From the May/June 2008 Issue

Don't forget to register for our 40th reunion May 23–25. Plans for the great weekend include a welcome reception, dinner at the Faculty Club, Campus Dance, a Saturday lunch and discussion at Pembroke Field, and dinner at Starr Plaza before WaterFire. On Sunday we will march down the hill followed by a Grab 'n Go lunch. We look forward to seeing you there. If you haven't received a registration packet, please call reunion headquarters at (401) 863-7783.

Alpine Chandler Bird writes: "After decades of living in 'unlivable' houses while renovating them before managing them as rentals, we are now enjoying the fruits of our labor in a craftsman bungalow on the banks of the Chesapeake outside Annapolis, Md. Six years ago I began working bedside as an Artist-in-Residence at the Washington Hospital Center. I push my art cart into the infusion rooms, waiting rooms, and cancer wards, engaging patients, family and friends in the creative process of art making. In addition to becoming certified to teach yoga, I have been a founding board member in the incorporation (DC, VA, and MD) and startup of the Art Connection in the Capital Region, a nonprofit that facilitates the donation of original artwork by artists to client-based, socially-oriented nonprofits with no budget for art. Despite moving from partner to senior counsel this fall, my husband continues to work overtime in D.C. with Morgan Lewis & Bockius. A year ago our first grandchild was born. His parents work with land trusts and environmental nonprofits in Piedmont, Va. Our eldest is cohead of the Wilderness School in the California public high school system. Last July we all gathered in Newport with family and friends to celebrate the marriage of our son, Jacy '03, to Kathleen Corriveau '02. They are both tutors at Eliot House while in graduate school at Harvard."

Donald L. Kent writes: "I'm busier than I thought this past year while putting together a new website, FFFR.org (Foundation for Fiscal Reform, Inc.). Along with a macroeconomist and two others, this nonprofit, non-political organization is an information channel and exchange for facts and figures concerning the US economy. Such topics as Social Security, foreign trade, and national debt are delivered to our members via a weekly online newsletter and forum. The response has been gratifying, and we all have much to learn if our offspring are to enjoy all the benefits we have come to expect in America. My wife, Ellen, plus most of the children (Heather Kent Handel '93 and Joel '95), five of the seven grandkids, and I will be up for reunion and look forward to seeing a large contingent of the class of 1968!"

From the March/April 2008 Issue

Your class officers, Kitty Walker Keane, Buzz Dimartino, Fredi Pearlmutter and Bob Martin, have been hard at work planning our 40th reunion. Our weekend will include a Friday night dinner at the Faculty Club before Campus Dance, the Pembroke breakfast Saturday morning, a Saturday class lunch featuring a discussion of the 1960s, Saturday night dinner under the stars with dancing and Boomer music, and finally the Commencement procession Sunday morning. Plan to be there with us! Check out our class website, alumni.brown.edu/classes/1968/ for details and get your registration materials in before the May deadline. See you in Providence!

Tom Coakley reports that he and his wife, Nellie, are included in Tom Brokaw's new book, Boom!, as is Ruth Simmons. Nellie and Tom both served in Vietnam. She returned as the head nurse on Walter Reed's orthopedic ward, where she had Al Vaskas '67 and Tom as patients. Nellie has served as a war trauma counselor for the past twenty-two years, and Tom has served on the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Pedorthics for the past nine years. Tom works with the Amputee Coalition of America on prosthetic parity issues and is the vice president of administrative operations at St. Lawrence Univ. in Canton, N.Y.

Donald Kent (see Joel Kent '95).

Richard Reisman writes: "I was very pleased to sell my first patent portfolio last year; it was well worth the twelve years it took. This was a nice break on a long and winding road in the online/web/media/technology world that included starting up Teleshuttle Corp. to innovate online media technology and working in a number of other leading-edge online media startups in Silicon Alley (and before that Videotex Alley), including creating and running the first version of TV Guide Online. At the same time, I was learning the strange game of patent commercialization—with an interesting time litigating against Microsoft and Apple for infringing my patents. I continue to wonder what I want to do when I grow up (and didn't find the answer on last year's trip to Bhutan.)."

Patricia Jo Rogers (see Leon E. Rogers '40).

Eugene Sevi can be reached at 1035 Warren Mountain Rd., Roxbury, Vt. 05669.

From the January / February 2008 Issue

Robert M. Cohan, a partner in the litigation section of the Dallas office of Jackson Walker and chair of the antitrust group, was named a 2007 Texas Super Lawyer.

