From the May/June 2008 Issue

Class secretary Sandra Sundquist Durfee reports: "Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or directly to the BAM at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it If you are willing to share your email address, you will receive timely information about classmates and updates about our website. Bob Minnerly's efforts to create an interesting, amusing, and informative web site must be applauded. Be sure to check it from time to time for updates at http://alumni.brown.edu/classes/1957 and send pictures and information for the site to either Bob or me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Thanks to the internet, our communication becomes timely and frequent. It's a new age, septuagenarians!"

Polly Veneri Bowen and Don Bowen '56 are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this May. They have four sons and four grandchildren. Don is professor emeritus at the Univ. of Tulsa. Polly is retired from the American Red Cross and is adjunct faculty at local colleges and universities.

John Conner writes: "Henrika and I welcomed our first grandchild, Sarah Madeline Sireci, in August of 2007. I retired in November and I am now taking a creative writing course and studying Spanish."

Rosemary F. Carroll writes: "I am in the second year of a two-year term as president of the Stuart, Fla., branch of the American Association of Univ. Women. In January 2008 I was appointed to the board of directors of the Hanson's Landing Condominium Association, my place of residence. Also, since 2007 I have been on the steering committee of the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast, which has had very successful seasons."

Ted Colangelo writes: "I am happily assisting president George Rollinson in organizing the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast based in Vero Beach, Fla. We just had our fifth dinner event with Paula DeBlois '89 as our guest speaker. Each event has been highly successful, averaging 40-50 attendees."

Robert Corrigan writes that he is in his 20th year as the president of San Francisco State Univ. He was recently awarded an honorary doctorate from Chun Yuan Christian Univ. in Taiwan and also a distinguished community service award from the San Francisco based Anti-Defamation League. He recently finished a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, as well as a one-year term as chairman of the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Patricia Kelley Cunningham writes: "I am teaching Spanish in kindergarten and first grade part-time at St. Edmond's Academy in Wilmington, Del. This past November, I enjoyed a sailing holiday on the Nile. I do plan to come to the 55th reunion; missed not being able to attend the 50th. I still keep in touch with Francine Flynn Atkins, Nancy Brookover Beil, Janet Rowden Mergenthaler, and Margie Winneg Cohen."

Bud Feuchtwanger has been president of the Tamarind Foundation, a private operating foundation devoted to the environment and selected healthcare issues, for the past two and a half years. He is married to Irene, a psychologist, and they live in Manhattan and have a place on Long Island. Contact Bud at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Mike and Shirley Geremia's two sons were married in May and June. In the fall, Mike and Shirley will go to Italy and meet up with Ira Levin, who has lived in Rome since 1970. Mike is keeping up with friends from Brown; Bill Feeney '60, Bob MacArthur, and George Rollinson. Mike writes: "We love living in the mountains of Western North Carolina and find it is like living in New Hampshire without the winters."

Robert H. Goff has just completed two years as chair of the Alliance of Artists Communities, an organization who advocates for creative environments that advance the work of artists of all kinds. Headquartered in Providence, the Alliance also supports the artists' world both in the U.S. and abroad.

Bill Kelly and Lee Jacobus '59 AM and a third writer have launched a new press, Hammonasset House Books. Covers, descriptions, and sample chapters of their first four books can be seen on their website, www.hammonassethouse.com. Bill writes: "The novels and short story collection—all written by HHB principals—are high quality but unlikely to rip across theater screens and earn buckets of money."

Eugenie Loupret Martin writes: "I am still a private tutor and an officer in the Democratic Party in Marion County, Fla. Hopefully, we will gain seats in the 2008 election. Theater is my place for the future. I am now teaching and studying ballet and working with a group to start a performing arts center in this part of our country. It would include acting, music, and dancing for all ages if it comes to fruition."

Burnley Miles writes: "I am retired and enjoying time to travel. I have been married 50 wonderful years to the love of my life, Madeline Kimberly Miles '55. Three sons, eight grandchildren, and a house full of stuff we are trying to downsize—all of this due in part to Brown."

Robert E. Oberg writes: "My wife, Eleanor, and I retired to our Florida home in Ft. Meyers in June of 2000. We are having the time of our lives! In May of each year we drive back to New England and stay for three and a half months. We stay one month with relatives and the remainder of the time we rent a dorm at Franklin Pierce Univ. in New Hampshire. We are enjoying ourselves completely."

Dorothy Young Peirce writes that she gets through the winters in Vermont by keeping very busy: volunteering, spending time with family and friends, doing a bit of teaching and college counseling.

George Rollinson writes: "Judy and I continue to enjoy our seven months per year in Vero Beach, Fla., and five months in Narragansett, R.I. I continue to enjoy my involvement in the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast, which I was instrumental in founding two years ago."

Robert Rosenblatt writes: "I recently retired from 41 years doing obstetrics/gynecology. My wife, Carol, and I have five children and seven grandchildren. We spend winters in Ocean Ridge, Fla., and I play as much golf as I can."

Mary Ann Filson Smith writes that her daughter, Katie Smith, has just launched a new children's book, One Hen, a story based on an improbable but true African success story.

Bob Saltonstall writes that he is living in Rancho Mirage, Calif., and loving it. He traveled with a friend on a business trip to Malawi, joining him in an effort to bring broadband to the country. He reports: "The project is unearthing all sorts of curiosities and is taking a new turn every day."

Susan Low Sauer has taken the reins of her husband's company, which owns and manages more than 120,000 square feet of retail space along Route 4 in Paramus, N.J. Susan, a widow since April 2007, writes that she knew more about the business than she realized and that running the company has been more fun than she expected. She plans to run the company according to her husband's motto and the words inscribed on his tombstone: "If it ain't fun, don't do it."

Augustus White, of Harvard Medical School, was presented with the Smith and Nephew Endoscopy Distinguished Clinician Educator Award by the American Orthopaedic Association in June of 2007 for his contributions to the field of orthopaedics.

Bud Williams writes that he and his wife, Isobel, spent a week in the Galapagos Archipelago "dodging iguanas, tortoises, sea lions, hammerhead sharks, and a wide assortment of other exotic and unique animals."

John Wolfe and his wife, Margaret, left their home in Alaska in January for the midwinter convention of the nationwide Barbershop Harmony Society in San Antonio, Texas. John has been singing with the Anchorage chapter for 15 years. While in the North, he is trying to conclude a genealogy project, which he describes as "obsessive." He would like to hear from old Theta Delta Chi friends.

