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43 It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Daan Zwick on November 21, 2019. He was an outstanding member of our class. You probably remember him as the editor of the Cynic. He was a leader at UVM, and a leader in life. He continued to be a student all his life, taking courses into his eighties. He was also instrumental in the completion of the Long Trail. Volunteering was his joy. We are so proud to say he was a member of the class of 1943. I must say again that I would welcome a hello from other class members, We miss you! Send your news to— June Hoffman Dorion 16 Elmwood Drive, Rutland, VT 05701 junedorion@gmail.com 44 Rose Boyarsky’s husband, Saul Boyarsky ’44 MD’46, passed away in January 2019 at the age of 95. She lives in Durham, North Carolina and would love to hear from classmates. Penelope Easton lives at the same continuing care retirement community. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 46 Send your news to— Mrs. Harriet Bristol Saville Apt. 11, 1510 Williston Road South Burlington, VT 05403 hattiesaville@comcast.net 47 Send your news to— Louise Jordan Harper 573 Northampton Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 louisejordanharper@gmail.com 48 Elizabeth “Betsy” Cayey Schultis enjoys independent living at Birch Hill in Manchester, New Hampshire. She edits the resident newsletter with the skills she learned as an English major at UVM. Joanne Howard Kouris’s best memories are of the 1948 UVM Marshall Plan trip to Europe. After, she remained in Europe and worked four years in Germany at U.S. Army Special Service Clubs. She went on to receive a master’s in social work from the University of Denver. Her three daughters were born and live in Denver. Joanne married Tom Bell, and they traveled to Europe, China, Japan, and Peru. The couple participated in the National Senior Games five times in tennis and swimming. She now lives in a countrystyle retirement community near Denver. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes

50 70th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 53 Robert and Mary Ann Mooney Chaffee ’60 have been at Wake Robin in Shelburne for a year. They enjoy the views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks, renewing old friendships, and making new ones. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 55 65th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Edith “Babette” Cameron had a wonderful reunion with former UVM roommate Joanie Wislocki McKenzie at The Providence Art Club in September. Joanie and three other artists hosted a successful opening reception. Edith shares, “Her oil paintings are beautiful; some will show at a gallery in New York City. Fun time, as well, at their lovely home in Little Compton. Many laughs and great memories!” Judy Ramsden Husk ’57 and Bill Husk ’58 have settled in Burt Lake in northern

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Michigan. They visited campus and found themselves a bit lost with how different it is now with the incredible changes. Marilyn Stern Dukoff and Helene Widder Chusid, UVM roommates, are enjoying their frequent get-togethers in New York City and Great Barrington, Massachusetts, during the summer. Both are well and busy with family, various activities, and volunteer work. Your class secretary Jane Battles hosted the yearly gathering of Tri-Deltas in Connecticut. She writes, “hard to believe we gals haven’t missed a single year for 63 years now.” This year’s attendees included Bob ’54 and Sandy Willey ’56, Nancy McGoughran Blanchet ’56, Greg and Ann Harriman Hill ’56, Betsy King Beasley ’56 and Bill Morrison ’60. Jane shares that the loss of Lew Dan ’55 MD’59, Carol Coen Dan’s spouse, this past summer was a heartbreaker to all, as well as the loss over the summer of 2018, of both Bill and Lorrie Farwell. Jane writes, “Sure hope some of you will venture back to UVM Alumni Weekend, October 2nd of 2020— yours truly is planning on it! Book lodging soon! Warm wishes to all, do send me a note.” Send your news to— Jane Morrison Battles Apt. 125A, 500 East Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 janebattles@yahoo.com Hal Lee Greenfader Apt. 1, 805 South Le Doux Road Los Angeles, CA 90035 halisco@att.net 56 Judy Silon Hershberg serves on the Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival. Each summer, the festival brings 200 high school and college-aged musicians to the UVM campus for a fourweek intensive music study program. The festival offers faculty concerts in the UVM Recital Hall and free student performances in various venues around the city. Send your news to— Jane K. Stickney 32 Hickory Hill Road, Williston, VT 05495 stickneyjane@gmail.com 57 June Sherwin’s home economics degree served her well. She taught in Connecticut and Missouri and is currently involved in church and family activities with her husband of almost 63 years. June and Phil visited the Dorset Playhouse in Vermont for a fun afternoon. See their picture in the Online Class Notes: go.uvm.edu/notes. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 59 With sadness, Nancy Breiner Breed ’62 shares news of the death of her husband of 57 years. John Lincoln Breed, Jr. ’59, G’62, Tau Beta Pi, passed away on August 13, 2019. Send your news to— Henry Shaw, Jr. 112 Pebble Creek Rd, Columbia, SC 29223 hshaw@sc.rr.com 60 60th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Jean Fraser ’61 has had a hard year. She lost her husband, Howard “Jack” Fraser, in April. The couple had almost 14 years together after reuniting; they had initially had been together at UVM in 1960. Jean writes, “He so enjoyed the last reunion and seeing old classmates, especially Ray Wiener and his wife. He will be missed by all who knew him.” Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 61 Robert Denner had a ‘bittersweet’ visit to UVM over Columbus Day weekend. His first time back in more than 50 years, he visited his old fraternity house AEPI on 275 South Willard Street and discovered it is now a dorm. Despite this disappointment, Robert wrote that, “the two days spent at UVM were great.” He saw new buildings, and sat in on a math class. He would love to hear from his brothers. Paul Murphy and his wife, Angela, celebrated his 80th with a trip to London and chunneling to Paris. He continues to work full-time but has his eye on retirement in June, which will be his fiftieth year of practice. Paul is still in contact with Bob Goldman, Pete Nelson, Pete Weiss ’64, Lou Hronek ’60, and Al Peterson ’60. Liz Elkavich Wester and Bill Wester celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary with family in Nashville in July. Liz is recovering well from a June hip replacement. She looks forward to Florida in October and playing golf. In February, Roger Zimmerman and his wife, Lynne, led a backcountry ski trip in Yellowstone National Park. They’re involved in various environmental struggles, as well as “efforts to get rid of our esteemed Twitter-in-Chief.” John Simonds spent two delightful nights at the Basin Harbor Club in August. He worked there as a ‘boat boy’ in 1957 and shares, “it remains a magnificent place to enjoy the sunset over Lake Champlain. The memory lingers as I face the harsh winter that has descended on Chicago.” Linda Sack Fossier notes the passing of Betsy Samuelson Greer in November. Linda knew Betsy because her mother went to UVM with Betsy’s, Class of ’29. Linda shares, “Betsy was a remarkable person who advocated for mental health.” Mary Prespare Maloney has lived in an apartment in a community called Peter Cooper/ Stuyvesant Town for 50 years. She writes, “It’s quite lovely. Lots of greenery, beautiful old trees, etc.” In October Theta Chi, Delta Nu chapter, fraternity brother, retired USAF Colonel Dick Aldinger ’62 and wife Janet stopped by for lunch with Joe Buley. Joe writes, “We had 57 years of catching up—a real joy.” Your class secretary Steve Berry and wife Louise joined Ray and Jean Gianarelli Pecor ’62 G’78 for dinner in September. “We try to make this an annual event and enjoy swapping stories about our UVM memories and growing up in Vermont.” Send your news to— Steve Berry 8 Oakmount Circle, Lexington, MA 02420 steveberrydhs@gmail.com 62 John C. Holme, Jr., (Theta Chi) and his wife, Diane S. Holme (Alpha Delta Pi) bought a home in Springfield, Vermont, from Andrew C. Clark ’76 (Theta Chi) and his wife, Penny who now live in Windsor, Vermont. On recent travels to southern and central California, Richard Aldinger and his wife, Janet, visited with Geri and Joe Buley ’61. They caught up on all that has happened since their last visit 50+ years ago. At UVM, they both majored in civil engineering, were members of Theta Chi fraternity, and cadets in the last Air Force ROTC class to graduate from UVM. On August 2nd, Barbara Fiddler of Durango and Richard Mahoney of Telluride were married. They met while working at Johnson State College in the eighties, and lost track of each other for 27 years. The “magic of Facebook” brought them together in 2015. They spend winters in Telluride at their skiin-ski-out condo—Barbara’s “idea of assisted living.” Dick skis over 50+ days a year; Barbara goes out on bluebird days. The rest of the year, they are in Durango. Barbara still plays tennis and had the pleasure to be in Mallorca last spring for some red clay practice and a day at the Rafa Nadal Academy. She is “happy playing singles.” Send your news to— Patricia Hoskiewicz Allen 14 Stony Brook Drive, Rexford, NY 12148 traileka@aol.com 63 After 55 years, Kae Gleason Dakin and her husband, Don, took their family of eleven back to Kenya, where they had served in the Peace Corps—they even found the house where they had lived. Kate was inspired when JFK famously said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” She joined the Peace Corps, and since she had won a cow milking contest at UVM, she was assigned to an agricultural project. James Durrell, former bank executive, enjoys retirement in Melbourne, Florida. He’s been married for 62 years, has four children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. For the eighteenth consecutive year, Owls convened last spring in Ocean City, Maryland, for the Lambda Iota Golf Classic. This skins tournament is played over six select golf courses in Maryland and Delaware. Participants were Doug Clark, Spencer Baker ’67, Bruce Cornish ’60, Jamie Jacobs ’61 MD’65, Tom Keppel ’65, who passed away in September 2019, and J.J. Saliba ’60. Course arrangements were handled by Preston Crandall ’64. Richard Burgess shares that life is good and his health is fine. He’s busy with lots of reading, gardening, yoga, more reading, choral work, library volunteer work, and daily workouts. Joan and Arnie Kerzner MD’63 moved to Edgewood, a retirement community in North Andover, Massachusetts. They happily settled in and are

