The Trinity Reporter Winter 2020

The Trinity Reporter WINTER 2020

CELEBRATING C I N E ST U D I O

The student-founded movie theater marks 50 years on campus ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: Women at the Summit: 50 Years of Coeducation at Trinity College

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Women at the Summit: 50 Years of Coeducation at Trinity College

Advocates for equality These alumni work to empower women

16 Celebrating Cinestudio

The student-founded movie theater marks 50 years on campus

22 Breakthroughs in treating genetic illnesses D. Holmes Morton, M.D., IDP’79 dedicates career to Amish, Mennonite children

26 From student to staff member Young alumni pay it forward as Trinity employees

31 We are the Class of 2023

Catching up with six members of Trinity’s Bicentennial Class

38 The campaign for Trinity athletics Fundraising effort ‘will impact every student and team’

ON THE COVER A new, color-changing neon sign welcomes patrons to Cinestudio, the on-campus independent movie theater celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

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03 ALONG THE WALK 06 VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT 07 AROUND HARTFORD 08 TRINITY TREASURE 43 CLASS NOTES 74 IN MEMORY 78 ALUMNI EVENTS 80 ENDNOTE

T H E T R I N I T Y R E P O RT E R Vol. 50, No. 2, Winter 2020 Published by the Office of Communications, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106.

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www.trincoll.edu ON THIS PAGE Acclaimed concert organist Christopher Houlihan ’09, right, John Rose College Organist-and-Directorship Distinguished Chair of Chapel Music, performs in the Trinity College Chapel with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra during the opening concert of the 2019 Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival Hartford in September 2019.

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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! The Trinity Reporter welcomes letters related to items published in recent issues. Please send remarks to the editor at sonya.adams@trincoll.edu or Sonya Adams, Office of Communications, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106.

MAKING PURPOSEFUL BANTAM CONNECTIONS So excited to read about Joe Catrino’s groundbreaking work transforming Trinity’s Career Development Center (“That Next Step,” spring 2019).

Especially impressed with his integration of design thinking from the powerful Designing Your Life program out of Stanford University. Helping students develop the tools to find more meaningful connections between their near-term studies and their career path is one way Trinity is setting itself apart. This methodology resonates with us alumni as well. As secretary for the Class of 1982, I have been hearing fascinating updates from classmates exploring late-stage career transitions. Whether prompted by personal passions or triggered by forces beyond their control, these alumni are forging new pathways. As someone who has navigated a few career evolutions myself, I have come to appreciate the help that a supportive circle provides— especially the connections within our Trinity Bantam Network. The Designing Your Life program is a refreshing and illuminating approach. So grateful Trinity has such an energizing leader paving the way to help our students and alumni forge more purposeful connections going forward.

Thank you for another fascinating feature article.

Ellin Carpenter Smith ’82 Windsor, Connecticut

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ADMIRATION FOR ALUMNUS My name is Meaghan Race [’18, M’19].

Still strange to think I’m an alumna since I’m not too far removed from my time at Trinity. I read the article on Dr. Eric Manheimer in The Reporter (“Sharing Patients’ Stories,” fall 2019) and to be frank was overjoyed and impressed to have attended the same college as an individual I have such admiration for. I am currently working in N.Y.C. at Mount Sinai Hospital while I apply for medical school, and I was unaware that I had a connection with Dr. Manheimer. … I simply want to reach out to thank him. It might sound a little corny, but his philosophy on medicine has played a huge part in my journey toward pursuing this career path.

Meaghan Race ’18, M’19 New York, New York AT THE TABLE WHEN TRINITY WENT COED I may be one of the only living members of the Board of Trustees at the time this transition [to coeducation] occurred.

Perhaps the only living one! I was an alumni trustee from 1969 to 1975 in the period when the transition was taking place. Interestingly, although I was already nine years out of Trinity (Class of 1960), I was probably 20–25 years younger than the rest of the trustees.

I had previously been president of the Boston Trinity Alumni Club and later received the Trinity Alumni Medal for

Excellence. It was a most interesting set of discussions as the realities of going coed unfolded. I was particularly fond of and respected President Lockwood’s leadership not only in guiding the board to the decision but also the transitional controversies that followed.

I had planned to attend the celebration that occurred in San Francisco last year marking the start of the many events. Unfortunately, I was ill and could not get there. The events planned for the Women at the Summit program this next month sound intriguing and appropriate. Alas, all are on the East Coast, so I won’t be able to join but will hope to see the streamed version.

Marv Peterson ’60 Aptos, California MORE WAYS TO CONNECT: facebook.com/ TrinityCollege twitter.com/ TrinityCollege instagram.com/ TrinityCollege

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ALONG THE WALK News from the Trinity community

Senator speaks on gun reform

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The Trinity College Democrats welcomed U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Igor Volsky, founder and executive director of Guns Down America, to a Gun Violence Prevention Forum on October 4, 2019, in McCook Auditorium.

Murphy, author of The Violence Inside Us, a book about the history of violence in the United States that was set to be published in January, discussed the role he has played in the gun reform movement and answered questions on the issue of gun violence in America today.

“We need to realize that gun violence is on the radar of politicians, and the Democrats are doing everything in their power to implement strict background checks,” he said.

Volsky, whose tweets highlighting the amount of money politicians received from the National Rifle Association (NRA) went viral in 2016 and served as a catalyst for his larger gun reform movement, emphasized the difference between action and surface-level empathy exercised by politicians. “Lawmakers are quick to send thoughts and prayers after a shooting, but these lawmakers are the ones taking money from the NRA,” Volsky said. Guns Down America, which aims to move the country toward a future with fewer guns, focuses on driving corporate-based campaigns to encourage corporations, such as Walmart, to end sales of assault weapons and to advocate for gun reform.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science Thomas X. Lefebvre expressed appreciation for both speakers’ input.

“Volsky’s creative campaign tactics bring a breath of fresh air and optimism to the gun control conversation, which, for far too long, has seemed hopeless in this country,” Lefebvre said. “It was also a rare opportunity for students to listen and exchange with Senator Murphy, one of the loudest voices nationally on the topic.”

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Calling on Trinity alumni to honor the professors who made an impact on their lives Did you have a teacher who changed the way you think? Influenced your career choices? Helped you to wake up intellectually? If so, you have a wonderful chance to pay tribute to that teacher. The Thomas Church Brownell Prize for Teaching Excellence, which recognizes consistently outstanding teaching by a senior faculty member, is awarded annually at Honors Day. All alumni are invited to submit nominations explaining in 200 to 300 words why they believe a favorite professor deserves this prestigious award. Nominations should be sent to Sylvia DeMore via email (sylvia.demore@trincoll.edu) or postal mail (Office of the Dean of the Faculty, Williams Memorial 118, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106). The nomination deadIf you have questions line is Friday, March 6, 2020. about the Brownell Prize, please direct Associate professors, full professors, senior lecturers, and them to Sylvia DeMore, principal lecturers who have been at the college for at least special assistant to the dean of the faculty, at three years, will not retire prior to June 30, 2020, and have sylvia.demore@ not previously received the Brownell Prize are eligible. A trincoll.edu. complete list of eligible faculty, as well as a roster of previous winners, appears online at commons.trincoll.edu/Reporter.

The Brownell Prize was made possible by a gift from the late Paul H. Briger ’61, P’87. Robert Stewart (mathematics) was the first recipient, and Adrienne Fulco (legal and policy studies) was the 2019 honoree.

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Recordings from the fall 2018 visit to Trinity College by One Small Step, a national StoryCorps project that brings together Americans with differing political views, are available online at commons.trincoll.edu/Reporter.

Trinity was the first college to partner with StoryCorps on this initiative aimed at listening and finding common ground. One Small Step discussions follow the usual StoryCorps format—two people, 40 minutes, and a facilitator to help guide the conversation. But the twist is that One Small Step conversations take place between individuals who have not met before and who hold opposing political views.

The One Small Step project is supported by a $1 million grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. Founded in 2003, StoryCorps has recorded more than 75,000 facilitated interviews with more than 150,000 participants around the country. With the permission of participants, full discussions from the college’s event are archived at Trinity’s Watkinson Library and become part of the national StoryCorps Archive, housed at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Segments also may air nationally on NPR’s Morning Edition.

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Digital Health CT Digital Health CT, the new digital health (or medtech) accelerator run by Startupbootcamp, recently announced its inaugural cohort in Hartford. The 10 chosen start-ups exhibit a diverse range of health care technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), process automation, personalized medicine, and virtual health.

The teams, selected from hundreds of start-ups by a selection committee that included Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, relocated to Hartford in November for the three-month accelerator program, which gave them the support, resources, and industry and investor connections they need to help grow their businesses. Along with support from Startupbootcamp, the teams gained access to an extensive range of partners, mentors, and investors from across the accelerator’s global network.

For the inaugural year of the Digital Health CT acceleration program, the startups will work closely with Digital Health CT’s partners— Hartford HealthCare, Trinity College, and the UConn School of Business—and will ↗ be housed at Trinity’s downFor more about the 10 start-ups— CompanionMx, Ellipsis, Clearstep, town space at Constitution Encapsulate, MDI Health, QR Fertile, BrainCheck, Lineus Medical, Plaza, where the college’s Liberal Arts Action Lab also DeepScribe, and Aiva—please visit commons.trincoll.edu/Reporter. is located.

“The digital health domain is exploding with opportunity right now, and I feel confident that we are positioned to support serious entrepreneurs in hitting the market fast and hard,” said Gerry Roston, managing director of Digital Health CT. Sonia Cardenas, interim dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs, noted that the accelerator “will provide cutting-edge opportunities for our students, exposing them firsthand to the world of start-ups.”

CORRECTIONS

Due to a data maintenance issue, an obituary for Thomas O. Mitchell ’66 ran in error in the “In Memory” section of the fall 2019 issue of The Trinity Reporter. He is not deceased.

Xiangming Chen’s first name was misspelled in the “Positively Pivotal” feature in the printed edition of the spring 2019 issue of The Trinity Reporter.

We regret these errors.

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Two Trinity College professors recently received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support their scholarship.

Assistant Professor of Mathematics Lina Ma was awarded a $100,000 grant from the NSF to support her independent research and her collaboration with colleagues in the field of computational mathematics. Assistant Professor of Psychology Michael A. Grubb spent the summer of 2019 on a three-month visiting researcher appointment at Yale School of Medicine funded by an NSF Research Opportunity Award (ROA).

Ma’s project, “Consistent Multi-Scale Treatments of Ion Transport in Biological Environments,” is a mathematical pursuit that can be applied to biology. Ma will study diffusion, ion transport, and heat flow, which occurs in various ion channels throughout the human body. The abnormal behavior of ion channels can contribute to health concerns, including Type 2 diabetes or adverse reactions from contact with poisonous puffer fish.

The biggest challenge, Ma said, is that biological processes, which usually happen in microseconds, can sometimes be controlled by a few atoms. Using traditional differential equation systems to represent the processes may lose too many details. However, she added, modeling things on the particle level and showing tremendous detail, such as protons and atoms, can have a high computational cost. Ma’s work will be directed toward developing a method that can Top to bottom: bridge the macro and micro scales.

Ma and Grubb Grubb partnered with Yale Associate Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Neuroscience Ifat Levy, the principal investigator of the NSF grant being supplemented as part of the ROA, “Decision-making under uncertainty across the lifespan: Cognitive, motivational, and neural bases.” Grubb’s research contributed the larger goals of Levy’s grant, which aims to understand agerelated changes in learning and decision-making.

Building on a project started in his lab at Trinity, Grubb’s research with Levy addressed new questions concerning the impact of selective attention on reward learning and decision-making. Grubb’s role in this study was particularly significant given the special opportunity for collaboration between institutions like Trinity and Yale provided by the NSF.

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Connecticut journalist Sarah Cody ’95 moderates “Women in Leadership: A Conversation with President Joanne Berger-Sweeney and Board Chair Cornie Thornburgh ’80” on October 17, 2019.

The event, held in Mather Hall’s Washington Room, was part of the three-semester celebration of Women at the Summit: 50 Years of Coeducation at Trinity College.

↗ To view a recording of this event, please visit commons.trincoll.edu/Reporter.

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“ On our Trinity campus of 2,200 undergraduates, we celebrate the fact that our student body is more international than it has ever been, with students from 76 foreign countries. I tell our students all the time that our diversity is our strength. I believe that’s true on our campus, and I know it’s true of America as well.”

Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney, Keynote Speaker Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s Third Annual Naturalization Ceremony The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, October 12, 2019

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Diane ‘Dede’ DePatie Consoli ’88, P’19, ’22 Growing up in a multigenerational Trinity family, it was natural for Diane “Dede” DePatie Consoli ’88, P’19, ’22 to stay involved with her alma mater. “Trinity has always been very important to my family. I basically grew up on campus,” she says with a laugh. “The experience was more than just getting an education. It was about making connections and creating lifelong friendships, which began with her service through Tri Delta sorority, now known as the Ivy Society.

The strong Trinity family legacy started with her father, Thomas DePatie ’52, a former trustee of the college, followed by brother-in-law Robert Buffum Jr. ’77 and cousin Peter DePatie ’85. She married Victor Consoli ’87, and they are Trinity parents to two daughters, Olivia ’19 and Grace ’22.

For the first 15 years after her own graduation, Consoli, armed with a degree in economics, embarked on a career in the garment industry, working retail and wholesale with companies including Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor in New York and eventually running the women’s division of Nautica Sportswear. Over time, she launched her own business, Boxtree Interiors, serving a variety of residential and commercial clients. She also volunteers as a manager of merchandise sales for her summer community of Quonochontaug, Rhode Island, where she once served as town clerk.

Since becoming a stay-at-home mom, Consoli says, her flexible schedule has allowed her to get more involved with committee work at Trinity. Throughout the years, she has served on the Trinity College Alumni Association Executive Committee and the Social Reform Charter Committee and as a member of the Long Walk Societies. She has been an admissions

Dede DePatie Consoli ’88, P’19, ’22, second from right, with husband Victor Consoli ’87, P’19, ’22 and daughters Olivia ’19 and Grace ’22

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“ I feel very connected to my father through my fundraising for Trinity as that was his focus through his years as a trustee of the college. It’s my pleasure to continue that legacy for him.” volunteer, an alumni interviewer, and an Elms Society ambassador. She currently serves as her class president, as a class agent, and as a member of the Board of Fellows, the Women’s Leadership Council, and the Parents Leadership Council.

She particularly enjoys being on the Parents Leadership Council because of the relationships formed among parents, students, and the college. “It’s important for families to know that we’re here for them, too,” says Consoli. “Being on the council is especially gratifying because I facilitate new families becoming connected with the college. Creating a welcoming environment for them will help them see the work we do and hopefully encourage them to become involved. The more new parents are involved, the better work we can do.”

Consoli says that philanthropy was a large part of her upbringing, and she continues to value that philosophy. “I’ve been a donor to the college for a lifetime, and I can’t imagine not helping our school,” she says. “When I saw there were specific improvements needed, that really spurred me on to become more involved. I love being the person who connects everyone and shows them what a wonderful place Trinity is.

“It is gratifying to be the one who connects a new family with a passion to a need we have at the college,” she continues. “Most people donate to specific things that resonate with them, and Trinity has so many specific needs right now that it is all about [matching] the right people to the fundraising efforts for that need. I feel very connected to my father through my fundraising for Trinity as that was his focus through his years as a trustee of the college. It’s my pleasure to continue that legacy for him.”

Kerry Smith, Trinity’s director of family giving, says Consoli plays an important role in creating a warm and friendly environment for parents. “She’s a valuable asset to the college through her ability to welcome and connect parents to one another,” says Smith. “Her advocacy and dedication to help Trinity become the best that it can be is an embodiment of all we desire in a volunteer. We’re very fortunate to have her.”

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HartBeat Ensemble, founded in 2001, is an artist-led professional theater company in Hartford dedicated to creating provocative offerings that build community partnerships. Housed in the Carriage House Theater, HartBeat engages with the local area through programming that includes commissions, pop-up performances, and community conversations, the latter involving the organization’s partnership with a civic or social group to spark dialogue on a particular topic. HartBeat collaborates with more than 50 community organizations as it trains young adults to create their own work, making the theater an incubator for developing individual passions. HartBeat also hosts education programs such as Startin’ Drama, which provides conflict resolution workshops for a positive school climate, and the Youth Play Institute, which offers paid internships in play creation.

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EDITOR’S NOTE “Trinity Treasure” highlights a person, place, or thing on campus that is just what the name implies: a Trinity treasure. Do you have an idea for what to showcase? Please send your suggestions to sonya.adams@trincoll.edu.

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WGRAC The Women & Gender Resource Action Center (WGRAC)—founded in 1977 as the Women’s Center at Trinity College—is a welcoming space on campus that provides education, builds community, and promotes empowerment of students with a focus on woman-identified students. Part of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Queer Resource Center (QRC), WGRAC accomplishes its mission through educational, social, and cultural programming and dialogue. Annual events that create respectful interaction among people of all genders and backgrounds include Take Back the Night, Breaking the Binary Photo Shoot and Open Mic, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, and The Vagina Monologues. WGRAC, led by Laura Lockwood M’95 and Monique Daley, supports five student-led organizations: the Big Sister-Little Sister program; Students Encouraging Consensual Sex (SECS); Promoting Healthy Awareness of the Body (PHAB); the Masculinity Project; and IGNITE, a leadership-development and empowerment group for women-identified students. WGRAC also provides required sexual misconduct education and prevention training for sophomores and oversees the campuswide Green Dot violence-prevention strategy; the Sexual Assault Resource Team (SART); and first-year orientation programs on Title IX rights, resources, and reporting options. “WGRAC has been a safe haven for me,” says Jaymie Bianca ’21, who co-founded IGNITE with Sarah Donahue ’20. “It has been a space where I can voice my opinions and be heard. I found my passion for advocacy and activism here.”

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WGRAC Director Laura Lockwood M’95, right, and WGRAC Training and Program Coordinator Monique Daley, second from left, chat with Shaylee Boger ’23 and Posse Scholar Diante’ Dancy ’21 in the WGRAC Lounge and Library.

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Mellon grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded Trinity College a grant of $114,000 to support the planning of a convening of women of color (WOC) leaders in higher education and other sectors. The funding will be used over approximately 16 months, culminating in a meeting of WOC leaders expected to take place in January 2021.

Inspired by the Mellon Foundation meeting for Women of Color Presidents in Higher Education in 2017, Trinity President Joanne Berger-Sweeney; Johnnetta Cole, president emerita of Spelman and Bennett Colleges; and Mariko Silver, former president of Bennington College and current president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, became convinced that to connect and create more leadership opportunities for WOC in higher education, it is important to reach beyond higher education for lessons learned and for inspiration. Berger-Sweeney is serving as the principal investigator for the project.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, female students of color received 32.9 percent of undergraduate degrees awarded in 2015–16, but only 5 percent of all college and university presidents and chancellors are women of color. The grant will be used to collect and analyze existing research about the representation of WOC leaders in various industries and study why there is a disproportionately low representation of WOC in academic leadership, while developing ideas to identify and encourage WOC leaders who will create change in academia.

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The work produced by this grant has the potential to generate opportunities to develop a unique, cross-disciplinary mentoring network for the future.

The project aims to meet an unmet need, as no existing organizations provide a network to connect WOC in toplevel positions across sectors. While a handful focus on training, mentoring, and preparing WOC for leadership positions, these organizations often focus on empowering WOC in a specific sector. The work produced by this grant has the potential to generate opportunities to develop a unique, cross-disciplinary mentoring network for the future. Other potential benefits of the project include the creation of a list of best practices for mentoring WOC leaders and the forging of connections between WOC in academia, who are teaching talented students, and WOC in other sectors, who are able to offer jobs to those students upon graduation.

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R E C E N T P U B L I C AT I O N S The Promise of the Suburbs: A Victorian History in Literature and Culture

Sarah Bilston, Professor of English; Yale University Press, 2019; 282 pages

The Future of Catholicism in America

Edited by Patricia O’Connell Killen and Mark Silk, Director, Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and Professor of Religion in Public Life; Columbia University Press, 2019; 368 pages

The Future of Mainline Protestantism in America

Edited by James Hudnut-Beumler and Mark Silk, Director, Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life and Professor of Religion in Public Life; Columbia University Press, 2018; 228 pages

Turning Tides: Caribbean Intersections in the Americas and Beyond

Edited by Heather Cateau and Milla Cozart Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Emerita; Ian Randle Publishers, 2019; 344 pages

Bob Steele on the Radio: The Life of Connecticut’s Beloved Broadcaster

Paul Hensler M’08; McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2019; 186 pages

Daily Life in the Industrial United States, 1870–1900

Julie Husband and Jim O’Loughlin ’88, P’20; ABC-CLOI, LLC, 2019; 289 pages

Kurt Vonnegut Remembered

Edited by Jim O’Loughlin ’88, P’20 The University of Alabama Press, 2019; 242 pages

Why Will No One Play with Me? The Play Better Plan to Help Children of All Ages Make Friends and Thrive Caroline Maguire ’97, with Teresa Barker; Grand Central Publishing, 2019; 355 pages

Burn the Ice: The American Culinary Revolution and Its End

Kevin Alexander ’03; Penguin Press, 2019; 371 pages

A Frog Hollow Childhood: A Memoir of Hartford

Lynn Davis M’85; Page Publishing, 2019; 168 pages

If you have a recent book, CD, or video that you would like listed in The Trinity Reporter, please submit a copy to Sonya Adams, Office of Communications, Trinity College, 300 Summit Street, Hartford, CT 06106.

Questions? Email sonya.adams@ trincoll.edu.

The convening participants will include approximately 50 WOC who are presidents in higher education and leaders in other sectors, including government, nonprofit, arts and culture, and media.

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ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY These alumni work to empower women

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How do you measure the impact of coeducation at Trinity College? You could look at the facts: Trinity has 11,844 female graduates, constituting a full 42 percent of living alumni. You could consider the difference coeducation has made on all graduates—no matter the gender—who have traversed the Long Walk over the last 50 years. Or you could, as we do in this issue of The Trinity Reporter, take a slightly different tack, looking at a small sampling of graduates who are working in the women’s empowerment space.

Some focus their efforts on a specific industry or city; others pursue a broader agenda on the global stage. No matter their bailiwick, one and all demonstrate the power of a Trinity education as espoused in the college’s mission statement, that it prepares bold, independent thinkers who lead transformative lives. In the case of these nine graduates, their transformative lives are proving to be game changing worldwide.

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DONNA HAGHIGHAT ’89

CEO, Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts; Springfield, Massachusetts The daughter of Iranian immigrants, “I never took education for granted,” Donna Haghighat explains. Her mother, Parvaneh, was married at 16, at which time Haghighat’s grandfather insisted she drop out of high school. Thanks to her persistence (and with help from her mother), Parvaneh finished high school and went on to complete college in the United States while raising four children. Inspired by her example, Haghighat now leads the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts, where she strives to elevate local women to take charge.

The Women’s Fund does this through fundraising for two initiatives: grant making to area organizations that share the Women’s Fund’s vision and training women through its Leadership Institute for Political and Public Impact (LIPPI). To date, more than 250 women have completed LIPPI training, and 3 million women and families have been impacted through its grants. “I love making connections with people who share my passion for advancing women and girls,” she notes.

CHARLOTTE (FOUCH) FOX ’06

Director of Communications, International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF); Washington, D.C. A tireless advocate of gender equity with a lifelong passion for the news, Charlotte (Fouch) Fox notes that she is “supremely happy” to have landed at IWMF. “My professional work is now my life’s work, which is incredibly validating,” she says. The IWMF is an organization that breaks barriers for women journalists, transforming global news media. The IWMF’s fellowship and grant programs support women in media—both freelance and staff journalists—helping them become experts in reporting in underserved regions, generate must-read stories, and bring critical issues affecting women and others to light. The organization is the sole provider of safety training, byline opportunities, and emergency support tailored to female journalists and photographers around the world. In addition to working directly with journalists, the IWMF studies why journalism remains dominated by men and advocates for inclusive practices that help propel women and minorities into leadership roles.

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ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY

MARY KATE MORR ’12

Volunteer Coordinator, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute (RMMFI); Denver, Colorado Growing up in Denver, Mary Kate Morr watched the gentrification of the Mile High City unfold around her. After earning a master’s degree in social work, Morr decided she “wanted to work in a place where I was pushing back on that gentrification.” Enter RMMFI, an organization that helps people with an idea transform into serious entrepreneurs through personal, business, and financial investments. Through its 12-week business boot camp and mentorship program for under-resourced entrepreneurs, RMMFI builds community wealth by reimagining social and economic inclusion. Start-ups run the gamut from products like candles and soaps, to services like cleaning, as well as graphic design and food carts.

“Part of our mission is to build up female business owners along with entrepreneurs of color,” says Morr, who recruits mentors for RMMFI. “Our entrepreneurs are diverse in every sense of the word, and part of my role is to build a pool of mentors with shared life experience reflecting that diversity.”

CHRISTINE QUINN ’88

President and CEO, Women in Need (WIN); New York, New York What do you do after you’ve served as speaker of the New York City Council—the first woman and openly LGBT person to hold the position? Four years ago, Christine Quinn grappled with that question and decided she wanted to keep doing advocacy work for issues she cared about. WIN, the largest provider of shelter and services to women and families in New York City—with 11 shelters and more than 300 supportive housing units across the city—checked all of her boxes. WIN’s vision is to break the cycle of homelessness by providing safe housing and critical services to help homeless women and their children rebuild their lives. “Homelessness is the significant crisis of our time,” Quinn says. “New York cannot be the greatest city in the world if 60,000 people have to sleep on the street every night. Our job is to stand with those experiencing homelessness and eradicate the underlying conditions that cause it.”

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VALERIA MCFARREN PIPER ’05 Co-founder, TheSheLab; Charlottesville, Virginia

“It’s amazing what happens when you bring women together from around the world and are able to form relationships built on trust and respect.” So says Valeria McFarren Piper about TheSheLab, a community of practice and women’s network that is committed to female empowerment and equality. Born and raised in Bolivia, Piper started the organization after spending a decade in Washington, D.C. There, she worked at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. foreign aid agency, where she oversaw strategic communications in 24 countries. Piper and a partner tapped into that global network to form TheSheLab; the 13 members on the organizing committee hail from countries ranging from the Dominican Republic to Tanzania. The project is starting small, hosting monthly TED-type talks—for women, by women—in Charlottesville, where she and her co-founder live. “We now have 400 members and plan to open 10 other chapters in the new year [2020],” Piper notes. “We are each other’s sounding boards, thought partners, and support system.”

MELINDA LEONARD REED ’95

Executive Director, Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ); The Hague, the Netherlands After graduating with a B.A. in public policy and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University, Melinda Leonard Reed worked overseas doing humanitarian aid work for many years. She then moved back to the United States and directed a domestic and sexual violence shelter in Helena, Montana—a position that she described as “domestic humanitarian aid work.” When the position opened at the WIGJ two years ago, “it was a way to take my slightly divergent career paths and marry them,” Reed says. The WIGJ is a nonprofit international women’s human rights organization that advocates for gender justice through the International Criminal Court (ICC). It also is active in individual countries around the world in peace negotiations and justice processes. The WIGJ works with victims of sexual violence in conflicts under investigation by the ICC and collaborates with more than 6,000 grassroots partners across multiple armed conflicts. “This work is profoundly important,” Reed says. “Sexual violence is the most widely used weapon of war—and it’s perpetrated with total impunity.”

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ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY

RICK ZEDNÍK ’93

Managing Director, Women Political Leaders (WPL); Brussels, Belgium “For millennia, social networks have helped people get ahead—largely men,” explains Rick Zedník. “At WPL, we’re making our small contribution to changing that.”

Headquartered in Iceland, WPL’s mission is to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership. An independent, international, and nonpartisan foundation, WPL bills itself as a global champion of equality between women and men. It is the only organization that brings together all female political leaders, seeking to tackle international challenges by harnessing their collective power. Through conferences, a summit, and advocacy, WPL builds communities of knowledge for thousands of women politicians everywhere: members of national legislatures, cabinet ministers, and heads of state and government. In all of its activities, WPL strives to demonstrate the positive impact of more women in positions of political leadership. And to Zedník, a feminist “at least since Trinity,” “it’s important to try and rebalance the equation.”

ZORAIDA LOPEZ-DIAGO ’03

Co-creator, Women Picturing Revolution (WPR); Beacon, New York When Zoraida Lopez-Diago was growing up, dinner conversations swirled around gender equity, LGBTQ rights, and similar topics. With her mother heading up affirmative action for a Connecticut state agency, she says, “I always knew that I would do something that dealt with shedding light on issues that are overlooked.” Lopez-Diago, a photographer, curator, and consultant, has taught photography to female inmates at a maximum-security prison in Medellín, Colombia, lectured about her work at Harvard University and other institutions, and co-founded Women Picturing Revolution (WPR), an organization that brings to the forefront the work of female photographers who have documented conflicts, crises, and revolution. She and co-founder Lesly Deschler Canossi lead seminars and curate discussions in locales including New York and the United Kingdom. Lopez-Diago also is the co-editor of Representations of Black Motherhood and Photography, a book that gives voice to the intersection of photography, black motherhood, and the ways in which black mothers have navigated gender, race, and class. This edited collection is due to be published in 2021 by Leuven University Press in Belgium and distributed by Cornell Press.

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FINAL THOUGHTS …

Without equal representation of women in journalism, there is no full story. The journalists I work to support are truth tellers who fight with their pens.—CHARLOTTE (FOUCH) FOX ’06 How do you keep empowering women and girls relative to the wider world? That’s a challenge, and I like a good challenge.—DONNA HAGHIGHAT ’89 I love spending time with clients. These are some of the toughest, strongest women you could ever meet.

I find them endlessly inspiring and impressive.

—CHRISTINE QUINN ’88

Entrepreneurs are skewed toward upper-class white males. We need to tap into the talents outside that network—in women, people of color, and working-class individuals—or we’re missing out.

—MARY KATE MORR ’12

I don’t think I understood gender inequality when I was at Trinity. I felt relatively equal. But the world isn’t like Trinity.—MELINDA LEONARD REED ’95

DYLLAN MCGEE ’93

Emmy-award winning filmmaker; Waccabuc, New York Throughout her career, Dyllan McGee has been dedicated to telling compelling and immersive stories. But good storytelling isn’t enough. It also has to matter. Every project McGee has brought to life was born from a vision of a fairer and more equitable world. With two Emmys to her credit, she is founder and executive producer of McGee Media, a documentary film company whose recent projects include Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (PBS); Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman (Discovery); and Reconstruction (PBS). McGee also is the founder and executive producer of MAKERS, a media brand that accelerates the women’s movement through the stories of real-life experiences.

MAKERS has produced short documentaries on more than 400 groundbreaking women from all walks of life, including Gloria Steinem, Oprah Winfrey, and one of New York City’s first female firefighters. MAKERS hosts an annual conference that brings together more than 500 women for a threeday global event, which is subsequently viewed online by more than 20 million people.

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At Trinity, I learned the importance of creating space for conversations and building bridges between communities. There was power in each of the communities I was involved in—international students, minority students, and my sorority.

—VALERIA MCFARREN PIPER ’05

I was fortunate to have studied with faculty including Brigitte Schultz and Michael Niemann, two professors who have had a lasting impact on how I approach my work and photography endeavors. Seeing Trinity professors, such as Johnny Williams and Vijay Prashad, fight for social justice continually inspires me to deepen my photography practice and continue long-term projects.—ZORAIDA LOPEZ-DIAGO ’03 As a senior at Trinity, I was one of five men to take ‘Women’s Studies 101.’ It was the first time I experienced being totally outnumbered. It was instructive.—RICK ZEDNÍK ’93 If you had asked me at Trinity if I was a feminist, I would have said ‘no.’ That’s changed. My two teenage sons have been calling themselves feminists since they could talk.—DYLLAN MCGEE ’93

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Cinestudio patrons enjoy a “Moonlight Movies” screening of the 1986 cult classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.

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rom across Trinity College’s Main Quad, a gleaming new sign beckons.

Inside, seating in the balcony offers a respite from the busy world.

The grand golden curtain rises on the 37-by-16-foot screen as the projected image blinks to life and the film begins to play.

This is Cinestudio, the independent movie palace that celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And to its intrepid founders, dedicated student volunteers, and passionate patrons, there’s no other place like it.

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“I DON’T THINK THEY QUITE UNDERSTOOD WHAT WE HAD PLANNED” Entering an unmarked door in a hallway of the Clement Chemistry Building, James Hanley ’72 climbs the narrow staircase up to Cinestudio’s projection booth, as he’s done countless times over the last 50 years. “We had to take this door off its hinges to get into the booth for the first time,” he says.

In 1969, students in the Trinity Film Society—of which Hanley and his Cinestudio co-founder Peter McMorris ’73 were both enthusiastic members—had secured permission from the Chemistry Department to show films in the chemistry lab auditorium after finding themselves without a screening venue. “I don’t think they quite understood what we had planned,” Hanley says with a grin. The

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Left: Students meet outside the campus landmark. Right: James Hanley ’72 and Peter McMorris ’73, Cinestudio co-founders and co-executive directors, pose amid the theater’s new seats.

problem was, nobody had a key to the booth, which had fallen into disuse.

“We went at 2:00 in the morning and got in there. We found two 35mm projectors from the 1930s, when the building went up,” Hanley says. “Soon, students were hanging up bedsheets as a temporary screen as we prepared for a theater that would serve both students and the community. At the time, there was such a whirlwind of activity here on campus, and this took on a life of its own.”

The first public screening on February 16, 1970, was a double feature of Yellow Submarine and Alice’s Restaurant, for which the Film Society’s faculty adviser, Lawrence “Larry” Stires of the Modern Languages Department, put up $500 of his own money to secure the public rights. “We sold out every night for a week. We even turned away lots of people,” Hanley says. “We put on a big picture with really good sound, and we always have; it just was the ethos of the place. We hit at the right time and the right place.”

McMorris adds, “Trinity was going through huge changes in that time, from one kind of college to another. We were part of that change, part of the new. This space provided us a venue to express ourselves. Even today, if there’s a film out there that needs to be seen, we will show it.”

At first, the student-run organization was met with trepidation by some on campus. “There were a few conservative faculty members who were uneasy about us,” Hanley says. “We were showing some political things. It wasn’t just entertainment; we were showing films that were enlightening people. And we did things that shocked people, like painting the lobby red. But [former Trinity President] Ted Lockwood [’48, H’81] was a great supporter of ours and [former Trinity Vice President] Tom Smith [’44, H’88] went to bat for us over our freedom of speech.”

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ments while engaging in a historical mission, bringing back older film titles, preserving a vital legacy of the past, and showing the films exactly as originally presented to ever-new audiences—all while staying true to its independent origins.

Hanley and McMorris worked at other jobs at first and ran Cinestudio unpaid for many years. “Everybody was doing it for the love of it,” Hanley says, “but at a certain point the students and alumni wanted to have a more permanent structure so they knew Cinestudio would continue for future students. The first stage [around the late ’80s] was to hire us and Larry Stires—we weren’t being paid much—and we provided an ongoing presence and leadership.” Interest from donors in making tax-deductible donations directly to Cinestudio, rather than through a fund at Trinity, led to its establishment as a nonprofit 501c3 organization in 2005.

Today, the venue features approximately 450 new seats that were installed in 2018 and is equipped with a legendary Dolby sound system and state-of-theart digital projector, while retaining its 35mm and 70mm film projectors for classic movie presentations.

“It’s hard to describe this place,” McMorris says. “I learn something new every year. It’s an industry that is changing constantly, and to keep this place going, you have to anticipate those changes and make adjustments.”

Hanley adds, “When we first started out, one of our goals was to show films in a much better setting than most theaters, with a high technical quality. Over the years, we’ve been able to not only maintain that but enhance it.”

“STUDENTS HAVE GOTTEN THEIR EDUCATION AT CINESTUDIO” Today—in addition to being an art house cinema open to the public—Cinestudio is a part of both the academic and social worlds of the college, with faculty, staff, and students all taking advantage of a special facility in the heart of campus.

“Cinestudio has been the ground on which we’ve built the film program,” says Associate Professor of English Prakash Younger, director of Trinity’s Interdisciplinary Program in Film Studies and a member of the Cinestudio Board of Directors. “We see film as a lens into everything. We include philosophy, political science, and classical studies courses in our curriculum,” he says.

Milla C Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Emerita, who helped to create the film studies program at Trinity and now serves as secretary of Cinestudio’s board, taught several film courses that made use of the theater. “I taught ‘Film Noir’ and ‘The Western Film,’ among other courses.

James [Hanley] and I taught a first-year seminar in Cinestudio, where we held the classes, focusing on films shown at Cinestudio,” she says.

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Hanley works the projector, as he has for some 50 years.

Younger adds, “Students have gotten their education at Cinestudio. I was part of a very special first-year course that was taught there called ‘Thinking through Film,’ which helped to enhance the connection between Cinestudio and the academic offerings.”

Connections are made at Cinestudio between Trinity and the Hartford community as well. “With Cinestudio as such an independent place—though very much supported by the college— it’s a portal into the broader culture outside of the campus,” Younger says. “It is truly a gem of the area in terms of the quality that generations of people both from Trinity and the community have enjoyed. Watching a movie there is like nothing else.”

