From the September/October 2008 Issue

Don Carcieri (see Helene Pat Hogan Shea '30).

From the July/August 2008 Issue

Cherry Fletcher Bamberg writes: "I continue to write and speak about Rhode Island history and genealogy and have been editor of Rhode Island Roots, the journal of the Rhode Island Genealogical Society, since 2002. In October 2007, I was elected a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, an honorary society limited to 50 living genealogists. My husband, Paul, still teaches at Harvard. We enjoy the exciting company of five grandchildren."

Marney Weaver Janss writes: "I keep busy as a volunteer with the New West Symphony as a board member and event planner, and with the Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival, which I founded eight years ago and continue to administer. If you are in the San Fernando Valley and enjoy young classical musicians, come to one of our August concerts. You can find us at www.gccmf.org. I also follow my own son, Andrew, around the country to hear the wonderful Escher String Quartet, for which he is a cellist. You can hear them at Lincoln Center, Music@Menlo, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Orange County Performing Arts Center, and other places this summer including the Gold Coast Festival. I hike the Santa Monica mountains as much as possible. My husband, Larry, and I both love the Himalayas and were in Nepal in September and will be traveling to Mongolia this summer. I see my Pembroke roommate, Maureen Finkle Lasher, as often as possible; she and husband Eric are in Los Angeles."

Barbara J. Katz, known as Babs while at Pembroke, lost her husband of 15 years, Robert H. McGuckin III, to a rare cancer in 2006. Barbara retired in 2005 as an attorney in the Division of Enforcement at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. She continues to live in Alexandria, Va., and has immersed herself in Virginia Democratic party politics. She has also revived her interest in music, recalling her days with the Pembroke Glee Club, and now sings and dances with a local group that performs American pop standards. She is grateful for her continuing relationships with old friends. Contact Barbara at 7317 Stafford Rd., Alexandria 22307; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John Kelly writes: "I am finishing up 17 years as professor and chairman of the department of neurology at the George Washington Univ. Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Pat and I have been married for more than 41 years. We have two daughters and three grandchildren. One grandson, Jack, 9, wants to play free safety for Brown and then the Washington Redskins. It's good to have goals in life. Anyway, we are well. I will step down as chair of the department this year and become a clinician once again."

William Rozell writes: "I have been 'semi-retired' for almost a decade, meaning that I have retired from my law firm, but still practice on individual cases. No more 24/7 hours, though trial time in major litigation still gets that way from time to time. But the other side is gape with time to travel to every corner of the world. In between, home is still Alaska. Juneau has been my home for 36 years and I have no plans to leave."

Virginia Newton Scharfenberg writes: "I've been living on Cape Cod, Mass., for the past 10 years. My husband, Michael Talbot, and I own an ecological landscape design and restoration company that specializes in conservation, consultation, design/build, and natural tree, shrub, and lawn care. Our environmental approaches have created a substantial niche market and have led to lectures throughout the East coast. My children are dispersed around the country. David '98 has followed in his dad's footsteps and has been a newspaper reporter in Calif., Mass., N.Y., and R.I. He is currently at the Providence Journal. Christa is assistant director of the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, Calif. Stephanie is a certified physical trainer and lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. Life is extremely busy for all of us and even more so with two wonderful grandchildren. I keep up with a group of eight Class of '65 Pembrokers who gather once a year in the Catskills. Our lives are as diverse and challenging as the current presidential race! Get in touch at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it "

Phil Solomita writes: "My wife and I are enjoying retirement. We celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2007. Our daughter, Michele, and her husband have given us two beautiful granddaughters, Lisa and Marli. I'm still 'playing' soccer and have resumed orchestral performing. Life is good."

Margaret McDonald Willard writes that after 20-plus years in internal communications with a major pharmaceutical company she is transitioning to consulting as a writer and editor. "I've been married for the past eight years to a now-retired physician and Princeton alumnus. I have attended more Brown vs. Princeton basketball and football games since meeting David than I did during our undergrad days."

From the May/June 2008 Issue

Donald Carcieri (see Everett A. Petronio Jr. '88).

Michael Weir '70 PhD writes: "After 30 years in and around local government in Pennsylvania, I am slowly slipping into retirement, but not entirely. I have been self-employed—my company is Local Government Solutions LLC."

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Mimi Kentta Calhoun writes: "Life is busier than ever since I retired. I am gardening, kayaking, and serving on a variety of local nonprofit boards. My most challenging commitment is as a trustee on our local school board. Our daughter, Rachel, is celebrating her college graduation by traveling to Nepal, where she will help out in a bilingual school. Her twin brother, Jacob, is an avid snowboarder and in the off-season he studies at the Univ. of Vermont."