embracing their new lifestyle and friends. There are plenty of intellectual, artistic, and outdoor activities there, including kayaking and 100 acres of trails and woods to explore. Joan continues to teach English to refugees and immigrants in Lowell, and Arnie still works part-time at a school for children with special needs in North Chelmsford. Their granddaughter Elana ’22 is a sophomore at UVM. Last year’s travels took them to the Canadian Maritimes with Mary (Bunting) and Reiner Decher—what fun! Ted Jones is a retired municipal recreation and park department head, life member and Hall of Famer for Dixie Boys Baseball, 50+ year member of the North Charleston Lions Club, 13+ year volunteer for Water Mission, and 20+ year board member for Heritage Community Services. Your class secretary Toni Mullins sends greetings. I’ve moved from my home of 21 years to a townhouse in Highlands, a change that was unexpectedly traumatic. I continue to love sports, especially dance, skiing, golf, and working out. Also, my longtime love of Pilates occupies a lot of my time, and I continue to compete in International Latin Ball Room Dance. The bottom line: I may not have a full-time paying job anymore, yet I will never consider myself retired! Send your news to— Toni Citarella Mullins 27 Lighthouse Point Road, Highlands, NJ 07732 tonicmullins@verizon.net 64 After 47 years, Linda Sparks retired from her active career in real estate with Four Seasons Sotheby’s in Burlington, Vermont. She continues to handle real estate referrals. Linda looks forward to catching up with long-time friends and traveling—starting with a trip to New Zealand with UVM’s Discovery Travel program. A class mini-reunion was held in Charleston, South Carolina, on the weekend of October 18-20. Rich Berliner, Howard Jacobson, Alan Mintz, Pete Oppenheim, Bob Sommerfield, and their lovely ladies attended. Activities included a buggy ride, museum visits, a Charleston-style home tour, and delicious meals. Alan shares, “The best part was sharing UVM memorabilia and an AEPI pinning ceremony!” They hope to continue having mini-reunions sooner rather than later. Robert Scrivener is an independent sales representative for RJ Matthews, an animal health distributor. He covers New England, New York, and Florida, focusing on the equine market. Your class secretary Sue Barber writes, “Our 55th Reunion has come and gone. Those who returned participated in many fun activities. Being back on campus for a beautiful autumn weekend was delightful. Meeting our new president and hearing his ideas confirmed that UVM will be in good hands going forward. We are now members of the elite Green and Gold group. Although we don’t have a designated class party, we can participate in joint events. If you do return, you will be amazed at all the beautiful changes to campus. Certainly, growth is happening in abundance.” Send your news to— Susan Barber 1 Oak Hill Road, P.O. Box 63, Harvard, MA 01451 suebarbersue@gmail.com 65 55th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 While vacationing in Saint Maarten, Michael “Biddy” and Susan Biddelman had a lovely dinner with Stephen Burzon ’62 and his wife, Nancy. Michael and Susan live in Boynton Beach, Florida, and would like to hear from classmates. Rose Levy’s 13th cookbook, Rose’s Ice Cream Bliss, will be published in May by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes

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66 Joyce Ann Smith recently toured the west coast of Ireland, The Wild Atlantic Way, with The Ohio State University Alumni Association. Her initial trip to Ireland was in 1981 with the UVM Alumni Association. She shares, “The west coast had a different flavor than the more traditional venues of the southern and eastern coasts of Ireland.” Joyce looks forward to a sojourn in 2020 to Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. In July, six members of Kappa Alpha Theta gathered in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a 75th birthday celebration. Carol Neiman Spatz hosted the four-day party at her lovely home overlooking the Tetons. Attending the festivities were Marcia Ely Bechtold, Judy Claypoole Stewart, Claire Berka Willis, Anne Appleton Weller, and your class secretary, Kathy Nunan McGuckin. Carol planned terrific activities for the group, including a full day in Yellowstone, river rafting on the Snake River, and touring the Jackson area with a trip to the top of the beautiful ski area. Kathy shares, “There was never a lack of conversation among us! It was a memorable gathering for us who are now three-quarters of a century old. In the not too distant future, we all hope to meet up again for more celebrating and reminiscing of our days at the Theta House.” After 51 years working for the State of Vermont, Tom McCormick retired. Most recently, he was a senior assistant attorney general. Tom writes, “Not having to go to work will make for less urgency with respect to snow shoveling!” Donald Sawyer has joined the “Bionic Generation” with a right total knee replacement in March, followed by a left reverse shoulder replacement in July. He shares, “I have done very well after both procedures with amazing pain relief. Best wishes to all.” Lois Dodge Woodard coached the boy’s singles, doubles, and team state champions for her local high school in Dillon, Montana. She was named Coach of the Year. Send your news to— Kathleen Nunan McGuckin 416 San Nicolas Way, St Augustine, FL 32080 kkmcguckin@comcast.net 67 Send your news to— Jane Kleinberg Carroll 44 Halsey Street, Apt. 3, Providence, RI 02906 jane.carroll@cox.net 68 Jack Rosenberger recently received a Top Shot Award for a photo that has the highest total time viewed and has served as an inspiration for others. Additionally, Jack’s work was selected from 478 entries as one of 55 artists for the Maryland Federation of Art Fall Member Show Exhibition. Send your news to— Diane Duley Glew Unit 2, 23 Franklin Street, Westerly, RI 02891 ddglew@gmail.com 69 James Betts ’69 MD’73 writes, “We had a fab, as they say, 50th Reunion! There were opportunities to catch up with each other, share family news, and enjoy time seeing the campus—certainly transformed since our days a half-century ago. The spectacular Alumni House was the venue for our reunion repas, where Steve Kunken the venerable, aspiring stand-up comic, had a chance to move the evening along with some of his best shtick. We re-elected him, again, to be our forever Prez, which he most humbly accepted. Let’s not wait until our 60th to return to campus.” Michael King works part-time in the power line industry. He has worked in all facets of the trade including hot line, transmission, and tower line projects. He’s married to Diane Smith King ’71. The couple has four children and ten grandchildren. They reside on a farm in Rose Prairie, British Columbia. Robert Moeller never expected to live in New Hampshire. He lives “not far from Mount Washington, a peak I used to see from the top of Mansfield.” Send your news to— Mary Moninger-Elia 1 Templeton Street, West Haven, CT 06516 maryeliawh@gmail.com

70 H GOLDEN H 50th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Paul Trono writes, “2020 will mark our 50th Reunion. Plans are underway for the festivities of Oct. 2-4. More to follow as the plans progress. Please see alumni.uvm.edu to find hotels that have rooms blocked off for our class. Remember, this is foliage time so rooms will go quickly! More to follow in the weeks ahead. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions, 802-373-4342, paul.trono@gmail.com” Send your news to— Douglas Arnold 11608 Quail Village Way, Naples, FL 34119 darnold@arnold-co.com 71 Rose Riel would love to hear from friends and students who knew her during the years 1969-1973. Milo Shelly’s granddaughter Kaylin is a UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences student who is loving her experiences at the university. Milo will spend time skiing and visiting Kaylin and UVM friends this winter. Peter Spear continues the pursuit of happiness phase of his life in semi-retirement. A hunter and sportsman, he completed the Grand Slam of North American Wild Sheep and the North American Super Slam, the taking of all 30 huntable North American big game species. The Grand Slam Club honored Peter at their annual convention in Las Vegas in January 2020. In October, class secretary Sarah Sprayregen had a fun dinner, which allowed for excellent catch-up time with Susan Hynes Taylor in Summit, New York. Sue has two granddaughters: Waverly, who is almost six, and Rowan, who is three and a half. Sarah is thinking about those alums who were “regulars” in this column: “Tom Reilly whom I missed in New York last time I visited; Jason Robards (is he in Thailand still?); and my local friend Owen Jenkins! Knowing that both Owen and Wendy Reilly Jenkins ’73 G’86 are retired, perhaps they’ve been spending time away (?). Please send your notes. I promised to keep to the deadline to get them published.” Send your news to— Sarah Wilbur Sprayregen 145 Cliff Street, Burlington, VT 05401 sarah.sprayregen@uvm.edu 72 George Cook ’72 G’78 received the Lynn Reynolds Leadership Award from the International Maple Syrup Institute in recognition of outstanding leadership in education and extension activities for maple producers. He retired from UVM Extension in 2017 after 39 years, first as a county agricultural agent and then as a farm safety and maple specialist. Robert Miller shares that Larry Kull is New Jersey Auto Dealer of the Year and in contention for the national award. Larry and his wife, Debbie, divide their time between Mendon, New Jersey, and Delray Beach, Florida. Both share a passion for golf. Kevin and Susie Cheeseman Lynch ’74 were in Burlington for her 50th high school reunion. Susie, Jane Cutting Miller, and Bob “Rocky” Miller shared a lovely dinner at the Burlington Country Club, the site of the Lynch wedding reception. Kevin and Rocky also played a one-sided but fun round of golf together. (Yes, Kevin won handily.) Charlie Russo continues to thrive personally and professionally at his Long Island residence and law firm. For many years, Charlie has played Santa to thousands of needy children. Bravo! Ed Yurica is a Costa Rica resident, often on the road to pursue his love for music. An accomplished guitarist, Ed spent a sunny summer day with Jane and Rocky Miller at Shelburne Farms this past summer. Jane Miller, former Vermont Teacher of the Year, is an active member of the Vermont Writing Collaborative. In addition to professional development, her group is working on their second book for teachers. An avid bridge player, Jane belongs to the Burlington Bridge Club. Now that golf season is over, Rocky is a bridge widower. In October, Pam Kovacs ’73 shared a lovely lunch at their Trapp Family Lodge condominium with her husband, David, and mother, Vi. Pam is a “happily retired” University of Virginia Commonwealth professor of social work, living in Richmond, Virginia. David and Pam are true citizens of the world, traveling for a large portion of the year. Bruce Taylor is an Immigration Judge for USDOJ in the U.S. Immigration Court in Florence, Arizona. He’s been married for 47 years, to Nancy Matteson Taylor, with three children and six grandchildren. He misses Vermont. Christopher Blair continues happily in his role as principal/chief scientist of Akustiks, LLC. Current projects include the redesign of David Geffen Hall, formerly Avery Fisher Hall, at Lincoln Center, as well as new concert halls in Seoul and Sao Paulo. On the musical side, he enjoys guest conducting several concerts a year with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Falcon in Coro, Venezuela and his professional chamber orchestra in Connecticut. Malcolm H. Pope G’72, professor emeritus at the University of Aberdeen, visiting professor at the University of Staffordshire and Hong Kong University of Education, has been elected a Fellow of the renowned European Academy of Sciences. This nom-