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Class secretary Sandra Sundquist Durfee reports: "Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or directly to the BAM at: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ."

Robert Ackerman writes: "With much regret, I missed the 50th reunion because of professional commitments abroad with the European Stroke Society. Stroke disease has been my medical specialty for the past 40 years. I have been at the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. By specializing in both neurology and neuroradiology I was able to pursue innovative clinical research in this area. My lab at MGH provided the first consultative carotid artery ultrasound studies in the country and among the earliest positron emission images of acute stroke disease. Twenty-five years ago I founded the Boston Stroke Society, which I have chaired ever since. The American Heart Association recognized these efforts with a career achievement award in 2004. In addition to medical research, since graduation I have been a journalist, gardener, and rower, and briefly, a husband and stepfather. My garden is on a moraine in Gloucester, Mass. My rowing I do in a single shell next to my Cambridge home on the Charles River, where I have competed frequently in the Head of the Charles Regatta. I hope classmates who wander (or row) this way will visit."

Don Arsenault and his partner have built a beautiful condo project on Tybee Island, Ga., which is just outside Savannah. They received the island's Historical Society Preservation Award for the building. The condo is called Captain's Watch, and you can find pictures on the internet.

Mariette Perron Bedard continues to run her antiquarian book shop, Tyson's Old and Rare Books, which is now online helping customers find special out-of-print books. She spent last summer traveling in eastern Canada with her daughter, Nancy Stigers '82.

Tony Booth has been spending two weeks on a Habitat for Humanity build every year for the past six years. He spent three weeks in the Gulf Coast area working with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

Britten Dean had a good Elderhostel trip on the Erie Canal late last summer. He writes: "I grew up in that part of the country, so it was very much a nostalgia trip for me. I keep my mind alive by pursuing my interest in Japanese literature. I taught the great 11th-century novel The Tale of Genji a couple of years ago at a volunteer institute with the University of Virginia, and am now translating a contemporary novel from Japanese into English. Walking and yard work keep me physically fit."

Sandy and Dave Durfee '56 and Bob and Sandra Minnerly spent a week in the Florida Keys in January, visiting Key West, kayaking, and, Sandy says, "eating fish that jumped from the sea onto the grill." She writes: "It was great fun reminiscing about the 50th reunion and planning for the future. The Durfees entertained Jim Page '56 on Hilton Head Island with more kayaking, bike-riding, and other activities that belied their senior citizen status."

Laurie Kelleher Goring can be reached at 4649 Sweetmeadow Cir., Sarasota, Fla. 34238; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Charlie Hill still teaches at Yale. He's now teaching three courses; his favorite is Architecture of Power, an idea traceable back to William Jordy's art and architecture course in 1953. He kept working on it in graduate school at Penn, where he narrowly missed becoming an architectural historian.

Judith Wright Hill writes: "I am currently volunteering at the Palm Beach Zoo and taking care of my 2-year-old great-granddaughter, Josalynn, one day a week while her mother finishes her degree in education. In January, I traveled to Hawaii, where I met Helen Donaldson Nienhauser and her husband, Gayle, as they took a break from Alaska's cold and darkness. I had a great time at our 50th reunion, my first."

Judith's e-mail address was incorrect in the class yearbook. It should have read This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Martin Imm has been attending events at the Boston Brown Club, which he says should serve as an inspiration to other clubs throughout the Brown community. At one event, hosted by Don Saunders at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Lincoln Chaffee '75 spoke with candor about his role in the U.S. Senate. Don hosted a second event, the club's Christmas party, with a turnout of more than 200. Martin met some recent graduates, including researchers at Massachusetts General and a member of the class of '02 who is working on his PhD at MIT in computer science and mathematics. "One of the greatest pleasures of joining a Brown Club," Martin writes, "is the opportunity provided to meet other graduates who are creating significant lives for themselves."

Ira D. Levin writes: "Over Thanksgiving, I returned to the Brown campus for the first time since 1961. I was accompanied by Joel Kane '56, whom I hadn't seen since he graduated. We were on the swimming team together, so we paid a visit to the old pool to find that it had been converted to a dance floor or small theater. As we were peeking through the window, two students inside came over and opened the window to find out what we wanted. We explained that we were just taking a peek at where we used to swim back in the 1950s and that their dance floor was once our swimming pool. They laughed, perhaps at the idea that their practice floor was once a swimming pool, or perhaps at the sight of two oldsters pressing their noses to the window like two young kids, or perhaps at both."

Bob Norman was a cochairman for the Military Officers' Association of America, Sandhills Chapter, administering the Empty Stocking Fund for Moore County, N.C. The group raised more than $220,000 from donors and sponsors, thus providing a meaningful Christmas for about 1,000 families. Bob and Crista spent two weeks during the Christmas holidays with their three teenaged granddaughters in Colorado Springs and managed to ski Breckenridge with them. Bob still flies his Piper Dakota and plays golf and tennis regularly.

Judy and George Rollinson report they have enjoyed their involvement with the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast (Florida) and have been assisted enthusiastically by Ted Colangelo and Rosemary Carroll. Judy and George enjoyed a trip back to Rhode Island over the Christmas holiday to visit their four sons and six grandchildren as well as some friends and other family members.

Susan Low Sauer was grateful to Doris Finke Minsker for sending her reunion mementos on. Susan is now a self-described real estate mogul, selling commercial properties. She hopes that there will be a mini-reunion in New York City in 2008.

Hugh Smith lives in Southport, Conn., with his wife, Sally, of 50 years. He has been an independent and freelance photographer "for 30-something years" and has traveled extensively, covering America's Cup sailing in Australia, missionaries in the jungles of Ecuador, and taking many group and family portraits in the United States. His two grandchildren, Riley and Teddy, and his own children, who live nearby, are keeping the Smiths closer to home these days.

Mary Ann Filson Smith is a volunteer bent on improving our health care, child care, and foreign aid process. She is beginning a focus group to do some strategic planning about working through groups such as OXFAM or World Vision.

Dick Thomson and his wife, Marilyn, escaped the New England winter by traveling to St. Kitts-Nevis in February and will be spending time in Italy in March and April.

Virginia Wyler-Saunders was startled when she looked at the class reunion yearbook and discovered on page 112 that she was married to Tom Mackey. She and her late husband, Berthold Wyler, belonged on page 166.