The theater hosts regular daily screenings and special film festivals, including the “Reel Youth Hartford Film Festival” for local high school and middle school students; the “Connecticut LGBTQ Film Festival,” founded at Cinestudio in 1988 and presented by Out Film CT; and the “April in Paris [French] Film Festival,” organized

by Trinity’s Department of Language and Culture Studies. Cinestudio also screens live events from Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet and London’s Royal Opera House and National Theatre.

Trinity Film Festival (TFF), held at Cinestudio each spring since 2012, is a platform for undergraduate student filmmakers from across the country to network and see their films on the big screen. John Michael Mason ’12, M’14, now Trinity’s head track and field coach and chair of Cinestudio’s Board of Directors, founded TFF as an undergraduate. “Cinestudio was one of the reasons I chose to attend Trinity,” he says. “Seeing a film in a theater with other people is a profoundly different and better experience than watching in your own home, on a computer, or on a phone. The communal aspect of it, the darkness, and the clarity of image and sound are all things Cinestudio holds paramount, unlike any theater I’ve ever experienced.”

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With Hanley, McMorris, and two part-time projectionists as the only paid staff, Cinestudio is run largely by student volunteers. Claire Pritchard ’20, who is double majoring in biochemistry and theater and dance, serves as Cinestudio’s lead student volunteer coordinator. “Cinestudio is an amazing venue and opens people up to the fact that movie theaters are alive and well,” says Pritchard, an Elizabeth Elting ’87 Bantam Bold 1823 Scholar. “I’ve learned a lot about working on teams, communications, publicity, and being able to market anything.” Student volunteers program the “Moonlight Movies” series one Friday night per month. Sponsored by the college’s Office of Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership (S.A.I.L.), these movies are funded so they are free to students with a Trinity ID. “We try to make it as accessible as possible for students,” Pritchard says.

Hanley adds, “It’s a very rare combination for a college campus to have a nonprofit movie theater open to the public, with students who actually manage it and also are a part of its future.”

“CINESTUDIO WILL CONTINUE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CAMPUS” To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Cinestudio will host special screenings on February 22 of the two films that started it all, Alice’s Restaurant and

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Yellow Submarine. Alumni and past volunteers of Cinestudio also will be invited to a reception on May 2 that coincides with this year’s TFF. The gathering will serve as a recognition of all those who have helped the organization succeed in its first 50 years.

“I can’t say that I’ve ever regretted it for a minute,” Hanley says. “It started with a student impetus and has remained student centered right down the line. I’m very optimistic that Cinestudio will continue as an integral part of the campus.”

As Hanley and McMorris begin to think about retiring from their roles as executive directors of Cinestudio in the coming years, plans are being made to ensure that the organization they created will go on.

“The 50th anniversary is in many ways a celebration of all that James and Peter have done over the last five decades,” Mason says. “We’re working hard as a board to put ourselves in the position to continue that legacy for another 50 years. Cinestudio could only exist and grow because of what Trinity is: a place where people with ingenuity are supported, where there’s a larger community outside of the college, and where students are given the room and encouragement to take their dreams and turn them into reality.”

BEHIND THE SCENES HOW DID CINESTUDIO GET ITS NAME? James Hanley: We liked the name because it sounded like a film production studio. There was a theater in New York already called Ciné Studio, so we decided to go with one word. We argued over whether to put an accent on the e, but [it] was tedious to do with an accent, and it unbalanced our logo and didn’t look right. We still say Cin-ay-studio, but most people say Cin-ah-studio.

WHO OWNS THE BUILDING? John Michael Mason: It’s Trinity’s building, and the college allows Cinestudio to operate there in return for having this great resource that attracts students and the community.

WHAT’S THE MEANING OF THE LION SYMBOL? James Hanley: We were inspired by the movie The Lion in Winter [1968] and found a public domain heraldic running lion to use as our logo.

WHO WRITES THE MOVIE DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE FLYER AND WEBSITE? Peter McMorris It’s a family affair. Christine McCarthy McMorris [’79] was a student manager at Cinestudio who moved to N.Y.C. to get an M.F.A. She moved back to Hartford, and we got married, and now she works at Trinity’s Greenberg Center as well as researching and writing up the movie descriptions.

WHERE DID THE NEW SIGN COME FROM? James Hanley: An alumnus named Wilfred “Bill” Talbot III ’82 reached out to us about donating toward a Cinestudio marquee.

He recommended acclaimed designer Coco Raynes in Boston, and we hired her to design a sign that would be a signature artwork in its own right and a fine enhancement to the distinctive architecture of the McKim, Mead, and White [designed] building. It was installed last year, and people fell in love with it right away; it’s become part of the campus already.

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Breakthroughs in treating genetic illnesses D. Holmes Morton, M.D., IDP’79 dedicates career to Amish, Mennonite children

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Pediatrician and geneticist D. Holmes Morton, M.D., IDP’79 could have enjoyed a lucrative career as a researcher at a prestigious teaching university. Instead, he found meaningful work among the Plain People—the Amish and Mennonites of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania—treating children afflicted with genetic illnesses.

Morton is considered a leading authority on diseases that have plagued these sects for generations. Using cutting-edge technology, Morton and his team have discovered numerous genetic illnesses and developed novel treatments, says Joseph B. Martin, M.D., former dean of Harvard Medical School. “The care [Morton and his team] provide for these families has no counterpart,” says Martin.

Morton’s research also has influenced the mainstream medical community in the treatment of numerous genetic illnesses, particularly glutaric aciduria type 1 (GA1) and maple syrup urine disease (MSUD)—metabolic disorders whose study has consumed much of his professional life.

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hanks in part to his work, these disorders are recognized as more common and highly treatable if diagnosed early.

In fact, most newborns in the United States and throughout the world are tested for GA1 and MSUD as part of routine screenings. “These are not just curious diseases of the Amish,” says Morton. “They affect people all over the world.”

Morton has received numerous accolades for his work, including the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism in 1993 and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship in 2006. He also received an honorary doctor of science degree from Trinity in 1990. “He is one of Harvard Medical School’s most remarkable alumni,” says Martin.

So, it may seem surprising that Morton, growing up in a small town in West Virginia, did poorly in school. An independent learner, he preferred studying literature, mathematics, and music outside of class. “I thought of myself as a good student, but what I studied never quite matched what was going on in school,” he says.

The spring before his high school graduation, he dropped out to work as a boiler man on steam-powered ore boats on the Great Lakes. In 1970, during the Vietnam War, he was drafted and reluctantly joined the U.S. Navy to do the same work.

But wherever he went, he continued his studies. “Holmes is far more impressed with what he doesn’t know than with what he knows,” says friend and mentor William Mace, Trinity professor of psychology, emeritus.

Before coming to Trinity, Morton took correspondence courses in geometry and physics and studied at community colleges. After reading an article in Scientific American, he became fascinated by developmental psychology and neurology, which led to an interest in medicine.

Still, he was an unlikely applicant to Trinity. “My grades were poor, standardized test scores were unremarkable, and neither indicated an aptitude for science,” he says. But Professor of Religion Emeritus Frank Kirkpatrick, then director of the school’s Individualized Degree

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Program, saw something in the 24year-old. “He was determined and self-directed, just the kind of student we were looking for,” says Kirkpatrick.

Morton thrived in the program, which is designed for older students and focuses on independent learning. “He was the talk of the department,” says Charles A. Dana Professor of Biology Craig Schneider. “We were always impressed with his questions.”

Morton spent so much time in the Trinity library that the college eventually paid him to work at the reference desk. “Holmes’s goal was to learn as much as he could, as fast as he could,” says Mace. His dedication paid off, and 4½ years after his interview with Kirkpatrick, he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors in his majors of biology and psychology.

He went on to Harvard Medical School, graduating in 1983, completed his residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital, and was awarded a research fellowship in biochemical genetics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. It was in Philadelphia where Morton made a discovery that changed the course of his career.

A lab technician asked him to analyze a urine sample from a 6-year-old Amish boy from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The boy was mentally alert but had no control of his limbs and was confined to a wheelchair; his local doctor had suspected cerebral palsy.

In examining the sample, Morton instead found signs of GA1, a metabolic disorder that can inhibit the body’s ability to process certain proteins. Children with GA1 are born healthy, but when they develop a fever or common childhood illness, toxic chemical compounds build up in their brains and cause severe damage.

Those who survive are left with irreversible paralysis that resembles cerebral palsy. At the time, GA1 had been documented in only eight patients worldwide, none of them from Lancaster County.

Genetic researchers have long been interested in Amish and Mennonite families because of their closed communities, says Morton. Marriage to

outsiders is strictly forbidden in these religious orders, resulting in shallow gene pools. The Plain People now in Lancaster County are descended from fewer than 200 individuals who immigrated to the United States from Europe in the 1700s. This reduced genetic diversity makes these populations more susceptible to genetic disorders, including GA1 and MSUD. In June 1988, Morton visited the Amish boy at his family’s farm and learned that other children had similar symptoms. “The Amish called them ‘God’s special children’ and said they had been sent by God to teach us how to love,” says Morton. “That idea deeply affected me.”

He began visiting these children weekly, rarely charging for his services.

Two part-time jobs—doing research at Johns Hopkins University and caring for newborns at Bryn Mawr Hospital—paid

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These kinds of medical issues will always be here, and it’s important that there are people to replace me.

D. Holmes Morton, M.D., IDP’79, at the Central Pennsylvania Clinic—A Medical Home for Special Children and Adults in Belleville, Pennsylvania

the bills. He discovered that untreated GA1 caused the afflictions of many of these “special children” but that the disease was preventable. Children who were put on a protein-restricted diet supplemented with the vitamin riboflavin rarely experienced the devastating effects of the disease.

To continue this work, Morton and his wife, Caroline, decided to open a research and treatment clinic in the heart of Amish and Mennonite country, where their patients lived. They applied for numerous grants, but with little success, they agreed to take out a second mortgage on their home to fund an expensive piece of medical equipment that would allow Morton to test infants for GA1 before symptoms developed.

On September 20, 1989, just before they were to sign the mortgage papers, an article about them appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal.

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Frank Allen, then the Philadelphia news bureau chief for the Journal, had spent a day shadowing Morton as he made house calls to his patients. While he was overwhelmed by what he saw—“These children were horribly damaged,” says Allen—he was greatly impressed with Morton’s passion, gentleness, and sense of humor.

By 7:00 a.m. on the day the story ran, phone calls were flooding the bureau.

The numerous donations that followed, including two checks for $100,000 each, more than funded the equipment. “It all worked out because of Frank Allen,” says Morton. The two remain friends, and Allen, now retired, is writing a book about Morton.

The Clinic for Special Children, once dubbed “the little clinic in an Amish corn field,” in Strasburg, Pennsylvania, was founded that same year as a combination pediatric-care clinic and

cutting-edge research facility for rare genetic conditions. Over the years, the nonprofit has evaluated 2,600 patients from 34 states and 14 countries and with more than 150 genetic conditions.

In 2012, Morton founded a second clinic, the Central Pennsylvania Clinic—A Medical Home for Special Children and Adults, in a rented space in Belleville, Pennsylvania; construction was completed on a new Belleville facility in August 2019. The Strasburg and Belleville clinics have the same mission: to provide general health care to those with rare, genetic disorders, says Morton. “But [the Belleville clinic] recognizes the fact that genetic disease affects people of all ages.” Carefully managing these disorders from birth to death results in better lives for the patients, he says.

Allen notes that Morton’s extraordinary dedication and his successful clinic model have inspired seven other clinics near Amish and Mennonite communities throughout the United States.

Though Morton has affected thousands of lives in the 30-plus years of his career, he remains humble. “It has been an interesting job, working in this setting and culture,” he says. But with an eye toward the future, he stresses the importance of getting younger people involved in this work. “These kinds of medical issues will always be here, and it’s important that there are people to replace me.”

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FROM STUDENT TO STAFF MEMBER Young alumni pay it forward as Trinity employees

BY B HUM I KA CH OUDH A RY ’18

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I feel as though I’m back with my family.

I recently returned to Trinity College as the Summit Fellow for Communications, a position created to further the college’s strategic plan.

After graduating from Trinity in 2018 with a B.A. in English and spending a year in a job at the State Capitol, I wanted to work where people would listen to and nurture my ideas. I knew Trinity’s Office of Communications well; as an international student from Mumbai, India, I worked part time there for 3½ years and found mentors who helped shape my voice as a writer.

When the opportunity to return to work at the college arose, I seized it. Not long after being back on campus, I started to wonder how many young alumni worked at Trinity; within just a month of my employment, my wondering sparked the idea for this Reporter feature, a perfect example of how Trinity is giving me a platform to be a storyteller.

I learned that at least 22 alumni who graduated since 2004—including several graduate assistant coaches and Bantam Network Trinsition Fellows—work at the college. While I may be one of the most recent Trinity grads among the group, David Andres ’04, director of analytics and strategic initiatives and a member of the President’s Cabinet, has been an integral member of the community since earning his B.S. in biology here.

I asked seven of our alumni staff to participate in a short Q&A so we could learn a bit more about them and their ties to Trinity.

Here’s what they have to say.

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JOHN MICHAEL MASON ’12, M’14

Head Coach for Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field; Associate Head Coach for Men’s and Women’s Cross Country • B.A. in self-designed major of classical foundations of American culture history with minors in music and medieval and Renaissance studies; M.A. in American studies • Trinity staff member since 2012 Why did you want to stay at Trinity after completing your graduate assistantship? I could have gone in many different directions, but I had started to carve out a home at Trinity. It was easiest to recruit here because I knew it so well, and I believed in what Trinity is and could be. I also had other things I was interested in, and that morphed into my involvement with Cinestudio [chair of its board] and Trinity Film Festival. Most importantly, I liked Hartford. I felt like I had opportunities here and knew that if I was going to stay here, I wanted to have a community outside of campus.

As a student and as an employee, you have been a key driver of Trinity Film Festival. Why? I grew up in a family where we watched a lot of movies, so I always loved film. Here I had opportunities with Cinestudio, like showing my own short films to a large audience in our beautiful theater. Meanwhile, I had friends at film school who were working hard and were only able to show their films to a class of 15 peers. I wanted more people to experience their films in the best theater I have ever seen. That is how the festival began. It’s a labor of love. I love the theater and the energy that comes from students seeing their films on the big screen.

What distinguishes Trinity from other schools? If I am speaking to a prospective student and we are standing on the Long Walk, I paint a picture: Imagine yourself rushing from class to practice. You are running down the hill, and the bells are going off at the Chapel.

After practice, you are about to head back up the Long Walk to go to the dining hall with your team. Stop and look around. This

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is your life for this short time at college, and it is pretty special.

You can see the downtown skyline from here. Hartford gives students educational, cultural, and culinary opportunities. When I think of Trinity, I think of Hartford. They are inseparable for me.

DANIEL A. GARCIA ’17

ssistant Director of A Alumni Relations •B .A. in human rights studies with minor in African studies • T rinity staff member since 2018 Is there anything that you appreciate as a Trinity employee that you did not recognize as a student? As an employee, I am able to see all the work that goes on behind the scenes. We only saw a piece of the pie when we were students.

You started at Trinity as a Summit Fellow, a short-term position in Alumni Relations and the Office of Communications. How did your experience as a Summit Fellow influence your decision to continue working at Trinity? My previous role allowed me to build many relationships with our current students and young alumni. I value these relationships and want to do my part to help enrich the Trinity experience for all. My new role allows me to use these existing relationships to educate and foster a sense of philanthropy within our community.

Does being an alum affect your job?

It does, in the most positive and fruitful way. I know so many people from my undergrad years that it has allowed me to connect and educate my peers in a much more personal and informal way.

How does your newly created position fit in the college’s focus on young alumni engagement?

This position gives Trinity the opportunity to engage our young alumni before they even become alums. We hope that fostering a sense of philanthropy in them while they are current students will lead them to become young alums who are eager to reconnect

with the college after leaving. Our young alumni are an important constituency, and I am excited to continue engaging with this group of friends and peers.

KAROLINA KWIECINSKA ’16 Special Assistant to the President • B.A. in women, gender, and sexuality • Trinity staff member since 2017

Is there anything that you appreciate as a Trinity employee that you did not recognize as a student? My experience working at Trinity has been entirely different from my time as a student on campus. As an employee, I’ve gained a deep appreciation for the administrative staff that works year-round to conduct college business and ensure everything is running smoothly. As a student, I was unaware of how much time employees spend carrying out dayto-day responsibilities.

CHRISTOPHER HOULIHAN ’09 John Rose College Organist-and-

Directorship Distinguished Chair of Chapel Music and Adjunct Professor of Music, ex officio

>> • B.A. in music with minor in

writing and rhetoric; M.M. in organ, The Juilliard School • Trinity staff member since 2013 (faculty member since 2017) What makes you look forward to work each day? I look forward to working with my organ students and The Chapel Singers. My students often ask me about what Trinity was like when I was an undergraduate. I think they appreciate that I can share some of their perspectives on the life of a Trinity student and that I also have my own set of unique experiences.

What makes you look forward to work each day? I feel honored to step foot on campus each day.

To work for a historic and prestigious institution like Trinity is truly a privilege.

I am a Hartford native. As a kid, I would walk or drive

by Trinity’s campus every day and stare in awe at the beauty of the campus. To have had the opportunity to attend Trinity and now work here still feels surreal.

Why did you want to work at Trinity? I had many extraordinary opportunities as a student, specifically because I came to Trinity. Trinity is one of the few small colleges where students can study organ and choral music within the context of an exceptional liberal arts education because of our long history of distinguished Chapel music. I am proud to continue this program for our current and future Bantams.

Why did you want to work at Trinity? I originally returned to Trinity to work in Community Relations. My goal was to chip away at some of the barriers and stereotypes about Trinity that still exist within the community, utilizing my knowledge of the area as a resident. I also was drawn to the opportunity to work with an inspiring leader and incredibly dedicated team.

It was a full-circle moment for me. Growing up, I was taught the important role higher education would play in my aspirations and future. Trinity provided me with unique opportunities and a high-quality education. I felt that coming back as an employee was my way of paying it forward to the other students who come from backgrounds similar to mine.

What are you most grateful for as a Trinity employee? I feel very lucky to make music in our extraordinary Chapel and to play our magnificent Austin pipe organ. These are two of Trinity’s truly world-class treasures.

I am also exceedingly grateful for our brilliant students, whom I learn from every day.

You succeeded your former teacher John Rose. How do you carry on his legacy while forging your own? I am certainly standing on the shoulders of a giant. John was extraordinarily dedicated to the Trinity community for 40 years and still remains actively involved in the life of the college. I am grateful to have learned from his example and thankful for his continued support and encouragement.

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ROSANGELICA RODRIGUEZ ’15, M’18 Sustainability Coordinator >> • B.S. in environmental science

Rosangelica Rodriguez ’15, M’18, Trinity’s sustainability coordinator, center, meets with Jaci Budion ’22, Green Campus co-president, and Amelia Huba ’22, Student Government Association sustainability liaison and Green Campus co-president, on the Main Quad.

as a student the degree to which every Trinity employee, whether faculty or staff, wants students to succeed. I always knew my professors were in my corner, but I don’t think I knew as a student just how special that was.

How does your position work toward the strategic plan’s goals?

One of the main goals of the Summit strategic plan is to build a sustainable future, and my position was created to help Trinity reach that goal. When we think about sustainability, we should consider social sustainability, financial sustainability, and environmental sustainability.

These three aspects have to work together to drive all the decisions that are made on a college campus.

I am responsible for making sure our decisions minimize our environmental impact and help us achieve a sustainable future.

What makes you look forward to work each day? It may sound silly, but saving the planet. I have the opportunity to influence not only students but also the entire Trinity community to make positive change. Our immediate community may be only 100 acres, but our actions here and when we leave have a ripple effect worldwide.

Why did you want to work at Trinity? I wanted to give back.

As a student, Trinity gave me so many opportunities: I did summer research; I traveled to Asia, Africa, and other parts of the United States; and I made lifelong friends. I also saw the changes that Hartford was making, which made the city more attractive for a young college graduate, so I decided to stay.

How does being an alum affect your job? I have an advantage when it comes to working with students, as I can easily relate. I also can’t help but call my old professors by their last name. Professor Geiss will always be Professor Geiss— not Christoph—even though we’re

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colleagues now. It’s also reassuring to know that Trinity and everyone here who knows my story wants to make sure I succeed, and if I am successful at my job, then we are all succeeding at driving environmental sustainability forward.

KYLE SMITH ’05

Senior Associate Director of Admissions •B .A. in religion • T rinity staff member since 2017 Why did you want to work at Trinity? It was an important time in Trinity’s history to come back to campus. There was new leadership and direction at the college.

For the first time, Trinity had an African American female leading the institution.

With Angel Pérez leading enrollment efforts, it seemed clear that Trinity was continuing the work of breaking down barriers to higher education. I also was intrigued by what seemed like Trinity’s improving relationship with the city of Hartford. I was excited to return to help build new classes of Bantams. And, of course, my wife [Jody Walker-Smith ’05, a human rights attorney with the Connecticut Commission on Human

Rights and Opportunities] and I are both Trinity graduates, so this is a special place for our family.

What makes you look forward to work each day? Finding ways to interact with Hartford. My job allows me to work with different constituencies in the city, whether it’s a local business that I might be working with to source marketing material for the Admissions Office or a community-based organization that serves the youth of Hartford.

I enjoy developing relationships with people and organizations throughout the city.

Does being an alum affect your job?

I do have an added sense of pride about the work our division does.

I think that I am also able to speak with prospective students and families from a unique perspective because I was a student here.

ELIZABETH PATTERSON ’05

Associate Director of Annual Giving • B.A. in English with minor in Hispanic studies • Trinity staff member since 2016

What makes you look forward to work each day? I think that it’s the people who have always made the Trinity experience stand out. That was true for me as a student, and it’s true for me as an employee. I work closely with alumni volunteers, and they’re such a passionate, dedicated group of people. I have the opportunity to meet students, who always impress me with their talent and drive. And I have a terrific group of colleagues, both in the Advancement Office and across campus.

Why did you want to work at Trinity? I could wax poetic about how I believe in the power of education to broaden your horizons and change your life for the better (which is true). Or explain how my position was a step I wanted to take professionally (also true). But in the end, I love Trinity, and while I could have pursued a position in higher ed somewhere else, I wanted to make a difference in education here, ’neath the elms.

What are you most grateful for as a Trinity employee? I’m grateful for the chance to contribute and make a difference on campus. I was able to attend Trinity because of the scholarships and grants I received, and those were made possible by the generosity of Trinity alumni. The work I do every day helps create those same kinds of opportunities for students who are on campus now and those who will be here in the future.

Is there anything that you appreciate as a Trinity employee that you did not recognize as a student? I don’t think I understood

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with minor in Hispanic studies; M.A. in American studies • Trinity staff member since 2015

WE ARE THE

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Catching up with six members of Trinity’s Bicentennial Class

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New to campus last fall, the members of the Class of 2023— Trinity’s Bicentennial Class—come to the college with diverse backgrounds and interests. Whether from down the street or the other side of the globe, the students bring with them a desire to explore the world and expand their horizons. Here, The Trinity Reporter catches up with six firstyear students mere weeks into their first semester to learn more about them and their goals for their time at Trinity.

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RAY ALVAREZ-ADORNO WILLIAM J. NELSON SCHOLAR

Hometown: Newark, New Jersey High school: Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire

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Ray Alvarez-Adorno knows that goals and perspectives may change over time, so he tries to keep an open mind. “I went to high school thinking I wanted to be an engineer but came out wanting to be a senator and poet,” he says. “I’m open to anything that’s thrown my way. I feel that planning is an obstacle that people give themselves. I’ll have an outline, but you need to be able to give yourself leeway to explore different things. In my time here at Trinity, I want to focus on not only getting smarter but also becoming a better person and a more accessible person to talk to.”

After taking part in the Promoting Respect for Inclusive Diversity in Education (P.R.I.D.E.) and first-generation preorientation programs, Alvarez-Adorno is jumping right into student life on Trinity’s campus. “I’ve been to meetings for La Voz Latina and the Trinity College Men of Color Alliance, and I want to be active in the Masculinity Project and Temple of Hip Hop,” he says. He enjoys playing games like Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering. “I’d love to start a club for that, but my dream job would be to write for DC Comics. I love writing stories; I see myself naturally as a storyteller.”

Alvarez-Adorno, whose family is Puerto Rican, says he will most likely major in political science. “I want to be a senator to represent perspectives of minorities and of people who grew up poor, raised by strong women like my mom, Griselle Adorno,” he says. “I have also thought of becoming a middle school teacher, and I may go for a Ph.D. eventually.” Anthropology is another area he may explore. “I love learning about people and looking at their culture, getting to know what the real story is,” he adds.

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AZKA HASSAN Hometown: Malé, Republic of Maldives High school: United World College (UWC) Mahindra College in Maharashtra, India

Azka Hassan is the first Trinity student ever from the Maldives, a small South Asian country located in the Indian Ocean. “As much as it feels like a burden to be the first Maldivian student at Trinity, it’s such a big opportunity, and I feel honored,” says Hassan.

“Trinity has made me feel wanted and excited to be here. I already signed up to make my own booth at the Festival of Nations. It’s a lot of work representing a country by yourself, but I’m up for the challenge.”

The InterArts Program is the perfect first-year opportunity for Hassan, who has been interested in the arts her whole life. “In high school, I learned theory of art and art history and got to experiment with different media, like sculpture, woodcuts, printmaking, and all types of paint,” she says. Hassan is interested in film classes and wants to look into double majoring in art and psychology for a possible career in art therapy, which she would pursue in the Maldives. “I like the idea of going back home to use my knowledge to help people there,” she says.

To help make the transition to college, Hassan joined the Bantam Beginnings pre-orientation program “Hartford’s Architecture, Ethnic Culture & Cuisines” and took a walking tour of the city with P.R.I.D.E. “We walked 19,289 steps! I met so many amazing people, and I would love to get to know more,” she says. Hassan would like to become involved with Trinity’s International House and raising awareness about issues of cultural appropriation and racism. “I hope to participate in as many things as I can and make as many memories as I can before I have to officially be an adult,” she says. “I want to become the person that 5-year-old me would be proud of. In my future, I see a lot of growth, a lot of accomplishment, and, most importantly, a lot of hard work.”

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MAGGIE POWERS PAUL E. RAETHER SCHOLAR

AND HARRIET E. AND DAVID H. BROMBERG ’44 SCHOLAR Hometown: West Hartford, Connecticut High school: Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy in Hartford, Connecticut

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Along with a dozen other first-year students in the new Global Start program, Maggie Powers chose to begin her Trinity experience by spending the fall semester living and studying in the vibrant capital city of San José, Costa Rica. “Studying abroad for my first semester in college sounded like an appealing challenge and an adventure,” says Powers, who likes to travel and has worked on a 4-H farm. “Plus, I was thrilled to learn that I would be living and studying on a farm for three weeks of the semester. Taking such a huge jump from high school to college in another country for my first semester has really pushed me toward huge personal and social growth, and being exposed to a completely different culture has opened my eyes to what goes on in the world outside of the U.S.” Powers is interested in restorative justice and may pursue the fields of urban studies or women, gender, and sexuality.

She also hopes to get involved with Trinity student groups including the Entertainment Activities Council (EAC) Barnyard and The Homelessness Project.

Among the reasons Powers chose Trinity were the college’s movement toward a more diverse student body and its active engagement with Hartford. “I’d like to help create a stronger connection between our student body and the surrounding Hartford community. My time at Trinity will hopefully be filled with growth that leads me to be engaged with my education and my community and to become more of an independent thinker who challenges our social and cultural norms,” Powers says. “I also hope to be able to connect with Trinity alumni to see how they have taken their time at Trinity and implemented change within their own communities to allow others to grow and have access to opportunities they might otherwise not be afforded.”

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JAKE ARMENTROUT Hometown: Lyman, Maine High school: Waynflete in Portland, Maine

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Even though he’s now part of the third generation of Bantams in his family, Jake Armentrout said his family didn’t pressure him to choose Trinity.

“I just kept coming back to Trinity and could really see myself here,” says Armentrout, who follows his mother, Sarah Chappell Armentrout ’92, P’23, and grandfather, Tom Chappell ’66, H’06, P’89, ’92, ’97, ’06, GP’23, to Hartford. “It’s important to keep the family tradition going. Trinity wasn’t pressed on me very hard; I just ended up being really interested in it. Coming here as a legacy, there’s a pressure to be successful. I want to have a good academic career and not let my family down. My goals are to be true to myself and to continue the legacy in a strong way.”

After graduating from high school in a class of about 75 students, Armentrout says that he feels comfortable in Trinity’s intimate environment. “I couldn’t see myself in a bigger school in a massive city,” he says. He may decide to major in political science or take a pre-law school route. “It’d be fun to intern in Hartford someday, especially if I want to pursue law,” Armentrout says. “That would be a really great opportunity to learn from someone in the city, not far from campus.” So far, he is enjoying the “City as a Work of Art” first-year seminar, which includes aspects of history and architecture, and plans to play club lacrosse, work for the Office of Student Activities, Involvement & Leadership, and serve as a stage technician for productions with the Theater and Dance Department.

To start his own Trinity career, Armentrout embarked on a hiking and camping trip on the Appalachian Trail with the Quest pre-orientation program. “Quest is a great gateway,” he says. “You’re really close and smelly with everybody. You get to know people really quickly and become great friends with them. Everyone should do a preorientation program; it’s a leg up.”

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ETHAN YERKES Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

High school: William Howard Taft High School in Chicago, Illinois

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A Posse Scholar who started an engineering club at his high school, Ethan Yerkes is leaning toward studying mechanical engineering at Trinity. “I want to design car engines,” he says. “I want to make sure I have a job that I enjoy, and cars are something I’ve been enthusiastic about since I was a little kid.” One idea Yerkes has to connect his interests, studies, and possible future career is to start an on-campus mechanic shop. “Engineers can get hands-on experience on actual, operating automobiles, and students in economics and finance could be running the business end,” he says.

The first-generation college student chose Trinity in part for its Engineering Department, but he’s also interested in math, biomedical science, business, finance, film, and photography. “I’m trying to figure out how to fit those all into my life,” he says. Yerkes enrolled in the “Designing Your Future Work” first-year seminar because, he says, “I enjoy designing and figuring out where I’m going. With a small liberal arts school, you have more control over where you want to go and creating your own future.

Let’s see where I can go.”

Yerkes has a passion for learning new things; his goals for the next few years include learning to play piano and to speak Spanish and the Indian language Gujarati.

In addition, he wants to learn computer programming to take part in the annual Trinity College International Firefighting Home Robot Contest, and he plans to explore the Debate Team, ConnPIRG, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Investment Club. “And I will hopefully make short films for Trinity Film Festival, but we will see where my free time takes me,” he says.

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GIFT NOSAKHARE Hometown: The Bronx, New York

High school: KIPP NYC College Prep High School in the Bronx, New York “When I visited Trinity, I felt at home,” says Gift Nosakhare. “I stepped on campus, and there was something about the environment and the people that made me want to come here.” She applied Early Decision after a Preview Weekend visit. “I had a host who was a psychology and premed major—which is what I want to do, too—and she talked about how amazing the STEM fields are here,” she says.

While she plans to take courses in her favorite subjects of math, science, history, and engineering, Nosakhare feels especially drawn toward psychology and medicine. “Ever since I was little, I’ve wanted to study medicine. I love kids, and I’m looking at the pediatrician path now,” she says.

“I took psychology in high school, and it was my favorite subject. I want to go deeper into that field to see if it’s something I want to do.”

New Student Orientation was helpful for Nosakhare, who is a first-generation college student. “If it wasn’t for the tour and the games, I wouldn’t have met my friends and I wouldn’t know how to get around campus. It really helped me adjust,” she says. “I hope Trinity can break me out of being so reserved and help me be more open-minded.”

After moving from Nigeria to the United States with her family when she was 6, Nosakhare maintains a love of traveling and looks forward to studying away. “I love cultures and learning about how our culture differs from others. In the Bronx, there are so many people struggling or homeless, so I want to start a club here in Hartford where we can give back to the community,” she says. As the academic year began, she planned to explore the Trinity African Students Association, Imani: Trinity’s Black Student Union, the Trinity College Black Women’s Organization, and club volleyball.

“There are so many things I want to do,” she says. “I don’t know how I’ll balance all of them.”

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The campaign for

Trinity

Fundraising effort ‘will impact every student and team’

BY R H E A H I R S H M A N A RC H I T E C T U R A L R E N D E R I N G S BY P E R K I N S E A ST M A N

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The renovated Ferris Athletic Center

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eter Duncan ’81, P’13, ’14 is straightforward when asked about his time as a Trinity College studentathlete: “It’s really simple,” he says. “My experience with Trinity College athletics was exceptional, and it was made that way not only by my teammates but also by the coaching staff.”

The former member of Trinity’s men’s lacrosse and ice hockey teams (and a captain of ice hockey) stayed connected with the programs throughout the years following his graduation. He says he was pleased “many moons later,” when daughter Hadley Duncan ’13 played field hockey and lacrosse for the Bantams. “I was really happy to see firsthand that Trinity athletics hadn’t changed,” he says. “If you look at the entire athletic department, with very modest means, they are sure and steady, get incredible results, and produce really good people.”

I n every sport, our student-athletes bring recognition to the college with their efforts in the classroom, on the field, and in the Hartford community.”

DREW GALBRAITH, TRINITY’S DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

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Duncan, president and CEO of the commercial real estate firm George Comfort & Sons, and Elissa Raether Kovas ’93, who runs her own clothing company, Shellkare, have stepped forward to lead an ambitious fundraising campaign for Trinity athletics, which aims to raise $65 million by the college’s bicentennial in 2023. That figure comprises $35 million for facilities modernization, including additions to and renovations of the Ferris Athletic Center and upgrades to Jessee/Miller Field and Robin L. Sheppard Field; $25 million to endow the athletics program; and $5 million in annual giving (to cover annual costs until the endowment is fully vested).

“We have remarkably engaged alumni, best-in-class coaches, and exceptional student-athletes,” says Drew Galbraith, Trinity’s director of athletics. “Building upon our rich tradition, we can create a model NCAA Division III athletics program to adapt to the future of higher education.

“In every sport, our student-athletes bring recognition to the college with their efforts in the classroom, on the field, and in the Hartford community,” he adds. “By enhancing our athletics facilities, investing in our athletic endowments, and transforming our approach to student wellness, this campaign will impact every student and team at Trinity.”

Galbraith notes that endowing the athletics program is a key part of the campaign. “Our coaches serve as teachers, mentors, recruiters, and role models,” he says. “By creating an endowment for athletics, we can remove the burden of fundraising from them and let them concentrate their talents on the field, on the court, and in the classroom.”

Bill Luby ’81 played Trinity football for four years but concedes he was “mediocre at best” on the field. Yet, three decades after graduation, Luby, a founding partner of the private equity firm Seaport Capital, remains deeply devoted to the Bantam football team— which won the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) championship three of the past four seasons—as a donor and ardent supporter of head coach Jeff Devanney ’93.

A member of the Athletics Campaign Committee, he is working with his former teammates to endow the head football coach position.

“I have a strong sense of what a good coach can do to help young people become their best selves, and I’m consistently impressed with Jeff,” says Luby.

“And, even though I was not a star on the field, the friendships I made as a player are my most important friendships to this day.”

Athletics Campaign Committee member and former varsity athlete Laurie Fergusson Plumb ’80, who played field hockey and women’s lacrosse and squash, has carried into adulthood the bonds she forged with her teammates, particularly her three roommates, with whom she still gets together at least once a year. She credits her athletics experience with giving her the confidence to succeed after college in sales, advertising, and public relations, including stints at Comcast, Ogilvy & Mather, and Sports Illustrated. She and husband Bob—also a varsity athlete from the Class of 1980—raised their family in Boston, and she remains active in athletics there as a middle school lacrosse coach, golfer, hiker, and runner.

“My involvement with the Trinity athletics campaign means a lot to me,” Plumb says. “The campaign has layers of meaning for all involved, and I want to convey the passion I have for Trinity

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athletics and the vitality of the mentoring and teaching that continues to shape my life, even after all these years.”

With more than one-third of the student body participating in varsity athletics and many playing club sports in competition with other schools and engaging in intramural activities on campus, the impact of athletics on the community is far-reaching.

For Kovas, four years competing in the club sport of alpine skiing taught her valuable lessons about time management and camaraderie. She remains involved with athletics in a sport that she didn’t play at Trinity: squash.

Persuaded by her husband and son, both avid players, to take it up, she’s now a board member for MetroSquash, a program “enmeshed in the community” of the University of Chicago that combines academic support, competitive squash, and enrichment opportunities for students from grade 5 through secondary school and beyond.

With the Ferris Athletic Center expansion plan including both state-of-the-art squash facilities and dedicated space for Hartford’s own urban squash program, Capitol Squash, Kovas intends to bring her experience in Chicago to help deepen the relationship between Capitol Squash and the college. “As an adult, I appreciate even more the positive effects that athletics and mentoring can have in young people’s lives,” she says. “Enhancing the connection with Capitol Squash is a great way for us to foster the college’s relationship with our neighborhood.”

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and fostering generations of connections. Galbraith says the athletics campaign will benefit not only varsity, club, and intramural athletes but also the entire community.

The 15,000-square-foot fitness center will house cardio and weight equipment, and activities such as spinning, yoga, and Zumba will be in one central location instead of scattered around campus.

