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From the May/June 2008 IssueRon Edwards writes: "My new career as a sculptor follows my 30-year career as a professor of mathematics. I share a studio with my wife, Judy (RISD '60). Our work can be seen at www.ronandjudyedwards.com." Susan Adler Kaplan '65 MAT (see Elaine Berlinsky Fain '70). Marion McFarland Taylor writes that she, Anne Walter Lowenthal, and Barbara Chaplin visited Sue Haneman Phelps at her home in Arizona late in March. From the March/April 2008 IssueClass secretary Susan Adler Kaplan reports: "Reunion '08—don't miss it! Join classmates at our 50th celebration to greet old friends and make new ones. We are planning exciting class and University events. We hope everyone will stay to march through the gates at Commencement, just as we did 50 years ago! See you May 23–25th on the hill." Contact Susan at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it David G. Bosland and his wife, Caroline, enjoyed their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise through the Panama Canal early this year, then visited relatives in California. They followed this with a train ride over the Rockies to visit their son, Carl, an attorney in Denver, and his wife, Sharon. David and Caroline both look forward to the reunion in May. Contact David at 6 Blossom Dr., Basking Ridge, N.J. 07920; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Don Dowling (see Daisy Wademan Dowling '96). George Held writes that Garrison Keillor read his poem, "Aftermath," on the NPR radio show "The Writer's Almanac." George has received five nominations for a Pushcart Prize. His latest work, The Art of Writing and Others, has been hailed as his best collection of poems. Stanley Leibo was named a Fellow of the Society for Cryobiology by the Board of Governors in recognition of his contributions to the discipline of cryobiology and to the society. This society of biologists, physicians, and engineers is an international organization founded to promote scientific research in low-temperature biology and to disseminate this knowledge. In 2006 he was the Spallanzani Lecturer at the 10th International Symposium of Spermatology in Madrid. Robert Sanchez is president of the Brown Club of Southwest Florida. He and his wife, Diane, recently visited England and Ireland. Contact him at 721 Pine Creek Ln., Naples, Fla. 34108; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the January / February 2008 IssueBarbara Florop Doolittle writes: “Although I officially retired from the classroom two years ago after 45 years of teaching second and third graders, I still work part-time doing testing for the Claremont, N.H., school system as part of Reading First and No Child Left Behind.” Contact Barbara at 199 Maple Ave., Claremont 03743; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it George Held just published his 10th poetry collection, The Art of Writing and Others (www.finishinglinepress.com). Contact him at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Susan Adler Kaplan ’65 MAT writes: “Greetings to the class of 1958. Watch your mailboxes to receive information on our 50th reunion, which will include exciting events and venues, all easily accessible on campus. Congratulations to all for the record-breaking number of biographies submitted for our 50th yearbook. Make your reservations for Reunion Weekend, May 23-25, and please plan to march at Commencement. Our class Web site will soon be on the Brown Alumni Association page (alumni.brown.edu).” Contact Susan at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Charles Mead Jr. and his wife, Mary Jane, are looking forward to the 50th reunion in May. They can be reached at 7004 Clemson Dr., Alexandria, Va. 22307; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Bob Murphy writes that after more than twenty years of teaching jazz informally in the Stanford music department, he has received an academic appointment as lecturer there. Bob recently completed a two-week performing tour of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway with the Natural Gas Jazz Band. William Silvert ’65 PhD writes: “In July I started a new career by opening the Centre of Gastronomic Research, a bistro located about 20 km north of Faro in the Algarve. It has been fun, as we have people coming from many different backgrounds to prepare dishes from all over—Brazil, Goa, East Timor, Argentina, Thailand. I hope that some of my classmates will make it over; it would be great to have an informal reunion here. In the meantime, I hope to make our 50th and look forward to seeing many old friends in Providence.” Contact William at C.P. 802-A Peral 8150-052 S. Bras de Alportel, Portugal; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the September / October 2007 IssueRichard Levine writes that he is "happily retired and alive," though still single (and not married as reported in the last BAM). Jerry A. Romano writes: "Life since my days at Brown has been a wild adventure. If interested, you can read all about it in my recent memoir, Monkey Corner: Life on the Outside Looking In. I would be pleased to hear from any of my old friends in the classes of 1956 and 1958." Jerry can be reached at 3469 Greer Rd., Palo Alto, Calif 94303; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the July / August 2007 IssueRichard N. Levine writes that he is alive and happily married. He can be reached at 6817 Treasure Trail, Los Angeles 90068; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Sandy McTaylor reports that this year’s Baccalaureate speaker and honorary degree recipient, Nobel Prize-winner Craig C. Mello ’82 [BAM, May/June], is the son of Jim Mello and Sally Cameron-Mello. “Dr. Mello, now a Howard Hughes investigator at UMass Medical School, accompanied his paleontologist father (Jim) on fossil-hunting expeditions as a teenager, when he became intrigued by evolutionary biology. At Brown he was first interested in chemistry, but his curiosity about biological processes led him into biochemistry and eventually into genetic engineering. The class of ’58 salutes this outstanding young man and his parents, Jim and Sally.” Patricia Patricelli writes: “I’m having a great time taking courses at Boston Univ. and tutoring an ESL student at a local public school in Boston. I’m looking forward to my 50th in 2008.” Jerry Romano has written a memoir, Monkey Corner: Life on the Outside Looking In (PublishAmerica), about growing up in Malden, Mass. Now retired in California, Jerry can be reached at: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Robert P. Sanchez reports: “We have had an exciting, busy season of events here at the Brown Univ. Club of