Fall 1996 MKA Review Magazine by Montclair Kimberley Academy

C ontents From tire Headm aster / 1 FromjJ±|e B oard of Trustees!/ 2 Winning them lue Ribbon LA. CohimencemenLAwards® 8 fedtfes Around MKA / 10 Cougal; Sports J 12 AtHetic Hall &olame-ii 15 From the Alumni Association / 16,% Once Upon a Time M .8 ^ 1996 Distinguished Alumni Award' Doris Keller Hamlin ’3 6 J |l9 (t; SlasS: Notes / 22,

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The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s Board of Tm SteS has established the Heritage Society in honor of those donors w ho make a commitment to guarantee the future financial security of the ¡school. These generous donors arrange bequests, establish trusts and make gifts to the Academy’s Pooled Income Fund.

A bequest may take a variety of forms, includingffj • A gift of cash, securities, or real property • A specified percentage of your estate • A contingency bequfst, naming MKA in your will if other beneficiaries are no ¿longer living The Pooled Income Fund is gimple and straightforward. The fund will accept any gift of $5,000 or more. The m oney is invested in a well-managed fund, and the donor, or his designee, receives quarterly „ dividends based on the amount of the investment. Upon the death of the donor or designee, the original investment becomes a gift to MKA. li t f you have some highly appreciated stock with a low dividend yield, you can contribute the stock to MKA’s Pooled Income Fund (no capital gains’ tax’), receive a tax deduction (based on actuarial figures), and increase your present income with a higher yield on this investment. It’s good for you and, over the long nan, good for the school. A If you have included the school in your estate plan, either with a bequest qr other planned gift, please let the Office of External Affairs know so that we may honor you as a m ember of the Heritage Society. For further information, call or write: Judy Polonofsky, Director of External Affairs, The Montclair Kimberley Academy, 201 Valley Road, Montclair NJ #(112 (201/746-9800)

From the Headmaster

The most recent evidence of our faculty’s quality is the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence Award to the Upper School from the United States Department of Education. By their attention to effective teaching and to the curriculum, as well as their caring for the children, the faculty members who teach at each of our three campuses contributed mightily to this coveted award.

j~ ^ear Members of the MKA Community, David H. Donald tells us in his book Lincoln that Honest Old Abe was intent on balancing the politics of members of his Cabinet. As he dealt with Salmon P. Chase and William H. Seward, he remembered how as a boy in Indiana he had worked out a way to carry pumpkins while he was on horseback - by putting a pumpkin in each end of his saddlebag.

What is our “faculty balance”? On one side, we find our newer faculty - carefully selected, each mentored by two colleagues and formally observed and evaluated by administrators - adding new ideas and energy, thrilled by the opportunity to teach, and counted on to take on the majority of responsibilities associated with athletics, clubs, and special events!

As Headmaster, I spend a lot of time trying to maintain the institution’s balance. The MKA “pumpkins in the saddlebag” that provide the balance to enable our prestigious institution to “ride” on behalf of our children are of course our faculty members. We can’t lay claim to a reputation of brand-new buildings and stunning athletic fields in bucolic surroundings. Our national reputation rests in large measure on our quality faculty - their teaching abilities and that special relationship with their students that has been noted repeatedly by prospective parents, college representa tives, and recently at graduation ceremonies by one of the student speakers: “Our faculty treated us as though we were human - and we felt the same way about our teachers.”

On the other side, we find our more seasoned faculty more cooked by the sun and ripe. They are the carriers of the institution’s history, traditions, high academic standards, and strong belief in exemplary personal conduct. They are the careful mentors of younger faculty. They are the careerists who have dedicated their lives to decades of MKA students. It does not take a rocket scientist to understand that our faculty is the precious glue of MKA’s rich 109-year history, a telling history of consistently providing students in all categories the opportunities to grow academically and socially and to succeed at college and in life, what the Greeks called eudaimonia.

In the spring of 1996, the twenty-four member Middle States Evaluation Visiting Committee made a point of saying in their formal report, The school is known for the high caliber o f the faculty w ho are w ell prepared and eager to teach. Everywhere, the visiting com m ittee found evidence o f the warm and respectful relationship between students and teachers. The students were com fortable in turning to the teachers for help w ith academic or personal problem s. There seem ed to be no lim it to the efforts o f the faculty to extend them selves for the students...

You can count on it! The MKA faculty will continue to be psource of special pride to the MKA community and, beyond bringing national awards to our community and providing a needed balance, will demonstrate openly that they are worthy of our respdcl and confirm we can believe in them. Dr. Peter R. Greer, Headmaster

From the Board o f Trustees

A lße M. Hirsh

Josephine D. Marione

Rudolph G. Schlobohm

Peter S. McMullen

s P re sid Jjlt i|f th e B o a rd o f T r u S p b a it is m y p le a s u re to in tro d u c e a n d w e lc o m e MKA’s n e w T ru stee s. I e x p re ss m y siriijere th a n k s 'to m y c o lle a g u e s fo r th e ir c o n tin u e d s u p p o rt a n d c o m m itm e n t to .VIKA.

committees. He has also served on the Board of Trustees Development Committee for three years. Rudy and his wife, Victoria, are parents of two children at MKA: Melissa in grade 1, and Karl, grade 3-

Special thanB to Jodi Smith, Chairman of the Committee on Trustees, and members Ron Gennaee, Linda Garippa, Penny Finkle, Alice Hirsh, Dean PaolucciEHll. and igewton Schott. Alice Hirsh and Rudolph Schlobohm 74 were elected new members of the Class of 1999- Elected to serve a second term on the Board were A. Lawrence Gaydos, Anne MuensterSinton, and Terence Wall. Newton Schott was elected to/Serve m third term.

As the newly elected President of the Parents’ Association, Josephine D. Martone brings the parents’ perspective to the Board. Jo has been active in PAMKA and served the Executive Board as secretary for the past two years. She received a B.S. in business administration from Marquette University. She is also a member of the Junior League of Montclair-Newark. Jo and her husband, Frank, have three children at MKA: Elizabeth in grade, 18 Michael in grade 5, and Timothy, grade 2.

Advisory Trustees for 1 9 ^ 9 are Margaret Crawford Bridge '-’65, Edwin J. Delattre, Austin V. Koenen, Herbert H. Tate Jr. 71, and Ronald L. Tobia.

Peter S. McMullen 77, the newly elected President of the Alumni Association, represents alumni on the Board. Peter is Vice President for Operations/Human Resources at the ¡New Jersey Devils. He graduated from Boston College School of Management with a B.S. in marketing and human resources. Peter, on the Alumni Council since 1987, has served as Vice President and Chairman of the Fundraising Committee. He and his wife, MKA classmate Cheryl D’Alessandro McMullen, have two children, Elise||pand Peter Jr., 3.

Welcome New Trustees Alice M. Hirsh completed two years as President of the Parents’ Association (PAMKA) in June and was immediately elected |fi a three-year term on the Board of Trustees. She graduated with a B.S. from Syracuse University and earned an M.Ed. from Teachers College, •Columbia University. She is a member of the National League for Nursing, American Nurses Association, and N.J. State Nurses Association. Alice and her husband, Steven, are parents of Jonathan ..’.95; Adam, grade ¿¡pamantha, grade 3; and Jamie, who is ¡Jstudent at the Ph< )(MSiel‘Center.

Retirements The Board joins me in thanking the following for their Ifervice to MKA: Susan V. Bershad joined the Board of Trustees in 1994. Dr. Bershad served on the Development, Educational Policy, Student Life and Long-Range Planning committees.

Rudolph G. Schlobohm 74 received a B.A. from St. Lawrejle University anc||an M.B.A. from Cornell;. A Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Life Underwriter, Rudy is a partner in The Castle Company, Springfield, N.J., insurance and investment specialist^; Rudy has served on the MKA Alumni Council since 1990, as Vice President and Chairman of the Homecoming and Distinguished Alumni Award

Jean N. Morjussen served, on the Board from 1990 to 1996. Over the years, Jean served on the Executive, Educational Policy, and Long-Range Planning committees and was chairman of the Development and Student Life committees.

J. Dean Paolucci 73, as President of the Alumni Association, served on the Board from 1994 to 1996. While leading the Alumni Council, Dean also served on the Committee on Tmstees and the Long Range Planning Committee. As I begin my second term as President of the Board of Trustees, I look forward to the continuing imple mentation of the Long-Range Plan formulated by the Board of Trustees. In that regard, I expect to see the technology components of the plan continually upgraded as we eventually incorporate its usage into every classroom in the school. John Garippa, President o f the Board o f Trustees; Linda Garippa, Trustee; and Anne Muenster-Sinton, Vice President o f the Board, at the Dedication o f the new Upper School Chemistry Room.

I am also excited by the Board’s decision to increase the faculty endowment component of the Long-Range Plan to $3 million. This recognition gives us an opportunity to address the very group by which our entire success is determined. We are a great school because we have a great faculty.

On May 28, the John E. Garippa Family and the E.E. Ford Foundation Chemistry Room was dedicated at the Upper School. Faculty, students, and administrators enjoyed the celebration, which included remarks by Upper School Head of Campus Tim Saburn; Bettyrose Schwier, Chair of the Science Department; Lee Vartan ’96, Senior Class President; John Garippa; and Dr. Peter Greer, Headmaster.

As we approach the next century, we must, make dertain that our students are as prepared for the full range of challenges that they will face as those students who attended here 100 years ago. It is toward the continued stewardship of this legacy that we must be ever vigilant. John E. Garippa President

The Montclair Kimberley Academy Foundation Board of Trustees 1996-97 President - John E. Garippa Vice President - Ronald E. Gennace Vice President - J. Clarence Morrison Treasurer - N ewton B. Schott Jr. Secretary - Anne E. Muenster-Sinton

Frederick L. Redpath 1917-1996 Redpath w as dedicated to MKA, and w e appreciated his w ork and efforts on behalf of our schOblv” Mr. Redpath served as a m em ber of the Board of Tm stees of Montclair Academy and The Montclair Kimberley Academy from 1961 to 1986. Three of D ebby and Bud’s six children are alumni of the Academy, Kimberley, an d MKA: Virginia (Ginney) Redpath Cobb ’65, Peter E. Redpath ’73, and B ru ^ M i L. Redpath ’86. But how to describe the depth of his involvement or his w arm and caring personality m w hich MKA w as so often the focus? While sitting on the Board, Mr. Redpath w as tireless in his efforts to raise m oney for the school, and even in his retirem ent years he was steadfast in his ongoing friendship and support. As a Tm stee, benefactor, and volunteer worker, Bud Redpath gave of himself generously. MKA has lost a devoted friend, in the truest m eaning of the word. We will sorely miss him, b ut are thankful for his life.

It is w ith deep regret that w e note the death of Frederick (“Bud”) Redpath on May 22, 1996. At the May 23rd Board of Tm stees meeting, President John G arippa extended condolences on behalf of the entire MKA community to the Redpath family: “Mr.

Judy Polonofsky Director o f External Affairs

MKA’s delegation to the National Blue Ribbon Awards ceremonies in Washington, D. C.: Tim Saburn, Head o f Upper School Campus; Deborah Jennings, faculty member and writer/editor o f the application; and John Garippa, President o f the Board o f Trustees. They stand by a new Upper Campus sign.

W inning the Blue Ribbon A behind the- scenes report by MKA faculty member Deborah Jennings

supply precise statistics about standardized test scores, student and teacher attendance, and disciplinary incidents. There were also questions about the school’s climate, the administration’s leadership, and our goals and priorities for the future. Technology and parent involvement were major areas of focus, and each academic department had a section to complete detailing offerings and innovations.

all started pretty innoilntly, in September 1994, Itduring apUpper School faculty meeting. As the administration, faculty, staff and student body were all prepared for a busy school year that involved a Middle States self-examination, Tim Saburn, Head of the Upper ¡School, approached the faculty about another project.

The format for the application was probably the most daunting aspect of the process. It was clear that straying from the specific format - which included details down to the length of each section, the font to use, and the exact width of margins - could spell disaster. I knew that our school was strong; it was just a question of following directions carefully and ensuring that we worked quickly. Applications from private schoolf’were due November 1, so we had only two months to do the job.

It seems that Headmaster Peter Greer had suggested that the Upper School apply to boil Blue Ribbon School, no small undeifaking. Being the democratic leader that he is, Mr. Saburn discussed the possibility with Char ©harlton, Acaojlmic Dean and Assistant Head of the Upper ScMli, and then brought it up for a full faculty vote. The faculty decided quickly to give the project a try. We didn’t know much about thlispecifics, but it sounded interesting, and we basically thought, “How much more work thanp Middle States year can it be?” Sohjehow I volunteered lb head the prbjfifct by being fhe chief writer/editor of the application, and the rest (as they say) is history....

As the “primary author/editor” (their wording!) of the application docjlment, I relied heavily on the contributions of many others in the Upper School community. In particular, Mr. Saburn and Mrs. Charlton worked for hours to complete their own sections and then took the time to review others. I soon found that I could count on the cooperation of my colleagues, even though my requests were sudden and my deadlines were immediate. The chairperson of each department had a section to complete,, which came at the same time that we were preparing the selfexamination documents for the Middle States evaluation. Other administrators and stall-Members provided research assistance, and groups-bf students

Statistics, Format, and Other Particulars Thtaapplicafion itself, a 50-page document, consisted of a seriS of very specific questions relating to all facifs of our curriculum, activities, and school demographics. There were questions about everything H b awards to $lp| advisor system, and from ethnic diversity to graduation requirements. We needed to

Headmaster Peter Greer welcomes Richard W Riley, U.S. Secretary o f Education, to the Upper School’s Blue Ribbon Forum in May. Looking on are Tim Sabum and faculty member Ken Gibson.

The Forum Staff: Upper School students escorted delegates around campus and (here) to and from lunch at the Headmaster’s house.

and parents were asked to help complete several sections.

D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u ca tio n . Mr. S a b u rn a n d h is assistan t, B a rb a ra F ield in g , s c h e d u le d th e n e c e s sa ry m eetin g s: Mr. S o u th a rd h a d to ta lk to e v e ry o n e , in c lu d in g re p re se n ta tiv e s fro m th e f o o d se rv ic e a n d c u sto d ia l staff a n d fro m th e lib ra ry a n d s u p p o r t staff. I a rra n g e d fo r h im to visit classes, to m e e t w ith a g ro u p o f stu d e n ts, a g ro u p o f p a re n ts, a n d a g ro u p o f fac u lty m e m b e rs, a n d to h a v e s o m e tim e to w a lk a ro u n d a n d o b se rv e . H is jo b w a s to m a k e su re th a t w e a c tu a lly d o w h a t o u r a p p lic a tio n sa id w e d o , a n d h e w a s im p re sse d . H is visit left u s w ith h ig h h o p e s , b u t a g a in w e w a ite d .

As November 1 approached, I sometimes questioned the sanity of taking on this immense project, but I was also struck by how much I was learning. I was sure that the final document would be a useful tool whether or not we eventually earned official recognition. I certainly learned a tremendous amount about topics as varied as admissions, professional development, and the National Goals. We have excellent and innovative programs such as senior projects, the Free Group, and a math lab and writing center. I was impressed as I read, and reread, paragraphs about our students and faculty members and some of their accomplishments. This document provides real insight, in a concise format, into such practices as hiring procedures, instructional leadership, and staff development.

We expected to hear about our application’s status shortly after handing it in. However, due to federal budget cuts and other bureaucracy, our official answer didn’t come from the Department of Education until February 1996: We had indeed received national recognition as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.

Validating What We Already Knew Perhaps the most notable section for those of us who have been working at the Upper School for several years is a discussion of what recent changes have contributed most to the overall success of the school. This campus is stronger than it was five years ago, and that strength reflects the changes in administration. Under Dr. Greer’s guidance, Mr. Sabum and Mrs. Charlton have restored faculty morale, and our enrollment has increased. The quality of education has improved, as has daily life for both students and faculty. With trust, collegiality, and pride high, this seemed the perfect time to attempt a review process such as the Blue Ribbon application, if only to validate what we already knew.

T h e official c e re m o n ie s w e r e to ta k e p la c e in late M ay in W a sh in g to n , D.C., b u t b e fo re th at, Mr. S ab u rn o rg a n iz e d a d a y -lo n g B lu e R ib b o n F o ru m a t th e U p p e r S ch o o l. H e in v ited all o f th e w in n in g sc h o o ls fro m N e w J e rs e y a n d N e w Y ork, as w e ll as m e m b e rs o f C o n g ress a n d th e S en ate, th e tw o g o v e rn o rs, th e S ecretary o f E d u c a tio n (w h o sa id y es), a n d e v e n th e P re sid en t.

Then came the waiting. First we waited months to find out that we had made the first cut. We would have to prepare for a site visit at almost exacdy the same time as our Middle States site evaluation, in the fall of 1995Again, teamwork was the major factor in our successful planning of a two-day visit from Tom Southard, a Headmaster from Memphis, Tenn., representing the

A Blue Ribbon Forum workshop in the Library.

accompanied the three of us to D.C.piis former home. At every event, we were greeted by teachers, students, and principals who had been at our forum, or who had heard from Mr. Saburn when he contacted all of the winners ^congratulate them and to suggest that we exchange ideas. We talked shop and made promises to visit other schools to see what makes them excellent. On May 29, we attended a White House ceremony. As it poured, we went through several security checks before entering the White House, then had time to see a few of the rooms open to the public. Once the Marine Corps Band began “Hail to the Chief,” we knew it was time for what we had all been anticipating. Under a huge white tent on the South Lawn, we heard President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and Secretary Riley speak to representatives from 266 public, private, and parochial middle and upper schoolp- all of the winners from 1994-95 and 1995-96. [MKA was one of nine independent schools in the country and the only one in New Jersey.] We even shdftk the President and Vice President’s hands!

Congressman Bill M artini welcomed the MKA delegation to his office in Washington. L to R: Peter Greer, Trustee Linda Garippa, Tim Saburn, Congressman Martini, John Garippa, and Deborah Jennings.

Blue Ribbon Forum There wasn’t much time to prepare, and it was already a busy time of year, with preparations foflgraduation and all the r|p fw the end-of-JSar festivities. Mr. Saburn enlisted the help of faculty and staff members to do everything from making name tags to-running the programs in the auditorium and the Distance Learning R®bm. I even had m y»w n terrific group of students who worked as “Forum Staff’ that day, and who are now best remembered for being there to shuttle all of the visiting delegates back and forth to Dr. Greer’s for lunch under huge MKA umbrellas.

The following day was the awards luncheon, where we were seatedF^t the table directly next to the Secretary of Education. He remembered us from his recent visit to Montclair and came over to speak with us personally. Each school was presented with a plaque and a commemorative flag, which will be displayed at the Upper School. The three of us were very proud to§ge representing MKA. And for me, it was especially thrilling, because we were sharing our table with the delegation from my old high school, also a winner.

Despite thBheavy rain omMay 16, we were totally prepared for Secretary of Education Richard Riley’s :visit. An advance team had come to review security and logisti®, the impending landscaping was cphipldfed in time, and the new sign in front of the Upper School was installed. Ten schools sent delegations of four people each, and they joined Upper Schoff veteran teachers Ken Gibson, George Hrabmnd Judy Nfesbit,Bn<|fsenior Alan Hawes. All of them participated in small group discussions, gav§>& press conference and had time to share thoughts and exchange ideas.

Through Dr. Greer’s connections, we met with former Secretary of Education William Bennett [Dr. Greer served as Undersecretary of Education under Bennett] and attended one of his press conferences. Dr. Greer also invited us to join him for dinner with Eve Bither, one of the presenters at the awards luncheon, who works for the Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Secretary Riley spoke tllthe whole Upper School, witnessed livideo conference in the Distance Learning Room, stopped in the cafeteria to chat with students, and sat ifcon one of-Boyd Herforth’s math classes. The day encMdiwith a p a n s that included Char Cffirlton and other promir&it educators speaking to the gathered delegates. Our visitors went away invigorated with new ideaSand we were thrilled hfii; »<; exhausted.

Tim Saburn had arranged for us to m e i with New Jersey Congressmen Bill Martini [an MKA parent] and Donald Payne. In Congressman Payne’S office we spoke with MKA graduate Donna Crews 77, who now works as Payne|§ executive assistant! We also had time to observe Congress in action and to visit a few of our national monuments. The trip was exhilarating, and for me, it really gave closure to the process that we had begun so long ago. I am truly impressed with the changes and improve ments made in recent years at the; Upper School, and we are all pleased that our excellence is now recognized in such ^public way.

Ceremonies at the White House I w a s h o S o re d to jo in J o h n G a rip p a , P re sid e n t o f th e B o a rd o f T ru stee s, a n d T im » b u r n as p a r t o f th e U p p e r S ch o o l’s official d e le g a tio n to th e B lu e R ib b o n A w ard s c e re m o n y in W a sh in g to n , D . | | D r. G re e r

From th e C on gression al R ecord, June 6, 1996

The Montclair Kimberley Academy Blue Ribbon Award Hon. William J. Martini o f New Jersey In the House o f Representatives It is with great pleasure I rise to recognize The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s recent achievement in receiving the U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Award.... [MKA] has been providing sound education to its students for over 100 years...dedicated to a curriculum focusing on individual attention and the freedom to develop personal initiatives. Over the years, this ' center of learning and culture within my district has seen considerable changes. A strong ¡school spirit and asjoyal alumni had a great deal to do with building this school into such a proud institution! Today [MKA] spans three campuses and educates over 1,000 students from kindergarten through grade twelve. The true strengths of The Montclair Kimberley Academy are the special relationships between the faculty and students and the welcoming and productive learning environment it provides. Working together, the students and teachers of the Academy affirm their commitment to the words on the school seal: knowledge, vision, and integrity. This Blue Ribbon Award is a tribute to the teachers for their hard work and dedication to personalized attention, and to the students, whose curiosity and motivation [are] matched only by their achievements. It is my hope that The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s long traditions of excellence in education will provide a shining example to other schools, both public and private, so that they too, might rise to new levels of academic excellence.

The Founders’ Cup George Hrab: What Becomes a Legend Most? At the year’s closing faculty meeting, Alumni Council member Lori Windolf Crispo ’78 presented the 1996 Founders’ Cup to Upper School faculty member George Hrab as Most representative of the MKA spirit of teaching excellence. “It is such a pleasure to read the nominations and briefly glimpse the wonderful effect each of you has had on the student body and the MKA family,Pshe said. “George Hrab exemplifies the finest in the education profession, both a® a teacher and as a role model,” she excerpted from irferomination. “He has been a mentor to two and a half decades of Academy students. As a teacher, he is organized, demanding, and respected. He is such a Renaissance man that he could coach sports, teach English, Russian, science, or music with ecSal ability.” “It is rather awesome to have your science teacher lead a trip to Russia, speak with the natives and be able to read the street signs. He is also the foremost faculty speechmaker and raconteur. As a coach and Athletic Director, he was inspiring and his discipline was fair.... Students occasionally are treated to yet another side of this multi-talented man when he climbs behind the drums at an assembly....He goei beyond excellent teaching to be an exemplar in just about any field you can n a m e ^ ;

C om m encem ent Awards

ETHEL M. SPURR AWARD

for ^®peration, responsibility, service and citizenship Jill Rodburg

RU D O LPH H. DEETJEN AWARD

for athletics and academic achievement Nina Mirchandani Jacob Elberg

BU D MEKEEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

for a worthy senior Alan Hawes

MARJORIE WINFIELD EASTER AWARD

THE ROBERT C. HEMMETER MEMORIAL AWARD

COM M UNITY SERVICE AWARD

for sportsmanship, self-discipline and behindthe-scenes service Deborah Haight

for intellectual curiosity, love of books and sports, and enthusiasm for living Jessica Bruder

||or positive action which shows unselfish concern for the larger community beyond school Adam Brin

Cum Laude Class o f 1996 Twenty seniors and threefaculty members were inducted into the Cum Laude Society in a form al ceremony in the Library. Daniel Groisser, M.DMJ8, also a member o f Cum Laude, was thefeatured speaker. Top row: Faculty member Patty Forbes, Tanya Barnes, Ruth Seabrook, M alini Sahu, Nina Mirchandani, Alan FLawes, Nicole Famine, faculty member Deborah Jennings Second row: Lauren Klein, Jessica Bruder, Adrianna Del Collo, Natasha Rothchild, Susan Pellecchia, Adam Brin, Lee Vartan Front: Faculty memberJudy Nesbit, M ari McCrann, Nicholas Marantz, Larissa Lury, Alexis Silver, Beth Noell, Jacob Elberg, Allison Connolly

Awards N igh t THE BARRAS ENGLISH PRIZE

Lauren Klein

THE ELIZABETH O ’NEIL FEAGLEY CREATIVITY AWARD

Emily O’Dell ’97 MODERN LANGUAGE PRIZE IN FRENCH

Jessica Bruder Kira Levy Larissa Lury

Michael Raphael

THE DARTMOUTH CLUB BOOK AWARD

THE JAMES D. TIMMONS SCHOLARSHIP

Ellen Stem ’97

Jessica Bruder

THE YALE SECONDARY SCHOOL BOOK AWARD

HEADMASTER’S AWARD

Blair Dore ’97

Ruth Seabrook

Lauren Klein Larissa Lury Lee Vartan

THE NAZARIAN MATHEMATICS PRIZE

Ruth Seabrook

Jessica Bruder THE G.A. DOWNSBROUGH SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP

THE MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

Nina Aron ’97 KLEIN AWARDS FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN ATHLETICS AND SCHOLARSHIP GRADE 12:

Kelli Kessler Sharif Siddiqui

GRADE 11:

Dana Tyson Brett Colaiacovo

Allison Connolly THE MARGARET JENKINS OSBORNE SCIENCE PRIZE

Zuzana Tothova

Jeffrey Luk ’97 Emily O’Dell ’97 Lisa Yamner ’97

THE MAESTRO THOMAS MICHALAK INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AWARD

MODERN LANGUAGE PRIZE IN SPANISH

THE WILLIAM H. MILLER SCIENCE PRIZE

RED AND BLACK SOCIETY

GRADE

l@fj Rachel Roth Peter Tiboris

THE SMITH COLLEGE CLUB BOOK AWARD

Abigail Love ’97 THE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE MEDAL

Gene Gurkoff ’97 THE MONTCLAIR SOCIETY O & si ENGINEERS AWARD

Asumini Kasule

THE HISTORY PRIZE

Lee Vartan

Emily Berman Glenn Tyson

GRADE 9:

FACULTY SCHOLAR AWARDS

THE JOHN RABUSE HISTORY AWARD

Jacob Elberg

THE AL STAPF AWARD

Jonathan Gogick

GRADE 11:

FINE AND PERFORMING ARTS PRIZES

Visual: Jeremy Selenfriend Music-Vocal: Larissa Lury Communications: Brandy Padilla Dance: Larissa Lury THE MARILYN FADEN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE ARTS .