Steve Field writes: “I’m coming up on 23 years in the wholesale building materials business in Mass., and recently opened a fourth branch in N.H. My son, Mike, 25, joined the business. My daughter, Joanna, is finishing up at Emory, and wife Debbie is taking a leave of absence from her job as a preschool teacher. Hope to see many of my classmates at the 40th in May. Call or e-mail if you’re coming!” Contact Steve at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Paul Hans writes: “I’m currently executive vice president of NuView Health Partners. NuView is a medical claims data analytic company that assists self-insured companies and government agencies to lower health care costs. Clients have said we are unique in our approach to cost control. Nice to hear since I’m the one in charge of analytics.” Contact Paul at 8109 E. Gary Rd., Scottsdale, Ariz. 85260; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Louis P. Lantner is serving a one-year tour of duty in Iraq as a provincial reconstruction team leader embedded with the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Striker in Baghdad. He provides citizen services by working with local leaders and government entities to establish an organized civil society able to run the towns. His wife, Karen Williams Lantner ’69, returned to the United States after three years in Hanoi. Contact them at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Gwyneth Walker’s 60th birthday was honored at the Chandler Music Hall in Randolph, Vt., with a two-day “Festival of the Music of Gwyneth Walker.” Performers included professional musicians from across the United States. In addition, a Gala Choral Concert was featured in October with twelve choruses from around New England. Special guests were six of Gwyneth’s fellow Chattertocks: Kathryn Shibley ’67, Margaret French Gardner, Judith Bellizia Grande, Marjorie Bedrick Tarkow, Marcia Rollin Woodward ’69, and Cynthia Adams White ’69. Gwyneth’s music has been heard all over the world; she is the national best-seller with E.C. Schirmer Music Publishers. In 2005, two performances of her music for chorus and orchestra were presented at Carnegie Hall. Contact her at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it ; www.gwynethwalker.com.

From the November / December 2007 Issue

George Hyde was honored as the 2007 recipient of the William J. Brooks Award by the Florida Association of Broadcasters (FAB). George, who has been executive vice president for the Radio Advertising Bureau for the past 17 years, was presented with the prestigious award during the 73rd Annual FAB Convention in Palm Beach, Fla., on June 21.

Susan Lukesh ’76 PhD writes: “After 19 years, I left Hofstra Univ. as associate provost for planning and budget on Aug. 31 and began a three-year position at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in mid-September. This is an enormously exciting opportunity. For further information check out www.qatar-med.cornell.edu or www.qf.org.qa. My position, as assistant dean for academic planning and development, will cover many of my current responsibilities, albeit in a medical college and in the Middle East. After many years as an administrator and part-time archaeologist with Brown Professor Emeritus of Central Mediterranean Archeology Ross Holloway, I see this as a first step in retirement: a full-time, well-paid position with the opportunity to travel to parts of the world such as Tunisia, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, and Istanbul. I am looking forward to watching American politics from the Middle East; that distance may offer some perspective. I look forward to hearing from classmates and other alumni.” Susan can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Patrick K. O’Hare of the Ober|Kaler law firm was selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for the Washington, D.C., area. He was recognized in the Health Care Law category and the Non-Profit/Charities Law section.

From the September / October 2007 Issue

In May 2007 John Barry gave the commencement speech at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and received an honorary doctorate from Tulane. He also serves on advisory committees at both Johns Hopkins and MIT, as well as on a newly consolidated levee board overseeing several levee districts around metropolitan New Orleans.

Joel P. Bennett has been selected as a super lawyer in the field of employment litigation, plaintiff, by the Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers Magazine for 2007. Only five percent of the many lawyers in the Washington, D.C., area are listed in Super Lawyers.

From the July / August 2007 Issue

Joel Bennett has been designated a “super lawyer” in the field of employment litigation in the 2007 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers magazine. Joel also reports that he keeps in touch with retired lawyer and longtime friend Joe Lyman ’35, a member of the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame, who is alive and well at age 94.

Robert Cohan and Chip Babcock ’71 were amongst the eight firm partners of Jackson Walk LLP who were recognized in the 2007 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Texas. Chip was recognized in the Commercial Litigation category, and Robert was recognized in the Competition category.

Jesse B. Jupiter is the Hansjong WYSS/AO Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School and head of hand surgery at Mass. General Hospital. He writes: “This May, our soccer team ’67 was inducted into the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.” Jesse can be reached at 15 None Such Way, Weston, Mass., 02493-1021; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Antoinette Ralbovsky Stone writes: “After practicing law for thirty years at the Department of Justice and in large law firms, I decided to open my own firm. In Feb., Brown Stone Nimeroff LLC opened for business, offering litigation, bankruptcy, and business counseling services. My only regret is not having done this sooner.” Antoinette can be reached at 4024 Timber Ln., Philadelphia 19129; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2007 Issue

Peter Gates writes: “I’m still married and practicing family medicine in coastal Conn. I have five children and am delighted none have chosen to follow me.” Peter can be reached at 24 Seabury Ave., Ledyard, Conn. 06339; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Patrick O’Hare, a health care lawyer, has been selected for the second year in a row as an Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyer by Nightingale’s Healthcare News. He shares the recognition with eleven other attorneys across the country.

