scene Autumn 2008 News and views for the Colgate community A New Scene Sabotage Behind the Sticker Price Serving the People scene Autumn 2008 24 A New Scene 26 Sabotage High costs at the gas pump got you down? Filmmaker Sandy Cioffi вЂ™84 has a story to tell about the true price of oil. 30 Behind the Sticker Price Why does college cost so much, and what is Colgate doing to manage the issue? 36 Serving the People An inside look at charity in the worldвЂ™s most populous nation, in the wake of the devastating Sichuan earthquake. 3 Message from President Rebecca S. Chopp 4 Letters 6 14 16 20 22 Work & Play 40 The Big Picture 42 Stay Connected 43 Class News 54 Alumni Clubs & Groups 69 Marriages & Unions 69 Births & Adoptions 70 In Memoriam 72 Salmagundi DEPARTMENTS ? page 13 Life of the Mind Arts & Culture Go вЂ™gate New, Noted & Quoted On the cover: Student Government Association member Zeehan Rauf вЂ™11 and residence life staffer Pornchompoo вЂњPoohвЂќ Suwanrut вЂ™11 participate in a team exercise on day one of the Robert A. Fox вЂ™59 Leadership Institute. News and views for the Colgate community 1 scene team Contributors Volume XXXVIII Number 1 The Scene is published by Colgate University four times a year вЂ” in autumn, winter, spring, and summer. The Scene is circulated without charge to alumni, parents, friends, and students. Dick Anderson (вЂњBehind the Sticker Price,вЂќ pg. 30) is publications editor at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He has written frequently about the politics of education and fundraising during the past 17 years, with earlier stints at Washington and Lee University and Claremont McKenna College, and authored an unproduced screenplay, Blood Endowment. The work of illustrator James Yang (вЂњBehind the Sticker Price,вЂќ pg. 30) has appeared in Time, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, and Forbes, as well as some of the nationвЂ™s most prestigious trade publications, including Communication Arts Design Annual, Communications Arts Illustration Annual, Print Magazine, Graphis, and the Society of Publication Designers Annual. 8 scene online Listen Colgate Conversations: www.colgate.edu/podcasts More than 30 podcasts are available, including English professor George Hudson talking about off-campus study programs he leads and his work as a Swiss Alps guide for the Smithsonian. Watch Video Features: www.colgate.edu/video See how move-in day went for first-year students this year, and learn about the Robert A. Fox вЂ™59 Leadership Institute in two of our latest videos. Get connected Online Community: www.colgatealumni.org Your class page has the latest news and an RSS feed highlighting classmates who are mentioned in the media. Log on and learn about your class! Carolyn Hsu (вЂњServing the People,вЂќ pg. 36), associate professor of sociology, spent last spring in China on Spencer Foundation and Colgate Faculty Research Council grants, researching grassroots NGOs and charities, including those that help build and refurbish crumbling school structures in rural areas. One of the perks of her sabbatical was that she got to ride a camel in the Gobi Desert. Look Photo Galleries: www.colgate.edu/photos Images from around campus include the welcomeback barbecue held at the ALANA Cultural Center and the Greek Life Summit held this past summer. Talk Blogs Students writing about their off-campus study experiences on the Global Colgate blog would love to hear from you. Go to http://colgate.blogs.com/ globalcolgate and post a comment. Contributing writers and designers: Director of Web Content Timothy OвЂ™Keeffe Art Director Karen Luciani Designer Jennifer Kirsteins Director of Athletic Communications Robert Cornell Director of Marketing and Public Relations Barbara Brooks Senior Advancement Writer Mark Walden Manager of Media Communications Anthony Adornato Contact: scene@mail.colgate.edu 315-228-7417 www.colgate.edu/scene new clubs and teams, being challenged by and challenging our faculty, making friends, and settling into their new вЂњhomeвЂќ вЂ” a home they now share with 30,000 Colgate alumni. The striking beauty of our campus and the power of connecting with other Colgate people both contribute to the deep and enduring sense of pride and love our alumni have for this place. Particularly at a time when society is more mobile and global than ever before, the idea of campus as home is a powerful metaphor for our 21st-century community. Consider the friendships that are formed here and develop over decades, whether they are between students, or with members of the faculty. Think of those вЂњColgate momentsвЂќ on the street, when you are wearing your Colgate T-shirt or cap and you get stopped to share a few minutes talking about living in Stillman, traveling with Professor Tony Aveni, or climbing Cardiac Hill on a snowy February morning. There is a bond that ties Colgate people together, a sense of investment in a university founded nearly 200 years ago that is built upon, year by year, by its students, faculty, and alumni. As we consider ColgateвЂ™s great momentum and its path into the future, it is important that we consider our priorities in terms of how we can achieve them together. This is a time of great opportunity вЂ” and significant challenge вЂ” for higher education. Demographics are changing. College costs are rising. The global economy is in flux, and the call for visionary, ethical leaders is unmistakable. Colgate needs to keep creating leaders who can help address these challenges. The difference between leading and following, building on our momentum or falling back, has everything to do with how we come together as a community, actively engaging in the work of shaping ColgateвЂ™s future вЂ” and that of generations of students to come. The first step on this path is open, productive dialogue. This past summer, we partnered with the Gallup organization in a survey effort to assess the current state of alumni engagement вЂ” from the kinds of involvement they are interested in, to the ways in which they feel the university could do better. Many of you responded with your feedback, and for that, we thank you. As the data are being analyzed, two key themes are emerging: Colgate alumni are fiercely proud, deeply loyal people who want to help the university succeed; however, as part of their involvement, they want the university to do a better job of talking with вЂ” not just talking to вЂ” them about the challenges and issues that the university faces, and how we are addressing those issues. This is a point of agreement. It is clear that stronger, more meaningful dialogue and involvement between alumni and Colgate are essential to our future. Through conversations we will pursue based on the Gallup project, events across the nation, and other efforts вЂ” including this new format for the Scene вЂ” we are shifting the ways in which we talk with each other and with our alumni. This shift is meant to open the door to the active engagement of greater numbers of alumni. This sense of collaboration and shared purpose is, in many ways, in the Colgate DNA. This campus was founded by people with a pioneering spirit who were determined to build something much bigger than themselves. As I look out to the future, I see no better way to think about the work that lies ahead. In this first issue of the new Scene, we begin a new conversation by addressing an issue that is very much on the minds of the whole Colgate community вЂ” college costs. (See the feature article вЂњBehind the Sticker PriceвЂќ on page 30.) This is perhaps the most critical conversation right now because it directly impacts our current and future students and their families. We are determined to enhance our financial aid resources to keep Colgate affordable for our students, but this is an issue, particularly in hard financial times, that we must all understand if we are to work together to find new solutions. In the coming year, through our publications and events, this will be a main topic of discussion and opportunity for dialogue. I look forward to continuing the conversation. President Rebecca Chopp chats with members of Greekletter organizations at the Greek Life Summit, a gathering of students and alumni to discuss the past, evaluate the present, and envision the future for ColgateвЂ™s fraternities and sororities. If youвЂ™re moving... Please clip the address label and send with your new address to: Alumni Records Clerk, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398. Opinions expressed are not necessarily shared by the university, the publishers, or the editors. Notice of Non-Discrimination: Colgate University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, citizenship status, sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, physical or mental disability (including AIDS), age, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a disabled veteran of the Vietnam era, or any other category protected under applicable law. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the universityвЂ™s non-discrimination policies: Marilyn Rugg, University Harassment Officer, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346; 315-228-7288. Cert no. SW-COC-002556 scene: Autumn 2008 the members of the Class of 2012 began making their mark, joining Printed and mailed from Lane Press in South Burlington, Vt. 10% 2 As fall arrived, Andrew Daddio Film and video artist Sandy Cioffi вЂ™84 (вЂњSabotage,вЂќ pg. 26) has produced and/or directed several films including the critically acclaimed Crocodile Tears, Terminal 187, and Just Us. A professor at Seattle Central Community College, she has also used video as a documentation and verification tool for human rights organizations, including providing video evidence during the 1998 marching season in Northern Ireland. Vice President for Public Relations and Communications Charles Melichar Managing Editor Rebecca Costello Associate Editor Aleta Mayne Director of Publications Gerald Gall Coordinator of Photographic Services Andrew Daddio Production Assistant Kathy Bridge Message from President Rebecca S. Chopp News and views for the Colgate community 3 Letters July 2008 The Colgate Scene The Scene welcomes letters. We reserve the right to decide whether a letter is acceptable for publication and to edit for accuracy, clarity, and length. Letters deemed potentially libelous or that malign a person or group will not be published. Letters should not exceed 250 words. You can reach us by mail, or e-mail sceneletters@mail.colgate.edu. Please include your full name, class year if applicable, address, phone number, and/or e-mail address. A seamless 50th Reunion general. He was a truly deep intellectual, interested in viewing life from multiple perspectives вЂ” that type of influence is going to stick with me for the rest of my life. I know I can speak for my classmates who returned for our 50th Reunion (pg. 8-9, July 2008 Scene), and probably for all the other reunion returnees, when I say that the great planning work done by Colgate staff and alumni class representatives yielded an event that equalled or exceeded pretty much any that we have experienced over these many years. It was вЂњseamlessвЂќ in each and every event and вЂ” as President Chopp stated, referring to the movie Groundhog Day, at the PresidentsвЂ™ Club breakfast regarding the way this year went for Colgate вЂ” вЂњI wish we could do this over and over.вЂќ Congratulations to all! Jeff Seely вЂ™08 Mansfield, Texas Changes are gratifying Arthur Rashap вЂ™58 Munnsville, N.Y. Remembering Howard Jones I was saddened to read of the passing of Howard Jones вЂ™39 (Deaths, July 2008 Scene). In the spring of 1953, as I was finishing my bachelorвЂ™s degree at SUNY Oswego, I was informed by my English studies mentor about the Graduate Preceptorial program at Colgate. My mentor had heard about it from a friend he had made when they were finishing their doctorates at Syracuse University. That friend was Howard Jones. I applied for the program and was accepted as a graduate preceptor and to the MA program. from Professors Berlind, Kistler, Lawson, Rockwell, and Speirs. Thus, with my MA, I was prepared to go on to a PhD in English at Syracuse and a very long academic career. I corresponded from time to time with Jones when he went north to run the Northfield and Mount Herman Schools, and then we lost touch. Fortunately, I was able to keep up with his careers and life through decades of issues of the Colgate Scene. Like many whose lives he touched and influenced, IвЂ™ll never forget Howard Jones. Sanford Sternlicht MAвЂ™55 Professor of English, Syracuse University Mansfield: exemplary teacher, deep thinker Howard Jones вЂ™39 I believe Jones, on the recommendation of my mentor, helped in the acceptance. The preceptorial offices were in the old administration building, the edifice that once housed the Colgate Academy, and Jones had his office in the building, too. He was always very friendly and supportive of the preceptors, and consequently very popular. We had many conversations. The program offered me some teaching experience, and I received excellent class and thesis instruction 4 scene: Autumn 2008 from the time women were admitted to Colgate. It just goes to prove that any person вЂ” man or woman вЂ” can develop the necessary skill set to care for a child if he or she is committed. Compared to caring for my 2and 1-year-olds, going to work is a vacation for me: I get to have adult conversations, work on a computer, and actually apply logic as leverage! And though I am not stubble-faced (like Dan), I, too, play sports, love beer, take out the trash, cut the lawn, etc. Antiquated gender roles have been redefined, and I find the change healthy. Nobody appreciates the feeling of being boxed in. Not only was Vic Mansfield (Deaths, July 2008 Scene) a great teacher, but he was also very human inside and outside the classroom. In his class on Jungian psychology and physics, one could see that he was thinking deeply about the material as we talked; one time the class was respectfully silent for over a minute as he was ruminating. Not until a classmate held up a pen and let it drop on his desk was the silence broken and we returned to the discussion. He invited the physics majors out to his home in the country to meet his family and to cross-country ski and savor hot chocolate and cinnamon toast. He became passionately excited when I made strides in physical thinking and then asked thought-provoking questions to which he had no intention of providing the answers, leaving me confused, but more importantly, intrigued. I have been gratified at the changes at Colgate concerning visibility and the increased ability of LGBTQ students to be themselves (Around the College, July 2008 Scene). This is such a change from what we suffered at Colgate in the early вЂ™60s. It was impossible for me to even disclose my inner feelings to myself and I would surely have lost my scholarship if my вЂњtendenciesвЂќ had been known. The good side was that I was able to experience life on both sides, as I married and had three children before, at age 40, I met the man of my life who also had three children, and was able to be comfortable with myself. Warren and I have been together for 26 years and have nine grandchildren between us. It is because of these changes that Warren and I went back to my first reunion this year. I urge all alumni, particularly gay and lesbian alumni, to support these efforts at Colgate. E. Jeremy Hutton вЂ™63 Harpers Ferry, W.V. The Dalai LamaвЂ™s Colgate visit Vic Mansfield He was even willing to dive off tables into the arms of students waiting below in order to demonstrate a principle of general relativity. Now that I am a physics professor myself, I truly appreciate the depth of VicвЂ™s commitment to his students. I am grateful to have been one of them. Nancy вЂњThermвЂќ Burnham вЂ™80 Worcester, Mass. Vic Mansfield was my physics adviser. We shared several one-on-one discussions in his office, and I will always be grateful for the advice and encouragement he gave me. Even though I often went in with a physics question, within minutes weвЂ™d be talking about Buddhism, spirituality, and life in It was a true pilgrimage for me to travel to Colgate to see His Holiness, the Dalai Lama (July 2008 Scene). My own studies, 36 years ago, in Buddhism, came streaming back to me, and my own faith as a Christian and as an Episcopal priest were strengthened. I was also able to meet two Tibetan Buddhist monks from the monastery in Ithaca as we gathered back in the parking area on Whitnall Field. They knew the monk who has been teaching my son at Hobart College to create a Buddhist sand mandala, which I saw later in the week prior to its reverent destruction. How much we Westerners could grow if we lived out even some of the Buddhist belief that all things are impermanent! Rev. James Kellaway вЂ™72 Vernon Rockville, Conn. P.S. I hope one of my four brothers who went to Colgate read DanвЂ™s article, too! Lyle Tolli вЂ™10 Maria Langan Archer вЂ™88 Southampton, N.Y. Another devout runner I read with interest your article about Lyle TolliвЂ™s вЂњopportunity to give glory to GodвЂќ in his track career at Colgate (Sports, May 2008). This quote almost leapt off the page when I read it; this was exactly the same athletic religious philosophy of another fine track runner by the name of Eric Liddell. He was made вЂњre-famousвЂќ for this generation by the 1981 film Chariots of Fire, which portrayed the events surrounding his winning the 400 meter race at the 1924 Paris Olympics, particularly his refusal to run in the 100 meter race because it was on Sunday, the LordвЂ™s Day. After this, he returned to China as a missionary from 1925 to 1945. He became a prisoner of the invading Japanese and died of a brain tumor five months before his internment camp was liberated. I wish Lyle a great career at Colgate (he is already well on his way), and he certainly has the right attitude about his gift, as did Eric Liddell. hiroshima jkt art 23.5mm It was AmericaвЂ™s bomb 19/11/07 8:46 am Page 1 (1,1) Andrew J. Rotter is Charles A. Dana Professor of History at Colgate University. He specializes in US diplomatic history, recent U.S. history, and the Vietnam War, and has written extensively on US-Asian relations during the twentieth century, including the books The Path to Vietnam and Comrades at Odds: India and the United States. Jacket photograph: В© 2000 TopFoto.co.uk Bart Newell вЂ™66 Track 1963вЂ“1966 WomenвЂ™s work Hats off to Dan Carsen вЂ™93! My husband and I enjoyed reading his article вЂњReevaluating вЂ�WomenвЂ™s WorkвЂ™вЂќ in the May edition. What a refreshing piece to read in the Scene less than 40 years Even the most casual visitor to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial may perceive the poignancy of death вЂ” the shattered eyeglasses, the sintered pocket watch, the mutilated school lunchbox, disintegrated almost beyond recognition. Indeed, the profoundly personal character of these artifacts and the haunting notion of personal responsibility were powerful enough to derail the Enola Gay Exhibit in 1994, convene a Congressional ad hiroshima hoc committee, and precipitate the resignationin-disgust of the Smithsonian director. The United 1 was the States first country to incinerate the civilian population of a large city using a nuclear bomb. It was also the second to do so. And it was the last. More succinctly, it is the only country to have ever done so (twice) and thus bears a unique moral onus. Arguing otherwise would require a leap of imagination and in Hiroshima: the WorldвЂ™s Bomb (May 2008 Scene) that is exactly what Professor Rotter seems to attempt. HereвЂ™s an analogous anecdote. On Dec. 29, 1890, at Wounded Knee, S.D., more than 300 sick and starving Native American civilians, mostly The American decision to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 was one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. Yet, as this new history shows, the first atom bomb was not just an American invention.The race to create and deploy the atom bomb was international, and the consequences of that race are carried by the whole world to this day. T H E W O R L D вЂ™ S B O M B вЂ�Smart,useful, and beautifully written . . . [Rotter] shows in how many ways this truly was the worldвЂ™s bomb.вЂ™ Laura Hein, Northwestern University, and author of Living with the Bomb вЂ�Engaging and exceptionally skilful . . . By any standard, a terrific book.вЂ™ J. Samuel Walker, author of Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan вЂ�A profound look at one of mankindвЂ™s most significant (and tragic) events . . .вЂ™ Thomas W. Zeiler, University of Colorado, and author of Unconditional Defeat: Japan, America, and the End of World War II A N D R E W www.oup.com ВЈ16.99 RRP $29.95 5 USA J . R OT T E R Dan Carsen вЂ™93 with daughter Lucine Sophia women, children, and the aged, met their deaths in a cold, dark mass grave, gunned down by a new mechanical weapon. The Gatling gun, invented by the American Dr. Richard J. Gatling in 1861, offered vast improvements in operational efficiency over the mitrailleuse, its Flemish/French prototype of a decade earlier. It went on to play a major role in the U.S. annihilation of more than a half-million Filipino civilians alone during the years of 1899вЂ“1902 preceding the Philippine conquest and occupation. Historians have variously argued that the outcome of General CusterвЂ™s battle at Little Bighorn (1876) would have been different had he had a Gatling in tow. And, conversely, that if the Native American enemy had somehow acquired a Gatling gun, they wouldnвЂ™t have hesitated to use it against their nemesis, the U.S. Cavalry. The latter conjecture is undoubtedly true. Despite its international pedigree, the Gatling gun throttled at Wounded Knee or Luzon was not a вЂњworld gun,вЂќ it was an American one. Nor did вЂњworld bombsвЂќ drop over Hiroshima and Nagasaki, only American ones. Moral accountability presumes choice of action. The US decision to drop an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 remains one of the most controversial events of the twentieth century. However, the controversy over the rights and wrongs of dropping the bomb has tended to obscure a number of fundamental and sobering truths about the development of this fearsome weapon. The principle of killing thousands of enemy civilians from the air was already well established by 1945 and had been practised on numerous occasions by both sides during the Second World War. Moreover, the bomb dropped on Hiroshima was conceived and built by an international community of scientists, not just by the Americans. Other nations (including Japan and Germany) were also developing atomic bombs in the first half of the 1940s, albeit haphazardly. Indeed, it is difficult to imagine any combatant nation foregoing the use of the bomb during the war had it been able to obtain one. The international team of scientists organized by the Americans just got there first. As this new history shows, the bomb dropped by a US pilot that hot August morning in 1945 was in many ways the worldвЂ™s offspring, in both a technological and a moral sense. The race to create and deploy the atom bomb was international, and the consequences of that race are carried by the whole world to this day. Gary Moler вЂ™73 Shiga, Japan News and views for the Colgate community 5 work & play G Campus scrapbook A B A Sweet ride down College Street B Students sign up for free T-shirts and the opportunity to become an ambassador student worker at the ALANA Cultural Center kickoff barbecue. C вЂњThe FreshmakerвЂќ turned mess maker. A physics club experiment in front of the Ho Science Center demonstrates how dropping Mentos into Diet Coke causes a soda geyser. D Back to school. Hitting the books at the Coop. E Professor Ellen Kraly takes a water break while climbing Mt. Rainier to raise money for breast cancer research. Photo by Jim Kraly. Sales from a special jewelry line crafted by Lisa Oristian have contributed to KralyвЂ™s cause. (See the full story on page 10.) F C F 6 ThatвЂ™s a soaker. Balloon toss offers some cool relief at Konosioni field day. G WhereвЂ™s the elevator? Volunteers help first-year students haul their belongings up several flights of stairs on move-in day. Photos by Andrew Daddio unless otherwise noted scene: Autumn 2008 D E News and views for the Colgate community 7 Global explorers Even the windowsills were full at FoundersвЂ™ Day Convocation in Memorial Chapel on Aug. 31. ColgateвЂ™s newest graduates, and a few current students, are covering the globe supported by major fellowships and scholarships вЂ” from researching such subjects as the mass migration of Jews from the Muslim lands of the Middle East, to teaching English to young students in Asia. Paul J. Schupf вЂ™58 Fellowship, for two years of study at St. AnneвЂ™s College of the University of Oxford: Ruben Leavitt вЂ™08 will read for a Master of Philosophy in Politics: Political Theory. His primary area of study will be in the political philosophies of war in both modern and historical perspectives. Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, for a year of independent exploration outside the United States: Gemina Garland-Lewis вЂ™08 will study the differences in the cultural valuing of whales within pro- and anti-whaling nations, traveling to The Azores, South Africa, Brazil, New Zealand, Japan, and Norway. Cecilia Sibony вЂ™08 will visit Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, and Bahrain to examine the migration of Jews from their homes in the Middle East and compare Muslim perspectives on the sociopolitical circumstances of each country before and during the migration, in order to obtain a more complete picture of the factors affecting decisions to emigrate. U.S. Student Fulbright Program scholarships: Jillian Ferris вЂ™08 (English teaching assistantship, Taiwan); Caryn Fields вЂ™08 (English teaching assistantship, Thailand); Julia Gooding вЂ™08 (study/research, China); and Colin Twomey вЂ™08 (study/research, Belgium). Goldwater Scholarship: Caraline Higgins вЂ™09, supporting her pursuit of graduate degrees in the field of infectious diseases. Beinecke Scholarship: Nathaniel Del Prete вЂ™09, supporting his pursuit of a doctorate in the classics. 9,415 Students who applied 23.9% Acceptance rate 738 Enrolled 3.74 Average GPA 1 Holds a computer software patent 15 Traveled to New Orleans to help with 8 scene: Autumn 2008 Back on campus Brain drain warrior Hurricane Katrina relief 60 Student government presidents 45 Participated in Model United Nations 2 Published authors 36 International students, from 16 countries 84 Have studied or volunteered abroad 2 Professional actors 22% Multicultural students 1 Oregon State Debate Championship winner 1 Created a program that collected 350 pairs Chopp honored as pivotal figure in higher education of shoes for Ghanaian youth President Rebecca S. Chopp has been awarded the 2008 Professional Achievement Citation from her alma mater, the University of Chicago. The alumni citation honored her for being a вЂњpivotal figure in the field of higher education and a renowned scholar of religion and culture.вЂќ In receiving the award, she said her experience at the University of Chicago had a profound impact on her career. вЂњOpen-ended questioning, crossdisciplinary exploration, and delight in the sheer love of thinking were all avenues of joy that I gained,вЂќ said Chopp, who earned her doctorate from the University of Chicago Divinity School in 1983 and began her professional career as an assistant professor of theology at the school. вЂњThe university opened a world to me that I did not know existed, but it was a world to which I quickly and happily learned to belong.вЂќ In recent years ChoppвЂ™s research and publication have focused on changing structures and cultures of higher education, the role of liberal arts in democratic society, and supporting faculty in teaching and research. She has written numerous books and articles in the areas of womenвЂ™s studies, Christian theology, and the role of religion in American public life. Andrew Daddio ColgateвЂ™s Board of Trustees welcomes new members Nancy C. Crown PвЂ™10, Dr. RamГіn A. Garcia вЂ™77, and Stephen R. Howe Jr. вЂ™83. They join a board composed of 31 alumni, 3 parents, and the university president. Alumni are encouraged to submit nominations for board membership by sending names and accompanying rationale for the submission to Kim Waldron, Secretary of the College, Colgate University, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346. Andrew Daddio work & play New trustees Go figure вЂ“ Class of 2012 Tim Mansfield, assistant dean of students and director of Greek life, leads a forum with students and alumni at the Greek Life Summit. Strengthening Greek life ColgateвЂ™s Greek-letter organizations are partnering with the university to find ways to strengthen the system on campus. A Greek Life Summit was held in July to evaluate the health of the system and develop a stronger plan for sustainability. Five student representatives from each of the 10 fraternities and sororities on campus collaborated with staff members, local advisers, and alumni representatives. In all, more than 70 people contributed to the dialogue that was framed by a nationally recognized deliberation model called Fraternal Futures. Participants engaged in different ways of framing complex issues, examining problems, and developing action plans through large open forums and moderated group dialogues. Topics included greater outreach in the Colgate community, effective outlets to communicate with the administration, and the adoption of a more fitting code of rights and responsibilities. Tim Mansfield, assistant dean of students and director of Greek life, said his goal was for students to вЂњtake specific actions in this system вЂ” how they recruit, how they hold each other accountable вЂ” and get at ways that take ownership of their fraternal experience.вЂќ Charlie Stack вЂ™04, Beta Theta Pi, agreed with Mansfield about ownership leading to responsibility and action. вЂњThatвЂ™s why everyone was there вЂ” they wanted an ownership stake. It may not be necessary to physically own the houses for students to retain the same sense of ownership over the system,вЂќ said Stack. вЂњI think there is a solution where the school gets what it wants and itвЂ™s the same thing that the students want and the alums want вЂ” it all should revolve around giving students a better education both socially and academically, and a large part of that is letting them manage their own lives and living situations, to whatever extent is possible,вЂќ Stack said. вЂњStudents need to know that their action вЂ” or inaction вЂ” will ultimately shape their fraternal future,вЂќ said Mansfield, вЂњand we donвЂ™t want to lose the momentum of this valuable summit.вЂќ An executive summary of the reports that emerged from the summit was distributed to the student Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council, to facilitate the discussions that are continuing this fall. вЂ” Brittany Messenger вЂ™10, Kappa Kappa Gamma Amethyst Initiative to foster dialogue about drinking age President Chopp is among more than 100 college and university presidents nationwide who have signed the Amethyst Initiative, a call for a national discussion on the issue of alcohol use and abuse on college campuses. The initiative is led by John McCardell, president emeritus of Middlebury College and founder of Choose Responsibility. The groupвЂ™s statement reflects the belief that the 21-year-old drinking age is not working, that its unintended consequences are posing increasing risks to young people, and that Upstate New York is battling вЂњbrain drain,вЂќ and Kevin McAvey вЂ™05 has taken up a sword. In June, he met with members of ColgateвЂ™s Upstate Institute to discuss the nonprofit he is launching, whose mission is to attract and retain graduating students in the region. McAvey, a Cornell graduate student, said although he left the area after graduation, his вЂњheart stayed in upstate New York.вЂќ Plans for the nonprofit вЂ” named the Upstate Foundation вЂ” include an online job database to strengthen the connection between local companies and universities, fellowships for top students who accept positions with upstate New York companies, and assistance in coordinating policy initiatives. As an Upstate Institute Fellow with the Chenango County United Way in 2003, McAvey learned the inner workings of a nonprofit agency, and fell in love with the sense of community. вЂњI realized how many selling points it is time for a serious debate among elected representatives about whether current public policies are in line with current realities. вЂњThis is not an endorsement of lowering the drinking age to 18, but rather a statement that this discussion needs to be open and inclusive if it is to be productive,вЂќ said Chopp. вЂњThe health and safety of our students is our highest priority, and we owe it to them and their families to encourage open and ongoing dialogue around this important issue.вЂќ ColgateвЂ™s policies on alcohol and drugs, as stated in the student handbook, are strictly enforced. This year, the Office of the Dean of the College is increasing its efforts to educate students about alcohol, stress, and other factors that lead to binge drinking; as well, ColgateвЂ™s Wellness Initiative helps students learn stress reduction, nutrition, and the facts about alcohol consumption. this area has to offer: the low cost of living, great schools, beautiful surroundings, and plenty of leadership opportunities for young professionals.вЂќ Also back Jesse Berman вЂ™04, Tim Chrzan вЂ™76, Bruce Clayton вЂ™89, Ian Dennis вЂ™04, Ainslie Ellis вЂ™00, Michael Fish вЂ™05, Jess Gregory вЂ™05, Gene Krebs вЂ™66, Alex Lane вЂ™00, Paul Lobo вЂ™89, Charlie Stack вЂ™04, and Bob Tyburski вЂ™74 were among the alumni who participated in the Greek Life Summit with students. Robert Fox вЂ™59 gave the keynote address at ColgateвЂ™s Leadership Institute, which now bears his name. The most important characteristic of a good leader, he told students, is the ability to deal with a variety of people. Sidney Jones вЂ™05 gave a career services talk about her experience teaching English on a Fulbright Fellowship at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey. Charles Hall вЂ™65, professor of environmental and forest biology at SUNY Syracuse, discussed вЂњEnergy Return on Investment and Our Economic FutureвЂќ in a Center for Ethics and World Societies lecture. New position focuses on diversity Keenan Grenell, PhD, has been appointed the universityвЂ™s first vice president and dean of diversity. His role is to serve as a partner with students, faculty, and staff from all cultural backgrounds, and to lead ColgateвЂ™s shared conversation about diversity and inclusivity as important components of academic excellence and a thriving campus community. Building on the work that has been set in motion through the universityвЂ™s Diversity Initiative, Grenell serves as chief diversity officer, provides counsel on faculty recruitment and retention strategies, supports student life efforts, and takes a leading News and views for the Colgate community 9 New head of HR Pamela Prescod-Caesar has been named associate vice president for human resources. Prior to her recent completion of an MBA, PrescodCaesar served as associate director in the University Administration Human Resources Office at Harvard University. Previously, she was vice president of human resources at Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries in Boston, after working for 12 years in human resources for various organizations including Boston University Medical Center. Campus and community support climb for breast cancer research Geography professor Ellen KralyвЂ™s hiking boots have logged many miles uphill. After borrowing them from the Outdoor Education Program in summer 2004 to climb Washington StateвЂ™s Mount Baker, she couldnвЂ™t let them go. Her emotional attachment to the boots was rooted in her journey, not just to the summit of Baker, but also as a breast cancer survivor who climbed the mountain to raise money for breast cancer research. She purchased the boots, and four years later tackled a larger Cascade mountain, Mount Rainier, for the same cause. Kraly and her son Jim, who accompanied her on the Mount Baker climb, scaled the mountain with a group led by Alpine Ascent International this past August. As Kraly prepared for the threeday climb, the Colgate and Hamilton communities rallied behind her to assist with everything from fundraising to securing her equipment. Campus groups such as the Breast Cancer Awareness Coalition and the geography department used creative ways to help Kraly exceed her $10,000 donation goal for the Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, which organized the climb. The Outdoor Education Program held a raffle at the Banff Film Festival in Hamilton to raise money and had Kraly talk about her climb to a packed theater before a screening. They also lent her equipment and director Abby Rowe checked her gear to make sure it was up to snuff. WomenвЂ™s basketball gave their support by having Kraly as a guest coach during their breast cancer awareness promotion and announcing her Mount Rainier effort during the game. вЂњA large portion of what we raised came from the Colgate community,вЂќ Kraly said. вЂњThey supported me in incredible ways.вЂќ Even President Chopp вЂ” who had accompanied Kraly on her 2004 climb вЂ” kept her company almost every morning as she trained on the old ski hill. Local jewelry maker Lisa Oristian and Evergreen Gallery owner Laurie Tomberlin Shoemaker teamed up to Views from the hill What issues were students thinking about in this fallвЂ™s election? вЂњThe economy вЂ” class stratification, lack of jobs, increasing prices. The war in Iraq вЂ” should it end? The environment вЂ” I want to see someone look past the Green FaГ§ade, the idea that being вЂ�greenвЂ™ is fashionable, and actually make an effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Come on, people; itвЂ™s not that hard!вЂќ вЂ“Angelica America вЂ™10, womenвЂ™s studies major вЂњForeign policy is extremely important because of how our international perception has shifted in the past eight years.вЂќ вЂ“Evan Kramer вЂ™09, Spanish and psychology major вЂњHealth care. Everything is getting more expensive and the Baby Boomer generation is getting into their senior years, which means about 78 million people will soon need long-term care.вЂќ вЂ“Curry Knox вЂ™09, English (creative writing) major, sociology & anthropology minor вЂњMy main concerns are the legalization of gay marriage, the real estate and oil markets, the decline in the standard of public education, the increase in cost of living and higher education, and the need for a better health care system, including prescription drugs.вЂќ вЂ“Annette Goldmacher вЂ™10, German major Andrew Daddio Activities Day on the Quad informed students about various extracurricular activities and volunteer opportunities through such groups as the Southern Madison County Volunteer Ambulance Corps. For many students, the activities they choose will shape their experience at Colgate. 10 scene: Autumn 2008 sponsor KralyвЂ™s climb. Oristian crafted a special jewelry line вЂ” engraved with breast cancer awareness ribbons вЂ” that is sold at the gallery. The majority of the jewelry proceeds were donated to KralyвЂ™s cause; Oristian only kept enough to cover the cost of materials. Shoemaker also did not take any commission from the necklace sales. вЂњItвЂ™s important to us because weвЂ™re women and we want to support each other,вЂќ said Shoemaker. вЂњI donвЂ™t think there are very many women who donвЂ™t know someone who has had breast cancer,вЂќ added Oristian, whose mother had the disease. вЂњItвЂ™s a really important cause and IвЂ™m so impressed with her for doing that kind of climbing.вЂќ Oristian made a unique necklace вЂ” a silver and gold bead engraved with ribbons вЂ” that Kraly wore to the summit, to be auctioned off later for an additional donation. Another meaningful item brought to the top was a string of Himalayan prayer flags with the names of people the climbers were honoring. The Kralys dedicated their climb to Irene Kraly (the aunt of EllenвЂ™s husband, Professor Scott Kraly), who died of breast cancer. CU Press turns a new page The Colgate University Press has dusted itself off and published its first book in 14 years. Released this summer, Crafting Fiction, Poetry, & Memoir: Talks from the Colgate WritersвЂ™ Conference is a collection of essays by a diverse group of authors who are passionate about teaching the art of writing. Edited by conference director Matthew Leone, the book includes an essay by Professor Peter Balakian on poetry writing, as well as an essay on writing creative nonfiction by Professor Jennifer Brice, who is associate director of the press. It is dedicated to the late professor of English Fred Busch and his wife, Judy. The book represents a new direction for the press, which was organized in 1965 by the late Professor Robert Blackmore вЂ™41 and his wife, Lucia. The Blackmores were devoted to publishing works by the Powys family, who were prominent in Great Britain in the early 20th century. вЂњWeвЂ™re going to re-launch the press by publishing some different kinds of work,вЂќ explained Susan Cerasano, the new director of the press and the Edgar W.B. Fairchild Professor of literature. вЂњIt seems an auspicious moment to re-envision some new and exciting directions for the press to take. We hope to capitalize on two of ColgateвЂ™s traditional strengths: regional studies and creative writing.вЂќ Having received funding from the university to run a pilot project for three years, the press will publish one to two volumes per year, Cerasano estimates. Currently in the works is a revised edition of the Hamilton Walk Book, featuring well-known trails, as well as lesser- known canoe paths and walks to waterfalls in the region. John Demler вЂ™08 and Carly Gelfond вЂ™06 have contributed to some of the revised walk descriptions and maps, and English professor George Hudson вЂ” who has had professional hiking experience in several countries вЂ” is the lead author on the book, which is scheduled to come off press in the spring of 2010. вЂњDinner and a Good BookвЂќ This fall, sophomores are indulging in gastronomic and literary delights, digesting books they read over the summer in discussions with professors through the вЂњDinner and a Good BookвЂќ program. Students who participate are reimbursed up to $10 toward the cost of each book. On this yearвЂ™s reading list: -In the Time of the Butterflies, Julia Alvarez -The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial, Susan Eaton -Literacy With an Attitude, Patrick Finn -Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture, Ariel Levy -Blue Light, Walter Mosley -The OmnivoreвЂ™s Dilemma, Michael Pollan -Cosmopolis: The Hidden Agenda of Modernity, Stephen Toulmin Get to know: Jean Brooks Timothy D. Sofranko work & play role in the campuswide commitment to advancing ColgateвЂ™s ability to prepare graduates for the diverse, global environment in which they will live and work. An accomplished leader in higher education, Grenell previously served as associate provost for diversity at Marquette University and led diversity efforts at Auburn University. Cashier, Frank Dining Hall, Sodexo Food Service вЂў Has worked at Colgate for 30 years вЂў Estimated number of times sheвЂ™s checked students in at Frank Dining Hall since it opened in 1984: 2,918,400 вЂў Other dining halls where sheвЂ™s worked: Bryan Dining Hall (before it was The Edge) and the Student Union (which was the main dining hall when she started in 1977) вЂў Received a Maroon Citation from the Alumni Corporation this year вЂў What she loves about Colgate: вЂњThe kidsвЂќ вЂў Previous job: worked at TefftвЂ™s Variety store in Earlville, N.Y. вЂў First job: waitress at SautterвЂ™s Diner in Morrisville, N.Y. вЂў Family: Has been married for 49 years, with 4 children, 10 grandchildren, and 2 greatgrandsons вЂў Favorite pastimes: craft work, crocheting, working in the garden, and visiting her children in Charlotte, N.C., and Roanoke, Va. вЂў On meeting the Dalai Lama during his visit on campus: вЂњI was refilling Mr. HoвЂ™s [Robert H.N. Ho вЂ™56] water glass and he asked, вЂ�Have you been introduced yet, Jean?вЂ™ Then he took the water pitcher out of my hand, set it on the table, took me over, and said, вЂ�Your Holiness, I would like you to meet a good friend of mine, whom I see every time I visit Colgate.вЂ™ The Dalai Lama took my hand and he laid his cheek on it, and I thought, IвЂ™ve got to get away from here before I start crying. I was speechless, believe it or not.вЂќ вЂў If she could have lunch with anyone, who would it be? вЂњMy hand was kissed by the Dalai Lama. Who else is left?вЂќ News and views for the Colgate community 11 work & play Passion for the Climb A PatriotвЂ™s Travelogue Jim Carrier вЂ™84 has a patriotic fervor that goes back to age 5, when he planted the American flag on the dining room table and made everyone recite the Pledge of Allegiance before dinner. The Greenwich, Conn., resident leads the Veterans Appreciation Council, raising money and awareness for the families of those wounded or killed in action, for which the Department of the Navy gave him the Superior Public Service Award (the second-highest civilian award) in May. What follows is an adapted version of his report of a tour with the U.S. Army in Iraq, sponsored by Greenwich Magazine. Jim Carrier вЂ™84 (right) with his escort, Army Specialist Dogman 12 scene: Autumn 2008 Leaving the comforts of my routine as a partner in a Manhattan money management firm, I took off for Iraq in December 2007. Feeling driven to gather my own observations of the job our servicemen and women were doing, I had applied to the U.S. Army for clearance. My father-in-law, a former diplomat, said, вЂњYou will have a unique opportunity to take in all of the sights, smells, and sounds of history.вЂќ He was right. I took a commercial flight to Kuwait City, then flew to the Combined Press Information Center (CPIC) in Baghdad. Being the only American there and the new guy on the block, I listened attentively while a string of European reporters chatted. They had just completed private interviews with General David Petraeus, commander of the Multi-National Force. Two days later, I traveled northwest in a Blackhawk helicopter over sprawling meadows and small farms and landed in what looked like a goat pasture. My host, Major Randy Baucom, said, вЂњWeвЂ™ve brought you out to one of our Coalition Outposts [COPs] so you can see where the rubber meets the road.вЂќ The mission of the COPs scattered in and around Iraq is not only military, but also diplomatic: We act as ambassadors, befriending villagers and teaching them that weвЂ™re there to help push al Qaeda out of their homes. ItвЂ™s all part of the plan to develop trust and confidence one village at a time. Our destination was a COP located near Al Raood, home of the U.S. Army 2nd Battalion вЂ” 5th Regiment, 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division. I was particularly taken by the senior NCO, First Sergeant Erik Marquez, a takecharge guy who shared with me every nook and cranny of his COP. He had managed the construction six months prior, when tensions were so high that villagers would not leave their homes. Four short months later, there was trade in the streets, children playing outdoors, and farmers tending their crops and animals. We headed to Al Raood, to a negotiation with the village elder who was the sheik of the local Sunni tribe. In their society, village elders know all, including in which houses the al Qaeda are holed up. My hosts pointed out 75 small markets open for free trade and neighborhoods being policed by organizations called Concerned Local Citizens вЂ” Iraqis who work with the American military and provide intelligence from local people who want to rid their neighborhoods of al Qaeda. One little boy peered into the rear window of my Humvee, patted his heart, and with a smile flashed me a thumbs-up sign вЂ” a вЂњThank you,вЂќ perhaps for the soccer ball he had just received from our troops. I stood alongside company commander Captain Brian Bassett and his fellow soldiers while they communicated with the sheik. The objective was to secure the sheikвЂ™s handshake on encouraging his fellow villagers to resist the threats of al Qaeda, who were pushing the natives from their homes. In exchange, the sheik would ask the Americans to rebuild the school that al Qaeda had bombed and burned. I was an eyewitness to the skilled acts of diplomacy conducted by these gracious troops. In a turn of fate, an American flag I had brought from home played an important role in my trip. Thinking it could be briefly run up a pole at the COP, I told my hosts I had brought it. I learned that the military does not fly our colors in Iraq because the United States is not an occupying force; however, when the soldiers decided to use my flag as a backdrop in a reenlistment commitment by Sergeant Alen Alexander, an eight-year army veteran from Brooklyn, N.Y., my heart nearly busted out of my chest. As our time together was nearing an end, Marquez reached over to his right shoulder and swiftly peeled away from its Velcro backing his unit patch featuring the iron horse of the 1st Cavalry Division. He said, вЂњThank you for coming out to visit me and my fellow warriors. I have worn this patch for the last 14 months on this combat deployment, and I want you to have it.вЂќ I was speechless. Looking back on my arrival in the CPIC, I thought of the Swiss journalist who pulled me aside and asked, вЂњMay I offer you a bit of a heads-up before you go out there? I donвЂ™t want to offend you, but if youвЂ™d like to hear the real story, I am happy to tell you.вЂќ I said, вЂњSure. Any orientation would be great.вЂќ But I was thinking, вЂњUh-oh, this guy is going to tell me how fouled up the Americans are.вЂќ But putting his arm around my shoulder, he went on: вЂњThe Americans have actually turned the page in Iraq in terms of security, and I am impressed by the brilliance of your General Petraeus.вЂќ ItвЂ™s a story I thought the American people and our troops deserve to hear. I was honored as a common man to be able to thank so many of our uncommon heroes and shake their hands. ring that bell On Friday the 13th back in June, President Rebecca Chopp, flanked by 13 Colgate alumni and friends, rang the morning bell at the New York Stock Exchange. That special celebration of Colgate Day* вЂ” a relatively new university tradition вЂ” got us wondering about older traditions around a bell closer to home. Generations of alumni fondly recall Memorial ChapelвЂ™s bell tower as a campus focal point, but (almost) always viewed from terra firma. HereвЂ™s an inside, up-in-the-rafters look at the treasured campus landmark. SPECS вЂў Crafted by the Meneely Bell Co. of Troy, N.Y. вЂў Presumed installer was Eddie Kehn, a bell rigger for 50-plus years вЂў Cast in bronze вЂў Installed October 12, 1917 вЂў 46вЂќ diameter вЂў 2,005 lbs. вЂў Rung by a rope in the booth at the back of the chapel balcony BELL RINGERS вЂў The chapel custodian typically rings the bell for official events. вЂў Students pull the rope for religious services. вЂў Tradition holds that those who ring the bell write their names upon the wall. вЂў According to protocol, the bell should be rung вЂњat a slow and respectful pace.вЂќ 8 Read more essays from our Passion for the Climb series, or see how you can submit your own essay, at www.colgate.edu/scene/pfcessays OTHER COLGATE BELL MISCELLANY вЂў Five-Minute Rule: вЂњIt used to be custom that, if a professor did not reach his classroom within five minutes after ringing the bell, the class was entitled to take a вЂ�run.вЂ™вЂќ вЂ” William H. Crawshaw, Class of 1887, from his book, My Colgate Years, 1937. вЂў 33 Colgate alumni have the last name Bell. Page 13 is the showplace for Colgate tradition, For official Colgate events, the chapel bell is always rung 13 times. 2008вЂ“2009 CALENDAR: August 31, 2008 FoundersвЂ™ Day Convocation April 28, 2009 Awards Convocation May 16, 2009 Baccalaureate Service (day before Commencement) May 16, 2009 Torchlight Procession (Commencement Eve) May 29, 2009 Reunion Awards Ceremony/Torchlight Procession 13 history, and school spirit. What are you interested in learning about? The Scene wants to know. Write to us at scene@mail.colgate.edu. * Colgate Day is celebrated by many around the world every Friday the 13th scene: Autumn 2008 While his students were on summer vacation, Patrick OвЂ™Neil, a social studies teacher from Charlotte, N.C., spent time in вЂњsummer schoolвЂќ at Colgate. OвЂ™Neil and two dozen other K-12 teachers from as far away as California received a history lesson of their own as they attended the Institute on Abolitionism and the Underground Right: Hugh Humphreys, a local scholar of the abolitionist movement in upstate New York, evoked the memory of the famous 1850 Cazenovia Fugitive Slave Law Convention at a gathering at conference organizer Graham HodgesвЂ™s antebellum home. Above: A metal slave collar, on display at the National Abolitionist Hall of Fame in Peterboro, N.Y. Syllabus FSEM 134 Nanotechnology MWF, 10:20-11:10, Lathrop 303 Rick Geier, Associate Professor of Chemistry Course description: Imagine repairing your body without surgery, driving a car that does not need gas, wearing clothes that never get dirty, and taking an elevator to the moon. Such is the hope and the hype of nanotechnology. In this first-year seminar, scientific and sensationalist visions of nanotechnology will be critically examined through a combination of readings, lectures, discussions, and hands-on activities. We will attempt to forge an appreciation for the nanoscale, an understanding of the excitement and the challenges, and an awareness of the societal and ethical implications of emerging technologies. On the reading list: вЂ“Nanoethics (F. Allhoff, P. Lin, J. Moor, J. Weckert) вЂ“Stories of the Invisible (Philip Ball) вЂ“Engines of Creation (K.E. Drexler) вЂ“Nano (J.R. Marlow) Key assignments/activities: Two laboratory projects, an oral report, and a fictional essay on an implication of technology. Andrew Daddio Andrew Daddio life of the mind 14 Teachers explore rich history of abolitionism in upstate N.Y. Reaccreditation Railroad in Upstate New York. The three-week seminar was funded by the National Endowment for the HumanitiesвЂ™ вЂњWe the PeopleвЂќ project, and supported by ColgateвЂ™s Upstate Institute. вЂњOur goal is for teachers to bring back what they learn here to help jump-start their studentsвЂ™ knowledge,вЂќ said Graham Hodges, director of the teachersвЂ™ institute and professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies at Colgate. For OвЂ™Neil, the experience gave him new ideas that will help enhance his lesson plans. вЂњIf I can develop new ways to get my students talking and revved up about this important part of American history, it makes a difference,вЂќ said OвЂ™Neil. During sessions held on campus, the teachers learned from 16 leading scholars, writers, photographers, and singers from across the country. Colgate was a perfect setting for the institute, added Hodges, who led several of the lectures about the history of slavery, because of upstate New YorkвЂ™s rich heritage as one of the most important centers of abolitionist activity and home to key figures including Frederick Douglass, John Brown, and Harriet Tubman. The group also visited sites of interest such as the Harriet Tubman House in Auburn and the National Abolitionist Hall of Fame in nearby Peterboro. Jessica Clarke, a history teacher at Camden (N.Y.) High School, said the outings would help determine what will make the best day trips for her own students, вЂњallowing them to become more aware of the history in our backyard.вЂќ The professor says: Visiting the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kitty Hawk, N.C., I was struck by the advances in aviation вЂ” in particular, the social and societal implications of such technology вЂ” that have taken place since the first flight in 1903. This led me to think about present-day technologies that are in their infancy. Creating this course was a natural for me, as nanotechnology can involve a great deal of chemistry. Undergraduate courses on the subject of nanotechnology are quite popular, but most involve advanced treatments of the subject; mine is aimed at non-science majors. The university has been reaccredited by the Middle States Commission. Regular accreditation is part of the tradition of voluntary self-regulation designed to ensure the continuing quality of American independent colleges and universities. The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools oversees ColgateвЂ™s accreditation. Professors Constance Harsh (English), Joe Amato (physics and astronomy), and Adam Burnett (geography/ associate dean of the faculty) organized an 18-month-long self-study that focused on the curriculum, but also addressed wide-ranging questions regarding virtually all aspects of ColgateвЂ™s operations. Elaine Hansen, president of Bates College, led the evaluation team, who visited the campus for three days in early March. The commission officially acted on June 26, 2008, вЂњto reaffirm accreditation and to commend the institution for progress to date and for the quality of the self-study process.вЂќ Of some 50 institutions considered for reaccreditation in the most recent cycle, Colgate was among only 15 accredited without conditions and who were commended, an affirmation of the high quality of the Colgate undergraduate experience. Recent findings from Upstate Institute-funded research In the 1920s, when the Ku Klux Klan held key gatherings in New York State, its local members sometimes вЂ” curiously вЂ” didnвЂ™t show up. Prior to widely publicized events, such as the 1925 Fourth of July parade in Elmira or an October 1927 parade in Corning, not only did black men succeed in convincing local officials to insist the marchers leave their hoods off, but black women sometimes went to the wives of local Klan members with an ultimatum: вЂњwe know who you are and what your husbands are doing; if they march, weвЂ™ll boycott your businesses and tell of your prejudice throughout the state.вЂќ These courageous examples were uncovered by history professor Charles вЂњPeteвЂќ Banner Haley in his research into black family, social, and community networks within upstate New York from 1890вЂ“2000. A record of global atmospheric changes and tree health has been found in a breakfast condiment. In chemical analyses of maple syrup produced over the last 35 years, geochemist William Peck and his student researchers found increased amounts of the isotopic form of carbon that is released through burning fossil fuels. That buildup is evidence of the atmospheric buildup of carbon dioxide that causes the greenhouse effect and resulting climate warmup. Peck also unwittingly discovered implications for the food industry: the buildup of these carbon isotopes in the syrup also masks its quality, making it easier for manufacturers to get away with вЂњcuttingвЂќ syrup with fillers such as high-fructose corn syrup without getting caught. Evidence of stress on sugar maple trees is also shown by the carbon isotope data. The larger implications for carbon dioxide buildup and global warming are potentially important: New YorkвЂ™s $8 million sugar maple industry, the third-largest in the United States, could begin dissolving and flowing northward as the optimum range for sugar maples shifts. Each morning at 8:00, several Hamilton widows dial the phone to check on each otherвЂ™s well-being; they also have keys to each otherвЂ™s homes. That support network is just one example of how assistance for senior citizens is handled differently in a small community like Hamilton compared to the stateвЂ™s capital. Whereas in Albany help comes more often from the government and large nonprofit institutions, in Hamilton it is friends, families, and neighbors who usually provide assistance, found sociology and womenвЂ™s studies professor Meika Loe. By 2025, while the overall populations surrounding Hamilton and Albany are expected to expand by roughly 3 percent (since 2000), the number of citizens 65 and older will have expanded by 35 percent. LoeвЂ™s longitudinal research project aims to answer the questions of how local institutions will adapt to serve a dramatically larger elder population, and at the same time, how individuals will work to ensure that their communities are serving the elderlyвЂ™s needs. Syracuse, New YorkвЂ™s briny springs produced salt for nearly 150 years before they were shut down in 1926. But the Salt City didnвЂ™t exhaust its natural resource. According to geography professor William Meyer, politics had more to do with the industryвЂ™s demise. Salt sales contributed as much as 20 percent of tax revenues for the state in the early 1800s; but when the federal tariff charged on imported salt was cut in half by Congress in 1830, New York had to reduce its prices to remain competitive. When the tariff later disappeared, New YorkвЂ™s salt springs reservation simply couldnвЂ™t compete with other, cheaper sources like rock salt. Even so, the reservation remained open into the early 20th century because its operation provided nearly 50 politically appointed jobs вЂ” the most important package of patronage appointments available in upstate New York, said Meyer. There is a significant gap in knowledge about the biological diversity of the region around Colgate, and biology professors Tim McCay and Frank Frey have set out to fill it, by creating a natural history museum of the Chenango Valley. Having discovered thousands of biological specimens scattered throughout campus вЂ” some dating to the mid-19th century and stored in unassuming shoeboxes вЂ” they began enlisting studentsвЂ™ help to sort and catalogue them and then scour the region to collect known missing specimens. Not only will the museum support teaching on campus; they also plan to digitize the entire collection, making it accessible to anyone through the web to educate the world about the biodiversity of the region. Live and learn Ayanna Williams вЂ™08 was one of 12 students who spent three weeks in a remote Ugandan jungle as part of an interdisciplinary extended study course that involved research on rare mountain gorillas. The group worked with community leaders in the village of Buhoma and park officials at the adjacent Bwindi Impenetrable National Forest. There is growing concern that the parkвЂ™s habituated mountain gorillas are becoming more susceptible to disease as contact with humans grows. The Colgate team helped determine if this is the case and, if so, how diseases are being transmitted. Here, Williams reflects upon the experience: вЂњEach week, the groups would rotate and perform a different type of research: biology, geography/GIS, or community health surveys. We made some great improvements and huge discoveries. вЂњThe process of performing public health research is never as clean and pretty as it seems when you read about it in journals and books. The constant reevaluation of goals and procedures has made me excited about pursuing my own research in the future. вЂњThe coolest thing that we did was tracking the Mubare group: one silverback gorilla, an infant the size of a 3-year-old child, a few adolescents, and several adult females. We got the chance to see all of them at once as they were feeding under a tree. Several of the adolescents were swinging around in trees, and the silverback was guarding the group. To see the very creatures that we had been researching was a powerful moment. вЂњI grew as a scholar, and learned my physical limits, how I work in a group, and how I react when I hit a roadblock. I couldnвЂ™t have asked for a better capstone experience for the four years IвЂ™ve had at Colgate.вЂќ News and views for the Colgate community 15 An outdoor public screening at the Flaherty Film Seminar And the Tony goes to . . . 16 scene: Autumn 2008 Todd Rosenthal вЂ™89 won a Tony Award for his set design for the Broadway hit August: Osage County. The show also won several other Tony Awards, including best play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for drama. The New York Times called August вЂњthe most exciting new American play Broadway has seen in years.вЂќ RosenthalвЂ™s design competed with the likes of The 39 Steps (Peter McKintosh), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Scott Pask), and Macbeth (Anthony Ward). Rosenthal holds an MFA from Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Conn. A design professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., he originally moved to Chicago to work with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where August premiered in summer 2007. Rosenthal, a native of Longmeadow, Mass., told The Republican newspaper that he viewed the set he created as a central character in the play, which is a dark comedy about a dysfunctional family in Oklahoma. вЂњItвЂ™s immovable, an indelible image . . . people move out, but the house never changes,вЂќ he said. He added that the set suggests a childвЂ™s dollhouse combining a juxtaposition of the вЂњgothic and the whimsical.