Colby Magazine vol. 91, no. 1 by Colby College Libraries

it's what we do... Miselis Professor of Chemistr y Brad Mundy usually works at Colby through June and July conducting research with student assistants, returning to his home state of Montana for August. A few years ago he was working in the lab with junior Christina

Goudreau Collison '98 to sy nthesize two naturally occurring compounds. They succeeded and together wrote two papers on the topic.

That summer Mundy learned of an international chemistr y conference in Bozeman, Montana, that would provide not

only an opportunity to present their work but also help Christina meet well-known chemists and make decisions about graduate studies. When Christina

told Mundy of her concerns about travel expenses, he found College travel-grant money to fly her to the conference. But rather than having her stay in a hotel, he insisted she stay with his family, not only for the conference but for an impromptu family reunion. After the conference, a state fair, some Big Sky hiking and a Shakespeare festival, Christina returned to Colby, graduated (Phi Beta Kappa) and is now working on her Ph.D. in organic chemistr y at the University of Rochester.

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Features 6

Mike Daisey Unscripted From Maine to the stage in

Seattle, 1 ew York and London, Daisey '96 finds that the world welcomes an honest storyteller. 12

A Brave New World At the CBB Cape Town Center,

students step into the new South Africa, a nation in Bux, and return with new perspectives. 18

The Pulitzer Guy Historian Alan Taylor

'77 has his

eye on the prize, but it isn't another Pulitzer.

Dispatches 2

editor's desk

letters

periscope Gleanings from Earl Smith's campus news足

letter, FYI; Update: Kenneth Ongalo-Obote '94.

From the Hill 24

on campus Bro Adams listens intently as he pon足

ders the College's future; rounding up a Posse to boost diversity; conference explores issues of women and art. 27

development l\TIH grant links Colby scientists

with world-renowned genome researchers. 28

faculty Dick Sewell takes a last Colby curtain

call; Economics considers supply and demand. 30

media Rob vVeisbrot re-examines JFK and the

Cuban Missile Crisis; Niki)' Singh brings The

Tale ofthe P hoenix t o English. 32

sports NESCAC takes a time out; rugby women

romp through undefeated season; high hopes and soaring numbers for Colby rowing. 34

alumni In Kandahar, correspondent Dan Harris

'93 got tl1e scoop for ABC News; alumni survey gives College high marks. 36

students Victor Cancel

'02 and his climb to May足

flower Hill; a United World @ Colby; Wales "vVOOT"; Q&A with Peter Brush '03.

Alumni @ Large 39

class notes profiles

William '5 1 and Ellen Kenerson Gelotte '50

Susan Monk Pacheco '67

T homas Warren '82

Brian Post '97

obituaries

The Last Page 64

Finding Technology, Losing Your Fleece Gavin

O' Brien '04 says there's lots of technology

in a student's day-and a roomful of fleece pullovers somewhere on campus.

Staff

Gerry Boyle '78 managmg editor

Brian Speer art director

Robert G1llesp1e alumni at large editor

Stephen Collins '74 executJVe editor

Leo Pando //lustrator

Alicia Nem1ccolo MacLeay '97 media editor

Joanne Lafreniere production coordmator

Karen Oh '93 online coordinator

Blake Hamill '02, Aimee Jack 路04 staff assistants

Joe Toreno, Irvine Clements, Viviane Oh, Brian Speer, Jeff Eanckson, Jesse Morrisey '04 contributing photographers

Kate Bolick '95, Douglas Rooks '76, Matt Apuzzo '00, Blake Hamill '02, Michael Burke, Gavin O'Brien '04, Abby Wheeler '04 contnbutmg wnters

Administration William D. Adams, president; Earl H. Smith, executive assistant to the president; Peyton R. Helm, vice president for college relations;

Margaret Felton Viens '77, director of alumni relations

Alumni Council Executive Committee Lou Richardson '67, chair; Frank A. Wilson '73, vice chair; Rebecca Birrell '92, Hope Palmer Bramhall '56, Shawn P. Crowley '91, Heather M. Daur 路oo. Karl Dorn1sh Jr. '54,Todd W. Halloran '84, Wendy Kennedy Ralph '90, Enc F. Rolfson '73, ChnstopherTompkms '89, Philip Wysor '70 Colby 1s published four times yearly.

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letters

Dispatches

Letters Capital Correction

I enjoyed the article about the G ishes

Westervelt's Legacy

I was very sorry to hear about Professor

A Disputable Caption

Your article on H a n n a Roisman ( fa l l

w i n n i n g the E l i j a h Parish Lovejoy Award

Westen1elt's death (spring 2 00 1 Colby). I t

2 00 1 Colby) was engrossing. A caption,

(fa l l 2 00 1 Colby). My mother a n d her fa m i l y

was i n his Classical Literanire i n Transla

though, i n a n otherwise pai nstak j ng article could use a correction a n d a clarification.

were from Kentucky a n d a favorite riddle

tion classes that I learned how to read at

was, " H ow do you pronounce the capital of

much deeper and higher levels of i n tensity

Kentucky? Lou-a-ville, Louje-vi lle or Lua

and comprehension. His commentaries on

Rock . . . is sacred to Jews, Christians

vul ? " The correct answer is Frankfort. You

The Iliad in particular allowed me to visual

and M uslims." Actually, the Dome of the

mentioned in your article that Tom G ish

ize the patterns of the text i n ways that sti l l

Rock is sacred to M uslims only. It is the

"showed proponents of the ( U M U medical)

amaze m e . Indeed t h e original i nsights I

site of the Dome of the Rock-the Temple

cl i nics how to get their side of the issue

gai ned in his courses sti ll inform my own

Mount-that is sacred to Jews, Ch risti ans

heard in Louisvil le" and that " (t)he Ken

work as a teacher and scholar.

and M uslims.

tucky legislature l i stened ... . " I assume that

Professor Westervelt's quiet passion

First, i t states that "the Dome of the

Second, i t states that " East J erusa lem

the legislature l i stened from afar i n Frank

about hjs work and about l i terature i nspired

was taken by Israel from Jordan ." " Re

fort or at a special hearing i n Louisvi lle.

me to read The Iliad eight times during the

taken" is more accurate. As Paul Johnson

first semester I had him as a teacher. H e

writes in A Histo1y of the Jews, on May l 5,

Boyd "Byrd" Allen '75 Exeter, N. H . Another Taboo

How courageous for an alumni pub l i ca tion t o write a story on the widespread and deadly problem of eating disorders. Clearl y, Colby magazine is w i l l i ng to discuss the taboo, and ready to admit that l i fe on campus does have i ts serious problems. I am deeply grateful for this. For a future issue, I woul d l i ke to sug

told me that i f l enjoyed t h e material i n

1948, "simul taneously, the last British left

English, i t would be even more astonishing

and the Arab a rm i es i nvaded. They made

i n the original G reek. H e was right about

little d i fference, except i n one respect. Oor

that, too. Even though languages were

dan's] Kjng Abdullah's Arab Legion took

not my strength, I embarked on a study

the Old City of]erusalem for h i m , the J ews

of ancient G reek with him and a few

surrendering it on 28 Nlay." Joh nson goes

fel low students, and discovered new sounds,

on, "courage and providence at last restored

i mages and meani ngs. Although I had many

it [the Temple Mount] to them, along with

fine teachers at Col by, some of whom I sti ll

the rest of the Old City, during the Six Day

have contact with, Mr. vVesten1elt touched

\iVar of 1 96 7 . "

me most deeply of a l l .

gest an article on depression. L i ke eating

Mm1i11 Glisen11a11 '67

d isorders, depression is a common and seri

New Brunswick, T.J.

Ron Schwm1:z '73 New York,

.Y.

ous problem at Colby and other col leges that is rarely discussed due to the shame associated with it. No one wants to adm i t

Is That All There Is?

Regardi ng your topics in The Blue Light,

they need a psychi a trist during t h e greatest

i f all Colby has to think about i n times l i ke

four years of their l i fe. Yet, an i m portant

these is the pol itically correct wording of

realization one makes during college is that

the Alma Mater and "Kjck Boxjng," it has

some of the i n n umerable smi l i ng faces they

indeed been left i n the mjllpond of oblivion.

see everyday are actu a l l y masks. Aga i n , thank you for daring to tackle dif ficult stories. It is a comfort to know that

David Lynn '52 Stamford, Conn .

Colby magazine is not only a booster publ i cation, b u t a credible news source a s wel l .

Michael Fmnll '00 B i llerica, Mass.

C O L B Y

WIN T ER

2002

Dispatches

periscope

G l eaned from Earl Smith ' s newsletter, FYI

Good Fit

Shipping Ne-t1Js, based on the

See the September classroom

novel by Annie Proulx '57.

edition of the Wall Street Journal

Maine and Myanmar

and the article "The Perfect Fit:

It's hard to imagine two students

If You \\ant To Feel Comfort

who better represent Colby's

able \\Ith a College Try It On

local and global reach than

Fir t." It says:" ... Tim Smith, a sophomore at Colby College

this year's sophomore class Phi

in \\'atenille,:.\Iaine,had just

Beta Kappa Achievement Award

finished his freshman year.He

recipients,so named for being

loves Colby. It's his perfect fit.

the highest-ranking members of

His college search was a first for the entire Smith family. He started \\ith all options open, including :.\Iiddlebury College, Tufts t;ni\·ersit)',Bm1·doin Col lege,and Bates College. He toured campuses \1ith his mom the summer before his senior

their class.Justin J u s kewitch

nomics Deb Barbezat

'04 comes to us from just up the

added another ele ment to

road in Norridgewock and Win

her academic regalia in

Mar Htay '04, an Oak Scholar,

December-a black belt. Deb ' s been studying at the Tao Martial

from Yangon,Myanmar.This

Arts Center, a tae kwon do school in Ha l l owe ll , for six and a half

year's PBK Achievement Awards

years-" about the same amount of time it took to get my Ph . D . , " she

for the top-ranking juniors went

notes. One requirement was teaching, and economics doesn 't count.

to Lisa DeKeukelaere '03 from

So she helped teach kids at the Tao Center for the last three years.

year in high chool.'\\'hen

Her final test included everyth ing from breaking boards to serving tea

you go on the (campus) tour

and sake in the ceremonial way.

Pleasant Valley,

.Y., and Brie

Drummond '03 from \i\Tinter

port,Maine.

�-ou'll get that feeling.' Smith got that feeling at Colby. He's l'ery happy with the personal

in controlli11g the time structure

such S\vitches "could become a

attention and academic pro

of hard X-rays," according to

key component in the X-ray

" \i\Then Hilary Gehman '93

gram offered at this liberal-arts

a review in the same issue.

toolbox for probing the struc

reached the dock after finishing

In Conover's article, "Coherent

tural d)mamics of matter."

fifth in the women's quadruple

college of just le s than 2,000. "

Athens Oar Bust

sculls at the 2 000 Olympics

control of pulsed X-ray beams," Trust Cal

he and 10 colleagues describe

Brooks Rising

:\December

an ultrafast switch that uses a

On November 6 Hollywood

weren't towards retirement.

germanium crystal to generate

Reponer published its annual

They were towards the 2 004

po t-9/11 trust in government

ultra-short X-ray pulses.Those

list of 3 5 promising Hollywood

Olympics in Athens,Greece."

tapped Cal Mackenzie (gov

bursts are quick enough to actu

"executives on the rise," and first

So begins a three-page feature

ernment),who doubts that trust

ally track molecular dynamics

on the list is David Brooks

on Gehman in USRowi11g JV!ag

11 ill expand beyond la\1- enforce

during chemical and biochemi

'88. Brooks heads marketing for

a::,ine, including a paragraph

ment and ecurit)" " I think the

cal reactions.i\Iore work will be

Mirama,x Films and has worked

about her rowing (and field

fundamental ten ion are still

required,but two reviewers from

on campaigns for lots of high

hockey and skiing) experience

there.The gridlock i

the Centre for Advanced Light

profile fli ms including Oscar

at Colby.Colby's most success

7 ;JI/ Things Con

sidered story on Americans'

till there.

ources at the \1ienna University

\ \ nile \\ e ha\·e the e i land· of con en u right now,

of Technology in Ausu·ia say

in Australia,her first thoughts

wirn1ers Shakespem·e in Love and

ful rower,who won bronze at

Life Is Beautiful, as well as The

the \i\Torld Championships this

I think \1 e'll find, in the long term, the� 're relati\·el�- mall

MOOSECELLANEOUS

and the� \1 on 't keep us from

That was Bob Nelson (geology) being interviewed by

going h<1ck

\1 hat i normal

here. \nd normal i a kind of g01 ernment that mo t Ameri can are prett> unhapp� 11 ith," he -,,ml.

Caught harlie

The Colby seismograph record of the event can be seen at the head of the geology Web page (www.colby.edu/geology/V&e.hnnl).. . Michael Burke (English) may have been in London fall .

eme ter,but that didn't prevent him from publishing a very nice review of]ohn Cole's book In Nlaine in the Xm·ember Doa·11 East magazine....Allen LaPan reported the volume of incoming Halloween

card do\111 50-7 5 percent from years past . . . still, he did give away 95 bags of candy.... On

the Act

onov

(ph� sic.) is

co-author of an arocle in the Ocrohcr \",mm magJZine that "open-. an cnnrcl� ne\1 ch,1pter

eila Smith one morning in late

October, chatting about the recent earthquake in the Milo area (east of Dover-Foxcroft).

T f

unday, October 7 , two Colby faculty members, Steve Saunders (music) and Paul Josephson (hi tory),qualified for the Boston ;\Iarathon by finishing 112 and 113 of 7 2 0 runners in the Maine _\ farathon.. . . Thank Herb Wilson (biology), who played the pipes for us near Johnson Pond,

marking one month ince

eptember 11.

Colby Update: Kenneth Ongalo-Obote Kenneth Ongalo

a Land Cruiser driver, whom Ongalo-Obote

Anyara. Each time, unwittingly, I spent the

Obote '94, pro

describes as "either very drunk or temporarily

night in Anyara. A soldier, whose friend later

filed in the spring

out of his senses or, as most people like

confessed, was paid to shoot me down l i ke a

2001 issue of

to bel i eve, on a mission," intentionally ran

dog as I drove through Lwala on my way home

Colby , ran a tena

i nto Ongalo-Obote, pinning his legs between

after a rally," he writes.

cious campaign

two vehic les. As he fe l l to the ground, the

this spring but

candidate was knocked cold when his head

eight candidates) hard. "I could have cried the n , for my mother, who had suffered so

Ongalo-Obote took his defeat (third among

was u n successful

crashed into the bumper. When he regained

in his bid for a

consciousness he had to drive himself to

much and endured untold labors to make sure

seat in Uganda's

the hospital .

that none of the 80 or so people who visited

parliament. His e-ma i l d i spatches t o sup

" It's fun ny," he writes , looking back at the

me every day l eft unfed; for myself for the

incident, "but nothing I could have done wou ld

futi lity of a l l the energies I had expended on

resque novel-he was the young outsider chal

have kick-started my campaign the way the

the campaign; for all my friends who had rea lly

lenging wel l-entrenched older politicians, rel

combi nation of all those events did."

believed in m e , and whom I had promised that

porters around the world read like a pica

In a fascin ating and thorough report

ishing enth usi astic support at his rallies and taking some figu rative and literal hard knocks

(www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/win02/peri/

I wou ld not shame, whatever the outcome." But he describes rallying to buck up the incum

on the campaign tra i l . He writes about " Rich

obote.shtml) Ongalo-Obote describes the cam

bent, who had fared even worse at the polls

ard (the Snake ) ," who signed out nomination

paign in detai l , i ncluding his defense agai nst

and was depressed and h u miliated.

forms in Ongalo-Obote ' s name as part of a

charges that he paid people to attend ra llies

bureaucratic doub le-cross . An opponent paid

and brought in a mzungu (white person) to

this sum mer Ongalo-Obote was sti l l unsure

the printer to delay delivery of Ongalo-Obote's

campaign for him. "A man was paid to pour

of his future plans and was weighing options

campaign posters and literatu re. Supporters

salt into my car engine so the car would get

both i n Uganda and abroad. Whether those

were pelted with stones at Kipenet. Ongalo

an engine knock. He fai led. A pump attendant

options incl ude some future pol itical campaign

Obote spent nights sleeping in the car and

was paid to mix salt with the gas he pumped

was uncertain. "There really are no permanent

nights with no sleep at all.

into my tank. He never got the opportunity.

friends or enemies in politics," he wrote. "Just

Twice I was to be shot on my way back from

shifting i nterests . "

Most alarming was an incident i n which

The defeat left his resources depleted, and

August, was honored a t the

Revolution Pictures, has optioned

Colby parent and former Colby

Square C B B headquarters j ust

Colby-Hume Center on Fami ly

Professor Jennifer Finney

professor Rick Russo (author),

the same and spent two hours with the student scientists. " I t

Weekend, when a new women's

Boylan's novel

racing scull was christened "The

big screen . Revolution purchased

Hilary Gehman." On J a nuary 1 9

rights for an 1 8-month period to

The Daily Show (TV fix), Tminspotti11g (cu l t video/DVD rental), Ishmael (must-read),

the men's scu l l "Doris Kearns

develop a film based on the

theonion.com (VVeb site),

Goodwin '64" w i l l be chris

hilarious 1 998 novel about the

\VHOP (late-night mw1chie)

tened in Boston.

college search process. Boylan

and Nalgene bottles (weird

I t was a great n i gh t at the

says tl1at while she's not holding

campus trend). The magazine

Skowhegan Commw1jty Center

Calling on Paul

her breath, " i t's good to have the

conducted an unscientific survey

December 3 when a dozen stu

vVhen th e September 21 Science

novel on the front burner for

of students in August.

dents i n Russ Cole's Problems

Getting In for tl1e

was excellent; the students loved it," Greenwood said. It's All About Clarity

in Environmental Science semj

magazine covered an titerrorism

film again." Earlier, Geena Davis

programs after the World Trade

and New Line Cinema let their

Prized Speaker

nar presented research on water

Center and Pentagon attacks, it

option expire. No hard feelings,

\ \Then Paul Greenwood (biol

quality in Lake George and

n1rned to Paul Josephson (his

Boylan said: " I n the last script I

ogy) lined up R. Timothy Hunt

Oaks Pond. Commuruty interest

tory) to comment on biological

saw, they had basically changed

of the I mperial Cancer Research

ran rugh, and the quality of the

and chemical threats. After the

the story into Something About

Fund to meet with biology

presentation did, too. An audi

article cast doubts on the abi l i ty

Mmy, only grosser."

students at the CB B-London

ence of more than 70 l i stened

Center, he knew he had a top

attentively for almost two hours,

of labs to provide technical solu tions, i t quoted "science histo

Weird Pop

notch researcher for a guest

asked good questions and got

rian and nonproliferation expert

The September 2 1 Ente1tain-

speaker. Then, two days before

good answers. The ponds are

a t Colby College" J osephson

111ent �Weekly included a feature

the October 1 0 visit, the world

both in good shape, but students

saying, "Joint and multilateral

surveying the most popular pop

learned that Hunt had won the

recommend vigilance as well as

programs are the only hope for

culture on campuses, and Colby

Nobel Prize for Medici ne. One

some specific actions to keep the

nonproliferation."

is one of 1 7 schools profiled

of three researchers honored for

water clear. Service learning at

under the headline "Pop Beta

their discoveries of key regu

its finest. And thorough cover

Kappa." Listed as hot a t Colby

l a tors of the cel l cycle, Hunt

age in the 'Vaterville Sentinel

in various categories were:

showed up a t the B l oomsbury

and on Maine Public Radio.

Getting In

May Get On

Julia Roberts's film company,

C O L B Y

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W I N T ER

2002

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ate bolick '95 photos by joe toreno

"I have no idea what I 'm going to say to you tonight. o idea." Mike Daisey '96 leans against a podium in the back room of the Galapagos Art Space, a converted mayorrnaise factory

After all, Daisey's col l ege years, though sometimes madcap, were hardly slapstick. He spent them fashioning his own major, "Aesthetics,'' for which he wrote a lot of Carver-esque stories and poetry and acted in seemingly countless Benoit Brecht and

in trendy vV i l l iamsburg, Brooklyn, that is home to regular

Samuel Beckett plays. Perhaps even more vexing, however, is

readings and performances. The audi ence and performers are

the question of how his newfound success (founded, mind

gathered on this Wednesday in 1 ovember for an evening of

you, not only in comedy but also in the dot-corn bubble)

tragicomic storytel ling (an offshoot of Dave Eggers's popular

will play here in this post- 9/ 1 1 cul tural climate. The answers,

literary journal, JVlcSweeney's), based on the theme, "How to

oddly enough, might have little to do with comedy itself and

Win a Fight."

everything to do wi tl1 storytelling.

Daisey, the fi rst performer, is newly transplanted to B rooklyn from Seattle, where his wil dly successful one-man show, " 2 1

Daisey's story begins in tl1e town of Fort Kent, 200 miles nortl1 of Augusta. The town is off tl1e radar of most Mainers

Dog Years: Doing Time@Amazon.com,'' earned him tl1e laurel

and tourists alike, and witl1 a population of about 2 ,000 there's

" First Internet Dot.Comic." Finishing his drink, he bangs tl1e

not a whole lot going on. Now imagine a younger version of

empty glass on the lectern and add resses tl1e assembled audi

the present-day Mike Daisey living in d1is small town like some

ence. " I 'm from northern, northern Maine. If you've ever been

sort of misplaced exchange student.

to Maine, you've never been to where I 'm from." Fort Kent, Maine, couldn't be farther away from the urban

"He was a miniature Charlie Brown,'' said Beth Parad i s (pronounced "parody"), a neighbor of t h e Daisey fami l y w h o

literary milieu Daisey currently calls home, but how he made

remembers Mike Daisey a s a 9-year-ol d . " H e looked l i ke him,

it from tl1ere to here-witl1 his one-man show due to appear

acted like him and, I 'm afraid to say, was treated like him . "

in London's vVest End tl1cater district tl1is wi nter, then off Broadway in the spring, and a six-figure book deal from Simon

Young M i k e Daisey was "a real indivi dual,'' s h e said. "He may have been young, but already he foll owed a different drum

& Schuster in his back pocket-is only part of tl1e story. The

mer, and he didn't mind one bit. He was such a nice boy, and so

rest has to do with tl1e mystery of how this tl1oughtful, serious

comfortable with who he was, even though he was picked on. "

minded person arrived at a reputation as a comic.

S u m him up i n a word? " Eccentric," Paradis said.

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aisey is the oldest of four chi ld re n . \i\Then he was in middle

Daisey a job as a drama teacher, and he loved it. I t didn't hurt

school , his parents-his father i s a counselor for the Veterans

that his students loved him i n return. "Mike was perhaps the best

Adminisu·ation, and his mother i s a meat-cutter a t a deli-moved the

director I 've ever worked with," said Luke Shorty, a senior a t the

fam.ily to the town of Ema, outside of Bangor. Ema is ha lf the size

U n iversity of Maine a t Farmington and a Lawrence High School

of Fort Kent. U nder "Things To Do In Etna" on the town's Web

graduate. " H e was very talented a t making people feel comfortable

page, every single a ttraction is located at l east 1 4 miles outside the

with themselves on stage. H e coul d transform a group of friends not

town lirnits.

only i nt o a n acting troupe but i nto a family."

Daisey attended the regional Nokomis High School, in Newport,

I nvigorated, Daisey returned to Colby that spring, made up his

where he competed feverishly on the debate team and environmen

lost credits and, after "begging and pleading with Dean Earl Smith

tal science team and did a lot of drama; every two weeks he traveled

and generally making an ass of myself," graduated with th e Class of

with his younger sister Mary to a nearby high school for a regional

1 996. That week, he packed his car and moved to tl1e \Vest Coast.

and his sister had w i l d imaginations, and a lot of energy, and they

just ate up these sorts of extracurricu l a r activities. Mike would write

his one-man show about separation from a child that opens w i tl1

long poems that were fantastical in the true sense of the worcl

the news of his girlfriend's pregnancy-in otl1er words, a sort of

program for gifted students. "I think they were pretty bored out at Nokomis," said Dennis G i l bert '72, who taught the program . "Mike

aisey's arrival in Seattle marked both the start of a new chapter i n his life and the denouement of "Wasting Your Breath,"

broacl-ranging and w1convention a l . And he had a rea l ly sharp sense

fleshed out, far more gripping version of the above three paragraphs.

of humor, a good ear for sardonic observations. And he was amaz

Though this show, the first of three, is what brought Daisey i n touch

ingly prolific. He cou l d write a whole short story in an hour."

with what he considers his true calling, it took a while for the idea to

Under Gilbert's tutelage, Daisey thrived, and when he was ready to move on to col l ege he sent out only one application-to Col by,

click and for him to consider himse l f "a storyteller." " When I first moved to Seattle, people kept asking me how I'd

G i l bert's a lm a mater. Daisey arrived at Colby in 1 99 1 , a l ready an

gotten there, and as I found myself telling bits and pieces of the

a mbitious talent on the make. " I f one was i nvolved in the arts-even

story, it began to cohere in my mind," he explained. After a while,

if one wasn't, actual ly-he was nearly impossible to m.iss. H i s talent

he decided to write down his story and perform it. " B u t the more I

was, even then, a l ready well formed," remembered Professor of

tl1ought about it, the more I realized I didn't want to write it clown.

English Jenny Boylan.

I fe lt terribly guilty-writing was what I 'd been trained to do, a n d to

Daisey's first year, he acted. His second year, he wrote poetry,

not write felt anti tl1etical to everything I'd learned." In the encl he

serving as poetry editor of the Pequod and winning (with Meadow

decided to simply tell his story-on a stage, in front of an audience,

Dibble '96) the Katherine Rogers Murphy Prize for Original Poeuy.

without a script. I t was a daring risk, with remarkable effect.

He was no retiring scribe, however, holed up in h.is garret. After

The show ran from October 1 997 to January 1 998 in little play

describing Daisey as "insane. Okay-ungrounded," friend Kathleen

houses across the city. Each night Daisey would tel l his story a new,

Wood '96 went on to recall the time he staged a series of short

drawing from a loose outline in his head . And each night, after tl1e

plays by David Ives in Foss Dining Hall and included the instruction

perform ance, fatl1ers would wait behind tl1e darkened theater to ta l k

"please throw food" in the progra m . "Actors were up on stage, doing

t o Daisey about losing tl1eir own daughters. Between the energy

a great job, but getting pummeled by finger sandwiches and grapes.

and connection he fel t on stage and the sensation during these post

We were a l l angry, but Mike had honestly assumed people would

show conversations of having achieved emotional resonance, Daisey

take it as a joke." And so Daisey plowed through his junior year

understood he'd found his vocation.

and into his senior year, accumulating directing and acting credits,

" I realized that amazing discoveries can be made in fron t of an

immersing himsel f in tl1e Colby theater scene, and generally con

audience that just can 't be made in the vacuum of fiction . Persona l l y,

founding and/or astounding everyone he came into contact with. And tl1en his worl d caved in. His long-distance girlfriend, whom

negation-like fifing it in amber-and there's something pai nful

I tl1ink writing in a vacuum is perverse. Writing can feel like a

he'd been dating since high school , became pregnant, and decided to

about that for me. But I rea l ly appreciate the idea of the livi ng

keep tl1e baby. " I , on the other hand," Daisey said, "was not ready

revision process, how an audience subconsciously vets your work in

to be a father." Scheduled to graduate in tl1e spring of 1 995, he

the way tl1at they respond. It's tl1e opposite of a normal author's

instead barely skidded through tl1at semester, failing a few classes

world," he said.

and s i n king into a deep depression, as, paralyzed, he watched h.is

I mmediately he put together anotl1er show, " I Miss the Cold

relationship disintegrate and his da ughter slip beyond h.is reach. By

\Var," based on stories he'd grown u p hearing from the Vietnam

summer, degree-less, despondent and sick with self-loathing, he took

veterans h.is father treated for a living. "Let's j ust say it was my

the only job he could find-working in a slaughterhouse. His work

sophomore effort," Daisey said. "The material was great, but there

lugging carcasses and cutting meat, he says, was every bit as horribl e

was no backbone. I just wasn't ready yet to talk about someone other

as i t sou nds.

tl1an myse l f."

It was theater tl1at turned him back aroun d . That

ovember

Lawrence High School in Fairfi e l d , next door to \Vatervil le , offered

The show ran from February 1 998 to May 1 998. "And then the hammer came dow n . I started work i n g for Amazon."

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W hich, of course, was only the beginn i n g of everything else. The story of Daisey's two years toi ling fi rst in customer service and then i n business development at one of the Internet's most famous compa nies is best told by Daisey himself i n his thi rd-and most recent-solo show, "2 1 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon .com . "

to fnmilies, friends, people in other cities, children in their homes. ft is co111fo11ing to hear theii· voices, telling how they nre okny, shhh, it's okny, I 'm okay. As we wnlk out into the sunlight, I nm so hnppy to be in this con1pn11y, the co111pn11y ofpeopfe who nre nlright, those who walked out. Daisey's dispatches were picked up and n·ansmittecl across tl1e

Suffice it t o say, the show-di rected b y h is wife, Jean-Michele, whom

world. In four clays he received more than -+,000 e-mailed responses.

he met when they were both acting in one of those "catastrophically

"Mi ke's messages are incredibly raw, moving and rea l," Professor

bad avant garde plays" i n 1 997 and married in ] uly 2 000-was a run

Boylan said. "And they reveal , of course, tlie key to his humor, which

away success. "Seattle's tech-savvy population responded especia l l y

is tlie >vise, compassionate heart beating at the center of all his work. "

w e l l , " s a i d fr i e n d and co-conspirator John Tynes, a self-employed

Boylan's sentiment is one tl1at is heard aga i n a n d again i n

writer, editor a n d graphic designer. " \Ne had sellout crowds for

relation t o Daisey's comedy. " He's n o t a denier, " playwright Lau

months, and their reaction was laughter and empathy."

rence Krauser said. "He looks and clunks d i rectly and is honest witl1

No sooner did the show open i n February 2 00 1 tl1an Daisey was

h i mself and in his speech about what he sees and what it means to

branded tl1e " F i rst I n ternet Dot.Comic" and fea tured i n publ ications

h i m . And then he steps outside aga i n for addi tional perspective on

ran gi n g from Wired to Newsweek to The New York Times to the

these things . I t's tlie opposite of character acting. He's funny, yes, but

London G11ardin11. In April Simon & Schuster bought tl1e rights

breatlitakingly l ucid."

to the book version. In May tl1e show closed. One week later the tl1eater burned clown . Daisey decided it was time to move. The following montl1 Daisey voluntarily exiled h i msel f to Brook

In other words, he has tlie menta l i ty of a stmytel ler, i n addition to a comic's, and i t's the combination of tl1e two sensibili ties that brings so much resonance to his performances. "I bel ieve tliat h u mor

lyn to finish the book. He was greeted by a newly formed coterie:

and tl1e intellect don't have a very amiable relationsh ip," Daisey

his Manhattan-based l i terary agent, Daniel G reenberg, his manager,

explained. " Being droll or sly or clever is okay. Actually being

David Foster, and his editor, Rachel Klayman. Far from working in a

genuinely funny is seen as anti-inte l l ectual and roundly considered

vacuum, Daisey was suddenly deali ng >vitl1 tl1e high-pressure interests

an end unto itself, incapable of evoking reactions and social change

of me New York publishing world. " I t was l ike going from being a

tlie way drama or serious l i terature can. So tl1ere's a tension there.

student to being an adult," Daisey said. "I suddenly had to be very

And I think my work tl1rives on tl1at tension . "

certain of whatever project I was interested in, because, once you sign on, it lasts one year, two years-far longer than a science project." Foster, though, doesn't th ink Daisey will have any problems. " His

He sees "2 l Dog Years," for instance, as being "more about the hows and whys of office l i fe tl1an tl1e clot-com bubbl e. I t's about being i n love >vith work, and coming to grips witli the un iversal

media savvy is amazing," he said. " H e is i ncredibly driven and able to

battle of where priorities fall i n our clay-to-day l ives . " The World

think laterally about his career." He paused, tl1en prophesied, "Mi ke

Tracie Center attacks, far from cli nlinishing tl1ese truths, made h i m

will grow into a bigger and bigger name. This will probably be from

realize tliat these themes were even larger tl1an h e ' d first believed.

a number of avenues: performing, books and other writing. If one

"1 o one speaks to these simple issues, especially when the rest of

door closes, another w i l l open."

the world seems to be falling apart," he said. And so, tl1ough at fi rst

And so Daisey spent tl1e srnnmer finishing his book, breaking only in August to bring "2 l Dog Years" to the New York Fringe Festival, where it won best solo show. He sti l l met his deadline-September 1 1 . Daisey was on his way to the publishing house, manuscript i n h a n d , when tl1e World Tracie Center w a s attacked. Seeking refuge in a \iVencly's, he immediately logged onto the Internet and started

he'd reacted to tlie attacks "tlie way most people did, witli shock and denial and a creeping certainty tliat eve1ytl1 i n g was meaningless about comedy and humor, especi a l ly my own ," he came to rea l i ze, i n tl1e weeks tl1at followed, tliat "it's i m portant to b e able t o l augh a t how w e spend our time, and i n laughing come to some discoveries . " So in tl1e e n d , Daisey hasn't changed as m uch as it m i gh t seem .

posting broadsides to his vVeb site, www.m i keclaisey.com. I n111 writ

A s \t\To ocl noted, " M i ke is funny. But i f you look behind tlie comedy,

ing thisfrom downtow11 New Y ork. In n perverse reversal, I hnve no wny to contact a11yone except through my high-speed wireless I11ten1et co1111ectio11, "

a lot is being said. He's sti l l an actor, and he's sti l l a poet. He's j ust

tl1e fi rst dispatch began. He went on:

The medin will ulti111ntely tell the st01y better thnn I, but I cm1 tell you thnt thei-e is 111nssive loss oflife. The sky is binck with nsh, the people bnve been pnnicking nndfleeing in 1mndultemted tenw: I hnve never seen nnything like it. It is veiy difficult to brenthe, even with your n101tth covered-the nsh blrrUJs down the streets mu/ burns yo111· eJ1es. It feels like the world hns ended. Later tl1at day he described walking home over tlie Brooklyn

using tl1ese skills i n d i fferent ways . " I ndeed, he's fusing tl1ese s k i l l s , and i n fusing tliem has managed to syntl1esize h i mself. Daisey said it best when he offhandedly remarked, "The only time I 'm whole, using a l l of my person, is when I 'm telling stories." The result is a bigger, richer bra n d of com i c performance. As John Hodgman, tlie host of \Veclnesclay n i ght's " How to \Vin a Fight" gig said at tl1e end of tl1e evening, " M i ke is very funny, yes.

Bridge, which is 1mbelievnb61 ben11tiful, the wil·es nnd stone of the bridge

But as my wife pointed out, anyone who can drink gin a n d tonics

su1Tou11di11g us and the bright s1111 nhend, pnssing out ofdm·kness. 1 o one is tnlking to ench othe1; but there is n sense ofwnrmth. Eve1yone hns their cell phones out, fishing for n clenr signnl. Those who cntch them tnlk h111riedly

and men essentially m a ke up a nearly perfect, funny, re onant a n d complete short story is more tlian a humorist, and about a universe away from traditional stand-up comedy. " (!:

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CBB Cape Town students find inspiration in a nation in flux By Gerry Boyle 778

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Ph otos by Irvine Clements ;

ou spend days i nterviewi n g, observi n g, scribbl i n g i n notebooks,

i ng squatter settlements. It carries w i t h it sti l l an abhorrent racist

hol d i n g up a tape recorder. Later you pore over notebooks and

l egacy, yet A fr i c a n - A m e r i c a n s t u d e n t s who h ive been to Cape

tapes, sift the wheat from the journal istic cha ff, search for that one

Tow n t a l k o f fi n d i n g for t h e fi rst time escape from t h e s u b t l e

moment, that si ngle situation, that pearl-l i ke utterance that captures

racism of A merica.

precisely the spirit of the subject, the place, the story. I f you're writing about Cape Town a n d the Colby-Bates- Bowdoi n program based i n the city, there are too m a n y choices. The lead cou ld be Noah Lambie, a free-spirited Bowdoin j u n ior,

Cape Town is a place where unquenchable opt i m ism spri ngs from the violence and poverty of the racia l ly segregated tow n s h i ps l i ke w i ld fl owers a fter a forest fi re. I t's a city set l i ke a jewel i n to a crown of roan-colored mou nta i n s that overlook wh i te-sand beaches a n d

hust l i n g a round a new schoolyard basketb a l l court i n a cri me-ridden

turquoise seas; yet i n t h e downtown , glue- s n i ffi n g beggar c h i ldren

Cape Tow n township where l ay-ups a re a n enticement to keep k i d s

sleep on the sidewa l k s l i ke l itters of puppies. When C B B students take

o u t of gangs-a nd al ive.

to the townsh ips for com munity service, they a re venturi ng where

O r it could be Zelda J a n se n , the pro g ra m's resident d i rector,

many white South A fricans have never set foot even once.

navigati n g the n arrow l a nes of a colored township and saying that

" T h ere i s n ' t a n y s u c h t h i n g as ' l i fe i n C a p e Tow n ,"' s a i d

even 1 5 years ago she never d reamed that the apartheid government

Colby H i s tory Professor J a me s Webb as he w o u n d up h i s first

would fa l l . " \Ne d id n't even smell democracy," she said. O r maybe K r i sten H e i m, a Colby jun ior who, when she first arrived in race-based Cape Tow n society, used h e r fi n gers t o put quotes around the term "colored," commonly used i n South Africa. " In my fi rst h o s t fa m i l y, t h e y

semester at the C B B center last fa l l . "There's o n l y l i fe in Cape

Cape Town Encounters

Town depe n d i n g on the neigh borhood you l i ve i n a n d the racial

Not all of t h e education i n Cape Town is planned. M uch of

group you fa 11 i nto."

it comes i n the form of unexpected and even serendipitous encounters l i ke these selected from the reporter's notebook: On a tour of Cape Point National Park.

George Kleyn ' s knowledge of the Cape Peninsula is encyclope

d m i n i stered by Bowdoi n (as the C B B L o n d o n C e n te r

is by Colby a n d C B B Q u ito b y

said, 'After a couple of weeks the

d ic . A retired high school teacher, he turns a tour of the area

Bates), t h e Cape Town program

quotes w i l l come off,"' Heim said.

into a lesson i n botany, geology, h i story, civics. The Cape Point

was conceived four years ago by a

National Park, he says, is home to hu ndreds of different species

steering com m i ttee that i ncluded

of heather. The mountains in the region are "a bota n i st ' s para

professors R a n da l l Stakeman, a

They d i d . I n Cape Town, contrasts a n d c o n t ra d i c t i o n s a b o u n d . I t 's a beauti fu l cosmopol itan city com plete with a Ferrari dealership a n d the abject poverty of sprawl-

dise . " Yet for a l l of its vastness and d iversity, n u m bers are a l so at the root of South Africa ' s problems, he says. Millions of people have come from the north and east to the Cape Town regi o n , but there are few natural resources o r industries to su pport them .

Bowdo i n A fri c a n i s t ; C a t h e r i ne Beste m a n, a Colby a nth ropolo gist; and C ha rles

ero, professor

of rhetoric, from Bates.

U n l i ke the U nited States during its westward expansion , South Africa i s hemmed in by oceans and poverty. "Where are peo ple going to go? " he says , pausing from his recital of the C a pe ' s attri butes. "This is the Third World . It's not j u st us . "

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o u t h A fr i c a , t h e n j u s t fi,·e y e a r s i nto i ts post- a p a r t h e i d l i fe, offered t udents a n oppor t u n i ty to \\' i tn ess h i story b e i n g

have been folded i nto this s w i r l i n g pol itical and social mela nge.

m a d e . T h e �elson .\ l a ndela-i nspi red \'ictory over t h e apartheid govern ment h anded the people of outh A frica a cou ntry that

programs, a l l fu nded b y an

\l"aS in some \l"a)' ra,·aged but in m a ny \\'ays a bla n k canvas. Sti l l racia l ly segregated toda�· b y custom a n d economics, i f not b y law,

a l l levels of South A frican society and to emphasize com m u n it y

the country face oYern·hel m i n g problems, including its moribu nd economy, ra mpan t A I DS a n d endem ic u n employment. But sti ll, i t m a n aged " t h e c h a n geo,·er," a

South A fr i c a n s refer to t h e

e n d o f a p a r t h e i d , ,,· i t h o u t t h e c i ,· i l u n re s t t h a t h a s w ra c k e d Z i m bab\\'e a n d o t h e r parts of t h e conti nent. J'\o\\', f o r t h e fi rst ti me,

outh A frican of a l l race are decid i n g what sort of country

the\' \\'i 11 create. " It's l i ke seei n g the Un ited

The Cape Tow n program d i ffers from London and Qu ito C B B n d re w \N. Mel lon Foundation grant,

in that it was expressly de igned to give CBB students exposure to service. Students t a k e courses taught by C B B facu lty, w h o rotate in a n d out of the program, a n d at the nea rby

n iversity of Cape

Town . Com m u n ity service is tied to grassroots orga n izations rather t h a n foreign

G Os, a n d students col laborate w ith, rather

than oversee, those they assist. " \\Te d i d n't want our students to in any way fee l that t h e y were saviors or mess i a h s goi ng i n to c u re the problems of the l it t l e people o f t h e world," Stakeman said. " We wa nted them

rates right after the Constituti on,"

takeman said. "fa·eryt h i n g i n South

to get t h e i d e a t h a t they were j ust temporary l a b orers i n t h e same v i neyards."

frica is i n A u x ."

V i n eyards a re an apt metaphor i n a region where w i n e is big

B e s te m a n , \\' h o \\' a s to s p e n d s e c o n d s e m e s t e r i n C a p e ... Tow n t h i s y e a r, s e e s t h e

busi ness. But t h e vi neyards to which S t a k e m a n refers are the

p o l i t i c a l s t r u gg l e o f t h e

teem i n g tow n sh ips of the Cape Flats, the a rea desig n a ted for

1 980s replaced by a n iden

nonwh i tes in the days of apartheid government.

t i ty

struggle .

of edgy

that

" I t's wa�"

k i nd

I n Cape Tow n , c o l o r e d s (the term for m i x e d -race S o u t h

she

Africans) and blacks were forced t o l ive i n designated areas south

said. " Nobody k nows q u i te

a n d east o f the ci ty. The world has h e a r d of S oweto, outside

where they fit."

Johannesburg, where a nti-apartheid riots broke out i n the 1 980s;

i nee 1 999, students from t h e t h ree M a i n e col l e ges

it may be less fam i l ia r with Cape Tow n townsh ips l i ke La nga, Lavender H i l l, K hayal itsha a n d Gugele t u .

Tor does the world

see the " i n formal settlements," the euphem i sm for the squatter communities that spri ng up i n post-apa rtheid Cape Tow n wherever there is Rat ground on wh ich to erect a shack of tin or pal lets. "It blew my mi nd to see that," said Jana Richardson, a Bowdoin jun ior. " I 'm from i\ 1 a i ne. That's one of the reasons I came (to Cape Tow n ] . You don't have t h i s k i nd of poverty in M a i ne. I t 's very humbli ng. It makes you tha n k ful for every single thing you have." l n t h e t o w n s h i p s , by c o m p a r i so n , r e s i d e n t s d o n 't h a v e m u c h . The tow n s h i p s a re t h e s i z e o f c i t i e s w i t h t h e fee l o f shabby campgrounds. K h aya l i tsha, w i t h i t s d i rt l a n e s and s m a l l ci nderblock houses, is home t o a n estimated 1.3-m i l l i o n people, a l l colored. Langa, the most estab l i shed black tow n s h i p, is home to 70,000 people, many of them m id d le class. La nga has spazas, or

Previous: extenor mosaic from Guga S ' Thebe, the com munity center m Langa township. Top: the CBB Center m the Cape Town suburb of New/ands. where s tudents take classes and congregate. Above: The Cape Penin sula from False Bay. south of Cape Town. The coastal city 1s surrounded by white-sand beaches that are flanked by mountains and ridges. Right: Hannah Arnold

'03 and Sarah Dean ·03 exp/am charactenstics of marshland as part of an environmental science commu nity service program at Zen/da Park School in Lavender Hill Township.

corner stores, a n occ a s i o n a l resta u ra n t . I t i s rel atively safe, a n d i n contrast to townsh ips l i ke Lavender H i l l, where for a ti me last yea r CBB students cou ld not do com m u n ity ser

Open-mike night in a small jazz club called Swingers, in Lans downe Township in the Cape Flats.

The m usicians include local l u minaries and teenage admirers. Guitarists Errol Dyers and his brother, Alvi n , perform to raucous appl a u se and, after their set, the American visitor i s invited over to the bar to meet the m . Then the club owner, Joe Schaffers , says

a Colby j u n ior, worked w i t h a group of L a n ga h igh school students as they prepared f o r t h e i r m a t r i c u l a t i o n e x a m s, the test that wou lei determ i ne

something unexpected, exposing a n u nantic ipated rift in the Cape

t h e i r future education paths

v ice because gang wars made

Town m usic worl d . "These m u s icians who say they were exi les

and

it d a n ge ro u s for tow n s h i p

from South Africa [before apartheid fe l l ] . " he says, leaning close

lea rned more from them than

students to stay after school . Mach i ne-gun tot i n g ga ngs, d r ugs, r a p e : t h o s e a re t h e

t h e y 've l e a r n e d fro m m e, "

love these guys , " h e says. "These are the guys who stayed . "

Cape Town International Airport.

The expressway slices through the townships and a squatter

be warm a n d welco m i n g a n d

settlement near Bonteheuwel where residents use carts pul led by

l a st

yea r

made

the

l a st semester orga n i zed a n d promoted

t h i s com m u n ity a n d others to

dents

S tudents of J u l i e McGee, a Bowcloi n professor o f a rt,

Yet C B B students h ave found

by security fences, C B B stu

I 've

Mei k lejohn said.

On the four-lane N2 highway between downtown Cape Town and

box-shaped school surrounded

think

and j abbing his finger at the air. "They were not exiled. They ran

pl aces l i ke Lavender H i l l .

A t Z e r i l d a Pa rk, a d ra b

away . " Schaffers then points to Errol Dyers and his bandmates. " I

head 1 i nes that e m a n ate from

doing good works .

careers.

ponies. It's a straight shot, and the Mercedeses and BMWs streak past vans and slower cars. On one taxi tri p, a high-pe rformance BMW fl ashes past the squatter shacks. "What do the poor think when they see someone in a car like that when they make so little m oney?" the driver, a man named Winston Adonis , i s asked. Winsto n , who is colored, says the Mercedeses and B MWs

fi rst-ever

a rt

show i n the township. I t was c a l l e d " H o m e co m i n g " a n d w a s devoted t o t h e work o f a r t i st s l i v i n g i n t h e tow n sh i p s . Students i n te r v i ewed each

a rtist,

some

th rough

K hosa-spea k i n g tra n s l ators, and w rote their biogra p h i e s

acqu ai nta nce of a n i ns p i r i ng

show what is possible in the new South Africa. "I believe there

c o m m u n i t y a c t i v i s t n a m ed

is no situation so difficult that you can't get out of it, " he says .

i n Engl ish. For students a n d

Raymond Engelbrecht. Engel

" It ' s the wanting. "

McGee, it was a n opportu n i ty to shine a l ight on artists whose

brecht grew up in Lavender H i l l , excelled in school a n d sports a n d made it out. He had

Inside "South Africa 's Smallest Hotel. "

Vicky's Bed and Breakfast is in Khayalitsha, a spraw l i ng town

work has been long h idden i n shadows o f poverty. "That's

the

great

part

f orged a successful career in

ship that is home to 1 . 3-million people. It's a poor place, dirt

i ns u rance but a few years ago

lanes and cinderblock houses, but there i s a new industry here:

came back to the comm u n ity

touri s m . Europeans and other foreigners ride through in vans and

a re so t h a n k fu l just to have

where he grew up. "I received

bu ses as guides recite the bleak history of apartheid South Africa.

someone say, ' I bel ieve i n you.

about being here . . . people

a ca l l i ng," E n gelbrecht s a i d .

