Perspective Fall 2018 by University Liggett School

Fifth Grade Class Day

UNIVERSITY LIGGETT SCHOOL CLOSED OUT THE 2017-18 SCHOOL YEAR WITH A SERIES OF END-OFTHE-YEAR CELEBRATIONS: • The fifth graders celebrated with fifth grade class day, while the eighth graders celebrated with eighth grade promotion and a reception for students and parents. • Ring and Founders Day kicked off the end-of-the-year celebrations with the seniors presenting the juniors with their class rings. The Ring Day ceremony marks the transfer of leadership from the seniors to the juniors.

Eighth Grade Promotion

Ring and Founders Day

Commencement 2018

• And to officially mark the end of the 2017-18 school year, on a hot and humid Sunday in June the Class of 2018 filled the back lawn of the school to the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance for the 2018 commencement ceremony.

GREETINGS FROM COOK ROAD! Âť As I write this letter, fall is upon us and the building is bustling with the start of the 2018-19 school year. The more leisurely pace of this past summer afforded me the opportunity to reflect on the past school year, my first as head of University Liggett School. It was a year of transitions, for sure, but also one of tremendous joy, enthusiasm, and momentum. Here are just a few of my favorite memories:

Breaking Ground on the John and Marlene Boll Campus Center in September 2017: Homecoming weekend brought so many special moments, including the dedication of Healey Field honoring my predecessor, mentor, and friend, Joe, but the highlight of the weekend was breaking ground on our fantastic new facility. It has been a source of tremendous excitement seeing this building rise on the north side of Cook Road, and upon completion in August, it now gives us the finest athletic facility in southeast Michigan. It stands as a monument to so many generous people, but especially John and Marlene Boll, whose faith and investment made this incredible expansion possible.

Winning the Liggett Hockey Invitational in December:

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There were plenty of significant athletic memories, including a couple state championships and a homecoming football win for the ages, but soundly beating our neighbors in the Liggett Hockey Invitational was something truly special.

Middle School Plinko: At a middle school morning meeting in midwinter, a giant Plinko board, created by students and faculty appeared. Beyond the fact that I am a huge Price is Right fan, this joyous moment captured so much of what I love about our middle school program: laughter, fun, hands-on learning, meaningful faculty-student relationships, and unbridled enthusiasm for life in the middle!

The Final Show of She Loves Me in March: Phill Moss’s Players always do an outstanding job on stage, but the final matinee of She Loves Me, which featured arguably the most talented senior class, both on stage and behind the scenes, we’ve ever seen, was incredible. From the traditional Rose Ceremony to the final appearance of Antonio Cipriano ’18, who was heading to Boston in just days to star in the professional premiere of Jagged Little Pill, there was not a dry eye in the house.

The Lower School Last Straw Project: In springtime, our second graders boldly led an effort to get the school, and then local establishments, to stop using plastic single-use straws. They connected with a youth activist in Australia, spoke at middle school and upper school assemblies, created posters, and even wrote proposals. As one little girl put it, “this week I changed the world.”

Culminating Honors in the Upper School: May brought a host of external acknowledgements of the outstanding talent and efforts that exist in the upper school. ARP projects won several awards at the Detroit Science Fair, including one that went to Nationals… University Liggett School visual artists had their work selected for local and regional juried shows… and budding documentarian William Higbie ’19 premiered a film on Detroit street artists at the Free Press Film Festival. These outstanding efforts reflect our philosophy that the best student work matters to the students, themselves, and matters in the “real world.” As much as I’ll treasure these, and so many other, wonderful memories of my first year leading University Liggett School, what’s more important are the countless memories our students created. Each smile, each laugh, each athletic contest, each show, each field trip is an incubator for a wonderful memory. The best of them, as you well know, last a lifetime. I hope you too will find some time to reflect fondly on your University Liggett School memories soon, and continue to help us create more indelible memories each day for our wonderful students. Warm regards,

Bart Bronk Head of School UL S.ORG

Fall 2018

CONTENTS

5 Around Campus 8 Lacrosse Field named after George Thanasas â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;17 11 Our Brand Story 12 Perspective: Student

I would choose University Liggett School again 14

14 Food for Thought

Meet alumni who work in the food, health and wellness industries

27 Perspective: External Relations

We did it!

28 Let the Games Begin! 35 Perspective: Alumni

Join us for upcoming alumni events 28

40 Alumni Weekend 2018

More than 300 alumni were back on campus for Alumni Weekend 2018

50 Class Notes 62 In Memoriam

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AROUND CAMPUS HELLEBUYCK NAMED 2018 MICHIGAN HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Adam Hellebuyck, 2018 Michigan History Teacher of The Year

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History selected Adam Hellebuyck, as the 2018 Michigan History Teacher of the Year. Hellebuyck, who will be honored at a state ceremony later this year, was nominated by Head of School Bart Bronk for his role in creating an entirely new approach to teaching U.S. history at University Liggett School.

INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES EXPAND FOR ALL STUDENTS Last fall, the Innovation Fund paddle-raising at Liggett Knight raised $138,000 for innovation initiatives at University Liggett School. Since then, lower and middle school technology integrators Mike Medvinsky and Nick Provenzano have outlined how best to supply each division with the latest and most beneficial technological tools. “We want to give our learners tools that will put them in an entrepreneurial mindset,” said Medvinsky. “If I have an idea and I can make it myself, I don’t have to give it to someone else to make.” The school has purchased three 3D printers for the middle and upper schools and two 3D printers, a fleet of drones and a laser cutter/etcher for the lower school. The equipment also will give students more exposure and experience coding and thinking through the design and redesign process. Annelies Ondersma ‘18 and Santo Scarfone ‘18

STUDENTS COMMIT TO PLAYING COLLEGE ATHLETICS Three members of University Liggett School’s class of 2018 committed to play college athletics in the late spring. Annelies Ondersma ‘18, will run cross country and track at Pepperdine University and senior Santo Scarfone ‘18 will join the men’s crew team at Georgetown University. Alexis Wenger ‘18 has committed to swim at the University of Virginia. They join the seven other students in the Class of 2018 who also commiteed to college sports

“With the drones, our learners will learn cause and effect through coding and get exposure to a new technology,” said Medvinksy. A portion of the funds were used to triple the size of the makerspace to create an innovation lab in the middle school. The innovation lab, with a design room, a prototype room and a fabricating room, will service both middle and upper school students. “The innovation lab allows our upper and middle school students to move through the entire design process for various types of projects,” Provenzano said. “We want to give them tools that will allow them to create more diversified projects.”

Alexis Wenger ‘18 (center) AROUND CAMPUS

FACULTY ASSUME NEW ROLES Lindsey Bachman will assume the newly created role of Dean of Health and Wellness, continuing her work as Middle School Physical Education and Wellness Teacher and Upper School Boys, Girls Cross Country and Track & Field Head Coach. Bachman has been at University Liggett School for seven years. Adam Hellebuyck will assume the newly created Dean of Curriculum and Assessment role, while continuing his work as an Upper School History and Social Studies Teacher. Hellebuyck has been at University Liggett School for 11 years.

Lindsey Bachman

Adam Hellebuyck

Michael Medvinsky will assume the newly created role of Dean of Pedagogy and Innovation, while continuing his work as Lower School Technology Integrator. Medvinsky has been at University Liggett School for four years.

Kelley Hamilton, associate head of school for external relations, Susan Azar ‘87 and Katie Durno, director of alumni relations.

ALUMNA, LONGTIME PARENT VOLUNTEER RECEIVES SHELLI ELMER AWARD Michael Medvinsky

University Liggett School parent and 1987 alumna, Susan Azar was recognized with the Shelli Elmer Parent Volunteer Award during the school’s Volunteer Recognition Breakfast in May. Azar has been a dedicated volunteer at the school for more than 20 years. “Susan has made an incredible impact on our school through her volunteer efforts, particularly with our annual auction and the Logo Store,” said Kelley Hamilton, associate head of school for external relations. Errol Service Jr. ‘20, Geoffrey Elmer ‘19, Phill Moss, Quinn Nehr ‘19 and William Higbie 19.

STUDENTS, FACULTY EARN HIGH MARKS AT THESPIAN FESTIVAL University Liggett School theater students had an exceptionally good week at the Educational Theater Association International Thespian Festival – earning superior ratings and and participating in the critically acclaimed presentation of The String. Seniors Geoffrey Elmer, William Higbie, Quinn Nehr and junior Errol Service Jr., attended the festival in June. Elmer and Nehr received medals and a superior rating for their duet acting scene. Service and Nehr were part of the Playworks Program, while Phillip Moss directed as part of Playworks Program and led his peers in a teaching workshop on the adjudication process for national main stage shows. 6

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In addition to managing the Logo Store, Azar has been a member of the Board of Trustees, chaired the annual Gala and served on several Parent Association boards. Azar has three children Nick ’15, Madeleine ’17 and Alec ’19. The Shelli Elmer Parent Volunteer Award is given in memory of longtime parent volunteer Shelli Elmer, who passed away in 2015. The award recognizes a parent volunteer who personifies Elmer’s spirit of exceptional achievement, contribution, service and leadership in support of University Liggett School.

UNIVERSITY LIGGETT SCHOOL JOINS HARVARD’S MAKING CARING COMMON CAMPAIGN

Harvard’s Making Caring Common Campaign is an initiative that aims to bridge divides and build stronger communities. University Liggett School is an early leader in the campaign.

University Liggett School is among the nation’s first schools to join a national campaign to mobilize middle and high schools to prepare young people to be constructive community members and citizens who create a better world. Led by Harvard’s Making Caring Common project, the Caring Schools #CommonGood campaign aims to motivate schools to take action to help mend our country’s fractures and strengthen democracy. “We are pleased to be an early leader in the Caring Schools #CommonGood campaign,” said Head of School Bart Bronk. “One of the most important jobs we have at University Liggett School is to reinforce respect, compassion, kindness and empathy. Creating a culture of kindness and caring builds a school climate and culture where our students feel more connected to their teachers and to one another.” University Liggett School is one of more than 135 schools that joined the campaign as “early leaders” who helped to inform, shape, and build momentum for the campaign.

FIVE STUDENTS ARE AWARDED UNIVERSITY LIGGETT SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP Five University Liggett School 12th-graders have been honored with the Thelma Fox Murray Scholarship for the 2018-19 academic year. This year’s recipients are Abby Doppke of St. Clair Shores, Maria Pas of Clinton Township, Nicole Rivera of Grosse Pointe Shores, Katriel Tolin of West Bloomfield and Mary Weiermiller of Grosse Pointe Woods.

SPRING RAFFLE RAISES NEARLY $61,000 University Liggett School raised nearly $61,000 during its annual Spring Raffle, the winners were announced at the Alumni Weekend in May. Alex Georgopoulos ’78 of Grosse Pointe Woods, won the grand prize of a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Double Cab, LT All-Star Edition, Two-year lease including $2,000 worth of free gas courtesy of Ed Rinke Chevrolet Buick GMC; Muffy Milligan ’73 of Grosse Pointe, took home the Casato Designer Black and White Diamond Earrings in 18k White Gold courtesy of edmund t. AHEE jewelers and current parents Christine and Anthony Alcantara ’81 of Grosse Pointe Shores rode off with the His and Hers Shinola Detroit Arrow Bicycles featured in University Liggett School’s spring production of She Loves Me along with a signed cast photo, courtesy of Backer Landscaping and the Backer Family, and CONSTRUCTEAM and the Cipriano Family.

Spring Raffle co-chairs, and University Liggett school parents, Carla Haladjian and Chrissy Bronk pull the winning names at Alumni Weekend.

Proceeds from the raffle support academic initiatives, technology, building improvements, athletic equipment and more.

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LACROSSE FIELD NAMED IN MEMORY OF GEORGE THANASAS ‘17 University Liggett School named the varsity lacrosse field in memory of George Thanasas ‘17, a beloved student-athlete who passed away unexpectedly after his graduation in June 2017. In addition, the school created the George Thanasas Scholar Athlete Award, an award that will be given to three-season varsity athletes who maintain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Last year, the Class of 2018 initiated a fundraising campaign to name the school’s lacrosse field in George’s memory and to dedicate a new scoreboard in his name. George’s sister, Maria, is a 2018 graduate, and his brother, Niko, is a fifth-grader in the lower school. The campaign raised more than $500,000 and has been supported by more than 200 people, including the congregation at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, where George was an altar boy and participated in many church activities. In a dedication and blessing ceremony on the one-year anniversary of George’s passing, Bart Bronk, head of school, officially dedicated the field in front of hundreds of friends, family, loved ones, students, parents, faculty and staff. Fr. Michael Varlamos from Assumption Greek Orthodox Church gave the blessing. “George made the decision to participate in three seasons of Liggett athletics, while maintaining a rigorous academic workload and his commitments to the classroom,” said Athletics Operations Director Michelle Hicks. “This award is an opportunity to honor other studentathletes who do the same. I’m thrilled that George’s example will be honored in this way.” Students receiving the inaugural George Thanasas Award are, Delaney Bandos ‘18, Frances Boyle ‘21, Kate Carron ‘20, Teagan Cornell ‘18, Kaitlyn Gray ‘21, Anthony George ’18, Annette Meraw ‘20, Aidan McFarlane ‘21, Maria Pas ‘19, Nicole Rivera ’19 and Spencer Warezak ‘18. Anthony George ‘18 qualified for the lifetime George Thanasas Award. Thanasas played on the school’s soccer, basketball, hockey and lacrosse teams. He was a strong student-leader and talented musician. He planned to attend Kalamazoo College. “George was smart and talented and worked hard in the classroom and on the field, but he also was a good friend who was thoughtful and kind to everyone he met,” said Bronk. “He truly exemplified the meaning of a University Liggett School ‘student-athlete,’ and his classmates and teammates admired and respected him immensely.”

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BASEBALL COACH EARNS 400TH CAREER WIN »

University Liggett School Baseball Coach Dan Cimini earned his 400th career win when the Knights defeated Bishop Foley High School in April.

“This is a incredible milestone and achievement for Coach Cimini,” said Michelle Hicks, athletic operations director. “The baseball program has been on a tremendous journey and Coach Cimini has worked with a series of special teams and amazing players over the years.” The baseball team was the first team in Michigan’s history to go to four straight state championship games between 2011-2014. The Knights also are the first team in state history to win back-to-back state championships while moving up a division, as Division 4 state champs in 2013 and Division 3 champs in 2014. The team won the Division 3 state championship again in 2016. The team also made it to the final four in Division 1 in 2017. University Liggett School baseball has attracted the attention of college scouts, and many graduates have gone on to play at some of the top collegiate baseball programs in the country. Recent graduates playing at the collegiate level include: • CURTIS FISHER ‘08: Michigan State University (Four-time 1st Team All-State; Dream Team; runner-up Mr. Baseball in Michigan)

The Knights have won the District Championship in 11 out of the last 12 years, in addition to Regional Championships in 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and Division 1 Regional Championships in 2016 and 2017.

• DOMINIC JAMETT ‘11: University of Michigan (Three-Year All-State catcher; 2011 State Championship Team)

Cimini has earned the following awards and honors:

• ALEX DAAR ‘12: University of Michigan (Mr. Baseball in the State of Michigan; 2011 State Championship Team)

• Regional Coach of the Year

• NATE WEISS ‘11: Hiram College (All-State Pitcher 2011; winning pitcher in 2011 State Championship Game) • CONNOR FANNON ‘13: Oakland University (All-State three years; on 2011 and 2013 State Championship Teams; on the 2012 State Runner-up Team; winning Pitcher in 2013 State Championship)

• District Coach of the Year

• Division 4 Coach of the Year Michigan • Division 3 Coach of the Year Michigan (2014) • Midwest Regional National Coach of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association (2008) • Named 2014 Baseball Overall Coach of the Year in Michigan by the MHSCA

• ADAM FIEMA ‘14: Northwood College-West Palm Beach (Three-Time All-State Player; on 2013 and 2014 State Championship Teams) AROUND CAMPUS

MEET OUR NEW TRUSTEES New President: David A. Nicholson: David Nicholson moves into the role of president of the Board of Trustees for the 2018-19 school year. Nicholson, who first joined the board for the 2015-16 school year, is the vice-chairman of PVS Chemicals, Inc. which was founded in Detroit in 1945. Before joining PVS, Nicholson held positions as a commercial banker with LaSalle Bank, as the east coast finance manager for E&J Gallo Winery, and as an associate with Ryan Enterprises, a Chicago private equity firm. Nicholson is involved in many civic and charitable activities. He is a governor of Wayne State University in Detroit. He also serves on the boards of the DMC Legacy Board, Kids Kicking Cancer and the University of Michigan Congenital Heart Center. In addition, he is the past chairman of the Board of Forgotten Harvest and was a cochairperson of the Past>Forward Capital Campaign for the Detroit Historical Society, which he now serves as a Trustee. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Nicholson has two middle school students at University Liggett School Jack ‘23 and Matthew ‘25.

Savarior Moss-Service: Savarior Moss-Service is the chief financial officer for ESC McDonald’s and owner of 13 McDonald’s franchises. In addition, she is the operations manager for many of the franchises she owns with her husband. A native of Detroit, Moss-Service graduated from Cass Technical High School and continued her education at Michigan State University, receiving a degree in accounting and later becoming a Certified Public Accountant. While rising through the ranks at McDonald’s Moss-Service was regularly honored and recognized as a top employee receiving the outstanding contribution award, team excellent award, regional managers awards, alpha award and the president’s award for being in the top one percent of outstanding performing employees. Moss-Service is actively involved in several community organizations, including serving on the board of directors for the Detroit Music Hall, the Detroit Land Bank Authority, Forgotten Harvest and EMWCIA. She also received the Michigan Chronicle Women of Excellence award. Moss-Service has two sons at University Liggett School - EJ ‘20 and Oliver ‘23.

