security, campus safety and town-gown relationships.

His takeaways from these listening sessions amounted to a long and varied list of needs: UNH needed to work harder to be more affordable for New Hampshire students; alumni relations and fundraising efforts were disjointed and needed to be more cohesive, modernized and expanded; student recruitment needed to make better use of new and emerging social and digital media; more of the university’s innovative research needed to be created in partnership with New Hampshire businesses and shared in the marketplace; the student population needed to be more diverse; the business school needed a better home.

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“One of our biggest accomplishments was the creation of an Advancement organization that helped make UNH a more philanthropic university,” Huddleston says. “And creating that new culture of philanthropy really allowed us to do so much, especially in the area of access and affordability.”

Helping Students Get Ahead Huddleston’s partnership with Dana Hamel is a good example of how innovative ideas were turned into some of UNH’s largest accomplishments.

Although he has always believed in the importance of affordability in public higher education, Huddleston’s resolve to help families and students deepened as he traveled across New Hampshire and heard from so many

who were struggling with rising college costs — not only at UNH but at institutions nationwide, where prices routinely rose faster than the rate of inflation. At the same time, the state was seeing more of its high school students leaving to attend college elsewhere, particularly top students, who were being lured away by scholarships and generous financial aid packages.

And once these talented students left, they were far less likely to return to New Hampshire.

As Huddleston laid out these challenges, Hamel saw a great opportunity to make a real difference for these students and launched the Hamel Scholars and Scholarship Program in short order.

“Eventually, these students will give back to UNH, and they’ll help build a culture of philanthropy that will make UNH even stronger in the long run,” Hamel

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international engagement. With support for the plan from the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees, Huddleston also began building a leadership team to bring the strategy to life.

Among its new members was Debbie Dutton, hired in 2012 as vice president of Advancement, a division Huddleston created and charged with bringing together alumni relations, donor relations, marketing, communications and public affairs. Dutton brought new energy, enthusiasm and organizational skills to alumni and donor relations and her team was soon generating impressive results: an alltime record year for fundraising in 2014, with $49 million; and, this June, the conclusion of the largest fundraising campaign in UNH history, which is projected to bring in more than $300

says. “So, a program like this can really make a long, lasting difference.”

It is a perfect example of how Huddleston’s talent for listening and problem-solving, along with a good dose of pragmatic Yankee ingenuity, would shape major achievements: records in philanthropy and alumni engagement, including CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH. New, interdisciplinary schools, including the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, the UNH School of Law, the School of Marine Science and Ocean Engineering and the Carsey School of Public Policy. New partnerships, including UNH Manchester’s work with the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute, a $300 million project to develop a human tissue engineering industry in Manchester. Enrollments at or near record levels the past four years. Research enterprise that continues to attract more than $100 million per year in competitive funding, despite precipitous drops in federal research support.

And the latest feather in UNH’s cap, of which Huddleston is most proud: the Granite Guarantee, which provides free in-state tuition to every incoming New Hampshire student who qualifies for a needbased federal Pell grant, saving each of them some $60,000 over four years. About 400 students are attending UNH under the Granite Guarantee this year, and many more are expected to join them in the second year of the program this fall.

“When you see that we’re helping hundreds of these New Hampshire students attend UNH tuition-free, many of whom probably would not even be able to attend college without the Granite Guarantee, it really shows you how absolutely critical the work we do is for New Hampshire,” says John Small ’76, chair of the USNH board of trustees.

“Mark really understands that these students are relying on us to help them get ahead in life.”

A Silver Lining Those who worked along“When you see that we’re helping side Huddleston credit him hundreds of these New Hampshire with creating a leadership students attend UNH tuition-free, team filled with smart, many of whom probably would innovative thinkers who not even be able to attend college were equally eager to serve without the Granite Guarantee, it’s UNH students and its public really shows you how absolutely mission. critical the work we do is for New “Mark could be impatient Hampshire. Mark really understands when it came to advancing that these students are relying on us UNH’s competitive posture, to help them get ahead in life.” so he hired great talent and expected great results,” — John Small ’76 says J. Michael Hickey ’73, a business executive who served as interim dean at UNH Manchester in 2014 and 2015. “He was always thoughtful in his approach, but he pressed hard for outcomes when opportunities presented themselves.

For instance, in a span of a little over a year, Mark and his team conceived of, designed, constructed and moved into an expansive new urban campus for UNH Manchester. To see an ambitious project like that come together so well and so quickly was truly impressive.”

The president and his team also earn praise for how they handled some daunting challenges, especially the N.H. Legislature’s decision to cut support for USNH institutions by 49 percent in 2011 — the largest cut in the history of U.S. public higher education, made to a state that was already dead last in per capita support.

“The way we navigated that moment, I do look back on that, as painful as it was, and it’s something I’m proudest of, that we got through

instruments. It is the largest single research award in UNH’s history.  2017: UNH launches the Center of Integrated Biomedical and Bioengineering Research with a $10 million federal grant.

INNOVATION  2008: Peter T. Paul ’67 donates $25 million, challenging other UNH donors to match his gift to build a new business school.

Donors step up, and the school opens in 2013, bearing Paul’s name.  2010: UNH and the Franklin Pierce Law Center sign an affiliation agreement, paving the way for a merger in 2013.  2013: Marcy Carsey ’66 contributes $20 million, creating the Carsey School of Public Policy.  2013: UNH Innovation launches with a mission to connect businesses and

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that without materially damaging the institution, without really raising tuition more than very modestly,” says Huddleston, whose leadership team responded by cutting costs and increasing efficiencies, while also protecting students.

Huddleston now sees a silver lining from those days: They gave UNH a head start in dealing with challenges that continue to plague colleges and universities across the country.

“We went through that not in a way that others didn’t. We just went through it first,” Huddleston says.

research, resources and talent.  2014: UNH’s Prevention Innovations is one of three university programs tapped by a White House task force to research ways to end campus sexual assault.  2016: The Department of Defense awards UNH a highly competitive $80 million grant, which will help launch the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI) in Manchester. Led by DEKA Research and Development, the $300 million publicprivate institute is creating a new biotech industry to grow human tissue and organs.  2017: UNH becomes one of only three higher education institutions in the world to earn the STARS Platinum rating, the highest award possible for sustainability achievements.

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Return Huddleston and his wife Emma Bricker have started bringing things to their longtime vacation home in northern Vermont, where they will move at the end of June. The president is looking forward to working on their rural land on the shores Lake Champlain, buying a tractor and planting fruit trees.

He’s also looking “Mark gave us a long-term vision for forward to visiting UNH when we really needed it. He’s his children, Kate and someone who can really focus on the big Giles, who both work in picture. He knows what it takes to get Washington D.C., and something done and then actually goes Andrew, who lives in ahead and accomplishes it.”

London and teaches — Peter T. Paul ’67 philosophy at Birkbeck College, University of London. With characteristic self-deprecation, Huddleston says he also hopes to become less inept at the guitar, woodworking and golf, and looks forward to seeing some of the nation’s national parks and exploring the mountains and rural landscapes of northern New England that first drew him to Durham.

He won’t be far from UNH, however, and plans to return to do some teaching, most likely online courses dealing with public higher education administration. He’s gained some great insights on that, after all.

There will always be friends here, too.

Wildcats to the core.

Good, hardworking people. Humble. Folks who love UNH and New Hampshire, and who dedicate themselves to a common, public good. Bob Bennett among them.

“Perhaps the greatest of our resources is the deep affection we all have for this wonderful place and for one another,” Huddleston says. “I’ll be leaving Durham in a few months.

But wherever I am, I’ll always be a Wildcat.” ²

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entrepreneurs with UNH

DANCING THROUGH ARGENTINA Salinas Grandes, Argentina Claire McCarthy ’18

“The Salinas Grandes (salt flats) are located in northwestern Argentina, close to the Bolivian border. We were lucky enough to drive our car onto the flats, accompanied by a guide who helped us better understand the flats by explaining their science.”

Worldview STUDY ABROAD GIVES STUDENTS A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON COLLEGE

THE BLUE CITY Chefchaouen, Morrocco Julia Frechette ’18

For some students, it’s a part of college as important as living in a dorm or studying a certain subject: taking a term or even a year to study abroad.

Each year, some 700 Wildcats travel, taking advantage of the more than 500 programs UNH partners with in 39 different countries, on every continent except Antarctica. For some of these students, it’s a chance to scratch an itch and experience a different campus or culture. For others, it’s a step toward

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SUNSET ON RAILAY BEACH Krabi, Thailand Leah Nisbet ’18

“This extraordinary sunset was captured during our program dinner on the beach.

Even the locals enjoyed it down by the water!”

WALKWAY Leshan, Sichuan province, China Haley Dunning ’19

RIDING CAMELS IN MOROCCO VIEW FROM THE TOUR PHILIPPE LE BON

Kingdom of Morocco Carter Kelley ’18

Dijon, France Tali Cherim ’18

REFLECTION Highlands of Scotland Sarah Johnston ’18

“When I took this photo, our tour guide said that he had not seen the reflection in the loch so clear in the last five years that he had been giving tours. It was incredible. Being of Scottish heritage, this tour and the photos I have from Scotland mean that much more to me.”

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ELEPHANT Chobe National Park, Botswana Courtney Kamyk ’18

a future in the Foreign Service, the Peace Corps or a permanent move abroad.

Since 2005, UNH’s Global Education Center has invited students to submit a favorite photo or two from their studyabroad experience to an online contest, shared on its Facebook page. We’ve included some of our favorites from 2017 here — images that not only bear out the old axiom about their worth relative to 1,000 words but also capture how the world looks through the eyes, iPhones and camera lenses of current Wildcats. ²

THEATRE AT EPIDAVROS Epidaurus (Epidavros), Greece Nicole Collin ’18

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OF THE PUCK

Bench boss DICK UMILE ’72 wraps a 28-year career that raised the national profile of Wildcat hockey

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AS THE TOP SCOUT for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, Gordie Clark ’74 puts in a lot of hours and a lot of miles to watch rising talent. His work takes him around the world because hockey is, after all, an international sport, but his labors are eased just a bit by the fact that he knows what he’s looking for.

“Lots of guys have crazy talent, and that’s very important,” says Clark. “But I look at the way a guy carries himself on the ice, his presence, toughness and his competitive drive.

Those are the qualities that separate out the guys who can compete at the highest level.” For Clark, the job is made easier because he has a model for this kind of player in his mind. “It’s someone I know very well,” he says. “It’s my friend Dick Umile.”

Umile and Clark were line mates at UNH in the early ’70s.

Clark went off to a career playing and coaching hockey, and Umile began a coaching career that took him from Watertown High School in Massachusetts to Providence College and then, in 1989, brought him back to his alma mater as an assistant coach under Bob Kullen. When Kullen, himself a greatly admired coach, passed away the following year, Umile picked up the reins as interim head coach and became the 12th head coach of the UNH Wildcats during the 1990–91 campaign.

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Dick put his stamp on it as a national program that could compete for championships.”

After 28 years behind the bench, Umile retired at the end of the 2017–18 season, ushering in a new era in Wildcat Hockey even as his impact on the team and the sport promises to resonate as clearly as one of his patented line-change whistles, audible above the Whittemore Center roar.

A Golden Age During his tenure, Umile turned deep post-season play into an expectation among the Wildcat faithful and guided the Wildcats to 18 NCAA tournament appearances, eight Hockey East regular-season championships, two Hockey East championships, four appearances in the Frozen Four and, on two occasions, in 1999 and 2003, the National Championship final.

Along the way, he notched 590 career victories, placing him among the top nine coaches of all time. He has been recognized as New England Coach of the Year four times, Hockey East Coach of the Year six times, and, to top it all off, National Coach of the Year in 1999.

Under Umile’s leadership, hockey in Durham has enjoyed a golden age, much as it has in hockey hot spots such as Ithaca, Boston, Minneapolis and Bangor — only a little more so.

Youth programs for boys and girls have flourished, and scrimmaging between periods at a UNH game remains a highlight for young players. Friday and Saturday hockey nights have been good for local businesses, as Seacoast restaurants

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No slouch as a player, Umile (at left, with coach Charlie Holt, and below, receiving the 1971-72 MVP trophy from UNH trustee Creeley “Buck” Buchanan) racked up 60 goals and added 84 assists for a total of 144 points over 87 games played from 1969-1972 and remains the 31st most prolific scorer in UNH hockey history. In February, Hockey East commissioner Joe Bertagna donned a replica of Umile’s Melrose High School jersey (at right, with Umile and UNH Athletic Director Marty Scarano) to present him with the Hockey East founders medal. Umile is just the second coach to earn the honor.

cater to legions of jersey-clad fans getting their pre-game feed on before streaming into the Whittemore Center, drawn by the chilly notes of the UNH Pep Band shivering along the cold winter streets.

Win or lose, the passionate hearts of the Wildcat faithful beat as one each time the home team takes to the ice and the puck drops, fans aged five to 95 eagerly awaiting the first goal and the ceremonial flight of the fish tossed at the feet of the opposing team’s goalie even as he retrieves the puck from the back of the net. “I get butterflies before every game but more so at the Whitt,” says senior co-captain Dylan Chanter ’18. “I love following the flag out on to the ice and saluting the fans after a close win. Even when we’re struggling, you can feel the guys pulling together and our faithful fans pulling for us. Nothing beats that feeling.”

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The Patriarch Through the years, fans and insiders of Wildcat hockey often thought of themselves in terms of a “nation,” but the operative word might be “family,” with Umile in the role of patriarch. When Scarano was the athletic director at Colorado College, he had tried to recruit Umile to Colorado’s hockey program. Not only did Umile stay at UNH, he helped recruit Scarano to Durham. Scarano recalls with great fondness the weekend he came to campus to interview for the newly vacant athletic director position.

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596 career wins total, 9th on NCAA all-time list and 4th among current coaches

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Scarano says. After his interviews, Umile invited Scarano to dinner at his favorite Portsmouth restaurant, The Rosa. “I show up and the owner Jerry leads me past the diners into a back room. It’s completely empty except for one table for two where Dick is sitting.

Umile more than two decades earlier. “‘This the guy?’ Jerry asks.

Souza not only played on the talented “‘Yep, that’s the guy,’ says Dick. squad that reached the 1999 NCAA “Dick’s got a big grin on his face.

Championship Final but also returned to It was like something out of the UNH to become Umile’s associate head Godfather. So, we sat, two Italians, and coach. had a glass of wine and I ordered spaSouza says it’s an honor to be stepghetti with olive oil and extra anchovies. ping into his mentor’s skates. “He’s a “‘He must be Italian,’ says Jerry.’” player’s coach who guys like to play The meal at The Rosa began a trafor,“ he says. “He’s very tough, but fair. dition of breaking bread together over His guys know he’s got their backs. I’m important conversations between honored to work for him. Hopefully I can the two men that spanned nearly sustain what he’s been able to build.” three decades.

This may mean continuing a tradition Scarano pegs Umile as “a classic of pre-game meals in Portsmouth and Italian patriarch,” the kind of guy who pre-game pep talks registered to raise wants to bring people into the fold, the hair on the backs of players’ necks. whether it’s an athletic director or a Above all, it probably will mean channelfuture player. For example, take the ing Umile’s legendary competitiveness. time Umile paid a recruiting visit to the home of a big, strong Wakefield (Mass.) You would think that a decade playing professional hockey would have put High School winger named Mike Souza Souza in contact with some pretty ’00. Much like Umile, who grew up driven characters. But when asked 10 minutes away in Melrose, when it about the qualities that made his UNH came to decide where he would play mentor tick, Souza wastes no time: Division I hockey, Souza had options.

“Coach is the most competitive person He chose UNH over the more obvious I have ever known, period. He cannot Boston-based programs for one simple reconcile himself to losing, ever.” reason. “We had several coaches In recent months, Umile and his team come to the house that year, but Coach have had to reconcile themselves to Umile was the only one who looked my having games slip away from them far parents straight in the eye and said, ‘I promise you that if Mike comes to UNH, more often than they’d like, a fact Umile I will treat him like he was my own son.’ acknowledges with his usual candor: “Coaching is about sticking together We had absolutely no doubt that he through the good times and the bad meant it,” Souza says. times,” he says. “What I’m going to miss most about coaching is the incredA Legacy Embodied ible camaraderie and respect we have For a hockey program to be great over for each other.” many years, it needs to attract the Apparently, his players past and preskinds of people who believe in, and ent concur: On Feb. 9–10, more than commit deeply to, its success and its 100 members of his extended hockey values. That’s why an internal vetting family joined his wife, daughters and process has produced a successor to grandchildren for Dick Umile Weekend Umile now that he’s whistled his last at the Whittemore Center. The eveline change. It’s none other than Souza, nings featured a Who’s Who of Wildcat the young man who sat in his living alumni All-Americans, professional room and liked what he heard from

Coach is the most competitive person I’ve ever known…He’s a players coach who guys like to play for.

He’s very tough, but fair. His guys know he’s got their backs.

I’m honored to work for him. Hopefully I can sustain what he’s been able to build.”

—MIKE SOUZA ’00 NA M E D T H E 13T H H E A D COA CH OF UN H M E N’S ICE H OCKE Y FOLLOW ING UM ILE ’S RE T IRE M E NT

players and other high achievers: from Darren Haydar ’02, Sean Collins ’05 and Colin Hemingway ’12 to Ty Conklin ’01, the van Riemsdyk brothers James ’11 and Trevor ’15, Mike Ayers ’13 and Kevin Regan ‘08. As former captain Patrick Foley ’04, now a Boston police officer, remarked, they weren’t there to celebrate wins and losses but to offer a heartfelt thanks to a guy who made a difference in their lives.

“You know why all these guys showed up?” Foley asks. “They all remember that whether you were the top scorer or last guy down the bench, you were one team and had the same standards. High and low are treated the same. That’s a life lesson about how a real gentleman behaves.”

And there you have it, a life in hockey distilled into one nugget as hard as a hip check. Next year at this time, the patriarch of the puck will have become the boss of Bow Lake, serving pasta dinners to his daughters and grandchildren and . . . . . .Here’s how Clark sees it unfolding: “Dick’s going to be sitting on his deck in the late summer, thinking about fishing or golfing or bouncing one of his grandchildren on his knee, when all of a sudden it’s gonna hit him: ‘Man, those were some amazing times!’” ²

Paving the Way for

Student Success New gifts totaling more than $8 million will provide support, scholarships

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N 2 0 0 8 , W H E N DA N A H A ME L established a scholarship program aimed at helping to keep New Hampshire’s best and brightest students in the state, his generosity was hailed as visionary — a key component of UNH’s efforts to improve access and affordability for talented students.

A decade later, the Hamel Scholars and Scholarship Program has helped fund the UNH educations of more than 180 talented students and provided a template for other generous donors inspired to support student success through CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH. In January, Hamel increased his support with an additional $5 million gift to the program, bringing his overall funding of the initiative to more than $22 million. The gift was one of several exciting recent campaign contributions made in the area of student scholarships — one of CELEBRATE 150’s central priorities. Hamel was joined by J. Morgan Rutman ’84 and his wife Tara,

Celebrate 150 The Campaign for UNH

T H A N KS T O G I FT S of every size from nearly 42,000 donors since July 2011, UNH’s CELEBRATE 150 campaign is charting new territory. At the close of February, with four months remaining in the campaign, the total raised was more than $300 million. Recent gifts for student support and scholarships totaling $8 million helped the campaign surpass its original $275 million goal by more than $25 million.

More important than the total raised is that alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends have united in a desire to support UNH and made a collective investment in the university. Indeed, 35,000 donors have supported the campaign through annual gifts of less than $500, and annual giving donors at every level have together made the largest contribution of all to CELEBRATE 150.

Every gift, and every dollar, matters.

Your philanthropy inspires innovation and the pursuit of excellence across the university and helps make a UNH education more affordable for students and their families.

CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH ends on June 30, but its cumulative effect on UNH is just beginning.

Overall Campaign Progress July 1, 2011 – Feb. 28, 2018

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in partnership with the Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation, and Brian McCabe ’91 and his wife Loren ’90, ’91G, who made separate gifts of $3 million and $400,000 respectively.

Hamel has long described his investment in the Hamel Scholars and Scholarship Program as an investment in the state of New Hampshire. “UNH is our state’s greatest asset,” he says. By making a compelling case for the state’s top students to attend UNH rather than going elsewhere, Hamel’s hope is that many Hamel Scholars will stay in the state after graduation and serve as mentors for the students who come after them and as leaders in every area of New Hampshire life, from culture and the environment to business and politics. Alumni of the program have indeed gone on to work throughout the state, helping to meet New Hampshire’s skilled workforce needs.

The majority of the Rutmans’ gift is focused on a specific workforce need, providing scholarships and supporting the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics’ efforts to attract more women of diverse backgrounds into business and economics education. “As the parents of three daughters, Tara and I feel strongly about addressing gender inequity,” says Morgan Rutman, noting that there are still many more men in senior positions than women, despite the fact that they enter the workforce in equal numbers. “We’re confident this gift will help reduce some of the barriers that women face and help equip them to become leaders in their fields.”

In addition to encouraging gender equity in business, the Rutmans’ gift builds on their existing support of the Shoals Marine Lab, providing additional scholarships in marine biology and expanding the Shoals artist-in-residence program to include all visual and written arts. A final portion of the gift will fund an endowment to provide ongoing support for the Distinguished Lecture Series on the American Presidency, which Rutman established in honor of his parents. His father, Darrett B. Rutman, taught history at UNH from 1968–1984, and his mother, Anita H. Rutman, was a historical researcher.

Like the Rutmans’ gift, Brian and Loren McCabe’s generosity will benefit a specific group of UNH students: those studying education through the College of Liberal Arts. The McCabe Family Scholarship will provide need-based scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students.

“We are incredibly grateful for gifts like these that allow us to address one of the university’s top priorities, providing the support and scholarships that make UNH more affordable and accessible for our best students,” says Debbie Dutton, president of the UNH Foundation. “With their support, we will continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.”