Acting: Jason Eberhardt Technical: Mindy Cohen

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT PRIZE

Brandy Padilla THE FRANK “PONCHO” BROGAN ’72 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Abigail Love ’97

GRADE 10:

Abigail Love Ellen Stem Zuzana Tothova Devasena Vallabhaneni Parag Butala Lauren Moses Kate Scelsa Emily Zackin

GRADE 9suJennifer Konarski

David Newman Mayur Saxena Elizabeth Wolf

Faculty members Richard and Sue Reiter, daughter Martha, a sophomore, and Michael ‘96. In the MKA tradition, faculty members and Trustees march at Commencement and present the diploma to their own children.

N otes Around M KA the final faculty m eeting» 1995-96, John Garippa, A tPresident of thjfeoard of Trustees, thanked the faculty for the year’s u^omplishments,, achievements, and recognition. “I have shaken hundreds of hands at graduations on three campuses and met President Clinton and Vic» President Gore at Blue Ribbon ceremonies in Washington,” he:|iaid, “and esteem for theilchooBias never been ^ h ig h . There are tremendous feelings,: from our constituents.” He stressed MKAg new technology (“We not only have it but have integrated it”), the Middle States accredi tation, and the Blue Ribbon application »11 done in addition to the faculty jobs astsBcher, guide, cttfffita. Dr. Peter Greer, Headmaster, thanked departing faculty and wished them well in the next stage of their careers: Mary Becker, Louise Doino, Richard Fried, Ashley Hammond, Tammy Jelinsky, Linda Johnson-Ward, John Murray, Paul Nigro ’83, Fay O’Neill ’90x, JJ Reydel, Liz Rusch, Doris Schroeder, Keith Tashima, Ellen Thomas.

1996 Telly Award MKA received the highest non-broadcasting award in video and the visual arts, the Telly Award, for its 1994 film “A World Gone Wrong.” MKA received the award in the category of social issues for the video produced by students, faculty, and several professionals who volunteered on the project.

«faculty who were retiring or leaving MKA after ten years or more were saluted by their peers: Ralph Caparulo, whose “easygoing whimsy and art graced many publicatkjjwand yearbooks”; Peggy Lite, “a fine mellor and teacher”; and Rachel Stettler, whose “constant probing and questioning opened cultural doors tojfctory, politicg art, and food.”

The Telly Award, now in its 17th year, considered 10,000 applications for 150 categories, with each submission judged on its own merits. MKA’s video dealt with drugs and peer pressure.

Margaret Parsons Parker ’50 from speech by Patricia Parke

The spring production this year was a film called “Jane,” again produced under the guidance of MKA drama teacher J.C. Svec, cast and crewed with students and faculty. The original music ii|§| both films was written and performed by alumnus George Hrab Jr. ’89-

At MKA since 1981, Margaret is our reading specialist. She has great respect for kids as learners...and a lovSof literacy. She gc.ll down where the action is, even crawling %ider a table to reach them.

• This year’s senior yearbook, Tracker 1996, has been choSep. by its publishers, Jostens; to be used .as a sample throughout the Mortheastern United States. “The internet theme was not only an extremely clever one,” wrote the regional manager, “it was continued throughout the entire publication - a very difficult task indeed. ’H

Susan Straten from speech by Betty Schwier-Hetzel Sue taught at Kimberley when Kimberley was Kimberley... biology, science. She taught, advised, coached - an example of how cgS teacher believing in a student can make a difference. Her classroom was a mirror of energy, laughter, and learning. Sue was the first to stress writing in sciemx: and to use a computer in the classroom. Her job was taken over by three peoplafi5

» ‘From the ©j|ver to the last page, it is an example of what a talented student body ->from a Blue Ribbon School S a n accomplish. Congratulations!”

• Middle School faculty member Boni Luna’s article,B “Project PLUMA, An Exchange of Ideas,” was published by the NJAIS’s “Faculty ForuJiM j

• MKA’s Free Group was featured on the front page of New York Newsday (June 6, 1996) in an article titled, “Two Groups, Two Approaches.” The piece contrasted an Upper West Side treatment program and MKA’s popular outdoor program, directed by David Love, which commits students to be drug- and alcohol-free.

• Middle School faculty member Beverly O’Mara was one of only 20 teachers selected for a workshop titled “The Power of Art” at the Lab School in Washih^tilE^ D.C. Sponsored through the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the workshop concerns ways to teach learning-disabled students through art. Rauschenberg himself conducted a workshop and participants were treated to a formal receptionist the National Gallery.

“ThelSuest requires the same basics,’»states the article, “motivation, commitment, and a little help from friends.” It describes MKA’s concept of outdoor activities, community service work, and fundraising, culminating in the seniors’ three-week trip of hiking and camping on Mount Rainier in Washington. Newsday’s article was written in conjunction with the release of a two-year study by the Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University.

Shelby Steele, Ph.D., controversial author ofThe. Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America, delivered the spring PAMKA Lecture in April to a packed auditorium. Here he signs books.

• MKA hosted a day-long conference on diversity this May at the Upper School. Sponsored by the student organization Shades of Color under faculty member Denise Brown-Alien, the conference attracted more than 100 students from eight area schools, public and private, including Montclair High School. The topic was “Overcoming adversity and celebrating diversity.”

• MKA’s Spanish team took first place in an intermediate-level vocabulary competition at Drew University this spring. Sophomore Daisy Munoz and freshmen Jason Ciccone, Glenn Tyson, Margo Ulmer, and Elizabeth Wolf placed first of 30 teams.

• Congratulations to faculty member Barry Centanni ’77, who, in addition to teaching percussion at MKA, has three notable appointments. He is an adjunct faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College, guiding a doctoral student in music education. Barry is also co-chair of the Percussion Department at Trenton State College and teaches a percussion repertoire class at Mannes Conservatory in New York City.

• The Montclair Lions Club named Lee Vartan ’96dts Outstanding Student of the Year. Lee, who served as president of the senior class, will attend Princeton. •Juniors David Gurtman and Mark Irving were selected to attend the 1996 session of the Governor’s S&llool on the Environment.

He was named “Percussionist of the Year” by vote of the music department, students and faculty at Jersey City State College, an award with national reach. Barry conducted a master class as part of the awards ceremony.

Lauren Klein ’96 received First Place and a scholarship from the Foreign Language Educators of New Jersey for outstanding performance in foreign language. The award was based on faculty recommendation, application, grades, and a timed essay she wrote in French.

• Congratulations to these Upper School faculty . members for their prestigious Summer Institute grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Boyd Herforth (“Great Theorems of Mathematics” at Ohio State University); Pier Kooistra (“Herman Melville, Two Masterworks: Moby Dick and Billy Budd” at Columbia University); and Amy Selinger (“Philosophy and Medicine in Ancient Greece” at Boston University).

Lauren previously earned a perfect store on the 1995 National Latin Contest exam. She was the top student in Advanced Placement French this past year. She learned Spanish to participate in the Amigos de ll§ Americas program in Mexico last summer and in a global community Service program in Belize the summer before. Lauren will attend Harvard University.

• Upper School faculty member Judy Nesbit has been named a role model and inducted into Glen Ridge High School’s Wall of Fame. She spoke with students there about her career in teaching, and was honored at a special breakfast and assembly.

Sports Awards: 1995-96 COUGAR ATHLETIC AWARDS ANDffiONORS CHC=Colonial Hills Conference NJIS=New Jersey Independent Schools FALL 1995 FOOTBALL .'fihil Gennacc Barry Janay Steve l.inle . •

'9t>ICaptain, MVP, K t Team Defensive End CHC **9.0 '2 n d 'iM m Linebacker CHC, U a d i ’s Award ’96 2nd Tdim ( tlfensive Guard CHC, Joseph Weiner Award Luc||McLarty " I B S Kind Team Defensive End CHCX/I BreBsColaiatf«>^^K ’97 1st Team Wide Receiver (JlilC Laquan Maltae. ’98 2nd Team Running Back CHC 1st Team Comer Back CHC Leon Shade 1st Team Offensive Guard CHm&i Peter Tiboris

Daisy M u n ii Rachel Roth Allegra Love Georgeann Sobotka

ICE HOCKEY 17-5-3 Van Cott Cup ’96 Captain, goach’s Award, Honorable Timothy Fox Mention All-Star National B Div. NJIIH ’96t Captain, MVP, Honorable Mention All-Star Carlton Pote - National B Div. NJIIH, Senior All-Star for entire State ’96 Captain, 2nd Team All-Star National B Div. Alex Voinov NJIIH, Senior All-Star National B Div NJIIH ’97 1st Team All-Star National B Div. NJIIH Sean Duffy ’97 2nd Team All-Star National B Div. NJIIH Adam Wartski

FIELD HOCKEY 1-9-4 Larissa Lury ’96 Co Capulín, Honorable Mention NJIS All-Star Elizabeth O’Brien ’Sf 6 jjjjjflaptain Lauren Klein i i l MVP, H |||orable Mention CHC All-Conference, Honorable Mention NJIS All-Star JV MVP Amanda Dicke;.1 Award Kate Edéïâgin CHC Alljgonference 2nd Team Goali^fí'j Abigail ijave . . All-Star 2nd Team NJIS Devasena ’97 JV CÄ ch’s Award Vallabhaneni

VOLLEYBALL B Robbie Monteyne Andrea Sgpurdos Elizabeth Lieb

BOYS’ FENCING 3-7 ’96 Joon Cho ’96 Hayong Kim ’96 Jeffrey Phruksaraj ’96 Amish Shah

First Team Epee Coaches’ Assn. Tri-Captain, Coach’s Award Tri-Captain Tri-Captain

GIRLS’ FENCING 7-4 NJSIAA Team Championship Nina Mirchandani ’96 Co-Captain, MVP, First Team Foil Coaches’ Assn., 1st NJSIAA Individual Foil ’96 Co-Captain Malini Sahu ’98 Most Improved Keri Knowles SKI RACING B l Captain, MVP Jeremy Kidde ’98 Most Improved Skier Lauren Pincus Elizabeth Isralowitz WMi Coach’s Award

GIRLS’ SOCCER 9-8-2 Tasha Murphy ' J j|I9 Tri-Captain,,-»steh’s Award 2nd Team Hills Division CHijlsB Alexis Silver ’96 Tri-(S>tain Tifftlaptain, 2nd Team Hills Division CHC MianapfSOn 1st Team Hills Division CHC Nina Aron Elizabeth Lieb ’97 MVP, 2nd Team Hills Division CHC Monica MangineJl^J ’ ’98 HM Hills Division CHC Alena Weller ’98 Most Improved Emily Berman ’, i j H 2nd Team Hills Division CHC I

WRESTLING (Club) 2-1 ’9.6 3rd NJ State Preps Jason Grizzanti SPRING 1996 BASEBALL 9-14 '96 Co-Captain Michael Reiter ’97 Co-Captain Brett «llaiacovo gt 2nd Team Outfield, Colonial Div. CHC Leon Shade Kenneth Thorson . ’98 .Coach’s Award, 1st Team Pitcher ^Colonial Div. CHC

GIRLS’ TENNIS 16-4 Kelli Kessler ’9 < ^ ^ ^ ^ w tain , 1st Team CHC Alligonference 1st dbls. Beth Noell 1st Team CHC All-Conference 1st dbls. E m ilyfi’Dell ’97 2nd Team CHC All-Conference 2nd singles Brooke Travis J s | H ^ MVP, 1st Team CHC All-Conference 3rd singles Michelle Kawecki ® Thurston Fuller Woodford Memorial Award

SOFTBALL 10-12 Allison Connolly Kathryn Hayes Erica Hirsch Tasha Murphy

CROSS COUNTRY Boys Girls 3-5 Billy Msjgormack -^ ^ fc a p ta in , MVP, Placed 3rd in NJISAA on 11/1 Jamillah Kasule ’97 Most Improved Philip Most Improved

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL l l g B Abigail : >ve ’97 Co-Captain •¡Dana Tyson ■ ^ ■ C o -C ap tain

jH í¿ Co-Captain ’96 Co-Captain, All-Prep Div. A NJISAA ’97 All-Prep Div. A NJISAA

SWIMMING 4-2-1 Third in Boys’ Prep Tournament ’96 Co-Captain Lauren Klein ’96 BpECaptain Mari McCrann ’97 1st in Free, NJISAA States Michael Thwaite ’98 Coach’s Award Richard MBnen 51,9? Most Improved Swimmer Margaret Parker

BOYS’ SOCCER 13-5-1 Bryan Becker 'MsM Tri-Captain, Möst Improved, 1st Team All-CI 1C, 3rd Team A ll-M inty Josh Lite ^ p i l || TffiBMntain Sharif Siddiqui 96 Tri-Mptain, Coach’s Award, 1st Team All-CHC, 2nd Team A ll-llunty J ^ S Elberj|, >?: ’96 Honorable Mention All-Conference Ben Parker ’9® ||s t Team All-CH<Jti(j6alie, 3rd Team All-County Jayme Califano ’97 Honorable Mention All-jpmference-w] G re g o ry Decter 1’97 MVP, 1st Team All-CHC, 1st Team All-County ‘-■Jonathan Zweifler ’97 Honorable Mention All-Conference

WINTER 1995-96 BOYS’ BASKETBALL f i l l Andrew Koplik ® feC aptain, MVP, 3rd Team All-Parochial Star Ledger

’98 MVP ’98 Hustle Award Ilg jV M V P ¡¡¿¡■JV Coach’s Award

Emily O’Dell Brooke Travis Dana Tyson Tara Kakaty Lindsay Pisani GOLF R f f i / Blair Dore BgMudio Kawecki David Kreizer Kenneth Tilton

’96 Tri-Captain, Honorable Mention Outfield Colonial Div. CHC ’96 Tri-Captain, MVP 2nd Team Shortstop .•.Cofolonial Div..CHC ' S& Unsung Hero Award ’96 Tri-C&ptain, Coach’s Award 2nd Team Pitcher Colonial Div. CHC ’97 1st Team 3rd Base golonial Div. CHCy :• ’97 1st Team Outfield Colonial Div. CHON ’97 1st Team Outfield Colonial Div. CHC lS * V "M V P ’59- JV Coach’s Award Captain, Honorable Mention CHC ’97 1st Team CHC ' !|(g NJSIAA Parochial B winner, 2nd Team CHC K -Coach’s Award

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NOMINATION FORM FOR MKA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME NOMINEE

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Submitted by:

Celebrated violinist Oscar Ravina w ill guide the MKA Strings Program at the Middle Schoolfor the Secondyear He is shoignd,; here at the special strings concert, Opus, performed by MKA students and faculty.

NAME___________________________.__________ CLASS. ADDRESS_________________________________________

TELEPHONE _______ .__________________________________ Detach and mail to: The Montclair Kimberley Academy Alumni Office, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 ,

les published an article by junior ir, who |vecotnpanied a contingent New Jersey for “National Arts ,n April, wrote about the importance of arts in his life, particularly music.

Colonial Div. CHC, 3rd Team All-State 2nd Doubles Reuben Atlas -.i B ? Thurston Fuller Woodford Memorial Award, 2nd Team 1st Doubles Colonial Div. CHC 3rd Team All-State 2nd© oubles TRACK & FIELD (Club) Keisha Higgs ’96 Tri-Captain Josh Lite ’96 Tri-Captain Steve Little ’96 Tri-Captain

“Huge amounts of government money are spent to stop teenagers...from participating in anti-social activities,” he wrote. “The arts, however, permit many youths to effectively cope with the pressures and difficulties of their environment....Investments in the arts are, in fact, investments in the soul of America’s youth.” •Seventh grader Ali Seidenstein was subject of an article in Jewish News, “Focus on Youth.” Ali - asked to do a project on the Renaissance for an MKA social studies class - focused on individualism and how it can relate to helping others, and decided to be part of her own project. She formed a group, Kids Who Care, which assists seniors with errands and as companions, and raises money for the Children’^ B Trust Fund, to help abused and neglected children.

Leah Oscar ’9 6 and faculty member Warren Marchioni repair bicycles for Pedalsfor Progress.

Chris Lee

• Students in the Environmental Club collected 78 used bicycles one Saturday in May for Pedals for Progress. The bicycles, instead of ending in landfills, are repaired and, er, recycled to developing countries, to be used as transportation. Leah Oscar ’96 coordinated the collection as part of her senior project. The 78 bicycles weighed over a ton; that’s 2,000 pounds that otherwise would have been junked. Instead they’re now in Nicaragua.

The MKA Choralejoined choirsfrom around the country at Carnegie H all on May 2 6 to perform the Requiem by Gabriel Paure. Soloists werefrom the Metropolitan Opera; the orchestra was the New England Symphonic Ensemble.

Sports Awards: 1995-96 COUGAR A CHC=Colonial Hills Conference N JIsS ew Jersey Independent Sch©|||] FALL 1995 FOOTBALL 5-4 PhilMennace i Barry Janay ' ‘ Stev^iLittleB liieæiMcLartv Brett Laquan Majette Leon Shade P#Ér Tiboris

’9¿ Captain, MVP, 1st T ea

'96 2nd Team Linebackerl M M 2nd Team Offensive (j Joseph Weiner Awaj *’9’6J 2nd Team Defensive H m p it Team W i|§| R^fehi '98 2nd Team Running Ba E l 1st Team Comer Back ■s 9'8' 1st Team Offensive Gi

M KA H all o f Fame, A lum ni Office, 201 Valley Road, M ontclair N J 07042

FIELD HOCKEY 1-9-4 Larissa Lury ’96 Co-Captain, Honorable EKabeth df’B rien ’96 Co-Captain Lauren Klein M l MVP, Honorable Meni All-ConferenÄ Hoa NJIS All-Star Amanda Dicke ’97 JV MVP Kate Edelstein W m I^K ch’s Award Abigail Love '97 CHC All-Conferenceiä All-Star 2nd Team N Devasena Vallabhaneni '97 JV C®.#i’s Award BOYS’ SOCCER 13-5-1 Tri-Captain, Most Improved, 1st Team Bryan Becker AU-CHC, 3rd Team A ll^ B n ty 'p y ' Tri-Captain Joslf§S|aB| Tri-Ga|)tain^Kich’s Award,: 1st Team Sharif Siddiqui All-CHC, 2nd Team All-County ^ M H o h ^ a b fe ’Mention A lRonference Jacob Elberg "9®'1st Team Ail GI 1C Goalie, 3rd Team Ben Parker All-C&nty Jayme®alifa|||fc|; ¡^■ £ |reo rab |||M en tio n A lttonference '97 MVP, 1st Team All-CHM 1st Team Gregfory Decter All-County Jonathan Zweifler '97: Honorable Mention Ah-Conferen<f§|i|; GIRLS’ SOCCER 9-8 « Tasha Murphy ¡jSjijä Tri-Qaptain, Coach’s Award 2nd Team Hills Division CHC '’96 Tri-Gáptain Alexis Silver Tri-Captain, 2nd Team Hills Division CHC Dana Tyson :'J?7 1st Team Hills Division CHC Nina Aron ’97 MVP, 2nd Team Hills Division CHC Elizabeth Lieb Monica Manginello IfábHM Hills Division CHC !98. Most Improved Alena Weller l | | 2 n d Team Hills Division CHC Emily fcrm an GIRLS’ TENNIS 16-■4 ’96 Co-Captain, 1st Team CHC^B Kelli Kessler All-CbnferenJa 1st dbls. Beth Noel! W È ^ S S i t a i n , 1st Team CHC All-Conference 1st dbls. Emily fTDeil ’97 2nd Team CHC All-Conference 2nd singles SiiiBroke Travis f§97 MVP, 1st Team CHC AllSgonference 3rd singles Michelle Kawecki ’99 Thurston Fuller Woodford Memorial Award CROSS COUNTRY Boys 0-10. Girls 3-5 Billy McCormack ^ ¿ C a p ta in , MVP, Placed 3rd in NJISAA on 11/1 Jamillah Kasule' Most Improved Philip Mazo Most Improved WINTER 1995-96 BOYS’ BASKETBALL 10-11 Andrew Koplik ’96. Captain, MVP, |5jd Team All-Parochial SSlltar Ledger GIRLS’ BASKETBALL 11-J B | Abigail Love Co-Captain Egana Tyson ’<S| G g slp ia in

BOYS’ FENCING 3-7 Joon Cho ’96, ’96 Hayong Kim Jeffrey Phruksaraj ’96 ’96 Amish Shah

First Team Epee Coaches’ Assn. Tri-Captain, Coach’s Award Tri-Captain Tri-Captain

GIRLS’ FENCING 7-4 NJSIAA Team Championship Nina Mirchandani ’96 Co-Captain, MVP, First Team Foil Coaches’ Assn., 1st NJSIAA Individual Foil Malini Sahu m Co-Captain Most Improved Keri Knowles SKI RACING ’96 Captain, MVP Jeremy Kidde Lauren Pincus '98 Most Improved Skier Elizabeth Isralowitz .99 Coach’s Award WRESTLING (Club) 2-1 Jason Grizzanti ’96 3rd fJJ State Preps SPRING 1996 BASEBALL 9-14 Michael Reiter Brett Colaiacovo Leon shade Kenneth Thörson

m ’97 ’98 ’98

Co-Captain Co-Captain 2nd Team Outfield, Colonial Div. CHC Coach’s Award, 1st Team Pitcher -Colonial Div. CHC

SOFTBALL 1 0 - l Ä Allison (fiijnnolly ’96 Tri-Captain, Honorable Mention Outfield ■ Colonial Div. C H (^^ Kathryn Hayes H | Tri-Captain, MVP 2nd Team Shortstop s^ijjftolonlal Div.-CHC Erica Hirsch ’96 Unsung Hero Award Tri-Captain, Coach’s Award Tasha Murphy 2nd Team Pitcher Colonial Div. CHC Emily®’Dell '91 1st Team 3rd Base Colonial Div. CHC ’97 1st Team Outfield Colonial Div. CHC Brooke Travis Dana ¡Tyson ’97 1st Team Outfield Colonial Div. CHC Tara Kakaty ’99 JV MVP JV Coach’s Award iSindsay Pisani GOLF l i § ^ | Blair Dore Claudio Kawecki David Kreizer Kenneth Tilton

’97 feiggyptain, Honorable Mention C H g Ä ■ Ü 1st Team CHC E l NJSIAA Parochial B winner, 2nd Team CHC? ’98 ®i@äch’s Award

GIRLS’ LACROSSE 6-6-1 ’96 Cb-Captain Courtney Boshart j l j « dVP. 1st Team Stars Div. Kelli Kessler Tri-County LL Honorable Mention All Conference Tri-®unty LL ’96 Co-Captain Beth Noell .111« Coach’s Award Kate Solomito Elizabeth Brambilla K87 JV Coach’s Award ’97 Coach’s Award Abigail Love Stefania Lambusta ’98 MIP ’99 JV MIP Niamh Hughes ’99 2nd Team Stars Division Tri-County LL Bridget Love BOYS’ LACROSSE 9-8 Nick Diamond ’96 Matt Iversen ’96 Carlton Pote ’96 Jonathan Schwartz ’96 ’97 Gregory Decter ’97 Sean Duffy Steven Raab ’97 Jonathan Zweifler E a

Quad-Captain Quad-Captain Quad-Captain, Coach’s Award Quad-Captain, 2nd Team Midfield Risk Div. NJILL Honorable Mention Risk Div. NJILL 2nd Team Attack Risk Div. NJILL MVP, 1st Team Midfield Risk Div. NJILL 2nd Team Defense Risk Div. NJILL

BOYS’ TENNIS 15-6 ’96 Co-Captain Bryan Becker ^© H onorable Mention pblonial Div. CHC Jacob Elberg ife^Honorable Mention Colonial Div. CHC Andrew Koplik ’96 Co-Captain, Thurston Fuller Woodford Sharif Siddiqui Memorial Award, 2nd Team 1st Doubles Colonial Div. CHC; 3rd Team All-State 2nd Doubles ’97 Thurston Fuller Woodford Reuben Atlas Memorial Award, 2nd Team 1st Doubles Colonial Div. CHC 3rd Team All-State 2nd Doubles TRACK & FIELD (Club) ’96 Tri-Captain Keisha Higgs ’96 Tri-Captain Josh Lite ’96 Tri-Captain Steve. Little

• The Trenton Times published an article byggmior Blair Dore. Blair, who accompanied a contingent from Art-PRIDE New Jersey for “National Arts Advocacy Day” in April, wrote about the importance of arts in his life, particgarly music. “Huge amounts of government money are spent to stop teenagers...from participating in anti-social activities,” he wrote. “The arts, however, permit many youths to effectively cope with the pressures and difficulties of their environment....Investments in the arts are, in fact, investments in the soul of America’s . youth.” • Seventh grader Ali Seidenstein was subject of an article in Jewish News, “Focus on Youth.” Ali - asked to do a project on the Renaissance for an MKA social studies class - focused on individualism and how it can relate to helping others, and decided to be part of her own project. She formed a group, Kids Who Care, which assists seniors with errands a n d ^ M companions, and raises money for the Children’s Trust Fund, to help abused and neglected childre^H

Leah Oscar 9 6 and faculty member Warren Marchioni repair bicycles for Pedalsfor Progress.

