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KEUKA
The Keuka College Magazine Winter 2003
Becoming the national leader
in experiential education

In a recent issue of Keuka magazine,
I reported that our Strategic
Planning Committee had
designed a campus-wide vision
statement, which reads:
Our vision is to become the national
leader in experiential education.
I believe that it is a bold, yet
attainable goal.
The fact is that experiential education
has been a key component of
our educational philosophy since Rev.
Dr. George Harvey Ball founded this
“grand and noble enterprise” in 1890.
Experiential education has been our
core educational philosophy, and we
have been true to it. However, in
making it the focus of our strategic
direction, we are taking it to the next
level.We are committed to doing it
even better.
Our mission, in part, states that
“… experiential education provides a
cornerstone for academic study, career
preparation, and personal growth.” In
this issue of Keuka magazine, you’ll
read how this philosophy is manifested
in our Field Period program, as
well as in our academic curriculum,
classrooms, and other settings.
Also in this issue, you’ll learn
about an exciting new initiative that
might have a significant impact on
our future strategic direction.We
have recently
entered into a partnership
with Armstrong University
in Oakland, Calif., to bring
our curriculum to China.
Initially, we offered our
degree completion program
in organizational management.
Last fall, as part of this
effort, Associate Professor of
Management Gary Smith taught a
marketing course at two different
Chinese universities. As I write this,
By Joseph G. Burke
P RESIDENT’ S M ESSAGE
PURSUING OUR VISION
“ ...we could
become the
international
leader in
experiential
education.
”
we now have almost 600
Chinese students completing
our Keuka College
degree completion program
at six universities across
China. In the near future,
we expect both the numbers
and the locations to
grow.
And that is
just the beginning.
In addition,
we expect more
Chinese students
to participate
in our oncampustraditional
program.
We already have
one Chinese
student here—senior Haibei
Yang.Within the next several
months we are also planning
to send our first Keuka students
to China as part of our
Field Period program.
Plus, we are tentatively
planning to offer an on-campus
Chinese Youth
Leadership Conference for
three weeks this summer. It will be
open to both Chinese and American
high school students who
will participate in seminars
related to leadership development,
cultural diversity and
environmental awareness.
Trips to Niagara Falls, New
York City, and Washington,
D.C., are also planned.
I visited China late
last year and had the opportunity
to meet with a number
of students in our program.They
are excited about being part of the
Keuka family and I was delighted to
learn that they visited our website
often and consequently were aware of
what was happening on campus.
President Burke
had many
captive
audiences
when he visited
China last year.
I expect to see the Keuka College
sphere of influence extend to other
Asian countries in the near future, and
possibly expand to include graduate
programs in both management and
education, and possibly, a baccalaureate
degree in nursing.
If these initiatives continue to
grow as they have within the past several
months, we could become the
international leader in experiential education.
Stay tuned, and let me know how
you feel about these new activities.

IN T H I S ISSUE KEUKA
The Keuka College Magazine
2 Major
Additions
The College has taken its degree
completion program to China and
added another new major (theatre
and drama), a third master’s degree
program (management), and a new
concentration (sports management).
6 Vision
Quest
Keuka’s vision is
to become the
national leader
in experiential
education and it
is a goal the entire
College family has
bought into.
On the cover: Keuka’s
Louisville connection, from left:
Krista Robinson ’02, Carolyn
Klinge ’79, and Sara King ’04.
Campus Currents 2-5
Sports 14
Parents Perspective 15
Class Notes 16-21
12
Giving is
Fundamental
Fran Crovetti explains
why a healthy Keuka
Fund is essential to
the financial health of
the College.
14 Strong
Defense
If Keuka’s NEAC
foes thought the
Storm would rest
on their laurels
after winning the
President’s Cup a
year ago, they were
wrong.
16
Find out what your
classmates and other
Keuka alumni
have been up to,
including Melissa
Brown ’72, who
ran a spirited
Congressional
campaign.
A Just
Cause
KEUKA MAGAZINE 1 WINTER 2003
Winter 2003
Volume 3, Number 4
PUBLISHER
Carolanne Marquis
Vice President for
College Advancement and
Enrollment Management
EDITOR
Doug Lippincott
Director of Communications
dlippinc@mail.keuka.edu
DESIGNER
Christen Smith
Assistant Director of
Communications - Publications
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Tanya Cornell-Kestler ’01
Staff Writer/Designer
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
Gretchen Bence
Manager of Communications
FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHY
Charles Berch
Tom Fougerousse
CONTRIBUTORS
Fran Crovetti
Paul Hemingway
Addie Meistrich
PRINTER
Upstate Litho, Rochester, N.Y.
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in this magazine do not necessarily reflect
the official policies of Keuka College.
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Another superb issue of Keuka
magazine!
The feature article on Esther Yoder
’60 (Effervescent Esther, Summer 2002) is
a blockbuster! It is a great story, of
course, but you wrote an illuminating
and inspiring piece. I learned some previously
unknown facets of her wonderful
life.
After reading the issue, Steve
Anderson (Ball Foundation board member)
called and said,“Wow! That is really
a wonderful issue.” He went on to say
the Esther piece reveals the value of
C AMPUS C URRENTS
Dear Keuka magazine... State Approves
what the George and Frances Ball
Foundation has done, and also what it
means to the Keuka family.
—John J Pruis D.H.L. ’00
Executive Vice President
George and Frances Ball Foundation
I am so proud to be a Keuka graduate.
The magazine paints a great picture
and my friend Barbara Allardice ’61 (president,
Keuka College Alumni Association)
keeps us informed, too.
—Carol Odom ’75
Potter, Nicolo Join Board of Trustees
A
n alumna and former faculty
member have joined the Keuka
College Board
of Trustees.
Lorraine Potter
Chaplain
(Maj. Gen.)
Lorraine Potter
’68, U.S. Air
Force chief of
chaplain service,
and Constance
Roeder Nicolo,
who taught at
the College
from 1970-1980,
are the newest additions to the 38member
governing body.
The first woman chaplain in the Air
Force and the first to achieve the rank
of general officer in any of the armed
services, Potter advises the Air Force
chief of staff on all matters pertaining to
the religious and moral welfare of Air
Force personnel.The Air Force Chaplain
Service is comprised of some 2,200
chaplains and enlisted support persons
from the active and reserve components.
Potter has served at every installation
and command level within the
Department of Defense: wing, major
command, headquarters USAF, and sec-
retary of defense. In addition, she has
served overseas; from 1997-99, she was Air
Force Command chaplain in Europe
while the U.S. military undertook peacekeeping
efforts in Bosnia as well as relief
and rescue work among refugees and
non-combatants from Africa.
She delivered the commencement
address at her alma mater in May 2002.
Canandaigua and Palm Beach, Fla.,
resident Nicolo was a member of the
music faculty and also served stints as
chair of the music department and fine
arts department.
“I look forward
to renewing
my association
with the Keuka
College community,”
said Nicolo.
“Joining such a
fine board is a
great honor and
an exciting chal-
Constance Nicolo
lenge.”
In addition to
Keuka, Nicolo
taught at Baldwin Wallace College
Conservatory of Music. She was also
director of Sonnenberg Gardens in
Canandaigua.
KEUKA MAGAZINE 2 WINTER 2003
New Major in
Theatre and Drama
T
he College has received approval
from the State Education
Department to offer a new major in
theatre and drama.
The bachelor’s degree program will
debut in the fall 2003 semester.
“The program is designed to provide
a broad knowledge of theatre by
balancing courses in literature, criticism,
and history of drama with courses in
acting, directing, and technical production,”
said Professor of English Joanne
Desotelle.
Desotelle, who also serves as chair
of the Division of Humanities and Fine
Arts, will oversee the new major with
Assistant Professor of Theatre Mark
Wenderlich.
One of the features of Keuka’s theatre
and drama major is that it allows
students to direct their studies toward a
specific career objective by pursuing
one of four clusters of three courses
each: acting and directing, technical
direction, playwriting, and management.
“Graduates of our theatre and
drama program will possess the skills to
pursue theatre-related careers in acting,
directing, literary management, stage
management, design, publicity, marketing,
technical production, sound and
lighting technology, box office management,
playwriting, and dramaturgy,”
explained Wenderlich.
Sports Management Added
A new sports management concentration,
housed under the Division of
Business and Management, was
launched in the spring 2003 semester.
“We decided to pursue sports management
because there existed a good
opportunity to strengthen our business
program area and offer an increasingly
popular concentration of study for students,”
said Gary Bonvillian, vice president
for academic affairs.

