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Retiring Faculty 2015In Gratitude for 129 Years ofInspired Teaching, Counseling,Intellectual Inquiry, and LoyalService to Phillips Academyphotos by Dave Whiteshirley a. veenema|instructor, art1979–2015thomas e. mcgraw|instructor, English1983–2015•1778| | | The Constitution states that PA “shallJohn Phillips donates $20,000The Constitution of PhillipsAcademy is signed by its Calvinistfounders, Samuel Phillips Jr. and hisuncle, Dr. John Phillips.Equity &Inclusiontimeline 20 Andover | Spring 2015•1778be ever equally open to Youth...from everyquarter.” It also mandates that instructors beChristian and teach the “truth of Christianity.”•1789for the purpose of educating “poorchildren of genius, and of seriousdisposition especially.”

andall s. Peffer|instructor, English1978–2015elisabeth e. tully|director, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library2001–2015anne Ferguson|senior associate director, college counseling2005–2015•1789| | | Hon. William Phillips Sr. (brother of JohnLevi Konkapot, a member of theJosiah Quincy III, a member of PA’s first class,recalls the perception in his day of “charity scholars”:“We, who were real boys, never liked their sanctimoniousdemeanor. We claimed they were spies.”•1794and uncle of Samuel Jr.) makes a large gift toeducate scholars “of serious and promisingcapacities, who need pecuniary aid.”•1799Stockbridge Munsee Tribe, is Andover’sfirst Native American student.Andover | Spring 201521

A Q&A with Linda Carter GriffithLinda Carter Griffith, current dean of Community and MulticulturalDevelopment (CAMD), will become the new assistant head of schoolfor equity and inclusion, effective July 1, 2015. As a member of theAndover community for more than 25 years, Griffith has served, amongother roles, as an English instructor, house counselor, dean of Pine KnollCluster, and girls’ basketball coach. In early March, Andover editor KristinBair O’Keeffe sat down with Griffith to discuss how her new role willhelp fulfill the goals set forth in Connecting Our Strengths: The AndoverEndeavor, the Academy’s new strategic plan.KBO What exactly do equity and inclusionmean?LCG In essence, equity means beinginvited to the table. Inclusion meanshelping to plan the menu. These arepowerful words, and I want to makesure that people recognize that they arenot code words for race. When we usethese words, we mean everything andeveryone, regardless of gender, sexualorientation, race, ethnicity, ability, geographicorigin, class, or religion.(See Diversity Glossary, page 134)KBO And why are they included as oneof the three pillars of PA’s new StrategicPlan?LCG During the strategic planninginquiry process, it became very obviousthat the work done by the Accessto Success committee—created a fewyears after PA initiated need-blindadmission—had only begun to scratchthe surface of our community’s awarenessof and needs pertaining to issuesof diversity, equity, and inclusion.KBO The Access to Success committee—whywas it created?LCG At first, there was a sense oncampus that it was enough to open thegates [via need-blind admission]. Wesaid, “OK, the students have arrived.We’re granting full tuition and expensesand now are bringing a parent or guardianto campus for Family Weekend.”We even created additional summerprograms and travel opportunities.But when the scholarship studentsarrived, we realized that even thoughthey had the intellect, drive, energy, andaspiration that all our students have,many were coming from schools andneighborhoods that hadn’t been able toprovide the necessary academic preparationplus cultural and social capitalneeded to succeed here. We realizedthat financial resources were not enoughto help some of our students fully accessAndover’s educational program. Weneeded to consider ways to enrich theiracademic preparation, as well as providecultural and social capital. That’s whyAccess to Success was formed.English instructor David Fox and Ichaired the committee, and togetherwith some committed colleaguesfrom many different departments, weinitiated a number of positive changesfor our scholarship students. Overall,we became more thoughtful in ourapproach to supporting all students.We implemented mandatory studyhalls when needed, consistent bilingualcommunication with parents, earlieradvisor reports on juniors, pre-juniorsummer for students who need alonger runway for takeoff, and more. Infact, our academic review system haschanged considerably, and each studenthas a team of adults that meets whenevera concern arises.•1802Samuel Phillips Jr. makes a large gift for the“preservation of the essential and distinguishingdoctrines of the Gospel, as professed by our piousancestors, the first settlers of New England.”| | | Trustees create the Scholar of the House22 Andover | Spring 2015•1812–1850Hon. William Phillips Jr. (first cousin of Samuel Jr.)makes a large gift “for the support of charity scholars.”Similar Phillips family donations become known as thePhillips Charity Fund.•1816program; scholarship boys earn their keep bycleaning, ringing the bell, and tending to the fire.