Then the vans stop, and camera-toting tourists, most of them

I 'm i nterested. Tel l me about

C B B students d i d , too.

white, troop into shebeen s , spazas [stores]-and Vicky Ntoz i ni ' s

your work,"' McGee s a i d i n

T h e y a r r i v e d at Z e r i l cl a P a rk i n t e n d i n g to h e l p out at a daycare center. But sev era l C B B students, a l l musi c i a n s, brought t h e i r g u i t a rs and d ru m s to the school one

little bed a n d breakfast. She i s a n energetic, avowed entrepreneur who endured patroni zation and ridicu l e as she got her b u siness off the gro u n d . Now the comfortable little house with two s m a l l roo m s is doing a booming trade. "We had C N N in here. We had the BBC. You name it , " Ntozini says. "Thanks to a tou r i st from America, we have a Web site Uourney.d igita l s pace . net/vicky . htm l ) . "

afternoon and were greeted by

her Cape Tow n office where painti ngs were stored prior to the exhibit. " Because there's not enough of that for black artists here." S t u d e n t s e n tered a rti s t s ' homes i n terested a n d often

a sta n d i n g-room -on ly aud i

On Robben Island.

emerged i n spired. These after

ence that i ncluded some very

a l l a re pai nters a n d sculptors

talented youngsters. A n d the

Macy Lubalo and Nhi Nhi M a lgas say they work at the N Y 1/ Clinic in Guguletu, a town s h i p . They do H I V testing, they say,

w h o produce a r t u n d e r t h e

CBB students had an idea.

the resu lts run ning four out of five positive . " Every weekend we

most d i fficult c i rcumstances,

"We sent out a letter, it made the rounds," said Ben Griffin,

bury people who die of A I DS , " M a lgas says matter-of-factly. Luba lo nods in agreement. " Every wee k , " she says, "one that you know. "

some ti m e s c h oo s i n g colors based on their cost, but refusi ng to consider art a l u x u ry.

now a Colby sen ior. The letter asked parents and friends back i n the U.S. for donations. U lti mately

"They say t h a t it's a g i ft t he y 've b e e n g i ven a n d t h e y m u s t

enough money was raised to buy guitars, d rums, amps-equipment

use it," s a i d Colby's H e a t h e r Fi n n ' 0 3 , w h o s p e n t t i m e w i t h

for a jazz combo-and to h i re a music teacher. As of last fa l l , the music program at Zerilda Park was goi n g

pa i n ter A l fred Budaza a t h i s home s t u d i o i n Ph i l ippi E a s t . " I t's a l most spiritual."

strong, t h e jazz r i ffs waft i n g across t h e playgrounds after school.

Yet because few township residents can a fford to buy a rt, the

" I t's just a matter of know i ng how you can make a d i fference,"

a rtists' works have been w h isked away to w h i te buyers i n the city.

G r i ffi n said, "and the k i n d of d i fference you can m a ke."

One town s h i p native and a rt i st, Vuy i l e Ca meron Voyiya, now

Last sPmester a lo n e , H e i m and other s t u d e n ts in \'lebb's

employed by the South A frican Nation a l G a llery, said the C B B

A I DS c0urse made a poign a nt documentary on Beautiful Gate, a

effort-with buyers entering t h e town s h ips from t h e w h i te a r t

tow1�ship hospice for babies born H I V-positive. Rachel Meik lejoh n,

world-gave the artists credibil ity i n the eyes o f thei r tow nship

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neighbors. I n the past "it d i d n 't seem to be a respon sible job," Voyiya said. " ( Residents] may feel a rt i sts a re just play i n g a round." But the show d i d more t h a n j ust bri n g the outside a r t world to

When Leroy Gaines, an African-American student at Bowdoi n , decided t o spend a semester a t the C B B Cape Town Center, he expected that he and black South Africans would have race as common ground. Gaines, a n Africana studies major from Holyoke, Mass . ,

L a n g a . I t a l so c r o s s e d tow n s h i p l i n e s , d ra w n j u st a s d e e p l y d u ri n g apartheid as t h e l i ne between w h i te a n d non-w h i te. I I a bit, race, eco n o m i c s a n d l ac k o f t r a n s po r t a t i o n m e a n t res i d e n t s of L a v e n d e r H i l l w h o a t t e n d e d t h e e x h i b i t o p e n i n g b e c a u s e of t h e i r i nvo!Ye m e n t w i t h t h e C B B c e n t e r h a d n ev e r been t o L a n g a . The A m er i c a n s hop-a n d someti m e s b l u n der-across

was mistake n . " Coming from America a n d having t h i s understanding of black people and global u n ity, I thought I would go there and we would be like, ' H ey, my brothers ! ' What happened i s that we

cultural divides. " YVe h av e n 't g row n u p here k no w i n g that w e c a n't," s a i d \Vebb, w h o i s w h i te a n d s o m e t i m e s f o u n d h i msel f desc r i b i n g

were not the same. You can't j ust assume that because you

t h e tow nsh ips t o w h i tes, l i felong South A fricans w h o h a d never

have the same color skin you h ave the same c u ltural traits . "

ventu red there . "So we do it. A n d a lot o f t h a t is n ai·ve. T h a t

That rea l i zation was one of many. American students of color antici pate their Cape Town semes

doesn't mean it isn't successfu l ." Nor does it m e a n the program sends students bl i t h e l y i nto

ter with excitement and some trepidation, wondering what it will be

dangerous situations. I n fact, one of the biggest expenses is the

like to live in a society that was until a decade ago fundamentally

cost of a t a x i service c a l l e d S a fe C a b . T h e compa n y operates

and officially racist. They find themselves i n a world where race

a fleet of K o m b i s , Vol ks w a gen v a n s , that s h u t t l e s t u d e n ts to

still is precisely delineated and a primary defining characteristic.

a n d from the tow n s hips, to a n d from host fa m i l ies' homes a n d

Steve J a bo i n , a Colby senior and a Haitian American, arrived in Cape Town last year and knew i m mediately that he was in a different world. " My host fam i ly asked me what I was , " he said. "I was, l i ke, 'What?' I thought, 'Wow."' Jaboi n , who said he sometimes felt he had taken a time mach ine back to the 1950s, said the experience made him more fully realize how far America has come. I n South Africa people to a l arge degree still are segregated by race in housing and economic and educational opportunities. Yet Jaboin and Gaines both felt an unexpected relief being in a country where race was frankly discussed and where blacks and coloreds, the label affixed to people of Malay and other descents, make up the vast majority. ·· 1 figured race would be something that was on my m i nd all the time , " Gaines said back at Bowdoi n . " But being i n South Africa, that was the first time I was in a com m u n ity where black people were the majority. They were the politic ians, the police officers. So in a way when I was there I felt my blackness wasn't so pronounced as it i s here, particularly being i n Maine. When I was there I was able to just walk around and not thin k about race all the time . " What both men felt was a respite from what they cal led the subtle racism of American society. Jaboin said he met some South Africans who were rude by American mores, but he sti l l felt there w a s something refreshing about their honesty. I n South Africa, h e said, " race hasn't gone underground . "

downtow n t o pick up students w h o g o o u t t o Cape Tow n's plenti fu l restaurants a n d bars. In fact, the CBB students a re kept on what they say is a pretty t ight lea s h . They're i ssued cel l phones and told to keep the center and host fam i l ies apprised of thei r whereabouts, and the rigorous academic demands keep them at the C B B center or the Un iversity of Cape Tow n much of the week. L a st semester, some students compl a i ned about the workload, say i n g they want e d more time to explore Cape Tow n and South A frica. Srake m a n , not i n g that he grew up i n New York City, says he doesn't find Cape Tow n especi a l ly da ngerous for a la rge city. H e m a i ntains that m a ny parenta l concerns come from m i sconceptions about South Africa and the A frican conti nent in genera l . I ndeed, for parents whose i mage of South A frica may date to the Soweto riots, the country may seem a t h reaten i n g place. " I ca n ' t te l l you how m a ny p a r e n t s I 've spo k e n to a b o u t that," Sta kem a n s a i d . " I f they're spea k i ng t o me t h e y w a nt to be reassured . . . . But they're only the tip of the iceberg. There may be people who a re sayi n g, '

o way is my ch i l d goi n g to

that program ."' I n fact, several students said that when they broached the idea of goi n g to Cape Tow n to thei r parents, the reaction was, " vVhy can't you j ust go to London ? " One student said her father d rew up a l ist of what she cou ld and cou l dn't do in South Africa.

Like a l l C B B students, h e lived with host fam i l ies from d iffer

There i s crime in the city, especia l ly in the tow nships. Students

ent backgrounds and felt h i s identity change as he moved from

don't wander the tow n s h ips at n i ght, or alone d u r i n g the day.

world to world. Crossing the border to Namibia with a Haitian

\i\Then they a re in the townsh ips, they're accompanied by friends

passport, he was confronted by border guards who had never

who l ive there or are d ropped at a com m u n ity-service destination.

heard of Ha1t1 and were sure he was Kenyan . Living with a

A tou r taken by students i nc l udes a stop at t h e cross erected

white host parent, he attended a church function in an affluent

in G u g u letu in memory of Amy Bieh l , the A me r i c a n w o m a n

white suburb and introduced himself as the woman's son-and

m u rdered b y a n a nti -apartheid m o b i n l 993.

watched the eyebrows raise. "My identity was never the same two d ays 1n a row, " Jabo1n said. Yet the openness with which South Africans confront race

Bieh l 's fa m i l y publ icly f orgave her k i l lers, a n d CBB Cape Tow n students, staff a n d faculty f ocus n o t on the v iolence that m a rs post-apartheid South A frica but on the opt i m ism that spri ngs up

as they rebuild their society was refreshing, he said. · south

in spite of it. C l a i re Cu no, a Bates j u n ior, poi nts out that Beautiful

Africa was honest,· Jaboin said. "They have n 't acquired the

G ate, the hospice for chi ld ren with A I DS , is a sad place, but she

euphemisms of the · i s m s . ' ·

describes the devotion of those who work there as " h u m b l i ng." Brendan Ferriter, a Bates ju nior who a l so worked at Beaut i fL: I

T ER

Mduba at Homecoming, a first-ever art exhibit held in Langa township in Cape Town with the assistance of CBB Cape Town students and Bowdoin professor Julie McGee. Right: Chris Reigeluth '03 and Kristen Heim '03, are shown with high school students they worked with in Langa. At ten is Eric Dilima, who works as a liaison between the CBB program and the township schools.

G ate, tal ked about the "positive au ra" there. " I feel a lot of love

family on outings, to parties. During a sti nt with a conservative white

a n d caring in the place," Ferriter said.

host fam i ly whose sons were i nto hip-hop music, he heard his host

ot t h at the CBB progr a m produces pol i t i c a l Pol l ya n n a s . vVebb's course o n A I DS i n South A frica (which i ncluded a panel

mother remark upon seeing a white man pan handl i ng: " For someone to be wh ite and poor, they must have really tried to fa i l ."

d i scussion by national experts, i nclud i n g the country's m i n ister of health) took a h ard look at the rea l ity of the situation, especially

To an America n , t h a t's j a r r i ng. To a South A frica n , th at's si mply true.

the fa l lback sh i ft from prevention to treatment. Besteman poi nts

Jaboin worked in the basketbal l program in Lavender I l i l l and

to the fr ustration of b l a c k South A fr i c a n s , who thought t h e

felt both ful fi l led a n d a n im postor, he sa i d . " I never volunteered

pol itical struggle of the 1 980s wou ld bring rel ief from crushing

before," he a d m itted . "The progra m has made me t h i n k a lot

poverty. "There's a sense that apartheid ended a n d w h i te people

about the idea of com mun ity service. Tt started me t h i n k i n g a lot

got to keep everythi ng," she said.

about my relationship to the world."

Yes, the economic problems facing the country a re overwhel m i ng.

That, of course, is the i d e a , not o n l y of C B B Cape Tow n

A I DS looms l i ke a n ever-present Crim Reaper. I mprovements in

but of a l iberal a rts education-to d i stort what h a d been your

housing and sanitation don't keep pace with mounting unemployment

world view. To shake your foundations and m a ke you reconsider

and the dec l i n i ng South African cu rrency, the rand.

your beliefs.

"A nd then there a re these i ncred ible people l i ke R aymond

I n C B B Cape Tow n there's a whole lot o f shaking goi n g o n .

[ E n g e l b r e c h t , in L a v e n d e r H i l l ] who a re d e d i c a t i n g t h e i r

\/\!hat is this place with a brutal past and a heroic leader' I low can

l i ves tow a rd t r y i n g t o c h a n ge c i rc u m s t a n c e s i n t h e i r c o m m u n i t i e s , " vVe b b s a i d . " I t 's a phenomenal place." CBB students and faculty a I i ke describe Cape Tow n and South A frica a s emotio n a l ly upl i ft i n g and natura l ly beauti fu l . Students

so m a ny c ri m i n a l s a n d s a i nts

South Africa Diary

live side by side? vVith all of its

Colby, Bates and Bowdoin students at the C B B Cape 1own Center share their thoughts and experiences in an o n l i ne journa l . On November 1 6, Dana Kramer, Bowdoin '03 , posted this d ispatch as she prepared to leave South Africa. The rest of Kramer's entry, and others, can be found online

problems, how can one of South A f r i ca 's m o s t d i st i n g u i sh i n g c h a racte r i s t i c s b e o pt i m i s m ' \Vhy d o n 't t h e i m pove r i s h e d m asses r i s e up a n d s m a s h t h e Ferrari dealership' How m a ny

chafe under security constra i nts,

at www.colby.edu/colby.mag/issues/wi n02/capetown/.

tow n s h i p c h i l d ren have never

with some renting cars and travel

I crm 't even imagine how going home to ew )�rk is going to feel. Unreal, unco111fortable, and it 711ight take a while to regain equilibrium, re-acljust to the right side of the road, 71/0ther� cooking (to which I 11111st add, hooray), communicating only with Americans, returning to what might be a ve1y di.ffe1·ent place than the A111erica I left, where I 'll be s111ro1mded by whatever patriotic ::,ea! my commypersons have recent61 come down with; also, having to give brief accounts of 111y experience here over and over again, which I 'll be glad to share, but which I cannot imagine summing up well over one cup of coffee or to one of711)' parents'friends in pm:>ing. It has been shocking and wonderful, and has affected 111e in ways J would not even know how to describe.

been to the beach? \iVhy a re we

i n g to I a m ibia, Botswana, even Za nzibar. Last semester several students bought su rfboards a n d took to t h e w a v e s . A n d m a n y students, l i ke Colby senior Steve Jaboi n , made fast friends of host fa m i l ies. " I t was rea l l y fabulous. They

campi ng,

canoeing.

Everyt h i ng was a n adventure. I was their child," he said. A H a i t i a n A merica n , Jaboi n a c co m p a n i e d h i s colored host

so fortun ate in this country) l n the age o f C

a n d worldwide

coverage, why don't we k now more about it' "

lot of the students felt

more co n fu s e d at t h e e n d o f the program than a t the begin n i n g," B e s te m a n sa i d . " T h ey came home w ith more questions to reAect on, more open-minded ness about confronting problems in their own country."

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TH E PULITZE R GUY

Historian Alan Taylor has his eye on everythihg but the prize

By Douglas Rooks '76

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Wi n n ing major prizes ca n have a c h i l l i ng effect on u n p repared a uthors who worry that their next book m ight not measure u p. When Alan Taylor '77 won both the Pul itzer and Bancroft prizes in 1996 for h is book William Cooper's Town: Power

and Persuasion on the Frontier of the Early American Republic, he was stu n ned . " I d id n 't even know I was a final ist, m uch less that I could be a winner;' he sa id .

Though he a l m ost saw the i n itial press attention s p i n out of control , t h e U n iversity of Ca l ifor n i a at Davis professor of h istory recovered a n d h a s suffered n o writer's. c ra m p i n t h e aftermath o f t h e prizes. Moreover, the acc l a i m brought some p restigious opportu nities, wh ich h e has fielded n i m bly-as lead-off author in a n i m porta nt book series, as a contributor to a top n ation a l magaz i n e and as the reci pient of what m ay be the m ost e nvia b l e j o b offer in a l l of academe.

Davis is now the third l a rgest campus i n the

T h e Penguin H istory series were assigned a t

notice to the w i n ner . I n ne\\'Srooms, where

C system, with 2 5 ,000 students, a grow i n g

once, A merican Colonies w a s first t o appear,

most Pulitzers are d irected, a nnouncements

h istory deparm1ent a n d a chance t o ecli pse

p r o d u c e c h e e r s , toasts a n d h ugs. A t U C

the more geographically constrained Berkeley

The P u l i tzer Prizes are announced ,,·ith no

Davis, w here Taylor has taught since 1 99-+, his 1 996 P u l i tzer produced confusion.

and

CLA in enrollments.

\Va l k i n g through the downtown next to

He h a d j ust returned from a ten n i s match

the campus on an 80-degree l a te October d ay,

( " m y o p p o n e n t h a d t r o u n c e d me p r e tty

Taylor said, "My friends from M a i n e a l l think

thoroughly," he said) when his office phone

I m u s t h a te it h e re . " He d o e s n 't, t h o u g h .

started r i n gi ng. "I was sitting there, tired and sweaty, and I had n o idea ,,·hat I was supposed

orthern Caufornja, he said, "appeals t o m y

Iove m be r 2 00 1 , a n d Publisher's Weekly

p r e d i c t e d : "Th i s b o l d n e w v i e w o f e a r l y America should b e widely a n d wel l reviewed, and w i l l attract a broad range o f students of American h jstory . " F i n a l l y t h e prizes led-ind i rectly-to the o ffer of a coveted faculty c h a i r at H a rvard, see m i n g l y the pi n n a c l e o f a

Tew E n gl a n d

h istori a n 's profession . In 1 997 o n e of Taylor's

outdoors side."

to say." Things d i dn 't get any better. "As soon

Taylor has n o plans to pull up academjc

mentors, Laurel Thatcher U l rich (who had

as I put the phone dm111 it would ring aga i n .

stakes, though w i n n i n g the big h istory prizes

won both the P u l i tzer a n d Bancroft i n 1 99 1

T h e y ,,· a n te d t o s e n d photo graphers, a n d

w h i l e j u s t i n to h i s 40s h a s o p e n e d doors

for A Midwife's Tale) asked h i m to participate

soon t h e y were i n my o ffi ce, too."

for him.

on a search comm j nee to rebui l d H arvard's

Finally, he persuaded the paparazzi to let

He received a n i nvitation from The New

h jstory department a fter it had been depleted

him go home, change and return for photos

Republic to become a contributor, a n d h i s

by retirements, and he agreed. As sometimes

and a news con ference-his first and, so far,

q u a rt e r l y e s s a ys i n t h e j o u r n a l c o v e r a n

happens, the rest of the search committee

h i s only. The story ran on the front page of

e x t e n s i ve r a n ge o f s u b j e c ts , a m o n g t h e m

turned i ts attention to Tay l or as a possible

TAY L O R, AS A C O N T E M PO RA RY H I STO RI AN , G I V E S F U L L VO I C E TO T H O S E F O RM E RLY E XC LU D E D F ROM AM E RI CAN NARRAT I V E S . YET H E I S , I N H I S OWN E ST I MAT I O N , O L D FAS H I O N E D I N H I S C O N V I CT I O N THAT ''T RU T H I S A N O B J E CT I V E W O RT H P U RS U I N G . " the Sa cra111e11to Bee, a n d for a time h e was

George \i\Tashington, Benjamin Frankli n and

candidate, and reluctantly he consented. "It

colleague recounts that

D e\Vitt C l i n to n , t h e powerful N e w Yor k

was a n absurd s i tuation, rea lly," he said. "I

there was e\'en a pizza cleli,,ery boy who, when

governor w h o never qujte became president.

told them there was almost no chance of my

a l ocal celebrity.

Taylor opened the door to his condo, said, " I l e �·, aren't you the Pulitzer guy)" \ \ nen one sits in Taylor's cramped office

The prizes also brought h i m to the notice

accepting." Yet the offer, when it came, was

of Eric Foner, the DeWitt C l i n ton Professor

tempting. "You expect Harvard to be, well ,

of llistory at Columbia U njversity (and the

snobbish, a n d it wasn't l i ke that at a l l , " he said.

C - D a v i s h i s to ry

son of the l ate J ack Foner, who taught hjstory

"They were warm and welcomjng."

department-it' ea y to i magine that scene.

to Taylor at Colby). Foner, who served on

Ultimately, though, he turned doW11 Har

Tall metal shekes fi lled with books take up

the 1 996 B a n c ro ft prize com m i tte e , w a s

v a r d . He w a s deeply i nvolved in a s i m i l a r

s ta n d a rd i ss u e for t h e

most of three walls, and the fourth wall a lso

p l a n n i n g a n a m b i ti o u s n e w s e r i es-The

rebilllillng process at Davis a n d felt, accordi n g

\1 ould be fi lled with books, except that they'd

Penguin l l istory of the

t o Ulrich, " a s i f h e ' d be leavi11g them i n the

n j ted States-and

co,·er a '' i n dow. A b i cycle-the campus is

he wanted Taylor to write the first volume,

l u rch . " H e a l s o w a s c o n c e rn e d a b o u t h i s

b u i l t aro u n d b i ke path

and Taylor does n 't

A 111eriw11 Colonies. Taylor pointed out that

partn er, E m i l y A l b u , w h o h a d just ga i ned

0\1 n a car--<:omume much of the remai n i n g

his field was the early republic, not colorual

a tenured position i n classics at Davis after

� p a c e . T h o u gh profe sor

joke that their

history, a n d Foner said he was welcome to

years of searching.

1 99 3 concrete b u i l d i n g is " 1 970s Sta l i nist"

write that volume i nstead. After th inking it

in �r� le, the arch itecture doc n 't dampen the

over, though , Taylor decided that rather than

Wa l k e r, a n e b u l l i e n t o l d e r c o l l e a gu e o f

camaraderie imide.

sticking to what he knew best he would take

Taylor's at UC-Davis. The two m e n , w h o

L C-Da' i� might �eem an odd place for

a nati\ e \ l ainer and a hi�torian of the ea rl�·

"I fi gured h e was go n e , " s a i d C h a r l e s

on the new challenge. "I a l ready taught the

bow a n d call each other "doctor," h a d bet on

Colonial

it, i n fact. "I lost a hundred dollars on h i m , "

me rica course, and decided this

republic. Once an agricu ltural �chool a m i d

\1 ould be a great way to go deeper i n to the

\Va l ker said. " I w e n t clown t o t h e ATM and

,,1 J i f o r n i a \ Ll�t a n d ferti l e Central \ 'a l l e�·,

peri o d , " he s a i d . Though a l l five pa rts of

got five crisp twenties. He was disappointed. I

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thi n k he was expecting a hundred-dollar b i l l ,

Taylor learned his lessons well, according

clai m o n e bit of i n fl uence. " I rarely advise my

to R aymon d , w h o sti l l l i ves w i th h i s w i fe

students to do anyth ing, but when I found he

A l a n Taylor was born i n West Bux to n,

i n Watervi l le a n d gets periodic v i s i ts from

was under some fam i l y pressure to go to law

Maine, a n d grew up i n Windham, graduating

h i s f o r m e r student. Asked i f Taylor is h i s

school, I decided to say something." Pointing

so he cou l d frame it."

from Bonny Eagle H i gh Schoo l . H e decided

most accomplished student, Raymond agreed,

out Taylor's uncanny research abilities, " I told

to apply to l i be ra l arts schools, and Colby

adding, "One of the two best." He also had

him he had something that's really unusual ,

accepted h i m . There he took a h istory class

Doris Kearns Goodwi n '64, who, he notes,

a rare gift."

from H a rold Raymond, and from then on he

was a govern ment major: "Alan is more solidly

Research remains at the heart of Taylor's

took every Raymond class he cou l d .

enn-enchecl as a member of the profession. H e

historical enterprise, though he succeeds with

Raymond , who retired i n 1 994, w a s t h e

w a s my best student i n terms of the pleasure

engaging narrative and memorable characters

H i story D e p a r t m e n t's " u ti l i ty s u persta r, "

of worlcing and ta I Icing with h i m . " Raymond

as wel l . In an article in the Chronicle o/Higher

Taylor said. Raymond threw hi mself i nt o four

was equal l y i mpressed with Taylor's teaching

Education, Harvard's

or five d i fferent specia l ti es. His Civil vVa r

during a one-year stint in 1 984-85 when they

when she first met and befriended Taylor, he

course was perhaps best known, but he also

both taught at Colby. They sti l l talk history

was doing research-and living in a tent.

offered sem i n a rs on the Napoleonic Wars

i n tensely, "even when he's gone way beyond

a n d Russian h istory.

my abi l i ty to contribute to his knowledge,"

a rrangement; a w a y f o r a graduate student

Raymond said .

to economize. H e was studying early- 1 9th

" Your first i mpression was someone who

lrich mentioned that,

Tru e , says Ta yl o r .

purely practical

was q u i te shy a n d reti r i n g," Taylor said of

When Taylor received an honorary doctor

century town and county records from the

his mentor, " but he j ust l i t up in front of a

ate from Colby in 1 997 he spoke fondly of

b o r d e r of w h a t w a s t h e n the d i s t r i c t o f

class . . . . H e 's the best lecturer I 've every

h i s o l d professor. " I 'd l i ke to b e l i eve that

M a i n e-work that l e d t o h i s doctoral dis

heard, a n d I 've heard a lot."

it's all n-ue," said Raymond, though he does

sertation and his first book, Liberty Men and

TAYLO R O N T H E MARG I N S " I n a place and a time that celebrated sincerity w h i le practicing

"The historical imagination works best, surely, when it takes us

i nsincerity, [ Benjam i n ] Franklin seemed far too accompl ished at

beyond the self, beyond personal and contemporary l i m i ts and

the latter. . . . Owing to his smooth manner and shifting tactics,

into the lives of people who have been rendered alien by the

Fra n k l i n invited suspicions far beyond his actual intent to n-ick.

passage of time." The New Republic, Dec. 9, 1 996

Even when he was fran k and honest-especially when he was frank and honest-he aroused the distrust of rivals and colleagues

"Smashing open the cabin door, the vigilantes quickly butchered

certai n that he must be up to something especially devious." The

the Indian families, then plundered and set ablaze their homes.

New

Later that clay, colonists rummaging through the smoldering ashes

Republic, March 1 9, 2 00 1

and the scorched bones found a bag contai n i ng the Conestoga's ew England's h istorians

most precious possessions: two wampum belts and six old docu

competed to claim the b irthplace of democracy; but now they

ments, all produced at past treaty councils to certify the I n d ians'

" In past generations, Virgin i a 's and

contend over when and where racism emerged. The common

status as allies of Pennsylvania. The longest and oldest docun1ent

denominator is a persistent pride i n their chosen region as more

was a cherished copy of the treaty made in 1 70 1 with William

important in defi n i ng 1 9th-century America-which used to be

Penn, the colony's Quaker fow1der. By the terms of that n-eaty, the

known as a land of l i berty but is now seen primarily as a domain

Indians a11d the colonists pledged 'that they shall forever hereafter

of i nequa l i ty and i n j ustice . " The New Republic, April 1 3 , 1 998

be as one Head & One Heart, & live in n-ue Friendship & Amity as one People."' The New Republic, Aug. 9, 1 999

"The elusive border that so frustrated national and i mperial officials i n the early 1 9th century holds a lesson for h istorians

"As the first president over the empire of l iberty, [ George] Wash

of M a i n e . Fundamentally, that porous border reveals that Maine

i n gton created and mastered a n almost impossible role that has

has long been much more than the northeastern margin of the

consumed most of his successors: somehow to appear a l ways,

United States. I nstead of accepting a marginal status within a

perfectly, and simultaneously imperial and democratic." The

nation-centered story, we should recognize that, as a borderland,

Republic, J a n . 1 9, 1 998

i t i s a region that draws people together, rather than one that keeps people apart." Maine Hist01y, sprin g 2 000

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fictiona l i zed account of the l i fe of Cooper's

Among the papers sent to f l a rtwick, Taylor

by day a n d c a m pgro u n d at n ight . "After a l l ,

father, YVi l l i a m . But u n l i ke most 1 9th-century

even tua l l y saw t h e d r a fts P a u l Fe n i m ore

i t w a s summ e r i n ;\Iaine," he s a i d . " Lots of

documents, which repose in public archives,

Cooper h a d writte n . "ft was kind o f sad,"

people c a m p out."

the Cooper fa m i l y papers were sti l l in the

Taylor said. " He a lways got stuck at the same

hands o f a l i n e a l fam i ly desce n d a n t, Paul

place-a classic case o f wri ter's block."

Great Proprietors.

Taylor rarely seem i mpressed by his own research feats. One of the more i n trigu i ng, in

W illiam Cooper's 1irn:11,

i nvokes an analysis

Asked whether he ever suffered from the

Fenimore Cooper J r. P a u l Cooper h a d b e e n a p p ro a c h e d by

m a l a d y, Taylor s a i d , "Than k God, n o . " To

the town

scholars but had turned down their sometimes

the contrary, he writes "quickly and a lot," he

s p r e ad . By a n a l yz i n g 1 9t h -cen tu ry v o t i n g

h i gh-handed requests for access. He hoped to

said-a method that requires m uch rewriting.

record (,·oters' preferences ,,·ere then public),

write a book h i mself and, in fact, made several

He spent a l m ost two yea rs convert i n g h i s

Taylor show that the fa rther from the village

false starts. By the time Taylor approached

docto r a l d i ssertation i n to

a voter l ived, the l ess l i kely he was to support

h_im, Cooper was 70 and doubtless rea l i zed he

G1wt Proprietors,

Cooper.

woul d never write the book. H e gave Taylor

most recent book,

a tour of tl1e collection, which, 1aylor qwckly

on secondary sources ratl1er than a rchives, he

rea l i zed, was a historical treasure.

worked one chapter at a time.

o f Cooper's electoral popularity a

ked about that d iscovery, Taylor

said it was no big dea l . " T h a t 's A l a n a l l ove r, " U l ri ch sa i d . I n retro pect, i t may look easy, but "it i nvolves

Libe1·ty Men and

ha lvi n g its length . For h i s

American Colo11ies,

based

Once the ice was broken, Cooper warmed

Taylor needs six to seven years to produce

h u n d red

of hours of goin g through census

to the younger man. " By the end of the week,

a book, he sa i d . He d escri bes a l a bo r i ous

record

town by tow n . A n d o f c o u r s e i t

he had practically adopted me," Taylor said.

process that depends on summers, sabbaticals,

r e q u i res a k e e n a na ly t i c a l m i nd t o p h rase

Cooper eventually gave ful l access, asking only

research fellowsh i ps and presenting papers

the q uestion to get the answer you want,"

that Taylor not write about \Vi l li a m Cooper's

at conferences.

sto rekeep i n g or m a p l e suga r i n g-sub j ects

Along w i t l1 h i s success as a scho l a r a n d

An archi,·e that was a n essential source for

a b o u t w h i c h Cooper sti l l hoped to w r i te

autl1or, 1aylor remains committed t o teach

h e said.

f V i//iam Cooper's 1in1:11 represents another facet

articles. Paul Cooper died only a few months

i n g a n d excel s at i t, col l e a gues say. "The

of Ta�·I r's a b i l i t i es-people ski l l s . Taylor

l a te r. The pa pers were given to H a rtwi c k

traditional way college teachers are eva l u a ted

h a d been curious a bout the Coopers s i n ce

College a n d , after a suitable interval, Taylor

is i n scholarship, teaching and service," said

resumed his research with a plan for the book

one, Karen H al ttunen at Davis. "

a l ready i n hand.

you find a teacher whose books are stim u l a t-

own boyhood when he read

The Pioneers

b�· Jame Fen i more Cooper-in large part, a

orm a l l y,

RE C LAI M I N G TOWN BAL L For tho e who i magine tl1at a hi torian' l i fe is a l l work and no play, tl1ere' something to see every Friday afternoon on the ath letic field of the

niver ity of C a l iforn i a at Davis. It is

to\1 nha l l , a game Alan Taylor learned during his many stays i n Cooper town, X.Y., and i n troduced fi rst t o the Boston

rnver

si� campu when he taught there.

to the basepaths-is all the batt i n g team gets. G ames are won with 1 1 or 2 1 runs. Taylor describes townball as "less competitive," but after a match w i th his j un ior a n d senior undergraduates, tl1is visiti n g

One o f a number of ball games that, by a process t i l l dimly under. tood produced the modern American game of basebal l

writer-who joined the seniors-attests that it's certa i n l y not for the fa i n t-hearted. Keeping up with the students was tough

( a n d the British game of cricket), town ball probably most closely

enough that a n imminent engagement after seven i n n i n gs pro

rc�emblcs rounder , a game sti l l played by British schoolgirls.

vided a welcome ex_it.

I n Cooper to11 n, the Farmer' ;\ I use um organi zed a team i n the

1 9 0�, and e\·entu a J J �· a league, tO re\•ive the game.

\Nhi l e his colleagues can't fault Taylor's integrity as a scholar or writer, they do have occasional questions about his town ball

There a rc four bases, but the batter stands between home plate and fir t, and the base are actually take .

fielders rather than to swing for the fences. One out-on a caught Ay, or a throw that h i ts a runner, who need not keep

in cricket,

performances. Taking advantage of his position as the local townball authority, " He 's been known to bend the rules a bit,"

an� hit h� the batsman i. in play; there is no foul or fair ter

one colleague sai d .

rito� . The mo. t effecti,·e offcn ive strategy i to hit between

on that field."

E R

0 2

dds anotl1er, "I wou l d n 't bet against h i m

i n g, but whose lectures are d u l l , or one who's

R e vo l u t i o n , i m m i grated to C a n a d a . T h e

u n i nvolved i n the com m u n i ty. Al a n excels

b o o k w i l l f ocus on upstate N e w York a n d

Overcom i n g margi n a l i zation is at the root

i n a l l three."

the Lake Ontario region. Taylor sees similar

of Tay l o r 's ach i evem e n t, accord i n g to h i s

The two c o u rses Tay l o r was t e a c h i n g

phenomena along the Maine border, though,

friend a n d colleague Charles Wal ker. Wa lker

ing that eve n tu a l l y he found a new advisor.

last fal l o ffered stri k i n g con trasts. On one

a n d he d i scusses them i n a ,V faine Hist01y

praises Taylor's "bri l liant w1derstanding of the

p a rt i c u l a r F r i d a y his u p p e r - l e v e l class i n

article about the tragicomic career of George

first political party system " in William Cooper�

colonial h istory studied i m ages, from Queen

l mer, assigned during the \Var of 1 8 1 2 to

Tow n , w h e re he u ncovered t h e tra n s i ti o n

TAY LO R'S G RA D U AT E A DV I S O R I M P LO RE D H I M TO F O RSA K E H I S D E S I R E TO W R I T E A T H E S I S A B O U T M A I N E . . . . T H E A DV I S O R S U G G E S T E D T H R E E P O S S I B L E TO P I C S : A H I STO RY O F D REAM I N G , A H I STO RY O F T H E C H I C KE N I N AM E RI CAN S O C I A L L I F E O R A COMMU N I TY STU DY O N CA P E CO D . " FO R A T I M E I J O K E D T H AT MY D I S S E RTAT I O N WO U L D B E A H I STO RY O F D REAMS A B O U T C H I C KE N S O N CA P E C O D . " Elizabeth to the Virgin i a settlements. Taylor

Eastport, across the border from St. Stephen,

from the Federa l ists to the Jeffersonians who

was quiet as he moved around the classroom

which was tlien in the hands of the British .

succeeded the m . " It's deeply movi ng to see

seeking responses, w i l l i n g to wait. Most of

U l m e r, fa i l i n g to perceive t h e l oc a l a n d

how people who were m a rgi n a l i zed w e re

the students were h istory majors whom he'd

regional interest i n commerce a s opposed to

empowered," Walker said. " H is discovery is

had before.

an embargo, was ulti mately sacked.

one of tlie great conu-i butions to historical

I n a freshman-level survey of American his

"As h i sto r i a n s r e d e e m the p l a c e s a n d

writi n g in the last century."

tory through tlie Civi l War, a large afternoon

peoples previously d i s m i ssed as m a rgi n a l ,

Taylor, as a contemporary hjstori an, gives

l ec t u r e , Tay l o r's d e m e a n o r c h a n g e d . H e

a s peri p h e ra l , we c a n perce i v e t h e tru th

ful l voice to those formerly excl uded from

paced tlie stage, spoke d ramatically using a

that every region is i n the center of some

American narratives. Yet he is, in h i s own

m icrophone and drove home his points about

wider network of human exchange of people,

esti mation, old-fashioned i n h i s conviction

tlie Constitutional Convention with bull et

goods , and c u l tu res," Taylor wri tes. " We

that "truth is an objective worth pursu ing.

l i ke p r ec isi o n . Asked a b o u t the c o n trast,

start to perce ive a fu l l er North American

M a ny academics have given up on it, even

he said, "You have to be able to adjust to a

history where borders are invitations rather

as an ideal." Such relativism comes at great

d i fferent audience."

than walls."

cost, he said. " I t drains academic work of a lot of its excitement."

Tuylor's next project, a l ready well under

The article strikes a rare perso n a l note

way, i s a stu dy o f the bord e r l a n d s o f the

as w e l l , deta i l i n g Taylor's experi ence as a

i\ 1aking judgments isn't something Taylor

Northea st-a hot topic among h i stor i a n s

gra d uate s t u d e n t at B r a n d e i s , w h e re h i s

shies away from. " [ He's] a master of clarity

who a re i n trigued b y questions of i dentity

fa c u l ty a d v i so r i m p l o re d h i m t o fo rsake

and analysis." U l rich said. " \Vhatever topic he takes on, he illuminates."

and how people do or do not fit into existing

his desi re to w r i te a thesis about i\ 1 a i ne ,

socia l , racial and i deological frameworks. As

w a rn i n g tliat it would k i l l his j o b prospects.

i n previous works, he i n cl udes marginalized

M a i n e was too margi n a l . " H i storians treated

it's his Maine upbringing, his desi re to balance

people so long left out of formal h istory.

P l y m o ut h , D e d h a m , A n d over, a n d New

family with career considerations or his deci

H e does so witl1out a lot of fuss. \Nhetl1er

The paradox of borders, Taylor said, "is

buryport as i f they were m icrocosms of the

sion to rem a i n at a less-famous institution,

that they are intended to separate people, but

American whole," Tuylor sai d . The advisor

Taylor seems content to continue h i s work

end up atu-acting tliem i nstead . " That is also

suggested th ree poss i b l e top ics: a h i story

in unexplored corners of hi story. He i s n 't

the case along the Canadian border, which

o f d re a m i ng, a h i story o f the c h i ck e n i n

lookin g for any new prizes, which are, in the

continues to be a magnet for settlement and

American social l i fe o r a com m u n i ty study

case of the Pulitzer and Bancroft, generally

development on both sides.

on Cape Cod. " For a time I joked that my

once- i n - a- l i feti m e eve n t s . "I have all t h e

Tuylor's book w i l l examine tlie "late loyal

d i ssertation w o u l d be a h i story of d reams

prestige I need," he said . " 1 want to b e a b l e to

ists," f o r m e r colon ists w h o , w e l l a fter the

about chickens on Cape Cod," he writes, not-

go where my principles take me." @

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w I N T E R 2 0 02

From the H i l l

on c a m p u s

Planned

Excellence

Adams taps broad base as College develops future strategy

t w a s 1 0 p . m . i n m i d - Octo b e r i n t h e J e tte G a l l e ry of the a r t

a d m i n i strators have seen those time

m u s e u m . .\ 1 embers of Col by's Overseer had long ago pushed back

d e m a n d s m u l ti p l i e d several t i m e s

from d i n n e r tables to hear President \ Vi l l ia m D. Adams talk about

over as they prepared fi nancial mod

the

els, action plans a n d m u l tiple scenar

trategic Plan fo r Col by, sti l l a work i n progress. But Adams had

fini hed his m·en1ew of the plan a n hour ago. Then h e tarted l isteni ng.

I 0 o'clock approached h e was bent

ios for consideration by the plarnu ng group, to which they belong.

m·er the podi u m , i n te n t l y scri b b l i n g notes as oversee rs-a l u m n i

"In terms of its impact on the future o f Colby, there's been notillng

a n d C o l b y pa r e n ts w h o h ave stayed c l o s e l y con n ected w i th t h e

to rival tills strategic plan since the College moved from down town

C o l l e ge-rossed o u t i de a s , q u e s t i o n e d pa rti c u l a rs i n a work i n g

to 1ayflower H i l l," said Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean

draft of t h e p l a n a n d e,·en suggested i t might b e too detailed and

of Students Jan ice Kassman.

a m bi tiou . "There's a tremendous amount of substance i n thjs plan,"

Faculty members publicly voiced appreciation after Adams visited

said o,·er eer Peter L u nder '56. " H ow do you boil that down to a

academic a n d a d m i n i strative departm e n ts to m e e t professors a n d

me. age that's under tandable and ta ngible ? "

emp l oyees a n d to h e a r concerns l a s t yea r. A n d , i n t h e strategic

Lo k i n g u p from h i notes, Adams replied: "Academic excellence

plal1JU n g process i n particular, th ere 's a sense among participants that Adams not only l istens, h e hears.

is the ke�· to tills whole picture. " \ \ 'h e n Adam a rri,·ed as Col b�·'s 1 9th president, h e s a i d he would

"Anytime I had anyth ing to say, I fel t I was heard," said Associ a te

spend sign i fi c a n t time l i ste n i ng. Now, more than a year i n to h i s

Professor of H istory Elizabeth Leonard, one of two addition a l faculty

a d m i nistration a n d as t h e most a m bitious a n d detailed long-range

representatives el ected to the Pres i dent's P l anilln g G roup a fter the

planning effort i n the College's h istory approaches a concl usion, the

faculty asked for and got additional seats at that table. Further, she said,

Colby com m u n i ty has a better idea of what he meant.

" S tudents [in the planning group] seem to be completely com f o rtable

Jim Cra" f ord '64, cha i r o f the Board of Trustees, had i n troduced \dams ,1 fter the dinner and described the plan as an effort to answer the que tions "\ \ 11at i

Colby now) \ \ 'hat does Colby want to be?

I T c )\\ do " e get there? I Tow do we mea ure results ) "

. \ t the t i m e of the October m e e t i n g the work i n g draft ran t o

3 :? pages p l u s appendices, and it contained p l a n s for n e w academic initiati' c�, enhancements i n student l i fe and diversity and plans for

speaking right up, and we've listened to the m . " "The plan.ning document reflects an enormous a m o u n t of what people have said to h i m [Adams] , " Leonard said. "The fi rst meeting was a l i ttle i n timi dati ng f o r me, but si nce then I \·e been very comfortable," said Alexandros AJdous '02 , vice president o f the Student Government Association (SGA). "They have been very receptive to everything we've had to say,"

future campus growth as "·e l l as i n itiati,·es to strengthen admissions

said SGA President J e n n i fe r Cough l i n '02 . " H e [Adams] u nderstands

recrui ting and the Coll ege's fi nancial strength. \ \'h i l e the poi nt of

what's going on on the campus, and if he doesn't u n dersta n d h e 's

the C\Crci�c i� to guide Colby during the next I O years or more, a

willing to sit down and l isten . "

fc,1 pieces in the plan ha1 e a l ready been lau nched--changes in career

1\ l embers of t h e President's Planning G roup, students a n d fac u l ty

sen ice� and participation i n the Posse program (see opposite) to

a l i ke said their access to i n f ormation about how the College functions

mcrca�c di1 c r� i � , for C\ample.

has given them a c l e a re r appreciation of the big pi ctu re . " We're

The s t rategi c p l a n n i n g proce s that \dams brought to .\ l ayflower I ! i l l 1� e \ traonlm a r� i n i ts i n c l u si, ene , i ts thoroughness a n d i ts del i heranon . \ 1 - -membe r Prc�iden t's P l a n n i n g G roup has spent

getti ng a l i ttle rea l i ty therapy here," said Patrick B rancaccio, the J oh n and Carol ine Zacamy Professor of E n g l i s h , referri n g t o t h e way the planning group has looked a t departmental needs and desires through

'' ed.!� o r h1 -11 ed.!� three-hour dinner meeting for more than a yea r

the col d , hard l e ns of College fi nances. "The brief that we were given

and operations. The senior

was, 'how can we raise Colby up to the next leve l ? ' That's goi n g to

e \ a m m i n g 1 1 rtu<1 l l � a l l Colb� program

• [ R

A Diverse " Posse" "Enhancing Diversity" is the title of a major section in tlie Strategic Plan for Col by, and one of the H initiatives i n that section proposes joi n i n g witl1 the Posse Foundation to bring multicultural groups of student leaders from urban public high schools to Colby as members of future classes. The Board o f Tru stees approved the partners h i p at its fa l l meeting, a n d the fi rst " Posse," a group of 1 0 students from New York City, will enroll with next year's i ncoming class, tl1e Class of '06. The Posse Foundation has been sending groups from various cultural and economic backgro u n d s to top coll eges a n d u n iversities f o r 1 2 years, "in the belief that a s m a l l diverse group of talented students, a posse, carefully selected a n d trained, c a n serve as a catalyst for increased individual and community development," accord i n g to foundation materials. Colby is one of 1 5 colleges and universities now working with tlie foundation and one of five NESCAC colleges involved, Bowdoin and Middlebury among them. From the College's perspective, it's a way to recruit a more diverse student body and, at tl1e same time, to increase interaction on campus. Dean of Admissions Parker ]. Beverage Dasa n Thamattoor, assistant professor of

said that making the campus more diverse racially and ethnically is one of Colby's biggest

chem istry, em phasizes a poi n t d u ring a class

challenges and that tl1e Posse program "is seen as a way [ for the College's adm issions effort]

in F.W. O li n Science Center. The Col lege has ide ntified academic exce l l ence as the h a l l mark of Col by's new strategic pla n .

to get i n to schools heretofore unlmown to Colby." Because of special training that Posse members receive before college and support they receive on campus from a mentor and from one another, the group is prepared to adjust to the non-urban college environment, to take leadership roles on campus and to get involved

be very, very hard, because we're a l ready i n the highest group and our competitors have much larger endowments . "

i n a wide range of social and academic activities. The most compe l l i ng evidence of tl1e success of

Edwin Stone ' 0 3 , a srudent member of the

percent-which is well above the national average

planning group both years, said that access to

for a l l srudents in higher education, accordi n g to

such a wealth of detail about how the College

Russell Langsam, the Posse Foundation site director

operates has led to a unity of purpose among

who works with Colby.

committee members. I t helped defuse what

Posses, l i ke tl1e one that will come to Colby next

might have been "an w1believably politically

fal l , are drawn from publ ic high schools in one of

sensitive subject," he said.

three cities, Boston,

Beyond a n u n dersta n d i n g o f C o l by and

Tew York or Chicago. I nitially

i n v i ted 1 ,400 stu d e n ts from the five boroughs to

s a y s h e g a i n e d v a l u a b l e experience i n t h e

e n t e r the scree n i n g process t h a t w i l l eventu a l l y

p l a n n i n g g r o u p-" a n a m a z i n g a m o u n t

produce n i n e Posses f o r n i n e o f tl1e partner colleges,

o f t r a n s fe r a b l e s k i l l s , w h a t c a n o n l y be

including Colby, Langsam said. Once Colby admits

described as board room experi e n c e . Most

I 0 students, they become a Posse and begin a H-week

c o l l e g e s d o n 't l e t s tu d e n ts s i t in t h a t

group training program to prepare for the social and

k i n d o f room w i th a ccess to t h a t k i n d of

academic demands of col lege l i fe.

The Board o f Trustees w i l l review fi nal drafts of the Strategic P l a n for Colby this

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t h e Posse Fou n d a t i o n 's New Yo rk orga n i za t i on

h i gh e r - e d u c a t i o n a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , S t o n e

p r i v i l eged i n fo r m a t i o n . "

Posse Foundation Goals

Posse sch o l a rs is their graduation rate-about 90

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Enhance recru itment a n d selection strategies that universities and colleges use to identify students for admission. Improve the retention and completion rates of college students drawn from cultura l ly and socially d iverse backgrounds. Help build more i ntegrated commun ities on college cam puses.

The name Posse came from a student who, after dropping out of college, said that " i f he'd h a d his posse wi tl1 him [a group of friends w h o would ha,·e backed him u p ] he never would have dropped out," according to tl1e foundation.

spring, a n d d e ta i l s will be released i n the

The College's decision to join the Posse program was greeted w i th enthusiasm by

2 00 2 Annual Report of the President a n d i n

some and a wait-and-see attitude by otliers. Ed"·in Stone '03, a member of the President's

Colby magazine.

