Fall 2003
The Montclair Kimberley Academy
including a special insert
W ithin These H aiis Beginning the Second Century
1987 - 2003
C over The Montclair Kimberley Academy celebrated its first hundred years in 1987 with a Centennial Convocation and the publication of W ithin These Halls, the history o f the school. W ithin These Halls II, “Beginning the Second Century, ” is a removable insert and covers the years from 1987 to 2003.
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Dr. Peter R. Greer, H eadm aster, and Mr. N ew ton B. Schott, Jr., President o f the B oard o f Tm stees, at Com m encem ent 2003.
C o n te n ts W ithin These Halls II From the H eadm aster................................... 1 MKA-mail........................................................ 2 Notes Around M K A ................................... .3 Commencement A w ard s.............................. 8 Newest A lu m n i.............................................10 From the Alumni Association..................... 12 Distinguished Alumni A w ard..................... IT Career Day 2 0 0 3 ................ 14 O n the R oad ................... J ,. . I'.'^ sa fp ^ 3 p 6 Alumni G o lf . . . . ........................................ 18 Athletic Hall o f Fame V III..........................19 In M em oriam ............ ............... . zO Cougar Sports . . . . . . . . . ..........................21 Class Notes . . . . ; . ......................................24
R eview E dito rs Christie Austin Marsha Kleinman Judy Polonofsky
C o n tributo rs Debbie Kozak ] Laurie Hoonhout McFeeley '76
P h o t o C redits Philip Cantor j Darren Cooper,] The M ontclair Times Steve Clayton David Hollander Mike Houston Dan Katz Debbie Kozak Laurie H oonhout McFeeley
The MKA Alumni Association is an organization of all men and women who have attended the Tipper School. Its purpose is to make known to MKA thaideas| interests, and concerns o f alumni and to inform alumni of the accomplishments and objectives o f MICA. The Alumni Council is the governing Board, a representative group elected at the Association's annual meeting to sponsor events and activities linking alumni with thcit alma mater.
A l u m n i A ssociation C o u n c il 2003-2004 Daniel Carson ’83 Dana M .T Cestone K f Abigail Cohen ’05 Robert Cottingham Jr. ’84 Erin Cuffe Crawford ’74 Lawrence P. Duca ’79 Yanni Fotiadis ’82 Susan Cole Furlong m&, Vice President Janine Garland ’82 Richard G. Jenkins ’77 Drew Jennings ’04 Alex Joerger ’95 India Hayes Larrier ’80, Secretary Dara Marmon ’91 Lauren Moses ’98 Joshua H. Raymond ’89, Executive Vice President Lauren Sard ’04 Alec P. Schwartz ’88, Treasurer Keshia Trotman ’92 Patricia Shean Worthington ’74, President Peter R. Greer, Headmaster Judy Polonofsky, Director of External Affairs Marsha Kleinman, Alumni Director Laurie H oonhout McFeeley ’76, Director o f Alumni Giving and Planned Giving
Lori W indolf Crispo '78 Martha Bonsai Day '74 Kristine Hatzenbuhler O 'C onnor '83 J. Dean Paolucci '73 of
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H onorary T rustees Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54 John E. Garippa Susan H. Ruddick James Si Vandermade '35
A dvisory T rustees Edwin J. Delattre J. Clarence Morrison Barry W. Ridings '70 Hèrbert H. Tale Jr. '71
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The Montclair Kimberley Academy 1987 - 2003
W ithin These Halls II Beginning the Second Century
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The M ontclair Kimberley Academy celebrated its fir s t hundred years in 1987 with a Centennial Convocation and the publication o f W ithin These Halls, the history o f the school. MKA, the merger o f three storied schools —M ontclair Academy (founded 1887), The Kimberley School (1906), and Brookside (1926) —stood poised to begin its second century. “MKA is a place to dream dreams and to lay the foundation fo r a lifetim e f i l l o f accomplishment,” Principal Frances O’Connor told the Convocation audience.
Year 101 M KA in 1988 had a rich academic program, a strong faculty, and a diversified student body. It also had three aging campuses and lim ited athletic fields. T h a t was about to change, along w ith the leadership o f the school. After twelve years as Principal, Dr. Fran O ’C onnor left M KA in 1991. She had been responsible for a tightening o f academic standards and an emphasis on faculty development. “W hat distinguishes us from all b u t a very small num ber o f schools,” she said, “is the emphasis on research and on faculty education.”
The seniorfaculty led M KA’s entire student body, Trustees, andfriends o f the school at the Centennial Convocation in 1987. Beginning in 1993, a similar Gathering would begin each schoolyear in the same Upper School gym.
“Educational institutions are n ot built o f stone, slate or wood P b u t rather o f hum an spirit, w isdom and optim ism. T hey are places where intelligence, w arm th, effort and pride come together for the sole purpose o f enriching the newest generation, em powering them w ith inform ation and skills, strong values, high inspiration, tenacity and hope.” Dr. Frances O ’Connor, Principal 1979-91
Transition Enter an interim Principal while the Board of Trustees searched for a successor. Richard Dolven, a lifelong educator and independent school headmaster, began at MICA in the fall of 1991. He quickly gained the respect of the students and faculty. Dolvens educational tenet rang with the conviction that leadership, like philosophy, requires dialogue, and “a belief in the ability of each young person to achieve, indeed excel, given encouragement, expectations, and requirements in the appropriate
Richard Dolven Interim Principal 1991-92
In addition to providing smooth leadership transition, Dolven - a proponent of a strong athletics program — encouraged the building of a ropes course behind the Upper School. It was named “Dolvens Woods” in his honor, in gratitude for his guidance and commitment.
A New Era New leadership began at MKA in the fall of 1992 with the arrival of Dr. Peter R. Greer. Dr. Greer —a teacher, coach, administrator, school superintendents came to MKA from Boston University, where he was Dean of the School of Education. He had also served as Undersecretary of Education under Secretary William J. Bennett. T hat national experience was to enhance his leadership at MKA. Headmaster Peter Greer in academic regalia at Commencement.
Tradition! Dr. Greers first focus was to re-establish the school’s rich traditions. It began with his tide:
instead of Principal, he would be called “Headmaster,” hearkening back to earlier Academy leaders. He resurrected the use o f the MKA school seal. Knowledge, Vision, Integrity became visible everywhere, from podiums to stationery to sweatshirts and ties; the motto became intrinsic to “teaching moments” and the basis for an ethics program. Vintage photos appeared in the halls, of yesteryear’s students in military uniforms or athletic garb or May Day dresses. “Tradition must be part o f the daily life o f an institution and of its graduates, and must inspire, comfort, guide, remind, and hold the institution strictly accountable,” he wrote. (It) helps us to become part o f something important that preceded us and that will follow us.” To that end, at his Investiture, Dr. Greer carried the cane of John MacVicar, founder of Montclair Academy, and signed with a pen belonging to Kimberley founder Mary Kimberley Waring. Subsequently, all new Trustees begin their terms by signing a special book with Miss Waring’s pen.
New Traditions In addition to resurrecting old traditions, the Headmaster has created new ones. School begins every fall with a Gathering of faculty, students, and staff from all three campuses. It is a joyous time to celebrate achievement, talent, and to watch the latest banners unfurl around the packed gymnasium. The MKA Sweater (another Greer tradition) —distinctive with crisp white letters on dark green - is awarded to members o f the school community for outstanding accomplishment. The Headmaster rings in the school year —and closes it at the final faculty meeting in June - with an old brass bell, used to signal the change of classes at Montclair Academy. And Brookside third graders ring the old Kimberley bells, newly refurbished. Two noteworthy awards were established, honoring excellence in teaching and historic athletics: the Founders’ Cup and the Athletic Hall of Fame. In addition, other spirited events foster school culture: Grandparents’ Day at the Primary School and PAMKA’s Cougar Pride Day, which mingles parents, students, and faculty from all three campuses in a festival of sports, clubs, and bands.
Curriculum O ther aspects o f heritage such as the school mission and code of honor were codified into Our Common Purpose and The Code o f Honor (signed
component of the Citizenship Core Curriculum, which also includes grounding in public discourse and founding principles and documents. Language study expanded in the 1990s to include French and Spanish as early as pre-kindergarten and the reinstatement o f Latin, beginning in sixth grade. Science curriculum now incorporates a continuous research strand, to instruct students in the scientific method - from experimental design through collection and analysis of data, to final writing of results for publication. Brookside sets the groundwork for the process and research skills; full-scale research projects are part o f the Middle and Upper school science curriculum. Several MKA Upper School students have won State honors for their projects.
Dr. GreerS wearing his special MKA Sweater —rings in a new schoolyear with a Montclair Academy bell from the 1890’s. each year at the Gathering by representatives of each campus). Although MKA had been respected for decades for the strength of its curriculum, further research and innovation led to three Signature Programs: Ethics, the Writing Challenge, and Core Works. The Writing Challenge focuses on the elements of good writing, and formally measures students’ development as writers in grades 3, 8, and 11. The Core Works are significant historical, literary, and artistic works that are incorporated into the curriculum from grades pre-kindergarten through 12. The program promises students a uniformity of exposure to some of the great works that define human experience, “the best that has been thought and said.” Beginning in 2003, the Foreign Language and Math departments will also teach their own Core Works. MKA’s ethics program has received national attention. N ot a separate course, the program is a focused combination of cultivation o f the intellect (studying, reading, writing, talking about ethics and character) and the cultivation of good habits (practicing good actions and community service) for all students and faculty. ■ S ^ ^ U “Knowledge, Vision, Integrity” «4 1 W . ' hm<b not an abstract concept but a dynamic tool for leading a good IT he Ooysshy 1 life. Outside scholars work with MKA faculty to help implement ethics in everyday lessons. The ethics program is the primary
The language arts faculty at the Primary and Middle schools incorporate the Columbia University Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, which focuses on the craft o f writing and making reading a lifelong habit. Students as young as pre-kindergarten are involved in writing workshops. There has also been a renewed emphasis on the creative arts. A strings program teaches young musicians from six to eighteen (they have performed at Carnegie Hall); visual offerings have expanded to include courses such as Digital Darkroom. Bi-annual videos produced by students and faculty in lieu of the “spring play” won so many national awards that a special showcase for the trophies had to be built at the Upper School. Another innovation, May Term, gives seniors a choice of creative offerings for their last m onth of study before graduation. They range from Irish studies with a trip to Ireland, to internships at the Metropolitan Museum or community service with Habitat for Humanity.
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The most visible of the changes under Headmaster Peter Greer have occurred on all three campuses. MKA invested heavily in technology, with the result that every classroom is wired to the world. Each campus has at least one “computer lab^’and the Upper School has a Distance Learning room, which enables students and faculty to study interactively with professors at distant universities.
This great litany of additions, accomplishments, and improvements to MKA came under the vision and stewardship of a very strong Board of Trustees and committed Presidents. Margaret Crawford Bridge ’65 and Austin Koenen hired Dr. Greer as Headmaster. John Garippa devotedly served as President of the Board for six years, a period of national awards, increased enrollments, implementation of key portions of the Long-Range Plan, and increased financial improvement. He was a moving force behind the building of a science lab, the new Middle School gymnasium, renovation o f Van Brunt Field at the Upper School, and the Verona track. He knew every member of the faculty and staff by name.
After concerted fundraising, science labs on each campus were updated to state-of-the-art facilities. And in response to heightened interest in the performing arts, Deetjen Theatre at the Upper School was totally renovated in 2002 to a splendid “black box” theater with the latest technical equipment.
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Newton B. SchottJr., and John E. Garippa at the dedication o f the renovated Van Brunt Field at the Upper School.
“This is w hat it is all about ~ understanding w hat those in the past have prepared for M KA and doing everything we can to enhance a great school for those w ho follow us. It has been a rare privilege to participate in this continuum o f im portant and fulfilling effort.” John Garippa President o f the Board o f Trustees, 1994-2000
Cougar athletes brought home dozens o f state, league, and county championships in a range o f sports.
Because of MKA’s historic, town-bound location, the school’s athletic facilities were limited and aging for several decades. Teams vied for practice and playing time, and one good rain would wipe out a field for days. Improvements began with the addition o f a playing field at 40 Upper Mountain Avenue, dedicated as Muenster Field, in 1989. Historic Van Brunt Field at the Upper School was totally rebuilt in 2001 with faux turf that will stand the test of time and weather.
Newton B. Schott Jr., who served as treasurer of the MKA Foundation and chairman of the LongRange Plan committee in 1995, is in his second term as President of the Board. H e continues to implement the Plan with vision and careful attention to detail. His focus is on endowment, particularly the faculty compensation endowment, for a fine faculty is the heart and strength of any school. Schott is known for his carefully crafted, philosophical speeches delivered to the faculty or Gathering crowd with nary a note.
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A new gym was added to the Middle School that incorporates enough space for two concurrent phys ed classes. It boasts an indoor climbing wall, new locker rooms, and offices for coaches and trainers. Another aging facility, the Upper School swimming pool —scene of championship swimming and water polo - was renovated in 1997, and new timing devices and scoreboards installed.
The school’s traditional excellence in teaching continues to attract outstanding faculty-scholars. The emphasis on faculty development has been enhanced by increased opportunities on- and offcampus, and by special programs such as PAMKA’s Faculty Trust grants, which fund enriching study and travel.
In an unusual “first” H a public/private partnership —MKA joined with Verona to build a new state-ofthe-art track in Verona that is shared equally in finances, management, and use.
Another innovative program, the Blauvelt Professional Study Advancement Progam —the gift o f alumna Ardath Blauvelt ’64 —combines rigorous faculty study and the sharing o f their expertise with
less privileged classrooms, such as those staffed by Teach for America faculty in Newark. Indeed, MKA faculty study, but they are also in increasing demand to lead workshops at other schools and to speak at educational conventions around the country. Most noteworthy is the faculty’s collegiality, fostered by a team approach, both as advisors to students and in sharing their experience and expertise. Disciplines and curriculum are coordinated across campuses, and a structured mentoring system is in place for a new teachers first two years.
A visit by author J.K Rowling brought out every Harry Potter fan in school.
The Community o f Learners Aware of the benefit of nationally known scholars working with the faculty, Dr. Greer extended inspiration to the larger “community of learners.” The PAMKA Lecture Series attracts such outstanding speakers as Lech Walesa of Poland, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, and paleontologist Dr. Robert Bakker. Members of the MKA community volunteer their expertise in the classroom via the Bank of Community Resources, sharing everything from sign language in a biology class studying psychology of the brain, a Peace Corps veteran discussing the Middle East in a history class, to journalists and authors enriching English classes. Alumni share their career advice and networking contacts with college-age alumni through Career Services, also known as “Alumnet.”
The School o f Excellence In addition to increased enrollment and frenzied applications to MKA, another result o f the decades enhancements was that MICA was named a
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence. The Upper School received the designation in 1996, “in recognition o f its excellence in teaching and instruction, student achievement, leadership, and parental involvement.” In 2000, the Middle School was the only independent school in the nation to be so honored; again, parental and community involvement and high student achievement levels were cited in the “exemplary” rating. The school was given a Special Emphasis Award for Character Education. As the third millennium evolves and The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s second century develops, Headmaster Peter Greer’s leadership extends to its thirteenth year. As in every decade, changing challenges face the school. The latest - J the need for increased endowment, competitiveness for the same shrinking pool of teacher candidates, a diminished economy —■have been successfitlly met in previous eras. MKA stands poised, in its strongest position ever, to face these challenges.
CHRONOLOGY The M ontclair Kimberley Academy Second Century 1988 Principal/Headmaster
Upper School Head
Middle School Head
Primary School Head
Dr. Frances R. O'Connor 1979-91
Richard E. Webster 1987-89
James Burger 1982-91
Anita B. Cole 1981-91
Richard Dolven 1991-92
Charles Henderson 1989-91
Mary Norman Dickerson 1991-96
Barbara Rabuse Dolven 1991-99
Dr. Peter R. Greer 1992-present
Timothy Saburn 1991-98
Daniel Rocha 1996-2000
Virginia Kriegel 1999-present
Charlaine Charlton 1998-present
Randy Kleinman 2000-present
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Dear M K A Com munity,
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Question: W hat do Jam es P. R onda's article, “W hy Lew is and Clark M atter,” in the A ugust 2003 issue o f Sm ithsonian, and 3em ard L ew is’s m ost recent sem inal text about the history o f the Middle East, W hat W ent W rong: W estern Im pact and M iddle E astern R esponse, have to do w ith this issue o f the R eview ? Answer: Both pieces com plem ent the special rem ovable insert in this issue. The insert continues the original history o f M K A since its founding in 1887 through 1987. The President o f the Board o f Trustees, N ew ton B. Schott, Jr., determ ined that the ¡activity that has taken place since the 1986-1987 school year has been instrum ental in m aintaining M K A ’s preem inent position am ong its com petitors. It is im portant to highlight that activity to r posterity and for the glow that com es to a com m unity as a result o f seeing, understanding and believing in its effort and clear achievem ent. A pplying R onda’s article to M K A ’s history inform s us in three w ays. First, w hat has happened at M K A since 1987 is a truly heartening story about w hat determ ined students, faculty, adm inistrators, staff, parents, and trustees set out to do (a few tim es in the face o f adversity) to ensure that our school continues to deserve the trust o f its com m unity and for M K A to rem ain in the top tier o f this nation’s independent day schools. Second, w e are rem inded that the “journey” since 1887 is a story o f m any special individuals w ho contributed w ith w isdom , exceptional teaching, leadership, com m itm ent, and financial assistance at key tim es. It w as alm ost m agical that the right people w ere there at the right tim e w ith the right intentions. Third, R onda’s use o f | ‘the visitable past” rem inds us that students, parents, alum ni, and friends can still return to Brookside, Kimberley, M ontclair A cadem y, and M K A and are able to revisit favorite faculty and staff, return to old haunts, rem em ber and tell others the fam iliar stories, see and sense w ith deep pride w hat has been built in sp irit and concrete, and now read and reread M K A history through 2003 w ith understanding and appreciation. Those
MKA Board President Newton B. Schott Jr., and form er President John E. Garippa at the dedication o f the renovated Van Brunt Field at the Upper School. visiting the past m ight also be encouraged to continue to contribute w hen they can to M K A through its A nnual Fund or to special fundraising efforts like our faculty com pensation endow m ent. We always need allies! Bernard Lew is assists us in a strange way. In his chapter, “T i m e i Space, and M odernity,” Lew is explains to us how a distinguished French w riter toured the M iddle E ast in 1947 and m ade every attem pt to arrive la te at every appointment! Wise and experienced men . . . sometimes said to me: "Here the sky is too blue, the sun too hot. Why hurry? Why do injury to the sweetness of living? Here, everyone is late. The only thing is to join them. He who arrives at the appointed hour risks wasting his time, and that, after all, is not funny. Therefore, not too much precision. Strict exactitude has minor advantages, but is very inconvenient. It lacks suppleness, it lacks fantasy, it lacks cheerfulness, even dignity,” (p. 132) We are helped to understand the m ost recent history o f M K A because forty years later, this rather interesting com m ent has absolutely no relevance! M K A has quickened its step. M K A believes that precision serves its com m unity well. M K A prides itself on not being late or behind others w hen research dictates or w hen students need a challenge. D espite not having the apparent virtues Lew is noted, M K A is constantly on the m ove w ithin a clear vision, and is a place w here collegiality, friendship, and fun rules. There is a significant dignity to taking on the education o f over 1000 students each year and doing it so very well. There is a dignity to doing so w ith sacrifice and selflessness. I ask you to read about your history. Tear out the insert, read and discuss it w ith others, and becom e even m ore o f a citizen o f this great school. W ith best wishes,
Dr. Peter R. Greer, Headmaster
M K A R eview • F all 2003
Dr. Peter R. G reer H eadm aster
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MKA-mail A l Soria is a m em ber o f the Class o f ’43, and as a student refugee fro m Ita ly during W orld War II, he has a unique and interesting p ersp ectim on his experience a t the Academ y.
To the Alumni Office: As a member of the Class of '43 and planning to attend the reunion in October, I would like to express my gratitude to the Academy for the help that I received from my classmates and from the staff - Mr. Barras, Miller, Monson, Vail, Van Brunt and of course Dr. Head, the Headmaster. Very briefly, this is my story. I was admitted to the sophomore class in September 1940, shortly after arrival in the United States from Italy because of the fascist regime and the dictatorship of Mussolini. My English at the time was very limited at best, and I was admitted to the Academy on the condition that my knowledge of the language would improve.. .Needless to say the staff, especially Mr. Barras (Uncle Willie) and Mr. Miller, spent a considerable time with me mastering the language and explaining the culture of my new environment. My classmates as well understood my deficiencies and helped me feel comfortable in my new country. By the end of my sophomore year, I felt I was indeed an American! After graduation I went to Columbia University but my studies were interrupted in September 1943 when I was drafted and joined the ski troops (10th MFN Division). I fought in Italy and was wounded in April 1945 not too far from my hometown -Turin. I was discharged in October 1945 and returned to Columbia, graduating in 1948.. .1 am looking forward to the October reunion to renew old acquaintances and recall the many happenings of those wonderful and productive years at MKA. A l Soria '43 • Captain P hilip M organ C heek ’46 has fin ish e d his book about B ritish w artim e student evacuees, and it relates to A l S o ria ’s story about his experience a t M KA. The fo llo w in g is an excerpt fro m a synopsis o f the book entitled, T H E A M E R IC A N O P T IO N And Yes, I Almost Became an American:
Threading through the events of one war, World War n, is a plain tale of an overseas child evacuee escaping the London blitz - or perhaps worse, if the imminence of invasion by gloating shock troops of Nazi elite is taken into account. Later, and in parallel with the child's departure from its own country to a safer one, the terminal effects of more widespread dislocation is discussed. Children, a nation's heritage, are suddenly remembered by post-war writers... I have chosen the main title - THE AMERICAN OPTION - for two reasons. American children just could be given the option of evacuation to safer zones within the United States of America if war affected the country within its borders. Nothing now is beyond our imagination or the evil attentions o f other states, separate or conjoined. A second reason is that, as a child evacuee to America in a global climate not dissimilar to the present, I exercised an option. I would avoid the horrors that ultimately overtook Europe's children had Britain been similarly overrun. The subtitle relates to some of the processes of absorption into American life experienced by a twelve-year-old and how total Americanization just might have been acquired. Winston Churchill, mwever, was of two minds over relinquishing British children into different cultures. Visiting New York three weeks after the attack on Manhattan, fully aware of the practical responses New Yorkers had made among the numbing scenes, was reminiscent of the London blitz. Even the smell was present. Duplicating that scenario in the current terror war, what might be the American child's options?
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Dear Dr. Greer: On behalf of the New Jersey SEEDS, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of literature to our Montclair Kimberley Academy site. Each Saturday our students look forward to their opportunity to explore the wide variety of titles and genres that you so graciously donate. Thank you for making a positive impact on our program. Your partnership with us ensures that we can provide education, opportunity, and hope for the young people in New Jersey. I know that your generous donation will be a part of this program for many years to come. You do so much for our scholars. Thank you. A m y M. Ziebarth
Executive Director The fo llo w in g is an excerpt fro m an e-m ail m essage w ritten by one o f this yea r's A thletic H a ll o f Fam e inductees.