“We mustbecome awareof our ownstereotypicalbiases andblind spots.”Gil TalbotKBO Why are we using the terms equityand inclusion instead of diversity?LCG Diversity encompasses all thedifferences that make us unique,including but not limited to race, color,ethnicity, language, nationality, sexualorientation, religion, gender, andsocioeconomics. Equity denotes anenvironment in which each individualmember of a diverse community feelsvalued and is able to fully develop theirworking potential and contribute tothe organization’s success. We havea diverse community here at PA; wedon’t yet have a community that isentirely equitable and in which everyonefeels included. We’re working on it,and we’ve gotten better and better. Butwe’re not there yet.KBO Your new role as assistant head ofschool for equity and inclusion is anexciting and important one, but this istough stuff. Setting our sights on a moreequitable and inclusive community isnot as easy as populating our StrategicPlan with, say, two new buildings. Howdid your new role come about?LCG In September 2014, Head ofSchool John Palfrey, Trustee GaryLee ’74, and I spent three days inWashington, D.C., at a diversity symposiumwith other independent schooladministrators from around the nation.We went as a team because Gary andJohn also understand that this workonly gets done when the top sees it,gets it, and wants it to happen. Truly,none of this would be possible if JohnPalfrey hadn’t said, “This is importantfor everybody. Everybody.”At the symposium, we were askedto strategize and develop a solid andrealistic set of goals related to diversity,equity, and inclusion for our school. WeStudent contributors tothe whiteboard projectgather around LindaCarter Griffith insupport of the school’scommitment to equityand inclusion.left with several very clear strategic goalsabout what we needed to do to level theplaying field and enhance our commitmentto all school contingencies.Some time after that we began toformalize a new role for me, and todayI find myself in a position with a highlevel of support to meet our goals ofequity and inclusion. And I will needto work with all of our constituenciesequally in order to be successful inreaching our shared goals. Instead ofplanning the day-to-day student programming,I will be helping administrators,faculty, trustees, and staff reflectand ask if each area of our school—curriculum, athletics, theatre—is aninclusive, welcoming environment.KBO As dean of CAMD, you spend agood part of your day working directlywith students. Will this change in yournew role?•1820Scholar of the House William Person(Class of 1818), an impoverished foundling,dies while at Harvard. His death is blamedon his hard labors as a scholarship boy.•1827| | | The Philo Society debates theAbbot Female Academy is foundedquestion, “Do females possess mindsas capable of improvement as males?”•1829and welcomes 70 girls to its first class. Itis one of the first schools in New Englandto be founded solely for girls.Andover | Spring 201523

LCG At CAMD, I’m always on theground: kids, kids, kids. And I loveit! In my new role, I get to workat the strategic level and stay connectedwith the kids. It’s the best ofboth worlds. I’ll maintain an officein CAMD, as well as a workingspace in George Washington Hall.KBO How has multicultural workevolved over the years?LCG Originally our focus was on theUsing the “Platinum Rule”marginalized, the minority. Affirmingimproves cross-culturaland providing opportunities foraccess to those students. The work hascommunication and buildsevolved as our community has increasinglybecome more diverse. This year,feelings of mutual respect.for example, we received applicationsfrom students in 96 different countries.Ninety-six countries! No longer can the how we’re socialized, our experiencesconversation be only about the marginalizedor the minority; it also must be sure—or lack of exposure—to viewsin various communities, and our expo-about the majority and the privileged different from our own. Unconsciousin our community. We must maintain a bias affects how we interact withglobal lens. When you’re in an institutionthat cares about excellence, you’re we don’t say. It even affects whom wepeople, as well as what we say and whatalways asking, “What’s next?” Here we might decide to talk to—or not.are again, asking, “What’s next?” In Strangers to Ourselves: Discovering theKBO The term microaggression is heard Adaptive Unconscious, Professor Timoften on campus. What does it mean? Wilson of the University of Virginiaestimates that our sensory systems takeLCG Microaggressions are subtle in 11 million bits of information perwords, cues, or behaviors that insult, second and yet conscious awarenessinvalidate, or exclude traditionally processes only about 40 of them. Sincemarginalized group members. I like the brain cannot process all of thatthe term because it emphasizes the fact information, we take mental shortcutsthat these are not intentional. They’re that can lead to bias. The bottom line?micro, and they happen because of We must become aware of our ownunconscious biases we all have.stereotypical biases and blind spots.KBO Can you define unconscious bias? KBO Over the past 16 months, we’veLCG This refers to our unconscious attitudesor stereotypes that affect how we of Inclusivity and Multiculturalismbeen working on the Assessmenttreat people. These biases are formed by (AIM) survey. What is it and how willit inform the steps we take from here?•1830s•1835| Scholarship boys live in the Latin and EnglishCommons; full-pay boys board in private residences.The Commons boys are required to work at leasttwo hours a day on PA’s two farms.24 Andover | Spring 2015Platinum Rule“Treat othersthe way theywant to betreated.”Forty PA students areexpelled for attemptingto organize a studentabolitionist society.LCG The AIM survey is a tool usedby independent schools to assess theoverall climate of an institution as itrelates to inclusivity. It was the first stepof a two-part comprehensive evaluationof campus climate, and it’s significantbecause while we had many anecdotalstories of microaggressions, inequities,injustices, and incidents that involve alack of cultural competency, we didn’thave quantitative data. In spring 2014,Mike Barker, director of institutionalresearch and assessment, initiated andimplemented the survey.The second step was to conduct focusgroups with alumni, trustees, students,staff, and others. A full report on theresults of the two-part study is beingprepared for release and discussion inearly fall. The combination of the quantitativeand qualitative will allow us tobe more precise and more strategic inhow we move forward in our goals ofequity and inclusivity.KBO I’ve often heard you refer to the“head/heart/hand.” Can you explainwhat that means?LCG One of the challenges in a schoolthat strongly values academic excellenceis that people often focus on thescholarship. They might even focus onthe data exclusively and think that’senough to create an engaging, inclusiveclimate. But it’s not. You also need thestories from the hearts of our experiencesand actions to make change.This is why I love the AIM survey. Notonly does it support PA’s foundingideal of “goodness and knowledge,” butit also encompasses the head, heart,and hand. The quantitative data is thehead. The qualitative is the heart—thestories people share about life on this•1838| | Andover’s earliest known African Americanstudent, Horace James, graduates. Jamessettles in Liberia, where he serves as thatcountry’s treasurer.

