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150 Remarkable Wildcats: Celebrating a century and a half of UNH. | 32 In Command: Gen’l Lori Robinson ’81 redefines the “brass ceiling.” | 30

Gifted: Robert Morin ’63 was an enigma — and a man of exceptional gifts. | 46

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Come Home and Celebrate 150

Homecoming & Family Weekend 2016 Sept. 30 to Oct. 2, Durham campus

UNH is 150 years strong, and counting.

Bring your Wildcat pride and join us for a weekend of family-friendly events to mark the occasion and kick off CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH, the most ambitious campaign in UNH history.

Don't miss Hear Us Roar, a party to celebrate all Wildcats featuring live dance music from Night Shift, one of Boston's best party bands.

Weekend highlights include: Friday, Sept. 30

Saturday, Oct. 1

Homecoming parade and BBQ

Family tent with food and activities

Hear Us Roar campaign kickoff party from 7-11 p.m.

UNH football vs William & Mary at 3:30 p.m.

And so much more. Details at unh.edu/150.

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Little Wonders: detail from an exhibit at the Little Native Museum, run by Sandra Martin ’62, ’68G, p. 59

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Contents Becoming Lori Robinson

The military wasn’t part of her plans when she enrolled at UNH. Now, she’s the highest-ranking female general in the history of the United States.

30 150 Remarkable Wildcats Over the course of 150 years, UNH has educated men and women from every walk of life and every corner of the globe. We’re celebrating our sesquicentennial with some of the big thinkers and changemakers you might have heard of — and a few you probably haven’t.

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Departments 5 | Editor’s Letter 7 | Letters 10 | Current magnetic reconnection ◆ hightech heifers ◆ extra credit at the DNC ◆ teaching teachers to code ◆ and more

52 | Class Notes Sandra Waddell Martin ’62, ’68G Robert McGrath ’96 Katie McCarter ’10

The Mysterious Mr. Morin Brilliant and charming but solitary, longtime Dimond Library staffer Bob Morin ’63 was always a bit of a puzzle — and never more than when his will revealed the fortune he left behind for UNH.

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77 | In Memoriam Doris P. Hayden ’30 Amos R. Townsend ’52

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Editor-in-Chief Kristin Waterfield Duisberg Art Director and Designer Valerie Lester

Contributing and Staff Writers Larry Clow ’12G Karen Hammond ’64 Allen Lessels ’76 Beth Potier Kassidy Taylor Lori Gula Wright ’06G Contributing and Staff Photographers Jeremy Gasowski David J. Murray / Clear Eye Photo Scott Ripley Bill Truslow

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Jody Record ’95 put her journalistic skills to use to track down the father of U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson ’81 to learn more about what the first female to head a major combatant command in the history of the U.S. Air Force was like as a child. Turns out, she was pretty normal. She’s also pretty modest about her accomplishments, as Record learned when she interviewed Robinson months before the news of her historic appointment. A staff member, Record writes for UNH Magazine and other UNH publications.

Publication Board of Directors Mark W. Huddleston President, University of New Hampshire Debbie Dutton Vice President, Advancement Joel Seligman Chief Communications Officer Susan Entz ’08G Associate Vice President, Alumni Association Robert McGrath ’96 President, UNH Alumni Association Bridget Finnegan Creative Director

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150 Remarkable Wildcats: Celebrating a century and a half of UNH. | 32 In Command: Gen’l Lori Robinson ’81 redefines the “brass ceiling.” | 30 Gifted: Robert Morin ’63 was an enigma — and a man of exceptional gifts. | 46

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cover design by Valerie Lester photo (back) by Jeremy Gasowski

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Kimberly Swick Slover jumped at the chance to solve the mystery of the late Robert Morin ’63, the long-time Dimond Library cataloguer who left his $4-million estate to UNH. “Bob was friendly and he liked to joke with his colleagues, but he kept most people at a distance,” she says. “The few people he let into his solitary world found he had a brilliant mind and was a great conversationalist, and that he had a few great passions that kept him busy and happy.” Slover was the founding editor of the UNH Magazine and Colby-Sawyer magazine and now works as a freelance writer, when she’s not out exploring New Hampshire’s trails and country roads with her two golden retrievers.

TOP OF THE CLASS:Men’s track and field was one of two teams to win sport-specific honors in the 2016 America East Academic Cup, a measure of student-athlete academic performance. For the second year in a row and the fourth time in the program's 21-year history, UNH claimed the overall Academic Cup (p. 18).

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Celebrate 150, wherever you are.

UNH is 150 years strong, and counting.

After kicking off CELEBRATE 150: The Campaign for UNH during Homecoming & Family Weekend, we'll take the festivities on the road. Join us at a celebration near you to connect with UNH and other Wildcats in your area and keep the party going from coast to coast. We hope to see you there!

We're bringing the celebration to you! Join us at one or more of these regional launch events: Boston Tuesday, November 29, 2016 6-8 p.m.

Taj Boston

Atlanta Tuesday, March 14, 2017 6-8 p.m.

Capital City Club, Brookhaven

Washington, DC Thursday, April 6, 2017 6-8 p.m.

Occidental Grill & Seafood

New York City Thursday, December 1, 2016 6-8 p.m.

The New Yorker

San Francisco Tuesday, March 21, 2017 6-8 p.m.

Sens Restaurant

Southwest Florida (Venice Area) Friday, February 10, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

Plantation Golf & Country Club

Denver Tuesday, May 9, 2017 6-8 p.m.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Los Angeles Thursday, March 23, 2017 6-8 p.m.

Private Residence, Los Angeles

Southeast Florida (Palm Beach Area) Sunday, February 12, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

PGA National Resort and Spa

Philadelphia Tuesday, April 4, 2017 6-8 p.m Merion Cricket Club

Chicago Thursday, May 11, 2017 6-8 p.m.

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But working on this special sesquicentennial issue of UNH Magazine showed me how much more there was to UNH than I realized. Just for starters: For all the hours I spent at the Swasey pool and in Snively arena, I had no idea how many professional athletes and Olympians UNH’s sports teams had cultivated; I distributed programs and watched many a “Faculty Follies” production at the MUB without appreciating the number of original thinkers and inventors, award winners and recipients of prestigious fellowships there were within the university’s faculty ranks.

In the pages that follow, we have attempted to capture some of these remarkable UNHers — athletes and artists, public servants and philanthropists, scientists and inventors and a wide range of trailblazers — in a list of 150 remarkable Wildcats. While such lists are inherently problematic

— there are certainly many more than 150 remarkable UNH alumni, faculty and staff — it seemed like a fun way to dig into this university’s 150 year history and the terrific range of achievements it has engendered. During the course of this sesquicentennial year, we’ll have two more issues in which to highlight additional Wildcats with follow-up features about “150 UNH moments” and “150 UNH memories.”

For now, I hope you enjoy the list we’ve put together, and additional stories on remarkable Wildcats Lori Robinson ’81— the highest ranking female general in U.S. history — and quiet philanthropist Robert Morin ’63.

As our great university marks its 150th birthday, these are but a few of the reasons to celebrate.

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or a non-alum, I’ve always prided myself on knowing UNH pretty well.

My family moved to Durham when I was 18 months old, when my father took a job at UNH teaching physical education and coaching the men’s swimming and diving team. I grew up bouncing back and forth between his offices in the Field House and at New Hampshire Hall and logged three blissful mid-1970s Julys on Appledore Island, when the now-50-year-old Shoals Marine Laboratory was in its infancy. I spent more after-school hours than I can count in Dimond Library (the gold-and-orange-carpeted version, not the sleek blondwood incarnation); my first real job was scooping ice cream at the un-air-conditioned Dairy Bar, wearing an orange and white striped smock to serve up grilled cheese sandwiches and chocolate frappes in the Formica “U.”

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Redesign Thumbs-Up hat fun to see a cover of the UNH publication that was dear to me — and actually never saw much light of day! As the new managing editor/designer in the early ‘80s, I changed the Alumnus from a newsprint tabloid to a full-color magazine. The jubilant cover you featured — with a UNH grad holding balloons, flowers and an unopened bottle of champagne — was on the inaugural issue. Alas, while the magazine was at press, then-president Evelyn Handler had the entire print run destroyed.

Unknown to us at the Alumni Center, President Handler was about to launch an anti-drinking campaign and deemed the champagne bottle incompatible. The magazine was reprinted with a photo of Thompson Hall on the cover, and only a few of the original cover copies survived. Nonetheless, I enjoyed producing many more issues showcasing the UNH community’s zest, ingenuity and accomplishment, and heartily congratulate you on the publication’s latest incarnation!

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You missed the Neighborhood Beer Company in Exeter. Two of the owners are alumni.

Kimberly Berwanger ’95, Hoboken, N.J.

We knew we’d miss some of you — we also heard from Deciduous Brewing in Newmarket, run by Frank Zagami ’00 and Maryann Mendzela ’99.

Please keep those names and locations coming. We’ll publish an update when the new brewery minor is up and running.

… And Down I have been struggling with how “change” has altered the spring 2016 UNH Magazine and for me, the fall 2015 edition remains the head of the class. The omission of “The View from T Hall” or any message at all from President Mark Huddleston seemed unconscionable. For many alumni, this Concussion Crisis is the only contact we have with the Kudos captain of our ship. Don’t give him the heave-ho. hank you for the excellent article A change in much of the type (darker) about kinesiology professor Erik would make the magazine more readSwartz’s concussion research — able — white on color is almost indis“Game Changer” — very informative cernible. My age may be a factor here, and timely. I’m usually at the Field but with that I’m not alone.

House fitness center every day, so May I add a note for the inclusion I know how talented and dedicated of the Kognito program for all enterthese student athletes are. And, it’s ing students? Kudos to the UNH good to know that the athletic staff Counseling Center for the developis committed to ensuring that the ment of this much-needed program. post-college lives of these folks won’t “Last Word” brings a note of cheer with be compromised by head trauma Susan Little Varn ’80G, Kensington, N.H. restoration being done on the WPA sustained during their playing days. mural at Hamilton Smith Hall. In 1939 Paul Lavoie ’64, Rochester, N.H. I always look forward to your magazine. we quietly studied at the Hamilton I do like the new format and I hope you Smith Library as the artist painted high continue to use it. above us. Walking back and forth on his ATO Memories On a totally different note, I couldn’t creaky wooden walkway, he paid no help but notice the “circle R” on the attention to us nor we to him. egarding page 72 and the picfront cover. I’m usually able to discern Pat Gibson Baker ’43, Carmichael , Calif. ture of the ATO brothers posing the true meanings of slightly cryptic for one last picture on the porch, messages but you’ve totally stumped part of the blurb reads: “Sadly, the me on this one. Please provide a brief Beer Brewers Bonanza house has now been demolished...” explanation so I won’t think this is just You should know that it was demolanother senior moment! loved the article about local craft ished by a UNH alum, which perhaps Richard W. Story ’62, Fallston, Md. brewers, but admit I felt a little somewhat mitigates the "sadness" of left out... I’m a 2003 alum and this event. I remember seeing guys You weren’t the only one who asked founder of 7th Settlement Brewery ski off the porch roof when I lived in about this, Richard! The cover was in Dover. I’ll also be helping teach for Fairchild as a sophomore. It was a intended to represent the issue’s the business department and brewers classic landmark on campus. And my theme of “innovation” and the image program in the fall. was inspired by a quote from the Dave Boynton ’03, Dover, N.H. continued on p 28

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Space research at UNH dates back to at least 1952, when professor John Lockwood set up neutron monitors — the first in the northeast — in Durham and on top of Mt. Washington.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the formalization of UNH’s space research into the UNH Space Science Center, as well as the 25th anniversary of the university’s recognition as a space grant university, just two years after the 1989 formation of the National Space Grant and Fellowship Program.

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Torbert says the power and clarity of data from MMS caps nearly a decade of UNH dedication to the $70 million project. “The longstanding, world-class expertise of the UNH Space Science Center in space instrumentation was critical to forming our excellent international team on MMS, which contributed directly to the findings of this exciting mission thus far,” he says. ² — Beth Potier

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NASA rocket carrying instruments developed by scientists, engineers and students from UNH’s Space Science Center (SSC) has obtained the first-ever data of an elusive phenomenon, providing never-before-seen views of what powers giant explosions like solar flares and other space weather.

Last October, the four satellites of NASA’s Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission flew through a magnetic reconnection event between Earth and the sun — in simplest terms, a splicing of the different magnetic field lines that exist at the edge of the earth’s magnetic boundary. While the MMS satellites were only inside the event for a few seconds, the instruments that UNH researchers helped develop were able to gather data on the plasmas and fields involved, yielding information that SSC director Roy Torbert says is “so revolutionary, I think we’ll be mining it for the next 50 years.”

Magnetic reconnection is one of the most important drivers of space weather events like solar flares, coronal mass ejections and geomagnetic storms. It can affect modern technological systems like communications satellites, GPS navigation and electrical power grids — as well as the safety of astronauts in space. Scientists expect that understanding how these explosions work will help predict when they might occur and better protect the technologies modern society relies upon.

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CHEERS: What could be better after a long, sunny day at the beach than a cold craft beer at your neighborhood brewery, its maltforward flavor tempered with just a hint of — is it… seaweed? Over the summer, the Portsmouth Brewery teamed up with UNH Cooperative Extension and New Hampshire Sea Grant to incorporate sugar kelp into its latest offering, a Scottish red ale called selkie.

UNH aquaculture specialist Michael Chambers was already growing sugar kelp as part of his ongoing research into integrated multitrophic aquaculture and harvested some 60 pounds of the brown stuff, which the brewery’s Matt Gallagher boiled and extracted to create a “briny, salty profile” that offers just the right hint of the ocean. Bathing suit and sunscreen optional.

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Since spring, Aragona has been using Moocall sensors at the dairy, a facility of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, to help better monitor pregnant cows during the night. Roughly the size of — well, a cell phone, Moocall attaches to the tail of the cow and measures tail movement patterns triggered by labor contractions. When the cow reaches a certain level of intensity and movement over a specific period of time, the Moocall sends a text alert to Aragona’s cell phone.

“When properly fastened, the Moocall will give me a two-hour notice for a calving by sending me text alerts when a cow is active for one hour, and then again when a cow has been active for two hours,” says Aragona, who previously relied on farm staff — or her own nightly checks — to monitor cows who were close to calving. “This makes it easier for me to be here when a calf is born to ensure that the birth goes smoothly.”

The technology, which also can be used to send emails, was developed in Ireland by a dairy farmer who lost a heifer and a calf during an unattended birth. According to the company, UNH is one of only two university research dairy farms in the United States using Moocall.

And while the Moocall has saved Aragona a lot of sleepless nights, the technology isn’t foolproof.

“The funniest experience with the Moocall so far has been when I used it on a cow that did not like it,” she says. “She would rub her tail up against everything and literally bang the sensor against the wall to try to get it to fall off. No wonder I got a few false alarms!” ² — Lori Gula Wright ’06G Fall 2016

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WITNESSING HISTORY: In August, while the rest of the country witnessed the nomination of the first female candidate for the presidency of the United States from their living rooms, Jesse Austin ’18, Tali Cherim ’17 and Julie Gabrielson ’17 were at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. The students were there as part of a for-credit seminar offered by The Washington Center, a D.C.-based nonprofit whose opportunities for students include spending two weeks volunteering at the Democratic or Republican Convention (no students applied for the RNC seminar this year). During the week of the DNC, the students attended lectures and briefings, learning about the history of political campaigns and conventions, convention procedures, the nomination process, campaign finance and media coverage.

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Mayer earned a Presidential honor of his own recently. In May, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to a four-year term on the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, an independent federal agency that advises the president and Congress about one of Earth’s most complex and fragile regions. An expert in sonar imaging and the use of three-dimensional visualization in ocean mapping, Mayer has led numerous expeditions to the Arctic, many in support of a U.S. initiative to establish the full extent of the country’s continental shelf. “I’m very honored to have been appointed to the commission,” he says. “With growing recognition of the critical role the Arctic plays in myriad global issues, including national security, resources and climate, it’s incumbent on us to assure that we conduct the best possible research.” In addition to his roles with SMSOE and CCOM, Mayer is also co-director of the UNH/ NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center and a professor of Earth sciences and ocean engineering.

History professor Eliga Gould has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship to complete a book on the least-studied of the United States’ founding documents: the Treaty of 1783, which ended the

American Revolutionary War. Gould is one of 178 scholars, artists and scientists to earn a 2016 fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which has granted more than $334 million in fellowships since 1925. He will take his fellowship in the 2018–19 academic year to conduct additional research and finish writing Crucible of Peace: 1783 and the Founding of the American Republic.

In April, Carsey School of Public Policy senior demographer and sociology professor Ken Johnson was named a 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellow, just one of 33 scholars from around the country to receive the award. Johnson has received $200,000 from the Carnegie Corporation to fund his research on demographic shifts in rural America, and the implications these demographic changes have for policy. UNH President Mark Huddleston nominated Johnson for the fellowship, the most prestigious and generous award for research in the social sciences and humanities.

Douglas M. Lanier has received the 2016 Global Shakespeare Centre Distinguished Chair Fulbright Award to study, lecture and research at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Warwick. Lanier will use his fellowship to work on a book examining various screen adaptations of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” and to teach classes at Queen Mary and Warwick. He hopes the experience will broaden his perspective on Shakespeare’s extraordinary cultural reach and provide him with material to enrich his teaching and research.

N.H. Sea Grant (NHSG) and UNH Cooperative Extension fisheries specialist Erik Chapman has been tapped to serve as acting director for NHSG, effective July 1. Chapman, who has been with NHSG since 2010, has a strong research background in marine fisheries, Antarctic food web dynamics, marine birds and the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems. His appointment coincides with the departure of longtime NHSG director Jon Pennock, who assumed directorship of the National Sea Grant College Program in July. ² Fall 2016

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SUMMER SWEEP: Molly Jacobson ’17 collects bees as part of her 2016 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) project examining the biodiversity and conservation of native pollinators in southern New Hampshire.

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he buzz about New Hampshire’s bee population isn’t all bad. This spring, assistant professor of biological sciences Sandra Rehan and USDA research fellow Erika Tucker released the results of a first-ever assessment of the state’s native bee population. The assessment, published in the Journal of Insect Conservation, yielded a comprehensive list of the Granite State’s more than 100 native bee species, including nearly 20 species that had not been previously documented in the state.

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health, the survey identified a broad diversity of species of wild bees in New Hampshire. “New Hampshire has a high bee species richness compared to similar biological surveys conducted in eastern North America,” says Rehan, who oversees the UNH Bee Lab. Her bee collection efforts recorded 118 species, more than a quarter of the total species currently found in the Northeast — if not more, given recent bee declines.

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Going forward, the researchers plan to further study species at risk of extinction.

Rehan’s ecological assessment of the state’s bee population will reach its third year this summer. “These data, in combination with our ongoing collections and ecological modeling efforts, will provide unprecedented insights into the status and sustainability of bees in the region,” she says. ² — Lori Gula Wright ’06G

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A BULLHORN, A DRONE AND A BIG FIELD: That’s what it took to pull of a historic-times-two photo, as more than 3,000 new and returning students, faculty and staff assembled at Wildcat Stadium August 26 to honor UNH’s 150th birthday and christen the new athletic field.

The logistics behind the photo op were overseen by MUB assistant director David Zamansky ’93, ’97G, who says the result was worth the work that went into it. “We couldn’t have done it without the UNH Marching Band, our dorm RAs, the ‘Catpack Captains and Nate Hastings ’03, ’05G, coordinator of student organizations and leadership,” he says. “It really was a great day to be a Wildcat!”

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HOME OPENER: Football players gather for a preseason practice at the new Wildcat Stadium, which will welcome fans for the team’s first home game of the 2016 season on September 10.

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or the second year in a row and the fourth time overall, UNH won the America East Academic Cup, a measure of student-athletes’ academic success among colleges that compete in the America East Athletics Conference. For the 2015–16 academic year, the university’s Division I student-athletes compiled a conference-best 3.23 grade-point average — matching the school-record-setting GPA they earned last year, when they shared the title with the University of Hartford. Two individual sports also earned highest GPA honors for America East: men’s track and field, at 3.23, and women’s soccer, which notched a conference-best 3.51.

It’s the second time in the 21-year history of the award that UNH has earned back-to-back titles, having previously claimed the top spot in the 1998–99 and 1999–2000 academic years. Four individual student-athletes were also named America East Presidential Scholar-Athletes for completing their undergraduate degrees with a cumulative GPA of 3.75 or higher. Wildcats to earn this honor included volleyball players Abby Brinkman ’16 and Cassidy Croci ’16 and runners Christopher DeCarlo ’16 and Brendan McCarthy ’16.

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AN OLYMPIC EFFORT: One of the youngest runners in a field of elite athletes vying for three spots on the 2016 Olympic team for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Elinor Purrier ’18 finished 28th at the Olympic Trials on July 4. The performance, while not the outcome the Vermont native had hoped for, capped a stellar season for the rising junior, who has two full seasons of NCAA eligibility left — and a real shot at the 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo, Japan.

Purrier is the first UNH track and field athlete to compete in the Olympic Trials since hurdler Alison Poulin ’93 ran in 1992, and one of three Wildcat runners to make their mark this year. Alumnae Keely Maguire ’13 and Erica Jesseman ’11 both competed in the Olympic Marathon Trials in February.

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Montville’s assailant was apprehended the following morning, but the news of her good samaritans’ involvement took a little longer to come out.

UNH President Mark Huddleston first heard the story about a week after it happened, from UNH Chief of Police Paul Dean — who himself heard it from the state police.

“I got a message from Chief Dean, saying that four of our athletes actually stopped their car and got out to help this trooper in distress,” Huddleston recalls. “Fortunately for [the suspect] they didn’t catch him.”

Head football coach Sean McDonnell ’78 was unsurprised both by his players’ actions and their modesty about them. “It’s what they learn on and off the field, not just here but from high school, and I think it’s from their upbringing,” he says.

“There was a police officer in harm’s way and they did the right thing and stopped.” ²

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se the term heroic to describe a football player’s actions and most people will think of on-field exploits, like a 60-plus-yard touchdown pass in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter or a punt return run from one end zone to the other. In April, however, four UNH football players served up heroics in a more traditional sense when they came to the aid of New Hampshire state trooper Michelle Montville, who had been assaulted by a driver on whom she was performing a field sobriety test.

Noah Robison ’19, Ismail Asongwed ’19, Quinlen Dean ’19 and Isiah Perkins ’19 were driving down Main Street on a Friday evening in early April when they saw an interaction that didn’t quite add up. As Robinson watched, Montville stumbled backwards and the man she had detained took off running: as she attempted to arrest him, he had punched her in the face and fled for the woods.

“I didn’t even believe what I saw at first,” says Robinson. “I saw him take off and she was running after him, but we could tell she was hurting. Immediately it was, ‘we’ve got to turn around and see if she’s all right and see if we can help her out.’”

By the time the quartet got to Montville the suspect was deep in the woods, but they stayed with her until additional officers arrived and submitted statements on what they had witnessed.

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PAST AND PRESENT: Stepping into poet Celia Thaxter's garden on Appledore Island is like stepping into a piece of 19th century history. Each winter, UNH students and plant scientists cultivate seeds from Thaxter’s original plantings, which in spring are transported to Appledore to be planted following Thaxter’s garden map.

The largest of the islands that make up the Isles of Shoals, Appledore is home to the Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML), jointly operated by UNH and Cornell University. The country’s first and largest undergraduate marine laboratory, SML celebrated its 50th birthday in August with a weekend of festivities featuring alumni from all five decades of the lab’s existence.

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TeachCode Academy helps teachers bring coding to the classroom

TRAILBLAZER: In May, Becky Baker ’16 became the first graduate of UNH Manchester’s new biotechnology program, which launched in fall 2015. Seven years after graduating from high school, Baker enrolled at UNH Manchester in 2013, intending to study chemistry.

