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1926
Jennie Fibish-Scheller turned 100 years old on October 14, 2004. She continues
to live in her own apartment in New York. Jennie is a retired social worker,
who stays very much involved with current events by reading The New York
Times daily. Jennies profile is featured on the UVM website (alumni.uvm.edu).
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1931
Alberta Berry Raymond wrote from Fayetteville, N.Y., that she has four
grandchildren and four great-great-grandsons. Her late husband, Philip,
was an engineer. Over the years she has been very active in her community.
She also taught French and Latin at Chapman Technical School in New London,
Conn.
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1934
I was overcome when I received a note with news for this issue, because
I had no news from classmates to include in our column. I received a letter
from the university with an update about our Class of 1934 Scholarship
Fund and its recipients. Some of you may not know that this fund was started
at our 50th reunion with what class money we had left in our treasury.
It was given in honor of our classmate Jack Libby, who had been keeping
our class in touch with each other, especially at reunions, for many years.
It didnt start out as a large amount, but currently, it is helping
three students, who receive $4,000 each. We received letters of appreciation
from each student letting us know a little bit about his or her experience
at UVM. Some might not have gone to college without this scholarship,
and with help from this scholarship, they have accomplished so much. Dont
forget to send news for our class column. I look forward to hearing from
classmates for the next issue.
Send your news to
Ellinor Bean Hauke
alumni@uvm.edu
1935
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Ray Collins
alumni@uvm.edu
1936
It is with much satisfaction that I report that the UVM Class of 1936
Endowment Fund had a robust investment performance in fiscal year 2002.
President Daniel Mark Fogel gives much thanks, as we do, to the Board
of Trustees Investment Committee. On another note, the class of
1936 wishes UVM great success in all its present activities. I am also
happy to announce that the recipients of our 1936 Endowment Fund have
sent letters expressing their thanks to our class. Seven were awarded
scholarships: three seniors, three juniors, and one sophomore. Their majors
included philosophy, psychology, animal sciences, sociology, womens
studies, studio art, and computer sciences.
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John Williams
alumni@uvm.edu
1937
Your secretary received an invitation from the UVM Victory Club and the
Vermont Regional Board to a luncheon featuring UVM Mens Basketball
Coach Tom Brennan as speaker. Hoping to see and possibly talk to some
members of the class of 37, I decided to attend, in spite of bitter
cold temperatures. Coach Brennan talked about the teams prospects
for this season and reminisced about past experiences and people he worked
with, always giving full credit to those who had supported and aided his
work. He also talked about the rosy prospects for the future. This stimulating
experience only had one disappointment: no members of the class of 37
were to be seen.
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Gilbert Rist
alumni@uvm.edu
1938
I am sad to report that we have lost an outstanding and universally well-known
member of our class. John Suitor died on April 8, 2004, at Wake Robin
in Shelburne, Vt., where he has lived with his wife, Martha Rist (39)
Suitor. He was born in South Deerfield, Mass., and educated at Deerfield
Academy, graduating in 1934. While at UVM, he was captain of the track
team, president of our class, and a member of Boulder, Key and Serpent,
and Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He received a graduate degree in English
from UVM in 1947. John taught at Deerfield Academy for 30 years, where
he was chair of the English Department, a dorm parent, and a coach. He
also was owner and director of Camp Timanous in Raymond, Maine, for many
years. John received the Alumni Associations Distinguished Service
Award in 1987. He is survived by his wife, Martha; and sons John 68,
G72, David 73, and Gilbert as well as two grandsons, including
John 88; two granddaughters; and three great- granddaughters.
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O. Elaine Griffith Nawrath
alumni@uvm.edu
1939
For the academic year of 2004-2005, our 50th Reunion Fund was able to
assist eight students. There were two from Massachusetts, one from Vermont,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York. Bernie Lisman
received a thank you note from each one. Ruth Wimett sent me a note to
let me know of Frank Canarys death. Martha Rist Suitor and Webster
Thompson met and chatted about old times. In December, I became a great-grandmother
to twins.
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Mary Shakespeare Minckler
alumni@uvm.edu
1940
Yall come to the 65th reunion of the class of 1940! Please bring
any surviving memorabilia. We are anticipating an elegant attendance.
There are approximately 16 classmates who live in the greater Burlington
area. We hope all of them and many more will return to the campus on the
hill. I am delighted to report that seven UVM students are recipients
of the class of 1940 Memorial Scholarship Fund. Their majors include electrical
engineering, biology, environmental studies, anthropology, elementary
education, and agriculture and resource entrepreneurship. One recipient
wrote, This scholarship is an incredible help to me, and I greatly
appreciate it. A third-year student commented, I will take
this donation and accomplish my goals so that I can one day give in return
to a student in need. Other comments included the money is
a great help as college expenses are a huge burden for me and my family,
and it was an honor to receive the scholarship, and I am extremely
grateful. An enthusiastic Boulder Society member wrote, This
is a huge honor, and it has greatly lightened the financial load.