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Paul Hammond reports that PublishAmerica has published his first novel, Interference, a contemporary sailing adventure that becomes a time journey to the American Revolution (specifically British-occupied Newport in July 1778).

Gerald J. Michael ’66 ScM writes: “For many years now Shirley and I have been the classic empty-nesters—living alone in the same large house in which we raised three children and complaining about its age, size, and maintenance requirements. No longer! After twenty-eight years living in Weston, Mass., we’ve built a brand new house and moved to Nashua, N.H. We are in a great location not far from our children and grandchildren, close to the mountains and seacoast, and still within easy striking distance of Boston. We’re already starting to create wonderful memories here.”

Nan Hoy Shaw writes: “After twenty-eight years as a life coach and addictionologist, four years ago I founded eClubSoda, a world-wide teleconference call for personal development and life-coaching. ‘Happy Hour’ has now taken on a whole new meaning, one of genuine connection! We offer over 800 conference calls a year, providing daily, hands-on, easily accessible personal coaching and support. I am about to open up eClubSoda for Students and eClubSoda for Seniors. Retirement? What is that? I would love to hear from my friends at Brown and Pembroke. Contact me through www.eclubsoda.com or at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it I am now living on my own with my two beloved dogs on a little lake in Georgia. Ya’ll come down and visit!”

From the November / December 2007 Issue

Jane Lynch Todd (see Katherine Blank Todd ’00).

Anne Rodems White was re-elected to her fifth term on the Livermore, Calif., School Board of Trustees in November 2006. In March 2006 Anne joined the Brown Club of Southern California for a Meeting of the Minds panel discussion, on “Schools and Mayors: New Partnerships for Better Performance.” She has also been named to the alumni advisory council of the biological science department at Purdue, where she earned her ScM in 1968. Anne can be reached at 4614 Almond Cir., Livermore 94550; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the September / October 2007 Issue

David Buskin (see Rob Carlson '70).

Richard Chused and his wife have decided to move to New York City at the end of the 2007-08 academic year after spending thirty-five years on the faculty of the Georgetown Univ. Law Center. Richard will begin teaching at New York law school in the fall of 2008 and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Aileen Grossberg writes: "During the past year Marc and I finally became grandparents. Rebecca, our younger daughter, and her husband, Jerome, presented us with Suzanne last May. Since they live in Lille, France, I'm interested in hearing from anyone who has bilingual grandchildren. Our other daughter, Melanie, is a graphic designer in Los Angeles, so we travel when we can. I am still working as a school librarian and a public-library reference librarian, and I am the chairwoman of the Sydney Taylor Manuscript Award sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Someday I'll slow down." Aileen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Suzanne Taylor Besser writes: “After twenty-five years of working with nonprofits, I changed careers and became a journalist. I am now editor of two downtown weekly newspapers, the Beacon Hill Times and the Back Bay Sun, in Boston. My four kids are all over the world—Sharon ’91 is an assistant professor at a Chinese teaching college in Hong Kong, my son Bryan is a talent agent in Los Angeles, my daughter Lorraine is an assistant professor of philosophy at Univ. of Waterloo in Ontario, and my son Warren is a financial analyst at Fidelity in Boston. We have three grandchildren. My husband, John, is retired.”

Butch Bingham writes: “Since Citigroup disbanded his group, Tom McWilliams has become engaged to Heidi Neuhoff, owner of the Neuhoff Gallery on E. 57^th St. in New York City. Art is Tom’s passion, so he will start his second career there in 2007. They have planned a June wedding.”

Barbara Rigelhaupt Fetner writes: “I have finally entered the twenty-first century with my first computer. I’d love to get e-mail from anyone—especially if you’re coming to or live in Sarasota, Fla.” Barbara can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John E. Finnerty ’68 AM writes: “I have two daughters, Lindsay, 15, and Haley, 12, who are super jocks and beautiful. Lindsay was a leading scorer on the girls’ varsity basketball team at Tenafly High School as a freshman last year. My wife, Barbara, is a retired TV executive and now a fitness instructor. I am chairman of the N.J. Supreme Court’s Family Part Practice Subcommittee on Parenting and Custody and former chair of the N.J. State Bar Association Family Law Section Founder. Nothing could be better.”

Mike Griem writes: “I’m mostly retired with occasional consulting projects. I am enjoying my five grandchildren, including the three children of my daughter, Marjorie Griem Calaway ’93, who lives nearby. I am also heavily involved in community activities, golf, and competitive curling.”

