ALUMNI ACHIEVEMENT AWARD ANDREW FISHMANN ’68

Over the course of a decades-long career as a pulmonologist, Andrew Fishmann ’68 has seen it all — from treating patients in an old carpet factory in Nepal in the early 2000s to a formal appointment to the National Advisory Committee for Healthcare Research and Quality, a result of the George W. Bush administration’s growing interest in the impact of hospitalists on health care outcomes. But, long before he was saving lives, he was just a kid from Trenton, N.J., who found his way to Princeton Country Day School.

“I started at PCDS when I was in the ninth grade,” Fishmann shared. “I attended with four other guys from my town. We had a great experience, but our parents knew there was a big change coming.”

That change came in 1965 during Fishmann’s sophomore year when PCDS merged with Miss Fine’s School to officially become Princeton Day School.

“I remember going to the groundbreaking ceremony for PDS,” he recalled. “Many of my PCDS classmates decided not to stay when the schools merged, but I felt it was such a unique opportunity. Due to our small class size — there were 20 young women and 13 young men — we had to find inventive ways to establish things like a student council. Sometimes we’d have to include a third candidate who we knew wouldn’t win to split the votes!”

Unsurprisingly, it was Fishmann who became class president in his senior year.

Following his time at PDS, Fishmann attended Franklin & Marshall College and Temple University School of Medicine. As a physician, his ability to simultaneously appreciate the big picture and day-to-day nuances of medicine became an important part of his unwavering philosophy: patient care comes first, always. However, sometimes that means even your family comes second.

“My kids really struggled with my absence. Those early days were a drag. I was on call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week as a critical care specialist.”

In the ’90s, noticing an opportunity to alter that narrative, Fishmann and his colleagues developed and formed Cogent Healthcare, a hospital-based healthcare management company that employs doctors in-house specifically for inpatient care. It was one of the first of its kind.

“So, we were part of the brand new hospitalist movement,” said Fishmann. “I was able to become a mentor as well as an intensivist and fly all around the country creating hospitalist programs. I went from working nonstop to spending one week a month on the road and the other weeks sharing call with junior partners.”

But Fishmann’s travels didn’t stay stateside for long. Before he knew it, he was working in developing countries with world-class orthopedic surgeons and providing care for patients with volunteer-led medical humanitarian organization, Operation Walk.

“We provided operations for patients who didn’t have access to that kind of healthcare. In countries that aren’t always able to provide accommodations like elevators or ramps, a hip replacement really is life-changing,” he reflected.

As Fishmann traveled the world caring for patients, it’s difficult to pinpoint a moment that had the biggest impact on his life; however, one moment that stood out came in 2004 when he was named The Society of Hospitalist Medicine’s Physician of the Year.

“That was my proudest moment in medicine,” he shared.

Fishmann went on to become the chief of staff at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles. Even when his own health took a turn and he was diagnosed with cancer just three years into his appointment, he still worked to keep patients at the top of his priority list.

He said, “I had undergone two surgeries and six weeks of radiation. I couldn’t even talk during the last 2 weeks of radiation, but I still had a job to do. So, I used a chalkboard to communicate.”

Four years later and with a clean bill of health, Fishmann was preparing for retirement, but the COVID-19 pandemic was just beginning. Much like in his early days, Fishmann worked seven days a week during the first 12 months of the pandemic mentoring front-line doctors via Zoom from his living room and eventually offered in-depth telehealth consultations with patients.

Now? Fishmann is living his best life.

“I wanted to make up for the time I lost while in treatment. So, I continue to travel the world. I play golf three times a week. I spend time with my family. My dad lived until he was almost 100, and my mom is still alive at 99 years old! If the genes hold off, I know I’ve still got plenty of time to enjoy all of it.” senior partner at Fisher Brothers, a highly successful NYC real estate firm responsible for more than 15 million square feet of commercial and residential properties during his career. Committed to philanthropy, his wide range of philanthropic endeavors focused on assisting members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families. He spearheaded the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund construction of the Center of the Intrepid, a physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, the National Intrepid Center for Excellence on the Navy campus of Bethesda, Md., and 10 Intrepid Spirit Centers. For his lifelong commitment to philanthropy and service to the military community, Arnold received the 2008 Presidential Medal of Honor and an honorary Knight of the British Empire in 2005. We extend our deep condolences to Sally and her family.