From the January / February 2007 Issue

Diana Lamb Bain writes: “We have just (finally!) moved into our new house in Vermont. The last year has been spent doing the exterior first coats (before the siding and trim were put up) and the interior trim and wall painting—much more work than we anticipated. Tim and Jen ’04 are both still living in the D.C. area. Tim is doing software development. Jen is in her second year of teaching advanced-placement U.S. history and world history. Visitors are welcome!” Diana can be reached at 2657 Hemenway Rd., Bridport, Vt. 05734.

Robert M. Cohan, an attorney at Jackson Walker LLP, was selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2007 for antitrust law and commercial litigation. Robert is one of forty-six lawyers chosen.

Friends and family surprised Susan Van Wiggeren Markowitz with a party to celebrate her 60th birthday in September in New York City. Guests included daughter Sarah Markowitz ’02, cousin Mirra Levitt ’03, niece Elizabeth Broadwin ’07, and David Dryer ’07. Susan lives with her husband, Jim (Dartmouth ’65), in Ithaca, N.Y., where she is director of human resources for the library system of Cornell University.

Patrick K. O’Hare, of the Washington, D.C.–based law firm Ober Kaler, was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for the third consecutive year.

From the September / October 2006 Issue

Joel P. Bennett, of the law offices of Joel P. Bennett, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Georgetown Business and Professional Association (GBPA) and appointed chair of the GBPA’s legislative committee. Joel can be reached at 207 Bristol Downs Dr., Gaithersburg, Md. 20877; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Richard Brodsky writes: “After ten years of solo law practice, I joined Steel Hector and Davis in April 2005. Four months later—not necessarily in reaction to my coming—we merged into the global law firm Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. I focus my practice on securities litigation and regulation. My wife, Peggy, practices law out of our home in Miami. Our daughter, Jane, was married in November 2005, is a lawyer in Washington, D.C., and is married to a lawyer. Our son, Ben, graduated from NYU law school in May 2005. Our dog, Julia, is not a lawyer, but is thinking about taking the LSAT. Last year I attended the WBRU reunion in Providence, and it was the best reunion I have ever attended. Thanks to Fred Brack for starting that ball rolling.” Richard can be reached at 2917 Jackson Ave., Miami 33133; rbrodsky@ ssd.com.

Joe Haletky writes: “I still live in Palo Alto, Calif., but am now working as the senior accountant for the Children’s Council of San Francisco. I’m finally celebrating the empty nest, singing in a very good church choir (First Lutheran, Palo Alto), going to a lot of small theater productions (many of which have Brown connections), and even attending young alumni mixers (if they can still call it the New Curriculum, I can still be a young alumnus). I also enjoy driving around the country in my Toyota Prius, which brought me to my 2003 reunion.” Joe can be reached at 961 Webster St., Palo Alto, Calif. 94301; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Edwin L. Noel was nominated as the new chairman of the board of Attorneys’ Liability Assurance Society in Bermuda. He will serve a two-year term beginning on June 23. Edwin is a senior trial partner at Armstrong Teasdale.

Fredric R. Pamp writes: “We moved back home to Colorado a year ago, settling in a small town 100 miles west of the Front Range. I am practicing small-town law again, which can be funny, and doing seminars on nonprofit organization law. I have been invited to present at the Land Trust Alliance national rally in Nashville, Tenn., in October, and I was recently named a ‘Colorado Voice’ by the Denver Post, which means they will print four of my essays in the next year. Kids are fine, wife is wondrous, life is good, and I am amazed that I managed to get to my sixtieth year without a felony conviction.”

Bill Spillman writes that in February he received a lifetime achievement award for his research and professional activities in the field of smart structures and materials from SPIE, the International Society of Optical Engineering. Bill and his wife, Barbara, live in Floyd, Va., about ten miles from the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He 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 Issue

Don Kent (see Joel S. Kent ’95).

Marc S. Koplik is chairman of Laidlaw & Company (UK) investment bankers. They are focused on microcap corporate finance transactions, and he is a manager of four venture capital funds. In February, he traveled to China in search of investment opportunities. In addition, Marc is the president of the investment advisor to the Select Access family of hedge funds with offices in New York City and Greenwich, Conn.

Marty Mueller has completed overseas Peace Corps Director tours in Côte d’Ivoire and Haiti and last year accepted a new assignment as deputy director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Global AIDS Program in Haiti. The program’s primary goal is to place 25,000 HIV-infected Haitians on antiretroviral therapy by 2008. Marty, who works in Port-au-Prince, spends as much free time as possible at his Miami Beach condo. He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Laurie Overby Robinson was elected chair of the board of trustees of the Vera Institute of Justice in New York. (Vera, founded in 1961, conducts cutting-edge demonstration projects and research on justice topics.) After seven years at the U.S. Department of Justice during the Clinton administration, Laurie is now directing the Univ. of Pennsylvania’s master of science program in criminology. She continues to live in Washington, D.C., however, since, she notes, it’s hard for an inside-the-Beltway addict to give that up. Laurie can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 2005 Issue

Michael A. Barros writes that he relocated from Montana to Durham, N.C., to be the city’s director of housing and community development. Michael can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Robert Cohan, of the Texas-based law firm Jackson Walker, has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006 for his work in antitrust law, business litigation, and environmental law. For the past two years, Robert has been named a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Texas Monthly magazine. He is a partner in Jackson Walker’s litigation section and chair of the antitrust group.