C AMPUS C URRENTS
College will Shift Focus of Nursing Education
T
he Keuka College Board of Trustees
has approved a proposal to defer
freshman enrollment in the College’s
traditional, four-year on-campus baccalaureate
nursing program while
expanding its degree
completion offerings
in nursing.
“The need to shift
priorities to degree
completion programs,
both on and off campus,
and to the
planned development
of a nursing master’s
degree program,
prompted action by
the Board,” said
College President Joseph G. Burke.
The proposal was developed in
response to the “changing model of
nursing education,” said Linda Rossi,
professor and chair of the nursing division.“Declining
enrollments over the
past few years have led to the closure of
many four-year baccalaureate programs,
especially those in private four-year colleges
and universities.
“What seems to make more sense
irst, it was childhood education.
Then, occupational therapy.
Now, the College is offering a third
master’s degree program. Courses leading
to master of science degree in management
were offered for the first time
in February.
Taking a page from “our highly successful
adult degree completion baccalaureate
program in organizational
management,” the College will offer the
M.S. program in an accelerated format,
according to Vice President for
Academic Affairs Gary Bonvillian.
Students attend classes one night a
week and earn their master’s degrees in
16 months.
“Our master’s degree program in
to those who aspire to careers in nursing,”
added Rossi,“is the opportunity provided
by publicly funded community colleges
wherein students graduate at the end of a
two-year program of study and are then
qualified to
become fullfledged
registered
nurse (RN)
graduates.
Immediate
employment
in this time
of a severe
nursing
shortage
then allows
these RNs to work while completing the
bachelor’s degree in nursing.”
The educational model of two years at
a community college, followed by Keuka’s
upper division coursework leading to a
bachelor’s degree in nursing,“provides a
seamless learning experience for RNs that
is affordable for students and cost effective
for the College,” said Rossi.
Rossi stressed that students currently
enrolled in the traditional four-year pro-
management is the only one in the region
that is designed for working people,” said
Bonvillian.“They can earn their degrees
without sacrificing job and family responsibilities.”
“Our program is designed for people
in the public and private sectors who want
to improve their managerial skills,” said
Gary Smith, associate professor of management.“A
master’s degree in management
is often the prerequisite for promotion to
upper-level management positions.”
According to Bonvillian, Keuka developed
a proposal for the master’s degree
program as a response to specific regional
needs.
“The regional rural population is
underserved due to lack of management
KEUKA MAGAZINE 3 WINTER 2003
gram will be able to complete their
degrees on schedule.
“The freshmen who enrolled this
fall can look forward to graduating in
May 2006 on schedule,” she said.“In
fact, we will continue to accept transfer
students provided that they can
complete the program by May 2006.”
Meanwhile, the College will continue
to reach out to nurses seeking a
bachelor’s degree via its degree completion
program.The program premiered
at F.F.Thompson Hospital in
Canandaigua and is also offered at
Geneva General.
“It is an accelerated program
designed for nurses seeking to earn a
bachelor’s degree but who can’t fit a
regular class schedule into a life schedule
filled with family and work obligations,”
she said.
“We are investigating a number
of other sites in central and western
New York,” added Rossi.“This is a
cutting-edge program that will help
alleviate the nursing shortage that
plagues our region, our state, and our
country.”
And then there were 3: M.S. in Management on the Books
F
program offerings in the immediate
area,” said Bonvillian.“In our area,
students must travel to Rochester,
Syracuse or Elmira to pursue this type
of education.Travel time to these
locations can vary from 45 minutes to
two hours and represent a barrier to
continuing an individual’s education.”
And, research indicated a steady
demand for this program.
“That demand is evidenced by
our current organizational management
students and graduates of the
program who have requested opportunities
to pursue graduate studies in a
similar accelerated format,” said
Bonvillian.

College’s Sphere of Influence
Reaches Pacific Rim
Degree Completion Program Expands to China; Chinese Students will Study Here
Keuka College will always be associated
with Keuka Lake, but its sphere of
influence extends over a much larger
body of water.
Thanks to a partnership with Armstrong
University in Oakland, Calif., the
College’s degree completion program is
taking hold in the Pacific Rim.
Associate Professor of Management
Gary Smith spent a portion of the 2002
fall semester teaching a marketing
course at Tianjin University of Science
and Technology in China and Qiqihar
University.
And that is just the beginning.
“Eventually, we expect to offer our
degree completion program in organizational
management at some 12 universities
throughout China and other
Asian countries,” said College President
Joseph G. Burke.
According to Burke, Armstrong
would like to offer Keuka’s degree
completion program at its Oakland
campus, as well as in Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada, where there is a
large population of Chinese students
hoping to earn an
American college
degree.
However,
Keuka’s partnership
with
Armstrong is not
limited to degree
completion programs.
“The contract
we signed calls for
Armstrong to
recruit 36 Chinese
students over the
next three years to study on our campus,”
said Burke.
While conceding that international
students bring additional challenges in
terms of academic and student support
services, Burke is convinced the addition
of Chinese students on Keuka’s campus
will create “amazing” educational advantages
for Keuka matriculants.
“The advantages of internationalizing
your curriculum and increasing the
diversity of your student body are well
known to American colleges,” he said.
There is already one Chinese student—senior
Haibei Yang—matriculating
at Keuka.
Fastest Growing Market
A
Asia is the fastest growing market in
higher education, according to Gary
Bonvillian, vice president for academic
affairs.
“It is estimated there are 10 million
Chinese students who do not have
access to any college or university in
China because there are not enough in
Associate Professor of Management Gary Smith visited the
Great Wall of China during his tenure in the country.
existence,” said Bonvillian.
However, most small colleges,
including Keuka,“don’t have the ability”
to recruit in China, according to Burke.
Enter Armstrong University, which
boasts an alumni population in 54
countries and is one of the few
American institutions certified to operate
in China. Michael Huang, president
of the university, has more than 30 years
experience delivering and executing
programs abroad, particularly in China.
“After China became a member of
the World Trade Organization last year,
the government realized it had to make
changes in its educational system,” said
Burke.“Consequently, it no longer permits
American colleges to operate in
the country unless they have regional
accreditation. Armstrong is accredited
by the U.S. Department of Education as
a proprietary university, but the school
has no regional accreditation.”
Keuka does have regional accreditation—from
the Middle States
Association of Colleges and Secondary
Schools—so a potential match was
made: Armstrong would
market Keuka in China
and other Asian countries
and Keuka would
deliver its curriculum to
the students.
“However, before any
deal was struck, we
made it clear that we
would not sacrifice
quality, both in terms of
students and our curriculum,”
explained
Burke.

All-English
G
Gary Smith did not need to take a
crash course in Chinese before he traveled
to China. English is the language
of the day in the classroom and English
language textbooks are also used.
“The Chinese students want to
speak and read English in order to get a
better grasp on the language,” said
Burke, who added that tutors assist the
students with their understanding of
English.
Despite the fact that China is under
communist control, there are
no restrictions on what is
taught and discussed in the
classroom.
“We insisted that there be
academic freedom in the classroom,”
said Burke.
All courses are taught by
full-time Keuka faculty, such as
Smith; existing and new degree
completion adjuncts; and faculty
from other colleges and universities
around the country.
Currently, organizational
management is the lone
degree completion program
offered in China, but Burke
said there is great interest
among the Chinese for education
and nursing, two mainstays of the
Keuka College curriculum.
Future Plans
K
Keuka and Armstrong are hopeful of
establishing a program that would bring
Chinese high school students to the
Keuka campus in the summertime.
“We have many faculty members
who want to teach Chinese students,”
said the president.“In addition to
exposing the students to our academic
program and providing them with a
taste of American college life, we would
like to expose them to American culture
via trips to New York City,
Washington, D.C., and other locales.”
Burke estimated that 100 Chinese
President Burke, who
visited China with wife
Diane last year, believes Keuka’s partnership with Armstrong University will have
a positive impact on U.S.-China relations.
students could spend the summer on the
Keuka campus.
“It could happen next summer or
perhaps not until the summer of 2004,”
he explained.
Another possible program resulting
from the Keuka-Armstrong connection
would send Keuka students, as well as
students from other colleges, on tours of
China.
“Our faculty members would lead
the tours and the students would receive
academic credit,” said Burke,
Keuka and Armstrong have also held
preliminary discussions about establishing
a distance education program in
Asia.
Long-Term Benefits
I
In addition to meeting the educational
needs of Chinese students, Burke
believes Keuka’s partnership with
Armstrong University could have a positive
impact on U.S. relations with
China.
“I believe that the more Chinese
we educate in the American system, the
closer our countries will become,” he
said.“Many of the people we teach will
go on to leadership positions in China.
Over the course of a few years, we may
have a couple of thousand of Keuka
College alumni shaping the future of
one of the most powerful countries in
the world.”

Charles Berch
Students (from left)
Liz Koepsell, Missy
Burngasser and
Matt LaRocca
completed Field
Periods in Penn
Yan at the Yates
County Humane
Society in January.
By Tanya Cornell-Kestler ’01
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the time Matt LaRocca began his
senior year at Keuka College, he had
assembled an impressive resume.
The biochemistry major had completed
three Field Period internships, including
one in a hospital microbiology lab and
another conducting research in a biochemistry
lab at the New York State
Chiropractic College.
He had the kind of “real-world” expe-
rience that impresses
‘
employers and admissions
folks at the best graduate
schools.
But Field Periods are
about more than just building
a resume, as LaRocca
discovered this past January
at the Yates County Humane
Society in Penn Yan.
The goal of the animal
shelter is to find good homes
for dogs and cats abandoned,
abused or neglected.Working with dogs
that had been abused, LaRocca turned
their hostility into trust and affection.
The ultimate thrill came when a family
who recently suffered a tragedy adopted
one of his “favorite” dogs.
“It’s hard to describe the feeling you
get when you see a family that lost a child
light up when they meet a dog for the first
time,” explained LaRocca.
A National Vision
After extensive discussions regarding
where Keuka should focus its strategic
direction in the new few years, the
Strategic Planning Committee unveiled a
new vision for the College early last year.
“Our vision is to be the national leader
in experiential education,”
said College
President Joseph G.
Burke.“It is a great educational
concept and I
do believe we are on the
leading edge of experiential
education in the
United States.”
Burke is confident
the College can move
I hear and I
forget; I see
and I remember;
I do and I
understand.
—
Ancient Chinese
proverb
from the leading edge of experiential education
to the top of the heap in part
because experiential education has been
“part of the Keuka College fabric since
Rev. Dr. George Harvey Ball founded the
institution in 1890.”
Ball built Keuka College on four cornerstones:
academic excellence, social
responsibility, accessibility and the practical
application of learning.
The latter cornerstone was
reinforced in the early 1900s when
a basket factory was erected on
campus.Writes Philip Africa in his
book Keuka College:A History:
’
“…[the factory] was a child of
necessity and a mother of
hope…the ever-present need for
funds had, as we have seen, been a
compelling incentive to seek a
merger with other denominations.”
However, Ball, Keuka’s first
president and president and treasurer of the
Keuka Park Basket Co., saw educational
advantages in the factory as well. The
College Record of 1905 informed prospective
students of the newly created work
opportunity:“Industrial opportunities are
specially emphasized… By uniting renumerative
industry with their course of
study they [students] are not spoiled but
enabled…
Africa again:“… the primary purpose
of the basket factory was to mold character
and provide employment for students...”
Keuka’s commitment to experiential
education was solidified during World War
II.The late Edith Estey ’33 is credited with
creating the Field Period program in 1942
and served as its director until 1978.
Not a One-Shot Deal
Internships are common to all colleges,
but what sets Keuka’s Field Period apart
is that it provides students an opportunity
to take classroom theory and apply it to
the real world not just when they are
about to graduate, but every year they
attend Keuka.
Students spend 140 hours each year
outside the classroom in a Field Period,

