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VERMONT t h e u n i ver s i t y o f Q U A R T E R LY “Out into the free open country...” 1 fall 2013 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 100 years with the UVM Outing Club corps values • er ANSWERS • steve phelps ’85 VQ FALL | 2013 V E R M O N T q u a rter l y VQ THE GREEN Conversation with new provost David Rosowsky; Enhanced internship programs part of career push; Happening at the Art Hop; and more. catamount sports Head Coach Jesse Cormier’s roots go deep in UVM soccer, as the men’s team celebrates its fiftieth season. 4 14 By thomas weaver new knowledge The lowly earthworms below our feet may have a role in addressing the complex challenge of climate change. 16 corps values by amanda waite ’02 G’04 18 24 BY Jon Reidel G’06 er answers When Dr. Kalev Freeman sought help with the challenge of gathering research data in trauma situations, he drew on an abundant energy source—student power. 26 By Joshua brown “out into the free open country” By joshua brown UVM has long been a pipeline to the Peace Corps. A look at the experience and lives of alumni who have built connections across continents and cultures. uvm people Steve Phelps ’85 leads marketing efforts for NASCAR, the current focus in his successful career in the professional sports industry. One hundred years ago, student Roderic Marble Olzendam inspired his fellow undergrads to head for the mountains, an effort that would grow into UVM’s venerable Outing Club. 30 By Madison Gilmore ’12 Alumni Connection Reunion Weekend 2013 class notes extra credit 36 42 64 # Contents photo by Shayne Lynn ’93 Cover illustration by Ross MacDonald SUMMER 2008 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY Ink on Cracker: A Fleming Museum exhibit exploring food and culture includes a unique medium. # 2 editor momentum, creative energy, and pride. We have announced the planning of a new $100 million STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) laboratory facility, the largest building project in our history. It will be the center for teaching, learning, and research labs in engineering and mathematical sciences and in the physical sciences of chemistry and physics. This important new building will place UVM on the forefront of teaching and research in the STEM disciplines. Most importantly for Vermont, the facility will promote economic development in the state by encouraging breakthrough research and advancing new pedagogies for student learning in quantitative fields of study. The facility will permit our students to be highly competitive nationally in engineering and scientific fields. Our enthusiasm for advancement in the teaching and research in STEM areas only helps us appreciate its importance to the core of UVM—our drive for excellence in liberal education, broadly defined, across the curriculum. Liberal education today integrates the great issues of the day with qualitative and quantitative analysis and reasoning while enhancing our understanding of the nature and meaning of life. It prepares our students for a life of understanding trends, uncertainties, ambiguities, cultures, and the complexities of the world. As the great public intellectual Louis Menand reminds us, from the theoretical to the useful, liberal education gives us a window on understanding the “analytical, empirical, moral, and aesthetic” issues we may confront. Our new STEM facility, with its unlimited potential to educate and expand our quantitative knowledge and skills, is especially important for giving our students and faculty a comparative advantage in this competitive world. By fully integrating liberal education and STEM learning, we have UVM advantages that can move mountains. —Tom Sullivan Thomas Weaver art director Elise Whittemore-Hill class notes editor Kathleen Laramee ’00 contributing writers Joshua Brown, Lee Ann Cox, Madison Gilmore ’12, Jay Goyette, Jon Reidel G’06, Amanda Waite’02, G’04, Jeff Wakefield photography Ryan Brandenberg, Joshua Brown, Jeff Clarke, William DiLillo, Chris Dissinger, John Harrelson, Brian Jenkins, Shayne Lynn ’93, Sally McCay, Mario Morgado, Wayne Tarr illustration Ross MacDonald advertising sales Theresa Miller Vermont Quarterly 86 South Williams Street Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 656-1100, [email protected] address changes UVM Foundation 411 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 656-9662, [email protected] VQEXTRAuvm.edu/vq Beyond the print content in this issue, you’ll also find more articles and multimedia pieces at uvm.edu/vq. Several of the stories below were included in the September edition of VQExtra. If you aren’t currently receiving an email when this online edition is posted between our print issues and would like to be alerted, let us know and we’ll add you to the list. Also, write us a note if you’d prefer to no longer receive the print edition and instead get an email notice when each issue is available online. [email protected] PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Philly teacher Zachary Wright ’05 connects students with his alma mater, helps create a new scholarship program, and is honored as one of the city’s top teachers. WELCOMING SCENE A slideshow look in on convocation and the twilight induction on the Green as the Class of 2017 joins the UVM community. class notes Sarah S. Wasilko G’11 (802) 656-2010 [email protected] THE PEOPLE’S COLLECTORS correspondence The Fleming Museum exhibits fifty contemporary Editor, Vermont Quarterly 86 South Williams Street Burlington, VT 05401 (802) 656-2005 [email protected] pieces that have come to UVM from the famed Dorothy and Herb Vogel collection. Vermont Quarterly publishes March 1, July 1, November 1. printed in vermont GOING WILD Issue No. 67, November 2013 Claire Laukitis ’12 and Peter Neaton ’11 are taking Vermont Quarterly the community supported agriculture model and The University of Vermont 86 South Williams Street Burlington, VT 05401 applying it to the icy waters of Alaskan fishing. vermont quarterly online uvm.edu/vq vermont quarterly BLOG vermontquarterly.wordpress.com instagram.com/universityofvermont twitter.com/uvmvermont facebook.com/universityofvermont youtube.com/universityofvermont sally mccay FALL 2013 FIFTY YEARS ON FIELD A photographic look back at UVM men’s soccer as the program celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this season. FA L L 2 0 1 1 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY T he fall is always an exciting time on campus with the arrival of students and the full engagement of our academic programs. Our new first-year class is spectacular in so many ways. With a historic high of nearly 23,000 applications, we enrolled 2,495 first-year students. Undergraduate enrollment stands at 9,970, with total enrollment at 12,723. The University has never been more diverse with 14 percent of the first-year class being students of color; 18 percent of the class are first-generation college students; ten countries are represented among the new international students; and the Honors College has its highest first-year enrollment at 205 students. As these students embark on this new chapter in their lives, it is with a considerable financial investment for many of them and their families—but it is likely one of the best investments they will ever make. A holder of a bachelor’s degree earns over the course of a lifetime, on average, more than $1 million more than those with a high school diploma, and those who hold advanced degrees beyond the bachelor’s earn nearly $3 million more. A Brookings Institution study found that the return on investment of a college degree is equivalent to more than 15 percent a year, more than double the average return of stock market investment. A recent Pew Charitable Trust report found that college graduates have the strongest employment advantage by a wide margin. More importantly, this investment in learning helps students shape the kind of goals they want to set for themselves, the kind of life they want to live, and the kind of people they want to be. As we know, one cannot measure, with precision, the personal and intellectual growth that comes from the college experience, in addition to the financial gains over a career of work. Our new students join UVM at an opportune moment in this University’s 222-year history as one of America’s oldest and most unique institutions of higher education. The University is moving forward with VQ V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY [PRESIDENT’SPERSPECTIVE GREEN THE g a t h er i ng ne w s & v i e w s o f l i f e a t t h e u n i v er s i t y ‘Ensuring a world class education’ 4 natural hazards and extreme environmental loads. What you won’t find on David Rosowsky’s CV is that he’s the product of a Bostonarea academic family. He jokes, “It took me a long time to realize there were jobs other than a college professor.” As an undergraduate at Tufts he considered a music major and thought physics might be his path until a professor took him aside and said, “Son, you’re not smart enough to be a physicist.” Civil engineering spoke to him with the attraction to “designing large, one-of-a-kind structures like buildings and bridges.” A “good student, not a great one,” Rosowsky says things changed, “the engine started to fire,” as a graduate student and research fellow at Johns Hopkins. Away from work, Rosowsky is a longtime runner and amateur triathlete who says exercise is an important physical, mental, and spiritual part of his days. While he describes himself as a “middle-of-the-packer,” his wife, Michelle, is anything but. An elite age-group triathlete, she recently traveled to London to represent the United States at the World Championships. The Rosowskys have two chil- dren—Melissa, fourth grade, and Leo, second grade—both students at South Burlington’s Central School. “We made the move relatively easily,” the new provost says. “Everybody is happy, healthy, and excited to be here.” Vermont Quarterly sat down with Provost Rosowsky a month into the job to talk about first impressions and the road ahead. VQ: Your past academic leadership has been within engineering. Was stepping into the broader scope of an entire university a particular attraction of the provost’s job at UVM? sally mccay VQ: Former UVM president Tom Salmon was fond of the phrase “permanent whitewater” in describing the challenges before higher education in his era, and we face many similar challenges these days. What reasons do you see to be optimistic for higher ed right now? DR: If there has been a whitewater churn historically—and I think that’s more hyperbole than anything else—then we are witnessing a sea change now. We are really going to see significant churn in the next decade. This will be driven by financial constraints, changes in pedagogical as well as insti- tutional models, and changes in students’ expectations. We’re going to have to think and act strategically, manage resources responsibly and sustainably, and make richly informed decisions and sometimes difficult choices. It will be an exciting but challenging period ahead. What cause do I see for optimism? Never has there been a time that the mission of the land grant—the call to action of the land grant university—has been so important. We have a critical role to play in addressing society’s grand challenges in health, the environment, food systems, and global quality of life. We’ll also be instrumental in creating jobs, helping build the state’s knowledge economy, and contributing to sustainable economic growth in Vermont. We’re going to need the state, we’re going to need industrial partnerships, corporate partnerships, individual philanthropy—all of these must come together to create the great public research universities of the future. And we will be one of those great universities. That’s exciting. It’s not wishy-washy; it’s not amorphous; it’s not hard to wrap your arms around. It’s right there in front of us. I’m very excited for the University of Vermont at this time, with these challenges, that we will come out leaner, stronger, more effective, a closer partner with the state, a more valuable partner with the industries in the state, and a real part of the start-up culture that we’re seeing blossom in Burlington. VQ: If we sat down again a year from now, what are the top things you’d like to look back on as accomplishments or signs of significant progress in your first year at UVM? DR: I’m a social being. So the first thing I would like to be able to say is that I am known to the campus. I hope that I will be regarded as a compelling provost, one who has vision, capacity to lead the campus in an important transformation, and who is doing so with all the best intent, the best motivations, and the best information coming forward. I’d hope to be regarded as somebody who is engaged, somebody who is engaging, and somebody who can create engagement—somebody who is not afraid to make a decision. Above all else, I would like to be somebody who is trusted by the faculty and staff to make the best decisions in the best interest of our university. I have four key initiative sets that I’m working on. I will be rolling these out in my public remarks soon. One obviously has to do with the new budget model. If we can get traction on that this first year and meet my deadline for a report to the president by next June, that will be a huge, huge step forward for this university. VQ: I see you’ve been an enthu- siastic tweeter in your first weeks here. Is social media something VQ EXTRA the people’s collectors Dorothy and Herb Vogel were legendary art collectors, a married couple of humble means who devoted themselves to collecting some five thousand works of contemporary art. Fifty of those pieces are now in the Fleming Museum collection and on display through the academic year. Read more about the Vogels and the Fleming show at uvm.edu/vq FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY P rovost David Rosowsky joins President Sullivan’s leadership team after serving as dean of the nation’s oldest school of engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to that, he chaired one of the nation’s largest civil engineering programs at Texas A&M University. Rosowsky began his academic career in 1990 after completing his Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University, distinguishing himself as a teacher and scholar of civil engineering focused on the reliability of structures, particularly the performance of wood structures subject to david Rosowsky: Definitely. I have spent the last decade, in my academic leadership positions, creating programs and opportunities to prepare the next generation of engineers. My focus was on producing engineers who were able to think about and creatively solve complex problems, bring teams together from myriad disciplines, communicate their findings and influence public policy. I very much wanted the opportunity to engage a comprehensive university in this mission to prepare university graduates who can think critically and integratively in order to find solutions to the complex problems facing our nation and our planet. Twenty of my twenty-four years in higher education were spent at land grant universities. I’m deeply committed to the land grant mission. 5 [THEGREEN HONOR ROLL UVM is ranked fourteenth on U.S. News & World Report’s “Up-and-Coming” schools list for making “the most promising and innovative changes in the areas of academics, faculty, and student life.” The university also ranks thirty-fourth among 173 public universities and eighty-second among national universities, a ten-place rise over last year. Washington Monthly ranked UVM twenty-fourth among all colleges and universities in the nation on its “Best Bang for the Buck” list. The Aiken Center earned a LEED platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the highest award the group confers. Aiken is the first building on the UVM campus to receive the honor and the highest scoring LEED platinum building in the state. The designation 6 because it recognizes work done to renovate an existing structure. VQ: Does your schedule allow you any space to just go to the Davis Center for lunch, bump into students informally? DR: One of my highest priorities is getting out and talking with students. Here’s my opener: “Tell me what’s on your mind, understand what my office is here for and let’s have a conversation about what’s working or what needs to be improved.” I view students as the reason we’re here, and I want to hear from them. I’m going to be purposeful about bumping into students, starting with impromptu tweets with offers to buy coffee for any student who shows up at the Davis Center at 10 o’clock on a particular day. I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know if I’ll be sitting there having coffee by myself or if I’ll be buying a hundred coffees. Either way, I’m there. I like coffee. [ c o n t i n u i n g e d u c at i o n ] Army doc found path through UVM program M ajor Doug Powell, MD, is humble about his journey to becoming a doctor. “Anyone can do this. I am not particularly gifted, but I put in the work to understand it,” he says. “If you are committed and can take one bite at a time, recognize this is a decade-long journey, and enjoy it.” Back in 1991, the Vermont native was a design team leader at Burton Snowboards. A graduate of Middlebury College with a degree in his- tory, Powell had always been drawn to healthcare volunteering and began visiting and reading to Fletcher Allen oncology patients. Finding his interactions with patients rewarding, Powell decided he wanted to change his career. Advice pointed him to medical school, and he soon learned the most recommended way to connect his unrelated undergraduate degree with medicine was through the UVM PostBaccalaureate Premedical Program. In 1999, Powell met with Polly Allen, the post-bac program director and respected advisor to many students transitioning into the medical field. Allen encouraged Powell to try one class, and he told himself that if he got good grades, he’d take another. He got an A, and kept earning A’s, all while going to school at night and working at Burton by day. 

 Internship opportunities, such as engineering student Logan Williams’ summer work at Burton Snowboards, are on the rise at UVM. In 2001, Powell completed his post-bac work, which he credits for preparing him to successfully complete the MCATs. “The post-bac program introduced the language of science and medicine which in a lot of ways is training in itself,” he reflects. “The road to understanding the language—not just the words, but how they are applied and are relevant— was an essential building block to everything that followed in medical school and clinical training.” 

 Powell would go on to study medicine at Wake Forest University and has applied his education and skill in service of his country as a doctor in the U.S. Army Medical Corps. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington, and sally mccay Landstuhl Army Medical Center in Germany —taking care of wounded service members in the ICU on their journey back to the United States. As a brigade surgeon in Afghanistan, Powell cared for four thousand combat soldiers. Further motivated by his desire to treat soldiers and their families, he became a critical care medicine fellow at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

 Graduating from the Walter Reed fellowship in 2013 and moving to Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, Powell is now the first staff intensivist at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg. “Womack is an Army hospital which is really trying to build up its capabilities and take care of more complicated patients. Being a part of such a tight team providing really good care is a great first opportunity out of training,” he says. Major Doug Powell, MD, has thought about the postbac program and assistance from UVM’s Continuing Education Department many times on his journey “from Biology 101 to the present,” he says. “Medicine was a calling and the process of going through the post-bac program while surrounding myself with patients as a volunteer helped keep me grounded,” he says. [careers] BUILDING INTERNSHIPS B urton Snowboard’s formidable R&D operation—“pretty much the ultimate prototyping facility for our industry in the world,” according to company founder and CEO Jake Burton—is located in a cavernous warehouse next to the company’s Burlington headquarters. Its collection of custom-built machines and rapid prototyping equipment can crank out an experimental new snowboard in a day or a prototype binding in a few hours. This hotbed of product innovation is where Logan Williams, a mechanical engineering major from Vergennes, Vermont, spent last summer working and learning through an internship. With the guidance of Jeff Burga, a Burton engineer, Williams designed a machine that will test the ability of a new generation of snowboard bindings to endure all manner of simulated crashes. Williams landed his internship thanks in part to a new partnership between UVM’s College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY is especially noteworthy you’re experienced with or a new direction? DR: No, I am brand new to Twitter. Maybe you can tell that from my tweets. I was one of the last people to adopt an ATM card, so let’s start with that. Why am I doing it? Two reasons. First, I’m a student of higher education, and it has become very clear to me that provosts in the future, presidents in the future, deans in the future are going to have to include social media in their communications strategies. The second reason is that I’ve always been very student centered. I got into this business to teach at a university. That’s why I’m here. As provost, I don’t have a lot of organic touch-points with students. I want students to know why there is a provost and what the provost does. I want them to know that there’s somebody in the senior administration whose primary responsibility is to ensure a world class education and that their degree has both rigor and value. I decided to take on tweeting as a vehicle to reach students where they live. An added benefit is that it provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, alumni, Burlington residents, and Vermonters to get a sense of who I am and what I’m thinking. But it’s primarily aimed at connecting with students. We’ll see how that plays out. 7 [THEGREEN STUDENT FOCUS ABOUT TOWN art hopping It’s an evening during which you’ll sidestep a pair of menacing puppet figures in a dark parking lot; watch sparks lift into the night sky from an outdoor kiln; stumble upon rock bands in back alleys; feel and act upon an elemental need for Kettle Korn—and discover art, lots and lots of art. Painting, photography, sculpture, fashion, and so on tucked in every imaginable space, ratty warehouses to the clean, well-lit Subaru dealership. It’s Burlington’s South End Art Hop—art show/street fair/two-mile-long block party with thousands of your hippest friends—going strong at twenty-one years. Pine Street and Flynn Avenue, the heart of Burlington’s old industrial zone which once manufactured goods from Maypo cereal to wooden bobbins, are the main axes for the event. Across the past two decades, the area has steadily transformed as a headquarters for businesses that seek something more soulful than an office park or strip mall. One of the most recent Pine Street success stories is Dealer.com, which could just as easily be in Silicon Valley as in a spiffy renovated factory a block from Lake Champlain. The South End Arts and Business Association is a key driver of “economic vitality and electic mix,” as the association puts it, in this part of town. Art Hop distills that vibe into an early September weekend when the sidewalks are filled with 8 painting for a long time, families with little kids, and clusters of bigger kids, UVM first-years who have come down the hill with new dorm-floor friends, looking around with some wonder at their new home. More info: seaba.com ship coordinator will work with students, employers, and academic departments to create and fill new internships. And an employer relations professional will network with employers largely to find job opportunities for graduating seniors, but will also, inevitably, learn of many new internship opportunities Career Services can promote. The CEMS/Vermont HITEC partnership followed a six-month pilot period with a yearlong contract on July 1. With funds from a grant secured by Sen. Patrick Leahy, Vermont HITEC placed twenty-nine students in demanding summer internships, placed six in full-time employment, and advised sixty more from the office it opened in Votey Building in January. Also, the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources has rolled out a new program of “perennial” internships, positions that will be available to students every summer in a growing number of organizations. And many of UVM’s other colleges and schools have expanded the number of internships they offer through their departments. For his part, student Logan Williams says his Burton Snowboards experience was a critical complement to his UVM coursework. “Here, I’m learning how to run a business and getting to work on all these awesome projects,” he says. elise whittemore-hill C hildhood friends, college roommates, collaborative thinkers, and the future of Burlington’s derelict Moran power plant on the waterfront. one day soon, perhaps, business partners—Charlotte, Vermont, What’s next for the brick hulk has been under debate in the city for natives Tad Cooke and Erick Crockenberg are a pair of like-minded decades. The student duo sees a place to showcase renewable energy seniors who have made the most of their UVM years. Cooke and Crockenberg, who also share a self-designed major— and agricultural innovation. Their proposal would harness waste from potential businesses in the structure (grains from a brewer, food waste ecological and food energy systems—spent a good chunk of the past from eateries, for example) and cycle it back into heat and energy year designing and building a greenhouse heating system that has via an anaerobic digester. Their system rose to the top among recent promise for boosting the eco and economic sustainability of Vermont Moran proposals, though many hurdles remain before moving forward farms. Elevator pitch: The heat from decomposing manure and stall on such a plan. bedding, ever-abundant on farms, is captured and funneled back into a In 2012, Cooke was named a Udall Scholar, the most prestigious greenhouse, extending the growing season in chilly Vermont. They put undergraduate award in the country for students pursuing careers their idea into action with a trial system, which will be put to the test focused on environmental issues. A year later, Crockenberg earned an this winter, at UVM’s Horticulture Research Center honorable mention in the same competition. Ecological design pioneer and UVM professor emeritus John Todd was While they’ve already made a mark nationally, there is work ahead at a key inspiration for the Vermont students and their work on this project. home during senior year for the pair of Vermonters. “What’s most excit- Funding and support for their endeavor comes from UVM’s Clean Energy ing about Tad and Erick is their enthusiasm,” says Mieko Ozeki, manager Fund, a student-led initiative that backs worthy projects advancing of the Clean Energy Fund in UVM’s Office of Sustainability. “And they’ve renewable energy research, education, and infrastructure on campus. really be able to get other students excited about this project.” Cooke and Crockenberg applied similar thinking to a proposal for FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY hipster gallery regulars and folks who haven’t stared down a (CEMS) and Vermont HITEC, a workforce development company with deep ties to Vermont employers, that placed engineering and math students in summer internships around the state. He’s one of a bumper crop of UVM students with challenging internship positions last summer, the product of a new effort to expand and consolidate the university’s many internship initiatives. The internship push has both evolved organically in UVM academic units and departments, as in the case of CEMS and Vermont HITEC, and been consciously set in motion by the internship recommendations in a comprehensive plan that Honors College Dean Abu Rizvi and a team of colleagues created last year at the request of UVM President Tom Sullivan. The investment in deepening the well of internship opportunities is critical to students’ success after graduation. Internships and employment during college are the top traits employers consider in evaluating recent graduates for a position, eclipsing GPA and major, according to a survey conducted last year by the Chronicle of Higher Education and Marketplace, the public radio program. Beyond the expansion in internships this summer, the groundwork has been set for continued growth. Among the most obvious signs of progress: two new positions in Career Services. An intern- 9 [THEGREEN [business] Sustainable entrepreneurship focus of new MBA The UVM MBA SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURSHIP month practicum, where students start or expand a sustainable business. “The Rubenstein School might focus on the science of clean water, while Vermont Law School’s focus might be on environmental regulation, but we are bringing all of the different stakeholders and elements together,” says Sharma. “There are sustainable MBA programs with theoretical courses that provide an understanding of sustainability, but none that offer a hands-on entrepreneurship program with a practicum focusing on how you go about establishing a sustainable venture.” Since its launch over the summer, SEMBA has received strong interest and hopes to produce a cohort of no more than sixty students for the fall of 2014 (applications are being accepted through January 1). Associate Professor Willy Cats-Baril, director of SEMBA, says the program was designed to significantly impact [ Q UOTE UN Q UOTE ] When we take the messy, inconvenient, inefficient leaves V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY and stems and peels and bones out of our food, when we take 10 the cooking out of our food, we take away the old, elegant solution of how to feed ourselves affordably and responsibly. Tamar Adler, chef and author, speaking at UVM’s 2013 Food Systems Summit mario morgado VQ EXTRA Welcoming the Class of 2017 They are the largest class in UVM history at 2,470 strong. The new undergraduates— who hail from forty-one states and ten countries—are also notable for impressive academic credentials and a record percentage of racial diversity. Watch a slideshow of the convocation ceremony and candlelight induction on the Green at uvm.edu/vq students’ understanding and approach to management and decision-making in order to solve critical sustainability issues, but also to ensure that their entrepreneurial ventures are profitable. “Very few programs take a holistic approach and look at all of the stakeholders involved in running a business that is sustainable, profitable, and addresses all of those different constituents,” says CatsBaril. “I think the program fits well with what Vermont is about. There is a perfect alignment between the values of sally mccay the program, the values that UVM stands for, and the values of the state.” [ EDUCATION ] APEX innovators reflect on program’s impact W hen education professors Charlie Rathbone and Frank Watson launched the American Primary Experience Program (APEX) in 1973 their goal was no less than revolution. In particular, they sought to change the way teachers taught and students learned by infusing experiential learning into educational systems. Idealistic perhaps, but three years later the soundness of their thinking would be validated with the 1976 Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. APEX would become a nationally recognized program that earned Vermont a reputation as an incubator for new educational learning models. “Vermont was the place to go see hope for the future of