Upon realizing her own chemistry with the major was lacking, she switched to biology, then found her perfect fit when the biotechnology track opened up last year. Baker may have had the jump on her classmates, but she’ll soon be far from the only biotech grad; some 32 Manchester students are enrolled in the popular program for the coming academic year.

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“Education needs to meet kids where they are,” says Bob Baines, Dyn community relations director and director of STEAM Ahead NH. “The landscape is changing, so we need to create learning environments that are conducive to today’s technologyrich, connected culture.” To that end, educators learned four coding tools to bring to their classrooms: App Inventor, Gameblox, StarLogo and TaleBlazer. Each workshop was facilitated by MIT Scheller staff, with MIT students on hand as technical experts to assist in the learning process. Manchester West High School principal Chris Motika notes that the work was designed to be applicable across disciplines. From his school alone, the two-day workshop included teachers from the areas of special education, physical education, math, English, social studies, music, science and technology.

Mihaela Sabin, associate professor of computer science and director of the Manchester-based

UNH STEM Discovery Lab, says teachers are perpetual learners, so building a network of growth and learning among teachers is central to this program’s mission. “There is this fear of new technologies because they change so quickly, and you need time to become familiar with them,” Sabin says. “Teachers and students need to be open to explore, tinker and share what works so we can adopt best practices.”

Baines says TechCode Academy is just the start of statewide efforts to enhance project-based, hands-on learning. “This is the beginning of bringing about a change in education that we fundamentally all agree needs to occur. The economic vitality of this

region and our state starts with education, what we’re doing in our schools to prepare students with the skills to advance into employees of each sector of our community.” ² — Kassidy Taylor

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There are several ways you can be involved: 1. COMPETE: Register at your earliest convenience at unh.edu/svic. The deadline for submissions (written summary and video) is Monday, November 7.

2. JUDGE OR MENTOR: Last year we had more than 50 judges from around the U.S. and the world.

3. CONTRIBUTE: Support the SVIC through your business. Promote the opportunity through your personal and professional networks.

4. ATTEND: Register to attend the final round on Thursday, December 1.

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hen Captain Andy Armstrong, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) co-director of the UNH/NOAA Joint Hydrographic Center, first learned that a basin in the Gulf of Mexico would be named in his honor, he thought it was a mistake. “I said, ‘Are you sure? There are lots of Armstrongs in the world,’” he says. “At first I wondered if they thought I was dead, since seafloor features are often named for deceased individuals.”

Armstrong, who is assigned to the Joint Hydrographic Center as a civilian NOAA employee, was captain and chief hydrographer of the NOAA hydrographic ship Whiting when it mapped the underwater terrain of the northwestern Gulf of Mexico that included his now-namesake basin in 1992, using what was then the most advanced technology available.

“You got a bunch of numbers back, then after the fact you could print up contour sheets,” he explains. “It was different than the systems we have now, where you can perceive the seafloor as you go.”

Compiling a more detailed seafloor map of the area recently using cutting-edge data visualization technology Armstrong and his UNH peers have helped develop, a team of oceanographers from Texas A&M University proposed that the basin be named after Armstrong. The feature lies just beyond the edge of the continental shelf some

100 miles south of Gavelston, Texas.

UNH Center for Coastal Ocean Mapping director Larry Mayer jokes that while Armstrong’s basin may be a large depression — roughly 10 by 30 kilometers in area and ranging in depth from 325 to 450 meters — his presence at UNH has been anything but. “Andy has been a tremendous contributor to the success of the centers and a great supporter of state-of-the-art hydrography throughout the community,” he says.

“We are very proud that his contributions have been recognized by this great honor.”

Armstrong isn’t the only UNHer to have a discovery named in his honor. While conducting

LIFTING THE SHADOWS: The first novel published by an AfricanAmerican woman. A burial ground lost for decades beneath a city street. An eloquent petition from a group of enslaved men seeking freedom for all. The state’s first racially integrated, coeducational academy, ripped from its foundation by an angry mob. These are just a few of the heretofore largely untold stories highlighted in “Shadows Fall North,” a documentary film about the ongoing efforts to recover black history in New Hampshire. Produced

by UNH’s Center for the Humanities and Atlantic Media Productions with research support from students Jonathan Constable ’14 and Alison Kessler ’16, the film premiered at Portsmouth’s Music Hall in May. An on-campus screening is planned for the fall.

undergraduate research on truffles at Bartlett Experimental Forest in Bartlett, New Hampshire, Tyler Remick ’15 unearthed what proved to be two previously undescribed species along with a wide variety of previously documented varieties of the fungus. While the formal names are still under review, one of the two species will be named for the area it was found, and the other for Remick himself. ² —Beth Potier Fall 2016

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Ancient Wyoming: A Dozen Lost Worlds Based on the Geology of the Bighorn Basin Will Clyde and Kirk Johnson, Fulcrum Publishing, May 2016

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hat does half a billion years of the Earth’s geologic history look like? In Ancient Wyoming, UNH geology professor Will Clyde and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson team up to tell the story of our planet through that sediment record of the state’s Bighorn Basin, a 100-milewide, semiarid area that contains layers of rock from almost every geologic time period. Merging palentology and geology with stunning artwork, Clyde and Johnson highlight a dozen scenes from Earth’s ancient past, capturing the basin’s time as a deep inland sea, a muddy swamp, a vast stretch of sand dunes and a land of glacial ice and super volcanoes. Clyde is a longtime student of the Bighorn Basin: he recently led the Bighorn Basin Coring Project, a five-year, 18-institution geological exploration of past periods of global warming, and has been studying the area just east of Yellowstone Park since he was a graduate student, some 25 years ago.

Creative Writing in Science: Activities that Inspire Katie Coppens ’01, ’02G, National Science Teachers Association Press, March 2016 Coppens’ background as a middle-school English and science teacher is leveraged to great effect in this classroom resource book, which features 15 different K–12 activities that integrate writing with content in life science, Earth and space sciences, and engineering and physical sciences. From a travel blog about the digestive system to a packing list for the planets, Coppens offers exercises that will inspire students to be better writers while increasing their scientific understanding.

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Revolution on the Hudson: New York City and the Hudson River Valley in the American War of Independence George C. Daughan ’61, W.W. Norton and Company, June 2016

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o part of the country was more contested during the American Revolution than New York City, the Hudson River and the surrounding counties. British and American political and military leaders alike viewed the Hudson River Valley as the American jugular, which, if cut, would quickly bleed the rebellion to death, and King George III’s 1776 attempt to seize Manhattan and use it as a base to push up the Hudson River Valley, though disastrously executed, has long been held by historians as superb military strategy. In Revolution on the Hudson, Daughan makes the bold new argument that Britain’s attempt to cut off New England never would have worked, and that doggedly pursuing dominance of the Hudson ultimately cost the crown her colonies. In his fourth book, Naval historian and Samuel Eliot Morrison Award for Naval Literature winner Daughan unpacks intricate military maneuvers on land and sea, introduces the personalities presiding over each side’s strategy and reinterprets the vagaries of colonial politics to offer a thrilling response to one of history’s most intriquing questions: How could a fledgling nation have defeated the most powerful war machine of the era?

A Pocket Book of Prompts Leaf Seligman ’85G, Bauhan Publishing, July 2015 Has your environment shaped your identity? What makes life real to you? If a Martian were to follow you around for a day, would the Martin be able to tell the sources of your joy? In this pocket-sized book, writer and teacher Seligman provides prompts both familiar and surprising that help students “deepen connection, make meaning or clarify it,” through their writing.

Notes from Old Lyme: Life on the Marsh and Other Essays Sydney Williams ’63, Bauhan Publishing, May 2016

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LOUIS MACNEICE: In a Between World Christopher Fauske ’84, ’86G Irish Academic Press, March 2016

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Was it sad to do that work at my alma mater? Of course. It is sadder that you marked said demolition as you did.

It could have been written without the negative connotation, especially since said work was done because the chapter lost its accreditation.

The rest of the magazine looks great.

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‘58. Both 1958ers, we were not close, but June and I did meet at school functions periodically— enough for me to appreciate her wonderful character and warm personality. Little did I realize that I would meet some of her extended family after graduation.

In 1960, I was a young first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, on R&R in Hong Kong, where June and her new husband had just spent some time with relatives. A couple of the colonels Gina Surrette ’99, Freemont, N.H. invited a couple of us lieutenants to join them on a night out. We ended up at the I am writing about a photo caption famous Siberian Fur Corporation and on page 72 of the spring 2016 issue became guests of the owners in their regarding the ATO house being purincredible penthouse home overlooking chased by UNH and subsequently the city and bay. During the early evebeing torn down. While the bulk of the ning, the owner's wife joined me with caption is not problematic, I was taken some small talk — in English — and aback by the final sentence, which I mentioned my earlier acquaintance reads, “That means the front porch with a wonderful Chinese classmate at can no longer be a venue for watching UNH, who had been Miss Chinatown freshmen girls as they walk by on their USA. The owner’s wife’s eyes lit up and way to Town and Campus.” she then excused herself for a minute.

Is this really what UNH wants to When she returned, she had a big smile communicate to its current faculty — and two photographs of June. and staff and its alumni? That leering I soon found myself both a dinner at women is something to celebrate, guest and would-be customer, offered make light of and mourn when it is no some incredible buys on most any of longer possible? I hope in the future the Siberian Fur Corporation’s fantastic you will read all of your magazine with a collection. However, I was still a bachmore careful eye toward how you want elor on my first overseas assignment, the university to be represented and and the last thing I needed was a fur remembered. coat — although I did save their busiBelle Kenoyer, assistant director, ness card for several years, just in case.

Residential Life Thanks for bringing back good memories of an amazing lady.

Due to an editing error, we failed to Edmund Robert ’58, Fort Collins, Colo. make it clear that the sentiments about ATO came directly from an alumnus and not from UNH Magazine.

Particularly in class notes, we do our Correction best to allow our alumni to share their The information about the death of experiences and recollections without my wife, Barbara Ford Holden ’51, editorializing. We do apologize, howwas incorrect. She did not die in ever, for not providing a direct attribuManchester on November 1, 2015. tion for that particular caption.

Although we lived many different places during our 65 years together, she died in the same city she was born in 88 years earlier — Franklin, Beautiful Then & Now New Hampshire. The date was November 19, 2015. “ he Reluctant Beauty Queen” Walter Holden, ’49, ’51G, was a great story about an amazFranklin, N.H. ing subject, June Gong Chin

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Help At Their Fingertips New app provides assault support resources to campus communities

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app uses geospatial technology to provide information on nearby crisis centers, hospital and police, as well as campus resources. The app is available, free of charge, to all 26 New Hampshire colleges and

more alarming: the one that says approximately 20 percent of all female college students (and 5 percent of their male counterparts) are victims of campus sexual assault, or the one that indicates almost 95 percent of these assaults go unreported — by either the victims themselves or bystanders. “Most victims, if they tell anyone at all, will confide in a friend,” says Sharyn Potter, director of research at the UNH Prevention Innovations Research Center, “but then these friends do not know how to help their friends following the disclosure.”

Starting this fall, students, faculty and staff at colleges across New Hampshire will have instant access on their smartphones to geographically coordinated information and resources to help victims in the aftermath of an assault, thanks to a new app developed by a statewide collaboration under the leadership of Prevention Innovations.

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The idea for the app came out of a conversation Potter had last year with a retired New Hampshire state trooper, who lamented that while the state offered a wide array of resources to sexual assault victims and their supporters, it was difficult to get these resources into the hands of a distressed 19- or 20-year-old student.

What is in virtually every college student’s hands, of course, is a cell phone, and Potter and Prevention Innovations director of practice Jane Stapleton turned to the UNH Manchester STEM Discovery Lab to develop the application. In May, Prevention Innovations was awarded $25,000 from the Entrepreneurial Fund of NH to finalize the development of uSafeNH. Stapleton says it’s Prevention Innovations’ goal to “put this app in the hands of 170,000 New Hampshire college students, their friends and their families.” A companion website will be available also. ²

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▼ IN COMMAND: Gen. Lori Robinson, commander Pacific Air Forces, visited Australian Air Force bases and units from March 7 to 17.

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Earlier this year, U.S. Air Force Gen. Lori Robinson ’81 pretty much gained that status when she took over as head of U.S. Northern Command, established after the Sept. 11 attacks, and became the first woman to lead a major combatant command in the history of the U.S. Armed Forces and the highest-ranking female general in U.S. history. Not long after she was nominated, TIME included her in its list of this year’s 100 most influential people. In the magazine piece, the combatant command position was called “the ultimate job…the pointy tip of the spear.”

That isn’t exactly where Robinson imagined she’d end up when she was at UNH majoring in English. She thought she’d go into teaching. Instead, after graduation, she joined UNH’s ROTC program, thinking she would “do the Air Force” for a few years while she figured things out.

Before she had decided on UNH, her father, retired Air Force Col. George Howard ’57, had suggested she attend the U.S. Air Force Academy. “I said ‘Are you out of your mind? I’ve been doing the Air Force for 18 years. I want something else,” Robinson recalls. Born in Texas, she had started school in France and then moved to England — not the last of the places the family lived while her father was on active duty. “Thirty-two years later, here I am.”

Howard, who lives in Glen, New Hampshire, where he was born, makes little of the fact that his daughter is one of only two active female four-star generals in the Air Force, and the first woman to head a combatant command. He thinks Robinson does, as well.

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Northern Command, or NORTHCOM, is responsible for defending the U.S. homeland and surrounding region.

It also oversees the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD. As the head of NORTHCOM, Robinson will be the top general overseeing military activities in North America.

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commander for U.S. Pacific Command and executive director of Pacific air combat operations staff at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

“I am conscious of being a role model as the first woman to hold some of these positions,” says Robinson. “I like to think I’ve gotten the jobs because people felt I was the most competent person for the job and I just happen to be a woman.”

Not surprisingly, she regards her new command as an honor. At the May 13 ceremony that put her in charge of NORTHCOM, she said, “I can’t think of a more sacred responsibility than defense of the homeland. And to be able to do that and be in this level of command is unbelievable.”

Howard and other family members flew to Colorado to

be part of the historic change of command ceremony. “We all take pride in what she does and what she stands for,” he says. He isn’t the only retired Air Force officer in Robinson’s life. Her husband, David A. Robinson, a former fighter pilot, was a two-star general.

“There was a time when I didn’t really understand what it meant to be part of something bigger than one’s self. Now I see how it can make a difference,” Robinson says. “It can really become your passion.”

Her other passion, according to her father, is her family.

“Her family is one of her bottom lines,” Howard says, adding that he Face Times with Robinson weekly. “I spent a year in Thailand and we wrote letters. This is so much better.” ² Fall 2016

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One Hundred and Fifty Remarkable Wildcats

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One hundred and fifty years ago, on July 7, 1866, New Hampshire Governor Frederick Smyth signed an act creating the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts, the earliest incarnation of the University of New Hampshire. It was just four years after President Abraham Lincoln had signed into law the Morrill Act, which called for the federal government to provide each state with a grant of land that could be sold “for the endowment, support and maintenance of at least one college” — and fully a decade after Durham farmer Benjamin Thompson had written his will to provide for the same.

The college’s first graduates were farmers, three young men who earned their degrees in 1871 and more than likely returned home to apply the practical science they had learned to their families’ land and livestock. The first two female students enrolled in 1890, and when the college moved to Durham in 1893 there were 10 women among the class of 51 first-year students, who were joined by 13 upperclassmen completing their degrees.

Over the course of 150 years, UNH has educated some 165,000 students, men and women from every walk of life and every corner of the globe. Our students have become scholars and humanitarians and visionaries. They’ve led companies and countries; they’ve walked in outer space and plumbed the deepest depths of the ocean. They’ve won Pulitzer Prizes and Academy Awards, Stanley Cup titles and Super Bowl rings. For the astonishing range of their achievements, they’ve shared one common, essential factor: UNH was the place that set them on their path.

165,000 alumni. 165,000 farmers and inventors, doctors and lawyers, professors and public servants and actors and activists. It would be impossible to take the full measure of them all. In honor of UNH’s 150th anniversary, we’ve instead chosen 150 individuals that represent the breadth and depth of what it means to be a Wildcat: undergrads, graduate students and a couple of nongrads, faculty members, coaches and staff. While there are sure to be some names and achievements you recognize, hopefully, there are a few surprises as well. From a first baseman from the Brooklyn Dodgers back when they were the Brooklyn Dodgers to the historian behind one of the most frequently cited — and misattributed — modern feminist quotes, read on to learn a little more about 150 individuals with whom you share the special experience of being a Wildcat.

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Del Bissonette ’19: first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

William Andberg ’34: set more than 30 national running records in his 60s and won a place on the US Masters cross country ski team in his 70s.

Ed Blood ’35: UNH ski team captain and ski jumper, competed in 1932 and 1936 Olympics.

Dover native and Wildcat defensive back Chip Kelly ’90 rose to coaching fame as the head coach of the University of Oregon Ducks, spent three years with the Philadelphia Eagles and is currently head coach for the San Francisco 49ers.

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So-called “Barefoot Boy” pole vaulter Richmond “Boo” Morcom ’47 competed in the 1948 Olympics, demonstrating his trademark one-shoeoff style. He later became something of a celebrity pole vaulter, appearing on the Bob Hope show with the likes of Jesse Owens, Wilt Chamberlin and Jackie Robinson.

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Famed MLB catcher and Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk ’69 came to UNH on a basketball scholarship and played on both the basketball and baseball teams. Drafted by the Red Sox, he left partway through his sophomore year.

Carol Skricki ’84: rower, competed in double sculls at the 2000 Olympics.

Judy White Currier ’84: became the first N.H. woman to complete the 1,161-mile Iditarod, in 1999.

Joanne Duffley Dow ’86: Olympic racewalker and U.S. recordholder.

Rod Blackburn ’61: first UNH hockey player to be named a firstteam All American.

Rick Schavone ’71: Stanford University diving coach and diving coach for the 2012 Olympics.

Dave Lumley ’77: Two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Edmonton Oilers.

Bruce Huther ’78: NFL player and member of the Dallas Cowboys team that won Super Bowl XII. Ralph Cox ’79; the last player to be cut from Lake Placid Olympics “Miracle on Ice” gold medal team in 1980.

Katey Stone ’89: head coach for the 2014 Olympic women’s ice hockey team.

Another two-sport athlete, Rod Langway ’79 played both football and hockey at UNH. The Hockey Hall of Famer left after his sophomore season and a year later won the Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens.

Dean Potter ’90: internationally known rock climber and BASE jumper.

Patrick Weaver ’93: Nordic skier, competed in the 1998 and 2002 Olympics.

Karin Bye ’93, Sue Merz ’94 and Tricia Dunn ‘96: members of the 2002 women’s Olympic hockey team.

Bye captained the team, which won Olympic gold.

Jason Krog ’99: Winner of the 1999 Hobey Baker Award, given to the country’s top collegiate hockey player.

Bryan Muir ’95: Won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado Avalanche in 2001.

Dan Kreider ’99: starting fullback and Super Bowl XL winner with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Corey Graham ’07: earned a Super Bowl ring with the Baltimore Ravens in 2013.

Alpine monoskier Laurie Stephens ’07 has never let spina bifida keep her off the slopes. Introduced to adaptive skiing at the age of 12, she went on to earn two gold medals at the Torino 2006 Paralympic Games and a silver in Vancouver in 2010.

Robel Teklemariam ’97: Nordic skier and sole athlete to represent Ethiopia at the Winter Olympics in 1998 and 2002.

Brandy Fisher ’98: first-ever winner of the Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award, awarded to the top female hockey player in the NCAA.

Tyler Walker ’08: Paralympic monoskier and gold medalist.

Kacey Bellamy ’09: member of the 2014 Winter Olympic women’s ice hockey team.

In October 1993, Erin Whitten ’93 became the first female goalie to to win a professional men’s hockey game.

Playing for the East Coast Hockey League’s Toledo Storm, she beat Dayton 6-5. With USA Hockey (women’s), she was also the starting goalie for the 1994 World Championships.

Taylor Chace ’10: sled hockey Paralympic medalist.

Chad Kackert ’10: MVP of the Canadian Football League’s 100th Gray Cup, November 2012.

Jared Smith ’13: member of the Seattle Seahawks team that won Super Bowl XLVIII.

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Pathbreakers In 1856, never-married Durham farmer and businessman Benjamin Thompson wrote his will, leaving the state of New Hampshire the 253 acres that form the core of UNH’s Durham campus.

Asa Smith: the first president of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts (NHCAMA), 1868.

Ezekiel Webster Dimond was hired in 1868 as NHCAMA’s first professor, teaching general and agricultural chemistry. Durham’s Dimond Library is named in his honor.

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William Preston Ballard, Lewis Perkins and Charles Henry Sanders: NHCAMA’s first graduates, 1871.

Belezar Ruevsky: UNH’s first known international student, 1886.

Mary Bailey: first May Queen, 1920.

Charles Clark: awarded the university’s first PhD, in botany, 1896.

Lawrence Jensen: first “mayor,” 1926 (UNH mayoralities continued until 1966).

Caroline Black: first female professor, botany, 1911.

Margaret DeMeritt: first woman to earn a graduate degree, 1912.

From 1980– 83, Evelyn Handler served as UNH’s fourteenth president — and its first female leader.

Handler was also the first woman in the country to be named president of a publicly supported land grant university.

Thanks to a Student Christian Association effort led by Judy Austin Rantala ’44, in 1943, Toshiko Baba Yoneji became the first of three Japanese American citizens detained during World War II to be relocated to UNH to earn their undergraduate degrees.

On May 26, 1926, Portsmouth’s Elizabeth Ann Virgil ’26 became the first African American to graduate from UNH. Virgil’s portrait today greets students near the entrance to Dimond Library.

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In 2002, Moses Ajou and John Akok became the first two of five of Sudan’s “Lost Boys” to attend a full-time residential college by enrolling at UNH. They were joined by Abraham Piol, Jacob Mabil and Peter Guagui in spring 2003, thanks in part to the university’s “Lost Boys of Sudan Scholarship Fund.”

Lucy Swallow (pictured) and Delia Brown became the first female students to enroll in NHCAMA’s two-year degree program, in 1890. From Hollis and Hanover, NH, respectively, they chose not to continue when the college moved to Durham.

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Artists & Celeb

Robert Bruce ’45: earned a Pulitzer Prize for history in 1988.

Natalie Jacobson ’65: Boston-area news anchor.

Donald Murray ’48: longtime UNH writing instructor and winner of a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

Richard Whitney ’68: nationally recognized portrait artist.

It was 1974 when Thomas Williams ’50 won the National Book Award for fiction for The Hair of Harold Roux, but more than 40 years later, it’s still on the mind of some well-known writers.

In a June interview with Rolling Stone, Stephen King called it his favorite book: “I’ve read it four or five times. … I love it because it tells the truth as I understand it about what it is to be a writer.”

John Irving ’65: American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.

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Michael Ontkean ’70: actor best known for his role in the hockey movie “Slapshot.”

James Aponovich ’71: painter.

Alongside her husband Barney, Betty Hill ’58 gained notoriety as the “first lady of flying saucers.”

Never substantiated, the Hills’ 1961 claim of alien abduction outside remote Lancaster, New Hampshire, was the first nationally publicized report of extraterrestrial abduction.

Peter Jurasik ’72: actor, “Hill Street Blues.”

Ursula Hegi ’78, ‘79G: writer and Oprah’s book club pick for Stones from the River.

Lynn Tuohy ’77: journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner, reporting, 1999.

Steve Bramson ’78: Hollywood music composer.

He never took an engineering course, but sculptor Arthur Ganson ’78 spent four years as artist-in-residence in the mechanical engineering department at MIT. Today, Ganson’s kinetic sculptures and Rube-Goldberg machines are found at science museums and art galleries around the world, including the MIT Museum.