Robert Hershfield can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Karen Horny became president of the Mo. Library Association on Jan. 1.

Marney Weaver Janss writes: “My life revolves around the pro-bono work I do for the New West Symphony, a young and quite remarkable orchestra based in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and the Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival for student-musicians, which I helped found six years ago and still run each summer in the San Fernando Valley. I hike whenever I can—the local Santa Monica Mountains offer miles of beautiful trails, and I still love to travel, particularly to Asia and the Himalayas. My son, Andrew Janss, is a cellist for the Escher String Quartet, based in New York City, and graduated in June 2006 from the Manhattan School of Music. His quartet begins a very exciting three-year residency at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Sept. 2007, and is managed by Kirshbaum, Demler & Assoc.”

Elizabeth Glass Loggia was named one of Md.’s Top 100 Women by the Daily Record, for her work as a lawyer and as president of the Montgomery County chapter of the Women’s Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Md. She was instrumental in establishing a foundation that awards scholarships to students.

Edward P. Marecki, Jr. writes: “My family and I were happy about the graduation of my niece, Madeleine Marecki ’07 this year. She has enjoyed and grown substantially from this wonderful experience.” Edward can be reached at 8 Terrace Dr., Barrington, R.I. 02806-4332; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Jon Rose writes: “I am still doing real estate investment, brokerage and development work in central Fla., but I am beginning to take more time off to visit our home in Aspen and take foreign trips, such as Turkey, northern Africa, and Spain in 2006.”

Julia Foster Swan writes: “In March 2005, I got married, for the third time, to Wharton graduate Bruce Swan. I was widowed in Dec. 2001, when my second husband, Harold Nazimov, died suddenly. Bruce was widowed a few months later (his wife had been a good friend). We’re very lucky to have found each other and are enjoying life together.”

W. Terence Walsh was selected as a recipient of the 2007 American Bar Association John Minor Wisdom Award. Walsh is a partner in the firm’s litigation and trial practice group.

From the May / June 2007 Issue

Barbara French Pace writes: “I’m retired, but back working for the government on counter-terrorism issues. A second career as an artist is well underway. I’m also enjoying two (soon three) grandchildren.”

Stan Schretter ’68 ScM is a part-time consultant. He also gives tours at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. He continues to take classes and teach at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at George Mason University. Stan writes: “I’m spending time on my hobbies—amateur radio and photography. My wife, Judy Drazen Schretter’68, and I have three grandchildren—McKenna, 5, Tyler, 3, and Luke, 1. We traveled to St. Petersburg and Moscow in 2006 and Tuscany in 2005 with the Brown Travelers. Both trips were great.”

Irving Williamson was appointed a commissioner on the United States International Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Previously, Irving was president of Williamson International Trade Strategies Inc., a consulting firm in New York City.

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Crist Berry retired this past year. He writes: “Trisha and I are traveling and rediscovering old friends.”

Wendell Brown writes: “On October 9, 2005, our 22-year-old son, Tyler Ahern Brown, while riding in a cab in San Francisco, was killed by a thrice-convicted drunk driver. Needless to say, we are devastated by the loss. Tyler, who at the time was a senior majoring in biomedical and mechanical engineering at Duke, had just returned from Banda Aceh, Sumatra.”

Frederick M. Lowther writes: “In January I will have been at Dickstein Shapiro for thirty-four years, during which it has grown from ten lawyers to more than 400. My wife, Tristi, and I have been married for thirty-eight years. We have a daughter and two fine grandsons, and we live in a wonderful 215-year-old historic home in Old Town, Alexandria, Va. Its renovation will prevent me from retiring ever!”

Don Roth was appointed executive director of the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts on June 1, 2006.

Richard Sanborn writes: “Joanie and I are the proud parents of five children and the grandparents of nine grandchildren. After years of travel in both the United States, Europe, and the Middle East courtesy of CACI International, Inc., we are beginning to look forward to a more leisurely pace and to our great-grandchildren.”

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Roger M. Deitz has been named a Fellow in the American College of Civil Trial Mediators. His work as a mediator has taken him throughout the United States and the Europe. Roger can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Dunn writes: “I have moved to New York to be the president & CEO of the Synergos Institute—a nonprofit that works to reduce global poverty and increase equity by supporting collaborative efforts to address systemic problems. Synergos works in Latin America, Asia, and Africa, partnering with foundations, business, government agencies, and NGOs.” Robert can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Terry Walsh, a partner at Alston & Bird, is happy to announce that Atlanta Legal Aid—a nonprofit organization that has been a mainstay of the Atlanta legal community since 1924, providing legal representation for Atlanta’s poor in civil legal cases—surpassed its most ambitious 2006 fund-raising campaign goal of $1.3 million. Terry was campaign cochair.