вЂќ Preview Li Hua, Pursuit of Light, c. 1937вЂ“1948 Woodcut, 6" x 6", Gift of Professor and Mrs. Theodore Herman Colgate celebrates вЂњA Year of Chinese Art,вЂќ a series of exhibitions, lectures, and events, generously supported by Robert H.N. Ho вЂ™56 in honor of Ted Herman, professor of geography, emeritus. The series is sponsored by the Picker Art Gallery, Institute for Creative and Performing Arts, and Department of Art and Art History. Events include two exhibitions: Dec. 2, 2008вЂ“April 26, 2009 Picker Art Gallery Woodcuts in Modern China, 1937вЂ“2008: Towards a Universal Pictorial Language FГЄte de la Musique When the 2008 Chenango Summer MusicFest celebrated FГЄte de la Musique вЂ” the French festival tradition marking the summer solstice вЂ” in June, several Colgate student and alumni musicians were part of the inner workings of a truly international chamber music festival. The four-day event hosted a range of professional performers from strings, organ, harp, and harpsichord to a Haitian Konpa band. San Francisco-based harpsichordist Jonathan Rhodes Lee вЂ™00 was one of the featured artists. вЂњThe experience was unbelievable and well-rounded,вЂќ said violist Laura James вЂ™11 of her involvement as an intern for the director, music professor Laura Klugherz, and her experience performing as a Chenango Player. вЂњSo much goes into planning and executing a successful festival,вЂќ said Open mic Andrew Daddio Ewing and Chung attended thanks to a grant from NITLE, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to promoting liberal education, and Hughes worked as an intern. Chung was particularly struck by Silvia Schedelbauer, a GermanJapanese filmmaker whose work deals with intercultural issues, feminism, internationalism, and identity politics. вЂњHer work based on her intercultural background was extremely interesting; this feeling of belonging to different worlds and at the same time not belonging in either,вЂќ explained Chung. Ewing said she felt privileged to see a film by Kurdish filmmaker Bahman Ghobadi and became inspired with ideas for her own videos. вЂњIвЂ™ve been learning a lot about world situations and human migration,вЂќ she said, вЂњand this has been a great exposure to really politically charged material.вЂќ Hughes, who works as the 35 mm projectionist for ColgateвЂ™s Friday Night Film Series, noted how much he learned from the open, and sometimes-heated, discussions that followed screenings and from working with the seminar projectionist. Chung said the seminar, held in June, broadened her thinking about documentary filmmaking. вЂњWhat IвЂ™ve gotten to see has completely changed what I thought the genre was,вЂќ said Chung. вЂњThere are so many styles and variations. ItвЂ™s extremely refreshing.вЂќ вЂ” Adriana Brodyn вЂ™08 Written in blue crayon, this short equation вЂ” scribbled by an attendee of the 54th Robert Flaherty Film Seminar вЂ” joined other drawings and notes on the walls of an informal lounge set up in Clifford Gallery. The seminar attracted artists and scholars from around the world, and this year three film and media studies minors, Allison Ewing вЂ™08, Jina Chung вЂ™08, and Adam Hughes вЂ™10, had the opportunity to take part in the prestigious event (named for the famed American documentary filmmaker). вЂњIt was totally engrossing,вЂќ said Ewing. вЂњWith so many artists and scholars present, you were always вЂ�on.вЂ™ Everyone is focused on learning about and experiencing the art.вЂќ Under the theme, вЂњThe Age of Migration,вЂќ seminar-goers explored the personal and cultural by-products of migration, conflict, and information technology, and the film movements that have emerged as a result. Each screening was followed by a discussion. The screenings were presented in a unique way, Ewing commented. вЂњWe didnвЂ™t know what we were sitting down to watch until it was playing on the screen.вЂќ Withholding information about a film until after it had been screened, she explained, served to thwart any preconceptions or prejudgments the audience might have had. Andrew Daddio arts & culture art = surprising + inevitable. Featured artist Penelope Knuth coaches a chamber group during a Chenango Summer MusicFest master class at Hamilton Whole Foods. James. вЂњWorking as interns, performing, and discussing our pieces really prepare us for the real world of professional music. ItвЂ™s not enough to just be a great musician. You have to know how to plan and organize events and how to assist other artists.вЂќ Intern and Chenango Player John Biatowas вЂ™04, who is completing a masterвЂ™s in violin performance at the Todd RosenthalвЂ™s Tony AwardвЂ“winning set design for August: Osage County University of Connecticut, agreed that the dual role of being a performing artist coupled with organizing and executing the event made the internship unique. Violist Rachel Solomon вЂ™09 also served as an intern and Chenango Player. In the weeks preceding the MusicFest, the Chenango Players performed around the community to Alyssa Mayo вЂ™08, Gutenberg Galaxy Senior Studio Project Front-pageвЂ“worthy photojournalistic images I have come across generally depict extreme situations of violence and conflict. They are powerful on their own; however, our repeated interaction with them detracts from our appreciation of the content. I attempt to interrupt the sensationalism of such images by using them to create the pattern of wallpaper, the antithesis of the sensational. A wallpaper pattern is a collection of images that is expected, repetitive, and harmless to the point of invisibility. Thus the pattern in which I have arranged these images points to their ultimate shortcoming and my interest in this work: they have become sterilized by their ubiquity. Our concern for them is ephemeral at most. Jan. 19вЂ“March 5, 2009 Clifford Gallery Reading Space: The Art of Xu Bing A printmaker and installation artist, Xu BingвЂ™s work fuses traditional Chinese woodblock printing with a contemporary sensibility. 8 For a complete schedule, as well as information on other arts events, visit www.colgate.edu/arts News and views for the Colgate community 17 18 scene: Autumn 2008 Get to know: Adrian Giurgea Andrew Daddio Andrew Daddio land, Tennessee Williams, and Lincoln Kirstein,вЂќ said Underhill, who tries to вЂњrecreate the look of male privilege and glamour of that period. They also afford me the unique opportunity to validate my aging female body in an exhilarating act of masquerade. вЂњвЂ�No-manвЂ™s landвЂ™ is defined as an area of unowned, unclaimed, or uninhabited land; or, in war, an area in a theater of operations not controlled by either side,вЂќ she said in explanation of her series title. вЂњI propose gender as such a field, open to question and contention, owned absolutely by no one.вЂќ Director of the University Theater English professor Jennifer Brice listens to an audience memberвЂ™s comment during her craft talk on happiness in memoir writing at the Colgate WritersвЂ™ Conference. by Colgate that has invested more than $11 million into properties in the downtown historic district, with the goal of contributing to a healthy cultural and business climate in Hamilton. вЂ“ Director, actor, dramaturgist since 1980; came to Colgate in 2005 вЂ“ PhD in theater, UCLA; BA, MFA, Academy of Theatre and Film, Bucharest, Romania; twice named a Fulbright Scholar вЂ“ Has taught at the Academy of Theatre and Film (Romania), Ben Gurion University (Israel), Universita Sapienza (Italy), University of Utah, Hamilton College, University of California-LA and Berkeley, Pomona College, and California State University-Long Beach On theater directing as his lifeвЂ™s work: When I was young, I dreamt about being a poet; some important literary magazines in my native Romania even published me. But when I was 15 or 16, I discovered theater. I went to the national conservatory, starting initially in dramaturgy and later on directing. I was running away from Soviet rule and from a professional destiny that forces you to work by yourself. The act of making something with other people is what inspires and excites me. ItвЂ™s like building a church, or a house, or a palace and then stepping aside and saying, вЂњThis is what we did together.вЂќ As a director, your vision can be translated into something poetic. In a way, the creative act is the closest the male animal could come to giving birth. My profession is to be an interpreter of the text, to translate the text on stage, to give it life but not to take anything away from the truth created by the genius of the playwright. Colgate WritersвЂ™ Conference вЂњHappiness is harder to write than pain. For the writer of personal narrative, happiness is a problem both at the level of art and craft. For some reason, happiness is inimical to history and memory as well, perhaps, to imagination,вЂќ said Jennifer Brice during her craft talk on happiness in memoir writing at the 2008 Colgate WritersвЂ™ Conference. The associate professor of English and author of the memoir Unlearning to Fly served as a member of the conference staff, which also included ColgateвЂ™s Peter Balakian, the Donald M. and Constance H. Professor in the humanities and professor of English, as well as PEN/Hemingway award winners Justin Cronin and Jennifer Haigh, and Pulitzer Prize finalist Bruce Smith, among others. Several Colgate alumni over the years have attended the conference, where writers of poetry, fiction, and memoir from around the country spend a week on campus talking about the writing life and honing their craft in workshops with the senior staff. One recent attendee, English major Jasmine Bailey вЂ™05, has published her poetry in such journals as Adirondack Review, Spectrum Magazine, and Portland Review. Photographer Linn Underhill (below, right) plays the part of Tennessee Williams in a re-staging of a George Platt Lynes portrait of the writer and his lover, part of her вЂњNo ManвЂ™s LandвЂќ series. On teaching theater: The Greek festivals that gave us the great tragedies and comedies were community events, opportunities to come together and explore politics, wars, famines, moments of elation or tragedy. Theater is done by communities for each other; therefore, it is given from generation to generation. Theater is also a craft, and not unlike people who teach each other to work in wood or stone or metal, it is imparted through the guild. It is your duty to share with the students everything that you have. I am not very different from a tailor. It doesnвЂ™t matter who comes to me. I need to respect the cutting and the measuring, but the fabric is my clientвЂ™s fabric. If they bring cashmere, or a sack, I will still cut it to measure a suit. Sometimes the results are miraculous, and sometimes one changes a life. You see people blossoming. What he came to do at Colgate, and how itвЂ™s going: One of the reasons I came, and why I was hired, was to make theater as relevant as any other discipline. Among peer colleges, Colgate was slow to offer a concentration in theater and has yet to consider dance as an academic discipline. The people who were here before me blazed a path that needed to be continued, and the transition to a competitive and up-to-date program in terms of faculty, facilities, and curriculum is what IвЂ™m in charge of achieving. In three years, we have done quite well. To grow the program, we put it upon ourselves to teach a greater number of intro-level courses. We started doing an intro class as a first-year seminar, with wonderful results. It attracts better students, not those who think вЂ” wrongly вЂ” that theater is an easy, fun class. It is fun, but it is also enormously demanding. We now have more than 20 senior majors and minors. Family: Our daughter Una is 10. My wife Simona вЂ” a wonderful teacher and actor and director ВвЂ” teaches here in the theater program. It is an opportunity for both of us to bring in the work that is the passion of our lives, theater. Exploring вЂ�No ManвЂ™s LandвЂ™ Art professor Linn UnderhillвЂ™s blackand-white portraits, based on the work of the well-known 1930s and Linn Underhill The вЂњThistle SeedsвЂќ Suzuki Violin School students display their budding talents on the Hamilton Village Green at the Chenango Summer MusicFest. At a time when many small-town movie houses have gone dark, the Hamilton Movie Theater вЂ” once on the brink of closing вЂ” is thriving more than ever. The theater remains a fixture of Hamilton in an era of mega-multiplexes and Netflix, according to The Post-Standard. The Syracuse news- вЂ™40s fashion and celebrity photographer George Platt Lynes, recently appeared in Self and Others, an exhibition at Brown UniversityвЂ™s David Winton Bell Gallery. Some of the images in UnderhillвЂ™s вЂњNo ManвЂ™s LandвЂќ series of portraits and self-portraits in вЂњDRABвЂќ (dressed as a boy) directly mimic Lynes, who made elegant portraits of his friends and lovers. вЂњThese included many of the heroes of my youth: artists and writers like E.M. Forster, T.S. Eliot, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Isamu Noguchi, Christopher Isherwood, Aaron Cop- Andrew Daddio Hamilton Movie TheaterвЂ™s small-town charm paper highlighted the revival of the decades-old mainstay, which provides diverse programming, including midnight films, matinees for area children, live opera broadcasts, and a book-andmovie club. вЂњWe do all this stuff because weвЂ™re a community theater, and thatвЂ™s the history of this place,вЂќ theater manager Chuck Fox вЂ™70 said. вЂњItвЂ™s been a community resource for 100 and some years.вЂќ And the theater still maintains its original charm. David McCabe, a Colgate professor and film buff, told the paper that вЂњitвЂ™s the most welcoming establishment in our village for young children.вЂќ The theater building is owned by the Hamilton Initiative, a for-profit limited liability company formed Andrew Daddio arts & culture drum up publicity. During the event, the interns assisted the featured artists with everything from setting up stages to turning pages during performances, and attended master classes given by the featured musicians. The players also performed in various venues around town, showcasing classical chamber pieces by Mozart as well as newer works. вЂњMy favorite piece was an arrangement of a tango by Pietzola, вЂ�Introduction and Death of an Angel,вЂ™вЂќ noted Biatowas. вЂњI found it refreshing to practice playing something more free and open.вЂќ Biatowas added that he appreciated the opportunity to hear instruments and music that he doesnвЂ™t usually get to hear. James noted the open and playful atmosphere. вЂњIt was amazing to get to know the musicians,вЂќ she said. вЂњAll of them were extremely friendly and interested in the students and the community, and we got to connect with the musicians as fellow artists. The MusicFest really fostered a connection among the entire community.вЂќ вЂ” Adriana Brodyn вЂ™08 Outside interests: The other day I overheard someone asking another person about their hobbies and I realized that what I do is so intense and time consuming and profound that every second of my life, I do one thing. Everything is, goes into, or is transformed into theater. Perhaps IвЂ™m one of the lucky. News and views for the Colgate community 19 Odds and ends Colgate athletic director Dave Roach was elected second vice-president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics for the 2008вЂ“2009 year. Seven Oaks Golf Course played host in July to the U.S. Senior Open qualifying round. Matt Lalli вЂ™08 and Brandon Corp вЂ™09 earned All-American honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. Both were named to the third team, the first time any Colgate player has earned a place on the top three teams since the 1947 season. A few days later, Lalli was selected by the San Francisco Dragons in the second round of the Major League Lacrosse draft, while teammate Chris Eck вЂ™08 was chosen by the Boston Cannons in the fourth round. WomenвЂ™s hockey player Sam Hunt вЂ™09 was invited to participate in the Canadian National WomenвЂ™s Under-22 Summer Selection Camp. She was one of 15 returning players from the 2007вЂ“2008 squad. The camp took place in August at York University in Toronto. Peter Minchella вЂ™08 was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Roll, recognizing collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics. He graduated with a degree in molecular biology. Bryan Pape вЂ™08 and Andrew Hatzenbuhler вЂ™08 became the first Colgate oarsmen to row for the United States in international competition when they competed at the World Championships in Brandenburg, Germany. Lifting for life Jamie Herrmann вЂ™09 breaks away from two Marist defenders during ColgateвЂ™s 1-0 overtime win over the Red Foxes at the Puma Raider Invitational. In August, Colgate football players plied their strength and endurance to help charities fight a rare disease. At the вЂњLift for LifeвЂќ fundraiser, nearly 35 players competed against each other in lifting and skills competitions. The charity event in Sanford Field House was featured in the ObserverDispatch (Utica) and on SyracuseвЂ™s 93Q morning show. вЂњThis is a fun way to rally around those who are battling rare diseases,вЂќ said linebacker Greg Hadley вЂ™10. вЂњLift for LifeвЂќ is sponsored by Uplifting Athletes, a nonprofit organization founded by former Penn State player Scott Shirley after his father died of kidney cancer. University chapters are operated by student-athletes who are dedicated to raising awareness about rare diseases. ColgateвЂ™s fundraiser sup- Andrew Daddio Alumni make sports hall of fame 20 scene: Autumn 2008 Former Colgate athletes Ralph Antone вЂ™58 and Carl Boykin вЂ™83 were inducted into the Greater Utica Sports Hall of Fame this year. Nicknamed вЂњThe TrainвЂќ in high school, Antone graduated from UticaвЂ™s Thomas R. Proctor Senior High School, where he was a four-sport athlete and stood out on the football field, in 1954. At Colgate, he was a three-year football letterman and a two-time captain, playing against Syracuse legend Jim Brown in football and lacrosse and against IllinoisвЂ™s Ray Nitschke, who became a Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker. Antone lettered in lacrosse his last two years, becoming an honorable mention Ask Raider Who are you, and what do you do? As the Colgate mascot, my job is to help get the crowd going at sporting events, represent Colgate athletics at community events like the Fourth of July parade, and really embody the spirit and fun that come along with the Colgate fan experience. WhatвЂ™s up with your hat and boots? IвЂ™m an outdoorsman of sorts, and my threecornered hat and boots reflect the history of the Leatherstocking Region of upstate New York. Who вЂњwearsвЂќ you? My lips are sealed. Seriously. TheyвЂ™re sewn shut. WhatвЂ™s been your proudest moment so far? I received the вЂњRookie Spirit AwardвЂќ at Cheer Team and Mascot Camp. Do you have any special talents? I can ice skate and dance. Do you have a mascot вЂњarch enemyвЂќ? The UMass Minuteman and I have had a few showdowns, but I donвЂ™t see it elevating to the level of the Stanford-Cal brouhaha. ItвЂ™s all in good fun. All-American defenseman as a senior, and also played baseball for two years. Now semi-retired, Antone worked in the petroleum industry. A standout football and track and field competitor, first at Utica Free Academy and then at Colgate, Boykin was a diminutive 5-foot-7, 149 pounds. But with a fierce determination and drive, he became a second-team Central Oneida League All-Star in 1978 and three-year starter and honorable mention All-American safety at Colgate. He won two state hurdle championships in high school and several more at Colgate; his 55-meter high hurdle mark of 7.50 seconds, set in 1982, is still a Raider record. Today, Boykin is special deputy New York attorney general for guns and gangs. Promotions and new hires Jason Lefevre вЂ™02 and Brad Dexter вЂ™96 were elevated on the menвЂ™s hockey staff. Lefevre moved into the second assistant position, while Dexter slid into the first assistant position with the departure of Andrew Dickson, who accepted a scouting position with the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League. John Gilger was named assistant director of athletic communications. He comes to Colgate from Hartwick College. Jamie Mitchell was appointed athletic administrative intern for 2008вЂ“2009 after serving as marketing and promotions intern for the Homestead-Miami Speedway. Tony Regitano, former Onondaga Community College head coach, was named assistant softball coach. Leslie Cowen was named assistant athletic trainer and will work with womenвЂ™s soccer, womenвЂ™s basketball, and menвЂ™s and womenвЂ™s tennis. Matt Tyler is the new menвЂ™s and womenвЂ™s assistant tennis coach; he was a tennis professional at the Ken Caryl Ranch in Colorado. Jeremy Golden was appointed assistant strength and conditioning coach after working for the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA in 2007. Bryan Pape вЂ™08 was named assistant coach of menвЂ™s rowing. Jennifer Brown, a new assistant womenвЂ™s basketball coach, just graduated from James Madison University. Russell Peterson is the new womenвЂ™s track and field and cross country coach. He is a former standout track performer at the University of Iowa. Nathan Davis was appointed assistant menвЂ™s basketball coach after five seasons at Bucknell. Carly McNaughton вЂ™06, a new assistant coach with the womenвЂ™s ice hockey program, played four years with the Raiders and served as captain in her final season. Amy Krakauer and Russell Hunt have been named assistant swimming and diving coaches. Krakauer comes from Columbia University, while Hunt had been coaching at Ohio Northern. Get to know: Erik Ronning вЂ™97 Andrew Daddio ported the Histiocytosis Association of America. Histiocytosis is a blood disease that typically affects children under the age of 10. A 23-19 win against Coastal Carolina in early September projected head football coach Dick Biddle вЂ” in his 13th season вЂ” into the Raiders record books. BiddleвЂ™s 96th victory made him the winningest coach in school history, moving him ahead of the legendary Andy Kerr, ColgateвЂ™s football coach from 1929 to 1946. Before the season began, he talked about breaking KerrвЂ™s record. вЂњIt means a lot to me; not personally, but for the program and the school,вЂќ Biddle told the Post-Standard (Syracuse). вЂњIn 13 years IвЂ™ve had a lot of great players and assistant coaches who were a part of that. I take pride in it.вЂќ John W. Beyer Head MenвЂ™s Soccer Coach вЂ“ Hometown: Simsbury, Conn. вЂ“ Colgate student years: History major, varsity soccer (defender), Sigma Chi, Career Center peer adviser вЂ“ Honors: Howard N. Hartman Coach of the Year Award, 2008; named a top U.S. assistant coach by College Soccer News, 2002, 2004 Name a few key things that are important to you as a coach. One part of my philosophy is that the players must be the owners of the team, not renters. To instill a sense of ownership, you must first identify the core of the team вЂ” the leaders who will serve as role models on the field and in the classroom for our younger players. They set their own goals and ambitions. Maybe itвЂ™s winning the Patriot League championship, or an NCAA tournament, or maybe beyond that. Then we identify how we are going to get there, develop a plan, and put it into action. Being an alum, I can illustrate my passion for Colgate soccer, which partially provides the motivation my players need to succeed. They must understand that playing for the name on the front of their shirt is more important than the name on the back. 8 Check out www.gocolgateraiders.com for game schedules, rosters, statistics, online ticket ordering, and news and video features. For scores, call the Raider Sportsline: 315-228-7900. Ticket office: 315-228-7600. How did leaving your job as assistant coach at Colgate to coach at Northwestern University before returning to become head coach in 2005 impact you? To be honest, I left kicking and screaming. I had an offer to be their assistant coach. I was leaning toward staying and was talking to Dick Biddle [ColgateвЂ™s football coach] about it at dinner at the Colgate Inn. Dick doesnвЂ™t say a whole lot, but finally he got fed up and said, вЂњErik, if you ever want to come back here, youвЂ™ve gotta leave.вЂќ That advice, from a person I respect tremendously, encouraged me to make that all-important move. I wouldnвЂ™t be here today if I hadnвЂ™t gone to Northwestern. I wouldnвЂ™t have been prepared enough. Chelsea Hoffman вЂ™11 receives a steadying hand on her rope from instructor Robby ReChord at the Outdoor Education ProgramвЂ™s first-ever Backyard Adventures tree climbing class. Coming off a big year, and carrying a top 40 recruiting class, how high are your expectations for this season? I will always set the bar higher each year. But I consider the season a series of seasons, and it is irresponsible to get ahead of yourself. From a player standpoint, we are as вЂњsoccer talented,вЂќ and as athletic, as weвЂ™ve ever been. We have the best team chemistry weвЂ™ve ever had. We certainly have the potential to contend for a Patriot League Championship again, and to compete in the NCAA tournament. A benefit is that we have been there before; however, now we have a target on our backs. WeвЂ™re looking forward to the challenge. What will we read about in future вЂ�Ask RaiderвЂ™ columns? IвЂ™ll be sharing athletics trivia of all kinds. Do you have a Colgate sports trivia topic suggestion or question for Raider? Send an e-mail to scene@mail.colgate.edu and put Ask Raider in the subject line. Do you have any outside involvements? IвЂ™m working on a masterвЂ™s in athletic administration at SUNY Cortland. I also run summer soccer camps at Colgate and Northwestern, and I am co-director of the UCSB Elite camp in Pottstown, Pa. Anything new and exciting in your life? IвЂ™m getting married to Amber Plesniarski, whoвЂ™s from Hamilton and a 2000 Binghamton graduate. Mayfred and Judy Plesniarski, who used to own JohnвЂ™s Shoe Shop in Hamilton, are her grandparents. The wedding is December 20, in Cooperstown, and the Colgate faculty band Dangerboy is going to play. Andrew Daddio go вЂ™gate Biddle breaks Kerr record Do you have any hobbies? I enjoy exercising and golfing. I like to grill. One special recipe is my super burger. I donвЂ™t want to divulge the secret. All IвЂ™ll say is, the cheese is on the inside. News and views for the Colgate community 21 new, noted , & quoted In the media Books & music Information is provided by publishers, authors, and artists. Up for Renewal: What Magazines Taught Me About Love, Sex, and Starting Over Cathy Alter вЂ™87 (Atria)В Up for Renewal is Cathy AlterвЂ™s truelife story of living by the advice of magazines for one full year. She consulted the sages at Elle, Marie Claire, O, Self, and others for advice on everything from getting rid of underarm jiggle to how to have a meaningful relationship with her mother. She would learn how to throw fabulous parties, command her coworkers with a firm shake of her pen, and (of course) вЂњFind His Seven Secret Pleasure Triggers!вЂќВ That was the idea, anyway. But the true story is AlterвЂ™s surprising inner transformation as she chronicles the course of her magazine year while she deals with many of the difficulties of life вЂ” a rotten job, a dear friend with a serious illness, and her own fears of rejection and loneliness. Ultimately, she comes to realize that anything can change a life thatвЂ™s ready for it вЂ” even hers, and even Cosmo. The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country Howard Fineman вЂ™70 (Random House) Mixing scenes and figures from the campaign trail with forays into 400 years of American history, Howard Fineman asserts that every debate, from our nationвЂ™s founding to the present day, is rooted in one of 13 arguments that defy resolution. It is the very process of never-ending argument, Fineman explains, that defines us, inspires us, and keeps us free. While making the case for nurturing the real American dialogue, Fineman captures the essential issues that have always compelled healthy and heated debate. 22 scene: Autumn 2008 The вЂњThirteen American ArgumentsвЂќ run the gamut, from issues of individual identity to our countryвЂ™s role in the world. Whether itвЂ™s the environment, international trade, interpreting law, Congress vs. the president, or reformers vs. elites, these are the issues that galvanized the Founding Fathers and should still inspire our leaders, thinkers, and citizens. вЂњArgument is strength, not weakness,вЂќ says Fineman. вЂњAs long as we argue, there is hope, and as long as there is hope, we will argue.вЂќ The Thirteen American Arguments was listed on the New York Times and Washington Post best seller lists. Wormburner: A HeroвЂ™s Welcome Songs by Steve Henry вЂ™93 (DIVE Records) Based in New York City, Wormburner is an indie rock quintet fronted by songwriter/ singer/guitarist Steve вЂњHankвЂќ Henry.В This 12-song LP blends rootsy, lyrical powerpop with punk and New Wave influences.В AntiMusic.com gave the album four stars, calling it вЂњastounding вЂ¦ Henry sounds like other vocalists that are neither from his genre nor his time вЂ¦ the stories combined with the scenery make Wormburner new and, to this point, unmatched.вЂќВ New York Press notedВ the bandвЂ™s reputation as one of the most bombastic liveВ acts in the northeast, saying вЂњa Wormburner show has much in common with amphetaminefueled soul revivals, if such a thing ever existed. ItвЂ™s refreshing to find a band like Wormburner who so clearly believes in the power of the classic pop song to lift a room full of people clear off its foundation.вЂќВ 1952 Felton McLellan Johnston вЂ™61 (Lulu.com) Felton JohnstonвЂ™s historical fiction takes place in the election year 1952. Veteran lawyerlobbyist Richard Passmore is recruited by a Mississippi senator to derail a primary election challenge by upstart Congressman Jimmy Biddle. Richard, a low-key but skillful operator, maneuvers to better understand Jimmy and to discover evidence that may scuttle his campaign. RichardвЂ™s efforts take him to the halls of Congress, the dinner tables of influential Washingtonians, and the Mississippi battleground, where he observes the contestantsвЂ™ contrasting campaigns as well as the local social and racial caste system. Told against the background of a year of national election upheaval, this is a tale about politics, history, deception, and change. world superpower, says Phillips. вЂњBad moneyвЂќ refers to a new phenomenon in wayward megafinance вЂ” the emergence of a U.S. economy that is globally dependent and dominated by hubris-driven financial services. Phillips explains that the U.S. dollar has been turned into bad money as it has weakened and become vulnerable to the worldвЂ™s other currencies. In all these ways, he says, вЂњbadвЂќ finance has failed the American people and pointed U.S. capitalism toward a global crisis. Ready for the Defense Mike Langan вЂ™91 (WhoooDoo Mysteries/Treble Heart Books) The protagonist in Mike LanganвЂ™s new legal thriller is Hank Fisher, a first-year criminal defense lawyer who is caught up in a sinister plot of political intrigue, courtroom antics, and a roller-coaster romance. Acting more like Sherlock Holmes than Oliver Wendell Holmes in the courtroom, Hank exonerates clients by catching the real bad guys. Before Hank and his boss can rescue their new client, a U.S. senator, from the jaws of an apparent IRS investigation, a hit-and-run attack rips their law firm apart, putting one person in a hearse and another in a coma. To find the killer, Hank must defend the senator by himself in a criminal investigation that is spiraling out of control. Bad Money Kevin Phillips вЂ™61 (Penguin Group USA) In Bad Money, Kevin Phillips describes the consequences of misguided economic policies, mounting debt, a collapsing housing market, threatened oil resources, and the end of American domination of world markets. He asserts that AmericaвЂ™s current challenges (and failures) run striking parallels to the decline of previous leading world economic powers вЂ” especially the Dutch and British. Global overreach, worn-out politics, excessive debt, and exhausted energy regimes are all chilling signals that the United States is crumbling as the Friends of Liberty: A Tale of Three Patriots, Two Revolutions, and the Betrayal that Divided a Nation Graham Russell Gao Hodges (coauthored with Gary Nash) (Basic Books) Friends of Liberty tells the story of three men whose lives were braided together by issues of liberty and race that fueled revolutions across two continents. The friendship between Thomas Jefferson and Thaddeus Kosciuszko вЂ” a Polish patriot and hero of the American Revolution вЂ” is the heart of the book, Colgate bestsellers at the Colgate Bookstore вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў Crafting Fiction, Poetry, & Memoir Edited by Matt Leone (director, Colgate WritersвЂ™ Conference) In An Instant Bob вЂ™83 and Lee вЂ™82 Woodruff Unlearning to Fly Jennifer Brice (English) People and the Sky Tony Aveni (astronomy and anthropology and Native American studies) Tibetan Buddhism and Modern Physics Vic Mansfield (physics and astronomy, emeritus вЂ“ deceased) The Comeback Season Jennifer Smith вЂ™03 The Memory KeeperвЂ™s Daughter Kim Edwards вЂ™81 Early Art Matt Hotham вЂ™03 Napoleon Steven Englund вЂ™67 Taxi! Graham Russell Gao Hodges (history and Africana & Latin American studies) particularly their shared dreams for the global expansion of human freedom. Agrippa Hull, a freeborn black New Englander who volunteered to join the Continental Army, served Kosciuszko as an army orderly and helped shape his views on slavery. The crux of the story is JeffersonвЂ™s failure to uphold his promise to Kosciuszko to free slaves. Jefferson died without fulfilling that promise to his friend вЂ” and to a fledgling nation founded on the principle of liberty and justice for all. Author Graham Russell Gao Hodges is the George Dorland Langdon Jr. Professor of history and Africana and Latin American studies. The Case of the Hidden Dentures Owen Magruder (William E. Edmonston Jr.) (AuthorHouse) This is the second novel in the mystery series written under the pen name Owen Magruder by William Edmonston, professor of psychology emeritus. While assisting his son with house renovations in the city of New Boston, John Braemhor, a retired Scottish policeman, finds a set of dentures in a wall behind a medicine cabinet. That discovery and the disappearance of the previous owner of the house lead him down a path of intrigue and mystery that involves secret codes, murder, smuggling, and attempted assassinations, all cloaked in deeply troubling psychological relationships. Braemhor attacks the mysteries with his deductive powers and tenacity, breaking the codes, solving the murders, thwarting the smuggling operation, and resolving the underlying psychological dynamics. Also of Note: Re-Centering Culture and Knowledge in Conflict Resolution Practice (Syracuse University Press) is a collection of essays by scholars and practitioners of conflict resolution who explore the role of culture, race, and oppression in resolving disputes. Phillip Richards, professor of English, contributed an essay and served as coeditor of the book with Sandra Bowland вЂ™77, among others. вЂњThe housing market has hit a sloppy bottom.вЂќ вЂ” David Michonski вЂ™73, a real estate executive, in an interview on CNBCвЂ™s Closing Bell вЂњYou need to cook up a deal with the gods.вЂќ вЂ” Tony Aveni, astronomy and anthropology professor, in an Associated Press article about the historical significance of May Day for farmers вЂњI had some wonderful professors; they werenвЂ™t proselytizing at all. My experience with them was life changing.вЂќ вЂ” Reverend Martha Swords-Horrell вЂ™77, to the Syracuse Eagle Newspapers as she described how her time at Colgate inspired her to become a pastor вЂњWherever we go, IвЂ™m always impressed by how devoted and loyal Packer fans are. But I knew that long before I got to Green Bay.вЂќ вЂ” Mark Murphy вЂ™77, the new CEO of the Green Bay Packers, talking about the upcoming season вЂњIf the rest of the world is moving on, and weвЂ™re standing still, thatвЂ™s not a good thing for us.вЂќ вЂ” Gary Trauner вЂ™80, who at press time was a candidate for U.S. Congress from Wyoming, addressing concerns about the nationвЂ™s energy woes and the environment вЂњвЂ¦ it is unlikely that campaign giving has suddenly become a common pursuit of working-class families.вЂќ вЂ” Jay Mandle, W. Bradford Wiley Professor of economics, in a Washington Post op-ed on small donors вЂњYou need to be able to put on a backpack, be in huge down- pours, and keep your chin up and be incredibly flexible.вЂќ вЂ” Catherine CardelГєs, assistant professor of biology, in an American Association for the Advancement of Science podcast on what itвЂ™s like doing research in a tropical forest вЂњAlumni are not just heavy users вЂ” theyвЂ™re heavy engagers.вЂќ вЂ” Charlie Melichar, VP for public relations and communications, in a New York Times article about the ways in which alumni use print and electronic media to communicate with the university and each other вЂњI will have to do a lot of things on my own that are a little scary, like getting my hair cut or ordering food when I really donвЂ™t know what IвЂ™m ordering, but I think that makes you a more interesting person.вЂќ вЂ” Jillian Ferris вЂ™08 in a Union-Sun & Journal (Lockport, NY) Q&A as she prepared to move to Taiwan for 11 months with limited knowledge of the language News and views for the Colgate community 23 scene Clearly, something different has arrived in your mailbox. HereвЂ™s your guide to the new and improved Colgate Scene. Having worked at Colgate for more than 12 years, IвЂ™ve been continually impressed by the strong interest and feelings the community has for the Scene. While many feelings are of loyalty and fondness and connection, individual opinions vary вЂ” because, like the members of a family, Colgate people are not all the same. They have different backgrounds, tastes, sensibilities, and interests. At the end of the day, the common thread вЂ” the family home вЂ” is Colgate. In many ways, the Scene is both a window, and a mirror, into the family home. It gives all our readers вЂ” the entire community of alumni, parents, faculty, staff, and students вЂ” a look at whatвЂ™s happening on campus. It also reflects the experiences and views of Colgate people out in the greater world. And, like a family and its home, Colgate is also continually changing. Sometimes in small ways, sometimes in much larger ones. Over the last several years, it became clear that the Scene was no longer serving the interests of the family as best it could, nor did it adequately reflect the people and place. It was time to rebuild the frame, replace the glass, reglaze the panes. In the process, we set out to learn what our readers valued about the Scene, and what else they would like to see in it, so that we could build on what was important and successful, and make it even more useful to them in the long run. In the end, I guess you could say we took out the window and replaced it with a door вЂ” one with many of the same architectural elements, but with bigger, clearer panes to see through, a spiffy paint job, and a whole new level of functionality. This article will share some of the ins and outs of our renovation process, as well as what you can expect to see in the new Scene, but I also encourage you to check out the rest of the pages in this issue and see for yourself. And let us know what you think! Welcome home. вЂ” Rebecca Costello, Managing Editor Contact us at scene@mail.colgate.edu or 315-228-7417. 24 scene: Autumn 2008 A brief history Redesigning the Scene was a thoughtful, serious undertaking. Our overarching concern was to evolve the Scene so that it would better reflect the qualities that make Colgate a special place. We sought out a partner who could share unbiased observations of what we could do better, and lend expertise in reimagining the Scene. We found that partner in Sametz Blackstone Associates in Boston, a communications firm that has helped prestigious organizations such as Harvard University, MIT Sloan School of Management, the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra make stronger September 2007 The Colgate Scene Brown bag We also examined how the Scene fit in and functioned in relationship to the rest of ColgateвЂ™s increasingly diverse вЂњecosystemвЂќ of print publications, e-mail newsletters, and web tools that serve the interests and needs of alumni and our other audiences. And we are always keeping tabs on other alumni magazines вЂ” a great way to learn best practices and brainstorm new ideas. Our redesign philosophy was about capturing the unique qualities of Colgate and its people, through both content and presentation: ColgateвЂ™s traditions and the beautiful place The strength of the community ColgateвЂ™s power and ability in many dimensions, from academics, athletics, and arts, to leadership, service, and public engagement The fun, fellowship, and energy of being at Colgate That intangible but ever-present Colgate spirit We also set specific goals, including incorporating a broader range of voices and perspectives, greater variety in types and lengths of articles, more substantive and active connections for alumni, both with the university, and with each other, and becoming more environmentally responsible. And, we knew one thing for sure. The Scene should not be just another generic alumni magazine, but something uniquely Colgate. A note on frequency and class notes Clockwise from left: May 1958, September 2007, April 1969 connections with their constitutents through magazines and other publications. We talked to many of you, our readers. We held focus groups and conducted surveys to determine what alumni thought of the SceneвЂ™s overall format, readability, and editorial approach, and what elements were most valuable to them. We asked about the topics readers are most interested in, and what stories in past issues really made an impression. Live and learn Talking points In order to accomplish these ambitious goals, it was necessary from both a resource and a planning standpoint to shift from a bimonthly to a quarterly publishing schedule. For many, the robust class news columns are the first thing to read in a new issue, so we thought long and hard about the impact a shift in frequency would have, and how we should address it, to not only maintain that strong communication link among alumni, but also to add new opportunities for connections. First, we made sure the page count will accommodate the same amount of class notes in four issues that normally appears in six. We also have created a more direct relationship between the Scene in print and ColgateвЂ™s e-resources such as the вЂ™GateLine e-mail newsletter and www.colgatealumni.org. To help keep the news timely, each issueвЂ™s class news columns вЂ” which now appear on your class page at www.colgatealumni.org вЂ” will be posted online two weeks before your class editorвЂ™s next deadline. Here are just some of the elements youвЂ™ll find in this and future issues of the Scene: departments A NEW Syllabus Work & Play: images and news about campus and student life, interesting facts and figures, updates on Hamilton and the Chenango Valley region, and a variety of viewpoints and personal expressions. Minidepartments such as Brown bag, Talking points, and Back on campus will give readers a window into the stunning variety of visitors to campus and what they came to talk about. Life of the Mind: whatвЂ™s happening in faculty and student research and scholarship, and other academic news. Mini-departments such as Syllabus and Live and learn will share a peek at whatвЂ™s happening in вЂ” and out of вЂ” the classroom today. WeвЂ™ll pose questions or problems about issues or topics, and faculty and alumni with expertise in those fields will respond in Perspectives. Arts & Culture: news and images from the arts, featuring both on-campus happenings as well as alumni accomplishments. Open mic will spotlight the creative endeavors of students, and youвЂ™ll get a Preview of some of the vibrant programming to come to campus each semester. Go вЂ™gate: spotlights, news, and more in the arena of sports and recreation, plus interesting mini-features such as the Ask Raider athletics trivia column. New, Noted & Quoted: recent publications and music releases by alumni and faculty, spotlights on Colgate people mentioned in the news media, and other notable notes. Salmagundi: in homage to the definition of this Native American word вЂ” and the name of ColgateвЂ™s yearbook вЂ” comes a mixture of fun and surprising content, from quizzes and puzzles to guess-thephoto contests and alumni reminiscences. Road taken Preview Perspectives Passion for the Climb Page 13 How could we ignore the tradition behind the number 13? No matter whatвЂ™s going on in the preceding and subsequent pages, Page 13 will be the place for Colgate tradition, history, and spirit. Let us know what you might like to see or read about! People Many, many readers told us that itвЂ™s the people who make Colgate so special, and that they wanted to read about more of them. In addition to feature profiles, a variety of new spotlights will share the fascinating stories and experiences of alumni and other members of our community. Throughout the Scene, youвЂ™ll find many profile conversations with students, faculty, staff, and alumni called Get to know. For instance, in this issue, youвЂ™ll find вЂњGet to knowsвЂќ on a well-known dining services staff member, the director of University Theater, an Alumni Council member, a coach, a trustee, and a student. In Road taken, alumni will share the unique paths theyвЂ™ve followed, from their Colgate majors and activities, to grad school, to career changes, to what theyвЂ™re doing today. Perspectives A hallmark of the university setting is discourse: the chance to share a variety of viewpoints and observations. In each issue, youвЂ™ll read a Message from President Rebecca S. Chopp. We encourage Letters reacting to what youвЂ™ve read in the Scene. Through personal essays, alumni, faculty, students, and staff members share things of importance to them, whether itвЂ™s their chosen profession, an academic interest, a hobby, or something from their personal lives, in Passion for the Climb. WeвЂ™ll get people-onthe-street thoughts on a variety of topics in Views from the hill. to the back cover, to The Big Picture, you will find familiar вЂ” and new вЂ” vistas of campus. The color palette will change with the seasons. Share Alumni will also share their knowledge, expertise, experiences, and fun in future issues, from Colgate memories and impressions in Rewind and My picture of Colgate to snapshots of sightings of other folks in Colgate gear in Colgate seen. Have suggestions on how to spend a weekend (where to stay, best restaurants, coolest sightseeing spots, etc.) in the city or town where you live? Send us a note for MaroonвЂ™d. WeвЂ™re also looking for alumni experts to share their Tips on a variety of topics, from fitness to investing. Get connected Several sections of the new Scene are meant to connect you to Colgate, and to each other. Stay Connected will share alumni affairs news and information about special offerings like opportunities to travel with faculty, and updates from the Alumni Council. Alumni Clubs and Groups will feature alumni clubs, events, and activities. Go online There will be many new links between print and online content, as well as web-exclusive material, on the Scene website (www.colgate.edu/scene), ColgateвЂ™s alumni online community (www.colgate alumni.org), and ColgateвЂ™s website (www.colgate. edu), from video stories and news headlines to blogs and message boards. Campus color The beauty of ColgateвЂ™s campus provides us with a visual gallery, and our wide format allows us to exhibit large images. From the table of contents page, Colgate seen Alumni Clubs and Groups Open mic Ask Raider Get to know MaroonвЂ™d Back on campus Rewind My picture of Colgate Views from the hill News and views for the Colgate community 25 Sabotage As companies burn off natural gas during oil production, the flares produce significant greenhouse-gas emissions (and millions of dollars go up in smoke). Many who live in the midst of NigeriaвЂ™s oil-producing communities complain of chronic health and environmental problems associated with the gas flares. The acid rain caused by this flaring has contributed significantly to the virtual extinction of most fish populations in the area. Nigeria is AfricaвЂ™s top crude oil-exporting nation, and yet the people who live in the delta are among the poorest in Africa. I really thought it was typical harassment, no big deal. But then the junior officer ordered me and my film crew to get out of the boat, a step in the Nigerian military checkpoint routine weвЂ™d never experienced before. As we climbed up a rusted chain to an imposing concrete jetty, residents were pulling up and dropping off cases of bottled water as вЂњgiftsвЂќ вЂ” aka the toll to pass by without incident on the river. The soldiers sell it to nearby village residents вЂ” a creative way of requiring bribes without exchanging cash. We were in the Niger Delta of Nigeria to continue filming for Sweet Crude, a documentary chronicling the devastating effects of oil production in the region вЂ” specifically, the systematic theft of vast oil riches from under the feet of a population now living in abject poverty and environmental decimation. On the day we were ordered out of the boat, we were traveling to a village called Egbema, to film a woman who can no longer fish in waters that had fed her family for more than 70 years. Ironically, this area is one of the few that has experienced relatively little of the environmental damage that oil production has caused in most of the delta. Until recently, the area had been spared by the luck of the draw вЂ” this part of the river had just not been dredged yet. But now, the bunkering вЂ” in which oil stolen from cracked pipes is placed on renegade tankers вЂ” has overtaken this corridor of the river. Massive oil spills are an ev- 26 scene: Autumn 2008 eryday occurrence. ItвЂ™s commonly known that the JTF (Joint Task Force вЂ“ Nigerian military) are complicit in the bunkering; the huge tankers must clear their official checkpoints both coming and going. IвЂ™ll never know why the JTF stopped us. We were clearly a ragtag group of Americans вЂ” hardly an upscale boat of oil company executives or anyone of means or вЂњimportance.вЂќ Were they actually looking for us? We didnвЂ™t have our cameras out of their bags at the time. But to the JTF, any Americans knowing details of the abuses in the delta are a danger, particularly if theyвЂ™re savvy to the Nigerian militaryвЂ™s involvement in bunkering, kidnapping, and gardenvariety crime. The military blames all illicit activity on the militants вЂ” MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) вЂ” and the United States seems to buy that line. Any official statements regarding the situation in the Niger Delta are riddled with concern about the вЂњcriminalвЂќ militancy, some even suggesting that they are terrorists. And the United States supports the Nigerian military against this increasing insurgency with hardware and military intelligence. This militancy does have criminal elements, but it is also a political resistance movement. I have found no official State Department expression of concern for the root causes of the unrest. For two-and-a-half years, IвЂ™ve been chronicling the protracted struggle for justice for the Niger Delta as it shifts toward a more urgent conflict. As the oil companiesвЂ™ extraction methods continue to ravage the environment and the Nigerian government continues to вЂњdivertвЂќ funds dedicated for development, the Nigerian military has deployed troops to occupy the villages and contain the resistance. This situation has drawn paltry media attention. Since the nonviolent Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed for criticizing the governmentвЂ™s oil policy in 1995, the only stories about the delta youвЂ™ll find in mainstream media involve MEND kidnapping oil workers. (Unfortunately, the militantsвЂ™ shift from political demands to violent tactics worked in terms of getting them some coverage.) But in all of our time here, the military has only ever stopped us to give us a hard time, and it had never taken more than a bit of cheeky dialogue and a playful refusal to pay (we followed the lead of our Nigerian friends) before we were on our way. Because the Nigerian government is pretty friendly with the United States, it seemed logical enough that weвЂ™d work in the region without serious incident. This time, the situation escalated quickly. First we were told that we were being held at the checkpoint for our own safety вЂ” maybe they thought we were being kidnapped? (This is hard to believe; they never asked if any of us were concerned about the Nigerian man accompanying us, and we gave off no вЂњI am so relieved that you just saved me from being kidnapped!вЂќ vibes.) After the safety excuse expired, we were told we could only continue to travel on the river with a paid military escort, which no responsible filmmaker would ever do вЂ” it would place the villagers in jeopardy, and weвЂ™d be in greater danger for being seen with the JTF. Every hurdle the checkpoint officers presented for holding us in custody was overcome: passports, visas, etc. But each time we overcame a hurdle it was replaced by a new pretend reason for holding us. It was chilling. While the crew and I were placed in the commanding officerвЂ™s quarters вЂ” where, in a bizarre twist, a TV played soft-core porn вЂ” officers and security personnel outside determined our fate. I tried to negotiate our way out of the situation, loudly and upfront, while my production coordinator, Tammi Sims, quietly sent text messages to our contact in the United States, Leslye Wood, to let her know we might have a problem. A basic principle in any military situation is this: the orders soldiers have given you hold until their superior officers pass along new orders. So, if youвЂ™re allowed to talk to each other, eat, reach in your bag, or use your phone, you do it like crazy before the game changes. My crew was amazing: calm, smart, and brave. In the few hours we had to do it, we destroyed DVDs, smart cards, tapes, notes, and a camera вЂ” in short, everything that could get us convicted of вЂњespionageвЂќ (a bogus charge used against others who have tried to record the suffering of the people in that region for decades) and anything that could be used against the people who had worked with us in Nigeria. Destroying our work was the right thing to do, but devastating nonetheless. It represented more than two years of work and was crucial to finishing the film. Members of MEND, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the controversial group called thugs or terrorists by some, an armed wing of the political resistance by others Ryan Hauck By Sandy Cioffi вЂ™84 Kendra E. Thornbury What I wanted was closing footage for my documentary about oil production in the Niger Delta. What I got was a week in a Nigerian military prison. News and views for the Colgate community 27 It is a heady concept to be seized at gunpoint, and itвЂ™s compounded when you feel responsible for the Nigerians who have trusted you вЂ” the ones in your notes and on your footage. Unfortunately, I knew that the State Security Services (SSS) were renowned for fabricating evidence, abusing Nigerian journalists, and detaining people indefinitely without charges. As we were being driven from one military base to another, I was seated next to the SSS commander. He was on the phone with his boss when I overheard the words вЂњarrest numberвЂќ and вЂњcharge is sabotage.вЂќ Oh my god. We still had our cell phones, so I called Tammi, who was in another car, to tell her what I had heard. I had to call rather than furtively send a text because my polarized prescription sunglasses rendered the screen illegible, but without them I was virtually blind. But it was time to tell our U.S.-based team to need, but we will be forever grateful for having had. justice. Even one hour held against your will when We spent the next week detained by the SSS in youвЂ™re innocent is a terrible burden, let alone the Abuja, Nigeria, never charged or officially arrested. years many have faced. We werenвЂ™t physically harmed, just uncomfortable We were picked up by the military on a river in and very scared. Our quarters could have been worse, Nigeria for reasons IвЂ™ll never fully know. Once they but hardly matched the вЂњhotel-likeвЂќ environment Googled the film title and my name, we were held described to our families by the State Department, because the old guard military in Nigeria does not though they never saw our rooms. I was held in a want this story told. They were open about this. Had room with a flea-ridden mattress, with no air condiI been filming only militants in masks with guns вЂ” tioner or fan in a 100-degree environment (a condian image that supports the narrative the Nigerian tion that changed after 14 lawmakers stepped up for government wants disseminated вЂ” I believe my us). I had sporadic access to food and water. The lack crew and I would have walked. The truth is that of water was the hardest part. I am struck by and a people living in this region have been ripped off and little embarrassed at how quickly I felt weak and a bit left for dead for half a century. ItвЂ™s a pressing political broken in there. issue and requires long-term preventive diplomacy, At one point, after sleeping for two hours, I was not more AFRICOM troops from the Pentagon. OK, woken for interrogation. I was questioned four times not as sexy as approaches go, but itвЂ™s what has a total вЂ” once for six hours. A constant feature of intershot at averting another African travesty. Ironically, rogation is fear of what might come if I failed to give the only footage the SSS confiscated from us was the them what they wanted, вЂњpeaceful solutionsвЂќ footage вЂ” the вЂњhopeвЂќ footage, although I never knew intended to round out the film with a vision for a what that actually was. just Niger Delta past peak oil. I tried to think of some It was only because 14 U.S. lawmakers led by of the questions as really Maria Cantwell and countless others in the commubad moments from filmnity advocated courageously that we were released fest audience Q&As, just as quickly as we were. As we flew out of the country, to keep my sanity вЂ” it I read that the price of oil had reached an all-time helped. Had it not been high. Yet I knew that for the first time in my life, I for the constant lowhad paid the true price of oil. For one week, my crew grade terror that they and I had been denied our freedom and every other would switch tactics to basic right so that those in power could control that violence, I would have natural resource with impunity. Here at home, we found some of it interhave abdicated all moral authority to do the same. esting. Now, I can only remember how horrible my Hopefully, those U.S. lawmakers who signed a letter own fear smells. It haunts me to think about people on our behalf will use this tiny moment of attention who do jobs where they smell other peoplesвЂ™ fear evto address the real issues about oil вЂ” not just the ery day. What I can tell you is that intimidation yields price of gas вЂ” for a start, and push for third-party bad information. I could not remember basic details international mediation in the Niger Delta. If they do that I had no reason to try to hide. this, our detention was ultimately worth it. If they I used to make that point about torture in political do not, it was just awful. arguments with friends. Many things that were A Niger Delta villager named Janet prepares containers of gasoline to sell on the black maronce philosophical are ket. With other income options such as fishing wiped out by the environmentally devastatnow physical. A meming oil-production industry, many of the regionвЂ™s residents resort to this dangerous activity ber of my family said, to feed their families. вЂњWhat kind of a country detains someone without charges, who cannot see a lawyer, whom they know is not a real security threat вЂ” just to send a message, just to intimidate them, what kind of country?вЂќ Sadly, the answer is the United States, Nigeria, and countless others. Illegal detention is a blight on our collective soul and has to end immediately. And if anyone being detained is a real criminal, letвЂ™s hear the evidence and bring him or her to Q&A What are the roots of your interest in social justice? I was doing a paper for Professor Hunt Terrell in my freshman year. I had to go into the stacks and read the Congressional Record about choices made in 1954 regarding Guatemala. Reading that openly, on the floor of Congress, a decision was made to overthrow a government because of our relationship with the United Fruit Company, my 18-year-old eyes popped out of my head. I had the feeling that somehow, if people could see the consequences to the life of a person in Guatemala, they wouldnвЂ™t allow this to happen. I started to go to every lecture I could вЂ” I heard a Salvadoran torture victim speak on campus. I got involved in political activism, through Bunche House and in Syracuse. At one point, after sleeping for two hours, I was woken for interrogation. Why did you choose documentary as your mode of activisim? Ultimately, art outlives politics. Sitting in the dark with popcorn and with people around you letting themselves be washed over with the emotion of why something matters вЂ” thatвЂ™s what makes change. I became devoted to the idea that witnessing, and then retelling that story to other people, was my role in all of it. once for six hours. get serious help. So, I looked right at the SSS commander and dialed. His knowing smile as I spoke is one of the eerie images I canвЂ™t shake. In the other car, Tammi turned to Cliff and said, вЂњHow do you spell sabotage?вЂќ Even under stress, she is an impeccable texter. They drove the five of us (four filmmakers and our Nigerian guide and friend Joel Bisina) from Warri to Abuja вЂ” a dangerous eight-and-a-half hour drive in trucks with six armed soldiers per vehicle. It was hard to decide if I wanted the drive to end or hoped it would continue forever, because I had no idea what awaited us. I was haunted by thoughts of every prison or torture movie I had ever seen. Damn Midnight Express, Papillion, and Death and the Maiden. We asked if we could listen to music on our iPods (to help with our nerves and burn out the batteries since we had video clips on them we did not want the SSS to find). Huddled in the back, three of us shared one set of headphones while Tammi played DJ. I have never been so happy to hear the Dixie Chicks in my life. Along with Natalie MainesвЂ™s вЂњTruth No. 2вЂќ вЂ” вЂњyou donвЂ™t like the sound of the truth coming from my mouthвЂќ вЂ” came the PretendersвЂ™ вЂњRevolution,вЂќ a long-standing rock favorite for iconoclasts born into the wrong era: вЂњBring on the revolution, I wanna die for something.вЂќ Truth be told, these were the defiant tunes, and easier to remember now, but Tammi started by spinning slow, comforting songs, including an old spiritual hymn featuring harmonies from my closest friend. It literally made that harrowing ride bearable. ItвЂ™s an iMix that no one wants to 28 scene: Autumn 2008 Sandy Cioffi I was questioned four times total вЂ” Your first experience in filmmaking was at Colgate. What was the most important thing that you learned from that? I took Filmmaking with John Knecht, and if IвЂ™m not mistaken, it was the first time heвЂ™d offered it. Joe Berlinger вЂ™83 [the documentary filmmaker] was in that class as well. In the same semester, I was taking American Intellectual History with Kit Hinsley, and The History of Science. So here I am studying mass movements and resistance, storytelling and filmmaking, and reading Stephen Jay Gould and ideas of punctuated equilibrium. It all came together. There I was with my little Super 8 camera and hot glue splicer trying to make this experimental film to represent the idea of punctuated equilibrium versus evolution. ItвЂ™s all so undergraduate-heady and intellectually arrogant when I look back at it, but it was so stunning. To have been given a camera at the same time that I was having such an explosion of ideas was the perfect thing to create someone who, for the rest of their life, would always stop and consider the content of the message first, and then decide which tool of communication to use. No matter how much the tools of communication move and shift under your feet, you are still in charge of the story. That message is more potent than ever, because after all, what we learned in filmmaking class, from the technical perspective, is yesterdayвЂ™s news. But that doesnвЂ™t mean that the Documentary filmmaker Sandy Cioffi вЂ™84 class is archaic or unimportant. If IвЂ™m using a piece of editing software that John Knecht could never have anticipated, it doesnвЂ™t change the fact that he taught me what a good part in the story is to cut. It doesnвЂ™t matter what I use to make the cut. What matters is that I was taught basic editing and storytelling. Why did you choose to tell the story about oil in the Niger Delta? Originally I was just a camera for hire. I was in Northern Ireland to document the behavior of the RUC [Royal Ulster Constabulary] during the Good Friday Peace Agreement, and a local organization that was going to Nigeria got my name. So my first trip there, I was filming a nonprofit organization building a library. As luck would have it, I happened to be in this village in the delta that has been really impacted from the consequences of oil when the young student resistance organization decided to switch to militancy вЂ” when MEND was being formed. I knew that I was looking at what would be in two to three years a huge story. Not only were there no cameras, there were no news agencies; there wasnвЂ™t even anyone who seemed to know this place existed. The consequences were about to come home, and no one was watching. It just seemed like one of those moments that is ripe for an independent camera to get in there fast. What is the one thing the everyday person in America needs to know about this issue? What they can understand immediately is that whatвЂ™s happening in places like this is no longer far away. The most concrete and obvious way theyвЂ™ll know the difference is the price of gas. But I would ask people to go beyond the price of gas and understand the true price of oil. Even if we became green enough tomorrow to stop needing petrol, we are responsible for having decimated places like the Niger Delta for 50 years. What are we going to do about it? HereвЂ™s the upside. As dire as it can seem, itвЂ™s really fixable. Whereas other countries donвЂ™t, Nigeria has the resources, if only the political shift occurs. So if my story gets out there, Sweet Crude can be part of a coming wave of people knowing that the Niger Delta is one of probably 100 villages around the world that are impacted by 50 years of oil production, and we have to be a part of how those places turn around. You canвЂ™t just start driving electric cars and say, вЂњSorry about all that.