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Marcia Lee Taylor: Marcia Taylor is the chief policy officer of the Partnership for DrugFree Kids, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping families who have a child struggling with substance abuse. She serves as the primary liaison to government agencies, elected officials and key stakeholder groups on all policy and advocacy matters. She serves as the organization’s president and CEO from 2015-2017. Taylor is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds a master’s in public policy from Georgetown University, where she served as an adjunct professor. Taylor serves on the board of directors of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, the national anti-doping agency in the United States for Olympic, Paralympic and Parapan American Sport, and the Eastside Football Club. Taylor has two daughters at University Liggett School Grace ‘26 and Katherine ‘28.

Rebecca D’Arcy O’Reilly: Rebecca O’Reilly ‘96 is co-chair of Bodman’s Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice group. She represents benefit plan service providers, employers, boards and benefit plan committees regarding complex ERISA issues and benefit plan arrangements. O’Reilly is a cum laude graduate of The Notre Dame Law School, where she served as the executive symposium editor for the Notre Dame Law Review. She is ranked as a ‘Future Star’ in Michigan by Benchmark Litigation and Crain’s Detroit Business selected her for its 2017 class of “40 under 40” business leaders. O’Reilly has three lower school students at University Liggett School -- Stephen ‘28, Camilla ‘27 and Josephine ‘31.

Richard P. Dahling: Richard Dahling ‘77 is a vice president, investment consulting services, for the workplace investing division of Fidelity Investments, the nation’s largest provider of defined contribution recordkeeping services. After graduating from University Liggett School in 1977, he went on to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. and the Darden School at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. He holds the chartered financial analyst and chartered alternative investment analyst professional designations. In 2015, Dahling concluded six years of service, including terms as treasurer, vice president and president to 17 East 89th Street Owners Corp., a cooperative apartment building in Manhattan.

OUR BRAND STORY For almost 140 years, we – The Liggett School, Detroit University School, Grosse Pointe Country Day School, Grosse Pointe University School and now University Liggett School – have fostered a tradition of exploration, invention and discovery. The school’s mission in 1878 is as authentic today as it was then, “to develop strength of mind and characters so that young people could more completely realize that which was within them, and in doing so make positive contributions to society.” Eighteen months ago, we began work to unify our many stakeholders around one purpose: to advance University Liggett School forward while also honoring our past. We arrived at a clarified brand identity, which involved input from many constituencies including board members, alumni, parents, students and faculty and staff. The outcome of that exercise feels distinctly like who we were, are and strive to be. The resulting “Tradition of Discovery” concept will manifest in messaging and story telling that celebrates our shared legacy on a continuum, connecting the achievements of our predecessor schools and alumni with the vision of today’s University Liggett School. In addition to messaging, we will express the Tradition of Discovery brand in the following ways: • Our new University Liggett School logo: A shield representing our four predecessor schools and University Liggett School leading to one destination, it is an image that symbolizes our heritage in a bold, confident, and yet modern way. • A dynamic tagline will be employed: “Advancing ______ Since 1878.” This is a flexible communication tool that will allow us to customize a forward-looking, relevant message for the audience, while also staying grounded in history. • New photography by professional photographer and University Liggett School alumna Cybelle Codish ‘94. Codish was our 2018 Alumni Arts Hall of Fame Recipient. We are energized around this vision that honors our entire community, and hope you are, too.

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STUDENT PERSPECTIVE I WOULD CHOOSE LIGGETT AGAIN I think that University Liggett School has played a major role in shaping who I am today. It is truly a blessing to be around so many people that want only the best for you. This has allowed me to go out of my comfort zone and try something new. Whether it be taking a new class or joining a new sports team, University Liggett School has allowed me to explore so many different options. One thing that I love about University Liggett School is the ability to know almost everyone around you. Over the years, I have made some very good friends at University Liggett School, and some of these friends have even been teachers. University Liggett School has been such a great place for me to connect with so many different people that have made my time here unforgettable. The education that you receive at University Liggett School is extremely unique. The small class sizes allow for individual attention that helps get the most out of every student. I often find myself meeting with teachers during free periods or after school for extra help. This one-on-one attention is definitely one of my favorite things about the education at University Liggett School, and it has helped me become a very successful student. For example, my Academic Research Project topic has to do with the craft beer industry in Detroit, and how it has aided in the revitalization of the city in the past few years. I chose this topic because I wanted to understand how this industry has attracted people to the city of Detroit. Going to University Liggett School was never a choice of my own, but I am definitely glad that my parents sent me here. University Liggett School has made me an outstanding student, athlete, and person, and I would definitely pick University Liggett School if I could do it all over again. -Alec Azar, Class of 2019

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CELEBRATION OF RESEARCH THREE-DAY CELEBRATION SHOWCASES ACADEMIC RESEARCH PROJECTS University Liggett School graduates say they enter college head and shoulders above their peers because of the challenges they faced as students. They are already experienced in critical reading, research assessment and exploratory questioning – all skills obtained while working on their Academic Research Project. “As the director of the ARP, I am incredibly proud of our students for their hard work and perseverance,” said Shernaz Minwalla, assistant head of upper school, dean of student life, and ARP director at University Liggett School. “They have demonstrated incredible devotion and patience and, as always, I am impressed by the caliber of their work.”

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We teach the kids to start big, and then narrow it down. - Shernaz Minwalla, ARP director

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The ARP is like no other high school assignment. For two years between 11th and 12th grade, upper school students live and breathe a topic that springs from their own individual interests and passions. They dig deep, ask questions and consult trusted resources. Then, under the guidance of a mentor, they create a research proposal before diving in to immersive, research-intensive work. Last school year, all of the seniors contacted and elicited mentorship from experts in their field of study. Students explored topics including, plant-based diets, Asperger’s Syndrome, concussions in sports, Detroit Public Schools, gene-editing technology, the impact of wireless internet on developing countries and the urban renewal of Detroit. The seniors presented their ARP’s to the public during our annual three-day Celebration of Research event in May.

Visit uls.org/ARP for more information

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IT’S THE SWEET LIFE FOR MICHELE LEPARD KIM ‘82 » In bringing her professional pastry chef skills back home to her kitchen, Michele Lepard Kim ‘82 creates decadent artisan caramels from only local ingredients. Her shop La Petite Occasion, rose of out a desire to switch careers and become a chef. In culinary school, Kim discovered that making confections became second nature – and soon after La Petite Occasion was born. Why is it so important to build relationships with local farmers and farmers’ markets? I like to know exactly where our ingredients come from. And like the layers of an onion, it doesn’t stop there. There are ingredients that go into your ingredients. I want to know them all. For example, are your cows fed grass or grain fed? If it’s grain, how much do we know about that grain? When you look at each ingredient and really get to understand its essence, you can get a better handle on the end result. Goodness comes from goodness.

When you travel, do you seek out caramels just to taste? If so, what have you learned from this process? Yes, we do. And I just did today. While visiting family in Switzerland, I stopped by a local shop. The Swiss caramels had a milder flavor than ours. I was reminded that our goal is to make sure the flavors come through so that each caramel conveys a distinct personality.

Share some of your flavors with us - the absolute crowd favorites, and also some of the more eclectic combinations. Bacon Bourbon Maple is extremely popular, but our biggest seller is Salted Dark Chocolate. We’ve also been experimenting with a vegan combo, so we created a Coconut Raspberry caramel for the summer berry season.

What do you do in your downtime, just to relax or rejuvenate? Row, walk, yoga and play video games with my husband and 13-year old son. My son loves to watch Buzzfeed TASTY videos, so we’ve been enjoying recreating what they do online. They’re very entertaining and a little too addicting.

One business skill that you can trace back to University Liggett School is… English class 1976: We had to repeat a passage from a book that included a name in middle English. There were 10 other students who tried to say the name and failed. When it was my turn, I was nervous, but I nailed it. This exercise taught me focus, patience and confidence. It’s a lesson I use every day. Photos: By Chris Simpson

CARL GHAFARI ‘11 GIVES US THE REAL SCOOP ON ICE CREAM College internships in corporate environments were great for helping Carl Ghafari ‘11 recognize that paper pushing was not for him. When Ghafari learned that Ashby’s Sterling Ice Cream in Grosse Pointe Woods was for sale, he approached the Ristovskis, a fellow University Liggett School family, and then-owners of the franchise. At just 22, he bought the shop, scoops and all.

What do you love about selling ice cream? I like the atmosphere. It’s a happy business and customers are already happy when they come in. Or they are having a tough day and a scoop of ice cream makes their day better.

What’s challenging? Getting used to running a business by myself at such a young age … and managing employees who are about the same age as I am.

What is special about Michigan-made ice cream? I just love Michigan-made products. Our ice cream is all old-fashioned hand-dipped. No soft serve. It’s sweet, creamy and satisfying.

What’s one little-known fact about ice cream? Ice cream is much harder to scoop than most people think. It takes time, a good two or three weeks, to get comfortable scooping, and build the muscles needed in the arms and wrists.

Why are small, independent ice cream stores so important to our communities? It’s the family aspect. The previous owner was here 27 years, his daughters grew up here and even worked here. My mom has come to help me out every day since I bought the store. We are running it together. I could see, eventually, my own kids growing up here and working for me, maybe even taking it over. When people see that, they like to support a family-run business. The store has been here since 1963, and we are next to a baseball park, and I remember coming here with my team when I was young. Now I’m serving teams.

Most popular flavors? Oreo and Superman.

What’s your favorite? Nana’s Banana Pudding. It’s banana pudding flavored ice cream, with a ribbon of marshmallow and vanilla wafers. Photos: By Robert Root

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THE BUZZ WITH KEITH CRISPEN ‘03 As director of business development for Detroit Hives, a 501c(3) non-profit dedicated to transforming vacant Detroit space into an urban oasis for honeybees, Keith Crispen ‘03 leverages business and community support to deliver educational programming and sustainable nature-based initiatives. Crispen is also the founder of The Crispen Group, which provides management consulting services to small business owners in southeast Michigan

Detroit Hives started in 2017 with a lot on Detroit’s East Warren Ave. that is now a fully-functional bee farm. How is Detroit Hives expanding? We are working to make a large space on State Fair Ave. and Hoover St. into the very first beekeeping coworking space. There are a lot of people who keep bees and the find their municipality isn’t necessarily friendly. They may not have legislation or accommodations that focus on cultivating a beekeeping culture. So this will be a coworking space with raised beds and urban farming. It will be a pollinator way station for honeybees, butterflies and other cross-pollinators. We are certified with the Southeastern Michigan Beekeepers Association.

What is the biggest misconception about honeybees? That honeybees want to sting you. Our educational offerings and tours help people identify honeybees from other types of bees. Stings from wasps, hornets, and yellowjackets are acidic to your system. But a sting from a honeybee is alkaline, and it’s actually good for you. Unless you are allergic. Then it’s not so good.

What professional skill can you trace back to your experiences at University Liggett School? I came to University Liggett School from Malcolm X Academy, which was 100 percent black kids from the inner city. At University Liggett School I found diversity with Asian, Middle Eastern, caucasian and African kids, and folks were affluent, mostly. I came to understand that there is value in being able to interface and be diplomatic with people of different socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. My peers who stayed in homogenous areas haven’t been able to deal with different types of people as well.

What do you do in your downtime? When I’m not working running my business, The Crispen Group, where I help startups refine their visions, I like spending time outdoors. I like pickup basketball, barbecues, and nature walks with my three-year-old son. I ride my bike, and do Slow Roll, stuff like that. I love craft beers, but my safe space is Stella Artois. Photos: By Dave Dalton FOOD FOR THOUGHT

LYDIA ALEXANDER ‘87 HELPS OTHERS LIVE THEIR HEALTHIEST LIFE The first 60 minutes with a patient - that’s what Dr. Lydia Alexander ‘87 relishes. As a physician in the emerging internal medicine field of obesity medicine, that hour is critical time to unravel a patient’s childhood, background, daily stressors, medical conditions, nutrition and movement. Then the work of treating, educating and supporting begins. It’s rarely easy, but Alexander is skilled at helping obese patients lose weight, under medical supervision, to create a healthier life. “It’s like the labor and delivery of adult medicine because you work to make people healthier than they were before,” Alexander said. “You’re working to turn back aging and lessen pain. It’s exciting to see them become new again.” Credit Mrs. Colby’s biology class for the inspiration that led Alexander to join the Kaiser Permanente’s Medical Weight Management Program in San Francisco - oh, and University Liggett School’s track and field coach Catherine Schmidt. Alexander still runs to this day, and actively pursues fitness through high intensity interval training and pilates. Her obsession with knowledge keeps her regularly reading the many weight management self-help books that flood the market. “I always have to be prepared to discuss the pros and cons of the newest craze, and some books are really excellent,” Alexander said. Currently, her bookstand is crowded with Always Hungry? by David Ludwig, and The Complete Guide to Fasting by Jason Fung. Recently elected to the Obesity Medicine Association board of trustees, Alexander is thrilled to work on a macro level in this field to lecture, write articles, and help educate peers on how to make a difference with patients. Pretty soon, Alexander will add the initials CCMS after her M.D., as she’s currently working toward becoming a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist, a fun goal for a self-described foodie. “If I wasn’t a physician, I would be a chef. I love to cook,” Alexander said. “This is super exciting to me. I’ll be able to use my medical skills and my culinary skills to help my patients. For those who are not so keen on cooking, there are so many practical approaches and discussions that I can give to meet them where they are.”

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MARIANNE COUREY ‘83 IS KEEPING YOUR FOOD SAFE. The inevitable heartbreak associated with being a veterinarian steered Marianne Courey ‘83 to another role that would keep her close to the animals she loves. Degreed in animal science, the department of food safety caught her eye instead. She credits University Liggett School for the scientific literacy and communication skills that impressed her interviewers, and go her in the door, but little did she know what was in store. After 29 years as a food safety investigator and regional enforcement specialist for southeast Michigan, Courey is digesting and processing all that she has witnessed. An average working day could mean inspecting a major food warehouse, but it could also mean pursuing a lead on animals being prepared for a religious sacrificial slaughter. She recognizes the religious significance of the act, “but it has to be done in a controlled environment where the animals are healthy and cared for, and the environment is clean,” she said. Over the years, Courey has witnessed many food trends, like the locavore movement, and she and her colleagues are constantly refining their skills. “We’ve been involved in recent Hepatitis A situations, and Flint’s leadtainted water crisis. Anything you eat and drink that is not coming from a restaurant, it’s all us.” The faster we produce food, the more hazards we expose; food-related deaths have doubled during Courey’s career. Courey reflects on the increasing need for consumer education about the preparation, cooking and storage environments necessary for food safety, skills we used to learn in home education classes. That’s why she teaches through Michigan State University’s online Food Safety Master’s program, specializing in custom slaughter, including halal and kosher. A humpback whale-counting excursion in NYC gave Courey a deep understanding of harm humans inflict on animals through the use of disposable plastics. For the first half of this year, Courey pledged to reduce her plastic use to close to zero, though she admits that it is a challenge. “What we do and what we say makes a difference, a huge difference,” she said. “We are pretty numb to that.” Courey estimates her workweek bamboo utensils save more than 200 plastic forks, and her reusable straw, more than 365 in just a year. As a Therapy Dogs International volunteer, Courey trains human/canine therapy teams to provide support to nursing home residents, to children learning to read, and to cancer patients having chemotherapy. Her two young Australian Shepherds keep her busy, too. Photo: By Dave Dalton

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A TRUE FAMILY GROCERY FOR THE RANDAZZOS » Standing on a milk crate to better reach the cash register buttons, 10-year old Maria Randazzo ‘84 put her University Liggett School math skills to work in her family’s grocery. Her brother Sonny ‘91 accompanied their father to Eastern Market to shop the produce terminal. That was years ago, yet the Randazzo siblings are still fulfilling these roles today, albeit at a more elevated level. Family owned and operated since 1972, Randazzo Fresh Market now has three Macomb County locations, all run by Maria, who serves as CFO, and Sonny, as CEO. To advance their business into the future, the Randazzos have added beer and wine, a scratch bakery, a brick oven pizza, a fullservice butcher, and prepared foods to the typical produce, dairy, and deli offerings. Maria loves the custom gift baskets and catering that her business offers customers. Growing up, Maria and Sonny developed a rich appreciation for the family business, and though they were encouraged to pursue their own passions, they both chose to carry on the family tradition, and are proud to provide an alternative to national and regional grocery giants.