Alice McDermott ’78G: writer who earned a National Book Award for Charming Billy in 1998.

Michael Kelly ’79: first journalist to be killed while covering Iraq invasion, 2003.

Richard Lederer ’80G: author, speaker, teacher and self-described “verbivore” with multiple books on the English language.

Barbara Walsh ’81: earned a 1988 Pulitzer for her newswriting about the Massachusetts prison system.

Andy Brickley ’82: former hockey player and Boston Bruins announcer.

Jackie MacMullan ’82: basketball sportswriter who’s co-written books with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal.

Court Crandall ’87: screenwriter best known for the Will Ferrell comedy “Old School.”

Mike O’Malley ’88: Emmynominated actor and playwright.

Susan Blanchard Ryan ’89: star of the 2003 psychological horror drama “Open Water.”

Tim Janis ’91: music composer who has collaborated with Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Ray Charles and Andre Previn.

Jennifer Lee ’92: screenwriter and filmmaker who won a 2014 Academy Award for “Frozen.”

Kevin Sullivan ’81: winner of a 2003 Pulitzer Prize for International reporting for a series on the Mexican prison system.

Mark Olsen ’81: 2003 Pulitzer Prize winner for photojournalism.

Chip Rogers ’83: Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

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Faculty / Staff / Oren “Dad” Henderson: university registrar from 1914 to 1939. The 64bell T Hall carillon was installed and dedicated in his honor in 1952.

Charles Holmes Pettee: “Pa Pet” was hired in 1876 as NHCAMA’s first dean and served the college for 62 years until his death in 1938.

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C. Floyd Jackson: UNH’s first marine scientist and founder of the Zoological Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, 1908.

Eric Huddleston: the university’s first campus architect, 1914.

In 1906, chemistry professor Charles James devised a novel fractional crystallization technique for separating rare earth elements.

While James Hall bears his name, it’s Conant Hall, where his laboratory was and his work was undertaken, that was awarded national historic landmark status by the American Chemical Society in 1999.

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Who coined the phrase “Well behaved women seldom make history”?: ❍ Elenor Roosevelt ❍ Gloria Steinem ❍ Marilyn Monroe ❍ None of the above

Ed and Mary Scheier: famed potters and pottery teachers, 1940.

Nancy Kinner ’80G, ’83G: UNH professor and international oil spill authority.

Charlie Holt: won 347 games as UNH men’s hockey head coach from 1968-1986 and is one of only three coaches to be a three-time recipient of the National Coach of the Year award.

Clark Terry: jazz musician and beloved adjunct member of the UNH music department, 1988.

Joelle Ruby Ryan ’96, ’02G: women’s studies professor and transgender educator.

Murray Straus: sociology prof’s research on family violence and corporal punishment changed theories on childhood discipline nationally, 1968.

Kevin Short: a mathematician, won a 2008 Grammy award for his restoration of a 1949 Woody Guthrie recording.

Charles Simic: Pulitzer Prizewinning poet and U.S. Poet Laureate, 1973.

Yitang “Tom” Zhang: published a proof of the twin prime theory, one of mathematics’ oldest questions, in 2013, for which he received a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” in 2014.

Marisa Didio ’78: Women’s lacrosse coach and the first and only coach to lead a UNH team to a NCAAsponsored championship, in 1985.

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If you said Laurel Ulrich ’80G, you’re correct—the historian and Harvard professor used the phrase in a paper she wrote during her UNH doctoral research in 1976. The oft-misattributed quote is a staple on everything from bumper stickers to t-shirts to coffee mugs.

Jochen Heisenberg, physicist and son of the German scientist who developed physic’s Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, 1978.

William “Butch” Cowell: first football coach and athletic director, 1915.

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Psychology professor John “Jack” Mayer and Peter Salovey published what is largely considered the seminal publication on emotional intelligence, or “EQ,” in 1990. More recently, Mayer has advanced the theory of personal intelligence, a broader tool individuals use to understand their personality and the personalities of the people around them.

The namesake behind Kingsbury Hall as well as the building’s “Albert’s” café, Albert Kingsbury taught mechanical engineering at UNH from 1889-1899.

Internationally recognized as an expert on lubrication, he invented an air-lubricated thrust bearing during his years at UNH that was widely used in ships and large generators around the world.

Mathematician Ken Appel did his bestknown work before he came to UNH. In 1977, he and fellow mathematician Wolfgang Haken published the so-called four-color map proof, which empirically demonstrates that any map of any state or country can be drawn using just four colors, without any entity being the same color as any of its neighbors.

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We want to hear from you!

Continuing the celebration of UNH’s 150th birthday, our next (late fall/early winter) issue will highlight 150 quintessential UNH moments, and our spring issue will feature 150 UNH memories. Have something to share?

We would love to hear from you! Send your moment, memory or other short vignette to alumni.editor@unh.edu or to UNH Magazine, 15 Strafford Ave. #214B, Durham, NH 03824

C. Peter Magrath ’55: provost and president of multiple universities and namesake of the national C. Peter Magrath Community Engagement Award.

Paul Anderson ‘63G: former chief executive officer of pharmaceutical company Merck.

Dot Sheehan ’71: founded UNHbased Operation Hat Trick, now a 300-plus team national program.

Art Vailas ’73: president of the University of Idaho.

Lee Morin ’74: NASA astronaut.

Robert Caret ’74: chancellor of the University of Maryland system.

John LaMattina ’75: former president of biopharmaceutical giant Pfizer, Inc. Richard Linnehan ’80: NASA astronaut who did several space walks to repair the Hubble Telescope in 2002.

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It was the end of his freshman year when Alex Fried ’13 first noticed the campus Dumpsters loaded with discarded furniture and dorm items.

Struck by the waste, he co-founded Trash 2 Treasure to resell useable goods and keep them out of local landfills. Today, Fried is the executive director of the Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN), a national nonprofit to help other campuses implement similar salvage programs.

After earning a degree in microbiology, Pam Low ’51 went to work at Arthur D. Little in Cambridge, Mass., where she developed the flavor coating for Cap’n Crunch cereal. The popular flavor was inspired by the butter and brown sugar sauce Low’s grandmother used to pour over rice.

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Businesspe Philanthro Charles Hood ’80: only member of class of 1880 and UNH’s first major donor.

chicken breeders who today figure among the university’s best known and most generous benefactors.

While not himself an alumnus, in 1897, Durham resident Hamilton Smith became one of UNH’s most influential supporters. With a gift of $10,000, he established the Valentine Smith scholarship, the first available to both New Hampshire residents and out-of-state students.

Mel Rines ’47: one of the founding members of the UNH Foundation and the generous benefactor behind multiple gifts, including the university’s first student-run angel investment fund.

Oliver ’21, Austin ’25 and Leslie ’27 Hubbard: New Hampshire

Richard Valle ’54: president and CEO of the national Valle’s Steakhouse chain.

Marcy Carsey ’66: acclaimed television producer and donor behind UNH’s second largest gift, $20 million to establish the Carsey School of Public Policy.

Peter Paul ’67: an investor, businessman and UNH benefactor, whose $25 million gift established the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics.

As the son of Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, Norbu Tenzing Norgay ’86 spent much of his early life known for his famous father, who accompanied Sir Edmund Hillary on the first successful summit of Mt. Everest in 1953. Today, Norgay uses his famous name to protect the mountain his father conquered: he’s a vice president with the American Himalayan Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping the people and ecology of the Himalaya.

Vaira Zervins Paegle ‘67G: member of Latvian parliament and People’s Party candidate for president.

As a senior, former Chicago Bears cornerback Jerry Azumah ’99 set all sorts of gridiron records at UNH. His record-setting ways didn’t stop with graduation; in 2003, at the age of 25, the Walter Peyton Award winner became the youngest alum to make a $100,000 gift to his alma mater.

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James Thomson ’67: chief executive officer of public policy think-tank RAND.

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eople & opists John Lynch ’74: Governor of New Hampshire from 2005–2013.

William Gardner ’70: N.H.’s secretary of state since 1976 and the longest-serving secretary of state in the U.S.

Donna Lynne ’74: Current lieutenant governor of Colorado.

David Cote ’76: Chairman and CEO of Honeywell International, Inc.

Kate Kohler Paige ’70: The secondhighest ranking female officer in the Navy under President George H.W. Bush.

Euripides Evriviades ’76: Cyprus ambassador to the U.S., Libya, Russia, Germany, Israel and the Netherlands.

Tansu Ciller ‘70G: Prime Minister of Turkey from 1993–1996.

Gary Destefano ’78: president of global business operations for Nike.

Daniel Mariaschin ’71: executive vice president, B’nai Brith International.

Ron Noble ’79: Head of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) from 2000–2014.

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Lori Robinson ’81: First female officer to head up a global war command.

Colleen Ryan ’82: former commander of Wright-Patterson Air Force and current president of Vectren Ohio Energy Delivery.

Jonathan King ’87: co-owner of Stonewall Kitchen.

David Hallal ’88: CEO of Alexion Pharmaceuticals UNH parent Dana Hamel has been one of the university’s most generous supporters, establishing the Hamel Scholars and Scholarships Program in 2008 to keep one of the state’s most valuable resources — its top young minds — in the Granite State.

He’s also the force behind the Hamel Center for Undergraduate Research and a wide range of other initiatives.

Shawn Gorman ’89: chairman of the board, LL Bean.

Dawn Zimmer ’90: current mayor of Hoboken , N.J. Ryan Pitts ’13: 2014 recipient of the Medal of Honor.

Regarded as one of the most influential women in marketing, media and technology, Anne Finucane ’74 is vice chairman at Bank of America and a member of the company’s executive management team. In 2013, she was named “advertising woman of the year” by Advertising Women of New York, and American Banker magazine annually names her one of the “25 Most Powerful Women in Banking.”

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Steve Merrill ’69: Governor of New Hampshire from 1993–1997.

UNH’s first Medal of Honor recipient was Air Force captain Harl Pease Jr, ’39, for whom Newington’s Pease Air Base is named. A fighter pilot during World War II, he was shot down over Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, in 1942 and held for four years before being executed. His medal was awarded posthumously by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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BY KIMBERLY SWICK SLOVER

The Mysterious Gifts of

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or many who frequented Dimond Library in the past few decades, the short balding man who stood outside the entrance — always smoking a pipe, dressed in a ragged sweater vest and blazer, and pacing — was a curious and familiar figure. Some wondered if he was a homeless person. Others knew his name, however, or that he was an alumnus, or that he had worked as a library cataloguer for the last half-century. But no one suspected that this hunched, bespectacled man — Robert “Bob” Morin '63 — was quietly amassing a $4 million estate that he would leave to UNH after his death in March 2015 at age 77.

IT’S A SMALL WORLD Within the Dimond Library community, many people saw Morin daily — in the staff lounge, where he grabbed Fritos and a Coke for breakfast every morning, or when he stopped by the circulation or reference desks, pipe in hand, to joke with staff or sing a little song on his way out for a smoke.

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Despite his solitary role, Morin had many acquaintances, mostly women, who liked and cared about him.

Library services technician Sarah Stinson met Morin on her first day of work in July 2006, when he appeared at the circulation desk, leaned in and growled, “Who are you?”

“I shot back, ‘Who are you?’ and we struck up this quirky friendship,” Stinson recalls. She began inviting Morin to lunch and for outings on campus. She would pepper Morin with questions and discovered he was a great conversationalist with a keen intellect and astounding retention rate.

“I loved talking to him. He knew a lot about music and history and had all kinds of facts and data on hand. He could speak to almost any topic,” she says. “He was willing to be silly and funny, and he told these ridiculous and absurd canned jokes, but he was also really intellectual.”

Morin seemed like a well-traveled person because he was so well read, but Stinson was stunned to learn how few places he’d been to on campus — even as a student — and that he’d taken just one road trip and one flight in his life. Morin went from point A to point B, she says, and limited travel to his daily commute between his home in Dover and UNH. By choice Morin lived alone and simply, with no apparent need of creature comforts or visitors. He warmed up frozen dinners in a microwave every night and hadn’t been to see a doctor or dentist, or bought new clothing, in decades.

Stinson found that people reacted to Morin by either keeping their distance from or adopting him.

“For me and a few others, there was a sense of protectiveness for Bob. He was just very innocent and not good at the practical things that life requires of you,” she says, “but in other ways he was a total Zen master.”

In time, Stinson learned how Morin spent his hours outside of work. From 1979 to 1997 he had watched an average of four films a night — an obsession that ended abruptly when his television broke. By that time he had seen some 22,000 videos. Rather than repair or buy a new TV, he launched another epic project, setting out to read, in chronological order, every book published in the U.S. from 1930 to 1940, excluding children’s books, textbooks and books about cooking

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and technology. It was a project that required hundreds, if not thousands, of interlibrary loans and continued until his death, at which point he had reached 1938, the year of his birth.

PAST IS PROLOGUE Morin was born in Nashua, N.H., in January 1938 to French-Canadian parents who worked in the mills and never owned a car or their own home. He was afflicted with a spinal curvature at birth that would make him appear smaller than his full adult height of 5’3” and with a club foot that noticeably affected his gait.

The eldest of three brothers, Morin attended Nashua schools and was the only son to attend college. He was described in his high school yearbook as an “excellent student” with “tremendous French pronunciation” and a “gigantic stamp collection.”

As a graduation present, Morin’s parents gave him a record player, and he soon bought a classical music album that began his lifelong passion for the genre.

After he left for college, his parents divorced, and he became estranged from his father and brothers.

Morin attended UNH from 1955 to 1963, with a major in English. He supported himself and had to

interrupt his studies repeatedly to work in Nashua mills and earn more money for college expenses. Eventually, he found a part-time job at Dimond Library that he enjoyed so much he went on to earn a master’s degree in library science at Simmons College. In 1965 Morin returned to the library for a full-time job as a cataloguer, which suited him so well that he never intended to retire.

On the day before her own retirement from a 51-year career at UNH, reference librarian Debbie Watson ’63 spoke of her early days, in the mid-1960s, when she worked alongside Morin as a cataloguer. They spent their days examining and recording the descriptions and codes of new media, mostly books back then, on tiny catalog cards.

“Our whole purpose was to make these resources accessible to the public,” Watson says. “Bob was excellent at it. He was detail oriented and had broad general knowledge, which is essential for that job.”

Watson was one of the few who perhaps had an inkling of the fortune Morin would eventually leave the university.

“Bob was one of the most frugal people I’ve ever known. I was flummoxed one day when I saw he had a whole drawer full of uncashed paychecks,” she says.

“He didn’t need money. He never bought anything!”

A JOY TO WORK WITH Bethany Wakeman Henry ’10 met Morin while a workstudy student in the library’s technology services.

Morin worked with special acquisitions, and anything unusual or difficult to catalogue — whether films, foreign books, music or musical scores — landed on his desk. He would tell Henry about the fascinating foreign literature he was recording or read her the news from 100-year-old newspapers.

“Working with Bob was a joy,” Henry says. “He’d make up nicknames for me by mispronouncing my name, and I’d get him to laugh by creating ridiculous puns. Every conversation could go in any direction.

Bob’s mind was as sharp as they come, but he saw no need to concern himself with politics or making changes in his life or worrying about the future.”

On a whim one day, Henry asked Morin if she could take him shopping for new clothes. She knew he didn’t like to drive to new places. Before long they were wandering around the men’s department at Macy’s, picking out clothes with the help of a salesperson.

“I was a bit of a bully,” Henry admits. “Bob kept saying, ‘That should do it!’ but I’d tell him he probably needed more shirts and a tie.”

Although Morin spent several hundred dollars on a suit, fancy shirts and ties and a plush bathrobe, he continued to appear in his threadbare, mismatched outfits at work until Henry gave him a reason to put on his new suit: She began inviting him to join her family for holiday dinners. Through her student years and beyond, Henry would pick Morin up and bring him to her family home for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. He would settle in at their table, often next to Henry’s grandfather, and add his jokes and trivia to the family banter.

“I believe he enjoyed being pulled into the family,” Henry says. “He even braved driving to a new place to attend my wedding. After my daughter was born, he became an expert in baby-language.”

THE UNLIKELY MILLIONAIRE Ed Mullen ’62 was an insurance agent for MassMutual Financial Group when he first met Morin in 1971. At the time Morin owned a small life insurance policy with MassMutual for the benefit of his mother. Morin was then earning $9,000 a year.

In his role as a financial advisor, Mullen became more involved with Morin over the years and learned that he had accumulated substantial amounts of money in his checking account, low-interest CDs and savings. (At one point, Morin had more than $100,000 in his checking account.) Mullen advised him to put his money in more diversified investments and in other insurance and annuity products to improve his rate of return.

“Bob didn’t spend much money on himself and drove an old Plymouth, and when that died, he bought a Honda Civic with over 100,000 miles,” Mullen says.

When Morin’s mother died in 2004, he told Mullen that he wished to make the university the sole beneficiary of his estate. Mullen introduced to him to an attorney who helped him create his will. Over his career, Morin invested much of his salary and purchased a generous life insurance policy for the benefit of the university. He was able to maximize his salary contributions to his retirement account, which combined with the university’s contributions, was worth approximately $1.5 million at the time of his death.

“Bob was adamant that he did not want to designate where the money would be spent,” Mullen says, “although he did dedicate $100,000 to the library where he worked for so many years.”

On a snowy morning in January 2014, colleagues arrived at UNH to find Morin slumped over his desk, still wearing his winter coat. Stinson helped him to get home, and the next day she took him to his doctor, who directed the pair to the emergency room at WentworthDouglass Hospital in Dover. Tests revealed colon cancer, complicated by severe anemia and dehydration. Morin soon had surgery to remove a tumor, but remained too

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A RARE GIFT sick to ever return home or to work.

Morin moved to Spruce Woods, a local assisted-living center, where he soon charmed the nurses with his sense of humor and positive spirit.

At times he seemed overwhelmed by his sudden immersion in the medical world, but Stinson says he never complained and was “all in” for chemotherapy.

During his 15 months at Spruce Woods, Morin was visited by his library colleagues and found time for one more epic project. He started watching football games on TV and mastered the rules and names of the players and teams. As was his way, Morin made a study of it and didn’t root for any particular team.

“Bob was totally accepting of what was happening to him. He never complained,” Stinson says.

“His health declined quickly, but he flirted with every nurse he crossed paths with and was joking up to the very end.”

In Morin’s final days Stinson found it hard to see him so weak and vulnerable. She asked him how he felt, as she often had in the past, and only then did he give her an answer: “You can get used to anything, kid.”

Despite his brilliant mind, Morin chose to live a spartan and solitary life, detached from his family and his past. Yet he loved his job and the library environment he worked in and enjoyed his rituals of daily banter with his colleagues.

The select few Morin counted as his friends embraced his eccentricities and pushed through his boundaries to know him better. In return, they gained access to some of the hidden landscapes of his mind, where he was confident, well-travelled and content. They felt privileged to be his friends.

Morin never told anyone why he chose to leave his entire estate to UNH, but perhaps his final gift was his way of expressing gratitude for an education and career that cultivated his passion for learning and connected him to a place he was proud of and people who cared about him.

“I miss Bob,” Stinson says. “He was a true original.” ²

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obert Morin’s $4-million mostly unrestricted bequest enables UNH President Mark Huddleston to respond to the university’s highest current priorities.

The majority of Morin’s gift, $2.5 million, will help to launch an expanded and centrally located career center for UNH students and alumni. Hood House, the center’s current location, will be completely renovated to accommodate new staff members and expand programs and services.

Another $1 million of Morin’s gift will support the new electronic video scoreboard for the new UNH Wildcat Stadium.

The $100,000 gift that Morin dedicated to Dimond Library will provide scholarships for work-study students and support staff who continue their studies in library science. This gift will also be used to renovate and upgrade the technology of one of the library’s multimedia rooms.

“Unrestricted gifts give the university the ability to use the funds for our highest priorities and emerging opportunities,” says Debbie Dutton, president of the UNH Foundation. “This is an extraordinary gift that comes at a critical time for launching a number of initiatives that are only able to move forward because of Bob’s generosity.”

Theresa Curry, senior director of gift planning for the UNH Foundation, says Morin’s gift is highly unusual, both because he was so frugal and made smart investments and because he chose to leave so much of it unrestricted.

Morin’s gift, like he himself, is one of a kind.

“Bob was proud that he could make such an extraordinary gift,” Curry says, “as he should be.”

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Class Notes Longtime Class of 1940 secretary Dan Sweet passed away on June 8, 2016, just days shy of his 99th birthday. One of UNH Magazine’s longest standing and most faithful contributors, Sweet thought of his column and his classmates even in his last few hours, dictating the above to son David Sweet ’64 shortly before his death. His good cheer and his class letters, always signed off with “age ____ — and holding!” will be missed.

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(Eleanor) Gould Bryant, 56A Blossomcrest Road, Lexington, MA 02421; bryantnab@yahoo.com; (781) 863-5537

Harold A. Webster would like to organize a 75th reunion for our class during UNH homecoming weekend, September 30 to October 1. Harold’s proposing a luncheon or dinner get-together. Dorothy Brewster Bloom of Rye has expressed interest. Please contact me if you’d like to attend! Sadly, I’ve received word about the passing of these classmates: George Eckman died on June 28 in Manchester. He served in the Army in North Africa during World War II. George worked as a plant engineer and later founded Reeds Ferry Lumber. He volunteered in several organizations.

George was predeceased by his wife Gwendolyn and a son and is survived by two sons, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Guy E. Alexander passed away on March 8 in Sunapee. He served as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater in World War II. Guy ran the Geo. E. Alexander & Son Company, which made wooden rakes and crutches. He was a pilot and was active in many civic organizations.

Guy was predeceased by his wife Elizabeth and a daughter and is survived by three children, six grandchildren

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and one great-grandchild. Alden Eugene Fox of Dracut, MA, died on October 28, 2015. He served as an second lieutenant in the Army during World War II. Alden’s career was in aviation engineering and building administration. He was a pilot, sailor and active volunteer. Alden was predeceased by his wife Esther Peaslee ’43 and is survived by six children, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. ◆

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Mary Louise Hancock

33 Washington St. Concord, NH 03301 mlhdeerisland@gmail.com

To alumni everywhere, greetings from New Hampshire, which for the past year has been a scene of political activity. Candidates have flocked to homes, town halls, auditoriums and street corners to convey their messages in hopes of being elected to office. Some of you have asked about our class’s survivors. With the very capable help of Christine Carbone at UNH, we may be able to give you an answer soon. We received a very nice letter from Betty Richardson, the widow of classmate Donald Richardson, who died on May 13 of this year. Betty related how much Don loved his years in Durham. In later years he attended reunions and looked forward to news of classmates as reported in UNH Magazine. Don studied engineering and, after graduation, got his MS degree at Brooklyn Polytechnical Institute. He worked for many years in the aircraft industry, taught at Waterbury State Tech and wrote a textbook on electrical engineering. He was also active in community affairs. He is survived by his widow Betty and two sons, both of whom attended UNH. Let me hear from you, and be of good cheer. ◆

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Elizabeth M. Shea

P.O. Box 1975 Exeter, NH 03833

Writing on Memorial Weekend, I ask that you join in celebration of the lives of the following seven special classmates. Phyllis Robinson Heronemus, 89, passed away on February 22 at her Applewood, Amherst, MA, home.

Growing up in Manchester, NH, she spent summers at Camp Waukeela and New Castle. At UNH, she was a Chi Omega and later married William E. Heronemus, who predeceased her in 2002. James Emerson Steele, 94, died on November 13, 2015, in Biddeford, ME. He attended UNH for one year before being called to serve his country in World War II. He is survived by his wife, children and their families. After nearly 50 years of residence in Charlotte, NC, Steven G. Haynes, 82, died on July 8, 2008. He was a manufacturer’s representative

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in the commercial plumbing industry. After retirement, he became a substitute teacher for CMS. He served in prison ministries with St. Giles Presbyterian Church and the prayer ministry at Forest Hill Presbyterian Church.