Just a passing thought - 1 really didn't comprehend what it meant to sign those yearbooks at the end of senior year. I'm not one for goodbyes nor did I understand the beginning and end of chapters in life hack then. Wayne Elliot ’88
A fter her induction to the M K A's A thletic H all o f Fam e, Gloria E vans D odd ’43 shared som e thoughts in a letter:
Dear Dr. Greer, This past weekend will be memorable for me forever.. .It was the perfect ending to an emotional, heartwarming, reconnecting and uplifting two days at MKA. I simply cannot adequately express my admiration for the beautifully organized Hall of Fame event.. .1 confess I wasn't prepared for the many throat-tightening, teary, memory-provoking moments.. .What a wonderful thing you all do with the Hall of Fame awards! Everyone extended such a warm welcome that I found myself wishing that I could return to MKA. I would love to experience what you've brought to the school: great depth and humanity, a respect for the scholar/athlete, and a desire to mold each student into a true renaissance person. Thank, thank you for a moving“trip down memory lane.” With great affection and admiration, Gloria Evans Dodd '43
Dear Dr. Greer: I would like to compliment your baseball team and their coaches. I was working (on a church project) at the Baymont Hotel in Viera, F la .... Your young people were most pleasant and polite. They acknowledged us and engaged in conversation. They were well behaved, played cards, chess and other games quietly. I never heard a four-letter word or a derogatory word from them. I was in the team's company for their entire stay, a week. One evening our pastor came by. They engaged in conversation with him, answered questions about their school. They also inquired about the formation of our new parish. I hope they have a very successful baseball season after giving up their spring break for training. We of St. John the Evangelist were pleased to know such exemplary students. At my age (77) you don't see it too often nowadays. Keep up the good work. Gertrude Ray
M K A R eview • Fall 2003
Notes Around MKA A t the year’s final faculty m eeting, N ew ton Schott, President o f the B oard o f Trustees, thanked the faculty and sta ff for an outstanding year. H eadm aster Peter G reer gave an engaging state-of-the-school address and, w ith faculty, thanked departing and retiring colleagues, w ishing them good luck in their next endeavors.
Christie Austin For the past 17 years, the role o f A lum ni D irector has been in the expert hands o f Christie Austin. A parent o f alum nus D avid ’89, Christie has been responsible for the Review , (including this issue’s insert, W ithin These H alls II), H om ecom ing and Reunions, A thletic H all o f Fam e, N ight w ith the D evils, Career Day, Senior Breakfast, D istinguished A lum ni Award, and various other functions too num erous to m ention. Fam ed for her w ealth o f alum ni know ledge (not to m ention her boundless energy, enviable organizational skills, attention to detail, and great journalism ), new s o f C hristie’s decision to take early retirem ent left a large jo b for External A ffairs to fill. To quote Lori W indolf Crispo ’78, “Two o f Christie's greatest contributions to M K A have been her ability to deal w ith alumni o f all ages, and her genuine interest in people and their connection to M KA. She has an encyclopedic m em ory for these details that is unbelievable. A nd all o f these qualities are filtered through her hum ility and lack o f desire for the spotlight. She has been w orking diligently behind the scenes for m ost o f her 17 years here at M KA. This interest in the personal histories o f M K A ’s alum ni goes beyond the call o f duty. T hat is w hat m ade her so great at her job. “I have adm ired these qualities in Christie for the past 15 years and have been proud to call her m y friend, as so m any o f us have. A couple o f w eeks ago, Pat W orthington, Peter M cM ullen, D ean Paolucci and I - four form er presidents o f the A lum ni A ssociation - had a w onderful lunch w ith Christie to say farewell. I think it says so m uch that this group, w ho have all been involved continuously w ith the council for so m any years, ju st jum ped at the chance to get together w ith Christie one m ore tim e. We have been very lucky to w ork w ith this special woman. I'm sure you w ill m iss her as m uch as I w ill.” Christie reflected,“It’s funny, I could leave our house o f 25 years w ith little em otion, but leaving M K A and ‘m y ’ alum ni and colleagues w as harder than I thought. We are lucky to have a place that not only has the finest m ission o f all, education, but w onderful people as colleagues and benefactors.”
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Tom Cooper From speech by Peter Ebling H ow does anyone say farew ell to a living legend? Eighteen years ago, Tom left the A ir Force as a full colonel after a 24-year career as a public relations officer. H e served w ith distinction in the Pentagon as D irector o f Internal Inform ation, and was ’’ aw arded the L egion o f M erit. I suppose Tom thought he had begun a second career as a successful author as he had published tw o suspense novels, at least one o f w hich, T riad o f K nives, becam e an international bestseller. In 1985, Jim Burger offered Tom a full-tim e teaching jo b , and it w as the beginning o f a second, 16-year career, w here hundreds o f m iddle schoolers benefited from his specific, incredibly organized, and m eticulously planned out strategy to teach not only A m erican history, b ut also how to organize and articulate their thoughts into a coherent, logical and clear essay. In addition, hundreds o f m iddle schoolers have learned to com e to grips w ith the famous Colonel Cooper tests. For m any students - m y ow n son included - learning how to take and pass a Colonel Cooper test w as a sort o f right o f passage at M KA. Tom trium phed in the classroom because at heart he is a spectacularly great storyteller. Tom not only know s an incredible am ount o f rich historical inform ation b ut in his slow southern m anner, he's able to spin am azing historical yam s, w hich captivated and enthralled even the antsiest 8th graders. M ost im portant o f all, however, stands Tom's personal w arm th and dedication, and right behind that m ilitary precision lay the true m an - w arm , com passionate and flat-out concerned to do w hat he believed w as right for his kids. In addition to Tom 's successes in the classroom , he has been a loyal colleague and team player. H e w as one o f the first m em bers o f the D iversity/U nity Com m ittee, and he is the prim ary author o f its m ission statem ent that has found its w ay perm anently into M K A 's "C om m on Purpose": "We cherish persons in their individuality because w e believe that in the richness o f our differences lies strength and opportunity." Well, Tom, it now appears that you've decided to step aw ay from full-tim e teaching, but you're certainly not stepping out o f the arena. You w ant to finish revising Seize Jefferson, a historical fiction novel aim ed at young adults you've already w ritten, and finally get it published. You also plan to begin another adult m ystery - the outline o f w hich you already have set dow n on paper - and you especially w ant to devote m ore tim e to painting. In other words, after this long diatribe it appears possible I don't truly have to say good-bye to the living legend after all. Perhaps
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all I need to say is have a great, busy and productive summer, and stop by m y classroom as you begin your third career as a retired - huh! - author, painter, photographer and educational consultant.
The Headmaster is very proud to announce..^
Mimi Puder
A m y Klein
From speech by Susan Reiter
National Merit Commended Students
W hat can you say about 23 years o f Tuesdays or Thursdays (and som etim es W ednesdays), about som eone w ho has m ade such a huge im pact in m y life, personally and professionally? A s I thought about M im i, I realized that w hile you all know M im i, m any do not know m uch about Mimi. Is she a counselor, a teacher, an LDTC, an educational psychologist, a learning consultant? I f you don't know the basics you probably don't know all the other aspects o f M im i, the m odem dancer M im i, the tournam ent golfer M im i, the proud grandm other M im i, the avid Flyers fan M im i, the baw dy jo k e telling M imi. K now a little or know a lot, the real M im i is one o f the kindest, m ost com passionate people I know. She has evaluated literally hundreds o f M K A students over the years. To set the record straight, her title here is Psychologist/L eam ing Consultant. She is a m em ber o f the faculty for all three cam puses: Brookside, M iddle School, U pper School. She has traveled from cam pus to cam pus for 23 years, com pleting educational evaluations and psychological evaluations using W ISC'S, W ipseys, W oodcock-Johnson Sentence Com pletion and num erous other tests. M im i has m et w ith even m ore parents, teachers, adm inistrators and children than w e could count, not ju st evaluations and consultations, but staffings, observations, feedback, counseling, all in her bailiwick. M im i's keen intellect, her m arvelous intuition, her good judgm ent and her w ealth o f know ledge have m ade her an invaluable partner, teacher, m entor and consultant to our M K A parents, students, faculty and adm inistration. I can count on her for an honest appraisal or opinion, and her counseling skills are extraordinary. Counseling is about listening and asking questions. It is here that I have learned the m ost from M im i. I often ask m yself: H ow w ould M im i phrase this; how w ould she ask this question or w hat question w ould M im i ask; am I hearing all that is being said? M im i, you have been a good teacher and a good m entor, I learned w ell from you, I carry your voice w ith me. You m ay be retiring but your w isdom w ill continue on through m e and all the others w hom you have helped. We are forever grateful.
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National Merit Award Winner
Suchi A garw al M elissa Berg Taylor Cassidy M ary Ditosto Francis G iantom asi Trevor H aughton Rose M cNeel
Jessica M oses N ithya N athan L auren N ew m an Caroline Patton D avid Satterwhite E lizabeth Spragins M onique W olkoff
Ed. note: The R eview regrets very m uch that the previous awards w ere n ot listed w ith other N ational M erit Awards in the spring 2003 issue.
Top: Will Connolly, Amy Trainor Next row: Heather Day, Amanda Rosenthal, Vincent Grossi Second row: Dan Monico, Lauren Newman, Adam Hirsh, John Thompson Front: Amy Klein, Monique Wolkoff, Anjali Saxena. Missing from photo: Nina Giampapa.
“Lifers" — Students who attended MKA their whole lives, from kindergarten through graduation, were honored at a special breakfast in June at the Headmaster's house. Their parents, too, were thanked: “These bright, turbocharged young minds are now empowered to succeed at the best colleges and universities in the world, and beyond that to make a positive, meaningful contribution to society. What greater legacy could you leave...?” Dr. David Turock, MKA Trustee/Parent ■
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• M K A ’s fifth annual “D enim D ay” raised several thousand dollars, bringing the total contribution to the Susan G. K om en Foundation to $10,617.50. U pper School faculty m em bers Judy N esbit and D enise B row n-A llen are leaders o f this event.
M edia” classes at M KA. H is observations on the interaction am ong the m edia, m ilitary and politics held students captive as he discussed the pow er o f propaganda and the critical need for objective reporting in today's world.
• A m y K lein ’03 w on the G overnor’s A w ard for Perform ance in the A rt o f W riting. She w as honored at a cerem ony in May, and she w as one o f three students selected in the entire state for this award.
• U pper School faculty m em ber J.C. Svec w on tw o V ideographer Aw ards o f E xcellence for N o t D a rk Yet. These new awards m ean that N o t D a rk Yet has becom e M K A ’s m ost recognized m ovie to date w ith eight awards.
• Bonnie Gill ’03 received the Robert C. B yrd H onors Scholarship. She w as one o f only 177 graduating seniors across N ew Jersey to be given this financial aw ard for all four years o f college.
• D irector o f the M K A Strings Program , D im itri Hadjipetkov, continues to receive rave review s for his Strings Concerts at Carnegie Hall.
• U pper School faculty m em ber Steve V alentine has published a teacher's w orkbook for grades 7 and up entitled, W riting in a W ired W orld: Im proving S tu d en t W riting U sing th e Com puter. • M iddle and U pper School faculty m em bers and adm inistrators (Jenny Zagariello, Dr. M artin Fosset, K aren N ew m an, W illiam Stites, and A lan Fraker) presented at the N A IS N ational Convention, and the sessions w ere very w ell attended. • U pper School faculty m em ber A m y Bonnici has been aw arded a Fulbright Teacher grant to teach in Chile for the 2003-04 academ ic year. Bonnici's position at M K A w ill be filled by D ixie O lguin, her counterpart at the C hilean school. • A ssociate D irector o f A dm issions and U pper School faculty m em ber D enise B row n-A lien has passed her oral exam inations for her doctorate. • U pper School faculty m em ber Dr. Robert Sinner and his chess team took 2nd place at the state level, and 32nd at the national level com petitions. • U pper School Fine and Perform ing A rts D epartm ent Chair A nthony Cuneo had tw o prints selected from his N Y C “ Sticks and Stones” exhibit by the H unterdon M useum for inclusion in an upcom ing exhibit o f landscape photography at their Chubb A trium G allery in Warren. • Veteran w ar correspondent Charles W iley m et w ith U pper School students taking “Political Theory” and “M ilitary and the
Frank Deford - The Legend Speaks Described by GQ Magazine as “the world’s best sportswriter” and six time recipient of the Sportswriter of the Year Award, noted author, journalist, and commentator Frank Deford spent an hour speaking to Upper School students and faculty in the library, and then addressed the
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• Fine and Perform ing A rts D epartm ent M usic D irector Randall Svane w as review ed by the C lassical N ew Jersey Society Jo u rn a l for his "Rhym es for Soprano and Piano." • Sean Finn '06 took on legendary W orld Chess Cham pion G ary K asparov in an Internet chess m atch sponsored by the G erm an technology com pany ZM D in A pril. W hile K asparov was victorious over all six opponents, Finn provided the greatest challenge, surviving 48 m oves against the champion. • U pper School faculty m em ber Laura D oto published an article about effective test preparation in The E d ucational Therapist. • N ational French C ontest w inners for the M iddle School included: 8th graders Sam Shepherd (6th in the U SA ) and Robert M eyer (8th in the USA ). For the U pper School the w inners included: freshm en K assie D antzler (5th in the U SA ) and Sabrina Schm idt (7th in the USA ); and sophom ores M ara H errm ann (6th in the U SA ), Tesia C iechanow ski (8th in the U SA ), and K arl E ber (10th in the U SA ); ju n io r Jon W innerm an (10th in the U SA ); and graduating seniors A m y K lein (2nd in the U SA ), Bonnie Gill (6th in the U SA ), and M onique W olkoff (7th in the USA). • The w inning tradition continues at D om ey P ark !!! The M K A M iddle School m usic program reaped rich rew ards at the annual D om ey Park "M usic in the Parks" Festival. The M iddle School Cham ber Singers and the new Girls Choir (both com prised o f 6th, 7th, and 8th graders under Choral D irector M aria G ilm artin's leadership) w on first place.
rest of the community in the evening last April, as part of the lecture series offered by PAMKA. Entitled Sports in America: Hype and Hypocrisy, Deford discussed the reality of sports today, and gave his unique insights into both youth sports and professional teams. He shared stories about Pete Rose and Joe Lewis, talked about the state of college sports, Title IX, and cheating and trashtalking in sports. Deford lamented the state of college athletics and offered little hope for drastic changes. His thoughts about the potential of soccer as a national sport offended some in the audience, and his comments about sporting parents living
vicariously through the success of their progeny probably upset others, but no one could deny that he was interesting, entertaining, and provocative. Well known to audiences through a variety of media, Deford is a columnist for Sports Illustrated, commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Edition, and correspondent on HBO’s Real Sports with Bryan Gumbel. Among his numerous professional awards, Deford has won an Emmy, a Christopher Award and a George Foster Peabody Award, and is a member of the Hall of Fame of Sportscasters and Sportswriters.
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• N ot to be outdone, the M K A Strings Program under director D im itri Hadjipetkov, and the M iddle School Band Program under the direction o f Linda Larkin also cam e hom e laden with trophies. The fourth and fifth grade bands, and the Jazz Band (com prised o f 6th, 7th, and 8th graders) each received an Excellent rating, w hile the sixth grade band and the com bined seventh and eighth grade bands each w on first place. The Strings ensem ble also received an E xcellent rating. • Chris Tortoriello ’04 and Kate Schrager ’04 w ere accepted to the G overnor’s School for Public Issues and the G overnor's School for International Studies.
Little Cougars line up fo r fa ce painting at Cougar Pride Day.
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Dr. Martin Fossett, Upper School Science Department Co-Chair, had the great honor o f a visit to his classroom by Dr. John B. Fenn, who won the 2002 Nobel Prize fo r chemistry. His personal friends and colleagues, Lillian and Michael Labowsky '67 (please refer to the article in the Spring 2003 issue o f the Review, page 29), brought Dr. Fenn to the Upper School this summer, and Dr. Fossett shared a prized possession, a fram ed photo and announcement o f a Master's Tea at Yale. Dr. Fossett's father, a Yale alumnus, went to hear Dr. Fenn speak, and asked the Nobel laureate to sign the announcementfo r his son. The inscription reads, "Chemistry is fun!"
Lori Daskowitz o f the Business Office staff taught American Sign Language to Warren Marchioni's class in Behavioral Biology this spring.
Olympic fencer Bob Cottingham ’84 and his son Bobby, a PreKindergartner at Brookside, sign in fo r Cougar Pride Day.
Founders’ Cup 2003 ■ ■ H H F n p i With great pleasure, Lori Windolf Crispo ’78, | | P n p R t e i president of the Alumni Association, presented the R f f l H | | 1 2003 Founders’ Cup Award to Laura Lemaire, B o M l M l J fourth grade teacher at the Middle School. The ■ v f l f l ] mission of the Founders’ Cup is to honor and to give H more visibility to MKA's strong history of teaching excellence. Crispo spoke of Laura Lemaire as having “... excellence and academic rigor habitually shine through many of her achievements. She is a team leader, which says a lot about her professionalism and leadership qualities, as well as her ability to communicate and share with her colleagues. “She is known for bringing the world to the students in her classroom and helping them to feel that they play an important role in this world. She has consistently raised the bar for her students, using innovative ways to make school subjects, current events and politics relevant to the students' experience. By doing so, she makes a tremendous impression on the students, and as we have seen in the nominations, on their parents and her colleagues.” Crispo went on to share one parent's nomination:
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“When I learned that my son's teacher-to-be was a newly-hired, neverbefore-had-taught woman, I was somewhat chagrined, and prepared for a so-so academic year as the teacher picked her way through the obstacles of teaching. Wow, was I wrong! She turned out to be a godsend —no other word for it —challenging my son to the hilt. She let him explore the subjects he was interested in, from history to finance, and he had perhaps the best year of his academic life. She lets kids go with their interests, no matter how sophisticated, no matter whether those interests coincide with the grade's set curriculum. For example, my son enjoys reading non-fiction books more than fiction, so she set up his reading program to include a sizable amount of non fiction books. “Perhaps the most important reason she should receive this award is that she shows tremendous personal interest in each child. Her monthly phone calls to parents are far from perfunctory. She wants to know how you feel your child is doing and she is willing to spend the time it takes to elicit and process that information. “We consider ourselves lucky that she joined the MKA faculty and that our children were the recipients of her teaching excellence.”
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Giving Back \
Seniors help out with construction fo r Habitat fo r Humanity in Philadelphia as their May Term project.
Members o f Dr. Michael Houston's freshman advisor group plant spring flowers outside the Upper School fo r Earth Day.
A Teacher's Influence A member o f the Class o f1975, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent the follow ing letter to Headmaster Peter Greer. Dr. Greer, I recently received your announcement about John Rabke's changing responsibilities and thought I'd take the opportunity to ask you to pass along my best wishes to him. I was in my second year -eighth grade - when John arrived at Montclair Academy teaching French and African studies. We can all point to a handful of educators who have subtly changed the direction of our lives. If he has any recollection of me as a student, he'll be shocked to hear that he was one of those figures for me. In 1970,1 was shifted in mid-year to a section of French he taught. I found out some years later that I have a variation of dyslexia that makes language learning particularly tough. But at the time, I was just a lousy French student being moved to a less challenging section. If John has any recollection of a tall, thin, red-haired kid lost in space during his first year at MA, it will not be for my stellar performance in French. I think I can safely say that his African Studies class, along with Nichols Childs' Asian Studies class, helped put me on my eventual career path. I presently work as a consultant to the Department of State, arranging short-term educational programs for groups of
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Kindergarten teacher Cynthia WeldonLassiter shares her Blauvelt research on Aesop's Fables with representatives from Teach fo r America.
Faculty, staff, students, and parents joined in the first-ever Cougar Walk Relay in May, organized by PAMKA. They raised more than $8,000fo r the Valerie Fund, fo r New Jersey children with cancer.
foreign visitors. (I have a group of teachers from Kosovo currently touring the country, and a group of religious leaders from Afghanistan coming in a few weeks.) Before this, I was deputy director of a refugee advocacy group, and before that developed and managed student exchange programs for a university. I can clearly recall John's illustrating points in African studies with anecdotes of his time with the Peace Corps in the Ivory Coast; showing a strip of kenta cloth and silver amulet he collected in his travels; and demonstrating a bull roarer. He had us read books including Black Cargos and Mr. Johnson, which, addressing the realities of slavery, colonialism, and cultural upheaval, opened up a then-unknown world to me. Most importantly, I think, he imbued the remote and abstract with a reality and immediacy that helped shape the way I look at the rest of the world. I credit my years at MA iSm MKA with kindling a lifelong curiosity for peoples and cultures, history and politics. And John Rabke can definitely take a measure of credit for that. In later years, I was one of [the Academy's] AFS students, spending a summer in Paraguay. I went on in college to study international affairs, Asian history, and Chinese, and then lived and worked for a time in various countries in East Asia. I might have taken this route in any case, but I doubt it. I'm not the sort of person who's prone to writing this sort of note, but the more I reflected on John's role in my educational development and the path I have taken from 1970 to 2003, the more I wanted to thank him.
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Commencement Awards
Ethel M. Spurr Award
Rudolph H. Deetjen Award
for cooperation, responsibility, service and citizenshipjj
for athletics and academic achievement
Denise Sarkor
Cooper Knowlton
Jenna Sakolsky
for a worthy senior
Precious Eboigbe
Marjorie Winfield Easter Award
The Robert C. Hemmeter Memorial Award
for sportsmanship, self-discipline and behind-the-scenes service
for intellectual curiosity, love of books and sports, and enthusiasm for living
Lauren Solomon
Bud Mekeel Memorial Scholarship
Community Service Award for positive action which shows unselfish concern for the larger community beyond school
Christopher Glenn
Amy Klein
Cum Laude
Dr. Jennifer Rabke Verani '88 gave the Cum Laude address to this year's inductees. Top: Blake Spence, Precious Eboigbe, Christopher Glenn, Andreas Argyrides Center: Nicole Herz, Am y Klein, Jaime Braverman, M onique W olkoff Julie Fierro, Bonnie Gill, Fiona McCarthy, Lauren Newman Front: M eridith Mikulich, Nithya Nathan, Shuchi Agarwal, Caroline Patton, Elizabeth Spragins, D enise Sarkor, Nicole Pugno
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Awards Night 2003 T he B arras P rize in E nglish Amy Klein Lauren Newman M odern L anguage P rize in F rench Monique Wolkoff M odern L anguage P rize in Spanish Elizabeth Spragins M odern Language P rize in L atin Christopher Glenn T he N azarian M athematics P rize Nikhil Gupta T he W illiam H. M iller S cience P rize Jaime Braverman T he G.A. D ownsbrough Science S cholarship Bonnie Gill T he M argaret J enkins O sborne Science P rize Amy Klein T he A l Staph Award Brian Picillo T he H istory P rize Trevor Haughton John Thompson T he J ohn R abuse H istory Award Scott Rodburg ’04 F ine and P erforming Arts P rizes Visual Arts: Olexa Casanova Music-Vocal: Elizabeth Spragins Music-Instrumental: John Philip Sousa Band Award: Cassandra Frey Louis Armstrong Jazz Award: Justin Ashenfelter Communications: William Connolly Dance: Melanie Braverman T he M arilyn Faden Award F or E xcellence in T heatre A rts Acting - Drama Award: Jennifer Gottlieb Musical Theatre Award: Melanie Braverman Technical: Annelise Cohon T he E lizabeth O ’N eil F eagley Creativity Award Emily Goodman ’04 T he James D. T immons Scholarship Daniel Monico T he M acvicar P rize Emily Goodman ’04 Drew Jennings ’04 Christopher Tortoriello ’04 Alexis Tucker ’04 C ommunity Service Award Erin Frey ’04 Emily Goodman ’04 Katharine Schrager ’04 Samantha Bedol ’05 Tesia Ciechanowski ’05 Cassandra Kornblau ’05 Deborah Lewis ’06 H eadmaster ’s Awards Melanie Braverman Annalise Cohon Daniel Dreker M K A R eview • Fall 2003
K lein Awards F or A chievement In A thletics And Scholarship GRADE 12: Nicole Pugno Justin Ashenfelter GRADE 11: Allison Currie Drew Jennings GRADE 10: Heather Lamb Nicholas Galasso GRADE 9: Megan Livesey Michael Perl Red A nd B lack S ociety Shuchi Agarwal Blake Spence H ealth And P hysical E ducation D epartment P rize Joseph Contreras T he Scott M. J ohnson ’93 M emorial Award Judith Ferreira T he F rank “P oncho” B rogan ’72 M emorial Scholarship Christopher Tortoriello ’04 T he Rensselaer P olytechnic Institute M edal Christopher John '04 T he M ontclair Society O f E ngineers Award Monique Wolkoff F aculty Scholar Award GRADE 11: Nikhil Gupta Jordan Pisarcik Christopher Tortoriello Jonathan Winnerman GRADE 10: Jaqueline Araneo Nicholas David Manav Lalwani GRADE 9: Elias Bildner Kathleen Dantzler Andrew Davis Ann Hiat Sabrina Schmidt William Wagner M ary K. Waring Scholars F or 2001-2002 * GRADE 12: Shuchi Agarwal Bonnie Gill Amy Klein Elizabeth Spragins Monique Wolkoff GRADE 11: Daniel Bleicher J essica Choi Erin Frey Nikhil Gupta Pooja Gupta Randi Sunshine Christopher Tortoriello Alexis Tucker Yvonne Wang Jonathan Winnerman Kyong-Hun Chun GRADE 10: Jonathan Bleicher Taylor Deehan Nicholas David Mara Herrmann Elizabeth Frasco Gianina Jean-Baptiste Jaimie Higgins Ivan Loughman-Pawelko Manav Lalwani M ary K. W aring S cholars (H igh H onors B oth Semesters) F or 2002-2003 GRADE 12: Shuchi Agarwal Allison Miller Caroline Patton Monique Wolkoff Avery B arras D istinguished Scholars (A ll A 's) F or 2001-2002 * GRADE 10: Jacqueline Araneo Sunjoo Choi Karl Eber Elizabeth Moses Avery B arras D istinguished S cholars F or 2002-2003 GRADE 12: Amy Klein *Waring and Barras Scholars are based on previous year's grades.