education,” Rathbone says. “It was a very exciting time. We wanted to change the world through education. We weren’t just talking about it, we were doing it.” Alumni of the program, which spanned 1973-1984, gathered in August at the Davis Center for a fortieth anniversary celebration, sharing experiences of their years in the program and careers that followed. “As I have thought about APEX through the years, it has reminded me that learning is a serious matter, but FA L L 2 0 1 3 ‘‘ “S ustainability challenges such as clean water, clean air, health and hygiene, poverty, communication, access to markets, education—governments have worked in these areas for a long time, but we also need to leverage the resources and power of business in order to tackle these problems in a significant way,” says Sanjay Sharma, dean of UVM’s School of Business Administration. The school’s innovative new MBA program in Sustainable Entrepreneurship promises to help business leaders do just that. The one-year, full-time program is interdisciplinary, drawing from scholars in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, Vermont Law School, and the School of Business Administration, among others. And it will also draw on the wisdom of executives from Vermont’s cadre of creative entrepreneurs, businesses such as Ben & Jerry’s, Burton Snowboards, and Green Mountain Coffee. A complete redesign of the traditional MBA program puts sustainable business and entrepreneurship-focused curriculum at the core of the forty-five-credit-hour program culminating with a three- 11 [THEGREEN Painter, Poet, Professors A SOCIAL LIFE OK, there’s this thing called “social media.” You may have heard about it. UVM is a part of this brave, somewhat new world with a strong presence and following on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook that grows daily. All are great ways to connect and keep up with the university through a flow of information that we strive to keep both important and entertainingly trivial, current and unabashedly nostalgic. So if you aren’t already a part of our social media nation, we’re hoping you’ll sign on and join in the conversation. facebook.com/ Universityof Vermont 12 twitter.com/ uvmvermont dren that was “in keeping with this idea of learning through play and inquiry.” APEX was sometimes lumped in with the studentcentered, open classroom movement of the 1970s for its self-described programmatic structure that “encouraged inquiry, self-direction in learning, and the development of a personal framework of beliefs and values concerning schooling.” But APEX had defined goals and outcomes, starting with students spending time as participant observers at local elementary schools, followed by juniors and seniors learning how to integrate reading, science, children’s literature, mathematics, social systems, health, and physical education in a fifteen-week methods block. A seventeenweek student-teaching experience completed the program. Alumna Ebeth Scatchard ’76, who helped organize the reunion, says, “APEX was founded in trust, had great APEX founders and former education professors Charlie Rathbone and Frank Watson depth and encouraged learning through our experiences—just as many of our classrooms would later.” While APEX may have ended in 1984, it’s clear from alumni testimony that its impact was longlasting and remains strong four decades later. Rathbone says the legacy of the program was captured best by Ellen Baker, the College of Education and Social Services’ current director of teacher education, when she noted that APEX helped set the framework for more recent revisions in UVM’s elementary education program. “There are some really significant parts of APEX in the current elementary education framework like field experience, integrated curriculum, and the portfolio they do at the end,” Rathbone says, “and that’s pretty powerful.” wayne tarr sally mccay [ BRIEFs ] The Seeking Northeastern University Press Edited and with a new introduction and afterword by Mark J. Madigan G’87 and Dan Gediman “Some writers, as the saying goes, need no introduction,” writes alumnus Mark J. Madigan G’87 in his introduction to a new release of the 1953 memoir The Seeking. “Will Thomas is not one of those writers,” he quips. But Thomas’s story, Madigan argues, which chronicles his family’s move to Westford, Vermont in a bid to escape the bigotry of the Jim Crow South, should be better known. Thanks to Madigan, professor of English at Nazareth College, and his coeditor Dan Gediman, it’s now back in print for the first time in sixty years. Legendary Locals of Burlington Arcadia Publishing Robert J. Resnik ’74 Host of Vermont Public Radio’s “All the Traditions,” alumnus Robert Resnik ’74 has published Legendary Locals of Burlington, a book that traces the history of Vermont’s Queen City through the people and businesses that have contributed to its renown. It’s a town that’s produced a range of personalities that have occupied the national and international stage, from first lady Grace Coolidge to jam band Phish. The book features never-before published images of the many people who have contributed to Burlington’s “cultural renaissance” over the past forty years. ONLINE EXTRA uvm.edu/vq for more books FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY instagram.com/ universityof vermont it does not have to be grim,” said reunion speaker Dean C. Corrigan, who served as dean of the College of Education from 1968 to 1979. “With great teachers like Charlie and Frank, there is no place in the world that can bring so much joy as a lively, humane center of intellectual inquiry where everybody is somebody. This is the view of APEX that has stayed with me.” Not all understood APEX when it was initially launched. Rathbone and Watson wrote about the philosophical foundations of APEX by tying it to Socrates, who advised Athenians that “knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind” and that to discover the “natural bent” of children, educators ought to “let early education be a sort of amusement.” Other philosophers, such as Plutarch, Jean Piaget, and native son John Dewey (UVM Class of 1879) also spoke to an educational setting for chil- t first glance—and probably second, too—Tony Magistrale and Michael Strauss wouldn’t appear to have much in common. Magistrale is a professor of English and widely considered to be among the world’s foremost scholars of horror film and gothic fiction, particularly the works of Stephen King and Edgar Allan Poe. Strauss is a professor emeritus of chemistry whose CV lists heterocyclic and medicinal chemistry and use of NMR in mechanistic and structural problems among his many research interests. But peel down a couple of layers, sit with wonderful endings. I think he’s getting betthem and hear their banter, their easy, honest ter and better.” Once they became aware of their “alterfriendship and mutual admiration and those initial perceptions must be edited, like the native lives,” the pair began sharing and crirevision process that comes up repeatedly as tiquing each other’s work. Magistrale says they discuss their work, both individual and Strauss is his best reader, that he sends him collaborative, including their recent book drafts of everything he’s working on. Though he’s still teaching, Magistrale, Entanglements. Strauss and Magistrale have known each other thirty years, since work- too, is changing focus. “My orientation ing together on UVM’s writing across the for the last five or ten years has been really curriculum initiative. Over time they peeled strongly towards poetry,” he says, “because I figure, if not now, when?” And he’s had back their own layers. “We started to realize that we had these some publishing success, including a poem alternative lives,” says Magistrale, “that in a recent issue of Harvard Review. For their new collaborative work, except Mike was a chemistry professor, but he was also a painter, and that I was a literature for the iconic Strauss painting on the cover, Strauss illustrated selected poems using professor, but I was also a poet.” After retiring from the chemistry fac- black ink wash. In their first book project ulty in 1993, Strauss increasingly turned together, Letting Go, they paired existing his attention to art—painting every day poems with existing paintings. If there’s a commonality to the process and writing books on drawing and painting. Having started in watercolors and oils, of painting and writing poems, it’s the elehis work has evolved. “A few years ago, he ment of reworking, revising, never quite deemed to discover color,” Magistrale says being satisfied, the professors agree. “I of his friend. “For me it was a renaissance... don’t think a poem is ever really done,” watercolor by its very nature is a little says Magistrale, explaining how the work washed out. Not the acrylics—they have a can morph between its first publication in dynamism about them that really appeals a journal and the time it’s collected into a book. “I’ve often reworked it, sometimes to me.” “Harder edges, brighter colors, more substantially, so that it’s not the same poem—it’s a different bird.” impressionistic,” Strauss adds. The same is true, Strauss says, as long as a Strauss, equally candid with Magistrale: “I have to be honest about it. I really like painting is sitting around his studio. “With at least three quarters of your poems. I like a painting, when you stop and put a frame the funny ones, the ones that are profound, on it and hang it on the wall it’s probably the ones about nature. I like them because done. It’s done for sure,” he laughs, “when they’re very tight, and they always have the painter is dead.” JUSTRELEASED] 13 CATAMOUNT T H E G R E E N & G O L D : W I N , L O S E , O R draw Longtime Catamount Jesse Cormier knows UVM soccer from field and sideline 14 ity, and I wanted to be a part of that. Jim, Roberto Beall, Chris Karwoski, Kevin Wylie, Mark Zola… those guys were just impressive soccer players, impressive athletes, impressive people.” Cormier credits McEachen (“Keach”) with helping him develop significantly during his years on the varsity. “I was a kid who didn’t have a ton of experience at a high level,” he says, “but I felt I had some talent. Keach was able to help me become a soccer player—learn to play the game, play it well, play it hard, and give a lot for the team.” His next stop after UVM would be Oxford, England, where Cormier strove to make his way playing soccer professionally and found another coach/men- tor, Malcolm Crosby, who was especially notable for the way he focused on every player, including the guy from Vermont on the fringe of the squad. “Every training session I wanted to be there, to be part of his environment. I knew that if I coached I wanted to be like Malcolm Crosby— energetic, passionate about the game, and there is some learning going on.” Cormier would spend two and a half years playing in England, a span that deepened his love for the game. With wonder in his eyes still, he describes the British soccer culture, the fervor and knowledge of the fans. “I couldn’t have asked for a better next step after UVM. It was sort of a religious experience,” he says with a laugh, “and soccer was my religion. I was chasing the grail.” brian jenkins william dilillo Horan, is also built around balance and complementary skills—from administrative organization to handling computer glitches with game video to keeping things calm on the sidelines when contests heat up. Asked about the coaching philosophy that guides him, Cormier thinks for a moment. “My personal motto—and I just figured this out a couple of weeks ago, it’s only taken forty years—comes down to a simple thing for me,” he says. “Help somebody else win. Help somebody else win. Coming out of high school, it was about me. But here at UVM as a player, I tried to help our team win. Now as a coach my job is to help our players have a plan and help them figure out how to be successful. I want them to win. Not games, but win in life—be winners. Win each day. Win in practice. Win in the uvmathletics.com for sports NEWS classroom. Supporting them in that process, that’s the fun part for me.” Cormier, the history major who suggests he would likely be a history teacher if he wasn’t a soccer coach, says he reminds his players often that academics come first. And, with the caveat that he’s “useless with math,” he encourages them to bring their books into his office or up to the front of the bus on a road trip to talk over what they’re learning. Considering where he’d place himself on the coaching personality continuum from Vince Lombardi taskmaster to father figure to big brother, Cormier ponders for a moment. “I would say I’m between a brother and a father,” he says. “A really old brother—an older brother who is looking to teach lessons.” Soccer Hits 50 The win over UConn in the first round of the 1989 NCAA Tournament is one of the great moments in UVM’s men’s soccer history. Goalie Jim St. Andre ’90 is pictured post-game at Centennial Field. For a slideshow of images from across fifty years of Catamount men’s soccer: uvm.edu/vq. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY D uring a season when UVM celebrates fifty years of men’s soccer, it’s fitting that Head Coach Jesse Cormier ’95 digs into some Catamount history when describing his own roots in the program. A native of Hoosick Falls, New York, Cormier attended UVM soccer camps as a kid and liked the style of then-coach Ron McEachen. He also was among the many drawn in by the 1989 squad that won the conference championship and made a deep run in the NCAA Tournament. Recalling a photo after a big win at Centennial Field, fans surrounding an exultant goalie Jim St. Andre ’90, Cormier says, “I was one of those fans. That was an incredibly charismatic team. They had so much personal- By Thomas Weaver The grail is still at large, but Cormier found that he knew he wanted to stay in the game, and coaching was the way he wanted to do that. After collegiate assistant jobs at Bradley, West Virginia, and Oregon State, he returned to his alma mater as head coach ten years ago. Last season the team won the America East regular season championship, and Cormier and his assistants received the conference’s Coaching Staff of the Year Award. They’ve started the 2013 campaign well, standing at 6-1-2 in early October, but Cormier cautions that a strong start is nice, but he’s more interested in a strong finish. “There’s a lot of luck involved, especially in this sport, bounces and posts,” Cormier says. “But the big thing is that there’s an undercurrent of belief and commitment that we have right now from the guys. The demands are high. What’s expected of these guys is pretty amazing—academics, on the field. But they come in to a video session after practice, after going to class all day, and they pay attention. They’re dialed in, they ask questions.” That’s not by accident. Cormier says considering individual character and team chemistry are crucial factors in his recruiting process. He seeks diversity with a mix of players from Vermont, around the nation, Canada, and overseas. Former player Jake McFadden ’08 says the diverse squad that Cormier built made for a significant learning experience beyond the field. “Guys on the team were from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and all over the US. Our team was a close-knit unit, and spending so much time with guys from different parts of the world helped me better understand other cultures. The two years I spent living with my teammate Lee Kouadio, a native Ivorian, was among the most valuable of my college experiences.” Cormier says his coaching staff, consisting of assistants Rob Dow and Ryan ONLINE 15 [NEWKNOWLEDGE What Lies Beneath Researchers dig for answers on earthworms and carbon by Joshua Brown 16 brown soil goes down into the darkness. “Look at this patch,” say Josef Gorres, proin Vermont forests. They are both “keystone species”—critters fessor of plant and soil science, “there’s this that control an ecosystem and have a disproportionate impact leaf layer and then we’re straight into the top mineral layer.” Yes, Dr. Watson, worms on other species—and invasive. There are sixteen earthworm have been here. In a forest like this without species reported in Vermont, and none of them are native. worms, there would first be a “duff layer,” which is a spongy, bouncy layer above the Consider the earthworm’s profile raised. What’s deeper mineral soils, “and this just doesn’t exist in here more, these creatures who are tipping the balance in anymore,” says Gorres. The worms have, literally, eaten it. This efficient decomposition is why home gardenNorthern Forest ecosystems may also have a role in global climate change. Finding answers on this front ers love earthworms: they break down organic matter, drives a research project led by Don Ross, professor of releasing nutrients. But in a Vermont forest they’re not so benign, since in breaking down that organic matter plant and soil science, and a team of colleagues. That work brings the scientists to a hillside in the they redistribute carbon throughout the soil, changHinesburg Town Forest one summer day, where five stu- ing the basic layering of forest floors—and the tree and dents dig a hole in the ground. Surrounding them, a stand understory species that depend on this system. “A lot of of youngish trees—paper birch, sugar maple, white ash— plants that use the duff layer as a germination medium forms a pleasing green glow. The trees are reclaiming a or a seed bank will no longer be around,” says Gorres.

 The worms also release carbon dioxide as they eat, farm field abandoned in the 1930s. Each tree, as it grows, sucks in carbon dioxide from the air, converting some of adding to the forest’s carbon emissions. It might seem that it into leaves and wood. In other words, a forest stores car- earthworms are all villain in the drama that is the global bon from the atmosphere that would otherwise contrib- carbon cycle. But not so fast, the UVM scientists say. “When the earthworms first invade, they change things ute to the greenhouse effect—and global warming.

 But for all the carbon being stored in these trees dramatically and there is a big carbon loss and change in aboveground, a roughly equal amount of carbon is stored the forest floor,” says Don Ross, holding up three different belowground. And that’s where the earthworms come in.

 species on his hand. As these earthworms move through Graduate student Meghan Knowles holds up a the soil, they’re ingesting mineral particles along with clump of soil. “Most of this is earthworm poop, because organic particles, glomming them together inside their this is such a highly invaded site,” she says. “Most of digestive track. And “when they poop,” says Knowles, this soil has been processed by earthworms.” Then she “they produce what we call an aggregate.”

 Over time, it seems, these soil aggregates might physteases apart the clump. “We’re sifting through the litter to try to find earthworms, and then we’re going to look ically protect the organic carbon inside them, forming for middens—mounds—that are an indication of deep a barrier to the microorganisms that could otherwise break it down. “So the question is,” Gorres asks, over the burrowing species,” she says.

 On the edge of the hole, a thin layer of leaves on the long run, “do earthworms create a negative balance or top surface is visible, and then an even mix of blackish- positive balance on carbon?”

 joshua brown Nobody has really been able to answer that.”

 This project may not be able to answer that question either, but it does seek to broadly survey the extent of the worm invasion across Vermont—and to better understand how the interaction between earthworm activity and land use history influences the amount of carbon in the soil. Human-generated carbon—and its capture—is starting to develop into big business. Around the world, various types of carbon markets are emerging in the effort to slow and regulate climate change. Credits in these markets generally depend on being able to show that carbon is being sequestered out of the atmosphere—and held long-term. But belowground carbon is nearly impossible to include in these markets, or other mitigation efforts, because it’s hard to measure.

 “Forest soil carbon is poorly understood, and so it’s often not counted or even removed from some forest carbon protocols,” says Cecilia Danks, a social scientist in UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. “I’ve been brought in to this earthworm project to try to figure out: is there a carbon market connection?” This research effort aims to move toward a better accounting of carbon in the Northern Forest, and perhaps, Danks hopes, the chance for Vermont forestland owners to get a return on the carbon stored below their feet, even carbon passing through the bowel of an invasive earthworm. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY The humble earthworm is really anything but that Part of this research project—sponsored by the Northeastern States Research Cooperative, and exploring eighteen forest plots across Vermont—aims to answer that question. “Earthworms create these stable aggregate structures,” says Knowles. “And so I’m trying to quantitatively distinguish between what earthworms are creating and what is already here, to figure out if earthworms are increasing that physical protection of carbon.” Recent studies in the Northern Forest have shown that land use changes—like agricultural abandonment or intensive tree harvesting—can dramatically change the amount of carbon stored in that land’s soils. Much of the Northern Forest that was previously tilled farmland is currently gaining stored carbon. But what was the soil carbon like before European settlement? And how much does the current earthworm invasion threaten these gains? It’s hard to say.

 “The presumption is that the first agricultural immigrants brought earthworms with them,” says historical ecologist Charlie Cogbill, one of the scientists on this project, “but we don’t know where the baseline is without worms.”

 In any case, both Cogbill and Don Ross say, land use history had a huge effect on the current status of the forest, and also, probably, on whether an area has earthworms today. The eighteen plots the team is studying intensively have widely varying amounts of belowground carbon—and preliminary data show about half of them appear to have earthworms in them. That variability likely reflects differing land use histories. “Many of the forests here developed in the presence of earthworms, when ag land was abandoned,” Gorres says. “That is likely to be quite different than a forest that has regenerated from a stand that was timber harvested and did not have any earthworms.”

 There are many variables of soil type, specific type and intensity of land use practice, microclimate and others that make each site different. “In Vermont and New England, the earthworm distribution is very patchy,” says Gorres. “In some places, earthworms are abundant. Then step three meters in another direction, and there is a complete forest floor and no earthworms. Why is that? 17 CORPS VALUES For many alumni, the Peace Corps is a bold step into the world M 18 aybe it’s the size and scale of Vermont or its agricultural heritage, but there’s something about the Green Mountains that entices citizens and students to answer the call of the Peace Corps. Professor Emeritus Frank Bryan might say Town Meeting culture and the practice of hashing out a community’s needs face to face plays a part. Whatever the reason, year after year, Vermont and UVM rank among the highest producers of Peace Corps volunteers. In the Corps’ 2013 ranking, Vermont was second among all states for residents who served, and UVM was fifth among like-sized colleges and universities. Since the Peace Corps’ inception nearly fifty years ago, 210,000 Americans have served around the globe. Counted among the volunteers are 819 UVM alumni. Read on for a few of their stories—from those who served in the Peace Corps’ early years to those abroad today. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY by Amanda Waite ’02 G’04 19 with a willingness to laugh at yourself, says Heath, who had a background in Spanish when she arrived in Togo in late 2012. “At first I took it very seriously,” she admits, “but I honestly think that was hindering my experience 20 Micronesia, 1968 When the typhoon hit, the storm’s 220 mile-per-hour winds tore the thatched roof from Dwight Ovitt’s home by the beach. He had lived in Micronesia just four months as a volunteer in the Peace Corps when Ovitt ’67 found himself unsheltered in the storm, gripping the battered dwelling as the tidal surge carried him, the house, and two students out to sea. When the storm’s eye brought relative calm, the three made the swim back from the reef, where they had landed. At shore, they walked into the only structure still standing, the village’s church. “Birak! Birak!” Those in the church who had watched the house float away had only one explanation for the three who returned. “Ghosts!” Remarkably, the typhoon and the near-death experience didn’t cut Ovitt’s Peace Corps service short, but it did change the nature of it. When he arrived in Micronesia in the fall of 1967, freshly graduated with a degree in plant and soil science from UVM, the Vermonter, who’d grown up on a farm in Bakersfield, was assigned to serve in a familiar way—as an agriculture extension agent. But after the storm, when the waters receded, a new imperative arose, and Ovitt’s service was reborn. He would spend the next six months rebuilding the typhoon’s wreckage. Ovitt couldn’t have predicted his service would take this turn. More unforeseeable was that two years later he left Micronesia with a child. Named guardian of a boy whose parents wanted for him the education and opportunity the states might provide, Ovitt brought Juan Babauta, sixteen, back to Vermont to the family farm. The transition had its challenges— for the Ovitts, learning the cultural differences of their newest family member, and for Babauta, assimilating as a darker-skinned member of the homogenous, rural Vermont community. But, a bond was made, and Ovitt notes, “The first time I saw my own father cry was when Juan went off to college.” College brought those dreamed-of opportunities, which Babauta parlayed to a political career as a senator and governor of the Northern Mariana Islands and now as CEO of a hospital in Saipan. Today, Ovitt lives in Hawaii, where his career as a social worker and as an outreach advocate for disabled residents has allowed him to continue to serve the immigrant Micronesian community, who have grown significantly on the islands over the years. Four and a half decades later, he’s still applying what the Peace Corps taught him about Micronesia, its languages, and the principles of multiculturalism. here.” Once she was able to lighten up and laugh when she accidentally called someone “grandma,” the task became easier. And the people of her village were happy to laugh along with her. “Oh, it’s just the yobo (white person) trying to speak Moba,” they say. Flexibility is crucial to surviving the emotional ebb and flow of life in a different culture, where obstacles to your mission can crop up at any time. Heath’s Togo, 2013 host family, also transplants to the village from the more modernized capital city Winter Heath ‘11 finishes her bucket Lomé, help settle her at the end of the day, when the five of them dig into a shared shower after a day of sowing seeds. plate of pate (pronounced paht), a traditional Togolese corn-based meal. She calls When they sprout, she’ll plant the three them her “mini America” because of their shared difficulty—at times more acute hundred young trees with a group of than her own—in adjusting to evenings of candlelight, no TV, and no nightlife. ten-year-olds from her village, members Heath sounds almost surprised when she admits how much she misses Amer- of the environmental club she’s running. ican food, a frequent topic of conversation when she gathers with other volun- The trees will help counteract the de- teers serving in the country. “Pizza and ice cream and those neon blue slushies forestation that plagues her area in the you can get at the movie theater,” she laughs. “You don’t think it’s something north of the West African nation, one ki- you would really miss, and then you go without it for eight months, and you lometer away from the border with Burki- think, ‘Man, I want one of those slushies.’” na Faso. Wood is in strong demand there, For the most part, though, she says that at eight months in, she’s stopped where residents live with no electricity comparing her life in Togo to her life back at home. Looking ahead, she’s stay- and no running water. ing open to the possibility of extending her service in her village or applying to Heath, who graduated from UVM with serve in the Peace Corps’ Response program, which sends returned volunteers a degree in environmental studies, ap- back into the field where they’re needed most. She’s honest about the struggle plied for the Peace Corps with the ben- that comes with giving up friends and family and a familiar life for two years efit of having already visited two service of service, but she’s conscious of how this has already changed her life forever. sites, the first on a UVM study-abroad “Things get annoying, I get frustrated, but it’s a fleeting thought. It’s so exciting trip to Belize and the other after gradu- to realize I’m in West Africa.” ation, when she worked through Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms in Guatemala. Even though she joined the Corps with eyes more open than most, dealing with day-to-day life six thousand miles from her Littleton, New Hampshire, home takes two key attributes, she says: flexibility and a sense of humor. Learning two languages at once, both French and Moba, the more prominent of the local dialects, is better approached A sense of humor goes a long way in dealing with a new culture and language. “At first I took it very seriously, but I honestly think that was hindering my experience here,” says Winter Heath ’11. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY Bakersfield farm boy to volunteer in Micronesia, Dwight Ovitt’s Peace Corps experience still shapes his current pursuits in Hawaii. 