From the July/August 2008 Issue

Mel S. Lavitt writes: "After more years than I can count, we sold our investment banking firm, C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, and I am now living full-time in Park City, Utah, with my wife, Wendy; our two daughters, Kathy '85 and Meredith '92; and their children, Ian, Whitney, and Griffin. The snow is great!" Contact Mel at PO Box 70, Park City 84060; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May/June 2008 Issue

Clark Sammartino (see Elaine Berlinsky Fain '70).

Barry E. Schwartz writes: "Hola, my classmates. I've been living in paradise (aka Costa Rica) for the past four years. With my small foundation I've been able to fund, totally or partially, seven projects: three daycare centers in addition to a school, medical clinics, and a library. Two of my classmates and I would like to challenge you all to a team mini-triathlon during 50th-reunion week. How about a 400-meter swim, two- to three-mile bike ride, and one- to one-and-a-half-mile run? Let me know if you'd like to accept the team challenge." Contact Barry at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Alfred B. Smiley is still very active in historical preservation in Wallkill, N.Y. Contact Alfred at 109 Second St., P.O. Box 339, Wallkill 12589; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Charlene Ingraham Underhill writes: "I have written a book for children ages 2-5, A Day With Zimp and Chee. It's on the internet!"

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Norman Bogar can be reached at 18 Lauren Knoll Ct., Baldwin, Md. 21013; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John R. Jolly has completed 30 years of playing in a local steel drum band started by a group of business executives in 1965 in Sleepy Hollow, New York. He, along with Lannie Taliaferro '74, another band member, has played at boat shows, weddings, bar mitzvahs, and island parties.

Robert G. Pratt can be reached at 3000 Golfside Ln., Hendersonville, N.C. 28739.

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Caryl Ann Miller Nieforth writes: “Our 50th Reunion will be held May 22–24, 2009. Who’s interested in helping out?”

From the September / October 2007 Issue

Philip J. DiSaia writes: "In January 2007 I won the Frederick Naftolin Award for Mentorship from the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, which recognizes the contribution to training and career development of investigators in the field of reproductive and women's health. In the same month I was also nominated and sponsored by the Orange County Medical Association, and listed in Orange Coast Magazine as a Physician of Excellence. In January 2006 I was one of six UC Irvine doctors named ‘America's Top Doctors for Cancer' by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., and in February 2006 I received the silver medal for a Brilliant Career in Medicine by the Veracruzano Center for Prevention of Cancer in Women, Veracruz, Mex." Philip can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Â

Martha McKay Frigoletto (see Fred Frigoletto '54).

Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth writes: "The Providence Public Library annually uses the Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth Fund to purchase five Brown-related books for the Rochambeau Branch in commemoration of her outstanding volunteer contributions to both the library and her alma mater. The 2007 books are: Smart Moves for Liberal Arts Grads, by Sheila Curran and Suzanne Bavly Greenwald '89; Dear John, Dear Coltrane by Michael Harper, professor of English and former Rhode Island Poet Laureate; Symbolic Essence and Other Writings on Modern Architecture and American Culture by William Jordy, professor of art; Main Street, USSR by Irving R. Levine '44, and Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans by Wallace Terry '59."

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Sheila McHale Bailey’s husband, Bill, died Aug. 26, 2004, after a long bout with cancer.

Dante Ionata (see Victoria Ionata Green ’95).

Arthur Louis Levin ’62 AM continues to write wine columns biweekly for several newspapers in N.Y. and Fla. An archive can be found at www.pelicanpress.org.

Jim Steiner writes: “2007 is a special year. I am a rookie on my 70-year-old traveling softball team and I won the ‘Sing New Jersey’ singing contest in the adult division (25 and older). I’ll be making a fourteen-song CD and have a cabaret act at Trumpet’s, a jazz club in Montclair, N.J. Life is good.” Jim can be reached at 57 Union St., Apt. 42, Montclair 07042; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

From the May / June 2007 Issue

Leonard J. Deftos writes: “I have combined my career-long interest in medicine with my recent interest in law by developing a masters degree program in health law offered jointly by the University of California, San Diego, where I am a professor of medicine, and the California Western School of Law, where I am a professor of law. The unique program is designed to foster interaction and cooperation between the two disciplines. It is described at http://hlaw.uscd.edu.”

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Patricia Brady McNeil writes: “I’ve joined the travelers group. In the past year I went to Santa Fe, Peru, and Berlin. Now I’m off to Egypt and Africa. It sure is nice being retired!”

Raymond Sullivan writes: “Having retired from the practice of surgery in Waterbury, Conn., after thirty years, I have recently written my first historical novel, Contentment: A Novel of New England’s Birth, which offers a keen insight into the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the development of New England Puritanism. It is published by iUniverse and is available through them, online from Amazon or Barnes & Noble, or on order from most major bookstores. My son R.J. ’86 (Georgetown Med. ’91) practices orthopedics in Hartford and my daughter-in-law Cathy Beermann Sullivan ’86 practices pediatrics there. Hello to all of my classmates from ’59.”