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Nancy Bryant on behalf of Lonnie (Eleanor) Gould Bryant, 56A Blossomcrest Road, Lexington, MA 02421; bryantnab@yahoo.com; (781) 863-5537

I’m sorry to report that Philip Aldrich Hall passed away on Oct. 5, 2017 in Westmoreland, NH. Philip served on the Manhattan Project and in the Army in World War II. For most of his career, Philip taught physics at the high school and college level, including many decades at Brattleboro Union Memorial High School in Vermont. In 1966, Philip received the U.S. Physics Teacher of the Year award. He enjoyed taking classes, playing sports, hiking, woodworking and house maintenance. Philip was predeceased by his ex-wife Elizabeth and is survived by four children, grandchildren and extended family. A call out to all ’41ers, their families and other UNH alums reading this class letter to please send me your stories and memories of the Class of ’41 for inclusion in this column. I’m looking forward to hearing from you! ◆

A slide rule like this one from the UNH Archives would have been used by mechanical engineering students in the early 1940s.

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We are sad to report that Mary Louise Hancock, former New Hampshire state senator and devoted secretary for the Class of 1942, passed away on Dec. 4, 2017.

Mary Louise was 97. See the In Memoriam section for a feature on Mary Louise’s life. We have also learned of the passing of Raymond “Ray” Skinner on Aug. 7, 2017. A retired naval officer, Ray was predeceased by his loving wife Clara in 2010. Ray graduated with a degree in business from UNH and served in the Navy in World War II, receiving several meritorious awards. He went on to earn his master’s degree from Berkeley and serve as manager of San Diego Public Works. Elwyn Prescott Dearborn passed away on Aug. 14. Elwyn grew up on the family dairy farm but quickly realized his calling would be in theatre and the arts, majoring in English and psychology with a specialization in drama at UNH. Upon graduation, he served in the Army Air Corps in WWII, earning many awards. He was a writer, actor, director and producer at a number of theatrical venues in the New York and Philadelphia and was selected as the special services director at Fort Dix, NJ, serving in the position for 35 years and retiring at the civilian rank of lieutenant colonel. He created The Gallery at Six Deering Street in Portland, ME, before returning to New Jersey to complete his critically acclaimed novel, “I Witness and Wait.” Our condolences to the families and friends of these departed classmates. ◆

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Myrl A. Smith died at his home in Sanford, ME, on Aug. 19, 2017. Myrl received his bachelor’s in engineering.

He served in the Navy during WWII and, after completing his enlistment, worked for the government as a civilian engineer helping to design submarines, retiring from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in 1972. Myrl and his wife Arlene owned and operated an antique store in York Corner for several years called Granny’s Barn. Grace M. George Burch of Palmyra, NY, passed away on Aug. 25. Grace was an accomplished pianist and owned the Lewis Flower Shop while a resident of Lockport, NY. Ellen Morton Davison passed away peacefully on Sept. 19 in Bridgton, ME. Ellen received her degree in PE at UNH and was a member of UNH’s Pi Lambda Honorary Society. She was very proud of her large family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Royal B. Holmes of Langdon, NH, passed away Sept. 25. After graduation, he and wife Marion Kemp Holmes raised six children on the family farm. He proudly served in the Army during WWII and remained in the Army Reserves until 1981, attaining the rank of colonel. Donald Chan Langley passed away on Nov. 8 in Laconia, NH. He studied at UNH prior to serving in WWII in the Army Air Corps and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. Our condolences to the families of these departed classmates. ◆

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Cherry Whitcomb Westerman writes to let us know of the passing of her mother, Marion Stearns, on Nov. 19, 2017. “Born Marion Sheahan, she graduated in February 1945 and was always proud of her UNH connection.

Several years ago, you asked for special UNH alumni marriage stories to be featured in the magazine, and you included hers,” she writes, adding, “My dad, Merrill Whitcomb, passed away in 1978 from cancer. Because that news was mentioned in your alumni magazine, Robert Stearns ’47, then living in California, sent a note of condolence. Then, when he flew his homebuilt aircraft across the country to perhaps a reunion and to visit friends, he stopped to see my mother. After a lovely courtship, they wed in 1982 and had 29 wonderful years together before Bob passed away in 2011. Mom moved from California back to Vermont in 2013 to live with my sister Hallie Whitcomb. She was active, going to community events and entertaining others with jokes, songs,

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Volunteer Spotlight:

The Boston Alumni Network had a strong turnout at UNH Serves Boston on Jan. 27, with 22 alumni joining together to volunteer at the American Red Cross Food Pantry. After the event, the volunteers kept the good times — and community service — going by supporting the “Hunger Brunch” effort at Brownstone restaurant, where 100 percent of the meal proceeds went back to the Greater Boston Food Bank.

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Many of our most important relationships started at UNH. Not only did the two of us meet there, but we found some of our closest friendships in Durham, which in turn have led to a variety of career and business opportunities.

Three years ago, the UNH alumni and development teams reached out to a group of us to host a local event in Atlanta. The response from Atlanta alumni was fantastic, and the excitement of that evening was matched only by our enthusiasm for what UNH was doing under the leadership of Mark Huddleston. Atlanta is a growing city, and so is the UNH alumni base here, with more than 500 UNH alums in the greater metropolitan area. After that gathering, we both realized that we wanted to play a central role in connecting local alumni to one another — and back to UNH. While Atlanta has been an “official” Wildcat Region for only a year, we have a vibrant group of nine alumni — known as the AtCats — who have been active in planning the events we had over this academic year. New friendships today, but we expect mentorships, career and business opportunities thanks to this network to follow soon!” 

3 | University Day, Concord, NH 8 | Celebrate With UNH In Boston 10 | Celebrate With UNH In New York City 15 | NYC Alumni Network Reception and Dinner 15–19 | Honors Convocation and Commencement activities, Durham, Manchester and Concord 2 1 | UNH Law Alumni Reception, Seattle, WA 2 3 | Seacoast Alumni Network Lifelong Learning Event, Portsmouth, NH 2 6 | Boston & Seacoast Alumni Networks Red Sox Game, Boston

Jun 1–3 | Reunion Weekend — Classes of 1958, 1963, 1968, 1978, 1982–83– 84, 1993 & 2008 7 | Boston Alumni Network Red Sox Game 14 | Seacoast Alumni Network Wine Pairing Dinner, Portsmouth, NH 16 | UNH Night at the Boston Pops 2 5 | Wildcat Classic Golf Tournament, The Oaks, Somersworth, NH

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poems and origami until her last week. A very special life.” The alumni office also learned of the passing of Ruth W. Oberg on Sept. 5. Ruth “quietly enlightened the world doing what needed to be done to help others,” her family writes in her obituary. After graduating from UNH, she went on to pursue a master’s in religious education and worked at UMaine Orono. She and her husband George raised their three children in Bridgton, ME. Mary Jane MacCleave Dexter died peacefully at her Wolcott, VT, home on Aug. 21. She graduated cum laude with a degree in social work and went on to become a social worker and camp director in Boston, MA, before going to work as a welder during WWII. She and her husband Bill “shared great enthusiasm for education and loved children and learning.” Our condolences to each of our classmates’ family and friends. ◆

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The alumni office has received word of the passing of several classmates. Armand R. Paquette died Oct. 23, 2017, at home in Keene, NH, with his family by his side. He attended UNH prior to serving in WWII. He and wife Pauline were married for 51 years. His work included serving as chief architect for the Federal Housing Administration for NH and being named NH Realtor of the Year. Patricia Costin Jones passed away in Greensboro, NC, on Sept. 17. After graduation, she worked as a social worker before marrying “the love of her life,” John Henry Jones and raising four children, who were her “greatest accomplishment and her legacy.” She was also an active volunteer, taking part in many charities. Carolyn Chase Fellows passed away peacefully in Peterborough, NH, on Aug. 8, surrounded by her family. She and husband Robert Fellows ’38 had three children, and “Carol’s family benefited from her remarkable skills in cooking, sewing, kitting, crafts and music. She is remembered as witty and colorful, loving music and her family.” Robert “Bob” Fletcher died peacefully on July 31 in Nashua, NH. He is remembered as a “loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.” He enjoyed traveling and camped in every state in the country. He was also a 32nd-degree Mason for 61 years and served on several boards and committees in Pelham. Barbara C. Groome passed away June 8, 2017, in Greenville, SC. We also received notice that Carl Sharek passed away in 2007. Our sincere condolences to the families and friends of our classmates. ◆

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I am finally inspired to write a class letter after so many years! After reading about the upcoming 70th Joint Reunion on June 1-3 with the classes of 1947, ’48 and ’49, I decided it was time to speak up! I think this would be a great time to finally return to Durham in June to see our campus and hopefully see a few old classmates. I keep in touch with Lynne Bates Minich and Pat Parker

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Adams as well as Barbara Cole Perry ’46 and Jackie Freeze ’48. I plan to see Jackie in Naples, FL, in a few weeks as I return — for the 35th year — to Marco Island for three months. As we get closer to June, I will be in touch with the two other class secretaries, and we’ll have more details. In the meantime, feel free to contact me with news or questions. Hope to see you in June! ◆

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Now hear this! All youthful UNH classmates of 1947, 1948 and 1949 are urged to make luncheon reservations for our Joint 70th Reunion on June 1! Meet under the T-Hall archway at 11:30am. See you there! Having survived the record-breaking “Bomb Cyclone” with subzero temps and frigid wind chills, we look forward to a brand new year… The History Channel’s documentary “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence” made headlines recently, claiming a newly unearthed photograph as evidence the famous aviator did not — as the U.S. government concluded — crash her plane into the Pacific Ocean and die on the last leg of her historic around-theworld flight in 1937. The documentary aired July 9, 2017, asserting that Earhart, with navigator Fred Noonan, died in custody of the Japanese on Saipan, a South Pacific island the Imperial military was fortifying before World War II. However, the History Channel was not the first to postulate this about Earhart’s fate. Research materials archived at UNH’s Dimond Library confirm this story originated 57 years ago. Paul Briand ’75, author, in Foster’s Daily Democrat, July 16, 2017, declares that this research material belonged to his father, Paul L. Briand Jr. and was part of his 1960 biography of Amelia Earhart, “Daughter of the Sky,” which concluded that Earhart and Noonan, thought to be American spies, were executed by the Japanese on Saipan. His was the first book to challenge the government conclusion that she disappeared into the sea. For further information about “The elusive truth behind Amelia Earhart’s disappearance,” contact Paul Briand via Foster’s Daily Democrat. Hoping to see you on campus during UNH Reunion Weekend, June 1–3!! ◆

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To all UNH graduates in 1947, 1948 and 1949, come back to Durham on June 1 for our 70th reunion and see who is still alive and kicking! Register at the Elliott Alumni Center by 11:30am, then at 11:45am we can either join the Class March to Murkland Courtyard or ride on a bus to the Memorial Union Building and join the classes marching in under our own banners. The Wildcat Luncheon with President Huddleston will be from noon to 1:15pm with a presentation by the 50th class. Afterward, we have a choice of a campus bus tour from 1:30–3pm, led by campus architect Doug Bencks, to see how the campus has changed since we were there, or we can visit the horticultural research farm and dairy research center and learn about some of

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the incredible agricultural and sustainability research underway, which I am very interested in. Back at the Elliott Alumni Center from 3–4:30pm, we can talk and, of course, show family and adventure pictures. (Bring some!) For any who live nearby or choose to stay overnight, an authentic lobster and clambake will take place from 5–8pm on the Thompson Hall lawn. On Saturday, there are many family-oriented activities planned with all alumni and families invited. I will be attending the 90th birthday party for Phyllis Karpinski Martin on Jan. 27 in Newport, NH, hosted by the eight Martin children. After Phyllis graduated, she became the first woman to be the women’s physical education teacher at Newport High. At UNH, Phyllis was a three-sport star athlete, playing field hockey, basketball and softball.

Speaking of athletics, soon after arriving in Durham in September 1945, I found myself in a game of field hockey, which I had never played before. I was passed the little white ball and faced an opposing lineup of three super New Hampshire-born athletes, all physical education majors: Phyllis, Gloria Cricenti Langeway and Phyllis Messer Cross. The next day, I changed my major from phys. ed. to English. When you get your UNH Reunion brochure, fill it out and send it in. We’ll be cheering Wildcats again. UNHers in classes 1947, 1948 and 1949, send me an email or a note if you are coming.

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accounting. After service, he joined Simplex Wire and Cable, serving in many capacities and eventually becoming president. He ended his career with Air Express International and is survived by his wife of 63 years, two sons and a daughter. Jeannette DeRome Lapp passed away in August at her son’s home in Portland, OR. She was raised in Manchester, NH, and received a degree in economics and French at UNH. After graduation, she moved to Washington, DC, to work for the Navy. She received a master’s degree in education, moved to Arlington, VA, and married physicist Ralph E. Lapp. She is survived by two sons and a granddaughter. Marjorie Jack Smith 38 Drake Lane “Midge” Holmes Dow passed away in November at Scarborough, Maine 04074 RiverWoods in Exeter, NH, where she had lived for the jsmit26@aol.com last four years. Shortly after graduating, she married Albert H. Dow Jr. and they moved to Tuftonboro Corner, Again, which seems to be typical of the spring issue, my “News from Classmates Folder” is empty. However, NH, where she lived for 60 years. Midge was a teacher of business at the high school in Sandwich, NH, before Dick Brouillard did send a note that he and wife Ellie joining her husband and mother-in-law in the family took a luncheon cruise from Ft. Myers, which was antique business, Dow’s Corner Shop, which operated sponsored by the Southwest Florida Branch of the UNH for 57 years. Midge was predeceased by her husband Alumni Association, and that he was the only member of 54 years, son and grandson. She is survived by two of the Class of 1950 aboard. As the years go by, more daughters, five granddaughters and eight great-grandmembers of our class leave us. Here are a few of them.

On behalf of the Class 1950, I extend our sincere condodaughters. You should have received our annual “Dues lences to their families. Ruth Farmer Hill died last July and News” letter in February. Please help with news in Dover, NH. After graduating from UNH, she worked from your corner of the world. Enjoy the snow, and look at Clarostat in Dover, where she met her husband forward to the warm sunshine days of spring. ◆ Edward Hill. Ruth was predeceased by her husband and is survived by three children and two grandchildren.

Anne Schultz Cotter PO Box 33, Intervale, NH 03854 Emerson Courson Heald of Bedford, NH, passed away anne.cotter.nh@gmail.com in August. Born in Manchester, he graduated from the Thompson School. He was a veteran of the Navy and a longtime resident of Auburn, NH, where he served as We received the sad news that Janet Anne Murphy chief of police for 25 years. He was predeceased by his Morrison died unexpectedly on Nov. 1, 2017, at Exeter wife of 41 years. Arlene George died last August. She Hospital with family by her side. Before graduating with was born and raised in Manchester, NH, and a longtime her degree in bacteriology, Janet was a member of Chi resident of Milford. After graduation, Arlene became Omega sorority, where she made lifelong friends. Upon a substitute teacher in the Milford School District for graduation, she worked at Boston Children's Hospital. many years. She was predeceased by her husband and Janet married Frank A. Morrison in 1954, and they lived is survived by two sons, two daughters and four grandin Shrewsbury, MA, where she dedicated her life to children. Alfred N. Tolan died in Boynton Beach, FL, in raising their four children. Janet and Frank moved to October. He was born in Haverhill, MA, and grew up in Durham in 1978, where she worked at the UNH bookKennebunk, ME, and Newmarket, NH. He served in the store while her girls attended the university. They retired Air Force after graduating from UNH with a degree in to Palm Coast, FL, and upon Frank’s death in 2011, Janet

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moved back north to RiverWoods Exeter to be nearer to her children and grandchildren.

Our condolences to her children, F. Scott Morrison, Anne Morrison Getchell ’80 and Martha C. Morrison ’82.; six grandchildren, Thea, Brad, Jack and Daryl Morrison, Christopher Getchell ’14 and Samuel Getchell ’17. We’ve also sadly learned of the passing of Lydia Lucy’s husband Chester “Chet” Lucy ’50. A few of us from the Class of 1951 were able to attend the service for Marjorie “Midge” Holmes Dow ’50 in Exeter in January, including Betty Greene Herrin, who came with her son and daughter-in-law.

The wonderful thing was the daughter of Priscilla Winslow Simendinger ’51 drove three hours each way to the service to represent her mother. I heard from his wife Arline that our class president, Bernie Delman, is still residing in assisted living across the street from their home. As for me, I am in Connecticut with my daughter but hope to be back in the Mount Washington Valley in the summer. ◆

Anne Morrison Getchell ’80 shared this lovely photo in memory of her mother, Janet Murphy Morrison ’51. Janet is featured here on the cover of a UNH publication.

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As we noted in our last edition, we had just learned at press time of the passing of Ruth “Ruthie” Goldthwait Maynard, who served as our class secretary for 60 years. Ruthie passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, 2017, in Delaware, surrounded by her loving family. Ruthie met her husband Daniel “Dan” Maynard at her first freshman dance at UNH. She would go on to graduate with honors and was elected to Mortar Board, President’s Council and Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology Honor Society.

Ruth was also president of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. She was married to Dan, the love of her life, for 65 years, and worked as a social worker in both Minnesota and Delaware. Having overcome agoraphobia, she proudly mentored others afflicted with the disorder and was featured in a past UNH Magazine. Her family writes, “Ruth had a zest for life and always saw the best in everyone.

She had a strong faith in God and in other people. She was generous with her time, her love and her brownies.

Ruth had a warm smile and an infectious laugh that would make everyone feel loved. Her favorite hobby was spoiling her grandchildren. Ruth’s happy place was sitting on the dock at Pine Needles on Lake Winnipesaukee.

She called it God’s country. She was an incredible lady who touched all of us.” Our heartfelt condolences go out to Dan and their children and grandchildren as well as her sister Lucy. We have also learned of the passing of several other classmates. Barbara Ellen Dockum Bennett passed away July 7. Barbara, who graduated with a degree in occupational therapy, also met her husband Donald Bennett at UNH, and they were married in 1953. Barbara loved music and sang with the UNH Concert Choir. She once performed a solo at a concert with the Boston Pops Orchestra. In recent years, she sang with the Keene Chorale and Keene Singers. She was a member and officer in the NH Weavers Guild for many years and was also a fine seamstress and an

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accomplished knitter. She served as deaconess and as secretary of Valley Bible Chapel in Hillsboro, NH, for many years. Robert L. Eaton also passed away on July 7. A Navy veteran of WWII, Robert was a proud graduate, often returning to campus for sporting events. He worked as a computer analyst at Liberty Mutual until his retirement in 1990. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandchildren. Annette “Toni” Schroeder passed away Sept. 2 at the age of 100. She served in WWII, enlisting in the WAACs after the death of her husband “to replace him in the war effort.” By the end of the war, she had attained the rank of sergeant. She enrolled in UNH under the GI Bill and received her bachelor’s in economics, going on to become a teacher and be active in the National Education Association. She was also active in theatre and had been active in Mask & Dagger.

Jay M. Gorey of Lee, NH, beloved husband of Pauline Christy Gorey for 67 years, passed away at his home on Jan. 3. After graduating from high school, Jay served in the Army in Japan, and following his honorable discharge in the summer of 1948, he enrolled at UNH, majoring in civil engineering and graduating in 1952. Following a 30-plus year career with Exxon, Jay and Pauline moved back to New Hampshire, purchasing a home in Lee to be close to the UNH campus, where they attended many productions at the Paul Creative Arts Center and also attended many UNH football and basketball games and an occasional hockey game. Jay will be especially remembered for his love of family. In addition to Pauline, he leaves his children, Brent Gorey ’73 and wife Karel Hayes ’72, Michael Gorey, Joanne Gorey Stankos ’82 and husband William and his grandchildren. Our condolences to the family and friends of our classmates. ◆

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From the 1953 Endowed Scholarship Fund, $16,606 was distributed in the 2016 – 2017 fiscal year, benefitting Hannah Harkins ’21 of Manchester, a hospitality management major, and Thomas Marchese ’21 of Tilton, undeclared. Your dollars at work! Fund market value as of June 30, 2017, was $325,174. After Christmas, I had a phone call from Sue Minkler Rexford in Fairfield, CA, who said she hasn’t corresponded with anyone because she had a stroke two years ago that left her unable to write, but she sounded hale and hearty. She said she’d love to come east for the 2019 reunion, but her eyesight prevents that. “After 52 years in the same house, we are moving to independent senior living,” says Elaine Henderson Steeger. As of March 1, Elaine and husband Charlie departed Westwood, MA, for Needham. Coming to the Fabulous Fifties — 1953 – 1956 — reunion June 7 – 9, 2019? You are, aren’t you?

Now the sad part. Sylvia Blanchard Stoneham of Amherst, MA, died July 22, 2017. President of Alpha Xi Delta in her senior year, she was a sociology major.

She taught in elementary schools in Plainville, MA, and Exeter, NH, and was a substitute teacher in Amherst, Hadley and Erving, MA. Sylvia earned paralegal certification, was legal secretary and assistant town clerk of Amherst and was also involved with the Hampshire

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Choral Society and the University Women’s Chorus.

Warren A. Pillsbury, an ATO brother and economics major, died May 16, 2017. Earning a master’s at Florida State University and a doctorate in economics from the University of Virginia, he was a professor of economics at Lehigh University for 33 years, completing his career as a director for the T. L. Diamond Center for Economic Education. Following retirement, he and his wife returned to their home on Beaver Lake in Derry, NH. Retired Navy Cmdr. Cowan Brenton Battersby, who completed bachelor’s and master’s degrees in animal science at UNH, died Nov. 4, 2016.

