SURVEY H - Hobart and William Smith Colleges

WS ’33 and earlier
Lib Eaton White, 160 Jay Street, Geneva,
N.Y. 14456-3212
Not a word from anybody, but I’m still
hanging on - even went to a family wedding.
Harry ’70 and Amy did the driving
to Cape Cod. The groom was my bother,
Pat Eaton’s ’37 grandson. We got to see
the vows and ring ceremony; and we soon
met up with Steve, Karen, and Sophie. I
also had a chance to visit with old friends
John and Marjorie Hovorka, who came to
Geneva in 1963 and bought my mother’s
house shortly after she died. John came
from MIT to take over the Physics Department
after Haussman’s death.
WS ’34
Dr. Ethel Cermak Tompkins, 603 Windrush
Bay Drive, Tarpon Springs, Fla. 34680;
ethelvic@aol.com
I have been slow at sending in news lately,
but there is some. I thought I lost Lucile
Holtby Harford, but in June came a letter
explaining that in 2006, Lucile left her
home of 21 years in Englewood, Fla., to
try an assisted living center in Venice. She
found that she didn’t really like to have her
life managed by others and was fortunately
able to go back to her own home. She left
her computer in the assisted living center
for others to use. She is still in a wheelchair
and is doing well, reading, knitting,
visiting and occasionally playing a hand of
bridge. She has enjoyed visits from Pres.
Gearan and others from the Colleges. I
only wish I could go as far as Englewood to
visit her myself. Lucile is one of the tough
ones.
Ethel Seeber Hill was feted by her
family on her 95th birthday this year. I was
invited but couldn’t go. Ethel has lived in
an assisted living home since her husband
died. Her vision has failed like many of us.
Her children are close by and very attentive,
taking her on vacations to the Jersey
shore.
My story recently is medical visits and
three surgeries on my husband, Victor,
now 94. I’m still going strong after a quick
radical mastectomy. I am healing rapidly,
enough to go to a live concert to hear
the elegant Dame Kiri Tekanawa. I am
also strong. Perhaps our strength has
something to do with our meals at William
Smith. In our freshman year, we ate in the
basement of Williams Hall. The kitchen
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chief was a tall motherly woman from
Vermont, who was able to make popovers
for all of us one weekend morning. That
is some accomplishment. By the next year
we were already eating excellent food in
the dining room of the new Comstock
House, waited on by hired young women
in uniforms and white aprons. Bill Scandling
was not yet a student at Hobart.
H ’35 and earlier
Carl B. Taylor, 773 Augusta Avenue, Morgantown,
W.Va. 26501-6271
Word came recently that left me, so far as
I know, perhaps the only survivor in the
class of 1935. A recent letter from Marjorie
Kohankie Earl ’35 stated that her
husband, William “Bill” E. Earl ’35, left
this world on June 17 after a brief illness.
He and I made up one-half of the total
class enrollments in Prof. Woodman’s Latin
classes 1, 2, 3, and 4. (Bob Loew ’35 was
one of the others.) Bill went from Hobart
to the Law School at U. of Buffalo. During
his lifetime, in addition to heading up a law
firm, he served as District Attorney for
Niagara Co. for 12 years. He was within a
month of his 94th birthday.
Making use of excellent health until
very recently, I continued to both practice
and teach my “retirement hobby” of
“Seat Weaving.” I estimate that over some
20 years of teaching classes in the local
Community Adult Evening School, I have
taught more than 200 young adults the
craft of re-seating chairs and stools: caning,
rush, and splints—my secondary “legacy”
following my 17 years on the Faculty at
West Virginia University as a family and
rural sociologist. Declining health brought
this to an end a few months ago. Having
received no word about any others of my
classmates for some three years, it is possible
that I may be the lone survivor from
the Class of ’35 at Hobart.
Two historical thoughts: (1) “co-ed”
classes at the Colleges didn’t become a
regular practice until the late 1930’s. (2)
William Smith, a bachelor Geneva nurseryman
whose money was largely responsible
for establishing William Smith College, was
in communication for many years with the
“ladies from Seneca Falls,” including Elizabeth
Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
Surely he must have been well aware of
the achievement of Elizabeth Blackwell,
first woman physician and graduate of the
“Geneva Medical Academy,” for whom
one of the dorms up on the Hill in named.
(I am certain that I did not know this as a
Hobart undergraduate.)
H ’36, ’37, and ’38
Norman H. Ludlow, Jr., 1121 Clinton Avenue
S, Rochester, N.Y. 14620
Gordon VanHooft ’38 writes: “It’s that
time of the year that seems to come
around faster as we get older. As I approach
my 92nd birthday, I am feeling the
best that I have in some time. But, that
came after an extended period of fluid
retention. After I lost 15 pounds, I came
back to normal. Both Karen and Dick do
get here for visits to check up on me. All is
well with them, and we all keep in touch
with Anita’s sister, Millicent, who still lives
in her home. During the year here there
is variety of activities to keep us as busy
as we want to be. Different movies are
scheduled, many in our auditorium and
others on our TV. Some excellent musical
and other performances are scheduled
along with speakers on many topics. I
participate in an excellent public affairs
discussion group once a month. I still write
articles for the local newspaper, but it
becomes more and more difficult to type;
my hands are quite crippled. Next June,
if all goes well, Dick plans to drive me to
Hobart for my 70th reunion, and Karen
will go to Middlebury on the same dates
for her 40th . The second recipient of the
Van Hooft Endowed Scholarship is in her
second year at William Smith. The first
recipient is now a research assistant at the
U. of R. Medical Center and taking graduate
courses. Karen has been on the staff
at Arizona State University for the past
20 years and is now executive editor of
the Bilingual Press that she has been with
for about 30 years. Dick continues as part
owner of a Sales Engineering firm. He and
Chris divide time between a home in Sharon,
Mass. and a cottage on Cape Cod.”
WS ’36
Alta E. Boyer, 8679 Mill Street, Lodi, N.Y.
14860
A Centennial survey of class members
produced the following news. Several are
residing at home; some are in assisted care
centers. Only a few have kept in touch
with college friends over the years. Alta
Boyer is the fifth generation to live in her
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are needed for the Classes of
WS’35, WS’37, H’41, H’42, H’45,
WS’46, WS’47, H’47, WS ’49,
WS’51, WS’52, H’55, WS’58, H’79.
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Regan ’82 or Jared Weeden ’91 at
(315) 781-3700.
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family home in Lodi, N.Y. She is the author
of “History of Lodi Point,” and “Silas
Halsey, Lodi Pioneer,” articles in Life in the
Finger Lakes magazine and numerous other
freelance works. She is active in DAR,
Historical Society and Twentieth Century
Club. Janice Humphrey Wildman has a
busy life in Louisville, Ky. in a retirement
center. Her son, Spencer, lives nearby, and
they have dinner every Monday. Sarah
(Sally) Jenkins Salo keeps the library
book sale successful in San Lorenzo,
Calif. Helen Hodge Hofer and her sister
Mildred Hodge have apartments in Penfield
after ten years of spending winters
in Florida. Sally Visscher Starrett has
lived in Clearwater, Fla., for 37 years. She
is active in the Episcopal Church, travels
frequently to visit family in N.J., Va., and
Maine. She has nine grandchildren and five
great grandchildren. Her advice is “always
look on the bright side.” Margaret
(Peggy) Makeel Palmer lives with her
daughter, Susan, and family in Locke. She
keeps busy with household tasks and
visiting with grandchildren. Helen Scobell
Rose died at 90 in 2005. She retired at 89
from Scobell Chemicals, sold the company.
News is from her daughter, Wendy Rose.
Elizabeth (Betty) Redcleft Kann ’35 is
at the Episcopal Retirement Home in Cincinnati.
She enjoys books on tape, many
friends and activities in her home-like
living. Mildred Myer Leary ’35 lives with
her husband, Maurice, on Cayuga Lake in
Romulus, N.Y.

WS ’37
(Correspondent Needed)
Armand Filipini, son of Raphael Anne Gillotte
Filipini, writes: “Rae is a resident at
Wesley Village in Pa. She celebrated her 91st birthday in August and is still alert and keeps
up on current events.” Emma Sanderson
Moore moved from Portland, Ore. to
Mesa, Ariz., to a retirement center. Her
brother, William, also lives in Mesa.
WS ’38
Clara Sherman Mercado, 6929 Matthew
Place, Apt. 223, Springfield, VA 22151;
(703) 507-3077
Clara Sherman Mercado writes: “I’m
at the same location, still feeling fine. I had
a big 90th birthday celebration on Palm
Sunday. I do have enough free time that
I could correspond with the remaining
members of WS ’38. My computer is
essentially a typewriter since I don’t have
email. But if you send me names and
addresses, I’ll try to keep in touch. My cell
phone is (703) 507-3077, and it reaches all
parts of the country.”
H ’39
Frederick W. Moore, 300 Waters Dr. Apt.
B-307 , Southern Pines, N.C. 28387;
Seasonal: 10818 Rte. 125, Chaumont, NY
13622; (910) 246-1772; gigipoppop@
connectnc.net
It seems as if the only real contact I have
with classmates is with Bob Dickinson
and Sy Zicari. Bob through the computer,
and Sy from a too infrequent lunch and
bridge game. I hope that news from any or
all of you others may arrive for inclusion in
the next issue.
Bob says that he’s continuing to tax
the Medicare health system (who isn’t
these days?) but isn’t entirely fond of it,
even when judged from the “well” side
of it as trustee of a couple of Cleveland
hospitals years ago. He’s also not happy
with the harsh treatment of the Greek
fraternities, although we read reports
of the many good works which they are
now performing. That seems to justify
their existence. Fortunately in our days,
we were spared or otherwise relieved of
such commendable activity. Speaking of
Medicare, Sy was thrust deeply into it
when he was severely burned on the legs
after an explosion that totaled his boat.
He was lucky not to nave been totaled
himself. He’s recovering nicely, but with no
boat and no fishing, which was his favorite
activity.
Our family has been a bit luckier,
although a pulled muscle and unsteady
balance prevented me from traversing
the wooden dock to rig our sailboat.
No swimming or golf either. Right after
Labor Day, when we’d just about closed
up the cottages for the winter, Eleanor
had a mini-stroke and a slight physical
impairment. A cat scan before leaving
Watertown indicated no further damage
and encouraged our speedy, hectic drive
home, where another cat scan confirmed
the results of the first. Now through
therapy all seems well, knock on wood.
WS ’39
Betty Coon Otis, RR 1, Longtown Estates,
Box 205, Eufaula, Okla. 74432
Hello again – I am glad to be back and
would love to hear from you. At one
time I was the WS correspondent – then
Fredrick W. Moore agreed to include us
with his Hobart report. We can celebrate
there are still six of us around.
Vivian Martin Stanton sent a
postcard with the following message: “My
goodness, time has marched on, and we,
of the class of ’39, are becoming 90-ish.
Actually, I find it fascinating. I still spend
summers at my cottage in Maine and
winters in Sarasota, Fla. Thank goodness
for my two wonderful daughters, Virginia
and Marilyn. They keep me out of trouble
and make my life pleasurable. Osborn died
four years ago —
the night before
our 64 th anniversary.
My best to
you all.”
As for myself, after
nine days in ICU in
2001 with congestive heart failure, I’m just
getting back to what’s normal for 92 years
old! I am still living in Eufaula and loving
it. For anyone who is traveling near my
hometown, please stop in. I would love
the company.
H ’40
Stephen Woodman Eaton, 2596 Ten Mile
Road, Allegany, N.Y. 14706-9513; (716)
373-0301; eatsop@dblclickit.com
Good news! Stephen Woodman Eaton
has volunteered to be the class correspondent
for the class. Roy Smith wrote
that when approaching 90, one doesn’t
have much to report relating to activities.
Most of my activity relates to the struggle
involved in getting out of bed, following
the routine of our five grandchildren and
keeping reliable notes to when my next
series of doctor visits is. There are times,
however, when I reminisce and recall all
the wonderful years spent at Hobart and
the close relationships formed at Theta
Delta Chi. H. Newton Hubbs is in good
health, with some memory problems at
age 89. He enjoys his dog, Pablo, visiting
friends and family, shopping with his wife,
Jean, and Turner Classic Movies. He is very
much looking forward to his grandson,
Jay’s, wedding. Gordon “Bud” Arnold
Phi Phi Delta ’40. He is 91 and retired
while his wife of 63 years is in a nursing
home with Alzheimer’s. Bud has three
children, seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild, just born in November,
named Hannah.
WS ’40
Cora Alter Vere, 501 S La Posada Circle,
Apt137 Green Valley, AZ 85614; (502)
648-8277; cevere@juno.com
Nothing to report now but hope spring’s
eternal, so perhaps there will be some
news for the next time.
H ’41
(Correspondent needed)
YMCA and Turner
Classic Movies
Edward Robins writes that he and his
wife, Jan, moved to Monroe Village, a
continuing care place. They have a nice
apartment and are very happy with the
move. At present, he is the President of
the Resident Association. He retired in ’86
from South Brunswick Board of Education
as Director of Transportation. He was the
previous in resident camping and 25 years
YMCA Youth Director and Camping Director.
They have two girls, one boy, eight
grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren!
The oldest is 14! Married 64 years.
He is two years from 90 and goes to the
fitness center every day except Fridays because
he works in the soup kitchen, which
he has done for 22 years. Life is good, and
he keeps watching
the news of Hobart
sports. He remains
very proud to be
a Hobart Grad.
C. William Fitch
writes that he is 89
years plus and counting, using his time to
sleep, eat and enjoy the weather of clear
blue ski of Daytona. Richard J. Lyttle
writes that he is still in fairly good health.
Very happy to see the 1940 lacrosse team
was selected to be the first lacrosse team
in the Hall of Fame. That team had four
All-Americans on it: Richard L. (Dick)
Ferris ’40, Bill Dobbin, Richard J.
(Dick) Lyttle and Herbert T. (Herb)
Fitch ’42. James M. (Jim) Chapman
writes that he has enjoyed the last three
summers in Logan, Utah, away from the
Tuscan heat! This month Elena is off to
Egypt for two-plus weeks, and I will visit
my son and daughter in Seattle, while Ele
is playing.
WS ’41
Connie Plummer Miller, 60 East Main
Street, Corfu, N.Y. 14036; (585) 599-3346,
drebear8@aol.com
Elizabeth Baker Bellinger writes: “Life
and activity continue but at a much slower
pace. I keep busy at church and go for
lunch each Thursday and then play bridge
all afternoon. On Fridays I spend four
hours at The Pines of Peace, a comfort
care home for the terminally ill, as a companion.
God is good! I am still living in my
own home and am still driving. God bless
everyone.”
H ’42
(Correspondent needed)
Alumni House would like to thank Adam
“Carty” Hart for his dedication and service
as class correspondent for the class of
1942. It is time for Adam to “retire” from
this position. Please consider being a class
correspondent for your class.
Robert Shearer writes: “I don’t keep
in touch with any Hobart schoolmates,
and I feel apologetic for not helping you.
As former editor of the “The Herald,” I
used to collect news. Sorry not to still do
it. I mostly read and take lots of naps.”
WS ’42
Marguerite Kirchner Miller, 800 Hausman
Road, Apt. 408, Allentown, Pa. 18104;
(610) 530-5747
My sisters, Catherine Kirchner Roth,
Fran Kirchner Hornberger and I had
our annual family reunion last July when
we celebrated the 90th birthday of our
sister, Grace. Numerous family relatives
gathered in Westhampton Beach for the
three day event. We serenaded her to the
tune of “Amazing Grace” with clever lyrics
written by Catherine.
Meanwhile I was coerced to write an
article for The Great Chronicle, the literary
magazine published at my retirement
home, Luther Crest. The article, titled
“Three of a Kind,” related how I came to
attend William Smith College. My sisters
and I were Depression children and optimistically
took college entrance courses in
high school. When our mother contacted
our French teacher to discuss the possibility
of one of us attending college, she
contacted her friend, Dean McCormick
at William Smith, and we were offered
scholarship help. Because the distance
from our home precluded a campus visit,
we arrived as true “pea green freshman.”
We actually did not realize the proximity
of Hobart College as a coordinate college
with William Smith. While we arrived
with the aim of “hitting the books hard,”
we really enjoyed the college experience
and ended up marrying Hobart men. I
ended the article by saying it was fun and
different to grow up as a triplet, and I shall
always be grateful for my opportunity to
receive a college education.
H ’43
Dr. Harvey M Moral, 7600 Ridgeway Road ,
Golden Valley, MN 55426-1523; Moralh@
msn.com
Ivy Kuhl and his wife, Ruth ’44, have
welcomed four new great grandchildren.
They survived a wedding of a granddaughter
in October. He notes that he and Ruth
are plugging along as usual despite a sewer
pump that was out of action for a while.
Marty Silverman spent a slow summer
visiting the doctor and dentist and making
stops at the pharmacy. His offspring
include a lawyer, a chef, a doctorate
candidate, and a Wal-Mart management
trainee. A new dog in the family presents
the usual training problems. Lew Hinman
had to cancel the trip to Nova Scotia.
Alma underwent a successful full knee
replacement. All their children are nearby
and visit frequently. Although the planned
move to a condo did not materialize, they
did manage to clean up their attic. More
than 30 members of Ed Lansing’s family
joined him on Cape Cod to help celebrate
his 85th birthday. As the family “patriarch,”
he was served first. A very Happy
Birthday!
WS ’43
Janice Race Keith, 3435 Mansfield Road,
Falls Church, Va. 22041-1426; (703)
820-8609, Jackjank@cox.net
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H ’44
Grady E. Jensen , 1224 Meadow Ridge,
Redding, Conn. 06896 ;(203) 544-9745; Fax
(203) 544-9845; grady.jensen@alum.hws.
edu; gradyjensen@sbcglobal.net
Chuck Atherton was the sole member
of our class to respond to my request for
news. He wrote: “After selling our large
home, we moved into a much smaller
townhouse, all on one floor. Since I will
be 85 shortly, I do not need much room
nor do I need to be climbing stairs.” Amen
to that!
WS ’44
Barbara Hequembourg Hoover, 439 Woodstock
Ave., Tonawanda, N.Y. 14150-8218;
(716) 834-2906
Doris Ward Bonadies enjoys living in
Florida. She maintains a home consisting of
her son, James, three dogs and a talkative
cockatoo. Her twin grandchildren visit
every other weekend. She had left knee
surgery a year ago followed by a painful
right foot injury. A walker assists with
daily activities. She hopes to make our
next reunion. The family continues to
grow! Ruth Amidon Kuhl and husband,
Ivan ’43, report that they have eleven
grandchildren. The latest arrived on Halloween
2007. Congratulations! Recently, I
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The Wheeler Society
had complete right hip replacement. I am
learning to live with many restrictions with
help from my husband, Don Hoover ’46.
I am doing fine but am looking forward to
returning to a more active life.
H ’45
Daniel P. Quigley, 458 White Springs Rd,
Genvea, NY 14456; 315-789-7538;
robin.gardengalleries@fltg.net
Hugh Horning writes that he was Navy
V-12 class of ’45. Now 80 years of age,
he has been married for 58 years and has
six children, 12 grandchildren, and four
great grandchildren. After Hobart, he was
ordered to the University of Pennsylvania,
commissioned in 1946 and served on a
new heavy cruiser during the Korean War
as a Naval Intelligence Officer. He retired
from DuPont Company 23 years ago
where he was a Marketing Communication
Manager. He is active in volunteerism,
flying vintage aircraft, hunting, fishing,
boating,
senior
Navy 12 and
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Olympics,
oil painting,
writing and
travel. He has
many fond
memories of Hobart as a 17 year old
“sailor.” Hugh attended the 50 th reunion.
He primarily lives in Wilmington, Del., but
has a second home on a farm on the Ches-
apeake Bay. Dan Quigley writes that he is
still fairly active in the Wholesale Nursery
business with Bill Brandow ’49. He gets
to most home football and lacrosse games
with a dwindling number of friends. His
travels now are mostly to visit their eight
children and 20 grandchildren from coast
to coast. Richard H. Schreiber writes
that he only had one full year at Hobart,
’44-’45, with Navy V-12 unit before being
sent to Cornell University at war’s end.
He graduated with a Bachelors degree in
Architecture and Commissioned Ensign,
Civil Eng. Corps ’49. He spent three
years with Naval CEC on Guam and at
Davisville, R.I. before returning to Ohio
to his private practice as an architect,
primarily focusing on hospitals, schools
and churches. His time at Hobart is fondly
remembered including the early AM running
calisthenics.
WS ’45
Helen Moon Lillich, 1700 Lindberg Road
#122, West Lafayette, Ind. 47906; (765)
463-7417, erbman1657@aol.com
The last time I communicated with you,
I asked two questions: How long do you
expect to live and how long would you
like to live? I received two answers, one
from Tony Wujcik Szczesny and one
from Mary Jane Facer Adamson ’44.
Tony is recovering from a 2006 stroke but
feels fortunate to still be able to lead her
Bible study group and to walk and talk.
She still enjoys life, her six children and her
husband, Joe. She views life as a pilgrimage
toward a heavenly home. Her answers
were five and ten years. Mary Jane comes
through loud and clear. She survived a
“minor” (her term) heart attack six years
ago and had a growth removed from her
brain in 2006. She admits to short term
memory loss (many of us are members
of that club) but has the same answers to
both questions—over 100 years.
Wonderful spirits, classmates. Thank you
so much for your answers. The person
who raised these questions, my husband,
Jack, said 0-3 years for expectations and
4-6 for what he’d like to live. Since then,
he had a wonderfully successful heart
operation. I say he has a new 100,000 mile
warranty. His surgeon put it another way.
His parting was, “See you in 20 years!”
H ’46
Dr. Warren M. Shaddock, 59 Winding
Creek Lane, Rochester, NY 14625-2175;
wshaddock@aol.com
Thank goodness for e-mail and Bill Fuller,
who finally gave me some news I can write
about. Bill is still very active, and as he said,
“he is 84, going on 60.” He is playing golf
six times a month and still shooting in the
90’s. He continues to be very active in the
Shrine and this
year was Com-
modore of the
Shrine Yacht
Club. Recently,
Bill flew to
the All-Ohio
Airborne Reunion near Akron and enjoyed
swapping stories with other WWII vets.
The reunion was also attended by several
Korea, Vietnam and airborne veterans
from other later actions. In September, I
visited the campus for the football game
with RPI. The campus looks great with
many new buildings being built and already
built. I am sure that you will be impressed
also when you see it. Please send me
some more news that I can write about in
Classnotes.
WS ’46
(Correspondent needed)
Priscilla Horton Fisher writes: “I’m living
full time in Florida, not far from my middle
son, Terry, and his family. In July, I drove
north with them for the family’s participation
in the Boilermaker Race in Utica, N.Y.
They returned home and I stayed for a
few extra days, nice to have warm days
and cool nights, enjoy playing bridge and
participating in various church activities,
knitting, beading, and swimming.”
Dorothy Lane Flock writes: “After 24
Navy years and 40 years at Kentucky Fried
Chicken stores in Rhode Island, we have
retired! Now my husband and I spend
half of each year near family in R.I., and
half with friends at “Indian River Colony
Club” in Melbourne, Fla., a retirement
community. My four reunions at William
Smith with classmates, our 45th , 50th , 55th and 60th have been really special! We still
praise our wonderful college on its beautiful
campus!”
Jinny Lindberg Miller writes: “Since
my husband of 61 years suffered a massive
stroke six years ago, I spend all my time
taking care of him and just being with him.
George is unable to travel but our four
grandchildren visit us frequently. We hear
from Mathilde Rica VanPerlstein and
Dorothy Lane Flock often.”
Kathleen Warren Milnar writes:
“Jim and I have moved down the street to
a duplex with a garage. We’re still at East
Harbor, Presbyterian Villages of Michigan.
The only change is from Apt. # S-506
to Bldg. G-2. We’ve had some beautiful
weather lately and enjoy sitting on our
small porch. We were in Geneva twice last
summer, once for a great family reunion
and the second time for my sister Betty’s
memorial service. I miss her.”
Cindy Davis Tyrrel writes: “Yes it’s
been a long time. I still work for a community
newspaper company. Also bowl once
a week and take care of all necessities
around my 100 year old house. Am also in
good shape overall.”
H ’47
(Correspondent needed)
Jim Kenyon wrote that he continues to
serve refugees coming into our diocese
as Diocesan Refugee Coordinator and
recently became Vicar of St. David’s
Church, East Greenbush. Jim and his wife,
Pat Leslie Kenyon ’49 lost their oldest
son, Jim, on Oct. 22. He was buried in
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Annville,
Pa. Ken Barden writes that he is in
his 85th year, whole and healthy thanks to
a healthy diet and consistent exercise. He
weighs the same as he did in 1947. He is
widowed and lives in a Senior Community
in Valleyjo, Calif., and is the Community
Development Commissioner for the City
of Vallejo. He is on the Lecture Circuit and