Chris Lee

• Students in the Environmental Club collected 78 used bicycles one Saturday in May for Pedals for Progress. The bicycles, instead of ending in landfills, are repaired and, er, recycled to developing countries, to be used as transportation. Leah Oscar ’96 coordinated the collection as part of her senior project. The 78 bicycles weighed over a ton; that’s 1,000 pounds that otherwise would have been junked. Instead they’re now in Nicaragua.

The MKA Choralejoined choirsfrom around the'country at Carnegie H all on May 2 6 to perform the Requiem by Gabriel Faure. Soloists werefrom the Metropolitan Opera; the orchestra was the New England Symphonic Ensemble.

Striving to provide students with a moral compass, Montclair Kimberley Academy...and Bancroft School in Worcester, Mass., collaborate to address issues such as character and citizenship, rights and responsibilities, ethics and values....[They] teach that the foundation for moral education is in the timeless and timely ethical questions rooted in the great books. The MKA and Bancroft programs in ethics and character formation are distinctive because they require the teachers to study. To engage in “moral literacy,” the teachers engage in weeklong workshops every year and study Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Mill, Neruda, Nien Cheng, Martin Luther King and others...

An old Kimberley tradition was revived this May when secondgraders at Brooksideperformed a Maypole dance. Dressed in party clothes, the children wove green and white ribbons around threeflower-topped maypoles, skipping to traditional English music.

“Teachers coaching each other, demonstrating for each other, and engaging in collective activities are at the heart of the program,” [Headmaster] Greer said.

•Junior Mzabeth Liefcwa%selected for a summer mentorship with scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Elizabeth, who hopes to be a marine biologist, is studying wological and environmental issues in the research environment, including fffld trips and lab work. After a final presentation, her collaboration will continue via the Internet.

Both MKA and Bancroft developed seven “character expectations.” Posted liberally, they say that students w ill be respectful, friendly, responsible, confident, temperate, fair, and informed.

• The Washington TimM (April 9, 1996) featured MKA in a lengthy article, “Morality goes to the head of the class’’^.;

Faculties as well as the headmasters of the two schools collaborate frequently as they weave character education into the daily routine of the school.

“L ifetim e”students who attended M K A fro m kindergarten orfir s t grade a n d their parents were honored a t a breakfast a t Headmaster Greer’s house in June. Top to bottom, left to right: Luke M cLarty, Josh Lite, S h a rif Siddiqui, Ken D iStefano 3 rd row: Jason G rizzanti, Teresa Wells, M ichael Reiter, Bryan Becker, M a tt Iversen 2 n d row: Robbie M onteyne, Erica Hirsch, Beth Noell, D aw n Dolden, Jessica Bruder, Stephanie Wecht 1st row: Allison Connolly, Tanya Barnes, G eoffSinner, Natasha Rothchild, Kevin Levine-Flandrup

A thletic H all o f Fame

Headmaster Peter Greerpresents an MKA sweater and citation to Helen Jones Gordon at the assembly introducing H all o f Fame athletes to the students.

Carmen M amell

MKA’s inaugural class of athletes was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame amid laughs, cheers and tears at a very moving Awards Luncheon in May. Headmaster Peter Greer - the guiding force behind the award welcomed about 100 alumni, faculty, families, and friends to the event. Faculty member George Hrab, raconteur extraordinaire, was master pf ceremonies.

Sean Jones ’80, NFL defensive end, and brother Dr. GeraldJones ’77. "I was blessed with brothers in front o f me and behind me, ”said Sean. “I strive to be as excellent as they were. ’’

necessity of discipline to success. Their inspirational and emotional messages are invaluable to our students.” At the luncheon Sean Jones, “the most publicly heralded MKA athlete because of his exposure in the NFL,” spoke about the uniqueness of MKA, Kimberley|| and Brookside. “I realize the foundation I forged here,” Sean said. ■“At MKA you’re allowed to channel your energy, do those things to become a true individual....The Academy gives you a quiet confi dence. You learn to make decisions because you want to, not because you have to.”

“This is a family affair, a reunion of sorts,” he declared. “Faculty are caught in a time warp - faces change but the ages of students never change; we remember them frozen in our memory.” The awards ceremony was the occasion to recall funny incidents and to celebrate how well some students turned out.

Carmen Marnell, who served Montclair Academy and MKA from 1956-1983, had taught or coached five of the six athletes being honored. All referred to him in their speeches. “Carmen’s interests and energy were boundless,” said Hrab. “His devotion and commitment were legendary.”

Four of the honorees - Bob Cottingham, Helen Jones Gordon, Sean Jones, Scott Schulte - had also addressed the students at an assembly on Friday. “Each was uniquely inspiring as they spoke from their hearts,” said Hrab, “about their lifelong dedication, devotion to volunteerism, the importance of education, and the

At the podium, Marnell observed that iff was pleased to see so many successes. He recounted a story of Ed Van Brunt, his first mentor (Van Brunt was inducted posthumously into the Athletic Hall of Fame), and said, “For Ed, character was the most important thing.’® “The most important thing about this day is people,” said Marnell, “the close relationship of faculty and students. It is the heart and soul of a school. I am symbolic of that teacher-coach principle.” Marnell then proceeded to name his former coaches and their sports, and to have those present stand to be recognized. The names rolled out in a joyous litany, until he said, ...’’the late Bob Hemmeter...and the late John Noble ” There was not a dry eye in the place, and Carmen Marnell received a standing ovation.

Athletic H all o f Fame, 1996: Helen Jones Gordon ’42, equestrienne; Robert Cottingham Jr. 84, fencing; Scott Schulte ’7 f, water polo; Mary Rachael Hayes McDaniel 82, fencing; Carmen Mamell, coach and Athletic Director, 1956-1983; Betsy Gelenitis Alison ifljp sailing; Sean Jones 80, football. Edwin Van Brunt, Academy coach and Athletic Director 193451970, was inductedposthumously.

John Garippa, President of the Board of Trustees,® thanked the athletes and their supportive families for their dedication to excellence, and for bringing yet more honor and distinction to MKA. 15

From the A lum ni Association From the President

Senior Breakfast: W elcome to Another World

Assoeiati|@n mission statement reads, “The T heMontclair Kimberley Academy Alumni Association

MKA Alumni Association welcomed its newest T hemembers with an ad in the yearbook and the

will support The Montclair Kimberley Academy and its graduatf| by maintaining and nuguring the active connection between the Alumni and all memjfers of the sche-: S^œmmunity.”

Senior Breakfast in April. Eg Dean Paolucci 73, President, explained the role of alumni in the life of the school. : Alumni Director Christie Austin, Assistant Director of External Affairs Peter Perretti 72, and Ginger KriegeipS Director of Career Services, explained their “link” with alumni and the services, their offices provide.

Over the last few years, we have endeavored to make that Mission statement a reality. The Council hasf)j| Sponsored a variety of activities and events which have attempted to reconnect alumni with th e S h lp t We havJw pàfeded in many ways. We have sponsored many more and varied activities with a notable ' increase in participation.

Headmaster Peter Greer presented his traditional gift to departing seniors, a laundry bag with the class photo and this year, a big Blue Ribbon.

I am delighted to ||^ S q v er the p|lsident’s gavel to Peter McMullen 77, who I know will lead thë Council to. even greater-.service to MKA.

Student Alumni “It is beneficial to students to see how the alumni board works. It shows a different side o f the school, a continuum o f what’s the same, what’s different. ”

An energetic group of new faces joins the Council f<5r 1996-9fl Karin Strom Aiello ’68, Erin Cuffe Crawford ’74 » n d Scott Rumana ’83 havefülready contributed and surely will all make significant impacts during their tenure. Ouf'sMident delegate will be Lauren Moses ’98.

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For the past three years, an MKA junior and a senior feave participated on the Alumni Council, giving student input to alumni discussions and taking alumni perspective back to their peers. Profiles of the two student members, 1995-96, and their extracurricular involvement and rigorous academic schedules:

¡g: is always difficult to ! |y farewell to dedicated people. Martha Bonsai Day 74 leaves the active Clesuncil after nine years as committee chair and Executive Board member. Martha’s mentoring, leadership, and commitment are the standard by which future members will be measured. Martha remains: on the Board of Trustees and will stay on the Council as an advisor.

Larissa Lury ’96 Larissa’s Contributions to MKA as an honors student and extracurricular participant were so ’outstanding that she received the first student MKA Sweater at Gathering III. Known for her lovely voice, Larissa sang solos at numerous M astersingers/ chfjfale concerts and appeared in every w inter musical - as Sarah in “Guys and Dolls,” Mabel in “Pajama Game,” and Mammy in “Lil’ Abner.”

Alan Deehan jggldeparts after two terms and service on the Executive Board. Alan made difficult taskj^seem a little easier by his great sense of humor. Jason Apter ’18 made many Contributions to the success of the Alumni ®3ncil as a whole. Larissa Lury ’96, a twoyear student delegate to the ¿Council, gave us a special insight with IS thoughtful perspective. On a personal note, I would like to thank my Executive Bjj|rd who have tirelessly worked to make the AssociatioB§RËetter one, and the school admin istration, faculty, and staff, who have molded our future alumni members.

Larissa was a class rep. to the Student Council for three years, a reader for Stylus literary magazine, a peer leader, and a three-year member of the Free Group. “I think the presence of the Free Group has helped,” she says'*; “It gives you outdoor skills and makes you think about choices!” She also played field hockey.

M o st» all, I thank Alumni Director Christie Austin, who 8ves 100 percent of herself every day to the Assignation andfachool. SM has taught me much and truly made my time on the Council a great joy! J. Dean Paolucci’W President

Concurrently, Larissa maintained a grueling academic schedule. Her senior courses included French VI Honors (“three people; we took AP junior year”); Political Theory; AP/BC Calbpjlus; Computer Skills; and for English - Modern European Drama, Latin American Literature, and Senior Seminar (honors), which is part creative, part analytical reading.

W inetasting 1996: Vintage MKA he gardens were in full bloom and conversation T sparkled as the Alumni Association sponsored its second winetasting at the Van Vleck House and Gardens in May. Almost a hundred alumni from various decades sampled wine and met old friends and faculty.

“The best thing about MKA is learning to express oneself,” she says. “Everything is discussionoriented; everyone’s opinion matters....People can do so many things, not just be an athlete or whatever.”

Members of the Alumni Council, under chairman Andrew Blair 78, organized and hosted the event. John Bicknal 78 provided the background with his time and talent at the p ian^H

Larissa will attend Northwestern University as a speech/theater major.

Next year’s winetasting is already on tap for May 10.

Jeff Gurtman ’97 Last year’s junior member of the Alumni Council is President of the Student Council as a senior. Also known for his outstanding voice, a baritone, Jeff played in winter musicals as Sky Masterson in “Guys and Dolls,” Lil’ Abner in “Lil’ Abner,” and Prez in “Pajama Game.” He does classical voice competitions in German and Italian.

Alum ni Council members Susan Cole Furlong ’78 and Sabino Rodano ’8 7 uncork wine.

Jeff is co-founder and co-president of the MKA Video Club, which last year filmed seasonal videomagazines; behind-the-scenes at the making of the spring production, “Jane”; the Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony; and the Blue Ribbon Forum hosted by MKA. The club also did an admissions video for Boston University trustees on the capabilities of technology. The students simulated a learning experience in MKA’s Distance Learning Room to show how a partnership works.

Classmates o f ’8 9 Matthew Rodano, Michael Hnatow, and Josh Raymond. Michael serves on the Alum ni Council.

Out of school, Jeff volunteers with the West Essex First Aid Squad. Jeffs challenging « n io r year courses included U.S. History, Advanced Pre-Calculus, Physics, fourthyear Spanish, Performance Workshop (honors), and, for English - Greek Tragedy and Modern World Literature, which includes the Nobel Prize winners.

Ruth and Peter PerrettiJr. ’4 9

“Being on the Alumni Council gives a broader look at the school,” he says, “the massive spectrum. MKA is not just who is in the high school for four years; it’s those who were there before. I don’t think students realize the support and job connections alumni provide.”.

Stephen Barrai ’8 0 and Angela DeCandia Barrai ’82.

Patricia Laurence Cone 30 and greatgrandson, sixth graderJames EdwardJoyce. When asked to write a paper at school about “The Person I Most Admire, ”James wrote about his great-grandmother.

A Kimberley Maypole dance, 1930s.

O nce U pon A Tim e by Patricia Laurence Cone ’30 morning. Since we did not leave school until 1:15 for lunch at home (there were no afternoon classes), the late interruption in the morning, plus the comfort of hot cocoa and crackers, was a very wise move.

1930 graduate of The Kimberley School I have A ssop many memori§§! 1 clearly recall the dark green bloomers, white middies, and yellfw ties worn on gym days! We always pulled the bloomer legs up as far as they would go, so the material fell rather gracefully over the exposed flesh, making us feel very daring.

Many girls were driven to school by family chauffeurs, some by mothers, and some walked. In our senior year some of us achieved a license, the definitive proof of maturity! When I remember the heavy cars of the period, with no power-steering, no automatic gear shift nor signal lights, I wonder how we managed.

The fact is that both Mary Kimberley Waring and Mary A. Jordan were very wise women w ig realized that “girls would be girls,” and undoubtedly laughed quietly behind that formidable office door, asking each other, “What will they think of next?”

I recall driving my younger brother to the Academy one morning. I went up Claremont, made a U-tum into Bloomfield Avenue, and managed to knock over the first of a long line of trash cans set out for collection. My brother was ecstatic! I wanted to hide.

All holidays were paid due attention, including May Day. The Mil Maypole was unearthed from wherever it rested and raised on the lawn by Warren and Dillard, those two sturdy, quielwplack men who workedM Constantly at many duties. The “Maypole Dance? was the province of Miss pllighton, the gym teacher, who would settle for nothing less than perfection. We stood in facing couples, one circle grasping yellow ribbons, the second circle holding white ones. We skipped around the Maypole, dipping under the arm of the first girl facing us, and over the next onejlinging (rather breathlessly), “To the Maypole le-et uh-us on, the time is swift and will be gone. Now come lassies to the gre en, where their beauties may be seen.” There was a lot more.

Kimberley had a periodical titled Opus Scribendi. There was only one copy, which was read by the editor from the front of the auditorium. It did not require much reading time and always elicited praise from the listeners and congratulations to the contributors. I was Editor one year. What® thrill! Over the fifty intervening years I have had a full and mostly very happy life. My husband (the brother of a Kimberley classmate) and I produced three children, and in due course ten grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren, of whom one is at MKA and doing well. As a writer (known to young readers as Patricia Clapp) I have a dozen or so books and over 40 plays in print. I think Miss Waring anil Miss Jordan would be pleased.

To the bMst w my belief the only males who had the freedom of the school were Warren and Dillard, whose mo|j important duty (in the girls’ opinion) was the serving of coeqaand graham crackers during the late

1996 D istinguished A lum ni Award

Doris Keller Hamlin ’36

Alumni Association of The Montclair Kimberley T heAcademy is pleased to honor Doris Keller Hamlin

speaks at schools and community groups to tell of conservation techniques and responsibilities. She has set up open meetings on solid waste, hazardous waste, underground water management and conservation easements, and has appeared on TV and written to national publications. Doris has received two citations from the Federated Garden Club for conservation and a bronze medal from the Garden Club of America.

’36 for her pioneering efforts in recycling and conservation of the environment. In the 1960s, long before it became popular, Doris began one of the Northeast’s first local recycling centers, in Litchfield, Conn. Alarmed at the conditions of the scenic local roads and historic stone walls full of litter, Doris added action to her anger. She joined the Conservation-Wetlands Commission, and began recycling in a nearby barn. She helped smash bottles and persuaded corporations to donate equipment.

The 1936 Kimberley graduate - who recalls an interest in conservation even back then - served as secretary, treasurer, vice president and president of the Alumnae Association. “I started collecting money in a hat so the 25th reunion could plant dogwood trees on campus,” she recalls.

The proceeds from the sale of the recycled containers were suffient, early on, to pay the enterprise’s overhead and to launch Doris forward into a greater effort to promote awareness of the need to conserve the land while recycling products of industry. Local labor leaders, opposed to such efforts, called her “Tough Doris.”

If a school’s alumni association has a calling, it is to provide a real-life example to the current student body, its faculty, and to the community at large of what a graduate can accomplish with education. It is fitting, therefore, that on the occasion of her sixtieth class reunion, we celebrate the achievement and honor the works of Doris Keller Hamlin in her special service to huimanity.

She went on to organize a regular local observance of Earth Day, and spent many hours testifying before the state Legislature on the advantages of “the bottle bill.” After seven years, Connecticut passed a statewide bottle redemption biff.’

Rudy Schlobohm ’74 Chairman, Distinguished Alumni Award Committee

In the years of life when one is likely to withdraw from the fray of current events, Doris continues to lead efforts on behalf of the environment. She regularly

Welcome to Our Newest Alumni The Class of 1996

Marantz, Nicholas ................ Columbia University Baidyaroy, Srilekha .................. Lehigh University Grizzanti, Jason . . . .Virginia Polytechnic Institute Krugman, D a n iel......................................... Antioch College Martinez, Nikki ......................... Boston University Barnes, T a n y a ..............................................Harvard University Haight, Deborah .................. Columbia University LaCondre, D a n a ................University of Maryland McCormack, William ..............Colgate University Barnhard, K e n t ........................Muhlenberg College Hamilton, Alexandra . .University of Massachusetts Levine-Flandrup, Kevin ........................................... McCrann, Mari . ..................... Swarthmore College Hawes, A la n ....................................... Northwestern University Ohio Wesleyan University Becker, Bryan .................... University of Delaware Levy, K i r a ..................................................... Oberlin College Beldotti, B rian................................................Purdue University McLarty, L ucas........... .Colorado State University Hayes, Kathryn . . .George Washington University Booth, Racquel ..............................Barnard College Mirchandani, N i n a ..................... Brown University Higgs, K e ish a ................College of the Holy Cross Lite, Joshua.....................................................BostonUniversity Boshart, C o urtney................... Muhlenberg College *Little, Steven.................................................ColgateUniversity Monteyne, R o b e rta ..........................Boston College Hirsch, E r ic a ............... Ohio Wesleyan University Morgado, O liv ia ..........................Boston University Brin, A d a m ..................................................... BrownUniversity Lury, Larissa........................................Northwestern University Hudig, V ivien..........................................Willamette University Murphy, N atash a.............................. Union College Mangili, S im one........................ Iversen, Matthew .................. Connecticut College Bruder, Jessica................................ Amherst College Bard College Noell, Elizabeth ................ Georgetown University Capalbo, V icto ria......... James Madison-University Janay, Barry.....................................................RollinsCollege Mangum, Elizabeth ................................................. Nugent, E d w a rd ..........................Lehigh University Laboratory Inst, of Merchandising Clavijo, Francisco . .Pennsylvania State University Joldzic, Slobodan.............. University of Hartford O ’Brien, Elizabeth .................... Wheelock College Cohen, M in d y ...................................................TuftsUniversity Kamine, N icole..................Georgetown University Oscar, L ea h .....................................Clark University Connolly, Allison ......................... Duke University Kasule, A sum ini......... Carnegie Mellon University Padilla, B randy...................... New York University Del Collo, A drianna........................Oberlin College Kay, J e ffre y .......................University of Wisconsin Parker, B enjam in.............................. Union College Diamond, N icholas................... Hampshire College Kessler, Kelli ................................Colorado College Pellecchia, S u s a n ..........................Brown University DiRocco, D a n iel.............................. Hobart College Khanna, Anisha ................................Smith College Peters, William . . .Fairleigh Dickinson University DiStefano, Kenneth .................. Lehigh University *Kidde, Jeremy .................................. Colby College Peterson, Juli ...............James Madison University Dolden, Dawn ..............................Clark University Kim, H ayong............... University of Pennsylvania Phruksaraj, Jeffrey .....................Rutgers University Eberhardt, J a s o n ........................Hampshire College Klein, Lauren ........................... Harvard University Pote, C arlton......... Western New England College Elberg, Jacob ........................... Dartmouth College Koplik, A n d re w ........................ Haverford College Rabke, C o lleen ..........................Syracuse University Feigenbaum, A la n ..........................................Tulane University Krishana, Sanjeev .......................Boston University Raphael, M ichael................University of Redlands Feinsilver, L o ri..................................... Bates College Kronberg, Jo s h u a .......................Rutgers University Fraser, Kirsten . . . .University of New Hampshire Gennace, Philip .................... Trinity College Ghelfi, Samuele . .Stevens Institute of Technology Gogick, Jonathan .......................Lehigh University

Raphael, Robert . .Rhode Island School of Design Reiter, Michael . .Worchester Polytechnic Institute Rodburg, J i l l ...................................................BostonUniversity *Rothchild, N a ta s h a .....................................Oberlin College Sahu, M a lin i...................................................BostonUniversity Schwartz, J o n a th a n ........... University of Colorado Seabrook, R u t h ........................................... AmherstCollege Segree, M a x in e ..........................................Hampton University Selenfriend, Jeremy .................. Hofstra University Sgourdos, Andrea ......................... Drew University Shah, A m ish ................................................WilliamsCollege Siddiqui, S h a r if ......... Carnegie Mellon University Silver, Alexis ................................Colorado College Sinner, Geoffrey........................................... RutgersCollege Solomito, Kate ........... University of Rhode Island Stepansky, M ichael......................................BrandeisUniversity Tritt, M atthew .......................University of Arizona Vartan, L e e .................................................Princeton University Voinov, Alexander .................................................... Philadelphia College of Pharmacy Wecht, Stephanie.....................................MacalesterCollege Wells, T eresa................................................... BrownUniversity Wertlieb, M athew .................................Washington University Wreschner, S h a u n a ...................................Hamilton College *Alumni Children

Class Notes E d itor s N o te We use one “official” yearly mailing to obtain news, which appears in the FALL MKA Review. SPRING magazine Class Notes are taken from reunion, holiday, and phonathon news, newspaper clippings, the flap on the Annual Giving remittance envelope, and the “Grapevine” on the inside back cover. Although the items might seem “old,” we have found that people love to read n e w |l|| whenever. The time lapse is unavoidable, as the processing of Class Notes from secretary to Alumni Office to classmates to secretary to Alumni Office to designer to printer covers a l4-to-16 week period! Please remember that you can send a note to your class secretary or to the Alumni Office anytime. We keep ongoing files for each class;.:. To those of you without a class secretary, how would you like to volunteer? The job has been simplified to the point that you will probably find it most enjoyable! The position of alumni class secretary, like that of class agent and reunion chairman, is absolutely essential to the vitality of the school. Please consider it.