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Class secretary Sandra Sundquist Durfee reports: “I encourage classmates to send news and information to 2740 Quarry Heights Way, Baltimore, Md. 21209; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; or directly to the BAM at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Nancy Jacobs Arkin writes that she traveled to Weston, Fla., with three friends during the summer and plans to travel to Puerto Rico with the same group.

Dick Barker writes that he spent the summer at his ranch south of Sun Valley, Idaho, doing lots of fly-fishing and taking a float trip on the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. His two daughters, Jessica ’03 and Rebecca ’05, visited with friends for eight days. He connected with classmate Bob Saltonstall, who has taken a place in Sun Valley and is as sharp as ever and very fit.

Tony Booth and his wife, Barbara, lead RV caravans for Winnebago-Itasca Travelers. Last summer they made their fifth trip to Alaska, where they watched wildlife, saw Mt. Denali, caught many fish, and enjoyed cool weather. They spent Thanksgiving week on Edisto Island, S.C., with their family.

Rosemary Carroll writes that she has settled into her home in Florida. She is in the second year of a two-year term as president of the Stuart, Fla., branch of the American Association of University Women. An article she coauthored with Eliza Cope Harrison, “Newport’s Summer Colony: 1830-1860,” was published in Newport History, the journal of the Newport Historical Society. For the past two years Rosemary has been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Education.

Ann Christmann writes that she is now married to her partner-in-crime of 24 years, Henry Gates—math professor, world traveler, and couch potato. She and Henry watch a lot of NASCAR and Yankee games. She volunteers for the Audubon Coastal Center in Milford, Conn., where she is a docent. She would love to hear from classmates at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Ted Colangelo and his wife, Kay, took a small yacht cruise of twenty people to Sicily and the Aeolian Islands. They ended their trip with a week of cooking classes at a beautiful winery in the mountains north of Palermo.

Marilyn Tarasiewicz Erickson ’59 AM writes that in October she went on an 18-day trip to Turkey.

Jack Giddings writes that last summer he went with the Brown Travelers to Tuscany with his wife, Sue; their son, Matt; and their daughter-in-law, Dara. They found the group congenial, the lecture “super,” and Italy magnificent.

Douglas Godshall is recovering from a hip transplant operation.

Jim Goldsmith, along with his daughter Kira, volunteered again for the Barclays, the first of the FedEx Cup elimination tournaments as ShotLink personnel. They track how long the player’s drives are on a particular hole and electronically send the information to TV personnel. He writes that seeing how differently the professionals swing is an education. His middle daughter, Kim, has had her third child, so he now has three grandchildren. He volunteers at the Phelps Memorial Hospital, at his temple, and at the Midnight Run, which feeds homeless people in New York City.

Charlie Hill spent the summer as usual, preparing for the fall term teaching at Yale with a couple weeks at Stanford’s Hoover Institution. He also put in many hours as a senior foreign policy adviser to Rudy Giuliani in his campaign for the presidency.

Fred Humeston writes: “I had a great time at our 50th reunion visiting old classmates and renewing old bonds and friendships. It passed too quickly. I must get back to Brown more frequently, perhaps when I retire from my pediatric practice.” Contact Fred at 1320 Apple Ave., #204, Hayward, Calif. 94541.

Wyeth Lynn Hare Jachney owns Hylas Yachts with her husband and son, Kyle. They had four sailboats in the Annapolis Boat Show.

James McCurrach spent a busy summer tutoring in San Francisco. He continues to teach history and geography on a half-day schedule, but plans to finally take a break by traveling to South America this summer.

Robert Norman writes: “We have recently moved into our dream house in the Pinewild Country Club, a gated community. We’re on the fifth fairway of the Holly course (designed by Gary Player). Tennis, golf, and flying are still fun and exciting. Come see us—we have ample room!” Contact Robert at 74 Pomeroy Dr., Pinehurst, N.C. 28374; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Paul Oppenheimer invites all classmates to visit him in Cape Town, South Africa. He returns to the United States a few times a year to visit his children and grandchildren.

Dorothy Young Pierce writes that she enjoyed the summer in the hills of Vermont and welcomed many visits from family and friends.

Bob Press writes that he continues to enjoy hot and humid Houston, even after 32 years there.

Judy and George Rollinson returned to Florida to enjoy the fruits of their efforts in starting up the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast. Six or seven fellow alums have come forward to assist in the leadership, including Rosemary Carroll and Ted Colangelo.

Alan R. Shalita writes: “Sorry I missed our 50th. I am still actively working as chairman of dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and continue to enjoy academic life. Being surrounded by bright young students keeps me going, as do my five grandchildren. I also join you all in mourning the loss of classmates who are no longer with us.” Contact Alan at 70 East 77th St., #9B, New York City 10075; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Maryann Filson Smith writes that she entertained many house guests over the summer, including a L’Abri Canada speaker’s family and people from South Korea, keeping them in touch with the international Christian scene. The United States has a L’Abri in Massachusetts that eastern Canadians attend, and West Coast Americans come to Maryann’s place on Bown Island. In September she and Mal swam the tidal river daily in Eastham, on Cape Cod, and had their annual maritime fix on pristine Prince Edward Island before returning home to a very chilly fall.

Warren Williams and his wife traveled from Wales to Washington, D.C., this past summer to attend the Office of Strategic Services Society dinner.

From the November / December 2007 Issue

To all classmates: Those of you who could not attend the 50th but would like to purchase reunion watches, send $20 for each and your name and address to: Alumni Office, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912. We will send you the real thing.

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Class secretary Sandra Sundquist Durfee reports: “I encourage classmates to send news and information either to me at 2740 Quarry Heights Way, Baltimore 21209, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or directly to the BAM at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Patricia Checchia Abbatomarco writes: “I am honored to be selected as president of our class and sincerely appreciate your confidence. Our other class officers—Sandra Sundquist Durfee, Bob Minnerly, and John “Rusty” Chandler—are equally enthusiastic. Bob is working on setting up a class Website, and Rusty Chandler will soon be looking for ways to enhance our treasury. Bob Hummerstone, Matt Maloney, Phil Abbatomarco, and I thank all of you for your very generous comments about the yearbook, and we congratulate you for your accomplishments. We also thank Bob Goff and the reunion committee for our 50th gala weekend. The events were varied, interesting, and, most important, a lot of fun! A very special thank-you to Paula DeBlois ’89 and her assistants in Brown’s Alumni Relations office for their guidance. Last but not least, a thank-you to the 174 alumni (sixty women, 114 men) and guests: the 293 who returned to campus and enjoyed a superb 50th. I encourage you to keep in touch with alumni in your area, to actively share your ideas with us, and to contribute news to the BAM. We are a great class!”