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This is an industry that a lot of people think is easy. It is not. - Maria Randazzo ‘84

“This is an industry that a lot of people think is easy. It is not,” said Maria. “If you don’t sell your product, it will rot, so you have to be able to move quickly. There’s a fine line between quality and pricing, but also timing.” Figuring out what customers want during various seasons of the year, and then pricing it competitively, is critical to success. In addition to learning the business at her father’s side, Maria credits her entrepreneurial knowhow to her experiences as a University Liggett School “lifer.” She’s frustrated to see that communication skills are not as highly prized among today’s average youth. “They don’t want to talk on the phone; they want to text,” she said. That’s why Maria is happy that her younger daughter, a rising sixth grader, is experiencing the same quality University Liggett School education she enjoyed. “I recognize that communication skills are being fostered. I’m very impressed by the reports that she does when she is encouraged to put them together as short movies. Creative expression is important.” Fourth- grade poetry study, in particular, made an impression, when students were able to use words, music, and electronic media to represent the main points. Will Sonny’s and Maria’s respective children—seven in all—choose to carry on at Randazzo Fresh Markets? Some are already stepping up, and others are begging to join in, Maria said. “I’m certainly giving my children the same opportunities my parents gave me,” she said. “I want them to follow their own dreams and explore their own passions. The business is always theirs for the asking, but they will have to earn it because it takes a lot of hard work.”

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OLD SCHOOL TRADITION MADE EVEN BETTER BY AUDI MOSS ‘03 » Audrius “Audi” Moss ‘03, assistant general manager at Shaw’s Crab House, balances tradition with cutting edge amenities to keep the famed eatery at the top of the cutthroat restaurant scene in Chicago. Moss says he draws in his education and experience at University Liggett School regularly. When he’s not fielding texts from VIPs for preferred seating, he’s scheduling the restaurant’s 100 employees, and supervising daily updates to the ambiance of the dining room.

How did your experiences at University Liggett School prepare you for your current role? Liggett is a great school, and people learn different things there. Some learn how to study, some learn how to play an instrument or speak languages. I learned how to connect with people, and how to be a leader in my industry.

How is the seafood crowd different in Chicago? Culturally, Chicago and Detroit are very similar. I spent time on the East Coast, and in New Orleans, and these places are culturally so different, and so are their cuisines. Chicago is bigger than Detroit, and there are more immigrants and languages spoken. There are people from all over the world, and that creates a great environment in Chicago.

What are Shaw’s most popular entrees and beverages? We bring out a whole Alaskan King Crab and cut it tableside for four to six guests. We have 12 different varieties of cold water oysters on our menu, as well as fantastic sushi and prime steaks. Our wine menu has many pinot noirs, burgundies and chardonnays.

Share a favorite University Liggett School memory. Mr. Hanly, the head of school at the time, gave a speech, I think during my senior year. It was the “good enough” speech. He talked about being good enough, which is OK, but we strive for excellence. A lot of times when I’m exhausted, and what I do is good enough, I think about that speech, and I don’t want to be good enough. That has helped me in my advancement within Shaw’s. Of course, I also miss playing football, for sure.

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ELLENA GATZAROS ‘95 IS FEEDING DETROIT’S REVITALIZATION » The London Chop House has been part the fabric of Detroit since 1938. Ellena Gatzaros ‘95 and her family reopened the famed spot in 2012, after it had been closed for more than 20 years. Every day, Gatzaros creates memories for her customers by offering them celebration-worthy food and service. How does it feel like to be part of revitalization and success in Detroit? I am humbled to think that we are part of any “revitalization.” My mother and father had their roots here in the city long before anyone else thought it was cool. This was always where we had made our bets. Are we maybe a small part of some larger movement? That makes me proud.

Can you share an interesting piece of London Chop House history? There is a tunnel beneath Congress Street that connects the London Chop House in the Murphy Telegraph building to the Caucus Club across the street in the Penobscot Building. At one time, both restaurants were owned by the Gueber brothers and the kitchen in the London Chop House serviced both restaurants by way of the tunnel.

What about a cool piece of family history? My parents were both immigrants from Greece. They arrived in the United States to pursue “The American Dream.” I am proud they were able to accomplish that.

What are the challenges and joys of being part of an entrepreneurial family? I love that we work together, eat almost every meal together and we live right next door to one another. The challenge is that we work together, eat together and we live right next door to one another! Work seems to follow its way home with us and finds its way into every discussion. Honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. These people are my life.

Most popular entree and cocktail at London Chop House? Australian Wagyu New York Strip and Old Fashioned made with Bulleit Bourbon

Share a favorite University Liggett School memory. The eighth grade summer trip out west with Mr. Schmidt is my favorite memory. What an extraordinary experience to be able to go with a group of classmates and study geology first hand.

What is one skill that you learned at Liggett that you use in your everyday life, at work or otherwise? Communicate, communicate, communicate. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

KATHARINE ENDICOTT ‘77 FEEDS HER COMMUNITY A desire for self-sustaining food security led Katharine Endicott ‘77 to plant her first seed at Sweet Autumn Farm, a two-acre certified organic farm on 14 acres of land in in Carlisle, Mass. That was 2010. Today, Endicott grows so much produce, both in quantity and diversity, that she sells what she harvests to local retail outlets and restaurants. Shortly after creating her farm space, Endicott established the Sweet Autumn Farm Foundation to educate others about the value of growing food according to traditional techniques. She leaves the vast majority of her land uncultivated in order to support native wildlife. Birds and mammals find shelter on her land, and contribute to the ecosystem in their own important ways. “I feel they balance each other, and I wanted to create an integrated and balanced system,” she said. “I let nature work with me, and for me, instead of trying to control or fight it.” Mindfully planted hedgerows and flowers feed pollinators, and a beetle bank supports predatory ground beetles throughout the winter. Then the beetles eat insects that damage crops. “That means when I harvest most of the vegetables, I don’t yank the plant out. I just cut it, so I layer and layer, and find that helps support the soil biology. This produces healthy plants.” Her style of growing is unique, yet time honored. “I don’t use tillers, except to break the ground. I don’t use tractors. Instead, my practices mimic the layers of the forest floor,” explained Endicott. As a student at University Liggett School, Endicott never predicted that the biology, math, language and history she learned would serve her as a farmer, but she’s thankful for her well-rounded education. “In each seed, there is a story, so even the art that I learned has helped me market the image that I want to put out there,” she said. Twelve hour workdays provide Endicott all the exercise she needs, and then some. But her strong connection to the planet sustains her when the work is difficult. “Sometimes, people have an idyllic image of farming, but it’s not for the faint of heart! You have to be patient and flexible because you’re dealing with all different kinds of weather conditions.” During the winters, Endicott practices cooking in her fireplace, using skills she learned in an eighteenth and nineteenth century cooking class. “I love good food. Any farmer who grows produce makes a certain connection with the food on the plate. So, my favorite activity is to go to a restaurant that uses my produce and see how they think outside the box when they prepare it,” she said. Though she can’t name just one favorite food from her garden, Endicott is wild about sacred basil. “You can put it in salads, but what I do is drink it as a tea infusion,” she said. “The scent will knock you over, it’s so intoxicating and incredible.” Photos: By Liz Endicott Leonard ‘82

ENJOY A CUP OF JAVA WITH IAN MCMILLAN ‘96 IN BOSTON » He never drank coffee at University Liggett School but today, coffee is in Ian McMillan’s blood. As production manager with Equal Exchange, Inc. in Boston, McMillan ‘96 oversees roasting and manages a team of about 25 to ensure everyone is dedicated to creating delicious coffee beans. What is special about Equal Exchange? Well, I’ve always been a fan of their coffee. But Equal Exchange is a worker-owned cooperative, and not a typical top-down corporate entity. It’s very much a socially-minded organization that has social justice woven into its fabric. It works for farmers rights, and to make life better for disenfranchised farmers in third world countries.

Share a myth about coffee, and set the world straight. A very common myth is that dark roast coffees have more caffeine, or that light roasts have more coffee. The difference is marginal, and the caffeine level really depends on the variety, not just the roast.

What skills did you gain at University Liggett School that you use now? At University Liggett School, I gained the ability to get along with all sorts of different people. I also learned critical thinking, which is so important when you have any job that means you deal with people most of the time.

Do you have a favorite type of coffee, or favorite growing region? That changes from time to time. Coffee is a seasonal agricultural product, and different growing regions harvest at different times. So it varies because different beans are freshest at different times. Most people in America like a deeper roast, like a French roast. But I like bright, acidic flavors. We work with one particular organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and by default of the brutal war that is going on there, the majority are all-women coffee farmers. Their coffee is delicious. It’s bright and floral. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

MEAL TIME AT LIGGETT: FRESH, DELICIOUS, BALANCED For more than 20 years, Jody DeVee and his staff at BDH Catering have supplied University Liggett School students, faculty and staff with fresh, nutritious, healthy, locally-sourced and delicious breakfast and lunch options. DeVee and his staff, create, cook from scratch and serve the more than 725 students, faculty and staff on campus each weekday during the school year. DeVee said he strives to create delicious, balanced meal options. In addition to a hot menu each day, the University Liggett School dining room features a fresh salad bar, a deli bar, with lunch meats, cheeses and the old standby peanut butter and jelly, the deli bar also features a selection of pasta salads, chicken and tuna salads. Soups are added to the menu each October when Michigan’s colder weather moves in.

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The best day here is breakfast day, all of my friends love it too.

I can’t decide between breakfast day and spaghetti, both are my favorite in & out of school. - Avery Welsh ‘26

My favorite lunch is when we have hotdogs, I always get them from Ms. Falencea.

- Liliana Ivanaj ‘26

I like the penne pasta because there are a lot of ways you can customize it. - Charlie Berger ‘25

- Jacob Rabbani ‘28

Grilled Cheese is my favorite because it’s as good as the ones I have at home.

Breakfast day is the best because we only get it once every so often & it’s a special lunch day. - Lindsay Kien ‘23

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Pizza day is my favorite and I always try and go back to get more. - Mac O’Reilly ‘28

It’s all about the children for me, it always has been. It doesn’t matter what else is happening during the day, working with our kids from kindergarten through high school is the reason I do what I do every day. - Falencea Andrews (Dining Staff)

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5 QUESTIONS WITH KIRSTEN HIBBS OF DILLICIOUS CANNED GOODS When Kirsten Hibbs isn’t busy teaching University Liggett School Upper School students, she’s busy blending fresh garden vegetables with herbs and brine in her role as co-owner and production manager of Dillicious Canned Goods, a family company specializing in small-batch pickled delectables.

What is a common misconception people have about pickles?

There are two. First, that all pickles are the same. If you are a true pickle aficionado you are particular and know this is not the case. Second, pickles, unlike some products, do not fall under Michigan’s Cottage Food Laws, which allows for home production. Our pickled delicacies are created in Eastern Market’s rentable commercial kitchen space. I am inspected yearly by MDARD (Michigan Department of Rural Development), the FDA, and pay all fees for food production licensing.

How does canning connect you to history?

Home canning helps me connect to my heritage through a three-generation family recipe. Producing foods and trying new recipes brings family and friends together, and hopefully helps my customers do the same.

What do your students learn about the wider world from your pickle enterprise?

I have quite a few passions and have worn a lot of different hats over the years. I want my students to realize that they can do the same. When you graduate from high school and college you might have a particular career path, but that alone does not define you. It is only one small portion of who you are.

What is in your future?

We are procuring the permits and licensing to vend our pickles fried, so look for us next spring. We have a baby boy due November 1, our first, so I am assuming he will take up a good amount of our time.

One mind-blowing thing about pickling?

Pickling is one of the oldest methods of food preservation. Archaeologists believe that ancient Mesopotamians pickled food as far back as 2400 B.C.

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LEADERSHIP CIRCLE RECEPTION MAY 11, 2018 Hosted by Dick ‘54 DUS and Jane Manoogian. University Liggett School’s annual Leadership Circle reception thanks and recognizes members of the school’s Leadership Circle, a group of supporters whose leadership in giving reflects an extraordinary commitment to the students and faculty of University Liggett School. The evening included more than 100 guests and a performance by several Upper School musicians. Jon and Dana Deimel

Bernadine Wu, Paula Cornwall ‘84 and Kristine Mighion ‘82

Richard Manoogian ‘54 DUS, Marlene Boll and John Boll

Sharon Pine and Gary Spicer Sr.

Douglas Diggs ‘82 and Shauna Diggs, trustee

Hosts, Richard ‘54 DUS and Jane Manoogian

Gina Stapleton and Jim Mestdagh, trustee

Paul and Carol Schaap

We did it! In early September we held a series of Grand Opening celebrations for the John and Marlene Boll Campus Center. We have been building toward this day since the Sure Foundations campaign was announced in 2012 and now we’re here, watching volleyball matches in the Fruehauf Gymnasium, hosting events in the spacious, light-filled lobby and running around in the gym during physical education classes when it’s raining outside. The opening of the Boll Campus Center is a culmination of vision, detailed planning and hard work. From former Head of School Joseph P. Healey to current Head of School Bart Bronk and those who provided input about the building design to the alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the school who’ve contributed to the Sure Foundations campaign bringing the Boll Campus Center to life has been a true community effort and I thank each and every one of you. In case you’ve not toured it yet, the Campus Center boasts a gymnasium, fitness center, locker rooms, athletic program offices and flexible space. The importance of the Boll Campus Center is clear to see – for our school’s growth, for our school’s position in the community, for our competitiveness in sports – but there is still important work to do, and we must continue to ensure that University Liggett School has a solid foundation and continues to attract the best students from around metro Detroit. We have achieved this goal with the support of our entire community and we will achieve the next goal with the continued support of our entire community. Best,

Kelley Hamilton Associate Head of School for External Relations

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JOHN AND MARLENE BOLL CAMPUS CENTER RIBBON CUTTING AND GRAND OPENING All total, more than 400 alumni, friends, families, faculty and staff and VIPs were on hand Sunday, Sept. 9 and Monday, Sept. 10 for a series of grand opening celebrations for the John and Marlene Boll Campus Center. The new facility features a state-of-the-art gymnasium, a fitness center and weight room, locker rooms, a gathering area, conference rooms and much needed storage space. During the VIP reception, which was open to major donors, Head of School Bart Bronk said the new building will be a “bustling hub of activity.” “The Boll Campus Center is our next great step forward with a much-needed gym and event space,” Bronk said. “It will serve as a community gathering place for students, parents and alumni. Never before have we had a space like this.” John and Marlene Boll and many of their family members were in attendance at the VIP reception, including daughter Kristine Boll Mestdagh, who addressed those in attendance. “This building is a commitment to the value of the teachers, to the value of their work and to the value of the students. The Boll Campus Center will touch many generations to come,” Boll Mestdagh said. “We thank you for being a part of this amazing time in my parents’ lives, and this amazing time for University Liggett School. God bless and go Knights!” Board of Trustees President David Nicholson; Board of Trustees President Emeritus John Stroh ‘78, Class of 2019 student and student commission President Billy Kopicki; Kelley Hamilton, associate head of school for external relations and Grosse Pointe Memorial Church Pastor Peter Henry also provided remarks Sunday. The family picnic, which followed the VIP reception, was attended by more than 250 families and faculty and staff. The Fruehauf Gymnasium was open to students who played games of pick-up basketball, jumped rope or played in one of the two bounce houses. Attendees at all three events, including the Monday night Alumni Open House, treated themselves to self-guided tours through the new 30,200 square-foot-facility, with many marveling at the modern touches and the spacious, bright facility. The John and Marlene Boll Campus Center was named in honor of local residents John and Marlene Boll, of the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Foundation, who made the lead gift of $4.25 million to our Sure Foundations campaign. Groundbreaking and construction began on the Boll Campus Center in September 2017.

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BOLL CAMPUS CENTER GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION! VIP Reception - Sunday, Sept. 9

Family Picnic - Sunday, Sept. 9

ALUMNI EVENTS Alumni Softball Game

Alumni Softball Game was a hit! A group of 20 alumni and current softball players took the field on June 13 for a friendly seven inning game of softball. The alumni team was coached by former longtime coach Jim Schmidt.

Libby Stallings McDonald ‘13 and Katherine Andrecovich ‘04

Chicago Reception

Alumni from around Chicagoland headed to the Josh Moulton ‘96 Fine Art Gallery for an alumni reception featuring new head of school Bart Bronk. In addition to meeting the new head of school, alumni received an exclusive update on the school’s progress on the Boll Campus Center and the Sure Foundations campaign.

Mike LaHood ‘95, Ariana Moulton, Josh Moulton ‘96 and Matt Corona ‘95

Washington, D.C.

Kelley Hamilton and Albert Ford ‘10

Kelley Hamilton, Jean Carter Barry ‘54 LIG and Ken Barry

Kristin Wright Kerwin ‘96 and Erin Fleck ‘06

Alumni Soccer Game

The Alumni squad and the boys’ varsity soccer team at the Alumni soccer game - August 19, 2018

Matthew Summers ‘20

Greetings Alumni, I bet you’re feeling good and hungry now that you’ve learned about all of the people connected with our school who are in food and food-health-related industries. There were additional alumni we could have featured as well – chefs, vineyard owners, bakers and many more. University Liggett School is fortunate to have a diverse array of alumni in all kinds of fascinating industries and it’s been fun for us to use Perspective magazine to focus on different professions and areas of interest. Perspective has also offered us a way to corral our many alumni stories in a cohesive and “palatable” format (LOL: get it?). What I find interesting is that the alums we profiled in this issue are using the knowledge and expertise they learned right here on Cook Road to propel them in their various food-related pursuits. To me it proves that with a strong educational foundation you can go on to accomplish almost anything that you are interested in, regardless of whether you realized that interest early on or later in your life. I guess what I am saying is that a University Liggett School education is and has always been a recipe for success for our graduates! (see that, I did it again?) As always, I am grateful to so many of you for sharing your personal stories with us – you make the magazine fun to read and for that we all thank you! Cheers,

Katie Durno Director of Alumni Relations

P.S. Save the Date: Alumni Weekend is May 17 & 18, 2019! If your grad year ends in a “4” or a “9” you will be celebrating a milestone reunion in the spring and we hope to see you here for lots of events and activities of all kinds.