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Daniel received his #1 rank after sectional tournaments in 1995, and looked very dapper in the magazine photo. Congratulations!]

TKS Mrs. Julian M iller (Julia Hawkins) 18 Shannon Terrace, Easton M D ' 21601 MA Homer G. W hitmore received a card from the White House and a photo of President Bill Clinton on the occasion of his 89 th birthday. There are already plans for a party in Rochestaa N.Y. for Homer’s 90th birthday in December.

27 ...................... TKS Mrs. John E. H olt (Dorothy Ayres); . The Arbors, 403 West Center St. Manchester C T 06040 Dorothy Ayres Holt enjoys her very active fetirement community, with lots of trips to theaters and concerts. She keeps in touch with many classmates and writes, “I love to get ’Kimberley news’ and we can really all be proud of our Alma Materand all it means to so many great young people.”

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TKS Barbara Newell Bowen has moved to Texas to be nearer her family. Her son and daughterin-law live n « b y and daughter Barbara is in Florida. Our condolences to Virginia Stoutenburgh Svigals on the death of her husband, Philip.

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Our condolences to the family of Ruth Morgan Oliver.

Miss Charlotte H. Fitch, Box 45 24 Cape Bial Lane, Westport Point M A 02791

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Random House published Ants on the Melon, A Collection of Poems by Virginia Hamilton Adair in May. They were also published in five issues of the New Yorker and New York Review o f Books. Congratulations to Virginia, who received “good reviews” from the New York Times and Los Angeles Times! Our condolences to the family of Frances Fernald Draper, whose daughter wrote, “Know that she loved her years at Kimberley and that I grew up on many fond storieS’she told of that [in u lja l Peggy Klotz Young ’36 saw Charlotte Fitch at a South Shore Smith Club meeting this spring, and reports, “She looked terrific! She is something special.”

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TKS Belated condol^S s to Jane Stearns on the .death of her sister, Margaret ’21. Belated condolences also to the family of Alice Newkirk Elliott. Alice and her husband, Frank, lived most of their lives in Montclair until moving to California to be n a their daughter, who wrote, “My mother often spoke S her school days at Kimberley. They were very happy days for her.^H

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TKS Mrs. Patricia Laurence Cone 83 Beverly Rd., Upper Montclair N J 07043 Class scribe Patricia Laurence Cone - who has 15 play&and seven books in print (some in French, Danish, and Japanese) - sent some recollections with the thought, “What fun it has been to think back and recall some of the pleasure and fu n I enjoyed at Kimberley.” Her great-grandson, James Edward Joyce, is a sixth grader at MKA. He did a paper for school entitled “The Person I Most Admire” and, yes, Patfwas the “Person.” [See ONCE UPON A TIME recollections -Ed.] When Anne Halligan Morse wrote, she was knitting a carriage robe for her first great grandchild. She has two children and seven grandchildren (“all handsome!”). A widow, Anne has lived in her house in Whispering Pines, N.C. for 26 years, enjoys playing the organ, reading, and handiwork. “Just had my 83rd birthday and still wear a size 12.” No minor feat. Our condolences to the family of Jeannette Van Wie Smith. Jeannette was very active with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. She leaves three children and three “grands.” MA Mr. C. Irving Porter Box 2750, Quaker H ill Rd., Unity M E 04988

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TKS Mrs. Albert Frell (Irene Burbank) 580Admiralty Parade, Naples FL 33940 Annie Hodgson McBrair leads an active life, including prison ministry and the Garden Club. Annie exudes the same youthful spirit of joy and adventure that was her trademark in years past. Our condolences to Jesse Taylor Drew, who lost her husband, Jerry, last year. She has moved to Arlington, Va., near her son and three “grands,” and would love to hear from classmates. Our condolences also to the family of Blanche Cosgrove Raynor. Eileen Halligan Forman write's about successful aging - i.e., study something and volunteer for something. Exercise and bridge help too. Her far-flung family are surprisingly interested in their roots. Zaida Jones Dillon and her husband are c&nsidering a move to La Jolla, Calif., to be near their daughter, Diana. Mary Adele Halsey Bell, known as Dell Bell, summers in Litde Compton, R.I. She extends a warm welcome to her Kimberley classmates to

visit her when in the area. Dell is still a super golfer. Your class secretary is busy growing old gracefully, made easier by the recent New York Times study that “Old Is Not As Old As It Used To Be.” Just keep active socially andi^f« intellectually. N ikki MA Dr. James A. Rogers, Apt. 205 P. O. Box 518, Normandy Beach N J 08739

Henry has been on the board of the Humane Society for years, and is also a docent with the Harbor Branch Oceanographic, Institute, involved in research and education in the marine sciences. The Doremuses have two sons and four grandchildren in V erm ont?^ Fred Stickel has decided to retire at age 80, after practicing law for 55 years. “I have not yet made up my mind as to what I will be doing once my retirement comes,” he writes.

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TKS Mrs. William Dixon (Betty O ’Gorman) 8 Kip s Ridge, Montclair N J 07042

TKS Mary Harrsen Van Brunt takes short trips to the Poconos and New England from her retirement home in Hightstown, N.J. She keeps in touch with classmates Lucy Fields Haskins, Frances Hardy Feezer, Mary Turnbull Barfield, and Sue Warriner Monell.

33 TKS Margaret Church Perkins bought a smaller house last May in Newark, Del., and planted a new garden. Her children gave her a wonderful eightieth birthday party last October. Margaret still loves going to theater and symphonies.

Many, many thanks to Barbara Spadone Haviland for her lengthy tour as class secretary. We are delighted to welcome Betty O ’Gorman Dixon to the column! Our condolences to Elizabeth Gracy Kenny on the death of her husband, Bill. Barbara says his service at St. Lukes was very well-attended, he was so esteemed, and that the church looked “absolutely beautiful.” Our condolences also to the family of Mary Adele Russell Beers. Best wishes to our favorite bride and groom, Bob and Jean Berry Walton Bush.

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TKS Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Josephine Fobes) 4 LaSalle Road, Upper Montclair N J 07043

Helen and Henry Doremus retired to Vero Beach, Fla., 15 years ago. Both veterinarians,

Our condolences to the family of Elinor Gates Ritchel. Elinor, who lived in British Columbia, Canada, was an accomplished artist and musician. According to her sister, Audrey Gates Bonney ’42, Elinor attended Kimberley for 12 years and excelled on the tennis court. Class secretary Josephine Fobes Carpenter was elected president of the Women’s Club of Upper Montclair. She enjoys monthly lunches with other Kimberley alumnae. Jodie and her husband planned a trip to Scandinavia in July. MA John Graham, retired in Texas, organized

The Sighting David Stanley ’33 was walking on a wooded path in Fairfax, Virginia, this spring and started to pass a jogger wearing a nice MKA sweatshirt. Dave stopped him and said, “When did you go to MKA? I went to Montclair Academy.” The man replied, “Well, I didn’t. My wife received it for making a speech.” Turns out she is Terry Dozier, the special educational assistant to Richard Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education. She received the sweatshirt from a visiting MKA history trip to D.C. Dr. Dozier, not then knowing the name of the alumnus, recounted the Story o f her husband’s chance encounter to Headmaster Peter Greer.

they spearheaded a program to plan, raise funds, and build a new animal shelter for Indian River County. It was completed in 1985 and has been of real service to the welfare of animals ever since. Henry says, “It was a challenge with pleasure and satisfaction in it to provide top-notch facilities for animals.” The annual count is about 6,000 animals, with many pets returned as lost & found and strays placed in good homes.

Alumni Pride “I am just so proud of this school,” says Barbara Litdejohn ’35, IliW have framed the announcement of the Blue Ribbon School and keep it by my desk....I am glad MKA is offering opportunities to so many students of different color and background, unheard of in my day. But the Kimberley excellence is still there.” and established a new Presbyterian Church with five other couples, and serves as cleric of its session (governing body). John also served five years as chairman of the local Boy Scout Troup committee. He plays tennis competitively and enjoys “a country gentleman’s life with wife Jane of 53 years.” 23

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TKS Mrs. W. Kent Schmid (Josephine Murray) 9 Brandon Lane, Bishops Cove Mystic C T 06355 • Olive Cawley Watson writes, “First of all I want to say how much I miss my friend since fifth grade, Mary Ayres Schweppe. Mary died last year. She was the first of a very close group of friends beginning with Kimberley....My remarkable husband Tom died two and a half years ago after taking me on many exciting adventures on land, sea, and air. I have six children and 16 grandchildren who fill my days. “I spend the majority of my time in Greenwich, Conn., some time in Vail, Colorado, and a very happy summer on an island, North Haven, in Penobscott Bay, Maine. All of my six children have houses there. I do hope that any sailors going by would call and visit.” Elizabeth Howe Glaze was looking forward to seeing special Emberley friends during her yearly vacation jp Manasquan. Our condolences to Elizabeth Van Wie Penick on the death of her sister, Jeannette Van Wie Smith ’30. MA Mr. W. Kent Schmid 9 Brandon Lane, Bishops Cove Mystic C T 06355 Walker Weed broke a long silence to bring alumni files up to date. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1940 and served in WWII from 1941-45 as Captain, Infantry in the 10th Mountain Division, Aleutian Islands and Italy. He and his wife Hazel, married since 1942, have two children. Walker had his own business: in New Hampshire designing and building furniture, and for 20 years was director of the Student Workshops crafts program at Dartmouth. He is now “emeritus,; He is spending his retirement years actively hiking, skiing, and canoeing, with wilderness trips in the Arctic, Alaska, Canada, and Norway. He is headed back to Alaska in August “to paddle the Sheenjek River in the Northeast Wildlife Refuge.”

37 TKS Mrs. William Young (Peggy Klotz) The Village A t Duxbury 290 Kingstown Way, Apt. 253 Duxbury M A 02332 Ruth Russell Gray writes that she and her sister-in-law took a wonderful Christmas cruise through the Caribbean. She is spending the summer on the West Coast, visiting relatives -

and going to Alaska by ship; she will a lso |||lj|¡ her sister, Mary Adele Russell Beers ’34, in Colorado. Ruth had dinner this spring with Ed and Holly "June1': Mitchell KimballRgrin Winter Park, Fla. Betsy Townsend McFadden has sold her condo in Naples, Fla., and went via Auqptrain and can to collect .some belongings from it. Daughter Pam and grandson Will helped. Betsy’s son Peter teaches at a university in Mexico and her younger daughter, Diana, works in D.C. Betsy attended her 55th reunion at Smith Co cage in May and is going to Maine for a week in August. Georgia and Ruth D uff Eager went to Maryland in April to help plan for George’s 60th reunion ait Johns Hopkins and ravish his brother. . Teppy Holton Sjolander is looking forward to becoming a gílat-grandmother in ^September. Is she the first in our class?

Charlie and Virginia Kracke Leavitt planned to take a Rational Trust trip this spring through theBsonnecticut River Valley. They spend the summer in Vermont. Frances Montgomery entertained the New Jersey “Lunch Bunch” in April to heH a curatoil from the Newark Museum talk about the making of America’s jewelry. Mary Elizabeth Hoermann Vreeland ’34 and Jodie Fobes Carpenter ’35 often join the group for lunch and are a most welcome addition. Jean Hamlin Noyes in PlanSTexas, enjoys the Meadows Museum at SMU, small but interesting. She and I both enjoy hearing from the Lunch Bunch. Life in Duxbury is as busy as Bill and I want it to be. There are weekly trips as well as exercise, lectures, programs here - all with congenial people. I saw Charlotte Fitch ’29 at a Smith luncheon in April. She looked wonderful. Peggy MA Our condole^B to the family of John H. Ryan.

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level duplexes. He also expressed pleasure that we had located Geoffrey Crook. Letters f e m Geoffrey are few and far between, but the latest one noted that he was hard at work trying to find things, after moving to a smaller house behind the home of his married daughter. One can recall the old New ^England adage: “Three moves equal one fire.” Bruce and Nancy Tiernan Swenson 0 1 divide their time between Dallas, Texas, and Bay Head, N.J., in the summer.. He notes that U.S. District Judge William J. Marchese has been using his retirement to assist the New Jersey Superior Court at Paterson. Good for you, Bill; experienced judges are much needed at all levels. Peter Funk also keeps using his skills and experience. He is on a three-year program for ordination into the Episcopal Church; still writinfi- with the help of his wife, Mary - the jfSA, Canadian, and Russian editions of “It Pays to Enrich Your Word Power” for Readers’ Digest, and, he adds, “A new novel is creeping along. A group on the Internet World Wide WeMsiConsidering adapting our board game ’Winning Words.’ A sitcom presentation is hanging around somewhere in Hollywood’s eternal maw. “Lots of activity with grandchildren. Playing squash and tennis when I can....Mary’s written a book. It’s a charmer. As an artist she’s thinking of adding pictures. Mary - as are all you grandmothers - is very busy with fam ilia®: affairs, including a 104-year-old grandmother.” A1 Pels reported the arrival of grandchild Taylor Pels, daughter of their son Jim. Al, as usual, spent much of the past snowy winter on skis. In April he was presented with a pin recognizing his 45 years of service to the National Ski Patrol. Al and I live in a part of the world where you really have to want to be, at ftkst in winter. Tjhis last one has been the roughest hereabouts since the late ’40sHice buildup, roofs leaking, trees falling on wires, snow and more show. I’m now helping with a project which may offer a new alternative. Many of us enjoy our location, so we’re exploring the possibility of organizing our own managed retirement community, where people continue in their own homes and the services come to them. We’ll sj||j|j|| Apart from that, working in watercolors allows me the fun of taking part in such events as Keene’s Art Walk, where the stores fill their windows with paintings and schoolchildren ^ u r the “gallery” with their teachers and talk with the artists. Bud

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TKS Mrs. Alfred D. Williams (Joan BaynejmI 10 Foxglove Court, Yarmouth M E 04096 Bill and Bobbie Kluge Deming had an extended visit with friends in Florida, especially Bsome from their years in PerudLater they were off to Scotland with Elderhostel. Sis Underwood Gregory has recovered from a nasty case of shingles and reported her pride in her grandson’s participation in an oceano graphic program in Bermuda. Barbara Smith Evans spoke with my daughter in Vero Beach and reports she is busy and married to a wonderful man. Selina Hird Taylor is an elder in her church but still finds time to continue the extensive traveling she enjoyed while her husband was alive. She took her three children and six “grands” (ages 8-:R>) to Wyoming this spring and last year visited the U.K. with two of the older ones. MKA had a get-together in the greater Washington area and she saw several friends. Selina is full of laughter and energy. Frances Johnson Ames was awaiting a new grandchild in June, then was off on a cruise around Great Britain and Ireland, a Harvard/ Yale/Bryn Mawr alumni trip. TH EN (!) she plans a National Trust tour of Maine in September, which means I get a chance to see her. Frances says she has not been to Maine since 1939 when she visited Joey Huggins Remember J oey? Helen Hanau Breen ’41 got in touch with me; her son (Tim Breen ’75) and daughter-inlaw have moved nearby and are delightful. They see my daughter and family and even took me to lunch. I never leave my lake in the summer but I did spend a couple of weeks with family and other “snowbirds” in Naples, Fla. Looking through a friend’s photo album I saw Bobbie Douglas MacMillan’s Christmas card. I love how our friends’ paths cross with ours. Baynie Ed. note: Joan met former faculty member Lillian Hulst and her husband George after church one Sunday in Bradenton, Fla., and “relived a lot of Kimberley memories.” She sent an article and Sun Coast Health magazine cover that featured the Hulsts and their life in a retirement complex.

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Mr'ff- R LfjlghJI l(m Mountain Rd. P. O. Box 394 Jaffrey Center N H 03452-0394 It looks ijisif die Class||p|i59 is on the move •again. Dave Higgins said my letter had followed them from the Jersey Shore to their new home in the west central hill country of Connecticut. It is a beautiful retirement community of single

After the Fact Surely the ’39ers are pleased that the IB». Department of Education has named the Upper School a Blue Ribbon School. The only question is: What took them so long? We knew it was, way back in the ’30s, before there was a U.S. Department of Education. Class Secretary C.R. Lyle I I ’3 9

TKS Mrs. James F. C. Hyde Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5402 Duvall Drive, Bethesda M D 20816 Susan O ’Gorman Karlin sent her active itinerary: snorkling in the islands in winter; bonsai work and gardening, spring and summit; Italy this fall. She spent April in South Carolina with sister Polly O ’Gorman Morrison ’36. Eleanor Strohm Leavitt has “finally gotten back to bad golf after recuperating from an

operation for a new shoulder. Modern medicine is wonderful. Loved seeing Miles and Barbara Tryon Thompson once when we were passing through Thomasville, Ga.” Recent travels took the Leavitts to England and a cruise from Buenos Aires to Barcelona, stops along the way. Their daughter lives in Italy. Our condolences to the family of Annette Martin Benson. MA Mr. David Baird Jr. 9 Parkway, Montclair NJ 07042 4

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TKS Mrs. Robinson V. Smith 0oan Trimble) 16 Marshall Terrace, Wayiand MA 01778 John and Elsie Ludduke Kelsey report that their granddaughter, 21, is a senior at Lafayette and their grandson, 18,¡Is off to college this fall. Elsie came to the MKA Awards Luncheon to see Helen Jones Gordon graciously accept her induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. Polly Rowe Barrows notes that Helen, a direct descendant of John Paul Jones, has just named her favorite hunter “Nelson”! Polly had fun spring visits with “Jonesey” and Susan O ’Gorman Karlin ’41. She writes, “Please stop by to see me in West Palm; bed & breakfast at my Perch is busy!” Our condolences to Audrey Gates Bonney on the death of her sister Elinor Gates Ritchel ’35. MA Mr. Richard L. Charlesworth 121 Cherry Brook Rd., Weston MA 02193 Welcome to Richard Charlesworth as official class scribe! Dick and Ann spent a delightful short stay with Hope and Jim Ritchie in their lovely house overlooking Sante Fe, and “made a resolve to attend our 55th in Montclair.” Dick also reports that Stuart Keebler is enjoying, retirement days in upstate New York. Claire and Allan Sandford Brown got a winter home in Scottsdale, Ariz., partly to be near their grandchildren (ages 3 and 1) in Colorado. Allan was looking forward to son Chip’s wedding in July. He says Chip is “building a rep as a writer.” Dick and Allan represented MA at their 50th reunion at Princeton in May.

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the Carolinas. Her youngest daughter had a girl in January and her son had a boy last August, whid|i brings Mary and Bill’s grandchildren count to 14 - ten boys and four girls. Lucile Mason is busy writing proposals to foundations as a Trustee of the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens of Montclair, to raise funds to build a carriage house. It is hoped that ground can be hroken next May during the 70 th anniversary of the world-renowned gardens, which have 4,000 varieties of iris.

A loha In a History of Education course for a; master’s degree at the University of Hawaii, students were asked where they went to high schooMSheila Feagley JamesfiM replied, “A small all-girls school in Montclair, NewHrsey.” The young man sitting next to her said, “Was that the Kimberley School?” She answered, “How could you know?” He said, “My mother went there, too. She’s Marian Brown St. Onge, Class of 1962.” MA Mr. Richard R. Angus 38 Hinchman Avenue, Denville NJ 07834 Georgia and BiWPolhemus keep busy in North Carolina. She volunteers in a school library and he volunteers in the E.R. of the county hospital; both work for the Red Cross. Last summer they visited Hawaii; this summer, Alaska. Pat and Percy Hill are “doing okay.” He plays the drums occasionally. I had a long talk with Tom Adair on the phone. He seems happy and in good spirits. The first poet laureate of Washington Township and first honorary poet laureate of Gloucester County, Ted Brohl, has a fourth book of poetry, I Don’t Talk Down to Kids, published by Vantage Press. He has purchased 700 copies to distribute to middle and high school English departments, including MKA, hoping to show “that poetry c ig be on any subject, person, place, or thing; that imagination is infinite.” Helen and I visited her sister in Oklahoma last fall. Northeast OKLA is a lot like northern New Jersey, lots of lakes and hills. Dick

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MA Mr. Winterford J. Ohland 4 Ahler’s Lane, Blairstown NJ 07825

Sheila Feagley James is finishing a master’s degree in Educational Foundations at the U. of Hawaii this summer. Our condolences to Mary Johnson Addison on the death of her brother, former Academy Trustee Howard Johnson. In April, Mary visited her two daughters and twin brother in

Helen and William Braunworth made a trip from his tree farms in Ft. Defiance, Va., to Greene, Iowa, where Anne and Robert Angus in addition to raising com and soybeans - are into plantations of hardwoods, a lifelong business of the Braunworths. William also inspected other tree farms in Iowa. John

Chugg’s widow visited the Anguses in Arizona ¡gin February.

45 TKS Anne Feagley Wittels (Mrs. Jerome L.)> ¿r.. 2116 Via Alamitos Palos Verdes Estates CA 90274® Katie Teaze Clark writes that “nothing much, has happened to us lately. Back and forth, Conn, to Fla.! Lots of company and family visiting; that’s what happens when one lives in two lovely places.” I believe Nancy Nevins D ’Anjou sent a ’95 Christmas card, but it refuses to rise up through the drifts of papers. If she sent scintillating news, she will have to write again, please. Apologies! Sally DuBois Moberg and Jeanne Talbot Sawutz attended our Big One, but they haven’t written any details. In fact, they haven’t written; this is secondhand information. Nancy Brown Prachar has news both good and sad. In January 1995 she and John went on a Panama/island hopping cruise; in March their daughter was married in Oregon; in April she had successful knee replacement §Urgery. Then, in August, John died very suddenly. By December, Nancy had moved to. eastern Oregon, between Portland and Idaho. Her daughter and husband have a computer business there and outfitted Nancy with one, with all the bells and whistles. So far all she can do with it is “play bridge and mine sweeper, and screw it up royally. Fortunately, he’s very patient.’f ig Ed and Josephine Murphy Rayermann are keeping up with the usual activities&. Son Patrick (Army Major) and family have moved to Fairfax, Va. Son Richard (the younger, former Navy pilot) is in Texas hoping American Airlines will get him from behind his desk and put him in the air. Josie and Ed have learned their earthquake damage can b:e. rectified, so will remain in San Marino. Good thing, tagKsj Roger and Rudd Trimble Kenvin have moved to Arcadia, only six miles away, and they are able to® e each other frequently. Josie says , the Kenvins are so happy to be grandparent^H Daughter Heather and Tom and baby son are in Iowa; daughter Brooke and David are in Los Angeles,®) that grandson is seen at least twice a week. Leigh Berrien Smith writes that Susan filin g Miller has a new granddaughter, born in 1995 to son Dan. Leigh is Dan’s godmother. She is sorry not to have seen any K ’45s this year, but has had happy phone chats with a few. Leigh and Procter have seen others: “a rare reunion with Brent Girdler ’44 and his delightful sister Jean Girdler Grinnell ’40 in Falmouth, Mass., last October; Nancy Ehrhardt White ’51 and Gail Robertson Marentette ’51 in September (photo in spring Review); and a few glimpses of Eleanor Helm Ketcham ’46 spending time on the Vineyard.” Bob and Judy Shearer Turnbull, again via Josie, are still in Florida and still fine. As for us, another ;l S y year. Jerry continues

with music and tennis. Our two childen ate fine and our grandson thrives, and we see them often. I keep in touch with my cousin Joy O ’Neil Banta '3 S | We had a wonderful visit from cousin Hayden O’Neil and Pat on their way through Los Angeles. In March I had a joint art exhibit with another artist called “Hers, Mine, & Ours: Artist Books & More” at gBiE'anSino College, Torrance, Calif. We each had individual work and several collaborative pieces. An interesting exhibit, fun, but a lot of work. [Ed. note: Anne’s multi-media ” collaboration also produced a charming small catalogue.] I visited itay sister Sheila Feagley JamesKS in Honolulu, spent four weeks on jury duty, and prepare for a July Elderhostel trip to England, outlying islands, and Iceland. Anne MA Many thanks to Robert Nebergall for his tour as class secretary. Any volunteers to pick up the pen?