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Welcome to Our Newest Alumni... The Class of 2003
Tyler A dam s...................................................... University of Pittsburgh Joseph Contreras........................................................................Manhattan College Josh Gerber.........................................................................Colby College Shuchi Agarwal.................................................................................BostonUniversity Katharine Crosland.............................................Wake Forest University Nina Giam papa........................................................... Temple University Ivbaria Akhabue...............................................................................RutgersUniversity John C ubero............................................................ Seton Hall University Frank Giantomasi..................................................... Wesleyan University Aasim Cunningham.................................................. Hobart & William Cionna Alm eida...............................................................................LehighUniversity Bonnie Gill.....................................................................Boston University Frank A ran eo ..........................................................Seton Hall University Smith Colleges Christopher Glenn................................................... Columbia University Andreas Argyrides..................................................... New York University Heather D a y ........................................... . ................... Wheaton College Jennifer G otdieb............................... Washington University Justin Ashenfelter.............................................................Boston College Megan D eehan...................................................... .. University of Miami Arielle Green...................................... Lehigh University Emma Barnett...................................................................................TulaneUniversity Alexander DeOteris..................................... Boston College Rebecca Grillo...................................................................Loyola College Kyle Bensinger............................................................ SUNY Stony Brook Yasmin D e sh e ...................................................................Tufts University Vincent Grossi.............................................................. Rutgers University Melissa Berg................................................Franklin & Marshall College Kristin D iM e o ....................................... George Washington University Trevor Haughton..........................................................Colgate University Jaime Braverman................................................... Washington University Mary DiTosto................................................................. Boston University Nicole H e rz ...................................... Brandeis University Melanie Braverman...............................................University of Maryland Daniel D reker..........................................................University of Oregon Casey Breslow........................................................University of Colorado Rachel Drill.......................................................... Arizona State University Matthew B ro w n .................................................Northeastern University Michael DuLong......................................... University of Massachusetts Leigh Cafferty...................................................................................TulaneUniversity Lisa D u v a ...........................................................Sarah Lawrence College Daniel Cam panile.......................................................................... ColgateUniversity Precious Eboigbe...........................................................Harvard University Laurence Canales.....................................Fairleigh Dickinson University Cary Eggleston................................................... University of Michigan Olexa Casanova................................................Parsons School of Design Geremy Farrell........................................................ Seton Hall University Taylor Cassidy...................................................................................LehighUniversity Judith Ferreira......................................................................Pratt Institute Megan Clark................................................... University of Rhode Island Julie Fierro...................................................... Johns Hopkins University Kevin Codey....................................................................................... Drew University Morgan Fischer........................................................................MuhlenbergCollege Annelise C o h o n ...................................Washington & Jefferson College Mark Fortunato..................................................Susquehanna University William Connolly..................................................... New York University Cassandra Frey................................................University of Pennsylvania
Travis P isani......... Adam H irs h .................................................. University of Rhode Island Nicole Pugno......... Eric Kaplan.................................................. Carnegie Mellon University Evan K itts......................................................................................... RowanUniversity Amanda Rosenthal Jenna Sakolsky . .. Amy K le in ..................................................................................... HarvardUniversity Denise Sarkor Cooper Knowlton..........................................................................AmherstCollege Naman K othari............................................Carnegie Mellon University David Satterwhite. . Alexander Langbein..................................................... Springfield College Anjali Saxena......... Stevie Sharpe-Jones Mary Kate Lanzo..............................................College of St. Elizabeth's Jin Lee................................................................................................ LehighUniversity Amanda Shortall. . Michael Silverman. Jenna Liuzzi...........................................................St. Joseph's University Marcy Magid..................................................................................... EmoryUniversity Masamba Sinclair. . Christina M arrazza......................................................................VillanovaUniversity Mallory Singer .. . Steven Singer......... Kristin Masino.....................................................................................BatesCollege Fiona M cCarthy................................................... Georgetown University Lauren Solomon. . Meridith M ikulich............................................... Georgetown University Blake Spence......... Elizabeth Spragins . Allison M ille r............................................Pennsylvania State University Tierney St. John .. Daniel M onico...................................................................................KingsCollege John Thom pson. ., Jessica Moses...............................................................................VanderbiltUniversity Nithya Nathan............................................. Tufts University A m yTrainor......... William W iden.. . Lauren N ew m an........................................... University of Pennsylvania Monique Wolkoff. . Caroline Patton....................................... George Washington University Philip Petrucelli............................................................................ VillanovaUniversity Brian Picillo.............................................................................. SpringfieldCollege
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From The Alumni Association D ear M K A Fam ily and Friends, D espite the inordinate am ount o f rain, this spring and sum m er have been productive for the A lum ni Association. T hrough a variety o f events, w e continued to forge new connections betw een the alum ni and the M K A community. In M arch, eighteen alum ni spoke about sixteen different topics at Career Day. A s usual, the speakers w ere inform ative and the students seem ed to get a lot o f food for thought. The m ost popular speaker this year w as an FBI agent, w ho had the students absolutely enthralled. The B lack A lum ni N etw ork (BA N I) sponsored their third annual college trip over Spring Break, this tim e to Philadelphia, again to rave reviews. A t the Senior B reakfast on M ay 1, w e proudly w elcom ed the Class o f 2003 as the new est m em bers o f the A lum ni A ssociation. The students, w ho w ere preparing for M ay Term, autographed Tshirts provided by the A lum ni A ssociation or laundry bags that are a gift from Dr. Greer, creating w hat w e hope w ill be lasting m em ories as the students head o ff to college. M em bers o f the A lum ni Council w ere also present at the Athletic H all o f Fam e inductions and at w onderful, w ell-attended alum ni gatherings in B oston and W ashington, DC. A t the year-end faculty m eeting in June, the Council w as pleased to present the 11th Founders’ Cup aw ard to L aura L em aire, a 4th grade teacher at the M iddle School. We finished o ff the year w ith the A lum ni G o lf O uting at the G len Ridge C ountry Club, w ith a record num ber o f golfers participating and a w ell-attended dinner afterward. We say goodbye and thanks to three m em bers o f the A lum ni Council this year, L isa A ufzien, M ark M cG ow an and D enise Sarkor, one o f our student representatives, w ho is o ff to Penn in the fall. We w ill m iss their energy and enthusiasm .
Kevin Codey and Alex Langbein look at the Class o f2003 laundry bags at the Senior Breakfast. P age 12
A s w e say goodbye to Christie A ustin and thank her for all her w ork as A lum ni D irector (see page 3), it is m y pleasure to w elcom e M arsha K leinm an as the new A lum ni Director. M arsha com es to M K A w ith 16 years experience in N Y C private schools, m ost recently as H ead o f the E nglish D epartm ent at H orace M ann's m iddle school. "I'm very excited about starting this Marsha Kleinman, the new sum m er as M K A 's new D irector Alumni Director, is looking forw ard to a different direction in o f A lum ni A ffairs, although I know that Christie A ustin w ill be , I I j. „ TT private schools. a tough act to follow. However, I've always enjoyed adm inistrative challenges, and I know that taking on this position w ill provide am ple opportunities for professional growth." M arsha is w ell connected to M K A as her husband R andy is the M iddle School H ead o f Cam pus, and they are parents o f two B rookside students. W e w ish M arsha lots o f luck in her new role and look forw ard to w orking w ith her! O nce again, I hope that you can jo in us for one or m any o f the A lum ni events throughout the year. It is always w onderful to see old friends and to m eet other alum ni as well. Y ou can contact the A lum ni O ffice to get details about the activities or to update us on your lives. We hope to see you! -P a t Shean W orthington '74
Students sign the Alumni Council's g ift o f a "Moving Up D ay T-shirt."
Dr. Greer displays the school's traditional g ift to the seniors going o ff to college. MKA. R eview • Fall 2003
Distinguished Alumni Award 2003 Barry Ridings ’70
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Ask what makes the ideal prep school alumnus and you'll probably hear “a scholar-athlete,” “a successful professional,” “a devoted family man,” “a selfless public servant,” “a loyal supporter of his alma mater.” At MKA, the answer could be simply “Barry Ridings.” It is for his role as an exemplar in all of the above categories that the Alumni Association is proud to honor this particularly distinguished alumnus as the recipient of the 2003 Distinguished Alumni Award. In the field of investment banking, Barry Ridings is Managing Director and co-head of Lazard Freres' renowned Restructuring Group, a role that he has excelled in and one that has brought him exceptional industry recognition. As more and more companies falter under the duress of a persistent global recession or from corporate governance issues, restructuring advice has been in high demand. And when it comes to restructuring advice, no one offers it better than Barry Ridings. Barry and his team at Lazard have earned top honors in the field, representing companies and investors in some of the most prominent bankruptcies ever, such as WorldCom and Adelphia Communications. While M&A bankers earned all of the glory during the bull market, restructuring bankers have taken center stage now. As a veteran restructuring ace, Barry Ridings is recognized as one of the leaders in his field, sought after by many troubled companies. In his 25-year Wall Street career, Barry has been involved in a number of major restructurings, including Macy’s, Western Union, Owens Coming, Marvel Entertainment, Wang Laboratories, Vlasic Foods, Boston Market and Daewoo. Over this period, he has been involved in more than 100 debtor and creditor assignments, including both pre petition and Chapter 11 restructurings, domestically and internationally. In previous assignments at other investment banking firms, Barry has been the principal investment banker on over 25 public offerings of High Yield Debt and has acquired extensive experience in initial public offerings, secondary stock offerings, and mergers and acquisitions. He is also the director of a number of public and private companies. After starting his career in 1976 with Chase Manhattan, Barry spent time at BearSteams and Drexel Burnham Lambert before moving to Alex Brown where he founded and built its
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restructuring practice into an industry franchise during the 1990’s. In 1999, Barry joined Lazard and, along with his partner, has turned its restructuring group into the industry powerhouse it is today. Barry is the Chairman of the American Stock Exchange Committee on Securities as well as an Exchange Official. He was formerly a member of the Board of Directors of the American Stock Exchange and a member of the NASDAQ Listing and Hearing Review Council. Annually since 1992, Barry has been a guest lecturer at the Cornell Graduate School of Business and New York University Graduate School of Business, teaching case studies in valuations, restructurings, and mergers and acquisitions. Barry has also been a frequent lecturer at various seminars for the World Bank, the New York Society of Security Analysts, the Practicing Law Institute, the Washington D.C. Bar, the Investment Company Institute, and the Institute for International Research and Euromoney. He is in demand as an industry commentator and is quoted frequently in the press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, the London Financial Times, Business Week, Crains and Forbes. Barry has also appeared on Cable News Network and Bloomberg Television on several occasions. Barry has an M.B.A. in Finance from Cornell University and a B.A. in Religion from Colgate University. He is on the Board of Directors for the Colgate University Alumni Corporation and is a Trustee of the Mu of Delta Kappa Epsilon Foundation, a charitable fraternal organization associated with Colgate. He has been on the Board of Trustees of The Montclair Kimberley Academy since 1994, serving currently in an advisory capacity. Married with five sons, each of whom attended MKA before the family moved to Princeton, Barry was an active MKA parent. A Trustee from 1994-96, he served on both the Finance and Buildings and Grounds ■ Committees, and took on many fundraising assignments. More remarkably, perhaps, is that his work on behalf of the school did not diminish when the family moved. The respect Barry earned from his fellow Board members led to his appointment as an Advisory Trustee, a role in which he plays an active part, most recently being instrumental in raising funds for
the renovation of Van Brunt Field (on which he spent many hours as a stand-out football player for Montclair Academy). Indeed, Barry's remarkable loyalty to the school can also be evidenced by his four-time return as a Career Day speaker and his role as chair of his class’s 25th reunion. When asked to account for his devotion to the school, Barry spoke of MKA’s influence on his life in parable-like terms: “The steps you took many years ago set the direction of the steps you take tomorrow.” He believes that one of the greatest values of an MKA education is that you learn how to learn. He learned to have an inquisitive mind, and he learned how to be a leader. He credits many of his former teachers with helping him with these lifelong lessons, but he singles out his football coach, Carmen Mamell, as having taught his players to work hard, never to quit, and to be smart as well as physical. Barry learned these same traits from his father, and he hopes that he has been able to instill these simple values in his five sons. On behalf of the Alumni Association, Rick Jenkins ’77 said, “We are pleased to honor Barry for his special combination of professional accomplishment and devoted service to MKA. He’s achieved so much professionally and so much in service to MKA that when you consider these accomplishments together, Barry is an overwhelming choice for the Distinguished Alumni Award.”
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Career Day 2003: Behind The Scenes
Classmates o f '89: Peter Fusco, Erin Koenen, Paul Tiranno, and George Hrab
Career Day Co-chairs Lauren Moses '98 and M ark McGowan '85. M arkkas chaired this eventfo r seven years and also serves on the Alumni Council.
Trustee Peter McMullen '73, presenter o f 15 years at Career Day, speaks to first-time presenter Jeffrey Carrie '73
Classmates Holly Jervis Felber '83 and Alumni Council member Dan Carson
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This y ea r’s event included eighteen speakers and sixteen distinct sessions that captivated students in grades nine through twelve. N ever before offered, “L aw Enforcem ent: FB I,” presented by Jeffrey Carrie ’73, broke all attendance records for C areer D ay w ith ninety-six registrations. N ot offered for years, architecture returned to Career D ay w ith tw o speakers: P etia M orozov ’84 and Yanni Fotiadis ’82. Y anni’s focus on new designs and alteration to existing hom es, and high-rise projects in N ew York City, w as a nice com plem ent to Petia's em phasis on education and sustainable design. The class o f ’89 w as out in full force in the session entitled
Architecture
“Law: B eyond C ourt TV,” as Peter Fusco, E rin K oenen, and Paul Tiranno show ed the m any directions a legal career can take. The fashion industry, clinical psychology, m usic, and Peter M cM ullen’s fifteenth presentation on Sports A dm inistration all proved to be b ig draws. E ntrepreneur M elissa C ohn ’78 explained the ins and outs o f starting and m anaging a business, and M ichael L udlum ’55 spoke on broadcast new s - a field w here he has “done it all.” O nce again, C areer D ay enlightened and entertained M K A students b y giving them behind-the-scenes inform ation on a fascinating and varied group o f professions.
Yanni Fotiadis ’82 Petia Morozov ’84
Broadcast News Construction and Engineering Clinical Psychology Education
Michael Ludlum ’55 Dan Carson ’83 Andrea Safirstein ’88 Dr. Peter Greer, Headmaster
Entrepreneurship
Melissa Cohn ’78
Fashion Industry
Holly Jervis Felber ’83
Financial Careers
Lauren Moses ’98 Mark McGowan ’85
Journalism Law
Richard Catena ’93
Diane Haines ’63 Peter Fusco ’89 Erin Koenen ’89 Paul Tiranno ’89
Law Enforcement: FBI
Jeffrey Carrie ’73
Medicine
Dr. Ross Zbar ’84
Music
George Hrab ’89
Sports Administration
Peter McMullen ’77
TV, Video Production
Rich Catena ’93
Andrea Safirstein, Ph.D. ’88
Diane Haines ’63
Melissa Cohn ’78
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Dr. Ross Zbar ’84
Petia Morozov ’84
Yanni (John) Fotiadis ’82, Alumni Council member
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Newton, MA O n one o f the only glorious Sundays in the m onth o f May, M K A held its first B oston area alum ni reception at the hom e o f G inny and K evin W ilkins '83 in the picturesque suburb o f N ew ton. The guest list included a m arvelous cross-section o f TK S, M A , and M K A classes, spanning from 1942 to 1994. Five m em bers o f the class o f '83 w ere transported back in tim e as they rem inisced, and their laughter and cam araderie w ere heartw arm ing to observe. A lum ni w ere treated to delicious fare, and the H eadm aster's update on M K A today w as listened to w ith great pride and interest. A s is alw ays the case at these alum ni gatherings, old friendships w ere rekindled and new ones forged as a result o f the special M K A connection shared by the group. A s goodbyes w ere exchanged, several alum ni guests vow ed to get together again in the very near future.
Richard Charlesworth '42, Barbara Higgins, John Higgins '57
Ali Pogorelec, Jason Pogorelec '93, Paul McFeeley '76
Jonathan Wilkins, Ginny Background: Pam Bruck Sacknowitz '83
Richard Charlesworth '42, Terry Greer, Barbara Higgins, John Higgins '57, Paul McFeeley '76, Michael Ehrenberg '75, Michael Blumberg (guest), Jason Pogorelec '93, Ali Pogorelec, Emily Ehrenberg '94
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'83 group: Paige Ladendorjf Wilson, Stephanie Dadaian Thompson, Kevin Kevin Wilkins (host) with 21/2 year-old Benjamin and 7 year-old Jonathan Wilkins (host), Suzanne Halm Locke, Alison Lochhead Sacknowitz
Kevin Wilkins Alison Lochhead
Georgia Sherman Glick '57
TKS gals: /Karen Kelley Moriarity '75, Pam Bruck '72, Noel Thorbecke Estes '66
Roberta Sucoff, Sheldon W. Buck '54, Michael Sucoff '56, Dr. Peter Greer
Michael Ehrenberg '75, Ginny Wise (hostess), Michael Blumberg (guest o f Emily), Emily Ehrenberg '94, Karen Kelley Moriarity '75
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Washington, D.C. A pril 10, 2003 found M K A "O n The Road" in W ashington, D.C. at an alum ni reception hosted by Elizabeth (Betsy) Stanton Santarlasci '79 and her husband Joe. Their elegant and inviting hom e provided ju st the rig h t am biance for an evening o f m em ories featuring M KA, TKS, and M A nostalgia. A lum ni traveled from V irginia and M aryland to jo in in the fun. Tw o sets o f sisters attended, representing TKS '69, '70, '72, and '73. F our M K A faculty m em bers, in W ashington for the ju n io r class trip, stopped in to see form er students. Tw o M A gentlem an from '65 and '66 recalled their teachers and coaches fondly. In all, alum ni from 1950 to 1997 enjoyed a sum ptuous table as they recalled their school days at an unforgettable gathering.
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Krishna Vallabhaneni '90 and Margaret Jones Steuart '50..
Farroil Hamer '63 and Kerry Joi Taylor '97.
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Charles "Chip" Read 76 and his teacher George Hrab.
Jim Kuzmich '65, Judy Kuzmich, and Robert Wenger '66.
MKA faculty in Washington for the junior class trip stopped by the alumni reception to see former students. L to R: Sane GeoffBranigan, George Hrab, John Moore 75, and
Sisters Madge Huber Henning 70 and Grant Huber 72.
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Paul Zuckerberg 75 and special guest.
Betsy Stanton Santarlasci 79 and Joe Santarlasci hosted MKA's alumni reception in their Washington, D. C. home this spring.
Host Betsy Stanton Santarlasci 79 and Headmaster Peter Greer.
Class secretary Dana Fiordaliso '94.
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Alumni Golf Open T he w eather w as in the seventies and sunny on the 17th incredible for this past June - for the third annual A lum ni G o lf O pen at the G len R idge C ountry Club. A lum ni jo in ed faculty and played, then enjoyed dinner together that evening.
Core group from the 80's: Ed Conlin '84, Dan Carson '83, Yanni Fotiadis '82, Andy Voss '83, Garry M erkle '83, Josh Raymond '89, David Greenbaum '82, Chris Noble '84, Rob Iverson '84
Foursome: R ick Jenkins '77 (Event Co-chair), Alan Deehan '77 (putting contest champion), Eric Pai '79, and M ichael Rodburg
Class o f '79: Eric Pai, B ill Carson, Dave Wallace, Dave Stockel, Tony Domenick, Danny Kim, Lamarr Tsufura, Dana Cestone, Larry Duca
Class o f 76: Frank Godlewski, Darcel De Vito Collins, Warren Waters, David Hughes, Laurie Hoonhout M cFeeley and Paul McFeeley
M ichael Rodburg (Trustee, current parent, and parent o f alumna), Dr. Greer, Elba Rodburg, and Denise Wagner (Trustee and current parent)
Josh Raymond '89 (Alumni Council member), D avid Greenbaum '82, Founders ’ Cup recipient Linda Stark, Yanni Fotiadis '82 (Alumni Council member and current parent)
Esteem ed faculty members: George Hrab, Ken Bishe, Linda Stark, Judy Nesbit, Helen Faulkner, Donna Blanes
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Athletic Hall of Fame V ili: The MKA Family W ith cheers and tears, M K A ’s eighth “team ” w as inducted into the A thletic H all o f Fam e in May. Team m ates, classm ates, siblings, fam ilies, form er coaches and present fans celebrated the accom plishm ents and savored the lessons o f the inductees. The day before, three o f the inductees addressed current students at a special assembly. Jake Jacobus ’54 told o f team w ork at the small A cadem y under the legendary coach E d V an Brunt. G loria Evans D odd, w ho played and later taught tennis at Kim berley, spoke about how her life had com e full circle; G erald Jones spoke about grow ing up in Jam aica and the transition to A m erican schools and sports. Both events transcended sports to becom e a heartw arm ing celebration o f close school and fam ily ties.
Athletic Hall o f Fame 2003: Standing: Philip Donlin '54, Solomon Johnson '87, Gerald Jones '77. Seated: Jake Jacobus '54, Wayne Elliott '88, Gloria Evans Dodd '43.
David Connolly '53 presented the award to his form er teammates on the ’54 basketball team, “the hilltop dribblers."
The Jones brothers. Standing: Rhoan '90 and Gerald Jones '77. Seated: Delon and Sean '80; brother M ax '78 is missing from photo. Sean and M ax were previously inducted into the Athletic H all o f Fame fo r football, Gerald this year fo r track.
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Frances Johnson Furlong '42 (left) was presenter fo r her lifelong friend Gloria Evans Dodd '43. They have known each other fo r more than seventy years.
Inductees Wayne E lliott '88 and Gloria Evans Dodd '43 chat with Lauri Elliott, Sarah and Jim Garino '88.
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In Memoriam William "Noll" Klank (19482003) W illiam “N oll” K lank passed aw ay this spring on the opening day o f the B oys’ Lacrosse season. H e w as a beloved husband, father, teacher, coach, and friend to many, and the M K A com m unity lost a w onderfully genuine m an w ho always put the needs o f others before his own. The following is a tribute, taken from various sources, N oll Klank, 2001 to a m an w ho gave M K A so m uch over his tw elve-year career. We are all; very grateful to N oll Klank.