21 Peace Corps U “The Peace Corps seems to fit with a campus that’s so community-oriented and civic- minded,” says Jane Kolodinsky, chair of the Department The Dominican Republic and Vermont, chocolate and thrushes—Charles Kerchner’s Peace Corps experience led to some unlikely connections. One of Jed Glosenger’s first priorities in Panama has been digging a pond for raising fish, a rare protein source in this remote village. of Community Development and Applied Economics. In addition to the recruiter position, based in the department’s Morrill Hall location, CDAE has another connection to the Corps. It’s a participat- 22 Corps’ Paul D. Coverdell Fel- Burlington, 2013 lowship Program. At UVM, re- It’s Saturday morning in March at Uncommon Grounds ger, who, more than anything, is hop- turned volunteers in the CDAE on Church Street, and Jed Glosenger ‘12 is thinking about ing to find a way to help others. Dolan’s master’s program—or those the future. In three months, he’ll leave behind his comput- advice? Be patient and take the time to earning a master’s in public er job with the Vermont Public Interest Research Group build relationships. The first year is about administration—can earn six and depart for Panama. While he can’t yet know what life “getting to know the community itself,” credits for their Corps experi- will be like where he lands, today, in between swigs of the she explains. “Going to baptismal parties, ence through an independent house blend, he lets his thoughts percolate, and a com- building that confianza, or trust.” study course, “Peace Corps plex blend of hope, excitement, and trepidation emerges. “I understand that I’m not going to Analysis,” which requires stu- The trepidation comes only from the language hurdle. help people immediately with my Span- dents to show the connections Although he’s been practicing his Spanish in advance, he ish skills,” Glosenger says. “It’ll be slow, between their time as volun- knows how important immersion is to attaining true flu- but just by being easy going and friendly, teers and their coursework. ency, and hopes he finds ways to connect and communi- eventually they’ll see I’m there to hope- “One of our department mot- cate with his new neighbors quickly. But “friendliness is fully do good for both of us.” tos is ‘Be the change you want universal,” he says, a comforting thought that tempers the to see in the world,’” Kolodin- uneasiness. Update: Vermont Quarterly caught up with Glosenger in September on his sky says. “A lot of volunteers He’s looking forward to the health benefits of life at a first excursion from his new home in have that experience and then slower pace and more connection with nature. After grad- the remote village Cerro Cacicon to the want to come back and get the uating, he worked for the following summer and through closest Panamanian city, David. The trip, subject matter in a master’s harvest at a farm in Ferrisburg. He’s never felt healthier an hour-and-a-half hike followed by an degree under their belt.” than when he was farming. “I live right now hunched over hour-long bus ride, comes a little more a computer the majority of the day, and it doesn’t feel like than a month since Glosenger arrived in what humans are meant to do,” he says. the mountain community of about 350 Glosenger, a biology major, knows he’ll be working in an people. He’s subsisted on rice for three agricultural capacity, but doesn’t yet know where he’ll be stationed within Pan- meals a day during that time, so enjoying ama. But he’s been prepped for the range of possibilities by Kelly Dolan, a mas- some culinary variety is a priority on this ter’s candidate in Community Development and Applied Economics and a Peace trip. And, to add variety—and protein— Corps recruiter based on campus. Dolan served first in Guatemala and then vol- to diets back in Cacicon, Glosenger will unteered through Peace Corps Response in Panama, where she worked on sus- continue the project he’s already started tainable agriculture. As a recruiter, a position which helps subsidize her master’s there—digging ponds with a pick axe to degree thanks to a partnership between UVM and the Peace Corps, Dolan reaches raise fish. out to students and others in the surrounding community to educate those interested in serving. As a Saint Michael’s undergraduate, she was recruited through UVM’s Morrill Hall Peace Corps office herself in 2000. Having also served in Panama, she’s been a significant resource for Glosen- dominican republic, 2003 It was another sunny, humid day in the DR, and Charles Kerchner was riding in the back of a pickup. Traveling with him from Nagua to Las Piezas were a group of his fellow villagers. They had just finished building a cacao fermenting box at a farmer’s house—the last one Kerchner would build as a Peace Corps volunteer. From the back of the maroon Toyota, Kerchner watched the coconut trees and cacao fields roll by and thought about his next steps. What would he do when he returned to the states? What would he miss? Wouldn’t it be great if he could make chocolate back at home? Chocolate—and improving its postharvest production—was a main focus of Kerchner’s time in the Corps. A driving question behind his work: “After you harvest, how do you improve the quality of the beans so that they’re worth more at market?” The answer, he says, is by properly fermenting and drying. Many chocolate farmers, Kerchner explains, were drying the beans on dirt floors, which would get muddy in the rain and mold the cacao. Building greenhouses protects the cacao from the elements and speeds the drying process, and proper fermenting boxes have a big effect on quality. So when it was time to leave the FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY ing member of the Peace Dominican, he dreamed of making a chocolate bar from the beans grown under the rainforest canopy where he lived. But that would mean ensuring the rainforest canopy would still be around in the years to come. His work as a master’s student at UVM, where he landed after the Peace Corps, was focused on forest conservation principles. His thesis explored ways of paying land owners to plant trees and conserve forests—providing an alternative economic incentive to grow the forest rather than cut it down. During his thesis defense, Kerchner’s advisor, Joshua Farley, made a comment that connected Vermont, the DR, the effects of deforestation, and the need for conservation. “You know,” Farley said, “there’s a bird that flies from the northeast to the Dominican. They’ve actually caught the same bird in both places.” Immediately after the defense, Kerchner googled Bicknell’s thrush, a bird that summers on the peaks of the Green Mountains and Adirondacks and winters in the rainforest near his village in the Dominican. If its southern habitat continued to suffer deforestation, the bird would disappear from Camel’s Hump and Mount Mansfield. As part of his UVM doctoral work, Kerchner identified a corridor of land in the Dominican Republic that might provide the greatest benefit for the thrush—“the biggest bang for your conservation buck,” he explains. And with funding from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors—in both the northeast and the DR—the land was purchased in April 2012, creating the first private reserve in the country: Reserva Privada Zorzal. While much of the reserve will remain wild, helping protect the thrush and other migratory songbirds, part of it is designated for use by local farmers to grow sustainable agroforestry crops—like high-value cacao. Back in Vermont, Kerchner, who had dabbled in making chocolate in grad school, has gone pro. Kicked out of the home kitchen by his wife, he’s partnered with 3 Squares Cafe in Vergennes, Vermont, to make chocolate from beans grown from a cooperative of farmers in the area—including those he helped ten years ago in the Peace Corps. It’s available in dishes at 3 Squares, and the chocolate bars are sold at Henderson’s Cafe in the Davis Center, with hopes of expansion. Visits back to the DR every other month keep Kerchner connected and involved with the farming process. He’s shaping the flavor of the bars from the very start. The result is a dark chocolate with a flavor that reminds you of its plant-based beginning—earthy, complex, and delicious. Just as satisfying: Kerchner is fulfilling his truck-ride daydream from ten years ago, his Peace Corps service still informing his life today. That enduring connection, Kerchner says, is the true goal of the Peace Corps. VQ 23 UVM PEOPLE by Jon Reidel G’06 photo by John Harrelson/ NASCAR via Getty Images Steve Phelps ’85 The JOB As one of the architects and primary drivers of NASCAR’s ambitious “Five-Year Industry Action Plan,” Steve Phelps ’85 is in position to add to his reputation as one of the most innovative minds in sports. Twice named to Sports Business Journal’s “Forty Under 40” list of influential executives in sports, Phelps helped make the National Football League the most popular sport in America as vice president of corporate marketing from 1990-2004. In his current job as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, he’s hoping to produce similar results for NASCAR. Phelps, who was featured on the CBS reality show “Undercover Boss” in 2011, says, “A lot of my job is trying to continually communicate to the industry and the entire NASCAR ecosystem what we’re doing and why we’re doing it.” Phelps lives in Connecticut with his wife, Dina, and their four children and works with NASCAR offices in NYC; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Daytona Beach, Florida. Current Focus When Phelps joined NASCAR in 2006, he was convinced that auto racing’s governing body needed to take a hard, analytical look in its rearview mirror if it intended to grow and diversify. That process involved a massive research project that included thousands of interviews with fans and non-fans who attended races, other sporting events, the circus, concerts, and entertainment venues to comment on all aspects of the fan experience. Their feedback formed the basis for a multi-pronged action plan that ranges from better harnessing digital and social media to broadening NASCAR’s fan demographic, with particular focus on Hispanic and Gen Y populations. 24 mount Speedway with his father. He stayed local for college, earning his degree in economics at UVM and balancing the classroom with competition as a middle-distance runner on the track team. (Glory days: Phelps set an individual school record in the 800 meters, 1:53.42, and was also part of a UVM record-setting medley relay team.) “I loved my time at UVM,” says Phelps, whose mother was a secretary in the entomology department at UVM, where three of his siblings also attended. “It will always have a special place for me not just because I graduated from there, but because of the friends that I made and the lifelong love of the institution. It’s part of who I am. I equate my experience at UVM to NASCAR because there’s an incredible sense of community around NASCAR, and people feel passionate about it, and it’s the same thing that happens at UVM.” VQ FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY College Years Phelps grew up in Burlington and has fond childhood memories of trips to Cata- 25 ER ANSWERS Professor Kalev Freeman harnesses a potent resource—student power— for the challenges of trauma research 26 photography by mario morgado & Joshua brown The turbulent rush of the emergency room and the deliberate rhythm of medical research are a difficult match. But at UVM and Fletcher Allen Healthcare these worlds are coming together to create better understanding of traumatic brain injury and other questions. Helen White, a twenty-three-year-old skateHelen FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY by joshua brown Helen White, a twenty-three-year-old skateboarder grits her teeth and lets out a deep groan. Her knuckles look like hamburger meat. She has black flakes of blood on her lower lip and around her nose, a curving laceration across her forehead, and two glistening holes in her knee. A white-and-orange cervical collar holds White’s head still, but her eyes move back and forth as two EMTs in green jumpsuits wheel her into a room on the main floor of the Emergency Department of Fletcher Allen Health Care. Kalev Freeman leans over the stretcher to look White in the eye. “I’m Doctor Freeman. You’re going to be OK,” he says very gently, as a team of nurses and technicians pull up trays of supplies. “We’ll get you feeling better here.” Freeman turns to one of the nurses, Sheena Fisher, who is adjusting an IV line. “Let’s do a hundred of fentanyl,” he tells her and then turns back to his patient. “We’re getting you some medicine to help with your pain.” The EMTs report that White collided with a streetlight and fell, face-first, over a small concrete wall in downtown Winooski. No helmet. (“Helen White” is not this patient’s real name and some details of her case have been changed to protect her privacy.) “Where are you hurting, my friend?” Freeman asks. “My head hurts so bad,” White tells him, groaning again, and her eyes drift up to a monitor overhead, beeping out a record of her breaths and beating heart. “I’m looking to see what needs stitches,” he says, peering closely at his patient’s forehead. But Freeman is more concerned about what he can’t see, about what might be happening inside White’s skull. 27 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY cer for Fletcher Allen. “I knew that there was a very strong clinical program in emergency medicine, but almost no research arm,” Freeman recalls. “My first love is science, and I told Steve I thought I could set-up a trauma research program with a shoestring budget.” Leffler wanted to know how. Modeled on a program at the University of Pennsylvania, Freeman told him, “my plan is to build an infrastructure using undergrad students as a team.” Unlike most medical schools and Level 1 trauma centers, UVM and Fletcher Allen are surrounded by undergraduate students, with many pre-med and science majors eager to get experience in the hospital. Several UVM dorms literally look out on ambulances arriving at the emergency department. “We have this unique pair of institutions in Vermont where we have undergrads right around us. Let’s tap in to this motivated young workforce and have them help us,” Freeman told Leffler, who helped him get started. So far, the students have gathered data for some two dozen studies, both for Freeman and for other researchers across the medical school. Every twenty-three seconds someone in the United States sustains a traumatic brain injury, the CDC reports—about 1.7 million people each year, resulting in 52,000 deaths. Many of these deaths come hours, days, or weeks after the initial trauma and are often triggered by failure of other body systems outside the brain. “There is a fundamental knowledge gap in our understanding of the long-term impact of acute brain injury on systemic endothelial (the inner lining of blood vessels) function,” Freeman writes. In other words, when a car crash victim with a head injury dies of a heart attack a week later, it may be because “the cardiac tissue was damaged by brain trauma. All the blood vessels are affected by the stress of a brain injury,” Freeman says. And similarly for uncontrolled bleeding, one of the major causes of mortality in trauma. Of US soldiers injured by combat, most of them—88.9 percent according to the US Army Institute of Surgical Research—die on the battlefield. But of those combat injuries that were “potentially survivable,” Freeman says, more than 90 percent of soldiers who die simply bleed to death. For some reason, many severely wounded people can’t form blood clots—and Freeman would like to know why. “You’d think we could just give these patients blood transfusions. No one should ever die from bleeding, because we can give them blood!” Freeman says. “But For Ashley Deeb ’14 joining Freeman’s course became a way of joining a community. She had been volunteering on her own in the hospital—“I was just restocking supplies, which was fine—I was helping out—but I really didn’t talk to anyone,” she recalls. Then she heard about Freeman’s class. Two semesters later, she’s talked to dozens of patients, nurses and doctors, enrolled volunteers to be part of studies, and helped to orient new students in Surgery 200. “If you watch ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ you think all these crazy cases come in all the time,” Chelsea Manning says, with a rueful laugh. “But doing this work gives you a realistic impression of what actually goes on in the ER.” In other words, there’s a fairly large dollop of tedium and tension. But this grounding is exactly what both Deeb and Manning came to find. And for both of them, like many of the students who work with Freeman in the hospital or his lab, it confirms that, “we really want to go into medicine,” Manning says. Dr. Kalev Freeman they just can’t make a blood clot.” There are several theories about why this happens: massive infusions of red blood cells and plasma change the biochemistry of the blood’s natural clotting mechanisms. Saline infusions dilute blood proteins. Dropping body temperature and build-up of acid may contribute. Genes matter. Freeman would like to show how dysfunction of the endothelium is also a culprit. “We’ve already figured out most of the possible surgical procedures for trauma, but sometimes you stitch up all the holes and they’re still bleeding out and there’s not much you can do about it,” he says. “What is there after mechanical surgery?” Freeman asks. His answer: “Better biochemistry.” “If we can understand what is going on with blood vessels after trauma,” Freeman says, “then we can target therapies to help protect them and thereby benefit blood clotting capabilities and prevent brain swelling.” That’s why, just before midnight, Chelsea Manning is still waiting outside of Helen White’s examination room. The patient has returned from her CAT scan, and Manning is hoping that a technician will soon return her vial, filled with White’s blood. If White gets admitted to the hospital overnight, she’ll qualify for one of the trauma studies Freeman is helping to lead, with a team of other researchers and universities, on the biochemistry of blood clotting. Manning’s job as one of Freeman’s student “chiefs,”—having completed his two surgery courses and now working for him before applying to medical school—is to take the blood from the technician and go to a tiny lab just off the trauma bay in the ER. There, she’ll prepare it for study, to see how fast and firm it clots. mario morgado While Chelsea Manning waits, Kalev Freeman and a medical student sit in the blue gloom of an image viewing room, looking at glowing scans of Helen White’s head and spine. “The big risk for her is bleeding. She’s gotten facial trauma, so I’m looking to see if she’s got any blood inside the skull,” he says, as he scours the ghostly gray images for telltale bright-white patches behind the eye sockets or between bone and brain. “You can see she broke her nose here,” he says pointing to an unhappylooking angle in the picture. “But I don’t see any threatening bleed in the skull,” he says, “that’s good.” As the clock on the emergency room wall approaches 1 a.m., things are, indeed, looking good for Helen White. Her injuries hurt, but they’re not too serious and her head seems fine. Some stitches, wound scrubbing, pain medications—and she’ll be heading home. “We got the first blood sample, which we can use in the comparison group,” Freeman says to Manning. But because the patient is being discharged, she can’t be in the main trauma study. And in that, Helen White, lacerated, sutured and sore, could count herself fortunate. “I work in the lab all week,” Kalev Freeman says, “Then I go work a shift in the ER and see someone on Friday night, someone in a car accident, with the same injury that we’re modeling and studying. That brings it home. It reminds me why we’re doing the research.” VQ FA L L 2 0 1 3 28 “Are you able to sit still for a few pictures?” he asks. “We’re going to take some pictures of your head and then we’ll get you stitched up.” White grunts and gets whisked down the hall for a CAT scan. Just outside the exam room, Chelsea Manning ’12 has been waiting quietly. She’s holding a tube for collecting blood. Freeman steps out to talk with her. “We are going to draw blood from her for the study,” Freeman tells Manning. “We’ll enroll her. I think she’s going to get admitted. Head bleeding? Could be. I’m guessing she broke some of the bones in her face. She’s pretty crunched.” Trauma, almost by definition, is disorderly and unpredictable. A blinding rush of headlights. A leg blown off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. A sudden rending of our gossamer plans by an intrusive, searing snap. “This is why we haven’t figured out the answers to many trauma questions, because it is so challenging to study; you can’t plan for it,” Freeman says. “These are people in the worst of circumstances, in the middle of the night, and we have to work fast: it’s very hard to get this data. It’s simply a feasibility challenge. An emergency room is a very difficult environment to do robust scientific research.” Freeman has crafted a way to meet this challenge through the aid of a team of bright, premed inclined UVM undergraduates eager for the opportunity to experience both medical research and the realities of the ER. His research on trauma— particularly traumatic brain injury and blood clotting— depends on the 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week efforts of undergraduate students (and a few recent graduates, like Manning) enrolled in two courses he founded: Surgery 200 and 201. Since 2008, he’s had hundreds of students—in four-hour shifts as the required lab for the courses—working alongside him and other doctors in the emergency room, screening and enrolling patients for clinical studies. “They’ll be here at 3 a.m. on a holiday weekend,” he says. One could be forgiven for imagining Kalev Freeman saying, “I’m only a real doctor; I don’t play one on TV.” His blue eyes, athletic chin, and Gen-X tattoos, barely visible beneath a short-sleeved shirt, might make the cut in Hollywood. And after hearing his slightly goofy, guffawing laugh, one could see how he considered a different career as a bluegrass fiddler. But spend more time with the man and it becomes clear that here is someone with remarkable drive and sense of mission. When Freeman arrived in Vermont in 2007, he approached Dr. Steve Leffler, who heads UVM’s Division of Emergency Medicine, and is now the chief medical offi- 29 “Out into the free open country...” 100 years with the UVM Outing Club by Madison Gilmore ’12 illustrations by Ross MacDonald In the spring of 2012, as the UVM Outing Club approached its centennial anniversary, Madison Gilmore ’12 delved into the OC’s rich history for a college honors project, working with English Professor Greg Bottoms. “I became so immersed in the world I entered each time I cracked open a dusty edition of the Ariel yearbook or turned the browning pages of a student manual that, one night, I dreamt that I was riding to the mountain in the used hearse that the club purchased in the 1950s to meet its transportation needs,” Gilmore writes in her introduction. The following pages draw from her 30 glory, and life lessons experienced by all who have hiked, climbed, paddled, skied, or driven the hearse with the University of Vermont Outing Club. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY compendium to offer glimpses of that history and reminders of the fun, 31 R oderic Marble Olzendam, founder of the UVM Outing Club, was a flatlander, a New York City boy even, but he had a strong taste for fresh air and wild places. After traveling to Vermont in the spring of 1911 to work for the state’s fish hatchery, Olzendam soon made his way to UVM when the school began offering courses in forestry for the first time. In the spring of 1913, he founded The Out-O’-Doors Club for students. Clearly, young Roderic didn’t lack initiative or a Romantic streak: “If you are one of those people who love the great out-ofdoors; if you like to get away now and then from the gods of the valleys and come in touch with the gods of the hills; if you like to feel the freedom that comes when canoe cuts the waters of lake and river; if you enjoy the keen exhilarating pleasure that is born of the ski and snow-shoe trail, you will begin to understand the motives which lie behind the OutO’-Doors Club of the University of Vermont. “This organization came into being in the spring of 1913 to stimulate an interest in those sports which can build up the mind and body of the ordinary everyday man, who cannot play varsity baseball or football; to make Mansfield’s heart beat in unison with the heart of every red-blooded Vermont man; to draw men away from the fireside and the ‘movies’ out into the free open country, and to bind faculties and students into a closer and more companionable relationship—these are some of the aims of the Out-O’-Doors Club. “We want to be, as were the men in olden times, ‘Green Mountain Boys.’ We want to deserve to be called Universitatis Viridimontanae—The University of the Green Mountains. We want every man on the campus to know Lake Champlain and Mansfield and Camel’s Hump and Lincoln Mountain.” 32 years prior to UVM’s, offered inspiration and a model. One of the UVM OC’s early trips into the wilds of Vermont was a joint excursion with the Dartmouth lads. In early February 1915, four men from UVM and five from Dartmouth met at Smuggler’s Notch and made the ascent of Mt. Mansfield. The Cynic reported that the trip up took five hours, “the summit was in clouds and snow was falling.” The descent was a good deal quicker—“one ski man from Vermont made the trip down the mountain in thirty-two minutes.” After quieting during World War I, the group now formally known as the UVM Outing Club began to find solid ground as a student organization. The 1921 Ariel: “Without the Outing Club the majority of the students in college would have passed the coldest months of the year in the usual method of hibernation. Until this winter, the university has been wont to bask itself in the glow of its own fireside and to forego the brisk sally into the invigorating, refreshing cold outside. As an antidote for the accustomed afternoon or evening course in movies the Outing Club has been extremely efficient. For miles around the Hill whereon is situated the Campus and the little college world, the snowshoe has left its oblong checkered impress and the ski its endless parallel tracks.” • Alain Liberty St. Cyr is one of the great names in Outing Club lore. He won the ski obstacle race held on the campus Green at the Interscholastic Carnival in 1922. The Ariel called him “a real out-of-door man” who “can be depended upon to help give Vermont her proper place as a leader in winter sports.” • In the mid-1920s women began to become more deeply involved in the Outing Club. As one might expect, given the era, there’s a bit of condescension in the Ariel accounts, noting that the “co-eds” showed “marked pep in this direction not only by hiking but by providing lunch for the crowd of snowshoers and ski-runners.” There was a Winter Carnival for women, which featured events such as a “snowshoe, umbrella, suitcase” race in 1926. “The men will have to do some hustling to keep up with the girls in winter sports,” the Women’s Athletic Association ventured. • The Great Depression slowed Outing Club activ- ities and growth, but by 1932 the club resumed the tradition of Mountain Day. OC students called Mansfield “Vermont’s Back Campus,” given the university’s ownership of the summit ridge. The annual Mountain Day endeavored to get all students to set aside time to “leave College Row and explore the beauties of Mount Mansfield.” Students were transported to the mountain in cars and buses, then had a day on the trails that included coffee and lunch at Taft Lodge and the erstwhile summit hotel. • Though Louise Bull ’39 would become the Out- ing Club’s first female chair in 1936, the wider university didn’t have quite as progressive a vision for the level of freedom to explore that female students should enjoy. Daan Zwick ’43 shared this story from a hike on Mansfield: “…we came upon an incipient forest fire… some hunter had left a fire burning, and it was spreading to nearby brush. It took us over two hours to extinguish it, carrying small amounts of water from a nearby brook in our hats and boots. Because of that delay, we did not get back to campus until after 10 that evening. The university had very strict rules governing when women were allowed off campus. As the trip leader I got called the next morning to the office of Mary Jean Simpson, the dean of women, to explain why the girls did not get back to their housing by the Sunday night curfew hour. I had thought it was a pretty reasonable thing to stop to put out such a fire, but it took a lot of explaining before I got off the hook for that infraction.” • World War II brought another slow in Outing Club activities with gas rationing and bans on travel among the impacts. Still, students found ways to get out. Daan Zwick would recruit OC friends to come along with him on his weekend work monitoring maple sap production at Botany Department test plots in the mountains. His pals helped him make quick work of his duties, then they all hit the trails. • As WWII created a dramatic shift in the gender bal- ance on college campuses across America, that change was reflected in the 1943–44 Outing Club’s entirely female membership. With Vermont farms strapped by a labor force that had gone off to war, the OC stepped in to lend a hand. Ariel: “Apples and more apples, with no one to pick them. UVM students came to the rescue at several orchards around Burlington. Sponsored by the Outing Club, three truckloads of girls, dressed in blue jeans and old plaid shirts, set out for an afternoon of apple picking.” FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY • The Dartmouth Outing Club, established just a few • 33 climbing, community service, and student leadership focused weeks. • In the early 1980s Rosie Andrews took the reins as the outdoor program staff specialist helping to guide the Outing Club. An accomplished climber, Andrews had been an instructor at the Hurricane Island Outward Bound School and the International Mountain Climbing School in North Conway, New Hampshire. Andrews brought a new level of professionalism and the Outward Bound philosophy to the OC. She launched WILD, the Wilderness Instructor Leadership Development course to train students for leading OC trips. And climbing opportunities grew with the bouldering hallway in Patrick Gym, a popular spot for students in WACO (Wednesday Afternoon Climbing Organization.) It’s a good thing sanctioned climbing sites were established; Jean Hubbell ’84 remembers joining fellow UVM rock rats to climb the stone face of Billings Hall. • • During the 1952–53 school year the Outing Club members bought a used hearse, a proto-SUV of sorts, to help carry students and their gear into the wilds. The vehicle came to be known as “Brunhilde” or “Habeas Corpus.” 34 The sixties saw tremendous interest in the Outing Club, membership growing to more than a thousand students in the middle of the decade. The OC took a big step in building a ski lodge in Jeffersonville—“a log cabin structure, with eating areas, kitchen, bunk rooms with baths and showers, activities room, conference room, and a full basement.” The price was tough to beat: $3 per night for non-members, $1.50 for those who paid the $5 lodge membership. For a variety of reasons, the cabin was an OC outpost for only a few years. The original structure, now Three Mountain Lodge, still stands along Rt. 108. • William “Toby” Dills G’73 was behind the Great Winooski River Raft Race, an OC initiative that grew into a wildly popular event over its eight-year run. Participants manned self-built rafts on the river from • Fall semester 1979, the Outing Club worked with the university to introduce TREK, a new wilderness orientation program for incoming first-year students. Still going strong more than thirty years later, TREK has been thousands of UVM students’ introduction to college life, their classmates, and the Vermont landscape. The program has expanded beyond backpacking to also include canoeing, kayaking, cycling, rock • John Abbott joined the UVM Student Life staff in 1996 as assistant director for Outdoor Programs. He brought deep skills and experience in outdoor leadership to his work with the Outing Club students and would continue to find his own adventure through trips such as a voyage from Newfoundland to Greenland on a replica Viking ship. This latest era in the Outing Club’s development has seen the creation of a large climbing wall in the university’s fitness center and a ropes course at the edge of campus. The WILD program produces a corps of leaders nearly one hundred strong, many with specialized certification in areas such as avalanche safety. TREK is going stronger than ever, semester break trips travel to exotic locales, and generations of students still discover the glories of the Green Mountains that Roderic Marble Olzendam wanted to share with all. VQ office, surrounded by photos and odd bits of gear that suggest his role guiding UVM’s student outdoor programs, John Abbott reads aloud from Roderic Marble Olzendam’s grand early twentieth-century prose urging UVM students of the era to take to the outdoors: “…if you like to get away now and then from the gods of the valleys and come in touch with the gods of the hills; if you like to feel the freedom that comes when canoe cuts the waters of lake and river; if you enjoy the keen exhilarating pleasure that is born of the ski and snow-shoe trail, you will begin to understand the motives which lie behind the Out-O’-Doors Club of the University of Vermont.” That sentiment is still alive and well, Abbott says. “You go out for a long expedition on the Long Trail, and you come back and feel that you’re ten-feet tall and bullet proof. There’s a great sense of worth, and well-being, and self-efficacy that people experience when they go outdoors.” But there’s a good deal more than self in the ethic of the Outing Club these days, Abbott adds. The students are just as likely to plan an outing with the Boys & Girls Club in Burlington as venture into the woods solo. Abbott ties it back to Kurt Hahn, founder of Outward Bound, who taught that wilderness leadership isn’t meant to end when those leaders leave the wilderness. The intention is “to create people who are going to become socially engaged leaders in whatever they do with their lives.” So while Abbott is helping today’s students make their way through the demanding technical skills to earn certification to teach rock climbing or seakayaking, he’s also helping them with the “meta” skills that will serve them well indoors, say, in a boardroom, classroom, or courtroom, to name a few. OC Alumni Unite Bonds forged in the great outdoors are like mighty oaks or rock-ribbed peaks… OK, let’s just say they’re enduring. No surprise that former Outing Club enthusiasts have banded together to create one of the most active alumni affinity groups (UVMers connecting via a shared interest or geographical region). To join the fun: uvmaaoutingclubgroup@gmailcom or facebook.com/UVMAAOCG. