Dave Gleason ’70 on a hometown Reunion

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Dave Gleason ’70

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HOME SWEET REUNION

Dave Gleason ’70 helped plan an extra-special 50th Reunion in June with alumni from 1971 and 1972, and he didn’t have to travel far for the festivities.

ORDINARILY, WHEN WE CELEBRATE OUR FIVE-YEAR REUNIONS, we don’t know the other alumni on campus—we are too many years apart. This year is a wonderful opportunity to mix with other classes that we know much better. AS A NAVY BRAT, I moved every three years. When I graduated from Bowdoin, I had enjoyed the wonderful town of Brunswick for four years and decided to make it my home. In 1973, I bought a four-unit apartment house on Federal Street. I enjoyed the experience so much that I decided to help others do the same thing. There is no greater satisfaction than helping a buyer procure the home of their dreams.

I AM NOT GOOD AT SITTING STILL FOR LONG, so, when I get up in the morning, I’m off to the office or to work on one of our investment properties. I have a wonderful wife, four children, two stepchildren, and four grandchildren, who make me proud every day. I am an avid sailor and own a boat with my brother, which we sail along the Maine coast every summer.

1969 Ted Reed has been honored by the Alumni Council with a

Polar Bear Award in recognition of his steadfast service to the College. Over the years, Ted has served the Class of 1969 as longtime class agent, Reunion committee member—including chairing his 50th Reunion—and Leadership Gift Committee member. He has served the College community more broadly as a Campaign for Bowdoin volunteer, Alumni Club president, Alumni Fund director, BASIC/BRAVO volunteer, and as a member of the board of trustees. It seems that whenever Bowdoin calls, he answers, and he says yes. It is for these reasons that he is most deserving of this recognition.

1970 Accusation, the latest book by Paul Batista, was recently included in a list of the top six legal thrillers of the past decade, as compiled by BookTrib, a leading source for book news and reviews. “Legal thrillers make for exciting reads because they combine the page-turning intensity of mystery books with the thrilling, rapidfire back-and-forth of courtroom drama. With options ranging from genre pillars to new releases and indies, the selections are perfect for both newcomers and veterans alike, and you’ll be rooting for these characters and following their stories, from their engaging beginnings to their shocking conclusions… and [they] will keep you guessing on the matter of ‘guilty or not.’” Accusation “tackles the #MeToo movement as actresses up for supporting roles in the films of a famous actor claim sexual harassment and subsequently begin to turn up dead.” From a BookTrib online review, March 16, 2022. Paul reported in March that Accusation was a featured selection in the window of the Corner Bookstore in Manhattan.

Steve Schwartz is one of the producers of All the Old Knives, a new spy thriller released April 8 in select theaters and on Amazon Prime Video. Schwartz produced the film along with his wife, Paula Mae Schwartz, and Nick Wechsler and Matt Jackson. In the movie, Chris Pine and Thandie Newton play CIA agents and former lovers who are brought back together years after a failed mission. Reunited, they are forced to blur the lines between profession and passion in a tale of espionage, moral dilemmas, and deadly betrayal. The film, directed by Janus Metz, also stars Laurence Fishburne and Jonathan Pryce, and is based on the novel by Olen Steinhauer, who also wrote the screenplay. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, March 22, 2022.

1975 In 1971, when first-year student Saddie Smith ’75 arrived on campus, one of the first people she met was Greg McQuater ’72. Smith and McQuater formed an instant bond that has resulted in more than fifty years of wonderful friendship, despite living on separate coasts. They have been so aligned in life that their children were born on the very same day in 1986! McQuater returned to campus for Smith’s graduation in 1975, and they took their photo in front of the Walker Art Building. Now they serve on the Bowdoin College Alumni Council together and returned to campus in early April for their first volunteer spring conference. It was only fitting that they recreate their photo fifty years later!

1976 Phil Gregory’s role as cocounsel in the 2015 lawsuit Juliana v. the United States is documented in Youth v. Gov, a film that debuted on Netflix on April 29. The documentary examines the constitutional climate change case brought by twenty-one youths against the US government for violating their Fifth Amendment rights to life, liberty, property, and public trust resources. The plaintiffs in the case were represented by the nonprofit organization Our Children’s Trust, for which Gregory has served as pro bono counsel since 2010. From the youthvgovfilm.com website.