Planning Group, said, " I t's a good place

" I t will be good," Brancaccio said. " I think people will get behind it." -Stephen Collins '7-1

start but it's not enough. "

Additional i nformation o n the Posse program is online at \\'Ww.possefoundation .org.

-Gavin O 'Brien '0-1 a11d Stephen Colli11s ''.'"-I

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wit & wisdom "OK guys this is a HUGE deal. First I would like to establish the fact that I was born i n a " I t h i n k one of the major poi nts we have

"We a re seeing more and more of these

constant 85ish degree Puerto Rico and Maine

self-fi n a nced cand idates. It raises a n u m ber

weather just isn't the Caribbean. I'm not made

to u n derstand is we a re d e a l i n g with a

of tro u b l i ng issues, because it i n creasingly

for this weather and I really, really need my

phenomenon that is m u c h greater t h a n

shows that those with access to wealth have

jacket. I lost it before vacation but exactly

b i n Laden, a n d that one of o u r biggest

the greatest access to the political process."

where . . . I DON'T KNOW. It's a black, gray

c h a l l e nges is to put in the struct u ra l

fleece reversi ble, Eastern Mountain Sports

a p proaches needed t o com bat

TONY CORRADO

(gm:emment), quoted Dec. 5 in

n i'\ew York Trmes mtide headlined, "Rich ;Jre Different; They Get Elected, "fol/o-,;:ing the election of.I lichnel Bloumbeig ns 111n)'Or ofXe-u: York.

Jacket. If you find it laying around anywhere,

the problem.''

you would be saving my Iii cold Puerto Rican

Ambassador ROBERT G ELBARD '64, n farmer nssistm1t secretmy ofstate far cotmter-tenorism, discussing his ov. 27 Goldfarb Lecture nt Colby in the vVa tervi l l e M o rn i n g Sentinel.

[butt] . . . PLEASE HELP M E live through this winter. And if you return it there WILL be a reward. (Maybe a cookie or something; we'll

"The f u l l est unde rsta n d i n g of free

negotiate something together.)"

expression is very, very i m portant for the

in a posting 011 the students' general notices e-111nil list.

XAVIER GARCIA '05

i nstit ution. Because someone was offended by a piece of la nguage doesn't mean that

a good t h i ng. That's t h e way it s h o u l d be:·

l a ngu age s h o u l d n 't be hea rd:'

"He'll probably end up with the probl e m ,

President BRO ADAMS in 1·esponse to provocative statements chalked on side·wnlks around campus Instfall.

"When you retire, you have a l l the rights and privi leges of a corpse, and that's rea l l y

because w e d i d n 't tell h i m to h i t

1\rliselis Professor of Chemist1J' B RAD M U N DY, who retires this s111m11e1; reflecting on the depmtment in n post-1V l1111dy environment.

t h e magistrate:'

Lovejoy Award recipient PAT GISH, responding to a question about her newspaper's legal defense after one ofits reporters punched n co1111ty official.

Women and Their Art ion d u ri n g the 1 6th

ideas, learn new thjngs, participate i n sessions,

spectives-those of h e r fri end, h e r m is s i ng

tudies Conference,

develop conn ecti ons, h e a r others who a re

b r o t h e r a n d h e rs e l f. T h ro u gh h e r fi l m s ,

" \ \'o m e n in the A r ts, " in i'\o\'e m b e r, o n e

accomplished in variou fields associated w i th

M ekuria h a s been a b l e r o tel l

woman hesitantly explai ned her i nterest i n

women's studies."

In a

m a l l group se

annual ;\ I a i ne "'omen's

he1· story.

It i s this honesty and embracing of personal

\1 riti ng. " I don 't rea l l y w r i te , " s h e s a i d . " I

Canadian poet Nicole B rossard and docu

journal, I write down m y own thoughts, but I

mentary fi l mm a ker Salem t ! ekuria addressed

srory that d1e coord i n a tors o f the con ference . strive to emphasize, they say.

ne\·cr write anyth i n g that anyone else would

two p l e n a ry ses s i o n s . M e k u r i a , asso c i a te

The J\ t!aine V\Tomen's Studies Conference is

be i n tere red i n reading. "

professor of art at \Vel lesley College, spoke of

held a1111ually on a col lege or university campus

and

many o f the women i n the room nodded

the responsibility she feels as an African exile,

i n Maine. The host campus is responsible for

ighed in agreeme n t,

a woman, a crearor and an academjc.

organ. i z i ng and runn i n g the con ference, wid1

ha rlotte

gel ! ,

one o f the group pre enter , re ponded, " I

She has produced four documentaries and

su pport from the M a i n e vVo m e n 's S tu d i es

that the a rts? Or i that [the p l i gh t o Q women

i s currently work i ng on her first fictionali zed

Consortium (which consists of faculty, students,

i n the arts? '

screenplay, based on interviews wid1 Ethiopian

staff and a l lies associated w i th women's studies

\ ge l ! , a n a u t h o r l i \·i n g i n B r u n w i c k , \ l a i n c, \1 ho 1 1 rites a n d i l l u tratcs chi l d re n '

pri o n e rs . Each of her documentaries has

programs across the state) and d1e U n iversity

dealt with a d i ffe re n t aspect o f struggle i n

of M a i ne System. H e l d a t Colby in its first

boob, \I as a pa nel ist at one o f t h e 2 -+ es ions

Ethiopia, her home land.

offe red d u ring the a l l -day con ference. Three

there have been no wholly Eth jopian fi l ms;

Colby for d1e first time si nce the 1 980s. This

E t h i o p i a n thea ters market fi l m s p r i m a r i l y

yea r's conference included an exhibit, "Maine

o L h e r female \1 ri ters and publ i her her 1 11 a d iscu sion tided '

joi ned

,er 'ta rted \ \'rit-

1 111!, .'ecretl) . " Other es. ion ropic

n t i l rece n t l y,

From I ta l y, I n dia a n d I I oll) 1•ood.

co\·ered

,\ Iekuria

11 omen 1 11 fi l m .1 11d pe rforming arts, fa m i l ) ,

i gn o red

a \ray t o rectify Ill)' o w n ignorance, a

\ssoc1 a te Profossor of I l istol) E l i tabcth

roric

\ \ Tom en i n d1e Visual Arts," which remained

aid she ee her fi l m s about the

race a n d hod) i mage.

and second year, the con ference returned

o f \I omen in E t h i o p i a " a s

i n place until Dec. 28 at the Colby College \ 1u scum of Art.

well

Leonard was pleased to ee that tl1e con fer

that o f the re t of the worl d . " H e r most

ence attracted 2 00 participants from a l l over

L e o n .i rd . the kc) o rga n i 1 e r of the C \ c n t,

recent documenta ry, " Del uge," i ncorporates

the tate, even from as far away as Lubec. She

hel 1 e 1 c " 1 r offer an opportu ni� for \1 omen

the essence of a u t o b i og r a p h y . U s i n g t h e

secs i t as "an event that i s valuable on m a ny

and men-1 11rere ted i n \1 omen\ sru d i es and

t a l e o f t h e Queen o f

11 omen\ •��ue� to come rogether and discms

" De l uge" blend

hcba as i t s backdrop,

na rrati\'CS from three per-

level , and is typica l l y very well atten ded."

-Abby 1-Vheeler '04

From the H i l l

developm e n t

Grant Opens

Genome Door N I H l inks Maine colleges with world-class research centers

olby students and j un i o r facu l ty in biology and chemistry

says the research network is "a great opportunjty for the schools

wi ll have new opportunities for hands-on education and tra i n i ng i n biomedical research as the result of a th ree-year,

and the labs to take advantage of each other's expertise. "

$ 5 . 5 - m i l l jon National Institutes of Health grant to create the

i n c u tt i n g- e d ge t e c h n o l o g i e s i n ge n o m i c s ; i t 's a l so a n

B iomedical Research I n frastructure Network ( B R J N) . The

opportu n i ty t o teach short courses t o a ffi l ia ted fac u l ty a t the

new n e twork l in k s Colby, B a tes, Col l ege of the Atlanti c a n d t h e U n ivers i ty o f M a i n e w i th the M o u n t Desert

F o r fac u l ty i t's not o n l y an opport u n i ty t o get t ra i n i n g

other i n stitutions. A Colby fac u l ty member also coul d take stu d e n ts to the M D IB L or J ackson fac i l i ties as part o f a

Island Biological Laboratory ( M D I B L) and the J ackson

researc h - i n tensive J a n P l a n . The network is a w i n - w i n

Laboratory, both h ighly acclai med research faci l i ties

propo s i ti o n f o r t h e s c h o o l s a n d t h e l a bs . M D IB L

in Bar Harbor.

expects the resources fac u l ty bring to s t i m u late i ts

The network \.viii enhance the research capacity

year-round biomedical research, adva n c i n g i ts own

at the four M a i ne schools as students and junior

goa ls a t the same t i m e the l a boratory aids the

faculty receive mentoring in biomedical science

developm e n t of sci e n t i fi c p rograms at C o l by

at the two laboratories, i n particular i n the new

and the other schoo l s .

area called comparative genomics.

Accord i n g to J e r i l yn B ow e r s , d i re c t o r o f

Researc h e rs in genomics map the h u m a n

development at M D I B L, "Maine has no leading

genome by comparing t h e function of genes from d i fferent species.

research hospital . Connecting nonprofit i n stitutions w i th research

M u r i n e ( mouse ) a n d m a r i n e spec i e s , w i th a 98 percent genetic

institutions wi ll create more qua l i fi e d graduates. " The network i s

simi larity to humans, are productive models for research that will aid

a huge step forward i n developing M a i ne's capacity i n biomedical

in i n terpreting the human genome and i ts rel a tionships to human

research, and i t pro v i d e s a great resou rce f o r tra i n i n g t h e next

biology and d isease.

ge n e ra t i o n o f M a i n e 's s c i e n ti sts and for i nc re a s i n g fu t u r e j o b

Students and faculty at the four schools will team up at M D IB L and the Jackson Lab with top biomedical scientists under the auspices

opportuni ties i n the state. At a meeting at Colby i n November, representatives of M D I B L spoke to a large gathering about the tra i n i n g opportu n i ties afforded.

of the new network. "These are people the students have been reading about in their

" I t's good to h a ve ' face time' w i th these peopl e , " said Yeteri a n .

courses-first-class people," said Dean of Faculty Ed Yeterian, who

"They were l oo k i n g at o u r faculty, t h i n k i n g 'Th ese people have

played a major role i n securing Col by's involvement i n the network.

relevant expertise."'

"This is a great opportunity to l i nk up in a sign i ficant way with two world-renowned research faci lities."

The i n terest l e v e l a m o n g students at the m e e t i n g was h i g h , too. " K i d s were eager t o put i n thei r applications," Yeterian s a i d .

During the I 0-week summer research program at either of the

He believes t h e research i nstitutions a r e eager t o mentor talented

labs, students w i l l work one-on-one in a l a boratory setti ng with

young people who a re excited and w i l l i n g to make thi ngs h appen

senior-level biomedical scientists focusing on comparative functional

i n the lab.

genomics. Students w i l l receive a stipend of $2 50 per week a n d

The enhanced research capability of student research assistants and enhanced science research by faculty also will al low Colby and

free room and board. A s e l e c t i o n comm i ttee composed o f m e m bers of the various

the other i nstitutions to participate more fully i n the competition for

institutions wil l select students each year. During the academic year, 1 6

federal funds. " People from the schools will be able to learn current

students and two faculty members w i l l spend a n average o f two and a

genomics techillques," Champli n said, "and can become even more

h a l f weeks at M D IB L learnjng cutting-edge research techniques such

competitive for grants in the future."

as quantitative fluorescent microscopy and in functional genomics, bioinformatics and D

A sequencing. Seminars, courses, conferences,

demonstrations and workshops will augment the ongoing research projects. Funds a l so are provided for video con ferencing equipment and online networking. Art Champlin, Colby's Leslie Brainerd Arey Professor ofBiosciences,

After the three-year B RIN' grant runs out, Yeterian says, he is hopeful that participating i nstitutions w i l l continue the networki n g and free exchange of i nformation. "To be this formally l i nked '''ith this quality of re earch, all within the state, is a great opportu n i ty, " Yeterian s a i d . " V.'e 've formed a research community of very high caliber."

-Robe11 Gillespie

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From the H i l l

facu lty

Curtain Dick Sewell's long run on the Colby stage ends

he d i fference between a play on the page and a play on the stage is the d i fference between a mounted set of cat bones i n a museum and a l i,·e cat," said D i c k Se\\'ell. In February, after

2 - )·ears of putting l i,-e cats on the Colby stage, d i rector Sewell \\'ill

produce his fi nale, pla)'\ITight Se\\'el l 's

The J fnroni Xotebook.

l n h i s office in the Runnals Building one clay l ast 1'ovember, the adjunct associate professor of theater and dance recal led a one-act pla)· on a temporary stage in Runnals gym i n 1 974, his first year at the Col l ege. On ope n i n g n ight the ere\\' had to shinny up the l ight pole

to re-aim the l ights, ,,·hich i l lumi nated only the fron t

rQ\\ of t h e audience. "\ \'e \ e come a long '' a)' since then," Strider Theater not the lea�t of it, said

Back i n the States w i th a European credit-the play won a contest

e\\'ell, \\'hose career at Colby spans the gro\\'th of

among Army posts-the i\ 1o n tville, i\ 1aine, native knocked around

the Theater and Dance Department. " I t \\'as Yery much a collective

i n summer theaters and taught at H igh J\ 1owing, a n arts h igh school

effort. The big thing has been the assemblage of a small but strongly

in New Hampshire, before retu rn i ng to i\ 1 a i n e in the l a te 1 960s.

collegi,1! department. I t's been really exciting to \\'Ork with, for which I

<l lll

' e� grntefu l . "

Staging

The

.\ laro111

H e d i rected plays at Coburn Classical I nstitute i n \Vatervi lle, w hich kept him al ive, he says, u ntil h i s thi rd try at esta b l i s h i n g classical

Sotebook

seems a fitting e x i t for Sewe l l , who

theater i n i\ 1aine succeeded.

entered theater through the door of pla)'\1Tighting. A couple of his

ln 1 97 0 The Theater at i\ 1onmouth, with Sewell as artistic d irector,

pla) � '' ere put on during his college da)·s at Bard, but his socialist

became the first professional classical reperto ry theater north of

rendenc1e� gor him i n hot '' ater, he sa)·s, and he ,,·alked out short of

Boston. The theater he founded is the only classica l repertory theater

gradu,mon--onl) to go i nto "the mo�t u n l i ke!)- thing for a social ist

an)where i n t h e

poet," the L .

connection with an academic i nstitution, he says.

. .

\rm) . �rationed i n Germany, he 11 as approached

through the l'�( ) to d i rect a production. "I L l ' mg chuupah and nai' etc, I agreed," he said.

n i tecl States t o survive w i thout a m a j o r donor or

Shakespeare was h i s touchstone-" theater that cherishes, rel ies on and extends the power of language" rather than theater that relics on

" I get them on their feet as soon as possi ble, let them blunder through the scenes. It's proba b ly traditional, old-fashioned stage direction-mostly active scene work, going over a n d ove r it. I try to make sure that they understand what the words mean, the connotations a n d suggestions." the power of event or person a l i ty. "The k i n d of theater that i nterests me is the kind that does it through language," he said.

suggestions. I f you really understand that, a lively scene emerges."

The N fnroni Notebook promises a l ively scene come February. Robert

But ask him his specialty a n d he l a ughs. " Prop making?" H e points

and E l i zabeth Barrett Browning's elopement to Florence plw1ks the

to the donkey's head he made a few years ago for A MidrnnmwÂˇ

ideal istic English poets i n the middle of hectic I talian pol i tics a n d

Nightďż˝ Dream.

street fighting, earnest lovers and revol utionaries. A J I sides have their

" I 'd have to be called a generalist," he said. On top of teach ing directing and playwrighting and d i recting at least two shows a year he has taught Greek, Renaissance and Restoration theater h istory. " I know a l i ttle bit about a lot of aspects of theater, and I am very

say. Words, as one character says, are "living wings." "There are tl1 i n gs said i n it I rea lly do believe," Sewell said. " B u t I hope i t's a good story." Sewel l 's actors are rehearsing The N lnro11i Notebook in tl1eir J a n Plan

comfortable V1ritl1 the poetic language of most of the areas of English

course, the ideal time to put together a production, he says. Learning

tl1eater," he said.

how to do a play is an experiential process, and botl1 students and

H e makes costumes for plays, too.

di rector in the Jan Plan "can give their whole mind to it."

" H e's a m a n f o r a l l seasons," s a i d Ti n a vVentzel , c h a i r of the

"The only way to learn tl1eater is to do i t and do i t and do it,"

Theater and Dance Department. " Dick is a very, very bright man.

he said. Some former students "go to every audition i n New York

H e 's probably read every play out there . "

City. B u t I would never say it is a profession in which anyth i n g

I n 1 974 Colby gave Sewel l an honorary degree-a salute, he says, to Monmouth " for the arrival of classical theater in the outback." The next year he was directing Colby students i n Runnals gym. "I get them on their feet as soon as possible, let them blunder through the scenes," he said. " I t's probab l y traditional, old-fashioned stage direction-mostly active scene work, going over and over it. I try to make sure that they understand what the words mean, tl1e co1motations and

is prom ised. I say, l e a rn thea ter, enjoy i t. I f you can 't bear t o d o anytl1ing else, d o it." And what Vlri l l Sewell's next act be, now that he's stepping away from those l ive cats on stage? " I 'm sixty-seven ," he said, "and I haven't had my m i d l i fe crisis yet. I have a lot of trunk plays and trunk novels. I w i l l be busy." Dick, break a leg. -Robe1"t Gillespie

Economic Forecasting If the nation has fal len i nto recession, why are some Colby economists s m i l ing?

facu lty to teach graduate students. And those

post-doctoral fe llowship in England.

who have earned doctorates i n past years have

"That time we went for a s u perstar because

That may be a bit of an exaggeration, but it is

been drawn to m i c roeconomics , where they

we were trying to replace a su perstar, " Don i h u e s a i d . "That m a y have h u rt u s . "

a fact that an economic boom isn't necessarily

can land a lucrative position with a major bank

good news when yo u ' re searc h i ng to h i re a

or at a u n iversity that will pay $ 100,000-plus

stellar economics professor. S i nce renowned

starting salaries.

A second search i s underway that wi l l look for the right b l e n d of scholars h i p , teac h i ng

econ o m i c h i stori a n H e n r y " H a n k " G e m e r y

And when the economy is performing like

retired last year, the Economics Department has

magic, economists tend to focus less deeply

team will travel to Atlanta in J a n u ary for the

been searching high and low-and without sucÂ

on the past. " Economic historians tend to get

a n n u a l meeting of the American Eco n o m i c s

cess-for a su itable permanent replacement.

pushed to the side , " Donihue said.

E n te r i n g i n to the s e a r c h l a st year, the

Last time around, a search that began with

and what Don i h u e calls "the right fit . " A faculty

Assoc i at i o n , where the C o l b i a n s wi l l s pe n d two f u l l d ays s e q u e stered i n a h o t e l s u ite

department knew it was facing some obstacles,

about 60 appl icants produced four finalists. They

i nterview i n g appl icants. At t h at point C o l by

said Associate Professor of Economics Michael

came to Colby, met with faculty and students,

econom i sts may have much in common with

D o n i h u e ' 7 9 , the d e p a r t m e n t c h a i r . T h e

taught seminars and ulti mately decided to go

their colleagues in admissions as they try to

economy ' s u n p recede nted b u l l r u n d i verted

e l sewhere. Two took positi o n s on the West

find the applicant who not only is accom pli shed but would acco m p l i s h great th i ngs at Colby .

m a n y wo u l d-be acade m i c s to Wa l l Street.

Coast, Donihue said, where Berkeley and other

The shortage of economics P h . D . ' s tends to

un iversities field economic al l-star teams. A third

" It's like [se lecting] students , " Don i h u e s a i d . " It

perpetu ate itself because t h e re a re fewer

opted to stay i n the Northwest. A fourth took a

really does come down to the i ntangi bles . "

L B y

wI NTER

20 0 2 I

From the H i l l

media

Centering Revisiting an American crisis Weisbrot brings new insights

ost presentations of] ohn F. Kenn edy's h a n d l i n g

unseemly and even unsavory side of Kennedy's

of the 1 962 Cuban m i ssile crisis portray the

president a s e i t h e r s o l i tary a n d courageous

personal l i fe and gove rnance, i ncluding C I A abuses of power during the J FK era a n d plots

reckJ ess and macho. H i story Professor Robert

aga inst Castro. Revisionist writers inverted

\ Ve i s b ro t says t h a t n e i t h e r viewpo i n t ever sat

the previous h e ro i c views o f K e n n edy a n d

right \\'ith h i m . " I t seemed so focused on o n e m a n , "

often psychoanalyzed h i s cha racter. "Kennedy

h e s a i d . " E\'en w h e n pol i tics were acknowledged,

was seen a s n e e d l es s l y r i s k i n g n u c l e a r w a r

c;:;:;;:;; ; �_:======:::....:;:;;;:;;� because he was macho, reckless a n d i rrespon-

they were a dramatic backdrop t o o n e man's largertha n - l i fe actions on the world stage . "

sible," Weisbrot said.

So \ \'e isbrot delved i nto the common i nterpretations to analyze Kenn edy's deci ions during the Cuban missile crisis-"the greatest

In researc h i n g

lVIaxi11nm1 Danger \Ne i s brot studied declassified

transcripts of conferences during the cri sis and l a ter meetings between

col l ision in the h i story of the cold war"-within the framework of the

former American, Russian and Cuban officials. He then went beyond

country's \'alues a t the time. The result is Maxi11111111

those i nternal dea l i n gs and exa m i n ed the attitudes a n d bel iefs of the

Danger: Kennedy,

clay by reading what was expressed by newspaper columns, letters to

tbe J lissi/es, and the Crisis ofAmerican Confidence. " I d i d n 't write a stra ight n a rrative of the missile crisis, despite

the editor, community leaders and m i l i tary and i n te l l igence experts

some temptation to do so," \Veisbrot said in a recent i n terview. " I

a s well a s by the

think i t's a great story, but it's been told so often and so bri l l iantly

found tl1 a t Kerrnecly was repeatedly more prudent tl1an many civi l i a n

by eminent

Congressional Record

c h o l a rs a n d i n s i d e rs . " I n s t e a d ,

a n d opinion pol l s . We isbrot

a n d m i l i ta ry a i des-"a mod erate l eader i n a

\ \'eisbrot wanted to make a fresh contribution

m i l i ta n t age . "

t o scholarsh i p and t o place Kennedy's policy i n

In h i s i nvestigations, vVeisbrot was surprised

proper hi storical context.

to learn how many ideas long attributed to J ohn

"On closer i n s pection . . . one fi n ds that

or Robert Ken nedy were ei tl1er the product of

Kennedy exp l o red no n ew policy frontiers,"

collaboration or were fairly commonplace ideas

rite

\ \'e i brot i n ,\ laxi11111111

"but

of t h e t i m e . "The decision t o blockade Cuba i s

rather etched a main tream profi le i n cauti on,

often viewed as furtive, feverish brainstorming,"

b o u n d e d securely by d i p l o m a t i c precedent,

We i s b ro t s a i d . B u t looking a t speeches and

Danger,

partisan pressure, and the \'alues of American

n e w s p a p e r r e p o r t s , We i s b ro t s a w t h a t f o r

political cultu re during t h e c o l d war. "

weeks i t h a d been a com monly endorsed plan

The m·en1 helming f ocus of others who have ' ' ri tten on the cri s i s h a

for d e a l i n g w i th R u s s i a n n u c l e a r w e a p o n s

b e e n on Pre s i d e n t

entering C u b a . " I t's a matter of putti ng tl1 i ngs

K e n n e d � 's d e c i s i o n s , s a i d \ \ 'e i s b ro t . l t was

in context," he said.

Kenned�-'s personal a d m i rers who helped craft

The key to un derstanding Kennedy's leader-

h i s in itial h i sto rical re putation. " Fi r t people

s h i p is an a w a r e n e s s of the p r e s s u r e s a n d

l ion i1ed him, and ugge red that his pol icie and l eader h i p were magn i ficent, l a rger-th a n - l i fe ' i rrues," \ \'eisbrot said. B\

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constra i n ts h e h a d to work u n d er-foreign Maximum Danger: Kennedy, the Missiles, and the Crisis of American Confidence

by Robert Weisbrot (history) Ivan R. Dee (200 1 )

po l i cy, parti san pol i ti cs , p u b l i c o p i n i o n , the m i l i ta ry, the C I A , cold-war attitudes of fea r and i n security. "Witl1 his keen sense of history,

President Kennedy discerned that democratic leaders are subject to restraints that even scholars may find e l usive," wrote Weisbrot. Coming of age during the cold war contributed to Weisbrot's desire to study history, Kennedy's presi dency and the m issile crisis. "To see how we got in a situation, we have to look a t the past. Anyone who l ived through the 1nissile crisis was marked by it," he said, reca l l i n g weekly duck-and-cover nuclear d ri l l s in h i s Queens, N . Y . , elementary school. " vVe were afraid the entire world would be destroyed." Weisbrot argues that the debates over whether Ke1rnedy was heroic

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recent releases

Sanctions Beyond Borders: Multinational Corporations and U.S. Economic Statecraft Kenneth A. Rodman (government)

Rowman & Littlefield Publi shers (200 1 )

Rodman explores t h e u s e o f U . S .-imposed sanctions from t h e early cold war era through the 1990s, incl ud i ng the Helms-Burton Law and the Iran-Libya Sanctions Act. The book demonstrates that sanctions

o r re ckless, poi sed o r i m p u l sive, have m i s re p resented Kenn edy's

have fa l l e n s h ort, even as they a re widely promoted by i nterest

l e a d e r s h i p . " S c h o l a rs h ave so f ocused on K e n n edy's s ty l e , a u r a ,

groups, Congress and the general public . When it comes to preventing

temperament, and character as t o s l i ght, i f n o t obscure, t h e crucial

significant transactions, sanctions are weak and costly measures that

framework of national va lues that he necessa rily accommodated and

can damage diplomatic relations, Rodman concludes.

largely shared," vVeisbrot writes. " Ke1rnedy did implement some policies that were dangerous, you could even say reckless," he said. " Bu t given the time and attitudes, Kennedy was remarkably prudent."

Maxi111um Danger, vVeisbrot shows that a leader not only shapes history but is shaped by it. -Alicia Nemiccolo MacLeay '97 In

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Fallen Angel Don J. Snyder '72

Pocket Books (200 1 )

Hol lywood bigwig Terry McQ u i n n returns t o h i s native Maine coast, a place he's tried to forget i n his life as a successful fi l m promoter. Te rry takes on h i s father' s former role of ca retaker to wealthy s u m mer people-people Terry had always tried to l ive up to and his father had looked down o n . Snyder's Chri stmas novel of redemption centers on

The Beauty of the Mother Tongue

30-year-o ld memories of a fatal tragedy, fa m i ly and belonging, and

The Tale of the Phoenix (Katha Kuknas Di)

rediscover y of the past and identity.

By Dalip Kaur Tiwana Translated from the Punjabi by Nikky-Guninder Kaur Singh (religious studies)

Ajanta Books International (2002)

Out of Her Mind Stickshift Annie and the Overdrive

Left of the Dog M u sic (200 1 )

This Seattle-based, crowd-pleas i ng band aptly calls its music " Rockin'

Nikky S ingh grew up in northwest India speaking both Punjabi

Roadhouse Blues , " and its recording debut will leave you wanting

a n d E n gl i s h-Engli s h for i nstruction a n d formal use, t11e mot11er

more. These 10 fast-paced original tunes, featu ring the title track,

tongue Pw1jabi for sharing emotions. The rustic beauty and power of

" H igh Tec h Blues" and " M iss Phyl l i s , " provide an enjoyable l i sten .

contemporary Punjabi novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana's words resonate

Pay p a r t i c u l a r atte ntion to h a r m o n i ca p l aye r J a m e s M i d d l efield

deeply within S i ngh, she says. Many of Tiwana's Pw1jabi phrases Singh

(aka Dan Dittman '76).

first heard from her own parents and grandparents dming childhood. Despite being an award-wi n n i n g a n d prol i fic auth or, Tiwana is u n recogn i zed i n many l i terary circles beyond her own region, so S i ngh translated Tiwana's nove l l a Katha K:ulmns Di i n to English to help in troduce Punjabi ! iteratme to the English-speaking public. The translation will be published later this year as The Thie ofthe Phoenix. Si ngh says The Thie of the Phoenix " unfolds the hopes and tensions of men and women whether they stay home i n India or migrate to the \?iTest" and that Tiwana's characters "do not give in to defi n i te categories-H i n d u , S i k h , Buddhist or M us l i m ; they are h umans . "

Breaking Apart: A Memoir o f Divorce Wendy Swallow '76

Theia/Hyperion (200 1 )

Swa l l ow reve a l s the financ i a l and emoti o n a l stre s s , u nforeseen d ifficulties and joys of independence she experiences d u ring her own le ngthy divorce process. The former

Washington Post staff write r ' s

memoir o f marriage, d ivorce and rebu i l d i ng describes how fantasies of married l ife can break down. Of Note

Their di lemmas, obligations a n d sentiments are i n trinsic parts o f the

The Heart of What Matters: The Role for Literature in Moral Philosophy

society S ingh was born i n .

Anthony Cunningham '80

S i ngh d i d not si mply convert Punjabi i nt o Engl i s h . Instead she

U n iversity of C a l ifornia Press (2001)

says she n·ied to echo in English what Tiwana had written in Pw1jabi and, i f at all, changed English to fi t the P un j a bi syntax and Tiwana's

Cardenas Compromised: The Failure of Reform in Postrevolutionary Yucatan

simple, di rect style.

Ben Fallaw ( history, Latin American studies)

I n addition to "discovering" kinships between languages, n·anslation offers Si ngh a way to share her heritage with her \Nestern students and colleagues. "Through n·anslation, I can take them back to the different and distant world i n which I was born ," wrote Si ngh in the novel la's i ntroduction. "The process of n·anslation allows me to move back and forth between Pw1jab and Mai ne, Punjabi and English."

Duke Un iversity Press (200 1 )

G.E. Moore 's Ethical Theory: Resistance and Reconciliation Brian Hutchinson '75

C a m b ridge Un iversity Press (200 1 )

Death in Paradise Robert B. Parker '54

G.P. Putnam's Sons (200 1 )

COL BY

W I N TER

2002 I 31

From the H i l l

�orts A NESCAC

Time Out C onference examines impact of athletics i n context of founding principles

h e book The Game of Life: College Spo11s nnd Ed11cntio11nl V alues, published a year

''VVe believe that me follow-up study of

SCAC raises concerns regarding

ago, s e t o ff a l a rm s a b o u t advan ta ges t h a t

me ways i n which student amletes

\'arsi ty ath l etes-pa rticularly recrui ted ath

are recruited to our campuses and

l etes-are gi\•en i n their admission to selective

how d1ei r academic progress i s

col l eges and u n i \·ersities, as well as concerns

affected b y their athletic com-

a b o u t how a t h l et e

mi tments," me NESCAC

perform aca d e m i c a l l y

compared \1·i th col l ege students a t large. Further, i n their " key empirica l findings," a uthor

\\'i l l i a m G. Bowen a n d J a m e s L.

recrui mient and a d m i ss i o n s

s ta n

d a rd s a n d p r a c t i c e s ,

presidents' statement said. "\iVh i l e we a d m i re

resources committed t o adiletics, con ference

t h e a c h i evements

rules and procedures and regulatory framework

a n d t a l e n ts o f o u r

issues such as me structure of the conference

i n tercol legiate teams constitute a sizable share

student ad1letes a n d reaffirm the educational

and Division i l l o f me

o f the u n d e rgraduate stu d e n t population at

value of athletic competition, we are concerned

A d a m s s a i d t h e p ro c e s s a t C o l by, a n d m roughout die N E S CAC, i s t o b e con sul ta

h u l m a n obsen·e that "Athletes competing on

CAA.

m a n y elccti\' e col leges and u n iversities, and

that die competitive pressures of i ntercol legiate

espec i a l l y a t coed l i beral a rts col l eges and

athletics, w i m i n our conference and beyond

tive, and i t wi ll i n clude adiletic admin istrators,

h y League i nstitutions."

i t, risk di storting m e place and purposes of

s t u d e n t a t h l e te s , coaches, fa c u l ty, a l u m n i

adiletic participation in our i nstitutions."

a n d trustees.

t the U n iversity o f

.\ l ichiga n a sports powerhouse, for example,

t h re e perce n t o f u n d e rgra d u a te s compete

First and foremost, President Wi lliam D.

The N ESCAC, formed i n 1 97 1 , i ncl udes

on 2 1 i ntercollegi a te athletics teams. In one

Adams acknowl edged die power and me value

Amherst, Bates, Bowdoi n , Col by, Con necticut,

rece n t and typical cla s at Col by, -1-6 percent of

of am letics at a n i nstitution dedicated to learn

H a m i l ton, M iddlebury, Tri n ity and Wi l l i ams

the men and 3

i ng, and he praised the broad contri butions

colleges as well as Tu fts and Wesleyan Lmiversi

percent o f the women played

on 32 d i ffe re n t \'ar i ty teams. T h a t i s u e of n u m b e r , c o u p l e d w i t h Bcmcn and S h u l m a n '

o f ath letes i n and out of classrooms. " I t's very

ties. The con ference competes in D i vision i l l

obvious diat significant and wonderful dii ngs

o f the NCAA and, as such, the schools cannot give adi letic merit scholarships.

tudy of the ocial and

happen in d1ose (ad1letic] progra ms," he told

educational i m pact o f athletics on college l i fe,

The Chrnnicle of Higher Ed11cfltio11 i n October.

The conference's m i ssion states that, i n

prompted the pres i d e n ts o f t h e 1 1 schools

" Kids learn a lot, and me ki nds of di ings diey

a l l sports, primary emphasis i s o n i n -season

in the �C\1 Fngl a n d

learn arc what we wan t mem to be learning."

competi tion, that fixed starti n g and e n d i n g

mall Col l ege Athletic

C o n fe r e n c e ( � E S C \ C ) to c o m m i s s i o n a

c l a m s , who c u r r e n t l y is c h a i r of t h e

dates f or each season a r e s e t and t h e n u mber

�ruch of athletics at their 0\1 n i n. ti tution -a

1\ 'E CAC, characterized t h e n e w study a n d

o f contests is l i m i ted. Post-season play i s to

�tud) that Bo\1 e n , president of the Andre\1 \ \ '.

t h e presi d e n t ' e x a m i n a t i o n o f t h e r o l e o f

be ma naged i n a way that m i n i m i zes con A i cts

\ l c l l c m Found.1tion, undertook last year.

athletics as a pursuit o f balance: " M y concern

wim classes and exams.

In Ocrobcr the '\' E. C \C presidents jointly

is t h a t the sense of b a l a n ce is b e i n g l o s t ,

Those res trictions n otwithsta n d i ng, the

a n n o u n ced their i memion to exa m i n e thei r

a n d I t h i n k you 've g o t to be conce rn e d . "

n a tu re o f ath letics i n America, from youth

1 11 tc rcol lcgi.n c a t h l e t i c programs to e n s u re

T h e Bowe n research shows clear con trasts

leagues up through professional sports, has

dut die) remain consi tent \1ith the founding

b e t w e e n t h e w a l k - o n p l a y e r s of e a r l i e r

far-reach i n g e ffects on the shape o f campus

principle� of the confcrencc-d1at i ntercollegiate

generations and speci a l i zed, recru ited athl etes

l i fe at the

at.hlcoc arc 1 11 hannon) \1 ith educational pur

who make up a growing percentage o f tea ms

what those e ffects a re "ought to lead us to

pmc� and that competing pla) c� arc repre enra

at a l l col l egiate levels.

a series of reAections on our practices with

ti\ c of the �rudcnt bod) and full participan � in the l i fe o f me college�, for C\amplc.

C O L B

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E R

Specifical ly, me 1\ 'ESCAC presidents agreed to e x p l o r e a n u m b e r o f a re a s , i n c l u d i n g

' SC C schools. The sni d y of

respect to possible a reas o f reform , " Adams said. -Stephen Collins 'U

Pulling for the M ules \V 1 hich Colby sport boasts the largest squad on campus ? Doubled i n size i n two years? H as 10 percent of the Class of '05 participating? Rowing, that's who. Together the Colby men's and women's rowing teams now have

sports shorts FIELD HOCKEY started with five straight wins and ended the season 8-7

overa l l and fifth in NESCAC. MARCIA INGRAHAM '02 was named Fi rst Team Al l-NESCAC and All-National Field Hockey Coaches Association . . . . stood

MEN 'S SOCCER

80 members, double the number i n 1 999. Seventeen fi rst-year rowers

4-3

ha lfway

through the season, but injuries down the

arrived with high school experience, ratcheting the team up a notch

stretch co:itributed to a 5-8-1 fi nal record.

in both size and cal i ber.

The team closed with an overtime 0-0

So why is this sport so contagious a t Colby?

tie with Bates . . . . WOMEN 'S SOCCER

" I t's a s l i ppery slope," said head coach Stewart Stokes. "Once you

fi n i shed with a 6-6-1 record but fa i led

start the sport i t 's rea l l y hard to stop. I t's one of the only sports

to beat Bowd o i n i n the season fi n a l e

where you can feel when your teammates are working hard , and feel

after being up 1-0 i n t h e first half. . . .

that you are one small piece of the puzzle, and I think tha t's what

WOMEN 'S VOLLEYBALL had its best

makes the sport so exciting."

season ever and won the State of Maine

Whatever the am·action, the team is one of the most successful on campus . Th i s past fa l l , the Wom e n 's Champ 4 boat fi n i shed 1 5 th of 31 a t the Head of th e Charl es regatta i n Boston, only a

C h a m p i o n s h i p . The i r final record was M a rcia I ngraham '02

1 7-12. Capta i n A M A N D A C U I FFO ' 02 was a Second Team All-NESCAC player,

m inute behind their big-league competition- US Rowing, Germany

and the team was rated i n the top 10 i n New England for the fi rst time . . . .

and the Danish national tea m . This fi n ish ma rked a considerable

FOOTBALL shut out Bates 42-0 and kept Bowdoi n scoreless into the

improvement i n the team's standing, and the overa l l result was the

fourth quarter i n a 41-13 victory to win the CBB Championship. A 4-4 record was good for a four-way tie for fourth place in NESCAC .

best performance i n recent history for men's or women's rowing. AJso fueling the team effort is the addi tion of two new boats. In the tradition of naming boats, the two top-of-the-line M.illennium sculls have been named for distinguished Colby alumni. The first boat, the " Doris Kearns Goodwin," will be used by the men's team and saw some time on the water prior to its christening this winter. A Boston dedication has been planned so that the namesake, historian and author Doris Kearns Goodwin '64, can be present. The

second

boat,

the

" H i l a ry Gehman," was dedi cated over alumni weekend

. . GOLF

took fourth at the NESCAC Golf Championship held at Williams. JAKE HOBART '03 fi n i shed n i nth with a 77 i n the first round and 82 in

the second

MEN 'S CROSS-COUNTRY placed n i nth-up seven

pl aces from l a st ye ar-at the New Engl a n d C h a m p i o n s h i ps , a n d All-New-Engl and NAT BROWN '04 qualified for nationals . . . . WOMEN 'S CROSS-COUNTRY took 11th at the New England Championshi ps. MARY PHELPS '04 was the top Colby harrier with a 52nd-place fi nish . .

WOMEN 'S TENNIS finished n i nth of 25 teams at the New England

Women's I ntercollegiate Tennis Tournament. SARA HUGHES '05 , Colby's first-seed singles player, teamed up with number-three seed CHRISTINA PLUTA '05 as the number-one doubles pair.

(Oct. 27 at the Hw11e Center) with Gehman '93 on hand. " I t was so amazing to hang

Women Ruggers Double Cha mps The women's rugby cl u b team was u ndefeated this fa ll a n d won both

out with her at the dedica

the New England and the Northeast Rugby Football U n ion Division I l l

tion," said women's captain

championships i n November. That's a l l t h e marbles-as far as a D i i i

Katie Wa rd-Wa ller '02 .

team c a n go, since t h e division h a s no national tournaments. D u r i n g its

Gehman,

f o u r-year

member of the Colby rowing •

team, competed for the U . S. i n Sydney, Austral i a .

by wing Amy Reznitsky '02. The next day the team domi nated Middlebury

sons

successful seasons.

cally and athletical ly," Stokes said. " \i\Te

I n the New England ch a mpionships at Holy Cross, Colby first faced U Mass-Lowell on Nov. 3 and won that semifinal match 12-0 with two tries

sport with competitive sea

Stream last fa l l d u r ing one of their most

earned s i x sh utouts.

in the 2000 Olympic Games Rowing is a three-season

Col by rowers tra i n on Messa lonskee

i mpressive 10-0 season the squad outscored its opponents 163-20 a n d

the

spring

and

fa l l a n d t h e w i nter season d evoted to co n d i t i o n i n g . " I t's a n a l l -year-long com mitment, both psychologi

try to i nsti l l in both teams

[women's and men's ] a concept of leaving the team better than you found it. It's attitude, camaraderie, speed, in every way." As the women's team looks forward to i ts spring season, rowers have their sights set on qualify i ng for the first-ever women's D ivision I I I NCAA championships. " I t woul d be so exci ting for the whole team, and especially for the seniors," vVard-\i\Taller said. " I t wou l d be

in the finals for a 25-0 w i n . "It's n ice t h a t w e are versatile enough to p l a y against a really physical team like Lowell and a really technically refined team l i ke M iddlebury and win our way in both matches," said forwards captain Ta mara Sebeliu s '02. With the New England championship in hand, Colby was seeded first i n the Northeast championships at U Mass-Am herst o n Nov. 11. W h e n its semifinal opponents d i d n 't show, Colby opted to take on Division I U M ass Amherst's B-side team i nstead and won 11-0. With finesse a n d teamwork Colby then beat a rowdy Niagara U n iversity 13-5 for the c h a m pionsh i p . "We constantly have fifteen solid players on the field," flanker Gretchen Groggel '03 told the Echo. "There are no stars; everyone on the team contributes." As New England champs Colby w i l l move up to Division I I next year, giving the team a chance to go to nationals.

so great to finish at that level." -8/nke Hamill '02

c 0 LB y

wINTER

2 00 2 I

From the H i l l

alumni

.�Gu est of the

TaI 1 uan

Dan H arris, ABC Jews, l eads press corps i nto Kandahar

T n the m i dd l e of the n i gh t, the !.house shook. Somewhere, I 0,000

job for whjch he had never applied. "They j ust asked me what I rrughc

feet above the Afghan city of Kan

they'd h j re me. \ Ve a l l l a ughed, but I was only h a l f k i d d i ng."

l i ke to do for ABC," h e said. " I told them I'd do custodi a l work i f

C- 1 3 0 war plane was

ABC h i red him to be a n overn i gh t a n c h or, but i t n ever q u i te

dropping bombs. Dan H a rris '93

worked out. " Pa rt of the probl e m , I th i n k, is that I sti l l l oo k l i ke

d a h a r, a n

m i ssed t h e w h o l e barrage. " I ' m

I'm fourteen," he said. "Nobody wants someone who looks fourteen

actually rather embarrassed about

s i tting beh i n d a news desk. "

that," said Harris, who slept through

So ABC sent H a rris into t h e fi e l d . H e cover t h e h i jacked p l a n e that

"copious" bombing the first n i gh t

went down i n Pennsylvania on September 1 1 and then went to Pilistan.

o f h i s four-day trip through what was then a TaJjban stronghold.

There, he landed a slot on the Tal i ban -sponsored tom. The ruling party

H a rris, "our man in Kandahar," as ABC News anchor Peter J en

wanted to show tl1e world that the U . S .

n ings calJed h j m on t h e a i r, w a s o n e o f two American correspondents

camprugn against Afghanistan w a s killing

in the fi rst group o f reporters to visit Kandahar in early November

i nnocent people. "I was skeptical," h e said, "because we j ust h a d n o w a y o f

as guests of the Tal i b a n . " T h e tremors were strong enough to shake t h e walls and windows.

veri fyi ng their claims. I 'm looking at a

Or so I heard the next morni ng," said H a rris. " B ut I was so nervous

big hole in tl1e ground. The Pentagon

the rught before we left for Afgh an ista n , I 'd barely slept."

says it was a Taliban encan1pment. The

It was the best n i gh t's sleep the 3 0-year-old reporter for ABC News Because o f the time d i ffe rence h e awakened to fi le a story via ate l l i te . I t was + 3 0 a.m. Kandahar time when crews i n New York

Ne--ws Tonight.

After that

egment, H a rris tried to catch a few hours o f shut-eye before the 8 : 3 0 a . m . deadl i n e for

Taliban says i t was a vilJage." To u r i n g the regi o n , he was s u r

would get during h i s sti n t beh i n d enemy l i n es.

were putti n g the fi n i s h i n g touches on W oiid

pri sed by tl1e fri e n d l i n ess of A fghan civili ans, he said. " Every one wanted to ta lk to us in whatever English they k n ew. T h e y w a n t ed to

Nightfine.

For the record, the Pentagon did not want Harris i n Kandahar at all. A heavy bom bing camprugn was underway and the

stare a t us, even touch

.S. military's top

us. They ca n disti n gu i sh

brass made it clear they could not guarantee the safety of a reporter crazy

between American policy

enough to \'enrure into the area. In self-defen e, Harris used a hand-held

m a kers a n d U . S . c i v i l

ians. I t 's a n amazing dis

and h i

It��

satel l i te phone to feed his location to A BC's Pentagon

correspondent, who relayed the coordi nates to the rrulitary. " ] d i d n 't knO\\ if it \rnu l d m a ke a d i fference," he said. " \ Ve just

c o n n e c t . It r e a l l y is a h i ghly evolved civil atti

figured we'd let them know where we were. They didn't bomb d i rectly

tude, espec i a l l y when I

Dan Ha rris reporting from Ka n d a h a r. H a rris

do'' n to\\ n '' hen we were there. Of course, nobody w i l l say that's

hear about Americans

was one of two western reporters in the city

because '' e

k i l l i n g Si khs because they

d u ring U . S. bom bardment.

'' ere there."

I l a rris said he could te l l when bombing was about to start. " I t's not

look Arab."

l i ke the bombing in \\'orld \ \ 'ar I f , " he said. "The planes Ry so high

Back i n New York i n late November and watc h i n g the Ta l i ban

up, you ne\ er sec them, and we nc' er heard an a i r-raid i re n . \ \ 'hen

crumble, H a rris said h e was surprised. "It was so quick," h e sa i d .

something \\ as com i n g, our sate l l i te phone wou ld go dead. They'd

"They w e r e a l w a ys tel l i n g u s , ' \l\Te ' re not a fr a i d o f d e a t h . We ' l l

jam the ate l l i tcs and we'd know."

fight to tl1e end. "'

But thac onl� told him bombs wou ld be comi ng-not where. " l e

l l a rris's next project was to be a tour of the cavernous expanse

'' as eerie, a l i rr l e , " h e said. " B ue mo ti� '' e '' ere j usc so focused on

beneath the rubble that was th e Worl d Tracie Center. I t's all part of

all che \\ ork '' e had."

A B C's p l a n for h i m . " D a n i s one of the brightest l i gh ts we have

\ f ormer reporter and .r nchor i n Portl and and Boston, f Ta rris was

seen here i n a long time," said anchor Peter J e n n i n gs. " H e's a fi ne,

� ca rs ago '' hen he '' as '' orking for �C\\ England

sensitive reporter who has been a great addition to the news division . "

sporccd b� \ B C

rn o

Cable '\c,, s. \BC mana�crs called him

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�e'' York to i n ten ie\\ f or a

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It's the Facu lty, Stu pid In the m ost a m b i ti o u s s u rvey ever cond u cted by Col by, 2 , 1 98

to Col by-spec i fi c i ssues, fra tern i ty - r e l a te d i ss u e s in pa rti c u l a r.

a l u m n i a n d a l u m n ae-more than 1 0 percent of the l iv i n g a l u m n i

M aguire noted that the lowest overa l l -satisfaction rating of any age

body-completed a lengthy questionmire l a s t Apri l . T h e results are

group ( 7 . 7 for classes that graduated from 1 980 to 1 984) is bad only in

i n , a n d while the data confirm many of the College's percepti ons of

comparison to the younger and older groups. From 1 98 5 forward, the

itself, they a lso include some surprises.

trend of i n creasingly well -satisfied al u11111j is positive and reflects the

"The common thread that m ost consistently weaves thro u gh

College's ascendance among the nation's best col l eges.

survey respondents' positive ratings for, and fee l i n gs about, Colby

Data comparing how alumnj rank the i m portance of 1 4 educational

Col lege is their academic experience-most speci fically the quality of

features at any institution against how they feel Colby measures up

the faculty and the i m pact faculty members had on th eir l i ves," wrote

shows perceived room for i mprovement i n career counse l i n g services

J ack Maguire of M aguire Associates, I nc . , the fi rm com m i ssioned

and i n the raci a l and eth n i c d iversity of the studen t popu l a t i o n .

to do the research.