campus, living in this community,working in this community. Then youhave the hand, which is action—we’retaking action as a school through theStrategic Plan.KBO What are your priorities in yournew role?LCG One of the first is microaggressions.Not just awareness of microaggressions,but figuring out how to stopthem. I’m convinced we do this byeducating about unconscious bias andtraining in how to have courageousconversations about difference.Social media plays a big part in thisbecause it greatly impacts campusesand creates more challenges in understandingdifference. Facebook influencesour young folks and their viewson race, gender, religion, and more.Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, andother social media sites are forcing usto think about how we’re educatingyoung people, as well as faculty andstaff. No longer can we assume our kidsare protected from external factors. The“Andover bubble” has been burst.KBO Once we are aware of our biasesand blind spots, can we get it rightevery time? Can we ever expect to beperfect?LCG Absolutely not. It takes practice.You know, I was at this wonderful eventwhere a diversity director told a storyabout somebody who complained,“Every time I bring in someone tospeak on diversity issues, it’s the choirwho shows up. We’re always preachingto the choir.” And the diversity directorresponded, “Well, the choir has topractice too.”KBO Other priorities?LCG Hiring and retaining more facultyof color. We need to take a specific lookat underrepresented males of color.That’s still our smallest demographic.We also need to embed race, class,gender, and sexual orientation into thecurriculum. A faculty implementationcommittee is currently focused ondeveloping a more inclusive curriculum,and AIM results will inform ournext steps more specifically.KBO What is your vision for PA?LCG When I began working as dean ofCAMD, I was very focused on mentorshipand access for those who cometo us from underserved communitiesand schools. I wanted those students tothrive—not just survive—at Andover.Now I will place my attention onmoving a school that values diversityand multiculturalism to a school thatbreathes equity and inclusion intoevery initiative and endeavor. A schoolthat asks, “Do we have everyone’s inputand everyone’s best interest at heart?”Recently I attended a workshop atwhich a woman was speaking ofDr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.She said she hadn’t truly understoodthat Dr. King wasn’t just talking abouta dream. When she began to study hisvision, she learned he also had a plan.I have been given the privilege of beingin a position to now enact a plan, a planthat places Phillips Academy at thefront and center in creating a climatethat deserves the platinum star forequity and inclusion.DefinitionsEquityEquity is the guarantee of fairtreatment, access, opportunity, andadvancement for all students, faculty,and staff, while at the same timestriving to identify and eliminatebarriers that have preventedthe full participation of some groups.The principle of equity acknowledgesthat there are historically underservedand underrepresented populationsand that fairness regarding theseunbalanced conditions is neededto assist equality in the provision ofeffective opportunities to all groups.InclusionInclusion is the act of creatingenvironments in which any individualor group can be and feel welcomed,respected, supported, and valuedto fully participate. An inclusiveand welcoming climate embracesdifferences and offers respect in wordsand actions for all people.Suggested ReadingWhistling Vivaldi: How StereotypesAffect Us and What We Can Doby Claude M. SteeleWaking Up White and FindingMyself in the Story of Raceby Debby IrvingMicroaggressions in EverydayLife: Race, Gender, andSexual Orientationby Derald Wing SueBlind Spot: HiddenBiases of Good Peopleby Mahzarin R. Banajiand Anthony G. Greenwald•1839Abbot Principal Timothy Stoneexpands the school’s curriculumbeyond teaching courses, to educategirls “for the various duties of life.”•1839| | | The Abolitionist newspaper reports: “We haveAfrican American student Thomas Paul Smithreceived a catalogue of [Andover] from some friend, whohas inscribed with a pen on its last leaf: ‘Colored menare admitted in the same class as whites.’”•1845attends Andover. He later becomes a separatistleader in Boston’s African American community.Andover | Spring 201525

MLK Day 2015by Kristin Bair O’Keeffe and Steve PorterPhotos by Gil TalbotTwenty-five years ago, on the morning of Martin LutherKing Jr. Day, Brian Gittens ’89 sat down on the stepsof Samuel Phillips Hall with his boom box. Instead ofattending classes, he played a recording of Dr. King’s“I Have a Dream” speech over and over. It was a personalact of civil disobedience motivated by his frustration overAndover’s limited acknowledgment of MLK Day as thenational holiday that it was.As the hours passed, dozens of students—and evensome faculty members—joined him. By the end of thatday in 1989, Gittens’ message had been received. PAinstituted its first full-day MLK Day Celebration the followingyear.This year, on January 19, Gittens—now Dr. Gittens—returned to campus as the keynote speaker forthe 25th anniversary of the celebratory event that heBrian Gittens (and at right with Head of SchoolJohn Palfrey, former associate head of schoolRebecca Sykes, and CAMD DeanLinda Carter Griffith)Al PereiraMLK Day 2015 included 15 workshops and presentations that explored issuesof equity and inclusion, including a faculty-only workshop featuring DebbyIrving, author of Waking Up White and Finding Myself in the Story of Race.Brian Gittens ’89talks to supporters onthe steps of Sam Phil.Use of the N WordIn a well-attended interactiveworkshop led by French instructorEmmanuel Odjo, students and facultyshared their candid and sometimessurprising thoughts on the uses andabuses of the incendiary “N word.”Whether used as slur or slang, ithas the power to stir strong emotion.Madison Pettaway ’16, whoassisted Odjo with the presentation,said afterward, “Andoverneeds to continue conversationsabout [offensive language], not justignore or eliminate the words.”•1852Abbot administrationeliminates the school’scentral mission as ateachers’ school.| | | | PA’s Class of 1854Nancy Judson HasseltineWriter Elizabeth Stuart Phelps recalls Andover Hill during26 Andover | Spring 2015•1854establishes the “Students’Educational Fund” to aid“indigent young men.”•1854is appointed Abbot Academy’sfirst female principal since itsfounding in 1829.•1858–1865Harriet Beecher Stowe’s residency: “[It was] a heavily masculineplace.... I have sometimes wondered what would have been the fateeven of my mother, had [Stowe] lived to work her power to its bloom.”