Brent was a pilot during WWII and served 20 years in the Navy Reserve. He was a teacher for 25 years in New Hampshire, Florida, Guam and Hawaii. A romance language major and member of Kappa Delta, Elizabeth “Betty” Nicely Sanford of Medina, OH, died July 23, 2017. She wanted to be a UN translator but met the love of her life, musician Kenneth Sanford, at a USO dance; they married in 1954. She followed Kenneth’s musical career and worked as a legal secretary in Medina for many years. Dr. Nicholas Skaperdas, a Manchester, NH, dentist who had his own practice there for over 50 years, died Aug. 3, 2017. A chemistry major, he earned his doctorate at Tufts and then served in the Navy with a rank of lieutenant. He had also taught at the Tufts School of Dentistry. He was honored with the key to the city for longtime membership on the Manchester Board of Health and was also a board member for St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral. A teacher for 29 years at the Merrimac, MA, Donaghue Elementary School, Nancy Ayers Deminie died Aug. 15, 2017. She was an English major and a Chi O. Shelton, CT, resident George Barmashi died Sept. 24, 2017. When 17, he enlisted in the Navy, serving during WWII. At UNH, he was a history major, a member of Kappa Sigma and played varsity football. He worked in the automotive industry, retiring from Chrysler Credit in 1990. Virginia “Ginny” Ross DeAngelis died at her Cape Elizabeth, ME, home on Oct. 22, 2017. Ginny majored in history, was active in Alpha Xi Delta and, after graduation, returned to earn a teaching certificate. While at UNH, she met her future husband, Ralph “Bud” DeAngelis ’56, and they married in 1956. She taught elementary school for several years. Richard Ramsdell of Stratham, NH, died Nov. 13, 2017. An Army veteran, he served as a first lieutenant and provost marshal during the Korean Conflict. He had earned a forestry degree. For 60 years, he lived in Stratham and was well known throughout the Exeter area for his carpentry skills. Geology major Charles Illsley of Grand Lake, CO, died Nov. 16, 2017. An Army enlistee, he served in the Rhineland Central European Theater in WWII. After UNH, he earned a master’s in geochemistry from Penn State and worked as a geochemist for the Atomic Energy Commission until 1961, retiring from Dow Chemical after a 27-year career. The alumni office also just received word of the passing of Lisetta McKinzie Gardenier on Sept. 26, 2017, who was a resident of Virginia, and of H. Elizabeth “Lib” Ring of RiverWoods in Exeter, NH, on Jan. 9. Lib loved music, reading, wildlife, the outdoors and birding, After graduation, she had a 21-year career as an Army wife and mother. She was a longtime member of the Exeter

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21 Melody Terrace Dover, NH 03820, (603) 343-2364 clark603@yahoo.com

Harriet Forkey, Jere Lundholm ’53 and several of us on the Reunion Committee had a guided tour of newly renovated Hamilton Smith Hall recently with an eye toward holding some of our events there at our big Reunion in June 2019. They have preserved the murals on the front walls, as well as saving portions of other areas, and have done a beautiful job with the renovation and addition. We think it will be a great gathering place for many of our events, and we will keep you informed as we move forward with the planning process. Val Wilcox England and I have been talking with some phys ed (PE) majors about their impressions of their program and how it related to their careers and their lives in general. The responses have been interesting. Joyce Hiller remembers well her relationship with professors Evelyn Browne and Marion Beckwith and how they found a great place for PE majors to meet — an out of the way spot in New Hampshire Hall near the lockers. Joyce later loved her job in Rye, NY, where Elizabeth Jean Brown told her, “You’re the one we’ve been looking for to take this job!” Connie Miltimore Blanchard Best wonders how many PE majors remember the fun parties held at the lovely home of professors Beckwith, Browne and Barbara Newman on Great Bay! She “recently came across photos of all of us, many with [cigarette] butts in our hands. If only we had known! I, for one, have had — and thankfully survived — lung cancer, but those were very different times!” Pat Nutter Lieghton enjoyed a teaching career that involved coaching skiing. At UNH, she was on the ski team, which led to her first job at Middlebury High School where she coached boys and girls ski teams and taught PE and biology. She then took a similar job in Denver coaching a Girls’ Club in the area and traveling throughout Colorado for meets. Happily, some of the students made the Junior Olympics! Pat still enjoys skiing with her grandkids, saying it keeps her young! Harriet Forkey said that when she returned to UNH after time spent in Germany, she was fortunate to have a half-time instructor’s position in the PE department. It was great working with many of the instructors she had as a student. Earlier in her career, most of her teaching was focused on movement education, creative dance, rhythmic gymnastics and creative teaching techniques. She also taught most of the major team and individual sports and coached women’s tennis. When she and Jere retired, they became active at UNH, especially in the athletics area. They were pivotal in creating and implementing the UNH Sports Gallery, which recognizes and honors men’s and women’s sports teams at UNH from 1896 to today. Marge Richardson Fiske also remembers the wonderful close-knit group of PE majors and all they did together along with their great professors. She said they were part of the first group to build the facility at Mendum’s Pond into what it is today with crew, sailing lessons, family recreation, an

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area for the public to enjoy and so much more. I would like to hear from others with your impressions of your various major studies during your years at UNH to add to the next column! In other news, Lee Perkins and Ann Garside Perkins ’59 celebrated their 60th anniversary this past summer with dinner and music at Castle in the Clouds along with two other Theta U members, Pat Ellis Armstrong ’57 and Candy Cameron Clement ’57 and their spouses. It was also Pat and Jack Armstrong’s 60th. They had to end their honeymoon early to get to Lee and Ann’s wedding! Sadly, Don Jenkins died early this fall after a difficult year ending in an Alzheimer’s facility. He was a graduate of Concord High School and was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha and president his senior year. He served in the Army in Germany, and his work career was with IBM, ending in Burlington, VT, where he married Liz and raised three boys. David S. Crocket III of Easton, PA, died on Dec. 30, 2017.

David served in the Army during the Korean War before earning his master’s degree with our class and his doctorate at UNH in 1960. He was predeceased by his wife, Beulah Richardson Crocket. A professor at Lafayette College from 1959-1996, he served a range of roles including associate provost, associate dean of the college and professor of chemistry. Our condolences to his five children, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Nancy Lovejoy Hunter passed away at her home in California, where her daughter and son live. At UNH, Nancy majored in biology and was an active member of Chi O, outing club and ski club. To end on a brighter note, I attended the final football home game of the regular

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season with sons Peter ’84 and Chris. It was a great victory for the ’Cats, and it has been such a thrill to watch games in the new stadium! Peter was a kicker for the team; both boys were team ball boys for several years prior to that; and my husband George was a member of the marching band. As the team headed toward the locker room, we congratulated them on their win. Also on hand to greet them was Coach Mac’s wife — such a nice gesture! Please keep us informed of any changes in address, email or phone so we can keep you informed of reunion plans not only for 2018 but for our big reunion in 2019! ◆

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Marge and Bill Johnston

May – Nov.: 40502 Lenox Park Dr. Novi, MI 48377, (248) 859-4084 Dec. – Apr.: 4940 Westchester Court #3703, Naples, Florida 34105 (239) 213-0140; margej34@gmail.com

Happy 2018, Everyone! Hope your holidays were special. Doug Jones wrote to inquire how best to get in contact with classmates gathering for the Homecoming game at UNH in fall 2018. Any of you who would like to return for Homecoming festivities could contact Marilyn ’58 or Tom Tracy at (518) 583-4072 or email them at TracyGallery@MSN.com for details. As of this writing, our Florida Southwest Alum Group was getting ready to meet Feb. 9 in Venice, FL, for luncheon with featured speaker Jim Ramsey, professor of security studies, coordinator of UNH’s homeland security program and founding chairman of the department of politics,

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security studies and business. It is always a pleasure to be updated on the goings-on at UNH. March 27 alums will be tailgating and then seeing the Red Sox take on the Chicago Cubs in a preseason game at Jet Blue Park in Ft. Myers. Great fun being in South Florida’s replica of Fenway Park. Art Valecenti reports that he is feeling better, going to the gym several times a week. Norris Browne is spending the winter in Connecticut instead of Florida. Dick Shepardson reports that its mighty cold in Sandwich, MA, and Frank “Nate” Sawyer reports that he’s holed up near the fireplace reading historical books. Ann and Chan Sandborn flew to Durham in November for a playoff football game and stayed with the Lundholms. Bill Pappas and his wife were there, too. The alumni office learned of the passing of Diederik “Dick” Hoebee on Aug. 24, 2017. Dick served in World War II as a maritime officer before he received his degree in mechanical engineering. He spent his working life in California at Lockheed Martin, returning to The Netherlands in 1999. Around June 1, there will be another combined meeting for the Classes of 1953, ’54, ’55 and ’56 in Durham for discussing more details for Reunion 2019. Please keep your eyes peeled for any and all further details for June 2019. Please feel free to drop us a line and tell us what you are doing. ◆

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Nancy Glowacki

117 Woodbridge Drive Hendersonville, NC 28739 (828) 606-5201 jonaglowacki@morrisbb.net

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” — Martin Luther King Jr. I hope spring is in your heart and guiding you through this cold, blustery winter — in many parts of the U.S., anyway — and that you are warm and well wherever you are! Very little news is coming from classmates directly so is “no news good news?” Hope so. You DO matter though, so please break your silence and stay connected. Share with us what sustains and supports you as we all age gracefully and face challenges together! Col. Richard A. Spaulding was inducted into the Alumni ROTC Hall of Fame Nov. 3, 2017, in recognition of his outstanding leadership and dedication to the Army and his service to the state of New Hampshire. His areas of focus included many Army leadership positions from Korea to Alaska, Vietnam, Military Police Battalion Fort Riley, Kansas and the Army Criminal Investigations Command, receiving many awards and decorations along the way. He holds a master’s degree in criminal justice from American University. In addition, Dick was a two-sport athlete at UNH, then coach and athletic director in the retirement Joan Holroyd years. Congratulations, Dick, for your example of how 5 Timber Lane, Unit 213 a life unfolds, continues to grow and gather steam, Exeter, NH 03833 serve others and achieve such fullness! Yours is an joanholroyd@gmail.com inspiring legacy. We received a beautiful life story about Our glorious autumn ended with a sharp drop in Bob Goodrich, who died on March 25, 2017, at 82 in temperatures, accompanied by snowfalls of varying Lebanon, NH. This four-page story of an amazingly full amounts. We enjoyed a white Christmas and a recent life can be obtained via the Valley News of West Lebanon, six-inch covering ensures a winter wonderland for most NH, noting the July 17, 2017 issue. Professor emeritus of January. For a welcome change, I have not received of electrical engineering at Norwich University, Bob loved a list of obituaries from the alumni office. Two days to pass his skills — whether they be in archery, science after I submitted my letter for the December edition, I or Scottish folk dancing — to others. He acquired a docreceived a lengthy update from Richard LeClerc. This torate from Case Western Reserve University and had classmate, a singer with the Salamanders, majored worked at teaching as well as in industry, developing in mechanical engineering. Upon graduation, he had several vital technical innovations. Medieval living-hisnumerous Air Force assignments from Boston to Korea tory groups kept his archery skills on display while in and then at SAC bases, retiring in Omaha. There, he costume! The alumni office also received a note from continued his work in engineering. Throughout his Ruth Anne Bradley Hazen ’56 to let us know her husband, military career, he nurtured his interest in music and Edward E. “Ted” Hazen Jr., who received his master’s theater. While at Hunter AFB in Georgia, he met Norma degree with our class, passed away peacefully in hospice Foster, his future wife. His AF assignments included care in Texas on Dec. 5, 2017. “His burial will be held in tours in Montana, Kansas and Nebraska. Along the way, the Hancock, NH, church cemetery in the summer of they were blessed with two sons and a daughter, all 2018 alongside my parents, brother and nephew. We of whom reside in or near Omaha. Every year, Norma are all proud of UNH.” Our condolences to Anne, their and Richard travel back to the East, visiting states children and extended family. Send news! Share your from Georgia to New Hampshire, where they still own thoughts about a Companion Connection at UNH; fill your a home. We can now say that our joint class reunion moments with something you love to do; downsize with is just over a year away! Representatives from the joy! Read “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by classes of ’53 – ’56 have met to plan the June 7 – 9, Marie Kondo . . . a great perspective! Peace. ◆ 2019 event. Our classmates Anne Seidler Russell and John Dodge are very much involved in the planning Peggy Ann Shea 100 Tennyson Ave. process. Certainly hope we have a great turnout — Nashua, NH 03062 mark your calendars! Every effort is being made to peggy.shea@alumni.unh.edu accommodate those with a variety of physical chal6 0 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 lenges. As always, it’s great to hear from classmates near and far. Please send me your news. ◆ The planning for the 60th anniversary of our graduation from UNH is progressing rapidly and will be finalized about the time this column is printed. The reunion is

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master’s degree from Columbia in 1965. There were the odd t started when he was a small child in Manchester, New singing jobs, all while studying at Herbert Bergdorf Studios Hampshire, hearing his mother prepare for her perforwith acclaimed theatre educators like Uta Hagen. “I permances as a professional singer. It continued at UNH, formed in several off-off Broadway shows,” he says. He also where he received his degree in music. But it was at the age took roles in television shows including “General Hospital” of 82 that Richard Alan White ’58 would see his passion for and even appeared as a photo-double for Bob Newhart in the music reach a pinnacle few attain. movie “Marathon.”

Last October, White’s opera “Hester” received its profesHowever, the work of a journeyman tenor and freelance sional debut with two sold-out piano-vocal performances at musician did not always pay well. Married with a family the Center for Contemporary Opera in New York. His 900on the way, he went to work in social services, eventually page labor of love, written over the course of four decades, taking a post as a security guard at Columbia before moving retells Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic work, “The Scarlet back to New Hampshire with his family to take a similar posiLetter.” And with write-ups in The New York Times and on tion at Daniel Webster College. In that work, he explains, “I NHPR, White found himself in the limelight at an age when was able to have a certain freeness of my mind that if I was the majority of his classmates are well into retirement. a professor or a conductor, I wouldn’t have. I didn’t have to White’s journey to composing an opera for full orchestra take my job home with me . . . and I composed every day.” and voices — with, as he puts it, “parts for everyone but the It was back in 1979 that he began writing “Hester.” He chandelier” — began early. Like the plot of a great story, howalways liked “The Scarlet Letter,” he says, and felt a conever, his path was not a straight line: He would take myriad nection to the setting: His father and grandmother both jobs to pay the bills and support his family, but through it all, were born in Salem, Massachusetts, where Hawthorne’s music remained his true vocation from his earliest days. introduction to the story is set. Decades later, White’s opera “The important things in my life are what come first,” is hundreds of pages longer than the work that inspired it.

White says, speaking from his Brooklyn, New York, home “This opera and all those 900 pages were put together with a studio. He recalls taking clarinet lessons and singing in No. 2 pencil,” he says. churches and synagogues in the 1940s. At Manchester High So why opera? White says he knew his primary talent School, he loved performing in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, was composing, but his experience in theatre also inspired recalling how the curtain would go up on a tableau of actors him. “When you add music and theatre together, you get frozen in place during “HMS Pinafore” and the audience opera.” The work of a composer is often, by necessity, would erupt into applause. “Little things like that, you solitary, but seeing his opera performed for the first time always remember,” he says. brought home an important truth. “The composer feels at At UNH, he sang in the choir and studied music with prothe nerve center of everything,” he says, but, “you cannot fessors like Donald Steele and Vincent Bleecker, whom he do things by yourself. It is the director, manager — all the recalls to this day. After graduation, it was off to New York pieces to make this possible.” ² City, which included work in freelance orchestration and a

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June 1-3. Registration will be on the morning of June 1, followed by a memorial service organized by Jim Twaddle. After the class luncheon, bus tours of the campus are planned. For those members who have not visited UNH for many years, this will be an excellent opportunity to see how the campus has grown. A reception and social affair will be held late afternoon and early evening. The class march will be Friday, followed by the Wildcat Luncheon. The big event will be the class dinner being hosted by Mary Ann Chase at her home on Dover Point. This will be the last formal reunion of our class. Information has been sent to all class members and from the initial information received, many members do plan to attend. It is also hoped that class members will support our class projects. As of June 2017, the Endowed Music Fund had a market value of $90,083, and the Endowed Scholarship Fund had a market value of $103,749. There was a distribution of $4,667 from the Music Fund and $5,277 from the scholarship fund during the 12 months prior to June 2017.

Our class, together with other classes, also supports the University Museum Endowment. Unfortunately, I must report that several of our classmates have passed away recently. Robert E. Adel Sr. of Fort Collins, CO, was a graduate student receiving a master’s degree in chemistry research with our class. He worked for the Eastman Kodak Company of 33 years, settling in Fort Collins in 1975. Gail F. Brown of Ilion, NY, was employed by the Ilion School District as an elementary teacher for 30 years before retiring. George Eliot Gardner of Oxnard, CA, served in the Air Force after graduation and flew many missions in Europe during the Cold War. Upon leaving the Air Force, he pursued a career in the dairy business and later changed careers several times. Following graduation from UNH, Mary Collidge Hastings Kaupin of Enfield, CT, and Wellfleet, MA, received a master’s from Teachers College, Colombia University. Her career spanned more than 20 years, most recently teaching home economics in the Enfield schools. Donald K. Loverin of Coatesville, PA, was employed as a professor at Delaware Community College until his retirement 20 years ago. After graduating from UNH, Robert E. Pike earned a master’s in electrical engineering from Harvard University. He spent a highly successful professional career in technology, jumping into the digital world when it first arrived, and rose through the ranks of several technology companies. He was also a pilot, avid skier and sailor. In happier news, Alexis Dascoulias ’95 is the executive director of the Maui OnStage threatrical group at the historic Iao Theater in Wailuku, Maui, HI. In early December, my husband and I attended an excellent performance of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” which was directed by David Kaye of UNH’s department of theater and dance.

UNH graduates and affiliates have discovered Maui long after Beverly Bartlett moved there at about the same time that I made a scientific field trip to the island decades ago. Could it be the weather? Reunion registration materials should have arrived to you in March by mail and email. We have worked hard to ensure that the reunion program is interesting and fun — find highlights and other information at https://unhconnect.unh.edu/ reunion. Looking forward to seeing you all in June! ◆

“Our class commitment to the undergraduate research program is really paying off beautifully. Several letters have come to Jack Sanders as class president over the years from young recipients of grants funded by our class.”

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Diane Woods

Riverwoods, 7 Riverwoods Drive #D207, Exeter, NH 03833 dianewoods21@comcast.net

Greetings from Exeter, NH. It was great hearing from some of you, and I look forward to hearing from even more for the next issue. Not unexpectedly, there are several more deaths to report for 2017: David George Rummells, Douglas T. Blake, Richard S. Calusdian, Robert J. Crowley and Malcolm F. Fryer Jr. Class comedian Don Silverman writes, “I was so glad to not read my obituary in the class notes of 1959. If I was to die, my obit would read: ’Donald Silverman died in good health.’ My soulmate and I currently live in Florida but plan to locate to Los Angeles where three of our four daughters reside. As we age, we need the kids to look out for us so we can die more easily. At 80, I’ve started a new career making guest appearances in my daughter Sarah’s new show on Hulu/com, ‘I Love you America.’ Daughter Susie is a rabbi attempting to have every adoptable child on the planet adopted. She is speaking throughout America on the subject. Her website is communityadoption.org. Daughter Laura is both an actor and writer, and daughter Jodyne is an author.

My legacy is that I have four daughters that adore each other and are all leftwing democrats.” Al Lussier and wife Sylvia stay active with friends and family, moving between Nantucket, Connecticut and Florida. Carolyn Smalley Johnson writes that she had a wonderful 80th birthday celebration in June with family and friends. She visited Jane Frisbee Spink in May. Many of us along our journey are having replacements of various parts of our bodies to keep us going. Amazing, isn’t it? John Hussey ’60 and wife Roberta love living now year-round in Southampton, Long Island, where they run in to other UNH alums. They purchased their home there with a daughter who works in the city and comes home to Long Island on weekends. Nice arrangement, John and Roberta! John wishes to share his address here: 295 Little Fresh Pond Road, Southampton, NY, 11968. From Sigmund C Langvik in Norway: “How good to see your summary of events in UNH Magazine, some good

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BOSTON ALUMNI RECEPTION May 8 | 6–8 p.m.

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and some sad. I wanted to add something about the lives and careers about the other three in the ’59 class from Norway. The two Einars — Einar Bache and Einar Dohlen — and I are in good health, as is Tor Hansen ’60, in Minnesota/Florida 50-50. We are having a fairly good winter here with beautiful cross-country skiing in the large forests enveloping Oslo, and we enjoy skiing a lot.

Nice exercise for the whole body! The three of us are considering coming to our 60th. It is based on still good health. Wish you all the best in 2018.” So very good to hear about you three great Norwegians. Jack Sanders reminds us that our class commitment to the undergraduate research program is really paying off beautifully.

Several letters have come to him as class president over the years from young recipients of grants funded by our class from our class gift given at our 50th Reunion. This reminds me: Our 60th reunion will be coming up sooner than we think. Yes, I realize it is hard to plan ahead, but we would very much like to hear from you about this.

Take the lead from our Norwegian classmates. Would you come? What would you like to do/see? Let’s start sharing some ideas and enthusiasm now! ◆

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Estelle “Stella” Belanger Landry 315 Chickory Trail Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 stella.landry@alumni.unh.edu

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two oldest grandchildren, both of whom are now in college. The younger grandchildren really enjoyed their company. I received my usual Christmas card from Dick Mikszenas and wife Terri, who reside in Clearwater, FL. Simply cannot believe it is 2018! Our 60th Reunion in 2020 is something to which we should all look forward.

I am providing you with more information regarding class deaths that appeared in the winter edition’s In Memoriam section along with names of others. Roger Roy, husband of Barbara Jan Allen Roy, passed away July 26, 2017, in Hudson, OH. He had a long career at the Defense Logistics Agency, Alexandria, VA, and was inducted into their Hall of Fame. John Ridge of South Portland, ME, died unexpectedly on Aug. 21, of natural causes. He grew the family business, Ridge Oil Company, and was active in the community serving on many boards. Mary Jane Zarnowski died on Sept. 1 at the Medstar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney, MD. The short obituary appeared in the Manchester Union Leader and mentioned that she is survived by several cousins and dear friends. Douglas Dartnell of Concord, NH, died on Sept. 10 at Pine Rock Manor in Warner. After working at Concord Electric until 1971, he built a successful business, the Taylor Rental Center of Concord, which he passed on to his son Mark in 1995.

John Ferriter’s date of death was Sept. 22 in Portland, ME. He obtained both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in psychology at UNH and worked as a staff psychologist for the Maine Department of Corrections.

Robert Abbott of Holly Springs, GA, died on Oct. 5.

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n 1990, 30 years after earning a historic home victory against the University of Delaware in their senior season, more than a dozen football players from the 1960 team gathered at another UNH-Delaware football game in Durham for a reunion.