ination acknowledges Professor Pope’s great efforts in promoting fundamental research and excellence in biomedical engineering. Your class secretary Debbie Koslow Stern joined the board of UVM Hillel, a growing, dynamic organization that welcomes all UVM students and strives to provide a safe environment where students can explore what being Jewish means to them. Located in the former Phi Delta Theta house on College Street, Hillel is completely renovated. Debbie shares, “After 22 years working at UVM, it is a pleasure to keep connected by working with staff and students.” She teaches at the Community College of Vermont and fits in some fun—bowling, mahjong, pickleball, and traveling. Aside from visiting family in various states this year, she’s traveled to London, and cruised the Caribbean. Send your news to— Debbie Koslow Stern 198 Bluebird Drive, Colchester, VT 05446 debbie2907@gmail.com 73 After working for 38 years in custom service and tech support for the transportation industry, Bob Blanchard retired. He runs a small internet business providing logistics for trucking firms engaged in cross-border traffic. Bob has a Facebook group, Burlington Area History, that features hundreds of photos of Burlington through the years as well as many articles giving histories of Burlington people, places, and institutions. John Burton sold his interest in NPI Technology Management and started a new encore business called Stormseye Associates, LLC. He consults around economic development with the Vermont Futures Project and the Distributed Ledger Governance Association. Send your news to— Deborah Layne Mesce 2227 Observatory Place NW Washington, D.C. 20007 dmesce@icloud.com 74 David Bowman represents sellers and buyers of businesses with Marathon Capital Advisors in Reading, Pennsylvania. Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos will speak at the Council of State Governments Annual Meeting on Privacy & Cybersecurity Policy Academy on “Readying for 2020 Elections: Disinformation & Election Security.” He is the national co-chair of CSG’s Overseas & Military Voting Initiative. Scott MacKay is a political analyst at The Public’s Radio, the NPR affiliate in Providence, Rhode Island. Scott began his career at the Burlington Free Press, then spent 25 years covering politics for the Providence Journal before moving on to NPR. Scott lives with his wife, Dr. Staci Fischer, an infectious disease specialist, on Narragansett Bay in Bristol, Rhode Island. Scott and Staci were at UVM for a series of Renaissance Weekend seminars honoring emeritus professor Mark Stoler. Scott shares, “The campus looked great in its autumn vestments, and the alumni center at the former Delta Psi house was a great venue for the seminars.” Melanie Choukas-Bradley’s sixth nature book will be published this summer, Finding Solace at Theodore Roosevelt Island. She continues to lead nature trips, and forest bathing walks in the Washington, D.C., area and will lead her third trip to the Dakota Badlands in September. In June, Melanie celebrated her 45th wedding anniversary with husband, Jim Choukas-Bradley. The couple met as students at UVM. Paul Vey sends a quick note to friends from Buckham and Hamilton halls. He’s in his 40th year of defending physicians and hospitals in civil litigation in Pittsburgh. Paul keeps in touch with Irwin “Goldy” Goldberg and sends congratulations to Coach John Becker for the rise of UVM’s basketball program. Len Berdan retired from a 40-year real estate appraisal career in upstate New York. He looks forward to traveling with his wife, Meg, and being responsible stewards of their 200 acres in Schoharie.

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Their daughter, Kate Berdan, is in a dual master’s degree program, one in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School and one in natural resources from the UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. Any classmates can find him at PO Box 68, Schoharie, NY 12157 518-231-3603. Margo David DiIeso of Jupiter, Florida, and Emily Schnaper Manders of Framingham, Massachusetts, received the Outstanding Alumnae Award 2019 from Delta Delta Delta Sorority. The awards were presented during Reunion Weekend by Marilyn Berkman Sturman ’73. Alums present included Robin Bossi Moore ’73 of Wallingford, Connecticut, Cathleen Doane Wilson of Milton, Delaware, Shelly Bouchard Richardson ’75 of Shelburne, Vermont, and Sally Cummings ’72 of South Burlington, Vermont. In November, Marilyn Berkman Sturman ’73 and Irene Kwasnik Kowalski ’73, came from Thetford, Vermont, and Burlington, Connecticut, respectively, to see the play Come From Away in Boston with Emily Schnaper Manders of Framingham, Massachusetts. They met for lunch first to catch up on what’s been happening in their lives. Send your news to— Emily Schnaper Manders 104 Walnut Street, Framingham, MA 01702 esmanders@gmail.com 75 Cindy Hall Condos and David Dodge ’76, married on October 5, 2019. The two met for the first time at Cindy’s UVM 40th Reunion in 2015, thanks to their mutual friends, Petter Kongsli, and Becky Pardee Davis. Dave is co-founder and co-owner of Dodge Carbon Fiber Ski Boots, where they’ve developed a remote fitting system that allows them to custom fit and ship boots around the world. Cindy enjoys partial retirement working as a tax assistant for a Burlington accounting firm, working out at her local CrossFit gym, and spending time with her two grandchildren. Dave and Cindy, now Cindy Hall Dodge, spend their winters skiing at Stowe and their summers hiking and road biking. They live in South Burlington. David Entin, Price Hutchins ’74, and Paul Mazonson, members of the Experimental Program, were together to celebrate Price’s son’s wedding in Maine, in October. Two original oil paintings by Candace Lovely, have been donated to the UVM Foundation by Delta Delta Delta Sorority, classes of 1972-1976. The paintings of UVM scenes, were presented to Foundation CEO Shane Jacobson at the chapter house during Reunion Weekend 2019 and will hang in the Alumni House. Send your news to— Dina Dwyer Child Unit 102, 26261 Devonshire Court, Bonita Springs, Fl 34134 dinachild@aol.com 76 Richie Sobel celebrated his 65th birthday at a restaurant in Carlsbad, California. He made fast friends with the couple from Toronto sitting next to him, Catamount head hockey coach Kevin Sneddon’s par