Thanks, classmates, for your generosity. Isnt it wonderful to be
cherished? Lois Murray Lantman, a long-time resident of Hinesburg, Vt.,
was the oldest of six children. Now a proud matriarch, she enjoys her
12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She recently moved to Woodstock,
Vt., where she makes her home with her daughters family. Active
in her new community, Lois enjoys the programs at the community senior
center and the activities of the Red Hats. She hopes to be able to attend
our 65th reunion. Finally our class sends condolences to Jean Butler Pye
and family for the death of Bill Pye 41 last October in Charlotte,
N.C.
Send your news to
Mary Nelson Tanner
marytanner@earthlink.net
1941
Barbara Bagby Battenfield wrote from Santa Rosa, Calif., that she was
surprised and delighted to learn that so many classmates she knew are
still around. A retired teacher, Barbara has lived in that city for nine
years. Her home is near a daughter, and a son and his family are in Los
Angeles. Three additional families are in the Boston area, and another
son is in North Carolina. Robert Crimmin reported from Windsor, Vt., that
he and his wife, Rita, have six children and 11 grandchildren. After working
at Goodyear for 36 years, he started an accounting and tax service. He
served on the local school board for 15 years, as a selectman for six
years and a credit union treasurer. He was also active in Little League.
Although he has slowed down since an accident in 1998, he continues to
keep in touch with Dick Healy, Ray Laramie, and other UVM teammates. Geraldine
Wilcox Hunt wrote that she had her Lake Memphremagog cottage torn down
and had a year-round house built on the site. Her daughter Patricia Vana
71 and her sons live with her. Grandson Bud Vana graduated from
Harvard in 2004, and Evan Vana will graduate from UVM in 2005. Geraldine
volunteers at the United Church and is active in a gourmet bridge club.
Henry McGinty sent greetings to friends and classmates in his holiday
letter. He is excited about the arrival of a great-grandson, Miles Henry
Thompson, now 20 months old. Henry and his wife, Helen Keedy 40,
were married in 1942. They lived in Texas where he was an executive with
the Boy Scouts of America and later assistant superintendent of the Abilene
State School until 1981. Helen died in 1996, and they have two daughters,
five grandchildren, and a great grandson. The family recently celebrated
his 85th birthday and a granddaughters December wedding. Henry would
enjoy hearing from classmates at abitex@yahoo.com. Jane Allen Hadley,
our class vice president, wrote that she flew to Park City, Utah, at Christmas
for a brief visit to see her first great-grandchild.
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Maywood Metcalf Kenney
alumni@uvm.edu
1942
Two of our classmates, Larry Burgess and Pearl Marvin Welch, are recuperating
from surgery and injury. We wish both of them a speedy recovery. We would
like to hear from more classmates.
Send your news to
Gwen Marshia Brown
alumni@uvm.edu
1943
We are sad to report that John Goss died on August 6, 2004, at age 83.
His wife, Doris Squire Goss, survives him as well as their four children
and their families. John and Doris celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary
on Christmas Eve 2003. A former president of the Vermont Education Association,
John was honored last fall by a full-page memorial in the Vermont Retired
Teachers Association newsletter. We all remember John very lovingly
and also remember John and Doriss lifelong romance that began at
UVM. Their friends will be glad to learn that Doris is doing quite well
despite her arthritis, and she continues to make quilts. She recently
traveled to Florida for a family visit. In January, Mary Beth Davis Bloomer
left for four months in Florida. Would that we all could join her! As
reported in the winter issue, Mary Beth lives at the Gables, a retirement
community in Rutland. The mother of Dave Franzoni 71 also lives
there as does Mary Shakespeare (38) Mincklers sister, Martha.
Its a UVM place! I had a very interesting telephone call from Len
Harrington seeking information about another classmate, Fred Webster 42,
with whom he participated in track. Len and his wife live on Cape Cod,
and, in spite of minor infirmities, are enjoying life. After serving in
World War II for which he received a Purple Heart, and receiving his masters
degree from UVM, Len had a very full and successful life as an engineer
for major companies. His wife was a war bride whom he successfully smuggled
over the border from Austria. Reminds me of The Sound of Music.
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June Hoffman Dorion
junevt@sover.net
1944
I hope you made a New Years resolution to send news for our class
column in 2005. Im sure you have news to write about.