southwest Fla. Many snowbirds have headed north for the summer, but we have planned an active agenda for the fall and winter season.” Frank Young writes: “While vacationing at Siesta Key, Fla., in late Feb. and early March, my wife and I had the opportunity to spend a day with four of my freshman-year Edwards House dorm-mates. We met at Myakka State Park, some with families, and enjoyed the company and park facilities. Gathering that day were my roommate, Roger Williams, the two across the hall, George Vandervoort and Tom Moses, and Don MacKenzie.” Frank can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the May / June 2007 IssueClass secretary Susan Adler Kaplan reports: “Alfred Uhry’s play, Edgardo Mine, opened for a limited engagement at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. It is based on the book The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara, by David Kertzer ’69, our new provost at Brown. We send our sympathy to classmate Kay Ulry Baker on the death of her husband, our classmate Pearce Baker. They had hoped to attend our 50th reunion next year as well as celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Cait Calvo, Susan Adler Kaplan, and Franz Kretzmann met recently and reminisced with professor James O. Barnhill. Michael Seligman was the executive producer for this year’s Academy Awards. He has also produced the Kennedy Center Honors as well as many Emmy and Academy Award events. Reunion plans are well under way, and we expect a record attendance for our 50th.” Sandy McFarland Taylor writes: “If you’re not one of the many who’ve already responded to our 50th reunion mailing, please send in your current photo and alumni questionnaire with your 50-year synopsis and reflections to Alumni Relations (Class of ’58), Brown University, Box 1859, Providence RI 02912. Your friends are eager to hear about you, so don’t be among the missing.” This message has been brought to you by your 50th reunion committee, who are editing your reunion yearbook and who are happy to answer your questions. Raya McCully Goff can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , and Sandy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the March / April 2007 IssueAttention all ’58 classmates. Our predecessors, the members of the class of ’57, are now curled up with their copies of the ’57 50th Reunion Yearbook in anticipation of their big reunion this year. Judging from the reactions from Bob Goff, class president for Brown ’57, it’s a very good read and great preparation for their big reunion this May. We in the class of ’58 don’t want to leave anyone out of our 50th Reunion Yearbook. If you haven’t done so already, please sit down and write us your story. Don’t think of it as “tooting your own horn” but just letting the rest of us know what you’ve been doing and how you feel about it. We hope to have our book in your hands right at the start of 2008, so time is of the essence. The publishing wheels grind slowly, and we want to be sure that our book is ready to go well before the October 1, 2007, deadline. To e-mail your response (and photos), specify Class of ’58 in the subject line and send it as an attachment to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it , or mail it to: Alumni Relations (Class of ’58), Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912. Thanks in advance to yearbook committee members Raya McCully Goff and Sandy McFarland Taylor. Patricia Patricelli finally retired and is now having a ball taking courses at Boston University and tutoring ESL students at a local Boston elementary school. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the January / February 2007 IssueClass secretary Susan Adler Kaplan reports: “Mark your calendars because ’58 is great! Our 50th reunion will soon be a reality. Make plans now to celebrate during Commencement Weekend, May 25–27, 2008. You should have received a letter during November requesting information for our souvenir yearbook. A small committee is planning programs, new venues, and exciting reunion activities to reacquaint you with Brown. Since the weekend has been shortened by a day, be sure to plan to march with our class on Sunday at Commencement. We will keep updating you on hotels (there are new ones) and other housing options. Please send me any queries and news for the class notes. This promises to be our best reunion ever!” Susan can be reached at 90 Taber Ave., Providence, R.I. 02906; skaplanri @aol.com. Class copresident Marion “Sandy” McFarland Taylor writes: “Happy New Year! Our 50th reunion is eighteen months away, which may seem like aeons but will go by in a flash. Our first request for bios and pictures for our reunion yearbook, sent in late October, was responded to within seventy-two hours by Julie Feuer Keim. Congratulations to her for setting such a good example. Other returns are coming in. Please send in your contributions—then you can cross it off your to-do list and bask in a sense of accomplishment. Thank you.” George Held recently published W Is for War—his ninth collection of poems expressing his current protest against the war in Iraq. Jim and Sally Cameron Mello write: “Sally and I continue to thrive on our small Christmas tree and organic vegetable farm. Three of our children—Jeanne Day ’80, Frank ’81, and Roger (Univ. of Virginia ’86)—live on adjacent properties and they, along with their children, are a constant joy to us. Our fourth child, Craig ’82, lives with his family in Shrewsbury, Mass., and has just reached a pinnacle of his profession—he, along with his collaborator, Dr. Andrew Fire, won the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. We plan to go to Sweden for the award ceremony.” Jim and Sally can be reached at 14455 Waterford Run Ln., Rixeyville, Va. 22737; fahmah@ adelphia.net. Tom Moses and Judy Moses held a Super Bowl party at their winter home in Sarasota, Fla., for ’58 classmates who flew in from across the country. Tom writes: “George Vandervoort flew in from Chicago, first visiting Bob Sanchez and his wife, Diane, and Dave Wilson in Naples, Fla. Don Mackenzie and his wife, Pat Pennal ’59, flew in from Boston and rented a condo on Siesta Key, Fla., for a week. Pete Kopke flew in from New York and stayed briefly with us. Pete’s firm, Kopke Fruit, is now the largest importer of grapes in the country. His new home near Cannes on the Riviera in France is now completed. Pete plans to ship his Porsche 911 to Amsterdam this summer and race it across the continent. Who says 70 is old? Don Mackenzie and Roger Williams have already made plans to rent in Sarasota, Fla., for the month of February. More than twenty-five Brunonians make Sarasota their home. Come on down!”