exploring career options and gaining
insight into what it takes to be successful
after college.
Field Period may reinforce a choice
of major…
Biology major Chastity Jock ’97 spent a
Field Period working at the Millstone nuclear
power plant in Waterford, Conn.A contact
there connected her with a professor at the
University of New Haven. He offered her a
job as research assistant, so Jock applied for
study at New Haven and was accepted. She’s
now a geographical information systems manager for an independent
environmental research and consulting firm in Mobile,Ala.
… or to choose another major…
Board of Trustees member Mary Ann Moschner ’74 entered
Keuka with the intent of becoming a teacher. Her first Field Period
found her teaching fifth grade math, and while it reinforced her affection
for math, she didn’t enjoy the classroom setting.After faculty
member Roy Shortt convinced her to consider putting her math acumen
to use in a business career, Moschner set out to find a businessrelated
Field Period her junior year.“At that time, not many women
pursued business jobs,” recalled Moschner. Enter College Trustee Janet
Harrington, who helped Moschner arrange a Field Period in
Wilmington (Del.) Bank and Trust’s systems analyst department.
The following year, Moschner completed a Field Period at an insurance
company and accepted a position at IBM after graduation.
“Field Period gives students insight quickly and often,”
said Burke.“Whether a student views his or her Field Period
positively or negatively, there’s a positive educational outcome.”
Not all Field Periods revolve around career exploration,
however. Field Periods with service learning, crosscultural/diversity
exploration, personal development, and spiritual
exploration themes are also popular (see Page 9).
“These types of Field Periods allow students to explore
themselves and are personally rewarding and helpful in their
careers,” said Sally Berch, associate director of experiential
education.
Burke said students such as LaRocca, who conduct Field
Periods with non-profit organizations, come away with “an
understanding of the importance of service in society.”
While LaRocca concedes that his work at the Yates
County Humane Society could easily fall under the service
learning or personal development Field Period labels, he
stressed that career exploration was involved as well. Prior to
the Field Period, he had narrowed his choice of what to
study in graduate school to animal behavior, zoology, or environmental
chemistry.And now?
“Working with animals is definitely what I want to do,”
he said.
More than Just Field Periods
While Field Period is the centerpiece of Keuka’s commitment
to experiential education, examples of that commitment
can be found across campus.
LaRocca’s
Field Period
cemented
his graduate
Assistant Professor of Education Ellen
study plans.
Contopidis taught the new Remedial
Techniques course at Penn Yan Academy last
fall.
“Site-based education is an extension
of the Keuka College vision of experiential
education,” said Contopidis.“Providing
authentic environments for learning will
only add to the quality of the professionals
that leave Keuka College.”
Said junior Chris Clark:“I think we
learned a lot more by being inside a
school district and working directly with students.”
Members of Keuka’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE)
team annually take what they learn in the classroom and
apply it to the real world. Last year, they designed a marketing
plan for St. Mark’s Terrace, an independent-living complex
for senior citizens in Penn Yan.
Experiential education is also part of co-curricular life at
Keuka. Joanne Lurken ’00, who served as a resident assistant
(RA) during her tenure at Keuka, said that experience has
helped her as a teacher at East Syracuse Minoa Junior High
School.
“As an RA, I interacted with many students in many different
circumstances,” said Lurken.“I learned many communication
skills and learned how to deal with, and take control
of, different situations. I use these skills when I am up in front
of a class teaching.”
The campus employment program (work study), which is
administered through the Office of Experiential Education,
allows students to gain hands-on experience on campus. Like
the Field Period, work-study gives students the opportunity
to write resumes, search for jobs on-line, apply for a job, and
interview, according to Anne Marie Guthrie, assistant dean
for experiential education.
Several academic disciplines require practical, real-world
work experiences in addition to the four required Field
Periods. Some of those semester-long requirements are called
practicums; others are referred to as seminars or internships.
Lessons that Last a Lifetime
Practicums, Field Periods, co-curricular, and classroom
activities all offer Keuka students the opportunity to do and
understand.
And retain.
“Our experiential education philosophy is based on the
Kolb Learning Model, a process that requires students to
reflect,” said Professor of Nursing Nancy D. Bailey.
“Concrete experiences start off the process.”
According to Bailey, the student works through the theoretical
model, which forces him or her to critically think
through the situation and, in a similar situation, be able to
apply the new learning.
Said Burke:“In getting students to realize [experiential
education] is a cycle, we are preparing them to use it even
after they graduate.”

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More
Practical
Experience
By Tanya Cornell-Kestler ’01
Lakeside Keuka Park and “Windy City” Chicago may share similar weather conditions,
but the two locales have little else in common.
The stark contrasts between the two are what make the annual group Field
Period to Chicago so valuable.
For the past five years, up to 16 Keuka education students have spent two weeks
in separate classrooms assisting teachers at Byrd Academy, an inner-city Chicago public
school that encompasses grades kindergarten through eight.
The Keuka students live in the richest part of Chicago during the Field Period
and are required to travel, by public transportation or by foot, about six blocks to get
to Byrd Academy, located amidst housing projects in the poorest part of Chicago, said
Diane Burke, assistant professor of education and chair of the education division.
Burke led the Chicago Field Period its first four years in existence.
Katrina Wetherall ’99, now a second grade teacher at Penn Yan Elementary School
and resident director for Keuka College, was among the first group of students to go
to Chicago with Burke in January 1999, after receiving a Judith Oliver Brown
Memorial Scholarship. For Wetherall, originally from rural Warsaw, N.Y., the experience
was “powerful and unforgettable.”
“Living in the urban environment is a cultural experience on many different levels,”
said Burke.“For many students, this is their first time in a taxi or on a subway.”
Though Chicago was not Wetherall’s first exposure to an urban environment or a
different kind of culture (she has traveled to about nine different countries and
approximately 20 different states), Chicago was her “first immersed urban experience.”
“After two weeks, I felt like a resident of Chicago,” said Wetherall.
Wetherall’s comfort level was just as high in the classroom.
“I was a little nervous about being accepted at first,” Wetherall admitted, but her
apprehension was quickly dispelled.“I found the students were just as eager to learn
about me as I was them. I felt very natural.”
Wetherall’s host teacher, Judy Brakes, had her teaching lessons to the sixth graders
from day one.
In addition to the hands-on education experience, Chicago Field Period students
also have the opportunity to take in the culture of city, according to Burke.
One Sunday morning is reserved for the students to attend Wayman Church, an
African American church located near Byrd Academy.
The overall experience “makes them think about whether they want to work in
an urban setting,” said Burke.
No matter whether they are applying to an urban or a rural school, Burke has
seen the inclusion of the Byrd Academy Field Period on a resume land education students
job interviews.
“It is an extra element of versatility...that makes me stand out a bit,” said
Wetherall.
Having interned at Byrd
Academy “opens the door in a
competitive job market,” Burke
said.“It gives [education students]
an experience outside of the
norm, which is an advantage many
college students have never had.”
Katrina
Wetherall
poses with
her Byrd
Academy
students.
AROUND THE CORNER,
AROUND THE WORLD
Keuka College students conduct
Field Periods everywhere—around
the corner, the other side of town,
another part of the country, or in a
foreign land.
In January, students garnered
“real-world” experience in 20 states
and seven countries; from the glitter
and glitz of Las Vegas, Nev., to historic
Gettysburg, Pa.; from the familiar
surroundings of Keuka Park to the
strange environs of India.
Thanks to receiving Spiritual
Exploration Field Period scholarships,
freshman Jessica Bryant and senior
Meghann Riley engaged in realworld
experiences in other parts of
the world.
Bryant spent January as part of a
Presbytery of Geneva-sponsored mission
trip to Mexico while Riley, an
occupational therapy major, worked
with disabled children in a Cuenca,
Ecuador orphanage.
They were the first students to
receive the $500 scholarships, funded
by a $5,000 Institutional Renewal
Grant from The Rhodes Consultation
on the Future of the Church-Related
College.
Bryant’s Field Period took her to
the el Presbiterio del Caribe Bacalar,
located on the Yucatan Peninsula.
But she wasn’t the only Keuka
student to pursue a Field Period in
that part of the world.
Four students—sophomore Kim
Kreutter, juniors Erin Burger and
Sara Shepard, and senior Chris
Collum—under the supervision of
Professor of Spanish Michaela
Cosgrove and Professor of English
and Chair of the Division of
Humanities and Fine Arts Joanne
Desotelle engaged in a variety of
community service projects on
the Yucatan Peninsula in January.
The students stayed with
families of students who attend
the University of Carmen in
Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche,
Mexico.