Steve is survived by his wife of 32 years, Libby Pittard Haynes, three daughters and their families as well as nine grandchildren. Roger C. McPherson, PE, LCDR (USNR, Ret) of Rochester, NY, died March 3 at the age of 92. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Carmel Gomes, a daughter, two sons and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Roger was a graduate of USMMA Kings Point and UNH. A member of ASCE, he retired as the director of water for the city of Rochester.

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degree in economics from UNH, where he was an active member of Alpha Tau Omega. During WWII he served as a U.S. Navy pilot in photographic intelligence, Pacific Theater. Predeceased by his wife Virginia Armstrong Bryan, he is survived by his wife Ruth Megantz Bryan, a son, two daughters and seven grandchildren. Retired Unit Force Col. Daniel E. McPherson, Jr., passed away at his San Diego, CA, home on February 27. Born and raised in Beverly, MA, he earned a BS in meteorology at UNH as well as graduate degrees from both George Washington University and the University of Southern California. His military career spanned 32 years. The devoted husband of the late O’Dell “Patsy” Smith for 42 years, he married Ana Babin of San Diego in 1988.

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five great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Donald Faunce Robinson, 89, of Exeter, NH, and formerly of Dalton, MA, passed away in his sleep on December 27, 2015. He attended Spaulding High School in Rochester, NH, and graduated from UNH with a degree in mechanical engineering. He served stateside with the Army during WWII and later had a long career with General Electric. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Pearl Walker, in 2003 and his son, Brian, in 2011. He is survived by his companion Joanne Campbell, his son and his wife of Seattle, WA, and his daughter and her daughters of the Boston, MA, area. Classmates, mark your calendars for September 30-October 2 — Homecoming Weekend — and Celebrate 150! See you on campus! ◆

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Found in the university archives. — 1948

Joan Boodey Lamson

51 Lamson Lane New London, NH 03257 unhjblamson@gmail.com

“When Books Went to War” by Mary Guptill Manning was the 2016 selection by the Concord Public Library for “Concord Reads,” an annual event where any Concord, NH, residents who like to read join Concord High School seniors in reading the same book and later meeting the author. Two days before the open meeting with Manning, a picture of Gordon “Mac” McKinnan ’48 reading a copy of “Look Homeward Angel” by Thomas Wolfe filled up half of the Concord Monitor’s front page.

This was the first novel in pocket size Mac found and read while an infantryman in Germany at the age of 18. It influenced him in changing from following an engineering career to becoming a newspaper writer and editor when he returned to UNH. All those born after World War II should read “When Books Went to War” so they can see what the United States was like at that time.

Book publishers invented the first “pocket books” to fit in uniform pockets and then sent them to our armed forces everywhere. The small books helped save the sanity of so many men, who read them everywhere — even in their foxholes on the front lines. Read “When Books Went to War,” and just maybe we Americans can again be united by kindness, not hate. The majority of our returning UNH World War II veterans graduated in the classes of 1947 through 1949, with many inter-class marriages, including mine! The three classes met for reunions together beginning in the 1948 class year until each of our class’s 50th reunions. I actually thought Mac graduated in 1949! I hope this brings back some memories of UNH and how thankful we were for the returning veterans. Kenneth Carpenter wrote to let us know about the passing of his wife, Pauline “Polly” Blair Carpenter, on December 29, 2015, and provided a brief obituary: “She was married in New Hampshire and spent a long life living in New York and more recently in Massachusetts. She enjoyed traveling with her husband of 61 years. She was the mother of two sons, Blair Carpenter of Dallas, TX, and Robert Carpenter of New York. She had four granddaughters. A long and busy life has suddenly been taken from me. She never complained — smiled through her last illness. She will be missed.” ◆

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Jack Smith

38 Drake Lane Scarborough, Maine 04107 jsmit26@aol.com

Thanks to all who responded to my 2016 Dues and News letter. News from our classmates is always welcome!

Anne Marie Long is looking forward to her annual trip to Groton, CT, spending a few months with her daughter and ending with a visit to the New Hampshire seacoast to see friends. Anne Marie, on behalf of the Class of 1950, thank you for serving as secretary for the past several years. This past winter, Valmore Langevin and his wife enjoyed a twelve-day cruise to the western Caribbean organized by their retirement community in Maryland. Len Emmond, MD, is presently on leave of absence from the Department of Disability and Pensions at the VA Hospital in Manchester, NH. Ever think of retiring, Len? Ferris Saad writes that the big news in December was his 90th birthday celebration arranged by his wife Ann and daughter at the Portsmouth Country Club (PCC). It seems more of us are reaching that milestone. Ferris plays golf every day at the PCC during the season. Must have a decent handicap. Courtney Alley, of Panora, IA, reports that a tornado demolished the family home. Fortunately, there were no injuries.

The Alleys have since rebuilt and moved into their new home. Wish you and your family well, Courtney. Roger Van de Meuleboecke and wife Anne enjoyed their trip skiing Dolomita Di Bienta, which is north of Lake Gardo in Italy. Bob Belford, remembering our days at the SAE house, spent two weeks in the South Pacific, a week on a cruise ship and a few days at the Continental Hotel on the island of Bara Bara in a thatched roof cottage with a glass floor over the water taking in the spectacular marine life below. Sounds exciting! And Betty Lamphier writes that earlier this year she, her two daughters and granddaughter had a great trip hiking the national monuments in southern Utah and then on to San Francisco to visit with friends. She still enjoys hiking the hills of New Hampshire and cross-country skiing in Vermont and stays in touch by phone with classmates Schultzie, Midge and Lee. Retired Col. Robert Jones is still playing golf during the winters in Florida and spends July and August in New Hampshire. The good life! He credits UNH for preparing him for a successful military career. On behalf of the entire class, a big thank-you to Roger Wood, who retired after serving decades as the class treasurer, a time-consuming job. Best to you and your spouse, Polly. This past spring, I sent a $5,000 check from the class treasury to the UNH Foundation to be added to the Class 1950 Endowed Scholarship.

I will report the 2016 student recipients in the next column. Be sure to join students, alumni and friends at Homecoming, September 30 to October 1, when UNH launches a celebration of 150 years of success with Celebrate 150: The Campaign for UNH. In ending, our sincere condolences and prayers are offered to the families of the classmates listed in the “In Memoriam” section of this magazine. ◆

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Anne Schultz Cotter

PO Box 33 Intervale, NH 03854 anne.cotter.nh@gmail.com

A word to the wise! If you grab a scrap of paper and send along some news when you respond to the UNH Foundation, they will mail it to me, and we will all be happy! Did you know that Pam Low created Cap’n Crunch cereal, left a sizeable endowment to provide three scholarships for students in clinical microbiology and that the national news on the New Year’s Day following her death listed her as outstanding for the previous year? As for me, I went to Connecticut for Christmas with my daughter’s family expecting to then take a trip to Colorado but ended up in a hospital bed with weekly follow-up visits there in Connecticut. My daughter Sauci is a good cook, party-thrower and gardener, works for Hartford Insurance and is also very musical and runs “open mic” gigs, so at least I got to be a barfly! I finally got back here to the Mount Washington Valley the last of April and am leaving for Colorado the first of July! The reading of obituaries is a sad time, but we should also be proud of our fallen classmates who have given so much to those around them, including family, schools, sports, town government, local clubs and fundraisers. Our class has lost the following members: Ted Whippie, George Motalous, Dick Welsh, Harry Karalis, Bob Travis, Joe Loch, Theo Tsacoumis, Mary Anne Mousher, Barbara Ford Holden, Dick Fowler, Ann Baldwin Coratta, Jackie Bastille, Gerry Boudreau, Bob Travis and Rusty Donavan Zeddis. If you’d like to join the Concord Lunch Bunch at The Red Blazer on October 13, contact Jan Anderson at (603) 228-1049 for a reservation and directions. Please send me your news. ◆

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Ruthie Maynard

723 Bent Lane Newark, DE 19711 DMayn32445@aol.com

Hi Mates! You’ll never guess what I found the other day!

I was trying to get rid of some things we’d had for years.

I found a large picture of our class’s 25th reunion! 1977: Yikes, were we ever young, and you were all so beautiful to my eyes! Wonderful memories. It is with sadness that I report the death of our classmates: Dr. Amos “Moose” Townsend died on February 21 of esophageal cancer after a brave two-year fight; Dr. Eugene Conrad died on August 2, 2015; Roger Hetherman died on November 2, 2015; Philip Ganem passed away on December 4, 2015; Anthony “Tony” Bahros died on December 14, 2015; Catherine “Kay” Kimball died on January 8; Barbara Janetos Johansen left us on January 20; and Guy Knight died on February 7. They are gone but not forgotten. William P. Adams writes, “Louise and I are active in our community in California.

My back problems have forced me to give up motorhome travel, but we do go on cruises.” Ed Douglas and Pat have moved to a larger apartment at Friendship Village. Ed plays golf and volunteers at the local hospital helping newborn babies leave the hospital. Vincent Luti has published a second book, “18th Century Gravestone Carvers.” He bicycles approximately 2,000 miles a year, mostly in southeast Massachusetts. Jim Nassikas’s

cousin, Bob Nassikas, wrote me asking if I knew anything about Dick Bolduc. I do know he passed away on January 1, 2013. If you have any information, please write or email me. Thanks! Bob writes, “Jim lives in Mill Valley, CA, and sends the alumni magazine to me each time.” I called Dory Scharff Spain, and we had a delightful, newsy chat. Dory still lives in Incline Village, NV. She lives with her companion dog and has a good support system. Her granddaughter just completed her first year at UNH! Dr. Edward Craig Smith has inquired about Shirley Holden, who became Shirley Smith and possibly had another married name. He wishes that someone would let me know if they know anything about her. Ed is a retired psychiatrist of 57 years. He has three grown children and five grandchildren. That’s all, mates! I beg you to send me some news as I am plumb out of class news. May God bless you all and our troops. ◆

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Ann Merrow Burghardt

411 Wentworth Hill Road Center Sandwich, NH 03227 alces1@myfairpoint.net

"I sold my Newington, CT, home of 49 years in 2014,” writes Bud Hildreth, “and purchased a groundfloor condo in a large complex in Clearwater, FL, called Top of the World,” which is near two of his three daughters.

He keeps in contact with his Kappa Sigma roommate, Sal Perra ’54, and was recently accepted as a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and when he wrote in May, was recovering from multiple shoulder breaks from a biking accident. He’d love to hear from UNHers at budhildreth@gmail.com. Classmates Jere Lundholm, Barbara Siegert, Sally Jobes and yours truly were at the Ben Thompson luncheon, 50 years out, during June Reunion Weekend — the campus looked lovely — and then attended a faculty-led seminar on Social Change and the Environment at Paul College of Business and Economics. You were missed, so plan ahead and come back for our 65th! Now the sad part: the obituaries. Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dennis Driscoll died on August 15, 2015. A business administration major, he also earned a master’s degree in the subject. In the Air Force from 1953 to 1975, he served in Vietnam and was on a team assisting John Glenn during his orbit of the earth. He helped bring the Air Force ROTC program to Randolph-Macon Academy and was commander of cadets until 1982. He taught business classes at Shenandoah University until 1993. Stanley Bukata of Lake Winola, PA, died February 24. A chemistry major, he also earned MS and doctorate degrees and was an analytical manager for Pennwalt, Lucidol Corporation for 30 years, later becoming a part-time chemistry professor at Damien College. He retired to Lake Winola in 1988. John Clancy died November 19, 2015. A football player and SAE member, he served at several Army posts before honorable discharge as a captain. A police officer in Nashua, NH, he also sold insurance and worked for many years selling homes before he started his own real estate firm with his wife, Nancy.

An excellent public speaker, he was emcee for several organizations. Additional deaths were recently reported

by Alumni Relations. William Peterson of Cabot, PA, died on May 16, 2012. He was a math major who retired

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“On September 10, UNH is commemorating our new football stadium renovation...

It will be great to see all the new improvements to the facility!”

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in 1992 from the Betts Atomic Power Lab as a senior programmer in the math department. Roger Sundeen of Manchester, NH, passed away on November 5, 2008.

He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War who owned and operated Sundeen Appliances for more than 40 years and was an avid golfer. James “Jim” Dakin of Plainville, MA, died on Oct. 31, 2015. He was an Army veteran and a civil engineer for 20 years for the town of Westwood, MA. Bill Lamson of Roanoke, VA, passed away November 4, 2015. He was a member of ATO and the track team at UNH, an Air Force veteran, worked in insurance for 35 years and enjoyed hiking the Appalachian Trail. Maj. Curtis Pike, a longtime resident of Wolfeboro, NH, died on January 25, 2016. Pike served two tours in Vietnam, where he received several medals for gallantry. He was Wolfeboro’s first public works director and a builder and contractor for many years. A member of the town fire department, he had also been police commissioner. Morgan Grant, South Hero, VT, a two-year horticultural major, died on March 13. In the U.S. Army, he participated in the Yucca Flats, AZ, atomic bomb testing, and in civilian life, he owned and operated Grantland Nursery in Manchester, CT. Richard Creeden of East Hartford, CT, died June 16, 2015. He was in World War II before earning a degree in business administration and then worked for Aetna in claims for 38 years. ◆

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Marge and Bill Johnston

4940 Westchester Ct., Unit 3703 Naples, FL 34105 (239) 213-0140

Hi Everybody! We are still smiling and reminiscing one year after our 60th reunion. What a wonderful time to renew friendships with classmates! For many of us, it is a season of graduations — grandchildren graduating from college! That’s really something. We can’t be that old, can we? On March 6, Polly Nelson Bidwell passed away in Chagrin Falls, OH. She was sister-in-law to Ann Bidwell Sanborn and wife of Ann’s brother, Bennett Bidwell, retired vice-chairman of Chrysler. On March 21, a funeral for Saralee “Dee” Browne, beloved wife of Norris “Brownie” Browne was held in Melbourne, FL. She passed away on March 7. We were privileged to attend along with Ann and Chan Sanborn and John Everson. The family celebrated Dee’s life on June 30 in Wilton, CT, with many more of her friends. On May

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Joan Holroyd

5 Timber Lane, Apt. 213 Exeter, NH 03833 joanholroyd_zing@alumni.unh.edu

All who attended our 60th class reunion had a fabulous weekend. Anne Seidler Russell and her committee superbly organized every event. Our classmates from near and far echo my sentiments — wouldn’t have missed the chance to reconnect with so many! Few 60th reunions can boast a parade led by our own majorette, “Twistle,” twirling her baton as ably she did in the ’50s. We all seemed to relive old memories through slightly foggy and sometimes rose-colored glasses.

Nearly 60 of us attended the delicious banquet, and some even danced the night away! A most enjoyable evening it was! Despite the nonstop meeting-and-greeting, I was able to garner some news from those present.

We encourage the classmates who didn’t share news to write in and provide something of interest for an upcoming issue. Briefly stated, it was great fun to reconnect.

Amy Handy Lauber drove up from Randolph, NJ, to be with us. After spending many winters in Florida, she now travels west in the summer. Amy was a houseguest of Anne Danforth Schultz at her riverfront home in Dover. Anne is more than active, recently returned from a yearlong RV jaunt across the country with John Damon, ’61. From Etna, NH, we were joined by Jean and Dr. Robert Keene. Bob has long had a dental practice in the northwest corner of New Hampshire. Since retirement, they travel regularly to Honduras, where Bob opened a dental clinic. Another faithful alum, Dr. Peter Baute from Rhode Island, attended with his wife, Cindy. Also sharing our table was Robert “Bob” Narkis, a retired lawyer from Middlebury, CT. John Dodge again welcomed us all at dinner. He and wife Nancy live in Exeter, NH. John still frequents several of his nearby Agway stores, although he officially turned over their management to the “children.” Our most capable treasurer, Joan Tilton, calls Concord, MA, home, but in summer she enjoys the family’s Moody Beach, ME, compound, recently rebuilt and refurbished. The children and nine “grands” are happy to share it with her. Also from Concord, MA, it was good to see Al Robichaud.

He may have our class’s largest family: five children, 15 “grands” and four “great-grands.” It’s always fun to visit with many who continue to live within a 50-mile radius but claim to have no news to report! Several of us vowed to meet occasionally for lunch, thereby sharing our activities and family milestones while enjoying congenial company. Saturday afternoon a memorial service was held for the 58 classmates we’ve lost since our 55th reunion. George “Pudge” Allen ably led this moving

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tribute, with additional readings by Barbara Entwistle White and Basil Bourque. Sadly, there are a few who have left us since my last report. Occurring more than two years ago but only recently reported is the death of Carolyn Peters Musso of Port Jefferson, NY. Janice Rand Tucker, formerly of Derry, NH, lost her 40-year battle with scleroderma in November. In 2009 she published “The Sun Still Shines — Living with Chronic Illness.” For many years, the Tuckers lived in Tyler, TX, and then moved to Arlington, TX, to be nearer a daughter. She is survived by her husband, Tom, a retired UCC minister, one son and two daughters. Closer to home, Ann Donovan Ury passed away at the Mark Wentworth Home in Portsmouth, NH, on December 29, 2015. Ann was a professor at UNH for more than two decades, while residing in Lee. After retiring, she earned a MSW and worked many years as a therapist. She leaves three children and six grandchildren. In this issue I had to condense the news, but next time will again need your input! Please keep me posted! ◆

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Mary Lou Parkhurst Lavallee

25 Thornton Way, #110 Brunswick, ME 04011 princespoint@gmail.com

What a wonderful surprise I got within hours of receiving the classy spring issue of the new UNH Magazine: ’twas an email from another alumna, who lives in Bath, ME, our neighboring town, and who hopes soon to be a Thornton Oaks neighbor: Michelle “Micki” Gersh ’59, whose late husband Ray was also class of 1959. Micki and I have had dinner together here and look forward to future UNH tales, along with Forrest Caswell ’52 and his wife Frances. So, not so many ’57ers, but a goodly number of Wildcats here in Brunswick, ME. The clippings forwarded from Durham were, not unexpectedly, obits: Martha Sheerin Gamble passed away in November 2015 in Marlborough, MA, after a long and successful career in real estate. Martha was married to Ron Gamble, one of the first of the Pease Air Base men who visited and beguiled the Alpha Chi Omega women in the mid 1950s. Martha is survived by a son and daughter, as well as many friends and relatives who enjoyed her gift of music and joie de vivre. Ruth Bassett Knight died in Dover, NH, on December 12, 2015. She was a graduate of Dover High School. Next came the other — and only — note from you, my fellow 57ers, with both good news and sad from Cindy Shepard McAlpine. Cindy and her husband Ray spend nine months a year in California and summertime back “home” in Newport, NH. They missed our 50th reunion but hope to join the crew in 2017. Cindy also wrote to announce the death of Wanda Plummer Saxton in Tracy, CA, in March. Wanda was a music/voice major — an enormously talented vocalist. She was a sunny and close friend to many. Cindy mentioned that she also was in touch with Stephany Staber Avren.

Lastly, an alert! Class president Fritz Armstrong wants to remind us that our 60th reunion is less than a year away, June 2–4, at the Alumni Center. Watch your class of 1957 Wildcat mail for details! ◆

“All who attended our 60th class reunion had a fabulous weekend ... We all seemed to relive old memories through slightly foggy and sometimes rose-colored glasses” — 1956

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Peggy Ann Shea

100 Tennyson Ave. Nashua, NH 03062 peggy.shea@alumni.unh.edu or sssrc@msn.com

The 2015 report on our class endowment funds reveals that the 30 June 2015 market values for the Music Fund and the Scholarship Fund were $91,273 and $103,086 respectively. Together with the classes of 1932 and 1937, our Class had previously given a gift to the University Museum Fund. The market value of this fund was $117,480. The interest earned on this fund may be used to underwrite the activities of the UNH Museum. Please consider donating to one of our Class Funds; just specify the fund in your donation documentation. Bill Nelson reports that he has continued to travel, with recent trips to Turkey (Istanbul, Troy, Izmiz, Ephesus, Antalya, and Ankara), England (visiting his great grandfather’s home) and Peru (the Amazon and Machu Picchu). He is also very active with a project called Family Promise on Boston’s North Shore helping homeless families to get back on their feet. The following is a summary of the recent passing of our class members. Irene Loughlin Filbin of Daytona Beach, FL and Dover, NH, passed away in October 2015. Her legacy was as the founder of Huckleberry Hill Kindergarten in Dover. She also taught at Woodman Park School and held a position as adjunct faculty at UNH. Kent Drew Locke, Jr. passed away in September 2014. He had an extremely varied career teaching biology and general sciences and working as a detail main for Upjohn Pharmaceutical Co. He also developed and sold vacation homes including the development of Waterville Estates, a ski resort community in Campton, NH, and was heavily involved in industrial park development as well as general real estate. Anna Frances (Higgins) McVay of Exeter, NH, passed away in October 2015. She taught elementary school at the Pease Air Base and the Dondero Elementary School in Portsmouth before retiring. Philip G. Pariseau of Hampton died in August 2015. He had a long career as a civil engineer working for the NH Department of Public Works and Highways, and was the lead NH Project Engineer on the Piscataqua River Bridge connecting Route 95 in Portsmouth with Kittery, Maine. Col (Ret.) David S. Penniman of The Villages, FL, passed away in May 2015. He was a pilot with the U.S. Air Force before retiring. Janet H. (Leahy) Straw of Goffstown

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died in March 2016. Her career was spent at the Boston Children’s Services where she was employed for forty-three years. Nancy DeHart Wood, of Norway, ME, passed away in November 2015. She was a registered nurse working at several Boston area hospitals and the American Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, before becoming a psychiatric nurse first at McLean Hospital of Belmont, MA and later at several locations of the Tri-County Mental Health in Maine. ◆

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Jerry “Sully” Sullivan writes, “Our class has been absent from these pages for too long! You will be happy to hear that the Bob Trouville Fund has reached the $100,000 mark and continues to grow with your generous contributions. The annual scholarship has benefited several student-athletes in a variety of sports. All are very thankful for our support! Last September, a group of UNHers and friends attended the San Jose State/ UNH football game. We were a little overmatched but still had a good time. In attendance were Marge and John Kelly, Bob Hildreth, Ron and Betty Courtney, Kevin and Noreen Sullivan, Jerry and Judy Sullivan and guests from other esteemed universities. We had dinner, went to the game and closed the bar at the Il Forno restaurant.

Great fun! Next stop, San Diego, CA, in September for the San Diego State/UNH game. All are welcome.

The Los Angeles alumni are an active club with several events every year. On our way home, my wife reminded me that we were the oldest people there! Didn’t even get a prize. We often see Marge and John Kelly and occasionally John and Beverly Viola. We all live a few miles from one another. Bob Hildreth of Torrance, CA, Dave Gustafson of South Carolina and Frank Jennings of St. Augustine, FL, annoy one another with those silly emails. It’s always good to hear from one another. Life has been kind to me. A few tired muscles and bones, but it comes with the territory. Judy and I have been married for 54 years. We have three children and four grandchildren. We are doing a ’trip of a lifetime’ in October with a week in Boston and New Hampshire, two weeks on the Danube and Prague and finishing with a week in NYC. Lets hear from some of you on your personal journeys. Life is short.” ◆

From The New Hampshire May 26, 1960, “Donna Church emotes as Bill Fuller sits quietly watching.”

The scene is from the interGreek house play Moony’s Kid Don’t Cry, put on by Alpha Chi and Acacia.