Edward W. Poitras spent his summer working hard after suffering a right-side stroke last spring. He is now walking again. Edward can be reached at 27-B Moore Rd., Haines City, Fla. 33844;
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From the September / October 2006 IssueJohn Goodridge writes: “I am now semi-retired, meaning that I take the work I want, but don’t promote myself anymore as a pharmaceutical industry consultant and executive trainer specializing in Latin America. My wife and I divide our time between our house in Jalisco, Mexico, and an apartment in Munich, Germany. Our son Andrew ’96 just got his MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and will now be working in Shanghai. Our other son, Geoffrey (RISD ’93), is a photographer in New York City.” John can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the May / June 2006 IssueDon MacKenzie (see Amy Williams ’96). Tom Moses (see Amy Williams ’96). J. Roger Williams Jr. (see Amy Williams ’96). George Vandervoort (see Amy Williams ’96). From the November / December 2004 IssueThe Univ. of Minnesota awarded Lois Hammersberg Lowry ’58 its Kerlan Award “in recognition of singular attainments in the creation of children’s literature and in appreciation for generous donation of unique resources to the Kerlan collection for the study of children’s literature.” Lowry’s newest book, Messenger, was published in April. From the July / August 2004 IssueOn Feb. 28 the new trophy case in the lobby of the Pollard Family Rink at Meehan Auditorium was dedicated in honor of Bill Corrigan. A number of alumni from the men’s hockey team were on hand to surprise Bill. The placard on the case recognizes “Brown’s most ardent hockey fan and faithful historian.” The case was made possible by the generosity of Bill Pollard ’50 and Jeannette Jones Pollard ’48. The Right Reverend Hays Rockwell conducted Good Friday services at Grace Church in Providence. He is the retired bishop of Missouri, where he served from 1991 to 2002. John Willenbecher wrote an honors thesis on the work of Harry Bertoia during his senior year at Brown, and Nancy N. Schiffer recently quoted from it at length in her The World of Bertoia. John also had two showings, Two Decades of Painting and Small Paintings on Wood Panels, in New York City during October and November 2003. From the May / June 2004 IssueBarrett Barnard (see Justin Monti ’99).Bill Corrigan (see Gordon Morton ’93). Jane Fliegner writes: “Wayne Blythe and I were united in marriage on Feb. 14 on the island of Maui. We then cruised the Hawaiian Islands. Our first reception was held on Sanibel. Rita Levine McFarling and her husband, Dan, were in attendance. I am so fortunate, as I not only have a wonderful husband, but a new son as well. We reside in southwest Florida.” Jane can be reached at purplepact@ yahoo.com. Norman Grace (see Karen Grace ’94). From the March / April 2004 IssueJames W. Hanner ’62 MAT writes: “It is good to note that author Nathaniel Philbrick ’78 is sitting pretty on Easy Street. (It’s a Nantucket joke.) As a young lad, I caught my first prizes (a few crabs) just a few yards to the right of Mr. Philbrick’s perch. Philbrick’s Sea of Glory was on the Christmas list. I am looking forward to a long armchair adventure during the coming winter nights.” Stanley P. Leibo writes that he holds the Doris Zemurray Stone Endowed Chair in reproductive biology at the Univ. of New Orleans. He is also senior scientist at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species in New Orleans and is adjunct professor of animal sciences at Louisiana State Univ. in Baton Rouge—all in addition to his position as adjunct professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk. He can be reached at sleibo @uno.edu. From the January / February 2004 IssueEd Flattau has published Evolution of a Columnist, the 40-Year Intellectual Journey of America’s Senior Nationally Syndicated Environmental Commentator. Ed can be reached at 1330 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20036.Robert P. Sanchez writes: “My new wife, Diane, and I were married on Nov. 30, 2002. We honeymooned on the Costa del Sol. I’m enjoying retirement here in Naples and stay busy with my homeowners association, tennis, sailing, and travel. I just became a grandfather.” Robert can be reached at 7084 Villa Lantana Way, Naples, Fla. 34108; robert1 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Bill Stamm writes: “We are living on the Connecticut River in East Haddam, up the road from the Goodspeeed Opera House. I have become active in the Goodspeed guild as both treasurer and transportation coordinator, driving the actors and production staff workers to and from the railroad station. This is a chance to meet the actors—there is even a Brown grad now and then.” Bill can be reached at P.O. Box 428, East Haddam, Conn. 06423; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the November / December 2003 IssueDorothy Cotton writes that her husband, Richard Pemstein ’51, died on July 9 and would like to be remembered not for his résumé but as a man who lived a “life of the mind” (see Obituaries). Margaret Roy Ewing ’58 (see Bruce and Tracey Stet Ewing ’88). From the March / April 2003 IssueSave the weekend of May 23–26 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of our graduation from Brown. The reunion planning committee is gearing up for a great weekend and hopes that you can join in. If you did not receive the fall reunion mailing, please contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 to request a copy. Abbe Robinson Young (see Marshall Cohen ’54). From the September / October 2002 IssueManuel Kyriakakis was named to a five-year term as chief justice of the housing court department of the Massachusetts Trial Court. He was appointed as first justice of the Southeastern Housing Court in 1990. Previously, he was a partner in the Fall River, Mass., law firm of Horvitz, Horvitz & Kyriakakis from 1973. Elizabeth Belknap Stirling writes that her ninth grandchild, Jennelle Ann Demers, was born on Feb. 27. Elizabeth can be reached at 19 Lake Ave., Saugus, Mass. 01906; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it From the May / June 2002 IssueGerald Levine writes: "My oldest daughter, Jodi Levine Avergun '84, was appointed, effective January 2002, chief of the Justice Department's Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Section. She will be relocating to Washington, D.C., after living the past several years on Long Island. Prior to her appointment, Jodi was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York." From the November / December 2000 Issue
Class president Gerald R. Levine
reports: “In May I took a personal tour of the Brown University
archaeological excavation of the Great Temple in Petra, Jordan. To
make my trip more meaningful, site director Martha Sharp
Joukowsky provided me with detailed information and key people to
meet. A visit to Petra has been called a once-in-a-lifetime
experience, and it was. Located along the ancient silk route between
Asia and the Middle East, Petra became an extremely wealthy city that
provided desert merchant caravans with a safe trading site and
plentiful water. More than 2,000 years ago, the inhabitants, a tribe
of Nabateans, had facades of elegant buildings carved into the
multicolored limestone mountains that surround, enclose, and protect
the residential valley. Latter-day Roman conquerors added their own
amphitheater and temples. Brown Travelers will soon offer a special
tour to this site. It should be noted that the site tour will involve
a lot of walking under the hot desert sun, but an optional two-person
horse-drawn surrey, or a horseback ride through the siq (a
very narrow mile-long passage between high cliffs) will shorten the
total amount of walking.
“Alan Rosenberg, director of cardiology at North Shore
Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., has been listed in a recent Town &
Country article as one of the top 100 medical specialists in the
country.
“Sandy MacFarland Taylor is retiring from Dean Witter to
become a full-time grandmother.