From the November / December 2004 Issue

John Costa (see Julie Paquette ’99).

Jeffrey D. Jones writes: “In May I received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Andover Newton Theological School, where I have also served on the adjunct faculty for the past two years. In September 2002 my eighth book, Parenting with Love and Laughter: Finding God in Family Life, was published by Jossey-Bass. Having written about youth ministry and Baptist history in the past, I ventured into storytelling. The book uses stories from my family to encourage people to view their own family experiences from a faith perspective.

John B. Keane has been named senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary of American Electric Power and assumes responsibility for all corporate legal affairs. John was previously president of Bainbridge Crossing Advisors.

From the September / October 2004 Issue

Richard Bonanno, of Brightwaters, N.Y., has been named 2004 Family Physician of the Year by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Richard is medical director of Brentwood Family Health Center and director of the Family Practice Residency Program at Southside Hospital.

John J. Clair has been appointed the new office managing partner of Lantham & Watkins’s Los Angeles office. He has also served on the firm’s executive committee.

Kathryn S. Fuller, president and CEO of the World Wildlife Fund, was named chair of the Ford Foundation board in May. She has been a Ford Foundation trustee since 1994 and has chaired its audit and management committee since 2000. A Fellow of the Brown Corporation, Kathryn spoke at this year’s Graduate School Commencement exercises.

Peter Hoggan joined RJF Fletcher Thompson Architecture as a senior project manager in the education sector. He previously worked on performing arts spaces for Middlesex County College and the Elizabeth Performing Arts High School, both in New Jersey.

Rick Kozak is back from five years in Europe and has started a new venture called, R&D2, which helps universities and government labs successfully commercialize their inventions and intellectual property. He is working with ventures at the Univ. of Maryland and the Chesapeake Innovation Center. Living in the Annapolis, Md., area, he is also an unofficial ambassador for the musical troupe Them Eastport Oyster Boys.

From the July / August 2004 Issue

Whittlesey Birnie retired from Université de la Réunion, where he had taught for fourteen years. He and his wife, Yvette, found their ketch in France and sailed alone together from Gibraltar to Martinique. They plan to keep going. Look for “Sharki the K.” Whittlesey can be reached by e-mail at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Donald Kent writes: “I just finished my freshman roommate’s latest nonfiction endeavor, The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry. It is superb, as was his recent Rising Tide. John’s medical research was in-depth, yet understandable. He exhibits a rare ability to keep a real event such as the 1918–19 influenza epidemic historically accurate as well as spellbinding.” Donald can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Louis Lantner writes: “I am half way through a one-year Vietnamese language program. Luckily, Karen (Williams ’69) takes classes with me—I’m using her notes just as I did years ago. This July we will be posted at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi. Back to the future.” Louis can be reached at #B-201, 505 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Falls Church, Va. 22044; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John M. Wolcott writes: “With the kids grown, these empty nesters have moved to a house with less to clean, and less to mow, rake, and shovel. Sometimes less is more.” John can be reached at 55 Bretton Woods Dr., Cranston, R.I. 02920.

From the March / April 2004 Issue

Peter Bruno writes that he has founded Complete Marriages, a national marriage ministry of counseling and seminars. He has just published his fourth book, also entitled Complete Marriages. He can be reached at pete @completemarriage.com.

Robert M. Cohan was named a 2003 Texas Super Lawyer in the November issue of Texas Monthly.

Richard Gouse (see Joel Kent ’95).

Jesse Jupiter writes: “I have been awarded the Hansjorg Wyss AO Chaired Professorship in Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School. I continue to play for the Wellesley Seniors, along with Mark DeTora, in an ‘over-the-hill’ soccer league. We have won the championship for the second year in a row.”

Donald Kent and Steven Meltzer (see Joel Kent ’95).

Jean Turnquist, professor of anatomy at the Univ. of Puerto Rico Medical School in San Juan, returned to full-time teaching and research after nearly five years as program director for the campus-wide Minority Biomedical Research Support Program. She writes: “My seventeen years as curator of the Caribbean Primate Research Center Museum also ended this summer, and it is wonderful to be out of administration.”

From the May / June 2004 Issue

Dick Mayo writes: “I retired from the U.S. Navy in January after thirty-five years, during which I established and served as the first commander of the Naval Network Warfare Command in Norfolk, Va. I’m now senior vice president for strategic programs with CACI International, an information-technology services provider in Arlington, Va.”

F.R. Pamp writes: “In December I received a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. I am setting up a consulting practice for nonprofit organizations. Visit my Web site at jabberwockconsulting.com.” F.R. can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Patti Rogers (see Leon Rogers ’40).

From the January / February 2004 Issue

Richard Reed is the new director of administrative operations at Rhode Island’s Economic Development Corporation.