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Estelle “Stella” Belanger Landry

315 Chickory Trail Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 stella.landry@alumni.unh.edu

Coincidentally, as I am writing this letter in mid-June, a memorial service is taking place in Portland, ME, for Donna Church Bryant, friend to many, who passed away on February 6. “Churchie,” as we fondly remember her, was an extremely active classmate who was a Sophomore Sphinx, Angel Flight member, freshman camp staff member, junior prom queen, cheerleader and member of Alpha Chi Omega. She was my predecessor as class secretary for many years. I thank

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Carolyn Musser Lane for letting me know of this sad news. Class condolences are also sent to the families of the following classmates who died during the last six months. Richard P. “Dick” Zerba of East Hartford, CT, who passed away on November 9, 2015, was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. Prior to his retirement, Dick was employed by Pratt & Whitney.

Milton G. Robinson, formerly of Amherst, NH, died in Saratoga Springs, NY, on November 23, 2015. He was honorably discharged with the rank of captain from the U.S. Air Force. Milt played football for UNH and was a member of the UNH 100 Club and the Athletic Booster Club. Joseph H. Shillady of Plant City, FL, died on December 13, 2015. Joe retired from the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel having served for 28 years. Thereafter, he started a second career with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Department. Marshall N. Decker of Lubbock, TX, passed away on January 16. He was a fan of the UNH Wildcats and the New England Patriots and was a wrestling coach and mentor to many. Robert W. Vigue, MD, of Springvale, ME, died on January 19. Bob had a medical practice in Sanford, where he was a longtime eye surgeon. John Crohan Malley passed away on March 4 in South Portland, ME. He worked for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service for many years and was an avid yachtsman, sailing the coast of Maine, traveling throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe and cruising all over the world. Finally, on a happy note, in March we had a wonderful visit with my brother Frank Belanger ’55 and his wife Joan in West Palm Beach, FL. Golfing in a ladies’ league, playing weekly Mahjongg and having just recently found bridge players in the area are all activities that keep me busy. I am looking forward to seeing some 1960 UNHers at my husband’s Central High School 60th reunion. ◆

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Pat Gagne Coolidge

P.O. Box 736 Rollinsford, NH 03869 pat.coolidge@alumni.unh.edu

Hello Classmates! Reunion weekend just ended and was enjoyed by many. Classmates noted how our campus has really changed since 1961. It’s very impressive. Mike and Dorrie Ashapa are enjoying retirement with their two grandsons in Foxboro, MA, and are avid Patrtiots fans who say “Go Pats!” to all. Mike is still serving as vice chairman of the Gillette Stadium Advisory Committee for the town of Foxboro. Perhaps their grandsons will follow daughter Jessica Gilbert ’02, and husband, Brad, MBA ’12, to UNH. Bob E. Whitcomb lives in Tucson, AZ. This summer he is going on a Vantage River Cruise from Prague to Amsterdam.

Sounds wonderful! Bill Tighe says it was “a fun task organizing our 55th reunion.” Bill was outstanding — a great communicator. We five attended Friday’s get-together at the Alumni Center. Saturday plans included a memorial service at the library and a luncheon at the MUB. Classmates attending these events included Carol Trombly, Brian and Kathy Maxwell Fitzgerald, John Kjellman, Joe and Joan Howland Massidda, George and Kathleen Williams Daughan, Penny Gage, Judy Holbrook Thompson, Susie Lyman Bridge, Nancy Parry Blampied and Lois Stickney

Alumni Profile

Natural Wonder Sandra Martin ’62, ’68G has been sharing her love of science for more than 60 years.

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andra Waddell Martin ’62 ’68G remembers her neighborhood mail carrier coming to the door of her parents’ house in Winthrop, Massachusetts, one day in 1954. Martin was just 13, but her career as a naturalist and educator was ready to begin, thanks in part to that day’s delivery.

“The mailman was standing there holding a box, and on top it said, “Live lizards,’” she recalls.

The mailman looked confused, but Martin had a plan. The lizards, along with a couple spotted turtles, a collection of fossils, butterflies and insects, and a hunk of petrified wood from the Petrified Forest National Park, were all about to become exhibits in a museum Martin was poised to open — in her bedroom.

“I was interested in anything having to do with nature,” she says. In early 1955, she opened the Little Nature Museum to the public and began a six-decade quest to share her love of learning and devotion to the natural world with, well, everyone.

“I feel like I’ve been teaching all my life,” she says. “I’ve always had a hands-on approach. I find I learn better that way.”

It’s an approach Martin has shared with generations of visitors to the museum, from those early days in her childhood home until now, at the museum’s newest location next to the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, New Hampshire. The museum’s exhibits, all designed and curated

by Martin, encourage visitors to look, listen, smell and touch the world around them.

When Martin arrived at UNH in the late 1950s, she was already a few steps ahead of her peers. She took classes at the Boston Museum of Science throughout her adolescent years, and when the Little Nature Museum opened, she began teaching weekly science classes for children from around the region.

“Friday afternoons during my study hall in high school, I’d be preparing for the class I’d teach the next day,” she says.

At UNH, Martin’s interests were wide-ranging at a time when specialization was the norm. She took courses in fish and wildlife management, geology and forestry. Along the way, she unexpectedly found herself blazing a trail for women in the sciences. “I started (at UNH) studying fish and wildlife, and I was only one of two women in the department,” she says. “Why did they think women couldn’t do this?”

A few years later, she returned to the university to earn a master’s degree in zoology. Her studies at UNH became, and remain today, an integral part of the Little Nature Museum.

“I still have all the things I collected when I was a student there,” she says.

The museum has followed Martin everywhere, from her home in Winthrop to a classroom at the Hampton Academy Junior High School, where Martin spent three years as a teacher after graduating from UNH. From there, the museum moved to Durham and then to Weare, where Martin ran the museum out of her home for three decades. After a short stint at Gould Hill Farm in Contoocook, the museum reopened in late 2014 in a renovated horse barn in Warner.

“The museum is still little,” she says. “But it’s huge compared to what it was.”

The museum may have changed, but Martin’s boundless curiosity and excitement about the natural world have not.

On a recent Saturday morning at the museum, Martin picks up a small display case with various insects and butterflies, all pinned and labeled, inside. It was one of the first things she made for the museum more than 50 years ago. Like the museum, and Martin herself, the display is still a work in progress, evolving to accommodate each new discovery.

“Just the other day, I found a big beetle, some kind of stag beetle, living at the base of a pine tree,” she says excitedly. “I think I’m going to add it to this case.” ² Fall 2016

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“... about 48 years ago, we all entered the UNH campus as freshmen, enjoyed football games and took part in Mayorality, MERP week and Sophomore Sphinx.”

— Class of 1968

Magenau. Our Saturday night class dinner included most of the above and Norm and Brenda Major, Lou and Pat D’allesandro, Dan and Diana ’62 Monahan, Jack and Muriel (Toots) Couture, Dan and Sue ’63 Parr, and Henry and Pauline Leblanc. Classmates who sent their best wishes and regrets for not being able to attend the reunion were Joyce Hofstra, Jacquelyn Dillman, Harvey Galloway, Chip Fowler and Art Monty. Our condolences to Walt and Rae Wilson, who were planning to attend the reunion but had a death in their immediate family. Our condolences to David Cilley’s family as well: David died on May 4 in South Carolina after a long battle with cancer. His wife, Patricia, wrote, “He treasured his time at UNH.” ◆

1962 | Jan Hastings recently stumbled across some vintage UNH reunion materials when going through papers belonging to her late father, Andrew Hastings ’47. The elder Hastings had saved the brochure from his fifteenth reunion, back in June 1962.

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Our Class of 1962 Research Fellows have been involved in innovative projects. Kimberly Celona ’17 spent the summer of 2015 focusing on white-nose syndrome in bats. As a medical microbiology major, she is working toward a career in wildlife diseases and animal health.

Christina DiMeo ’18, a genetics major, monitored New England cottontail rabbits, which were just removed from the endangered species list last year. She is looking forward to continued post-college study in medical research or genetic engineering. You can contribute to the Class of 1962 Student Enrichment Fund by designating this fund in your gifts to UNH. Our sympathies go to the loved ones of the following deceased classmates.

Jon Boothroyd, PhD, of South Kingston, RI, died suddenly on October 15, 2015. As a professor of geology, he specialized in coastal and environmental geology, with frequent field trips for his students to Cape Hatteras, NC, Kentucky, the Bay of Fundy and many parts of New England. He was a fellow of the Geological Society of America, contributed to the New England Intercollegiate Field Conference and was active in Friends of Pleistocene. He was a loyal contributing member of the Narrow River Preservation Association, the Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Friends of Canonchet Farm and other environmental groups. Shortly before his death, he became a member of the URI Hall of Fame. Robert

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“Robb” Broadhead, Greenland, NH, died July 4, 2015.

He graduated from UNH magna cum laude and served with the U.S. Army 87th Regiment, 10th Infantry. He and wife Margaret owned Lion and Lamb Enterprises on Market Street in Portsmouth. Gale French of Manchester, NH, died October 18, 2015. He earned his business degree from UNH and was a U.S. Air Force pilot during Desert Storm. He was known as the “King of the Good Deal” as he continued his service in the Air Force Reserves. He was buried with full military honors at Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam. Please send news. ◆

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Alice Miller Batchelor

37 Rydal Mount Drive Falmouth, MA 02540; (508) 548-2221 a.m.batchelor@alumni.unh.edu

Once again, no one sent me news, so I let my finger wander to some “Rs” on my class printout and made some phone calls. Philip and Marcia Collins Rowe of North Berwick, ME, are both retired, she from work as a pediatric occupational therapist in New Hampshire and he as a school teacher and principal. Marcia now enjoys quilting and knitting; Phil still substitute teaches grades K–6, and they both enjoy their seven grandchildren and their garden. She does the flowers; he does the vegetables. Sally Preston Riley of Cranston, RI, taught computer software for 17 years but in retirement has turned to writing children’s books. In 2003, she received a MA in writing for children from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She enjoys her three grandchildren and has published “Women of the Ocean State,” a book aimed at 12-year-olds. Carl Dennis Rogge has lived in “wine country” — Sonoma, CA — for 40 years. He is a retired Delta Airlines 727 captain. He and his wife Karen (University of California, Berkeley) enjoy their five grandchildren. “I’m not ’retired’ but “retreaded’,” says Edward S. Rowse of Wilmington, DE, who was with DuPont for 37 years. He has spent 16 years as a part-time consulting chemical engineer and is a serious international traveler — not “a tourist,” he said — teaching courses on business, and the Bible in an amazing list of foreign countries, recently China and Vietnam.

Many will remember that our class included veterans of the Korean War and Pease military people. Following a 32-year career in the Air Force, Lt. Col. Lester J. Roundtree lives in San Antonio, TX, with his wife of 62 years, Roberta. He has a boat and does a lot of fishing and also hunts whitetail deer and helps lower the feral hog population in Texas. Back in the day, he and I worked at a lobster restaurant. How about a menu of tender venison, pulled pork and boiled lobster, Lester? Those who didn’t get a call from me might like to send me some news for your classmates to read by phone or email. This past spring, I learned from Alumni Relations of seven classmate deaths: Richard A. Crane on December 28, 2015, Leonard A. Despres on January 1, Peter Joseph Gulazian on February 22, Edward McNamara on March 20, Bernard “Buck” Runser on November 9, 2015, Kathleen A. Schneider on January 16 and Lt. Col. John Spencer on November 7, 2015. ◆

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3190 N. State Route 89A Sedona, AZ 86336 polly.daniels@alumni.unh.edu

At a loss! Where to begin? How shall I start? These thoughts run rampant through my mind as I quietly sit — twitching and on edge in front of my computer — contemplating this very column: because I have no word from “anyone out there!” My limit of 350 words isn’t very much at all, and yet an interminable length indeed if one has no words! I can only hope you are gearing up for places to go, people to see and things to do! Perhaps a postcard? Ah, yes, a postcard: just a few words from a place you’ve visited this summer — I’ll make up the rest, fill in the blanks! On your behalf, I extend our condolences to the families of classmates who have passed: Dr. Gail Ann Hills, Michelle Dionne Pike, Davis Walker, Maurice Myers and Joan Abbott Dawley.

Lee Gregory sent a lovely card, so even though he is the Class of ’62, he receives the award this time around.

He and Chris sold their home in Conway, NH, and are now firmly ensconced in Florida at The Villages. Their two sons are UNH grads. I hear often from Bill Tighe ’61, who is kind enough to fill me in on the ever-continuing hubbub that is UNH today. He occasionally calls me!

Now there’s a thought! You could call me! Two years have now passed since we gathered in Durham to celebrate our 50th, when each of us vowed to others then that we would keep in touch — for sure! Please email me your thinkings and doings and I shall pass them along to the rest of us! The options left dangling in front of you: Send a postcard; telephone me; email me. I may just have to shut down my computer and resign because they won’t let me keep a column that has nothing in it!

Seriously — toss out that lifesaver. Send help! ◆

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Diane Deering

921 Deerwander Rd. Hollis Center, ME 04042 dndeering@yahoo.com

Greetings from New England! Five of our classmates, including your secretary with David ’66, enjoyed a preview of our 50th reunion after attending this year’s 1966 50th with our spouses. Lisa Wegener Donovan of Concord, NH, celebrated with Michael ’66; Gail Demain Moeller of Alexandria, VA, with John ’66; Susan Shuster Reichbart of Fairfax, VA, with Howard ’66; and Eric Beaverstock ’67G of Hudson, NH, wife Betty Johnson Beaverstock ’66. Also reminisced with Fairchild dorm-mate Paula Robbins Page ’69, who came from York, ME, with husband Lee ’66. The wonderful weekend brought back fond memories and included a clambake, reception in Dimond Library, banquet in Holloway, campus tours — including the state-of-the-art Peter Paul College of Business and Economics — and a poignant memorial service. Save June 2-4, 2017, for our special Durham weekend. It is with great sadness that I report the December death of our former class treasurer, Nancy Hosmer Edmond, in Arlington, VA. Many early Durham reunion brunches were hosted by Nancy and her husband Alan, who was serving as town manager at the time. Nancy went on to teach elementary students in Granby, CT, and Wellesley Hills, MA, before embarking

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Polly Ashton Daniels

No, that’s not a typo. At their 50th reunion Golden Wildcat Luncheon on Saturday, June 4, members of the Class of 1966 presented UNH President Mark Huddleston with a ceremonial check in the amount of $23,398,065.

With a 50th reunion goal of $1.2 million in mind, the 1966 class gift committee chaired by Peter Zotto raised $1,358,026 from some 254 class members, earmarking a portion of that amount for a new endowed scholarship in STEM. Because reunion gifts are counted for a five-year period — from one reunion to the next — the grand total raised by the class included alumna Marcy Carsey’s 2013 gift of $20 million to establish the Carsey School of Public Policy. The $23 million-plus total set a new UNH record for reunion class giving.

on her career in real estate. Our condolences to Alan, daughter Sarah, son Ross and four beloved grandchildren. Chandler Sager Knight died suddenly at the home of his son Scott in Amherst, New Hampshire, on New Year’s Day. Chan lived in Daytona Beach, FL, where he worked in sales for several millwork companies.

Also, we report the death of Robert Sharp Forster in Memphis, TN. Born in Guatemala City before attending Berwick Academy, he went on to earn his law degree at the University of Mississippi and serve as chief operating officer of Pan-American Life. Please send your news!

We’ll see you all at our 50th! ◆

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Angela M. Piper

509 Weston Place DeBary, FL 32713 angelapiper28@gmail.com

It has been a long time since I have received any news from classmates. I am not on any social media, so I am not in the know, so to speak. I would appreciate an email from you at any time telling us about your adventures.

Most of us are retired, so travel and grandchildren must be taking up much of your time. We would love to hear about you! Now, about 48 years ago, we all entered the UNH campus as freshmen, enjoyed the football games and took part in Mayorality, MERP Week and became Sophmore Sphinx, among other activities. Sometimes, we even frequented the library and classes! I hope this stirs up memories for you and beckons you back for our 50th reunion in 2018. I urge you to call Alumni Relations and all of your class of 1968 friends to help with the planning for our reunion. Sadly, I have received some obituaries from Alumni Relations. Robert “Buddy” Haynes of

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Boylston, MA, passed away in March. He served in the Navy, received a doctorate, taught at what is now known as the University of Illinois and worked for the commonwealth of Massachusetts as a freshwater ecologist. All of this work then turned into a retirement of golf and travel. Roger Taillefer of Buford, GA, passed away in February. Prior to his retirement, he served in numerous health and service organizations in New Hampshire.

He was a founding member of the New England Public Health Association. I look forward to reading some emails from you. Enjoy the summer, and put June 2018 on your calendar for our reunion! ◆

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Jim DesRoscher

1433 S. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85009 jim.desrochers@icloud.com

Welcome to the class of 1969 news! We are all getting older, so the news tends to be about some of us that work, some of us that are retiring and the rest, unfortunately, is belated news about those that are no longer with us. First, I would like to say that I am still living and working, but unfortunately my mom passed away just before Christmas, and I will be bringing her ashes back to New Hampshire in September to bury her with her parents and then visiting UNH during that time. I am still in the national auto auction industry and don’t plan to retire until the end of 2019, and I enjoy writing editorials for Auto Remarketing Magazine, working three days a week and bouncing between homes in Pinetop, AZ, and Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Life, because of UNH and

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graduate school, has been very kind. Paul Properzio writes that he is currently teaching Latin at Noble and Greenough School in Dedham, MA, following a long career in that area at the Boston Latin Academy. His wife Deborah Jewett retired after many years in corporate life, most recently as director of benefits for Fidelity Investments. Debbie now volunteers at a senior center in Andover where she also does medical transports to Boston. As a tribute to those no longer with us, we remember the following classmates: Kenneth Alan Martin passed away from a struggle with ALS. He graduated from UNH with a degree in fine arts and began teaching at White Mountain Regional High School. His greatest fun was the one-year sail from New Hampshire to the Bahamas. Ken loved sailing and teaching art and even took a working tour of the Amazon rainforest. He was a multitalented and giving member of our class.

Judith Kott passed away after an extended battle with ovarian cancer. With a degree in French and a love of travel, she taught and traveled worldwide. Judith and her husband of 45 years lived in Malibu, CA, for the past 18 years, and we send her husband and her children our deepest condolences. If you have any additional news for our class, please email me.

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Jan Harayda

10 North Section St., #105 Fairhope, AL 36532 haraydajan@alumni.unh.edu

Are you attending your 50th high school reunion this year? You may see classmates there, especially if you

went to a large New Hampshire high school. If so, we’d love to hear about the event. Barbara Hill Allard is chairing a committee for the 50th reunion for the Manchester Central class of 1966. The committee includes Ann Gouvalaris Howe and Eric Halvorson. Can any graduates of Manchester Memorial claim victory in an old school rivalry by sending us a longer list? We’d also love to hear from classmates who went to the 50th reunions for Concord, Portsmouth, Oyster River, Nashua North or South and other high schools. I’m hoping to see Joel Nelson at my New Brunswick High School gala in New Jersey! Bonnie V. Bock writes that after getting her MD, she did her residency in Albany, NY, and decided she “could survive without living near the mountains to ski!” She did a fellowship in infectious diseases in Los Angeles and worked for years in private practice in Newport Beach, CA. In 2015, she switched to full-time medical research after discovering that retirement wasn’t for her. Can you identify? Bonnie is starting a career in telemedicine to help patients in remote areas of the Golden State. She loves music, theater and travel and would like to hear from other med techs who went to UNH. A good place to connect if you, like Bonnie, live on the West Coast is the Los Angeles chapter of our alumni association, #UNHLA, in which Steve de Graaf enthusiastically represents our class after jobs that included serving as executive director of the Memorial Hospital Foundation in California. We are so sorry that two classmates have died. Leonard Drake “Skip” Barnes III married Cheryl J. Barnes and spent his career in the nuclear power industry, and William C. Tallman became chairman and CEO of Public Service of New Hampshire after getting his L.L.D. from UNH. To end on a happy note, attorney Brad Cook has received the 2016 Town Award from Colby-Sawyer College, given to someone who “has shown extraordinary involvement in, and made noteworthy contributions to, the college.” ◆

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Debbi Martin Fuller

276 River St. Langdon, NH 03602 debbifuller3@gmail.com

Donald E. Metivier retired at age 58 from his career in mechanical engineering. He received his MS in mechanical engineering from UMass in 1978. He and his wife are both from Somersworth, NH, and she graduated from Keene State. They have lived in Corinth, TX, for the past 35 years. They wanted us to know about their adventures! They are long-distance bicyclists and have traveled more than 186,000 miles, been to 50 states and seven foreign countries. They have traveled 86,000 documented miles since January 2005, but he says that they are “slowing down” a bit to only 6,000 miles per year! Falko Schilling writes that he had a third stroke on Christmas Day of 2014 but has come back from it with the help of therapy, although he still has a lot of trouble writing. He had been cast in Les Miserables for a March production and that gave him a goal to meet.

Luckily, it was all singing, and since singing was from a different part of the brain, it was not affected. He “got by with a little help from (his) friends” and was able to pull it off without the audience having a clue. His memory still gives him trouble, and he can’t taste, but he can

smell, and that helps. When he wrote me, he was rehearsing for the part of Roy, a cow farmer, in Bat Boy. I’m assuming that he was a smashing success in this past March’s production! Sue Johnston Taube wrote to us to say that she loves reading the column, even when it isn’t a very long one. She has lived in south Florida for a long time and misses the beautiful days on campus at UNH. She asked about the ladies from Devine Hall, 1967–69, and you can contact her at etaube@comcast.net. Sue lives in Naples, FL. She was a registered nurse for many years and is now retired and enjoying the weather without any big adventures to report. Raymond O’Brien passed away in July 2015.

Ray taught sixth grade at John Fuller Elementary for 34 years and was a favorite teacher there. He was a husband, dad and granddad with a “wicked good” sense of humor. Send me your news! ◆

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Donald E. Metivier writes that he’s “slowing down” in his cycling pursuits, logging “only” 6,000 milres per year with wife Donna.

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Paul R. Bergeron

bergeronpaulr@gmail.com

Gregory M Filip sent an email announcing his retirement this past June after 40 ears of federal service.

He graduated from UNH with a degree in botany and in 1976 was awarded a doctorate in botany and plant pathology from Oregon State University in Corvallis.

For 27 years he worked for the USDA Forest Service and for 13 years with the USDA Extension Service, both in Oregon. Gregory currently lives in Portland, OR, and his three children and six grandchildren are all living in the Beaver State as well. He says that he still likes hiking and mountain climbing in his "old age," and although he hasn’t been back to New Hampshire in 40 years, he hopes to find the time to remedy that during his retirement. On a sadder note, we wish to report the passing of two of our classmates last November, Marilyn Kay (Gerrato) Beidleman and Paula Jean Balboni, and to express our condolences to their families and friends. Marilyn, who was the devoted wife of Clifford Beidleman for more than 42 years, died at her Londonderry, NH, home at the age of 65. Marilyn was a 1968 graduate of Portsmouth High School and after graduating from UNH, she worked in the state as an elementary school teacher for several years, was a Title I reading instructor, volunteered for many years in the classroom and served as PTA president in Bristol, NH. In addition to her husband, survivors include her father Alphonse Gerrato, son Eric, daughters Karen and Kimberly, brother Stephen Gerrato and four grandchildren. Paula, who lived in Manchester, NH, died after a period of failing health. She graduated from UNH with a degree in social services and later earned a MA in special education from Lesley College. Until her retirement, Paula was a special education teacher at the Henry W. Moore School in Candia, NH. Afterwards, she worked at the Manchester City Library. She was an active volunteer with the Big Brothers Big Sisters of NH for many years. Paula enjoyed the outdoors, especially hiking.