вЂќ WhatвЂ™s your next project? I intend to use this film as an activist tool toward preventative diplomacy for this issue. For example, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has promised me that when the movie is done they are going to do a screening. When IвЂ™m done with that, I want to make a film about the craftsmanship of wine, bread, and cheese, all made by women. One is a group of sisters who вЂ¦we are responsible for having decimated places like the Niger Delta for 50 years. How are you working around the footage that you lost while you were detained? I canвЂ™t go back in the country. We hope to be able to raise money so that some of the people whom I had either already interviewed or was supposed to interview can be flown to New York and interview them there. Some, I am interviewing on a USB camera, capturing the Yahoo Chat, and putting it in the movie. won their winery from their father in a bet, one is a nun in an abbey who makes cheese, one is a breadmaker in Oregon. It would be a sort of painterly, beautiful, experimental documentary. After all this danger and guns, I think it might be time to go to Italy and follow some women making wine. What kind of a car do you drive? This is funny, but itвЂ™s true; at the start of the movie I owned this beautiful 1967 Mercury Monterey convertible, off-white with a white top. And it got about six miles to the gallon. I looked in the mirror and thought вЂ�the enemy is you.вЂ™ So I sold it and I put it in the movie. Now I have an old beater вЂ™96 Saab and it gets about 26 mpg. WhatвЂ™s the last thing you watched? I just rewatched The Thin Blue Line to get a little Errol Morris. IвЂ™m trying to sort out how to do some aspects of my story that I donвЂ™t have footage for, and thatвЂ™s basically what he does the whole time. I have to keep reminding myself not to be intimidated by having pieces of footage missing. News and views for the Colgate community 29 What is the cost of intellectual sustainability? Put another way, why does a Colgate education cost so much вЂ” and what is the return on investment for our students? Behind the Sticker Price A look at whatвЂ™s driving the price of a college education today, and how the university is managing the issue By Dick Anderson W hen Zachary Fellman was looking at colleges, вЂњhe had some very definite ideas about the type of educational institution he wanted to go to,вЂќ recalled his mom, Teri. A native of Los Angeles, Zach looked to the East for a small liberal arts setting вЂ” remote location or otherwise вЂ” ideally at a school where he could play lacrosse. When decision time came, he got a handful of acceptance letters from schools on both coasts, including вЂњscholarship offers from every school except Colgate,вЂќ Teri said. After visiting the campus with his parents, what cinched ZachвЂ™s decision was his acceptance letter. вЂњIt was absolutely phenomenal,вЂќ said Teri, a practicing attorney (husband Mark is a professional photographer). вЂњI got the impression that they really understood him.вЂќ A senior this fall, Zach is majoring in peace and conflict studies with a minor in Middle Eastern and Islamic civilization studies and studied for a semester abroad in Israel last spring. вЂњThat was an amazing opportunity,вЂќ said Teri. вЂњHeвЂ™s been intellectually stimulated by several of his professors вЂ” and thatвЂ™s the key to everything.вЂќ The cost of tuition, room, board, and the student activities fee at Colgate for 2008вЂ“2009 is $49,170. вЂњWe had an inkling that it was going to be bad, but we never expected it would be that expensive,вЂќ said Teri. вЂњBut ZachвЂ™s our only child вЂ” heвЂ™s it вЂ” so we were able to afford him a lot of opportunities.вЂќ As parents of a вЂњfull-payвЂќ student (a term that is something of a misnomer, but weвЂ™ll get to that later), the Fellmans have plenty of company. Of the 2,750 students returning to Colgate this fall, approximately 60 percent of them are doing so without financial aid. For those parents, if current trends continue, the four-year cost of a Colgate education will total somewhere in the neighborhood of $210,000. The situation is hardly unique to Colgate. As the cost of higher education continues to outstrip cost-of-living increases (ColgateвЂ™s tuition went up 5 percent last year), the question of how colleges and universities manage their finances вЂ” from tuition to financial aid to their endowments вЂ” has drawn the scrutiny of even the Senate Finance Committee. In January, the bipartisan committee asked the nationвЂ™s 136 colleges and universities with endowments of $500 million or more вЂ” including Colgate вЂ” to share information about endowment, fees, and financial aid. вЂњThis is the most controversial issue in higher education,вЂќ said President Rebecca Chopp. вЂњThe issues of what we can do to manage costs and to increase resources, while providing value to students and connecting to our alumni, are the key priorities that I and the Board of Trustees вЂ” all of whom are alumni or parents вЂ” work on continuously.вЂќ вЂњIt is very costly to try to provide the ambitious and enlightening experience that weвЂ™re trying to provide to our students,вЂќ added David Hale вЂ™84, vice president for finance and administration. вЂњFrom managing utilities to buying insurance and certain goods and services, we should employ best practices in order to manage costs.вЂќ Many cost drivers are things that institutions donвЂ™t have a lot of control over, said Steven M. Bloom, an assistant director with the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C. Not only are many drivers structural in nature, he said, вЂњItвЂ™s a very laborintensive industry. If you try to enhance productivity, you have the potential to negatively impact quality. The issueвЂ™s not going away anytime soon.вЂќ In examining this complex issue, we might ask the philosophical question: What is the cost of intellectual sustainability? Put another way, why does a Colgate education cost so much вЂ” and what is the return on investment for our students? And what is Colgate doing to balance competitiveness and affordability? A word on price and wealth The price of tuition is a tricky thing to enumerate. And regardless of his or her financial situation, every student receives a discount to the actual price of a Colgate education, which in 2008вЂ“2009 is $53,570. вЂњWhatever the costs are, tuition doesnвЂ™t pay it all,вЂќ said Kevin Rask, a Wake Forest University professor who studies the economics of education (and formerly a Colgate faculty member). вЂњYouвЂ™re still not even covering your annual costs.вЂќ Ultimately, he said, a college has to weigh any number of factors вЂ” including the old standby of вЂњsupply and demandвЂќ вЂ” when administrators decide where theyвЂ™re going to set a price. This year, Colgate is essentially underwriting the cost of each full-pay student with $4,400 and each aided student (on average) with $34,000. [For more, see sidebar, вЂњSo why canвЂ™t you just make tuition cheaper?вЂќ] The health and wealth of an institution rests on its endowment, and in ColgateвЂ™s case, the relatively Illustrations by James Yang 30 scene: Autumn 2008 News and views for the Colgate community 31 вЂњWe are investing in a studentвЂ™s education in the same way we did twenty years ago; however, we are offering more, and it costs more.вЂќ DAVID HALE, financial vice president Higher education has changed The relatively small size of ColgateвЂ™s endowment is the most significant factor affecting not just operating budget, but also tuition pricing and what the institution is able to offer in terms of programs, services, and support. small size of its endowment is the most significant factor affecting not just operating budget, but also tuition pricing and what the institution is able to offer in terms of programs, services, and support such as financial aid for its students. Income for this yearвЂ™s operating budget of $147,320,539 comes from a variety of sources. Total student charges provide approximately 63 percent. The Annual Fund is the universityвЂ™s third-largest annual revenue source, providing 7 percent. A multitude of smaller sources yield another 7 percent, while the rest вЂ” approximately 23 percent вЂ” is spent from the endowment. As of June 30, ColgateвЂ™s endowment had a market value of approximately $705 million, having achieved an average annual investment return of 11.3 percent over the last five years. 32 scene: Autumn 2008 вЂњThere is pressure on spending endowments,вЂќ admitted Hale, who noted that Colgate budgets approximately 5 percent of its endowment toward current operations annually. вЂњOur spending and investment policies are geared toward the long term, so that future generations can also benefit from the endowment.вЂќ The rub, he said, is when one looks at a key figure in the endowment equation: how much per student a college has to spend. Compared to its peers, at $255,974, ColgateвЂ™s endowment-per-student rate falls significantly short, which presents a major challenge in being able to afford to offer a comparable level of services and support to the very best colleges and universities in the country against whom Colgate competes, but who are wealthier. When Hale started his senior year at Colgate 25 years ago, he was a geology major with a minor in history вЂ” and the cost of a Colgate education was $11,400, plus another $900 for books, supplies, and the like. вЂњMy professors in geology were superb вЂ” I learned a great deal from them in terms of how to study and how to think. But by the time I got to my senior year, I was a little more interested in business. So I left geology, which was probably good for both me and science,вЂќ he added with a laugh. Hale went on to New York UniversityвЂ™s Stern School of Business, spent a few years working for Paramount and Sony pictures in Los Angeles, and returned to Colgate in 1993, working in the development office for three years before joining the finance division. From the vantage point of an alumnusturned-administrator, вЂњI would say that we are doing so much more than what was offered twenty-five years ago вЂ” and what was offered then was terrific,вЂќ said Hale. вЂњItвЂ™s a much more intimate experience, with smaller class sizes, more professors, far more expansive student life programs, and more ambitious study-abroad programs.вЂќ вЂњThe delivery of a quality education is more complex than it was in the 1970s or 1980s,вЂќ added Chopp. вЂњKnowledge has become far more interdisciplinary and driven through technology. Today, we teach sciences with equipment and machines and programs that nobody could have dreamed of twenty years ago. A library, to give another example, must now accommodate technology in addition to providing space for books and studying.вЂќ Knowledge has become a more global pursuit as well, with study-abroad programs more of a necessity than a luxury today. Nearly 63 percent of all Colgate undergraduates study abroad under the supervision of full-time faculty (a number that jumps up to 70 percent with the inclusion of such domestic off-campus initiatives as ColgateвЂ™s National Institutes of Health program in Washington, D.C.). вЂњItвЂ™s a wonderful way to expand the global knowledge of the faculty,вЂќ Chopp said. вЂњFaculty members come back to campus and bring their knowledge to the rest of the students.вЂќ Such experiences can be life-changing, but spending three weeks in a remote Ugandan jungle carries a price tag. Colgate spends about $2.5 million per year on study-abroad and off-campus programming, or roughly 5.5 percent of the universityвЂ™s $47 million instruction budget. As seen in the accompanying pie chart illustration, although costs have increased significantly over the past 20 years, how the university allocates its resources on an annual basis has not changed. вЂњEssentially,вЂќ said Hale, вЂњwe are investing in a studentвЂ™s education in the same way we did twenty years ago; however, we are offering more, and it costs more.вЂќ The human equation To illustrate ColgateвЂ™s profound effect on its students, Lyle Roelofs, provost and dean of the faculty, paraphrased remarks made by Jerry Balmuth, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion, to a recent 50-year reunion class. вЂњA Colgate education seeks to impart and awaken a fresh sensitivity to otherwise unnoticed aspects of nature and of the human world,вЂќ Balmuth noted. вЂњColgate sets and frames the original agenda around which a studentвЂ™s sense of self and self-esteem can subsequently develop. It critically processes and forms both personal and social persona. By its teaching, it inspires respect for learning and the beginning exploration of the initially unsuspected range of knowledge and relationships that give worth and dignity to our lives, as learning does to human life more generally.вЂќ The transformational nature of a Colgate education begins with the connection between undergraduates and professors вЂ” and the universityвЂ™s 10-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio is key to nurturing those personal relationships. Of ColgateвЂ™s $147.3 million operating budget for 2008вЂ“2009, the largest expenditure is compensation, at $82.4 million. вЂњWe are a heavily personnel-dominated institution,вЂќ said Chopp. вЂњAt top-rate liberal arts colleges and universities, faculty are the most highly educated people in your workforce,вЂќ said Rask, who taught economics at Colgate for 16 years before leaving for Wake Forest last year. вЂњAnd at a place like Colgate, they demand good researchers who are also good teachers вЂ” and that is a smaller subset of PhD professionals.вЂќ Further complicating the education equation is the fact that a third of ColgateвЂ™s faculty are 55 or older, creating a bit of distortion toward the high end of the wage scale. While Colgate canвЂ™t match the compensation levels that these great minds could command in the commercial sector, the university does face some pressure to offer competitive salaries in trying to hire and maintain faculty who might otherwise be attracted to a more urban setting. вЂњYou So, why canвЂ™t you just make tuition cheaper? David Hale вЂ™84, financial vice president, explains Given ColgateвЂ™s significant вЂњwealth gapвЂќ relative to peer institutions, we rely more heavily on revenue from student charges than the schools with whom we compete for students and faculty. As a result, a price cut would have a significantly greater impact on ColgateвЂ™s operations than our peer institutions. As for expenditure control, we must always be scrutinizing opportunities to achieve cost savings and create efficiencies; however, ColgateвЂ™s two largest expense lines are financial aid and compensation. Our singlemost important strategic priority is to make Colgate more accessible by increasing the number of financial aid packages we can offer to admitted students. A reduction to this $35 million expense is not under consideration. As for compensation, Colgate works hard to provide вЂњmarketвЂќ salaries to faculty and staff, and, in order to compete effectively with our wealthier peers, we employ smaller levels of faculty and staff (on a per-student basis) than they do. Lowering costs in the area of compensation would have a direct and immediate impact on the quality of the educational and extracurricular experiences provided to our students. Were we to reduce the size of the faculty, class size would increase, and students would lose essential opportunities for close interaction with their professors. When new academic offerings вЂ” such as the new systems biology program under development вЂ” come online, we of course will not eliminate an existing department or major. In the wake of strong investment returns and incredibly generous contributions to the endowment, Colgate has aggressively increased the annual amount of endowment support provided to the operating budget; however, the endowment is the universityвЂ™s primary financial asset, and endowment spending decisions must balance current needs with a commitment to preserve (and hopefully enhance) its value for future generations of Colgate students. Spending down the endowment beyond levels necessary to maintain intergenerational equity (Colgate has averaged a spending rate of 4.8 percent of the underlying endowment market value over the past five years) in order to reduce prices could risk the long-term viability of our great 189-year-old school. News and views for the Colgate community 33 вЂњA Colgate education seeks to impart and awaken a fresh sensitivity to otherwise unnoticed aspects of nature and of the human world.вЂќ JERRY BALMUTH, Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of philosophy and religion than $10 million annually on athletics, funding 25 intercollegiate athletic teams including football and hockey. Given the universityвЂ™s location, travel costs are one inevitably expensive line item. вЂњWe also have to invest in facilities that support wellness and other forms of physical activity for the whole campus community,вЂќ added Roelofs. вЂњThis also amounts to major capital and operating expenses.вЂќ On a related note, outside regulations are another driver of costs. As a charter member of the eightschool Patriot League вЂ” which leads the NCAA in Division I graduation rates among student-athletes вЂ” Colgate is held to the same rigorous regulatory environment as larger institutions. вЂњWe love our athletics, but the NCAA and the league weвЂ™re in both produce regulations at an alarming rate,вЂќ said Chopp. A Patriot League Team Green Committee, for instance, was recently formed to focus on environmental protection and promotion through athletics. Beyond athletics, in response to the Americans with Disabilities Act, fire safety regulations, asbestos abatement, and the like, Colgate has invested significant resources to make the campus safer, more accessible, and healthier. Keeping Colgate accessible could hire a graduate student from Syracuse for $2,500 to teach a course, but we donвЂ™t go that way,вЂќ said Roelofs. Inflation, information, and investments In the current economic environment, the hard costs вЂ” some obvious, some not so вЂ” of providing the kind of Colgate education that students and parents have come to expect are going up at an even faster rate than a 5 percent tuition hike begins to cover. Since arriving at Colgate in 2006 after 21 years at Vassar College, Art Punsoni has noted many similarities between the two schools вЂ” with one notable exception. вЂњThe climate here is somewhat colder,вЂќ he said. On a typical winter morning, вЂњYou wake up here and see a few inches of snow.вЂќ Considering that PunsoniвЂ™s job as director of purchasing means wrestling with the rising costs 34 scene: Autumn 2008 of everything from paper to fuel oil, that distinction is significant. вЂњThe cost of keeping an older campus such as ColgateвЂ™s warm in the winter and cool in the summer is a daunting one,вЂќ he said вЂ” particularly when the cost of fuel oil a year ago was somewhere in the neighborhood of $65 per barrel, and reached a high of $147 per barrel in midsummer. The rising cost of fuel then spills over many line items, from athletics travel to airfares for study-abroad programs to the cost of transporting food and other necessities to campus. вЂњMaking sure that our students get support will always be our priority.вЂќ The environmentally friendly wood-fired boiler, installed during the energy crisis in the early 1980s, provides more than 75 percent of ColgateвЂ™s heat and domestic hot water needs and saves the university about a million gallons of oil a year вЂ” a cost savings likely to exceed $1 million in 2008вЂ“2009. Colgate is looking to expand its use of biomass with the first large planting of willow (10 acres) which, within five to eight years, will produce a significant amount of the wood needed to produce the campusвЂ™s own energy. And, more broadly, Punsoni and his team are constantly working to negotiate multiyear agreements with suppliers and vendors. Another inevitable expenditure, the universityвЂ™s employee health care bill, exceeds more than $5 million each year, and has been growing more than 15 percent annually. In recent years, Colgate has taken steps such as tightening up the benefits plan and asking employees to take on higher copay levels. Information resources and technology constitute a particularly visible, if predictable, example of a rapidly increasing expenditure. вЂњEvery piece of equipment we buy for ITS [Information Technology Services] has a lifespan of four to six years,вЂќ said Roelofs. Add to that double-digit inflation in the costs of books and scholarly periodicals, and you have a budget challenge that may be impossible to sustain indefinitely. вЂњIn our effort to provide a research-capable library, our librarians are continuing to work to get those costs under control,вЂќ Roelofs said, by working in consortiums and with publishers of journals to discuss new models for information delivery. Construction inflation, meanwhile, had been climbing steadily at less than 3 percent annually until a spike in inflation in building materials drove up costs more recently by close to 10 percent. That adds up quickly when youвЂ™re building a $58 million facility like the Robert H.N. Ho Science Center, which opened last fall, or completing a $60 million expansion and renovation of the Case Library and Geyer Center for Information Technology (completed in January 2007). вЂњA classroom where a philosophy seminar is going to happen doesnвЂ™t have to be that expensive,вЂќ Roelofs said. вЂњBut you canвЂ™t offer a quality educational experience without offering state-of-the-art science labs and excellent scholarly resources.вЂќ In athletics, Colgate is one of only two вЂњtop 25вЂќ national liberal arts colleges that compete at the Division I level. вЂњItвЂ™s a long-standing tradition,вЂќ Hale noted вЂ” and a commitment that the university takes seriously. Accordingly, Colgate spends more Growing up in Hamilton, All-State soccer and ice hockey standout Simon Jarcho вЂ™08 got to know the Colgate faculty and coaching staff pretty well over the years. And, while his older brothers were eager to get away from the small college community where they had spent most of their lives, Simon embraced ColgateвЂ™s offer of an Alumni Memorial Scholarship вЂ” which is awarded each year to ColgateвЂ™s top 200 admitted students вЂ” and even took a job with the Office of Admission as a tour guide. вЂњHis friends joked about him being the mayor of the village,вЂќ said dad Harry, a social studies teacher at Hamilton Central School, where Simon graduated as valedictorian in 2004. Simon spent a semester in London as a junior with the economics study group, went back to Colgate will award $35.3 million in financial aid in the 2008вЂ“2009 academic year, an increase of $9.8 million (or 38.4 percent) since 2003вЂ“2004 and $17 million more (93.7 percent) than a decade ago. The average institutional grant award for all financial aid recipients in 2007вЂ“2008 was $29,452, and this year saw a slight uptick in the number of families needing financial aid. Thanks to gifts to the university, Colgate is working to provide more than 50 additional financial aid packages to deserving students. Yet remaining вЂњneed awareвЂќ вЂ” which means having to turn away highly qualified applicants for whom Colgate cannot offer financial aid вЂ” is the best the university can do in providing access, and in fact is its singlemost significant cost-containing measure. вЂњWe work with the admission office so that weвЂ™re supporting their efforts to build the best possible class we can admit,вЂќ explains Hugh Bradford, associate vice president for budget and financial aid. вЂњWe had a trial year a few years ago of admitting students need blind, but itвЂ™s something we couldnвЂ™t sustain in the long run.вЂќ To close the gap with its academic peers, both now and in the long run, growing the endowment is key. вЂњWeвЂ™re very committed to expanding our endowment for our students,вЂќ said Chopp, who noted that ColgateвЂ™s Passion for the Climb campaign is вЂњvery much a campaign for endowment.вЂќ Of the In recent years, nearly all first-tier colleges and universities have seen a surge in applications due to what Rask calls a вЂњdemographic bulgeвЂќ in high school The rising cost of fuel then spills over many line items, from athletics travel to airfares for study-abroad programs to the cost of transporting food and other necessities to campus. вЂњMaking sure that our students get support will always be our priority.вЂќ ART PUNSONI, director of purchasing $400 million campaign, $163.5 million is earmarked for general endowment and the Annual Fund (while another $87.5 million is for financial aid and access, which would bring additional relief to parents). What price education? Oxford to work this summer, and had a job waiting for him with the Princeton Economics Group when he returned to the United States this fall. According to Harry, Colgate would have been out of reach were it not for financial aid. study of college graduatesвЂ™ salary potential ranked Colgate second among liberal arts colleges in midcareer median salaries, as well as fifth (and the first non-Ivy school) among universities whose highestpaid 10 percent of alumni take home the biggest salaries regardless of how long they have been out of school. Among prospective students, Colgate remains a top destination, with more than 9,400 applicants last year вЂ” the largest and most diverse pool ever. вЂњCertainly the sticker shock makes you think about the cost of tuition,вЂќ said another full-pay parent, Carolyn Byrd of Atlanta, whose son is a sophomore at Colgate this year. вЂњIts value will be determined over the long run.вЂќ (The youngest of four, Anthony Reynold Baldwin Jr. broke from family tradition вЂ” his older brothers and his father all went to Morehouse College вЂ” when he opted for Colgate.) While salary certainly isnвЂ™t the only way to determine the value of an education, it is one objective measure of success after graduation. вЂњThereвЂ™s evidence that graduates of more exclusive, more selective universities do earn more,вЂќ said Rask. Studies show people from selective schools or private universities enjoy greater salary growth over the course of their careers than those who attend public schools or nonselective schools. A recent PayScale seniors вЂ” a number that will top out in 2009. In the near future, colleges will find themselves competing for a smaller pool of academically qualified students whose families can afford to pay full tuition. For a school like Colgate вЂ” which competes in the marketplace вЂњmore on specific qualities than on price,вЂќ as Bradford put it вЂ” outstanding instructors, small class sizes, and great facilities may not come cheap, but they donвЂ™t go unnoticed. вЂњOur Colgate parents are deeply appreciative of the connections that their children develop,вЂќ Chopp said. вЂњAnd alumni connections provide years of friendships as well as important business and professional connections that last a lifetime.вЂќ Hale agreed: вЂњBeing part of a high-achieving, broad alumni community is absolutely wonderful and invaluable. I think what we are delivering for our students is incredible,вЂќ he said. вЂњAt $50,000, it better be.вЂќ News and views for the Colgate community 35 I was sitting in my apartment in central Beijing with my husband, Christopher Henke, when the building began to sway. Chris was convinced that it was an earthquake, and hurried us outside. But I wasnвЂ™t sure until the web reports came trickling in half an hour later вЂ” an earthquake in Sichuan province, near Chengdu. Chengdu? I gasped. Chengdu is almost profiled people who lied to their families and hopped on airplanes to Sichuan, knowing their parents or spouses would never countenance them going into such a dangerous region. A businessman told me about his friend, also an entrepreneur, who packed suitcases of supplies and money and left her business to work in the devastated region for two weeks. The people I knew in Beijing donated to the government and the state-run Chinese Red Cross, but they also gave money to acquaintances who happened to own trucks that could be filled with necessities and driven out to a village where someone had a personal connection. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that had served other regions turned their focus on Sichuan and sent their people there to see what could be done. Planes and hotels empty of tourists and business travelers were refilled with volunteers. Both CNN and the New York Times described the public outpouring as unprecedented and potentially transformative, even вЂњdefiantвЂќ: Chinese individuals were so moved by the earthquake that they were shaking off state control and taking matters into their own hands. The Chinese and Western media profiled people who lied to their families and hopped on airplanes to Sichuan, knowing their parents or spouses would never countenance them going into such a dangerous region. 1,000 miles away from Beijing, as far as Kansas is from Hamilton. How could an earthquake in Chengdu shake buildings in Beijing? Of course we all know the answer now: a huge earthquake, 7.9 on the Richter scale. One that caused a devastating amount of damage: nearly 70,000 people dead, 375,000 injured, and 5 million people homeless. Yet this enormous tragedy, broadcasted all over the world via television and Internet, also inspired an enormous response. Hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and materials, accompanied by volunteers, poured in from international sources. But there was another source of donations and volunteers: China itself. By May 20, domestic donations had topped $500 million, according to the New York Times. Thousands of Chinese volunteers flowed into the devastated region, individually and as members of organizations. The Chinese and Western media Western journalists and scholars pondered: Could this be a turning point for Chinese society? Could this be the moment when ChinaвЂ™s apathetic urban middle class becomes aware of, and begins to take ownership of, rural social problems? Although the impact of the earthquake cannot be underestimated, in fact all of those transformations had been emerging well before May 12. I know this because thatвЂ™s why I was in China: to A Chinese volunteer salvages photos left by Sichuan earthquake victims as mementos amongst the debris in Beichuan County. study the rise of charities, NGOs, and volunteerism in the PeopleвЂ™s Republic of China, an investigation I have been conducting for four years. Indeed, the past decade has witnessed an explosion of NGOs in China. On the other hand, the rise of NGOs and volunteerism is unprecedented, so itвЂ™s reasonable that people have been caught by surprise. In fact, had you asked me or other experts in our field in the 1980s if weвЂ™d predict the appearance of grassroots or foreign NGOs in China we would have said, вЂњNo way.вЂќ But it is important to clarify exactly what is new and what is not, and to understand how Chinese society is changing. A very short history of charity in China There is actually a long and rich tradition of voluntary and compassionate giving to the poor and needy in China. But while the Western concept of charity values giving to strangers, the Chinese framework idealizes giving to kin. Institutionalized giving in imperial China (prior to 1911) was dominated by clan-based lineage organizations, Carolyn Hsu On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, A worker with Hua-Dan, whose motto is вЂњUnfolding creative potential through theater,вЂќ conducts an activity with children at New Citizens School, a private K-12 school serving the migrant population outside of Beijing. After the 1949 Communist Revolution, lineage organizations were eradicated. The Communist party-state was the only вЂњfamilyвЂќ people would need from now on, according to the new regime, which proceeded to set up a redistributive economy to take care of everyoneвЂ™s needs. However, in times of disaster, the paternalistic regime would call on the вЂњpopular massesвЂќ to support its work through donation drives. During the aftermath of the horrific 1976 Tangshan earthquake, which killed approximately 250,000 people, ordinary Chinese people reached into their wallets to contribute to the rescue and rebuilding efforts. Citizens have been called on to donate in response to floods and droughts and, most recently, the freak blizzards that wreaked By Carolyn Hsu In ChinaвЂ™s rapidly transforming society, its citizens find a new spirit вЂ” and mode вЂ” of charity Getty Images which cared for widows and orphans and supervised education (only for boys вЂ” but thatвЂ™s another paper!). Clan-based charity had a broad understanding of family: lineage organizations not only kept elaborate records of kin to make sure even the remotest relative wouldnвЂ™t be left out, but also sometimes provided for people who were not on the rolls but did have the right surname. The idea was that everyone would be covered by kin-based charity. In this realm, religious or private charities were moot. Of course, some people fell through the cracks of this system. In these cases, the state would act as вЂњfamily,вЂќ and the government built orphanages and poorhouses. The state would also step in during times of major disasters and in very bad times often urged (even compelled) wealthy citizens to help (for example, by donating resources or even setting up food kitchens in times of famine). havoc in ChinaвЂ™s usually temperate southeast over the Chinese New Year holiday this year. In other words, thereвЂ™s nothing particularly shocking or unusual about the donations that poured in after the Sichuan earthquake вЂ” except in terms of scale. This disaster was more devastating than anything China has experienced since the Tangshan earthquake. The reach of television and the Internet meant that people could see and hear and feel the horror of the situation more fully than in the past. People in China also have greater financial capacity today. In 1976, citizens contributed the equivalent of pennies and dimes. In May, the members of the new middle class could give thousands of dollars, and the wealthy could contribute hundreds of thousands, even millions. charity scene: Autumn 2008 State-sponsored charity may not be anything new in China, but independent volunteerism and NGOs certainly are. Even 20 years ago, NGOs were essentially nonexistent in China. In recent years, however, hundreds and maybe thousands have been founded, focusing primarily on the areas of environmental protection, poverty alleviation, and education. The Chinese state, caught off guard, had to write up regulations governing these new entities, which went into effect in 2004. This transformation has been fueled, in large part, by the idealism and energy of young people. In the early 1990s, when I taught at a Chinese Even 20 years ago, NGOs were essentially nonexistent in China. Serving the People 36 The new generation: volunteerism and NGOs university, college students had never heard of NGOs, or volunteering, or internships. But this year, a professor at Beijing University told me that all of her students talk about volunteering and discuss the possibility of finding jobs in the nonprofit sector. And they donвЂ™t just talk вЂ” even before they graduate, they begin volunteering. At the offices of Golden Key, a charity that serves blind and visually impaired children, a constant stream of student volunteers types and translates documents. The founder of Hua-Dan, an NGO that conducts theater workshops for BeijingвЂ™s migrant children, told me, вЂњThe one thing we donвЂ™t lack is volunteers.вЂќ In fact, Hua-Dan has more volunteers than it needs. And this year, Project Hope, an organization that rebuilds and serves schools in poor rural regions, started a volunteer News and views for the Colgate community 37 The Beilin Hope Primary School in Heilongjiang province is supported by China Youth Development FoundationвЂ™s Project Hope, which rebuilds and serves schools in poor rural regions. volunteer teaching program similar to Teach for America. ChinaвЂ™s best college students lined up to apply. Chinese young people not only join existing organizations; they also start their own. In fact, many of them are suspicious of existing bureaucracies and prefer to rely on their own efforts; for example, student organizations volunteer at orphanages and retirement homes. An online group of Chinese backpackers set up the вЂњ1kg ProjectвЂќ вЂ” backpackers heading toward impoverished areas would add 1kg of supplies, such as school supplies, food, or books, to give to local residents. According to Ning Zhang at the University of Pittsburgh, the 1kg Project is maintained by volunteers scattered all over China. This desire to do something helpful, but to work 38 scene: Autumn 2008 outside of the state and existing bureaucracies, also motivated the individuals who founded the Chinese grassroots NGOs I studied. It also inspired the thousands of individuals who poured into Sichuan to volunteer for earthquake relief, some of whom will no doubt organize themselves into future NGOs. One of the purposes of my research was to examine why this spirit of individual volunteerism is so strong in China today, especially among the young, middle class urbanites. The first factor is the shrinking of the Chinese state. In the United States, we tend to view the Chinese state as powerful and intrusive, but it plays a much smaller role in Chinese society than it did 30 or even 20 years ago. Before the market reforms of 1978, the Chinese state essentially ran the whole economy вЂ” all the factories, all the stores, all the service agencies. Because the party-state bureaucracy ran everything, it had a monopoly on all of the higher-paying jobs. The Chinese who came of age in the 1950s, вЂ™60s, вЂ™70s, and most of the вЂ™80s all sought party-state jobs, whether they desired power вЂњYou can think about what interests you, not just what is going to bring in a paycheck.вЂќ or wealth or to make a difference in society. Since the reforms, the Chinese state has been transforming itself from a paternalistic caretaker into more of an economic manager. Beginning in the late 1980s Volunteers collect clothes for Sichuan earthquake survivors at the Jiuzhou Stadium in Mianyang. Getty Images Carolyn Hsu and 1990s, the best and the brightest no longer wanted to work for the state; instead, they sought to start their own businesses in the emerging private sector, both because thatвЂ™s where the money was and because a series of corruption scandals and the Tiananmen Square massacre tainted the appeal of the government. TodayвЂ™s young people were born after the economic reforms, and they were children during the Tiananmen protests. They have never experienced the all-embracing socialist state. Working for the government is вЂњjust one of 300 occupations,вЂќ as one young man told me, and not a particularly appealing one. A government job is seen as comfortable, but not particularly challenging; itвЂ™s for those who value security over ambition. Andrew Daddio Golden Key Founded in 1985, Golden Key Research Center of Education for the Visually Impaired helps visually impaired children receive educational and vocational training and counseling in poor and remote areas of China. For those who want to make a difference in society, a job in the government is no longer the obvious choice, or even a reasonable one. And many of them do want to make a difference. The college students I taught in the China of the 1990s were individualistic and apolitical. Their idea of a good job was one with a good paycheck. TodayвЂ™s college students are the children of ChinaвЂ™s economic boom. Although few would be wealthy by U.S. standards, a substantial portion are from the new urban middle class and grew up with more wealth than any previous generation in China. Because of the вЂњOne-Child Policy,вЂќ they are almost all only children, which magnifies their privileges. For them, money is not the be-all and end-all that it was for those in times past because they have never truly experienced the lack of it, and, given ChinaвЂ™s continuously growing economy, they do not expect to experience it in the future. Li, a volunteer who was doing a one-year stint in ChinaвЂ™s western desert, explained to me, вЂњNobody has to be incredibly worried about getting a job anymore. You know that you can get a decent one. So that means people can think about other things. You can think about what interests you, not just what is going to bring in a paycheck.вЂќ Li, and others like him, are seeking new experiences, personal development, and to do something meaningful in the world. Brimming with self-confidence, they believe they have something to offer. Song, a volunteer at a rural school in the far northeast, told me, вЂњWe give our students the wings to flyвЂ¦ We inspire them to study hard at school. TheyвЂ™ll give the next generation wings, too.вЂќ Carolyn Hsu shares more of her new research on the rise of NGOs and charities in China in вЂњRehabilitating Charity in China,вЂќ which appears this fall in the Journal of Civil Society. An associate professor of sociology, she has published articles on Chinese business practices and entrepreneurship, and on political corruption. In her book, Creating Market Socialism: How Ordinary People are Shaping Class and Status in China, Hsu explores the central role of ordinary people вЂ” rather than state or market elites вЂ” in creating new institutions for determining status in China. By analyzing shared stories about status and class, jobs and careers, and aspirations and hopes of people from all walks of life, Hsu reveals the logic underlying the countryвЂ™s emerging stratification system. Hsu holds a BA from Yale University and MA and PhD degrees from the University of California at San Diego and has previously taught at Williams College. A member of the Colgate faculty since 2000, she says one of her favorite courses to teach is the senior capstone seminar in sociology and anthropology, in which students do their own original research. The logos (top to bottom) of three nonprofit organizations that Hsu researched: Golden Key, Hua-Dan, and the China Youth Development Foundation (sponsor of Project Hope) News and views for the Colgate community 39 40 scene: Autumn 2008 News and views for the Colgate community 41 Alumni bulletin board Questions? Contact the alumni office at 315-228-7433 or alumni@mail. colgate.edu Alumni Council notes вЂ“ Alumni Council Nominations Committee chair вЂ“ Career adviser, internship sponsor, Real World, PresidentsвЂ™ Club Membership Committee, Maroon Citation вЂ“ Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets, Healthcare Group What do you find most satisfying about your work? I love the combination of science and business. Drug companies looking to raise capital present their research and their business case, and I help the promising ones raise the money. I have to understand the science enough to explain it to investors. Why did you decide to serve on the Alumni Council? When they asked me, my children were 1 and 3, so it was not an automatic decision, but I was honored. IвЂ™d first gotten involved with Colgate when I was working for Chase and volunteered with my colleague John Nozell [вЂ™81] to do recruiting on campus. I later joined the PresidentsвЂ™ Club Membership Committee. My term was coming to an end, so it seemed like an obvious next step. I didnвЂ™t know how much fun it would be! What issues are most important to you as a council member? Colgate has a strong alumni network. We want to enhance that, while making better connections with current students. ItвЂ™s all about communication. Also, the call to volunteer frequently goes out to the same set of people. I think there are more people who have the inclination, if they only knew what the opportunities were. Volunteering can be as simple as donating your airline miles, or having a student shadow you for a day. How do you approach the process of selecting new members? We encourage nominations, and we have tried hard to explain what we are looking for, which by definition needs to be broad enough that itвЂ™s inclusive. We look for people from diverse backgrounds who are demographically representative of the alumni body. Consistent financial support of Colgate is another element, but itвЂ™s relative to your means. Above all, we are looking for involvement with Colgate, because thatвЂ™s the best proxy for demonstrating they are going to take the job seriously. Tell us about your family My husband, Con, works for a freight-forwarding and logistics firm. Kate is 7, active, athletic. Timothy is 5, and I found out two nights ago that he can read; he was keeping it secret! You just got a free hour. How would you use it? I might take one of the kids out solo, for what I call вЂ�alone time.вЂ™ 42 scene: Autumn 2008 - New nominations schedule Beginning this year, the Nominations Committee has shifted the schedule for making final nomination decisions on Alumni Council candidates. The slate is now chosen at the fall Alumni Council meeting in Hamilton, and will be published вЂ” along with the method by which other nominations can be made by petition вЂ” in the winter edition of the Scene. These changes were made to adapt to the SceneвЂ™s new publishing schedule, ensuring that election information will be available in print as well as on the web. - New members The council welcomed Paul Bradley вЂ™67, Jay Brennan вЂ™81, Bruce Clayton вЂ™89, Terry Donahue Egler вЂ™77, Juan Flores вЂ™80, Linda Havlin вЂ™72, John Hoagland вЂ™78, Scott Hoekman вЂ™98, Peter Rakov вЂ™54, and Chris Wolyniak вЂ™01. - On our plate Following our strategic planning process, the council will focus this coming year on expanding communications with alumni, connecting more effectively with volunteers, developing action-oriented committee agendas, and developing a matrix to evaluate its success вЂ” while increasing our visibility. Stay tuned for more information! Live and/or work in more than one location? Contact the alumni office to receive club mailings for multiple cities. Travel with Colgate faculty For more information, contact Lorie Riedl at lriedl@mail.colgate.edu or 315-228-6789. May 11вЂ“31, 2009: Athens, Greece Join classics professors Robert Garland and Naomi Rood and the students in their extended study course Individual Identity and the Material Culture of the Ancient Greek City for one, two, or three weeks, visiting major sites in Athens, Olympia, Mycenae, and Delphi. No background knowledge is expected, although preference will be given to alumni who took classes in the department. June 5вЂ“12, 2009: Rocky Mountains and Colorado Plateau With geology professor Bruce Selleck вЂ™71, youвЂ™ll examine the rocks, structures, and landforms that document the geological history of the region, and how geological history has led to accumulation of economically NaviвЂ™Gate: Colgatealumni.org DonвЂ™t miss campus updates, class news, e-mailвЂ“only event notices, or the вЂ™GateLine e-newsletter: update your e-mail address and other contact information. Set your preferences and customize your personal page with RSS feeds, widgets, images, and more! Share your thoughts on message boards. The online community has many ways for you to connect with fellow alumni. Log in today! important materials. This eight-day trip will depart from and return to Denver, Colo., and will include stops at national parks and monuments in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming. class news stay connected Get to know: Christine Cronin Gallagher вЂ™83 Should anyone up through the Class of 1934 have news to share, please contact Aleta Mayne: 315-228-6669; amayne@mail.colgate.edu. 19 2 9 We are sad to report that William M Pump, the вЂ™29 class editor for the past 14 years, passed away at the age of 100 on Aug 17 with his family by his side in Traverse City, MI. He came to Colgate on an athletic scholarship for track and specialized in the high jump, triple jump, and pole vault вЂ” for which he qualified for the Olympic finals in 1932. He was inducted into the Colgate Athletic Hall of Honor in 1990. Bill dedicated his career to teaching phys ed and coaching. See In Memoriam for a complete obit. 19 30 Named in honor of the late Cornelius вЂ�LaddieвЂ™ Milmoe, Maximus Laddie McCarrick was born July 18 to Mike McCarrick вЂ™81 and his wife, Dana Agmon. In addition to being MikeвЂ™s favorite uncle, Cornelius served as a class editor and received Maroon Citation and Distinguished Alumnus awards. 19 33 It was announced that next year Joseph Hill will be posthumously inducted into the sports Hall of Fame at Lebanon High School (PA), from which he graduated in 1927. Hill was a football player in high school who continued playing at Colgate and then coached at Wesley University. He passed away in 2000. 19 35 George Carmichael Apt A 127 Park Shores Cir Vero Beach, FL 32963-3883 George: hoagiec93@bellsouth.net 19 36 Alumni news and deadlines Class news: Class editors will be submitting their columns on Jan. 9, April 10, July 10, and Oct. 9, 2009. Please keep these deadlines in mind when sending information to your correspondents, and understand that your news may take a while to appear in print. Marriage and birth listings вЂ” please mail to the Scene, attn: Births/ Marriages, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, N.Y. 13346; fax 315-228-7699; or e-mail alumnirecords@mail.colgate.edu. For address changes, or to report the death of a Colgate graduate, please notify alumni records. If possible, please identify surviving kin and an address for condolences to be sent. If a newspaper obituary is available, we would appreciate receiving a copy: 315-228-7453 (tel.); 315-228-7699 (fax); alumnirecords@ mail.colgate.edu. Elizabeth Gallagher-Saward Apartment 513 505 N. Lakeshore Dr Chicago, IL 60611 Hello! IвЂ™m Elizabeth Saward, ErnestвЂ™s widow and your new class correspondent. I volunteered when I saw a blank in the last Scene, when indeed there are 8 survivors. IвЂ™ll start with a Saward item: In May I attended the U of Rochester medical schoolвЂ™s commencement and presented the annual Saward award for excellence. On the other end of the country вЂ” Portland, OR вЂ” the annual Saward lecture was held, given by Dr Alvin Poussaint, a Harvard psychiatrist, who emphasized that minorities still lag in health care and the need to know about the disparities. I await your notices. Elizabeth: 312-527-1492 19 37 Gerald A Vernon 23 Lighthouse Way Darien, CT 06820-5612 This is the saga for the search of the whereabouts of Dr Paul White! I talked to Ed Hornung in mid-June, who knew that Paul had moved but I did not get his number. I then called King Davis in July, who had talked to Paul but I did not come away with PaulвЂ™s number. I spoke to Ed again and now he had all the info! Paul lives in Toms River, NJ, and moved only a short distance in the same town. I called him and he is very happy in his new digs. Gets breakfast and dinner but makes his lunch in a small kitchen in his apt. Getting back to Ed at his gentlemanвЂ™s farm in Middleville, NJ, his land is now being tilled in corn. The sign of the times! King is in Mount Pleasant, SC. We all know he had an implant in his head so that he could hear. I was totally amazed when I called him because as soon as he could identify my voice, we had a great conversation. Jim Sprague in Miami (Cmdr Sprague, to use his title when he was in the navy) was up to his usual off-the-beaten-track story! It seems that a dissident Burmese citizen was writing a book critical of the banking business in Burma but one doesnвЂ™t do that there. He then came to the US seeking help, and Jim, who had lived in Burma when he was in the navy but did not speak Burmese, nevertheless was able to make sure that the English grammar and spelling in the book were correct. I had a lengthy chat with Herb Gladstone in Oswego, OR, where he was a prof, now emeritus. His sabbaticals in Europe enabled him to enjoy such events as Wimbledon tennis. He is more or less housebound now, but TV until the wee hours and membership in an oral history club, where he is intensely involved, take up much of his time. It doesnвЂ™t seem like he has lost any of his marbles! Mary and Jerry Vernon took an 11-day cruise in the Caribbean in March. It was roundtrip from NY, which made it possible! Jerry: 203-655-4592; gav10999@sbcglobal.net 1 938 Don Foley 1050 Mariposa Ave Berkeley, CA 94707-2444 Paul Fager and I had a reminiscing phone conversation. He and Juliette are still living in Wellesley Hills, MA. After Colgate he went to U of MI Law School, was a trial lawyer, and then stayed with Liberty Mutual for most of his working life. After retirement he was a securities arbitrator in the greater Boston area. His two brothers and son William вЂ™69 went to Colgate. I also talked with William Butler, who lives in a retirement center in Venice, FL, with his wife, Elsie, having sold their home 2 years ago. Bill went to b-school after Colgate, followed by a career in sales, retiring in 1979. He remained active in skiing and other sports until a few years ago. HeвЂ™s had hip replacements and said he now uses a cane. In an e-mail exchange, Dan Miller said he has had to give up competitive tennis. As reported in an earlier column, he won 34 вЂњGold BallвЂќ natl championship awards and has been inducted into the USTA Midwest Section Hall of Fame. He felt this was a nice вЂњcapвЂќ to his very rewarding and enjoyable sr competitive experience. John Merrick and wife Eloise continue to live in their home in Weatherford, TX, without any significant problems. They participate in exercise programs and John plays golf occasionally. Their daughters are helpful. Their 6 grandchildren are scattered, with a new great-grandson in Dallas. The Foleys had a delightful July 4 weekend visit from their great-granddaughter Kaitlyn, accompanied by her parents who drove up from Santa Ana. This refreshed our memories of how wonderfully active a 2-year-old can be. Don: 510-525-6983; dfoley@berkeley.edu 1 939 sed ligula sed ligula condimentum bibendum. Sed mattis enim feugiat Gus Nasmith felis. Quisque venenatis lobortis dolor. 16003 Falcon Ridge Dr Pellentesque consequat. Nam nisi. Sun City West, AZ 85375-6689 Praesent feugiat fringilla nunc. Nulla In June we est lost in 3 ofarcu. our most distinguished classplacerat Nam id velit eget mates: Bill Kerr, congue. Hoddy Jones, and Ces Semple. leo convallis They will be missed. In response to Jim DickinsonвЂ™s reunion mailDonec non elit et ligula ultrices ading to us all, he heard from Don McLagan and Jim ipiscing. nisl. Robb. AfterEtiam 4 years quis with the airSuspendisse force in WWII potenti. libero eget Don taughtMaecenas at Brewster, egestas NY, HS (from which Jim graduated вЂ™35), thenQuisque retired to Waycross, lectus. Utinet eros. est orci,GA, where he has lived for 30 years. His wife Mary Alsagittis vitae, lacinia nec, bibendum a, ice died 5 years ago. He still teaches in his church dolor. Proin tempor convallis leo. In mi and writes skits for teenagers and enjoys his chilfelis, pellentesque quis, scelerisque alidren and 9 grandkids. Robb majored in French, quet, non, dui. Nullam urna. earnedvolutpat a PhD at Catholic U, and was a prof at GW in DC. His wife Cecilia died 4 years ago. Jim Donec venenatis tellus quis libero. has limited mobility but not enthusiasm. Frank Cum sociis natoque penatibus et magFarnsworth advised me about Hoddy. We hope nis dis parturient montes, nascetur to see Frank in VT this summer. Betty canвЂ™t do ridiculus mus. Aliquam much walking, so we cancelledpharetra. the cruise. Aenean eget dui. Proin quis felis sit amet Gus: 623-546-9487; BGNasmith@cox.net mi suscipit fermentum. 1 94 0 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectFred Tedeschi etuer adipiscing elit. Morbi dignissim PO Box 321 elit sit amet massa. Morbi elemenGreenport, NY 11944 tum purus non tortor. In urna justo, Paul White wrote that he is recovering from a dapibus sit amet, mollis eget, dictum broken hip, ergo no skiing for 2 years: time flies, et, ligula. Aenean posuere, sem quis Paul. Keep us posted. scelerisque sagittis, pede augue luctus Tom Williams (fellow Colgate in DC classmate lacus, varius risus odio sitand amet of minenec in 1938), reported wife Alice he are enjoying goodvulputate health (he added help ante. Duis telluswith ac the justo. of the medical profession and prayer). We all Duis est turpis, aliquam non, hendrerit follow that prescription, Tom. He also reported vel, fermentum eget, ipsum. Sed conhe and his daughter Sally flew to Minneapolis to sectetuer dolor ut lacus. Sed vulpuattend the wedding of his granddaughter. Tom tate tincidunt dignissim will be visiting hisquam. brother Cras Norman in Utica and then expects see Carl Overstrom a visit to magna veltoorci. Praesent necand libero. Colgate. Keep in touch, Tom. Nullam egestas nisl. Vestibulum tem Heard from Mort Stevenson, a Phi Gam mempus fermentum urna. ber. Mort reported heart failure attacks and uses oxygen most of the time. Best wishes, Mort, and Sed dolor sed Nullam keep feugiat up your cruising as myvelit. wife and I do. Members Class of 1940, please keep in quis nequeofathe arcu consequat ullamtouch and let me hear from you. corper. Nulla facilisi. Vestibulum ante ipsum primis in faucibus orci luctus et ultrices posuere cubilia Curae; Nulla ultricies Ted Clapp porta massa. Nullam ac diam. PO Boxrhoncus, 579 Duis augue quis bibendum Damariscotta, ME 04543-0579 dapibus, quam magna porttitor nisi, id sollicitudin nulla nisl a nisi. If you are reading this, you are still alive. You Maecenas justo a, your comsometimes look backelit, overtincidunt the chapter of modo vitae, rutrum ut, felis. Phasellus life вЂ” what youвЂ™ve done, whom youвЂ™ve known, where youвЂ™ve been. In your newNulla chapterodio today, I rhoncus magna eu nibh. hope that you are still finding life to be an advenmetus, sodales ac, iaculis non, sagittis ture demanding your skills of appreciation and sit amet, est. Aliquam neque. Fusce participation. Your world still needs the real you! blandit sollicitudin mauris. Hope Turney graciously sent meAliquam a letter and sodales. Maecenas adipiscing rhoncus obituary from the LA Times announcing the death ofQuisque her husband, Roy Turney. Roy wasac, a libero. tellus leo, rutrum splendid person and an enthusiastic athlete playfermentum eu, euismod tincidunt, ing on the soccer, baseball, and hockey teams at neque. Morbi faucibus. Aliquam sit Colgate as well as many pro-am golf tourneys all amet elit. Cras euismod. career in investhis life. He had a distinguished 1 94 1 ment banking that spanned almost 60 years. He was a naval aviator in the Pacific in WWII at Pearl Harbor, Midway, and the Marshall Islands. Roy and Hope were married 63 years and had 2 sons and a daughter, 5 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. RoyвЂ™s obit stated, вЂњHis peers, as well as his competitors, respected him for his business acumen, his personality, and most of all News and views for the Colgate community 43 вЂњSeveral swimmers at Perth wanted to know what вЂ�ColgateвЂ™ was. They knew of Nike, Speedo, and Tyr, but Colgate was a new one. Perhaps IвЂ™ve started a new brand.вЂќ вЂ” Jim Elder вЂ™65 his integrity and zest for life.вЂќ Colgate is proud of him, too! He served Colgate on the Alumni Corp Bd вЂ™62вЂ“64 and received a Maroon Citation вЂ™61. Elmer Nelson delighted me with a long call from Florence, NC. He grew up in Hyde Park, NY, where, after Colgate and 3 years in the air force, he established an insurance company, becoming owner and pres for 35 years. Retiring in 1982, he and wife Hannah traveled the US in a motor home, then spent 8 winters in AZ and summers in the Adirondacks, followed by Europe and the world. Now they are happily at home in NC or visiting 2 sons, grandsons, and great-grandchildren. He is вЂњfeeling good.вЂќ We have just received notice of the death of Bob Schutt in Springfield, VA. Bob was a lt cmdr in the navy in WWII. He was one of our navy heroes. Ted: 207-563-8369; tlcbwk@tidewater.net 1942 Robert C. Smith Apt. 329 3804 Brandon Avenue Roanoke, VA 24018-7004 We are scattered among 19 states and Australia, with NY and FL having the most. We would appreciate you sharing a comment with your classmates. Carl Bolten reported that he is still upright and breathing and would welcome contact at his e-mail address, which I can pass along. Claire E Nichols, widow of Robert E Nichols, passed away last Sept. In the fall of our 1st year, I, along with some of you, was a вЂњpool rat.вЂќ I still am; water aerobics at the Y almost every day. What are you doing, physically or mentally, these days? Bob: 540-776-2329; rcs2@cox.net 1943 Joseph W. DeBragga 51 Wavecrest Dr Islip, NY 11751-4015 Profound thanks to Frank Lawatsch, who wrote our class notes describing the events of our 65th Reunion in the last issue. Classmates who were not on campus and wished they had been were glad for those who did attend. Good news from Emmett Costich, who recently had a cataract removed from his eye and now he doesnвЂ™t need glasses except for reading. Emmett is still surprised when he glances into a mirror and sees no glasses. Jack Sinn is a happy camper. He and Joan downsized from their Brielle, NJ, residence and have relocated in Pt Pleasant, NJ. Jean and Jim Gallo have also moved and are now living in Litchfield Park, AZ. From Bend, OR, Bob Martin sent his best to all and reported he is resisting old age ailments as best he can. Jack Sullivan recalled that when he returned to Colgate early autumn of вЂ™45 he was invited by Tom Falconer вЂ™45 and Bud Doggett вЂ™44 to room at the DKE house. This gesture of fraternal ecumenicalism вЂ” Jack was Phi Gam; Tom and Bud, DKE вЂ” was abruptly terminated by вЂ�EppieвЂ™ Barnes вЂ™22 because the DKE house was officially closed at the time. 44 scene: Autumn 2008 194 4 Ellsworth Johnson 1309 Meadow Ridge Redding, CT 06896-3224 A letter from Lee Markley at Fleet Landing, Atlantic Beach, FL, indicated he expected to be in a new patio home about July 1. Meantime he and Irene were roughing it in a 675 sq ft apt. Has met fellow alums Jack Berle and Harlow Voller вЂ™45 at Fleet Landing. Lee is contemplating organizing a Colgate Club in Jacksonville with help from the alumni office. Despite the distance, Lee plans to be at our 65th in вЂ™09. Clem Furey, class pres, returned to Cape Cod after 3 months in Naples. All is well and he plans to be in Hamilton for our miniвЂ“class reunion and the Dartmouth football game in Sept. Clem reported that George Tift, after 20 years in Naples, has moved to an assisted-living situation in Huntsville, AL, and is doing quite well and happy to be near family there. GeorgeвЂ™s wife died about 2 years ago. Sue and I took a trip to RI in late June. Stopped at Essex, CT, and had a delightful lunch with Shauvy and Hank Towers, both optimistic and upbeat. The 4 of us are looking forward to our mini-reunion. There are at least 12-14 of us planning on Sept 19вЂ“21: Fri and Sat night class dinners (golf club and Colgate Inn), the Dartmouth football game, and renewing old friendships. Call Jim Denton, chair, and the Wendt Inn for reservations, which Jim has already arranged. Jim and Millie are well. He has mailed special mini-reunion notices to NE classmates and is expecting 14 or more back to campus. Unhappy note: John H Posselius, DKE, passed away May 20, Grosse Pointe, MI. Ellsworth: 203-544-8168; 1200 (fax) 194 5 Bob Husselrath Apt 1217 18755 West Bernardo Dr San Diego, CA 92127-3013 How do you like the new Scene? Really classy, eh? There will still be plenty of space for class news, so donвЂ™t be bashful. I would like to use e-mail as much as possible, so please send me your e-mail address. I know I have many of them, but not all. There have been changes in providers and some new. If you donвЂ™t use e-mail, I will continue to communicate with you by snail mail. Jack Miller sent a note about his East Hall roommate, Rog Provost, who passed last Feb. They were together Dec 7, listening to the radio in the student union. Jack said Rog married his HS sweetheart, Fran. Also heard from Ned BilhuberвЂ™s daughter, Pam Blair. Thirty-nine years ago Ned founded the Milton School, a nonprofit, nonsectarian secondary school to help children with learning disabilities. Robert A Henry, MD, died May 26 in Rockford, IL. Bob was a staff sgt in the army medical corps, returned for his AB, and then earned his MD at Rochester. He later specialized in psychiatry and then hospital administration. He was CEO of the SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford. BobвЂ™s wife Lou was with him. BobвЂ™s daughter Susan graduated from Colgate вЂ™76. Paul D Chesnutt died June 16 in Overland Park, KS. Chesty served 2 years as a combat infantry in the Pacific ending in Japan. Jacqueline was with him as he passed peacefully. See In Memoriam for a complete obit. Yours truly has given up tennis after falling on his head, requiring 14 stitches in the scalp. Decided вЂњenough was enough.