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ALUMNI WEEKEND 2019 Save the Date! May 17 & 18, 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award reception, All-Alumni Cocktail Party, Golden Knights event and more! Watch for details in Knightline News, our alumni e-newsletter, and in the next issue of Perspective magazine. For more details contact Katie Durno at 313-884-4444, Ext. 414 or kdurno@uls.org

MAKE YOUR MARK WITH A BRICK PAVER University Liggett School is offering a special opportunity for alumni, friends and families. Purchase a brick paver for the new Boll Campus Center courtyard and at the same time support the Sure Foundations campaign. When you purchase a brick paver, you are creating a lasting legacy and commemorating your dedication to University Liggett School. Pavers come in two sizes: • 8" x 8" square bricks: Contains space for up to 70 characters, 5 lines with 14 spaces per line. • 4" x 8" rectangular bricks: Contains space for up to 42 characters, 3 lines with 14 spaces per line. Letters, spaces, numbers, periods, commas, dashs, etc. are considered characters. Please leave spaces in between words. Not sure what you would put on your paver? Here are some ideas: • Celebrate your classmates with a “Class of _______” paver • Honor a former or current University Liggett School Knight • Honor a former coach or current University Liggett School coach • Mark your family’s legacy The opportunities are endless!

Reserve your brick paver at www.uls.org/brickpaver

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ALUMNI GIVING A TRADITION OF GIVING BACK Not long after his graduation in 1982, Kayvan Ariani M.D., began giving back to University Liggett School. To him, financial support is a very small way to give back the school community that offered him an authentic, holistic educational experience for the nine years he attended the school. “I can only speak from my experience, but University Liggett School influenced me in many ways,” said Kayvan. Even in middle school, the academic bar was suitably high to build strengths that served him well in the upper school, and then onward through his undergraduate work at Stanford University. “It set a standard for me moving forward. When I went to college, I felt like I was well prepared academically.” University Liggett School’s unique sense of community, richly steeped in tradition, also offered a level of socialization not found at every school. “It wasn’t just the school, but the students and their families. There was a history to the place and you feel part of that,” said Kayvan. “That was important to me because it gave me a sense of place, a belonging. I wanted to live up to the tradition there.”

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Academics, combined with sports and arts, gave Kayvan many memories – he especially enjoyed soccer, baseball, the school newspaper and band. But it was the knowledge that the teachers and staff genuinely cared for its students that made University Liggett School feel like home for Kayvan. “It was a small school, so there was an intimacy…a certain kind of focus on each individual student,” he said. “I think on a number of levels, it really was a complete type of school, a complete place.” Learning to sit comfortably in It set a standard for me moving forward. When I went the face of challenge — and the time management needed to college, I felt like I was well prepared academically. to juggle many demands — - Kayvan Ariani ‘82 are skills that helped Kayvan pursue several opportunities when he reached Stanford, including playing guitar with his band on the weekends, digging into research as early as sophomore year, and serving as a teaching assistant in a core biology class as a senior. “It was all about multitasking, which I learned well from my preparation at University Liggett School. I remember getting out of class to hop on the bus for an away baseball game, but remembering to bring a book to study on the way. It was all about learning how to spend my time wisely.” As he pursued his medical degree at Stanford, Kayvan worked alongside fellow Liggett alum Roger Wu ’82 in a medical school class of only about 80 students. He also recalls Hilary Feeser Bhatt ‘82, another University Liggett School alum, was a graduate student working in a laboratory at the Stanford Medical School at that time. “My whole life, I have been lucky enough to have great educational experiences…and that kind of care people gave me, I have tried to transfer back to my patients.”

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ALUMNI ARTS HALL OF FAME May 11, 2018 Professional photographer Cybelle Codish ‘94 was honored as our 2018 Alumni Arts Hall of Fame honoree as part of the Upper and Middle School Arts Awards in May. Codish has worked as a professional photographer for almost 20 years. Her work has been featured at the Sundance Film Festival, Capitol Records, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Hour magazine and more. She received her photojournalism degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Cybelle Codish ‘94

Dr. Phill Moss, Christine Codish, Cybelle Codish ‘94, Robert Codish and Karen Katanick

Dr. Phill Moss, Cybelle Codish ‘94

Robert Codish and Karen Katanick

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Shernaz Minwalla, Steve Brownell and Jana Brownell ‘74

Doris Brucker ‘47 CDS, Betsy Maitland ‘52 CDS and Kelley Hamilton

John Malewicz and Mary Malewicz

ALUMNI PERSPECTIVE THE RIGHT DECISION By Casey Scoggin ‘18

Up until my freshman year, I had gone to public schools. My two older sisters and my one older brother all attended Grosse Pointe North, so I grew up believing I would continue attending in public school. I was supposed to go to Grosse Pointe North for high school - but then the idea of going to University Liggett School was presented to me at the start of my eighth grade year. I ended up choosing University Liggett School over Grosse Pointe North because I believed it was a better fit for me as a student and as an athlete. It proved the right choice. When my dad brought up this idea of attending University Liggett School, I did not know what to think at first. All kinds of thoughts raced through my mind. All of my friends from elementary school and middle school were going to either North or South. However, I knew that University Liggett School was much smaller than all of the previous schools that I had attended. My classes of about 30 kids would become classes with 15, maybe even fewer. This was a major factor in my decision. With these smaller classes, I would get a lot more attention from the teachers and would be able to ask a lot of questions. My biggest worry my freshman year was if I would have any friends. This turned out to be no problem because of the University Liggett School community. The community at University Liggett School was a major aspect that affected my decision on switch schools. With fewer than 300 students in the upper school, the faculty and students are all tightly knit. As I would quickly find out, this intimate environment promotes the concept of belonging. You can’t go a couple seconds walking down the hall without flashing a smile at another one of your classmates. Finally, the last factor that led to my parents and me to choose University Liggett School was the sports. Our school has been very successful in athletics for a very long time, and I knew that it would be a perfect fit for me. I came in wanting to play basketball and tennis. I never would have thought that by the time my senior year came around I would have won two team tennis state championships, one individual tennis state championship and I’d be a captain on the varsity basketball team. Going to University Liggett School for high school has been an absolutely perfect fit for me. I made a lot of friends quickly my freshman year and have loved it ever since. University Liggett School has a special, welcoming quality about it that not all high school students are able to experience. I am fortunate to be part of this exceptional community.

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ALUMNI EVENTS Alumni Weekend Hard Hat Tour

Alumni took the opportunity to get a sneak peak of the new Boll Campus Center at our Alumni Weekend Hard Hat Tours. Alumni heard from Head of School Bart Bronk, building designers and the project’s construction manager during the tour. From left, Mark Mushro ‘78, Mike Merlo ‘78, John Engel ‘78, Will Hummel ‘78, FK. Day ‘78 John Hastings ‘78 and Bill Harness ‘78

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI INDUCTION OF KEITH RICHBURG ‘76 May 19, 2018 For his 60th birthday, Keith Richburg ‘76, decided to hop on a plane, fly halfway around the world and spend it with more than 200 of his closest friends and classmates from University Liggett School at Alumni Weekend 2018. “I trace any small successes I’ve had in my career, and life, back to my experiences here at University Liggett School. Liggett really is a place where you can follow your dreams,” Richburg said, during his acceptance speech. “When I was here, I was acting on the stage. I was playing hockey. I was playing soccer. I was taking art classes. I was in the Glee club. I was in Model UN. I didn’t do any of those things particularly well, but that’s the great thing about coming to ULS. I was able to do all these great things and experiment and discover what I was really passionate about.”

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ALUMNI WEEKEND I 2018 ALL-ALUMNI COCKTAIL PARTY May 19, 2018 George Jerome ‘GPUS 76 and Magruder Jones ‘55

Suzanne Gouda ‘83, Beth Danaher Savage ‘83, Ned Sparrow ‘83, Gina Casey Pettengill ‘83, Ramsey Gouda ‘83

Beth Van Elslander Wood ‘89 and Angie Jones ‘89

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Muffy Boomer Milligan ‘73, Charles Edwards and Priscilla Mead ‘70

Alice Baetz ‘64 and Andy Baetz

Sheila Casey McManus ‘78, Anne Lackey Albright ‘78, Nancy Noble Dodge ‘75

Fred Woodhams and Keith Richburg ‘76

Mike Drysdale ‘71, Charles Edwards, Connie Drysdale Mahoney ‘73 and Kathleen McLaughlin Hill ‘73

Taneisha Williams ‘15 and Jake Bennett Jr.

Sandy Georgeso Moisides ‘76 GPUS, Nicholas Moisides and Linda Heller ‘63 GPUS

Gina Casey Pettengill ‘83 and Ramsey Gouda ‘83

Tomasine Polizzi Marx ‘78, Kevin Conley ‘78 and Christi Cracchiolo Small ‘78

Suzanne Gouda ‘83

Janet Peters Cotten ‘78, Hope Cotten and Gail Perry Janutol ‘73

Alice Baetz ‘64 LIG and Miranda Herbert Ferrara ‘68 GPUS

Robert Babcock ‘13, Armaity Minwalla ‘13 and Elizabeth Stallings McDonald ‘13

Jenny Wright, Chuck Wright ‘66 GPUS and Carla Schnell White ‘68 GPUS

John Peraccio ‘78, Marsha Carty and Jim Carty ‘78

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ALUMNI WEEKEND I 2018 Knights Circle Giving Award

The Class of 1983 won the Knights Circle Award with more than $255,000 in charitable contributions to the school. The Knights Circle award honors the reunion class with the highest dollar amount of charitable donations this past year.

Class Cup Giving Award

The Class of 1958 GPUS won the Class Cup Award with 32% participation in charitable contributions to the school. The Class Cup award honors the reunion class with the highest percentage of charitable giving this past year.

Loyalty Giving Awards

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CLASS OF 1963 GPUS

CLASS OF 1968 GPUS

CLASS OF 1983

CLASSES OF THE 1980s

CLASS OF 1976

CLASS OF 1978

CLASS OF 1973

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ALUMNI WEEKEND PEN PALS MEET AND GREET May 18, 2018 During the 2017-18 school year, the alumni from the 50th reunion class of GPUS 1968 became pen pals with the 5th graders. The students exchanged old-fashioned letters via snail mail throughout the year. During Alumni Weekend the students met their pen pals at a special meet and greet in their classrooms.

ALUMNI WEEKEND LUNCH AND LEARN WITH KEITH RICHBURG ‘76 May 18, 2018 Alumni, faculty and staff and students packed into the Tarik Commons to hear 2018 Distinguished Alumni Keith Richburg ‘76 speak about his amazing career as a Washington Post correspondent. During his more than 30 year career with the Post, Richburg covered virtually every major international event as it happened, such as the escape of “Baby Doc” Jean-Claude Duvalier from Haiti in 1986, the fall of the Berlin Wall, the civil war in Somalia, the fall of Iraq and the U.S. conflict in Afghanistan. While in Madrid covering the 2004 train bombings and trying to speak Spanish to the locals, Richburg said he did discover one regret about University Liggett School. “I wish I’d studied harder in Spanish,” he said. “It would have helped.”

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ALUMNI WEEKEND I 2018 FROM MIDTOWN TO URBAN PRAIRIES Detroit Bus Tour May 19, 2018 The third-annual Detroit bus tour was an overwhelming hit with alumni. The guided walking and bus tour is a spin-off of the Urban Studies class David Backhurst, faculty emeritus, taught for almost 25 years at University Liggett School. This year, Backhurst took more than 55 alumni through a threehour historic and modern look at the Motor City. “This is not a Better Homes and Garden tour,” he said. “We see the good, the bad and the ugly.” Covering 139 square miles, Backhurst said it’s impossible to visit the entire city, so he focuses on the East Side, Downtown and Midtown with stops at Morningside, Indian Village, the Hantz Woodlands, the Riverfront and Brush Park. Along the way, Backhurst gives history lessons about each area and how each area has changed over time. “I engage the alumni in discussions throughout the tour, asking them ‘What are your solutions?” he said. A special stop on the tour for some alumni is the stop on Burns in Indian Village where the old Liggett School was located. “I try to give them a little bit of understanding of where Detroit has been and where it is going. We ran a little late last Alumni Weekend,” he chuckled, “I really think everyone enjoyed it and learned something along the way.”

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ALUMNI WEEKEND I 2018 GOLDEN KNIGHTS COCKTAIL PARTY May 18, 2018 Alumni celebrating 50-year reunions or more enjoyed the Golden Knights cocktail party at the Headmasters house.

Carla Schnell White ‘68 GPUS and Louis Wright ‘68 GPUS

Norah Moncrieff Williams ‘48 LIG and Jack Williams chat with Head of School Bart Bronk. Norah was the oldest alumni in attendance during Alumni Weekend 2018

Zerrin Yasar Atakan ‘68 GPUS and Nancy Chapman ‘68 GPUS

John Fieldsteel, Susan Anderson and Maggie McIntosh Fieldsteel ‘68 GPUS

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George Jerome ‘56 GPUS and Ann Jerome

Lore Morgan Dodge ‘68 GPUS and Bart Bronk, Head of School

Zerrin Yasar Atakan ‘68 GPUS, Susie Viger Lambrech’68 GPUS, Nancy Chapman ‘68 GPUS and Tim Foster

CLASS NOTES ONE YEAR OUT: REFLECTIONS FROM A COLLEGE SOPHOMORE “Extremely transformative.” That’s how Jasmine Dickens ‘17 describes her first year at Agnes Scott College, a tiny, liberal arts women’s college in Decatur, Georgia, where she is pursuing an economics degree. “I wanted to familiarize myself with different cultures. This ended up broadening my way of thinking because before that, I didn’t even think about what happened outside of the U.S., or even outside of my own community,” she says. Last year, Dickens had the opportunity to meet the Pulitzer Prize-winning author-activist Alice Walker, who visits campus frequently. Given that Dickens has Walker’s poem “Be Nobody’s Darling” tattooed on her collarbone, she was excited for the visit. “I idolized her, but I could tell she was tired,” Dickens says, recognizing Walker’s advancing age and its possible contribution to her old-fashioned attitude about matters like the relevance of the film Black Panther on the black community and on American culture as a whole. Walker stressed that the film simply distracted people from other important matters, like Winnie Mandela’s death. “Still, she was innovative, and ahead of her time in her writing,” admits Dickens.

Send your updates to your class representative. Find a complete list of class reps at www.uls.org/alumni. Don’t see a class rep? Send updates to Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org.

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Liggett Class Representative: Barbara Allen Esler P. O. Box 272 Shannon, GA 30172

This is the second report I have written in 2018, both of which start with the death of one of our classmates. I suppose it is to be expected since we are all near our mid-eighties and we have already “celebrated” the 65th anniversary of our graduation. This loss is a member of our class who did not actually graduate with us. Joan Robertson Jones was a member of the class from Lower School into our Upper School years before she and her family moved to Birmingham. However, we stayed in touch and she came from her home on Grosse Ile for several of our small reunions held at our class members’ homes. Within the last couple of years, she moved to New York state to live nearer family. I received a printed card from her daughter, Jennifer Brown, and her son, Gordon Jones, letting us know of her passing on March 3.

We graduated as a class of 28. Adding Joan to my “list” made it 29, of which we have now lost 17 and an even dozen of us remain. I had quite a lengthy report for the last Perspective, so I was not surprised when I did not get a lot of response to my recent request. Emily Hardy Bradbury: I continue to play bridge four or five times monthly, enjoy two book clubs, volunteer at our local hospital on Ways and Means projects, participate in a daily summer breakfast program for young school children, travel to Maine yearly, and travel to Watervale Inn near Frankfort, Mich. for a week long family reunion with all of our growing, interesting families and my two sisters, Marian Hardy ‘46 LIG, Rockville, Md. and Jane Stroh ‘48 LIG, Longmont, Colo. We miss our sister Anne Merritt ‘54 LIG. The annual Watervale trek is lots of fun - dating back to 1970. My three children, their spouses and families continue to be marvelous, and interesting, and

caring – what more could a person want. We enjoy yearly travel to Pittsburgh, Rochester, NY, and Reading, Pa., for lacrosse games, concerts, plays, and for all other important reasons. Becky Patterson Hein ‘51 LIG and I are delighted that our Pittsburgh daughters, Martha and Anne, not only found each other through the mother-daughter connection, but that they enjoy a wonderful, very special friendship. It takes Becky and me back. Judy Hubbard Hutchinson writes that her two younger sons and their families were in Seattle over the Fourth of July to visit her and to pay their respects to her ailing first husband who resides in an Assisted Living complex north of Seattle. Her oldest son, Tom Osgood, also joined in the reunion as he lives and works nearby. It was a delight to visit with all three of her sons and daughters-in-law and to get caught up with four of her six grandkids, one of whom is completing his Ph.D. program

at the University of Michigan, the youngest of whom, at age 13, is a soccer player in Davis, Calif. Judy continues to paint with oils and gives these canvases to members of her extended families. ”Life is good,” Judy says. My life continues much the same as in my last report. Three Rivers Singers is excited about the upcoming year since we have been asked to do a concert or two with the Rome Symphony Orchestra. The Rome Symphony is the oldest symphony orchestra in the South, looking forward to celebrating its centennial in 2022. Since the date(s) of this collaboration fall in March, it will change our usual spring concert schedule, but it is exciting. As daughter, Becky McAllister ‘79, has time, we are working on more landscaping around my house. A previous owner had removed all bushes and plantings before I bought it. However, Becky’s time is even more at a premium because she is now teaching several computer classes at Georgia Northwestern Technical College here in Rome. I hope to hear from more of my remaining classmates for our next report. Until then...