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UNH football vs. William & Mary Hear Us Roar Celebration and Concert 25th Reunion Celebration for the Class of 1991 Bigger, better homecoming parade Family BBQ on T-Hall lawn Museum of Art exhibit PLUS! College and department events all weekend

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 unhconnect.unh.edu/homecoming Her other interests included traveling, quilting, playing the violin and painting in oils and watercolors. Family members include her brother Stephen, sister Charlene Hoitt, six nieces and nephews, seven great-nieces and great-nephews, uncle, cousins and her dear friend, Linda Heath. Please send news! Let your classmates know where you are and what you have been up to. ◆

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Joyce Dube Stephens

33 Spruce Lane Dover, NH 03820 joycedube@comcast.net

Jewel Beth Davis, a professor of English and theatre at NHTI in Concord, reports that her short story “The Way Life Is” is being published in On the Veranda literary magazine and her speculative fiction “Junie’s Folly” will be published in Del Sol Review. She has had more than 30 of her short stories and personal essays published in national literary magazines. Recently, her play "Shadow Dancing" was chosen as part of the Athena Theatre Play Reading Festival in NYC in September at the Dramatists Guilds. The play is an exploration of the long-term consequences of domestic and sexual abuse. After 33 years as a faculty member, Peter Denner has retired as professor emeritus from the College of Education at Idaho State University in Pocatello, ID. In addition to his role as professor of educational psychology, Peter served as the director of teacher education, assistant dean and associate dean. In 2014, Peter received the first Faculty Excellence Award. He will remain in Pocatello, where he can be reached through the college. Former

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long-time Middlebury College men’s hockey coach Bill Beaney is the recipient of the John MacInnes Award by the American Hockey Coaches Association, which he received on April 27 in Naples, FL. Priscilla Waldron Rosenthal reports that after being a widow for 25 years, she married on March 27 in Sarasota, FL. Her husband, Howard Rosenthal, is the president of the Historical Society of Sarasota County. I am sorry to report more obituaries of our 1973 classmates. These include David Albert of Laconia, NH, Elizabeth Bengtson of Spring Grove, PA; Patricia Louise Buckman of Bend, OR; Clark Davis of Sutton, NH; Daniel Fleming of Simsbury, CT; Paul Meyer of Washington, DC; Clarence Ross Transue of Colchester, NH; Roy Wasdyke of Melrose, MA; and Dorothy Zaumseil of Norwalk, CT. ◆

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Jean Marston-Dockstader

51 Londonderry Road Windham, NH 03087 UNH1974@alumni.unh.edu

We send sincere condolences to the families of classmates we have recently lost. Frank Hampshire passed away September 16, 2015, in Chapel Hill, NC. He was a retired senior director of market research for several automotive trade groups. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from UNH, he received an MBA from Duke.

Frank was a member of the national Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association. He is survived by his wife Nancy and his daughter. Thomas Phyllides of Concord, NH, passed away on November 9, 2015. Tom was employed for many years by the New Hampshire Department

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of Health and Human Services as a social worker and fraud investigator. Tom is survived by his two sons and his mother. William McAndrews passed away on December 25, 2015, in Spokane, WA. He was an insurance marketing representative. He had a lifelong passion for golf, having achieved two career holes-inone. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, and a son and daughter. Charles Lohnes, Jr., passed away on August 30, 2015. He had received his master’s degree from UNH. He retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major, served two tours of duty in Vietnam, and was stationed for four years in Japan. He was a teacher for 20 years after military retirement. Charles is survived by his wife Dora and a daughter. Marc Routhier passed away on March 4 in Frostburg, MD. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from UNH, he received his MA and doctorate degrees from the University of Denver. He provided many years of service to Frostburg State College/ University as president of the faculty assembly, chair of the academic affairs committee, chair of the department of communications and theatre arts as well as assistant dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Survivors include his wife Rita and two children. Charles Still passed away on March 5 in Concord, NH. He was employed for 30 years by Medeira USA, where he was the vice president of finance. Survivors include his partner, Carol, and stepson. Robert Guilbault passed away on February 22. He was retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of NH. He is survived by his wife Nancy, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Please send news. ◆

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Kim Lampson Reiff

7540 S.E. 71st St. Mercer Island, WA 98040 klampsonreiff@alumni.unh.edu

Hello 1975 Classmates! I hope all of you are doing well.

I would love to hear from more of you! I recently heard from Steve Bratkovich. I must confess, as a former Yankees fan and current Mariners fan, I almost did not pass this on. Just kidding! Steve writes, “I graduated in ’75 with a master’s degree in forest resources. I married Janet Dale Lisy Bratkovich ’76. We’ll celebrate 40 years of marriage in July 2016. We have lived the past 23-plus years in New Brighton, MN. We have three daughters scattered across the country and two grandsons. Last year, my book “Bob Oldis: A Life in Baseball” was published by Levins Publishing. I grew up in western Pennsylvania and followed the Pittsburgh Pirates religiously. My biggest baseball thrill as a child was when the Pirates defeated the Yankees in the 1960 World Series. Bob was a backup catcher on the ’60 Pirates and, hence, my interest in tracking him down — he’s 88 and lives in Iowa City, IIA — and ultimately writing about his life. The book is available at www.BobOldis.com.”

Since Steve told you all about his book, I would like to tell you about mine! I have written a novel, “Petey the One-Eyed Rat,” which was published this spring. It is a story based on the amazing relationship that I had with a pet rat named Petey. The best way I can explain who will enjoy reading this book is to say that it is similar to a Disney movie — the characters charm people of all ages and the message of the book is relevant to children and

adults. The book is also educational in that it contains many facts about pet rats and their behavior. You can find more information on my website, www.kimlampsonreiff.com and on the facebook page Adventures of Petey. My husband and I wrote a professional book about eating disorder treatment about 15 years ago, but this is my first venture into fiction writing. On a much sadder note, several of our classmates passed away recently. Terry Alexandras, a lifelong resident of Manchester, NH, served in the U.S. Air Force from 1965 to 1969. He worked as a computer technician for many years and, in later years, continued to enjoy working on his computer in his spare time. Andre Saxby also served in the armed services: the U.S. Army in Vietnam.

He graduated from UNH with a degree in psychology and then went on to be a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service until he retired. Friends and family celebrated his life with a motorcycle ride and asked that in lieu of flowers, people perform an act of kindness in his memory. What a wonderful way to remember someone. Bob Miller, a lifelong New England resident, was always involved in basketball and baseball either as a player, coach or broadcaster. Since 1977, Bob worked for the Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank, most recently as the vice president of information technology. Marjorie Sherman Lawton Pyle of Pittsfield and Northwood, NH, was a graduate student in counseling and went on to earn a PhD in psychology when she was 69, a lifetime dream. Marjorie was a math teacher and wrote a mathematics textbook called “General Mathematics.” She also was a lay minister for the United Church of Christ in Maryland and was known for her sermons on the meaning of grace. Reading of the passing of our classmates reminds me of how important it is to share what is happening in out lives now while we can. It only takes a few minutes to email an update. Everyone has an important story to share. I hope to hear more news from you for the next issue! ◆

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Susan Ackles Alimi

48 Fairview Drive Fryeburg, ME 04037 alimi@alumni.unh.edu

Amy and Bill Dunlop live in Sun Prairie, WI. Amy is working at WPS Insurance writing medical policies. Bill is working as a civil/environmental engineer. Bill was recently ordained as a deacon in the Episcopal Church.

Georgia Turlis Paris taught for more than 30 years.

A vocalist many years ago, she has taken her writing skills and is applying them to writing songs. Several classmates recently passed away. Robert Dickson of Exeter, NH, died in August 2015. Bob proudly served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961 to 1964. He worked for Kingston-Warren, Dearborn’s and Romar during his career. Bernard Falcone of Portland, ME, died in July 2013. After serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1953 to 1957, he spent his career in banking. Bernard was an avid golfer and former club champion in Rye Beach, NH. Renee Leavitt of Eliot, ME, died in November 2015.

She was the administrative director of psychiatry at Maine Medical Center in Portland, where she had been employed 38 years. Edward Long, Jr., of Hampton, NH, died in February. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army,

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serving with the 173rd Airborne Division during the Vietnam War as a special photojournalist. He was the recipient of the Purple Heart. He served as a tax accountant and representative for E.W. Long & Associates in North Hampton. Steven Shawney died in December 2015. He was a lifelong member of Alpha Gamma Rho fraternity and the Littleton, NH, Elks. Steve was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt, fish and snowmobile, always returning from adventures with an amusing story. ◆

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Bill Teschek retired from Lane Memorial Library in Hampton, NH, after 37 years.

Fittingly, the invitation to his retirement party echoed the look of a library check out card. Anybody remember those? — 1979

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Atlanta, GA 30306 pheasant@alumni.unh.edu

Retired Col. Dr. Bill Bograkos recently spoke at the Maine Conference on Geriatrics and is very involved in helping military veterans manage the trauma and issues associated with returning from extended military service to civilian life. Bill served 28 years in both the U.S. Army and Air Force. His last assignment was chief, Warrior Transition Division, Clinical Operations, North Atlantic Region Medical Command. As chief, he provided clinical oversight for the recovery and rehabilitation of soldiers within the 22-state NNARMC region. He has worked in the Maryland VA system, served as medical director, Neurorestorative National Capitol Area, and currently serves as a consultant to the Psychiatric Continuity Service, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and to HOMEMIND, the Danish Wounded Warrior Project. Thank you, Col. Bograkos, for you exemplary service to our country. With great sadness, we have received word of the passing of Jeff Hegan in April due to heart-related problems. Jeff grew up in Swampscott, MA, where he excelled in every sport he played. He played varsity football for UNH for four years and once again excelled as a running back for the Wildcats. All who knew Jeff remember him as a very easygoing and personable guy — until he got on the sports field, where his competitive spirit and drive to excel took over. After UNH, he worked in high-tech and for national consulting firms such as KPMG and USAA. He later became an independent consultant to the insurance and technology industries. Jeff was living in Houston, TX, at the time of his passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. ◆

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Carol Scagnelli Edmonds

75 Wire Rd. Merrimack, NH 03054 c.edmonds@alumni.unh.edu

Debbie Johnson of Newbury, NH, has joined Lake Sunapee Bank as vice president, commercial loan officer, after more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. Debbie holds a degree in business administration from UNH and serves on the board of the Lake Sunapee Region Visiting Nurses. Madalene Castleton, 88, passed away in March with her family at her side.

Madalene earned her associate’s degree from UNH and worked as a school librarian at Seabrook Elementary.

She coauthored “Seabrook: A Commemorative Book” and wrote poetry. Madalene was active with the Seabrook Historical Society and the Home Economics

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Advisory Council as well as the Indian River Poet Society. Cathleen Russell Tarnawski passed away in her home in January. She earned a BA in journalism from UNH and a BS in computer science. She worked at the Union Leader and the National Passport Center during her career. She is survived by her husband, Joe Tarnawski. Julianne Cooper-Reeder passed away in February, surrounded by family. She was founder of an advertising and marketing agency in the mid-1970s. She later pursued a master’s degree in medieval history, followed by a dual doctorate in early modern American and European history at UNH and a master’s degree in divinity at Harvard. After teaching at the university level, she cofounded Liberty Harbor Academy, acting as president and faculty member. She was a guest on talk radio shows, an avid researcher and author. She loved reading, intellectual discussions and traveling to sites of historical significance. ◆

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Chris Engel

268 Washington Ave. Chatham, NJ 07928 c.engel@alumni.unh.edu

Bill Teschek retired in April after 37 years with Lane Memorial Library in Hampton, NH. An article about Teschek, who was the assistant director for eight years prior to his retirement, quotes the library’s director, Amanda Reynolds Cooper, as saying, “He has meant so much to so many; I am truly happy for him.” More than 50 library patrons attended his retirement party, the article states, quoting Darrell Eifert, head of public services at the library, who praised Teschek’s “organizational skills and his ability to solve problems. His work on Hampton history and genealogy has taken some 15 years and has involved some 3,000 pages and over 10,000 images. No matter how you look at it, that is a remarkable piece of work.” Teschek received his master’s degree in library science at UNH. ◆

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Anne M. Getchell

P.O. Box 2211 Conway, NH 03818 agetch@alumni.unh.edu

Not much news to report. Roger Douville has joined the company RateGenius as director of underwriting.

He brings to the company more than 30 years of experience in consumer lending. He graduated from UNH Manchester with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Please send news. ◆

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Julie Lake Butterfield

j.butterfield@alumni.unh.edu

I was thrilled to receive an email from Julie Schiro Doyle, who said it was her first time writing to UNH Magazine. It’s always a pleasure to connect with fellow classmates, and I encourage more of you to “be brave” and send me an email with your news. While living and working in Boston, Julie met her husband Robert, a civil engineering graduate of Lehigh University. They eventually moved to Seattle, WA, where she worked for the University of Washington. Nine years later, they returned

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Making Connections A conversation with UNH Alumni Association board director Robert McGrath ’96

BY LARRY CLOW ’12G

What are some of your own memories of being a student at UNH? I was a student on both the Manchester and Durham campuses, and I was part-time for a period and ended up being a full-time student. I spent more than 10 years as a student here … and I’ve been on campus now for around 30 years. (McGrath is an associate professor in the department of health management in policy, College of Health and Human Services, and also founder and director of the university’s graduate program in analytics.) As a commuter student, I experienced a very different UNH than I do now — I spent a lot of time in the MUB and at the library. But the big connection for me was … that my program really mattered to me, the small, close-knit relationships I really had with faculty. I was in a lot of graduate programs after this and never felt that sense of family I felt at UNH. Even though the campus is big, it’s intimate. That stood out quite a bit and it hasn’t changed.

You’ve described yourself as a “data geek before it was cool.” How can looking at data help keep alumni connected?

There are a lot of things we could do that would be more valuable to alumni if we understood what our alumni value.

If they’re mid-career or early-career, maybe they need events that are more networking based. Or if they’re younger, maybe they want something more social. We’d love to use data to understand why alumni love this university, what connects them to it, and how to provide access to those things.

When people move into new jobs, maybe we can provide low-cost job training or open access courses. Or maybe if

BILL TRUSLOW

As universities evolve, so do alumni associations.

How is the UNH Alumni Association’s role changing?

I think universities are challenged with this question. Are we connecting with alumni for life? Are we a partner in these people’s lives beyond their time here? Are we connected to their family lines and legacies? And also, are we connected to the place they’re in — are we part of our state’s economic development, our region’s economic development, our country’s economic development?

And are we contributing to the knowledge base and social well-being of the world? The world is so small now, and for alumni associations, alumni are a piece of the pie.

They have friends and family, and they’re all connected, and our challenge is to create a connection that’s meaningful across their lifespan.

they love athletic events … we can maybe provide customer loyalty things we don’t do now. If they volunteer, we could find a way to recognize them. We’re doing a little bit of it, but we could do more.

Along with being a data geek, you’re also a foodie. Why do you enjoy cooking? And do you have a favorite dish?

I was trained in French cooking techniques, so I like butter and all those really bad things for you. But the thing I enjoy most about cooking is the connection to this community, in Portsmouth, where I live, and the rest of the area. Between the farms and the restaurants and the chefs, there’s such a tremendous community that I don’t think is anywhere else. I don’t cook for myself — I like cooking for people and what it brings out in people.

As the board’s new president, do you have a message for UNH alumni?

Remember why UNH matters to you, and why this place is so special, and then talk about those things — with friends and family, or with us. Participate with us, whether it’s an event near you or online, or here on campus. I always tell graduating seniors, “You’re graduating, but you never really leave.” This place will always be your home and we’ll always be your family. We’re here for you, and we’d love to see you again. ²

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Alumni Relations awarded the J. Gregg Sanborn ’66, ’77G Golf Scholarships to seven worthy students this year. Pictured left to right are: Caroline Consoli ’18; Alexys Gilcreast ’18; J. Gregg Sanborn ’66, ’77G; Aboubacar Konate ’16; Emily Counts ’18; Erin Fitzpatrick ’17.

Not pictured: Ashley Gonzalez ’17; Audrey Johnson ’17.

to New Hampshire, where Julie worked in prospect research for the UNH Foundation. Julie and Rob have two sons and recently moved to the coastal town of Cumberland, ME. Julie also mentioned that her sister, sister-in-law and brother-in-law are also UNH graduates and that other family members have attended or are currently students at UNH. Sounds like the makings of a great Homecoming event! I received an email from Lonnie Brennan, who continues to pursue a career in journalism since his days as the former editor of The New Hampshire. For the past couple of years, he has been the editor/publisher of The Boston Broadside, a monthly newspaper distributed in Massachusetts. It’s an alternative paper, now circulating 10,000 copies, and features local and national writers, with the tag line “No Fear, No Favoritism.” Congratulations to Peter Allen, who was recently appointed president of Pernix Pacific.

He has been with Pernix for five years and brings with him more than 30 years of experience in energy, construction, engineering and operations. Sadly, we mark the passing of several of our classmates during 2015 and 2016. Stephanie Nealon, who graduated with an art history degree, went on to New York City, working for many years in galleries, museums and auction houses. Shane Conran, who lived in California with his wife and daughter, had a successful career there, helping found the company Superior Fluid Solutions. He was also an instructor pilot and an avid hiker. Edward Koocher was a successful senior consultant with CGI software in Massachusetts. He loved attending Red Sox games, but most of all he loved his wife Aida and

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son Nathan. Thomas Gaudette spent his career as a teacher, helping children and adults with developmental issues. David Ordway of California was a recognized authority within his fields of environmental reclamation and energy renewal. Over the years, he was a coach for his three daughters in softball and soccer and was an accomplished guitarist in a local band. Thomas Donnelly graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering and continued his career within his field of study for his entire life. Tom will be remembered as a generous and kind man who loved to laugh. The UNH community honors the accomplishments and lives of these six extraordinary alumni. ◆

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Ilene H. Segal, DVM 245 Warren Drive Norfolk, MA 02056 ihsdvm@aol.com

Brian Bagley was recently named a senior vice president, commercial credit manager at Belmont Savings Bank in Belmont, MA. He will be working with commercial real estate loan closures and post-closing reporting.

He lives in Winchester, MA. Congratulations, Brian!

Thomas David Brouillette passed away unexpectedly on November 20, 2015. After graduating from Exeter High School in 1981, he attended the Thompson School of Applied Science, where he studied forestry. He was a land surveyor and was the owner of T.D. Brouillette Land Surveying. He is survived by his daughter Jessica and two grandsons, Francis and Henry. We send our condolences to his family. Donations in his name may be made

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to the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire. Theresa Holding Betts of Rochester, NH, died on February 25 following a brief illness. She loved horses, competing in equestrian events and working at Boulder Brook Stables in Lee. She enjoyed competing in triathlons and charity bicycle rides. She is survived by her husband Robert .

We extend our sympathies to her family. Memorial donations may be made in her name to the American Lung Association or the Cocheco Valley Humane Society. ◆

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Robin Schell

5 Ashley Drive Amesbury, MA 01913 rschell@jjwpr.com

Happy summer! Where are you traveling? Please email me! I’d love to hear about your family vacations and share them with the rest of the class of 1984. I heard from Jack ’82 and Lindsey Edmands Burns of Beaverton, OR, with a family update. Jack has been working for Nike for 29 years and is senior director of North America sales operations and currently serves on the board of directors for Nike’s N7 Fund. Lindsey works part time at the Sunset Athletic Club, and both of them travel back to UNH to watch son Keon ’18 play on the UNH men’s basketball team. He is a junior in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Their oldest daughter, Taryn, graduated from Oregon State University in 2012 and is a project manager for Engin Creative, a design agency in downtown Portland, OR, and daughter Delaney graduated from the University of Oregon in 2014 and works at Wayfair.com as an assistant manager in product creation. Fun fact: after four years as a University of Oregon cheerleader, she was a New England Patriots cheerleader for the 2015–16 season! Ron Poulin, owner of Country Tire & Service Center and partner in Dick Poulin Chrysler-Jeep DodgeRam in Rochester, NH, was recently elected to the position of chairman for the Frisbie Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees. An active community member, Ron also serves on the Rochester Economic Development Committee and is a member of the NH Auto Dealers Services Board. He is married to Jeanette and has a son, Brent, and daughter, Brittany, who graduated from UNH in 2011. Sadly, Maurice King passed away in November 2015. Maurice was a graduate of Paul College and worked for Caterpillar, Inc., for 17 years. He is survived by wife Kimberly and their children, Patrick and Megan.

Our class also lost Linda Roukey of Chicopee, MA, in February. Linda was a registered nurse in both New Hampshire and California, having received a nursing degree from both Sacred Heart in Manchester and UNH. She is survived by her daughters, Christine and Jennifer, and sisters, Maureen and Karen. Please write or call 603.770.3607 with your news! ◆

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Tina Napolitano Savoia

5 Samuel Path Natick, MA 01760 savoia@comcast.net

business in Merritt Island, FL, called Merri Cakes, which specializes in cakes, cookies and other baked goods.

Paul also has begun a venture to open a brewery in Cocoa Island, called Dirty Oar Beer Company. Good luck to you, Paul! The work of Harry Lichtman of Harry Lichtman Photography will be featured through the fall at the Smithsonian exhibit in Washington, DC , and will also be featured at the alumni exhibit at UNH later this summer. Robin Ryan Steiner ’87 ’89G was recently named principal of Dixie Magnet Elementary School in Lexington, KY. She formerly served as assistant superintendent of the Kearsarge Regional School District in New Hampshire. She is married to Jonathan Steiner ’89G, who is the CEO of the Kentucky League of Cities, Inc. They have one daughter, Isabelle, who is 16 and a sophomore at Choate in Wallingford, CT. Bryant MacPherson of Merrimack, NH, passed away recently after a long illness. Henry Callahan of southern Florida also passed away recently. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families. Lastly, an update from me, as I don’t think I have provided one in a while: I am an account manager in print services for Office Depot, and still live in Natick, MA, with my husband Rick and our three children. Our oldest, Nick, just completed his sophomore year at UNH. He is a finance and economics major in the Paul School of Business and Economics, and is the president of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity on campus. Our daughter, Becky, just graduated from Natick High School and will be attending Syracuse in the fall, and our youngest, Hannah, is just finishing her freshman year in high school. Thank you for your news, and please continue to send updates! ◆

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Athabasca River Rocks and Ice by Harry Lichtman ’87 will be on exhibit at the Museum of Art at UNH as part of the alumni show this fall. — 1987

Christina Ayers Quinlan

2316 Beauport Dr. Naperville, IL 60564 c.a.quinlan@alumni.unh.edu

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Greetings, everyone! I have heard from a few of our classmates recently. Paul Hill writes that he is living in Suntree, FL, near Orlando. He is single and has an 18-year-old son. Paul owns and operates a successful

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▼ Donna Pohli ’09G and Chris Benton ’04, ’07G, ’14G were joined by several generations of UNH friends and family at their October 23, 2015, wedding. The Litchfield, NH, reception featured a surprise appearance by another UNH guest — Wildcat mascot Gnarlz.

▼ Andre L. Garron, Jr. ’12 and Kelsey E. Clark ’13 were married on April 30, 2016, at Dell-Lea Country Club in Chichester, NH. UNH attendees at the wedding included the groom’s father, Andre Garron ’86, who is a current member of the UNH Alumni Association board of directors, and his uncle Arnold Garron ’84, former interim dean of the Peter Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics and current member of the UNH Foundation board.