1967

Susan Fritsch Hunter ares543@comcast.net

Julia Lockwood wrote: “When we went out West last October to visit our daughter, Rachel, in Boise, Idaho, we took the opportunity to visit Phoebe Knapp Warren at her home in Billings, Mont. We had a great time with Phoebe and Paul and saw her studio and her large sculpture entitled ‘Tomb.’ We also visited her ranch in Hardin and learned about its history and presentday cattle ranching. We also visited a museum dedicated to Chief Plenty Coups and learned about the history of the Crow Indians in that part of the West. What a beautiful country!”

Phoebe spoke of the “delightful” visit with Julia and her husband, Marc Miller, in Montana this past fall. “It was so great to see them,” Phoebe said.

Susan Fritsch Hunter: My latest news is that my poetry chapbook, “Unfinished Spaces,” will be published by Finishing Line Press in January 2024. I’ll let you know when the preorder period starts and where I’ll be having readings, etc. Otherwise, things are going well here in Plymouth. I’m still writing for the Duxbury Clipper newspaper, Bill is substitute teaching and we see our grandchildren, Cam (seven) and Ellie (four) as often as possible. We had a great trip to Brazil in early January (yes, two days after the assault on the capital in Brasilia) to visit our daughter, Joycie, who’s teaching in São Paulo. We’re looking forward to a visit from Mary Young Bragado and her husband, Max, in April.

1968

Sophia Godfrey Bauer sbauer2086@gmail.com

Mary Hobler Hyson bassett7750@cox.net

We were sad to hear that Sandy Wandelt passed away on December 14, 2022. You’ll remember Sandy as an excellent multi-sport athlete, co-captain of the ice hockey team. Sandy and I met in eighth grade when he was at PCD and I was at MFS, and we were an item for a while, usually going to the movies or ice skating on

Baker Rink with a group of friends. As I recall, the group often included Susan Koch, John Claghorn, Evan Donaldson, Charlie Sampson (PCD), and Whit Raymond (PCD). Sandy helped run his family’s business, Gypsy Horse, and also held executive positions in several other companies. Because of his commitment to helping others, he was a very active member of the Big Brothers community. Our sympathies go out to his wife of 43 years, Wendy, and their daughter, Whitney.

Congrats to Annie Fulper who just got another story published. It is part of a collection entitled “Raconteur.” Her latest story is called “Artichoke.” Annie really knows how to put the words together — connecting one word to another like a jigsaw puzzle. Each piece of the puzzle begs the reader to pay attention to each and every description. A great read. Here is a quote from her story: “My hands look like the winter hand of an Irish washer woman with the DTs.”

I had a nice long phone call with Sia Godfrey Bauer who lives in Rhode Island with husband, Charles, but is spending a couple months in Florida this winter. There was another great phone call, this with Susan Koch LaTulippe, who is hunkered down for the winter in northern

Vermont with her husband of 37 years, Steve. Sia and Susan both enjoy keeping up with their grandkids.

This past September, husband, Eric, and I went out to Kansas City to see our latest grandchild (number six), George. While we were in Kansas, we had a special visit with Katie Ecroyd at her home in Ottawa, Kansas, with lunch at a popular local barbeque restaurant.

In March, when Eric and I are in Florida, we plan to visit Leigh Keyser Phillips and husband, Peter, who live year-round in the Lake Wales area. We might be able to get Mazzie Madiera Gogolak (MFS) to come up from Naples, Fla., to join us.