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ents! Theodore Perry Landry unleashed his experience from three career fields and is licensed as a private investigator by the New Hampshire State Police. His agency, Good News Investigations, is based in New London and specializes in elder abuse and insurance fraud cases. After 50 years in nursing and health care, Mary Jane McMahon retired in January. Her bucket list includes travel to U.S. states, national parks, baseball parks, and landmarks she is yet to visit. Then, on to foreign travel with warm and sunny climates at the top of her list. Instead of retiring, Virginia Aronson Goss took on a new role as the director of a foundation. Food and Nutrition Resources Foundation supports individuals, communities, and non-profit organizations, helping them improve our food system with nutrition education and school gardens, sustainable farming practices, zero food waste, farmworker rights, and food justice. Two of the foundation’s books have been published in Europe by the activist press Dixi Books. After leaving her position in the equestrian program at Mount Holyoke College as instructor and coach of the dressage team, Meg S. Hilly is back in Vermont full-time. She’s returned to her family home in Waitsfield to teach and judge dressage in New England. Retirement has given Paul Prior more time for travel. This year started with his sixteenth trip to Jamaica for the annual Little Feat Excursion. Following the band also brought him to The Flynn Theatre in Burlington in October. Paul would love to hear from any classmates from the ‘75/’76/’77 era. Tom Humphries enjoys life in the Pacific Northwest with his wife De, their two boys, and De’s family. De and Tom have small businesses: CD3 Studio and 360 Signs. Tom writes, “You cannot beat the commute downstairs to my office with a view of Puget Sound.” He’s adopted a daily routine of meditation, work, yoga, five-mile walks in the woods with his dogs, and volunteering at the Teen Center. They are grateful for friends and family that visit and send an open invitation to anyone in the area. They see fellow area residents Dave Leonard and Elena Leonard ’77 and Paul Zuckerman and Peggy Dickens. Tom shares, “In the year that I, like most of us, turn 65, I have so much to be thankful for. De and I are planning a cross-country trip for the 2021 Reunion, and I look forward to seeing many of you there.” Like the Energizer Bunny, Don Nelinson keeps on running. He’s working fulltime as the chief scientific officer at the American College of Osteopathic Internists. Don is thrilled to be moving to Wilmington, Vermont, in Spring 2020. All alums welcome! David Katz is still practicing law at Willkie Farr & Gallagher in Washington, D.C., where he co-heads the firm’s financial institutions group. His youngest son is a freshman at Tufts. David and his wife recently purchased an old farmhouse in beautiful Weston, Vermont, where they plan to spend time skiing in the winter and enjoying all the summer activities that Vermont offers. Ruth Ann (Emmons) Abrahamson and her husband enjoy more time at their second home in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Ruth Ann is a licensed realtor practicing in upstate New York and South Carolina, where she services the HHI/Bluffton areas. She invites all to come down and enjoy the island’s 14-mile-long pristine beach, myriad outdoor activities, casual and fine dining, and tons of social and cultural entertainment. Send your news to— Pete Beekman 2 Elm Street, Canton, NY 13617 pbeekman19@gmail.com 77 Joanne Tremblay Clavelle is a Fellow for the 2019 class of the American Academy of Nursing. After 40 years in health care administration, William Shakespeare retired. William got his master’s in Public Health at the Columbia School of Public Health and went on to consult in Minneapolis, D.C., and the North Shore. In 1990 he returned to Vermont with his wife Tina Willette Shakespeare ’75 G’81 and two children, Justine and Nick, where he continued to work in the health profession. William runs a small farm with a large garden and fruit orchard in Marlboro and recently opened an Airbnb. He writes, “Love skiing, running, biking, gardening, hiking, cooking, writing and hanging with good friends. We welcome old UVM friends to drop by Marlboro for a visit.” Ronald Nye is practicing for retirement by taking road trips with his daughter, Carlie, and her cat, Milo. They traveled cross-country to see his son Dane and family in Denver for Thanksgiving. They plan on hiking in the High Peaks region of the Adirondacks this summer in prep for their trip to New Zealand next year. Ronald shares, “Still fighting Lyme disease, but not going to let it slow me down!” The Kaplan University School of Professional and Continuing Education, in conjunction with Think2Perform®, awarded Jay Bigman ’77 G’79 the Behavioral Financial Advisor™ designation. The BFA™ designation acknowledges Jay’s additional training on the integration of behavioral techniques founded in traditional finance, psychology, and neuroscience. Abby Mandel continues to teach neuro rehab and kinesiology to physical therapist assistant students at NoVa Community College. In her spare time, she hikes, skis, reads mysteries, and travels to Boston and New York City to visit her four grandchildren. Wendy Nelson is not retired. She’s “still living the Rocky Mountain High” as a busy photographer focused on commercial work, including work with a local lifestyle magazine CS STYLE Magazine. Her “most joyful position of all is as Mimi to my two grandchildren!” In celebration of his 65th birthday, David Gates took a monthlong trip to Africa. His adventure included summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, scuba diving in Zanzibar with his son, Jamison ’15, and visiting his sister, Susan Gates Pottinger G’92, in Cape Town. He and his wife, Stacy, live in Manchester, Vermont, where he

From a young age David Blittersdorf ’81 had a vision for a more sustainable world, an environmentally and economically secure future focused on resource conservation and renewable energy—and he’s made it his life’s work to help build it. Over the past four decades, the entrepreneur and engineer has founded companies and led development projects in wind and solar energy across Vermont and has been a tireless advocate for better energy policy. “People say we’re a small state, but Vermont is the example,” says Blittersdorf. “If we can do it here, others can follow.” At UVM, he’s brought his knowledge and experience to bear through volunteer leadership and has made philanthropic investments that are aligned with his ethos of sustainability: He’s established an endowed scholarship and an endowed professorship—renewable resources, if you will— that will benefit the University in perpetuity.

A native of Pittsford, Vermont, Blittersdorf grew up practically in the shadow of the world’s first utility-scale wind turbine and developed an early fascination with wind and solar energy. He founded his first renewable energy venture, NRG Systems, just a year after graduating from UVM with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. In 2008 he stepped down as CEO to establish AllEarth Renewables, which designs and manufactures high-tech solar tracking systems. His leadership in both business and sustainability advocacy is felt throughout the state—he serves on eight non-profit governance and advisory boards and has a hand in no fewer than 12 Vermont-based companies and development partnerships under the AllEarth umbrella.

Blittersdorf is entering his 15th year on the Rubenstein School’s board of advisors, having served as its chair since 2016. He played a pivotal role in the “Greening of Aiken,” a renovation project through which the school’s Aiken Building became Gold LEED-certified. In 2007 he established the Blittersdorf Scholarship, a merit-based fund benefitting Vermont students studying environmental sustainability. To date, the endowment has provided over $100,000 in scholarships to the most promising students in this field. In 2014 he created the David Blittersdorf Professorship of Sustainability Science & Policy in hopes of fostering more collaboration between the Rubenstein School and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences to address widespread problems in the areas of fossil fuel resource depletion and renewable energy.

To put a fine point on his sustainability focus, Blittersdorf was also the first donor to have his endowment invested in the UVM Foundation’s Green Fund. Investments in this fund are chosen based on corporate environmental responsibility, and those related to fossil fuel and nuclear energy are excluded. He is keenly aware that his carefully considered philanthropic investment will leave footprints for generations to come. “It’s longterm,” says Blittersdorf. “It will survive beyond me.” GIVING GREEN

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Karen Galfetti Zecchinelli ’84 and Brian Zecchinelli ’81

If it’s possible for a restaurant to be simultaneously old school and “woke,” then the Wayside, on the Barre-Montpelier Road, is that restaurant. Old school in that it is, well, old—102 years, to be precise, one of just 240-some restaurants in the nation that have reached the century mark in a legendarily tough business. Old school in the glow of the rooftop sign, the large “W” marked in gravel on the hillside adjacent, the counter and booths that say “diner” louder than they say restaurant. But also decidedly modern Vermont-style woke with a commitment to local eggs, dairy, meat, and produce. And, as Montpelier’s first green-certified restaurant, the Wayside lightens its footprints through practices such as composting, diverting sixty-five tons of food scraps from the landfill annually.

Catamount couple Karen and Brian Zecchinelli own and manage the operation, which has been in the Galfetti family since 1966, when Karen’s parents, Eugene and Harriet, purchased the Wayside. Tradition keeps locals coming back to gather around the two horseshoe-shaped counters to drink coffee and talk weather, politics, or the Red Sox. And the menu also draws fans from afar. The New York Times says, “Yankee cooking at its best.” And, just last fall, the Food Network declared The Wayside’s maple cream to be Vermont’s “iconic pie” in a state-by-state survey of the nation’s pie landscape.