W h i l e th e i m portance o f i n terco l l egi a te

And t h e most i mportant measures of the

And Alumni Said

Colby experience were extremely positive: •

60 percent had obtained or were working

Seventy-five percent of respondents rated

toward a graduate or professional degree.

satisfaction with th e i r experience at Colby an e i ght, nine or 1 0, and the overa l l mean

59 percent from the last 15 years remain i n

was 8 . 1 6 on a 1 0-point sca l e . Magujre, who

contact with faculty a n d staff; 94 percent with

those measures of q u a l i ty, Colby athl etics outperform that expectati on, ran.king at the midpoint on the quality sca l e . A m o n g C o l by 's h i d d e n strengths, the co n s u l ta n ts l i s ted " prudent m a n a ge m e n t/

most or some of their Colby friends.

fi s c a l d i s ci p l i n e " a n d " fi n a n c i a l stren gth

Asked to rank certain skills that characterize

a n d s ta b i l i ty . " " C o l by i s seen a m o n g its

l i beral arts graduates and the degree to

peers as a p l ace that has i ts act together,"

which Colby contributed to those abilities,

s a i d P a t C a s e y of M a g u i r e A s s o c i a t e s .

has extensive experi ence s u rveyi n g a l u m n i at American col l eges and universities, said,

athletics is far and away at the low end among

"this rating em erges i n th e very h i gh end of the range." Alumni overwhelmi ngly said they would

a l u m n i put " strong reasoning skills and the

F i n a n c i a l s t r e n gth i s a re l a t i ve m a tt e r,

reco m m e n d C o l by to a c a p a b l e s t u d e n t

abil ity to distinguish fact from opinion" at the

h owever; though C o l by's e n d ow m e n t i s

exploring l i beral arts col leges, wi th 8 7 percent

top of the list.

•

giving it a four or five on a five-point scale. •

Among 14 features that define the qual ity

The i nvestment made by alumni and thei r

of a college or u n iversity, Colby alumni

fa m i l i e s was rated w e l l worth w h i l e ( 8 . 3 3

rate " i ntercollegiate athletics" as the least

mean on a 1 0-point scale). "Th is a ddresses

i m portant factor, ranking it well below the

the a l l - i mportant question of the value of a

next most important factor.

Colby education, and the j udgment from th is

As of April 200 1 , 88 percent of Colby alumni

survey is qwte positive," Maguire said.

reported they had I nternet access. Only six

Wh i l e those overa l l scores are i mpressive,

percent of respondents replied to the s urvey

they are statistically even rugher among recent

using the online option.

(post- 1 989) and older (pre- 1 96 5 ) graduates than i n the class years 1 96 5 -89. The lower satisfaction ratings from the late 1 960s and

For more results: www.colby.edu/alumnijsurvey

i n t h e bottom th i rd a mong

ci ted " C o l by h a s e n o u gh m o n e y " a s a reason for not contri buting. One s u rv e y r e s po n d e n t w ro t e o n the questionnaire, " I t's great to see the Coll ege soliciting opinjons on how to i m prove itself. Shows it's not taking anyth ing for grante d . " Ta king off from that remark, t h e report c o n c l u d e s : "The con s u l t a n ts at M a g u i re Associates were struck by simi lar sentiments a t the begi n n i n g o f this market resea rch project and continue to admire the drive that erists at Colby

1 970s are consistent with findings at other

E S CAC col

l e ges' endowments, 3 5 perce nt o f a l u m n i

be excellent i n all it does.

i nstitutions a n d are a ttri b u te d to soci a l u n rest s u r ro u n d i n g the

Given t h e successes of t h e past decade i n t h e advancement areas,

Vietnam Wa r and Watergate eras. The depression of Colby alumni

there could be a temptation to 'coast' a bit. But that does not appear

s a t i s fa c t i o n rati n gs through t h e 1 9 8 0 s , however, is a t tri b u te d

to be Col by's style . " -Stephen Collins

'74

Alumni Trustees Nominated The N o m i nating Comm ittee of the A l u m n i Council has n o m i n ated for the position of a l u m n i trustee one alumna and one alumnus, with th ree-year terms to begin at Commencement 2002.

Development, Educational Pol icy a n d Physical Plant comm ittees and i s t h e parent o f two Colby graduates, Eric ' 8 4 a n d Laura '00. I n accordance with the by-laws of the A l u m n i Associatio n , other

Nomi nated for a second term each are Deborah England Gray ' 85 and

nomi nations may be made by petition to the executive secretary of the

Allan van Gestel 5 7. Gray lives in Andover, Mass . , and is vice president

Alumni Council with the signatures of one percent of the members of

and general counsel of Sapient Corporation i n Cambridge. She currently

the association on or before Feb. 1, 2002. I n the event n o nomi nations

serves on the Nominating Committee and is vice chair of the Student

are received by petitio n , the above candidates will be declared e lected

Affai rs Comm ittee . Van Gestel lives i n Rockport, Mass . , and i s associate

by the chair of the Alumni Cou nci l .

j u st i c e of t h e M a s s a c h u setts S u pe r i o r C o u r t . He s e r v e s on t h e

C 0 L BY

•

WINTER

2002 I

From the H i l l

st u d ents

According to

Pl an

Victor Cancel 102 had great expectation s - and met them

en �·ears ago \lctor Cancel ' 0 2 d i d n o t speak a \\'Ord of English,

h e gra d u a te d in 1 99 8 h e had adva n ce d i n to acce l e ra te d courses.

h a d not h e a r d o f Colb�· Col l e ge a n d knew l i tt l e if a n yth i n g

Cancel was one of 3 0 students i n h i s gra du a ti n g class of 3 0 0 to go

about the state of .\ Ia i n e . " For me, i\ I aine was a l most as ' foreign '

on to college. At Col by, Cancel kept right on pushi ng.

as Canada," he recal l s . T h a t was 1 99 2 . Cancel, h i s mother and younger si ster, J essica, h a d

H i s hea''Y course load i ncludes a double m a j o r i n S p a n i s h a n d

left t h e i r h o m e i n Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, and settled i n La\\'rence,

i nternational studies a n d a m i nor i n anth ropology. Debra Barbezat,

.\ I a s . Lawrence i s a gri�· former m i l l to\\'n \\'ith drugs, gangs and

associate professor of economics, taugh t Cancel i n an i n o·od uctory

one of the h i ghest crime rates i n "\ I a ssach usetts-plenry of pitfa l l s

econom.ics class and remembers h i m a s " funny, very positive and a

f o r a n i m m i grant teenager, p l e n ty of i n A uences that c o u l d l ower

hard \\'Orker. H e would come into my office a l l the time a n d work

h i expectations.

until he got i t right," she said.

But Cancel, a s he adj usted to his ne\\' l i fe in

merica, came up ,,;th

Roommate Rashad Randolph '02 ca l l s Cancel "the k. i n g o f a l l

a plan: he \\'Ou l d work hard enough to attend a prestigious college

n i ghters . " O n e n i g h t , R a n d o l p h s a i d , " Vi c t o r j u s t n e v e r c a m e

i n the United

h o m e . H e ' d fa l l e n asleep i n t h e Love joy computer l a b a n d spent

tates.

An w1realistic goaF i'ot for Cancel, \\'hose drive to lift himself out of po\·erty began e,·en before he mo\'ed to La\\Tence. L i fe in Puerto Rico ,,·as not easy, he says. Family l i fe \\'as fractured by d i ,·orce a n d constant movi ng from house to house. Fe\\' things \\'ere stable, \\':ith the exception of weekend ,·i sits

the night there . " Yet f o r a l l o f C a n ce l 's foc u s o n h i s cou rse w o r k , h e i s c o n s t a n t l y p l a n n i n g a n d s e t t i n g l o n g - t e r m go a l s . \Vhe n asked w h a t h e hopes t o p u r s u e a fter c o l l ege, h e respon d e d , "Too m u ch . "

his grandparents'

" I want to d o something that has some k.ind o f personal

house, '' here his grandfather offered ach·ice and had

attach ment. i\ Io re people should have the opportu n i ties

a great and la ting i m pact on h i m . " l \·e a l \\'a�·s had a

I 've had, and maybe through govern ment I 'd be able to

tremendous amount of respect f or h i m , " Cancel said.

m a ke a d i fference . "

"I l e i

incredib ly generou , urging me to stay i n school

so that I can ha,·e choices \\'hen I get a job." Jr \\ as ad,·ice that sen·ed Cancel wel l .

\Vh a t does Cancel d o t o unwind? H e tends t o hang with i nternational students. Kn d , i n his free time, he's started writing h i s autobiography. " I 've

J n L a '' rence h e e n ro l l e d i n a b i l i n gu a l

kept j o u rn a l s a l l my l i fe , d o c u m e n t i n g

' ' i t h other Spanish speakers . " f t w a s tough

t h i n gs t h a t I ' ve d o n e , a n d saved a lot

the begi n ning," he said. " peaking [ F:.nglish]

o f e - m a i l s and l etters from i m po rt a n t

\\<ls eas� to pick up, but reading and '' riting

moments i n my l i fe," h e said. H e i n tends

'' ere a big issue. I dedicated a lot of time

to orga n i ze about 3 00 of them a n d title

to studying."

the memoir " 3 00 Days of Sunshine."

I Jc '' orked h a rd from September

There a rc s u re to be more sunny

unti l J unc, and then attended summer

days ahead. Cancel is looking forward

schoob '' here he cou l d continue

to gra d uation; i t w i l l be the f i rst time

to i m prm c his F nglish.

his motlier and sisters sec Colby. With

\t La'' rcncc I I igh School,

20 guests com i n g from as far away

'' here onh half of the i ncom-

a s P u e rto R i co , his gra d u a tion h a s

1 11g freshmen graduate, C :an

become a big deal for t h e fa m i l y.

ci:l \ progress '' <ls <l s h 1 n 1 11 g e \ .t m p l e of '' h<H

\ \ 'hat's planned for the event? Cancel

student

la ughed: "The joke around my fa mily

'' ith dri\ e can do. I le attri

is that I 'm going to have a whole checr

butes

his

success

hard

lcading team, with Aags, to ye ll when

'' ork-.111d to his ab1lir: to block

my name is ca lled." Given what Cancel

out the const.mt tension ,md negarn e

has accomplished, a l i ttle ye ll ing may

ener�'> he f ound <H school . B� the ame

be in order. -B/(fke J lm11ill '02

Fol low the Money I t's well known that Colby long has been a school of opportu n i ty. 1\vo-thi rds of students have campus jobs or receive financial aid, and about half of those receive scholarship grants. Less widely known are details about the h u n d reds of endowed funds, some very specifically targeted, that provide need-based grants for admitted students who meet the criteria of the donors. These are a few : Neskowin South American Scholarship Fund

A student from Spa n ish South America, preferably female. Raymond E. Lacombe Financial Aid Fund

United World@Colby I n O c t o b e r, a w e e k a f t e r t h e

f i v e u p p e r c l a s s m e n w h o c a m e to

U n ited States bega n its b o m b i n g

Colby f r o m the U WC s befo r e t h e

c a m p a i g n i n Afgh a n i sta n , a n e w

scholarship program began.

student group, U n ited World@Col by,

They

formed

the

U n ited

advertised a Tuesday night event i n

Wo r l d@Co l by orga n iz at ion to h o l d

D a n a Lounge. B i l led as "a discussion

weekiy discussions a n d programs on

of global perspectives on the U n ited

politics and i nternational issues.

States of America;· the conversation

Overa l l , the forum on outsiders'

was not a rehash of news reports; it

perspectives on the U.S. held Oct. 16

was, primarily, international students

was fa i rly bala nced. Mark Chapman

Catholic student from \!Vaterv i l l e area with

talking about how they and people in

'05, a citizen of Zim babwe who spent

interest in chemi stry.

their countries viewed the U.S. before

two years at the Lester B. Pearson

and since they arrived here.

U n ited World College of the Pacific

Charles Potter Kling Scholarship

U n i t e d Wo r l d @C o l by, the h ost

Male students of revol utionary or colonial period ancestry.

i n Ca n a d a , said t h ere is " a lot we

group, is open to a l l students and

respect and a d m i re about the U n ited

has, as its core, a l u m n i of the U n ited

States;' particularly the work ethic

Ralph A. Bramhall '51 Scholarship Fund

Wo r l d C o l l ege ( U W C ) syste m-a

of Americans a n d the civil society.

Children of Ralph Bramha ll's

group of 10 international pre-un iver

American pol itics a n d pol i c i es a re

n iece/nephew or students from

s i ty-level s c h o o l s for st u d e n ts of

n o t w i d e l y a d m i re d , h owever, h e

all national ities. This year, 26 new

said. A n d though m u c h is made of

UWC graduates h a i l i n g from Albania

America's free press, "I t h i n k it is

Portland, Maine, area William F. Watson Scholarship

to Z i m ba bwe e n ro l l e d at C o l by as

perceived as one of the most biased

Non-drinking student.

D a v i s- U W C s c h o l a rs , h e l p i n g t o

and one of the biggest propaga nda

Rose Richardson Kelley Scholarship

Female from a small town.

m a k e t h e C l ass o f ' 0 5 t h e most

m a c h i n e s g o i n g except for state

international i n Col by's h i story.

sponsored media; h e said.

In 2000, Trustee A n d rew Davis

Students from Argentina, Serbia,

Frederick E. C a m p Scholarship Fund

'85, h i s father, Shelby M.C. Davis, and

Pakistan, Singapore and I nd i a talked

H a rpist or other music students.

their family a n nounced a scholarship

about their impressions of the U.S.

program to pay the f u l l f i n a n c i a l

as others, including several American

need o f a n y U W C graduate w h o i s

stude nts, l istened and res p o n d e d .

Colby Foreign Mission Fund

Chi ldren of missionaries. Lillian B . Lodge Scholarship

Orphans.

a d m itted to Colby (o r o n e o f fo u r

One A m e r i c a n s t u d e n t who h a d

other U.S. col leges a n d u n iversities).

traveled abroad extensively told the

The 26 Davis-UWC scholars this year

group about anti-American sentiment

jo i ned 12 i n the Class of '04 a n d

she had experienced.

WOOT's Up in Wales? They'll do tl1eir Colby Outdoor Orienta

900-year-old Cathe

tion Tt·ip i n Maine when they arrive on campus

dral

for second semester. But first-year students i n

a n d "coasteering"

tl1e Colby i n London program a l ready have

gone on the first Welsh version, fondly known

i n v o l v i n g w e t s u i ts ,

by participants as "\t\TOOT."

\t\Te lch

St.

David

i nvention

h e l m e t s , ta l l roc ks,

Twenty-two first-year students, four jrn1jors

cold water and swim

( p ictured right) a n d one professor arrived

m i n g w i th the seals.

at G a twick Ai rport i n London on Aug. 2 8

On subsequent clays

a n d i m m e d i a te l y h e a d e d b y coach for the

students h iked along

Pembrokes h i re National Coastal Park, the

tl1e coast, talked late

most rural and wild part of the YVelsh coast.

i n to the night in tl1e

They a rrived at the tiny vil l a ge of M a t h ry

lodge,

(one-room school house, one phone booth,

and mounta i n - bi ked

rode

horses

one busi ness, one pub) i n late afternoon and

to an extinct volcano

stayed four n ights at a n adventure center. The

on a headland.

weatl1er was glorious each day, which by a l l

" S e a kayak i n g w a s serene, peacefu l , [ i t ] let me t h i n k , " s a i d

create bonds and al low for interesting outdoor

a t h a n S h i nagawa ' 0 5

experiences, the first \VOOT, no w a tered

The students split i n to groups for activi

of S a n t a Rosa, Calif. I f COOTs a r e m e a n t

down version, was wildly successful. -J 1ichael

t i e s i n c l u d i n g sea k a ya k i ng, v i s i t i n g t h e

to e a s e students' transition t o college l i fe,

Burke, associate professor of English

local accounts w a s remarkable.

c 0L B y

. w I N T E R 2 0 0 2 I 37

Peter B rush '03 on being a campus conservative

Editor� note: Peter Brush '03 is a vocal consen;ative who often so1111ds i11 from the political right at 111eeti11gs, i11 class and 011 a student activist listsei-r.Je. He took a feu· minutes to chat with Colby about his role a11d life 011 mmp11s.

Have your views evolved since you've been here?

Oh, yeah . I acru a l l y d i d n 't know I was a Repub l i can until I got here. I was k i n d o f a n ti-nonsense, which I consider a lot of the other sruff to be. How are your views received by the faculty?

That's entertai n ing, acrual ly. I'm in a class right now about gender and economics and stuff. I can j ust tel l that every issue that comes up, i t's "Oh, Peter. You're going to be wrong aga i n . " But actu a l l y

What are your official capacities here?

T 'm the dorm president of Dana . I 'm the srudent chair of the Cul

most of the faculty a r e very supportive of srudents articulating their

rural Events Committee. I ' m the vice president of the Colby Repub

views, as much as tl1ey would prefer that mey agree with what they

licans. I think those are my official capacities.

say, but I find the faculty to be very encouraging.

You've brought some controversial speakers to campus.

Is this a liberal campus?

To say the least.

The vocal majority is definitely very, very left . . . . If you don't agree

I s that your role in the committee?

privilege or something privilege. I ' d say tl1e campus overall is probably

with them, you're wrong. You don't understand. I t's some sort of white i'.To, T just happen to be on that committee. For a w h i l e I was com plaining, "All these speakers here, I don 't really agree with them."

slightly left of center but everyone who talks is much farther left.

And so I 'd complain and they'd say, "\ Vhy don't you do something

Do you think there's a place for conservative students at Colby?

about i t ? " T went back and found a foundation that you can bring

The good thing is i f the person l i kes to tal k a lot. I know in my

speakers through. That was last year. T came in with Dinesh D'Souza.

English class freshman year I was one of tl1ree conservative srudents and tl1e only conservative srudent who was actual ly w i l l i ng to speak

That caused a stir?

Yes, that was i n teresting. I was expecting two hundred people to how up at most . . . I think we estimated about seven-hundred fifty people were there. I didn't anticipate the protests or the shenanigans that '' ent on but that j ust made it more entertaining to me. A lot

up. I feel I should be able to talk more i f there's two viewpoints and tl1ere's twelve people i n the class supporting one and one supporting the other. If you l i ke to talk, come to Colby. What do you do i n the summer?

of people " ere up et about it but I don't mind. It just made their

It depends on the summer. Last year I interned at American Express

point that much weaker.

Financial

dvisors. The summer before that I i n terned at GE Capita l

in Stamford, Cormecticut. The eight years prior !O tl1at I was a caddy

How important do you think it is to have people speak here who have

at \tVingfoot Golf Club. It's good money.

what might be a different viewpoint?

It's e\tremely important. The idea right now is everyone's l i beral by default. You come in here, that' a l l you hear.

nless you hear the

other side there' ''ery l i ttle option here. It eems to me tl1at you're a better person, '' hether �·ou're a l i beral or a conservative, if you've

Is that where you grew up?

I grew up in Larchmont, New York, which is j ust a town over from Mamaroneck, w h i ch is where \Vingfoot is.

heard the other ,·iewpoint and can articulate arguments against it.

Were y o u a country c lu b rat?

H o w a r e y o u received n o w that you have t h i s notoriety here?

are these pretentious snobs . . . . There were kids who played gol f and

I·\ CT> one kno" s my name. At the begi nning of the year, I would

kids who caddied. I was tl1e caddy.

meet these freshmen. They're like, "Oh, o you're the Republican."

No, not at a l l . See tl1at's the problem. Everyone thi nks Republicans

I don't m i n d . If it's a stigma, T can handle it.

Are you happy with your experience here at Colby?

Is there really a stigma attached to being a Republican?

argument witl1 my friend, actu a l ly. H e goes to H a rvard and says he

) c\, n \ dcfinicel� a negati' e here. Suck it up. Deal with it. A lot of

l i kes bigger schools because you can k i n d of get lost. And the dating

Oh, yea h . I think one of the greatest things about Colby-I have tl1is

people out there do hold certain ' ic" s and ha,·e kind of like confided

pool is bigger. There are defini tely advantages to a bigger school

1 11 me the�e thi ngs. The� don't " a nt

but the thing I l i ke about Colby is that you rea l l y can do pretty

sa� it to their friends. :\ lot

of chem feel that h� e\prcs i ng consernri,·e ' iew , they'll pi s people

much whatever you want

off. . omen me� 1t '' ould but I reall� enjo� tho e lace-night corn·ersa

opportunities are there i f you just want to go out and get them. The

uon� do\1 n che hall '' irh people. Thar\ " hat col lege is about. [ e 's .1hour ;1rncuLmng opi 111on\ and articulating arguments.

do. The admi nistration is great. The

upport is there i f you acrually want to go and m a ke a d i fference. If you '� ant

bring that speaker that no one else wants to see but

you do, tl1ere might be a protest and six hundred people might show up. You never know.

, T ER

'20s/'30s- 1 940s

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Alumni at La rge

1940s Correspondents 1940 Ernest C . Marriner Jr. 10 Wa l n u t Drive

Anthony '38's extraordinary contributions

and dedication to the Harvard Business

Bunting's son, John, is tl1e new head

207-623-0543

football coach at the U niversity of North Carolina. The bad news is that tl1e Tarheels did not win all tl1eirgames in tl1e 200 I season. Jim and Etl1el are not yet moving from their home in Silver Spring, ,\1d., to Chapel Hill. They've been in Si lver Spring for more than 40 years-and have been married for 601 They come to Sebago Lake for a month in the summer and go to Florida for a montl1 in the winter. . . . Gardner "Chubby" Oakes is one of tlie first of our classmates to use the class news form from Colby magazine. (More of you should emulate Chubby in tl1is respect. Or write a note to me or send me an e-mail. You who are connected to the I nternet can reach me atclassnews I 940@alum.colby.edu. I ca n 't share news that I do not have.) Chubby still lives in Potsdam, N.Y. He has tliree children and five grandchildren . . . . Reunion \l\Teekend 2000 saw tl1e usual loyal but small contingent from tl1e Class of 1 940:

classnews194o@alum.colby.edu

School and to the field of business account i n g . A n tl1 ony, who served on the Harvard Business School faculty from 1 940 until his retirement in 1 98 3 , is the author or co-author of 27 books and more than I 00 arti cl es tlrnt have been translated into 1 3 l a n guages. The fe l l owship w i l l provide

Robert N. Anthony '38

for 1 1 years . H e and M a ri l yn have been married for al most 5 6 years and have lived in tl1e same house for 50 years.

fi n a nc i a l support

d e se rv i ng M . B . A .

students at the school.

llM!HlJM�@m Deaths: Lewis H. Kleinholz '3 0, J u l y

9, 200 1 , in Nevada at 91 : Dorot11y ··

Dingwall ' 3 3 , August 1 2 , 200 1 , in Presque Isle, Maine, at 89 ·:· Stanley

C . H e rsey ' 3 3 , September 2 8 , 2 00 1 , i n Ros e l a n d , F l a . , at 9 1

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Sybil Wolman Berman ' 3 4, A p r i l 2 , 2 00 1 , in \Vest Palm Beach, Fla., at 88 ·:· Sumner Peter Mills Jr. '34, September 22, 200 1 , in Farmington, Maine, at 90 : Jacob Mu skat '34, October 9, 200 I , in \Vorcester, Mass., at 88 : Richmond M. Noyes ' 3 5 , Au gust 2 5 , 200 1 , in Ellsworth, Maine, at 88 : Margaret Henderson Richardson ' 3 5 , August 3 1 , 200 1 , in Bridgton, Maine, at 87 : Winifred White Houghton '36, August 29, 200 I , in Natick, Mass., at 86 : Robert N. Miller '36, August 4, 200 1 , in Lake Carol ine, Que., at 87 : Robert Stone '36, September 1 5, 200 1 , in Manchester, Conn., at 87 : Charles R. Dolan '38, August 1 2 , 200 1 , i n Warwick, R . J . , a t 8 7 : Barbara Knowlton Laney '38, August I 6, 200 1 , in Watervi lle, Maine, at 86 : Michael A. Spina '39, September 30, 2 000, in Jackson, Miss., at 82. ··

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'20s /'30s Portra it painter E l ea n o r B a rker McCargar ' 3 7 wrote to say that she has completed more than 800 com missioned poro·aits . . . . The Harvard Business School recently established The Robert . Anthony Fellowship fund to honor Professor Emeritus Robert Anthony ' 3 8 's exo·aordinary contributions and dedication to the Harvard Business School and to the field of busi ness accounting. The fund is to provide fellowship support to deserving M .B.A. students at the school, with a preference for students who have a milita1y background and an i nterest in accounting and cono·ol. Anthony, who served in \ Vorld War I l as lieutenant commander i n tl1e Navy Supply Corps and from 1 965 to 1 968 as the assistant secretary of defense, cono·oller, joined tl1e Harvard Business School faculty in 1 940 and was a faculty member until his retirement in 1 98 3 . He i s the autl1or o r co-autl1or o f 2 7 books and more than 1 00 articles that have been translated into 1 3 languages. H is Acco1111ti11g: Text and Cases ( I Otl1 edition), ,Umwgement Control Systems

(nintl1 edition) and,\ lmwgement Co11trol (sixth edi tion) were among tl1e first texts and casebooks on tl1ese subjects . . . . Retired teacher Martha Wakefield Falcone ' 3 8 wrote tl1at her first tl1ree daughters were born in China when she was working for UNR RAand tl1e American Friends Service Comminee bet:\veen 1 946 a n d 1 949. Now her oldest daughter has gone to China w:itl1 her own t:\l'O daughters, Jaime, 3, and Anika, 2 . . . . Marjorie Gould Shuman ' 3 7 is busy with her post-teaching career. \\lhether leading a program on Henrik I bsen, leading a creative writing group or participating in tl1e Shakespeare Reader's group from 1 99 1 t o 1 999, her educational interests haven't waned. She says she returned to the College nearly every year until 1 999 and a lways enjoyed her ,·isits to tl1e beautiful campus . . . . Robert Borovoy '39 \\Tites from San Francisco tl1at he is stil l working four days a week. He has been a stockbroker at Sutro & Co. for 25 years, at L F Rothschild f o r 1 0 years a n d a t Bear Stearns Co., his current employer, in Nonprofit 01gm1ic::.atio11s

The good news is that J i m

Doris Rose Hopengarten, Aiieen Thompson, Lin Workman and your

correspondent enjoyed the beautiful weather and tl1e interesting programs, and we were delighted when Howard Miller, of Levine's fame, joined us for tlie 50-Plus dinner. . . . I enjoyed t:\vo weeks in Uzbekista11 last winter and hope to go to Easter Island this winter. Where have you traveled recently? . . . Remember, I now have e-mail. -Ernest C. 1Harri11er]1:

I t's late September and tl1e topic on everyone's mind has to be tlie horrendous anacks on the Pentagon and New York's \ Vorld Trade Center. As best as I have determined so far, I !mow no one in the Twin Towers or i n other downed buildi ngs, and I can only hope that no Colby people were lost or injured. As for otl1er '45ers, i\ !anhananites include Muriel Marker Gould, who was in I taly, and Helen Strauss, who lives safely upto w n . Living as T do i n l ower ,\ lanhattan, I see and hear ongoing reminders o f the assau l t (though none are needed), but I'm n ot-w a s not-dange rous l y close to Ground Zero. Hope to hear from all of you soon with updates on your families and various acti,-ities. -,Vao711i Collett Paganelli

Augusta, M E 04330

1941 B o n n i e Roberts Hathaway 400 Atlantic Aven u e #34C Leom i n ster, MA 01453 978-343-4259 classnews1941@alum .colby.edu

1942 1943 1944 c/o Meg Bernier Colby College Alumni Office Watervi l l e , ME 04901 207-872-3185 c lassnews1942@alum .colby.edu classnews1943@alum .colby.edu classnews1944@alum.colby.edu

1945 Naomi Col lett Paga ne l l i 2 Horatio Street #5J New York, NY 10014 2 12-929-52 7 7 classnews1945@alum.colby.edu

1946 Anne Lawrence Bondy 7 7 1 Soundview Drive M a maroneck, NY 10543 914-698-1238 classnews1946@alum .colby.edu

1947 Mary " Liz" H a l l Fitch 4 Canal Park # 7 1 2 Cambridge , MA 02141 61 7-494-4882 fax: 6 17-494-4882 classnews194 7@alum.colby.edu

1948 David and Dorothy Marson 41 Woods End Road Dedham, MA 02026 781·329-3970 fax: 61 7-329-6518 classnews1948@alum .colby.edu

1949 Anne Hagar Eustis 24 Sewall Lane Topsham, M E 04086 207-7 29-0395 fax: 978-464-2038 classnews1949@alum .colby.edu

H aven't heard from any of you, so you'll have to hear what we're doing. At this writing in late August,

LBy

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A l u m n i at Large

1 940s- 1 9 50s

be going t o Alice

Slavitt. Last fa l l , Bo b had open-heart

Tul ly Hall on N"m·ember 4 for the

surgery to replace a valve and three

we're excited

world premiere of a new piece by

Deaths: E lizabeth C. Wescott '40, September 1 3 , 200 I , in El lsworth,

H ugh Aitken. Remember h i m ' H e

i\Iaille, at 83 ·:· Ma ry Reny Buck '42, September 9, 200 I , in Blue H i ll ,

a n d L a u r a Ta p i a A i t k e n ' 4 5 m e t

Nlaine, at 80 ·:· Thomas

w h e n he was a cadet at Colby, and

Clohesy '42, July 1 , 200 1 , in Scotia, 1 .Y., at

2 ·:· Catherine B uckley Congdon '42, August 1 2 , 200 1 , i n

he is a n o t e d c o m po s e r. I t 's a n

orwich,

C on n . , at I ·:· Shelley L . Pratt '42 , Febru a ry 5, 2 0 0 1 , i n Sterl i ng, I l l . ,

important premiere with The N"ew

at 82 ·:· John A. Roukema '44, March 1 3 , 200 1 , in Fo rt Lauderdale, Fla., at

York Chamber Symphony, Gerard

Sch\\·artz conducting and H oracio

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Fred A. LeShane '46, July 29, 200 1 , in 1iami, Fla., at 79 ·:· Robert

Masters '48, April 4, 200 I , in Revere, Mass., at 3 ·:· Edmund H . Miselis

Guttierez playing. Along \\;th Laura

'4�, i\ I ay 6, 1 996, in Massachusetts at 72 ·:· Ethel Chamberlain Johnson

and H ugh (we hope) we expect to

'49, August , 200 1 , in Belfast, Maine, at 7 3 .

see .:\'aomi Collett Paganel l i , ,\ 1uriel

coronary arterie'>. I l e claims to be a quick healer as exem p l i fied by his carving of the Than ksgiving

tur k ey

two weeks after the operation1 Bob has had a l i fetime in terest in J e w i s h and I rish history and in the research and collection of handmade objects. I n troduced to horse racing a quarter

century ago, Bob and his wife have owned 36 horses in the i n terim and still own a 2 -year-old in training at a Pennsylvania farm. As an attorney,

..\ larker Gould (from Florence, Italy) class of 40 there were only four. The

you, that appears in the back of each

Bob wrote the original documents

Colby magazine). She wrote that all six

creating the Titanic Ventures Limited

trip for most of September to France,

30 percent of the faculty are women. In 1 95 1 ,

children are off in their own homes

Partnership, which held the rights to

S p a i n and Portu g a l . \Ye ' l l rev i s i t

when B i ! J was admitted to the bar,

and occupations. She said that she

salvage the Titanic's sunken treasure. He

o m e fa\·orite p l aces a n d explore

only two blacks were admitted. After

enjoys reading the class notes in

Colby;

continues to practice law full time and

and Helen

trauss, a l l from the Class

of '45 . . . . Gene and I are planning a

dean, three assistants and

some new ones. And we'll be living

a successfu l s u i t a g a i n s t t h e bar

it is a treat for her to learn how Colby

has established a statewide reputation as

on a boat-unpack and pack once!

examiners in

1 969, the practice was

friends are doing-and is almost as

a ma! lawyer in cases involving eminent

. . . Let's hear about your travels,

changed. In June 2 00 1 , at the annual

good as when she received personal

domain and property value. . . . I am

gra nd c h i l dren, vol unteer work or

meeting of the \rirginia State Bar, Bill

letters from classmates when she was

enjoying living in Maine. I do things

a n }'t h i ng else you want

was one of many recognized for being

class agent. Peg and Harold recently

frequently with my neighbor Martha

a member of the bar for 5 0 years. A

completed a two-week driving a·ip in M assach!.!seus and r ew York. They

Loughman She pard, and at the Maine

few days later he completed six years as president of the Norf olk State

visited pl aces-Niagara Falls and the

August I visited \1�th Nellie Macdougall

Adirondacks-that they saw on their

Parks, who with her brother and sisters

share.

Plea e!

-Anne lm1:rence Bondy

H i ghland Games i n Brunswick in

ourse

n i ve r s i ty Foundation, I n c . , a n d

Robin o n are back from a one-week

20 years on the board of di rectors.

honeymoon

5 1 years ago. They also

was manning the Macdougall clan

trip to I l ong Kong with a tour group

The purpose of the foundation is to

visited with friends in \Visconsin and

booth . . . . By the time you read this, winter will be in full swing and we

Dana a n d H a rriet

5 1 . Although they had been on

raise funds for scholarships, endowed

Towa and toured the Ford i\ I useum

t r i p s before, a l l h a d been

facul t)• chai rs, additional faci l i ties,

in Dearborn, i\tlich., where they saw

will be looking forward to sp1ing and

etc. As a historical black university

a windmill that used to be in \Vest

summer. In tl1e meantime, don't forget

man}

business trip

for Dana, so Harriet

said it was great fun just to be one

started in

1 93 5 , l'\orfolk State has

Yarmouth, i\ Iass. Harold remembered

to send me your news even if it seems

of the tourists. Dana has signed a

been seriously under-funded. It now

how annoyed the residents of \Vest

mvial to you.

one-year contract \\·ith a company

has about 7,200 students, about I 0

Yarmouth were when the windmill

in Boca Raton to consult one day a

percent of whom are white, grants

was carted off to i\1ichigan . . . . As for

\\eek, and he continues to play golf

both maste r's a n d P h . D . degrees

our l i ves, we had a combined party

and tenni'>. I l a rriet i taking cla ses in

a n d has an endowment of about

for Dorothy and another friend who

classmates, tl1e more impressed I am

mil lion. Anyone who would like

-Aune Hagar Eustis

The more I hear from my

to contribute to the l'\SUF should

on J uly

70. Their birthdays were 3, but we celebrated about

with their varied and interesting lives.

one da) her dolls will be treasured by '>Ome grand- or great-grandchild . . . . f

contact B i l l .

a week earlier. As of th is writing we

trips abroad, some of our classmates

intend to celebrate David's 7 5 tl1 in

have embarked on adventures tl1at

October with a party with some close

bring l i fe-saving support to children

porcelain doll making, and I suppose

-Jim)' "Li-:." Hflll Fitch

had a long and \'ery in formati\'e letter from B i l l ,\ Ia o n , \1 ho \\Tote that he

also reached

In addition to fascinating and exciting

Long-time high school bas

friends and family. \Ve are sti l l sailing

from other countries (see the fall

1 999. They

ketba l l and base b a l l coach Gene

and golfing and plan to put the boat

column about Patty Root Wheeler's

en JO) ed '>ee111g Don and H ilda Farnum

H u nter was inducted into the ,\ laine

away in mid-October. \Ve intend to

d a u g h te r) or c o n t r i b ute c u l t u r a l

'49 and their classmates and

ports Legends Hall of Honors. The

return to Jupiter, Fla., on November

activities t o t h e i r communities. A

I , go back to Boston for Thanksgiving

case in point is the Meadowbrook

and S h i rl ey Lloyd Thorne attended the C :o lb) reunion in .\lay :\' icoll

\\ ere 1 m mcd1atel) adopted by that

,\ laine

cla.,.,. I hope that doesn't mean they

raises money for scholarship support

and then return to Jupiter until late

Farm i\ Iusical Arts and Conference

for high school athletes who meet the

,\ 1arch . . . . \Ve really need more class

Center in Gil ford, N . H . , which E l l en

standards of the program . . . . \Ve had

news. If you enjoy these class notes,

Kenerson Gelotte and her husband,

'>Ome e-mail communication in late

please write and tell us what is going

Bill

] une \\ ith H owell Clement. He said

on in your l i fe so that other classmates

This outdoor venue keeps them busy

I ..1\1 'ichool, \\ h1ch I'> about three

that they were putting a metal roof

may enjoy your correspondence.

mile

from t he ma111 campm. The

on their house and aJded that they

I .J\1 'i1:hool !-rraduanon e\erc1'>e'> \\ere

\I ere doing it them eke ju t to pro\'e

held at the \ \ a .. h1 11gton Com cnuon

the) are not too old. The purpo e of

\1 1 1 1 le.I\ e U'>. B i ll '>3) ., he attended

the 50th reunion of his la\1 class at

I l c l \\ ard l 11 1\ er'> It} and reports a ne\1

b\1 lihraf) under comtrucaon at the

Crntc.:r \I 1th about � ,000 people

ports Legends organization

Colby

'5 1 , put together five years ago.

producing concerts and presenting

-Dflvid and Dorothy ,\ /arson

e n te r ta i n e rs from a l l spectru m s ,

N"o news is good news, or so

Tom Jones, Anne ,\ I u rray, The,\ 1oody

including B i l l Cosby, R a y Charles,

111

the metal roof is to he! p the sno\1 slide

the saring goes. Howe\•er, if you are

Blues, The ,\ l onkees, \\Ti l l i e Nelson

ec.:retan of labor \le\I'>

off the roof becau e :\'orma \I orried

a class correspondent, no news is

and Kenny Rogers. For the younger

I l e rnun \1 .1-, the l ..rn 'chool .,pcakcr

that one da) T IO\\ ell himself might

not good news1

fol ks,

.111d. B i l l \I ntc'>, did an c\ccllcnt 1oh.

.,Iide off the roof \1 hi le '>hO\ eling.

heard from any of you, the Alumni

Sta ind, ,\l[andy ,\ Toore and Eminem

There \1 crc H'i graduate'>; '>e\ e n

I l c l\\ ell concluded that afrer comple

Office has sent me an article from

are among those who have performed

rcccl\ ed m.1-,tcr of la\1 degree'> and

t1on of the roof he could get back to

the �orw a l k , Co n n . , n ewspaper,

to the delightof thousands of concert

the re t . J D\. � 1 \t) percent of the

golf. . . . Peg

",\ttorne)

takes after his father in

goers. M e a d o w b rook a l so h a s a

cLi-,., \I c.:rc \1 omen, \\ herea., 111 B i l l \

cLw, nc11 ., form (the form, \I e remind

regards to tenacit)'," featu ring Robert

conference center and is a certified

Jtt c.:ndantc.:

· W

T f ll

l a rk

tkins med the

!though I ha\·en't

98 Degrees, Aaron Carter,

tree farm as wel l , boasting nearly a hundred acres of scenic walking tra i ls. Q u i te a project to start at their "venerable ages," to quote Ellen. Wouldn't i t be fun to get a group together to see one of these produc tions' My sister Dudie Jenni ngs MaJey and l joined Ellen-and Stubby Crandall Graves, Connie Leonard Hayes, Ginny Davis Pearce and Connie Foxcroft Perri go-at Patty Root Wheeler's charming home in Jaffrey, .H., for a "sleep-over" (our grandchi ldren thought that was very funny!). We did more talking than sleeping and had a great time catching up . . . . And speaking ofgetting together, don't forget the reunion coming up in June. Now is the time to make plans. . . . Keep those letters coming.

-Alice ]em1i11gs Castelli

I t is with a great feel i n g of sadness that I write this column for our class. It is now four days after the terrorist attacks i n New York City, vVash.ington and Pennsylvania. The somber mood of the country is tempered somewhat now by the feeling of unity and the sense of pride in being an American . . . . It is also with a deep feeling of sadness that I write that my husband, Bob, passed away unexpectedly on September 6, 200 I , after a brief i l lness. I am so glad that we were able to attend the wonderful 50th reunion. It meant so much to both of us. I am dedicating this column to his memory. . . . We were pleased to see Deborah Smith Meigs and her husband at our 50th . She writes that her daughter, Ellen '88, was married to Paul Carchedi on October 6 and is living in Bell ingham, Mass. Deborah is very involved in genealogy . . . . Barbara Jefferson Walker has returned from a month traveling from Vancouver, B.C., to Barrow, Alaska. She walked to Point Barrow! She sampled a piece of whale meat (not good! ) and has been "to the top of the world." She is sorry that she was unable to make the 50th. . . . Shirley Raynor Ingraham met Mickey Rosenberg Rolland for lunch i n Clearwater, Fla. They both attended our 50th along 11rith Joyce Hutchins. J\1 1.ickey is planning a trip with her husband to Russia soon. . . . Nadeen Finberg Liebeskind and her husband probably win the prize for traveling the farthest to attend the reunion-a l l the way from Israel' They have celebrated t h e i r 50th anniversary, as well as the birth of their first great-grandchild . . . . I will

be hoping to hear from all of you. Thanks in advance for any news that you have for me.

-Nancy Nilson Archibald

Last.June, Ed and Ellen Lewis

Huff of Old Town, Maine, with the

encouragement of missionary friends, spent a month in Vienna, Austria, helping with the construction of a school. E l len says it was challenging physical activity, but they had evenings and weekends off to explore castles, catl1edrals and other interesting sites. E l l en a l so reported that she has found one of our missing classmates. Greta Anthoensen Chesley and her husband, Charles, of vVestminster, Colo., were in Maine last.July visiting tl1eir son and his wife at Pushaw Pond near Old Town, so Greta and El len, who were roommates at Colby, had a mini-reunion . . . . \t\Te sti l l have a number of lost classmates. vVe would like to let them know of our plans for our 50th reunion. Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the following, please write, cal l or e-mail me: Ellen Tolkowsky Berets, Lois Green, David Howe, Pauline Wakefield Hughes, Vera Koslowski, Edmund Pecukonis, Lorraine H iggins Smith

and Joan Stewart Wenk . . . . You have been receiving, and will continue to receive, in formation regarding our 50th reunion celebration so I won't summarize it all here. \t\Te do hope you w i l l reserve June -+ and 5 for our pre-reunion gathering at Boothbay Harbor and .June 6 through 9 for the on-campus events. v\Te only get to celebrate one 50th, and this will be a great one1

-Paul J\/. Alrh·ich

First of a l l I want to make a "slight" correction in the summer 2 00 1 news from Larry Ta ber. I reported that he was responsible for planting I 1 ,000 trees. After reading the column, he e-mailed me that the Madison County Tree Authority in Tew J ersey is responsible for the mature canopy of 1 1 ,000 trees. They did not plant that many at once, but at the loss of l to 2 percent per year, they remove, replace and add to its population. f guess I made it sound l i ke La rry, personally, dug 1 1 ,000 holes' . . . Quinn and Ruth Sheehan Bersani sent me some news last.June, so, a l i ttle late, here i t is. They said that they feel just a l ittle bit older now that their first grandchild has graduated from high school, Dubli n Academy i n N e w Hampshire. Sa1·an-

nah School of Art is his next adventure. Ruth and Quinn have to travel a long way to sec some of their gnnclchilclren. Their son and his fa m i l y l ive in Rangiora, l ew Zealand, where they operate The Blue Rooster Restaurant (just mentioning this fact for all you travelers in the class). After their most recent visit they stopped in Tapa, Cali f., to see their daughter. They had a chance to visit more grandchildren in Denver as house sitters for their daughter and son-in-law, who were attending a U n i ted Way fu nction in the area; their son-i n-law is the president of Mile H igh nited Way. They are now looking forward to our 50tl1, which isn't too far away . . . . Ted Lallier and I were saying tl1is last spring. Ted was helping me with a family trust and we got on tl1e subject of reunion, of course. He is open for suggestions, which you can send my way to pass on to Teel . . . . Please keep in touch.

-Barbarn Easterbrooks Mailey

Once again Robert B. Parker has been in the news, getting cover age in several newspapers after an appearance at tl1e Barnes & Noble store in \Val pole, Mass., to promote his latest Spenser novel, Potshot. The Boston Globe also had a major feature story about Robert and his wife Joan ( Hall), and their home in Cambridge. The article included a picture of Rob rt, Joan and tl1eir 1 867 Victorian house. . . . The '5-+ Anniversary Gift Commi ttee has met several times in \t\Taltham, Mass., to prepare to celebrate our 50tl1 reunion in 2004. ChairJudyJenkinsTotm an and V i ce Chair Vic ScaJise are ably assisted in this exciting program by commit tee members Karl Dornish, B i l l .

Edson, S u e Smith H uebsch, Les VanNostrand Shaffer and Derek Tatlock. Another 20 people are going

to help as anniversary agents . . . . Please send in your news. Keep up the Colby connections. \Ve all want to hear from you.

-Helen Cross Stabler

Dear c lassmates, how does one create a news column a few days after Black Tuesday-September L L . \Vriting about happy reunions and who is doing what i n retirement seem so unimportant right now. All that wil l have to wai t for three months until the next deadline. I simply can't write it today. The horror on T\T is just too close to home. Our far-Allllg family members are finally home with

1950s Correspondents 1950 Alice Jennings Caste l l i 6 Salem Road Madison, CT 06443 203-245-7725 classnews1950@a lum .colby.edu 1951 Nancy N i l son Arc h i bald 15 Linden Aven ue Scituate, MA 02066 781-545-4987 cl assnews1951@alum.colby.edu 1952 Paul M. Aldrich P.O. Box 2 1 7 Bristo l , M E 04539 207-563-8744 classnews1952@alum.colby.edu 1953 Barbara Easterbrooks Mai ley 80 Lincoln Avenue South Hamilton . MA 01982 9 7 8-468-5110 978- 7 7 7-5630 ext. 3310 classnews1953@alum .colby.edu 1954 Helen Cross Stabler 206 Crestwood Drive North Syracuse, NY 13212 315-457-527 2 classnews1954@alum.colby.edu 1955 Ken Van Pragg P.O. Box 87 ( M ay-early Nov) Grafton. NY 12982 207-873-3616 22 Gold Drive (Early Nov-May 6) Pt. St. Lucie, FL 34952 classnews1955@alum .colby.edu 1956 Kath leen Mcconaughy Zambello 135 lduna Lane Amherst, MA 01002 classnews1956@alum.colby.edu 1957 Guy and Eleanor Ewing Vigue 238 Sea Meadow Lane Yarmouth, ME 04096 207-846-4941 classnews1957@alum.colby.edu 1958 Margaret Smith Henry 1304 Lake Shore Drive Massapequa Park, N Y 1 1 7 6 2 5 16-541-0790 classnews1958@alum.colby.edu 1959 Ann Segrave Lieber 7 Kingsland Court South Orange, NJ 07079 9 7 3-763-6 7 1 7 classnews1959@alum.colby.edu

C O L B Y

W NTER 2002

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Alumni at La rge

1 9 50s- 1 960s

their lo\'ed o n e after being stranded

are with you a l l . \ \'e ha,·e been blessed

school bus passes by the house . . . .

in D . C. , L.A. and Korea. Our

with our years at Colby and with the

I t 11·as great

is referring to age

hear from Bobbi

90�) La�t Y.inter

they traveled in Bhutan and found

and familr ha,·e just mo,·ed back to

friendships we have maintained. \ \ 'e

Santora H i ndert, who wrote that she

every aspect of the country

.\ Iaine from L.A., and a l l of us ha,·e

are the fortunate ones to ha1•e been

had just rerurnecl from a fantastic trip

extraord inary. This fall they planned

taken ,·arious coast-to-coast flights

born in this country or to have come

to Iceland and Norway-she reported

over the last two years. A dear friend

here to live. \Ye h<we such a rich

wonderful scenery and roads tl1at they

spending I 0 clays sai l i n g a bout Tonga.

and neighbor, ,,·ho is a United pilot,

life, such numerous oppornm ities for

found easy to drive (in contrast to a

But the highlight of the year was their

has recent!�· started a new route to

education, employment, medical care

year ago in Ireland). "Of course, we

e l d e r d a u g h te r 's w e d d i n g on the beach in Stinson Beach, Calif. Their

head for New Zea l a n d before

Germany from D u lles after ha,1ng

and recreation, and we take so much

had to take a d i p in the Blue Lagoon

the Dulle

an Francisco leg for

of it for granted. I wait to hear from

in Iceland," she said. She has been

other d a u g h t e r l i ves in L o n d o n ,

se1·eral years. He i on hi way home

any of you who wish to share your

li,·ing in Colorado for five years now

making England a n d California annual

toda1·. \\'e ha,·e called all friends who

stories. This is your column.