“Students now are much more educated about fitness,” Galbraith says. “A major part of the process has been designing for the needs and expectations of this new generation.”

That point resonates with committee member Marc DiBenedetto ’13, whose campaign involvement includes communicating with and representing the interests of younger alumni. DiBenedetto has a deep connection to Trinity athletics as a club athlete (baseball), a member of a Bantam athletics family (father and four brothers), and a reporter on the college’s teams through the student-run (but no longer active) Trinity Sports Network.

Now a video content producer for New England Sports Network (NESN), DiBenedetto created for his senior thesis at Trinity a full-length documentary called All In that chronicles the Trinity men’s squash team’s road to the 2013 national championship.

DiBenedetto says his mission is to persuade athletes and nonathletes alike to support the current campaign however they can. “Even though so much of what Trinity means to me is connected to sports,” he says, “half of my friends were not athletes, and I know the positive effects of the athletics program on the school overall.”

“ Our committee includes alumni who are devoted to Trinity athletics, alumni for whom athletics has been instrumental in their careers, and alumni who are enthusiastic about the opportunity to transform Ferris into a welcoming space for athletes and for everyone who is interested in health and fitness.”

—ELISSA A. RAETHER KOVAS ’93

COMMITTEE Peter Duncan ’81, P’13, ’14, co-chair Elissa Raether Kovas ’93, co-chair Ray Beech ’60, P’94 Ed Berkowitz P’91 Rohan Bhappu ’02 Monica Iacono Boss ’95 Paul Broderick ’93, P’23 Clint Brown ’79 Christine Smith Collins ’91 Phoebe Booth DePree ’01 Marc DiBenedetto ’13 Todd DuBoef ’90 Derek Falvey ’05 Dan Good ’95 Jerry Hansen Jr. ’51, P’78, ’84, ’88, GP’12, ’16, ’20 Billy Hogan ’96 Sam Kennedy ’95 Mark Leavitt ’80, P’14 Bill Luby ’81 J.P. Marra ’90, P’23 Brendan Monahan ’95 Jay Monahan ’93 Lisa Parker ’80 Laurie Fergusson Plumb ’80 Andy Rathmann-Noonan ’09 Macey Russell ’80 Robin Sheppard M’76 Kevin Smith ’87, P’21 Doug Tansill ’61, P’91, ’96 Mike Tucci ’82, P’16 Bill Villari ’86 Ginny Vogel Yonce ’87, P’23, ’23

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“ It was important to us to support students who are leaders on the field and in the classroom, so we established an endowed scholarship fund through a charitable gift annuity. When the annuity matures, our fund will ensure that a talented scholarathlete can make the most of Trinity’s liberal arts education.

We made our gift so that special students can share their talents with Trinity and the world.”

—Joanne and Tom Head ’52 HOW IT WORKS 1. You transfer cash or securities to Trinity.

2. You receive an income tax deduction and may save capital gains tax. Trinity pays a fixed amount for life to you or to anyone you name.

3. When the gift annuity ends, its remaining principal passes to Trinity.

Linda M. Minoff, Director of Gift Planning 860-297-5353 linda.minoff@trincoll.edu legacy.trincoll.edu

CLASS NOTES REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Class Agents: Robert M. Blum, Esq., John G. Grill Jr.

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Class Secretary: Richard G. Mecaskey, The Gates Mill Club, 6759 Mayfield Rd., #611, Mayfield Heights, OH 44124-2232; richard.mecaskey.1951@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Gerald J. Hansen, Richard G. Mecaskey Trinity College, a college I will never forget. I will never forget the friends and discussions that meant so much to me; some of the great professors; my wife, Cathryn; traveling in Europe; the opportunity to expand and know more and more; Julie Cloutier, who has helped me along in my elder years. These are my last notes for Trinity. I thank Julie Cloutier, who has been a real friend over many years, and my wife, Cathy, who had worked so hard to get these notes done for the Class of ’51. Thank you! Thanks, Trinity, for all! Dick Mecaskey

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Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: The Rev. A. Finley Schaef, 87 Stoll Rd., Saugerties, NY 12477-3022; finley.schaef.1952@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: John S. Hubbard Bill Vibert’s report was submitted by his wife, Pat Vibert. “We became first-time great-grandparents with the birth of Henry Monteith Vibert on July 1, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Our grandson Matthew ’10 and Chelsea Pearson Vibert are Henry’s parents. Matthew’s parents, Mark ’79 and Betsy Kent Vibert ’79, became first-time grandparents. Is it too early to submit Henry’s Trinity application? Bill and I enjoy the Wednesday sunset carillon concerts on the quad in July, and now we turn to fall Trinity football.

Even though it’s difficult for Bill to climb into the stands (he has Alzheimer’s), we attend home games and make the trek to Amherst, Williams, and Wesleyan any Saturday those games are away. Bill always wears his blue baseball cap stating ‘Trinity Football/UNDEFEATED/1949.’

Many classmates were on that team; this year marks the 70th anniversary! After all these years, Bill Vibert and Bill Goralski still have unbroken records listed in the game-day programs. Under individual season records, Goralski in 1950 completed 402 punt-return yards, with 14.9 average yards. He made a career record of 14.91 average punt-return yards in 1951. Under team game records, most extra points made by kicking, 9 were completed by Vibert at Middlebury on October 22, 1949. Those 9 points are still the record of

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most extra points attempted by kicking and also best PAT percentage kicking of 1.000.”

Jacques (Jack) Hopkins spends half the year in Rhode Island and the other half in Florida.

His very attentive daughter and her boyfriend live next door to him in both places. He was a longtime, enthusiastic cyclist but had to give it up about five years ago after a bad bike accident in which he fractured his pelvis. The fractured pelvis healed after 30 painful days, but he decided that it was time to give up cycling.

He spends his days reading two newspapers (Providence Journal and The New York Times) and books, mostly novels. He also spends time visiting a curious website called Crazy Guy on a Bike, which consists of journals written by long-distance cyclists about their bike trips, some of them of more than 5,000 miles.

Ben Wilmot reports, “After Trinity, I attended the University of Pennsylvania medical school, spent two years in the Air Force, and returned to a pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. After 37 years practicing pediatrics in Alexandria, Virginia, I retired. Am now 90 years old and in a retirement home in Northern Virginia. I do occasional gigs as a jazz pianist and enjoy painting and needlework. I have fond memories of the years ’neath the elms.”

Phil Trowbridge writes, “Not much new to report, but here’s a brief update: I enjoy participating in the Avery Actors Guild here. We perform several short plays every few months for our fellow residents here at Avery. We will begin working on our Christmas show in the next few weeks. Fay and I also enjoyed celebrating our anniversary in Wellfleet on Cape Cod at the end of June. We had lovely weather and had a great time renewing our friendship with some special friends whom we hadn’t seen in many years. It’s wonderful to catch up! We’re looking forward to having a family reunion at Thanksgiving, with our children and families coming from near and far. We don’t get to see them very often, so this will be a really special time together. Hope you’re well. Wishing you all the best for a nice autumn and holidays. We look forward to reading the Class Notes update when they’re published.”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $55,000 Class Secretary: Stanley R. McCandless Jr., 3712 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX 77005-2824; stanley.mccandless.1953@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Richard T. Lyford Jr., Joseph B. Wollenberger, Esq. Once again, we, the Class of 1953, have the opportunity to share with our classmates what

we have been doing since we last communicated. Our next deadline is February 12, 2020.

And, as always, you can send me the information or send it to Julie Cloutier at Trinity. My email is stanmac1@sbcglobal.net, and snail mail is 3712 Rice Blvd., Houston, TX 77005. I am always ready to receive your posts.

Secretary’s note: The New York Times Magazine issue on education, September 15, 2019, has a great and in-depth article on Trinity College admissions. This is a must read!

Jack Campbell writes, “Stan, I am getting more involved with the National Veterans Memorial and Museum and am a tour guide almost every Saturday. Other than that, it has been a quiet summer.”

David Dean writes, “After 55 years of ministry with the United Church of Christ, I am fully retired and living at Covenant Living of Cromwell, Connecticut. It has been a great run, but I am happy not to be working on next Sunday’s sermon! Joan and I lived in Sarasota, Florida, for eight years, but the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease sent us back to Vermont, where she died in 2014. Life continues at Covenant Living, and I have filled every post in our resident council.

At age 88, life has really slowed, and my only responsibility is to care for myself and to be the manager and sing in our chorus! I am close to Trinity College, but neuropathy has taken hold of my legs, and walking is very limited. But life goes on, and so do I. My best.”

Bud Toole writes, “Hello, Class of ’53.

My health is OK, life is good. … Seven wonderful children, 14 grandchildren (no great-grandchildren yet). Visited campus last summer, fond memories. Fifty years of aviation due to air ROTC.” Jack North is completing some rehab on his shoulder, injured in a recent fall. And all the work seems to have paid off; good mobility results. Next week he has family visiting, two sons and his daughter at his “apple shed” to enjoy the fall foliage with him.

Bill Bernhard writes, “Still fishing, hunting, and traveling. Recently cruised from Tahiti to Fiji on Paul Gauguin.”

Sal and I rented a house this summer in Chatham, Massachusetts, for the first week of August. The house was right on the water and slept 13, just what we needed. Three daughters, three husbands and four of our five grandchildren; number five is a plebe at West Point. We invited Joanne Moses to join us one afternoon.

She came over with her daughter and Fiona, the exchange student from New Zealand whom Joanne and Al had visited a couple of times and was the inspiration for Sal to walk the Camino de Santiago three years ago, which Fiona had done. It was great to see Joanne again and share some old memories.

Thanks for the information you have passed on to me. I will try to get it reprinted for the rest of us to enjoy. Keep it coming.

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From the Alumni Office: Sanford Dwight sent a card with the following news: “I am a lucky father of four children, two boys and two girls; four grandchildren, twin grandsons and another grandson and granddaughter. Two sons in the San Francisco Bay Area. One daughter is a registered nurse for 30-plus years, and one daughter manages a VA office. I am turning 88 in 10 days. My sincere hellos and best wishes to my Class of 1953. I have enjoyed the pictures in the alumni magazine with past students and their wives. Sincerely, S. Dwight”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: Robert A. Wolff, 527 26th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402-3145; robert.wolff.1954@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Alexander J. Campbell II I enjoyed being at our 65th Reunion and seeing others of my class. Paul Assaiante, the school’s fantastic squash coach and author of Run to the Roar, gave a great talk at our dinner. Personally, in 2019, I have run, using the term loosely, three 5Ks, all in fun locations: around the Rose Bowl in January, around Dodger Stadium in April, and along the beach here in Santa Monica in September. I took second place in all three races in my age group, from 80 to infinity. Bob Wolff

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: E. Wade Close Jr., 65 Shoreline Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928-7139; wade.close.1955@trincoll.edu; fax: 412-820-7572 • Class Agents: Hugh Dickinson, Richard Ferraro Our classmates have always stepped up and put together a great effort for all of our past Reunions. This upcoming June 2020 gathering for our 65th Reunion is no different. Don Mountford and your secretary stirred the pot early and formed the Reunion Committee in July and had strategic discussions with the Alumni Office in September. Our committee is composed of Don Mountford, Bill Laporte, Craig Mehldau, John D’Luhy, Greg Petrakis, Irwin Meiselman, and class agents Dick Ferraro and Hugh Dickinson.

This is the driving force behind the effort to make this gathering our grand finale. Local Hartford classmates Ed Yeomans and Dave Nelson also will contribute to the effort.

A specific barbershop-singing event will be organized by Dick Ferraro and Irwin Meiselman and hopefully will include John D’Luhy, Ron McGowan, Ron Moss, and Wade Close, plus any others equally courageous to add their melodious voices.

Many will travel long distances to join fellow ’55ers (all dependent on continued good health). We are expecting Lou Magelaner from Florida, Tom Bolger from Wisconsin, Wade Close from South Carolina, Fred Starr from North Carolina, and Warren Gelman from California, plus shorter-distance attendees Dick

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Zampiello, Joe Michelson, Bob Welsh, Bill Gardiner, and Bob Freeman.

The surprise and untimely death of Bruce Whitman was reported in a previous edition of The Reporter. However, we were happy to learn that Bruce was posthumously awarded an honorary doctorate by Trinity during the 2019 Commencement ceremony. He was recognized as a pioneer and leader in the aviation industry.

We were saddened to hear that classmate Stanley Filewicz passed on October 4 after a lengthy illness. Originally from New Britain, he and wife Charlyn moved to Florida following a long and notable medical career specializing in orthopedic surgery. Fellow classmate Walter Blogoslawski advised us that he and Stan were good friends growing up and continued a close personal relationship at Trinity and through the years. Stan’s burial service included military honors.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $60,000 Class Secretary: Bruce N. Macdonald, Stonehouse Farm, 1036 Zollmans Mill Rd., Rte. 4, Lexington, VA 24450-7265; bruce.macdonald.1956@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Edward A. Montgomery Jr., David Renkert, David M. Taylor, Henry M. Zachs David Taylor wrote me to pass on a number of interesting updates on our classmates.

Arnold Persky and wife Amy moved last year into Meadow Ridge retirement community, in Redding, Connecticut, and they are very happy they made the move. With five children and nine grandchildren, they must have to book their visits with care and advance notice. Arnie was with the U.S. Air Force until 1986 and then practiced law until a few years ago. David Taylor spent much of his summer in Connecticut and New England, including his regular trip to the summer home of John Limpitlaw on Cape Cod (in Wellfleet, I believe). We three also exchanged emails on the subject of college costs today and the changing face of those who go to college in this country. With two granddaughters in college at this time, I am well aware of the growth of the cost of academia these days. Ron Boss had a cup of coffee with David in Long Beach, California, in September, and David reports that he looks great and they enjoyed taking pleasure in sharing memories of Trinity and life to date.

Carl “Bunny” Meister and I corresponded in July, and he reports that he and wife Linda are happy and healthy and enjoying life in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He still sells real estate and serves on a couple of nonprofit boards. He and his wife sold their farm but say the new owners will let them stay in the house as long as they desire; handy because the new owner plans to build a separate house and keep the 130 acres intact. Bunny says he enjoys horses even though he no longer rides and only misses the fox hunting. His son is a trainer, and they enjoy following the progress of his horses in

competition. Any time left he fills with golf. The couple took a cruise to the Normandy region of France in September, and I hope he writes to me about that trip, too. Finally, Bunny added some thoughtful commentary on how the learning environment and social interaction has changed in America’s schools, colleges, and in life, but I will leave that for him to explain when we all get together at our next Reunion (2021).

David Taylor again wrote that he and his daughter, Ruth Taylor Kidd ’88, visiting from Connecticut, ran into Gigi Branford ’74 and her husband in a club on Waikiki. Gigi was in one of the first graduating classes of women from Trinity.

Kenny Weisburger sold his house in Westport last March and moved to The Watermark in Bridgeport, a retirement residence facility. He has developed a serious health condition, but it has been brought under control, and he is confident of the future.

Finally, I’m sorry to report that Charlie Stehle lost wife Joanne last July. They had been married 59 years. I knew her and enjoyed her spirit and presence, and I (we/our class) extend our deepest sympathies to Charlie, his sister, and their children.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $20,000 Class Secretary: Frederick M. Tobin, Esq., 771 John Ringling Blvd., Apt. F26, Sarasota, FL 34236-1518; frederick.tobin.1957@ trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Samuel Mac D. Stone II Jerry Channell and Mary are well “for 84-yearolds. Not much change … just aging gracefully.”

Dick and Joan Behr are enjoying life at their CCRC in the outskirts of Philadelphia. They just returned from a 12-day trip to the Canadian Rockies with Road Scholar (formerly known as Elderhostel). Part of the trip was by train, which Dick recommends highly. They have five great-grandchildren.

Neil Day reports that he and Vivian are well.

He enjoyed reading Ward Just’s book Exiles in the Garden.

Dave Murray enjoyed his visit with Mike and Harriet Wallace in Pentwater, Michigan, where the Wallaces spend their summers in a beautiful community along Lake Michigan. Dave also had the opportunity to travel around many other lovely communities in Michigan.

Carroll and I enjoyed lunch with Russell and Martha Partridge in Rutland, Vermont. They spend their summers along the eastern shore of Lake Champlain. We were disappointed that Russ did not bring a pear tree.

Tom Doherty reports that things continue to go nicely. Boy, is that an understatement. Tom and Tatiana took a cruise with their grandchildren from Rome to Venice with stops in Sicily, Malta, Greece, Slovenia, and Croatia. Tom Doherty Associates has won Nebula and Hugo Awards for best novel for The Calculating Stars.

Locus, a leading newsmagazine in fantasy and

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fiction, conducts the largest reader poll in the field, and Tom’s company has been voted best publisher for the 32nd consecutive year. Tom’s company has moved. He had been spoiled for some 30 years, walking less than a block to work. Now he has a commute of a couple of miles. This is too much of a burden, so he goes to the office Tuesday through Thursday. Tom and Tatiana then spend the rest of the week at their place in East Hampton. That’s a solution.

Bryan and Marianne Bunch enjoyed a great cruise up the Mississippi from New Orleans to Memphis on the steamboat American Queen.

Long car trips are becoming a problem for “us old folks,” so they decided to take a train.

They found three nights in roomettes on the City of New Orleans train somewhat difficult; larger rooms would be better for seniors. At home, the Bunches remain busy with gardening and many activities involving nonprofit organizations. In his short spare time, Bryan works on yet another book.

Ron Labella remains active in Sacramento with Camelot Realty, as does Dee with her real estate business. Next year, Ron will cut back on his real estate responsibilities to work with the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants in the Pacific Coast League. Ron and I were huge fans of the New York Giants, which played in the Polo Grounds.

The Giants went west to San Francisco, and so did Ron. I envy Ron. Don and Karen Stokes are coming to our home in Vermont for a long weekend, during which time we will see the Trinity football team play at Middlebury.

Carroll and I continue to split our time between our house at Bromley Mountain in Vermont (49 percent of the year) and our apartment in Sarasota, Florida (51 percent of the year).

I regret to inform you of the passing of Harold Johnson and Walt Shannon. Unfortunately, I do not have an obit on Harold. He passed away in 2017, but the college received word of his death only recently. Walt died on January 9, 2018, at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard and was successful in the insurance business. Walt served many charitable organizations. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Celeste; children Tracie, Celinda ’88, and Tod; and two grandchildren. I had the pleasure of speaking with Celeste. She informed me that her father was Trinity 1934. May Harold and Walt continue to rest in peace.

From Donald Pillsbury: “Sue and I continue in good health, age adjusted. We continue to work on Sue’s 1930 Model A Ford (Emily got new chrome bumpers this year). We went this spring to see a grandson graduate from the Naval Academy (quite a spectacle) and then to California to be with my daughter and her family as her son graduated from high school.

He is now in college in Boston. We have nine grandchildren but no great-grandchildren—yet.

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As a defensive measure, I have taken up clock repair. I continue to shoot skeet and play the ukulele. And this winter, I plan to get a ham radio license. Not sure what I will do with it, but it seemed it might be fun. We will see.”

From the Alumni Office: Peter Webster represented Trinity and President Berger-Sweeney as an alumni delegate at the University of Rochester’s presidential inauguration of Sarah C. Mangelsdorf on October 4.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $30,000 Class Secretary: John L. Thompson, 1121D Sand Drift Way, West Palm Beach, FL 33411-1852; john.thompson.1958@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Gary L. Bogli, Joseph J. Repole Jr., Edward B. Speno October and your secretary screwed up by forgetting to solicit alumni notes. Often, I have sought anecdotes from our Trinity days. Recently, a casual conversation with classmates became just a simple series of one-liners from the backs of our memories. Print some of those, someone suggested. So, what might these conjure up from your recollection of a half century ago?

The beanie, school songs, and other torments from upperclassmen, Bottle Night, the burning couch, and cutting the fireman’s hose with his axe, turkey croquettes once a week in Hamlin Hall, Frank Marchesi (Ferris equipment manager) running his athletic equipment room like a medieval lord, President Eisenhower speaking from the outdoor pulpit at the fall Convocation, the late-semester rush to get the rest of those 30 Chapel credits, the annual IFC Sing, Dr. Naylor’s dog that would not sit on the desk through his second lecture, afternoon coffee in the Cave with Dr. Cooper and administrators, the Jesters, Parents Weekend, and the old Alumni Hall theater doing If Men Played Cards as Women Do. State Theater shows and the $1 Spaghetti Palace on Asylum, Dr. Jacobs singing Pro Ecclessia et Patria, TRIN license plate. Was the New Dorm really supposed to be called Jelke Hall? Sunday $1 steaks in the Cave. Louie (Cave manager): “Hey kids, give us a break,” Deke, the Hall, the Nu, the Zoo, AD, Crow, Psi U and sophomore pledging, and Trinity’s postmaster “Hap” Moran. Dan Jessee quotes: “You have to knock them on their pitichemer” (rear end), and “John, you have to get through that hole like a striped-ass zebra because Charlie is one step behind you!”

UMT, AFROTC, the Ryan Navion, the governor’s DC-3, Monday parades on the quad as Bill Macdermott ’60 played “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” on his stereo, Professor Henry Hood playing with the Bag Pipers (Professor Hood’s followers), senior year Asian flu turns the New Dorm into an infirmary and, incredibly, even results in canceling football versus Colby.

Sixteen straight wins in football and soccer voted number one in the country, faculty “My Fair Laddie” Junior Prom skit, and 1957’s lemon

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Learn about gift planning with Trinity. linda.minoff@trincoll.edu or legacy.trincoll.edu squeezer theft. “Moe” Drabowsky ’57 no-hits Wesleyan and signs $60,000 contract bonus with the Cubs. John Butler (Trinity’s placement director), senior interviews, the Recession of 1958, no alcohol, girls in rooms only on weekend afternoons, maximum two fraternity beer parties and only with the dean’s permission, going to school with Korean War vets, “Rabbit” Slaughter performing miracles in the trainer’s room, avoiding the Medusa, hanging out on the Long Walk, and construction of the Downes Memorial Clock Tower. Student: “Good morning, Dr. Hood.” Dr. Hood: “Who says!” Mitch Pappas is nuts—he thinks this Elvis guy will change music forever. Classmate to Mike Zoob, “At 5-foot-6, 150 pounds, what the hell are you doing playing football?” Zoob to classmate, “Somebody has to tackle Charlie Sticka ’56!”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: Paul S. Campion, 500 River Rd., Apt. 18, Cos Cob, CT 06807-1913; paul.campion.1959@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Robert D. Coykendall, William H. Pfeffer I wanted to touch base with Charlie Nichols because we noticed at Reunion that his wife, Linda, was missing and discovered that she had to go through back surgery. We’re happy to report that everything went swimmingly well, and she is already gleefully bounding about on horseback. As I said goodbye, Charlie was off to a classic car rally to exhibit his ’48 MG. Charlie’s other “beauty” in his garage is a magnificent 1934 Packard Victoria convertible four-door sedan. You should check this one out on the Internet. It will remind you of St. Anthony Hall!

Joe Wassong sent us an email pertaining to our class and Trinity’s lecture series. Last spring, the 22nd annual Shirley G. Wassong Memorial Lecture in European and American Art, Culture, and History was held in McCook Auditorium.

The speaker was Lev Manovich, professor of computer science at The Graduate Center, CUNY. His topic was “Volume, Variety, Velocity: The Data Challenges of Contemporary Culture.” The lecture was open to the public, and a reception and dinner was held in Hamlin Hall.

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superlative effort put forth by Jon Reynolds as our class secretary as well as the volume of notes of thanks on behalf of our class. Thank you for those wonderful and important gestures.

Received a “signature salute” from Jim Canivan in his new permanent home in Charleston, South Carolina. Jim was able to establish a flexible estate-planning package for his three kids so when he sold his Glastonbury, Connecticut, house around Reunion time, he was able to retain “life use,” but upon sale, he distributed the proceeds to the children. When the property was sold, Jim retired from his law firm. He is happily living in Charleston with his son and two of four grandchildren—a new adventure and one that seems to be agreeing with him!

Also received some future and background news from Alan Miller, who is planning to visit the Naples, Florida, area in February to see Shep Scheinberg and Paul Kardon. Alan retired in 2005 as senior partner of his international law firm in New York City, Weil, Gotshal & Manges.

He started a second career serving as an independent board member of some 29 different entities to date, including Nine West and Toys R Us (you can see where Alan’s specialty was—bankruptcy law!). He lives in New York City and spends weekends in Westport, Connecticut. Unfortunately, he lost his wife, Susan, in March 2017 after a 15-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. He is now a member of the Visiting Committee of the Susan F. Smith Center for Women’s Cancers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Alan has two sons, one living in Irvington, New York, who has his 12½-year-old granddaughter. His son in Irvington teaches in a New York City charter school. Alan’s other son lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is a successful photographer.

Bob Harnish writes that they’re cruising along in Vermont, where he and Nancy (partners after both of their spouses died) live.

They are active in the various nonprofits in the Rutland, Vermont, area, including a food pantry, Habitat for Humanity, and two libraries, etc. They have been spending winters in Arizona and enjoy it but are beginning to look into Florida for a winter place that has good biking, access to the beach, and cultural attractions, as well as a small-town feel. They would love your input about what to explore. Please reach out to Bob if you are a Floridian or a snowbird there, as he would appreciate your insights. His email is rharnish24@gmail.com.

It’s good to receive such a recap from classmates. Please take a minute and drop me a line. Many of us would love to hear about what is happening in your life. My email address is paulcampion1@optonline.net; if you prefer, you can call me on my home telephone at 203-990-0528.

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son, Tucker. We rented a house on lovely Lake Norman, just northwest of Charlotte, a huge man-made complex with a beach and a dock.

Tucker owns a large powerboat and keeps it at a marina close to where our rental was located.

We had a fabulously diverse holiday and enjoyed seeing our son and grandkids wakeboarding, waterskiing, tubing, swimming, and kayaking!

Tucker made dinner reservations for all of us at the Lake Norman Yacht Club one evening, and being on the lake at night under a starlit sky made our “return to camp” so very special.

Charlotte is a very cosmopolitan city, is the number two U.S. banking city behind New York City, and is a city whose population is friendly and worth the visit. Y’all come back, ya’ hear?

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $80,000 Class Secretary: Grosvenor H.L. Richardson, 419 Indies Dr., Vero Beach, FL 32963-9513; grosvenor.richardson.1960@ trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Bruce Stone I want the entire Class of 1960 to know two things: one, how much I appreciate their wonderful response for Class Notes, and two, with our 65th Reunion coming up, we need updated email addresses. Email will be the major method of communication to you, so please make sure the Alumni Office has your latest address.

Always one of the first responders for my notes is Bud Anderson. Even though he has moved to Vero Beach, he and Gina have continued to travel. Last October, they took a two-week tour of Sicily. I’ve never been there, but I know a few classmates have and enjoyed the people and the food.

Ray Beech, Dave Golas, and Bob Johnson plan to attend the Homecoming game against Williams on October 26. The college has moved the Homecoming contest to a later date to take advantage of traditional rivalries. I think it will make for a well-rounded weekend.

Jere Bacharach and Marv Peterson responded to The New York Times Magazine article published on September 15, 2019, about college admissions. Skip Morse brought the article to my attention, and I had Julie Cloutier of the Alumni Office pass it on to everyone. The article explored the new admission policies colleges are adopting. Trinity’s new policy was featured.

Jere called it a fascinating article. Marv brought firsthand knowledge. “I have the advantage of seeing the original paper a couple of weeks ago prior to the Times article. The person who did the original study (not the Times article) was a faculty member I had hired several years ago.

The phenomenon described in the article—the use of quantitative statistical probability methods—is not new. However, its use to predict the probability of any individual student enrolling is a relatively new application. As described in the article, it has apparently led to the formation of firms that sell the service to colleges.”

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Matt Levine sent another educational article

by The New York Times, dated September 20, 2019, and titled, “In the Salary Race, Engineers Sprint but English Majors Endure.”

From the Green Mountains of Vermont, Charles “Bud” Bergmann responded to both articles, “A high-quality ‘classical’ education seems a good thing to me. If I had my way, colleges would not teach about anything that is less than at least 50 years old and thus avoid getting into all the so-called ‘current’ issues.” Bud also commented on the Times admission article, “… colleges such as Trinity are too much influenced by the ratings in U.S. News and World Report and its supposed influence on prospective student choices as to where to attend college.” As for the admissions process at Trinity, Bud feels, “It is highly competitive and very expensive.” He feels even though Trinity has had such initiatives as the Learning Corridor, the surrounding neighborhood makes an unfavorable impression. He hopes the college would play a more active role.

George Kroh spent three weeks last summer sailing with friends in the Caribbean on board the Silver Apple, a 54-foot wooden ketch. It is his friend’s boat, which they sailed across the Atlantic in 2004. Wives have now put a stop to transatlantic crossings … at least somebody had to be sensible. He and Carolyn spent at least a month in Kansas City tending their gardens and then visited grandchildren in Minneapolis.

Another trip was to Haiti to visit the school their church founded 30 years ago and with which they have been actively involved. The school has grown to more than 400 students. George even had time to attend Carolyn’s Northwestern reunion. During the fall and winter, he made time for his weekly mentoring of a federal inmate at the USP Leavenworth. George has not been watching TV. Ken Lyons and Judy have been busy, too, visiting grandkids and one great-granddaughter in Colorado and New Mexico. They are especially proud of their Santa Fe High grandson who was valedictorian. They were busy but did have time to have a good visit with Jim Gavin and wife Robin.

Charlie “Chuck” Middleton reports that now that he is retired, he is ready for our 65th Reunion.

Marv Peterson reports that oldest daughter Julia and husband are planning a quinceañera for their two severely disabled daughters.

A quinceañera is the Hispanic tradition of celebrating a young girl’s coming of age on her 15th birthday. They decided to hold the party even though the girls will not be aware of the festivities. It will be a celebration of their living so far beyond their life expectancy. All the girls’ friends are invited. Marv’s sister and daughter will come from Des Moines as well as Marv’s younger daughter and family from Colorado. As Marv says, “It should be a great time for a good cross-cultural adventure.”

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Congratulations to Tony Phillips for entering his 55th year of teaching, with 51 of those years at the Art Institute of Chicago. He reports, “Working with so many different young artists from all over the world is lifeblood for me. I’m afraid to stop.” Last September, he was one of the featured artists at Elmhurst Art Museum.

During last summer, Tony and Judy visited Tony’s sister at Little Compton, Rhode Island.

As for me, Margy and I have settled into our new home in Vero Beach. Arrived in late October, came back to Rochester at the end of May, and then migrated to Martha’s Vineyard for July, August, and September. Now, that sounds wonderful, but, in the meantime, I’ve had a few medical challenges that necessitated five stays in various hospitals. Thank goodness for great medical care; I’m on the rebound and look forward to our 65th Reunion and seeing everyone.

As always, keep the spirit of the Class of 1960 alive! Rick Richardson, secretary

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Trinity Fund Goal: $125,000 Class Secretary: William Kirtz, 26 Wyman St., Waban, MA 02468-1517; william. kirtz.1961@trincoll.edu; fax: 617-373-8773 • Class Agents: George P. Lynch Jr., Vincent R. Stempien, Douglas T. Tansill As classmates go gently, kicking, or screaming into our 80s, Bob Woodward enters octogenarianland with his usual aplomb: “Not that many years ago, I celebrated my birthday with a cross-country ski tour, road-bike ride, and white-water kayak paddle. Come this birthday, my tri will be gym, computer time, and nap. In lieu of kind remarks on my natal day, please cut a large check made out to The Aging Gaffer’s Leisure Fund. I promise to spend the money unwisely.”

Gordon Pomeroy reports, “Phyllis and I are enjoying retirement at Hearthstone Village senior apartments in Latham, New York.”

Peter Kreisel, Bill Scully, and Doug Tansill saw the Trinity vs. Middlebury football game at Middlebury. Bill and wife Marlynn, enjoying 53 years of marriage and 12 grandchildren, attended Homecoming. Bill and Doug will, as usual, see Andy Forrester and Guy Dove in Vero Beach over the winter. And, as usual, your humble scribe and spouse visited with Jack Angell, Peter Kilborn, and John Henry.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Co-Class Secretary: Paul J. LaRocca, 82 Whiting Rd., East Hartford, CT 06118-1549; paul.larocca.1962@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Frederick M. Pryor, 221 Nobscot Rd., Sudbury, MA 01776-3389 • Class Agents: The Rev. Charles L. Hoffman, Peter Meehan Hello, ’62s! Joy and sadness in this issue: Guy Anderson writes that it has been a busy few years since he retired from active employment in information services and marketing consulting.

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His four grown children are fully employed and taxpayers, with good traits Guy fully attributes to their mother. His nine grandchildren range in age from 21 years to a few months, so keeping track of this healthy and active brood is time and energy consuming. Guy has enjoyed great trips to the Galapagos, Australia and New Zealand, and Cape Horn and Patagonia; a hike around Mount Blanc; exploring the sights and sounds of the west coast of Ireland; and a 500-mile walk to St. James de Compostela in Santiago, Spain, from southern France. The Camino was physically challenging, culturally enriching, historically enlightening, and spiritually renewing.

Upcoming trip planned for January 2020 to view the northern lights from a Norwegian perspective! Since moving to Florida, Guy has been active in the sailing community. For 15 years, he has co-chaired the annual St. Augustine Race Week and its predecessor event, attracting sailors from the southeastern coast of the United States, raising funds to provide scholarships to local sailing camps for underprivileged children.

Additionally, Guy says, “I became addicted to riding a road bike numerous times a week— mostly flat land here in Florida. With a friend a few years ago, we rode the 336-mile towpath of the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany—also few hills and flat country.” Fulfilling a civic duty, Guy serves on the Jacksonville Public Library Board of Trustees. He reports that Jacksonville’s limited economic recovery brought exciting times for the 21-branch system. After some rough financial times for the city and library system, recent city budgets have included funds for construction of another major branch, and Guy has taken on the challenge of chairing the Capital Improvement Program, a worthy expenditure of his time. Guy enjoyed our 50th Reunion, and assuming his health cooperates, hopes to attend the 60th!

Unfortunately, not all of us have enjoyed good health. After a long illness, Deyan Brashich, who through his blog contributed so many stories to our class’s section of The Reporter, died on August 30, at age 78. Deyan lived a full life, led with a sense of adventure and good humor. Born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, in 1940, Deyan arrived in this country with his family in 1949, refugees from communism. He graduated from Trinity School (New York City), Trinity College, New York University School of Law, and The Hague Academy of International Law, and practiced law in New York state for many years. Deyan also was an adjunct professor of law at Pace University (1983–89). He was a founding member of the Serbian-American Bar Association and was decorated with the Orders of Star of Karadorde’s and St. Sava, as well as the American Selective Service Medal. Deyan also wrote commentaries on domestic and international legal topics; op-ed essays on political, legal, and social issues of the day for his blog Contrary Views, from which he allowed me to include excerpts here; and magazine articles covering literature and art

(also an artist, Deyan’s paintings were shown in galleries in the early ’60s; I remember clearly his collages that seemed to be stained glass windows, displayed at Trinity in our junior year). He also edited and published several local newspapers and books. More on Deyan can be found in the “In Memory” section of this issue.

Finally, you probably heard that Trinity was featured heavily in a New York Times Magazine cover story (September 15, 2019) by Paul Tough; the college has received regular comments by Tucker Carlson ’91, an alumnus, in his Fox TV broadcasts. The issues raised by both include change versus stability at today’s private colleges, efforts to balance a desire for increased minority representation with schools’ traditional values and class structure, and financial implications. Your secretaries would welcome your reactions!

A note: I have begun phoning class members for updates on careers and retirement. Tell us what’s new in your lives!

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Trinity Fund Goal: $125,000 Class Secretary: Michael A. Schulenberg, 89 Judson St., Canton, NY 13617; michael.schulenberg.1963@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: William C. Howland Dear friends of the Class of ’63, thank you for notes and news for this latest newsletter!

Vic Keen and wife Jeanne Ruddy share that their collection of outsider and vernacular art will be exhibited at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center in Pueblo, Colorado, from October 5, 2019, through January 12, 2020. A marvelous book catalogs this unique collection and spreads the opportunity to view personally Vic’s artistic passion for work that “pushes the boundaries of art” (Jim Richerson, CEO of the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center). Vic’s generosity and love for Trinity has determined that the collection will one day benefit the future of the college.

From Lockett Pitman: “I won’t be able to be present for Homecoming; activities of a grandson keep me close to home. I still manage to ride my bike over 20 miles per day and play hockey a couple times per week.” (Secretary’s note: I want whatever it is that Lockett drinks!)

From Ihor Zachary: “My wife and I have been blessed with three children and six grandkids, all wonderful and who live 15–20 minutes from our home; their activities bless us several times each week. I am still spearheading shipments of medical supplies to some medical facilities, especially in the conflict areas of Eastern Ukraine. I am still working as an ophthalmologist but down to four days per week, and I stopped eye surgery several years ago. I am grateful for all the college and class updates!”

Bruce Davis writes, “My wife, Terrie Bagnuolo, and I recently went on our first Viking Ocean Cruise to Alaska, joining friends from Texas. We have booked our sixth Viking River

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Louis A. Renza ’62 What led to your interest in the lyrics of Bob Dylan? After graduating from Trinity, I heard some of Dylan’s early songs while visiting friends. Once the album Bringing It All Back Home came out and then the song “Like a Rolling Stone,” I knew then his was a special vision that went far beyond social protest. That understanding led me to teach Dylan’s lyrics at Dartmouth College and, after retiring, to write Dylan’s Autobiography of a Vocation. Thus I try to read the songs he wrote between 1965 to 1967 in terms of a comment he made in an early interview: “You’re going to die. You’re going to be dead. It could be 20 years, it could be tomorrow, anytime. So am I. I mean, we’re just going to be gone. The world’s going to go on without us. All right now.