“Bob Sanchez has retired from Paine Webber to become a
member of the Greenwich, Conn., board of assessors and to help manage
the congressional campaign of his daughter, Stephanie
’89. “My daughter, Jodi Levine Avergun ’84, former chief narcotics prosecutor for the Eastern district (Brooklyn, N.Y.) U.S. Attorney’s office, has been appointed chief of the Long Island district of the U.S. Attorney’s office.” Gerald can be reached at 382 Central Park West, #2P, New York City 10025, bear58 @idt.net.” From the September / October 2000 IssueMichael Trotter (see An Trotter ’88). From the July / August 2000 IssueStephen D. Barkin, of New York City, was elected a director and executive-committee member of the Glaucoma Foundation. He urges all alumni to have yearly glaucoma examinations. He writes: "Glaucoma is the leading cause of preventable blindness and is called ‘the silent thief of sight.’ " Michael Trotter, a lawyer and civil leader in Atlanta, was honored at the Southern Regional Council’s 80th anniversary gala in April for improving race relations and civic participation. Michael is founder of Good Government Atlanta and Research Atlanta. From the May / June 2000 IssueLarry Kocher writes that he married Rita Bullinger on Dec. 29 at their home in Santa Rosa, Calif. Among the small number of friends at the ceremony was Hawlan Ng ’93. Larry is a retired educator; Rita teaches English at Pines High School in Santa Rosa. Macey Blackburn McKee Taylor retired from the University of Arizona and keeps busy selling books on the Internet for the Friends of the Tucson-Pima Public Library. She writes: "Most of the action is on eBay and Amazon, but I have privately sold an inscribed first edition of Atlas Shrugged for $2,000 and will soon be selling fine-art books on an art-gallery Web site owned by one of my best customers." For information on sales or donations, contact Macey at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Bob Sanchez writes that he was elected to the board of assessment appeals in Greenwich, Conn. He also sold his 235-year-old house, taking up residence in a condominium. Three months after the sale, the historic home, in which Bob and his family lived for twenty-seven years, burned to the ground while undergoing renovations by the new owners. Bob can be reached at 205 River Run, Greenwich 06831; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it William Silvert ’65 Ph.D. writes that he was so shaken by his 40th reunion that he took early retirement and moved to Portugal. By mid-February he expected to be settled near Lisbon. He would be happy to see old friends and classmates. He can be reached at Rua José Lourenço da Luz Gomes, No 1, R/C Esq., 2780 Paco de Arcos, Portugal; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Adrienne Arabian Simidian will graduate in May from the Buddhist Association of Connecticut’s dharma training program. She writes: "They tell me I’m now qualified to teach Buddhism. I laughed a lot. I spent four days last year with the Dalai Lama, and I still play the piano. I live in Putnam County, N.Y., and have three terrific daughters: Darlene, a computer-graphics artist in New York City; Linda, a TV producer in New York City; and Rachael, an education consultant and bilingual specialist in California. I also have a granddaughter, Grace, 5." From the January / February 2000 IssueClass secretary Sandy McFarland Taylor reports: "My daughter, Sarah McFarland Taylor '89, was awarded a Ph.D. from the U.C.-Santa Barbara religion department in June. She has been granted a two-year Mellon Fellowship to do postdoctoral work at Northwestern University. "Tom Bigford, Anne Walter Lowenthal, David Moore, and George Vandervoort attended the Lake Forest (Ill.) High School class of '54 reunion in August. "The class received with great sadness the news that Dick Carolan's wife, Mary Lou, has died. We all join in extending our sympathy to Dick and his family. "Dick Emmons weathered his heart-bypass operation in the summer. Keep up the good work, Dick. "In July Anne Guerry Pierce hosted a Down East lobster dinner for several classmates against the backdrop of a dazzling Maine sunset. I attended, as did Sue Haneman Ayers, of Evergreen, Colo.; Barbara Chaplin, of Portland, Ore.; Raya McCully Goff, of Providence; Anne Walter Lowenthal, of New York City; and Joyce Gillespie Briggs, of Litchfield, Conn. The next day we headed north from Ann's home in Brunswick to the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. Pressing northward still, we went to Toddy Pond, Joyce's Blue Hill fishing camp. We shared evolving attitudes, good books, medical milestones, 'grandma notes,' and, of course, many memories of Brown days. "Carol Jadick Hanson and her husband, Dick, built a lovely Nantucket home after Dick retired early from Merrill Lynch. "Martha Sharp Joukowsky has published a reference book and field guide on the historical Nabataean site of Petra, Jordan. Petra - Great Temple covers the 1993-97 excavations that Martha directed. Since the excavations are ongoing, additional volumes are planned. The book joins an extensive list of publications by this talented classmate. Many of the book's excellent photos are the work Martha's husband, Chancellor Emeritus Artemis 'Art' Joukowsky '55. What a team! The class of '58 is planning a June mini-reunion in Petra, which will feature a tour of Martha's dig and a cruise around Greece and Turkey. Call Jerry Levine at (212) 415-7486 for more information. "Class president Jerry Levine received a Brown Bear Award during Homecoming weekend. Congratulations, Jerry; you have long deserved this recognition and we're proud of you. "Bob Sanchez enjoyed his summer trip to Tuscany with the Brown Alumni Travelers. His daughter, Stephanie '89, a teacher in Greenwich, Conn., is one of three first selectmen in Greenwich. "Bob Strand has been living the bi-coastal life, flying frequently from San Francisco to New York City, where he buys and trades antique watches. He has also made side trips to Brown as an art consultant. "Doria Tenca schmoozed with New York City classmates at a recent Sports Foundation evening at the New York Athletic Club. She is also volunteering with the Central Park Conservancy. "Joan Kopf Tiedemann reports that, although traveling is not easy for her, she managed to visit Lake George this summer. "Alfred Uhry, our Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, earned further laurels last spring when Parade, his musical drama about a 1915 Atlanta lynching, won the 1999 Drama Desk award. In accepting the award, Al announced plans for a national touring production of Parade. Classmates also enjoyed Al's narration of the September PBS documentary Delta Jews. "Nancy Wooster Chase, of Scottsdale, Ariz., is building a house in Mexico. She's in frequent contact with Gaillee Cary Scott, who also lives in Arizona, and with Connie Hanson, who has her own public-relations firm in Hawaii. They had a mini-reunion when Benita Mangini Jones was passing through." Stephen D. Barkin, of New York City, writes: "As a person with glaucoma, the eye disease called the silent thief of sight, I decided to do something. I joined the Glaucoma Foundation and became a volunteer and activist. The foundation