Class Notes

These Class Notes reflect information we received by June 15. The Class Notes deadline for the next issue is September 15.

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EDITED BY JOANNE HOSSACK ’82

1944

Happy Birthday, Jean Mackay Abbey! Jean will celebrate her centennial on September 25. We’re told that she’s doing great–the challenges of aging besides.

1953 70th reunion

1954

Marvin Lehr has waited a long, long time to become a great-grandfather; his first great-grandchild, Emil Lehr, was born June 9 at 2:36 a.m. Congratulations, Marvin!

1955–61

“Graduating Class Garners Record Number of Awards.”—Reed College Bulletin, May 1957. What have all you award winners been up to lately? Neighboring classes, feel free to join in.

1962

The new edition of James Morrison’s book DSM-5 Made Easy will come out in late 2022 or early 2023.

1963 60th reunion How about that storm?!

1964

Barbara Stross (also MAT ’66) has been working, again, full time—this time as a paraeducator, an assistant in a program for young adults who graduated from high school with modified diplomas.

1965–66

And how about that satisfaction? Did you ever get it?

1967

Maryann Collins writes, “I’ve been thinking about Reed and the Rhododendron Test Gardens. I moved from Chicago to Skokie, Illinois, last year, where I have a beautiful Miss Kim rhodi in front of my house that is doing very well in spite of our horrid weather. While I miss the ability to walk to restaurants and shops in my old neighborhood in the city, my knees are grateful for the one-story house I’ve moved to.”

John Cushing taught a class on how to play the penny whistle at the 2022 reunion; he gave away 24 whistles.

1968 55th reunion Alexandra (Heyman) Hopkins writes, “At Reed, I was a Soc major, and that served me well in jobs in socioeconomic/ marketing research. The skills in speaking, writing, and critical thinking that I developed in two years of Hum and Marvin Levich’s Philosophy of Science class were also key to success in my research/writing career. I can’t say that the philosophy that I studied in humanities had meaning for me. But later in life, I developed an interest in the ultimate nature of reality. Now, I’m interested in what Plato had to say! This interest also led me down spiritual paths and to a study of quantum physics. At Reed, I never took a physics class and almost flunked out of calculus. But I’m now into my second year of calculus and have written an online encyclopedia of

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Four generations of Lehr men: Marvin Lehr ‘54 holds his first great-grandchild, Emil Lehr, flanked by his grandson Janek and son Ted.

Peter Langston ’68 with band, 3 Play Ricochet, before the pandemic.

A Miss Kim rhododendron in front of the house of Maryann Collins ’67.

quantum physics for lay people (QuantumPhysicsLady.com). I find that if I study calculus and physics at a snail’s pace, I can understand them. I’m now writing a book about quantum physics for a general audience. I’m married with two grown children and a new grandson. Life is good!”

The music camp that Peter Langston helps run, known as the American Banjo Camp (AmericanBanjoCamp.com), may possibly return to an in-person existence this September. If so, it will offer classes, demonstrations, concerts, and jams in old-time banjo (aka clawhammer) and bluegrass banjo (aka Scruggs or three-finger style), as well as guitar, fiddle, and mandolin. “I suspect I may be the only Reedie at the camp, but I’d love to be proven wrong on that!” Meanwhile, Peter has been experimenting with assembling individual cell phone videos into ensemble performances while waiting to be able to start performing in person again; there are a couple of examples on his website (www.langston.com).

1969

Jon Moscow and his son David Moscow have coauthored the book From Scratch: Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet. Jon cohosts the Ethical Schools podcast (ethicalschools. org), which has passed 101,000 listens; he’s also a supporter of and occasional contributor to A Correction (acorrectionpodcast.com), an economics podcast hosted by his son Lev Moscow. Pat Sterner and Jon have celebrated being married 48 years and together 53; they now have three grandchildren ranging from 4 months to 4 years. (See Reediana.)

Joan Rudd is an independent sculptor living and working in Seattle, Washington. She’s recently published a book, Building Solid: A Life in Stories (See Reediana), and completed a sculpture named (after the Yiddish proverb) Ibergekumine tsores zaynen gut tsu dersteyln “Bygone troubles are good to recount.”

1970

Jeffrey Kovac had an essay, “View from the Mesa,” published in the webonly section of the American Scholar, the magazine of Phi Beta Kappa. You can find it at theamericanscholar.org/ view-from-the-mesa.