You do your job in the face of that, and how seriously you take yourself you decide for yourself.”

What did you most enjoy about teaching classes on the subject? I enjoyed most having students in different periods come across Dylan’s songs for different reasons. I had no need to “make a case” for their value to students in the ’70s.

Later on, though, they had changed, and I had to change how I taught the course, which mostly consisted of discussions of individual songs. Those changes along with how the students raised issues and insights I had missed constantly challenged me to rethink my own interpretations of Dylan’s lyrics.

In what other areas have you focused your research? I taught courses in American nonfiction prose.

Autobiography was my special area of academic interest, which in the early 1970s hadn’t yet attracted much serious critical consideration as a significant literary genre. Beyond that, I taught seminars on the tales of Edgar Allan Poe and the poetry of Wallace Stevens, a Hartford poet whose daughter worked at Trinity while I was a student. I’ve written and published works on all three of these subjects.

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How did your time at Trinity prepare you for your career? Trinity, no surprise, provided me with a sound intellectual background. Do I need to recite the usual “liberal arts” beatitudes that I experienced there? (But perhaps the relatively recent IT co-option of what matters in a student’s education even at “liberal arts” colleges like Trinity and Dartmouth requires one to keep repeating them.)

The different courses I took at Trinity allowed me to map out the intellectual zones that most mattered to me then and now. Also, the small size of Trinity’s student body led to many conversations with peers from different social as well as educational backgrounds—in short, to the stimulating collisions of ideas.

Did you have a professor who was particularly influential? Who was it, and why?

Among a short list of others, I had two favorite professors: Paul Smith, hired by our new English Department Chair Frederick Gwynn, and William Johnson, who taught in the Religion Department.

Smith brought serious literary-critical thought into what had been a belletristic English Department. Johnson’s course in existential thought made a major difference in how I would think about everything. His assignments and lectures eventually influenced my take on Bob Dylan’s songs.

“ I enjoyed most having students in different periods come across Dylan’s songs for different reasons.”

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DEGREES: B.A. in English; Ph.D. in English, the University of California, Irvine JOB TITLE: Full professor and former chair in the English Department, Dartmouth College, 1970–2010; author, Dylan’s Autobiography of a Vocation: A Reading of the Lyrics 1965–1967 and several other books FAVORITE TRINIT Y MEMORY: Certain serendipitous moments come to mind. One: in my senior year, I along with various friends would go “over the rocks” after studying up to 11:30 or so and meet for beers in Phil’s bar on Zion Street. There we’d gossip over courses or ideas or irrelevant whatnot, while in another booth, George Will (also ’62) was discussing serious social issues with other students no less socially and politically committed to turning the country in different, more humanly responsive and responsible directions. The times were indeed a-changin’, even before Dylan’s song underscored it. Trinity itself would be changing its public agendas in a similar way, notably toward a more socially diverse student body and an electronically alert college. But that would also leave behind for me a therefore more memorably private and pre-IT Trinity—as if it were a “most distant, single color, about to change” (Wallace Stevens).

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Cruise for late October to France, beginning in Avignon and then making our way to Paris before heading home to California.”

And this update from Richard Birney-Smith: “My dear Rosie has surpassed all predictions of health failure and is still with us, though very frail. But the toll has been great on us all, and I, too, have some issues. I came down with pneumonia in my right lung and lab work revealed it to be a strain of Legionnaires’ disease. I am now functioning at 70–75 percent. Your prayers, greeting cards, and good wishes are a continuing source of comfort and strength to us.”

A note from Dick Gooden: “I retired from Wells Fargo Bank in April after 10-plus years there. I joined Wells after retiring from Citibank following 40 years, with assignments in the United States, Latin America, and Asia. I’m getting used to every day being a Saturday with only Sunday to remind me that another week is beginning. Mariko and I plan to remain in Los Angeles to be near family. Reading history, taking cello lessons, and daily dog walking help fill the days. Blessings to you all.”

Starr Brinckerhoff writes, “In recent days, I have discovered that a number of our classmates have enjoyed a lively email fellowship. This is exciting to me, as it exemplifies the love and concern broadly manifest for our alma mater.

If you have not joined in this memory lane and more, I would encourage you to do so. You will be amazed what old pals have done and are now doing (and thinking). I just read Unfreedom of the Press and recommend it to you.”

That is all from our good Class of ’63! I hope all of you who are able can make it (or made it) back to Homecoming 2019. Great excitement is brewing about how to extend our help to Trinity through the existing scholarships and legacies already established as well as a new endeavor to help in the campuswide witness and restoration efforts of Trinity’s great Chapel.

Keep in touch. Starr is right! Blessings to you all! Michael Schulenberg, class secretary, masschulenberg@hotmail.com

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Trinity Fund Goal: $80,000 Co-Class Secretary: Thomas J. Monahan, 46 Dogwood Ln., New Canaan, CT 06840-3921; thomas.monahan.1964@trincoll. edu • Co-Class Secretary: James S. Twerdahl, 214 S. McCadden Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90004-1054; james.twerdahl.1964@trincoll.edu Charlie Francis says he is retired in Beaufort, South Carolina, working hard as a volunteer for the United Way of the Lowcountry. He gets time to focus on his golf game as well as enjoying boating.

George Kellner and Bicky are off to Africa for a two-week sightseeing trip but I assume no big-game hunting. He is good with a squash racquet, but hunting would be another thing.

John Day (Oakie) still enjoys his days as an architect, retired but not refusing an opportunity.

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He spends a lot of time designing accessory dwelling units for young couples as housing and land are a shortage.

Jim Twerdahl just returned from a two-week trip to Northern England as well as London and the Cotswolds. Said they had a great time and had dinner at the Trinity restaurant in London.

Rob Rodner, retired for seven years, was a urologist in Manchester, Connecticut, for 38 years. He still lives in South Windsor, near his son Craig, an orthopedic hand surgeon practicing at UConn. His other son, Seth, lives in Mill Valley, California, and is an attorney. Rob is president of the local Rotary Club, a great way to stay involved with interesting people. He and Alice met recently with Don and Diane Levy in Forest Hills. No tennis but a chance to reminisce about 1960–64.

It was great to hear from Dan Strammiello, who is still involved in real estate development in Denver. He said he is working on his last projects, a 20,000-square-foot office building in a historic neighborhood as well as a 5,000-squarefoot flex box in an industrial zone. Dan has a federal certification as an underground hardrock miner from the Colorado School of Mines.

The classroom was one mile horizontally in an old gold mine prospected for minerals. Dan, I am sure you enjoyed years of fun. All the best.

Jim Rowan still works for Hartford Steam Boiler. HSB was one of the great old-line Hartford companies for decades. Things changed when AIG purchased it in 2000, followed by the 2008 meltdown and forced sale to Munich Re. Jim was managing five mutual funds and the main portfolio. In 2011, he ended up at Navigators, which ultimately sold out to The Hartford. He is scaling back but still involved and taking care of his two dogs. A couple of his kids are nearby in Boston and Fairfield County.

Others are in Chicago and California.

Richard DeMone, an English major at Trinity, ultimately became a professional musician and a church organist and choir director. He spent 32 years at First United Methodist Church in Melrose, Massachusetts. For the last 10 years, he has been at Grace Episcopal Church in West Palm Beach, a multinational mixture of mostly Caribbean people whom he says love to sing and worship in traditional and contemporary modes.

He did musical directing in professional theater and aided cabaret performers. Check out Richard DeMone Publications. He had a great start in the Chapel Choir, the Glee Club, college band, the Jesters, and the Chanticleers.

One of the summer highlights was Frank McCann and a birthday party for his wife, Alex, in Grosse Pointe and Detroit. It was so much fun to be together with many from Trinity days, including Dick Brainerd, Jeff Chandor, Buzz Tompkins, Michael Feirstein, Thayer Bigelow ’65, George Robinson ’65, and Steve Golann’65.

Alex and Frank did so much planning to make everything work for a truly enjoyable weekend full of great food and music.

I am set to take in a couple of country concerts shortly, at Foxwoods with Carrie Underwood and then to Neyland Stadium in Knoxville for Garth Brooks. They expect 100,000 people in Tennessee. Also, off to Clemson for the Clemson vs. Boston College game.

Please keep Jim and me informed on what all of you are doing. Thanks.

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Class Secretary: Thomas A. Garson, 4301 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Apt. 5002, Washington, D.C. 20016-5569; thomas. garson.1965@trincoll.edu The Reunion Committee, led by John Ellwood and John Losse, had its first planning phone call at the end of September. Twenty volunteers had a lively session, full of exciting ideas to make our 55th Reunion very worthwhile to attend. The dates are Thursday, June 4–Sunday, June 7, 2020.

Mark your calendars, and plan to participate!

Henry Holt Hopkins has been leading the Mount Vernon Place Conservancy in Baltimore.

It has restored its Washington Monument from long decay and lack of maintenance and is planning to restore the four surrounding squares. Also, he is heading up Friends of Clifton Mansion, which is restoring Johns Hopkins’s summer home, another Baltimore landmark that had been allowed to deteriorate. “Greatly enjoying retirement (if there is such a thing) and our three grandchildren, who keep us all young.”

Brewster Perkins brought us up-to-date. He has lived in West Hartford, Connecticut, since 1961. He’s still in the insurance business with son Austin ’96 at a large insurance brokerage, Smith Brothers Insurance in Glastonbury, and enjoys it very much. He is involved with nonprofit boards and committees in Hartford and watching the city strongly reemerge. He has been trekking to many countries since 2003 with 10–15 friends, reaching Everest’s base camp twice and climbing a few mountains. He says it “keeps me in shape, maybe.” Wife Judith retired after 38 years with emeritus status from the University of Saint Joseph. She concentrated in classics and humanities. They have two other children, Alexander, married with two young girls, who is a lobbyist and trade negotiator for Chrysler and has been heavily involved with NAFTA 2.0. He and wife Jenn live in Washington, D.C. She works with a nonprofit concentrating on immigrants coming from Mexico. Daughter Laela lives in Montclair, New Jersey, and is married with two kids. She heads up development (fundraising) at Montclair Kimberley Academy in Montclair.

Brewster has enjoyed taking Trinity’s Academy of Lifelong Learning courses on campus. They are usually five to six sessions in the evening with no papers or tests. Examples include Greek and Roman mythology, medieval literature, art, science, and all the courses “I should have taken as an undergrad but didn’t. Almost 40 courses.

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Professors and students (our peers) are wonderful. Kind of like a new B.A.!”

Patrick Pierce wrote that he just installed a large sculpture/painting project called Imaginary Reef in the glass-ceiling atrium of a Massachusetts bank. It’s composed of 18 carved and painted sea fauna and metal flora, with surrounding walls painted to fill out the vision.

If you are in the vicinity of Enterprise Bank in North Billerica, Massachusetts, please be sure to visit Patrick’s new work in the lobby. Patrick added, “It makes me laugh to be working freely these days, and I remain always grateful for the mental preparation that Trinity provided me to levitate through seasons and situations.”

In a recent email exchange between your secretary and a very helpful person on campus, the end was, “I’ll try to remember!” That triggered the following memory: “Try to Remember” is a song from The Fantasticks, a long-running musical off-Broadway that was performed by the Jesters at Trinity in 1965 with soon-to-return-tocampus classmate Bruce Jay in the lead role!

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Trinity Fund Goal: $60,000 Class Secretary: David C. Charlesworth, 5 Kittanset Rd., Bedford, NH 03110-4508; david.charlesworth.1966@trincoll. edu • Class Agent: Joseph A. Hourihan, Esq. Classmates, it is good that we get together every four months because that is about how long our short-term memory lasts. As I look back on previous notes, I see a comfortable rhythm from our regular contributors. It becomes more like a TV series than solitary snapshots. Both, of course, are welcome and necessary to create an image of who we were and who we are now. First, I shared with you in October that Jane and I just returned from a trip in Scandinavia, incidentally for sight-seeing and primarily to pick up a new Volvo. That prompted a number of Volvo stories.

Bob Stepto has truly finally retired from Yale.

He has a colleague who lives in Norway whom he visited last summer. He writes, “Our Saabs are getting old (the younger one is a 2007!), and, alas, we might actually buy a Volvo! So, we might return to Norway next year (dear friends of 30 years are there) and do a Volvo adventure.”

He also has an alter ego as a thespian starring in roles in summer theater at the Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont along with his wife, Michelle. Who knew? Now we all do.

Peter Koehn volunteered, “I had two Volvos.

Both held up well for many years (I do remember persistent muffler issues). All the best with yours! (Now driving a Toyota SUV).”

Ellis Ratner continues his periodic luncheons in New York City with classmates Ron Diner and Rich Rothbard. Not to be outdone by my Volvo story, he alleged he “coincidentally planned a trip to Italy—on my bucket list—and will be renting a Lamborghini and having it shipped to Connecticut when I return.”

Other news from our class:

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Rod Van Sciver tells of another glitch-free experience (sort of). “I have to report some real news: Nancy and I took a two-week cruise down to the Vineyard, up the Elizabeth Islands, and home … without incident! Well, maybe hitting one rock coming out of Marion, but basically crisis free. Water heater blowing up in the Vineyard only counts as a minor glitch. We had fabulous weather. Scott Sutherland and Terry joined us on the first leg down through the canal and had to jump ship to catch their flight to Alaska.”

Brian Grimes, your tireless class president, brought me up-to-date on his exciting life. “Not much to report from here. Still schlepping into work (trying to stay out of the way) and going to the Cape with Kathy when possible. The beneficial part is that Kathy and I get to see the grandchildren—two boys, 5 and 3—more often.

At this point in our lives, this is probably the best course of action.”

Dwain Stone informed me he has retired after 31 years from a career in general and vascular surgery. He lives in Wisconsin with wife Pat, volunteering for various causes and doing some traveling. Well deserved, Dwain.

Frank Vincent, now of Grafton, Massachusetts, remarked on golf. “Reconnected with Bill Morrison [’65] for the last couple of years, mostly on the golf course. The quality of play is highly suspect, but we both suffer from the standard golfer’s self-delusional hope that maybe, just maybe, next time I’ll play like I did 40 years ago.” Self-delusion is very healthy for us, Frank.

Bob Scofield checked in. He and Carol cruised in the Caribbean this summer celebrating their 52nd. They are still working (on a reduced schedule) and have downsized after 44 years. He says that is daunting. Definitely is.

Jeff Witherwax followed up on his planned golf cruise. “We took a Danube River golf cruise, playing in Germany, Austria, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. The Danube is a very crowded river, but the scenery is special. We celebrated our 50th in September. We are back in Florida for the winter.” So, Jeff hasn’t given up on golf.

And now our own memorial section. Ken Geremia passed away last summer after a successful career in public relations in New York City and D.C. He retired to Newmarket, New Hampshire, with wife Janet (married in 1967) and became a neighbor of Joe Moore. Joe ran into Ken at a church supper, and Ken did not remember him. Joe said that was a good thing.

In his time in Newmarket, Ken was very involved with community and church.

Sadly, Petar Stoykovich passed away within a day of Ken. He also was a neighbor of Joe. It happens that Petar was Joe’s son’s and daughter’s math teacher. Joe and Maggie went to Petar’s memorial service, which was well attended, including Tim and Luvia Sniffen. Joe, Tim, and their spouses shared fond memories of Petar afterward. Elisa, Petar’s widow, wrote Tim

later. This, for me, demonstrates the bonding power of classmates, which is sustained over the years. By the way, one of Petar’s sons accepted a position in the Watkinson Library at Trinity. I received a terrific note from Tim. It turned out that Petar helped him in “Math 101” when they both were in Jones dorm. Fifty years later, Petar still remembered why Tim had difficulty learning math from Dr. Poliferno. They reconnected a few years ago, and among other things, Tim enjoyed the great garden that Petar and Elisa planted. We will all miss Ken and Petar.

Finally, Tim reflected on an essay by Bob Stepto, “A Greyhound Kind of Mood,” from A Home Elsewhere. Bob recalled difficult professors and the challenges of freshman year, including intimidation by a campus worker. Tim remembered Bob’s struggles. Bob wrote of many redeeming moments that made Trinity one of his “homes elsewhere.” Tim feels we are fortunate to know him. Indeed, Trinity was a home elsewhere for many, if not most of us. And that is what has bonded us together for the past 50 years and will continue to do so. Stay well.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $220,000 Class Secretary: James L. O’Connor, 325 W. 86th St., Apt. 4C, New York, NY 10024-3115; james.oconnor.1967@trincoll. edu • Class Agents: Alex Levi, James H. Oliver • /groups/trinman1967 Classmates, thank you all for quickly answering my request for updates on your busy, productive, interesting lives. Here’s what’s going on.

Abbot Barclay reports that he had knee replacement surgery. They seem to like France a lot. “Beth is an artist, so Giverny was on her bucket list, along with Paris, and Normandy was on mine. But, we went to Reims for a Champagne tour, and the cathedral there was an unexpected bucket list surprise for her. I do miss running—only a little—but I work with a trainer every week and still use the bicycle and elliptical for cardio. It’s a process. Meanwhile, Beth and I took a cruise through the Adriatic a couple of years ago. We loved Croatia—Dubrovnik, Split, and Zadar. Beautiful, with good wine.”

John Ray continues to tear up his softball league. “I just finished playing my 21st year of senior softball for Northern Virginia Senior Softball. Despite a new hip and two shoulder operations, I still managed to make the conference All-Star Team. Retirement is great!” I think he’s our class Ironman.

John Loeb reports that he and wife Anna Belle are leaving the Big Easy and returning to Philadelphia to be near their grandchildren. I understand. Jane and I keep talking about getting a place in L.A. to be near both sons and our granddaughter. The problem is we’re not that crazy about L.A. Jesse Brewer is barely slowing down. “Went to a family reunion in St. Simons Island, Georgia, and got to cook paella for everyone. (My stepdad

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was a Spanish-born Cuban immigrant and a master of paella; he taught me well. I’ll share the recipe if you ask.) Had two melanomas removed in one year (that makes three altogether); the second one had only a 2-millimeter clear margin, and they like a centimeter, so I had to go donate some more skin a few weeks later. Alas, I never ran the hurdles in competition this summer, but I did better my pole-vault and high-jump marks in practice. I hope to go to the indoor worlds in Edmonton in 2021. I’ll be at the ideal age, at the bottom end of a new age group (M75).”

Bob Ebinger has been spending a lot of time in Africa. “Robin and I have been traveling in Africa this past year. Last September, we went to South Africa on a safari to see rhinos (a favorite of my wife, whom I had promised when we got married to see rhinos in the wild). We enjoyed Cape Town and tasted some fine wines at their vineyards. We also went to Zambia to track rhinos and see Victoria Falls. In February, we traveled to Sudan (between the social protests and the regime fall) on a cultural trip to the Upper Nile cataracts, viewing remains of Sudanese, Egyptian, Turkish, and British cultures. It is early fall in Montana and hope to spend more time at our mountain cabins. Wish more colleagues would come to visit.”

Alan Weinstein is having new parts installed.

“Due for right hip replacement October 15.

Cannot wait. Can’t walk more than 10–15 feet due to pain now. Goal is back to golf this winter.”

Always great to hear from Chip Whitehead.

“Barbara and I spent several weeks with our granddaughters at the beach this summer. Then took a cruise with several friends on the Rhine River. We enjoyed the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam and a visit to a winery in Alsace.”

From Jim McCulloch: “Finally realizing the benefits of downsizing, Kris and I just moved.

Our new address: 1939 Sherman Ave., Apt. 2W, Evanston, IL 60201.”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Class Secretary: Daniel L. Goldberg, 53 Beacon St., #1, Boston, MA 021083531; daniel.goldberg.1968@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Barry Bedrick Congratulations to classmate Bob King, serving as U.S. assistant secretary of postsecondary education in the Trump administration. While many have found their reputations tattered from service in the Trump administration, we’re confident that Bob will emerge with significant achievements and a continued stellar reputation in higher education.

Continuing an almost annual tradition going back more than 30 years, your secretary and 10 classmates, et ux, enjoyed a weekend together in early October. Joe McKeigue and wife Jeanie hosted the gathering at the Sullivan family property in Cotuit, which readily housed 22 of us. Joe, the photography chronicler of these gatherings, prepared a poster of photographs for each of

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us, with our yearbook picture surrounded by decades of great memories. Ben Jaffee and wife Mary traveled to Cotuit from their new home in Amherst, Massachusetts. They relocated from downtown Boston in summer 2019 to be closer to the next generation of Jaffees. Ben is fully retired from the practice of law but still offering his help in his specialty area of immigration.

Stu Edelman, still in his home of many decades in Wayland, Massachusetts, had to leave wife Susan at home to attend to their new and somewhat unruly puppy. John Vail and his significant other, Sue, live in New Hampshire, where they are seeing all of the Democratic candidates for president. John came with his usual political fervor and perspectives. Joe Saginor and wife Nicki, also based in New Hampshire, have seen their share of presidential candidates. Joe is still counseling patients but fortunately keeps them healthy enough so that he and Nicki could escape to Japan and the West Coast for three weeks. Ralph Oser and Katherine did the one-day drive to Cape Cod from Virginia, and we had them to thank for fabulous lasagnas. Kim Miles and wife Wendy had a great bumper crop at Five Miles Farm in Onancock, Virginia, but left their harvests behind. Instead, Kim, worried more about our mental acuity than our healthful diets, distributed to each a collection of brain exercises, no doubt hoping we would use them so that next year we could remember something of what we did at this year’s gathering. Tom Nary and Tamara—with Tamara wonderfully back to health and doing great—were able to join us for the entire weekend, notwithstanding the fact that Tom continues his full-time position as director of health services at Boston College. Rod Cook joined us with spouse Charlie Brown. Rod is still painting and teaching art in Baltimore.

George Fosque and his friend Barbara elevated the discourse on numerous subjects. George is a newly certified emergency vehicle operator in Maine; he always has driven fast and now has the opportunity to do so with a siren going. Your secretary and his BTW Donna rounded out the group. Plans are already in process for next year to travel to a swing state at election time and work on getting out the vote.

On a sadder note, we have learned of the passing of our classmate Paul DuVivier. Paul grew up in Sweden, France, Scotland, and Germany as part of a diplomatic family, joined the Air Force and was stationed in Thailand after his graduation from Trinity, and worked as an international logistics coordinator for PerkinElmer Inc. after continuing graduate studies in museum management. We also sadly learned of the death of Fritz McClure’s wife, Bay. Fritz, Bill Schoo, and Ralph Oser were classmates in high school in Indiana before joining our class, and Ralph passed along the sad news.

Your secretary enjoyed a leisurely breakfast in Naples, Maine, with Rich Morris and his wife, Lynell, during summer 2019. We were able

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on the Bantam Career Network. https://bcn.trincoll.edu to catch up on each of our three similarly aged children, as well as Rich and Lynell’s trip to Antarctica and Alaska. Rich is one of our few classmates still working full time.

I am pleased to announce that Cesira Barrett ’23 has been named the Class of ’68 Scholar for the Class of 2023. The primary criteria for the Class of ’68 Scholar are character, academic achievement, school and community engagement, curiosity, leadership, and commitment to “paying it forward.” Cesira is from Westminster, Massachusetts, and graduated summa cum laude from Winchendon High School, where she was a three-sport varsity athlete and a service learning leader teaching a class of 20 peers about community outreach (emergency and disaster response and mental health) and was engaged in international community service by traveling to Nicaragua to help build clean stoves that prevented smoke inhalation. She has a strong interest in public health and plans to major in neuroscience. If you are ever on campus, please look up Cesira, as well as our ’68 Scholar in the Class of 2022, Zach Yung.

Finally, a book recommendation: The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder. While of particular interest to history buffs, this is a fascinating look at consistent trends through history and is extremely well written and insightful.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $125,000 Class Secretary: Alden R. Gordon, Fine Arts Department, Hallden 09, Trinity College, 300 Summit St., Hartford, CT 06106-3100; alden. gordon@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Nathaniel S. Prentice • /groups/trinity1969 Several classmates have sent reflections triggered by their participation in our 50th Reunion in June 2019.

Larry Ach writes, “What a wonderful Reunion; I was so impressed with the attendance. Thank you, Nat and Mike. Without your combined complementary efforts, it would have been a dull, under-attended affair. And thank you, Alden, for all you do for the class. Fun catching up with my senior roommates, Dewey Loberg (congrats!), John Cooper, and John Stevens, as well as Herb Wigder, my comradein-arms during our junior year in Paris. Keith

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Pinter brought back memories of a tumultuous freshman housing environment. Jeff Gordon was kind enough to put me in touch with a mutual friend from long ago. Bill Glahn and I traded war stories of cycling up and down various European mountain passes. Other encounters included Marv Miller (Dr. Vitamin D), Ric Hendee, Dave Pollack, Tom Tonoli, Larry Whipple, and Bob Taylor (who made the effort to come from Seattle). There were many others, of course—this was the mark of a good social encounter; sorry it had to end.”

Ed Pospesil almost didn’t attend Reunion. He writes, “But for Mike Michigami’s persistence, I almost did not attend our Reunion. I am so glad I did. Judi, my wife, and I had a wonderful time. Weather and fellowship were excellent.

Meeting so many former classmates and friends and learning their life histories were especially interesting. I was delighted by the warm welcomes, sincere interest, and gracious comments from many of you. I regret not having the time to connect with everyone. My Trinity years were a period of self-discovery and one of my life’s defining experiences and prepared me for my diverse life thereafter, in ways I did not realize at that time. I just retired this summer after my fourth career. My careers included being a commercial radio DJ and news reporter, USAF officer for five-plus years, executive search consultant for 36 years, and executive career mentor/coach and résumé redeveloper for the past 10; the latter was simultaneous with being an adjunct professor with the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.

A few years ago, I was named the top résumé writer in the U.S. for senior IT executives. I have spent my career helping others succeed in their lives and hate to give it up. But now is the time to let go. I never buy lottery tickets because I have already won; I have a lovely wife and daughter, had a semi-successful career, benefited by the latest medical technologies and best providers through several surgeries, and live better than many on this planet. What else is there? I am blessed many times over. Judi and I agree that we hope to attend the 55th. Thank you for your friendship; may you enjoy life in good health and with much love and happiness.”

Michael Beautyman writes, “The Reunion was a memorable opportunity to reconnect with classmates in a setting which transported me back a half century. I have been blessed in my life to have had college friends of integrity and character serve as a springboard on which I have built my adult life. On the news front, Lt. Commander Michael Beautyman Jr. received a U.S. Navy Commendation Medal for organizing and supervising the raising of an F-35 fighter jet from several thousand feet below the ocean surface. Daughter Alexandra Beautyman was married in September to a Yale classmate from Kenya in a beautiful wedding for the ages. In other news, I did not receive a MacArthur genius award this year!”

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Nat Prentice made a new friend at Reunion.

“Having met our classmate Greg Mears quite literally for the first time ever at the 50th Reunion and discovered that he works a couple of days a week close to where I live, I visited him recently in his office at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital (NYPHVH) in Cortlandt Manor, New York. In addition to telling me more about himself and his life after graduation, Greg helped me better understand the use of voice technology in the hospital setting (a theme I have been working on in my investment advisory practice). Greg is ‘on loan’ to NYPHVH from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. An expert in blood-borne cancers, Greg has been practicing for 44 years. He isn’t ready to retire just yet but did admit that he doesn’t mind the quiet drive from Connecticut to the Hudson Valley rather than fighting the noisy traffic to New York City. I look forward to visiting with Greg again and getting to know him better.”

We were deprived at Reunion of the companionship of Jim Robertson, whose life was caught up in the tragic California fires of October 2017. He shared this compelling account: “Jim Robertson missed the 50th Reunion because of his ‘homeless’ status (living in a rental home following the immolation of his entire Santa Rosa, California, neighborhood in the October 2017 wildfire). As is the case for most affected Santa Rosans, rebuilding is taking an extraordinarily long time. On the fire’s second anniversary, rental assistance from his homeowner’s insurance will disappear, so he’s chosen to leave California for lower-cost living in Montana, where his architect son and family are also California wildfire refugees. Jim lived in six different homes in Sonoma County during his quarter century there, and three of them disappeared in that fire! He is keenly aware of a certain fire-resistant, solarprepped, award-winning Santa Rosa home adjacent to a championship country club that should be available for purchase some time next spring.”

Jim is a resident of Hamilton, Montana.

Andy Haynes sent some news worth celebrating: “Our class owes a great debt of gratitude to Mike Michigami and Nat Prentice for directing our wonderful, record-breaking 50th Reunion.

This summer, I was honored to be inducted into the Legal Practice Hall of Fame by the North Carolina Bar Association. My thought was, ‘If you stick around long enough,’ but I’m still not ready to quit!” Congratulations to Andy.

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $570,000 Class Secretary: John L. Bonee III, Esq., 19 Scarsdale Rd., West Hartford, CT 06107-3339; john.bonee.1970@trincoll.edu; fax: 860-522-6049 • Class Agents: Joseph A. Barkley III, Esq., Ernest J. Mattei, Esq. Our 50th Reunion Committee has been expanding at a rapid rate with the tremendous assistance of Theresa Kidd and Michelle Deluse

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from the Alumni Office at the college. As I write, the committee consists of yours truly and Ernie Mattei as co-chairs and members Joe Barclay, Peter Brinckerhoff, Bob Broatch, Pierre de Saint Phalle, Charlie Fenwick, Alan Gibby, Randy Gretz, Dix Leeson, George Munkwitz, Billy Peelle, John Robson, Andy Shaw, Richard Turk, and Dick Wyland. I believe you already have received correspondence from us with respect to getting involved and saving the date. In addition, we have terrific subcommittees being organized and hope that more of you can join them. They include a 50th Yearbook Subcommittee being organized by Richard Turk that will be not only extremely fun and interesting for everyone but also a significant memory for each one of us for the rest of our lives.

Anyone interested in assisting Richard, please be in touch with him right away. Dix Leeson is organizing the Elms Society Subcommittee for long-term fundraising commitments. Additional committees include class dinner, class history, and class identity.

Billy Peelle has been appointed president of the Board of Trustees of the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, the oldest continuously operating public art museum in the country.

It is a significant honor, and we are extremely pleased on his behalf. We have requested that he work with us to organize a dinner at the museum on the Thursday prior to our Reunion Weekend (including spouses and significant others). Billy has agreed and is working on the dinner and an exclusive tour. It should be a memorable kickoff to our Reunion.

Ernie Mattei and I are trying to spruce up the Half-Century Lunch on Friday, June 5, 2020, in terms of menu options, presentation, and college spirit. We will be working with two mentors from the Class of 1969 at our planning meeting on the Saturday morning of Homecoming Weekend, Mike Michigami ’69 and Nat Prentice ’69, who did a spectacular job for their Reunion last June.

We are receiving many suggestions related to speakers and lecture topics concerning the era, which we not only helped to create but also survived. Please get us more ideas. In addition, Richard Turk is drafting good questions for the questionnaire for the class book to elicit your responsive comments regarding the draft, Vietnam, the changes in Trinity from when we entered to when we left, etc. The more humorous the anecdotes you can relate the better!

Peter Brinckerhoff has written that he got married September 28 and was in the process of driving to Bend, Oregon, right after it. He is still, after 27 years in California, “blown away” by the incredible diversity of the majestic Pacific Coast of the United States. Huge congratulations, Peter! Just be careful on that surfboard with those majestic waves.

Carlo Forzani married this past September, and he and his spouse have embarked on a fantastic adventure: growing and nurturing

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Nebbiolo grapes and producing top-flight wines from them in Carlo’s ancestral homeland in Masserano (Piedmont), Italy, among beautiful green hills with views of the spectacular Alps.

Needless to say, many of us hope to visit them in the not-too-distant future.

Bob Franks has moved to Santa Fe and hopes he can come to the Reunion, but it will be difficult.

Randy Gretz has been organizing classmates from Phi Mu Delta living all over the country— Richard Turk, Howie Alfred, Steve Bush, Bob Bingham, Larry Fox, Paul Herron, Steve Tody, and Bishop Bob Duncan—to attend the Reunion. Bob Franks and David Richards are maybes. He hopes Paul Herron and Dave Gilbert will organize oldies music for us.

Dick Hoffman has gotten psyched for Reunion Committee work. He “can’t let Fenwick be the only Baltimorean on the committee”!

Although just retired, Dick is back in the classroom taking a graduate history course.

John McKinney has gotten so enthusiastic about the Reunion he wrote a fabulous email of so much he has done over the past 50 years.

Unfortunately, The Reporter limits my word count. A few notes: ran a chairlift in Colorado ski area right after Trinity, graduated from Wharton, headed to San Francisco to work at consulting division of Arthur Andersen, went from consulting to management in health care and nonprofit sectors, recently retired with his wife in Sonoma County on seven acres of land producing red wine grapes. Continues volunteer work, especially for Canine Companions for Independence, the largest assistance-dog organization in the country, elected national board chair. He was sad to lose his good friend Tom Dight recently; Dave Shipman attended the service. He has been in touch with Pete Hayward and Bob Baker. John, please help Richard Turk with the yearbook!

Rusty Moody finds himself in pain every time he sees beautiful photos of Maui from Steve Smith ’74. His only relief is to fire back overexposed photos of snowdrifts beside an icy lake.

We all know the feeling. Hopefully, both of them will come to Reunion to tell stories of ice and paradise. Rusty has retired twice from corporate IT work and is an ex-headmaster, sideline beekeeper, occasional shipwright, and poor dirt farmer. He and Erin have finally been able to close their home school. The youngest, Rowan, is a freshman at Clark University. The oldest, Sam, is a graduate of Clark with a B.A. and M.A. and has traveled widely in Ecuador and Colombia. The orchard of his eye, Erica, with a B.A. from Mount Holyoke, is finishing an M.S. in GIS technology at Clark. Wow. Unfortunately, Rusty has reported the recent passing of our classmate Scott Sutton. Please see further information in the “In Memory” section.

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every summer at my house in Weekapaug for four days. Munk isn’t married, but the rest of us bring our wives. They have all known my wife, Mickey, since college.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $150,000 Class Secretary: David M. Sample, 401 Ocean Grove Circle, St. Augustine, FL 320808722; david.sample.1971@trincoll.edu Philip Khoury recently stepped down after 19 years on the Trinity Board of Trustees, most of which as its vice chairman. Just before he did so, he joined the board of Underwriters Laboratories.

He and Beth met up in July in the Berkshires for their annual weekend with Bill Reynolds, Ron Cretaro, and Ed Karam, taking in theater and dance. This tradition stretches back many years. And Philip and Beth enjoyed a beautiful afternoon at Fenway in August to celebrate Tom DiBenedetto’s 70th with a number of his friends from all walks of life. Linda organized the surprise party in Tom’s box, and their sons, all Trinity alumni, were present. Most recently, Tom, Bill, Peter Blum ’68, and Prescott Stewart ’93 spent an evening at the new casino in Everett, Massachusetts, which happens to be Tom’s hometown. Beforehand, Tom gave Bill and Philip a special tour of Everett, where he was a standout student athlete. At the casino, the group toured its remarkable art collection and then dined at Sinatra, all of which was enormous fun.

From David Pumphrey: “Tottering by gently, enjoying the quiet life on Nantucket, where we live in a small but well-located apartment. This November, we’ll explore Dordogne from a basecamp farmhouse in Luzech. Debby Endersby Gwazda ’72 and her husband, Ed, hope to come, too. Then it’s back to Nantucket for the annual Christmas stroll, where I lend a hand at Rafael Osona Auctions. Please give a shout if you’re in the nabe.”

David Woolsey reports that he has retired from teaching piano at the University of Texas but remains in Austin and still has a few private clients. He continues to perform and has a concert in November. He recently took up portraiture; check out his site, timwoolseyart.com.

Jon Miller writes, “I retired as a Presbyterian pastor after 40 years and have taken on a twoday-a-week position within a pharmaceutical company. When the owner asked me to join the company (Tabula Rasa) a few years ago, I immediately said I knew nothing about pharmaceuticals. He said, ‘Perfect, I’ll take care of the product and the profit, you help me take care of the people!’ I have been serving as the chief culture officer (only culture officer) ever since. It has been a joy to pay attention to the way we do our work and take care of one another. The owner, Calvin Knowlton, has a remarkable vision and commitment to care for not only a product but especially his people. Some of the old football players know that Coach Don Miller is a man like that, too! Go Bantams!”

Bill Reynolds reports, “Peter Moore, Bill Reynolds, Tom Sasali, and Ed Karam saw Lou Slocum perform in Southern Comforts, a terrific two-person play at the Broadway Theater in Vista, California, just north of San Diego.

Louis’s performance was top-notch; this was his first play since appearing in On Golden Pond in 2017. Wearing a Yankees’ cap at the outset of the show as his character lives in New Jersey, Lou ad-libbed as he exited scene one, ‘I hate Boston,’ telling me (die-hard Red Sox fan) after the show that the line was just for me!”

Peter Lawrence retired from Trinity’s Board of Trustees this past spring. Current Board Chair Cornie Thornburgh ’80 honored Peter with a speech on his behalf. Peter had served on the board for two terms, heading the Committee on the Board and serving on the Investment Committee.