sponsors early-detection screenings and has raised millions of dollars for optic-nerve research. Our mission is to create a world without blindness. I was recently elected to the board of directors, where I work with Carol Ausobel '77, our new director of development." William Chadwick, of Burlington, Vt., reports that he received an honorary doctor of humanities degree from St. Michael's College last May, after having served on its board of trustees for nine years, until 1997. He was the first lay chairman in the college's ninety-five years. He retired from Banknorth Group at the end of the year, coincident with the sale of the company. Larry Kocher (see Hawlan Ng '93). From the November / December 1999 IssueThe class of '58 invites all interested schoolmates and friends to join in a fourteen-night mini-reunion starting in Petra, Jordan, and continuing on a Greek island cruise, calling on ports in Greece and Turkey. The trip is planned for June 22 to July 4, 2000. Martha Sharp Joukouwsky will lead the group through the excavation of the Great Temple of Petra, and then through the City of Athens. The last stop will be a seven-day Royal Olympic cruise. Based upon a group of twenty to twenty-nine people, and using 1999 tariffs, cost is estimated at $3,350 per person but is subject to change. To register, call class presidents Jerry Levine at (212) 415-7486 or Sandy McFarland Taylor at (212) 392-6035, or e-mail Jerry at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it The registration deadline is Sept. 15. Robert Feldman reports the birth of Zachary Robert Feldman in Portland, Oreg., on March 7. He is the first child of Wendy Wilkinson and Stephen Feldman '89, the only nephew of Andrea Feldman '87 and the only grandchild of Robert and Linda Blackman Feldman '60. Marcia Gallup MacDonald (see Michele Goyette-Ewing '82). Beverly Munter Spence, Simsbury, Conn., writes: "Following an early retirement from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education, I spent one year as the administrator of the Weekend College at St. Joseph College in West Hartford, Conn. Currently I am teaching part-time at the University of Hartford. This year I received two teaching awards, including one from the university for excellence in interdisciplinary teaching. For fun I have enrolled in a graduate poetry workshop at Trinity College and will be studying this summer at the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Mass." From the May / June 1999 IssueShellie Hearst, Westport, Conn., known for his spontaneity, married his main squeeze of fifteen years, and his fiancée for eight years, the beautiful Erika Steffen. Erika, who is arguably the world's most gifted career consultant, now has a challenging in-house client, since Shellie sold his business two years ago and now spends much of his time wandering around looking for life's greater meaning. William Stamm was remarried in June 1998 to Donna Breen, whom he met in a chorus he joined. Donna is the accompanist and assistant director of Cappella Cantrium, a local community chorus of more than 100 singers. "We also sing in an auditioned chorus of about forty, so music is a large part of our lives," William writes. They are moving in the spring to East Haddam, Conn., on the Connecticut River near the Goodspeed Opera House. "It's a new chance for us to get involved with musical theater in addition to our classical chorus work. It is a great time to be alive," William writes. From the March / April 1999 IssueLois Dean, Chevy Chase, Md., writes: "My son, Blake, is at Northeastern and now loves New England as much as I do. I'm finally studying history (colonial and English, 1540_1640) and doing family genealogy. This mixes well with the history of city development in New England and with learning how to generate computer maps of historic places and events." She continues that she is "still advocating for the cities" at HUD five days a week. Her husband has retired from the World Bank and is considering "his" Australia as their retirement destination. "If democracy keeps losing out to capitalism/elitism here," she writes, "it may not be a bad move." Stewart Y. Fish writes: "When, oh, when is Brown going to win an Ivy football championship? (Ties don't count.) I hope I live long enough! They always seem to lose the ones they shouldn't." He is, he says, nevertheless "looking forward to 1999." Stewart can be reached at 885 Island Club Square, Vero Beach, Fla. 32963; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it David L. Nass, Woodbury, Minn., welcomed two new grandchildren on May 27 _ the third set of twins in his family. His daughter Carla and her husband, Kevin Miller, greeted Eva and Nealon in Columbia, Md. His daughter Linda has two sets of twins. From the January / February 1999 IssueRod Dashnaw (see Allen Ward '64). Martin Feldman has retired from the faculty at Boston University's School of Medicine. Martin served as professor in the department of anatomy and neurobiology and the department of psychology. He remains a professor emeritus. Martin and his wife, Ellen, are now living in Owl's Head, Maine. From the November / December 1998 IssueBetty Belknap Stirling has two new grandchildren: Brielle Elizabeth Stirling, born in October 1997, and Amber Mae Demers, born in May. Betty's grandsons are T.J., 14; Jimmy, 8; and twins Stephen and Michael, 6. She can be reached at 19 Lake Ave., Saugus, Mass. 01906. C. William Stamm married Donna Breen on June 14. "Donna is the accompanist for a choral group that I sing with," William writes. "We started dating on a choral tour to Europe last summer. Our honeymoon was another choral trip to Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Music does make the world (mine anyway) go 'round." He can be reached at 3 Front St., Stonington, Conn. 06378. From the September / October 19998 IssueThe class of 1958 celebrated its 40th reunion in style on Commencement weekend. Highlights of the event included an authentic Kansas City barbecue for the men on Saturday afternoon while the women enjoyed more genteel surroundings during a luncheon at the Faculty Club. That evening the class gathered at Aldrich mansion for cocktails and an exquisite dinner by candlelight before strolling over to the Green to enjoy the Pops Concert performance by Ray Charles. On Sunday afternoon, our activities were at the new and vibrant Providence riverfront. The day was capped by cocktails and hors d'oeuvres at the elegant Boathouse restaurant and a presentation of Water Fire, a unique Providence happening that drew more than 10,000 people to the river walk. Many of the class remained in town for the Commencement march on Monday morning, proudly displaying the reunion plantation hats that distinguished our members throughout the weekend. Many thanks go to reunion cochair Susan Kaplan, who worked with me to make all the arrangements. It was truly a memorable gathering of classmates for a glorious renewal of friendships. - Bill Corrigan, cotreasurer