Our 55th reunion will be held May 19-20. Hope you can join us. For details and registration, go to pds.org/aw. Thanks go to our Class Reunion Committee and Courtney Hodock from the Alumni Office for organizing the reunion and to Ann Wiley ’70 for another year of expert editing of the Journal class notes.

1969

Susan Denise Harris susandeniseharris@gmail.com

Karen Hoffman Friedlander wrote “Gardner and I are out in California helping with our two-week-old granddaughter, Josie. Our first granddaughter and the first child of our son, David. This makes our grand total of grandchildren, three. Two live on the East Coast and now one on the West Coast. We couldn’t be happier.”

My 21st grandchild is thriving — Ruth Anita Wickline, named for my mother, Ruth Denise. My oldest grandson, Tyler Harris, will be going to Princeton in the fall.

Susan would like to retire as class correspondent since your graduation in 1969 — 54 years! Please let her or Ann Wiley ’70 (classnotes@pds.org) know if you would like to take on this fun task.

[Editor’s Correction: In the fall issue, Susan Schnur’s entry was inadvertently combined with Susan Denise Harris’ entry. Please accept our apologies. It should have read: Susan Schnur wrote: “Life is good!”

Susan Denise Harris: My youngest daughter, Megan, married Steve Wickline this past April combining their families of two eight-year-old girls, two six-year-old boys, a five-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl and awaiting a little girl. Life is full.

1970

Ann Wiley awileyemail@gmail.com

Judi Migliori Ward wrote just after she had returned from a trip to England and Scotland where she “enjoyed wonderful company and even the food. Spent time in Liverpool walking in the Beatles’ steps, which was a treat. Stonehenge rocks. Walked the soles off my shoes for ten days straight and had not a drop of rain in January with sunshine most afternoons. Lucky. Came home to plan cataract surgery and very glad I only have two eyes. I wonder how many of us have escaped that so far as we embrace seventy? Still playing on three women’s tennis teams here in Jupiter, Fla. In England, I finally got to recite the old English version of the first 14 lines of “The Canterbury Tales,” which Moyne Smith had us memorize in 11th grade…I can’t remember what I did yesterday some days but still know that. Hi to all my former classmates.”

Fred Erdman reported that he enjoyed playing in the Middlebury alumni hockey game this past January with his brother, Carl ’76, and Buzz Woodworth ’73.

Rebecca Bushnell reported: “Last July, after ten years on the PDS Board of Trustees and five as chair, I stepped off the Board and returned to civilian life. It was an exciting and challenging time to be Board chair, and I’m proud of what the school accomplished then. Now I look forward to seeing it flourish in the coming years, with new leadership. As for me, I’ll keep busy writing up a storm, serving on other boards and flying out to California as much as I can to spend time with our new granddaughter, Marion.” Rebecca, many thanks for all you have done for PDS!

Pam Orr March wrote: “Jack and I still enjoy winters on the west coast of Florida, and our summers on Cape Cod, not far from our three daughters and their families. The five grandchildren range in age from eight months to nine years; they keep us on our toes and bring us so much joy! In addition to keeping very busy with the grands, playing tennis and leading water classes, etc., I am currently finishing my first children’s book, “Jamani’s Lucky Day: Searching for Endangered Gorillas.” It was inspired by my trip to Rwanda and my trek to visit the wild mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park. I started writing when life as we knew it stopped during COVID; it has been a much bigger undertaking than I anticipated! It was exciting to recently receive the 27 beautiful watercolor illustrations from the illustrator, and I expect the book launch will be late this summer or early in the fall. Stay tuned!”

Wendy Lawson-Johnston McNeil reported from South Carolina: “Life is good in the South. Lots of outdoor things to do and a beautiful natural world to surround us daily. My sister, Tania

Lawson-Johnston McCleery ’71, and I think of ourselves as ‘swamp foxes,’ which means that we can be very comfortable out in the woods but can dress up if we had to.