From the November / December 2003 Issue

Lynn A. DeNoia ’80 Ph.D., a professor in the department of engineering and science at Rensselaer at Hartford, shared the 2002 Best Instructors Award with a colleague for their tutorial Principles of Effective IT Management at NetWorld+Interop, the premier network education conference and trade show.

From the March / April 2003 Issue

Reunion weekend, May 23–26, is rapidly approaching. Registration information will arrive in the spring. If you did not receive the fall reunion mailing, please contact reunion headquarters at (401) 863-1947 or reunions @brown.edu.

David Jollin and Richard Trull (see Janice Patacsil ’99).

Garrett Keenan writes: “I saw the In the News blurb in the January/February BAM about Jim Dickson’s having to ask a colleague to read him his e-mail. There are text-to-speech applications commercially available to assist with these problems of the blind, and I’d be happy to let Jim know about them if he contacts me at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or calls me at either (860) 395-0782 or (860) 983-7904, or writes to me at the address below.” Garrett recently migrated from KPMG Consulting to EDS to lead the technology side of EDS’s customer-service call-center outsourcing business. He manages the introduction of low-cost call-center services into the India labor market for global companies. Garrett’s two sons, Chris, 25, and Joe, 13, moved into the same house this Christmas with Garrett and Mary, and it’s been a wild time. Garrett commutes to Detroit and Plano, Tex., for EDS and welcomes opportunites to meet with classmates for dinner while there. He also looks forward to seeing classmates at this year’s reunion. Garrett lives at 504 Main St., Old Saybrook, Conn. 06475.

From the November / December 2002 Issue

William Bartlett writes: "After more than thirty years as a graphic artist, I returned to school for a master's in education and a teaching certificate. In August I will teach a 6th-grade special-education math class." He can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Leo Plante writes that he teaches ethics, finance, and leadership at Regis College in Weston, Mass. He can be reached at Box 461, Albion, R.I. 02802.

From the September / October 2002 Issue

Stephen Fischer writes: "After twenty-seven years working for someone else, I have opened my own law practice. My new office is in Beverly, Mass., about four miles from my home. I'm enjoying my newfound freedom and the opportunity to get reacquainted with my wife, Lois, and my three children, ages 15, 11, and 7." Stephen can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Gerard E. Giannattasio was elected village justice of Massapequa Park, N.Y., in March 2000. Giannattasio teaches as an adjunct in the Hofstra University history department and is a law librarian at the Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in Huntington, N.Y.

From the July / August 2002 Issue

Joel P. Bennett writes: "The 18th annual update of my book, Winning Attorney's Fees from the U.S. Government (Law Journal Seminars Press), was recently published." Joel can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

John Fowler (see Michael Kavanau '85).

Mark Macomber writes: "I live in the foothills of the Berkshires and travel extensively. I'm the president and CEO of Litchfield Bancorp, and chairman of the Connecticut Mutual Holding Company and Connecticut Bankers Association. My wife, Francoise Asselin Macomber, is vice president and managing director of Right Management Consultants. Our daughter, Elizabeth Blythe, is getting married this fall." Mark can be reached at 462 Munger Ln., Bethlehem, Conn. 06751; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2002 Issue

Lou Schuyler, of Larchmont, N.Y., was recently named chief information officer for the American Management Association. She is responsible for information technology initiatives and personnel throughout the AMA's United States operations.

From the November / December 2000 Issue

Joel P. Bennett writes: “I enjoyed hearing from former roommate Jim Hutchinson through the online alumni directory. Our online family photo album is available at http:// photos.yahoo.com/joelpbennett. I continue to practice employment law in Washington, D.C. My wife, Tricia, works in an administrative position at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Potomac, Md., where our son, Matthew, is in seventh grade. Our son, Steven, is in fourth grade at the Norwood School in Bethesda, Md.” Joel would love to hear from classmates at the Law Offices of Joel P. Bennett, P.C., 1208 Eton Court N.W., Washington, D.C. 20007; (202) 625-1970; fax (202) 625-1973; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Bob LeShay reports that he has just gotten married. He is available to pet-sit or house-sit long or short term and to tutor or home-school special-needs students who have A.D.D., A.D.H.D., or learning disabilities. He can work either on a live-in or salary basis. Bob can be reached at (641) 472-1228, ext. 7041; (707) 464-1401; or (641) 472-4097.

From the September / October Issue

David Sydney (see Miles Sydney ’32).

From the July / August 2000 Issue

Eugene A. Sevi, of Roxbury, Vt., writes: "I have returned to the Norwich University faculty after serving for one year as team chief of the military-liaison team in Macedonia. While in Macedonia I worked with the U.S. Embassy in responding to the spring 1999 refugee crisis."

William B. Spillman Jr. writes that he has joined Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University as a research professor in the physics department and as director of the Carilion Optical Sciences and Engineering Research Center. The center conducts research and engineering activities to create knowledge and technology that will help the medical, biomedical, and veterinary disciplines. Bill and his wife, Barbara, live in Floyd, Va., and can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 2000 Issue

Robert M. Cohan (see Robert M. Behrendt ’90).