Marney Weaver Janss writes: “My son Andrew Janss graduated from Manhattan School of Music in June and is a cellist for the Escher String Quartet in New York City. The quartet recently won an audition for residency at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and will begin its three-year residency in Sep tember 2007. My husband, Larry, and I live in Thousand Oaks, Calif., where we both are directors of the New West Symphony. I founded and coordinated the Gold Coast Chamber Music Festival, a regional music festival for young people. I hike as often as I can find time, and we travel frequently, mostly to Asia. We are looking forward to a trek this May to the Pure Crystal Mountain area of southeastern Tibet.” Marney can be reached at 1115 El Monte Dr., Thousand Oaks, Calif. 91362; conejor @earthlink.net.

Joshua A. Kalkstein has joined the intellectual property and technology practice group of the Boston office of Robinson & Cole. Previously he served as assistant general counsel and counsel to the president of global research and development at Pfizer.

John Marquis has been included in Best Lawyers in America for the eleventh year and has been named a Michigan Super Lawyer by Law and Politics magazine in its first Michigan publication. John can be reached at 131 East 26th St., Holland, Mich. 49423; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lawrence G. Welle writes: “After thirty years as a prosecutor at the state and county level, I thought I had retired. Alas, I’m now almost too busy with public defender pool work. Life is good—three grown and successful sons. Barbara and I enjoy the beautiful Jersey shore (we are only blocks away from the beach) and time at our condo in Annapolis, where son no. 3 graduated from the Naval Academy in 2002. He now teaches there. Last, but not least, our oldest produced our first grandchild, Luca, 3 months. We would love to hear from classmates and old friends.”

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Sam Baumgarten writes: “It’s been a long time since I’ve sent any info to the magazine, but a lot of good things have been happening over the past year. I’m now in my twenty-seventh year at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts. This past year I was promoted to full professor in physical education, and starting in July I will be chair of the Department of Move­ment Arts, Health Promotion, and Leisure Studies. In addition, I just published a physical education curriculum text, coauthored with Terry Langton, titled Elementary Physical Education: Building a Strong Movement Foundation (Stipes Publi­shing, Champaign, Ill.). My wife, Deborah, works as a teacher’s aide with visually impaired youngsters. My oldest daughter, Alyssa, is just completing her freshman year at Bridgewater-Raynham High School, and my second daughter, Kelsey, is completing seventh grade. Running continues to be my primary physical activity, and I compete in road races and senior track events (one mile or 1,500 meters).”

Elizabeth Davidson Kennedy writes: “I just received my master’s in instruction design and technology from Emporia State Univ. I am in my fifth year of doing the About Children’s Books Web site for About.com, which is part of the New York Times Company. The URL is www.childrensbooks.about.com. I also work part-time as the program director for Arts Partners, a nonprofit educational organization.” Elizabeth can be reached at 215 E. 9th St. N., Wichita, Kans. 67208; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Janet Nielsen Wedlock is retired and living in Sun City, S.C.

From the May / June 2006 Issue

Stephen Armstrong (see Amy Williams ’96).

From the November / December 2004 Issue

Marlys Page Henke writes: “This June I retired from thirty-six years of teaching high school chemistry and math. I plan to continue coaching the Minnesota Junior High Math League, which I started in 1986, and the Minnesota all-star ‘mathletes,’ who compete at ARML, the national high school math league competition. Five years ago I got interested in energy healing and have taken classes in Three Heart Balancing and Reiki. In June I set up the other side of our double bungalow as my healing space, so now my clients can come to me as well as me traveling to them. My hobbies include gardening, sewing, reading, and enjoying the Minnesota woods and lakes with my husband, Ken.”

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Alan Goodman (see Jeffrey W. Goodman ’96).

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Marsha Van Benschoten Frick writes: “I’m still living in Charlottesville, where my husband, John, is a professor in the drama department at the Univ. of Virginia and I am newly retired from my job as a reference librarian at our local public library. I love retirement and am busier than ever, involved mainly in dog-therapy work at nursing homes and an Alzheimer’s facility, and assisted by Ivy, our five-year-old Pyrenées mix.” Marsha can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Lynn Goudreau (see Josephine Carter Monmaney ’91).

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Richard Chused, a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, has received a Fulbright grant to teach in Israel.

Bill Josephs writes: “My daughter Emily has just been accepted early decision to the class of 2008. Meanwhile, I’ve been teaching mathematics for the past fourteen years at Windward School, a small independent middle school and high school in West Los Angeles. Emily graduates in June from Windward before heading to Providence.”