“We’d been talking about it for a while,” recalls N.H. State Senator and co-captain Lou D’Allesandro ’61, one of the organizers of the event. “We went undefeated at every home game during our senior year, which was truly a special experience. Football created a bond that has lasted long after our graduation from UNH.” In the years that followed, a group of teammates convened every couple of years — a total of seven times — to catch up and share stories, with some players traveling from as far away as Chicago and California to reminisce about everything from playing for Chief Boston and Whoops Snively to breaking

coming to UNH. Marcia Martin Strout passed away on Oct. 30. She taught for many years at Timberlane High School in Plaistow, NH. After retirement, she and her husband moved to Bradford, where they bought The Sunshine Farm and ran an antiques business. I was saddened to hear of the unexpected death of friend Sally Healy Argeriou’s husband Milton Argeriou ’63 on Nov. 27. My husband Ray went to high school with Sally and Milton, and we remember many happy times at Central High reunions as well as wonderful social gatherings at their lovely home in Manchester, NH. On a happy note, the Class of 1960 Endowed Scholarship Fund was awarded to Jordyn Haime ’20, an English/journalism major from Hudson, NH. ◆

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Pat Gagne Coolidge

P.O. Box 736 Rollinsford, NH 03869 pat.coolidge@alumni.unh.edu

Hello, Classmates. In response to the recent UNH CELEBRATE 150 campaign, our class officers agreed to transfer $1,500 from the class treasury to the Class of ’61 Scholarship Fund. Bob Jones writes, “Just fulfilled a Bucket List item by taking our two kids and granddaughter to Garmisch, Germany, a beautiful town south of Munich on the German/Austrian border at the

UConn’s 17-game winning streak in the Yankee Conference to meeting best friends and spouses. Now, almost three decades after that first reunion, a number of team members have passed away. Last fall, the team came together for what D’Allesandro says was “one final get-together.” On Oct. 21, just hours before the current ‘Cats took to the field for a 40-17 win over Towson University at Wildcat Stadium, the group met at the UNH Field House for lunch, where a lot of laughter and a few sentimental tears were shared.

While it may have been their last organized visit to campus, the team’s presence in the Field House will continue to be felt: As part of their final reunion, the former players raised more than $10,000 toward an ongoing project to renovate the aging football locker room. “UNH football is the reason for some of the most important relationships of my life,” D’Allesandro says.

base of the Alps, for the Christmas/New Year’s holidays.

Our kids spent some time there as teenagers when I was stationed in Germany for two tours, and they have not been back since. So this was a trip down memory lane for them — Carole and I have been numerous times — and a new experience for our 14-year-old granddaughter. Our residence is still Melbourne, FL, but spend from mid-May to mid-October on Welch Island, Lake Winnipesaukee.” Art Monty writes “I’m in excellent health and heading back to France until the end of June.” Jacquelyn Beauregard Dillman writes “We welcomed Reece Elizabeth Dillman to the world on Dec. 13, 2017, grandchild 10, born to our youngest son, Brandon Reece Dillman and his lovely wife Jacqueline Handlin Dillman, in Boston, MA. Reece is named after her three-great-grandmother. Everyone well, looking forward to several East Coast trips this springtime.”

Lois Stickney Magenau and Penny Gage sent news about Susie Lyman Bridge. We are saddened with the news of her death in Arizona in November.

Lois wrote “Had a great reunion of AXOs Class of ’61 at my beach cottage in York, ME, in September. It was all the more special to us as it was our last time spent with our dear Susie Lyman Bridge.” Also there were Sally Orcutt Page, Nancy Parry Blampied, Lissa Foy Stofko, Judy Holbrook Thompson and Penny

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Hallward Gage. Penny wrote “In September, a group of us met at Lois Magenau’s cottage at York Beach for a mini reunion. Susie Bridge was with us. In hindsight, it will be remembered as a very special last time with her. Little did we have any idea that she would be gone in another couple of months. Our hearts are broken at that loss, but we will always treasure our last, wonderful visit with her. Susie was one of the most positive people I have ever known. With a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye, she danced through both the good times and the bad. She will be sorely missed.” ◆

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Judy Dawkins Kennedy

34 Timber Ridge Rd. Alton Bay, NH 03810, 603-875-5979 jak@alumni.unh.edu

Ken McKinnon was the first Canadian to play hockey for UNH. The covered rink with which Coach Pepper Martin enticed him to Durham wasn’t finished until after he graduated, but that didn’t keep the Alton Bay resident from relocating to New Hampshire permanently.

Class VP Ken McKinnon of Alton Bay, NH, was bench coach for the over-80 hockey team playing in Canada at age 78. Team USA 80+ defeated Canada 80+ in a 2-0 shootout after a 2-2 tie game. Ken first saw UNH’s outdoor rink of sand and weeds in fall 1958. A native of Toronto, he was the first Canadian hockey player at UNH. Coach Horace “Pepper” Martin assured him the Batchelder covered rink would be ready in a few years — unfortunately not until 1966, four years after Ken graduated! Ruth Ann Wovkonish Cullinane’s book “Cyberpatrolling Caroline” was recently released.

Professor Tom Williams, who taught creative writing, was an inspiration for her. She and her husband, Judge Robert L Cullinane, are doing well and enjoy trips to nearby lakes and mountains. Alexandria Hidrovo ’18, most recent recipient of the Class of ’62 Student Enrichment Fund, is majoring in environmental engineering. She plans to earn her master’s degree focusing on water quality. Please continue to name our Class of ’62 Student Enrichment Fund when you donate to UNH, and please send news! ◆

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Alice Miller Batchelor

110 Dillingham Ave., #301 Falmouth, MA 02540, (508) 548-2221; a.m.batchelor@alumni.unh.edu

³ 55 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ In anticipation of our class’s 55th reunion June 1 – 3 and your financial contribution for that occasion to UNH on behalf of your class, please be aware that, “The purpose of the Class of 1963 Scholarship Fund, begun in 2013 on the occasion of our 50th reunion, is to provide needbased scholarship support to undergraduate students at the University of New Hampshire. The Financial Aid office shall be responsible for the selection of student recipients and for administering all awards from this fund.” Please enhance this effort as well as planning to attend the reunion. This column features classmates listed under “N.” Cuong Nguyen, cuonguyen36@ sbcglobal.net, and his family of San Jose, CA, are in their eighth year of operating their restaurant business.

Marla Moes Novia of Cheshire, CT, for 40 years has been bringing a program that teaches nutrition to elementary school children by using theatrical presentations in classrooms in Connecticut and New York. She brings and demonstrates foods to four or five classes a day. Theater, singing and music play a big part in her

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life. She and her husband Dick have six children and 15 grandchildren. Paul E. Normandeau, pendvt@gmail. com, is retired after 35 years in the real estate brokerage business. He and his wife Jody ’64 have two boys and two grandchildren and, in years past, have enjoyed chartering boats to cruise in the British Virgin Islands. I tried to contact Robert G. Nason and Leonard W. Nowak, but directory assistance let me down. Perhaps they’ll email me some news for the next column. Our classmate Robert J. Landry of Roanoke, VA, died Aug. 10, 2017. Reunion registration materials should have arrived to you in March by mail and email. We have worked hard to ensure that the reunion program is interesting and fun — find highlights and other information at https://unhconnect.unh.edu/reunion. Looking forward to seeing you all in June! ◆

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Polly Ashton Daniels

3190 N. State Route 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 polly.daniels@alumni.unh.edu

Think we’re on a roll here! I have been receiving delightful photos. Cannot promise, of course, each will be published somewhere in this issue, but don’t cease and desist in sending them along to me! Anything from a member of the Class of ’64 is warmly welcomed and, as has been the case over the last few months, received with grateful surprise! Might I test how organized we are; how far ahead we may plan? Anyone getting ready for a special upcoming trip — that you will, I am sure, then tell me all about, a major anniversary celebration?

Chemical engineers from our class and their spouses recently gathered for a mini-reunion in South Carolina.

Dick Borry and wife Margaret, Marc Dion and wife Cora and Frank Brown and wife Donna were hosted

by Ron and Gail Dolben Charron in Charleston, SC. “We toured the city in a horse-drawn carriage, enjoyed delicious Southern cuisine, cruised the harbor on a schooner,” Frank writes. “We reminisced about days gone by and had a lot of laughs. We are trying to make this an annual activity since three of us now live in SC.” Sadly, the alumni office was notified that Patricia Rich Ek passed away on July 9, 2017, in Lee, ME. After graduation from Newport, NH, schools as valedictorian in 1960, she came to UNH, where she majored in English education, graduating summa cum laude. She married Roger Ek in 1964 and began her teaching career in Long Branch, NJ. Pat also tutored immigrant students after school and began the nation’s first English as a Second Language programs. She was also a national women’s archery champion, climbed mountains, ran most of Maine’s whitewater rivers and raced sled dog teams and won. As mentioned in our last issue, we also lost Thomas “Tommy” J. Dietz, beloved past class president and vice president. Tommy lived in Amelia Island, FL, and passed away peacefully on Oct. 8, 2017. Tommy was an insurance executive and a life member of the Bedford Hills Fire Department. Our condolences to his wife Marcia Tetelman, children Seth Dietz ’95 and Kelly Arata and two grandsons. Meanwhile, wishing you all well! Be happy, healthy and say “Please” and “Thank You!” ◆

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arty Hall ’60, a guru in the world of cross-country skiing and always the mentor, practically jumps out of his chair in his eagerness to demonstrate and teach. While squirrels scurry about on the snow outside the window of his den/mini-museum at his home in Durham and Sweetie — a deaf terrier mix that Marty and his wife Kathy ’66 rescued from the far northern reaches of Canada’s Baffin Islands — looks on intently from her chair, Hall bends at the waist and gets into position.

“OK, I’m in a downhill tuck,” he says, and with that, the 2018 United States Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame inductee is off and telling stories.

Stories of learning how to ski with his hometown Gilford (N.H.) Outing Club. Stories about a meandering journey through UNH that started in 1956 and included lettering in three sports — skiing, football and track & field — before eventually culminating with a degree in physical education in 1971. Stories about how that UNH education helped him lead the United States, in the person of Vermonter Bill Koch, to its first (and, until 2018, only) Olympic medal in Nordic skiing in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.

“Marty put cross-country skiing on the map internationally,” says Cory Schwartz ’82, coordinator of UNH’s ski program and head Nordic coach. “He dealt with trying to build a team before that team aspect was even there. It was a very individual sport. Marty was not only the coach, but he was the Olympic Teams — the U. S. teams in 1972 and 1976 and driving force.”

Canada’s teams in 1984, 1988 and 1992. After Canada, Hall Hall, who enters the Hall of Fame in the “Snowsports worked as a Nordic ski consultant, organized and ran clinics Builder” category, “pushed the sport beyond the traditional for officials and organizers of events, designed and conconfines,” says former United States Ski Team racer Peter structed cross-country trail systems and served on numerDavis. “His ideas often led to controversy and criticism. But ous national and international technical committees, along that never prevented him from promoting ideas that he with other projects. believed in.”

“He has a passion for the sport,” says longtime friend As the first full-time head cross-country coach hired by the Tom Kelly, chairman of the Hall of Fame board of directors.

U.S. Ski Team, one of Hall’s first moves was to implement a “That’s probably a cliché, but … he had that passion to the sports medicine program to educate athletes about biomecore and he still has it today.” chanics, psychology and exercise physiology. His ideas came Six years ago, Marty and Kathy, who celebrated their 50th from the break he took from college to join the Army, where anniversary in 2017, brought that passion back to Durham. he trained with its Modern Winter Biathlon Unit in Alaska — They’re regulars at Wildcat athletic events of all kinds and and from the UNH physical education program he returned are ardent supporters of the ski program. Last year, they to, which had been dramatically revamped during his leave of became the lead donors for the UNH SkiPlex project, which absence. will bring a major and much-needed renovation and upgrade “The whole coaches’ education program got flopped,” Hall to ski team locker and team rooms. says. “From being baby stuff to biomechanics, kinesiology.

And speaking of Kathy, Hall offers one last story. Several By my prolonging my education tenure here, I got to take years ago, Hall recalls, his wife came home from a book club advantage of all those courses and course changes. This gathering with an exercise and a challenge to him: He had 20 school gave Marty Hall the tools to be successful as a modseconds and five words to write his epitaph. ern-day ski coach.”

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Chemical engineers from the Class of 1964 and their spouses recently gathered for a mini-reunion in South Carolina. Dick and Margaret Borry, Marc and Cora Dion and Frank and Donna Brown were hosted by Ron and Gail Dolben Charron in Charleston, SC.

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Kathy Zegarra ’64, shared news of her daughter’s wedding at her home in Madrid, Spain. Pictured with Kathy (at right) are her son-in-law José Manuel Delgado, her daughter Pilar de la Peña, bride Isabel de la Peña and groom Niclas Benni, and daughter Teresa de la Peña.

Jacqueline Flynn Thompson

PO Box 302, 197 Cross Hill Road Wilmot, NH 03287 thompson2004@tds.net

Happy New Year, Fellow Classmates. I want to start this column with some good news that I received from classmates at Christmas time. Class President Ralph Young has been editor of a monthly publication about systems engineering, maintaining contacts around the world. He continues singing in groups, including at the naval academy, and also plays trumpet in the Chesapeake Bay Community Band. Judy Corbett Young served as interim CEO of SHAPE America, her former employer, previously known as AAHPERD, for seven months while the organization conducted a national search. This sounds like busy retirements for both! Marlene Brigida Baldwin and husband Harrison took a bus trip with friends to the Canadian maritime provinces, attended three family college graduations, enjoyed reunions in Plymouth, MA, that included some of Marlene’s cousins from Italy, met with Harrison’s Norwich classmates in Vermont for their 58th reunion and spent time in the NH Lakes Region and at the Maine coast. Maida Hoag Atkins and her husband Jim moved to Venice, FL, in Aston Gardens, a retirement community, and are adjusting to their new lifestyle of no weeding, no cleaning, minimum cooking and lots of activities to choose from. They spent several months in Vermont, where two of their children live. Since returning to Florida, they have traveled to Marble Hill, GA, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Anna Maria, FL. Frank “Skip” Hubbard and wife Karen own a home on Marco Island, FL, that unfortunately was devastated

by Hurricane Irma and are waiting for it to be habitable again. In Connecticut, Skip continues his volunteer position as photography superintendent for the Chester Fair and Historical Society president. Karen keeps busy with a women’s investment group and a book group. Now I am saddened to have to write about several obituaries of our classmates. Linda Kavanaugh Smith passed away in July 2017 in Long Beach, CA. As an elementary teacher, her passion was teaching children to read.

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relatives. Irving Quimby Jr., originally of Berlin, NH, died in July in Brighton, MA. He was a member of ROTC and served a tour in Vietnam. He was a high school teacher and worked for the Ford Foundation, then moving into commercial insurance brokerage. Anne Tullson-Johnsen passed away in September after a career as a French teacher and a librarian, finishing her career as the library director at North Shore Community College. John Conner passed away in October in Londonderry, NH. He and his brother-in-law owned and operated Sunnycrest Farm there for 40 years, and he was active in many volunteer organizations. Survivors include his wife Nancy, two sons and two granddaughters. Grant W. Miller of Haverhill, MA, died in October.

Over the years, he worked in several different fields, including the leather-cutting industry and, most recently, shipping and receiving. We offer our condolences to all of our deceased classmates’ families. ◆

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Diane Deering

921 Deerwander Rd. Hollis Center, ME 04042 dndeering@yahoo.com

New Year greetings from Florida, where many of our classmates have taken up residence! We have heard from Paula Latos-Valier, who lived in Boston, MA, overseeing an art gallery with her husband Biron after they both completed graduate studies at Yale. They have enjoyed life in Australia since 1977, with various positions in the art world. Paula regrets that she was unable to attend our 50th and reconnect with her class who spent their junior year abroad in Dijon, France. She enclosed a lengthy letter to share with her Dijon classmates. I will be happy to forward! On a sad note, we again report the loss of our classmates. Charlotte Dyer was a graduate of our agricultural college and spent her life as a veterinarian’s assistant in North Conway, NH, and her retirement years with the Tamworth Historical Society. C. Richard “Dick” Erskine graduated from UNH and went on to receive his doctorate from Vanderbilt. Dick served in the Army during Vietnam, began his teaching at Keene High School and spent 30 years at Southern New Hampshire University, where he

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retired as associate vice president for academic affairs.

Raymond Dahill received his master’s in zoology with our class and started his own marine life distribution business on Cape Cod. Our sympathies to the families of Charlotte, Dick and Raymond. ◆

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Angela M. Piper

509 Weston Place DeBary, FL 32713 angelapiper28@gmail.com

³ 5 0 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ The countdown to our 50th reunion is on — June 1 – 3!

I hope you have all saved the date and plan to attend.

We have worked hard to ensure that the reunion program is interesting and fun. Find the details at https:// unhconnect.unh.edu/reunion. Don’t forget to submit your Golden Granite questionnaire, which is also on the reunion website. See you all in June! ◆

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Jim DesRochers

1433 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85009 jim.desrochers@icloud.com

A group of Phi Mu sisters from the Class of 1969 had a gathering on May 25, 2017, a cold, rainy spring day, at Chauncey Creek, Kittery Point, ME. “Regardless of the weather, we laughed and reminisced and are looking forward to our 50th reunion,” writes Barbara Clapp.

“Any ’69 sister who wasn’t contacted, please know that we tried! Contact blclapp1@ comcast.net please!” ◆

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Jan Harayda

10 North Section St., #105 Fairhope, AL 36532 haraydajan@alumni.unh.edu

Newspapers expect their reporters to cover elections, not to get involved in them. So I’ve mostly stayed away from politics since our activist years at UNH. But I had an “If not now, when?” moment last fall when Doug Jones ran against Roy Moore for the U.S. Senate in Alabama. As a freelancer, I co-chaired a Writers & Artists for Doug Jones benefit that raised money partly through a silent auction that included signed books and art donated by members of both parties. I almost had to be sedated when AP called the election for Jones two hours after the polls closed. Not long afterward, the University of Alabama won the national college football championship. Have you had similar highs?

Please let me know. Other political news came from Brad Cook: “Our class president, Bill Gardner, the longest-serving secretary of state in the nation, was a member of the commission appointed by President Trump to investigate election fraud. Gardner hosted the last meeting of the commission in the fall. President Trump eliminated the commission in January. Gardner was quoted frequently in defense of serving by stating that any examination of elections is helpful, and citizens of both parties owe it to their nation to serve when asked to by the president, a healthy demonstration of bipartisanship by Democrat Gardner.” Brad added that, as president of the student government at UNH, he counted the votes when Gardner was elected class president and serves as chairman of the New

Hampshire Ballot Law Commission, of which Gardner is secretary: “The Ballot Law Commission has jurisdiction over ballot-counting disputes and recounts and the qualification of candidates to be placed on the ballot. During the last presidential primary, there were challenges to Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Ted Cruz, and Donald Trump, all rejected by the Ballot Law Commission, allowing them to run in the New Hampshire presidential primary.”

We are so sorry to report the deaths of classmates Richard Bardorf, Ronald Forand, John Hackler, Dennis Merkwan, Nancy Alward Roberts and Chester Russell. In happier news, the actor and model Laurie Folkes joined the Negro Ensemble Company and, during its 50th season, was cast in “Perry’s Mission.” Eric Halvorson writes that he continues to be impressed by the development of women’s sports programs at UNH: “I think that’s something all alumni can be proud of.” ◆

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Debbi Martin Fuller

276 River St. Langdon, NH 03602 (603) 835-6753 debbifuller3@gmail.com

Steven Kurt Weissbecker died in July 2017. Kurt and Henry Schmidt owned and operated For Land’s Sake Design, a successful landscaping business for many years. Edward Brian Dolley, 80, died also in July. He had a master’s degree from UNH, was an army veteran and taught high school chemistry for 30 years in Enfield, CT. He loved the Patriots (who doesn’t?) but also the Giants and the Red Sox – not as easy to love. Genealogy was a hobby. Shirley J. Apostal Chadwick died in August. She was kind and soft-spoken, a writer who enjoyed playing Scrabble and was close to her nieces and nephews. Wayne Eddy died in September. He was a software engineer and had an engineering degree from UNH. He worked with GE and other high-tech companies in New Hampshire as a computer programmer. He was an active member of Mensa as well as a sailor, music lover and volunteer for programs like AARP Tax-Aide. Rudolph “Jack” John Huber passed away in October. He got his doctorate from UNH in 1971. He had a 37-year career at Meredith College as a professor of psychology and was a softball coach and a summertime lifeguard in Raleigh, NC, and upstate New York.

Clark Barksdale, better known as Chan, passed away in November at the age of 88. He received a degree in hydrology from UNH. He was born in Colorado but lived in many other parts of the country, including 20 years in the Northeast. He worked for Combustion Engineering in Connecticut and at power plants and paper mills in other parts of the country. He was an avid hiker and traveler and did the entire Appalachian Trail with his wife Judy in 1989. The last obituary is one that breaks my heart: Ann G. Haggart died last February. I graduated from Keene High with Ann, and she was our class president. She was an amazing woman, smart and compassionate. Ann founded her own successful business, AHG Associates, Inc. The company provided training and therapy in public schools and childcare centers throughout the country. Ann committed her life to the service of disenfranchised children. She had many friends who cared for her during her long and courageous battle with

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UNH was just the second university in the country to join the honorary “Wagon Wheel” camp counselor society, back in 1948, and the first to develop a formal ceremony to welcome counselors and recognize their annual participation.

As any former UNH freshman camp counselor will tell you, the wheel symbolizes three essential groups: The counselors are the spokes that reach out to and connect with incoming students, who are represented by the rim. The camp’s executive staff is the wheel’s hub.

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cancer, including another of our KHS classmates, Marcia Chappell, a lifelong friend. If you would like to make a donation in Ann’s name, she asked that they be made to the NH Food Bank or the Legacy Funds for the NH Charitable Organization. Finally, Bob Winot has pledged $2 million to students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Each year, several students from Vermont or New Hampshire with a grade point average of at least a 3.0 will receive free tuition as a result of his generosity. Bob, who made this donation in both his name and his deceased wife’s, says that he is “grateful to UNH and the professors there and my fellow students there. I just am thrilled to be able to give back to the school by making this gift. I’m so proud of my alma mater.” ◆

A group of Class of 1969 Phi Mu sisters gathered in Kittery, Maine, last spring.