T he 2003 B oys’ Lacrosse season is dedicated to our teacher, our coach, our friend, W illiam “N oll” Klank. H is im pact on others w ent far beyond the field and although Coach K lank is gone he w ill never b e forgotten.
honor o f Coach Klank. I hope I can m ake C oach proud every tim e I cross that line. - Steven Singer ‘03 (Varsity B o y s’ Lacrosse Captain)
C oach K lank w ill be sorely m issed. H e w as a great friend to hundreds o f students, faculty, and players at M KA. O n and o ff the field Coach K lank w ill be rem em bered as a friendly, classy guy w ho loved his players and colleagues. - Justin A shenfelter ’03 (Varsity B o y s’ Lacrosse Captain)
I'm lucky to have been coached by a m an like him. It didn't m atter how skilled you w ere or i f you w ere the best lacrosse player in the w orld; he loved every one o f us. I'll rem em ber all o f the tim es he w as out on the field w ith us because it w as w hen he w as the happiest. - Jon Chase ’05 (M ember, V arsity Lacrosse Team)
Coach, your boys w ill play hard for you today, they always w ill play hard for you! Todd C. Smith, D irector o f A thletics (2003 Boys' Lacrosse G am e Program)
“H e reached out to so m any kids at our school,” said M K A A thletic D irector Todd Smith. “Losing N oll goes far beyond ju st his im pact on lacrosse. H e had great relationships w ith his fellow faculty m em bers and students. They w ere all part o f his extended fam ily and w e'll all m iss him so m uch.” I f there is one consolation in this void that has been created, it is the fact that the end o f one K lank's coaching life does not m ean his great tradition ends here. H is daughters (Kristen ’95, the head coach, and Tracey ’97, the assistant) w ill continue to etch their ow n m ark at K ent Place. A nd N oll's son, M att, another ardent lacrosse fanatic, w ill m aintain his dad’s absolute love o f the game.
H e w as the bright sm ile and positive spirit o f the athletic wing. H e always em phasized fun over everything else and offered valuable advice. H e has influenced the lives o f m ore students than anyone w ill ever know. - D enise Sarkor ’03 (Student Body President)
This season w ill be one that none o f them w ill forget, and the w ay they are leaning on each other and com ing together as a team, that is w hat N oll w ould be m ost proud of. N oll p ut a great team and a great program together and he w as very optim istic about w hat they could accom plish. A nd I w ant N oll's legacy to live on that way. - Paul Edw ards (new M K A Boys' H ead Lacrosse Coach) The Montclair Times, Thursday, A pril 10, 2003
B ut I ’ll m iss not talking to N oll directly. A fter all, he w as a great p art o f this never-ending M ontclair sports world. H e came into our lives, he understood the w hole thing, and he exerted a passion for his family, his friends and his great gam e o f lacrosse. A nd, he cared about one's effort, w hich m ade it all worthwhile.
Excerpts from: “On The Field And Off It Coach Klank's Impact Will Continue” - Steve Tober, “Sideline Chatter” A pril 10, 2003
The thirty seven sons w earing M K A lacrosse jerseys that he left behind w ill cherish his antics, his leadership, and especially his friendship. We w ill do our best to w in every gam e possible in
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N oll Klank with Boys' Varsity Lacrosse team, 2001
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Cougar Sports By Todd Smith, Director o f Athletics M att B row n provided this young team w ith senior leadership and finished their high school hockey careers celebrating their first victory over M HS.
WINTER 2002-2003 The Boys' Basketball team finished 12-13. We had an exciting year. Six o f our losses w ere by 4 points or less. We w ere runnerup in the Prep B cham pionship, losing to M orristow n-B eard by one point. Two players m ade A ll-Prep B and 1st team AllConference (Aasim Cunningham and B randon Jones). K evin C odey (Drew U niversity) and A asim Cunningham (H obart College) w ill be playing in college. The Girls' Basketball team finished the season w ith an 11-13 overall record. Earning various end-of-year honors in the Prep and the Colonial H ills C onference w ere M ary Kate Lanzo, Jessica Bishop, and Cara Landolfi. Freshm en new com ers D evon K ab and L isa Vuono did a great jo b on the boards for the Cougars. W ith only one senior graduating (Lanzo), the team should be in for b ig things in '03 under first-year coach, A nthony Lam bert, w ho w ill also take over the Varsity football team this fall. O ur Girls' Fencing team had a very good season. Their dual m eet record w as 10-4 and w e placed second in a very com petitive district, w hich includes M illbum and Columbia. Casey Frey and Precious Eboigbe w ere district cham ps and A lexis R andall and Erin Frey com peted in the NJSLAA fencing com petitions. The Boys' Fencing team continues to be very com petitive w ith a dual m eet record o f 8-6. Jonathan W innerm an continues in the strong tradition o f M K A sabre fencers, w inning the district and earning 1st Team A ll-State honors. A long w ith W innerman, D arryn G lenn and Andrew Pow ers traveled to Boulder, Colorado and com peted in the U.S. U nder 17 & U nder 20 Junior O lym pic Cham pionships. D espite losing three starters from both teams, our prospects for the upcom ing season rem ain strong. O ur current group o f fencers is looking forward to carrying on the legacy o f M K A fencing. The M K A Varsity Ice Hockey team finished the season w ith an 18-5-1 record. T hey w ere the w inners o f the Central Conference Blue D ivision and as a result w e w ill be m oving up a division next season. Their season w as highlighted w ith a 4-1 victory over M ontclair H igh School, the first since 1992. T hey w ere also the Prep B runner-ups w ith a tough loss to PDS. The first line, know n as the G PG line, consisted o f N ick G alasso, Gary G arofalo, and M ichael Perl. T hey led the team in scoring and all three w ere nam ed to the AllConference team. Will W iden, W ill Connolly, and
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The Varsity Boys' and Girls' Swimming team s finished another fine season under first-year coach E d Foeri. O n the girls' side, the team w on an unprecedented 4th consecutive Essex County Cham pionship. Earning A ll-Essex County honors were Jenna Sakolsky, A llison Currie, K risten R ode, A lexis Levengood and sophom ore sensation K ate Haigney, w ho once again dem onstrated that she is one o f the top sw im m ers in the state. The girls' total team effort throughout the season w as rew arded w hen they w ere nam ed Essex C ounty "Team o f the Year" by the N J Star-L edger. Leading the w ay for the boys' team w as sophom ore A ndrew K yrejko w ho was nam ed Star-Ledger "Sw im m er o f the Week" during the course o f the season and w as nam ed to the A ll-Essex and A ll-State Parochial team. Senior captain D an Cam panille w as a consistent force in every m eet he entered. The highlight o f our Indoor Track and Field season w as the "surprise" Boys' Team Cham pionship in the Colonial H ills Conference! This CH C Indoor Cham pionship w as due in large part to the efforts o f seniors M ike Dulong, Cooper Know lton, and juniors O skar N ordenbring and Jon W atkins. These four boys scored (and w on at least one CHC Cham pionship each!) in m ultiple events all evening, from the 60m dash up to the 3200m run, the long ju m p and the 4x400m relay. The same four athletes also w on the Group 1 D istance M edley Cham pionship in early January. M ike D ulong finished sixth at the M eet o f Champions at Princeton University, the highest placing M K A athlete ever at this meet! The Girls' Indoor Track and Field had one multiple m edal w inner in frosh L indsay Earle in the 60m and 200m at the CH C Cham pionships. She has show n great prom ise for the 100m, 200m and 400m events during the com ing outdoor J & F season. B rian Picillo and M asam ba Sinclair led the Varsity Wrestling team to a 9-8 record and w ere tw o o f the strongest w restlers in the Colonial H ills C onference and Essex County. B rian capped o ff his season earning his 100th career victory and becam e M K A 's all-tim e leader in career wins. Sophom ore Taylor D eehan also had a strong campaign, earning honorable m ention in the Colonial H ills Conference.
SPRING 2003 The MICA Boys' Varsity Baseball team finished the 2003 season w ith a record o f 18-8. We m anaged to beat a very strong Rutgers Prep squad to w in the State Prep B Cham pionship, the third Prep title under H ead Coach R alph Pacifico. In their state play-off
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appearance w e faced and beat N ew ark A cadem y to roll into the sectional final. We lost to St. M ary’s Jersey C ity in the next round o f states, but all in all it w as a great run w ith outstanding leadership from som e great seniors (Larry Canales, Frank A raneo, M asam ba Sinclair, A lex D eO teris & D an M onico). C anales w ill be m oving on to play D ivision I baseball at nearby Fairleigh D ickinson, putting yet another Cougar in the ranks o f college baseball. To date, M K A has landed 8 players in college baseball in the last 9 years: Joe L andolfi (D rew U niversity); Charlie K aplan & A nthony G ray (W esleyan); Jim m y Ringw ood (Spring H ill College A labama); L eon Shade (Rutgers U niversity); Larry Canales (FD U Teaneck); M att W aldm an (C olum bia U niversity) and Frank H errm ann (Harvard University). The 2003 Varsity Golf team finished w ith a record o f 11-9. The team finished third at the state sectionals, narrow ly m issing the Tournam ent o f Cham pions. The fifth place finish in the Colonial H ills Conference w as highlighted by a tw o-stroke w in over Chatham. T he g o lf team w as anchored by senior captain Jin Lee and sophom ore M ike W eiss. Jin Lee earned H onorable M ention in the conference and w ill be heading to L ehigh U niversity this fall. M ike W eiss earned 2nd team A ll-Conference, as w ell as silver m edalist at the Prep Tournament. H is 78 w as the 2nd best score out o f 75 high school golfers. M K A 's Girls’ Lacrosse team experienced a stellar season by finishing w ith a 15-6 record and w inning the Stripes D ivision Title, w hich w ill boost them to the top division for the 2004 season. The girls' team qualified for the State Tournam ent, losing in the second round to State Finalist's W est Essex. N icole Pugno, C ionna A lm eida, A li Alati, and Sarah W alter m ade various 1st team honors in the Stripes and Prep divisions. E lli A m ari, M allory Singer, M organ Fisher and K ara Shepherd m ade various second team honors. The M K A Boys’ Lacrosse season w as an em otional one for all involved. W ith the passing o f longtim e H ead Coach N oll K lank on the
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m orning o f our scheduled opening gam e, the players had m ore to consider than w inning and losing lacrosse games. A form er M K A parent and trustee, Paul Edw ards, stepped in as coach, and after an em otional 11-2 opening victory over Bayley-Ellard, the Cougars encountered som e form idable com petition and found them selves w ith 3 w ins and 7 losses m idw ay through the season. W ith strong senior leadership, the team w orked hard, im proved their play, and finished the season w inning four o f their last six gam es for a final record o f 7 w ins and 9 losses. The Cougars m ade it to the Prep B cham pionship finals, losing to M orristow nB eard 10-7. Co-Captains Justin A shenfelter, Tom Beach, and W ill W iden all received post-season honors. B each w as nam ed 2nd team A ll-W aterm an Conference, A shenfelter w as nam ed 2nd team A ll-W aterm an Conference and H onorable M ention A ll-State B D ivision, and W iden w as nam ed H onorable M ention AllW aterm an Conference and 2nd team A ll-State B Division. The M K A Varsity Softball team com pleted the spring season w ith a record o f 13-9. G iven the tum ultuous nature o f the season, determ ining success b y looking at w ins and losses w ould be unfair. W ith m any o f the girls unselfishly playing out o f position, the team battled in every game. Some tough extra-inning losses challenged the girls’ com m itm ent and determ ination; however, they kept finding a w ay to bounce back. In fact, M K A was leading 6-0 in the final inning o f the sem ifinals o f the Parochial B tournam ent, only to see it slip away. W ith every starter returning (including a couple o f others from injuries), the team w ill indeed bounce back. Earning A ll-Prep and A ll-League honors this year w ere shortstop Jackie A raneo (SS), A ndrea P iela (3B-P-1B-LF), and centerfielder Lhenee Riddick. The Varsity Tennis team led by first-year coach John O dell had another successful season finishing their season at 15-7. Led by singles players D an Bleicher, Patrick Cedrow ski and Drew Jennings, the Cougars battled their w ay to num erous w ins. D an B leicher advanced to the third round o f the N JSIA A singles cham pionships and anchored the #1 spot for the second consecutive year. Earning all-league honors w ere Bleicher, Cedrow ski, Jennings, K evin Hu, T yler A dam s, H al G arrity and A lex Langbein. There w ere plenty o f highlights this year in Boys’ Outdoor Track and Field. D ue to com peting in cold and w indy conditions in the early season, top perform ances w ere nearly im possible, but the M K A b o y s’ team cam e on “fast and furious” during the “cham pionship season.” O skar N ordenbring led the w ay for M K A b y being nam ed 1st team A ll-Conference, AllE ssex County, and 2nd team A ll-State (by the Star-Ledger) over 3200m (5th fastest in N J). N ordenbring broke the M K A school records at 800m at the CH C m eet, the 3200m at the N JSIA A m eet, and w as part o f the w inning and record-setting D istance M edley team at the Essex County meet! M ike D ulong w on the Parochial B Cham pionship 1600m and Jonathan W atkins repeated
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as Parochial B State Cham pion again at 100m in a new school record! Jonathan also captured third place in the 200m , another M K A school record! The M K A Track and Field team had four boys m ake it all the w ay to the “M eet o f C ham pions” this year: N ordenbring 3200m , M ike D ulong 1600m, C ooper K now lton 3200m and Jonathan W atkins 100m and the 200m , but, m ost im portant, all four ran their personal bests that evening. Freshm an sensation L indsay Earle continued her w inning w ays as she w as nam ed 2nd Team A ll-Prep by the N J Star-L edger. W ith Earle dom inant in m ost o f her sprint events and senior captain D enise Sarkor anchoring m any o f the relay team s and long jum p, the Girls’ Track and Field team ended the season w ith a 4-2 dual m eet record.
Cougar Snapshots: • In a fitting tribute to all that Noll Klank has m eant to the sport o f lacrosse in N ew Jersey, the N JILC A elected N oll as the M an o f the Year in N J Lacrosse for 2003, and voted to renam e the N J C oach o f the Year aw ard the W illiam “N o ll ” K la n k Aw ard.
experience in both football and basketball, as he has coached both throughout his 12-year career in independent schools. A graduate o f D avidson C ollege and M iddlebury College, w here he received his m aster’s in Spanish, A nthony and his w ife Laurie (who w ill be teaching history at the M iddle School), were one o f the m ost sought-after “prep school couples” in the N ortheast. • M iddle School faculty m em ber Jeff Moore w as nam ed the N ew Jersey S ta r-L ed g er’s , Essex County Ice Hockey Coach of the
Year. • Lauren Stefanchik ’01, a sophom ore at H arvard, earned a firstteam spot on the 2003 D ivision I A ll-Star team. L auren led the C rim son w ith a .389 batting average, had 49 hits, ow ned the team ’s longest hitting streak (14 gam es), and also led the Ivy League in stolen bases w ith 24 on 26 attem pts (just one stolen base shy o f m atching the H arvard record o f 25).
• Thanks to U pper School faculty m em ber Boyd Herforth, M K A has gained the rights to the Brigham Young U niversity fight song that he has m odified to a M K A fight song in m em ory o f U pper School faculty m em ber N oll Klank. • Congratulations to Nicloe Pugno ’03 and Cooper Knowlton ’03 w ho w ere selected as M K A 's representatives for the Essex County Scholar A thlete Award. N icole and Cooper w ere recognized at a dinner in M ay featuring the top scholar athletes from all o f the schools throughout Essex County.
• Chisako Sugiyama ’05 w on the Eastern Sectional Closed Tennis Cham pionships in M ay and is currently ranked in the top 3 in the G irls' 16 and under division in the Eastern Tennis Association.
• Meaghan Asselta and Anthony LaRezza w ill be jo in in g the M K A athletic sta ff to direct our M iddle School, JV, and V arsity Softball program . M eaghan's playing experience along w ith C oach LaR ezza's national coaching experience bodes w ell as they lead the Cougars into the next season and beyond.
• Beth Larkin (G len Ridge, N J) has been appointed as the Girls’ Varsity Head Lacrosse Coach for the 2004 season. Coach L arkin’s dedication to the grow ing sport o f lacrosse, n ot only at M K A but throughout the region, and her know ledge o f our program and our players (as A ssistant Coach under A nn Jennings), m ade her a perfect candidate. Coach L arkin is a high-energy coach w ho know s w hat it takes to get the m ost out o f her athletes.
• Anthony Lambert w ill be joining the M K A faculty as a full tim e teacher in Septem ber 2003, and w ill be our new Varsity Head Football Coach as w ell as the Varsity Head Girls’ Basketball Coach. A nthony brings playing and coaching
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Editor’s Note 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 letters or email to the Alumni Office. Although the items might seem “old,” we have found that people love to read news whenever. The time lapse is unavoidable, as the processing of Class Notes from secretary to Alumni Office to designer to printer covers a 14- 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. The Review will accept “alumni-reunion” photos, bnt regrets it cannot print individual wedding, baby, or family photos. To those without a class secretary, how would you like to volunteer? The job has been simplified to the point that you will probably enjoy it immensely. The position of alumni elass secretary, like that of class agent and reunion chairman, is absolutely essential to the vitality of the school. Please consider it...
The Early Aviator Harold Demarest ’30, who celebrated his 92nd birthday in July, retired two years ago from SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives. Known as Demmy at MA, he graduated from Lehigh U. with a degree in business. Demmy was an early aviator (he had his own plane in 1938), so right after Pearl Harbor, he was employed as a civilian flight instructor teaching Air Force cadets their first 70 hours as pilots. He accepted a commission in the Navy, and after six months of training, received orders to join the USS Hughes as a 1st Lt. He boarded at Hollandia, New Guinea in September 1944 “and saw plenty of action retaking Leyte, including the first Japanese use of Kamikazis.. .then raids on northern Japan from the Aleutians followed by occupying the Ominato Naval Base.” Harold joined the family import business - Far Eastern raw materials (rattan, bamboo, spices, mattings) - and upon semi-retirement in 1987 joined SCORE. He and his wife, Eileen, organized the 18th reunion of about 75 shipmates of the USS Hughes in St. Louis in May.
31 TKS ______________________ Our condolences to the family of Elizabeth
Butterworth Gordon.
Mrs. A lbert Frell (Irene Burbank) 580 Adm iralty Parade, Naples FL 34102 Our condolences to the family of Zaida
Jones Dillon. Nancy Holton Bartow still enjoys playing
|K S _________________ ____ M iss Charlotte H. Fitch, Box 45 24 Cape Bial Lane, Westport Point MA 02791 “I'm still enjoying living in Mary Waring's old home in Westport Point, Mass. I'm keeping mobile by going to exercise classes at the COA but finding that everything takes longer to do. Have had occasional phone chats with Ginny Hamilton Adair and Jane Ferris Fryatt.” Charlotte
bridge and Scrabble. She reports that Kendal - her retirement place in Kennett Square, Pa.is in a lovely woodsy environment, full of old historic houses. “Life is still good,” she writes.
Irene Burbank Frell also enjoys a busy life in Florida with lots of family guests.
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Mr. C. Irving Porter Box 2750 Quaker H ill Road, Unity M E 04988
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M ary Harrsen Van Brunt Meadow Lakes, Apt. #22-03 Hightstown, N J 08520
Mary Harrsen Van Brunt still hears from a few classmates: Frances Hardy Feezer, Joan Williams Seely, and Frances Elliot McCahill. They report on their lives as being full of family or travel. Frances Hardy Feezer 401 Pecos River D rive Carlsbad, NM 88220-6608 Frances Hardy Feezer has been an advocate o f the Carlsbad Museum and Art Center for almost thirty years. After her husband Charlie’s death, she established the Charles Feezer Fine Arts Acquisition Fund, which has acquired sculpture and paintings for the museum. She modestly refers to her “good sense of color” as being responsible for her “appreciation of art in all medias.” However, she speaks of her time in the Red Cross as “ ...one of the most exciting experiences I ever had...There's something about being in the service, a camaraderie unlike any other.. .It's about people helping people.”
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MA - Montclair Academy TKS - The Kimberley School
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grandsons, Glenn Tupper and Zac Tupper, and her great-granddaughter, Skylar Tupper. She thanks Kimberley for a “top-notch” education and wonderful friends.
Audrey Ayers Tupper-Burgess 65 Shore Road, Westhampton, N Y 11977 Audrey Ayers Tupper Burgess is no longer playing tennis, but enjoys her life in Westhampton Beach. She is proud of her
D oris Bainbridge M ackintosh 13890 E. M arina Drive, Apt. # 409 Aurora, California 80014-5520 Doris Bainbridge Macintosh loves living in Aurora, is active in the church and local art museum, and is the proud grandmother of seven and great-grandmother of one. She sends her greetings to all her classmates.
MA______________________ _ Jay H. (Herb) Reid 58 Rookery Way, Hilton Head South Carolina 29926 Clay H. (Herb) Reid reports that although he lost his wife, Virginia, in 1996, he has a daughter, four sons, thirteen grandchildren, and “two great-grands.” <He is hungry for news about members of his class.
34 TKS ______________ ________ Many thanks to Betty O’Gorman Dixon for her years of eliciting class notes from
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reluctant classmates. Betty wishes to pass on the pen. If anyone would consider being class secretary, please contact the Alumni Office.
Elisabeth Rhoades McCabe 1300 S.W. Shorline Drive Palm City, FL 34990
Virginia (Ginny) Snead Keyser 8333 Seminole Blvd., A pt# 340 A Seminole, Florida 33772
husband Jim celebrated their 60th anniversary in January ’03, and enjoy their ten grandchildren and three great-grandbabies. They feel blessed, indeed.
Virginia (Ginny) Snead Keyser moved to a
Elisabeth Rhoades McCabe and her
retirement place after surviving the ordeal of a sink hole in her Florida home! Caroline Thompson Lathrop P.O. Box 282, Siasconset, MA 02564 Caroline Thompson Lathrop has enjoyed trips to Vancouver and the Canadian Rockies last year, and is planning trips to Alaska and Portugal and the Azores this year. She writes, “Have to keep moving while the old bones will cooperate!”
Mrs. William Young (Peggy Klotz) The Village at D uxbury 290 Kingstown Way, Apt. 253 Duxbury MA 02332 Peggy Klotz Young hears from Ruth Russell
Veronica Jaeger Welch 104 Luckie Lane, Media, PA 19063
Peggy hopes that “some other classmates will surprise me happily with news soon.”
Gray, Jean Hamlin Noyes, Virginia Kracke Leavitt, and Margaret Richards Chapman.
Veronica Jaeger Welch has some heartwarming news for us all - a Kimberley connection with alumnae sixty years apart! Her eldest grandson, Rob Welch, is marrying Marie Albarelli ’95 in the fall of this year. Veronica always has so much to chat about with Marie concerning their alma mater, and she is thrilled to have another Kimberley girl in the family!
\35 TKS ______________________ Ruth M cCord Alexander 1599 E ast M ain Street Pouttney Vermont 05764 Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Josephine Fobes) Crane's M ill, Apt. 249 459 Passaic Ave., West Caldwell N J 07006
Jodie Carpenter is in touch with Ruth Alexander, Ginnie Bell Winters, Jean Black Jennings, and Bobby Littlejohn. They report their various activities, ranging from sports and travel to gardening and writing.
MA________________________ Mr. John Graham 1129 King's Ranch Road, Bandera TX 78003
John Graham writes about his activities as an Elder Emeritus in his church, museum guide, and a.reader to retirees. He also hears from Eddy Davis Palmer about his “remarkably handsome and intelligent” great grandchildren.
TKS ________ ____________ Mrs. W. Kent Schmid (Josephine Murray) 118 Heron Point, Chestertown MD 21620
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\38 TKS ____________________ Our condolences to the family o f Edythe
Henderson Scripps.