John Leistritz is an associate with the Rhode Island office of AFLAC. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bob Rothenberg ’67 MAT (see Dana Cook Grossman ’73).

From the January / February 2004 Issue

John Leistritz writes that he is a senior adviser with the Rhode Island office of Bankers Life & Casualty, which specializes in life- and health insurance programs for seniors. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Jack Marquis writes that he is a partner in Warner Norcross & Judd in Holland, Mich. Previously, he taught partnership taxation at Grand Valley State Univ. He’s now an adjunct professor at Hope College. He and his wife, Carolyn, have one child, Aimee Armstrong, who is a pediatric cardiologist and an instructor in the Univ. of Michigan health system. Jack is listed in Best Lawyers in America and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Pat Walker Walsh and Terry Walsh (see Susan Smith Walsh ’93).

From the November / December 2002 Issue

Kay Berthold (see Andrew Frishman '02 M.A.T.).

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Richard M. Rieser Jr. (see Abbey Rieser Rubinstein '95).

From the July / August 2002 Issue

R. Crist Berry writes that he and his wife, Patricia, are relocating to Richmond, Va., where he joined Capital One as a director of human resources consulting. Crist can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bruce Pehrson (see Jennifer Barrett '96).

Bob Taylor, of Strongsville, Ohio, writes that he has been married thirty-four years to his wife, Virginia. They have two grown daughters living in Ohio and California. Bob is president of Falcon Industries, Inc., a specialty metal fabricator with plants in Ohio and Minnesota. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the November / December 2000 Issue

John Leistritz, of Pawtucket, R.I., has joined Trainor Associates of Providence as senior vice president and management supervisor. John was previously a vice president of marketing at Safeguard Computer Services, which manufactures software products for the moving industry.

Patricia Walker Walsh was honored as a “2000 Woman of Distinction” at the fifth annual Children’s Legacy luncheon. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Terry. They have two sons, Ryan ’93 and Kit, and a daughter, Ann.

From the September / October 2000 Issue

Thomas P. Sculco was elected member-at-large on the board of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is director of orthopaedic surgery and chief of the surgical arthritis service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He is also professor of clinical surgery at Cornell.

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Sam Alessi retired in July 1999 as assistant superintendent for curriculum in the Buffalo, N.Y., public schools. He writes that his new, "relaxed" schedule includes serving as co-principal investigator for the National Science Foundation’s local systemic change grant; and consulting to middle schools that are implementing comprehensive reform in Buffalo, Newburgh, and Syracuse, N.Y. He also works part-time at the State University of New York at Buffalo’s graduate school of education. Sam, Kathy, and two of their four children still live at 99 Gordon St., Williamsville, N.Y. 14221.

Toby Parker London (see David Parker ’69).

Liz Davidson Kennedy, of Wichita, Kans., writes: "My husband, Dennis, and I keep busy with a cluster of careers. Dennis is clinical director of the Substance Abuse Assessment Center of Kansas and teaches courses in substance abuse and assessment at Butler County Community College. I am the network coordinator for Arts Partners, a nonprofit that links community arts resources with public schools. Together, Dennis and I own and operate Wichita Scribe, through which we do Web maintenance and writing. We also serve as the guides for two About.com sites. See us at wichita.about.com and childrensbooks.about.com."

From the May / June 2000 Issue

John F. Adinolfi writes: "I retired from the U.S. Marines in 1991 after twenty-six fun-filled years. I raised golden retrievers and farmed before going back to school to earn my bachelor’s in nursing at Lynchburg College in Virginia. I am now a clinical nurse at the Culpeper Juvenile Correction Center in Mineral, Va. I just celebrated thirty-four years with the same woman, Sharon, a high-school English and theater-arts teacher. Our three sons, Matthew, John, and Luke, live nearby and visit often. I would love to hear from classmates from the Glee Club, the Episcopal College Church, and NROTC." John can be reached at 10 Seay Ct., Fredericksburg, Va. 22405; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John H. Chapman, of New Canaan, Conn., writes: "I am now a general partner of the New York City-based Dignitas Partners, a strategic venture-capital firm. I am also a research fellow at the Columbia University business school, where I received my Ph.D. In November, my wife, Jane (Dartmouth ’80), and I had another daughter, Megan. Katie, 3, was born in 1996, and our son, Willie, died in 1997 at age 4."