Anthony Booth and his wife have retired to Hot Springs, Ark. They have been leading RV tours for Winnebago and returned to Alaska for the sixth time in July and August of 2006. They are also active in Habitat for Humanity and have been on five two-week builds. They met Stan Leibo ’58, in New Orleans last March while working with Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

Rosemary Carroll is back in Rhode Island spending her summers away from her Florida home. She writes that she had a terrific time at the reunion and was delighted to see and talk with so many classmates. She remarked on the easy rapport and the forming of lasting bonds.

Bob Goff writes: “On behalf of the committee, the alumni office, the advancement office, and everybody who helped with the 50th, we thank you all for coming to Brown for the special weekend. The weather was perfect, Campus Dance overwhelming, Commencement exciting, and the class events memorable. Thanks again. We look forward to the 55th!”

Jim Goldsmith was re-elected as community representative and president of the Phelps Auxiliary on March 28 by the board of directors of Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. He is currently serving his second term as president, having also served as first vice president, second vice president, and Briarcliff Manor area chairman.

Robert Grafton ’67 PhD and his wife, Kay, were blessed with four new grandchildren within a two-year span, making a grand total of six youngsters. Robert is working part time managing a computer science research program at the National Science Foundation.

Roberta Abedon Levin writes: “I sometimes have to pinch myself, I am such a lucky person: one husband, three wonderful children, five grandchildren, and one home in Rhode Island and one in Florida! How good it is!”

Bob Minnerly and his wife, Sandra, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June with their family. While at the reunion, Bob was delighted to run into some former students who were back for their Brown reunion.

Jane Heyck Montgomery can be reached at 3805 W. Alabama St., #7106, Houston 77027; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Don Rhine and his wife, Rebecca, enjoyed a trip with the Brown Travelers to the Wonders of the Ancient World. They were led by fellow alumni Artemis ’55 and Martha Sharp Joukowsky ’58. Also on the trip were Connie Reimers Cowen ’59 and Richard Ballou ’66.

Bob Saltonstall and his wife, Jane, were sorry to miss the reunion, but they have been busy planning a move to Rancho Mirage, Calif. With children on both coasts, they spend a considerable amount of time on airplanes. They now have a grandchild old enough to drive.

Mary-Ann Filson Smith had a “King” reunion: she enjoyed seeing the “King House Princesses” and sat next to B.B. King while waiting for the graduation procession to march down the hill. She also managed to interview some current students in one of the unisex bathrooms about the mores of the young. Like some of the other women who stayed at Goddard House, she was surprised by the male residents of the dorm while showering.

Larry Waterman writes that he made use of his Spanish major by spending twenty-two years with the Latin American division of Pan American and then seventeen years with LACSA, the airline of Costa Rica. He and Joan have retired to Miami Lakes, Fla., but Larry is still keeping his hand in the workforce by volunteering to man the information booths at Miami International Airport.

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson encourages classmates to send news and information to him at P.O. Box 296, Narragansett, R.I. 02882 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; or directly to the BAM at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Goff writes: “This is being written on the first of May with only hope in mind for the 50th reunion. When you read this we will know that it was not worse than the 25th in 1982. It could not have been, as that was the ‘worst Commencement ever.’ People still say, ‘Remember ’82’ and groan. It started raining on Friday and did not stop until Monday afternoon. Besides that, it was cold. We thank all for coming this year and hope you have some good memories. The new officers are in place and will be doing an excellent job for the class. Enthusiasm is high and we look forward to more and merrier.”

Peter Gold writes: “After the 45th reunion in 2002, I decided to merge my accounting practice with a larger accounting firm so I could slow down a little, travel more, and spend more time with our six children and eight grandchildren. Then we sold our home in Scarsdale about four years ago and moved to a condo in the neighboring village of Ardsley, N.Y. More recently, we have been spending our summers in the Hamptons at our youngest daughter’s home with grandchild number nine. Our recent travels have included a month cruising South America from Valpariso to Rio de Janeiro and a thirty-day trip to Vietnam and Cambodia. Vietnam is an amazing experience.”

Judy and George Rollinson are pleased to report that the Brown Club of the Treasure Coast (Fla.) has become a reality. Their inaugural season included two dinner meetings at which attendance was good and fellowship was great. Speakers were Fay Vincent, former baseball commissioner and retired business executive, and Wendy Schiller ’02 AM of Brown’s political science department, who spoke on presidential contenders. A number of alums, including Rosemary Carroll and Ted Colangelo, have come forward to share leadership duties and ensure the club’s future success. Judy and George also enjoyed a visit from Mike Geremia, who was in Vero Beach visiting his brother. They did a lot of catching up, and since Mike went to Moses Brown and Judy to Lincoln, they knew a lot of people in common.

Francine Flynn Atkins Silberman writes: “I spent a month in Italy and especially enjoyed spending two weeks in Florence as the guest of Patricia Kelley Cunningham while she attended an Italian language school. I toured the great museums. I also spent two weeks in Rome, where I rented an apartment in the historic center. It was a wonderful return to Italy, and I was pleasantly surprised to find how much fun I had on the trip solo.”

From the May / June 2007 Issue

Class Secretary George Rollinson reports: “Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or P.O. Box 296, Naragansett, R.I. 02882, or directly to the Brown Alumni Magazine, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Mark Kessler, a partner at the law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, recently received the 2007 Philadelphia Bar Association Business Law Section Dennis H. Replansky Award. The award was given at the Section’s annual reception on January 16 at the Pyramid Club in Philadelphia. Mark can be reached at 500 Waldron Park Drive, Haverford, PA 19041; (215) 977-2576; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Janet Glen Larrabee writes: “Sold my business in 2001 after twenty-five years as a retail entrepreneur. Retirement is great—freedom at last to come and go as I please. Half my time is spent sorting, shredding, and donating. This is what occurs after forty-five years in the same house. Sadly, I will miss the reunion, as overnight travel is complicated because of health issues. Not to worry, I’m on the go and enjoying myself. My best to all my classmates, and know I wish I could be there with you. Is it really 50? Good grief!”