50TH REUNION OCTOBER 26

TKS Reunion chairmen and 4 | ) agents: Mrs. FlorenceJohnson Jacobson 201 P'assaic Ave., Spring Lake N J 07762 Mrs. Robert Carlisle (Joan Denny) P.O. Box 316, Chatham M A 02633 Connie Ritchie DuHamel is in the process of selling their house and moving to an apartment in Montclair, while finishing additions to their house in Rhode Island in preparation for retirement there in a couple of years. Donald and Janet Kraus Denison will be traveling around the U.SSin an R.V .fi| the next two years! She does expect to attend our 50th in October. Audrey Brown Robinson continues her art work in Manchester, Vt., and enjoys gardening* walking, swimming, and volunteering. Her daughter Kristi, son-iMjaw, and two grand daughters live in the family home (Audrey’s dadj§| nearby, which has been in the family since 1948. Her son Kirk and wife live in Williamstown, Mass. Florence Johnson Jacobson’s daughter, Dr. Mary (M.D., Georgetown), completed her internship year at Stanford U. Hospital in June and has begun her OB/GYN residency there. Florence! sen©i photo of herself and Joan Denny Carlisle, “working diligently’-in Naples, Fla., this winter on the reunion. The photo was taken by Rob Carlisle. With all their advance planning, no one should miss the 50th! MA Class secretary and reunion chairman: Dr. Peter B. Lawrence 4802 Carriage PI., Wilson N C 27896 Frank Groten’s first grandchild, a son, was born to daughter Heather in Ottowa, Canada, in March. Bill Brown is doing fine, looking forward to

the reunion and hoping his musical. Twist; is a hit. I spoke with Dan McGee. He too looks forward to the reunion. He is now retired and travels some. I called Hayden O ’Neil whiMvisiting grandchildren in|lharlotte, N .C PH c told me of his career and how he wound up in the South. He loves¡M He, too, will be at the reunion. Do join us! Peter

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TKS Mrs. David Hannegan (Louise Rudd) 34 Monadnock Drive, Westford M A 01886 Brief notes: were started on our way home from a trip in May to England and Ireland for theater and sightseeing. Many changes for the Hannegans: We sold our Carlisle house, moving to a townhouse a bit further west; bought a condo in Stuart, Fla., where we spent two months. Dave, Penny and boys have gone back to Colorado. Visited Garrejpwho is single again, in Indiana. Two notes of sadness. Katy W att Cangelosi’s husband, Andy, died last year, but Katy is thankful for their eight years together. That same year her two daughters and son each produced a baby, making six grands in alt Cindy Youngman Adams visited last fall and they had a grand time going through Katy’s old Kimberley stuff. Our condolences to Court and Midge Bethell Cross, whose daughter, Ginger, di@|in an avalanche while skiing in Wyoming last January. Peter and Patty Cox Mansfield divide their time between Weston and Cataumet. They have five girl grands, the latest from Pamela whom they visited in ¡California; they then went on to the Hawaiian Islands for a ffilonth. Iglgindy Adams also visited Teeny Redfield Sander in Connecticut and had a weekendBn California with Herb and Bar Nash Hanson. Cindy and Dave summer at their “camp” on Lake Champlain where all 16 of the family can be together. They celebrated their 45th anniversary in June. The Hansons and Adams also had a grand time going through photo albums of Kimberley and of their weddings. Bar and Herb sold their H proughbred mare and have bought another to race on the California circuit. They did a lot of traveling in 1995, then Herb had a hip replacement so they stayed in the desert this year. Teeny also went to England in May (our trips didn’t overlap) and to Amsterdam, for a garden ® ur. All her family are well, including her mom at 94. Joan Cook and I talk frequently. She’s sold the house in Quogue and is looking for a place in Ipswich. She. said that Ed Reade has remarffell'an old frieiS of Petey’s. I also chat with Cyn Overton Blandy. She^ , and Gray camel© Westford for lunch in April. Cyn often sits for Jennifer’s two and visits Peter

in Va. and Robin in Fla. Kathy Crowell enjoyed a trip on the Norwegian Coastal Steamer last fall and three weeks in Florida in the winter. She plans a west coast visit in September. Wonderful long Christmas letter from Sue Harrison Schumann, who rides almost every day, still does her own barn work, coddles four Coigit|iand has taken up golf! Sue’s oldest-ofsix grandchild is 21. Tom and Peggy Soucek Weissenborn have also bought in Stuart - can’t wait to see them next winter! They will reune with family in Mexico right after Christmas. They, too, had a trip to Hawaii, and Seattle. Tom is active in Essex Fells, and was named Man of the Year by the mayor and town council. ALMOST EVERY LETTER MENTIONED OUR 50TH REUNION NEXT YEAR. I hope you are all excited about it and planning for it NOW. It should be wonderful; let’s try for 95% attendance. As Bar said in her letter, “Nostalgia is IN!” Weezie MA Our condolences to the family of Daniel E. Isles. Dan was a partner in his West Orange law firm before retiring to Florida. Early in his career, he served as an assistant U.S. Attorney in Newark.

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TKS Dick and Jane Lockwood Scovil have lived in Umatilla, Fla., at Live Oaks Ranch & Nursery, managing the business for 37 years. They have CTsmall beef herd and a nursery business growing plants for dish gardens. They board horses and she gives Western riding lessons and trail rides through the lovely country. “Who has time to really retire?” Jane asks. The Scovils have two daughters and a son and eight grandchildren. Most live nearby. “The welcome mat is always bur to family and friends,” she says.

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MA Mr. Ernest F. Keer LLI 459 Club Drive, P.O. Box 1030 Bay Head N J 08742

to be fishing again after a very long winter. They planned a trip to the Canadian, border for salmon in June and another to Grand Lake Stream in September ||H a v e to beat my record nine-pound bass from last year!”.

TKS Margaret Jones Steuart was elected to the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va. She also serves as a Trustee of St. Albans School, D.C., and is active at Washington National Cathedral and the National Arboretum. She has six grands, three boys and three girls. MA Mr. Rudolph Deepen, Jr. 1 Northgate Road, R.D. 2, Mendham N J 07945 Rudy Deetjen is writing an end piece article for the August ’96 Down East magazine, the first of a series of memories of growing up at a boys’ camp in Maine. “The Great Bradbury Island Sheep Hunt,” which Rudy characterizes as “high humor,” begins the recollections of great plans that went right or went awry as campers or counselors. The Deetjens’ son Leif will be married in Bermuda in November. Leif and his fiance have a travel agency in Maine which Rudy and Patty are already putting to great use. Son Cliff is in charge of the architectural review for a 22story building for Dana Farber Research Labs in Boston.

45TH REUNION OCTOBER 26,

TKS Mrs. Lloyd Marentette (Gail Robertson) 476 LakelandAve., Grosse Pointe M L48230 I’m really looking forward to seeing all of you at our 45th reunion on the weekend of October 26. Ted and Miriam Eustis Irwin expect everyone for dinner Friday night, Dave and Joan Miller Buchanan are having us for cocktails on Saturday before dinner at the Golf Club, and my mother (who just had her 90th birthday) is looking forward to seeing all of you on Sunday for brunch. In February I spoke with Anita Brown DePachalis, one of our long-lost classmates. Anita lives outside San Francisco, has five children and a delightful husband, and is involved with counselling. Lloyd and I were in Florida for six weeks and saw various Kimberley girls. Carol Ordway Webb ’50 lives in Vero Beach and has a cottage industry of knitting beautifully designed sweaters. Talked with Pam Neill Collins ’50 who is moving to John’s Island. Nick and Ruthy Ransom Wilson and Pat and Nancy Ehrhardt White came to visit us in Boca Grande. On the way home we stopped in northern Florida to see Jack and Nancy Jones Trescot. We were sorry to miss Nancy but had a wonderful time with Jack. We stopped in Virginia for the night with cousins and had dinner with Bob and Suzie Bailey Twyford. Looking forward to seeing you in October. Gail

Ken Crowell has retired from teaching and spends most of the year in Deer Me, Maine, involved in a variety of conservation and natural history projects. Mark Hanschka is still working “at 89 percent level” as a doctor for Kaiser in Pordand, Ore., “still enjoying the challenge and suspense of handling obstetrical cases, day and n ig h t^ H

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TKS Mrs. Edward C. Fawcett (Fay Taft) , 9 Gordon Place, Verona N J 07044 Class agent: Mrs. James Donnell (Barbara Pendleton) 9468 No. Florence Rd., Pittsburgh PA 1523',fffi Anne Dwyer Milne had a fabulous trip to Thailand and Bali with three friends. She and Norman now have five grandchildren, three girls and two boys. Bob and Jane Redfield Forsberg have a condo at Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine, and they spent two days skiing with Anne Milne. The Forsbergs had two more “grands” last fall, making a total-of three, two girls and a boy. Except for his commute to NYC, Dave and Gail Tomec Kerr are very happy living in Bay Head. Daughter Susie lives in Hoboken and works in NYC as an analyst for Tucker Anthony. David Jr. ’77 lives in Short Hills with wife and two children, 6 and 4. Robbie ’83 lives in Seatde where he works for a radio station and is finishing an M.B.A. Carol Humphrey White’s husband, George, received an award from the U.S. Treasury Dept, in November 1995 in recognition of his contributions to the field of electronic fund transferring. George was the only independent consultant to receive this award. His company is called White Papers, Inc., and Carol works with him. Congratulations! Daughter Kathy supervises the children’s ski school at Angel Fire Ski Resort in New Mexico. Fay MA John Kidde was anticipating the arrival of his first grandchild in July, child of his third son, Geoffrey.

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TKS Mrs. Thomas Burgin (Lolly Penick) 328 Fairway Road, Ridgewood, N J 07450 Stephanie Miller Gray moved to Delray Beach, Fla., in April, five blocks from brother Stan ’47 and Frances Lane Miller ’48 and about 12 blocks from Ginny Hall Cameron ’48. Dave and Sally Maxson Jones are about 10 blocks away during the season. Peter and Lois Creighton Lindsay are happy

From Elizabeth Jones ’53, Chief Sculptor-Engraver of the U.S. Mint and recipient of MKA’s 1985 Distinguished Alumni Award, to Headmaster Peter G reg ||Jl “My heartiest congratulations on the Upper School’s being designated one of only nine [independent] National Blue Ribbon Schools in the country....How exciting to have seen the schoolr (!) grow so, over the years. With all best wishes; I’m always so proud to have had the privilege to get my strong beginnings from kindergarten on!” MA Chase and Clark M. Simms are both happily semi-retired, she to return to- a career in theater, he to write a novel'and tutor at Berkshire School during the year, and work with students from Thailand on English skills in August and December. Howard Beilin, renowned plastic surgeon, just became listed in Who’s Who in America and Who s Who in Science and Engineering. Another renowned doctor from the class, neurologist Robert Weinmann, is stilLfighting for medicaSfustice, now alerting the public to the “dark side” of managed care organizations. His articles and editorials on “medical red lining” and “economic credentialing” of physicians, whereby plans restrict how much effort may be spent on patients, have appeared in the San Francisco Examiner and on KBAY radio.

54=------ — TKS Miss Georgia Carrington 38 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield C T 0687059 And the news began to come in. Lynn Towner Dodd gets the Most Prompt Reply Award with news of her offspring and their four offspring. Julie and Peter ’80 are in Conn, and very active in the paddle tennis scene. I saw them at a tournament. They have two little ones. Michelle and Steve ’79 are in Charlotte, N.C., with a 2 1/2 year-’Sld; Keva and Bill are in Danville, Cal., with Daniel, 1. Debbie is with Lynn getting her master’s in education at Seton Hall, hoping to teach kindergarten or first grade. Lynn still runs her own bBiness.. Next came an e-mail from Jean Olmstead Witherington from St. Cloud, Fla. Can’t tell you how exciting that was! They have been traveling, from Bermuda with their son and family to Scodand on Business. Jean has also been on the Internet and is beginning to look into genealogy. She says, “We enjoy canoeing arid now I have a kayak - a great sport/’’ .';

Fluffy Ferguson Morse is in on the planning of a reunion/60th birthdajqparty, which sh JH hopes we will all try to attend.® guess it will ease the pain if it is shared.) i§he had a fabulous trip to New Zealand and Australia where she hiked, rafted, helicoptered, jet-boated, sailed, ate, kayaked, played golf, milked a cow on stage (?), and just played. If you get to Boston, look for her through the Museum of Fine Arts. Children and grands are all well. Gael Seton Habernickel said, after the last snow, “Duke and I are giving up and heading for Georgia.” (The other lure was the Masters.) Their daughters four all live in Ridgewood, one with three kids and one with an “about to be.” Duke still sells pants, as he puts it; his golf game isn’t good enough tor him to quit work. Gael’s days are filled with charities and sports. She hopes to see some classmates on the paddle courts. Lee Wood Audhuy made her visit to the sooner this year, in April, as her mother has had repeated falls and needed some TLC. Sister Nancy ’59 lives in the area, so Lee can visit with hrajtoo. Lee continu®§jto teach dfoth&Mof Toulouse and is finishing her final degree (I forget what it is called in France, but-1 know it’s a TO N of work). W * a w her last summer,and Becky and I will, seejher on her own turf. We leave in June for three weeks in La Belle France - French Open, a bike, trip in Provence and Lee is Setting us up in the Pyrenees. Last summer’s Canadian Rockies were sensational. Pixie Cole Pendergast smBhSounsels not only women, but their families and friends, after an abortion. She and Jack are still in Providence and their eight grandchildren are in Conn, and R.I. She says, “Our big treat is getting to have Aubin [Zabriskie Ames] and family in Little ComptonlHB Sylvia Middleton Seymour lives in Erie, Pa., and daughter H o lla s getting married in June in Bryn Mawr, quite a challenjlgto “run a ... wedding long d ista n c e f« Mimi Evans Winship is another lucky onjfK with all four grands close by in Virginia. Lots of Marys as both of the granddaughters are named for her. The Winships love living in Old Town, right across, the D.C. bridges, and would love to hear from anyone down that way. Mimi is a “career image consultant, helping people attain the competitive edge and generally telling everybody what to do» She R ntinuA ovolvem ent with theater andisjS^ writing a musical featuring local Seaport heroes, villains, and ghosts. Mimi S s. another plea to those who did n o tB send in birthdays for her list, which i ^ | temporarily lost out there in CyberstSaSibr wherever since she got a new computer. She promis.eg. tp keep digging as she had great notes to send on us all. When this reacheSiyou, there may have been that big i-'lth, but if not, let’s hope it’s before the year is out. Thanks for all the news, especially from those who seldom check in. Geffygia MA Mr. SanmtDeStef$no m i2 N .W . 79th Ave. A p t 104 M iami FL llp i 66

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TKS MrsggSusie Fatstmann Kealy 232 E. Walton Place, Apt. 2E, Chicago IL 60611 Having been an ordained deacon in the,. Episcopal Church for 16 years, the Rev. Lynn Homeyer Ramshaw was ordained to the priesthood in June at St. Laurence Chapel in Pompano Beach, Fla. Studies will continue at General Theological Seminary, NYC, until December. Iffll children are well - Tracy graduated from college in May and will be married in OctoberjBDavid completed his residency in general surgery in June, and Bruce continues to be a ground-breaker in medical education, especially for surgeons, in Atlanta.” Carol Cloke Wildhaber sold her house and bought Condom inium in San Diego. “Now I’m seeing what others do - movies, zoo, travels, lying by the pool and not scrubbing it, watching others paint, doing walk-a-thons. Grandchild #3 arrived in April, this time a boy.. California is great. Come on out and bMsttre andE llm e!” Susie Forstmann Kealy had an exciting trip to Egypt and Turkey and will spend two months this summer in Little Compton, R.I., renting a cottage fromjdeather Cole Steers ’61, Prissy Cole Ill’s younger sister. Small world. MA Robert Louer Jr. retired after 32 years at Roche and from the U.S. Naval Reserve after 28 yearslnine months. His children are all graduated - Robert III with MBA; Karen as clinSd pharmaceutical manager; J * |e s as chief engineer, maritime industry; and William, a mechanical engineer. Bob sends regards to “all my classmates, especially the Flop-House Dixieland Band we had in 1955.”

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TKS Mrs. Lawther O. Smith (Linda LoPeilBll 30 Water Crest Drive, Doylestown PA 18901 Wlass agent: Mrs. Robert Cole (Betsy Hasbrouck) 865 Hollowtree Ridge Rd., Darien C T 06820 Reunion chairmen: Mrs. Peter Wilson (Gail Zabriskie) 2 7 Paterson Ave., Greenwich C T 06830 Mrs. Janetijioodwillie Swann 5805 Garber Dr. NE, Atlanta GA 30328 Our condolences to the family of Carolyn Van Vleck Pratt. The class will dedicate a Memorial to Carrie during Reunion, honoring h^gjiimmitment to the Montclair Foundation and the Van Vleck House and G arde^SH Gail Zabriskie Wilson writes, “Very pleased with the response to the garden bench memorial to Carrie. Thanks to everyone. Looking forward m our 40th in October. The

more classmates; come, the more fun it will be igpr all of us!’^ | Anne deVausney Hallowell is running for a third term as a state representitive to the Vermont House. MA Class secretary and reunion chairman: Mr. Eric Jaeckel 5 Alpina Street, Fairport N Y 14450 Class agent:?u Dr. Lawrence Nazarian 29 Surrey Place, Penfield N Y 14526 Seth Barton retired from the N.J. Depart ment of Transportation in 1991 after 25 years, the last 14 as district engineer. He served as District Governor of Lions International, 198889, and is listed in Who s Who. He reports one grandchild, Collin, bom in March this year. Come reunion for news of everyone else. See you October 26!

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TKS Ms. Linda Baldanzi 2 Greenview Way, Upper Montclair N J 07043 Our condolences to Lynne Kenny Scott on the death of her father. MA Mr. Edward T. O ’Brien, Jr. 3376FemcliffLane, Clearwater FL 36421 Class agent: Rev. Dr. John Higgins 9 Duxbury Road, Newton Centre M A 02159

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TKS Mrs. Judson Breslin (Wendy Worsley) 44 Lake Drive, Mountain Lakes N J 07046 Helen Bryant Perry reported the wedding of 'son ChriMn May 1995, and the impending wedding of daughter Ashley ’85x in August. This year’s U. of Rhode Island graduation saw a Doolittle team: June Dallery Doolittle received a bachelor of music education, and daughter Lauren a B.A. in m u m vocal performance! Son John & returning to school for a master’s in art education and Andrew is busy with real estate. June reports that Jay is thriving as director of admissions at St: George’siijllool.

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TKS Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena, San Diego CA 92128 Many thanks to Deana Rogers Sumas for her tour as class secretary. Jarvis Reilly Nolan has

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recording. And, in between, she and Elly went to South Africa in January, Mexico in March, and Turkey in May. Joan McConnell’s latest book, English and Many Cultures, published in January 1996, is doing very well. She is working on another, Women and Society, slated for November 1996, and has a contract for one on intercultural communication to be published in November 1997. Joan will do a series of lectures at various universities in Japan in October and November. “One last note,” she writes. “I had the great pleasure of seeing Susan Cole Luxardo last fall in Italy. She came to my hotel and we had a fun-packed lunch. Susan looked great as ever, and has added some Venetian ingredients to her great personality.” Lily Solmssen Moureaux is associate head of the preservation reformatting lab at New York Public Library, an “exciting, enormous work of preservation.” She earned a certificate of computer archives from Palmer School of Library and Information Science, and is working toward a master’s in library science. [Ed. note: What a class!] MA Class secretary and agent: Mr. Michael Baker 10 Highland Dr., North Caldwell N J 07006 James Courier, senior partner in the N.J. law firm of Courter, Robert, Laufer & Cohen, continues his national and international service. He serves on committees ranging from the Foreign Policy Research Institute to the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Jim, who received MKA’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987,4$ an adjunct professor at N.J. Institute of Technology. He is soughtafter as a speaker on national security issues at many campuses and institutions, and his articles have been printed in major newspapers and magazines.

He has a married daughter who is an attorney and a son in real estate. Peter Lima has been in the mountain/ recreational bike business in-Racine, Wis., for a year now, and says he is still trying to make money. His wife, Pat, is teaching elementary special education. Fenton Purcell is still running his own environmental/water treatment business in Paterson. He reports that his two eldest daughters, Aimee and Suzie, will be married in June and October, and says he’s accepting all donations! Fenton can be reached at home via e-mail or for business on the WWW. George Bleyle still flies the Friendly Skies for United Airlines, and is captain on the Airbus A320 based in Chicago. Cheryl and Phil Leone operate the Leone Pathology Associates Lab in Gastonia, N.C. Their Seth graduated from Tulane U. in December and will enter the Peace Corps. Daughter Abby attends Belmont-Abby School in Belmont, N.C. Eric Sandwall is an ombudsman/technical specialist for the BASF chemical company, and travels extensively throughout the U.S. He underwent a surprise triple-bypass operation last fall, but has recovered successfully and has resumed a full schedule. He hopes to retire in about three years. Larry Rudbart still runs his family business, New York Sash & Door, a good, old-fashioned lumberyard. He has two sons: one is in the Navy, and the other is “helping” his dad run the lumberyard. Peter Brach works in the loan collection department of the Standard Charter Bank in NYC. He is married and has two children, a girl 13 and a boy, 10. Jim Donald spent many years working as a sales representative for a variety of airlines, including Eastern, Pan Am, National, Delta, and U.S. Africa. He and his wife have a daughter, 11, and a son, 9; they live in Montclair.

John Franz, a urologist ifliPittsburgh for 15 years, operates four offi®| in the metropolitan area. He is married and has sons aged 16 and 11. Marc Kirschner heads the New York bankruptcy/reorganization office of the law firm Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, based in Cleveland. He has been in NYC for 20 years and practiced law for 28. Bill Weber is in private practice in Easton, Pa., specializing in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. He and his wife have three sons, 24, 21, and 20. Bill is active in hospital functions and in his church. Jerry Weiner has an active travel agent business in Ft. Worth, Texas. It’s called TMI, Inc., which is an anagram of MIT, his alma mater. O f course! He has just returned from extensive travel in Africa and the Mid-East. Jerry has now visited 110 countries! The Weiners have two daughters. John Marston is retired (first one?,) and living in Chester, N.J. He worked 30 years for the State of New Jersey as both an air pollution control officer and in the forest fire service. He is married and has a daughter, 26, teaching English in Tokyo, and a son who will graduate this year from Virginia Tech. John is giving serious thought to a permanent move to Hawaii, where he promises to keep a spare room for members of the Class ol|60. JHH George

61 TKS Ms. Christine Keller 1702 Church Street, Galveston T X 77550 Our condolences to the family of Judith Poor. Margaret Mayes Boyd sent news of her family: Husband Joe works for Gov. Pataki in Albany; Duncan, 22, works for the Dept, of Transportation in Chatham, and Andy, 19, isaB freshman at St. Lawrence U. MA Mr. David L. Bruck 12 Pond View Lane, Titusville N J 08560

62 TKS Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 Barbara Bywater Creed’s husband, Chris, was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church att. Grace Cathedral in San Francisco in June. “I am a grandmother,” writes Stephanie Bobst Vanden Heuvel. “My grandson [¡«nine years old.” She planned to be in Los Angeles this summer. Nancy Kraus Rothchild’s daughter Natasha graduated from MKA in June with the Class of 1996.