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Reunion 2019! Liggett Class Representative Valerie Hart calicat36@comcast.net

Carol Phalen Swiggett: We are so blessed to be able to celebrate not only Jim’s 85th birthday this February, but our 60th Anniversary with a trip from Hong Kong to Dubai on a Regent Cruise this past April and May. Our life in Tubac, Ariz. is amazing still hiking and playing golf and I have a wonderful art gallery showing my work, which you can see on my website carolswiggett.com. Love and best wishes for health and happiness to all of you.

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GPUS Class Representative: Jane Weaver Reuther 81 Lewiston Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 jnb7@comcast.net

We were all saddened by the loss of our dear classmate, Don Rentschler. We will miss his sense of fun, his compassion and that wonderful smile. Reade Ryan and his wife, Joanie, enjoyed their annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles in February. They spent an evening with Ed and Susan Howbert. The Howberts were visiting their daughter, Dana, her husband and son in Sherman Oaks, Calif.; Ed and Susan spend five months in Sherman Oaks and seven months in Petoskey, Mich. during the year. Joan LeGro Bushnell has not been wasting time by sitting still. She headed to California to see friends in May. Home for a week or so and off she flew to Montreal and Quebec City. Joan splits her “home” time between Grand Bend, Ontario and Grosse Pointe. “Sunny”. Susan and Ed Howbert: Continue to reside in Petoskey, Mich., but, no longer care for cold weather, they have spent recent winters in Sherman Oaks, Calif. with their daughter, Dana, her husband and her son, who will be three in October. Dana 52

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works at CBS in Burbank. Dana’s brother, Jed, lives in Detroit, where until recently he worked for Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan as group executive for planning, housing and development, and has played a significant role in the redevelopment of Detroit. Ed anticipates that his son will rejoin the private sector and that he may well move to New York City. The Howbert family also includes a Sheltie named Gracie and a horse named Riley. The dog helps Ed to stay in good health, and both animals help Susan to remain fit. The Howberts hope that they will see many classmates at the 2020 class reunion.

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Liggett Class Representative: Gael Webster-McFarland gaelstan@gmail.com

Patricia Bisceglia: My life in California is still progressive, active and wonderful. I am busy with my two classes through Glendale College and with my advertising business. We are a very close family and see each other several times a week. I feel so lucky. My son Bob, the race car driver, has a 10 acre “estate” and we have dinners there almost every Sunday. He and his wife May, who is from Thailand, both love to cook. He built a huge outdoor pizza oven and now creates pizza feasts. My granddaughter Briana is a free spirit who is now headed north to attend the University of Oregon. My daughter Michele, her husband Mike and their their family are always busy also. There is college for their daughter, Danelle, and their son Ryan will soon be a Glendale police officer. My son John and his wife April, have two unique children. Alexis, at age 10, is a remarkable golfer who can beat many much older players. She may turn pro soon. Their younger daughter Charlotte, age 8, also is a gifted tennis player and swimmer. I feel so happy and fortunate to have these five special grandchildren. They call me “Kookoo Grandma.” I wonder why? And of course I adore my dog, Dudley, the perfect, loyal friend who is always with me. Thinking now back on my wonderful Liggett days, even in 5th and 6th grade, was I not the “sweetest little good girl” – now if that’s not a joke! Just ask my cohorts Gael Webster, Sue Laurence or Jean Ellen Martin, but dear Miss Cole she still loved me. Ah, such happy days. Jean Ellen Martin-Doelle: I am so fortunate to have the good health and resources that have provided me the opportunity to travel extensively around the world. I have great traveling companions and we have visited all the continents. I saw penguins in Antarctica and recently rode a camel in the desert of Morocco. However, I still love my home and lifestyle in Grosse Pointe and take advantage of the cultural and social activities in the metro Detroit area. I am still a Docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts. My golf and tennis days have waned but I still play bridge and we are now trying the new craze Canasta, which dates back to my childhood. I am pleased and proud to have four unique children, five grandchildren and now a two year old great grandchild. Life is good…Happy memories of Liggett.

Julia Thompson Merriman: We continue to happily maintain our family residence here in rural Foster, Rhode Island. It’s a charming community where we live in a wonderful country Federal period home built in 1805 that we love! I still have my faithful old Norwegian Fjord horse, who is now 29 years of age. We have always loved our animals, but we no longer breed and show English Springer Spaniels. However, we now have two wonderful Sussex Spaniels who are smaller in size and thus a better fit for we two “octogenarians”. We also have a handsome Russian Blue cat. Thus we are growing old together with our beloved “beasties” they all provide great joy and therapy in this sometimes hectic world. We also have a second home on Seabrook Island, South Carolina, which we visit and enjoy several times a year. It is located just south of Charleston, so we get to partake of all that the so-called “low country” has to offer. Our two wonderful daughters are healthy, successful and happy and of course our granddaughter and grandson bring us much pride and joy. Life is good and Liggett served me well. Sue Laurence Wehmeier: Well, 2017 was a very busy and special year for me and husband Paul here in sunny southern California. We had no less than 23 house guests stay with us. We always have a great time and enjoy showing visitors around the Palos Verdes area, as there is so much to see and do here. Our weather is a pleasant factor in our entertaining because the temperature is most always between 60 and 75 degrees year round, so nice. Our area of Lunada Bay is one of the “coolest places” in metropolitan Los Angeles both in temperature, natural beauty and lifestyles. We just love it. We now have a lovable but spirited American Labrador Retriever, titled Sir Hugo, who totally likes our friends, family, neighbors and even strangers, many of whom eagerly want to walk him down to the ocean so they can enjoy the view of Santa Monica Bay and the beach communities of Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach and then across to Malibu. Local folklore suggests our area was once part of the Channel Islands chain, so if you come to visit, as we say in Southern California, “mi casa es su casa”. We still very much miss our Liggett ’55 reunions. We had a nice run for many years. Vivian Michel Heidemann: I am pleased to report that I am enjoying my retirement after teaching and mentoring at at wonderful private school for many years. I am still very happy and much enjoy life here in Richmond, Va. I am on the board of directors for three programs that are very fulfilling. I am also teaching an interesting class at the local university. I continue to be in good spirit Send your updates to your class representative. Find a complete list of class reps at www.uls.org/alumni. Don’t see a class rep? Send updates to Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org

and health. I always enjoy playing bridge and I try to stay active and fit. Although my two daughters and their families live outstate, one in Seattle and the other in Cleveland, we can still visit back and forth a few times year; and we also arrange joint family vacations outings. This summer our clan is headed to both New York and South Carolina – our family trips are always great fun. For the past several months I have had the good fortune to enjoy time with a wonderful new gentleman friend and companion who shares my pace, values and interests. We are having great fun and going out often to dinner, movies, concerts, etc. Perhaps life does begin at 80! Thus I remain a happy Liggett girl. Joan Allen Korda: I am enjoying life in Vermont. I still have my antique business which is challenging but fun. I’m always meeting new and interesting people. Happily my shop is next door to my early American colonial home, all of which I love. I am involved with several community organizations and currently head up the Vermont Art Dealers Association. Three of my children live in California so visits are scarce, however, my son lives here in Vermont. He’s just 10 short miles from me. It’s just perfect. I loved Liggett and Michigan, but I thrive on life in New England. Gael Webster-McFarland: Stan and I are still enjoying our comfortable Florida lifestyle in our home here in Indian Rocks Beach, one of the barrier islands. We are just a short walk to the beach and yet we are close to the Tampa Bay metro area for shopping, cultural events, sports and of course medical care. We moved here in 2001 and I’ve led a very active life -- walking, swimming, concerts, theater, etc. I even got back into the antique business; all of which was great fun. Then eight years ago my heart issues grew worse and in early 2012 I had a heart pump – ventricular assist device – permanently implanted. It is a miraculous device which restored my energy and activity levels but precludes any swimming or strenuous activity. While I am grateful for the added years and quality of life that it has provided, it comes with an abundance of ancillary health issues and medications. Our lifestyle has slowed considerably, but we are still determined to “stay put” in our cozy home as long as possible. Stan, at 89, is still going strong and is, in his words, “the greatest ever caregiver”; and now after 52 years he has even found his way into the kitchen and often makes dinner. so we are doing fine. My go-to pleasure has always been reading, so I am enthralled with my Nook eReader. It even has font size adjustment and computer functions. We do miss our 20 years of idyllic Michigan country life just north of Detroit. We had a great old 1865 farmhouse and beautiful old barn for our horse, sheep and goats, and then I started an antique business which was delightful and fun. Stan was involved and said he often enjoyed the antique business more than his law practice. We had 20 happy years there, notwithstanding Stan’s doubts that a Grosse Pointe/Liggett girl could handle the rigors of country life. But I did so with great relish and gusto. In 2000, we sold the property and

antique business, including our menagerie of sheep and goats, to a great family that has wonderfully perpetuated the antique business and it is now a notable country outing touted in the Detroit News/ Free Press and online -- see the website “The LambsTail”. We are so pleased with their success. My years at Liggett have served me well, and I have nothing but fond and happy memories of my school life and classmates. I well remember In 5th and 6th grades, dear, kind Mrs. Innis in her classic Hudson four door sedan would patiently and bravely pick up eight giggling Liggett girls from Grosse Pointe, packing three in the front seat and five in the back for our lively ride to school. No seat belts then, we just had happy fun. And I can’t forget my brief moment of fame and glory as the “ May Queen”…ah, the pomp and pageantry of the colorful May Pole performance. But woe if one of the ribbon maidens got out “sync” or faltered, our very precise Miss Brown would promptly stop the music and have the girls unwind the ribbon pole. She would then gently start again, all with the delighted support of all the faculty and parents. And so now at 81, I still remember silly things like those heavy nubby climbing ropes in the gym. We would fearlessly climb them and then swing wildly off the high platforms, so free and exhilarating. I have fond memories of all our many school activities, from field hockey and basketball to the school plays produced and directed by the remarkable Mrs. Reynolds, and then the joyful choir programs created by Mrs. Brown. We were always so busy we rarely got home until dinner. So please forgive my nostalgia, but the Liggett adventure and friends were just such a wonderful and meaningful part of my life. I feel so fortunate to have been a Liggett girl. I must also note that my thoughtful brother John Webster ‘58 DUS, and his wife Susan Merrill, have been of immense support to us since we moved to Florida and my heart issues exploded. They are a great comfort and back up for Stan in coping with all my ongoing “crisis” episodes. But thus our life is still good, yet challenging.

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Liggett Class Representative Jo Streit Stewart: 5 Debeaufain Dr. Bluffton, SC 29909 danaws@sc.rr.com

Jo Streit Stewart: I`m still living in Sun City Hilton Head Retirement Community and enjoying all amenities that are offered. I thought I might move to the Atlanta area where my daughter lives, but realized I have everything here. I continue to swim with the Sun City Masters and we travel to seven meets a year. Eight of us are now US Master Coaches and two of us have training in The Masters Adult Learn to swim program. I`m involved with several outreach ministries at the Church of the Cross in Bluffton. I joined the ballroom Dance Club and I`m learning the South Carolina Shag. I talk to Jean Dodds Mitchill several times a year. She lives in Hyannis, MA. I`m sorry to have learned that Gretchen Wolff Schupp passed away several years ago. Please let us hear from you!

Mary Yeager Moore, Julie Pearce and Mary Pardee Maxwell ‘57 GPUS

Richard Strother ‘58 GPUS, Suzie Sisman Decker ‘58 GPUS and Judy Rembacki

Suzie Buttrick McCready ‘58 GPUS with her dog

Judy and Gary Rembacki ‘58 GPUS CL ASS NOTES

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GPUS Class Representative: George Jerome 40 Edgemere Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3709 ggjsr@aol.com

Richard S. Bodman: During high school at Hotchkiss, after years at DUS, I came upon a line engraved on a frieze above in the school’s main hall, that said, “Here I sat obedient, in the fiery prime of youth, self-governed, at the feet of Law.” Matthew Arnold, said so much in his wonderful poem Mycerinus, and the school got it just right in inscribing the line on that wall. The line stayed with me through Princeton, MIT and the many jobs I have had and still drives my thoughts. Who is the god of gods? Who made the laws? For whose good did they make them? Why am I, and why should I be, obedient to the rules of scoundrels? What is this malarkey about being self-governed? Just what does the paradox mean? What can I do about it? What can I do to help change things for the better? In the end, just sharing this world with family, former classmates, other friends and global acquaintances has brought me to acceptance and the realization that civilization can survive only if we accept the principles of Law, only if we continue to question them in the context of current knowledge, and only if we challenge their makers to demonstrate humility. Along the way, having survived some eight careers in business and government and still working at 80, I have developed a deep wariness of “institutions” (not necessarily their founding principles), especially ones that are in their second and later management cycles. And so in later life I have encouraged others to bring new, or better informed ideas into general use. Along the way things got formalized as a few friends and I formed two venture capital firms, which evolved into productive engines of corporate creation. Of course we ended up creating some new “institutions” of which others should become wary in the future, but that’s just the way it goes. I continue to oversee businesses in venture capital, venture capital services, oil and gas exploration, antimicrobial fibers, support scholarship, free enterprise and ideas for sensible government. I spend a lot of time on two fascinating, deep medical research institution boards which are on their way to extending healthy lives and to give us life without disease. I also read and talk a lot, try to keep up with things technical, catch up with old and make new friends and play somewhat proficient golf. My wife, Karna is writing political thrillers after years in hard news as a journalist and TV commentator and six years in high-level positions, mostly as Sr. Director of the National Security Council in the Ronald Reagan White House. In all, it has been a wonderful life. Karna, and I are still in love and blessed with four sons and three nieces who came more fully into my life on the untimely death of my brother, Harry (who also went to D.U.S. years ago) and his wife, Dottie Petzhold. That bunch has produced 21 blood and putative grandchildren whom we enjoy immensely. We live in Naples, Fla about five months of the year and divide the remainder between 54

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Washington, D.C. and Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. We would be delighted to hear from or have a visit with those who find themselves near any of our locations. Cinda Rogers Barthel: Hank and I are enjoying life in Tipp City, Ohio, a very nice small town founded in 1840 with a strong pride in its history. We celebrated our 60th anniversary in June and are observed the occasion by visiting the twenty homes we have lived in over the years. Have already traveled to Arkansas, Tennessee, Georgia and three cities in Ohio. In June, we headed to Michigan to attend Grosse Pointe Congregational Church where we were married and stopped by our homes in St. Clair Shores We are blessed to have good health and be able to travel and enjoy life. We also visit our youngest son and his family in Hawaii every year and are looking forward to the very good possibility our oldest granddaughter, Alana Barthel, will compete in the 2020 Olympics in swimming backstroke. Sending warm greeting to the class of ‘56. George Jerome: My company George Jerome & Co. Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors is celebrating its 190th anniversary this year. My great, great grandfather Edwin founded the company in the spring of 1828, and six generations later my son George, Jr. now runs the company. Check out the web site GeorgeJerome.com for details and historical information. Tom Purdy reports that he and Susie moved to North Carolina permanently in March. The address is 216 Sedi Ln. Brevard N.C. 28712

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GPUS Class Representative Wendy Krag 170 Merriweather Rd., Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 gigipab@comcast.net

Li Miller: How could I have missed our 60th graduation anniversary last year? Are we really that old? The news is that I have nine great grandchildren, including two sets of twins. Mark and Laura live nearby and are here often. I visited my son, Tom, in California this summer. Last September, I went to South Carolina to be with my sister Carolyn for a great southern style visit. I even successfully rode a Segway on a long tour. Do you know what “pluff mud” is? Or who was the first black man in congress? South Carolina is fascinating and I learned a lot.