George Rollinson and wife, Judy, have started a Brown Club of the (Fla.) Treasure Coast with help from several alumni, including Rosemary Carroll and Ted Colangelo. The first meeting, held on January 30, featured Fay Vincent, former baseball commissioner and retired business executive, as guest speaker. The second meeting was held March 9 with Brown’s Wendy Schiller, professor of political science and public policy, speaking on presidential contenders. In addition to the fine speakers, excellent fellowship was enjoyed by attending alumni and their guests.

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson is in the process of starting a Brown club in Florida’s Treasure Coast area with a lot of help from Ted Colangelo. They have already had a already had a brainstorming session and are planning a first meeting in a couple of months. If you are interested, please contact George at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or (772) 770-2408. He also encourages classmates to send news and information to 3668 Second Pl. SW, Vero Beach, Fla. 32968; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or directly to the BAM at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Don Bird and his wife, Martha, are enjoying life in Kernersville, N.C. One granddaughter is a college junior, and the other is a high school senior. Don suffered a stroke on September 14 and was hospitalized till September 30. He is making good progress, thanks largely to Martha’s quick action in getting him medical attention. He doubts he will be able to attend the 50th reunion, but sends best wishes to all.

Beverly Decker writes: “Since retiring in 1992 after thirty-one years with IBM, I’ve finally done a little traveling. So far I’ve found St. Petersburg, Russia, most intriguing, but I am fickle and falling for some aspect of each new place I visit. My residence is now equally divided between Barrington, R.I., in the spring and summer, and Florida in the fall and winter, where I can be reached at 3070 Gulf Shore Blvd. N., Apt. 206, Naples, Fla. 34103.”

Bob Goff writes: “By now you should have received the 1957 Yearbook Fifty Years. If not, either our planned mailing did not quite make the February deadline, or your address is not current. Thanks to the committee chaired by Bob Hummerstone for all the help in preparing this wonderful document for our class. Now if you have not made plans to return to Brown on the weekend of May 25, please do so. We want you to return and be with us for the 50th! It would be no fun without you. See you there!”

Bill Hayes continues as chair of the career committee of the New York Society of Security Analysts (www.nyssa.org). Bill writes: “We put on a monthly Career Chat program that ranges across topics from Early Stage Career Challenges to Careers in Derivatives. We have just started doing podcasts. I am also involved in the NYSSA summer student-mentor program.”

Judy and George Rollinson had a most enjoyable visit in November with Sue and Jack Giddings in Jacksonville, Fla. They were given a tour of the area and attended the Monday night Jaguars football game. George’s Giants did not do well against the Jaguars, but that could not spoil a wonderful time. Jack and Sue are still working full time, he in his internal medicine practice and she at a skilled nursing facility.

Bill Wadsworth retired ten years ago and moved from California to Maine. He writes that he is enjoying life Down East and that he and Joy Richardson have found happiness together. In the past nine years he has “acquired” nine grandchildren, six of Joy’s and three of his. They live near Machias and a tidal river. On his property is a commercial blueberry field (it turns a beautiful scarlet in the fall, rust in the winter). Bill has rediscovered music after many, many years; he and Joy sing in two choirs and are involved in stage musicals. They plan to attend the 50th.

Robert Zimmerman’s sixth grandchild, Matthew Zimmerman, arrived on July 16. He and his wife, Becky, celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on December 26. Robert can be reached at 6242 122nd Ave. SE, Bellevue, Wash. 98006; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson reports: “Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 3668 Second Pl. SW, Vero Beach, Fla. 32968, or directly to the Brown Alumni Magazine, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Douglas Godshall writes: “I was an officer in the U.S. Navy for three-plus years, primarily as the chief engineer on a ship in the Far East prior to the Vietnam War. Returning to the U.S., I attended graduate school at the Univ. of Washington and subsequently at San Jose State Univ. in materials science and economics. During this period I accepted a position with Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, Calif., on the nuclear submarine program, where I participated in the development of the Sea Trial Certification requirements. I later transferred to the Air Force at the Lockheed facility in Sunnyvale, Calif., and married Suzanne Lyford, a Phi Beta Kappa psychology major from the Univ. of California at Berkeley. I acquired registration as a professional engineer in California. While in Sunnyvale, I became involved in the initial development of the space shuttle, particularly of the insulating tiles, and developed a patentable method for measuring inherent residual stresses.

Subsequently I was employed with Lockheed on intelligence satellite programs and was eventually manager of electronic parts and reliability for a major defense satellite communications program. During the interim, I managed the U.S. Navy Science Fair program in San Francisco and was promoted to captain, U.S.N.R. I retired in 1960 as a consequence of an asthmatic condition and moved back to Pennsylvania. My current address is 566 Caboose Dr., Quakertown, Pa. 18951; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

Bob Goff writes: “The 50th yearbook is in process as I write these notes on October 31. We have received more than two hundred replies to date and will be meeting with Bob Hummerstone and his committee to look at the list to get some more replies. By now you will have received more mail and information about the 50th plans. We hope you are planning to come back to Brown on May 25, 26, and 27! This is an opportunity for all to gather, see the ‘current Brown,’ and have a great weekend. Please come.”

Robert Grafton writes: “Happiness is a new granddaughter born Aug. 12 in Washington, D.C.! She makes the fifth among the children. Kay and I are happy in the D.C. area in what are now the ‘inner suburbs’ of D.C. E-mail contact before our 50th reunion is welcome.” Robert can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Charles R. Meader writes: “Hello, class. Looking forward to our class reunion, especially premed class and Phi Delts in the 1957 or 1958 graduating classes. Frank Jackson, George Rollinson, and I hope Bill Romer and maybe Bob Freeman will be in our little group. I have reserved rooms at the Holiday Inn near the T.F. Green airport. Looking forward to this low-pressure weekend. Come to relax a little.” Charles can be reached at 188 Main St., Box 347, Charlestown, N.H. 03603; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jane Heyck Montgomery writes: “Claude and I are enjoying Houston and Galveston. We have a home in Galveston and spend much time beach-walking there. Looking forward to my 50th this year!” Jane can be reached at 3805 W. Alabama St., #7106, Houston 77027; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Harry J. Smith and his wife, Clare, were guests at the Druskinikai Poetic Fall Festival in Lithuania this past year. Harry can be reached at 69 Joralemon St., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11201; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson reports: “Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , P.O. Box 296, Narragansett, R.I. 02882, or directly to the BAM at alumni_magazine @brown.edu.”