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY • Bolton Falls to Jonesville. It’s a scenario to give a college administrator nightmares, which likely had something to do with the race’s demise. (Ironically, Dills went on to become a chemistry professor and chancellor at UMassDartmouth.) But, fortunately, the UVM river race ran its course without serious mishap. “To sum it up, a total of six hundred home built rafts (over the eight-year period), with an average crew of six or more (some drunk or stoned), negotiated the six-mile course of ice cold water with a real rapid at the start of the course,” Dills wrote. “Think of 21,600 passenger miles without a casualty, outside of numerous cases of hypothermia, a few stitches, and a couple of broken bones.” In the early 1990s the Outing Club realized the dream of building their own cabin in the woods. Mary Droege ’84 remembers, “Dartmouth had theirs and we longed for a place like that, too.” OC members dedicated the cabin to Sangwook Ahn, an Outing Club member who died in a rock climbing accident on June 14, 1992. A plaque in his honor in the cabin reads: “It is sometimes hard to remember that no one is immortal. Not even your best friend. Please remember our friend and take care of the cabin. The future of the Outing Club lays in your hands. Play hard and take care.” OC Today Sitting in his Davis Center 35 ALUMNI CONNECTION Reunion & Homecoming 2013 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY photography by sally mccay and jeff clarke FA L L 2 0 1 3 36 I t’s possible that this year’s Reunion, Homecoming & Family Weekend could have been better. But it’s hard to see how. Think about everything that was talked about in advance —a campus alive with students, alumni and family members . . . scores of events and activities . . . heartwarming reconnections with dear friends — and that’s exactly what unfolded. There were lake cruises, live bands, lectures, and tours . . . films, plays, open houses and celebrations of every description . . . athletic and cultural events . . . and the ever-popular Soul Food Social. UVM Fest turned the open space between the Davis Center and Bailey/Howe into a bona fide Vermont country fair, as futuristic Segway vehicles took the more adventurous to every corner of the campus. Professor and master mathematician Richard Foote made the intimidating subject of group theory approachable and even entertaining in his Kidder Lecture (“Mathematics, the universe, God, what a great way to spend a Saturday”), and President Tom Sullivan brought the alums and families up to date on campus programs and plans during his Catamount Celebration remarks Saturday morning. Even the weather got in on the fun, with clear, sunny skies the backdrop for most of the weekend’s activities. If you missed it, you missed out. But take heart, it happens every year. Mark your calendar for October 10-12, 2014, and we’ll do it all over again. 37 [ALUMNICONNECTION 2013 uvm alumni association award winners New avenues of support F all semester brought a number of new gift and philanthropy announcements from the University of Vermont Foundation that were notable both for the depth of the support and the diverse ways they enhance the life of the institution. A look at some of that good news: A $4.5 million gift from the surgical faculty at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and Fletcher Allen Health Care will fund fourteen Green & Gold Professorships in the Depart- ment of Surgery and add $1 million to the recently established The University of Vermont Alumni Association and UVM Foundation honored outstanding graduates, faculty, and philanthropists at its annual Reunion & Homecoming weekend celebration on made possible by monies set aside by surgical faculty members over the years and is intended to attract and retain outstanding President Thomas Sullivan, Alumni Association president Kristina faculty members to the College of Medicine. The surgery faculty Pisanelli ’97, and UVM Foundation president and CEO Richard also hope their commitment will contribute to a growing culture Bundy, to the following honorees: of philanthropy in the department by providing a special incentive 2013 University of Vermont Alumni Association for others to give. The UVM College of Medicine education facility was named for Distinguished Service Award Mary Ellen Guzewicz ’73, Westport, Connecticut. alumnus and Burlington native Dr. Robert Larner and Helen 2013 University of Vermont Alumni Association Larner in honor of their decades-long efforts to make medical Distinguished Service Award Carroll “Bud” Ockert ’57, Shelburne, Vermont. education more affordable for a generation of students. Larner 2013 University of Vermont Alumni Association giving at the UVM College of Medicine. In 1985 with an initial gift Outstanding Young Alumni Award Stirling Auchincloss Winder ’08, South Boston, Massachusetts. (Awarded posthumously; the award was accepted on her behalf by her mother, Betsy Winder, Ipswich, Massachusetts.) of $50,000, they established the Larner Endowment and Student 2011 University of Vermont Alumni Association Achievement Award Diane Greene ’76, Stanford, California. (A busy schedule prevented Greene from accepting the award in person until this year.) past recipients, other alumni, and friends. Professor Richard Foote, Shelburne, Vermont. and his wife, Helen, who live in California, have a long history of Loan Fund. The Larners have contributed to the fund every year since then, and their wish to create a culture of giving back has inspired gifts from an expansive network of donors that includes The David Blittersdorf Professorship in Sustainability Science and Policy in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources has been established with a $1 million gift commitment from David Blittersdorf ’81. The professorship will allow 2013 Lifetime Achievement in Philanthropy Award UVM to foster integration and collaboration between Rubenstein Dr. Robert Larner ’39, MD ’42 and Helen Larner, and the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences to build Woodland Hills, California. This is the most prestigious award given by the UVM Foundation to recognize lifetime giving and support of the University of Vermont. This award recognizes the extraordinary, long-time support of an individual or couple whose philanthropy has had a transformational impact on this institution. Recipients of this award must be lifetime the essential elements of a sustainability curriculum which will address the critical areas of fossil fuel depletion, climate change, and the development of renewable energy alternatives. Blittersdorf is Feeling the Connection Anne Huot G’88 ’90 assumed her new post as president of New Hampshire’s Keene State College this D r. William A. Meezan ’67 says when he was at UVM back in the sixties, “first of all, there was no such thing as gay, certainly no safe place on campus, and nobody identified that way.” But as he’s reconnected with the university in recent years, he says, he sees that things have really changed. Meezan was invited to give the keynote address at the LGBTQA Center’s Rainbow Graduation ceremony in the spring of 2012, and he says it’s no exaggeration to say that experience was “a highlight of my life.” More than three hundred people turned out for that event. A national expert on child welfare, Meezan is currently a distinguished visiting professor at Fordham University’s Graduate School of Social Service, holding the Mary Ann Quaranta Chair for Social Justice for Children. Key to reconnecting with UVM was meeting Dot Brauer, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning & Advocate Center, and Wanda Heading-Grant, vice president for human resources, diversity and multicultural affairs, who helped make his relationship with his alma mater as strong as it is today. “To come back forty-five years later as a gay married man and find this extraordinary resource for students was just so important for me,” he says. “It made me think about what it might have meant to me when I first started at UVM fifty years ago, to have had that available to me, and how much richer summer. After earning her doctorate at UVM, Huot was a member of the UVM faculty for fourteen years, including serving in the role of Graduate College executive dean. Prior to joining Keene State, she was most recently provost and vice president for academic affairs at The College at Brockport, State University of New York. school would have been.” Meezan and his husband, W. Michael Brittenback, have recently decided to show their appreciation of the work of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning & Advocate Center by making a provision in their will to endow a Meezan/Brittenback Fund for the LGBTQA Center. The main goals of the fund are to provide emergency financial assistance for students at risk of having to leave the university due to their financial circumstances; to establish new activities and services at the LGBTQA Center; and to enhance the center’s current activities and services. When Dot Brauer learned of the pledge of support, she was overwhelmed. “The impact of Bill and Michael’s gift will be profound on this office,” Brauer says. Meezan received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from UVM at the May 2013 commencement ceremony, and he is a member of the UVM Foundation Leadership Council. “My days at UVM were wonderful,” he reflects. “I’ve always felt a connection back there.” the president and CEO of AllEarth Renewables, Inc., of Williston, ture of innovative technologies that provide renewable energy so- moting and expanding philanthropy that supports UVM. The Larners lutions for homeowners and businesses while creating sustainable, are the first recipients of this award. well-paying jobs. More on 2013 award recipients: alumni.uvm.edu To read more giving stories: alumni.uvm.edu/foundation era might have recognized a familiar face on commercials shown during NESN broadcasts of Red Sox games this summer. Rosemarie Mulroy Simeone ’93, playing a busy mom on the go (not a stretch for this busy mom on the go), appeared together with her family in an ad for Mobile Banking and Mobile Deposit. Mulroy Simeone worked behind the camera during days at Conover Tuttle Pace, a Boston-based ad agency. Pamela McDermott ’73, founder and CEO of McDermott Ventures, has been named one of Banker & Tradesman’s Women of FIRE, an annual award honoring the key female players in Boston’s finance, insurance, and real estate sectors. McDermott Ventures, which she started fifteen years ago, focuses on real estate development consulting and public affairs building. She is the former president and co-founder of McDermott/O’Neill & Associates, New England’s largest public affairs Vermont, internationally renowned for the design and manufac- members of the Ira Allen Society with demonstrated impact in pro- UVM alumni from the early 1990s Visit alumni.uvm.edu/giftplanning to start planning your gift. To learn more about structuring your gift to maximize its benefits, contact Becky Arnold ’77, Director of Gift Planning 802-656-9535 or toll-free 888-458-8691 www.alumni.uvm.edu/giftplanning and strategic communications firm. ONLINE Alumni Wire posts on the VQ Blog Vermontquarterly.wordpress.com FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY established by a grateful patient earlier this year. The funding was Friday, October 4, 2013. Award citations were presented by UVM 2013 George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award 38 Frank P. Ittleman Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery ALUMNI WIRE profiles in giving 39 [ALUMNICONNECTION Buracks Step Up for UVM Hillel W V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY hen Dan Burack ’55 was an undergraduate at UVM, there was an established Hillel organization on campus. “I never went,” he says. The locus of campus social life in those days, he recalls, was in the fraternities and sororities, and that’s where his circle of friends gravitated. “We wanted to meet the girls,” he says with a grin. Today, however, Dan Burack is UVM Hillel’s biggest champion. So much so that he and his wife of fifty-three years, Carole, have made a $1 million gift to support and grow the Hillel organization at UVM. Hillel, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world, today has a presence at some 550 colleges and universities representing more than 850,000 students worldwide and is devoted to creating lasting connections with 40 in the Hillel movement is the single most important investment one can make in the Jewish world today.” Dan Burack says he’s excited that the UVM Foundation was created to coordinate fund raising activities at UVM, and he expects to see more donors supporting recognized student organizations like Hillel than ever before. His and Carole’s own contribution, he says, will augment the programs and services that have been ongoing at UVM Hillel for years. “Growth will “We want UVM Hillel to be a big tent on the UVM campus.” happen,” he affirms. “This is a fertile, amazing time for us to build on the success of what’s students, inspiring and training them to become happened in the last ten-plus years. Hillel is one of the most exciting stories in philanthropy today.” leaders and build their own communities. Burack’s passion for the vision of Hillel is While Hillel’s primary focus is on fostering an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learn- captured in a framed quote in his office by Haring, and Israel, it welcomes students of all back- old J. Seymour. “Leaders are the ones who keep grounds. “We want UVM Hillel to be a big tent faith with the past, keep step with the present, on the UVM campus,” Burack says. “We have an and keep the promise to posterity.” Burack wants exciting new executive director this fall in Matt alumni, students, parents, and grandparents to Vogel, who came from Baruch College, where he keep this in mind when they envision the future. “This is an extraordinary commitment from held a similar position.” “Wherever you have an active, thriving Hil- Dan and Carole Burack that will benefit every lel on a college campus it’s good for campus life, student who wants to participate in Hillel’s wide good for the institution as a whole, good for stu- range of activities and services,” says UVM Foundents, faculty and the entire campus community,” dation president and CEO Rich Bundy. “The Burack says. “The future is investing in young UVM Foundation looks forward to working with adults in the most formative period of their lives. Hillel in their fundraising programs and helpThis generation wants to be leaders, not only in the ing to make UVM Hillel one of the best in the Jewish world, but to recognize and care about the country.” To learn more about Hillel International and state of the world. They want to be involved in the solutions.” In fact, he adds, “second only to provid- UVM Hillel, visit www.hillel.org and www.uvm ing a safety net to the most vulnerable, investing hillel.org. ALUMNI CALENDAR ‘Be like Dr. Yadav’ P rofessor Dharam Pal Yadav was a man of deep compassion with a stalwart commitment to family and education, a scholar of cross-cultural communication with a talent for connecting with people of all kinds. Those virtues were at the core of a portrait of Yadav that emerged from memorial comments from colleagues, friends, and family who celebrated the longtime UVM professor’s life at a May 2 ceremony in Ira Allen Chapel. “I have known few wonderful children whose parents deserved them and few wonderful parents whose children deserved them, but as far as I could see, in the Yadav family, both of these rare combinations occurred concurrently…” wrote Justin Joffe, professor emeritus of psychology, in a memorial piece. Family and the University of Vermont have always been closely intertwined for the Yadavs. Dharam and his wife, Meena, raised their three children—Pramy, Anu, and Sanjeev—in Shelburne and all would earn their undergraduate degrees from the university, with Pramy also continuing on for her MD at UVM. Working in service and support of the place that educated them was an ethic that Sanjeev says was instilled by their father. Both Sanjeev and Anu served as student members of the Board of Trustees; Anu is currently on the Alumni Association Board of Directors; and all three of the siblings have been active in alumni efforts and events through the years. Sanjeev notes that campus, from the ice of Gutterson Arena to the book stacks of Bailey/Howe Library, was always a part of their childhood. Beyond his own children, Professor Dharam Yadav was a mentor to scores of UVM students across a forty-two-year teaching career at the university. Joel Goldberg, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, noted the particular influence Yadav had through his work in the Teacher Advisor Program, teaching his “Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Violence in the Media” course while serving as advisor to hundreds of new CAS students through the years. When the Yadav family returned to India to commit Dharam’s ashes to the river Ganges, they met many who remembered him. Long after he earned his bachelor’s degree at St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and went on to earn graduate degrees and make his academic career in the United States, parents in his village would tell their children “study hard and one day you can be like Dr. Yadav.” The Yadav family has established a fund in memory of their father to support academic enrichment, learning, and scholarship opportunities. Donations may be made to the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund with reference to The Dharam P. and Meena Yadav Charitable Fund (Acct. #1054801), which can be mailed to Fidelity Charitable, PO Box 77001, Cincinnati, OH 45277-0053. Please send questions to [email protected]. DECEMBER Washington, D.C., December 3, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni Association Holiday Party New York, December 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni Association Holiday Party Boston, December 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni Association Holiday Party San Francisco, December 5, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Alumni Association Holiday Party Burlington, December 14, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. December Commencement JANUARY Boston, January 30, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM First Class Lecture and Reception Stowe, January 31- February 2 Alumni Association Ski and Ride Weekend FEBRUARY Washington, D.C., February 3, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM First Class Lecture and Reception Philadelphia, February 4, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM First Class Lecture and Reception New York City, February 5, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM First Class Lecture and Reception MARCH Burlington, March 31, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM Admitted Student Reception APRIL Chicago, April 9, 6-8:30 p.m. UVM Admitted Student Reception MAY Burlington, May 11-16 Senior Week Burlington, May 18 Commencement for details & registration alumni. uvm.edu CLASS NOTES ALANA & (ALUMNI OF COLOR) CULTURAl connection reunion 48 49 SAVE THE DATE Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes MARCH 21–22, 2014 UVM CAMPUS LIFE BEYOND GRADUATION ‘‘ Susan Audet Neff is an English teacher in Exeter, Rhode Island, and she gets a little thrill every time one of her students decides to go to UVM. 33-63 green & gold reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Send your news to— UVM Alumni Association 411 Main Street Burlington, VT 05401 alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 42 40 Reid Hayward Leonard wrote from Pensacola, Florida, to say that he retired from chemical work after about 25 years. “My hobby of woodworking made me an honorary life member of Pensacola Artists who own and operate Quayside Art Gallery.” Reid also shared that he is still building furniture. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 41 Send your news to— Maywood Metcalf Kenney 44 Birch Road Andover, MA 01810 [email protected] 42 43 Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes Reunion has come and gone and that story will be in the next issue. Hope I was there! I am sure all went well and our class was well represented. We were saddened to hear of the death of Doris Squire Goss on September 17, 2012. I am certain you all remember that elegant, warm, and sweet person with such a talent for music. She and husband, John Goss, were a great pair. If I am not mistaken, it all started at UVM. They both sang in the chorus. It is interesting to note that Doris sang in choruses conducted by Blanche Moyse, a wellknown and well-respected musician in Vermont. Doris was also a vocal coach for the chorus. I am happy to report that I will be a great grandmother (finally!) in September. News about that in the next column as well. Please forward any news you may have of members of our class to me. We want to hear what you have been doing. Send your news to— June Hoffman Dorion Unit 114 3 General Wing Road Rutland, VT 05701 [email protected] 44 70th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 45 46 ’’ Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes It has been moving day for some of us. Nancy Hall Baldwin, and her husband, Ken, have moved to Rochester, New York, from Oneonta—farther from UVM, but closer to their children. I have downsized again to a great senior apartment. I am still in Colchester. Alice Miller Wright visits Ruth White Lyon in Cornell, New York. This gives them a chance to get together and discuss what ever happened to that course called Home Ec.? I had a great visit with Peg Miller Logan at her lovely home in Maine. She is still keeping up with her gardening. We managed to take a trip down to Bedford, Massachusetts, to visit Edith Colegrove Noyes. I am still waiting for news from the rest of you. Please note my new address below. Send your news to— Harriet Bristol Saville 468 Church Road, #118 Colchester, VT 05446 [email protected] 65th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. I’m alive and well. Where are you? What are you doing? Travels, hobbies, volunteer work? Let me know. Send your news to— Arline (Pat) Brush Hunt 236 Coche Brook Crossing West Charleston, VT 05872 50 We were very pleased to receive this handwritten note from Vern Cram, “As a member of the class of ‘50 I used to go to Stowe very often and ski the ‘Nosedive’ trail on Mansfield. I was a member of the Woodstock, Vermont, high school ski team which won the Vermont State Championship three times in a row and was able to keep all the trophies. I am now 89 years old. I served with the famed 10th Mountain Ski Troop in Italy in WWII. I didn’t know too many of my classmates as after the war our outlook on life seemed different. I was wounded twice and seem blessed to still be here. Glen Wood, ‘50 was with me all through life. He is now gone. We were in the same squad during the war and he helped fix me up when I was wounded. Now live in North Carolina but heart still in Vermont.” After 60 years away Patsy Schweyer Nostrand and Dick Nostrand have come home to Vermont. They have moved to East View, a retirement community in Middlebury. Two of their children, UVM graduates Susan Nostrand and Ben Nostrand, live in Woodstock and Charlotte. Four generations enjoy getting together on the lake in Grand Isle. Doris Fafunwa writes “How lucky I am! Sometimes it seems the whole summer has been spent completing medicals for stuff like osteoporosis, laser surgery, hearing aids, ad infinitum. Yet there was a wonderful trip to Reston, Virginia, to visit Joneses I had not seen for 40 years, to Hingham, Massachusetts, to be with an old friend who had been with us in Nigeria years ago and to the wife of a former pastor in North Bennington, now in Beverly, Massachusetts, who shared her own insights on living gracefully and gratefully after the one whom she held most dear was no longer physically present. When I called to chat with my old roommate, the ever-bright, adventurous, and compassionate Barbara Larrabee Mykrantz, it was her husband, Jack, who gave me the sad news that she had passed away in June and a memorial was to be held in July. Just received my copy of classmate Arthur Langer’s Songs at Twilight which I am looking forward to reading. And, I’ve had the privilege of attending daughter Sheri’s book club whose last selection was The Homespun Wisdom of Myrtle Crib by Sheri Reynolds (loved it!). More good news: my son-in-law’s second novel Foreign Gods, Inc. by Okey Ndibe, is available now to order and will come out in January. I was pleased to be able to do some proofreading of it. Several friends here have continued to contribute to Child Life-Line, our project for street children in Nigeria, and we are encouraged to do our best in the challenging circumstances to maintain and strengthen it. Send your news to— Hedi Ballantyne 20 Kent Street Montpelier, VT 05602 [email protected] 51 Win A. Way G’51 was recognized posthumously with the 2013 Robert O. Sinclair Cup Award by UVM Extension and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the college’s 20th annual Alumni and Friends Dinner in May. Molly Jerger Leonard received news that a dear friend, Lois Fitgerald Arnold, of North Chatham, New York, passed away before Christmas, 2012. They had spent an enjoyable time together with classmates at the 50th UVM Reunion in 2001. She has remaining family members in North Chatham. Ross Richardson Roberts of Concord, Massachusetts, writes “I have no news. I’ve been retired from teaching for a number of years. My wife died four years ago. She liked UVM as much as I do. It’s a great place. I think that it’s even better today than it was in my day. I was on an OLLI trip to Alaska last year.” Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 52 Ann della-Chiesa Smith writes “From sweltering Cape Cod, I send a bit of news as a member of the class of 1952. I am entering 40-plus years of writing a community-based column titled “Write to Know” for The Cape Cod Times (a daily and Sunday paper). This is the same paper for which my husband, William G. Smith, was editorial page editor before he died in October, 2009. I could add that in my senior year at UVM, I was editor of The Vermont Cynic (does it still exist?) and later worked for The Burlington Free Press before moving to the Cape. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 53 Rose-Marie Steiner TarbellLyman shared this update “Now that I may be one of the older nurses from UVM’s experimental five-year earlier classes for nursing education, I am happy to update you about some of the great opportunities I have had thanks to Dean Jean Simpson and Faye Crabbe who got our college of nursing started. These two ladies plus Assistant Dean Wing, teachers Woodruff, Oakley, Fox, Buttocks, and Gendron were all links to my successes. I will be 83 years of age this October and continue to work at a Methodist church in Aberdeen, Maryland, actively in this field of nursing. I maintain current licenses in both Maryland and Vermont. Since my move to Maryland in November of 1999, I have been a parish nurse for Grace United Methodist Church in Aberdeen. Where to begin... I had gotten married in July of 1952 (after getting permission from both Dean Simpson and Faye Crabbe; plus premarital instructions from the Mary Fletcher gyn/obs doctor). Within two months my husband was called up by the U.S. Army, was quickly trained, and sent to Korea. Seeing a wounded soldier poster in the UVM gym gave me a call to give blood for the first time only to have severe chest pain afterward and was sent to the infirmary for evaluation and chest-taping. By the time I got back to Coolidge dorm, the entire tape was wet and coming off—an allergic reaction. I spent my fifth year at Coolidge as dorm nurse. This and supervising dinners at Redstone Campus dining room evenings paid some of my college costs. Thanks to the UVM nursing staff, another classmate and I were invited to assist in the summer programs. Joan Friendburg Griffin and I had our first apartment on East Avenue—how adult we felt! I got a real feeling for teaching and its rewards. Our five-year program gave us such great learning experiences: three months in Butler Hospital, a private mental institution in Providence, Rhode Island; another three months in Ooneyville, Rhode Island, working with the Providence home care nurse. I can see it now...little black bags with injections and instructions for moms with many children! Another three months at Children’s Hospital in the heart of Philadelphia. What we learned to do and see! My first job was at Springfield Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Vermont. I had a great year there during the war with another war bride and lab techs from Canada. She and I shared the surgical ward for seven patients, alternated call, worked as instrument nurses, packed surgical supplies, even filled needles! (Read more about Rose-Marie’s career at uvm.edu/ vq.) JosephVictor Dias would like to say hello to the few teammates left from the1953 baseball team; especially, pitcher Bernie Revenna, second baseman Howie Christianson, outfielder Phill Mann, shortstop Jim Montgomery and first baseman Bob Deacon. Dias played third base. Robert Lyon Barker wrote from Port St. Lucie, Florida, to say “Jean C. Spear ’54 and I just celebrated our 60th anniversary. Bob Barker IIl ’81 is living in Simi Valley, California, still singing and performing and studying for ordination in the Lutheran Ministry. Daughters, Kristen Wallace and Sally McSweeney (St Lawrence University ’82 and ’84) live in Mt. Snow, Vermont, and Plattsburgh, New York, respectively. “I retired from dentistry in 1996 and we moved to Florida in 2000. I now drive a school bus for field trips part-time.” Marilyn “Madryn” Wilson Priesing from Bronxville, New York, shared this update “Still keep in contact with many of my Vermont friends, some just via mail. Ann FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 39 75th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Send your news to— Mary Shakespeare Minckler 100 Wake Robin Drive Shelburne, VT 05482 — Class of ’88 47 Send your news to— Louise Jordan Harper 15 Ward Avenue South Deerfield, MA 01373 [email protected] 43 [CLASSNOTES Johnson Hartzell, Bobby Demarest Robinnson, Phyllis Burke Davis and I still keep in close contact via phone, e-mails, and personal visits. Had a nice card from Carol Marvin Adams after having been out of touch for ever so long and she gave me news of several classmates.We have lived in Bronxville, New York, for the past 40 years but do spend some time in the fall and spring on Kiawah Island, in South Carolina, where we have a home and summers in New Hampshire at our very rustic cottage with no TV or internet—a welcome respite! We had a wonderful trip to southeast Asia last fall and feel so fortunate we are still able to do some fun things. Send your news to— Nancy Hoyt Burnett 729 Stendhal Lane Cupertino, CA 95014 [email protected] 44 55 Elaine Wittenstein Rohlin from Wilmette, Illinois spent a wonderful week in Boston and Chatham, Cape Cod. “Love Chatham and their lobster rolls. Went with my daughter and grand daughter....what fun!” Joanne Murray Blakeman writes “After living for 51 years in the same house, Alan and I moved in July to an apartment in a senior housing complex. We’re still in Montpelier, enjoying the freedom from property maintenance and responsibilities. We’re also the proud grandparents of two UVM alums, our grandson, Peter Turley, who graduated in 2010 and granddaughter, Alyssa Turley, who received her degree in December 2012. We keep up with UVM news and sports and are in regular communication with friends from Adsit House and Robinson Hall.” Hal Greenfader spent a delightful Sunday afternoon with Brad Gordon and wife, Barbara, at their beautiful beach house in Newport Beach, California. Brad summers there and winters in Scottsdale, Arizona. He frequently springs between both locations, and so far he’s avoided falls. Send your news to— Jane Morrison Battles Apt. 125A 500 East Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 [email protected] Hal Greenfader 805 South LeDoux Road Los Angeles, CA 90035 [email protected] 56 Carol Parker Day of Barre, Vermont, writes “Got together last fall with dental hygiene freshman roommate in 1954-55 at Phelps House, Chloe Goodrich Schwager. Chloe lives in Nevada and has a vacation home in Waitsfield,Vermont. Lots of reminiscing about long days in the den- tal hygiene clinic!” David Spector, at his winter home in West Palm Beach, Florida, met many UVM graduates at a reception held at the Boca Rio Country Club, where President Tom Sullivan was the featured speaker. David, an amateur Egyptologist, presented a lecture entitled “Fifty Centuries in Fifty Minutes” to a large audience at the Palm Beach Science Museum in mid-March. The subject ranged from pre-dynastic Egypt to the opening of the Suez Canal. After a 36-year career in marine biology and oceanography, Russ Moll retired from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2010 and continues to live in San Diego. He remains active in his field serving as a private consultant and working as a cruise lecturer, which affords him and his wife, Marilyn, the opportunity to travel the world. Thomas Paisley shared this news “Barbara Michele Rudy ’60 and I are happy to report that our oldest grand-child, Timothy’s ’87 oldest will be in attendance as a member of UVM’s Class of 2017 this fall. We have fifteen more candidates covering lacrosse, hockey, soccer, football and track—all great students and skiers.” Send your news to— Jane Stickney 32 Hickory Hill Road Williston, VT 05495 [email protected] 57 Don Kidder wrote from Gradyville, Pennsylvania, to say “A widower for five years since Barbara’s death, I’m enjoying life in a full-service retirement community, adjacent to a 2,300-acre state park as well as our farm. I ‘walk the farm’ on a daily basis maintaining a blue bird trail, brush hogging the periphery of fields, and practicing ‘non-lethal’ deer and Canada Goose control! I appreciate all visits to Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom and our cottage on Lake Seymour. Recent travels also included weeks spent in the UK, Norway, and Portugal.” Rhoda Rosenberg Beningson shared this update “I continue to enjoy what I have always loved: my family and my friends. Herb and I have been married 54 years. Our two sons are married and we are blessed with seven grandchildren, four boys and three girls from 9 to 19. Our move to a downtown condo in Sarasota has made our life easier with so much within walking distance and no maintenance concerns. Have wonderful visits with Pal and Donna Borofsky and Froman and Etta Mehl.” Helene Sarr Kamer got in touch from Great Neck, New York, to share this news “Our eldest grandaughter, Sandee, married William Sandbrink in California on May 26, 2013. They both graduated from McGeorge Law School in California. Harvey and I celebrated our 58th wedding anniversary on July 2, 2013.” (Editor’s Note: We regret that the following report from Bob Wolfe on the Class of 1957’s 55th reunion in 2012 fell through the editorial cracks in previous issues. Our apologies for the long delay in sharing this news.) For those who attended, a good time was had and the rest can only wonder what they missed. To those of you who made the telephone calls and sent e-mails to boost the event to our classmates, many thanks. Friday evening started the weekend with a great cocktail party with plenty of good eats and drinks at the Burlington Country Club. We even had a UVM music student at the key board playing songs from our day as well as the present. All of this was graciously hosted by Bill Solemene who made the trip from Dallas, Texas. Bill was a great help in planning the weekend. Saturday evening we had a class dinner at the Sheraton with a DJ and a green and gold decorated cake. The cake made me remember a few skit prizes from some distant February winter event. Both evenings we had the pleasure of having Professor Malcolm Severance and his wife, Gladys, as our guests. Professor Severance spoke on both occasions about the founding, formation and growth of the UVM School of Business. He was a part of the history and development of the business school. For those of us who do not have grandchildren in college, he discussed the new technologies in teaching, research and classroom study that is available to students and faculty. Does anyone in college today know what a slide rule or spiral note book is? Professor Severance started his teaching career at UVM in the fall of 1953. A few of us at the dinner were among his first students and some resided in Converse Hall where he and Mrs. Severance were house parents. Both of them have attended many of our reunions over the years, so we decided to formally make them members of the Class of 1957. Three awards are presented at each year’s reunion: the McCullough Cup for the class with the highest percentage of returnees, the Milk Can Award for the most returnees and the Class of 1928 Cup for the reunion class with the highest percentage of members contributing to the Annual Fund (excluding the 50th class). The Class of 1957 won the Class of 1928 Cup with a gift of $108,000. Over the years, our class has won all three awards. I think that is called a “hat trick”. Until recently, those awards and recognition awards to distinguished alumni were presented at the convocation for all reunion classes at Ira Allen Chapel following the parade of classes from the campus green to the chapel. Regretfully, the parade and the convocation are no longer held. I think I can safely say that those of the Class of 1957 who attended the reunion felt the loss. The Green & Gold brunch on Sunday closed the official part of the weekend. Out- going president of G&G, classmate Bud Ockert, presided over the event. Too bad we could not have had a bigger turnout, but we have great expectations for our next gathering. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 58 Since retirement from environmental health consulting and technical translation, Karl Raab has been active in music projects. “I produced a CD for ORF (Austrian National Radio) on Richard Stoehr, an Austrian composer at Saint Michael’s College in the 1940s and 1950s. In Vancouver I serve as general manager of a school orchestra (www.lbso.ca). I’m also a director of The Right to Quiet Society (www. quiet.org). Until my wife, Eveline, retires next year, I spend half of each year with her in Berlin.” John “Jake” Sauter recently visited Jim Robertson when the Robertsons made their annual spring break at Singer Island, Florida. Jim is still active in business in Keene, New Hampshire, but Jake has retired from his last position as a Florida State Court Mediator. He and his wife, Lois, live in Ormond Beach, Florida. He states with pride that his oldest granddaughter is a plebe at West Point, and reports that Karen McKenzie Anderson has a grandson in the same West Point class. Michael Abdalla writes “I have just retired from my medical practice and I now live in a retirement facility in Fullerton, California, called Morningside. My wife, Jean, and I enjoy living in this facility. There are many activities to keep us busy, and we have made a lot of new friends. A number of our long-time friends are also living here. We still go to our weekly Rotary Club in Orange, California, and we recently sold our house in Orange, in which we lived for 42 years.” Louis Kiefer is still practicing law and recently relocated his office to 250 Bloomfield Avenue, West Hartford, Connecticut. Stephen Rozen writes “Well, I am still working at oral surgery two times a week while in Connecticut. I no longer do ER call or any major cases. I stick to routine, normal office anesthesia and surgery. An uncomplicated life filled with social activities, boating, fishing, and a miserable golf game. The only good part of golf is the nice people. I am now a Naples, Florida, resident as I am spending six months out of state. Midge and I will spend almost a month in Tasmania and Australia this fall. I will also donate a week of surgery in Honduras in the spring with Midge going as my assistant. We will be with a group of dentists and dental students—it should be fun. My younger son has moved from 20 years in London back to the U.S. with Barclays Bank. Happy about this change.” Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 59 55th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Lois Annable Rupert is enjoying her retirement home and community. She writes “Still having fun accessorizing ladies with the fashionable and affordable Cookie Lee Jewelry for over 10 years. Visit my website at www.cookielee.biz/ loisrupert. Dave and I celebrated our 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to the Caribbean and family get together in our home. Daughter in Washington and son in Michi- Creative Community Imagine dining each night with your neighbors who are writers, musicians, professors, activists, and artists. These are just some of the people who live at Wake Robin. Be part of a community that dances, debates, paints, writes and publishes, makes music, works with computers, and works with wood. Live the life you choose—in a vibrant community of interesting people. We’re happy to tell you more. Visit our website or give us a call today to schedule a tour. Celebrating 20 Years of Building Community 802.264.5100 / wakerobin.com FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 54 60th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Phyllis Cameron Bricker writes “I ‘keep on travelin’ as Rick Steves tells us to do. Last Chanukah, Christmas, and New Year’s were spent with family and friends in Spain where I practiced my Spanish and learned to remain at the table for three-hour meals of exotic sea life and fine wines. The northern coasts are expansive with outreaching peninsulas and endless beaches. New Year’s Eve we introduced the conga line at a local hotel party and met a grand nephew of the famous painter, Salvador Dali. Spanish people are family-oriented, gregarious, and fun-loving. Back home in California, I’ve continued cello lessons and tri-weekly workouts including my favorite sport, swimming. Looking forward to celebrating my 81st birthday and the coming holidays in Seattle and Vancouver with my husband, Jack.” Joan Lou Pisanelli Brochu wrote from Sanford, Maine, to say “I lost my heart in April of 2009. We were married 54 and three-quarters years. I do not get out much as I have bad arthritis in my knees and shoulder joints. My business, All Hearts Come Home For Christmas is slowing down because I don’t have the space anymore to sculpt and paint like I did. I stop taking orders after I know I have enough for me to handle. Would love to hear from friends and classmates. Love and Prayers to all.” Send your news to— Kathryn Dimick Wendling Apt. 1, 34 Pleasant Street Woodstock, VT 05091 200 WAKE ROBIN D RIVE,S H E LBU R NE , V T 0 5 4 8 2 45 [CLASSNOTES gan, four grandchildren. Still using my proofreading skills from B.S. degree from UVM and years of teaching junior high, high school, college and adult education classes. Brett Lazar and Judi left the greatest snow on Earth behind when they left Utah and return to Maryland at the end of August. Alumni in the mid-Atlantic area can find them at 5483 Wingborne Court in Columbia, Maryland. Robert Ouellette retired from the chemistry department at The Ohio State University in 1992 after 30 years of teaching and serving as vice chair of the department for 12 of those years. For the next 20 years he continued to teach as an emeritus professor. However, after being asked to teach again this past year, he decided to really retire because a half century seemed an appropriate time to conclude his teaching career. Bob has traveled extensively as a figure skating judge for 42 years and has judged over 30,000 tests. He and his wife, who is also a judge, travel widely for pleasure. In the past 12 months they have been to Kenya and Tanzania on a photo safari, to Peru and Bolivia, and in October will spend a month in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Other time is spent with his children, grandchildren and nineyear-old great grandchild. Barbara Skroback was honored with the Sustainer of the Year Award by the Junior League of Springfield, Massachusetts, at its annual awards celebration on May 28, 2013. Send your news to— Henry Shaw, Jr. 112 Pebble Creek Road Columbia, SC 29223 [email protected] 60 46 61 Louise Weiner sent in this report “We were visited by Pat and Tom Brennan who stopped by when in Naples. We had a lovely dinner together and caught up on UVM news. We have a new grandson, Tate, who is 17 years younger than his brother and 9 years younger than his sis- 62 Fred Goldberg entered UVM a pre-med student and left a marketing/business major. He is indebted enormously to UVM and particularly to the late Professor Grief who mentored him and provided the direction and knowledge that ultimately led him to a successful career in advertising. He spent more than 35 years in the ad business; first at Young & Rubicam, New York, then Young & Rubicam Los Angeles, then Chiat/Day Los Angeles and San Francisco and finally, his last ten years with his own agency, Goldberg Moser O’Neill in San Francisco. He has now published a book about it all, The Insanity of Advertising (Memoirs of a Mad Man). Starting with an assignment he had at UVM and right through to his subsequent real-life adventures with clients like Gallo Wine, Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Bristol-Myers, California Cooler, Dell Computers and many others. The book focuses on the people in the ad agency business and on the often unbelievable and crazy goings on. Jules Older and Effin (Ethelyn) Lawes ’64 have taken up digital age contact sports: video making, app creating, ebook publishing. Just back from Ireland, they made two videos, south and north. Their apps are San Francisco Restaurants and Auckland Insider. They have also published two ebooks, Death by Tartar Sauce and Skiing the Edge. Joann Brzezicke Trolinger writes “Don and I celebrated being married for 50 years on July 20, 2013 with a huge party put on by our daughters, Debbie and Kim. Our actual anniversary was on September 7.” Patricia Gitt is currently working on her third novel, with her previous novels, CEO and asap–as soon as possible­—both available on Amazon.com. Reviews for both keep her at her keyboard. Dr. Jeffrey B. Steckler enjoyed summer with his family at the Connecticut shore. He writes “Both my wife, Barbara, and I enjoy kayaking the Niantic River as well as swimming there with our children and grandchildren. We plan to see the Selibs in August. I continue to work in my practice of orthopaedic surgery and have no plans on retiring to the promised land (Florida).” Send your news to— Patricia Hoskiewicz Allen 14 Stony Brook Drive Rexford, NY 12148 [email protected] VQEXTRA online carole demas ’61 “Playing Sandy in Grease was challenging because it was Broadway and the show was running—miracle of miracles. I was doing well in it because I knew Sandy so well. I knew that girl; I was her in high school.” —Carole Demas on playing Sandy in the first Broadway production of Grease. 63 Kenneth James Miller writes that he loves seeing his classmates! Bettylou Sherry shared this update “After getting my master’s in nutrition and a doctorate in epidemiology from the University of Washington, I remained on the faculty in that department for a few years. In 1993, I moved to the Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, where I have worked in public health nutrition and research since that time. I am currently lead epidemiologist for research and surveillance in the Obesity Prevention and Control Branch in that division, primarily working on risks for child obesity and identifying effective intervention programs. Janet McLaughlin Hoilman reports that she married Bill Hoilman in 1964, moved 19 times in seven-and-a-half years while in the Air Force and finally settled in Westwood, Massachusetts. While she worked as a nurse in Colorado, Texas, California, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, she eventually worked in securities, real estate, insurance, and as a paralegal to complement Bill’s activities. Their daughter is a board-certified pediatrician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and their son, Charlie, is a carpenter in Nantucket, Massachusetts. Janet and Bill have three grandchildren, two golden retrievers, and enjoy camping, sailing, and traveling, as well as working in their broker-dealer securities firm. Send your news to— Toni Citarella Mullins 210 Conover Lane Red Bank, NJ 07701 [email protected] 64 read more at uvm.edu/vq 50th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Once more, we are on the banks of Lake Champlain, in West Addison, for our summer vacation. Vermont is as fabulous as usual. The University of Vermont campus is growing and welcoming. I am hoping you are all planning on returning for our 50th reunion in the fall of 2014. We should show UVM what a great class we are and overwhelm them with attendance. You will be awed with the changes to our campus. Please mark your calendars for this auspicious event. I will have a preview this fall when I attend with my husband for his 50th. If there is anything you would like to see happen during our reunion, please let the Alumni Office know, or write to me and I will be certain they receive it. Harold “Hal” M. Frost wrote in with this news “May 2013 marked the three-year anniversary of the founding of my scientific consulting firm, Frosty’s Physics, LLC, based in Vermont and which includes pro bono research projects within its business model. Recent research achievements include technical reports issued in the public domain that describe a new ultrasound bioeffects model pertinent to medical diagnostic imaging, as well as other innovative research work on MRI physics. Aside from that business, in 2012 the National Academies Press published in vol.16 of the Memorial Tributes series produced by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) my ten-page memorial tribute to UVM Professor Emeritus Wesley L. Nyborg who died on September 24, 2011. He was elected to membership to the NAE in 1996, and had served on the UVM faculty at the full professor level for over a half century. Earlier, he had advised both my 1969 master’s and 1974 Ph.D. physics thesis research leading to those advanced degrees. And, over 2005-2010, we had collaborated on ultrasound physics research.” Robert (Bob) Alvin “It’s not my fault” Silverstein had this update to share: “In June 2006 I retired from NYS (I was a law clerk to a judge), to finish my AAS-Nursing. Became an R.N. in July 2007 and spent a few months on a surgery floor. I then volunteered for the New York State Senate Democrats. They accidentally won the majority in 2009. I had a part-time job as a staffer with the Dems until they lost the majority in the following election. A young man I volunteered for in ’82 (he was trying to get his dad elected governor) became New York State governor a couple of years ago. And as a result, I got a job in a New York State agency. Within a few months I quit. In January 2012 I spent three weeks in New Delhi and fell in love with the chaos, especially the traffic. In September 2012 I volunteered in a shelter for homeless men with mental illness in Chennai, more specifically, a slum called Dooming Kupam, on the Bay of Bengal. Came home in January. In May 2013 I spent a week in Hydrabad participating in, and observing, a Hindu wedding. I’m still single, which may qualify me as a bachelor. I just traded in my work visa for a 10-year Indian tourist visa, so I imagine I’ll be going back to India at some point, if my health holds up. Recently, I had surgery on my lumbar spine for pinched nerves in the legs, and it has not been successful. I’m still wearing my R.N. and patient hat when I next see my surgeon, on 31 July, at which point I turn into a lawyer and a patient ‘I don’t know, and I’m hoping I don’t have to do that.’ Hope all of you are hanging tough as we enter our “Golden Years.” If you believe that little bromide, I have a pot of gold sitting on a bridge in Brooklyn. You can have both for the price of twenty years of good health for me. The warranty has to be in writing, with two neutral witnesses.” Doug Barrett writes “My wife, Sally Dewey Barrett ’65, and I went on a cruise to the western Caribbean in early July to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary (actual date is September 9), with our whole family, including 11 grandchildren. They are pictured on the website with T-shirts numbered one to 11 representing oldest to youngest and colors for each family of our three daughters. Send your news to— Susan Barber 1 Oak Hill Road P.O. Box 63 Harvard, MA 01451 [email protected] 65 Marc Chalkin is living in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his children and five grandchildren. He is practicing general dentistry one day a week to keep busy and to keep up his skills. Gail Marie Perlee is enjoying her retirement from the City of Phoenix Public Library at her home of 42 years on a desert acre near South Mountain Park in Phoenix. She is still active with her hobby of researching and writing Morgan horse history. She gets to Vermont once a year to visit family and friends. M. Skinner Steen retired from UVM Extension in 2009 with the honor of associate professor emerita after a wonderful career working with Vermonters in the field of nutrition and food safety. Her grand-daughter, Kayla, is now a sophomore in the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences making the Steens a three-generation UVM family. Send your news to— Colleen Denny Hertel 14 Graystone Circle Winchester, MA 01890 [email protected] 66 Claudia Westcott Pesino got in touch with this update, “On June 20 I narrated aboard the Lake George, New York, Floating Classroom. My family has owned a cottage on the east side of the lake since 1958 and I developed an interest in the history of the region. A few years ago I was fortunate to become involved in a project of researching the history of the existing mansions along what is known as “Millionaires’ Row” on the west shore of the lake. There are approximately 22 mansions or their remnants dating to the late 19th century still in existence today. I researched and spoke on three of them: Abenia (known today as the Boathouse Restaurant), Green Harbour, and Depe Dene. Perhaps some of you have enjoyed dining at the Boathouse and/or are familiar with the others? If any of you have memories of specific times or places spent on Lake George, I’d love to hear from you.” Deborah Hansen writes, “I’m still skiing, horseback riding, hiking, swimming, and taking aerial photos of New England. Married for 37 years to Bob who is a helicopter pilot; three sons, all college graduates (two from UVM, one from Norwich); six grandchildren, two horses, two dogs, lots of fun times living here in Killington! Worked as a dental hygienist near Boston, Massachusetts, for 14 years. I have taught swimming, equine science through 4H, and skiing at Killington part-time for eight years. I also worked for The Mountain Times (our local weekly newspaper) as a writer and photographer producing feature articles, plus I had four regular, weekly columns for 23 years, and I still serve as an EMT and firefighter with Killington Fire and Rescue, 23 years to date.” Donald Sawyer writes FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY David Johnson is writing weekly fictional short stories for local newspapers. View some of them at www.homerspointofview.com. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes ter! What a happy surprise.” Adele Kahwajy has become a movie buff with a DVD collection of more than 400 titles. She is in the process of rearranging it so that she will have room for at least a thousand. She sends her best regards to all.” Susan Pearlberg Weinstein writes “We are close to children and grandchildren in California. We attend their sporting events on weekends. We’re doing a family vacation in Hawaii in August. I am currently president of a 960-home homeowners association which keeps me very busy.” Ralph Guiduli is retired from his 31 years in optometry and is married to Carolyn Brumbaugh ’56. He lives in South Burlington, Vermont. Judy Enright Daly travelled with her husband, Bob; son, David; and his wife and three young boys (9, 8, and 6) to Ireland in July. She has been retired for 12 years and finally gave up substitute teaching. She misses the kids but not all the meetings and work. She’s been busy playing golf and tennis. Madeleine Wishnie Brecher writes “Can it really be almost two years since our 50th? I just had a sorority reunion in New York City in April and I didn’t recognize most of the women who I lived with in the sorority house. Of course I haven’t seen most of them for 52 years but still, that’s scary. Can we really change that much? My husband and I continue to enjoy our kids, grandkids, life in New York City, our volunteer commitments, and our wonderful travel adventures. We did three glorious weeks in Vietnam in January and just returned from Iceland and Greenland. Now we are booked to go to Sri Lanka and Southern India in February and Indonesia and Bali next May. You can tell that we’re rushing like crazy to get it all in before we can’t lift our luggage any more. We’re watching too many of our friends suffering major setbacks so we’re going to run until we drop. Hope all of you are enjoying life too. Warm regards.” Send your news to— Steve Berry 8 Oakmont Circle Lexington, MA 02420 [email protected] 47 [CLASSNOTES 48 67 After retiring from the Foreign Service and discovering that retirement is far from what it is cracked up to be, Claudia Serwer went back to graduate school to pursue a degree in a field that had always fascinated her. She just completed a master’s in criminal justice with a specialization in law and legal process at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. As a John Jay student, she interned first at the Brooklyn D.A.’s Office in its homicide unit and subsequently as an intern-investigator with the Legal Aid Society’s Criminal Defense division. Claudia is now seeking employment as a criminal investigator. Anyone hiring? She and her husband, Michael Skol, recently visited Burlington to meet with UVM Foundation and College of Medicine staff. They continue to divide their time between New York City and Cape Cod. Send your news to— Jane Kleinberg Carroll 44 Halsey Street, Apt. 3 Providence, RI 02906 [email protected] 68 Peter Watson writes “Hello UVM! Family is fine, I am working on a steel sculpture of a gecko for a customer on Cape Cod. It’s haying time for the winter’s horse feeding. Our garden is giving us fresh food every day including beets, chard, lettuce, basil, garlic, onions, dill for my morning eggs!, string beans, peas, and squash. We harvested about 30 quarts of wild cherries, pitted and froze them.” David John Salls reports that he and his wife are enjoying their four granddaughters who are all living in Charlotte, North Carolina. After graduation, Paul Sackevich spent 12 years as a high school mathematics teacher in New Hamphire and earned a master’s from Keene State College. In 1984 he was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest for the Diocese of Burlington and was active for 26 years serving in Barre, Mallets Bay, Bennington, Middletown Springs, Chester, and Rutland. At present he is doing volunteer work with Warming Shelter, Our Place, and the VITA/TCE Tax counseling program as well as some part-time work . Send your news to— Diane Duley Glew 64 Woodland Park Drive Haverhill, MA 01830 [email protected] 69 45th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. James Betts writes “I just celebrated my 40th reunion from our UVM College of Medicine. Looking forward to our 45th from undergrad next year (and 50th from Bennington High School in 2015!) Still practicing pediatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Oakland (30 years!) I also serve as a volunteer structure and wildland firefighter with Big Sur Fire. Something to keep me busy and ‘youthful’ in my free time! My best to everyone.” Send your news to— Mary Moninger-Elia 1 Templeton Street West Haven, CT 06516 [email protected] 70 I recently heard from a classmate who didn’t spend much time at UVM, but found time to write. Then there are those of you out there who, like me,“crammed four years into five,” and who never write. Anyway, Kathe Dillmann left UVM after her sophomore year and finished college out west at an unnamed school. In between her studies, she traveled and taught skiing in Austria. Word is she taught Franz Klammer. She still enjoys receiving VQ and goes right to Class Notes 1970 because, I’m told, of the superior writing and witty anecdotes. Kathe loved UVM despite her short stay and even remembers an Oscar party in a room at the local Holiday Inn. She has treasured photos of friends from that party and has really missed her roommate Kaki Beilby and wonders what she is up to now. After spending many years practicing P.R. and marketing in the skiing industry, Kathe is now back at home in Manchester, Vermont, and would love to hear from any old friends at kadicom@ comcast.net. I hope Kathe will inspire some of you to write. Our Class Notes are a connection to our UVM friends and acquaintances and the notes that are sent to me are appreciated by all. Keep ’em coming! Wayne Conner sent in this news “When I finished UVM in December of 1969, I would have walked with the Class of 1970 in May. However, I got drafted and was attending basic infantry training at Fort Leonard in Wood, Missouri, during May and missed receiving my diploma at the graduation ceremony. I received it in the mail. Not any fanfare for four-and-a-half years of hard work. Many years went by as I always wanted to actually walk with a graduating class in cap and gown, but was always too busy raising a family or working. This year, I decided to wear a cap and gown and walk with the Class of 2013, if I could get all of the logistics arranged. I met a very special director of annual giving, who was on a recruiting trip to southern Florida, named Jeff Moreau, who made all the necessary arrangements. It was well worth the wait and I still felt the joy of my accomplishments, 43 years later. Thanks to all who had a hand in making this a special day for me.” Sadly, Marguerite “Peg” Donnelly Meyer of Calais, passed away peacefully on July 19, after a brief and unexpected illness. In 1976, Peg married John Meyer and they lived 37 happy years