is still plugging away at GateHouse Financial Advisors, LLP. Elena and Peter Carnes ’75 bought a house on Cape Cod several years ago and spend most of their time there. She’s grateful that her job allows her to work from home. Not so great, “that retirement seems a few years in the future.” Elena shares that it’s pretty special to walk every morning on the beach. After two years volunteering with the YMCA Colombia, work that supports the objectives of his foundation, Robert Dent purchased a finca (farm) that produces coffee and avocado. Additionally, he started a small tourism business called Experience Quindio. He has a small hotel that can accommodate small groups of up to twelve. Robert writes, “So many reasons to visit Quindio, the most beautiful mountainous region of Colombia. Birding, hiking, horseback riding, and pueblos that take you back in time in this culturally rich country.” See photos at go.uvm.edu/alumnipics. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 78 Karin Tilberg has been in Maine since 1979 and serves as executive director of the Forest Society of Maine, a statewide land trust holding nearly one million acres in conservation easements. She is grateful for her time at UVM, and her bachelor’s in wildlife biology. She “has relied on it and a law degree in wonderful ways over the years.” Karin Nordic skis, paddles, hikes, and is an avid angler—activities inspired during her time in Vermont. She writes, “It is a pleasure to see UVM grow and evolve and bring opportunities to new generations of students.” For the past 40 years, Susan Montague has practiced as a pediatric physical therapist, which she loves doing. Her 20-year PT/OT/ST private practice sold six years ago. She now works in an out-patient clinic with Advent Health. Susan lives at the beach, and has three children and six grandchildren. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 79 Carol Bengis Goldman, Carol Sturnick Burns, and Karen Siegel Propis took a road trip to UVM for their 40th Reunion. They took a walking tour of campus, had a delicious dorm lunch, and took a walk downtown, where they found much better shopping and restaurant choices than 40 years ago (although it will never be the same without Hannibal’s and What Ales You). They attended a nice dinner/reception for their class at Waterman, and were thrilled to see some familiar faces, including Lisa Rosen Ryan. Finally, they visited the Kappa Alpha Theta house and remembered many happy times with their Theta sisters. Their goal is for a repeat experience at their 50th Reunion. Greg Boardman retired from Stanford University and lives outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beth Gamache sends a big thank you to the Alumni Office for the planning of the 40th Reunion in October. Beth writes, “A great get-together at the Alumni House and a lovely evening at Waterman for the class of 1979! Beth enjoyed reconnecting with fellow Pi Phis Anne Trask Forcier and Larry Forcier, Mary Kay McGuire Conte and Chuck Conte, Susan Thomas Englander and John Englander, and Candis Perrault Kjelleren. She’s inspired to plan a Pi Phi reunion for next year. Dinah Minot married fellow alum Whip Hubley ’80 32 years ago and raised three kids in Santa Monica, California, and on the Gold Coast of Australia, where Whip had a starring role in the PaxNet TV series “Flipper.” Now empty nesters, they moved to Maine in 2015, to begin a new chapter. Whip works at Barrett Made, a designbuild company, and Dinah is executive director of the non-profit city of Portland’s arts agency, Creative Portland. She’s also artistic director of “Hear Here,” an annual live concert showcase of exceptional local talent at Merrill Auditorium in January. Contact her at dinah@creativeportland.com. John Brooklyn received the prestigious Nyswander/ Dole Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to opioid treatment, at the October 2019 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence Conference. The presentation was a moving tribute to individuals who have been nominated and selected by their peers for extraordinary service in the opioid treatment community. Over the decades, Dr. Brooklyn has worked with the Howard Center, the Community Health Centers of Burlington, the University of Vermont College of Medicine, BAART behavioral service, and Vermont Alcohol and Drug Abuse programs to make opioid treatment widely available in Vermont. Alan Steinman is the co-editor of a new book, Internal Phosphorus Loading in Lakes: Causes, Case Studies, and Management. Send your news to— Beth Gamache bethgamache@burlingtontelecom.net

80 40th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Aunt Sadie’s Candles, co-owned by Gary Briggs, began its 22nd year in business this February. Founded in Boston, Aunt Sadie’s moved to Lunenburg, Vermont, in 2010. The candles are made in the company’s 1865 barn and sold to retailers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Since moving back to Vermont, Briggs has served as president of the Vermont Gay Tourism Association. He also started Twin Oak Antiques. For more information visit www.auntsadiesonline.com. Val Dorfman Allen writes, “Hello Fellow Classmates! Please mark your calendars for October 2-4 for our 40th Reunion! Let’s all come back to campus and relive our memories while having some fun together. Book your hotel now—see the Alumni Weekend discount accommodations at alumni.uvm.edu. Let me know if you can help contact classmates: valalleninc@gmail.com, 914-282- 0682. See you in Burlington next October!” Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 81 Thomas MacWilliams (aka Ras Tom) has lived in Kenya for the past 37 years, doing various jobs and raising a family. He’s working in western Kenya, on Lake Victoria as a solar station development manager for a social enterprise called We!Hub Victoria Limited. Tom would love to contact Stewart Osbrack, Walter Latham ’80, and a host of other old and dear friends. He sends “greetings from East Africa. Peace and love the planet!” Catamount couple William and Chris Schneider ’80 celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on the beach in Naples, Florida. Grace Christie Devine and her husband, Jack, are happy to welcome their first grandchild, Owen Gleeson. Grace writes, “So happy to join the grandparents club.” Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 82 After three decades apart, Joddi Leipner and Sally Hunt Hobart ’82 G’15 were reunited this summer. They had a great time catching up, sharing many great UVM memories, and send a shout out to their KKG sisters. Rosalind Cross gathered with about 35 other UVM alumni and their guests on campus on October 19th and 20th to discuss the critical challenges facing American society. Her favorite sessions were The Mass Media in the Age of Trump and America’s Foreign Policies: The Dangers of Going It Alone. Rosalind writes, “There were so many good topics. Professors from the ’80s spoke as well—Mark Stoler, Tim Bates, Jane Knodell. I saw Gary Nelson and reacquainted myself with some classmates. All in all, it was a fun, interesting, and enlightening weekend!” Send your news to— John Peter Scambos pteron@verizon.net

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Mutual love for the outdoors brought Gene and Lilly Devlin together during their UVM undergrad days. While Gene earned his degree in education and Lilly in human development, they both loved to snowboard and rock climb, among other pursuits. “We hiked Camel’s Hump more times than you could count,” Gene says. Post-graduation, working in summer camps for kids evolved into a love for and commitment to working more broadly with families.

The couple took a leap on that front in 2018 when they became majority owners of Quimby Country, the oldest family/sporting camp in the state of Vermont, founded 1893. It’s a place rich in history, nestled in Northeast Kingdom balsam woods. Located on Forest Lake and Great Averill Pond, the nineteen cottages at Quimby create a refuge where families come together to reconnect with nature and one another.

Running a place like Quimby is intense work in-season, but fulfilling, the Devlins say. “This feels like such a calling for us,” Lilly adds. “To see the depth of connection that people make, coming together in magical ways in the timelessness of this place. We appreciate that on a daily basis.” Read a Yankee Magazine story about Quimby Country: go.uvm.edu/quimby Lilly Devlin ’96 and Gene Devlin ’96

83 Daniel Kelin is in northeast India on his second Fulbright-Nehru fellowship as guest faculty with the National School of Drama, Theatre-in-Education wing. Matthew Cohen published a book, Proportional Systems in the History of Architecture: A Critical Reconsideration. See Online Class Notes (go.uvm.edu/notes) for links to two articles about the book—one from his later alma mater, Harvard and one from his current employer, Washington State University. Send your news to— Lisa Greenwood Crozier lcrozier@triad.rr.com 84 Jamie Wechsler Fenster ‘85 and Laurie Colon had fun seeing Debbie Harry, who was promoting her new biography at the Miami Book Fair! There is a picture of them on the train from Fort Lauderdale to Miami in the Online Class Notes (go.uvm.edu/notes). Send your news to— Abby Goldberg Kelley kelleyabbyvt@gmail.com Kelly McDonald Jasna-vt@hotmail.com Shelley Carpenter Spillane scspillane@aol.com 85 This fall, Jamie Wechsler Fenster had a great time at UVM visiting her daughter Emilee Fenster ’22. She enjoyed spectacular weather and was thrilled to watch Emilee play on the Women’s Rugby team. Jonathan Bean MD, MPH, a physician-researcher in the field of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, was appointed a full professor at Harvard Medical School. He is most proud of his son Asher Bean ’19 who works at Massachusetts General Hospital as a research coordinator focusing on heart failure. Together, Asher, Jonathan, and family shared a festive Thanksgiving at the home of Dave Bean ’85 in Bethel, Maine, where he lives with his family and works as a skate park designer and educator. Send your news to—

