Winter 2009 - Mitchell College

Class of 2008
Alexandra Chalovicz
has taken a job as an
Associaon Associate with
SmithBucklin, the world‘s
largest associaon management
company in Washington,
DC. www.smithbucklin.com. She has
shared that she loves her job and is enjoying
the excitement of Washington, DC.
Class of 2000
David Apuzzo has opened up a brand new
Photography and Art Gallery in Hamden,
CT and celebrated a Grand Opening on
October 25. David’s Gallery features work
by local arsts in addion to serving as a
studio and gallery for his own work.
Check out David’s website at
www.davidapuzzophotography.com.
Class of 1987
Paul Tolley, Vice President of Syntec Opcs,
was recently awarded a patent for a new
technology he co-developed.
Class of 1958 – Happy 50th!
Sheila Epstein Stockel and husband Ted
were present for the fesvies during Fall
Weekend in October. Sheila is a rered
banker. “We do a lot of travelling and in the
last 6 months have been in Hawaii, Alaska,
Canada and several other states. We have
grandchildren, two aending Arizona State
University and one in high school.” Sheila
and Ted’s email address is
tsstockel@yahoo.com.
Francis Coogan, from Pearl, Mississippi,
was not able to aend the Fall Weekend.
He said “that he had some of his finest
days here at Mitchell and it prepared him
for senior college and his life in general.”
Merri Helfferich, “For the past year I have
been doing External Progress Evaluaons
on U.S. government-funded educaon
grants to Alaska educaonal instuons for
improvement of Alaska Nave aainment.
I’ve also hiked and camped in the Colorado
Weminuche Wilderness high country,
visited Greece and Turkey, and floated the
Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.
In October I presented two work sessions
at the Society of Research Administrators
Internaonal conference in Washington,
DC. My wife and I will spend three weeks
in El Salvador to work with Salvadorian
high school teachers to help improve their
conversaonal English and then spend
several months in New Mexico where we
will be doing a lot of bicycling, hiking, and
entertaining friends from Alaska fleeing
the cold and dark.”
Class of 1959
Barbara Nye (Mrs. Norman Strojny) writes
“I’ve achieved 75 years of age, remarried
four years ago, relocated to Delta, Utah.
My experience as an alumna of ’59 was
a foundaon to finish my Bachelor of
Science in Business in 1995 at Charter
Oak. I am an observer with my husband
of a dairy, run by my son John Nye and
wife Maria; it is a window on life.”
Class of 1964
William (Bill) Bonvie has published a new
book entled “Chemical-Free Kids, The
Organic Sequel.” Bill writes “I was the
editor-in-chief of Thamesana during the
’63-’64 school year. (You might say I was
a protégé of Ted Hargrove, from whom I
learned the fundamentals of good journalism),
and am currently a free-lance writer,
having contributed commentary to a number
of newspapers over the past quarter
century as well as having co-authored a
couple of other books.” Check out Bill’s
book at www.chemicalfreekids.com.
Class of 1971
Edward Belbruno debuted
his latest painng on
October 4, 2008, tled
Oppenheimer Channeled
as Microwave Radiaon of
the Universe. This artwork
was created especially
for the Metropolitan Opera Guild’s Panel
Discussion, Atomic Fallout: The World of
the Bomb. Edwards work can be viewed
at www. edbelbruno.com. In addion,
Edward has wrien a new book
“Belbruno’s Universe” which offers an
inmate glimpse into the life of the arst.
Class of 1974
Dan Mara, Commissioner of the Central
Atlanc Collegiate Conference has been
elected President of the Eastern College
Athlec Conference. Previously Dan was
Associate Vice President for Athlecs and
Fitness at Post University and Assistant
Director of Athlecs and Women’s
Basketball Coach at Mitchell College.
Class of 1948 Happy 60th!
Rose Ann Strazzo and Don Slate organized
a lively group of alumni for Fall Weekend;
in aendance were Jack Riley of Avon,
Jim Robertson of Mysc, and Margaret
Picazio of Boca Raton, Florida, Burnadine
Flanagan of Houston Texas, who came to
visit her grandson who aends Mitchell
and to reconnect with her classmates. All
had a wonderful me at a recepon held
at Rose Ann’s home and dinner at On the
Waterfront.
Marriages
Kenneth Arthur Phaiah, Jr. ’03 (Criminal
Jusce) married Sarah Marilyn Davis on
June 7, 2008 in Pomfret, CT. They live
in Oneco, CT and both are members of
the Oneco Fire Department and Moosup
Ambulance.
Engagements
Eric Binder ’96 and Jenny Loveland in
Concord, NH
Jonathan Fuller ’01 and Holly Baker,
Columbia, MO
Mahew Bole ’82 and Tammy Moisan,
Brookline, MA
In Memoriam
Ralph DePalma ‘38
Carol A. L’Heureux ’78
Wallace Nordstrom ‘60
Alfred “Joe” Pysyk ’41
Raymond Palmer, Jr. ’59
George Flanzer ‘60
George Carver ‘72
Robert Faulkner ‘49
Stephen Sala ‘66
Class Notes
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