near Maple Corner. Peg attended the University of Vermont, where she was a member and officer of Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity. Peg also attained both her master and doctorate degrees in education at the University of Vermont, where she later served as adjunct faculty. Peg was a successful and passionate educator who focused on the importance and promotion of professional development and leadership. At the time of her death, Peg was an Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at Norwich University in Northfield. Peg’s passion for education was apparent in the changes she inspired in the educational system and in the lives of those with whom she worked, both students and colleagues alike. Read more about Peg’s life and accomplishments online at uvm.edu/vq. Marsha Kaitz wrote in from Jerusalem, Israel, with this update “Wishing all my classmates a good year. I am a mother of two (Noa Star and Jonathan), grandmother of 1 (Mia Li), professsor of psychology, happy, and healthy. Living in Jerusalem for 40 years. Have fond memories of my green MG, lots and lots of partying and fun, and more than a few moments of unconsciousness. Good preparation for life in the big world.” Joanna Smith started her own healthcare advocacy business in 2005. “With training as a hospital discharge planner, and master’s degrees in social work and public health, I help people of all ages navigate through complex medical situatons, I now work nationwide with clients of all ages, and I have a credentialing program for medically trained profes- sionals starting advocacy practices. It’s great to be doing something so exciting!” News from my side is my daughter, Heidi, is still in Boulder and gainfully employed (thankfully!). My wife Barbara and I spent the entire winter in Florida this past year, for the first time. She is ready to move south full time, I’m not so sure. (Transcribers Comment: Yes, he is. He just won’t admit it.) However, while in Naples, we had fun meeting up with the Kuhmans, Kreiners, Doremus’ and Hines’. Great to see so many UVMers down South! Send your news to— Doug Arnold 11608 Quail Village Drive, #3 Naples, FL 34119 [email protected] 71 Greetings from campus. I have been fortunate to run into several classmates this spring and summer. In June, I was able to meet with Tom Reilly in New York who told me that son, Devon, is 13 years old and a “strapping young adolescent.” Tom is well and on the road with his private investigation business. We called Jason Robards and each left him a message on his cell phone. I learned later that Jason and Tom would be getting together in New York City in a few weeks. Now that I mention Jason, there’s a funny story (at least for me) about my meeting Rusty Holden and his wife, Felicia, at the Lake Mansfield Trout Club in early summer. We introduced ourselves and we quickly (maybe not so quickly) remembered that we were classmates! Rusty and my partner, Richard Witte, had a good laugh about my preoccupation with Jason Robards sightings. Rusty lives and works on the Cape, and visits the Trout Club early and late in the season. We plan to rendezvous there again in the fall. Rusty’s mother, Chips Holden ’45, is still living in Concord, New Hampshire. Rusty mentioned Dick Peisch (they are Burlington High School classmates) who I tried to connect with in Boston, but we never did meet. After the last Vermont Quarterly hit mailboxes, I received a call from Myron Grauer. He’s had a busy year teaching at Ohio State University Law School and is gearing up for his fall teaching schedule which will including serving as acting associ- ate dean for graduate law programs at Capital Law School in Columbus. Annie Viets is back in the U.S. for the summer and Richard and I had a wonderful dinner with her daughter, Anna Viets ’11, and her mother, Phyllis. Annie planned to bike the Prouty Century Bike Challenge to benefit Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center with Marc and Patty French Milowsky ’73 in Hanover. I also ran into Norbert Wolloch, a pediatrician in the New York region, at a UVM event at the University Club. It was great to chat about his Phi Sig brothers. Hopefully they will come back in force for our 45th reunion in 2016. Monica Dayman Burrington wrote to say she is happily retired since August 2010 after 10 years as a professional librarian at several universities throughout the United States, then 23 years as an accountant for the State of California. Send your news to— Sarah Wibur Sprayregen 154 Cliff Street Burlington, VT 05401 [email protected] 72 Patty O’Lena Newlon is presently a nurse reviewer for Molina Healthcare in Albuquerque. She and her husband, Dave, enjoy the company of their golden retrievers. Patty hopes to retire in two years. Mike Friel and Sharon Wagner-Friel will celebrate the first birthday of their first grandchild on September 2. Their oldest daughter, Kate Wagner-Friel Hubbard ’02, and her husband, Ben, live and work in Washington, D.C. Mike and Sharon are enjoying retirement in Brattleboro after spending two years working at The American Community School in Beirut, Lebanon. Richard Stone shared this update “Gail and I have been married for 41 years and we have three sons; one has a Ph.D. in English, one is a licensed architect, and one is a graphics producer ar ESPN. I am chief of the division of gastroenterology SFH and medical center in Hartford, Connecticut.” After 34 years of teaching, Jeanne LeClair Desilets retired four years ago and has been busier than ever babysitting full time for her granddaughter and most recently a grandson, too. She is an Alpha Delta Kappa Teacher sorority member and does a lot of volun- teer work for her church and community. Teaching was wonderful and now her “career” change has been just as wonderful. She hopes to get in another 34 years before she retires again! Send your news to— Debbie Koslow Stern 198 Bluebird Drive Colchester, VT 05446 [email protected] 73 Becky Morse Nawrath and Mike Nawrath ’74 welomed their first granddaughter, Chloe Elaine Devlin-Sherer, daughter of Molly Nawrath and Jared Devlin-Sherer on April 19, 2013. Chloe’s middle name, Elaine, is in honor of her great grandmother, O. Elaine Griffith Nawrath ’38. Sandra Hewitt Bell had this news to share “Our 2010 Bell Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley won Best of Class in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. We’re thrilled. Over 5,500 wines were judged by 60 wine judges from across the country. Best of class, on top of the heap, is very gratifying —it’s where everyone wants to be. Give us a call if you’re going to be in Napa. We’d love to see you. No snow here, but we have other worthwhile diversions.” Martha Levine writes “After 36 years of teaching in elementary schools, I have officially retired! It was a great ride and I credit UVM’s College of Education with preparing me for the classroom. Our daughter, Leah, is getting married this summer and our son, David, is going into his senior year at Ithaca College. Onto another stage of life!” Spencer Benson has accepted the position as professor in the faculty of health sciences and director of the Centre for Teaching and Learning Enhancement at the University of Macau, Macau SAR, China, at the new University of Macau Campus on Henqing Island. Margaret Johnston writes “After working at Antioch New England Graduate School for 27 years, my husband and I moved to Lyme, New Hampshire. I have continued to work in higher education and currently have a full-time, temporary position with American International College as project manager for implementing the Jenzabar student information system. I really enjoy higher education and the administration systems and the data. I have two daughters and two grandsons, so life is very full and rich.” Send your news to— Deborah Mesce 2227 Observatory Place NW Washington, DC 20007 [email protected] 74 40th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Kathleen Osgood writes to us about the interesting and unique work she is doing, “All the literature and language courses I took at UVM are paying off big time as I work with the University of the Arctic (www.uarctic.org) internationally and The Center for Circumpolar Studies (www.circumpolarstudies.org) here in Vermont. With my CCS colleagues, we are preparing a series of online courses about human expressions in the Far North. We launch this Borealis curriculum with a course around spirit worlds and spirit masters in the North entitled Anima Borealis. This pilot course starts this fall at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier and online internationally with the University of the Arctic. Last year I traveled to the Sakha Republic in Siberia to do further work in the Borealis curriculum, and this fall I will be teaching online through Finnmark University College in Norway. Climate change is a hot and terrifying issue across the Arctic, but the ways in which humans have adapted to these remote and marginal geographies have many lessons to teach us today.” Adrienne Leinwand Maslin spent five days at UVM in June attending a summer institute sponsored by the Association of American Colleges and Universities. “The institute was terrific and I learned so much to bring back to my own college, Middlesex Community College in Middletown, Connecticut. The university hosted us so nicely, the campus looked beautiful, the student employees were personable and well-trained, the food was delicious, and the Davis Center was magnificent! I didn’t have too much time to walk around on my own but I did get over to Williams FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY “After 38 years of practicing urology I retired on September 30. I am looking forward to more ‘me’ time. Sadly, my wife, Anne, continues to deteriorate from a rare variant of Alzheimer’s disease. Heartbreaking but I would change it if I could. Have kept in close touch with Larry Miller and Norm Coleman and saw Norm and Karolynn in Baltimore a couple of months ago. Hope to make it up to UVM in late October.” Maestro Giuseppe Albanese (Joe in ’66) continues to bring opera appreciation to classes sponsered by the Lifelong Learning Society at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida. He is entering his 19th year with this organization. Albanese is completeing a year-long retrospective of the works of composer Giuseppe Verdi this fall semester and recently completed a documentary called Passione showcasing the top ten moments of exceptional passion in Italian opera and there is a work in progress entitled New Faces (and voices) of the 21st Century. For more information he invites you to access his recently upgraded web site: www.thejoyofopera.com. Bonnie H. Sogoloff received the Outstanding Alumni Award from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the College’s 20th annual Alumni & Friends Dinner in May. Claire Berka Willis and husband, Frank Willis, and my husband, Ken McGuckin, and I joined Chip and Marcia Ely Bechtold for a fabulous and perfect 4th of July celebration on Cape Cod at their home in Orleans, Massachusetts. The weather was glorious and the lobsters even better than ever! I do wish I had more news to report from our classmates, so please drop me a brief note. Email is so easy! Send your news to— Kathleen Nunan McGuckin P. O. Box 2100 Montpelier, VT 05601 [email protected] 49 [CLASSNOTES Hall and the anthropology department and chatted with Professor Vivanco who caught me up on all the faculty I used to know. I am still living in West Hartford, Connecticut and I expect to get back up to UVM sometime this year on a college trip with my sixteen-year-old son, Spencer.” Lenny Fieber spent a week in Burlington to celebrate his wife Kris’ 60th birthday. They were joined by daughters, Sarah M.D.’17 and Jennifer, Yale Medical School 2015, as well as Abby, Petsmart 2014. Donna Spafford MacDonald want to say hi to all her nursing classmates. “I can’t believe it’s been almost 40 years. I am still living in Las Vegas, Nevada, with my husband Scott ’73, M.D.’77. We share our lives with six shih tzus. I am currently the campus nursing director at Everest College in Henderson, Nevada. It’s an ADN accelerated program. Still love to travel, but our time is somewhat limited. I am going to try to attend the alumni weekend next year. Would love to hear from fellow classmates. My email is [email protected].” Ruth Ayer Lamoureux retired at end of January after more than 14 years of government service. Now enjoying retired life with husband and family, they have begun taking their RV on the road to see the sites and relax. In May, Margo David DiIeso and I attended the wedding of Diane Batt Smith and Larry Smith’s daughter, Erin, in Washington, D.C. It was a beautiful affair and we even had time to do some UVM reminiscing. It’s not too early to think about our 40th reunion on October 10-12, 2014! I hope to see all of you there! Send your news to— Emily Schnaper Manders 104 Walnut Street Framingham, MA 01702 [email protected] 50 76 Over thirty Sigma Nu brothers from the classes of 1978 to 1982 gathered in Burlington for a three-day reunion in late June. Once again Gary Gottfried’s event planning skills ensured all had a great time golfing, eating, drinking and enrolling as charter members of the new UVM Alumni Association. Gary’s company, VineyardFresh, continues to grow, and he and I enjoyed swapping stories about our kid’s escapades at Miami University. It was great catching up with the other 76ers in attendance. Herb Muther has retired after a 37-year career with Honeywell. He and Jane are headed for Florida. Curt Duane is enjoying life on Cape Cod and continues as a ferry boat captain between the Cape and the islands. Dennis and Mary Ellen Keresey are living in Fairfield, Connecticut. Dennis has built Northeast Food Brokers into one of the largest distributors in the metro New York area. He is also coaching high school basketball. Gary Wright is entering his 29th year as head hockey coach at American International College. He is now the longest tenured coach at one institution in Division I college hockey. Ken Yeates is living in the Burlington area working for GENEX Services, Inc. Jeff Deluca got the award for looking like he did 37 years ago. He is an orthopedic surgeon and still resides in his hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. Duke Snodgrass looks like he could still play for the Catamounts. His golf game has improved significantly since our last reunion as he managed to avoid the pot bunkers at Kwiniaska. Good thing as they were filled with water due to a very rainy June in Vermont. Brian Donahue is an architect in the Boston area. Bill Coogan splits time between his homes in Boston and Richmond, Virginia. He is as talkative as ever and has become an avid cyclist. Scott Macomber is enjoying life in Chicago and is the CFO of Surgical Partners. Jon Richmond has returned home to Marblehead, Massachusetts. His sarcastic sense of humor has not diminished over the years resulting in continuous laughter. Other Sigma Nus attending the reunion; Tom McNamara ’77, Tom Colby ’77, Peter Reynolds ’77, Tom Wheeler ’77, Ed Barry ’78, Scott Turban ’78, Dave Pettit ’78, Mike Nardi ’79, John Combias ’79, John Horn ’79, Steve Riley ’79, Steve Webster ’79, Jim Duffy ’79, Greg Wilkie ’79, Brian Donnelly ’79, Bill Ford ’80, Jim Caissy ’81, Keith Fleischman ’81 and Jay Chiporaus ’82. Check out the online issue of the magazine for a photo taken on the front steps of the former chapter house. The photo was immediately followed by a game of street hockey in the Waterman parking lot in memory of Jocko Clifford ’75. Stuart Sweetser is still living in the San Francisco Bay Area, now consulting full-time with the State Compensation Insurance Fund. At this summer’s annual conference, which was held in San Antonio, the International Society for Technology in Education named Donna SullivanMacdonald the president-elect for the Special Interest Group for Media Specialists. Judy Holmes writes “I’m living in Seal Harbor, Maine, most of the year, with several months every winter in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Occasionally run into Rich and Suzanne Carroll when they come out to ski. My fourth photography book was published last year and I’m still shooting stock for AlaskaStock, a division of DesignPics, in Anchorage. Otherwise, I’m training for a couple marathons, enjoy hospice work on the island, and run a winter accessories business working with Maine stitchers who make my designs. We are in 45 ski shops in the east: hats, neckwarmers, scarves, and mittens called GuSStuffUSA.” Millicent Preston still lives in Sherman Oaks, California, is still teaching and is looking forward to retiring in the near future. Pete Beekman 2 Elm Street Canton, NY 13617 [email protected] 77 Another season, another flurry of messages from old classmates. I do not feel embarrassed to admit I don’t recognize a lot of names, but my memory isn’t what it used to be. Speaking of memories, this season I asked folks to share their favorite memories of UVM, if they told us what they’re doing now. Mark Severance: “My fondest/grooviest memories of my time at UVM involved my time in Coolidge Hall. All of us were in the Experimental Program, and the group at Coolidge formed a bond that is unlike what I hear from any other former college students. We lived together, ate together, attended classes together, and partied like we were going to the Chair. One particularly fond memory was the regular Thursday night jungleball game, which was basically volleyball without rules. We played every Thursday night in Southwick’s gym, which we could reach through the passageway at the end of Coolidge’s first floor. We would play jungleball for a couple hours, and then we would bring two to three kegs of beer (probably Schlitz or Old Milwaukee) into the first-floor lounge and celebrate the unofficial start of the weekend. I still have many friends to this day that I know solely from the fact that we lived in the same dorm. Scott Orselet, Jill Abrams, Jeff Landa, Greg Dana, Bob McGee, Bill Benton, Geoff Liggett, Chris Bumstead, Dennis Murphy, Kirk Robinson, Jenny Logan, Dayl Walther, and Jon Milne are all people from my dorm that I have had contact with over the 40 years since we all shared our living space. As for what is happening now, I am a mortgage banker working for Regency Mortgage Corp. I am the branch manager of Regency’s only Vermont office, and I live in Shelburne, and work in South Burlington. There’s a man who follows instructions! J. Kevin Fisher admits that he is lucky to have any memories these days, so, he says, “I am living in the moment. I have recently been nominated for a ‘Thinkers50’ award.” He was trolling for votes—I wonder how that turned out. Cliff Duke remembers a keg party at Ethan Allen Park, “though biking back to Davis Hall was a challenge.” Now, he is enjoying 14 years of living in D.C., working for the Ecological Society of America, looking forward to his annual summer trip home to Vermont, to visit his mother in Poultney. Karen Gilbert James remembers the dance craze called The Bump, and listening to bands like The Stylistics. Karen moved west, first to the Midwest and then to the Pacific Northwest. Kirk Robinson and his wife, Kitty, now live in La Ventana, BCS, Mexico, for six months a year, and operate their own boutique beach resort. La Ventana is a Groovy UV paradise, only with cactus and ocean beaches instead of trees and lakes. Check out www.captainkirks. com for a tour. Peter Sherwin is living in Bath, England, and even missing the Vermont winters (not the month of April though). They have a small hotel (Henrietta House) in a Georgian building near Jane Austen’s house, all UVMers are welcome. Kathy Brown Sorkin has been very busy selling residential real estate in Northwest New Jersey, now with RE/MAX Properties Unlimited. “I have been awarded the Circle of Excellence award every year since 2002 (when I started in the business)! I enjoy helping people make a move and I would love to help any UVMers who have real estate needs in New Jersey. I miss Vermont and I have not been back to UVM since the reunion in 2002, I think. What a fun time that was! So many changes to Burlington, but it’s still a great place to live.” Andrea Bonnar made the brave move of attending her high school 40th reunion this year in Springfield, Vermont, where she saw fellow classmates, Margaret Bingham and Jeffrey Lindgren. Christopher Groves returned from a 12-day trip to the U.K. just in time to file this report: “I recently left my 35-year career in biotech sales and marketing to follow my passion for building fine furniture in my Lexington woodshop. I focus on Shaker, Craftsman, and Queen Anne designs and build tables, beds, desks, stools, and mirrors as well as turn both segmented and solid wood bowls. If anyone needs a special piece or gift for any occasion please contact me: [email protected]. Not sure if this is an over-the-top commercial plug but what the hell... I have been building furniture for 40 years and decided I was ready to stop working for big companies and go out on my own.” Excellent idea, Chris—if only my house had room for more furniture. Burton Miller wrote in with this memory “Favorite concert: Taj Mahal at the Strand. I was only at UVM for three semesters plus a summer (What a summer! The 1976 Olympic trials boxing was held there, Howard Cosell broadcast it, the Spinks Brothers and Sugar Ray Leonard were all over campus). If any remember me, it would be from organic chem where the professor would ask a question and then say “anyone but Mr. Miller?” Graduated as the top student in the pre-vet program, which meant Cornell had to take me, even if I had two heads, due to the contract it had with Vermont. I have been happily practicing veterinary medicine ever since (www.animalwellness.net for more info on the practice).” Michael Agusta writes “I would give anything to relive a night FADC at Lambda Iota and Phi Delta Theta. What fun! After remaining in Burlington all these years, my wife and I will be relocating to Wilmington, North Carolina, near the coast. Reminds us of a Burlington, Vermont, without those cold winters. Yes, after skiing all these years winters are too long and summers too short. We will be back in the summer.” Martha Bauver’s favorite concert? “There were two: Dave Brubeck & Sons at Memorial Auditorium my freshman year, and Steppenwolf in a high school gym in Barre in 1975. Other concerts I saw were good, but typical 70’s fare—these two were gems.” (Thanks to Pete Morin and classmates for a spirited column this issue. But in the interest of space we’ll need to take the rest of the column online at uvm. edu/vq.) Send your news to— Pete Morin 41 Border Street Scituate, MA 02066 [email protected] www.facebook.com/pete.morin2 www.petemorin.wordpress.com 78 Deb Colo Nemetz is living and working in Newton, Massachusetts. After having spent her career working in human resources, she has started her own consulting practice focused on small to mid-size companies and is loving it! She sent her oldest daughter, Anna, off to Sarah Lawrence College in the fall, and her sister, Sarah, is college shopping this year. “Having my children 15 months apart has been intense but wonderful, kind of like looking at colleges two years in a row! I would love to hear from old friends: [email protected].” Ron Regan serves as executive director of the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies in Washington, D.C. He represents state fish and wildlife agencies on national policy and travels extensively throughout the United States. Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 79 35th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Meg Lukens Noonan’s non-fiction book, The Coat Route: Craft, Luxury & Obsession on the Trail of a $50,000 Coat (Spiegel & Grau), which Bill Bryson called “a fabulous story, brilliantly told,” was published in mid-July. Meg talked about the book with Jackie Lyden on NPR’s “Weekend All Things Considered.” She thanks her wonderful UVM writing professors, including David Huddle and T. Alan Broughton, for encouragement and inspiration. Liz Maccini Millard shared this update “Several 1979 physical therapy classmates gathered together in Oakland, New Jersey at the home of Linda Potash Marchese over a long weekend in July for their third-annual mini-reunion. Along with Linda, the group included Jennifer Yonkers Carey (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Lisa Fernandez (Boise, Idaho), Liz Maccini Millard (McLean, Virginia), Mary Tautkus Winslow (Newberry, New Hampshire), Paula Jenkins LaRose (Milton, Vermont) and Sandy Meyers Wilcox (Lake Conesus, New York). An action-packed day in New York City including visits with a couple of Mary’s New York City resident children and a visit to West Point filled the weekend. A lot of fun and laughs made the weekend memorable. We are already planning and looking forward to next year’s weekend at Sandy’s in the Finger Lakes region of New York. We send a big hello to all fellow 1979 alumni!” Angelo DiCenso writes “I am still practicing medicine in Johnston, Rhode Island. My wife, JoAnn, and my three sons, Santino, Massimo, and Biagio are well and enjoying summer vacation. We recently bought a condo in Stowe, Vermont and we visit Burlington and UVM often. I love my nostalgic walks around campus. I love it just as much as the first day I toured it. UVM is forever in my heart!” Send your news to— Beth Gamache 58 Grey Meadow Drive Burlington, VT 05401 bethgamache@burlington telecom.net 80 It’s been a busy year with many interesting twists and turns. Our connections sometimes feel like the one constant on this ever-evolving planet. Thank you all for sending your notes and messages and, of course, for reading notes from the Class of 1980. This year has seen many changes in my family. I started my own business, Better Place Communications, dedicated to building strong community partnerships and effective teams, FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 75 Joe Choquette retired this year from serving as a minor official for UVM hockey after more than 40 years of working with the UVM athletic program. During his time in UVM Sports Information and as an announcer and official scorer for hockey, Joe saw all of the great teams and players and witnessed the growth in the program from Division II to Division I to Hockey East. He misses it, but the time had come. Joe continues to live in Barre and work in Montpelier. Judy Cohen writes “I am still teaching at the UVM Department of Nursing as a professor. I just completed my 32nd year at UVM. I established a nursing scholarship this year. Just returned from a wonderful twoweek vacation in Oregon.” John Romanowski sent in this update “After 35 years with the US Forest Service, including the last 13 years as regional program manager for Wilderness, Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Scenic & Historic Trails for the Eastern Region (headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), I have retired at the end of May. During my career, I have met a number of UVM forestry classmates with the Forest Service across the country. My career took me to numerous regions of the country and I look forward to a little less travel. My wife and I plan to spend more time with our grandson prior to him starting grade school this fall.” Ed French is the managing partner of Stackpole & French, a well-established law firm located in Stowe, Vermont. Stackpole & French employs five attorneys and five paralegals, and practices in the areas of litigation, real estate, commercial transactions, utility matters, estate planning and estate administration. Ed is married to Riki Schaeffer French, who moved to Vermont from Rhode Island in 1982, and recently retired as the principal of the Morristown Elementary School. For those alumni who are interested in visiting Montreal, Ed has owned a condominium there for many years and is very pleased to pass on recommendations or interesting information about the city. Send your news to— Dina Dwyer Child 1263 Spear Street South Burlington, VT 05403 [email protected] 51 52 while reinforcing the importance of effective communications. When we work together, we make the world a better place. This new chapter in my life has given me the opportunity to stretch my legs as a public speaker and trainer while dedicating time to my passion for helping businesses and community organizations build healthy relationships. Please contact me or visit my website at www. betterplacecommunications.com, if you would like to learn more. Betsy Neustein Ross, LICSW, has co-authored a book entitled, Period Peace: A Fun Menopause Activity Book. Styled after a children’s activity book, “Period Peace” contains playful menopause-themed puzzles, mazes, limericks, word searches, and more. It also includes practical tips and helpful information for women undergoing peri-menopause and menopause. Gary Briggs relocated his business, Aunt Sadie’s Candles, to Lunenburg, Vermont after 14 years in Boston. Aunt Sadie’s is celebrating it’s 16th year in business and is one of the country’s leading manufacturers of scented candles. Aunt Sadie’s can be purchased in more than 1,800 retail outlets in the US and Canada or directly from the company website at www.auntsadiesonline.com. Peter A. Riegelman attended the American Society of News Editors Reynolds High School Journalism Institiute at the University of Missouri for two weeks in preparation for his new role within the English department at Bellows Free Academy (BFA) in St. Albans, Vermont, where he teaches English. He recently became adviser to the BFA Mercury student newspaper, the longest-running, continually-published high school paper in Vermont in publication since 1931. In 2002, he earned a master’s in English at the Bread Loaf School of English. Prior to BFA, he worked for almost 20 years at Vermont Academy, teaching English and coaching snowboarding and lacrosse. He coached some very talented riders, and was able to travel quite a bit as a result. In 1997, Peter served as the head freestyle snowboard coach for the International Snowboard Foundation’s Junior National Team at the world championships in Finland. These days, he has pretty much traded in his snowboard for a fishing pole, and his home in Grand Isle, Vermont, is just the place for it. No lift lines! In other news, Susan Caissy Caruso wrote to say that she and her husband, Jim, have moved to Boston. Susan lived in Darien, Connecticut for 21 years. Her younger son, Matthew, just graduated from high school and in terms of true serendipity is attending Boston University. Her older son, Michael, is a junior at NYU and had the wonderful opportunity to study in Shanghai as part of his global liberal studies program. Susan also has two stepsons, Nick and Vince. Susan runs her own boutique event planning business (www.sccevents.com) and works with a variety of clients in New York, Connecticut, and Boston. Julie Richards Drewes and her husband, Tom, have lived in the Virgin Islands for 25 years. Currently they manage a charter boat company and a small marina in St. Thomas. They recently had a great visit with Nancy Rose Blais and her husband, who were visiting the island. Julie keeps in touch and has visited Leslie Kane in Atlanta. She also keeps up the annual holiday cards with her old roommates Jane Andrews Cullinan and Kirsten and Jed Dawson. Julie and Tom vacation in Vermont most summers and took a trip last October to the Northeast Kingdom to see their first autumn in many years! Elisheva Kilner writes “I am still working at Bi Cultural Day School here in Stamford where I teach Hebrew language and Judaic studies as well as acting as the coordinator for Jewish studies. I would love to reconnect with fellow UVMers from other classes: David Fultz ’82, Marcia Hunt Goldberg ’81, and Bradley Smith ’81. Jeffrey Beckerman shared this update “I just started my 30th year practicing as a civil litigator in New Jersey. Two of my kids are in college, two more after that. I am hopeful one will choose UVM so I can visit. My former roommate, Tom Wagstaff , and I still have Yankees/ Red Sox debates. I can be reached at [email protected].” Sarah Lounsbery Thomson writes “Currently I am still working as an RN. We have a CSA, Thomson Farm, and an events and vacation rental house, The Grey Barn, that keep us more than a little busy. With two grown boys living in Chicago and New Paltz, New York, life is good here in the Finger Lakes!” Janet Terp represented President Tom Sullivan and the University of Vermont at the inauguration of Philip J. Hanlon as the 18th president of Dartmouth College. Please keep your notes coming. I look forward to hearing from you! Send your news to— MaryBeth Pinard-Brace P.O. Box 655 Shelburne, VT 05482 marybethpinard_brace@alumni. uvm.edu 81 After 13 years in academia at the University of Hartford’s doctoral program in clinical psychology, Donna DiCello has left her position as associate director and is now doing her private psychotherapy practice full-time in both New Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. She and her colleague, Lorraine Mangione, have a forthcoming book with Impact Publishers, Inc. titled Daughters, Dads, and the Path through Grief: Tales from Italian America. Its expected release was August 2013. Peter Cassels-Brown writes “Please check out my book, The Key at iuniverse.com (direct from the publisher), also at Amazon.com. You might have to reference my name to find it as there are other books with the same title. Please let me know what you think. The feedback I have received so far has been overwhelmingly positive. It is an easy read and a great gift. I would love to hear from some of you!” Wendy Laramee writes “In August I visited my daughter, Georgianne Wilton ’15, in Kunming, China. She is studying abroad with UVM’s Asian Studies Program. We saw ancient towns along the Silk Road and wild Asian elephants. Our son Henry Wilton, Castleton State College 2013, is moving to Alaska to explore America’s great frontier and use his degree in environmental science. David Perez recently started a new company, Seamless Medical Systems, to create an iPad-based solution to replace the paper forms patients fill out in medical offices called the SNAP Practice patient engagement platform. He is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with his wife, Nicole, and children, Sebastian and Martine. Caroline Drye Taylor completed her doctorate in physical therapy this year with an empha- sis in private practice management. She continues to work at her physical therapy practice in Oakland, California, where she lives with her husband, Steve, and two daughters. She would love to hear from other P.T. classmates! Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes 82 Dan Colby graduated with honors from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado in July. He is currently employed as vice president and senior business banking officer at Biddeford Savings Bank in Biddeford, Maine. After working as a dietitian in New Hampshire for 16 years and then staying home with children for 11 years (a great decision), Amy Hathaway Hamblett returned to school to get a degree in special education. She lives in Weston, Vermont, and has been working at Chester-Andover Elementary School in Chester, Vermont, as a special educator since 2010. Steven M. Goldman has joined the law firm of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP in the Atlanta, Georgia, office as a partner with the Franchise, Distribution and Global Licensing practice group after 15 years in senior in-house positions at Marriott International. Carol Delaney shared, “This past year I traveled to Mali and El Salvador as a volunteer with Winrock International. In each country, I spent two weeks teaching farmers and training farmer outreach people on good management practices and nutrition for raising goats and sheep. It was a valuable experience for me as it exposed me to tropical agriculture and different social cultures. Malian people are very accepting and non-agressive and Salvadorians are very self-reliant and leave a very small energy footprint as compared to my culture. I feel that I made a difference with these very intelligent people.” Jamie Campbell Fagan had this update, “Just spent four days fishing in Jackson Hole with three great friends from UVM: Jim Atwood ’83, David “Ozzie” Osborn, and Jed Dawson ’81.We had great success with another fellow UVM grad named David Ellerstein ’94 who owns and runs Jackson Hole Anglers. When David is not fishing he is the head coach of Jack- son Hole’s Steep and Deep Camps. Not for the faint of heart! Katie and I have vacated the suburbs and now live in Beacon Hill and we are loving not driving anywhere!” Nan BarbaraThompson writes “I am taking a leave of absence from my second grade teaching position in Weston, Massachusetts, to go to Harvard Graduate School of Education. I will be enrolled in the Mind, Brain amid Education program for the 20132014 academic year.” Stuart Benway was recognized in the Wall Street Journal’s 2013 Best on the Street survey. Stuart has won for three consecutive years. He is an equity analyst at S&P Capital IQ and won in the Heavy Machinery & Materials category. There are three winners in each of 44 categories from an eligible pool of over 2,000 analysts at nearly 200 firms. Send your news to— John Scambos 20 Canitoe street Katonah, NY 10536 83 Lorraine Forenza Henry, Alisa Bowen Goessling, Robin Ellis Busch, Lisa Feuss Ballard and Cynnie Wheeler Thu- men regularly meet for lunch in New Canaan, Connecticut, if anyone wants to join them. They all also see Scott Fauver and Jim Arliss for drinks in Bedford, New York too! Linda Sell Steil writes, “I am currently the military adaptive sports coordinator in Europe for the Warrior Transition Battalion-Europe (Wounded Warriors). I recently moved with my family from Heidelberg, Germany, to Kaiserslautern, Germany, where both my husband and I work for the U.S. Army. We have four children. Our two oldest, Rebeccah and Benjamin, are studying at University College Roosevelt/University of Utrecht in Middelburg, Holland. Michaela, our third child, is going to be a senior at Kaiserslautern American High school and Aaron, our youngest, will be a 7th grader at Sembach Middle School.” Susan Thatcher has published her first novel, These Foolish Things, which is available now through Smashwords and Amazon Kindle. Thatcher was tired of romance novels that only featured 20-something women with supermodel features whose sole purpose was to capture a man. So, she www.LMSRE.com set out to create a realistic character that would appeal to today’s women. Accepting the fact that she might be single all her life, protagonist Elizabeth Gardner simply plays a supporting role in the lives of those around her. However, when Tyrone Hadley runs into her, literally, her life and her outlook swiftly change. She finds the strength to take control of her own life. But is this the man to finally want her love? A protagonist over the age of 30 is unacceptable in the traditional romance publishing world. Therefore, in an effort to maintain creative control, Thatcher bypassed the usual publishing routes, choosing instead to use the emerging technology of e-books. The big publishing houses are still fighting to maintain the traditional way of selling books. “I believe that an author can achieve a wider level of distribution through today’s technology,” said Thatcher. The sequel, At Last, was released in late summer 2013, www.susanthatcher.com. Christopher Shyer writes, “Despite the high-water, my partner, David Ehrich and I have been spending more time enjoying our camp up on North Hero www.LionDavis.com Island in Lake Champlain. We have recently seen classmate Stephen T. Lehr who is living in Starksboro, Vermont, and works in South Burlington at Heritage Ford. And one of our Vermont camp neighbors is none other than Jennifer Hyman. My business has been busy launching new products including Project Runway eyewear and MaxStudio. com eyewear.” Marie LeBlanc Tule and Michael Tule attended UVM Commencement 2013, where they proudly watched their son, Quinton ’13, receive his diploma. Quinn had a wonderful four years at UVM. Marie Cross Ostoyich sent along this note “Thirty years! WOW! Congrats to all. Would love to stay in touch to reconnect and share memories from those special times at UVM!” Leonard Flier has received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University at Buffalo. The title of his dissertation was Care and Flourishing: A Liberal Neo-Aristotelian Ethic of Care. Joseph Farnham and his wife, Manon, of South Hero, Vermont, wrote to tell us that their son, Christopher ’16, enjoyed his first year as a Catamount and is looking forward to his second year at UVM. 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South Hero, VT. $950,000 802.846.7939 or 800.876.6447 www.LionDavis.com FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY [CLASSNOTES 53 [CLASSNOTES a fun-filled weekend in East Hampton, New York, with Trish Wheeler Ellsworth ’87, Stephanie Croke ’87, and Carey Hoffman Pippert ’87. Susan May O’Byrne has written two poetry books that are sold on the Amazon Kindle. They are called, Suetry and Suetry 2. The books are a collection of heartfelt poems written in the new millennium and are reminiscent of Dorothy Parker, Emily Dickinson, and Erma Bombeck all rolled into one! She is hoping to have them published in hard cover. Susan also enjoyed reading about Amy Reyelt and Lauren Schaechter in Vermont Quarterly. Send your news to— Lisa Greenwood Crozier 3370 Sally Kirk Road Winston-Salem, NC 27106 [email protected] 54 Abby Goldberg Kelley 303 Oakhill Road Shelburne, VT 05482 [email protected] Kelly McDonald 10 Lapointe Street Winooski, VT 05404 [email protected] Shelley Carpenter Spillane 336 Tamarack Shores Shelburne, VT 05482 [email protected] 85 Tina Wittich Hickok and Ned Hickok ’84 are about to become empty nesters! She writes, “With our oldest in grad school and our middle, Sam ’14, soon to graduate, we send our youngest to Dartmouth in a few weeks. I have embarked on a new career working at Tauck Tours in Norwalk, Connecticut, and I am loving it. Having the opportunity to use my language and managerial skills along with lots of opportunity for travel is a good thing!” Marc Hartstein and his wife, Chris Pizzo Hartstein ’86, live in Baltimore, Maryland, with their 13-yearold daughter, Hannah. Marc was appointed to the Senior Executive Service at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services within the Department of Health and Human Services. He is the director of the hospital and ambulatory policy group where he leads the group that sets Medicare’s fee for service rates for hospital, physician, and other services. Chris is a home organizer, professional counselor, and volunteer. Their oldest son, Joey, is a firstyear medical student at the Univer- sity of Maryland and their second son, Luke is a junior at Emory University. Jeanne Allendorf Alexander is looking forward to a new job as an intervention specialist at Derby Elementary School where she will begin her 29th year in education serving youngsters in the Northeast Kingdom. She and her husband, Peter Alexander, are very proud of their fourth-generation Catamount, Catherine Clare Alexander, Class of 2015. The Honor’s College has been a great fit for her and they are proud of her accomplishments at UVM.” Serena Torrence Fox owns her own graphic design studio and runs a small farm in Waitsfield, Vermont. She has two grown children, Cameron and Samantha, and she lives with her partner of 12 years, Seth Hanselmann. Dr. David White was recently appointed chief science officer/research director for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine Directorate. He is responsible for leading and integrating FDA research activities with the external research community and serves as the key representative for the FDA Foods program to the White House, Office of the Secretary, CDC, DOD, NIH and others in public health preparedness and response activities. Julie Scott Day reports, “We’ve just started the JD&A music label on Reverbnation. Come visit and hear great songs in many genres from artists all over the globe at reverbnation.com/label/jdamusic. Keep enjoying the music! Rich Gold and Maria Gold celebrated the graduation of daughter, Chelsea, from Bowdoin College over Memorial Day weekend. Younger daughter, Sofia, is a rising senior at Brown. Send your news to— Barbara Roth 140 West 58th Street, #2B New York, NY 10019 [email protected] 86 Kimberly Johnson McCrae writes, “Greetings from my ‘new home’, the UVM Alumni Association. After 26 years working in a variety of roles at the health club, The Edge Sports & Fitness, most recently as the Kids & Fitness Childcare Center director, I have chosen a new career path. I began my new position in June and couldn’t be happier. I loved UVM as a student, have been proud of UVM as an alum, and always wanted to come back and be an employee. Seeing the behind the scenes work done to make reunions, social events, and career networking opportunities successful, is inspiring. If you haven’t taken advantage of the new Alumni Association sustaining memberships, sign up on the UVM Alumni Association website now to receive some great discounts. I hope to see many of you at future events, so come back and visit! There is so much to see and do. The campus changes are really wonderful and of course, Vermont is as green and beautiful as ever.” Nancy Colligan Hesby writes “After a very long hiatus, I started alpine ski racing locally at Wachusett Mountain last year. This year I qualified and won the Gold Medal at the NASTAR National Championships at Aspen/ Snowmass CO. I placed first in the 45-49 year old Silver Division. The last time I was on a podium for skirelated reasons was when I went up on an empty stage for the free soup at the Blue Tooth after a fun, cold day at Sugarbush North.” Julia Davies Healy married Gregg Yedwab in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, on July 5, 2013. They met while implementing a new student information system at Chicago Public Schools. Julia is also working toward a master’s degree in human computer interaction at DePaul University. Debra Poplawski had this update to share “Two items: I am proud to say that my oldest daughter, Tamra Kaye Jaurigue, started her freshman year at UVM in the School of Business this fall 2013. Also, with the help of many donors, an endowed lectureship was established at the UVM College of Medicine, in honor of my second daughter, Madison (Madi) Claire Jaurigue. Madi was born with hydrocephalus and underwent 80 surgeries to manage this condition before her passing in March 2012. The Madison Jaurigue Pediatric Neurosurgery lectureship brings a prominent pediatric neurosurgeon to UVM each year to lecture on topics related to hydrocephalus and associated neurosurgical conditions, meet with doctors, residents, and medical students for the day and to collaborate on complex patient care. The 7th annual lectureship will take place on Thursday, September 26, 2013 and will be presented by a prominent pediatric neurosurgeon from Boston Children’s Hospital.” Ana Guigui graduated with a Doctor of Musical Arts in Vocal Arts/Opera from USC’s Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles on May 17, 2013. Paula Duke writes, “I recently started my own soccer company in Dallas, Texas. We teach boys and girls, ages 7-18, skills, tactics, speed, agility, nutrition, etc. Check out our webpage at www.dallasfusionfc.com. Living in Dallas is hot, I do miss the beauty and serenity that I found in Vermont. I hope to be able to take a break and visit soon. GO UVM! I would love to her from some old friends- email me at [email protected].” Send your news to— Lawrence Gorkun 141 Brigham Road St. Albans, VT 05478 [email protected] 87 After five years in Connecticut and eight years in New Hampshire in private veterinary practices, Nancy Moran has moved to Columbus, Ohio, to start a master’s in public health at Ohio State. Roger Crandall was in Burlington this summer to bring his 17-year-old son, Brian, to visit. He reports “Burlington and UVM have both grown! My older son, Thomas, is happy at Colorado College; the lure of the bigger mountains and softer snow is a powerful combination.” Paul B. Sweeney, a partner in the Litigation Practice Group at Certilman Balin Adler & Hyman, LLP, was included in the “Ones to Watch” column of the July 10 issue of Long Island Business News. Paul represents clients in a broad range of commercial litigation matters before state, federal, and appellate courts. He is well-versed in the following areas of law: contracts, securities, accountant’s liability, legal malpractice, trade secrets, intellectual property, antitrust, and class actions. Send your news to— Sarah Reynolds 2 Edgewood Lane Bronxville, NY 10708 [email protected] 88 Alma Elaine Ripps was recently named chief of the Office of Policy at the National Park Service in Washington, D.C. where she has worked over the past 13 years. Susan Audet Neff is an English teacher in Exeter, Rhode Island, and she gets a little thrill every time one of her students decides to go to UVM. Wendi Russo has founded Home Shopping Pros to cater to vendors and on-air guests and hosts interested in pursuing the Home Shopping Industry as a way to market their products. Her company will consult on every aspect of the industry and train on-air talent. She has been a TV host with ShopHQ for the last nine years and has helped train many of their top talents. Dr. Daryl Campbell was appointed interim president of Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington, effective July 1. Eileen Harwood is still working after 16 years at the University of Minnesota as faculty in public health social epidemiology and community health promotion. Her research is focused on veterans’ strategies for coping with PTSD, clinical and translational science, and health disparities. She writes, “I love the Twin Cities area for its arts culture, diverse communities, and lakes. I still miss Vermont mountains, Lake Champlain, and Burlington and I think about my UVM days often.” Send your news to— Cathy Selinka Levison 18 Kean Road Short Hills, NJ 07078 [email protected] 89 25th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. I had a great trip to Florida in the spring with many of my “UVM Girls”: Kate Barker Swindell, Kate Fallon Croteau, Sue Mooney Noonan, Stefanie Conroy Wallach, Kim Slomin McGarvey, Emily Katz Moskowitz and Robyn Fried Boyd. No matter how much time goes by, it always seems like our UVM days were not so long ago when we get together. Diane Peligal O’Halloran chose to be a good mom and stayed behind this year to watch her daughters’ dance recitals. I had a great surprise one night when I bumped into Jim “Wallly” Walsh at a youth hockey fundraiser. He lives in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two sons. It was great to see him and I think I convinced him to join us in Burlington for our reunion next fall. I hear from Tommy O’Hara every few months when he is bored on the road and wants to bother someone. He lives in Little Silver, New Jersey, but spends much of the winter in Vermont at Mount Snow. His oldest son will be a senior at Stratton Mountain School and his youngest does his winter term at Mount Snow Academy. His daughter is a freshman in the singing academy at Red Bank Regional High School in New Jersey. Laura Taylor Johnson lives in Atlanta where she is a busy mom of four kids ranging in age from 11 to 2! She somehow manages to find the time to work part-time as owner/broker of Magnolia Brokers. After more than 12 years working at the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance Allison Tassie Srinivasan stepped down from her position as director of grants management and program resources. She is re-locating from Reading, Massachusetts, to Mumbai, India, with her husband, Sriram Srinivasan, who is employed with Cabot Corporation. She’s looking forward to spending quality time with friends before the move, and with her dad, Jack Tassie ’60, in Sarasota, Florida, and at Joe’s Pond in West Danville, Vermont. Sara Luneau-Swan graduated from Johnson State College in December with a Master of Arts in mental health counseling. She completed the requirements for the Department of Education to be issued a Vermont license for school counseling. She will be at Lowell’s Graded School as school counselor working with pre-K to eighth grade in September. She will also be opening a private practice in Morrisville specializing in play therapy with children and adolescents. Deirdre Hayes married Fiona Tozer of Hamilton, Ontario on April 29, 2013. The happy couple live in Sunderland, England. The ceremony in Groton, Massachusetts, was performed by Deirdre’s sister, Lisa Gaudet. Deirdre is general manager for the Eagles Community Foundation, the charity arm of the Newcastle Eagles Professional Men’s Basketball team. Send your news to— Maureen Kelly Gonsalves [email protected] VQEXTRA online jon hart ’90 “I didn’t plan on playing rugby when I came to UVM; I didn’t plan on getting squashed on the field and injured; and I didn’t plan on writing about rugby. It was just the way it worked out. It’s just my nature to participate and write about it.” —Jon Hart on the roots of the brand of participatory sports journalism on display in his new book, Man Versus Ball. read more at uvm.edu/vq FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 84 30th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Jeff Royer writes, “I am into my 28th year of employment at United Technologies Aerospece Systems (formerly Goodrich). Married 26 years with three kids 20, 18 and 16. Hoping to get together with the best college friends on Earth this fall for a round of golf and reminiscences about our broomball glory during winterfest 1982, 1983, and 1984!” Raissa D’Antonio sent in this update, “Besides teaching preschool two mornings a week and managing a consulting business with my husband of 22 years, I am also the current president of a local non-profit that delivers emergency food supplies to hungry neighbors. In 2012, our all-volunteer agency provided groceries to nearly 3,000 families in Anchorage.” Tracy Sue Simon was among 29 honorees for Vermont Works For Women’s Labor of Love. The celebration is still on tour around the state. Barbara Langworthy Reis shared this update “Our daughter, Samantha Reis, graduated from University of Richmond on May 12, 2013. She will be moving to Washington, D.C. and working for Deloitte Consulting. Our son, Stephen Reis, is attending Lynchburg College and will be in his junior year. Our youngest daughter, Sophia Reis, is a sixth grader at the Nantucket New School. It seems like I was just attending UVM and deciding what I might want to do after college. Look at what happens in the blink of an eye! Looking forward to getting back to UVM one of these days.” Karen Farrar Elsadek writes “I now live in Michigan. I am married, have a 10-year-old son and just completed my master’s in educational administration at Michigan State University.” Send your news to— Laurie Olander Angle 12 Weidel Drive Pennington, NJ 08534 55 [CLASSNOTES 90 As of October, 2012, Jon Seibold is the owner/CEO of Oldport Homes in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. If you are looking to build or renovate a home in the Newport/Southern New England area, or just want to say hello, drop him an email at jon@ oldporthomes.com. Angie Scott writes “Twenty years in Minnesota, but still back ‘home’ to Rhode Island several times a year to be with family, including brother, Patrick Scott ’96. I serve as senior psychologist and site director for the St. Paul location of The Emily Program, a mental health agency specializing in the treatment of eating disorders. My husband Jeff, son Finley (7), and daughter Sada (5) keep me balanced. Life is good!” Shannon Blake received a master’s from Champlain College in digital forensic management in May 2013. In 2012 she established an online sports memorabilia shop located at catamountcollections.com. Send your news to— Tessa Donohoe Fontaine 108 Pickering Lane Nottingham, PA 19362 [email protected] 91 Charles LaBrecque moved with his partner, Rob Volpe, from New York City to San Francisco in 2004. They celebrated their commitment in a 2009 ceremony with family and friends including Janice Easton-Epner ’90 and Wendy Tocci ’90. Charles is senior designer at Gary Hutton Design specializing in contemporary residential interiors and custom furniture. Send your news to— Karen Heller Lightman 2796 Fernwald Road Pittsburgh, PA 15217 [email protected] 56 93 Jonathan Larson’s book, Critical Thinking in Slovakia after Socialism, was published in April by the University of Rochester Press. The book examines the putative relationship between critical thought and society through an ethnographic study of post-1989 Slovakia. Jonathan lives in Grinnell, Iowa with his wife, Deborah Michaels. Julie Croman Fagan recently finished her master’s in nursing from Norwich University and is teaching in the new nursing program at Plymouth State University. She would love to hear from any BSN classmates! Send your news to— Gretchen (Haffermehl) Brainard [email protected] 94 20th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Ann Laramee writes, “In addition to my ongoing work as a nurse practitioner caring for patients living with heart failure, I have expanded my clinical practice and research interest over the last two years to include palliative care.” Clare Threlkeld Conway sent in this update, “Over the July 4 week, I visited Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York where I spent time with Justyn Amarosa Constant in Concord, New Hampshire, then finished my trip with a day/night visit with Michelle Angelich Josilo. I had a great few days in Vermont visiting high school friends and some family, despite the crazy storms and humidity. It was great to see everyone but I was also thankful to return to sunny San Diego. As soon as I got back, I had a final job interview and was then offered a job at Alphatec Spine in Carlsbad (north San Diego county) as the meetings/event manager running all of their tradeshows and events. I left NuVasive, another medical device company who focuses on surgical solutions for spinal disorders. I’m very excited about the new job as it’s a smaller company and very close to home with fantastic people.” Send your news to— Cynthia Bohlin Abbott 141 Belcher Drive Sudbury, MA 01776 [email protected] 95 Rob Gelwick and Haynes Hendrickson recently tied the knot in beautiful St. John with Rob Springer and Bill Heffernan in attendance. Laurie Spindler writes, “Since graduation, I primarily have worked for the YMCA at different facility and summer camp Ys. I am currently working in the finance department of the Greater Providence YMCA. I have been married for almost three years, also getting married at a YMCA Family Camp, and we are expecting our first child in October. My alumni ties are growing as my nephew Tyler Ellis ’13 just graduated from UVM this year!” Tim Diette was promoted to associate professor of economics with tenure at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Brian Foley works at the human immunodeficiency virus databases at Los Alamos National Lab, studying the epidemiology and evolution of HIV and other viruses, primarily to aid in vaccine design. He is on the board of directors of a local ski area, Pajarito Mountain, which is a not-for-profit club-owned ski area with many similarities to Mad River Glen in Vermont. He has twin daughters who are active in sports in high school. Brian returns to Vermont each summer to visit family and friends, and sometimes stop at the UVM campus. Douglas Bisio writes, “After starting Greenwich Fund Services (GFS) an alternative investment administrator, we have celebrated our third anniversary and look forward to servicing all the new clients we obtained in 2013. GFS provides administrative, bookkeeping, and accounting services to hedge funds, private equity and venture investments, registered invest- ment advisors (RIA’s), broker-dealers and property management operations. GFS specializes in small start-up and liquidating entities. Send your news to— Valeri Pappas 8495 East 28th Avenue Denver, CO 80238 [email protected] 96 Phaedra Saltis Yachimski, her husband Patrick, and their sons, Stephen (5), and Declan (4), welcomed baby Caoilinn (pronounced “Cay-lin”) Ariadne into their family on July 9. Everyone is doing well and they hope to get back to Burlington for a visit one of these days. Pete Nardi completed a master’s in integrated marketing communications from West Virginia University’s Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism. He also earned the certified manager designation from the James Madison University College of Business. Pete’s been the Community Relations Manager for Hilton Head Public Service District, the water utility on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, since 2004. Bizia Greene and fiance, Clinton Huling, were delighted to welcome a baby boy on February 18 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His name is Ellsworth Saunders Huling and he made his first journey to Vermont over the summer. Christopher Muir was recognized in the Wall Street Journal’s 2013 Best on the Street survey. Christopher won for the first time. He is an equity analyst at S&P Capital IQ. He won in the utilities category. There are three winners in each of 44 categories from an eligible pool of over 2,000 analysts at nearly 200 firms. Sarah Shedd Capron, her husband, Shane, and big brother Dylan welcomed Leah Emeline Capron on March 2, 2013. Send your news to— Jill Cohen Gent 31760 Creekside Drive Pepper Pike, OH 44124 [email protected] Michelle Richards Peters 332 Northwest 74th Street Seattle, WA 98117 [email protected] 97 C. Nicholas Arienti and his wife, Fran, welcomed their first child, Evan Thomas Ari- enti, to the world on July 14, 2014, and are pleased to report that both Evan and Fran are doing great. Send your news to— Elizabeth Carstensen Genung 362 Upper Hollow Hill Road Stowe, VT 05672 [email protected] 98 What began with an interest in teaching children about good nutrition in the classroom has turned into a Steamboatbased publishing company, Eat, Play, Learn Books, LLC. Award-winning Best of the Boat Teacher for 2012 and 2013, Grady Turner, has been developing curriculum for his e-book series for eight years and the fruits of his labors have finally been realized with the recent release of his e-book publication, Eat Play Learn: Kids Activities that use Healthy Foods as a Learning Tool. The e-book is published through Smashwords and can be downloaded on digital readers such as Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony reader and other e-Pubs. Jay Courant writes “We moved back to California after trying a three-year return to Boston and missing the West Coast. I am in Mill Valley, just across the bridge from San Francisco with my wife, Josephine, and two boys, Noah, 3 and Jasper, 1. Josephine is the creative director for an application start-up and I work for a medical device start-up.” Beth Rice ’03 and Matt Bradley wed at Ira Allen Chapel on August 10. Check the 2003 column for a full list of 1998 attendees. Send your news to— Ben Stockman Apartment 3 512 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11238 [email protected] Phillips Tiber on June 23. Like his big brother Jackson, he was a good size, weighing in at 8.7 pounds. We are thrilled and I am adjusting to life with boys! Lindsay Truesdell Miller and husband Patrick, welcomed their second son, Grady Norman Miller, born on July 8, 8 lbs. 11oz, 21.5 inches, and they just moved to Pittsford, New York. The Millers have a lot going on! Congrats to you Linds. Rachel Farkas writes “My husband, Dave Lee, and I welcomed our daughter, Paige Lee, on May 17, 2013. Already planning for Paige and Emma Naseck to be roommates for UVM class of 2035. (Meghan Grantham Naseck and I were roommates during college. So excited the girls were born the same year!)” As of January 1, 2013 Eric Johnston has been promoted to strategic accounts manager- digital cinema for the Vitec Group PLC. He has also