вЂќ Meanwhile, a note arrived from Chuck Wittig saying heвЂ™s playing 6вЂ“8 times a week. Now, is that fair? Chuck keeps in touch with Perry Thompson. Said heвЂ™s handling his chemo and radiation very well (bladder cancer). May and Herb Beadle wrote: вЂњWeвЂ™re back home in Massena, NY, for the summer. Left Lake Havasu middle of May вЂ” 112В°. Good winter. WeвЂ™re still fine, good health so far. Miss Colgate. Have 3 teenagers going to Colgate this fall. They are friendsвЂ™ children. WeвЂ™re saying hello to the Class of вЂ™45. Hope everybody is still kicking.вЂќ Please note my new e-mail address. Bob: 858-395-3213; husselrath@me.com 1 9 46 Don Schaefer 45 Lydecker St Englewood, NJ 07631-3008 Phil Ingle called to say he had just attended a mini-reunion. Phil and Phyllis had dinner with Diana and Buzz Schwenck and Marion and Frank Tuma at Montauk Lake on the end of LI. The Ingles have 2 children living on LI and 1 in Boston. They take a ferry from Montauk to New London, CT вЂ” a great shortcut. In Nov, Bob Orth took a hot-air balloon trip across Kenya and Tanzania. Seeing the wilds of Africa from the air was fantastic. This April he was fishing in AK when he suffered a heart attack. He made it back for open heart surgery. As he put it, heвЂ™s above grass and feeling much better. He hopes to go to his salmon lodge in Labrador this summer. I was saddened to learn of the passing of William Lunn. Bill was a Phi Delt and lived in St Petersburg, FL. Walter Welch died in June, as did H Preston Smith. Our sympathy goes out to his widow Carolyn (they had been married for 52 years) and to Margie Beck Welch and Virginia Lunn. Blair Vedder told me he bought a farm some years ago as a getaway spot. It has suddenly become profitable with the increased prices on corn and soy beans. Theater was one of his hobbies. He acted in HS with Charlton Heston and at Colgate had the lead in Arsenic and Old Lace. Prof Russ Speirs led the theater group. Most of the faculty (including Dean Kallgren) appeared on stage at SchineвЂ™s Theater with their faces painted white to represent all the victims of those murderous old aunts. Those were the days. Blair left me with this quip: There is nothing wrong with old age except it comes at the wrong time of life. Stay well. Don: 201-568-0309; donald.a.schaefer@verizon.net 1 9 47 Jack Scollay Apt. 315 95 Elizabeth St Delaware, OH 43015-4312 RecвЂ™d a note from Rev Loren House about the benefits of living with his daughter, Claudia Rox. It just so happens that the Brockton, MA, pro baseball teamвЂ™s nickname is the Rox. A relationship between the Rox and the Roxes has developed over the years, culminating in the Rox (the team) helping Loren celebrate his birthday on July 14. He threw out the first ball, was applauded by the fans and his family, and took time to drop me a note to let all his classmates enjoy the moment. So, whatвЂ™s in a name? Jack: 740-362-4035; afscollay@aol.com 19 4 8 George F Greene Jr 36096 N Newbridge Ct Gurnee, IL 60031-4511 Great 4th of July! The Gomar, complete with 4 grandkids (Gina, Mathew, Carter, and Alicia), son George III, and daughter Barbara and her husband, Paul Piestch, took in the AdmiralвЂ™s pig roast at Great Lakes Naval Training Center and the biggest fireworks display I have ever seen. As the kids say: вЂњAwesome.вЂќ The base was open to the public for the first time in years and more than 20,000 folks took part, plus the 40,000 on base. The Navy League was instrumental in setting up the festivities. We also did 2 local parades. Keeps the ole fellaвЂ™ hoppinвЂ™. Spending the day with these fine young people is a day well spent. Reading the last Scene, I class hopped and saw many familiar names. I decided to contact some from the past. IвЂ™ll let you know the results. Received a notice from the alumni office that George E. Orteig V-48 died at age 80 on April 29, 2002, in East Salem, NY, leaving his widow, Elisabeth. I have no other information on George, except I remember him. No other grist for the GomarвЂ™s mill. Keep in touch. I hate silence! George: 847-856-0704 19 4 9 David S. Davies 109 Barker Street Wellington, OH 44090-1132 Memory can be a discomforting thing. An obituary of William K. Kerr вЂ™39 in the July Scene did not mention that he was a son of Andy Kerr, the football wizard who coached Colgate football from 1931 to 1946 and was in his last Colgate year when we were in our 1st. Andy Kerr won the admiration of football fanatics for his innovations, including the вЂњrazzle-dazzleвЂќ that he added to вЂњPopвЂќ WarnerвЂ™s double wing-back formation; missed being asked to take Colgate to the Rose Bowl in 1933 after his 1932 team scored 264 points to none for opponents (thereby winning the sobriquet of being вЂњunbeaten, untied, unscored upon, and uninvitedвЂќ); was a charter member of the Football Hall of Fame; and had ColgateвЂ™s football stadium named after him. We played for Andy, or cheered, bid him good-bye, and ever after could tell our grandchildren that we had known the вЂњcanny Scot.вЂќ Word of Bill EckhofвЂ™s death reminds all who attended our 50th Reunion in 1999 of the exceptional job Bill did editing the bio submissions of classmates for the reunion roster. His good work was in tune with a lifetime of contributions to the community, beginning with being editor of the Colgate Maroon, and going on to newspaper reporting, public information work on behalf of NY Gov Nelson Rockefeller, and similar work in the fed gvt in Washington, DC. Bill had sparks coming out of his ears whether he was smoking a cigarette or proposing a solution to an editorial problem. He was a valued colleague at the Maroon, letting no issue go to press until he was satisfied that it was the best that could be done. Another classmate who has given extraordinary service to the commonwealth is Charles вЂ�ChuckвЂ™ Lanigan of Slingerlands, NY, and Venice, FL. ChuckвЂ™s Colgate roots are as deep as those of the oldest trees on campus, which were planted by his grandfather, Denise Gilmartin, with his brother, Lant вЂ” both immigrants from Ireland. They began as grounds-keeping laborers, and Denise became supervisor of the powerhouse. Working under the guidance of James M. Taylor, the brothers constructed Taylor Lake, but the tree planting was done on their own time, including the originals on the Willow Path. ChuckвЂ™s mother was born on campus in 1894 in the small stone house that sits halfway up the road that runs past the old gym. Chuck married his wife, Barbara, before his sr year at Colgate and they lived in вЂњPassion Flats.вЂќ They then moved to Rome, NY, where Chuck sold display ads for the Rome Sentinel before becoming secretary of the Rome Chamber of Commerce. When Rome adopted a strong-mayor charter, Chuck was the 1st mayor elected. He then was elected as Oneida CountyвЂ™s 1st county exec and became a valuable ally of Gov Rockefeller, who in 1966 asked Chuck to run for the State Controller вЂ” an office firmly in the hands of a Democrat вЂ” and Chuck lost, as expected. But his sacrifice was valued by Rockefeller and Chuck was made a member of the governorвЂ™s personal advisory group, and in time was appointed the 1st director of NYвЂ™s office of planning coordination. His value to the state Republican org was evident and Chuck was named chairman of the NY Republican State Committee. Needing to think about college tuitions for their 3 daughters and 2 sons, Chuck moved the family to NYC and started a job with Met Life, which lasted 14 years. But public service still beckoned. Rockefeller appointed Chuck to the board of the NY Thruway Authority, where he eventually became the AuthorityвЂ™s treasurer, presiding over the financing of the $3 billion highway construction. Gov Hugh Carey, a Democrat, reappointed Chuck to the AuthorityвЂ™s bd, where he served for 16 years, until 1986. ChuckвЂ™s younger brother is Dr John вЂ™50 and son is Charles Jr вЂ™72. Whatever else heвЂ™s achieved, Chuck says he can brag about being the only known Irish-Catholic, red-state political party chairman, navy veteran, and tattooed teetotaler who has never had a drink! Edward Janos wrote from Needham, MA, that he and Eloise are working for вЂњa new day when we can love and trust our president.вЂќ Ed won immortality in the Colgate student pubs office when he reported asking Josephine Young Case, wife of the pres, how often the Hamilton Fortnightly Club met. Of course the journalist geniuses all acted as though we knew, but most learned only when Ed said what sheвЂ™d told him. Ed said that the one thing he does fast these days is spotting new stuff growing on him and hustling to a doc to find out what kind of cutting or cauterizing is required for the new thing. As a member of the Alumni Council, he has been asked to write articles for Colgate student pubs, and has found that his suggestion that a draft is needed to get young people concerned about the direction of the country has not won much student support, at Colgate or at other colleges heвЂ™s visited. However, he believes that the lethargy he found has been overcome by student involvement in this yearвЂ™s presidential primary season and hopes their concern will carry on into Nov. Ed and Eloise sold their health care business (mostly medical hosiery) last Aug and Ed has continued вЂњas an overpaid and overweight strategy consultant. Eloise and I have always enjoyed each other, and I do relish more time with her and to do more reading and relaxing both here and in FL. Our oldest daughter bought an apt next door to us in FL and she makes a very good neighbor with many grandchildren (5, 2 of whom are Colgate grads) visits.вЂќ Ed reported that Paul Perry вЂ™50 and his wife Betsy are close friends. He also said that John вЂ�FuzzyвЂ™ McColl, his Colgate roommate, used to visit often but recently was not in good enough health to travel, staying home in CT with Roberta, his wife of 52 years. (Since Ed wrote, Fuzzy has died, in June. Son is John R III вЂ™82. Fuzzy was ATO, basketball, boxing, DeanвЂ™s List, psychology and outing clubs, and class gift committee вЂ™96вЂ“вЂ™08. He was a B-17 pilot in WWII and after graduation worked for Shell Oil and then in his own AC and heating business, while Roberta had a successful real estate career. Ed spoke of FuzzyвЂ™s subtle sense of humor and great sense of family responsibility.) Ed concluded his report by saying that he felt he had spent his best contributing years in the Civil Rights Movement and now is looking for something that is both вЂњworthwhile and fun.вЂќ Friends know that wherever Ed is, there will be fun, and commitment. Speaking of commitment, he and Eloise celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in July. By the time you read this, class pres Phil Sanford will have completed a 3-month trip from SC and will have visited with Bob Howard, Robin Jaycox вЂ™53, Fred Dunlap вЂ™50 and wife Marilyn, Tom Dockrell, Jack Cashin and wife Helen, daughter Liz вЂ™84, and a lot of others in about 10 states. Phil sent along a letter from a recent grad in which she expresses thanks for the assistance given to her from the Class of 1949 Memorial Endowment Scholarship. She wrote, вЂњI will carry everything IвЂ™ve learned here at Colgate with me for the rest of my lifeвЂ¦ With the assistance that this scholarship has given me I have been able to transform from a nervous freshman to an (still nervous!) enlightened senior.вЂќ Calling attention to a Newsweek article titled вЂњ80 is the New 50,вЂќ Ross Robinson suggests that our 60th Reunion next year be called the вЂњResurrected 30th.вЂќ Dick Reininger wrote from Seattle that the 30вЂ™ snow in the mtns never got into the city but that the winter was long. He said heвЂ™s fine, but his wife Phyllis has had 2 hip surgeries and so has one of their 4 sons. He and Phyllis also have a daughter. Dick asks that classmates going through Seattle on the way to AK give him a call: вЂњIвЂ™d love to see you.вЂќ He reported that Chuck Wood was in a hospital in Boca Raton and would also like to hear from classmates. A further report on Chuck comes from his wife, Leah (Skidmore вЂ™49). She reported that Chuck nearly choked to death on beefsteak, Heimlich failed, he rode unconscious in an ambulance to the hospital, spent 10 days in ICU, 10 more in a hospital, and then transferred to Acts Community Medical Center вЂњwhere his nice baritone is down to a whisper, but his spirit and sense of humor are good.вЂќ The wife of Albert W вЂ�PeteвЂ™ Moore Jr, Violet, reported that Pete died in Sebring, FL, on June 22, just a week before their 13th anniversary. Pete was the son of Albert W Moore вЂ™17 and a nephew of Robert W Moore вЂ™13, was a member of Phi Kappa Psi, and majored in history. He played basketball and hockey, and was 83 years old when he died. Violet reported that Pete had not been well for the last year вЂњbut never complained, even though going through some rough times. He was one of a kind, and is greatly missed.вЂќ Norman Longfellow Smith, recognized as one the smartest guys in the class, died at age 83 of congestive heart failure on Memorial Day in Middleburg, VA. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Norm majored in poli sci and was magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Maroon Key, DC Study Group, Austen Colgate Scholar, Deans List, rifle club, debate society, and outing club. Norm gave Get to know: Alisandra Denton вЂ™10 Major/Minor: Molecular Biology, Environmental Studies Activities: Varsity track team, capoeira, GameвЂ™s Afoot Hometown: Hood River, Oregon How did you spend your summer? I had an internship in Mainz, Germany, through the RISE Program, sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service. IвЂ™ve been taking German language classes and I learned about it from my professor, Claire Baldwin. The research I worked on had to do with photovoltaics. I worked with plant pigments and proteins. My work included pipetting, centrifuging, measuring fluorescence, absorbance, and CD spectra, and often working in relatively dark conditions to protect said pigments. My favorite part was definitely the extraction of pigments from the plants. How is Germany different from Colgate? Well, a university education is free. StudentsвЂ™ ages ranged unpredictably. My work group regularly went to lunch together; hanging out with coworkers is commonвЂ¦ And then there are the soccer games вЂ” crazy. Awesome. The mood of the country swings over the sake of a few goals. IвЂ™ve been very impressed by the European spirit. What challenges did you face? Getting through the first week, when everyoneвЂ™s question to my attempts to speak German was, вЂ�do you speak English?вЂ™ Developing experiments by myself. Struggling to find ways to connect with German people that go deeper than cheering for their soccer team and working beside them. And if there is anything harder to understand than rapid-fire German, itвЂ™s rapid-fire German about the details of research. What do you think you gained from this experience? I learned about the science, improved my capoeira by joining the club at my host university, saw a different way to live, learned how to live on my own, learned what people think about America. Apparently, we are stereotyped for liking rap music and thinking soccer is lame. I burst my вЂ�American bubble.вЂ™ What is your pet peeve? Bottled water If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Chlorophyll WhatвЂ™s the first thing you notice about people? What language theyвЂ™re speaking! But at times when this is predictable, the way they carry themselves. What one word best describes you? Curious Favorite website? Newgrounds.com If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why? Reading minds . . . only to facilitate communication across language barriers, of course. Kidding: see вЂ�one word that best describes me.вЂ™ вЂ” Adriana Brodyn вЂ™08 News and views for the Colgate community 45 Sarah Treffinger Latson вЂ™99 Bill Powers вЂ™73 (center), chief executive officer of Bonnie Brae, a residential treatment center for adolescent boys, reviews paperwork with a 16-year-old ambassador and two child-care counselors before heading to New York City to deliver food, clothes, and personal hygiene items to the homeless. Giving what you get Six years ago, when Bill Powers вЂ™73 took over as chief executive officer of Bonnie Brae, a New Jersey residential treatment center for adolescent boys, he set out to instill one of his guiding principles: ItвЂ™s not enough just to take care of yourself. Today, volunteering is a way of life for the orphaned, neglected, abused, and abandoned boys of Bonnie Brae. At any given time, 10 to 12 вЂњambassadorsвЂќ represent the center out in the world. They help various groups, including Bridges Outreach Inc., a nonprofit organization that delivers food, clothing, and toiletries each week to homeless people in New York and New Jersey. вЂњOf all of our community service projects, the Bridges work is, by far, the most powerful,вЂќ Powers said recently, after accompanying five ambassadors, two counselors, and Arthur Brown, director of operations for Bridges, on a Friday night run into New York City. The group made three stops in lower Manhattan, where they divvied up socks and underwear, poured lemonade, and handed out bag lunches to people who live on city streets or in shelters. The ambassadors, several of whom know what itвЂ™s like to go hungry, followed a two-lunches-perperson rule, but made a point of giving any extras to the children in each crowd. At the first stop in Battery Park, about 40 people came looking for help. There, 18-year-old Chris, who had been homeless for three months before moving to Bonnie Brae, doled out soup. In the process, he did what he could to brighten the day of one little boy. вЂњI tried to give him all noodles,вЂќ he said, smiling. Chris, who dreams of college and a career as a writer, later admitted it was hard for him to see so many people struggling. вЂњI didnвЂ™t want to walk away,вЂќ he said. Neither, it seemed, did 16-year-old Homer, who once lived in a shelter. вЂњYou can always go through stuff and you can always bounce back, but you should always remember what you went through,вЂќ he said. вЂњWhy not give help that I have gotten?вЂќ ThatвЂ™s exactly the point, said Powers, whose passion for volunteering stems from his days at Colgate. вЂњWeвЂ™re trying to get our guys to change their self-image and identity,вЂќ Powers said, noting that boys typically go through an average of seven to 10 out-of-home placements before they arrive at Bonnie Brae вЂњdefeated.вЂќ вЂњWe have to first convince them that they have something to offer,вЂќ Powers said, вЂњand then that they have a moral obligation to give back.вЂќ вЂ” Sarah Treffinger Latson вЂ™99 37 years of service in the U.S. Army and the CIA, rising from army private to exec dir of a task force to modernize and reform mgmt procedures within the CIAвЂ™s Directorate of Operations. Norm served as a rifle platoon guide in Europe, marching from Normandy to the Elbe River. He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and other decorations. He was directly commissioned a 2nd lt in the Korean War and retired as a reserve col in вЂ™80. His primary later work in the CIA was in counterintelligence. Earlier, he had chaired an intelligence community committee monitoring missile activity outside the Soviet Union. In that 46 scene: Autumn 2008 capacity he set in motion actions that informed Pres Kennedy that there was a Cuban missile threat. NormвЂ™s great-grandfather founded the Rock Island Railroad in the 1840s, and he was a 5th generation grandson of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Caroline Smith. He was buried with full military honors at the Arlington Natl Cemetery on August 19. Marion Syrett Kester, widow of Stewart R. Kester, tells of his long and successful career in banking and real estate development. Stew died at a hospital in Deerfield Beach, FL, on May 26 after a struggle with myelodisplastic syndrome, a form of blood cancer. He was a Sigma Nu and served on the Alumni Corp Bd. He built condos in Popano Beach and was director and chairman of the bd of FL East Banks. He also built town houses in Big Sky, MT, and was founder, director, and chairman of the bd of Big Sky Western Bank. He was a partner in Kester Brothers Realty. Marion and Stew, who were married for 57 years, have 4 children, all of whom live nearby in FL. вЂњHe was an outstanding person,вЂќ Marion said, вЂњthe recipient of many awards in Broward County and at the state level, and a strong supporter of our Presbyterian church in Lighthouse Point.вЂќ Jack Wythes and Bunn Rhea вЂ™50 reported that their Beta friend J. William вЂ�BillвЂ™ Midkiff died Nov 26, 2007, in Hershey, PA. Jack had kept up with Bill and his wife, Patricia, over the years and followed BillвЂ™s declining memory capacity, a condition that Patricia worked hard to help him handle with only limited success. And speaking of a memory problem, I must confess that I have completely lost a conversation with a classmate (whom IвЂ™ll call вЂњClassyвЂќ). Soon after I began collecting these class notes, Classy called me and we had a wonderful conversation. I hardly had to ask a question. Classy unrolled his lifeвЂ™s story and I scribbled and scrambled to keep up. I thought to myself, lordy, if everyone in the class is this forthcoming, weвЂ™re going to be the darndest bunch of Scene-stealers since Jock Sutherland took the U of Pittsburgh to the 1933 Rose Bowl. The only trouble is that I canвЂ™t find the notes, and I canвЂ™t remember who called me. So, Classy, call me if you read this, and give me another chance. And classmates, please do the same. There are old friends out there who want to know how youвЂ™re doing. And IвЂ™ll remember to try to tell them. Promise. David: 440-647-5306; davidsdavies@verizon.net 1950 Bunn Rhea 383 Clearbrook Dr Avon Lake, OH 44012-3117 Dear classmates: How about this new format? The talented editors promised вЂњsomething uniquely Colgate,вЂќ and they have done that very nicely. Well done. We heard from Steve Clug in May in Jupiter, FL, reporting that heвЂ™s still well; thatвЂ™s very important. He plays tennis regularly but finds that he is not as fast as he used to be. He also fishes offshore, not too successfully lately because fishing there has dropped off considerably. He said he is still in touch with Jerry Shively and asked about Bob Milgrim who, when we last heard, lives up in the mtns of Sapphire, NC. You will recall that Steve had an outstanding career: Columbia Law, started with Paramount Films in 1954, managed MGM Cinemas in the Caribbean, VP of MGM intl sales 1979вЂ“1982, joined MPEAA as a VP hqвЂ™d in Singapore and covered the Far East and Australia. He retired in 1992 as a sr VP. Joe Reiners retired from phys ed teaching in 1987. After Colgate, Joe received his masterвЂ™s in education from the U of Rochester. He taught phys ed for 35 years in public and private schools. For 22 years, he owned and operated the Adirondack Swim and Trip Camp. He lost his 1st wife, Alice Ann, to cancer in 1989 after 38 years. In 1993, he married Lori, a teacher in the school where Alice Ann had been the nurse. They spend a month in FL plus some time at their place in the Adirondacks, where they run a cabin rental business. These days Joe is recovering from a double bypass and mitral valve repair. Travel plans include a trip to the Galapagos Islands with brother Chuck in Jan. Jennings H Marburger вЂ” known as вЂ�HammerвЂ™ вЂ” lives in Tucson with wife Ginger. He said вЂњlife is fullвЂќ with their 13 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild, and their families who live as far west as OR and as far south as FL. They have been able to visit all of the families and also travel to AK, Europe, Australia, and NZ during their 20 years of marriage, blessed with good health and much happiness. In 2000, he received one of the biggest honors of his life: He was inducted into the Butler Area, PA, Sports Hall of Fame. At Colgate, Hammer played football on Coach Andy KerrвЂ™s last team and baseball under вЂ�EppieвЂ™ Barnes вЂ™22. He taught social studies and coached football and baseball from 1950вЂ“53, then spent 35 years in the insurance business with First Travelers, then Pan Am Life until 1988. Bill Mayer had a fine PR career with GM, Pontiac Motor Division, and Chevrolet; and right after Colgate he was a lecturer at FL Intl U. He e-mailed saying he canвЂ™t believe that he had recently celebrated his 80th bday. Welcome to Club 80, Bill. His family came in from both coasts, and they threw him a big bash, including a вЂњThis is your lifeвЂќ video presentation. вЂњMore importantly,вЂќ he said, вЂњI observed 10 years as a Hospice volunteer.вЂќ Helping terminal patients has apparently turned out to be one of the more important and satisfying parts of those 80 years for Bill. He highly recommends it as вЂњan old geezerвЂ™s retirement activity вЂ¦ and it keeps you out of mischief.вЂќ On July 19, ME and I joined the Colgate Club of Cleveland group at the Blossom Music Ctr to meet the 14 impressive (as usual) Colgate students interning in Cleveland for the Summer on the Cuyahoga prog, the 10-week civic development initiative sponsored by 7 participating schools, including Colgate and, for the 1st time, a couple of kids from Harvard. Entertainment was provided by the Cleveland Orchestra. We said good-bye to C Byron вЂ�BudвЂ™ Lear, who died May 22 in Hackensack, NJ. On campus, he was an ATO and very much into soccer and hockey and overseeing successful concerts by world-famous artists in the chapel. He worked briefly for Columbia Artists Mgmt in NYC, CBS, and NBC, then spent 31 years in sales with Minnesota Mng and Mfg. Bud was a fellow Culver, MA, grad; IвЂ™ll really miss him. We also lost Ted Cann, who died June 26 in Pensacola following a long battle with MDS. He was a Phi Delt, majored in psychology, and was active in track and lax. And Art SaundersвЂ™ DU friends and others will remember his many years of dedication in caring for Dale, his wife, in helping her rehabilitation from AlzheimerвЂ™s. Sadly, we must report that Dale passed away July 30, 2007. Football is now under way. Any plans to make it to a Raider game this fall? If so, tell us later what you did or what plans you have, and with whom. There are plenty of concerned, interested, or maybe just plain nosey classmates who would like to read about you. One more time: If you received a dbl postcard from me, please fill it out with your news and send it back. ItвЂ™s postage-paid, guys! Many thanks to the contributors this time. Go, вЂ™Gate! Bunn: 440-933-4137; 50News@oh.rr.com 19 51 Nels MacCallum 1915 Clark Rd Rochester, NY 14625-1830 Class pres Tom Walbridge opens the column from Naples: вЂњIt was great fun serving on the Colgate Alumni Bd for the past 4 years. If any of you have the opportunity to serve, you should do it, as it will prove a most worthwhile time of your life. We finally moved into a retirement community called the Mornings in Naples. ItвЂ™s right next to our golf club, so itвЂ™s very convenient to our activities. It is hard to admit that weвЂ™ve moved into a вЂ�retirement home,вЂ™ but we really love it.вЂќ (Just call it your вЂњclose-to-activities home,вЂќ Tom.) вЂњWe still spend about 5 months in our cabin in northern MI. Tom DeLessio вЂ™51 and I run the Colgate Club of Naples and we would like to invite any of you down here if youвЂ™re in the area. Ellen and Don Stichter came down for a weekend and we were already talking about our 60th Reunion. Please make note of that, Nels MacCallum, as weвЂ™re counting on you to be a key part of that big event!вЂќ (If I can, IвЂ™ll be there to help, Tom!) вЂњHereвЂ™s to the great Class of вЂ™51!вЂќ Forrest Clapp wrote from Midlothian, VA: вЂњI caught pneumonia while on vacation in Williamsburg in late May. IвЂ™ve recovered and am back to playing bad golf.вЂќ (The only kinds of golf I ever played.) вЂњI keep busy with reading, watching the Red Sox, and volunteer activities. I always enjoy your column.вЂќ (Our column will keep going if you and the other guys keep sending your notes.) вЂњBest regards to you and classmates.вЂќ Dave Conrad updated from Bloomfield, NJ: вЂњLyn and I are just back from a 2-week cruise from Moscow to St Petersburg. No cold war, no communism, just friendliness. IвЂ™m 3 years retired from 50 years as a lawyer, and am into writing music and musical plays in the good old Masque & Triangle tradition.вЂќ (Sounds like talented fun.) вЂњHave 3 children, 4 great grandchildren (no hyphen). Best to all.вЂќ Old friend and fraternity brother Gene Cremins included an вЂњupdateвЂќ in a personal letter from Saddle River, NJ: вЂњIвЂ™m trying to find out what the world is all about, and I am fortunate to have a wife, children, and grandchildren who already feel the same way I do at my advanced age.вЂќ (Careful with that, Gene, youвЂ™re talking about all of us classmates!) вЂњAnn is doing fine healthwise, after the вЂ�usualвЂ™ age ailments, including, like Audrey, knee replacement; my health is good as well and I play tennis regularly. We spend lots of time with our grandchildren and try to keep in close touch with all their wanderings and activities. We feel lucky to be able to live a quiet, interesting, and rewarding life. IвЂ™m still doing sales consulting work with one of my corp clients. ItвЂ™s exciting to be around 250 sales people, sales mgrs, and technical people. This p/t activity keeps the blood and adrenaline running! I believe that in my later years I have been able to enjoy rewards of a good liberal arts education вЂ” our core courses were like beacons to me to open my mind to developments in the sciences, arts, economics, and world affairs. After many years of working, bringing up a family, serving the community, etc, itвЂ™s great to find out now what the heck all those Colgate courses really meant. Perhaps we should have started college at 40 rather than 17. Best to you and Audrey and classmates!вЂќ A good part of GeneвЂ™s letter was devoted to Ernie Vandeweghe вЂ™49 and GeneвЂ™s regard for him. We all know Ernie. He was 2 years ahead of us at Colgate, a 4-year consensus All-America basketball player, he was strongly pursued by the NBAвЂ™s NY Knicks, who wanted him strongly enough that they offered him a lucrative contract that provided he would play away games in which he could get back to NYC, by train, in time for med school classes, labs, etc, the next morning; that meant in essence, except for school breaks or the year-end playoffs, he would only play in the вЂњeastern citiesвЂќ вЂ” Boston, Baltimore, Philly, DC вЂ” and miss the вЂњwestern citiesвЂќ вЂ” Chicago, St Louis, Indianapolis, and MN (no CA teams, etc at that time). Gene is convinced, and a lot of people would agree, that Ernie would have been an annual NBA All-Star if he had concentrated his full attention on basketball. He recounted the last time he saw Ernie. Gene was stationed in the army CIC school in Baltimore. The Knicks were coming to Baltimore (Oct вЂ™52) and Gene contacted Ernie, who then got some tickets to him. In the game, Ernie scored 18 points and played his usual fine all-around game. After the game, Gene and friends got together for a beer with Ernie, who then left to catch a train to NYC so heвЂ™d make his 8 am Columbia med school class. In his day with Gene, Ernie went to his class, did his labs, then caught a 3 pm train to Baltimore, had a snack, got ready for an 8 pm game, played well, met a college teammate and friends for a beer, and got a late train back to NYC, got some sleep, and made his 8 am class. Rich Heath left-handed a note from Jamestown, RI: вЂњMy daughter Susan and I played the natl grass-court 80 and over father/daughter championship at Longwood Cricket Club in Boston last year. We came in 4th, missing a bronze ball by losing our 3rd set tie breaker. Later we went to Jupiter to play in the natl clay-court 80 and over championship. We lost in the 1st round of the regular tourney but we got to the finals of the consolation tourney and again lost in the 3rd set tie breaker. WeвЂ™re going to try again this year. In May I visited Doris and Jim Johnson at their golf club in Vero Beach. We had a great time. Jim has become a golf nut and Doris lets him do his thing quite a few times a week. Tried to get together with Nancy and Dick Marshall at their winter place in Naples, but we werenвЂ™t able to get our times worked out. We are at Amelia Island Plantation in the winter: 4 golf courses and 24 tennis courts вЂ” a nice place to stop when you are going south or north in FL. Stop and see us. Best to Audrey and you and all вЂ™51ers.вЂќ PS: In an earlier phone call Rich told me his granddaughter had been playing with the Jr Olympic soccer team and she has received a scholarship to the U of NC вЂ” a fine athletic family! Charles Tillinghast must have been going through his old files and mementos because he wrote this bit of nostalgia from Tucson: вЂњI ran across the enclosed newspaper accountвЂќ (a yellowed, frayed original clipping) вЂњof a raid by Syracuse students on the Colgate band at the railroad station in Syracuse. It was either 1947 or 1948. I saw nothing in the newspaper account revealing the year except that Truman was president.вЂќ (I believe it was our jr year, 1949, when the band was returning after the NW game.) вЂњI was one of the students caught by the Syracuse вЂ�mobstersвЂ™ and had my hair shaved into an вЂ�s,вЂ™ itself taken off before I went home for Christmas. I played the sousaphone and my recollection is that I was carrying the damn thing when I was caught, a recollection IвЂ™m almost sure must be wrong. Best wishes to you and classmates.вЂќ I remember some fun episodes, which preceded this kidnapping event (which I think, although it sounds somewhat funny today, put a cloud and damper on that Colgate-Syracuse week in following years). One in particular stands out: with all the WWII vets in our 1st-year class and upper classes, some Colgate airmen rented a plane and dropped surrender leaflets over the Syracuse Piety Hill Campus. Syracuse also had airmen, and I was there when 2 planes swooped low and tried to drop orange dye into Taylor Lake вЂ” they werenвЂ™t successful (hope their aim was better in combat), missed the lake, and hit Whitnall Field. Later, some Syracuse students sneaked through our student security patrols and placed dye in the lake. Our swans and ducks swam around with orange bottoms for a long timeвЂ¦ If any of you have fond tales of Colgate-Syracuse week shenanigans, drop me a line. In June, while visiting our daughter and family on the RI coast (timing it to see our grandson ballplayers, 12 and 14, play some baseball games), we were able to get together with Pat and Austin Murphy, who live in the same town (Westerly). The 1st time we met them for a 2 1/2 hour fun talk breakfast. The next day we were tied up for lunch, by coincidence at a lovely restaurant near the MurphysвЂ™ home. After lunch, Pat nicely came and led us back to their lovely place for another fun session. As Murph puts it: вЂњThe 1st one to stop talking lost her/his place.вЂќ When Austin retired in 1995, they moved to his fatherвЂ™s home area (RI) and bought a house they expanded wonderfully to anticipate/accommodate their future life вЂ” current roster: 8 children and spouses and 20 grandchildren. Being on the ocean, there are many family visits during the summer and other times (during which Pat and Austin can retreat, when necessary, to the grandparentsвЂ™ apt within the house). They could almost accommodate a small Colgate dorm complement (which it will virtually do when the clan comes to celebrate their 50th anniversary in Aug). We thought we might see Prudie and Rich Heath during our visit but our timing wasnвЂ™t good. They didnвЂ™t get back from FL until our last days there and then we had conflicts with the boysвЂ™ games (the boysвЂ™ teams lost all 4 games we saw in June, but they did well individually. They both made the All-Star teams in their league and those All-Star teams вЂ” and the boys especially вЂ” are doing well in state double-elimination tourneys). Hope you are enjoying a fine autumn. Stay well and active. See you in the next issue вЂ” or sooner, in Hamilton or somewhereвЂ¦ 1 952 Jackson T King 476 Grace Tr Orange, CT 06477-2619 In June Phil Ching and Keith Mountain attended their 60th Reunion of the Class of вЂ™48 at Punahou School in Honolulu, HI. The reunion events included a hike on the Pali, cocktail party, dinner, picnic, golf tournament, and luau. Keith had to travel close to 6,000 mi to attend the reunion; Phil had to travel just 5 1/2 miles from his home in Honolulu. Chuck Carrier reported that our class raised $123,858 for the вЂ™08 Annual Fund Drive, with 73 percent participation. Chuck gives his personal thanks to all who contributed. He gives special thanks to Dick Merrill for the work that he did to reach this amount. Dick Merrill has done a terrific job for Colgate. He spends a lot of time urging classmates to contribute and spends additional time in dealing effectively with non-money issues. We and the university are thankful for having such a hardworking and effective alumnus in our corner. John вЂ�JerryвЂ™ W Cance Jr died on June 18 in Portola Valley, CA. Contact me if you would like the address to send condolences to his widow, Norma Shores Cance. His son, Stephen J Cance, graduated from Colgate in 1988. Jerry was a member of Phi Gamma Delta, the psychology club, student government, ROTC, and the Wilder Society. At Maumee OH HS he was the favorite pass receiver of Dick Kazmeier, who later became a Princeton All-American halfback and the Heisman Trophy winner in 1951. Freeman Day passed away on July 26. He had undergone serious throat surgery on July 11 and was unable to speak for several days afterward. His daughter, Lisa Smith, said вЂњthe surgery was far more extensive and intense than the doctors thought it would be.вЂќ See In Memoriam for a complete obit. Dick Leonard became the chairperson of Colfertil USA, Inc, a new bio-fertilizer business in Columbia. In acquiring an essential component at little or no cost, which will be custom formulated for its diverse customer base, the company will solve environmental problems for paper and sugar mills in Colombia. These mills create large on-site sludge ponds of toxic material that give off methane gas and other pollutants. The companies are under increasing governmental pressure to clean up their waste by-products. Colfertil is purchasing a propriety process to convert this material into a high-value organic fertilizer. Furthering its cost-effective manufacturing strategy, Colfertil will also build a mixing plant in a nearby free trade zone. The fertilizer business in Colombia is growing at a steady, noncyclical rate, based on a strong agricultural sector, the main components of which are coffee, sugar, bananas, cut flowers, and cattle. Howard Colwell has been selected and has agreed to be our next class president. He is succeeding Dick Beattie, who died last fall. Howard did a super job as the chairman of our 55th Reunion. His Colgate heritage goes back to his uncle Howard Colwell вЂ™10 and dad Robert вЂ™25. His brother is Dick вЂ™55; and his cousins were Spencer вЂ™41 (an avid fan of Colgate hockey and Colgate womenвЂ™s sports) and Bradford вЂ™45. SpencerвЂ™s son William вЂ™73 has had 2 of his children attend Colgate: Hamilton вЂ™01 and Caitlin вЂ™05. Also, BradfordвЂ™s daughters are Jane вЂ™74 and Mary вЂ™76. And 2 of HowardвЂ™s children are alumni: daughter Mary вЂ™81 and son Chris вЂ™83. In short, Howard says itвЂ™s really true that вЂњColgate is in my blood.вЂќ I am certain that Howard will be an outstanding class president. We are sad to report Herb DietzelвЂ™s wife, Eileen, passed away on June 7. She was a special, caring, upbeat person. She was also a big Colgate fan. She and Herb have 3 children, all of whom graduated from Colgate: Christine D. Laud вЂ™82, Cindy Dietzel вЂ™84, and Jeff Dietzel вЂ™88. I would certainly appreciate hearing from you by phone, mail, or e-mail. Jack: 203-795-9111; jtking@kingandshaw.com 1 953 Lou Wilcox 20727 Cove Rd Bivalve, MD 21814-2004 вЂњI am enclosing 2 tickets to the 1st night of my new play; bring a friend вЂ¦ if you have one.вЂќ вЂ” George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill. вЂњCannot possibly attend 1st night; will attend 2nd, if there is one.вЂќ вЂ” Winston ChurchillвЂ™s response to George Bernard Shaw. I was reminded of these quotes when I received notice of the redesign of the Scene and the change from a 6 times a year publication to 4 times a year. Please do not take ChurchillвЂ™s comment as a forecast. The actuality is far from that. The new Scene has many changes, all to the good. The staff encourages you to give them feedback on the 1st new issue. Or, if you have comments, send them to me and I will pass them on. Yes, Colgate continues to grow and change to build a better future, which includes all of us. Cy Henry wrote, вЂњMy wife Grace and I live in a life-care facility, Kimball Farms, located in Lenox, MA, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Tanglewood. Had lunch this week with Mo England, which we often do. Lucky to have friends close by to talk about Colgate, etc. My son, daughter, and grandchildren all live in Pittsfield, which is great. Just returned from 3 daysвЂ™ trout fishing in Roscoe, NY, a yearly trip with 3 others. My fishing is a passion that takes News and views for the Colgate community 47 1 954 Peter W Rakov 159 Edgewood Ave Hurley, NY 12443-5406 Heard from Dick Robbins, I think (editorвЂ™s note: when you are kind enough to feed the hopper with the reply card, please be sure to add your last name). Marcia and he are in Mequon, WI. Dick was planning on attending the Princeton game Oct 11 in Hamilton, so maybe you saw him there. From LBJ land came a note from Nosnibor, ie, Jim Robinson. Doubts he will make it to our 55th: вЂњWonвЂ™t fly, canвЂ™t drive that far, walking or biking 1955 issues and they want to give Dick some moral support. Dick has been their вЂњMaitreвЂ™D,вЂќ setting up quarterly lunches over the years. These lunches usually include (besides Pete, Tom, and Dick) Bill Beyea and any others they can get ahold of; Jim Perry and Don Kates вЂ™52 are still sorely missed. The Betas and others of course intend to have a football weekend in Hamilton this fall. At this time there are some plans to visit LI over Labor Day and see ColgateвЂ™s season opener. Bet that was fun! Currently, we are expecting a visit for 5 days or so from Tim Gomez. He has been in Argentina for the winter months and is visiting Sarasota so we can do some fishing in the gulf. Looking forward to lots of fun! There are still lots of you out there who can write about your comings and goings and visits with classmates, etc. Send me stuff from your summer adventures! Bruce: 941-926-3244; bruceb@msu.edu Bruce Burke 4661 Sweetmeadow Cir Sarasota, FL 34238-4334 1956 are available only to those 70-odds who live in a different universe.вЂќ Ruth and Dave PetersonвЂ™s granddaughter Stephanie enters CU in Sept, daughter of John вЂ™82 and Robyn Peterson Brown вЂ™83. Stephanie selected Colgate over Dartmouth! Dave will be among us May 28вЂ“31 next year at our 55th. Dave lives in Vero Beach, where Peggy and Wally Nelson spent their winter. They summered at Crystal Lake, MI, near Traverse City. HeвЂ™s had вЂњsome contact recently with ColgateвЂ™s poli sci prof Robert Kraynak, who runs the Ctr for Freedom and Western Civilization. He may be the only conservative prof at Colgate, given the skew of most eastern college profs. He has published some interesting pieces, which make for very good reading.вЂќ This is a quiz: when is our 55th? (See above ref.) Peter: 845-340-0659; therakovs@aol.com Greetings, classmates! Some of you good guys responded to my e-mail inquiries, so we have something to report. For example, Ron Ziegler reported that he is still doing some rehab after having a total knee replacement in Dec. He is negotiating the terrain with the aid of a cane, but hopes that will soon be over. Congrats, Ron, I am still using my cane after a year since my knee surgery. At press time, the Zieglers were off to France, from Paris to the Loire valley at the beginning of July. Hope they had a great timeвЂ¦ Bet they did, for they planned to return via the Queen Mary at the end of July. In Aug, they planned to continue their wanderlust by a trip to Iceland on the way to Copenhagen to board the Seabourne Pride for a 12-day cruise to Norway. He reported that he has been in contact with Dick Johnson, who is doing well and is still teaching classes in NJ. Thanks for the news, Ron! Enjoy the summer and all your wonderful travels. We received notice that Gerald Jacobowitz has been recognized with the award for lifetime achievement from the Orange Cty Bar Assoc. He was presented the award by his daughter Marcia A Jacobowitz-Paz, Esq, this May, at the annual meeting of the assoc. The award pays tribute to a distinguished atty who devotes his time and energies to the service of community and the profession. Congrats, Gerald! We are proud of you! Art DuBois wrote that he would be attending a send-off party for the incoming 1st-years from the Chicago area. He also reported that he planned to attend the Dartmouth game in Sept and participate in the Alumni Council meeting. Art is pleased to serve on the Alumni Council and sees it as a great learning experience. He is also impressed with the quality of the Colgate student body nowadays. He is keeping busy in the meantime, working on his fly casting and improving his golf swing. Good to hear from you, Art! Pete Foster wrote that he stays in touch with Tom Vincent вЂ™53. They plan to take a trip to visit Dick Johnson in Ocean Twp, NJ, soon because DickвЂ™s wife, Nancy, has been having some health Jerry Rhodes 101 Magerton Ct Cary, NC 27511-7303 First of all, Fran Angeline wants to get something off his chest. His wife Pat was re-reading our 50th Reunion yearbook for which Fran, once again, offers kudos to Ron Schaupp and the gang for their great job. Pat read FranвЂ™s bio and said, вЂњAll the details are correct but you didnвЂ™t say all those things, did you?вЂќ It seems the athletics dept where Fran was a coach put together a detailed bio and sent it out to anyone who asked for it. That was what was sent to Colgate and it got changed to an вЂњautobio.вЂќ Fran said the write-up sounds like heвЂ™s a big вЂњI amвЂќ and he most definitely is not! HeвЂ™s been concerned over this for a while and wanted to set the record straight. He was recognized as an extremely successful coach and deserved the many honors he got, but heвЂ™s not one to talk about it. Fran said his real autobio is that heвЂ™s enjoying retirement and does some radio and TV commentating for football games. вЂњI have a great family with 6 grandchildren. Life is good. IвЂ™m a lucky guy.вЂќ Thanks for your letter, Fran, and it was good talking with you, too. I doubt that anybody who knows you felt that you were, or are, a вЂњBig I Am,вЂќ and I hope this helps to get rid of that вЂњpebble in your shoe!вЂќ Ben Patt (editor emeritus of the Banter) wrote to say that my recent column really opened up a new can of worms for him! He said that вЂњJim BerrallвЂ™s viscous [sic] written slurs regarding my grammar were quite abusive to say the least. DoesnвЂ™t he realize that as we begin to resemble our pets after a number of years, we also begin talking like most of our grandkids, all of whom always start their respective sentences: вЂ�Me and so-and-so want to go out to вЂ¦ etc?вЂ™ (Hence, IвЂ™m now doing the same, except for effect, of course!)вЂќ Anyway, Ben picked up the phone and called his former вЂњart dir of the late and great Banter of this matter, and he burst into sobbing tears of joy upon hearing from me after a 52-year absence.вЂќ (Ben said he didnвЂ™t give Jim his real name because he would have hung up, so he used mine!) Ben said that Jim is doing great, вЂњThrough [the] geography dept, Sam Torrey вЂ™09 contacted me regarding summer employment opportunities [at the OR Dept of Transportation]вЂ¦ He enjoyed the experience of working as part of interdisciplinary teams of transportation professionals in solving problems that impact peoplesвЂ™ lives.вЂќвЂ” Richard Beck вЂ™71 48 scene: Autumn 2008 sculpting these days in his home not far from Lancaster, PA, where Ben and his wife were married half a century ago. Jim claims heвЂ™ll be back for our big 75th as long as he can get a private room at the Colgate Inn! I hope you guys donвЂ™t wait for our 75th, but rather plan to come to our 55th in 3 years. Bruce Holran wrote to tell me that former Colgate instructor and administrator Howard Jones вЂ™39 died in his sleep on June 8. He was 91. A memorial service was to be held at Colgate during Homecoming Weekend. Gene Soechtig wrote that on his flight back from HI, who but Al Franken was seated just 3 rows behind him. He saw a guy with curly hair and horn-rimmed glasses get up, in the fashion of all of old вЂњgomersвЂќ and immediately recognized him. On the way back to his seat he looked over at Patty, smiled, and said, вЂњHi, how are yaвЂ™?вЂќ Gene wonders, вЂњHow come her and not me?!вЂќ He guessed he realized that GeneвЂ™s a conservative! Since returning theyвЂ™ve spent most of the time working in the garden and getting the spring flowers planted. He doesnвЂ™t know how Patty ever managed it alone when he was working. ItвЂ™s a big job. Gene hopes to get in some fly-fishing in CO, but with gas prices as they are, they probably wonвЂ™t be doing as much driving. Frank Proietti wrote that son John вЂ™96 has resigned his commission and will be starting an MBA prog at Columbia this fall. He and Sue welcome the decision. George Economou reported that his visit to Israel was splendid in all respects and their numerous visits with Vida and Bob Bleiweiss and their son, Rabbi Menashe Bleiweiss, and his family were truly memorable. Bob is producing a film there, for which he also wrote the screenplay, The Pomegranate Pendant, which George expects will find an internatl market. His and wife RochelleвЂ™s poetry readings went very well and his lectures provoked some excellent discussions. George said he canвЂ™t wait to return. George Caldwell said that it was so hot and humid the day he wrote that he had little energy to reply! Besides, he said, the next day he was to interview his oil delivery rep about upgrading his furnace to reduce usage from astronomical to just average, thereby delaying exchanging gold bars for the black gold on future deliveries. George said that might be news for the next issue! Gordie Miller wrote that he had opened his summer camp, Moosilauke, recently. It was the 104th year and, traditionally, he had the task of chaperoning about 50 boys via bus from the NYC area to NH. He said itвЂ™s always a learning experience. Lots of questions including, вЂњWere you there in 1904?!вЂќ He also had a nice experience facilitating a planning retreat for ColgateвЂ™s advancement, alumni affairs, and communications groups in early June in Cooperstown. His main takeaway was that Colgate has some terrific people designing the universityвЂ™s future! The topic of the retreat was вЂњAlumni Engagement,вЂќ and heвЂ™d welcome input from the class, which he would pass along to the various groups. Pete Warren wrote that on May 10, 11 вЂ™Gaters visited our friend Mike Morog вЂ™55 in Ithaca. Mike continues to deal with some health issues since his retirement a few years ago. Included were вЂ™56ers Tom Engle, Fran Angeline, Tom Krumweide, Frank Proietti, Bill Pritchard, Eddie Vantine, Tom Robertson, Don Rith, and Pete. John Williams вЂ™55 and Bob Deming вЂ™57 were also there. Pete said, вЂњWe were privileged to be with our genuine friend for that afternoon. And renewal of the spirit that is Colgate provided us a meaningful mini-reunion.вЂќ Thanks, Pete. IвЂ™m sure it meant a lot to Mike as well and we will continue to keep him in our thoughts and prayers. Art Steneri concluded the column: вЂњWe are well into a beautiful summer here in Hamilton. The village is very quiet with students off for the summer; however, the campus is active with various sports and music camps. We returned a few days ago from a week at the Colgate Camp in Saranac Lake. It is a well-kept secret and a beautiful place. Had an interesting week listening to Harry Thumser вЂ™54 lecture me about all the ills of the world. He even called me a liberal posing as a conservative. Boy, did that hurt! He was there with wife Helen and 3 daughters (Carolyn вЂ™83, Elaine вЂ™87, and Betty). вЂњI am still active in community progs as well as Colgate and Phi Delt progs. Bernie gets a little short with me at times because I do not give enough time to do the вЂ�Honey-Do listвЂ™ вЂ” you know, honey, do this and honey do that! вЂњI do hope some of you alums who are nearby will attend a few home games this fall. It is always an exciting time at the tailgate and the football has been great. Ralph Mancini frequently comes from Albany with his wife. I know a lot of you are close by (<150 mi), so come on down. ThatвЂ™s it for now; best to you all.вЂќ Jerry: 919-363-1980; rhodes_j_c@juno.com 19 57 Ev Smethurst 6 Son Bon Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-8601 Another great day in SoCal. The natives will get upset this week; it will be hot. We will all have to go to the beach. The heat will not match a hot day in mid-Manhattan. That is hot! Your editor has recovered from surgery to both shoulders. I am swimming laps most days вЂ” very few laps вЂ” very slow. I did go to a couple of masters meets recently. I am competitive, but my competitors are in their 70s. But life is good. My kids gave me tickets to the US Open Tennis in NYC in late Aug. I noticed that the 1st Colgate football game is Aug 30 at SUNY Stony Brook, so I hope to attend. Received an e-mail from Dave Van Sickle (I think it is a 1st for you to send me a message). Dave wrote, вЂњIвЂ™m alive and well in Portland, OR. I am a retired physician in internal medicine and I retired after serving 20 years in the US Army Reserves. IвЂ™m very active in church work and I do some volunteer work at a local hospital at 72. I donвЂ™t swim, but I do run 2 miles twice weekly. Sorry I didnвЂ™t make it to the last reunion: maybe the next one.вЂќ In my last report, I announced the sad news of the death of Bob Morell. Since I sent that report, I received a phone call from BobвЂ™s widow, Beth. We had a nice talk, sad but full of nostalgia. It turns out that we both had a history in Bronxville, NY. Beth sent a nice note about her great life with Bob. Here is some of it: вЂњBob passed away on April 29. He fought a brave 17-month battle with a cancerous brain tumor after undergoing surgery, conventional treatments in Atlanta, and every other week clinical trial treatments at Duke U. He leaves his wife, 4 children, 10 grandchildren, other family members, and many friends, including several Sigma Nu brothers who have been dear and faithful friends over the years. Bob and I were вЂ�HS sweetheartsвЂ™ long enough before marriage that I attended many party weekends at Colgate. On my 18th bday in Dec my parents and I traveled to Hamilton to celebrate with Bob, and to listen and dance to Louis Armstrong in person. Wonder how many remember that wonderful night!вЂќ What a great memory! I vaguely remember seeing Louis Armstrong вЂ” must have been the same night. Finally, a great e-mail from Ellis Rowland. вЂњI thought our classmates would be interested in a very nice note I received from the 1st recipient of the Class of вЂ™57 Endowed Scholarship. She just completed her 1st year at Colgate and plans to major in econ and Spanish. She has been quite active this past year, being part of 2 dance groups, a member of LASO (Latin American Students Org), a jazz DJ at WRCU Radio, and an admission overnight host for prospective students. SheвЂ™s from the Bronx, and although she feels the winters in Hamilton can be tough, sheвЂ™s been able to make her time at Colgate both enjoyable and memorable. вЂњDoug Wilson dropped by our home this spring with his brother John. They were in Hamilton for a luncheon regarding the scholarship in memory of their father, Bill Wilson вЂ™20. Doug looked great and told me he was going to give the presentation he gave last year at our 50th Reunion at this yearвЂ™s reunion. Suzee and I celebrated our 50th anniversary this weekend in Hamilton with our children and grandchildren. The celebration will continue with the family in Aug with a week at Fenwick Island, DE, where we rented a house on the ocean. It should be interesting with 5 grandchildren, aged 5вЂ“10, all under one roof.вЂќ Great news, thanks to my classmates. Note to Mikkel Kroll, born on Feb 27. Send the e-mail again. My computer had a stroke and I lost it. We have to stick together.вЂќ Ev: 949-495-4862; mrews@cox.net 19 58 Arthur W. Rashap 4341 Trestle Lake Road Munnsville, NY 13409 Hi, all. I am as anxious as you are (well, thatвЂ™s pushing the envelope a bit) to see the new format and the stories and reports that the new Scene is featuring. The goals are ambitious: to be a central point of engagement for alumni; to be more visually attractive; to employ a creative, flexible, and engaging editorial vision and point of view; to relate to the Colgate websites more effectively; and to take into account the broad variety of communications materials readers receive from Colgate. I am sure comments and suggestions will be most welcome as the issues progress. I hope that the good will, interconnections, visits back to the campus, and the Reunion Yearbook will engender some better communication from yвЂ™all with this correspondent. IвЂ™d like to particularly encourage those of you who have had children at Colgate to pass on the news about them and perhaps some reactions to how you have experienced their Colgate. The times ahead are crucial ones for institutions like Colgate and it is important in my opinion that we stay informed and react by more than just making financial contributions. We are part of a group of elders that will be dramatically increasing with many effects on society in general and on the future of our youth in particular. Our wisdom and experience need to be incorporated into the framework of the education of Colgate students. Feedback on this is solicited. The class website might be a most valuable way to share ideas and comments. Speaking of sharing ideas and memories, and staying in touch, I was copied by Hank Chapin (who lives in HI) with a post-reunion exchange that Hank had with Gene Manning, Tim Sanford, Andy Crider, Wayne Baker, Ed Safford, et al that started with some stuff about bus rides, football games, and who visited whom and where. Hank indicated that: вЂњIвЂ™m going to continue this chain of e-mails because itВ is becomingВ a short story in itself вЂ” a new genre: the multiple-author epistolary e-mail short story! Even down to the heading details. Just for fun, look at what time GeneвЂ™s e-mail rolled into me because of the time differential between the mainland and HI: 4:44 am. I love being in touch with all you guys, and I hope it continues, even down to having another reunion soon, somewhere.вЂќ Ed Safford chimed in: вЂњAs for memory, I remember our friendship beganВ one night high on the hillВ when Clem Henshaw sent our Core 1 class up beyond the observatoryВ toВ sort outВ the mysteriesВ in the sky. As for the hill now, I had to hunt forВ what was left of it andВ found at least a partВ as weВ circled down past the old library. Clearly it ainвЂ™t what it used to be, but I still thinkВ it is the hill that makes the campus the most beautiful one I know, anywhere.вЂќ How about using the class page on the alumni website for continuing dialogue? Go to www. colgatealumni.org to get registered and started. Tad Brown crossed the Big Pond to come to the reunion and has shared some of the things that go on in his life in La Belle, France: вЂњMy wife and I are helping our daughterвЂ™s family find a place to live near us in France because her husband is being relocated toВ Paris hq after 2 years in Larchmont. The grandchildren spent last week with us, having come over expressly to be tested in English! Suma cum laude! They will be starting at the Lycee Internatl in St Germain en Laye, which is near us. Immediately upon our return from the US, we went to Saarbrucken, Germany, to collect our dog that my son was sitting for us. We took a side trip to the city of Metz, which is most pleasant and beautiful. My instrumental music season has closed, so I am refocusing on getting my garden back in shape, and I am continuing to learn to play my Turkish ney! It is difficult, but I am pleased with my progress. Maybe I am ready for a little YouTube with this! I have been corresponding with Konne Perlman and Alden Welch since our Saturday evening meal together at the same table!вЂќ Chris Warren played a key role in the big July 4 celebration in Hamilton, selecting a bunch of songs about baseball and providing accompaniment to them. Chris has been the organist for many years in the Methodist Church in Hamilton. By the way, this is, by far, the biggest event in Hamilton. I estimate 5,000 plus people show up for a parade, lots of booths, and all kinds of food and related events. And, within hours of the event, the village looks as clean as a houndвЂ™s tooth. Perhaps a lesson here for the Colgate students and staff around parties and weekend nights. Dick Cheshire and yours truly have been working with Dean Charlotte JohnsonвЂ™s staff in their efforts to build a stronger leadership program. Pres Chopp has been extolling the leadership aspects of students and it is clear to us that this is an important path for Colgate to follow in its efforts to become the foremost liberal arts college in America. Dick has developed a key program based on his Leadership from the Heart book: he gave a key presentation on this at reunion. I have been working on the side of key ways for students to access self-knowledge and find their vision and mission for life using the empowerment training I do. We hope that the great value that alumni вЂ” like our fellow classmates вЂ” can contribute to leadership education and experience will be recognized. A final word about Paul Schupf, with whom I am privileged to share fascinating breakfasts with every couple of weeks. Paul received some well-deserved recognition from Pres Chopp at reunion. He continues to be the most knowledgeable analyst of art whom I have ever encountered. He has inspired my current research into My picture of Colgate Andrew Daddio me to nice trout streams in the West and Canada. My golf is not very good these days. When I canвЂ™t break 90, I will fish full time! Our gang is called the вЂ�Dilly Boys.вЂ™ I see Bud Rose whenever. He lives over in Albany. Bud was my college roomie and we used to get together long ago when we were in the navy at the same time.вЂќ Speaking of roommates, Ted von Glahn wrote from FL: вЂњCathy and I are both in pretty good shape. I had surgery for a hernia about 2 months ago. Cathy is being checked for an irregular heart beat, but she seems to be doing well. FL is treating us fine. Playing golf 3 times a week (not well, but playing!). We get north usually around Christmas and visit our older daughter in Andover, MA, and younger daughter in Lewisburg, PA. Lots of fun and grandchildren. Our son Ted lives in Palmetto, FL, which is about 25 miles away, so we get to see him quite a bit. Sounds like you had a nice 55th, even though вЂ™53 attendance was light.вЂќ Since we had to pass a test or course in golf to graduate from Colgate, Cy and Ted attest to the fact that many of us still play golf. And, as I sat doing this column, the local newspaper arrived. Stopped to see if there was anything of use in the paper, and there it was heading up the sports section: вЂњMenace on the Loose!