After completing a Field Period
at Louisville last year, Krista
Robinson ’02 is now pursuing a
Ph.D. in biochemistry and
molecular biology at the university.
By Tanya Cornell-Ke Cornell-K
Learning in
Louisville
Carolyn Klinge ’79 fosters Field Period link with University
euka College alumni contribute to their alma
mater in myriad ways, including enhancing the
Field Period experiences of students.
Case in point: Carolyn M. Klinge ’79, associate
professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at
the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
Klinge’s reputation for running quality Field Periods in her
laboratory has grown to the point that Louisville is becoming
a popular destination for Keuka students in January.
Last year, biochemistry major Krista Robinson ’02, who is
now pursuing a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology
at Louisville, spent her Field Period with Klinge.This year,
Sara King ’04 chose the Klinge lab as her Field Period site.
King was the seventh Field Period student Klinge has hosted.
For Klinge, hosting Field Period students is a way to “give
back to Keuka what Keuka gave to me.” She credits Joan
Magnusen, professor of biology and Division of Natural
Sciences chair, for sending her students interested in biomedical
research.
Klinge’s research focuses on causes of the increased
instances of breast cancer in American women over the last 30
years, including the roles of estrogen and environmental pollutants.
It also addresses how antiestrogenic drugs, such as
Tamoxifen, work to treat breast cancer. She supervises projects
focused on how estrogens act to protect blood vessels, and
“the role of estrogen receptor beta in lung cancer.”
Klinge said her commitment to women’s health issues
stems from her days at Keuka, when it was a women’s college.

tler ler ’01
Tom Fougerousse
It was Klinge’s Field
Period experiences her
freshman and senior years
at Keuka that most impacted
the path she took after
receiving her bachelor’s
degree in biology.
Klinge said the Field
Period she completed her
freshman year served as her
first exposure to biomedical
research. Her last Field
Period exposed Klinge to
human cytogenetics, which
led to her decision to pursue
a master’s degree in
genetics.
Klinge received a M.S. in
genetics in 1981 and a
Ph.D. in pharmacology in
1984 from Penn State
University’s Milton S.
Hershey College of
Medicine. She went on to
do her post-doctoral fellowship
at the University of
Rochester School of
Medicine.
While living in
Rochester, Klinge was
active in the Keuka College
Alumni Association, and
served as president for two
terms.
“One of my goals as
president was to strengthen the ties of
alumnae and alumni to current students,”
said Klinge, who received the Eleanor
Judd Wilkes Service to Keuka Award in
1997.
Robinson said Klinge’s advice is what
influenced her to apply to the University
of Louisville School of Medicine.When
she arrived in Louisville for her Field
Period last year, she had no intention of
attending the University. Originally, the
Sayre, Pa., native wanted to stay close to
home during graduate school.
“I thought it (the Field Period) would
look good on applications [to other graduate
schools],” said Robinson.
After taking Klinge’s advice to apply
to Louisville, Robinson subsequently
interviewed with the school, and learned
she had been accepted when she returned
home.
“I felt more comfortable at Louisville,”
said Robinson,“probably because I had
already done a Field Period there.”
Tom Fougerousse
On her fall 2002 rotation with Klinge,
Robinson researched how estrogens stimulate
the progression of breast cancer and
how tumors can become resistant to
Tamoxifen. She is continuing this work
for her Ph.D. thesis.
Two weeks into her Field Period in
the Klinge Lab, King said the experience
was “going extremely well.”
“I’m learning more than I expected,”
said the junior biology major and
Binghamton native whose concentration is
biomedical studies.
King’s primary research project during
her Field Period sought to explain why
more women smokers than men smokers
develop lung cancer.
Among King’s goals for the Field
Period experience were becoming more
proficient in the laboratory and confirming
her interest in pursing research as a
career.
King said she wants to enter a
M.D./Ph.D. dual degree, medical scientist
training program after Keuka, which the
University of Louisville School of
Medicine offers. King said after eight years
of study in such a program, she would be
able to pursue a career that combines
medical practice with research.
And, in eight years, King could be
another example of a Keuka alumna giving
back to her alma mater by enhancing
the Field Period experiences of others.
Sara King ’04 completed
her January Field Period
in Carolyn Klinge’s ’79
lab at the U of L.

Advancing the Mission
of Keuka College
By Fran Crovetti, Executive Director of Development & Gift Planning
hrough the years, alumni, parents
and friends of the College have
demonstrated their generosity in many
ways.
In 1888, Rev. Dr. George Harvey
Ball purchased the farmland on which
Keuka College now sits for $15,751. He
and a committee consisting largely of
ministers then set out to raise the
$50,000 necessary to establish the
College by the sale of lots and by soliciting
funds and donated labor from
local residents.
What Ball had in mind was not an
elite institute catering to the needs of
students who could afford overpriced
tuition and luxurious facilities. In fact, a
brochure published one year after
Keuka’s founding in 1890 describes the
College’s purpose:
“The College is, pre-eminently for
the common people…With ample
endowment, it will raise an army of
country people from comparative ignorance
and consequent weakness to superior
men and women who shall bring
strength to the nation and help to
humanity.”
It certainly would have been simpler
and easier for Ball to create the kind of
institution that didn’t need to balance
the cost of operations against the ability
of students to pay for their education.
But he had a much loftier goal.And perhaps
the greatest testament to Ball’s original
vision for Keuka is that the College
is still, more than 110 years later, fulfilling
the same purpose.Today’s Keuka graduates,
most from rural communities and
families of modest means, are “bringing
strength to the nation and help to
humanity” in large numbers as teachers,
nurses, occupational therapists, business
people, scientists, and social workers.
Today, gifts to the College, much
like the gifts of a century ago, enable
Keuka to continue to fulfill its mission,
providing a high-quality education to all
deserving students, regardless of economic
need.
The Shaping the Future:
One Graduate at a
Time Campaign
In 1996, the College set out to raise
$25 million in gifts and pledges. On
June 30, 2002, campaign chair Esther
Yoder ’60 announced that a recordbreaking
$25.615 million had been
raised. Literally, thousands of gifts were
made toward the achievement of this
goal. In addition, more than 50 percent
of Keuka College alumni stood up and
were counted on the gift rolls.
What’s Next?
Although the College surpassed its
capital campaign goal, not all of the
objectives were met. Ongoing financial
challenges, including Keuka’s continuing
need to supply sufficient scholarship aid
to students and the effects of Sept. 11
on both donor and foundation giving,
have resulted in more donor funds
being directed toward operating expenses
and less funding being made available
for capital projects, including a new Ball
Hall. In addition, Keuka fell short of its
endowment goal.
Therefore, the current fund-raising
plan has two objectives: to continue to
support the annual budget and student
aid through gifts to the Keuka Fund and
to build the College’s endowment
through current and deferred major
gifts.
KEUKA MAGAZINE 12 WINTER 2003
Gift Opportunities
A gift to Keuka College may be
made in three ways. First, by giving to
the Keuka Fund, you will support both
the annual operating budget and student
scholarship aid. Second, a “major gift”
may be restricted for a specific purpose
and paid over a period of three to five
years. Finally, the deferred-giving program
encourages donors to consider
including the College in their estate
planning. Deferred gifts may come in
the form of an annuity or a trust, or, as
in the case of many donors, in the form
of an outright bequest.
The Keuka Fund —
At the Heart of it All
The Keuka Fund is designed to support
Keuka College by providing unrestricted
gifts for annual operating
expenses, including student aid and
scholarships, technology and academic
materials.The Keuka Fund benefits from
the participation of alumni, parents,
trustees, employees, businesses, foundations,
churches and other friends of the
College.
The world may have changed dramatically,
but Keuka College is still committed
to its mission of providing an
education uniquely grounded in values,
life experience, and service, and is still
counting on you.Through your contributions
to the Keuka Fund, you help to
continue a history of excellence, to
establish an even stronger learning environment,
and to fulfill a future of promise
for deserving students.
(For your convenience a pre-addressed return envelope
has been included in this issue of Keuka magazine.)

’Tis Better to
Give and Receive
“While I feel it is of the utmost importance to
support the annual Keuka Fund from which the vast
majority of current student aid is distributed, I feel
it is of equal importance to leave a legacy to Keuka
for future generations of needy students. I’ve chosen
to do this through a vehicle called the charitable gift
Senior Gerald Thompson and Marilyn Baader ’63
annuity. It’s easy to do, and it even has a number of
immediate tax advantages. I urge every loyal Keuka supporter to consider the purchase of at least one.”
Charitable giving does not have to be a
one-way street. If you are looking for
an income-producing gift that offers a
competitive rate of return and an
immediate income tax deduction,
consider a charitable gift annuity.
What is a charitable gift annuity
and how does it work?
A charitable gift annuity (CGA) is a
simple contract between one or two
donors and Keuka College. Under
the terms of the contract, you make
a charitable gift of cash or other
property to the College in exchange
for the College paying you a fixed
percentage of the total amount for
life.These payments will continue
regardless of how long you and/or
other designated recipients live.
Upon the death of the last recipient,
the remaining assets in the fund
revert to the College.
Immediate tax advantages
Because a portion of your CGA will
eventually be used for charitable purposes,
the Internal Revenue Service
entitles you to an income tax deduction
at the time of your gift.
Former Trustee Franz Stone Dies
Longtime College benefactor Franz T.
Stone died Sept. 1, 2002 in his Buffalo
home.
He was 95.
Stone served on the Board of Trustees
from 1984-86 and received an honorary
degree in 1999.
Before retirement, Stone was president
and chairman of the international
KEUKA MAGAZINE 13 WINTER 2003
Gift annuity rates
Keuka is free to set its own rates, so
long as the rates comply with New
York regulations, which are among the
most stringent in the country. Below is
a sampling of current charitable gift
annuity rates as recommended by the
American Council on Gift Annuities.
One Annuitant Rate of Income Two Annuitants Rate of Income
55 5.8% 55-55 5.1%
60 6.0% 60-60 5.6%
65 6.3% 65-65 5.8%
70 6.7% 70-70 6.1%
75 7.3% 75-75 6.5%
80 8.3% 80-80 7.1%
85 9.7% 85-85 8.1%
90+ 12.0% 90-90 12.0%
For additional information on life income gifts, call Fran Crovetti, executive director of
development and gift planning, directly at (315) 279-5235, e-mail him at
fcrovett@mail.keuka.edu, or use the pre-addressed return envelope included in this issue.
Columbus McKinnon Corp., which he
took over from his father at age 27. He
served as a wartime administrator in
Washington, D.C., during World War II
and the Korean War.
A promoter of fine theater, art and
music in Western New York, he served
on the boards of Studio Arena Theatre,
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and
—Marilyn Baader ’63, member, Board of Trustees
the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, becoming
a life member of each.
His wife, Katherine, died in 2000.
She also served on the board and held
an honorary degree from Keuka.
Katherine was founder and owner of
the Par Avion boutique as well as longtime
cultural and civic leader in Buffalo.
The Stones were married 65 years.