1997 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD NOMINATION FORM Fluffy Ferguson Morse is in orajhe planning of a reunion/60th birthday party, which she hopes will all cry ro attend. (I guess it will ease the pain ffiit is shared.) She had a fabulous trip to New Zealand and Australia where she hiked, rafted, helicoptered, jet-boated, sailed, ate, kayaked, played golf, milked a cow on stage (?), and just played. If you get to Boston, look for her through the Museum of Fine Arts. Children and grands are all well. Gael Seton Habernickel said, after the last snow, “Duke and I are giving up and heading for Georgia.” (The other lure was the Masters.) Their daughteriglbur ail live in Ridgewood, one with three kids and one with an “about to be.” Duke still sells pants, as he puts it; his golf game isn’t good enough for him to quit work. Gael’s days are filled with charities and sp®|ts. She hopes to see some classmates on the paddle courts. Lee Wood Audhuy made her visit to the S gS ! sooner this year, in April, as her mother has had repeated falls and needed some TLC. Sister Nancy ’59 lives in the area, so Lee can visit w ith. her too. Lee continues to teach at the U. of Toulouse and iffinishing her final degree (I forget what if^g^alled in Fianojj^ but I know it’s a T O N of work). We saw her last summer and Becky and I will, see her on her own turf. We leave in June for three weeks in La Belle FranoeJ - French Open, a bike trip in Provence and Lee is setting us up in the Pyrenees. Last summer’s Canadian Rockies were sensational. Pixie Cole Pendergast still counsels not only women, but their families and friends, after ;an,, abortion. She and Jac k are still in Providence and their eight grandchildren-are in Conn, and R.I. She saysy “Our big treat is getting to have Aubin [Zabriskie Ames] and family in Little Compton!” Sylvia Middleton Seymour lives in Erie, Pa., and daughter Holly is getting married in June in Bryn Mawr, quite a challenge to “run a wedding long distance! I B Mimi Evans Winship i®another lucky one with all four grands close by in Virginia. Lots] '. of Marys as both of the granddaughters are named for her.J‘S e Winships lose living in Old Town, right across the D.C. bridges, and would love to hear from anyone down that way. Mimi® a “career image consultant, helping pgo.ple attain the competitive edge and generally telling everybody what to do.” She continues involvement with theater and is-y->: writing a musical featuring local Seaport heroes, villains, .and ghosts. Mimi has. another plea to thosgyvho did not send in birthdays for her list, whicBs temporarily lost out there in Cyberspace or wherever since she golgi new f •enputer. She., ^ promises to keep digging as she had great notes to send on us all. When this reaches yp,u, there may have been that big 60th, but if not, let’s hope it’s before the year isput. Thanksjfbr all the news, especially from those who seldom check in. &sorg.a MA MrWl&flm. DeStpfano 5'iil2 Ave! AptdL04 M iami FL 33166

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Susie Forstmann Kealy had an exciting trip to Egypt and Turkey Ifid will spend two months this summer in Litde Compton, R.L, renting a cottage from Heather Cole Steers ’61, Prissy Cole Ill’s younger sister. Small world. MA Robert Louer Jr. retired after 32 years at Roche and from the U.S. Naval Reserve after 28 years, nine months. His children are all graduated - Robert III with MBA; Karen as' ’’ clinical pharmaceutical manager; Jam esg chief engineer, maritime industry; and William, a mechanical engineer. Bob sends regards to “all mylgassmates. especially the Flop-House Dixieland Band we had in 19557V!

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TKS Mrs, Lawther O. Smith (Linda Lovellff^ 30 Water Crest Drive, Doylestown PA 18901 Class agent: Mrs. Robert Cole (Betsy Hasbrouck) 865 Hollowtree Ridge Rd., Darien C T 06820 ReuniBghairmen: Mrs. Peter Wilson (Gail Zabriskie) 2 7 Paterson Ave., Greenwich C T 06830 Mrs. Janet Goodwillie Swann SSuMCarber Dr. NE, Atlanta GA 30328 Our cMdolences to the family®7Carolyn Van Vleck Pratt. The class will dedicate a m e m o g jto Carrie during Reunion, honoringp her commitment to the Montclair Foundation and the Van VlefflHouse and Gardens. Gail Zabriskie Wilson writes, “Very pleased with the response to the garden bench .memorial to Carrie. Thanks tlSeveryone. Looking forward to our 40th in October. The

TKS Ms. Linda Baldanzi 2 Greenview Way, Upper Montclair N J 07043 Our condolences to Lynne Kenny Scott on the death of her father. MA Mr. Edward T. O’Brien, Jr. 3376FemcliffLane, Clearwater FL 36421 Class agent: Rev. Dr. John Higgins 9 Duxbury Road, Newton Centre M A 02159

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TKS Mrs. Judson Breslin (Wendy Worsley) 44 Lake Drive, Mountain Lakes N J 07046 Helen Bryant Perry reported the wedding of son Chris in May 1995, and the impending wedding of daughter Ashley ’85x in August. This year’s U. of Rhode Island graduation saw a Doolittle team: June Dallery Doolittle received.aijbachelor of music education, and daughter Lauren a B.A. in music, vocal performance! Son John is returning to school for a master’s in art education and Andrew is busy with real estate. June reports that Jay is thriving as director of admissions at St. George’s School.

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TKS Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena, San Diego G4 92128 Many thanks to Deana Rogers Sumas for her tour as class secretary. Jarvis Reilly Nolan has

volunteered, to be the new class scribe. She is willing to communicate by phone, mail, or her favorite - e-mail, [jarvisno@aol.com] Jarvis stopped by the Alumni Office in May and brought us up to date. She lives in San Diego, Cal., where she works as a system support analyst for NCR. She travels all over the world; by the end of May sjre had spent seven weeks in Korea and two in Belgium. Her oldest son, Tom, 30, is in Peru for a year teaching English. Second son, Dan, 28 and married, is an accounting major at Cal. State Hp Jarvis’ granddaughter Bianca, 2, lives in the Netherlands. In her spare time Jarvis is a chapter outing leader for the Sierra Club and sings in a church choir. Best wishes to Dan Carruth and Barbara Brady Beeker on their wedding. Susan Wechsler Rose’s daughter Amy was married a year ago April and her youngest, Abigail, will “march over the threshold” in October. Susan continues to serve on the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School, which takes up a lot of her time. She gave a series of piano recitals last winter which culminated in her second CD recording. And, in between, she and Elly went to South Africa in January, Mexico in March, and Turkey in May. Joan McConnell’s latest book, English and Many Cultures, published in January 1996, is doing very well. She is working on another, Women and Society, slated for November 1996, and has a contract for one on intercultural communication to be published in November 1997. Joan will do a series of lectures at various universities in Japan in October and November. “One last note,” she writes. “I had the great pleasure of seeing Susan Cole Luxardo last fall in Italy. She came to my hotel and we had a fun-packed lunch. Susan looked great as ever, and has added some Venetian ingredients to her great personality.” Lily Solmssen Moureaux is associate head of the preservation reformatting lab at New York Public Library, an “exciting, enormous* work of preservation.” She earned a certificate of computer archives from Palmer School of Library and Information Science, and is working toward a master’s in library science. [Ed. note: What a class!] MA Class secretary and agent: Mr. Michael Baker 10 Highland Dr., North Caldwell N J 07006 James Courter, senior partner in the N.J. law firm of Courter, Robert, Laufer & Cohen, continues his national and international service. He serves on committees ranging from the Foreign Policy Research Institute to the Advisory Committee of the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. Jim, who received MKA’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1987, is an adjunct professor at N.J. Institute of Technology. He is soughtafter as a speaker on national security issues at many campuses and institutions, and his articles have been printed in major newspapers and magazines.

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TKS “We have decided on Sarasota as our retirement home,” writes Nicki Smith Coffaro. “We will be gradually weaning ourselves from summers at our place in Galena, 111. and will take trips and visits to family and friends during the summer months.”H | Suzanne Braddock, dermatologist, labors in the changing field of medicine. She wrote a book, Straight Talk. Her daughter Gail, 15, a high school junior (Omaha, Neb.), won the state French exam and is planning a career in the arts. MA Class secretary and agent: Mr. George A. Bleyle, Jr. 2259 Weir Drive, Hudson OH 44236 Sadly, Jay Clott lost Nancy, his wife of 30 years, to cancer this past January. He has since sold his two drugstores and is now semi-retired. He has a married daughter who is an attorney and a son in real estate. Peter Lima has been in the mountain/ recreational bike business in Racine, Wis., for a year now, and says he is Still trying to make money. His wife, Pat, is teaching elementary special education. Fenton Purcell is still running his own environmental/water treatment business in Paterson. He reports that his two eldest daughters, Aimee and Suzie, will be married in June and October, and says he’s accepting all donations! Fenton can be reached at home via e-mail or for business on the WWW. George Bleyle still flies the Friendly Skies for United Airlines, and is,-¡captain on the Airbus A320 based in Chicago. Cheryl and Phil Leone operate the Leone Pathology Associates Lab in Gastonia, N.C. Their Seth graduated from Tulane U. in December and will enter the Peace Corps. Daughter Abby attends Belmont-Abby School irg Belmont, N.C. Eric Sandwall is an ombudsman/technical specialist for the BASF chemical company, and travels extensively throughout the U.S. He underwent a surprise triple-bypass operation last fall, but has recovered successfully and has resumed a full schedule. He hopes to retire in about three years. Larry Rudbart still runs his family business, New York Sash & Door, a good, old-fashioned lumberyard. He has two sons: one is in the Navy, and the other is “helping” his dad run the lumberyard. Peter Brach works in the loan collection department of the Standard Charter Bank in NYC. He is married and has two children, a girl 13 and a boy, 10. Jim Donald spent many years working as a sales representative for a variety of airlines, including Eastern, Pan Am, National, Delta, and U.S. Africa. He and his wife have a daughter, 11, and a son, 9; they live in Montclair.

John Franz, a urologist in Pittsburgh fjgr 15 years, operates four offices in the metropolitan area. He is married andiJiajbsons aged 16 and 11. Marc Kirschner heads the New York bankruptcy/reorganization office of the law firm JonbSi Day, Reavis & Pogue, based in Cleveland. He has been in NYC for 20 years and practiced law for 28. Bill Weber is in private practice in Easton, Pa., specializing in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. He and his wife have three sons, 24, 21, and 20. Bill is active in hospital functions and in his church. Jerry Weiner has an active travel agent business in Ft. Worth, Texas. It’s called TMI, Inc., which is an anagram of MIT, his alma mater. O f course! He has just returned from extensive travel in Africa and the Mid-East. Jerry has now visited 110 countries! T l^ ? # Weiners have two daughters. John Marston is retired (first one?.) and living in Chester, N .M H e worked 30 years for the State of New Jersey as both an air poUutkM^I control officer and in the forest fire service. He is married and has a daughter, 26, teaching English in Tokyo, and a son who will graduate this year from Virginia Tech. John is giving serious thought to a permanent move to Hawaii, where he promise's,- to keep a spare room for members of the Class o f ’60. George

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TKS Ms. Christine Keller 1702 Church Street, Galveston T X 77550 Our condolences to the family of Judith Poor. Margaret Mayes Boyd sent news of her family: Husband Joe works for Gov. Pataki in Albany; Duncan, 22, works for the Dept, of transportation in Chatham, and Andy, 19,is; a freshman at St. Lawrence U. MA Mr. David L. Brack 12 Pond View Lane, Titusville N J 08560

6 2 -------------TKS Mrs. Cl'D. Creed (Barbara Bywaterj 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 Barbara Bywater Creed’s husband, Chris, was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church at Grace Cathedral in San FranciSaiJin June. “I am a grandmother,” writes Stephanie Bobst Vanden Heuvel. “My grandson is nine years g fc! She planned to be in Los Angeles this summer. Nancy Kraus Rothchild’s daughter Natasha graduated from MKA in June with the Class of 1996.

MA Mr. LaurenceJ. Magnes P. O. Box 60877-Louisville K Y 40206-0087 Class agent: Dr. Kenneth Kessler 1273 N6r.ih Ave.,'Em) Rochelle N Y 10804 Congratulations to Bruce Guernsey, professor of English at Eastern Illinois U., who was awarded YiWsixth Faculty Excellence Award for teachingíáesea®eh, and service. Bruce will teach this fall on the Semester at Sea program, sailing around the world with ports-of-call from Japan to Morocco. John Bleyle changed jobs and moved to New Hampshire two years ago and reports, “Living up here suits us all - close to skiing and our summer p lacan Maine.” They have one child still at home, Alien,® sophomore at Northfield Mount Herman School. Our condolences to the family of Emil J. (Dooley) Dul Jr.

63 TKS Ms. Sharon Lives^Tajm%áf:¡ 12 Gorham Avenue, Brookline M A 02146 Congratulations to Diane Haines, who was promoted to associate publisher and vice president of one daily newspaper, the North Jersey Herald dMNews, and the 21 weekly publications they print in Passaic, Bergen, Union, Wfrien, Morris and Sussex counties. Diane is also the executive editor of the Bergen division.

“I was delighted to read that MKA’s Upper School has been designated a National Blue Ribbon School. Diane Hainesl63. ■ Associate Publisher, Vice President The NoMh Jersey Herald dr News MA Mr. Bronson Van Wyck ¡Arrowhead Farms, Tuckerman AR 7247®&m

64 TKS Dr. Deborah Pines

1788 Paper M ill Rd., Meadowhrook PA 19046 Our hearts and condolences go out to Antonia Dul Wellemeyer who has been through hell in the past year. Within the space of 10 months, her father died (January), then in October hjjlyounger brother Jonathan F. Dul ’68x, and seven weeks later, Dooley (Emil J. Dul Jr. ’62) died als^. In the middle of this her mom had emergen^quintuplptiyipass surgery, fjloni says thank God for her husband and s h and her mom’s been great too. Call the Alumni Office for her address if you’d like to drop her a line.

The rest »■y’o u haven’t written anything. I’m not sure if it’s because I wasn’t very funny this .:* year, 50 isn’t funny this year, your lives aren’t funny this year - certainly Toni’s hasn’t been. So you are stuck with just more news from me: I’m going back to New Zealand again for good or till I get bored (there’s nothing to buy there, tee hee), whichever comes first. This is a bit scary, but I love it over there, I wish I could combine the best of the two places, but the very traits that make the States wonderful also make it awful, and the very characteristics that make N Z wonderful also make it awful. Cultures are two-edged swords. But thatllga long discourse. I’ve got another job with kids, adolescents, and adults.... Debby

Jan Shaw is an assistant instructor and helps teach scuba diving in addition to working as an ophthalmic nurse. She is taking a three-week trip to Thailand to dive and visit the Golden Triangle, also Hong Kong. Our condolences to Joan Poor Clarke on the death of her sister Judith ’61. Joan works in a school counseling office in Aurora, Colo., not far fromjgster Sally Poor Owen ’65. Her three boys are in college, high school, and middle school. Randy Bean is taking a six-week leave of absence from Stanford U. Channel this summer to work as a broadcast venue manager at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Adanta. See you | * in October!

MA Hon. John Sheldon P. O. Box 96, Paris M E 04271

MA Classisecretary and reunion chairman: Mr. Alan J. Balma 29 Gentry Drive, Fair Haven N J 07704

John Benigno is a Realtor in Narherth, Pa. He has had showings of his photographs at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Print Club. He hoped toiscj/old friends as he exhibited at the Morristown Art Show in June.

Class agent: Mr. Craig Cameron 11 Bay Point Drive, Ormond Beach FL 32174 See you all October 26th!

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TKS Mrs. James Wright (Susan DeBevoise) HC61, Box 221 Quail Drive Etna N H 03750 Oil® condolengMlto Sally Poor Owen on the death of her sister Judith ’61. Sally teasikjpjin the Tide I reading program in Aurora, Colo., which supplements classroom reading for kids at risk. Her son graduated from college last August and daughter finished freshman year in high school. They get “back East” to see family every summer. She spent an evening this spring with Marsha Guernsey Robb ’66, with whom Sally also went to college. Gordon and Marjorie Bartholomew Burris had a busy spring with both their sons’ weddings: Matthew, 23, in California in March, and Beau, 27, in Virginia, in May. “To win a second term, the Clinton campaign must get women B the polls,” said Time Magazine (April 4), in a lengthy article on movers and shakers in politics. “And the key to doing that may be Ellen Malcolm.” Ellen h « e lf is quoted, “EMILY’s List has become the life-force of the Democratic Party.” EMILYs 40,000 members have alreadyhelpedj|teet five women Senators land 34 women Represen tatives.

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TKS Mrs. William E. Crawford (Francine Onorati) 421 Beacon Street, Boson M A $2,115 Reunion chairman: Ms. Nicole Taghert Bergstrom 1262 Wes^Splpmbia, Apt. 2 CMCago IL 60624

67 TKS Ms. Margot Escott J2980 Kings Lake Blvd., Naples FL 33962 MA Michael Yamashita and his wife, Elizabeth Bibb, happily announced the arrival of daughter Maggie Nhung in February. She was born in Vietnam. Michael was off again in May for assignment in Hong Kong and points East.

68 TKS Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 5805 Birchbrook #202, Dallas T X 75206 aMlass agent: Mrs. Nancy Plummer Gordon 9 Two Bridges Road, Towaco N J 07082 Our condolences to Marguerite Johnson Sliker on the death of her father, former Academy Trustee Howard P. Johnson. MA Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29, Free Union VA 22940 Our condolences to the family of Jonathan F. Dul. Congratulations to Alan Yamashita, who in May was named managing director of Merrill Lynch/Asia, “an absolute dream job.” Alan had previously brought the files up-to-date on his Activities: “Times have been most kind to me since 45 *q 'M s marched out of that church to the accompaniment of ’Montclair Days’ on a Hinny day in June 1968....My family life

continues to be a source of renewal and delight. My wife, H an.® head of the Chinese Department at the Chinese International School here in Hong Kong. Alex, 10, is a basketball fanatic and a N.Y. Knicks fan despite the distance. Kelly,K, is an avid reader. We all seem to b.e thriving in this city of English administrative charm and Chinese enterprise. “My work as an investment banker over the past 15 years, mosdy with Goldman Sachs, has given me the opportunity to live and work in Asia, first in Japan in 1986 and in Hong Kong since 1991. Last year, along with some partners from Taiwan, I started a small investment management practice that specializes in asset management and private equity investment in the Asian region.... “Last summer on a trip to Nantucket I was fortunate to share lunch and some memories with Steve Swift ’671. As you may know, Steve is the proprietor of a wonderful business in finely crafted furniture of his own design which he runs from offices in Nantucket and Pomfret, Conn. We caught up on the whereabouts of many MA friends... “I ran into my brother Mike ’67 in Shenzhen, China.”

69 TKS Mrs. Charles Gildea (Lynn Ehrhardt) 46 E. Saddle River Rd., Saddle River N J 07458 A big THANK YOU to Andy Goddard, who sent a postcard (the only one I received) saying she survived the cold winter and enjoyed a family vacation, including her sister Laurie, in Turks and Caicos. Andy also frequently sees Grant Huber ’72, who lives nearby. Phyllis LaTouche Rawlins, who still travels between NYC and St. Croix, managed to organize a reunion for her college Junior Year Abroad in NYC in April. She says it was worth all the work. Anne LaVoy Guerra and family are relocating to the Country Music capital of the world, Nashville. I am especially excited about their move since our daughter, Kristin, is a junior at Vanderbilt U., and now when we visit, we can see Anne as well! Barbara Fox McWilliams will experience half of the Empty Nest Syndrome when son Brant goes to the Citadel this fall. I don’t know about the rest of you, but it seems like only yesterday that we were all going off to college. Our son Brian will graduate from Georgetown the spring of ’97, and Nina Szot Boral’s daughter already graduated from Union College and her son is a sophomore at M.I.T. Time sure flies. Lynn

70 TKS Ms. Leslie Bryan 8 4 4 East Momingside Drive, N E Atlanta GA 30324

Congratulations to Madge Huber Henning, who has a new position at the White Hi|j|§ifj as Director of the Intern Program. Last year Katharine Powell Cohn served on a Maryland State Department of Education task force to develop English content standards for grades K-12, one of only two parents chosen to participate. She was appointed to a five-year term on the Baltimore County School Board by Governor Glendening in August. The school system is the 25th largest in the country. As Kathy puts it wryly]Hit has indeed been a challenging year. ” Kathy sees Marego Athans ’80 at every school board meeting as Marego is education editor for the Baltimore Sun. Somehow Kathy does her paid position as interviewer for national public health studies at Battelle/Survey Research Assoc., and chauffeurs Erica, 13, Peter, 10, and Betsy, 8, to soccer and lacrosse practices and games six days a week. “I am so sorry our triple soccer schedule prevented me from attending my 25th reunion,” she writes. Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner is busy writing a book on Lyme Disease. The LDF held its first Washington rally in May to increase awareness of Lyme Disease. Daughter Christy continues to bring great joy.

three step-daughters, so Joseph and Nanette’s home surely is a full one. They have moved to Newton, N.Jt7“:aMnarmingly old-fashioned small town.” Kiesy Strauchon is living the good life on the coast of Washington State, in picturesque Port Townsend. Kiesy was so sweet to send beautiful flowers with a wonderful card to my dad’s funeral service on February 10, which was held at the First Congregational Church in Montclair, where we all graduated 25 yeas ago. It would be nice to see you at our 25th. Sydney MA Reunion chairman: Hon. Herbert Tai'0Jr. State ofN.J. Board o f Public Utilities 2' Gateway Center, 8th Floor Newark N J 07102

MA Mr. V. James Castiglia 3 Lark Lane, Oak Ridge N J 07438

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TKS Class secretary and reunion chairman: Ms. Sydney Johnson Petty 134 Summer Village Dr., Annapolis M D 21401 Our condolences to Sydney Johnson Petty on the death of her father, former Academy Trustee Howard P. Johnson. Libby Mills Durkee wrote with news about her family and friends. She designs handpainted silk scarves'-, and manages a small boutique in Mill Valley. She sent a photo of her two beautiful chidren, Mary, 8, and William, 3 1/2. Libby’s sister Hilary lives near her in California with her husband and three kids, and her sister Frances Mills Wonnell ’76 lives in Singapore with her husband and two children. Libby also sent a photo of herself and Susan Von Hoffman Tompson in Vermont last summer. Susan has four children, including a set of twins, and according to Libby she is very busy (!). They both look wonderful! Libby and Janis Moorhouse ran into each other at a natural food store around Christmastime 1994, and they’ve been talking ever since, Janis moved to San Jose for a master’s degree in library science and information management. Libby says, “We had lunch together recently and it’s amazing to have an oH K.S. friend againljH Nanette Utech Thomas gave birth to her fourth child, little Shannon Rose, on January 1, making two boys and two girls. She also has

Class agent: Mr. John Guttmann 5311 LocustAve., Bethesda M D 20814 Vernon Potter sent regrets from California that he’ll miss the milestone, “but my thoughts are with you. Two sets of glasses, grey hair....Have a good time!”

TKS Mrs. David Kilnapp (Barbara Peto) 15 Fairway Lane, Pembroke M A 02359 Class agent: Mrs. Darcy W itt Zonino 970Amble Road, Shoreview M N 55126 “After 21 years as a New Yorker,” writes Tacey Phillips Carroll, “I am moving to the B burbs with my husband Jim and three-yearold son Tyler.” MA Mr. Steven Schottenfeld 23 Woodfield Drive, Short Hills N J 07078 Vince Mascia wrote to Peter Perretti at MKA, “Back to MKA again! Nothing seems better than those walls and memoriesSpB Vince lives in Reston, Va., “the longest I’ve been anywhere since I was a kid.” His orthodontic practice is growing fast (100 employees in his group), and he got a dental license to practice in Barbados as a second office. Vince has been part of local team sports: his office covers emergencies for D.C. United Soccer, World Cup Soccer, and Olympics (D.C. area). He speaks occasionally with Randy Ryan [if never far away in spirit”), who lives in Delaware with Melinda and two great boys! Bruce Pollack - who last bumped into Randy in Minneapolis about 15 years ago - sent in some news from Hartford. He joined Aetna Health plans: four years ago and focuses on busindsl development and mergers and acquisitions projects. He travels a fair amount on business.

TKS Mrs. Michael F. Moreno (Martha Del Negro 31 Lasalle Drive, Providence R I 02908

Mark, 2, and is working part time with an export company. Noreen Norton changed her address to San Francisco but didn’t tell the Alumni Office what she’s doing. I am presently collating cookbooks for a local printing eompanjps weMScoupon books for all the summer^iisitors, There are so many bed and breakfasts here in Cape May and each one seems to produce its own cookbook with exotic recipes. I also put together jewelry for a local import company. But my toughest job is ' raising our three children ages 9, 13, and 14. Between gymnastics, cheerleading, softball, baseball (three different teams), and football I do my share of bleacher sitting. I love every minute of it. My oldest, Rick, was just voted d S t athletic in his junior hi*gln. He obviously didn’t get this from me!! Ann

MA Mr. &egory 165 Chickahominy Trail Medford Lakes N J 08055

MA Class secretary and class agent: Mr. Rudolph Schlobohm 78 Montclair Ave., Montclair N J 07042 ' ■

G^sjagent: Mr. Rudy mhlobohm 78 Montclair Ave., Montclair N J 07042 Best wishes to Gloria and Malcolm O’Hara on their wedding. Rudy Schlobohm and David Brandley were in attendance. Mai has gone from being a bachelor to a husband and father of Daniifc, 17, and Patrick, 6. They moved into a new home on New Year’s Eve. News from his proud father and namesake: Tom Galligan 73"was appointed by the Supreme Court Justices in Louisiana to be Executive Director of the Louisiana Judiciary College. He js also a professo^f law at L.f.U. in Baton Rouge.