inspired. Before he stepped to the All-School Meetingmic, Linda Carter Griffith, current dean of CAMD andsoon-to-be assistant head of school for equity and inclusion,launched the day, reminding everyone of King’swell-known quote: “We must accept finite disappointment,but never lose infinite hope.”“If you remember anything from what I say thismorning, remember that,” said Griffith, who thenwelcomed former associate head of school Rebecca Sykesback to campus and to the Cochran Chapel podium.Sykes reflected on the recent tragedies involvingAfrican American men, including Trayvon Martin andMichael Brown, as well as on her 40 years as a blackwoman at PA. She then spoke with pride about beingable to welcome Gittens back to Andover for such amomentous occasion.Catch Me If You Can: IdentityPolitics and Performances inSocioeconomic “Passing”The 2002 film Catch Me If You Can isabout Frank Abnagale, a man whoimpersonated many people, includinga pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer.His ability to “pass” intrigued FadziGambiza ’16 and Ashley Scott ’16,who used the film as a jumping-offpoint for a workshop on socioeconomicand racial passing. Attendeesexamined the pressure to conform atAndover and the on- and off-campussignifiers of class—from languageand clothing to Snapchat stories.DramaLab PerformsOut of the BlueStudents took Out of the Blue frompage to stage in a powerful seriesof monologues focused on theirpeers’ struggles with issues ofidentity. One by one, actors sharedexamples of ignorance and exclusionon a stage set as a classroom.The DramaLab covered the book’sthemed chapters about gender,religion, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity,(dis)ability, class, and culture.Race Science: 19th- &20th-Century Justifications ofRacism and EugenicsA class on Darwin sparked an intriguingworkshop on the history of scientificallyjustified racism, led by CAMDScholar Carrie Ingerman ’15 and NikkyNavarrete ’15. They explored the evolutionof brain science and discussedhow it was manipulated to justify racialstereotyping, genetic purification(eugenics), and genocide. “I’m reallysurprised that people actually consideredthis science,” said Navarrete.“Societies not unlike ours did this.”•1865Richard T. Greener graduatesfrom Andover and goes on tobecome Harvard College’s firstAfrican American graduate.•1867| | | | Joseph Hardy NeesimaPA’s Committee on Endowments and ScholarshipsPA Principal Cecil Bancroft writes to trustees:of Japan becomesAndover’s first Asiangraduate.•1878states that the school must “maintain the policy,initiated by the founders, of never turning away adeserving boy because he could not pay.”•1885“We have almost no patronage from Methodist,Unitarian, and Universalist families. For the firsttime in 12 years we have a Jew.”Andover | Spring 201527

When Gittens talked to students about the journey,motivations, and inspirations that landed him on thesteps of Sam Phil, his audience was rapt. “Like manyrelationships,” he said, “my relationship with Andoverwas complicated and not without challenges. Like manyof you, I struggled with finding a self that could be hereand that I could take home.” Andover was certainlyfocused on admitting more minority students, hesaid, but the notion of inclusiveness was very much awork in progress. “For me,” said Gittens, “not celebratingMartin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holidayand conducting ‘business as usual’ was symbolic ofAndover’s limited commitment to its students of color.”He knew he had to act.Gittens emphasized the importance of developing apersonal value system and an authentic inner voice—andusing those to act with confidence and conviction in theworld. He challenged students and faculty to examinetheir own values and the strength of their convictions asthey wrestle with issues of social injustice, especially inthe wake of recent national events. (Watch Gittens’ fullpresentation at bit.ly/1bUSFwg.)Lift Every Voice: Examining theContemporary Language AroundRace and PrivilegeFiona Yonkman ’16, Andrew Wang ’16,and Auguste White ’17 led a diversegroup of students in a lively discussionabout white privilege. Througha series of exercises (includingrandomly assigned seating and arecycling bin free-throw contest),participants got hands-on demonstrationsof the practical applications ofprivilege. “I wanted to help educatemy white peers on this importantissue,” said Yonkman. “After Ferguson,we needed to talk about this.”Race and Socioeconomic Statusin Achievement GapThe “achievement gap”—betweenwhites and non-whites and betweenhigher and lower income students—has been a focus of education policy inrecent years. Workshop leaders DavidGutierrez ’15, Ryan Kim ’15, and CarrieIngerman ’15 led a clever exercisethat suggested causes of the gap andwhy, in most cases, it is beyond thestudent’s control. “The problem is notjust money,” said Kim. “Teachers needto be taught how to teach and how toput available resources to best use.”Different Strokes for Queer Folks“Fewer than 4 percent of the regularcharacters in TV shows and moviesare LGBTQ,” said workshop facilitatorAJ Augustin ’15. “The media alsoavoids complicated sexual orientations,”he said, noting Laverne Coxof Netflix’s Orange Is the New Blackas an exception. Students discussedLGBTQ culture in white and non-whitecommunities, the Stonewall Riots,and the fact that prominent LGBTQactivists are overwhelmingly whiteand cisgender. “Progress is difficultwhen your voice isn’t heard and noone is fighting for you,” said Augustin.•1891Abbot Principal Emily Meansmakes “quite a stir” at the springtrustees meeting by suggesting thatwomen should be on the board.| | | Frances Kimball Harlow, aPA Headmaster Alfred Stearns arranges for scholarship28 Andover | Spring 2015•1892former Abbot teacher, and HenriettaSperry, Class of 1868, are electedAbbot’s first female trustees.•1910and full-pay boys to live together in dorms. Then-English instructorClaude Fuess writes, “A wealthy boy may thus live beside one whois absolutely dependent upon his own labor for an education.”