“Busier than ever at the museum. So many interesting projects going on with exhibitions, building a new museum in Abu Dhabi, a director’s search, DEAI initiatives and terrific impact programming. Hard to believe I am working harder than I did 40 years ago! All the kids are happy and doing well. Can’t ask for more than that.”

Janet Masterton wrote: “Our PDS 50-year class reunion was very nice, especially the dinner that Meg Brinster Michael hosted on Friday evening, prior to our actual alumni Saturday night soiree. For the next reunion, our 55th, which I think will be held at PDS in May 2025, I sure hope many of you will attend. The number of years since we graduated is quite simply SURREAL!

“I attended Will Fries, Ann Wiser ’s son, and his lovely wife, Caroline Brown’s, wedding in August 2022 in Jackson Hole, Wyo. To name just a few guests: Meg Brinster Michael, William Roebling ’65 and his wife, Maeryn…the ‘continuous’ wedding festivities were truly lovely and lots of fun!!!!

“I visited my brother and his crew in Nebraska and Colorado twice this past year. All are doing well!

“I went on my annual ‘ladies’ trip’, this year to the Dupont Gardens, always a good time! I am headed to Florida this March. We have a cruise to Alaska planned for July 2023. And I am doing volunteer work. Time permitting, I also consult for pharmaceutical companies!

“Be WELL, BE SAFE and BE HAPPY!”

Ann Wiley : I got back to travel in the past year — two trips had been postponed because of COVID. I love riverboat trips with AMAWaterways. In May, I was on the Douro River in Portugal and in December, my sister, Jane ’69, joined me on the Danube River, visiting many Christmas markets. By the time you read this, I will have returned from a trip on the Rhone River in France. I also had a “ladies” trip to the Berkshires. Otherwise, I do a lot of church work, this very part-time job of editing PDS class notes, former faculty/staff notes, and the In Memoriam page, and have many lunches/dinners with friends. I also have done a lot of needlepoint — some of my own and some I have stitched for other people.

1971

Thomas Worthington worthington_tom@yahoo.com

Nina Shafran shared: “I still enjoy my full-time work as an attorney at the FCC, although it continues to be a little strange working mostly from home, meeting online. We’ve been told that starting May 1, we’ll be required to go to the office one or two days per week. I stay active with my church/church choir and see friends fairly regularly. Much of my free time is spent visiting with family; we gather in N.J. where my parents and sister, Paula Koerte (retired PDS middle school math teacher), reside. I have five nieces, two great-nephews and a great-niece; love them all to pieces. Last year we had a grand celebration for my father’s centennial birthday. Whoo-hoo!! Family and friends — about 150 people —came from around the country. We also had a small-scale celebration of my parents’ 75th wedding anniversary in November. My parents are remarkable people — much hardier stock than I, and they persevere despite aches, pains and ailments. I feel so blessed to have them in my life. As for COVID, it finally got me just in time to ruin this past Christmas — a total bummer. I was disappointed, by the way, that none of my classmates turned out for the PDS gathering here in DC last year. Hope you in the DMV region do better next time!”

Natalie Huston Wiles reported: “All goes well here in Springfield, Va. The most fun we had recently was a family trip to Paris for Thanksgiving! We rented an apartment for 10 days and flew with our son, Geoffrey, and his family to meet our son, Nathaniel, and his family who flew in from Mauritania. We had great cousin time for the grandchildren as well as a tour through Montmartre, private wine tasting in the apartment, lots of walking through neighborhoods and good food. Geoffrey and family returned to Virginia, while Ellis and I continued on with Nathaniel and family for a weekend at the Weihnachtsmarkt in Stuttgart, Germany, where we lived in the late 90s. It was magical for us to be there again with our son and his family. Of course, BEFORE we left on this trip Ellis and granddaughter, Mary, both had COVID. We all stayed COVID-free on the trip, however. What an adventure.”