Tom Croke writes that he’s figured out how to make a living doing what he enjoys most. He is president of Thomas J. Croke and Associates, a consulting and publishing firm that serves the families of children with behavioral and emotional problems. FamilyLight (www.familylight.com), the consulting arm, helps individual families. Bridge to Understanding (www.bridgetounderstanding.com), the publishing arm, provides print and electronic directories of resources as well as a journal of commentary, guidance, and discussion. Based in Latrobe, Pa., Las Vegas, and Salt Lake City, the firm serves clients worldwide.Tom lives in Ligonier, Pa., with his youngest son, Don, 17. His other children have launched their own careers: Ron is a juvenile correction officer; Drew works in publishing for his father; and Susan teaches emotionally disturbed high school students.

Paul Hodge, of Cambridge, Mass., writes that for the past year he has been a mid-career student and John Pickett fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. In June he will graduate with a master’s in public administration. He also founded Harvard’s first student organization for aging policy, and has collaborated on and participated in a series of CBS Evening News "Eye on America" reports about elder abuse in American nursing homes. Articles written by Paul and testimony he gave before the U.S. Senate inspired and were used as the basis for the CBS reports. Paul is now establishing the National Aging Policy Center and Public Awareness Initiative. He writes: "Every day in our country 14,000 baby boomers turn 50. Average life expectancies are rising dramatically, while fertility rates are falling. We must prepare for this demographic reality. The aging of America and the industrial world will be the most important economic and political issue of the 21st century."

Joshua A. Kalkstein, senior corporate counsel for research at Pfizer Central Research in Groton, Conn., spoke at Yale Law School on the intellectual-property and patients’-rights implications of the California Supreme Court case, Moore v. Regents of the University of California.

Bob Rosen and Steve Kadison ’66 write: "The basketball-court skills we acquired beneath the tutelage of coach Stan Ward have not totally faded with age. We report from Chicago that our over-50 basketball team qualified for the National Senior Olympics held in October in Orlando, Fla. Competing against forty-seven other teams of 55- to 59-year-olds, and led by Steve’s ever-reliable jump-shooting, the team remained undefeated until the semifinals, proving that you are never too old to make the final four. In 1997 we competed in the same tournament." Bob looks forward to returning to Brown for his 35th reunion and for the graduation of his daughter, Molly ’00.

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Class president Jay Fluck reports: “Plans for the 35th reunion are complete. It promises to be the best so far. Our weekend will begin in style with a welcome reception, followed by dinner at Josiah’s. Saturday will include our traditional Pembroke and Brown luncheons. The evening will bring dinner and the Commencement concert. Be sure to join in the Commencement march down the hill behind the 35th-reunion banner. If you have any questions, or if you do not receive registration information, contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ”

John M. Carroll writes that he appeared on an ABC pre­Super Bowl segment featuring a pioneer African-American athlete, Fritz Pollard ’19, who was an All-American football player at Brown. Fritz was an early star in the National Football League and a civil-rights advocate. John teaches history at Lamar University in Texas and has written the book Fritz Pollard: Pioneer in Racial Advancement. John’s book on football legend Red Grange was published in September.

Mary Canning Counihan, of Newton Centre, Mass., writes that she was a surrogate mother for her daughter, Rebecca, in October 1995, at the age of 53. Gabrielle is now a happy, healthy 4-year-old living in Atlanta.

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Jill Rossi, senior assistant director of alumni relations, reports: "Plans for the 35th reunion are going full-steam ahead. Several classmates who haven't been to Brown in many years have told us that 2000 is the year to return. We expect a larger 35th reunion than ever before, so make arrangements and reservations now. Please call fellow classmates and encourage them to attend."

William Hooks writes: "After spending five years in Singapore running the HBO Asia pay-TV service, I am comfortably settled in London, where I direct HBO's development efforts in Central and Eastern Europe. Big Question: How will The Sopranos, our hit Mafia series, play in Romania? I'm looking forward to our 35th reunion and to serving as cochair of the reunion gift committee."

John Leistritz writes: "After nine years as vice president of marketing for Paul Arpin Van Lines, I have joined Safeguard Computer Services, a company that develops and sells software for the moving industry, in the same capacity. Thanks to the wonders of the electronic era, I'm able to work from home in Pawtucket, R.I., for New York City-based Safeguard.

From the November / December 1999 Issue

W. Terence Walsh received the 1999 Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award, given by the American Bar Association. Terry, a partner in Alston & Bird's trial and appellate practice group, has devoted much of his time to juvenile justice. He cofounded the Truancy Intervention Project and has a longstanding involvement in legal and community organizations. Terry is also chairman of Kids in Need of Dreams and is on the board of Georgians for Children.