Howie Weinberg and David Sample had a great visit with Bob Benjamin at Daughters of Israel in West Orange, New Jersey, where he is putting up a courageous battle against ALS. Howie brought the pastrami sandwiches, and we enjoyed a laugh-filled lunch. Bob is Bob and has taken over as mayor of his new residence. He is the bright light for all, always with a smile and chuckle! In addition, Bob is drawing on his Trin major, religion, as he helps teach a Bible study.

As Bob says, he is “now doing what he can do when he cannot do what he used to do.” Seems like a little Yogi in that one! If any of you are in the area, give Bob a call; I am sure he would love to hear from you.

Nick Booth shared: “It’s National Day in Hong Kong and the 70th celebration of China’s independence. Molly and I returned from a fabulous four months in Ireland and Paris with short trips to Maine, Boston, and Chicago for the 40th of Phoebe Booth DePree ’01. We will be downsizing here next year to spend more time in Boston and Ireland. We do so with a heavy heart.

We look forward to the clean air and quality of life but will miss the security and buzz of this great port city. The protests here have brought Hong Kong to its knees. The reasons for protest are valid and have been compounded by local government incompetence. The differential in wealth is meaningful, as is the cost of housing and average working wage. This is a complex story, which is not totally captured in the press.

We had a great visit this summer on Dinish from Joanne Berger-Sweeney, who is so eloquent and doing a great job in addressing Trinity’s many challenges. Look forward to our next Reunion.”

David Sample writes: “I have been doing a bit of travel this fall. Starting with a bucket-list item, I drove historic Route 66 from Arizona to Oklahoma, with many stops along the way and a couple of great hikes. I then drove to Zion National Park for a couple days of hiking, followed by a short flight to San Francisco and time in Northern California. After two days of hiking in Yosemite National Park (and lots of great

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California reds), I returned to Florida in time to catch a flight to Uganda, where I volunteered as a lecturer/leader/mentor at an Entrepreneurship Workshop for Scientists and Engineers, sponsored by IEEE.” Jeff Clark writes: “In August, Margot and I had a nice visit with George Wheelwright ’70 and his wife, Jackie, before Margot and I departed for a schooner cruise on the Maine coast. Excellent sailing and great fun!”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $100,000 Class Secretary: John R. Nelson, 55 Old Shore Rd., Old Lyme, CT 06371-1936; john.nelson.1972@trincoll.edu • /groups/ Trinity1972 • Class Agents: Archibald Smith, Will Whetzel Rob Lawrence reports a touching Trinity event: “In June, I attended a celebration and reunion of the 50th anniversary of the first Trinity crew to race at Henley. The invitation generously went out to all Trinity rowers to join the celebration at the boathouse. A major reason I attended was to document the event for my good friend, Bob Benjamin ’71, who is suffering from ALS. Commendably, the row was in a shell named Robert Benjamin Jr. ’71 since Bob has been the backbone of the Friends of Trinity Rowing for many decades. Coach MacDermott invited me aboard the launch so I could take pictures for Bob. The highlight for me was being able to fill in for a rower suffering from cramps, and I thoroughly enjoyed rowing with these ‘legends!’

The next day I visited Bob in his assisted living facility in New Jersey and showed him the pictures and messages from each rower. He was very grateful for the visit and to vicariously be a part of the celebration.” So Rob drove to New Jersey after this Reunion to visit Bob? Then home to Boston? How nice. Don’t forget Rob rowed at Henley in 1971 when we came in second.

Gary Smith sent a good update and wrote a fun compendium of his technology experiences as an engineering student, but alas, no room here. Will add to our Facebook page along with other technical remembrances. “I’m still working and keeping commercial and military (shh …) aviation safe with my contributions to testing pneumatic components and systems before they reach the end user. The world of engineering has changed dramatically over my 46-year career, and deliberate design and validation processes take a back seat to speed to the market for new products. Not that it’s dangerous; it’s just a paradigm shift. My greatest satisfaction these days comes from mentoring young engineers and challenging them to use their innate capabilities to make intelligent decisions in the absence of all the information they’d like to have. On the personal front, there are three grandkids who need spoiling and stepkids that look to me for advice and counsel. Recreationally, I’m a competitive action pistol shooter and am seveneighths of the way to the next higher ranking in

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my division (single stack, if anyone recognizes what that is). I actually qualified for the nationals this year, but I’m not ready for that level of humiliation yet!”

Great to hear from Dan Green! “All is well here. After years of practicing law with partners, I now have my own shop, where I focus on employment law, commercial litigation, and some divorce work. I like having to answer only to myself and still enjoy what I do; I wonder how I would fill the hours if I retired. Can only take so much golf and tennis. Good news: Whitney Cook has joined our Tuesday night tennis game, and we play golf together as well. Also, fellow Trinity graduate Peter Clark ’69 plays on the court next to ours. Small world! My wife, Terri, just retired after many years of teaching in the public schools. We’re lucky to have our daughter Annie living in Fairfield with our three grandchildren and her husband, Lenny. We had a gratifying and busy summer with three weddings, a few days at the beautiful Sagamore Resort on Lake George, a visit to my sister in the North Carolina mountains, and a cruise from Barcelona into the Greek Isles in September. I remember our Trinity years with great fondness—listening to The Outerspace Band, watching the school go coed, campaigning against the Cambodian invasion, and learning from some wonderful professors. Sadly, I’m not in touch with many classmates, and I hope your efforts play some role in allowing that to change. I hope all is well in your lives.” Dan and Whitney, come visit us in Old Lyme.

My wife and I visited Jay Goodwin and Don Viering on our vacation and enjoyed their fascinating and incredibly scenic home turfs.

I pried a few stories out of Jay, who has been a ski instructor at Telluride since 1974 and gives expert-level lessons to skiers from all over the world. He pioneered backcountry skiing with a lot of first descents. A typical ski trip: Climb an incredibly steep mountain, 2,000–4,000 vertical feet, ski down incredibly steep face of mountain, hike back to vehicle safely. Jay is a serious mountain climber, hunter, and fly-fisherman.

He showed us some of the rugged and steep areas he’s hauled elk out of. He hunts mostly with local ranchers. Jay took us on a spectacular climb, and Colleen grilled us a tasty elk dinner.

He was chief of the Telluride Village Volunteer Fire Department and was deeply involved in wilderness rescues as well as avalanche protocol, education, and backcountry rescues.

In the off-season, Jay is a general contractor and construction manager. He showed us a $4 million log home he built for a crazy Texan.

Amazing! Donny has happily landed in Lamy, New Mexico, population 179. There’s no town hall and not even a store, but it does have an old, Mission-style church, a railroad museum, an Amtrak station (!), and two saloons, one owned by friends of Don, the other the historic Legal Tender built in 1884. They still talk about

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the cowboy who rode his horse inside, picked up a girl, and rode off into the sunset several years ago. We thoroughly enjoyed staying at Don and Emily’s beautiful off-the-grid home, and they fed us well, took us on a fun hike through the high desert scrublands, and were preparing for the Lamy Woodstock 50 Festival as we were leaving.

Thanks to Jay and Colleen and Don and Emily!

For photos of our visits, the saloons, the hikes, and the incredibly steep mountain Jay and Norm Bardeen climbed and skied back in 1982, go to our class Facebook page or email me at jack. nelson@snet.net.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $125,000 Co-Class Secretary: Diane Fierri Brown, 62 Westwood Rd., West Hartford, CT 06117; diane.brown.1973@trincoll.edu • CoClass Secretary: Robert P. Haff, 8 Riverbend Rd., Old Lyme, CT 06371-1428 • Class Agents: Jan Gimar, Ed Huntley, Patti Mantell-Broad Greetings, classmates! It turns out that 50 years have passed (yikes!) since the Class of 1973 introduced coeducation to Trinity and set the tone for a (hopefully) better and (certainly) more fun-packed school. And, as some … many … most agree, Trinity is a smarter and better place for the change. Trinity’s Board of Trustees voted to become a coeducational undergraduate institution on January 11, 1969, and we matriculated in September 1969 as the first class admitted as a coed class. The 50 years have flown by, and I think there may be current students of the school who are not aware that the college was ever a men’s college and that it all started with us. As part of the recognition and celebration of the 50th anniversary, Trinity is sponsoring a series of panel discussions throughout the year.

On April 25, classmates and others gathered at the college for a discussion of experiences we encountered in the early days of coeducation.

In attendance from the Class of ’73 were Marcy Bonola, Barbara Brown, Diane Fierri Brown, Scott Cameron, Suzie Fishman, Jocelyn JerryWolcott, Janice Kozovich, Joyce Krinitsky, Karen Fink Kupferberg, Lenn Kupferberg, Sara Ladden, Patti Mantell-Broad, Jean Miley, Aron Pasternack, and Cynthia Parzych. In

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August, members of the Class of 2023 gathered for their Convocation on the Main Quad beneath the elms and the outstretched arm of Bishop Brownell to start their four-year adventure at Trinity. Members of our class participated in the opening day pageantry. Marcy Bonola, Diane Fierri Brown, Janice Kozovich, Joyce Krinitsky, Karen and Lenn Kupferberg, Hallie Lee, Patti Mantell-Broad, and Phyllis Schienberg Jay processed with the incoming first-years to welcome the latest coed class.

Mike Battle writes, “My wife and I finally made it to Bermuda, which has been on our bucket list for years. We are enjoying retirement in Atlanta, Georgia. It is hard to believe that 50 years ago, the Class of 1973 began our journey beneath the elms of our dear old Trinity.”

Per Jan Gimar, “Like most of us, I have my 50th high school reunion this year, and it takes place this weekend. We decided to hold it in the fall so we could take in a football game. I’m on my way back to Kansas tomorrow morning.

Since I’m on our own 50th Reunion planning committee for 2023, I’ve been paying attention to the prep process for this high school event and looking forward to seeing how some of the ideas play out. I’m hoping to pick up some ideas that might work at our college 50th. Other than that, I continue to immerse myself in various volunteer projects with church, scouting, and politics while squeezing in a lot of travel. Went to Barbados last winter, and my summer trip this year found me a week in Scotland followed by another week’s train-and-bus journey south through England so I could board a cruise ship for a week in the fjords of Norway. Call it a ‘heritage tour.’ Got to visit my Scottish roots at Clan Campbell’s home base in Inveraray Castle and my Norwegian roots in my greatgrandfather’s birthplace of Stavanger. Still need to work up a trip to southeastern France and western Switzerland to find out where the hell the Gimars came from!”

John Gatsos is “delighted to report that this summer my son Sam made the U.S. National Rowing Team and represented Team USA in the men’s quadruple scull in Sarasota, Florida. As part of his training journey, he was coached by Ric Ricci at the Craftsbury Outdoor Center in Craftsbury, Vermont, and also later interviewed for Rowing News by Andy Anderson ’75, aka Dr. Rowing.”

Ric Ricci writes, “On June 7, I had the opportunity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Trinity Henley crew that made the finals of the Ladies Plate. The ’69 crew was the first of many fine Trinity crews to race at the Henley Royal Regatta. The impressive coverage of the ’69 crew in The Hartford Courant, my contact with Coach Norm Graf, the academic reputation of the college, and my love of rowing were the reasons I chose to matriculate!”

Rod “Jake” Jacobsen is threatening to retire from The Thacher School in Ojai, California,

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REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Co-Class Secretary: Steven E. Hirsch, 11 Ricky Beth Ln., Old Greenwich, CT 06870-1013; steven.hirsch.1975@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Christopher G. Mooney, 303 Compass Point Dr., #202, Bradenton, FL 34209; christopher.mooney.1975@trincoll.edu • /groups/59654675586 With our 45th Reunion soon to arrive in 2020, we have interesting news from classmates: Holly Laurent writes, “I am still happily retired and living in Boston. The big news in my family is that my elder son, Wyatt, got married this year, completed his master’s degree in education from NYU, and started a job as a Spanish teacher at The Dalton School in N.Y.C. My younger son, Greg ’13, continues his coaching with TOG squash in Boston. I will be taking a trip this fall with fellow ’75 graduates Melissa Maier and Barbara McIver to Vienna.”

From Jack Miesowitz: “Hi, guys! I haven’t responded in a long time. I am a partner in a law firm in Summit, New Jersey, specializing in estate planning. My daughter, Sabrina, is deputy general counsel to Lloyds of London and works in the N.Y.C. office. The joy of my life is my two grandsons, Leonardo, 5½, and Luca, 1½. I occasionally see John Cracovaner, who started at Trinity but transferred. He lives in Ocean City, New Jersey.”

From Nancy Kasimer: “Reading about Trinity on Facebook has reminded me about some experiences that I don’t hear anyone talk about. My roommate, Eleanor Clements (now deceased), and I were two of the very few student women who got jobs in the cafeteria.

We were harassed since the men who worked there (non-students) were very unhappy about women in the dish room. This included being put into garbage cans, locked in the meat freezer and walk-in fridge, garbage thrown at us, being told to empty the dishwasher without gloves, etc. We stuck it out because we were stubborn and we needed the money. It was an interesting time integrating women into Trinity.

Thanks for allowing the sharing. On a different topic, I am still living in the Connecticut area and have had a long career working for the State of Connecticut and the chronically mentally ill in Hartford. I have five lovely grandchildren and a great husband. I am trying to plan my retirement and what the next chapter of my life will be like. I find it all a little scary.”

From Lou Tortora: “Living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with wife and daughters. Would be interested in attending our 45th Reunion! louistortora@hotmail.com” (Secretary’s note: Lou shared a photo of his beautiful family.)

A quick shout-out from Janet Dickinson: “Re Reunion, sounds like a good idea.”

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Mike Mitchell ’73

where he has been teaching English for more than 28 years and 44 years total in classrooms from California to East Africa. On the horizon: building a home in rural (very rural) southwest New Mexico; visiting son Grady ’17, a “Jumbo” graduate student at The Fletcher School at Tufts, and daughter Olivia, a nurse in the NICU at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, wherever they decide to settle (grandkids, please!); and a lot of travel. “I joined other ‘Seabury Giants’ for the wedding of classmate Barry Madden’s son Graham in Boston in July. Gathering from all over the country, we marveled at the longevity of our friendship, now approaching 50 years.

We are closer—and older—than ever.” Jake still does interviews of prospective Bantams in the Santa Barbara area, and he is proud to extol the virtues of Trinity under the visionary leadership of President Berger-Sweeney!

John W. Tyler reports that he enjoyed 15 minutes of fame after being interviewed by Malcolm Gladwell for his July 4 Revisionist History podcast on the Boston Tea Party.

Laurie Cherbonnier writes, “I only lasted a year at Trinity, so I don’t expect to be remembered, but I rode my father’s coattails onto the Trinity luncheons in Naples, Florida; they are always an interesting group with lively speakers.

My father was Professor Edmond Cherbonnier, who founded the Religion Department. I live with my husband, Chris Nielsen, in Winnetka, outside of Chicago.”

Mike Mitchell reports that this year is his “20th year cycling with a group of Lockheed Martin guys that I worked with during my 21 years with the firm. Atlanta, Georgia, to Anniston, Alabama, round trip. Six guys, 202.2 miles, four days, a few beers, lifetime friendships, many stories that will only grow in the telling over time. Proud to show the Trinity colors out along the trail! I have had two photography exhibits this year—one was in the Maryland State House in Annapolis—with two more to go before the end of the calendar year.”

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Melissa Everett ’75 What is the aim of Sustainable Hudson Valley? Our mission is to speed up, scale up, jazz up, and leverage our region’s efforts to fight climate change.

We work in communications strategy, coalition building, and market development for electric vehicles and renewable heating technologies. Some of our work is in local and regional planning.

For example, we’re just wrapping up a planning process with a 5,000-person community called Marbletown to plan how it will transition to 100 percent renewable energy over the next 10 years or so (or get close). Other communities are already gearing up to make their own similar plans.

What led to your interest in sustainability? My commitment grew out of the experience of my generation. I was in high school for the first Earth Day. We had world-class speakers coming through, like the population biologist Paul Ehrlich. There was never a question for me that we have to focus attention on how to create rapid change, change that lots of people can embrace. I tried to put my head down and just get a job—as a computer programmer—but I couldn’t do it for long. In Boston, where I lived, there was concern about the nuclear power plant being built at Seabrook, New Hampshire, on a very-hard-to-evacuate peninsula; I got involved on that issue, which taught me about energy systems for public safety and resilience as well as resource efficiency. Concern about nuclear power and weapons was my point of entry into the environmental movement, but I also was inspired by positive innovation locally—community gardens, architects creating buildings run entirely by renewables, and so much more.

I was determined to be part of something restorative for the world, way before I had any idea what it would look like. I took time off and traveled. OK, I’ll tell you: I hitch-hiked 14,000 miles around the United States, Canada, and Mexico by myself in 1980. Not recommended, but worth it! I saw the Grand

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Canyon and Vegas, did white-water rafting, and visited friends all over. Once I was picked up by a schoolteacher in central California, and she drove me through an orange grove, stopping so we could fill up our bags with fallen oranges. Some of the trip was about decompressing, but it became all about learning. I remember sitting in small-town public libraries and reading whatever looked interesting. When I got home, I was lighter, stronger, and clearer. I also was determined to find a career of growth and contribution. I started as a journalist and author, seeing that as the way to learn and follow opportunities. I wrote a series of profiles of dissidents, people who struggled to find their ethical path. Then I turned those insights into a values-centered career guide called Making a Living While Making a Difference, which has gone through three editions and just might see a fourth. The insight there was about how much people can soar when they are working from a healthy commitment—and that’s a key to the work I do now.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

The people, the problem-solving, and the progress we make.

What are the biggest challenges you face? Many nonprofit leaders will tell you it’s finding the money. In my view, when you have the clarity and develop the right relationships, the money tends to follow. The biggest challenge for me and our organization has been finding the groove of program and strategy that nobody else is working in, where our unique strengths can come into play and create value.

DEGREES: B.S. in biology; interdisciplinary Ph.D. in sustainable development, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Netherlands JOB TITLE: Executive director, Sustainable Hudson Valley FAVORITE TRINIT Y MEMORY: Academically, we had study nights for physical chemistry where most of the class got together over pizza and worked out problems.

That was huge. On the fun side, a friend and I actually sneaked into the Chapel tower one spring night with our sleeping bags and camped there. It was magical!

you need a huge tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty, as well as an ability to create mental models that are useful and compelling to others.

What was the most memorable course you took at Trinity? Judo, because I learned to fall, and skiing, because I learned how not to. All my bio courses were memorable for the sense of wonder they brought.

How did your time at Trinity prepare you for what you do now? I chose Trinity for the flexibility. I was able to take some of everything, from neurophysiology to dance. When you are leading an organization that is pretty much creating its road map while navigating,

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One of your scribes, Chris Mooney, spent much of 2019 on the road (Spain, Telluride, Kenya, Abaco Islands) and assures all that Kenya’s game safaris and Swahili coast are still preternatural, though Al Shabaab has made its lethal presence known on the coast and greatly diminished the tourism there, south of the porous Somali border. Sad to know that Marsh Harbor, from which Mark Cleary and Chris sailed in May around the Abaco Islands in the northeastern Bahamas, was pounded to pieces in a summer 2019 hurricane.

Your other class scribe, Steve Hirsch, had a busy summer traveling, having gone to Banff National Park; the Calgary Stampede (highly recommend it!); Charleston, South Carolina; Pittsburgh for weddings; San Francisco to visit the grandchildren; Pinehurst, North Carolina, to attend golf school; The Hamptons; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; and Turkey, which I highly recommend for its history, beauty, food, and lovely people.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $275,000 Class Secretary: Robert A. Gibson, 84 Colony Rd., New Haven, CT 06511-2812; robert.gibson.1976@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Mike Gilman, Terry Michel Gumz As the coolness of autumn swiftly breezes by and frosty winter fast approaches, the end of 2019 is imminent. The dawning of a glorious new year offers hope for changing winds and a needed breath of fresh air. May 2020 bring the Class of ’76 bright prospects for the future, good health, happiness, prosperity, and the great joy of family and friends with whom to share it all!

From Chip Goode: “Laura and I hosted a Class of ’76 long weekend gathering at our Jupiter, Florida, home last March that included several fellow ’76ers. David Rahm and wife Yvette flew in from L.A., Eads and Polly Johnson from Connecticut, Andy and Anne Merz from Philly, Rick and Laurie Schweikert from Maine, Tommy Korengold from D.C., and Jim Solomon from Toronto … lots of fun times and many laughs! Then, this Columbus Day weekend, Eads and Polly hosted us at their beautiful Blooming Grove, Pennsylvania, home in the Poconos, where we had Jim, Tommy, Rick and Laurie, and Mike Diefenbach ’77 and wife Michele. Again, lots of great memories of all the wonderful moments we enjoyed at Trinity and of all the years since we graduated. Very special place in all of our hearts! If any of you find yourselves in the Jupiter area this winter, Laura and I would love to see you! (chipgoode@comcast.net)”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $100,000 Class Secretary: Mary Desmond Pinkowish, 15 Lafayette Rd., Larchmont, NY 10538-1920; mary.pinkowish.1977@trincoll.edu • /TrinityCollege 77 “When I’m 64 …” When we were at Trinity, did we suspect that when we were 64 we’d be

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having any of these adventures? Probably not.

Shows how much we knew. Here’s what some of our classmates have been up to during the past few months.

Earlier in 2019, David Teichman accomplished something huge: an ascent of Kilimanjaro. From Facebook: “Jambo! Greetings from Kibo on the Roof of Africa. Dream. Plan.

Prepare. Execute. Amazing journey. Asante sana, Tanzania!” He posted some breathtaking pictures, so check them out.

Jack Santos chronicled this on Facebook in early October: “Big weekend. 50th anniversary of my first climb up Mount Washington. Never in my wildest imagination at age 14 would I have thought I’d be doing it again at age 64. Yes, it’s a reunion overnight hike with Mike Clapis. And two nephews Will and Tyler. Forecast is 40–50 mph winds and 28–40 degrees pre-wind chill.

And rain. And ice. Why? Because it’s there!” He posted some fantastic pictures on Facebook.

Check them out.

From Anne Levine Bradford: “Phil Bradford and I have been living in N.Y.C. for around 10 years, and we are happy that two of our three adult children also reside in town. Around six years ago, I wanted to jump-start a different kind of retirement. I paired up with an NFL strength training coach and have been training with him several times a week. Four years ago, I met a retired pro boxer, with whom I also began training. Both of these young men have completely changed my life. What a confidence builder, especially in a city like New York, where you always need to be on your toes. I am in better shape now than most men and women half my age, and I realize how important this strength is as I get older. A major plus factor: I am able to enjoy Phil’s spectacular cooking with abandon!”

We are all jealous of the thing with Phil’s cooking, Anne! Check out Anne’s Facebook page.

You’ll see her boxing. You’ll see her doing pullups, sometimes with weights attached. You’ll see her and Phil at Yankees games. It’s all great.

Like Anne, I’m all in with strength training.

I’ve been working with the same young woman for 3½ years, and I enjoy it so much and have accomplished more than I could have imagined.

The confidence boost is massive. I am so grateful for the opportunity to do this (at my daughter’s urging). Drumroll … I have an ambitious deadlift goal for the end of this year; I’ll let you know how it goes.

In other news, Jack Santos adds this: “I recently testified at the NRC on the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant’s relicensing; Seabrook (near me on the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border) has significant concrete degradation, but the license has recently been (inexplicably) extended to 2050. It brought me back to my days at Trin and our campus Clamshell Alliance meetings that organized protests when it was originally constructed. A few classmates got arrested in sit-ins at Seabrook in those days (I

was there, too, but avoided arrest), and they might be pleased to hear the fight continues.”

Thanks to Jack, Anne, and David, who contributed their stories from Facebook. Keep in touch, and don’t forget to write! Till next time …

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Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Class Secretary: Jory F. Lockwood, 67 Scarlet Oak Dr., Wilton, CT 06897-1014; jory. lockwood.1978@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Bob Carey, Vivi Dunklee Duke, Charles Glanville, Tom Lenahan, George Malhame, Andrew Terhune • /groups/TrinityCollege78 Peter Crosby writes, “I’ve been in Beijing for the last six months, so I didn’t see the last Trinity alumni magazine. Wondering if my China update ever got in. I’ll see the mag when I get home at Thanksgiving. Xièxie.”

Carey Doyle writes, “You are a good person taking on the responsibility of getting seniors to communicate. Sorry, but I’m going to be brief.

I don’t follow Trinity closely; four alma maters, 10 degrees, four engineering, M.B.A., etc., top schools. I do appreciate your goodwill returning to teaching. I am semiretired, helping a Native American tribe in North Dakota with large energy holdings and environmental challenges.

Home in Arizona.”

This from Adam Hoffinger: “On the last weekend of September, I saw Kenny Grillo ’77 and Wicks Stires in Princeton, New Jersey, at the wedding of Wicks’s son. Beautiful day, lovely young couple. And Kenny and Wicks still have their hair!”

On a somber note, it is with great sadness that Kathy Maye Murphy shares the news of the unexpected passing of her husband of 36 years, Jim, in June 2019 at age 63. Jim and Kathy were married on June 4, 1983. Classmate Lisa Passalacqua Burch was an attendant. Jim worked as a behavioral health nurse practitioner for many years. He was active in St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church in Marlborough and accompanied Kathy and the choir on pilgrimages to Italy, Germany, and Austria. His favorite pastime was officiating basketball at the high school, college, and professional levels. He also had a passion for cooking. Jim will be sadly missed but remembered with love. Kathy would love to hear from you. Please email her at kmayemurph567@sbcglobal.net.

Scott MacDonald is alive and well in White Plains, New York. He writes: “After many years working in asset management for Aladdin Capital and Mitsubishi Corporation, I have opted for consulting work dealing with economic issues and geopolitical risk. I also serve on the board of a nonprofit organization, El Centro Hispano, am a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., am scheduled to teach European politics at a local college, and am working on a book on the new Cold War in the Caribbean. I have had the good fortune of

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seeing Rob Meyer ’77 and occasionally share communications with Rob Calgi ’79 and David L. Teichmann ’77. I also enjoy reading Randy Schwimmer’s The Lead Left. I should add that my goddaughter, Alex Taylor, went to Trinity and graduated in 2010. Probably the best news is that I have been married to the same woman, Kateri Scott-MacDonald, since 1980. I don’t know how she does it.”

Ann McNichol is back on our Bantam radar.

She writes, “Been a while. Just thought I’d mention that I will be back on campus in February to give a Science for the Greater Good seminar talk.

I’ll be giving a general talk open to the whole campus and then meeting with science students during the day. Should be fun.” Let’s have our local Bantams attend and support Ann’s efforts.

Joe Patrina has a new focus of interest. Joe, the retired founder of Wall Street Systems, has pursued a second career as an author and has just published A Baby Boomer’s Encounters: How Contemporaries Taught Me. In it, Joe is a real-life Forrest Gump, reflecting upon his many brushes with famous—Muhammad Ali, Bill Clinton, Madonna, Jackie Kennedy, etc.—and other important people of his time. One telling encounter describes “Professor B,” Joe’s economics chair at Trinity back in 1977. The book is available on Amazon. Joe retired to Simsbury; his daughter Codyann ’15 is in Manhattan.

Kate Willens shares, “I’ve got some exciting news. I have become a singer-songwriter and am just about to release my second album, my first one out of Nashville! My artist name is Kate Magdalena, and folks can find me on Spotify or at most digital outlets. I’m an Americana folk artist and just beginning to do shows and tour. Will be traveling soon to Kentucky and Tennessee for a country radio tour. I was a Trinity Pipe!” Kate, when are you scheduling a show for Harford?

You can see and hear more on her website, www. katemagdalena.com.

As for your secretary, I, Jory Lockwood, am completely overextended and have once again failed at retirement. I am about halfway through a 10-week high school teaching gig that requires me to wake up in the dark at 5:30 a.m. What was I thinking? I continue to teach dog classes, I am taking a writing class, and I am learning to

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play the steel drum. That’s about a third of the list. I was in Chicago last weekend for a family reunion, which was just wonderful. This teaching gig will end for me on Halloween, and there will be a celebratory dinner as I reclaim 50 hours a week. My two dogs (Tay and Truant) will be happy to have my time more available for them.

From the Alumni Office: Congratulations to Deborah Buck on a successful showing of her work at Ille Arts Gallery in Amagansett, New York, June 22 through July 15, 2019. Deborah’s paintings explore the interplay of surrealism and abstraction, romanticism, and the darker side of fairy tales. Trinity also is pleased to announce the establishment of two Deborah Buck ’78 Studio Arts Fifth Year Fellows for the 2021–22 academic year. Deborah lives in New York City and Sagaponack, New York. For more information about Deborah and her work, visit www. deborahbuck.com.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $175,000 Co-Class Secretary: James M.G. Cropsey, 376 Sanborn Rd., Tilton, NH 032765729; james.cropsey.1979@trincoll.edu • CoClass Secretary: Kenneth C. Crowe II, 395 State St., Apt. 4F, Albany, NY 12210-1214; kenneth. crowe.1979@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Diane Molleson, 4375 Kimberly St., Richland, WA 99352-8477; diane.molleson.1979@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Barlow Peelle As usual, our classmates have been up to a variety of activities. Here’s a rundown of some of their achievements.

Phyllis St. George writes, “My villanelle ‘Last-Minute Temptation’ won third place in the 2019 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Tech Effect Poetry Contest. I was accepted at and attended in June 2019 the Juniper Summer Writing Institute at UMass Amherst.” For those in need of a poetry lesson (as I was), a villanelle is a “19-line poem with two rhymes throughout, consisting of five tercets and a quatrain, with the first and third lines of the opening tercet recurring alternately at the end of the other tercets and with both repeated at the close of the concluding quatrain.”

Jim Cropsey is a conservationist out of the Teddy Roosevelt school of protecting the environment. Jim’s been involved with Ducks Unlimited in New Hampshire and at the national level in the United States. It should be no surprise that like those migratory ducks, he’s found his way south into Mexico. Ducks Unlimited in Mexico, Ducks Unlimited de Mexico, aka DUMAC, named Jim a life sponsor in recognition of “outstanding contributions on behalf of the conservation of migratory waterfowl in Mexico and North America as a valuable legacy for future generations.” Jim was involved in an initiative to build sewage treatment plants and sewer lines around lakes and bordering wetlands and rivers along the west coast of Mexico to replace the existing system of releasing raw

sewage into the Pacific Ocean, lakes, wetlands, and rivers.

Our 40th Reunion has left a positive afterglow.

Jane Beddall and George Brickley each wrote to say they had a great time. Plus they had other news to share.

Jane adds, “In October 2018, I started to learn how to host and produce a podcast. It is a blast!

The learning curve was steep at the beginning, but we’re supposed to embrace lifelong learning, right? I launched Crafting Solutions to Conflict in January 2019, and I publish weekly episodes that provide a positive and practical perspective on conflict. The show expands on the type of work I have done for years. Two weeks in a row, I have a short (about five minutes) host-on-mic episode on a particular topic or with specific tips. The third week, I talk with an interesting guest who has excellent insights, for 30 minutes or so. The show is available for free on all the major apps and on the web.”

George adds that in June he played golf at Hop Meadow Country Club in Simsbury, Connecticut, in support of the Trinity College men’s ice hockey program. “I need some serious work on my golf game, but a good time was had by all.” More recently, George and wife Cindy ’80 traveled to the Tufts campus near their Massachusetts home to watch the Bantams take on the Jumbos on opening weekend of NESCAC football. The Jumbos upset our beloved Bantams in a close game. There’s more news about George below.

Two of our classmates, Peter Davis and Nathalie Reverdin, celebrated significant paternal birthday milestones. Peter’s dad turned 90, and Nathalie’s dad marked his centennial. They both had lots to celebrate.

Lisa and Neil McDonough celebrated the nuptials of their daughter Kelsey McDonough ’10 to Brett Hershman on August 17, 2019, at the Annadel Estate Winery in Santa Rosa, California.

Their other children, Darcy McDonough’13 and Shaun McDonough ’08, also attended. Shaun and wife Cait had their children, Landon and Monroe, on hand. Can’t help but wonder if they’re future Bantams.

While we all have ties to campus, some of our classmates may have a stronger presence back along the Long Walk. George Brickley was to be inducted into the college’s Athletics Hall of Fame during Homecoming. For those who were at Reunion, you’ll recall George’s wonderful remarks about representing everyone in the class when he was selected for the honor.

Three of our classmates are on the Trinity Engineering Advisory Council (TEAC), which the college describes this way: [TEAC] is “a group of leaders from engineering industry and academia and serves as a professional resource and advocate for the Trinity Engineering Program.” It’s hard to think of three engineers better qualified for this than Fred Borgenicht, Nancy Davis, and Eric Fossum. Nancy and Eric

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also serve on the college’s Board of Trustees with Kevin Maloney.

And two can be found in the academic ranks at the college. David Duncan, founder of Needham Duncan Architecture, is a visiting assistant professor of fine arts, relying on his more than 30 years of experience in architecture to teach architectural drawing and design.

Dave’s also been finishing up a retreat in Maine.

Andrew Walsh is associate director of the Leonard E. Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life. He also can be found in the classroom as a visiting assistant professor of religion, history, and American studies.

Ken Crowe was elected vice president of the Albany Newspaper Guild in June and was reelected to a full three-year term in September.

Ken has served in a variety of offices; his last position was as a pension trustee in 2009 when he negotiated a merger that led to the rescue of the pension plan for his Times Union colleagues represented by the guild. In addition, Ken won first place for digital storytelling in the annual contest sponsored by the New York State Associated Press Association. Nothing like being cutting-edge in the newspaper world. The story appeared in print and online. It was a history piece detailing how divorce files become public records in New York state after a century. Yes, private eyes were taking surveillance photos of straying spouses a century ago.

From the Alumni Office: David P. Rosenblatt was named to the Board of Directors of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, an independent nonprofit organization that promotes well-being, resilience, and mental health for lawyers in Massachusetts.

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $500,000 Class Secretary: Peter S. Jongbloed, 536 Boston Post Rd., Madison, CT 06443-2930; peter.jongbloed.1980@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Scott Lessne, Harry Levenstein • /groups/112435390839 Mark your calendars, and plan to join your classmates for our upcoming 40th Reunion.

Yes, it’s true. Reunion Weekend at Trinity will start Thursday, June 4, 2020, and continue through Sunday.

Members of your Reunion Committee, working with Trinity’s Advancement Office, are planning our exciting and fun Reunion, where we will gather, catch up, and reminisce. Committee members are Cynthia Rolph Ballantyne, Lisa Block, William Bullard, Tom Casey, David Clark Jr., Trish Mairs Klestadt, David Koeppel, Scott Lessne, Harry Levenstein, Tom Melly, Suwathin Phiansunthon, Patrice Ball-Reed, Elizabeth Curtiss Smith, Kathryn Youngdahl Stauss, Chuck Tiernan, and me. Keep an eye out for notices about this event as we’ll be trying to confirm and update contact information for you and our classmates. Reach out to others

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in our class to encourage them to attend. Also, please contact any of us to share your thoughts about what you’d like for speakers, events, and the class dinner for our 40th.

This is all to report, as I have not received any other news. Please email me at oldlilacs@ comcast.net to share noteworthy events about yourself or our classmates. Thank you.

From the Alumni Office: David N. Bazar, Esq., has been elected 2019–20 president of the Rhode Island Bar Association.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $125,000 Co-Class Secretary: Susan Walsh Ober, 130 Skyline Dr., Millington, NJ 07946; susan.ober.1981@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Tabitha N. Zane, 1620 Kersley Cir., Lake Mary, FL 32746-1923; tabitha.zane.1981@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Penny Sutter Grote, Alison Brennan Shutt, Topper Shutt • /groups/391695640890482 Robert Aiello writes, “I am a criminal defense attorney practicing in the state and federal courts in New York City. I am also involved in real estate management. I am pleased to report that I took a vacation to the Dominican Republic last winter with Faraj Saghri, Peter Whalen, and Mark Madden ’79. I was also in Florida to celebrate Tony Docal’s 60th birthday this summer with the same crew and some additional classmates as well. I am happy to have maintained such close relationships with my Trinity classmates.”

From Sue Walsh Ober: “Hard to believe we’re all turning 60. I find myself turning to the obituary section of The Reporter first when it arrives, so I was saddened to read of the death of John Braskamp in the fall issue. On a happier note, I was able to celebrate my 60th birthday with the much younger (by 20 months) Nancy Lucas. My ‘baby’ is a junior in high school and is starting to look at colleges and has an eye on Trinity. I’m hoping to catch up with Kay Wyrtzen McManus when we’re looking at colleges in the Boston area.”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $175,000 Class Secretary: Ellin Carpenter Smith, 932 Windsor Ave., Windsor, CT 06095-3422; ellin.smith.1982@trincoll.edu • /groups/TrinColl1982 • Class Agents: Bill Talbot, Tom Mathews Congratulations are in order. Bill Talbot conveyed that our class was well represented in the Trinity Fund for the year ending in June 2019. Participation increased by 26 donors over the previous year! Tom Mathews returned as a class agent, and his charm must have made the difference. “We want to build on that positive momentum this year by adding another 20 donors from our class. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed.”

In addition, some of our classmates are contributing time and talents on Trinity advisory committees. Great to see Craig Vought join the

Class of 1982 roommates Scott Cassie, Tom Tarca, and Jim Dod are together once again at the wedding of Tom and Sandy Tarca’s daughter, Megan, on September 28, 2019.