39 TKS __________________ Class agent: Mrs. Saul Serota (Cornelia Carswell) 6891 Wilson Road, M arshall VA 22115
MA____________________ Mr. C.R. Lyle II 435 M ountain Rd., P.O. Box 394 Jaffrey Center N H 03452-0394
40 TKS ______________________ Mrs. A lfred D. Williams (Joan Bayne) 15 Piper Road, Apt. K310 Scarborough M E 04074 After a long search, Joan Bayne Williams (Baynie) was finally able to contact Sis Underwood Gregory. She had to have her hip operated on twice in the fall of 2 0 0 2 , and her husband Russ died during the same time period. She dreams of going back to her apartment, but is now in the medical wing of a retirement home in Boca Raton. Fortunately, her daughter and two grandchildren are close at hand. The following notes are from Baynie: Among the many magnificent responses I received for the last edition, two classmates wrote (with exclamation points) that they “are 80!” Dear classmates, by now we are all over that marker. Congratulations to us all!!«
As always, the Christmas message from Josie Watt Clark and Bill was humorous. Their lives are as busy as ever. She is singing in the choir, playing tennis, volunteering at the hospital, as she has for twenty-five years, while, apparently, she still has time to do her quilting. They had the first wedding of a grandchild in October of 2002. As they say, “One down and fifteen to go.” Now the news is that two more granddaughters are engaged. Please adjust the statistics. Bill’s memoir As I Recall should be in book form via the Internet by the time this belated news flash arrives. During the summer in Michigan, Bill creates beautiful handmade furniture, and in the winter he tutors exceptionally bright children. Finally, congratulations to Josie and Bill on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Bobbie Douglas MacMillan and Wally wrote from Yarmouth, Mass., that the Douglas and MacMillan clans still go to the Scottish events on the Cape, where the Highland Society is active. Nancy Kluge Rumery and Bobbie Kluge Deming get together every summer at Sunapee, NH, where Nancy has gone for 65 years. Her children and grand- children never miss a summer. Nancy still plays golf in the winter at her home in Pinehurst, NC, but claims gardening is her passion. A trip to England and the Chelsea Flower Show, awhile back, was a special treat. Alice Greey Mann wrote lovely sympathy notes to both Girdie and me. It reconfirmed the wonderful feeling that our Kimberley friendships keep their strength through the years. Alice went to Hilton Head for Jean Downes Fisher’s service last summer. She has six married grandchildren and “three brilliant, exquisite great-grandchildren!” A fourth GGC was due the early part of ’03. Her health report is “good if not robust.” Her main social activity is duplicate bridge, and, from that, I am reassured that her brain is very robust. Harriet Palmer Pickens and I chat on the phone. She has an apartment in Nashville, which she selected especially to house her piano, but to date, she is still in her own home. I think she dreads sorting out a lifetime o f accumulated memories.
Iris Fox Flournoy is busy with tennis, bridge, Friends o f the Princeton Library, Crisis Ministry, and the Nassau Club. Foxy has five daughters. One is a lawyer in Massachusetts, one is a filmmaker in N.Y.C., one is in Arizona, one is teaching at a girl’s school in Princeton, and one is in Florida, where she is head o f the Environmental Law School at the University of Florida in Gainesville. This info was all on a postcard I sent asking for news! Carolyn Bedell Kennard wrote that only her health kept her
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away from the wonderful gathering we had in NJ awhile back. Her physical situation limits her activities, but she is eager for news of the class. Nancy Schoonmaker Heidt says writing is difficult because of macular degeneration. She and her husband have sons nearby and hope to remain in their home in Brielle. Frances Johnson Ames had a dreadful time battling shingles and severe aftereffects, and I hope all is well by now. Eleanor Foust Atchley wrote from Archer, Texas, that last year warranted a book on illnesses,, but all that is now in the past. She urges a visit to Archer, the home of the Lonesome Dove novel. She also is a proud great-grandmother. Eleanor sent several photos of long, long ago. I had never seen them (or had forgotten them), but what a nostalgic treat!
Selina Hird Taylor took her whole family, twelve of them, to Eaton’s Ranch (Wyoming) in July and then to Skytop (PA) in August. She keeps in touch with Eleanore Strohm Leavitt (42?) and would love to see classmates in the Pocono’s. Mary Chapman Shearer wrote that she and her husband may come by this summer. Their son, Dave, plans to “marry within the year” and will settle only a couple of miles from their home on Cape Cod. Their other children, a daughter and two sons, are with their families only about an hour from Pleasantville, NY, where the Shearers have lived for a long time. Ann Cochran Nooner is an active travel agent in Hilton Head. A few of her personal trips had to be put on hold this past year because of her husband Tom’s hip, but now, a big northern jaunt to New England to see family and ME is all firmed up. As for my news, Sweet Contentment. I gloat and purr in my home on the ocean, down south in Scarborough, Maine. I compare it to a long cruise on a fancy ship surrounded by an amazingly diverse collection o f frie n d s,^ who, although new, share interests and sentiments to such an extent that I feel we have grown up together. My two children are not far away, and my two grandsons, who teach in a pre-prep school in Connecticut, hosted us all for Thanksgiving. They have inherited their mother’s camp next to mine at the lake, and their school vacations mean lots of summer togetherness for us all. One of my grandsons will make fete a great-grandmother soon, and the two youngest, aged nine and . eleven, are into the usual sports and music and hearts. I don’t play golf or tennis, but I have two w oS!|pK churches, study groups on the Middle East, stock clubs, book groups, and bridge. Summer means lake activities and all the connections I have had in Belgrade
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Lakes since 1930, when I first came here to camp. Both my daughters went to the same camp, and now my granddaughter will be there for her second year. Not many changes, but who wants changes?
TKS __________ Our condolences to Margaret Krout Taylor on the death of her husband, James. They had been married for 55 years.
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Mr. Richard L. Charlesworth 121 Cherry Brook Rd., Weston MA 02193 Dick Charlesworth writes, “Sam Hall, Dan Emerson and 1 held a delightful informal reunion in February in Vero Beach where Sam and Dave make their principal residence. All are in reasonably good health, and able to seek the joys o f the golf course.” Dan Emerson writes in tandem, “It was a joy at reunion to see classmates Dick
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Mrs. James F.C. Hyde Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5402 D uvall Drive, Bethesda MD 20816
MA____________________ ___ Mr. D avid Baird Jr. 9 Parkway, M ontclair N J 07042 Our condolences to Carl Eisen on the death of his wife, Edith Loasby Eisen ’47. Perry M inton 4735 La Presa Avenue Rosemead, CA 91770-1234 Perry Minton and his wife, Siby, celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at a resort in San Diego with their entire (15 people!) family in June. As Perry writes, “Bankruptcy proceeding to follow immediately thereafter.” They also report that their youngest son got married in July, and after four grandsons from their other children, they now have their first granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Sanders Box 467, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557
Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Sanders write that they “are constantly increasing the global population.” Their four children - all MKA graduates - have produced ten grandchildren and three (a fourth is due soon!) great grandchildren.
Charlesworth, Sandy Brown, Jim Ritchie, Fred Calder, and Jack Kelsey. I hadn’t seen Dick and Jim since graduation.” Dan is appreciative, and likes to “enjoy old times.” Richard Lawrence Carrie Sea Oaks 8861 Lakeside Circle Vero Beach, Florida 32963-4050 Richard Lawrence Carrie was thrilled about his son, Jeff Carrie ’73, giving such a successful Career Day presentation about his twenty-year tenure in the FBI, and Dick specifically mentioned that “the value o f the MKA education...is more apparent every day.” Dick is also trying to organize an alumni luncheon at their Sea Oaks Beach club in the near future, and he and his wife, Bette, are enjoying trips to the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Hawaii, to name but a few!
60th R eunion O ctober 25,2003
TKS ____________________ __ M iss Lucile G. Mason 142 North M ountain Ave. M ontclair N J 07042
MA________________________ Mr. Richard R. Angus 38 Hinchman Avenue, Denville N J 07834 Our condolences to the family of Harvey
Weeks. Thanks to A1 Soria for his heartwarming letter (see MKA-mail in this issue). His story is an outstanding example o f the American Dream, and an inspiration to all.
44 TKS ______________________ Siby and Perry Minton '41 with albums o f 50th anniversary greetings.
Anne Davidson Flynn 78 High Street, A pt.#l, Belfast, M aine 04915 Anne Davidson Flynn is still at the same
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address in Belfast, Maine (nearly thirteen years), and has been working as a volunteer in an adult day care group.
MA_______________________ Mr. W interfordJ. Ohland 4 A h ler’s Lane, Blairstown N J 07825
newest grandchild.”
Katie Teaze Clark wrote to say things are well with John and children and grandchildren. “Moving from CT to FL and back again is getting to be more difficult each year” seems to be the only cloud.
Leigh Berrien Smith keeps in touch with
45 TKS Anne Feagley Wittels (Mrs. Jerome L.) 2116 ViaAlam itos Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 wittels@ worldnet. att.net Many thanks to Anne for e-mailing this wonderful report:
Peggy O’Dell Overholser has popped up from the past saying, “I did not complete Kimberley . . . which was one of the saddest • times in my life. My mother had a massive stroke in my junior year, and I had to leave and live with my sister’s family in Ohio.” Peg goes on to say she earned a B.S. degree at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and soon thereafter married a Texas boy. “I am even considered a native now.” They have three sons, one of whom lives in nearby Redondo Beach, CA, so we hope to meet at some point. Some of us will forever remember Peg and Ted Olcott ’43 as Mr. and Mrs. North in the play of the same name.
Ann Gerhauser Buchbinder wrote the happy news of her grandson, Ian, “who took 75 years to enter my life (am old enough to be his great-grandmother!)” She and Bob were expecting to visit at Christmas. “Can’t wait to hold Ian and kiss him ‘til his ears fall off!”
Sue Ailing Miller e-mailed that she’s “happy living in Manhattan with lots to do and people coming to visit occasionally,” and looking forward to a planned revisit to Portugal.
Jeanne Talbot Sawutz wrote to say she is “spending the cold winter months . . . in South Carolina” but will be back in Connecticut by April. Children and grands are all doing well, some living but 4 miles away.
Rudd Trimble Kenvin and Roger took another big trip, 64 days around the Pacific Rim in the Fall o f 2002. But now “our big news is that we do not plan to take any big trips for a while.” Three of the year’s bright;, spots: “Getting over to Palos Verdes to see a wonderful exhibit of photographs taken by our classmate, Anne Wittels; having our younger daughter Heather and her family our here for a great visit in January; and the many delightful days we have spent watching our
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many by phone, mail or visitors - much of which news is included elsewhere in this account. She and Procter are fine. With thanks to Leigh, our very belated condolences to Jane Hagan Farno on the death of her husband, Glenn. Our condolences to Pat Driver Shuttleworth on the death of her mother, Louise Driver, in June 2002 at the age o f 99. The family held a memorial for her in September including a service and reception at their church, a supper at their yacht club and a farewell brunch the next day. Pat enclosed a photograph; about 35 family members attended from all over the country. Pat also wrote to say that she and Leigh correspond frequently “by snail mail.” She’s still busy with the Quogue Historical Society and the Garden Club. Ted, still a Village Trustee, serves on several community boards and works on model ships during the winters. They are working on a book to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of Quogue Village.
Josie Murphy Rayermann phoned, as usual, to give her news: a surprise 50™ anniversary party at the ranch in Sedona in August ’02; elder son promoted to full Colonel in the U. S. Army; younger son Commanding Officer of his Naval Reserve unit. Grandchildren all well. She is still active with her Garden Club, which (amazing!) is getting a lot o f new and younger members. She had her annual birthday phone call from Judy Shearer Turnbull; Judy and Bob and kids are all okay. As for the Wittels, Jerry and I are both fine (do we add “so far” these days?). In early May we visited our children (2) and grands (3), combined with a visit to my sister, Sheila Feagley James ’43, who as I write this is off to London and Wales with husband David, and then London and Brussels with son Paul and his wife and twin daughters. My cousin Hayden O’Neil ’46 and I talk from time to time; he and Pat celebrated his 75th birthday with a family reunion in Mexico in May. Jerry continues dividing his time between tennis, music, video-camera, computers and the H.E.L.P. organization, which provides such a wonderful resource for the elderly. I continue making art and taking pictures. I was pleased to have had about 17 of my poster-size photographs in a solo exhibit for two months last winter, and a sprinkling of
other work in several group shows during the year. Jerry and I are off to the East Coast for a week (I’m practically packing as I type this), and have a tentative lunch date with Bill Grant ’45 the day after our return, the day before he leaves CA for his home in FL. Kathyrn (Katie) Teaze Clark 540 15th Ave. S., Naples, FL 34102 Kathyrn Teaze Clark likes keeping in touch with Anne Wittels, as she was one of her best friends at Kimberley. Her husband, John, worked for Anne’s father at Youngstown Sheet and Tube in New York City.
MA________________________ Mr. William B. Grant 7330 Westmoreland Dr., Sarasota FL 34243 grantwb@ tampabay.rr.com
46 TKS __________________ Dr. Peter B. Lawrence 4802 Carriage P I, Wilson NC 27896
TKS ______________________ Mrs. D avid Hannegan (Louise Rudd) 49 Canterbury Lane, Lakeville CT 06039 weezieh@ msn. com Edith Loasby Eisen, whose death was reported in the spring Review, is survived by her husband, Carl ’41, two sons (Richard Eisen and Marc Eisen), a daughter (Marjorie Eisen-Auwerda), nine grandchildren and three great-grands.
Susan Schumann seems to be enjoying life in Scottsdale, Arizona. We received a photograph of Susan and her horse in May, 2003. Here is Weezie’s report: Ah, friends of 55 years, it seems as though I just wrote up our reunion!! Not too much more since then... I’ll start with the homefront - Dave and I had a quiet winter in Florida, but we were in a play that kept us busy for three months. Back home and five days later went back to Concord for a visit and up to Ipswich for the wedding of Cookie’s nephew, Hunt. It was lovely, with the reception at Castle Hill above Crane’s Beach. Went to Indiana to see Holley Hannegan, our first granddaughter, bom in February to Garret and Amy. Have been to Boulder to see Dave and family and I’m sneaking out to Indiana again. The family will all be here for the Fourth. We celebrate our 50* this September, but haven’t decided how as yet, seeing a hip replacement is in store for me.
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I had a good talk with Sue Harrison Schumann while in Boulder. She and Ford are well - and horses and dogs also. They might come East this summer. Sue is one of the best in letter-writing!
I spoke with Teeny Redfield Sander a couple of times while in Florida. Didn’t get over because o f the play. Teen had visitors constantly for the three months she was on Longboat Key, but she thrives on it - and travel! She sees Cindy Youngman Adams while there, who wrote to say she and Dave play a lot o f golf. Cindy is a Guardian Ad Litem, working with abused children; Dave does Hope Hospice visits. Cindy and daughter Sue were to go to the Galapagos in July. Most o f your letters mentioned the SNOW last winter. Lila Rappaport Landau got inspired to do more skiing locally as well as Copper Mountains, CO. She was planning a cycling trip in the Canadian Rockies in the summer. Husband Walt, three sons and three grandsons are all well. Kudos to Jay Smith Hague for her photos of reunion and for forwarding them to many of you. Thank you, Jay! It was great to hear from Midge Bethel] Cross, still living on Lake Sunapee (NH), where she and Court also spend most of the winter. They cross-country ski, play tennis and Court has taken up golf (Midge says she’s “not old enough yet”). Son Rip has moved to New London which means more togetherness. Three of their eight grandchildren will be in college this fall, leaving only two in high school. Midge and Court stay active in community projects and various boards. News from Bar Nash Hanson o f a week in Hawaii last winter and hopefully another flying trip in the summer. She and Herb have a filly they were planning to race at Santa Anita last spring.
Shirley Hopkins came up to Palm Beach last winter to have lunch with Peggy Soucek Weissenborn and yours truly, and we talked about reunion and friends. It’s becoming an annual event, it seems. I had a loving call from Jeannie Frey Drake as she had heard from Teeny about my sister Nancy’s stroke right after Mother’s Day. As o f this writing Nance has no speech, but by the time you read this I hope she’ll be 90% okay. Physically, her progress is very good. Jeannie has problems with her hips, too much worse than mine. If I can say this in the column - “you-know-what” the golden years! And, carpe diem!
Katy Watt Cangelosi is another faithful
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replete with two docks, 200 -foot water frontage, and a boat ramp. He and his wife Joanne enjoy water activities, including water skiing, and would welcome visits from classmates in the summer for optimum enjoyment.
contributor! She was planning to spend the month of July in Salzburg where her daughter, Leslie, will be teaching a law course. Leslie’s four children, ages 14 down to 15 months, will be going, too. I think the following from Katy is worth passing along: “Several of my grandchildren are learning cursive writing now; they think it’s SO funny that my school never taught it to me, and they take delight in showing me how to make Q’s and Z ’s and all the weird capitals! (This isn’t meant as news - just part o f the Kimberley lore.)” My take on this is that most of the notes I receive ARE printed! I don’t care. Actually, I ’m glad I learned to print - too much stuff is illegible!!
Mrs. William Brooks (Dorothy Redfield) 1 Thelbridge Street, M adison CT 06443 Mrs. M ary Ann Nebergall Denny 913 Tierra Lago Way, Naples, FL 34119
I LOVE being class secretary. I like hearing from you. Keep it up. Love ‘ya! Weezie
Mrs. Nancy Eavenson Copp 125 West Hampton Drive, Bristol, TN 37620
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Nancy E. Copp writes that she is looking
Mr. Ulrich Voetter 13106 B anyknoll Lane, Houston, TX 77079
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I KS ______________________ Mrs. Sibyl Lewis Lotterle 4360 E. Burchell D rive Hayden Lake ID 83835-8148 sibstoy@ mymailstation. com Sibyl reports that she has heard from seven of her classmates so far, and hopefully she will hear from more o f you in the near future. Maurine Colandrea is enjoying her volunteer work with the Interfaith Pantry in Morris County, as well as AARP and Surburbanites. She writes, “Our one third grader (grandchild) is our way of keeping young.”
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forward to the reunion, even though she is struggling with her health. In her own words, “Life is beautiful, here and everywhere. People treat me like diamonds.”
MA________________________ Clark McKercher Simms’ suspense novel has a book web site: wwwtrafford.com/robots/02-0790.html. Happy browsing!
50 I KS _____________________ Class agent: Mrs. Richard Lewis (Audrey Maass) 4551 G ulf Shore Blvd. N, Apt. 804 Naples FL 33940 Pegeen Eustis Keeting and Marshall have moved to Essex Fells, NJ from New York
Helen Montgomery-Drysdale has had recent exhibits in her hometown of Del Mar, California and at the Anaheim Museum in Anaheim, California. The exhibit is entitled, “Hues and Tones of China,” and the museum’s invitation proclaims, “From the vast steppes of Genghis Khan’s homeland to the rich complexities o f Beijing, China’s ancient yet modem capital, the artist captured the spirit of a cultural and artistic nation.” Commenting recently, the photographer said, “When we stop to realize the significance of our nation’s war, it is fascinating to realize that Afghanistan, once upon a time, was part of Genghis Khan’s vast empire.”
MA________________________ William S. Henneberger 1111 Hoffman Road, Martinburg, W.V 25401 William writes to tell us that he has retired from the Woolworth Company in 1993 and purchased a home on the Potomoc River,
Photograph o f The Great Wallfrom its highest point, Badaling, China, taken in 1999 by Helen MontgomeryDrysdale '48.
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City. Audrey Maas Lewis and Dick are still enjoying retired life, being in Naples, FL in the winter and Cape Elizabeth, ME in the summer. They traveled to Australia for the month of January ’03. They visited with Aussie friends o f 20 years from when they lived in Sydney. They spent two weeks in Adelaide - went to the AUS Tennis Open in Melbourne and then “golfed” on their way to Sydney where they stayed with friends for 10 days. In Naples they see a lot of Gay (Clarke) Perry and Al. They are members of the same country club and golf together.
MA________________________ Mr. Rudolph D eetjen Jr. 17 K in g ’s Cove Lane, Brooksville M E 04617 Class agent: Mr. Jay B itting 299 River Edge Dr., Chatham N J 07928
Bill Rowe and Kim’s youngest daughter married on their beach this Spring. One down and one to go.
She and Baxter are very tied into their church and family.
and skis. This spring she and Joan Jacobus Miller went to Keystone, CO where they
Gerrie Lockerty Hendricks lives in
found the altitude a little difficult as far as breathing is concerned. Suzie is a very talented painter. Her work is exhibited in galleries and she teaches.
Chatham, has been into real estate, and is looking forward to her daughter Siri’s marriage this July in Barcelona. Gerrie and Jane Gassaway Bonner both see Bobby Cronin Lovell ’50 when she comes down to NJ from Maine.
Linda Herbert loves her life in California, volunteering, playing bridge and traveling. Miriam Eustis Irwin has broken the record, she has 17 grandchildren. She and Ted just came back from a trip to Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania and other remote destinations.
Anne LaBastille has another book out, Woodswomen No. 4. Anne continues to live in the Adirondacks with her two German Shepherds, traveling and lecturing. She is our “world famous” classmate. We are all very proud of her. Pat Overton Lee and Jim are really enjoying
TKS ______________________ Mrs. L loyd M arentette (Gail Robertson) 93 Glen Ave., Llewellyn Park West Orange N J 07052
Gail Robertson Marentette writes how her class has been busy working, being very involved in the arts, doing all kinds of sports and traveling. They are also part o f the volunteer community wherever they live. They are devoted to the children and grandchildren. Gail’s first grandchild has arrived. What a thrill!
Betsy Smith Bergquist and Bruce are working hard as image couples therapists, teaching the mechanics o f relationships. They love living in the northwest. Jane Gassaway Bonner has just returned from a wonderful visit with her daughter, Meg, in Idaho. She spent three days in Chicago with Joan Jacobus Miller and Dave. When she is home, Jane keeps active playing tennis and paddle and walking her dog, Thunder.
Judy Frost Costikyan and Tom enjoy Dataw Island. They spend lots o f time on the golf course, and see Audrey Carroll McBratney and Bruce frequently.
life since they sold their inn in Manchester, VT. They have a lovely remodeled house nearby. They play golf and bridge, they volunteer, see their family, and travel. The Lees are spending their whole year celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary, which takes place in November. They are taking two boat trips in Europe, one this spring and another in September. Congratulations!
Brownie Cleaves has lived in Wisconsin for many years. She works, has a great horse and loves to ride and is very interested in dog training. We would love to see you Brownie, please come for a visit.
frequently, is busy playing bridge, cross country skiing, helping look after her grandchildren and spending time at her home in Normandy Beach, NJ. She also travels a bit and spent M other’s Day weekend with her daughter, Alina, at my house. I missed them because I went to Michigan and then San Francisco to see my new grandson. What a thrill!
Ruth Ransom Wilson is busy getting ready for her son Tim’s wedding, the first married of her four boys. She is on the board of Morven and very involved with the Garden Club in Princeton. Ruthy and Nick came to see me in Boca Grande in March. I have been back in Llewellyn Park for ten months and love being here. It’s great fun to renew old friendships, make new friends, get involved in the life of the park, go to the shore, go to the theatre frequently, and be in what I feel is the most beautiful place in the world. I miss my friends in Michigan, but do see some in Florida in March. I’m going out to Grosse Pointe and then on to San Francisco to see my new grandson and Polly Fawcett Redfield. G ail Robertson M arentette
MA_____________ Mr. Ernest F. Keer III 459 Club Drive, P.O. Box 1030 Bay H ead N J 08742
Joan Jacobus Miller and Dave love to divide their time between Chicago and Maine. Joan is busy swimming, going to her painting class, attending the theatre, opera and museums. They had an incredible trip to Tibet last fall.
Polly Fawcett Redfield loves Marin County. She is retired from being a substance abuse counselor and residential director at a women’s program. Her three daughters and grandchildren keep her busy.
Joan Spinning is in Lighthouse Point, FL.
June Crowe Cronquist travels between
Joan has a son and daughter and two grandchildren.
houses in NJ, Pennsylvania and Maine and spends lots o f time with her four children and ten grandchildren. June and George went to Australia and New Zealand in January and are off to San Francisco for a week.
Nancy Jones Trescot and Jack live in northern Florida on a river. They have five children, and have lived all over the world. I loved having them come visit last year with the McBratneys.
Julia Smith Gentry still lives in Houston.
Suzie Bailey Twyford plays tennis, swims
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Nancy Ehrhardt White loves living in Vermont. She sees Pat Overton Lee
TKS ______________________ Mrs. Clark Moran (Martha Gilbert) 8011 StrauffRoad, Baltimore MD 21204 mmoran@ iopener.net Class agent: Mrs. James D onnell (Barbara Pendleton) 9468 No. Florence Rd., Pittsburgh PA 15237
Skipper Gilbert Moran writes she and Clark have recovered from their 50th, they are still on the move. Fay Taft Fawcett and Ned had a nice visit in Boston with Jane Redfield Forsberg and Anne Areson Milne. They went to see Bob Forsberg sing in concert with Sangerfast, a men’s chorus. Fay is also a grandma for the third time via daughter Ashley with a son, Aiden Taft Greene.