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Connie Ames Gillen retired as a psychologist at Hampshire College after thirty years. She continues to farm organically and can be visited every Saturday morning (in season) at the Amherst Farmers’ Market. Connie can be reached at 136 Sunset Ave., Amherst, Mass. 01002.

Arthur Levin is semi-retired between Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Sarasota, Fla. He continues to write wine columns for several newspapers. Archives of some can be found at www.pelicanpress.org. Arthur can be reached at 1111 N. Gulfsteam Ave., #3-B, Sarasota, Fla. 34236; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jim Steiner writes: “I’m still living in Montclair, N.J., and singing with my son Michael in the Big Apple Chorus in New York City. I’m also playing on a traveling 65-and-over softball team. I’m enjoying my three-year-old grandson Sam and life in general.” Jim 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 Issue

Jeannie Callahan writes: “I have retired from my career as a special education teacher, and I’m enjoying participating in various community-based volunteer and educational activities. My home base during winter months is Florida, but otherwise I’m happily situated here in the Northeast. There are a couple of my classmates—fellow ‘angels’—in the area, so it’s fun to visit.” Jean can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Pat Pennal MacKenzie (see Amy Williams ’96).

Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth was honored by the Providence Public Library for her outstanding work as a former president and longtime board member of the Friends of Rochambeau branch. She has retired after almost a decade as chair of its book sale committee. The library has established a Caryl-Ann Nieforth book fund, which until 2010 will add to the Rochambeau collection five books per year; each will be authored by a Brown faculty member and will bear a bookplate in Caryl’s honor.

Daniel Wolk (see Jonathan Carmel ’92).

From the March / April 2005 Issue

Norman Bogar writes that he’s enjoying retirement, traveling to China and Russia. His first grandson was born to Erika and Rogers King, and Norman was expecting his first granddaughter, due to Adrienne and Gregory Schmitt, in January.

Elizabeth Z. Chace writes: “We have moved to a wonderful loft apartment in downtown Providence. I have a great view of the Baptist Church—remember, it was where we graduated! I’m really involved with Brown these days and enjoy being a fellow. All our children are well and our thirteenth grandchild arrived last spring.”

Raynor W. Clark reports that he’s enjoying retirement, delivering truck parts in eastern Connecticut several days a week. “I continue my duties as fire marshal in Killingworth.”

John M. Cohen is still practicing pediatrics full time in Newton, Mass.

Ginny Demirjian Dadourian writes: “Life has been good. We retired, spending three winter months in Naples, Fla., and the rest of the year in Long Island, N.Y. Sorry to miss our 45th. With our five children (all married with kids) and eleven grandchildren (soon to be twelve), we use Memorial Day weekend as our yearly get-together. If I’m still here for our 50th, I’ll skip the family and come to Brown! Regards to all our classmates.”

Kenneth H. Hauck writes that he’s “mostly retired,” traveling between Ft. Myers, Fla., and Vail, Colo. “I’m enjoying four grandchildren and keeping fit with tennis, golf, rock climbing, and scuba.”

Thomas M. Immermann writes that he retired in January 2003. “It’s true what is said return home to our business. That put me back in the office until 1997, when I retired for sure. Barbara and I live in Clinton, N.Y., in the summers, and Naples, Fla., from Oct. 10 to May 15. Hopefully the hurricane season has run its course as I head south.”

John says he’s been in contact with the widow of R. King Patterson ’58; “If you’d like to reach her, call me in Naples at (239) 596-4909.”

Sally Mahan Spaugh writes: “No, we have not yet retired, but three years ago we moved from Tennessee to Pennsylvania, where my husband, Jerry, is a distinguished professor of physics at Penn State Univ. An added benefit to this move is that it brings us closer to our three children, who are all located in the Northeast.”

Elizabeth Boole Tucker writes: “I am still an active volunteer in several community organizations plus my church. My time is divided between our homes in New Jersey and Naples, Fla. I also enjoy visiting our three grandchildren, all in the Charlotte, N.C., area.”

Charles Waterman writes: “I continue as CEO of JWI, an international business consulting firm in Washington, D.C.”

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Philip J. Di Saia has been named the nation’s Cancer Fighter of the Year by a blue-ribbon board consisting of representatives from major medical and cancer centers across the United States. Philip is professor of gynecologic oncology, associate dean for clinical affairs, and vice chancellor of health sciences at the Univ. of California, Irvine.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Jane Moseley Bronk writes: “My first grandchild, a girl, was born on Jan. 4. I retired in June from Loomis Chaffee School after thirty-three years as an English teacher.”

W. Bowdoin Davis Jr. received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Maryland Institute College of Art, where he is professor emeritus, on May 17. He has moved to Portland, Ore., where he can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

H. Corbin Day received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Birmingham-Southern College on May 29. He is chairman of the executive committee of Jemison Investments Co.