Anthony Celentano, who has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music from Westminster Choir College, also earned a master’s in counseling at Seton Hall U. Last year he taught at Morristown-Beard where he caught up with former Academy teachers Allen Penner and Tony Dauer. This August Tony is moving to Avon, Conn., to take a joint position as director of performing arts and counselor at Avon Old Farms School. “I will be continuing the musical tradition there as director of the school chorus,” he writes, “and developing a residential guidance counseling program for the school.” Robert Powell was promoted to associate director of development at the Medical College of Wisconsin. He joined the college in 1992.

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Bruce writes, “To help avoid my mid-life difisis at age 4 0 ,1 went white-water rafting in Chile on Class V+ river. In May my wife and I were scuba diving and golfing in the Caribbean. When at home, we enjoy shuttlimgour four children, ages 3-11, to their various activities. I coach soccer, basketball, and baseball in Klagon.” Daniel Prescott, senior VP, investments, with Dean Witter Reynolds in St. Louis, would like to get togeth|gwith any^passmate o'ffriends there.

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TKS Mrs. Richard Degener (Ann Patrick) 609 Sunset Blvd., Cape May N J 08204 Class agent: Mrs. William Crawford (Erin Cuffe) 102 Buckingham Rd., Upper Montclair N J 07042

Mr. David Soule 120 Linden Avenue, Verona N J 07044 Class agent: Mr. Paul Zukerberg 1901 Wyoming Ave. N W #75 Washington D C 20009

H I : sounds as though I missed the reunion of the century. All of the wonderful pictures that everyone sent to) me were so appreciates?-v Since our 20th reunion last fall I was happy to have heard from Blythe Hamer Gewehr. She said she had a blast and extends a big thanks to Seton Daly Beckwith for a great patty. For those of you like me who weren’t there, Blythe had her “third and last child” last July. She is alsbjlbmehow managing a job as director of marketing at Oxford Health Plans. I’d like to agree with her that raising the kids is the bigger challenge. I also heard from Anne Johnson Anspach. She keeps in touch with Bonnie McBratney Wallin and the two of them paid a visit to Mrs. Gregory, who M still the “warm and vivacious” person we remember. Ann is at home with

O ur condolences to Howard P. Johnson Jr. on the death of his father and namesake, former Academy Trustee Howard P. Johnson. Sean Boyle regrets he missed the 20th reunion. Sean, his wife, and son are enjoying their newest addition, Kate, 16 months old in April. Son Owen is in second grade. Sean took him to a N.J. Devils game this year, and “inW-S addition to seeing his first live hockey game, he got to meet a very gracious Peter McMullen 7 7 .” The Boyles visited with John Moore and his family. Sean reports that they had a new baby this winter, John Keenan, “beautiful baby but he appears to look like Jphn.” They also saw Cathy and Mike Martin 7 4 while visiting the Moores in Maryland. Sean is serving a two-year term as chief of the Manasquan, N.J. Fire Department. Ralph LaSalle wrote from New Zealand. He accepted a transfer within Rayonier to build a plant in Mataura, N.Z., “about as far south as you can get without being at the South Pole.” He reports “enjoying every minute.”

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Class secretaries and reunion chairmen: Mr. and Mrs. PaulMcFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 14 Kenneth Road, Upper Montclair N J 07043 Dr. Charles Read 3115 Carroll Place, Falls Church VA 22042 ■ B can’t wait to see everyone at reunion,” says Rob Pariseau. “I’m bringing my whole family and will need babysitters. Don’t miss our 20th.” Janet Nagel Scheel wrote with sadness that Eduardo Char, the Class o f ’76’s AFS student, was killed in a car crash in October 1993.

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Mr. Andrew Pedersen 2 2 6 Fair Haven Rd., Fair Haven N J 07704 Class agent: Mr. Robert Hubsmith P. O. Box 325, Maplewood N j 07040

Five members o f the Class o f 5KM,were reunited in May at the Awards Luncheon for the Athletic H all o f Fame, when Scott Schulte (left) and Betsy Gelenitis Alison (secondfrom right) were honored. L to R: Schulte, Pat Berry, Gerry Jones, Alison, Peter McMullen.

From the deep woods of New Vernon, Joe Sullivan checked in with an opus of breadth and magnitude. He recently saw Lauren Waters, Sue Cole Furlong ’78, Dave Hughes ’76, Darcel DeVito Collins ’76, and the omnipresent Ed Healey at a party and reports all are in fine shape. Joe also reports that Alan Deehan is fully recovered from being struck ii3 | the head by a puck at the Night With the Devils sponsored by the MKA Alumni Council. Nine stitches it took. Congratulations to Peter McMullen, who is taking over the helm of the Alumni Association this fall. Congratulations, too, to our star athletes Betsy Gelenitis Alison and Scott Schulte for their induction into the MKA Athletic Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, the annual Brenner Super Bowl party, an institution, was suspended this past January. Peter Valentine is considering taking over this event if June and Chris Brenner decide to take a breather. Pat Cane Donahue reports she is very busy with good news and bad news about her two boys adopted from Ukraine. She has taken a positive approach to the problems and continues to write her book and will appear on television to discuss topics relating to her story. She has appeared before the N.J. State Assembly to testify about the international adoption process. Doug Mahler checked in with a handscribbled note that resembled a prescription from his dental practice in Fair Lawn, N .j^B Doug was married on May 6 (congratulations) and honeymooned in Greece and Turkey. He has completed a two-year fellowship in dental implantology, surgery, and prosthetics at NYU dental school. He will now be teaching implantology to graduate dentists at NYU. Bev Hall Hildebrand writes that for once she is not pregnant. Bev and Mel now have three children, Leah, Kelly, and Libby, all Under 3. Mel has one more year of dental school to complete. Bev somehow manages to teach horseback riding at night. Bev has heard from Sue Moreau Lovell who lives in Sterling, Colo., with husband Lynn and four cats and has recently relocated her mother there as well. Nellie Matjucha reported in that everything is fine. Stacy Silverstein Cochran’s new movie, “Boys,” with Wynona Ryder, opened in April. Barry Centanni, still teaching at MKA, is also on the adjunct faculty at Columbia U. Teachers College, advising a doctoral student in music education^,'He was voted LPetcussionisf of the Year (national) by vote of the percussion dept, students and faculty at Jersey City State College. Barry also teaches at Trenton State College and Mannes Conservatory, NYC. He must have a Ph.D. in logistics, . Our condolences to the family of Donna LoBiondo on the death of her father and to Susan Moreau Lovell on the death of her mother. Andy

78— — Ms. Pamela Zeug 2 5 0 Mercer St., C418 New York N Y 10012 Mr. Lawrence Garrigan 6103 Ox Bottom Manor Drive Tallahassee FL 32312 Class agent: Ms. Melissa Cohn Paprin 200 East 71 St. New York N Y 10021

Melissa Cohn ’78, chairman and CEO of Manhattan Mortgage Co., NYC, was profiled by Crane’s Weekly in March in an article about Movers and Shakers Under Forty. Melissa, a graduate of Smith College, worked in mortgages at Citibank, and was just 25 when she opened her own mortgage brokerage firm. She began Manhattan Mortgage Co. with a partner and a secretary, and ten years later has a 40-person staff. According to Crane’s, the company is Number 1 in New York in gross dollar volume, having closed over $600 million in mortages last year. Melissa, who served a term on the MKA Alumni Council, has returned to school for several Career Days, speaking about “Entrepreneurship.” Her advice to students goes beyond what to study in the classroom: she once observed that she learned a lot about dealing with people - the crux of most business relationships - during a sum m ^job waitressing.

Julie and Bruce McBratney are raising “three great kids” (Ben, Sally, and John) in “Montclair With a Beach,” Evanston, 111. Bruce is director for strategy implementation and change management consulting at Amoco Corp. in Chicago, “and believe it or not, most days are challenging and pretty fun,” he writes. “Ben’s just starting soccer and I’m having flashbacks to ’The Meester’ as I try not to coach from the sidelines.” Nancy and John Glicksman are expecting their third child around Labor Day, no pun intended. They have two boys: Ben, 7, and Michael, 3. They enjoy country lifein upstate Pennsylvania, where John is deputy general counsel for Adelphia Communications Corp., the country’s seventh-iargest cable TV system operator. John Bicknell is in such demand as a pianist that in addition to alumni events like. Homecoming and the Winetasting, and nonoffical gatherings at noted nightspots, this June he played in New York at the Waldorf for - get this - the Class of 1996’s prom! Curt Brunner attended the American International Toy Fair (NYC, February). His

company, Liberte, received the award for best sales results for 1995 from Barbie World-Wids Licensing, for all licensees, all products, in the Europe, Africa and Middle East region. Their Barbie statuette resembles a “Barbie Oscar.” Curt, recently divorced, gets to the States on business a few times a year. He managed to sneak in a skiing trip to Steamboat Springs, Colo.

“I was excited to hear about all of the computer learning facilities at MKA. It is great that the current generation of MKAers have such a fantastic opportunity to learn with computers. I am in the process of getting an internet address so will be in touch when it is up and running.” ' Curt Brunner ’7 8 President, Liberte Trading Gov Ostergade, Denmark [Ed. note: Message received by telefax.]

7 9 = ------ — Mrs. Carlos Ortiz (Shawn Mahieu) 2163 Gilbride Rd., Martinsville N J 08836 Dr. Jack Brink 1290 Beech Valley Rd., Atlanta GA 30306 In May the MKA Alumni Council {¡¡lid a lovely winetasting at the Van Vleck House & Gardens in Montclair. Torrential rains ruined strolls in the gardens, but forced everyone inside, allowing more extended conversations. Eric Pai, Anita Sims-Stokes, and Meri Aufzien Bauer were there; Eric and Anita, busy working as Counsil members, did our class proud. Eric and Judy are awaiting a new addition to the family. Meri and her husband have a girl and a boy, and she is involved in their schooling and lots of extracurricular activities. From both Meri and a letter from Betsy Stanton Santarlasci, we learn of Jeffrey and Amanda Calder Holder’s wedding in April. Betsy said Mandy was “a radiant bride.” Many alumni celebrated the event, including James Johnson, Nancy Orr, Alison O ’Neill, Eric Pai, Barbara Kluge Hickox, Carol Baird Rich and h it brother Bill Baird ’77, and many spouses. Betsy says that Sigrid and Jamefstjohnson and adorable Abby, 3, have moved to Washington B ee boxH Betsy, husband Joe, stepson Jay, and their sons Nicolas, 6, and Marco, 3, also live in Washington, “a child-friendly city.m James and Betsy discovered they share the same pre school! Betsy is busy raising the boys and volunteers as president of the Georgetown Ministry Center, an interdenominational organization that helps get treatment and housing for homeless perstilfs. Betsy also organizes the Spirit of Georgetown Day, an annual public education campaign and fundraiser for volunteers who spend a Sunday in September

cleaning the streets? Anyone living irt'fhe D.C. area: this year’s evftnt is September 22. Anita Sims-Stokes is looking|§f>rward pg Paige Cottingham’s wedding, but gave no details. Amy and Warren Busch have a Son, Harris, 1 1/2. When Harris was 4 months old, theyv*«' moved to France, where Warren went to cooking school, all in French! He has been a chef in France and across the U.S. They moved back to the States with a toddler who only speaks French, and Warren has hung up his chefs hat. Instead of a restaurant, he bought a seat on the American Stock Exchange. Warren has seen Ed Mason and been in touch With Marina and Bill Carson, who moved from Califo|Ma to Arizona. Gabe Rispoli filled in some details since graduation. He graduated from Muhlenberg College and received a master’s degree in architecture from NJIT. He lives in Toms River and is anl|||®!iate with Peter Dorn, Architects, in MorrsfSown. Jean and Leslie Coleman de Georges have moved just two towns away from me, and are restoring an old historical home. They are doing much of the work the inselves|sand Leslie is very pregnant. The chnstruction/design crew is expecting a boy in August. Leslijlkas a “real” job heading the restoration division of a fabric design house in NYC. Her projects include work ffiifc.(he White House! Daphne and Gardner Semet joined Heidi and George Frey during the Freys? recent visit from Chicago, where iustiS an orthopedic surgeon. Both the Semets and the Freys have two children. Gardner B in the real estate investment business and Daphne bal.inS’«(h motherhood and a career in hospital administration. Carlos and I are thrilled to be back in New Jersey* an hour from both^M of parents. He loves his job as an Asst: U.S. Attorneys *■ specializing in criminal tax cases. I’m very involved in our son Andres’ education and development; he was language delayed and we started using sign language, which I learned at Columbia (which was only slightly better than my French I tried to use in Guadeloupe). * An update on my knee: In October I had a total knee replacement which has not been the hoped-for panacea. I needed additional surgery in December and still have limited range tof |§hotion and a lot of pain. Two more procedures w iB n d the knee Saga at'ffl operations. It was wonderful to heajsjo much from so many. Don’t wait |§ r the next formal request; send tidbiijjto me or Jack any tim ® With the Olympics!in the South this summfil Jack should provide us with an up M3.sC and personal p e r^ S iv e . But we always need to heartfrom just one more - please make it you! a Best wishes! to Dorene and Brett Jackson on their wedding. Michelle and Steve Dodd and daughter Katie live in Charlotte, N.G..; where he works in the high-yield bond department and is VP of First Union Capital Markets. David Fernald’s start-up company, MFRI Inc., won the Stroudsburg Basil Trading AreadV'

Our Man in Washington Congratulations to James E. Johnson ’79, who was appointed by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as federal Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Enforcement. He will b®fl§Bthe Secret Service, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, and the Customs Service. James was U H Attorney for the Southern 'District of New York from 1990-1996. He graduated cum laude from Harvard University, where he was selected First Marshall by his class; ‘he gave the Commencement address to 12,000 people! James all© received his law degree cum laude from Harvard, then clerked with a federal district judge for a year. He did litigation with Debevoise & Plimpton, NYC, before being named U.S. Attorney. James, who began MKA in fourth grade, often returns to share his wisdom and insights. He speaks on Law, particularly in the public sector, at Career Day, and gave a stirring 1995 Cum Laudijaddress. Last fall at MKA’s Gathering III, the annual gatherin|jrof all students and faculty from all three campuses, James spoke about expectations and personal goal setting, a lifetime challenge. James - barely two months into this Treasury job - was interviewed on NBC’s “Today Show.’’

in the Federal Communications Commission’s entrepreneurs’ auction, so, he writes, “I promoted myself from ’General Engineer’/, working for the Army to President of MFRI.” Lisa Godlewski Westheimer sent j&ngratulations to MKA for becoming a National Blue Ribbon School. “Although I graduated (what seams to me) when rhe'.’ dinosaurs walked the Earth,” she writes, “I am very proud to know that the high standards of excellence MKA had when I went tti school are just as high as, if not higher than, ever.” 8

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Mary L. Cole, Esq. 28 Cayuga Trail, Oak Ridge N J 07431^* Class agent: Mr. M artin Brayboy 64 Whetstone Road, Hanuinton C T 06791 Many thanks to Pam Eastman Garvey for her excellent tour as class secretary andlBIlnf reunion chairman. Mary Cole has volunteered to pick up the pen. Congratulations to the class’ NFL hero, Sean Jones, who twice made heartfelt speeches at MKA for his induction into the Athletic Hall of Fame. He graciously gave autographs to the students who mobbed him after an assembly. Martin Brayboy has a new position as senior account executivi||t the David’s Agency, Pawling, N.Y., a group insurance brokerage. Robert Cerfolio has accepted an offer to transfer from the Mayo Clirra to the U. of Alabama-Birmingham, where he will continue in his specialty, heart-lung transplant surgery. He and his wife now have two sons, Robbie, 4,

and Alec, 2. Cerf reports that Robbie already loves to play hockey and that Alec can swing a baseball bat. He spoke with Gary Kramer, who is using his own professional services to build a home in Franklin Lakes. Gary and his wife also have two S O |K , ¿A Michele Marnell Zatorski enjoyed watching her father’s induction ipto the MKA Athletic Hall of Fame. She had a girl in February, named Janine, who joins a brother, A.J.!m ^ H Michele recently joined Mendham Capital Group in Roseland after working fof Several years at Prudential. The Zatorskis live in Mt. Arlington) N.J. George Reimonn happily reports that he and his wife have a second s.®i, Patrick, born in November 1995. George is C.I.O. for Providence Hospital and lives in Medford, Ore. He reports that Laura Reisch Itzkowitz ’81 just had her first child, daughter Xena, and lives with her husband in Naperville, 111. Tony Bowser will remain as supervisor of finance and accounting for Kuwait Dynamics, Ltd. in Kuwait through this winter. He and his sister, Rebecca ’83, had a brief visit with James Johnson ’79 in the Treasury Department in April. Fred Coles has returned to New Jersey to open a law practice in East Orange with one partner. The firm is named Coles Haws and provides general practice services with an emphasis on environmental, construction, bankruptcy and banking law. Louis Serafini continues to practice law with his younger brother Joseph, out of Wayne, N.J. Their firm also provides general litigation services, including personal injury. Marego Athans, recently relocated from Florida, continues her journalism at the

desigrS/producer at Wayne State U. Gary lives in “downtown Detroit with a river view,”B He is active in his church Fellowship Chapel, and participated in the Million Man March. He is active in the Assn, for Educational Communication & Technology as president of the Minorities in Media division. A wedding reunion: Marego Athans ’80, Tom Cole ’83, bride Mary Cole ’80, groom ScottAyres, Susan Cole Furlong ’TSspam Eastman Garvey ’80, and Barbara Hollander ’80. N otpictured: Lauren Waters ¡¡f|%Lisa Lambom BOx, and John Bicknell ’78, whti’ performed the musicfor the wedding and reception. Baltimore Sun, located in Towson, Md. She works on the education desk [see TKS ’70 nigtes]. Keep the information coming! Mary

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Reunion chairmen: Ms. Karen M amell 1022 Brookhaven Way NE, Atlanta GA 30319 Mr. Steven Chambers 224 West 7th, Boston M A 02127 Catherine Emerson writes, “While I’ve not led a rebellious or ’on-the-edge’ lifestyle, I do remember, all too fondly, our senior satire class with Lynn Benediktsson....The Washington D.C/north Virginia area has been good to me and I look forward to catching up with old classmates and friends.” Paul Amirata’s wife, Renee, begins teaching French at MKA’s Middle SchoS this fall. Longtime faculty member Sonya Tyson remembers teaching Paul Spanish in seventh grade - and now she will be a colleague of his wife! See you at the reunion!

82 Ms. Cheryl McCants 8 Willowdale Court, Montclair N J 07042 Mr. Thomas Robbins 1204 Fairview Rd., Havertown PA 19083 Philip Ehrlich sent an address and employer update: he is now with Dow Jones and The Wall StreetJournal, NYC. Congratulations to Mary Rachael Hayes McDaniel for her induction into the MKA Athletic Hall of Fame. Her mother, retired faculty member Rebecca Hayes, was in attendance from Arizona. Mary Rachael is going to Peru in September as a physical therapist with a medical team from Mercy Hospital at a teaching health fair, After 10 years in the Boston area, Kelly Smith

Mongeau has returned to Montclair along with husband Peter and son. She’s seen a lot of Randi Pickelny Rod for play dates “and would love to hear from others in the area, especially those with young children.” Kelly ran into Meme Swanson when she was in town visiting her mom. Jill and Steven Eisner’s son, born January 1995, “has been our source of love and amusement for the past year and a half.” Jeffrey Osofksy is doing a cardiac fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. Dr. Jeffrey received his M.D. from Loyola School of Medicine, Chicago.

83 Mrs. Donald Felber (Holly Jervis) 222 Grand St., 4G, Hoboken N J 07030 Class agent: Kristine Hatzenbuhler O’Connor 313 Smith Manor Blvd., West Orange N J 07052 Best wishes to Raul and Ileana Lopez-Balboa Torres on their wedding. Ileana is a marketing officer in Citibank’s global asset management unit in New York. Donald Cussen is engaged to Marla McCourt of Madison. Don, a graduate of Hobart College and Seton Hall Law School, is an attorney with Lum, Danzis, etc., in Roseland. Andy Voss changed coasts and careers and is now westernisales manager for Pensumsip'p. Investments magazine in San Francisco. Susan and Michael Eisner and son Matthew have moved back to New Jersey from Ohio. He works for AT&T’s investment management group in Berkeley Heights. Mike is glad to be closer to the 10th reunion in 1997. Hope Hasbrouck graduated from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design in March with a master’s in landscape architecture. She will be teaching there this summer before opening an office with a classmate in September. Gary Powell, Ph.D., completed his doctorate in instructional technology from the U. of Georgia in 1993. Since then he has been an assistant professor of same and a multimedia

8 4 ---------— Class secretary and class agent: Mrs. Todd Ladda (JenniferJones) 168 Gates Avenue, Montclair N J 07042 Class agent: Ms. Laura Dancy 66 Melrose Place, Montclair N J 07042 Congratulations to our Olympian, Bob Cottingham, for his induction into the MKA Athletic Hall of Fame. Bob is working for Congressman Donald Payne. Marie Therese and Darrin O’Neill had a baby girl named Galen. They live in Glen Ridge and Darrin works at MediMedia, Inc. in NYC. Tim and Bryn Fleming Mulligan are proud parents of a baby boy, Declan Raymond, born in February. They live in Rochester, N.Y., and Bryn will stay at home as a full-time mother. Robert Leonardo had a baby girl named Juliette. He works as a senior account manager for Digital Solutions, a professional employment organization for small businesses ■ and Fortune 500 companies. Christopher Nemetz is engaged to Jennifer Feinsod, daughter of Richard Feinsod ’59. He graduated from Connecticut College and is an assistant music director at WHTZ-FM. Maria Rabb is married and has a son, 1 1/2. They live in Szeged, Hungary (“southeast, famous for paprika and salami!”). Maria saw lots of people at Julio Dolorico’s 30th birthday party, some of whom she hadn’t seen since graduation: Rob Iverson, Wayne Weil, Sue Bacot, Joe Leonardi, Craig Miner...’’It was great to catch up.” Maria and family are possibly moving to Jacksonville, Fla., in September. David Fehnel has begun his fourth year of orthopedic surgery residency at U. Vermont. His wife, Andrea Gabriel, works as a full-time physical therapist. Their son Stephen, born in February 1995, keeps them busy.

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Mr. John Booth III 2025 Evergreen Point Rd., Medina WA 98036 Class agent:'. • Alexis Polonofiky Zebrowski 49 Newman, Verona N J 07044 Lori Rosenblum emerged from the ranks of the “Lost” in alumni (¡jglEds to write th a tR i 'f* lives in Boston and is finishing a graduate degree in school psychology. In April Lori was deciding on a placement as a school

psychologist in the Boston area. Daniel Kwiat updated his address to Los Angeles, Calif., but sent no news. Bijs’j wishes to Carla and Roger Brown on their wedding. Chris Smith, Peter ’86 and Anthony Michelotti, Mykola and Tamara Mohuchy, Rodney Elliot and his wife were among those attending. Congratulations, too, to Roger who received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York U. this May. Malcolm Harris has been working for a German architectural firm in Berlin, Germany, since October 199^.*, Loren Miller returned this spring from Haiti, where she spent aJjSc and a half as a human rights monitor with the United Nations/ Organization of American .States’ civilian mission. She.is starting a Ph.D. program in cultural anthropology at the U. of Pittsburgh, studying the role of popular movements during political transition^ 4 Para and Phil Rosenblum have a daughter, Rebecca, born in September. They live outside Philly, and he is in family practice residency at Bryn Mawr Hospital; she is getting a master’s in teaching - all news from sister Phil’s sister Wendy ’88. Another sibling, Sarah Lane Sproha ’89, sent news: Christine and Mike Lane had a baby girl, Molly Samantha, in December. They live in ®harlot(§syille, Va., where-he owns his own bar, the Outback Lodge. Congratulations to Bill Scharfenberg, who passed the Virginia Bar exam his first try. He did it part time, as he works as a consultant for a natural gas company in B.e(thesda, Md.