gives talks to senior groups and service
clubs about “Quirks of Our American
Presidents.” He writes two monthly legislative
columns, one for retired teachers
in Solano County and one for his retired
military officers group, Travis Air Force
Base. He likes to bowl, play golf and travel.
James Stubenrauch wrote that he and
his wife vacationed abroad many times
but, due to his recollection of the holocaust,
always avoided Germany. One day,
however, a travel brochure arrived with
beautiful pictures of a river cruise starting
in Vienna and ending in Amsterdam. He
weakened. More than 60 years had past
and the price was right, so they went,
and it was marvelous! Aside from that,
he is involved with the local chapter of
AARP, fighting Long Island’s ever increasing
school taxes and the production of truly
magnificent backyard tomatoes!! Floyd A.
Mauer wrote that he retired from government
service with the Nation Institute
of Standards and Technology in 1989. He
now lives at Asbury Methodist Village in
Gaithersburg, Md. where he is Dean of
the Keese School of Continuing Education.
He schedules two lectures each week by
resident or guest speakers.
WS ’47
(Correspondent needed)
Lois Lofgren Quick writes: my broken
arm is almost well now. One of the things
that helped was a beautiful bouquet from
Kathy Killius Regan’ 82 and Betty
Merkle at alumni house! Thanks to all.
H ’48
John R. Waterhouse, 14326A Harbor Landing
Dr., Ft. Myers, Fla. 33908; jackoldorc@
aol.com
Chuck Lininger writes: The medical
establishment is draining Medicare on my
behalf after I switched doctors, but it has
done wonders. Best was a referral to a
cardiac electro-physiologist who clunked
me in a hospital for three days of cardiac
monitoring while they loaded me up on
an anti-fibrillation drug. I have a restored
energy and stamina level. How fortunate
can I get? I’m not proposing the above
for Classmates, but thought you might
be curious about me. My wife (#3, 25
years) and I live in Coconut Grove, Fla.,
have downsized to a 25 foot sailboat and
have only a moderate-sized yard around
our home, but everything green seems to
grow at exponential rates.
Bill Urban writes: My wife, Barbara,
and I live in Ocean City, N.J. We visited the
leaf changes in Vermont the first week of
October and visited Dr. Charles Nicholson
and Gloria Stebbins Stoiciu for dinner and a
little reunion. We had a good chat and visit.
WS ’48
Gloria Stebbins Stoicoiu, 115 Elwa Place,
West Palm Beach, Fla., 33405-4107; (561)
582-7518
With much saddness we report the passing
of Lucille “Tubby” Tubiolo on 3-7-08.
Obit to follow in next edition.
H ’49
Anthony S. Bridwell, 333Habour Drive, #202,
Naples, Fla. 34103; bridscan@msn.com
Good to hear from Forrest Palmer, who
after a lifetime in journalism is retired in
Southbury, Conn. Forrest came to Hobart
after WWII service with the only engineer
combat unit to go all the way from Omaha
Beach to Berlin. After finding his calling
during three years as an HWS Herald
editor, he worked successively as reporter,
photographer, writer and editor, before
capping off his career
as publisher of the
Danbury, Conn. News
Times. Since writing
30 to his career with
the Fourth Estate,
Forrest has served on
local school and library
boards and as president of the Connecticut
Foundation for Open Government. He
has fond memories of his Hobart years
and the excitement we shared of being
part of the new Western Civ. Program.
Also heard from Bob Schwartz, who
after following the advice of Prof. Bunting
to go into executive training, made the
big discovery that he wasn’t executive
material. He was a very creative salesman.
In semi- retirement, he and his wife divide
their time between Sag Harbor, N.Y.
and Naples, Fla. where they are active in
boating. When, half a century ago, I cut
my teeth in college development, I used
to dream of somehow raising a million
dollars for HWS. Now comes word that
the Colleges have in hand well over a
hundred million dollars toward their
current drive for $160 million. It’s nice to
note that the third of our class that is still
around has anted up for that important
effort. The rest of the news isn’t all that
cheerful. Paul McDonough died earlier
this year, following a long illness. According
to a letter from his wife, Mary, Paul was
a civil engineer, who during his career
traveled throughout the world. Along
with Mary, he is survived by six children
and nine grandchildren. In Mary’s words,
“Paul had wonderful memories of Hobart
and his brothers in Phi Phi Delta. As a
WWII veteran and a Prisoner of War, he
was buried with full military honors.”
Last, from Tempe, Ariz. comes word of
George Paulsen’s severe injury after being
struck by a car while riding his bike. His
recovery from a broken neck is an ongoing
process. Those wishing to contact this
most loyal Hobart alumnus should address
it care of his friend and neighbor, Cindy
Rice, 111 E. Cairo Dr., Tempe AZ, 85282.
Hang in there George, we need you. Sad
to report the passing of Egil Ruud whose
memorial service I attended last fall in
Naples, Fla. At Hobart, Egil was a member
of Kappa Beta Phi and the ski and golf
teams. He went on to a successful career
in the optical industry as chief executive
of Shuron and later of Textron. An e-mail
from Jerry Angell ’56 brought to mind
his days as a Little All-American tackle with
Eddie Tryon’s strong teams of that time.
After graduation and an ROTC commission,
Jerry went on to a career with the
Air Force. Now in retirement, he keeps
busy with class correspondent and other
volunteer activities. Speaking of football,
I was pleased to read that the current
gridders beat Rochester last fall. It’s been
62 years since the 1946 upset win over
Omaha Beach
and Scotland
the Yellow Jackets that restored Hobart
school spirit after a WWII lapse. There
were many heroes that day. But for me
the memory that endures is of “Tiny”
Williamson ’44 picking up a Rochester
halfback with one arm and casually tossing
him back like a reject. In Naples, Lorraine
and I often get together with Bob Wolfsohn
’44 and his spouse, Inez. Bob and I
were long-ago classmates at PS 22 in Buffalo.
Now we cheerfully trade complaints
about creaky joints, hearing problems and
lamentable golf scores. During a recent
phone visit with Hunk Anderson, I
learned that he and Wade Snell ’47 get
together regularly for
golf and lunch in Calif.
Wade played basketball
and golf at Hobart while
Hunk was captain of the
tennis team. Back in the
early 1950’s, I caddied
for Hunk during his losing
joust with Wade for the championship
of Geneva Country. Ye olde scribe would
sure like to hear from so many of you in
the silent majority, If you’re interested
in reading about the careers and doings
of your fellow classmates, think how
interested they’d be to read about yours. I
leave you with this from Will Rogers: “You
know you’re getting old when everything
either dries up or leaks.”
H ’50
Anthony Khoury, 400 Hamilton Street,
Geneva, N.Y. 14456; (315) 789-6420
Arch Kingsley – still hanging in there.
I often think of my days at Hobart and
in Geneva. I still feel South Main Street
overlooking the lake is one of the prettiest
locations in the country (It truly is – my
wife and I go there many times). In any
event, go Hobart Statesmen!
Burt Beers – Tony, you’re doing a
great job in rounding out the news of
HWS 50s. Stick with the job and thanks
(Thank you, Burt). In terms of personal
satisfaction, we had the birth of our fifth
grandchild. A granddaughter to our son
and daughter-in-law goes to the top of our
list. More astonishing is word coming from
Marquis Who’s Who Publishers that a biographical
sketch that they published of me
in the 2007 edition will appear again in the
2008 edition. Burt is proud of me going to
the weight room (which I do most every
day!).
Thank you, Classes of HWS 1950! You
gave a gift to the HWS (2006-2007) fund
year (July 1-June 30). Charles P. Boswell
II, Theodore C. Max, Richard Waters,
L.L.D. and Nancy Stone Wilson became
Emerson Society members. There were
77 HWS donations- 46 Hobart and 31
William Smith.
For all those Hobart Alumni of the
Class of 1950 who don’t know who Tony
Khoury is, look at our class (1950) picture
and I’m number 22. I dyed my hair grey
for that picture. The class (High School-
Lyons) had their fourty-fifth reunion, and
I was their main speaker at the Wayne
Hills country club as I had these students
47 years ago for eleventh grade Regents
World History, and my most famous
student, Jim Boeheim, was there. The
problem being, I hadn’t seen any of these
students for over those many years, and
no one really knew who I was and knew
the situation I was under in 1959. I had a
super market and a liquor store where
I worked for many years, seven days a
week. I heard they needed a teacher in
Lyons, N.Y. (12 miles from Geneva). I saw
the superintendent, and he asked me what
my major was at Hobart. I told him I was a
math major, and I asked him what I would
have to teach. He relied, “twelfth grade
American History, eleventh grade World
History and ninth grade Social Studies.”
I asked how would I do that and he said,
“I see you have one free 45 minutes for
lunch.” I did that for one year and worked
at my supermarket from four p.m. to
eleven p.m. every day married to a wonderful
wife and our two children! Then I
closed my stores and went to teach as a
history teacher for 25 years in the Geneva
school system, where you worked 184
days and had 181 off! It was true heavenly
work! The reality of 1959 was, that I was
32 years of age and the students (16- 17
years of age) and at their fourty-fifth
reunion, I was 79 and they were senior
citizens drawing Social Security at the ages
of 62 and 63. The reality and facts of life!
Sheldon N. Fienberg, M.D. – I
am doing well, despite valve and aorta
replacement last year (2006). The poor
cow! Who contributed my new heart
valve (come on, now).
Jim Hooker – Toured western
Pennsylvania with three sons in September
2007. Went to Presque Isle, Pa. for
bird watching and swimming. In Indiana,
Pa. we visited our grandson, a junior at
Indiana University in Johnstown, Pa. We
also toured the 1889 flood site museum
and Falling Water, Pa. and visited the Frank
Lloyd Wright House.
Al Sunderland – Al and his wife
attended the HWS 2006 reunion. They
attended a session on the U.S. Supreme
Court by a professor. Al sent a commentary
about the session to the new HWS
Dean and the professor, neither of whom
responded or acknowledged his letters.
So Al sent a note to the President of HWS
and received no response or acknowledgement.
What is going on?
Bill Brady – Our elder class (1950)
correspondent sold his seven bedroom
house and moved into an apartment in the
middle of Chicago. His uncle from Canada
is coming to see the Brady’s to tour the
Midwest.
Charlie Boswell – Went on a fabulous
and long overdue trip to England and Scotland
in early June with both children and
five grandchildren on board the Queen
Mary II from New York City to South
Hampton, England. They went to London,
York, Cambridge, Edinborough, Chester
and finally Manchester. They flew back to
Boston. Sorry, he did not have any time to
play golf, perhaps on another adventure.
Best wishes to all the nifty-fifties! Also
related, “Thanks Tony, for all you do!”
(Thank you!)
Dick Hunt – Attended the Phi Phi
Delta reunion. Hope to see all those of
our dwindling number of survivors of the
“best fraternity house ever.”
James Condon – Thinks of HWS so
often and has such wonderful memories.
James and his wife Ruth have ventured to
old Cape Cod this summer and they spend
a lot of time at their second home in Cambria,
Calif., which is very beautiful. James
misses his fraternity Brothers (Kappa
Sigma) and classmates.
Stu Wilson – In August, Stu made an
unexpected and hastily arranged flight to
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Rochester, N.Y. to attend Harry Watts
(H ’50) funeral. Harry was a loyal (Kappa
Alpha) and devoted Hobart alum and avid
sports Statesmen having served on the
Statesmen’s Board recently. While in Rochester,
Stu was chauffeured by Hobart alum
(KAP) Art Hill (H ’51). Charlie Boswell
also attended the funeral. HWS has lost
a truly loyal class member, and Stu was a
long-time friend of Harry. Come early next
year, wife Nancy (WS ’50) and Stu will be
relocating to a new retirement community
called Fox Run in Orchard Park, N.Y. They
hate to leave Asheville, N.C. with those
beautiful mountains. Nancy and Stu feel
it’s a logical choice to move nearer their
family at this stage in their lives. Besides, it
will be closer and easier for them to visit
Geneva on many occasions.
WS ’50
Elizabeth “Taffy” Smith Sibbett, 105 DaVinci
Drive, Nokomis, Fla. 34275-4222; (941)
966-2758; esibbett@alum.hws.edu
Last August your correspondent traveled
north from Florida to join with friends
for a round-trip drive from Rochester to
the rocky coast of Maine. While in the
Finger Lakes area, I managed to spend
three glorious days on the HWS campus.
As I was traveling alone while in Geneva,
I had the time to trod paths of old and I
finally made time to walk from campus to
town – something I had wanted to do for
many a year. I was delighted to discover
that, for a few blocks at least, I could still
transplant me back over more than sixty
years and find memories long hidden from
view. Although cars no longer park at an
angle and the marquee of our movie house
is missing, showing that this building was
originally The Smith Opera House, our
Geneva is still there.
My main reason for this side trip was
to meet with Kathy Killius Regan ’82 in
Alumni House, and I was reminded anew
of how fortunate our colleges are to be
able to consistently attract such wonderful
and dedicated people as Kathy and her
right arm, Betty Merkle. They are representative
of so many others who strive to
hear our thoughts and help us hold on to
the best of what was and make it a part
of the best of what is on campus. I know
that the bottom line does have something
to do with money and our inbound mail
sometimes makes it appear as if that is all
that counts. It isn’t! But I will remind you
that percentages do count lots so huge
checks, though very welcome, are not
really the major part of that bottom line!
Looking ahead, I hope lots of you
are taking note of the one hundredth
anniversary for William Smith College
scheduled for the fall of 2008. I know we
aren’t exactly members of that first class,
but the more years that go by the closer
we seem to get to that piece of antiquity.
Remember also – 2009 brings us the
second Fiftieth-plus Reunion. The first was
truly special! We need you to make the
second just as special!
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H ’51
Ed Hanley, 72 South Main Street, Suite 240,
Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424; (585) 393-5640;
ach@frontiernet.net
I guess that we are all getting to that point
in life where we don’t communicate very
much with anyone outside our immediate
circle. There’s not much in the old mailbag
this time. Dave VanNess is enjoying
the sunshine in Scottsdale, Ariz., does
volunteer work in his church and enjoys
his children, grandchildren (12) and greatgrandchildren
(2). They all got together
for a reunion in Salt Lake City and had a
marvelous time. He enjoys good health,
which as we all know is the key. David
Howell, (no relation to Joanne Howell
’51) still is residing in Grosse Point, Mich.
where he was a CPA for 35 years and
then a CFO of a large corporation until his
retirement. His wife is the former Esther
Yesayion ’53. They have two sons, and
despite a couple angioplasties, he is in
good health. I’ve tried to reach several
others by telephone but got no further
than their answering machines. Should you
get a message from me, please call back, I
promise not to ask for money. I was sorry
to learn of the death of Harry Watts ’50.
He was a very loyal alumnus and attended
as many football and lacrosse games as his
condition would allow. We also lost a great
friend and alumnus in Ralph Springstead
’47, an unassuming benefactor of Hobart
and Geneva. We’ll miss seeing them both
at the games.
WS ’51
(Correspondent Needed)
Nancy Turner Campbell writes: it has
finally percolated through to me that
Marilou Gibbs Moorman, our loyal class
correspondent, is indeed resigning. After
a good many years of faithful service at
the helm, she
deserves a hearty
round of appreciation
and our
deepest thanks
for a job well
done. Now who
will fill her shoes? All of you have interesting
ideas to contribute, I’m sure. Now is
the time to take your turn at spreading the
word. I will start the ball rolling: Travel:
It’s hard to top Marilou’s report on her
exotic trip to Southeast Asia, but I’ll fill in
on a very different note. Recently I was
privileged to spend two lovely weeks in
the idyllic country of Switzerland. Having
moved around there twice before, we just
wanted to stay put this time. We latched
onto an agency called UNTOURS. What
a great way to go! They display a choice
of apartments in the area; you choose
from many offerings throughout Europe;
provide a (Swiss) Rail Pass (pure gold); and
give you much advice and help planning
your activities and in getting there. Then
they leave you on your own. We chose an
apartment within the home of a hospitable
Swiss couple in a tiny town of Lungern in a
valley on a beautiful lake. Half the pleasure
was just “being” there in such a beautiful
corner of the world. One of our friends
in our tour group was a very nice couple
from Portland, Ore. She and I talked about
our college connections. It seems that her
The Centennial and
Tybee Island
very best friend from her high school on
Long Island is a WS “girl” living in a nearby
town to me. We plan to get together
soon. Read: What are you reading? I just
finished a nice little book called Summer at
Tiffany by Marjorie Hart. It is a delightful
memoir of her summer job at Tiffany in
New York with her pal from University
of Iowa in that historical summer of 1945.
She is now in her 80s, but I’m sure you can
all relate to her experience in some way.
Work: It pains me when I ask someone
what they do and they reply, “I’m retired.”
But, but, you must do something! It’s
important to me to feel useful. I volunteer
in an ESL program in the schools, sing in
a choir, ski with a club for blind people
called Ski-For-Light. This gives me many
rewarding friendships with some remarkable
people. I know we are all entitled to
“veg out” as we age. Maybe you can even
share with us the way you do this!
Elizabeth E. Allison continues to
enjoy retirement. Sharing it with a retired
racing greyhound and recently became
treasurer of Greyhound Rescue of Vermont.
She also continues as Registrar and
Historic Graphic of the Episcopal Diocese.
and wrote an account of Episcopal Church
in Vermont’s efforts to obtain a bishop
entitled “To Have a Bishop of Our Own”
as part of the Diocese’s One Hundred
and Seventy-Fifth Anniversary celebration.
Barbara Bullard Ford writes that she
and husband John ’53 got together at an
Elderhostel at Tybee Island, Ga. in September
2007, with Joan Herrigel Brandt and
Bud, Beverly Bambach Granger, Faith
Francis Sealy and Phil, Debbie Bond
Hershey, Priscilla Magnuson Hubbard
and Mary Jo Newman Pellow and Roger.
This group along with Susan Mellon
Sabin met at William Smith in 1947 and
become close friends. The group meets
every other year and takes turns picking
the site (Bristol Harbor, Lake George, San
Antonia, Lancaster) and organizing the
one-week program. Two of the husbands,
Bernard Granger 50 and Bill Hubbard
’53, have died.
Mary
Jean Cole Bowman
writes: I’m
still living in Peoria,
Ill. My days
are filled with
volunteer activities: Lakeview Museum,
church and several inner-city mission projects
that involve children. Don died in July
2004. We miss his presence in our lives. I
travel between Ohio and Denver, Colo.
Yes, grandchild both places. I’m reliable
and old enough to babysit! Peace and good
health to everyone
Marilyn Muench Bittner writes:
I’m living on a horse farm with my two
daughters. They have given me the title of
“Farm Manager.” That honor inspires me
to clean stalls, get up every a.m. at six to
feed, bring in or turn out horses and do
other enjoyable horse-care jobs. News of
my roommate Libby Bernstien Magida-
Oscard’s death saddens me.
Jeanne Judge McParland writes:
Winnifred Judge, my legally blind sister,
and I just published a book titled “Trinity
Church History 1748-2007.” We are
Trinity Episcopal Church Historians and
Archivists. Some of the sources researched
were Messengers, Minutes of
Church Organizations, annual reports,
newspaper articles, town archives, letters,
Center Cemetery, and Probate Court
Records. A limited amount of books were
printed, and we almost sold out. We have
been working on this project for the last
six months.
Betty Braisted Thayer writes: Living
in an independent senior retirement
apartment is perfect for us. Tom ’50 and I
are having a wonderful time. We are taking
Spanish and enjoying it. I have a book club;
Tom has a discussion group for current
events. We have two great grandchildren,
an unexpected joy!
Joan Herrigel Brandt writes: A class
of 1950-53 group which meets every
other year went to an Elderhostel group
at Tybee Island (near Savannah) last April
to learn about ’Low Country’ commercial
fishing and cuisine. Wonderful chance to
get together and learn at the same time.
The group which was included in Barbara’s
message above had a wonderful time.
H ’52
Carl E. Dusinberre,1433 Gary Terrace, West
Chester, Pa. 19380-1416; (610) 692-2930;
ceduzit@aol.com
Canon Henry Male writes: “I retired
from the active ministry in mid-1993
whereupon my wife (Ellen Wright ’50)
and I moved to Maine where we have a
home on a lake in Norway. Within six
months, I began supplying as priest-incharge
of a congregation in Rumford,
Maine. I stayed there for 12 years (filling
in). By the summer of 2006, I left there
and then was appointed to serve a
Lutheran congregation in S. Paris, Maine
where I stayed for approximately 12
months. I again retired. Currently I am
doing supply work in the Diocese of
Maine. During a major portion of my
ministry I was involved nationally with the
Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical Officers
and served in several positions including
treasurer and its chairman for two terms. I
send my best to my classmates wherever
they may be.”
Rod Ross writes: “Our faithful class
correspondent for many years, Carl
Dusinberre, is hospitalized. He
contracted the MRSA (staph) virus, and I
know he would appreciate hearing from
classmates. His address is 1433 Gary
Terrace, West Chester, PA. 19380. Cheer
him up: tell him that you agree that the
Phillies are the team to beat in ’08.”
Don Stallman writes: “Sorry to
report that my wife, Dolores, passed away
on Nov. 9, one day after our 49th wedding
anniversary. I am keeping busy with my
one remaining business, WTA. I sold out
everything else. Plan on spending most of
the winter in my Fort Lauderdale
residence.”
Burton Polansky writes: “Have just
recently stepped down as Chief of
Medicine and Cardiology at Brockton
Hospital (Mass.). Working three days a
week as Director of the Residency
Program, so I am still teaching. After 36
years, I was honored to have the hospital
name one of its buildings after me. Faye
and I have eight grandchildren, all girls!
Two of my sons, Andy and Scotty,
attended Hobart.”
R. Benjamin Moss writes: “In August,
I with my wife, Judith, and second
youngest son, Lawrence, moved into a
house we purchased together back in

Medina from St. John’s Church. I retired as
Rector 20 years ago. At 81 years of age,
and though in good health, celebrated our
55th wedding day in July by becoming firsttime
homeowners, having spent an entire
career in the ministry living in employerprovided
housing. Get to Geneva
occasionally and am thrilled to see campus
looking so great!”
Ralph Cafaro writes: “At the
Academy of Lifetime Learning, I gave a
series of four lectures on American
Popular Music from 1900-1940. Also gave
a lecture and sing-a-long on the life and
music of Irving Berlin. For Christmas my
wife and I visited our son and his family in
Ft. Collins, Colo., where he is Professor of
Philosophy at Colorado State University.
We’re always happy to see our old friends
from Hobart and William Smith.”
Bill Abt writes: “Just passed the 30th
anniversary of my first heart bypass. There
have been two over the years. I still have
my Nautical Books business, but I am a
full-time artist now. I paint what I see in SE
Connecticut. I live in Mystic. I have a rich,
full life. I do not go to Florida for the winter.
My wife and I are into our third year of
marriage. I love her more every day. Life is
good. Call me at 860-536-0775 if you’d like.
I probably won’t remember you, but we
can always sing the Hobart fight song or
something to while away the time!”
Henry Rosenberg writes: “Still
working with family businesses. Traveling
to Italy, China. Looking forward to another
year (2008).”
Thomas Goldrick writes: “Finally
retired after closing our Inn last year. Have
been helping a community organization
raise funds for a book they will publish in
the spring. Happy to see my fraternity, Phi
Sigma Kappa, has reorganized on campus.”
Spider Davis writes: “Just returned
from an expedition cruise to Falkland
Islands, South Georgia and the Antarctic.
Living in Ontario and Pine Island, Fla. Still
writing and publishing my cruising guides to
Lakes Erie and Ontario. Sailing and racing
my boat on Lake Erie in the summer.”
John Pattison writes: “Just saw Don
Stallman who lost his wife of 49 years.
He was very devoted to her and am sure
would be happy to hear from classmates.
He is at 16 Hillcrest Drive, Latham, NY
12110. Also saw Moose Maynard in
Champlain, N.Y. a few years ago. He is
retired from Border Security. We stopped
on way back from Montreal at a diner in
Champlain to call, but he wasn’t in the
phone book. The counter man asked who
we were looking for. When I told him he
said, “Hold on I’ll ring him up right now,”
and he did. We had a great visit. When in
Seneca Falls, also a few years ago, I tried
to look up Joe Poole, but he was not in
town. Would like to hear from any and all
at 174 Fourth St. Troy, NY 12180 or
jpattison@nycap.rr.com.”
Rod Guerdan writes: “On the 12, 13
and 14 of Oct., there was a gathering to
celebrate the One Hundred-and-Fifth
Anniversary of the founding of Phi Phi
Delta. The Hobarteers entertained us,
including Mike Bivona ’51 (a Theta but
he is one of us too). One highlight was a
tour of the old Phi Phi house on Hamilton
Street. There were 29 of us in attendance
including Don Bramante, John Dwyer,
Rod Guerdan, Hal Horning, The
Honorable Dick Rosenbaum (organizer
& enforcer), Herb Thomas, Jerry
Williams, Bob Best ’51, Ralph Cardillo
’51, Dick Hunt ’50, Sherwin Kevy ’50,
Art Lambert ’58, Bear Mathews ’58,
Stan Michels ’55, Willie Michels ’53,
Bud Rosenbluth ’51, Ken Spitzer ’55,
Dick Turoski ’55, Bob Williams ’49, and
Ken Witherow ’51.”
Tom Gopsill writes: “I got tired of
playing golf 3-4
times per week; I
therefore, am
opening a wine
and spirits
brokerage
company here in
S.C. It is growing
and my golf is now limited to once per
week. Still active in SCORE, our church
and a host of other activities. Now have 13
grandchildren!!”
Jack Thorn writes: “Life is very quiet,
and there is nothing extraordinary to tell
about. Just getting older.”
Richard Rosenbaum writes: “June
1, 2008 marks our 50th anniversary. Judy
and I are sailing in May on Queen Mary II
to the UK and then going to the Cornish
Coast for a couple weeks. When we
return, the children are giving a big
celebration. Currently I am hearing cases
in court, doing mediations and arbitrations
at my firm, Nixon Peabody. My
book, No Room for Democracy: The
Triumph of Ego Over Common Sense, is at
the publishers and scheduled for release
September 1, 2008.”
Tom Melly writes: “I am living in
Sarasota, Fla., which is super in the winter
time. I was remarried last summer on July
6 to Judy Lester—now Judy Melly.”
Robert Bettinger writes: “Turning 80
in 2008. Semi-retired in San Diego and
very active in the community. Occasionally
visit four children and three grandchildren
on the east coast and Wisconsin. Still
loving life: swimming, biking and
volunteering with the Sierra Club.”
Paul Mathewson writes: “Deliver
Meals on Wheels, take seniors to
supermarkets, doctors and other errands.
Provide entertainment, serve lunch for
whatever you can pay and other things too
numerous to mention. Marta and I are
enjoying St. Augustine, Fla. We keep active
with the Council of Aging. I am on the
Advisory Board. We volunteer at the
World Golf Village Home of the Golf Hall
of Fame and the Emma Society. Plus
regular exercising to try to keep in shape.”
Basil and Janis Carr Gavin write:
“Once again we enjoyed visiting the
Colleges this year and were particularly
impressed with the new Katherine D.
Elliott ’66 Studio Arts Building. Also,
wonderful to see the Carriage House used
as well for art students and budding
photographers.”
Alan Hays II writes: “After graduation,
in 1952, I spent four years in the US
Air Force as a single-engine jet instructor
pilot. I then got my MBA at the University
of Pennsylvania, Wharton Graduate School
and was an executive in large and small
tech companies. I recently retired after 20
years as CEO of EDA, Inc., my own
consulting company specializing in
international trade issues. I live with my
wife, Donna, in downtown Washington,
D.C. We have two grown daughters, one
in Connecticut and the other in London.
Our two grandchildren are almost ready
to enter college. My, how time flies!”
Cruising Guides
and Helsinki
Roderic Pierce writes: “Moved to
Linden Ponds, a retirement community in
Hingham, Mass., early in December 2007.
New address: 302 Linden Ponds Way Unit
402. Hingham, MA 02043-3767.”
C. Leland Udell writes: “I am
continuing as a part-time pastoral
counselor. I still produce a one-hour public
access program
each week. My
daughter, Lili, is
happily remarried
and is raising a
delightful daughter,
Esther, who is a
serious soccer
player. Nathaniel works for a fax
corporation in Mass. and has worldwide
responsibility. My wife, Susanne, strongly
identifies with the world of art and her
professional identity as an Art Historian.”
WS ’52
(Correspondent Needed)
Barbara Wilson Nellis is retired from
teaching, is living in a retirement community
and has been singing in the church
choir for 27 years. She enjoys traditional
rug hooking, knitting and reading along
with daily fitness exercises. She has spent
nine years as a docent in the Cincinnati
Art Museum. Dorothy Anderson Finn
moved a year ago in August to Linden
Ponds Way in Massachusetts. Her two
daughters live only 40 minutes away.
She sees them often and of course the
grandchildren too (five in Reading, 10 in
New Jersey and one married in Ohio with
daughter. A great-grandchild!)
Constance Kaufmann Berman
writes: “My marriage to John Langsdorf is
now six years old. On our second date he
asked if I liked to travel -- little did I know
what he had in mind! This year was typical:
in January, we went to Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia, June to Moscow, St. Petersburg
and Helsinki, September to Berlin.
Between these fabulous trips, I’m busy
with children and grandchildren (eight of
them from one to 23), my mother (just
reached 99) and that fabulous game,
bridge -- a habit I picked up in the student
union all those years ago.”
Emily Kuempel Dalgarno writes: “I
retired as a professor emerita from the
Boston University Department of English
in 2004. Since then I have been writing a
book and traveling. I hope that my classmates
join me in protesting the buildup to
another war.”
Susan Bishop Felter writes: “We
have moved into a retirement home.
Contact Alumni House for new address.”
Winifred Nash Nelson writes: “After
living in Manhattan for so many years, my
husband and I bought a “country house” in
upstate New York. We keep active in the
antique business and going to Colgate U.
activities.”
MaryAnn Ford Davidson writes:
“My husband and I are enjoying life in
Altamonte Springs, Fla. and wish to
forward this information about our three
grand-children: Christine Davidson graduated
summa cum laude in May from the
University of Florida and is a member of
Phi Beta Kappa. She is currently in her first
year of the Doctorate of Physical Therapy
program at Florida and hopes to work
in an orthopedic or neurology physical
therapy clinic. Laura Davidson is 20 years
old and is a sophomore at the University
of Florida. She is currently double majoring
in English and Communication Sciences
and Disorders. She has been placed on the
Dean’s List for her third semester since
starting school and has a 4.0 GPA. Laura is
on the executive board for a campus-wide
organization, called Friends for Life, where
she works with pediatric cancer patients.
Also, she is a choreographer for a campus
dance team. Laura will be studying abroad
in Valencia, Spain next semester, to help
further her Spanish language abilities.
Eventually, she hopes to attend the
University of Florida’s doctoral program to
become an audiologist. Tim Davidson is a
senior at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte
Springs Florida. He is a member
of the National Honor society with a 4.2
grade point average. He is a catcher on the
varsity baseball team and a point guard on
the varsity basketball team. He hopes to
attend the University of Florida next fall.”
H ’53
Alan D. Frazer, 105 Accomac Turning, Yorktown,
Va. 23693-2600; (757) 867-7666;
AlanDFrazer@msn.com
Mike Printz writes: “I started a new
marketing research company in June:
Webtelresearch.com does. Business is
okay enough to allow me to spend time
with a theater group and be a volunteer
supervisor for the New York Road Runners.
During the recent N.Y. Marathon, I
was responsible for moving about 12,000
runners from the Manhattan ferry to the
Staten Island starting area.”
Stergeos Arvantiddes writes: “Still
practicing dentistry mostly part time and
am taking a cruise with my N.Y.U. College
of Dentistry class in December to the
Caribbean. I now have 4 grandsons.”
John Grygiel writes: “Retired from
former Marine Midland Bank—now HSBC
after 30 years. Now working at my church
as Business Manager. Five children, all married,
13 grandchildren. Playing golf every
day in the summer at Hamilton College and
can still “break 90” on a lucky day! Visit the
Hobart campus to see the progress at least
once a year. It is a far cry from Barracks “A”
where I spent my frosh year! Keep up the
good work and keep the President! He is
doing a good job for Hobart.”
Ron Mombello writes: “I continue to
be a film critic for my syndicated news column
ON THE AISLE. I continue to coach
working actors, receiving as much as I give.
My books, “The Better Attorney” and “Inspired:
The Autobiography of the American
Actor” are available on the Internet. My
latest book “Thinkin’ With Your D—K” will
be available on the internet next month.
It explores the “dark side” of aggression,
violence, and sexual obsession. I live on a
mountain where two black bears, a lynx,
two pairs of gray foxes, a red-tailed hawk,
a buck deer and his does, and a bunch of
raccoons as constant companions.”
Andrew Blum writes: “I have no
news other than I’m a happy camper.”
Jerome Greschler writes: “Retired.
Living in Las Vegas. All three of my children
are living in Colorado. Feeling good and
traveling about, up, down and around.”
Dean Fero writes: “I am practicing
law in Rochester. N.Y., under the name of
Fero & Ingersoll with my son, Matthew. I
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still keep in touch with my old fraternity
brothers.”
Leonard Neils writes: “My wife and
I have gone to Maine and the Islands to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of my priesthood
and marriage.”
Jarvis Coffin writes: “Retired in
Hancock, N.H., within two hours from
sons and family. Still married to Bobbie; it’s
been 51 years. Active in community volunteering.
Avoid travel whenever possible.”
Martin Nydick attended his 50th reunion from the Columbia U. College
of Physicians and Surgeons in June. He
still works full time at N.Y. Pres. Hospital,
Cornell Campus and Hospital for Special
Surgery, Endocrinology. He still remembers
fondly trying to scrape the rubber
Jell-O out of pans at Sill House.
Hugh W. Cook writes: “Greetings
from Sumter, S.C. Duplicate Bridge is
my game. Toured eastern Canada with
wife, Fran. Learned some French. Bon
Bon, café, filet. What a country! Hear the
lacrosse games on WEOS on the Internet.
My shelf life is good for 2008 and beyond.”
Bill Morford writes: “2007 was a
good year for me. I married the widow of
an evangelist after my wife died of cancer
in Feb. of 2006. We minister well together.
My translation of the Greek Power New
Testament is selling well, and I am working
on a Bible for publication in 2008.”
WS ’53
Joan Schroeder Breiling, 765 NE 35th
Street, Boca Raton, Fla. 33431-6133; (561)
338-7521; JBreil@bigplanet.com
Joyce Garbrecht Bird heads the Catalogue
Department at the Everson Museum
of Art in Syracuse and is also busy doing
research in art history as well as writing
papers for her Social Arts Group. Dorothy
Chastney Emer and Ralph traveled
to England in June where they took Brit
Rail up the east coast to trace her family’s
roots. Dorothy is a Middle School Librarian
at Saint Andrews School in Boca Raton,
Fla. Shirley Coon Gibbons recently
moved and writes that she is enjoying
life at a facility for independent seniors in
Slingerlands, N.Y. Laura Rector Robie
writes that it is exciting to do author
signings and ship books all over the world
from her bookstore, “Robie & Robie: Fine
Books,” in Berea, Ky. She and her husband
recently took part in a white water rafting
Elderhostel trip in Oregon.
H ’54
William W. Rose, Jr., 3271 Alex Findlay
Place, Sarasota, Fla. 34240
I had an e-mail from George Ehrhardt,
Jr. in June. He writes to say his wife passed
away two years ago. He left his home in
Naples, Fla. and moved to a lovely lake
house just north of Atlanta. He has a son,
daughter-in-law and three grandchildren
there. He has been retired for over 21
years. He thanks HWS for the basis it gave
him for his personal and business life.
WS ’54
Peggy Hillsgrove Spirakis, 12 Loma Verde,
Lakeland, Fla. 33813; (863) 644-5971;
pegsp@worldnet.att.net
32 / the pulteney st. SURVEY / Spring 2008
H ’55
(Correspondent needed.)
Fran and Roy Dexheimer try to stay
connected with grandchildren (15 and
counting!), scattered from coast to coast.
Roy is active with the local theatre group
(on the Board, not on the boards!) along
with several other non-profit boards, and
Fran subs in the school district’s offices.
All that is left behind for three months in
F. Myers each winter. Roy Dexheimer,
Bill Haake, Ben Wattenberg, Jim and
Emily Ritter, and Ed Pollack gathered
with assorted friends and spouses at
Joanne and Ed Froelich’s country home in
Millbrook last summer to reflect on where
they have been and what they have done
since being in the Class of ’55 and Beta
Sigma Tau. It was
fun, and we’ll do
it again. Robert
Jones wrote that
he is semi-retired
from the steel
industry and living
a very enjoyable life in the country. The
kids and horses are gone and now he has
five dogs which are shown occasionally. Ed
Pollack writes that he moved to Portland,
Maine, in March of 2007 and opened an
art gallery called “A FINE THING,” specializing
in fine prints and rare books, located
in Portland’s Downtown Arts District.
Portland has a thriving arts community
and is very visitor friendly with many fine
shops, restaurants and art galleries, and
the beautiful scenery of the Maine coast
is right at hand. Colonel Jon P. Kraus
USAF (Ret.) writes to say all is well on
the west coast! He has been following the
“Statesmen” on the internet (WEOS), and
hopes they keep up the good work! But
he’s sorry about the soccer teams. His
best to all the Hobart Family. Hopes to
get back for a lacrosse game next spring.
Hopes all his classmates are well: will see
them at the next reunion?
WS ’55
Betty Russell David, 324 Wellesley Road,
Syracuse, N.Y. 13207; (315) 422-6808;
hanna5932@aol.com
H ’56
Jerry W. Angell, 913 E. Palm Avenue,
Redlands, Calif. 92374; (909) 792-8848;
jjangell24@aol.com
In 2002, Richard “Rosie” Rosenbaum
’52 led over 100 returning Phi Phi
Delta brothers in celebrating the 100th anniversary of the fraternity. One of his
fondest memories occurred during the
Saturday afternoon football game. When
those 100 powerful voices sang “March
Men of Hobart,” followed by “Perfume
and Powder,” even the visiting football
players turned around in amazement.
The One Hundredth Plus Five Reunion
was held this past fall, again organized by
Rosie. Our Hobart education broadened
and enriched all of our lives. Some took
the opportunity of advanced ROTC and
a career in the USAF. I have been thinking
about the places around the world where
I ran into classmates. By running into, I
don’t count the 1968 day in Washington,
Phi Phi Delta
and Miller House
D.C., when I nearly ran over Joel Savits
as he was crossing a busy street. We
did get to talk for a short time. In 1967,
I flew Skyraiders out of Pleiku, in south
Vietnam. Returning from a mission, I heard
several transmissions from a distant FAC
(Forward Air Controller) directing fighters
on a target. The voice sure sounded like
Jack Strobel ’57, but not having seen
him in 11 years, I wondered. A couple of
hours later, there he was, having lunch at
the dining hall. You may remember Jack
was a Druid, President of Theta Delta Chi
and played basketball, as well as lacrosse.
While stationed in Germany in 1972, Sue
(Hartley) Angell ’56 and I took a train
through Poland and East Germany to Berlin.
Standing in a cafeteria line, my knees
were buckled by someone pouncing on
me from behind. It was our famed Russian
linguist and star
lacrosse player,
Bill Burhams. Bill
was involved in
some very sensitive
classified
work that would
help any American crew members who
were down in Russian controlled territory.
He spent his time in East Berlin legally and
by treaty but ended up being thrown in jail
several times a week. The wonderful days
of the Cold War. Between 1968 and 1971,
I often flew C-141s into Kadena Air Base
in Okinawa. One day, I recognized a familiar
figure, about a block away. I yelled and
sure enough, it was Jon Kraus ’55, who
was flying highly classified SAC missions.
We had a long interesting chat over lunch.
As quarterback and center, Jon and I were
very close, so to speak. Our paths would
cross again, about 10 years later. While Ed
Hirsch was stationed in Hawaii (maybe
1976), he was nice enough to invite me
to dinner with Shirley and his family. Ed
had a long and distinguished Army career
as a dentist. Ask him to tell you the story
of how he was wounded while manning a
deck gun on a Navy swift boat. He helped
get them through a deadly ambush, on a
small river near Saigon. A few years later,
I was checking into billeting in Hawaii and
ran into a problem when they couldn’t
find my reservation. Finally the clerk said
someone had already taken my quarters. I
got the room number and began pounding
on the door. It was opened by someone
who looked familiar. My brother, Col. David
Angell ’58, was stationed in Japan at
that time, but had been sent on temporary
duty to Hawaii for a promotion board.
We had a great surprise reunion, and they
eventually found a room for me. In 1980,
Col. Tony Lapp was the commander
of the SAC KC-135 Tanker Squadron at
Travis AFB, CA. As the Deputy Base Commander,
I was a member of Tony’s battle
staff when SAC had exercises or went to
war. One night, the battle staff was formed
as a SAC exercise was initiated. The
operation had just begun when the SAC
inspectors arrived. Leading the group was
none other than ole number 32, football
and lacrosse great, Col. Jon Kraus. Pretty
amazing that three Hobart guys would
end up in the same dark room, launching
airplanes, some 25 years after graduation.
The new President of the Redlands,
CA. branch of the American Association
of University Women is Sue (Hartley)
Angell ’56. The 200 members just celebrated
their 60th anniversary in Redlands.
They do extensive volunteer work with
children and promote equality for all
women in education. Smaller discussion
groups are active in educating the members
on local, state and national affairs.
Sue and I will be attending our youngest
grandson’s wedding in November. After
college, he and his bride completed a 6
month mission in Tanzania, Africa. When
I accepted this job six years ago, I vowed
the Hobart ’56 column would never be
blank. That vow has become a great challenge.
HELP! If you read this article and
maybe some from other classes, then you
know your classmates would like to hear
where you are and what you’re doing.
WS ’56
Heather Moden Jones, 37 Beverly Road,
Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 48236; (313)
881-7799; modenjones@sbcglobal.net
Wow, clearly the way to motivate the
mailbox is to announce one’s intention
to retire from the post of Class Correspondent!
This month brought a veritable
blizzard of notes (well six anyway), and I
am happy to pass on the news.
Donna Eager Hallen writes:
“Heather, your name at the bottom of that
often empty space reserved for news from
the class of ’56 has been my closest link to
my Folwell House friends. I’ll miss it! One
of my granddaughters may be looking to
WSC as a college possibility. I hope so!”
Anne Brandt Sapp writes: “Heather
– just wanted to thank you for the years
you have done the classnotes. I’m sure I’m
not the only one who checks the “notes”
first thing. Then I check the obits. Tells our
age, doesn’t it!”
Jean McGregor Servis writes:
“Gust had back surgery after a summer of
trying to avoid it. It was a success and he
is slowly recovering. We celebrated our
50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to
Mexico and parties in Tucson and Buffalo.
Talked to Roger and Sis Wilcox Wilder,
and he has also had back surgery. Getting
older is not for sissies!”
Marilyn Macauley Bishop writes:
“Bob ’53 and I continue to enjoy life here
in North Carolina. Our eight grandchildren
are a joy to us. Our oldest granddaughter
just celebrated with her husband their first
wedding anniversary. We have one in post
grad school and another in college. The
rest are in elementary and high school. No
more babies! We hope! We keep in touch
with Roger and Sis Wilcox Wilder via
e-mail and phone – hope to see them in
person soon.”
Virginia Kraemer Moore writes:
“Original Miller House roommates Susan
Bogart Herrmann and I toured Scandinavia
and St. Petersburg together in September
2007. Isobel Schiffman Abelson and
I participate in the same book group in the
Seacoast New Hampshire-Maine area.”
Joan Castka Mathie writes: “Ray and
I celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary
this past July. We’ve been living in Southold
for a half of the year and Florida the other
half. Our oldest granddaughter is touring
in “Spam-O-Lot” until March 2008. The
other four are growing like weeds! Would
love to hear from classmates (if they
remember me!), especially those from
Comstock.”
And a bit of my own news – David
and I took a two and a half month trip
this spring. We visited New Zealand,
Australia, Singapore and ended in London
to visit our daughter, Meredith, who
lives and works there. There is nothing