K
euka is off to an auspicious start in
its bid to retain the North Eastern
Athletic Conference (NEAC)
President’s Cup. Keuka’s fall teams won
three regular season and a trio of tournament
titles. Here’s a recap:
Men’s Soccer Follows NEAC Title
With ECAC Bid
There was some icing on the cake
for Coach Chris Condron’s men’s soccer
team in
2002.
After
repeating as
regular season
and tournament
NEAC
champions, the
Storm earned a
first-ever bid
to the ECAC
Division III
Northeast
Region tourna-
ment. Despite losing to eventual champion
University of Rochester in the
first round, Keuka finished the season at
12-5-1, the best in College annals.
Junior Loreto Barbone was named
NEAC Player of the Year for the second
consecutive season while senior
Kurt Bastian, sophomore Phil Blatner,
and junior Eric Holler earned spots on
the all-conference team.
Barbone led the Storm with 17
goals and 36 points, while Bastian finished
second in goals (12) and points
(30). Bastian led the Storm with 6
assists while his 88 career points puts
him No. 1 on the Keuka list. Blatner
notched 5 goals and 4 assists while
Holler, a defensive specialist, chipped in
2 goals and an assist.
Volleyball Sets Record for Wins
After defeating Medaille to claim a
share of the regular season NEAC title,
the Storm defeated the Mavericks in
S PORTS
Storm Continues NEAC Dominance
Kurt Bastian
the conference tournament final at
Medaille.
Coach Dave Sweet’s spikers set a
new school record for wins en route to
a 19-6 campaign.
Four players received conference
honors: seniors Michelle Kress and
Kerstin Lindholm-Davis, as well as
freshman Cori Hept were named to the
All-NEAC first team, while freshman
Janice Mars was named to the second
team.
Kress, the NEAC tourney MVP,
made the all-conference first team for
the second consecutive season. She put
together a terrific campaign in all
aspects, recording 171 kills, 34 service
aces, 159 digs, and 28 blocks to go along
with a .229 hitting percentage.
Women’s Soccer Claims Regular
Season Crown
After dominating NEAC opponents
all season long, the regular season conference
champion Storm failed to put
away Hilbert in the NEAC tournament
championship game, losing on penalty
kicks.
KEUKA MAGAZINE 14 WINTER 2003
Keuka finished 10-7-1 in Coach Jeff
Cleanthes’ first year at the helm.
Sophomore forward Donna
Maltagliati, who led the team with 14
goals, 6 assists, and 34 points, was named
NEAC Player of the Year.
Fellow Keuka booters Tessa Pozzi,
Liz Ryan, and Ardath Mockovicak were
rewarded for solid performances by
being named to the All-NEAC team.
Women Runners Win Inaugural NEAC
Meet
Keuka placed six runners in the top
10 en route to capturing the inaugural
NEAC championship.
Thirty-one NEAC runners competed
in the meet, held at Hilbert College.
The Storm finished 10 points ahead of
second place D’Youville College.
Angela Burchill led Keuka runners
with a third place finish, covering the
3.1-mile course in 24:22. Lanora Larkin
finished fourth in 24:24. Jana Benedict,
Amanda DeSio,Tabby Hurd, and Nicole
Stackpoole finished sixth, seventh,
eighth and 10th respectively.
.
A number of former laxers returned to campus for the alumni lacrosse game last
year. Back row, from left: Mike Horsington, Joe Cantanzaro, Chuck Lovejoy,
Chris Stack, Dan Miller, Dave Prince, Hans Stelmach, Mark Halik, Phil Elliott (former
assistant coach), Chad Granowski, Scott Maloney, Marc Marasco, Chip Bryant,
Jeremy Ring. Front row, from left: Joe Caraher, Dan Kempney, Greg DelGaudio,
Mike McMahon, Todd Buchko, Bill Hamrich, Pat Eustace, Todd Morgan, Pieter Van
Horn. Missing: Mark Henderson. The 2003 game will be held Saturday, May 3 at
11 a.m.

It’s early January 2003 and Leslie is
halfway through her senior year.
She wanted to be an occupational
therapist since she was 12-years-old.As I
watch her leave at 7 a.m. for her short
drive to the rehab center where she is
doing her final Field Period, I realize just
how close to that dream she is. She is
wearing scrubs and her name badge reads:
“Leslie Meistrich, Occupational Therapist,
Student.”
I remember back to that summer
almost four years ago when friends asked
us why we had chosen Keuka.There were
so many reasons; it was hard to explain
how we both knew it was the right
choice from our very first visit. My
daughter and I had different perspectives.
She responded with descriptions of the
campus and the reputation of the OT
program. I was more practical. I told
everyone that Keuka had a unique outlook
on the college experience: not only
would they educate my daughter for the
next four years, but the College believed
that its students should be prepared to get
a job when they graduated.
On one hand, Leslie had a distinct
advantage as a high school senior in her
college search efforts. She knew exactly
what direction she wanted to pursue,
which narrowed the field for potential
college choices. On the other hand, this
narrower focus also presented a distinct
disadvantage.The occupational therapy
curriculum was so specific, how would
we ever make a distinction between
schools? Together we visited nine colleges,
hoping to find an answer to that question
as we made our rounds. “Levels” would
be a part of her occupational therapy program
wherever she studied. During and
after her senior year, she would be working
and learning in the field.We both
realized from the very beginning that
Field Period set Keuka apart from the
other colleges that we visited.
By Addie Meistrich, chair
of the Parents Association
P ARENTS P ERSPECTIVE
Field Period Sets Keuka Apart
The experiential education program
would provide Leslie with hands-on,
work place-based exposure right from
her freshman year. She could make
choices for Field Periods those first three
years based on similar or other interests,
explore related professions, or choose
something totally different to try out.
She could go to Europe and experience
an entirely different culture and lifestyle.
By the time her senior year and her
required levels rolled around, she would
have a realistic outlook on what it would
be like in the “real world.” She would
either be totally secure with her
choice to pursue occupational
therapy, or she
would have had a
chance to change
her mind and
pursue another
career before she
made educational
and professional
commitments.
It seems like yesterday
when we arrived on
campus for New Student Orientation,
mother and daughter, entering a new
stage in our relationship as I prepared to
send my youngest child away to a college
that was more than 300 miles away.
She had chosen wisely. I know this was
the right place for her, but I was still
nervous.We both loved Keuka—before
she started classes—but our expectations
were not the same. I knew that her next
four years at Keuka would shape the rest
of her life. She was excited about getting
away from home and being on her own.
During her freshman year, Leslie
spent her first Field Period working with
a speech therapist in a state day program.
She worked one-on-one with a young
man with multiple disabilities, setting up
a new experimental communications
system for his use. During her sophomore
year, she went to Italy with
Professor Diamond, an experience that
she will remember for the rest of her life.
KEUKA MAGAZINE 15 WINTER 2003
Since Leslie’s passion has always been to
work with children, she did her junioryear
Field Period in an assisted living
facility, working in geriatrics to be sure
that she had a good perspective on the
opposite side of the life cycle. Now, in
her senior year, her Field Period is more
focused; actually, it’s the first level of her
occupational therapy internships.This is
the real thing, what she has chosen to do
with her life. It is almost 10 years since
she spent “Take Your Daughter to Work
Day” with a friend who is an occupational
therapist. She has not wavered in
her choices; this is what she wants
to do.
Keuka has
proved to be
a good match
for both mom
Addie and
daughter Leslie
Meistrich.
Leslie chose to stay with her original
program, but several of her friends
changed their majors after being exposed
to other options during their Field
Periods. I cannot help but think what
would have happened to these young
adults without those options. Many college
programs do not require anything
like internships or student teaching. How
do our children know what they really
want to do with their lives unless they
have the chance to try it out? What
options will they have in the “real world”
to see where a different path might take
them? What a great opportunity Keuka’s
Field Period program gives them to
explore these options.Then, they can settle
down in an area of study that will not
only educate them, but also prepare them
to get a job and become successful and
independent.
I guess Leslie’s and my expectations
were the same.