Peg Roy Ewing (see Natalie Getzoff 88). Richard C. Gardner, an orthopedic surgeon in Fort Myers, Fla., and New York City, is the lead expert in the pedicle screw litigation involving 5,000 patients undergoing spinal surgery. The product-liability action has already resulted in payments of more than $100 million to patients and their families. "More than 90 percent of these patients never went back to work and were made worse by the experimental and unnecessary surgery," he writes. From the July / August 1998 IssueHal Bander, Virginia Beach, Va., is a management analyst and instructor with the chief of naval education and training management engineering team. "I wish I had known forty years ago how rewarding teaching would be to me," Hal writes.Ellen Loewenstein Boschwitz, Plymouth, Minn., is the grandmother of Sammie, 5, David, 2, Justin, 2, and Ben, 1. She is a vice president and buyer for Home Valu Inc., a firm she began with her husband, Rudy (a former U.S. senator from Minnesota); three of their four sons are in the business with them. David Bosland, Basking Ridge, N.J., retired from Con Edison last July after thirty-nine "exciting and rewarding years," he writes. "Two of our four boys are married and have thus far produced three daughters. We bought a home on Block Island (R.I.) about five years ago and look forward to summering there." Len Bradley, Cumberland, R.I., writes: "This year is a special one in many ways: 40th class reunion, 40th wedding anniversary, and the youngest two (of the seven) children get married. In May 1997, my youngest child, a daughter, graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and was commissioned as an ensign into the U.S. Navy. My grandchildren now number twelve and aren't cheaper by the dozen. Jim Mello, did you catch that? Twelve grandchildren." Donald C. Dowling reports that his son, Luc '98, graduated from Brown on "Dad's 40th reunion day. And with a 4.0! What do they say? `Like father, like son?' " Don practices law in Delray Beach, Fla., and serves as vice president of the Palm Beach County Brown Club. Robert Feldman's daughter, Andrea '87, is the new assistant curator of the Eli Broad Family Foundation in Santa Monica, Calif., living the life her father wishes for, in a bungalow by the beach. Robert lives in Scarsdale, N.Y. Barbara A. Fontaine, Wakefield, R.I., is still going to school. This year she's studying Spanish. Barbara writes: "I'm not retired yet, but I'm starting to think about it. Then what? Travel, maybe, then back to work?" Edward S. Flattau's son, Jeremy, is a member of the class of 2001. Edward lives in Washington, D.C. Mary Marinelli Gizzarelli, Providence, has worked part-time for the R.I. State Department of Education since she retired as dean of students at Mt. Pleasant High School in Providence. She has also owned a beauty and model pageant company and traveled extensively. Her daughter, Claudia, married Bryan Bagdasian and received her master's of education from Providence College. Claudia is a guidance counselor in the Providence school system. Mary's husband, Robert, retired from the Providence school department as an assistant principal. They are enjoying retirement tremendously. Raya McCully Goff writes: "We have nine grandchildren ranging in age from 13 to 3 months. We sold our big house in Providence in August 1997 and moved to a spacious apartment at the head of Blackstone Boulevard. We're not completely out of the homeowner loop because we have a house and some land in Little Compton, R.I. This is my last year teaching English to middle schoolers at Moses Brown. Thirty-one years of classroom life has been educational and wonderful, but it's time for a change. Like all English teachers, I'm working on a book, which I hope to finish next year. I'm also looking forward to an unscheduled existence, with evenings to call my own without the specter of uncorrected papers looming over me." Raya can be reached at 294 Butler Ave., #1, Providence 02906. Sheldon Hearst, Westport, Conn., sold his business, which was founded in 1965. At its core was the concept of "doing well by doing good." Ann O'Halloran Heath, Jamestown, R.I., married Wharton Biddle on Jan. 28, 1995. Ann is practicing at the Pastoral Counseling Center in Providence. Ann and Wharton's combined family consists of nine children and thirteen grandchildren. Seymour B. Hall retired from teaching at Hull High School in Hull, Mass., in June 1991. He moved to Florida in June 1997. He can be reached at 6136 SW 100th Loop, Ocala, Fla. 34476. Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Providence, writes: "The Brown University excavations of the Great Temple at Petra, Jordan, will see us in the field for the sixth season. All classmates are invited to visit." Stephen J. Kurtz, Woodcliff Lake, N.J., writes: "My daughter, Jacqueline, was married to Jonathan Prince in August 1997. Jackie is an occupational health specialist employed by the National Institutes of Health in Baltimore. Her husband is an attorney. My son, Stuart, was married on Feb. 22. My wife and I are busy with our careers and have also been in the antique business for the past four years." Kenneth A. Kurze, Middletown, R.I., writes: "We are still chugging along in retirement. We travel, are involved with volunteer work and some politics, and enjoy good seaside New England living. Our daughter, Barbara '82, is in Portsmouth, N.H., working for Timberland Corp. Our son, Peter, is in Japan as director of the Institute of Foreign Bankers in Tokyo. As a member of the Newport, R.I., `sister-city' delegation, we visited Shimoda and Yokosuka in May 1997, followed by two weeks of hopping on and off bullet trains. We thoroughly enjoyed our first visit to Japan. Our next destinations: Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Israel." Janet Melkonian Lebkuchner, Warwick, R.I., has been working as a costume shop supervisor for the theater department at the Community College of Rhode Island for the past nine years. This spring she was the costume designer for its annual musical. Gerald R. Levine moved to Merrill-Lynch's Fifth Ave., New York City, location, where he works in the private client area as a partner in the Stern Asset Management Group, specializing in retirement and estate plans. His daughter, Jodi '84, was appointed chief of narcotics prosecution in the U.S. Attorney's office in New York's eastern district. Last year Jodi was named an outstanding prosecutor in the eastern district and honored at a Washington, D.C., ceremony in Attorney General Janet Reno's office. Ann Walter Lowenthal (see Margaret Jacoby '52). Gilbert W. Lugossy, Trenton, N.J., retired April 1, 1997, after serving five elected terms as the sheriff of Mercer County, N.J., and also serving a term as a member of the New Jersey State Parole Board. Gilbert, who graduated from the F.B.I. National Academy in 1983, is currently serving as a director of the Yardville National Bank and Capital Health System. Elizabeth Mushinsky Mitchell, Wallingford, Conn., writes: "Two of our offspring, Ed '83 and Elizabeth (Biz) '88, celebrated reunions in May. We also have another son, Chris '86." Priscilla Peirce Moor retired after twenty-seven years of teaching math and science in the Westboro, Mass., school system. After selling the family home of fifty years in Westboro, they are now living in Davisville in Falmouth, Mass. Priscilla writes: "Retirement in the locale of our summers, travel, and time in Naples, Fla., in the