like having a child who has a wonderful
terrace house and garden all to herself
with plenty of room for visitors. We take
advantage of her twice a year for visits
and she comes home in the summer
and at Christmas, that way the distance
doesn’t seem so great.
H ’57
Lud A. Ziegelmair, P.O. Box 4708, Bryan,
Texas 77850; (281) 461-0071
Bill Weissauer writes: “After my wife
passed away in March 1996, I retired
on December 12, 1996. Spent 10 years
sailing Eastern Coast, golfing and traveling
overseas. Returned to work in 2007 to
help corporation with financial and maintenance
problems. When done, retired
again. My five children have blessed me
with a total of 11 grandchildren and now
all live in Connecticut. Nice to have everyone
close by. Was unable to make the 50th Reunion due to my return to work. Now
in my fourth year coaching lacrosse to 10
and 11 year olds. A lot of fun.”
Alan Ripin writes: “Retired in 1997
from New York City government. Living
with wife, Christina, in Poughquag, N.Y.
Enjoyed returning for my 50th but would
have liked to see a larger turnout. Hopefully,
will see more classmates in ’09.”
John Shannon writes: “Retired December
31, 2006. Residing in Clearwater,
Fla. since 1979.”
Gary Neureuter writes: “The 50th Reunion exceeded my expectations. The
Colleges went all out for a great weekend.
The campus is really first class. I have
been back over the years for football and
lacrosse games. This time I was able to
experience all the changes. Saw many
classmates. I wish more found time to
attend. Maybe at the 50thPlus next year?
Barb and I have been retired for several
years and are enjoying our seven grandchildren
everyday.”
John Farnsworth writes: “I was a
little disappointed in the turnout for our
50th Reunion. There were many classmates
I would have liked to visit with. I did have
an interesting reunion dinner with Sam
Yoshida. The alumni news could do a very
interesting article on Sam and his family
connections with Hobart dating back to
the 1890’s.”
Don Damoth writes: “I retired in
1998, we immediately went on the road
in our 25-foot Airstream trailer. We since
have put 150,000 miles on the trailer and
are on our second Ford truck. Have covered
everything from Alaska to Key West
as well as Maine to California. We now
spend summers in our house in Reno, and
winter from Tucson to Key West. Our cell
phone is 702-596-7665 if anyone wants to
catch up with us.”
Alan Punchar writes: “Enjoyed a 40
year career in banking, retiring as V.P. of
the Bank of N.Y. in 1998. Married a lovely
girl from Gibraltar in 1963. Have two
fine sons, happily married. Moved to The
Villages in central Florida in 1999. Loving
retirement and lots of activities. Proud of
the Colleges growth and success.”
Thomas Hally writes: “Pat and I got
tired of Florida hurricanes and some health
issues so we moved back to Virginia in
September 2006. We’re enjoying our new
home and being close to eight of our ten
grandkids, all involved in various sports
which keeps us on the go. A daughter and
I returned to campus in November 2006
to attend the SAA Hall of Fame induction
of the undefeated 1954 football team.”
David Shrieves writes: “I am a
retired elementary school teacher enjoying
leisure time playing chamber music
in several string quartets, trios and duos.
In warm weather I garden and go to the
beach. Having time to do what I want
when I want is a treasure. I am married to
Michele Francis Dugan, and we celebrated
our 46th anniversary in June.
My son, Patrick, is the timpanist of
the Syracuse Symphony. When we visit
him, we also visit Paul V. Pratt and his
wife, Joyce Nystrom Pratt, in Oswego.
At times Patrick performs in Geneva and
Oswego. Paul, Joyce and I have stayed in
touch all these years. My daughter, Melissa
Jane, is a nurse.”
WS ’57
Jacquie Wrubel Savits, 1023 Grand
Oak Way, Rockville, Md. 20852; (301)
315-8282; JMSJWS@webtv.net
Joel ’56 and I had a very hectic summer
after the 50 th Reunion. We’ve been
to upper New
York state and
Maine to visit
granddaughters
at camp. We
flew to Houston,
Texas to visit
Chuck Schwartz ’56. In August, we took
our oldest granddaughter to London for a
week and then in September we went to
Rome for eight days. We are now happily
settled at home for awhile. Please send
information on your lives! I look forward
to hearing from you.
H ’58
Bike Across America
and Gardening
REUNION
Robert M. Gordon, 8 Union Avenue, Upper
Saddle River, N.J. 07458; (201) 825-0265;
bobgordon100@hotmail.com
Hugh Merle has inquired about the dates
for our 50th Reunion. It will be June 6-8.
He also wanted to know who is attending.
I referred him to Hobart, where they
must be keeping a list. The only people
I know for sure who are attending are
Jack Royston and me. With Hugh, that
makes three. By the time you are reading
this, I will have completed my solo Bike
Across America ride (N.J. to L.A.). I hope
you will sponsor me with a pledge of “x”
cents per mile (or a flat sum…whatever)
to go towards a class gift for our 50th
Reunion. I traveled 3,467 miles in 49 days,
of which 40 were “in the saddle” and the
others were down days due to weather,
bike problems and visits with relatives en
route. I went through Geneva, where I
surprised President Gearan with a visit
and promptly was invited to dinner, with
Mary Gearan packing me off afterwards
with a goody bag of cookies. I spent the
night in brand new digs next to O’Dell’s
Pond. You can check out my progress at
www.bobgordon.info. I continue to post
essays and a few photos of my arrival in
L.A. No, I was not a cyclist before the trip,
but I did train for close to six months. I lost
13 pounds in the first five weeks of training
and about 10 pounds during the trip,
despite eating everything in sight, full fat. I
have only regained two pounds since. I am
pleased to announce that Jack Royston
made the very first pledge.
WS ’58 REUNION
(Correspondent Needed)
Barbara Smith Block writes: “My
sister and I just returned from touring
New Zealand and Australia for a month.
Spectacular! Our husbands chose to stay
close to home. Hoping to see everyone in
June 2008.”
Edith Firoozi Fried writes: “I’m still
working as deputy copy chief at Fortune
Magazine and am on the executive board
of Local 3 of the Newspaper Guild/CWA. I
am enjoying a three-month sabbatical this
fall but look forward to returning to work.
We have three grandchildren and are
fortunate that my son and his family live 12
blocks from us, so we see them lots.”
Muriel Handelmann Slayden
Everhart writes: “Life continues to be
full for me with grandmotherly duties and
fun with my Slayden grandkids, the Amer.
Assn. of Univ. Women activities, tutoring
for Literacy Volunteers of Sussex County,
re-enactments with the British Brigade of
American Revolution
and travel to visit
family in England and
Seattle. I’m looking
forward to seeing
all of “our gang” at
the Fifieth in 2008!
These years sure have gone by quickly.”
Sue Hanford Stephenson writes:
“I’m still in California. We moved from
the ranch. It was getting a little more
work than Bill and I could or wanted to
do. We also gave up the motor-home. We
do miss that quite a bit. We now live in a
Sun City in Lincoln, Calif. Lots of activities
available and great trips. I still play a lot of
golf. Don’t hit the ball as far as I used to,
but I’ve made a lot of friends and it is good
exercise. Last year we went on a great
trip to Branson, Mo. Saw nine shows in
three days. Great music and talent. We’ve
also gone on a river boat cruise on the
Columbia River. Had no idea how many
locks were on the Columbia. Saw Mount.
St. Helens when it was erupting. I’ve made
a few trips east to see Peg Stamm Rees,
Peg Adema Noeltner and Barb Smith
Block. It doesn’t take us long to get caught
up and we never run out of things to talk
and laugh about. I’m looking forward to
the reunion in 2008 and sure hope many
of my classmates will be there.”
Peg Stamm Rees writes: “Phil and I are
still in our house in Chapel Hill, and I’m
enjoying gardening even more now that I
have a new hip. I have two shows of my
baskets coming up in the spring, so I’m very
busy. See everyone at Reunion, I hope.”
Toni Barkan Ceruti writes: “Bob ’60
and I have been living outside of Orlando
for the past 21 years. Our two daughters
live within 15 minutes of us and our son
lives in North Palm Beach. We have nine
grandchildren, the three youngest are
Russian adoptees. Bob is in real estate, and
I am involved in the buying and selling of
antiques.”
Tobie Flint Smith writes: “Having
learned to navigate the waters of widowhood,
I’m busy traveling, volunteering,
singing in various groups and doing large
and small needlework projects. Life is
good, if a bit emptier than I’d really like.
See you at the Reunion!”
H ’59
Eric Hall Anderson, 34 Hamilton Road, Apt.
507, Arlington, MA 02474-8291; Hobart59@hws.edu
Last August when I introduced myself to
a new neighbour, he pointed at me and
said, “Sweet.” When I said, “Huh?” he
answered, “Hobart.” My cap caught his
attention. It was Jim Foster ’89. What
followed was quite a conversation about
our college, then and now.
In early September three classmates
called me. Gene Freund and Fritz
Scheeren called, back-to-back. Gene is
still “going in to the office everyday,” as
he has for the past 47 years, buying and
selling stocks for his clients. Fritz called to
confirm his trip to Boston, more on that
later in this column.
The next day Michael Opell was
on the phone from California. Michael
is also “going in everyday,” assisting his
children who now run the business that
he founded. Michael and his wife, Ellen
(Levine ’60), continue to travel “a lot,”
both nationally and internationally. Last
June it was to France.
Bill Seeley has opened a new office in
Bridgeport, Connecticut, serving as special
counsel for Willinger, Willinger & Bucci,
P.C.. He continues to maintain the Seeley
& Berglass office in Southport, Connecticut.
Given that, I surmise that he now goes
in twice a day.
Bill Corbett wrote, “In June, after
two years of study, my wife, Ann, and I
both graduated from The New Seminary
and were ordained as Interfaith Ministers
in ceremonies at Synod House of The Cathedral
of St. John the Devine in New York
City. I spend most of my time practicing
elder and Real Estate Law and working
in our family PR firm (corbettpr.com)
and as a retired judge I perform wedding
ceremonies from time to time.”
Leslie J. Stark and Pat Hackett
rendezvoused in Provincetown, Massachusetts,
Pat’s hometown, last summer. It was
Leslie’s first trip to “the extreme outer
Cape” since before he married Myra and
before he knew Pat, over 50 years ago.
Joe Tully ’88 and I were walking
through our town, Arlington, Massachusetts,
on “Town Day” last September. A
man stopped to talk with Joe, spotted my
cap, and asked, “Hobart Welding School,
Troy, Ohio?” We laughed and explained
Hobart College in Geneva, New York.
Two days later I ran into that same man.
This time he asked if Joe Tully is my son.
Laughing again, I said, “No, but he is the
President of the Hobart Alumni Association!”
I was also presented with a twopage
description of the Hobart Institute of
Welding Technology.
Fritz Scheeren sent the following,
verbatim, “Fritz Scheeren and Irene
travelled to Boston in early September to
participate in a gallery opening of a Maine
artist and mutual friend of brother Alex
Scheeren ’60 who was also there. Eric
Hall Anderson joined them one evening
and he and Fritz and Irene had a delicious
dinner at a nearby French bistro café. Eric
was fascinated when Fritz received an
urgent cell phone call at the table from his
daughter Caroline. A friend was sick with
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a summer cold and she needed the recipe
for his famous grog, known to cure colds
over night. After much pleading (by this
correspondent) Fritz agreed to divulge the
formula. In a tall tumbler or mug (at least 8
oz.) mix two shots of dark rum, one shot
of lemon juice, one tsp. of honey, 8 or 10
whole cloves, fill with boiling water and
stir. Grab Teddy Bear and jump in bed.
Drink grog as hot and as rapidly as possible.
Slip under the covers and wake up
cured.”
As ever, Eric
WS ’59
Carol Redwood Riker, 1991 Oxford Court,
Vista, Calif. 92081; (760) 598-2775;
tncriker@earthlink.net
Editor’s note: Due to a clerical error in
Alumni House, Classnotes for the Class of
’59 were accidentally omitted from the Fall
2007 issue of The Pulteney St. Survey. We
apologize for this oversight. Mary Jane
Kase Davis wrote that Woods and she
have been married 48 years. They have
eleven grandchildren, aged 8 to 22, and
split their year between Minnesota and
Arizona. The “good life” includes traveling
via cruises. They hope to make our Fiftieth
Reunion. Jan Campbell shared that she
is working part-time at Central Station,
monitoring security systems and dispatch
calls of police, fire and medical units, and
finds it challenging. She and Sydney (Syd)
Stevens braved nasty weather last New
Year’s Eve and met me during my long
lay-over in the Atlanta Airport; again, I enjoyed
a chance to catch up on their news.
Jeanne Sauls Barnes is on the screen
as a lead in a 16 millimeter color short
film titled “Harry and Grandma.” The
website for the 3-minute movie trailer and
gallery of 22 stills can be viewed at www.
naficy pictures.com. Jeanne would enjoy
receiving feedback on the website. Since
October 2006 she has also contributed
to several episodes of Law & Order. Barbara
Barnard saw Janie Simpson Arms
in Geneva. Janie works at the Finger Lakes
Times putting together the Days of Yore
column and cobbling the advertising sheet
that graces the restaurants in the area.
Barbara is taking theatre classes, practicing
shintaido, playing the piano and attending
senior aerobics. She still stands with
the Quakers at San Francisco’s Federal
Building, Thursday noons, protesting the
Iraqi War, and finds time to aid her 92 year
old neighbor. Nancy Kelley Hammond
was inducted into the Michigan Women’s
Hall of Fame in 2006. One of eight women
honored last October, Nancy is considered
one of the premier feminists in the Second
Wave of the Women’s Movement in that
State. From the Public Accommodations
Act of 1972 to the landmark Elliott-Larsen
Civil Rights Act of 1976, she worked
with legislative leaders, women’s groups
and special interest groups to frame the
concerns of women in statutory language.
It was noted that her commitment to
feminism and her concern for achieving
equal rights for women has transformed
public policy.
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H ’60
Bob Masteller, 25 Chechessee Circle, Okatie,
S.C. 29909; (843) 987-9658; bobmast@
islc.net
I have already written a summary of
Reunion 2007 and the thrill of playing jazz
at wonderful Houghton House with my
jazz cohort Steve Venuti ’71. After the
weekend, Steve came up with the great
idea to have a summer jazz picnic at his
wonderful lakeside compound located on
the canal leading to Lake Ontario. He and
his lovely wife Linda had a “jazz” day on
Sunday August 19 with several jazz greats
from central New York in attendance. The
day was lovely, the music was great, and
I had the opportunity to reunite with Bill
Atwell, the long-time Hobart Chinese
history prof who is now happily retired
with wife Pam and living the good life of a
jazz musician and worldly intellectual. In
summary, it was a glorious event plus I got
the wonderful
opportunity to
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meet Steve’s
mother. I was
thrilled to tell
her that in
1957, as an
18 year old
sophomore at the Colleges, I received
a call from Sam Venuti P’71, who
employed me for one evening at The
Geneva Country Club as a horn player in
his combo. Sam was the greatest pianist in
all of Central N.Y. (or anywhere else) for
a long time. It was a thrill for me just to
meet her and relay the story. I missed a
wonderful get together in the fall when
Bob O’Connor arranged a great weekend
for some all-star friends to come back to
campus for the St Lawrence weekend
in October. Will K. Weinstein and Al
Scheeren, both classmates and wonderful
human beings, were back along with Fritz
Scheeren ’59 to not only enjoy the fall
foliage around the quad but also to witness
Hobart’s fine football team, featuring west
coast students Andrew Strom and Alex
Keyes, both mentored by and drawn to
Weinstein. I know I missed a great time
and would love to have been within earshot
of the wonderful dialogue that had to
unfold on such a great attraction. If anyone
is interested, Sweet Jazz Recordings (my
new recording company) will be releasing
two jazz CD’s, one featuring my new band
and the other featuring Al Scheeren and
yours truly live at The Jazz Corner during
the now famous Beta Sig reunion in May
of 2007 at Hilton Head. Mr. Al, as he is
referred to in jazz circles in the south, will
be reappearing at The Jazz Corner with
HotLanta, a New Orleans jazz band, in
April of 2008. For those of you around the
world who are interested, seats are going
fast so check the website at thejazzcorner.
com and make a reservation. We could
make another reunion out of this quite
easily. I have one final question: where
are John Rooney, John Bracken, Dave
Hoexter, Len Fink, Ken Korshin, and
Trip May when you need them? C’mon
guys, it’s later than we think and we are all
older than we think. Let’s get something
going before the Fiftieth. Hope all of you
are well all the way around.
WS ’60
Jane Fockler Messersmith, P.O. Box 265,
18019 River Shore Drive, Tall Timbers, Md.,
20690; (202) 362-0007
Roberta Ollayos Hampson wrote to
say that she “has to travel to get hugs” because
one granddaughter lives in California
and the other in New Jersey. Roberta
is working part-time as a collector of
American popular songs. With a collection
of 35,000 songs, she promises that she
would be able to find any romantic song
from your past! We agreed that though
we never knew each other well during our
college years, Sheila Goldberg Wolfe
and I made up for that in a long phone
conversation this summer. It was amazing
how many connections we had through
other people that we both knew well
and also how connected we felt by other
events simply by being in the same class
for four years. Sheila’s daughter is married
and lives in Toronto.
Sheila keeps
in touch with
Zipporah Weiss
Collins and Chari
Herendeen
Briggs-Krenis.
On a perfect summer
day recently, Craig ’59 and I visited
the campus as part of our wine-tasting
tour. The campus was beautiful and our
West Coast friends were very impressed.
We tasted (and bought) some excellent
wine -- upstate New York has come a long
way since Taylor and Hammondsport! Talk
to me, folks, or I’ll call you too.
H ’61
John M. Durgin, 81 Hyler Street, Thomaston,
Maine 04861; (207) 354-3565; jdurgin@
midcoast.com
Bart Marcy writes: “Left on the Cunard
Queen Victoria World Cruise in January.
Before that, returned from a month in
Asia and a visit to the global child school in
Cambodia.”
Lester Crowell writes: “Retired four
years as College Dean and Professor. Now
living with my wife in Venice, Fla. and Fayetteville,
N.Y. Have three grandchildren.”
Jay Grodin writes: “I have been
named Chief of Staff at Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, Md., an affiliate of Johns
Hopkins and NIH. Linda and I have been
married 49 years.”
George Price writes:” I retired four
years ago and my wife, Barbara, retired
last June after 42 years in education. We
now spend six months in New Hampshire
and six months in Florida—snowbirds as
they are called in Florida. We also have
been traveling around the world, in bits
and pieces, so we are not home very
often. Two grandchildren also get some
of our time and golf, hiking, canoeing and
Kayaking take up the rest of our time.”
Ken Kreinheder writes: “I’ve been
enjoying retirement, mostly by frequent
travel: in 2007 to Hawaii, East Africa and
Italy. In 2008, I have trips to Costa Rica and
Central Europe (Czech Republic, Austria,
Germany) in the works.”
John Acquilano writes: “Recently
returned from a trip to Rome, Venice, and
Florence. I have retired and am living in
Brandon, Miss. and making plans to attend
Mardi Gras in New Orleans in 2008.”
Ken Hansen writes: “Am somewhat
retired at 67 but bored. Still have a
number of financial obligations both new
and old to challenge me. I invent them
just to give me a goal. Have done a lot
of extensive European travel in the last
few years. My wife of many years, Joyce,
has started two new businesses. We own
two houses, two cars and have 32 cats
and two dogs.”
Frederick Crafts writes: “Have lived
at Smith Mountain Lake Virginia for the
last 12 years after retirement. Recently
socialized with my former roommate,
Bruce Clapper ’62, Dick Cole and
his wife Liz Coboun ’62. We traveled
this summer to visit Dave Foote ’63
in Charlottesville, Va. We welcome our
classmates to visit us in a wonderful community
for vacation or retirement living.”
David Gebara writes: “I am a
semi-retired psychiatrist in the Washington,
D.C. suburbs. I am married with
one daughter, one step-daughter and a
grandson. My hobbies are golf, tennis and
travel.”
Richard Wilmington writes: “My
partner of 37 years and I are enjoying life
in Palm Springs and San Francisco along
with lots of travel. There are compensations
for the unexpected decay which
one was sure only happened to others!”
David Gaylord writes: “Still working,
still living in Pittsburgh, still going to Florida
for the winter. Joyce and I have three
daughters, three sons-in-laws and nine
grandchildren. Eight of the grandchildren
live within a mile of me and one lives in
Oregon. If anyone is in Bonita Springs,
Fla. during Jan-Apr. or in Pittsburgh May-
Dec., give me a call.”
WS ’61
Barbara Russell Carter, 919 E. 2800 N.,
Provo, Utah 84604-4088;(801) 373-6539;
babs002@msn.com
H ’62
William H. Corwin, 10 Leif Eriksson
Avenue, Princeton, N.J., 08540-8401; (908)
359-5137; wcorwin@patmedia.net
Some 13 years after it was published, I
had a chance to read Bill Scandling’s The
Saga of Saga. It’s a fascinating reflection not
only of the HWS people we all knew as
undergraduates, but also an absolute mirror
of what happened to the American
economy and psyche after World War II.
As you may know, Saga was at one time
one of the country’s “most admired” corporations,
which later vanished (Scandling
would say “destroyed”) into the Marriott
conglomerate. As a highly personal corporate
history, it’s full of heroes and villains --
some of whom you actually know. By the
way, this somewhat gratuitous personal
reflection is in lieu of your own news and
notes. Send me stuff!
WS ’62
Judith “Kip” Bleakley O’Neill, 504 Applewood
Circle, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 12601; (845)
483-7625; kip12601@yahoo.com

H ’63
REUNION
William F. Maroon, 242 North Greenview
Drive, Dover, Del. 19901-5748; (302)
697-6828; samurai242@comcast.net
Jack Nietert ’63 wrote: 1963 seems ages
ago and just yesterday at the same time.
My home is in Beaufort, S.C., but I am
flunking retirement. For the next year I
am Interim Rector of St. John’s Episcopal
Church, Halifax, and Trinity Church, South
Boston, Va. I shall be in South Boston and
Halifax, Va. for the next six months to a
year. It’s a long commute, but I get home
one week per month and my wife gets
here one long weekend per month. It
has taken me four decades to learn and
relearn, but I am slowly getting there –
that the Lord is the head of his church,
and I need to let him plan my calling.
After Hobart, I studied at The General
Theological Seminary in New York City,
received an M Div., was ordained and
began my ministry in the Hudson Valley. I
moved to Charleston, S.C. in 1975, and
it instantaneously became home. I served
one parish for 14 years. Was then called to
a church in Kansas City, Mo. Spent almost
nine years there growing a small congregation
into a much larger one and was made
an honorary Canon of Grace and Holy
Trinity Cathedral in Kansas City as a result
of all my diocesan work. Kansas City was
a nice city but had no ocean. Came back
to a church in Charleston and then almost
nine years ago relocated further south to
Beaufort, S.C. My wife of seventeen years,
Chris, is employed as an Occupational
Therapist on the psychiatric unit and is also
the hospital’s coordinator for introducing
the arts into healthcare at the hospital. Between
us we have four delightful children,
three in the Charleston area and one in
Portland. Needless to say we travel across
the country frequently. We enjoy traveling
elsewhere, too!
Mark your calendars! Our Forty-Fifth
Class Reunion is slated for June 2008 and it
would be great to see as many classmates
at that significant event. I’m sure we all
have stories to tell and a few new jokes.
Hope you can make it back to our beautiful
campus and renew old ties. See you then.
WS ’63 REUNION
Cynthia Hammond Saalfield, 37 Letrista
Drive, Hot Springs Village, AR, 71909-6603;
saalfieldca@yahoo.com
Barb Bryant Dorofi Snow reports that
she is still working for Wachovia Bank, but
in order to avoid the long commute, she is
now working full-time from home.
Margaret Anne Swift Nietert spent
Labor Day weekend with Barb and Guy
in Charlotte, and they had a jam-packed
schedule. Later in September, Barb traveled
to Bend, Ore., where she is renovating
a house that she recently bought there.
While in Bend, she had a nice visit with
Elaine Cawse Mikkelborg. Last October,
Barb spent a week in Ireland, where
she was treated to lovely weather and no
crowds of tourists.
I hope y’all are considering attending
the 2008 Reunion. Not only will it be our
Forty-Fifth, but also the Centennial of our
alma mater.
H ’64
Alan Kalter, Heatherwood, 25 Barnes
Road West, Stamford, Conn. 06902;
(203)-322-8220; akalter@optonline.net
George Martin says he’s “flunking retirement,”
working this year as Interim Rector
of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Barrington
Hills, Ill., and spending any free time
golfing, following the Cubs, and commuting
back to Minneapolis, where Caroline makes
the rounds of their nine grandchildren.
Check George out on his web site at http://
mac.web.com/georgemartin1. Charlie Updegraph
considers himself semi-retired,
having completed work as a member of the
Task Force to Study Maine’s Homeland Security
Needs and continuing as a member
of Brunswick’s Personnel Board, hiring and
promoting police officers and firefighters.
He and Sandi are traveling more and
would enjoy hearing from anyone passing
through Maine (clujr@gwi.net). Attending
an HWS function in Portland last spring,
Charlie ran into Steve Cooney. Bill Kommalan
wrote of a lunch he had recently
at the Mt. Washington Tavern, a lacrosse
hangout in Baltimore, with three fellow
Hobart alums and Theta Delta Chi brothers:
Charlie Cloughen, Stockton Buck
’66, and J. David Kommalan ’67 where
they “reminisced about games and other
episodes during our college years.” In 2002,
Bill retired from the maritime business
and became a
real estate agent,
dealing now
primarily in commercial
properties
and enjoying
the change. Bill
writes: We lived
on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay for
about 40 years until Tropical Storm Isabel
came up the Bay in 2003, deciding the best
thing to do was to tear down the house,
raise the foundation and get a new house
out of the deal. The new house is great.
Debbie and I want to spend more time
traveling, especially in Germany, where
we have very close friends. It always happens
that my German speaking capability
improves when I drink real German beer.
Next year, we have plans to start a tour
business in Germany, concentrating in
Northern Bavaria. We want to centralize
the tours in Wurzburg and do day trips to
surrounding areas, to include things skipped
over by the larger bus tours: a ground level
introduction to the real Germany. Besides
my German heritage, I have been involved
in my Scottish heritage for over 30 years as
a member of the St. Andrew’s Society of
Baltimore, having served as its immediate
past president. I plan to attend the
Forty-Fifth Reunion, and I am sure Charlie
Cloughen will be coming too. The great
part for me is the fact my daughter Penny
’99 will be celebrating her Tenth Reunion at
the same time.
Stanley Rubenstein writes: Since
leaving Hobart and coming to Israel in the
early 70’s, I have been active in developing
skiing in Israel, and I’ve been an active participant
in the activities of the International
Ski Federation (fis), since the early 90’s.
We’ve sent kids to participate in the Alpine
World Championships each year since
1995, and in 2006 we had a racer in the
Winter Olympic Games in Sestriere, Italy.
WS ’64
Mary-Jo Bryan Wolsky, 5461 Hillcrest
Avenue, Downers Grove, Ill. 60515-4439;
(630) 963-0627; mjbwolsky7@hotmail.com
H ’65
Walter E. “Skip” DeMelle, Jr., The Hotchkiss
School, P. O. Box 800, Lakeville, Conn.
06039-0800; Fax (860) 435-8116; wdemelle@hotchkiss.org
Clarence McKee ’65 was a sophomore
football player when I tackled him at practice
one fall day in 1962. A former soccer
player, he hit the line straight up and it
felt like hitting an oak tree. Shivered my
timbers for sure! After graduation, Clarence
attended the Howard University Law
School and was formally admitted to the
New York, Pennsylvania and the District of
Columbia Bars. He now specializes in the
areas of lobbying, government, community
and media relations for his clients. He has
an extensive background and expertise
in law, media, corporate, government,
legislative and political affairs. Particularly
skilled in the effective use of electronic and
print media, his articles on political and
current events have appeared in national
and Florida news publications. Clarence,
formerly of Tampa and President of
McKee Communications, is the former coowner
of WTVT-
Tropical Storm Isabel
and Hotchkiss
TV in Tampa and
was the guiding
force behind the
creation of the
first Florida Lottery
Television
Network. In that capacity, he developed
partnerships with local businesses to raise
funds for public education and served on
several corporate boards including Florida
Power and Checkers Drive-In Restaurants.
In 1998, he was inducted into the Tampa
Bay Business Hall of Fame. He is the former
Chairman of the Florida Association
of Broadcasters and a current member
of its Executive Committee and Board.
Earlier in his career, he served on the U.S.
Senate Staff for Senator Jacob K. Javits
(R-N.Y.), who he assisted writing the food
stamp and school lunch legislation. He was
a Legal Advisor at the Federal Communications
Commission to former FCC Commissioner
and NAACP President Benjamin
L. Hooks, where he assisted in drafting
Equal Opportunity Rules for the broadcasting
and cable industries. Clarence held
a number of appointed posts during the
Reagan-Bush Administrations including
serving as Vice Chairman of the Legal
Services Corporation Board of Directors.
Prior to coming to Florida, Clarence was
Chairman of the District of Columbia delegation
to the1984 Republican Convention
and a member of its Rules Committee. He
presented political commentaries during
the local FOX television ten o’clock news
and served as Washington Counsel for the
Angolan Freedom Fighters (UNITA). Clarence
was appointed by Florida Governor
Jeb Bush to the Destination Florida Commission
in 2002 and was elected to the
Board of Associated Industries of Florida
in 2005. He is a member of the Broward
County Republican Executive Committee
and was appointed by Governor
Bush to the Seventeenth Circuit Judicial
Nominating Commission serving Broward
County. He was named by Governor-Elect
Charlie Crist to his Transition Leadership
Team and appointed Chairman of the St.
Thomas Law School Advisory Boards Bar
Passage Committee by former Florida Attorney
General and Law School Dean Bob
Butterworth. Clarence is also a Member
of the Board of Trustees of the Collins
Center for Public Policy in Tallahassee.
It’s nice to know what former teammates
have accomplished. Way to go, Clarence!
Andy Galante wrote that he is
alive and well in New Jersey where he
continues to enjoy practicing family
and cosmetic dentistry. He received a
mastership from the Academy of General
Dentistry last June at convocation aboard
the carrier “Midway” in San Diego, Calif.
Trying to stay fit for our next Class of ’65
Reunion, Andy ran the Spring Lake 5K
race on Memorial Day weekend. He sends
greetings to all of his friends, especially all
his old Phi Sig brothers. (His email address:
drgalante@verizon.net)
I am inching up the seniority ladder
at Hotchkiss with only one teacher more
senior. This is my 39th year here, and I
feel I am still going strong and enjoying
the challenges each day. My (very) young
colleagues scratch their heads with stories
from the ’past’ and cannot believe a world
in which there was not instant communication
and no cell phones, iPods or cable
TV. I’m overseeing the adaptive reuse of
the original gymnasium into a Center for
Global Understanding and Independent
Thinking, and I continue to consult on the
programming and construction for new
independent school libraries throughout
the country. All is well. I have received not
much news from you, but I am certainly
willing to report anything I can get. Please
send it along.
WS ’65
Elizabeth Johnston DeRosa, 71 Forest Road,
Tenafly, N.J. 07670-2230; (201) 569-7228;
ejohnston-derosa@worldnet.att.net
H ’66
John Norvell, 227 West Avenue, Canandaigua,
N.Y. 14424; (585) 394-1825;
Jenorv66@aol.com
Kudos to Mara O’Laughlin; several folks
mentioned receiving the Western Civilization
syllabi in the mail. All spoke fondly
about the impact that the courses had on
their lives. On behalf of 1966, thank you,
Mara, for your role in this, and for all that
you do for William Smith (and the other
College). Jim Albright has a consulting
business and is the chair of several St.
Petersburg community groups. He sees
Harv Watson who earned a Ph.D. in neurophysiology
and is a retired Army colonel
working for The Southwest Research
Institute in San Antonio. Bob Gurian and
Lorie Schoen Gurian recently visited
Tuscany and spent a week in Florence.
Charles (Sam) Stinger, professor of
Renaissance history and senior associate
dean in the College of Arts and Sciences
at the University at Buffalo, and his wife
Pat, a Latin teacher at Nichols School in
Buffalo, became new grandparents in September
2006. Eric Bloom was inducted
into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in
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PHOTOS
Alums reunited and celebrated the wedding of Glenn ’03 and Sarah Swanton Madio ’02 in Bolton, Mass.
on 9/8/07. Those photographed here are Dalton Harben ’01 , Matt Ferry ’03, Chris Hovey ’02, Mike
Kelly ’03, Chris ’02 and Jessica Norton Dentone ’02, Amanda Bates ’02, Linnea Green 01, Laura
Apostolou Hovey ’02, Alex Marsh ’05, Anne McPheeters 03, Bob Spencer ’03, Adi Patwardhan ’02,
Geoff Didier ’02, Jon Kloss ’03, Joy Klappholz ’01, Shawn Palmer ’02, Adrian Mott ’03, Glenn ’03 and
Sarah Swanton Madio ’02, Susie Ortega ’02, Annie Madio Sutton ’00 and Aaron Eaton ’03.
The respected choirmaster, composer and conductor Lindsay A. J. Lafford L.H.D. ’87, P ’65,
P ’71 led the Arizona Chorus Cantemus and the Apperson Strings.
The very newly weds Mari Ramirez-Santana
’93 and her husband, Jeffrey, smiled for
a quick photo before riding off to their
honeymoon after their ceremony at St.
Margaret of Cortona Church in Little Ferry,
N.J. on May 28, 2005.
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Colleen McDonough ’98 and her partner,
Lizzy Beach, smiled at the starting line of
the Zappos.com marathon in Las Vegas.
McDonough ran the marathon in honor of a
friend with Leukemia.
Priya Tahiliani and Craig Haas ’99 were married in a traditional three day Hindu ceremony on Jul.
3, 2006 in Boston, Mass. Those celebrating with the couple here are Jessica Thibeau ’99, Rene
DeGeronimo-Wilson ’99, Erik Hastings ’97, Beth Sharistanian ’99 and Gregg Snyder ’01 (l to r).
On a chance meeting, Abby Taylor ’99 and Janine
Waller ’99 crossed paths at Yellowstone National
Park in July 2007. Taylor had been traveling the
country, and Waller was spending her day off at
Yellowstone, where she is a park ranger.
These adorable pumpkins, Javon and Jayden,
belong to Lervan Johnny ’04 and her husband,
Julian Atticot. Dressed up for Halloween here,
these twins were born on Father’s Day, June 17.
Vice President of Institutional Advancement Bob O’Connor, Honorary Trustee Bruce N. Bensley
’51, L.H.D. ’01, P ’98, President Mark D. Gearan, Jerri P ’82 and Art de Cordova ’56,
L.H.D. ’05, P'82 to celebrate Trustee L. Thomas Melly ’52, L.H.D. ’02 (center) and Judith
Melly’s wedding on Labor Day Weekend.