Margaret Guthrie reports the publication of her eighth cookbook, Racing to the Table (Eclipse Press): “It’s about the horse-racing world and is full of recipes from owners, breeders, trainers, and veterinarians—anyone involved in the sport.”

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Cynthia Wayne Acker writes that her son Richard ’91 is regional land coordinator for the Openlands Project in Chicago. Her daughter Jennifer ’94 is a project manager with Cisco Systems in Research Triangle Park, N.C. Jennifer’s husband, Lars M. Bishop ’94, is chief technology officer at NDL in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Ann Chmielewski Anderson writes: “John ’58 and I moved to Boulder, Colo., in Januar, 2001. We live on a mountain and it is beautiful. Our son, Brian ’90, and his wife moved to Broomfield, Colo., after he finished his psychiatry residency at Case Western in June 2003. Our daughter, Kirsten, is married and lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their son, Liam.”

Mudge Johnson Anderson writes that she and her husband, Phil, took their first RV trip with friends into national parks in September. “Hiking was spectacular,” she says. “My childhood friend challenged me to get my violin out of the attic and get going after a forty-five-year hiatus. She found us a string group in Plymouth, so twice a month we walk the beaches and make music together. With three grandsons nearby and church within walking distance, life is full and good. I’m grateful for good health and take none of it for granted. Now if we could just figure out what to do in Iraq!”

W. Scott Bearce writes: “My wife, Diane, and I are both retired and enjoying a life of skiing, golf, tennis, and travel. We also spend a lot of time with our six grandchildren.”

Norman J. Bogar writes that he retired in 1999 from United Container Machinery as executive vice president and general manager.

Donna B. Lewiss Brock writes that she moved back to the Northeast two years ago and now lives in in Concord, Mass. She enjoys the town, her new job with the Missile Defense Agency at nearby Hanscom Field, and being close to her children, their spouses, and her new granddaughter, Lilly Annabelle Brock, who was born Oct. 15.

C. Bennett Brown Jr. and his wife, Ursula, moved to Little Compton, R.I., last April after he retired. “We enjoy being back in familiar surroundings,” he wrote in the spring, “and are looking forward to our 45th reunion.”

Richard L. Canepa retired from teaching English and Latin after thirty-eight years. During that time he also coached football, track, and tennis. “I continue to coach boys varsity tennis,” he writes. “Both Bev and I are avid tennis players and compete in the USTA New England tournament circuit. We are currently number one in New England in super-senior mixed-doubles. We also have two wonderful granddaughters to enjoy.”

Connie Reimers Cowen wrote in the spring: “My husband, Tom ’57, and I are looking forward to our 45th reunion.”

Nina Seybold Atwater Dodd writes: “I am so happy to return for the 45th! Although I married in 1958 to Deuton V. G. Seybold, I returned, with Dean Lewis’s great kindness, in the fall of 1959 and graduated in 1961. But I truly believe I’m a member, with dear friends, of the class of 1959. I am a journalist and floral designer and have just published a book of poetry with my daughter, Aubrey Atwater Donnelly ’85, which also contains my mother’s poetry—three generations! I am well, I am curious, I keep moving, and I am grateful for my children, Elizabeth Seybold Parsons, Rosemary Atwater, and Aubrey, and grandchildren Timothy Seybold Parsons, 13, and Anna Rose Parsons, 9.”

Philip DiSaia received the UC Irvine Medal in November in recognition of his support for teaching, research, and public service. He is the Dorothy J. Marsh chair in reproductive biology, chief of gynecology and gynecologic oncology at UCI Medical Center, and a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and radiological sciences in the College of Medicine.

William B. Hayes writes: “I retired on Jan. 1 from Century Furniture Co. in Hickory, N.C., after forty-one years in the furniture industry. My wife, Berkeley, and I have lived in Morganton, N.C., since 1983. We will move our permanent residence to Stone Harbor, N.J., a great little town on the south Jersey shore, but we will spend the winters in Palm Desert, Calif. Summers on the Jersey shore will give us more time with our six (soon to be seven) grandchildren, who are the sons and daughters of our three married sons, Bill Jr. ’87, Jay ’89, and Brooke (Penn ’92). We have enjoyed many of the past reunions and look forward to visiting with everyone in May.”

John M. Howard writes: “I retired from St. Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla., after sixteen years as headmaster. Over those years the school grew from 222 students to 775, while its faculty expanded from twenty-seven to seventy-three and its assets went from $1.5 million to just under $20 million. I have never regretted my education at Brown.”