Currently the director of diversity initiatives for theUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine, Gittens hasled and collaborated on the design and implementationof leadership programs, organization-wide diversity andinclusion programs, and competency assessments. Prior tojoining UVA, he had a 13-year career in the Marine Corps.In the 25 years since first celebrating MLK Day,Phillips Academy has never given students the holidayoff. Instead, as Head of School John Palfrey says,“We take the day on.” Students spend the day attendingworkshops, performances, and other activities centeredon the concepts of diversity, inclusion, and social equality.Before dismissing students to these endeavors onJanuary 19, Palfrey thanked Gittens: “I can say on behalfof all of us that you are a true Phillips Academy hero anda great example of what ‘a life well led’ means.”Intrigued by the history of PA’s MLK Day Celebration, JackMcGovern ’15 created a documentary about Brian Gittens ’89’sprotest. Watch The Story of Brian Gittens at bit.ly/1GFYIPs.Do You Look Like CaptainAmerica? A New Age of HeroesFor decades after the birth of CaptainAmerica in the 1940s, comic bookheroes were white, straight, andcisgender. But as people becamemore accepting of one another’sdifferences in race, ethnicity, gender,and sexual orientation, comic bookheroes evolved accordingly. Manyworkshop participants found thisprogression surprising, among themJo Pandji ’16. “I learned that the comicbook world is a fluid space, changingwith the times,” she said. “It wasfascinating to see this progress.”LGBTQA+ Ally TrainingAndover Ally is a pilot training programfor PA adults and students committedto providing a safe, affirmingenvironment for everyone, regardlessof sexual orientation and/or genderidentity. Through discussion andgroup activities, students exploredLGBTQA and questioning issuesand practiced being good allies.“I now have a more accurate senseof what it’s like to identify as LGBTQAon campus, and the inequalitiesLGBTQA people around the world faceevery day,” said Phoebe Gould ’15.“No, Where Are You Really From?”The Asian American PerpetualImmigrant DilemmaGuest speaker C.N. Le, PhD, asenior lecturer in sociology at theUniversity of Massachusetts, led adiscussion about the stereotypesand generalizations faced daily byAsian Americans. Having grown upin Hong Kong, Evelyn Liu ’16 says shearrived in the United States expectingto be treated as a foreigner; shewas surprised to discover that herAsian American friends, who wereborn and raised in the U.S., receivethe same “foreigner treatment.”•1910One-third of all Andoverstudents are on financial aid.•1926| | | | Abbot Academy adds organizedThree percent of PA’s student body areAndover begins requiringathletics to its program.•1930Jewish. Headmaster Claude Fuess writes,“We shall never have a larger percentage,and I am trying to reduce it just a little.”•1936–1937that a photograph of theapplicant be submitted witheach application.Andover | Spring 201529

John HurleyIn Every QuarterAndover reaches out innew and innovative waysto both youth and adultsby Sarah ZobelJamele Adams(aka Harlym 125) hostsAndover Bread Loaf’s “Speak Your Truth.”“Each student andteacher in AndoverBread Loaf, IRT,PALS, and (MS) 2becomes a part ofthe broad Andovercommunity as theyshare of themselvesand help shape theAcademy.”—Fernando AlonsoWithservice toothers asone of theschool’smostdeeply rootedvalues, PhillipsAcademy students,faculty, and staff understandwhat it means to engage in meaningfuloutreach. In fact, PA’s outreachprograms engage communities as near asneighboring Lawrence, where studentsserve as mentors to middle-schoolers, andas far as the West Coast and South Africa,where scholars of color who have beensupported through PA-based workshopsand guidance are now teaching.“Andover has consistently searched forways to fulfill its continuing mission asa private school with a public purposeto ‘serve youth from every quarter,’” saysFernando Alonso, director of Outreachand Summer Session. “Our four mainprograms help Phillips Academy have apositive influence beyond Andover Hilland the students we serve during theacademic year.”Those offerings include the Institute forRecruitment of Teachers (IRT), AndoverBread Loaf (ABL), PALS, and (MS) 2 ,each of which serves a different constituencythrough a singular approach, bringingparticipants to campus or reachingthem where they are. And each is in manyways continually evolving, adding specialevents or new schools, a refined missionor additional opportunities, only some ofwhich are highlighted here. These are thekinds of programs that are as meaningfulto the providers as they are to the beneficiaries—ifnot more so.“We do this not from a sense of noblesseoblige but instead with a true recognition,understanding, humility, and appreciationthat while we work to have a positiveimpact on the lives of all of those whocome into contact with this marvelousinstitution, each one of those studentsand teachers also helps to build the intricatetapestry that is Andover,” says Alonso.“Each student and teacher in AndoverBread Loaf, IRT, PALS, and (MS) 2becomes a part of the broad Andovercommunity as they share of themselvesand help shape the Academy.”•1944Fuess writes that the two African Americanstudents now attending Phillips Academy are enough.More might cause “trouble and excitement.”| | | Fuess, referring to the liberalizationPA Headmaster John Kemper30 Andover | Spring 2015•1946of admission policies, writes, “I hate tothink of the job the Catholics and Jewscould do on us if they got together.”•1949abolishes the school’s Secret Societies.