Shirley Berry Abrahams, Helen Murray Richards, Leslie Howarth
Brennan Somps, and Ginny Folsom Umiker (l to r), all from the
Classes of 1977 gathered in Bermuda for a 30th reunion visit.
Bob Masteller ’60, Zug Lerner ’60, Will Weinstien ’60, Fritz
Scheeren ’59, Nancy Hack ’60, Bob Hack ’59, Wil Lynch ’62
(front), Leslie J. Stark ’59 and Alex Scheeren ’60 (l to r) enjoyed a
day on the water during a reunion in Hilton Head Island, S.C.
Alums and faculty gathered on July 28, 2007 in Geneva, N.Y. for the wedding of
Vicky Henderson Thompson ’04 and Brian Thompson ’04. Those photographed
here are Matthew Ketaineck ’04, Ashleigh Treiber ’05, Alicia Sands ’05,
Professor of Philosophy Scott Brophy ’78, Professor of Geoscience Brooks
McKinney, Jesse Cote ’04, Jeffrey Talbot ’04, Jeremy Cooney ’04 and Chris
Schneider ’04.
John Norvell ’66 P ’99, P ’02, Melissa Norvell ’02, Sharon Peckham
Best ’62 P ’84 and Eric Hall Anderson ’59 spent Halloween together at
the Norvell’s this year.
Alyson Stachura ’03 and Assistant Football Coach Scott Yoder ’01 were married at St. Mary’s Church in Canandaigua on June 29. Friends and
fellow alums celebrating at the reception were: Katie Madia ’03, Sara Beth Euwer ’05, Chrissy D’Amico ’84, Amy Pendergast ’03, Maria Paoff
’03, Jenn Smith ’03, Jesse Aquilino ’02, Caroline Wenzel ’05, Will Kamery ’02, Heather Tirrell ’03, Frances Pace Lonergan ’03, Kevin Phillips
’00, Stachura Yoder, Yoder, Rich Barlette ’01, Charlie Lonergan ’00, Dave Cain ’00, Paul Deep ’01, Assistant Football Coach Kevin DeWall
’00, Hobart Director of Athletics Mike Hanna ’68 P ’99, Aaron Backhaus ’00, Nick Grimshaw ’04 (l to r) as well as Debbie Minarick ’05,
Christine Curry ’05 and Matt Daley ’03 (kneeling, l to r).
These new additions to the HWS
family are “Heron” Emilie Hanna
(granddaughter of Director of Hobart
Athletics Mike Hanna) and “Statesman”
Will Schwanke, son of Rich ’98 and
Ryan Schwanke ’00.
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Sigma Chi brothers Michael O’Connor ’06, Nick East ’08,
Matt Dow-Allen ’06, William Glaab ’06, Robert Drimmer
’06 and William Earl ’06 posed for a photo after reuniting for
a week in the Outer Banks.
Lieutenant Kyle Moore ’01, Military Prosecutor met up
with Infantry Officer Michael Rizzotti ’01 at Victory Base
Camp in Baghdad during their service in Iraq.

ways to
give
tHe FUnd For Hobart and William SmitH
October 2007. While on tour, he recently
connected with Dee Sparago ’67. She
retired from Albuquerque’s school
system. Ken Grossberg is on sabbatical
from Waseda and is in Israel through Apr.
2008. He will then be a visiting scholar at
Harvard before returning to Tokyo. Michael
David continues his career teaching
English as a second language. Rich Beck
and his wife celebrated their fourtieth
anniversary in Europe. He retired in
December after 22 years as the Liability
Claims Manager for the State of California.
Dan Connell teaches Communications
and International Relations and is preparing
a multi-disciplinary course on “Conflict and
Identity in Sudan” for Simmons College
in Boston. Bob Gale, executive director
of Clinical Research at Celegene Corp,
develops new cancer therapies and is also
a Visiting Professor at the Imperial College
in London. He is frequent contact with
Eric Lax, Barry Slater, Woody Jewett,
Al Taylor ’67 and Ray Endreny. Bob’s
brother, Steven Gale ’69, works at
the U.S. Agency for International Development
with Under Secretary of State Karen
Hughes. His prior posting was at the National
Security Council under Condoleezza
Rice. Steve lives next to Robert Funseth
’48, recipient of the Hobart Medal of Excellence,
and meets regularly with USDA’s
Senior Trade Advisor Mark Manis ’69, his
Hale Hall dorm mate, to formulate U.S.
trade policy. As for, me, John Norvell, my
wife, Bonnie, and I went to Anchorage,
Alaska to celebrate the 30th birthday of
our daughter, Amy Beth Norvell Krajci
’99. She was born there when I was flying
F-4 Phantoms out of Elmendorf AFB.
Overall, we had a great time, but the place
is much bigger and busier than when we
lived there. So I guess the moral is “You
can go home again, but don’t expect it to
be the same.”
Alumni House has learned that Ken
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*Wow! He’s willing
to go to $50,000!
Gross is on sabbatical this year, and has
been living in Israel as a visiting professor
at Hebrew University. He plans to spend
the late spring and summer months at
Harvard’s Reischauer Institute, but will be
back in Tokyo by September.
WS ’66
Sharlene Schmidt Vichness, 24 Morgantine
Road, Roseland, N.J., 07068; (973)
228-0709; svichness@comcast.net
H ’67
Joel Shepard, 398 Inverness Drive, Winston-
Salem, N.C. 27107; (336)207-7724;
jshepard@newbreed.com
Alumni House received the following note
from former correspondentGeof-
frey Fitzgerald
for the summer
edition of the
Survey: As I write
this I am anticipating
our Fortieth
Reunion in June, which as you read this,
will have come and gone. I hope I will have
seen you there and hope we will have
recognized each other. Forty-four years
ago as a young rube from the wilds of
Philadelphia’s suburbs, walking on campus
in the fall of 1963 was a life-altering experience.
I was naïve enough to bring fake ID
and slap it on the Oaks bar as I ordered
my first of one of those 30 cent pints only
to be told by Dutch in his inimitable manner
that the drinking age was 18 in N.Y.,
or younger in Geneva if you had cash. 30
cents a pint! With a record player and the
entire oeuvre of the Kingston Trio and
Gene Pitney, I made my home in Durfee,
Sudan and
Jeans in Saga
David Deming ’75, Chair
of the HWS Board of
Trustees, wants YOU to
make your annual gift to
the Colleges NOW!
He will give HWS
$100 for EACH gift
made by an alumna,
alumnus or parent during
the month of April.*
Make your annual gift
count even more this
month. Help us make
David pay!
Online: www.hws.edu/onlinegiving
Mail: The Fund for Hobart and William Smith
615 S. Main Street
Geneva, NY 14456
Phone: 1-877-HWS-GIFT or Respond to an HWS Connect student caller
rooming with William A. (Bill) Burkett.
That friendship has survived four decades
despite my wearing his new London Fog
raincoat to Keuka and using it as a beach
blanket. Remember the FOC (Freshman
Outing Club)? That’s unfortunate, and we
all apologize. A few of us felt there was a
need for a fraternity alternative given the
grade requirement to participate in formal
rush. The FOC did its best to provide it.
We still meet fairly regularly and those
friendships have also survived years of
exaggerated and inaccurate memories,
none of which have the added advantage
of being true. I have served as President
of the FOC since its founding in 1963
despite several coup attempts and corrupt
voting practices. Late in the spring of
’65, Dean Witte suggested that I take a
sabbatical and think about those 4 Ds and
an incomplete. He said in a fatherly way
that I was on academic probation, social
probation and disciplinary probation. A hat
trick! Asked what
that meant for my
future at Hobart,
he said I could not
run for any student
government office.
That did it for me. I
packed up and headed west. In 1970, older,
wiser, married and a veteran (I would
have attended more classes if I knew how
quickly the draft board would find out I
was a free agent), I returned to Hobart
and graduated in 1972. My senior year I
was in Katy Cook’s Joyce seminar along
with a Willie Smith freshman who was
in fourth grade when I was a freshman,
wearing a beanie and being yelled at by
Joseph (Joe) DeSimone ’65 for wearing
jeans to Saga. It was a different experience
the second time around. The only campus
types around my age were professors and,
of course, Tommy the Traveler, who was
last spotted in Oklahoma as a Civil War
re-enactor. Hobart changed my life. I met
my wife, Diane Hall (Keuka College ’67) at
a Thetes party and married her in Hawaii
in 1970. We have a wonderfully creative
daughter writing screenplays in Hollywood.
Diane and I have worked together
since 1989 as Fitzgerald Associates, our
executive search firm. All of which is to say
Hobart was two wonderful experiences,
one very social and one purely academic.
I have enormous respect for the Colleges
and brilliant and fond memories of all the
good times and many of you. It will have
been great seeing some of you in June
and hearing about a lot of things I didn’t remember.
So that’s my story. What’s yours?
Being your class correspondent has been
a labor of love, but now it is time for me
to pass the torch. One of you has to take
over this most enjoyable role. Inevitably
you will have to deal with obituaries,
fewer weddings and a variety of boomer
retirement stories, but trust me, you will
enjoy making those connections again.
There is no money in it but the psychic
rewards are significant.
For my first official act as your new class
correspondent I would publicly like to
thank Geoff Fitzgerald for the fabulous job
he’s done in this correspondent capacity
since what seems like our graduation 40
years ago. Geoff has always managed to
get fresh, interesting tidbits of classmate
news and present it in a compelling style.
Indeed, I have a tough act to follow,
especially as I’m seeing how difficult it is
to get news! (Please help me!!!) I know
Geoff was at our Fortieth Reunion and
covered a lot of the events already. From
my perspective, the campus looked better,
the staff were more attentive and friendly
and the enthusiasm and promise of even
better things to come was compelling.
Things have changed and grown so much
that I had to ask directions to the new
registration building. If you haven’t retuned
to the campus in years, do yourself a favor
and plan a trip. The changes and upgrades
to the physical plant are unbelievable and
President Gearan and his staff have the
Colleges on a straight path to even more
excellence. It was good to see so many of
my former classmates at Reunion. From a
selfish perspective, I was touched to see
so many of my former Kappa Sigma brothers
at Reunion, thanks to the aggressive
round-up efforts of Finley Middleton and
Steve Cohen. Present at the celestial rollcall
were the aforementioned brothers
plus Bill “Flash” Fraser, Rick Van Horn,
Dave Parmelee, Andy Rhoades, and
George Ruffner. Nobody had changed
(much!), and everyone has enjoyed their
modicum of success, happiness and failure
in their lives. Andy Rhoades has recently
retired after a successful career as an IT
Aerospace Program. Like me, Rick Van
Horton enjoys hunting and dog training
and is thinking about making the latter
his second career. Dave Parmelee is
still working as an insurance executive,
as is Finley Middleton, although the
siren song of retirement beckons them
both. Steve Cohen is a very successful
industrial psychologist who sold his own
company to the company he now works
for. George Ruffner has made his bones
in the diplomatic field as the Senior Commercial
Officer for Germany. Flash Fraser
has gone from long-time teacher to
restaurant owner and entrepreneur while
yours truly labors on for a few more years
as an IT Logistics executive for New Breed

Logistics in High Point, NC. We prayed in
our very dilapidated Fraternity house and
said a prayer for our recently deceased,
beloved brother, Anthony “Tony”
Insogna, who lost a valiant fight to
cancer this year, and for Tom Osborne,
a brother who left this life way too early,
a casualty of Vietnam. On a happier note,
we were elated to witness Steve Cohen
receive a prestigious alumni award for his
long and faithful efforts on behalf of the
Colleges. Way to go, Steve! We’re proud
of you. We all partied hearty and stayed
up to the wee hours of 10:30 PM. Well, I
guess some things have changed! One of
our nicest and best loved classmates who
couldn’t attend reunion (he was in Indonesia)
sent me a very welcome note. Pete
Baish is enjoying a second career as a
customs consultant after a 32 year career
with US Customs that saw Pete and his
bride of 37 years, Mary Alice, spend tours
of duty in Toronto, Honolulu, Los Angeles,
New York and Washington D.C. as a
member of the senior executive Service.
When not jet setting around the world as a
consultant, Pete likes to garden, fix things
around the house and chase after his
five grandchildren. Pete is also building a
retirement home in Wilmington, N.C. and
hopes to move there in a few years. I’m
thinking “beach party” – just like the ones
we used to have at the Boy Scout camp in
Penn Yan. Send me your news please!
WS ’67
Maggie Fry Carr, 1249 Yale Avenue, Wallingford,
Conn. 06492-1749; (203) 284-8278;
jcarr01@snet.net
Jane Trice who moved a year ago is still
living in extreme Western China.
H ’68
REUNION
Carl J. Barba, Jr. , 241 Cleveland Avenue,
Largo, Fla. 33770; cjbarba@hotmail.com
Roger Turner wrote: I have letters from
several classmates written during the
Vietnam era in which we write about
what we were doing and what we were
thinking about relative to military service
and the draft, whether in or out of service.
I am recently retired and, with some free
time on my hands, thought that compiling
excerpts from these letters would
be an interesting project. Do any of you
have letter on the same subject that you
would be willing to photocopy for me?
William Smith classmates who may be
writing about experiences of friends on
the same topic would be appreciated. Any
explanation of the context of the letters
would be very helpful. I will get permission
from those whose letters I already
have and will ask specifically that anybody
who sends me letters also write that they
give me permission to use passages from
any letters that they send. Depending on
how fruitful this request proves to be, and
whether in the end I think there is enough
material to make it interesting, I will try to
put something together for Reunion time.
WS ’68 REUNION
Patricia A.M. Serafinn, 2500 Johnson Avenue,
Apt. 10-R, Riverdale, N.Y. 10463; (718)
601-4120; SerafinnLaw@aol.com
H ’69
Paul Stambach, 37 O’Hanlon, East Berne,
N.Y. 12059; (518) 872-9432;; Stambear35@aol.com
I have received a note from John Yarbrough,
and he is still practicing law in St.
Louis. He has opened a restaurant with
his three sons called 3 Brothers. John was
flying to New Jersey to meet up with John
Cali and John Col-
lins ’68 for a charity
golf tournament.
He was reminiscing
about Cali’s
exploits as a punter
and tackler and
Collin’s uncanny ability as a runner to hold
onto the ball. Fond memories! My wife,
Cynthia, has retired, and we are spending
a lot of time volunteering at a couple of
local museums. Also, she is working on the
plans and preparations of the impending
marriage of our daughter, Betsy, a high
school music teacher. Daughter number
two, Abby, is a senior at Gettysburg and
has been inducted into the International
History Honor Society. She is thinking
about a career in library science. We are
very proud parents. Charlie Taney and
his wife Carol have sold their house in
Old Greenwich and are downsizing to a
home on the Sound in Norwalk, Conn.
We are planning on getting together at
the Hobart/Union football game on Nov.
3 for our annual look at the Statesmen.
Charlie and I critique, and Carol and Cindy
endure. Hip Hobart! Speaking of time, our
Fortieth Reunion is less than two years
away. Send me some news to keep these
notes fresh and interesting. We need to
work together to get a good turn out for
the big event.
WS ’69
Ginny Knight Sargent, 2008 Rhodes Street,
Hermosa Beach, Calif. 90254; (310)
376-2998; gsargent72@hotmail.com
H ’70
John A. Pulos, 215 Genesee Street, Montour
Falls, N.Y. 14865, (607) 535-4257;
jpatchefs@aol.com
I am back. After 22 years of never missing
a column, I have missed two. The deadlines
have come and gone, and it seems
as though I can never get caught up. Since
my last column, my father has died; my
mother spent six months in the hospital
and in a skilled nursery facility; I have sold
the restaurant and started a new career;
I married Maryalice; and I have watched
Samantha graduate from William Smith,
get married and get a teaching job. I went
from three years of not having a day off
to being able to spend quality time with
both my wife and Hobbie. I even had time
to read a book for the first time in over
25 years. Maryalice and I drove to Boston
to catch the first game of the American
League Championship series. We walked
from our Copley Square Hotel to Fenway
Park. Maryalice remarked how we might
finally visit a city, and I might not run into
anyone I knew. No sooner were the
words out of her mouth, when we ran
into Pat Collins, Education Professor at
Cosie and
The Peace Corps
Hobart and William Smith. Joel Rose has
a new book. He also has four children,
ranging in ages from 26 to six. His book,
“The Blackest Bird,” came out in Mar.
2007. Joel worked on the book, on and
off, for 17 years. I have just returned from
the Fall Trustee Weekend. Our class was
well represented. Richard Wasserman
is beginning his second year on the board.
Bob Gilman was in town representing
the Alumni Council and is in line to
become President
of the Alumni
Association and
a board member
during the next
few years. Bob
and I spent quality
time taking about the Red Sox. On a
sad personal note, Cosie’s has closed. I
looked forward to seeing my old friend
during the Trustee Weekends and found
a note on the front door that the bar had
closed. Cosie, now well into his 80’s, was
forced to give-up his famed meeting place
because of poor health. For the last three
years of our days in Geneva, in the late
sixties, many of us met Joe DiGange and
other professors at Cosie’s to work, talk
and enjoy Cosie’s company. He is already
being missed. I once again apologize for
the lack of information over the past year.
I now am getting caught up so I can keep
the information coming and now have
time to read a Joel Rose novel.
WS ’70
Christine Roberts Roy, 5112 Pheasant Trail,
Ann Arbor, Mich., 48105; (734) 482-3582;
clrnmh@msn.com
As the above address reflects, I have a
new house and of course a new address!
Nathan and I moved into a lovely spacious
home in August. We are experiencing
some surprises but are happy to have the
extra space in a nice wooded area. We
have deer in the yard (both a plus and a
minus), had a raccoon between floors and
a reptile that shall remain nameless in the
kitchen! We are adjusting. To all: do send
back the postcards. We all like to have
everyone’s updates!
H ’71
Roland Misarti, 1 Tall Timber Dr., Califon,
N.J. 07830; 908-832-5052; 908-528-6168
(Cell); rjmisarti@hws.alum.edu
Roger Allen and his wife, Nancy, are
enjoying retirement in Florida, where
they’ve both become very involved. Roger
is the community’s website administrator
and has also gone back to work part-time
selling biometric software. As I mentioned
in my e-mails, Rick Bond came
cross country to DJ an Oldies party in
Syracuse. I hope many of you were able to
attend. He decided to drive and stopped
for dinner with old friends Keith Griffith,
Tom Vere and their wives in Colorado.
Brad Davidson has a son, Greg, who is
a senior at Hobart and plans to join the
Peace Corps. after graduation. For now
he is playing soccer and living at Delta
Chi in the same room formerly occupied
by his dad. He loves Hobart, and Brad is
obviously having a great time watching his
son grow there. Brad’s daughter, Heather
’04 has recently graduated from Cornell
and is the Director of Banquets and special
Events at the Aurora Inn. Brad also writes
that he is one peak away from being a
46R, climbing all of New York’s 46 high
peaks. The news from Chris Harlambakis
is that he has retired from the Air
Force after 30 years. His son, Nick, is an
ensign in the Navy currently assigned to
the First Fleet on the USS Ronald Reagan.
John Hershey has published a new book,
“Healing Stone.” He also shared a ’small
world’ story: his son attends Beloit College
and brought several classmates home for
Thanksgiving. Among them was Anna
Noyes, daughter of Crosby Noyes, who
casually mentioned her dad had attended
Hobart. Dick Peller was honored recently
by having the new soccer field at
Northfield Mount Hermon named after
him. I also heard from Fred Schoenbrun,
who is now teaching. He and his wife
enjoyed a vacation of boating and hiking
at Lake Placid. Dick has coached soccer
there for 35 years. It’s been an exciting
summer here. I have a new grandson,
Alexander, who was born on July 18. My
other news is my younger son, Doug, was
named head lacrosse coach at Kenyon
College in Ohio.
WS ’71
Carol Brown Laufer, 65 Caterson Terrace,
Hartsdale, N.Y. 10530; (914) 946-7561;
charliebrown@alum.hws.edu
I got an email from Tom Baldwin ’70
who is living in Upper Black Eddy, Pa.,
smack on the Delaware River. He likes
to canoe upstream on the canal to a circa
1770’s inn, then ride the river’s rapids
back home. His oldest daughter is 24
and getting her master’s in journalism at
Columbia at night while covering Hoboken
for The Jersey Journal. His younger
daughter is 22 and just graduated from
Wellesley. She has a job in Boston bringing
experts together for folks who will pay for
such access. After many years, Tom left
the AP and started a crisis communications
company. He sold that, and then wrote
for The Journal of Commerce. He’s now
scribing for Gannett (USA Today), where he
works down the hall from Ron Smothers
’67 (New York Times). The pair often cover
Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen
’69 and delight in by calling him “Congressman
Ducko,” that being his Hobart
moniker – he looked, walked and talked
like a duckling. Tom also keeps in touch
with Doc St. George Hunt, the premier
Philadelphia veterinarian who boasts an
unblemished record in putting people’s
pets to sleep, and Dave Henrich ’70,
a psychologist outside Philadelphia. The
three of them got together with Andy
Keating ’70, Tom Haight ’72, and Jeff
Hodde‘69 for a party at Tom’s a few
years ago.
H ’72
Henry Lenz, 1201 G Rebecca Lane, Santa
Barbara, Calif. 93105, (310) 750 5869,
hjlenz@cbs.com
It was great to see so many of you at
reunion last summer. Jeff Klein wrote
that “as much as we have changed, we
haven’t changed at all.” He and Howie
Taylor have remained best of friends. Jeff
practices orthopedic surgery in Dallas and
has been married to the same wonder-
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ful woman for 31 years. His daughter,
Heather, was recently married, has
graduated from Baylor Medical School and
is planning a career in dermatology. His
son, Jason, is a senior at Duke University,
planning a career in orthopedics. He’ll be
seeing Ken Luks next year to celebrate
their fortieth high school reunion together.
Ken and wife Rachel Brown Luks ’73
report that there is a lot going on in the
Luks clan. The BIG announcement is that
daughter Rebecca is expecting. Their first
grandchild: it’s so exciting! She is due at
the end of May. Not to be outdone by
his big sister, last week Trevor became
engaged. And their other son, Jeremy, says
he’s busy partying and not feeling the pressure
from all this at all! Tom Bradley’s
hobby of collecting autographs put him on
a journey with the son of the man who almost
ended the world. Bradley drove last
summer from Providence to Boston with
Sergei Khrushchev. Yes, that Khrushchev.
Bradley had sent a letter requesting the
famous son’s autograph, and they soon
became friends through their correspondence.
The face-to-face encounter came
about when Khrushchev invited Bradley
to be his guest and chauffeur at a speaking
engagement at the John F. Kennedy
Presidential Library and Museum in June.
Bradley drove Khrushchev from his home
in Providence to Boston for the event.
“Signatures are all unique and bring you
closer to the person,” Bradley writes.
Among his collection are six presidents
and celebrities Spencer Tracy, John Wayne
and Brigitte Bardot. Finally, Karen and I
have returned to New York City after a
long and wonderful sabbatical in Santa
Barbara. We plan to get a new schnauzer
puppy to walk in Central Park! Please keep
sending me your news to share with old
friends and classmates!
WS ’72
Marcia McPherson Lichtman, 105 West
University Street, Alfred, N.Y. 14802; (607)
587-8529; marcia.lichtman@gmail.com
H ’73
REUNION
Timothy M. Richards, 700 Iron Post Road,
Moorestown, N.J., 08057; (856) 802-1208;
Hobart1973@aol.com
Greg Lewicki and his wife Anita Ketcham
’74 dropped me a note asking to
share that they have just moved to a new
address in the Philadelphia area. Their
new address is 22 William Howard Drive,
Glen Mills, PA 19342. Greg and Anita both
work at L & L Kiln Mfg. and L & L Special
Furnace. Greg co-owns the businesses
with his brother.
WS ’73 REUNION
Marjorie Torelli, 366 North Main Street,
Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424; (585) 393-0649;
marigold14424@hotmail.com
John Cochran, Joanne Lyons Dunne
and Ginnie Bacheler have begun work
on contacting members of the class of
1973 for our Thirty-Fifth Reunion coming
up in June 2008, and they want to see you
there! Mark the weekend (June 6-8) and
plan to come back to campus to re-new
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friendships, reminisce, share photos and
enjoy each other. The campus may have
changed dramatically since our Western
Civ. days, but we haven’t. See you in June!
H ’74
Mike Orth, 810 Matianuck Avenue, Windsor,
Conn. 06095-3550; (860) 683-0340; mike l
zmk@comcast.net
Bob Sena writes that he is still in Orlando,
Fla., working as a graphic artist/media
specialist for a computer-based courseware
and training company. Recently, I had
the opportunity to catch up with fellow
classmate, Bill Boyle. Bill was here in
Orlando for a busi-
ness meeting. He’s
president of Boyle
Hotels in New Jersey.
He and his wife, Marianne,
have renovated
a lovely farmhouse in
the country, where he enjoys playing his
sitar for relaxation. That’s pretty much it.
Keep those cards and letters coming, guys.
WS ’74
Joanne Conrad, P.O. Box 7298, Cape Porpoise,
Maine. 04014; (207) 967-4914; jc@
conradgroupintl.com
Will Hochman wrote me following
my mention of Kurt Vonnegut’s graduation
speech in a recent column. Will is
currently Associate Professor of English
at Southern Connecticut State University
in New Haven, Conn. Will is a published
poet and his works can be found at http://
library.stmarytx.edu/pgpress/authors/
will_hochman/index.html. Congratulations,
Will! Like me, Will mentions that
he married later than most, and it was to
his high school sweetheart. He writes, “as
always, parallel illumination makes even
the past brighter and as always, best hopes
in the future...or in the words of Procol
Harem, shine on brightly!” Betsy Bailey
Guzenski and I recently connected
here in Cape Porpoise for a late summer
meal together. I finally met her husband,
Ron, whom I’ve heard of for 30 years.
Great guy! Their rock-climbing son, Paul,
married in October in a small chapel in
Girdwood, Alaska. Betsy and Ron have
been traveling extensively for rafting and
eagle viewing. So nice to finally have the
time! A gang of friends once again gathered
in northwest Rhode Island at Terry
Bates’ place for a glorious weekend of fall
weather and a bonfire by the pond. Except
for the fives in front of our ages, we all
(Irka Elsevier, Steve Pines, Terry, Vicki
Shepard Murray, husband Nate, myself
and my husband, Bob Nelson) look just
the same as when we had ones and twos
in front of our ages! Believe it.
H ’75
Zack Chaikin, 252 Old Tappan Rd., Old Tappan,
N.J. 07675; Zackc@juno.com
Frederick Clarkson is in the cast of a
major Hollywood documentary that opens
in New York on Oct. 3. The film, Lake
of Fire, seeks to be the definitive film on
the politics of abortion in the U.S. was 15
Eagle Viewing
and The Big 5-0
years in the making and premiered at the
Toronto Film Festival last year.
WS ’75
Mary E. Hughes, 11 Cliff St., Stonington,
Conn. 06378; (860) 535-4997; mehughes54@yahoo.com
H ’76
Patrick Johnson, 5456 Diamond Place N.E.,
Bainbridge Island, Wash. 98110; (206)
855-4631; pmj_101@hotmail.com
H. Geoffrey Neale
was recently named
Chief Financial Officer
and a Principal
of Symmes Maini &
McKee Associates
(SMMA). Mr. Neale
joined SMMA in
1992 and was most recently the firm’s
accounting manager. Robert Cox writes
that he just wants to say hello to any and
all that might be coming to the Savannah,
Ga. area. He has lived there for over 20
years now and truly believes that Savannah
is the most beautiful city in the US. He
started The Home Team Inspection Service
in 2002 and now has a nice business
that allows him time to be with and watch
his three girls in their respective endeavors;
Nora,16, Sara, 13, and Kelly, 9. He
married Kathy Gallagher 18 years ago and
couldn’t be happier. Where is Hickerson?
WS ’76
Susan Pritchard McCutcheon, 157 Enfield
Falls Road, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; (607)
272-4468; susanm@alum.hws.edu
H ’77
Robert Long, Suite 305, 674 County Square
Drive, Ventura, Calif. 93003-5402; (805)
658-0066; 4long@usa.net
Dwight Shepard’s son, Ted ’04, got
married June 30 to Jess Fortier, who was a
student at William Smith for two years. His
two best men were friends of his at Hobart.
Thomas A. Mackie, of the environmental
law firm Mackie Shea O’Brien, PC,
recently accepted a “Best Place to Work”
and “Most Environmentally Conscious
Company” award on behalf of his law firm.
Of the honor, Tom said, “This is really a
reflection of the employees who make our
office such a great place to work.” Tom
has been practicing environmental law
for 26 years and represents local, national
and international developers of alternative
energy and environmental service facilities.
WS ’77
Kristin C. Ohms-McNamara, 63 High Ridge
Avenue, Ridgefield, Conn. 06877; Tel & Fax:
(203) 438-9724; kcom@comcast.net
H ’78
REUNION
William T. Martin, 46 Lake Shore Road,
Lansing, N.Y. 14882-9029; (607) 533-8840;
martin@orie.cornell.edu
Don Atha and his wife, Rebecca, live in
Fairhope, Ala. Previously, they resided in
the high desert near Sedona, Ariz. Don has
sold his printing business, and is looking
forward to new adventures. Matt Farrand
is news director at WKOK-AM in
Sunbury, Pa., and is enjoying it mightily. He
got his start in broadcasting at WEOS as a
freshman, and fondly remembers hosting
’The Erudite Dimension,’ which was years
ahead of its time in terms of talk radio.
Matt stays in shape by biking and running,
and he participated in a modern biathlon
in 2006, which included running and firearms.
Sam (Francis) Parisette-Herzog
and his wife, Sabrina, have lived in North
Carolina for the last 25 years. They own
Herzog Veneers, an eco-friendly wood veneer
distribution company that has Green
certification for sustainable woods through
the Forest Stewardship Council. Their
son flies for Atlantic Southeast Airlines as
a first officer in Atlanta and their daughter
attends college in New York City at the
School of the Visual Arts. Doug Weeks
is living in Fort Worth, Texas, where he is
a senior bank examiner for the Texas Department
of Banking. In 2006, he received
his diploma from the Graduate School
of Banking at Colorado. He is staying
very busy. His wife, Melissa, works in the
Alumni Relations Office at Texas Christian
University and daughter, Phoebe, is in second
grade. The family enjoys riding horses
in remote places. Last summer they rode
in the mountains above Red River, N.M.
and are envisioning rides over the English
countryside during a trip to Britain next
summer. Our Thirtieth Reunion is coming
up in 2008. Hope everyone can make it.
WS ’78 REUNION
Linden Jackett, 125 Rumford Street, Concord,
N.H., 03301-4571. (603) 225-4267;
ljackett@nec.edu
H ’79
Need Class correspondent
Cornelius “Neil” Colley is well and
living in Brookville, N.Y. He and his wife
have three children. One is in college, his
daughter in her senior year at Choate and
his son is in seventh grade at Green Vale.
WS ’79
Brigitte Adsit Barrell, 25 Hodge Avenue, Buffalo,
N.Y. 14222-2015; H: (716) 883-6443;
Of: (716) 883-2200; gbarrell@r-house.com
Are we all 50 yet? I just hit the mark, and I
know that Megan Brandeis Gladstone
isn’t far behind. We weren’t the youngest
people in our class, but pretty close, so
I am figuring that most of us have now
seen those two, larger than life numbers
on various cards and cakes. And now I’m
getting fan mail from the AARP! Speaking
of mail, I recently received a postcard
from the VonTrapp family. Jarvis Coffin
and Tony Reid were in Stowe for Peter
Koekkoek’s surprise fiftieth birthday