Katherine Hempstead Humm writes: “I am no longer ‘gainfully’ employed but seem busier now than when I held a full-time job. I’m on the boards of the York (Pennsylvania) Symphony Orchestra and the York Community Theatre, and I volunteer for Hospice and the York Hospital. Our three engineer daughters have all married engineers, and I have no doubt that our five (to date) grandchildren will follow the lead of their parents and my engineer husband, Bill. My continuing goal, as the lone member of the family with a nonscientific degree, is to nurture their understanding of the value and importance of the arts.”

Barbara Clark Jeffers writes: “We sold our twenty-year-old business, Brevard Learning Clinic, to a national corporation last August. I will continue as executive director for a while. John ’56, ’63 MAT and I celebrated his retirement with a spectacular cruise around the British Isles with the Brown Travelers and Swan-Hellenic.”

Jacqueline Jones ’63 MAT has retired from her adjunct teaching job. Last summer she went to her 30th reunion from the Univ. of Paris, where she saw old classmates and spent three weeks reliving her Paris years.

Richard F. Judkins writes: “After forty years in both academic and private-practice medicine, I retired on July 1, 2003. I continue to participate in medical- and surgical-mission trips to the ‘Third World.’ My oldest daughter, Jennifer, has followed her dad and practices ear, nose, throat, head, and neck surgery locally in Providence. See you on the campus.”

Ann Golembewski Kagdis writes: “Retired five years ago after thirty-seven years in public education, the last twenty-six as building principal in Newark, N.J. I then started a second project for five years as an assessor with the Foundation for Educational Administration and opened an antiques and collectibles shop in Fairfield, Maine, summer season only. Now I’m headed back to sunny Florida where I’ve been photographing sea and sky.”

Robert P. Kasper retired from his chemical-engineering position with Givaudan Flavors, in East Hanover, N.J., on Halloween 2002 but continued to consult for Givaudan sporadically until last September. His wife, Adrienne, expects to retire from her human-resources position with Data Color International in early 2005. Robert’s daughter Sandra received her doctorate in clinical psychology in 2001 from American Univ. in Washington and continues to live and work in nearby Maryland.

Elizabeth Forstall Keen writes: “Don and I continue to enjoy retirement in central Florida. We keep busy with church, community activities, golf, visits with our five grandsons, and traveling. Our latest adventure was a three-week tour of China and Tibet.”

Lewis L. Krieger writes: “My daughter Liz Krieger ’97 is moving to New York City, having spent the last five years living first in San Francisco and then in Paris. She is a writer.”

Nina Wiita Krooss wrote in the spring: “Robert Krooss, my best friend and husband of forty-three years, died two years ago of cancer. Fortunately, a wonderful family has provided comfort and support. My daughter, Marnie, and her son, Kristian, live near me in Mountain Lakes, N.J. My son Jack, his wife, Susan, and their daughters Lydia and Vanessa live in San Francisco. Together we also managed the sale of Robert’s company and other estate matters. I am looking forward to seeing Brown and the classmates at our 45th reunion.”

Ben Koether (see Jonathan Cole ’67).

Marcia J. Lawton writes: “In 2003 I fulfilled a lifelong dream of writing a book. It’s called Beacon of Hope: A Guide to Internal Truth and is based on my life’s journey. Details are available at www.beaconofhope.us.”

Carl M. Lieberman writes: “Still practicing otolaryngology in Framingham, Mass., and still loving it. Daughter Joanna ’89 is a teacher in Cambridge, Mass. Daughter Hilary is a dean at Barnard, and son David is a medical student at Cornell. Son John is 12, daughter Sarah is 9.”

Carole Fishbain Liebson writes: “Shortly after the last reunion, I received a master’s degree in linguistics, and my husband and I moved into our new ‘old’ house. I’m still teaching English as a second language at a community college.”

Charles E. Mangan is retired.

David MacCallum wrote in the spring: “Just finished my career in investment banking which, as we all know, started in the Eisenhower administration. Worked in investment research, corporate finance, and venture capital in the health care industry—a field I knew nothing about as I never took biology and am still not sure where Wilson Hall is. I now run a hedge fund, finally having fun most days. I’m married to a wonderful woman, am the father of three (one of whom graduated in June ’03), and living in the Big Apple. Looking forward to being with the class of ’59. Still the greatest four years of my life.”

Grace Azevedo Murphy ’67 AM writes: “My daughter Grace ’Babs‘ ’89 married John Cregan (Boston College ’83) on May 22, and my son David ’95 is marrying Suzanne Valliere (UConn ’92) on July 24. My son Bill (Harvard ’88) is teaching international relations at Penn. Dave and I are well, traveling a lot and enjoying our lives.”

Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth writes: “I chair the book sale for Friends of Rochambeau, library of my childhood. Deck has two bands that play at contra dances, which we frequent, and he’s now crafting violins. Daughter Deb Bloomberg, RN, is assistant director of admissions at Chestnut Hill (Mass.) School. Son Andy Feldman ’86, ’91 MD is chief of residents and fellows in pathology at National Cancer Institute (NIH) in Bethesda, Md. Mother, Beatrice Wattman Miller ’35, celebrated her 90th birthday at the Faculty Club.”