1938 Reunion Year
Ruth Carter Breitweiser, Laceyville, Pa.,
says her health took a bad turn in
November, and she has practically lost the
ability to walk.Things are a bit better now,
but she feels a lot of pain when she walks.
She thanks God each day that she can still
manage to get around and stay in her home.
1943 Reunion Year
Betty Lovell Miles, Englewood, Fla.,
enjoyed a 12-day trip to Spain and Portugal
with daughter-in-law Mary Ellen from
Columbia, Md. She and husband Dick are
enjoying their new home in North
Carolina, and spent three weeks in Maryland
and at their cottage on Canandaigua Lake.
Betty Wilton Smith, Mendoino, Calif., says
this year’s celebrations included the arrival of
her first grandchild, her 80th birthday with a
Mediterranean cruise, and her final academic
processional wearing the green and gold
stole at College of the Redwoods. She is
currently recovering from cervical neck surgery
to be followed with lumbar surgery.
Her main goal is to attend the Class of
1943’s reunion July 23-25. She hopes to see
as many “43ers” as possible.
1948 Reunion Year
1949
Madolin Littlewood Wells, Missoula,
Mont., and Bill enjoyed a month in Alaska
this past September, traveling in their pickup
and RV trailer.They spend three months
each winter in their RV in Nevada on Lake
Mead.
1950
Lucyna Bartusiak Perkins,
Hammondsport, N.Y., and her husband
spent two weeks in New York City following
the 911 tragedy. They served with the
Red Cross DSHR system in mass care and
health services at Ground Zero and Pier 94.
They received several awards and recognition
in our community for their volunteer
services.
1952
Patricia White Gardner, Livingston,Texas,
thoroughly enjoyed her 50th Keuka class
reunion. She has plans to head to Plainfield,
Ind., to see Harriet Varney and Mark
Hays.Then it’s on to San Antonio,Texas, to
meet with high school friends. A great year
for renewing friendships!
C LASS N OTES
1953 Reunion Year
Lois Holley Gilmour,Walnut Creek, Calif., and
her husband had a terrific reunion with classmate
Marie Kope Parks in Anacordes,Wash.
Helen Johnston Harwood, Rockville, Md., has
five grandchildren; the youngest turned one-yearold
Oct. 4, 2002.
Ruth Palmiter Spencer, Penn Yan, N.Y., and
her husband attended the wonderful “Celebrate
Keuka” event Aug. 3, along with visiting friend
Ruth Cramer ’54. She spent a glorious week
on Prince Edward Island with granddaughter
Sarah at an Elderhostel focused mainly on Lucy
Maud Montgomery and Anne of Green Gables.
Jackie McDermott Sutherland,Walnut Creek,
Calif., celebrated 45 years of marriage Aug. 4. She
has become a frequent flyer, traveling from
California to New York this past year. Her mother
was hospitalized and passed away in February
at the age of 97. Jackie had two family weddings
and is planning a trip to see their new grandson,
Blake William, born in August to Jill, Phil, and
Scot Wisniewski ’00 left his hometown
of Auburn two weeks after graduation,
hell bent on taking a bite out of
the Big Apple.
Most of the time, it
works the other way for
aspiring actor/singers:
New York City chews
them up and spits them
out.
But not in
Wisniewski’s case.
His off-Broadway,
one-man show Scot
Wisniewski:The Beginning
debuted at Don’t Tell
Mama, a cabaret house, completed a
sold-out, two-month run last year and
will return for another engagement in
March.The show chronicles his life
experiences since moving to New York
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Kara Gebhardt in New York City. She has
five grandchildren.
1955 1958 Reunion Year
1960
Hope Hannant Stewart, Petaluma, Calif.,
is busy with volunteer work including a
membership on the board of directors of the
local affiliate of Rebuilding Together with
Christmas. She prepares meals once a week
at the local soup kitchen and volunteers for
their Unitarian Church.
1961
Julia White Greene, Syracuse, N.Y., sold
her last house in October and is spending
her time with her four grandchildren, ages
14, 4, 2 and 1.
Florence “DeDee” Schoenherr Connor,
Lexington, Mass., is a real estate broker with
Coldwell Banker. She says it would be great
to network with other Keuka real estate
agents. She welcomes your calls at (781)
863-0321.
Wisniewski’s Star on the Rise
By Gretchen Bence
City, including his efforts to make it
to Broadway.
Reviews have been glowing:
“Scot is an amazing entertainer,” said
Maureen Phillips of New York
Voice.
“Scot Wisniewski has
style, charisma, and class,”
reported Marc Watson of
the Chicago Sun.
Wisniewski has appeared
in such movies as The Royal
Tenenbaums and Bad
Company and TV shows
including 100 Centre Street
and Third Watch.
He also recorded a CD titled Scot
Wisniewski-A Classic Christmas.
The CD and other information
on the versatile performer are available
at www.scotwisniewski.com(.)

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1962
Maryagnes Thompson Kerr, Dulles,Va.,
and husband Graham are on the move again,
this time to Romania. Graham is working for
the Agency for International Development.
Daughter Yinka is living in Zimbabwe working
for WHO/CDC on their polio eradication
projects in the conflict areas of Africa.
Son Stephen and his family are weavers and
live in Salem, N.Y.
Frances Taylor Sullivan, Fulton, N.Y., was
recently presented with the John Foster
Burden Award for her demonstrated integrity,
creative ability, and selfless dedication working
toward achieving a lasting positive contribution
to the aging population in the Greater-
Oswego County community.
Sharon Menter Vincent, Rochester, N.Y.,
was honored as Social Worker of the Year during
Social Work Month last March.The honor
came from the National Association of Social
Workers - Genesee Valley Division.
1963 Reunion Year
Jackie Morris Siegfried,West Chester, Pa.,
retired from the Chester County Health
Department in 2001. She enjoys volunteer
work for Chester County and church committees.
Life’s been
busy for Frank
’91 and Karlie
Shaver ’93
since they
graduated from
Keuka. They
married in
2001 and
welcomed baby
Emily Rose
April 1, 2002.
People who enter the office of
Madeline Porter Shampine ’55
at Aurora of CNY Inc. in
Syracuse know right away
where she went to college and
what her favorite magazine is:
Keuka.
1964
Nancy Feuss Roney, Mountain Home, Ark.,
says one of the most wonderful joys of this
time in her life is grandparenthood. Son Trip
and his wife, Meg, are expecting their fourth
child in February. He/she will join Ethan,
Quade, and Elizabeth.Their daughter, Beth,
and her husband, Jeff, had twins last February
(Connor and Gillian).
1965
Karen Ellis Hoffman, Haddonfield, N.J., and
husband Bill enjoy being grandparents to new
granddaughter, Julia Lynn, born April 24.
Karen had back surgery and is doing well.
Susan Whitney Kastner, Loudon,Texas,
continues to enjoy retirement and the time
she can give back to her church and community.
On a personal level, she recently recorded
a 150-yard hole-in-one.
Dr. Geraldine Fisher Wolfe, Elmira, N.Y.,
was recently featured in the Corning Leader for
her “leadership and dedication to the education
of young people...” She is the superintendent
of the Catlike Central School District
in the Catskill Mountain region.
1967
Pride in Keuka
Dayle Reynolds Ziesmer, Swanzey, N.H.,
has added a new cairn puppy,Tuppence, to the
family. She is their first show dog, and took
third place in her class of 18, six- to ninemonth
old bitches, at the Cairn Terrier Club
of America (CTCA). She continues to write a
column for the CTCA magazine and to edit
its yearbook.
1968 Reunion Year
Dr. Lois Breur Krause, Pickens, S.C., says
her book How We Learn & Why We Don’t:
Student Survival Guide is in the third edition
and selling very well. It is having a major
impact on effectiveness of teaching and student
achievement across the country. It is
available at www.amazon.com(.)
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Virginia McCarroll Griffen, Stillwater,
N.Y., retired from teaching in June 2001.
Classmate Ande Roumelis Rooney and
husband Peter attended Virginia’s wedding in
September 2001.
1969
Beverly J. Salm, Pomona, N.Y., retired in
June 2002 after 33 years of teaching in
Suffern, N.Y. She traveled to Italy last
October, Quebec in January, and she’s off
to Sun Valley, Idaho in March.“Ahh, life is
wonderful,” she says.
1971
Elaine Crowell, Roswell, Ga., completed a
specialist in education degree (Ed.S.) in middle
grades/mathematics in July at Mercer
University, Macon, Ga.
Dusti Rhoades, Class of 1971 president,
Penn Yan, N.Y., shares that the Saturday
evening reception at the Lucina in 2001
brought 24 gloved 1971-ers together for their
30th reunion class picture. A follow-up gathering
in August 2002 brought together Linda
Huberdeau Doty, Carol Schneider
Pinneo, Katherine Hull, Mary Jane
Frazier Sieczkos, Noreen Reynolds
Bailey, and Dusti Rhoades. By phone they
heard from Christine Timber who was
unable to join the group, and Karen
McMahon, who has been experiencing
markedly challenging health issues. Class
members wishing to join or contact the
group for any future summer gatherings may
contact Dusti at 103 Old Pines Trail, Penn
Yan, N.Y. 14527, or by e-mail at
dusti71@aol.com(.)
1972
Judith Wittman Bean, Utica, N.Y., spent
some time this past summer with Sheryl
Tally Schwaber when she visited them in
the Adirondacks. Judith is currently teaching
fifth grade in Sauquat, N.Y., and is co-chairperson
(with Pam Queck Joswick ’74) for
social studies curriculum in the elementary
building.