party. I am told that there were also old
friends from Buffalo and Park School to
abet the fete. And like true frat brothers,
Jarv and Tony serenaded Peter with a good
ol’ KA song. Well that’s about it for now
except to say, “Happy half a century to all
you dear ’old’ friends!”
H ’80
William J. Heffern, P.O. Box 157, Carversville,
Pa. 18913-0157;(215) 297-9490; Fax (215)
701-8711; wjheffco@aol.com
Kevin P. Rosteing writes: I graduated from
HWS in 1980 with a B.S. in Mathematics.
I went on to Medical school at SUNY-
Buffalo. I graduated in 1984 with an M.D.
degree. I attended residency at the SUNAB
(Buffalo) Internal Medicine residency
program and graduated from the program
in 1987. I practiced internal medicine in
general practice for 18. I left Prevea Clinic
-- my last employer -- in 2005. This same
year I entered a masters program in Medical
Informatics, where I plan to graduate
in Mar. 2008. I am currently job hunting to
finish my career in medicine, not in clinical
work, but in helping to computerize our
health care system, which is far behind
other industries such as banking and the
air line industry. The Institute of Medicine
(IOM) put out a mandate in the early years
of this decade to computerize the health
care sector. I hope to work to make this
mandate a reality and work at a systems
level to develop a U.S. healthcare system to
reduce errors and improve the delivery of
care to all U.S. citizens.
Thomas Lawler writes: First marriage
to Donna October 23, 2004. No children.
Changed jobs Mar. 2007. I have lived in
New Milford since graduation. Staying in
touch with some Theta Delts.
Cole Shaffer writes: I am living in
Cumming, Ga. with wife, Nohra, and two
sons, Steven and Scott. Still working with
Aon Re Global Fac. We are very excited
for son, Steven, heading off to college next
year, and Scott, doing well in tenth grade. I
am spending a lot of time doing volunteer
work in our community and trying to keep
up with my kids.
Peter Fatse writes: Family is well and
still living in Hampden, Mass. Oldest son,
Peter, is a sophomore at UCONN, playing
on a baseball scholarship and majoring in
Poli Sci. Andrew is a freshman at Western
New England College and also playing
baseball. Youngest son, TJ, is a junior in
high school and playing hockey. My wife,
Beth, is a manager at Western New
England College. As for me, I have been a
director at Acosta Sales and Marketing for
the last 5 years. Our favorite past-time is
traveling to watch the games.
John Bulman writes: Recently
honored by 2007-2008 Best Lawyers in
America and 2007 Super Lawyers in New
England. Received the “Outstanding Director
for 2007” for the American Arbitration
Association. Elected to the American
College of Construction Lawyers.
John Grogan writes: Could’ve
been a judge living in his hometown of
Troy, N.Y. if he’d listened to his mother.
Instead, he’s living underground, a conscientious
objector and fugitive from justice,
with his lovely wife, Carolyn Binder
Grogan ’81, and his three children. He
insists he will not go quietly!
Jeff Kobrock writes: Live in Gardiner,
Maine with wife, Cindy, and daughter, Emily.
I am a City Manager Gardiner, Maine.
WS ’80
Kathleen Hare Day, 1216 Foxchase Ridge,
Charlottesville, Va. 22902; (434) 295-9813;
khd5a@virginia.edu
I hope this newsletter finds everyone well.
A lot of us will be hitting the big 5-0 this
year, so let me know how you celebrate! It
seems impossible that we could be finding
ourselves in the middle of the Classnotes
section instead of the beginning! Not
much news
this time.
I did hear
from Lynne
Friedlander
Jenco. She
had a nice visit
with Dave
and Kim Mathern Capobianco and
Kelly O’Brien in Boston in October. Her
son, Chris ’10 finished his freshman year
at Hobart and is taking a year off to work
at Vail. Please send me a note when you
have a chance. Everyone would like to
hear what you are up to!
H ’81
Ronald J. Fermandez, 7857 Chestnut Ridge
Road, Gasport, N.Y. 14067-9503; (716)
434- 8916; guitarmavenman@yahoo.com
Over Memorial Day weekend, Mike
McDevitt ’79 and daughter, Bridget,
stopped in to see Jeff and Lynne Bergman
Potter on their way to a soccer
tournament. At this mini-reunion, Mike,
Jeff and Lynne drank New Belgium 1554s
and hashed over old times and life since
Hobart cross country. Jeff teaches American
Lit and Creative Writing and coaches
cross country at Wheaton North High
School, and Lynne works for the Effner
Financial Group/Northwestern Mutual in
Downers Grover.
WS ’81
Pamela Freund Levesque, 111 Audubon
Road, PO Box 104, Leeds, Mass.
01053-0104; (413) 584-6274; pamelark19@comcast.net
Over the summer I had an email from
Debra Bidwell Studer, who had plans
to travel from Indiana to western New
York to see family. She hoped to include
attending a musical play in Chatham,
a short journey from my house, and
wondered if I might meet up with her
while she was nearby. It was arranged
that my sophomore year roommate and
I (along with some relatives), would go
to the Mac-Haydn summer theater to
see “Thoroughly Modern Millie” early
in July. We had lunch together before
the performance along with Debbie’s
nephew who was the musical director. It
was great re-connecting with Debbie, and
our friendship that had begun so many
years ago clearly shined. Who have you
contacted after many years? Have you had
a visit from a college friend? It’s not easy
to stay in touch, but it is worth the effort.
There are friends from your college days
who would like to know about you. Please
send me whatever you would like to share
about your life.
H ’82
Kenneth A. Carle, M.D., 618 Sussex Road,
Towson, Md. 21286; (Tel) 410-337-2676;
(Fax) 410-337-2674; ckjcarle@aol.com
Carl Bosland writes: Published three
books in 2007, “A School Administrator’s
Guide to the Family and Medical Leave
Act” (Lowman & Littlefield), “A Federal
Sector Guide to the Family and Medical
leave Act and Related Litigation 2 nd edition”
(Dewey
Publications)
Conscientious Objector
and Summer Theater
and FMLA Basic’s
(Dewey).
Paul
Rosier writes:
Teaching
American
History and World History at Villanova
University (put to good use my Hobart
education, including the experiential
aspects that made it so compelling). I also
work on several sustainably committees
and chair the Earth Day Planning Committee.
I recently co-edited a book on global
environmental in November; Harvard
Univ. Press is publishing my next book
on Native Americans and the Cold War.
Coaching my sons’ baseball and football
teams proves equally rewarding. Greetings
to all 82ers.
Dale Tills writes: Living in Monterey,
Calif. with the wife, Debbie, and three
kids, Zack, 17, Abby, 15, Eli, 11. I’m busy
coaching and organizing the youth lacrosse
programs in the Monterey area. Enjoyed
visiting with my fellow fraternity brothers
in New York at the annual Theta Delta Chi
get together in Nov.
Joe Reagan writes: Live in Cortland,
N.Y. Married to Laurie. Two kids -- Bailey,
senior in high school, attending Ithaca
College next year, and Colby (son), ninth
grade loves lacrosse. I’m going to play with
the Elder Statesman Lacrosse Team in
January in Florida with other Hobart grads
and Cortland natives, Kevin Martin ’82,
John Sipher ’83, Mike Martin ’84 and
Sean Fox ’84.
Cameron Lochhead writes: Broke a
few ribs skating in a father-son game last
week but should be fit to play in the Feb.
16 alumni game in the enclosed “Cooler”
in Geneva. Many Theta Delts connected
this past fall at the Williams Club in NY
to celebrate the invitation to return to
campus. Theta boys included Bob Loonie
’83, Bruce Barber ’80, Dale Tills ’82,
Tom Connor ’81, Geoff Fitzgerald ’67,
Sean McCooey ’78, Jim Ramage ’81,
Dave Watkins ’81, Peter Buck ’81,
Pete Hinman ’77, Tim Conway ’84, Joe
“Hoogie” Romano ’82, and I’ve run out
of spark!
Brock Onque writes: I completed my
Ph.D. in Public and International Affairs at
the University of Pittsburgh in April 2007.
George Mead writes: I am currently
practicing law in my law firm in West Linn,
Ore. My wife, Amy, and I are busy with
our schedules and five kids. I would very
much like to touch base with any HWS
alums in the Portland area. Keep in touch
through my sisters Libby Mead Stowell
’86 and brother. Working on getting a
book published.
Greg Miller writes: Toni and I are
moving to Manhattan. With our last child
off to college next fall, we are open to
exploring new options as empty-nesters.
Toni Finch Miller has taken a job as
director of Child Life at N.Y. Presbyterian
Hospital after many years as director at
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in
Cleveland. I will continue my independent
college counseling business, admissions
insight, from wherever we land in New
York City.
William Caron writes: Celebrated
my sixteenth anniversary of private, solo
dental practice. Live and practice in the
scenic Lake George, Adirondack, N.Y. area
with my wife, Gail, son Samuel, age 12,
and daughter Elisabeth, age 5.
Paul Mazzola writes: Living on Long
Island with my wife, Karen, and two
children. I own a printing company Island
Print Center. I also recently attended memorial
service for Jon Benedict ’81 along
with Matt Zettek ’83, Andy Dillman
’83, Joe Tripp ’83, Kevin Martin ’81 and
Mike Martin ’84.
Brian Bradley writes: EVP Strategy &
Emerging Markets, Micro Bilt, Princeton,
N.J. Married Cara Bradley owner of Verge
(www.vergepower.yoga.com). We have
two kids (Christina, 14, and Julianna, 12)
and have lived in Wayne, Pa. for 10 years.
Life is busy with work, business, soccer,
lacrosse, etc.
Patrick Cooey writes: Active duty in
the Navy, trying to remember my grammar
for the staff work.
Skip Farriss writes: Skip and family
moved back to North Palm Beach, Fla.
after a short three month stay in Old
Greenwich, Conn. Everyone is now much
happier to be back in the sunshine state.
Roland Lemay writes: Currently
working for School Year Abroad as director
of admissions and living in Belmont,
Mass. with my wife and daughters.
Curt Vannah writes: Still living in
Needham, Mass. and working as a consultant
in the healthcare industry. My two
children, Ben, 14, and Caroline, 11, are
deep into football and cheerleading. My
kids go to school with Philip Pavlovich’s
kids, and we all get together quite often.
I recently stopped by Alumni House on
my way back to Boston from Rochester.
Phi Sig is trying to make a comeback but
could use some brotherly support…Cash!
Kathy Killius Regan ’82 did a fantastic
job on our Twenty-Fifth Reunion, and she
and I talked while chasing her new puppy
around Alumni House.
Philip Pavlovich writes: I have been
living in Boston for 25 years since Hobart.
Can’t believe it has been so long! I went to
a summer concert with Jeff Willets ’81,
Roland Lemay and Dan Beckman ’84
to see Widespread Panic—we had a great
time! I see Curt Vannah regularly. I am so
sorry I missed my reunion last summer.
WS ’82
Mary Stowell Nelson, 5 Knollwood Lane,
Darien Conn 06820-2813; (203)-655-7876,
nelknoll@aol.com
Happy New Year everyone! I hope 2008
finds you all healthy and happy! During
the William Smith Heron Hall of Honor
induction ceremony in October, I had the
pleasure of escorting Melissa Mulliken
’80, who was inducted into the Heron
Hall of Honor, Class of 2007. It was also
great to catch up with Lauren Head ’83
who received the Joan Hinton Hurd ’65
Lifetime Athletic Achievement Award.
This award recognizes William Smith
graduates for outstanding lifetime athletic
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achievement. Lauren lives in Bethel, Maine
with her husband, Bob Baribeau, and their
five year old son, Alexander. Congratulations,
Melissa and Lauren! That same
weekend I briefly caught up with Cyndy
Gelsthorpe Fish who was on campus
for trustee weekend. As usual, I saw K.
C. Cassell and Kathy Killius Regan, as
they served in their HWS roles. It was a
busy weekend with Heron Society meetings
and events which I enjoyed sharing
with fellow Heron board member, Tracy
Alexandre Boyle.
At an HWS event at Christie’s in New
York City in October, it was great to see
Stuart Piltch again. Thank you, Stuart,
on behalf of our entire class, for your
extremely generous donations to HWS.
In addition to seeing several other HWS
alumni and staff, it was great to see Nancy
and Pete Buck ’81. They have moved
back to Connecticut (Rowayton). Their
son, Harrison, is a senior at St. Lawrence,
son, Henry, is a senior at Pomfret and
daughter, Caroline, is a sophomore at
Hotchkiss.
The following members of the class of
1982 participated in a panel for younger
HWS alums and current students: Sharon
Gitelle, Henry Jackson, Holman Jenkins,
Joe Kyrillos, Drew Nelson, Mark
Shapiro and Mallory Greenberg Weil.
They all enjoyed catching up and talking
about life at HWS 25+ years ago! I’d love
to hear from more of you -- please email
me with any info you would like to share.
’Til next time….
H ’83
REUNION
Dr. Michael J. Miller, 312 West North
Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202-6131;
m@mypins.com
Greetings classmates! Sorry for being
delinquent, but I have recently amassed
enough information for a column! This past
fall, I attended Parent’s Weekend at HWS,
while visiting my daughter, Samantha, who
is in her junior year (yeah, I know, pretty
scary, isn’t it?!). I stayed at Casa Clarence
Butler, who sends his regards to his favorite
(and first) class of Hobart students. The
campus looks great, with enhancements
to the Scandling Center well underway.
I ran into Bruce Eckerson and his wife,
Alice, and their daughter, Elle, who had
just started her first year at William Smith.
I also understand that Doug Shutte ’82
was on campus with first-year student,
Matthew ’11, but unfortunately, we never
connected. Doug, I just wanted to let you
know that I still play the trombone and will
be on the Dave Koz Cruise playing with
the backup band! OK, it’s a passenger jam
session but that still counts! I received an
email from Norm Chirco earlier this year,
but I can’t remember if I shared this info
with you already (old age). Norm read
one of my previous columns and reminded
me that we lived on Durfee Two, rather
than Durfee Three, as I had written (old
age again). I guess I got Norm thinking
about the early years at ’Bart, and he
remembers Peter Earle (his roommate),
Chris Coffin, Dan Genco, Joe Catania
(who by the way is a doctor at a pain clinic
in Syracuse) and Joe Adams ’80. Norm
had the only TV on the floor and plenty of
food (i.e. English muffins), so he was a very
popular guy. Norm has been an attorney
for 19 years with a very busy practice in
Auburn, N.Y. He is married (18 years) and
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has four (count ’em, four) children: David,
12, Elizabeth, 10, Michael, 8, and Robert,
1. Norm would like to get a mini-reunion
at next year’s Twenty-Fifth with the guys
from Durfee Two to sit back and reminisce
about all of the studying we accomplished
during that first academic year. Chris,
I think you will need a bigger RV! Tom
Hall ’83 emailed that although he has
returned to campus only one time, he still
remembers his classmates and hopes to
catch up with them at alumni events either
in New York City, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg
or Philadelphia. I understand he attended
this year’s Reunion
in June and caught
up with some of his
old friends. Tom and
his wife, Barbara,
have two children,
Charles and Maude.
He is currently a Financial Advisor at UBS
Financial Services in Altoona, Pa. If you
are ever on Canandaigua Lake during
the summer months, you can usually find
Tom and his family vacationing there! And
that’s all the news I have to share this time
around. Please mark your calendars for
our TWENTY-FIFTH REUNION!!! This
will occur in June 2008 and you should visit
the Alumni web site for more information.
It would be nice to have a bunch of
news about you and your family prior to
Reunion, especially if you will not be able
to attend. So, please write or email me!
WS ’83 REUNION
Sarah Smith Hutchinson, 1208 Essex
Avenue, Richmond, Va. 23229-6512, (804)
288-4348; moriahbay@yahoo.com
Christin Harris writes that she was
accepted to a position to be the V.P. of
Sales for Ellex Inc. Ellex manufactures and
distributes medical equipment for ophthalmic
applications to physicians and hospitals
worldwide. Jennifer Brehl is married to
Peter R. Schneider, has two stepdaughters
– Sarah, 24, and Hilary, 20. She is a VP and
executive editor at William Morrow, an
imprint of Harper Collins Publishers. She
lives in Westchester, N.Y.
Lynne Marie Vallone writes: After 17
years in central Texas, my husband, Howard
Marchitello, and I have returned
to New Jersey. We have new positions
at Rutgers University. I am a professor of
childhood studies in the new department
of childhood studies (Camden campus),
and Howard is an associate professor in
the English department. Our children are
well and practically all grown up. Max, 22,
is a senior at U of Chicago, and Rosalie,
19, is a sophomore at Nazareth College.
Laura L. Sydell writes: I’m living in San
Francisco, and I’m about to leave on a
trip to Mumbai, India, as part of my job as
digital culture correspondent at National
Public Radio. I’ve been at NPR for over
four years and in public radio for -- gulp
-- 20. A hello to Richard Shindell, Scott
Whitham ’82, Chris Beyrer ’81 and
Gail Keefer ’81.
Irene Stumberger writes: It's the
year of the rat - 12 year cycle, Chinese
astrology so if you were born in or near
1960, it 's going to be a good year. Please
attend the Reunion in June 2008 so we can
catch up. I'll be there.
H ’84
Charles S. Brind, 458 Dover Road, Westwood,
Mass. 02090; (718) 407-9440;
cbrind@virtusgrp.com
Scandling Center
and Mumbai, India
Ron Hess writes: I enjoyed my first trip
back to ’Bart for a fabulous weekend and
football reunion. It was great to see everyone.
I am in Cincinnati, Ohio, and work as
an orthopedic surgeon and team physician
for Miami University. I’m married and have
three children, Noah, 8, Hannah, 6, and
Samantha, 2. Go Statesmen!!
Richard
Hulme writes:
Commander
reports he has
settled in Wellesley,
Mass. with
his wife, Tracey,
and two sons, William, 7, and Andrew, 3.
I work for Citi Street just outside Boston
in the compliance department making
sure retirement plans conform to federal
regulations.
Rick Strager writes: Recently
finished a Masters in teaching degree at
the School for International Training in
Vermont. I am about to spend three and
a half months teaching English aboard on
the “Peace Boat,” making a trip around
the entire Southern Hemisphere, departing
from Tokyo.
Brewster Hastings writes: I have
been serving as pastor of St. Anne’s
Church, Abington, Pa. since 1994 with my
wife, Pam, and daughter, Meagan, and son,
Max. Recently, we have led mission trips to
rebuild home in New Orleans. I also teach
at conferences on healing. Where is Matt
Frechette? What happened to the Oaks?
I went on safari with Brahm Fleiseh in
1995 and 1998. Great!
William Ratcliff writes: I have been
named General Manager of Morris Yachts,
world renowned custom and semi-custom
yacht building company in Bass Harbor,
Maine. I have been with Morris for 17
years and live with his wife and two children
in southwest harbor.
WS ’84
Angelica Di Dia Laverty, PO Box 154, 3 Keats
Road, Pottersville, N.J. 07979-0154, (908)
439-9194; slaverty@patmedia.net
Christine Juanis Krause, 303 South Morris
Street, Dover, N.J. 07801, (973) 366-0346;
cjkrause@optonline.net
H ’85
Peter P. O’Reilly, 100 Chadwick Road,
Hillsdale, N.Y. 07642; (201) 664-0720;
Cell (201) 575-3121; porchadwick@
hotmail.com
Howard Farrell writes: I have an ears,
nose and throat practice in Florence, S.C.
I have been chief of surgery at Carolina’s
Hospital in Florence (2006, 2007). I will
be secretary/treasurer of the medical staff
in 2008. I have a great wife, Rita (married
in 1993), and three wonderful girls, Katherine,
10, Hannah, 8, and Eleanor, 5, two
dogs, Maggie and Molly, and one cat, Sam.
I still run and enjoy going to Charleston
and the beach.
WS ’85
Elinor Kotzen Spokes, 1017 Windsor Road,
Baltimore, Md. 21208; (410) 486-1625;
spocaraton@aol.com
H ’86
Adam M. Stuart, M.D., 9632 SW 123
Street, Miami, Fla. 33176-5071; amstuart@
sprintmail.com
Rebecca Frank is the Administrative Assistant
for Alumni Relations at Hobart and
William Smith Colleges and was instrumental
in helping me obtain an updated
email database while trying to compile this
edition’s column. I extend my sincerest appreciation
to Rebecca. Mark Sackson has
enrolled in a teaching program at a local
college to become licensed in Virginia and
plans on becoming a high school business
teacher. His middle son, Stewart, attended
Hobart lacrosse camp this past summer.
Matthew Rosenbaum writes that life is
“hectic but good” in Rochester, N.Y. Matt
and wife, Hope, have four children and
Matt’s position on the Supreme Court
continues to go well. Matt is the regional
coordinator for Summary Jury Trials, a
new and innovative trial program which
saves the parties and the tax payers literally
thousands of dollars each year. Matt
was recently named as one of three judges
in the state to become an ASTAR Fellow
at The Advanced Science & Technology
Adjudication Resource Program. The position
entails traveling around the eastern
seaboard and taking courses at Johns
Hopkins Medical School, National Institutes
for Health, The US Naval Academy
and more. In December, 2008 Matt will be
certified as an ASTAR Fellow with about
150 judges from all 50 states and will be
certified to teach judges and lawyers about
complex medical cases and how to handle
them as a judge. Matt saw Rich Salter a
few weeks ago. Rich is now a tenured professor
at HWS in Religious Studies and he
and wife, Lisa, have two children. Michael
Dobkowski, religious studies professor at
Hobart belongs to the same synagogue as
Matt, and he is about to marry off his last
child. David Blumenthal is an anesthesiologist
in New York City and is in the process
of getting an MBA at the Stern School
of Business.Tim Amory has been teaching
art at Southern Cayuga Middle School for
the past 10 years, which he really enjoys.
He is still coaching and playing soccer
and has taken winter camping trips with
Nick Bentley and Mark Phillips. Tim
has three children. David Richman has
recently relocated his office into a rapidly
growing area of Colorado Springs, and his
medical practice continues to expand. David
and wife, Julie, have two children. He
thinks often about friends from HWS and
regrets that he’s lost touch. He hopes to
reconnect with some of them. Kevin Seaman
lives in New York City with his wife,
Lola, and their four young children. Kevin
does marketing for a financial services
company, TIAA-CREF, which specializes in
the higher education, medical and research
markets. Kevin speaks to Josh Brand ’88
periodically and Tom Doremus. He’s
been involved with the newly-revived Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity, which is now back
on campus. That group is trying to decide