Margot (Voorhies) Thompson had an exhibition, Colors from the Outback: Joshua Tree, Borrego Springs, Summerlake, Hart Mountain, at Russo Lee Gallery this past April.

Katherine Verdery retired from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York with a big party, including her colleagues and a number of the students she has mentored there. (Previous jobs were at Johns Hopkins and the University of Michigan.) In true anthropological style, the party included much to eat and drink. Indicating her eminence in her field, her papers will be housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s anthropology collection—a testament to her Reed education. She follows in a long line of Reed anthropology graduates, taught (in her case) by David French [1947–88], Gail Kelly [1960–2000], and Claude Vaucher [1963–94]. Among the classmates she is still in touch with are linguist Victor Friedman, sociologist Susan Kinne ‘71, and lawyer Kathleen Pool, as well as former roommate Carla Saiger. And among her favorite memories are folk dancing every week, a likely precursor to her choice of an anthropology major.

Andre’ S. Wooten has published a video looking at 4 billion years of climate change and how the Ice Ages affected human history, with a focus on Africa and Africans. Search for “African World History 2022” on YouTube. (See Reediana.)

1971

David Comfort’s most recent publications in literary magazines: “The Glorious Sufferings of the Literary Immortals” in the Montréal Review, “God’s Trimesters: His Infancy, Adolescence, and Adulthood” in Free Inquiry, and “The Disciple Employment Questionnaire” in the Satirist.

1972

Sibylle Hechtel has been on the move! After finishing her 26th year teaching skiing (part time) for Vail Resorts this spring, she went to Puerto Rico for rock climbing, kiteboarding, and bird photography (see her photos on Facebook). Next, she moved from Boulder, in the hot, dry Front Range, to outside of Telluride, in the San Juan mountains—about 2,500 feet higher and, so far, several degrees cooler. She plans to apply for a job teaching skiing at Telluride Ski Resort.

On April 5, Robert F. McCullough testified before the U.S. Senate on oil and gasoline prices. You can find his testimony at commerce.senate.gov.

Edward Peters and Ariel Mieling ’05 led a “Life after Reed” discussion with current students about how planning and constructing K-12 learning environments aligns with Reed’s “Communities of Purpose.”

Katherine Verdery ’70 on the Reed alumni trip to Sicily.

Sibylle Hechtel ’72 went rock climbing in Caliche, near Ciales, in Puerto Rico.

Alexandra Hopkins ’68 and family.

1973 50th reunion In her new book, Project Escape, Lucinda Jackson continues her story that began in Just a Girl: Growing Up Female and Ambitious, exploring the uncertainties women (and men) face in moving on from demanding careers. (See Reediana.)

Eleni Zatz Litt recently retired from a long career in higher education (most recently as associate provost at The New School). “Happily I can now spend more time with my family and friends, expand my art teaching and studio practice, and give back to my community.”

Wendy Myhre just got her second bronze sculpture, WindCaller, accepted into the 2022 SculptureWalk, which includes a year lease on display in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Unfortunately it is too cold to visit the sculpture in the winter, and she now lives in Arizona.

1974

Here’s some recent stuff that’s happened to Bronwyn Carlton: The Guardian newspaper in England published a nice little article about how she met her husband, the noted hardcore artist Sean Taggart. “The reporter was very nice, but it’s kind of funny how she had to make us sound more British.” Also in March, Bronwyn got an on-screen “special thanks” credit on the new film The Batman, and she was a guest of Warner Bros. at the world premiere at Alice Tully Hall and at the cast-and-crew after-party at Tavern on the Green in Central Park. “So that was fun.”

Alexander Gourlay and his late mother, Patricia Gourlay, published a brief article in Notes and Queries purporting to be the definitive explanation of the mysterious references to “Widow Dido” and “Widower Aeneas” in Act 2 of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. The lines involved had troubled him when writing his senior thesis at Reed, just as they have baffled dozens of editors and scholars; most productions of the play cut the lines because they seem to be nonsense. The Gourlays propose that a cynical character mocks a reference to “Widow Dido” by pronouncing it as “We do Dido,” whereupon his cynical companion suggests a much naughtier pronunciation of “Widower Aeneas.”

1975–76

Let’s do the Time Warp again!