Michael and Brooke Hunt Mitchell (see Katherine Mitchell Constan ’88).

Theodore Osmer writes that he retired from Guardian Life Insurance in November and is renovating a house and otherwise taking it easy. He can be reached at 441 Elizabeth Ave., Ramsey, N.J. 07446; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David N. Page writes: “I retired from an active institutional and commercial architectural practice in New Hampshire in 2000. The last twenty years have been primarily involved with the multiphase renovation and expansion of the N.H. State Prison and development of the new U.S. District Courthouse in Concord. Recent volunteer activities have included a thirteen-year tenure as a public member of the N.H. Judicial Council, working to improve administration of justice in the state, and a recent appointment to the N.H. Supreme Court’s Professional Conduct Committee, which reviews and acts on claims against attorneys. My wife, Lee, and I live on Lake Sunapee and look forward to visits from our two boys, their wives, and our two granddaughters. We winter in Vero Beach, Fla.”

Vail Berkman Palomino writes that her son Adrian is a first-year medical student at UC San Francisco and daughter Lindsay is a pheresis nurse at Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, Calif.

George J. Posejpal wrote in the spring: “I was recalled to the San Angelo Saints as director of sales on Christmas Eve. I am now in Texas again. (Check the map for San Angelo.) See you all at reunion time.”

Leonard B. Santos wrote in the spring: “I’m enjoying retirement in central Pennsylvania, where eating Hershey chocolate has become a hobby (obsession?). Visited the alma mater in October during a nostalgia jaunt through New England and thoroughly enjoyed a leisurely walk around the beautifully maintained campus—it sure brought back fantastic memories. Looking forward to our 45th and hope to see and get reacquainted with old friends and classmates.”

John Sherman wrote in the spring: “Marcia and I are happily retired in Clemson, S.C., a lovely little college town with friendly people, great weather, and a surprising range of indoor and outdoor activities. The nearby lakes stretch into North Carolina, and we’ve taken up kayaking to enjoy them more fully. I’m active in the local Habitat for Humanity chapter and sing in the church choir. We see Marji and Jim Mayer as well as Gail and Andy Davis from time to time. We’re looking forward to the reunion and a chance to reconnect with classmates.”

Jim Steiner writes: “I’m still in business doing costumes for college reunions and performing groups. I sing with the Big Apple Chorus, a barbershop group in New York City, and am still traveling the country playing center field with a 65-plus softball team. I played baseball in the alumni game on Commencement weekend and urge my fellow players to join me. I became a grandfather for the first time seven months ago and love it.”

John A. Ward writes: “I am still enjoying life in Brewster, on Cape Cod. I spoke with my roommate, Joel Di Paola, and we plan to get together this year.” John can be reached at 21D Frederick St., Brewster, Mass. 02631.

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Reunion weekend is May 28–31. For more information, contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Raynor W. Clark writes: “I retired last year from the Connecticut State Fire Marshal’s Office after sixteen years. I am still a local fire marshal and past fire chief in my hometown of Killingworth, Conn. My oldest son is a career and volunteer firefighter. Second son Scott ’95 is in the investment business in California, and my daughter is in the development office at Harvard. I’m looking forward to the 45th.”

Peter Mackie (see Gordon Morton ’93).

From the March / April 2004 Issue

Your 45th reunion plans are complete, and we hope to see you back at Brown on May 28–31! Join fellow classmates for a great reunion weekend. Registration information will arrive soon, so please make your reservation early. Register online at alumni.brown.edu. Contact reunion headquarters with any questions at (401) 863-1947 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

L. J. Deftos writes: “When I received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Univ. of Vermont School of Medicine, I began to realize that I had been remiss in maintaining my alma mater connections, so here is an ersatz forty-plus-year update. After Brown, I graduated from the Univ. of Vermont School of Medicine and trained at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. I continued my medical training at the National Institutes of Health, and in 1968 I became a clinical and research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In 1972 I moved to UC San Diego as chief of endocrinology at the VA Medical Center and rose to the rank of professor of medicine, my current position. My clinical, teaching, and research activities focus on disorders of calcium and skeletal metabolism. A growing interest in scientific evidence led me to a JD degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1994 and an LLM from the Univ. of San Diego School of Law in 2000. My wife, Marie, is a professor in the business school at San Diego State Univ. We have a daughter, Marina, and a son, Michael.”

Yvette Greifer Kahn and Judy Kirsh (see Stephen Filler ’69).

Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth writes: “My mom, Beatrice Wattman Miller ’35, was feted at the Brown Faculty Club on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Alumni present included Beatrice’s brother, Dr. Edwin Z. Wattman ’45, and her sister-in-law, Frances Singer Wattman ’39. Other guests included Grace Kennison Alpert ’51, Harold Harris ’50, and Martin Temkin ’50.