Other Bantams in attendance were Tom’s son, TJ Tarca ’11, and Sandy’s brother, John Senaldi ’86. It was a wonderful and fun evening!

Trinity Board of Trustees. We hope to share more insights about what these classmates are learning from their unique vantage point.

Carl Rapp wrote with news from the Philly suburbs of a recent visit from Trinity’s leadership team to discuss the school’s future. “I am impressed with Trinity’s direction and recent performance.” He continues to travel quite a bit for work overseas and still enjoys it, “despite living in an age of misguided tariffs and trade wars.” He managed to get on campus twice in the past year for events and agrees with Architectural Digest that our quad remains one of the most beautiful college settings in the country.

Two of our classmates have published new books that happen to share a common theme: boats. Dan Boyne has written a book called The Seven Seat: A True Story of Rowing, Revenge, and Redemption (Lyons Press/Rowman and Littlefield), a humorous memoir of his freshman lightweight crew days at Trinity, when they won the national championships. Over the last three decades, he has been working and studying at Harvard in many different capacities, including teaching rowing and yoga in the athletic department, studying and teaching in the education school a bit, and recently taking classes at the divinity school. A bit of Googling revealed that most of Dan’s writing has concerned itself with the interplay between sport and society, and he often has focused on groups or individuals who have used sport as a means to change their social status. He has an M.Ed. from Harvard and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife and daughter. Douglas Brooks is looking forward to next year’s planned publication of his fifth book about the vanishing craft of boatbuilding. Douglas has apprenticed since 1996 with seven craftsmen throughout Japan. He is the sole apprentice for six of his seven teachers.

More recently, he has traveled back to Japan this fall for his eighth and ninth apprenticeships with Japanese boatbuilders. The book will be published by Tobunken, a division of Japan’s

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culture ministry. For more about his work, visit www.douglasbrooksboatbuilding.com.

I’m also hearing updates from classmates who have been navigating some interesting journeys of their own, personally and professionally.

Steve Andsager retired in July after 37 years in the working world. “The first two months of retirement have been awesome! I wish I had done this sooner! Lots of golf, concerts, and just spending some quality time with my wife and adult children. Life is good!”

Brook Messier Scott shared news of a career change that began with a breast cancer diagnosis several years ago that led her to a call to ministry. Having graduated from the San Francisco Theological Seminary, she serves as a hospital chaplain and is looking forward to her ordination as a pastor in the Presbyterian Church. Brook reports that her husband, Jack Scott, loves his job with private equity firm FFL Partners. They recently enjoyed dinner in Marin County with fellow San Francisco native Johanna Pitocchelli. Brook also met up with Emilie Kaulbach Kendall, visiting from Boston, who shared that she had a nice visit with Katharine Martin, who lives and works in the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Anthony Fischetti celebrated quite a milestone. After 15 years practicing law, he transitioned to the world of education. This September marked the beginning of his 20th year teaching U.S. history and coaching basketball and golf at Brunswick School in Greenwich. He also serves as a middle school dean and head of the middle school History Department. Brunswick sends a couple of boys to Trinity every year. “It’s fun watching them matriculate and then hearing about their experiences.” Anthony shared that he still sees Peter Gutermann, Craig Vought, Ted Austin, Mike Sinsheimer, Matt Pace, and John Brady. “We remain astonished that we have been friends for over four decades!”

And last but certainly not least, our class president, Scott Cassie, shared the happy news of a roommate reunion with Tom Tarca and Jim Dod at the wedding of Tom Tarca’s daughter.

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Trinity Fund Goal: $250,000 Class Secretary: Thomas M. McKeown, 2400 Winding Hollow Ln., Plano, TX 73093-4109; thomas.mckeown.1983@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Todd Beati, Timothy Dillon Clarke, Lauren Griffen, David Walker • /groups/295955824253432 Jane Klapper Sykes reported for the first time in a while. Her daughter got married back in April, and despite having to hop through it on a bad knee, Jane says the event was fantastic. She also started a new job running the cooking school at Sur La Table in San Francisco and had a nice visit recently from Wendy Farnham Schon and Wendy Gorlin Tayer.

Staying with the Wendy theme, Wendy Kershner writes that she, Scott Stauffer, Steve

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Remember to make your gift! www.trincoll.edu/ GiveOnline Najarian, and Terry Lignelli—who all went to Wyomissing Area High School in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, together—attended their 40th Reunion over the Fourth of July. Steve and wife Helen hosted brunch at their home before the big parade, and Scott brought beer from his Hanging Hills Brewery for the alumni picnic.

Sounds like a great time was had by all.

Mark Dibble sure got around this summer, visiting Algonquin Provincial Park (Ontario, Canada); Martha’s Vineyard; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Guatemala; Vermont; and Kerr County, Texas. He highly recommends that everyone on LinkedIn add Trinity to their feed to see other folks outside their circle. It has worked out great for him in his travels.

Lauren Niclas got married on September 12; she now goes by Lauren Waterhouse and lives in Bangor, Maine. Her daughter Cristina ’19 graduated from Trinity last May and has landed her dream job as a project scientist for environmental engineering firm EBI Consulting. Lauren and husband Chris own a KOA Campground, which Lauren says is a wonderful change from retail management, where she worked most of her career. She stays in regular touch with Ellen Tattenbaum and Allen Lepore, who still live in Hopewell, New Jersey, staying busy with their respective careers. Lauren also visited Marlene Arling Kurban and husband Tom in Florida in the spring. A lifelong resident of Connecticut, Marlene left the cold for Florida a few years back.

As for me, my daughter is in her sophomore year at Tulane. My wife, Ann, and I will be going down for homecoming in November. My son, Brian, is a junior in high school and having a great cross-country season. We all had a wonderful trip to Ireland back in July. After driving on the left side of the road for five days, I was ready for that pint every night. I wasn’t able to have my annual dinner with Trinity pals Tom Merrill, Angelos Orfanos, and Ron Carroll this year as my family’s New York trip was consumed by my niece’s wedding. However, Tom will be joining me in a few weeks here in Dallas at the annual Shamrock Shootout Golf Invitational benefiting the Integrated Education Fund of Northern Ireland.

That’s all for now, Bants. Have a wonderful year!

1984

Trinity Fund Goal: $75,000 Class Secretary: Salvatore Anzalotti III, 13H Mansion Woods Dr., Agawam, MA 01001-2392; salvatore.anzalotti.1984@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Sal Anzalotti, Erin Poskocil • /groups/trincoll84

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $400,000 Class Secretary: Stephen J. Norton, 9 Ninth St. SE, Washington, D.C. 200031333; stephen.norton.1985@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Annette Boelhouwer, Bill Detwiler, Chris Doyle, Suzy Rittenberg Dyer, Ann Kezer LazarusBarnes, Angelo Lopresti, Steve Norton, John Wilson • /groups/715110825227355 Hello, everyone. We’re just a few months away from our 35th Reunion. Let’s make it a big one.

As your class secretary for many of these years, I confess feeling a little awkward at times coming from out of the blue to ask for news. With rare exceptions, however, the awkwardness gives way to friendly banter and shared memories. (I admit one of our number responded to my outreach with “get lost.” The candor actually made me laugh a bit. Oh well.) I share this because I know some of you might not be that into Trinity. It has been a long time, after all. You have created your own lives or chosen to maintain ties with an intimate group of Trinity friends. Nonetheless, please be open to the serendipity of making new friendships from old acquaintances, rekindling casual friendships, and nurturing old ones as a class, ’neath the elms. The Class of 1985 has a genuine spirit. None of us is getting any younger, and reunions have a way of connecting us to our former selves and giving unique meaning and perspective to our current selves. There is my personal pitch. Here now the news.

John Henry Steele is a litigator at the law firm of Dey Smith Steele in Milford, Connecticut. The firm was a client of his before merging with his solo office in 2006. His youngest son graduated from Kingswood Oxford and is in his senior year at the University of Connecticut. He was accepted to Trinity but wanted a bigger school experience. Another son works at Guilford Savings Bank. His wife was the general contractor for the house that they built 20 years ago in Middlefield, Connecticut. It has an attached in-law apartment, perfect for his mother-in-law, who is 98 years old and as strong as ever. I recall his late father, H. McKim Steele Jr., was a history professor at Trinity for 33 years.

Sue Pasieka heads up global strategic alliances for Project Ocean Watch (www. projectoceanwatch.com). Its global expedition is committed to supporting the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and is focused on building ocean stewardship through research and STEM programs helping to bring solutions to the ocean crisis. Her spare time is devoted to rowing with the women’s masters team at Riverside Boat Club. “Feeling very lucky to be

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Andy Merrill ’85, Bob Reichart ’84, and Eric Rosow ’86 gather in August at the 2019 USRowing Masters National Championships in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

rowing and racing on the Charles River here in Boston,” she said. Daughter Katie is in her senior year at Yale studying economics and is on the women’s crew team. Son John works in New York City.

The Rev. Bob Flanagan reports, “My wandering journey continues to unfold in unexpected ways. After earning my doctor of ministry degree last year, I have begun teaching Christian spirituality and pastoral theology at General Theological Seminary in New York City as an adjunct professor. I still live in Bridgewater, Connecticut, and work as an Episcopal interim priest in the Diocese of New York. My teaching position is just a new aspect of my work for the church and an expression of my Christian faith. I have just returned from Rome, where I attended the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality’s annual meeting. The conference helped me see new ways I can broaden my research into religious experiences. Otherwise, my family is well. My, son Dan ’16, lives in Astoria and is working as a senior software engineer in Manhattan.”

Rick Hayber is “continuing the fight for the working class at my law firm” (Hayber, McKenna & Dinsmore, as of last September).

The firm has offices in New Haven, Hartford, Springfield, and Northampton and represents workers who are victims of illegal employer practices. He lives in Cromwell, Connecticut, has a dog (Bernie), and travels to the Dominican Republic a few times a year to visit friends.

“I wish all of my Trinity classmates well!” he concluded.

That’s it for now. Hope to see you all in just a few months!

Two notes from the Alumni Office: Michael Jacobson was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. NAPA is involved in some of the most important and complex public governance issues in the nation. As a fellow, he hopes to participate in NAPA panels and projects and broaden his contribution to the field of public administration.

Robert B. Hopkins has been named by Best Lawyers as a Lawyer of the Year for 2020. Rob has been selected as the Lawyer of the Year in

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Baltimore for admiralty and maritime law. He is managing partner of Duane Morris’s Baltimore office and a partner in the Trial Practice Group.

Rob is a lifelong resident of Baltimore with deep ties to the city. He practices in the area of complex litigation with a concentration on products safety, maritime, transportation, and commercial litigation. Rob has represented vessel owners and claimants in many significant marine casualties and assisted marine businesses on a multitude of issues, including vessel build, vessel finance, and Jones Act compliance issues.

He also has counseled clients in large-scale product recalls and reporting obligations under the laws enforced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

1986

Trinity Fund Goal: $150,000 Class Secretary: Jeffrey J. Burton, 57 Chestnut St., Boston, MA 02108-3506; jeffrey. burton.1986@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Tom Madden, Molly Schnorr-Dunne, Philip Wellman Greetings, ’86ers. Thanks to those of you who have sent updates. Look forward to hearing more from friends after Homecoming!

My old friend and boatmate Eric Rosow sent some terrific photos that provide further proof, if any were needed, that he is among Trinity’s most dedicated and accomplished oarsmen. He says he wanted to forward “pics of Trinity alums that attended this summer’s USRowing Masters National Championships, which were held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, August 15–18.”

Long ago, my friend and fraternity brother Glenn Dworkin hosted a party for the brothers at his beautiful family home on the Connecticut shoreline. My recollection was that the home was in the Thimble Islands, but as I was trading emails with Glenn, he informed me that it was in Woodmont, a borough of Milford. He shared this amazing story about the area. “The 10-home area in which I live in was built to resemble the Bay of Naples in Italy as the person who had the homes built was Italian immigrant Sylvester Poli, who opened a string of movie theaters in the United States in the 1800s. He had 10 homes built for his family in the 1920s and built a mansion for himself. My parents were the first nonfamily members to buy one of these homes. By June 2020, I will have lived in one of those Woodmont houses for 50 years.” What a great family story. Glenn and wife Katia live in Woodmont, and he works as a mortgage originator for Harbour Mortgage Group in Guilford, Connecticut.

Mimi Rodgers writes, “We are in our 13th year of living in Abu Dhabi and still love it. Our oldest son, Sam, just began his second year at WPI in Worcester, Massachusetts, and has made the transition to living in the U.S. for the first time in his life. Our daughter, Sophia, took a tour of Trinity this summer, so we’ll see where she ends up next year! Our summers continue to be spent on Nantucket, so if anyone passes

through the island, please get in touch. I stopped teaching and am a bit of a free agent now, which is awesome!”

Doreen Rice has some exciting news to share.

“I am more than thrilled to share the news that I recently accepted a call to full-time ministry as an Episcopal priest. My new parish, Church of the Covenant in Junction City, Kansas, is the oldest church in the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas. We will celebrate our 160th anniversary in fall 2019. The church was founded in 1859 by clergy and Army officers from Fort Riley, which is located in Junction City. The church today is very active in addressing issues of poverty and food insecurity in the community. Part of the joy of my new position is living in the parish rectory, built in 1883 and located within feet of the church.”

Finally, a shout-out to my old roommate Jim DiLorenzo. Jim has been working hard for the past decade to launch a consumer tech start-up and has lived through the ups and downs of many entrepreneurs. About two years ago, he pointed the endeavor in a new direction and has started to enjoy some nice success and recognition. His company, RewardJet, was named 2019 International Business Awards Tech Start-Up of the Year in the services category and 2019 Stevie Award winner in the category of best tech start-up. Go, Jimmy D! That is all for now. Hope to see you all soon.

From the Alumni Office: Michael DiSandro, senior vice president, commercial banking, Wells Fargo, has been named chairman of the board of Children’s Friend, Rhode Island’s first child-serving nonprofit agency. Founded in 1834 and guided by its mission, Children’s Friend is an innovative leader in improving the well-being and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children.

1987

Trinity Fund Goal: $200,000 Class Secretary: Michael G. Donovan, Esq., 94 Bowman St., Westborough, MA 01581-3102; michael.donovan.1987@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Robert M. Edmunds, John H. Self, John A. Tucker, Bryant S. Zanko • /groups/trin1987 Elise Kressley reports that she continues to love working in private practice as a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist. She enjoyed living this past summer on Cape Cod with daughters Emily, a college senior, and Caitlin, a college freshman. Elise and husband Andy are empty nesters looking forward to visiting their children in college and coming back to Trinity for field hockey events and Hall gatherings.

Elizabeth McDonald can’t believe it’s been 32 years since graduation! She spent most of those years teaching American history, English, and the humanities as a public school educator in Connecticut urban school districts. Later, she moved into instructional coaching and worked as a district trainer supporting schools

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in meeting the diverse needs of their learners.

Although she loved those years, as time passed, her soul yearned to pursue a different passion, and so, in May 2019, she began a start-up.

Today, Elizabeth works with clients, locally and internationally, to provide freelance content/ copywriting, ghostwriting, proofreading, and editing. She also serves writers in preparing manuscripts for publication or contest submission and coaches college students in their academic research skills, time management, and writing. In addition, she features new or unknown creatives in her web gallery and offers social media promotion to newcomers. Her blog focuses on personal memories of her international travels, highlighting lessons learned, and she soon hopes to feature interviews with writers and artists from the Trinity family and the local Connecticut community. Check out her website at www.thewordwrightsworkshop.com.

From the Alumni Office: Peter Voudouris has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2020.

1988

Trinity Fund Goal: $200,000 Class Secretary: Tara Lichtenfels Gans, 1712 Crestview Dr., Potomac, MD 208542630; tara.gans.1988@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Constantine G. Andrews, Diane DePatie Consoli, Tara Lichtenfels Gans, Bryant McBride, Arthur F. Muldoon Jr. • /groups/Trinity1988 Hello! Hoping you enjoyed a fabulous fall and a very happy holiday season. I sat to collect this news in late September, so it’s hard to believe we are reading this when it’s already February!

Matt Keator writes, “Ginny and I are doing well. Our two daughters are out of college and working in Boston, and our youngest, a boy, is a sophomore at Boston College and a classmate of Tara Tracey’s son. Ginny works as a baby photographer at Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

A very fun and creative job doing something she loves. I am still working as a hockey agent representing upwards of 20 NHL players. In the past few years, I have been fortunate to cross paths with hockey parents from our class, Bill Kenney, Mike Anderson, plus Wendy and Joe Cataldo. All of their kids are very good players and fun to watch!”

Rounding out news from the world of professional hockey, Bryant McBride recently produced (and appeared in) a film documentary, Willie, on the life of Willie O’Ree. According to the film synopsis, O’Ree was the “first black player in the National Hockey League. Sixty years later, his induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame made history again. The youngest of 13 children and a descendant of escaped slaves, O’Ree rose from humble beginnings in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to a 22-year pro hockey career that intersected with the civil rights movement. His talent on ice was only a fraction of his impact on the game; in 1993, he became the NHL’s diversity ambassador when

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then-Vice President of Business Development Bryant McBride hired him to focus on creating opportunities for kids who never had a chance to lace up a pair of skates. In Willie, everyone from his oldest friends to a new generation of players come together to honor a man dedicated to improving the world through a sport he loves. In April 2019, Willie finished second of 340 films for the Audience Award at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, the largest documentary film festival in North America.

Look for it on a streaming service or in a theater near you soon.”

It was great to hear from Andy Pitts, who reports that he is “enjoying life and a cluster of milestones: 20 happy years in Greenwich, 25 happy years of marriage, and 25 happy years in the salt mines at Cravath (firm celebrating its bicentennial this year). Also, many years of varied emotions as a New York Rangers ticket holder (sorry, Whalers fans). Spend a lot of quality time with Steve Lari ’94, president of Middlesex School Board of Trustees, and enjoy seeing other Bantams from time to time. Great to see Trinity getting good take-up by the children of friends and alumni of our vintage. Seeing the Chapel looming in the distance when crossing the Charter Oak Bridge southbound always elicits a smile and a random Trinity tale that everyone in my family has heard before.”

Jennifer Blum took a leap this summer and left her position as senior vice president for government relations at an education company to start her own law and policy firm focused on higher education. As she begins that journey, she’s also found time to travel in the fall and spend time with her husband, their two boys, and her father, Robert Blum ’50, whom some of you know from past Homecomings.

Wendy Rawlings has been quite busy, not just as a professor at the University of Alabama but once again as an author. She recently published a collection of short stories, Time for Bed. Released last fall, copies are available on Amazon or from your favorite bookseller.

This is a collection of “comic stories that confront difficult and tragic events.” According to Wendy, “a few of the stories are set in Trinityesque colleges.”

More news from the world of higher education, Lisa Alvarez-Calderon sends word from Santiago that she has begun working part time as a professor at the University of Chile.

She runs a team called the Centro Ingenaria Organizacional (loosely translated, the Center for Industrial Organization). “We do organizational development and culture-change consulting, as well as deliver courses to undergraduate and M.B.A. students in the Industrial Engineering Department. Super interesting and a wonderful way to spend time as we wait for our son Cooper to finish his senior year here in Chile.

We’ll see where we go next after that! Hoping to make one more career and country move before

calling it quits for good. Oliver is very happily ensconced at Manhattanville, and we are excited to see where Cooper lands. I suppose it is old news for so many, but this empty nest thing is new—and hard to swallow—for us.”

It’s hard to believe it’s 2020. Wow. Sounds so futuristic. I know this next decade will bring about much change for us professionally and personally. With that, I wish each of you a happy and healthy year ahead. I look forward to hearing from you again soon and seeing you in the next 10 ’neath the elms and beyond! Cheers!

Please remember to join the Trinity College Class of 1988 Facebook page, and email Tara at taragans010@gmail.com with news you’d like to share.

From the Alumni Office: Nicholas Clifford has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for 2020.

1989

Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: Andrew P. Walker, 242 Kent Place Blvd., Summit, NJ 07901-1219; andrew.walker.1989@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Jason P. Manske • /groups/trincoll89 Hello, classmates! It’s been a busy several months for me with far too much work travel, including most recently a two-week trip to Australia. While in Melbourne, I had a great catch-up with Pike Peters, who’s been living there for 28 years. He was winding down with his prior employer and on the verge of starting a new position in business partner marketing and events at Porsche. He reports that he’s sorry he missed Reunion—he was in Hong Kong instead— but he recently had a wonderful visit from Amy Fiske not long after.

Farran Tozer Brown writes, “Robert and I have been living in London for 12 years, and our daughter Farran ’22 was the first to migrate back! She moved straight from London to Jones at Trinity! Farran jumped straight into Trinity life. She joined the squash team and was elected to SGA. Last year, my parents (Jim Tozer ’63), Robert, and I attended the squash nationals and coach Wendy Bartlett’s induction into the CSA Hall of Fame. Several weeks ago, our twins moved to the U.S. Charlotte started Duke, and Maggie started Georgetown. I am still working in real estate and enjoy serving on the boards of the Cary Institute and Cure Blindness. Most of my work is in Salt Lake City, so I spend a lot of time on airplanes. This year, Robert and I will be moving back to the U.S.! If you are in Park City, look me up!”

After living for 19 years on a farm, Amy McPherson has relocated to Annapolis, Maryland, and continues to run her own business creating financial management systems for nonprofits that she founded 12 years ago.

She and husband Michael Curry are bracing for the transition to an empty nest, with daughter Elizabeth graduating from high school this year and son Dayton in 2022.

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John Pendleton provided this update from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. “I live here and spend most free time coaching youth hockey.

Can’t believe how quickly time goes by. My wife and I just took my oldest daughter and her cousin on a tour of Trinity. She’s a senior at Phillips Exeter in New Hampshire. Visited the Psi U house during the stop. Seemed like not much has changed since 1989. Hope folks look up Beth Cahill in the Trinity Development Office. She’s a friend from New Hampshire. Hope to get down to a football game this fall.”

Mike Miller still lives north of Boston with his wife, three kids, four cats, three dogs, two chinchillas, and 35 koi. He works for a global firm helping financial institutions with market surveillance and the identification of fraud and money laundering. He reports the subject matter is fascinating and the job takes him all over the place, including Charlotte, North Carolina, where he has stayed with Craig Rasmussen ’88 the past two visits. “All is well, healthy, employed, and I feel very fortunate.”

From the D.C. area: “Hi, everyone, Elizabeth Brown Bradley reporting in from Arlington, Virginia. I’ve been volunteering for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and Learning Ally while living happily with Doug Bradley ’88 and our two dogs, Sherman and Drake. For fun, I watch as much hockey as possible. Recently, Matt Ramsby joined me for a preseason game.

Go, Caps, go. Becky Brainard Slater and I recently celebrated turning 50 (two years late) with a trip to Alaska together. In the summers, you will find me in Sweden.”

Jonathan Cox writes, “I’ve been in Houston nearly four years now. Happily remarried two years ago, and together we have three terrific kids, 20, 17, and 13. I left Morgan Stanley in 2018 to join J.P. Morgan as global co-head of energy investment banking and am having a blast. Saw Roger Underwood Wellington III last year when he was in Houston for business. Just like old times. Amazing how easy it is to pick back up with fellow Bantams. Best to your readers everywhere. Please let me know if you are coming to H-Town … Tex-Mex and margaritas on me!”

It was great to hear from Maria Walsh.

“I was a transfer student to Trinity after a 12-College Exchange year. I am living in Fairfield, Connecticut, with my husband, Brian, and children Chris, 17, and Emily, 15. I returned to work in February 2018 after 17 years at home. I am happily working for Save the Children, which is based in Fairfield (15-minute commute!).”

Tracy Miano Chartier sends a wonderfully newsy note. She is in her 16th year of teaching elementary school since moving to Maine 20 years ago. Tracy and her husband of 26 years are on their way to becoming empty nesters. Their son graduated from the University of Maine with a chemical engineering degree in 2016 and moved to Washington state. By the time this goes to print, he will have wedded his high

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school sweetheart. Their daughter is a senior at the University of Maine and is completing her business degree; she spent a semester in Australia and loved it. They continue to ski and snowmobile in the winter, and, she concludes, “Facebook has been a great way to reconnect with some of my former crew friends!”

From Becky Hold Fine: “I’m loving running around after my almost 2½-year-old Gabriel, who made a star appearance at the June Reunion. We enjoy tracking down active construction sites and local Nyack playgroups, including a couple of days at the Waldorf program nearby. My husband, Scott, is the building inspector for South Nyack.”

Chuck Bunnell and wife Eva live in Waterford, Connecticut. He writes, “Our youngest is in his senior year at Tufts (premed), obviously taking his study skills from his mother. He is killing me with the Bants’ recent loss to the Jumbos. Ugh. Professionally I am still with the Mohegan Tribe and still loving it. Our business is growing around the globe, and its commitment to an exceptional corporate culture makes my job a pleasure. Still doing tons of volunteer work for nonprofits involved in children’s health in honor of our late daughter and was just reappointed by Governor Lamont to a second term on the Board of Trustees at UConn. As far as fellow Bants I am touch with, I work with Paul Mounds ’07 often, see Sean McHugh ’88, and hear from Dan Prochniak of what is going on in his life a few times a year.”

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $100,000 Class Secretary: Beth Clifford, 195 Cleveland Dr., Croton-on-Hudson, NY 105202412; elizabeth.clifford.1990@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Michael T. Cavanaugh III, Peter L. Denious, Ronald J. Goodman Hello, Class of ’90. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of seeing two of my favorite Trinity people, Jen Schaefer ’91 and Tom Schaefer. We went to watch their son, a college freshman, play in a football game. It was, as Jen said, a “full-circle moment.” I expect we will have some more of these stories come next spring and Reunion.

Until then, here are some stories from classmates to tide you over.

Randy Parent writes, “I live in Southington, Connecticut, and have been married to my wife, Mary Beth (a sixth-grade schoolteacher), for 27 years. We have three boys: RJ, 23, who graduated from Roger Williams and is employed by Henkel (Loctite); Zachary, 20, a junior at Endicott studying to be a veterinarian; and Ryan, 17, a senior at St. Paul Catholic High School specializing in baseball and PS4. I work for UnitedHealthcare as a senior director in payment integrity operations. I have been there since 1990 (August) as they acquired the health insurance unit from Travelers, where I originally was employed in the management-training program. I have spent

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the majority of my free time coaching/viewing football and baseball games and traveling to Ireland; Italy; Sunset Beach, North Carolina; and Cape Cod.” Scott Gettinger, M.D., writes that he has two boys, ages 13 and 16, and lives in Woodbridge, Connecticut. He is a medical oncologist who treats patients and conducts clinical translational research as a professor of medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He is the director of the Thoracic Oncology Program and associate director for the Yale Clinical Trials Office at the Yale Cancer Center.

Greg Johnson writes, “My oldest, Lindsay, is a senior at Michigan State University, and my middle daughter, Lauren, is a freshman at James Madison. Little guy, Mikey, is in seventh grade.

I made a serious career change after 26 years as a CPA in the financial services and insurance industries. I purchased a painting franchise— WOW 1 DAY PAINTING—in March 2018. It’s been an interesting ride but love the fact that I am building a business and employing domestic workers instead of outsourcing to a foreign country based on a purely financial decision. At 50, it was not an easy decision to start over and hit the reset button. With the support of my incredible family, I was able to start this business and hope that I’m able to build a successful local business.

I realized I was not capable of toeing the corporate line and trying to convince my direct reports why a 0.5 percent wage increase was ‘awesome’ when their benefits package was cut 5 percent. I look forward to catching up with my classmates in June and hope we get a huge turnout.”

Thanks for the updates! Looking forward to Reunion 2020!

From the Alumni Office: The Connecticut Economic Resource Center (CERC) has named Peter Denious its new president and CEO.

1991

Trinity Fund Goal: $95,000 Class Secretary: Heather Watkins Walsh, 9740 Pleasant Gate Ln., Potomac, MD 20854-5494; heather.walsh.1991@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Brooke Rorer Brown, Robin Halpern Cavanaugh, Brook McWhirter McNulty, Stephanie Vaughn Rosseau, Ann Newman Selvitelli

1992

Trinity Fund Goal: $115,000 Class Secretary: Jennifer Murphy Cattier, 1435 Lexington Ave., Apt. 5E, New York, NY 10128-1630; jennifer.cattier.1992@trincoll. edu • Class Agents: Campbell D. Barrett, Philip Edward Rollhaus III • /TrinityCollege1992 Hello, Class of 1992. Please see below for some notes from your classmates.

Matt Duffy writes with some news about a recent gathering: “A great group got together for a tailgate at the Trinity vs. Bowdoin game, including Mike McHugh, Dave Devlin, Rick Ducey, Matt Duffy, John Dauphinee, James Lane, Jeff Luzzi (not pictured), Eric Mudry ’94, and Chris Prato ’94. Mike McHugh was in town

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Aina Williams ’96 How did you get started in the fitness field? I started as a rowing coach and personal trainer right after graduation.

Rowing at Trinity was the beginning of my fitness career. After coaching collegiately for 15 years, I began creating the blueprint for what is now The Ride.

Why is meditation important in addition to physical fitness? Meditation is an actual lifesaver. In this fast-paced world, we are quickly overwhelmed. When we are overwhelmed, we turn to many unhealthy things to cope. Meditation can bring you back to your own center and allow you to make decisions for yourself that support your highest ideals.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

Helping people. I am given the honor of assisting people on the journey of life.

There is nothing more rewarding than helping people choose their joy.

What advice would you give someone who needs to start a fitness routine? Start small … and with something that is fun.

If you like dancing, dance; if you like circus arts, try that. Maybe you have always wanted to box; that is a great workout. Whatever you do, have fun with it and start slowly. Lastly, having a workout buddy who is motivated is a great way to be held accountable. Personally, I love group fitness because you have to make a commitment and sign up, and once a class is paid for, you are more likely to attend. If all else fails, you may need to hire a personal trainer.

How did your time at Trinity prepare you for what you do now? My time at Trinity was filled with mentoring, rowing, connecting, and growing. It was where I saw what communities could do. As an RA, I was allowed into my charges’ lives, and as a rower, I was pushed to be more than what was known to me, daily. Trinity gave me more than an academic education; I was learning people, and people are my work, my passion.

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What did you enjoy most about rowing for Trinity? Being pushed past my own perceived limitations. Also, the road trips to regattas. I was one of the drivers, so hanging with my team on the road was the best. Last, being on the water; the Connecticut River is still one of my favorite bodies of water. I fell in love with birds and boats and the sound of nature along the way.

What was the most memorable course you took at Trinity? I took a senior seminar on intelligence. I took it my junior year and loved every single class.

I am a philosopher at heart and love turning an idea, which is just taken as a given, on its head. We always think intelligence is about academia when it is so much more.

What was your favorite spot on campus?

The quad without a doubt. It is surrounded by the beautiful buildings of Trinity, and it is where everyone crosses paths. I can recall hearing my name from far off as I skipped around the campus. The quad is the heart of the campus.

Was there a professor at Trinity who was particularly influential? Drew Hyland and Dan Lloyd (I know, that’s two, but these were my faves). Professor Hyland was so conversational in his teaching.

He never treated his students as anything but people. I appreciated that confidence. Professor Lloyd opened my eyes a bit more to a passion of mine, critical thinking … looking critically at things that we are being fed, in the media specifically.

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DEGREE: B.A. in philosophy, minor in cognitive science

JOB TITLE: Founder of The Ride, a boutique fitness studio, and founder of Coach Aina, empowerment coaching and personal training FAVORITE TRINIT Y MEMORY: My favorite memory would have to be Senior Week. I have too many memories that are amazing and wonderful and stupendous, and Senior Week was that time to reconnect to old loves and friends, and try, in vain, to hold on to the last time we would be able to share in this phenomenal journey we had been on for four years. I loved my time at Trinity. I feel so blessed to have been there, during that time, with those people. My best friend was one of my residents my sophomore year (I was an RA). We now live a mile from each other, and I am the third parent of her four kids. She and her husband are family to me.

Trinity facilitated that … and so much more.

Gratitude is what I have.

“ There is nothing more rewarding than helping people choose their joy.”

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visiting family and for a gig, so it was great for us all to get together and tell stories until our sides hurt. It was also great to catch up with Coach Jeff Devanney ’93 after the game, which was a blowout win by the Bants.”

Matt Vaughn writes to share more news about classmate Mike Allen, who became president of Barry University in Miami on July 1, 2019. Matt writes “Dr. Mike Allen’s official inauguration will be held at Barry in mid-November, and myself, fellow ’92ers Pat McKeigue and Matt McGowan, as well as Pieter van Der Heide ’93 and Joe Reilly ’91, are all planning on going to Miami to attend the festivities. Congrats to Mike and his wife (the first lady of Barry), Beth Truglio Allen!”

Brent O’Leary writes, “After 15 years with Bloomberg L.P. as senior compliance counsel, I have left to follow my passion for community service and am running for New York City Council. Will do my best.” Good luck, Brent!

P. Thomas Scull III, who played hockey (captain) and lacrosse, enjoyed dropping his daughter, Olive Scull, off at school this fall.

She is a first-year in the Class of ’23 and will play ice hockey at Trinity! Welcome to the latest Bant legacy!

I really enjoy hearing from all of you, so please feel free to drop me a note with your news at any time, and I will do my best to include it in The Reporter. Happy fall, Jenn

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Trinity Fund Goal: $50,000 Class Secretary: James M. Hazelton, 215 N. Plymouth Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90004; james.hazelton.1993@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Randolph Barton III, Andrew W. Brick, Gregory M. Creamer, Stephen R. Curley, James M. Hazelton, Jennifer McArdle Hoppa, Elissa A. Raether Kovas, Britt Stockton Lee, Matthew Peterson, Rachel Schreier Schewe, Kristin Rainey Sizelove, Jonathan M. Trevisan, Ashley G. Turney, Stephen J. Woodworth, Domenico Zaino Jr. I was fortunate enough to have breakfast with Pete Knight last month; we try to see each other once a quarter. He is doing well; his son is playing lacrosse, and Pete is doing some coaching.

When I saw him, he was headed to the Emmys a few days later. Oh, the life of a TV writer!

A couple of nice updates. Abbie Helman writes, “I do have something special to share. My daughter is a very talented young vocalist and this year at only 13 years old won a very prestigious talent competition in South Florida. She won several other competitions in recent years, including Critics Choice for the entire state of Florida in her Junior Thespian competition and Wellington Idol, a spinoff of American Idol here in South Florida. I am certainly a proud mama, and she is my only child.” That is so cool!

My favorite classmate, the one who makes my job easier, Rachel Schewe, writes, “We had a great Trinity summer! In July, Charlie Schewe and I were lucky enough to head over to London

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to see the Red Sox play and met up with a lot of Bantams. We caught up with Elissa Raether Kovas, Jeff Devanney, Sam ’95 and Amanda Kennedy ’94, Brendan Monahan ’95, Erik Schwartz ’94, and a bunch of other alums there for the festivities. Too bad the Red Sox couldn’t get a win for all of us. In August, Kiki Rainey Sizelove made a trip to Boston, and we had a fun dinner with Denise Tsiumus Gibbons and Sandy Silliman Giardi and their families.”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $150,000 Class Secretary: Sanjeeva “Sanji” Fernando, 414 N. Main St., Cohasset, MA 020251208; sanjeeva.fernando.1994@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Maureen A. McEleney, W. Scott Saperston, Deborah Watts Povinelli, Martha Smalley Sanford • /groups/Trinity1994 Hope everyone is having a great fall. I’m realizing how time flies as another notes update is due.

Peter Friedman recently was highlighted as a litigation trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Congratulations, Peter.

Emelie East and her husband write that they are getting their U.S. Coast Guard captain’s licenses, circumnavigating Vancouver Island by sailboat over the summer (which was amazing!).

Emelie continues to serve as an owner/partner of a public affairs company, spending most of her time working with NHL Seattle in bringing a new NHL franchise to Seattle in 2021. As a Seattlenative, her first-ever in-person experience with hockey was at Trinity. She notes it is pretty awesome to be part of the building of a new professional team from the ground up!

Mike Robinson, Keil Merrick, Steve Lari, Pete Lease, Dan Herbert, Ash Altschuler, Carter McNabb, and Joe Stein spent five days in Ireland on a golf trip this past September.

Mike, who organized the trip, informed me quite clearly that no details were to be shared in our Class Notes. Keil notes that Ash is refusing to pay his debts.

Rachel Brumberg reports that since the Reunion, she spent the summer traveling (Mexico, Israel, Long Island, Mississippi) and trying to fit in as much summer fun as possible before back-to-school time hit.

Sheila and Dan MacKeigan’s daughter Sophie won an NCAA National Championship in lacrosse with her team from Middlebury!

And Jeff Almeida’s daughter Ellie won the U14 National Field Hockey Club Championship this summer!

Tom Corderman checked in with Will Sargisson recently. According to Will, Tom has become a very competitive badminton player.

Tom and his partner are nationally ranked and qualified for the Badminton World Federation World Championships in August, competing in Basel, Switzerland!

Mark and Janet Kastrud dropped off their oldest son, Gus, at Providence College at the end of the summer. Like many of us grappling with

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sending our oldest kids to college, it sounded like a very proud moment rolled up with sadness to see them leave us. Mark and Janet survived, and Mark reports that Gus is doing great. Gus led his team to the semifinals in the Providence College Fall Intramural Cornhole Championships!

