Class of 70

Reunion time is right around the corner. Have you registered yet? If not, send in the forms now and make arrangements to return to campus. M.J. (Mary Jane) Wickham has purchased a five-acre ranch with a large barn and has converted the barn into a large photography studio. She photographs for the food and wine industry in northern California. M.J. lives with her husband, Kirby Wilkerson, and their daughter, Zandra, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Tom Varricchione was recently named vice president for clinical and regulatory affairs at Photoelectron Corporation. The company produces a miniature therapeutic X-ray device for minimally-invasive treatment of cancer tumors. Tom and his wife, Judy, have grown children: Damon is in the work force, and Justin is a student at UMass Amherst. Doug Arnold’s company in Beachwood, Ohio, Arnold & Company Commun-ications, has received Medical Mutual of Ohio’s first annual Pillar Award. The award honors businesses that make outstanding contributions to their community. Kathy Pratt Mackey and Neil Mackey recently moved to Leicester, Vt. their hobbies include biking, cross-country skiing, and locating and restoring old cars. Linae Johnson Schroeder’s daughter, Samantha, will graduate from Yale University this spring. Linae and Bob ’68 are actively involved in Yale’s Sophomore Sprint. Bob is one of the forerunners each year.

Class of 71

Jeffrey Bernstein was appointed to serve as chair of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants’ personal financial planning committee for 1998-99. Ellen Kandel has been a speech-language pathologist for the past 26 years. She earned her master’s degree at the University of Illinois in 1972. Ellen directed a speech and hearing department in a children’s hospital for 17 years. In 1997, she started her own rehabilitation company, Vista Rehab Services. George and Doris Cota Bergeron wrote proudly that their oldest daughter, Karen, is in her second year at UVM, majoring in biology. Their youngest daughter, Julie, a high-school junior, is narrowing down her college options. Howard Dufresne was named volunteer of the year by both the Baltimore Gas & Electric Corporation and by the Corporate Volunteer Council of Central Maryland. Jeffrey Rovell of Roslyn Heights, N.Y., wrote that his business is devoted to change management and creativity in corporations. Katherine Herzog wrote, “Every time I contribute to the women’s ski team, I reflect on how far it has come since the women’s ski team was sent to the Burlington golf course to practice in 1970.”

Class of 72

On November 20, 1998, Dr. Michael Hurdzan represented UVM at the inauguration of Kim Goldenberg as president of Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Christine Kristiansson Barton was chosen to receive the 1998 Outstanding College/University Teacher Award given by the Kentucky Academy of Science. She is an associate professor of biology at Centre College in Danville, Kent., where she has taught since 1981. Michele Resnick Cohen and family are still living in New York City, though she can’t believe that her children are college-age. Son Todd is at Tulane, while Adam and Mollie are moving quickly through high school. Barrie is in fifth grade. Robert Brinckerhoff wrote that his daughter, Kristin, completed her young riding career with an 8th place finish at the National Horse Show last fall. She also finished 6th at the U.S. Equestrian Team Junior Talent final. Kristen will attend Fairfield University and ride for their collegiate equestrian team. Skip and Clara Laderoute Knapp have relocated to Dublin, Ohio. Their daughter, Heather, is an advertising executive in Princeton, N.J., and daughter Kathy is in her third year at Cornell. Malcolm Pope, a resident of Aberdeen, Scotland, was honored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers International for significant research activity in knee and spine biomechanics and the publication of technical papers which place him among the foremost authorities in the field. Malcolm is chair of safety and health at the University of Aberdeen.

Class of 73

David Suitor is teaching history at St. Marks School in Southboro, Mass., and running Camp Timanous in Raymond, Maine, in the summer. Life with his two daughters, Katherine and Abby, leaves a little time for competitive squash in Boston. Bonnie Christensen, an artist and illustrator, exhibited her wood engraving prints at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica in Venice, Italy, last February and March. The prints are from Moon over Tennessee by Craig Crist-Evans, scheduled to be published by Houghton Mifflin in April 1999, and John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath, published by The Folio Society of London in 1998. She also demonstrated wood engraving technique and presented a slide lecture on the art of book illustration. Robert Skinner of Ackworth, N.H., enjoyed hearing from a UVM student telemail caller. Ted Cohen sent greetings to classmates from Portland, Maine, where “moose still outnumber people.” John Dmytriw of Mentor, Ohio, had an outstanding time seeing old friends at the class’s 25th reunion last June. Lawrence Murphy, M.D., is in the private practice of pediatrics in Fairfax, Va. Frances Hampson Stearns wrote, “I’m still living in Southern California, but, if they made enough movies in Vermont, I’d be back there.” She noted that she brought her son to look at UVM last summer and wondered, “Could that be possible?”