Brooke Hunt Mitchell writes: “See the Jan./Feb. issue of BAM for my recent debut as a children’s book illustrator for the Catch the Moon CD and accompanying book, which included music by Lisa Loeb ’90 and my daughter, Elizabeth Mitchell ’90. It was great fun.” Brook can be reached at 4 Colonial Rd., White Plains, N.Y.; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the January / February 2004 Issue

Mark your calendars for our 45th reunion, May 28–31. It promises to be a great weekend. Registration packets will be mailed out in April. If your address changes, or if you haven’t received any reunion-related mailings in this academic year, please contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Philip DiSaia received UC Irvine’s top honor, the UCI Medal, in recognition of his exceptional support for the university’s mission of teaching, research, and public service. Philip holds the Dorothy J. Marsh Chair in Reproductive Biology and is chief of gynecology and gynecologic oncology at UCI Medical Center.

Carol Canner Gjelsvik and Atle Gjelsvik ’62 Ph.D. write: “We are delighted that our daughter, Annie Gjelsvik ’91, found a fabulous boy, Karlo Berger ’86. Cousin Lizzie Canner ’91 introduced them.” (See also Annie Gjelsvik ’91.)

John Howard ’65 M.A.T. has retired after sixteen years as headmaster of Saint Stephen’s Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla. While Howard was headmaster, the school expanded its campus, tripled its enrollment, and increased its operating budget sevenfold.

Charlie Mangan writes: “I’m retired in Philadelphia.” He can be reached at 709 Two Independence Pl., 233 S. 6th St., 19106.

Joan Mintz Parlin writes: “I retired as principal of the middle school at Newark Academy in Livingston, N.J. I enjoyed working there for nineteen years. I am teaching ESL as a volunteer through the Literacy Volunteers of America program and spending time with our three children and ten grandchildren.” Joan can be reached at 3 Springbrook Rd., Livingston 07039; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Stein (see Megan Kathleen Bourgeois ’97).

Carroll Trainor Stein (see Megan Kathleen Bourgeois ’97).

From the November / December 2002 Issue

Philip J. DiSaia, division chief of gynecologic oncology at UC Irvine Medical Center, has been elected to a four-year term as president of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. As president he will oversee the processes of certification and recertification of obstetricians and gynecologists across the nation.

Leslie Eber (see Adam Smith '96).

Ruth Sidel Espo writes: "Steve '52 and I had a wonderful time at his 50th reunion. I'm happy to report that I just retired from many years in the field of development and am content spending my days playing golf. We are expecting our first grandchild on Thanksgiving Day."

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Bow Davis writes that he has published Duchamp: Domestic Patterns, Covers and Threads (Midmarch Arts Press). Bow is a longtime art historian at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. He can be reached at 2111 Lake Montebello Terrace, Baltimore 21218; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Leonard J. Deftos writes: "When I received the Distinguished Alumnus Award last June from the University of Vermont School of Medicine, I realized that I had been remiss in maintaining my Brown connections. I'm currently a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Diego, where I serve as chief of endocrinology at the VA Medical Center. I also received a law degree from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 1994. My wife, Marie, is a professor in the Business School of San Diego State University. My son, Michael, is enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Washington in Seattle."

S. Albert D. Hanser writes: "I managed to flunk retirement after having cleaned the garage three straight days and being threatened with therapy by my wife. I started the Sanibel/Captiva Trust Company, an independent private trust company, providing comprehensive investment and financial services. My son Albert '96 works for Deutsche Bank in London."

Arthur Levin '62 A.M. writes that he retired from his dual career as a computer scientist and information technology manager and sommelier but continues to work as a food and wine columnist and wine consultant. He and his wife, Marcella, now divide their time between Pleasant Valley, N.Y., and Sarasota, Fla. Read his work at www. ichef. com. Arthur can be reached at sensist1@ netscape.net.

Fourtin Powell writes: "I am slowly recovering from cancer surgery. I have given up my part-time land-use planning consulting for now." Fourtin can be reached at 5 Kerygma Dr., Rockport, Maine 04856.

From the September / October 2000 Issue

Dave Hoiles Sr. announces the birth on Feb. 29 of his grandson, Maxwell Gray Moody, who is the son of Dave’s youngest daughter, Kate, and her husband, Brian. Maxwell was welcomed by two brothers, his aunt, Vickie ’89, and his uncle, David Jr. Dave adds that he would like to make contact with Richard Carnes and Edward Olivier.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Class secretary Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth reports: "I was awarded the Nan Tracy ’46 Award for outstanding class leadership at the annual meeting of class officers on Oct. 1. Guests included my mother, Beatrice Wattman Miller ’35, my aunt, Frances Singer Wattman ’39, and my uncle, Edwin Z. Wattman ’45. My son, Andrew L. Feldman ’86, ’91 M.D., is a surgical fellow at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md. I was also acknowledged at the Homecoming game and the alumni recognition ceremony during leadership weekend. I was an aide to the chief marshal at last year’s Commencement March. I have been class secretary and a reunion-committee member since graduation.