From the September / October 1999 Issue

The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants presented Robert B. Lamont with an honorable mention for passing all four parts of the Certified Public Accountants examination on the first attempt. Robert works at VMV Enterprises Inc. in Paducah, Kentucky.

Terry Walsh, his wife, Pat Walker Walsh, and their son, Kit '93, received the 1999 United Way Family Award. The Walsh family was honored for their commitment to Capitol Area Mosaic, a community-based organization that serves youth and families living in Atlanta's Capitol Homes and the surrounding area. Pat began her involvement with the group more than fifteen years ago as a tutor at Cook Elementary School. In 1992 Pat and Terry cochaired the campaign that raised more than $1.2 million to build and endow a new community center. Terry zcontinues on the board of directors and Pat is the volunteer coordinator. Kit and his friends began a group called the Gents Club, which provides activities and mentoring for teenage boys in the community. Terry and Pat live in Atlanta, and Kit lives in Athens, Ga.

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Pamela Farro Crown, Charlotte, N.C., writes: "I'm loving retirement and the opportunities it provides to pursue multiple interests: gardening (I became a master gardener and will have my garden on tour this spring), board memberships (Success by Six and Charlotte Emergency Housing), and Havurat Tikvah (whose members include three Brown graduates)."

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Richard W. Holt, Bethesda, Md., received a Vicennial Medal from Georgetown University on Sept. 23 after twenty years as a full-time faculty member. He is currently a professor of surgery.

Gerald Michael, Weston, Mass., writes: "Now that our youngest child has graduated from college and set up his own apartment, Shirley and I are enjoying our empty-nester status. I am still in management consulting with Price Waterhouse Coopers in Boston, and Shirley, a registered nurse, continues her work with the mentally retarded. We are both looking forward to seeing many old friends at the 35th reunion."

Welles Sumner (see Jeff Sumner '92).

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Robert G. Kulak was re-elected chairman of the department of surgery at Norton Medical Center, Middletown, N.Y. He recently brought his daughter, Amy '01, back to campus to begin her sophomore year.

Vera Samak Wayne (see Halley Wayne Lavenstein '92).

Irving A. Williamson has been named vice president for trade, investment, and economic-development programs at the Africa-America Institute (AAI) in New York City. At AAI he will help strengthen economic and commercial ties between the United States and the countries of Africa. For the past five years, Irving has been the deputy general counsel at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C.

From the November / December 1998 Issue

Pamela Edwards Allara has published a study of the American painter, Alice Neel, titled Pictures of People: Alice Neel's American Portrait Gallery. Many friends and former classmates, including Sue Pratt Sherman and Madeline Meyers Wikler, attended Pamela's book signing at the National Portrait Gallery. Sue's son and Maddy's daughter are now Brown alums. Pamela teaches contemporary art and film at Brandeis University. The Michael A. Allara Memorial Scholarship, named for Pamela's late husband, has been established to help Brown undergraduates. "Paul Coughlan, who set up the fund after Michael's death in 1982, and I are so grateful for the continued support from Mike's friends," Pamela writes. "My grandson, Michael Allara, is now 2, and he has the same smile and irrepressible personality as his namesake."

Ross Jones and his wife, Cody, moved to Saratoga, Calif., in September. He is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Knight Ridder. "Our corporate headquarters relocated from Miami to San Jose," Ross writes, "because it is important for our future as a newspaper and on-line information provider to be close to the action in Silicon Valley. Since I left Reader's Digest in 1993, where I was vice president and treasurer, we have had a great time living in Miami and exploring the Bahamas and Keys. Now we're in an unfamiliar part of the world. We're looking forward to the adventure." Ross can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Paul Ross Virgadamo (see David and Janet Levin Hawk '67).

W. Terence Walsh received the Chief Justice Robert Benham Award for community service at the Georgia State Bar Association's annual meeting in June. Practicing law in Atlanta for more than twenty-eight years, he is a member of the bar's board of governors and is a partner with Alston and Bird. Terence has served as president of the Atlanta Bar Association and coordinated the beginnings of the Truancy Intervention Project with the Fulton County Juvenile Court and the bar association. The project matches volunteers with children who have been reported for excessive school absence. Walsh is also chair of Kids in Need of Dreams, and is director of Georgians for Children, The Bridge, and Capitol Area Mosaic.