вЂќ What were they talking about? Golf Carts! A study at the U of AL Birmingham reported some 1,000 Americans are hurt on golf carts every month. Part of the 1,000 is people who use them in places other than the golf course. Males aged 10-19 and people over 80 had the highest injury rates. Whew! That leaves our class out since most of us have not reached 80 yet. Only half of the injuries occur in sports venues such as golf courses. The UAB study said we need education and safety standards for golf carts, which are largely unregulated. Among other things, they also recommend the use of helmets and seat belts and better golf course design to reduce steep hills, sharp curves, and other hazards. Now, canвЂ™t you see future courses: all flat with no side hill lies, no bunkers, no elevated tees, not to mention that you will have to take that helmet on and off constantly! And, you know the old saying, Click it or Ticket. Pray tell, what is this world coming to: more bureaucratic regulationвЂ¦ Sure hope your summer has gone well. See you in the next issue in winter 2009. If bored, please do drop me a note and let me know what youвЂ™ve been doing. Lou: 410-873-2944; bylou13@comcast.net Location, location, location. When we look back at our time in the Chenango Valley, we recall going to class, mingling on the quad, and scooping at the Coop. But more often than not, it is a special moment or place that meant the most. Whether taking in the aurora borealis on the old golf course, hiking the trails on the ski hill, stealing out to Chittenango Falls on a full moon, or getting caught in Professor BalmuthвЂ™s direct gaze; these are the moments etched into our souls. In this special section of the Scene, classmates across the ages will share Colgate locations that were hallmarks of their time on campus. Perhaps it will bring us all back to campus for a moment without having to undertake the mileage. I am pleased to share one of my favorites where I and numerous other luminaries (and I do use that term loosely) spent many an evening pondering the meaning of the Coop muffin. It was the roof of the Dana Arts Center. On a clear night, if you were to take the climb up the back steps and stand facing the plate glass window on the roof, you could catch a clear reflection of the Colgate chapel that stood directly behind you. вЂ” Kathy Dillon Marcotte вЂ™91 Share your own favorite verbal вЂњpictureвЂќ of Colgate: scene@mail.colgate.edu News and views for the Colgate community 49 1 959 Paul W Beardslee Tunnel Mt B&B Rt 1 Box 59-1 Elkins, WV 26241-9711 Do you remember the bursar at our alma mater? Do you even know what a bursar is?! Well, hereвЂ™s the scoop! Back in Aug 1955 Gary Reitzas received a communiquГ© from said Colgate bursar. (Actually, the invoice вЂ” a copy of which I hold as this is being penned вЂ” was sent to GaryвЂ™s dad, of course!) Thanks to Gary for saving such things, we now have precise data on our educational expenses for our entire 1st-year fall term: Sept to Jan 1955вЂ“56! Can you believe, or can you remember вЂ” a whopping total of $829.50, which covered tuition, room, board, and fees. The tuition alone was $425 per semester! As Gary stated in his note, that amount today might just cover 2 bottles of Harry MarianiвЂ™s Brunello Di Montalcino! So, although it took a while, we now have our puzzler answered and I am herein asking GaryвЂ™s permission to bring this copy to our 50th for our archives! Thanks, Gary! HereвЂ™s hoping all is well in Fael River! What else might you have saved?! A day or 2 after our last deadline we got a call from Dick McShane telling us that he is newly engaged! Dick went on to tell me about his activities, which help justify this engaged status. This past winter Dick competed in the Colonial States Swimming Championships in Princeton (age group 71вЂ“75), leaving his competition, as he said, вЂњin the dustвЂќ (it doesnвЂ™t sound right to say water!). Dick won at least 2 golds and several silvers, having done similarly in the NYS Empire Games prior. We trust Dick will be in the Chenango next May to elaborate вЂ” on swimming and engagements! By the by, the McShanes thrive on competition: DickвЂ™s son and his wife are #2 in the nation in tandem biking, and a 10-year-old grandson is a champ in the 12 and under group. Way to go, McShanes; put some water on that dust! A nice note arrived in late May from вЂњThe Old NastвЂќ вЂ” Bob Nastanovich вЂ” telling us of something I did not see in the news: вЂњIn the final lax game of the regular season, Colgate defeated Syracuse вЂ” a win over the highest ranked team in any sport in history!вЂќ Syracuse at the time was ranked #2 вЂ” but went on to win the natl championship. Bob wants the вЂ™Gate team to see in print that we вЂњold timersвЂќ really appreciate their accomplishment вЂ” finally some kind of payback for our getting stomped by Jimmy Brown and the #1 вЂ™Cuse football team in the nation 50 years ago! Bob, what would you think of inviting this 2008 team to our tent next year, for a toast of thanks, etc?! Of course, such requires your attendance as well! Thanks, Bob, for keeping us current and for the additional kind words. IвЂ™ll do a toast to you in that same tent! WeвЂ™ve had several communiquГ©s from вЂњold 50 scene: Autumn 2008 roomieвЂќ Bill вЂ�ScoopвЂ™ Seibert in recent weeks. First and foremost, Scoop has persisted and has now a firm commitment from your scribe to visit Scoop and Joyce in their new Charlottesville digs in Aug. We also plan to see Nan and Dave Bowman, so I guess I will have to carry my вЂњreporterвЂ™sвЂќ equipment! We do have assurances that both parties plan to be in Hamilton next May. Scoop also mentioned that they recently returned from a great trip to Israel and Jordan. Accompanying them were Carol and Bill Williams, so we should get some details from the West Coast in our next Christmas card. Scoop mentioned having dinner with his old preceptor from our 1st-year days, Bob Bleiweiss. So, if our old compatriot from the Class of вЂ™56 needs news, send a note to Israel, Jerry (Jerry Rhodes вЂ™56)! Speaking of travel, Anne and I did our 8th Elderhostel bike trip in late May and early June, this time from Vienna to Budapest! The pedaling mileage was less than previous years but the learning experience was, again, 1st rate. Also traveling was Chuck Berky. He and Dolores went to Tuscany, the highlight of which was Castello Banfi, the Mariani family creation. Chuck lauds the entire operation and places same on a вЂњmust-seeвЂќ list. OK, Harry, should we schedule future reunions in Italy? Lastly, for this round, and as we await puzzler results and new quiz items from Jim Madura, we have plaudits and congrats to extend to one of our own вЂ” Perry Opin. Earlier this year Perry received the highest award given by the American Assoc of Orthodontists, the 2008 James E Brophy Distinguished Service Award. This annual award goes to the person who has made significant contributions to the orthodontic specialty in addition to other devoted services. And speaking of devotion, Perry is in his 42nd year of orthodontic practice. Over the years Perry has received numerous awards, has lectured all over the world, and holds a key position at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Perry and Susan reside in Orange, CT, and when not вЂњin our face,вЂќ boating, fishing, antique auto restoration, and grandchildren fill the rest of PerryвЂ™s days! Way to go, Perry! Do you ever plan to retire?! Irrespective of your answer, do try to take some time off for a sojourn in the Chenango next May. A photo of Perry receiving his award is on our class page at colgatealumni.org. Before signing off, we have a brief hello to pass along from Fred Brunner вЂ™58, who was in our region while we were biking Hungary, but left a note to say вЂњhi.вЂќ I, in turn, send his regards to his mates of вЂ™58. Contact Fred in Cinci. Be well, mates. Keep writing, calling, or digitizing and, by all means, get that last weekend in May 2009 on your agenda. Come to the Chenango. See GaryвЂ™s note from the bursar!! Cheers to all. Happy fall and football. Paul: 304-636-1684; beardslee@meer.net 1960 Stephen Greenbaum 4242 Stansbury Ave, PH6 Sherman Oaks, CA 91423-4265 Mike Wolk received the Distinguished Service Award at the 12th Annual Heart of the Hamptons Gala June 21. Mike is past pres of the American C of Cardiology and founder of the Michael Wolk Heart Fndn, Inc. (And he can swim, too.) Howie Goldberg wrote: вЂњI am busily practicing medical and surgical dermatology as well as doing many cosmetic procedures in Swampscott, MA, a suburban town 10 miles north of Boston. I have been happily married to Betsy for the past 18 years. My 1st wife was killed in an auto accident in 1986. I have 2 daughters, Betsy has a son, and we are a well-blended family. My older daughter has blessed us with 2 granddaughters, 7 and 4, and my younger daughter had identical twin boys on June 27. They are very cute.вЂќ Leonard Popowitz is on board. He wrote: вЂњMy 1st update in 48 years! IвЂ™m a retired orthopedic surgeon who enjoyed practicing in Haverhill, MA, 50 miles north of Boston. It was an enjoyable and rewarding practice for 37 years. IвЂ™m married and have 3 sons who graduated from Brown, Dartmouth, and, of course, Colgate (graduated on my 25th Reunion year). I have 3 grandchildren. My oldest son, Stuart вЂ™85, and I are looking forward to my 50th and his 25th in June 2010! Unfortunately, I have not kept in contact with my classmates, but am eager to correct that and see them at our 50th. My twin brother Marty was killed in a plane crash 14 years ago and a scholarship fund was created in his memory at our alma mater.вЂќ Dave Eldon wrote: вЂњWe do some business with Gene MurphyвЂ™s envelope company. I came across an old article about a great hockey game he played as a Colgate defenseman. I sent it to him and got a phone call back, and we discussed each play from 50 years before. What a memory вЂ” for a defenseman.вЂќ Guy Baker wrote: вЂњMy wife and I are in the final stages of planning a move from Knoxville, TN, to the Atlanta area next year. All our sons and daughters-in-law and grandchildren live in GA and we will enjoy living closer. IвЂ™m retiring at the end of this year after a 46-year career in the insurance industry.вЂќ Beth Van Lenten kindly sent a reply to a double postcard telling of her husband, Lee Van Lenten, who died Sept 11, 2007, after a brief illness. He was survived by 2 children, 2 granddaughters, plus twin grandchildren, a boy a girl, born a few months after his death. As Beth stated, вЂњHe knew they were on the way.вЂќ Justus Doenecke wrote: вЂњSince retirement 3 years ago from New College of FL, I have been working on a book tracing US involvement in WWI from 1914вЂ“17. IвЂ™ve said what I want to about FDR [in other books] and need a whole new research area. Yet I still manage to relax a bit with biking, sailing, and an occasional trip to such places as HI, the Low Countries, Berlin, and the Baltic. Also am involved in campus ministry progs.вЂќ Peter Berrall wrote: вЂњI am currently teaching at a juvenile detention ctr in GA. As a by-product of this hellish experience, I am writing a book titled FlexinвЂ™ in Hell. In prison jargon, вЂ�flexinвЂ™вЂ™ means lying. Every day brings new material, and I am hale, hearty, and fit, and nobody has dared to try to kill me yet!вЂќ On this encouraging note, I once again offer a plea for your updates. You know, I know where you live. Steve: 818-999-2777; 788-2557 (fax); stevegreenbaum@sbcglobal.net 1961 John Kirkman 805 Hickory Ridge Road Aiken, SC 29803-7353 I sense that these columns are getting routine for you folks. They sure are for me: surgeries, fatalities, some golf get-togethers, retirements, relocations, grandchildren, etc. Enuf! We need to spice this thing up a bit without breaking any Colgate traditions. Did something funny happen to you? IвЂ™m all ears! Thank you in advance for sharing. I notice that one of our classmates is on the bd of directors of вЂњA Better Colgate.вЂќ Do you know who that is? Have you contacted him with your thoughts? I also note that this yearвЂ™s recipient of our вЂ™61 scholarship prepares and mails handwritten sincere and nice thank you notes. What a joy to know that handwriting is still possible and even legible. Then, there was the exciting 1st paragraph of the вЂ™65 column in the May Scene written by their class scribe, Garner Simmons, who admits that he had a вЂњmisspent youthвЂќ connected in some way to betting the ponies. You have a lot of company, Garner, and itвЂ™s still a passion with me. Carl Luecke generously included wife June when he relocated to Skidway Island in Savannah, GA. His community, called The Landing, is evidently heavily populated with Colgate alums, most notably Frank Speno вЂ™56 of DU reconstruction fame and Sam Everitt. He even bought his home there from a female whose husband was a вЂ™Gate alum. Street names at The Landing sound very upscale, eg, Sundew Lane, White Tail Drive, etc. Every year when Carl makes calls for the alumni fund, he faithfully reports on his contact list. HereвЂ™s the result. Peter Neisel is constructively busy at the Veterans Hospital and works with (mentors) more than 35 teenagers for the org called CASA. He is also on the board of a local bank. He and his wife enjoy traveling and are scheduled to take a train tour through the Canadian Rockies in the not too distant future. Tom Mather and spouse are enjoying retirement in TX, where their sons and grandchildren also reside, but they travel to FL regularly to visit other relatives. Frank Morris and his wife will be celebrating their 50th soon; a wonderful achievement in these free and easy days. Having met FrankвЂ™s wife at a reunion some years ago, somehow I (the editor) am not surprised. Frank keeps busy with various orgs, including AARP, which keeps him traveling from DC to CA. Ken Norum is in the process of retiring and moving to Tulsa, OK, to be near the grandchildren. Don Collester continues his work in the courtroom, but also hosts a theater review radio show and prepares theater reviews for a newspaper. As I was about to close down this column I considered calling Bob Jones to get some poop on ColgateвЂ™s inner workings and issues or possibly Ray Boushie to publish some news on modern medicine and the annual fund drive. They were saved by Bill Weatherwax, who used an envelope that was so old he had to use tape to seal it. Here he is, word for word: вЂњI note in your last class newsletter that you had a positive experience with Dean Griffith. He was indeed a fine man. Without his help, I would never have graduated. Following your lead, вЂ�wait вЂ™til 50th,вЂ™ I am trying to keep up ColgateвЂ™s reputation as chair of the Suncoast Alumni Club here in Sarasota. The group made me their leader when we moved here 10 years ago вЂ” and there are no term limits! I reside in a community called The Meadows. Some other residents are: Dick Archer, Ollie Kollevoll, and Jack Stone вЂ” all Class of вЂ™45. IвЂ™ve also played a lot of golf with Bob Stemmerman вЂ™58.вЂќ Thanks, Bill. I cannot imagine you playing вЂњa lot of golf.вЂќ Ha! And, you should really tackle opponents more your own age or younger. ThatвЂ™s it, folks! And, in the future there will be 2 less columns per year, so the news, if any, will be older and possibly more exciting. ItвЂ™s not that hard to reach me. John: 570-727-3361 19 6 2 Stuart Angert 179 Greenaway Road Amherst, NY 14226-4165 We received a great update from Carol and Art Kinsman: вЂњIt seems like just yesterday that we were out in the farmlands hunting the mighty woodchuck. Where has the time gone? Some of us married the beautiful girls who came to party with us. Remember the tons of sand on the floor of Theta Chi Beach Party? We had our careers, our children (5), and now our grandchildren (12), and if we are still lucky, our bride of many years is still with us. Carol and I came back for the 10th and 20th вЂ” but we have not been to Hamilton since. We are only in touch with a few of our classmates and they only at Christmas; although we did get out to see Eileen and Bob Wyckoff in Lompoc, CA, some years back, and then Doc Stanley some 30 years ago. On our fall trip, Carol and I made Cinci a priority and spent several delightful days with Barb and Doug Perry. As you may remember, we were roomies at Mrs RiceвЂ™s for 3 years, but had not seen each other since he was at Fort Dix in the вЂ™60s. He went on to get his masterвЂ™s at NW and had a long and rewarding career with P&G in that town. Now they proudly showed us their city вЂ” the whole 9 yards вЂ” and it sure does have a lot to offer when put up against our Little River, SC, community where we now live. Barb had a delicious dinner waiting for us when we arrived and we spent the evening surrounded by CU memorabilia, good drink, and conversation. It was as if we got together every week вЂ¦ just good fun. A picture-book visit, which left us wondering why it took us so long. So what do you hear from Dave Allen, Tom Quinn, Bert Rappole, Don Rice, and Bob Decker? Last time we had dinner with them was long ago.вЂќ We have had no communication from these members of our 1962 family. It would be great if they were to update us on the last 46 years. At the risk of becoming maudlin, it is an acknowledged fact that time is a finite commodity. I have always felt as if 100 years is not enough. To gain a true perspective on history, we need a lifespan of 200 years. The fact that there are more yesterdays than there are tomorrows gives reason for pause вЂ” and for us to keep in touch with those who helped shape our lives, and who are dear to us, because life is so ephemeral. The only Colgate friend with whom we have shared the continuity of friendship and love is Carl Langbert вЂ™63 and his wife Barbara, although even we drifted apart from 1965вЂ“87 while we were each building careers and rearing kids. The names that you mention are just memories, and I have had neither contact nor communication with any of these classmates. I look at the name on my Theta Chi paddle and realize that some are gone, but most have disengaged. While I вЂњbegвЂќ every month for more input from our class for our column, there are few who participate. OK, IвЂ™m done! Ted Vaill, who lives in a world to which I aspire in my next life wrote, вЂњMy girlfriend Joan Yang (note the progression: the last time he referred to Joan as a вЂњfriendвЂќ) and I will be doing a home exchange to Geneva and the Swiss Alps this coming July. Last year we did home exchanges to Austria, Prague, and Bali. Before that, I will be going to Buffalo to see Joan, and we will be going to my 50th HS Reunion in Chatham, NJ. I have been active in MoveOn.org for the past year, and in the Barack Obama campaign. I had a MoveOn function at my house, and who should show up but Al MacHardy and wife Rose. Al was in the air force flying various aircraft for 6 years after Colgate, and then was a pilot for TWA and other airlines for many years. He now works for the FAA in Los Angeles. He and his wife enjoy sailing in the Pacific off LA.вЂќ On the home front, we just celebrated our 50th HS Reunion: 22 of the 40 graduates who still remain from our class at Nichols School, along with their spouses, returned to campus. Nichols only became coed in the mid-вЂ™70s, so all were male alumni and their wives. We had 3 full days of celebration and reminiscing. What immediately struck me was the fact that, although we were grayer, balder, and heavier, the faces, the energy, and the personalities of 1958 were apparent, and still intact. Joyce, my bride of 41 years, who, for the last 16 years headed the annual fund at Nichols School and was deeply involved in 3 capital campaigns, was an integral part of the planning of the weekend. Joyce announced her retirement from Nichols to coincide with our 50th. Prior to reunion, Joyce was honored for her positive impact on Nichols, and for the significant number of dollars raised under her leadership. In June, we lost our 94-year-old mother who was actively involved in the community for 93 years. We will miss her forever. Keep those cards and letters coming! Stuart: 716-913-7772; stuart.angert@roadrunner.com 19 63 Carl G Langbert Princeton Manor 46 Edgemere Dr Kendall Park, NJ 08824-7000 For years I have had a subscription to Field & Stream and have always enjoyed reading Dave PetzalвЂ™s column. I recently received a letter from Dave (who, at the time of this writing, is in Africa), telling me that after 36 years at the mag he would be retiring on July 25. Interestingly, Field & StreamвЂ™s managing editor is Jean McKenna вЂ™89. According to Dave, she is a rock and they are lucky to have her. Thanks for the correspondence, David, and much enjoyment in your retirement. I was very happy to hear that David will remain on the masthead as a contributing editor, and IвЂ™m sure he will still write his thought-provoking and interesting articles. It was enjoyable to see the July issue of the Scene, in which there were pictures of John Cushman at graduation receiving his honorary degree and George Haggarty at reunion receiving the Brian Little Award: 2 very deserving classmates. Hope everyone had a great summer. Please keep in touch. Carl: 732-422-0556 (H); 247-0630 (O); 545-1934 (fax); barbaralangbert@aol.com 19 64 Richard J Johnson 22 Goose Point Ln Box 1825 Duxbury, MA 02331-5120 Good job by the Celtics. IвЂ™d forgotten how entertaining basketball could be. And a great season for the Colgate lax team, beating Syracuse for the 2nd straight year, and doing it just a few games before Syracuse won the NCAA championship. I feel that particular win might really make Colgate the mythical natl champ вЂ¦ at least by my convoluted thinking. Harry Taylor вЂ™66 has been running for Congress in the state of NC. IвЂ™m sure all of you remember Harry as one of the really good guys, even if he was not lucky enough to be in our class. It takes commitment, time, and the help of others to run for Congress, and while Harry is working long and hard hours, I know that he would appreciate any additional help he can get. Good luck, Harry. We hope that you are successful, and we will definitely vote for you if we move to NC. Sheila and Paul LeFevre and son Ben were discovered dining at Mamma MiaвЂ™s restaurant in Kingston, MA, by Deni and me recently. Paul Peter Frey, University of Georgia the nature and source of creativity. That has led me to the leading edge of scientific work being done in quantum physics, particularly the whole aspect of the info field and the root of consciousness that makes up the quantum vacuum. IвЂ™d be happy to open dialogue on this with anyone interested. One final commercial: if you have or can take a photo of alumni sporting Colgate gear (or of yourselves or family members) in an interesting locale, please do send that (high-resolution digital photos are preferred) to Aleta Mayne at amayne@mail.colgate.edu, including the names and class years of who is pictured. Arthur: 315-495-2708; Arthur.rashap@gmail.com Marine microbiologist and mentor вЂњI donвЂ™t take anybody in my lab who looks like they wonвЂ™t love science,вЂќ jokes Mary Ann Moran вЂ™77, distinguished research professor in the department of marine sciences at the University of Georgia, Athens. Moran recently received the inaugural American Society for Microbiology (ASM) D.C. White Research and Mentoring Award. The award was given to Moran not only for her successes in marine microbial biology, but also for her ability to inspire and stimulate the young scientists she works with, from high school to postdoctoral students. вЂњMy philosophy is that science is hard work, so it should be fun вЂ” so I try to be enthusiastic about all the projects going on in the lab, whether theyвЂ™re going really well or not,вЂќ Moran explained. вЂњSometimes science is almost like banging your head against the wall when itвЂ™s not working, and you need somebody вЂ” a cheerleader, in a sense вЂ” to let you know that it happens to everyone and itвЂ™s hard, but itвЂ™s worth it in the end if you stick with it.вЂќ According to the ASM, Moran is вЂњa world leader in the study of microbial and photochemical transformations of several types of organic substances that accumulate over long periods of time in aquatic ecosystems.вЂќ Boiled down, she uses innovative techniques to research the role of marine bacteria in the production of climate-relevant gases. In the summertime, Moran teaches marine microbiology to local high school students in AP biology, taking them to the coast to culture their own organisms and do research. For Moran, seeing the transformation in these young minds is one of the highlights of her job. вЂњI like watching them go to a whole new level in their understanding,вЂќ she said. вЂњTo see them transition вЂ” which every one of them does, every summer вЂ” itвЂ™s fun to see and I get the most enjoyment out of that.вЂќ вЂ” Aleta Mayne News and views for the Colgate community 51 Get to know: Trustee Todd Brown вЂ™71 вЂ“ Joined ColgateвЂ™s Board of Trustees in 2002 вЂ“ Board committees: chair, student affairs; vice chair, budget; member of executive, nominating, and trustee development вЂ“ Vice chairman of ShoreBank Corporation, the nationвЂ™s largest community development and environmental bank holding company What do you get out of your experiences as a trustee? I most enjoy the opportunity to work with a great group of trustees as well as President Chopp and her staff. We all come from different backgrounds and perspectives, but as Colgate alumni and parents, we share the common goal of making Colgate the best liberal arts university in the nation. What do you bring to the table as a trustee? My combination of business management, higher education, and other board experience gives me a somewhat unique lens on the issues we face as a board. I also bring an important perspective on what it is like being a minority at Colgate. Diversity is a key part of our strategy and something I care about deeply. What is the key issue impacting higher education? Making Colgate affordable to a broad range of highly qualified students. We face an increasingly difficult balance between our need to make the investments in our programs and infrastructure to remain competitive with our peer institutions, while simultaneously looking to increase aid to attract the mostly highly talented students. This is one of the reasons why building our endowment is so critical to our long-term success. What was your biggest Colgate moment? Probably the sit-in in 1968. I will never forget walking up the hill to the administration building as one of 36 African American students on campus following the demonstration in front of the Student Union. The experience showed me that a few dedicated people could use peaceful dissent to help change the world. Ironically, our motto today at ShoreBank is вЂњLetвЂ™s Change the World.вЂќ Who were your most influential professors? Jerry Balmuth [philosophy] helped me develop my appreciation for rigorous analytical thought in a way that has served as a benchmark for me over the years. The dialogue Arnie Sio [sociology and anthropology] set up provided me a great opportunity to develop my own sense of values and priorities on the issues of race and class. As a Colgate student, you brought some big acts to campus вЂ” which was the most interesting? We brought Sly and the Family Stone, Chicago, and The Doors, but my senior year Kool and the Gang was one of the hottest acts in the country, and they were to be my last concert. They got lost on their way to campus and after sending out our opening act twice, I had to cancel the show and offer refunds. The group finally showed up at around 11:30 p.m. and played at the Coop for a few hundred dollars. 52 scene: Autumn 2008 was guarded in his comments but did admit to spending 7 months of the year in the sunnier climes of the Caribbean. Paul said that things were going well, and he looked to have ordered a potpourri of excellent Italian dishes, so clearly his appetite is very healthy. Obviously relaxing in the sun seems to agree with the LeFevres. Recently I spoke with Dr Edward C вЂ�BiffвЂ™ Jones about a few alumni issues. Biff was on Nantucket for a few weeks mellowing out with the beautiful people. He said that with the little вЂњBiffletsвЂќ busy with sports and other activities, he and Mary canвЂ™t spend as much time on the island as they would like, but that all in all, things are quite good. Biff also has confirmed that Gary Ripple will be acting as 1964 chair of Reunion 2009. As hard as it might be to realize, this is our 45th, so believe it, and make your plans early, so that we can have a tremendous turnout. IвЂ™m sure Rip will make sure that you are there, with possible financial penalties being meted out to all those in absentia. Toby Wesson has moved to CT вЂ” well, I should say Galen Associates moved there and Toby has increased his commute a bit. Toby still finds time to go to the odd вЂњWhite MarlinвЂќ tourney, so itвЂ™s not all work and no play. Toby does get up early though, whether heвЂ™s heading out to sea to look for fish or heading up the road to hunt for private equity investments. HeвЂ™s also traveling, having been to Tibet and China last year, and to Egypt this year. Toby may be heading to Nantucket later in the summer, and may see his old roomie вЂ�BiffвЂ™ if all goes well. Biff said that when he last went fishing with Toby he was lurching all over the cabin of the boat as it sped out to the fishing grounds, while Toby sat calmly on a couch almost as if he was in his living room at home, obviously at peace with life. In 1964 this image of Toby might have recalled Buddha sitting peacefully while all around him excitement raged, but this sleeker, more streamlined Toby now more closely resembles a marathoner or a lanky wide receiver. It must have been the carbo loading at the Fiji frat lodge that bulked him up to interior linemanвЂ“size. Betsy obviously didnвЂ™t learn to cook from our beloved Red Van Slyke. Way to go, Toby. Jim Yanni e-mailed Kurt Brown 4 photos of himself, Tanis and Rocky Willard вЂ™65, and Jim Citrano. Kurt promptly forwarded them to his many contacts around the world. Next stop for the photos вЂ” YouTube. Jimmy Y also said he would be seeing Bob Negley вЂ™65 in San Antonio in the near future. Other active amusing e-mailers include Biff Atwater, Dan Baird, Bob Meehan вЂ™65, Norm Platt, John Weingart, and Doug Stay вЂ™67. Speaking of Kurt Brown, his father, George A Brown, was honored at the Cortland State Alumni House Recognition Banquet on June 7. Coach Brown was a legendary coach and a pioneer in NNY scholastic athletics. After public school retirement in 1973 he returned to his alma mater, Cortland, and started the ice hockey prog. His daughter Barbara was the 1st mgr. A room was dedicated as the George Brown Room in the newly renovated alumni mansion. Several hundred distinguished guests, including Barbara and husband Eban, and Kurt, attended the dedication. Beautiful building, Kurt, and Barbara looks like your daughter in the photo. Gene ClarkвЂ™s comments last issue got Steve Steele thinking about how serving guys in the food line at the old Student Union led to some lifelong friendships. Great point, Steve. Steve passed along that the Vintage Thirteen group (1960вЂ“1970) was getting together Sept 4вЂ“7 in Lake George at the home of Paul Bradley вЂ™67; 2 years ago they sang at the Hyde Museum in Glens Falls and made a CD. This year they planned to sing at the Saratoga Historical Soc on Sept 6 for alumni and local fans. Our classmates John Weingart, Biff Jones, Steve Steele, Priit Juho Vesilind (assuming he has returned from the East Coast Estonian Song/Dance Tour), and Blake вЂ�WBSвЂ™ Smith are starting and starring for the Thirteen alumni. Pete Halstead, the usual starter at left bass, will not be in the lineup this year. Others songsters include Tom Behr вЂ™62, Pete Behr вЂ™62, Dock Murdock вЂ™62, Dan Adams вЂ™62, Beau Clark вЂ™62, George Haggarty вЂ™63, Ed Hines вЂ™63, Geoff Egginton вЂ™63, Bruce Hutchins вЂ™63, Dick Webb вЂ™63, Pete Wilkinson вЂ™63, John Dolven вЂ™65, Tom OвЂ™Hare вЂ™66, Ed Dietrich вЂ™66, Bud Eisberg вЂ™65, and the aforementioned Paul Bradley. Sounds like a great weekend, Steve, and we hope that the weather in beautiful Lake George was perfect for you. Remember Reunion 2009, and make your plans early to attend that great weekend. Be good to your fellow man and have a great summer. Dick: 800-829-9199 x5148; dick.johnson@morganstanley.com 19 6 5 Garner Simmons 22126 Providencia St Woodland Hills, CA 91364-4133 News from Perth Down Under: Congrats to Jim Elder, who won the 100 freestyle for the 60вЂ“65 age group at the World Masters Swimming Champs, posting a 1:02.84 (.05 seconds off the world mark). Regarding the Colgate cap heвЂ™d worn (given to him by varsity coach Steve Jungbluth at the spring dedication of ColgateвЂ™s Mark Randall Chair), Jim wrote: вЂњTold Ray Williams that I winced when I thought of how Randall would have reacted to seeing one of his bald, male swimmers in public wearing a вЂ�girlie suit and a shower capвЂ™ (even if it had Colgate written on it). Several swimmers at Perth wanted to know what вЂ�ColgateвЂ™ was. They knew of Nike, Speedo, and Tyr, but Colgate was a new one. Perhaps IвЂ™ve started a new brand.вЂќ Spent a wonderful evening with Wynn and Ev Egginton and his brother Geoff вЂ™63 and his wife Susan. A VP and architect for HNTB, Geoff (who is overseeing the revamping of LAXвЂ™s Bradley InternвЂ™l Terminal) and Ev were getting together for the 4th of July in LA and asked Sheila and I to join them for dinner. This spring Ev visited Paul Krusa in Phoenix, where the Krusas have a summer home. Bud Eisberg joined them and the 3 caught a couple of games in Cactus League spring training. Ev continues to co-chair NAFSA with Riall Nolan. As for Riall, I recвЂ™d a hilarious e-mail describing his Peace Corps experiences re: jungle 2-step and a semi-annual parasite exam (unprintable but worth asking Riall to repeat). Phil Karli wrote that son Brian continues to fly for Cox Ent of Atlanta and along with raising PhilвЂ™s 4 grandsons has still found time to write a novel. Talk about dedication. Got a great photo from Lee Woltman of Rocky Willard, Jim Yanni вЂ™64, and Jim Citrano вЂ™64, who got together this spring. Had a note from Peter Nichols: вЂњRewriting the screenplay IвЂ™ve been working on called Cloudwalker, but the process is slowed by increased activity in my consulting business (which IвЂ™m unsuccessfully attempting to phase out) and family obligations. IвЂ™m off to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival featuring Peter Rowan. Hoping to reconnect; I was wondering if you had his e-mail, phone, or semaphore?вЂќ Trying to help, I suggested he try Sugar Hill Records (assuming theyвЂ™ve paid their phone bill). Exchanged e-mails with Ken Kramer, who wrote: вЂњExcept for being a bit older, things are pretty much the same. I will remain an active partner with Shearman & Sterling for the next 2+ yrs. Spending more time on nonprofit activities including board pres of ESS, a large soc services agency that provides foster care to 500 kids as well as group homes for teens, programs for Head Start, after school, med clinics, therapeutic nurseries, homes for dev disabled adults, and a prison ministry. Also sit on various boards including Music for Life, which I started with young conductor George Mathew (we met when he was a grad student living in International House). HeвЂ™s the Bob Geldof of classical music, presenting concerts featuring orchestras made up of volunteers from the worldвЂ™s symphonies to raise both consciousness and money for pressing social problems: 2 concerts to date at Carnegie Hall. Last was called вЂњRequiem for DarfurвЂќ and involved a performance of VerdiвЂ™s вЂњRequiem.вЂќ Planning next concert Jan 12 also at Carnegie: MahlerвЂ™s 3rd for kids with AIDS in Africa. Family is great; oldest daughter and husband (both lawyers) live in nearby Brooklyn Hts with our grandkids. Son Nick is a jr at Amherst. Our youngest, Evelyn, followed her brother to St. PaulвЂ™s where she will captain the squash team next yr. Susan still teaches medieval history at Sarah Lawrence. We spent July in Paris celebrating her 50th. All goes back to Colgate. Kicked out of English for flunking Keats & Tennyson (prof was killing poetry for me, so I did the mature thing and stopped going to class). Became a French major, which ironically led me to working for ONI after Navy OCS and living in France twice, not to mention French clients who have provided numerous trips and more than a few great meals and bottles of wine. Finally, regarding Jeff KleinвЂ™s recent passing, I did not know him well at Colgate, but our paths did cross now an again in NYC. Given his many accomplishments including the Bd of the Collegiate Sch, itвЂ™s sad to know heвЂ™s no longer among us.вЂќ Spoke to Ken Roffe, whose son Peter planned to be married Sept 13 in San Diego. Meanwhile, son Luke just graduated from Ithaca C in business, and with his dadвЂ™s blessing, heads into the creative side of advertising. Still in touch with Mary and Doug Quelch, Ken and Val were planning to make it back to Sue and Jim HimoffвЂ™s for our 3rd off-year reunion on Labor Day. Speaking of Point oвЂ™ Pines, Randi and Peter DesnoesвЂ™ daughter Blaise spent a wonderful summer there while her sister Brigitte made to the qtr finals of the USTA Tennis National 12s. Having been accepted to Groton, Blaise began this fall. Had a great call from Tom Tobey вЂ™66, whoвЂ™s been helping Harry Taylor вЂ™66 defeat the incumbent and get elected to Congress from NC. Among HarryвЂ™s supporters are Maria and Peter Kellner, who were back on Nantucket for the summer where they were looking forward to a visit from Susan and Ken Kramer before returning to London. Bill Barich wrote: вЂњItвЂ™s a nice night in Dublin. Bob McCord was here for a few days on his way back from Istanbul (his Peace Corps digs) and Paris, and that resulted in a very good time plus a bonus for the publicans. New bookвЂ™s done and in the works. Called A Pint of Plain after Flann OвЂ™BrienвЂ™s poem вЂ�The WorkmanвЂ™s Friend.вЂ™ Should be out in March if the publisherвЂ™s not lying. ImeldaвЂ™s painting and has a 2-person show in Kildare in August. Both lads, like yours, are young men now and struggling with all that suggests. The one whoвЂ™s got 2 degrees with honors doesnвЂ™t want to be an academic, and the younger, when he meets girls, goes to the deepest possible level of discussion immediately, and so finds them all, however beautiful, trivial. Sounds familiar.вЂќ Ah yes, those party weekends when the world was youngвЂ¦ Tracked down Hugh Foster, who now lives вЂњBrian Drier вЂ™86 now works by day as a tenured assistant professor of English at a Japanese university in the Niigata Prefecture and by night as a jazz singer in Tokyo and Yokohama.вЂќ вЂ” Michele Radin вЂ™86 with his wife Ceseli in the Bay area. After Colgate, he earned his MBA at Stanford. Reagan appointed him to InterAm Dev Bank and later served on the BoD of the World Bank. Spent yrs with Wells Fargo heading ops in Asia, Mexico, China, and Australia. Active in many philanthropic causes, heвЂ™s served on the SF Zoo Bd and supported the ballet. Along the way he found time to write a biography of Robert Ruark who lived and wrote about big-game hunting in Africa. Finally connected with Ray Conaway, who went to Duquesne Law after graduation, then joined a Pitt law firm for 17 yrs before striking off to form his own partnership as a litigator. Close to retirement, he occasionally helps wife Toni take on issues of social justice. They have 2 kids and 5 grandkids. Go skiing in CO in winter and golf in the Bahamas. An avid platform tennis player, heвЂ™s been a member of a local league for 30 yrs. Looking to reconnect with Frank Pommersheim and other old friends. Spoke to Chet Kitchings, who recently retired from soft drink biz, a family-owned franchise for 70 yrs. He remains active in a local hospital in Essex, CT, as well as enjoying a 36вЂ™ powerboat and a little golf. He and Suzanne have 3 grown kids. Called George Orsi, whoвЂ™s now retired from teaching middle school science 1st in NJ and then St. Petersburg, FL, where he and Eileen have spent the past 20 yrs. Two kids both now grown. Enjoys fishing and occasional Caribbean cruise. Saw Lewis Knapp who stopped by a few yrs back. Spoke with Dave Ruiter, whoвЂ™s spent a lifetime in communications and now lives in Freehold, NJ. Began in printing, then formed ad agency with his dad for 20 yrs before becoming dir of communications at Lawrenceville Sch, 5 miles S of Princeton. On faculty was Eugene AdamsвЂ™ son Jim, who taught English. Having had Adams for P&R along with Jerry Balmuth, he and Jim became friends. Retiring from Lawrenceville, Dave also served as dir of mkting for Patton Construct. An avid sailor (he won the Colgate regatta on Lake Moraine for Kendrick our sr yr), retirement means a new career as master capt licensed thru Coast Guard delivering sailboats (up to 100 tons). Most indelible memory: studying art and music during Jan Plan in NYC under Eric Ryan and David Sellin. Recalled seeing Pete Michel shortly after graduation but not since. Married for 39 yrs, he and Nancy have 2 grown daughters. Finally heard from Tom Yerg, whoвЂ™s just returned from CO, where son Alex is prepping for deployment to Iraq as army 2nd lt. Tom spent 1967-70 in Bolivia with Peace Corps working in TB control. Returned to US as health rep to PAвЂ™s Region VI, which led to an opportunity to continue his education at UNC. While completing an MPH in вЂ™73, he met and married his wife Diane (honeymooning in ND and Canada). Went to work as biostatistician and tech editor for regional off of World Health Org, where he has worked for 30 yrs becoming gen secty and pres of 21 locals of the Pan-Am Health Org. After a 2-yr stint in Caribbean, returned to DC so that Diane could pursue her career at NIH. In addition to their son, their daughterвЂ™s a CPA with Ernst & Young. Currently reading Don Quixote in Spanish and reconnecting with old friends from his Bolivian PC days. Still remembers studying to all hours with Dick Winnie, breaking only to shoot trashcan вЂњbaskets.вЂќ Still in touch with Dick Groccia and Rick Mancke. Opened Westlake mag (July) to find a profile of Peter Vogel and his company GKV Capital Mgt Co, including a photo of Peter at work. Pete and his friend Millie Sullivan joined Joan and Lee Woodward as well as Pat and Bob Improta at our house for dinner in mid-July. LeeвЂ™s hip surgeryвЂ™s a major success, and Bob now sports a distinguished goatee he grew when they were vacationing in Africa. Back at our 25th Reunion in вЂ™90 the 4 of us realized we lived a few miles from each other. After 25 yrs and 2,500 miles from Colgate, that coincidence has developed into a lasting friendship. Finally, it is my sad duty to report that Joe Nicolette, who was provost at Oneonta St Teachers C until his retirement, has passed away in Tempe, AZ. Anyone wishing to remember him should contact the Scene. It is with some regret that I must move on. Having done this column for 13 yrs (78 consecutive issues/100K+ words), itвЂ™s been my privilege to reconnect with so many old friends. Of the 323 men in our class, 309 have appeared here (51 more than 13 times). Most mentions: Lee Woltman (58), who yr after yr has arguably done more than anyone else for Colgate and the Class of вЂ™65. As I once learned from Jonathan Kistler, timing is everything. And so this seems the perfect time to allow someone else to place his imprint on the class news. A truly rewarding experience. Anyone interested should contact associate editor Aleta Mayne at amayne@mail. colgate.edu or 315-228-6669. As for me, youвЂ™ve all got my e-mail address. Drop me a line. I promise a prompt reply. So, вЂ™til our paths cross again, may the wind be at your back, a smile on your lips, and your glass always half full. Garner: 818-713-1353; 1392(fax); runnrit@aol.com 1 966 Robert Malley 322 Shore Rd Westerly, RI 02891-3904 In early June I received an e-mail from Toby Griggs, who wrote to say that wife Nancy passed away May 22. She had suffered from breast cancer. Toby said, вЂњI was lucky to be able to sell my business in Feb and have the freedom and time to take care of her throughout this ordeal. Now she is at peace and I am grateful for that.вЂќ Toby, please accept our sincerest sympathies, and best wishes to you and your family for the future. To follow up on my last column, Harry Taylor was successful in his primary attempt to obtain the Democratic nomination for the US House of Reps, 9th District, NC, and as I write, he is now campaigning against the 7- term Republican incumbent for the Nov election. I received a call from Ted Sattler, who has been following HarryвЂ™s campaign efforts. Ted said that he has been speaking with Del DeWindt and that Del and he are planning to go to Charlotte on Election Day eve to be with Harry. I subsequently spoke with Harry, who brought me up to date on his campaign and fundraising efforts. Ted also told me that during Memorial Day weekend вЂ™07 he and his family were on MarthaвЂ™s Vineyard and met the late John PainterвЂ™s sister and her son and daughter (JohnвЂ™s nephew and niece). Ted spoke with them about John during his Colgate days and subsequently gave her a copy of The Boys from Colgate, the Vietnam War documentary that Lou Buttino and Bob Aberlin produced. Although JohnвЂ™s body has never been recovered (but its location is known), his name is included on a memorial in the local cemetery for all of the men and women of MarthaвЂ™s Vineyard who died in the war. JohnвЂ™s sister said that the memorial overlooks the beach where John surfed as a youngster. She would love to hear from other Colgate people who knew John so that her children would be able to know more about who their uncle was. If any of you want to send your recollections and stories about John to his sister, kindly contact me and I will give you TedвЂ™s e-mail address. Right before Memorial Day weekend this year I received an e-mail from Pete Stackhouse: вЂњI just received my May copy of the Scene and it provided me with incentive to send some info. I hope that others will also write because I (and I assume we all) look forward to hearing about guys we remember, but often have not seen for nearly 40 years. This has been a very eventful year for my family. It started in early Jan with the birth of 2 more grandchildren (2 days apart). The parents, oldest son Chad and our 2nd oldest daughter, Caroline, both live near us in Alexandria, VA, so Carol and I are regular babysitters. Then in April our oldest daughter, Claire, got married at the Homestead Resort in the mtns of SW VA. It was planned as an outdoor wedding and it worked out marvelously, even though advance weather forecasts were ominous. Colgate was represented at the wedding by my college roommate Don Wilmot, and to the relief of his wife Marty and me, Don did not embarrass himself in any of the wedding/sporting/dancing activities. Don had been skiing with me and some of my children in VT in Feb and there he did embarrass himself (picture him holding his skis and sliding down a slope on his backside after accusing us of leading him to a black diamond slope). вЂњMay was graduation month for us. Claire received her PhD from GWU, our daughter Liddy graduated from college, our SIL Nick received his masterвЂ™s, and Graham graduated from MOPS preschool. Next year it is onto kindergarten for Graham and 2009 will also bring 3 more graduations (I hope) вЂ” Mary Tyler from HS, Jed from elementary school, and Anne Colby from grad school. ItвЂ™s terrific to see tuition bills disappearing, but there are still plenty to go. вЂњMy work life has remained rather constant. I left my N VA law firm about 5 years ago and opened up a solo practice doing the same type of business representation and business litigation that I had done for many years. The volume of my work has decreased by about 25% and I would like it to stay that way since it offers plenty of flexibility for other activities, the priority of which now often supersedes my work schedule. As for my other activities, I was caught up in golf for several years but that has been partly replaced by my new вЂ�p/t jobвЂ™ of being a HS football official. Our association covers the northern 3rd of the state and more than 100 HS. That means at least 1 varsity and a couple of JV or 1st-year games each week. ItвЂ™s time consuming but I have really enjoyed it, and occasionally my 13-year-old son, Jed, works as part of the вЂ�chain crew.вЂ™ I have also just begun a new sport that, so far, is painful, but enjoyable. I am now one of 8 rowers in a shell that races for the Natl Capital Rowing Club. My oldest daughter вЂ�coxedвЂ™ for the UVA menвЂ™s crew and later for the Capital Rowing Club, where she met her husband. She has now gotten me, Jed, and Mary Tyler, my HS-aged daughter, involved. Believe me, rowing is not as easy as it looks. Fortunately, I am in one of the intermediate level shells, where there are a couple of other guys in their 50s. Not surprisingly, Carol and I do very little traveling alone and will probably never see much of the world. Although we are going News and views for the Colgate community 53 Alumni Clubs and Groups Notes On June 5, for $13 per person, alumni in the Milwaukee area were treated to a night of drinks and hors dвЂ™oeuvres with Mark Murphy вЂ™77, president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers. Murphy talked about his past experiences including playing in the NFL, working as a trial lawyer for the Department of Justice, and serving as athletic director at Colgate and then Northwestern University. Colgate Day, June 13, was celebrated by the clubs of Saratoga, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. In June, alumnae in seven cities participated in the WomenвЂ™s Advisory Committee Book Club Tour, gathering for dinner and a discussion of Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky. Professor Margaret Maurer led the four discussions in the East Coast cities, while Professor Jennifer Brice traveled to San Francisco, Chicago, and Cleveland. On June 28, the Club of Portland held its annual wine tour. Aboard a chartered bus, 30 alumni and friends visited three wineries for tastings and lunch. The Club of Los Angeles attended the annual Countrywide Classic at UCLA featuring tennis greats Andy Roddick, Mardy Fish, and John McEnroe, in August. Alumni enjoyed a reception with food from Wolfgang Puck before a second-round match. Boston alumni, parents, and students enjoyed a summer of Red Sox baseball. With 110 tickets purchased for each of three games, Colgate had a presence at Fenway Park this season. Club presidents We welcome as new alumni club presidents: R. Matthew Price вЂ™01 and Nancy Bessen Hulsey вЂ™88, Club of St. Louis (colgateclubofstlouis@gmail.com); Joanna E. Allegretti вЂ™05 (jallegretti@gmail.com), Julia M. Gilbert вЂ™05 (jules.gilbert@gmail.com), and Robert F. Gelbach вЂ™03 (rgelbach@yahoo.com), Club of New York City; and Kenneth I. Roffe вЂ™65 (roffe@roffeandgreen. com), Club of Fairfield County, Conn. A special thanks to outgoing club leaders: Fred J. MeylandSmith вЂ™68 and John Morrison вЂ™65, Club of St. Louis; Philip (Fritz) Franz вЂ™04, Club of New York City; Erin K. Bradshaw вЂ™99, Club of Fairfield County; and Whitney A. Meredith вЂ™06, Club of Charlotte. A Colgate farewell to Shea Stadium On July 23, more than 160 Colgate alumni, friends, and guests attended the Mets vs. Phillies game at the soon-to-be demolished Shea Stadium. The festivities kicked off with a barbecue in left field. Colgate Thirteen alumni then opened the game by singing the national anthem. In addition to scoreboard recognition, alumni made a statement with their Raider Nation T-shirts as they formed a mob of maroon in the bleachers. The evening was capped by a Mets victory, which tied them with the Phillies for first place in the National League East. Overall, the event was a home run by organizers Gene Barnosky вЂ™75 and Lindsay Crocker Brink вЂ™00, who are officers of the Colgate Club of Long Island. Dinner for Thirteen Alumni joined Kashif Ahmed вЂ™08 in June at the Gotham Bar and Grill for a unique dining experience, in an Alumni of Color Corporation and Colgate Club of New York City event. Ahmed, who hopes to pursue a career in culinology (a blend of the culinary arts and food sciences), planned the dinner based on his knowledge of food and the countryвЂ™s finest restaurants. He chose Gotham Bar & Grill for the diversity and innovativeness of its flavor combinations. Ahmed also coordinated the menu, worked with a sommelier on the wine pairing, and talked to the group about the flavors they were experiencing as they ate. The three-course meal included such delicacies as yellowfin tuna tartare, New Zealand pink snapper, and passion fruit mousse cake. 54 scene: Autumn 2008 to weddings in IO, NC, and WI this summer, it is very difficult to be away for more than a weekend and have confidence that the house will be standing and all of the children still alive when we return. Still, from a вЂ�big picture perspective,вЂ™ the turmoil of a large family is usually worth it. вЂњIn closing, I heard that John Paske has been elected to the Colgate Athletic Hall of Honor. That is terrific and well deserved. I can think of several other вЂ™66ers who should also be considered, including my roomie, Don Wilmot, whose hockey and lax careers are hard to beat. Take Care.вЂќ Wow, what a full life Carol and you have, Pete. Congrats to you both on your family successes. I saw that Mel SouthardвЂ™s son Eric was married in June. He is a trader at a hedge fund in NYC and MelвЂ™s new DIL finished her 1st year at law school. Congrats to you and your wife, Mel. According to the announcement, Mel is now the chair of the sports practice group at Herzfeld & Rubin, a NYC law firm, following stints as VP and genl counsel for the Yankees and as a commissioner, and then chair, of the NYS Athletic Commission. Finally, as you know from the July Scene, the publication schedule (now quarterly) and format have changed. The editors are starting a new вЂњmini-deptвЂќ to be called вЂњColgate Seen,вЂќ and they would like alumni to submit photos of (a) themselves wearing their favorite Colgate garb (hats, shirts, etc) in an interesting locale, and (b) other alumni whom they meet wearing Colgate gear. High-resolution (300 dpi JPG) digital photos are preferred and should be sent to Aleta Mayne, assoc editor, at amayne@mail.colgate.edu; hard copies can also be sent to Aleta at: Communications, Colgate U, 13 Oak Dr, Hamilton, NY 13346. When sending photos in either format, be sure to include the names and class years of the people pictured. ThatвЂ™s it from here in mid-July. IвЂ™m going to Wilmington, NC, to visit my mother and IвЂ™m hoping to meet up with Lou Buttino while IвЂ™m down there. Keep your news coming! Bob: 401-322-0908; 322-7411 (fax); BMalley@mail.colgate.edu 19 67 Edward A Ryan 69 Portland Rd Summit, NJ 07901-3011 I received a nice letter from Bob McEwen, who wrote: вЂњCB Blackshear sent very interesting pictures of the earth at night, taken from the space shuttle. The density of the lights of China and India was surprising. I got a really nice letter from Gerry Commerford вЂ™68, who is dean of students at Bucknell. Gerry goes back to Colgate as often as he can, sometimes to play poker with Mike Martin вЂ™69 and Doug Magill (who was very impressed with the success of last yearвЂ™s menвЂ™s lax team in the NCAA tourney). The Oakland Raiders have a lot of followers out here; it would be fun to have a вЂ�Raider NationвЂ™ bumper sticker, but in Colgate colors. That would confound the black and silver crowd!вЂќ Bob was hoping to contact Rick Weidman and is also looking to re-establish contact with Tom Clynes, Gordy Wolff, and Bob Mink. A few days before I received BobвЂ™s letter, I was flipping channels and C-Span was replaying a hearing of Senate subcommittee on veteransвЂ™ issues, and lo and behold, Rick Weidman was one of the key guys testifying. Rick is the exec dir for Policy and Govt Affairs for the Vietnam Veterans of America, and is doing a fabulous job for veterans. I also heard from Rich Drucker: вЂњVisited Colgate 2 summers ago after my brother Mike вЂ™61 passed away. Played that round at Seven Oaks that we never got in together. Some big changes at Colgate after 40 years, and then again, some things stay the same. Regards to my old roommate, Larry Goldman.вЂќ Lloyd Jones sent news of the passing of his 90-year-old father and our great friend, Howard Langworthy Jones вЂ™39, on June 7 at his home in Hamilton. At Colgate, Howard was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and was the pres of his class. He earned 10 varsity letters playing football, hockey, and lax. He was ColgateвЂ™s 1st ice hockey All-American, and in 1940 was named to the US Olympic team. Howard joined the air force during WWII, where he served as a pilot in the European Theater of Operations. After the war, he resumed his education at Syracuse and received his PhD in psychology. Dr Jones returned to Colgate to teach child psychology. His affiliation with Colgate was a lifelong enjoyment and a matter of family pride, as his great-great-greatgrandfather, Amos Kingsley, was one of ColgateвЂ™s founders. In addition to teaching, Howard also served on the Bd of Trustees and as VP for many years. Colgate awarded him an honorary doctorate and an award for distinguished alumni service. He was the 1st Colgate hockey player to receive the Silver Puck Award. An acknowledged leader among administrators of independent schools and colleges, he served as trustee, dir, and consultant for many orgs including ABC, Elderhostel, Cushing Academy, the Peddie School, Colgate, Northfield Mount Hermon, the College of the Virgin Islands, and the Ford Fndn. Our thoughts and prayers are with Lloyd and his family. Pres Joe Doolittle sent this report: вЂњJohn Tracy, Paul Bradley, and I represented the class at a Colgate Fri the 13th party in June at a pub in Saratoga. A high-energy alumni group attended. Realizing that we Colgate alums could celebrate the 13th of any month, whether or not it was on a Fri, Tracy and I shook the trees and planned a date for lunch in Albany on Aug 13, hoping to attract a few other folks. [At press time,] our Colgate Vintage вЂ™60s Thirteen were planning to gather at Paul BradleyвЂ™s house on Lake George, Sept 4вЂ“7. We expect a good turnout from вЂ™67, including Dave Phillips, Keith Fagan, Rich Gehret, and Renne Blanchard. We also have an alumni gig planned for Sept 6 at the Saratoga Arts Ctr, Congress Park, Saratoga Springs, to benefit the historical assoc. Afterglow planned for lunch at one of my favorite Irish Pubs, the Parting Glass. Will do a report.вЂќ Thanks, Joe; please keep these reports coming. The Alumni Council, under the able leadership of current pres Ron Joyce вЂ™73, has been continuing outreach efforts to encourage addl outings where local alums can gather, and itвЂ™s great to see that your area is active and taking advantage of these opportunities. Speaking of matters Irish, Cathy and I are off to the west side of the Old Sod for a 2-week vacation with a group of friends. WeвЂ™ll be visiting Galway, Connemara, Aran Isles, Cliffs of Moher, Dingle, Killarney, Rings of Kerry, Cork, and a few castles, including Ashford, Blarney, and Bunratty, as well as local pubs for вЂњa few beers and a sing-song.вЂќ Sounds like a great trip designed by Doolittle! Please send news of your recent trips and/or suggestions for a group trip. Hank Evans sent a note saying that he spent his last day at his firm, AF Johnson Millwork and Midwest Kitchens, where he worked for 17 years. Hank wrote: вЂњAnn and I are selling everything, buying a 43вЂ™ trawler, and going cruising for as long as our health holds out. That has been our dream for 40 years of marriage and we are going to chase the dream.вЂќ Hank plans to meet вЂњalong the waterwayвЂќ with sailors Jeannie and Terry Persily. They hope to dock together in Delray Beach, FL, in March and on Lake Erie next summer during the annual Lake Erie Intl Regatta. Per Terry, вЂњthe LEIR is a sailboat race from Port Stanley, Ontario, to Ashtabula, OH. It is 55 miles across and has been raced each year since 1965. My 1st race was in 1971. An old Canadian friend once said about some of the newer sailors racing, вЂ�ItвЂ™s good to attract some new guys, but they still think itвЂ™s about the race.вЂ™ Actually itвЂ™s about seeing old friends from a sister club across our little sweet water pond in a foreign country.вЂќ Terry sometimes sees Phil Marshall when he cruises into ports near Buffalo. John Gillick has co-authored Aviation Law: Cases, Laws and Related Sources with profs Paul B Larsen of the Georgetown U Law Ctr and Joseph C Sweeney of the Fordham U Law Center. John is an adjunct prof at Georgetown, teaching a course in air law. The book introduces law students to all major areas of air law, from economic and safety regulations to financing and labor relations. Would welcome news from our many authors. Our very own вЂњFrank Sinatra,вЂќ Chris Clifford, is reportedly doing better after a rocky 1st month following his tractor accident. As this is written, Chris was looking forward to getting a walking cast at the end of July. Guys, please keep these updates coming. And be sure to check out the new and improved website for Colgate alums, including our own class page. Ed: 908-277-4128; eandryan@comcast.net 19 68 Peter M. OвЂ™Neill 10 Nassau St Princeton, NJ 08542 вЂњBoy, did I have a great time. We need to get this group together more than once every 5 years.вЂќ This quote from Jay Benedict was sent to various friends after the 40th Reunion and reflects the good feeling shared by everyone at reunion. Jay further commented that during his 4-hour drive back to the airport, he spent the entire time thinking about the weekend and what transpired since he 1st set foot on campus 44 years ago. Vaughn Carney also wrote to say that the 40th was a great success and that вЂњit is very special to reconnect with friends who knew me when I was young.вЂќ Speaking of Vaughan, Scott Henderson, in a recent e-mail, asked if any classmates read VaughnвЂ™s book, Straw Man. The book centers on 1st-year law students at Harvard, and those familiar with the Cambridge scene will remember many of the haunts discussed in the book. Jack Battaglia is a creative web copywriter and content developer with a tech firm based in Houston that allows people to try software for free in virtual machines. While Jack acknowledges this is an inherently risky venture, he is optimistic that this leading-edge company will become a commercial success. Bob Locke wrote after the reunion, giving all his classmates kudos for showing up, and commented on how rich in content all of his discussions with fellow classmates were. Alan Frumin enclosed photos of the reunion and extended his appreciation to all classmates for everything they did to make it a success. Steve Naclerio has recently changed law firms in Miami and can be reached at Richman Greer. He changed firms in order to continue to expand his practice. This weekend will find your class editor at Colgate along with fellow classmate and jr year roommate Cal Trevenen as our families merge with the wedding of CalвЂ™s daughter Britt вЂ™00 and our son Michael вЂ™00. The wedding takes place at Memorial Chapel and the reception is at Merrill House. I anticipate that there will be photos available for our class page. Once again, thanks to all who showed for the 40th, and I look forward to hearing from all of you as we continue to expand the Class of 1968вЂ™s presence in the Scene. Peter: 609-924-0700; pmoneill@earthlink.net 1 969 C James Milmoe 1700 Verrazzano Pl Wilmington, NC 28405-4040 [Classmates who have indicated an interest in attending the reunion will be marked with an asterisk*.] Art Clark,* Woody Swain,* and the rest of ArtвЂ™s committee continue to do a great job on our 40th Reunion. By now you know the theme of the weekend is вЂњTime to Set All Stories Straight.вЂќ (As if you all were not already getting straight stories from these class notes.) As part of the prog, Bud Hedinger* has been preparing audio e-mails for Art to send out. Bud lured Walter Cronkite out of retirement to explain the impact of the Class of вЂ™69 on the progress of civilization, and got Howard Cosell to come back from the grave to interview film producer Tony SantaCroce* and Dave Knauer.* The audios are very funny, but they are hardly setting any stories straight. ArtвЂ™s planning is complete and now we enter the execution phase. His recruiters are hard at work contacting classmates, and as of early July, there are 178 вЂњlikelyвЂќ attendees for the weekend. ThatвЂ™s about 44% of our class, so we only need 102 more classmates to have 280 attendees and reach ArtвЂ™s ambitious goal of 69% participation. Our highest previous class reunion attendance was 84 (for our 25th) and our lowest was 21 (for our 15th), so the goal seems daunting. However, 166 of us have attended at least one reunion, so we need only 120 1st-timers, and Art already has more than a few of those in the вЂњlikelyвЂќ category. Here is a challenge: Art has already offered 1 classmate a free dinner if his guess on attendance is closer than ArtвЂ™s. Since Art is certainly going to lose a dinner, I would like to invite all attendees to submit their guess on attendance, with the closest getting the dinner from Art. I am also planning to put together an over/under pool on attendance, so everybody will have a chance to win something in addition to having a wonderful weekend. Contest rules to follow. Chair Art is planning a вЂњreunion dry runвЂќ at a football game this fall. Details will be forthcoming through other media because by the time you read this, the dry run probably will have occurred. Woody is at work on a commemorative video for our reunion dinner. It will focus on our great Colgate profs. Please contribute by e-mailing Woody any digital photos of Colgate profs taken during the 1965вЂ“69 period, so they can be included in the video. You can also mail hardcopies of photos to Woody. Contact me for WoodyвЂ™s e-mail address. Also, if you have a favorite memory or story about a prof, send Woody a few sentences on that. In that vein, and as a heads up to friends of David Stern and teaching at Colgate, I am working with the administration, select classmates, and chair Clark for our class to do something to remember Prof Stern, and recognize our great teachers. Finally, we may be able to create a digital archive of Maroon and Scene publications of interest to our class to be distributed at the reunion. We will be having so much fun that magnanimous Art has invited any Class of вЂ™68 alumni who were disappointed with their own 40th Reunion to come to ours next May. The likely attendees are a great bunch. I had a conversation in May with SantaCroce about his career in Hollywood, including his work (with Barnet Kellman*) on the TV show Monk, the lean months last fall and winter during the writersвЂ™ strike, and his interview with the physicist Edward Teller, вЂњFather of the H-BombвЂќ on nuclear weapons, nuclear energy, plutonium. The interview was for a documentary Tony was working on a number of years ago. To set the story straight, Tony and I do not agree with Teller that H-bombs are a good thing. TonyвЂ™s son is attending LaSalle U in Philly. Sam King* wrote Art, commending him on his fine organizing work. Don Kinsella* will take time off from his important work defending non-Colgate criminals to join a foursome at Seven Oaks over reunion weekend. Travelers Dick Johnson,* recently back from escorting Annapolis grads on a trip to view Swiss navy installations, and Mike Martin,* recently back from his umpteenth trip to visit the golfing and distilling installations in Ireland, will travel to Hamilton next May to view educational installations. To set the story straight, Switzerland is connected, via the Rhine, to the port of Rotterdam, has a merchant marine, and operates a small fleet of armed ships that patrol the Swiss lakes. Another traveler and likely attendee, Dave Knauer*, spent June in MT for his granddaughterвЂ™s christening and a family reunion. Fisherman Dave is happy to be back on Cape Cod. Dave introduced me to old friends of his who live in Breckenridge, CO, where we were spending the early summer. Here is something I dreamed of writing my entire journalistic career: I walked into a popular cafГ© in Aspen at the height of the summer season and a celebrity at one of the tables jumped up, gave me a hug and a kiss, and said, вЂњJim Milmoe*, how wonderful to see you here. Please join us.