Gil TalbotLaRose Davis, IRT associate director and program alumna,and Akhil Rajan ’17, an IRT Advisory Board member, voteon the IRT’s new vision statement and strategic goals.Institute for Recruitment of TeachersThe IRT addresses the lack of diversity in the nation’s teaching faculties by recruiting outstandingstudents of color and other scholars committed to diversity, counseling them through the graduate schoolapplication process, and advocating for sufficient funding for advanced study.March 28, 2015, was Visioning Day 2020for the IRT, and some 50 individuals—across section of alumni, IRT board andstrategic planning committee members,Andover administrators, and consortiumpartners—came together to brainstorma five-year strategic plan for the program.Although it isn’t the first time the IRThas created a five-year plan, this is thefirst since Executive Director AsabePoloma and Advisory Board Chair JuliaLloyd Johannsen ’96 have come aboard.“We’ve talked a lot about our visionfor the organization—elevating itsvisibility and increasing its impact,”“It was wonderful to havethat variety of actors andperspectives. It made theconversation very rich.”—Asabe Polomasays Johannsen, also the chair of theIRT’s strategic planning committee.“And we thought there’s no better way tofigure out how to do that than to undertakea strategic plan.” The first step wasidentification of a core value statementand a rewrite of the mission statement;the next step was Visioning Day.With the guidance of consultantChristina Drouin, Poloma and Johannsenled the Visioning Day participants—who came to Boston from as far away asMichigan—in small-group sessionsin which they were asked to visualize a“successful IRT,” come up with a onesentencevision statement, and thendecide which top six goals and strategiesshould be prioritized to reach it. Thegroups presented their vision statementswith a consistently high level of energyand enthusiasm—some even dancedwhile doing so—and all then voted tochoose one, which will be approvedby the board this summer. In addition,several themes emerged through thesmall-group work, chief among themthat the IRT’s model, building strongteachers who are also thought leadersin educational issues, needs to beshared more broadly.“Andover can’t afford to be modestabout the innovation that’s takingplace here,” says Poloma. “We have totake a public leadership role in reformingeducation, and the IRT is onesuch initiative. Our fellows embarkon careers in teaching not to be partof the status quo but to transform it.To do this important work, they statethat the support of the IRT and peernetworks is essential—not only forthe purpose of networking, but toprovide opportunities for cutting-edgepedagogical professional developmentoften inaccessible in public educationsystems.” She says that was reinforcedthrough Visioning Day 2020 and willbe revisited going forward.•1949Abbot Principal Marguerite Hearseyreceives a letter from a parent threatening thatSouthern families will withdraw their daughtersshould African American girls be admitted.•1949| | | John Kemper submits a “challengingAbbot admits its first African American students,report” to the PA Alumni Council about anumber of issues, including “how to helppoor students rather than dismiss them.”•1953Beth Chandler ’55 from Atlanta and Sheryl Wormley ’55from Washington, D.C. By midsummer, three Southernfamilies withdraw their daughters.Andover | Spring 201531

The crowd cheers at ABL’s“Speak Your Truth” event.John HurleyABLvAndover Bread LoafABL teaches, inspires, and empowers student and adult writers of all ages, workswith public and private school educators to enhance the teaching and learning ofwriting, and holds school and community events for the sharing of poetry and prose.ABL writing leaderNate Báez speaks hispoem “Mad Peace.”John HurleyFor years, Andover Bread Loaf director LouBernieri wanted to hang an ABL shinglesomewhere in Lawrence to get the word outabout the program—and create a gatheringplace for people interested in writing. Withthe 2013 opening of El Taller, a community-​based café and bookstore owned by ABLteacher Mary Guerrero (also a teacher attwo nearby middle schools) and husbandAntonio, Bernieri says his dream has inmany ways come true.“It’s an essential site for the Bread LoafTeacher Network—and an outgrowth of thenetwork,” he says of El Taller. “The networkfeeds it, as it feeds us.” With ABL youthworking as waiters, there’s a forged connectionbetween the two, and the many culturalevents, such as a January open mic nightcalled “Speak Your Truth,” only deepen it.In the wake of the deaths of Eric Garnerand Michael Brown, “Speak Your Truth” initiallywas intended to be an opportunity forparticipants to voice their feelings about theBlack Lives Matter movement. But once theevent got under way, says Jamele Adams,the evening’s host, “it evolved into all livesmatter, and all voices should be heard.”Adams, an edu-activist, spoken word poet,and dean of students at Brandeis University,has been affiliated with ABL for severalyears; he has even conducted ABL workshopsin Haiti. Although he had compileda list of speakers for “Speak Your Truth,”as the evening went on, more people inthe crowd of 100-plus wanted a turn at themicrophone. El Taller was willing to stayopen, so Adams made room on the listfor poems and free verse written on thespot. Topics tackled included run-ins withlocal authorities, relationships with familymembers and others, what it means to bea person of color, and what speakers see asthe world collapsing around them and whatcan be done to stop it. There also was plentyof reference to Black Lives Matter.“The most beautiful part of it was thateveryone stayed to listen—the house waspacked until the end,” says Adams, addingthat he’s eager to participate in futureABL-El Taller events. “El Taller and itsowners, together with Lou Bernieri and theAndover Bread Loaf family, know how toexpand the tentacles of their mission andlove throughout the community.”•1957Andover adopts its first need-blindadmission policy. Only the “most qualified”students are admitted, regardless of theirrace or social/economic background.| | | To expand its mission of “every quarter,” PAKemper states there is a double standard for32 Andover | Spring 2015•1958launches a “newspaper boy program,” calling uponnewspapers around the country to recommend paperboysas scholarship recipients. The program lasts until 1967.•1961scholarship boys, who must perform four hours ofcampus duty per week; he also argues they areheld to higher expectations and scrutiny.