D. Ellen Shuman has been honored with the Alumni

Service Award, presented each year in recognition of an individual’s record of volunteer service to the College. Shuman has been described as a pioneering leader and a steadfast servant of the College who has leveraged her extraordinary accomplishments at Bowdoin, and beyond, to help provide opportunity for others. In her two decades as a member of the board of trustees, she played vital roles as vice chair of the board and chair of the Audit Committee in the steady governance of the College, consistently prioritizing progress and performance over recognition. She also served for twenty-one years on the Investment Committee and was instrumental in selecting the College’s first investment professional, Paula Volent. Throughout her exceptionally successful career, Shuman also devoted significant time and expertise to supporting the careers of other alumnae, frequently organizing, sponsoring, and enthusiastically participating in networking events for Bowdoin women. She served on Bowdoin’s Alumni Council from 1987 to 1991, becoming only the second woman president of the council. In 2006, Shuman established the Paul H. Douglas Scholarship Fund at the College, which specifically supports students who are committed to serving the common good. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, February 22, 2022.

1977 Reunion

Bill Elwell: “In 2019, my wife and I made a 13,500-mile road trip from Texas up through the Canadian Maritimes, across Labrador, and back home over the course of seventy-two days. We covered a lot of ground and got to see so many things. We found one unexpected Bowdoin connection on the trip. In the upper reaches of Labrador, we toured the hydroelectric facility at Churchill Falls. In the entrance to the power plant was a display case that held the book Bowdoin Boys in Labrador, which chronicles the story of two Bowdoin students who ventured up to the falls in 1891. The book is still in print and tells the tale of the grand adventure. The guide told the short story of their expedition, and I mentioned I was an alumnus. She said I was the first Bowdoin alum she had met. Farther down the road in Labrador City we stopped in a visitor center and there was a large plaque that also told the story of the Bowdoin Boys. We didn’t do the hike out to the falls from the road because it was raining, and the black flies were swarming pretty badly. After seeing the plaque in Labrador City, I wished we had done it anyway. Guess we’ll have to go back again. It will be in the fall next time, when it’s cold enough to suppress the bugs.”

In February, Carole and Robert Teeter ’67, Jane and John Michelmore ’67, Jo and Dave Comeau ’67, and Rick Bamberger ’67 got together at Dave and Jo’s winter home in Englewood, Florida, “for conversation, exploration, good food and drink, and pre-planning for our 55th Reunion.”

Steve Schwartz ’70 and his wife, Paula Mae, two producers of the film All the Old Knives, pose on the red carpet at a special Los Angeles screening in early March.

When they were on campus recently as members of the Alumni Council during the Volunteer Spring Conference, Saddie Smith ’75 and Greg McQuater ’72 celebrated their fifty-year friendship by recreating a photo from Saddie’s first year at Bowdoin in 1971.

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THE CAMPAIGN FOR BOWDOIN 1978 American-British investment banker, philanthropist, and Bowdoin trustee emeritus John Studzinski has produced a series of blog posts aimed at sparking debate in a number of areas. “The Philanthropist’s View” tackles a variety of topics, from mentoring and the impact of technology to charity governance and volunteering. It is published through the Genesis Foundation, a nonprofit set up by Studzinski in 2001 to support young artists, directors, playwrights, actors, and musicians in the early stages of their professional lives. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, April 28, 2022.

1982 Reunion

Julie Bertola Cook, “an amateur beekeeper, recently moved from Westport, Connecticut—one of a number of towns to join the growing ‘pollinator pathway’ movement— to Bath, Maine. The group Maine Street Bath is updating its annual Downtown Flowers program to support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. Many pollinators, which play a vital role in agricultural production and natural ecosystems, migrate, according to Cook. By planting native plants that produce the pollen and nectar that support pollinators, communities create ‘pit stops’ along their migration route. Bath will need to take additional steps to become an official pollinator pathway, including starting a steering committee to guide the project. Regardless of whether the city decides to become an official pathway, Cook said she’ll keep advocating for the bees and butterflies responsible for the flowers that will decorate Bath this summer.” From a Brunswick, Maine, Times Record article, April 7, 2022.