what to name in honor of Hans VanLiew,
who passed away some years ago. Tim
San Jule works in Virginia as a Preserve
Steward for a land conservation NGO
known as The Nature Conservancy. Tim
is married with two grown step-daughters
and his wife, Wanda, is an ecologist at The
Nature Conservancy. He is an “obsessive
bicycle rider.” Al Mirabella reports that
he was on campus this past fall to attend
the Coach Jack Daniels football reunion.
Many Class of ’86 alumni returned: Tom
Rosa, Willie Rogers, James Hutchinson,
Barak Frydman, Kevin Zych, and
Joe Stein. All was glad to see Lou Cosentino
’87, Bill Rotenberg ’87 and their
families. Jim Grasso is a partner with Phillips
Lytle in Buffalo, N.Y. practicing labor
and employment law for management. He
and wife Mary Ellen recently built a house
in, and moved to, Clarence, N.Y.” They
couple has two children. Seth Morton
reports that all is well in Northern California.
His building business is prospering, and
his wife has joined the ranks of the Silicon
Valley entrepreneurs as the founder/CEO
of Brandhabit, a search engine devoted to
finding your favorite fashions locally. He
is actively grooming his daughter, Siena,
for the William Smith Sailing Team. Seth
spends summer vacation with brother,
Steve, and stopping in to say hello to
Maine frontiersman, Daytes Garvin. My
two children, Lauren and Rachel, have
started their final year of middle school
and are already (!!) assembling portfolios
for an October 2007 early application
deadline for acceptance to one of the area
magnate high school programs. Lauren is
a very gifted artist and Rachel (thank God)
enjoys math and science. I continue to
enjoy my astronomy astro-imaging passion
and my book has sold well on Amazon.
com. If you want to look at pictures of our
universe go here: http://www.pbase.com/
adamstuart. I am in the market to sell my
medical practice to a managed care entity
and maybe slow down a bit. Attending to
kids with snotty noses and diarrhea just
doesn’t provide the same sense of satisfaction
after almost 15 years. I occasionally
run into Caleb Miller as well and it’s always
a pleasure to find another person like
myself that is kicking and screaming when
it comes to growing up. I was also in touch
with Mark Heyert ’87 and Jim Ahearne
’88 over the summer and both seem to be
doing very well.
WS ’86
Chris Kjellson, 67 Arlington Street #1,
Newton, Mass. 02458; (617) 630-0275;
chrisk729@yahoo.com
Donna Daniels is living temporarily in
Atlanta to launch the WNBA team there.
The WNBA expects this to be the most
successful team in the franchise. Brenda
Cole is living and working as a pharmaceutical
consultant in Montclair, N.J. for
a company named Medical Marketing
Economics and enjoying the company of
her 15 year old daughter, Maureen.
H ’87
William W. Rotenberg, 110 Layfayette Avenue,
Geneva, N.Y. 14456; (315) 781-02013;
wsrotenb@localnet.com
WS ’87
Jeanne Baird McDermott, 308 Farmer
Street, Syracuse, N.Y. 13203; (315)
478-4847; Riley402@twcny.rr.com
H ’88
REUNION
Paul D. McCarthy, 333 Rector Place,
#14C, New York, N.Y. 10280; Cell: (917)
217-2489; ifonsez@hotmail.com
On August 21, 2007, Zurich, one of the
world’s largest property-casualty insurance
companies, named William “Bill” Blake
as regional executive for its Southwest
Region. Blake will be based in Zurich
North America Commercial’s Glendale,
Calif. office. He will be responsible for
Arizona, Southern California, Colorado,
Southern Nevada, New Mexico and
Wyoming. “Bill’s years of field experience
with Zurich, knowledge of the Southwest
Region and his extensive industry
experience make him an ideal choice to
lead this important region,” said Eleanor
Barnard, chief marketing officer and head
of distribution for Zurich North America
Commercial.
WS ’88 REUNION
Talley Gerace Hargrave, 17 Misty Lane,
Westford, Mass. 01886-3637; (978)
392-7839; talley.hargrave@verizon.net
Hello! Elizabeth Platt wrote in with an
update: She recently had a second son,
Eric William Platt Hamblin. Her older son,
Nathaniel is now two and is thrilled to
have a little brother.
Her family moved
to Buxton, Maine,
where they built a
house and barn on
28 acres of farm/
forest. They’re
starting a Morgan horse farm and have
acquired three mares and a yearling stallion;
they hope to start breeding the mares
this summer. She recently reconnected
with Katerina Stoy-Pavelle through the
Survey and would like to give a shout out
to her former roommates Sherie Mershon,
Leslie Johnson ’87 and Courtney
McEvoy Huf. She’s curious to know what
they’re all up to these days!
Mark your calendars for June 6-8, 2008!
It’s your Twentieth HWS Reunion!
If you haven’t been on campus for a
reunion before, please plan to come - it’s
a great way to see our beautiful campus,
take part in the many wonderful activities
(bring your kids!) and see the changes that
have taken place since your last visit! Oh,
and reconnect with friends you haven’t
seen in a while! The Reunion Committee
is getting going and will call you to
encourage you to come and to contribute
to the Class Gift that will be presented
to President Gearan on Reunion Weekend.
H ’89
Kenneth H. Levinson, 49 North Stone Avenue,
La Grande, Ill. 60525; (708) 354-1109;
khlevinson @aol.com
Horse Farm
and Golf
WS ’89
Laura Graff Coburn, 235 Blackburn Road,
Summit, N.J. 07901; (908) 277-1256;
lgc1010@comcast.net
H ’90
Michael A. Acquilano, 73 Valencia Avenue,
Staten Island, N.Y. 10301; 718-442-6877;
macquilano@si.rr.com
WS ’90
Roslyn Yard Cassano, 28 Wandering Trail,
Pittsford, N.Y. 14534; (585) 387-0891;
rycdvc@frontiernet.net
Happy winter everyone and thank you to
those that have written to Alumni House
or me. Kate Whetzle Hohenberg lives
in Weston, Mass. with her two children,
Nate, 5, and Julia, 2, and would love to
hear from other alums in the area. Kate
sees Andrea Shea Ryan ’91 often and
enjoys a career in pharmaceutical consulting.
Sarah Dollard Ovenshire reported
they had good sales year in 2006 and was
looking forward to an exciting 2007. She
would love to hear from classmates and
can be emailed at www.covesvillestore.
com. A few congratulations are in order.
Dana Ruggiero Cormier got married in
May 2005. Dana and her husband live in
Lambertville, N.J. and own a cozy Italian
restaurant. Their website is www.ricksitalian.com.
On Apr.27, Amy McArdle
Stewart and her husband welcomed their
second child, a girl named Grace. With
older brother, Henry,
they live outside of
Chicago in Evanston.
Adrienne Riedell
Niederreither gave
birth to a baby girl
named Megan Violet
Niederreigher on June 21. She joins big
brother Ryan, 8, and big sister Kelly, 5.
They live in Darien, Conn. Jennifer Casey
and her husband, John Sordi, live in Huntington
Station, N.Y. and had a baby girl,
Emma Cawley Sordi on May 27. Jennifer
is a partner at the Law Firm of Ahmuty,
Demers & McManus in New York, and she
is also a director on the Huntington Economic
Development Corporation. Jennifer
keeps in touch with Kathleen Marron
Trabold, Mena de Paula Sauvagnat and
Debra Rabinowitz Harari.
H ’91
Steve Hubbard; 3200 Cherry Creek South
Drive Suite 500, Denver, Colo. 80209; Direct
303-282-6717; Mobile: 303-903-4511; Fax:
303-778-5599; steve.hubbard@rbcdaniels.
com; www.rbcdaniels.com
I was fortunate to spend a week this
summer with some Hobart and William
Smithers in Delaware. Winning the annual
Mongrel Golf Outing was Joe Zale,
proving that Hobart Golf can actual win an
event against Hobart Hockey and Hobart
Tennis. Jeremy Lee pulled off the body
surfing contest (it was more guts than
anything else as the waves crashed right on
the beach). Dave and Carol Middlemiss
Weinstock outdid everyone with their
culinary talents. Joe Zale’s homemade
pizzas got honorable mention for the
multiple hours of preparation, though failing
the blindfold test against Pudgies Pizza
(only kidding Joe, it was worth the effort).
Carolyn Jerose Lee and Stephanie Bosch
Hubbard ’94 found a couple of credit
cards (guess who’s?) and hit the shopping
district hard.
Some updates from the Buffalo area:
Chris Arnold and his wife are weatherproofing
his home for another brutal
Buffalo winter along with his daughter,
6, and two sons, 2 and 7 months. Dave
Fahrenholz has returned to Buffalo and
counters that a little chill is favorable
to humidity consistently exceeding 100
percent. In Boston, Lisa and Jim Andriotakis
say hello to everyone and Bill St.
Lawrence has now relocated back to in
Bean Town from New York. I heard a lot
from Dave Spinale last year when the
girl’s ice hockey team he was coaching was
performing well in the state tournament.
No word yet on how the new season
is shaping up. Much to the dismay of all
Colorado school teachers, Stephanie Hubbard,
my wife, has delivered our third boy,
Will, in late October. Scottie O’Sullivan
and his wife, Liz, are planning to bring their
boys to meet Will once Notre Dame is
officially eliminated from Bowl contention
(wasn’t that after week two?).
WS ’91
Katherine Beaird Rooks, 46 Fiske Road,
Wellesley, Mass. 02481; (781) 416-3549;
krooks@wellesley.edu
H ’92
Bob Siegel, 956 South Avenue, New Canaan,
Conn. 06840; (203) 966-4649 ; bob.
siegel@ubs.com
WS ’92
Alison Bellerose Guage, 104 Fiddlers Hollow,
Penfield, N.Y. 14526-1155; (585) 388-7731;
Jaguage@frontier.net
This must be a slow time of year, because I
have not gotten many new updates. If anyone
has any new information please send
it to me. Julia Banks Hauck and her husband,
John, welcomed John Allen “Jack”
in August. Jeff Tambroni and his wife,
Michelle, also had a new addition to their
family, Ella, who joins big sisters Carissa, 6,
and Madison, 4, in keeping the Tambronis
very busy. Annie Holland Rehm writes
to say that in May 2007 she graduated
from The University of New Hampshire
with a masters degree in education. After
twelve years in healthcare administration,
she made the decision to go back to
school to become a teacher. Currently, she
teaches fifth grade. She lives in Bedford,
N.H. with her husband, Greg Rehm ’91,
and their two daughters Marley, 4, and
Kate, 2. It is time for my yearly shout out
to Jim Rossi, who I see every year at the
Penfield Chief Memorial golf tournament. I
enjoyed catching up with you and look forward
to doing it again next year! My family
and I also had an opportunity to catch up
with Joyce Cupaiuolo Rosely this sum-
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mer on a trip to New York City to see a
Mets/Yankees game. She was with daughter
Heidi, 2, and is working for Goldman Sachs
and living in New Jersey. We also visited
with Allison Costabile Pfannenstiehl and
husband, Craig, when we were in Boston.
We had a great time, trying to keep seven
children happy for a weekend. If anyone has
something new for classnotes send it my
way! I hope everyone enjoys a happy and
healthy new year.
H ’93
REUNION
Brendan Neary, 3 Rosemere Street, Rye, N.Y.
10580; Bneary@lehman.com
WS ’93 REUNION
Natalie Gurdak Lontchar, 3705 W. San Pedro
St., Tampa, Fla. 33629; (813) 839-6861;
Nataliemg@yahoo.com
Gwen Gilbert Appelbaum and Mike
’92, Ali Uram Baran and Jeff visited Erin
McElhenny Daniele and her family in
Rochester in August for a little cookout.
Erin said it was fun to see all of their children
running around and playing together,
although the adults decided that they will
have to plan another outing to really catch
up! Ali and Jeff have two children, Julia, 3,
and Max, 1; Gwen and Mike have three
children, Evan, 2, Luke, 2, and Grace,
5; while Erin and her husband, Anthony,
have three children Lauren, 9, Michael,
7, and Bridget, age 2. I also received an
email from Salima Oines Khakoo who
reported that she and her husband, Eric,
are doing well in Minneapolis, Minn. with
their two girls, Sasha and Sonia. Salima is
practicing Immigration Law at Aronson
& Associates and recently spent time in
India and China. Salima stated that she is
in touch with Nick Riggio, who is happily
married with a cute little baby girl in St.
Louis, Mo. Jamie Purnell is teaching adult
basic education at a community college in
Raleigh, N.C. Salima also received a call
from recent newlywed, John Nickles ’91.
Let me know what is new for you in 2008!
H ’94
Drummond C. Bell, 4 Dexter Row, Unit D,
Charlestown, Mass. 02129-3331; (617)
523-1411; drummondbell@hotmail.com
Here is some news from Tony Gray! Tony
is keeping busy teaching third, fourth and
fifth graders in the Washington, D.C. area
and is also a high school lacrosse coach.
He’s the head coach and you can see his
team at oaktonlax.com. He has a large
number of coaching staff, likely larger
than the USC Trojans football team. Most
recently Tony has been named head coach
of the Iroquois National under19 team
which will compete at the World Games
next summer in British Columbia. In other
news, AJ Lambert has bought his first
house out in Sausalito, Calif. He indicated
that the house is a mess and was way too
expensive. Eli Hamid is tearing up the
dating scene all over the country. He’s a
funny guy and that’s his draw with the ladies.
After giving Jake Garmey a bit of the
“business” in the last issue, Jake contacted
me and requested a lunch to catch up and
discuss my Pulteney Street writing ability.
Jake still looks the same but now has three
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kids and lives in Winchester, Mass. Jake
is working in Boston and actually did a
business deal with my Dad recently! Jake’s
quite busy with the kids but finds time to
play golf in posh Brookline every now and
then. Marv Lao has changed jobs and is
now with the PGA overseeing corporate
sales for the World Golf Championships
and specifically the Bridgestone Invitational.
This is a favorite tourney for Tiger
Woods. Marv will set down roots in the
beautiful Akron, Ohio area as the tournament
is held here every single year and
will never ever move. Marv is originally
from Ohio, so he’s very happy to be back
and looks forward to seeing the Cleveland
Browns lose every year to the Steelers,
my favorite team. Mike O’Connor has
welcomed his second child, Nate “The
Rainmaker” O’Connor, into the world. I
am angling to be Nate’s sports agent…
right now. Mike has told me that he cannot
read anymore because he now has
two kids and
doesn’t have
time. I believe
the quote
was “I’m too
involved in
my own life
to read about someone else’s…” Great
one, Mike. David Gibbons has once again
gone to every Hobart Football game this
fall. Yes, he was in full face paint for all
games. David Irwin is looking forward to
skiing the bunny slope this winter at his ski
chalet in the Poconos. He’s been struggling
for years with anything having to do with
athletics. That’s all I have for this edition.
Keep sending me news!
WS ’94
Jessica Anderson, 433 Canyon Blvd. Boulder,
Colo. 80302-4923; (303) 579-0434; Jessica@chealseabell.com
H ’95
Daniel B. Bornstein, 3121 N. Avenida Laurel
Real, Tucson, Ariz. 85712; (520) 971-8241;
dan@isfitness.com
WS ’95
Aisling McDonagh, 65 Morton Street, Apt.
1, New York, N.Y. 10014; (212) 414-4921;
Aislingmcdonagh@yahoo.com
Tiger Woods and
The Rainmaker
H ’96
Michael Mahoney, 606 Lake Street, San
Francisco, Calif. 94118; Mike.mahoney@
willis.com
Michael Fudzinski `96 was married to
Lisa Sweeney in Lake Placid, N.Y. this past
June with a great group of Hobart Alums
in attendance.
WS ’96
Trinisha Williams-Chapman, 1199 East 53rd
Street, Apt. 6U, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11234; (347)
312-4182; trinishac@yahoo.com
Lakisha N. Williams, 600 West 122nd
St., #508, New York, N.Y. 10027; (212)
678-8571; lnw3@columbia.edu
H ’97
Joel Armani, 398 W Valleyview Avenue,
Littleton, Colo. 80120 ; (720) 981-9052;
joel_armani@hotmail.com
Only a few items to report on this time as
there nobody reported any news. Please
note – I am going to start soliciting for
someone to take over the duties of writing
the column for the Survey. If interested,
please contact me. Reunion was this past
summer for those that missed it (including
myself – see below for my excuse). The
pictures sent out from Alumni house made
it look like those that attended had a good
time. Please send in any stories or pictures
that you’d like to see included in the next
edition. Andy Anderson recently had a
baby boy late in June, Rowan Wallace Anderson.
From all accounts he’s a healthy,
happy son, and I’m sure that Andy is a
proud dad. That
news is via Josh
Rice, who is currently
not working
clandestinely for
the CIA, but is
actually working
at his house in
Maine helping the other residents there
get ready for the coming winter. My wife
and I recently welcomed our first child,
Caleb David, on June 23rd. He’s keeping
us plenty busy.
WS ’97
Bernadette Clifford, 65 Heller Hill Road,
Blairstown, N.J. 07825-9738; (212)
707-6328; bernadette.clifford@bofasecurities.com
Jennifer Joinnides, 421 Hudson St., Apt. M-6,
New York, N.Y. 10014; jennyjoinnides@
yahoo.com
Stephanie Alysse Miness and Kevin
Sean Begnal ’95 were married in October
on Nantucket Island. The Rev.
Georgia Ann Snell, a Presbyterian minister,
performed the ceremony at Siasconset
Union Chapel in Siasconset, Mass.
H ’98
REUNION
Joseph J. LaSala, 25-06 30th Drive, #6B,
Astoria, N.Y. 11102; (718) 545-1752;
joelasala@gmail.com
Christine Tunick sends news and photos
of Dawn Parker DiGiugno’s wedding
from last November where she was a
bridesmaid as well as photos from a Class
of ’98 Hirshon Reunion. They all lived in
Hirshon first year, and remain friends.
They got together for a girls weekend in
Elmira, N.Y. in August of this year. Attending
were Cathy Wyckoff Murray, Mary
Russin Cummings, Tami VonMatt,
Amy Sprott, Dawn DiGiugno Parker,
Christine Cooper Tunick and Michelle
Odmark Gipner. Cathy Wyckoff
Murray is living in Elmira and had her
second baby in January. Her first child
Nate will be five in October, and her little
girl Riley is eight months old. Mary Russin
Cummings is in Elmira also, and her son
Evan just turned one. Dawn DiGiugno
Parker is married to Jeffrey Parker and
living in Guilford, Conn. Dawn is working
at Bristol-Meyer Squibb and has been
there for a number of years now. Tami
VonMatt is living in North Carolina and
is a teacher. She is doing great! Amy
Sprott is living in Boston and is teaching
also. Michelle Odmark Gipner is living
in Broomfield, Colo., and she had a sweet
little baby, Damon, last fall. She is working
part-time and enjoying being a mommy.
And Christine Tunick is living in Ridgefield,
Conn. with her husband, Nicholas.
They have a daughter Logan, who is four,
and a son, Peter, who is two.
Eileen DelTufo’s ’00 was married
this autumn in Boston to a great guy, Doug
Larence. In attendance from HWS were
Kate Civeletta-Kalich ’00, Kristina
Brown Sarr ’00, Brianna Klemm ’00,
Amy Weidner-LaSala ’00, myself and
my old roommate Chay Tower-Hughes
’98. Chay and his wife, Becky Tower-
Hughes, brought along their two month
old daughter, Ruby, who is honestly the
cutest baby I have ever seen. We also
recently attended the wedding of Ethan
Spiro ’99 and Emily Thompson Spiro
’01 in New York. We had the chance to
catch up with Mark Lamont ’98, Kelly
Bremner ’99, Tom Mazur ’99, Jenn
Geores Mazur ’98 and Jon Gould ’98.
Unfortunately, I will need to end this classnote
on a sad note. As many of you know,
we lost one of our classmates recently.
Julie Kuppinger died as a result of traffic
accident in Barcelona, Spain where she
has been living ever since graduating. Julie
was a dear friend and touched many of
our lives.
WS ’98 REUNION
Katharine (Kate) Strouse Canada, 112
Brandon Road, Baltimore, Md., 21212; (410)
337-7732; katecanada@msn.com
Greetings, William Smith Class of 1998. I
am taking over as the new class correspondent
from my sophomore year
roommate, Colleen McDonough. I hope
you will all send me updates as we get
ready for our Tenth Reunion – June 6-8,
2008! My, how time flies. To start, Chris
and I are living just north of Baltimore with
our daughter, Lillian Royce Canada, who
was born in April 2007. Lily and I took a
trip to California in October to visit Casey
Lintern Rogers and her husband, Michael.
Keeneya Williams reports that she
is a happy homeowner and that she and
Sakina Gabriel work together at Harlem
Children’s Zone in New York City. Sakina
has a daughter, Madison, age one. Alissa
White Kissell reports that she and her
husband John are living in Andover, Mass.
and have a daughter, Adelaide, 3, and a
new baby boy born last Valentine’s Day
named Felix. Jaime Dudajek-Burgdoff
sent a note that she and her husband Jess
have a baby boy, Gavyn David Burgdoff,
born in February. Judy Karpatkin lives
in Manhattan with her husband, Larry
Katzman, and she works for the Legal Aid
Society. She recently won her first felony
jury trial. She frequently sees Joe LaSala
and Dana Glaser around the city. Liza
Pollock-Rivera is living in Portland, Ore.
with her two dogs. She is in her second
year of a three year master’s program in
acupuncture and oriental medicine. She
loves Portland and the Northwest and
plans on staying out there. Anne Monks
Babcock and Bo Babcock had their
second baby girl, Emma Shaw Babcock, on
August 30, 2007.

51 St. Clair Street, Geneva NY 14456; Phone: (315) 781-3449; Fax: (315) 781-3450; Hours: M- Th: 9 -5; F- Sa: 9-4:30; Closed Sun.
H ’99
Curtis C. Fazen, 330 Dartmouth Street, Apt.
1B, Boston, Mass. 02116; (857) 222-3663;
curtisfazen@gmail.com
Hello, All. I hope everyone is well. Craig
Haas and his wife, Priya, live in Boston’s
South End. Please see the photo from
their July 2006 wedding. The couple are
expecting their first child in May, and he
spends most of his free time with alumni
Gregg Snyder ’01 and Erik Hastings
’99. Gregg is doing well, consulting for the
Private Industry Council, as well as pursuing
his master’s at Northeastern. Erik is also
doing well. He and his wife just celebrated
their son’s first birthday. Also in baby news,
John Farnsworth just became a father
to a beautiful baby girl, Kaya. John teaches
English at The Fessenden School in West
Newton, Mass. On the West Coast, Jonas
Wood is making art and playing poker with
celebrities in Los Angeles. His wife, Shio, is
a sculptor. There were many HWS people
at his show in New York over the summer
including Amanda and Dave Coyle,
Sara and Kevin Dunham, Dan Phillips,
Kristine Lerner and I, too, had the chance
to attend. I learned Dave and Amanda are
doing well in Maryland. Kevin is in the final
year of his radiology residency at NYU.
Dan is practicing law in Austin, Texas. For
my part, I just started a new job this past
fall at Dexter School in Brookline, Mass.
On my first day, I happened to meet Josh
Lappin ’96.
Alumni House has received news that
Christina Calabrese recently finished
her doctorate in psychology. Congrats,
Chrissie.
WS ’99
Jennifer A. Hurley, 420 East 83rd Street,
Apt. 4E, New York, N.Y., 10028; (212)
879-3890; jenniferhurley@gmail.com
Reeshemah Brightley, 66 Wilson Avenue,
Medford, NY 11763; (212) 932-0883;
rbrightley@hotmail.com
Congratulations to Rebecca Scheer, who
married Nick Carvajal in New York City
on October 6, 2007. Nick is from England
and has joined Becky here in New York. A
number of members of the class of ’99 –
Pam Burkhalter, Jennifer Hurley, Meredith
Moriarty, and Amy Schubmehl
– were there to help Becky celebrate.
Several alumnae have left New York City
recently, including Meredith Madden,
who moved to Ithaca and is teaching
Special Education in Trumansburg, and
Susannah Jackson Park, who moved
to Seattle and is currently finishing up her
travels in the Far East, where she has been
with her husband for the past few months.
Abby Taylor ran into Janine Waller at
Yellowstone National Park in July. Janine
is actually a ranger there – which I didn’t
know – but it was her day off, and they
happened to be checking out the same
geyser at the same time. Abby was on a
huge road trip – 6000 miles, mostly driven
alone –- and hadn’t had a shower in days!
Devon Grandi Powell and husband, Mike,
welcomed son, Henry Michael Powell,
on April 23, 2007 and moved into a new
house in Brookline, Mass. soon after - it
was a busy summer! They recently enjoyed
a weekend in Vermont with fellow alums
Beth Sharistanian, Jessica Thibeau,
Rene DeGironemo Wilson, Rene’s husband,
Kurt, and her son Luke. The Powells
also had the pleasure of spending time
with Erin O’Brien Ingraffia ’00 and her
husband, Roy ’00, who came to Boston on
a brief trip from their home in Philadelphia.
Please send in updates! We would all love
to hear what you are doing.
H ’00
Eric J. Isban, Apt. 1102, 300 East 62nd
Street, New York, N.Y. 10021; eisban@
yahoo.com
Sam and Jen Park are living in Alexandria
(near Old Town) and recently celebrated
their third wedding anniversary. Sam is
working at Chemonics as a network engineer
and does a lot of work down in the
Caribbean. Jen is finishing her masters in
Tourism Management from George Washington
University. Charlie Lonergan, is
living in Virginia Beach, Va. with his wife,
Frances Pace ’03. Charlie is currently
working at the Cape Henry Collegiate
School as a college counselor, sports information
director and head boy’s lacrosse
coach. Frances is a lower school teacher
and the lower school reading specialist at
Cape Henry as well. Charlie completed his
master’s degree this past spring, earning a
M.Ed. in Sport Management from Springfield
College. Eric Hanson is currently living
in Tiverton, R.I. (east of Newport). Eric
is working at Hinckley Yachts, a high-end
yacht builder out of Portsmouth, R.I. John
Arminger is in law school at Georgetown
and plans to be in New York City this
summer. John Kernis has moved back to
Madrid with his wife after spending over
three years in Taipei and Beijing. He’s
teaching literature at the British Council
School and writing for a Madrid-based
magazine. Ethan Samson graduated
law school, passed the Oregon bar and
is working and living in Portland. John
Moxon moved back to New York City last
August and is working for a global money
manager in midtown. Khawar Khokhar
is still living in New Jersey and working
in New York as VP of marketing with a
healthcare marketing and communications
advertising agency. Eileen DelTufo
was married this autumn in Boston to a
great guy, Doug Larence. In attendance
from HWS were Kate Civeletta-Kalich
Kristina (Brown) Sarr, Brianna Klem,
Amy Weidner-LaSala, Joseph J. LaSala
’98 and Chay Tower-Hughes ’98.
H O B A R T A N D W I L L I A M S M I T H C O L L E G E S 45
classnotes
notes
THE COLLEGE STORE
Celebrate the William Smith Centennial
with a colorful selection of t-shirts now available
at the College Store.
William Smith leaders: Director of Alumnae Relations Kathy Killius Regan ’82,
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees Lauren Shallish ’05,
Student Trustee Emily Earll ’08, and Student Trustee Shavonne Ward ’09.

WS ’00
Sharon Bowen, 1077 12st Street, Oakland,
Calif., 94607; (510) 893-3285; sharonb78@
gmail.com
Anna Elmes Spalding; 8 Wood Avenue, Eliot,
Maine 03903; (207) 226-7475 aespalding@
comcast.com
Youlanda Barber wrote to tell me that
she recently returned from back from
Dakar, Senegal where she was teaching
English and writing to high school kids and
adults. She’s now back in New York City
finishing her M.F.A. thesis to prepare it
for publishing, under the name Ibrahima
Minerva “La Mariposa” Diaz. In January,
she will be teaching English and Writing in
South Korea. Meredith Dunn Murray
and Ryan Day Eschauzier were married
on August 11, 2007. The ceremony was
held at a small stone chapel at Ocean Point
in East Boothbay, Maine. A reception followed
at the Lawnmere Inn on Southport
Island, Maine. Other HWS alumni
in attendance were Katherine Meyer
and Lesley Mattson. The happy couple
resides in West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
Please write me at sharonb78@gmail.
com with your updates. You can also find
me (and a bunch of other classmates) on
Facebook.
H ’01
Alexander S. Kaplan, 1901 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW, Suite 807, Washington, D.C. 20006;
(202) 659-1903; akaplan@ofii.org; Fax:
(202) 659-2293
Lauren Armstrong and Tom Spelman
were married on June 30. Bridesmaids
included Katy Raeman, Courtney Miller
’02, Meghan Spelman ’05, sister of
the groom. Briggs Johnson ’01, is now
working right next to me at Coldwell
Banker here in Boston. Briggs was previously
the head squash pro at the Sports
Club LA. He’ll be coaching the Milton
Academy team this winter in addition to
selling homes at Coldwell. Briggs also has
more friends than anyone (in the world)
on Facebook. He lets me know this every
day. He’s quite popular.
Patrick Martin writes: I’m living in
Maryland, working for the Naval Medical
Center in Bethesda, Md., and coaching at
the Baltimore Rowing Club. During my
time at the club, I’ve been happy to see
membership grow from 60 to 300. This
year I was selected to represent the club
in a Men’s Four at the Head of the Charles
Regatta in Boston. I caught up with Jordan
Kauffman ’02, Morgan Ryan- Wynhoff
and Yasmine Chien.
Cpt. Mike Rizzotti writes: Greetings
from Baghdad, Iraq. I wanted to submit a
classnote on behalf of 2LT Kyle Moore
and I for the next edition of the Pulteney
St. Survey. Having been in Iraq for almost
15 months, I will be returning to Fort
Hood, Texas in February 2008. I’ve spent
the entirety of the deployment working
as a Military Prosecutor for Multi-National
Corps-Iraq trying cases throughout theater,
to include prosecuting a senior Army
officer in Baghdad for Aiding the Enemy
and violations of the Espionage Act. The
Army has been good to me so far, and it
looks as though I will be headed to either
Germany or Washington D.C. in the
46 / the pulteney st. SURVEY / Spring 2008
spring of 2008 to work as a Trial Defense
Counsel. As luck would have it, I met up
with Kyle Moore at Victory Base Camp in
Baghdad. Kyle is doing well and is currently
working in Iraq as an Army Infantry Officer
and a Platoon Leader. Sorry to have
missed the five year reunion but hoping to
be stateside next time around. Until then
keep in touch and y’all take care.
WS ’01
Katie Hanson Sisk, 1361 Detroit Street,
Denver, Colo., 80206; katherinesisk@
comcast.net
Marilyn V. Perez, 104-46 110th St.,
Richmond Hill, N.Y. 11419-2412; (718)
843-1107; mvprunner143@yahoo.com
Lauren Armstrong and Tom Spelman
were married on June 30. Bridesmaids
were: Katy Raeman ,Courtney Miller
’02 and Meghan Spelman ’05, sister of
the groom.
H ’02
Steve Chabot, 146 Brackett St., Westbrook,
Maine 04092; chabot@alum.hws.edu
Christopher Brush writes: I am currently
living in Kansas City, Mo., where I teach
government and law at Raytown South
High School as well as coach wrestling.
Two years ago this past November, I
married my beautiful wife, Julia Srp, who
is also a teacher. Since my time at HWS, I
have gone on to earn my M.A. in Education
and am currently working on my M.A.
in American
History.
Kevin
Haggerty
writes: I just
got back from
working eight
months in Montreal as a foreign service
officer for the Department of Homeland
Security. I am back home in Buffalo, N.Y.
Life is good and couldn’t ask for anything
else right now.
WS ’02
Sarah Barge, 3415 Clover Street, Pittsford,
N.Y., 14534; (585) 734-7059; sbarge@
alum.hws.edu
Sarah Swanton and Glenn Madio ’03
were married on September 8, 2007 in
Bolton, Mass. They had a wonderful wedding,
with many friends and family from
HWS joining in the celebration. The pair
so enjoyed their time at HWS—it is where
they fell in love in 2001, and they will
always remember it fondly.
Mary Cinadr writes: I had wanted
to serve in the Peace Corps since I took
the Peace Corps course at HWS. This
past year seemed like the perfect time
to apply. I had my interview shortly after
speaking with President Mark D. Gearan
and received my invitation in August! I
have a beekeeping extension assignment in
Paraguay. I’m excited, anxious and grateful
to have this opportunity. I would like to
thank Mark for encouraging me by his example
and leadership throughout my HWS
years. I will take his advice and employ my
memory of MacGyver episodes!
H ’03
Head of the Charles
and Beekeeping
REUNION
Kevin A. Kubera, 4822 North Fairfax Dr.,
Apt. 1, Arlington, Va. 22203
WS ’03 REUNION
Kristen Mogilnicki Good, 22 McAllister
Avenue, Norwalk, Conn. 06854; (203)
956-7495; kmogilnicki@yahoo.com
Amanda Herman reports that she
recently returned from Vienna, Austria,
where she completed training for a dance
ability teacher certification to teach improvisational
dance to people with (and
without) disabilities. She is now living in
the Seattle area, wrapping up thesis work
for her M.F.A. in Dance. She reports the
presence of many alums in Philadelphia
in May at the wedding of Molly McAndrew
and Ken Pendergast ’02. Many
alums also got together in Cape Cod in
September for the wedding of Kristen
Mogilnicki (yes, that’s me) and Bryan
Good. I had a wonderful time, and it was
a great chance to catch up with fellow
alums: Sheila McKevitt, Rachel Caplan,
Kevin Kubera, Kathleen Sager ’04,
Jason Nackley, Phil Baker, Brendan
Kenny ’04, Jackson Kenny ’04, Patrick
Nozdrovicky, Ricky Spidalieri ’04, Barbara
E. Tornow ’65, Christie Palmer
Lowrance ’65, Crystal and Derek
Beatrice, and Ryan Adams with his wife,
Karen Lowe ’05.
Mark your calendars and make plans
with fellow alums
to return to cam-
pus for Reunion on
June 6-8, 2008…I
can’t believe it’s
been five years!
I was actually on
campus recently,
and it looks great. I am happy to report
that Sideshow (according to seniors) is
still going strong with Ma and Gary. However,
I was told that Holiday was shut
down (two years ago) for being unable
to pay the fine for underage customers.
There are some cool new bars, so plan to
come back to Geneva to check it out.
H ’04
Brian K. Thompson, P.O. Box 816, South
Royalton, Vt., 05068; (802) 763-7336;
bthompson@vermontlaw.edu
Greetings everyone. I hope you are all
enjoying the winter wherever you are.
As I write the nice fall weather of New
England has turned to a bitter cold with
snow around the corner. I was married
this summer to Vicky Henderson back in
Geneva and had the reception on campus
at Houghton House. It was a great event
in which Professor of Philosophy Scott
Brophy ’78, Professor of Geoscience
D. Brooks McKinney, Jeremy Cooney,
Jesse Cote, Chris Schneider, Jeffrey
Talbot, Ashleigh Treiberg and Alicia
Sands all attended. Ted Shepard also
got married this summer as well to his
new wife, Jessica. They had their marriage
up here in Vermont in West Berlin at
Jessica’s parents’ house and had a beautiful
reception at the Country Club of Vermont
in Waterbury. They have now moved
to the Twin Cities, Minn., where Jess is
attending the University of Minnesota
Veterinary School, and Ted is working at
Endura Financial Federal Credit Union as a
member service representative. They have
purchased their first home just north of
St. Paul in Arden Hills. They are enjoying
married life but definitely miss Vermont.
Jared Klebanoff has also moved but a
bit further. He is now living in Dubai. He
graduated from Suffolk University Law
School in Boston, passed the Bar and got
a three month internship at a corporate
law firm located in Dubai. I guess they
were impressed with his work so much
that at the end of the three months, they
offered him a full-time position, which he
accepted. He and Jen Davenport ’05 are
still together and she had a going-away
party for him in which Kevin Evers, Julie
Ripley and Clare McNamera attended.
Also, Dan Goble got married in March
and several Kappa Sigma alums attended
including Anthony Patrone, Jay Park,
Kevin Evers, Karl Dugal, and Dave
Szentesy, along with Jen Davenport and
Julie Ripley. Jeremy Cooney has made
it through his first semester of law school
at Albany Law and was elected his class
president in the Student Bar Association.
Jeffrey Talbot also made a move from
Atlanta. He is enjoying his new job with
Harvard University. Both Cooney and Talbot
made a trip over to Vermont this fall
to visit with me. We managed to travel to
a wide variety of areas in the state -- there
are a lot of awesome breweries and unfortunately
not enough time to drink at all of
them, but we tried and paid for it dearly all
day Sunday. (Talbot was even feeling the
pain on Monday.) That is all I have for now.
Please keep me updated on what is going
on with you, so I can pass the word along
to the rest of our class. Look forward to
seeing you all soon.
WS ’04
Victoria L. Thompson, PO Box 816, South
Royalton, Vt., 05068 ;( 802) 763-7336;
vhenderson@comcast.net
Greetings everyone! I hope the time since
the last Pulteney Street has been treating
you as well as it has been treating me.
Brian Thompson and I were married in
July in Geneva, N.Y. The ceremony at St.
Stephen’s Church was beautiful and the
reception at Houghton House was amazing.
Brian will have more on that in his Hobart
classnote. Melissa Hipolit left D.C.
to get her master’s degree in Broadcast
Journalism at Syracuse University’s Newhouse
School. She hopes to be a news
reporter and has already covered a story
in Geneva at Fox Run Vineyards! Lervan
Johnny got married to Julian Atticot on
May 5, 2007. They had an adorable set
of twin sons on June 17 (Father’s Day!).
Their names are Javon and Jayden. Ally
Gualtieri has left the east coast to explore
small-town life in Sedalia, Mo., where she
is the education writer for The Sedalia
Democrat. Life as a journalist is good,
and it all started with the Herald! She did
make time to see both JoAnn Waller and
Carl Morgan ’03 before she left. Carl is
still happily employed at Fidessa and living
in New York. Jo works at the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Fund in D.C. and is
furiously preparing for the twenty-fifth
anniversary celebration of the memorial!