1977

Alison Butler was thrilled to be elected to the National Academy of Sciences in May. “My education at Reed is where I learned how to learn and discover! These were no easy days at Reed, but they paid off over and over again as I was reminded on my election to the NAS. My Reed education has stayed with me throughout my research and teaching as a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at UC Santa Barbara.”

1978 45th reunion Rachel Klevit was recently named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Rachel is a professor of biochemistry at the University of Washington and is noted for her work on molecular recognition.

1979

After teaching at UC Santa Barbara for 30 years, Chris Newfield has moved to London to be director of research for the Independent Social Research Foundation and is very happy to be supporting research into large global problems across the humanities and social sciences.

1980

Saddam Hussein receives key to Detroit.

1981

Geordie Duckler is a proud Reedie who was the creator and director of the short film “Worst Love,” filmed on the Reed campus in 1980 and shown several years afterwards as an honored Reed tradition. Geordie transferred his second year and obtained (a) bachelor’s degrees from Oregon State University, (b) a master’s degree from the University of Oregon, (c) a law degree from Lewis and Clark, and (d) a doctorate from UCLA. He has since become a fairly well-known lawyer and scientist specializing in animal law cases. Although Geordie has had numerous scientific and law review articles published over the last 40 years, he just had his first actual academic book published this year. (See Reediana.)

Steve Lindsay got talked into a three-year stint as chair of psychology at the University of Victoria; he’s now got only two years to go. “Aside from that and the pandemic, the politics to the south, the climate crisis, the wars in

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Wendy Myhre ’73 and WindCaller on a balmy day in South Dakota.

Alexander Gourlay ’74 has an explanation for those odd references to “Widow Dido” in The Tempest.

Geordie Duckler ’81 had his first academic book published this year.

Steve Lindsay ’81 models a KN95.

If you’re in Northeast Portland, you might see Kelly Kenison Falkner ’83 cleaning up the streets with this custom trash rig. (Thanks, Kelly!)

Eleni Zatz ’73 recently retired from a long career in higher education.

Ukraine, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, and Yemen (and the more general problem of male violence), things are great.”

1982

Jimmy Falkner moved back to Portland on March 1, 2021, in the thick of the pandemic, with Kelly Kenison Falkner ’83, after 38 years away. “The pandemic allowed Kelly to telecommute as the director of the Office of Polar Programs at NSF, and my piano and guitar students had essentially dried up throughout the pandemic, so we were free to leave Virginia. We hit the ground running, and in our first year we have renovated our 1915 craftsman home in NE Portland, young compared to the 1816 townhouse we left in Old Town, Alexandria, Virginia. Still having no music students, I’ve been working construction with Will Neuhauser ’81 and his brother-in-law, Hamilton Byerly, brother to Laura Byerly ’83. My newest vocalizations during construction work can only be described as ‘grunting like an old man.’ Kelly is finishing up her federal government career at the State Department in the area of international science research, cooperation, and security. In addition to working East Coast hours, Kelly has taken on the great task of reducing litter in Northeast Portland neighborhoods. I am following in her footsteps but a bit more lightly. Retirement is on the December horizon.”

“Thanks to the organizers of the online wing of the 40th reunion,” says John Morillo. “Nice to see some people I had not seen in almost 30 years, and amble through the many submitted pictures of good times in the last century.”

Rabbi Natan Margalit has written The Pearl and the Flame: A Journey into Jewish Wisdom and Ecological Thinking. He credits friend and classmate Samuel Fromartz ’80, editor-in-chief of the Food & Environment Reporting Network (FERN), with help and encouragement in the early stages of writing this book. (See Reediana.)

1983 40th reunion MacNaughton residents Gary Wolf, Tim Lenderking, Mark Alexieff, Jim Carpenter, and sometime denizen Matt Mahoney convened for a few days of in-person camaraderie in the Wasatch. Says Jim, “The skiing was good, Mark’s cooking was very good, and the stories and bridge were the best.”

1984

Diana Bolsinger completed her PhD at the LBJ School of Public Affairs in May 2022. Diana will continue in her position as director of the University of Texas at El Paso’s graduate program in Intelligence and National Security Studies.