John HurleyPhillips Academy, Andover High School, and Lawrence SchoolsWith the help of Phillips Academy and Andover High School student volunteers,PALS provides year-round educational and mentoring support for more than 40seventh- and eighth-graders from families in nearby Lawrence, Massachusetts.John HurleySeventh-grader Jailyn works on her spirit animalsculpture with ceramics instructor Elizabeth Wilkin (left)and with PALS Director Greg Wilkin (right).Since its founding in 1988, PALS hasprovided fun summer and academic-yearlearning experiences for well over 1,000Lawrence, Mass., middle school students.One of the program’s most satisfyingaspects is that the learning goes both waysand in circles. High school and college-ageteacher-mentors learn skills to “reachand teach” the lively seventh- and eighth-​graders—who themselves often returnto PALS a few years later as particularlyeffective teacher-mentors.Language arts, math, science, music,sports, and chess have been essentialprogram components for many years,but the addition last summer of a distinctvisual arts component—ceramics—wassomething new, wonderfully hands-on,and instantly popular.Art instructor Elizabeth Wilkin invitedPALS seventh-graders to make spiritanimals from earthenware clay, with theoption of turning their animals into boxes.Creations included a duck with ducklingson its back, a turtle, a mermaid, a dragon,and an eagle with a secret box. Studentscolored with underglaze and oxides, andWilkin applied the final clear glaze. Theeighth-graders, meanwhile, made lanterns;the only real instruction, says Wilkin, wasto “put into them something that gavethem joy and what they hoped for.” Thoselanterns were lined up and lit during thePALS closing celebration.Wilkin, wife of PALS Director GregoryWilkin, will be back this summer andalready is planning at least one change:She hopes to have the eighth-graders maketheir lanterns from porcelain, which,though fragile, is a logical choice becauseit is translucent. She’d also like to make theprojects more integrative with subjects thestudents are studying, so while the olderkids might write poetry based on theirhopes and joys, tying in to work they’redoing in English, the seventh-graders’ spiritanimals could reflect their biology studies,perhaps including something that inspiresthem in science.“It’s always fun to see what they come upwith because it’s an expression of somethinginside them,” says Wilkin. “It adds totheir being when they’ve been able to ‘say’something and have everybody see it.”The PALS program, which has workedwith students from the UP AcademyLeonard and Parthum middle schoolsfor many years, recently added a thirdLawrence school, UP Academy Oliver.A total of 21 rising seventh-graders and21 rising eighth-graders—all highly recommendedby their teachers—will cometo campus by bus each day for five weeksthis summer, some for the first time andothers for the beginning of their secondyear. Elizabeth Wilkin hopes that amongthese smart, motivated, and enthusiasticLawrence youth also will be some of thecity’s most creative.•1961Time magazine proclaims: “By snubbing Social Registerdullards and by combing the country for bright recruits of allraces, religions, and incomes, [Andover is] fast becoming moredemocratic than homogeneous suburban public schools.”•1963| | | Muthoni Githungo from KenyaPA hosts a consortium of independentgraduates from Abbot, thanks in partto a $2,000 scholarship raised on herbehalf by her classmates.•1963schools to find ways to recruit minoritystudents for admission. From thisconvention, A Better Chance (ABC) is born.Andover | Spring 201533

Gil TalbotMathematics & Science for Minority StudentsA three-summer residential program held on the Phillips Academy campus, (MS) 2 teaches math,science, and study skills and offers college counseling to talented and motivated Latino, AfricanAmerican, and Native American students from economically disadvantaged areas around the country.College counseling has always been partof the (MS) 2 curriculum, with third-yearstudents learning about applications,financial aid, essay writing, and the art ofthe interview, but historically that has beenlimited to their time on campus. Althoughmost have guidance counselors to workwith once they’re back at their homeschools, (MS) 2 Director Dianne Cruz wasconcerned that opportunities were beingmissed and that some aspects of the processmight be falling through the cracks.“It was hard for me to get follow-upinformation as to where the studentshad applied, if they needed any help, andhow the college application process wasgoing,” says Cruz. Last summer, as theprogram was winding down, studentswere told that (MS) 2 college counselorLaShawn Springer would be availablethrough the school year to help them onan as-needed basis, gratis. And althoughnot all of the 40 third-year students tookher up on the offer, Springer says manywere interested in continuing to workwith her, on their essays in particular.“(MS) 2 is such a time of growth that bythe time summer ends, many students arestill reflecting on the experiences they’vejust had. Sometimes, at that point, anotheressay emerges,” says Springer, adding thather familiarity with the program meansshe can provide more pointed feedback onessays than a school counselor might. Inaddition, the writing portion of the (MS) 2college counseling course is largely focusedon the personal statement, so the extratime allows Springer and the students towork together on the larger essays. That’sespecially helpful for those who apply to beGates Millennium Scholars, for which theyare required to write some eight essays,and those seeking a college match throughQuestbridge, which requires differentessays altogether.Regan Allen, an (MS) 2 student fromChicago, worked with Springer inapplying to college through Questbridgethis winter—not only on improving hisessays, but also in soliciting informationon time management, the importanceof what to fill out when, and how to findscholarships.Gil TalbotAbove: (MS) 2 collegecounselor Walter Pineda(center) offers adviceto Brenda Macias andChase Warren, both(MS) 2 ’15.Regan Allen,(MS) 2 ’14,celebratesgraduationin August.College applications require a lot of organization,says Allen, but the focus paidoff. He was accepted by Georgia Tech,the University of Illinois, and Purdue,and will study engineering. Other (MS) 2students also fared well, with Brown, Yale,Bates, Smith, and Dartmouth among theschools sending acceptance letters.Sarah Zobel is a Vermont-based writer ofprofiles and features, primarily on health,wellness, and education.•1965The PA Steering Committee calls forgreater diversity in social, economic, racial,and ethnic backgrounds of Andover students.It also calls for a “more Catholic atmosphere.”| | | Trustees abolish PA’s workThe PA Steering Committee34 Andover | Spring 2015•1965system for scholarship students.•1967proposes coeducation.