"Jack Rosenblum and Corinne Dugas have been married for more than twenty years and have a teenage daughter. Jack has a law degree and a doctorate in education, and Corinne has a master’s in education. Working with couples is one thing they enjoy doing together. As a post-retirement project, Jack has founded LoveWorks: Skills for the Journey of Committed Partnership in Deerfield, Mass."

Gail Cohen Borod (see Marshall H. Cohen ’54).

Rube Weiner announces the birth of his grandchild, Leah Rose Brandstein, on Aug. 17, 1999. Leah is the daughter of Karen Weiner Brandstein ’89 and Michael Brandstein ’88, ’95 Ph.D., of Acton, Mass. Karen teaches third grade in Concord, Mass., and Mike is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Harvard. Rube still lives in Ithaca, N.Y., with his wife, Elline. They migrate to Naples, Fla., in the winter.

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Brooke "Bonnie" Hunt Mitchell writes that she has another son-in-law (see Elizabeth Mitchell ’90) and another grandchild (see Katherine Mitchell Constan ’88). "Life is good," Bonnie writes, adding that she has more time to spend on painting and on the issue of hunger. She can be reached at 4 Colonial Rd., White Plains, N.Y. 10605; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Michael W. Mitchell (see Elizabeth Mitchell ’90).

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Allen I. Polsby was recognized by U.S. Representative Sam Gejdenson on Oct. 25. At the time, Allen was the outgoing associate general counsel for legislation and regulations at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The congressman said, “For the past twenty-five years and more, Mr. Polsby has had a hand in the technical, legal aspects of virtually every appropriations measure that has affected HUD and funding for assisted housing and community development.... One needs only to compare an appropriation law of twenty-five years ago with a current one to see Mr. Polsby’s impact.”Allen started his civil-service career in 1963 as a trial lawyer at the Civil Aeronautics Board, then went to HUD three years later. He has drafted such bills as the Federal Housing Corporation Charter Act and America’s Private Investment Companies Act, which is part of President Clinton’s New Markets Initiative. Allen lives in Bethesda, Md., with his wife, Gail, a private psychotherapist and a faculty member at the Washington School of Psychiatry. They have two children, Dan, a lawyer, and Abigail, a wilderness guide.

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Marsha Goyett MacDonald (see Vince MacDonald Jr. '90).

Ernest von Simson, of New York City, writes: "I have sold my company, the Research Board, and started a new consulting firm, Ostriker, von Simson Inc., from which I am time sharing with my four grandchildren, Gace, Clair, Jad, and Adam.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

Bill Hodges has been appointed a judge of the District Court of Nassau County on Long Island. "After I'd been practicing law for thirty-three years, my wife suggested it was time to put all this practice to good use," Bill writes. Son Jonathan '98 is associated with the New York City law firm of Plunkett & Jaffe.

From the September / October 1999 Issue

Joan Appel Lester, of Lexington, Mass., has earned a doctorate in Native American art from the Union Institute. Her dissertation is History on Birchbark: The Art of Tomah Joseph, Passamaquoddy: A Retrospective Study, Exhibit and Catalog Rethinking Turn-of-the-Century Tourist Art. Joan is an educator and curator at the Boston Children's Museum and a lecturer in Native American studies at Tufts University.

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Philip J. DiSaia, Santa Ana, Calif., received an honorary degree in medicine and surgery from the University of Genoa in Italy. He writes that he received the award "in a very colorful ceremony, following the dedication of a new women's hospital at the university medical center." His lecture was titled, "Advances in Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cancer." Fewer than twelve such honorary degrees in medicine have been awarded to foreign doctors. Philip is a professor in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at UC-Irvine, where he holds the Dorothy Marsh Chair in Reproductive Biology.

Jacqueline Jones, Wethersfield, Conn., retired in June from teaching secondary-level Spanish. She now teaches two classes per semester at Central Connecticut State University.

Peter Skowronek, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and his wife, Anne, were looking forward to the 40th reunion and quinquennial life experience with the Brunonian family.

From the May / June 1999 Issue

John A. Ward writes: "During 1998 I moved to Brewster, Mass., after living in Dennis for sixteen years. I spend my time gardening; playing my piano, some golf, and some tennis; and doing beach activities. I live near w '48 and his wife, Natalie '68 A.M. There is much to do here on Cape Cod, and we have a very active seniors' group in town."

From the March / April 1999 Issue

The countdown has started for the 40th reunion, May 28_31. It will be a great weekend, but it won't be the same without you! Join us as at such traditional favorites as Campus Dance, the Pops concert, and a delightful class dinner. We will also enjoy downtown Providence's newest tradition, WaterFire. Registration packets will arrive soon, so reply early and stay for the entire weekend. Please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 with any questions.