Pictured are Patricia Quinn Molan, Merri Duane Forsyth and, standing, Marg Reardon Jones, Sue Keough Staples, Gail Waldron Chandler, Barbara Lazar Clapp, Linda Andrews Shaffer and Joan Pouliot Beshong.

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Unfortunately, as in past articles, most of the news are obituaries. Rev. Paul A. Lavigne of Jefferson, NH, passed away in October 2017. Paul served in ministry for more than 30 years, most of this time in NH but also in Maine and Quebec. Paul participated in numerous humanitarian efforts, including multiple trips to Haiti.

Walter J. Lubelczyk Jr. was a lifelong resident of Manchester. Awarded the Mayor’s Civic Trophy at UNH graduation, Wally achieved a 37-year career teaching case-based constitutional law at West High. Arthur Joseph Marcoux served in the Army for three years, stationed most of the time in Germany. He received the Army Commendation Medal in January 1978 for meritorious service to the 3rd Finance Co. Art owned Services Four, a bookkeeping/administrative business.

Philip Henry Plowman of Simpsonville, SC, received his bachelor’s degree in engineering at UNH. Philip had a long career with GE covering 45 years and involving extensive international travel. Artist and sculptor Gary Haven Smith served as an adjunct professor at UNH, and he was recognized internationally for his art. There’s an In Memoriam for Gary on p. 77. Clifford Bernard Stearns of Conowingo, MD, purchased his wife’s family farm, Whizard’s Lair Farm, in 1979. Clifford worked many jobs, including training Standardbred race-horses, driving Budweiser Clydesdales, moving houses, dredging and installing geotextile tubes. Clifford also had a pilot’s license. Phyllis D. Stenstream of Hampton, NH, received a degree in math and elementary education.

After graduation from UNH, Phyllis taught second grade in Exeter, and several years later, Phyllis became the director of elementary math instruction for the Exeter Schools and retired from that position in 2013 after 40 years. Kathleen Yudd received her nursing degree from UNH and a master’s of science in nursing from Seton Hall. Kathleen and her husband did charity healthcare work in Ghana before settling in West Caldwell, NJ. After raising her children, Kathleen returned to nursing and spent the last seven years of her career working in the outpatient clinics at the Department of Veterans Affairs in East Orange. Sara Zuretti Bryan of Evans, GA, was one of the first women to receive her commission

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Do you remember the early days of The Tin Palace?

It closed several years ago, and the building is now home to an Aroma Joes and a Subway sandwich shop.

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as a second lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps. Sara achieved her lifelong goal of attaining a doctorate and working in academia as a senior instructional designer at Augusta University. Please send your information to me.

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Jean Marston-Dockstader

51 Londonderry Road Windham, NH 03087 UNH1974@alumni.unh.edu

Carol Peppe Hewitt resides in Pittsboro, NC, where she is the lead for the organization Slow Money NC. The organization urges individuals to make small loans to socially responsible businesses instead of large-scale investing. Her nonprofit is one of the most successful in a nationwide network of such ventures, and she has served on the national steering committee. She is active in helping the movement take root in other locations, including Hawaii, Virginia and Jamaica. Joseph Tringali passed away on July 8, 2017. Joe had worked for Corico Corporation in Salem, NH, for many years before opening his own business, Tringali and Associates, in Manchester. He is survived by his wife Deborah, two sons and two daughters. Richard Hurd also passed away on Aug. 9 in Maine. After high school graduation, Richard enlisted in the Navy, and upon returning, he graduated from Wentworth Institute for Technology and UNH. He had worked many years for the Hartford Agency. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marylou, and three daughters. We also lost Daniel Riendeau on Aug. 26. Danny served in the Army after graduation for 24 years, receiving commendations including the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal Joint Meritorious Unit Award and Army Superior Unit Award. Danny is survived by his wife Jennie Mae, one daughter, three stepsons and one stepdaughter. Please send news. ◆

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Kim Lampson Reiff

7540 S.E. 71st St. Mercer Island, WA 98040 drkimlampson@gmail.com

Hello 1975 Classmates! I hope all of you are avoiding the terrible flu and enjoying winter sports and activities. This is the time of the year in Seattle when we do not need to look at the weather forecast — it is always the same: rain, rain and more rain with highs in the 40s. I am so excited because I received two emails from classmates and will relay their messages in this column. Carol Shea-Porter, currently a Democratic congresswoman, announced that she will not be seeking reelection in 2018 after four terms in the House of Representatives.

Carol was the first woman elected to Congress from the state of New Hampshire, representing one of only a few dozen swing districts in the country. Joan FerriniMundy earned her doctorate in math education at UNH, served on the faculty and was assistant director of its Center for Science. She is now the chief operating officer for the National Science Foundation and served on the President’s National Mathematics Advisory Panel in 2007-2008. I regret to say that Christopher Michael Sachs of Hanover, NH, died last October in a tragic boating accident near his home in Austin, TX. After

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hortly after Lorraine Stuart Merrill ’73 was nominated year, she was pleased when the legislature passed a $2 milas New Hampshire’s commissioner of agriculture in lion dairy relief funding bill at the state level to prevent more 2007, she took a phone call that caught her off guard: closures of wholesale dairy farms after the 2016 drought.

It was from a reporter who wanted to know how she felt Through it all, one of her favorite parts of the job was about becoming the head of a dying industry. meeting farmers around the state. “The agricultural com“I was taken aback that people saw it to that extent, that it munity is full of really terrific people, good people that it’s was that negative,” she recalls. “I realized that we really had rewarding to work with and to try and help, to work for,” a lot of work to do because that just wasn’t true.” she says.

Merrill stepped down as commissioner in December 2017 Aside from a year when she lived on campus at UNH, after 10 years of tireless work to change the public percepMerrill has called the Stuart Farm home since she was 10. tion of the industry. It was a productive decade by many Her family moved to the 270-acre farm after their Littleton, measures, but she says there is still work to be done — and Massachusetts, dairy farm was leveled to make way for an not just at the State House. interstate. But as a teenager, she wasn’t sure her future “I think it’s really going to be up to people to patronize local plans would involve working on the farm. farms, to eat local foods, buy locally grown Christmas trees “I always said I was not going to marry a farmer or be a and plants and to support permanent conservation of farmfarmer,” Merrill recalls, “because they worked too hard.” land,” she says. “We’ve already lost so much farmland to Fate intervened when she met John Merrill ’72 during her development. We don’t have a lot to spare.” freshman year. John, a liberal arts major, had fond memoMerrill understands the issue intimately. Her family’s ries of his grandfather’s farm in Maine. He asked Lorraine’s Stuart Farm in Stratham was among the first in the state father if he could start working at the farm on weekends and protected with an agricultural easement back in 1981. The vacations. They married the next summer, and by graduation, working dairy currently has about 240 milking cows and 200 John had decided to work the farm, while Lorraine became a younger cows. Though her time on the farm was limited freelance writer. while she was commissioner, Merrill made a decision to start Now that she’s back on the farm full time, Merrill each morning helping with chores before she left for work. plans to do more writing. She wants to revisit the book “I watch the heifers for heats and know when they should “Communities and Consequences: The Unbalancing of New get bred, move cows to the milking parlor, hoe stalls, help Hampshire’s Human Ecology and What We Can Do About It” with calving,” she says. “It’s been good for my mental that she co-wrote with local demographer Peter Francese. health and keeping me grounded in terms of what the job is She also hopes to spend more time with her family, includall about.” ing her three granddaughters.

Merrill’s work as commissioner involved not only advocat“John’s in the barn at 4 o’clock in the morning every day ing for the industry but also developing budgets and working milking cows; he could use a little bit more of a break,” she with the legislature — work for which her background in agrisays of her husband. “I’m planning on getting him off the cultural journalism came in handy, as she had a strong base of farm a little bit more.” ² knowledge about the entire industry, not just dairy. In her last

Angela Lambert ’11 and Bryan Belanger ’10, ’11G, were married in August 2017 with dozens of Wildcats in attendance, including Peggy Letson Lambert ’79, Danielle Grant Nielsen ’01, Jessica Letson Smith ’02, Mike Smith ’02, Kim Stevens Nadeau ’08, Reid Butler ’10, ’11G, Brian Litz ’10, ’11G, Chris Weyland ’10, Julie Marcum Rooney ’10, Chris Rooney ’10, Stephen Loftus ’10, Daniel Seitz ’10, Nick Tamblyn ’10, Kaitlin Leddy Carlson ’10, Daniel Carlson ’10, Greg Sowa ’10, Brendan Jones ’10, Jeanne Callahan Jones ’10, Katie Reilly ’10, Chris McGowan ’10, Cory Gagnon ’10, Dan Umbro ’10, Danielle Curtis Gagnon ’11, Lauren Campbell Page ’11, Rebecca Coleman ’11, Lindsay Fanning ’11, Sabrina Hashmi ’11, Jessica Paterson ’11, Kendra Hanlon ’12, Jonathan Lovering ’12, Stephen Belanger ’13, Natalie Raeder ’13, Meredith LaRocque ’14, Bryce Paradise ’15 Sarah Lambert ’18 and Madeline Maurer ’19. Angela and Bryan live in Portsmouth, NH, and work in market research and consulting at a local firm, where they met as interns.

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Wildcats were well represented on Sept.16, 2017 at the Cape Cod wedding of Elizabeth L. Moritz ’07 and Benjamin Nardella. Liz is the daughter of Edward Moritz ’74 and Ben is the son of Sarah Dearborn Nardella ’74 and Bob Nardella ’76.

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Brittney Murray ’10 and John Kowalski ’10 got engaged on July 3, 2016, in Myrtle Beach, SC, and will be married on Cape Cod, MA, this June. John was a civil engineering major at UNH, and Brittney majored in English journalism. John and Brittney are currently living in North Carolina while John completes his Special Forces qualification course at Fort Bragg.

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Kimberly Bixby ’12 and Gregory Meehan ’12 met the first week of freshman year in Christensen Hall, where they became best friends and started dating shortly after. They married on Aug. 12, 2017, in Portsmouth, RI, with 49 alumni from 1981– 2013 in attendance, including Kimberly’s parents, Jonathan ‘85 and Nancy Hubbard Bixby ’82. Kim’s brother, Jono Bixby ‘10, served as their officiant. The Meehans recently started their new life together with a move to NYC.

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▼ Caille Roy ’13 and William Souza ’13 were married Sept. 2, 2017, at The Barn at Gibbet Hill in Groton, MA, surrounded by many fellow Wildcats. Taking a photo with the banner was “a perfect way to honor our alma mater and acknowledge the many Wildcat friends we have made that have become like family,” says Caille. The pair’s cockapoo puppy Hewitt was named after Hewitt Hall, where they met! Pictured with the bride and groom are Cindy Perkins ’98G, Herman Pretorius, ’10, ’13G, Alise Greenfield ’11, ’15G, Christina Patenaude Pretorius ’10, ’14G, Cara Foley ’13, Jacqui Nolet ’13, Tara Yeaton Reed ’13, Nick Reed ’10, Devon Clarke ’16, Nikki Cole ’96 and Adam Carrington ’15.

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graduating from UNH, he taught first grade in Vermont, then spend most of his career as a Realtor in Austin. Chris was happiest with his family and enjoyed boating, skiing and hiking. Mark Freel writes for the first time. It was so fun to read about his memories of living on campus in Hubbard and Hunter before moving to Dover, NH, for his senior year. I hadn’t thought about trips to Dover for so long! He worked at The New England Center and Tin Palace. I haven’t thought about places like this for so long either! He currently lives in Rhode Island and works as a lawyer. Married for 30 years with four children, Mark eagerly awaits grandchildren! Jeff Brown also wrote that he is trying to look forward after his wife passed away from cancer threeand-a-half years ago. He has taken an interest in developing his business as a freelance TV camera operator and real estate photographer. A first-time grandparent, Jeff is enjoying time with his granddaughter. His band FunHouse is cutting its second CD this spring! Go Jeff!

I would love to hear from more classmates! Send in your emails as soon as you can! ◆

Five Delta Zeta sorority sisters recently gathered in Iceland. Pictured from left are Ruth Coburn Perrinez ’75, Susan DuRie Pepin ’76, Maryellen Chambers Dejong ’75, Rosalind Mason Harris ’75 and Kim Davis-Smith ’77.

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Susan Ackles Alimi

48 Fairview Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037 alimi@alumni.unh.edu

Prior to the start of the 2017 professional football season, the New England Patriots honored 55 years of Patriots cheerleaders. Among the 200-plus was Pat Shea Thibeault. After her freshman year at UNH, Pat heard rumblings about the Patriots holding cheerleading tryouts. She made the team and spent four years as a Patriot cheerleader. The reunion gave Pat an opportunity to see friends she hadn’t seen in years and reminisce about their time as trailblazers for future Patriots cheerleaders. Pat became a cheer coach and physical education and health teacher. She retired recently after many years as an educator. Michael Garzillo of Rochester, NH, died Aug. 26, 2017. He loved his family, teaching, writing, editing, hunting, fishing, boating, camping and his adopted hometown of Rochester for 45 years, where he taught at Spaulding High School for more than 20 years. Frank D. Richardson of Somersworth, NH, who received his master’s degree with our class and went on to receive his doctorate at UNH in 1983, passed away July 28. Frank worked for the state, including in the position of chief wetlands inspector. He delayed retirement until 2016 because he was committed to the protection of the NH wetlands environment and ecosystem. ◆

In 1957, Harold Ward moved his family from Brooklyn, NY, to New Hampshire to escape gang violence. Some 60 years later, his son, Michael Cameron Ward

’76, captures the experience of becoming the first “colored family” in the area in “A Colored Man in Exeter,” a collection of stories that chronicles the family’s life as the “Index of Integration” for the region in a time when race relations were front and center.

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Lois Kelly

lkelly@foghound.com

It’s inspiring to hear how many of our classmates are devoting their work to public service. Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi — also known as Bobbie Hantz — was sworn in last summer as a New Hampshire Supreme Court associate, becoming the high court’s 108th justice and third woman. Recognized as one of the 2017

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Best Lawyers in America, Bobbie previously worked at Sheehan, Phinney, Bass & Green, where she served on the management committee. Her practice focused on civil litigation. She is married to Geno Marconi, director of New Hampshire Ports and Harbors. Maura Kelly started a new position this year as senior manager for access to justice for the Massachusetts Executive Office of the Trial Court. In this newly created position, Maura’s charge is removing barriers and ensuring effective access to all trial court programs. Maura’s passion for social justice was seeded at UNH, and she instilled those values in many during her legal career as assistant dean at both Northeastern and Boston University, assistant director at Harvard Law School and general counsel of Lesley University. Maura lives in Arlington, MA. Donna Holady, mayor of Newburyport, MA, was recently sworn in for a second four-year term, the first mayor in the city’s history to serve two terms.

Donna worked for many years at Middlesex Community College and Turning Point, Inc., which provides services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Donna has lived in Newburyport since 1979 and is married to Joe Holaday. Lincoln Soldati, a 1977 graduate of UNH Law, is running as Democratic candidate for the New Hampshire House’s First District. In announcing his campaign, Lincoln pledged to continue his lifelong fight for social justice, criminal justice reform and meaningful action to combat the opioid epidemic in New Hampshire. A Portsmouth native, Lincoln spent 17 years as Strafford County attorney. He was also mayor of Somersworth. Rebecca “Becky” Smith, executive director and CEO of Kendal at Hanover, retired last February after leading the continuing care retirement community for more than 12 years. Among her other leadership roles in senior living, Becky was the chair of the board of directors of LeadingAge Maine & New Hampshire. In the “please get in touch with me” department, Doug Bisson at biss1955@att.net is looking to connect with Joe Guidi from their Gibbs Hall days.

And we mark the passing of Bill White, who died last August. After serving four years in the Navy, Bill enrolled at UNH, where he discovered his interest in computer programming while working at the UNH bookstore and financial aid office. An avid sailor, Bill enjoyed a successful career in software engineering. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Diane Van Duzer White. I’d love to hear from you and share your news with our remarkable 1977 classmates!! ◆

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Carol Scagnelli Edmonds

75 Wire Rd. Merrimack, NH 03054 c.edmonds@alumni.unh.edu

³ 4 0 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ Lorelei Stewart-Mayer worked in the hospitality industry for 25 years before working in property management.

She is delighted with her one adorable grandchild. We agreed that grandchildren are the best! She would love to hear from her UNH friends at mayer.lorelei@gmail. com. Although she still resides in Texas, she hopes to move to a cooler climate upon retirement. Carol Ann K. Rodriguez passed away in October. She received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at UNH and was

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employed as a computer programmer. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting and loved her dogs. Carol is survived by her siblings, nieces and nephews who will always remember her kindness and unconditional acceptance of all the people in her life. Scott Winslow was a member of an extended UNH family that included his grandfather (1923), mother and father (1955), his niece (2005) and his daughter Keelie ’14. After he passed away in May 2017, a new UNH cap was found in his car.

He is survived by his dad, wife and three adult children, who were his greatest joy. Although I, too, have retired from full-time teaching, I am still working and enjoy tutoring in a nearby town. We have our 40th reunion in June at UNH! Please check out our UNH Class of 1978 Facebook group and UNH Reunion Weekend event page. Forty years! Hope to see you all to share our life adventures and to reminisce. Reunion registration materials should have arrived to you in March by mail and email. We have worked hard to ensure that the reunion program is interesting and fun — find highlights and other information at https://unhconnect.unh.edu/ reunion. Looking forward to seeing you all in June! ◆

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Chris Engel

268 Washington Ave. Chatham, NJ 07928 cengie@aol.com

Was able to catch up with some old friends who lived in Sawyer Hall our freshmen year of 1975. Tom Smith is president of Sterling Associates, and his company provides financing for purchasing yachts and boats. Matt Cook has retired from Armstrong, where he enjoyed a successful career as a senior executive. Matt will spend his golden years in Pennsylvania and Florida working to get his current handicap of two down even lower! Keith Dickson, who played basketball at UNH, has gone on to great success as coach of Saint Anselm College. Keith’s teams just notched their 600th victory, so congrats to him on that major achievement! Not far behind in the win column is Jay Lawson, who just landed his 510th basketball win as head coach. Also had a chance to catch up with Chuck Friehofer, who enjoys hunting and spending time with his kids and grandkids, and my first roommate, Eric Lorentzen, who has just retired from a career in the Air Force. Nice to see so many UNHers doing well personally and professionally. Rick Novak writes that Richard Fingen has passed away. He had worked at General Tire and General Motors before retiring to take care of his mother. Keep the news comin’! ◆

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Anne M. Getchell

P.O. Box 2211 Conway, NH 03818 agetch@alumni.unh.edu

Thanks to those who sent news. The Vermont Housing Finance announced Thomas Leavitt of Waterbury Center has been appointed to its board of commissioners. Tom has been president and chief executive officer of Northfield Savings Bank since 2014. Prior to Northfield Savings Bank, he was president and CEO of Mountain One Financial in North Adams, MA, and before that, he was on the senior management team of Merchants Bank in Vermont for 16 years. Andrea

Crabtree Giroux and Guy Giroux hosted a family vacation through several countries in Europe with Guy’s mother, both of their sons and Emy, who became the fiancée of son Adam ’07 while on the trip.

Later, the whole family traveled to Lima, Peru, for Adam and Emy’s wedding, capped with the celebration of the birth of Guy and Andrea’s first grandchild, Kian, the following year. On the personal side, Guy and his son Paul have been hiking the NH 48s the past few years in all seasons but enjoy the winter hike the most. On the professional side, for most of the past year Guy has been in charge of all the development and modifications to the Air Force’s Airborne Warning and Control Systems E-3 Sentry Fleet. So far, he has no plans to slow down. Andrea continues her work as an occupational therapist in the Merrimack School District, enjoying the rewards of helping young children maximize their potential through a multidiscipline teaming approach. She really enjoyed this last year in her new role as grandmother, and while she continues to enjoy the challenges at work, but the opportunity to spend more time with Kian may just convince her to cut back or retire. ◆

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Darius Ginwala ’80 and his daughter Allie ’14 have attended the UNH Family Hockey Day together since Allie was five years old and always have a poster signed by the players.

Pictured is the wall where Darius showcases the posters in his home.

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Caroline McKee Anderson

P.O. Box 3082 Bourne, MA 02532 caroline@gregandcaroline.net

Ted Corcoran, president and CEO of the Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce in Florida, wrote with news and a photo of a Christensen 2A 1977 – 1978 Reunion held in Destin, FL, in December: Don Gibadlo ’80 is living in Vietnam and working as a brand manager for Sports Gear after a 35-year career with Nike, Reebok and Under Armour. Brian Boches is a real estate developer and contractor and just finished building The Hotel Salem, a boutique hotel in Salem, MA. He is married to Eileen Healy ’85, a nurse practitioner. Jeffrey Gould ’80 has retired to Florida after selling his longtime farm and garden store in Gilford, NH. Brandin Shost ’84 has been teaching in New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Florida for the past 34 years. Jason H. Edwards passed away on Sept. 17, 2017. He was professor of psychology at Frostburg State University in Maryland. He received his master’s and doctorate in clinical psychology from Georgia State University and completed his residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Judge Baker Center of Harvard Medical School. He is survived by his wife Susan Keller ’82, daughter Georgia Grace, son Morgan, mother Diana Edwards, brother Ethan Edwards, sister Melissa Edwards and extended family. Patrick J. McKeon III, who got his MBA with our class, died on Sept. 6. He is survived by his wife Hilary K. Laraba, children Katherine and Patrick and extended family. Our sincere condolences to the family and friends of both Jason Edwards and Patrick McKeon. ◆

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Julie Lake Butterfield

j.butterfield@alumni.unh.edu

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Residents of Christensen 2A 1977–78 had a reunion in Destin, FL, in December. Left to right are Don Gibadlo ’80, Brian Boches ’81, Jeffrey Gould ’80, Brandin Shost ’84 and Ted Corcoran ’81.