winter, make for a great time in our lives." She can be reached at 37 Captain Davis Ln., East Falmouth 02536. Tom Moses, Reading, Pa., left the investment business and has since been involved with family members in funding public community projects. Tom writes: "In November 1997, we funded the rebuilding of the town square in a small western Pennsylvania town. In Kentucky we funded a career and college planning center in memory of my father. Last summer we purchased, at an auction, the home of U.S. Senator John Williams, who was edged out for higher office by Andy Jackson. Most of the original furnishings have been located, including the portrait by Rufus King, which I inherited. Upon completion of a historical renovation and the addition of some seventy-five original acres, the homestead will be donated to a historical society for the free use of the schoolchildren of Tennessee." Jim Noonan, Quakertown, N.J., writes: "All five children are grown up, and four are married. I've had the same nice wife, Ruthie, for almost forty years. I'm still busy working as co-owner of Precision Metals and playing as much golf as I can." Arthur H. Parker's youngest daughter, Holly, was married in August 1997. Several Brown alums from Arthur's class attended the wedding, as did Holly's brother, Matthew '88. Arthur lives in Barrington, R.I. Patricia M. Patricelli is co-president of her class and has been marketing director of the Atrium Mall since September 1995. She can be reached at 180 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 02116. Leslie Feifer Peltier, North Kingstown, R.I., became "voluntarily unemployed" several years ago, after more than twenty years in various library positions in Rhode Island. Leslie writes: "This year I completed three busy, fulfilling years as president of the Friends of the North Kingstown Free Library. I now look forward to some `sixth decade' pursuits, such as becoming more computer-literate, hiking and cross-country skiing, enjoying our eight grandchildren, and spending a little more time with my Pembroke '58 classmates. Hope to do some traveling in a few years when my husband, a chemist, retires." Arnold C.G. Platzker writes: "While most of our friends are talking retirement, Marjorie and I seem to be working harder. Marjorie is associate partner and West Coast director of interior design for the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). For the past two years, in addition to my position as professor of pediatrics and head of the pediatric pulmonology division at U.S.C. and at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, I have been visiting professor of pediatrics and chief of the pediatric pulmonology division at U.C.L.A. Children's Hospital and Medical Center. For the past eight years I have chaired the pulmonology component of the NIH-funded, multicenter study of the pulmonary and cardiac consequences of vertically transmitted (i.e., mother to fetus) HIV infection. Our kids both live in New York City and are involved in art and design. David and his wife, Susan Inglett, live in SoHo. Susan is an art publisher, and David is an art historian and curator for the pop artist Claes Oldenburg. David has co-authored a book, Printed Stuff, on the print works of Oldenburg. The book received the George Wittenborn Award asthe best art book of 1997. Elizabeth, a RISD graduate, is a fashion designer. She started the women's International Concepts line for Macy's and has recently been recruited to design Ann Taylor's loft line. Marjorie and I usually find time to travel - mixing business with pleasure - to Europe and the Far East. We are especially fond of France, where we often visit friends in a tiny village in Provence. Had we not recently remodeled our home in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles, we would have considered buying a second home in Provence." Arnold can be reached at 654 Walther Way, Los Angeles 90049. Van Radoccia is a probate judge in North Kingstown, R.I., and vice chair of the South County Hospital board of trustees. David S. Ridderheim, Leo, Ind., retired Nov. 1, 1997, as president and CEO of Parkview Health System after thirty-five years in that organization. John J. Roach, El Cajon, Calif., spent a month in New Zealand in the spring. John writes, "Wonderful people, country, and fly fishing." John divides his time between San Diego, Palm Desert, and traveling. "It's a great life if you don't weaken!" Hays Rockwell, St. Louis, took a three-month sabbatical from his work as the Episcopal bishop of Missouri. He and his wife spent most of the time in New Zealand, where Hays worked on a writing project. Marshall Sawyer, Mattapoisett, Mass., retired after thirty-eight years in education, twenty-eight years of which he spent as a high school principal. He now works part-time for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association. Barbara Ann Scott, Salt Point, N.Y., is an associate professor of sociology at SUNY-New Paltz; she teaches courses in media studies, political sociology, theory, and women's studies. She is active in many NGOs devoted to peace, environmentalism, and social justice. She has two sons, Evan, 35, and Eric, 32. Lee Sheldrick's son, Chris '93, is at Temple University working toward his Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Lee's daughter-in-law, Meghan McGrath '95, entered the Medical College of Pennsylvania in September 1997. His daughter, Jennifer, has provided Lee's first two grandchildren during the past eighteen months. Lee is still working at Arkwright. His wife, Karen, continues to teach in Shrewsbury, Mass. They live in Westborough, Mass. Richard F. Steele, Derry, N.H., retired as a program manager at Raytheon, where he had worked for thirty-four years. He will celebrate his 40th wedding anniversary in August. He and his wife have three children, including two who were Eagle Scouts. Richard has been associated with the Boy Scouts for twenty-nine years and recently took thirteen scouts on a three-week tour of Russia. Jeffrey L. Stern, Highland Park, Ill., missed the 40th reunion to attend his daughter's graduation from Scripps College. Jeffrey writes: "Though my upcoming birthday will give me senior citizen status in the eyes of most airlines, I don't expect to retire any time soon from my job in media relations with the Chicago Transit Authority." Barbara Harvey Taylor, Marietta, Ga., is enjoying retirement and has been traveling and visiting family. She has three children and five grandchildren. Robert F. Taylor's daughter, Sarah '94, is attending medical school at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. Robert lives in North Attleboro, Mass. Sandy McFarland Taylor, Summit, N.J., had a "delightful" visit with Sue Haneman Ayers at her "dramatic" home in Evergreen, Colo. Other classmates visiting were Joyce Gillespie Briggs, Barbara Chaplin, Raya McCully Goff, Anne Walter Lowenthal, Ann Guerry Pierce and husband Russell '53, and Bob Briggs '53. Sandy writes: "Later most of us went to Santa Fe for sightseeing and touring the newly opened Georgia O'Keeffe Museum." Joe Tebo celebrated daughter Shelly's wedding in La Jolla, Calif., with several friends from the class of '58, including Pete Charron, Jack