-Kathy J IcCona11gby Zmnbe/lo

ha1·e lm·ed one working in :-\ew York and all are afe, though the "should ha,·e been/would ha1·e been"

tories

As I w r i t e , w e a r e at t h e

and loves being able to spend lots of

destination spots for the Katzes . . . .

time with her two granddaughters . . . .

J ust be sure to save time in early

Audrey Rittinger Katz writes tl1at

J une

although she and Sheldon are sti l l

.+5th reunion' On the subject of the

2002 for a trip to Maine for our

bring one up short. I am sure that

threshold of fa ll, m y favorite season

involved in their computer business,

reunion, we urge

many of our Colby friends also will

here in l\ laine. There is sort of a

they are traveling extensively and to

every effort possible to atten d ' A:, of

all of you

to make

have these connections and, i n some

kick-back feebng to every day, yet a

places that might be more difficult

this writing, plans are going a long

cases, perhaps traged�·· :\ Iy thoughts

comforting routine, too, as the yellow

to reach in later years. (I think she

smoothly and include two days at

w'lliam ' 5 1 and ellen gelot � G:zmgO " I was retired , but I ' m not retired a nymore , " sa id B i l l Gelotte ' 5 1 . He a n d h i s wife. Ellen Kenerson Gelotte '50, are now i n their sixth year a s 1 m presanos prese nting "stars u nder the stars" at Meadowbrook Farm M usica l Arts and Conference Center i n G i lford , N . H . The stars-luminaries such a s B i l l Cosby, Ray Cha rles, Tom Jones,

buc k s . " Next year they hope to snare B ruce Spri ngsteen a mong the 2 5 t o 3 0 acts they ' l l present. " I t's big business , " Ellen agreed . At one point she ma naged the mer chand ise-T-sh i rts, key rings, hats-the acts bring to sel l , a n d because she had to settle u p she cou l d n 't stay to the end of the shows. Both

The Moody B l ues, Willie Nelson, Kenny Rogers, 98 Degrees, Aaron

Gelottes agree that their favorite was Cosby (who got B i l l i nto the act,

Carter. Sta 1 n d , M a ndy Moore, Eminem-perform on a 1 60-foot roofed

wa rning h i m , " Don't you say a nything funny u n less you tell m e firstl " ) ,

stage the Gelottes constructed at Meadowbrook, an old farm they bought

but they say they're s o busy they d i d n ' t care a bout hobnobbing with

several years ago on the waterfront of Lake W i n n i pesaukee. The a udi

W i l l i e Nelson or Tricia Yearwood or Joh nny Cas h , Travis Tritt, M a ry

ence for a show often fills the 3 , 100 permanent seats, a nd a grass area

Chapin Carpenter, Anne M u rray or Bonnie R a itt.

out beyond the seats accommodates a nother 4,000. Depending on the act. the front rows of seats are removable for a mosh pit. " Here we are in our seventies dea l i ng with mosh pits!" Ellen sa i d . T h e Gelottes visited t h e Lake Winnipesaukee area for 3 0 years before moving to G i lford from Lexington, Mass . . 1n 1 99 1 , when B i l l retired a s president of the camera com pany Claus Gelotte. Four years later they made the dec1s1on to develop Meadowbrook with four other partners As financial backers and prod ucers, he Gelottes have final a pproval of the a ts heir agent chooses. ' I t's a big operation or us," B i l l said . "We're not foo l i ng

"All these shows a re pleased with our fac i l ity-the whole shoot i n ' match , " sa id B i l l . R EO Speedwagon a n d Styx prai?ed t h e d ressing rooms and the ca l i ber of the food , E l len says, and many of the acts say they would l i ke to come back to Meadowbrook Fa r m , which she describes as " a beautiful place nea r the l a ke with mounta i n s i n the d istance . " Meadowbrook i s a lso a tree fa rm, a n d B i l l su per vises cutting trees a nd clearing brush for the wa l ki ng a n d cross-country skiing tra i l s that wind a bout the 85-acre property. The conference center employs a full-time chef and h i res out for wedd i ngs, m usicals a n d mystery theater d i n ners, business l u nches and grad uation da nces. "I had

arou nd " Some of the acts

no idea it'd get this big-I

get

m ight've backed out," B i l l said .

100,000 per show, a n d

ex e n d ing he roof over the sea s last all cost a bundle , bu

h e a u d ience f o r t h e

concerts last J u l

and

" Now we're in business to sta y . " " I t's really crazy, isn't i t ? It evolved. We had no idea what it would enta i l , " Ellen sa id , " but

Augus , a s many a s hree

it's exciting, a nd it's gratifying to

or our shows a week.

see it grow. It's our inte rest now.

o a led 7 5 ,000 . " People a re coni1ng, " B i l l sa id . " a n d this year we made a couple

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the ebasco Resort near Bath on the

7'.. laine coast. Reports from the C lass

of '56 have drifted our way, tel ling us what an outstanding time their class had at Sebasco before heading up to the College to continue the fun. More on this as we go along. See you all next ]une1

-Guy and Elea11or Ewi11g V igue

I- low to write a column just now' It has been only three days since the death of the \Vorld Trade Center and our way of l i fe, as we have !mown it. My prayers are with you all and in particular with anyone who has lost someone in any way as a result of this disaster. By the time you read this, the initial numbness and pain and disbelief may have ebbed, but we are now living i n different times . . . . Jane Daib Reisman returned i n July from a trip to England and Scotland witl1 Jack and Susan Bower Hendrickson. This was the time of the rampant hoof and mouth disease that was greatly affect i n g the B ritish I sl es. As the couples had not planned to be h i king, they found l i ttle to i mpede their travels and, in fact, f ound the numbers of touri sts q u i te reduced . As a n English major a n d former student of professors Benbow and Chapman, J ane greatly appreciated the visits to the Globe Theater and \Vordsworth's Dove Cottage. Anyone w h o was fortunate enough to have been i n the classes of either professor would have found seeing these places firsthand truly exciting . . . . Sonia and Leigh B a ngs retu rn e d in August from Houston, where they helped their second son adjust to a new addition to their family-another granddaughter for Leigh and Sonia and their fifth gra n d c h i l d . \Vh i l e they w e re i n Houston, they had dinner and a mini reunion with orene and Af Tarr. At the next reunion Al should get tl1e award for "least changed," according to Leigh, as he has few wrinkles and stil l looks the way he did freshman year. \Ve remember Leigh witl1 the crewcut of tl1e '50s, and he still has one, albeit it is now white (or as Leigh prefers to t h i n k of i t , p l a t i n u m blond) . . . . John Edes , w h o has been w i th the Providence, R . l . , office of Phoen ix L i fe I n surance si nce 1 98-+, was honored i n J une \\'ith its Donor's Award. This award recognizes e x e m p l a ry fi n a n c i a l a d v i sors by making charitable donations in thei r names t o community organizations they select. John chose the Amos House of Providence to receive the

John H . Linscott ' 5 1 , featured in the Maine

Sunday Telegm111 last summer, released his first album, Manhattan Lady, 1 3 original jazz tunes "with a classic sound in the style of Gershwin, Berlin and Porter." Linscott plays piano and tenor saxophone on the album; his daughter, Anne, is lead vocalist. Although he continues to work as a sales representative for Pine Tree Retirement Planning, Linscott has played everything from Big Bands to solos and has written music in his spare time during the last 58 John H . Linscott ' 5 1 years. Said Anne: "This is the career he should have been in all along" ·:· Phoenix Life Insurance Company recently honored John C. Edes '58 with its Donor's Award, which recognizes exemplary financial advisors by making charitable donations in their names to community organizations of their choice. Edes has a long record of community involvement and currently is a member of the board of directors of the North Central Chamber of Commerce and of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.

llM"fiM�lfm DeathJ.

Robert E. Archibald '5 1 , September 6, 200 1 , in Brighton, Mass., at

73 .;. Joanne \.Vtlkes Christie '52, May 1 5, 200 1 , in Peterborough, N.H., at 70 ·:· Ann F. Rossiter '52, July 1 5, 2 00 1 , i n Locust Valley, .Y., at 7 1 ·:· R ichard D. StinsonJr. '53, M a rch 1 4, 200 1 , i n Virg i n ia a t 70. donation. Amos House is a shelter for 3 0 men and women and serves more than 600 meals daily six clays a week. It also provides social services to help individuals in various ways. In 2000, John was named to tl1e Chairman's Council, Phoenix's most prestigious con ference q u a l i fica tion level for exceptional sales performance. He i s involved with the industry as a member of the National Association ofLife Underwriters. Prior to joining Phoenix, John was a manager for New England Telephone for nearly 25 years. . . . Helen Payson Seager, a retired community organizer, wrote some time ago that she is now back on antucket Island after being away for a year and a half. She spent nine months in Alexandri a, Va., caring for her daughter as she underwent chemotherapy for advanced stage Hodgkin's disease and another nine months in Pi ttsburgh seeing her husband through four surgeries. Both patients are doing fine. This pastJune at their annual gala, Boston's i\ 1 useum of Afro-American History presented an award to Helen for her work on J antucket's African i\Ieeting House. Among tl1e distinguished guests at tl1e awards ceremony was tl1e noted Caroline Hall Hai. C1roline sent me an e-mail to correct my misinforma tion about what her husb;rnd does.

Da,�d is not in the computer field but is a program manager for a company involved in digital TV \ Vhen Caroline wrote in late July, she and David had just returned from a weekend hiking trip i n the high Sierras and hoped to return i n August for anotl1er weekend . . . . As you noticed, there was no column last time, and that was because of lack of inf ormation. 1 can only send along what 1 receive. So do try to keep in touch . . . . �Eike care, all of you.

-Margaret Smith /-lemy

At this writing, Joe Grimm is running for commissioner in H ad donfield, I.]. In that capacity, Joe would i ntroduce some new ideas and end some older ones. Budget and property tax cuts are on his agenda as well as eliminating some questionable practices i n local government. J l ope you're elected, Joe1 Retired Northeastern University professor Dick Morrison continues as a consul tant doing market research. Though they'll keep their condo in Chelsea on Boston Harbor, he and \Tera have finished reno\'ations on their cottage in Northport, 7'.. l aine, turn ing it into a real year-round home. Dick has gotten together with Bob Keltie and Trish and J\'like Farren recently . . . . On a personal note, I 've been guest •

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speaker at two kick-off events for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in October-one at Tewark's Performing Arts Center and the other at Uni lever i n Bergen County-in an effort to encou rage corporate employees to form fund-raising teams to pa:·ticipate in the walk . . . . Haven 't heard from many of you lately. How a bout some e - m a i l s o r letters' I mi s you1 -Ann

Segmve Lieber

Congratulations to M ichael Flyn n , long-time Vermont resident, who received the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce 2000 Communi ty Excellence Award for " improving education, economic development and tl1e busi ness climate in tl1e Lake Champlain area." Active as a di rector of the Vermont Business Roundtable, Mike also is chair of the niversity of Vermont School of Business Administration board of advisors. H e also serves on the board5 of R i ce M e m o r i a l H i gh Schoo l , Champlain Coll ege, Wa ke Robin Associates, the Vermont Symphony O rchestra, the Vermont Ven tu re Capital Fund and tl1e Vermont Cham ber of Commerce. In 1 99 8 1\ 1 i ke was selected first representative on the board of directors of the U . . Chamber of Commerce. ,\ tarried to Joyce (Dignam '62) and the father of Kevin '93 , J\i l i ke currently is manag i n g d i rector of G a l agher, F l y n n & Company, P LC, i n Burli ngton, Vt. M i ke's firm offers a range of accounting and business consulting servi ces i n the Northeast. \\Te're Our class proud of you, M i ke 1 president, Penny Dietz Sullivan, in great form at our -+Oth reunion with husband Paul H i l l , writes, " Paul and 1 have had a company for eight years, working on a solution for real estate brokers . . . our customers liked it so well we formed a joint venture. Although we are still in the start-up mode, we mO\'ecl to larger quarters and are working our tails off just a5 everyone else is winding down." Penny and Paul's investments have brought them to "where we have been trying to go for years, and it is great to finally see it getting off the ground." The press release for G R U 0-'ETworks, I nc., indicates that tl1is \'enture "merges the leading edge tec h n ology company in the real estate space with the domain knowledge and ,-ision of the most i nnovative broker in the industry. G U R is a totally i ntegrated system •

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that pro,ides full automation of the many steps i1woked i n residential real estate brokerage" and is deli,·ered as a package customized to each broker's local it)'. \ \'ay to go, Pennpnd Paul! . . . Sally i\ l erril l , a Cumberland, .\ laine, resident for 1 9 years and m111er of Sunri e Acres Farm on Chebeague I sland, recently ran for the councilor ar-large seat on the Cumberland to\\·n council . ally' platform i ncluded the need to "enlarge our circle of compassion, to include all segments of the communit)·.'· ally recei,·ed her Ph.D. in political science from I ndiana Cni,·ersit)' and is a founding member of the Cumberland Farmers' .\ larker and a pa t member of the Friends of the Library and of \\'e :-\eighbors Club. . . . 1ary Sawyer Durgin, most recencl)· a resident of

Augusta, .\ Iaine, enjoys a challenging career schedule and frequently travels to Chicago, Denver, San Diego and San Francisco. Carol Ann Pope has contacted .\ lary since the reunion, and they hope to support ,\ laine cultural events i n the near future. . . . J anice Dukeshire H a l l iwell, a retired French and Spanish reacher, sees lary Jane Rutherford Carroll frequently. They had a great time experiencing a recent Colby Alumni College and high!)· recommend the program to classmates. Jan reports that since her retirement in '96, she and her husband, Tom, spend more time in Florida. Our class population in the "Sunshine State" seems to be on tl1e rise. . . . pologies to those recei,ing reject messages from my e-mail--one of the problems li,ing in

a remote area of Paradise: no hope in this lifetime for cable hook-up! I 've been rehired, post-retirement, by the University of Hawaii to teach in spring 2002 so I'm expecting more reli able access then. Bur you can direct hot-off-the-press news to the Alumni Office and they'l l pass it on to me . . . . Thanks to all who sent news, and we look forward to hearing more about the Colby i\ Iule class cl1at's still kicking' Again, remember to mark your calendars now for our -+5th in June 20061 Aloha. -Diane Scrafton Ferreira

Save these dates for 0111" -10th reunion: June 6-8, 2003! Do make plans ''' i th friends to come and join in a good time. Not a few of us, who thoroughly enjoyed our 3 5 th, are

susan monk pach When she was a child of 8 or 9, Susa n Monk Pacheco '67 decided

hoping that Pe nn Wi l l iamson ha\ more events to keep U \ merry. . . . Please, please, plea�e update your e-mail addres� with Col by, a\ the College and all of m are relying more and more on e-mail. In the aftermath of cl1e September 1 1 terrorist attacks, I am sure many of us reached out to old Colby friends in our need to touch base with all the special people in our lives. I sent e-mails to the addresses on a year-old list of our cl as , wishing i t were updated. Responses included one from Dee Dee Wilson Perry, who had just heard from J o-Ann Wincze French witl1 the proposal of declaring September 1 1 as "American Heroes Day." Good idea . . . . Jeanette Fannin Regetz remarked how quiet Arlington, Va., had become without the planes at Reagan Ai rport.

ouse

Col lege i n Philadelph i a . She settled on pediatrics

that when she grew u p she would follow i n the footsteps of her father,

because she found she l i ked dea l i ng with parents

a phys1c1an in G l e n Rock, Pa . , a small fa rming commun ity. This was a

and the fact that most c h i ld ren have a si ngle

natural a s pi ration for a kid who ha ppened to be following in her father's

i l l ness whereas many older patients have m u ltiple

footsteps-litera lly-at the time. " He was the fa mily doctor," Pacheco said . " H is office was i n our house. H e made house calls, he even d id home del iveries. Sometimes he would take m e with h i m . " T h e youngster got enough exposure t o decide s h e l i ked t h e taste of med icine. As the fa m i l y moved from G len Rock to Phi ladelphia a nd then to York. Pa . , Pacheco d id n 't waver. She a rrived at Colby in 1963 , e l ected to study biology a nd joined

problems. She went on to become-a nd sti l l i s-a general ped iatric i a n , working i n a n inner-city clinic in Dayton , O h i o (where h e r h usba n d , J a i me, is an oncologist), and teaching at Wright State U n iversity School of Medicine. Pacheco sees 20 to 30 patients a day, mostly urba n poor. Cases range from preventive med icine to acute care, asthma to child a buse. She enjoys working with parents, but her young patients a re a pa rticular pleasure, she sa i d . " Kids a re very honest. They're not l i ke

a small but close-knit group of majors, most of them on the same

a d u lts. They haven't come up with a l l the layers ye t . " . N ot that there a re n 't frustrations: "You know t h i s coun try h a s a long

career pat h . They worked with professors Allan Scott a n d Robert Terry in

way to go a s far a s its poor and hea lth care go.

biology a n d Eva ns Reid i n orga nic chem istry, among others. "We studied

making a n i m pact, but I ' m t o t h e age now where I ' m see ing c h i l d ren of

together," she said . " It was a lot of work but 1t was a lot of fu n . "

my patients, a nd poverty is to some degree a vicious cyc l e . Especially

S h e a p pl ied t o medical schools a n d found

I hope I ' m

poverty without education . "

that a wom a n pursuing medicine 1n the

She sees the children of adolescent mothers

1 960s could be at a d isadvantage, though

growing up to become adolescent mothers themselves,

no at Col by, she said . " I never felt that I was

a lthough she finds some encouragement when teenage

second rate there beca use I was a girl i n sci

mothers grow with the responsibility of parenthood.

ence . " she sa i d . " That was a very pos1t1ve

But that isn't the only aspect of her career

h 1 ng for me. T h rough my career I haven't

that is cycl ica l .

a l ways felt that.

Pacheco's daughter, M . Cristina Pacheco

" When I went for my med school

'96, followed her mother's path to Colby and i nto

1 nterv1ews. one guy at one of the

med i c i ne . Cristina is a resident in pathology at the

places asked m e how come I wa sn't in

U n iversity of Cincinnati.

lo e " sh e reca lled . " i nferring, I guess, ha 1f I was n 't 1 n love tha was sort of

Susa n Pacheco said her dad has passed away but lived long enough to see that the

s range, and maybe 1f I were 1 n love I

med ica l mantle had been passed down to his

wou l d n

da ughter, a nd to a son .

be a p plying to med school "

Her love life notw1 hsta nd 1ng. she was accepted at several medical sct1ools a nd elec ed to e n ro1J at her father's alma mater, J efferson Medical

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"Was he proud of you?" she was asked . "Yea h , " she said . " He was, actua l l y . " -Gerry Boyle '78

T h o m a s T h o m a s , i n the travel

business, could feel the real shift i n o u r desire to travel, especially by air. . . . Responding to my reminiscences of anxiety during the Cuban missile crisis, C o r a l Crosman wrote that we are experiencing an "incredible era." She said, "As for the Cuban missile crisis, I was probably i n the 1 7th century (or maybe even i n the 1 9th) that year-maybe just as well. By the time President Kennedy was shot, I was working for a daily newspaper and had started to pay some attention to current events." . . . Ed Winl<ler e-mailed that though he was depressed with regard to the attacks on New York City and 'vVashington, he was encouraged by his cancer treatment and was glad to have caught up w i t h G e o rge Swasey . . . . The most touching news came from Pam ( Pl u m b ' 6 5 ) and C h a rley C a rey, who were fortunate to have two sons and a daughter-in-law come through the Wor l d Trade Center a ttacks unscathed despite the fact that all three worked there. Their oldest son, Todd, was on the 26th floor of the Financial Center bui l d i ng, across from the towers, at the time of the first plane crash. I le led a charge of his group of 40 down the 26 fl ights of stairs and out into the street and beyond to safety. Unbeknown to him for a time, his wife, Trish, had been called to not report for work that day and was safely out of danger. Charley and Pam's youngest son, Tim, works for the U.S. Customs Agency, which was headquartered on the sixth floor of one of the \Norld Trade Center's towers and also in Newark, N .j . He, fornmately, was i n Newark on that eventful day . . . . On a more normal note . . . Mary Dexter Wagner writes that she and her husband, Wayne, have a small business, Depression Obsession, in which they sel l antiques and collectibles such as Depression glass at art shows and on e Bay. Mary is also busy with two young granddaughters but sti l l finds time for volunteering with DAR and church. 'vVayne is a volunteer tour guide at Sagamore H i l l , Theodore Roosevelt's home . . . . J ane Melanson Dahmen had a successful show, "Maine on Canvas and Clay," at the Firehouse Gallery i n Damariscotta, Maine, last May 29-Jw1e 2 2 . The show included a collection of decorative and function a I pl ates, bowls, pitchers a n d other vessels made i n collaboration with the ceramist AJjson Lauriat ancl decorated by.Jane with her characteristic colorful

style inspired by visits to her family i n Damariscotta . . . . L i l l i a n Waugh planned a visit to the Boston area in September to be with her sister Lucille at the wedding of their niece, Ann H a rris, daughter of Lorene \!Vaugh Harris '60, and to visit her daughter, Andromeda, who has also just married and is getting a master's in classics at Tufts University. \Ve plan to get together, something we haven't done for 1 6 years.

-Karen Fors/1111d Falb

M y pop quiz e-mail su rvey asking for your favorite holiday, other than December, brought a flu rry of interesting answers. Several chose Thanksgiving. George Shur: l t's a family time, unencumbered by gift giving and decorating overkill. For those of us on an academic calendar, it's also the encl of the longest vacation free stretch of the year. And J do like the turkey . . . . Gloria Shepherd: I t is a time for the family to gather, enjoy a gourmet meal and be grateful for all that we have . . . . Joan Phill ipps Thompson: I love to cook and hate to shop . . . . Barbie Carr Howson: No gift hype, j ust fam i l y, fri ends and food. And I love fall colors and decorations, lots ofleaves and turkeys' Smoke from chimneys drifting by is as good as cranberry sauce . . . . Steve Schoeman: Thanksgiving is a national celebration of the nation's good fortune. I t is a time to reflect on all that is good and to redouble our efforts to help those in need-the hungry and the homeless of which there a re so many; the American I ndians who do not share in the prosperi ty other Americans en joy. [t is a national holiday. [ also like July 4th because we celebrate our couno-y's independence . . . . Several voted for Memorial Day. M a rtha Farrington Mayo: Memorial Day weekend because it is at the start of the summer, and most of the families on Squirrel l sland gather i n anticipation of the season. On top of that, it is simple: I do not have to get out the decorations, buy gifts or do the fancy meals of most of the other holidays. . . . . S hirley Tozier H u l ing: I t signals the beginning of t h e summer; i t's when we open up our camp on H ig·hlancl Lake in Falmouth, 1\ laine, and the start of man)' weekends, weeks, etc. of grandchi ldren ,·isiting, great n i eces and nephews \'isiting and a lot of family get-togethers. ,\ ly retired sister, Nancy Tozier Knox '6 l , and brother-in-law live at our camp

during the summer so we have many good times with her four children and 1 3 grandchildren. I have one granddaughter, Emily Jane Andersen, who is 3, and i t's a chance to spend some good quality time with her and with my daughter Christy and Mark. . . . Betsy Crockett Tyson-Smith: Memorial Day 'cuz T love to look forward to summer; that h o l iday carries memories of getting the boat ready for weekend sai ling long ago. . . . Bob Dyer: Memorial Day, as it is near the encl of the school year, and vacation is almost a reality. There is the hope of spri n g " ith warm weather coming to Maine and tourists coming to s h a re the beauty of the area. Also, there is the optimism of doing activities you have always wanted to do or maybe have put off. The beauty of the spring air and the flowers bring hope for many thi ngs, with more wildlife at the feeders and the eternal quest of the Red Sox. Even more is the meaning of the holiday for all those who sacrificed so much, including some of our classmates, as people today seem to be f orgetting what those people have done to forge our futu re. I t is one of the few times towns focus o n themselves w i t h parades o r other events . . . . John Kreideweis: Holiday or Day Most Looked Forward "JO -Opening Day of Baseball Season' I t's a new begin ning-a chance to prove one's worth all over again-the flowers are bloom ing-the o-ees have those tender, new, light green leaves-the air is fresh and alive with anticipation-everyone is on equal footing-"wait till next year" ( f o r you Dodgers and Reel Sox fans) is here-preparation and o-aining will now be tested by oppor tunity-and it's time to " Play Bal l ' " ( Baseball real ly is life in microcosm.) The same scenario appl i es to any new project, chal lenge or adventure. After all these years, we're still most a l ive being on the field, p l a y i n g the ga me-whatever the g a m e i s and however i t's defined . . . . Jack Lockwood: Kamehameha Day, as it reminds me of how lucky I am to l i"e in this idyllic archipelago' It also gi,·es me a holiday in J une, which makes for a nice break (if I don't go to the office) . . . . Jon Allen: The spring break i n April when our daughter has a week and a half off from school. \ \'e use that opportunity to take a o -i p together. �ot only are we celebrating spring but, unless we go to the tropics, we enjoy the mild weather. And, of course, we appreciate the off-peak

1960s Correspondents 1960 Jane Holden Huerta 2955 Whitehead Street Miami , FL 33133 305-446-5082 classnews1960@alum.colby.edu 1961 Diane Scrafton Ferreira Pihanakalan i Ranch P.O. Box 249 Pa'Auilo, HI 96776 classnews1961@alum .colby.edu 1962 Patricia Farnham Russell 16 Su nset Avenue Hampden , M E 04444 207-942-6953 classnews1962@alum .colby.edu 1963 Karen Fors l u nd Falb 245 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138 61 7-864-4291 classnews1963@alum.colby.edu 1964 Sara Shaw Rhoades 76 Norton Road Kittery, M E 03904-5413 207-439-2620 classnews1964@alum .colby.edu 1965 Richard W. Bankart 20 Va lley Avenue Apt. D2 Westwood, NJ 07675-3607 201-664-7672 classnews1965@alum .colby.edu 1966 Meg Fallon Wheeler 19 Rice Road P.O. Box 102 Waterford, ME 04088 207-583-2509 classnews1966@colby.edu

Linda Buchheim Wagner 199 Exeter Road Hampton Fal ls, NH 03844 603-772-5130 classnews1966@colby.edu 1967 Robert Gracia 295 Burgess Avenue Westwood, MA 02090 781-329-2101 classnews1967@alum .colby.edu

Judy Gerrie Heine 21 H i l lcrest Road Medfield, MA 02052 508-359-2886 classnews1967@alum .colby.edu 1968 Nancy Dodge Bryan 7 Weir Street Extension H i ngham, MA 02043 781-740-4530 classnews1968@alum .colby.edu 1969 Sari Abul-Jubein 257 Lake View Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 617-868-8271 classnews1969@alum.colby.edu

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ALLEN THROOP '66 What he d i d last spring Skied across Alas ka's J u neau lcefield, a 100- mile glacier crossing between Skagway and J u neau on the Alaska-British Col u m bia border. Strongest qual ification for a geologist in his late 50s to join three experts on the trek " I said 'yes' when asked . " What they found a t the edge of the ice Cruise ship tourists brought i n by hel icop ter a nd 200 sled dogs for dogsled rides. What they found u p on the i cefields "Snow fleas a n d the occasional u n identified insect . . . and, once, a wolverine crossing a snowfield high a bove u s . " D i stance covered 1 30 m i les i n two weeks, including h i k i n g t o t h e ice from Skagway a nd from the ice to J u n ea u . H o w they navigated "Without a G PS u n i t w e could not have traveled d u ri ng foggy whiteouts." What h e felt i n stead of the i n dependenc e he had expected Depen d e nce: on his partners, on the G PS, on high-tech fabrics, on fossi l f u e l a n d tita n i u m pots to m e l t water a n d cook.

ad,·antage in bot:h prices and crowds. . . . Dick Larschan: As Ill )' daughters ha' e long understood, t:he n1 o holidays 11 e celebrate most religiou ly are my birthday and Father's Day-though, thanb to Jack, I 'm thinking of adding Kamehameha Day as an excuse to wear a gras !>kirt . . . . Ben Beaver: .\l) fal·orite holiday i yet to come. . . . retirement day. That will be the kickoff to a nice long holida)' period. Trouble is, i t'!> not a scheduled holida)', and I don't kno11 when it's going to '>ho11 up . . . . Jim Harris: ,\ ly favorite h o l i d a ) is a n ) in w h i c h I b r i n g m ) e\tended family together-son, 11 i fe, -,i.,ters-in-la11, brother, niece , nephe11 <,-to celebrate a one. It gets more difficult a'> the '\oung one " Aee to different part'> of t:he 11 orld and bnng i nto the circle t:heir "in-law ." . . . \nd Ill ) fa1 orite ans11 er, ,\ Iargaret .\ lattraw Dodge: l guess Ill ) fa1 orite ""holid,1) "" 1., a '>no11 da) . . \n une,pected f.,'lfr 11 hen I c.-an '>It '>nugl) before t:he fire and en jO) thH special '>ilence th.n a deep .,no11 create'> . . . . :--'a n cy reen King 11 rote that he\ >till drnng folk lllU'>•C, tf)·mg to fini'>h up the '>Ctt lement of her mot:hi.:r\ e'>tate, ti.:nd1ng her garden <lll d bi.:111g proud of hi:r t\I o \On'>. Ken\ an actor and acnng tt:.ll: h t:r 'coach 111 '\i.:11 ' ork C1t) , and D.111 1., J L 111tanan m1n1"tt:r 1 11 '\'e11 l l .1mp hm:. Both ,ire .11.,oe\cellent folk mu,iu.111,. '\ :lllC\ '>ll l l ha., a .,ummer cott.l !!t: on Sebago Laki.: and come., ro \ Li me for \ l \ l b each J une and Sqm:mbi.:r, muall) gemng together

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Final Gifts by ;\ l aggie Callanan and Patricia Kellev.

-Sam Shaw Rhoades

I nvitations . . . yes, classmates' hospitality abounds. ln August, Bill Boothby (bboot:hby@rnglobal.net) had just returned from a week rafting trip on the Salmon River i n I daho. He wrote, ''.\ly wife, Joyce, and l li,•e in Boulder, Colo. Our nrn sons were married last year i n separate ceremonies so 11·e now are official ly empt)' nesters. I have businesses in Denl'er and Phoenix so [ travel back and ford1 a lot to cottsdale-not a place to be in August or September. Our buS) life is finally slowing down a bit so I would I01·e to catch up with Ill )' classmates. Boulder is only nvo hours from Colorado's major ski areas. Gi1·e us a call if in the area." . . . Eliot Tc r b o 1· gh (terborgh@pacbe l l . net) reports: " I finally ;old my company, marTrunk System>, l nc., to the lJ . . subsidiaf) of a Tai,rnnese compan)', Ranger Communications. \ \'h ile T 1 ef) much enjoyed Ill ) 2 9 - ) ear career 1 11 the communication'> indu;tf), 11 hen 1t comes to 011 ning a busi ne'>'> I am reminded of the old line abouto11 ning a boar-the n1 o ha pp1t:'>t da) ., 1 11 ) our life .ire the da) ) ou bu) 1r and the da) ) ou -,ell n'. So I am no" beg11111 1 11g a ·.,abhanc.11' of unci.:rta1n duration, 11 h1ch gl\ e'> me '>Orne nme to " ork

on my rather lousy golf game and spend some more time at our home near Lake Ta hoe. Cris and I a re a l so p l a n n i n g some overseas trips during t:he coming year, which we w i l l squeeze into her busy teaching schedule. Ot:her than that, I will be doing some consulting for my old company while deciding what I want to do when I grow up. I hope anyone coming to San Francisco w i l l feel free to look us up." . . . Linda Wakefield L a R o u ( la rou@sunydutchess . e d u ) reports that s h e is an associate profes sor in t:he deparnnent of English and humanities at Dutchess Community College i n Poughkeepsie, NY . . . Last J une, after almost 1 0 years in Nashua, IJ-I., DanaAbbott(dabbott® ACS Defense.com) 11Tote t:hat he was in t:he midst of moving into a new home in Montgomery, Ala., where he's open.ing a new office for ACS. "Clair and I are bod1 excited about t:he climate change after t:he endless winter in N . H . this year," he said. "\Ve did note d1at pulling up roots was much harder now t:han for our 2 1 Air Force moves." . . . I note t:hat e-mail seems tO be catching on, so I urge you tO send your news to classnewsl 965@alum.colby.edu. The College sends t:hem on to youre-mailess scribe. I continue my quest of "seeing the world and checking out beaches" 11�t:h reports on the beach conditions and birds in Jamaica and St. John and driving tours to Poland, Belize (home of die [', lontezuma Oropendola), Malta and 1unisia i n t:he past 1 8 mond1s . . . . Hail, Colby, Hail!

-Richard I V Bm1km1

Dirk (formerly Dick) Aube retired from I B;\ I after 32 years. He and his wife, Bonnie, l ive i n \ Villiston, Vt., do volunteer work ( Dirk is stil l a C o l by a d m i ss i o n s i n terviewer) and enjoy time for four grandchil dren, golf and gardening . . . . Lynn S e i d e nstuecker G a l l a n d Eddie spend winters i n California, where the)"ve just built a house on the golf cour e in La Quinta, and summers on Lake Cobbosseecontee i n East \ \'inthrop, ,\ Taine, where over the years they have renovated buildings of a former girls' camp they bought. Lynn has taken up yoga " ith instruc tor Susan Grigg Coady '68 . . . . Bill Rynne recently doubled the size of h is insurance business by merging 11 ith another company. I le and Joan l n e i n Sudhur) , ,\ l as!>., visit thei r two '>Oil'> in :\'e11 York and New Jer\C) frequent!) and ha1 e tral'eled to

<,outht:rn Africa on '>afari, with plan'> to go to Australia and :\'ev. Zealand next. They report that ,\llari lyn and John Cookson are sti l l i n Keene, N . H . , where John is a comptroller. The Cooksons love being new grand parents . . . . Sue Ebinger Spencer m i ssed our 3 5 th reu n i o n d u e to h e r o l d e r s o n 's g r a d u a t i o n from Cornell Business School. She lives in Marshfield, M ass., sti ll does occasional food catering, travels w i th husband Sam and e n j oys gardening, ten n i s a nd skiing. She reports t:hat Peter Winstanley now works for Sara Lee in Atlanta . . . . Janet Morse Morneau teaches English at Pinkerton Academy i n Derry, N . H . Daughter Tracy was married last summer and is also a reacher. J a net's husband, Rollie '65, is an avid mountain h i ker; J anet prefers swimming for exercise. She and Linda Lord H all met up for tl1e first time in 3 4 years and had a great reunion over dinner. . . . Congraui lations to Matt '65 and J e m mi e Michener Riddell on tl1e birt:h of twin granddaughters in August 2 00 1 , which brings d1eir grandch i l d ren total ro four. (The Aubes also are t:he grandparents of t\l�ns. Are mere others in our class wit:h double blessings') Jemmie and M a tt are enjoying l i fe in Hendersonvi lle, .C. Jemmie works ful l time i n an ophthalmologist's office, and Matt works at a golf pro shop when he's not on the l i n ks h i mself. Besides grandparent i n g, J em m ie 's passion is s i n g i n g a n d t o u r i n g w i t h t h e Sweet Adelines . . . . More congrau1lations-d1is time to John CarvelJas, who was named to the St. M ichael's College Ad1letic H a l l of Fame for his years as a coach and faculty CAA ;.epresentative. John has been a long time advocate for women's sports. In his spare time he's an economics professor and was in El Salvador on college business at tl1e time of last year's big earthquake tl1ere . . . . Kay McGee Christie-Wilson loves her relatively new career as a guidance counselor at Buck port (Maine) H igh School a n d is ecsta tic about her relatively new role as grandmother to ,'v f aggie's son, Charlie. Son Robert l ives and works i n Hong Kong . . . . Persistence has paid off for Claudia Fugere Finkel t e i n , who w r i tes, "I just published my first novel completed in the 1 9 Os, but after n1·0 agents, three titles and several renovations it's finally real ! h11pe1fect Strn11gers can be found on line and i n paperback through most bookstores. T h a n k you, M r. \\'eese a n d . M r.

,\ l i zner!" \Yay to go, Claudia . . . . Cood to hear thatJan.ice Holt Arsan's husband, Noyan, is doing tine after quadruple bypass surgery last summer while he and Jan were visiting their first grandchild in Atlanta. The Arsans are now back home in I stanbul. . . . Bruce Barker's younger son's wedding in Colorado kept Bruce away from our 3 5th reunion. Bruce and his wife botl1 work at People's Bank in Stamford, Conn., where Bruce has been for 2 8 years. He plays a s much tennis and golf as his work schedule and two repaired knees will allow. He sends his best to all classmates . . . . Sue Turner loved the 3 5 th, renewing old friendshi ps and seeing tlie campus changes. She and M a rty DeCou Dick visited Kay Tower Carter after reunion, then went sea kayaking. She i s still teaching col lege Spanish in South Carolina and spending summers on Mt. Desert Island . . . . So many interesting classmates and so l ittle space to tell their full stories. The details I 've had to omit will appear later in a class newsletter. . . . Thanks to Linda Buchheim Wagner for her many news-gathering phone calls and to those who sent news via e-mail. Don't forget-there's also a form i n each Coll�)' magazine f o r you to ti l l out. Your news will b e forn• arclecl to me, however you choose to send it. Please get in touch, stay in touch and come to the -+Oth reunion i n 20061

-Meg Fn/1011 /¥ heeler

l�l,W@M@&ll Pulitzer Prize-ll'inning presidential historian Doris Keams Goodwin ' 64 's "aumorira

tive, stead)1ing insights" in her frequent television appearances during national crises have "taken history off me shelf and put it to work in real-life lessons, reassuring the nation that it has survived worse and Aourished," according to People magazine. Said Goodwin, who has sold the movie rights to her current research on Lincoln to Steven Spielberg, "If you get people to care about characters, mey'l l go ll'illingly Joseph M. Jabar '68 witl1 you into mis past time" : Morgan McGinley '64, editorial page editor of The Day in New London, Conn., received tlie Stephen A. Collins Freedom of I nformation Award from the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. The award honors a Connecticut journalist who has made a long-term commitment to citizens' right to know what tlieir government is doing .;. Normern I l linois University general counsel George M. Shur '64 was honored witl1 me Distinguished Service Award by the National Association of College and University Attorneys for extraordinary service to me group and to higher education. NACUA is tlie preeminent professional organization in Norm America for attorneys who work on behalf of higher learning .;. B11si11ess People V en11011t featured Kurt M. Swenson '67, who "started in the quarries" in his family's granite business and today is chairman, president and CEO of Rock of Ages Corp. in Barre, Vt. The 1 . 5-million cubic feet of granite Swenson's company sells each year are destined for such uses as headstones, sundials, stanies and rollers for paper manufacnirers : Democrat Joseph M. Jabar '68 was tapped by Governor Angus King to be a ,\ Jaine Superior Court judge. An attorney in the \\Taten�lle firm of Jabar, Batten, Ringer & 1\ lurphy, where he has practiced since 1 979, Jabar has sen,ed in me ,\ laine House of Representatives, as a prosecutor ll'itl1 tlie U.S. Justice Department and as district attorney for i\Iaine's Kennebec and Somerset counties. ··

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T h a n k h ea vens f o r e-ma i l . Without it, there would be n o column. We really hoped to have more in response to our plea for info for this column, and our sincere thanks to those who did get i n touch . . . . H ave you seen a forest of antennas appearing in your area' \Nell, Fred Hopengarten has literally written the book on antenna zoning. He wrote, "All of a sudden, as tliere is no other book on the subject, I am, l iterally, the guy 'who wrote me book' on the subject." He says that's been fun-if you l i ke rad i o a n tennas. (And to think Fred's association witl1 \NMH B, Col by's campus radio station, played a part in it1) Freel and his w i fe, Betty, spent tl1e summer on the grand college tour with their daughter, who is a senior at Lincoln-Sudbury Regional H igh School. "She has now been to 1 6 colleges or universities and hasn 't been to a single J\ 1aine school yet," Fred says. "My additional joy is in knowing that I ' l l be doing this all over again with my son in three years'" . . .

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Mary E. Shesong '60, September 29, 200 1 , in Gorham, Maine,

at 63 : Kalman S. Sinofsky '68, September I 0, 200 I , in \Vorce ter, Mass., at H. ··

Altl1ough he was initially reported to be on the l ist of "lost" classmates, J i m K a t z e - m a i l ed t h a t he had an i nteresting musical change this summer. I l e says he usually plays distant second bassoon in the "T i\ ledici di McGi ll" symphony orchestra, made up mostly of medical doctors and related special ists connected with tlie McGill Un iversity Medical School: "\Ne play in Mono-ea l 's Christ Church Cathedra l . For the summer I played with the Ste. Anne Harmony Band. This is a small-town brass band made up of players as old as 89 wailing all'a)' on school band music on the sidewalk outside the drugstore and at the small park bandstand for audiences of up to 1 5 or 20 at a time. They needed a bassoon like a fish needs a bicycle, but it was fun and a total change for me." (l reminded.J i m mat I knew him

from tlie Colby band. I was tlie one who played last chair mird clarinet and didn't practice!) Jim has been teaching almost 35 years in a junior col lege in Quebec. In our e-m a i l exchange, we d iscussed t h e many sati sfy i n g aspects of a career i n teaching, since there certainly are not many monetary rewards. J i m says, " I was told two years ago that I qualify for the retirement pension and am earning only $20 a week more than i f l retired; and that i s Canadian, not real, money!" . . . The Vineyard Ga:.ette reported t h a t A n n C h ristensen presented her paintings at a reception this past summer. After graduating from Colby and working as a graphic designer, A.nn studied at H an·arcl and i\ HT as ll'el! as me School of Fine Arts in Boston. Ann has developed a bold landscape style, ll'hich brings

together her diverse h istory as graphic designer, motlier and rock-and-roll wife of me l a te Reeve Little . . . \Ve hope you \·e made your plans to join us f or the 3 5 th reunion in J une. \.\'e look f orward to seeing lots of you there.

-Robert Cmcia a11d Judy Gerrie I lei11e

I am preparing tliis column at the end of a terrible week f or our country. As of tliis writing J don't know if me o-agecly had a d i rect i mpact on anyone in the Colby community, but none of us w i l l ever be the same. . . . All oftlie fol lowing news \las in my hands before the events of September I I . I h e a rd from my roo m m a te Heth j e Shores Parmesano, who is a vice president for National Economic Research Associates in L.A. She " rote, "I am keeping busy helping regulators a n d e lectric u t i l i t i e s restructure the electricity industry around the world. This year J hm·e had projects in G reece, I re l a n d , I nd i a , B razi l , Nebraska, Georgia, N e w York and lexas. I am just starting a new one i n Kenya. No, l am not responsible for the mess in California. Yes, I do get lots of frequent Ayer miles, wh ich enables me to take a kid or even tlie whole family along on occa'>ion. Julia went to I ndia witl1 me la�t December. The whole family just returned from a trip to I reland and England, tacked onto a business trip. ,\ like, 1 5, l i ked tlie tall ships in Portsmouth and the castles in I reland. J u l i a , 1 3 , l i ked Buckingham Palace and the Crown Jewels and seeing an old friend on a farm near Galway, Ireland. \Ve all enjoyed seeing the second ha! f of King Lear in me Globe Theao-e in London . (Half because we just chanced onto it. Plus mat was about all we could "stand" since we had "grounclling" tickets.) ,\1y husband, Phil, is helping the LA.PD develop new information systems He can tell you more about the ways ofclassifying crimes than you really want to know. \\'e are pleased to have Betsy Clark Bungeroth's daughter, Becky, living in L.A. At the moment she is trying to find the perfect job." . . Jessie iVIcG u i re writes, "Had a fun experience the omer day . . . walked into a Duck and found a classmate. Yup, Barb Bixby is managing the famous Long l slancl Duck, a duck-shaped memorial to the famed Long Island Duckling. '1\,·as nice seeing her after all mese years. Last year was an exciting travel year. In September I spent t\\ o weeks in Bali. f 'cl been mere 1 2 years ago,

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found i t more touristy and de\·eloped

daily journals and photos. I ' m sti l l in

now, but the people were j ust as

Colchester, \'t., where I live with my

wonderful. . . . And then in J a n uary

husband, John '66. Since he teaches

1 took my first ttip ever to I ndia and

a t St. ,\ lichael's College, we have time

:\'epal , where I was equally i mpressed.

to trave l . John's Spanjsh has i mproved

Does an)'One remember the story

(mine has not) as we have traveled to

President Strider used to tel l about meeting Christie Higginbottom '66

i\1exico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico.

on a passing elephant a t Tiger 1ops

\'enezuela and El Salvador. Each time

On his own he has been to Guatemala,

i n :\" epaP Wel l , I finally ful filled a

we travel south we look at possi bili ties

dream and made it there. (Looked

for retirement. Six months in \ ermont

for both of them, but to no avail . )

and six in Central America are starting

I enjoyed I n d i a so m u c h t h a t I ' m

to sound l i ke a good plan. It's tough

organizing my own trip . . . a n d have 1 5 friend who want to go. \\'e ' l l

to believe that retirement is in the

b e spending a couple of weeks in

have ever thought we'd be this ol d ? 1

southern I ndia i n J anuary, and the trip involves another elephant safari . I ' l l keep my eyes peeled for R E L S or

In m y lim ited spare time I read and ride my bike. In the last two years I 've taken up dressage riding. I ' m sti l l at the most basic level, but I ' m having a

Christie' I ' l l be at Col by's graduation ceremony next .\ fay. If anyone from our cla s is there, I ' d love to say hi." . . . J o h n B i rkinbine writes, " I continue

my work as a parmer of ,\ lulti State Associ a te , which is the country's largest state and local government re l a t i o n s m a nagement fi rm. ( I 've '' ondered a t times what percentage of American go,·ernmem majors actually end up working with our various Je,·els of government.) Our daugh ter, Kristen, and her h usband have blessed us \I ith our second grandchi l d , and of course they are the cutest of all time. .\ 1 ) n i ece, Katie \\'elch (daughter of F ranny Birkinbine \ \'e l ch ' 7 2 ), has just begun her freshman year at Col by, making her, by our count, the eighth family member to do so. ,\ ly '' i fe, arah, and I get to Orr's [sland, .\ l aine, at least once a year to get together '' ith family and friends and get our ,\ l a i n e ' fi x . ' \\Te see Rick .\ l a n s fi e l d and his wife, .\ l a rylou, \\ h e n h1'> bu i n ess brings h i m to Ch icago, mine takes me to Boston, or the) wander north to Orr's Island. \\'ould lm e to hear from classmates and hope to make a reunion oon." . . . Betty avicki C a rve l l a '' rites, " I 'm entering Ill) Hth ) ear of teaching, and I .,ull lcl\ e it. I get the chance to \I ork '' 1th wonde rful students .i nd great colleagues. The reaching profc.,.,1on ha'> been good ro m e . l \ c tra, eled a l l O\ er t h e ,,orJd on education- or <,c1ence-relared trips. J .a.,t .. um mer I \1 J'> in the rain forests and di") forc'>t'> of Co.,ta Rica, and '><>meume ne\t ) ear (an) ame from \ L m .:h through �eprember) I ' l l be a part of a re.,earch team headmg '>Ollle\1 here I ll the \retie. \n) one \1 ho \1 am .. to foll()\\ Ill) \retie ad' en tu re<, can log on to h r tp://t e a . n c e . e d u . O n ce in the field, I ' l l be pmt 1 n g

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nor-too-distant future. \Vho would

great time! I may be at the age when retirement is a possibi l i ty, but I'm enjoying myself and my work too much to think about it yet."