Report from Class Secretary Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth: "Kim and Liz Zopfi Chace received the Providence Mayor's Renaissance Award in recognition of their outstanding leadership and philanthropy in promoting the arts.

Andrew L. Feldman '86, '91 M.D. married Christen Iannone in Providence on Nov. 7. Alumni in attendance included the groom's grandmother, Beatrice Wattman Miller '35, and the groom's parents, Martin L. Feldman '58 and Caryl-Ann Miller Nieforth. Andy is a surgical fellow at the National Cancer Institute, and Christen is an intern at the Institute of Child and Adolescent Behavior, Bethesda, Md."

Lois Graboys, Barrington, R.I., announces that her daughter, Rabbi Angela Graboys Rudner '84, gave birth to her first child, Julianne, on Nov. 13. Angela lives in Baltimore with her husband, Lewis, and has most recently been teaching Judaic studies at the University of Maryland_Catensville campus.

Rube Weiner and wife, Elline, live in Ithaca, N.Y., when they are not wintering in Naples, Fla. Rube practiced internal medicine from 1967 to 1990 in Ithaca; since then, he has been developing real estate. Daughter Karen '89 and her husband, Mike Brandstein '88, both achieved top academic honors at Brown. Rube's two sons, Walt and Dave, did similarly at the University of Rochester. All are in excellent health. "I eagerly look forward to the 40th reunion in May," Rube writes.

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Save the dates, May 28-31, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of our graduation from Brown. The reunion planning committee is gearing up for a great weekend and hopes that you can join in. Don't forget to send back those reunion biographies! If you need another copy of the biography survey or did not receive the fall mailing, please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947.

Al Stern (see Keelan Stern '89).

From the November / December 1998 Issue

Classmates, get ready to join us, May 28-31, for the 40th anniversary of our graduation from Brown. We hope you will be able to join us as the reunion planning committee gears up for a great weekend. Please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 with your questions or suggestions.

H. Wilson Hodges was elected as a fellow of the New York State Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the New York State Bar Association. He was one of fifteen attorneys elected from the state of New York. His youngest son, Jonathan '98, graduated from Brown this year.

From the September / October 1998 Issue

Commencement weekend 1999 will be our 40th reunion! Come back and reminisce at Campus Dance, or while walking across the Green, or in Sayles Hall. Meet our new president and see Waterplace Park, Water Fire on the river, the Providence Mall, and the future home of the Haffenreffer Museum. Women, I hope to see you all at the Pembroke luncheon!

- Caryl-Ann Miller, secretary and reunion chair

Caryl-Ann Miller married Dexter E. Nieforth on June 7 at Brown's Manning Chapel, with a reception at the Brown Faculty Club. A contra dance followed at Faunce House. Hon. Victoria Santopietro Lederberg, a Rhode Island Supreme Court judge, officiated. In attendance were the bride's mother, Beatrice Wattman Miller '35, and her son, Andrew L. Feldman '86, '91 M.D. Caryl-Ann can be reached at 189-A Cowesett Ave., Cowesett, R.I. 02893.

Michael M. Peters celebrated a mini-reunion at the wedding of his son, Jamey (Wake Forest '93), in Decatur, Ala. In attendance were Bob Kresko, Bob Battle '60, Sam Flora '60, Wellesley Smith '61, Arty Smith '93, and Glasgow Phillips '92. A gift to Wake Forest in the amount of $500,000 was given by the Brown alums in honor of Jamey. Michael is still traveling the world for Milliken and Co., "opening new markets wherever and whenever I can, while sneaking off for a few holidays in Provence, Brittany Coast, etc.," he writes. "I try and keep business trips exclusively for winter months so I can enjoy kayaking, sailing, and surfing at my Cape home on Pleasant Bay during the warm weather. I have no plans to retire."

Clark Sammartino, class president, is a retired oral surgeon, financial adviser, and well-known boxing judge who works fights all over the world. Twenty years ago, he retired as an undefeated professional fighter. (This note was submitted by Caryl-Ann Miller.) George Ullrich (see Nicole Ullrich 90).

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Philip J. DiSaia was elected to the American College of Surgeons' board of governors, on which he will serve a three-year term. Philip is professional-services president of the University of California, Irvine, Heath System and chief of the division of gynecologic oncology at UCI Medical Center.

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Whitney Lane has created a Web site, www. whitneylane.com. "I designed the site to highlight an exhibit of my photography, which ranges from corporate, travel, and stock, to one of my true loves - underwater photography," he writes. "After Brown and RISD, I worked as an advertising art director in New York City for ten years, and twenty-five years ago I opened my own business, Lane Photography Studio." Whitney can be reached at 109 Somerstown Rd., Ossining, N.Y. 10562; (914) 762-5335.

Aaron Seidman (see Pam Gerrol '87).