1983 Linda Nelson has received Bowdoin’s 2022 Common Good

Award for being a singularly powerful advocate for the arts, the nonprofit sector, and the impact that cultural activities can have on communities in the state of Maine. Her pioneering work at the intersection of the arts and community development, which involved building an arts venue that became a beacon for Nelson’s town, island, and region, has helped transform the cultural landscape of the state. As a student at Bowdoin, Nelson was a vocal leader of the burgeoning communities of women and LGBTQ students on campus. Her work as a cofounder of the Women’s Resource Center and a member of the Gay Straight Alliance and the Bowdoin Women’s Association helped make Bowdoin a more welcoming place for her contemporaries and for the generations of women and LGBTQ students who followed. In 1999, while both a parttime resident of Stonington, Maine, and an executive of a New York City–based consulting firm, Nelson and her wife, Judith, along with two other women, began the process of restoring the Stonington Opera House, both as a physical landmark and as a vibrant community hub for arts and culture. Nelson served as founding executive director of Opera House Arts from 1998 to 2015. She relocated permanently to Stonington in 2001, becoming increasingly integral to the local community and to the network of arts and nonprofit organizations across the state in the years that followed. In addition to her work with the Stonington Opera House, Nelson served as a member and later as assistant director of the Maine Arts Commission and was deputy

director of Portland Ovations. She currently serves as vice president and board member at the Maine Association of Nonprofits as well as being interim director, cofounder, and steering committee member at the Cultural Alliance of Maine. These experiences have helped Nelson understand and advocate for the ways in which the arts can bring people together and lift communities. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, February 22, 2022.

1985 Linda Dahlgren, “professor of large animal surgery at the VirginiaMaryland College of Veterinary Medicine (VMCVM), was awarded the 2021 Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence, which acknowledges researchers whose innovative studies have advanced the scientific standing of veterinary medicine. The award recognizes her work in comparative musculoskeletal research investigating regenerative medicine therapies for tendon, ligament, and joint disease in horses, and the translation of these findings to human medicine.” From a Virginia Tech X online news story, April 11, 2022.

1988 John D. Doughty, “chief investment officer with R.M. Davis, has been selected to join the membership of the Boston Economic Club (BEC). In joining the ninety-year-old organization, Doughty becomes the only member to live and work in Maine. A Maine native, Doughty joined R.M. Davis—Northern New England’s largest private wealth management firm, with over $6.5 billion in assets under management—in 2002 after serving as vice president of equity research at Credit Suisse First Boston and vice president of fixed income research at Bear Stearns, both in New York City. Committed to the study and advancement of economics and geopolitics, Doughty is a member of the Economic Club of New York, the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, the Royal United Services Group, and the Foreign Policy Association. The BEC, established in 1932, is a nonpartisan organization that fosters engaging and well-informed dialogue on topics involving economics, finance, and public policy. Its secondary purpose is the development of friendships and the sharing of diverse perspectives.” From an R.M. Davis press release, May 5, 2022.

1989 Ronald C. Brady has received the 2022 Bowdoin Distinguished

Educator Award for his devotion to providing “transformational opportunities for underserved students.” Among the first generation of his family to graduate from college, Brady became a vocal and influential student leader on the Bowdoin campus. After graduation, Brady was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship and earned a master’s degree in public affairs at Princeton University. Then he began a decorated career in education as assistant to the chancellor of the New York City public schools. He quickly and expertly gained knowledge about education strategy and organizational planning, knowledge that was soon put into practice in his next role with the State of New Jersey Department of Education, where he oversaw several state-operated school districts. From 2001 to 2003, Brady was employed by the school systems in Paterson, New Jersey, through a grant from the US Department of Education to improve and increase the number of the city’s small learning academies. Perhaps Brady’s greatest and most impactful achievement came next, when, in 2007, recognizing the desperate need of underserved student populations and the power of a new educational model to lift those communities, he established Foundation Academies, a free charter school committed to creating “a wide range of intentional learning experiences in a joyful, inclusive, and culturally responsive environment” for schoolchildren in the economically depressed community of Trenton, New Jersey. From modest beginnings, Foundation Academies has grown to serve one thousand students from kindergarten through grade twelve, in four schools spread over two campuses. Brady built upon this success with his later work as executive director of Freedom Prep Charter Schools and as CEO of New Foundations Charter School. Brady has generously and enthusiastically shared his expertise, energy, and time with Bowdoin, serving as a member of the Alumni Council and then on the board of trustees, among many other volunteer roles. Brady was also a member of the Advisory Group for the THRIVE Program, using his considerable skills to help first-generation and low-income students achieve success at Bowdoin. Additionally, he served on the 2014 Presidential Search Committee and the 2016 Ad Hoc Committee on Inclusion. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, March 3, 2022.