Valerie Mitchell writes: "I have been working with four retarded adults for the past nine years. I volunteered with children in a homeless shelter for five years. My twin daughters are both well. My siblings and I nursed my dying father at home with the help of men from Cameroon, who were superb workers and people."

Arthur C. Sanderson, of Cohoes, N.Y., has been named vice president for research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he is a professor of electrical, computer, and systems engineering. Arthur joined Rensselaer in 1987 as professor and head of the electrical, computer, and systems engineering department, of which he was chair until 1994. He had been on leave for two years to serve as director of the National Science Foundation’s division of electrical and communications systems.

From the March / April 2000 Issue

Alan Bogdanow (see Peter Bogdanow ’96).

Donald Kent (see Heather Kent Handel ’93).

Stanley Griffith, of Lexington, Mass., writes that he and his wife, Ann Schauffler, celebrated the marriage of her daughter over Labor Day weekend. Brown’s assistant soccer coach, Brian Young, a college friend of the groom, spoke at the wedding. Stan’s son, Andrew, was admitted to the Brown class of ’03, but deferred his start date to serve a year with City Year/Americorp in Boston. Ann’s son and Stan’s daughter go to Lexington High. Stan can be reached at standad43@ aol.com.

From the January / February 2000 Issue

Jeanne Lee Cantrill (see Hank Vandersip '56).

Vikki Aldridge Kingslien reports that she, Kitty Walker Keane, and Molly Renn Heckscher '67 revisited the 1800s during their annual reunion. They ambled about Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts and soaked up Rachmaninoff and Tchaikovsky on the Tanglewood lawn. Kitty and her husband, Jack, hosted the group in Hartford, conscripting the out-of-towners into going to a tag sale. Molly recounted her Grand Canyon rafting trip with daughters Ellie Heckscher '97 and Fran (Dickinson '02). Vikki seconded with details of her China cruise and Utah ski trip. But Kitty trumped with stories of canoeing and her umpteen trips escorting two active teenagers.

From the July / August 1999 Issue

Franklin Cohen writes: "I'm discovering the joy of high-rise living in Philadelphia's center city. I would love to hear from any of the old gang." Franklin can be reached at 1919 Chestnut St., #2322, Philadelphia 19103; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

David Speltz, Amherst, N.H., reports that his son, Tim Speltz '98, was a technical director of this year's Oscar-winning animated short film, Bunny. Tim works for Blue Sky Studios of Harrison, N.Y., and lives in Manhattan. Tim can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the May / June 1999 Issue

Richard Reisman, New York City, is managing director of operations and technology at HealthScout, a World Wide Web service (www.healthscout.com) that delivers personalized health news, information, and services to consumers. Richard writes: "After leaving technology management positions at Mobil and Standard & Poor's to spend a number of years in my own on-line ventures, and then after doing independent management consulting on Internet applications, I am happy to be deeply immersed in sharing a compelling mission with a strong team. I have also been chairing the digital media committee of the M.I.T. Enterprise Forum of New York City, which is a great way to stay plugged into the Internet venture scene."

Nicki Sahlin '80 Ph.D. became executive director in October, of the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Rhode Island. She was assistant director for five years, and prior to that was associate professor of English at Dean College in Franklin, Mass. NAMI-RI is a support, education, and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of the mentally ill and their families. Nicki sits on the boards of the Providence Center and the Manic Depressive and Depressive Association of Rhode Island. Nicki would be interested in hearing from any alumni in Rhode Island or elsewhere who have advocacy issues with serious mental illness in the family. She can be reached at NAMI-RI, 1255 N. Main St., Providence 02904; (401) 331-3060; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

From the March / April 1999 Issue

Diana Bain writes: "Northern Virginia is quite a contrast to the Hudson Valley! I started a programming job in early November - my first paid job since Tim was born eighteen and a half years ago! Tim is a freshman at Duke and is having a wonderful time. Jen is a high school junior, getting ready for her college search. Charlie is working at PRC programming. I can't believe we are old enough for it to have been thirty years!"

Pete Bruno writes: "Try our new chat-and-message-board room for couples and pastors (http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/acompletemarriage), and our redone Web site (http://www.completemarriages.com)."

Alan and Ann Oppenheimer Bogdanow '70 announce the engagement of their son Peter '96 to Sarah Kaplan '96. They plan to be married on Aug. 7. Peter is the grandson of Arthur M. Oppenheimer '39 and the nephew of John Oppenheimer '73. "We are keeping Brown in the family," Ann writes.

From the January / February 1999 Issue

Anne D. Emerson has been appointed executive director of the Bostonian Society, Boston's historical society and museum. She was formerly executive director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard.

Andrew Halvorsen, Summit, N.J., writes: "I had been with the Beneficial Corporation for twenty years, the last twelve as chief financial officer and a member of the board of directors, when the company merged with Household International last summer. I pulled the rip cord on my golden parachute and decided to retire and manage my investments, do a little consulting and a little writing, and pursue charitable activities. Our daughter is Ilissa '00."