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Barbara Roth roth_barb@yahoo.com 86 Chris Gardephe was appointed chief professional resources officer at Proskauer Rose LLP, a global law firm based in New York. Judith MacDonald is excited to share that her youngest daughter, Sarah MacDonald ’23, is a student at UVM. Judith writes, “She is loving the university and the Burlington experience, and I certainly enjoy visiting whenever I get a chance.” Paul Grieco is pleased to announce the opening of Grieco Law LLC, a litigation law firm headquartered in downtown Cleveland, providing legal representation throughout Ohio. Send your news to— Lawrence Gorkun vtlfg@msn.com 87 Blanche Ranch held an informal meeting during the Jet/Giants game on November 10. Attendees included Sven Lapiner, James Aug, Tim Paisley, Dan Stolbof, Erik Jolly, and Mark Singer and Tom Paisley ’85. Karim Kuzbari ’86, Dmitri Nayduch, and Ron Morgan were unable to attend. Gene Greene phoned in from Denver. Scott Roberts and Erik Akopiantz sent texts from out-of-state. Good times were had by all, who caught up in Ranch fashion. Great stories were shared, and the tailgate was a big success. Go Cats Go! Send your news to— Sarah Reynolds sarahreynolds10708@gmail.com 88 Sonna Allen teaches chemistry in New York, at an independent high school and the college level at Adelphi University. Her daughters are grown and out on their own, one in Philadelphia and one in South Carolina. Their second grandson was born in May. Sonna was thrilled to see the recent article on classmate Alma Ripps, and hear of all the great things she is doing! Jonah Houston recently became a design strategy director for the Ford Motor Company. He lives in the Bay Area and enjoys building the future of mobility. Linda Cornell Hatcher met up with classmates Pat Collins Finaldi, Beth Simpson Hahr, Andrea Melanson Weilbrenner, Janet Lavoie Hall, Tracy Keller Meeker, Julia Volcjak ’90, and Johnna Thackston Scepansky in Newport for a 21st-consecutive UVM girls’ weekend! Send your news to— Cathy Selinka Levison crlevison@comcast.net 89 Michael Levine MD’s son Jonas Levine ‘22 is a sophomore in the UVM Grossman School of Business. On November 5th at Bryant Park Tent, Michael Buccellato unofficially launched his Executive Yoga Healing website. Look for ExecutiveYoga.net in 2020. Michael works with CEOs and Wall Street clients providing true yogis that travel to their business or event. He writes, “Roll out your mat in 2020. Namaste.” Kimberly Carboneau is the director of human resources at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital. She’s worked in health care human resources for more than sixteen years following an eight-year law career. Don Dempsey, a financial advisor in South Burlington, published a murder mystery novel, Underfunded: The Fourth Solution. The story is about a small-town public pension plan that is deeply underfunded. When an unusually large number of the town’s citizens start mysteriously dying, a nationally acclaimed financial blogger begins to suspect a sinister plot. Don lives in Shelburne, Vermont, with his wife, Betsey Green Dempsey. They have two children: Aaron, 18, and Katie, 20. Thanks to an amazing opportunity through work, Patrick Houle lives in the beautiful city of Sydney, Australia. This October, Ray and Wendy Tayler Quesnel became grandparents for the first time when their daughter Kelly and her husband Travis welcomed Sebastian Bruno Cotton to the world. Sebastian is the first great-grandchild of John Quesnel ’64 and the first grand-nephew for AnnMarie Quesnel Swenson ’87. Andrew Malkin shares that the affinity group in Fairfield County continues to host a fun range of events from a Two Roads beer tasting/tour, to a beach club happy hour, and their second yoga workout/social. He thanks Abbey Chase ’93 and fellow Delta Psi Mike Buccellato for helping with the yoga event at Abbey’s studio, Westport Hot Yoga. Andrew and his wife, Ellery Stokes Malkin, are in touch with other area alums, including Kathy Clark, Scott McCain ’88, Rich Perkin ’03, Sadhana Joliet ’91, and Sean Martin ’90. Alums in the area can reach him at armalkin@gmail.com or 203-739-5850 if they have ideas or want to help plan an event. Send your news to— Maureen Kelly Gonsalves moe.dave@verizon.net 90 Nan Bambara is the new director of advancement at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home in southern Vermont. She shares, “I like that Hildene is educating the whole family, from a toddler’s first touch of a baby goat to grandparents learning how to prune an apple tree. The opportunity to support work that is having a meaningful impact on more than 40,000 guests annually is powerful.” Eliza Cain returned to Vermont after nearly ten years in Portland, Oregon, working in the field of domestic violence. She would love to connect with folks from Coolidge or Wright halls. Eliza and husband, Randy George, co-own Red Hen Baking Co., now in its 20th year. They deliver fresh hearth-baked, naturally leavened, organic bread throughout Vermont, and have a café in Middlesex. She writes, “Stop in for some great coffee, food, or to see where it all comes from!” Ron Piscione tried to gather classmates this fall as he ushered his son into his first year at UVM. Eliza hopes to make that happen this year with Meg Laferriere Horrocks and Gregg Pokraka. Elisa Rinnig Reeves lives in central Pennsylvania and celebrated her 25th anniversary with her husband, Michael. Their oldest son, Matthew, graduated in May from Brandeis University, Michael’s alma mater. Elisa is “super excited” that her other two children are attending UVM. Daniel Reeves ’22 is a sophomore and Ashley Reeves ’23 is a first-year. After a 25-year business career, David Schoenberger is now a psychoanalyst, counseling executives in New York City. He encourages classmates to reach out. Send your news to— Tessa Donohoe Fontaine tessafontaine@gmail.com 91 Benilda Rosa Avila Fenton, nicknamed Nini, would like to organize a Hindsight is 2021 for the upcoming 30th class reunion. Nini recalls having a blast in the UVM Band with Anya Boyd, Jonathan Clancy, and Jackie Desany, and how exciting it was to cheer using the cowbell with Rosina Zaretzki ’90 in the UVM Pep Band at the Men’s Hockey Tournaments. She writes, “It was awesome when our star hockey player, classmate John LeClair scored big-time after our motivating tunes were played!” She hopes to see other UVMers at the beautifully restored UVM Alumni House and urges Juan Brenes-Chittenden ’92 to get people from New York City there for a reunion. Nini sends thanks to everyone in advance for helping out and wishes everyone good health and happiness always. Her current email address is benildafenton@gmail.com. David Kelly retired from the Westfield, New Jersey, Fire Department in March and relocated to Stowe, with Karen Majeski Kelly and their youngest Josh. He’s enjoying retirement and being back in Vermont full-time. Barbara Boutsikaris turned 60 and celebrated by hiking Yosemite with her new husband, John Gaydos. She commutes 17 miles, each way, to work on an e-bike when the weather is good. Send news to— Karen Heller Lightman khlightman@gmail.com 92 Christine Bauer-Ramazani became the director of English language programs at Saint Michael’s College in 2018. She manages and teaches in the academic English program and intensive English program with students from Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Colombia, Vietnam, India, and other countries around the world. She is celebrating the 20th anniversary of co-founding the Electronic Village Online of TESOL, which offers free, distance/online sessions on cutting-edge topics in English language teaching and learning to more than 35,000 English teachers around the world. Sebastian Sweatman is painting for the general public of Los Angeles. He also has paintings, synographs, featured in Restoration Hardware. Jay Czelusniak had a great weekend in New York City with fellow alums Jaidip Chanda, Nate Beck, Craig McLaren, John Newton, Damon Webber ’94, Andy Kahn, Brandt Rider, Crawford Hubbard, Darren Henry ’94, and Matt Pezzulich. They watched UVM Beat St. Johns in a great basketball game, then had dinner at Smith and Wollensky. Send your news to—

Lisa Kanter jslbk@mac.com 93 Paul Arciero’s new book, The Protein Pacing Diet, was featured in Women’s World magazine in November. It is a #1 Amazon Bestseller in three different categories and reached a high of #45 in Amazon’s largest book category (over 3 million) of “weight loss/diet” books. Paul presented at the Spring Nutrition Symposium at the New York Chiropractic College in March 2019. Ronald Hirschberg is hosting a new show at Home Base, a partnership of Massachusetts General and the Red Sox Home Base Nation. The podcast highlights conversations with authors, artists, politicians, athletes, and inspirational veterans and military families who stand up and fight for us every day. Season One features conversations with awardwinning author/combat journalist Sebastian Junger, Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee, ABC News journalist Bob Woodruff, and more: homebase-nation.simplecast.com Send your news to— Gretchen Haffermehl Brainard gretchenbrainard@gmail.com 94 In October 2019, Nikki Harding was named Transportation Security Lawyer of the Year by the Federal Bar Association for her groundbreaking regulatory and compliance work with the TSA. She started her work with the TSA after serving as an assistant district attorney for 18 years in New York City. Send your news to— Cynthia Bohlin Abbott cyndiabbott@hotmail.com

95 25h Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Ted Cotsen sends greetings from San Francisco. Four years ago, he listened with envy as classmates Alex West and Scott Bevill told him tales of the 20th Reunion. He made an oath to himself to do everything possible to make it to the 25th Reunion, October 2, 2020. Ted writes, “The more people who go, the more fun it will be! I hope others join along. See you in Burlington.” Valeri Pappas writes, “Class of 1995: we are coming up on our 25th Reunion, can you believe it? A few of the class members performed research for the event by shadowing the Class of ’94 during their reunion weekend. They took copious notes on how to improve the celebration as they moved from Rasputin’s to RJ’s to Kountry Kart.” Rally your crews and book your hotel now for October 2020! Find more information at alumni.uvm.edu/ alumniweekend. Marie Schowalter Schnell is part of the Rose Andom Center at Denver Health, serving the holistic needs of victims of domestic violence. This summer, Kelli Shonter, Tim Abrahamsen, and Valeri Pappas got together in Boulder, Colorado, to see Dead & Company before being chased out of Folsom Field by a thunderstorm. Northwestern Mutual is honoring North Andover-based wealth management advisor James Pettorelli for his commitment and drive to help families and businesses plan for and achieve financial security. Pettorelli will be inducted into the company’s elite membership, the 2018 Forum Group. Forum award qualifiers represent the top tier of Northwestern Mutual’s industry-leading financial representatives. Send your news to—

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With amazing finalists and one big winner we have to wonder, what will UVM’s EPIC event be? Check out the great ideas at: go.uvm.edu/epic2020. And mark your calendar for the EPIC PITCH 2020 on October 3, 2020.