вЂќ This actually happened to me in June. To set the story straight, the celebrity was not Julia Roberts. It was celebrity journalist Howard Fineman вЂ™70, in town with wife Amy, sharing the stage with former Pres Clinton at a highpowered вЂњIdeas FestвЂќ sponsored by the Aspen Institute. Howard promised to sign my copy of his well-reviewed new book, The Thirteen American Arguments. Thirteen вЂ¦ just a coincidence or is this a DaVinci codeвЂ“like sign to induce Colgate alumni to buy the book? Moira Gillick вЂ™04 wrote that in June she was wearing a Colgate T-shirt unloading her car at her new DC apt when a strange man approached her and said he went to Colgate and introduced himself as John Griggs.* She asked if he knew me and he set the story straight by admitting that he was my 1st-year roommate. John, who was also at Columbia Law when I was there, now has his own law firm in Reston, VA, specializing in energy regulation, civil litigation, commercial real estate, and natural resources law. MoiraвЂ™s parents, Pat and John Gillick вЂ™67, put me up at their Arlington, VA, home in June when I was in town working on a documentary for Lou Buttino вЂ™66. Congrats to Barrett Katz on becoming CEO of Danube Pharma. Barrett got his MD with honors from the Case Western Reserve U School of Medicine and has been an ophthalmologist for more than 25 years. He has experience in clinical trials and medical strategy, drug development, and regulatory issues. Prior to joining Danube, he served as exec VP and chief medical officer of Fovea Pharmaceuticals SA in Paris. Before that he was VP for medical affairs and medical strategy at Eyetech Pharma. He also served as prof of ophthalmology, neurology, and neurosurgery, and as the chair of the Dept of Ophthalmology at the GWU School of Medicine in DC. He is the author of several hundred publications and the recipient of more than 2 dozen major research grants. He News and views for the Colgate community 55 currently serves as clinical prof of ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine as well as at the Weill Medical C of Cornell. In other career news, Steve Naclerio вЂ™68, Miami atty, recently retired as genl counsel of Bacardi, has moved to the Richman Greer law firm, which should permit him to expand his practice beyond the field of rum law. Jim: 910-262-3512; smilmoe@aol.com 1 97 0 George Murphy Jr 1510 Ocean Ave Mantoloking, NJ 08738-1516 R Michael Smith wrote: вЂњI live in Ellicott City, MD, with Barbara, my wife of 27 years, and am a partner in the Baltimore law firm Gordon, Feinblatt. My daughter Elizabeth (known to me as Betsy) вЂ™07 is living with us temporarily while she decides on grad or law school or pursuing a job in which she can use her double major in Spanish and Latin American studies. My sons, Teddy, 19, and Jim, 17, are away attending schools. My wife and I have been going on вЂ�double datesвЂ™ with Jim Smith and wife Valerie. Dinners and DC United soccer games have been the primary fare. Jim and I 1st got to know each other in 1968 as members of the London History Study Group. We renewed our friendship when Jim accepted an endowed chair at Georgetown U. We have been going to Colgate events in DC, such as meeting with groups of students who are visiting the Capitol and going to Howie FinemanвЂ™s book signing at the Natl Press Club. We have also returned to campus for hockey games, Real World, and the last reunion, which Alan Anderson helped organize with us. I continue to be involved in work in Afghanistan, which now includes representing detainees incarcerated without hearings at Guantanamo and serving on the advisory board of the Initiative to Educate Afghan Women, an org that has brought more than 40 young women from Afghanistan to the US to study at colleges. I remain hopeful that Colgate will participate in that prog.вЂќ Tom вЂ�YogiвЂ™ Bara вЂ™71 stopped at my house to let me know that although he is retired from the FBI, he is providing security services, private investigations, and executive protection with Tom Bara & Associates, working out of Lavallette, NJ. We have received word that 40 attys from the Nixon Peabody LLP law firm have been recognized as top lawyers in 11 practice areas, including Scott Turner practicing in the area of environmental law. Chambers and Partners, publishers of guides to law firms, has ranked Scott and his internatl law firm, Nixon Peabody, highly in the 2008 edition of Chambers USA: AmericaвЂ™s Leading Lawyers for Business. ThatвЂ™s it for now. Drop us an update by e-mail. It only takes a few minutes to get back in touch. Murph: 732-892-0217; 7806 (fax); gfmdmw@aol. com 1 97 1 Richard C Beck 4290 SE Augusta Loop Gresham, OR 97080-8435 This column is the 1st to be published along the lines of the SceneвЂ™s newly redesigned format and schedule. The biggest change for class columns 56 scene: Autumn 2008 is that they will now appear quarterly vs every other month. We will see how it impacts the flow of class news! So without further ado, here we go. Jackson D Hamilton e-mailed me just before the July 4 holiday, noting that several milestones were occurring in his family. Residing in Arden, NC, he recently completed his term as chair of the NC Bar Assoc Tax Section. It proved to be an interesting and rewarding experience involving a lot of pro bono activity conducted by the bar. Jack practices law with the firm of Roberts & Stevens PA in nearby Ashville. Eldest son Jake is starting his sr residency in radiology at the TX Med Ctr in Houston and he just received a fellowship for the following year at the same place in neuro and spinal interventional radiology. Youngest son Will recently earned his PhD in neuropsychology and he is starting a postdoc fellowship at the NW Region Trauma Ctr for the VA in Salt Lake City working mostly with veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Wife Laurie continues her career as a clinical psychologist. Jack noted that he still enjoys the вЂњlinguistic jujitsuвЂќ of sparring with the IRS and the US Dept of Revenue. However, he finds time to enjoy the fullness of the summer season that comes to the Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mtns that surround Asheville. Susan and Roger Smith reside on a 230-acre farm outside Newport, PA. For 21 years he coowned Longacre Expeditions, offering teens growth opportunities through travel. Roger enjoyed the lifestyle and the satisfaction in knowing that he made the world a better place, 1 child at a time. However, when the opportunity arose to sell the business in 2006, he and his partner did so to a trio of 30-somethings. After spending a year transitioning with the new owners, he jumped at the opportunity to become the exec dir of the Perry Cty Council of the Arts. Roger loves his new job working locally and creating new relationships in his community with some interesting and creative people. The arts council was bequeathed a 5,000 sq ft house to be turned into a venue for exhibitions and recitals. The gift came with numerous pieces of art and a sizeable endowment. Roger spends most of his time dealing with construction issues: planning the new facilityвЂ™s future; fundraising; dreaming up new arts-related projects; and advocating for local artists and the arts. This past spring he also taught a 300-level course in entrepreneurship at Elizabethtown C. On a personal note, Roger and Sue have been married 37 years. She operates her own summer program, Longacre Leadership, on their farm. Sons Matt and Alex have left the nest, the former living in Boston and the latter residing in SF. New daughter Courtney has been living with the Smiths for more than 4 years and is a jr at Newport HS. Four years ago the Smiths bought a house in Brewster, on Cape Cod, which they rent out during the summer. Mike Stein is well into the вЂњ2nd seasonвЂќ as a tax consultant/preparer dealing with extended tax compliance issues. When not working on other peoplesвЂ™ financial problems, he is the field event coach at the Collegiate School where the team won the Ivy Prep League, as well as the NYS Assoc Independent SchoolsвЂ™ Championships, for the 5th year running (which coincidentally coincides with his tenure at Collegiate). Mike also coaches a league and state prep champion, as well as league and state prep shot finalists in the discus and javelin. All of MikeвЂ™s throwers will be returning next year, so prospects for continued success look good. You may recall that Dr John W Simon is a prof and chair of the dept of ophthalmology at the Albany Medical C. He also holds a secondary appointment as prof of pediatrics. He proudly wrote that his son Joseph, a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, celebrated the inauguration of a water project that he designed and built with local residents in a remote village. The bishop and state gov were present as 200 camposaros celebrated the replacement of their 100-year task of carrying water from wells to homes with direct water service to individual homes. John noted that despite his busy schedule, he and wife Susan manage to travel throughout the world including Greece, Turkey, Croatia/Bosnia, China, and St Martin. Normally Debbie and Peter C Brown вЂ™63 accompany them. Peter is deputy commission for admin, NYS Office of Mental Health in Albany. Both couples are considering new adventures to central Asia and western Brazil. Locally, the Portland Colgate Club held its annual wine tour this past June. We visited 4 Yamhill County wineries located in Dundee and Dayton, OR. Participants included Sara Baird вЂ™02 and date Bryan, organizer Dan Belica вЂ™75 and wife Mercedes, Molly Bartlett, Jenni and Aaron Besen вЂ™80, Bert Berney вЂ™75 and date Andrea, Carter and Judy Case, Tim Brister вЂ™98 and date Heather, Bob and Karen Heltman Ferina вЂ™87, Ginny Haines вЂ™72, Lauren Movre вЂ™02, Sarah Sennott вЂ™02, and yours truly with wife Brenda. Currently working on dual majors in geography and Spanish, Sam Torrey вЂ™09 wanted to apply his academic training to the real world. Working through ColgateвЂ™s geography dept, Sam contacted me in April regarding summer employment opportunities in his hometown of Portland. As luck would have it, a temp environmental position in the Portland Region 1 Office of the OR Dept of Transportation became available. I shot SamвЂ™s resume up to a colleague in Region 1. Sam was interviewed over the phone by the regionвЂ™s environmental manager and was hired as an hourly employee beginning May 15. In catching up with Sam over the summer, he enjoyed the experience immensely. Applying his training in GIS and geographical analysis, he produced documents classifying hwy projects according to the Federal HwyвЂ™s Natl Environmental Policy Act system. On more complex projects he developed environmental baseline reports that require more extensive environmental analysis. Sam felt that his education at Colgate taught him how to collect info, analyze it, and synthesize it into a meaningful product. At ODOT he applied his skills to real-world transportation projects. Sam noted that his summer job was diverse, requiring both office time and fieldwork. He enjoyed the experience of working as part of interdisciplinary teams of transportation professionals in solving problems that impact peoplesвЂ™ lives. SamвЂ™s manager could not say enough good things about him: energetic, self-motivated, creative, quick to pick up on things, and a good researcher. SamвЂ™s final day was Aug 15 as he prepared to return to campus for his sr year. SamвЂ™s major profs are Peter J Klepeis вЂ™94, geography, and Fernando Plata, Spanish. Until next timeвЂ¦ Richard: 503-512-8085 (H); 986-3375 (W); richardcbec@msn.com 197 2 David M Brockway 201 Lincoln Rd Horseheads, NY 14845-2267 I heard from Rick Lewis after a European venture. He and Marcia went to Amsterdam for 2 days and continued on a 12-day cruise to Baltic and Scandinavian countries, with a highlight of a 2-day stay in St Petersburg. Rick said the trip was excellent, St Pete being the expected highlight. He was a bit disappointed in Helsinki, but said that Copenhagen and Talinn were pleasant surprises. Former Eaton Hall resident and Colgate hockey team member Dave Rohlfing recently wrote. He has a son at Cornell whom he visits often. While visiting in Feb, Dave attended both ends of the Colgate-Cornell hockey weekend at Lynah Rink, which, he wrote, вЂњlooks pretty much the same as it did when we went there to play when I was on the team 1970вЂ“71.вЂќ (Much) more recently, he and his wife went on a mission to Haiti and spent time in the Central Plateau, the Ile Gonave, and Port-au-Prince. Empty-nester Ron Rubano told me he became a grandfather twice over last year. His younger daughter Stephanie had a boy in March, and daughter Tara had a girl in Dec. Tara, husband, and daughter lived with Ron and his wife in Trumbull, CT, for about 10 months, July through April. Ron jokes that heвЂ™s changed the locks and gotten an unlisted number, and that life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies! I vaguely remember those early morning hours with infants and wonder how we got through it. Ron, a Phi Psi, also reminisced a bit about Bill Click, whose passing I had mentioned in the July Scene. RonвЂ™s recollection is that Bill had lived at some point on the 3rd floor and recalls that he might have been off-campus sr year with Peter Lodge, Bill Howison, and others. Speaking of Phi Psis, Ron has heard rumors of another reunion this fall. Carlin and Jim Capalino spent a very relaxing week at Elk Lake at an Adirondack great camp. Sounds wonderful, Jim. I also was pleasantly surprised to have received an e-mail from Melanie Fischer вЂ™08, an Elmiran I had urged 4+ years ago to attend Colgate. Not surprisingly, she described an absolutely wonderful experience while at Colgate, which included a full array of extracurricular activities, a major in history, and her jr year spent at U of St Andrews in a dorm overlooking the 18th green! Melanie currently resides in northern VA. Finally, I managed to catch up with another former Eatonite, Howard Golden, via the webвЂ™s вЂњPlaxo.вЂќ Howard is a VP at Brock Financial Insurance Services, Inc in SF. Guess thatвЂ™s a wrap. We could always use more updates from people. David: 607-739-0267 (H); 737-2901 (O); 737-2961 (fax); Dave1Linc@aol.com 197 3 Tom Halley 2 Walnut Hill Dr Poughkeepsie, NY 12603-4716 914-473-3541; tphalley21@yahoo.com The Class of вЂ™73 outdid itself at the reunion. We want to thank Peter Stassa for all his work in preparing the reunion video. Other classes will be hard pressed to meet his standards. Bill Barnaskas wrote that he was planning to be back in the Chenango for the weekend of Sept 13, and the Phi Psi tri-annual reunion being planned by Tom Bara вЂ™71. Bill said that Tom prepared an aggressive agenda involving golf, a pep rally at J&BвЂ™s, the football game, and some sort of triathlon on Sun. He and others were waiting further clarification about the triathlon before committing to it, so that entering in it did not result in them actually being вЂњcommitted.вЂќ He hoped to see his former roommates Bob Griffith and Curt Novak. Jim Chase has agreed to show Bill and others around DC on their next trip there. There are other classmates in the DC area such as Howe Schiffman and Don Shea who might also be available. On a personal note, this is my last column for the Scene. I leave it in fine hands. It has been my pleasure to act as a conduit for our info for the past many years. However, at this time, I believe it is time to take a break. The Colgate that I knew many years ago is not the Colgate of today. Thank you to all. Please send your news and updates to our new class editor, Marc Gettis. Marc: 43 Summit Ave, Gillette, NJ 07933; 908-580-1414, 580-1946(f); marcgettis@comcast.net 1974 Gregg McAllister 21 Ross St Batavia, NY 14020-2307 You will be reading this in the fall, but it is the height of summer as I write. IвЂ™m thinking of the mtns, so I would like everyone who has spent time at ColgateвЂ™s property on Saranac Lake to send me an e-mail with some memories. I know you are out thereвЂ¦ Classmates like Chip Simon. Who else? Ellen Hochberg Driesen has followed an interesting career path that started with teaching in the NYC schools and as an adjunct at CUNY. Through her union activism, she became a United Federation of Teachers district rep a couple of years ago. She represents and advocates for District 20, which is south Brooklyn, where she and her husband live. They have 2 daughters. One is beginning her masterвЂ™s in education and the other is a sr chemistry major in college. Send us your news, and have a great fall! Gregg: 585-345-6154 (O); 343-9796 (H); greggmca@verizon.net 197 5 Carolyn Swift 2022 Columbia Rd NW, #514 Washington, DC 20009-1316 Greetings to one and all! Hope everyone had a great summer. DonвЂ™t forget to call or e-mail me to let me know any news for the column. It will now be a little longer between columns, but the class news section will continue to be a major part under the new format, so please keep the news and info coming! Greg Scott sent a message from him and son Geoff вЂ™03: вЂњThank you for your kind words about our brother and son, Steven, in your May column. The loss for the entire Scott family is devastating. However, the love and support given to us by our Colgate family has been a true source of strength for us during these very difficult times. The fact that so many of our Colgate friends joined us to say good-bye to Steven, many traveling long distances upon short notice, is a gift that Geoff and I will always cherish. The institution that is Colgate remains great because of people who care about each other.вЂќ Classmates who attended included Kathy and Jack Bray; Wayne Chesley; Bob and Robin Goldin Como; Betty and Frank Delaurentis; Larry Marsh; Ingrid and Jim Merrifield; and Gary Yirinec. Attendees from other classes included Jon Desmond вЂ™02; James McLoughlin вЂ™02; Pete Daunis вЂ™01; Jim Detmer Jr вЂ™02, Drew McWilliams вЂ™02; Jenna Silverman вЂ™02; Jon Anderson вЂ™03; Lee Copeland вЂ™01; Alden McNally вЂ™02; Dana Debarr вЂ™02; Ali Brettschneider вЂ™02; Jill Spielberg вЂ™02; Brendan Sandel вЂ™02; Ian Franke вЂ™02; Mike Torpey вЂ™02; Oscar Bate вЂ™03; Greg Sattler вЂ™02; Jason Drimer вЂ™03; Tom Wade вЂ™05; and Lindsey Smith вЂ™09. I was sad to get word that Dr Carl Rottersman passed away on May 9. IвЂ™m hoping to have more extensive info by the next issue. Also, I heard from Curtis Raynor, who is living in Santa Monica and gave a brief update. Look for more next issue. I was glad to hear from Bryan Powers, who is keeping the faith. Bryan said he stays in touch with Jim Bona, whoвЂ™s a Hamilton village elected trustee, and says he is confident that Hamilton is a better place for having Jim in the mix. (Hear! Hear!) John Regan and Bryan also trade e-mails concerning important Internet jokes and, Bryan said, вЂњI am a better man for it.вЂќ He also hears from Paul Defilippo and Rich and Jane Tilton вЂ™76 Guralnick. They get together for laughs and drinks at the White Horse Tavern every Dec, and in the meantime, вЂњwe all try to do the best we can.вЂќ Bryan reported that he is in the middle of a 2nd career and wondering about a 3rd. He holds a 1,600 ton Inland MasterвЂ™s license and work as 1st officer (mate) on the Bridgeport and Port Jeff ferry. The boats are about 300вЂ™ long. He also ensures compliance with the companyвЂ™s security requirements as mandated by the Coast Guard (good to have an atty doing that!) and is a Coast Guard certified instructor for radar and licensing for captains of lower tonnage. He added, вЂњIвЂ™m looking forward to growing up. ArenвЂ™t we all.вЂќ Me, IвЂ™m not so sureвЂ¦ Until the next issue, enjoy and take careвЂ¦ Carolyn: 202-483-0809 (H); 752-7169 (O); 752-6158 (fax); cs14105@yahoo.com 1976 Valerie Avedon Gardiner 40 St Andrews Rd Severna Park, MD 21146-1439 A change of Scene(ry) will take some getting used to, so hang in there and be assured your news will get out there swimmingly in this new format! Your editor has had a rough year of computer crashes and family and friend crises but it is still so nice to have the Colgate column to keep me firmly focused on вЂњthe write stuff.вЂќ By the time this makes it to print, I hope to have made several trips around the country to visit with вЂ™76 pals, so the next issue should include that dirt (if itвЂ™s printable!). This time around, there were several other terrific reunions to share: Rob Collum вЂ™75 traveled from FL to вЂњJoiseyвЂќ to visit with long-time friends Rob and Gay Gordon Byrne. The occasion? FL RobвЂ™s sonвЂ™s band was playing at KennyвЂ™s Castaway on Bleeker in the city and Dad didnвЂ™t miss the chance to get a Colgate group together to enjoy them. Gathering to wash away 32 years of time was an amazing experience for the fellow KDRs who were also joined by Jane McGrady Coviello and Portia Thorburn Richardson (see pics on our class page at colgatealumni. org). Thanks for the compliments about keeping us all in touch. It is truly my honor вЂ” and my pleasure and it works both ways. The feel-good stuff makes this class editor feel good, too. Much needed, lately. Speaking of that, a big hug to Bruce Smith вЂ™77 and he knows why! At this yearвЂ™s official reunion back in Ham- Anders Krusberg/Startraks вЂњI attended the WomenвЂ™s Advisory Committee Alumnae Book Group in DC with Prof Maurer. The book was good [Suite Francaise], the crowd better (provided perspective on the first 30 years of women at Colgate), and the combination of the two made the discussion fantastic.вЂќ вЂ” Moira Gillick вЂ™04 Bob Woodruff вЂ™83 was awarded a George Foster Peabody Award, one of the highest honors in broadcast journalism, at New York CityвЂ™s Waldorf-Astoria on June 16. He was recognized for his series of reports, вЂњWounds of War вЂ” The Long Road Home for Our NationвЂ™s Veterans,вЂќ which addressed the struggles of veterans dealing with severe war injuries and stress. The ABC News correspondent himself suffered from a traumatic brain injury that was inflicted while he was reporting in Iraq in 2006. In addition to the Peabody Award, WoodruffвЂ™s overseas reporting has also been recognized with an Alfred I. duPont Award. He is pictured above receiving the Peabody with the award-winning team of ABC News producers. ilton, the boys of DKE (yes, still boys at heart anyway) shared a great day of Al Forslund and Al Fenton Memorial Golf (again, see a pic on our class page). Doug Kelly sent the great photo (but interestingly, he shared no scores) including Larry Hay, Bill Johnson вЂ™73, Dan Shakespeare вЂ™75, John Hoff, Kevin Kwiatkowski вЂ™78, George Briskie, Dave Desmond вЂ™73, Neil Abbott вЂ™75, Jon Proctor, Chris Funkhouser and his son Jeremy, and Dan Desmond вЂ™75. Speaking of Dan, Martha Horstkotte Desmond вЂ™78 wrote that the daring duo are keeping their FL home but have moved to S Dartmouth, MA, and are opening up their new Harley-Davidson dealership any minute. All you closet bikers, give me a call for the details. With the price of gas, we should all be biking itвЂ¦ Or, sailing, like Cathy Powell, who left her life as a legal aid atty and is living with her partner Jim aboard a beautiful 37вЂ™er cruising the Greek Isles, Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Egypt. This report came from a green-with-envy Joanne Spigner. We both agreed Cathy has the right idea. One legal beagle sticking with it, Simeon Baum shared news from the NYS Bar Assoc: вЂњThe NY State Bar, in recognition of the pervasive reach of the variety of dispute resolution processes, has created a section on Dispute Resolution.вЂќ Said вЂ™76er Baum, вЂњI am pleased to serve as its 1st chair.вЂќ Way to go, Simeon. From the articleвЂ™s photo, you have not aged a bit, you devil. As for aging, this just in from Midge Loposzko in Houston: she, Verne Shortell, Cyndy Bouton, and Lorie Dunne did enjoy a fun dinner that may have included lots of fine, aged wine but not a speck of aging was noticed among the 4 stillbeautiful attendees. They actually closed down the restaurant and were literally asked to leave as the lights were being turned off and floors sweptвЂ¦ ThatвЂ™s the spirit, girls! Keep the spirit of вЂ™76 going, and keep me in your news loops when you do. Valerie: 410-987-8808; valgate76@aol.com 1 97 7 Carl P Barone 176 Reilly Rd LaGrangeville, NY 12540-9530 Another вЂњ1st timerвЂќ has come to the rescue. Carlos Del Valle Cruz wrote that since graduation, he has never submitted to the column but has never missed an issue and has enjoyed reading about our class over the years. Carlos is a prof at the Hostos School of Law in Puerto Rico, living in Mayaguez. Although he recently served as the dean of the law school, he is now mainly writing, teaching, playing chess, and sailing. He recently returned from Bolivia, where he examined constitutional arrangements between centralists and autonomists in the midst of a tense environment. Carlos misses many friends, including Henry Finkelstein, Scott Hornafius вЂ™78, Doug Broeker вЂ™76, Bob Appelgate, Lisa Vogel, Ricardo Rodriguez вЂ™76, and Dorcas Traverzo. He stays in touch with Doreen Carroll вЂ™76, who resides in Spain, and Lisa Vogel, who is at NYU. Rev Martha вЂ�MartiвЂ™ Swords-Horrell was profiled in the Syracuse Eagle Newspapers because she recently became the pastor of the United Methodist Church in Fayetteville. Celebrating her 25th year of ordination, Marti told the newspaper that she fell in love with theology during her 1st year at Colgate. She said that she вЂњenjoys being part of a bigger plan, along with her congregation and the community, to help better the lives of others.вЂќ Marti and her husband Dana, also a United Methodist pastor in Jordan and Camillus, have a son who is a jr at Cornell as well as a daughter who recently graduated from high school and is taking a gap year to do missionary work in Nicaragua. Looking forward to a beautiful autumn and hearing from some of you вЂ¦ a few kind souls вЂ¦ anyone! Carl: 845-227-1854; marooncarl@aol.com News and views for the Colgate community 57 AlumnusвЂ™s Star Rises with Daytime Emmy It pays to coach Little League. For Kevin Briody вЂ™85 (above, left), it led to a Daytime Emmy Award. While coaching his son CavanвЂ™s Triple-A baseball team in Ridgefield, Conn., Briody, a folk singer-songwriter, had made the acquaintance of another playerвЂ™s dad, who also happened to be a songwriter. In fact, he was Paul Glass, music supervisor for ABCвЂ™s One Life to Live. So when Glass (right) was looking for someone to write a song for one of the showвЂ™s storylines, he turned to Briody. вЂњPaul called and said, вЂ�I need a song for a mother-daughter moment, as the daughter is getting ready for the prom,вЂ™вЂќ said Briody. вЂњItвЂ™s just one of those close moments between a mother and a daughter. So I wrote this song called вЂ�Little StarrвЂ™ вЂ” with two Rs, and the reason for that is вЂ�StarrвЂ™ is the name of the daughter character. The song kind of found me from there.вЂќ The song, which was recorded and sung on the show by StarrвЂ™s mother, Blair (played by Kassie DePaiva), received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song. And in a final unique twist, Briody actually tied for the Emmy with Glass, who also received it for one of his own songs, вЂњChemistry.вЂќ The awards ceremony was held at Lincoln Center in New York on June 13. Briody вЂ” who serves as ConnecticutвЂ™s State Troubadour вЂ” opened for Sophie B. Hawkins at the Ridgefield Playhouse last year. And this past summer, he wrote and performed a song for a Ridgefield, Conn., home building project that he volunteered for, which was modeled after the national TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Briody said his own recording of вЂњLittle StarrвЂќ might find its way onto his next (5th) studio CD. In the meantime, you can listen to it at www.colgate.edu/scene/briody, and check out DePaivaвЂ™s recording of the song on YouTube. вЂ” Rebecca Costello 58 197 8 1979 Linda Pattillo 291 KingвЂ™s Highway Kennebunkport, ME 04046-7275 Kimi de Murga 227 E 66th St, #1A New York, NY 10021-6413 The news from the Class of 1978 continues to flow in after our huge party in Hamilton in May. To keep it fresh, all the latest is posted in our class blog, which you can view at: colgate78. blogspot.com. The вЂ™78 blog is now featuring the infamous вЂњnotebookвЂќ passed around at our class dinner. Enough said. One brief (self-serving) news flash: The documentary that I filmed and directed вЂ” The Diaries вЂ” aired on the Discovery Health Channel in Oct for Breast Cancer Awareness month. The Diaries is the sometimes humorous, always inspiring story of a young mom with breast cancer featuring her video diaries. The young mom happens to be my youngest sister-in-law, a local TV news reporter diagnosed with breast cancer at age 38. The story, by the way, has a happy ending. Send news and feel free to post comments on the colgate78 blog. Linda: 207-967-1350; colgate78@gmail.com Claudia Kuhnlein Eaton left Verizon after nearly 28 years and spent a year at home figuring out her next career move. After dabbling with physical therapy, painting with watercolors, and a stint on a womenвЂ™s ice hockey team, she has started a new career in education. She is thoroughly enjoying being a sub for grades pre-K through 12. In addition, she has embarked on a career as an Outward Bound facilitator on Thompson Island in Boston. Claudia said that it is fun to take a boat to the island and play outdoors providing a day of experiential learning to people who have worked together in offices or more traditional venues. On the family front, her 4 older stepchildren and a nephew they raised are all off in the workforce, leaving her and husband Bob to focus on daughters Sarah, at the U of GA, and Abby, a jr in HS. While his sons were playing in a hockey tourney, Mark Herr had the opportunity to stay with scene: Autumn 2008 Pete Cohn in S Walpole, MA. Mark reported that PeteвЂ™s family is doing great: a daughter at NW; one at NYU, where she is classmates with the son of Blake Michaels вЂ™80; a son who is considering Colgate; and a daughter whoвЂ™s a jr in HS. Although MarkвЂ™s day job is at Merrill Lynch in corp and public affairs, attached to the Office of General Counsel, doing crisis mgmt, his real job is chauffeuring his children to rinks and lax fields across N America. His daughter Sarah is a 1st-year at Williams this fall and will be playing for their womenвЂ™s hockey team. His youngest daughter, Cheeky, is at Choate, where she will play hockey after a summer at the U15 natl team camp. Amy Stevens lives in Manhattan, and is a retail analyst in the fashion industry. Her son Ruben Leavitt вЂ™08 is now attending Oxford getting his masterвЂ™s. Son Josh attends the U of Chicago, and youngest son, Ethan, is in 9th grade. Amy enjoyed attending the Dalai LamaвЂ™s talk on campus in April and highly recommends the WAC annual book club with Prof Margaret Maurer. It seems incredible, but our 30th is just around the corner. Start thinking about how you are going to make it to Hamilton the 1st weekend in June 2009! Kimi: 212-517-6776; Gate79@aol.com 1980 David H Alvord 424 Washington Ave Oneida, NY 13421-1906 Your editor attended HS graduation parties for a niece and a cousin this year. There are a number of reasons I wouldnвЂ™t want to be a teenager these days, but I still admit to a slight case of envy. Bill Reading is now single and working in Charlotte as a career consultant for managers and executives. He has 1 daughter in college and another in grad school. In May Pete Taggart was named to the bd of trustees of New Eyes for the Needy, hqвЂ™d in Short Hills, NJ. In June Gary Trauner took part in the вЂњDunk a DemocratвЂќ event at the annual Jackalope Days fest in Douglas, WY. I hope thereвЂ™s lots of news for the new Scene quarterly publishing schedule. David: 315-363-2117; jalvord@cnyconnect.net 1981 Nancy Horwitz 77 Islington Rd Auburndale, MA 02466-1009 ItвЂ™s been a while since our last column because news reporting has been sporadic. I hope youвЂ™ve all had terrific summers and I invite you to send me a quick e-mail to let me know what youвЂ™ve been up to. Congrats to Dave Tank for having been recognized by Best Lawyers in America 2007 and Chambers USA 2008 in Commercial Litigation. He is a shareholder of the Davis Brown Law Firm in Des Moines, IO, practicing in the business division. Dave is one of the few trial lawyers in IO who consistently litigates patent cases and has an active practice in that area. Over the last several years, he has concentrated in the areas of complex business litigation, product liability defense (pharmaceutical products in particular), and cases involving patents and other intellectual property matters. I ran into (literally) Alison King Haley вЂ™84 while attending the graduation of my nephew Evan (son of Sandy Allison вЂ™79 and Jim Horwitz вЂ™79) from the Foote School in June. Small world вЂ” her nephew (son of Susan King Shaw вЂ™81) was also graduating from Foote. Sue and I caught up on old times from West Hall 1st year up through present. She and her husband live in Woodbridge, CT. Both are practicing attys. Sue sported a pair of Colgate flip-flops to the graduation party, showing great pride in our alma mater. Mike McCarrick and wife Dana Agmon became parents for the 2nd time on July 18. Maximus Laddie McCarrick was named in honor of Cornelius вЂ�LaddieвЂ™ Milmoe вЂ™30, who was MikeвЂ™s favorite uncle and steered Mike toward Colgate. One of the saddest activities a class editor takes on is the job of sharing news of the passing of classmates, which IвЂ™ve had to do several times since taking over as class editor. This is another one of those times. On August 3, Bob Post died in a tragic boating accident near his vacation home in Bay Head, NJ. Bob had been a lifelong resident of Essex Fells, NJ. The local paper reported that approximately 1,000 mourners filled the church for BobвЂ™s memorial service on Aug 9. Bruce Knecht вЂ™80 spoke at the service, calling Bob an exuberant storyteller and outdoorsman. Other friends remembered him as an outgoing man and occasional prankster who often made people laugh out loud. Bob had been involved in several Colgate activities including: KDR, swimming, alumni admissions, class gift committee вЂ™93вЂ“вЂ™09, and Colgate Today Program вЂ™05. Following completion of an MBA from the Tuck Sch of Business at Dartmouth, BobвЂ™s career was spent on Wall Street, where he was most recently sr VP of Mizuho Corp Bank, USA. Bob leaves behind his wife Bonnie and his sons Robert Jr (19) and John (12). Our thoughts go out to his family. Please drop me a note to share any news (big or small) about you or any of your Colgate friends/colleagues so we can include it in a future issue. Have a glorious fall! Nancy: 617-558-9781; nhorwitz@nlhcoaching.com 19 82 Margie Jiampietro Palladino 37 Boulder Rd Wellesley, MA 02481-1502 Welcome to the new and improved Scene. There are fewer columns (4/yr), but we are still allotted the same amount of space. So please keep the news coming. ThereвЂ™s lots of news this month. HereвЂ™s my best attempt of weaving it together. Rande Hoppe wrote: вЂњChris Paine вЂ™83 worked his magic, convincing Tony DeAngelis and me to join him for his 25th. Having not seen either of them for a long time and having had such a good time last year, I jumped at the chance. Tony, wife Caren, and their daughters are in Boise, ID, where he and Caren are occupational therapists. Once I told Lois Dilivio and Jane Scarpantoni of my plans, they were also game for a Colgate visit. Lois recently married her Hamilton sweetheart, Fred Snyder, and they took the opportunity of our Hoboken-Hamilton road trip to visit his mom, who owns and operates Risky Business in town (nee Jack & RosemaryвЂ™s). Jane is living in the Catskills, still working on her music and making some art. Needless to say, we all had a great time catching up with each other and some pals from other classes like Joe Berlinger вЂ™83 and Laura Hilgers вЂ™85.вЂќ Rande has put a few movies on YouTube (so has Martha Keavney). Lois appears in some, Paul Balderes does voiceover in one, and Rande helped Chris Paine make one. Pop the popcorn and enjoy. Speaking of risky business, Bob Spohr wrote that he is in the military and вЂњin the thick of thingsвЂќ in Afghanistan. вЂњItвЂ™s hard to believe sometimes how different and poor this area is. Living among people who have nothing, you learn to appreciate what you have back home.вЂќ He is interested in helping the Afghan people. вЂњIf people really want to donate to people in need, here is a perfect place for it. There are many organizations that send things to the Afghan people; if you know anybody who wants to make a difference, tell them to send (literally) anything here.вЂќ Bob plans to return home in 2009. Speaking of home, Gregg Finn lives in Pleasantville, NY (yes, just like the movie), a commuting suburb to NYC. He is married to Ellen Speroni вЂ™85, and has a daughter (14) and son (12). He has his own business wholesaling jewelry and diamonds in NYC. He still manages to play a lot of tennis and squash, but not as much as the good old days. He sees Steve Brainerd in Denver on his semi-frequent business trips there. Steve is doing well, still married to Betsy Boyce and has 3 kids, one of whom is about to start college. He hears from John Grady also, who is doing well and living in Philadelphia with his wife Ellen and 3 kids. Gregg also stays in touch with Brian Collins, who was appointed president of Intrawest, a developer and operator of destination resorts. Its primary specialty is ski resorts, and its properties include Whistler-Blackcomb, home of the 2010 winter Olympics. Brian and his family are excited about their move from Weston, CT, to Vancouver and are looking forward to exploring the northwest. In April, Brian saw Chris Burns, who relocated temporarily to Dallas, where they took in a Texas Rangers game. Brian also runs into: Jon Tiktinsky and family, usually at their favorite local diner; Elissa Cohen Halpern (2 lovely teenage daughters; living in Chicago); Jennifer Cook (owns a great coffee, food, and gift shop in Katonah, NY, and has a couple of teenage boys); and Kenny Miller (his family runs a summer camp attended by BrianвЂ™s boys). Brian also sees his old lax buddies including Richie Enright and Brian Kopp вЂ™85 at the annual alumni game in the fall.В вЂњThe lax team is a lot better now than when we played but we still give them a go in the alumni game.вЂќ Speaking of partnerships, Butch Cullen joined Kaye ScholerвЂ™s Corporate and Finance Dept as a partner in its NYC office. Butch concentrates his practice in securities and corporate finance with an emphasis on commercial mortgage back securities and structured finance. Proud partner Leroy Smalls informs us that his spouse Maria Rios Smalls, a foreign language teacher, was honored by her state senator as the outstanding teacher from Central Islip Sr HS in celebration of NatвЂ™l TeachersвЂ™ Day. MariaвЂ™s вЂњconstant commitment to her students, fellow staff, and administration has made her a positive role model to others, bringing her the respect of all who meet her.вЂќ Congratulations also to Bob Dunlap, whose stepdaughter was accepted as a Harvard Fellow and is doing her internship at ChildrenвЂ™s Hospital in Boston this fall. ChildrenвЂ™s Hospital is where Kathy Lazorick Jenkins is a pediatric cardiologist. I had dinner with Kathy and Dean Corbae and his daughter during DeanвЂ™s recent visit to Boston. Dean, a professor of economics at U of Texas, was in town for a conference at MIT and on a college tour with his daughter. ThatвЂ™s it for now. Thanks for all the news. Perhaps the new format will encourage some first-time submissions. It would be great to hear from you. Margie: 781-235-9386; mjpalladino@comcast.net 19 83 Gwen Tutun Campbell 22 Old Hill Road Westport, CT 06880 After 25 news-packed years as our class columnist, Susan Safford Copelas has decided to focus her energies on other pursuits. I am very excited to be taking over. Reunion reminded me just how much I treasured my 4 years at Colgate and the friendships I made. I have lived in Westport, CT, for the past 17 years with my husband Jack and 3 children вЂ” Aly, 17, Hilary, 15, and Matthew, 13. We will be sending Aly off to college in the fall, and I enjoyed comparing notes with the many classmates in the same position! I often run into other Colgate alumni in the Westport area, such as Bob Foster, Ted and Susie Scull вЂ™85 Aldrich, and Mark and Elizabeth Basbaugh вЂ™84 Steffen. Some reunion news still trickling in. Larry Littlefield wrote: вЂњI write economic and real estate research reports for Reis Inc and have lived in the Windsor Terrace section of Brooklyn since finishing grad school in 1986. I havenвЂ™t moved more than 2 blocks that entire time. I write state and local policy articles in an unofficial capacity for a blog run by a journalist, one that is unaffiliated with the Federal Reserve Bank of NY, where my wife Jeanmarie Davis вЂ™85 works. Some of them concern city planning issues since I have a degree in the field and worked for public agencies for many years. And we have 2 kids in HS.вЂќ On another front, several members of the Great Britain Study Group got together at the urging and enthusiasm of Sue Adams, who lives outside Hartford with husband John and 2 children and recently became genl counsel for the CIGNA subsidiary that provides wellness products. In attendance were Mary Hill, Eric Settle, Scott and Gigi Volgenau Bruce, Christie Brooks King, Amy Messinger Reilly, Pam Koumantzelis Flower, and myself. It was a lot of fun to look at old photos of the trip and reminisce. Pam is loving life in CA with her husband and 3 children. Amy works for ReaderвЂ™s Digest and is the proud mom of 5 lovely girls. Her oldest, Julia, is starting Colgate in the fall. A small but dedicated group of classmates (Sue Adams, Amy Vullo MacMillan, Gigi, Christie Dittrick, Annika Paulsson Holtan, and Sandy Pomeroy Goehring) got together for a lively discussion of The Radiant Way with Deborah Knuth. Dwight Heiman told Sue he had just run his 1st marathon (Boston) a few months earlier. I had a wonderful day in NY with Robyn Peterson Brown recently. She and John вЂ™82 have 3 children вЂ” Stephanie, Cassie, and Karl. Stephanie will be continuing the Peterson and Brown family tradition when she starts Colgate this fall. The Browns live in Mendham, NJ. John Hooper, a partner at Reed Smith LLP, has just become a board member of Legal Services NYC, the largest org that exclusively provides free civil legal services to low-income persons in NYC. He looks forward to using his legal expertise in helping the board. Kelly McMasters, MD, PhD, has been appointed to the bd of directors at Provectus Pharmaceuticals, a development-stage oncology and dermatology biopharmaceutical company. Kelly, who is the Sam and Lolita Weakley Professor of Surgical Oncology at the U of Louisville in KY, is a preeminent authority on melanoma. He holds several honors, including the Physician of the Year award from the KY Chapter of the American Cancer Society. I am happy to close my 1st column with some breaking news: Keith Drill will soon be joining the married ranks! Some of you may have met Alexandra at reunion. She was the only female brave enough to stay at Theta Chi that weekend. Brothers in residence included: Ty Dickinson, Scott Brown, Tim Medlock, Bob Gorab, Andy Russell, Doug Sachs, Bob Woodruff, Jeffrey Addison, Tony Gray, Mark DeRevere, Charlie Hurdman, Kwok Eng вЂ™82 (honorary вЂ™83), Bob Hummel вЂ™80 (a 1st-year RA), and Keith. Also attending but not staying at the house were Andy Lewkowicz and Mike Spohn. AlexandraвЂ™s ability to actually enjoy this arrangement must have been the proof Keith required that she was the one for him. They planned to marry this Oct! Congrats! I hope to hear from all of you with any news large and small. Gwen: 203-226-2608; gwentcamp@optonline.net 1 984 Diane Munzer Fisher 4356 Stilson Cir Norcross, GA 30092-1648 I am happy to be able to write a column filled with celebrations of accomplishments. Lynn Koenig Trojahn has been recognized as one of NM Business WeeklyвЂ™s Women Who Mean Business, an award honoring 20 of NMвЂ™s most influential and hard-working women. As VP of advancement at ACCION NM, she leads annual and capital campaign efforts to raise funds for operating expenses and capital projects. Since her tenure at ACCION in March 2005, more than $5.2 million has been generated for endowment and operating progs and more than $4.75 million in lending capital to forward the exceptional micro-lending work of ACCION throughout 155 communities in NM. Lynn is also chair for the United Way Loaned exec recruitment and training prog; chair of the advisory board for the Ctr for Nonprofit Excellence; on the exec committee of the JumpStart Coalition; a member of the rgnl bd of Natl Jewish Hospital in Denver; and is a faculty member for the UNM Anderson School of Mgmt Nonprofit Mgmt Cert course. Lynn has also been named as one of the 100 Power Brokers (2006 and 2007), Forty Under 40, and Up & Comers in NM in the NM Business Weekly. Her nomination for the awards noted that, вЂњThe quality of life of thousands of New Mexicans is better thanks to the efforts of Lynn Trojahn.вЂќ Lynn has been married for 19 years to Craig Trojahn. Their daughter Rachel is 17 and an extraordinary fundraiser herself, having raised more than $20,000 for financial aid at her school, Bosque School. Also in the fundraising field is Ann Aikens, who is asst dir of institutional giving at the Dartmouth Med School/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr. Rich Parsons found me online though LinkedIn. He is the COO for Rodgers Consulting, one of the leading land-use planning and civil engineering firms in the DC area and one of the early pioneers in вЂњNew Urbanist,вЂќ or mixed-use, transit-oriented community design. Although this is now the latest and greatest in terms of green-oriented, smart-growth urban design trends, his firm has been specializing in creating these types of livable communities since the early 1980s. Like many of us, Rich and wife Christine spend a great deal of their time supporting their accomplished children. Michael and Rachel are both nationally competitive ice dancers, and their youngest, Katie, is emerging as a fine freestyle skater, soccer player, and cellist (quite a combination!). Michael, 12, recently came back from his 2nd trip to US Jr Natls, where he and his partner finished 11th in the country in intermediate ice dance. Rachel, 10, and her new partner are also emerging as highly competitive juvenile level ice dancers. Michael and Rachel both train very hard and are at the ice rink for a few hours almost every day with their Russian coaches. They both kicked off their competitive seasons this weekend at the Cherry Blossom Invitational in Alexandria, VA. Michael and partner took home the gold medal in intermediate, and Rachel and partner took the gold in juvenile. According to Rich, вЂњIn typical fashion, we spent the weekend running from the soccer field, to the ice rink, to an orchestra concert featuring a beautiful cello solo by Katie, who is 8, and a violin solo by Rachel. We keep repeating the busy parentsвЂ™ mantra: sleep is for wimps!вЂќ I know all too well what itвЂ™s like to have busy and talented children. My daughters both competed in the Internatl Problem Solving Competition this summer. The Future Problem Solving Prog Internatl (FPSPI) engages students in creative problem solving. Founded by creativity pioneer Dr E Paul Torrance, FPSPI stimulates critical and creative thinking skills and encourages students to develop a vision for the future. Michelle, 11, came in 2nd as an individual in the Jr Division. AllisonвЂ™s team had a respectable showing in the top 3rd of the competitors in the Middle Division. Allison, 13, also earned state honors in the 1st robotics competition and the GA State Media Fest. MichelleвЂ™s Continental Math League Team placed 1st in the state, 1st in the region, and 7th nationally. While weвЂ™re on the topic of talented children, Suzi Weintraub Vanrhagen sent her eldest, Rebecca, off to Cornell this fall. Jon and Alyse Schechet Ticker took their son Sam to Colgate this summer as a prospective student. Ellen Rosen Keller, whose daughter is fully engaged in the college search process, took advantage of the college search workshop offered by the Colgate admissions office. For anyone new to the admissions process, Colgate offers a great series of workshops designed to help parents and their nearly college-aged teenagers navigate this challenging time. ItвЂ™s only for the children or grandchildren of alumni, so once again, Colgate gives back to its alumni. Also attending were Tracy Zerin Maitlin and her son Adam. Tracy is working on the Reunion Committee and looking forward to seeing everyone in June. Penny Kirkwood LaCroix was also there with her daughter Catherine. I suspect that many more of our classmates will be showing off Colgate to their college-bound kids in the years to come and perhaps weвЂ™ll see Colgate through new eyes. As we approach our 25th Reunion, please share with me and the class your accomplishments and those of your family. Diane: 770-209-9341 (h); diane_fisher@post.harvard.edu 1 985 Michael Yardley 18806 North 95th St Scottsdale, AZ 85255-5562 IвЂ™m guessing that very few of us will ever get to hear our name spoken at the end of this magical phrase: вЂњand the Emmy goes toвЂ¦вЂќ But now we all know someone who has. ThatвЂ™s right, folks, our own class crooner, Kevin Briody, pulled it off and walked away with one of those cool gold statues at the recent Emmy Awards ceremony (see page 61), winning for his song вЂњMy Little StarrвЂќ in the best original song category from ABCвЂ™s One Life To Live.В And so it seems that all those years of hard work, sacrifice, and shameless selfNews and views for the Colgate community 59 is into horseback riding and soccer. She reads nothing but horse books, has toy horses all over the house, and is a very lovely, sweet, and sensitive girl, though a tiger on the soccer field. Mary Grace is my tough cookie who is just finishing up kindergarten and is a lover of SpongeBob. She could watch SpongeBob TV shows all day long if we let her. My wife is juggling being mom and being a chief marketing officer for a start-up tech company in the GPS space. I have been working for AG Edwards for the last 6 years as a financial adviser. We were recently acquired by Wachovia Securities.вЂќ Ryland also offered help to anyone in need of those types of services, which might come in handy as we inch ever closer to our вЂњgolden years.вЂќ My fraternity brother Paul Aguggia also checked in via e-mail to bring us up to speed on his world. He merged his boutique law firm, Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia, into Kilpatrick Stockton, a natl law firm with offices throughout the country. Paul is вЂњvery excited about the merger as allВ MMA peopleВ came over to KS. I will head the financial institutions team at KS and work on mergers/acquisitions, capital raises, and corp matters. It is a big move and the timing and fitВ were right after having said вЂ�noвЂ™ to many other firms over the years.вЂќ He also mentioned вЂњa great few daysвЂќ spent with Chris Gavigan вЂ™84, Dave Slade, Doug Merchant, Bob York, Andy Brummer, Brian Kopp, and Scott McClelland at the Slade family lake house in SC. Paul claims that вЂњeveryone is well and it was a blast.вЂќ And, finally, more good news about our class novelist Philip Beard. I received word that his recent novel, Dear Zoe, is being used in classrooms across the country. A blurb from the publisher provides more background: вЂњDear Zoe [is] a novel that reveals 9/11 as a day like any other: a day of private, personal loss. Philip BeardвЂ™s critically acclaimed debut is 15-year-old Tess DeNunzioвЂ™s letter to her sister Zoe, lost to a hit-and-run driver in Pittsburgh on a day when it seemed that nothing mattered but the tragedies playing out in NY and DC. Hailed as вЂ�a remarkable study of grief, adolescence, and healing,вЂ™ it is a book that both you and your students will remember forever.вЂќ Congrats, Phil! ThatвЂ™s it for now. My thanks to all those who took the time to send e-mails with news. Please keep it coming. Michael: 480-301-4459; Yardley.Michael@mayo.edu 198 6 Michele Radin 681 Indian Ridge Drive Palm Desert, CA 92211-7485 For this monthвЂ™s вЂњconnect with your classmates campaign,вЂќ I chose to focus on some вЂ™86ers we all remember fondly вЂ” the Swinging вЂ™Gates and the Colgate Thirteen. This selection was spurred by a recent New York Times article about university a cappella groups that found some alumni were embarrassed by and even hid their вЂњgoofyвЂќ musical pasts. As the NYT failed to interview the best singing groups, I decided to don my jr reporterвЂ™s cap and investigate whether the bonds of Thirteen/вЂ™Gates membership circa 1982вЂ“86 persisted 20+ years later. Anything to help the university administration in its study of alumni engagementвЂ¦ The first thing I learned about our a cappella groups was that the Colgate Thirteen apparently operate under some sort of singerвЂ™s cone of silence (or they lack the commitment of their female counterparts?), so we will rely on the вЂ™Gates to redeem the value of Colgate extracurriculars. The next revelation was the amount of work these women undertook to keep us entertained (no, a cappella singing is not just karaoke minus the tinny recorded accompaniment). According to Helen Salzhauer, they dedicated at least 5 hours a week to formal practice, plus traveled every other weekend to perform. ThatвЂ™s in addition to the school work, sports, sororities, jobs, and other activities and obligations of the diverse members (good practice for the 4 temple board committees, 2 book groups, PTA, gardening, 3 daughters, 1 husband, 1 dog, 1 cat, and 1 bird that Helen now juggles). Similar to Greek organizations, study groups, and other demanding or engaging extracurriculars, the shared efforts and experiences helped forge a strong bond within the вЂ™Gates вЂ” the unexpected benefit was that being a вЂ™Gate also created a sense of belonging within the larger Colgate community. No more theater nerds vs jocks вЂ” at Colgate, anyone could be a вЂ™Gate, and being a вЂ™Gate was cool. If вЂ™Gates represent the Colgate goal of inclusiveness on campus, what about the goal of engagement for alumni? Are our favorite crooners still proud, still friends, still singing? According to Helen, the вЂ™Gates continue their occasional get-togethers, particularly at holidays вЂ” and, yes, they still sing together. She has even passed the music gene on to bass-playing daughters Evelyn (14) and Rachel (12). (Maybe you can get the youngest, Brianna [8], interested in the tuba, Helen?) On a totally unrelated note, Helen is looking for вЂњPG,вЂќ вЂњcost-effectiveвЂќ ways to celebrate her impending 20th wedding anniversary (congrats!), so send in your anniversary stories вЂ” maybe a free a cappella concert for the most romantic idea? Angela Borreggine dismissed those NYT a cappella alumni who reject their student singing identities: вЂњNot only am I not embarrassed about having been a Swinging вЂ™Gate, I still brag about it all the time.вЂќ A lawyer living in Brooklyn, AngelaВ still sings regularly in a church choir (mostly a cappella) and in a large chorus in Manhattan (just performed Verdi Requiem in Carnegie Hall with 215 singers!). Not only did the вЂ™Gates provide lasting friendships, but also membership continues to expand AngelaвЂ™s social life today; she became fast friends with former Thirteeners who have kids at her sonвЂ™s school. вЂњSo, being a Swinging вЂ™Gate continues to bring joy into my life in wonderful and unexpected ways.вЂќ Yumi Iwama emphasized the strength of the ties: вЂњThe Swinging вЂ™Gates has given me lifelong friends in Helen, Angela, and Melissa [Michaud]. I met my best friend, Ann LeSchander вЂ™87, through the вЂ™Gates and we reminisce about the crazy stories from our years in the group. We still laugh as if it all happened yesterday. IвЂ™m proud to be among such amazing women.вЂќ Performance is no longer an extracurricular for Yumi; she and husband Brian Mulligan, parents to 5-year-old вЂњThe Great Class of вЂ™93 [was] the last tent still going on Whitnall long after every other tent shut off the lights. The 4вЂ™ x 4вЂ™ вЂ�dance floorвЂ™ forced everyone to get to know each other better than they ever wanted while gyrating to the timeless melodies.вЂќ вЂ” Dan Rhynhart вЂ™93 60 scene: Autumn 2008 twins Kieran and Clara, are both actors in Los Angeles (set your TIVO to catch the next rerun of the remade Swiss Family Robinson to see our Yumi costar opposite Jane Seymour). This month I also learned that someone out there is reading the column вЂ” I have e-mails! I received not 1 but 2 notes from Brian Drier (What kind of x-rated address do you have to fail my spam control, Brian?). Like any good Colgate alumnus, Brian encourages his fellow вЂ™86ers to visit him вЂ” if you happen to find yourself on the coast of Japan. As befits the product of a Colgate liberal arts education, BrianвЂ™s path from rural NY to rural Japan has been anything but direct. From self-designed вЂњhuman liberation: theory and praxisвЂќ major (lots of job prospects there, Brian?), to law student at SUNY/Buffalo, to Long Island legal aid attorney, to Japanese HS exchange teacher (where the career lightbulb flashed), to Columbia grad student, then back to Japan just in time for 9/11 to seal his decision. Whew! Brian now works by day as a tenured assistant professor of English at a Japanese university in the Niigata Prefecture and by night as a jazz singer in Tokyo and Yokohama. Digging his roots deep in Japan, he and his Japanese wife are now building a house. So, stop by anytime for вЂњthe best rice and sake in Japan.вЂќ News a little closer to home comes from newlywed Pam Elkow in Redding, CT. ThatвЂ™s right, another вЂ™86er has proven love is still out there for us 40-somethings. To her new household, Pam brings daughter Hannah and a law career вЂ” she is partner in the environmental practice group for the Stamford office and member of the managing committee of Robinson & Cole вЂ” while new husband Dan Barrett (Wesleyan вЂ™86) brings his daughter Madeline and a professorship at Western CT State U. Thanks for fitting the Scene into that ridiculously overburdened (but typically Colgate-ish) schedule, Pam! She still finds time to maintain at least 1 Colgate connection by exchanging regular e-mails with Tracy Amabile Kotheimer, who, with husband Joe and son Aidan, recently welcomed #2 son Liam to their Atlanta home. Despite my reminders that it is not just the landmarks but rather the news of вЂњordinary lifeвЂќ that makes this column, when you reach a landmark in your life, let us celebrate with you! So, cake and ice cream go to Eric Kirschner for his appointment as principal with the Claro Group, a financial and mgmt consulting firm. Eric works out of ClaroвЂ™s Washington, DC, office. Another вЂ™86er deserving a tip of the virtual champagne glass is Nels Wangensteen, recently appointed principal and portfolio manager at asset mgmt firm Integre Advisors. Nels followed a model route to success in the finance world: armed with his Colgate degree and an MBA from NYUвЂ™s Stern School of Business, he worked his way from VP at the Industrial Bank of Japan, to portfolio manager at Ingalls & Snyder, then onto his penultimate position as managing director and portfolio manager at Neuberger Berman. That his new boss describes him as a вЂњtop-class investorвЂќ is no surprise to those of us who remember Nels as a top-class partier (after all, fraternity social director George W did pretty well for himselfвЂ¦). My final item arrived from a non-Colgate source. I received a lovely note from John Manotti, husband of Lisa Eiseman Manotti, hoping to surprise his wife with a Scene item. It seems that while the rest of us were tethered to a desk, taxiing around children, and washing the dishes, the laundry, and/or the dog, the Manottis and a group of lucky friends were on a 9-day Alpine ski adventure from Chamonix to Zermatt вЂњso fabulous we are planning a return trip in 2010.вЂќ Aside from making every male вЂ™86er look bad in the romantic gesture arena, JohnвЂ™s note issues a particular challenge to Charlie Hamilton that he вЂњcould be the first human to mtn bike the Haute Route вЂ” wanna try, Charlie?вЂќ We have a new Scene format вЂ” send in Colgate regalia photos along with your summer vacation stories. And remember, if anyone wants to track down your Colgate circle, I will do the legwork to create a Scene mini-reunion. Keep connecting. Thanks for sharing. Michele: 706-641-6357; mlledaffodil@aol.com 19 87 Adam Weiss Greetings, everyone! If you recall in the last column, Maggie OвЂ™Connor Behrens announced she was ready to hand over the reins as class editor. She received so many responses that it came down to a lottery, and my number came up! Maggie was kind enough to mention me in practically every column, so I owe her. IвЂ™ll do my best to live up to her high literary standards, but keep in mind that I was a math-econ major. I was saddened to hear that earlier this summer, 2 of our classmates, Cynthia Frazier Bogart and Carol S. Messing, passed away. My deepest sympathies go out to their families and friends. Feel free to send me any memories you have of them for the next column. Enjoy the fall, and send me your news! Adam: adamweiss@colgatealumni.org 19 88 Jack Kearney Sarah Bowen Shea 2508 NE 24th Ave Portland, OR 97212-4830 Greetings from Portland. Jack is very busy with a 25-unit condo listing in Portland. In case anyone has been living under a rock for the last year, condos have become increasingly hard to finance, so JackвЂ™s job will require a little more creativity. As they say in his former profession, creative financing leads to creative litigation. Sarah is getting closer to the release date on her breast-feeding log (early 2009) and continues writing for RunnerвЂ™s World and other publications. She and fellow marathon mom Dimity McDowell Davis вЂ™94 have been promoted to RW contributing editors, in part for their efforts with a feature story on training for a marathon (they also just re-upped their blog and are pitching a book deal). Sarah now rows with Elizabeth Eames вЂ™01, who was an intern for Sarah at lucy. com during the summer of 2000. Phoebe is now in 1st grade and enjoying her arts-focus school. John and Daphne started preschool a few weeks ago, so everyone is busy. On to the news. Stephanie Abrutyn, VP and senior counsel, litigation, at Home Box Office, Inc, was selected by Jewish Women International as a 2008 Women to Watch award recipient for her exceptional work in media law. She will be honored at a gala luncheon and awards ceremony in December. Stephanie is also chair of the bd of directors of the Media Law Resource Center Institute, a nonprofit that sponsors First Amendment education and research nationwide. Change in Scene(ry): The Scene is now quarterly. For those of you who arenвЂ™t into higher math, itвЂ™s 4 issues per year, tracking the seasons. For Monty Python fans, 3 shall be the number of months between issues вЂ” no more, no less. What does this mean to any of us? It affords you 2 fewer times a year to blow off writing, calling, e-mailing, etc. Sorry, but there is little news. The aforementioned blowing off has brought us to a standstill. Ted Glenn recently pointed me to the website of Frank Ruscica вЂ™90 (e-mail me for the link), where Frank provides a variety of mildly amusing anecdotes. Other than that, we have some lovely reunion photos available on the Colgate website with more to come. ThatвЂ™s all for now. Until next time, go, вЂ™gate. Jack and Sarah: 503-288-7874; kearndog1@yahoo. com; bowenshea@yahoo.com 19 89 Brent Goldstein 13709 Lakewood Ct Rockville, MD 20850-3649 Twentieth Reunion. Block out the dates, make babysitting arrangements with the in-laws, and make your travel plans. ItвЂ™s less than 8 months away. No excuses. Carver and Craigger, maybe weвЂ™ll find some Thurs night company on Whitnall Field this time around. The last column was a bit of downer, so letвЂ™s liven up the place. How about we start with sunny So Cal. Zoe Friedman lives in Venice, CA, with husband, Steve Peckingham (BU вЂ™92), son Gibson, 4, and their 160 lb English mastiff. Zoe works at Comedy Central as VP of orig programming. In that role, she develops shows and oversees series for the network. Zoe said she feels grateful to laugh as much as she does in her job. In Oct, Zoe, Ann Barrett, Robin Greenstein, and Karen Kelly Wilbur hooked up in Napa to celebrate their 40ths with a weekend of good times and good excess. Zoe also stays in touch with Adam Friedman, Heather Hollis, Vance Wilber, Vin DeCrescenzo, and Andrew Allen. Eileen Porter checked in with overdue news of her Sept вЂ™06 marriage to Russ Smith on a beautiful Berkshire, MA, Indian summer evening in the garden of the Wheatleigh, a tiny hotel housed in a Florentine style palazzo built in 1893. Sorry for the run-on sentence. The wedding was a 3-day affair with a вЂњGilded AgeвЂќ style celebration at their вЂњcottageвЂќ in the country! In attendance were Diane Romley-Powis, Bernadette OвЂ™Leary Walsh, and Kathleen Genova, along with their husbands. Eileen and Russ honeymooned for 3 weeks in the Seychelles and Morocco before returning to their home in Manhattan (currently the W Village). To keep the fun going after the wedding, in May вЂ™07 Eileen left her in-house counsel position with Merrill Lynch Priv Equity to take a p/t business position with the group. With the extra free time that her new position affords, Eileen has managed to meet up with Diane and Bernadette several times. Both are working p/t and living with their husbands and children (2 kids each) in Greenwich, CT (Diane), and Pelham, NY (Bernadette). Carl Wistreich is the proud new owner of L&B Truck Services Inc, a 30-year-old truck and parts sales and service company with 55 employees and locations in VT and MA. Carl lives in Walpole, NH, with wife Amy and daughters Brooke, 11, Becca, 10, and Stephanie, 6. Finally, a self-described long-lost classmate, Bruce Silverstein, sent me the following succinct e-mail: вЂњLife is good. Living in NYC, where I opened a photo gallery in вЂ™01. It has been a wild ride!