I received an email from Dennis Perreault, who writes that he completed his sixth year as a member of the New Hampshire Department of Education’s Professional Standards Board (PSB). The PSB was created by the General Court and makes recommendations to the Board of Education regarding the credentialing of all public school educators in the state. Dennis also was named the 2017 New Hampshire Social Studies Teacher of the Year. Dennis became a teacher in 1996 after 11 years in the private practice of law. The Kingston, NH, Historical Museum recently hosted a talk by George Morrison titled "Vanished Veterans — NH’s Civil War Monuments and Memorials" during the Kingston Days Celebration. George earned a bachelor’s in history and served for 27 years as a high school teacher.

He traveled over 18,000 miles in the course of researching monuments and memorials, inventorying and photographing the many New Hampshire Civil War memorials.

Congratulations to James Parison of Bose Corporation, who was recently awarded the 2017 SAE/Magnus Hendrickson Innovation Award. James holds the title of distinguished engineer at Bose, where he was instrumental in the concept, development and production of the Bose Ride system. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and his master’s degree from UNH, specializing in electrical engineering and control theory. Before joining Bose, James researched electromagnetism at a motor firm in West Germany. From 2010 – 2016, he served in the NH House, where he was a member of the Science and Technology Committee and chairman of the Telecommunications Oversight Committee. Put our joint reunion with the class of ’83

Before there was Wildcat Transit there was the Kari-Van, which for a while featured a circa 1982 late-night bus service between Durham and Dover and Portsmouth called “The Midnight Rambler."

Immortalized in an advertising poster for the service was longtime driver Fred Twombly, who trained hundreds of students and transported thousands more in the course of his long UNH career. UNH Transportation program manager Marc Laliberte ’89, himself a Twombly trainee, recalls, “Fred was famous (perhaps infamous) for waving to people along the bus route who weren’t actually there. The explanation was that Fred, always very friendly, was waving to places where his friends lived, worked or sometimes boarded the bus — whether or not they happened to be physically present at the time he drove by.” The “Midnight Rambler” didn’t last long, but the poster became something of a local classic, much like Fred himself.

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Ilene H. Segal, DVM 245 Warren Drive Norfolk, MA 02056 ihsdvm@aol.com

³ 35 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ Hello, Classmates! Please come and join your fellow alumni at our tri-class reunion June 1 – 3. We have many terrific events planned — including a Freshman Camp get-together — to reconnect with your roommates, classmates and teammates. Please join our Facebook page at UNH Classes 1982 – 83 – 84 Reunion for more information and reminisce, and find details and register at unhconnect.unh.edu/reunion. For now, here’s what some members of our class have been up to! Candace Cole-McCrea is a professor emeritus, speaker, consultant, writer and life coach. She has been a foster mother to more than 40 children, including chronically or terminally ill newborns. She earned her master’s degree at UNH and doctorate from Kennedy Western University.

She started a program and received grant funding to help underserved people without GEDs attend college.

Candace currently works at the Strafford County Jail and teaches classes in life skills, parenting and anger management. Mustapha Debboun is a medical and veterinary entomologist. He received a master’s in medical entomology from UNH. He served with distinction in the Army and is currently the director of the mosquito and vector control division at Harris County Public Health in Houston, TX. Mustapha is nationally known and internationally recognized for his work on global military and civilian public health entomology and on personal protective measures against disease vectors. He and his wife Natalie are the parents of a daughter and two sons. David G. Miller is an Air Force veteran from 1977 to 1981 who then attended UNH where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. David was a project engineer with Weston and Sampson Engineers and then joined Manchester Water Works, where he is currently the deputy director of water supply. Suzanne Buck graduated from UNH with a dual major in dairy management and occupational education and has a hard time remembering when agriculture was not a part of her life. In her role as the executive director of Vermont Future Farmers of America (FFA), Suzanne works with students and is active with current trends and directional shifts that are a part of farming in Vermont. Finally, some sad news. Elizabeth “Becky” Dunn Minickiello passed away in July 2017 from cancer. After graduating from Plymouth Regional High School in 1974, Becky enlisted in the Navy, where she obtained a top secret cryptographic clearance and was assigned to duty at the Naval Communication Area Master Station in Hawaii.

After her honorable discharge, she returned to Plymouth and earned her Bachelor of Science degree from UNH in 1985. She was proud to be a veteran and loved her large extended family. They will miss her vibrant presence, and we extend our sincere condolences. Eric “Gerry”

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Myers died in September at the age of 55. He graduated from UNH with a degree in hotel and restaurant management. He relocated to Connecticut and began his professional career in the automotive industry, where he had been working over the years as a finance manager for several prominent automotive dealerships. We send our sympathies to his family. ◆

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Robin Peters Schell

5 Ashley Drive, Amesbury, MA 01913 rschell@jjwpr.com text: 603-770-3607

³ 35 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ I had a nice note from Kathy Reilly. After graduation from UNH, Kathy attended veterinary school in Wisconsin. She has been in Keene, NH, for the past 10 years and worked for Winnie Gutmann Morenz ’82 until her passing. Kathy is involved in the Massachusetts Veterinary Medicine Association; she served as president for two years, and then passed the baton to Ilene Segal ’83 as the next president. I also heard from Arthur Hembrough, who graduated from WSBE, now Paul College, with a bachelor’s in business administration and a minor in economics. After graduation, he went to work for Raytheon Company and stayed 29 years. His career included extended tours in Germany near Ramstein AFB and near Texarkana, TX, at Red River Army Depot.

He spent many years in the Lake Winnipesaukee area, boating and fishing, and earned an MBA from Franklin Pierce University in 2000 by going nights and weekends over four years. He is now retired, enjoying his dogs, fishing and the occasional UNH sporting event. He says he loves the new football stadium! The countdown to our joint 35th Reunion with the classes of 1982 – 83 – 84 is on — June 1 – 3! I hope you have all saved the date and plan to attend. You should have received your registration materials in March. We’ve worked hard to ensure that the Reunion program is interesting and fun. Find highlights and other info at https://unhconnect.unh.edu/ reunion. ◆

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Stephanie Creane King

93 Channing Rd. Belmont, MA 02478 s.king@alumni.unh.edu

Congratulations to Rich Ashooh of Bedford, NH, who was confirmed by the Senate to serve as President Donald Trump’s assistant commerce secretary responsible for export administration. Deb Hoadley has been appointed director of Sandown Public Library. Barry Zimmerman was named as a Leaders Club member for the 17th time by the Bullfinch Group in recognition of outstanding service to clients. Nancy Bragdon Kierstead has finished a new novel, “Destined, Desired & Dead – Is a Man in the Hand Worth Two in the Grave?” The novel is an urban fantasy with supernatural and romance elements. Helen Porter Healthcare & Rehabilitation, part of the University of Vermont Health Network, recently named Mary Jane Jackman Nottonson top administrator. She has spent more than 30 years serving the elderly. (I am a proud former roommate!) I also share the news of several classmates’ deaths. Jeannette Grace of Candia, NH, died in July

Over Columbus Day Weekend 2017, a group of Thompson School and COLSA alumni from the 1980s met in Durham for lunch with Dwight Barney ’67, ’71G, who taught at the Thompson School of Applied Science from 1971 to 2011. Pictured with Barney are Deb Ingram Dimmitt ’84; Donna Grusell Miller ’81; Laurie Burns Palmer ‘84, COLSA-BSC employee since 2012; John Palmer ’85, farm services employee since 2000; Wendy Osgood Soucy ’84; Janet Fuller Conroy ’86, ’87G; and Drew Conroy ’86, ’01G, COLSA professor.

2017. She was a stockbroker for many years at Fidelity Investments. She is survived by her husband James and two sons. Beth Harwood of Charleston passed away last May. An electronic engineer, she is survived by her husband Robert. In August, Pavel Lempert passed away in Ithaca, NY. He was chairman of the board of the Hillman Housing Cooperative Village in New York City and trustee of the East End Temple, among many other roles in his community. Pavel is survived by his wife Diane and two daughters. And, Mark Lavoie died in October in Stratham, NH. Mark is survived by his two daughters and his close group of UNH friends. I hope this note finds you doing well — send your news, and be a proud Wildcat! ◆

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Tina Napolitano Savoia

5 Samuel Path Natick, MA 01760 savoia@comcast.net

Susan Pallotta Currie ’88 has

Greetings classmates! Happy 2018! It is hard to believe it has been over 30 years now since we graduated from UNH. Our son, Nick, will graduate from UNH this May in the Class of 2018 — we could not be more proud of him.

I vividly remember our graduation day with George H. W. Bush as our commencement speaker prior to his run for president. I recently read an article that announced Joanna Young was promoted to chief delivery officer for BlueLine Associates, based out of Tampa, FL. BlueLine is an international process-driven professional services firm, and Joanna will now oversee the consulting division. The firm will be expanding operations by opening a new office in the New England region, where Joanna will be based. Joanne has held CIO positions at Liberty Mutual, UNH and Michigan State. I do not have a lot of news this time for our class column, so please send along any news or info you have on any of our classmates. Thank you! ◆

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published her second book, “Gracenotes.”

Like its predecessor, 2016’s “Once Divided,” “Gracenotes” is a blend of photography, poetry and white space for journaling, and is dedicated to “capturing the quiet, lyrical moments of everyday life.”

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Happy New Year, All! This year marks the 30th anniversary of our graduation from UNH. Please watch alumni publications for updates on our reunion, which will occur Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 12-14. Hope to see many of you! The alumni center sends the following news: Mechanical engineering grad Stephen Williams has joined TF Moran as a stormwater and construction inspector. Stephen has provided project management services for the NH Department of Transportation, Bureau of Public Works, the town of Hooksett and other agencies and communities in his 30-year career. Elisa Steele has been named to the board of directors of Splunk, Inc., a provider of the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence. Elisa was the CEO of Jive Software and a member of their board of directors. Prior to that, she was the chief marketing officer and corporate VP of consumer apps and services for Microsoft. Margo Burns recently presented a program, “From Mickey to Magoo: The Golden Age of American Animation,” offering an introduction to the people and studios that made the cartoons featured before feature films in American theaters between the 1920s to 1960s.

Margo is a seventh-generation NH native who holds two master’s degrees from UNH. She is the director of The Language Center at St. Paul’s School in Concord, where she is also the adviser to the International Lunchtime Animation Festival. Since 2001, Margo has been the project leader at UNH’s Summer Tech Camp for middle and high school students, guiding groups to create original, short, computer-animated films. On behalf of our entire class community, our condolences are shared with the families of the following classmates who have passed away in recent months. Carolyn Kheboian Howard passed away in September. She is survived by her husband, Dave, three children and extended family. Jackie Johnson Cragg passed away in October after a long battle with cancer. Jackie went on to earn her master’s in chemical oceanography from UConn and worked at the Mystic Marine Life Aquarium, the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin and the National Marine Fisheries. Jackie is survived by her husband Dave, son and extended family. Jonathan V. Guloyan passed away unexpectedly in October.

Jonathan earned his master’s from Northeastern University. He worked for a number of years as a vice president for marketing for IDC in Mass. He is survived by extended family — his sister, nieces, cousins, and friends. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Scrafft Center, 529 Main Street, Suite 1M17, Boston, MA, 02129 or online at namimass.org or to the Families for Depression Awareness, 391 Totten Pond Road, Suite 101, Waltham, MA, 02451. Communication major Braelynn Murphy passed away unexpectedly at home in Gowanda, NY, in November. Braelynn went on to earn her master’s in social work from SUNY-Buffalo. At the time of her death, Braelynn was employed at Amedisys of Amherst as a medical social worker. She is survived by her two children, her companion Clinton Cain and extended family. ◆

Paula Paquette

’91G recently published a collection titled “Poems for Your Brave Heart.”

A principal of Florida-based Community Homes and Hearts, Inc., an organization that provides supportive services to adults with developmental disabilities, Paquette says her mission is to support and assist others through life’s challenges and her poems are “little seeds of spirit” that can help tap into inner strength and beauty.

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Beth D. Simpson-Robie

P.O. Box 434 Kennebunk, ME 04043 bgsrobie@alumni.unh.edu

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David L. Gray

131 Holmes Ave. Darien, CT 06820 david.gray@alumni.unh.edu

Toby Buechner writes, “God gave me three daughters — all teenagers now, all are athletes like their mom.

Twelve years ago, we created a gymnastics instruction facility in my home town of Troy, MI. It is now the largest in the Midwest, with 5,000 kids in 2017. We are building a large indoor ropes course that will open this June. Hope all are well.” Paul Murphy lives in San Jose, CA, and was recently named the manager of the Whistleblower Program for Santa Clara County.

The office receives and investigates complaints by the public or employees of improper government activity.

He recently celebrated his 50th birthday with a number of alums at the home of Alan Ammann in Dover, NH; Alan has become an accomplished artist whose oil-on-canvas paintings are now being shown at the Bowersock Gallery in Provincetown, MA. Some former New Hampshire Gentlemen who attended included Nate Amsden ’87, Marc Laliberte, Geoff Spitzer ’87 and Dana Philbrick ’90. Sigma Nu alums Pete Camello and Andrew Bushnell ’91 were also there. Paul has gotten together with alums John Theriault ’88 in San Diego, Stephen Lyons ’87 in LA and Steve Cirametaro ’87, who lives in the Bay Area and who owns the Ciara West Equestrian Center. Paul reports that fellow Sigma Nu brother Scott Wilson ’90 is now a very proud grandfather. Paul was getting ready to greet Scott Harrington, who lives in New England but will be hitting the links at Pebble Beach soon. Chad Kiesel is living in Rocky Hill, CT, and has been with Walgreens for almost 27 years.

He’s a district manager in the Hartford area. He and his wife have two boys, ages 16 and 13. His oldest is hoping to join the Class of ’23 when he graduates high school next year. Rod LaBranche is doing well in San Diego, CA. This year will be his 20th year with Historic Tours of America, where he is the national director of sales. He was recently recognized as the 2017 Affiliate of the Year by the San Diego Concierge Association. He recently stepped down as chairman of the board for the San Diego Tourism Authority. Thetis Palamiotou lived in Boston from 1990 – 2006, then returned to her native Greece from 2006 to 2013. She moved back to the U.S. and now makes her home in Weston, FL. She enjoys traveling, dancing, working out, photography and food, especially Greek food. She is an active member of the East Coast UNH Alumni Network Committee, which allows her to connect Wildcats on the east coast of Florida. Sadly, Patty Dion Jeffrey passed away on Jan. 5 at home with her family by her side. She lived in Hilton Head, SC, with her husband and two children. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority. ◆

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Melissa Langbein

744 Johns Rd. Blue Bell, PA 19422 m.l.langbein@alumni.unh.edu

CBS News anchor Chris Wragge was a guest speaker for the Current Issues Lecture Series at UNH’s Memorial Union Building. Chris spoke about being a UNH student-athlete, shared his career experience

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and imparted words of advice for students. Matt Fenoff is now the National Wild Turkey Federation’s vice president of development. Leah Melber has been appointed vice president of education for the Knight Learning Center at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science in Miami, FL. Kenneth D. Boivin has been promoted to principal and senior vice president at GZA in Bedford. The company provides environmental, geotechnical, ecological, water and construction management services. ◆

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Caryn Crotty Eldridge

83 Lionel Road North Brentford, London, tw8 9qz slickcke7@gmail.com

³ 25 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ Eric Duncklee writes that he has resided in Goffstown, NH, for 20 years with his wife Kathy and their two teenage children, Reece and Kathryn. Eric works as a vice president financial consultant at Fidelity Investments, providing personal retirement, investment and estate-planning advice to individuals and their families.

Prior to his move to Fidelity, Eric worked in fine-dining restaurant operations throughout the state in roles such as chef, purchasing manager, and director of operations.

Eric completed his CFP® designation in 2010 and will complete his MBA program in 2018. Kristina Young was promoted to events/marketing manager and senior loan officer of Blue Water Mortgage Corporation. Cara Torrey joined the CBNA faculty, teaching economics and global studies. Todd Musterait was appointed senior VP, corporate development, for Ecology and Environment, Inc. Emily McGann has joined North Dakota State University as a Title IX/civil rights investigator. Congratulations everyone! Reunion registration materials should have arrived to you in March by mail and email. We have worked hard to ensure that the reunion program is interesting and fun — find highlights and other information at https://unhconnect.unh.edu/ reunion. Looking forward to seeing you all in June! ◆

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Tammy Ross

22 St. Ann’s Ave Peabody, MA 01960 tross8573@yahoo.com

Greetings and Happy New Year! Betsey Andrews Parker, CEO of Community Action Partnership of Strafford County since 2010, recently led the Holiday Parade in Dover, NH. She is also vice chairwoman of the Dover School Board. David Walsh has been selected to fill the administrative captain’s position for the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Law Enforcement Division. In this role, Dave — a 20-year veteran of NH Fish and Game — will oversee off-highway recreational vehicle enforcement and safety education.

Michele Davis of Middleboro, MA, has joined the South Shore Conservatory’s dance department, which offers classical ballet classes for children ages 3 and up and hip hop for ages 5 to 11. Kristin Forselius and Amanda Tappan recently marked 20 years since founding Arts in Reach (AIR), an organization that offers free afterschool, vacation and summer arts programming for teen girls in the NH Seacoast area. AIR’s anniversary

banquet was held in September 2017 at the Atlantic Grill in Rye. Benjamin Locke, senior director of counseling and psychological services at Pennsylvania State University, received the 2017 Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors Award for Excellence in Counseling Center Scholarship in recognition of his contribution to campus mental health, student development and the work of campus counseling centers. Congratulations to all on their accomplishments! ◆

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Michael Walsh

607 Atwood Drive Downington, PA 19533 michaelwalsh@alumni.unh.edu

The alumni office received news of several classmates.

Jason Kirby has been promoted to the rank of colonel in the Air Force. This past summer, he was serving as the commander of the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and has served in the military for 21 years. Salvatore Scali was recognized

by Continental Who’s Who as a Pinnacle Lifetime Member in Medical and Higher Education. Salvatore is a vascular surgeon at Randall VA Medical Center and an assistant professor of surgery at the University of Florida. Melissa “Missy” Fraser opened her latest exhibit, “Mystical Arbors: A photographic journey of the givers of life,” at NH Audubon’s McLane Center in September. Missy returned to UNH to receive her doctorate in 2003 and is a cancer research scientist. Erin Lewis Milbury, who returned to UNH and received a master’s degree in social work in 2002, was named principal of Seabrook Middle School in October. She previously served as assistant principal at Epping Elementary School. Damien Osip was named general manager of the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, CA, in November. ◆

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Bobby Graham

bobby@blitzerandcompany.com Facebook: Bobby Graham Instagram: bobby.graham

2017 marked the 20th year in a row that a group of track and cross-country alumni have completed a winter hike in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. This year, they summited Mt. Tecumseh on Dec. 28 when the temperature was a brutal -11 degrees! “The hike is always followed by dinner and a beer at a local pub to recall stories of our glory days at UNH.” This year’s crew included Brett Rickenbach, Pat Maloney, Brian Andresen ’99, Ian Lanza ’99, Colin Greenan ’99, Peter Root ’98, Tom Shaw ’98, Ray Home ’96, Tom Andresen ’96, Matt Hennessy and Mike Sarro ◆

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Todd Feltman

’95 has spent two decades in the New York City public school system as a classroom teacher, mentor, literacy coach, citywide literacy achievement coach and assistant principal. A dedicated guide and mentor for young students, he recently published his second educational book, “Mentoring My Elementary and Middle School Students To Become Powerful Navigators of Success.” The interactive handbook includes more than 100 teacherand studentfriendly success strategies to support elementary and middle school teachers, students and parents.

Emily Rines

23 Tarratine Dr. Brunswick, ME 04011 emily.rines@alumni.unh.edu

Hello class of 1998! We’re coming up on 20 years since our graduation. Hard to believe those years have passed . . . Please send news of what you’re up to 20 years later. Here is the news I’ve received recently. Dr. Todd Barr has joined the Summit County Medical Examiner’s Office. After a career as a flight attendant, he went back

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Rebecca Roman Hardie

3715 N. 4th St. Harrisburg, PA 17110 becky.roman@alumni.unh.edu

This past summer, Neil Gerlowski was announced as a member of the prestigious Longwood Gardens Fellows Program for 2017. Longwood Gardens is located in Kennett Square, PA. Neil has begun the program, a 13-month residential educational experience, designed to develop leaders in public horticultural and cultural fields. Neil is on sabbatical from his home garden, the Puerto Vallarta Botanical Garden, in Jalisco, Mexico.

Upon conclusion of the program, Neil will return to his family and home garden. Kevin Duffy was appointed vice president of sales and marketing for Vycom, part of CPG International. Kevin is excited to begin working in his new position. Matt Macintosh has joined Northeast Credit Union (NECU) as a new recruiter for the human resources team. Matt brings 10 years of experience and expertise to the position, which is needed as NECU continues to experience growth. Sadly, Matthew Sherman passed away on July 24, 2017. Matthew played football at UNH and studied groundwater hydrology. Later,

Anna Hopf Moskov ’02 was recently named among the New Hampshire Union Leader’s 40 Under Forty. The program, which is sponsored

by Citizens Bank, “recognizes some of the state’s brightest young achievers who have a record of professional and volunteer accomplishments in New Hampshire.”Moskov, who is the director of advancement at The Derryfield School in Derry, NH, received her bachelor’s degree in social work and describes herself as a “Proud UNH Wildcat” in the Union Leader’s Jan. 23 feature on this year’s awards. A past Peace Corps volunteer, she currently serves on the board of Stay Work Play. The advice she’d give her 22-year-old self? “Surround yourself with people who love life as much as you do. Travel as much as you can. Have fun in everything you do! Embrace change. Invest in Apple.”

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Matthew pursued building trades, working as a successful contractor. Matthew was selfless and kind, routinely giving to others throughout his life. Our heartfelt condolences to Matthew’s friends and family. ◆

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Elizabeth Merrill Sanborn

2082 Pequawket Trail Hiram, ME 04041 esanborn@alumni.unh.edu

Congratulations to Heidi Crumrine, who teaches English at Concord High School, for being named NH Teacher of the Year. Adam Rozumek is the interim assistant principal at Exeter High School for the 2017-2018 school year. He made a career change to education after working as a business analyst at Liberty Mutual. Before his role at Exeter, he taught in the business department and coached football at Nashua High School. Roger Manno, who is currently a state senator in Maryland, has announced he will run for the Congress. Elizabeth “Liz” MacDonald, a space plasma scientist, will begin research on aurora borealis at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland. Check out her website at aurorasaurus.org.