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Liggett Class Representative: Dana “Bunny” Riley Wormer 7150 Hawks View Trail, Port Saint Lucie, FL 34986 rileybunnyfla@aol.com

Judie Schneider Bailey: Judie called us and wished us a happy Memorial Day! She said she is feeling fine now! Chris gave her a kitten, her name is Daisy May. Matt and his wife are expecting their first child in November. She said she and Chris are

going to Metamora. Submitted by Anne Wrigley Molesky

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GPUS Class Representative: Suzie Sisman Decker 77 Muskoka Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3009 ssdeck@gmail.com

It was great to see longtime friends who were able to attend our 60th Reunion in May. Several had to cancel as time got closer, but those who were there had fun as we always do when we get together. The following were able to here for all or some of the weekend: Judy and Gary Rembacki from Georgetown, Ky. They love their life there and have become involved in the community. Lyn Hallett Backe from Richland, Wash. She left Annapolis to be near her daughter. Margery Goddard Whiteman from Albany, NY. Margery looks great after recently completing chemo; Richard Strother from New York City; Claudia Gage Snyder from Birmingham, Mich.; Harriett Bradshaw Lafer from Manchester, Mich; Dennis and Laura Drebes Smith, Lynn and Bill Turner, Stephanie Hall Hampton, Lynne Krieg, Suzie Sisman Decker from nearby. After dinner Friday night at the Deckers’ everyone was asked to share a memory from our time at GPUS. The comments ranged from being told by administrators they would not succeed at certain colleges - it made one work harder at the college of choice - to the senior rooms where we bonded, were remembered fondly by all. We were asked if we felt prepared as ninth graders to move from Country Day and DUS, becoming GPUS. We agreed it was a difficult transition for the boys to have the girls move in, and for the girls to have some male teachers, and some faculty didn’t know what to do with girls or boys. One recalled a science teacher losing his cool with some of the girls. Charm didn’t help. It took a while for all to adjust. We all enjoyed the close relationship with some of the faculty who became friends as well as mentors and teachers. Sports played a role for some, playing field hockey and football with the boys Class C football championship and celebration following. Margery’s dog Bridget wandered into school one day much to Mlle. Goubet’s dismay. Can’t you hear her expletives in French? Some of us were able to join the 2018 Alumni Weekend bus tour of eastside Detroit and downtown which was very interesting. In other news: Sally Walker Grieb moved in May preventing her from being here. Julie Schneck Sylvester was traveling in Denmark and Norway. Rick Kinder says that living in Lancaster County, Penn. is wonderful for Midge and him. Their two children are nearby with one grandchild each.They are helping raise a seven year old. They enjoy the country with several farms around them. He and Midge keep active with pickleball, swimming and competitive sailboat racing. Suzie Buttrick McCready finds life in Fountain Hills, Ariz. wonderfully fulfilling playing bridge and being involved in her church as an Ordained Deacon. Congratulations, Suzie! Her two sons are successful

in their businesses in Oregon and Colorado. Last year she visited Jeanne Bambas Nelson in Maui at her lovely ocean front home. Jeanne is an accomplished and renowned artist in several mediums. Richard Strother, and his wife Tania, live in Manhattan but escape to East Hampton, Long Island on weekends. Stephanie Hall Hampton enjoys living at The Rivers. Everyone knows her dog Charlie. Lynn and Bill Turner travel as much as they can and keeping up with nine grandchildren who live in the Detroit area. -- Suzie Sisman Decker

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Reunion 2019! GPUS Class Representative Robin Harris Russell rdhr@fivewindsworkshop.com

Carolyn Jacobson Cremins reports that “life is good in Hilton Head - lots of great friends, good weather and easy living.” She stays busy with tennis, mah jongg, book club, several civic organizations, and volunteering at Volunteers in Medicine and Memory Matters. Carolyn loves to travel and she and Bobby visited Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania in January followed by an ocean trip to the Baltic this past spring. Gordon O’Brien is also a busy traveler, enjoying golf not only at home in New Jersey, but as far afield as Arizona, California, Wisconsin, South Carolina and Cape Cod. He is still volunteering at his regional hospital’s oncology unit, co-leading an oncology support group - and is happy to be cancerfree for nearly 19 years. Last fall, Gordon won the silver medal in the shot put at the New Jersey Senior Olympics - “finally, after trying for three years.” Great news - he is planning on coming back to Grosse Pointe for our 60th -- his first time back for a reunion. Robin Harris Russell: Not much news from your intrepid class secretary here in Purchase, N.Y. I am still volunteering at my church and at American Yacht Club, although as far as on-thewater activities are concerned I have now relegated myself to computer scoring for club regattas. However, son Christopher and family are very active sailors - racing in just about everything from Fevas, Ideal 18s and K-6s to J44s. Most of my summer was dedicated to a complete kitchen overhaul but in August daughter and Lindsey and I escaped to Hyannis, Mass., for our annual sailors valentine class. If you’re wondering what sailors valentines are, check out sailorsvalentinestudio.com to see some beautiful examples and to learn all about them. I’m counting on hearing from more of you next time around, but in the meantime I hope you have put May 17-18, 2019 on your calendars for serious consideration!

1960

Liggett Class Representative: Anne Wrigley Molesky 6649 Hawaiian Ave. Boynton Beach, FL 33437 tomjmolesky@gmail.com

Mary Alice Clarke Ferguson: Mary Alice had just gotten back from Carmel, Calif. She attended a surprise birthday party for Mary Griffin Pankonin ‘61 LIG. Mary Alice was the only other Liggett lady there. Mary Alice would pick Mary up in her 1952 Volkswagen, which did not have a working heater, but it certainly got them back and forth to Liggett. In Germany, Volkswagen means, “The People Car.” Mary has a “Liggett School” sign in her garage! Mary Alice and John’s son and family are coming to visit them in July - this will be the first time in five years that they will be back from Southern California. Mary Alice says real estate is doing well! Natalie Deloe Riewe: Natalie said the young couple who are renters on their property are keeping everything on their property up-to-date. Natalie and Gordie’s grandchild, and her husband, moved to Nashville, Tenn. this year. Natalie, her daughter, and other granddaughter went to Nashville to visit for a girls weekend -- they had a blast! Natalie and Gordie are going to their cottage for a week, there is an antique car show that they plan to attend. By the end of the year they will sell most of their antique cars. However, they plan to keep a few antique cars. Karin Ryding: Karin said her leukemia is stabilized, and now she goes to see her doctor every three months. She is working on the new book about the Arabic language for Cambridge University. Victor will be going to Poland soon to visit his family for two to three weeks. Karin was sorry to hear that Denne Osgood had passed away. I told her when I receive each Perspective I always read Lois Hutchison’s class notes - that is why I decided to also mention when someone has passed away. Karin and I both have always respected Lois so much -- dating back to “the good days” at Liggett. Ingrid Sandecki: Ingrid recently had a very special dinner party for six people. The guest of honor was a young lady who Ingrid took care of while her mother worked. Ingrid mentored her for the last 18 years. The young lady has received a full

scholarship to Princeton. She will be specializing in mathematics and business organizational research and financial engineering. Ingrid prepared an international four course dinner of Chinese dumplings, coleslaw and fried wontons, roasted pork tenderloin, eggplant parmesan and blueberry pie. Bonnie Wilson Skoryane: Bonnie had a very busy summer. Jim’s son and daughter-in-law and their three children visited. They celebrated two of the three grandchildren’s birthdays -- ages 8 and 13 -- and Jim’s son’s birthday. Bonnie has several mottos to live by including, ‘Live for today.’ and ‘Enjoy what you are doing.’ Bonnie and I always have great conversations. She and I have known each other since we were both students at Miss Newman’s Private School for Girls. Dell Litsky Rubin Smithern: Earl and I had a nice Christmas holiday, with a visit from my daughter Karolyn Rubin Shymanski, her husband, Matt and my grandson, Rudy Villafane. They live in Northbrook, Ill. I surprised Earl with a double 85th birthday weekend, at the end of January. Earl was surprised when my sister Sharon Lipsky and her husband, John Sampson, from San Francisco, rang our doorbell, followed by Earl’s children Tracy Lorenz, from Chicago, and David Smithern, from Michigan, along with Earl’s adult grandchildren, Nicole, Amy, David, and his friend Elise. We had a great dinner. Earl thought that was his surprise! But the next weekend, 70 of our friends were waiting at the Hills Golf and Country Club, to surprise Earl. Wow, was he ever surprised! I had a DJ, 200 balloons all over the room, and the food was excellent. Everyone danced, and had a wonderful time. I held a brunch for all out-of-town guests the next morning, in our home. It was just a great weekend! May 8, 2018, was the one year anniversary of the quadruple bypass surgery! It all seems like a dream, but I know it was real! I’m feeling fine. Earl and I also visited our summer home in Marblehead, Ohio. We put the house and the market, and we hope we can sell the boat along with the house. We decided it was time for us to stop driving backand-forth, and stay in Florida, year round. At the end of June, I went to Detroit to have a reunion with five girl cousins, and my sister Sharon. We are

Reunion 2018: The Class of 1958 GPUS, from left, back row: Gary Rembacki, Claudia Gage Snyder, Judy Rembacki, Suzie Sisman Decker, Stephanie Hall Hampton. From left, front row: Bill Turner, Margery Goddard Whiteman, Harriett Bradshaw Lafer. CL ASS NOTES

looking forward to seeing more of our children and grandchildren. We also visited Laingsburg, Mich, for the Smithern family reunion. Natalie and Gordie Riewe are always included in our reunion. I have a new email address: Dell.Rubin3@Frontier.com.I would love to hear from more classmates, or any Liggett ladies down here in Florida. Anne Wrigley Molesky: In January, we had impact windows installed. Our friends and neighbors have come over and said they look beautiful! When someone is moving to Florida, my suggestion would be to have impact windows before you move in. In March, Tom and I attended the University Liggett School alumni reception at VIA Flora in Palm Beach. We met Bart Bronk, Head of School. It was fantastic to meet Bart, he is an inspirational speaker, it was like a pep rally! Bart opened the floor to questions, which he then answered. We were some of the first to arrive, as I was getting my name badge when a lady introduced herself to me, she asked me if Les was my brother, I said yes. She then said she and Les were classmates. For Easter Sunday Tom and I attended Bethesdaby-the-Sea for a beautiful service. Afterwards, we went to Charlie’s Crab. Tom’s son, Jon, joined us there. We had the traditional Easter buffet which was delicious! The day after Easter we learned that Charlie’s Crab had closed “Due to a natural lease expiration.” Tom and I had enjoyed going there for years before we even moved to Florida.

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Liggett (volunteer needed)

Cynthia Osgood O’Hare: Cynthia and Nick visited Anne Wrigley Molesky ‘60 LIG and Tom Molesky in February. The O’Hare’s had been on a cruise out of Miami with very close friends; Anne and Daryl. We had a very nice visit with them at our home and then went to Prime Catch, one of our favorite restaurants in Boynton Beach on the intracoastal. Everyone ordered different dishes - enjoyed by all! It was great to see Cynthia and Nick after so many years. We had a great time reminiscing about Liggett, the Detroit Boat Club and boating on Lake St. Claire! Cynthia’s younger brother, Milton and his wife have returned to the same home they had been renting out for so many years in Grosse Pointe. Submitted by Anne Wrigley Molesky ‘60 LIG

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December 2017, I decided to go on a fast called the master cleanse. I wanted to clean out my body of toxins, and other goodies unbeknownst to me. I ended up on this cleanse for 13 days and not for one minute was I tired or hungry, and I lost 10 pounds as well. After the 13-day cleanse, I decided it was time to change my way of eating, and I became a vegan. Yes, I do green drinks every morning, and I love them. I love being 10 pounds thinner and healthier. Besides my new way of eating, I also take a mindfulness class, as well as an ongoing class called the way of mastery. I also have been involved in physical therapy, not because I’m in trouble, but because I want to be strong, and balanced as I move into the most important years of life. Sharing wisdom, and teaching life principals seems to be my calling these days. I so enjoy lifting others’ spirits, and sharing the love, and light of God. Be well my fellow classmates. Stay healthy. Sharon Litsky: I took my first cruise this spring and loved it, especially the fact that I needed to unpack only once during a three-week exploration of Southeast Asia. There were lots of fun activities on the ship — movies, floor shows, lectures, dancing, casino, games, various classes, plus a great fitness center with Canyon Ranch classes and a spa, as well as interesting land tours in each of the ports and lots of interesting people onboard from all over the world. We flew to Bangkok with ports of call in Thailand, (Bangkok/Laem Chabang, Ko Samui, Phuket) Singapore (Malaysia, Penang, Kuala Lumpur/Port Klang), Sri Lanka (Galle, Colombo), India (Cochin, Mangalore, Goa, Mumbai), Oman (Muscat) and the UAE (Dubai, Abu Dhabi). The only downside was dealing with the severe jet lag I experienced after the 14-hour non-stop flight back to San Francisco from Dubai. Jet lag recovery seems to take longer for me each year as I get less-young. But we had such a wonderful time that we’ve signed up for a 2019 cruise to Scandinavia, the Baltic and St. Petersburg. I’m sorry I didn’t receive more than one response to my request for updates from our classmates and hope we will have more to report next time. Though it appears that none of us made it to our 55th class reunion, we’re hoping to have a rendezvous of some sort before our 60th! Ladies, do send me your ideas for when and where and let’s see what we can put together. We are saddened by the news of the death of the daughter of Tamara Salisbury and send her our

condolences on her loss.

1963

GPUS Class Representatives: Sandy Georgeson Moisides 17 Colonial Road Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236 sanmoi@comcast.net Bill Randall 503 Devonshire Lane Aurora, OH 44202-8594 wrrandall@windstream.net

Meg Van De Graff Shannon: Megan and Rob were in Europe for two months. They left from Miami on Celebrity Cruise Line. Their first stop was in Dublin where they rented an apartment for two weeks. It is a very walkable city with many museums, restaurants and other buildings which were built in the 1800s. Then they flew to England and took a train to Southampton, where they met David Hughes GPUS ‘63. He and his wife have lived there for 40 years. David is head of Asian music at the Soas University of London. Meg and Rob were in England for nine days and they return to the United States on the Queen Mary. Dancing was great on both ships, especially the Queen Mary. It was the 300th crossing of the Queen Mary. Many of the passengers were from Germany. There were very few Americans on board, most were Australian. Meg said that with all the walking they did she had to buy new walking shoes, plus new dancing shoes. Megan and Rob took many photos on their phones and will make them into a photo album. They had a fantastic time! Ken Perry: I retired in 2015 after a very enjoyable, rewarding career as a trial lawyer representing primarily physicians in cases alleging medical negligence. I was honored to have been selected into membership in The American Board of Trial Advocates, where I served as President of the Michigan Chapter, as well as The American College of Trial Lawyers. Much of my time since retirement is focused on The Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning, which is a year round camp for citizens with disabilities. My father was a founding board member, and I have been actively involved in the Camp for more than 45 years. I also spend a lot of time at our cottage on Lake Charlevoix, driving

Liggett Class Representatives: Sharon Litsky 2000 California Street #402 San Francisco, CA 94109-4302 sharon@sharonlitsky.com - NEW EMAIL Gail Sake Niskar 30030 High Valley Road Farmington Hills, MI 48331-2143 galeml@aol.com

Tess Friedenberg Tessler: This year has been a rather transformational year for me, and it is all related to my health and wellbeing. Back in 56

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Reunion 2018: The 1963 GPUS class gathered at the home of Sandy Moisides to celebrate their 55th class reunion. Eleven of our original class of 34 attended with many sending regrets. Standing from left to right: Ken Perry, John Carter, Sandy Georgeson Moisides, John Golanty, Curt Slotkin, Al Blixt. Seated left to right: Sibley Johnson Arnebeck, Connie Waterman, John Mozena, Linda Heller and David Hughes.

monthly up and down I-75 in a car that has that motto on its license plate! My wife, Claire, and I celebrated our 46th year of marriage in 2018 and are overjoyed to have our oldest daughter recently move to Grosse Pointe. She lives within blocks of our home with our only grandchild, Jack, who celebrated his first birthday in July. Adena Wright Testa: Our son, Peter, and his wife, Karen, still live in Milan. Their daughter, Marjorie, is at Davidson College and son, Miles, is at Merton College, Oxford. Our daughter, Adena, and her husband, Mike, split their time between Chevy Chase and NYC. Their son, Luke, just graduated from Washington University in St. Louis. Their other son, Logan, who is a volunteer fireman and EMT in his spare time, is at Williams College. Sandy Georgeson Moisides: My husband, David, and I just try to keep up with all of them. We tend to travel up and down I-95, from Maine to Florida, with some time on our farm in Maryland. If anyone happens to be near Hobe Sound, Fla., Baltimore, Md., or North Haven, Maine, let us know!”

1964

Liggett Class Representative: Karolyn A. Krieghoff Sewell 2046 Camino de los Robles Menlo Park, CA 94025-5917 ksewell7@comcast.net

Alice Wrigley Baetz: Alice said their oldest daughter, Cheryl, and her husband, Mark, celebrated their anniversary on May 20. Ellis said they’re younger daughter, Michelle and Mike Kunzler, celebrated their anniversary on April 10. Michelle and Mike have been very busy visiting college campuses for their oldest son Michael: in alphabetical order - Hillsdale (Michelle and Mike’s alma mater), Loyola Chicago, University of Chicago, and University of Michigan. Decision date is May 1, 2019. Alice and Andy went to a Rotary meeting in May – there was a drawing and Alice won a lawnmower. Since the weather has been good, both she and Andy have been mowing the lawn! Alice and Andy attended the University Liggett School reunion, Alice was the only one from her class in attendance. It was very well attended, they had a great dinner and the setting was right on campus. They went to their cottage up north for Memorial Day, and stayed up there for 10 days. Submitted by Anne Wrigley Molesky ‘60 LIG

1964 GPUS Terry Brook: In 2017, I had quite a challenge dealing with polymyalgia and temporal arteritis -- both treated with prednisone, which took away the pain very effectively -- but for the past several months, I’ve been slowly weaning off of it because of the myriad of side effects it produces. In early June, I visited Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania and Winterthur in Delaware, both are DuPont properties -- absolutely beautiful -- it was fun to travel again. Last May 2017, Stan Bryant was awarded the Distinguished Alumni honor at 2017

Alumni Weekend from school, and we, George Perrin and I, hosted a dinner for him at the Country Club of Detroit following the ceremony at school. Some classmates and friends attended, including Charlie McFeely, Jane Johnson, Monte Georgeson, Chuck Wright, Tom Gage, Rick Levey, Jeff Whitehead, Alan Hartwick, and lots of Stan’s family. I see a lot of Jane Johnson in between Jane’s trips to Virginia to visit her 3-year old twin grandsons. Stanley W. Bryant: At the Distinguished Alumni ceremony last year during 2017 Alumni Weekend, I was asked to interview a candidate for the Naval Academy, a soon-to-be senior named Colin McMann. He was an impressive young man and we worked with others through the next 10 months to get him admitted with the class of 2022. I am proud to say that, he is a few days from taking the oath and entering the Academy as a Plebe with the class of 2022. I’m proud to be a part of that!! Otherwise, things are quiet and good here in Va Beach, Va. Charles McFeely: For those in other parts of the country, I am pleased to report that things are currently very good in Grosse Pointe and Detroit. It is fun to be near all of the recent positive news. Jane and I try to follow the advice, “keep moving!” We both love road biking on Belle Isle, Detroit and Europe, kayaking beautiful on clear but not potable Lake St. Clair, golf, and joyously dancing at our daughter’s recent wedding reception! Cheers and Best Wishes to All! Sue Boone Miller: We live just outside of Charlottesville, Va. My husband, Douglas, and I are healthy. I still telecommute part time for my CPA firm in McLean, Va. We spend time with our three grandchildren, 8, 10 and 11. They were here with us for camp Grandma in July. We like to sail and ski. We are involved with the local Democratic party, mostly because the current people serving us are a disaster. James (Jeff) and Carol Whitehead: Despite leaving GPUS after ninth grade for school in the East and a new home in Florida, it has been fun the last few years reconnecting with old friends and classmates including, George, Stan, Monte and Nels. Living here, I get to see Terry and Charlie often. Nels Olson: I’m living on the Wando River in Charleston S.C. I didn’t know the river existed before we moved here. Basically, I’m following my dear wife, who is following her daughter, to help raise her daughter’s 10-year-old son (whose emotional development already exceeds mine), all of us living in one raucous household; otherwise, I would have been hunkered down in heaven’s northern outpost, Leland Mich., where winters are dreaded by most, but they were cherished by me. Charleston, even the heat and hurricanes, is heaven, too. So, all is interesting and well, thank you Lord. I’m a lucky guy. Hope the days are treating all of you as well.