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1973 Reunion Year
Carolyn “Sue” Palmer Jordan, Lyons,
N.Y., says she, husband Bob, and four dogs
moved back to New York state from North
Carolina after her mother passed away. Sue is
an insurance agent in Newark and staff writer
for the Courier-Gazette. She is also a genealogist
for the Foote Family Association of
America. Bob and Sue are both firefighters,
while Sue is also an EMT.
Lora Outhouse Vazquez, Aurora, N.Y., says
younger son Adam will transfer to Keuka this
spring. She participated in Keuka’s College
Major Fair in October.
1975
Amey Steere Morris, N. Smithfield, R.I., is
a new grandmother.
1976
Arlene Wesley Cash, Fayetteville, Ark., is
working with other members of the ALA
(Afro-Latin Alliance) to put together a directory
of past members. If you were a member
of ALA, or know someone who was, please
contact her at acash@uark.edu(.)
Julia MacDonald Staats, Belle Mead, N.J., is
a fourth grade teacher at Amsterdam School
in Hillsborough Township School District.
She received the 2001-02 Teacher of the Year
award from the school.The award is presented
through the Governor’s Teacher Recognition
Program.
1977
Jackie Black Curtis, Pearl River, La., is a
homeschool mom.
1978 Reunion Year
Anne Hedges Young, Barre,Vt., is works for
the Vermont Army National Guard as occupational
health nurse, with the rank of major.
She travels to Italy every six months for training,“an
excellent opportunity,” she writes.
1980
Lori Cockey Peterson, Colorado Springs,
Colo., is the director of Home Health, a portion
of the business she started a year ago at
Right At Home. She has five children: Leah,
24; Laura, 22; Derek, 14; Devin, 12; and
Charity, 10.
1981
Danette Sullivan Davis, Auburn, N.Y., children’s
librarian at Seymour Library in Auburn,
was honored recently as the 2002 recipient of
the Joan Cooke Youth Services Award.The
award, given annually to one librarian in a
five-county region, honors outstanding service
to young people.
Leigh Seigle Small, Fairport, N.Y., has
advanced to a doctoral candidate with the
goal of graduating in June 2003 with a Ph.D.
in nursing. She is a grant recipient from the
National Association of Pediatric Nurse
Practitioners.
1982
Jackie Streiff, Baldwinsville, N.Y., was promoted
to patient service manager in the
PACU at SUNY Upstate Medical University
in Syracuse, N.Y.
1983 Reunion Year
\\\ 1985
Barbara Bennett, Ballston Spa, N.Y.,
moved into a new home with Tammy
Marshall ’87. Barbara has been promoted
to assistant director of nursing
at the Eddy Cohoes Rehabilitation
Center, Cohoes, N.Y.
Nancy Fletcher Eaton,Webster,
N.Y., was featured on WOKR,
(Channel 13), in Rochester for an
Educator of the Week clip.
Cindy Hale Welgoss, Fairfax Station,
Va., is happily settled in Northern Virginia
with husband Jeff and children Allison, 10 and
Luke, 7. She is a stay-at-home mom and is
active with volunteer projects at her childrens’
school (Trinity Christian), church (McLean
Bible), and sports teams.They are planning a
summer family mission trip through the
Christian Medical and Dental Society with
Jeff (a urogynecologist) and kids. She is looking
forward to using her nursing skills there.
1987
Tammy Marshall, Ballston Spa, N.Y., recently
moved into a house. She is a graphic
designer for a local company in Saratoga
Springs. She won first prize for her
Gettysburg quilt, based on the three-day Civil
War battle.
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Gene McMillen, Seaford, Md., is an instructor
of nursing at Wor-Wic Community
College.
1988 Reunion Year
Marcia Young Hudson, Canandaigua, N.Y.,
and husband John adopted three children last
July: Harry, 3; Katherine, 5; and Katie, 6.
1990
Julie Mirabito Wicker, Pflugerville,Texas,
recently added her seven-year-old nephew to
her family.They are “expecting” their first
child this December/January from China.
They will travel to China in spring 2003 to
bring her home.
Michael Canny, Macedon, N.Y., is a principal
at the Red Jacket Central School District
middle school.
Keuka women were out in style as they celebrated with bride Alicia
McMillon ’00 on July 20, 2002. Left to right: Lealani Gifford,
Jennifer Furner ’00, Heather McMillon, Alicia McMillon-Roberson
’00, Captain John Roberson, Erica McMillon, Elizabeth Bliley ’99,
Kathy Parde, Susan Zirkle ’99. Flower girl was Brittany Roberson.
1991
Richard Garcia, Syracuse, N.Y., started a
new job as a carrier-accountant. He and wife
Joanne celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary
(they met at Keuka) last November, and
daughters Kayla, age 12, and Tia, age 5, are
doing wonderful.
1992
Kyle Bower, Penn Yan, N.Y., has been named
principal of Hammondsport Primary School
and the Curtiss School.
Teri Lashway Ratcliffe,Oswego,N.Y.,
earned a master’s degree in human
services/counseling at Oswego State
University last August.

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Mark Spadafore, Liverpool, N.Y., is
employed by the Central New York Labor
Federation, AFL-CIO.
1993 Reunion Year
Jennifer Murray Cughan, Bloomsberg, Pa.,
is a supports coordinator (case worker) at
County MH/MR.
Michael Dowd, Geneva, N.Y., was elected
the West Street Elementary School (Geneva)
P.T.A. president for the 2002-03 school year.
He is a member of the board of directors of
Health Quest Foundation, which funds the
Council of Alcoholism of the Finger Lakes.
He is also a Community Connections team
leader at the Geneva Wegmans store.
Patricia Schmitz Low, Hamburg, N.Y., and
husband Gardner own and run a garden center
called Cooper Ridge Gardens in the
Hamburg area. She continues to work parttime
as a case manager for an assisted living
facility.
Heather Meyer Tellier, Scotch Plains, N.J.,
says she has moved nine times over the past
five years, and has had many challenging and
rewarding teaching jobs. She and husband
Aaron, who is a marketing manager for
Harrisdirect, have two children, Faith and
Claire. She has taken a break from teaching
full-time to be a mom. She continues to work
part-time as a private learning consultant.
They hope to make a final move to New
England sometime soon. She looks forward to
next summer’s reunion and catching up with
everyone from the Class of 1993.
Annette Paro Waterson,
LaFargeville, N.Y., worked in the
Watertown area as an occupational
therapist until June 2001 when she
became a stay-at-home mom. She has
recently begun homeschooling her
children for religious reasons.
Michelle Ropeter, Camden, Del.,
is the director of social services at
Capitol Nursing Home in Dover,
Del. She recently received her
LCSW-C license.
Rebecca McIntosh Booker, Round Lake
Beach, Ill., and husband Dan bought a house
last year.
Jennifer Lonneville Crane, Clifton Springs,
N.Y., moved into a new home in January
2002.
Jennifer Miller, Hampton,Va., graduated
from Old Dominion University in Norfolk,
Va., last August with a master’s degree in
community health with a concentration in
health care management. She has been working
as an occupational therapist at Riverside
Rehabilitation Institute since 1997 with a
move to the outpatient clinic in 2001.
Former Faculty Member Stimson Dies
S
ister Miriam M. Stimson, professor
and chair of chemistry at Keuka
from 1969 to 1978 and professor emerita
of chemistry at Siena Heights
University, died June 15, 2002, in
Adrian, Mich.
Stimson received a B.S. from St.
Joseph College (now Siena Heights
University) in 1936 and earned master’s
(1939) and doctoral (1948) degrees in
physical organic chemistry from the
Institutum Divi Thomae in Cincinnati.
She taught at Siena Heights College
(now University) from 1939 to 1969,
establishing a research program that
involved undergraduate students and
1994
1995
1996
chairing the science program during
many of those years.
After her nine-year tenure at Keuka,
Stimson returned to Siena Heights as
director of the graduate program, a post
she held until retiring in 1991.
Stimson’s research on the structure
of nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds
resulted in a series of publications during
the 1940s and led her to develop
the KBr disk method for taking the
infrared spectra of solids. In retirement,
she was frequently called upon by local
industries for scientific consultation.
She was an emeritus member of the
American Chemical Society.
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Michele Santana ’00 and Patrick Taylor ’01 took time out of
their wedding day on Date. 12, 2002 to pose with the Keuka
alumni who attended. Left to right, top row: Yvonne Freeman
’99, Alicia DelleFave-Castellon ’00, Amber Rice ’99, Sissy Davis
’99, Rene Szalkai ’00. Bottom row: Adam Van Skiver ’01, Patrick
Taylor, Michele Santana-Taylor, and Shawn Beldue ’00
1997
Sheila McHale Alvares, Andover, Mass., is
an occupational therapist on the stroke/neurology
program at Spaulding Rehabilitation
Hospital in Boston, Mass.
Angela Morehouse Hughes, Fort Shaw,
Mont., is a full-time mom to her two-yearold
son, Quinn. She is a full-time student
again in a MSN program at Gonzaga
University, earning her FNP. She plans to
work in Montana as a FNP in rural medicine.
1998 Reunion Year
Laura Lindquist Balmer, Gillett, Pa.,
recently earned her master’s degree in nursing
with certification as an adult nurse practitioner
from Syracuse University. She received the
“Nursing Scholarship Award” from the faculty.
She is currently employed as a nurse practitioner
with Associated Radiologists of the
Finger Lakes and is working in radiation
oncology at the Falck Cancer Center in
Elmira, N.Y.
Lisa French Lamberson, Painted Post, N.Y.,
is employed at Corning, Inc.
1999
Veronica Bedette, Hales Corners,Wisc.,
graduated from Quinnipiac University in May
2002. She is a pathologist assistant.
Melynda Malone Kaufman, Hannibal,
N.Y., began teaching special education 12:1:1
at Kenney Elementary School last September.
Karen Darling Monforte, Endicott, N.Y., is
a fourth grade teacher at Owego-Apalachin
Schools in Owego, N.Y.
Kelly Van Valkenburg, Frankfort, N.Y.,
graduated with a master of arts degree in
organizational management from University
of Phoenix in August.