Jo recently visited Jessica Queener, who
is getting her Ph.D. in English at West
Virginia University in Morgantown. Jo and
Ally say congrats to Kevin Kubera ’03
and Kathleen Sager! Elyssa Koidin just
keeps on keeping on in D.C. where she is
living in Dupont Circle. She just got back
from a great vacation in Hawaii for her
brother’s wedding, and she hopes to meet
up with Lisa DeLucia who is interviewing
for various resident programs for dentistry
in the D.C. area. Diana Spurgat has been
living in Manhattan the past three years,
working in finance at Caxton Associates,
one of the world’s top earning hedge
funds, led by Bruce Kovner. She also
spends time volunteering at the Museum
of Biblical Art. Jennifer Mecus moved
from New York. to Wolfeboro, N.H. Since
graduating, she has received her masters
of science in Reading and Literacy through
Walden University and has been accepted
for the Ph.D. program in education there
as well. She will begin the Ph.D. program
in January 2008. Jennifer also recently
accepted a position as program director
(principal) of the Bradford School (NFI
North) in Bradford, N.H. The school is
part of the larger North American Family
Institute not-for-profit organization based
in Danvers, Mass. The school is a private
school for middle and high school students
that have IEP’s (individualized education
plan) and are coded ED (emotionally
disturbed). Brooke Robinson is
still in Maine. She enjoyed an extremely
beautiful summer-like fall in Maine, which
reminded her of the fall in Geneva. She’s
been working with the Department of
Homeland Security for over a year now.
Gretchen Lasda is living in Jersey City/
Hoboken and ran the San Francisco
marathon in July. She is currently working
with Bounce Entertainment in Brooklyn,
New York. Brighde Dougherty is living
in California and is working as the head
coach of a Division III lacrosse program
at Pomona College. Jessica Werder
recieved her masters in Public Health
from the University at Albany. In June,
she got married to Matt Lyttle ’06 and
they are currently in Nicaragua with the
Peace Corps! She certainly is busy. Sarah
Timm reports that “after an unfortunate
entrance into the world of banking after
my graduation (I was an English major), I
now work for a publishing company in
Clifton Park, N.Y. I say a big hello to all the
people who don’t talk to me anymore–call
me.” Sarah hears from David duFresne
’04 every so often and notes that he is doing
well in his second year teaching English
in Korea. Lindsay Udick Bearden and
her husband, Robert, welcomed their little
girl, Lily Isabella, into the world on June
15. Lindsay is still living and teaching high
school in North Georgia and enjoying the
southern lifestyle. Eryn Yates has spent
the last year working at Florida Panther
National Wildlife Refuge in Southwest
Florida doing fire effects monitoring and
wild land firefighting. Jennifer Bermel
married Brendan Kelleher on August 25,
2007 in Buffalo, N.Y. HWS friends in attendance
were Craig Swanson, Caitlin
Stechschulte, Lauren Lupton, Sarah
Roesgen, Melissa Hipolit, Sarah Calabrese,
Daria Siegel and Robert Drake.
Jess Teicher just returned from Peace
Corps Ukraine and is currently at Columbia
getting a master in Human Rights and
Eurasian Studies.
H ’05
Michael F. Hoepp, Office of Admissions,
Hobart and William Smith Colleges;
(315)-781-3947; hoepp@hws.edu
Dan Abroms is currently pursuing his
masters degree in exercise and sport sciences
with a concentration in sport physiology
at nearby Ithaca College. Cliff Crain
reports that he is living in Hoboken, N.J.
and working at Moody’s Investors Service
with Matthew Lucky in Manhattan. Cliff
will be attending the NYU Stern School of
Business to pursue an M.B.A. in the spring.
Eric Cohen is currently studying medicine
at SABA University in the Netherlands,
Antilles with plans on returning to the
States in April to start clinical rotations.
Kyle Grantling is enrolled at Long Island
University in pursuit of a masters degree
in accounting. Taking second place in the
Western Mass Duck Hunting competition,
Ian Reed is currently living in Amherst,
Mass. Dominic Moore is leaving chilly
upstate New York for warmer climes. He
will begin graduate work in religious studies
in Berkeley, CA this fall.
WS ’05
Melissa Sorrells, Office of Communications,
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva
N.Y. 14456; (315) 781-3694; melissa.sorrells@hws.edu
Caroline Wenzel, 146 Hubbell Street,
Canandaigua, N.Y. 14424; (315) 719-7979;
caroline.wenzel@gmail.com
Carla DeLucia writes that she is living in
Boston and is now working as a financial
aid counselor at Fisher College. She is
also an adjunct professor teaching a math
class at Fisher College as well. Carla went
to Cathy Caiazza’s wedding this past
summer in Rochester with Hilda Castillo
and Brooke Chase. Christine Curry
is wrapping up her master’s in secondary
education, social studies and special
education. She plans on moving to Boston
in the spring. Lydia Broughton-Wilder
reports that she is living near Buffalo in
Williamsville and working at a Web development
company in East Aurora. Lisa
Nelson and Lisa Gangl are finishing up at
Roger Williams Law School. Ashley Olen
married Greg Tucker on August 18, 2007
in Falmouth, Maine. In attendance were:
Katie Coffey, Emma Yovanoff, Lauren
Gianniny, Lauren Piper, Ryan Hallings,
Sara Beth Euwer, Rebecca Hayes ’99,
Julie Limbocker Flower ’99 and Jay ’98.
Jesse Ciletti is still working as a marine
animal trainer at Sea Life Park in Hawaii.
Regina Assetta is currently living in New
York City, where she spends a lot of time
with Morgan Wentworth and frequently
runs into many HWS alums along the
way. She is working as an assistant editor
for Sterling Publishing. Sarah Kaplan is
currently residing in Whitemarsh Island in
Coastal Savannah, Ga. She is working on
her Master’s of Architecture at Savannah
College of Art and Design. She is also
commuting to Hilton Head to work at a
residential architecture firm. Cole Judge
is currently living in sunny New Orleans,
working as an AmeriCorps VISTA for the
Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental
Research (CBR). She’s working with the
Lower 9th Ward’s Center for Sustainability
and Engagement in the Holy Cross Neigh-
borhood, which aims to be the first carbon
neutral neighborhood in the nation and is
rebuilding in a green and sustainable way.
H ’06
Lee Carrier, 60 Newman Road, Apt. B ,
Lake Placid, N.Y. 12946; (518) 248-0996;
lc1092@hws.edu or carrier1@nycap.rr.com
I am pleased to report that after 2000
miles of hiking in six months and three
days, Gil Carr and Rob Aspinwall
completed their epic journey of hiking the
Appalachian Trail on Sunday September
30, 2007. You can read about their journey
thanks to Katrina Charysyn, who
documented the boys’ trip on the web
at www.white-blaze.blogspot.com. Jed
Stuart is working at the Gunnery School
in Washington, Conn. as the assistant
director of admissions and is also helping
to coach the boy’s hockey and tennis
teams. Congratulations to Amory Ross
whose incredible sailing photographs have
been featured on the covers of several
illustrious sailing publications including
Sailing World, Seahorse International Sailing,
and Sail. You will also find his works
throughout the pages of these and other
sailing media. (It was his roommate freshman
year who taught him everything he
knows about photography.) News from
Hobart Hockey players continuing their
playing in the professional ranks: Will
Bodine will be patrolling the blue line and
doing the enforcing for the Augusta Lynx
of the E.C.H.L. Greg Gallagher will also
be suiting up in the E.C.H.L. this season
as the All-American defensemen signed
with the Cincinnati Cyclones. Wes Scott
is enjoying working for Smith Barney in
sunny California, where he recently passed
his Series Seven Exam and is quickly
learning the business of financial advising.
Ed Poirier is working in Manhattan for
Calyon Financial in their metals group. I
bumped into Brady Mahar on the streets
of Lake Placid, and he reports that he is
currently working on getting his masters
degree at SUNY Albany. As for myself, I
have been enjoying fall in the Adirondacks.
I am traveling to Athens, Greece this
November to race in the original Athens
Marathon and then traveling throughout
Europe for two weeks.
WS ’06
Kathryn Chabot, 21 Beaver Street, Keene,
N.H. 03431; (919) 609-7906; kathryn.
chabot@duke.edu
H ’07
Lou Guard, 33 Monroe St., Geneva, NY
14456; (315) 781-3817; guard@hws.edu
The ever-elusive Mike McCarthy headed
across the pond and will be lacing up
his skates for the Heerenveen Flyers of
Heerenveen, Netherlands. Matt Elsenbeck
writes that he is currently working
with Merrill Lynch in Boston, Mass.
Joshua Unikel was hired onto the staff at
Hobart and William Smith after graduation
as the assistant editor of the Seneca Review,
the Colleges’ national literary journal,
and communications assistant in the Office
of Communications. He also works as
a freelance graphics editor and plans to
attend graduate school for creative writing
and philosophy.
Nick Hoagland wrote the following
note to President Gearan: I just wanted to
thank you once again for all your help with
the Peace Corps. I have just finished up
staging in Philadelphia, and I leave tomorrow
evening for Guinea. I like my group;
it is mostly young people my age who are
all very interesting. I am both nervous and
excited at the same time. Hope all is well in
Geneva.
WS ’07
Ashley Kent, 857 Winyah Avenue, Westfield,
N.J., 07090; (908) 232-1566; ashmkent@
gmail.com
I hope that everyone is enjoying their first
year out of college and busy living life to
the fullest! Katelyn Miller is working at a
consulting firm in Philadelphia but is missing
everyone back at HWS. Nicole Dudley
continues to attend William Smith for
her masters in education. She is currently
working on her thesis and taking classes.
Heather Philip is in the New York region
working as a geologist with Parsons Engineering
in Syracuse. She is busy working on
the remediation of Onondaga Lake. Some
of the Heron Soccer Alumnae including,
Heather Philip, Alexandra Rieben,
Kate Warner ’06 and myself, could not
seem to stay away from the nest and attended
a few of the girl’s games this past
fall. Alexandra is working at Major League
Soccer in New York City doing special
events. She keeps in touch with everyone
and has met up with Kelsey Toth. Since
graduating, Elizabeth Guzzetti, has
moved to Brooklyn, N.Y. She is working
for a non-profit agency, CAMBA, which is
the largest agency in Brooklyn, providing
an array of services such as after school
programs, economic development, family
support and youth development, HIV/
AIDS services, housing and housing Services
and legal services to approximately 30,000
individuals each year. Like most of us, she
misses college a lot!
Whitney Cox writes: After school
ended, I moved back to my home in
Tennessee to work. I got a job as an extra
at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede Dinner
Theater. I really enjoyed it, but was sort of
left without advancement opportunities as
my singing is very poor. But one night, late
in August, a group of Vietnamese businessmen
stopped in for dinner. Because I had
spent my semester abroad in Vietnam, I
wanted to go speak to them. We got to
chatting, and they ended up inviting me to
come back to Vietnam with them. One of
them was a major sponsor of a Vietnamese
TV series and suggested that he could
land me a role on it. I bought a plane
ticket and moved to Ho Chi Minh City in
September. Unfortunately, the show I was
supposed to be on was canceled due to a
sex tape scandal involving the lead actress,
Hoang Thuy Linh. So I was left without
a job. Since then, I have been doing little
pieces. I’ve had a part in a motorbike
helmet commercial as well as a University
Fund Raiser Variety Show. Hopefully I will
be able to continue doing these kinds of
things. That’s about it. I hope all is well.
As for me, it has been a busy year. I was
in Italy for my sister’s wedding and had the
privilege of being her maid of honor. I am
working at Advantage Human Resourcing
on-site at Goldman Sachs. Please stay in
touch!
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The Colleges appreciate notification of the
death of any member of the Hobart and
William Smith community.
In order to include notice in The Pulteney
St. Survey, we must receive notification that is
printed and verifiable. If possible, please send
a printed obituary or legal notification (as from
an estate) of the death. Personal testimonials
and remembrances, in written form, are also
welcome. Their use in the Survey, though, is
subject to length restrictions.
Deadlines for obituary submission are the
same as for Classnotes.
Hobart
Alumni House has learned of the death
of Kenneth K. Buzby ’20 in January
1992. Formerly of Cherry Hill, N.J., he
attended Hobart for one year and was a
member of Sigma Phi fraternity. A former
vice president at Keystone Lubricating in
Philadelphia, he took up cartooning and
painting after turning 80.
Alumni House has learned of the death
of Sidney W. Clark ’24 in August 1987
in Interlaken, N.Y., He earned a degree in
philosophy and history, and was a member
of Sigma Chi fraternity, Little Theatre,
Druids, the football and track teams, Chimera,
the yearbook staff, the debate club,
Schola Cantorum and the chapel choir.
After World War II, he was a field director
with the American Red Cross in the Philippines.
As an alumnus, he was a class agent,
class correspondent and Reunion chair.
Alumni House has learned of the death of
John L. Griffin ’24 in December 1994 in
Montrose, N.Y. He was a member of the
football team.
Alumni House has learned of the death of
Stanley A. Sholik ’29 in January 2000 in
Laguna Hills, Calif. He attended Hobart for
three years.
Alumni House has learned of the death of
Matthew R. Dieter ’30 in March 2003
in Fort Myers, Fla. He transferred from
Cornell University, earned a degree at
Hobart in economics and history, and was
a member of Phi Phi Delta fraternity and
the basketball team.
William H. Earl ’35, GP ’06, died June
17, 2007, at Niagara Hospice House in
Lockport, N.Y.
During his three years at Hobart, Bill
was a member of Kappa Alpha fraternity
and the basketball, cross country and
lacrosse teams. He graduated from the
University at Buffalo law school in 1937,
and started practicing law in June of 1938.
He entered the Naval Reserves in May
1943; was on active duty from August
1943 to January 1946, last as a lieutenant.
After his discharge, he returned to Lockport
to practice law and retired in 2003
at the age of 90. He served as Niagara
County District Attorney from 1955 until
1966, and was elected as a delegate to the
1967 state’s Constitutional Convention.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie
Kohankie Earl ’35, two children, six
grandchildren including William H. Earl III
’06; three great-grandchildren and a sisterin-law,
Ruth Kohankie Hubbs ’39.
Lee H. Stoddard ’35, died Dec. 1, 2007,
in Rochester, Minn.
He attended Hobart for two years and
then Rochester Institute of Technology.
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He was an accountant at several firms in
Rochester, N.Y., and Newark, N.Y., including
Sarah Coventry, a costume jewelry
manufacturer, from which he retired as assistant
treasurer in 1977. He and his wife,
Rachel, who predeceased him, moved to
Minnesota in 1996. He is survived by two
children.
Alumni House has learned of the death in
October 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah, of
Duilio N. DiCostanzo ’36, who earned
a degree in physics and was a member of
Phi Phi Delta, Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon Pi
Sigma and Little Theatre. He was retired
from the University of Chicago.
William Kashouty ’38 died Aug. 28,
2007, in Geneva.
After graduation, he served in the
Army Air Corps for more than three years
during World War II, and operated several
businesses in Geneva, including Baroody’s
Cigar Store for more than 37 years. He
was a member of the Geneva Housing
Commission for more than 23 years,
including several years as its secretary. He
supported the Statesmen Athletic Association
and Geneva Scholarship Associates.
He was predeceased by his wife of 45
years, Pat; and a sister, Mary Kashouty
Abraham ’37. The family has suggested
that memorial contributions be made to
the Colleges, in care of Alumni House, 615
S. Main St., Geneva, NY 14456.
Giles W. Reynolds ’38 died July 15, 2007.
After earning his bachelor’s degree
while a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity,
he joined the staff of the National Bank of
Geneva (now Five Star Bank), from which
he retired in 1979 as executive vice president,
cashier and director. He enlisted in
the Army Air Corps in 1942, and served as
a navigator in the African Campaign. While
in Egypt, he met and married Charlotte
Milleret, a Swiss Red Cross volunteer
and teacher, who predeceased him. He
retained his membership in the Army
Reserves until 1975, when he retired as a
lieutenant commander. In the 1979 elections,
he defeated the incumbent, Helen
P. Maney ’37, L.H.D. ’70 and retired from
the bank in order to become mayor on
Jan. 1, 1980. He served a single four-year
term, and was a member of numerous
civic and fraternal organizations.
James A. Avery ’40 died Oct. 7, 2007, in
Canandaigua, N.Y.
He earned his bachelor’s degree, cum
laude, and then entered the Army in 1941
serving in the infantry during World War II,
including helping to open the Burma Road
in 1944 and 1945. Discharged as a captain
in November 1945, he entered law school
at Harvard, and finished his law degree in
1948. He served as Canandaigua city attorney
(1956-57), a city court judge (1960
to 1984); and is a former president of the
Ontario County Bar Association.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years,
Virginia R. Avery and two children.
Clarence H. Clemens ’40 died May 15,
2007, in Painted Post, N.Y.
He earned his degree while playing
basketball, football and lacrosse. He later
served in the Navy and earned a degree
from Cortland State Teachers College
(now State University College at Cortland)
in 1947, after also studying at Ithaca College.
He received a master’s in educational
administration from the University of
Buffalo in 1952 and later became a social
studies and phys ed teacher and coach
at several Western New York school
districts, and was eventually named superintendent
at West Valley Central School
in Cattaraugus County, N.Y., from which
he retired in 1974. Clemens was inducted
into the Hobart Hall of Fame in 2006 as a
member of the 1940 lacrosse team.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years,
Dorotha, two sons and a daughter.
Emery L. Will ’40 died May 22, 2007, in
Oneonta, N.Y.
He earned a bachelor’s in biology and
chemistry while participating in Kappa
Sigma fraternity and the glee club. He
served in the Army in the Pacific Theater
during World War II and was discharged
as a first lieutenant in April 1946. He then
returned to college, earning a master’s in
biological sciences from Cornell University
in 1947 and his Ph.D. in nature studyconservation
education, also from Cornell,
in 1949. He taught at the University of
Louisville, Ky., and at the University of
Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, before moving
to Oneonta, where he taught biology
and chemistry at State University College
at Oneonta beginning in 1952, chairing the
science department, and later serving as
director of academic advisement. He was
a past president of the American Nature
Study Society and New York State Science
Teachers Association, a fellow of the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science, and wrote many articles
on science and conservation.
Survivors include his wife, Lois Clise
Will ’40 and two daughters.
Jack G. Palmer ’42 died Aug. 1, 2007, in
Alpharetta, Ga.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in
business administration and was president
of Sigma Phi fraternity, a member of Kappa
Beta Phi, the debate club and football
team, and was business manager for the
Herald. After graduation, he joined the
Marines, serving from 1942 to 1946,
was wounded in Iwo Jima and received a
Purple Heart. He retired in 1984 from 3M,
where he had been a sales manager. Survivors
include his wife of 65 years, Dorothy
and a daughter.
Alumni House has learned of the death in
May 2007 of Raleigh E. Sutherland ’42,
who attended Hobart College for one
semester. He retired in 1979 after more
than 40 years at the Corning Glass Works,
and was a noted breeder of Golden
Retrievers.
King James Bogardus Jr. ’44 died June
12, 2007, in Springfield, Mo.
He concentrated in theology and was
a member of the basketball, freshman
football and lacrosse teams during the year
he attended Hobart College, 1940-41; he
was drafted into the Army in June 1941.
He served in World War II and the Korean
Conflict, graduated from the Army and
General Staff College, and retired from the
Pentagon in 1968 as a lieutenant colonel,
with several decorations including Bronze
Star. He also graduated from Berean
University of the Assemblies of God, and
was a former State of Florida Chaplain for
the Gideons International. He later held
management positions for the American
Red Cross in Omaha, Neb.; Oklahoma
City, Okla., and in Florida.
Survivors include his wife, a son, two
daughters and a stepdaughter.
Alumni House has also learned of the death
in September 2004 in Lady Lake, Fla.,
of John R. Hopper ’44, who attended
Hobart for 2-1/2 years before entering
the Marine Corps during World War II and
serving in the South Pacific. While at HWS,
he was a member of Phi Phi Delta, Chimera
and the International Student Club. After
the war, he worked for United Airlines,
Ford Motor Co. and Kaiser Aluminum. He
is survived by four children.
Alumni House has learned of the death
in November 2006 in Katonah, N.Y. of
Cyrus Clark Jr. ’46. He attended Hobart
for one year and was a member of Sigma
Phi fraternity, and the lacrosse, tennis
and wrestling teams. He served as a flight
engineer in the Army Air Corps from 1943
to 1945, and was discharged as a staff
sergeant. He worked for the family textile
business in New York City.
Leonard R. Kojm ’47 died Sept. 7, 2004,
in Springfield, Va.
He attended Hobart College for two
years as part of the Navy’s V-12 program,
studying chemistry and Naval studies, and
received a bachelor’s degree in economics
from Dartmouth in 1947 and a master’s in
communications from Boston University
in 1956. A retired captain in the Navy, he
later retired as director of communications
for the U.S. Department of Energy. He
is survived by his wife of 52 years, Mary
Anne and two children. He was buried at
Arlington National Cemetery.
Ralph E. Springstead ’47 died July 9,
2007, in Geneva.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in history
in 1947 and remained to complete his
master of arts in political science in 1948.
He served as class historian, president
of Sigma Phi fraternity, and editor of the
Herald; and was a member of the Board
of Control, Druids, Canterbury Club
and Interfraternity Council. After two
years as a teacher, he entered the banking
business at Monroe County Savings
Bank in Rochester. In 1951, he started
working at Geneva Savings Bank, and was
named its president in 1964, succeeding
his father. He retired from the renamed
Savings Bank of the Finger Lakes in 1995,
after 45 years’ service, including 30 as
president and chief executive officer. He
remained on the board of directors for
five more years. An intensely loyal alum,
he was president of the Alumni Association
from 1958 to 1960, a director and
past president of the Statesmen Athletic
Association (1993-2005), and the recipient
of the Alumni Citation in 1965. He was a
class agent, Reunion gift chair, and twice
Reunion Chair. He received a 50 th Reunion
Citation Award in 1997. He chaired the
capital campaign in 1985 and was a familiar
face at many campus events over several
years. Springstead was a strong supporter
of the Rotary Club, Geneva Public Library
and several other organizations, and
in 1986, the Geneva Area Chamber of
Commerce named him its Citizen of the
Year. He served as alderman representing
the city’s First Ward, and chaired the City
Charter Revision Commission.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara
Lynch Springstead ’57, L.L.D. ’90, an