Kleiderlein, Joe Moyer, and Max McCreery. Also attending were Jack Norberg '53, Stu Erwin '55, and Pete Sweet '60. From the May / June 1998 IssueTheodore P. Cohen (see Wendy L. Cohen '89).Tom Moses, Reading, Pa., writes: "Skip Hokanson '59 is marketing a device that shuts off car radios when in the vicinity of emergency vehicles. He recently flew to Detroit to discuss it with GM officials. While in the Midwest he dropped in on George Vandervoort and his wife, Mimi, in Chicago. This summer my wife, Judy, and I met Dave Bliss and his wife, Marty, for brunch in State College, Pa. Dave lives in a mountaintop home in the historic town of Bellefonte, Pa. We spend weekends at my brother's log tanner's cabin in the nearby artists' village of Boalsburg. We are planning a lawn party for the Penn State arts and craft show. All classmates are invited. George Vandervoort continues to commute to the Far East, primarily to China. For a while he kept an apartment in Bangkok. I talked to Pete Kopke recently. His son William is applying to Brown in the fall. His oldest son, Pete Jr. '91, is completing a Ph.D. in computer science at Cornell. The elder Pete was in a serious car accident in which he was hit head-on by a larger car and had to be removed by the jaws of life. Luckily, he suffered only two broken ribs. He recently moved his forty-five-foot cruiser from his summer home in the Hamptons to a small village near Cannes in the south of France. His New Year's resolution is to spend more time on the Riviera. I think we can all echo those sentiments." Abbe Beth Robinson Young and Jerold O. Young '54 write that their son, Andrew R. Young '86, and his wife, Lita, have a new baby girl, Nicola Rose Young; daughter Carina is 3. Abbe and Jerry's daughter Marji Young Chimes '84 and her husband, Lew, have a new baby boy, Joseph Young Chimes; son Daniel is 3. Another daughter, Betsy Young Harris '82, and her husband, Dave Harris '80, have two sons, Jason, 10, and Alex, 7. Jerry is president and Abbe is treasurer of Harold W. Young Inc., a New England food broker. Betsy is vice president of sales and marketing, and Andrew is vice president of supermarkets, vending, and convenience stores. Marji is director of public relations for Ethan Allen Furniture in Danbury, Conn. Abbe, Jerry, Andrew, and Lita have just returned from Lima, Peru, where they visited Lita's family and traveled to Macchu Picchu to see the Andes Mountains and the Inca ruins. Jerry and Abbe still live in Newton Centre, Mass.; Betsy and Andrew live in Needham, Mass.; and Marji lives in Stamford, Conn. From the May / June 1998 IssueTheodore P. Cohen (see Wendy L. Cohen '89).Tom Moses, Reading, Pa., writes: "Skip Hokanson '59 is marketing a device that shuts off car radios when in the vicinity of emergency vehicles. He recently flew to Detroit to discuss it with GM officials. While in the Midwest he dropped in on George Vandervoort and his wife, Mimi, in Chicago. This summer my wife, Judy, and I met Dave Bliss and his wife, Marty, for brunch in State College, Pa. Dave lives in a mountaintop home in the historic town of Bellefonte, Pa. We spend weekends at my brother's log tanner's cabin in the nearby artists' village of Boalsburg. We are planning a lawn party for the Penn State arts and craft show. All classmates are invited. George Vandervoort continues to commute to the Far East, primarily to China. For a while he kept an apartment in Bangkok. I talked to Pete Kopke recently. His son William is applying to Brown in the fall. His oldest son, Pete Jr. '91, is completing a Ph.D. in computer science at Cornell. The elder Pete was in a serious car accident in which he was hit head-on by a larger car and had to be removed by the jaws of life. Luckily, he suffered only two broken ribs. He recently moved his forty-five-foot cruiser from his summer home in the Hamptons to a small village near Cannes in the south of France. His New Year's resolution is to spend more time on the Riviera. I think we can all echo those sentiments." Abbe Beth Robinson Young and Jerold O. Young '54 write that their son, Andrew R. Young '86, and his wife, Lita, have a new baby girl, Nicola Rose Young; daughter Carina is 3. Abbe and Jerry's daughter Marji Young Chimes '84 and her husband, Lew, have a new baby boy, Joseph Young Chimes; son Daniel is 3. Another daughter, Betsy Young Harris '82, and her husband, Dave Harris '80, have two sons, Jason, 10, and Alex, 7. Jerry is president and Abbe is treasurer of Harold W. Young Inc., a New England food broker. Betsy is vice president of sales and marketing, and Andrew is vice president of supermarkets, vending, and convenience stores. Marji is director of public relations for Ethan Allen Furniture in Danbury, Conn. Abbe, Jerry, Andrew, and Lita have just returned from Lima, Peru, where they visited Lita's family and traveled to Macchu Picchu to see the Andes Mountains and the Inca ruins. Jerry and Abbe still live in Newton Centre, Mass.; Betsy and Andrew live in Needham, Mass.; and Marji lives in Stamford, Conn. From the March / April 1998 IssueThe countdown has started, and we are looking for you to return for the 40th reunion. Mark your calendars: May 22-25. Come see the Brown you remember, a new Brown you can be proud of, and a Providence you have never seen before. You should be receiving your registration packet shortly. If you did not receive the fall mailing, please contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947.Edward S. Flattau, Washington, D.C., a nationally syndicated columnist, has published Tracking the Charlatans. The book is a rebuttal to the ideological warfare being waged against environmentalism and the mainstream environmental movement. Shellie Hearst sold his business of thirty-three years, Supermarket Communication Systems Inc. After getting his M.B.A. at the University of Chicago and working for IBM and Gillette, Shellie started a product-distribution business in 1963 and sold it to his partner two years later. He then founded Supermarket Communication Systems, a distributor of promotional literature in supermarkets. The company grew from a dozen stores in the Boston area into a national network of stores, each hosting Good Neighbor display boards used by shoppers and companies for advertising notices. Bill Parray, Shellie's freshman roommate and Pi Lam fraternity brother, was his business partner for fifteen years. Shellie is active on the boards of several charitable organizations. (This note was submitted by Geneva Whitney '56.) Ulysses S. James is director of the Mount Vernon (Va.) Chamber Orchestra Association. Conductor of the Mount Vernon Orchestra and Youth Orchestra, Ulysses also directs the city's summer music festival, a monthlong camp for young musicians. Nancy Redden James manages the youth orchestra, works with NationsBank, and is a chaplain at Mount Vernon Hospital. They can be reached at 4009 Gibbs St., Alexandria, Va. 22309. Michael H. Trotter has published Profit and the Practice of Law - What's Happened to the Legal Profession (University of Georgia Press). A partner in the law firm of Kilpatrick Stocken in Atlanta, Michael is a research fellow and adjunct law professor at Emory University.
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