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IN OR OUTSIDE OF THE BELTWAY,
’72 GRAD WILL WORK FOR CHANGE
Term limits weren’t a
consideration when our
founding fathers laid the
groundwork for the legislative
branch of the federal government.
However, they didn’t envision
the career politician concept either.
What they had in mind was
someone such as Melissa Moore
Brown ’72, a former nurse, physician,
wife, and mother of three.
“I didn’t run for office to
become a politician,” said Brown,
who ran for Pennsylvania’s 13th
District seat in the House of
Representatives last November.
Rather, Brown threw her hat
into the ring because of her passion
for one of the most serious issues
facing this country: health care.
“We’ve had some health problems
in my family and while we are
fortunate to have good coverage
now, I am not at all comfortable with
what might happen in the years to
come,” said Brown, a member of the
College Board of Trustees.
Brown, who lost a Republican
primary for the 13th District seat in
1998, won the primary four years
later, earning the right to challenge
Democrat incumbent James Hoeffel.
“I got into the race because I
didn’t think he was interested in
health care reform,” said Brown, an
ophthalmologist in Flourtown, Pa.,
and director of the Center for Value
Based Medicine.
Knocking off incumbents in the
House of Representatives is harder
than beating Tiger Woods at Augusta,
and when the Brown-Hoeffel race
kicked off, the challenger was 20
points behind in the polls.What
made Brown’s task even more daunt-
ing was the fact that the 13th
District had been re-drawn to
include Northeast Philadelphia, a
heavily Democratic region, as well as
suburban Montgomery.
Nonetheless, Brown whittled in
to Hoeffel’s lead and as the race drew
tighter, the campaign took on, as one
local paper reported,“a hard edge.”
“I’m a caretaker.
I take care of people,
but politics is nothing
like that. It’s a
nasty business,” said
Brown.“The majority
of the most qualified
people choose
not to run because it
is so nasty. I do
believe it’s a game
you have to play.”
And, it’s a
tougher game for women.
“Let’s face it, politics is still a
guy’s world,” said Brown.“You have
to bash your way in.”
A week before the election,
Brown pulled slightly ahead of
Hoeffel in the polls. In the end, the
incumbent prevailed by three percentage
points, thanks in part to the
coattails of Ed Rendell, the successful
Democrat candidate for governor in
Pennsylvania.
The genesis of Brown’s interest
in politics can be traced to her days
at Keuka.
“I was a nursing major and while
I enjoyed my nursing courses, I really
liked my government courses,” said
Brown, who also completed a Field
Period in the most political city in
the world:Washington, D.C.
After receiving a bachelor’s
degree in nursing from Keuka,
Brown earned a master’s degree in
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nursing from Emory University and
then received a Doctor of Medicine
degree from Thomas Jefferson
University in Philadelphia. Five years
ago, she earned a M.B.A. from St.
Joseph’s University.
A diverse education has led to a
diverse career: nurse, physician,
teacher, business owner, and, save for
a few percentage points,
member of the U.S.
House of
Representatives.Would
she consider a third run
at Congress?
“I don’t know,” she
said.“I’m not interested
in grasping for something
that is not there.
I’d have to see a scenario
where I could win.”
But if she does
decide to run, expect her to go allout.
“Is it worth it? Yes, I believe it
is,” said Brown of the 18-hour days
on the campaign trail and the attack
ads.“You have to realize that it’s the
politicians—the policymakers—who
run our lives; they affect our lives.”
And even though she isn’t in
Washington, she continues to
advance her cause—quality, affordable
health care—through the Center
for Value Based Medicine, a think
tank which she and husband Gary,
also a physician, founded.
“Forty million people in this
country are uninsured,” said Brown.
“We are No. 1 in the world in the
amount of money we spend on
health care but we are No. 72 in the
kind of health care we provide.”
Brown aims to change all that.
No matter where her soapbox is
stationed.

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2000
Jessica Acheson, Enfield, Conn., and her
boyfriend purchased a house in Enfield. She is
teaching severely emotionally disturbed children
at Connecticut Children’s Medical
Center.
Kelly Bruni, Edmeston, N.Y. has joined the
staff of the CoopersTown Crier.
Maureen Little Cook, Liverpool, N.Y., is an
occupational therapist with Onondaga-
Cortland-Madison BOCES.
Carrie Hessney, Glen Oaks, N.Y., has been a
practicing occupational therapist for the last
two years. She recently bought a home in
Long Island, and is studying at Touro
University International for a master’s degree
in public health (MPH).
Garth Hill, Owego, N.Y., recently purchased
a home built in 1842. He says it needs some
work, but is absolutely beautiful. He will finish
his master’s degree in special education
specialization in May 2003 from Elmira
College. He is starting his third year of teaching
ninth grade special education at Owego
Free Academy.
Joanne Lurken, DeWitt, N.Y., is currently
enrolled at LeMoyne College in the MSEd.
program.
Alicia McMillon-Roberson, Lawton, Okla.,
earned her master’s degree in reading from
SUNY Cortland last August. She is working
towards her doctoral degree and teaching
while stationed in Fort Sill, Okla.
2001
Joanna Instone, Jemmyn, Pa., is employed by
Tri-County Human Services Center in
Carbondale, Pa., working in Forest City
Elementary Schools Partial Hospitalization
Program as a therapist.
Sarah Norton, Camden, N.Y., was elected as
the central district treasurer for NYSOTA.
Rachel Zacharewski, Branchport, N.Y., is
teaching mathematics at Naples Central School.
2002
Meghan Ritchie, Branchport, N.Y., is teaching
sixth grade special education as an inclusion
teacher at Bath Haverling Middle School.
2003
Anne Marie Grimmer, Bath, N.Y., was
recently presented with a $1,000 scholarship
from the Quotal International of Bath, N.Y.,
for her work as an outstanding student and
citizen in the area.
Marriages
Beryl Leebrick ’71 to Craig Westfall,Aug. 11, 2001
Lori Cockey ’80 to Thomas Peterson, April 17,
1998
Terri Esford ’85 to Paul Nichols, Aug. 17, 2002
Mark Spadafore ’92 to Karen Bambacht, June 22,
2002
Rebecca McIntosh ’95 to Daniel Booker, March
26, 2002
Julie Crowe ’96 to Jerry Dieg, Aug. 3, 2002
Sheila McHale ’97 to Kevin Alvares, July 6, 2002
Lisa French ’98 to Derwin Lamberson, Aug. 3,
2002
Melynda Malone ’99 to Victor Kaufman II, June
29, 2002
Susan Recotta ’99 to Jeremy Smalline, July 21,
2002
Karen Darling ’99 to Joseph Monforte, June 29,
2002
Alicia McMillon ’00 to Captain John Roberson,
July 20, 2002
Michele Santana ’00 to Patrick Taylor ’01, Aug.
24, 2002
Bobbi Jo Hooker ’00 to Robert Haley, July 13,
2002
Maureen Little ’00 to Kevin Cook, April 13, 2002
Doreen Bennett ’02 to Jason Prodgers, June 1,
2002
Jennifer Johnson ’02 to Jody Butler, Oct. 12, 2002
Births
To Michael Trombly ’90 and Kathy Bell, a
daughter, Sarah Elizabeth, on June 21, 2002
To Frank Rinere ’91 and Karlie Shaver ’93,a
daughter, Emily Rose, on April 1, 2002
To Terri Lashway ’92 and Jake Ratcliff, a son,
Nathan, on Jan. 13, 1998, and a daughter, Natasha,
on Oct. 9, 2000
To Cheryl Bannister ’92 and Michael Herold, a
son, James, on Sept. 10, 2002
To Heather Campbell-Meyer ’93 and Aaron
Tellier, a daughter, Claire, on Sept. 3, 2002, and a
daughter, Faith, on Aug. 8, 1999
To Lynn Jarmac ’93 and Brian Amell ’95, a son,
Andrew Brian, on Jan.13, 2002
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To Rebecca McIntosh ’95 and Daniel Booker, a
daughter, Stefany Grace, on Aug. 7, 2002
To Kathryn Bruno ’95 and James Bogart, a son,
Thomas James, on Sept. 1, 2002
To Jennifer Lonneville ’95 and Lewis Crane, a
daughter, Sarah Ann, on Feb. 9, 2002, and a son, Jeffrey
Lewis, on July 3, 2000
To Holly Martin Briere ’98, a daughter, Rachel,on
July 13, 2002
To Heidi Galligan ’99 and Greg Crooker, a
daughter, Lauren Alyssa, on Sept. 6, 2002
In Memoriam
Marian Waterman Symonds ’29, Nov. 15, 2002
Dorothy Walter ’33, Sept. 21, 2002
Twila Chapin Titus ’38, Oct. 11, 2002
Beverly Seid Choper ’41, Dec. 23, 2002
Anne Bethel ’44, May 26, 2002
Eleanor Berg Selig ’45, Aug. 20, 2002
Sue Betzinger Logue ’46, July 4, 2002
Rita Singer Smith ’47, Aug. 16, 2002
Mary McCrudden Simon ’47, Aug. 16, 2002
Gloria Stroud Long ’48, Dec. 30, 2002
Mary Overslaw Wood ’48, Sept. 14, 2002
Russell Schneider, husband of Anne Preston
Schneider ’48, Oct. 25, 2002
Miriam Foster Hayes ’49, Oct. 26, 2002
John Parks, husband of Gladys VanVoorhis Parks ’50,
July 19, 2002
June Otteman Adams ’51, Oct. 24, 2002
Sandra Brimmer Kuusela ’56, Oct. 2, 2002
Eileen Coxill Softley ’56, Oct. 6, 2002
Kenneth Yates, husband of Gale Pemberton ’62, Aug.
13, 2002
Beverly Brodribb Multer ’93, Nov. 20, 2002
Mark Spadafore ’90 and his Keuka pals at his June
22, 2002 wedding. Seated, left to right: Denise Mann
’91, Dawn Roberts Gobrick ’94, Eliane Kleehammer.
Standing: John Gobrick ’92, Dr. Tim Rydell ’91,
Spadafore, and Mark Kleehammer ’91.

Mark Your Calendar
Keuka College
Keuka Park, N.Y. 14478
www.keuka.edu
May Day Weekend (May 9-11)
· Friday, May 9: President’s Forum/Carl and Fanny
Fribolin Lecture.
· Saturday, May 10: Parents Association meeting, Alumni
Association meeting, Leadership and Moving Up ceremonies.
· Sunday, May 11: Honors Convocation, Athletic Awards Banquet.
Commencement (May 25)
· Esther Yoder ’60 will deliver the commencement address.
Reunion (July 21-27)
· The reunion brochure, including registration materials, will be included
in the next issue of Keuka magazine.
Fourth Annual Keuka College Golf Classic (July 21, Lakeside Country
Country Club, Penn Yan)
· Contact Cass Crovetti at (315) 279-5212 for details.
www.keuka.edu
The Class of ’52 celebrated its 50th reunion in 2002
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