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▼ The July 25, 2015, wedding of Kelsey Duggan ’07 and Mark Avery ’07 at Rye Harbor (NH) State Park was a Class of 2007 mini-reunion. In town for the festivities were Laurel Coffey Smith ’07, ’08G, Krista Sullivan ’07 Christina Houle Bartlett ’07, Mark Ohanian ’07, Shawn Ballou ’07, Paul Beaudoin ’07 Jackie Hinds Beaudoin ’08, Sean Delahunt ’07, Morgan MacKay Maguire ’08, Patrick Chavanelle ’07, Ross Maguire ’07, Ryan O’Mahoney ’07, Jon Blachley ’07, Brett Berger ’07, Cheryl Penaskovic ’07, Stefanie Dandurant ’08, Kerry LaJoie ’08, Kelsey Duggan ’07, Allison Messick Chavanelle ’07, Elizabeth Van Vaulkenburgh Lee ’08, Miriam Wagoner ’07, Chad Aiken ’07, Mark Avery ’07, Dana Stack ’08, 09G

Nineteen UNHers joined Elizabeth Allen ’07 and David Spinner ’07 at their September 5, 2015, wedding in New York’s Hudson Valley. Pictured with the bride and groom are Erica Dickerman ’05, Garth Dickerman ’05, David DeFranza ’05, Pam Gyles ’08, Ethan Gyles ’06, ’09G, Julia Blumenfeld ’07, Carly Schmidt ’07, Anne Kirby ’07, ’08G, Kathryn Daly ’07, Misha Conaway ’07, Steve Conaway ’06, Leo Denis ’62, Tammy Martinez ’07, Gareth Morgan ’04, ’06G, Meg Morgan ’04, ’06G, Whitney Genatossio ’07, Travis Genatossio ’06, Tyler Denison ’06 and Todd Raetzke ’06. ▼

▼ Rebecca Chase ’95 married Joel DiGregorio in Salem, Mass., on December 31, 2015. In attendance at the Hawthorne Hotel reception were many UNH graduates, including (from left, surrounding the bride and groom) Cheryl Musto Lavoie ’96, Bryan Lavoie ’96, Erik Anderson, John McCarthy ’90, Adam Chase ’03, Kimberly Hughes Kolaric ’99, Kim Konevich ’00, Karen Kelley Smith, Katy Chase Doherty ’99 and Karen Kuza.

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Missy Langbein

744 Johns Rd. Blue Bell, PA 19422 m.l.langbein@alumni.unh.edu

Looking forward to seeing classmates at our 25th Spring Reunion in June 2017! Stay informed on unhconnect.unh.edu/reunion ◆

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Caryn Crotty Eldridge

caryn.eldridge@alumni.unh.edu slickcke7@gmail.com

Roi Aloupis Armstrong is beginning her doctorate in literacy studies at UMass-Lowell this fall. She lives in metrowest MA with her husband Kevin and three children. She is currently an adjunct English professor teaching writing at Fitchburg State University, Anna Maria College and Dean College. ◆

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Lt. Col. Chris Marie Briand recently graduated from the prestigious U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA, with a master’s degree in strategic studies.

Lt. Col. Briand will be assigned to the 78th Training Division at Joint Base Dix-McGuire in New Jersey. — 1994

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22 St. Ann’s Ave. Peabody, MA 01960 tross8573@yahoo.com

Greetings! I was pleased to hear from Rebecca Chase, who married Joel DiGregorio on December 31, 2015, with a reception at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA. In attendance were many UNH graduates.

In other news, Victoria Zinser Duley has joined the Development Corporation of Plattsburgh, NY, as an economic developer. In this role, she will assist in the planning, implementation and administration of programs designed to attract industries to locate to or expand within Clinton County. Lance Turgeon has been named a managing partner of Howe, Riley & Howe, an accounting firm based in Portsmouth, NH. Congratulations to both Victoria and Lance! On a sad note, Keith A. LaFlam died on November 2, 2015, in Winston-Salem, NC. We extend our deepest sympathies to Keith’s family. Please send your news. ◆

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Bobby Graham

bobby_graham@condenast.com

Glenn Geher, an alum of the psychology doctorate program, had an idea for an article that pertains to a great group of UNH alums that have gotten together annually for 29 years now. They call themselves The Katahdin Hiking Club — a group of about 10 alumni that includes business owners, academics, scientists and more. The core group that started the club includes six alums who graduated UNH with bachelor’s degrees in 1988. They recently held their 29th annual “meeting” by backpacking up Mt. Washington and staying in an AMC hut before coming down the next day. Glenn writes professionally in his work these days, particularly in his role as a blogger for Psychology Today. You can check out his work at glenngeher.com. Communications major Mallory Ray Parkington opened a portrait studio in 2014 in downtown Portsmouth: Mallory Parkington — Custom Boutique Photography For Girls & Women. Her website is malloryparkington.com. She and her husband James Parkington reside in Portsmouth with their three

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nna Cook, the daughter of Jon Cook ’94 and Amy Marshall Cook ’93 of Bradford, N.H., got a boost from Miss New Hampshire 2016 Caroline Carter at a June fundraiser to support the Cook family’s purchase of a service dog for Anna, who has Type 1 diabetes. The “Anna’s Hot Diggity Dog” event on June 25 was organized by Bradford police sergeant Edward Shaughnessy to defray the cost of purchasing a service dog, which will be able to detect scents on Anna’s breath associated with rapidly rising or dropping blood sugar levels and alert both the nine-year-old and her parents to the need for medical intervention. The event raised more than $9,000, which will offset the cost of both the dog and the training week the family will spend at the Kansas-based Canine Assistance Rehabilitation Education and Services (CARES) organization once Anna is assigned an animal (after they receive their dog, the Cooks plan to donate any remaining funds to CARES to support other families). For Miss New Hampshire Carter, the event was more than a social call: like Anna, Carter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and has become close with the Cook family through their shared interest finding in a cure. The 2016 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover also happens to be a future Wildcat: she’ll be taking the coming school year off to focus on her Miss New Hampshire work but will enroll at UNH in the fall of 2017 as a secondary education and theatre student in the College of Liberal Arts.

Alumni Profile

Golden Opportunity Katie McCarter ’10 spent her summer on the ground in Rio for the Olympic Summer Games

BY JODY RECORD ’95

take two weeks. It was really, really awesome.”

In 2011, McCarter got a job with the Team USA figure skating team and, in 2014, traveled to the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. She worked in the athlete high-performance department, the area responsible for providing tools and resources necessary for Team USA athletes to achieve their best results when competing. She also helped with international logistics to secure alternative training sites for the skaters.

“I never worked so hard in my entire life as I did preparing for the Sochi Games,” McCarter says. “It was a difficult location; so many things needed to go right. I didn’t want athletes to worry about anything — their only job was to focus on bringing home a medal.”

With NBC Olympics, McCarter was responsible for the credential submissions of the estimated 3,000 NBC employees, which allowed them to work in Brazil and also granted them access to venues during the games. For the three weeks of the games, NBC aired more than 6,000 hours of Olympic coverage, which McCarter says is “more than if you replayed every single NFL game from 2015 plus playoffs combined.”

Reflecting on her role shortly before the opening ceremony, McCarter noted, “It will be a big operation. I’ll probably be in constant motion 12 hours a day.” As to just how many of the competitions she thought she might be able to see, she added, “I purchased tickets to women’s gymnastics.

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igure skating might not have been on the schedule for the 2016 Summer Olympics, but Katie McCarter ’10 credits her love of that particular sport for her role in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summer. Her career with the Olympics, which she attended for the third time, began with a role as coordinator for the U.S. figure skating team for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. In Brazil, she worked as part of the NBC Olympics logistics crew, helping to ensure that all the pieces were in place when the summer games opened on August 5.

“It’s a massive production,” McCarter says, noting that some members of the team left for Brazil at the beginning of April and will remain through the end of summer. She joined them in the beginning of July.

Yet if not for a change in major, her path might have been quite different.

McCarter started at UNH as a political science major, but after taking a few classes that didn’t excite her, she switched to recreation management and policy. A figure skater growing up, she also joined the synchronized skating team.

During her junior year, McCarter applied for internships with the U.S. Olympic Committee at training centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Lake Placid, New York, where Team USA athletes were preparing for the 2010 Winter Games. McCarter received offers from both training centers and chose Colorado, where she worked on multiple projects in preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Even though she was still in school, McCarter got to go to Vancouver.

“I really wanted to be part of it all, so while I was an intern, I let my supervisor know that if they needed help in Vancouver, I’d be happy to go,” the Mansfield, Massachusetts, native says. “I got permission from my professors and was able to

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children. James is a mechanical engineer and a singer-songwriter performing around the seacoast. Mallory spent a weekend in May with Megan (Watts) Mullevey and Kim (Bechtold) Baena catching up in Portsmouth.

They had a blast getting hair and makeup done at a local salon and splurging with photos at Mallory Parkington Photography. Anthony Dziepak was recently selected as an administrative law judge for the Social Security Administration. Congrats Anthony! ◆

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Emily Rines

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Please send your news my way. I received an article about our classmate Jennifer Vadney. Jennifer is the neighborhood development manager for NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, where she has worked for the last 15 years in various roles.

NeighborWorks has 412 affordable apartments in southern NH, and Jennifer played a critical role in developing half of them. The article also reports that she has always had a strong desire to contribute to her community, and it sounds like she has been successful! Jennifer is married and lives in Francestown, NH. ◆

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Elizabeth Merrill Sanborn

2082 Pequawket Trail Hiram, ME 04041 esanborn@alumni.unh.edu

Sabrina Horton began training for her first half-marathon in February and ran her first race, The Gate City Half Marathon, on May 15. Check out her blog at runloveyoga.blogspot.com. Kim Lyndes was recently named Middle School Principal of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Principals. Michael Dimos has been recognized for his outstanding support of his hometown of Manchester, NH. He puts in many hours with organizations such as the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester Crimeline, the New Hampshire Medical Society and even the Manchester North Soccer Board. May we all support our communities as well as Michael! ◆

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Danielle Morin Leboeuf and her husband Jason welcomed their son Theodore Laurent on May 28, 2015. His big sister Stella is enjoying her little brother.

Congratulations on your new addition!

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Shannon Goff Welsh

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The Philadelphia intellectual property law firm Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP recently announced its attorneys named as 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, including UNH Law grad Bridget Labutta. Labutta is one of five of the firm’s lawyers to be named a Pennsylvania Rising Star, an honor reserved for no more than 2.5 percent of up-and-coming lawyers in the state. Jessica Nagle and Edward Ferman were married on October 11, 2015, at the Seacoast Science Center in Rye, NH. Jessica works as global knowledge manager for Heidrick & Struggles, an executive search firm, and Edward is a staff physician at the Billings Clinic Hospital in Billings, MO, where the couple lives. Please send your news! ◆

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Megan Stevener

mstevener@gmail.com

Congratulations to a number of my good friends who announced new arrivals to their families. Kristin Selvitella and husband Henry welcomed their second child, Abigail, on September 14, 2015. Abby joins big sister Avery, and the family resides in Newburyport, MA. Jennifer Grieco McDonald and husband Ian welcomed twins Eva and Dylan on January 22. The family lives in Lynnfield, MA. Kathleen Donovan Iverson and husband Craig welcomed their second daughter, Shae, on February 10. Shae has a big sister, Allie Mae, and the family lives in Woburn, MA. Lee Rudolf Manning and husband Chuck welcomed baby number three, son Henry, on March 15. Henry joins big sister Lillian and big brother Connor. The Mannings live in Lexington, MA. Tyson Teplitsky, former UNH hockey player and captain, and wife Jacquelyn Kendall Teplitsky, former UNH soccer player, welcomed their third son, Owen Paul, on March 28. Owen joins big brothers Alex and Zac. Also, big congratulations go out to Jessica Peabody Logrippo, who married Jason Logrippo in a beautiful ceremony at The Barn at Gibbet Hillon in Groton, MA, on April 2. Jess and Jason are both teachers at Waybright Elementary School in Saugus and live in Lynnfield.

Allison Ambrose was elected director and managing partner of Wescott Law, working in the Laconia and Meredith, NH, offices. James Alcorn was appointed secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections in December 2014 and then chairman of the elections board in February 2015. He and his wife, Katharina, live in Midlothian, VA, and have three children, Scarlett, Kennedy and Bondurant. Jennifer Coles has been promoted to the position of marketing and sales manager for RiverMead Retirement Community in Peterborough, NH. ◆

Class Notes

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Michael Antosh

michael.antosh@gmail.com

Elizabeth Allen married Matt Spinner ’06 on September 5, 2015, on a beautiful late-summer day in New York’s Hudson Valley. Nineteen UNH alumni were in attendance, along with five future UNHers. Kelsey Duggan and Mark Avery were married on July 25, 2015, at Rye Harbor State Park in NH. It was basically a mini-UNH reunion, with more than 20 alums from the classes of 2007–2008, including Laurel Coffey Smith, Krista Sullivan, Christina Houle Bartlett, Mark Ohanian, Shawn Ballou, Paul Beaudoin, Jackie Hinds Beaudoin ’08, Sean Delahunt, Morgan MacKay Maguire ’08, Patrick Chavanelle, Ross Maguire, Ryan O’Mahoney, Jon Blachley, Brett Berger, Cheryl Penaskovic, Stefanie Dandurant ’08, Kerry LaJoie ’08, Allison Messick Chavanelle, Elizabeth “Betsy” Van Vaulkenburgh Lee ’08, Miriam Wagoner, Chad Aiken and Dana Stack. Jason Leonard has been named a partner at the law firm Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto. Jason has a significant amount of experience with patent litigation, particularly with pharmaceuticals, and worked previously as a chemist at Pfizer. Elizabeth Tassi has been named a partner at the law firm Stinson Leonard Street in Kansas City. Elizabeth specializes in intellectual property law, including for medical devices.

Darren Lee is a faculty member at the University of

plate, Lee began driving to car shows, where he set up a booth to share information and accept donations for kidney cancer research.

Lee returned to UNH last August to start his sophomore year, juggling a full business management course load and weekend trips home for treatment. When that proved too taxing, this spring, he worked with Paul College associate professor of strategic management and entrepreneurship Andrew Earle on an independent study to formalize his fundraising efforts into a charity called Driven to Cure. Working with Earle, Lee developed a business plan, built a website and filed the tax paperwork necessary to incorporate as a not-for-profit organization. To date, Driven to Cure has raised some $100,000 for kidney cancer research — and provided a tremendous outlet for Lee. “My GTR has proven to be the closest thing I have to a cure for my cancer,” he says.

Bruce Lee, Andrew’s father, says he speaks for the whole family when he expresses his gratitude to UNH. “Without the support Andrew received from Professor Earle and UNH, Driven to Cure may not have been created,” he says. “We are proud to be a part of the UNH family.” Learn more at driventocure.org.

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t was the very last day of his freshman year when Andrew Lee ’18 ended up in the emergency room at WentworthDouglass Hospital in Dover in May 2015, sure he was suffering from appendicitis. A week and a transfer to Massachusetts General Hospital later, he had a very different diagnosis: hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell cancer (HLRCC), an extremely rare and incurable form of kidney cancer. Lee was quickly enrolled in an experimental treatment program through the National Institutes of Health, not far from his Maryland home, and his father soon sat him down for a serious conversation: if his time was limited, what did Andrew want to accomplish with his life?

“I said I wanted to own my dream car, a Nissan GTR,” Lee recalls. He was joking — sort of — but his father was not, and enlisted his local Nissan dealership to track down the luxury sports car, which drew a lot of attention wherever Lee went.

“Once I started sharing my story, I realized I could actually use the car to raise awareness about not only my own cancer, but rare kidney cancers in general,” he says. After a few modifications, including a custom orange paint job (orange is the color for kidney cancer awareness) and a defiant F CANCR vanity

Oklahoma in the department of ophthalmology and the Dean McGee Eye Institute. After UNH, Darren was a postdoctoral fellow at Boston University, Harvard School of Medicine and the Schepens Eye Research Institute. Eliza Matheson wrote to me with great news: She and Scott Matheson ’06 have two children, Oliver and Charlie, as well as two “lazy, slightly-overfed cats.”

Charlie was born late last year. Eliza and her family live in Cape Elizabeth, ME. A little news from me: Heidi Antosh ’09, ’10G and I had our first child earlier this year, a daughter named April. We recently moved into a new house in Rhode Island after I started as a professor at the University of Rhode Island. Sadly, there are also two deaths to report. Erin Maroni passed away in November 2015. She was an environmental biologist and lived in San Francisco. Erin loved the outdoors and cared about saving the environment. Eric Tatarinowicz passed away in February. Eric managed the APCO Landscape Supply Company and lived in Seabrook, NH. Before his time at UNH, Eric was an accomplished soccer player and an Eagle Scout. ◆

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Alexandra Covucci

apo2@alumni.unh.edu

Hello fellow 2008 grads! I hope you’re all doing amazingly well! My journey has recently brought me back to the Boston area — if you’ve been following along,

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Eighteen UNH Alpha Xi Delta alumnae from 2000 and 2001 met on campus in June for a sorority reunion.

It was the second such gathering for the group, which includes both local graduates and alumnae from as far away as California, who try to connect every couple of years.

I’ve made a few moves over the years! — for a little while as my girlfriend gets her doctorate and I continue my work as an online entrepreneur. I’ve loved seeing your updates in the last few months, so let’s get to those! Congratulations to Craig Shillaber, who graduated from Virginia Tech with a doctorate in civil engineering this spring.

His career is now bringing him back to New England, as he has taken a position on the faculty of Northeastern University in the department of civil and environmental engineering. A big congratulations to Donna Pohli ’09G and Chris Benton ’04, ’07G, ’14G, who were married in Litchfield, NH, on October 23, 2015. They enjoyed a special surprise appearance by Gnarlz with their fellow UNH alumni friends and family from all generations — be sure to check out the photo! Another congratulations to Mary Janene Sullivan and Eric Steven Truesdale, who were married on June 20, 2015, at Groveland Fairways in Groveland, MA. The couple honeymooned in Aruba and resides in Malden, MA. Please keep me posted on your happenings and what you’ve been up to! I’d love to hear from you! ◆

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92 Channing Rd., Belmont, MA 02478 s.king@alumni.unh.edu

Caitlin LeMay

24 Wisteria St., Unit 1 Salem, MA 01970 caitlin.lemay@alumni.unh.edu

Congratulations to Christina Ferrari on her new position at Bernstein on the firm’s litigation practice group.

Christina will focus on civil litigation, employment, administrative and healthcare law and government relations for individuals and businesses in New Hampshire.

Once again, congratulations, Christina! Nicole Capone and Zhenya Altshuler met during senior year at UNH and are getting married on August 28, 2016, in Cape Cod. Please don’t forget to send in your updates! ◆

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Class Notes Editor

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Andre L. Garron, Jr., and Kelsey E. Clark ’13 were married on April 30 at Dell-Lea Country Club in Chichester, New Hampshire. The bride and groom are both graduates of the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics, for which the groom’s uncle, Arnold Garron ’84, served as interim dean from fall 2013 until spring 2015. The groom is the son of Andre Garron ’86, a current member of the UNH Alumni Association’s board of directors. ◆

MATCH! How did you do? Here are the answers from page 14–15. To learn more about native bees visit nativebeesofnewengland.com 1j / 2d / 3h / 4f / 5b / 6g / 7c / 8e / 9a / 10i

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1946 | Jeanne Steacie Harriman

P.O. Box 670, Wolfboro, NH 03894 1954 | Nancy Evans Burns

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1965 | Jacqueline Flynn Thompson

PO Box 302, 197 Cross Hill Road, Wilmot, NH 03287 thompson2004@tds.net 1966 | Lynda Brearey

791 Harrington Lake Dr., North Venice, FL 34293 lbrearey@gmail.com 1981 | Caroline McKee Anderson

8626 Fauntlee Crest SW, Seattle, WA 98136 c.anderson@alumni.unh.edu 1985 | Julie Colligan Spak

116 Longfields Way, Downington, PA 19335 juliespak@verizon.net 1986 | Stephanie Creane King

1988 | Beth D. Simpson-Robie

P.O. Box 434, Kennebunk, ME 04043 bgsrobie@alumni.unh.edu 1989 | David L. Gray

131 Holmes Ave., Darien, CT 06820 david.gray@alumni.unh.edu 1990 | Amy French

2709 44th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98116 amy.french@alumni.unh.edu 1994 | Michael Opal

62 Rockwood Heights Rd., Manchester, MA 01944 m.opal@alumni.unh.edu 1996 | Michael Walsh

607 Atwood Drive, Downingtown, PA, 19533 michaelwalsh@alumni.unh.edu 1999 | Jamie Russo Zahoruiko

PO Box 287, Haverhill, MA 01831 j.a.russo@alumni.unh.edu 2000 | Becky Roman Hardie

3715 N. 4th St., Harrisburg, PA 17110 becky.roman@alumni.unh.edu 2009 | Jenelle DeVits

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In Memoriam

bright shall thy mem’ry be Doris Paradis Hayden ’30 She had an ear for languages, a talent for needlework and knew the secret to a long life.

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orn on a farm in Somersworth, NH, Doris Hayden was bilingual from early childhood thanks to her family’s French and Quebecois heritage. It was the beginning of a lifelong love of languages and an interest in other cultures.

At UNH, a class taught by a dynamic professor sparked her interest in studying German. After earning both a BA and an MA, Doris took great joy in teaching German and French — as well as elementary Spanish, which she had taught herself. In a eulogy delivered at Doris’s funeral, her daughter Joyce DeVoe remembered her mother saying that teaching was so much fun she “felt guilty with every paycheck she received.”

Sadly, that changed while Doris was working on her PhD in Romansch, one of four official languages of Switzerland.

She was diagnosed with a tumor on a vocal cord. Surgery left her unable to speak above a whisper and ended her pursuit of a PhD, plans to live and study abroad and the teaching career she so loved.

Other difficult times followed. After moving to Boston to work for Liberty Mutual Life Insurance Company, Doris met and married Bill Hayden and gave birth to a daughter, Nancy, whom they lost two-and-a-half years later to leukemia. Ongoing throat surgeries often left her debilitated, and Bill himself died before their children were fully grown. But Doris soldiered on, and her three children, Janice Locke, Joyce and Thomas, enjoyed simple pleasures like picnics at Franklin Park Zoo and, after Hayden learned to drive at age 40, visits to beaches and amusement parks.

Nothing was ever wasted. “When I was a child my parents had two enormous vegetable gardens,” recalls Janice.

Her mother canned the excess produce, made jam and “put food by” for the winter. Her daughters say her pies were legendary. Known for her fine needlework, Doris sewed her daughters’ dresses, often with matching outfits for their dolls. She also made special dolls for her children and, later, her grandchildren, firing the dolls’ bisque heads in a kiln and dressing each in an outfit that reflected the child’s interest.

She sewed quilts for family members and donated others for charity raffles.

When her children were grown, Doris returned to Somersworth “like a salmon coming home to spawn,” she joked. As she grew older, both her health and her voice improved. She cared for her widowed mother and helped found the Somersworth Historical Society, where a room is named in her honor. For many years she was class agent for her UNH graduating class.

An interest in genealogy resulted in a trip to Italy with Janice when Doris was 83. There would be no guidebooks for her. Instead she signed up for Italian classes at UNH so she could converse with everyone she met. In a letter sent to the family after her death, her professor remembered Hayden as a brilliant student who charmed her decadesyounger classmates with colorful handmade boxes of homemade cookies.

Janice recalls that, throughout her long life, her frugal mother found a use for just about anything. “If I told her I had replaced something in my house, she would ask what I had done with the replaced item. If I told her I had thrown it out, she would say, ’I could have done something with that.’” At her funeral the minister noted, “Doris, I think you truly could have made a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.”

In recent years, Hayden was often asked the secret of her longevity. Her answer was simple: “I like being alive.”

Life was a pleasure she enjoyed to its fullest until her death on October 29, 2015, at age 106. ² Amos R. Townsend ’52 Physician and humanitarian, he helped those whose lives were disrupted by war.

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efore his death on February 21 following a two-year battle with esophageal cancer, Amos Townsend led a fulfilling life as a family man, physician and humanitarian. He had been married for 61 years to Doree Connelly Townsend ’54, with whom he raised eight children: Byron, Mike, Anna Phan ’80, Jennifer Shea ’82, Nell Wirtes, Matthew, Amy Dicosmo and Tom. The couple also had 22 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Townsend served in the military for 20 years and left a legacy of volunteer work in Southeast Asia and in his native New Hampshire.