вЂќ Please note that the Scene will now come out quarterly (spring, winter, summer, and fall). I hated being told that my responsibilities were being cut by 1/3, but IвЂ™ve since gotten over it. IвЂ™m such a team player. Brent: 240-838-6170; skibrent@comcast.net Rob Bennett promotion have finally paid off for Kevin. Now that heвЂ™s famous, I hope he doesnвЂ™t forget about us, the ones who were there for him back in the day, back before he found his inner voice. If I remember correctly, his long road to fortune and fame began with an ill-fitting gig selling group insurance, driving from one soulless corp office complex to another in suburban NJ, a starched Brooks Brothers collar chafing his neck, choking back the magical lyrics that would one day fill the hearts of hundreds of devoted fans.В What a long, strange trip itвЂ™s been, indeed. But no one deserves it more than Kevin, so please join me in congratulating him on this significant achievement.В Way to go, Kev. Keep up the good work. I also heard from John Fountain, who passed along lots of news following a visit to campus in May to attend a retirement party for Matt Leone (the diving coach at Colgate since our 1st year). Matt is teaching in the English dept as well as doing other things for the university. According to John, вЂњour class was represented with myself and Greg Lisciandro. Greg and wife Stephanie live in San Antonio, where they are both vets. They have 3 children вЂ” Noah, 12, Hannah, 10, and Sarah, 6. Greg still had the moves on the diving board and put many of the younger alums to shame. Carol Huggins Chirico вЂ™84 was also there with her husband and 2 boys. Carol is an atty in the Boston area and doing very well. I am still with the Suffolk Cty Police Dept (more than 19 years), currently assigned to the crime scene section (I see dead people). Basically I am a cop with a camera. I work nights, so I can surf and kiteboard every day.В In fact I started a kiteboarding school on LI and have been incredibly busy with it. My plan is to retire in about 3 years and teach kiteboarding during the summer on LI, and teach in Costa Rica during the winter. We built a house there overlooking Lake Arenal, awesome wind during our winter, and we have beautiful views of the active Arenal Volcano as well as the lake. My son Gregory starts 10th grade next year, and my daughter Michelle is going to be a 1st-year at Marist C on academic and swimming scholarships (she received All-American swimming honors and finished 18th in her class). My wife Donna is a systems analyst with Financial Medical Systems. If anyone is in the LI area and wants to learn the awesome sport of kiteboarding, look me up. You will not be disappointed.вЂќ John closed his note with some good advice, prompted by the many things he witnesses in his job: вЂњSpend time with your kids, leave work early and get to their events, and take your spouse out to dinner and spend quality time with them.вЂќ Well said. Ryland Hanstad also checked in, passing along an update on his life. He is still living in Holliston, MA, вЂњa lovely, quaint New England town, with my wife Anne-Louise and 3 daughters вЂ” Virginia, 12, Haley, 9, and Mary Grace, 6. I am blessed with 3 beautiful daughters who are all very good and busy with school, friends, and activities. Virginia is a competitive gymnast who is disciplined, big-hearted, works hard at everything she does, and very mature for her age. She recently finished 9th for her age and level in the MA Gymnastics Champs. Sometimes I worry about the amount of time this sport takes at a competitive level.В Maybe I should have pressed harder to make her a tennis star like me! Haley After prison, transformation Adam Friedman вЂ™89 is a realist. He knows that not every one of the approximately 300 exinmates who come to the Exodus Transitional Community will change, successfully re-enter society, and stay out of prison. In fact, studies show that two-thirds of released inmates will be re-arrested within three years. For Friedman, thereвЂ™s a lot of room for improvement in that statistic, and thatвЂ™s what Exodus is all about. As the deputy director of Exodus, a nonprofit in East Harlem, N.Y., Friedman helps ex-inmates set goals, find jobs, and create a stable life, if they want one. The organization, which was the subject of Hard Road Home, a documentary that aired on PBS last winter, provides substance abuse and anger management programs as well as employment assistance, and more recently focuses on documenting statistics about the outcomes of their clients. вЂњWhatвЂ™s great about Exodus is weвЂ™re an experimental re-entry agency,вЂќ Friedman said. вЂњWeвЂ™re on the front lines testing new things. Our goal is to create an effective re-entry model that can be replicated nationwide.вЂќ In the United States, where one in 100 adults are incarcerated, it is a model that fulfills a crucial need. вЂњThere are ripples of misery with each person who goes back to prison,вЂќ Friedman said. вЂњCaring about people who have done some awful things is important for a society.вЂќ Friedman admits that even for himself, prisons werenвЂ™t something that he spent too much time thinking about early on. After graduating from Colgate with a math degree, he first worked as an actuary, then spent years as a successful advertising copywriter. If youвЂ™d told him then that he would be running Exodus now, he would have laughed. вЂњIt didnвЂ™t come close to occurring to me,вЂќ he said. вЂњI changed.вЂќ Friedman canвЂ™t pinpoint the exact time when prisons simply became something he saw as important. вЂњI think the concept of loving your enemy is the way to change the world most profoundly,вЂќ Friedman said. вЂњFor a true change in our culture, prison is a place to start. In a prison, you have a lot of control over peopleвЂ™s lives, which you can use for good or ill.вЂќ One of his first experiences was volunteering as a meditation teacher in Manhattan prisons from 1999 to 2006. He joined Exodus in 2005. FriedmanвЂ™s work today is far from the actuarial and advertising worlds. Most of his coworkers are ex-inmates. Even so, Exodus вЂњis not a scary place,вЂќ he said. вЂњWhat IвЂ™m scared of is that employment retention data wonвЂ™t get put in the database, not that someone is going to hit me over the head with a brick.вЂќ His job has mostly provided the opportunity to make the difference he had hoped for. He splits his time between fundraising and program development, but he also works one on one with clients, which gives him the chance to see their transformation back into everyday society firsthand. вЂњOne guy, a big gangster who did 25 years, came over to our house for Seder,вЂќ he said. вЂњMy son invited him to his fourth birthday party. Change is definitely possible.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s the message of Exodus for which Friedman works so hard. вЂњIt doesnвЂ™t mean people will change,вЂќ he cautioned. вЂњBut the fact that someone did horrific stuff doesnвЂ™t mean they canвЂ™t.вЂќ вЂ” Vicki L. Wilson News and views for the Colgate community 61 1990 Julie OвЂ™Leary Muir 48 Barr Farm Rd Bedford, NH 03110-5221 Road taken Chris Case вЂ™99 Curator, Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum I graduated with a degree in neuroscience. I spent two years at the National Institute of Mental Health (Bethesda, Md.) performing clinical eye-tracking research on patients with schizophrenia. Then, my girlfriend at that time was diagnosed with leukemia. I took time off to live with and care for her. Ultimately, we ended up deciding to drive to Alaska from Connecticut, where IвЂ™m from. We ended up in Colorado, living in a tent for a week. I next worked at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center performing immunohistochemical studies of monkey brain tissue in a stem-cell treatment model of ParkinsonвЂ™s disease. The short story is that slicing monkey brains convinced me to pursue my love of photography. I attended the masterвЂ™s program in journalism (with a concentration in documentary photography) at the University of Texas in Austin. Afterward, I moved back to Colorado and worked as a freelance photographer. Then, I became the creative director of the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum. This involved a lot of design and graphic work, photography, video production, marketing, strategy, and so on. Today (8/4/08) is my first day as curator of the museum вЂ” IвЂ™ve been promoted. Only after having studied and worked in the field of neuroscience could I have turned out the way I have, with the philosophy I have, and in the capacity that I now work. 62 scene: Autumn 2008 Well, my dear вЂ™90 friends, I am forced again to try a comb-over and conceal the major bald spot that is a dearth of info about our classmates. I do enjoy the creative writing exercise every few months for this column, but manipulating your info is much more fun. I challenge you to zip over to your computer to send me 1 piece of info about you and your life. Grammar and spelling will not be graded. So what do you have to lose? Lucky for me, our previous class editor remembers how challenging it can be to face a deadline with little info. Heidi Bulow Parsont is a superhero. Lindsay Kate was born May 29, joining brother Brandon, who Heidi noted, вЂњis a good-natured boy who is just starting to walk and keeps us busy chasing him!вЂќ Obviously nothing slows Heidi down because her employer, McKinley Marketing Partners Inc, has appointed her to VP of business development for the NE region. Heidi, IвЂ™m tired just thinking about all of your responsibilities. Kyle Osborn should be an object lesson for all of you. I quote, вЂњI have been reading your column for many months and vowing to write. I finally got motivated.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s right, Kyle. Class, please take note and follow his lead. He is, quite obviously, brilliant. Back to Kyle. He is living in Clifton Park, NY, which is north of Albany near Saratoga Springs. He is a family physician and has been married to the lovely Kelly since вЂ™94. They have 4 kids вЂ” Tommy, 11, Randy, 8, Sarah, 7, and Michelle, 5. Kyle wrote, вЂњWe are deep into the kidsвЂ™ sports вЂ” soccer, baseball, softball вЂ” and we ski together all winter.вЂќ And rumor has it, through Kyle, that вЂњa bunch of the Theta Chis and their families are getting together for a weekend in W MD to celebrate everyone turning 40. I will update you after that weekend.вЂќ IвЂ™m counting on it, Kyle. В Finally, since there is no more submitted info to stretch out, I will tell my own tale of 40th celebrations: 40 and Fabulous Deirdre Ryan and husband Warren hosted the greatest party in honor of DeirdreвЂ™s milestone bday in June, complete with an awesome band that covered the decades of our lives thus far (вЂ™60s, вЂ™70s, вЂ™80s вЂ¦ you get the picture). For each decade there were great themed props, too вЂ” totally Deirdre. My husband Gavin and I made the trip and toted Chip Cushman вЂ™89, abandoned by his gambling wife, along with us. Other вЂ™90 guests included a glowing Christina Lyndrup Farrell and husband Timmy, Shep вЂ™89 and Jennifer Zachar Boone, Tim вЂ™89 and Laurie Broad Grenier, Alastair and Jeanine Rossi Borthwick, Dr Kristin Smith with husband Harry, Bill вЂ™89 and Dana Lee Gould, Eric and Nancy Epstein Schnure, and the ever hilarious Jen Ingle and husband Cos. I have such wonderfully incriminating photos of so many Colgate guests. Who knew that Bill Gould in a blond wig could be so freakishly beautiful? Who would have guessed that so many of the husbands, dressed in Village People garb, would be so eerily similar to their famous counterparts? Who would have predicted Shep would fall into a tub and be lifted quickly out by the big paws of my husband? Who knew that shiny fringe vests would look good on everyone? I guess when one turns 40, all caution is thrown to the wind. But enough about all of you. LetвЂ™s talk about me. IвЂ™m in the last 2 weeks of training before my 2nd go at a triathlon. IвЂ™m excited, exhausted, and have discovered that I am a very cheap date, alcoholwise. In other news, IвЂ™m back to work this fall вЂ” thatвЂ™s right, IвЂ™m teaching 4th graders in Manchester, NH, this school year. Yep. Shaping young minds. ItвЂ™s completely terrifying, an awesome responsibility, and I marvel that they trust me to do so. Obviously they donвЂ™t read this column with any regularity. Well, classmates, I hope the comb-over wasnвЂ™t too sparse, and that the bald, shiny head didnвЂ™t show through too much. I invite you to shoot me an e-mail at your leisure (preferably before my next deadline), so you can save yourself and the greater good from one more update on my circle of friends. Come on, reach out. IвЂ™ll be waiting. Julie: 603-488-5454; nhmuirs@comcast.net 1991 Kathryn Dillon Marcotte 45 Ridgewood Lane Wakefield, RI 02879 At first it was a little intimidating to take on the class editor role, but I am starting to really enjoy it. In my current position as mom extraordinaire, aka indentured servant, I look forward to hearing from our classmates and learning about all of the amazing paths we have taken. Please take the time to let us all know what you have been up to. I was pleased to hear from Alida Anderson. She is a 3rd-year asst prof of developmental psych/special education at Widener U. She is living just outside of Philly, after having finished her PhD at the U of MD, College Park in special education/human development. Now she is doing research on bilingual language/literacy development and literate language in preschoolage children with language impairments. She also tied the knot with Lenny in 2006. If all that were not enough, Alida and her husband have an art gallery and have been showing at art fairs in NYC and Santa Fe. Keep your eye out for them or find them on the web. Their collections are fabulous! I found that Jamie and Liana Firestone вЂ™97 Lane are living close by, having just moved out of Boston and into what he terms the suburbs in Wellesley. Jamie spends his days at William Blair, the Chicago-based investment bank where he has spent more than 8 years now. Where does the time go? Jamie and Liana have 2 girls вЂ” Taryn, 4, and Bryce, 1.5 вЂ” and as Jamie says, his having daughters is the ultimate proof of karma. He thinks his fraternity brothers would all agree. Congrats are in order for Gus Coldebella. In addition to keeping the world safe, he tied the knot on April 26 in DC with Heather Ferguson (Colby вЂ™92). Unsurprisingly, there were a few Colgate folks in the crowd, including Nancy and Andrew Antrobus вЂ™94, Mia and Andrew Busser, Maria and Rob Fawcett, Stephanie and Bill Gellman вЂ™95, Sue and Jack Howland вЂ™93, Marcia and Derrick Irwin вЂ™93, Ed Jasaitis вЂ™93, Ned Keliher вЂ™95, Alex and Meredith Angert вЂ™94 Kenna, Travis Leach вЂ™94, Dave and Darcie Leach вЂ™98 Loveless, Paul Lobo вЂ™89 and Kinga Krisko, Stephanie and Jon Plexico, Peg and Price Roe вЂ™93, Kevin Ross вЂ™94, and Heather and Craig Shupenko вЂ™96. Gus said we should get the wedding skinny from some of the attendees because the day blurs when you are on center stage. Gus also had his confirmation hearing in the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Gus for pres! That is, of course, a bipartisan plug. Recently back from a research leave in Lugano, the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, Chris Zobel, wife Melody, and 5-year-old son Joey touched base. Chris has been at VA Tech for 10 years now and was able to take the spring semester off from teaching but is pleased to be back home. He keeps in touch with Ron Schott, who is teaching geology at Fort Hays State U in KS. Ron is working on some great stuff with technology and education. I also heard from Bruce Ferguson, who moved back home to Darien, CT, in 1997. Bruce and wife Pam have 4 children: a girl and 3 boys, who are 9, 7, 3, and 2. We traded ski stories because they ski as a family at Sunapee, NH. Bruce keeps in touch with Stuart Foster вЂ™92 and they were on their way to a member/guest golf tourney. Bruce has worked in software since 1993 but started his own software business in 2003 that created regulatory compliance software for insurance companies. He has enjoyed the challenges along the way. He also sees Scott Ackerman, who lives in Rye, NY, several times a year. Their better halves went to school together and are friends. It seems that Scott organizes a golf trip each spring, which lets the likes of Craig Dauer, Fran Santangelo, Josh Weil, Dave Gould, Steve вЂ�DutsвЂ™ Simmons, Gary Opin, Ed Doodian вЂ™92, and Rich Harrington вЂ™94 catch up. His telling me that life is both good and busy is an understatement to say the least. Please keep the updates coming. Until next time, enjoy! Kathy: 401-783-3897; dkmarcotte@cox.net 19 9 2 Crissy Singer Shropshire 66 Indian Hill Rd Mt. Kisco, NY 10549-3827 This fall marks the 20-year anniversary of our arrival at Colgate as 1st-years. Little did I know then that my placement in the Cutten Complex would in large part shape my social circle for the next 4 years and beyond. And so I dedicate this column to my fellow Brigham residents, some I have lost touch with, some are still my best friends, but all helped make for one awesome and memorable introduction to collegiate life. For that I say thanks to: Mishka Kohli Cira, Ana Bazan, Lucille Rigor, Rutger-Jan Devink, Steve Burnett, Cub Schuller, Rick Krichbaum вЂ™91, Amy Forsythe, Janine Yagielski, Trisha Humboldt Lewis, Laura Trickett, Sharon Feeney, Michelle Fragola Hoffman, Brian вЂ�PiperвЂ™ Davis, JJ Dabney, and George Delaney (with apologies to those I may have inadvertently left out вЂ” and, of course, my friends from Read). Wherever you are, whatever youвЂ™re doing, I hope itвЂ™s not what we did 1st-year fall. Good news from Cat Hoffmann Osborne. On March 26, Cat and her husband of 9 years, Alan, welcomed their 3rd child, Henry Hayes. He joins William, 7, and Grace, 2. The Osbornes live in NYC, where Cat is happy to remain a stay-at-home mom for a few more years. Elizabeth Sherwood Krol, PG, is a mover and a shaker. She was recently nominated and selected as top performer at Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, where she is responsible for mgmt and growth of their NE Due Diligence prog for commercial transactions supporting real estate, legal, and financial service companies nationwide. She was also nominated and selected for a 3-year position on the steering committee (12-member bd of directors) of New England Women in Real Estate. And on the personal front, ElizabethвЂ™s family is thriving as well. Her husband Mike was tenured and received early promotion to assoc prof (geology) 2 years ago and is now the chair of the earth sciences dept at Bridgewater State C. Mike coaches their sonвЂ™s soccer team. Michael is 7 and just finished 1st grade. In addition to playing soccer, he is learning Chinese and can draw and reenact HomerвЂ™s Odyssey, so heвЂ™s ready for genl education! Daughter Lily is a ballerina and at 3 is certain that she can do anything that her brother can, so they often find her swinging a pirate sword with him, solving puzzles, or reading Brown Bear, Brown Bear. All this activity leaves little time for socializing outside of their neighborhood in Acton, MA, but Cat, Vanessa Ioppolo, and Elizabeth exchange a lot of e-mails and a few phone calls when they can! On one last personal note (because with the exception of the 2 lovely ladies mentioned above, no one else wants to write to me), this Sept marked my 5-year anniversary as your class editor. (Happy anniversary to me, happy anniversary to meвЂ¦) As of late, the column is getting a mite thin. I vow to continue on as long as my tenure is of service to the class. If this becomes too much of the вЂњCrissy ShowвЂќ (not to be confused with Chrissy Snow), I may re-evaluate my role here to see if someone else may be able to infuse some new blood into the column. LetвЂ™s just see what the upcoming months and the new mag bring. Until thenвЂ¦ Happy Anniversary, all! Crissy: 914-864-1387; cshrop@optonline.net 19 9 3 Kaori Nakamura DiChiara 61 Mustato Road Katonah, NY 10536-3725 Well, I stopped banging my head against the wall вЂ” the lease on my CRV lasted from Labor Day to Memorial Day. Knowing that my car would sell in seconds, the Honda people worked a deal with me and I am now driving a Pilot (again). So, I will do my part for the environment by carpooling more (which is inevitable at this stage in my life) and trying to drive less вЂ¦ and slower. For someone whoвЂ™s had a lead foot since getting her license (Joe Raymond has fond memories of me 2-wheeling my Isuzu Trooper back in the day), I am now driving like a grandma around town and setting cruise control to 60 mph when on the interstate in order to save on gas! There is a variety of news to report on classmates вЂ” including info that left my brain during late nights at reunion, so here goes: As mentioned in the previous issue, Scott Barger left Japan and now resides in London. He continues to work for a venture company called Sentient Health that he helped start with Jim Kelly вЂ™86 in 2002. They develop software called MedTrac that manages and drives efficiencies into the medsurg supply chain of hospitals, distributors, and manufacturers. Scott moved to London to support ongoing projects and business development with one of their biggest customers, the NHSSC and DHL. On a side note, I was one of the few who saw ScottвЂ™s debut work as a videographer. Sadly, he is taking a break from this pastime. Andy Sweet, who also lives in London вЂ” South Kensington (aka the American and French ghetto) to be exact вЂ” e-mailed me details of his family. His wife Alexis is a psychologist and they are happily (and busily) raising their 2 children, Madeleine, 3, and Nathaniel, 1. Although they miss the US, they have been taking advantage of being in easy distance to Europe, with lots of weekend trips to France, Italy, etc. Originally a Sun Valley native, Andy has also brought his family to his hometown for vacations recently. He keeps in touch with Matt Boland, whom he reported as having moved from Austria to Panama for the State Dept. Matt, shoot me an e-mail вЂ” I would love to catch up with you! A very loud congrats is due to Dr Corey Fenstemacher, who received her PhD on May 21. I wanted to celebrate with her when I made a trip into NYC earlier in the summer, but unfortunately, she was away. After 5 years of working on her dissertation, I say she deserves to celebrate this entire year! Hopefully we can coordinate a group gathering and meet up before the end of the summer. Steve Cho e-mailed an update and provided one of the few acceptable excuses for missing reunion: he celebrated his 10th anniversary. He and his wife have 2 boys (7 and 9) and have been residing in Rye, NY, since 2000. The Cho family lived in London prior to moving back to the US. Steve has been with Goldman Sachs for 12 years, working in currency trading. Travis Reed rejoined the corporate world as the genl mgr of N America for a software company called Zeus Tech. He explained that they manage the traffic that zips around the Interweb. His offer to be a personal tour guide to the Bay area was so gracious that Sally Burnett, Kim Russo Rutenberg, Kat Griffin McCleland, and I are seriously considering our roommate reunion to take place in SF vs Portland, OR вЂ” as long as he can handle us, we may be knocking on his door! Thanks to Facebook (FB), I recently reconnected with 2 friends whom I have not seen or heard from for a very long time. Sarah Collum Hatfield lives with husband Charlie on a small farm in Lambertville, NJ. They have 2 Scottish Highland cattle (1 is named Matilda), rescue horses, dogs, barn cats, and вЂњlots of wildlife.вЂќ My question is, how big is this вЂњsmall farmвЂќ?! If you become her FB friend, you will see a picture of Matilda! It was wonderful reconnecting with Averill Williams Meismer, who is living in CO. She and husband Matt are proud parents of daughter Elisabeth, 16 months. Averill is an RN at U of CO Hospital on the genl surgery floor, so she sees Jon Schoen, MD, on a regular basis. It wasnвЂ™t until after she read the Scene column that mentioned Jon and his friends that she realized that they went to college together! Amy Satin Spinelli e-mailed me after her move to Singapore. Her husband is doing some work in Asia, so they decided to move the entire clan out of NJ for the summer. Based on the pictures IвЂ™ve seen, they all look pretty happy in their new (temp?) home! Dan Carsen, Scott Lisson, and Jason Woodworth have all moved to new homes as well. Dan is still in Birmingham, AL, but the Carsens now own a house with a backyard, which Dan referred to as the вЂњbest feature,вЂќ since it has minimized trips to the park to entertain daughter Lucine, 2. The Lisson family moved to Rocky Mt, NC, at the end of May. After enjoying the month of June off with his family вЂ” with full pay courtesy of the US Navy (well-deserved!) вЂ” Scott joined a urology group and started his new job in July. After 3 tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, I learned вЂ” via a forwarded e-mail вЂ” that Jason has taken a position with the US Marine Corps in Germany. It sounded like he and wife Renee, along with their 2 children, Jake and Lily (based on the car seat reference in the e-mail, IвЂ™m assuming they are both under the age of 7), traveled around the US before settling in Germany. Scott and Jason вЂ” thank you for selflessly serving our country! There are 3 baby births I couldnвЂ™t properly announce in the last column because I did not have enough info. Nina (OH Wesleyan вЂ™94) and Jeff Clarke are parents to Charlie, born May 7. Elise (Ithaca вЂ™96) and Eric Nagelberg became parents to Elle in June. And, last but not least, Wendy (Gettysburg вЂ™93) and Steve Kuppenheimer welcomed 3rd son Paul in Feb, who joins brothers Jack, 5, and Will, 3. Lucky for me, I attended 2 very enjoyable gatherings with Colgate friends earlier in the summer. In late June, Crissy Singer Shropshire вЂ™92, Carrie Webster Byrne вЂ™92, and I got together at WebвЂ™s place with kids in tow. It was just as much fun for the moms as it was for the kids. We swapped reunion stories and laughed вЂ¦ a lot. The next play date is at my house, but it will be hard to follow WebвЂ™s as she had a giant bouncy house, a huge swing set, and an awesome babysitter who did face painting. IвЂ™m going to need to be creative! In mid-July, I met Dan Glusker, Artie Roulac, and Eric Scuderi for cocktails in NYC. Steve Kuppenheimer stopped by (the 1st bar we attended) and had a drink with us before heading home to NJ. Needless to say, it was 6 hours of fun. Thanks to GluskerвЂ™s wife Bethany, who kindly researched our train schedules at 12:30 am, Dan and I miraculously made it to our trains on time! I will end the column by sharing with you an e-mail I received from Dan Rhynhart. He wanted to share his summary of the Class of вЂ™93 15-year Reunion weekend for the previous issue, but I received his e-mail after the deadline. It made me laugh out loud and I hope it does the same for you. вЂњAfter overcoming the shocking absence of a DJ in our tent on Fri night, the Great Class of вЂ™93 saved its strength for Sat night and absolutely rocked out. We were the last tent still going on Whitnall long after every other tent shut off the lights and packed it in. The 5- and 10-year Reunion classes quietly slunk back to their dorms or dejectedly headed to NY Pizzeria while the 15-year class вЂ” traditionally the poorest attending reunion class вЂ” only got stronger as the night grew longer; refusing to leave, feeling the love, and lining up to bribe the DJ at 1:30 am to keep the music going for another hour (although 15 minutes later he called it quits, apparently on the assumption that we were so inebriated we could not tell time). The 4вЂ™ x 4вЂ™ вЂ�dance floor,вЂ™ which appeared to be a wooden pallet from Byrne Dairy held together by duct tape, turned out to be a stroke of genius by our alma mater, as it forced everyone to get to know each other better than they ever wanted while gyrating to the timeless melodies of Rob Base and Sir Mix a Lot.вЂќ Hope you had a wonderful summer, and I look forward to hearing from you! Kaori: 914-232-0549; kaoriotrl@optonline.net 1 994 Allison Good #8 319 West 88th Street New York, NY 10024-2271 Summer is in full swing as I write this and lots of new voices have chimed in with great news. One thing I have to tell you is, everyone you know is on Facebook and we are all talking about you. Seriously though, itвЂ™s such a fun and easy way to keep in touch (and send in updates for the Scene). ThereвЂ™s so much going on that even the Scene has news; you now only have 4 opportunities each year to update on the latest and greatest in your life. Send me your updates on e-mail or Facebook, and if you get really ambitious, give me a call! My anonymous Hollywood correspondent wrote in with the fantastic news that Gillian Vig- man married David Gibbs on June 22. Given that anonymous was male, there was no color commentary on the day, but given the fact Gillian is one of the most beautiful people we know inside and out, letвЂ™s just say the day was gorgeous, the bride stunning, the groom over the moon, the party fun, and the cake delicious. Can we all agree on that? In other Gillian news, she appears in the latest Will Ferrell movie Stepbrothers, so be sure to check it out. Shannon Rohrer-Phillips wrote in with tons of news. Most importantly (I kid), she joined Facebook (and the 21st century), so make her your friend as soon as possible. Shannon, husband Neil, and their 2 little boys вЂ” Reece, 3, and Blair, 4 months, spent the summer being beach bums at their casita on Longboat Key, FL. Neil is the upper school headmaster at a private school in Bethesda, MD, so they get long summer vacations after running in the DC rat race during the school year. Shannon is home with the kids and very active on the Pediatric Advisory Board at Georgetown Hospital, where she was a social worker. She is also a La Leche League leader and continues to celebrate female power, вЂњthe boob,вЂќ and obviously continues to be hilarious. There have been some rumblings about a Colgate reunion in the Windy City in fall 2008 coordinated by Caroline Devlin and Shannon hopes to make it! The most precious family ever just got a bit bigger and even more adorable. Robyn Wilkinson Linde, husband Steve, and daughter Ada welcomed the newest Linde, Owen Thomas, on June 19 at 1:10 am. Everyone is settling in at home in SF. Christof Laputka is still living in NY, working in finance. Last summer, after a mild вЂњcorrection,вЂќ his firm, Dillon Read, shut its doors, leaving him with 6 months to do the Christof World Tour before returning to NYC and back to the uplifting world of real estate finance. He still travels to go paragliding and scuba diving in his spare time. But what heвЂ™s really excited about is a new sci-fi podcast he launched called вЂњThe Leviathan ChroniclesвЂќ based on a story he wrote. It features 40 actors, great special effects, and music in the format of the radio dramas of the 1940s but with a modern, edgy feel. A new episode is released every 10 days, so go online and see what Christof has been up to! As no Scene update would be complete without news of Jamie Foley, cue the Superman intro вЂњitвЂ™s a bird, itвЂ™s a planeвЂ¦вЂќ No, itвЂ™s just Jamie flying the friendly skies, seriously. Anyone in the greater NJ/tri-state area be warned and heads up, Jamie is taking flying lessons to obtain his pilotвЂ™s license. Giddy up! Allison: 212-875-0751; agood@email.com 1 995 David A Schreiber 2456 North Surrey Ct Chicago, IL 60614-2115 Happy autumn! By now you have likely noticed a few changes to ColgateвЂ™s alumni publication. While enjoying the newly redesigned Scene, please note that while the class news section will continue to anchor the publication, the magazine will be published quarterly vs the current bimonthly schedule. OK, thatвЂ™s my public service announcement for this columnвЂ¦ So without вЂњChuckвЂ™s [Charles Lanigan вЂ™49] Colgate roots are as deep as those of the oldest trees on campus, which were planted by his grandfather [and great-uncle] вЂ” both immigrants from Ireland.вЂќ вЂ” David Davies вЂ™49 News and views for the Colgate community 63 further ado, here is the latest news on our fellow classmates, which, first off, I guess is me. I rarely take the opportunity to include news about myself вЂ” seems too self-promotional вЂ” but I do have some significant and celebratory news to share for a change. I am very happy to announce that Jennifer Armstrong and I were engaged over Memorial Day weekend and are planning an outdoor wedding next July on ChicagoвЂ™s North Shore. Meanwhile, we will also be closing on a new construction home in ChicagoвЂ™s Lincoln Park neighborhood, so stay tuned for a new mailing address in the next column, specifically for those few of you who still practice the lost art of letter writing. ItвЂ™s been a very exciting year for us with more fun to follow in 2009. We will keep you posted. Jen and I also made our annual trip to spend July 4th weekend with Adam Graev and Stacy De Garo and the Miller family (Tim Miller, wife Nadine, and beautiful daughter Charlotte, 7 months) at AdamвЂ™s summer home in Southampton, NY. The weather was unfortunately disastrous вЂ” not one beach excursion over 4 full days вЂ” but, as usual, we enjoyed an extended weekend of great company and fun times. Russell (UCLA) and Karen Bloch Morse welcomed daughter Madelyn Rose into their family on July 16. Karen deserves major kudos for laboring 20+ hours without medication. She ultimately delivered an adorable baby girl with a full head of beautiful brown hair. The happy couple continues to live in Los Angeles, where Karen is a screenwriter and Russell is an associate at Truman & Elliott, a land use and environmental law firm. Kevin Krasinski sent word that he wrapped up an orthopedic sports medicine fellowship at Duke, where he enjoyed a great year. He had the opportunity to work as an asst team physician for the Duke menвЂ™s basketball and football teams and commented that it was an amazing experience having the opportunity to work with Coach K and traveling across the country with the teams to their games. Kevin and wife Lisa Kehley Krasinski enjoyed life in NC, but moved back to Boston in Aug with their 2 children вЂ” Ryan, 4, and Hannah, 2 вЂ” where Kevin joins the orthopedic surgery dept at St. ElizabethвЂ™s Medical Ctr, as well as the Boston College sports medicine staff as one of their team physicians. Lori and Tyler Smith welcomed daughter Sidney Jane into their family on Feb 28. She joins sister Harper. The Smith family is enjoying life in Denver, where they see a lot of Julian вЂ™93 and Jenny Heltzel Farrior, who live in Boulder. Their daughter Marley and Harper have become good friends and have a great time playing with each other. Ian Mahaney sent word from Portland, OR, where he runs Lucky Crow Gift Bags, a company (which he purchased in 2007) that manufactures and markets reusable cloth gift bags, and recently introduced a new line of wine bags made from organic cotton. The company donates 1% of all sales to an environmental org. In other news, Jenn Moore and fiancГ© Troy Hermansky welcomed son Jude Dorgan into their Sunderland, VT, family on Jan 13. Todd and Amy Joyce Hughes welcomed son Jack William into their family on April 5. Cherish and Fred Schroeder welcomed daughter Keira Noelle into their family on June 2. She joins brother Byron at the familyвЂ™s happy Portland, OR, home. ThatвЂ™s a wrap. Congrats to all! Please take care and stay well. David: 773-281-8152; dschreiber2004@kellogg.northwestern.edu 64 scene: Autumn 2008 1996 Kelly Connolly 12701 Found Stone Road, #303 Germantown, MD 20876-6932 Hi, guys. OK, so I didnвЂ™t get a whole slew of summer vacation essays this time around, but as IвЂ™m writing itвЂ™s only mid-July so I suspect (ahem, anticipate) much more to come before the next deadline. The next issue is winter, so start spreadinвЂ™ the news вЂ” jog any of your memories? вЂ” and you can be a part of it. (Enough cheesy Sinatra references for one column?) В Amanda Peel Crowley and husband Todd welcomed baby Sam into the world on April 20. IвЂ™m sure he inherited his momвЂ™s tremendous smile! Sam joins Will, 21 months. The happy family currently lives in Brooklyn.В В Rose Stanzione sentВ a very newsy e-mail. Rose has been living and working in NYC since graduation, and is currently mgr of legal recruiting at Debevoise & Plimpton. She sees several Colgate alums there, including Allison Roarty вЂ™92 and Matt Kaplan вЂ™93. InВ even more exciting news, Rose married Vincent Milano (Hartford вЂ™97) last year. Rose also attended Dr Sharmeela KuperanвЂ™s wedding to Dr Todd Templeman last summer at Niagara on the Lake. Congrats to the happy couples!В Zed Adams wrote that he just completed his PhD in philosophy at the U of Chicago and has taken a job as a tenure-track prof at the New School in Manhattan. В Dan and Lisha Chase Guadiano welcomed a baby girl, Maya Emi, on April 18. Maya joins brother, Noah, 2, and the happy family is busy but enjoying themselves immensely. В OK, peeps, thatвЂ™s it. Hope you all have a great fall! If anyone made it to homecoming, be sure to drop me a line with the latest. Kelly: 240-686-1538; kelbethconnolly@yahoo.com 1997 Amy McKnight Fazen 330 Dartmouth Street Boston, MA 02116 Hi, everyone. Happy fall! Plenty of news to reportвЂ¦ Alicia Fishman Volovick wrote, вЂњOn April 16 my husband David and I welcomed our first, Sophie Isabella. She weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz and is doing wonderfully. Dave and I are thrilled (as well as completely sleep deprived!).вЂќ Thorne Perkin wrote, вЂњIвЂ™m engaged to Tatiana Papanicolaou (Harvard вЂ™98) and will marry in Oct! Beyond that big news, all goes very well in busy NYC, where IвЂ™ve been since Colgate and still see many fellow alums.вЂќ Tara Shedlosky wrote, вЂњmy husband Todd Williams вЂ™96 and I just welcomed a new baby boy, Oliver Stanley, to our family, joining Wyatt, 2, on May 11. This spring we visited Ryan вЂ™96 and Catherine Wendell вЂ™96 Hoffman and their 2 beautiful girls in Boston for a lively evening of ball throwing and bike riding. We also were able to squeeze in a visit with Brian and Carolyn Lucia Plosky and had loads of fun playing with their son Kyle and his awesome train set. We are enjoying parenthood and all the toys we get to play with, again.вЂќ Autumn McKenzie wrote, вЂњI am now Mrs Jackson. I got married May 4 to Antonio Jackson in the Duke Gardens of Durham, NC. Of course, we had a wonderful time and the weather was gorgeous. We celebrated with several alumni, including Thandi Dowridge, Karen Granville, Tara Lyons вЂ™99, Jill Allen Murray вЂ™98, and Courtney and Matt Silberman. Tory Rodger Palecek was in the bridal party and attended with new husband Jon. We are living in the Windy City.вЂќ Heather McClendon Sinclair wrote, вЂњSkip вЂ™98 and I welcomed our daughter, Grace Elizabeth, to the world on June 11. We came home on June 13, Colgate Day, with Grace in her new Colgate tee and hat! I am happy to have the summer off from my position as the pastor of the 1st United Methodist Church of Shelton, CT, as we attempt to get into a schedule with Grace. Ten days after GraceвЂ™s arrival, we were able to attend the wedding of Amy Allocco and Brian Pennington in Rye, NY. It was a beautiful day, ceremony, and celebration. Amy and Brian are honeymooning in India, then returning to their newly renovated home in TN.вЂќ Tara Perna Buggie wrote: вЂњI (my parents, bro, Bill, and Lulu went, too) was just up at Colgate for the wedding of Brittany Trevenen вЂ™00. She married Michael OвЂ™Neill вЂ™00, brother of Katie OвЂ™Neill Burgener. KatieвЂ™s husband, Phil Burgener, was also there. Both BrittanyвЂ™s and MichaelвЂ™s fathers went to Colgate, so many alums were in attendance. It was unbelievably hot but they pulled it off without a hitch of any kind. It was an absolutely gorgeous night under a tent on campus. Katie and I agreed weвЂ™d never been to a Colgate wedding held at the school вЂ” and it was awesome. Brit made a gorgeous bride and it was a beautiful ceremony in the chapel. Such a fun reception вЂ” dancing, Brit (a former Swinging вЂ™Gate) got up on stage and sang with an awesome band.вЂќ Congrats to all. For all you married gals who have changed your names, please be sure to include your maiden name when writing in. Thanks to all who sent in info вЂ” keep it coming! Amy: colgate1997news@hotmail.com 1998 Carmella Alvaro 2517 S Walter Reed Drive, #A Arlington, VA 22206-1212 It was great seeing everyone at reunion in May. Lots of fun to get caught up, hear all the adventures, and see the babies after 10 years. I am not going to give a play by play because I have a bad memory brought on by too many visits to the Jug and too many slices. But I will give out 2 awards. The first goes to Aaron Pattillo, who traveled the farthest distance to attend reunion вЂ” all the way from China. And 2nd, the Coolest Mom Award goes to Abby Russin Barr, who had baby Theo in tow all weekend and showed him the finer points of Colgate nightlife, although I think he was asleep for most of it. Thanks to all who gave generously to Colgate and helped us surpass our class-giving goals and continue to be the biggest and best class that ever attended Colgate. Here goes: Noah Wintroub wrote, вЂњOn June 28, Mark Hayes married Alicia Seiger (Duke вЂ™96) in Nantucket on a glorious afternoon. In attendance were Chris Pingpank, Evan Mizrachy, Matt and Allison Gleason Besch, and Carey (NW вЂ™95) and Noah Wintroub.вЂќ Erin Schlag reported happy news: вЂњXavier Estrada and I had our 1st child, Elena Beatriz, on May 24. A wonderful birth, but poorly timed for our 10-year reunion. We were sorry to miss it (but somehow the birth of our daughter made up for it). We are living in Swarthmore, PA, where I work in the bio dept at the college and Xavier commutes to Princeton, NJ, where he is working for SES in a business leadership training prog.вЂќ Emily Johnson-Newhouse sent an update: вЂњEd (Williams вЂ™93) and Betsy Doepke McDermott celebrated the 4th of July watching their home- made fireworks вЂ” identical twin girls Ann Lucile and Jane Margaret were born on Fri, June 13 (yes, that was natl Colgate Spirit Day!).вЂќ Skip Sinclair reported вЂњHeather McClendon вЂ™97 and I missed reunion this year as we were in the final countdown to the birth of our 1st daughter, Grace Elizabeth. Grace arrived on June 11 and weвЂ™re learning new parent tricks each day! I entered my 3rd year at Quinnipiac Law this fall. WeвЂ™re living in Shelton, CT, near Bridgeport. I sing regularly with some other Thirteen alums in Fairfield Cty (weвЂ™re still working on recruiting Mike Bouteneff) and we sang the natl anthem at Shea on July 23. IвЂ™m sure reunion was fun and am looking forward to the stories from our classmates.вЂќ From Ben Mailloux: вЂњMy family and I relocated to Rochester, NY, in July. We will be here for a year while I do an extra year of post-residency fellowship in obstetrics to go along with my family practice training. I was sorry to not make it to reunion this year, but I am now close enough to visit вЂ™Gate whenever the mood strikes. I have already met up with Stacey Davis вЂ™97 and I hope to find more alums while I am here. If you are in the area, drop me a line.вЂќ Angela Chongris wrote: вЂњI still live in NH, working as an ER nurse at the Portsmouth Hospital. I still have Rosie, my black lab. There were lots of inquiries about her at reunion. She has a new little brother, 2, named Wally вЂ�the green monsterвЂ™ go sox. Wally was one of the ever-present black labs at reunion. At work I recently met Dr Robert Helm вЂ™85 and his young daughter Daisy (future Colgater). Bob is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Portsmouth Hospital. We pass in the hallways from time to time and exchange our recent Colgate-related travels. While prepping for a Red Sox game, I ran into Emily Wilkoff вЂ™95 at Boston Beer Works. It took us about 3 seconds and 2 questions to figure out Colgate womenвЂ™s ice hockey was why and how we knew each other. Cara Mastropietro Dowden, husband Bill (UVM), and son Jackson have moved from GA to NJ. Although they did not make it to reunion, itвЂ™s great to have them a little closer to New England again. Michael and Amy Zarych Elliott are still down in the DC area with their 2 kids and they didnвЂ™t show at reunion either! Michele Roulliard Ballard is my hero: she came to reunion 6 or 7 months pregnant and we camped out at the Lebanon reservoir. RoseMary вЂ�Peanut-ButtahвЂ™ Cortes was also at reunion. She is living in NYC and enjoying life. Rosie, anytime you want a little taste of laid-back country life, you just let me know. WeвЂ™ll get you off those city rooftops. Erik вЂ�BirdвЂ™ Newman and his wife live in the Concord, NH, area along with Tim and Jaime Caryl-Klika and Scott Bohan and his wife. There was a lot of talk at reunion about getting a group of NH grads together for a little Colgate gathering вЂ¦ IвЂ™m working on it.вЂќ Dr Samantha Jackson wrote, вЂњI really enjoyed reunion and seeing everyone again. I especially enjoyed seeing the new boathouse and listening to the talk by Bob Woodruff вЂ™83, as well as returning to the Jug and Slices. The slices are still just as good as they always were! All is well in Atlanta. My husband and I have been here for almost a year now. I am a pediatric doc and Adam works as an atty for the EPA. We donвЂ™t have any children yet, but hope to start a family soon. I recently got back from Malawi, where I worked in a hospital for a month. I also went to Rwanda and it was very interesting to see the country 15 years after the genocide. I hope to work in Africa when I am done with my residency. Anyone else? Get in touch!вЂќ Nathan Stock reported, вЂњIвЂ™ve been living in Kabul for about 2 years now. I work for a US nonprofit called Counterpart Internatl. WeвЂ™re implementing a project funded by the US Agency for Internatl Development strengthening Afghan civil society. It looks like IвЂ™ll be here until the end of Sept, after which I hope to move back to the States.вЂќ Kate Mulligan Marshall wrote, вЂњI wanted to share that Ashley Godell and husband Tim Kowalcyk (Penn State вЂ™99), who were married in April 2006, welcomed their 1st baby, Eric Barker, on Nov 1, 2007. He is an adorable, happy, and healthy little boy. Eric made his 1st trip up to Colgate for reunion in May!вЂќ From Abby Russin Barr, вЂњThe newest addition to our family, Theo James, arrived April 23. He was a whopping 9 lbs, 9 oz and 21.5вЂќ long and is still growing like a weed. Big brother Jack, 3, absolutely loves Theo. We are completely enjoying our 2 little boys. My husband Jimmy and I moved from Albany back to my hometown of Dallas, PA, at the end of May. As far as job news, I accepted a position at the Wilkes-Barre VA hospital as a clinical psychologist on their inpatient unit and started in Aug. Jimmy graduated from law school in May and will be working with a small law firm in Wilkes-Barre, PA.вЂќ Alissa Behrstock Shulkin reported, вЂњI was at reunion and spent time with Alexa Hatton, Christine Malecka, and Mark вЂ™97 and Rachel Reiss Buckley. I was in SF a few weeks ago for AlexaвЂ™s bachelorette party along with Tiffany DeFrance and Maureen Boland. We had a great time going to a spa and then dancing later that night. While I was in CO over July 4, I got a quick visit from Debbie Chase, who is working at the Rocky Mtn School in Carbondale for a few weeks. She teaches (and of course coaches tennis) at Andover during the school year.вЂќ Chandra Dow Anderson announced happy news: вЂњJust had a baby boy! Liam McRee, born March 18. We had an exciting home birth with 2 incredible midwives, and McRee actually caught our son as he was born. Liam literally came into the world with a bang, as he was born during a very intense 7вЂќ rainstorm event. He was 7 lbs and 20вЂќ long and absolutely perfect! Still working from home for the Nature Conservancy, which is an ideal situation considering our remote location and it enables me to be with Liam f/t.вЂќ Jessie Jacquet Adams reported, вЂњSimon вЂ™99 and I welcomed our 2nd son, Oliver, on May 5. He joined brother Peter, who turned 2 in May. We live in Wilton, CT. We recently celebrated the marriage of Thomas Milsom to Hannelore Williams, along with Chris and Susannah Tripi Torpey and Olivia Jacquet вЂ™01.вЂќ Dr Jeff Holmes was married to Ann Evans (Xavier вЂ™96) on Sept 22, 2007. He is an Air Care Flight physician at U Cinci. Bryan Carnahan went to reunion in May, saw a bunch of people from several different years, and had a lovely time. He also went skiing at Termas de Chillan, Chile, in Aug. At the time of writing this he did not know which Colgate people he would see there. Jason Cole has been named to the bd of trustees of the Manchester Historic Assoc. Bd members serve on a volunteer basis to help the Manchester Historic Assoc achieve its goal of preserving the rich history and tradition of Manchester, NH. Jason has been an associate with Devine Millimet since 2006 and is concentrating his practice in corp, tax, transactional, and nonprofit law. Katja Liedtke wrote in her 1st ever update, вЂњI married Matthew Brinck (SF State вЂ™97) on Sept 29, 2007, in Healdsburg, CA, at a beautiful villa on top of a mtn. The rehearsal dinner was held at the groomвЂ™s familyвЂ™s house in Healdsburg. The late-Sept wine-country wedding was gorgeous, and well attended by guests from all over, including NH and NY on the East Coast, CA on the West Coast, and several of my family members from Australia even made the trip! Fellow Colgate вЂ™98ers at the wedding were Meredith Boylan, Jennifer Blanck, and Allison Boehm. Matt and I live in SF, where I work in business/software consulting and Matt is a pilot for SkyWest Airlines. In addition to getting married, in the past few years I have traveled to some amazing places, including a month in New Zealand and 10 days on a boat in the Galapagos Islands. Matt and I are hoping to go on some new adventures of our own, once we can coordinate our schedules! Other than that, we are very much enjoying married life in SF.вЂќ Abigail Heald was one of 6 grad students to receive the Princeton Graduate Alumni Teaching Awards in recognition of their outstanding abilities as teachers. From the press release (yes, we find those too вЂ¦ oh, the ways I stalk you people): вЂњOne student said, вЂ�Abby teaches wisdom and courage and patience.вЂ™ Using characteristic flair and good humor, Heald, according to Prof Esther Schor, вЂ�has already made a mark on students from many majors.вЂ™вЂќ Congrats! Wendi Green Aspes welcomed a little one: вЂњI wasnвЂ™t at reunion (so sad) because Adam and I had a baby girl on June 3. Her name is Maya Eleanor and she was 5 lbs, 6 oz and 19 1/2вЂќ long. She was 5 weeks early (which was a bit of a surprise) but everyone is healthy and doing well. Her big brother Hudson is already teaching her the ropes.вЂќ Beth Sanderson, in my first ever Facebook Scene submission, reported: вЂњZac Calvelli (UNC вЂ™97) and I didnвЂ™t make it to reunion because we got married 2 weeks later in Sonoma! It was a gorgeous day in wine country. Our wedding guests went wine tasting the day before on a wine bus, then the wedding was at Madrona Manor. A great weekend! We just got back from our honeymoon in Fiji, which was amazing. Check out Maravu Plantation Resort and Spa for anyone planning a honeymoon or getaway to Fiji! Zac works for Microsoft here in Silicon Valley. I decided to go back for more training after my derm fellowship and switched over to internal medicine: 2 more years here at Stanford and IвЂ™ll be done. We hope to make it out for the next reunion!вЂќ Yes, I have joined the world of Facebook and there is no escaping me. I still prefer you send updates to the gmail address below. Thanks for all the updates and I hope you enjoy the new snazzy Scene. Carm: colgate1998@gmail.com 19 99 Samantha Kohn Apartado 1187-1000 San Jose, Costa Rica Hi, everyone! вЂ™Tis the season as there were lots of weddings as of late, a wonderful reason to reunite Colgate friends! Please continue sending updates! Beth Bodnar wrote: вЂњI was lucky enough to have 2 weeks of mini-Colgate reunions at weddings. I was a bridesmaid in the wedding of Kate Scholomiti to John McMillan in Saratoga Springs, NY, on April 27. The wedding was absolutely amazing. Melanie Rehder Silinski was also a bridesmaid. We had a great time catching up with other Colgate alums: Dana Ross вЂ™00, Cathy Bozek, and Ryan Watson вЂ™98. The following weekend I attended another Colgate wedding: Lisa Previte вЂ™00 to Matt Warren in Boston, where I got to spend more time with Dana, as well as Paige Springer Candee вЂ™00 and Beth Rouleau вЂ™00. Other than wedding after wedding, I finally finished my PhD in clinical psych and have [LD-Mt Rushmore.jpg] From Facebook friend to fiancГ©e Shasheen Shah вЂ™92 and Samantha McDermott вЂ™94 marvel that they never knew each other while at Colgate. It wasnвЂ™t until they were both living in Orange County, Calif. вЂ” only a half-mile apart вЂ” that they met through Facebook a year ago and fell in love. The encounter couldnвЂ™t be more serendipitous for two people who view social networking as a pivotal tool in their professional lives. вЂњIвЂ™m a six-foot-tall East Indian guy and I drove an orange Volkswagen bus, so it wasnвЂ™t like I was blending in with the scenery,вЂќ Shah joked about his time at Colgate. Meanwhile, McDermott was working with a group to reinstate CUTV, so she was all over campus filming and could be seen on the Red Raider shows in the Coop. вЂњWe had been covering so much ground for CUTV that I thought I knew just about everybody,вЂќ she said. Thirteen years later, McDermott stumbled upon Shah on Facebook as she was researching Colgate alumni through the Friend Finder and reached out to him. McDermott, who runs a marketing communications and business development company, and Shah, who is a strategic management consultant, initially met to discuss the synergies between their businesses. The synergy they found with each other became immediately apparent, and three months later Shah was proposing marriage on a private beach. Now the pair are expanding their network and helping others do the same through the groups вЂњColgate ConnectionsвЂќ on LinkedIn and вЂњI Met My Match on FacebookвЂќ on the site that brought them together. вЂњWe were both really inspired by our own story and wanted to connect other people,вЂќ McDermott explained. Abby Schneider вЂ™08 is one alumna who has benefited from Colgate Connections. McDermott recently met with the fellow CUTV alumna to offer career advice and Schneider shared that sheвЂ™s had some great opportunities through the network. To keep the conversation going, McDermott and Shah are gathering stories from alumni about how a Colgate connection made a difference in their lives, and they plan to post them online. вЂњIf one person gets a job, if one person finds a life mate, itвЂ™s a great thing, and thatвЂ™s what I love about these social networking sites,вЂќ said Shah. And you can bet that the couple will also be posting pictures from their upcoming wedding on June 13, 2009 вЂ” the date chosen in honor of Colgate. вЂњWe figured we have to complete the circle,вЂќ McDermott said. вЂ” Aleta Mayne been working p/t while enjoying my 2-year-old daughter, Ella.вЂќ Katie Raisio Abstoss sent news about Erin ChapmanвЂ™s wedding in Philly. вЂњThe wedding took place at the PA Academy of Fine Arts, a lovely setting surrounded by famous paintings. And, of course, a ton of Colgate people were there: Nick Abstoss and I, Erin Palmisano Berry, Michele Ryba, Jay вЂ™00 and Vanessa Rath Menton, Kellyn Smith, Sarah Larson, Roger and Kate Foster Lengyel, Erin Matts, Devon Slauenwhite, Eric and Jamie Spencer Freedman, and Laura Wright. Lexie Bozzuto Greene was also able to come, even though she has a very new baby! The drink of choice was the Colgate вЂ” a champagne and Chambord mix, maroon in color!вЂќ Saya Teraoka shared more wedding news: вЂњOur very own Liz Kerr married Brett Portanova (Gettysburg вЂ™99) in Boston on March 15. In attendance were Dave Hansel (who officiated the ceremony), Jackie Friedman, Julia Murphy, Julie Foley, Kate Wells, Nick and Katie Raisio Abstoss, Sean вЂ™97 and Katie Bartlett Brebbia, Travers Hommel, Valerie Shapiro, and myself. TheВ bride made us very proud and did not get off the dance floor all night! In true Colgate style, the вЂ™Gate crew outlasted most of the Gettysburg crew (despite being outnumbered 3 to 1)В and partied until the wee morning hours, even after a few mishaps with hotel security. Needless to say, a good time was had by all. Sadly missed was Deb Goldstein Baum, who is a proud mommy of a beautiful baby girl, Beatrice Kennedy, born on March 4. In other late-breaking news, Travers Hommel just graduated from U of Rochester bschool and is now working for Hasbro Toys in RI. Also for you indie film lovers, LizвЂ™s new husbandвЂ™s film, Larry (the actor), was picked up by IFF BostonВ and is currently touring around the indie film circuit.вЂќ Tabber Benedict will soon be walking down the aisle. He reported: вЂњI asked Crystal Ingorvaia News and views for the Colgate community 65 Adelaide Fives вЂ™02 (right) and business partner Amy Abrams Her way Entrepreneur Adelaide Fives вЂ™02 (known as Eveleigh Van Dusen in college) says the best lesson she learned at Colgate was that if she couldnвЂ™t find something to meet her needs, she could create it herself. And she did. Fresh out of graduate school at Columbia University, armed with an MEd in counseling psychology and an MA in organizational psychology, Fives knew she wanted to continue the work sheвЂ™d done in her internships helping women with their professional development. Not finding an existing organization that suited her goals, she teamed up with a colleague, and they started their own consulting firm for women experiencing a career transition or crisis. In working with an increasing number of female entrepreneurs, Fives and her partner started to re-examine their own business. The result was the creation of FivesвЂ™s current business with partner Amy Abrams, In Good Company Workplaces, which serves as a resource hub for female entrepreneurs. The membership organization was formed as a solution for their clients who needed an affordable, professional space to work in, and who craved a sense of community. Described as a вЂњloft-style officeвЂќ in the Flatiron district of Manhattan, In Good Company provides work and meeting space, networking opportunities, and consultation to female business owners. Since opening in September 2007, it has grown from 39 to 165 members, who range in age, industry, and experience. Five short months after opening its doors, the company was featured in the New York Times business section as an innovative business, and the duo has since appeared in multiple media outlets. Fives and Abrams are now working on spreading their vision. They hope to expand to multiple locations, so that other women will have the resources to build their dreams. In addition to aiding New York women with their professional growth, Fives and Abrams are committed to helping women worldwide through their support of nonprofit organizations, locally and globally. On a local level, Fives said she is grateful to have a space to offer organizations like the Sadie Nash Leadership Project, which was in need of a place to hold their leadership program for young women. вЂњIt just makes sense that we chose for our business to support the development of women and girls,вЂќ Fives said. вЂњIвЂ™ve always looked at businesses being agents for social change.вЂќ Five with Fives Q: What advice do you have for people who want to start their own business? A: Do your research; know why youвЂ™re starting it and what your goals are. Q: What is the best way to keep a competitive edge? A: I think that collaboration is a much more propelling force than competition. Q: What was your best business decision? A: Finding a partner who is really amazing and sticking with her. We invest a lot of time in our relationship вЂ” itвЂ™s like a marriage. Q: What do you do to recharge your batteries? A: I read a lot of small business publications like Inc. or Fortune Small Business. ItвЂ™s how I get my most creative energy because it keeps me updated and thinking about things differently. Q: What is your favorite book? A: Small Giants: Companies that Choose to Be Great Instead of Big by Bo Burlingham; itвЂ™s about different business owners and the decisions they made to keep the integrity of their business rather than just taking the fastest growing route. вЂ” Aleta Mayne 66 scene: Autumn 2008 (Cornell вЂ™03) to marry me and she said yes! We are getting married next May. Right now we are celebrating our engagement and starting to plan the wedding.вЂќ Molly Stewart Polacek sent exciting news. She and her husband Jerry recently bought a new home in New Canaan, CT, which they moved into with their 2 daughters, Katie, 3, and Kelly, 2. вЂњWe are enjoying getting settled into our new town and neighborhood and hope to connect with some local вЂ™99ers.вЂќ And finally on the baby and career front, Dr Jeremy Bock wrote: вЂњMy wife Joanna and I welcomed a daughter, Hannah Sophia (6 lbs, 3 oz), on July 1. Both are doing very well. Joanna and I are in our last year of residency in internal medicine at U of MD Med Ctr. I will be starting my cardiology fellowship at MD at the end of this year.вЂќ Thanks, everyone! Samantha: 414-241-9738; samantha_kohn@yahoo.com 2000 Katey Tone 2140 Acklen Ave Apt 13 Nashville, TN 37212-3518 I hope everyoneвЂ™s favorite football and fantasy football teams are doing well so far this season. Soon after her return from Africa, Lesley Hall Millhouser sent a note: вЂњAfter 9 short months traveling around southern Africa, my husband and I reluctantly returned to the US last Oct. We would have loved to stay longer (and definitely plan on returning some day soon), but some unforeseen family health issues drew us home. Tiffany Alvarado was quite literally the 1st person to welcome us back as we flew directly to NY from Dar es Salaam for a wedding. We suffered some serious culture shock transitioning from the African bush to Manhattan, but Tiffany was an excellent hostess and did her best to ease our discomfort with port and bagels (not together!). Next we traveled to Baltimore and hung out with Kate Hooks and met her newest ward, Izzy the puppy, who smothered us with love. Finally, we spent a couple nights in Boston, where we were fortunate to catch up with Suzanne DiPerna Pirker вЂ™84 and see her adorable baby girl. After relaxing a couple weeks in my hometown of Chicago, we flew to Denver to see if we would like to settle in CO. Ian Wilson and Alta Forster graciously hosted us for a night, and their enthusiasm for Denver convinced us we too should give it a go. And it turns out that we liked it so much that we just bought our 1st house near City Park! Fellow Link buddy Devon Skerritt was out this way for a conference a couple weeks ago, and we enjoyed a few hours catching up. While Devon is in excellent shape, having just successfully ran the Boston Marathon (congrats again, Devo), I am better acclimated to the altitude, so we equally struggled our way to the top of Red Rocks amphitheater.вЂќ Adam and Melanie Randall Sanborn welcomed a baby girl to their family on May 23. вЂњShe weighed 4 lbs, 10 oz and was 17 3/4вЂќ long. After a long battle with illness in addition to a high-risk pregnancy we were blessed to welcome our вЂ�premature miracle.вЂ™ We are even more lucky that we were able to take her home after only 1 night in the NICU!