C o l by 's H e ritag e C l u b : A M atte r O f Wi l l Powe r

-1\nncy Dodge 81yn11

Greetings to a l l . This column is a short one due to the l i m i ted amount of news I have received. If you would like to see a longer column, then it's up to you to drop me a couple of l i nes about yourself and any other classmate. You know I can turn it i n to a work o f fiction a n d begi n to make up stories about you1 Ines Ruelius Altemose continues to work as the senior director of clin ical operation fo r a contact resea rch organization. She recently marked 2 0 years of marriage to her lucky husband, David, and plans a trip to Egypt and Kenya to celebrate. I nes en joys ''isits from daughter Kristen a n d her fa m i l y a n d goes boogie boarding with her gran dki ds. Go Granny . . . . S haron Timberlake is back to school. She entered a P h . D . program i n sustainable economic de\'elopmenr a t the ,\I uskie School of Public Sen' ice at the University of Southern ,\ laine. She freq uently \'isits with Diane Kindler and her son and enjoys l i fe in the Portland <lrea . . . . ff you need to borro'' money, Peter Brown is your man. He is the president and CEO of Ledyard ;-(ational Bank and recently '' a' elected chairman of the board. Peter h as spent the last 2 7 years 1 11 b a n k i n g a n d fi nance in :\' e '' I l a mpshire and also has been acti,�e in man) ci' ic and community organiza t1om in the area . . . . Sue Newbert oodrich is sti l l \1 orking as a media production specialistat the lJ nl\ ersit) of Southern \ laine. I ! er daugh ter, •

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The beautiful Mayflower H i l l campus and the endowment that underpin Colby's academic excellence were b u i l t largely by thoughtful bequests from alumni and friends. And the need cont inues. obo<ly but you needs to k now exactly what you've put in your w i l l , trust or other l i fe i ncome arrangement. But wearing the Heritage Club pin says you've made a permanent commitment to the fi nancial support of the Col lege. There are many ways to structure your bequest. You can specify a dollar amount, a fixed percentage or particular items of real or tangible property. You may provide income to a loved one before benefiting the College, and you may even derive extra benefit during your l ifet i me by mak i ng a "planned gift" now. If you've already put Colby in your w i l l or a special trust arrangement, p lea e tell u so we can officially welcome you into the Heritage Club. For more i nformation on how to make a beque t, write

teve Greave , d i rector of capital giving, or

ue Cook '75, as ociate d irector of p lanned giving, olby College, Waterv i l le, Maine 0490 1 . phone: ( 207) 8 7 2 - 2 1 0 e-ma i l : plangift@colby.edu

Sarah, is a member of the Colby Class of 2005 . Her husband, Robert '67, has moved his law practice into their home . . . . Congraudations to Ginny Denton Barrett, who was married in September 1 998 to Wi l l iam Barrett. She describes him as a " fabulous I rishman (with a brogue and every thing1)." The happy couple is living in S t u a rt, F l a . , in a g o l f cou rse comm u n i ty, and G i n ny follows her passion for art. Visit her \Veb site at www.penandinkstogo.com. Her e-mail is GinnyDee77@aol .com . . . . Warren Turner, who has been practicing law in Portland for many years, is running for yet another term for the Yarmouth town council. Good luck, vVarren. I ' l l make sure n o t t o speed i n Yarmouth next time I am dri,,ing up to Colby. . . . l frequently have tl1e pleasure to visit with Trix Oakley Ingram and her friend, John, at Casablanca . . . . This past summer my son, J ason, and I were invited to cruise on a 96-foot antique cabin cruiser in the Southeast Passage in Alaska. Tt was a magnificent trip-we saw bear, whales, sea lions, icebergs and plenty of salmon. The boat belongs to a friend of mine who is a brother-in-law to Geoffrey Little. Let's hear from you, Geoff. Maybe next time you, too, can get invited ' . . . One more time I plead with all of you to send me news. If you don't l ike to talk about yourself, then send me news, tales or gossip about other classmates.

-Sm·i Ab11!-J11bei11

I t was great to hear from

Jacques H e rmant, who has been

teaching at universities i n such exotic spots as Morocco, Spain, the Czech Republic and Japan . . . . Another i l l ustrious teacher from the Class of '7 1 made headlines i n a number of newspapers in May 200 1 , as reported in the summer 2 00 I Colby. Dave Rea was recognized with the Colby College Outstanding Educator Award f or "exceptional distinction in the classroom." Hey, Dave, do you need any extra ra ft shots on the Mes salonskee to teach /-111ckleberry Fi1111' Overdue, Dave, but congratulations1 . . . Charles Colgan, chairman of the community plann i ng program at the niversity of Southern Maine's Muskie School of Public Service, was quoted i n the 1Homi11g Se11ti11el last spring regarding his reflections on demographics i n M a i ne . . . . Rod Schultz and family spent some time l ast summer at Lake Kennebago, J\i [aine, where tl1ey fished, kayaked

a n d canoed. Rod reports that he managed to have a few trout take the "plate nap." . . . Congratulations go out to Dan Ouellette, who has been elected sen ior vice president at John Hancock Signature Services. He has been with the company since 1 98-1-. . . . Keep those cards and notes coming!

-Nancy Neckes Dm11a11

Classmates, if you need con ''incingto attend our 30th reunion next J une, read Chris B elsky Russack's memories. Her letter says a lot, and I thought tl1e class would enjoy it as a column. She wTote, 'Tm in the midst of deciding whether to attend our reunion. l have some fond memories of my days at Colby, and maybe I would just l ike to leave it at tl1at. The haven where I used to 'sunbathe' in 50-60 degree weather in i\ fay (a hot spell for Maine), at the top of the hill overlooking Waterville (near the water tower), I now find has been overtaken by a new dorm (I forget the name of the hill). I t's also where l took my first ski lesson and went down backwards tl1e whole way. It took me a while before I could graduate to the Colby ski slope, which is also no longer i n existence. Today, my skiing days are over, the result of some bad car accidents and good old arthritis kicking in. But l still dream of skii ng down Sugarloaf, which is the best place I ever skied. I l ike to remember the fun we all had when the fraternities were around, and the spontaneous 'get-together' and bonfire in fraternity row when we had a massive blackout. (To this day, I stil l think i t had to do witl1 my il legal heater blowing a fuse! ) One thing I don't miss is the frigid Maine ''�nters, although they haven't been as bad since as tl1e winter of '69. l spent -1-8 hours that year in February in a Greyhound bus trying to get through a blizzard back to Colby. Does anyone remember the blood-red color of the Northern Lights in October of 1 968' I only recently learned how rare such an event can be. I was in awe as I gathered with everyone else outside on the balcony of Dana Hall to watch the show. 1 wonder if today you can even see any stars with a l l tl1e buildings and lights. But I 'd l ike to think that the students today would e1wy us. \Ve lived through such a turbulent time while we were in college. Young people that work for me often ask what it was l i ke to be a 'hippie' or a 'flower child.' \\'e were out to change

the world. And I tell them . . . we did." Chris, I hope your memories take you back enough to get you-and all of us-to Reunion \Veekend, J une 7-9, 2002.

-Janet f-10'111 Gerber

Heather L. Burns was elected senior vice president by the board of directors at Booz-Allen & Hamilton in Bethesda, Md. For 26 years Heather has been working with federal, state and environmental agencies, most recently focusing on helping clients use technology for business applica tions . . . . Maine Times included a mention of Ken Eisen and tl1e various venues in which he works with film. Ken teaches film at Colby and at the Lewiston and Augusta campuses of the niversity of Maine. In addition, he presents at the Maine I nternational F i l m Festival in \Vatervi l l e a n d d i stributes fi l m t h rough Shadow Distribution. Maine radio listeners can catch Ken as host of Prime Cuts, the contemporary jazz show he presents on Maine Publ ic Radio . . . . Francesca Gates Demgen reports that in her 50th year her career is in full swing, her two children arc in college, and she is healthy and happy. She especially enjoys traveling. She returned to Colby for the first time since graduation in the summer of 2 000 and w alked a round campus '�th Merrilee Bonney. Later i n the year she spent a week in Greece and presented a paper at the Society of \,\Tetland Scientists in Chicago. I n 200 I her travels brought her to a Giants baseball game with the San Francisco Alunmi Club at the newly constructed PacBell stadium. During August she vacationed i n Hawaii, where she h.iked through a rai n forest to the Moana Falls, snorkeled in coral reefs and dined on roast pig and poi at a luau while being entertained by a Samoan fire dancer. After sending her kids back off to college, she headed off ro Sicily for two weeks. Maybe life really begins at 50 . . . . Sue Feinberg Adams writes that she, too, is healthy and happy as she turns 50-and is even looking forward to her next 2 5 years. She has successful ly operated her own interior design firm for I 0 years, a career that allows her the time she seeks for family, self and work. She enjoys her family's role as ski i nstructors and her son Sam's theatri cal performances with the l'\orth Shore i\ Iusic Theater in Be,·erly, .\ lass. Sue has maintained her Colby connections, hiring Deborah Fuller

1970s Correspondents 1970 Brenda Hess Jordan 141 Tanglewood Drive Glen Ellyn , IL 60137 630-858-1514 clrissnews1970@alum.colby.edu 1971 Nancy Neckes Dumart 19 Deergrass Road S h rewsbury, MA 01545 508-842-1083 classnews 1971@alum.colby.edu 1972 Janet Holm Gerber 409 Reading Avenue Rockvi lle, M D 20850 301-424-9160 classnews1972@alum.colby.edu 1973 Jackie N ienaber Appeldorn Mohonk Mountain House New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-4875 classnews1973@alum .colby.edu 1974 Robin Sweeney Peabody 46 Elk Lane Littleton , CO 80127 303-978-1129 fax: 303-904-0941 classnews197 4@alum.colby.edu 19 75 Bruce Young 20 Applewood Avenue B i l lerica, MA 01821 9 7 8-443-6417 classnews1975@alum.colby.edu 1976 Jane Souza Dingman 805 River Road Leeds, M E 04263 207-524-5701 classnews1976@alum .colby.edu 19 7 7 E l l e n D. O ' Brien 96 Soaring H awk Lane Ch arlotte, VT 05445 classnews1977@alum .colby.edu 1978 Robert S . Woodbury 484 Bridge Street H a m ilton, MA 01982 978-468-3805 classnews1978@alum.colby.edu 1979 Cheri Bailey Powers 6027 Scout Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80918 7 19-532-9285 classnews1979@alum.colby.edu

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classmates and make plam to be there!

NANCY HEISER '75

sponsoring J a n P l a n i ntern A l ison A i e l l o '0 1 . She also has appeared

W h a t she wrote Seat-of-the-Pants Sup

se"eral times on HGT\: Home and

pers: How To Cook For Those You Love

Garden Tele"ision . . . . Thank )'Ou for

When All You Want To Do Is Sit Down

bei n g so newsworthy and for sharing

and Eat A lready.

gl i m pses o f rour l i ,·es as \\·e step

H ow long her m e a l s ta ke to prepare 30

forward i n to our 5 0th year.

m i n utes or less.

-Jackie .\'ienaber rl.ppeldorn

How her book i s described " U ser

friendly, practical a n d light-hea rted . "

I fi n d m y s e l f \\Ti t i n g t h i s col u m n two days after September 1 1 . I know that e\·eryone is focused on American and world e\·ents. l\ot one of us has emerged unchanged . . . . The one e-mail I d i d recei"e was persona l ly touching. D avi d French wrote m e that he had just returned from a trip to Paris with his w i fe, :\ l arjorie, son Scott, 1 6, and daughter Katie, 1 0 . He says watching the kids' del igh tful reactions to their first visit reminded him of September 1 97 1 , when he and some Colb)' friends who were based i n Caen descended upon mr parents, who l i"ed just outside the city. Da,·i d remembers m)' father gi\' i n g the group an a u to tour of the City of Lights. David says that a l though h e has been back manr times i nce, the tour and sta)�ng up late discussing h i story and pol i tics that fi rst trip was specia l . After Col by, Da,·i d attended Georgetown's School of Foreign Sen·ice, where he met .\larjorie. His subsequent career in i nternational marine insurance rook them to London to li"e for four rears. The)- are now i n \ \ 'estport, Conn . . . . Please catch me u p on your acti,·ities. I Io, e to get your e-mails!

T am " ritingthis column shortly after the attacks on the \ \'arid Trade Center and the Pentagon and the plane that crashed in Penns)·kania. I hope that a l l of you and rour famil ies are " ell and that b1 the time 1·ou read t h 1 ' the " orld is a safer, more ci,·i l i zed place to he . . . . I did hear from a fe" people before . eptember 1 1 . Joan De ah-o reports that she has recentl) reured {'), celebrating '' ith a m o-month '>ta) in I tal) . Joan sa) S th,n '>he ha, no problem fil l i ng her tune and " onder'> ho" she e1 er found ume w 11 ork. . . . a rol ,\ lajdalany \\'i lliams got together '' ith ,\ l a 11· R uoff Pa lmer and Lynnie B ruce m \u�ru't to celebrate L) nnie\ upcom.

111g marri age ro \ l a \ Fletcher. Carol '>a) ' th.u 1 t 'eemed l i ke old omes and nm the acru.11 number o f rear'> 1t h<l'> been '>lllCe the) 11 ere all together. L) nn1e and \ l a\ plan

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J a n e t M c L e o d R o s e n fi e l d , o u r

Alumni Fund head class agent, and Lee Canning Breene, associate class

agent. J a net has l ived i n Newton, M ass., for the past 1 5 years and h as "three children, 1 3 , 1 1 and 7 years old, a very busy husband and an adorable

Ba ngor to Ogu n q u i t and o n l i n e at

standard poodle puppy, Annabelle."

amazon . com a nd z i p l i nepress .com .

Janet left tlie Beth Israel Hospital three years ago to be home w i th her

Why she's too busy to cook t i m e-comsings i n a chorus, takes ba llet lessons, serves on the board o f a non profit group, writes a nd p u blishes short stories . . . a n d takes care of her home and fa m i ly. Her fami ly's favorites from the book " Penne with Tomato Cream Sauce" a n d "Crusty Lemon C h icken . "

o f years off to sail around the world following their wedding . . . . Martin \,\Tomer got his l a 11· degree from the Uni\'ersity of i\ Iaine i n 1 997 and has been practicing i n Darien, Con n . , since 1 999. He recently s e t up a series of publ ic workshops to discuss estate . Recently, while off planning. . dury, i\ Ia i ne \Varden Service officer Deborali Seel Palman was i nstru mental in apprehending a New York man who had just been released from jail after he was 3rrested in \ Vaterville. Deborah spotted a car that had been reported stolen and began a chase that ended when the Maine State Police laid down spike mats and forced the car off the highway.

-Bruce Young

want to m i ss. Deta i l s to fol low. . . . I received a wonderful letter from

Where i t i s s o l d I n book shops from

suming meals She attends soccer games, plays and coaches te n n i s ,

-Robin Szreeney Peabody

Our planning commi ttee promi'>e'> a great, glorious weekend we won't

This is my first column, and

I am sorry to ha1•e so l i ttle to share. . . . Paul Boghossian has some news for us from Reunion 2 5 : J ennifer Frutchy Ford wants to thank Byrd A l l e n ' 7 5 f o r t h e 1 9 7 6 cabernet sam·ignon shared at tl1eir table. Here is P a u l 's n ote regard i n g reunion and furure clas e1·ents. " \ \'hat an i ncredible reun ion 1 \\'e had a record rumour, and :\ lotl1er 0:'arure sen·ed up a tring of Aawle s J une Colby dap. If you d idn't go, you missed a 11 onderful opporrunity to reconnect 11 ith some old Colb} fri ends and to make ne11 ones, too. \ \'e had acti1·irie galore, puncruated b)· a gala part) on President (call me Bro) r\dams's la11 n complete 11 ith hot rub and pet pig, Pedro (this i'> Colb) ?). Jenny Frutchy Ford reaped serious and

11 e l l-de'>en ed kudos for breaking the reunion fund-raising '>Ound barrier.

family. She says she wouldn't trade this time for the world but is planning to get back to c l i n ical genetics i n a few years . J a net and Melanie Do rain Green, who l i ves nearby i n \i\Te l l esley, Mass., get together often. Lee is l i ving i n Bedford, N.Y., with husband J ames and their two children, 1 4 and 1 0.

T h e C l ass of ' 7 6 , i n t r u e form, responded with a standing ovation and by showering \tVadsworth Gym with Monopoly money. Owing to the bonhomie and overal l great karma of the weekend, we've been deluged wi tl1 requests to keep tlie class reunion spirit and momenrum a live. We're tentatively planning a spring fam i ly ski weekend at Sunday River, March 2 2 -H, 2002, so keep your calendars openl \Ve're also looking for people who have pl aces there to be host to classmates. Or, if you know people who have condos or houses a t Sunday River, the referral would be appreci a te d . Lastly, we're l o o k i n g for a seaside or lakeside (Cape), somhern Maine?) venue for a family beach day and barbecue next swnmer. C'mon, classmates, somebody out tl1ere can help us keep it going so·011g1 Contact Paul Boghossian at pobogie@aol.com. Than k s 1 " . . At t h i s t i m e , I am sure everyone is preoccupied with though ts about the \Vo rid Tra d e Cen ter, Pentagon and Pennsylvania airl i ne disasters. Our hearts go out to all who were/are/will become involved in these events, surrounding events and events that w i l l be preci pitated. Let us h e a r your t h o ughts. \Ve,

From a l l ' 7 7s, a big thank-you to J a net, Lee and our other class agents for all their h a rd work. Let's make their job easier and successful by contributing i n this special 2 5 th year1 . . . Evan Katz is finance d i rector and school business manager for the town of Harvard, Mass., and is chair of the 1\ll i n uteman Nashoba Health Group, a consortium o f public employers. Robert A n derson ' 7 6 works as a ma n a ged c a re co n s u l ta n t f o r t h e \i\Torcester, Mass.-based Fa l lon Com munity Health Plan. Last year, when the M i n uteman Health Group added Fa l lon to its list of health plans, Rob represented tl1e Fallon group. Now, a fter 20 years "bf no contact witl1 each other, Evan and Rob get together regu l a rly "in the volatile and high stakes world of health care." Small worJcll . . . Steven Ford e-ma i l ed that he resigned h i s facull)' position at Penn State last year to join his fa ther-in-law i n the fa mily cotton farm business i n Alabama. He, his w i fe and their two young children are living i n Sewanee, Te n n . , and

you r c l a s s m a tes, c a re a b o u t you and y o u r l i fe . P l e a s e e - m a i l me (classnews I 976@alum .colby.edu) or u e the traditional mail (805 River Rd., Leeds, ,\ Jaine 042 63).

warmer." In h i s spare time, he Ay fishes for trout but la ments that the southern rivers aren't q u i te like tl1e clear freestone and spring creeks of Pennsylva nia. Steve got togetl1er with

-Jane Sou-::,a Dingman

Vi nnje Cassone and his new w i fe in l exas this past spring and reports that all i s well tl1ere. Steve would love to hear from old friends-e-mail h i m at

Cal l i ng a l l '77s1 Time to be figuring out hm1 to break loose and get to \\'aten-ille i n June for the big :? 5 th! Get in touch with your favorite

building a house. He is also teaching i n the economics department at the University of the Soutl1, a school he describes as "much l i ke Colby, except

fordmgmt@earthl ink.net . . . . Carl Witthoft is on a softball team with Jen

Swanson

M�iai1MMii€11

iemann '84 and writes that

their record so far is even better than that of the famous " G oose Eggs," the

Anne O' Hanian Szostak '72 has been

ever-so-hot Colby senior year math computer i n tramural team. His other main occupation is merely trying to survive being the parent of a high

named chief executive and chairwoman of

school girl; he says he notices tha t " the merits of boarding school suddenly become quite clear." Hey Carl , have you read Mom (Dad} Get Out Of My

where she has served for 2 8 years, Szostak

Fleet Rhode Island, one of several banking

hi ghes t ranking woman at FleetBoston, is responsible for a 48-branch bank based in Providence that controls b i l l ions of

dollars in assets and employs 4,000. She will continue in her job as FleetBoston's executive vice president and di rector of

became editor-in-chief of Community

l l . All our lives have been touched and altered by the events of that day. f know I speak for our entire class i n expressing support f o r each other and our condolences to those who lost loved ones or friends . . . . Please send news of yourselves, your fam i l i es and classmates, get ready for J une and be there-let's re-connect!

-Elle11 D. O'Brien

I hope and pray that everyone is safe in the aftermath of the terrible tragedies at the World Trade Center and Pentagon and in Pennsylvania . . . . Dian Weisman Miller e-mai led me after reading about Alix Land i n a previous col umn. Dian and Alix l ived across the hall from each other in Joh nson back in 1 974-75 and were good friends. She'd love to get in touch with Al ix. (Alix, please contact D i a n through Colby. She'd rea l l y love t o hear from you.) Dian h a s been "retired" from the real estate business for two years and has decided that she was born to be retired. She feels due "nothing" is what she does best, but her 80-year-old fad1er sti l l works full time and can't understand how she can get by wid10ut working and sti l l be ha ppy. Dian i s unswayed . She sti l l loves life in " Pleasantvil le," Kansas, where neighbors del ivered a cake the day she and her husband moved in. They have season tickets to Kansas State footba l l and (along wid1 the whole town) bleed purple on game day . . . . Ann McCreary dropped a l ine for the first time i n J 0 years. S h e 's m a rried w i t h two girls. Her weekends are devoted to horseback riding with the girls and traveling to a z i l l ion fourth and sixth

own " 2 00 1 -Answerspace Odyssey. " Larry a n d h is w i fe, Cathy, spend most o f their time, energy and sanity trying to keep up wid1 " La rry concentrate," also known as son Harry. The fam i l y is also rebu i l d i ng a home and recently bought a boat. We're a l l invited to ca l l Larry f o r a "three-hour tour." . . . A l l the best a n d keep d1e faith.

divisions of FleetBoston Financial. The

Life, But First Ca11 You Drive Nie nm/ Che1yl To The Mall? . . . Kevin Convey Newspaper Co. last February, when the Boston Herald purchased CNC's 87 weeklies, four dailies and 14 shoppers as well as many specialty publications. He h ad been m a n a gi n g e d i tor of Sunday and features at the Herald. Congratulations, Kevin . . . . Postscript: I wrote this column prior to September

fu t u res over the I n t e rn e t . L a rry describes his role as "ChiefSales Clerk and Lunchtaker" and feels that this may be the classic Web story-or his

-Robe11 S. 11/oodbmy

human resources and diversi ty, a position

Anne O ' Hanian Szostak '72

she has held since 1 994

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A recent issue of

Habitat, the journal of the Maine Audubon Soci e ty, profiled Robert A. Duchesne '75 and his \vife, Sandi. Duchesne, a

disk jockey at WQC B-FM in Brewer, and his wife teach birding workshops and lead birding trips

all parts of the world.

llM"fi'.Wfm MaiTinges:

Kevin P. Manion '75 to Carrie M.

ord in South Pasadena,

Cal i f. grade girls' basketball games. On the job front, she's a managing director w i th Zurich Scudder I nvestments in New York, where she runs the global compl iance group and travels extensively to pl aces l i k e Sydn ey, Si ngapore, lokyo and London. She works with Liz Allen Ishiguri '7+ and Steve Langlois '85 . . . . Also heard from long-lost J e ff B ema rd .Jeff, wife Janet and son Andrew are doing very well. They have l ived in Concord, Mass., for about eight years and love it.J eff recently left Sun M icrosystems and is a marketing '\IP at a start-up called Vigil Technologies. Janet has retired as a pa rm er in a pharmaceutical research firm and now participates in severa l charities. Recently she chaired a major Taste Of Our Town event, for which chefs from all nea rby resta urants prepare thei r best dishes for a charity d i nner to help a local fami l y services organization. Andrew attends Fen n School in Concord. Rounding out the Bernard clan are WafAe and B rewster, two Wheaton terriers. Jeff doesn't see many Colby al ums otherthan Dana Bernard, who happens to be J eff's twi n . But he'll see a bunch (and Dana, who commuted to d1e 20th reunion from Topsfield, Mass.) i f he comes to our next reunion in J une 200 3 1 Lisa Klein Boldt writes that she is an at-home mom in a household of Alden, 5, Ian, 9, and M i ke i n M i l l burn, N.] . She does some freelancing in fund raising and just completed work for The \Vaterkeeper A l l i ance, an e n v i ron mental group •

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work i n g to p rotect a n d r e s to re America's waterways. In her spare time, Lisa l i kes to kayak, volunteer at the children's grade school and take trips to ew England and the Ad i rondacks . . . Chris "Noodles" Noonan (who is a candidate to suc ceed me as class scribe in June 2003) is keeping incredibly busy. Currently he is in the process of design ing and permitting a new office facil ity that will look l i ke a barn and attach to an 1 8 3 8 Greek Revival bui lding used as a real estate office. His company, Preservation Services, also is providing a design/build historic rehabilitation package for the resto ration o f a G e o rgi a n ( 1 7 00s) farm co m p l e x i n G rafto n , Mass. They a r e pro v i d i n g d e v e l o p m e n t services f o r d 1 e design a n d construction of a n agricultural/educational barn faci l i ty, which w i l l support the volunteer production of fresh food for \Vorcester County poor. R i bbon cutting is in spring 2002 . Nood l es extends a n invitation t o a n y Colby grad within l . 5 hours of Grafton O 'm 1 . 7 5 hours away, coincidence') to come and get your hands di rty. He'll be host to any Colby alum who joins d1e effort1 \Ve were saddened to hear that Larry Hill's dad passed away early this year. A memorial service was held in Old Greenwich, Conn . , in J\lay. Larry keeps busy with a new job in New York at Answerspace, a company building a new financial advice system for a large bank in N.Y.C. that will al low customers to plan the i r financial .

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As I write this col u m n , m y prayers a r e that none ofour classmates were lost in the World Trade Center towers. I know it will be a while before we know who is safe and who is gone from our l i ves. Please take the time to reconnect with a classmate you haven't heard from i n years, share your good times and remember to live each day to its fullest. . . . I a m happy to announce that Dave Laliberty was engaged to be married to M a ren Watson last J u l y 8 . H ope all went as planned' M a ren is head coach of die women's l ightweight crew at the niversity of \Visconsin in Madison, where Dave i s the assistant men's soccer coach . . . . Angela Mickalide was quoted i n the i\1ay issue of Parents 1vlagazi11e. T h e a rticle, "A G reat Parent . . . Knows How to Say o," stressed the need for rules and l i mits to guide children as they grow up. Several people were asked to complete d1e statement "A great parent . . . " to which Angela repl ied, "knows that sa fety always comes first." This most definitely reAects Angela's ongoing commionent to children's safety as the di rector of the National Safe Kids Campaign . . . . 1 hope the next issue will have lots of news of classmates. [ am heading east in October (ticket a l ready purchased before September 1 1 ) to visit family and friends- Kat h y Bleakney Pawley, J anet Deering Bruen and Martha Soucy. I 've l ived

overseas where the ai rports have been bombed, and I wasn't held captive then and I won't be now. I take pride i n being a n American and will go where l want to go.

-Cheri Bailey Powers

Our sincere congratu l ations to Diana H e rrmann a n d Cynne uman: each was awarded a Colby Brick l ast J u n e for demonstrating outstanding loyalty to the College t h ro u gh consistent a n d dedicated sen�ce i n its beha l f. Both Diana and

C O L B Y

· WINTER

2002

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A l u m n i at La rge

1 98 0 s

DON M C M I LLAN '84 What he won

Secon d place i n Worcester Magazine's 5th A n n u a l

S h o rt Story Contest .

i 11 C h i le, Arg·e r i t i n a a r1 cl B razi l . H e r

n1e111 ber o f ili e Col by C l u b o f Was h

n1en1 o r a b l e t r i ps i r1 c l u d e travel to

i 1i gton , D . C . ; h e r l1 usba n d , Kevin

Bue11os A i 1·es d u ri iig tl1 e Wo1·ld Cup

'80, serves a s ilie pres i dent. Pl ease

fi n a l s m a rked by riotil1 g i 11 the streets,

forwa 1·cl you r n ews to E l i za beth a t

R i o de J a n e i r·o d u 1·ing C a rn iv a l , a n d

t h e a d d ress l i s te cl i n t h e s e pages.

What he wrote A s h o rt story t i t l ed " A H y m n for H a n n a h M a rie . " H i s day job C h a i r of the E n g l i s h Depa rtment at B a n c roft Schoo l

M a 11 a t1 s , B 1·a z i l , w h e 1· e a c l i e n t 's

. . . V\Te ' 1·e especi a l ly h a ppy to h ea r

v1ro r k e r vva s swa l l owed by a gi a 11 t

tl1 a t B a rbra Cooper C o m u n a l e i s

i n Worcester, Mass.

a 11 aco11 d a . And she stayed i n a tree

d o i n g we l l a n d e n j oyi n g l i fe wi t l1

11ouse 11ote l , wl1 e re sl1e caught a n d

li e r l1 usba n d a n d l1 e 1· boys after a

honest . "

a te p i 1·ar1 li as, sa"'' g·i a 11 t i nsects bi gger

b ru s l1 wi ili b reast cancer. L 1 August

H ow many d rafts h i s short stories u s u a l l y go through 1 2 or 1 3 . H i s goa l s a s a writer " To c raft words a n d m a ke bea utifu l sente nces .

tl1 a n h e r 11a11d a 11 d d i scove1·ed m a t

tl1ey traveled to S h a n gl1 a i , X i a n a n d

111011keys l i ke to steal a 1iyili i 11 g e d i b l e ,

B e i j i n g, C h i n a . J ust watcl1 i ng the cars,

I spend t i m e wo r k i n g on the words a n d sentenc es; t h e cadence ,

i nc l u d i n g l1er· gi11 a n d ton i cs . . . .

bi kes a n d pedestri a 11s, she says, was

Mike Fanger, ll i s w i fe , L i 11 d a , a n d

fasc i n a ti n g . . . . B rad Sarge n t reti red

ili e i 1· c h i ! d re11 , Racl1 e l , 9 , a 11 d J o n , 7 ,

from tl1 e M a 1·i11es a fter 2 0 years a n d

moved i n J u l y '0 1 to M ooresto\.vn ,

i s headed to grad scl1ool i n Kau n a s ,

N .J . , fro1ll vVestport, Co11 n . , a n1ove

Li tl1 t1a 11 i a . H e '''rites tl1 a t " a n y s i 11 g l e

H i s tough est a u d ience

" H i gh schoo l stude nts

beca use they're so

rhyth m , rhyme a n d sou nd ; how the words work toget her i n a sentence a n d i n the piece . "

Cyn1ue l1a,re bee11 acti,re i n tl1e Colby

M a r·tl1 a , aiid li i s tl1 ree g·i rls, J u l i a , 8,

th at brougl1 t tl1 em closer to L i n d a 's

n1 a l es who vva11t to v i s i t i n a ' 11 a tion o f

Al un1 1l. i C l u b o f New Yor·k C i ty a n d

I sa b e l l e , 6, a 11 d Carol i 11 e , 5 , 1110\red

fa 111 i ly fo r· support vvl1 i l e L i 11 d a battles

B a rb i e D o l l s ' a r·e welcon1 e ! ''

i n m e Alun1 n i Cow1 ci l 's c l u bs a n d

to Fr·ancon i a , N . H . H e i s practic i li g

b r·east c a 11 c e r-. M i ke comn1 u tes to

task force co111n1 i ttees, a n d iliey 11a,re

Ja,.v 1.vi m a fi r·n1 i n L i ttl eto11 i n real

N .Y. C. to ,.vork a t a fi n a iice company,

dedi cated m e i r tin1e arid e fforts i n

estate u·a11sactio11s, probate a n d estate

Easte 1·n Fu n d i n g, L LC , w h i cl1 h e

various otl1 er Col lege- 1·e l a ted activi

a d rn i n i s t r a t i o n , a n d fo1·e c l o s u r· e .

founded i 11 1 99 7 . H e sends everyone

seven years ago to wor·k a s a 11 assista n t

t i e s . . . . C o n gra tu l a tio11s a l so to

M a rill a i s d i rector of n1arketi11g· for·

tl1e n1essage tl1 a t routine c heck-ups a 1·e

U n i ted S ta tes a ttor11 ey. For· six yea1·s

B ri a n Nel igan a n d E l i zabeili M ore)'

Gar11 ett H i l l , I n c . Fro1n tl1 e i r new

i 111po1·ta r1t i n o r·der to detect b reast

h e prosecuted cases r a 11 g i n g from

o n t h e i r lna r r· i age i n J u n e ' 0 1

l1on1 e , me)' h ave vie\.VS of Ca11 11on

ca11 cer i n i ts early stages. vVe ser1 d

b a n k robbery ar1d d r"llg d e a l i n g to

Connecticut. B r i a 11 i s m e sta tistics

Mt. a n d Francon i a Notcl1 . Torn h a s

h e a r·tfe l t w i s h es to tl1e Fa ng·ers for

b a n k a 11 d i 11 s u r a 11ce f1· a u d s . D a v i d

m ar1ager a t T/Je Daily Deni, a publica

taken u p h i k i n g a 11 d do,.1rn li i l l s k i i l1 g

L i n d a 's reco\rery a 11 d good h e a l ili .

feels l ucky to h ave been give11 m e

tion i r1 Ne'v Yor·k cove ri 11 g busi ness

vviili l1 i s daughters a n d says l1e h a s n 't

. . . S u e Mc Leod MacRey n o l d s

cl1 a 11ce to d o sucl1 i 11 te resti ng a nd

lnergers a n d acquisi tions. E l i za betl1

go11 e cross-cou11try s k i i n g si 1 1 ce m e

e n j oys li e r· position a s d i r·ector o f

rewa rdi n g work. L a s t year l1 e j o i 11ed

i s tl1 e v i c e pr·esi d e 11 t for strategic

days o f stepping o u t rlie back door·

ilie econo111i c a n d decision a n a l ysis

t l1 e S u s n1 a 11 G o d frey l a w fi r·rn , 'a

a l l i a n ces a t .i\ 1asterCar·d I n ter11a tiona I .

o f K D R a n d b l a z i n g u·a i l s m r·ough

ce11 ter· for· 1\ 1 ITRE i r1 V i r·gi n i a . Sue

pri 1ra te fi rill specia L i z i n g· i n ti·ial >vork.

. . . S i 11 ce 1 98 5 , vvhe11 me Depara11e11t

tl1 e v1roods and a cross tl1 e fa r111 fi elds

a l so e 11 j oys coach i 11g· people in m a k i n g·

Davi d ar1d h i s '.vi fe, V\Tendy, h ave two

o f E n e rgy tried to s i te a 11a t i o n a l

of O a k l a 11 d . Last fa l l Toni ran i 11 to

creati1re chang·es i n tl1 e i r l ives a n d i s

daugh te rs , Ai1 n a , 2 , a 11 d J a n e , born

n u c l e a r '''aste dt1 n1p i 11 1\ I a i ne, B i l l

Gretc h e n H u e b s c h D a l y i n t l1 e

1.1ror·kir1 g on gett i n g h e r cert i fi cation

l a st sprir1g . . .

L i nn el l h a s bee11 figl1 t i n g 11 u c l e a r

Ly n d o 11 v i l l e , V t . , i ce a re n a . H e r·

to be a professio11 a l coach . S li e spends

h i s fa 111 i ly returned to Maryl a n d last

povver i 11 l1 i s state. t\Iter· read i 11 g up 011

teenage son '.vas pl ayi ng· hockey 1-vi m

fa 111 i ly titne \Vi tl1 h usba11 d B i l l a n d

sut11111 e r· a fter a tl1 r·ee-yea r tour a s

m e h e a l tl1 problems rel ated to n u c l e a r·

To1 n 's h ockey g·roup . . . . A recent

cli i l d r·er1 Sar11a11ili a , 1 0, a n d Ton i , 9,

a 11 assistant pr·ofessor at \ . Vest P o i n t,

e n e r·gy, h e became tl1 e spokes111 a 11

busi11 ess "''i r·e was for'\.var·ded to lne

on tl1 e soccer and softb a l l fi elds . . .

vvl1 e re l1 e taugl1t biochen1isu-y a n d

for· tl1 e i\ 1 a i n e Nuclear Referendun1

rega rd i n g James Cou l l . D r. Cou l l ,

B ri a n H eneghan i s a '99 gra d u a te

h u m a n p h y s i o l ogy. 1\ 1 a tt r e p o rts

Co1nn1 i ttee a n d for· C h eaper S a fe r

v i c e p 1· e s i d e 11 t fo r r e s e a r c l1 a 11 d

of S u ffol k Un ivers i ty Law Schoo l .

tl1 a t iliey e n j oyed m e Wes t Poi n t

Po\1rer, a n a n ti - n u c l e a r g·roup. H e

deve l op111e11t, co-found er· a 11 d boar·d

I n Septen1 ber '00 li e m a rried Va ler·ie

expe1·ience. Tl1e b i g n evvs i s ili at t h e i r

test i fi ed before the l\ TR C i n \ \Tash

1llerll ber· for· Boston P1·obes of Bedford,

S i lva of Pen1br·oke, 1\ll a ss . , and h a s

n e w l y a dopted d a u gl1 t e r·, S u zette,

i 11 gton, D . C . , a11d earned m e i re o f

1\ 1 a ss . , 1-v a s rece n tly a p p o i r1 te d to

two stepsons a 11 d two cl1 i l d r·en fron1

a rrived h on1e fi·on1 M a n i la last 1\ 1 ay.

i\ 1 a i ne's pro - n u c l e a r governor a s lie

tl1 e scieii t i fi c ad,risory panel a t Lark

11 i s first tlla1·ri a ge . i l1 J a11u a ry ' 0 1 h e

Suzette j o i r1s big b roilier J o h n I saac,

\1·a g·ed a can1 p a i gi1 for tl1e legi s l a ru r·e

Te c h 11 o l o g i e s , I 11 c . , o f H o t1 s t o 11 ,

opened a l a 1v pr·actice i r1 I o rwe l l ,

+ . . . . Kathleen McH ugh Mirani

tO clean up nuclear \1'3Ste i 11 m e State.

Tex;1 s . J i Ill i s a 11 expert i 11 pro be-based

M a s s . , s p e c i a l i zi n g i 11 fa 111 i l y l a w,

is a n1a 1·keti n g d i rector a t We l c l1 's

'i 'i'h en B i l l is 11ot fi gl1 t i n g n uc l e a r

cli agnostics for detection of i n fectiot1s

w i l ls, corporate l a vv, copyrig·ht a n d

(tl1e j u i ce a n d j e l l y co111pa11y) wi ili

po,1·e r, h e h a s a gen e ra l contracti ng·

d i seases, cancer a n d genetic d i sorders,

tra d e m a r k . I 11 h i s spa re ti Ille li e 's

r·espon s i b i l i ty for n1a r· ke t i 11 g com-

b u s i 11 e s s , g o e s l o b s t e r i n g o u t o f

a 11 d h e develops co1nn1erc i a l izatio1i

p l ay i 11g tl1 e d r·u111s . . . . As I \.vr·ite

1 i1un i cations a 11 d m a rketi 11g resea rcl1 .

Portl a 11 d and does a lot of sn oV1rp low

strategi es. H e i s tli e author o f 11un1er

m i s colu111 11, tl1 e C l ass o f 2 00 5 11as

Kaili leen a n d h e r h usband, Robert,

i 11 g d L 1 r i n g tl1e 11' i n ter Illon m s . H e

ous publ icati o11s a11d co-i nve11tor on

begun t h e i r· ti 111e at Colby. Do you

l1ave t1-v o d a u gh te r·s, K a m e r i n e , 8 ,

a l so i s t h e presi de1it o f li i s 11 e i gh bor

1nore t h a n

1 0 p a t e n ts a 11 d p a ter1t

ili i n k m a t can1pus l i fe h a s cl1 a n ged

a n d Lea h , 5 . Tl1ey l i ,re i 11 Lexi ngton ,

li o o d a ss o c i a t i o n i n S t ro u d 11r a t e r,

a pp l i catio11s. J i n1 J i ,res i 11 'i . Vestford,

d rastica l l y i n tl1e 2 5 year·s si 11ce 1.ve

Mass. Linda Welch a n d Lisa C l a rk

a Port l a n d - a rea 1·i l l age fou 11 d e d i n

i\ 1 a ss., vvi m h i s '.vi fe, Ain)r, a ri d sons,

sta rted as fresl1 men ? D o you tll. i r1 k

B u reau joine d Katl1 leen for a l o1i g

1 7 5 7 . .I- I e 11·o rks on n e i gh bo rliood

Scott, 6, and Dougl as, + . . . . Darcy

tli a t Col by wou l d accept a 4 3 -year-old

weekend i 11 S a n Ai1 ton i o rece11 tly.

issues sucl1 as a i rport n o i se, traffic a 11cl

Mac Kinn o n Sl edge l i ves i n 'i . Vestport,

a l u m on 0 11e of ilie COOT n·ips 11ext

They l1 a d a ter·r i fi c ti 111e a11d a lot

zon i 11g. B i l l h a s seen i\ I a rk i\ 1 cAL1 l i ffe

Con n . , '"'·i m li er h usba nd and so11s,

year j ust for o l d ti1lles' sake? Sencl n1e

of fu11 reca l l i 1ig tl1 e i r C o l by yea r·s.

' 7 9 a 11cl We ndy C h e ru b i ni at vari

C h ristopl1 e r, 9, a n d Kyl e , 1 0 . Sl1e

your iliougl1 ts .

They a lso l1 a1re traveled togeth er to

ous ci t:)'-Sj)011 ored n1eeti 11gs. M a rk

rece11tly reti red fi·on1 lier positio11 as

111 a n a ge s ;1 11 o ffi ce ]) u i l d i 11 g n e a r

i n1· estn1 en t banker at C redit S u i sse

S r1·oud,1·ater, a n d \ \'en d)' 1.1·orks for

Fi rst Bosto11 . Duri11 g· h e r 1 3 years

t h e c i t\' o f Po rtl a 11d . . . . After our 2 0tl1 reu11 i o n , To m E ym an , h i s 11·i fe,

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-L)11111 Colli11s F1·n11cis

-Bet/J P11iewski Wilso11

David Marcus moved to L .A .

Matt Schofield a n d

New O rl ea 11s a 1i d liope to m a ke th e i r· get-togethe rs a regu l a r eve11 t . . . .

'i . Ve a re pl eased tl1 at E l i zabeth

Wa l te r J u d ge co11 t i 11 u es to e 1i joy

11·i tl1 Cred i t S t 1 i sse, she tr·aveled o�e11

S ti l l e r Fahey is ou1· 11eV1' cl ass cor·

l iv i n g a n d vvorkir1g i 11 tl1e \.V011 de rful

to Latin Ai11erica, 1-1·i tl1 ti1i1e spe11t

respon d e n t . E l i za beth i s a n a ctive

l i t t l e c i t)' o f B u r l i 11 g to n , Vt. H e

f1-eqt1er1cly sees Adam Wei s s ' 8 3 ar1d

Andersor1 fam i l y has inoved wiclun

B e cc a C u 11 n i n gh a r11 ' 8 4 a n d t h e i r

just cel ebrate d h e 1- "best b i rtl1 day

me same town , S to n i 11 gton, Co11 n . ,

fa n1 i l y . T h i s p a s t s u rn m e r D av i d

ever" (40). 011 Mai r's compar1y Web

to a n o l d far111l1ouse a11 d bar11 o n 2 0

Rocks ' 8 1 a n d 11i s w i fe a 11 d c h i l d ren

site,

acres. The k i d s d o 11 't h a ve to change

v i s i te d Walter a n d his far11i l y . . . .

the a c ts o f k i n d 11 ess d o n e by h e r

Lyn n C o l l i n s Fra n c i s

schools, sports or f1-ie11 ds, a11d there i s

1 6 O a k r i dge R o a d

Richard Robinson l1as seen n1ar1y

fri e11ds and fam i ly i n her ho11 o r. He1-

plenty of r-00111 for G a ry to cr-eate

S u d b u r y, M A 0 1 7 7 6

Colby f1-iends. Richa rd a n d h i s fan1i ly

wonderful bi rthday was arr-a nged by

11i s scu l p tures a 11 d for E l l e 11 to gr-ow

c l assnews1980@a l u m . colby . e d u

e n j oyed a weekend i n H a r-w ichport,

11 e r husband a n d o n e o f h e r best

h e r- gardens. . . . I hope to see as

M a s s . , w i th B ruce Anderson, h i s

fri ends. Mair- l i ves i n Des P l a i n es,

rnany of you as possible at our- 2 0m

I l l . , and Heather McDonald :Bew

1981

\.\fife, Lesl i e (Perkins ' 84), a n d th e i r

reunio11, J u n e 7 -91

i n fro111 New York to help cel ebrate

4 7 40 C o n n ecti c ut Ave. NW #610

Mai 1-'s 40th , as did Mai 1-'s dad, Dino

Was h i ngto n , DC 20008

' 5 5 , a11d S a m a11d Susan Wol ff Weiser,

cl ass news1981@al u m . colby . e d u

two k i d s . Ricl1 a r d has run i nto Mark Avery 11 e a r R i c l1 a r- d 's B u r l i n gt o n office, a11d he h a s n1e t J ol1n Baxte 1-,

-Mi111i H. Ras11111sse11

In l i gl1 t of eve11ts at t11e World

www. m a i rl1 i l l .co111,

both ' 8 1 . .

she has l i sted

. I ki1ew I coul d cow1t

1980s Correspondents . 1980

E l izabeth Sti l l e r Fahey

1982

11u s b a n d o f H e i d i P ro c t o r B axter

Tr a d e C e n t e r a n d P e 11 t a go n 0 11

' 8 1 . In September, Richard ar1d 11i s

011 Kelly Dodge, "rho is at Colby as

Septen1ber 1 1 , 2 00 1 , I hope t11a t our

associate d i rector of a1111 u a l givi ng, to

w i fe , H i l a 1-y, w e re expect i n g the i r

prayers co11tinue a11d m a t we can

assist me i 11 news g·atheri11g· for this

fourcl1 c h i l d to j o i 11 B l a i r-, S a r-ah a n d

bette r our wo1-ld from today for-wa rd

Ca1npbell . . . . In J an u a ry 2 00 1 , Ron

colu1m1 . Kel ly led a COOT tri p i n

by maki11 g· the con1111itr11ent to niake

6 1 7-492-1002

e a 1-ly September. Two upper-classme11

classnews1982@ a l u m . c o l by .edu

Miolla a 11 d h is wife , J oseph i ne (Ve11ti

our ow11 homes a11d i1ei ghborhoods

leaders with Ke l ly and nine f1-eshn1e11

' 8 1 ), a n d c h i l dren, Cameri11e, 9, a n d

pl aces of peace. O u r P1-esident has

(th ree we1-e i 11 tern a t i o n a l stu d e 11 ts

C a ro li n e , 1 1 , mo\red to Orego n . Ron

decla red the U . S . is i n a state of war-,

fron1 P o l a n d , N e w Z e a l a n d a n d

works as di rector- of 111arketir1g for

but I hope vve \.\Ti l l 011ly strive n1ore

Canada) spent three days in B axter

D i gi n1 a rc Corporatio n , a 6\re-ye a 1-

ferve11cly to cr-eate states of unity and

State Park and one day 11 iking Ka tah

o l d c o m p a 11 y n ew l y l i sted or1 t h e

vvork on peace i n our ovvn 11 earts and

d i n . Kel ly said the you11gsters had a

NAS DAQ. Although i n m arketi n g-,

hon1es . . . . H ow great to 11 e a 1- frorn

fax : 20 7-244-9445

hard time keeping· up w i th " the old

c l ass news1983@a l u m .colby.edu

Ron i s l i s ted as a n i 11ve11 to1- on a pate n t

Beth Coates Bunting, who l ives i n

nian . " No cloubt, Kel . . . . Best to

a p p l ication for a r1ev1r appl i ca tio11 of

Scarbo1-ough, Maine, a n d 1:vorks as

everyon e . Keep sending me your i 11fo.

tech nology D i gi 1n a 1-c developed. Ron

d i rector of alumni and developrnent

And Happy H o l i days !

reports that the weath e r in O regon

i n fo r n1 a ti o 11 s e r-vi c e s a t B o w d o i 11

i s m i l d co111pared to New E n gl a 11 d ,

College. Bet11, 11er 11usband, M i ke ,

v.ri th much r11ore sunsl1 i n e than run1or

a n d her daughters, S a ra h a11d Emi ly,

would have you belie\re. Ron l ooks

often see Tony a11d Dede Arru d a

movi11g boxes 011 a computer with

for,:va rd to seeing· e1reryone a t the

Perkins a11d t11 e i 1- three g·i rls, who l ive

no word processi n g-, only I n ter-net

reu11ion a n d w i l l make the long n-ip to

i 11 Gorhan1, M a i 11 e . They a l l spent

access. An t11on)r, Forrest and I 11ave

the East Coast . . . . Rebecca Badger

time togethe r ilii s surnme1- at Sebag·o

r1101red yet agai11

Fisher i s sti l l h appy i 11 New J ersey.