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Faculty and Staff

William J. Lord ’43, ’53G Mar. 19, 2016, East Longmeadow, Mass.

Karl F. Jorda ’09H, emeritus director of the Germeshausen Center for the Law of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Franklin Pierce Law Center, UNH School of Law May 23, 2016, Port St Lucie, Fla.

Beatrice Grant Miller ’43 April 29, 2016, Bedford, N.H. Robert J. O’Neil ’43 May 16, 2014, Tucson, Ariz.

Priscilla E. Marrotte Clement ’44 April 5, 2016, Dover, N.H.

Murray A. Straus, professor of sociology May 13, 2016, Durham, N.H.

Barbara Gibson Johnson ’47 April 8, 2016, Manchester, N.H.

David N. Machell ’50 Dec. 29, 2015, Whitefield, N.H.

Col. Amos R. Townsend Ret. ’52 Feb. 21, 2016, Lee, N.H.

Thomas F. Peltak ’58 May 1, 2016, Manchester, N.H.

Rosalyn Cohen Kaplan ’47 April 24, 2016, North Eastham, Mass.

Maurice D. Meader ’50 Mar. 19, 2016, Avon, Conn.

Stanley W. Bukata ’53, ’55G Feb. 24, 2016, Lake Winola, Pa.

Patricia A. Small ’58 April 9, 2016, Waterford, Conn.

John L. Nelson ’50 May 10, 2016, Salem, Va.

John J. Dow Jr. ’53 May 6, 2016, Portsmouth, N.H.

Janet H. Straw ’58 Mar. 6, 2016, Goffstown, N.H.

Max D. Samkoff ’50G Jan. 6, 2015, West Palm Beach, Fla.

Morgan M. Grant ’53 Mar. 13, 2016, Fort Myers, Fla.

Ann Soper Davidson ’59G April 12, 2016, Concord, Mass.

Carl L. Ordway ’53 Dec. 14, 2015, Bridgewater, N.J.

Mr. Edmund M. Powers ’59 April 16, 2016, Framingham, Mass.

Rudolph S. Petersen ’53, ’59G Feb. 15, 2016, Jupiter, Fla.

Ralph W. Spofford ’59, ’60G May 17, 2016, New London, N.H.

Donald J. Balch ’48, ’52G May 13, 2016, Burlington, Vt. Earl M. Elliott ’48 Feb. 29, 2016, Pittsfield, N.H.

Anne Gordon-Smith ’44 July 1, 2015, Milford, N.H.

Phyllis Robinson Heronemus ’48 Feb. 22, 2016, Amherst, Mass.

Robert J. Heaney ’44 Feb. 17, 2016, El Reno, Okla.

Virginia Worster Lachance ’48 Feb. 19, 2016, Rochester, N.H.

Ida Pettigrew Morang ’44 Mar. 31, 2016, York, Maine

Arlene P. Kies, Murkland Lecturer in music Feb. 11, 2016 Durham, N.H.

Daniel E. McPherson Jr. ’48 Feb. 27, 2016, San Diego, Calif.

Elizabeth Stearns Swift ’44 Feb. 15, 2016, Center Sandwich, N.H.

Roger C. McPherson ’48 Mar. 3, 2016, Rochester, N.Y.

1930s

Alfred Catalfo Jr. ’45, ’52G April 14, 2016, Sevierville, Tenn.

Edson W. Keith ’38 Mar. 13, 2016, Woodsville, N.H.

Elizabeth Tinker Jennings ’45 Feb. 2, 2016, Wolfeboro, N.H.

Claire Daeris Hamilton ’39 Mar. 6, 2016, Hampton, N.H.

Louise G. Williams ’45 Mar. 6, 2016, Manchester, N.H.

Pasquale M. Deluca ’49 Dec. 22, 2014, New Port Richey, Fla.

Karl E. Swenson ’39 May 16, 2014, Woodbridge, Va.

Robert M. Fromm ’46 April 12, 2016, Jewett, N.Y.

Maurice Kuchar ’49 Mar. 11, 2016, Madison, Conn.

Allyn F. Jennison ’46 Mar. 28, 2016, Madbury, N.H.

John H. Lawson ’49, ’52G Mar. 30, 2016, Venice, Fla.

Guy E. Alexander Sr. ’41 Mar. 8, 2016, Sunapee, N.H.

Priscilla Hallam Osberg ’46 May 25, 2016, Orono, Maine

Robert W. Morehouse ’49 April 25, 2016, Clifton Park, N.Y.

Donald V. Richardson ’42 May 13, 2016, Wallingford, Conn.

Joan Galbraith Pottle ’46 Dec. 12, 2015, Wilmington, N.C.

Stephen J. Rellas ’49 April 8, 2016, Naples, Fla.

Josephine Blodgett Tuthill ’42 May 17, 2016, Hartford, Conn.

Lillian M. Richards ’46 April 11, 2016, Concord, N.H.

Ernest B. Blaisdell ’43 Feb. 12, 2016, Somersworth, N.H.

Rosamond Sanford Becker ’47 April 21, 2016, Northwood, N.H.

George F. Kelley ’43 Feb. 28, 2016, Concord, N.H.

Jeannette Steele Cross ’47 April 5, 2016, Westbrook, Maine

John E. Rogers, emeritus professor of music April 6, 2016 Dover, N.H. Owen Rogers, emeritus professor of plant biology May. 24, 2016 Durham, N.H.

1940s

Elizabeth Caron Giorgianni ’47 April 6, 2016, Reno, Nev.

Ralph C. O’Connor Sr. ’48 Oct. 11, 2015, Lexington, Va. Celia Brock Conrad ’49 April 11, 2016, Colchester, Conn.

1950s William F. Bergeron ’50 Feb. 11, 2016, Lutherville Timonium, Md. Dorothy Brickett Husband ’50 April 24, 2016, Oklahoma City, Okla.

After graduation, he received his medical degree from Dartmouth and began a career as a U.S. Air Force flight surgeon. He served in Phu Cat and Pleiku, Vietnam, from 1969 –71 and after retiring from the service with the rank of colonel spent more than five years in Thailand working with the International Rescue Committee to assist Southeast Asian refugees. “He worked with local health clinics and orphanages,” says Doree. “He tried to help them give the best possible care.” Townsend was also on call at hospitals and dental clinics throughout refugee camps in the region and was chief of staff at the hospital in the main camp in Nongkhai.

Among the refugees Townsend helped was Sinthy Kounlasa. Originally from Laos, Kounlasa met Townsend when she applied for a job as a secretary and interpreter.

He put her to work immediately.

Refugees crowded into Townsend’s small office asking for assistance in immigrating to other counties. “I was very impressed to see how much time he spent talking with and interviewing each and every one of them,” says Kounlasa.

“He was respectful, kind and patient.” Townsend dictated countless letters encouraging other countries to take in refugees, especially those who had lost limbs in the war.

Each recommendation letter explained in detail why, far

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Henry R. Sanders ’50 April 8, 2016, Salem, N.H. Robert N. Shaw ’50 Feb. 5, 2016, Akron, Ohio Herbert C. Verry ’50 April 20, 2016, Orford, N.H. Edgar F. Bennett ’51, ’53G May 10, 2016, Naperville, Ill. Richard T. Fowler ’51, ’71G Feb. 13, 2016, Epsom, N.H. Muriel Bragdon Manghue ’51 May 7, 2016, Franconia, N.H.

Weston P. Sanford ’53G May 5, 2016, Middleboro, Mass.

Margaret Coombs Lasak ’54 Mar. 28, 2016, Arcata, Calif.

Thomas J. Robinson ’54 Mar. 31, 2016, Huntsville, Ala. George G. Smith ’54G May 1, 2016, Pittsburgh, Pa.

1960s Mary Pat Pheasant Anderson ’60G Jan. 19, 2016, Pasadena, Calif.

Donna Church Bryant ’60 Feb. 6, 2016, Portland, Maine John C. Malley ’60 Mar. 4, 2016, Newton, Mass.

Paula Nelson Bidwell ’55 Mar. 6, 2016 Bloomfield Hills, Mich.

Nelson G. Marshall ’60 April 20, 2016, Chichester, N.H.

Ruth M. Demers ’55 Mar. 13, 2016, Rome, N.Y.

William C. Royce ’60 May 18, 2016, Jaffrey, N.H.

Richard Fellenberg ’55 Mar. 12, 2016, Milford, Mass.

Albert W. Wilson Jr. ’61G Feb. 18, 2016, Camden, Maine

Eugene A. Conrad ’52G Aug. 2, 2015 Stamford, Conn.

Susan Curtin Malloy ’55 Jan. 19, 2016, Wellesley Hills, Mass.

David M. Cilley ’61 May 4, 2016, Columbia, S.C.

Merrill J. Dodge ’52 Mar. 24, 2016, Muncy, Pa.

Caroline Robinson Brayley ’56 Feb. 29, 2016, Ross Township, Pa.

Guy L. Knight ’52 Feb. 7, 2016 Charlotte, N.C.

Linda Reponen Morse ’56 April 8, 2016, Granby, Conn.

Thorn L. Mayes Jr. ’52 May 5, 2016, Durango, Colo.

Saralee Martyn Browne ’57 Mar. 7, 2016, Melbourne, Fla.

Arthur M. Potter ’52 Feb. 2, 2016, Bangor, Maine

Thomas J. Giampietro ’57 April 27, 2016, Malden, Mass.

Virginia Bailey Skelley ’52 May 13, 2016, Wolfeboro, N.H.

Manuel N. Francis ’58 May 6, 2016, Marshfield, Mass.

Theodore G. Whippie ’51 Feb. 25, 2016, Newtown, Conn.

Rusty Donovan Zeddis ’51 Jan. 30, 2016, Kennebunkport, Maine George R. Bernier ’52 Feb. 10, 2016, Hamilton, Ohio

John J. Barrett ’62 Feb. 18, 2016, Stoddard, N.H. Jeanne Pike Goodwin ’62 May 4, 2016, Tolland, Conn.

Linda K. Hall ’62 Feb. 2, 2016, Sun City, Ariz.

Lloyd H. Littlefield ’62G Feb. 13, 2016, New London, N.H. David W. Bradley ’63 Feb. 1, 2016, Georgetown, Maine

from being a burden, the refugee had much to offer a new country.

Kounlasa planned to follow other family members to France, but when Townsend offered to sponsor her and her family in the United States instead, she jumped at the opportunity. In 1982 Doree returned to the United States with the Townsends’ three youngest children and helped Kounlasa file the necessary paperwork to travel. When Kounlasa, her husband and two children, and her motherin-law arrived in Durham, they stayed with Doree for a few weeks before moving into their own apartment. It was the beginning of a new life for Kounlasa, who today is an administrative assistant in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Her family was one of two that temporarily lived with the Townsends, who also sponsored and housed many individual young people from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos who had fled their war-torn countries.

Townsend also volunteered with groups working to determine the plight of American POWs and MIAs. He became close to many families whose loved ones did not return from the war and kept in touch with them over the years. “After his death I received so many letters from families he had helped, all expressing their appreciation,” says Doree.

When Amos returned to New Hampshire, the Townsends settled in Lee, where he became active in the Lee Congregational Church, joining Doree in the choir, serving

In Memoriam Leonard A. Despres Jr. ’63 Jan. 1, 2016, Cornville, Maine

Col. Julian C. Johnson Jr. ’66 April 19, 2016, Logandale, Nev.

Susan Hollidge McFarland ’72 April 16, 2016, Chocowinity, N.C.

Edward W. Long Jr. ’76 Feb. 13, 2016, Hampton, N.H.

Rev. Raymond B. Wilbur ’81G Dec. 30, 2015, Dover, N.H.

Merideth MacLeod Geers ’93 May 1, 2016, Concord, N.H.

Peter J. Gulazian ’63 Feb. 22, 2016, Conway, N.H.

James A. Law ’66 May 24, 2016, Pembroke, N.H.

Helen Johnson Reynolds ’72 April 25, 2016, Atkinson, N.H.

Claribel D. McBane ’76G, ’81G Mar. 20, 2016, Lee, N.H.

Thomas J. Donnelly III ’82 Mar. 9, 2016, Southbury, Conn.

Brian T. Caron ’94 Mar. 23, 2016, Peabody, Mass.

Ralph D. Hutchinson Jr. ’63 April 22, 2016, Hooksett, N.H.

Raymond A. Dahill Jr. ’67G May 22, 2016, Boston, Mass.

George F. St. Amand Jr. ’72G April 30, 2016, Stonington, Maine

Geraldine Swett Littler ’77 Jan. 14, 2016, Dover, N.H.

Thomas N. Gaudette ’82 Feb. 24, 2016 Nashua, N.H.

Peter R. Munson ’97JD July 11, 2015, Del Mar, Calif.

Edward J. McNamara Jr. ’63 Mar. 20, 2016, South Bend, Ind.

Mary Koutrelakos Lane ’67, ’74G Mar. 11, 2016, Dover, N.H.

Stephen C. Titcomb ’72 April 16, 2016, Blue Hill, Maine

Madalene Woodward Castleton ’78 Mar. 17, 2016, Seabrook, N.H.

2nd Lt. Lianne Stone Tonry ’82 Feb. 20, 2016, Flower Mound, Texas

Jessica B. White ’97 Feb. 16, 2016, Kingston, N.H.

John F. Beattie ’73G May 3, 2016, Amesbury, Mass.

Julianne S. Cooper ’78, ’88G, ’92G Feb. 14, 2016, Hooksett, N.H.

David E. Tuells ’82 Mar. 21, 2016, Everett, Mass.

Patricia L. Buckman ’73 Feb. 19, 2016, Bend, Ore.

Jeff L. Hegan ’78 April 15, 2016, Houston, Texas

Daniel W. Fleming ’73 Mar. 6, 2016, Simsbury, Conn.

Cynthia J. Buxton ’79 Mar. 3, 2016, Derry,N.H.

Sue-Ellen Howe ’73G April 23, 2016, Boston, Mass.

Coleen A. Shea ’79 April 9, 2016, Somersworth, N.H.

Sandra Piper Montgomery ’73 May 17, 2016, York, Maine

Col. Albert C. Welch ’79 April 12, 2016, Leesburg, Fla.

Robert J. Guilbault ’74 Feb. 22, 2016, Palm Springs, Calif.

1980s

Richard P. O’Brien ’74 April 16, 2016, Shrewsbury, Mass.

Jay D. Jamron ’80 May 2, 2016, Orange, Conn.

William B. Patterson ’74 May 4, 2016, Louisa, Va.

Barbara Allen Mace ’80 Feb. 14, 2016, Dover, N.H.

Marc E. Routhier ’74 Mar. 4, 2016, Frostburg, N.H.

Julie A. McNulty ’80 Mar. 30, 2016, Eagle River, Alaska

1970s

Charles J. Still Jr. ’74 Mar. 5, 2016, Concord, N.H.

Janice J. Arsenault ’81 Mar. 21, 2016, Barrington, N.H.

Gregory A. Keazer ’71 April 8, 2016, Manchester, N.H.

Richard P. Cornet ’75 April 14, 2016, Yarmouth Port, Mass.

John P. Colby Jr. ’81G, ’85G Feb. 1, 2016, Suncook, N.H.

Donna Marcus Mensh ’63 Oct. 30, 2015, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Dorothy A. Pettit ’67, ’68G, ’76G Mar. 11, 2016, New Haven, Conn.

Erling R. Roberts ’63 April 16, 2016, Lancaster, N.H.

Robert C. Haynes ’68G, ’71G Mar. 9, 2016, Boylston, Mass.

William C. Trentini ’63 Mar. 30, 2016, Sackville, N.B., Canada

David R. Rowden ’68 April 28, 2016, Springvale, Maine

James P. Balcom ’64 May 7, 2016, Naples, Fla. Joan Abbott Dawley ’64 Mar. 3, 2016, Rye, N.H. Gail A. Hills ’64 Feb. 7, 2016, Miami, Fla. Michelle Dionne Pike ’64 Feb. 13, 2016, Bangor, Maine Kenneth R. Bronson ’65 Mar. 21, 2016, Lancaster, N.H. David L. Hebert ’65 Feb. 18, 2016, Amherst, N.H. David H. Holden ’65 Feb. 24, 2016, Jaffrey, N.H. Donald E. Keyser ’65G May 17, 2016, Cape Coral, Fla. Richard H. Miller ’65G April 21, 2016, South Bristol, Maine Walter H. Munroe ’65 Aug. 23, 2015, Rehoboth, Mass.

Grant Shirley Boughton ’66 May 1, 2016, Freeport, Fla. William B. Hammond ’66 Mar. 21, 2016, Bon Carbo, Colo.

Arthur W. Schlieper Jr. ’68 Feb. 3, 2016, York, Pa. Roger W. Taillefer ’68, ’74G Feb. 10, 2016, Buford, Ga. William H. Carroll Jr. ’69 May 11, 2016, Albuquerque, N.M. Doddridge M. Johnson ’69 June 14, 2014, Newport, N.H. Kenneth A. Martin ’69 Feb. 13, 2016, Harpswell, Maine Marion Richardson Pounder ’69G Jan. 13, 2016, Derry, N.H.

Marilyn Billings McNamara ’71, ’77JD April 10, 2016, Amherst, N.H. Nancy Abbott Pellerin ’71 Mar. 24, 2016, Palm Bay, Fla. Harland H. Savage Jr. ’71 Mar. 3, 2016, Wilton, N.H.

Tilden G. Barnard ’73 April 23, 2016, Epsom, N.H.

Andrew W. Elcik ’75 April 29, 2016, Old Orchard Beach, Maine Marjorie Sherman Pyle ’75G, ’88G Feb. 16, 2016, Warner, N.H. Jeffrey K. Rutherford ’75G Mar. 6, 2016, Berwick, Maine

as a deacon and cheerfully “doing all the little jobs that came up,” says his wife.

Townsend played football throughout his four years at UNH, including the 1950 season that saw the team complete a perfect 8-0-0 season and win the Yankee Conference Championship, and remained an ardent UNH football fan throughout his life. In 1983 the university honored his distinguished career as a humanitarian with the Pettee Medal, its highest award. ² Murray Straus and Owen Rogers remembered Their means might have been different, but both were devoted to making the world a more beautiful place.

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n May, UNH lost two venerated researchers and members of the teaching faculty — one who helped change America’s views on corporal punishment and family violence; another who supported the proliferation of the official state flower.

Former professor of sociology Murray Straus died on May 13 at the age of 89. Founder of the field of family violence research and longtime director of UNH’s Family Research Laboratory, Straus was the first to document

William A. Grant Jr. ’81 Mar. 13, 2016, Staunton, Va. George M. Newton ’81 Dec. 3, 2015, Turners Falls, Mass.

Bruce W. O’Neil Jr. ’81 May 1, 2016, Hudson, N.H. Richard R. Szpak ’81 Feb. 28, 2016, Marlborough, Mass.

Daniel J. Louney ’99 Feb. 1, 2016, Rye, N.H.

2000s

Theresa Holding Betts ’83 Feb. 25, 2016, Rochester, N.H.

Jenelle Beeler Callahan ’00 May 11, 2016, Bedford, N.H.

Mark E. Furber ’83, ’85G April 30, 2016, Portsmouth, N.H.

Travis F. Callahan ’00 Mar. 7, 2016, Claremont, N.H.

Marc K. Boulay ’84 May 16, 2016, Manchester, N.H.

Martin J. Brewer ’04G Oct. 7, 2015, Rochester, N.H.

John E. Lebaron ’84 Mar. 20, 2016, Doylestown, Pa.

Craig M. MacIaszek ’06 Feb. 20, 2016, New Boston, N.H.

Jean B. Fisher ’85G May 12, 2016, Exeter, N.H.

Evan S. Davis ’07 May 7, 2016, Dover, N.H.

Dawn Pecker Randall ’85 Feb. 5, 2016, Milford, Conn.

Eric T. Tatarinowicz ’06 Feb. 15, 2016, Seabrook, N.H.

Andrew W. Young ’85 Feb. 26, 2016, Chester, N.H.

2010s

William L. McLaughlin ’86JD Mar. 26, 2016, West Chester, Pa.

Vamsi K. Prasad ’15 April 30, 2016, Salem, N.H.

Steven P. Pearson ’87 May 1, 2016 Barrington, N.H.

Isabella D. Corcelli ’17 Feb. 19, 2016, Providence, R.I.

Elizabeth Horvath Stewart ’88 April 26, 2016, Salem, N.H.

Gordon R. Borek ’18 May 28, 2016, Durham, N.H.

1990s Mary A. Ruel ’90 Feb. 8, 2016, Swampscott, Mass.

Patricia A. Stelz ’91 Feb. 21, 2016, Concord, N.H. Donald C. Crandlemire Jr. ’93JD Mar. 5, 2016, Concord, N.H.

the negative effects of spanking on children, publishing research that showed spanking was associated with increased subsequent aggression among children and reduced warmth between children and their parents. He provided much of the scientific evidence to back efforts to ban corporal punishment, a ban that was subsequently adopted by some 50 countries. In the early 1970s, Straus also pioneered surveys that established that people were far more likely to be assaulted and injured by members of their own family than they were by strangers, fundamentally changing popular and academic conceptions about crime and crime prevention. ²

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n May 24, emeritus professor of plant biology Owen Rogers died at the age of 85. Rogers devoted his career to breeding lilacs, the New Hampshire state flower, and was instrumental in developing UNH’s 60-year-long lilac breeding program, the longest continuous lilac breeding program in the United States. Known nationally for his lilac expertise, Rogers cross-bred thousands of varieties of lilacs and introduced three new cultivars, the white Agnes Smith lilac, the purple Jesse Helper lilac and the light violet Marie Rogers lilac — which he named after his wife. ²

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Parting Shot

The first UNH outdoor pool opened on August 19, 1938, to much local fanfare. One of some 200 WPA pools built in the wake of the Great Depression, it was the last still in operation when it closed at the end of 2013 after years of structural and environmental problems. For the past three summers, the UNH and Durham communities have watched a new pool emerge from inside the footprint of the original, alongside an expansion of the university’s Hamel Rec Center.

Finished just in time for the fall semester, the new pool boasts many of the bestloved features of the original and adds a number of welcome new amenities: a bathhouse, a pool deck and heating and lighting that will allow it to remain open well into the school year. Some 1,800 swimmers showed up for the new pool’s official opening, which, in a nod to its precedessor, took place on August 19.

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MAKING A SPLASH:

en Seeche ’48 didn’t consider himself anything special at UNH — the Lawrence, Mass., native describes himself as an average student who matriculated with little sense of what he wanted to do either in or beyond the classroom — but what he’s done in recent years for his alma mater is special indeed.

In 1997, shortly before his 50th reunion,

An Above-Average Opportunity

Seeche reached out to UNH to discuss options for including the university in his will, and in 2015, he funded a generous gift from his estate to establish the A. Leonard Seeche Family Scholarship for undergrads and graduate students. Earlier this year, realizing he wanted the opportunity to see the benefits of his generosity, he made a second gift through his IRA to activate the scholarship during his lifetime; the first Seeche Family scholarship will be awarded in fall 2017. It’s Seeche’s hope that the award will provide a boost to “average” students like himself who are looking to find their way at UNH. “I consider it my pleasure to set up this fund, so that the university and its students may have the opportunity to give and receive as much as I did from my formative years at UNH,” the successful real estate investor says.

“I feel these years to be of prime satisfaction and maturation and a major influence on my life.”

“I consider it my pleasure to set up this fund, so that

the university and its students may have the opportunity to give and receive as much as I did from my formative years at UNH.”

— A. Leonard Seeche ‘48

Seeche’s gift will ultimately draw from three sources: an initial gift annuity, his estate plan and his IRA.

To learn more about how you can provide for UNH through these or similar vehicles, contact senior director of gift planning Theresa Curry at theresa.curry@unh.edu or by telephone at (603) 862-4895.

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