Matt LaPorte is the new superintendent of recreation for the Mundelein Park & Recreation District in Illinois.

Sarah O’Brien has been appointed as vice president of human resources for Relay Therapeutics, a biotech company that specializes in innovative medicines from protein motion. Ryan Dion, COO of the restaurant chain 110 Grill, earned the 2017 MetroWest Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year Award. Since 2014, he has opened multiple locations throughout Massachusetts and is planning to open a restaurant a year in 2018. The alumni office received the news that Alex Fernandez, who graduated from UNH Law with our class, was elected shareholder at Brinks Gilson and Lione. Alex manages the firm’s Tampa office and is certified in intellectual property law by the Florida Bar. The alumni office also just learned the Massachusetts Tree Wardens’ and Foresters’ Association presented its Seth H. Swift Tree Warden of the Year award to David Lefcourt at its annual conference in January. An article on the website for the city of Cambridge, MA, where David has served as city arborist/tree warden for more than 10 years, notes he was “recognized for his commitment and dedication to the protection of public trees and for his work with his community to maintain and improve tree growth and health.” Please send your news! ◆

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Abby Severance Gillis

19 Chase Street Woburn MA 01801 agillis716@alumni.unh.edu

The fall was an auspicious time for our classmates’ careers. Michael Paglia was recently named vice president, chemistry, manufacturing and controls at Oncorus, a Cambridge, MA, biotechnology company that develops immunotherapy products. Jared Troutman has been named a financial advisor focusing on retirement and estate planning at Loomis Wealth Management.

Leesa Taft was named associate medical director at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center. Leesa was

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For the 20th consecutive year, UNH track and cross-country alumni met up for a hike in the White Mountains.

Back row: Brian Andresen ’99, Brett Rickenbach ’97, Tom Andresen ’96, Matt Hennessy, Ian Lanza ’99, Peter Root ’98, Ray Home ’96 and Tom Shaw ’98. Front row: Mike Sarro, Colin Greenan ’99 and Pat Maloney ’97.

to school and completed medical school at Dartmouth and is now enjoying a career that has the combination of public service and problem-solving. Andrea Kourafas was recently named director of human resources at Gray, Gray & Gray, an accounting and business advisory firm in Canton, MA. Brian Mooney was named executive director for Hope for NH Recovery, where he was formerly the director of operations. Prior to that, he was with Eastern Maine Healthcare and Partners Healthcare. Eric Boguniecki was recently honored by the West Haven Youth Hockey League with a banner and jersey ceremony. I also received the sad news that we lost two classmates. Ronnie Robertson passed away at home in Concord, NH, on Sept. 30, 2017, after a brief illness. Yvonne Stahr of Sanbornton, NH, who received her master’s degree with our class, passed away July 12. She worked for many years as an administrator at the NH Historical Society until she retired in 2008. ◆

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Grove was one of seven UNH athletes — and the only current student — who participated in the 23rd Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. Also making waves at the March 9–18 Paralympics were alpine skiers Tyler Walker ’08 and Laurie Stephens ’07. Fourtime Paralympian Walker earned his first medals, a pair of silvers in sitting giant slalom and sitting slalom. Already the most-decorated athlete on the U.S. Paralympic ski team, Stephens earned a bronze medal in the women’s downhill sitting event, adding to the six — two each of gold, silver and bronze — she earned in the last three Paralympics.

Three alumni athletes made their Olympic debuts at the PyeongChang Games in February. Former UNH men’s ice hockey forward Bobby Butler ’10 competed as a member of the U.S. men’s ice hockey team, which fell to the Czech Republic 3-2 in a quarter-final shootout. Two-time UNH Nordic ski MVP Annika Taylor ’15 competed as a member of Great Britain’s Nordic ski team, participating in both the women’s 10 kilometer free ski and the 7.5 kilometer skiathlon. Former grad student and Nordic MVP Clare Egan ’12G was in PyeongChang as a member of the 2018 U.S. biathlon team.

And last but in no way least, three-time Olympian Kacey Bellamy ’09 served as an assistant captain for the U.S. women’s ice hockey team that took an overtime gold medal victory of its own from Canada, a thrilling 3-2 shootout win on Feb. 22. Bellamy, who contributed a goal to the team’s Feb. 13 preliminary round victory over the Olympic athletes from Russia, added the hardware to the silver medals she earned at the 2014 Games in Sochi and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. ² Spring 2018

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hile quite a few of his classmates likely returned from their spring breaks with golden tans, Noah Grove ’21 brought back actual gold — a gold medal in sled hockey from the PyeongChang Paralympic Games in South Korea.

A first-year biomedical sciences major from Frederick, Maryland, Grove competed as a member of the U.S. National Sled Hockey Team that prevailed in overtime against Canada to earn its third straight gold medal. Having lost his left leg to cancer at the age of five, Grove picked up sports as an eight year old and at 15 became the youngest player named to the U.S. National Men’s Amputee Soccer Team. He was tapped for the national development team for sled hockey three years ago and has spent much of his first year of college balancing demanding coursework and a practice and tournament schedule that has taken him as far away as Minnesota. His hard work paid off in PyeongChang; in addition to earning gold on March 18, he scored the first goal in the team’s 10-1 semifinal victory over Italy on March 15.

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Aimee Peacock has been named CFO of FLEXcon North America, a global leader in adhesives and laminate manufacturing, based in Worcester, MA. Aimee will develop new financial strategies for the company with an eye toward increasing operational efficiencies throughout the organizations. ◆

Evan Welsh and wife Jennifer Loquine have welcomed their daughter River Loquine Welsh.

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2005 |

Megan Stevener

mstevener@gmail.com

The alumni office received news of several classmates.

Greg Ruby has been named sergeant of the Durham, NH, police. Greg has been with the department for six years and serves on the Strafford County Regional Tactical Team. Thomas Morgan, who received his master’s in engineering with our class, joined SW Cole Engineering in August as a senior geotechnical engineer in the company’s Williston, VT, office. Crystal Tully was promoted to policy director and counsel for communications and technology for the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee in September.

She has worked on the committee’s team since last March. After UNH, Crystal graduated from George Washington University School of Law. ◆

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Evan Welsh and wife Jennifer Loquine have welcomed their daughter River Loquine Welsh. She was born at 11:52am on Oct. 12. Evan writes that she was five weeks early, “weighed in at 5 pounds and 6 ounces and is doing very well!” Benjamin Ford has been elected to partner at Verrill Dana law firm in Portland, ME. He focuses his practice on all aspects of international maritime and employment law. After graduation from UNH, he received his law degree from Vanderbilt University. Stephen M. Underwood, 50, who received his master’s degree in psychology with our class, passed away in October. Steve lived in Washington, VT. He was formerly a psychology professor at UMass Lowell and, prior to his death, an adjunct professor at Massachusetts College of Pharmacology and Wheelock College, where his students had nominated him as outstanding professor. Our condolences to Steve’s family and friends. ◆

2007 |

Michael Antosh

michael.antosh@gmail.com

Susan Boisvert and Bryan Hogan married in June 2016 at St. Thomas More Church in Durham. The reception was at UNH’s Huddleston Hall. Susan is a physician, working on a fellowship in preventative medicine and public health at UMass in Worcester; she

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previously completed a residency in family medicine at Brown University. Bryan is an environmental scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. Krystal Hicks is a recruiter for Lindt Chocolate in Stratham, NH. She was recently named a winner in the 10-to-Watch young professionals contest in The Portsmouth Herald. Krystal previously worked at Hesser College and UNH and volunteered her time running a pre-release employment program at the Strafford County Jail. Nesli Orhon was named a partner in the legal search firm Major, Lindsey and Africa. Nesli is the national account delivery manager and head of professional development for the Solutions Practice Group in Boston. She previously worked in placement services for Aerotek in Denver, CO. Corey Graham spent this year playing defensive back for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles and recently earned his second Super Bowl ring — Congrats, Corey!. Over 11 seasons in his career, he has 650 tackles and 17 interceptions. Jeff Nelson is the executive director of Liberty House, a “transitional housing facility for homeless veterans.” Jeff previously worked in corrections and law enforcement and taught at Job Corps. Jennifer Dijkstra is a research professor at UNH and recently co-authored a paper examining the changes to kelp forests in the Gulf of Maine. Major changes to these kelp forests have the potential to dramatically impact sea life in the area, including commercially caught fish and lobster. Kate Abbott is the director of Destination Williamstown, the official website of the Cultural District in Williamstown, MA. Kate was previously the editor of Berkshires Week and Shires of Vermont and ran a community and arts magazine for the Berkshire Eagle. Finally, an update from me: Heidi Ravina Antosh ’09 ’10G and I recently welcomed our second child, a baby girl named Sarah. ◆

2008 |

Alexandra Covucci

apo2@alumni.unh.edu

³ 10 T H R E U N ION ◆ J U N 1 – 3, 2 018 ³ Hey Class of 2008! I hope you’re all doing well and continually striving to create the lives you want to create. Some updates from my end: I’m still in Boston for another year or so while my partner finishes her doctorate, and then we’ll be off! I’m building my coaching practice while learning a lot about how to run a business, and Andrea and I got engaged in October!

Quite a few twists and turns in my life right now, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Let’s see what you’re all up to: Steve Castle, a software developer, won $25,000 in the Federal Trade Commission’s Internet of Things Home Device Security Contest for creating a monitoring app that protects common household devices from criminals. He created the app due to the seemingly innocent products that can be turned against consumers if they are publicly accessible on the internet. Steve is still exploring what the possibilities for the app are and says there are a few different directions the technology could go. Congratulations to Rebecca Ayling, who has been selected as the new project director by the New Hampshire Human Trafficking Collaborative Task Force. She previously worked for an international anti-trafficking organization in Bangkok, Thailand, where

she worked to identify and assist victims, and she was selected for her current position after an extensive interview process conducted by the Manchester Police Department, Child and Family Services and several other representatives of the task force.

Congratulations to Chris Dillon, who will now be serving as the permanent town manager in Salem, NH, after the Board of Selectmen announced it was suspending the search for a new town manager midway through the process. Chris spent his last 10 years in Salem’s recreation department. Kate Luczko was hired as the marketing director at Harvey Construction in Bedford, NH, while Haynes and Boone LLP promoted Michael Parsons to partnership. Michael, who graduated from UNH Law with our class, is a member of the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Richardson, TX, and Palo Alto, CA, offices. As always, keep taking care of yourselves, and keep me posted on what you’ve been up to! No news is too small. The countdown to our upcoming 10th Reunion is on for June 1 – 3. Registration materials should have arrived to you in March. Find highlights and other information at https://unhconnect.unh. edu/reunion. ◆

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Doug Voss, who received his master’s degree from the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics with our class, writes, “I’ve moved to downtown Boston and am enjoying the city life! Would love to get together with any of my WSBE MBA ’09 classmates.” Ashley Durepo, who played varsity women’s lacrosse here at UNH, has been named head coach of the University of Southern Maine women’s lacrosse program following a national search. Sadly, Robert “Rob” Duprez, who received his master’s degree in history with our class and was currently pursuing his master’s in social work at UNH, passed away on Jan. 16 after a sudden illness.

Our condolences to his family. ◆

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The idea for

Kristin McCabe’s

’05 first book, “Peek-a-Bunny”, came from a conversation she was having with her daughter about the Elf on the Shelf.

The tale of the Easter Bunny’s newest helpers, the Baby Bunnies, comes with a boy or girl bunny who will play “peek a bunny” with young readers in the weeks leading up to Easter — or any time at all. “My hope is that this tradition catches on and families will enjoy playing Peek-aBunny with their kids as much as my husband and I do,” says McCabe, who lives in Plainville, MA, and is mother to Mackenzie (5) and Cameron (2).

Caitlin LeMay

24 Wisteria St., Unit 1 Salem, MA 01970 caitlin.lemay@alumni.unh.edu

Congratulations to Scott Sicko on his position as a history teacher at DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, MD. Scott, who had been drafted by the Dallas Cowboys after playing football at UNH, was featured in a recent article on his decision to pursue a career in teaching. Julie Perron is another alum who has pursued a career change. In August, Julie, who has worked in student support and finance at UNH, took the helm of Bridging the Gaps, an outreach program in Rochester, NH, that focuses on substance-abuse prevention. Another job announcement: Sarah Ressler became the new band instructor at Lafayette Regional School in Franconia, NH, in September. Sarah has been a band/music instructor for the past eight years after receiving her degree in music education from UNH. Congratulations to Nathan McNamara on your wedding to Kaleigh Kinney on June 24, 2017. Nathan

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Amanda Szymczuk Ford ’09 was the winner of the Winter 2018 Ultimate UNH Family Getaway through the UNH Alumni Facebook page, which included a stay at Durham’s Three Chimneys Inn. Amanda writes that she was able to connect with UNH friends and explore nearby Newmarket, with a visit to The Stone Church and dinner at the Oak House before attending a Wildcats hockey game and posing for a picture with Gnarlz. “In the morning on Saturday, we had a delicious breakfast at the inn and bopped around campus for a bit . . . stocking up on some UNH swag,” she writes, adding, “any chance I get to be back on campus and in the Seacoast area is a warm, reminiscent welcome to relive how at-home I felt while at UNH.” is currently a dairy farmer at his family-owned farm, McNamara Dairy, in Plainfield, NH. The couple honeymooned in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. ◆

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Brian J. Bouchard has been named to the 2018 Leadership Seacoast class, joining 38 other individuals from businesses, government and the general community in the NH Seacoast area for the six-month program.

An attorney with Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA, Brian graduated magna cum laude from UNH Law with our class. Brian’s practice focuses on labor and employment, land use and construction issues. ◆

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Hillary Flanagan

1001 Islington St Apt 65 Portsmouth NH 03801 hillaryflan@gmail.com

The alumni office received the sad news of the passing of George Henry Tilton on Nov. 23, 2017. His obituary reads, “He had bravely struggled with severe depression for many years and could no longer continue his fight … George received his associate’s degree from the Thompson School at UNH, majoring in nutrition and dietetics. While at UNH, he was very involved as a student advocate with Active Minds. He was pursuing his goal of earning a degree in social work at the time of his death. George loved his job at Crossroads House in Portsmouth. He often expressed his deep respect and empathy for the residents. He wanted nothing so much

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as to help people and felt he had found his purpose in his work there . . . His heartbroken family asks that you offer words of love and acceptance to anyone you know who suffers with mental illness.” Our sincere condolences to George’s mother, stepfather, siblings, other family members and friends. ◆

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Michael Ray of Holderness, NH, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will live and work in a community in Ethiopia to increase food production through training local farmers. “The Peace Corps allows its volunteers to make an impact on global communities, while learning and developing hard and soft skills. The idea of a career can be intimidating after graduating school; the Peace Corps offers an adventurous experience that is incomparable to school or a career,” Michael says of his desire to join the Peace Corps.

Michael has also worked as a farm foreman and lab technician and served as a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. Congratulations, Michael! ◆

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eacoast-area journalist Hadley Barndollar ’16 was named 2017 Rookie of the Year at the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s annual awards ceremony in February. Barndollar earned the highly competitive honor on the strength of an “interesting and varied collection” of work on a range of topical issues. The 2016 journalism program graduate also earned individual honors for both health reporting and investigative journalism. Barndollar’s January 2017 Seacoast Sunday feature about the connection between the opioid epidemic and a surge in organ donations earned first place in the health reporting (daily newspaper under 25,000 circulation) category, and her June story about a rigged student council election at Phillips Exeter Academy that resulted in the expulsion of three students two days before graduation netted second-place honors for investigative reporting (weekly newspaper).

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In Memoriam

bright shall thy mem’ry be Mary Louise Hancock ’42 She was the “grand dame” of New Hampshire politics.

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friend to every Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter, Mary Louise Hancock once spent the night in the Lincoln Bedroom with first daughter Amy Carter’s cat curled at her feet. At home in Concord, the state’s “grand dame” of politics welcomed candidates seeking her astute observations about what the people of New Hampshire expected from their elected officials.

Mary Louise’s interest in government began in childhood, when she was captivated by informal political discussions she overheard in her father’s drugstore, located across the street from the State House. After college, Mary Louise became a research librarian and later joined the state planning office, where she worked for 32 years.

She became the first female state planning director in the country, a position she held until she was elected to the state Senate in 1975, the first woman and first Democrat to represent the Concord district.

When her term expired, she worked for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development until 1981.

She was a role model for many women considering a life in politics, including Anne Schweitzer of St. Louis, Missouri. Interested in working on Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, Anne contacted Mary Louise after reading a newspaper article about her influence on New Hampshire politics. A longtime friend of both Bill and Hillary Clinton, Mary Louise helped Anne secure an internship in Hillary’s New Hampshire campaign and housed her and her cats for six months. Well into her 90s by then, Mary Louise waited up for Anne every evening to discuss the campaign’s progress.

Mary Louise never married and had no children of her own but enjoyed deep and enduring friendships that spanned both years and generations. One of those friendships was with Deborah Butler, with whom she ate dinner every Sunday night for three decades.

“Many things made Mary Louise special,” says Deborah, noting that whether she was speaking with a visiting politician, the mailman or someone dropping off her dry cleaning, Mary Louise could easily engage in an hour-long conversation. “She was incredibly curious about people.”

Although best known for her political influence, Mary Louise had eclectic interests and a dry sense of humor. An Anglophile, she was fascinated by a recent television series about the British royal family. She found the program generally well-researched, but

Deborah says her keen powers of observation were still in evidence at age 97. She delighted in pointing out small inaccuracies, such as the fact that the actress portraying Queen Elizabeth II was not sufficiently buxom.

Mary Louise also enjoyed a competitive game of cards and a good glass of Scotch. An English major at UNH, she loved poetry and literature and regaled visitors with pithy quotes from Shakespeare and other favorite writers. An advocate for education, she devoted years of service to the Concord School Board and was active on many other boards and committees. Among many other honors, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Institute of Planners and both the Granite State Award for Outstanding Public Service and the Meritorious Service Award from UNH. Before she died on Dec. 4, 2017, following a period of declining health, Mary Louise asked Deborah’s son Benjamin Savard to speak at her funeral. In his eulogy, Benjamin noted that while he admired Mary Louise the political doyenne, it was as a family friend that she touched him most deeply. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 16, and fearing what life with a chronic illness would be like, Savard tentatively brought up the childhood bout with polio that had left Mary Louise with limited use of one leg. “She waved the question away and with three sentences changed my life,” he told the funeral gathering.

“Talk like that will only get you in trouble,” she told him. “It’ll sully the opportunities you’ve been given. Life is far more precious than we pretend.” ²

Gary Haven Smith ’73 He saw beauty and whimsy in stone.

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hile studying art at UNH, Gary Haven Smith found his creative niche working with wood and bronze. But when his travels to Europe introduced him to working with marble, it became his primary medium until the mid-1980s. In a rented house on a Greek hillside, Gary experimented with sculpting marble using hand tools he had brought with him. Later, he worked in Italy, a country that captured his heart and to which he would return with his wife, Susan Pratt-Smith, many times.

Sculpting marble piqued Gary’s curiosity about finding other types of stone to work with, along with new ways of cutting it. By the 1980s, he was using pneumatic chisels and working with native granite glacial boulders he found in New Hampshire gravel pits. Tossed and rolled about throughout the centuries, the boulders develop a crusty patina that Gary loved, says Susan. “He was captivated by how the rough exterior contrasted to the delicacy of the crystalline interior of the stone.” He invented a special carriage to support a

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Faculty and Staff Gordon A. Haaland UNH president, 1983-1990 Oct. 23, 2017, Richmond, Va. Lewis Roberts Jr. director emeritus of Thompson School and UNH Manchester Jan. 12, 2018, Stratham, N.H. Robin D. Willits professor emeritus of administration and organization Sept.30, 2017, Exeter, N.H. Richard G. Parker professor emeritus of natural resources Dec. 14, 2017, Lee, N.H. Richard R. Weyrick professor emeritus of natural resources Oct. 1, 2017, Lee, N.H.

Constance Estes Chase ’43 Jan. 5, 2018, Lecanto, Fla.

Preston V. Cheney ’50 Oct. 27, 2017, Salem, Ore.

Priscilla Emery Wykes ’52 Jan. 19, 2018, Greenland, N.H.

Arthur Gamash Jr. ’55 Nov. 28, 2017, Sequim, Wa.

Richard P. Gleason ’58 Dec. 16, 2017, Osterville, Mass.

Marion Sheahan Stearns ’45 Nov. 19, 2017, Springfield, Vt.

Reuben D. Cole ’50 Jan. 4, 2018, Lebanon, N.H. Marjorie Holmes Dow ’50 Nov. 20, 2017, Tuftonboro, N.H.

Diederik Hoebee ’55 Aug. 24, 2017, Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, Netherlands

Mary Hastings Kaupin ’58 Dec. 9, 2017, Enfield, Conn.

Beryle Stimson Hammond ’46 Jan. 22, 2018, Northfield, N.H.

Virginia Ross DeAngelis ’53 Oct. 22, 2017, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Evelyn Cass Turner ’46 Nov. 13, 2017, Pewaukee, Wis.

Joyce Thomas Hines ’50 Sept.19, 2017, High Point, N.C.

Lisetta McKinzie Gardenier ’53 Sept.26, 2017, Alexandria, Va.

Frank B. Pinney ’55 Dec. 10, 2017, Dover, N.H.

G. Barbara Cook Groome ’46 June 8, 2017, Greenville, S.C.

Jeannette Derome Lapp ’50 Oct. 9, 2017, Portland, Ore.

Charles T. Illsley Jr.’53 Nov. 16, 2017, Grand Lake, Colo.

Corinne Edwards Stevens ’55 Dec. 22, 2017, Camden, Maine

Armand R. Paquette ’46 Oct. 23, 2017, Keene, N.H.

Barbara A. McNamara ’50 Nov. 13, 2017, Narragansett, R.I.