Lisa Warren wrote: “Of course, I loved seeing everyone at our wonderful second 50th reunion in May. We went to Italy twice in 2022. First time in June to Venice, Florence and Tuscany where we stayed for a week in a wonderful villa. Second time was on a tour to Sicily, Puglia and the Amalfi Coast, which had been rescheduled from two years prior due to COVID. The first five days were fabulous. Then, unfortunately, my husband and I both got COVID and missed out on the last five. It was quite the adventure, quarantining in the beautiful hill town of Matera in a cave hotel. We had several less dramatic trips including a few to Atlanta where our daughter now lives. When home, I still volunteer to coach the PDS mock trial team, which I really have fun with (oh oh, a dangling participle!). I am still saving at-risk kids (youth shelter) and animals (SAVE). Looking forward to a trip to Costa Rica in March 2023. Life is good.”

Rick Kramer reported that he and Rick Bryant went whitewater rafting this past August in West Virginia at the New River Gorge after a twoyear hiatus due to COVID. They experienced rapids from Cat 2 to Cat 5. “It was exciting and a lot of fun. Afterward we went cruising around West Virginia in Rick’s convertible looking for, you guessed it, ice cream, and enjoying the scenery of ‘Wild Wonderful West Virginia.’” Stay safe!

William Remsen chronicled: “The year 2022 has had its challenges! The family is good and very busy. My wife, Jane, continues to recover well from her stem cell transplant. Second daughter, Allie, after finishing her federal judge clerkship after law school, recently eloped with Navy Seal Kyle Coleman, and then went active duty as a Navy JAG officer. They are both stationed in San Diego.

“I continue to have enough work to keep me entertained. Ongoing projects include working with the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to assess and de-install a variety of historic monuments, carrying out the conservation assessment of 792 of the oldest gravestones in the town of Stockbridge Cemetery and developing and carrying out plans for their cleaning and conservation, and serving as an instructor in Uzbekistan on a multi-year University of Chicago/Oriental Institute and U.S. State Department program to teach cultural heritage site managers from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan how to preserve and present historic sites. This season we successfully utilized a fourth century Buddhist monastery archaeological site (Karatepa) as a case study for condition assessments and site design. I also continue working with an international team on the conservation of the 500-year-old Timuridperiod Langar Ota Mosque in the mountains of Uzbekistan. This November, we just made it out before we got snowed in on the pass between Shari Sabz and Samarkand!”

Jane Cross provided: “I work a bit per diem as a pediatrician to maintain my license. I volunteered at the US/Mexico border last year and again in November seeing migrants in Mexico waiting, hoping to cross into the U.S. Years ago, I did similar volunteer work on Lesbos in Greece. Makes me ever more appreciative of all I have.

“I live in Northampton, Mass., with my husband, Paul, of 37 years. He does amazing political organizing, and I help with that. We also have one of our daughters in town with her husband and two kids — ages four months and four years. VERY lucky to see them almost daily. Our other daughter is in Maine with her husband and three-year-old, so not too far away. Grandparenting is amazing. We have a great community of friends here. I hike, sing a cappella, bike, knit, garden, travel and cook. I hope to see everyone at the 55th reunion!”

Bill Flemer, Tim Smith, Jeremy Bonner and I catch up on Zoom periodically, so I will share some of their news! Tim is busy developing documentaries and podcasts for a variety of outlets; most recently he is working on a podcast about Princeton’s own Hobey Baker. Bill lives in Hopewell and had major foot reconstruction surgery last year. He is recovering slowly, but well. Jeremy is slowly winding down his construction business in Asheville, N.C. Last fall, he made a road trip with his older brother to Margaree Harbour, Nova Scotia, where they spent many fun-filled summers in their youth fishing, boating and exploring.

Lastly from Tom Worthington (me): Melissa and I are enjoying life in Minnesota; our daughter and one granddaughter live very close, so we see them very often. Our son and his two daughters are in Washington, DC, but we still get to see them every few months. I stay busy on two nonprofit boards, most recently joining the Friends of Minnesota Valley Refuge. I play a lot of tennis, go birding (best recent find: American Three-toed Woodpecker, no Tim Smith, that is not a punchline to a joke), and remain active gathering Fish and Wildlife Service agency history.