Bob Goff writes: “This is your opportunity! For those of you who have never—and there are very many of you—written to the BAM and told us all the interesting things you have done with your life since 1957, you must do so now in order to be included in the yearbook. This book will be the most interesting one ever, but only if you are included. We want to know about you. Don’t think of it as tooting your own horn, but just telling your story to the rest of us. Bob Hummerstone and his committee have done their work and will cry bitter tears if you have not done yours before the cutoff date. Please reply to the most recent plea for information. Thanks.”

Mary Medsger Lalos writes: “We took the entire family to Greece last year, a visit to my husband’s roots. Grandchildren are Jack and Eva. Peter is still practicing law full-time.” Mary can be reached at 13412 Darnsetown Rd., Darnsetown, Md. 20878; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2006 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson reports: “Classmates are encouraged to send news and information to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or P.O. Box 296, Narragansett, R.I. 02882, or directly to the Brown Alumni Magazine, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

“Please make a note on your calendar that our 50th reunion will take place May 25–27, 2007. We are hoping for a strong turnout, including some who have never been back. One key to good participation is networking, calling fellow classmates and encouraging them to attend. Bob Goff has organized a good-sized committee, but we can always use more help. Please feel free to contact BG, This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or (401) 272-6781, to volunteer your assistance.

“Judy and George Rollinson had a very enjoyable reunion with Ruth and Frank Jackson and Charlie Meader, meeting them at the historic Bok sanctuary in Lake Whales, Fla. (If that name is familiar, founder Edward W. Bok’s grandson Derek served as president of ‘another’ Ivy League institution).”

John Esterline writes: “After forty-five years as a landscape architect in our family landscaping business, I will hang up my T-square and triangle in late 2006. I plan to travel more, and who knows what? I’m looking forward to our 50th Brown reunion next year.”

Lillian Shoushan Berberian Klanian announces the birth of her granddaughter Livia Shoushan Klanian, daughter of Peter and Kirsten Dekin Klanian ’93, of East Greenwich, R.I.

From the March / April 2005 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson encourages classmates to send him news at 270 N. Farm Dr., Bristol, R.I. 02809; gmrollinson@ aol.com; or directly to the Brown Alumni Magazine.

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Classmates are encouraged to send information about themselves to George Rollinson, class secretary, 270 North Farm Dr., Bristol, R.I. 02809; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Warren W. Williams has been awarded a PhD in history by the Univ. of Wales. His doctoral thesis is titled British Policy During the Occupation of Austria, 1945–1955.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Britten Dean reports that since retiring he has completed a two-year ceramics curriculum at his local community college. “My artistic conception, however, far outpaced my technical expertise, and fully half of my creations ended up in the trash can. I’ll again be driving my VW camper to California this summer to visit my son and his family in Sacramento, stopping in Sante Fe for a week’s Elderhostel. I still keep my hand in teaching; last year I gave a lecture series on modern China, and this coming fall I will do a lecture series on The Tale of Genji (the 11th-century Japanese novel), both with an institute associated with the Univ. of Virginia.”

Robert Minnerly writes: “Coming out of retirement again, I was named the first executive director of the R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation, based in Tacoma, Wash. The foundation supports eighty minority students in colleges, primarily in the state of Washington. Approximately 200 deserving students have benefited from the foundation.”

George Rollinson reports that in May he and his wife, Judy, flew to San Francisco, then drove south to L.A. and then east to New Mexico (visiting George’s brother John Thomas Rollinson ’60, an Episcopal priest in Clovis) and then north to Denver, where they caught a flight home. They visited more than twenty relatives, friends, and in-laws. Last summer they enjoyed a visit with Britten Dean as he passed through Rhode Island. Classmates can send news to George at (401) 253-8304 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or directly to the BAM.

Stan Vincent reports that he and Carol have moved to Cape Cod, much to the delight of their visiting children and grandchildren. Stan is a full-time educational consultant placing students in boarding schools here and abroad. He also continues as trombonist with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band, whose latest CD, On Higher Ground, has just been released. Stan can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2004 Issue

David C. Lewis, the Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown, was honored for his contributions to the treatment of addictive disorders. He received the John P. McGovern Award and Lecture at the 50th-anniversary banquet of the American Society of Addiction Medicine .

Bob Minnerly writes: “Out of retirement again, this time to become executive director of the R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation, a nonprofit in Tacoma, Wash., that provides about $250,000 a year to minority students, twenty-six of them this year alone. Since the foundation began in 1983, 85 percent of the students who have received its scholarships have graduated from college.”

Warren “Bud” Williams successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “British Policy and the Occupation of Austria, 1945–1955,” and was awarded a PhD in history by the Univ. of Wales. He can be reached at The Coach House, 20 Western Ln., Mumbles, Swansea SA3 4EY, Wales, United Kingdom; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert P. Zimmerman writes that his daughter Susan graduated from the Univ. of Hawaii in Dec. 2002. He also welcomed his fourth grandson, Bauer Eugene, on Aug. 6, 2003.

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Class secretary George Rollinson would like to remind classmates to send their news to him at (401) 253-8304 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or directly to the BAM.

Dorothy Crews Herzberg writes: “I am teaching in an inner-city high school in Richmond, Calif. Over the past three years I have raised money to enable Richmond High students to participate in the Close Up program—a week in Washington, D.C. We have visited the Senate, the Supreme Court, and this year plan to watch the House in session, besides visiting congressmen and senators.”

Lynn Hare Jachney writes: “After thirty-five years of arranging clients’ worldwide yacht charters with my company, Lynn Jachney Charters (LJC), I retired from the company in July. Three grandchildren, volunteer work, travel, reading, tennis, and bridge lessons keep me busy.” Lynn can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lee Jacobus ’59AM writes: “Dance Therapy, a trio of one-act comedies I wrote for my son James, was produced in Jersey City in December and at the Where Eagles Dare Theatre Festival in New York City in January.”

Harold J. Sutphen writes: “I continue to lead an active life in Virginia’s ‘Northern Neck.’ I serve as docent, boatbuilder, and skipjack captain at Reedville Fishermen’s Museum and work with the Coast Guard Auxiliary. I’m also sailing Chesapeake Bay and making passages to and from the Virgin Islands, primarily as an organizer of the West Marine Caribbean 1500 Cruising Rallies, now in their fifteenth year.” Harold can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2004 Issue

David C. Lewis, professor of medicine and community health and the Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction studies at Brown, has been elected chairman of the board of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.