In 2015, Diana Miller Sauerhaft was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and learned that she had inherited a BRCA gene mutation. Both men and women can inherit such harmful variants, which are associated with a higher risk of breast, ovarian, and other cancers. People of Ashkenazi Jewish descent have a 1 in 40 chance of having an inherited BRCA gene mutation. If you have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer or are of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, whether you are male or female, Diana would encourage you to talk to your doctor about genetic testing. If you know you have inherited a harmful variant, you can take steps to reduce your cancer risk.

1985–87

Rome and Carthage sign treaty ending Third Punic War, a mere 2,134 years after it began.

1988 35th reunion Since graduating from Reed, Chris Hagerbaumer’s major adventures have included a stint in the Peace Corps (Palau); working for a judicial reform organization in Chicago; earning a master’s in public policy at University of Chicago; returning to Portland because, despite being a fantastic city, Chicago’s too far from the wilderness; marrying a low-maintenance fellow with a quirky sense of humor; enjoying travel and the great outdoors; being the proud auntie of nine nieces and nephews; advancing environmental policy for 23 years at Oregon Environmental Council; leaving that job just as the pandemic hit, which required a pivot to consulting; and, in March of 2022, taking the helm of OpenAQ, a nonprofit that aggregates and harmonizes disparate air quality data from sources around the world on its free, open-source data platform so that researchers, community advocates, journalists, and other changemakers have access to the data they need to build the case for clean air action. Despite her angst about the state of democracy and the existential threat of ever more pollution, Chris remains a stubborn optimist.

1989

RIP Lucille Ball.

1990

David Messner is serving a church west of Philly. Dave finished his PhD at Emory and is teaching ethics and social justice at Jefferson University. He and

Left to right: Matt Mahoney, Mark Alexieff, Tim Lenderking, Gary Wolf, and Jim Carpenter, all class of ‘83, together again in the Wasatch.

Diana Miller Sauerhaft ’84 and David Sauerhaft ’82 visit Paris with their children in December, 2019.

his wife Jennifer just celebrated their 26th anniversary and the joy that their kids are both out of high school.

1991

Princeton University Press has published Maria Heim’s Words for the Heart. (See Reediana.)

During the pandemic Shula (Jill) Neuman picked up five hobbies: knitting, meditation, sword fighting, playing guitar, and time traveling. She is still enjoying the meditation.

1992

Khristina Haddad was promoted to full professor this spring. She is the chair of the political science department at Moravian University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. “Thirty years after graduating, Reed is still near and dear to my heart and mind. I’d like to express my deep gratitude to Professor Darius Rejali [poli sci 1989–2020], who made all the difference for me in my education even before I fully understood what it means to be an ethnic minority in the U.S. and long before the terms diversity, equity, and inclusion became so central to higher education. Darius recognized me, taught me, supported me, and mentored me throughout my academic career. پروفسور رجالی، از شما بسیار سپاسگزارم. (Thank you very much, Professor Rejali!)”

The new book by Joseph Orosco ’92, professor of philosophy at Oregon State University, looks to Star Trek as inspiration for a more just and humane future. (See Reediana.)

1993 30th reunion Proving no Reedie path can be too nonlinear, Jenn Falco began an apprenticeship in classical Pilates taught by second-generation master teacher Dorothee VandeWalle in Seattle, Washington. At the completion of her 700-hour teacher training program, Jenn plans to help friends and family worship the core gods with precision, flow, and a great deal of humor.

After 5 years at UMass Chan Medical School, Heinrich Gompf is glad to be back in California and back at UC Davis! “Still doing sleep research, just in a different setting that will hopefully prove to be more productive.”

1994

Thought extinct for over 100 years, crested geckos “rediscovered” after tropical storm. What would you like to rediscover?

1995

Brandon Barnett, electronic resources librarian at Multnomah County Library in Oregon, has been appointed to the state library’s Statewide Database Licensing Advisory Committee (SDLAC). She will represent the category “Public Library Serving over 100,000.” SDLAC makes decisions about how to spend federal and other monies on e-resources for statewide access for all Oregon libraries.

Robin Scher has been working on a series of stop-motion animations starring Lego Darth Vader recreating famous movie scenes. Check it out on the YouTube channel “Allen Walker, Actor.”

1996

In her 26th year of teaching, Catherine Borek was honored with Teacher of the Year for Compton Unified School District. She started teaching English at Dominguez High School after graduating in 1996. The knowledge and curiosity that Reed gave her is now passed on to her students each year.