1972

John Moore

johnlmoore3@gmail.com

Thanks to those classmates who responded to my retired/not retired poll. Out of 24 responses, 54% are fully retired, 29% are working full-time and 17% are half-time. I assume the rest of you are just very busy pursuing retirement or work! Once again, I am happy (and grateful) to share a bunch of news from our classmates, and per usual would love to hear from the rest of you!

Andy Scasserra wrote: “Have visited with Ginny Myer Kester and her husband, Greg; Cici Morgan Pastuhov and her husband, Stefan; Tom Reynolds; and Jim Harford ’73. We had a great reunion in Maine in September. Ginny returned to Maine to bury her mom’s ashes alongside her dad’s in the family plot in Wiscasset. Jim made a return visit for Thanksgiving and we kept busy putting together a liberty puzzle which was given to me by Ginny. I mostly keep busy doing things with my “kids,” all of whom have four legs. I traveled to Long Island in October to do a coursing event (Fast Cat) with Mik, my two-year-old Borzoi. We took some time off to explore the beaches on Fire Island, which amazingly I had never visited before. Beautiful!!!

Not to get overly sentimental, but as time passes I do realize that the friendships I developed way back at PDS are the absolute best ever. I am sad to think about those close to me who are already gone, Mardi Considine, Cheryl Holcombe Gates and Kathy Bissell Maloney, but I am so fortunate to still have so many here.

I received an additional email from Andy just in time for publication with a photo of our very own Harry Rulon-Miller ’51 whom Andy saw when she traveled to Princeton for a short visit in February to bury her brother’s ashes in the family plot in Rocky Hill. She also attended the Princeton-Yale hockey game, which was in honor of her brother, Ken Scasserra ’53! Alex Laughlin ’72 and Jim Harford ’73 accompanied her, along with family members. As Andy said, “We had a great time and when I walked into the Ken Scasserra Friends’ Room who was there? Harry Rulon Miller!!! So much time has passed but wow, so many incredible memories from those days way back and so many friendships developed that allow us to pick up where we left off so long ago. It was a wonderful tribute to my brother and a tribute to my buddies from the PDS days.”

Susan Ecroyd reported that she is “fully retired, but busier than ever! Planning on visiting my mother in Princeton in early March (she is still going strong at 97!).”

Anne Robinson is “still working full-time at my company, Scottish Gourmet USA. Just finished a record haggis season for Robert Burns Suppers. Perhaps a poem was part of your PDS education… ‘the best laid plans of mice and men…’ Loved going to the reunion and seeing everyone after so many years.”

Jan Hall Burruss wrote: “Hi John! Thanks for doing all this. I did it for years, too, and it can be fun and frustrating. I retired from education at 60 and since then have been working 32-36 hours/week at the nursing home (where mom was) as an activity director. I’m facing the fifth change in management, so retirement is becoming more appealing.

“We have a new granddaughter, Ava, who was born in early December in northern Vermont to my son and wife. Ava joins sister, Emma, who is two-and-a-half. Our younger daughter got married in October and our older daughter is getting married soon, so it’s a happy time for our family. My complex symptoms from three autoimmune disorders are responding very well to treatment, so I’m feeling better and so happy about that! Stay well, safe and happy!”

Dickie Huber wrote: “Hi John. Thanks for doing this. Fully retired from the Organization of American States but manage real estate. Kitesurfing in the Dominican Republic enables me to skip cold winters on my arthritic old body!”

Jody Erdman is working “part-time with Callaway Henderson SIR. The market is busy and there’s no inventory. On Monday, we had 17 offers on a property!”

Jackie Webster Armiger is “working full-time at the Manheim Auto Auction in Bordentown, N.J.,