Marc Koplik and Deidre Henderson '68 M.A.T. are pleased that son Christopher Henderson '01 is at Brown.

Nancy Carlson Schrock, Winchester, Mass., was appointed chief collections conservator of the Harvard College Library after eighteen years in private practice as a book conservator and library consultant. She was also elected treasurer of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, the national organization of professional conservators. Her husband, Richard, is a professor of chemistry at M.I.T.

From the July / August 1998 Issue

Molly Erb Adams, Summit, N.J., works in the public- and government-relations office of Comcast Cable.

Michael A. Barros is working in community development and urban affairs. He lives in Denver with his wife, Susan, and five children.

Caryl E. Carpenter, Lansdowne, Pa., is on sabbatical in Australia, where she works with a network of health facilities in Melbourne. She will also be visiting health-care organizations in New Zealand, France, Spain, and Portugal.

Susan H. Chase, St. Augustine, Fla., trains horses and teaches students to ride them. In October, her students sent her on a long weekend visit to Barbara Saylor Rodgers in Vermont. "It was wonderful to see her family and to experience a real New England fall for the first time in years, "

Robert H. Cooper, Valley Stream, N.Y., has remarried, to Tina Verasco. His expanded family includes Abigail, 23, Pamela, 15, Candy, 13, and dog Melanie. Robert is still a partner at Ernst & Young and is awaiting the intended merger with KPMG, which will result in the world's largest accounting firm.

Victor De Jong, Huntington, N.Y., writes: "Judy and I are very happy to be first-time grandparents. Milo De Jong was born to my son, Dirk, and my daughter-in-law, Nancy, in Boston on Nov. 17, 1997. We're just too young for this."

Diane Della-Loggia, Washington, D.C., celebrated twenty-five years in the Smithsonian Institute's department of anthropology. In 1997 the department published the tenth volume, Languages, in the twenty-volume Handbook of North American Indians encyclopedia. The eleventh volume, on Indians of the plateau, was published this spring.

Kenneth R. Fitzsimmons Jr., Piedmont, Calif., and his partners sold Robertson Stephens & Co. to the Bank of America nineteen years after founding the firm. It will now operate as BancAmerica Robertson Stephens. Kenneth writes: "Rather than kick back and relax, however, I continue as head of capital markets with responsibilities for sales, trading, and execution of all the firm's underwritings."

Larry Forman and his wife, Diane (UC-San Diego '91), celebrated daughter Jenay's fourth birthday. Larry writes: "I can't believe how exhilarating and exhaustive parenthood can be." Diane is doing librarian work for the city of San Diego, and Larry is a professor of computer and information sciences with a focus on interactive multimedia. In his spare time, he's working in the Ph.D. program at UC-Berkeley, where he's developing a mathematical theory of student motivation by applying economic analysis and multivariate calculus. Larry adds: "We helped Andy Gordon celebrate his 50th birthday long distance by embarrassing him with a provocative singing telegram during which his outlandish extracurricular accomplishments at good ol' Brunonia were highlighted." Larry can be reached at 13755 Durango Dr., Del Mar, Calif. 92014; (619) 755-1751.

J. David Forsyth is a lawyer in his native New Orleans. On a recent trip to Philadelphia, he visited two fraternity brothers, Dick Grant and Joe Serritella, both of whom are lawyers as well. David writes: "None of us had changed a bit." He also got to share Eric Green's 50th birthday on a trip to the Boston area.

Judith Ginsberg '68 A.M., New York City, was the executive producer of Liz Swados's The Hating Pot, a video about racism and anti-Semitism that was shown in the fall of 1997 on PBS stations. Judith writes: "I'd like to have it played at my funeral; it's the best thing I've ever been part of." Her husband has become a "minor New York celebrity" by assuming the presidency of the New York Public Library, "a job made glamorous and high-profile by Brown's former president, Vartan Gregorian."

Katherine Walker Keane and John B. Keane live in West Hartford, Conn. Kitty was named vice president and general counsel of HealthChoice of Connecticut, a statewide HMO owned by Yale's medical school, Yale-New Haven Hospital, and St. Francis Hospital.

Garrett Keenan joined Versatility, a Fairfax, Va., manufacturer of software for telemarketing/customer-service centers. He was formerly head of call management for Aetna. Garrett and Mary live in Old Saybrook, Conn.

Tony Lioce, San Juan Capistrano, Calif., works at the Los Angeles Times, where he was recently promoted to deputy features editor. Tony writes: "It's not a bad gig (day shift, no weekends, and I get to use the executive lunchroom, though still prefer the bar across the street). I still live in Orange County where - as I am neither a surfer dude nor a yuppie Nixon-loving Republican pig - I continue to feel somewhat out of place. But my wife and daughters (now 17 and 15), the proximity of Baja, and weekly doses of NYPD Blue and Beverly Hills 90210 never fail to lift my spirits."