1997

Joshua Lerner has joined WilmerHale’s office as partner in San Francisco.

1998 25th reunion RIP Grandpa Jones.

1999

Frederic Bahnson’s new book will help you make better life decisions. Kirkus says, “Get it.” (See Reediana.)

“It’s been a long and winding road through many different corridors of academia (with a brief stay in the advertising industry),” writes Victoria Elmwood. “But finally, after two master’s degrees, a doctorate, and multiple career changes, I earned tenure as an academic librarian at Loyola University New Orleans. I love working at an institution that, like Reed, values small class sizes and sees social justice as part of its institutional

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Katie Connolly ’00 sent us this photo of Reedies and associates enjoying the Memorial Day beach gathering hosted by Ryan Offutt ’00 and his husband Alex.

Joseph Orosco ’92 looks to Star Trek as inspiration for a more just and humane future.

Congratulations to Catherine Borek ’96, Compton Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year!

Acacia Parks ’03 in her first week at Found, alongside her fellow company leaders: CEO SJ Simmer, COO Swathy Prithivi, CPO Alex Linares, and CMO Rekha Kumar.

mission. It’s gratifying to teach students how to understand knowledge production at its core, as well as to equip them with strategies for resisting mis- and disinformation.”

2000

Over Memorial Day weekend, Ryan Offutt and his husband Alex hosted a gathering both spectacular and relaxing. Fifteen adults, 10 children, and 3 dogs enjoyed the trees, the swallows, the trout, a 24-hour bonfire, and the endless stars of the Overkill and Underkill of Lew Beach, New York. In attendance with their families were Katie Connolly [whom we thank for this note and the accompanying photo], Lena Eberhart ’01 (and husband Erik Lieblein, ardent reader of this magazine), Macky Futhey ’99, Miles Norton, Sam Schaeffer ’01, and Toby Sheppard Bloch ’98. Missing because of last-minute happenstance were Bradley Black and Dan Hammer. Most cherished of all was Kathy Offutt, Ryan’s mom.

2001

George Alderson ’63 let us know that Melanie Barnes was appointed as the Bureau of Land Management’s state director for New Mexico. (George spent 8 years in the BLM, so he keeps an eye on these things.) Melanie has worked for the BLM in New Mexico since 2007. Congrats, Melanie!

Travis Greenwood is thrilled to reveal that he’s joined Leatherman’s marketing team, where he’ll be working on email, retention, and loyalty projects. “While the decision to leave my previous employer of 4 years wasn’t made lightly, the opportunity to join a global brand that continues to design and manufacture its best-in-class multi-tools here in Portland was too good to pass up. As far as I can tell, I’m the only Reedie currently employed at Leatherman—but naturally I’d love to change that and I’d encourage folks to reach out at travis.greenwood@leatherman.com if they see a fit on the company’s job board or have an interest in e-commerce.”

In May, after nearly a decade of obsessive work, Kimber Nelson obtained a Professional-level Track & Sign certification in identification and interpretation of the evidence of wildlife presence and behavior through Tracker Certification North America. She’s been applying this skill to community science projects documenting rare carnivores in Oregon, while continuing her paid work as a family medicine clinic nurse.

photo by Ariel Mieling

2002

Cow of the Year (we’re calling it!) Cincinnati Freedom jumps six-foot slaughterhouse fence, eludes capture for 11 days, is adopted by Peter Max, and finds permanent home at New York animal sanctuary.

2003 20th reunion During the pandemic, Nick Blake taught himself how to code by building video games. As a result, he recently released a Game Boy–style video game (yes, it runs on Game Boys) and made a PC version as well for gamers who want to enjoy a retro-style game.

After 10 years at Happify Health as their chief science officer, Acacia Parks moved to tech startup Found as chief behavioral health officer. She delights in the chance to sit on a female-dominated leadership team that strives to carve out a best-in-class, comprehensive weight care platform that tackles both biology and behavior change. She works remotely from the woods of northeast Ohio, where she lives with her partner, her almostnine-year-old, and a ton of chickens.

2004

RIP Oldsmobile.

2005

Ashley Bowen and her partner Adam Maceika welcomed their daughter, Ivy Grace Maceika, on March 5, 2022. After a few days in the NICU, she’s now thriving like the plant they named her after. Ariel Mieling visited in mid-April to help Ivy’s parents adjust to life with Ivy and to reminisce with Ashley about 20 years of friendship.