1993 Garrett Davis: “I have recently written and published a novel, The Prion Paradigm (GJD Publishing, 2022). This description is from the book jacket: ‘Crazed crocodiles at the Great Barrier Reef have transmitted an aggressive and deadly disease to humans, unleashing terror and a desperate attempt to find a cure before an apocalyptic pandemic ensues. A team of four specialists, directed by a mysterious government official, must identify a lethal prion and determine if its source is natural or engineered. Their mission turns even deadlier when they realize someone is hunting them. In this ingenious, breakneck thriller, the team’s adventures span the globe as they race to restore a delicate balance in nature—before madness triumphs over science. Dr. Garrett Davis is a board-certified veterinary surgeon, having earned his bachelor’s degree at Bowdoin College, DVM at Cornell University, and surgical training at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been practicing surgery for over twenty years, authored multiple journal articles, spoken internationally at veterinary conferences, and currently is the director of the residency training program at the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital. He spends his free time cooking, writing, and traveling the world on adventures with his family. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and multiple pets. The Prion Paradigm is his first novel.’”

1994 Derek Plourde: “Happy to relay that I was appointed president and CEO of Charles River Bank, based in Medway, Massachusetts, on January 1, 2022. My wife, Laural, and I are also very proud of our older son, Riley, who will be pursuing an interactive media and game design degree at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, this fall. Our younger son, Hayden, continues to excel as a student at Whitinsville Christian School, where he will be a junior.”

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Eileen Carter Williams ’90 said that “it’s always a good time when this group of Polar Bears gets together,” as they did in Naples, Florida, in December 2021. Pictured: Joe Williams ’88, Eileen, David Lyman ’88, Brad Rabitor ’88, Rob DeFreitas ’88, Sarah Smith DeFreitas ’88, Jeff Battiston ’88, and David Mazzella ’88.

On March 14, Peter Cipriano ’10 (in the bandana) and his partner, James Stout, of the New York Racquet and Tennis Club, won the 2022 US Open Racquets Doubles championship, defeating Ben Cawston and Mike Bailey from the Queens Club, London, in four games.

Following a day of orthopedic surgery at Brown University/ Rhode Island Hospital in April, Devin Walsh ’10, Jonathan Schiller ’96, and Van Krueger ’10 took a breather for a Polar Bear photo op.

On March 19, surrounded by family and lifelong friends, Ryan O’Connell ’12, now Brother Theophilus, took his vows as a Maronite Monk of Adoration at Holy Trinity Monastery in Petersham, Massachusetts.

1999 Matthew Hyde “has been appointed as Trinity College’s next dean of admissions and financial aid. Hyde currently serves as the assistant vice president for enrollment management and dean of admissions at Lafayette College, where he has led a team since 2011. Under his leadership, Lafayette grew the size of its applicant pool by 82 percent and increased other important recruitment benchmarks, including selectivity, student diversity, secondary/tertiary market growth, and yield rates. Throughout his time at Lafayette, Hyde helped to build and mentor teams within the department, uniting the efforts of the financial aid and admissions offices to manage modeling and forecasting strategies and to meet ambitious enrollment goals.” From a Trinity College online news story, April 5, 2022.