10TH REUNION OCTOBER 26 M sWherry Ahkami 225 East 57th Street, 20B, New York N Y 10022 Ms. Jennifer Remington 44 Hamilton Drive East North Caldwell N J 07006 Reunion chairmen:

Mr. Mark AmëSi . à 405 East 56th Street, 1A, New York N Y 10022 Mrs. Valerie Wordover Katz 53 Lapis Circle, West Orange N J wt052 Class Agent:

Ms. Julia 146 West lOth Streeti ID New York N Y 1 0 0 lÆ Congratulations to Robert and Valerie Cordover Katz on the birth of their first child, Alexandra Jordan, born in January. Fred Rimmele will finish his residency in June ’97 and be married to Kim Trudel. He writes, “Having an outstanding time doing a residency in family practice in rural Maine, and am enjoying the rugged beauty of this state.” Patrick Sweeney reports a lot of travel back and forth to Europe and Asia. He is looking , forward to the leunietâgjg Mike Rosenblum works with his father ia&AS manufacturers of pickles. According to sister

Wendy ’88, they are working hard to build this busing, together; “Mike always loved a challenge. HH Claudia Ross Nemphos is Assistant State’s Attorney for Caroline County, Md., which means she is aB m in al prosecute She is president of the county Bar Association, and a representative for the YoungpLawyers’ section of the Maryland Bar. Jfhe graduated from Boston }jfJ. and from Cardozo School of Law. Rebecca Link has recently purchased a home in Sydney, Australia, where ,she has lived since 1995. She works as a buyer for an export company.

87 s--------Mr. Dennis Rodano 3 Byron Road, North Caldwell N J 07006 Mrs. my'Booth Roussel 5509 Camp Street, New Orleans LA 70115 Nicholas Sumas is studying for an M.B.A. in management at Northwestern’s Kellogg B asin^^chool. The recently married Daniel and Joanne Pundyk Goldberg work for nearby law firms, 1111 in Roseland, he in Florham Park; they live in South Orange. They met at Washington U. School of mw. Bill and Susan Fehnel Hart expect to be homeowners in mid-August. She manages a medical office in Verona. Susan sent news of brother David (see Class o f ’84 Notes). Sabino Rodano has a new job as an aB)piate for Equifax Marketing Decision Systems, Inc., NYC, with sales territory from Maine to Florida. Sabino is actively involved with MKA Alumni Council activities. Lynne Yellin works for First USA Bank, a credit card company, in Wilmington, Del. She is in the marketing analysis department, Supporting marketing and recommending how they spend their budget.” Betsy Osgood moved to Washington to teach U.S. History, geometry, Spanish “and other subjects as needed” at an alternative private high school north of Seattle. “I love this area,” she writes, “with its access to the mountains, the water, the islands, Vancouver, and Seattle. Hiking, dancing, writing, and gardening help me keep my sanity as I juggle the stresses associated with a very demanding job.”

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Ms. Karen Muenster 249 Bryn M awrAve., Lavallette N J 08735 Mr. James Petretti 219 Otis Place, Verona NJ07044k Class dgekmm Mr. Alec Si, 1803 Pine Street, 1R, Philadelphia PA 19103 From Alec Schwartz: E-mail has facilitated interaction with classmates from 1988 whom I

hadn’t heard from since graduation. In addition, the Class o f ’88 has its own page on the Worldwide Web, thanks to Craig Stark at Carnegie Mellon U.: http://www.psy.cmu.edu/-stark/MKA88.html Bob Rosin reports from Japan where he has been working for the Sony Corp. for nearly two years in the advertising department, global communications group. As of May he will be working in the Digital Media section, working on products related to digital television. Lauren Shanahan has “put my MBA on hold for awhile,” and Is working as a public relations •:ia|j§3|mt executive in NYC. She also does freelance writing for “local rags and the magazines I used to work for.” Lauren lives on the Upper East Side and sees Rebecca Corris a lot.B ® ion’t think anyone would recognize me,” Lauren reports. “Since high school I lost 30 pounds and have short red hair.” She notes that Rebecca is working about five jobs. She substitute teaches, sometimes at MKA, is a licensed massage therapist, does marketing/PR for a dance company and a theater group. Mark Sapienza is finishing his M.D. at Loyola Medical School in Chicago and will do his internal medicine year in Philadelphia at Jefferson U. Alyson Beasley, who lives in Philly, is in the second year of an MBA/JD program at Temple, and will spend the summer in Greece studying comparative constitutional law. Alyson reports that Tiffany Ricker is in her final year of a law degree in Chicago, and that Crystal Elliott is a social worker in the Essex County Welfare Office, Newark. Johnny Richardson works as a zookeeper in Atlanta and is planning to return to school for a vet degree. Alyson also reports that Marta Branca is somewhere in California. Jim Garino writes from Albuquerque that he’s working two jobs and trying to start up a pretzel company. He is a headhunter by day, and by night - part-time work at the hockey rink, of course. Mary Savage is finishing the first year of medical schoM at U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, and planning a summer wedding. Wendy Rosenblum’s life has been busy, “even after leaving Senator Bradley’? office.” She lives in Virginia, working as program coordinator for the Distributors Education Foundation, part of the American Wholesale Marketers Assn. “Funny enough, I grew up in the wholesale business to the foodservice', industry, and now I’m doing it again. .What goes around com #’around.” Wendy is taking cooking classes and training to be a chef s assistant, and learning how to two-step. She sent news of her brothers [see ’85 and ’86 Notes]. I bumped into Nico Sumas in Chicago at Kellogg’s Beefiest 1996, while waiting in line for the beer luge. [See ’88 Notes.] Karen Rimmele, a graduate of Tulane Law School, is “one of many attorneys in Boston.” She sees Meg Wight and her husband ipWH Albany, and Kevin Silen, who is getting an M.B.A. at Boston U.

Lauren Aquino, a graduate of Notre Dame, is writing for the South Jersey Advisor Newspaper Group and reports it is “lots of fun.” Kim Uddin received a master’s in TESL from Teachers College, Columbia U., and is teaching intensive ESL at Bryant College (R.I.) campus. She is going to Brazil in December to learn Portuguese before beginning a Ph.D. in comparative literature. Karen Robinson lives near Detroit, Mich., where she is project manager for Adronics Co, a “tier-1 automotive supply company” for GM truck accounts and pending Mercedes. She will spend time in Brazil and Argentina and is working on a master’s in management at General Motors Institute (GMI). Alec Best wishes to Richard and Lauren Polonofsky Garfield, who were married in an idyllic setting at Lake Placid in April. Alexis Polonofsky Zebrowski ’85 was her attendant. Best wishes also to Thomas and Maria Dolorico Francoeur, who were married in Boston, where they reside. Maria is an instructor of English at Bristol Community College, a tenure-track position. She has written a novel and hopes to have it published soon. Michele Naumann was in her wedding. Is there a doctor in the house? Javier Salabarria and Chris Kruse graduated from NYU Med. School in May. Javier will do a residency in psychiatry. Noah Goldman received an M.D. from UMDNJ. Wiemi Douoguih finished his third year of med. school at the Medical College of Virginia and is preparing for a residency in surgery. He will spend a month in Africa doing an externship in infectioipi disease. Emily Rosenberg is a kindergarten teacher at “Make a Mess and Make Believe” private school in Boulder, Colo. Simon Auld wrote from Paris, where he works for Western Union Financial Services Ind. He spends most of his time in Africa where he is responsible for 40 countries. Simon writes, “I see MKA alumni passing through Paris on a regular basis.” Jody Booth writes, “Still acting, acting, acting!” She was in a play that got great reviews in Backstage an&:The Village Voice and S&ntinues to audition for commercials. Jody attended Amy Harris’s wedding last fall and reports she’s a radiant new bride. Jody is * “thrilled to be an aunt again...when my sister Joy ’87 and her husband have their first baby in November and my brother John ’85 and Heide have #2 in January.” 8

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Charry Godwin graduated from NYU last December with a double master’s degree in journalism and scientific writing. After an extensive internship at Dateline NBC, she plans for a career in media production. Jeff and Sarah Lane Sproha moved into their first house in February. She has been in the building business since graduating from Colgate U. Sarah sent news of brother Mike Lane [see ’85 Notes]. Congratulations to Josh Raymond, who graduated from New England Law School in May. When last heard from, Josh was studying for the Bar. George Hrab’s Geologic II orchestra gave a concert at Moravian College, lB , in February, performing music of Hrab, Copland, King Crimson, Lennon/McCartney, and Zappa. Best wishes to Kim and Andrew Weiner on their wedding. Brother Scott ’92 was best man; Sean Fitzgibbon, Chris Leber, and Paul Tiranno were groomsmen. Many other classmates attended the celebration.

9 0 — -------= Ms. Lorelei Muenster 21 West 10th St. Apt. IB, New York N Y 10011 Ms. Meredith McGowan 151 East 81st St. A pt 5F, New York N Y 10128 Kate Gutman, who earned a B.A. in economics from Columbia U., is marketing and media research coordinator for Children’s Television Workshop, NYC. Susanna Arwood graduated Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude from Duke U. in 1994. Shane Mahieu is an investment executive with Paine Webber in Glens Falls, N.Y., and lives on Lake George. He volunteers with the local firefighting squad which responds to emergencies on the lake or in the mountains. Shane’s newest venture: he is a driver for the Pennzoil powerboat racing team (“speeds clocked in excess of 145 m.p.h. on the straightaways,” according to his sister, Shawn Mahieu Ortiz ’79).

5TH REUNION OCTOBER 26

Ms. Jamie Lenis 25 Taylor Drive,: West Caldwell N J 07006 Ms. Dara Marmon 518 East 80th Street, 5F New York N Y 10021 Reunion chairmen: Ms. Amy Custode 208 East 82nd St., Apt. 30 New York N Y 10028 Mr. Luke Sarsfield 165 East 89 St., Apt. 4F New York N Y 10128 News of the class, much from reunion questionnaires: Luke Sarsfield graudated magna cum laude with highest honors from Harvard, with A.B. in biological anthropology. He is an investment banking analyst with First Boston, NYC. Erica Lewis is working with the SEC exchange in Boston. She will attend Harvard Law School in the falls » Tim Werkley, who graduated from Lafayette College with B.A. in government and law, lives in Steamboat Springs, Colo. Marci Iuliani is studying law at Quinnipiac College School of Law. She graduated from Fairfield U. with a degree in English lit. and art history. Mark Politan, B.A. cum laude in English from Boston College, is attending Emory U. School of Law. Ryan Young, B.A. in economics from Cornell U., is a research analyst with Law and Eco nomics Consulting Group Inc. in Washington, D.C. Mary Lynn Murphy is studying anthropology at LI, of Albany, N.Y. She earned a B.A. in anthropology/religious studies at Hamilton College. Noel Sonta, who earned a B.S. in animal science at Cook College, Rutgers, works as a lab technician at Ethicon-Endo-Surgery,

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Ms. Suellen Bizub 247 West 87th St., 6D New York N Y 10024 Mr. Louis Lessig 2516 Jacqueline Dr., C-25Wilmington D E 19810 Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 4 White Oak Rd., Roseland N J 07068

Nina Mirchandani ’9 6 is flanked by brothers Jai ’91 and Sunil ’9 3 ait Commencement.

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93 — Ms. Renee Monteyne 10 Lookout Point Trail Totowa Borough N J 07512

Mr. Brian Wecht 51 Glen Court, Pompton Lakes N J 07442 Class Agent: Ms. Lisa Gittleman 3 4 Windermere Rd„ Upper Montclair N J 07043

Touche Robert Sinner, Dean H Studies, Judy Sinner, and their children Geoffrey ’9 6 and Cheryl 92. Somerville. Our condolences to Jamie Lenis on the death of her father. See you at the reunion!

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Mr. Enrique Neblett W ^fhlum bus Ave., Montclair N J 07042MBm Ms. Tami Safer 876Aztec Trail, Franklin Lakes N J 07417. 'f. Class Ms. Alison Raymond 4 White Oak Road, Roseland N J 07068 Congratulations to the members of the Class of ’92 who are also now members of the Class o f’96! We wish you rhe best of luck. News of a few, from proud families, newspapalSB clippings, and class secretaries: . Amy Bressler, who graduated from Emory U., plans to work on a politifel campaign this summer and eventually findEljob on Capitol Hill. Vince Visceglia, a Boston College graduate, is spending the summer in Boston, then will work on the Hill for N.J. Congresswoman Marge Roukema. Bianca Soprano received a B.A. in politicaLCi science from Boston U. She plans on law school. Liza Boglivi graduated from Boston U. with a major in art history. She is travelling in Europe this summer. Alison Schwartz graduated from Wesleyan cum laudeNvAi honors in theater. She majored in theater and psychology. She is spending the summer in North Carolina at Duke’s summer dance institute. Chris Burchell revived a B.A. in American '{Studies from Wesleyan U., and earned a third varsity letter in hockey. He will w ^ft for Anderson Consulting in Hartford, Conn. Joseph Lee received a B.A. in political scien<f|g and history from Boston College and will attend Seton Hall Law School in the fall.

Janet Rosen graduated from U. of Miami with a B.A. in special education andV" psychology. She is pursuing a master’s in special ed., and is engaged to be married next June. John Eberhardt, who spent his junior year at the London School of Economics, was involved with the Tory party (“and got to attend MPs’ p itie s”). He came back and wrote his senior honors thesis on British fiscal policy. "John graduated from Duke cum laude, with distinction in history. He is working for Morgan Stanley, NYC, in the investment banking division. Scott Weiner, a graduate of Johns Hopkins, also spent a year at the London School of Economics. Scott will work at Lehman Bros, in N't V-'M. Ari Terry graduated from U. Michigan and has a job at Morgan Stanley. Ari and Scott will share an apartment in NYC. Tami Safer graduated from Skidmore College. She will work for her father after travel this summer and plans to move to NYC in the fall. Kevin Cohen graduated from Washington U. He will work for Merrill Lynch in Princeton. John Sorger graduated magna cum hiudc irom Muhlenberg College;, with a major in health care economB. Jennifer Lonsinger was subject of a twocolumn article in the New Brunswick News & Tribune. Jen was All-State in three spoils and a two-time Ivy selection in lacrosse. Princeton'* > went to the NCAA Finals all four years she played defense; she wears one championship ring. Jen graduated with a B.A. in history, a teacher’s certificate, and a certificate in environmental education. In the summers and betweenSmesters, Jen led Outdoor Action campers into the wilderness - and took MKA students to Ireland and Alaska. She will teach and coach at St. Mary’s Academy near Demijjp!? hoping “to create an environmental studies program at the all-girls’ school.” We can’t wait to see you at our 5th reunion. Tami and Enrique

Another name was added to MKA’s long tradition of fencing champions this year when Jeremy Kahn ’93 won the NCAA individual championship in epee and All-America honors. Fencing for Duke University, where he is a junior, Jeremy brought the Blud Devils their first-ever NCAA fencing championship. Jeremy, a psychology major* served as team captain this past year, and will have a chance to defend his national tide. He says, “I will try to go into thfcj,. tournament with the same mindset as this past year [a match-to-match attitude] and try to get to the top 12 so I can make All-America, but I would love to win the title again.” An article in the Blue Devil Weekly noted that Jeremy started fencing his freshman year at MKA. He led MKA’s 1993 team to the N.J. State Champion ship in Foil, Epee, and Overall. Jeremy was awarded 1st team All-State and the Academy’s MVP.

Congratulations to the Class o f ’93 on finishing another successful year. Some people spent the year in another country. Dan Lieb (a math/computer science major at Wesleyan) spent the spring semester studying mathematics in Budapest, Hungary, and reports that all is well and that his juggling is going swimmingly. Chad Brown, a history major at Amherst, sends greetings from Ecuador, and reports that all is well. Lisa Gittleman is working at St. Martin’s Press this sum m eS She’s been having a great time at Vassar, where she volunteers at a housing project, sings in a Renaissance vocal group, and is executive editor of a campus newspaper. Alexis Lury reports that things are going well and that she is a member of the Golden Key and the Mortar Board national honor societies. Laura Caprario is back at Yale after spending two enjoyable semesters at Harvard. Eric Kusseluk, a pre-med major at Cornell, has done exceptionally with his soccer playing this year. He was the highest goal sj^rer in the Ivy League and led Corn||l to an Ivy League Championship by scoring two goals against Brown in the final game. Eric made first teams

for the All-Ivy, All-Ivy Academic, and New York State leagues, and was on the third team All-American. Congratulations! Sue Jean Kim and Brian Wecht had a wonderful junior year at Williams. Sue Jean was a Junior Advisor and is majoring in art history. She is spending this summer working at the Williams College Museum of Art. Brian is a math/music double major, and is conducting his own symphony. This year, he’ll be writing a suite for jazz orchestra as well as doing mathematics research in number theory toward his senior thesis. Elissa Goldman is doing well, and reports that there are no more ticks planned for her in the future. Sunil Mirchandani, when not threatening others, reports that all is well from Harvard. Alan Blinder, former Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve and one of three economic advisors to President Clinton, was Jason Pogorelec’s advisor for a junior semester at Princeton. Jason, an economics major, reports, “He was amazing!” Damien Vena has been especially busy at Boston College as the editor-in-chief of BC’s newest publication, Naked Singularity. Damien and some friends founded this paper to provide a forum for students and faculty to submit art, prose, poetry, editorials, or whatever. The paper received a national award for its artistic design. Keep your eyes open for the NS Web page in the fall 1996. That’s the news; best of luck to the class with our upcoming senior year! Brian und Renee

94 Ms. Monica Fernand 160 Cheyenne Way, Wayne N J 07470 Ms. Rosemary Monteyne 10 Lookout Point Trail Totowa Borough N J 07512 Class agent;; Mr. John Sarojf 67 Eagle Rock Way, Montclair N J 07042

Jaime Bedrin wrote that she was staying on at Dartmouth over the summer. Leanne Gattie transferred from Colby College to Bucknell U., where she has a double major in economics and Spanish. Leanne hopes to study abroad in Spain. John Saroff is working at the United Nations this summer. Emily Ehrenberg, a junior at Tufts®., plans to spend spring semester in Spain. She spent the summer at a camp “with a side trip to California.” Those who never received a Class of ’94 MKA cap at Homecoming, stop by the Alumni Office at the Middle School to pick one up.

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95 -- ---------------Ms. Rita Papaleo 31 Femuiood Terrace, Nutley N J 07110 Ms. Shan-Shan Yam 115-52 Black Oak Lane, Kinnelon N J 07405 Class agent: Mr. Adam Schrager 121 Christopher St., Montclair N J 07042 The sports department at Wesleyan U. sent a release that Charles Kaplan earned a varsity letter in baseball his freshman year, seeing action as catcher with a .978 fielding percentage.

96 Ms. Tanya Barnes 7 Melrose Place, Montclair N J 07042 Ms. Debbie Haight 115 D eW ittAve., Belleville N J 07109 Class Agent: Mr. Lee Vartan 54 Hamilton Ave., Kearny N J 07032 Welcome, Class of 1996, to your own alumni column!

Kelli Kessler 9 6 and brotherJeffrey ’94. One week after graduation, Kelli scoredfive goals and an assist a t the Girls’All-Star Lacrosse Tournament.

Top: Rosemary ’94, Roberta ’96, and Renee Monteyne '93. A ll three attended MKA from Brookside on and all three attend Boston College. Jason ’95, Courtney ’96, and Jim Boshart ’93.

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Marriages 1934 Jean Berry Walton and Robert S. Bush Barbara Brady Beeker and Dan Carruth 1959 Malcolm O ’Hara and Gloria Murphy 1973 Douglas Mahler and Holly Schwartz 1977 Amanda Calder and Jeffrey Holder 1979 Brett Jackson and Dorene Corviel 1979 1983 ■leana Lopez-Balboa and Raul Torres Roger Brown and Carla Taylor 1985 1988 Maria Dolori<|q|and Thomas Francoeur 1988 Lauren Polonofsky and Richard Garfield l 9 f l * Andrew Weiner and Kim Solnov

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In Memoriam 1921 1923 1924

Margaret Stearns Ruth Morgan Oliver ,7 Alice Newkirk Elliott mm Frances Fernald Draper 1930 Jeannette Van Wie Smith 193 lx Blanche Cosgrove Raynor 1934 Mary Adele Russell Beers Elinor Gates Ritchel 1935 John H. Ryan 1937 Annette Martin Benson 1941 Daniel E. Isle|ra| 1Œ7 1956-. Carolyn Van Vleck Pratt 1961 Judith H. Poor 1962 Emil J. Dul Jr. 1968x Jonathan F. Dul 1976 Eduardo Char (AFS) Faculty, Former Faculty and Trustees Howard P. Johnson, Montclair Academy Trustee Frederick L. Redpath, Academy and MKA Trustee

Octobfl22, 1994 June 7, 1995 January 1, 1991 February 14, 1996 February 29, 1996 November 30, 1995 June 9, 1996 ■February 22, 1996 ^December 1, 19|D February 12, 1996 March 28, 1996 February 24, 1996 May 13, 1996 November 20, 1995 October 1, l9l?5 October 10, 1993

MKA Chairs Wonderful gifts or graduation presents! MKA chairs are antique black with maple arms and bear the official MKA seal in gold. Each chair sells for $225; at rocking chair version is available for $250. Please add $20 for shipping and handling. Your order must be accompanied by a check made payable to The Montclair Kimberley Academy. Send to: The Alumni Office, MKA, 201 Valley Road, Montclair NJ 07042.

February 1, 1996 May 22, 1996

Career Services/Bank of Community Resources A lum ni and parent volunffers are w anted to share advice and experience w ith current students and alumni.

Career Services - A networking referral service to advise recent MKA alum ni on internships, resum m jobs, career paths. Bank of Community Resources - Share expertise w ith students in the classroom on all three campuses, be it hobby or profession. So far approxim ately 200 parents, alum ni, and faculty have signed up. Over 60 young alum ni have inquired about internships and/or career opportunities in various fields, resulting in three internships, a full time-job, and num erous contacts for advice. M o i^ th a n 40 volunteers spoke to students last year on topics ranging from “M anaging M oney” (to Brooksiders!) to “Preventing O il Spills.” Call G inger Kriegel at Career Services, 201/509-4870.

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Karin Strom Aiello ’68 Joseph H. Alessi ’68 Lisa A. AufzienWti ,< Andrew J. Blai^fel;, Vice President Robert Cottingham J S 8 4 Erin Cuffe Crawford ’7i|SB Sara Close .Crowthcr ’76 Holly E. Jervis Felber ’83, Executive Vice President Susan Cole Furlong ’78 Jeffrey Gurtman ’97 Frank J. Hanus ’68 Edward G. Healey ’7|fjTreasurer Michael F. Hnatow ’89 Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley ’76 Peter S. McMullen ’77, President Lauren Moses ’98 Kristine Hatzenbuhler O ’Connor ’83 Eric F. S. Pai ’79, Secretary Rudolph G. Schlobohm ’74 Sabino T. Rodano ’87 Scott Rumana ’83 Anita E. Sims-Stokes ’79 Patricia Shean Worthington ’74 Peter R. Greer, Headmaster Judy Polonofsky, Director of External Affairs Christie Austin, Alumni Director Peter Perretti ’72, Assistant Director External Affairs A d v is o r y C o u n c il

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AWARDS CRITERIA DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD To all alumni, parents, trustees, faculty, staff and friends of The Montclair Kimberley Academy: The Distinguished Alumni Award Committee is hereby accepting nominations for the recipient of the 1997 Distinguished Alumni Award. The recipient should have achieved distinction in some field o |H endeavor, or through outstanding character or dedication made a special contribution to humanity. Race, creed, sex or contribution to the school should have no bearing on the choice of recipient. The purpose of the Distinguished Alumni Award is “to bestow recognition and appreciation for outstanding achievement.” This award will be a meritorious reflection on the school and will provide inspiration and encouragement for our young people. It is hoped that the recipient will come to MKA and address a gathering of alumni and of students. You may nominate more than one alumna/alumnus. There will be one Distinguished Alumni Award recipient each year; all nominations will be maintained in confidential files for consideration in following years. Please seeforms inserted in magazine

MKA ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Montclair Kimberley Academy Athletic Hall of Fame was founded to honor those who have made telling contributions to the school’s athletics. Its purpose is to perpetuate the memory of t h i s persons who have brought distinction, honor, and excellence to Montclair Academy, The Kimberley School, Tl®Brookside School, and MKA in athlet ics. 1. Nominee must have been an outstanding varsity athlete, coach, Athletic Director, trainer, or major contributor (financial and/or participant) at MA, TKS, Brookside, or MKA and/or brought distinction to the school through related and subsequent athletic accomplishments. 2. Student nominees must have attSded MA, TKS, Brookside, or MKA for at least two years, and have graduated from MA, TKS, Brooksid^or MKA. Student nominees must have graduated at least five years prior to the year of nomination, 3. Nominee must have conducted his or her life in keeping with schSl standards and in ways which reflect positively on MKA. 4. The nomination can be a posthumous award. 5. Nominees may nominate themselves, be nominated B alumni or ' ' others. 6. Each year, a minimum of one qualified male and one qualified female will be selected. Nominations will be kept on file for subsequent f a g # review. m A team may be inducted.

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