Send your news to
Alison Carr Wood
10 Country Route 45A
Apt. 406
Oswego, NY 13126
woody31@usadatanet.net
1945
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Kay Hennessey
alumni@uvm.edu
1946
Betty Johnson Bahrenberg and I took a memorable cruise to Bermuda last
fall. We were a day late docking in Boston, due to high seas. Virginia
Campbell Downs of Lyndon Center, Vt., stays very involved with the Northeast
Historical Society. She is co-editor of the Lyndon Legacy. Mary Boardman
Ciaschini lives in the same area, and she is keeping the Greensboro Historical
in good shape. Lesley Bell enjoys exhibiting her pastel paintings. She
recently took a trip down the Danube River. Betty Mansfield Rhodes continues
to enjoy living in Hilton Head, S.C., but she commented on the changes:
too many people and too much traffic. She recently got together with Nancy
Fleming. Alberta Read Reed and her husband are great supporters of UVM
basketball, and they are hoping for another successful season for the
Catamounts. Mary Lou Robinson Adsit continues to keep busy with volunteer
work. She serves on the Save the Chapel committee, which succeeded in
restoring the Lakeview Cemetery Chapel in Burlington. She also has been
active in JUMP, an ecumenical agency that does counseling and mentoring
in Burlington, Vt. We all hope to hear from more of you for the summer
issue. See you at the Green and Gold luncheon in June.
Send your news to
Harriet Bristol Saville
hastories@mymailstation.com
1947
I received a nice Christmas card with a note from Richard Paine. The note
was so perceptive that I will quote it here. Richard wrote, In one
of the past issues of Vermont Quarterly, you asked for people to write.
The reason for the lack of communication is due to the fact that our class
was so disrupted by the war that there was very little cohesion. I am
retired, and Betty and I celebrated our 54th wedding anniversary on June
3rd, then I enjoyed my 60th reunion at St. Johnsbury Academy. We have
a son, Scott; a grandson; and a granddaughter. Hope you are all well.
Please write. We would love to hear from you. Richard said it best.
All of you, please write.
Send your news to
Louise Jordan Harper
alumni@uvm.edu
1948
Everett Merrill lives in Cobleskill, N.Y., after retiring from the State
University of New York as a professor of biology and operator of the water-testing
laboratory. As a retiree, he installs lifelines for a local hospital,
heads the church property committee, and lives harmoniously with nature
by including such activities as cutting wood and windjamming. He has a
son and a daughter. John McHugo, a US Air Force veteran from World War
II, is retired and living in Tucson, Ariz. He enjoys playing golf, hiking,
and reading. He has a son and two daughters. Joanne Goulart Weber of Candor,
N.Y. is an active artist. At present, she has two watercolors displayed
in an art gallery. She has also done oil portraits of friends and family.
She attends sketch workshops and other art classes.
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Theresa Guzowski Johnson
normangjohnson@earthlink.net
1949
This column marks my debut as your new class secretary. Other officers
elected at reunion last June were Marilyn Davis Huntley, president, and
Malcolm and Gladys Severance, co-vice presidents. The Severances hosted
30 of us who attended our reunion at a welcome gathering and a farewell
breakfast in their Colchester home. The class notes compiled at the time
got lost in the shuffle and have now reappeared. Nancy Tobey Shisler and
husband Joe live in Zephyrhills, Fla., where she sings with a barber shop
chorus and does line dancing. They also are RV enthusiasts. Rita Gilman
Kuperberg and husband, Sid, research genealogy and combine their photo
and computer talents, sending email messages to friends all over the world.
The Most Grandkids Award went to Bill and Wilma Murphy Dempsey
of Weymouth, Mass. They have 19 grandchildren. John Howard, a retired
attorney from Tulsa, Okla., still travels extensively and enjoys sailing
with a crew from Vermont, Rhode Island, and North Carolina. Malcolm Severance
is the only classmate who has been a UVM student, faculty member, administrator,
trustee, and member of the Legislature in his fourth term. His wife, Gladys,
a retired math teacher and town tax collector, is active with Meals on
Wheels and the National Museum of the Morgan Horse. Lynn Davis Huntley
keeps busy with cross-country skiing and church work in Granby, Conn.
Willard and Jean Tucker (48) Fletcher live in Newark, Del. Willard
taught mid-European history at UVM, Colorado, Utah, and Delaware, working
with student groups and Smithsonian Associates, and he was appointed by
President Carter to serve on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council. Among
others who attended all or part of our reunion were John Fletcher, a retired
air traffic controller, and his wife, Marilyn Hinsdale (55) Fletcher,
who live in Shelburne, Vt., and Huthenson Island, Fla.; Marie Matthews
Glysson of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Roy Fox of Winsted, Conn; and Howard and
Ruth White (46) Lyon of Ithaca, N.Y. Howard was Malcolms roommate
in 1942 before they went into the service and returned as sophomores in
1946. Norma Carmichael Wilson and husband David of Washington, N.J., hosted
several Thetas at their condo in Smugglers Notch during reunion.
Mary Bunky Henderson Robertson and husband Willard are retired
in Peru, Vt., and are involved in the antique business. Lucille Wetherby
Fiske of Cuttingsville, Vt., spends winters in Marana, Ariz. Donald Malloy
wrote that he and his wife, Barbara, recently celebrated their 62nd wedding
anniversary. Donald is a veteran of World War II and since has spent most
of his time living and working in New Jersey. The Mallorys have 11 great-grandchildren,
and they are enjoying retirement in Fredericksburg, Va. If your news is
not here, please send it for the next issue.
Send your news to
Arline Pat Brush Hunt
pat.hunt@kingcon.com
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