Lake (Maine) when Steve and Pajes

V1rl1et11er we need to or not, i t seems.

S h e works a t United H e a l th ca re as a

Me1·1·iman Ste1·111 a n and thei r two

We've n1oved to Ke11tfield, C a l i f. , j ust

project r11 a n a ger i 11 t11e cla i ms syste111s

boys ca111e u p to visit. B e th has bee11

a sto11e's t111-ow from Sausa l i to but

depa1-trne11t a n d says she f in a l ly found

a t B owdoli1 for mo1-e t11a11 two years

with niuch better- 1¥eathe1- and publ ic

a job a n d a company that a 1-e fai 1-ly

afte r seven years at Mercy H ospital i 11

scl1ools . . . . Todd Halloran wrote to

m i s is me 1011gest she has

Portla11 d . She i s proj ect ina11ag·er for

say that 11e had a g1-eat ti111e at B rad

ever go11e (five yea1-s) i n the con1puter

t11e in1pl en1e11tation of i1ev.1 a lun111 i

Lucas's v.redding last wi 11 ter. B rad was

i n d u s try w i t h o u t b e i n g l a i d o ff.

and deve lopn1ent i nfo 1-111ation syste111

a 1011 g· ti1ne tying· the ki1ot, but Todd

T h e c o 111 p a n y i s n o vv t h e l a rgest

software, which she says i s a cl1 a l l e 11ge.

said i t vvas V1ro1-t11 the wai t. Todd a 11d

healt11 i 11surance con1pany in the U . S .

But 11er ':vork schedule i s such that

h i s wife j ust 11 ad thei r fou rcl1 child,

Rebecca i s ,rery i nvolved 1:vith h e r

she can volu11tee1- i n her daugl1te1-s'

Cl1 risti na, v.rh i ch bri ngs the1n to ruro

comrn u n i ty a n d wo1-ked o n a citizens'

classes and be ther-e to ferry then1 to

boys a11d t1:vo g·i rls, a l l wider cl1e age

com m i ttee to pass m e i r- $ 8 - 1 n i l l io11

various activities, among them soccer,

of 5 ! . . . TJ Palmer reports th at

vvh i ch d i d with a

B rownies and gyn111astics. Beth says

he's begi1ming· his fot1 1-cl1 year as head

three-to-one niargi n . Rebecca i s also

she's a l 1-eady planning to atte11d ou1-

coach of cl1e B rewster Academ)' rnen 's

a PTA boar-d member m i s year. H e 1-

2 0th i n J w1 e 2 00 3 , 1¥l1 ich \.\Ti l l be a

l1ockey tea111 a11d i s sti l l hoping to

oldest child, Kyle, 7 , i s i n cl1e second

fa11 tastic weekend fo r a l l of u s 1

Ai1

feed a p l ayer to J i m To1-to1-el l a a t

grade, a n d Ryan is 3 . Rebecca hopes

ongoi n g· n1essage of "happy bi1-thday''

Colby. Tha11ks i n part to Professor

1988

to get back to h e r hobbies of sewing

to a l l of you who a re turn ing-, or vvho

Moss and Professor Yeteria11, TJ has

D e a n A. S c h wa rtz

have turned, me big· 40 . . . . Maria

bee11 e11 j oyi ng· me teachi n g profes

a n d she w o u l d l ove to 11 e a r from

Jobin-Leeds a n d Cindy Whittier

si o11 for 1 8 yea rs 1 Appa rently TJ

a ny cl assmates . . . . Ellen Huebsch

Wel l s got together i n J t1ly and had a

e11 j oyed the sun1mer with h i s three

Anderson's t h i 1-d cl1 i l d , B e n j a 111 i n ,

great tin1e re111embering a l l sorts of

kids

was bor11 August 2 8, 2 000. S h e says

fun Colby ti111es. An d i11 l ate su111n1er I

B 1-ady, 7

B e n i s a great j oy a n d bri ngs much

r-a11 i nto J a rn i e Macki ntosh '82 and her

fishing. H i s wife, Lyr111e, is B r-evvste1-'s

5 0 1 War w i c k Street

l a ughter to l1 i s older bromer, Dyla11

11usba11 d in Northeast H a rbor, Mai11 e .

di rector- of admissions. TJ says h is

St . P a u l , M N 5 5 1 1 6

(sixth grade), a11d s ister, Beth i e (fi fth

They w e 1-e visiti 11g h e r p a 1-ents, ,.,rho

o l d e s t s o n rece n tl y a t te n d e d t h e

g ra d e ) . B e n i s a 11 e a sygo i n g b u t

l ive the1-e. J a rn i e lives i n J ackson Hole,

B o1�1d o i 11 l1 o c k e y c a m p

extremely active tod d l e r, a n d E l l en

Wyo . , a 11 d i s a ski i 11 structor- and

wonderi11g v.rhen Colby 1:v i l l be start-

and her husband, Gary, a re sti l l hoping

lands ca per. . . . Also th i s fa l l I hear-d

i n g· one 1

for that elusive fu l l n i ght of sleep 1 The

fron1 Mair Sirakides Hill, 1:vl10 had

that sl1e's l iving· i 11 B i l le 1-ica, Mass . ,

secu1-e

school refere11dun1

a n d music when Rya11 starts school,

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I'm

1¥ r i t i 11 g·

f1-om

a 1n o n g

every ruro yea1-s

TJ J r-. , 1 1 , J es s i c a , 1 0 , a 11 d boati ng, 1:vate1- ski i n g· and

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M i m i H . Rasm ussen 2 1 9 Lexi ngton Ave n u e C a m b ri dge , M A 0 2 1 3 8

1983 S a l l y Lovegre n M e rc h a nt 24 Easy Street Mt. D e s e r t , M E 04660 20 7-244-0441

1984 Cynth i a M . M u l l i ke n-Lazzara 1 8 S u n s h i re Ave n u e S a u s a l ito , CA 94965 4 1 5-332-3 542 c l ass news1984@a l u m . colby.edu

1985 S u e J am e s G e re m i a 8 7 Ce ntre Street Dove r, M A 02030 508- 7 8 5-8366 c l ass news1985@a l u m .col by .ed u

1986 And rea S a r r i s 4 9 9 C utts Ave n u e # 2 Portsmo u t h , N H 03801 603-433-4439 ( h ) 603-868-4490 (w) classnews1986@a l u m . colby.edu

1987 J a n e N ic o l M a n u e l 8 We ntworth Drive Beve r l y, M A 0 1 9 1 5 9 7 8-92 7-6084 fax: 5 2 0-833-6 2 1 4 classnews 198 7@al u m .col by .edu

94 U p l an d Road Concord, M A 0 1 74 2 classnews1988@a l u m . co l by.edu

1989 Anita L . Te r r y

6 5 1-698-9382 fax: 6 5 1-848- 1 1 8 2 c l assnews1989@a l u m . co l by.edu

Andrea Colby reports

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w i th h e r h usband, F r e d \Viggins, and two active children, Tom , 5 , and Kate, 1 . She works part time as the promotion d i rector for a company that makes a portable planetarium called ST.t\ R LAB. She's been with the company for about seven years and sti l l thinks "it is the coolest thing." In her free time s h e s ings i n a n a ll-women 's c h o i r called Cantilena,

which is based i n Arli n gton, and plays ten n is. She also has occasional play dates with Karen Killam Schmuch '85 and her two children. This past spring Andrea's family took a trip down to Greensboro, I . C. , to spend Easter with her brother, Gordon C o l b y , a n d h i s fa m i l y . G or d o n works down there f o r Confluence, a manufacturer of kayaks, canoes

thorn

and padd l i n g accessories. Andrea is still hopin g he'll come back up north-the 1 3 -hour drive to . C. w i t h t w o c h i l d ren w a s q u i te a n adventure! . . . That's all there is. Please write/e-mail soon.

-Cynthia M. Mulliken-la::.wrn

P lease accept my apologies

for the short last colu m n . I was

s warren

Somet mg Fishery

To u n dersta nd what T homas Warren '82 does a s a policy a n a lyst

submerged i n parenting our th ree busy "angeb." Our biggest challenge has been adjusting to the antics of an active boy, although our eldest, Eliza, actually suffered the fi rst broken bone' Again my sincere apologies, but I believe I 've included here all the news I have to date. . Gretchen Bean Bergill wrote that she and her husband, Stephan, had a baby girl on .

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aquaculture outfit a n d then a Was h i ngton oyster aquaculture company.

with the National M a ri n e Fisheries Service's Northeast Region Office,

"I l i ked to refer to myself a s an aquaculture slave , " sa id Warren. " I

based in G loucester, Mass .. you have to u nderstand what he doesn't do.

cleaned tanks and got wet and spawned creatures . "

" Even though it's fisheries ma nagement you ' re not ma naging fish, you're m a naging h u m a n behavior, " Warren said . H i s d ivision , the Susta i na ble F isheries d ivision , is responsi ble for the

Most recently Warren was a fisheries biologist with the Texas Parks a nd Wildl ife Department, where he col lected data on fishery popu lations a n d on commercial and recreational fishermen i n the Gulf of Mexico.

ma nagement of commercial and recreational fisheries in federal waters

"Along the way I wasn't sure where I was goi ng, " Warren said . "As I look

(three to 200 m i les offshore) stretc h i ng from Maine to North Carol i n a .

backwards it pi eces together n icely." And a nother adva ntage of Warren's

" I t's enjoya ble because it's at t h e nexus o f a lot o f controversial issues

policy a n a lyst job: his wife and two kids a re ha ppy he no longer comes

a nd decision s , " Warren sa id of his job, which d i rectly affects both fish

home from work smelling l i ke fis h .

and h u m a n popu lations.

O n e o f t h e most enjoyable aspects o f Warren's cu rrent j o b i s ta lking

The concept of "tragedy of the commons" makes fisheries manage ment both i nteresting a n d essenti a l . "There's no i ncentive for an i n d i

to fishermen. H is favorite q u ote-" I 've wrung more water out of my socks than you've sailed across"-came from a Down East fisherm a n . " I t

vidual t o conserve fish , " s a i d Warren, " because if I conserve f i s h there's

i l l ustrates their perception that I 'm some paper-pushing bureaucrat who

n ot h i ng to prevent someone else from com i ng in and getting them. So,

doesn't know anyth i ng a bout the environ ment, " sa id Warren. " H ow do

regulation 1s necessa ry. "

I dare te l l them a nyth i ng?"

Warren helps develop fisheries policies a n d regulations through rec om mendations from the New Engla nd Fishery M a nagement Counc i l a n d t h e M id Atlantic Fishery Ma nagement Council a n d a na lysis of

So, Warren l i stens to fishermen a nd expl a i n s the rationale be h i nd regu lations. He says it's worth the time spent. Even if fishermen sti l l d is agree with regu lations he wants them to know the (u les they're work ing

ecologica l , b1olog1cal a n d socio-economic i nformation. " It's a balance

u n der and that he i s working for the

between preserving the stock a nd meeting their biological needs, a n d

fishermen and for their resource.

preserving t h e fishery busi ness a nd meeting their needs, too , " Warren sa i d . " I t 1s a fine l i n e . " T h e policy process involves forma l and i nformal i n put from fisher men , coastal states, environ menta l groups, state a n d federal scientists a nd the independent research science center in Woods Hole, Mass. "All of that gets m i xed into the bowl, a n d out of that comes a proposed rule or proposed set of regu lations, " Warren said . He then eval uates that proposal for complia nce with other laws and for enforcement and a d m i n istrative logistics. '" It's rea lly a fasc i nating i nterd1sc 1 p l i n a ry fiel d , " Warren sa id of fisher ies m a nagement. '" I ' m dea l i n g with the fields of marine science, eco nom ics a n d sociology . " He 1s c u rrently work i ng on management of the northeast m u lt1spec1es, a group of species that incl udes the G u lf of M a i n e cod . To i n c rease stock size, fishery sc1ent1sts recommend d rastic reductions in cod morta lity; Warren expects the fish i ng i n d ustry will resist swa llowing the bitter pill of new l i m its on catches. He said he "da bbled 1 n fish" i n his Journey to his cu rrent JOb. After grad uating 1 n 1982 he worked with i n la n d fisheries 1 n central Africa through the Peace Corps and went on to earn a master's degree i n marine biology. Warren later worked for a Massachusetts sca l lop

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Dec. 16, 1000. What a terrific holiday present! I- l ats off as well to the proud godparents, Ann-Meg �te and Sean Padgett. Gretchen adds that she is now living in Reno, Nev., after a move from Truckee, Calif. In five years she reports seeing only one Colby sticker on a passing car. If anyone knows of other Colby grads i n the area, get i n touch with Gretchen-she would love to hear from you' . . . ,\ lore good news arrived from Lisa A. Spollen and Raymond W. B l jgh, the new parents of a baby boy, P h i l i p \\Theat o n B ligh, born on March 1 5 , 200 I , in rlington, N iass. Congratula tions! . . . M J Jarnes-Pirri, Ph.D., is a marine research associate at the Graduate School of Oceanography at the U niversity of Rhode I sland. This past summer she conducted her second summer of research on horseshoe crab populations within the Cape Cod National Seashore. Her research is supported by a grant from the National Park Service and was profiled by Boston Public Radio's \VG B H program Greater Boston i n J un e 2 00 1 . . . . I-lool i e '8-+ a n d E l izabeth Garcia Wiese are busy with thei r two young boys, Hunter and J ustin, and enjoy Ji,ring i n Duxbu1-y, Mass . . . . I mogen Mintzer C hurch wrote that she is single again after 1 3 years of marriage. Though the change has been difficult, she is excited about her new l i fe and spends most of her free time with her "wonderful son," Connor, who is 6. I mogen is working at Stanford University as the manager of undergraduate housing operations, which means that she and her staff are responsible for 6,000 undergrads-at least to ensure that they are safely housed! She would love to hear from Colby grads l iving or visiting the Bay area . . . . The Alumni Office recently passed along an interesting piece of news. Dr. Brian J. Morin, a dentist in \Vaterville, was i nstrumental in identifying the perpetrator in a murder case. He successful ly made a mold of tl1e suspect's teetl1 and witl1 that data detectives were evennially able to make a conviction. \Vow ' . . . Also from the H ill comes news of Elizabeth "Liz" J o hnson, who is tl1e executive director of Strongest Link Aids Services I nc. i n Danvers, J\ 1ass. Quoted in the Dm1Ven Herald, Liz said, "This organization is about people. I t h e l ps people w i t h H I V/AI D S throughout Essex County b y provid ing support services." . . . In my last update from Tom Claytor he spoke of building a clubhouse for a Aying

Daniel E. Weeks '83 received the American Public Health Association's 200 I 1v lortimer Spiegelman Award, which honors a statisti cian age 40 or younger for an outstanding contribution to the field of health statistics. An associate professor of human genetics at the University of Pittsburgh, Weeks has contributed significantl)' to metl1odology development in statistical genetics. He was recogn i zed for di scoveri n g i n novative ways to map susceptibility genes involved in genetica l l y complex disease such Paul R. Doyle '85 as autism, diabetes, endometriosis and macular clegeneration : Connectiwt Banking J\ Iagaziue called Paul R. Doyle '85 "a thorough and tl1oughtful lawmaker." A fourth-term Democrat in the Connecticut General Assembly, Doyle earned plaudits in his first term as House chair of the Corrnecticut General Assembly's banks committee, which has authorit)' over all state-chartered banks and man)' statutes affecting federal banks : Woffester (Mass.) Maga-:,ine ran a length)' intenriew with Dr. Gregory R. Ciottone '87, commander of the Central Massachusetts Disaster ,\ Jeclical Assistance Team, one of 2 5 Level I teams in the country's National Disaster Medical System. For I 2 days after the \Vorlcl Tracie Center tragedy in New York City in September his team treated search and rescue people. "(T)here were hundreds of people on the outskirts with signs, jumping up and down, clapping, 'Thank you,' 'Goel bless you.' I t's a very mo,ring clung," he said. "I 've seen J ew Yorkers reall)' pour their souls out in every wa)'." ··

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Lisa A. Spollen '85 and Raymond

A son, Sean Callahan Pratley,

Phillip and Lorin

Haughs Pratley '88. ,\ laniages: Brian M . Kennedy '87 to Evanthia V Brickates in Portland,

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Robert]. CoupeJr. '89 toJohnna Rozen in Johnston, R.I.

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Brad

J. Mitchell '89 to Lori E. Stephens in Portola Valley, Calif. Deaths: Sue-Ellen Whelan '80, September 1 8, 2 00 1 , in Charlestown,

Mass., at 43 at 39.

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c l u b in T h a i l a n d . Tom, keep us posted on your adventures! . . . Please send your updates and general commen ts-m1ytbi11g to spice up the column'

-Sue James Geremia

It's September 30 as I write, and I 'm finding it very hard to sit down and compose this column. \ \Tho knows what state our country will be in when you receive this magazine. I just hope you and your loved ones are all well. . . . Andrew Jeske, a senior copy writer at Saatchi & Saatchi, sent this update: " \ Vriting from New York at the end of September, I 'm struck by how much more casual!�· I might have passed along my greetings just a few weeks ago. But to be tl1ankful for small blessings, all is well. ,\ ly \\'i fe,

Laura, and I lost no close friends or family in tl1is tragedy but know many who were not so lucky. Our son, Sam, is doing wonderfully well-a happy, carefree, squeezable l ittle 2 -year-old. To see firsthand the wake of the attack is too surreal an experience to describe. But tl1e mood in the city is like that of a very, very long funeral. \Ve make eye contact with strangers and noel, knowing "-itl10ut speaking what we're all feeling. \ \'e greet casual acquaintances l i ke long-lost friend and friends l i ke fami ly. \\ 'e look at each other on the sub\\'ay, shake our heads and know what's been shared." . . . �ancy and Ned Case ha,·e a newborn daughter, Cassidy, who �eel says is doing great: " Keeping us up late, but i t's worth every min ute of sleep depri\'ation. Cassidy was, o f

course, named after tl1e Grateful Dead song' " Glad to know you haven't changed, Ned ' . . . Keith O'Leary moved to the San Francisco area to take a job as a mortgage banker in S i l i con Va l ley. He packed up h i s dogs, Wi lbur ( a n Engl ish bulldog), ancl Moon (an Australian cattle dog), in February for a two-week cross country trip. Keith writes, " l have tal ked to N'orm H ugo '88 and Sterling Keene '9 1 , who have settled in the area. I 'm getting used to the overpriced everything and the traffic issues." He aclclecl a note to his baseball pals tl1at he "'as "pulling for the Red Sox but can root for the San Francisco Giants witl1 good conscience because they are a National League team." . . . Carol Harli is sti ll living i n Boston and working as a geriatric soci a l worker i n a large long-term care facility for the elderly. She said that a lot of her free time la�t summer was spent training for the Chicago ,V[arathon on October 7: "! wanred to join tl1e growing ranks of ' 87ers who have completed a maratl1on. ,\ Jaybe we can all do the three-mile loop together at the reunion. Also had a fantastic hiking vacation in ,\Iontana this summer. The mounta i n s a re gorgeous'" . . . N l ichael Salvador was married to G ladys Franco, now G ladys Franco-Sah·aclor, on July 2 9, 2 00 1 . He sent a great picture of his Colby friends who attended the wedding: Peter McKinley, B rett Oakes, Charles H e rrera and Tammy Parker-Herrera '89, Richard Bachus, I n grid H offman and Sonya Hall Morrison '89. "\Ve're "�ldly successful and extremely good looking," Charles wrote. He also reported that he and Tammy are still i n ,\ lountain \le\\', Calif., and welcome a l l classmates to come ,·isit. Tam my is " orking as a marketing director for a high tech firm, and Charles works as an operations manager for a dot-com company. Other wedding attendees also sent an update on what they've been up to. Richard said, " [ n addition to my smnningwin at tl1e I nternational Boardsailing Competition last week at Sturgeon Bay, ,\ T ich., you might \\'ant to mention that l ' l l be teaching English at Charle"oix f i igh School." (He also is married to a beautiful young lady, ,\ l i chael added.) Peter said, "T am wrapping up a Ph.D. in ecology and am employed by I Tan cock Land Company of ,\ laine designing ecologically-based sustainable timber han·ests. " .\ lichael sa\'S that Sonya is teaching in Bellingh � m, Wash., and

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h a s a wonderful c h i l d and husband.

time you read this, Kirn

Brett, also a teacher, is i n Santa Ana,

b e married to Chandler Briggs. They

fatthei w i l l

Calif. I n grid Hoffman i s considering a career change and may be mo\'ing

were to be wed in October in Carmel,

to ,\ l aine i n the near future. ,\ lichael

SI in San Francisco. She and

College, was named Coach of the Year for

gra d uated from the Uni,·ersiry of

Chandler ha1·e done lots ofhiking and plan to climb Ranier, Adams and some

Coach of the Year for the New England

Chris Flint '92 , in only his second year

as coach of wom e n 's soccer at B ryant

Calif. Kim is \'P and general counsel

the Northeast 1 0 Athletic Conference and

Bridgeport Law School and a fter a few )'ears was appointed a nited States administrati\'e law judge detailed to

really high mountains in Colorado

Region of Division II Women's Soccer by the

next 1·ear. . . . Mike Cameron and

NSCAA/NCAA : A three-page feature

an Diego, Cal i f. " I cannot begin

h i "·ife, Lisa, announce the birth of

on Hilary S. Gehman '93 in USRowing

to articulate my heartfelt thanks and

Sebastian Angelo on ,\ fay 1 3 . 1'1ike

appreciation for the camaraderie and a ffection that I \·e de,·eloped for m y

and Lisa's first son, Alexander, was 2 at the end of ,\ fay . . . . Some of

C o l b y fri ends O\'er the years," h e wrote. '" I f you c a n mention my thanks to them for e\'erything they\·e done

)'OU may ha\'e seen the long article in the July 5 Po11/m1d Press Herald about

for me, I 'd appreciate that." . . .

parmer and runner extraordinaire. B )·rne \\'Oil the LL B e a n J u l y -+ I OK, beating 6 1 6 other runners. I n

Art Nagle mo,·ed from Las \'egas to

Gol dsboro, i\ . C., to take the position of upper-school director at \\'ap1e Countr)' Da)' School. " I t's difficult and challenging but a nice change from being in the classroom a l l the time," he said. " ,\ l y wife, Kirn H amer, is staying home with our two children, L a n gston, nearing 5, a n d P a l l a s , a l m os t 2 . G o l d sboro i s fa r m i n g countr)·---quite an adjusunent after four years in the neon desert. \ \'e're slm1 I)· getting used to the quiet life ! " Thanks t o a l l for t h e \\'OnderfuJ news. . . . Best "·ishes to lelissa Raffoni as she embarks on married life with her ne\\' husband, Roger R i\'ers . . . . And congrats to Tony and Pam Blanchard Hanington on the birth in September of their second c h i l d , Kate . . . . Our 1 5 th reunion is J une 7-9, 2 00 2 . I-Ia,·ing gone t o t h e last rwo, I will tell )·ou that it's important to go and reunite with old friends. It really is a lot of fun, too, so plan to come and see each other at Colby in June. Bring )·our fa m i l y or come by yourself. Ju t come. -Jnne ,\'icol .Un1111el

This column is a bit short this time around. f f ) ou e-mai led Colby " i th ne\\ s in \ugust or . eptember and ) OU don't !>ee )·our ne" s here, plca'>e '>end it again. l didn't rea lize that \OL (to " h ich Colh) forn ards ) our e-mail'>) delete'> ne" mail after 2- da) '> , and I " J'> '>toring all of ) our me'>'>age'> <l '> ne" mail in Ill) inbcl\. Oop'>' I nunaged to fi�rure it out in time lO .,,n e Rob loutier\ e-mail from the other Portland. I le and 11 ife '\' 1cob Rotherg ' ' ' mm cd there m J u l) " 1 th J a red, 3 , and J oanna, I . Rob '>tarted h1., ne" 1ob m the E R at Oregon I l calth Science., l rn1 ersm , and '-.- 1cob '>tarred her pm ate Ob/C)�l pracnce 111 Septem ber. Rob a.,l.. ., , " B i l l arr, " here are ) ou ? " B ) the

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Byrne Decker, ne\\'ly minted law firm

January, Byrne w a s m a d e a parmer at Portland's biggest law firm, P ierce Atwood . . . Congrats to C h ri s Tompkins. I n t h e course of a single

year, he had a book published and he and Kate had a second daughter, Phoebe. (Call me sometime, Chris.) . . . Brian Rigney has managed to do the almost-impossible: run a successful dot-com company. H is BlueTarp Inc., based in tl1e original Portland, runs a sort of credit card for tl1e construction industry . . . . Laurie Raveis has a new job as an account supervisor at Orsatti & Parmers in Boston. She li1·es i11 Nell'ton . . . . As for me, I sti l l live i n ,\ linnesota, and my daughter, Johanna, turned I in August. As I write in 1nid-September, my husband and I plan to 1·isit Connecticut in October, when we hope to see Tracy Gionfriddo, Doug St. Lawrence and maybe e,·en Meg Christie . . . . Please send me more news, and I promise not to let AOL delete it! - A11itn L . Te1·1J'

Anne Pollock e-mailed that she and her husband, John \ Valdron,

decided to move out of New York Cit)· to R i 1·erside, Con n . , in July. Their daughter, ,\ Iegan, was a year old in September. They l i ke li1·ing in suburbia but continue to go into the ci t)' for babr class with ,\ [egan's friend . Anne see S h eri B e rge r Bronstein frequent!)' but not as much as " h en the) " orked together at Chase. heri now " orks for Bank of _\merica, and \nne is a stay-at home mom . . . . ,\ l a r "J\' l i m " Siegel y

and her husband, B i l l Lombardo, celebrated their !>on's first birthday in September. \ l i m is \\Orking for a ) ear-old start-up publisher called \le.\ ander Street Pre'>s. he and her hu.,hand bought a hou'ie in Easte rn ,

sculls at the 2000 Olympic Games, Gehman won bronze in the event at the vVorld Championships in August and has stepped

up her training for the 200-f Olympics. A new Colby women's racing scull, christened "The Hilary Gehman," was dedicated during Colby's Family Homecoming \\'eekend in October : "Cali fornia-based drummer Harris ··

Eisenstadt '98 delivers a set of impressive post-bop improvisation on Lnst

11lin11te o Piny in This Period," according to Cadence, a re1�ew of jazz and blues

recordings. Eisenstadt's drumming "floats across the pulse" and provides "pinpoint focus to the bass." Declared Ll H1eekly: his artistry "will redefine your notions of percussion . "

llM11fiM�1fm Births: A son, Samuel Lehman, to Matt Lehman ' 9 1 and Julie E .

Preston. ,'vJm.,.inges: James T. Alb ri ght '92

Kimberly L . Billner in Palo Alto,

Calif. : Sarah A. Bums '92 to Matthrn Borgna in Salem,iV Iass. : Dyanne ··

··

E. Kau&nan '92 to James C. Hayes in Jamestown, R . I . ·:· Staci L. Strauss '93 to Erik K Mortenson '94 in 'farryrown, N.Y. ·:· Lynette I. Millett '94 to Steven E . Bogart in Herndon, Va . ·=· Maylene S. Cummings '96 to

E ric V. Mitchell '97 in 1 ewry, Maine ·=· Erin C. Sweeney '96 to

Sean K. Brousseau in East Greenwich, R . I . : Melissa D. Taylor '96 ··

to Jesse Bechwith in Portland, i\Iaine : Karen F. Blaisdell '97 to John ··

Faiman in Ogunquit, i\Iaine.

i\ lass., tl1at was built in 1 7 7-+ (maybe to balance out all of the one-year-olds in her l i fe') . . . . Kim Morrison Lysaght gave birth to a son, Cole, on April I . She and her husband, Ti m, l ive i n \Vellesley, f. I ass . , and Kim returned to her job teaching middle school math this fal l . She sawJennifer Symonds Holloran recently witl1 her husband, John, and their new baby, ,\larissa, who was born a year ago in 1"01·ember. . . . Kristen Pettersen sti l l enjoys l i fe in Alaska a n d has recently become a shareholder in the law firm of Dil lon & Find ley, P.C . S h e and h e r husband, David, want to t h a n k C h a r l i e Bassett for the pleasure of his company once again this ummer during his annual visit to Anchorage . . . . f got a newspaper clip ping announcing that Joh.n H u tchins i engaged to Susan Kelly, a teacher at the Fa) School in Southborough,

Mass. John is the associate di rector of admissions at the Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine . . . . I look forward to hearing more from all of you in the new yea rl -Lnurn

Senie1·

I was sorry to miss our I 0th reu n i o n - I w a s i n I re l a n d- b u t S a n dy C o l h o u n sent m e l ots of pi ctures-which of course included classmates playing beer die-so I feel l i ke l was there! I look forward to being in closer touch, so please send in your news. \ Ve 'd love to hear about what you've been up to1 Lesley Eyd e n b e rg B o u v i e r c o rn e red a bunch of you at reunion so we would have something for the last column, a n d I ' ve p u m ped my fri e n d s for information for this one, so here's the latest news. B i l ly Goodman is a toy i n vento r/designer living i n

South Port l a n d , M ai ne, w i th h i s wife, H illary ( Robbins). They were expecting their first child in late fal l . ot long a fter reunion, Kurt W h i ted a n d C o ry S now headed down to Bolivia for four weeks of rock and ice cUmbing, hiking and skiing. Sandy Colhoun quit his job to join them midway through their trip and no doubt started taking pictures for his next reunion slide show. Kurt and Cory, both teachers, had the summer off. Kurt is a math teacher and curriculum developer for the FrankJin Public Schools in FrankJin, Mass., and does cons u l t i n g work for McGraw-Hill on the side. Cory teaches h.igh school Engl.ish in South Portland, M aine, and an occasional course at UMaine at Orono. Cory was married to Sheila Sullivan on Labor Day weekend i n Bridgton, Maine, witl1 Kurt as the best man. Other alums i n attendance werejohn Lovett '96, John Robbins '90 and Trevor Braden, who is in med.ical school at Dartmouth and plarrned to be married th.is fal l . . . . Jeff Fort and his wife, Katie, welcomed their second child, Alexander, last spring. Jeff and Katie have a 3-year-old daughter, Hailey, as well.] effowns Bluecadia Aquaculture, a company based in Virginia and Belize, which produces and distributes farm-raised shrimp . . . . Doug Fenn and his wife, ancy, had a baby boy, Sam, last spring. Doug teaches math at the Com m u n i ty School i n Sun Val ley, I da ho . . . . Michele Friel Mul len lives i n Belmont, Mass., with her husband, M ike. M.ichele works for the Norfolk Diso·ict Court as a v i c t i m 's advocate, mostly w i t h abused ch.ildren. M.ichele said that Jane Maloney-Ch.itakara and her h usband, A n i l , recently bought a house i n Wayland, M ass. J a n e is a consultant at Accenture and was expectin g her first child i n October. . . . Beth Ackroyd teaches second grade in eedham, Mass., and in her spare time raises money for kids at risk. On a recent trip to J\llaine, Beth stopped in to visit the one-and-only Charlie Bassett, who is doing well and sti l l trying to figure out how to enjoy retirement . . . . I bumped into Todd Ver Hoeven i n Cambridge, Mass., this summer. Todd had j ust started a new job atAscential Software as a senior inside sales representative. He was beaming while he told me about i t, so obviously it's a good match' . . . Altl1ough you w i l l be reading this column late in December, it was submitted in m.id-September,

just after the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and tl1e \tVorld Trade Center. f'm sure that amongst our class tl1ere are stories of tremendous loss and sadness but also stories of incredible heroism and i nspiration. I hope tl1at a l l those you care about are safe and tl1at you can find comfort in your community of fam i ly and friends i n this time of sorrow and uncertainty. \!Vho knows what tl1e state of affairs will be by the time you read this, but here's hoping your holiday season is fil led with love and joy and that the new year brings you happiness and peace.

-]e1111ifer Fly1111

I am w r i t i n g t h i s c o l u m n exactly o n e week after t h e horrific events of September 1 1 . \i\fe are still mourning as i n d ividuals and as a nation, as I 'm sure we will for some time to come. I don't know what the state of the world will be by tl1e time you read this, but I hope this finds u s a l l safe and started down the road to healing. W h i l e as al ways there are many happy occasions and achievements to report for the Class of 1 992, I will save tl1ose for tl1e next column. I nstead, I ask you to take this time to remember the relatives, friends, neighbors and colleagues of our classmates who were lost or injured i n the day's events. Remember i n particular Lyzbeth Makely Glick and her daughter, Emerson. They lost their husband and father, Jeremy Glick, on Flight 9 3 . Jeremy and three other passengers are credited with taking heroic action and successfully thwarting the h i jackers' attempts to crash i n to ta rgets in or near \tVashington, D.C. An education fund has been established for Emerson. Cono-ibutionscan be sent to Emerson Glick, c/o Merril l Lyi1ch, P.O. Box 9 1 1 , \tVindham, N 1 H96.

-Michelle Fortier Biscotti

I hope tl1is column finds you all safe and healthy. Amidst broad uncertainty, love and life (and pro creation ' ) are blooming in tl1e Class of '93 1 Nancy Richards-Cavanaugh and her husband, eil, had a baby girl named Grace at the end of Apri l . Grace's b i g sister, Sarah, seems to have adjusted well to the new addition. Nancy is takin g a year off from her job as a clinical social worker to be with her kids. They are currently l iving i n Hopkinton, Mass . . . . Patrick Hanley and Kristin Scheible-Hanley '94 had a daughter, A.i dan Louisa, i n • • •

February 2 00 1 . . . . Sarah Burditt is living in Charlottesville, Va., and gett i n g her M . S . in m a n agement i nformation systems. I n her spare time she hikes i n the Shenandoah and volunteers for H abitat for Humanity. . . . Karyl Brewster-Geisz received her M.S. in fisheries science from the niversity of Maryland last May. . . . Shawn Campbell recently got engaged to April Armstrong '97, and they plan a J uly 2002 wedding. Shawn is a software engineer, designing and programming computer games f or Worldwinner.com in ewton, J\llass. April just finished her vocal demo and is trying to get signed to a record deal. They regu larly see Shawn's sister, Sara Campbell Roberts '95, Pete and Megan Winchester Caradonna, Mike Zhe and Lisa Tetrault (who are

also tying the knot next spring') and Michelle (Severance '94) and Matt Isham. Shawn and April are living i n Auburn, M a ss . . . . A fter six years working on Capitol H i l l, John "Meech" Mechem recently took the position of media director for tl1e American Forest and Paper Associa tion, the national o-ade association for tl1e forest, paper and wood industry. He spends tl1e majority of his time promoting the association's efforts to e n courage f o rest l a n downers , both public a n d private, t o practice sustainable forestry management (i.e., replanting a fter harvest i n g) w h i l e also protecting fish, wildlife a n d soi l a n d water quality . . . . Linda and Chris Ch.in had tl1eir second son, Kyle Thomas, in February. Their first son, Zac, is almost 3. Chris and his brother, Alex '96, built a daycare facil ity in Chris and Linda's basement, and Linda \vi i i open tl1e doors to "Chinny's Ch.ildcare" in early 2002 . Recently the Chins attended a brunch at Dave Bartlett's place in Marble head, Mass., with Rod and Candace Killmer Corey and Andy Rossi, who is studying meteorology i n Colorado these days. Chris recently spoke with Rob "Goofy" Carbone, who is recently m a rried and worki n g f o r Forum Financial i n Portland, Maine. Rob and Chris were slated to play in the 1att Gaudet '95 Golf Tournament i n September to help raise money for i\ 1att's recovery . . . .Joe McKenna and his wife, Danielle, had their second baby-J\Iolly Louise-in July 200 I . . . . Another baby girl was born tl1is summer to Christine (Dash '94) and Mark Mu.ir. Mark writes tliat A.insley Christine is "beautiful and wonderful, and so much fun.

1990s-2000s Correspondents 1990 Laura Senier 38 Pitts Street Natick, MA 0 1 760 508-653-7927 classnews1990@alum .colby.edu 1991 Lesley Eydenberg Bouvier 2 6 Swallow Drive Hollis, NH 03049

Jennifer Flynn 16 Lakeville Road # 1 2A Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 classnews1991@alum .colby.edu 1992 Michelle Fortier Biscotti 4 Shearson Drive Shrewsbury, MA 0 1 545 508-845-6507 fax: 508-845-6483 classnews1992@alum .colby.edu 1993 Beth Curran 64 Dane Street #1 Somervi lle, MA 02143 classnews1993@alum .colby.edu 1994 Tracy K. Larsen 1821 Pacific Coast H ighway #1 Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 classnews1994@al um.colby.edu 1995 Yuhgo Yamaguchi 124 Oxford Street #4 Cambridge, MA 02140 6 1 7-354-0289 classnews1995@alum.colby.edu 1996 Kim Schock 7 432 Major Avenue Norfolk, VA 23294 7 57-423-3072 classnews1996@alum .colby.edu 1997 Kim berly N. Parker 99 West Streeet # 1 Newto n , MA 02458-1349 classnews1997@alum.colby.edu 1998 All i son L. Brown Flynn 6948 Avery Road Dublin, O H 4301 7-2865 classnews1998@alum .colby.edu 1999 Lindsay H ayes 130 Long Neck Point Road Darien , CT 06820 203-655-4664 classnews1999@alum .colby.edu 2000 H i lary Smyth 134 Davis Avenue #2 Brookl ine, MA 02445 781-883-1903 fax: 61 7-248-7 100 classnews2000@alum.colby.edu 2001 Dana Fowler 358 East 78th Street. 11B New York, NY 10021 classnews2001@alum.colby.edu

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B ri a n Post '97 has a lways l i ked the freedom

each e ight- to 1 2- h o u r sh ift. " T h e re is a big scien tific a s pect to 1t, "

of " putting everything in my truck a n d moving

said Post. "A lot of research goes on u p there, especia l l y i n t h e

a c ross the country . " And he's done it more

winter. " Post's photogra phy s k i l ls were u s e d t o record wea t h e r c o n d i

tha n once.

tions a nd f o r i m ages o n t h e observatory's popu l a r W e b s i t e .

In the last five years Post has worked for the Appalachian Mountain C l u b (AMC) in New

W h i l e at the observatory Post realized he wanted t o pu rsue a photog ra phy career and left to start Wild Rays. "A big part of making money is

H a m pshire ; a s a ski patroller in Uta h ; at a

bei n g a ble to market yourself, " he sa id . Now he gives slide shows for the

Connecticut i nsura nce company; in an Oregon

A M C ( " Scenes from the S u m m i t , " " Ta n za n i a " a n d "Skiing Adventu res " ) ,

outdoors store; a nd at the Mount Washi ngton

a n d h i s i mages a ppear on A M C T-sh i rts a nd on t h e observatory's Web

Observatory in New Hampsh i re . " I 've had some

site as we l l as on c l i m bi ng and bo u ldering Web sites.

fun a n d i nteresting jobs a nd seen some i ncredible landscapes," said Post. T h roughout Post's jou rneys the one constant has been his camera .

In add ition to the usual d ifficu lties encountered in r u n n i ng a busi ness, Post's i n terest in c l i m bing photography pres

" I love taking pictures , " h e said . T h i s past s u m mer Post left a position

ents u n ique chal lenges. " P hotogra phy is somet h i ng

as weather observer at the M o u nt Washi ngton Observatory to start Wild

you have to concentrate on a n d c l i m bing is some

Rays, a freela nce photogra phy company. Based in Jackson , N . H . , Post

t h i ng you have to really concentrate

spec1al1zes in scen i c a n d outdoor sports photogra phy.

o n , " he sa i d . " I t's d ifficult

" I 've a lways been sea rc h i n g for somet h i ng I love to do," Post said .

to do a good job at bot h .

" Ta k i ng pictures is something I love to do a n d it's something I can make

It's easier to hop out

a living at, if I work h a rd enough . "

of you r car and put

H is long-time i nterest i n photogra phy deepened i n 1995 w h i l e h e worked a t a n A M C hut o n Mount Washington. The scenery i nspired h i m

your camera on a tri pod . It's more

t o take countless photos a n d experiment with tec h n i q ue; he contin ued

d ifficult when

shooting rol l s of photos wh i le skiing, c l i m bi ng and traveling with friends.

you're carrying it

"It started out a s scen i c photogra phy a n d outdoor sports photography,

u p a cl iff . " B ut he

because that's what I love to d o , " he said .

does, and he loves it.

Post's break came 1n J a n ua ry 2000 when he returned to Mount Washi ngton to work a s a weather observer for the non profit observatory

" None of my jobs have been h igh paying, but I 've

( " I love iust bei n g out 1n winter weather") and was asked to take over

a lso tried to make a poi n t

photogra phy d uties. "We had i n c redible scenery and some rea l l y crazy

t o l ive pretty low key, " sa i d

weather," Post sa id of his JOb at 6, 288 feet. The h ighest wind speed he

Post, who sti l l doesn't feel

expenenced- 1 4 5 m ph-" blew me down a nd slid me a bout fifty feet

tied to any one place. "I feel

across the observation dec k , " he sa i d . Because the sum mit building is

l i ke I could hop in my truck

specially configu red , Post says, by staying low you can crawl back a n d

and d rive a nywhere right now. "

not get blown off t h e mounta i n .

Camera in h a n d .

Weather observers work o n e week on a n d o n e week off a t the summit

-A licia Nemiccolo MacLeay '91

a n d record temperature, wind speed a n d cloud formation hourly d u ring

\\'e're JU'>t as proud as ne" parenrs can he � " . . . J ason and tephanie P u l v e r Goldberge r a re l i ,·i n g i n �cattle , \\'a.,h., " h ere J ason i s the mcrchandi.,e manager f or the kitchen '>tore at amuon.com. Steph anie i'> an aw 1c1<1tc b u � er for Co'>tco . . . . Lesley Fr) m i er \\ O rk ., for the \ l a r� l a n d C rcncral \..,., cmhl� a'> a '>enior po l ic� anal� 't 1 n the arc.is of n<ltural resource., and cm i ronmenr. Thi'> pa'>t <, u m 1 1 1e r I C '> lc � 'pent n1 o " eek; S <l l l i n g 111 Burli ngton , \'t., I ll t h e L 1 gh tn 1 11g '\ orrh \ m c ncan C h a m p 1on<,h 1 ps . \ \ 11dc ,he " a'> there. '>he '>J\\ h h l c)

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his fi nal )·ear of medical school, and .\.<.hler entered her final year of law school. . . . Ari Druker got married in .\ l a u i , l l a wa i i , on J u n e 1 1 to .\ l i h o \\'aranabe. Ari's Colby pals in attendance we re Jon Yormak (with " i fe J i l l ) , Rob Hostler, A.G. Gil lis, Dave Beatus, Dave Higgins, John Southall (\\ ith " i fe Krissy i\'ordgren

'9 - ) and

h ri West (with w i fe Ky l e) .

Dawn Devine 1s l i \l ng \\ ith her bO) fnend 1 11 Bo'>ton 's Back Ba) .

he is working in sales management for a U K publisher, which requires quire a bit of travel . She also is involved in some writing and art projects on the side . . . . Lynette Millett married Steven Bogart i n Herndon, Va . , on September 1 . Beth Montgomery '93 was the maid of honor. . . . Stephen Dohe rty rece n t l y c o m p l e ted h i s P h . D . in chem istry a t the niversity

of i\'ew Hampshire and has accepted a position as senior scientist at Cam bridge Scientific, l nc., i n Cambridge, .\lass. . . . 1att Lapides went to Pete "Vinny" DelGreco\ bachelor pa rry in ,\tlantic City Others in attendance were Roger H ugh es, Kent Bon ham, Kevi n O ' G rady, B i l l y B u s h and J a m e Ka l e i g h . J e ff C a rter ,1·a'>

unable to attend because he had just started h is residency at orth Ameri can Biopsy Laboratory Archives. Bi l l y and h is wife recently had their second daughter, Mary Bradley Bush. Ja mes a n d h i s w i fe , C a ro l i n e ( G r a b ) , w h o are l i ving on Capitol I I i l l i n \Vash i ngton, D.C., h a d a baby boy, Andrew Kingman Kaleigh, on August 1 8 . J ames is an ant i trust attorney at Howrey, S i mon, Arnold and \ Vhite, and Caroline is raking this year off from teac h i n g S p a n i s h to seco nd th rough eighth graders at Norwood School in Betl1esda, Md . . . . Ingrid Kristan Renzi and her h usband were expecting a baby in September. I n grid received her graduate degree from Te m pl e U n iver�iry in May and is

p l a n n i n g on p u b l i s h i n g h e r own photographic book series . . . . Brad Pattershall recently argued tl1e case State v. Michael M., 200 1 ME 92, before the Maine Supreme J udicial Court. The case involved tl1e Fourth Amendment rights of juveni les, and the events leading up to the original charge took place on a street corner in Watervi lle, Maine . . . . Jessica Drislane received her M. B.A. from t h e K e l l ogg school i n J u ne. S h e i s working i n Boston f o r Capital Resource Partners, a private capital firm, and was taking Spanish lessons and training for tl1e ew York City Maratl1on . . . . Jason Sudano is a a-ader at J P Morgan Chase and is l iving in ew York City witl1 Adam Furber, a lawyer at Davis Polk . . . . Amy Clapp is sti l l teaching in Vermont but a-aveled to China earlier tl1is year and was to go to J apan for three weeks in October. . . . Kerry Scott received her M. B .A. from the Amos Tuck Business School at Dartmouth i n June. After taking the summer off to do a little traveling i n Turkey and France, she moved to New York City and is working as a consultant with a Boston consulting group . . . . Chris Sharpe and his wife, Ally, were expecting their first baby on ovember 27 . . . . Josh Eckel hi ked Mt. \Nhitney (the highest i n tl1e lower 48) in California i n July with Chris Lohman '95, Andy Vernon '95, Yuhgo Yamaguchi '95 and M ike Rosenthal '95 . . . . Sara Ferry married Rick Gyan on J une 2, 200 1 , i n Manchester, Vt. Her bridesmaids included Ka.min McClel land Macomber, Marile H ayton Borden, Heather Lounsbury, Bekah Freeman and Carolyn Hart. Other alums attending were David O'Shea '93 , Milly Noyes Stephenson, Jay Hartshorn, Lori Cohen Sherf and Ross Nussbaum. Carolyn and Dave got married in Mansfield, Maine, on Sept. 22-the same day that Josette H untress married Thomas Holland in North Carolina . . . . Caleb Winder was looking forward to Braydon McCormick and Heather Johnson's w e d d i n g i n Se ptember. H e a l s o wrote t h a t he s a w H ardin and J e n Payne Gray at t h e i r n e w home i n Rhode I s l a n d . . . . Andie Sulak and Stacy Warner a re both living i n L.A. . . . Laura Eanes Martin spent the summer at Gould Academy in N laine with Eric J anicki '95, KC Lawler '95, Katja Van der Hoeven '95 and Marc Small '96. Laura said tl1at it was a great place to be for the summer, and she even made her husband make

the two-hour trek to \Va t e rv i l l e f o r a quick tour o f campus a n d an extended lunch a t Big G's! Laura and her husband are teaching at Blair Academy in ew Jersey. This year she is teaching calculus and geometry, coaching ten n i s and lacrosse and running the senior girl's dorm . . . . Heather Boothe recently moved to San Francisco. She graduated from the ational Park Service i n take a-ainee program and has been assigned a job as park ranger/media specialist at Muir Woods National Monument. -Tmiy K. Larsen

Mark Jackson was named di rector of football operations at the University of Southern California for former New England Patriots head coach Pete Carroll. Mark was a special teams' coach for the Pats i n t h e 2000 season . . . . Erika Troseth recently visited Hannah Swenson and Hannah's new niece in Portland, Ore. Hannah is i n grad school in Austin, Texas, and reportedly lives in a pink house. Erika now l ives in N.Y.C. and sees Kate Bolick often . . . . Fred and H e a t h e r J o h n s o n We bster a re expect i n g their fi rst child i n January 2002 . They are obviously very excited. They l ive in Bel levue, Wash., with three cats and two dogs. . . . Tachou Dubuisson was engaged to Andrew Morency last] une. 1achou is employed by Maggie I nc. Model i ng Agency, and Andrew works for Captivate Network. A May 2 002 wedding is planned . . . . On a less happy note, Matt Gaudet suffe red a severe neck injury while on vacation in the Caribbean. A trust fund has been established to help the Gaudet fa m i l y defray expenses associat e d witl1 Matt's care. Donations can be made to J\ll.errill Lynch, Attn: \Vayne Helm, Suite ++OO U.S. Bank Place, 60 1 Second Ave., Nlinneapolis, MN 5 5-+02. Checks should be made out to Merrill Lynch for the account of Matt Gaudet, account number 673-29E 1 8. \Ne wish Matt all tl1e best witl1 his recovery . . . . l ran into Noah Learner, who works at Cambridge Bicycle near Ceno·al Square. He is doing freelance \Veb design work as wel l. He was (a) shocked that my COOT shirt was sti l l in wearable condition and (b) very helpful witl1 my bicycle questions . . . . Mike Rosenthal, Andrew Vernon,

Joshua Eckel '9-t and I flew out to L.A. to visit Christopher Lohman this past J uly. \Ve drove to Inyo National Forest and hiked up Mt. \ \Thitney, the highest peak i n the lower 48 ( 1 -t,.+9-t

ft.). There were several bouts w itl1 altitude sickness, but we are all okay. We ate a lot of Mexican food while in L.A. and hung out i n Santa Monica as well (sadly, there were no celebrity s i gh t i n gs ) . C h r i s is work i n g f o r Alchemisity, a \Neb design company out there. I am now working full time as a cook at Salamander restaurant in Boston. Marc Rubin, Josh Eckel and I went down to Martha's Vineyard in September to visit Jon Blau '94 and celebrate his 30th birthday. H is fiancee, Heidi Bowles, threw a big clambake for him and his island and non-island friends. JB now owns two poste r gall eries on the Vineyard. \Nh i le tl1ere we also ran into Sara Scarborough '98.