Bill Semple: I live with my wife, Sally, whom I married ten years ago, in Warrenton, Va., which is the county seat to Fauquier County, about an hour west of Washington, D.C. We have two grown children (step-children to me); one is with Northrop Grumman in Los Angeles as a data scientist and the other is pursuing her Ph.D. in biology and ecology at the University of North Carolina starting this fall. I have been mostly in the Washington, D.C. area since 1980, with one bachelor stint in Chicago and one in Boulder, Colo.; and in a prior marriage after my Navy stint, five years in Richmond, Va. Grosse Pointe, and GPUS, are a distant memories. Nat and I went to Andover in the ninth grade. Brother Lloyd still lives in Grosse Pointe. Bob is, as he has been most of his journalistic career, in New York. Betsy lives with her husband, Fred, in Bethesda, Md. Nat, as you may recall, died six years ago after a lifelong battle with liver disease, which resulted in three liver and two kidney transplants - one kidney from me. Other than the PMR and the usual infirmities of our age group, I am in good health. Sally retired from the EPA about six years ago and is an avid gardener. I generated some assets pursuing my patent rights over twenty years, but previously raised money for a variety of non-profits, including professional symphony orchestras in Chicago and Washington, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Institute for Educational Leadership, and the Capital Children’s Museum. In 1994, I invented what everyone uses today: mapping programs on the Internet that allow you to find items of interest, e.g., gas stations, real estate, and then spent several years successfully licensing the technology. I’d be flying around in my own personal helicopter were it not for contingency lawyers, thirty investors, and the Internal Revenue Service, but we are comfortable and enjoy the quasi-rural life hanging around a 1900 Victorian that Sally and her previous husband purchased the same year I came up with my invention. We have a new poodle puppy, we adore standard poodles, which for at least a year will capture our attention. Let me hear about you. I did catch up a bit during the 50th reunion year with a few of our classmates.

Great friends and Liggett ’65 ladies Barbara Kurzman and Kate Frank Cohen CL ASS NOTES

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Lana Litwin lanar45@gmail.com

has also been accepted at One of a Kind Gallery in Southern Pines.

Mary W. Schrope schropem@gmail.com

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Barbara Werney Kurzman: Barb and her husband, Don, who now live in the Miami, Fla. area, are this summer visiting and then house sitting for Kate Frank Cohen and her husband, Steven. The Cohens live in the lovely town of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. I think they look pretty much the same as they did 53 years ago. Reunion 1967 GPUS in Leland, Mich.: Chrissie Johnson Zoufal, Debby Humphreys Henn, Jani DuCharme Gunsaulus and Wendy Vaughan Brickman

1969

Reunion 2019! Liggett Class Representative: Marge Lampe 310 N. Shore Drive South Haven, MI 49090

Dorothy Gehrke Ford: I am enjoying a bucolic 36th year living in Stoke d’Abernon, Surrey. After retiring from working for the UK government, I enjoy playing with two tiny granddaughters who live in York, UK. I have time to indulge in music, so I study piano and sing with a couple choirs in London.

Reunion 1967 GPUS: Sheilah Renaud, Cheryl Polizzi Keyes, Mary Flinterman Smart and Jani DuCharme Gunsaulus

Marge Lampe: So far in this work as class secretary, I have received responses in some form from 10 of our classmates. Sadly, Ruth Hertz Joyaux and Julie Wagner have passed away. If you are reading this and you are a member of Liggett class of ‘69, it will be great to hear from you! I hope at least some of us can get together next year to celebrate our 50th reunion. As for me, I retired last year after 36 years in healthcare management and administration in Southwest Michigan. My husband and I live in South Haven on the shore of Lake Michigan and in retirement, plan to travel. While I am home, gardening, reading and becoming active in the community are my pastimes.

1970 Reunion 1967 GPUS: Debby Humphreys Henn, Wendy Vaughan Brickman, Mary Flinterman Smart and Chrissie Johnson Zoufal

Tommy Buell McDonell ‘70 won a first place in mixed media for the second year in a row at the Artist League of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, NC. She has also been accepted at One of a Kind Gallery in Southern Pines 58

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GPUS Representative: Renee McDuffee rrmkpke@earthlink.com

Leslie Wrigley: Les and Robin celebrated their 39th anniversary in Boulder, Colo. They stayed in a refurbished Victorian right in the heart of town. Because it is a college town they have many restaurants, brew pubs -- needless to say they had great time! As of June, they had two escrows, an appraisal for a couple who are moving to Arizona, and a couple looking at a small condo to buy, plus a rental property to buy. They will eventually sell the condo and move into the rental property themselves. The real estate company they are with had the best year ever! There are 100 people in the office. When I mentioned to Les about Charlie’s Crab closing due to a “natural lease expiration” he was aware of the term being in real estate you said it happens frequently in California. Submitted by Anne Wrigley Molesky ‘60 LIG Tommy Buell McDonell: Won first place in mixed media for the second year in a row at the Artist League of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, N.C. She

Liggett Class Representative: Shanda Rumble shanshome@yahoo.com

I was happy to hear from Ilene Rosin. Marty’s texts while the Cavaliers were beating the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals were a reminder for me to turn off Law & Order SVU and pay attention to my local team. Other classmates who inspire me to be a better person include John Chapman, who makes sure our book group reads socially important tomes, and George Silva, another book group member, who optimistically suggests science fiction books that I can’t quite understand. When I’m not reading, I’m still doing health policy work, swimming in Walden Pond, and spending weekends on Cape Cod.

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Class Representatives: Janeen Tingley Beebe 4206 Piney Park Rd, Perry Hall, MD, 21128-9523 janper9999@gmail.com Kevin Granger 943 Hidden Ln Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 mikevric@gmail.com

Michelle Nason Austin: I currently live on Cape Cod, Falmouth to be exact. I’m retired from teaching and now a grandmother to my first grandchild - a little girl named Rowan. She is such fun! We travel quite a bit and are headed to Africa in September. My three kids are all launched and doing really well. My oldest daughter, Cait, is in NYC working for a hedge fund. My son, Ryan, is an architect and my youngest daughter, Shawn, is in nurse practitioner school at Simmons in Boston. It is such a good feeling watching them embark on their journey’s in life. I am sad I have missed the past reunions. I do think of all of you often and love the current pictures. I don’t think we look different at all! Suzi Sphire Brock: Tina Griffin (Hughes) and I try to have lunch or dinner as often as we can and I keep in touch with a Greer Lerchen (Candler) via phone and email. Other than that, I can’t believe I am the mother of a twenty-year-old! When did that happen! Sandy Truffelli Bergh: Renovations took way longer than expected, but I should have expected that. We finally moved in November 2017. We love our house and Grand Rapids! I haven’t missed having a full-time occupation at all. I joined the YMCA, a yoga studio, two book clubs; and I’m doing volunteer work with the environmental action council and started tutoring chemistry students. During the summers, I’ve been working on the yard and garden. Kevin Granger: Julie ‘77 and I were down in

Boca Grande, Fla. for a week in April. In late July, we headed to several ports along the Canadian side of Lake Huron on our way to Killarney and several more stops around Georgian Bay. We’ll then cruise back down the U.S. side for the trip back home. Then it was Budapest in late August for three days before boarding a river cruise down the Danube to Passau. Then on to Prague for another three days. I’m still continuing to work and will probably do so for another couple of years. Although that’s always subject to change.

Washington, D.C. focusing on political and public opinion research. Pat is rather famous for having helped get Bush the younger elected twice using insightful micro targeting messaging strategies, which Pat pioneered. Funnily enough, I met Calder playing pickup hockey last summer when he moved back to Grosse Pointe with his fiancé. He sat down next to me in the locker room and I immediately said “you’ve got to be a Gage.” I told him I used to play alumni hockey with his Dad, and one thing led to another.

Tina Hughes Griffin: It was great to reconnect and catch up with those at our 45th reunion! Also, thank you to those of you who continue to keep in touch. For everyone else and anyone who may be interested, I’m writing my first update in 46 years! I love hearing about others not so much telling about myself! My loving husband, Danny, is still putting up with me after 37 years. Together, we raised our daughter, Katie, 28, who lives and works in New York City in the classical music industry as well as our twin sons who are 25, Greg, is a banker with Quicken Loans and Charlie, is an internal sales associate in the financial industry. Both are loving downtown Detroit!! A few years ago, my boys talked me into making them needlepoint belts, so I tried to paint the canvases first and loved it. This soon grew to my doing custom work. Last year, I decided to start a “real” business and sell my canvas designs to stores throughout the country. Wow! Not only am I painting non-stop but also learning about running a very small business!! Check out my website -- tinagriffindesigns.com! I hope all my ULS ‘72 classmates are well!! Where did the last 46 years go??

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Russell Poole: Carol and I are still spending our summers with family, friends and classmates in the UP. This coming winter we will be leaving Fort Worth, Texas and moving to North Carolina and building a home outside of Charlotte. We fell in love with the Carolinas and will be spending our winter and spring months there. Barb, Nene, Sigrid and Woody plan on stopping by in early August for the second annual University Liggett School/UP minireunion. We were hoping others might join us but so far it’s just us four. Steve Wieczorek: To all my long lost classmates, stay strong, and have a great year! Best to everyone!

1983

Class Representative: Tom Dow thomasdow@gmail.com

Tom Dow: In addition to having a ball attending multiple 35th reunion weekend events, he’s currently involved with two new start-ups. The first is a search engine that organizes the world’s best images (Best of Image Search.com), which I started after trying and failing at something similar in the same space. The second is a digital platform for running online focus groups. Liggett alum, Alexander (Pat) Gage and his son, Calder, founded the company (G2 Analytics) in

Class Representative: (Volunteer needed)

Susan Walker: I have a new position as operations director for Hope In Home, LLC. It is a mental health counseling company that provides therapy to seniors in their homes. I started in August. I am happy to report that my mom, Terry Edwards, moved out to Lakewood from Grosse Pointe and is doing great.

1987

Liggett 1970 gathering in Virginia

Class Representative: Elizabeth Hader Weiner tifundraiser@gmail.com

Eric Wise ‘87 and Kim Owens Wise ‘88 are still living in Greenwich, Conn. in the house they built after Hurricane Sandy. Kim Owen Wise: Our oldest, John, just finished his freshman year at NYU, Gallatin School, studying neuroscience and music theory. Our older daughters, Issy and Ursie, just finished their respective junior and freshman years at Phillips Exeter Academy. Our youngest daughter, Annika, just finished the fifth grade at Sacred Heart Greenwich, and our youngest son, Henry, wrapped up his third grade at Greenwich Country Day School where Cat Fowler happens to teach! Eric is practicing finance and bankruptcy law at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in New York City. Our two Goldens, Pericles and Stavro, bark a lot and drive around with the kids while their parrot, Gatsby, sings “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and yells “I love you!” Eric and Kim live right around the corner from Lesley MacLeod Williams ‘88 and look forward to seeing Charles Fauntroy ‘88 every year at Lesley’s annual Christmas party. Look Eric and Kim up if you are ever in the New York area. Heather C. Diehl ‘87 has plenty to celebrate in 2018! She has been in her dream job at the San Antonio Area Foundation for seven years. She and her husband J.F. Bierlein, celebrated 25 years of marriage in August and are planning a trip to Istanbul, Turkey; Athens, Greece and Rome, Italy in October-they may get to participate in a papal mass with Pope Francis! She became a great aunt in January and her eldest nephew and niece-in-law graduated from college in May. Heather is also learning Turkish and studying for the CFRE. If your travel plans take you to San Antonio, please look her up! Bill Listman: I have kept in touch with fellow

Class of 78 Lifers

Former teacher and Head of Lower School from 1985-1994, Michael G. Murphy, now Head of Seattle Country Day School, congratulates 8th grade graduate Ann Healy, alongside her father Rob Healy ’86

Kerry Kane ‘87 and her daughter CL ASS NOTES

In June 2018 Madison Fozo daughter of Mike Fozo ’87 and Jennifer Barnhart Fozo ’87, and Kate Zinn daughter of Christie Zinn and Pahl Zinn ’87, celebrated their graduation from University Liggett School

Wendy Krag O’Neil ‘87 caught a super rainbow trout while fishing in the Yampa River in Colorado this summer with her dad

classmates Dave Chilingirian and Charles Davis. I even got to see Charles Davis perform in a play at the Players in Detroit and he was outstanding. My children have kept me busy. This past year, my son Stephen and I went on a number of Cub Scout campouts and I froze each time. My daughter Katherine plays on a tournament softball team and I have the pleasure of scoring all of their games. My eldest daughter Jacqueline just finished playing soccer for Grosse Pointe North. Last summer, my wife and I took the kids to Kings Island and I learned that I am too old to go on roller coasters. This past fall, I attended a number of Liggett football games because my nephew plays for the Knights. I even ran into Coach Newvine and got caught up with him.

for college! College was such a huge transition and throw diabetes into the mix, it was tough. I run my Type 1 Diabetic Instagram account with over 19,500 type 1’s from all over the world! (@t1dchick)

1995

Rory Deane: I recently switched jobs and am working at West Monroe partners in Chicago. I just attended a friend’s wedding in Switzerland!

Sarah Burnham McPartlin ‘95 giggled when reading through the class notes of the spring Perspective to find an entry about her husband, Greg McPartlin’s, business. ‘I thought to myself, I know I’m getting old, but I don’t think Greg went to Liggett with me, did he?’ Turns out a press release Greg had shared with a few local publications had somehow found a home in the class notes! Sarah is enjoying living back in Grosse Pointe with her husband, Greg, and two boys, Charlie, 9, and Max, 6. Sarah works for the United States Patent and Trademark Office, helping Pro Se Inventors navigate the patent process. She’s able to work from home which helps when juggling the busy schedules of her boys. She enjoyed connecting with other Liggett alumni at Erica Denham’s “Inspired by Thee” luncheon in the spring.

1998 Josh Moulton ‘96 and Calvin Martin ‘96, who played basketball everyday together from 6th through 12th grade, still got game. Moulton will show his work at University Liggett School in the Manoogian Arts Wing at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7

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Class Representative: Naeha Dixit cusailgurl@yahoo.com

Molly Marco has been busy spreading the word about brain cancer. She organized a relay team for the Detroit Free Press Marathon that will include Jon Sieber ‘92, her cousin Darcy Chute Sieber, Philip Langford, Molly and another brain cancer survivor.

2007

From left, Cliff Magreta ‘95, Amy Simmonds and Anne Magreta ‘96 in Deb’s Park Mendocino Heights, Los Angeles, Calif

Class Representative: Julie E. Jahn 399 W Fullerton Pkwy. # 14E, Chicago, IL 60614 Jahnjulie@gmail.com

Class Representative: William Campbell yates.campbell@gmail.com

Jillian Rippolone: I wanted to reach out as a former alumni, Class of 2007 to see if I can get involved with any volunteering and helping out with Casa Maria, if Dr. Emory is still involved and teaching! She was such a huge influence on my life at University Liggett School. I also wanted to bring up Kids and Teens with Diabetes. I am a Type 1 Diabetic, have been since the age of eight, and wanted to see how many diabetics there are at University Liggett School now! I’d love to come in to talk with them and help them prepare and transition

2010

Class Representative: Joseph Shannon joseph.j.shannon@ml.com

Jimmy Palmer: I am out in New York working in fixed income for Morgan Stanley. I got married on September 8th and we went to Southeast Asia for our honeymoon. Skippy Faber: I’m in my last year of dental school at UofM!