Wain Koch Maas had a two week trip to Rio H how romantic! Gail Tomec Kerr and
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Dave said that winter in Bay Head was the pits with snow dunes and major erosion of the beach. Clark and I took another trip to Mexico, which we loved. All three grandkids are in Philly and doing well.
has 3, 11 in total. Two of mine live in Short Hills, NJ. My mother, class o f 1929 at Kimberley, is still going strong. Philip Fradkin
I’m also glad to report that Susan Sander and Babs Pendleton Donnell are doing welM Skipper Gilbert Moran
Convention Center in April as a member of the American Academy of Neurology, and he took the opportunity to talk to doctors there about joining a physician’s union. Weinmann is the president of the Union of American Physicians & Dentists, has a neurology and pain management practice in San Jose, California, and also travels the country trying to get doctors to unionize.
MA________________________ Class agent: Mr. Charles Sage 435 Welch Avenue, Ames IA 50014
Michael Ellinger owns a company that designs and builds industrial recycling plants, such as wood chips to ethanol, paper-mill sludge to fuel cubes, plastic diaper scrap (pre consumer) to fuel cubes, and restaurant and other food waste into compost. A little different from most MA graduates.
Arthur K. (Terry) Wing writes to thank us for the work we put into the 50th reunion, and for being instrumental in getting him together again with his old friend, Bob Hughes. They now are in touch with some regularity and have had dinner together several times.
Dr. Robert Weinmann spoke at the Hawaii
TKS ______________________ Ms. Georgia Carrington 38 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield CT 06877 carrgeo@aol. com Pixie Cole and Jack Pendergast now have 15 grandchildren!!! They got the news that this latest baby was on the way when they were at the mini-reunion on the Cape last October, so it was an even more special time for them!!
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Lynn Towner Dodd has had a time with
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triple bypass last November. She keeps bouncing back thank heavens!! She has plans to go to Prague, Budapest, and maybe Berlin in September. She has 7 grandchildren.
50th Reunion Co-Chair: Mrs. Sally Luchars M cCarthy 6408 Winston Drive, Bethesda, MD 20817 McCarthy59@aol. com 50th Reunion Co-Chair: Sheila Brown Lindveit 2 Carvel Circle, Bethesda, MD 20816 shelind@ aol. com
MA________________________ 50th Reunion Co-Chair: Mr. Peter Cockshaw 1264 Oakmont Court, West Chester PA 19380 pcockshaw(3}pcn.com 50th Reunion Co-Chair: D avid Connolly 345 Mt. Airy Road;Basking Ridge, N J 07920 dLjs@ verizon. net
Philip Fradkin writes that Dave Connolly visited him in Williamstown when he was teaching a winter study periojfxourse at Williams College in January 2003. He and Dave were roommates the first two years at Williams. His two m ost recent books, “Wildest A laska” and “Stagecoach”, appeared in paperback this year. He is now working on a book about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, this country’s greatest urban disaster. It will be his’tenth book. Pete Bond has 8 grandchildren, wife
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Vicki Wendt Peek broke her left wrist in September, curtailing her bowling but not her bridge. By December she and a son (she has 3) won a couple of club bowling tournaments and she is now back to playing golf (pain patches are amazing!) Vicki and Walter did get a few months in Florida last winter and then she came home to move them in to a new condo— a real challenge to downsize from 16 rooms to 5 | | If you need suggestions on “how to”, she may be available for help!! She isr on the Vestry at church and is assistant treasurer. Vicki ends with, “We just take one day at a time and still have fun together. Walter has some good days and we really enjoy those!” She hopes that we have some special plans for our 50th Reunion !!
Marian Miller Castell has received the DAR Community Service Award from Darien’s Good Wife’s River Chapter on March 21st. She has continued to be very active in community affairs and created a committee which saved the old Board of Selectmen.
Jean Olmstead Witherington and Charles have taken another windjammer cruise in the Caribbean, so she is off to another adventure.
Nell Fisk Hamlen. She spent January and February 2003 in Tanzania, East Africa, with a team called Global Volunteers teaching conversational English at a very remote Mtera Secondary School which was home to 300 teenage youngsters. Tanzania’s education is a far cry from ours; it is not handed to the people; it is worked for, sacrificed for, so very different from the schools she’s worked in here in the U.S. She came away having received joy and happiness. Will she return? You bet. Anyone who wants a speaker-slide show for a group, contact Nell. As for me, biking in New Zealand was quite an experience! The group was great, the sights were amazing. The people were wonderful. The biking was tough, the weather was everything, from rain to snow to sleet to heavy winds and at least some sun and fair weather! Not enough time, though, to fully enjoy! I WILL go back!! Please everyone, prepare for our 50th!!! We have so many wonderful classmates and it would be wonderful if we had the largest group for a 50th!! In the meantime, keep the news coming anytime. Georgia Carrington Our condolences to Aubin Zabriskie Ames on the death of her father, who died on his 92nd birthday.
MA________________________ Class agent: Mr. Sheldon Buck 51 Cornell R d , Wellesley MA 02181-7408
55 TKS _______________ _ _ Mrs. Susie Forstmann Kealy 550 N. Kingsbury, Apt. 603, Chicago IL 60610 Class agent: M iss Carol Turtle 13300 Indian Rocks Rd., #505 Largo FL 33774-2009
MA_______________________ Mr. Lawrence M artin P.O. Box 1058, Lexington VA 24450 Class agent: Mr. Robert Brawer 131 East 66th St., New York N Y 10021 Paul Nejelski and Marilyn celebrated their 37th wedding anniversary in October. They are active writing about their travels in central Europe — wine bars of Munich, music festivals o f Austria, art museums of Berlin, etc. are recently published articles.
Our exceptional adventure lady, however, is
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TKS ______________________ Mrs. Judson Breslin (Wendy Worsley) 44 Lake Drive, M ountain Lakes N J 07046
Wendy Worsley Breslin has resigned as class secretary.
Helen Bryant Perry’s son, Christopher ’82 and wife Lisa had a baby girl, Carlyn Nicole, on September 18, 2002. Her daughter Ashley Perry Kineon ’85x, and husband Jim, have a son Jay, 2 !4 and had #2 in June 2003. Nell Hamlen ’54, Global Volunteer, teaching English at Mtera Secondary School, Tanzania, January 2003
56 TKS ______________________ Mrs. Lawther O. Smith (Linda Lovell) 30 Water Crest Drive, Doylestown PA 18901 lsmith6071@ cs. com Sally Bever Zwiebach writes, our family is doubling this year with the weddings of both our sons. Michael was married on Feburary 15th to Lisa Motayana, in a beautiful ceremony in Berkeley, CA. Peter married Rachel Paster in June on the lawn o f our East Hampton home. Trips to Sicily and several to California, plus part-time teaching, have kept Burt and me hopping in “retirement.”
Carol Barnard Ottenberg is still working part-time as a research interviewer on (mostly) government studies, They are back and forth on the East Coast to visit friends and family. This spring brings an exhibit to my Canadian Native Art and a trip for us to Charleston, SC for the Spoleto Festival. Our condolences to Gail Zabriskie Wilson on the death of her father.
MA________________________ Mr. Eric Jaeckel P.O. Box 20153, Boulder CO 80308-3153 efiaeckel@ hotmail. com Class agent: Dr. Larry Nazarian 29 Surrey Place, P enfield N Y 14526 Eric Jaeckel writes, this past year I have been in contact with two members of our class who graduated from other New England prep schools. John Webb has a home in Lyons, CO, just up the road from Boulder, and he has a lovely young wife by the name of Robin. I also talked with George Clyde Buck, who is still working and living in Houston; he has several adult children and now some grandchildren.
My son, Brad, just moved to a little town in northern Idaho, Moscow, with wife and our 2-year-old granddaughter, Avery Louise Jaeckel. My best to all member of the class o f 1956. Our condolences to the family of Donald
Courter.
57 TKS ______________________ Ms. Linda Baldanzi 2 Greenview Way, Upper M ontclair N J 07043 Our condolences to Martha Beery Ream on the death of her husband.
Betsy Barney Gill writes, we are retired, busier than ever. Since September 11, 2001 we have flown 5 times each year. We will not let terrorists or anyone else control our lives. May 2002 we spent 3 weeks in Eastern Europe. September 2003 we will be traveling to Tuscany for some good Italian food and wine. Our other plane trips have been from coast to coast in our wonderful USA. We spend summers at our 53-year-old Door County, WI cottage on Lake Michigan. The children and grandchildren, who all live in PA, CT and Boston, come for summer vacation visits.
MA________________________ Class secretaries and reunion chairmen: Mr. H enry Agens 86 Eagle Rock Way, M ontclair N J 07042
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Mr. D avid Stroming 33 Mt. Prospect Ave,, Verona N J 07044
Class secretary and agent:
David Stroming and wife Kathleen have
Dr. Edward T. O ’Brien Jr 3376 F erncliffLane, Clearwater FL 36421 eob!072720@ msn. com Dick Schlenger lives in Parsippany, NJ. He has been retired for 14 months. He was Recreation Supervisor for the Township of Parsippany for the past 25 years. He is now consulting on Sports Programming and running basketball schools and clinics. That comes from his passion, which is coaching girls’ basketball. He continues to coach. It has been 30 years. He has two daughters and two wonderful grandsons. He keeps in touch with the Academy through a few girls that he coached during summer AAU Season. They played or now play for the Academy, Jeanne Lehman ’02 and Jessica Bishop ’03. Do you remember your first day at Montclair? As you boarded the bus to go to school (if I remember you got on at Valley Road), you said “Oh what a woeful day.” It has always stuck in my head. Be well and my regards to all our class. Edward O ’Brien
lived in Verona for the past 34 years. They have 3 sons, David (34), Mark (32), and Scott (27). Wife Kathleen has been a teacher in the Montclair school system for the past 21 years. David has had 2 jobs since college, both in commercial banking. Many thanks to Robert R. Haney for his work as class secretary. Bob has some business ventures that are taking him to Europe for a length of time. He passes on the pen to Hy Agens and Dave Stroming, who have been friends since fifth grade at Brookside.
59 TKS ______________________ Ms. Jarvis Reilly Nolan 15612 Via Marchena, San Diego CA 92128 jarvisno.@ aol. com
Constance Rogers Sumas and Robert welcomed Jack Nichlas Sumas, their 4th grandchild and son o f Nicholas James Sumas, II ’87. Betsy Garretson Vanderbilt and Jill Raines Brown met in Phoenix for a reunion. They had not seen each other in 35 years. Jill and
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end of December 2001. She was awarded emerita status at the 2002 graduation in May. This is the second winter that she and husband Bob have been down in the Florida Keys and have some time to do fun things like play golf. The other bonus is to have time visiting their three grandchildren and doing some long-term babysitting for parent vacations. Two grandchildren are in New Jersey and one is in Minnesota. Bob still works a week a month covering hospital based radiology practices. Marianne plans on visiting Pat Rowland Webb in North Carolina on her way home.
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See Sanda Aung performed a traditional Burmese dance at the International Rescue Committee Thanksgiving Dinner, November 26, 2002 Photo by Lilly Solmssen Moureaux '59
Betsy have moved a total of 35 times, raised 3 children each. Jill has 3 grandchildren here and 2 in AZ. Betsy has 3 grandchildren. J i l l l now lives in Washington State near her daughter. Lily Solmssen Moureaux participated in the 3rd Photographic Administrators Inc. Photography Exhibition, spring of 2003. Mary Beth Bass Lareau attended. Lily did a photo reportage for the Intemation Rescue Committee’s Thanksgiving Dinner for the New York Refugees. Having worked with her husband in the refugee camps in Southeast Asia in the early 1980s and dealing with their resettlement, it was very moving to do this coverage. (SEE PHOTO)
Marybeth Bass Lareau met Betsy Evans Manchester and Dane, her husband, this spring, and went to the Leonardo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum. Betsy’s daughter was married last June and her son is engaged.
Lea Fitzhugh Welch’s mother died this past July (age 95). Our condolences to Lea. Lea has retired from classroom teaching but does quite a bit of tutoring at home. She tutors in high school algebra and geometry as well as 5th and 6 th graders with their fractions. Lea and her husband travel extensively on astronomy trips. They saw their first eclipse of the sun on a cruise ship in the Caribbean. They saw their second eclipse this time in the Black Sea. Experts in many areas of astronomy were present during both trips. As a result, they learned a lot about faraway celestial bodies Its; well as nearby countries and cities,., - .
Marianne Doran Steinhacker retired the
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Mr. M ichael Baker 729 Windermere Way West Palm Beach FL 33418-7105 Michael Baker and Jane moved to Palm Beach Gardens, FL right after 9/11. Previously, he sold his drugstores to CVS when the going was good. He then studied for the Florida Pharmacy Board for 6 months and passed them on the first try. Got a job with Eckerd’s in Palm Beach Gardens and is currently building a house in Mirabella at Mirasol. Lots of golf, a little work, and a great life.
TKS ____________________ Class agent: Mrs. M ary Anne Coursen D oty 21 Juniper Drive, Queensbury N Y 12804 Our condolences to the family o f Denise
Hauser.
MA_____________________ Mr. George A. Bleyle 2259 Weir Drive, Hudson OH 44236 orion@gwis. com
61 TKS ____________________ Ms. Christine Keller 1702 Church Street, Galveston TX 77550 Class agent: Mrs. Suzanne Scanned Hardy 229 Woodside Ave., Winthrop MA 02152
MA_____________________ Mr. D avid L. Bruck 12 Pond View Lane, Titusville N J 08560 6*2
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A Pilot’s Final Bow George Bleyle ’60 has retired from United Airlines after 32 years of service. He flew his last trip on August 16-18 from Chicago O’Hare to London Heathrow and return. United provided his wife and youngest daughter with first class round-trip tickets so they were able to accompany him. The following is an excerpt o f George’s account of this moving event: “Prior to departure from Heathrow the next morning, I passed out small booklets to all the passengers explaining that it was my last trip prior to retirement and providing them with a short history on my flying career. When we landed at O’Hare, two airport fire trucks fired their water cannons in a high arc over my airplane as I taxied to the gate and parked my Boeing 222 for the last time. After shutting down the engines and completing the parking checklist, I opened the cockpit door and stepped back into the cabin. There wasn’t a “dry eye” on the airplane. I stood in the doorway and shook every passenger’s hand as they disembarked. Many stopped to personally thank me for the great ride, the unique experience and the fun of participating in such a unique event.”
Mrs. C. D. Creed (Barbara Bywater) 1769 Forest View Avenue Hillsborough CA 94010 Holly Harrison Gathright reports that it has been a quiet and happy new year since retiring from Bellarmine University last June. She is now doing all the things she has planned. Spending more time with family and friends.
Susanne Wilson Brisach is working on building her Creative Memories (album making) business, selling real estate on Amelia Island and, of course, sewing! Catharine Homan Brown writes: “An Asheville Women’s Artist’s Way group continues to be a beacon for my creative growth. A bunch of us meet bimonthly to explore new ideas and reconsider discarded dreams.” Barbara Bywater Creed is taking a threemonth leave o f absence from her law firm to join her husband Chris on his sabbatical. Plans include eight weeks in France and Italy. Barbara says it’s the longest time she’s taken off from work or school since 1964!
MA________________________ Dr. John J. Farrar 1066 Bodine Rd., Chester Springs PA 19425 jfarrar@ cris. com
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IKS ______________________ Reunion Chair: Berv Harrison M iller 54 Lexington Road; Concord, MA 01742 beverlym il@aol. com Ms. Sharon Livesey 81 Grand St., #5, New York N Y 10013 Pat Turner Girard writes, still getting the weekly Montclair Times , even though I’ve been living in Florida since 1977. Naples reminds me so much o f growing up in Montclair, except we have the Gulf of Mexico and not bitter winters!
Beverly Harrison Miller is serving a second term as President of Skidmore’s Alumni Board and is a trustee. Brooke is in her third year of her Ph.D. program in neuroscience at Northwestern and Noah is a senior at Dartmouth, where he majors in classics with minors in religion and computer science. Wayne still practices law and Beverly still edits. They love to garden and travel. Life is good.
and plans to go to law school. Their son worked a summer internship in San Antonio, TX. Their oldest son coaches soccer at Texas Tech, while their youngest is doing his post doctorate in math at Tulane. Dennis still teaches at Texas Tech.
Lynn Buttel McElroy continues to work full time answering an 800 hot line for liver disease. She also enjoys bowling with her team and going out with another group on Thursdays to dinner and a movie. She battled several illnesses last year and is finally feeling fine and doing her normal “ things.” Son Jeff is a police officer and his wife Colleen is a special education teacher. They just completed the construction on their new home. Their son Eric is a PE teacher at Verona High School and is completing his masters at Montclair State University. Husband Bill is golfing as much as he can. They expect to vacation in Martha’s Vineyard as they do every summer. Lynn reported thar Linda Brennan Hymans’ daughter, Kerri, was expecting her second baby. Randi White McGinnis and Dick went to
Mrs. Frank Henneman (Lynn Ritter) 3920 M ariners Way, Unit 321 Cortez FL 34215
London for the fall Bucknell in London program. Randi is busy as a consultant for families looking for private schools as an option to public high school. Dick continues with his highway and pedestrian safety research at Bucknell. Their son Rich will be married on a mountaintop in Colorado in August. Daughter Heather will be going to Mills College this fall to get her teaching credentials to teach high school math. Son Charlie is planning a move from Chicago to Long Island, while Ariel was in China last spring for 8 weeks studying Chinese in a Princeton Program. She began her studies in economics at the University College London last fall.
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Ms. Ardath Blauvelt P.O. Box 733, H ollis N H 03049 Barbara Mahler Markussen has retired from RPI library in order to have more time to spend with her new granddaughter, Greta. Greta was bom a few weeks before Christmas last year. Barbara spent 2 weeks in NH helping to take care of her new granddaughter when she came home from the hospital. She visited with Judy Hesse Grace about a year ago. Judy moved from her 1700’s farmhouse in New Hampshire but she remains in the area. Barb also met with Helen Heller Cogan last summer who was vacationing in New York City.
from home for Unisys Corporation, sometimes feeling guilty watching the boats and porpoise in the Intercoastal while participating on a conference call with co workers in the frigid north. They love their little area of Florida. Daughter Shelby and family hope to complete the renovations to their New York City brownstone this summer. Daughter Skye and her husband moved to their area of Florida last fall. Son, Ty, was married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on December 21, 2002 to Molly Hillenbrand of Princeton, NJ. Lynn’s stepdaughter, Carol Henneman Spencer, delivered a boy, Andrew John Spencer, on July 26, 2002, in Baltimore.
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Helen Heller Cogan’s husband Dennis bought a motorcycle. She reminisced about riding on the back of my Honda at TKS. Their daughter finishes college in December
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Carolyn Wilson Ward is still living in Florida and has just finished her 10th year teaching. She hopes to try for National Board certification next year. Her husband,
Jim, is still a pilot, flying with Comair/Delta. Their son Robert is majoring in music and minoring in economics at Columbia University in New York. Their son James lives in the Dallas area and daughter Beth is in San Jose working for Cypress Semiconductors.
Deborah Pines traveled to Australia earlier this year, thoroughly enjoyed the trip, especially an opera in Sidney. Her husband Carl is now working at the University of Pennsylvania in their medical center development office. Michigan’s winter was not kind to Nancy Finn Kuper; she was wheelchair bound for months with a dislocated/broken leg after a fall on black ice. Her youngest daughter Wendy is a junior at Central Michigan University. Art and Wendy helped out during Nancy’s recovery.
MA________________________ Hon. John Sheldon Diamond Cove, Gt. Diamond Island M E 04109 Class agent: Mr. Peter C. Mayer 133 Woodfield Road Washington Township N J 07675
65 TKS _____________________ Mrs. James Wright (Susan DeBevoise) 1 Tuck Drive, Hanover N H 03755 susan. wright@ dartmouth. edu A reception was given in honor of Susan DeBevoise Wright for her wide variety o f roles during her 25 years’ affiliation with Dartmouth. She began her career at the college in 1978, successfully holding down different, responsible positions.
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TKS ______________________ Mrs. William E. Crawford (Francine Onorati) 421 Beacon Street, Boston MA 02115 francine. crawford@ verizon. net Francine Onorati Crawford writes, I have traveled this year to London on a theatre trip with The Lyric Stage Company o f Boston, where I sit on the Board of Directors, have visited my daughter in Southern California, toured Sicily on a Bellini Opera Trip with my opera class last May, and am heading for New Orleans on Friday for a first ever tourist trip there with my husband, Bill. I wish there was more to report! Francine heard from Joan Poor Clarke who is in her twelfth year as Registrar in an
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Aurora, CO middle school o f 1500 students. She started in the school district as a way to be on the same schedule as her boys. Of course they are long gone, but she really loves her job, especially the contact with kids. Husband Larry is a residential realtor with ReMax. Nathan (Nate) is 26, a personal trainer and fitness buff (somewhat ironic since he’s the one who’s had arthritis since he was 4). Chris, 22, graduated this spring from Colorado College with a major in Economics. David, 20, is on his own and taking classes at Metropolitan State College in Denver. All are talented athletes. “MY kids! Who Knew? (ok, maybe their dad had something to do with it...)?’ !She occasionally sees Jessie Broadfoot Boyer whose daughter attends her school. They both talk of coming East for our 40th reunion. She would love to hear from classmates, or be contacted if anyone is out this way. They have an empty nest so there’s lots o f room for guests! Her email address is iclark2@ccsd.kl2.co.us. Love to all.
last summer. Meme n ’atcuka wewe sassa!
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Mr. Craig Perry 3467 Pinestream Road, Atlanta GA 30327 Walter Sperling wrote that he is a consultant and writer. His oldest daughter Edie just graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Political Science. Second daughter is a freshman there and plays flute with the symphony orchestra and band. His wife Alice is an instructor and trainer with a local community college.
Mr. D. Carter Fitzpatrick 49 Bell Rock Plaza, Sedona A Z 86351 Class agent: Mr. Craig Cameron 11 Bay Point Drive, Ormond Beach FL 32174 Peter Orgain writes that he and wife Carol still live in Vermont (33 years so far). He is a consultant in workplace teams and coaching. They have 2 sons —Nate is 28 attending UVM Medical School and David (29) is Facilities Director for The Island School in Cape Eleuthera, Bahamas. They all spend as much time exploring nature and engaging in any outdoor sport they can, kayak, snowshoe, scuba, kite surfing, skiing, snowboard and sailing. They love them all! Bill Peters, where are you? I tried to find you in Maine
Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29, Free Union VA 22940
TKS ______________________ Ms. M argot Escott 5135 Cobble Creek Court #101 Naples FL 34110 escott@na.ples. net Deborah Sanders Lewis has moved to Martha’s Vineyard and feels so lucky to be there. Oldest daughter Kelly had her first child (a boy) in March. Her second daughter, Erin, had her second child (a boy) in February. He joins his sister who was 3 in May. Her youngest Megan is in her second year at Tufts Vet School. She hopes that anyone visiting the island will not hesitate to call. She gives great island tours!
Judy Dixon is coaching the Philadelphia Freedom of World Team Tennis.
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68 TKS ____________________ Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 10 Knolls Road, Williamstown MA 01267 avie. kalker@ verizon. net
Gregg Deehan ’68, daughter Megan ’03, son Taylor ’05, Diane Deehan at Megan’s graduation in June.
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Fancy Meeting You Here Photographer Michael Yamashita ’6 7 ^ was in Rome, Italy at a national museum for the opening of his show on Marco Polo. There, with the Italian Minister of Culture, was Anne Callaghan ’69, U.S. cultural attaché in Rome. They had last met a decade ago, when she was with the embassy in Tokyo. (He reports that Rome is the plum assignment.) Michael’s book, Marco Polo, A Photographer’s Journey, has sold more than 200,000 copies in 11 languages, and is being reprinted. There will be more exhibitions in the fall, Frankfurt to Tokyo, and Michael will narrate a three-part series in China for the National Geographic Channel. He had the Geographic cover in July with his Korean border photos; and in December, his story on Samurai will coincide with the Tom Cruise movie, The Age o f Samurai.