From the January / February 2004 Issue

David C. Lewis, the Donald G. Millar Distinguished Professor of Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University, has been elected chairman of the board of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence.

Janet Rowden Mergenthaler writes that she, Bobbie Walker McColl, Barbara Sears Tessmer, Nancy Brookover Beil, Judy Griswold Hicks, Joyce Williams Warren, Priscilla Brewster Uhl, Cynthia Galazzi Lewis, Mary Patten Lafferty, and Marva Dates Belt enjoyed a mini-reunion in New York City in May. They spent three nights at the Gramercy Park Hotel with dinners at Bolo, Union Square Cafe, and Ouest. Activities included the Frick Museum, Broadway shows, the American Ballet Theater, and a visit to the World Trade Center site.

Joseph Shapiro (see Alyson Yashar ’89).

Hugh Smith writes: “I just celebrated my forty-sixth wedding anniversary with the love of my life, Sally. We have four kids living in four separate states. At my recent 50th reunion at Deerfield Academy, I received the C. Alice Baker Award for outstanding volunteer participation over the years.” Hugh can be reached This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Richard C. Barker writes: “Daughter Jessica ’03 graduated from Brown with a degree in economics and American civilization. Her sister, Rebecca ’05, will spend her first semester this year in Seville, Spain.”

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Augustus A. White III has been named to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health. Orthopedic surgeon-in-chief emeritus at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, White is an international authority on the spine. He is also a professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School.

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Dorothy Crews Herzberg writes: "I am still teaching English as a Second Language at Richmond High School. This year I raised $27,000 to send students to Washington, D.C., for a week. My son Samuel is married with two daughters and works as a city planner in San Mateo, Calif.; daughter Laura is a pediatrician; and son Daniel is a teacher." Dorothy can be reached at 1006 Richmond St., El Cerrito, Calif. 94530; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Fred Humeston writes: "I'm still in a private pediatrics practice in the San Francisco Bay Area."

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Report from reunion headquarters: "Reunion plans are complete. We hope to see you at Brown for a great weekend May 24-27. Join us at your class events, Campus Dance, the Pops Concert, and the Commencement March. Register at alumni.brown.edu. If you haven't received your reunion mailing, please contact (401) 863-1947; reunions@brown. edu."

Cyrille Bloom Pokras writes: "The best thing that happened to me in 2000 was the birth of my first grandchild, Zoe Elizabeth. In 2001 I was appointed the first resident member of the Sun City Huntley Community Association governing board of directors."

From the November / December 2000 Issue

Jim McCurrach spent the summer teaching fifth- and sixth-graders at a San Francisco private school. He has accepted a full-time teaching position at a small San Francisco private high school, where he will teach history and English and supervise several physical education sessions. He writes: “Small classes (average size: fifteen students) and an exciting new challenge at the ripe old age of 66.”

From the September / October 2000 Issue

Augustus A. White III was elected the first president of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society, a multiracial medical society dedicated to eliminating racial and ethnic disparity in musculoskeletal health care. White is ortho-paedic surgeon-in-chief, emeritus, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. A professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard/MIT division of health sciences and technology, White is chairman of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons diversity committee and a member of the Harvard Medical School’s executive council on diversity.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Robert A. Corrigan, president of San Francisco State University, was among the fifty college and university presidents recognized by The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development. Arthur R. Taylor was also among the fifty (see Class Notes, March/ April BAM). "That must say something about Brown and the class of ’57 when it comes to values!" writes Robert.

Nathanael Greene (see Elizabeth Greene Hart ’91).

Bill Haslam moved from Mansfield, Mass., to Florida in August 1999. He writes that though he is retired, he spends time selling part of his huge collection of sports trading cards. He can be reached at 932 Marquee Dr., Clermont, Fla. 34711.

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Gustaf Sobin has published Luminous Debris (University of California Press), a book of essays on artifacts and their messages from the landscapes of Provence and Languedoc. He is working on a novel, The Fly-Truffler, which is set in Provence, where he has lived for the past thirty-five years.

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Robert Norman recently retired from Raytheon, where he was vice president of Raytheon International Inc., Europe, in Brussels. He will divide his time between a residence in Pinehurst, N.C. (Pinewild Country Club ­ on the fourth green); an apartment in Berlin, Germany; and oft-delayed leisurely travel to more exotic places. He looks forward to more involvement in Brown affairs and to his 45th reunion. He recently renewed an old friendship with Ron Baker, who also resides in Brussels.

Matthew Perlman (see Marc Osofsky ’92).

Olga Gemski Robinson (see Chase Robinson ’85).

Arthur R. Taylor, president of Muhlenberg College, is among the fifty college and university presidents who were recognized by The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development for outstanding leadership in the field of student character-development.

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Robert L. Sweeney, of Northport, N.Y., announces the marriage of his daughter, Linda Beth Sweeney '91, to Cary Torkelson (Northwestern University) in New York harbor aboard the Lady Windridge on July 31. The wedding party included Elizabeth Greene Hart '91. Other guests included Josh Gold '91, Reginald Patota '54, Philip Cannon '55, Stewart Y. Fish '58, Susan Lawser Voss '91, Paul Voss '89, and Lynn Elizabeth Nelson '91. The bride works at Condé Nast Publications in New York City. The couple lives at 136 Orchard Park, Allendale, N.J. 07401. Robert can be reached at rsweeney@optonline.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Douglas Godshall, of Quakertown, Pa., has been elected chairman of the open space and historical preservation committee of Richard Township in Eastern Pennsylvania.

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Philip F. Abbatomarco and Patricia Checchia Abbatomarco (see Robert Abbatomarco '82).

Bob Zimmerman, Bellevue, Wash., retired from Boeing in 1995. His wife, Becky, graduated from the University of Washington in 1996. Son Michael works for a computer company. Daughter Esther, who is married and lives in Jerusalem, is the mother of two little boys. Daughter Sharon is planning to apply to graduate school. Daughter Susan is in her second year at Bellevue Community College and hopes to study abroad next year. Bob now teaches at Hebrew school teacher and at the local High School of Jewish Education.

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Lillian Berberian Klanian and her husband, Peter, celebrated the wedding of their son, Peter (Boston College '89), to Kirsten Dekin '93 on Sept. 11 (see Kirsten Dekin '93).

Warren W. Williams was accepted this year as a graduate student in history at the University of Wales. His objective is a Ph.D., with a focus on the allied occupation of Austria after World War II.