Mark Ghafari: I’m working at Merrill Lynch in Grand Rapids and got married on August 4th! Joe Shannon: I’m working at Merrill Lynch in Chicago and hanging with my sister, Meg, who is interning in the city! Jacob Goldberg: I work at Quicken Loans as one of the top mortgage bankers in the country! I have been working there for about a year and I consider it a career not a job! I have the unique ability on a daily basis to put families in a better financial position than when I previously spoke with them!

2013

Class Secretary: Armaity Minwalla arminwal@umich.edu

Julia Grimm: After graduating Denison University in 2017 with a communications degree, Julia is now living in Chicago. She is a media associate at Starcom’s headquarters in The Chicago Loop business district working with Chick-fil-A as her primary client. Starcom is a business unit of the global media company Publicis Groupe based in Paris, France. Armaity Minwalla: Armaity has finished her first year at in the The University of Michigan School of Social Work where she concentrates in Interpersonal Practice and Health. Through her internship this past year under Heidi Sproull, LMSW, CST, Armaity was able to provide low-cost individual psychotherapy sessions for uninsured clients with a history of trauma and chronic pain. She also taught comprehensive sexual health education, verbal assertiveness, boundary setting, and bystander intervention to 5th-12th grades at the Rudolf Steiner School of Ann Arbor. In the wake of the #MeToo movement and the heightened awareness of the issue of sexual assault and harassment, Armaity cofounded Guys Educational Alliance Towards Respect and Solidarity. The purpose of GEARS is to educate local youth on the topics of manhood, masculinity,

relationships, consent and sex in order to engender a culture and knowledge of respect within those communities. GEARS strives to create a knowledge and culture of respect through training an alliance of college students committed to creating a safer, more inclusive society. This alliance undergoes training that will equip them to be impactful and to communicate efficiently with youth from a variety of educational communities about masculinity and its effects. After a year as a general member on the executive team of the Southeast Michigan Doula Project, Armaity is proud to now serve as their vice president, where she continues her work on expansion of services and manages the organization’s interns as well as planning and organizing large fundraisers, including a gala night

this fall. Armaity continues to perform in the University Musical Society Choral Union, under the direction of Grosse Pointe native, Scott Hanoian. In May 2018, Armaity and Elizabeth Stallings McDonald ‘13 planned a five-year reunion for their class. Armaity was so excited to get together and catch up with members of her Liggett family. This coming school year, Armaity will be doing her social work internship at Beaumont Royal Oak’s Postpartum Adjustment Support Program. She will be helping to screen for postpartum anxiety and depression and give new mothers resources and help lead postpartum education and therapy groups.

A group of current students, alumni and faculty supported Erica Denham ‘95 at the Inspired By Thee luncheon last spring. Inspired by Thee is a non-profit organization founded by Denham to honor and remember her brother Kyle Denham ‘98 who died in a car accident in 2006

2014

Reunion 2019! Margot Alpert mealpert@gmail.com

Austin Sasser: I will be graduating in May with a Bachelor of the Arts degree in theatre: acting and directing. After much debating and thinking, I have decided to enroll in one of the New York acting schools to continue to hone my acting skills. Recently, I have made strides in the world of acting out here in Ohio! I have landed roles in numerous shows, including Mafia Ties a TV show that will be premiering on Amazon, Netflix and other outlets and I recently landed a film titled Teen Church that will also be submitted to Netflix, as well as film festivals around the country. I especially want to say thank you to Dr. Moss, who pushed me to heights that I never thought I could accomplish. Natalie Caramagno: Was recently inducted into U of M’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Natalie was a double major on math and English at U of M and was in the honors program. Her honors thesis was on the construct of time as it applies to the works of Virginia Woolf and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Her thesis, which received a rare High Honor by the panel of readers, is online at https://lsa.umich. edu/english/undergraduate/honors/thesis-archive. html. After graduation, Natalie will set out to earn the Master of Arts in Educational Studies with Secondary Teacher Certification from U of M. She hopes to become a high school math teacher at a private high school in southeastern Michigan.

Reunion 2018: Class of ’98 in June at Santorini

Graduation Part deux. A group of University Liggett School 2014 graduates that all went to U of M got together to celebrate a few nights before they became U of M graduates. From left, back row: Adante Provenzano, Henry Duhaime, Antonio Malkoun, Cole Zingas, Neil Sekhon, Hannah Hodges, Ania Dow. From left, front row: Natalie Caramagno, Annie Grech, Rayna Patel.

Nicole Rosenberg ’15 is now an official EMT in New York State CL ASS NOTES

IN MEMORIAM We have received word of the recent passing of the following Alumni and extend our condolences to their families and friends. Memorial notices for those for whom we receive a published obituary will appear in the In Memoriam section of Perspective magazine. Upon request, we will also post memorial notices on our alumni Facebook page. If you would like to report the recent death of a classmate or friend, please email a copy of the obituary or a link to the obituary to Katie Durno at kdurno@uls.org.

Alfred Howard Schrashun Jr. ‘41 DUS: Al died June, 2018, at Covenant Village of Northbrook, Ill, after celebrating his 95th birthday. Al will be remembered for his dedication to community service, his curious mind, intellect, love of music, especially jazz, voracious reading and devotion to family. He spent his childhood in Detroit and graduated from Detroit University School before entering Amherst in 1941 as a scholarship student. He attended Harvard Business School ‘49 and joined the J.L. Hudson Co. that year. He served in several executive leadership positions and retired in 1983 as vice president in charge of store development. Al is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Martha Watkins Schrashun McDonnell, ’69 LIG (James) and Chris Schrashun Gretchko ’78 (Allan); daughter-in-law, Kim McNulty; grandchildren, Katie McIntosh (Geoff), Douglas Schrashun (Dorothy Lee), Andrew Gretchko (Katelin) and Allison Gretchko and three great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son, John Douglas Watkins Schrashun who died in 1984. Elizabeth “Betsy” Stanton ‘46 LIG Elizabeth “Betsy” Stanton, born August 24, 1929 in Saginaw, Mich., passed away in July 2018. Betsy is survived by her sister Judith Stanton, her brother Jerome R. Stanton, and her adored children Neal Stewart Peachey, Ph.D. (Erika Cunliffe), Bruce Stanton Peachey (Jane), and Janet Elizabeth Spitler (Paul) and grandchildren Brian and Janet Peachey, Samantha and Benjamin Peachey, and Paul and Jacqueline Spitler. Betsy was predeceased by her parents and her sister Nancy Stanton Tobey. She graduated cum laude from The Liggett School and later earned an MBA degree in 1986 at Temple University in Philadelphia. Betsy was always an active volunteer. She was a leader in the reelection campaign of City Councilman Robert F. Wood in 1969 and was a member of a local parent group which started Interim Junior High School in 1971. She volunteered weekly at Planned Parenthood in 1960-’65. Betsy was most proud of her accomplished children; establishment of the mini-park at Park

Avenue and Barrington Street in 1968; and of founding the Friends of Susan B. Anthony House in 2005. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Susan B. Anthony House, 17 Madison Street, Rochester, NY 14608. John R. Welchli ‘46 DUS John R. Welchli, age 89, of Grosse Pointe Farms, passed away in March 2018 at his home. Mr. Welchli was born in Bay City, on Wednesday, March 6, 1929 to Russell and Dorothy Welchli. Mr. Welchli was known to be bright, accomplished in many areas in life, but most of respected by his family and friends. Mr. Welchli’s success started early in life at the distinguished Brown University where he completed his undergraduate work. Followed by completing his MBA at the The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1952. As an undergraduate, John Welchli was a swimmer, ran track for four years, and captained the cross-country team. It was a skiing accident that led him to rowing. While recuperating from a knee injury, he used the locker room facilities of the Detroit Boat Club and did his running on the nearby bridle paths. Walter Hoover, the venerable rowing coach at the Club, talked to Welchli about switching sports and the Brown graduate has been pulling his own oar ever since. After two years of military service, Welchli resumed rowing in 1954 and in just two years became a member of the Olympic rowing team. This was the most successful group ever boated by the United States, winning six medals in seven events.

John Welchli ‘46 DUS was a 2016 Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame inductee

Mr. Welchli was a member of Brown’s distinguished list of alumni who have participated in the Olympics. He was a member of the United States team that took a Silver Medal in the fourman crew without coxswain at the 1956 Games in Melbourne, Australia. Welchli was also involved in 32 U.S. National and Canadian Henley National championships in sculling and sweep rowing in the heavy and lightweight categories between the years of 1955-64. For many years he held the national record (2000 meters) in the lightweight single and double, and the Canadian Henley in the lightweight singles. Mr. Welchli has rowed in the veteran’s categories at Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston and managed the fastest elapsed time on several occasions, including 1978. He took first place (age 45-51) in the Singles and in the 50-and-Over bracket for four with coxswain at the First Annual Masters Rowing Championship in Craftsburg, Vt. In his professional life, Mr. Welchli was the vicepresident and treasurer of Securities Counsel, Inc., located in Jackson. Michigan. He was also the proud owner of the Investment Counsel as a Financial Advisor in Grosse Pointe for many years. The family would also like to extend special thanks and gratitude to the caregiver team made up of Nicole Dickenson, Angie Stabile, Helen Head, Savannah Dippel and Amber Williams. Your kindness and love for Mr. Welchli will forever be remembered, and the family is truly grateful for the kindness and care you showed. Cherished husband of, Lynn. Loving father of Russell (Dee) and John (Victoria). Dear grandfather of Grant. Loving brother of, Robert Welchli. Robert Welchli ’49 DUS Robert Denaple Welchli passed away at the age of 86 in August 2018. He was born August 21, 1931, in Bay City, Mich. to Russell K. and Dorothy S. Welchli. They moved to Detroit in 1935 and then to Grosse Pointe Farms in 1943. Robert attended Detroit University School, aka University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods, before going out east to the Taft School in Watertown, Conn. where he graduated in 1949. Robert graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. in 1953 with honors in Greek and Roman history. He earned his Master’s degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1954 and received his law degree in 1958 from the University of Michigan. He worked in Detroit as an estate and trust attorney for more than 40 years. Robert was a long-time swimmer and was part of the Williams College championship swim teams of 1952 and 1953. Robert was predeceased by his parents Russell in 1988 and Dorothy in 1987 and his brother John who passed away earlier this year. He is survived by his nephews Russell (Dee) and

John (Victoria) as well as his fraternal grandnephew, Grant. The family also wants to give a special heartfelt thank you to the caregivers over the last five years, especially Helen Head and Maghan Hand. Mary Armistead Bahr Turino ‘50 CDS Mary was born on Feb. 29, 1932, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Mary Fairfax Griffith Bahrand Frederick Bahr. She passed away at age 85 in November, 2017. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Mass., in 1954. After a short stint at Doubleday Publishing as an editor, she met and married William G. Turino. Their first child, David Warfield Turino, was born in 1959, and their second child, Hope Griffith Turino, was born in 1962 while they were living in New York City. Following their move to Bronxville, Mary and Bill had their third child, Mary Fairfax Turino, born in 1969. Mary was a doer and a community leader. She was elected president of the Bronxville Junior League, where she founded the Bronxville Senior Citizens Council, starting both Tuckahoe and Bronxville centers. We, her family and her communities, feel blessed to have had her special and intelligent presence throughout her 85 years. She is survived by her son, David Warfield Turino (Catherine Shea-Turino), her daughter Hope Griffith Turino (Alan A. Hemberger), her daughter Mary Fairfax Turino, a brother, Frederick Bahr, a sister, Jean Bahr Waltrip, and three grandchildren, Lily Turino, Raina Hemberger, and Matisse Hemberger. Donald Carl Rentschler ‘55 GPUS, Don passed away peacefully in May 2018 in St. Clair Shores. Don was born in Cleveland, Ohio on July 16, 1937, the son of Carl and Grace Rentschler. Don graduated from Michigan State University in 1960. While at MSU, he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and also played football there for two years. He served his county in the US Coast Guard after college. Professionally, Don worked at IBM and went on to become a co-owner of Computer Dynamics, a hardware and software company based in Southfield, Mich. In 1990, Don married Esther Miller at the Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church in Detroit. Don was an active member of the church and served on the Session and many committees through the years. Don enjoyed boating, golf and travel. He was a kind man who had a wonderful sense of humor and many, many friends. Don is survived by his wife, Esther; two daughters: Kristin Rentschler and Karen Woods (Mark); step-children: Susan Hill (Geoffrey) and John

Miller; grandchildren: John, Blake, Trevor, Sydney, Nicholas, Zachary and Christopher; his sister, Susan Reiff (Allan) and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother David, sister-in-law Dianne and his parents. Heather Elise Vincent Holley ‘77 Heather passed away unexpectedly on March 22, 2018. A devoted wife, proud mother and treasured friend, Heather was en route home to Atlanta when she succumbed to a sudden cardio-pulmonary event. Born in Detroit, she received her bachelor’s degree in Communications and Media Studies, from the S.I. Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University in 1981. A veteran television news executive, Heather was one of the original staffers at the ABC News late-night program, Nightline. Working with anchor Ted Koppel, she covered a wide range of stories from the intifada to the release of Nelson Mandela from prison. She was honored with an Alfred I. duPontColumbia Silver Baton Award for the ABC series, “Nightline in the Holy Land.” Heather’s work at Nightline was honored with seven Emmy Awards. Heather worked as a producer in the ABC News Los Angeles Bureau in the tumultuous early ‘90s covering earthquakes, wildfires and the Los Angeles Riots. She returned to New York City as a senior producer for ABC News World News Now. She most recently founded HVH Media Partners producing podcasts, building websites and working with Newsweek’s Daily Beast and the Women in the World annual summit. More than 600 guests attended the wedding in Detroit when Heather married Kenneth Holley on July 2,1995. Heather‘s most important role was being a fierce mama bear to her fabulous, impressive children: Cary Louise Holley, a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania and Richard Roberts “Robbie” Holley, a sophomore at Middlebury College. She loved them with all her heart. The proud daughter of departed Dr. Charles Cary Vincent, chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Detroit Riverview Hospital and departed Martha Ann Sanders Vincent, retired director of volunteer services at Harper Hospital of the Detroit Medical Center, she will be missed by her brother Charles H. Vincent, Jr. MD of San Francisco, her beloved husband, Kenneth Holley, her twin children Cary and Robbie, and mother-in-law, Louise Holley, her aunt Marilyn Thomas and her uncle Clarence L. Thomas, godparents Julius and Alice Combs along with a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers- and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, and an endless list of friends around the world. Donations may be made to Vital Voices Global Partnership or Planned Parenthood Southeast two organizations about which Heather was passionate.

H. Michael Buhler ’79 Former Grosse Pointer and longtime resident of Glen Arbor, Michigan, H. Michael Buhler died suddenly in August 2018, at age 57. Michael was born Feb. 3, 1961, in Detroit, and graduated from University Liggett School in 1979. He also graduated from the University of Michigan in 1983, where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Glen Arbor meant everything to Michael. He settled there in the late 1980s as a teacher and admissions director of the Leelanau School. He served on numerous local boards and organizations, including the Glen Arbor Arts Center and was a volunteer firefighter and EMT. He also was part owner of the Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co. until his retirement at the end of 2017. He also served as co-editor of the Glen Arbor Sun for the past 20 years. He’ll be missed by many families, friends and his dog, Rocky, from his adopted town. Michael is survived by his loving mother, Maureen “Mickey” Schaefer; brother, Kurt Buhler (Stacy); nephews, Christopher, Craig and Cameron Buhler; aunts, Pat Ambrose (Don) and Ibby Flynn (Ray) and uncle, John Schaefer (Marta). He was predeceased by his father, Herb Buhler Jr.; stepfather, Fred Schaefer Jr. and sister, Pamela Buhler. Donations may be made to The Coleman Foundation, 313 S. Church St., Hudson, MI 49247; Glen Arbor Arts Center, 6031 S. Lake St., Glen Arbor, MI 49636 or the Glen Lake Library, 10115 W. Front St., Empire, MI 49630. Martin J. “Marty” Tibbitts ‘86 Martin J. “Marty” Tibbitts passed away in July 2018. He is survived by his wife, Belinda, his children, Mason, Julia, and Cameron, his parents, Larry and Carole Tibbitts, his sister Shelly Tibbitts Tucker ’87 and brother J.C. Tibbitts ’98. “As most of you already know, on Friday, July 20, 2018, my husband Marty Tibbitts died in a tragic accident. I am so heartbroken, and I know that everyone who knew him is deeply saddened by this news. Marty was such a special person - he was super smart, creative, handsome, witty, generous, outgoing, welcoming, funny, kind, quirky, loving, open-minded, a science buff, a lover of adventure there aren’t enough adjectives to encompass what I know to be true about him. Marty graduated from University Liggett School in 1986. He graduated from Stanford University in 1990. He went on to become a successful entrepreneur, founding a diverse group of businesses. Marty had a visionary mindset and mental discipline that made it possible for him to do literally anything he set his mind to. Thank you all for the kind words - the outpouring of support is deeply appreciated by me and all of Marty’s family.” – Belinda Tibbitts

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The class of 1984 left the hallowed halls of University Liggett School and headed to colleges and universities throughout the country. Here’s what the Spring 1984 edition of Perspective reported:

15, followed by Babson, 4, Albion, 3, Kenyon, 3, M.I.T, 3, Kalamazoo College, 3, and Colby, Denison, Duke, Michigan State, University of New Hampshire, Notre Dame, Skidmore and Wooster at two graduates each.”

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