TKS ______________________ Mrs. Charles Gildea (Lynn Ehrhardt) 46 E. Saddle River Rd. Saddle River N J 07458 lgildea@ aol. com From Toni Delorenzo Siliski, this being an age o f transitions—the 50’s—we seem to be fitting right in as kids are leaving the nest, the family dog is more arthritic than I am, and John and I both are beginning to think about what is beyond the next set of high school sports events and orthodontist appointments. Last year we both turned fifty and this past summer celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. We are definitely in transition— at the end of one chapter as well as the beginning of new adventures. The year has been full of interest, stress, sadness and joy. We are tired from these hair-raising years of parenting teenagers (and not yet done!), but fascinated as we watch them grow into young adults. ^Michael is a senior at Stanford, majoring in Symbolic Systems; his focus is Artificiáíjntelligence. Meanwhile, he is having a great time hiking and camping in the CA mountains whenever he can squeeze in a weekend trip. Daniel finished high school last year and decided to take a deferment from Emory for a year so that he could explore the workaday world and himself. He is enjoying his independence, his emerging self-reliance and his growing bank account as
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well as figuring out why he is looking forward to being in college. He is planning to finish up the year with some travel, possibly hiking the Appalachian Mountain Trail. He figures that if he leaves early enough, he could hike from home to Atlanta in time to start college (guess that means we arrive with all the stuff). (Several of our gray hairs have his name on them.) Andrew is in tenth grade. He loves music, sports, and playing with computers. He plays the trombone in the jazz band at school, but his first love is the French horn. He also loves playing soccer for his school and other leagues, and running track at school. He is definitely a math/science guy, who is baffled by the idea o f a mother who chose to major in English. John continues to work too hard in his private practice at Mass. General Hospital. He still loves to operate, doing primarily knees and hips now. I am presently enrolled in Divinity School. After a career in psychotherapy, I am primarily interested in the area where psychology and religion intersect, as well as in the area of intersection between faith, health, and spirituality. I love my courses and have surprised even myself at how hard I am working. My mother moved to a retirement community in our area. It is good to have her be part of our lives while still having her own life. We just celebrated her 85th birthday with a party/family reunion for her, her twin brother, and all of their children’s families— four generations. We hope that you are all well and have a healthy and blessed 2003!
Shelly Brightman Walchak was married in January to her high school/college beau — Florien Walchak. Florian is an engineer and Shelly is an academic librarian and associate professor at Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO. Her youngest son, Michael, is graduating from Michigan State in May. Her older son and daughter-in-law are still living in Michigan. They had a tough time last summer with the Missionary Ridge wildfires coming within lA miles of their house in Durango. It has been a very busy year for Lynn Ehrhardt Gildea and Chip. Their son Brian was married in July 2002, and daughter Kristin in June of this year. Both couples have moved out of New York City and have purchased homes in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ (about one mile away). They joined the geriatric set this year and purchased a condo in Jupiter, FI. They have been enjoying both boating and golf and found that they actually have quite a few friends in the area. If you are in the area next winter, look them up.
Nina Szot Boral has also been very busy. Her daughter, Alicia, just had her third child.
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She joins her twin brothers who are l'A.
Barbara Fox McWilliams and Anne Lavoy Guerra got together in March in Florida and had a great time. Unfortunately, Phyllis Latouche Rawlins and Andy Goddard
grade and takes writing courses through Johns Hopkins University. Georgia’s new start is the Appalachian Trail, so hike on up and visit.
weren’t able to join them. Maybe next year!
Condolences to Patricia Vilas Brown on the death of her father.
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Dr. Edward A. Griggs Jr. 32 Courseville Road, Browcville N Y 10708 eagriggs@ optonline. net
Mr. V. Jam es Castiglia 5701 Berkshire Valley Rd., P.O. Box 311 O ak Ridge N J 07438 Class agent:
TKS ______________________ Ms. Leslie Bryan 844 East M orningside Drive, NE Atlanta GA 30324 lbryan@dsckd. com Class agent: Ms. Kim Kolbe 38 Kent Dr., Roseland N J 07068 Barbara Dixon writes: Recently finished producing four seasons of “This Small Space,” a home décor show for HGTV filmed in the New York area and Toronto. Write for various home décor and lifestyle publications and have my own communications company specializing in all areas of public relations and broadcast and print, going between Toronto and New York. A contributing editor for Hamptons Cottages and Gardens and Palm Beach Cottages and Gardens.
Leslie Bryan reports, Bruce and Whitney began the college hunt in earnest last week with a trip to New England to see Boston University (where they got to meet her niece Lindsay, Heidi’s daughter), and the universities of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. University of Vermont was a real awakening to their now southern blood. It was 7 below on the morning of their tour.
Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner just finished a complete update of her book Everything You N eed to know about Lyme Disease, and it was in bookstores at the beginning of April. The first version had three printings and sold out the last book in January 2003. She just started law school, with the hopes of specializing in healthcare law. If she makes it through, she will graduate at about retirement age. Or, should she say -1 in time to start her second career! They just got a new golden puppy and their 9-year-old daughter, Christy, has named him “Diggity Doogle.” She sends best wishes to all«.4 «
Georgia Buckner bought a house this year with a stream in the backyard. She is happy reviving perennial gardens. Daughter Brigid completed her freshman year at Lehigh University. Daughter Anna completed 8 th
Mr. Garret Roosma 12175 Upper H eather Ave. N, Hugo M N 55038 Gordy Sussman founded Rutabaga, the largest paddle sports shop in the United States. He recently sold the business and deserves a River Champion Award for what he has created. Gordy has long been a friend to rivers, serving on the founding Board of the River Alliance! Rutabaga has consistently aided groups working to protect our waterways with generous donations o ^ ^ goods and services. Gordy also created Canoecopia - the largest paddling show in the world. Each year, dozens o f non-profit groups are allowed to set up displays free of charge at this event - providing great public exposure to more than 30,000 people who attend.
77 TKS ______________________ Ms. Janis Moorhouse 12 Presidio #2, M ill Valley CA 04941
MA_______ ________________ Class agent: Mr. Guy D ella Penna 141 Ogden St., Sarasota FL 34242 Jonathan Golding is working for theC'.S. division o f a French food service company based at Midsize Medical Center. Life is fun with 3 daughters, almost like a sitcom. Best wishes to a l l? I
72 TKS ___________ Class agent: Ms. Kate Curtin Lindsey 12630 Three Sisters Road Potomac MD 20854
MA_____________ Class agent: Mr. Peter Perretti 86 East Bracebridge CircleThe Woodlands T X 7m 82 perrdoc@ msn. com
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Neal and Martha Bonsai Day '74 with children Heather '03 and Neal '06.
John Capanile 75, son Daniel '03, and daughter Francesca '07 at Dan 's granduation.
Constance Van Eeghan and Elza Dzenis Hess.
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TKS ______________________ Ms. Susan Read 38 College Circle, Staunton VA 22401-2375 davick@ intelos. net Class agent: Mrs. Edward Skibiak (Ellen Wahl) 56 Hamilton D rive East North Caldwell N J 07006 Beth Kindler Lloyd-Thomas writes: Now that the children (Matt 9, Sophia 6 serious musicians - Matt plays Suzuki guitar and Sophia, Suzuki piano) are in school full time, I am back to work part-time doing marketing/publicity and promotions for our National Public Radio affiliate WSHU Radio, specifically working on two national programs, Sunday Baroque (a classical music show), and She Got Game (a women’s sports program). Visit us at www.wshu.org for great news, music, and other informative and insightful programming!
Constance DuHamel is in NYC selling muni bonds at PaineWebber and sometimes sees Debi Kent, who is also in NYC doing film/video production. She was successful in tracing down the following two classmates, MKA faculty member Judy Nesbit was in San Antonio, Texas, where she was a presenter at a math convention in March. At dinner one evening by the Riverwalk, she got into a conversation with two women, who were also there for the convention. They got to talking, and when Ms. Nesbit said she teaches in Montclair, N.J., one said her husband used to teach there, at Kimberley School. The ladies turned out to be the widow and daughter o f the late Bill Sissons, for many years a math teacher at Kimberley. He left at the merger (1974) and died not too long after.
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Constance Van Eeghan reports that she works in a small, rural hospital as the VP of Quality Improvement, which seems to mean “I do whatever I think will make the place run better.” I ’ve been here for seven years, after moving to a new place every two years, and it’s still fun, so I think w e’re staying here. It’s certainly been great for the kids (three of them), but I like the lifestyle and environment for their own sakes.
University of Tennessee College of Law although he teaches two classes each year and was recently named an Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law. Tom says the longer he does this job the more his always great respect for Mr. Anderson grows; he is just happy he doesn’t have to deal with morning meetings! Their son, Patrick, will be going to college in the fall, totally unsure what he wants to do or major in - a good start. Tom ran (very slowly) his 17th marathon in January in Charlotte, NC.
Elza Dzenis Hess also has three children and she occasionally has taken on work, designing interiors. She has spent the past couple of years in California.
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30th Reunion Chairman:
Ms. Erin Cuffe Crawford 102 Buckingham Rd Upper M ontclair N J 07043
Tom Galligan 6933 Old Kent Drive, Knoxville, TN 37919 Mr. Gregory Lackey 138 Paupukkewis Trail M edford Lakes N J 08055 Class agent: Mr. Rudy Schlobohm 78 M ontclair Ave., M ontclair N J 07042 William Kovacs reports that both his children will be attending college at his alma mater, Lehigh University. His daughter Lauren will be a senior this fall. She is on the Deans List majoring in Chemical Engineering. His son Billy will be starting as a freshman majoring in Engineering. He and wife Karen will be married 24 years this fall and continue to reside in Essex Fells since H982. He continues his job as President of Sheet Metal Products, a family owned business, and Karen continues in private practice as a Physical Therapist. Looking forward to our 30th reunion.
MA_______ ;________________ Mr. Rudolph Schlobohm 78 M ontclair Ave., M ontclair N J 07042 rudy@ thecastlecompany. com Peter Berinato and wife Sue are in full child-rearing mode for son Pete 8 , and daughter Remy, 4, and enjoying life in Richmond, VA - now going on 14 years. They’ve embarked on a plan to get one or both of them retired early so they can spend more time with the kids. Peter has moved out of public relations and into information technology, where he coordinates webdevelopment projects for the Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement. He spent a weekend camping with Derek Storm, who is also in information technology and is now in business for himself. Derek isy* happily ensconced near Allentown, PA and has three daughters.
Tom Galligan, Susan Stokes Galligan ’74, Patrick (18), Sarah (16), Arling (13) and Jennifer (10) are in their 5th year in Knoxville. Tom is still the dean of the
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75 TKS ______________________ Class agent: Mr. Paul Zukerberg 1901 Wyoming Ave. N W #75 Washington D C 20009
Katherine Grover and Michael moved from Greenwich Village to Greenwich, CT. It’s too early to judge the change of locale and how it has changed our lives. But it sure is pretty out here.
James Giarrusso writes: Hard to believe, but my kids are already in 6 * and 2 nd grades! Time is flying, huh?! Alyssa, 8 , is a little soccer star; we played in Montclair last spring. It was a GREAT trip for m e... getting all nostalgic and all.
Ralph La Salle moved back to New Zealand; he left Wood Products Industry and is now Chief Executive Officer for Gore Health. They run a small 20 bed hospital on the South Sea Island of New Zealand and love it.
and costumes for a series of traditional Greek Tragedies in the setting of Italian archeological sites. Frank is enthusiastic about the great challenge which lies ahead breathing life into American historical properties. The Montclair Architecture Forum described his work in Montclair as “ ...probing the history of Montclair’s residential architecture as an example of fine domestic architecture and a study o f the relation between house form and socio cultural history.”
Donald Williams has had open heart surgery; since then he and wife Tammy sold their house in Plainfield and relocated to Punta Gorda, FL with their three children, Matthew, 12, Tyler, 10, and Chelsea, 7. Tammy works at the local hospital in the Medical Transcription Department. He writes, “I’ve been retired for a little more than a year now. I’ve applied to the local community college for their Radiology Technology Program. We should be breaking ground on our house soon and since this is Florida, you know the weather is great!”
Anne Thomas Manes and Matthew adopted a new puppy last year: Cally, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. She brought the tally up to 5 dogs; they subsequently lost two elderly Golden Retrievers. Tucker was 15, and Sheba was 13. They now have 3 rambunctious Chessies. (Sasha and Peter are both 6 .) Their favorite activities are swimming and fetch. You can frequently find Anne and Matthew inline skating along the Esplanade in Boston. Spent a very successful year (2001-2002) working as CTO for Systinet, a software start-up. The company is doing very well, despite the rough economy. Then took a six- month sabbatical to write a book, entitled, Web Services: A M anager’s Guide. Was published in June by AddisonWesley. In February took a position as Research Director with Burton Group, a software research and consulting firm.
77 Mr. Andrew Pedersen 1 Washington Ave., Rumson N J 07760 pedera@ nytimes. com
Class agent: Dr. Charles Read 1918 N. D aniel St., Arlington VA 22201 The Monclair Historical Society reports the following about Frank Godlewski: Recently, Frank returned to Montclair and now lives in the Carriage House at Evergreens. For the past twenty-three years, he lived in Italy where he worked in the Milan architecture studio of Aldo Rossi. For the past decade, Frank has been involved with the restoration o f historical properties and curated cultural programs in two Italian national landmarks. He has designed scenery
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Ms. Jane Lugaric Burkhard 299 Crown Road, Kentfield, CA 94904 Pam Bolton Radcliffe works for an international non-profit called Family Care International, whose mission is to improve women’s sexual and reproduction health and rights in developing countries, with a special emphasis on making pregnancy and childbirth safer. In the region, she covers French-speaking West Africa. Mr. Adair and Ms. Andre would be happy to know she has put her Kimberley/MKA French to good use all these years. Husband Nick is a clinical psychologist. Their children, Noam and Gabey are \ and 5 years old.
David Peckman reports that after 22 years in financial services marketing, and a lifetime in the U.S., he has moved to London to study Art History and make a complete life-change. He has been working part-time as a fine art consultant, private dealer, and appraiser. He is planning to continue his transition by completing a graduate degree at either Christie’s or Sotheby’s Institute beginning later this year.
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Dr. John Brink 1290 Beech Valley Rd., Atlanta GA 30306
Mr. Robert Hubsmith 16 Warren Road, M aplewood N J 07040
Mrs. Carlos Ortiz (Shawn Mahieu) 2163 Gilbride Rd., M artinsville N J 08836
Lisa Miller Elton has been promoted to
David Fernald writes that James, Sarah and Alex are all doing well in school and are much more athletic than he was. He finds it hard to believe that James has his drivers’ permit.
Senior Technical Director, Skin Care, Preservatives and Biocides at International Specialty Products. She and husband Craig and daughter Kira are living in North Caldwell. After moving to northwest Arkansas and living there for eight months, Beverley Hall Hildebrand and Melvin decided to move back to Wyoming.
Marcelle Irwin Pope and Harold bought a Mrs. Paul M cFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 238 D evon Road, Essex F ells N J 07021
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new house in Francestown, where they have lived for the past 18 years. It’s a beautiful rural town. Marcelle is teaching high school art, including pottery, and taking care of their three beautiful children who are 4, 8 and 11 years old.
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Edward Mason writes: Greetings to all classmates. He and Jean are well. Their oldest daughter, Sarah, started high school this fall. The twins, Emily and Teddy, started middle school. Time flies - hello middle age.
Mark Donatiello has a son entering MKA this year.
80 Class secretary and class agent: M ary L. Cole, Esq. 1 Ferrous Court, Chester N J 07930 marycolel2@ hotmail. com
Reunion Chair: Sue Cole Furlong 22 H illbury Road, Essex Fells, N J 07021 Ms. Pamela Zeug 250 M ercer St., C418, New York N Y 10012 Mr. Lawrence Garrigan 6103 Ox Bottom Manor D rive Tallahassee FL 32312
Class agent: Ms. H yla Ames Bauer 240 E ast 82nd Street, Apt. 7J New York N Y 10028 Michael Dobbin is Director of
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Administration at Vanderweil Engineers. He has been married for 14 years and has two sons, Joshua, 8M, and Adam,
Karen Boyle enjoyed a three-month break in the U.S., including a visit with classmate Helen Scharfenberg Dominy. Has headed back to Africa for 7 months. Visitors are always welcome to the house in Boca Raton.
82 Congratulations to Susan Post Schlachtenhaufen and Jon on the birth of their son, William Post Schlachtenhaufen, who joins big sister, Helen, 8 , and brother John, 5. Congratulations to Edwin Amirata and Kimberly on the birth of their daughter Emily. They are still living in Montclair. Ed is practicing general surgery in Belleville, NJ.
Mr. Walter J. Davis 66 Oakwood Dr., New Providence N J 07974 davisteam@ home. com Kevin Wilkins writes, Life in Boston is great. Ginny and I recently had our third child 3 third boy to be specific. Zachary joins his brother Jonathan, 6 , and Benjamin, 2 , in their effort to make our home as loud as possible. Work and family are keeping us all very busy. Hope everyone in the MKA community is well. Looking forward to reunion. Twenty years - that suggests that we may be getting old. Bring a camera! Since joining the State Department in 1990,
Jonathan Nussbaum and wife Kathleen have been overseas for assignments in Bucharest, London and Tokyo. They are currently in Washington, DC but expect to relocate to Warsaw in summer 2004, following Polish Language Training with the family, Nicholas 8 , Sam 3, and Zebra 2.
Margaret Paisley Cosby has been living in 20th REUNION OCTOBER 25, 2003 Reunion Co-Chair: Dan Carson 67A Lanning Road, Blairstown, N J 07825 thedirtking^& pljsbm Reunion Co-Chair: Holly Jervis Felber 73 Oxford Street, Glen Ridge, N J 07028 hdfel(a}name. com Ms. Am y Felber 10 Una Way, M ill Valley CA 94941 Ms. Maureen Towers Natkin 5 Riverview Road, Irvington N Y 10533 motowers@ aol. com Class agent:
Lynchburg, VA for almost 16 years now. She works for Randolph-Macon, a woman’s college, as Assistant Director of Career Development. She earned a master’s degree in counseling from Lynchburg. She is married with four children, Tad, 17, Tom, 14, Jamie, 9, and Noell, 8 . Tad will be a freshman at the University of Virginia this fall. She finds it hard to believe. Hi to everyone in Montclair.
Alison Lochhead Sacknowitz recently joined Magic Hour Communications as a project manager in the website development field. Currently Magic Hours is redesigning and redeveloping websites for numerous private schools. They are currently working on sites for Roxbury Latin, Belmont Hill and Nobles & Greenough, which are her clients.
The State of Israel Bonds of Metropolitan and Northern New Jersey honored Alan Wilzig, the Chairman, President, and CEO of Trustcompany Bank. John Loftus, noted author and former prosecutor in the Nazi War Crimes Unit of the Department of Justice under Presidents Carter and Reagan, was the keynote speaker. Alan currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Liberty Healthcare Systems and is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Rainforest Alliance. He has also served on the New York Board of The Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Metropolitan New Jersey State of Israel Bonds since 2002. He was also inducted into its prestigious Signature Society. Former chief counsel to Gov. James McGreevey of New Jersey, Paul Josephson, has taken a high-level job with the Attorney General’s Office. He is now director of the Division of Law in the Department of Law and Public Safety. The division provides legal advice and representation in civil lawsuits for the entire executive branch, as well as for judges and probation officers. Congratulations to Paul and his wife Jodi on the birth of their first child, Ethan David (8 lbs., 1 oz., 20 in.) on July 5th, 2003.
84 Class secretary and class agent: Mrs. Jennifer Jones Ladda 110 Glen Rock Road, Cedar Grove N J 07009 Congratulations to Joanne and John Pellecchia on their wedding. John is part owner of a real estate and mortgage company. He also helps coach a local high school baseball team and scouts for major league baseball. He still keeps in touch with John Towers and Doug Colwell. John and Joanne reside in West Palm Beach. Congratulations to James and Diane Ridley White on their wedding. Alison ThomasCottingham served as a bridesmaid. Several MKA alumni, including her husband Bob Cottingham and Cathy Humphries Bennett, were in attendance. Kirk Royster and Diane have remained close friends over the last 30 years; they were both Brooksiders in kindergarten. Diane practices anesthesiology at Elmhurst Hospital Center in Queens, NY; she and her husband live in Belleville, NJ. (See photo)
Martha Nevins Pawasarat has been with Dr. Diane Ridley ’s marriage to Mr. W. James White on November 2, 2002. In attendance, left to right: Cathy Humphries Bennett ’84, M ichael Bennett, bridesmaid Dr. Alison Thomas-Cottingham ’84, Bob Cottingham ’84, Cathy’s daughter, Hailgg the flow er girl, Dr. Diane Ridley ’84, Linda Wood (attended MKA), and K irk Royster ’84.
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Hapag-Lloyd for 18 years |H a Director of Sales. She is married with two standard poodles, one horse and one cat.
Meg Lugaric Shick writes, It seems like a
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million years ago that we built that fence. Since then we have painted the h o u s e d completed all of the interior renovations, redone the pool and backyard, and I am pregnant again. Been busy running around, nesting, and trying to finish little projects I put off for too long - brings back annoying memories o f all o f my teacher reviews at MKA that consistently pointed out that I was not fulfilling my potential.
events. She was the Benefit Chair for The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s spring house tour. She is also hoping to be accepted to the Urban Planning Program at NYU but competition is tough; 1000 applicants for 30 spots - yikes!
Andrew Friedman recently became engaged to Sharleen Klein, a special education teacher in New York City.
Richard Stanton started a new job at
85 Mr. John Booth III 1912 Harwood Road, Annapolis MD 21401 Class agents: Mr. Jeffrey Schackner 220 E. 65th St., Apt. 7M, New York, N Y 10021 Ms. Alexis Polonofsky Zebrowski 33 Glen Road, Verona N J 07044 Congratulations to Sean and Ilene Saul Richardson on their marriage. Ilene is very happy. She is Director of Production for We Network; does amateur photography work in NY Magazine.
Candace Kruse Gerrety is having a great time riding her horses and raising her three children, Candace, 13, Justin, 8 and Taylor Madge, 15 mos. Congratulations to Donald and Ashley Fawcett Greene on the birth of their son, Aidan Taft, in February.
86 Ms. Sherry Ahkami 4386 North Talmadge Dr. San Diego CA 92116 Ms. Jennifer Remington Knodel 24 Wakefield Place, Caldwell N J 07006 Class agent: Mr. Damon Zeigler 403 Third St., Oakdale PA 15071-1250 Congratulations to Sherry Ahkami and Kam Raiszadeh on their son Cyrus Alexander in February.
87 Mr. D ennis Rodano 14 Wayland Drive, Verona N J 07044 rodanod@ix. netcom. com Class agent: Ms. Andrea Schackner 192 Piermont Rd., Norwood N J 07648 Meredith Safirstein Bergman keeps in touch with many classmates. She has embarked on a change of career and has been very active in community preservation
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Commerce Banks Residential Mortgage Lending Division as a loan officer and loves it. It’s a big change from leveraged lending at JP Morgan. The bank is operated as a retailer rather than a bank and the result is a very loyal customer base. I “cover” a few branches on the Upper West Side, but my lending territory is countrywide. Took a couple o f weeks and vacationed in Florida, missing the snowstorm. Jack, 3 54, pestered me to go fishing daily. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Hope all is well with the MKA family. A note from Judy Allen: Pat Coyle received an MBA from Kellogg, of Northwestern University. He has taken a job with Gallo Wines in Modesto, CA, so he and Margaret Allen Coyle are back to California this summer. We will most likely visit them in August and maybe take a trip around northern California at the same time. Meg and the kids were here in Italy for 12 days and it was wonderful, if exhausting, having them here. Liam is now 4 54 and Olivia is 2. They are full of life. Congratulations to Lynne Yellin Krest on her second child, Gayle Joliet Krest, in May. She joins 2 54-year-old Kayla Rose. They are all doing fine. She is mostly staying home to take care of the girls. Lynne is adjunct teaching math part-time at a local community college in Rochester, NY.