Ariel Mieling and Edward Peters ’72 led a “Life after Reed” discussion with current students about how planning and constructing K-12 learning environments aligns with Reed’s “Communities of Purpose.”

2006

C.R. Foster’s short story “The Rain Artist” was selected as a notable story for the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 anthology by editors Rebecca Roanhorse and John Joseph Adams. Originally published in O: The Oprah Magazine, “The Rain Artist” imagines a future in which rain is a valuable commodity enjoyed only by the ultra-wealthy. The anthology hits bookshelves on November 1, 2022.

2007

“I don’t know who I am, but they’re after me.” —Karl Rove

2008 15th reunion In June, Kristine Luque graduated with her MBA from Oregon State University with an emphasis on digital marketing. She is currently working at tech/marketing company G5 in Bend, Oregon.

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Nick Blake ’03 asks: Will YOU be the Champion of Legend who defeats the Dragon King?

Leatherman Day 1 welcome kit for new marketing team member Travis Greenwood ’01.

C.R. Foster’s short story “The Rain Artist” was selected as a notable story for the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 anthology.

From left: Ashley Bowen ‘05, Adam Maceika, and new family member Ivy Maceika. Photograph taken by Ariel Mieling ‘05 during her visit in April.

After a meandering trajectory that took her from Portland to Ankara, Turkey, then Berlin, Germany, for her MA and PhD (and a total of nine years outside the U.S.), then Chicago for a postdoc, Ursula Moffitt is moving to New England this fall to start a position as an assistant professor in developmental psychology at Wheaton College, Massachusetts.

2009

Nick Silverman was named as one of the five under-40 white-collar defense lawyers to watch by Bloomberg Law. Nick practices law at Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, DC.

2010

Jessamyn Fitzpatrick will be starting grad school in the fall at NYU Tisch for an MA in performance studies, exploring the ways that we can use theatre and performance to rewrite our sexual scripts and create better conditions for pleasure equity. She has spent the last several years touring a sexual assault prevention show, rocking crop tops, and writing poems.

2011

Neptune completes first full rotation of the sun since its discovery in 1846. (Almost like finishing your thesis!)

2012

Kritish Rajbhandari got married to Brandie in her hometown of Macon, Georgia. Reedies Sandesh Adhikary ’15, Mischka Moechtar, Cris Panda, Alok Amatya ’10, and Aashis Thapa ’15 were in attendance.

Arianna Rebolini sold her book, Better, to Harper Wave, publication date TBD. Better is a life-affirming memoir/investigation into suicide, family genealogies of mental illness, and the cyclical, crooked path of healing, that asks, with new urgency after the birth of her son, how we get better for good in a society that values us by our productivity.

2013 10th reunion Nick Pittman’s son Jamie turned one in June!

2014

Bots outnumber humans on the internet for the first time in history.

2015

Cancy Chu will be back in the U.S. for a year starting September 2022 on the inaugural Fulbright-National Archives Heritage Science Fellowship. She will be spending this very exciting time researching conservation treatments for synthetic papers in book collections. Special thanks to Geri Ondrizek [art], Rebecca LaLonde [chemistry], Gay Walker ’69 [library 2002–17] and other wonderful mentors who set her up for a path in cultural materials conservation. Cancy misses the wild and bright Reedies and hopes to see some of you in person soon!

Kritish Rajbhandari ’12 got married to Brandie in her hometown of Macon, Georgia, with many Reedies in attendance.

Cancy Chu ’15 took a look at a book while working as an assistant conservator at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney.

Jamie, son of Nick Pittman ’13, turned one in June!

Congratulations to new fiancées Jacey de la Torre ’20 (left) and Melissa Molloy ’19. (Photo by Nina Johnson.)

2016–17

You are more likely to believe a statement that is printed in bold.

2018 5th reunion Water discovered on Mars.

2019

Look down!

2020

Jacey de la Torre and Melissa Molloy ’19 got engaged twice during Reed Reunions 2022! Jacey proposed to Melissa on Friday, June 10, at the Ponderosa Lounge and Grill in Northeast Portland, and Melissa proposed to Jacey at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden across the street from Reed on Saturday, June 11. They were thrilled to celebrate with their chosen family from Reed and are excited to begin planning their wedding in Iowa next summer.

2021–22

Don’t look up!