Michelle and I also struggled with the departure of our oldest son, Ben, who left for his freshman year this fall. But we still have his brothers, Lucas and Axel, at home. We were so proud of them; we returned home from dinner the other night and learned how Lucas and Axel had sniped their friends from very long distances in Call of Duty. I sleep well at night knowing my boys are ready to defend us, should America be invaded via Xbox Live.

One correction from the last notes: Pete Lease wants you to know, “Be right, one time.”

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $285,000 Class Secretary: Paul J. Sullivan, 142 Bridle Path Lane, New Canaan, CT 064803907; paul.sullivan.1995@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Amy Kerrigan Cole, Colleen Smith Hayes, Alexander H. Ladd IV, Ashley Gilmor Myles, Benagh Richardson Newsome, Lisa Koch Rao, Peter J. Tighe • /groups/trinityclassof95 Class of 1995, this is it, the last Class Notes before our 25th Reunion! Come June, we will be those people walking around on campus, who our 18-year-old-selves thought were so wise, distinguished, and witty. (I, for one, never thought people returning for their 25th Reunion were old.

Not me. Not for one second.)

I’m grateful that many of you sent in notes this time around. Frankly, I can only pick on Evan Zall so much before I might—just might—feel bad. I mean, the guy remade his already successful public relations firm into one that focused just on sustainable investments. The guy’s trying to save the planet!

Now on to the news.

Susan Gates Massey reports that she and husband Jon Massey have just sent their oldest daughter to Middlebury College. “We’ll be going up to see the Trinity vs. Middlebury football game in a couple of weeks,” she wrote in the fall.

“Our other two girls are in 10th grade and second

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grade. Looking forward to our 25th Reunion!”

(Middlebury won that game, so it’s my understanding that the Masseys will be seated by the kitchen door at the class dinner.)

Jose Lugo writes what he admitted was his first contribution to Class Notes in 25 years!

(But I was glad to receive it.) “I’m still living in Hartford, not too far from Trinity’s campus, so I haven’t really gone away. Recently, I celebrated 10 years at Miss Porter’s School, where I work in the Alumnae and Development Office. I’ve been maintaining excellent health, not to mention an 80-pound weight loss. I took up running in 2010, and since then, I’ve run over 100 races, including three full marathons, a couple of Ragnar relays, and my 30th half marathon. I’ve also completed marathons in Chicago, Orlando, Philadelphia, San Juan, and New York, and with each stop, I’ve made it a point to meet up with fellow alumni in the area.”

John Brien sent in news of fulfilling a lifelong goal. He recently released his first album, I Don’t Think I Belong Here, with his seven-member funk band. “I wrote all of the songs, most of the lyrics, and play keyboard/piano on it,” he said. “The album has been extremely well received, so much so that we’ve had local venues reaching out to us. It was a dream of mine ever since I was in high school to create an album with all original music, and I’ve finally done it!”

Congratulations, John. He has lived in Vermont since 2002 with wife Kerri and their three children, Connor, 14, and twins Rose and Sophie, 11. After surgery in August, he said, he’ll be back playing hockey.

Marc Izzo writes, with an assist from Rich Gienopie, to report that their families survived a 1,700 mile, seven-day trip in twin 32-foot RVs this summer. They visited five National Parks, drove over four mountain passes, and swam in one hot spring. “In one of those great minds thinking alike moments, Rich had made us matching trucker hats, and I ordered the gang custom T-shirts,” Marc said. “We sorta looked like a cult when all nine of us wore our matching gear at the airport.” The accompanying photographic proof showed Marc’s youngest son with a stare best described as get me out of this monkey show.

Hearing from Izzo made me wonder what’s going on with one of their other co-conspirators, Jeff Pennington, but then I checked Facebook

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and saw he’d engineered something that was either a PVC-pipe-based warmer for ski boots or an elaborate system to serve beer at its optimal temperature.

One last story that took me back to senior spring. In August, my wife took our three daughters into the city for a girls’ weekend, so I did what I dream of doing many sunny weekends: I went to our golf club with the intention of playing as much golf as I could. I stood on the first tee with a friend, who retired as a senior executive at Conde Nast, and his guest, who lived in New Canaan like me but graduated from Middlebury in 1995. As we were walking off the tee box, I turned to him and said, “I bet we have a lot of friends in common” and began to list names. (Viva Doug Connelly and Tucker Maclean!) Then, getting misty for a time of infinite possibility and inexpensive but bad beer, I asked if he remembered a band called Waddalicious. It was a Middlebury band that played at Trinity a couple of times. The guy nearly tripped into the fescue before wheeling around: “I was Joshy Wadd,” he shouted. “That was me. I was the lead singer of Waddalicious!”

At once I said, “Play our Reunion!” While he’s now a senior executive at Dow Jones, Joshy Wadd got a bit misty at the thought of reprising his onstage persona. Let’s all get a bit misty in June and have a lot of fun together at Reunion!

Brecky Beard Peabody: “I’m still in Arlington, Massachusetts, and I get to see Julie Dunn Swasey and Laurie Small Key all the time. And, I just caught up with Alexa Zevitas this weekend playing with her adorable 1-yearold boy. Looking forward to our next Reunion in 2021!”

Heather Wynne Ullman was just in L.A. as part of a leadership program and was absolutely privileged to spend time with Rhea Turteltaub ’82, Trinity trustee, fellow alum, and vice chancellor, external affairs at UCLA. Nicole Tateosian still works at Harvard and lives in Somerville.

Clay Siegert writes, “After 10 years in the electric vehicle industry with a company called XL, I recently joined Formlabs, a 3D-printing technology company, in Boston. I live in Belmont with my wife and three girls, ages 10, 8, and 6. I recently went on a fishing trip with Jon Golas, John Dugan, Kenny Pouch, and Ryan Hankard. I am also in regular touch with Tiger Reardon, Mike Ranieri, Anthony Ruocco, Al Carbone ’95, and Craig and Collen Moody (both ’98). Looking forward to our next Reunion in a couple of years!”

Thank you again to everyone who contributed to this round! Special thanks to everyone who responded with some version of “I have no news to report.”

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Trinity Fund Goal: $65,000 Class Secretary: Elizabeth “Bee” Bornheimer, 1132 Bush St., San Diego, CA 921032802; elizabeth.bornheimer.1996@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Anne Chick Goodrich, P.J. Louis Jr. Remember those times in college where you found out that you had a paper due the very next day so you scrambled to pull together something sensible to hand in? That’s kind of what happened in this round of notes. Thanks to everyone who responded to my last-minute request for updates.

Anne Slade Jacobs is supporting the chair of the Department of Viticulture and Enology at UC Davis. UC Davis is the top wine program in the world, teaching many of the world’s top wine producers.

Coby Brown just was on a northern Cali tour, and Amy Fink Charles, Micaela Heekin, and Jessie Thiele Schroeder made it to his show.

From Carolyn Young Toogood: “Chase and I are living in Bermuda with our two kids, Charlotte, 17, and Grayson, 15. I have my master’s in art education from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, and I teach grade 4–8 visual arts at Somersfield Academy. Chase works at AXA XL and is really enjoying kitesurfing and windsurfing in windy Bermuda during his free time.”

Kim Crespo reports that her twins, Brayden and Colette, are turning 7 and are in the second grade. She still lives in Westchester and works in Midtown.

Trinity Fund Goal: $25,000 Class Secretary: Hai-San “Sam” Chang, 15 Daisy Ln., Ellington, CT 06029-3239; haisan.chang.1997@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Melissa J. Prober, Benjamin J. Russo, Susan Church Zibell Another awesome bunch of updates! Keep it coming! We had a very busy and wonderful summer. We spent a lot of family time together around the house, on our boat, and in a few farther-off places like Hawaii and Oregon. All that said, the adults were happy that the kids have gone back to school. Personally, I’ve been in a great personal growth period listening to and applying the teaching of John Maxwell. I would highly encourage you to read some of his stuff.

It’s life changing. Hope all is well with you. And if it’s not, know that there are lots of people (including me) that care and love you. Go be a blessing to someone!

From Liz Donahue: “My husband, Tim, and I have relocated to Denver, Colorado, with our four children, ages 13, 11, 9, and 6. I recently connected with classmate Josh Ayers, whose son goes to school with our older two daughters.

Would love to connect with any other Bantams living in the Mile High!”

Caroline Maguire della Penna writes, “I got to be in Hartford twice this month to do TV interviews for the launch of my new book, Why Will No One Play with Me? I was in the old Hartford Courant building and drove around Trinity. I have been traveling all over the country

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and hope to see some of my Trinity friends.

Craig della Penna celebrated one full year as the owner of his own company, Aesop Partners, management consultants to private equity firms. He has more work than he can do, so he hired his first employees and is on his way.

We spent most of the summer on the boat with our two kids, Lucy and Finn, and we are planning a trip to England for spring, where I can promote Why Will No One Play with Me? and can introduce my kids to Jane Austen and Winston Churchill.”

From Chris Welch: “My wife, Lorna, and I are doing well, still living in Jacksonville, North Carolina, on the coast. We’ve got three kids, and I think that has proved to be just right (if not maybe a bit more than we can competently handle). I am proud to say that I recently was sworn in as a district court judge for the State of North Carolina. After nearly 20 years of practicing law (gosh, we are getting old), I am excited for the new challenge. Hope your winter goes well; thank you for keeping the class together and informed.”

Finally, if I’ve missed your update, I’m so sorry. Please send me another update. I will get it in. I promise. Have a great holiday season!

1998

Trinity Fund Goal: $40,000 Class Secretary: Jessica Lockhart Vincent, 8 Arborlea Ave., Yardley, PA 190677406; jessica.vincent.1998@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Levi D. Litman, Geoffrey R. Zampiello Ryan Burch is the assistant shellfish and natural resource officer in Brewster, Massachusetts.

He recently was the subject of an article in the Cape Cod Times that reported on the town’s effort to improve the water quality of the local pond by removing plants that cause excessive amounts of phosphorus and cyanobacteria in the water. The plants are then being used for compost.

Corinne Tuccillo King held a mini-reunion in March at her house in Windham, New York.

She reports that she was so lucky to spend time with Regan Farrar Cucinell, Amanda Tucker Dougherty, Amie Duffy Sandborn, Kate Reid Butterly, and Morgan Rissel Tarr. Nell McCarthy Gibbon joined the group later.

I’d like to thank Ryan and Corinne for their contributions. As always, you can email me at jessicalvincent@yahoo.com with any news you would like to share with your classmates.

Two notes from the Alumni Office: Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is proud to announce that Division Director of Movement Science Kirsten Tulchin-Francis, Ph.D., has been selected as an AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) IF/THEN Ambassador. IF/THEN, a national initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies, seeks to further women in STEM through empowering current innovators and inspiring the next generation of pioneers.

Geoffrey Zampiello has been included in

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Corinne Tuccillo King ’98, third from right, welcomes classmates to her Windham, New York, home in March 2019. Joining Corinne were Regan Farrar Cucinell, Amanda Tucker Dougherty, Amie Duffy Sandborn, Kate Reid Butterly, and Morgan Rissel Tarr. Nell McCarthy Gibbon arrived later and missed the photo.

Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value.

Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are taken into account during the selection process. He also is a senior member of the IEEE Computer Society. IEEE senior membership is an honor bestowed only to those who have made significant contributions to the profession.

1999

Trinity Fund Goal: $30,000 Class Secretary: Alyssa Daigle Schoenfeld, 28 Woodvue Rd., Windham, NH 03087-2113; alyssa.daigle.1999@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Allison Lanzetta Martaniuk • / groups/TrinColl1999 Well, 2019 is moving along like a freight train, and it will be 2020 before you read this. I hope this issue of The Reporter finds you well and wish you all the best in the new year! Here’s the latest and greatest straight from your classmates.

This year brought a bundle of baby joy to Katie Karlsgodt in Los Angeles! Katie welcomed son Jacob Erling Karlsgodt on May 16. According to mom, he was so excited to be born, he arrived six weeks early! (OK, you get a pass on Reunion!)

As though that wasn’t enough excitement for one year, Katie is a professor in the Psychology Department at UCLA and was granted tenure in the Psychology and Psychiatry Departments.

Congratulations on the tot and the tenure, Katie.

What a fantastic year!

The baby joy continues with the McAdams family! Stephanie McAdams and Doug ’98, along with their six children, welcomed baby number seven to the family this summer! From Steph: “Doug and I welcomed baby Elizabeth Claire on July 19, and we are all loving getting to know her. We moved to Lyme, Connecticut, in May 2018, and it’s great to be back in New England for good after 17 years of adventures in Washington, Maryland, and Virginia. Doug’s working at Naval Submarine Base New London until he retires from the Navy in the next couple of years.” Congratulations to the McAdams party of nine, and welcome back to New England!

Morgan Steckler shared some news on our class Facebook page, which I thought I would

share here as well. “Hi, Trinity fam, I wanted to let everyone know that after 15 months of legal and development, the iTrust platform is now live. iTrustCapital allows for 24/7 trading of alternative digital assets within your IRA. What this means is that for those of you who believe in cryptocurrency and alternative assets, you can now trade yourself within your IRA (i.e., tax-free trading). We are accepting members to be a part of our flagship group of clients. Please check out www.itrustcapital.com to learn more, or DM me about our flagship benefits.” Best of luck with your new venture, Morgan.

It’s always great to hear from Terry Rifkin Wasserman-Lom, who is always up to something fun with fellow Trin friends! This past July brought Terry, Jeremy Rosenberg, Roland “Chip” Riggs, and Sara Merin ’00 together for a crab fest in Manhattan. Thanks for always sharing some news and writing to say hi, Terry. You are an MVP when it comes to loyal contributors!

I, too, enjoyed a wonderful Trin mini-reunion at my house in July. Karyn Meyer Johnson, husband Tony, and daughters Taylor and Payton; Allison Lanzetta Martaniuk and daughters Sullivan and Parker; and Tristin Crotty ’98 joined us in New Hampshire for the absolute hottest weekend of the entire summer! We did manage to muscle in some time at Canobie Lake Park for water and amusement park fun before we all started to melt and then cooled off later with some night swimming, which the young ladies thought was pretty cool … and it was! Hoping to catch up with this crew again for some winter fun on the slopes!

That’s the news for now, folks! Remember to join the Class of 1999 on Facebook at www. facebook.com/groups/TrinColl1999 and on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/groups/12256554.

Until next time, wishing good health and happiness to all of you! All the best, Alyssa

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Andrew Hatch ’03 What do you do in your role at Uplands Cheese? Together with a business partner and about 10 employees, I own and run our dairy farm and cheese business.

We milk 200 cows and make cheese here on the farm. We’re a relatively small operation, and I touch just about everything—cows, cheese, sales, finance, HR. I travel around the world to visit customers.

Did you always want to work in farming?

I grew up in Wisconsin and was always attracted to farming, but my parents didn’t farm, so it was a bit of a leap. At first, I was in love with the adventure and challenge of it, and now that I’m a little older, I really value the independence and creativity it allows. It’s not always easy, but it’s a rewarding lifestyle.

In the right circumstances, it can be lucrative. I also look at value-added agriculture as a way to help rural communities develop financial independence.

With internet-based sales and distribution, small, isolated farms can develop their own products and free themselves from unpredictable and unprofitable commodity markets. In 1970, American farmers received 38 cents of every food dollar spent in the county. Today, it’s eight cents. Farmstead cheese making is a way to reclaim that margin and make family-scale farming viable.

What do you enjoy most about your work? Working with weather, land, and animals is infinitely interesting. We’re constantly forced to learn and improve, which is a fun way to live. Second, because I live where I work, I’m able to spend a lot of time with my kids and raise them on a farm, which is important to us. Lastly, I travel to a lot of interesting places and spend time with great people in the food world. The sales part of the job is a moveable feast.

What are the biggest challenges you face?

Thanks to cheese, our farm is successful, but so many neighbors are struggling with the poor commodity milk prices.

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Wisconsin is losing two family farms a day, and if left unchecked, this trend will permanently change our countryside in the next few years. The class sizes in my kids’ school are shrinking, and some of the little, village elementary schools are closing. One of the principal goals of our business is to share what we’ve learned and help more farmers create value-added products.

“ One of the principal goals of our business is to share what we’ve learned and help more farmers create valueadded products.”

DEGREE: B.A. in anthropology JOB TITLE: Co-owner and operator, Uplands Cheese FAVORITE TRINIT Y MEMORY: I played in a rock band, and we all lived in a house on Allen Place. I still have a band these days, but I don’t think I’ll ever have that much fun playing music.

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What advice would you give to today’s students who might be interested in a career in agriculture? Work on a half-dozen different farms before you convince yourself that it’s for you. Most farms are very personal businesses, and each one is set up differently. It can be a great advantage to start farming without all the inherited habits of your own family’s approach. After graduating from Trinity and failing to get a Watson [Fellowship], I went out anyway and spent three years working for different farms and cheesemakers around Europe.

I came home to Wisconsin and went to the University of Wisconsin for dairy science, where I started with a much wider perspective than most of my classmates.

I think that helped me approach milking cows and making cheese in ways that aren’t common here, and that has made all the difference for us.

How did Trinity prepare you for the work you do? The Anthropology Department exposed me to all kinds of different information—ethnography, economics, law, politics—that helped me feel conversant in lots of different business situations. Like a lot of small business owners, I have to be able to communicate with a wide range of people and information: suppliers, employees, lawyers, accountants, government officials, customers all over the world, etc.

Was there a professor who was particularly influential? There was a wonderful group of anthropology professors: Jane Nadel-Klein, Frederick Errington, Beth Notar, James Trostle. They taught me how to be inquisitive and skeptical at the same time—how to think critically about the world.

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Hey, guys and dolls! Hope everyone is cozy and warm this winter! The theme of this issue’s column is moves and transitions, but before we get to that, I have a quick follow-up on Matthew Wong, who received a brief mention in my last column. Sharon Thor Werner reports that Matt is doing great and living with wife Jenny and their twin girls in Brooklyn, New York, where he continues to preside over the Dashing Whippets, a popular N.Y.C. running club that he helped create. I also have happy news about Sara Merin, who tied the knot with Tom Stein on October 12 at the Cherry Valley Country Club in Skillman, New Jersey. Congratulations, Sara!

Hopefully, we’ll have a wedding photo to share in the next issue!

And now, on to those transitions. First up, Nora Matthews started a new job teaching theater at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Middle School. She writes, “[I’m] still living in Southington, Connecticut, and on my sixth year as a licensed foster parent (kid numbers 25 and 26 stopped by in July), but between the new job and fracturing my foot this summer, I’m planning on taking a little break from that at least until life gets a little less dramatic.” Congrats and good luck in the new position, Nora! Hope your foot heals quickly!

Fellow Trinity theater student Katie Wallack also has been busy this year. Shortly after our last issue went to print, she wrote to let me know that she had just spent six weeks in New York City representing Los Angeles commercial actors in a historic collective bargaining agreement for the Screen Actors Guild and began freelancing with communications company Duarte as a speaker coach and presentation developer. In September, after 10 years in Los Angeles, she and husband Art Dickenson pulled up stakes and headed east to Texas so she could start a new job as a manager of contracts and member outreach at the SAG-AFTRA office in Dallas/Fort Worth. Due to union rules, she will not be pursing acting work while employed in this administrative role. Although this is a big change for her, she says she is really looking forward to the next chapter in her life and is sure that her creativity will manifest itself in a different way. While getting used to her new job and new home, Katie will be completing the last semester of her master’s degree in ethical organizational leadership and plans to graduate from Claremont Lincoln University in December.

Congratulations, Katie!

In closing, please join me in offering sincere condolences to Frank Stellabotte, who shared the following sad news: “After many years of living in Los Angeles, my partner and I moved to New Haven, so that I could be closer to my parents. Sadly, while I was caring for my father at his home in Florida, my partner, Masayoshi ‘Maco’ Matsumoto, suffered a heart attack and passed away. A few days later, my father also passed. I’m so grateful for the love and support

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I have received from my friends and family, especially my dear friends Paul LaRocca ’62 and Tomoyo Wakamatsu ’93.” Sending love to you, Frank.

That’s all I’ve got for this issue. Send me your updates at virgquest@gmail.com or via Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, and have a lovely winter season! Till next time!

2001

Trinity Fund Goal: $35,000 Class Secretary: Susanna Kise, 1301 Richmond Ave., Apt. 370, Houston, TX 77006-5494; susanna.kise.2001@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Jay P. Civetti Jr., Ann W. Grasing, David K. Kieve, Matthew J. Schiller • /groups/ TrinityCollegeClassof2001

2002

Trinity Fund Goal: $20,000 Co-Class Secretary: Michelle Rosado Barzallo, 40 Craig Ln., Trumbull, CT 06611-4406; michelle.rosado.2002@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Adrian Fadrhonc, 193 Buena Vista Ave., Mill Valley, CA 94941-1233; adrian. fadrhonc.2002@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Nicole B. LaBrie, Ellen M. Zarchin

2003

Trinity Fund Goal: $20,000 Class Secretary: Alexander L. Bratt, 147 Milton Ave., West Haven, CT 065166713; alexander.bratt.2003@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Descatur Potier, Suzanne H. Schwartz • /groups/trinitycollege2003

2004

Trinity Fund Goal: $25,000 Class Secretary: Jake Schneider, 59 Wallis Rd., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3174; jacob.schneider.2004@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Matt Glasz, Mimi MacKinnon, Jake Schneider • /groups/485669531523501 The Class of ’04 has taken a brief break from having babies, getting married, and changing jobs to focus on contributing to the Trinity College Fund! Many thanks to the ’04ers who contributed during the 2019 fiscal year. We reached an amazing 24 percent participation rate and raised more than $38,000 for our college. Cheers!

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $25,000 Class Secretary: Diana Dreyfus Leighton, Princeton, NJ; diana.leighton.2005@ trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Tim Kayiatos, Andrea Leverant Minor, Saki Mori • /groups/ trinitycollegeclassof2005 Alexander Devlen Brown, son of Julia Gomez Brown and husband Gregory Alexander Brown Jr., celebrated his first birthday on May 4. The happy couple of three (plus dog Amigo) live in New York City.

It’s not too early to remind you about our (gasp) 15th Reunion coming up June 4–7, 2020!

Start making your plans to come back to the quad. Details to come!

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2006

Trinity Fund Goal: $17,000 Class Secretary: Timothy Y. Fox, 2012 Kalorama Rd. NW, Unit 6, Washington, D.C. 20009-1458; timothy.fox.2006@trincoll. edu • Class Agents: Kim Galloway, Tory Hamilton McCarthy, Virginia Adair McCarthy, Nicole Tsesmelis This summer, Henry Palmer went out on his own and started LochTree, a company focused on creating a marketplace for sustainable, eco-friendly, and upcycle products. The company wishes to create a better way to purchase sustainable products that don’t make consumers sacrifice performance or lifestyle.

Courtney Howe Cotto left her job as marketing communications manager at The New England Center for Children to open Courtney’s Cat Café on Newbury Street in Boston.

Discounted coffee and bagels to Trinity alumni who bring their feline friends. The café opens in May 2020.

Erika M. Lopes and Jonathan McLeman ’07 are delighted to announce the arrival of their daughter, Wynter Bishop. Big brother Grey, 3, is thrilled to have a new best friend. They settled in Chatham, New Jersey. Erika is a senior associate attorney at Dentons, an international law firm, and Jonathan is a bank examiner with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Besides a busy day job as the sole in-house attorney for a growing tech company in the Boston area, Colin Levy completed a oneyear certificate program in legal innovation and technology through Suffolk Law School.

Colin spent the summer frequently writing and speaking on legal technology and legal innovation, including at the 2019 Harvard Legal Technology Symposium. He will be speaking to the Ontario Bar Association when it meets in Toronto in November. Colin celebrated his eighth

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Sarah Spiegel ’07 does a yoga pose with son Walden, who was born on Valentine’s Day 2019.

Members of the Class of 2007 celebrate the wedding of Meredith McCormack ’07, center, and Mike Sayre in August 2019. The same group also gathered a week earlier at the wedding of Joanna Hecht ’07, third from right, and Lelabari Giwa. Others in the group are Anita Gooding, Kristen Chin, Emily Caruso, Erin Close, and Sandi Gollob.

Austin Berescik-Johns ’07, fourth from left, and Joanna Kornafel were married in spring 2019 at the Trinity College Chapel.

Laura Maloney ’07 and Matt Angoff were married at the end of August 2019 at the Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island.

wedding anniversary (11 years together) with husband Jared; they are enjoying life in Weston, Massachusetts.

2007

Trinity Fund Goal: $15,000 Class Secretary: Devon Lawrence, 343 E. 30th St., Apt. 1P, New York, NY 100166411; devon.lawrence.2007@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Joey Butler, Jenny Carson, Logan Gould, Devon Lawrence, Nile Lundgren, Jeb Rednor, Molly Carty Sparrow, Corbin Woodhull, Jennifer Wrobel • /groups/TrinityClassof2007 Thank you to everyone from the Class of 2007 who shared an update for this issue of The Reporter! This round of updates includes exciting news of marriages, babies, moves, new jobs, friend hangs, yoga, and trivia. Read on to hear from your fellow classmates.

Kate Clifford had a baby girl, Mary Mairead Elizabeth Collin, on October 20, 2018. Kate’s father, John Clifford Jr. ’76, is thrilled to have become a grandfather.

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Paul Jarboe ’07 and Brittany Topper were married on July 27, 2019, in South Norwalk, Connecticut. Those joining the bride and groom included Drew Samuels ’07, James Sullivan ’05, Nate Gravel ’07, Matt Coraccio ’06, Tom Walsh ’06, Geoff Long ’04, and Matt Termine ’06.

Sarah Spiegel had a son, Walden, on Valentine’s Day 2019. She also is opening a second yoga studio in Biddeford (this one is a hot yoga studio) this fall. Her first yoga studio, Saco, is celebrating its three-year anniversary.

Todd Morrison and Sarah Purvis Morrison ’06 have some pretty big updates! After spending a sunny year in Tampa, Florida, the Morrisons

have returned to the Northeast! Sarah and Todd (and sons Henry, 5, and Teddy, 2) moved to Westport, Connecticut, and are excited to be closer to family, friends, and, of course, their alma mater. Todd has joined a private orthopedic surgery group in Fairfield, Connecticut. He specializes in hip and knee replacements, hip preservation, and trauma.

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Karli Del Rossi ’09 and Alan Ashenfelter were married on September 14, 2019, at the Hildene estate in Manchester, Vermont. Joining the happy couple were Brian Marsden ’07, Emily Skipp ’09, Abbey Cecchinato Palesty ’09, Matt Carrier ’08, Geneva Gann ’10, Kate Wilbur Smith ’09, Ben and Tani Nelson Herman ’09, Eleanor Worthy Shepard ’09, and Alexandra Byus Doherty ’09.

Erin Barclay hung out with classmates Sergio Jaramillo and Erika Safir when she was in L.A. last March, but sadly there were exactly zero good pictures of them together to share!

Back home in Richmond, Virginia, Erin recently started a new job with Joyner Law, focusing on defense work for criminal and traffic offenses.

She also runs a small but lively trivia company, Orange Cat Trivia (named after her orange cat, whose name is Orange Cat). Last year it was voted the best place to play trivia by readers of Style Weekly, a local magazine. Erin also works in the local theater community as a lighting designer. Her design for Lizzie: The Musical (a four-woman show about Lizzie Borden) was nominated for achievement in lighting design for a musical by the Richmond Theatre Critics Circle, and she also received nominations for best play as part of the team for the shows An Octoroon and Pretty Fire. The awards ceremony is October 27.

Laura Maloney and Matt Angoff were married at the end of August at the Castle Hill Inn in Newport, Rhode Island. She was a gorgeous bride, and despite her new husband having attended Middlebury, her lady friends think she’s met the perfect match. Jeanne Hayes Barber, Sarah Hensley Lapham Paisley, Hannah Reynolds Webber, Molly Stumbras Donaher, and Elizabeth Maynard Chiu (said lady friends) couldn’t be happier for the new bride! Eliza Skinner was the maid of honor and delivered a touching speech; she also organized the bachelorette party and, in true event planner fashion, did an amazing job.

Freshman-year roommates Joanna Hecht and Meredith McCormack got married within a week of each other this August. Meredith married Mike Sayre, with whom she lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, at the Arlington Arts Center in Virginia. Joanna married Lelabari

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Giwa at the Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania, not far from their home in Philadelphia. Meredith and Joanna were thrilled to be able to celebrate each other’s big days, along with several of their classmates from the Class of 2007.

Austin Berescik-Johns and Joanna Kornafel were married at the Trinity College Chapel on a crisp day this past spring, and it was a splendid ceremony. It was officiated by the Rev. Ryan Lerner ’03 and celebrated by retired college organist (and legend) John Rose, as well as The Chapel Singers and college carillonneur Ellen Dickinson. Joanna and Austin also were delighted to have Rebeccah Eldridge ’00 and Kyle Stone among their much-loved guests.

Paul Jarboe and Brittany Topper were married on July 27, 2019, in South Norwalk, Connecticut.

Congrats to everyone from the Class of 2007 on all the exciting updates! To those who have news to share, feel free to reach out to Devon Lawrence to be included in the next issue.

2008

Trinity Fund Goal: $6,500 Class Secretary: Elizabeth Fritzer Dreier, 32 Elaine Dr., Simsbury, CT 06070-1625; elizabeth.fritzer.2008@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Nadia Zahran Anderson, Sasha C. Kravetz Several classmates from ’08 have exciting career and family news to share.

Michael Faucette just started a new job practicing law at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C. His work focuses on international trade and national security law.

Fatima Jafri has been staying busy with her 14-month-old boy, Zayn, and just started a new role at Facebook as lead legal counsel for social impact and integrity, focusing on ethical use of data on a variety of Facebook platforms and products.

Haley Yaple has been approved for tenure and promotion, officially making her an associate professor of mathematics at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Haley and husband Rob welcomed their first child, Julian Charles Yaple, into the world on May 2, 2019!

Congratulations to all!

2009

Trinity Fund Goal: $30,000 Class Secretary: Caitlin M. Brisson, 224 W. 16th St., Apt. 3, New York, NY 10011-6190; caitlin.brisson.2009@trincoll. edu • Class Agents: Piper Klemm, Alexandra H. Klestadt, Christian Montoya, Alexandra G. Wueger After a decade spent between New York and Los Angeles, Chelsea Naftelberg relocated to Burlington, Vermont, this year. There she is continuing to manage her own digital marketing consulting business from the Green Mountain State.

Gina Policastro and Matthew Day were married on September 14, 2019, in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They bought a house in Raynham, Massachusetts, in March.

She teaches fifth grade social studies in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Karli Del Rossi and Alan Ashenfelter (Wesleyan ’09) were married on September 14, 2019, at the Hildene estate in Manchester, Vermont. Many Trinity alums and their other halves were in attendance to help celebrate over a lovely fall weekend!

Alexandra Klestadt Patack gave birth to son Henry Bruce Patack on August 31 and moved after 10 years in New York City to Greenwich, Connecticut!

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $30,000 Co-Class Secretary: Courteney M. Coyne, 2828 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Apt. 311, Washington, DC 20036-6306; courteney. coyne.2010@trincoll.edu • Co-Class Secretary: Colin B. Touhey, 262 Garfield Pl., Brooklyn, NY 11215; colin.touhey.2010@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: James Cryder Bancroft, Justin B. Barrett, Adam C. Dawson, Raquasheva Ramirez, Amye V. Waterhouse Congratulations to Amanda Furie Ndaw and husband Aziz, who welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Moussa David, into the world on April 26, 2019. All are happy and healthy! They were visited by Arielle Thomas Williams ’11, her husband, and 1-year-old daughter in Michigan, and all enjoyed having the babies meet!

Congratulations to Kate Coughlin Maggiotto and Nathan Maggiotto, who welcomed daughter Molly in April! Kate writes, “Nathan and I are still in N.Y.C. I’m working as the middle school dean at York Preparatory School, while Nathan is a director at a fintech start-up called LiquidX. We’ve been able to introduce Molly to fellow Bantams Paul McBride, Mike Sarvary, Will Cleary, Kate Gibson Carey, Kate Barton, Allie Burstein Kutnick, and Jillian Richard MacIntosh and her newest addition, Rory. Rory and Molly are best friends already and look forward to living in High Rise together in 2039.”

Nick Isbrandtsen shared: “It was a great summer filled with weddings, vacations, and big life events! Jim Martin is engaged to Kirstyn Sotak, and Chris Birkhofer is his best man. Grant Kunkel showed Jim a great time in Scottsdale in October during Jim’s bachelor party. Everyone had a great time at Justin Levitas’s wedding to Tati Bird in Boulder, Colorado, where we all learned Justin does have a heart and he can cry. Striking the perfect balance of humor and love, Mark Gordon was an entertaining yet humble officiant to welcome the new bride and groom. Mazel tov! Justin, his new wife, and their French bulldog Bruce left N.Y.C. and joined Nick Isbrandtsen and the mayor of Vail Mountain/Denver, ‘Big Mountain Bob’ (Rob Key), in Colorado. Despite all this good news, it wasn’t all fun and games for the AD ’10 men named Chris (Grosse and Birkhofer), as both suffered injuries during intense games of

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2012

Kelsey McDonough ’10 and Brett Hershman were married on August 17, 2019, at Annadel Estate Winery in Santa Rosa, California. Joining the bride and groom were Dylan McDonough, Liz Johnson, Mike MacKenzie holding Mara MacKenzie, Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie holding Sawyer MacKenzie, Darcy McDonough ’13, Matt Tesone ’13, Cait McDonough holding Monroe McDonough, and Shaun McDonough ’08 holding Landon McDonough.

Molly McGlynn ’11 and William “Bill” Peek Jr. were married on June 22, 2019, in her hometown of Sleepy Hollow, New York. They were surrounded by friends and family, including Trinity 2011 classmates Sarah Quirk, Lee Ziesing, Allison Alekna Devine, Kristen Fahey, and Abigail Alderman.

backyard games ahead of Nick Isbrandtsen’s wedding in Riverside, Connecticut, to Lauren.

Nick will be having his unusual post-wedding bachelor party in Austin, where he hopes new Austin resident Alan Glass will show everyone a fun time. Ian Malakoff and girlfriend Kelsey continued their multiple sclerosis awareness advocacy with yet another grueling 70-plus-mile bike ride to fundraise for BikeMS.” Thanks to all who have contributed to the column this year. Please continue submitting notes to us, and consider writing a “letter to the editor” about items published in recent issues. You can send your remarks directly to the editor at sonya. adams@trincoll.edu. Thanks for considering!

2011

Sushil Trivedi ’12 and Madison Helies ’12 (front row) were married on August 31, 2019, in Newport, Rhode Island.

Second row: Ashley Burke ’12, Elizabeth Levine ’12, Alexa Parsons ’12, Sarah Weitzman ’12; third row: Gary Williams ’12, Greg DelGiudice ’12, Brianne Cowden Hanifin ’12, Liam Byrne ’12; fourth row: Eamon Hanifin ’12, Matthew Delconte ’12, Allen Even ’12; back row: Christian Helies ’08, Chike Madu ’12, Douglas Beyer ’12, Matthew Paskalides ’12

pickleball (it’s hard getting old). We are expecting a full recovery, and they should be joining Rob Key, Nick Isbrandtsen, Derek DeSvastich, Ian Malakoff, Harper Cullen, and Justin Levitas in Telluride this winter for their annual trip. Harper Cullen had a beautiful wedding on the beach in his hometown of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, where he married his lifelong best friend, Caroline. ‘I’m not crying, you’re crying.’

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Trinity Fund Goal: $15,000 Class Secretary: Remi L. Evans, 3 Tamarac Ln., Englewood, CO 80113-4920; remi. evans.2011@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Remi L. Evans, Joshua Stuart Growney, Rebecca L. Savage The 2011 Bantams were a little quiet this season, but we were happy to hear from Katie Marinello, who has relocated from New York City to Westminster, Maryland. In addition to enjoying the “country” life, she has begun a social media and digital marketing company, KT World Communications (www.ktworld communications.com). We wish her good luck on this new adventure!

In addition, Molly McGlynn and William “Bill” Peek Jr. were married on June 22, 2019, in her hometown of Sleepy Hollow, New York. Molly and Bill met in Atlanta in 2016 and moved to Austin, Texas, in 2018 with their golden retriever, Teddy, to try all the tacos and queso they could get their hands on. Molly, tri-captain of the women’s basketball team, played a quick game of horse with her dad after the ceremony!

Brooke Teittinen and Jeff Ponder were married in June 2019 in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, with several of their 2011 Trinity friends by their side. Those in attendance included Jillian Steckloff, Nicki Nardella, Jessica Pellegrini Tobin, and Emily Fink.

Happy fall from the Class of 2011!

Trinity Fund Goal: $15,000 Class Secretary: Mary Kate Morr, 4121 Knox Ct., Denver, CO 80211-1653; mary. morr.2012@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: James J. Armillay Jr., Esq., Charles McConnell, Mary Kate Morr, Nicole Lustig Pasternak, Lily Pepper Sommer, Kathryn T. Van Sickle, William A. Yale • /groups/trincoll2012 Lizey Korengold Bernstorf started grad school this fall and is getting her M.B.A. at American University.

Gen Quinn successfully defended her thesis and completed her Ph.D. in political science at Oxford.