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Donald Huttner (see David Huttner '88).

Robert A. Norman writes that he is "thoroughly enjoying" his life working in Europe as vice president of Raytheon Europe-Africa International.

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Bob Comery see (Dorothy Haslam Comery '43).

George Rollinson is managing consultant at the Providence office of Drake Beam Morin, an international outplacement firm that helps with job searches following unemployment due to reorganization, acquisition, or downsizing. George and his wife, Judy, are enjoying condo life in Bristol, R.I., and visiting their three grandchildren.

Harold J. Sutphen writes: "After spending last winter cruising the Caribbean in our boat, Helen and I decided to stay home this winter. With luck I'll make a dent in all the projects that have accumulated since we moved to Kilmarnock, Va. I'm still doing some writing on boating and other seamanship subjects, but generally I'm having a very busy retirement life."

From the September / October 1998 Issue

An informal gathering of mostly King House '57 alumnae was held recently in New York City. The group had dinner at the Etats-Unis restaurant on 81st Street, which is owned by classmate Tom Rapp. Those who attended included: Barbara Charlton Adams, Nancy Brookover Beil, Marva Dates Belt, Patricia Kelley Cunningham, Judy Griswald Hicks, Mary Patten Lafferty, Genie Loupret Martin, Judy Wilcox Martin, Janet Rowden Mergenthaler, Barbara Sears Tessmer, and Joyce Williams Warren.

Richard P. Clark's class year was incorrect in his obituary in the July/August BAM. The BAM regrets the error.

Douglas Godshall writes: "After two years of semi-retirement in semi-rural Pennsylvania, I have started an engineering consulting practice for quality assurance, reliability, and system safety. My particular interest relates to expert testimony involving litigation." Douglas can be reached at 566 Caboose Dr., Quakertown, Pa. 18951; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Robert A. Norman works for Raytheon as European regional vice president. "We're currently merging Hughes Aircraft activities with Raytheon International Inc. in Brussels from where we'll supervise all Raytheon activities in Europe," Robert writes.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Our 40th reunion is a memory, but our 45th is still a promise. In preparation for 2002, we'd like to maintain and expand communication among class members. Please send your e-mail addresses to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Classnotes are welcome, too, and they can still be sent the old-fashioned way. - Linda Perkins Howard, secretary

Michael Geremia writes: "After living in the beautiful bluegrass country of Lexington, Ky., for the past two years, I moved to Winter Park, Fla., to retire." Michael worked in the airline industry for thirty years.

Warren "Bud" Williams writes: "After almost thirty years of residence in Asia, my family and I moved to Swansea, in the south of Wales, in July 1995. The U.S. Army provided the opportunity for me to see Southeast Asia in 1967 (I served as a captain and then a major with the special forces), and I fell in love with the place. Pfizer, the pharmaceutical firm, employed me in various executive positions from 1970 to 1982 in South Africa, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong my wife, Isobel, and I founded our own consulting firm, which we ran successfully for more than ten years. Isobel is taking a degree in Italian at the University of Wales. Our daughter, Katie, 13, was selected last year for the Glamorgan County under-fifteens field hockey team and spends a lot of time horseback riding and playing tennis. She is doing very well at the Ffynnone House School. I am semi-retired, although I'm spending a lot of time in Asia, studying Welsh at the university, and singing second tenor with the Dunvant male choir, Wales's largest and oldest male voice choir. I retired as a rugby referee two years ago. I am very interested in re-establishing contact with my Brown friends." Bud can be reached at The Coach House, 20 Western Ln., Mwmbwls, Swansea SA3 4EY, Wales; (01792) 360-356.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Our 40th reunion is a memory, but our 45th is still a promise. In preparation for 2002, we'd like to maintain and expand communication among class members. Please send your e-mail addresses to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Classnotes are welcome, too, and they can still be sent the old-fashioned way. - Linda Perkins Howard, secretary

Michael Geremia writes: "After living in the beautiful bluegrass country of Lexington, Ky., for the past two years, I moved to Winter Park, Fla., to retire." Michael worked in the airline industry for thirty years.

Warren "Bud" Williams writes: "After almost thirty years of residence in Asia, my family and I moved to Swansea, in the south of Wales, in July 1995. The U.S. Army provided the opportunity for me to see Southeast Asia in 1967 (I served as a captain and then a major with the special forces), and I fell in love with the place. Pfizer, the pharmaceutical firm, employed me in various executive positions from 1970 to 1982 in South Africa, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Japan, and Hong Kong. In Hong Kong my wife, Isobel, and I founded our own consulting firm, which we ran successfully for more than ten years. Isobel is taking a degree in Italian at the University of Wales. Our daughter, Katie, 13, was selected last year for the Glamorgan County under-fifteens field hockey team and spends a lot of time horseback riding and playing tennis. She is doing very well at the Ffynnone House School. I am semi-retired, although I'm spending a lot of time in Asia, studying Welsh at the university, and singing second tenor with the Dunvant male choir, Wales's largest and oldest male voice choir. I retired as a rugby referee two years ago. I am very interested in re-establishing contact with my Brown friends." Bud can be reached at The Coach House, 20 Western Ln., Mwmbwls, Swansea SA3 4EY, Wales; (01792) 360-356.

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Selena Winicour Barron is director of the child protective division in the department of social services, Westchester County, N.Y. She obtained an M.P.A. from Pace University while working for the county.

Linda Perkins Howard writes: "Our thanks and best wishes go out to Charlotte Lowney Tomas, who has served as our class secretary for years. She has graciously agreed to help me as the new secretary, but I'll also need your help." Send news to 8 Captain Parker Arms, Lexington, Mass. 02173; (781) 861-3907; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bob Hummerstone has retired from Texaco to become a freelance writer. He specializes in corporate communications, including speeches, articles for print, opinion pieces, and position papers. Bob was speechwriter for senior executives at CBS, General Foods, and Texaco, and before that a writer with Time, Life, and several newspapers. Bob and his wife, Norma, live in Greenwich, Conn. He can be reached at (203) 637-3904.

J. Harvey Sproul Jr. has been elected vice chairman of the board of directors of Penn Millers Mutual Insurance Co. He is president of H.B.S. Enterprises Inc., H.B. Sproul Construction Co., Harco Excavating Co., and Sproul Realty Company Inc., all located in Clarks Summit, Pa. Harvey and his wife, Linda, live in Waverly, Pa., and have three children.