David L. Ladd ’53 Nov. 25, 2017, North Andover, Mass.

Anne Giles Boehle ’56 Oct. 25, 2017, Ridgefield, Conn.

Masse Bloomfield ’48 Dec. 1, 2017, Canoga Park, Calif.

C. Jackson Newell ’50 Dec. 3, 2017, Erie, Penn.

Ralph H. Buswell Jr. ’48 July 17, 2017

Joel E. Nordholm Jr. ’50 Jan. 4, 2018, Tilton, N.H.

Evora Comolli DeMartino ’48 Nov. 7, 2017, West Yarmouth, Mass.

Chester R. Titus ’50, ’53G Dec. 17, 2017, Charlottesville, Va.

Jacquelyn Crawford Holland ’48 Dec. 20, 2017, Denver, Colo.

1930s Charles H. O’Neil Jr. ’39 Nov. 1, 2017, Keene, N.H.

Norma Nickerson Rohrs ’48 Jan. 7, 2018, Vero Beach, Fla.

1940s

George A. Snook ’48 Nov. 4, 2017, Northhampton, Mass.

Carroll E. Sanderson ’40 Oct. 29, 2017, Goffstown, N.H.

Beverly Black Lopes ’48 Dec. 5, 2017, Danbury, Conn.

Charles R. Balch ’41 Dec. 4, 2017, Lyme, N.H.

Hugh S. Hayden ’49 Dec. 25, 2017, Greenfield, Mass.

Philip A. Hall ’41, ’53G Oct. 5, 2017, Westmoreland, N.H.

Kathryn Fitch MacLeay ’49 Sept. 21, 2017, Meriden, N.H.

Russell E. Thompson ’41 Jan. 15, 2018, Charleston, S.C.

Carl E. Winkler ’49 Dec. 8, 2017, Huntsville, Ala.

Mary Louise Hancock ’42 Dec. 4, 2017. Concord, N.H.

John B. Zocchi Jr. ’49, ’54G Dec. 3, 2017, Naples, Fla.

Royal B. Holmes ’43 Sept.25, 2017, Langdon, N.H.

1950s

Donald C. Langley ’43 Nov. 8, 2017, Laconia, N.H.

Joseph J. Bonk Sr. ’50 Dec. 1, 2017, Export, Penn.

Alfred N. Tolan ’50 Oct. 5, 2017, Boynton Beach, Fla. Gloria Tucker Mooney ’50 Jan. 8, 2018, Laconia, N.H. Paul J. Lepage ’51 Jan. 30, 2017, Honey Brook, Penn.

Janet Murphy Morrison ’51 Nov. 1, 2017, Exeter, N.H. Merrilyn Schanche Nelligan ’51 Oct. 29, 2017, Gorham, Maine Carlton W. Allen ’52 Dec. 15, 2017, Madison, N.J. Edward S. Busheme ’52 Dec. 13, 2017, San Antonio, Texas Jay M. Gorey ’52 Jan. 3, 2018, Lee, N.H. Antonio E. Harrises ’52G Dec. 29, 2017, Manchester, N.H. Ruth Goldthwait Maynard ’52 Oct. 18, 2017, Wilmington, Del.

stone as it turned slowly and used a wire saw to cut through it. The result was his distinctive lyrical and curvilinear sculpture.

Gary often spoke of “finding what the stone wants to do.”

With that in mind, he teased stone into looking like a cresting ocean wave or soft ringlets that invite a viewer to touch them.

Speaking to UNH Magazine several years ago, Gary explained that he thought of cutting stone as a metaphor for human existence.

“We’re dense,” he said. “We have an outer core. But, there is this fragile thread that goes through our very existence. You can be an ox of a person and the next day you get some bad news and you become like an eggshell.”

Well known throughout the art world, Gary’s work was featured both nationally and internationally, including showings in The Netherlands and Japan. Closer to home, he was the first recipient of the Artist’s Achievement Grant from the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation. In 2006 he received a Lifetime Fellow Award from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts. On campus, one of his sculptures stands in front of the main entrance to the Paul Creative Arts Center. Others have been exhibited around New England, including popular installations in Maine at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay and the Ogunquit Museum of American Art.

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Richard R. Ramsdell ’53 Nov. 13, 2017, Stratham, N.H. Patricia Plaisted Reid ’53 Sept.9, 2017, Golden, Colo.

H. Elizabeth Tufts Ring ’53, ’78 Jan. 9, 2018, Exeter, N.H. Leonard Braunstein ’54G Dec. 4, 2017, Concord, N.H. John E. Burpee ’54, ’58G Nov. 23, 2017, Goffstown, N.H. Carlton E. Chamberlin ’54, ’68G Jan. 13, 2018, Alfred, Maine William A. Colella ’54 Dec. 9, 2017, Chelmsford, Mass.

Sara Cummings Corson ’54 Oct. 20, 2017, North Conway, N.H. David S. Crocket III ’54G, ’60G Dec. 30, 2017, Easton, Penn.

John E. Hood ’54 Sept.25, 2017, Lakewood, N.J. Jean Davis Lear ’54 Oct. 16, 2017, Claremont, N.H. Donald F. Moulton ’54 Dec. 19, 2017, Greenwich, N.Y.

Wesley E. Burwell ’56 Nov. 20, 2017, Exeter, N.H. Doris M. Desautel ’56 Nov. 24, 2017, Concord, N.H. Gerald B. Goodchild ’56 Jan. 17, 2018, Merritt Island, Fla. V. Lloyd Jameson ’56 Sept.17, 2017, Boston, Mass.

Paul R. Josephson Jr. ’56 Nov. 24, 2017, Fort Collins, Colo.

Philip W. Mercer ’56 Oct. 24, 2017, Sanbornton, N.H. Edward E. Hazen Jr. ’57G Dec. 5, 2017, Bryan, Texas Stuart E. Morse Jr. ’57 Sept. 26, 2017, Visalia, Calif.

Anthony D. Smith ’57 Oct. 6, 2017, Newington, N.H. Emery P. Todd Jr. ’57 Sept. 23, 2017, Villages, Fla. Robert E. Adel ’58G Oct. 31, 2017, Fort Collins, Colo.

Gail Faunce Brown ’58 Oct. 25, 2017, Ilion, N.Y.

Edward W. Rollins ’54 Oct. 2, 2017, Laconia, N.H.

George I. French ’58 Jan. 25, 2018, St. Simmon Island, Ga.

Norris S. Cowen ’55 May 29, 2017, Conway, S.C.

George E. Gardner ’58 Nov. 7, 2017, Oxnard, Calif.

Robert E. Pike ’58 Nov. 16, 2017, Danville, N.H. Malcolm F. Fryer Jr. ’59 Oct. 4, 2017, Keene, N.H. Edwin H. Griffin Jr. ’59 Dec. 22, 2017, Barrington, R.I. Frank A. Jillson, ’59 Nov. 2, 2017, Concord, N.H. Norman R. Marquis ’59, ’60G Jan. 18, 2018, Evansville, Ind. Alfred T. Quirk ’59G Oct. 12, 2017, Hanover, N.H.

1960s Robert J. Abbott ’60 Oct. 5, 2017, Holly Springs, Ga. Kenneth C. Bowlen ’60 Dec. 16, 2017, Barrington, N.H. John P. Ferriter ’60, ’63G Sept. 22, 2017, Portland, Maine Jeremy L. Pendleton Sr. ’60 Dec. 28, 2017, Webster, N.H. Paul S. Raymond ’60 Dec. 5, 2017, Keene, N.H. Charles H. Sibley II ’60 Dec. 11, 2017, Worcester, Mass.

Nancy Carver Stickney ’60 Dec. 10, 2017, Salem, N.H. Marcia Martin Strout ’60, ’80G Oct. 28, 2017, Sutton, N.H. David A. White, ’60 Dec. 8, 2017, Montpelier, Va. Susan Lyman Bridge ’61 Nov. 19, 2017, Greenland, N.H. Emery C. Daly ’61 Jan. 11, 2018, Tolland, Conn.

Independent arts consultant June LaCombe, who recommends and selects sculpture for exhibitions and private collections, worked with Gary for almost 30 years. “He was delightful to work with,” she says, “positive, brilliant and humble.” They celebrated each installation or sale by treating themselves to lobster rolls. Thanks to Gary’s popularity, “We ate a lot of lobster,” she says.

June remembers him as a true Renaissance man. He was a talented painter, whose canvases often included the geometric forms of his sculptures. He built his own home and studio and, together with Susan, an artist in her own right, landscaped their property.

Lush gardens surrounding their home are filled with plants ranging from delicate peonies to sturdy bamboo, with his sculptures forming a backdrop.

Gary studied French at UNH and had a flair for languages that put him at ease traveling throughout the world and meeting people from different cultures. A few months prior to his death on Sept.

28, 2017, accompanied by Susan and their son Devon Smith ’13, he made a final trip to his beloved Italy, the country that had so inspired him. ²

Stephen Baker ’14JD Attorney, outdoorsman, talented woodworker and a man of deep faith, family was everything to him.

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nrolling at UNH School of Law was a dream come true for Stephen Baker. He was delighted to be accepted into the innovative Daniel Webster Scholar Program, in which students pass a variation of the bar exam during their final two years of law school and are sworn into the New Hampshire bar the day before graduation.

In Memoriam Sally Schantz Hapenney ’61G Dec. 16, 2017, North Bridgton, Maine Raymond LaBranche ’61 Nov. 29, 2017, Newfields, N.H.

John L. Conner ’65 Oct. 18, 2017, Londonderry, N.H. Nancy French Dodge ’65, ’77G Jan. 20, 2018, Stewartstown, N.H.

Jonathan Milne ’69 Oct. 23, 2017, Bluffton, S.C.

1970s

Walter J. Lubelczyk Jr. ’73 Nov. 19, 2017, Manchester, N.H. Gary H. Smith ’73 Sept. 28, 2017, Northwood, N.H.

Paul H. Magoon ’70G Oct. 26, 2017, Claremont, N.H.

Phyllis Dexter Stenstream ’73 Oct. 27, 2017, Hampton, N.H.

Nancy Gates Smith ’65 Dec. 13, 2017, Charlestown, N.H.

John F. Hackler ’70 Sept. 10, 2017, Ipswich, Mass.

M. Suzanne Casey Bove ’74G Nov. 18, 2017, Dover, N.H.

John C. Brown Ret. ’66 Dec. 17, 2017, Davis, Calif.

Thomas L. Lindsay ’70G Dec. 7, 2017, Key West, Fla.

Bonnie Phillips Sweberg ’74 Jan. 8, 2018, Warwick, R.I.

Benjamin R. Gatmaitan ’66G Nov. 30, 2017, Fairless Hills, Penn.

Dennis A. Merkwan ’70 Sept.24, 2017, Hooksett, N.H.

Edmund H. Vallery ’74 Nov. 3, 2017, Durham, N.H.

Carolyn A. Houle Lilback ’66 Dec. 14, 2017, Fitzwilliam, N.H.

Wallace C. Barksdale ’71G Nov. 3, 2017, Fort Collins, Colo.

Helen Fancis Gordon ’75 Dec. 2, 2017, Intervale, N.H.

John D. Cole II ’63 Oct. 27, 2017, Portland, Maine

Ann Waldron Allmendinger ’67G Jan. 2, 2018, Durham, N.H.

Ann G. Haggart ’71 Feb. 22, 2017, Hampton Falls, N.H.

Christopher M. Sachs ’75 Oct. 19, 2017, Austin, Texas

Florence Sullivan Condran ’63, ’70G Jan. 20, 2018, Exeter, N.H.

A. Richard Bellefeuille ’67 Dec. 28, 2017, Concord, N.H.

R. John Huber ’71G Oct. 4, 2017, Raleigh, N.C.

James A. Armour ’76 Dec. 11, 2017, Marlboro, Mass.

Dudley B. Killam Jr. ’71 Nov. 23, 2017, La Canada, Calif.

Richard Keller ’76 Oct. 8, 2017, Haverhill, Mass.

Merissa S. Lynn ’71 Dec. 1, 2017, Warwick, R.I.

Leo E. Lessard ’76 Oct. 18, 2017, Milton, N.H.

Richard E. Olson ’71 Dec. 24, 2017, Bedford, N.H.

Ann C. Schaldenbrand ’76 Dec. 31, 2017, Columbia, S.C.

Susan Hill Barry ’72 Nov. 11, 2017, Haverhill, Mass.

Gregory A. Tracy ’76 Jan. 27, 2018, North Chelmsford, Mass.

Harry MacLeod Jr. ’61 Jan. 18, 2018, Leesburg, Fla. Harry C. Clemson Jr. ’62G Oct. 16, 2017, Topsfield, Mass.

Ronald D. DeWitt ’62 Oct. 4, 2017, Byfield, Mass.

Richard O. Norman ’62 Nov. 29, 2017, Fairlee, Vt. Stuart W. Craig ’62 Oct. 12, 2017, Concord, N.H.

E. Wesley Freeman ’63G May 6, 2017, Bradenton, Fla. Roger Y. D. LaBranche ’63 Jan. 9, 2018, Venice, Fla.

Grant W. Miller, ’65, ’74G Oct. 21, 2017, Haverill, Mass.

Stanley F. Buxton ’67 Nov. 8, 2017, Dover, N.H. Wayne E. Murray ’67 Sept.27, 2017, Longboat Key, Fla.

Gloria F. Neidlinger ’63G July 9, 2017, Lancaster, Penn.

Elissa Cannistraro Sullivan ’67G Oct. 17, 2017, Laconia, N.H.

Deanna M. Boutilier ’64 Oct. 27, 2017, San Francisco, Calif.

Noele Doyle Clews ’68G Dec. 9, 2017, Portsmouth, N.H.

Thomas J. Dietz ’64 Oct. 8, 2017, Fernandina Beach, Fla.

Brian M. Kilcullen ’72G, ’73G Dec. 13, 2017, Derry, N.H.

Mary Fortier Corbett ’68 Nov. 12, 2017, Clemmons, N.C.

Guy W. Munroe ’72 Nov. 9, 2017, Wellesley, Mass.

Bruce H. Corwin ’68G Oct. 30, 2017, Brattleboro, Vt.

Michael J. O’Keefe ’72, ’73G Dec. 14, 2017, Portsmouth, N.H.

William A. Grimes ’68, ’85JD Oct. 12, 2017, Concord, N.H.

Paul M. Furnee ’73 May 8, 2017, Winter Haven, Fla.

Kent L. Scott ’68G Nov. 3, 2017, Madison, OH

Jack A. Gold ’73 Dec. 24, 2017, Providence, R.I.

Joseph L. Dibenedetto ’69G Oct. 8, 2017, Gansevoort, N.Y.

Paul A. Lavigne ’73 Oct. 11, 2017, Jefferson, N.H.

Carole Krikes Evans ’64 Oct. 17, 2017, Dover, N.H. Bernard Grochmal Jr. ’64, ’70G Jan. 9, 2018, San Rafael, Calif.

James C. Rich ’64 Dec. 2, 2017, Las Vegas, NV Jerome P. Brooks ’65G Oct. 18, 2017, Portland, Maine

It proved to be a perfect fit for Stephen, and after graduation, the Utah native decided to remain in New Hampshire. In 2016, he opened his own practice in Pembroke and dedicated himself to estate planning and elder law, in part because he had recently learned of the financial abuse of one of his own grandmothers and hoped to help others avoid similar exploitation.

Following Stephen’s death on Sept. 3, 2017, many of his elderly clients reached out to his wife Patricia (Trish) Baker and sons Caiden, 6, and Rowan, 3, to share their appreciation of his compassion and patience. “I was so proud of him for pursuing his dream,” says his wife. “I only wish it could have lasted longer for him.”

Stephen died in a rappelling accident near Zion National Park in his native Utah. The fourth of seven children, he was on a long-anticipated hike with four of his siblings that included several rappels at Englestead Hollow when he fell the last 80 feet of a 300-foot descent.

It took two helicopter landing attempts into the densely forested canyon before emergency responders could reach him. Despite the assistance of a physician hiking nearby, he passed away at the scene.

A devout member of the Church of Christ of Latter-Day Saints, after high school Stephen completed a mission for the church in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He received his undergraduate degree in international business from Westminster College in Salt Lake City. Proudly patriotic, he served as a staff sergeant in the National Guard in both Utah and New Hampshire.

He had loved the out-of-doors since childhood, says Trish, when he was introduced to backpacking by his father. It was a passion he continued in New Hampshire, where he completed a solo backpacking trip in the Presidential Range. Charmed by New Hampshire’s changing seasons and the easy access to lakes and fishing, he had

Amy J. Coffin McKinniss ’79, ’84G Dec. 5, 2017, Greenland, N.H.

Patricia Dion Jeffrey ’89 Jan. 5, 2018, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Maurice G. Hebert ’80G Jan. 14, 2018, Bedford, N.H.

1990s Susan G. Sible ’92 Aug. 17, 2017, Spokane, Wa. Mary E. Sylvester ’93 Nov. 15, 2017, Washington, Ohio Kimberly J. Marshall ’93 Sept.30, 2017, Clermont, Fla.

1980s John T. Langhorne ’80 Jan. 5, 2018, Green Valley, Ariz.

Albert J. Caraccio ’82 Oct. 27, 2017, Amherst, N.H.

Raud K. Alamin ’94JD June 30, 2017, Mill Valley, Calif.

Richard U. Lizotte ’82G Jan. 3, 2018, New London, N.H.

Tristan H. Anderson ’94 Dec. 6, 2017, Chichester, N.H.

Eric G. Meyers ’83 Sept.13, 2017, Hartford, Conn.

Brian P. D’Alessandro ’83 Dec. 7, 2017, Rotterdam, N.Y.

Ronnie R. Robertson ’98 Sept.30, 2017, Concord, N.H.

Laurel A. Dumas ’85 Nov. 20, 2017, Groveland, Mass.

2000s

Jennifer Westover Elberfeld ’85 Dec. 7, 2017, Dunbarton, N.H.

Stephen M. Underwood ’06G Oct. 14, 2017, Exeter, N.H.

Todd R. Buchanan ’86 Jan. 2, 2018, Hudson, OH

Tanner Z. Nolin ’08JD Nov. 12, 2017, Deland, Fla.

Raymond Drahms ’86 Sept. 29, 2017, Philadelphia, Penn.

Andrea Sayers Ange ’09G Jan. 6, 2018, Plaistow, N.H.

Mark P. Lavoie ’86 Oct. 31, 2017, Stratham, N.H.

Robert N. Duprez Jr. ’09, ’11G Jan. 16, 2018, Hooksett, N.H.

Douglas A. Cole ’77 Dec. 29, 2017, Johnsburg, N.Y.

Steven C. Ward ’86G, ’91G Dec. 29, 2017, New Fairfield, Conn.

Kerrianne Dornan Constant ’77 Oct. 17, 2017, St. Augustine, Fla.

2010s

Jonathan V. Guloyan ’88 Oct. 30, 2017, Jamaica Plain, Mass.

Natalie Felch Imperato ’11 Dec. 24, 2017, Watertown, Mass.

Susan J. Kelso ’77 Jan. 8, 2018, Manchester, N.H. Karen E. McAfee-Bromley ’77 Nov. 3, 2017, New Bedford, Mass.

Jacqueline M. JohnsonCragg ’88 Oct. 20, 2017, Bowie, Md.

Carol Ann K. Rodriguez ’78, ’98G Oct. 23, 2017, Portsmouth, N.H.

Braelynn Murphy ’88 Nov. 2, 2017, Gowanda, N.Y.

George H. Tilton V ’14 Nov. 24, 2017, Dover, N.H. Amanda V. Marcotte-Maclean ’15 Dec. 7, 2017, Plaistow, N.H. Anna E. Genestreti ’20G Oct. 30, 2017, Rye, N.H.

Daphne Lees Wall ’88 Nov. 27, 2017, North Conway, N.H.

planned to live permanently in his adopted state. Devoted to his sons, he was already introducing them to camping, climbing and kayaking, while teaching them the importance of being kind to everyone they met.

Stephen’s pursuit of excellence extended to every aspect of his life, including his hobby of woodworking. He built beautiful furniture and shortly before his death completed a cherrywood mantel for his home. “He could turn his hand to almost anything,” says Trish. He played soccer, liked to cook and was a talented photographer.

He was a true romantic who wrote poems to his wife, and on one of their first dates insisted she dance with him in a public park as bystanders looked on. “I was embarrassed,” she says. “He was in his element!” The couple often opened their home for dinners, parties and game nights with friends. Stephen “just lit up a room with his smile and happy demeanor,” says Trish.

When he died at age 38, Stephen had achieved many of his professional and personal dreams and was in a happy place in his life, says his wife. To honor the pleasure he took in woodworking, for his funeral service his family selected a casket crafted from his favorite cherrywood. Trish and the children have relocated to Utah, where Stephen’s final woodworking project, the handsome cherry mantel, will grace the home she plans to buy there. ² — Karen Hammond ’64

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or a certain generation of UNH alumni, his truck parked on “The Quad” — the paved loop off Quad Way framed by Englehardt and Gibbs Halls — was as iconic a landmark as the Wildcat statue on Memorial Field or the hilltop wagon on Route 4, shouting distance from the Durham campus. Earlier this year, when Karl Krecklow, owner of “Karl’s Kitchen,” fell ill and landed at Massachusetts General Hospital with advanced heart failure, alums who had stood in lines 20 or 30 students deep to order his famous snotties (French fries with melted Velveeta cheese), “Big Guy” burgers (a trio of quarter-pound burgers on a sub roll) and other colorfully named menu items rallied with financial support and fond memories of Karl, his food and the fellow feeling late-night trips to his truck engendered.

Krecklow passed away on March 7, bringing to a close a chapter of UNH history that opened in the 1970s and grew to lore after “Karl’s Kitchen” shuttered in the late 1990s. Gone but not forgotten, the alumni outpourings in Krecklow’s memory continued on social media with more than one Wildcat noting that they’d respected him like a professor for the hard work and dedication he put into feeding the UNH student body, six or seven days a week in any weather, as late as 3 o’clock in the morning.

Have a Karl’s memory you’d like to share? Let us know on the UNH Magazine Facebook page or at alumni.editor@unh.edu.

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