Dennis Rodano coaches lacrosse at DePaul Catholic in Wayne, NJ. He is head of Buildings and Grounds and working on his master’s in teaching at Montclair State University. He will teach history in the near future.
88 15<» REUNION OCTOBER 25, 2003 Reunion Co-Chairs:
Class agent: Mr. Alec Schwartz 46 Plymouth Road, Springfield PA 19064 alec@ cmcservices.com Best wishes to Mike and Karen Robinson Murphy on their wedding. Karen writes that she has a very cute stepson named Jack, age 4. They live in Michigan.
Wendy Dorner Pursell writes: Recently quit my job and am back in school full time, working towards my teaching certification in secondary mathematics along with my master’s in Curriculum and Instruction at Kutztown University. Really enjoy being back in school! My inspiration is Mr. Ken Mansuy! (Wendy is expecting her first child in October. Congratulations!)
David Haight works for Muhlenberg College as the Senior Associate Director of the Muhlenberg Fund.
Chris Kruse is in Atlanta on a fellowship, doing post-doctoral work in dermatology.
89 Ms. Suellen Bizub 247 West 87th St., 6D, New York N Y 10024 Mr. Louis Lessig 141 Thunder Circle,,.Bensalem PA 19020 Class agent: Mr. Josh Raymond 213 Vista Drive, Cedar Knolls N J 07927 Congratulations to Bram Zeigler and Katie on the birth of their first child, a son, Campbell Ives, in MarchgS- also on the purchase o f their new home in Oakland, CA. Congratulations also to Elizabeth Webster Twomey and Shane on the birth o f their son John (Jack) Richard in February. Best wishes to Geoffrey Krouse on his marriage to Anne. They started dating during their third year at Duke Law, where they both graduated in 1977. Geoffrey is a 6 th year associate as a corporate lawyer at V&E. Anne is also a lawyer in NYC. She practices trusts and estate law. Congratulations to Kristine Mamchur Sands on receiving a Ph.D. in clinical psychology for Antioch New England Graduate School. She is now Dr. Sands. Congratulations to Laura Glasser who wrote an episode o f “Dawson’s Creek” in April.
Andrew and Jill Tobia Sorger 2 Claridge Drive, Apt. 7DW Verona, N J 07044 Jts07044@ yahoo. com
Franklin Liu is a research associate at Merck, Rahway, NJ.
Ms. Susan B artlett Rankin 4540 51st Ave. NE, Seattle WA 98105 srankin@ microsoft. com
A note from Judy Allen: David Allen ’89 and Francesca were in Italy just before Meg, as he has been seconded to Cyprus from
Mike Hnatow is the proud father of two daughters, Alexa, 4, and Ashley, 19 months.
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Nairobi for a few months. He is also going to have to spend 3 weeks in Baghdad shortly! However, it is all good for his (UN) career.
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Village and he is a talent agent
Mr. Luke Sarsfield 275 Greenwich Street, Apt. 8M New York N Y 10007
Liza Boglivi is engaged to Lenny Fox. She
\90 Ms, Meredith McGowan Zengo 3 Gull Road, Rowayton CT 06853 mczengo@aol. com Ms. Lorelei M uenster Im uensterl @yahoo. com Class agent: Ms. Regina Chi Clancy 339 West 88th St., #9, New York N Y 10024 Congratulations to Brendan and Tiffini Kriegel Haley on the birth of Dylan Joseph in June.
Antony Brydon started a software company in New York focused on Enterprise Relationship Management and is doing well.
Sabrina Yellin Barney was married in December in Boca Raton, FL to David Barney, a college English professor. MKA alumni in attendance included Lynne Yellin Krest ’87, Steven Most, and Claire Acher. Sabrina is currently working as the manager of the rehabilitation department in both a skilled nursing facility and a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility. Merle Pear was recently engaged to Fabrice Hugon. A November 2003 wedding in Florida is planned. Emily Ertel Nisbet writes that her son Connor is 2 years old.
Ms. Dara Marmon 127 E ast 30th Street, 15A, New York N Y 10016 telldjm@ aol. com
\92 Mr. Enrique N eblett 2780 International D rive #522C Ypsilanti M I 48197 eneblett@ yahoo. com Ms. Tamar Safer Radfar 86 F rost Court, W yckoffN J 07481 tsafer5400@ aol. com Class agent: Ms. Anne M arie Verdiramo 2030 South Street, Unit D Philadelphia PA 19146 amverdiramo@hotmail. com Ingrid Ramos lives in Brooklyn and works as a design assistant for West Elm, a furniture and home furnishings store/catalogue business. She will attend NYU in the fall. She reports that Gerard Caputo lives in Minneapolis, and works as an art director at an advertising agency. He has won several art direction awards.
Janet Rosen Gershman is doing well, living in Roseland with her husband, David, and twins. Janet recently threw a 30th birthday party for David; Alison Raymond and Kim Cohen attended. Congratulations to Michelle and Ari Terry on their wedding. Jeff Glasser, Scott Weiner, and Pat Uhn were groomsmen; Doug Munson and Balaji Gandhi ’91 attended. Ari received an M.B.A. from Harvard in 2 0 0 2 ; he works as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. He and Michelle live in NYC. Jay and Wendy Byrd Marks also live in NYC. She teaches first grade in the West
graduated from Boston U. and is a sales manager for J.B. Prince in NYC.
Jeff Glasser reportedly was embedded with the troops in Qatar for U.S. News & World Report. “I had such a great time [at reunion]” writes
Jenna Blanes Componovo, “and hope I get to see the ol’ gang again soon.” She lives in Charleston, S.C., where she is an internet product manager for Blackbaud, LLC while her husband does an orthopedic residency. Jenna received certification to teach Pilates, ran in the Charleston Annual Bridge Run, and attended the Family Circle Tennis Tournament after eating dinner next to Serena Williams the night before her final match. Belated congratulations to Joe Ferrara, whose band, Father Divine, won an unsigned rock band contest at CBGB’s in NYC in December. They received a perfect 10 score and the prize was to do an in-store performance at Virgin Megastore in Union Square.
93 10th REUNION OCTOBER 25, 2003 Ms. Renee M onteyne 10 Lookout Point Trail Totowa Borough N J 07512 monteyne@ yahoo. com Mr. Brian Wecht 3891-D M iramar St., La Jolla CA 92037 Class agent: Mr. Damien Vena 240 E. 27th St. #4B, New York N Y 10016 venad@yahoo. com Reunion chairmen: Renee M onteyne and Jason Pogorelec jppogorelec@ yahoo. com Best wishes to Molly and Jordan Safirstein on their wedding. They were married at the Grosse Point Yacht Club in November, with many MKA alumni attending: Josh Cain,
Jeff Glasser ’92, Erik Kusseluk, Zach McClarty, Mike Morris, Jeremy Murphy, Paul Tipaldos, Damien Vena, and Jordan’s sisters Meredith Safirstein Bergmann ’87 and Andrea Safirstein ’88. Renee Monteyne - co-chairing reunion with Jason Pogorelec - is attending Seton Hall Law School.
Vincent O’Hara is still in Namibia working
Sabrina Yellin '90 was married to David Barney in Boca Raton, Florida, in December, 2002. MKA alumni that were in attendance included Sabrina's sister, Lynne Yellin Krest '87, Steven Most '90, and Claire Acher '90.
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as the field director for WorldTeach. He places, trains and supports 26 volunteer teachers along with managing the programs’ finances and development. He says Namibia
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Steven and Alice Hirsh, a Trustee, with their MKA children: Adam '03, Jonathan '95 and his fiancée Rebecca Rosenstein, Samantha '06.
is an absolutely amazing place, although he may tie his work back into writing and communications in the not-too-distant-future. When he does get back he plans to settle in the NY area for the first time since leaving for college.
Suzanne Jacobson Kirsch is the Chair of the English Department at the Ardsley Middle School in New York. Jason Barr is a sports anchor reporter for “Capital News 9”, Time Warner’s 24-hour news channel in Albany, NY. Congratulations to Elena Wuebbens Baer and Stephen who were married in December 2002. They are both teachers in Newark. Congratulations on the engagement of Jamie Lynn Streit and Mitchell Joseph Decter ’94. Jamie earned her BA from the University of Maryland and is now working for New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority in East Rutherford.
Jonathan Crowell continues his lifelong pursuit of social and environmental justice and asks the question: “What shall we do about this U.S. Empire?”
Laura Caprario received her M.S. in Epidemiology from Elarvard School o f Public Health in 1999. She recently graduated from Georgetown School of Medicine and is doing her residency in internal medicine at Tufts New England Medical Center.
94 Ms. M onica Fernand 37 Garden St., Boston MA 02114 Ms. Dana Fiordaliso 1909 Spruce Street, Unit 4 Philadelphia, PA 19103 djfiordaliso@ yahoo. com
Hasani Sinclair '00, mother Mona Sinclair, graduate Masamba '03, and Jabari 'OSP Both Hasani and Masamba attend UPenn.
215 E ast 95th St. #296, New York N Y 10128 Congratulations to Jamie Streit ’93 and Mitchell Decter on their engagement. Mitchell received a B.A. from the University of Vermont in 1998 and a juris doctor degree from Seton Hall University School o f Law in 2002. He is a clerk for Judge Olivieri in Hudson County. After living and working in DC for the past 5 years, Dana Fiordaliso has decided it’s time to move on. She is no longer working for Senator Kennedy and has moved up to Philadelphia. Congratulations to Leanne Gattie and Eric Scott on their engagement. They plan to be married in Philadelphia, PA during the summer of 2004. Leanne is a project manager at Comcast Online and Eric is an attorney at Pepper Hamilton, LLP. Leanne and Eric graduated from Bucknell University in 1998 and reside in Philadelphia, PA.
Jonathan Kidde lives in Jackson, WY and runs a juvenile diversion program for first time juvenile offenders. It is a balanced and restorative justice program. He has been dating Heather for the past six years. Jon reports that Peter Barrett also lives in Jackson and they see one another often.
Rita Ross is currently living in New York City. She is attending New York University and working towards her master’s degree in English Education. She is planning to study abroad in Oxford this summer.
Jill Finkle is currently working in the Middle Market Equity Sales Group at Oppenheimer and living in the West Village in New York City. In addition, she’s attending the New York School of Interior Design.
July of 2002. The wedding party included sisters Renee ’93 and Roberta ’96, Tracey Klank ’97, and Michele Grasso. In attendance were Jaime Bedrin and Emily Ehrenberg. Remy teaches 3rd grade in Passaic, while doing graduate work at Jersey City University.
Brian Donahue has taken the position as Vice President with the Washington office of Jamestown Associates. He will focus on congressional and senate campaigns, and other political clients.
Ms. Rita Papaleo 31 Fernwood Terrace, Nutley N J 07110 ritapap@ aol. com Class agent: Mr. M atthew Drukker 230 E. 48th St., #3D, New York N Y 10017 ■ Congratulations to Lauren Burt on her engagement to Brian Carley. Lauren attends Montclair State University where she is majoring in art. Brian is an art director with Hyphen in Parsippany. He earned a B.A. in electronic filmmaking and digital video design from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Also congratulations to Jonathan Hirsh on his engagement to Rebecca Rosenstein. Jonathan is the mid-Atlantic sales representative for Lamart Corporation in Clifton. Rebecca earned a B.A. in child development. She is a child-life specialist at Bristol- Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.
Emily Ehrenberg is a pediatric speech and
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language pathologist and works with the birth to 3 year-old population.
Mr. Jason Awerdick
Congratulations to Rosemary Monteyne
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Bergamasco and Thomas on their wedding in
Ms. Tanya Barnes 7 M elrose Place, M ontclair N J 07042 tbarnes@ fas. harvard, edu
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Ms. Debbie Haight 115 DeW itt Ave., Belleville N J 07109 deh2 7@columbia. edu
Lauren Dellechiaie graduated from Bowdoin
Class agent: Mr. Lee Vartan 25B Avon St., Cambridge MA 02138 pldv@ aol.com Emily O’Dell spent part o f her winter in Egypt once again and was named Chief Epigrapher for their Giza expedition. Looking forward to returning there in December. She has been accepted into Brown’s Ph.D. program for Egyptology and received her M.F.A. She says, “It is such a gift to continue teaching and advising Brown undergrads for years to come.” As for playwriting, her new play, Strings, was just produced by Brown University and has received interest from theatres across the county. Emily was just nominated by Playwrights Horizons for a Young Playwrights Mentorship Award, and her play, The French Revolution: Part Deux, was showcased in June at Lincoln Center as part of their Director’s Lab on Modem Political Theater. She is also scheduled to perform a one-woman show about Zelda Fitzgerald in New York.
Alyson Leichtner is living in Santa Monica,
College in 2001. She is now employed as a Financial Software Consultant in Manhattan. CA and is in her 2nd year at Pepperdine Law School. She spent last summer working for Armand Arabian, Justice of the California Supreme Court. She is currently working for Warner Bros. Corporate Legal and interning part-time at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, which is a legal aid clinic for the elderly and indigent.
Lisa Sidman is also in law school at Fordham University. She is in her second year and is living on the Upper West Side. Amanda Dickey is in her first year at New York University Law School. Congratulations to Blair Harkett Dore on his engagement to Jennifer Robin Valiando. Both graduates of Amherst, they are now living and working in NYC. Our condolences to Bhavna Bhandari on the death of her mother. Bhavna is living in Manhattan, where she is working with a bankruptcy law firm.
Dan Dirocco writes: he has been employed as an environmental scientist at Carpenter Environmental in Ramsey, NJ.
Geoffrey Sinner is now matriculating at The University o f Connecticut Medical School in Farmington, CT. Roberta Monteyne is a recmiter for InSight Communications in NYC and is taking classes at NYU.
97 Ms. Jennifer Platt 904 Pompton Ave., B2 Cedar Grove N J 07009 jep la 2 001@aol. com Class a&btts:'' Ms. Jennifer Fink 225 W eM SSrdSt., Apt. 11 O, New York N Y 10017 Ms. M elissa Schlachter 32 Larsen Lane, Lincoln P a rkN J 07035
Staff member Joan Monica with Jonathan ’95 and Daniel '03.
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98 5th REUNION OCTOBER 25, 2003 Class secretary and agent: Ms. Gemma Giantomasi 5 Kensington PL, R oselandN J 07060 In June, Kristen Connolly portrayed the role of Juliet, in the water table theater production of William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” in NYC.
Erik Dreke is in Florida studying construction management and has one year to go. Our condolences to Anmol Bhandari on the death of hisimother. He writes, “ She was always a big proponent of how wonderful MKA was.” Anmol graduated from Villanova University last year with a degree in electrical engineering.
Tahirah Cooper graduated from Douglass College-Rutgers University this year. While attending Douglass, Tahirah was the University Senator, the External VicePresident and she was selected as one o f the top ten standout seniors of Douglass College. She received a degree in urban planning from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Urban Planning and Public Policy. She had a triple major and received a degree in political science and African American studies. Tahirah was featured in the March StarLedger for helping arrange the march on Trenton to ask the governor about the budget
Broadway Arrived In March, three recent MKA alumni were all performing on Broadway within a couple of hundred yards of each other. Omni Kitts ’98 performed with the Sean Curran Group at the Victory Theater, including one piece with Sean Curran himself. Across the street, Sara Shaning ’95 and Karson St. John ’98 were performing in Information, PLEASE!, a play written and directed by MKA faculty member J.C. Svec. (Photo above.) cuts at public universities and colleges in New Jersey. She has also worked on the campaigns of Senator John Corzine and Governor Jim McGreevey. Tahirah is also a co-founder of the NJHECS - The New Jersey Higher Education Coalition o f Students. Their mission is to ensure that higher education remains a priority in New Jersey. Her parents write: “She has done an outstanding job, in no small part due to the education, leadership training, constant support, and encouragement to reach for the stars that she received from MKA. Thanks for being part o f the village that helped to nurture our daughter.”
Richard O’Brien is employed with Simplex Asset Management as the Analyst/Programmer in Tokyo, Japan.
Ms. Alison Platt 904 Pompton Ave., B2, Cedar Grove N J 07009 Class agent: Mr. A lex Holz 992 Valley Road, Franklin Lakes N J 07417 Elizabeth Brough Isralowitz graduated from Skidmore College (Cum Laude, Periclean Honors Society and Honors Forum). She worked in New York City for the Summer in the City Teaching Internship. She is attending Columbia University for her master’s in early childhood special education.
Devin Cooper received an associate of science degree from Full Sail Real World Education in Winter Park, FL in show production and touring. He is currently
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working towards an A.S. degree in film. Devin also received a Director’s Award for outstanding performance in Computer Aided System Design.
Alyson Rosenthal has just been accepted into Lindsay '01 and Melanie Columbia Braverman '03. University’s Teachers College. She will be receiving an M.A. in early childhood education. She was also inducted into the Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities and the Kappa Delta Pi Educational Honor Society. During Amy Gabel’s four years at George Washington University, she sang with the GW Pitches, the all-female acappella group, of which she was president for two years. After earning her B.A. in speech and hearing sciences, with a minor in French, she will attend the University of Arizona. There she will pursue a master’s of science degree in speech and hearing sciences.
Sandra Tritt graduated from Hofstra University with honors in December of 2002. She is currently attending graduate school to obtain a masters of arts in teaching. Benjamin Aronson finished his 4th year at Lehigh going for a 5th year - will finish Spring ’04 with two degrees, a finance degree from the School of Business and a political science degree from the college o f liberal arts. Benjamin is part of the Lehigh Wrestling Team, which was ranked 4th in the USA. Still keeps in touch with Brian Bicher who is being scouted by Pro Football. Neil Grabowsky and a classmate were noted by the Rensselaer School of Engineering for developing the Tmail-email system. Tmail represents a unique combination o f technical creativity and social concern for people on the other side o f the digital divide. Tmail is a low cost, easy-to-use alternative to electronic communication for those who may lack the resources or the ability to own and operate their own computers. The proposed project is an excellent example of the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation that are key elements of The Rensselaer Plan and that define the Rensselaer education experience. Michael Trainefrb’99 and Waster Amy Trainor '03.
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Mr. John Garippa 30 Wayside Place, M ontclair N J 07042 Ms. Anna Labowsky 5 Highview Court, Wayne N J 07470 Class agent: Ms. Ashley Griffin 55 Afterglow Ave., M ontclair N J Oft042 Stephen Digaetano is working on a double major, economics and math. He spent his spring semester in Scotland.
Erica Merson was a junior at GW, spending the past semester at the University of Siena, where she met up with Nithya Nathan ’03. She was serving as the peer leader for two seniors on the May Term trip. Aaron Feigenbaum, a French major who completed his junior year at Yale, was awarded the “Prix Montaigne” (Montaigne Prize) by the Yale French Department for best oral competency.
Sylvia Ardeljan is a senior at Ithaca College majoring in clinical exercise science with a minor in nutrition. Jonathan Stone is attending the University of Rhode Island where he is majoring in ocean engineering and mathematics. Jon has been inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the national freshman honor society (2001), the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (2001), and Pi Mu Epsilon, the national honorary mathematics society (2002). He has been on the URI’s Dean’s List for each semester, and has also been inducted into Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society.
Christopher Vivino is attending Boston College where he is majoring in fmance/accounting. Chris has accepted membership in the Golden Key International Honour Society and was individually honored during a campus ceremony.
Ricki Leigh Jones is currently studying abroad at the University of Edinburg, Scotland. having a great time. She spent the fall in London. She also traveled to Paris, Brussels, Edinburg, Dublin, Venice, Florence and Capri. attending Hamilton College where he has made Dean’s List every semester but his first. He
01 Ms. Dana Pisacane 3 Finley Lane, Wayne N J 07470 Class agent: Ms. Lindsay Braverman 484 South Parkway, Clifton, N J 07014 Edward Grossi is in his junior year at Cornell University. He will be participating in the Cornell in Washington D.C. program.
Michael Braun is attending Boston University, College of Communications. He has earned an internship at the well-known Jive Records and Warner Bros. Records. He also plans to go abroad as part of Boston University’s London Internship Program. In addition, he is a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America and the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Michael writes: “I also wanted to thank everyone for an amazing high school experience.”
Melissa Branco is majoring in behavioral psychology at Carleton College in MN. Laura Brown is playing badminton/first doubles with her roommate at Haverford. They received two trophies and a medal this year, and two trophies last year. Laura is on the varsity squash team as well, and she received the Most Improved Player award.
Siobhan McCarthy is majoring in anthropology and human ecology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Last summer she worked for a company locating and preserving Native American sites threatened by construction projects.
Ms. M elissa Fortunato 40 Holton Lane, Essex F ells N J 07021 Class agent: Ms. Lauren Tortoriello 112 H eller Way, Upper M ontclair N J 07043 Frank Herrmann is attending Harvard and enjoying playing Varsity Baseball.
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spent a semester in London with an economics program. He ran into Genna Gerkoff ’00 and Andrew Till ’00x in Rome.
03_______ Ms. Judith Ferreira 819 Clifton / I v l Nevmrk N J 07104 Courtney R ) and Cooper KnowltonWp. They both received the Klein Award at Commencement as scholarathletes, and both attend Amherst College:
Class agent: Ms. M elanie Braverman 484 South Parkway, Clifton N J 07014
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April 1, 2003
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C harlotte F itch Historical Connection, Personal Connectedness The M ontclair K im berley A cadem y is proud to have M iss Charlotte Fitch as a m em ber o f the H eritage Society. The H eritage Society honors those benefactors w ho, like M iss Fitch, have m ade planned gifts to M K A by arranging a bequest. M iss Charlotte Fitch ’29 is a K im berley alum na w ith a special place in the history o f the school. H er aunt, M ary K im berley W aring, founded The K im berley School in 1906, and M iss Fitch contributed m any facts and rem iniscences to the school history, W ithin These H alls. W hen she returned to M K A as guest o f honor for the school’s 1993 Tri-C am pus “Com m unity G athering,” she told stories about M iss W aring and o f being a student in the early days. M iss Fitch approvingly noted the diversity o f the assem bled group, and said, “A unt M ary w ould be very pleased w ith the school today.” (Ed. note: In W ithin These H alls, as M iss W aring’s niece, Charlotte stated, “A unt M ary w as always right.”) Even though the “G athering” included some entertaining perform ances, M iss F itch’s ability to connect w ith the school com m unity w as so profound that she stole the show. A fter the assembly, M iss Fitch toured the school, visited classroom s, and chatted w ith students and faculty to leam w hat they w ere learning or teaching and how they w ere doing it. H er curiosity knew no bounds. The indom itable alum na even traipsed up the hill behind the U pper School to see the O utdoor Program ’s ropes course. In addition, she asked about curriculum, dress codes, and the fine and perform ing arts. M iss Fitch had an instant rapport w ith students and faculty alike, and she w on the hearts o f all in attendance. M iss F itch’s ability to connect w ith a school com m unity does not com e as a surprise because she spent a lifetim e as a com m unicator and an educator. A fter graduating from Sm ith College, M iss Fitch spent m ore than a decade in the theatre. She earned a m aster’s degree from Teachers College, C olum bia University, in the early 1950’s, and w ent on to teach speech and theater at her
Charlotte Fitch ’29 poses beside the portrait o f her aunt, M ary Kimberley Waring, founder and fir st head o f The Kimberley School. M iss Fitch was the honored guest at M KA's Tri-Campus Community Gathering in September 1993.
alm a mater, Smith, for 27 years. Since M iss F itch ’s retirem ent from teaching, she has lived in W estport Point, M A , in a house built b y M ary K. W aring Fitch in 1934 in anticipation o f h er retirem ent. Bor the last tw o decades, M iss Fitch has served her peers and the school as the class secretary for the K im berley Class o f ‘29 w ith grace and hum or, and w e all look forw ard to reading her lively com m unications. Please consider m aking a com m itm ent that w ill help to guarantee the future financial security o f the school. There are m any vehicles that can becom e a part o f your overall financial plan, and can benefit you now and help M K A in the future. F or m ore inform ation about Planned Giving, including bequests, charitable trusts, and gifts to the A cadem y’s Pooled Incom e Fund, please write to the M K A Office o f External A ffairs, 201 V alley Road, M ontclair, N J 07042, or telephone Judy Polonofsky, D irector o f External A ffairs, at 973.746.9800.
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