Class of 74

In less than three months, the UVM campus will roll out the red carpet for us as we return to celebrate our 25th reunion. Be sure to send in your registration form and plan to join us in Burlington. Michael Herbert became chief administrative officer of the Wayne State University School of Medicine last September. He previously was director of administration for the department of surgery and associate director of surgical services at the University of Michigan Hospitals. Cathleen Doane-Wilson, MD’80 hopes that she will be located in South Bend, Ind., for a long time. She wrote that she has a part-time practice and the area is great for the kids.

Class of 75

One more year until our 25th Reunion. I hope many of you are beginning to think about returning to UVM in June of 2000, for our Reunion. You can use this column to keep everyone up to date on your whereabouts and perhaps search out lost friends prior to our Reunion. Nancy Christmas Aleksiewicz begins her 24th year in teaching. In addition to responsibilities in her third grade classroom, Nancy is an adjunct faculty member at Keene State College. Philip Branon of Los Gatos, Calif., has recently been appointed publisher of InfoWorld, the enterprise computing newsweekly. Barbara Schenk Ferguson is living in Glencoe, Ill., with her husband, Marty, and three sons, Paul, Mark, and Tom. She works in a school learning center as a library technology associate. Karen Bourdon Gorin moved back to Virginia in 1996. She remains working in a NICU, enjoying her clinical position. Christopher Hamilton of Londonderry, Vt., wrote regarding the whereabouts of Bob Badger, who was ‘missing’ in a recent column. Chris let us know that Bob is a professor of Geology at SUNY Potsdam. Eleanor Hawley wrote that her son, Melvin, recently began a new job as manager of Country Home Products in Vergennes, Vt. He had been the town manager of Vergennes for 21 years. Melvin’s son, Aaron, is a freshman at UVM. Gail Gauthier Johnston wrote a while ago from Marlborough, Conn, that she had her first book, My Life Among the Aliens, published. It’s a humorous novel for 8 – 12 year olds. Gail has been married “forever” to Russell Johnston, ’76, a consulting engineer. They have two sons in elementary school who “have pretty much taken over our lives.” Helen Riendeau writes from Traverse City, Mich., that she enjoys life in the Midwest. She recently returned from a business trip to Istanbul, Turkey. I recently spoke with Cindy Dattman Roberts. She is living in Pittsford, N.Y., with her husband Jay, a native Vermonter who is in private practice as an otolaryngologist. Son Jason is waiting to hear where he’ll be attending college next year. Son Ethan is 15 and daughter Emily is 9. Cindy hasn’t worked in nursing in several years, and “life is good.” Captain James Royer is retiring from the U.S. Navy and is transitioning into the private practice of oral and maxillofacial surgery in Newport, R.I. Bob Stanley is host of a weekly television program on wine in Florida. He and his wife, Ellen Mario ’76, make their home in Vero Beach. Susan Pound Szendrey wrotes from Grapevine, Tex., that she is marred to William Szendrey. She works for American Airlines as an airline dispatcher. They are parents of Will and Katy, and they miss Vermont.

Class of 76

After so many years, it was great to hear from Wayne Johnson, a veterinarian in Montclair, N.J. In addition to dogs and cats, Wayne treats lots of exotics, especially reptiles. Wayne’s three children from his first marriage, Ian, Jacqui, and Jillian, are having a great time with their new baby brother, Adam, who joined the Johnson family back on July 5. Speaking of blasts from the past, Virginia Aronson was not only the first but also had the correct answer to my quote. Virginia is living in south Florida with a terrific tow-head, Mel, aged three and a half. She has published more than 20 books on various topics, lately writing biographies for teenagers, which Ginny describes as a lot of fun. Dr. Don Nelinson is still living in Baltimore and was recently appointed vice president of Impact Communica-tions, a large medical education firm in New York. Michael Cote was recently named corporate senior purchasing manager for GenRad, spending a lot of time on the road in California and London. Mike recently achieved Lifetime Certification from the National Association of Purchasing Managers. Free time is spent with his son, Matthew, and as assistant scoutmaster of Troop 11 in Leominster, Mass. Time has been flying by for Susan Fowler-Finn in Fort Wayne, Ind. Her oldest is off to college; her middle child is looking at colleges, while her youngest is starring in soccer. Susan enjoys her job as a special education teacher for grades K-5 in an inner city school. Robert “Jon” Richmond is living in Marblehead, Mass. “Bag,” as he is affectionately known to his Sigma Nu brothers, is working at American Power Service in Georgetown, Mass., as the director of sales and marketing. He stays in close touch with fellow brothers Mark Byrne and Scott Macomber as well as Brian Marcelonis, St. Mike’s representative to the Sigma Nu house. “Professor Laber trained me well for my job as corporate counsel in the finance department at DynAir Services, Inc.,” wrote Dawn Elliott Oakley. Dawn also sells DK Family Learning Books to homes and schools. She and her husband, Al, have two “energetic, wonderful boys.” Congratulations to Dana and Mary Laprade Melville. Their daughter, Kristen, is a member of UVM’s class of 2002, enrolled in the university’s prestigious physical therapy program. Betsy Flood Fay is now living in Attleboro, Mass., after having lived in Connecticut for nine years. She remains busy with her nursing career and her children, Katie and Ben, who are competitive swimmers. Sandy “Herb” Muther, wife Jane, and sons Kurt and Eric are living in South Natick, Mass. Annalee Ash is the author of Whispering Angels, which has been called a “unique and original keepsake.” Annalee has traveled extensively in Europe and South America. She is living in Washington, D.C., where she has her own design business. Your class secretary represented UVM at the inauguration of John Fallon as president of the State University of New York at Potsdam.