вЂќ Adam Robert was born on July 9 to Brian and Jen Greer-Morrissey. He was a healthy 8 lbs, 1 oz and his parents couldnвЂ™t be more thrilled, but they are very sleep deprived! Congrats, Sanborn and Morrissey families! Please keep sending your personal and professional updates for the class column. We love hearing from you. Take care and be well. Katey: 615-417-9727; kptone@gmail.com 2001 Jane Seney 17 Greenway Rd #4 New London, CT 06320-2940 The last time I saw Keith Tanski was in Chicago several years ago for Mike UngererвЂ™s wedding. A group of us, including Chris Wahlers and Brendan Duffy, got to enjoy the city for a couple days. Keith now lives in Chicago with his wife Laura Arensdorf. Last Dec, they welcomed a baby boy into their lives. His name is Connor Daniel. I think he may be one of the 1st official members of the Class of 2030. The summer has brought me together with some of my closest friends from Colgate. Sarah Higgins came to visit me in CT between graduating from b-school at Columbia and escaping to France for a nice, long, well-deserved holiday. It was absolutely wonderful to see her. I also recently got to reunite with Kristi Markytan Chiarello and her husband Doug вЂ™98 in Boston. They shared some hysterical stories about their son, who just turned 2. I am still laughing about them! There is one last update from Mindy Morgenstern, who wrote, вЂњA lot has happened this year. In Nov 2007 I got married to Greg Kline (вЂ™99 Bucknell) and we bought a townhouse in Fairfax, VA. I am still working as an elementary teacher and finished my masterвЂ™s in 2004 from George Mason U.вЂќ Jane: janeseney@gmail.com 2002 Rachel Deblinger 1428 Kelton Ave #305 Los Angeles, CA 90024-7826 Happy fall, everyone! I hope you all had wonderful summers and lots of sun. I didnвЂ™t get as many summer updates as I was hoping for (because IвЂ™m sure somewhere on the Cape there was a large Colgate party or 2). But, feel free to send them along at any time. I spent the summer in Europe, traveling and doing some research in Prague. Along the way, I met up with 2 Colgate people (seriously, they are everywhere!). I spent an afternoon with Arnoldas Pranckevicius in Brussels, where he lives. We went for lunch at the EU Parliament bldg (because he works there) and he told me all about the inner workings of the EU. It was incredibly interesting and it was awesome to see how enthusiastic Arnoldas is about his job. If you are ever in Brussels and take the somewhat uninspired tour of the EU Parliament, I suggest you get in touch with Arnoldas so he can clear things up. Then, you might also get the chance to hear people from all the countries in Europe communicating in English; itвЂ™s a pretty fascinating experience. In Berlin, I met up with my 1st-year roommate, Sarah Kulkofsky. Sarah and I got to catch up over a long brunch in Prenzlauer Berg and delicious coffee. Now that SarahвЂ™s a full-on professional academic, she had some helpful words of wisdom for me. Thank you, Facebook, for helping us make plans. In other exciting summer adventures, Scott Rosenthal rode his bike across the country from June through Aug. He started in Vancouver, BC, and rode back to the East Coast, finishing in Boston around the middle of Aug. If youвЂ™re interested in checking out his journey, e-mail me for the link to his online journal. There are some amazing pictures and I hope everything along the way went well! CanвЂ™t wait to hear more. In 1 final piece of news, congrats are in order for Taryn Stone Bobko. She reported, вЂњAfter 9 years of dating my long-distance boyfriend Jason Bobko (UConn вЂ™99) all through my years at Colgate, we were married on Blue BeardвЂ™s Beach in St Thomas on Aug 26, 2007, in a beautiful sunset ceremony with just our immediate families present. We then sent our families home the next day but remained on the island for a week-long honeymoon. A month later, on Sept 22, we had a large, catered, DJвЂ™d reception in our backyard at our home in CT for all our family, friends, and coworkers who couldnвЂ™t make it to St Thomas with us.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s it for this time. Please keep me posted on your exciting adventures and news. With the new quarterly Scene, IвЂ™ll need more info to make up for the missing months. Hope everyone has an exciting year ahead. Rachel: scene02@gmail.com 2003 Melanie Kiechle 31 S. 6th Ave Highland Park, NJ 08904-2811 ItвЂ™s fall once again вЂ” it always comes too soon вЂ” but I have some updates for you from sunnier times and warmer temps, starting with Melinda SchwoeglerвЂ™s exciting spring, which included moving to Vail with fiancГ© Brian White (Colby вЂ™00) to finish her vet school requirements with Tufts. On the way west, Melinda stayed with Leah Haught in Rochester, where Leah is working on her English PhD and keeping busy teaching college courses. After MelindaвЂ™s graduation, she and Brian went to the wedding of Kit VanderPloeg and Charlie Berger вЂ™05 in Denver. Melinda, Susan Roberts, and Stacy Pommer were bridesmaids and had a wonderful time helping Kit and Charlie celebrate. Melinda also reported that Carly Reed completed her 1st triathlon. Now onto some more tidbits from reunion. To get started, hereвЂ™s the SupercrewвЂ™s super update: вЂњSupercrew stayed in a haunted mansion for a classy but with an edge reunion weekend. Shannon Ollerhead is now a master. Lauren вЂ�LoloвЂ™ Lichten has a great new job at Tufts Med Ctr and an apt with a roof deck. Brooke Blicher just got engaged to Gered Dunne, and is in her residency at Tufts. Miranda Clark will be studying art in Austria this summer. Nikki Cyr will be moving to NYC this summer. Maraga Flynn recently found out that she is related to Nikki and is getting ready for her nuptials Labor Day. Becky Fertig has вЂ�settled downвЂ™ in DC and continues to work as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill. She is joined by Liz Young, who just passed the VA bar and works at a firm there. Hanna вЂ�SpecialвЂ™ Kinne is now a JD as she studies for the NH bar and readies herself to вЂ�Live Free or DieвЂ™ as a public defender to the hoodlums of Littleton, NH.вЂќ As usual, the Supercrew is keeping busy, and IвЂ™m sure a great reunion was only the start of a fantastic summer for each of them. Also at reunion, I was finishing a conversation with Prof Andy Rotter when Michael Heydt came over and started relating some of his post-grad adventures in the Dominican Republic with the Peace Corps, where he spent time before going on to a grad prog at Johns Hopkins. Dachia Taylor recently started an MA prog at Philly Biblical U. Vanessa Simpson was looking forward to a semirelaxing summer of no classes and completing the move into her new apt. Also on her plate was a ballroom dancing class and a trip to Niagara Falls to end the summer. I hope everything went according to plan! Ashwin Lall was looking forward to defending his PhD in early July, and to вЂњCore courses were like beacons to open my mind to developments in the sciences, arts, economics, and world affairs. ItвЂ™s great to find out now what all those courses really meant. Perhaps we should have started college at 40 rather than 17.вЂќвЂ” Gene Cremins вЂ™51 being the best man at Chris HallвЂ™s July wedding. Jessica Lapinsky graduated with a masterвЂ™s in info sci from SUNY Albany and now lives with her very cute dog in Albany. SheвЂ™s hoping to apply that new degree to a job in archives and special collections. Adam Weiss had just left the Museum of Science in Boston after 5 years of representing the museum on stage, TV, and podcast. Now he is starting work as an audio tour producer, and he very well might be visiting your city next. Lin Zeng graduated on June 3 with her masterвЂ™s in urban planning. ThatвЂ™s it for reunion news, but IвЂ™ve heard from a lot more of you since then. Chris Messa has earned his MBA and a JD from Wake Forest U, and more recently has been admitted to the DE bar. Jodi Neufeld sent me an exciting e-mail about her engagement to Oscar Gimeno, a mgmt consultant from Barcelona, with whom sheвЂ™s been doing a lot of traveling вЂ” to his hometown of Barcelona, as well as Brazil and Israel. Jodi works as a f/t web designer for a Manhattanbased travel firm and is freelancing on the side. Jess Buchsbaum also has gotten engaged, to John Chaintreuil. JohnвЂ™s a Cornell alum, but we wonвЂ™t hold it against him since the proposal sounds pretty amazing вЂ” on the top of a mtn during a hike in Malibu. Jess is still teaching HS English in LA and enjoying her 3rd summer of a grad prog at Middlebury. Sprague Hinman Von Stroh is also in CA. She lives in SF and works in fundraising at a private equity firm. As you can tell from her new name, Sprague got married in Dec вЂ™07 to David Von Stroh in her hometown of Vail. She said, вЂњIt was a winter wonderland wedding complete with a pre-wedding party on top of Vail mtn!вЂќ There were lots of Colgate alums to share in the festivities: Jennifer Smith, Jocelyn Maron, Carrie Smalley, Rachel Seldin, Kate Ward, Tiffany Sharples, Ian Karczewski, Kate McMahon, Jay Birk, Brian Bevan, Slade Cogswell вЂ™05, and Eric Von Stroh вЂ™95 were all in attendance. Sprague also reported that she was looking forward to a bachelorette party for Jocelyn in Oct, and to celebrating Kate WardвЂ™s recent engagement to Ben Etherton (UVM вЂ™01). I also heard from Tom McCune, who was getting ready for his Aug wedding to Kara Tate in their hometown of Pittsburgh. And hereвЂ™s news of yet another engagement: Leeann Teager and Ryan Logue are in the midst of planning the perfect wedding in Cape Cod for Sept вЂ™09, and IвЂ™m sure weвЂ™ll be hearing great stories from that one. The final updates this time are from Erin Hodges, Mike Lawrence, and Anthony Manfredi. Erin has been living and working in HR consulting in Manhattan since graduation. SheвЂ™s currently working on her MBA at NYU and has just gotten engaged to her Fordham classmate Doug Naumann. SheвЂ™s certainly keeping busy with all the wedding planning, but also gets to talk regularly with Robyn Hanson and Berit Schneeweiss, who has recently moved from Chicago to NYC. Erin didnвЂ™t make it to reunion, but she heard all about the fun from her 1st-year roommate Lacy Cohen, who works right around the corner and is a frequent lunch buddy. Mike said his news is only вЂњtechnically news,вЂќ but a move to SoCal sounds pretty good to me! Of course, now that heвЂ™s in such a great location, heвЂ™s spending all of his time studying for the 4-part CPA exam, and thatвЂ™s why he couldnвЂ™t make it to reunion or Jared DuncanвЂ™s wedding. But before long, Mike will be done with tests and happy to travel all over to visit, so IвЂ™m sure this period will pay off. Anthony is also in Cali, sharing a pad with John Woolard вЂ™04 and Peter Kyte вЂ™04 in Manhattan Beach. Mark Iacone and Chris Rowland are just a few miles away in Culver City and Marina del Rey, so rest assured that these guys get together and cause trouble frequently вЂ” especially now that Justin Polk has moved to Santa Monica. Anthony said that he and Mark are still trying to recreate that 1st year in Stillman with a sleepover that has bunk beds and the microfridge, but in the meantime they settle for meeting up with any of the old crew when they make it out West. ThatвЂ™s how they got to have drinks with Melissa Bernstein, who was in LA for work. Be sure to look them up when youвЂ™re in town! Melanie: 315-778-0497; mkiechle@gmail.com 20 0 4 Moira Gillick Tottering Hall 2501 Calvert Street NW No. 705 Washington, DC 20008 Hello, beautiful people. This column features a little flavor internazionali. France. In the same way that it is stupid to tell a million people about your favorite secret place, I feel like talking about this event is against my best interest, but here goes. Last month I attended the WomenвЂ™s Advisory Committee Alumnae Book Group here in DC with Prof Maurer. The book was Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky and the restaurant Le Chat Noir as arranged by Goldie Blumenstyk вЂ™79. The book was good (the setting is WWII France), the crowd better (provided perspective on the 1st 30 years of women at Colgate), and the combination of the two made the discussion fantastic. I felt like I was back in college; it was great! England. Prof Maurer was spending the month of July at the Folger Shakespeare Library here in DC instructing teachers how to teach Shakespeare. Five years ago (sr fall), I was sitting in Prof MaurerвЂ™s Shakespeare class, next to Dave Yellin, who is just starting law school at Georgetown. Writing in from the home of ShakespeareвЂ™s Globe Theatre is Barbara Davis, who reported on the London posse: вЂњA bunch of us met up for some margaritas (to remind us of home) at a Mexican place in Notting Hill called Crazy Homies. It was myself, Eliza Dabney, Paul Kelly, James and Eve Share Banghart вЂ™05, Kerry Nugent вЂ™05, and Drew Miller вЂ™05.вЂќ Israel. Also starting at Georgetown this fall is Seth Bidder, who wrote: вЂњIвЂ™ve been working at the embassy of Israel for the past year and half, serving as an adviser to the Israeli ambassador to the US on foreign policy and press-related issues. IвЂ™ve been at the embassy through the 2nd Lebanon War and the Annapolis Conf, so itвЂ™s been an interesting time to serve Israel, to say the least. Prime Minister Olmert has also visited DC 3 times during my time here, which has given me the amazing opportunity to personally brief him on various US press and policy-related issues. I love DC, and I am happy to be staying here and remaining involved with the Colgate DC Alumni softball team next year! IвЂ™ll be getting my masterвЂ™s at GeorgetownвЂ™s School of Foreign Service, where I will be concentrating in internatl law and internatl security policy. Staying here will enable me to remain involved with the embassy, which is a huge plus.вЂќ Israel to India. Starting in Feb, Sobby Arora and Brett Stuckel traveled for 5 months in and around the Indian subcontinent. Peter VieheNaess was along for the 1st 2 weeks but had to return to his job at Greenwich Assocs. A lucky 13,000 km of Indian Railways was followed by a month of trekking in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas. Brett remained in Nepal for another 2 months to volunteer at a Kathmandu school run by a friend of Julian Lines вЂ™73. Sobby continued to make up for 3 1/2 years of gainful employment in Utica by heading to the beaches of Thailand. Sobby has just started his MBA at NYU. India to China (Charleston/Nantucket). Taylor Llewellyn quit his corp job and headed off to China to find factories to make his different clothing and accessories products for the Tucker Blair brand. The products are all 100% handmade and involve no machine work in stitching process. Tucker Blair has developed a retail presence in places like Newport, Charleston, and Nantucket. Taylor will be launching more products very soon. If you know of a store that should carry Tucker Blair, Taylor would love to hear about it! And China to the ctr of the Colgate postgrad world, NYC. Katy Pape wrote: вЂњI am in my 3rd year at Brooklyn Law, and this past summer I worked as a summer assoc at Dechert LLP. I recently saw Alison Cannata Hendele, who was working at the atty genlвЂ™s office for the summer. I also frequently see Becky Ackerman, who lives in NYC. I saw Lindsay Manice in Newport, RI, who is studying to become a vet. Mary Aufrecht was working for the Nassau DAвЂ™s office this summer, so we met up for dinner in NYC and she is also in her 3rd year of law school.вЂќ And from NYC back to College St (13346). The girls from 15 College St (Rosie Bancroft, Lily Dupont, Katie Konrad, Emily Wright Luckett, Susannah Richardson, and Melanie Sloan) wrote in en route to EmilyвЂ™s temple sealing with her husband, Jason, in the Mormon temple in San Diego. She is living with her husband in Saratoga Springs, UT. Lily lives in Portland, is engaged, and is planning her wedding for summer 2009. Mel Colgate seen The spirit of alumni sporting their Colgate gear is seen here, there, and everywhere around the globe. Where was your latest spotting? On a Machu Picchu trek? At a mini-reunion in Pocatello? An election polling site in Houston? WeвЂ™re collecting photos of Colgate sightings around the world. Send them to scene@mail.colgate.edu. News and views for the Colgate community 67 вЂњWe have precise data on our educational expenses for our entire 1st-year fall term: Sept to Jan 1955вЂ“56! A whopping total of $829.50, which covered tuition, room, board, and fees.вЂќвЂ” Paul Beardslee вЂ™59 is working at Albany Med as a physicianвЂ™s asst in the cardiothoracic surgery dept. Katie is the dir of outreach for the Princeton Review in Seattle and has recently taken up golf. Sues is the mkting mgr for First Giving in Boston, helping charities raise money online. Rosie is living in Costa Mesa, CA, and working with foster kids through a national nonprofit. TheyвЂ™re all looking forward to celebrating with Emily in San Diego. It will be the 4th time since graduation that theyвЂ™ve had a mini-reunion, although Katie noted that it will likely be a little more tame than their last 3вЂ¦ And having taken you on a ride around this world of ours, please vote early and often in this country of ours. Happy electoral season! If you would like to appear as a special correspondent in this space as we count down to our 5-year reunion, please drop me a line. In the meantime, I look forward to either hearing from all of you, and if not, hearing about you! Moira: moirag@gmail.com 2005 Amy Griffin 490 2nd Avenue Apt 8F New York, NY 10016-9177 I was recently admiring the alumni mag of my brotherвЂ™s alma mater and thinking how legitimate it looked. It was a вЂњrealвЂќ mag like Time or Highlights. Then I found out that Colgate, which is always one step ahead of whatever suggestion one might make, was planning a redesign of its Scene. And here we are in the 1st issue! What an exciting time for us all. Well, this column is practically writing itself these days. IвЂ™ve gotten so much news from our class that they could replace me with a highly trained monkey and youвЂ™d hardly notice a difference, although some people might be clued in by the improvement in vocabulary. Actually, one of these days they may just do away with us Scene editors entirely: theyвЂ™ll just use robots or the Internet instead. Always keep that in mind so that, in the future, you can cherish this column as a quaint relic of the olden times. To fully embody the spirit of change, I am going to switch it up a bit and just list everyoneвЂ™s news, preceded by the name of the alum who sent it in. After that there will be some bits that I just freestyle, so you can stop reading once you get there if youвЂ™re tired. Or you can just do what I assume you do, which is to just scan for the bolded names of people you know and forget the rest. Alana Perrone: вЂњFirst, Linda Chernak got herВ masterвЂ™sВ in geological sciences from Brown and is now continuing her PhD work; Abigail Weisbrod, Katie Fuller Zvolanek, and Lacey Singleton all graduated from law school; Celin Wittman went back to school and got her BA in nursing; and Katie Fedorka and Lisa SteketeeWeaver are finishing their 3rd year of med school. Dana Schifman and Andy Colbert recently got engaged and celebrated with an engagement party. Greg Barry, Dan Hendrick, Charles Wright, Chris Russo, Hannah Kauffman, Lindsay Stanislau, Celin Wittman, Linda Chernak, Diana Zeledon, Carlene Mowl, and Erin Reilly were all there to drink champagne and congratulate them. Katie Fuller Zvolanek came to town recently and was surprised with a baby shower at LindsayвЂ™s house with Hannah, Celin, Abi, Diana, Dana, and Lauren Parr. It was lots of fun, but we 68 scene: Autumn 2008 felt a little bad for making a pregnant woman stay out at NYC bars till 3 am. I also recently met up with Dahlia Shaaban, who I believe is working in Iraq right now, and Will Shattuck, who just returned from Thailand. And finally, I have just gotten back from 27 months in the Peace Corps in El Salvador and am now trying to figure out what to do with myself and what the heck an iPhone is.вЂќ Sean Devlin: вЂњMet up for dinner and drinks in London with Drew Miller, Kerry Nugent, and Eve Share (recently married to JB Banghart вЂ™03) this past weekend. Great little Colgate reunion across the pond.вЂќ Kevin Casey McAvey: вЂњBoth David Roman and Mariana Martinez have landed great new jobs, in finance (in Boston) and publishing (in Philly), respectively. Kay Traester and Greg LaBanca are busy preparing for their imminent wedding. David Kirchblum spent the summer working at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP in NYC before finishing up his final year at BC Law. Bridget Essley is working hard to get her PhD in human nutrition at Cornell. Tim Pusack has just finished his 1st year of his premier PhD program in zoology at OR State, and will be spending the summer studying reef life in the Bahamas. Heather Keatley was recently promoted at the Georgetown U Ctr for Infectious Diseases, and is living it up in DC.вЂќ Abigail Weisbrod: вЂњKatie Fuller Zvolanek has had a busy year! She wed Tyler Zvolanek last Aug in a lovely ceremony in Columbus, OH. The couple just purchased their 1st home there! Katie has also just graduated from Capital Law School in Columbus.вЂќ Nancy Miller: вЂњMy Andrews 303 1st-year suitemate, Megan Murphy, Delta Delta Delta, married Colgate sweetheart Matt Lamb вЂ™04, Phi Delta Theta, on June 7 in Gainesville. Megan is about to start her final year in vet school at the U of FL and Matt is starting his 2nd year in dental school at NYU. I was the maid-of-honor with Natalie Heller as a bridesmaid. Among the Colgate guests making the trip to central FL: Sarah Compter вЂ™04, Curt вЂ™03 and Emily Roper-Doten вЂ™02, and Doug Miller вЂ™02. I live in Rochester, working in commercial banking at M&T Bank.вЂќ Natalie Heller: вЂњI am starting my 4th year working at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT, in their communications/PR dept in addition to coaching field hockey. Still trying to get one of my players to play at Colgate! Headed up to Rockport, ME, for a digital photography course in my desire to pursue a career in photography down the road. Just got together in NYC for a fun evening with Courtney Collins, Sally Mazzocchi, Kath Shelley, and Jacque DeMarco вЂ™07.вЂќ Brandy Bones, Katie Holbrook, Jen Polland, Lauren McCauley, and Mia Mabanta: вЂњWe are jointly announcing that weвЂ™ve recently attended the wedding of our collective dreams. Mark Renstchler вЂ™04 and Lindsay Fleece were married June 28 at Sugar Pine Point State Park beside Lake Tahoe. The bride and groom made their entrance via boat. With her brother Jesse acting as wedding officiant, the ceremony was reminiscent of a group hug. There was scant a dry eye. The night was complete with a Motown band, ice cream sundae bar, celebrity sightings, bacon-wrapped dates, and a basket of flip-flops for dancing comfort. Tables were named after places from which Mark and/or Lindsay had known those seated. Needless to say, there was a Birch, a Stillman, and a Blue House. In proper Colgate fashion, the after party continued until dawn (many of us feeling the residuals of the event for days). People came from near and far and all looked refreshingly sharp in their dress clothes. Alumni in attendance were: Dan Askin, Alex Holmes, Ali Grabler, Amanda Liberatore, Becky Kirsch, Brandy Bones, Eve Share Banghart, Jen Polland, Kate Levine, Kate Rufe, Katie Holbrook, Laura Colan, Lauren McCauley, Loren Nosan, Matt DiChiara, Meryl Salerno, Mia Mabanta, Ronny Ostrow, Ruthie Kott, Wes Gordon, Justin Henry, Jon Heeter вЂ™04, Tyler Graham вЂ™04, Nate Kanner вЂ™04, and Ariel Dvorkin вЂ™04. EveryoneвЂ™s doing fine and making loads of money working as marine biologists. WeвЂ™re very happy for the Rentschler-Fleeces and probably wonвЂ™t have nearly as much fun until they renew their vows. Mexico, baby!вЂќ In addition, I have done my own sleuthing (and by sleuthing I mean I am friends with these people) to discover that Elizabeth McDermott will be attending law school at Denver U this fall. Biz is from CO Springs, so this is somewhat of a return to the motherland for her. Also, Katie OвЂ™Hare, Katie Finnegan, and Carroll Shaw recently jetted around the world because they all had the luxury of the summer off (Carroll is a teacher and the Katies are going to b-school in the fall). Stops on the trip were Greece, Turkey, Dubai, and Australia. Thanks for reading to the bottom. Go, вЂ™gate. Amy: amyegriffin@gmail.com 2006 Bob Fenity 3307 O Street NW Washington, DC 20007-2814 ItвЂ™s been a busy summer in DC as campaign season moves into full swing. Due to a flight delay, Amy Dudley and I had the pleasure of catching up with Katie Powell on an extended layover in DC. After completing her 1st year in law school, Katie spent the summer with a prestigious internship in the Boston DAвЂ™s office. Amy spent the 4th of July holiday in CT with Lindsey Dinatalli, Brice Chaney (who recently moved from DC to NYC for grad school), and Liz Roache. Amy moved this summer to another neighborhood in DC and hosted a rocking housewarming party that was the talk of the town. Fellow Colgate folks in attendance included Diana Wardell вЂ™05, Peter Jacobson вЂ™05, Drew Spievack вЂ™05, and Chris Nulty вЂ™09. Another successful law student, Liz Roache, spent the summer working for Legal Aid after completing her 1st year at Washington and Lee. A big congrats to Liz for making Law Review. I hit up a baseball game with Liz on her DC visit and got to hear about the adventures of her dog, Huxley. Seems like a pretty cool dog. Shannon OвЂ™Hara вЂ™04 also stopped in DC for a visit before heading to Scotland to begin studying at the U of Edinburgh. I joined Amanda Terkel вЂ™04 for brunch with Shannon as we dove into memories of crazy Colgate evenings. A large party of Colgate вЂ™06ers gathered to celebrate Kaylan OrkisвЂ™s bday in Brooklyn, including Liz Pavle, Courtney Olsen, Leigh Cuttino, Molly Cyphers, Katie Nadler, Fleur Keyes, Christin Dirkes, Christy DвЂ™Agostini, Lyndsey Dinatalli, and Liz Roache. Despite rain, BBQing did not stop and apparently a large amount of cupcakes were eaten. Elizabeth OвЂ™Leary wrote, вЂњStef Telvi has moved in with me in NYC as of June. With Karla Yeh living here as well, itвЂ™s like having the Blue House back. We just need Ariel Falconer and Tisza Bell to make it complete! I was just in Paris, where I ran the Paris Marathon for a group called Team in Training. ItвЂ™s an amazing charity group that sponsors athletes who are willing to train and raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Quinn Emmett вЂ™05 is also doing the NY Triathlon this summer with TNT and has raised almost $15K. Pretty incredible. I had a great time in KY for the 134th Derby with Karla, Jon Lebedoff, Justin McLeod, Alex Cohen, Holly Cowan, and Johanna White. As IвЂ™m sure you can imagine, it was ridiculous fun: great friends, gorgeous weather, big hats, limos, wining and dining, a day in the infield that would put SPW to shame, many a mint julep вЂ¦ what more can you ask for?вЂќ IвЂ™m making a big push for a lot more news in the next column. WhatвЂ™s going on with you? Send me your updates! I donвЂ™t want to have to resort to reporting from the Facebook newsfeed. Bob: 585-506-5981; rfenity@gmail.com 2007 Allie Grimes 407 Riverview Rd Swarthmore, PA 19081-1222 ItвЂ™s the first post-college summer for the Class of 2007, a fact that is somewhat alarming. Even with May-August vacations a thing of the past, we still managed to squeeze in some quality fun time on the Colgate Harbor Cruise. Anne Huntington, John Baclawski, Alex Gershel, and Ben Smith were just a few of the alums in attendance. There was even a guest appearance by one of my favorites from the Class of вЂ™08, Lauren Mendell. Many thanks to Devin Schwarz вЂ™05 for organizing the boat event and getting everyone вЂњon board.вЂќ Another special thanks to Teddy Schwarz, for proving to be a true gentleman and giving me his extra beer so that I could avoid the stampede around the bar (it was like the Jug all over again вЂ¦ except on a rocking, swaying boat). In the summer heat, the transition from the stifling subway to my frigidly air-conditioned office is enough to make me catch a cold. However, my morning commute was recently brightened by the sight of Erin Grattan. Also exciting is the fact that Sara Duffy has recently joined the Colgate Club of New York, moving here all the way from Houston, TX. Even the adventurous traveler Hill Stoecklein recently settled in NYC. This place has some kind of mag- Info, please: If you know of the whereabouts вЂ” home address, phone, fax, or e-mail вЂ” of anyone on this list, please contact alumni records: 315-228-7435; 228-7699 (fax); alumnirecords@mail.colgate.edu. Thanks for your help! W. Fowler Wilson вЂ™45 W. Reynolds Bowers вЂ™59 Margaret Z. Cowan MAвЂ™71 Charles T. Stoner вЂ™74 Debra A. Dyason вЂ™75 Jeanne Huber-Happy вЂ™75 Carol Morgan вЂ™81 Michele Alexandre вЂ™96 Lyssette L. Cruz вЂ™05 Michelle A. L. Tenorio вЂ™05 netic attraction for Colgate alums. So, I havenвЂ™t heard a peep via e-mail or Facebook from any вЂ™07ers and IвЂ™m beginning to feel way too NY centric, so please send me updates. If, however, our current economic conditions continue, I may be driven out of the Big Apple, thereby becoming more geographically diverse and sighting non-NYC alums. In the meantime, please write to me! Allie: Alexandra.grimes@gmail.com 2008 Sarah Greenswag 2124 Birchwood Lane Buffalo Grove, IL 60089 Thank you for all the updates! Our class has been very busy since graduation. I enjoyed my summer in Chicago. I got to visit with Trevor Marticke, who recently moved to the Midwest and is living with Jon Freeberg and Brian Lombardo (fellow lax players and Colgate grads) in ChicagoвЂ™s River North area. Julie Resnik also moved to Chicago and I spent some time with her at the beginning of July when Steph Macomber, Julie Geifman, and Kacy Reams were in town. I would like to send my congrats to Mark Dekanich and Elizabeth Smith вЂ™07, who were engaged this summer. Kari Gertz marriedВ her longtime boyfriend Joe Jansen on June 7. Several вЂ™08 classmates were there for the celebration, including Becky Billmire, Paul Glineburg, Liz Schultheis, Atit Amin, Xavier Lafont, Andrea Berardi, Michelle Wiggins, Mila Adamova, and Emily Cullings, who was also a bridesmaid! Likewise, Lindsey Thomas and Luke Champlin wed on June 28 in Newburyport, MA. Betsy Collins, Maria Concilio, and Marty Pinnes had readings at the ceremony, and then joined the party with Jen Leen, Alex Smith, Rob Sobelman, Dan Streim, Mike Sheflin, and Ed LoPinto, who flew in all the way from England for it! Lindsey and Luke will be settling in the northern VA/DC area, where Lindsey will be going to law school at George Mason U and Luke will be going to Georgetown to pursue a masterвЂ™s in Russian and Eastern European studies. Congrats, Kari, Lindsey, and Luke! Like Lindsey and Luke, many other classmates have gone on to grad school. Michael Prinsell started at the U of Rochester, where he is pursuing a PhD in chemistry. He is living with Mark Pettit, who started med school at the U of Rochester. Jeff Davenport and Avery Blank began law school at Syracuse U and MD School of Law, respectively. And then there are those of us who cannot seem to get away from Colgate. I, along with Lindsay Hoage вЂ™07 and Helena Fishbein, returned to home sweet Hamilton for ColgateвЂ™s MAT prog. The 3 of us also participated in a media literacy workshop in Ithaca. Helena and Lindsay are living together off-campus, while Dave Klemballa вЂ™09 and I are reacquainting ourselves with the twin XL beds offered in Newell apt complex. In other news, many of our classmates have traveled or are even moving abroad. Two members of ColgateвЂ™s menвЂ™s rowing team, Andrew Hatzenbuhler and Bryan Pape, competed in the under-23 World Championships for rowing in Germany against 21 other countries. Adam Davis also traveled this summer, starting in Israel, then to Egypt, Vienna, and eventually Paris, where he met up with Allison Kadden. He then continued his travels in Croatia and Greece. Upon return to the US, Adam is moving to Ft Lauderdale, where he will live with his brother and open a pawnshop called Goldnconnection. Ben Camper, Dustin Gillanders, and Mike Werner spent some time backpacking in Ireland following graduation. When Ben got back, he met up with Tyler Burton, Jesse Winchester, Mark Dekanich, and Justin Kowalkoski for the Terry Slater Memorial Golf Tourney at Seven Oaks. Julien Lederman and Christophe Lagrange will be living together in London, where they are both working. Jessica Theodore also relocated to the UK, where she is living in Birmingham and looking for a job. Katie Zarrella moved to Paris and is вЂњdoing all things chic.вЂќ After spending the summer in LA, Franny Iacuzzi headed to Florence, where she will be teaching through the TEFL program. She hopes to continue teaching in Italy after the program ends. Many of our classmates sent me updates about big moves and jobs. Shannon Larabee is working in Bethesda at the NIH/NCI as an IRTA research fellow under Dr Terry Fry вЂ™88 in the pediatric oncology dept. Ari Hershey and Kathryn Everett moved out to CO, where they are working on ObamaвЂ™s presidential campaign. Otherwise, it seems Manhattan is the place to be. Joelle Dinardi is working for a PR/marketing firm in NYC. She has been spending time with Sam Feldman, Margaret Morgan, Kelly Dolan, Jacey Heldrich, Hayley Smith, Logan Greenberg, Blake DeBoer, Dan Hittman, and Sam Obenhaus. Also in NYC is Nicole Aniades, who started a job at Publicis USA, an advertising agency, as an asst account exec. Matt Lalli moved to NYC, where he is working as an analyst for Mercer HR Consulting. During the weekends he travels to SF, where he is playing professional lax for the SF Dragons. Lee Waldman has a job with the NYSE and moved into the city in Sept. Maggie Yolen is also living in NYC, where she has an internship with American Empirical Pictures and Show of Force, a documentary production company. SheвЂ™s hoping the internship develops into a f/t job. Jon Byer is working as a paralegal for Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle, LLP in NYC. He hopes we are вЂњfinding the real world somewhat enjoyable as compared to Camp Colgate.вЂќ And in the case you are not, donвЂ™t forget you can always come back to Colgate with me. ItвЂ™s not too late. Seriously. If you are interested in ColgateвЂ™s MAT prog, contact Prof Barbara Regenspan for further info. I just got back from an amazing weekend catching up with many Colgate classmates in NY. I stayed with Julie Geifman, who is working as a paralegal and living in the East Village. We spent the entire weekend with almost all of our best friends from Colgate, including Mara Kaufman, Erica Leffler, Courtney Dunlaevy, Victoria Shepard, Jill Blinderman, and Dave Klemballa вЂ™09. Vicky and Jill are living together only a few blocks from Julie, and Courtney is living with her sister on the Upper East Side. We dearly missed Ali Whitehurst, who is living in SF and could not make it out to NY this weekend. On Sat night we celebrated JillвЂ™s bday, where we caught up with David Pollack, Richie Fleischman, Dylan OвЂ™Hearn, Peter Lieberman, Ian Elliott, Nikki Shribman, Rachel Marks, Taylor Daly, Kinnon McCall, Jess Laufer, Michael Mulanaphy, Dan Glaser, Kimmie Regler, Ricky Hayes, Lauren Sher, Lauren Levy, Lauren Mendell, Magdalena Mango, Lauren Mangione, Kyley Leroy, Brett Fleisher, Steph Tan, Aana Maguire, Dima Tkachev, Eileen Kelly, Julia Heymans, and Alyssa Mayo. IвЂ™m sure I am forgetting people and IвЂ™m sorry if I missed you! Some of us also partook in the madness of Dark KnightвЂ™s opening weekend to escape the 105В° heat. I hope you all enjoy the fall! Hopefully IвЂ™ll see a lot of you back for Homecoming weekend. My dad Richard Greenswag вЂ™76 and several of his classmates plan to hold down their usual corner in the Jug that weekend and would love to share their beer! Please continue to send me updates via e-mail or on Facebook. Sarah: Sarah.greenswag@gmail.com Marriages & Unions (2008 unless otherwise noted) Grant E. Koo вЂ™93 and Shawn M. Doyle (Newbury), June 1 Stephanie Scott вЂ™94 and Charles F. Leichtweis, March 1 Nicholas Goodman вЂ™96 and Eugenie Niven, June 14 Robert S. Grossman вЂ™96 and Kimberly M. Loeb, July 5 Kelly Longfield вЂ™96 and Adam Vos, June 28 Lindsay Whitman вЂ™97 and Craig Urch (George Washington вЂ™91), October Jesse Johnston вЂ™98 and Abby Schwartz (Yale), July 19 To Audrey Shimomura вЂ™89 and Johannes Ernst: Naomi Lucy Rose, Nov. 13, 2007, joining Taro and Emma To Kate Hollenbeck вЂ™92 and Paul Forrester: Miles Powell, April 16, joining William To John вЂ™92 and Robin Pratt вЂ™92 Rathjens: Eliza Grace, April 3, joining Anton To Jeremy Robin вЂ™92 and Allison: Hunter Liam, March 6, joining Alec To Thomas Comerford вЂ™93 and Sally: Kaitlynn May, Feb. 27 To James and Lorraine Martinez вЂ™93 Ross: Ryan Patrick, March 5, joining James M. Ross III To William Paxton вЂ™93 and Maisley: Rose Kelley Sands, March 6, joining Elsie Mae Lewin Jill Axelrod вЂ™99 and Josh Linder (Syracuse), May 10 To Sean вЂ™94 and Jennifer Buckley вЂ™95 Clive: Eoin Timothy, May 28, joining Emma, Maggie, Brigid, and Seamus Michael OвЂ™Neill вЂ™00 and Brittany Trevenen вЂ™00, July 19 To Christoffer and Rachel Lutz вЂ™94 Ellehuus: Astrid Mathilde, Feb. 3 Michael Pinkoske вЂ™00 and Tania Cunningham (George Mason), June 14 To Henry and Virginia Seabring вЂ™94 Watts: Twins Alexandra Nash and Trevor Seabring, Jan. 24 Lisa Previte вЂ™00 and Matt Warren (Univ. of WI), May 3 To Mike вЂ™95 and Laura Smyers вЂ™95 Lane: Sara Nicole, May 27 Ellen Thieleke вЂ™00 and Paul Ella, May 3 To John and Sarah Loomis вЂ™95 Cave: Samuel William, May 27, joining Benjamin Kathleen Allen вЂ™01 and Jason Kreuzer (Univ. of VA вЂ™95), June 21 Nate deKieffer вЂ™01 and Amanda Novak (Marquette вЂ™02), April 12 Nelson Erickson вЂ™01 and Elizabeth Mowell вЂ™01, June 7 Allison Filc вЂ™01 and Jason Tables (Univ. of FL вЂ™00), July 4 To Tom Nash вЂ™95 and Janelle: Blake Elizabeth, July 4 To Frederick Schroeder вЂ™95 and Cherish: Keira Noelle, June 2, joining Byron To Todd вЂ™96 and Amanda Peel вЂ™96 Crowley: Sam, April 20, joining Will Elizabeth Stein вЂ™01 and Brian Lancey, July 14 To Alexander and Suzanne Daly вЂ™96 Kupriyanov: Oscar Alexander, May 5 Damon Nicholas Waldron вЂ™01 and Erin Claire Moncrief, July 19 To Steven and Sarah Ponosuk вЂ™96 Buxton: Meredith Reilly, March 23, 2007, joining Max Melissa Cabral вЂ™02 and Eli Mello (Middlebury), May 8 To Chris вЂ™97 and Laura LeClair вЂ™98 Accettella: Madeleine Kaye, March 20 Dana DeBarr вЂ™02 and Matt Anderson (Gettysburg вЂ™99), May 10 To Steven and Emanda Carton вЂ™97 Lenet: Emerson Reese, Jan. 24 Catherine Healy вЂ™02 and Brian Byrne вЂ™04, July 12 To Matt and Karen Jones вЂ™97 Barr: Aliana Anne, July 4 Christen Lewis вЂ™02 and Johnny Mueller (Vanderbilt вЂ™00), July 5 Taryn Stone вЂ™02 and Jason Bobko (Univ. of CT вЂ™99), Aug. 26, 2007 Amanda Brickell вЂ™03 and Cory Conklin, June 14 Shannan K. Rahman вЂ™03 and Ricardo J. Spicer (Univ. of MI), April 12 Travis Wanner вЂ™03 and Alicia Barmon, June 14 To Gregory and Joanna Najarian вЂ™97 Garb: Sarina Jean, May 3 To Edward and Betsy Doepke вЂ™98 McDermott: Ann Lucile and Jane Margaret, June 13 To Tim вЂ™98 and Erin Johnson вЂ™98 Girard: Olivia Madison, May 27, joining Gavin and Brenna, and Julia Matt Cohen вЂ™04 and Jennifer Brooks вЂ™04, July 11 To Jesse вЂ™98 and Jamie Rubino вЂ™00 Moore: Wesley John, May 25 E. Matthew Lamb вЂ™04 and Megan Murphy вЂ™05, June 7 To Jimmy and Abby Russin вЂ™98 Barr: Theo James, April 23, joining Jack Gregory LaBanca вЂ™05 and Katharine Traester вЂ™05, July 12 To Michael вЂ™98 and Kim Hebert вЂ™98 Simone: Liam Michael, May 16 Luke Champlin вЂ™08 and Lindsey Thomas вЂ™08, June 28 To Edward вЂ�SkipвЂ™ вЂ™98 and Heather McClendon вЂ™97 Sinclair: Grace Elizabeth, June 11 Births & Adoptions To Chris and Shaw Stover вЂ™98 Ruder: Beckett Christofer, March 25 (2008 unless otherwise noted) To Mike McCarrick вЂ™81 and Dana Agmon: Maximus Laddie, July 18 To Chris Cuomo вЂ™86 and Karen Schlanger: Junot Cuomo Schlanger, April 4 To Paul вЂ™86 and Melissa Levin Turner: Hanna JoeвЂ™lle, Jan. 24 To Patrick and Nicole Aloe вЂ™99 Keane: Lillian, April 11 To John and Lexie Bozzuto вЂ™99 Greene: John W. вЂњJayвЂќ III, March 18, joining Allie To Ryan вЂ™99 and Betsey Thomas вЂ™00 Clements: Scarlett Elizabeth, June 24 News and views for the Colgate community 69 To Scott Goldsmith вЂ™99 and Amy: Olivia Paige, April 24 To Jason and Suzanne Simmons вЂ™99 House: Michaiah Grace, Nov. 12, 2007, joining Corah Faith To Greg вЂ™99 and Caroline Bing вЂ™99 Wishart: Nolan To Brian вЂ™00 and Jennifer Greer вЂ™00 Morrissey: Adam Robert, July 9 To Adam and Melanie Randall вЂ™00 Sanborn: Audrey Christine, May 23 To Adam вЂ™00 and Jenn Munroe вЂ™00 Stone: Abigail, April 23 To Conor вЂ™00 and Elizabeth Brown вЂ™01 Tracy: Annabel Elizabeth, Nov. 3, 2007, joining Seamus To Peter and Amanda van Epps вЂ™00 Fleischer: Eva Alyse, July 10 To Jim and Casey Wait вЂ™00 FitzGerald: William James, April 18 To Brian and Maddy Bennett вЂ™01 Remlinger: Lily, April 25 To Brian Berger вЂ™01 and Gina: Molly Josephine, May 7 To Ivo Turkedjiev вЂ™01 and Rumena: Diana, July 5, joining Adrian To Brad and Linda Persons вЂ™03 DвЂ™Arco: Mia, Jan. 31 In Memoriam The Scene runs deceased notices on all alumni, current and former faculty members, honorary degree recipients, and staff members and others whom the editors determine would be well known to alumni. The Scene welcomes letters in tribute to those who have passed. William M. Pump вЂ™29, August 17, 2008. Lambda Chi, Athletic Hall of Honor 1990, Class Editor 1994-2008, track, orchestra. BPE, Indiana University, 1933; MA, Columbia University, 1940. He was a retired educator and coach, having served as the director of physical education and athletics at Washington High School in Princess Anne, Md., for many years. He was predeceased by his wife, Velma, a sister, and a brother. He is survived by a daughter, a son, 5 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Harry E. Dascomb вЂ™38, February 18, 2008. Commons Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Mu Pi Delta, Heffron Scholarship, Saunders Scholarship, concert band, marching band. US Army Medical Corps. MD, University of Rochester, 1943. After completing his residency, he became assistant professor of medicine at Louisiana State University, where he taught until 1980 and was named professor emeritus. He also had several hospital appointments, including medical director and assistant dean of Charity Hospital. He then spent several years as professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, as well as associate director of the Wake County Area Health Reasons to Give Education Center before retirement. His research was published in numerous articles and papers. He is survived by his wife, Helen, 2 daughters, a son, and grandchildren. Gordon D. Estabrook вЂ™38, August 3, 2008. Commons Club, marching band. US Air Force. MBA, University of Massachusetts Amherst. After graduation, he worked for American Can Co., Ford Motors, and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. In 1940, he joined the air force, where his contributions included engineering the solution to air and ground communication for General Patten. Upon retiring from 21 years of service, he began a teaching career at Northampton High School. In 1965 he joined the faculty at Franklin Pierce College, beginning as a math and physics instructor and later becoming assistant dean of the college and then associate dean of academic affairs. He later taught at Fitchburg State College, the Montachusett Employment Training Program, and Mount Wachusett Community College before retiring. He was predeceased by his wife, Alma. He is survived by 2 daughters, 3 sons including Gordon Jr. вЂ™72, and daughter-in-law Lois вЂ™74. Cecil S. Semple вЂ™39, June 15, 2008. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Salmagundi, tennis, student government; Alumni Corporation Board 1967-2008, Maroon Council 1972-2000, Board of Trustees 1969-1984. US Army Air Corps, WWII. He had an active career in retail, joining R.H. Macy and Co. after graduation as a member of its executive training program, and became a buyer in the furniture division and a division superintendent. Other retail positions held were at Montgomery Ward, the Nachman Corp. as VP-sales, and RichвЂ™s Inc. as assistant to the president. In 1954 he joined the General Electric Co., where he held several management positions and was later appointed VP, a position he retired from in 1986. He is survived by a nephew and his wife, 4 great-nephews and their wives, cousin Snowdon Herrick вЂ™51, and many others. Robert H. Gurney вЂ™40, August 19, 2008. Theta Chi, baseball, basketball, soccer. US Air Force, 1942-1945. He worked for Harper & Row Publishers in New York and Chicago as a sales representative for 38 years. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Virginia, 2 sons and 2 daughters-in-law, and a grandson. Mircheva came to Colgate from Bulgaria. She was co-salutatorian of her class and today is a vice president at Goldman Sachs. вЂњI give to Colgate because I owe ColgateвЂќ вЂ“ Mira Mircheva вЂ™01 вЂњI attended Colgate on a full need-based scholarship ... thanks to contributions from alumni and other benefactors. I am motivated to give because of the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of talented and hard-working students whose parents may not have the resources for a top-tier education.вЂќ Make a gift and share your reason for supporting Colgate Online at www.colgatealumni.org/reasons_for_giving Or call 800-668-4428 70 scene: Autumn 2008 Osborne R. Soverel вЂ™40, June 27, 2008. Delta Kappa Epsilon, football. US Army, WWII. He worked in sales at IBM before and after serving in the war as a cryptographer. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mary, a son, a daughter, and 6 grandchildren. Frederick G. MacCollum вЂ™41, June 11, 2008. US Army Air Force, WWII. After the war he joined his fatherвЂ™s business, the F.E. MacCollum Ford dealership. He later became the postmaster of Elbridge, NY, and then became a rural carrier, retiring in 1977. He was predeceased by his wife, Ruth. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, a daughter and son-in-law, 5 grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Roy C. Turney вЂ™41, June 25, 2008. Sigma Nu, baseball, hockey, soccer; Alumni Corporation Board 1962-1964. US Navy, WWII. His almost 60-year investment banking career began at Blyth & Co., which later became UBS. He was involved in a variety of transactions, including private placements, public offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Hope, 2 sons, a daughter, 5 grandchildren including John вЂ™05, and a great-granddaughter. Theodore A. Wahl вЂ™43, April 19, 2008. Commons Club, Phi Beta Kappa, Washington, D.C., study group, Austen Colgate Scholar, chorus, track. US Army Air Corps, WWII. MA, Tufts University. A foreign service officer, he joined the State Department in 1947. He served in consulates in Tsingtao and Chungking and then in the embassy in Oslo. For many years he served in the Middle East at various posts. He worked in Near Eastern Affairs from 1957-1960 and on the Arab-Israel affairs desk from 1969-1971. From 1971-1974 he was posted to Manila. After retiring, he worked briefly as a consultant for the Multinational Force and Observers before settling in Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his first and second wives. He is survived by 2 sons, a daughter, 6 grandchildren, 4 stepchildren, and 2 stepgrandchildren. George K. Hammond вЂ™44, August 4, 2008. Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Chi Sigma. Following graduation he joined Owens-Corning Fiberglas, where he was involved with their insulation products and went on to manage the underground tank division. He was predeceased by his wife, Edna. He is survived by 2 daughters and a son, as well as their families. John H. Posselius вЂ™44, May 20, 2008. US Army Air Corps, 1942-1944. Delta Kappa Epsilon. His lengthy business career included being president of Zepco Inc, Lok-Fast Corp, and European Motors Inc. He is survived by his wife, Priscilla, 3 daughters, 3 sons, 11 grandchildren, and 9 greatgrandchildren. Paul D. Chesnutt вЂ™45, June 16, 2008. Phi Gamma Delta, Masque and Triangle, student government, outing club. US Army, WWII, 1943-1946. He was employed by McKesson & Robbins in Chicago for 2 years until he was transferred to Kansas City in 1950. Joining Prudential as a life insurance specialist in 1951, he worked there until his retirement in 1982. He was predeceased by 2 sons. He is survived by his wife, Jacqueline, a daughter and son-in-law, and a granddaughter. Robert A. Henry вЂ™45, May 26, 2008. Delta Phi Alpha. US Army, WWII. MD, University of Rochester, 1962. He practiced family medicine for 10 years in Lansing, MI. Following psychiatric training, he then became medical director of the psychiatric unit at SwedishAmerican Hospital, where he later held the position of VP for medical affairs and finally served as the president/CEO. After retiring from the hospital in 1989, he spent 10 years as a partner of the Visioneering Group, which he and his wife had founded. He is survived by his wife, Lou, daughter Susan Roberts вЂ™76, 5 stepchildren, and 7 grandchildren. H. Preston Smith вЂ™46, June 23, 2008. Sigma Nu, track, football, student government, international relations club. US Navy. He was a general agent for Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. for 25 years in Denver, CO. With family and business partners, he created a high-tech horse-breeding program with Colorado State University, producing foals with Olympic potential. He then combined his insurance knowledge and his love of horses to create an agency with LloydвЂ™s of London and the American Horse Show Association to insure horses, horse events, and riders. He was predeceased by a son. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Carolyn, 3 daughters, 2 sons including Gordon вЂ™83, 8 grandchildren, and 2 brothers. Walter E. Welch вЂ™46, June 16, 2008. Phi Kappa Psi, debate team, student government, international relations club, cheerleader. LLB, Syracuse University. He and his father formed the law firm Welch & Welch, where he remained partner until his retirement in 1988. He is survived by his wife, Margie, and children. George E. Orteig вЂ™48, April 29, 2002. Phi Gamma Delta. US Navy, 1944-1945. He worked as a salesman for a number of years. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and a daughter. Combat Infantry Badge. Early in his real estate career he worked for the US government, and he later became the president of Smith Timber Industries. He is survived by his wife, Caroline, and stepson Walter E. Sanders вЂ™63. Tedford J. Cann вЂ™50, June 26, 2008. Phi Delta Theta, Newman Club, track, lacrosse, outing club, swimming. US Navy. A retired navy commander, he was a 30-year veteran who began his career with aviation training at Pensacola Naval Air Station in 1952. He was a jet pilot and served on several carriers, doing tours of duty worldwide. After retiring from the navy in 1979, he became a real estate broker on Pensacola Beach as well as a technical writer for Sikorsky Aircraft. He is survived by his wife, Lee, a daughter, a son, a stepson, a brother, and 2 grandchildren. Karl M. Schmidt вЂ™48, August 3, 2008. Sigma Nu, Phi Beta Kappa, Austen Colgate Scholar, Washington, DC, Study Group, international relations club. US Coast Guard, WWII. MA, 1950, PhD, 1951, Johns Hopkins University. He began teaching at Union College before joining the faculty of the Maxwell Graduate School at Syracuse University, where he published numerous books and articles during his tenure. From 1960 to 1962 he and his family lived in Pakistan, where he was the senior resident advisor at the Pakistan Administrative Staff College. He was also a visiting professor of political science at the University of Hawaii and Colgate. In addition, he hosted numerous educational radio and television programs in Schenectady and Syracuse. He was predeceased by his wife, Mary, his sister, and a grandson. He is survived by 2 sons, a daughter, 7 grandchildren, and 7 great-grandchildren. C. Byron Lear Jr. вЂ™50, May 22, 2008. Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Delta Psi, hockey, soccer. US Navy, WWII; Victory Medal. He began his career in television and film, working for NBC, CBS, and Columbia Artists. He later worked in sales and eventually retired from the 3M Company in Paramus, NJ. He was predeceased by his wife of 43 years, Jeanne. He is survived by 2 sisters and 2 daughters. Stewart R. Kester вЂ™49, May 26, 2008. Sigma Nu. US Army, 1946-1947. He was involved in many fields and served as a founding member of the Cypress Creek Presbyterian Church in Florida and Big Sky Western Bank in Montana; as a director and chairman of the board of Florida Coast Bank; and as a partner in Kester Brothers Real Estate Inc and West Fork Development. He received numerous awards throughout his professional life. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Marion Fay, 3 daughters, a son, 12 grandchildren, a greatgrandchild, and a cousin. Elliott H. Peterson вЂ™50, July 15, 2008. US Army Air Corps, WWII; ETO ribbon, Air Medal, 3 battle stars. His teaching career began in New York State, where he also coached numerous sports teams and served as a guidance counselor. In 1980 he and his wife followed their children and grandchildren to Alaska, where he was a substitute teacher in various Anchorage schools and umpired with Alaska American Legion Baseball. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Jean, 2 sons, a daughter, 7 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren. John R. McColl Jr. вЂ™49, June 9, 2008. Alpha Tau Omega, basketball, boxing, psychology club, outing club. US Army Air Corps, 1943-1945. He and his business partner established McColl-Wade Inc., an air conditioning and heating contracting firm of which he was president for 35 years. He also was co-founder and president of the New Haven Nighthawks hockey team. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Roberta, 3 daughters, son John R. III вЂ™82, 6 grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. John W. Cance Jr. вЂ™52, June 18, 2008. Phi Gamma Delta, ROTC, Wilder Society, student government, psychology club. US Air Force, Korean War. He was employed by American Airlines for 30 years and managed its offices in several major airports. From 1984вЂ“1989 he served under the Chicago mayor as commissioner in charge of operations for OвЂ™Hare International and Midway Airports. He is survived by his wife, Norma, 2 daughters, 2 sons including Stephen вЂ™88, a brother, a sister, and 8 grandchildren. J. William Midkiff вЂ™49, November 26, 2007. Beta Theta Pi, Spanish club, baseball, soccer. US Army, 1943-1946. He was a claims adjuster and then an office manager for NJ Manufacturers Indemnity Insurance Co. before joining the Automobile Mutual Insurance Co. of America and, finally, the Zurich Insurance Co. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, 2 sons, a daughter, 5 grandchildren, brother Morris Jr. вЂ™40, and nephew Morris III вЂ™67. Freeman Day Jr. вЂ™52, July 26, 2008. Phi Gamma Delta, Salmagundi, football, student government. US Army, 1953-1955; ETO ribbon, Korean War ribbon. His sales career began at U.S. Rubber Co., continued with Kawner Co., and then Center Glass Co. He later started his own company, Olympia Glass and Metal Inc., of which he was president and CEO until retirement. He was predeceased by his wife, Elisabeth, and brother Richard вЂ™53. He is survived by 3 daughters and their families. Albert W. Moore Jr. вЂ™49, June 22, 2008. Phi Kappa Psi, basketball, hockey. US Army, WWII. He worked in the textile industry as a salesman, manager, and finally VP and treasurer. He was predeceased by his father, Albert Wheeler Moore вЂ™17, uncle Robert Webber Moore Jr. вЂ™13, and first wife. He is survived by his wife, Violet, 2 sons, a daughter, his sister, 6 grandchildren, and 2 greatgrandchildren. Norman L. Smith вЂ™49, May 26, 2008. Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Delta Rho, Phi Beta Kappa, Austen Colgate Scholar, Maroon Key, Washington, DC, Study Group, Colgate Religious Association, debate society, rifle team, outing club. US Army, 1943-1946; Purple Heart, Bronze Star Medal, Robert E. Rockwell вЂ™52, August 1, 2008. Alpha Tau Omega, international relations club. US Air Force, Korean War. He was a stock broker before retiring in 1987. His wife, Lois, predeceased him. He is survived by 2 sons, 3 daughters, 9 grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Thomas D. Pendell вЂ™56, July 6, 2008. Lambda Chi, chorus. US Army. DC, Palmer College of Chiropractic, 1966. He had a lengthy career as a selfemployed chiropractor. He was predeceased by his brother. He is survived by a daughter, 2 sons including Robert III вЂ™91, and 2 grandchildren. Edward M. Curtis вЂ™57, July 14, 2008. Phi Gamma Delta, student government, sailing club, swimming. US Marine Corps, major. A helicopter pilot for four years in the Marines, his love of flying continued with a 25-year career at Eastern Airlines. His passion for swimming carried throughout his life, and he represented Connecticut in the National Senior Olympic Games for the past 20 years. He is survived by his wife, Kay, 2 daughters, a son, 4 grandchildren, 2 sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews. John C. Francis Sr. вЂ™59, June 18, 2008. His insurance career included working for Travelers Insurance Co. as a claims adjuster, Univac Division of Sperry Rand Corp., and finally, as supervisor of planning for Planners Life Savers Co. He is survived by his wife, Patricia, 4 sons, and brother Edward вЂ™53. William F. Bigelow II вЂ™60, May 18, 2008. Alpha Phi Omega, WRCU, Young Republicans, debate team, international relations club, sailing club. US Navy. His career included broadcasting work for a radio station in Honolulu and then as a political editor and on-camera anchorman for the Hawaii NBC affiliate. Later he worked in public relations for Sheraton Hotels and eventually began his own advertising and public relations agency, Bill Bigelow Communications and Public Relations. He also was the owner and producer of Sounds of Aloha Productions. He is survived by his wife, Nancy. Anson A. Chong вЂ™61, July 15, 2008. London Economics Study Group, Norwegian Study Group, Young Democrats, international relations club, economics club, marching band, pep band, rifle team, outing club. US Army. MA, Columbia University, 1963. He started as a portfolio analyst before joining the Peace Corps to teach economics in Nigeria. He later served as a foreign service officer in the U.S. State Department, and was on active duty during the Arab-Israeli war, the Biafra-Nigeria war, and the Vietnam War. Upon returning to his home state of Hawaii, he served as a senatorвЂ™s aide. In 1972 he was elected to the state House of Representatives, and then won election to the state Senate in 1974. After leaving politics, he lectured in economics and political science at the University of Hawaii. He also worked on the Model Cities federal urban renewal program; as executive director of the Economic Development Authority; and as copy editor for the Nikkei Group, publisher of the Wall Street Journal Asia. He is survived by his wife, Ann, a brother, his stepfather, a niece, a nephew, and numerous cousins including Kwong Lum вЂ™51. plished photographer, writer, and musician. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Joy, 2 daughters, his parents, and 2 stepchildren. Sandra L. Franz вЂ™76, March 21, 2008. BS, SUNY Brockport; BS, MS, 1980, MS, 1982, University of Massachusetts. She became a registered civil engineer in California, and her career included work in wastewater and water supply engineering, and most recently software development for Paychex of Rochester, NY. She also served as a volunteer at the BahГЎвЂ™Г World Centre in Haifa, Israel, for 9 years. She is survived by her husband, Bill, a son, a daughter, 4 brothers, and several nieces and nephews. Robert D. Post вЂ™81, August 3, 2008. Kappa Delta Rho, swimming, economics and business club. MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, 1985. Following graduate school, he started his investment banking career on Wall Street. He spent 16 years at J.P. Morgan & Co., where he was managing director, and he then became a senior managing director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Most recently he was senior VP of Mizuho Corporate Bank, USA. He was predeceased by his brother. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie, 2 sons, his parents, 2 sisters including Susan Schlachtenhaufen вЂ™86, brother-in-law J. Jeffrey Schlachtenhaufen вЂ™87, and 11 nieces and nephews. Cynthia F. Bogart вЂ™87, June 13, 2008. MA, University of Vermont. She had taught at the Community College of Vermont in Burlington for 12 years. Most recently, she and her family lived in the Navajo nation in Arizona. She was predeceased by her father. She is survived by her husband, Lyle, a daughter, a son, her mother, and her brother. Carol S. Messing вЂ™87, June 5, 2008. Delta Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa, CUTV, Adopt-a-Grandparent, Newman Community. JD, University of Chicago, 1990. She was an attorney for the Department of Commerce, working as a senior enforcement lawyer in the Office of General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She prosecuted many fisheries cases, suing to protect scallops and halibut. She is survived by her husband of 12 years, Daniel, a son, her parents, her grandmother, a sister, and a brother. Carol D. Alton, August 12, 2008. She retired from Colgate in 2005, having served the university for 16 years as administrative assistant in the Office of Undergraduate Studies and previously in the Department of Economics. Surviving are her husband of 45 years, Bob, a daughter, a son and daughter-in-law, and 2 grandchildren. Henry J. Loos вЂ™62, July 17, 2008. Phi Beta Kappa, Konosioni, WRCU, debate club, student government. LLB, Harvard University, 1965. He was a senior partner of Quarles and Brady, the law firm to which he dedicated his career since 1965. He is survived by his wife, Janet, a son, a daughter, 2 grandchildren, a sister, and nieces and nephews. James B. Patterson вЂ™70, July 20, 2008. Phi Delta Theta, Newman Club, outing club. Following graduation, he was partner of the motor racing division of Renoir Racing. He later became VP of Patterson Fuel Oil Company, Inc. He was predeceased by his father, Stephen J. вЂ™31, and uncles Thomas J. вЂ™25 and H. Justin вЂ™33. He is survived by his wife, Lauren, brother Stephen J. III вЂ™66, and his mother. Carl Rottersman вЂ™75, May 9, 2008. Maroon-News, Salmagundi. DDS, Emory University, 1980. He had a lengthy career as a dentist and was an accomNews and views for the Colgate community 71 salmagundi Rewind Reflections of Colgate through the generations A D E Today I opened a box of books and two that sat next to each other were A new posthumous volume of poetry by Grace Paley And a quartet of fiction by Cynthia Ozick, and I realized that both of these writers came to that class I had with Fred Busch at Colgate. Contemporary Authors, or something, Where we read books by writers he knew and They came to our class to teach for a couple of weeks. C B F G Match вЂ™gate Match the letter of the cupola photo with the campus building it belongs to (answer key below). 1. James C. Colgate Student Union 2. Persson Hall 3. McGregory Hall 4. West Hall 5. Olin Hall 6. Lawrence Hall 7. Memorial Chapel Slices A pictorial contest, in homage to the nickname of New York Pizzeria, the late-night Village of Hamilton hot spot serving the Colgate community for more than three decades вЂ” one plain slice at a time. Who are these men? Write a caption for this photo, identifying each person correctly. Send in your answer about this вЂњsliceвЂќ of Colgate to scene@mail. colgate.edu or attn: Colgate Scene, 13 Oak Dr., Hamilton, N.Y. 13346. Correct responses received by December 15, 2008, will be put into a drawing for a Slices T-shirt. There was a lot at Colgate that made me uncomfortable. But of course it was the most embarrassing version of my young self That made it so. There were the jarring glimpses of excess: The roommate with 20, or 25, identical crew neck sweaters In every color imaginable. The boyfriend whose familyвЂ™s refrigerator had 20, or 25 Different bottles of salad dressing. And the uncomfortable aspects of being in the first group Of freshmen women. Girls. But the literary exposure has done me good. Hearing a very young Nikki Giovanni read poetry Before she became a neighbor and the best known poet in America After the tragedy in Blacksburg. Hearing the luminous Anne Sexton read poetry Before she killed herself. Hearing Allen Ginsberg read in the chapel, Coming up from Cherry Valley, where he lived with his lover. Studying womenвЂ™s lit and Wallace Stevens With Jane Pinchin. But best of all was that class with Fred Busch. John Hawkes. Albert Murray. Wonderful Red Grace Paley and Cynthia Ozick. And novels by Fred Busch himself. Ann H. Fisher вЂ™74 Director, Radford (Va.) Public Library Do you have a reminiscence for Rewind? Send your submission of short prose, poetry, or a photograph with a description to scene@mail.colgate.edu. scene: Autumn 2008 Answer key: 1. e, 2. c, 3. d, 4. b, 5. a, 6. g, 7. f 72 All together now! Residence hallвЂ“mates bond with a cheer during Konosioni Field Day for first-year students. 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