honorary trustee and former William
Smith director of admissions; a son and
two grandchildren. He was predeceased
by his brother, Scott R. Springstead ’38.
The family has suggested that memorial
contributions be made to the Ralph
and Barbara Springstead Scholarship, c/o
Alumni House.
John F. Stenberg ’47 died May 19, 2007,
in Greece, N.Y.
After graduating from high school
in 1940, he served as a B-17 pilot in the
Army Air Corps during World War II. At
HWS, he was a member of Epsilon Pi
Sigma and was named to the dean’s list.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry
and retired from Eastman Kodak after
40 years as a chemist. Predeceased by his
wife of 61 years, Marilynn, he is survived
by two daughters.
Robert E. Kane ’48 died Sept. 24, 2007,
in Pittsford, N.Y.
He entered Hobart with the Class of
1944 and served in the Army Air Corps
from February 1943 until April 1946, as
a B-17 navigator in the European theatre
of operations. Returning to college, he
earned a bachelor’s in economics, served
as president of Phi Phi Delta fraternity
and his senior class, and was a member of
Interfraternity Council, Druids, Newman
Club and the basketball team. He earned
a master’s in business administration from
the University of Rochester in 1956. He
was chair of his 30 th Reunion. He served
16 years on the Irondequoit town board
and ran for the 50 th District state Senate
seat in 1968, with the Democratic and
Conservative parties’ backing. He retired
from K&W Manufacturing and previously
worked at Gates Albert, Graflex, Darcy
Associates and Xerox.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years,
Marilyn Schrack ’49 and three children.
Henry M. Duys Jr. ’49 died May 11,
2007, in Hollywood, S.C.
He served three years in the Navy,
entered Dartmouth College in 1946,
and came to Hobart through the V-12
program. He was a member of the U.S.
sailing team at the 1948 Summer Olympics
in London and earned his bachelor of
arts in history. He was a member of Phi
Sigma Kappa fraternity, the Canterbury
Club, yacht club, the football, hockey and
sailing teams, and Little Theatre. He was
a former president of H. Duys & Co., a
family tobacco grower and dealer in Manhattan
and later owned Stewart Flowers in
Wilton, S.C.
Survivors include his wife, Virginia;
a son and daughter, a stepson and stepdaughter.
Egil G. Ruud ’49 died July 22, 2007, in
New London, Conn.
He and his family emigrated from
Norway as a child, and he served in the
Army Air Corps during World War II in
the European Theater. He was discharged
in November 1945, entered Hobart in
the fall of 1946 and earned his bachelor’s
degree in economics in three years. While
at HWS, he was a member of Sigma
Chi fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, ski club,
French club, and the staff of the Echo.
He later earned post-graduate credits
at the University of Rochester and the
University of Indiana. He started working
at Shuron/Continental Optical Corp. in
Geneva and Rochester in 1949, advanced
to the presidency in 1966, and was named
president of the Optical Manufacturers Association
in May 1967. Two years later, he
was promoted to a group vice president
of Textron, the parent company of Shuron;
and retired in 1984.
Survivors include his two children.
He was predeceased by his wife, Suzanne
Lawes, in April 2006.
Charles W. Brown Jr. ’50, P’81, P’89,
died July 11, 2007, in Schenectady, N.Y.
Charlie was a Navy veteran of World
War II who served aboard the USS
Marblehead (CL-12) from 1943 until
his discharge in 1946. He then entered
Hobart, earned a bachelor’s degree in
economics and was a member of Kappa
Sigma fraternity and Orange Key. He
worked at his father’s agency, C.W. Brown
Advertising, took it over in 1957 and operated
it for more than a decade. He later
was president of Erie Binders of Colonie,
and served as president of the New York
State Screen Printers Organization.
Survivors include his wife, Gilberte,
three daughters including Marcia Brown
Tiano ’81 and Andrea Brown Hogan ’89.
John J. Hartney ’50 died July 17, 2007, in
Mulberry, Fla.
Jack served two years in the Navy
during World War II, and then earned
his bachelor’s in economics. He was a
member of Chimera, Druids, Newman
Club, Phi Phi Delta fraternity, was captain
of the lacrosse team, lettered in football,
was named to the dean’s list, and served as
vice president of his senior class. A retired
director of marketing for Kerr-McGee
Chemical Co. in Oklahoma City, Okla., he
was a football official for 22 years.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years,
Lorraine Harrington Hartney ’50 and four
children.
John J. Simon ’50 died June 24, 2007, in
Mount Pleasant, Pa.
Jack earned a bachelor’s degree in history,
participated in the honors program,
and was named to the dean’s list. He
earned a master’s degree from Duke University
and retired in 1993 after 42 years
as a high school teacher.
He is survived by two children and was
predeceased by his wife, Kathryn.
Jack P. Starr ’50 died May 29, 2007, in
Geneva
A 1938 graduate of Geneva High
School, he served in the Army Air Corps in
the European Theatre of Operations during
World War II, then enrolled at Hobart,
where he was a member of Phi Phi Delta
fraternity and Little Theatre, as well as the
lacrosse team, and was a member of the
first team ever to fly to an away game. He
majored in sociology and economics. He
later took courses at Syracuse University
and Rochester Institute of Technology, and
was employed as an engineer at several
local firms, including Goulds Pumps in
Seneca Falls and Garlock in Palmyra. He
retired in 1985 after 14 years at Dollinger
Corp. in Rochester, where he was a manufacturing
supervisor. Two years later, he
was elected mayor of Geneva, and served
a four-year term. He was active with
Geneva’s First United Methodist Church,
and was a licensed lay preacher for more
than 50 years, and a member of the choir.
He was a past president of the Geneva
Rotary Club and past lieutenant governor,
and was known for portraying Santa Claus
at events across the community.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years,
Kitty and two daughters.
Harry Watts Jr. ’50 died Sept. 11, 2007,
in Rochester.
He graduated from high school in 1944
and served 22 months with the Navy,
including more than a year at sea during
World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He
earned a bachelor’s degree in American
history and was a member of Kappa Alpha
fraternity, the basketball team, the staffs
of the Echo and the Herald; and was a
Hobart College sports correspondent for
the Geneva Times, now the Finger Lakes
Times. He then completed a year of graduate
study at the University of Rochester
and wrote for the staffs of three Gannett
Corp. daily newspapers. Watts also
worked in advertising/public relations, was
the first communications director at Rochester
Institute of Technology. and later was
RIT’s Sports Information Director. He was
a public information director for several
BOCES groups and school districts. As
an alumnus, he was a member of the
Statesmen Athletic Association board of
directors, the 50 th Reunion committee, a
class correspondent, phonathon volunteer
and the Alumni Council, and served two
terms as president of the Hobart Club of
Rochester.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years,
Lois and three children. The family has
suggested memorial contributions to
the Statesmen Athletic Association, 300
Pulteney St., Geneva, NY 14456.
Howard J. Campbell ’51 died May 3,
2007, in Pittsford, N.Y.
While earning his bachelor’s degree in
biology and chemistry, he was a member
of Kappa Alpha, the baseball and basketball
teams, glee club, Canterbury Club, science
club and was captain of the cheerleading
squad. After graduation, he served in the
Navy for four years during the Korean
Conflict and then in the Naval Reserves
until 1974, retiring as a commander. He
worked for Upjohn Pharmaceuticals for
27 years and then Pennwalt Pharmaceuticals.
He was a member of the Statesmen
Athletic Association,
Survivors include his wife of 49 years,
Janet and four children.
Charles F. Smithers Jr. ’52, P’78, P’83,
L.H.D. ’92, died Nov. 22, 2007 in New
York City.
Charlie earned his bachelor’s degree
in economics and was a member of Kappa
Alpha, the staff of the Echo, Canterbury
Club and the sailing team. He then served
four years in the Air Force as a navigator,
bombardier and radar man. He was
discharged in 1956 as first lieutenant. As
an alumnus, he was a class agent for more
than 15 years and active in Hobart Club
of New York. He was a charter member
in 1978-79 of the Emerson Society and
received a Citation from the Alumni Association
of Hobart College in October of
1982. He was until 1973 a fourth-generation
partner at his family investment firm,
Smithers & Co., a member of the New
York Stock Exchange since 1869. After the
firm was acquired by PaineWebber Inc., he
was named senior vice president/investments.
He was a past president of the East
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Side Settlement House, also founded by
his great-grandfather, and a long-time director
and treasurer of the Christopher D.
Smithers Foundation, a major supporter
of programs that treat alcoholism. Charlie
was the first American to serve as a
trustee of the Duke of Edinburgh’s World
Fellowship Award, which in the United
States is known as The Congressional
Award and honors community service
over a specified period.
He is survived by his wife, Anne Smithers
and three children, Charles F. Smithers
III ’78, Bonnie Smithers ’83 and Claire.
William D. VanIngen ’52 died July 29,
2007, in Doylestown, Pa.
He graduated from high school in 1943
and was an Army medic during World War
II and in post-war Japan. A member of the
1950 U.S. Equestrian team, he attended
Hobart for one year, and was a member
of Sigma Phi. He later attended Drexel
University in Philadelphia and graduated
from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa.
A trust officer and vice president of several
major banks, he was a former director of
the U.S. Eastern Amateur Ski Association
and chairman of the board emeritus of
the Pennsylvania Ski and Winter Sports
Museum and Hall of Fame, into which he
was inducted in 2004, a year after his induction
into the Vermont Ski Hall of Fame.
He also received the Distinguished Service
Award from the National Board of the 10 th
Mountain Division Association.
Survivors include his wife, Charlotte
Colladay and four children.
Julius G. Blocker ’53 died July 30, 2007,
in East Hampton, N.Y.
“Randy” earned his bachelor’s in modern
languages in 1953, and was a member
of the band, Little Theatre, Canterbury
club and debate club. He was historian
of his senior class and was named to the
dean’s list. He earned a master of arts
from the Columbia School of International
Affairs in 1956, and studied in Germany
on a Fulbright Scholarship. Fluent in three
languages, he briefly taught European
history at what is now Dowling College
on Long Island, and owned and operated
an assisted living facility on Long Island for
more than 35 years. He had an abiding
interest in supporting students interested
in global study, and established the Julius
Blocker ’53 Endowment Fund for international
studies.
Thomas F. Backer ’54 died Nov. 9, 2007,
in Staten Island. N.Y.
He graduated from high school in 1945
and served with the U.S. Army in Korea
until 1947. He attended Elmira College for
the spring 1951 semester and entered Hobart
that fall, earning a bachelor’s degree
in Spanish and history. While at HWS, he
was a member of the baseball and boxing
teams, Spanish club, and international relations
club. He earned a master of social
work at Adelphi University and studied
at Columbia University. He was a retired
social worker for the City of New York.
Survivors include his wife of 32 years,
Mary and two daughters.
Marvin H. Licht ’54 died Nov. 26, 2007,
in Atlantic Beach, N.Y.
While earning his bachelor’s in biology
and chemistry, he was a member of Beta
Sigma Tau, the football and lacrosse teams
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and the staff of the Echo. He was retired
from the family meat processing business.
He is survived by his wife, Sybil Birnbaum
and three daughters.
Albert L. Brunell ’56 died Nov. 10,
2007, in Demarest, N.J.
Al earned a bachelor’s in European
history and political science, and was president
of the debate team and a member
of the baseball team, Phi Gamma Mu, Tau
Kappa Alpha, the rifle team, Reserve Officer
Training Corps, and the staffs of the
Herald and WEOS. He was named to the
dean’s list. As an alumnus, he was a class
correspondent. He served in the Army
on active duty for six months in 1959
and in the Army Reserve for four years
afterward. He earned his law degree from
New York University’s School of Law
and was retired from the U.S. Treasury
Department in New York City, where he
was a bank examiner for the Comptroller
of the Currency.
He is survived by his wife of 45 years,
Susanne, and two children.
Dr. Stanley Saperstein ’56 died Aug. 8,
2007, at his home in Southbury, Conn.
Shep earned a bachelor’s degree in
biology and chemistry, cum laude, while
a member of Phi Phi Delta, Interfraternity
Council, the Echo and Herald staffs, the
baseball and boxing teams, and Little
Theatre. He was also named to the dean’s
list. He earned his medical degree at the
University of Chicago Medical School in
1960 and served in the Army Medical
Corps from 1962 to 1964. He specialized
in nephrology, hypertension and diabetes.
Survivors include his wife, Eleanor, and
two children.
Howard C. Curran ’57 died Sept. 26,
2007, in New Haven, Conn.
He attended Hobart for two years,
majoring in English, and was a member
of Delta Chi fraternity, Orange Key, the
lacrosse team and the ROTC drill team.
He later served in the Navy for 10 years,
including as a pilot during the Vietnam
War, and was later a corporate pilot for
St. Regis Paper Co. and International
Paper Co.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years,
Sue, and three children.
Albert J. Saverine ’57 died Sept. 23,
2007, in St. Augustine, Fla.
He graduated from Darien (Conn.)
High School and served in the Air Force
for 3-1/2 years, including time in Alaska.
At HWS, he earned a degree in economics
and was a member of Kappa Sigma
fraternity, Newman Club and the baseball
and football teams. He worked as an
accountant, controller and cost analyst for
firms including Dupont, General Electric
and Olin Corp., and was inducted into the
Darien High Old Timers Athletic Association
in October 1993.
He is survived by four children.
Ronald A. Butow ’58 died Aug. 8, 2007,
in Dallas.
He earned a bachelor of science in
biology and chemistry and was a member
of Beta Sigma Tau, the concert and
marching bands, jazz club and the WEOS
staff. He went on to earn a master’s in
nutritional sciences from Cornell in 1960
and his doctorate in biochemistry, also
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Cornell, in 1963. He later received a
National Science Foundation Fellowship
at the Public Health Research Institute
in New York City, and taught molecular
biology at Princeton until 1971, when he
moved to Dallas to take a position on the
University of Texas Southwestern Medical
Center. Diagnosed with cancer around the
same time as Lance Armstrong – October
of 1996 – Ron resolved to take up cycling,
and within three years, by age 63, he was
covering 50 miles a day. In 2003, he and
his wife, Virginia ’58, went to France to
see Armstrong compete.
He is survived by his wife Virginia ’58
and one son.
Alumni House has recently learned of the
death in February 2007 of Robert C. Albrecht
’59, who attended Hobart College
for two years. He was a member of Sigma
Chi fraternity, the basketball team and Air
Force Reserve Officer Training Corps. He
retired after 30 years with American Can
Co. Survivors include a brother-in-law,
Carl Adolph ’54.
Edwin W. Lewis Jr. ’59 died Nov. 8,
2007, in Rosamond, Calif.
He attended Yale for one semester,
then transferred to Hobart, earned his
bachelor’s degree in biology, and was a
member of Delta Chi and the WEOS staff.
He entered the Air Force through the
Reserve Officer Training Corps and was
commissioned upon graduation. He joined
the Civil Air Patrol as a cadet in 1951 and
earned a commercial pilot’s certification
while a student in 1958. He eventually
held a 10-year membership and a one-year
term as national vice commander of the
Civil Air patrol, beginning in August 1993.
He also served as director of operations
for the Civil Air Patrol’s Pacific Region.
He served in Vietnam in 1965-66 as an air
controller, instructor and standardizationevaluation
pilot, earning the Bronze Star
and the Distinguished Flying Cross; and
was discharged as a captain in July 1966.
He later joined Pan American Airlines as a
pilot, and stayed active with a rescue and
recovery unit of California’s Air National
Guard. He retired from Pan Am in 1989 to
join NASA, where he was a research pilot.
As a Hobart alumnus, he volunteered with
Career Services.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years,
Midge, and two sons.
Anthony T.G. Pallett ’59 died Oct. 25,
2007, in Washington, D.C.
Tony grew up in England and graduated
in 1947 from secondary school in
Mold, North Wales. He served in the U.S.
Army and was discharged as a sergeant in
September 1954. He attended Santa Barbara
Junior College in 1955-56, entered
Hobart, and earned a bachelor’s degree
in history. He was a member of Phi Kappa
Tau fraternity, the Inter-Fraternity Council,
Canterbury Club, Little Theatre, St. John’s
Guild, the Board of Control and the
WEOS staff. He taught at Manlius School
(now Manlius Pebble Hill School) near
Syracuse, N.Y.; and worked in the admissions
offices at Hobart, Wells College in
Aurora, N.Y.; Boston University, the University
of Chicago and George Washington
University, from which he retired in 1992.
He earned a master’s degree from the
University of Chicago in 1966.
He is survived by his wife, Wendy, a
son and two granddaughters. He is buried
at Arlington National Cemetery outside
Washington, D.C.
Kenneth Williamson ’59, P ’95, P ’01,
died Oct. 27, 2007, in Brooklyn, N.Y
He received his bachelor’s degree
in American studies, was named to the
dean’s list and was a member of Pi Gamma
Mu, the social science honor society. He
received his law degree from New York
University in 1962, and went into the practice
of law with his father as Williamson and
Williamson. He retired in 2007 and the firm
closed. He was the best friend of Eric Hall
Anderson ’59 while they were in college.
Survivors include his wife, Madeline,
and two sons, Stephen Williamson ’95 and
Gregory Williamson ’01.
David E. Wagner ’61 died May 15, 2007
in South Burlington, Vt.
While earning his degree in philosophy
and sociology, he was a member of Schola
Cantorum, St. John’s Guild, the freshman
basketball, football, lacrosse teams and
the sophomore wrestling team, and Theta
Delta Chi fraternity. He worked as a high
school teacher and at Boeing Corp. in
Seattle before joining the Coast Guard,
where he was commissioned as an ensign
in January 1964 and led search and rescue
operations along the Atlantic Coast until
May 1967. He returned to college and
received a master’s in public health in
community health education from the University
of Missouri in 1968. The next year,
he became the first executive director of
Planned Parenthood of Vermont, serving
for more than seven years until he became
a partner in New Dynamics Associates in
Laconia, N.H., focusing on gender issues in
business, government and education with
clients around the country. He was treasurer
of the Vermont Democratic Party
from 1983 to 1985. Gov. Madeleine Kunin
named him the first male member of the
Vermont Commission on Women in 1986.
He spent four years at University Health
Center in Burlington before returning to
New Dynamics, establishing an office in
Portland, Ore.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Alice,
and five children.
Warren S. Whitney ’61 died Oct. 18,
2007, in Framingham, Mass.
Earning his bachelor’s degree in
economics, he was a member of Sigma
Chi fraternity, the WEOS staff, Newman
Club, Spanish club and ski club, and was
named to the dean’s list. He served in the
Air Force during the Vietnam War, and
was discharged as a first lieutenant. He
volunteered with the Boston Alumni Club,
and worked as an insurance underwriting
manager for American Mutual Insurance
Co., and previously with the American
Patriot Group.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene,
and two daughters.
Frank R. Michael ’62, P ’90 died May 7,
2007, in Rochester.
“Ogg” earned his degree in biology
and chemistry and was a member of
Kappa Sigma fraternity, and the football
and lacrosse teams. Owner-operator of
the Twin Oaks Restaurant in Geneva for
many years, he was a member of the
Statesmen Athletic Association, and later
hosted many Rochester area events at his
restaurant, the Irondequoit Town Lounge.
He was involved in Kappa Sigma Fall
Weekend events.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years,
Mary, and three sons including Keith R.
Michael ’90 The family has suggested that
memorial contributions be made to the
Statesmen Athletic Association.
Jay S. Ruffner ’63 died Sept. 11, 2007, in
Phoenix, Ariz.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in
economics and was a member of Sigma Chi
fraternity, Little Theatre, Orange Key and
the football and golf teams, and was captain
of the latter. After earning his law degree
from the University of Pittsburgh in 1966,
he entered the Air Force, served as a judge
advocate at Ramstein Air Base in Germany,
and was honorably discharged as a captain
in 1970. He earned a master of laws degree
in tax law from New York University in
1972 and went on to specialize in sports
law, tax law and health care law.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Eleanor,
and three children.
Charles G. Barton II ’70, died Aug. 18,
2007, at his home in Cazenovia, N.Y.
He attended Hobart for two years,
studying political science and later went
to work at Myers Community Hospital in
Sodus, N.Y., retiring from there in 1988 as
chief financial officer. He was one of five
Volunteers of the Year honored by the Salvation
Army’s Empire State Division at an
August 2001 reception in Cooperstown,
and was treasurer of the Salvation Army’s
11 units in Wayne County.
He is survived by his wife, Lauren, and
one son. He was predeceased by his sister,
Barbara G. Barton ’75 and their father,
Charles G. Barton, Sc.D. ’79, an associate
professor of chemistry emeritus who retired
in 1988 after 29 years on the faculty.
William M. James ’70 died Oct. 13,
2007, in Castle Creek, N.Y.
He earned his bachelor’s degree in
economics, and was a member of Sigma
Chi fraternity, Orange Key and the football
team.
Survivors include his wife of 37 years,
Donna James, and two children.
The Rev. H. Marshall Lowell Jr. ’71 died
June 23, 2007, in Green Cove Springs, Fla.
A 1964 high school graduate, he
attended University of Alaska and then
spent a year at Hobart majoring in political
science and participating in the Little
Theatre and WEOS. He entered the Naval
Reserves, where he eventually served 16
years and earned a bachelor’s in English
from C.W. Post College and a master of
divinity from General Theological Seminary
in New York City in 1976. He was
ordained an Episcopal priest in December
1979, and served congregations in Mackinac
Island, Mich.; St. Petersburg, Fla., and
as a missionary to Uganda.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy,
and two sons.
Alan E. Wilcox ’71 died May 6, 2007.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy
and was a member of the Statesmen
soccer team. He became a professional
chef at several restaurants in Northern
California and later seafood manager for
Safeway Corp. He also offered cooking
lessons on a television program. He is
survived by a daughter and stepson.

Jon E. Benedict ’81 died Nov. 16, 2007,
in Boston, Mass.
“Benny” earned a bachelor’s degree
in economics, was a member of Kappa
Sigma fraternity and the lacrosse team,
and was named to the dean’s list. As an
alumnus, he was a phonathon volunteer.
He worked for 13 years with Xerox
Corp., in Washington, D.C.; Charleston,
S.C.; and Philadelphia. In 1998, he joined
the United States Antarctic Program with
his wife, Courtney, and traveled for two
years throughout the Antarctic, New
Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.
In 2001, he joined PFPC Worldwide. A
cochlear implant recipient with a desire to
help others, he joined the Gift of Hearing
Foundation advisory board, where he
focused much of his effort and ability.
In addition to his wife, he is survived
by their infant daughter, Erin.
David E. Mersereau ’81 died Nov. 17,
2007, in La Jolla, Calif.
He earned a bachelor’s in political science
and economics, and was a member
of the WEOS staff and treasurer of Hobart
Student Association. As an alumnus, he
was a class correspondent and career
services volunteer. He was a financial advisor,
primarily at Colburn and Meredith in
Hartford, Conn., and lived for many years
in West Hartford, Conn., before moving
to Southern California in 2004. He is the
author of The Official Couch Potato’s TV
Trivia.
He is survived by his life companion,
Elizabeth Hoenenmeyer, and her two
children.
William Smith
Alumni House has learned of the death of
Margaret Fulkerson “Peg” Murdock
’29 in October 2006 in Santa Barbara,
Calif. She was an English major and a
member of Little Theatre.
Alumni House has learned of the death of
Bernetta M. Kelley ’34 in July 2007 in
Youngstown, N.Y. She was a retired teacher
who was a member of the international
relations club, Choral Club and the Christian
Association, and was secretary of her
class during her HWS years.
Nell-Gray Willcox Larson ’35 died May
19, 2007, in Asheville, N.C.
“Peter” earned her bachelor’s in English,
played basketball and field hockey,
was a member of Schola Cantorum,
president of Little Theater, and editor-inchief
of the yearbook. She taught English
at Northside High School and Corning
Free Academy for more than 18 years.
She served as a class correspondent and
the scholarship contact for The Willcox
Award, an endowed award established
by her mother, Nell Gray Willcox, in
memory of Mrs. Willcox’s daughter, Sister
Winifred Agnes, C.T. ’32, formerly Agnes
W. Willcox.
She is survived by three daughters
and two sisters, Marjorie Willcox ’33 and
Elizabeth Willcox Thomson ’36, L.H.D. ’74.
Marjorie Barber Peterson ’36 died
Nov. 29, 2007, in Springfield, Va.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in English,
minored in home economics, and was
a member of Choral Club, Christian As-
sociation and Little Theatre. As an alumna,
she was a member of the William Smith
Alumnae Chapter of Western New York
while she lived in Niagara Falls, where
she was a substitute reading teacher and
home-school liaison. She donated her William
Smith class ring for the Daisy Weeks
Buchholz ’12 Award.
He is survived by two children.
Alumni House has learned of the death of
Audrey Marr Deeney ’37 in July 2007
in Columbia, S.C. She attended William
Smith for two years.
Myrtle Winchell Haslach ’37 died in
September 2007.
“Sue” attended William Smith College
for 2-1/2 years, majored in English and
served as class correspondent. Survivors
include her sister, Jane Winchell Hilkert
’40. She was predeceased by her husband,
Frederick S. Haslach Jr. ’36 and a brotherin-law,
Roger Hilkert ’40.
Cecile Castor McAuliff ’37 died March
6, 2007, in Ashby, Mass.
She attended William Smith College
for two years participating in basketball
and Choral Club, and then transferred to
Columbia University, where she received
a bachelor of science in business in 1937.
A retired project supervisor at Walker
Research of Indianapolis, she is survived by
four sons and two daughters. She was predeceased
by her husband, John F. McAuliff,
in 1971.
Ann Visscher MacLeod ’38, P ’66, died
Nov. 19, 2007, in Deansboro, N.Y.
“Annie” earned her bachelor’s in economics
and English and was a member of
the Echo and Pine and The Ridge staffs, the
field hockey and volleyball teams, Choral
Club, dance club, and Phi Beta Kappa. As
an alumna, she was class correspondent,
class agent, Reunion newsletter editor, and
Reunion coordinator. She was a librarian
and retired from Hamilton and Kirkland
colleges in Clinton, N.Y.
She is survived by three children
including Ellen M. MacLeod ’66; her
sister Sally Visscher Starrett ’36; and her
grandnephew Daniel S. Doyle ’98. She was
predeceased by her husband Alexander A.
MacLeod, in June 1974. Her father, Barent
L. Visscher, was a member of the Hobart
Class of 1907, the HWS board of trustees
from 1935 to 1955 and received an L.L.D.
in 1961.
Katharine Fitch Wyant ’38, P ’74,
GP ’07 died May 3, 2007, in Ithaca.
Kay was a member of Little Theatre,
Dance Club, and the Athletic Association
board, played basketball and volleyball,
and was president of the Art Association
and the Christian Association. After
receiving a bachelor’s in psychology, with
honors, she received a bachelor’s in library
science from Columbia University in
1939, also with honors; and a master’s in
education, also from Columbia, in 1946.
She was a speaker at the Founder’s Day
celebration in 1982 and received an Alumnae
Citation in 1988. She served as class
correspondent, class agent, and Reunion
coordinator, and was a member of the
Wheeler Society. She also participated in
the Feminist Oral History class (Women’s
Studies 301) in the fall of 2003. After four
years on the staff of the Potsdam Public
Museum, she was named its director at
age 61, and served another eight years in
the top post, receiving an appointment
from Gov. Mario Cuomo to the Statue
of Liberty Centennial Commission and
in 1981, a citation from State University
College at Potsdam for her ingenuity in
museum work and community activities.
In 1988, she became the first woman and
likely the first Democrat elected to the
Potsdam Town Board, elected at age 71
and re-elected four times, retiring in 1997.
She is survived by a son, Jeremy F. Wyant
’74, a daughter-in-law, Martha Klingerman
Wyant ’74; another son and daughterin-law,
a daughter and son-in-law, and
four grandchildren, including Timothy W.
Simrell ’07. She was predeceased by her
husband of 62 years, Robert. They lived in
Potsdam for 42 years before moving
to Ithaca.
Jean Norris Linton ’44, P ’70, GP ’00,
died May 9, 2007, in New Britain, Conn.
She received a bachelor of arts in
chemistry and biology and was on the staff
of the Ridge. She was a member of Outing
Club, French Club, Prom Committee,
Epsilon Pi Sigma honor society, and Little
Theatre, where she was a co-business
manager. She served as secretary of her
sophomore class and president of her
junior class, and was president of the student
government as a senior. She worked
at Geneva’s Shuron Optical Co. while her
husband, Richard J. Linton ’44, finished his
studies at Hobart after serving in the Army
during World War II. She later served as
class agent and class correspondent. In
1969, she received a degree in science
education at Central Connecticut State
College in New Britain, and eventually
retired after 14 years as an elementary
school teacher.
Survivors include a son, Jeffrey N.
Linton ’70, and two daughters and three
grandsons including Andrew M. Linton ’00.
She was predeceased by her husband of
49 years, Richard, whom she met on the
Geneva Hall Freshman Hayride; and a sister,
Louise Norris Yeatman ’36. The family
has suggested memorial contributions be
sent to Alumni House.
Eleanor Jennings Myatt ’44 died Sept.
28, 2007, in Boynton Beach, Fla.
She earned her bachelor’s in history,
magna cum laude, in three years, and was
a member of Phi Beta Kappa, international
relations club, Schola Cantorum, Little
Theatre and Phi Sigma Iota. She received
a teaching fellowship to Smith College,
and earned a master’s in history there in
1947. She taught for several years in private
schools in Massachusetts and Virginia, and
then in the public high school in Suffolk, Va.,
and during the summers, took courses at
the University of Virginia, the University of
Florida, the College of William and Mary,
and the universities of Cambridge, Edinburgh
and Oxford. She moved to Florida
in 1960, and taught history and political
science at Palm Beach Community College
in Lake Worth until she retired in 1994.
Alma Dawson Tate ’44, P ’68 died Feb.
26, 2007, at her home in Egg Harbor, Wis.
She earned her degree in American history,
and was a member of International
Relations Club and the staffs of The Ridge
and the Pine. As an alumna, she was a class
correspondent.
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She is survived by three children
including James Robert Tate ’68, and was
predeceased by her husband, J. Robert
Tate ’43.
Carolyn Taylor Glenn ’45 died Oct. 6,
2007, in Kittery, Maine.
“Taffy” attended William Smith for two
years, and was a member of Little Theatre.
She received a bachelor of science in
nursing from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
in 1946 and a master’s in public health
nursing from Yale University in 1971. She
worked as a visiting nurse in Trenton, N.J.,
and was instrumental in founding the first
hospice in New Haven, Conn.
She is survived by her husband of more
than 60 years, Roland, and three children.
Libby B. Magida-Oscard ’51, P’78, died
Aug. 12, 2007, in Stamford, Conn.
She earned a bachelor of arts in English
and was a member of Temple Club, Little
Theatre, and the staffs of the Herald, the
Ridge and the Pine. As an alumna, she
was treasurer of the Alumnae Club of
Southern Connecticut and a member of
the admissions committee. She spoke on
financial consulting at a career seminar in
the fall of 1977.
She is survived by two daughters
including Suzanne Magida ’78.
Martha Milligan Wason ’51 died April
21, 2007, in Asheville, N.C.
“Marcy” received a bachelor’s degree
in political science and later took courses
at the New School for Social Research
in New York and at Rutgers, Syracuse
and Temple Universities. She worked for
the YWCA in Westfield, N.Y.; Newton,
N.J.; and Philadelphia, and later as a social
worker for the Travelers Aid Society and
the City of Philadelphia. She participated
in the August 1963 March on Washington,
D.C. for Jobs and Freedom (best known
for Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”
speech) and worked with the Israel Defense
Forces, visiting that nation four times
including attending part of the trial of John
Demjanjuk, who was accused of being a
guard at the Treblinka concentration camp.
She was predeceased by her first husband,
John A. Toomey ’51, and is survived
by a son and daughter.
Jane Brownell Gallotta ’52 died April
25, 2007, in Brockton, Mass.
She attended William Smith for two
years and received a bachelor’s from the
University of Maryland in 1952. She was
co-director of the media center North
Attleboro Schools for the last 19 years.
Survivors include her husband of 49 years,
Allen, and three children.
Barbara Pfeifer Goss ’52 died April 26,
2007, in Wall Township, N.J.
She attended William Smith College
for two years and later studied fine art,
becoming a watercolorist whose works
often depicted flowers from her garden.
She was predeceased by her husband,
Wright D. Goss III, and is survived by three
step-grandchildren.
Jean Cowie Morrissey ’52 died Sept. 9,
2007, in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in
economics and Spanish, and was a student
proctor, a member of the field hockey,
swimming and tennis teams, and the Wil-
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liam Smith Athletic Association. She earned a
master’s in education at Keene State College
in New Hampshire in 1966, and then taught
English and social studies and coached ski
teams in the Vermont public schools for 31
years. She retired in 1993 and moved to
Colorado, where she continued to raise,
show and sell Quarter Horses.
She is survived by three children.
Sarah Marilyn Boyce Pitt ’55 died April
23, 2007, in Albany, N.Y.
“Fingers” earned a bachelor’s degree in
English and was a member of the staffs of
the Herald and the Pine, for which she was
editor in her senior year. She participated
in Campus Chest and was treasurer of
her senior class. She played inter-house
basketball and bowling and, as an aluma,
was a class agent. She was active in several
civic and community groups, and enjoyed
golfing, bowling and her garden.
Survivors include her husband, Charles
D. Pitt ’57, and three sons.
Jan Mickle Holloway ’68 died June 30,
2007, in Kerrville, Texas.
She attended William Smith for
two years, where she was active in the
Northern Student Movement and International
Relations Club. She then earned
a bachelor’s in history at the University of
Houston. She also completed a master’s in
library science at the University of Texas at
Austin, and worked for Hewlett-Packard
Labs in Palo Alto, Calif., during the mid-
1980s. She was the author of suspense
thriller, White Witch, Blue Lady, and won
the New England Writers Network mystery
suspense contest in 2006.
Survivors include her husband, Bob,
and a daughter.
Betty W. Barnard ’70, P’59, died Aug. 4,
2007, in Geneva.
She earned her bachelor’s in English
and was named to the dean’s list, after
attending classes at Auburn Community
College and SUNY-Geneseo. She was a
phonathon volunteer as an alumna, and had
worked for the Ontario County Department
of Social Services and at Agrico
Chemical Co. in Bellona, N.Y. She was
well-known in Geneva for her volunteer
work at the Geneva Public Library and the
Linden Exchange consignment shop.
Survivors include her daughter, Barbara
Barnard ’59, two sons, and three siblings
including Kathleen Warren Milmar ’46; and
Dorothy Warren Talbot ’49.
Laura J. Child ’83 died Sept. 16, 2007, in
Kingston, N.Y.
She earned a bachelor of science degree
in biology at William Smith, cum laude,
and then a master of science in human
genetics from the University of Michigan in
1985. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa
and a founder and the president of Circle K
Club. She served on the Herald and Renaissance
Review staffs, and was named to the
dean’s list. A genetic counselor, she taught
at State University of New York Health
Science Center in Syracuse.
Michelle Kollar Buckley ’85 died July 31,
2007, in Naples, Fla.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in art
history, and worked as director of business
development at Smart Marketing, a firm
for attorneys and financial professionals in
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Naples. She had previously worked in sales
and marketing for several firms.
Survivors include her husband, Tom.
Anne F. Harrison ’88 died June 29, 2007,
in Baltimore.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in English
and, as both a student and an alumna,
was a phonathon volunteer. She served
as a Reunion Coordinator for the 1993
gathering. She went on to earn a master
of arts in high school guidance counseling
from Loyola College and was a high school
guidance counselor in Baltimore.
Julie M. Kuppinger ’98 died Sept. 15,
2007, in Barcelona, Spain.
She earned a bachelor of arts in Spanish,
magna cum laude, and spent part of
her sophomore year studying in Barcelona.
She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Rebecca Cornellier Mello ’99 died Nov.
16, 2007, in Rochester, N.H.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in
psychology, minoring in religious studies. She
is survived by her husband, William Mello.
Faculty and
Friends
Richard A. Albright Jr., who taught in
the HWS mathematics department in the
1970s and early ’80s, died Aug. 25, 2007.
He earned a bachelor’s in math in 1967
and his Ph.D. in 1971, both from the University
of Delaware, before joining the HWS
faculty. He remained here until 1983, working
on academic and institutional computing,
and rejoined the University of Delaware as
associate to the chair of the Department
of Computer and Information Sciences. He
retired in 2003, and continued teaching at
UD and began teaching at Goldey-Beacom
College in Wilmington, Del.
Survivors include his wife, Leena, and
six children.
Dorothy Calingaert, who taught French,
Italian and music at HWS, and accompanied
the Schola Cantorum and dance
classes, died Oct. 15, 2007, in Washington,
D.C. She was 102 years old.
She graduated from Radcliffe College in
1926 with a bachelor’s in English. Living in
Europe from 1929 to 1931, she became
fluent in German and French, and moved
to Detroit in 1932, where she and her
husband, George, raised two sons. During
World War II, she was active in Belgian
war relief and was decorated by the
Belgian government. The family moved to
Geneva in 1950 when her husband retired
from the petroleum industry to become
professor of chemistry at Hobart and William
Smith Colleges. In 1955, she earned
a master’s degree in musicology at the
Eastman School of Music of the University
of Rochester and continued to perform
chamber music with other musicians, and
— with two Steinway grand pianos in their
new home — expanded her repertory to
include works for two pianos. Her principal
pianist partner was Professor Lindsay
Lafford, until his retirement and departure
from Geneva in 1979. After her husband’s
death in 1960, she lived briefly in Rome,
Italy; and Washington, D.C., and soon
returned to Geneva, where she taught
French, Italian and music at the Colleges,
and assisted the Schola Cantorum and
dance classes as an accompanist.
Survivors include her two sons.
Professor of Physical Education Emeritus
Mary Hosking, 76, died Nov. 15, 2007,
at her home in Geneva.
A professor, coach and administrator,
she served in a wide variety of roles at the
Colleges from 1963 until her retirement
in May 1987, coaching every sport the
Herons sponsored and serving as director
of William Smith athletics. As the Herons’
tennis coach, she accumulated a program
record 126 wins.
She graduated from Cortland State Teachers
College in 1953, received a master’s
degree from the University of Colorado in
1961, and was inducted into the Cortland
Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987 and the William
Smith Heron Hall of Honor 10 years
later, as a member of the charter class. An
award in her name honors the Most Valuable
Player of the Herons’ tennis team.
A separate commendation, the Hosking
Award, recognizes distinguished former
student-athletes for outstanding lifetime
achievement in their chosen field. Mary
established the later award in honor of her
family’s service to the Colleges.
She was president of the New York
State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association,
chaired its ethics and eligibility
committee, and its tennis committee; in
1991, she received its Service Award for
contributions to women in athletics. During
her time, William Smith progressed
from play days to intercollegiate competition.
She was a champion for equitable
facilities, staff, scheduling, program, and
financial support for women.
After retiring, she directed the American
Red Cross in the Finger Lakes for
three years and served as a national disaster
volunteer for 10 years, assisting with
disaster relief locally and abroad, including
counseling services for victims of the
World Trade Center attacks. As a Rotary
Club member for 19 years, she was one
of the first women to serve on the board
of directors for the clubs in Geneva and in
Baldwinsville, where she lived briefly.
In June 2007, she received the Agnes
Slosson Lewis Award from the Geneva
League of Women Voters for leadership,
the ability to inspire others, and interest
in the community and good government.
She is survived by her stepson, William
I. Hosking ’74 and predeceased by her
husband, William B. Hosking ’47, a former
mayor of Geneva who was on the faculty
for nearly 25 years, serving as the chair of
the economics department.
The family has suggested memorial
donations be made to the Heron Society,
as Mary was a driving force in its formation.
Rose Bampton Pelletier L.H.D. ’78
died Aug. 21, 2007, in Bryn Mawr, Pa., at
the age of 99.
She studied at Drake University
in Des Moines, Iowa, and received a
bachelor of music from Curtis Institute
of Music in Philadelphia. A soprano
and mezzo-soprano who sang with the
Metropolitan Opera, she debuted as Laura
in “La Gioconda” by Amilcare Ponchielli
(1834-1886) in 1932, and retired in 1950.
The Rose Bampton Pelletier Scholarship
was established in 1983 with a life income
gift from her brother, James W. Bampton
’32, LL.D. ’68, in her honor. He served
as an HWS trustee and honorary trustee
for many years, and held leadership roles
in the capital campaigns of 1960 and
1984-88. Bampton House, the Hobart
Leadership residence at 720 S. Main St., is
named for him. He died in October 1999.
Rose was predeceased by her husband
of 45 years, Wilfrid Pelletier, a conductor
at the Met. Survivors include a niece,
Robin Bampton Harter ’68; a grandniece,
R. Brooke Harter ’92; and a grandnephew,
Donald B. Harter ’95.
A. Lachlan Reed, a member of the HWS
Board of Trustees from 1956 to 1961, died
Nov. 8, 2007, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the
age of 90.
“Lach” earned his undergraduate
degree from Yale in 1939, later earning
a master’s from Yale and his Ph.D. from
the University of Minnesota. He served
in the U.S. Navy during World War II as
a lieutenant commander. At the time of
his election to the HWS Board, Reed was
director of industry-education relations
for Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator
Co. in Minneapolis, Minn., later renamed
Honeywell Inc. During the 1980s and
’90s, he was the head of Physicians for
Peace, which sent doctors and nurses to
Egypt, Syria, Palestine, Turkey, Yemen and
elsewhere.
He is survived by six children and
was predeceased by his wife of 63 years,
Martha.
Dorothy Bucknam Wadsworth, L.H.D.
’88, died Nov. 27, 2007, in Rochester, N.Y.
She earned a bachelor of arts at Mount
Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass.
When she received an honorary degree
from HWS, the citation mentioned her 40
years of volunteer and professional service
on behalf of health, arts and educational
agencies and institutions. She is a former
trustee and the first director of development
at Rochester Institute of Technology.
In 1971, she became the first woman to
join the board of directors of Rochester
Telephone Corp., and was named to the
state commission that investigated the
1971 Attica prison riot. She also ran for
the state Senate in 1984.
Survivors include two daughters. She
was predeceased by her second husband,
R. Graham Annett ’49.
George J. Wolf, who taught a course in
financial planning for the family at HWS,
died Jan. 10, 2007, in Plainfield, Ill. He was
92 years old.
He attended Ohio State University
and the University at Buffalo, and taught
at Ursinus College, in Collegeville, Pa., as
well as at HWS. For 40 years in various
communities, he was an insurance
salesman and later supervisor with Farm
Bureau/Nationwide, and last at Westfield
Insurance in Westfield Center, Ill. He
served three years with the Army Enlisted
Reserve Corps, and was known in later
years as a passionate contract bridge
player, attaining the ranking of gold life
master.
Survivors include two daughters, six
grandchildren and many great-grandchildren.
He was predeceased by his wife,
Mary Jo.