From the November / December 1998 Issue

Pamela Edwards Allara has published a study of the American painter, Alice Neel, titled Pictures of People: Alice Neel's American Portrait Gallery. Many friends and former classmates, including Sue Pratt Sherman and Madeline Meyers Wikler, attended Pamela's book signing at the National Portrait Gallery. Sue's son and Maddy's daughter are now Brown alums. Pamela teaches contemporary art and film at Brandeis University. The Michael A. Allara Memorial Scholarship, named for Pamela's late husband, has been established to help Brown undergraduates. "Paul Coughlan, who set up the fund after Michael's death in 1982, and I are so grateful for the continued support from Mike's friends," Pamela writes. "My grandson, Michael Allara, is now 2, and he has the same smile and irrepressible personality as his namesake."

Ross Jones and his wife, Cody, moved to Saratoga, Calif., in September. He is senior vice president and chief financial officer of Knight Ridder. "Our corporate headquarters relocated from Miami to San Jose," Ross writes, "because it is important for our future as a newspaper and on-line information provider to be close to the action in Silicon Valley. Since I left Reader's Digest in 1993, where I was vice president and treasurer, we have had a great time living in Miami and exploring the Bahamas and Keys. Now we're in an unfamiliar part of the world. We're looking forward to the adventure." Ross can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Paul Ross Virgadamo (see David and Janet Levin Hawk '67).

W. Terence Walsh received the Chief Justice Robert Benham Award for community service at the Georgia State Bar Association's annual meeting in June. Practicing law in Atlanta for more than twenty-eight years, he is a member of the bar's board of governors and is a partner with Alston and Bird. Terence has served as president of the Atlanta Bar Association and coordinated the beginnings of the Truancy Intervention Project with the Fulton County Juvenile Court and the bar association. The project matches volunteers with children who have been reported for excessive school absence. Walsh is also chair of Kids in Need of Dreams, and is director of Georgians for Children, The Bridge, and Capitol Area Mosaic.

From the September / October 1998 Issue

George E. L. Barbee, worldwide client service partner of Price Waterhouse Foundation of Boston, has been elected chair of the alumni association of the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Don Roth is executive director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Previously, he was president of the Oregon Symphony.

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Don S. Anderson is through with non-profit management after nearly thirty years. He has started a home business, Red Dog Farm, which specializes in flower, vegetable, and herb plants for the table, container, and garden. Don writes: "All through elementary school the career aptitude tests said I should be a farmer. It only took me forty-some years to believe them. I'm located about fifty miles southeast of Santa Fe off I-25. Come visit when you're in the area. Luzena, where are you?" Don can be reached at HCR 72, Box 192, Ribera, N. Mex. 87560.

Nancy L. Buc, Washington, D.C., was elected a director of Agritope Inc., a NASDAQ small-cap company. Agritope is an agricultural biotechnology company specializing in the development of new varieties of fruits and vegetables.

John R. Marquis received an award for outstanding achievement from the alumni association of the Seidman School of Business at Grand Valley State University. John is a partner with Warner Norcross & Judd in Grand Rapids, Minn., and an adjunct tax professor at the Seidman School.

David S. Page was named the Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry at Bowdoin College. David joined the faculty in 1974 as an assistant professor and was promoted to associate professor in 1974 and full professor in 1982. An expert on the environmental impact of oil spills in marine environments, he conducts research for both private and government firms.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

John E. Finnerty '68 A.M. was selected by the New Jersey State Bar Association's family law section to receive this year's Saul Tischler Award. The award recognizes John's contributions to the practice of family law in New Jersey. John is a partner in the Paramus law firm Hartman, Winnicki & Finnerty and has been involved in several decisions that have set legal precedents in New Jersey.

Donald Roth is executive director of the St. Louis Symphony. Previously, he was president of the Oregon Symphony in Portland.

From the March / April 1998 Issue

Aileen Thrope Grossberg writes: "After several years as a school librarian in Bloomfield, N.J., I'm moving on to the Levingston school district. My daughter Rebecca graduated from Bates College in June and is spending a year in Aix-en-Provence, France. My daughter Melanee, a RISD grad, has just started working for Disney in California. Marc and I almost had a full house again until fate stepped in and scattered the kids. We have lots of travel in our future." Aileen can be reached at 204 Park St., Montclair, N.J. 07042.

N. Burgess Record is medical director at the Western Maine Center for Heart Health at Franklin Memorial Hospital and practices general internal medicine in Farmington, Maine. He is cochair of the governor's Summit on Preventing Heart Disease and is an active member of the Maine Secondary Prevention Task Force. Burgess has also served for more than fifteen years on the board of the Maine Cardiovascular Health Council. He and his wife, Sandy, are codirectors of the Franklin Cardiovascular Wellness Program, one of the nation's longest-serving community cardiovascular health programs, founded by Burgess in 1974.