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Valeri Susan Pappas vpappas@davisandceriani.com 96 Dawn Symonaitis Barry’s public benefit corporation, LunaPBC, partnered with the Vermont Health Network to drive a virtuous cycle of patient health and community health through responsible health data sharing for research. Send your news to— Jill Cohen Gent jcgent@roadrunner.com Michelle Richards Peters mpeters@eagleeyes.biz 97 Send your news to— Elizabeth Carstensen Genung leegenung@me.com 98 Great to see familiar faces at the NYC UVM Holiday Party. Elizabeth Marvin, Ben Stockman, Dana Demas, Kevin Donner, and Adam Levy we’re all there reliving old and new glory! Send news to— Ben Stockman bestockman@gmail.com 99 Send news to— Sarah Pitlak Tiber spitlak@hotmail.com 00 Brennan Barnard co-authored a book about college admission, THE TRUTH ABOUT COLLEGE ADMISSION: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together. Oliver Ellsworth and Jenn Ellsworth celebrated their marriage in Chicago in August. Oliver was joined by fellow UVM alums Sarah Scruggs and Greg Olson, Leslie Wood, Lenny Milligan, Jason Bourgo ’01, and Roberto Beall ’91. Floyd Brownewell G’00 is a professor of practice in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, following eight years as a validation and verification engineer, product quality leader, and analytical lab leader with General Electric. Beth Pinker who joined Paramount Pictures in 2010, was promoted to SVP of field publicity and targeted marketing. She oversees the field marketing team and leads multicultural publicity and promotional efforts for all Paramount Pictures U.S./Canada releases. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 01 Alex Chaykin and Lovallo Chaykin ’05 welcomed their son Benjamin Chaykin in May 2019. They live in Chatham, New Jersey, where Alex is a talent agent working in New York City and Julia runs a creative marketing business. Lindsey Haven Talarico married Bob Talarico in Lake George, New York, in

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November. Attendees included Amanda Briggs Calpin, Jessie Arthur Campbell, Cheryl Russo Baumann, Morgan Baumann, Danielle Gardiner Goodrich, and Trevor Goodrich ’00. Keith Mug was honored to be among 102 St. Louis-area educators who received an Emerson’s Excellence in Teaching Award for their vital role in shaping students’ lives. Send your news to— Erin Wilson ewilson41@gmail.com 02 Send your news to— Jennifer Khouri Godin jenniferkhouri@yahoo.com 03 Bryan Carnahan ran his first full marathon in May and qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon. He shares, “The owner of our small company said that if I qualify, he will make that day a company holiday in 2020 so colleagues can watch. Since colleagues in the New York/New Jersey area would have to travel, I thought I’d try to qualify for the New York City Marathon as well.” Bryan did just that, running a qualifying time at the Staten Island Half marathon to secure a spot in the 2020 New York City Marathon on November 1. Ross Feitlinger had two life changing events. First, he moved his family to New Hampshire for a job as a middle school science teacher at The Derryfield School in Manchester. Second, in October his second daughter, Ruby Kathleen, was born. Ross writes, “It has been crazy, but everything has been going well and it has all been well worth it!” Send your news to— Korinne Moore Berenson korinne.d.moore@gmail.com 04 Kerry O’Connor welcomed a baby girl, Wren Violette Scriffignano, on October 29, 2019, in Morristown, New Jersey. Send your news to— Kelly Kisiday kelly.kisiday@gmail.com 05 Lovallo Chaykin and Alex Chaykin ’01 welcomed their son Benjamin Chaykin in May 2019. They live in Chatham, New Jersey, where Alex is a talent agent working in New York City and Julia runs a creative marketing business. Carl Marks Advisors promoted Scott Webb to partner. Since joining the firm in 2007, Scott has held positions of increasing responsibility and for the last two years has led the firm’s investment banking restructuring. Brian Leaman survived an extreme drug addiction. Four-years clean, he’s built his life back up using the entrepreneurial spirit he learned at UVM. Brian has created two successful businesses: a medical equipment company and a debt collection firm. He writes, “Anyone that needs help in addiction and thinks they are stuck, feel free to reach out for help, brian.leaman@gmail.com or 201-574-5369.” After eight years with UVM’s Department of Student Life, Laura Megivern ’05 G’10 moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, to become the director of community engagement at Dickinson College’s new Center for Civic Learning and Action. She misses real maple syrup and Burlington, but loves living in Pennsylvania and her new job. After ten-plus years in classrooms, Zachary Wright is an assistant professor of practice for Relay Graduate School of Education. He supports first-year teachers in Philadelphia and Camden. He is also a communications activist for Education Post, commenting on national education issues and fighting for hyper-local activism. Send your news to— Kristin Dobbs Schulman kristin.schulman@gmail.com 06 Jennifer Vogler’s non-profit dedicated to helping the local Parkinson’s community thrive, Parkinson’s Pointe, is now open in Denver, Colorado. Learn more at parkinsonspointe.org. Molly Gray returned home to Vermont, where she’s assistant attorney general in the Office of the Vermont Attorney General and on the adjunct faculty at Vermont Law School, where she teaches international human rights law. Molly joined UVM students and the public in welcoming former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to campus in November as part of the Aiken Lecture Series. See her photo at go.uvm.edu/alumpics. In September, Stephanie Hainley married Joshua Clarke ’10, surrounded by family and friends. Paran Quigley, Maegan Olsen, Faye Conte Mack G’12, Drake Turner G’13, Pat Gallagher ’09, Cassidy Hooker ’08, and Annie Canu Vanslette were among the wedding party, with many other UVM alumni present. The daughters of Nina Marsie Soriano ’07 were flower girls. Josh and Stephanie love the Vermont life and live in Burlington’s New North End. On September 22, 2018, Emily Taradash joyfully married Joseph Zabinski at the Holy Trinity Church in Tiverton, Rhode Island. Alums Jessica Pescosolido Dalton, Caitlin Conne Goss, Amanda LyonsLi, and Ricca Gaus ’05 were in attendance. Emily Lahteine ’09 was a fantastic day-of coordinator, Melissa Taradash Pelletier ’89 was maid of honor, and Ben Taradash drove them to the reception in one of his antique cars. Emily writes, “The weather and the company were perfect! We honeymooned in Ireland, and are enjoying year two of our marriage!” Steve Sweet is director of student conduct and community standards at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. In his new role, Steve is responsible for providing leadership for the student code of conduct system, updating student policies, serving as the senior student conduct officer, and educating members of the university community

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T H E P E N N C L U B

30 W. 44th Street, New York, NY 10036

The Penn Club of New York, located in the heart of midtown Manhattan, is an exclusive private club for alumni, students, parents, family members and business associates of the University of Pennsylvania and our select affiliate schools and organizations. The clubhouse offers members a wide range of facilities and services to enhance their visits to New York City. The Penn Club is a true “home away from home” for all of our members.

THE PENN CLUB YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME IN NEW YORK CITY

• Two complimentary all-you-can-eatand drink parties each year! • Socialize & network at our monthly programs and events • 39 well-appointed guest rooms at discounted rates for members • Business Center with complimentary wi-fi • 150+ reciprocal clubs in the United States and around the world MEMBERSHIP IS RICH WITH BENEFITS, SOME OF WHICH INCLUDE:

“As an alumnus, I think it’s great to have a UVM home in New York City. The Penn Club is centrally located, has a great team workingthere and lots ofgood food for you and your guests to enjoy. I highly recommend anyone to join the Penn Club of New York.”

–Giacomo Landi ’93 Member, UVM Alumni Association’s New York Regional Board

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about their rights and responsibilities. Send your news to— Katherine Murphy kateandbri@gmail.com 07 Thomas Wheeler has spent the past two years living with his mother in rural Vermont, where he’s developed an affinity for growing tomatoes and marijuana. In 2004 he was arrested for organizing the controversial 4/20 protest. He shares, “After 15 years, I don’t regret fighting back against laws that incarcerate non-violent offenders. Let’s continue forward in all forms of justice. It does come around in time.” Douglas Helal is celebrating his digital advertising agency’s first anniversary. If you own a business, you can contact him for a free consultation: 860-922-0464 or Doug@thepatriotagency.com. Jonathan Webb married Evelyn Alvarenga in July 2018, and they welcomed a son, Nathaniel, in May 2019. In September 2018, Jennifer Granger Sullivan married Benjamin Sullivan in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Fellow UVM HESA graduate Christopher Purcell G’07 was in attendance and performed a reading during the ceremony. Send your news to— Elizabeth Bitterman bittermane@jgua.com 08 Ryan Guthrie’s family is under contract to purchase 20 acres of land in Dover, Vermont, roughly five miles from Mt. Snow Ski Resort. They plan to build a Mongolian style yurt and rent it out as a glamping campsite. He writes, “If any UVMers are interested in getting involved with this type of project, please connect me at Economy1985@gmail.com.” Rachel Gillie Hopkins, her wife Molly McGraw G’12, and their five-year-old daughter, Jude, moved to Montpelier in June and welcomed twins, Sidney and Harriot, in August. This November marks Rachel’s tenth anniversary working for the State of Vermont in child welfare. Send your news to— Elizabeth Bearese ebearese@gmail.com Emma Grady gradyemma@gmail.com 09 Jamie Seiffer shares that this summer Angus Mudge married Lisa Fredette ’10 on her family’s farm in Wallingford. Gabe Grant officiated the ceremony. In addition to Jamie, alums in attendance included Tom Abdelnour, Dave Purcell, Jamie Seiffer, Steph Brontman, Ben Sandri, John Bennet, Ross Nizlek, Justin Grieco, and many other Catamounts who remember their formative years in Moose Hall fondly. In November, Nydia Guity’s Unchain Me Mama: the forgiveness factor lessons learned on my journey to understanding made the Amazon Bestseller’s list. William McLeod Haywood and his wife, Aska Shiratori-Langman ’11, live in Victor, Idaho. In June, they celebrated the birth of their son Leo. Send your news to— David Volain david.volain@gmail.com 10 10th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Jennifer Lucches married Joe Ramonas at the Farmer’s Daughter in Rhode Island in September. In attendance were many UVM alumni including Caitlin Bricker Shapiro, Anna Bresnick Kosiba, Jesse Kosiba, Leigh Galligan Robinson, Hannah LeMieux Hall, Emily Clifford, Taylor Trudeau ’11, Vic Pulie Carron ’11, Karia Young-Eagle ’11 and

GREEN & GOLD & AMBER

Since 1946, UVM’s Proctor Maple Research Center has been a leading innovator in maple sugaring, helping advance one of Vermont’s most celebrated farm and forest products. And for years, the Proctor sugarhouse on the western slopes of Mansfield has been producing some of the finest syrup in the world. Every purchase of Proctor maple syrup supports the ongoing work of this critical university resource—not to mention putting the signature taste of Vermont on your breakfast table.