Class of 77

Timothy Leary is vice president for student affairs at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine, located on Sebago Lake, near Portland. He and his wife, Erin, keep busy with their two sons, Patrick and Keenan. Candy Peck Reed is working at the Peddie School in Hightstown, N.J. Her children, Chandler and Peter, live with her in central New Jersey, but they all “wish desperately that they lived in Vermont.” Veronica Berounsky still enjoys living and working in Narragansett, R.I. with her husband, Dick Lee, and their children Elizabeth and Ben. Veronica works at the University of Rhode Island on a joint project with the Narra-gansett lab of the Environmental Protection Agency, dealing with global climate change. Les Scheinfeld became president of the Long Island chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives. Dick Johnson is alive and well and serving the public at a state park in Berkshire County, Mass. He enjoys the winter layoff so that he can recover from dealing with the public. He gets rehired every April. Ellen Thompson teaches a multi-age class of first through third graders in Colchester, Vt. She and her husband, Jim Holzschuh, live in South Hero, Vt., with her son, Christopher. She enjoys “island life,” complete with flower and vegetable gardening, swimming, and kayaking. Beverly Baier Keur was named Sussex County Coach of the Year in 1997 with a 21-3 record. She has two athletic sons, Ryan and Randall. She’d love to hear from UVM friends via email.

Class of 78

Charles Trapani and family live on the shoreline in Madison, Conn. In addition to his career pursuits, he coaches youth basketball.

Class of 79

John Letteri rejoined the Washington, D.C., office of the international law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski LLP. Rebecca Hitchcock Williams wrote that Roberta Sanes Brooks and her husband, James, own a delightful bookstore in Cobleskill, N.Y. Rebecca hopes that classmates will stop by and browse at the Catnap. Mary Eddy Stewart lives in Sharon, Mass., with her husband, Steve, daughter Sara, and dog Zoe. Mary is a senior account executive for EUA Cogenex. Thomas Blachly announced the birth of his first child, Adam Clifford Blachly, on January 12, 1999. Tom and his wife, Susannah Clifford, live in Marshfield, Vt. Patrick Blair sent greetings from South Carolina, stating, “work is OK but golfing is better.” Jeff Newton represented UVM at the inauguration of Roy Nirschel as president of Newbury College in Brookline, Mass., last September. Condoda Smith Boyle is currently building a home in York, Pa., and is busy with her son, Ethan. Joan Sheldon practices veterinary medicine in a small animal practice in Bomoseen, Vt., Judith Griffin Mckelvey, her husband, George, and their daughter, Meredith, are enjoying life in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Judith is beginning her 20th year of teaching. Maureen Heald Gadue is living in Richmond, Vt., with her family. Robert and Karen Atkinson (’83) McMullin and their two daughters are living in Moscow, Russia, where Robert is an attache. Karen teaches at the embassy. Paul Fattibene balances his time as a patent attorney with his busy family: wife Deborah and three daughters, Michelle, Nicole, and Jill. They spend summers cruising Long Island Sound in a Silverton cabin cruiser. David and Margaret Ward are living in Barre, Vt., with their daughters, Liz and Madeline. David is on his final Army tour in Fort Shaftner, Hawaii. Peggy is a guidance counselor at the middle and high school. Loretta Butterfield Miner and her husband, Joe ’77, are living near Buffalo. Loretta completed her master’s degree in the family nurse practitioner program, and she now works with hematology and bone marrow transplant patients at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. Joe is working as the manufacturing manager for Great Lakes Cheese and is also involved in the waste management program. Dr. Angelo Dicenso is practicing medicine in Johnston, R.I., and looking forward to seeing friends at our 20th Reunion. Over the holidays, I was able to have a mini-reunion with Mary Kay McGuire Conte and Barbara Buck Cohen. Mark your calendars now for June 2 through 5, 2000, because the class of 1979 will be celebrating our 20th reunion. Please read the Vermont Quarterly for updated information.