-Y11hgo Vmnag11chi

Some reports t h a t d i d n 't make the last i ssue . . . M e ga n Brennan planned an August wedding to Edward Johnson . Megan is a legal recruiter at Goodwi n , Proctor & Hoar in Boston, and her husband is a research associate with Korn/Ferry International in Boston . . . . Jenney Smith is finishing up her master's in education at Lesley College in Cambridge, Mass., focusing on arts in education to be certified to teach pre-K to third grade . . . . Kim Verner lives in Somervil le, Mass., and works in the profes s i o n a l deve l opment department of Tom Snyder Produc tions . . . . Martine Kaiser is living in Seattle, attending the University of 'vVashington for her M . B.A . . . . Ann Savage has been on tl1e move, first to D.C., tl1en to Connecticut and now to Phoenix, Ariz. She is a paralegal and thinking about law school in the near fumre. She adopted an abandoned dog named Foster, started scuba diving and has been hiking a lot . . . . Emily Graham recently received a master's degree in l ibrary science from Indiana Un iversity (where she was classmates with Rachel Lapkin '95). Now she's back in Maine on a two-year l sland Institute Fellowship to help develop the library at North Haven Com munity School, and she loves island life . . . . Whitney Glockner is l iving in California and working for a software start-up called l ntraspect. \ \Thitney has kept in touch with Laura Brezel, who lives in San Francisco and works for an architectural firm and sings i n an a cappella choir i n h e r free time, and she used to see Anne Cohen before she moved to Hong Kong to work for a Chinese start-up. \ \ Thitney learned how to paragl ide i n l\'ew

Zealand . . . . Nicole Jalbert lives in Porter Square i n Cambridge Mass., with Kevin Pirani, who is working at Cambridge Associates and received his M . B.A.. from Boston College last May. Ticole received a master's in teaching as well as a master's in higher ech•cation adminiso·ation at Boston niversity and works at tl1eir center for English language as the testing coordinator. icole was in Rachel Wolfs wedding a year ago in Sep tember i n Baltimore along witl1 Nina Leventhal and Katherine Holliday. . . . Nick L a m b e rt is i n M a i n e working a s the di rector of advertising for Sunday River. He occasionally sees Amy Phalon, who is the news bureau supervisor for Ki lli ngton in Vermont. . . . Josh Eldred is a trade coordinator for Antiques America and helped to launch ntiques America, tl1e premier I n ternet site for antiques. . . . Brian Duffany asks, "Any other Colbyites a;: Cornel l ) " After three yea rs l i v i n g in Park C i ty, U t a h , working i n emrironmental consulting, then two years in cw Jersey working in real estate ("h uge culture shock and l i festyle change"), he is now in his first year of the master's program in city and regional planning at Cornell in I tl1aca, N .Y. He can be reached at bld2 5@cornell.edu.

-Kim Schock

Tom Moffitt reports that he and a couple of friends started a small company i n \Visconsin that does food and beverage development. Their basic philosophy is to create new products that will appeal to teenagers and young adults. 1 f i s latest product is called Moovitz Caffe inated Candy (www.moovitz.com), wh ich he says is "meant to provide a quick caffe ine fix for over-worked and exhausted smdents l i ke our forn1er Colby selves." . . . Linda JenJcins cut H inches of her hair i n January to send to a nonprofit organization called Locks of Love (www.locksoflove.com), which provides h a i rpieces to fi n a n c i a l l y disadvantaged children . . . . Heather McVicar moved back to D.C. after earning her master's in international development from tl1e London School of Economics. She teaches at the Holton Arms School and has started a tour company with her boyfriend that \\'i i i take its first group to Turkey next year. . . . Dave and Alicia em iccolo MacLeay bought a house in Rome, .\Iaine, that Dave works from as a \ \'eb developer/consultant. l n J une they rode i n the Trek Across N f a i ne

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l 990s-200 1

(pardon the pun) weddmg 1 " planned.�

for the American Lung Association

. . . Meghan Fallon chall enged her,elf

CLAY SU ROVEK '98

of .\ laine. Last w i n ter they took up ice climbing and got in some hiking,

to h i ke the entire

ppalachian Tra i l !

canoeing a n d climbing this summer. .

What he does Helps r u n the Su rovek G a l l e ry i n Palm Beac h , Fla.

. . In the summer issue I reported that

Who he does it with Two more Su roveks: his father, J oh n , and

April

brother, Cory.

fi nishing the 2 , 1 6 7 - m i l e adventure

were getting married in California

What prepared h i m for that A major in a d m i n i strative science a n d

in Maine in the fa l l . Meghan wrote

this year, which made i t sound a

a m i nor i n art.

Larisa Jovanovic and Rick

nruh if

they married each other. Rick \1Tote

the time together. Whether we're ta l king a bout the stock ma rket or

. . . Congrats to Stephanie Mann,

weekend plans, that's probably the best part of it"

who was married i n August to Aaron was a bridesmaid. Stephanie is now l i\•i n g in

wartz Creek, :\ l ich., and

plan to receive her Ph.D. i n chemistry from the

niversity of :\ l ichigan in

2002 . . . . Dan VVheadon and

August

Amy Letizia were married i n ;'-\ew York on August 3 , 200 1 . I n attendance were Drew H e ffner, Dave J avier,

Dickson was engaged to be married

How he put i t , exactly "Some o f the biggest bonuses a re spend ing

they ha\·e mo\·ed to Cambridge, :\ lass.

Gabel nick. H eide Girardin Hassing

that she ran into a few classmates

Working with his fa m i ly .

nruh, and that

1 2 , 200 1 , and looked forward to

along the way. She also said that Mila

What he finds reward i ng, i n a d d ition to 1 9th- and 20th-century a rt

to say that h i s bride \1·as J e n n i fer mi th, now J e n n i fer

S h e began her trek in Georgia on

to Peter Rossi on November 3 in 1\ew Orleans. ,\ l i l a has been I i ing in 1\ew Orleans since graduation . . . . Take care and stay in touc h !

-Al/iso11 Bro11:11 Thank you for your outpouring of

a Plaru1ed Parenthood educator i n

Flynn

1 998 during

Columbus, Ohio, where s h e travels

these difficult times . . . . Many of

to public schools to teach kids about

you are on the move these days. Rich

on June

a b s t i n e n c e , s e x u a l l y t ra n s m i t t e d

whom s h e met in grad school a t

wishes to the Class of

Taylor is delighted to be back in

i n fections, H IV , birth control and

northern ;'-\ew England after working

relationships. She admits it's a lot of

in the theaters of 1\ew York a n d

fun and definitely keeps her in touch

Chicago as a di rector and publicist; he

with today's youth . . . . Pete Felmly

Barbera Thomas got married

9, 200 1 , to Jason Dooley,

Bowling Green State

niversity i n

Ohio. Barbera, now Barbera Thomas Dooley, graduated with a master's i n vocal performance in May. They

has decided to focus his attention on

spent his s u m m e r working for a

live in Greenbelt, M d . , and Barbera

Pell ett, Karen Blaisdell Faiman,

his first year at Vern1ont Law School,

law firm in Portla n d , M a i ne, a n d

works as a legal secretary in D . C.

1eg Carlan, Sue H igley, Morgan

where he \1·ill study to become an

f o r a judge in Augusta. He enjoyed

enviro n m e n tal attorney . . . . Joa

Sarah Banner, who participated i n

weekends fly fishing and camping in

Bolton left his job with a health care

Barbera's wedding, sti l l works as a

nortl1ern J\ 1aine. Pete is in his second

reporter in D.C. and is waiting for

C h r i s Frazar to return from h i s

Tom K i ll i l e a, Caroli n e Guy, Tim

Pece l l i , B ridget Neville and J avier Fernandez. D a n a n d Amy l ive in \\'akefi e l d , .\ l a s . . . . \\'est Coast u p d a t e fro m S u e H e s s e l b a c h :

Tony H e rnandez, E m i ly Lappen, Emily Greenstein, Scott Chandler, Denise 1ail loux and Beth Traglia were all on hand to celebrate her engagement to ,\ l i ke P ierce (a

tember 2002 wedding is in the works)' ue ha

been \'isited by JJ Eklund

from Colorado, L i n say Coch ran from Oregon and Sarah Di.Mare from Boston . . . . H i l ary Peter on ju t mO\·ed from

pen to Bozeman,

\ l on t . She see

1argot H i ggi ns

often as she just mo\•ed there, too. I I i i was at Bread Loaf in \'ermont this

ummer \I ith a \·ariet)' of Colb�·

grads . . . . Treb Becher was teach ing health education to i m m i grants in Pro\ i d ence, R . I , \1 o r k i n g m a i n l y \1 i t h Latino a n d Cambodian fam i l i e . Then, in

\ugust. h e

Dartmouth _\ ledical

tarted at

chool, \ 1 here

he say'> " i t \ hard, but it's great to be back in the \1oods." . . . Hope e1 ef) <>nc , ., doing \1 e l l . There was a llll \-up and the mformation that \1 as \ent to m� old job ne\ er reached me. I f ) ou \ent an e-mail update, plea'>e \end 1 t again and

! "II

include it in

the ne�t column.

-Kimber�\ Y. Parker

I hope th" letter fintb � ou,

) our fn entl., and ) our famt l� '>afe. The tragic e\ ents of

eptember

ha\ e touched u; all in man1 11 a) .,,

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justice at a small nonprofit in J\ 1aine

year at t h e

to start at Columbia Law School. . . .

School o f Law. . . . Kevin Landis

Graham Nelson and Kirsten Staa

is living i n N.Y.C., teaching public

terman mm·ed from their hometown

communication at tl1e Stern College

of Boston to Chicago this past fal l .

for \\'omen after graduating from

n iversiry o f J\ l a i n e

Graham w a s o n e of a select team

Bro\\'n

chosen to open up the new Chicago

in dramatic l i terature. H e is in the

niversity with a maste r's

office for Digitas. lnc. Both are doing

process of applying to a P h . D . and an

well and enjoy the W i ndy City . . . .

,\ LF.A. program in theater. . . . Also

Andrew Porter moved last fa ll from

in 1\ew York, John Brunero entered

Boston to Kennebunkport, ,\ laine,

his tl1ird year of a Ph . D . program

where he is attending The Landing

in p h i l osophy at C o l u m b i a . J o h n

School for boat building. H e spent

spent part of his summer in Spain

last summer \1�th Adam \\'ysor

'95, '99, Tom Bjorkman,

travel i n g around Teneri fe and tl1e

Justin H arvey

Canary Islands. ( He adds that he

Jason Myler and Casey Piche . . . .

\\'aS unable to remember any college

James Harris is li\·ing and \\'Orking

Spanish ' ) . . . After spending three

in Boston as a corporate paralegal

years skiing in Urah, Wells VVheeler

with Zurich Scudder Im·esane n ts,

decided to head back to his hometown

I nc. H e began taking French classes

of Chicago to begin his first year at the

in the fa ll in preparation for a tour

ni\•ersity ofll linois N iedical School.

Stuart

. . . Congratulations on a number of

Willson is working in health care

recent engagements' J a red Fine was

im·estment banking at UB

engaged to Liz Hubbard

of France in the spring . . .

\Varburg

'O I this past 2002

in ;'-\ew York C i ty. He spent last

fa ll, and tl1ey plan a September

summer balancing his time between

wedd i n g. J a red spent h i s summer

the office and urfing in Amagansett.

on the shore of Lake H u ron at a

" :--: e xt summer," he writes, "probably

biological station doing fiel dwork for

more of the ame'" . . . Hil a ry VVhite is

h i s Ph.D . . . . Allison Clougher is

'99 in

master's program in J\1ontana. H e was to be moving to D . C. in December. . . . Jason Gerbsman was d rafted into tl1e Israel Defense Forces and is a security commander in the Israeli navy i n the Gaza Strip . . . . Meg

Belanger lives in Los Angeles and i s in t h e critical stu d ies ma ste r's program in tl1e School of Cinema Television at USC. . . . Jon H i ltz lives in Farmj n gton, iV [aine, and is working toward becom ing a certi fied financial planner with MetLife Financial Services . . . . Alexis Azar moved to Austra l i a . . . . Lyn d a l l

Schuster a n d Andy McLetchie are engaged. As Andy finishes law school, Lyndall begins at Denver Un iversity in Colorado . . . . Robyn Osborn was to finish an M . A . in December and planned a trip to Australia after graduation . . . . Emmett Beliveau lives in D . C. and started Georgetown Law in tl1e fa l l . . . . Alex Wall moved back to Mai ne, bought a house in Augusta and helps promote and run Augusta's \•Yater Street dance club, The Edge, a place f or youth to hang

at \'ale L"ni\·ersi t)· pursuing a master's

engaged to marry Kris Keelty

degree in the p h �·sician associate

the fall of

program. [ I i laf)· rook la t summer off

from the Un iversi t)' of \ 'ermont last

to tra\ el around Peru, 11 here she had

Alaska in August, including Laurel

,\ lay witl1 a master's of social work and

the opportuni t)· to hike the I nca trail

is now a social worker for the state of

Coppock, who is studying im prov

\ lachu Pichu . . . . Sara Frantz

\'ermonr. . . . Suzanne Stonehouse

\1 ntc' that she has "one of the most

i' engaged to \-\'ojtek \ Vieckowski

en1<>) ,1 hle jobs out there ' "

'00. She writes that a " Poland-Spring

ara 1 s

2002.

I i i son

graduated

out. . . . Ryan Waller's wedding drew a good crowd of Colby people to

at Second City Comedy School in C h i cago . . . . W i l l Pol k i n ghorn started Harvard Medical School i n t h e fa l l . . . . Lelia Evans moved back

to Boston in July . . . . Erin Steven

to Ethan Budiansl'Y, a Connecticut

is working in business development

s k i l l s to students in gra des 5 - 1 2 ,

College grad. Laura Mitchell and

spending five weeks i n each p l ace.

Fine

at Real Networks in Seattle. She and

C a t h e r i n e M c D o n o ugh '00 w e re

. . . Whitney Lawton is in Senegal

Capitol Hill each m o rn i n g t o work f o r

her husband just purchased th eir first

both bridesmaids, and Jill Morneau,

with the Peace Corps doing rural

Congressman B i l l Luther (D-MN).

home! . . . Chrissy Barnett moved

Mariek Schmidt, Anne Nettles and

K e l l y w a s a n x i o u s l y a w a i t i n g the

from Boston to D .C. a fter fi nishing

preventive health education . . . . Jess

Ali Tetler attended . . . . Ben Grasso

Creel i s in graduate school in French

arrival of his future room mate, Jon

her master's i n broadcast journalism

through-hiked tl1e Appalachian trail,

and i s teachiJ1g a class of 2 5 beginning

Brett Engel, who spent his summer

at Boston U n iversity and now works

starting i n Georgia on March 1 7 .

puttin g data i n a computer, e-mai l i ng

at a TV news bureau . . . . Kea Watson

French students . . . . Cipperly Good

H e was to fi nish a t Mt. Katahdin i n

is atte n d i n g George Wa s h i ngton

a n d studying f o r the L S ATs . J o n

spent part of the summer in Austra l i a

Maine a t the end of September. . . .

Un iversity for a master's in museum

w a s an excellent tour guide f o r Jen

of Mi nnesota and is engaged to J ared

'981 . . . Kelly Falsani sau mers u p

and N e w Zealand, t h e n worked a t

Steph Sharples lives i n Somervi l le,

studies. She and Katie Reber recently

Bubrick, who was adjusting to her

a cam p i n North Carolina f o r three

Mass., a n d works as a pre-school

v i s i ted Becka Solomon i n North

move from Florida to Boston . . . .

Elizabetli Young is working abroad

weeks, then in the middle of July

teacher i n Wellesley, Mass . . . . Jill

Carol ina . . . . Jamie Cassidy i s a

went to D .C. to work at the Kennedy

H untsberger i s a photo assistant at

Peace Corps volw1teer in El Salvador,

in D u b l i n . . . . L a u re n Stevens

Center on a show with the Reduced

tl1e Chicago bureau of tl1e Associated

where she is living in the town of

began teaching at Hebron Academy

Sha kespeare Company. Kea was to

Press . . . . Rachel Simon started the

Lislique, working in the municipal

i n Maine, while Pete Hanby molds

move to San Francisco to work at

M .F.A. program i n poetry at Sarah

deve l op m e n t program p ro m o t i n g

you n g m i n d s a t Kent S c h o o l i n

ACT, a thea ter there . . . . Ryan

Lawrence University.

. Jay Freedman

institutional strengtl1ening and com

Con n ecticut . .

-Lindsay Hayes

munity development on tl1e mw1icipal

now attends law school at Stanford

leve l . . . . Alex Bahn is in his first

U n i v e r s i ty, a n d S a r a h H ow a rd

year of law school at Tulane and is

attends Johns Hopk i n s U n i versity

Switzerland. They traveled to Munich,

I hope that you and your friends and family are safe and wel l . . . . I am

enjoying New Orleans . . . . Sarah

School ofNursing . . . . Veaola Mason

Salzburg and Vienna and spent a week

happy to report that Reba Frederics

Czok recently moved to Vermont

works at Fra n k l i n & M a r s h a l l i n

i n Prague. Alex Aew out of Berl i n , a n d

and Jeff Libby got engaged in July

for her first year at UVM College of

Pennsylvania, where she is a graduate

Ryan continued on t o Copenhagen,

and plan a J u ly 2002 wedding' Reba

J\l[ edicine. Among her classmates are

i ntern for muJ ticultural programming.

Denmark, Sweden and Finland . . . .

is fi nishing her master's in English at

Ti ffany Frazar ' 0 1 and Mel Morin

. . . Becky M u nsterer works at

Kerry Olson i s Living i n Medford,

Simmons, andJ effis i n his second year

0 1 . . . . Meghan Matschke is livu1g

St. Lawrence Universi ty, where she is

Mass., with Sarah Mahoney. Kerry

of law school at Suffo l k University.

in Boul der, Colo., and is interning

responsible for recruiting top students.

works in d o w n to w n Boston as a

. Kelley Moore was married on

at Warren Miller Entertainment . . . .

. . . Mindy Mraz i s anxious to begin

Aldrich spent the summer trave l i n g t o t h e Greek Islands and Italy before meeting with Alex Leach in Zurich,

com mercial real estate broker for

August 12 to John Kendal l , lives in

Meghann Foye is still i n New York

her career w i th Dove Consulting

C B Richard Ellis in their i nves011ent

Connecticut and is doing vocational

and is now working at Wo111m1 �·

and this fa l l was to move to Boston,

properties group . . . . In August, Katie

rehabi l i tation for adults wi tl1 devel

Day

magazine . . . . Also in New York is

where Bobby F l e i s s l i ves a n d i s

Frank returned from two years i n

opmental disabilities . . . . Ben Mackay

Dave Ferguson, who is working for

delivering paint a n d saving up some

t h e Peace Corps i n Moldova (part o f

s e a - k a y a k e d t h e coast of B c i c i s h

Behrman Communications, a PR firm

travel m o n e y . . . . Evan Reece

t h e former U . S . S . R . ) . Katie left for

Columbia t h i s summer a n d w a s a

i n mid-town Manhattan . . . . Brenda

reports tl1at B i l l Getty i s a landscape

Eastern Europe just two weeks after

NOLS i nstructor in Alaska for the

Yun recently moved to Boulder, Colo.,

architect, Matt Cohen is working as

we graduated and is settl i n g back into

montl1 of August. This winter he w i l l

witl1 Devin Beliveau 'O l . . . . I have

a freelance photographer, and both

life at home i n southern Maine . . . .

return t o Park Ci ty, Utah, where h e

started a new job i n tl1e development

are successfu l . Evan added that he and

E m i ly Hoberg moved from N.Y.C.

will work s k i patrol f o r tl1e Olympics.

offi ce a t H a rvard U n i v e rs i ty a n d

Justin Amirault were movi n g to San

to D . C . and i s sti l l work i n g a s a

. . . Caitlin Smitli has been living

a m curre n t ly l i v i n g i n Brook l i n e

Francisco i n the fa l l . . . . Tom Savage

paralegal for Sul livan a n d Cromwe l l .

i n Santa Cruz, Calif., with Corrie

Vi l l age with J e n Usher a n d Meg

works to save fai l in g companies, and

Lawson

. . . Chris Fleming was recently

M a ri n a ro a n d is w o r k i n g at the

promoted to s a l e s and m a r keting

KuumbwaJazzCenter. Corrie traveled

manager at Shoxygen Sports Market

around Central and South America

ing, a Boston-based sports market

tl1is summer with Derek Kensinger

'99.

Todd Miner reports h i s ambition

-Hi/my Smyth

to be the next president. . . . There

T h i s year's job m a rket was

Montgomery and Emily Dupill are

is quite a N.Y.C. contingent. Laura

i ng com p a n y, and h e 's begi n n i n g

'99 . . . . Paula Goldfarb i s working at

not exactly opening its arms wide

roommates and both work for the

preparation fo r the G MATs . Chris

tl1e sports firm of vVoolfe Associates

to tl1e newest crop to be released

Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett law firm. . . . Rachel Rokicki works as

lives i n Brookline V i l l age with his

i n Boston . . . . Betli Silberman is

from Colby's grasp. Nevertl1eless, we

brother and Mark Melander, who

also i n Boston and is working for tl1e

managed, and from what

I have been

a publicity assistant at Basic Books

was just given a promotion at Fidelity

fellowship program at the Radcliffe

hearing a majority of us have entered

and lives 'vith Brooke Fitzsimmons,

Allyson Giard and Michelle Chand

Lwestments and has been m a k i n g

Institute for Advanced Study . . . .

some interesting and exciting fields'

headway there since beginning work

Sarah Sweeney, who recently moved

. . Katliy Manu led a l anguage

ler . . . . Emily Mahlman and I are Living

with them shortly a fter graduation.

to San Diego with Joshua Lieberman

learning trip through France wi tl1

uptown. I work for Linda Lachapelle

Chris reported tl1at Matt Sawatsky

'0 1 , is looking for a job and saving to

Colin McKee and then spent the

'77, representing photographers and

lives in Boston with Ross McEwen.

buy a surfboard' . . . James Mason is

rest of the summer as a counselor at

s ty l i sts. E m i s a l s o u s i n g a l u m n i connections t o interview with the top

Matt just passed tl1e Level I C FA exam

in graduate school at the University of

Camp Amerikids, a camp for children

and is well on his way to some serious

North Carolina at Charlotte, where he

suffering with H I V/AID S .

. . Liz

broadcasting stations . . . . I would like

success i n the world of investments.

i s gettin g his master's i n biology with

Frankel moved to New York City and

to send my s incerest condolences

Ross is i n sales for Network Plus,

a specialization i n ecology. Jeff had

interns for the Manhattan Theatre

and most heartfe l t thoughts to all

a n Internet infrastructure company,

been working for the Massachusetts

Club . . . . Becca Bischoff moved to

those m e m bers of o u r class w h o

and spent plenty of time this summer

Audubon Society on the water bird

Allston, i\1ass., with crazy girls Jen

were affected b y the terrorist attacks

honing his golf game. Chris wants

conservation program . . . . Keryn

Bubrick, Abbie Parker and Jenny

on September 1 1 . I hope that a l l

to send a line out to Rob Chisholm

Kwedoris spending this year traveling

Kiszkiss and works in a Boston l a w

members of 2 0 0 1 are safe a n d heal thy

and tl1e rest of the Dojo i n hopes of

around the counay and teaching foran

fi r m correcting t h e wrongs of the

and keep i n good touch.

"getting the band back togetl1er." . . .

organization called Readak. She was to

world . . . . Liz Hubbard works for the

Liz Bayne got married on August 1 2

teach advanced reading/writing/study

biomedical l i brary at the University

-Dann Fowler

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· WINTER 2002

Alumni at Large

f.1g �

Lewis H . K l e i n h o l z ' 3 0 , July 9, 100 1 , in �e,·ada at 9 1 . H e taught at

the College for three years before recei,•ing his .\ 1 . . and Ph.D. from Han·ard. Following sen·ice in the Army Air Force during \\'orld \\'ar Il he joined the biology deparanent at Reed College, "'here he taught until he became a full-time research professor in 1 964. He received many honors as an internationally kno\\'n researcher in the field of crustacean endocrinology and neuropeptides. Colb)· awarded him an honorary degree in 1 96 3 . Sun;,·ors include his brother, .\ulton P. Kleinholz '3 5.

first of his three terms in the ,\ laine House, where he \\'aS majority Aoor leader in 1 947-4 . In 1 966 and again in 1 96 he \\'as elected state senator. As U . S . attorney for i\ laine from 1 95 3 to 1 96 1 and again from 1 969 to 1 97 , h i s passion for j ustice and public service was reAected in the state's shifting enl'ironmental, social and economic concerns. H e is sun>il'ed by his former \\'ife, Katherine Coffi n ,\ I i l l s ' 3 9, th ree sons and t\1·0 daughters, including Janet T. .\ lills '69, four grandchildren and six step-grandchildren. October 9, 200 1 , i n \\'orcester, .\ Jass., at . After sen'ice as a special agent for the Internal Re1•enue Sen-ice he was a certified public accountant for more than 60 1·ears. He leal'es his wife of 6 1 years, Beatrice, three daughters, a sister and seven grandchildren.

J acob Muskat '34,

August 1 2, 200 1 , in Presque Isle, .\ laine, at 9. She \\'as a h istory teacher for many years at Presque Isle H i gh School. An accomplished musician, she also taught piano and serl'ed as choir director and organist at GranL\ [emo rial lJnited .\ lethodist Church for 3 5 ,·ears. h e i sun-i,·ed b,· her brother, Dougla Dingwall. two sisters, Debra D ingwall and Dana Da" son, and se,·eral nieces. Dorothy Dingwall ' 3 3 ,

Stanle

C. Hersey ' 3 3 ,

September

1 , 100 I , in Ro eland, Fla., at 9 1 .

I l e was a meat bu)·er for G reat \c· P Tea Co. 'un;,-ing are his ";fe of 6- )·ear , Dorothy, a daughter, three grandchildren and t\1 o great grandchildren. ybi l \\'ol man Berman ' 3 4,

June 29, 200 I , in \\'aten·ille, ,\ laine, at 88.

Kenneth J. Proctor '34,

H e "·orked at the Hollings\\'orth & \ \ 'hitnei· mi II as a chemist assistant for 4 I rears until his retirement in 1 97.+. H e also played 1·iolin \\'ith the Colby Symphonr Orchestra and saxophone and clarinet \\'ith the Al Corey Band. H e i s surl'i1·ed b)' his wife of 65 years, ,\ lary Anna, a daughter, t\l'O grandsons, four great-grandchildren, half-brothers and -sisters and sel'eral nieces and nephe\\'s.

April 1 . Noyes ' 3 5 ,

1, 100 1 , in \\'est Palm Beach, Fla.,

Richmond

ar . ' h e tutared children \\'ith d) .,Je\la and language disabilities m both publ ic and pri1·ate schools. Predeceased b) her first hu band, �olomon Smith 3 - , and her son \I 1chael D. Smith '64, she i5 sun i1·ed h) her hu�band, .\ larthe" Berman, a .,on and 1 3 grandchildren.

1 5 , 200 1 , in Ellsworth, ,\ laine, at 8 .

umner Peter ,\ l i llsJ r. ' 3 4, . eptem her 2 2 , 100 1 , 111 Farmington, \ laine, at 90. I l e rece11 c<l h1., la" degree from Bmwn L" n 1 1 er.,1� . During \ \'orld \ \ ar 11 he " J'> ,1 "\ ,11 ) �1'\Jnnef) officer on an c'>corc urner and connnued 111 the re.,.:n e unnl he renred " 1th the rank of optain. In 1 9� he '>t!n eJ the

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A �al'al officer, he participated in the �ormandy I 1wasion in \\'arid \\'ar I I . I n Oakhill, \\'est \ 'a., in 1 952 he opened his O\\ n store, �o)·es ,\ len's and Bar's . tore, I nc., larer �ayes of Oakhill, I nc. un·i1·ors include his " ife, .\uneka �ores, his daughter, Suzanne �oi·es .\ lague '64, a son and t\1 o grandchildren. ,\ Iargaret Hender on Richardson ' 3 5 , _\ugll'>t 3 1 , 100 I , in Bridgton, .\ laine, ar - . Folio" ing emplo)�11ent at rhe I follings" orth & \\nitne} Co. 111 \ \lmlo\\, \ [aine, 5he " orked for 1 .- ) ear� " ith her husband, Dr.

Alton Richardson I l l , in his veterinary office. She is sun-ived by her son, Alton Richardson I\� a daughter, Grace Tarbox, a step-grandson and nieces and nephews in Scotland.

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s Orono, Maine, and with the Veteran's Administration in Bangor, ,Vlaine. I lis brother, Harold E. Dolan '43 , died previously. Besides h i s w i fe, Jane, he leaves a daughter and two granddaughters.

\.\Tinifred White H oughton ' 3 6 ,

August 29, 2 0 0 I , in Natick, i\Iass .. at 86. \Vith her late husband, Charles E. Houghron J r. ' 3 5 , she owned and operated the l ntervale, N . H . , Holiday Inn for 2 6 years before her retirement i n 1 976. She is sun1ived by her daughter, Patricia Houghton .\ larr '6 1 , her son, Charles Houghton I I I '66, five grandchildren and 1 2 great-grandchi Id ren.

B a r b a ra K n o w l t o n L a n e y ' 3 8 ,

August 1 6, 200 1 , in Waterville, Maine, at 86. Employed at the College for 1 6 years, she retired as mailroom supervisor in 1 98 1 . She is survived by rn·o daughters, Darlene H allee and Beverly Lilley, five grandchildren and I 0 great-grandchildren . Michael A. Spina '39,

September

3 0, 2 000, in Jackson, Miss., at 8 2 . Robert N. M i l ler ' 3 6 , August 4, 200 1 , in Lake Caroline, Que., at 87.

H e taught and coached in Flagstaff and in Skowhegan, .\Jaine, before joining tl1e .S. Geological Sun·ey in \\'arid \\ 'ar I I . For 30 years he taught geologr, biology and em·ironmental science at the ni,·ersity of Southern ,\ Taine, \\'here he was science depart ment chair. Predeceased by his wife, Syl1-ia Richardson .\ liller '3 5 , he is sun-ived by four sons, Robert N'. Jr., James S., Blaine R. and Eben N. i\l i l ler, t\vo nieces, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. September 1 5 , 200 I , in ,\ Ianchester, Conn., at 87.

Robert Stone '36,

H e sen·ed i n the Army in \Vorld \\'ar n and \\' ith the \\'ar crimes division during the Korean ConAict. An attorney for the U.S. government, he \\'as a member of the American and .\ lassachusetts bar associations. He leaves a sister, Pearl Abram, and a brother, Louis Stone. Charles R. Dolan ' 3 8 , August 1 2 , 200 1 , in \\'arwick, R . I ., at 87. I- le

served \\'ith the Field rtillery and Corps of Engineers in \ \'orld \Var T I . T n 1 960 he received an Ed. D . from Boston University and was a professor of counseling education at the Cni1 er it) of Bridgeport for 1 3 years. Pre1 iouslr he \\'Orked for the C n i 1 e rs i ty of R h od e ! � l a n d , for the srare of �e" H a m psh i re , ar high schools in .\dam, .\ lass., and

H e left graduate studies at Columbia niversityto work for several years on the .\ Ianhattan Project. Later he was a chemical engineer for the coating manu facturi n g company I n mont. Sumvors include his wife, Dorothy, t\l'O sons and a stepson. EJjzabeth C. Wescott '40, September

1 3 , 200 1 , in Ellswortl1, i\ Iaine, at 8 3 . S h e received a master's degree from Simmons College and was a head refer ence librarian at Pennsylvania State niversity and at Brown University. Predeceased by her brothers Richard T. '4 3 and Robert H. \\Tescott '45 , she leaves t\vo nephews, Robert and \Vi lliam \\Tescott, t\vo nieces, Susan Browning and Ellen H ineman, and several cousins. Li nwood C. Potter '4 1 , July 1 9, 2 00 1 , in Wakefield, N . H ., at 90.

He received his d i v i n i ty d egree from Bangor Theological Seminary. His 60 years in tl1e ministry of the Congregational C h u rch in many ,\ Iaine and i\!lassachusetts communities included 2 1 years as a military chaplain \\'itl1 tl1e Army in \Vorld \Var U and the Korean ConAict. Prececeased by his wife, Eleanor, brother and sister, he leaves many friends. September 9, he taught English, French and Latin in \Vaterl'ille, .\ Taine, area schools and later " as a substitute teacher at Mary Reny Buck '42 ,

200 1 , in Blue Hill, ,\ Taine, at 80.

\ \'atervillc H igh School. Predeceased by her brother Richard E. Reny ' 5 1 , she is survived by her husband, Philip C. Buck '·H, a son and a cousin. Thomas J. Clohesy '42 , J u ly l ,

200 1 , in Scotia, N .Y., at 82. H e was a sergeant in the Air Force i n \Vorld \Var I I . ln 1 946 he began a teaching career in secon dary schools, and from the l 950s until his retirement in 1 98 1 he was chairman of the modern l a n gu a ge d e p a rtm e n t at Scot i a G l e n v i l l e H igh Schoo l . Survivors include h is wife, H i lda M . Clohesy. Cathedne Buckley Congdon '42,

August 1 2 , 200 I , i n Norwich, Conn ., at 8 1 . She received a master's degree in social work from Boston College and was a psychiatric social worker in the Diocese of Norwich Catholic Charities. She is survived by a son, Christopher NL Congdon '8 l , and a daughter, Marguerite Keefe. Shelley L. Pratt '42 , February 5 ,

200 1 , i n Sterl i ng, I l l . , a t 8 2 . Fol low ing service as a fighter pi lot during vVorld \Var I I he was a hardware merchant. For more than 25 years he worked as secretary-treasurer and chief bookkeeper with several pro pane companies. Survivors include his wife, Doris, two sons, a daughter, five grandchildren, six step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchi ldren.

The editor regrets that the death ofJoseph Edward Martin '5 1 reported in the fa l l issue of Colby contained factual errors. The notice should have appeared as follows. Joseph Edward Marti11 ' 5 1 , J une 5, 200 1 , in Rumford, Maine, at 7 3 .

After serving i n the Iavy during and after World War I I , he was a family physician for nearly -1-0 years in his hometown of Rumford, where he served on many committees and was public health officer. He was awarded the Health and Safety Advocacy award for his outstanding efforts to improve Maine's workplaces and communities. He is survived by his wife, Marie-Therese Beaudet, six sons, including Patrick Martin '86, three daughters, including Priscilla Martin '77, a sister and brother, 1 1 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. political causes and orga n i zations, i n c l u d i n g the N AA C P, Amn esty I n ternational and the Audubon Soci ety. He is sunrived by his wife, Phyllis, a da ughter, two sons, two grand children, a great-granddaughter, a brother and sister, three step-daugh ters and six step-grandchildren. Robert Masters '48, April -t, 200 I , i n Revere, Mass., at 7 3 . H e practiced i n ternal medicine for many years in Melrose, Mass. S urvivors include his niece, Carol Saffran . Edmund H . MiseHs '48, May 6 , 1 996,

in Nlassachusens at 72. He served in \\!o riel \Var I I and later attended law school at Boston U n i versity. Survivors i nclude his brother Frank ]. J\l l iselis '-1-3 . Ethel Chamberlain Johnson '49,

J o h n A. Roukema '44, M a rch 1 3 ,

200 1 , in Fort Lauderdale, F l a . , a t 8 2 . Born i n the Netherlands, he was an i n ternational speed-skating champion i n the late 1 9 3 0s and early '-1-0s. During \Vorld \Var I l service a s a n A r m y c a p ta i n , h e received t w o Purple H earts and a Bronze Star. For -1-0 years he was a cert i fied publ i c accountant and sole proprieto r o fJ ohn A. Roukema & Co. i n New Jersey. S urvivors include his w i fe, \Vi l h e l m i na. Fred A. LeShane '46, July 29, 200 1 , i n Miami, Fla., a t 79. H e served as m i n i ster to n itarian U n i versal ist congregations i n Massachusetts, New York, California, I l l i nois, M a ryland and South Florida. A pacifist who marched i n Selma, Ala., with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King J r., he was an active supporter of numerous

August 7, 200 1 , in Belfast, Maine, at 7 3 . She taught biology, chemistry and physics for many years in Maine high schools and was chair of the science depar011ent at Belfast Area H igh School. Survivors include her daughters, Louise McDonough and Meris Bickford, her sons, Henry Lang 1 1 1 and Glen C. Lang, six grandchildren and a brother and sister. Robert E. Archibald '5 1 , September 6, 200 l , in Brighton, Mass., at 7 3 . He was a systems analyst and technical writer at various companies in the greater Boston area. He also served for many years as a lieutenant in the Iavy Reserves and as chief warrant officer in the Army National Guard. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Nii son Archibald '5 1 , three daughters, four grandsons, a sister, a brother and a niece and nephew.

Joanne Wilkes Christie '52, May 1 5 ,

200 I , in Peterborough, N . H . , at 70. Survivors include her husband,James P. Christie ' 5 3 , and a daughter. Ann F. Rossiter '52, July 1 5, 200 1 ,

i n Locust Valley, N . Y., at 7 1 . She was news editor of Sperry News for the Sperry Rand Corporation in Great Neck, N . Y. For several years she served the Col lege as a class agent. Richard D. Stimson J r. '53, March

1 -t, 200 I , in Virginia at 70. Following graduation from \ Vesleyan University, he served in the Tavy. In later years he was a life insurance agent for John Hancock in Silver Spring, Md. Ma ry E. Shesong'60, September 29,

Sue-Ellen Whelan '80, September

L S, 200 1 , in Charlestown, Mass., at 43 . She received a master's in business admin istration from Babson College. A chartered financial analyst, she was a v ice president and pa rm er at Invesco J\ilanagement and Research, l nc., of Boston. She leaves her parents, Ellen and John A. \Vhelan, a brother and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. John \.V. M utterperl ' 8 4, August

20, 200 1 , in M assachusetts at 3 9 o f in juries susta ined i n a n automo bile accident. He worked for the Valley Advocate newspaper. Survivors i nclude his w i fe, a daugh ter, h i s father a n d stepmother, a sister and two stepbrothers. Katharine Graham H ' 7 3 , July 1 7, 200 1 , at 8-t. As chai r and president of The Washington Post company, she set a new standard for investigative journalism w i th the publication of the Pen tagon Papers . The Post's aggressive reporting of the \Natergate break-in led to the resignation of President N i xon and e a rn ed t h e newspaper a Pulitzer Prize f o r Public Service. She a lso won a P u l i tzer Prize for her autobiography, Perso11al Histo1y. A national symbol of strength and conscience to the newspaper i n d u s t ry, she received the L 9 7 3 Lovejoy Award.

200 1 , in Gorham, Maine, at 63. She received a master's of soci al work from S m i th Col lege and i n 1 97 3 founded Family Therapy Associates of Natick, Mass. Later she supervised the Cumberland County u n i t a t Augusta Mental Health I nstitute in Maine. In 1 977 she left social work and operated Mary Shesong Agency, her own real estate brokerage firm. Surviving are a half-sister, Ruth Ross, and a cousin.

Herbert L . Block H'86, October 7, 200 I , at9 l . Editorial cartoonist " Her block" chronicled pol itics through seven decades for The vVashingto11 Post. He published a dozen books and won three Pulitzer Prizes as well as numerous other award , including the Lovejoy Award i n 1 986. His critical eye and rapier pen made him one of the leading journalists of his time.

Kalman S. Sinofsky ' 6 8, September

Eileen Shanahan H ' 93, November

I 0, 200 I , in \Vorcester, /\! l ass., at 5-t. A graduate of Boston University

1 , 200 1 , at 7 7 . Honored with the Lovejoy Award in 1 99 3 , she was a pioneering economics reporter for The Nrn· l'ork Times. During a career that began in the early 1 9-l-Os she also sen·ed in the Carter administration and was assistant managing editor of The f l'r1shi11gto11 Star and, later, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. She reti red as \\'ashington bureau chief of The t.

School of J\ Iedicine, he was a skil led plastic surgeon on the staff of ,\ lass J\ lemorial Medical Center-,\ lemorial Campus and St. Vincent Hospital at \ Vorcester ,\ Iedical Center and oper ated a private practice in \ \'orcester for more than 20 years. He is sun·ived by his "·ife, ,\ li ldred, twin daughters, a son, his mother and rwo sisters.

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finding technology, losing your flf1j y

a vm

lecture notes brought to life t h rough captivating

few hours. Printers these days a re very

a n imated computer presentations and would not

advanced and have an a mazing electronic stor

as you catch u p with friends and being su rprised

be at all su rprised to see some fa m i l i a r names

age ca pacity. I do get my one-page resea rch

by the food i n the d i n i ng halls. Now students

among the credits of a future motion picture. T h is

proposal-eventua l l y .

ca n use their personal com puters or one of the

is not to say that the q u i rks of new technology

computer labs around ca m pus for classwork,

have been completely mastered . The fluorescent

Gone are the days of waiting in long l i nes to

d i n ing menus, e-ma i l , registration a nd other

lighting in some classrooms tends to interfere

h igh-speed I nternet connection is useful even at

common tasks. What I have noticed, however, is

with the signals from the projector's remote con

the end of the day as procrastinating students search for enterta i n ment a nd diversions. Through

that students and others who use this technology

trol, forcing professors to turn the lights on a nd

often interact with the resources available to

off several ti mes d u ring their lectures as they

my com puter's " i nstant messaging" softwa re, for

them at Colby in creative and unexpected ways.

struggle to unde rstand why the device refuses

example, I can keep in touch with friends a l l over

Every day around midn ight the Digest of Gen eral Annou ncements is sent by e-mail to a l l

to cooperate. I make a stop at the computer lab to print a

the country. It's an effective way to com m u n icate for a variety of c i rcumstances. " How are you

Colby students. T h e intent o f t h i s dispatch i s to

paper for my next class. The labs around cam pus

doing?" I type to one person whom I freq uently

provide information on upcoming events and other

usually provide plenty of computer access a nd

chat with. "J ust fine , " my roommate replies, look

ca mpus matters. Any student can send an entry to

printing for a ny student who wishes to use the m .

ing over from his desk. "Why do you ask7"

be included in the d igest, which has become host

There a re, however, those w h o take adva ntage of

to both the c reative and the m u ndane. Students lose t h i ngs-eyeglasses, keys, wal

the fact that use of computer lab pri nters is free

Ga vin O 'Brien, a sophomore from West Rut

whereas one pays to use photocopiers. While

land, Vt. , is an anthropology major and the fea tures editor ofThe Colby Echo. When information

lets, cactus-sha ped ca r antenna ornaments and

I'm glad students are a pplying those practical

other such common items. For a desperate col

principles of m icroeconomics, it can be frus

technology does n 't make him crazy, his campus

lege student without any credit cards or memen

trating when I go to print i m mediately after some

job (working for Colby magazine) does.

tos of his Texas homela nd, the Digest of General

one else has j ust queued up 1 0 copies of her

Annou ncements is often the last resort. A sub

40-page thesis.

stantial portion of each issue consists of pleas

When overworked , the printers themselves can

for the return of m isplaced personal items. I am

demand creativity from their users. On a few

convi nced that somewhere on ca mpus there is a

occasions, seemingly whenever a due date

student hoarding 50 fleece pul lovers. Toward the end of last school year, the d igest

is i m m i nent, I a m c u rsed with the dreaded paper j a m . The

provided a med i u m for much comedy and satire.

printer tries to be helpfu l ,

As the freq uency of lost-item postings escalated,

flashing various instruc

so did those from people cla i m i ng to look for

tional messages on its LCD

a bsurd belongings. "Two weeks ago I lost my

display screen: Du plex

mind , " someone wrote around the time of final

jammed. Open back cover

exams. "Though 1t isn't worth m uch (around

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$ 1 0 ) . 1t has great sentimental value to m e . "

degrees . . . perform

O n e well-crafted d igest included entries from

ritual de-ja m m i ng dance

two students who colla borated to recreate a

. . . close back cover .

scene from Greek mythology set 1n Dana Dining

count to 20 and repeat.

Hall. "Orpheus" wondered 1f anyone had seen

After a little jostl ing, prod

his sou l , as 1t had been stolen from h i m by a

d i ng and shuffling a bout

mysterious stranger 1n the lunch line. A su bse

on my part, someone else

q u ent entry 1n the d igest from " Hermes" adver

comes along who man

tised the sale of one sou l .

ages to fix the problem

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Returning t o my d o r m roo m , I sit down t o take a break from classes a nd paper writing. Colby's

instantaneously. The

students are not he only mem bers of the Colby

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life and begins sp1tt1ng

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out all the documents

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Colby Reunio 2002 June 7-9

Come home to the H i l l ! J oin your Colby classmates and friends as we celebrate Reunion Weekend. It is the perfect time to reconnect with your old friends, discover new ones and show your fami lies the Colby we a l l love.

Pre-reunion events planned for specific classes

The Class of 1 9 5 2 is meeting at the Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay, Maine, on J une 5-6, 2002. Classmates from 1 95 7 and

1 967 will enjoy the beautiful Sebasco Harbor Resort near Bath, Maine, on J une 6. C lass President Richard Simkins w i l l p lay host to the Class of 1 962 at h is perennial gardens in Byfield, Mass . , on J une 6. Complete information for pre-reunion events will be included in a letter from your reunion committees. H ighlights of events held on campus J une 7-9 include: Campus tours Tour of the Art Museum The Annual A lumni Awards Banquet A golf outing The fun run President W i lliam "Bro" Adams's address to alumni The parade of classes A Maine lobster bake and chicken barbecue Lectures and presentations with alumni and faculty Swing dance lessons Library tower tours Alumni book-signings Individual class receptions and dinners followed by music and dancing Visit Colby's newest fac i l i t ies, take a dip in the pool or hit a few balls on the tennis courts. Colby's beautiful surroundings may entice you to take a walk in the woods or simply hang out by the pond talking to old friends. Bring the kids ! Childcare is provided, but it's more that j ust babysitting! Pony rides, a moon bounce, children's music, cookie decorating, face painting, games and other act ivities are a few of the highlights. Parents are welcome to j oin children for afternoon activities in the tent.

A l l reu nion c l asses' brochures w i l l be mailed i n M arch 2002. If you are not a member of a re u n ion-year c l as s b u t would l ike t o join the group , please contact the A l u m n i Re l ations Office. A l umni Rel ations

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