2000 Naiima HorsleyFauntleroy “has been named to the East Orange and Orange [New Jersey] 100 Women of Power and Progress list for 2022. Horsley-Fauntleroy, senior management at the City of East Orange, is proof a person can go away to receive an education and return to their community to use what they learned to enrich, give back, and grow the neighborhood that raised them. Horsley-Fauntleroy spearheads many initiatives throughout the city, most recently the COVID-19 rental relief program. From art projects to skate parks, all made possible by Community Development Block Grant funding, of which she is the manager, she is committed to developing the city that nurtured her. An ardent supporter of women, Horsley-Fauntleroy has a special knack for advocating for new moms in the workplace. She has testified during statewide legislative hearings about her experiences and the need for bolder protections for birthing women. She has branded herself to be synonymous with trust, generosity, strength, and truth, and her neighbors have come to rely upon her to help meet their needs and bridge communication with the City.” From a TAPinto East Orange/Orange online news article, March 31, 2022.

2002 Reunion

Cassie Flynn “was the featured speaker on activist/advocate night at Broken Box Mime Theater as part of their ‘With Words’ series, featuring a performing cast plus one honored guest that is a leader in their field. The speaker talks about the show, fields questions from the audience, and finds themes or questions that are resonant to all. Flynn is an internationally recognized expert on the treaty negotiations on climate change. She serves as the strategic advisor on climate change to the United Nations development programme’s administrator, [and is] also the head of the climate strategies and policies team and head of the climate promise in 120 countries. She is the creator of Mission 1.5 and the Peoples’ Climate Vote, which used gaming to become the world’s largest-ever survey on climate action. Previously, she served as a senior advisor to the Prime Minister of Fiji as COP23 president. Cassie gave a TED talk on connecting world leaders to climate activism in 2019 and has been a featured expert for CNN, the BBC, the Wall Street Journal, Le Monde, the New York Times, and other publications.” From a Broadway World online announcement, April 9, 2022.

Nicholas Miller: “My wife, Shelly Chessie Miller ’03, and I have

produced a movie that will premiere in limited theaters and online streaming [April 8]. It’s called Coast.”

2003 Joshua Police “has been selected by Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company to run a new sales department. Police will be the executive vice president in charge of the Canton, Massachusetts–based company’s business development and One Company Solutions Strategic Business Center. The center will oversee distribution of individual life insurance products and workplace product sales and distribution. It will work to build on Boston Mutual’s existing presence in the worksite market in New England. Police has been Boston Mutual’s vice president for market strategies. He began working for the company in 2008.” From a Think Advisor online news announcement, April 29, 2022.

2005 Kevin “KAYR” Robinson spoke on campus in April, telling students that financial capital, intellectual capital, and social capital were all necessary to achieving “transformational wealth.” KAYR—who is founder of KAYJAY consulting, a licensed real estate agent, a member of the Homeowners Association of Philadelphia, and a life coach—shared his wisdom in a talk titled “How to Achieve Financial Independence.” He covered the scope of his life from his humble beginnings struggling with financial, food, and housing insecurity to owning a multimillion-dollar real estate investment company. After a conversation spanning everything from the American Dream to “rainy day” funds to proactive budgeting, KAYR said he hopes his lessons will be transferable and valuable to Bowdoin students. From a bowdoin.edu/news story, April 26, 2022.

2007 Reunion

The Hight Ford Dealership in Skowhegan, Maine, part of the Hight Family of Dealerships owned by Sam Hight, “has once again been recognized with two of the highest awards given by Ford Motor Company, for the third consecutive year. The dealership has received the Ford Motor Company President’s Award and the One Ford Elite Award for 2021, after previously winning both awards in 2020, 2019, and the President’s Award in 2016. The President’s Award is one of Ford’s most prestigious awards, recognizing dealers who have achieved the highest levels of customer satisfaction and sales performance. The Hight Family of Dealerships operates the oldest family-owned dealership in New England. Starting in 1911, Walter Hight began selling Model T Fords in Skowhegan, and continued to do so through four generations, two world wars, and two pandemics. In 2011, the National Automobile Association awarded Hight Family of Dealerships the Century Award—given to dealers that have owned and operated businesses in the industry continuously under one family for 100 years. Since 1947, only fifty-two dealers have earned the Century Award, and Hight is the only Century Award winner in New England.” From a Hight Ford Dealership press release, April 8, 2022.

Jenny Adu has been honored by the Alumni Council with the

Foot Soldier of Bowdoin Award in recognition of her tremendous partnership with the staff in development and alumni relations. Over the past two years—through the pandemic and the growth of her family—she

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