been nominated for associate membership to the American Society of Cinematographers. Please send me more updates when you can! Send your news to— Sarah Pitlak Tiber 42 Lacy Street North Andover, MA 01845 [email protected] 00 01 Send your news to— alumni.uvm.edu/classnotes This issue we have lots of baby news to report—everyone has been busy! Congrats to all! Heather Scott Kraudel wrote in that she and her husband, Ryan, welcomed their second child, a daughter, Sara “Grace”, in April. Her big brother, Jack, is adjusting well to his new role. They are busy but doing great! Erica Louras Libertore and husband, Brad welcomed baby number three to their family. Madeline Paige joined big brothers, Aaron (5) and Marcus (2) in May. Lauren Purple Sales and husband welcomed their first baby, Elijah J. Sales, in early June and have moved to Annapolis, Maryland. Eric Smith and his wife moved to Norwalk, Connecticut and Eric is working in White Plains, New York. They are expecting their first child in November. Eric also reports that Jeff Agne had his second girl, born the same day as the royal baby. Hilary Dixon-Streeter Daly and husband, Tim, welcomed a baby boy, Chase, to join big sister Caroline. Emma Wall ‘01, G’04, PhD’08, received the New Achiever Alumni Award from the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the College’s Honors Day ceremony in April. The winners of World Learning’s Advancing Leaders Fellowhip include Ellen Dizzia: Project: Equal Opportunities in English Education (Chile); Providing motivation, tools, and support for English-language learning in Chile through intercultural exchange. Please keep the notes coming! Send your news to— Erin Wilson [email protected] 02 TD Bank has named Sueann M. Snodgrass as store manager of the Whitehouse Station store located at in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey. As assistant vice president, she is responsible for new business development, consumer and business lending, managing personnel and overseeing the day-to-day operations at the new 99 15th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Hello UVMers! Not too many updates this time but please send your stories so I can share in the next issue. I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are enjoying fall! I’m happy to share some personal news, my husband, Dan and I welcomed our second son, Elliot FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 92 Wendy Schoenberg Frazier is living on Long Island with her husband, Jeff, who she met at UVM as a freshman. They celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary in March and Wendy just finished up her 20th year of teaching fifth grade. They have four children: Josh (14), Alex (10), Sarah Kate and Kyle (both 7). Since leaving UVM, Wendy has run two New York City Marathons and has her sights set on running the next Vermont City Mara- thon as well. Jessica Jacob is entering her fourth season as executive/ artistic director of the Alaska Theatre of Youth and has taught theatre and movement for the University of Alaska Anchorage as an adjunct since 2001. This year she is teaching aerial acrobatics and directing M. Butterfly. Send your news to— Lisa Kanter 10116 Colebrook Avenue Potomac, MD 20854 [email protected] 57 [CLASSNOTES store serving customers throughout the area. Sueann has seven years of banking experience. The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has appointed Laura Stevens Kent vice president, Federal Legislative Services. Anthony Egizi writes “Greetings. A lot has happened since my 33,000 mile drive around the country back in 2010. After an avid attempt to relocate out west, I moved back to Vermont. After an energetic search for work upon my return, I had been awarded the position as Right of Way Agent for the State of Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). My first day on the job was August 29, 2011, the day after Tropical Storm Irene. Needless to say, I was swamped with work for over a year helping to restore all the roads, bridges and culvers that were destroyed during the storm. This spring and summer have brought record amounts of rain to Vermont which keeps all of us here at VTrans very busy. Good luck to the class of 2013! Cheers.” Send your news to— Jennifer Khouri Godin [email protected] 58 04 10th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Justa Malone writes “In addition to receiving my AAS. VET from Vermont Technical College and my bachelor’s from UVM, both in 2004, I have decided to return to college to seek a degree in human nursing as well! I look forward to graduating from Vermont Technical College with an A.D.N. in 2015 and will likely pursue bachelor’s-level credentialing once completed. I plan to continue to work full-time through school as a certified veterinary technician at Burlington Emergency & Veterinary Specialists in Williston – a job which I find greatly rewarding!” In January, Bradley Parker became an international advocacy officer and staff attorney at Defense for Children International Palestine Section based in Ramallah, Palestine. DCI-Palestine, the national section of Defence for Children International, fights for children’s rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international legal standards. Bette and Nolan Albarelli welcomed their first child, Evangeline Marie Albarelli, on March 31, 2013. Send your news to— Kelly Kisiday 39 Shepherd Street, #22 Brighton, MA 02135 [email protected] 05 Nicholas Kohart and Shara Rudman ’08 were married at the Woodstock Inn, in Woodstock Vermont, last winter. Best-man was Steve Murphy. UVMers in attendance included Ashley Wadden ’08, Leslie McConnell ’08, Jen Matson ’08, Chris Sloane ’06, Brendan Porter ’06, Christina Grady-Porter ’06, Jon Press, Aaron and Laura Vallet, Brendan Henry, Louis Moran ’06, Kevin Bell ’06, Jesse Kooperman ’06, Veronica Grimaldi ’06, Seth Piecert ’06, Sara Shultz ’06, and Pat Brown ’06. Shara and Nick live together in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Tiffany Behnke Spencer and husband, Ross, welcomed their son, Theodore Boone, into the world on May 4, 2013. Hsiang-Ming Wang G’05 has been certified as a Registrant of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM). The NRCM, founded in 1958, has certified microbiologists in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and on six continents. It certifies VQEXTRA online professional microbiologists in food, pharmaceutical and medical device, and biological safety microbiology at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Send your news to— Kristin Dobbs Apt. 333 5415 Connecticut Avenue NW Washington, DC 20015 [email protected] 06 ZACH WRIGHT ’05 “I am certain that we all found ourselves in the world of education because we all in some way wanted to help children, improve our communities, and be a part of social change. Most educators never get a chance to see the impact they’ve made, but we, through our work together, have and will continue to change the lives of these young people from West Philadelphia.” —Zachary Wright on his work as a teacher and in establishing a UVM scholarship program for high school graduates from some of Philadelphia’s toughest neighborhoods. read more at uvm.edu/vq After finding love at UVM in 2004, Laura Tefft and Jason Silver married on June 29, 2013 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. UVM alumni in attendance included Jamie Smith ’04, Jacob Kriss ’04, Hayley Cohen ’04, Miranda Appelbaum ’04, Jessica Silver, Jamie Phipps ’09, and Susan Henry ’03. Benjamin Tupper shared that he recently moved back to the United States after living in South Africa for the past two years working as a large carnivore researcher. While in South Africa he also worked as a program coordinator for a volunteer organization partnering with the South African National Parks. Ben is currently residing in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he will be pursuing a doctorate in science education. Carl Siebecker and his wife, Laura Vogric Siebecker ’08, welcomed their first son, Maximus James Siebecker, born on July 10, 2013. Send your news to — Katherine Murphy 32 Riverview Road Irvington, NY 10533 [email protected] burlesque, hooping, poi, improv, voice lessons, and more, Soul Fire Studio aims to be an inclusive and accessible space for the greater Burlington community. Find out more at www. soulfirestudiovt.com. Krista Iannoni received her Master of Fine Arts in interior design from the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University. Krista works at Bergmeyer Associates, a commercial interior design and architecture firm in Bos- ton, specializing in retail design. Send your news to— Elizabeth Bitterman [email protected] 08 Adriana Vera-Heath Holgate was married in June of last year and welcomed her first child, Aiden Jefferson, with her husband in October. Ryan Guthrie is engaged to be married to Taylor Buonocore, a 2008 Colgate University alumna. They are planning on getting married in the Finger Lakes in either 2014 or 2015. Sumana Serchan is currently doing a second-year graduate program at Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. During summer 2013, she worked as a community forester intern with the Urban Resources Initiative. She is currently living in New Haven, Connecticut. Alice Kosak Boucher writes “I got 07 Alissa Rosenwach recently received her Master of Fine Arts for interior design from the New York School of Interior Design and is working as an interior designer at Marshall Watson Interiors in New York City. Sarah White married Robert Ard on May 25 in Massachusetts. A reception was held at the South Shore Natural Science Center in Norwell. They are both graduates of the plant and soil science department. Sarah works as a vocational horticulture instructor and Rob is a greenhouse grower. Meghan Bannan Grant recently opened a dance and theater studio in Burlington with her business partner. Soul Fire Studio opened in July in Burlington’s Chace Mill. Offering classes in belly dance, FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 03 Beth Rice and Matt Bradley ’98 wed at Ira Allen Chapel on August 10. UVM’ers in attendance included the maid of honor, Jessica Clark Rexford, and best man, Bob Culver ’98; bridesmaids, Jill Greene Everett and Vera Petrova; groomsmen, Jason Hemming ’98 and Tim Stephens ’98; and attendees, Sydnee Viray, Zach Burd, Rachel Yaffe Burd, Elissa Valentine, Ben Palmer, Errol Groves, Kari Hodge, Brooks Bezamat, Kate von Trapp, Cori Fine, Andy Fletcher, Elizabeth Moran Hamel, Kim Henderson Tuttle, Spencer Tuttle, Alexa Swainson Barreveld, Eric Barreveld, Eve Schott Taub, Julie Borden Spillane, Kristin Guerrette Cook, Linsday Lord, Michael Jung ’98, Brandon Little ’98, Brad Moore ’98, Phil Silverman ’98, Anthony Niro, Michael Laramee ’98, Kathleen White Laramee ’00 and Loren Voyer ’98. Beth and Matt met on a blind date at The Daily Planet and followed up with a proper first date at a UVM hockey game. At the time Beth was house mom for Alpha Chi Omega, Matt was living and working in Burlington. Beth completed her doctorate in ani- mal, nutrition and food sciences at UVM and Matt completed his master’s in business administration at the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business. Beth is director of scientific affairs for the Dairy Research Institute and Matt is a vice president for GE Capital. The couple lives in Chicago, Illinois, and welcomes UVM visitors anytime. Josh Crist and his wife, Megan, recently welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth Anne, to the family. Ellie is their first child. Tara Taylor Lynn writes “I’m living in my hometown of Skaneateles, New York” and working at Cornell University in alumni affairs. We welcomed our son, William, in December 2012. Big sister, Dawson (2), loves having someone to boss around.” Jane Orkin Glazer writes, “It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years! My husband, Daniel, is finishing his last year of radiology residency at Michigan this year, and we are moving to Boston next summer with our two children! We are very excited, and I’m looking forward to being back home. We are looking forward to taking the kids to Burlington for vacations when we’re back on the East Coast. I’ve been expanding my new parent consulting business, finding new ways to work as a pediatric nurse practitioner, and I recently launched a new website www.marasworld.com.” Jon Kantor and his wife, Wendy, welcomed their son, Samuel Leslie Kantor, into the world in December 2012 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia. In April, Megan Mercier Evans and husband, Newman Evans, welcomed their first child. Sybil Sloan Evans was born in Bethesda, Maryland. Amelia Ray received a Master of Arts in environmental studies with emphasis in municipal water supply sustainability from Prescott College in Prescott, Arizona. She has a new position as public information/ water conservation specialist, Department of Water and Power, City of Big Bear Lake, California. Send your news to— Korinne Moore [email protected] 59 [CLASSNOTES married on August 18, 2012, to Joel Boucher of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, at his childhood home. It was a beautiful Vermont wedding with many UVMer’s in attendance and the class of 2008 well represented! We are currently living in Winooski, Vermont, and I am in my last year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at UVM. My husband is a graphic designer and wedding photographer.” Send your news to— Elizabeth Bearese [email protected] Emma Grady [email protected] 09 5th reunion October 10–12, 2014 alumni.uvm.edu/reunion If you are interested in planning your upcoming reunion, email alumni@ uvm.edu. Erin Pichiotino wrote in to congratulate Susie Cirilli for graduating from The Columbus School of Law at Catholic University. Dexter Locke finished a Master’s of Environmental Science from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in May, and will pursue a doctorate at the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University. He will continue to conduct applied urban and community forestry research in close partnership with the USDA Forest Service and UVM’s Spatial Analysis Laboratory. Send your news to— David Volain [email protected] 60 11 Brittany Neiles recently took a job to teach middle school social studies and language arts at North Middle School in Rapid City, South Dakota. Jessa Gilbert writes, “Upon graduating I began working as a product developer for a women’s cycling apparel brand, Terry Bicycles, as well as pursuing my career as a fine artist at my own business, Jessa Gilbert Studios (http://www.jessagilbert. com). I am relocating to Vancouver, British Columbia, and will use the move to create a new art project titled “Between the Points” (http:// betweenthepointsproject.blogspot. com). During my drive I will create original artworks inspired by my journey and mail them to individuals involved in the project within a month of my arrival in Vancouver. The project hopes to investigate how moving and traveling influence the creative process, and also how to involve communities. I look forward to completing this project, living in Vancouver, and continuing my career as a fine artist.” Send your news to— Troy McNamara [email protected] 12 Elyssa Brock wrote in with this update “I have moved across the country to live in Reno, Nevada, to work for an NBA development league basketball team named the Reno Bighorns. I was hired on as an account executive and am in charge of selling anything from corporate sponsorships to season tickets to bringing out large groups. We recently became the official development league team for the Sacramento Kings and have created a one-to-one affiliation. This is huge for the league and for Reno and big things will come from it. I am currently a part of the Community Involvement Committee for our Young Professional Network in Reno. We put together large events throughout the year to help the community grow and to help young professionals get involved. I am excited to continue to represent the University of Vermont in Nevada and around the country! Go Catamounts Go!” Ross Tenaglia has been working at Vermont Systems since graduating and is thankful for getting a job so fast in these tough times. He writes, “Keep your head up!” Julia Liebster will be starting an M. Ed. in Higher Education Administration at Vanderbilt University this fall. “I plan to work in educational policy and enrollment management, assisting underprivileged and marginalized students in the application and financial aid processes. I hope to one day make attending college a reality, not just a dream, for all students who wish to further their education.” Abbie Desrochers married Erik Jefferis ’11 on Saturday, August 17 at Jay Peak Resort. Send your news to— Patrick Dowd P.O. Box 58 Lyme, NH 03768 [email protected] VQEXTRA online claire laukitis ’12 Peter neaton ’11 “Claire and I both agree that what we like about being on the boat is that every day you’re just working hard. It’s mentally focused, but you’re doing something physical as well.” —Peter Neaton on life aboard their Lucky Dove fishing boat in the frigid waters off the Aleutian Islands. 13 James Dalgarno writes, “After graduating this past May, I was offered a job with Conde Nast Publications in New York City. I currently serve as a sales assistant for the advertising sales team at Golf Digest.” Send your news to— Katharine Hawes [email protected] Madelaine White [email protected] read more at uvm.edu/vq Fraser B. Drew ’33, of Buffalo, New York, June 24, 2013. Florence Bump Toplansky ’36, of Trumbull, Connecticut, June 6, 2013. Madaline Wheelock Braun ’38, of Olympia, Washington, May 19, 2013. Janet G. Lanou ’38, of Burlington, Vermont, June 5, 2013. Robert Graham Paterson, ’38, MD’42, of Boise, Idaho, May 18, 2013. Dorothy Quade Shetter ’38, of Tucson, Arizona, April 3, 2013. Edith Rice Bristol ’39, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, May 15, 2013. Madelyn Cecilia Donlon ’39, of Burlington, Vermont, July 2, 2013. Frank Edward Harrigan, Jr., ’39, MD’42 , of Manchester, Vermont, May 8, 2013. E. James Roberts ’40, of Naples, Florida, May 9, 2013. Mary Howe White ’40, of Winchendon, Massachussetts, March 21, 2013. Mary Arms Williamson ’40, of Middlebury, Vermont, April 10, 2013. Edward Merrill Creed ’41, of Vero Beach, Florida, April 29, 2013. Madeline Greaves Gebbie ’41, of Greensboro, Vermont, June 8, 2013. Eloise Bayley Miller ’41, of Peacham, Vermont, April 20, 2013. George Readington Pease ’41, of Pompano Beach, Florida, June 20, 2013. Thelma Wolinsky Seltzer ’41, of New York, Ohio, June 27, 2013. Norman Joshua Boyden, Jr. ’42, of Sarasota, Florida, July 14, 2013. William P. Leamy ’42, G’57, of Charlotte, Vermont, July 18, 2013. Louis M. Rozek ’42, MD’46, of Berlin, New Hampshire, April 30, 2013. June Hall Elliott ’43, of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, May 30, 2013. John Franklin Lamson ’43, of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, April 5, 2013. Alice Needham Matthews ’43, of Richmond, Virginia, May 29, 2013. Florence Bevins Melick ’43, of Red Bank, New Jersey, June 28, 2013. Mignon Warner Stephen ’43, of Tallahassee, Florida, June 24, 2013. Margaret Smith Wilson ’44, of Plainfield, Vermont, December 20, 2012. Helen Warden Black ’45, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 4, 2013. Mary Jean Dunsmore Cox ’46, of Long Beach, California, April 14, 2013. William Meyer ’46, of Port Orange, Florida, April 16, 2013. Robert McBurney Curtis ’47, of Waterbury, Vermont, December 13, 2012. Virginia H. Donaldson, ’47, MD’51, of Cincinnati, Ohio, March 26, 2013. George A. Jimmo ’47, of Colchester, Vermont, March 28, 2013. Albert S. Frank ’48, of West Palm Beach, Florida, March 23, 2013. Forrest Alan Nelson ’48, of Windham, Maine, January 27, 2013. Ruth Esser Strong ’48, of Craftsbury Common, Vermont, April 16, 2013. Beverly Stewart Taylor ’48, of Fairfax, Vermont, April 28, 2013. Lila Toomin Ehrenbard ’49, of New York, New York, July 12, 2013. Elizabeth Grow Jimmo ’49, of The Villages, Florida, February 28, 2013. Victor J. Serino ’49, of Tequesta, Florida, April 1, 2013. Reginald D. Swyer ’49, of Quaker Hill, Connecticut, March 13, 2013. Luther P. Bayley ’50, of Freeville, New York, June 12, 2013. Dorothy Lee Conron ’50, of North Reading, Massachussetts, July 1, 2013. Marshall Hartwell Hall ’50, of Burlington, Vermont, July 12, 2013. Norman Herberg ’50, of Burlington, Vermont, April 1, 2013. Joyce H. Lane ’50, of Northfield, Vermont, June 16, 2013. Barbara Larrabee Mykrantz ’50, G’56, of Corvallis, Oregon, June 7, 2013. Ralph S. Provost ’50, of Shelburne, Vermont, March 24, 2013. William Adrian Washington ’50, of New Windsor, New York, May 12, 2013. Barbara Hughes Campbell ’51, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, March 28, 2013. Richard Alvin Jimmo ’51, of The Villages, Florida, September 28, 2010. Gerald Kerstein ’51, of Chestnut Hill, Massachussetts, April 26, 2013. Louis J. Lane ’51, of Winthrop, Maine, May 15, 2013. Lilah Locke Meynell ’51, of Southington, Connecticut, May 29, 2013. Peter J. Palmisano, ’51, MD’54, of Tyler, Texas, December 30, 2012. Leighton C. Pratt ’51, of Lancaster, New Hampshire, June 11, 2013. Milton A. Silveira ’51, of McLean, Virginia, July 11, 2013. Robert Alan Slater ’51, of Jamestown, California, May 3, 2013. Robert Doyle ’52, of Post Mills, Vermont, September 11, 2004. Donald Oral George ’52, of Westfield, Massachussetts, April 26, 2013. Patricia Elwell Graham ’52, of Manchester Center, Vermont, June 3, 2013. R. Lawrence Roberts ’52, of South Burlington, Vermont, February 9, 2013. Carl L. Perry ’53, MD’57, of West Richland, Washington, December 21, 2012. Susan Haas Gaelen ’54, of Rancho Mirage, California, October 16, 2010. Michael Hauptman ’54, of Portland, Maine, July 22, 2013. Robert G. Hicks ’54, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, April 18, 2013. Robert S. Marcotte ’54, of Oxford, Maryland, May 23, 2013. Charles G. Mudge ’54, of Palm City, Florida, June 27, 2013. Lawrence Sargeant Toms ’54, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, April 23, 2013. F. Mark Jackson ’55, MD’58, of Issaquah, Washington, April 18, 2013. Walter R. Johnson ’55, of Littleton, Colorado, July 1, 2013. Jane Aronson Mullen ’55, of Jericho, Vermont, April 14, 2013. Philip G. Whitney ’55, MD’60, of Scarborough, Maine, May 29, 2013. William W. Husband ’56, of Windsor, Vermont, September 26, 2012. Anthony Arrighi, Jr. ’58, of Richmond, Virginia, June 2, 2013. Susan Hyde Grimes ’58, of Sudbury, Vermont, April 13, 2013. Janet Collins Nichols ’58, of Fort Myers, Florida, July 27, 2013. Thomas E. Tierney ’58, of Staten Island, New York, April 12, 2011. David Clesson Arms, Sr. ’59, of Burlington, Vermont, February 18, 2013. Raylene Dowhan Merriam ’59, of Burlington, Vermont, April 15, 2013. Doreen Mekkelsen Pinard ’59, of Barre, Vermont, March 16, 2013. William D. Pope ’59, of Northfield, Vermont, May 7, 2013. Lawrence B. Cline G’60, of Albany, New York, May 7, 2013. Paul Francis Heald ’60, of South Burlington, Vermont, June 24, 2013. Herbert F. Hein ’60, MD’64, of Short Hills, New Jersey, July 26, 2013. Roger C. Follett ’61, of Sebring, Florida, March 31, 2013. Joel G. Nichols ’61, of Woodstock, Vermont, January 30, 2013. Phyllis Clark Turner ’61, of Zionsville, Indiana, April 8, 2013. Lucille J. Wasick ’61, of Terryville, Connecticut, February 17, 2013. Judith A. French ’63, of Center Harbor, New Hampshire, November 10, 2012. Joel F. Morris ’63, of East Otis, Massachussetts, May 1, 2013. Robert P. Northrop ’63, of Underhill, Vermont, March 30, 2013. Carl F. Steinmetz G’63, of Potomac, Maryland, December 14, 2012. Edward Henry Holden ’66, of Bennington, Vermont, January 14, 2012. Gregory C. A. Joseph ’67, of Sunapee, New Hampshire, April 24, 2013. Rayburn Vaughan Lavigne ’67 G’70, of Williston, Vermont, July 12, 2013. Sally Shepard Longhi ’67, of East Montpelier, Vermont, June 10, 2013. Edgar J. Matteson ’67, of Shelburne, Vermont, May 10, 2013. David C. Brown ’68, of Asheville, North Carolina, April 2, 2013. George E. Vandevord ’68, of Williston, Vermont, July 16, 2013. Judith E. Allan ’70, of Spencer, Massachussetts, May 19, 2013. Bernard J. Feinberg ’70, of Sarasota, Florida, August 25, 2012. Marguerite Donnelly Meyer, EdD’70, G’75, of Calais, Vermont, July 19, 2013. Wagdi William Abadeer G’71, ’76, of Jericho, Vermont, April 23, 2009. Yale Resnick ’72, of Sea Cliff, New York, March 30, 2013. Judith Piperno Koplewitz G’73, of Shelburne, Vermont, May 14, 2013. Peter Edwin Neiburg ’73, of New York, New York, December 15, 2012. Barbara Caldwell Padilla ’73, of Newport News, Virginia, July 8, 2013. Corrieann Johnson Graves ’74, of South Burlington, Vermont, April 29, 2013. Edwin Thomas Sevee ’74, of North Ferrisburg, Vermont, June 15, 2013. Frances R. Dedrick G’75, of Perryville, Maryland, July 22, 2012. Debra J. Russell-Sanborn ’76, of Westford, Vermont, May 1, 2013. Cynthia Talcott Mongeon ’77, of Essex Junction, Vermont, June 1, 2013. Elizabeth Leeming Nelson ’77, of Concord, Virginia, July 11, 2013. John Philip St. Onge ’77, of Waterbury Center, Vermont, March 31, 2013. George Clement Gamache ’79, of Burlington, Vermont, July 8, 2013. Rosalie Anna Guyette G’80, of Derby, Vermont, April 24, 2013. FA L L 2 0 1 3 V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY 10 Katy Hamlin graduated from The George Washington University in May 2013 with a Master of Public Health and has been inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society for public health. Elizabeth Crawford is pursuing a master’s degree in public humanities from Brown University. During her time at Brown, Elizabeth intends to study how cultural institutions can promote social and political change and establish national identity in memorializing individual accounts of events of the past. She hopes to study established memorial institutions but is also interested in the immediate, spontaneous and often ephemeral monuments that develop after a tragedy. More broadly, her work in community arts organizations has led her to seek out innovative and comprehensive exhibition design strategies. Lee Peters wrote in with this update “Since she’s too humble to say anything, I’ll go ahead and submit this bit. Jennie Bender won the 2013 classic sprint national championship this January as part of the CXC Elite Ski Team. During her tenure on the UVM ski team she was a multi-time All American, she is now training for the 2014 winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Results and photos can be found online at fasterskier.com. J.W. Wiley Recently published his first book titled: The Nigger In You: Challenging Dysfunctional Language, Engaging Leadership Moments. Send your news to— Daron Raleigh 58 Madison Avenue P.O. Box 660 Hartford, VT 05047 [email protected] INMEMORIAM] 61 [INMEMORIAM Walter James Hutchins ’80, of North Salem, New York, May 10, 2013. Lawrence Jay McGoldrick ’81, of Shrewsbury, Massachussetts, April 24, 2013. John Peter Mayo ’83, of Burlington, Vermont, June 21, 2013. David A. Graham G’84, of Colchester, Vermont, June 18, 2013. CLASSIFIEDS] Diane Ginter Charmont ’85, of Chester, New Jersey, May 22, 2013. Stephanie Schulz G’87, of West Chester, Pennsylvania, March 9, 2013. Tatiana Zadow Chabas ’88, of Concord, Massachussetts, October 26, 2012. John Paul Scotnicki, III ’88, of Shelburne, Vermont, June 2, 2013. Kathy A. Searles G’88, of South Burlington, Vermont, April 21, 2013. Debra Wald Goldberg ’90, of Stamford, Connecticut, July 23, 2013. Grant James Daley ’92, of Boston, Massachussetts, June 24, 2013. Paul M. Spinelli ’97, of Pittsford, New York, June 13, 2013. Ian Carr Lamphere ’99, of Crested Butte, Colorado, March 20, 2013. Susan M. Rusnak G’99, of South Burlington, Vermont, May 19, 2013. William Cameron Hagedorn ’13, of Charlotte, Vermont, July 9, 2013. For sale Southern New Mexico House on 10 acres. 1/12 share of 25,000 acre ranch with flowing creek, large cottonwoods, numerous wells for irrigating fields, watering cattle, also archeological sites. Abuts protected federal and private lands. Custom designed house, 2 FP and 2 stoves. Studio out-building. $550,000. Write [email protected] Ireland Explore County Donegal from our ancestral home by the sea—a lovely, renovated farmhouse on the northwest coast. Golf courses, beaches, mountains, castles, pubs and folklore sites make for wonderful day trips and breathtaking views. Visit http://www.homeaway.com/vacationrental/p233639 for details. vacation rentals T. Alan Broughton, professor emeritus of English, passed Douglas Kinnard, professor emeritus of political science, away in May at age seventy-six. An accomplished novelist, poet, and short story writer, Broughton taught writing and literature at UVM from 1966 to 2001. His thirty-five years of service on the university’s faculty included chairing the English Department and developing and directing the Writers’ Workshop Program. As a writer, Broughton was recognized nationally, with awards and fellowships including the Guggenheim and a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, and his work was selected for inclusion in the O. Henry Awards and Best American Poetry anthologies. Robert Detenbeck, professor emeritus of physics, passed away in August. Professor Detenbeck received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1962 then taught at the University of Maryland for eight years before joining the UVM faculty. He taught and mentored scores of UVM students across a twenty-eight-year career at the university. Professor Detenbeck received the George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award in 1995, honoring his excellence in teaching at UVM. He was also very active in the American Association of Physics Teachers, receiving their award for distinguished service in 1968. passed away in July at age ninety-one. Kinnard brought an unusual perspective to his academic scholarship and teaching. Prior to completing this doctoral work at Princeton University then joining the UVM faculty, he had served tours of duty in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, rising to the rank of U.S. Army Brigadier General. His 1977 book, The War Managers, drew national attention for its examination of United States military leadership during the Vietnam War. Kinnard recounted his rare path in a later memoir, Adventures in Two Worlds: Vietnam General and Vermont Professor. His eleven-year tenure at UVM ended when Kinnard made the difficult decision to accept the post as the U.S. Army’s chief of military history. V E R M O N T Q U A R T E R LY deadlines: January 17, 2014 for March 2014 issue May 16, 2014 for July 2014 issue ST. MAARTEN Private 4 bedroom family home, view of St. Barth’s. Gorgeous beaches. Shopping, dining in “Culinary Capital of the Caribbean.” Special UVM discount. UVMad_PSC.pdf 1 9/20/13 September 19, 2014 for November 2014 issue 12:55 PM Shaping New England’s landscape with landscape design, installations & estate maintenance for 21 years. Rayburn V. Lavigne, a UVM alumnus and long-time administrative leader at his alma mater, passed away on July 12. Lavigne earned his bachelor’s (1967) and master’s (1971) degrees from the university, where he devoted thirty-five years of his professional career, including serving as vice president for administration. Most recently, Lavigne brought his steady hand to the work of overseeing major construction projects at the university, including the Dudley H. Davis Center. Locally owned serving Vermont seniors for 27 years C M Y CM MY CY Peg Donnelly Meyer, a deeply experienced, widely re- away on July 19. A Class of 1970 UVM graduate, Meyer’s career spanned roles from elementary classroom teacher to public school administration to service with the Vermont Department of Education. At the time of her death, she was an associate vice president of student affairs at Norwich University. Meyer, who also earned her master’s and doctoral degrees at UVM, taught at her alma mater as an adjunct faculty member and was chair of the advisory board for the College of Education and Social Services. 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