Madison Helies and Sushil Trivedi were married on August 31, 2019, in a beautiful ceremony at Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Following the event, friends and family celebrated with dinner and dancing late into the night at Glen Manor House in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Madison and Sushil have been together since 2012. They live in Manhattan with their French bulldog, Louis. The wedding was attended by many of the couple’s close friends that they made while at Trinity.

Sarah Reingold and George Roberts (University of Michigan ’10) were married on July 20, 2019, on Lake George in New York. Many other Trinity graduates were in attendance, including Sarah’s two sisters, Rachel Reingold ’14 and Rebecca Reingold ’17, as well as Gianna Pica, Gabby Prescod, Molly Cohen, Nikki Lustig Pasternak, Cally Bralver Sumpio, Jen Low, and Vince Novelli ’13.

2013

Trinity Fund Goal: $10,000 Class Secretary: Andrew C. Weiss, andrew.weiss.2013@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Lauren M. Aber, Perin B. Adams, Caroline E. Brewster, Malcolm X. Evans, David D. Hill, Jesse L. Hunt, Megan A. Ingersoll, Ryan McGuirl, Alexander C. Raffol, James C. Thaler, Dobromir G. Trifonov

2014

Trinity Fund Goal: $7,500 Class Secretary: Chloe M. Miller, 420 E. 82nd St., Apt. 3E, New York, NY 100285957; chloe.miller.2014@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Nicole R. LeClair, Ann W. Murdock, Katherine C. Weatherley-White In May 2019, Nicole Soviero graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism with an M.S. In 2018, she graduated from Fordham University School of Law. Tyler Griffin and his high school sweetheart, Elsia Schunkert, were married in summer 2019 in Lugano, Switzerland. In attendance were numerous Trinity grads, including groomsmen Jonathan Bryant and Thomas Stelle.

Requita Byrd reports that she is working as an English lecturer at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and loving it.

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Caroline Healy ’13 and Charlie McLendon ’13 were married on August 17, 2019, at the Saddle & Cycle Club in Chicago.

Bantams joining the bride and groom included Ted Harrington ’11, Annie Penfield-Cyr ’13, Daniel Morgan ’13, Leah Novak ’13, Whitney Ronshagen ’14, Duyen Tran ’13, JC Costello ’13, Aley Pickens ’12, Johnny Wick ’13, Greg Leitao ’12, Eli Cassel ’13, Molly O’Connor ’13, Tutti Davis ’13, and Emma Belluomo ’13.

Allegra Storatz ’13 and Chris Novick ’13 were married on September 7, 2019, in Southampton, New York. Bantams in attendance included Alex Bertles ’12, Caroline Melly ’14, Morgan Booker ’13, Caroline Brewster ’13, Dana Shaker ’13, Emma Jesberg ’13, Josh Smith ’13, Chris Crovatto ’13, TJ Cholnoky ’13, Phoebe Massey ’13, Kelly Sutherland ’13, Tutti Davis ’13, Carolyn Vahey ’13, Pantelis Constantinides ’12, Cristen Koufakis ’13, Erin Kinney ’13, Smith Alpert ’13, Ebbie Koelle ’13, Michael Pucci ’13, Drew Johnson ’13, Nick Stanley ’13, Alfy Fernandez ’13, Jordan Kemp ’13, Timothy O’Brien ’13, David Hill ’13, Rob Nogueras ’13, Elliot Stephenson ’13, and Drew Littlefair ’13.

Gerald Hansen IV ’12 and Madeleine Dickinson ’14 were married on July 5, 2019, at Appleford Estate in Villanova, Pennsylvania. Those joining the couple included Krista Hansen ’16, Garrett Hansen ’20, Gerald Hansen III ’78, Jeffrey Young ’12, Barclay Hansen ’84, Todd Hansen ’88, Gerald Hansen II ’51, Max deLone ’12, Austin Apanovitch ’12, Dave Menard ’12, Elizabeth Easter ’01, Tina Lipson ’14, Kaitlin Reedy ’14, Andrew Malin ’14, Gretchen Hansen, Macey Russell ’80, Roberta Russell ’70, M’72, Molly Southam ’13, Julie Pesta ’12, and Cory DiBenedetto ’12. Bantams not pictured included Kristina Smithy ’14, Serena Elavia ’14, Marin Abernethy ’14, and Kathryn Van Sickle ’12.

Tyler Griffin ’14 and his high school sweetheart, Elsia Schunkert, were married this summer in Lugano, Switzerland. Those in attendance included groomsmen Thomas Stelle ’14 and Jonathan Bryant ’14 (not pictured), W. Hedley Jennings ’14, Merritt Piro ’14, Augustus Dangremond ’14, Caroline Melly ’14, Timothy Suspenski ’14, Nichole Soviero ’14, Christopher Kenny ’14, Hank Meyers ’14, Olivia Anderson ’14, Tucker Callanan ’14, Thomas Stolarski ’14, Eliza Ziebold ’14, Catherine “Pell” Bermingham ’15, Caroline Picerne ’16, Dan Altman ’13, and Anastasia Edwards ’13.

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Manfredo Camperio has been all over the world since graduation, launching his own luxury hospitality consultancy working on projects from Dubai to Malaysia.

Two notes from the Alumni Office: This summer, Catherine Rigoulot participated in Miami University’s Earth Expeditions global field course in Baja. Catherine is a graduate student in Miami University’s Global Field Program.

Brian James Fracasso and Joanna Catherine Macca were married on July 6, 2019, in West Hartford, Connecticut.

REUNION • JUNE 4 –7, 2020 Trinity Fund Goal: $30,000 Class Secretary: Peter J. Ragosta Jr., 43 Jane St., Apt. 1R, New York, NY 100145120; peter.ragosta.2015@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Fiona Brennan, Taniqua K. Huguley, Peter J. Ragosta Jr., Stephen P. Sample, Marie Christner Stansfield, Sarah S. Wolcott, Robert D. Zindman Hello, classmates. I am pleased to share a few unsolicited updates with you.

First, Dominic Carbone recently accepted a new position at Huron Consulting, a premier Chicago-based consulting firm. For now, he will be based in Washington, where he has been since graduation. I am doing my best to convince him to move to New York.

Cody Patrina and Rob Zindman, New York neighbors, are in new jobs. Cody recently left a successful stint at AllianceBernstein for Citadel, a hedge fund down the street. So far, she enjoys the new position, though I am still in search of someone new to have lunch with.

Rob works at Poppin and describes his work as “rewarding.”

Fiona Brennan is in Brooklyn for the foreseeable future. She recently moved from Ralph Lauren to Williams-Sonoma, where she works in the West Elm brand. I hear there may be an employee discount involved.

Carolyn Kimmick says she is still “back and forth to London” and living in Greenwich Village.

I have seen Steph Taylor around the city from time to time, mostly below 14th Street, at a party, and after midnight.

In other news, I heard from Maia Madison, who shared a terrific story. Maia works at Ram’s Gate Winery in Sonoma and answered a call from an 860 area code. It turned out to be Trinity alumna Ali Schwartz ’10, who ended up visiting the winery to “reminisce over a glass of rosé about how much we loved Trinity.”

Finally, Henry “H.K.” Romeyn recently returned from an extended trip to Morocco, followed by an allegedly brief stop in Argentina.

He reports that the trip was “fulfilling in every sense of the word.”

As always, please call, text, email, or write with any updates.

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2016

Trinity Fund Goal: $10,000 Class Secretary: Ashira E. Anderson, 701 St. James St., Unit 310, Richmond, VA 23220-3224; ashira. anderson.2016@trincoll.edu • Class Agent: Julia E. Herr • /groups/Trinity2016

2017

Trinity Fund Goal: $15,000 Class Secretary: Daniel A. Garcia, Alumni Relations, Trinity College; daniel.garcia@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Jake Bennett, Nicholas DiBenedetto, Katelyn Elinoff, Daniel A. Garcia, Andrew Hatch, Kelvin Kaari, Clio Kammerer, Clare Knowlton, Kaitlin Lewis, Julianna Maisano, Ryan Miller, Andrea Nicholson, Kiley Nygren • /groups/Trinity2017

2018

Trinity Fund Goal: $5,000 Class Secretary: Lauren Ollerhead, 474 W. 146th St., Apt. 1 RW, New York, NY 10031-0778; lauren. ollerhead.2018@trincoll.edu • Class Agents: Bassil Bacare, Nicholas DiBenedetto, Sarah Dolan, Justin Fortier, Louisa Kammerer, Jamilah Ketcham, Elizabeth Koris, Molly Nichols

2019

Trinity Fund Goal: $5,000 Class Secretary: William J. Duggan III, 10 Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410-2403; william.duggan.2019@trincoll. edu • Class Agents: Sophia Gourley, Debbie Herrera, Talia La Schiazza, Brooke LePage, Emily McLeod, Mary McGonigle, Kristina Miele, Simran Sheth, Amber Stevenson, Stephanie Velarde, Michael Zarra

IDP

Class Secretary: Lillie N. Lavado ’10, 50 Hillside St., Presque Isle, ME 04769-2619; lillie.lavado.2010@ trincoll.edu

Master’s

Trinity Fund Goal: $35,000 From the Alumni Office: Lynn Davis M’75 announces the publication (Page Publishers) of her book A Frog Hollow Childhood, A Memoir of Hartford. The memoir is available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.

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IN MEMORY 1944 Melvin L. Rutt, 97, of Potomac, Maryland, died on September 8, 2019.

Rutt earned a B.A. in economics from Trinity. He went on to earn an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. Rutt was a dedicated alumnus who was a member of the Elms Society.

Rutt is survived by his wife, Frances; children Joseph (Barbara Boroson) and Helen (Gil Ohana); four grandchildren; and brother Jack (Bobbi).

1949 Saward J. Epps, 93, of Columbus, Ohio, died on July 13, 2018.

Epps earned a B.S. in biology from Trinity, where he ran track. He went on to earn an M.A. in biology from Hofstra University. Epps’s career included decades in the pharmaceutical industry.

Epps is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nancy; children Shelley Rossoll (William), Brian Epps (Joanna Rogers), Lisa Del Matto (Brian Beatty), and Amy Derenberger (Dean); and three grandchildren.

1950 William P. Boland Jr., D.D.S., 90, of Cheshire, Connecticut, died on July 9, 2019.

Boland earned a B.S. in biology from Trinity, where he was a member of the Newman Club.

He went on to earn a D.D.S. from Northwestern University Dental School. Boland served in the U.S. Navy Dental Corps before launching a 53-year general dentistry career in Cheshire.

Boland is survived by several nieces and nephews and sisterin-law Margaret Boland. He was predeceased by his brother, David Boland.

1951 Donald L. Rome, 90, of Simsbury, Connecticut, and formerly of West Hartford, died on June 15, 2019.

Rome earned a B.S. in biology from Trinity, where he was

a member of the Brownell Club, the band, and the Hillel Society.

He went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School. Rome spent his entire career in Hartford, including time at his own firm and at Robinson and Cole, and earned a national reputation in the field of commercial and bankruptcy law, authoring the Business Workouts Manual.

Rome is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sheila; children Adam Rome (Robin Schulze), Lilly Feldman (Steve), and Ethan Rome (Jennifer Ng’andu); and two grandchildren.

1951 John S. Wilson, M.D., 88, of Silver City, New Mexico, died on September 9, 2019.

Wilson earned a B.S. in biology from Trinity, where he was a member of the Jesters and the Glee Club.

He went on to earn a medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Wilson served as a surgeon in the U.S. Army before embarking on a career as a general surgeon. He was a dedicated Trinity alumnus.

Wilson is survived by his children, Maclean Wilson and Vanessa Wilson; one grandson; and companion Barbara Smith. He was predeceased by his wife of 46 years, Imogen, and son Stewart Wilson.

1953 William C. Bendig, 91, of Essex, Connecticut, died on July 14, 2019.

Bendig earned a B.A. in studio arts from Trinity, where he was manager of the Glee Club and a member of the Canterbury Club.

He also worked on the staff of the Ivy. Bendig served for nearly 26 years as editor and publisher of theArtgallery, an international magazine on art and culture. He also founded The Hollycroft Foundation, which works to bring outdoor sculpture and art education to coastal communities in Connecticut.

1953 John H. Larson, 88, of Woodstock, Vermont, died on August 27, 2019.

Larson earned a B.A. in economics from Trinity, where he was a member of Delta Psi and Campus Chest. He also played soccer and lacrosse. Larson went on to earn a master’s in city planning from MIT. He served in the U.S. Navy before working as a city planner

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in New Jersey and later starting a long career in the energy industry. Larson was a dedicated Trinity alumnus whose volunteer service included time as a Reunion Committee chair.

Larson is survived by his children, Michael Larson (Linda), Christopher Larson (Lynne), and Cynthia Kline (Christopher); seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Priscilla, and brothers Peter Larson and David Larson.

1956 Alfred J. Defalco, M.D., 84, of Friday Harbor, Washington, died on August 27, 2019.

Defalco earned a B.S. in German from Trinity, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Interfraternity Council, and the Republican Club. He also played lacrosse and participated in fencing. Defalco went on to serve in the U.S. Navy, including at the Naval Medical Research Center. He focused on neuropharmacology and urology at hospitals in Denver and Seattle, as well as overseas in China, Australia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Defalco is survived by his wife, Barbara; children Jeffery, Jonathan, Susan, Lesley, and Shaina; stepdaughters Melissa Dubail and Hana Stevanovic; daughters-in-law Renee and Melinda; sons-in-law Craig Grinde, Todd Esque, and Jonathan Long; eight grandchildren; and former spouses Beverly Defalco, Ellen Seldin, and Dominique Savoie.

1956 Gerald J. Flood, 84, of Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and Portland, Connecticut, died on September 3, 2019.

Flood graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in French and educational studies. He was a member of the Brownell Club, the Newman Club, and the History Club. Flood went on to earn an M.A. and Ph.D. in education from Johns Hopkins University. He was a professor of education at Villanova University for more than 40 years.

Flood is survived by his family.

He was predeceased by brothers Peter and Ronald.

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1962 Deyan R. Brashich, 78, of New York, New York, died on August 30, 2019.

Brashich earned a B.A. in history from Trinity, where he was a member of the Jesters and the French Club. He went on to graduate from New York University School of Law and The Hague Academy of International Law and began a career in private practice with the firm of Brashich & Finley. Brashich also was a professor of law at Pace University for several years. He wrote on domestic and international legal issues for various outlets and on political, legal, and social issues for his blog, Contrary Views; he also served as editor of several publications and self-published three books.

Brashich is survived by his wife, Patricia Tunsky-Brashich, and their daughter, Arianna Evers (Austin); his daughters with first wife Catherine Sidor, Alexis Morledge ’90 (Louis Sr.) and Audrey Sjoholm ’93 (Christopher); six grandchildren; and brother Neboysha Brashich ’60 (Prunella).

1962 Steven J. Cool, 78, of Hillsboro, Oregon, died on August 1, 2019.

Cool earned a B.A. in psychology from Trinity, where he was a member of the Jesters and Psi Chi honor society in psychology. He went on to earn an M.A. in psychology and a Ph.D. in physiological psychology from the University of Illinois.

Cool served as a faculty member at the University of Texas-Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, and Pacific University.

Cool is survived by his wife of 31 years, Molly McEwen; sons William and Anthony (Jessica); two grandchildren; and siblings Patricia Cool and Howard Cool.

1963 John D. St. Clair Jr., 78, of Marblehead, Massachusetts, died on June 18, 2019.

St. Clair earned a B.S. in engineering from Trinity, where he worked at WRTC. He went on to a career in electronics sales.

St. Clair is survived by his wife of nearly 47 years, Kathy; children Amy DiLaura (Peter), John “Tripp” St. Clair III (Lauren), and Julie Terkaly (Julian); eight grandchildren; and sister Mary Kimball.

1966 Robert H. Cooley, 74, of Moreland Hills, Ohio, died on September 21, 2019.

Cooley earned a B.A. in political science from Trinity, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and played tennis. His career included time as executive vice president at MCorp, senior executive at KeyCorp, and senior consultant with Antaean Solutions.

Cooley is survived by his wife, Peggy; daughters Elizabeth Genzel (Robert), Jessica Russell (Robert), Jennifer Ralph (Derick), and Kathrine Cooley; and eight grandchildren.

1966 Kenneth P. Geremia, 75, of Newmarket, New Hampshire, died on June 11, 2019.

Geremia attended Trinity, where he was a member of the Newman Club, the Jesters, and the Young Democrats and worked at WRTC before serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He went on to a long career in public relations in Washington, D.C., and New York City.

Geremia is survived by his wife of 52 years, Jan; children John, Ken (Elizabeth), and Jill; three grandchildren; sister Gerry; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.

1966 Thomas S. Gulotta, 75, of Merrick, New York, died on August 4, 2019.

Gulotta graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in history. He served as president of the senior class and of the Clio Literary Society, as a member of the Senate and of Phi Mu Delta, and on the staff of The Trinity Tripod. Gulotta went on to earn a law degree from Columbia Law School. He held several governmental positions, including 14 years as county executive in Nassau County on Long Island.

Gulotta is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; children Christopher Gulotta and Elizabeth Amenbolare; three grandchildren; and siblings Frank Gulotta ’61 and Franca Rizzo.

1966 Petar V. Stoykovich, 75, of Dover, New Hampshire, died on June 10, 2019.

Stoykovich earned a B.A. in economics from Trinity, where he

was a member of the Economics Club and took part in ROTC. He went on to earn an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and to study mathematics at the graduate level at the University of New Hampshire. Stoykovich taught math for more than three decades at Oyster River High School.

Stoykovich is survived by his wife, Elisa; sons Mark Stoykovich (Mary Biddy) and Trinity College Archivist and Manuscript Librarian Eric Stoykovich (Craig Harman); siblings Victor Stoykovich, Suzanne Beers, Christine Van Dongen, and Ellen Gibson; and an aunt, Anne Rehr.

1970 E. Scott Sutton, 70, of Fayetteville, Arkansas, died on September 13, 2019.

Sutton earned a B.A. in political science and sociology from Trinity, where he was a member of Theta Xi, the Jesters, and the fencing team. He went on to earn an M.Div. from Episcopal Theological School and an Ed.S. in counseling from the University of Arkansas. Sutton spent his career helping others as a counselor, including time working at the Ozark Guidance Center and in private practice.

Sutton is survived by his wife, Catherine Totten; sons Ashley and Ethan; and brother Keith Sutton.

1973 Andrew I. Wolf, 68, of East Haven, Connecticut, died on July 16, 2019.

Wolf graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.S. in political science and psychology. He served as president of Cerberus and as a member of the Senate. He also was active in Hillel and worked on the staffs of The Trinity Tripod, the Ivy, and WRTC. Wolf went on to earn a J.D. from Georgetown University and an M.P.A. from Harvard University.

His work life included time as an attorney, president of the Pacific Design Center, and marketing and regulatory adviser at Cedarlane Natural Foods. In 2014, he was named New Haven’s director of arts, culture, and tourism.

Wolf is survived by his siblings, Jimmy (Melanie) and Jan (Rich), and six nieces and nephews.

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IN M EMORY 1975 Gregory Read, 66, of Tenafly, New Jersey, died on July 12, 2019.

Read earned a B.A. in American studies from Trinity, where he was a member of St. Anthony Hall and played intramurals. He went on to earn a J.D. from Boston College and practiced law in Connecticut and New Jersey.

Read is survived by his mother, Virginia; siblings Christopher (Vicki) and Virginia (Terry Adams); a niece; and two nephews, including George Adams ’21.

2003 Erik S. Mazmanian, 38, of Chicago, Illinois, died on August 12, 2019.

Mazmanian graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in history. He was a four-year lacrosse player who twice was named to the NESCAC All-Academic Team. He also worked as a writing associate. Mazmanian went on to earn an M.B.A. from Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management before working in positions in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago, including his most recent post as vice president of FirstFuel, an energy analytics company.

Mazmanian is survived by his wife, Nicole; parents Brian and Carol Mazmanian; twin brother Daniel; and two nieces.

2005 Peter H. Canning, 36, of New London, Connecticut, died on July 8, 2019.

Canning earned a B.A. in economics and history from Trinity.

He went on to work as a financial adviser at Morgan Stanley and as a member of the CanningBergendahl Group.

Canning is survived by his parents, Bill and Suzie Canning; brother Will Canning (Tracy); grandfather William Hill Jr.; and several other relatives.

MASTER’S 1947 Marie A. Le Van, 110, of Meriden, Connecticut, died on August 29, 2019.

Le Van earned a B.A. from Saint Joseph College as a member of its inaugural graduating class. She went on to earn an M.A. in education from Trinity and an M.Ed. from the University of Hartford. A lifelong educator, Le Van’s career

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included 25 years at Berlin High School. In the late 1950s until her 1973 retirement, she served the Meriden Public Schools as dean of girls, school psychologist, and director of pupil personnel.

Le Van is survived by her nephews, Christopher Schuetz (Faith), Gregory Schuetz (Mary), and Jeffrey Schuetz (Nita Beck), and several great-nephews and great-nieces.

She was predeceased by siblings Malvern Le Van and Ethel Schuetz.

1947 Mildred M. “Timmy” Randazzo, 97, of West Hartford, Connecticut, died on September 2, 2018.

Randazzo earned a B.A. in English from Mount Holyoke College and taught English and history at Newington Children’s Hospital for more than 40 years.

Near the start of her career there, she earned an M.A. from Trinity.

Randazzo is survived by her children, James Randazzo (Susan Pennington), David Randazzo, and Susan Randazzo; two grandsons; sister Ruth Cuprak; and brother-inlaw Joseph Randazzo.

1959 Carole B. Gornish, 88, of East Hartford, Connecticut, died on June 8, 2109.

Gornish earned undergraduate and graduate degrees from Simmons College and Saint Joseph College before earning an M.A. in educational studies from Trinity.

She worked as an analytical chemist in New York City and later in accounting for the family business, Carlton Supply Co. Gornish is survived by her daughters, Leslie Michelle and Alanna Mrlik, and two grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband of 58 years, Sidney.

1968 Mary M. Heslin, 89, of Hartford, Connecticut, died on June 21, 2019.

Heslin earned a B.A. in education from the University of Connecticut before earning an M.A. in history from Trinity.

She served as Hartford’s deputy mayor and was the city’s first female Democratic councilperson.

In 1975, Heslin was appointed Connecticut’s consumer protection commissioner by then-Governor Ella Grasso.

Heslin is survived by children

Mary Ellen Taub and John Heslin (Tracey); son-in-law John Laverty; daughter-in-law Cindy Heslin; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas Heslin; children Thomas Heslin Jr. ’77 and Joanne Laverty; and siblings John “Whitey” Piurek, Stacia Holmes, Stephanie Plocharczyk, and Josephine Chupas.

1969 Henry E. Agostinelli, 86, of Manchester, Connecticut, died on September 2, 2019.

Agostinelli earned a B.S. in education from the University of Hartford and an M.A. in political science from Trinity. He was an educator who taught in public schools and at the Cheshire Correctional Institution.

Agostinelli is survived by his wife, Adua; daughter Deborah Caputo; a grandson; a great-grandson; and brother Nathan Agostinelli (Elsie). He was predeceased by daughter Susan.

was predeceased by her husband, Paul Norkin, and son Peter Norkin.

DEATH NOTICES

1942 John R. Gardner 1943 Kenneth M. Wallace 1946 H. Franz Schurmann 1950, M.A. 1953 James M. Russell 1952 James C. Perkins 1965 Robert E. Graham 1965 Ernest S. Hendry Jr. 1970 Charles H. Chrystal Jr. 1974 Carolyn R. Cartland 1976 Robert J. Demers 1976 Mary Keller Miller 1977 Meredith Dixon Finan M.S. 1968 Roderick H. Silva M.A. 1974 Charles F. McCarthy Jr.

FORMER STAFF Peter Jarm, 66, of Bristol, Connecticut, died on August 19, 2019.

Jarm attended the University of Connecticut. He served as a Trinity College Campus Safety officer for four decades.

Jarm is survived by his mother, Genevieve Jarm; siblings Paula Mazur, Janet Corey, Henry Jarm, Robert Jarm, and Jennifer Ross; and many nieces and nephews.

Olga Mangiafico, 94, of Wethersfield, Connecticut, died on June 12, 2019.

Mangiafico worked as a cashier in Hamlin Dining Hall; she retired at age 92.

Mangiafico is survived by her children, Maria Elena Mangiafico and Ernesto (Angel Diaz-Mangiafico), and five grandchildren.

Florence K. Norkin, 90, of Hartford, Connecticut, died on April 14, 2018.

Norkin worked as an administrative assistant in the English Department at Trinity.

Norkin is survived by her children, Mary Katherine Norkin and Andrew Norkin (Joy); five grandchildren; and sister Anne Linn. She

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NEW TCAA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Annette M. Boelhouwer ’85

Annette Boelhouwer is an attorney who specializes in all areas of civil litigation, including professional malpractice defense, with a concentration in products liability and toxic tort matters. She has vast expertise in the areas of complex case management and the coordination of multiparty litigation, including the negotiations of multi-case global settlements. Boelhouwer is a MartindaleHubbell AV Peer Review rated and certified arbitrator and mediator. She graduated from Loomis Chaffee School and earned a B.A. in history from Trinity and a J.D. from New England School of Law. In the summer, Boelhouwer can be found in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, with her mom and siblings Mark ’83, Elise ’87, and Pieter ’89 and their families.

Thomas D. Casey ’80

Tom Casey was an American studies major and received a law degree from Georgetown after graduating from Trinity. He became active in the Trinity Club of Washington in the autumn following graduation and served as president of the club on three occasions.

During the mid-to-late 1980s, Casey was elected to two terms on the Executive Committee of the National Alumni Association (which changed its name to the Trinity College Alumni Association [TCAA] in 2019).

His varied career includes several government positions, including chief of staff to the secretary of Housing and Urban Development and chief counsel to the chair of a federal bank regulator. In the private sector, his experience includes co-founding MAXEX, the nation’s first exchange for trading residential mortgages. Since 2014, Casey has been an attorney and mediator in solo practice in Washington, D.C.

Andrew S. Terhune ’78

After graduating from Trinity with a B.S. in engineering, Terhune earned an M.B.A. from Columbia University. He spent most of his career with Toll Brothers, a national homebuilder, where he reported to the president and COO and was in charge of customer satisfaction and the company’s management development program. Since retiring, he has served on several boards, most recently as board chair of a private real estate holding company. He is president of the Holland Society of New York, a historical and genealogical organization. He and his wife winter in Naples, Florida, where he enjoys Trinity Club activities organized

by TCAA Executive Committee member John Ellwood ’65. For leisure, he enjoys studying romance languages, travel, summers in New England, and a good round of golf. As a Trinity alum, he has been class agent and served on several Reunion Committees and on the Board of Fellows. He also is a longtime member of the Long Walk and Elms Societies and looks forward to contributing to Trinity’s success as a member of the TCAA Executive Committee.

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The Trinity Reporter Vol. 50, No. 2 Winter 2020

Editor: Sonya Storch Adams Vice President for Communications and Marketing: Angela Paik Schaeffer Communications Office and Other Contributors: Ellen Buckhorn, Bhumika Choudhary ’18, Andrew J. Concatelli, Caroline Deveau, Tess Dudek-Rolon, Lizzy Lee, Helder Mira, Kelly Ann Oleksiw M’15, Katelyn Rice, Anita Ford Saunders, Stacy Sneed, Bonnie Wolters Class Notes Coordinator: Julie Cloutier Designer: Lilly Pereira/www.aldeia.design Student Contributor: Hamna Tariq ’20 BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers: Chair: Cornelia Parsons Thornburgh ’80; Vice Chair: Michael J. Kluger ’78, P’13; Vice Chair: Kevin J. Maloney ’79 Ex Officio: Joanne Berger-Sweeney, President and Trinity College Professor of Neuroscience; Eric S. Estes ’91, President, Trinity College Alumni Association Charter Trustees: Lisa G. Bisaccia ’78, Scott C. Butera ’88, P’18 ’20, James W. Cuminale ’75, P’09, William E. Cunningham Jr. ’87, P’19, ’21, Nancy M. Davis ’79, Peter S. Duncan ’81, P’13, ’14, Christine E. Elia ’96, Steven A. Elmendorf ’82, Elizabeth Elting ’87, Eric R. Fossum ’79, H’14, Michael Gary ’86, John S. Gates Jr. ’76, P’13, Walter Harrison ’68, H’18, Jeffrey B. Hawkins ’92, H. Susannah Heschel ’73, H’10, Jeffrey E. Kelter ’76, P’18, Ling S. Kwok ’94, Kathleen Foye MacLennan P’17, ’20, Pamela D. McKoin P’15, Daniel Meyer ’80, P’20, N. Louis Shipley ’85, Kelli Harrington Tomlinson ’94, Rhea Pincus Turteltaub ’82, Kathryn George Tyree ’86, Craig Vought ’82, P’17, Richard W. Wagner ’83, P’18, Jean M. Walshe ’83, Shawn T. Wooden ’91 G. Keith Funston Trustee: Adrian Lo ’12 TRINITY COLLEGE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Annette M. Boelhouwer ’85, E. Greer Candler ’76, Thomas D. Casey ’80, Gregory M. Creamer ’93, Amy McGill Dilatush ’94, John J. D’Luhy ’55, John H. Ellwood ’65, P’95, President Eric S. Estes ’91, E. Gates Garrity-Rokous ’86, Daniel J. Good ’95, Patrick R. Greene ’07, Jawanza J. Gross ’94, P’12, Jeannie Guzman ’10, Juan M. Hernandez ’13, M’15, Faculty Representative Gabriel F. Hornung ’07, Taniqua K. Huguley ’15, M’17, Monete G. Johnson ’11, Amanda Johnson Kennedy ’94, Christine Kleinert ’82, Peter H. Kreisel ’61, P’91, Karolina Kwiecinska ’16, Student Representative Trinna T. Larsen ’20, Maximillian A.D. Le Merle ’16, Rebecca Wenner Litt ’08, Victoria Hamilton McCarthy ’06, Christopher G. Mooney ’75, P’06, Peyton Tansill Muldoon ’91, Randolph R. Pearsall ’78, M’80, Kaitlin E. Reedy ’14, Jorge E. Rodriguez ’91, Louisa P. Rodriguez ’81, P’21, Hamill J. Serrant ’08, Jonathan P. Smith Jr. ’03, Dede Seeber Stone ’81, P’14, ’16, Jamie Tracey Szal ’06, Andrew S. Terhune ’78, Rachel Freeman Zinny ’92 BOARD OF FELLOWS: Hugh M.M. Anderson ’93, Wildaliz Bermudez ’04, Samuel H. Booth ’04, Crisanne M. Colgan M’74, Diane “Dede” DePatie Consoli ’88, P’19, ’22, Elizabeth A. Corbat ’11, Jennifer A. Cuminale ’09, Katherine DuckworthSchachter ’98, W. Allan Edmiston III ’98, Pamela Hickory Esterson ’90, Luis A. Fernandez ’11, Tara Litchenfels Gans ’88, P’20, Michael F. Haberkorn ’98, Doug M. Macdonald ’89, Malcolm Fraser MacLean IV ’92, Rhoden B. Monrose ’09, Benagh Richardson Newsome ’95, P’22, David C. Provost II ’88, P’22, Lourdes E. Reynolds ’91, Paul F. Romano ’81, P’12, ’15, Eric Rosow ’86, M’88, Jacquelyn Santiago ’00, Edward T. Schiff ’01, Alan G. Schiffman ’81, Peter A. Schwartzman ’88, Maia Y. Sharpley ’89, Charles A. Siguler ’10, Isabelle Krusen Sodikoff ’03, Bill Talbot ’82, Madelyn Korengold Terbell ’09, T. Casey Tischer Jr. ’01, John A. Tucker ’87, Susan Granger Tyler ’85, David E. Walker ’83, P’19, Anne Patterson Wilmerding ’85, Pamela B. Wilton ’81, P’21, Bryant S. Zanko ’87, P’17 77

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1. Women’s Leadership Council Summer Networking Night Brooklyn, New York

J U LY 1 8, 2 0 1 9 Marin Abernethy ’14, Emily Llerena ’18, Melissa Bronzino Regan ’87, Annick Bickson ’14, and Kaitlin Reedy Malin ’14

2. Bantam Summer Reception Chatham, Massachusetts

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AU G U ST 4 , 2 0 1 9 Director of Athletics Drew Galbraith, Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey and Men’s Golf Matt Greason ’03, Head Coach of Women’s Lacrosse Katy Dissinger M’13, Laurie Fergusson Plumb ’80, Bob Plumb ’80, and members of the Class of 2023

3. Bantam Summer Reception Watch Hill, Rhode Island

J U LY 1 6, 2 0 1 9 David Lloyd ’66, P’88, GP’23, David Lloyd Jr. ’23, and David Lloyd ’88, P’23

4. Venture Networking Dinner Hartford, Connecticut

AU G U ST 2 3 , 2 0 1 9 Ann Newman Selvitelli ’91, Patrice Ball-Reed ’80, Carmen Leslie-Rourke ’82, P’21, Shakira Ramos Crespo ’00, and Crisanne Colgan M’74

5. Bantam Summer Reception Washington, D.C.

AU G U ST 7, 2 0 1 9 Bria Fuller ’23, Abbey Rodman P’23, Kathryn Martel P’23, and Charlie Martel ’23

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7. Bantam Rugby Reconnect Boston, Massachusetts AU G U ST 2 2 , 2 0 1 9

8. Bantam Summer Reception Nantucket, Massachusetts

J U LY 1 9, 2 0 1 9 Eric Dolente, Mark Dolente, Andrew Dolente ’20, Jennifer Dolente P’20, ’23, Adell Williamson, Nicholas Dolente ’23, and Steve Dolente P’20, ’23

9. Bantam Summer Reception Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts AU G U ST 7, 2 0 1 9

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Julie Mancuso Gionfriddo ’96, M’05 Jeff Kelter ’76, P’16, ’18 Patricia Mairs Klestadt ’80, P’09, ’11 David Lloyd ’66, P’88, GP’23 and Susan Lattner Lloyd P’88, GP’23 David H. Lloyd ’88, P’23 Kathleen and David MacLennan P’17, ’20 Laurie Fergusson ’80 and Bob Plumb ’80 Ashvin Rao ’95 and Lisa Koch Rao ’95 Kaitlin Reedy Malin ’14 Kierstie Clark Rucci ’97 Electra and Christopher Toub P’22

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Trinity College President Joanne Berger-Sweeney

Creating a curriculum with tomorrow in mind The auditorium in McCook was packed. Some faculty members stood along the edges of the room, and others perched on the steps at the ends of the rows. Faculty meetings aren’t always so well attended, but this one in November was especially important, and professors from all parts of the college and at all stages of their careers turned out. The occasion: a vote on the first major revision to Trinity’s curriculum in more than a decade.

To those outside of higher education, this might not seem like a big deal. But to those on the inside, especially faculty, the curriculum defines the educational experience we promise and reflects our values and our identity as an institution. The curriculum is at the very core of our mission as an educational institution. A curriculum’s strength is in its rigor, its depth and breadth, and its relevance to the world. That last part—relevance—was at the heart of the endeavor our faculty has undertaken over the past two years: to contemplate the curriculum in the context of the 21st century.

The work of the faculty, led by the Curriculum Committee (whose members are faculty, administrators, and students), culminated in a proposal thoroughly considered and eventually brought to the floor of the faculty meeting on November 12. The proposal sought to revise the curriculum to include 32 core academic credits; three additional credits known as the Trinity Plus, which can include co-curricular experiences and the option of an experiential certificate (for example, highlighting internships, summer research, and short-term study); and a wellness requirement, intended to promote personal well-being. Also new: students who achieve a 3.667 grade-point average in two majors from different divisions would be able to earn a new distinction upon graduation, Honors in Liberal Arts.

The faculty voted overwhelmingly (126 in favor, 6 opposed, and 3 abstentions) to approve the new curriculum. It was a model of effective collaboration among faculty,

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administrators, and students, most especially faculty. The new curriculum, which will be effective for the Class of 2025, is distinctive and forward-looking. It reinforces our core liberal arts academic mission and prepares students for the future by building a bridge to life after college.

I cannot stress enough to our alumni and parent readers how meaningful this moment is in the life of the college.

As an institution of higher learning, we have a responsibility to develop citizens who think critically, embrace complexity, and engage across differences in building a free and just society. At the same time, our identity as a small, residential liberal arts college in a New England state capital allows us to provide a distinctive, rigorous education that gives students the perspectives, knowledge, and skills to advance society. That dual sense of responsibility and opportunity was the spirit with which our faculty took up the work to achieve two of the main objectives of Summit, Trinity’s strategic plan: to “connect the curriculum more fully to the college’s mission, including its valuing of guided self-reflection and experiential learning, articulating clearly what defines a Trinity liberal arts education” and to “prepare students for success inside and outside the classroom in a dynamically changing world.”

I could not be more pleased by nor prouder of Trinity’s outstanding faculty. As the new curriculum now moves to implementation, many details remain to be worked out, of course.

And I believe the faculty see this vote as a big first step toward continued evolution of our distinctive Trinity educational experience. All of us who love Trinity have a role to play in its future. Faculty members, in this case, see one of their primary roles quite rightly as stewards of the curriculum, responsible for attending to it today and for ensuring its strength for generations to come.

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