Mary Sherman Lycan, Chapel Hill, N.C., is editor and proprietor of Treble Clef Music Press, specializing in choral music for sopranos and altos. Her sixty-voice community chorus, Women's Voices, performed Gwyneth Walker's "Golden Apples of the Sun" at their winter concert. Husband Bill (Amherst '66) teaches at UNC-Chapel Hill, and daughter Jane is a first-year student at Oberlin College.

Judith A. McGaw has been on ACLS- and NSF-funded research leave and living in Portland, Oreg. "In April 1996 I was diagnosed with colon cancer and had surgery. My prognosis is good," Judith writes. She can be reached at 5826 SE Hawthorne Blvd., Portland 97215.

William F. Miller's daughter, Kate '99, studied in London last semester. William and Cathy live in Wellesley, Mass. They can be reached at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Helaine Benson Palmer, Andover, Mass., is celebrating five years of continued good health after a diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer and a bone-marrow transplant. Helaine writes: "I'm trying to keep my law practice within manageable limits to leave time for other, more life-affirming pursuits - volunteer work, gardening, and travel with my husband, Joe Ruma '67."

Thomas R. Park, Tallahassee, Fla., acquired the Adirondack Center, a 210-acre retreat and conference center in St. Johnsville, N.Y. The facility serves the schools of New York, training students in experiential learning and outdoor activities.

Mimsy Baker Spaulding and her husband, Sam, live in Arlington, Va. Sam's youngest son received a master's in religious studies from Yale in May.

Nancy Turck and the U.K. Brown Club took an evening tour through Westminster Abbey led by Dean Wesley Carr, the Abbey's highest-ranking cleric.

Terry Anne Peake Vigil, Chestnut Hill, Mass., is an independent planning and development consultant. Her husband, Max, continues to work at the Transportation Systems Center in Cambridge, Mass. Daughter Kiara is in graduate school at Columbia University, and son Ryan is an undergraduate studying composing at the Manhattan School of Music.

Paul A. Williams joined Enron Wind Corp. in Tehachapi, Calif., in March as a vice president of finance. Enron manufactures, develops, owns, and operates utility-scale wind projects that generate electricity. "Warmest regards to the class of 1968," Paul writes.

Thomas E. Whidden, Cypress, Calif., returned to California in 1994 after six years in Brussels as vice president of international sales for Infonet. In January 1997, he moved from sales to vice president of marketing.

John M. Wolcott is serving as president of the East Greenwich (R.I.) Rotary Club for 1998-99.

Dennis Woods and his wife, Janice, moved to Bay Village, Ohio, a western suburb of Cleveland, in July 1996, after he accepted the position of superintendent of Bay schools. Their oldest son, Greg '96, is a second-year student at Georgetown Law Center. Jeff, their middle son, graduated from Dartmouth last June and is back in Hanover working on a master's degree. Their youngest son, Mark, is a sophomore at Ohio's Miami University. Dennis can be reached at 23200 Lake Rd., #49, Bay Village, Ohio 44140; (440) 356-0698.

Judith Drazen Schretter, Reston, Va., has been with the Department of Justice's child-exploitation and obscenity section for three years. Husband Stan '65 has formed his own consulting company. Daughter Robin (Duke '95) is working on her master's in physical therapy at East Carolina University. Daughter Mindy (Cornell '89) works for Lucent Technologies (formerly Bell Labs) in Whippany, N.J., the same place Stan worked when he got out of school.

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Russell K. Chan and his wife, Sheila, announce the birth of their first child, Steph-anie Ying, on June 11, 1997. Russell writes, "She was born in the same hospital as the famous Iowa septuplets, but we find our hands full taking care of one baby, let alone seven." The family can be reached at (515) 278-8405; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Victoria Aldridge Kingslien, Centreville, Va., writes: "I am riding horseback as much as possible, either on my own Arabians or on some outfitter's steeds around the world. Randolph Williams (Michigan '66) and I explore nature near and far, from sea kayaking with gray whales off the coast of Baja California to dredging oysters from a skipjack in the Chesapeake. At work at the INS, I'm special assistant to the executive associate commissioner for management. I look forward to the 30th reunion."

From the May / June 1998 Issue

Russell K. Chan and his wife, Sheila, announce the birth of their first child, Steph-anie Ying, on June 11, 1997. Russell writes, "She was born in the same hospital as the famous Iowa septuplets, but we find our hands full taking care of one baby, let alone seven." The family can be reached at (515) 278-8405; This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

Victoria Aldridge Kingslien, Centreville, Va., writes: "I am riding horseback as much as possible, either on my own Arabians or on some outfitter's steeds around the world. Randolph Williams (Michigan '66) and I explore nature near and far, from sea kayaking with gray whales off the coast of Baja California to dredging oysters from a skipjack in the Chesapeake. At work at the INS, I'm special assistant to the executive associate commissioner for management. I look forward to the 30th reunion."