Buy Vermont, Buy UVM, Buy Maple! For sale online: go.uvm.edu/buymaple

Dan Riley ’11. In August, Maxwell Semler married Brigid Connolly at Bliss Ridge Barn in Moretown, Vermont. Benny Stoddard married Sarah Swerdloff at 5 Birds Farm in Woodstock, Vermont in September. Many Catamounts were in attendance at both events. Dana Gulley and her fiancée, Anya Tyson G’17, will be married in Seeley Lake, Montana, in June 2020. They relocated from Montana to Bend, Oregon, where Dana will continue managing her consulting practice in social enterprise, and Anya will work as the sage-steppe conservation specialist with The Nature Conservancy. They are forever grateful to UVM—the place where they met and fell in love. After receiving her master’s in medical sciences at Boston University in 2017, Kelly Harmon MacPherson returned to Burlington in 2018 to begin her medical degree at the Robert Larner, MD, College of Medicine at UVM. Kelly married Dan MacPherson of Waltham, Massachusetts, in July on Peaks Island off the coast of Portland, Maine. Congrats to Sam Levine and Jenn Levine on the birth of their daughter Ava. Send your news to— Daron Raleigh raleighdaron@gmail.com 11 Nicole Regan and Colin M. Regan ’09 welcomed their first child, Theodore Rhys, in November. Nicole writes, “We are thrilled with our little Catamount in the making.” Katherine Galterio is CFO and broker/partner at Breckenridge Associates Real Estate in Breckenridge, Colorado. If you’re in the Rocky Mountains, stop by her office on Main Street to say hello. Lily Grenn is “doing wonderful” in her hometown of New Orleans as an optimal transformation health coach and a massage therapist. She writes, “Loving on life and would love to connect with old friends and make new ones.” Rikki Saperstein married John Liberti in July on Lake George. They met teaching high school and continue to live and teach in Westchester, New York. Grace Weaver married Eric Degenhardt this summer in Brooklyn, where they live and work. Grace is an artist, represented by James Cohan in New York City and Soy Capitan in Berlin, Germany. Following concurrent solo shows of her paintings at two museums in Germany in late 2019, Grace will have her second solo show with Cohan soon, opening at the gallery’s Walker Street location in Tribeca in late April. Send your news to— Troy McNamara Troy.mcnamara4@gmail.com 12 Peter Bohjalian and Candra Bohjalian ’14 welcomed their daughter Keegan Jade Bohjalian to the family in October. They hope she’ll be a Catamount one day. Sara Whittaker Rzepka shares that Chris Chaya ’03 and Gabrielle DaGama Chaya, two UVMers who found love in San Francisco, were married surrounded by family, friends, and of course, their UVM crew! Sara Whittaker and Ryan Rzepka were married in Charlotte, Vermont, in September. In attendance were Sam Hart ’13, Lauren Baecher ’13,

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Let the entire UVM Alumni House be the stage for your very special day. Virtual tour online at: uvmalumnihouse.com UVM Alumni House | Burlington, VT For more Information contact Jessica.Dudley@uvm.edu 802.656.0802 Happiness starts here.

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Mike Voelpel ’18, Veronica Peters ’13, Kelly Melancon ’13, Micah Botkin- Levy ’15 G’19, Holly Smith, Gabrielle Dagama Chaya, Jake Saunders, Gain Robinson. John Repucci, Francis Oggeri, Chris Green, Kellie McMahon, Matt Guild, Brigid Hennigan ’11, Jason Parker ’11, Andrew Derrig ’11, Courtney Giles G’12, Sam Parker ’09 G’18, Laura Gardner ’11, Matt Blanchard ’14, Julia Snapp ’06, Erin Michaud ’04, John Buckley ’19, Kayla Dorey ’14, Hap Giraud ’15, Megan Kibblehouse ’17 and Chris Chaya ’03. Ivy Buena graduated from Boston’s Wheelock College with a master’s in educational studies. She worked at a traveling exhibit at Boston University’s Wonder of Learning, which focuses on early childhood education using the Reggio Emilia approach. She recently switched gears and is settled into a new position at Lahey Health in Massachusetts. Amanda Burdick and Harrison Stokes ’13 were married at a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Boston in August. Latimer Hoke helped coach the Lincoln County High School cross-country team to its first-ever state championship. The race took place in Great Falls, Montana, in October on a snow-covered course. After seven wonderful years in Washington, D.C., Sydney Lucia and Brendan Sage ’13 packed up their dog Brownie to begin a new adventure in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. Brendan graduated from Georgetown Law in May and is clerking at the New Hampshire Supreme Court. Sydney is using her French skills in the Department of French and Italian at Dartmouth College. She writes, “We love being back up in the northern woods and are enjoying the cold and the mountains.” Send your news to— Patrick Dowd patrickdowd2012@gmail.com 13 Craig Reising-Guild ’13 G’14 received his master’s of library and information studies from the University of Alabama. He works as the reference and instruction librarian at Three Rivers Community College in Norwich, Connecticut. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 61 Summit Street, Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 14 Natalie Slack and Dillon Baker tied the knot in July in Waitsfield, Vermont. They reside in Brooklyn but celebrated their union in the state where it all began. Many UVM alumni attended and celebrated this amazing couple. Devon Meadowcroft received his PhD in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State and is a postdoctoral research associate at Penn State. Chloe King moved from Burlington to Boston to work as the event coordinator for Flatbread Company Brighton. She was an event coordinator in Burlington for the past five years at WaterWorks Food + Drink and the Farmhouse Group. She is grateful for everything Burlington provided and excited to start a new chapter. Lauren Donahue and Timur Steis ’15 were engaged in Ireland on September 3, 2019. Arline Weaver is a fifth grade therapeutic teacher at the Serendipity Center in Portland, Oregon. After moving up from the Bay Area several years ago, Arline earned her master’s in special education at Portland State while working in the Portland Public Schools. Send your news to— Grace Buckles Eaton glbuckles@gmail.com 15 5th Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Sara Forsythe graduated from Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in 2019 and works at the Animal Hospital of Lynnfield in Massachusetts. Allie Straim ’14 and Daniel Parsons are engaged and planning a Vermont wedding in spring 2021. Like his father, Kyle Fischbach is a licensed private wealth advisor at New Jersey-based Summit Financial, LLC, a privately owned, 250-plus person independent financial planning firm considered to be one of the preeminent firms of its type in the country. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 16 Emily Hadley Strout has finished her residency at UVMMC this year and is a primary care physician and assistant professor at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and UVMMC. Conor Davis moved from Vietnam to Taiwan. He is an athletic trainer at the Taipei American School. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 17 Jennifer Morley is thrilled to share that she got married and changed her name. She met Scott Rainville, a 2018 Champlain College graduate, when she was a junior at UVM. Four years later, they tied the knot in Fairlee, Vermont. They live in Massachusetts, where she works in the biotech industry, and Scott works in cybersecurity. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 18 Julie Stasiuk joined the Peace Corps in August. She will serve in Namibia, Africa, for 26 months. In August, Katie Hayes was sworn in as an agribusiness Peace Corps volunteer in Uganda. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 19 Zero-Year Reunion October 2-4, 2020 Jay Hayden is a teaching artist and company actor at the Rose Theater in Omaha, Nebraska. Using the valuable experiences bestowed from the secondary education program, Jay is combining two personal passions: pedagogy and performance. In June, Jonathan Coleman and Stratton Coleman DeWitt were married in Laconia, New Hampshire. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes

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SANDY FORD-CENTONZE, Vermont women’s track and field coach from 1986 to 1992, passed away in December after fiercely battling cancer for several months. As head coach, her teams captured three straight New England Outdoor Championships from 1987 through 1989, becoming the first school to accomplish the feat. She was named the New England Division I Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1989. Following her time at UVM, Ford-Centonze coached at Dartmouth College from 1992 through this fall.

Professor and rugby coach DECLAN CONNOLLY passed away from natural causes in February while traveling abroad in France. On the UVM faculty since 1996, Professor Connolly was program director of Physical Education and Sports Leadership and coordinator of the minors in Coaching and Sports Management. Connolly’s research and expertise in exercise physiology helped elite athletes push boundaries and provided greater understanding of human health and performance. Beloved by the squads of ruggers he coached for years, Connolly guided UVM Rugby to numerous championships and a perennial rank among the nation’s top teams.