WhoNeedsEquity?by Emma Staffaroni, English InstructorIt’s a typical Tuesday evening: We—adults and kids—are running fromathletics to Paresky Commons tothe library, or perhaps to a rehearsalor club meeting. I head to CAMD(Community and MulticulturalDevelopment) in Morse Hall. Itsinconspicuous door opens to a glowinginterior, filled with books, comfychairs, and excited feminists of allgenders, races, and backgrounds.It’s our weekly meeting of Women’sForum, or WoFo, a club run byand for students. I became its facultyadvisor in 2013 in the immediateaftermath of a student movementcalled Feminism=Equality (F=E), inwhich students organized awarenesscampaigns to bring feminist ideas andsocial critiques to their peers and teachers.Since that time, WoFo has operatedas nothing less than a think tank onissues of equity and inclusion. Studentspractice complex political discourse,problem solving, and mutual support.Casually seated in a large circle, theydiscuss issues ranging from womenin STEM fields to sexual violence tomedia misrepresentation of womenand people of color. It’s an opportunityto voice one’s lived experience, but alsoto listen.Since arriving on campus in 2013, I’veknown an Andover where these issuesspill out of buildings, fill the chapel atAll-School Meetings, and unfurl onlinethrough student-curated Facebookpages. As in any conversation, somevoices are louder than others; indeed,some never even make it to the table.Making equity our priority meansensuring the space for all voices in allkinds of discussions. As faculty, our partin this effort involves careful introspection:How do our various identities andsites of privilege—our races, genders,educational backgrounds, and other factors—influenceour teaching?The answer to the question “Who needsequity?” is, of course, “Everybody.”This past fall, the student LGBTQ communityinvited Alex Myers to speakduring GSA (Gender and SexualityAlliance) Weekend. A novelist, scholar,and teacher, Myers was also the firstopenly transgender student at Exeterand Harvard in the late 1990s. As hespoke of the male/female gender binariesthat permeated those schools, itdawned on many in the audience that,15 years later, we still have a long way togo with gender inclusivity and diversity.Of his high school years, Myers toldus: “I wasn’t sure what I wanted more:for myself to change or for the world tochange the way it saw me.” This sentimentresonates beyond the realm of genderequity. Arriving on our beautiful campus,many find that they’re both seeing andbeing seen—making sense of how theyfit into a large and infinitely diverse groupof “youth from every quarter.”With these ideas on his mind lastspring, Alex Tamkin ’14 createda short film called The AndoverPerspective Project. Tamkin askedfellow students about their experienceswith identity; the answersrevealed some of the work aheadof us. Many students felt that here,assumptions about their backgroundsdefined them. Some intervieweesshared the stereotypes theyheard about race, socioeconomicclass, gender, and sexual orientation—stereotypesthat made themfeel unwelcome and even unsafe oncampus. “Why do I have to fit intothis little box?” one student wondered,pain in her voice. But talking aboutit helps. As faculty and students havebecome more vocal about what a moreequitable Andover would look like, onestudent notes, “These discussions arebecoming more natural.”In the final segment of the film, Tamkinasks his subjects to complete the sentence,“I am....” One student grapples abit: “I am... I guess... a bunch of differentthings.” In teaching and learning equityat Andover, we must start by rememberingthat everybody here is “a bunch ofdifferent things,” never just one.Turn the page to see what others haveto say about equity and inclusion.•1967| | | PA students form the Afro-American Society.Abbot and PhillipsAbbot Principal Mary Crane initiatesa large increase in scholarship programsfor underprivileged students, most ofthem urban African Americans.•1967A year later, the society hosts an eight-schoolbiracial forum, attended by 50 delegates.•1968academies begin to holdjoint social activities.Andover | Spring 201535

Why is equity important at PA?Why does inclusion matter to you?Following the 2014 launch of the Academy’s strategic plan,Connecting Our Strengths: The Andover Endeavor, one of the mostoften-asked questions has been, “Why the focus on equity andinclusion?” The reasons are many, but some of the best comedirectly from members of the PA community.In early April, Andover magazine invited students, faculty, and staffto stop by the Oliver Wendell Holmes Library to answer the twoquestions above. The responses, as you can see, were profound.—Kristin Bair O’Keeffe•1968Abbot ABC student Christine Dozier graduates. She later says of herexperience: “I couldn’t get them to understand that the person who came to Abbotwas not a person who was there to be molded, but was a person who was there tolearn and to teach, because I thought I had a lot they could learn from me.”| | | In “cross-enrollment,” PAThe Abbot Board doubles36 Andover | Spring 2015•1969and Abbot each open some oftheir courses to students fromthe other campus.•1969scholarship money from the previousyear, enabling 13 percent of studentsto receive some sort of financial aid.

Photos by Gil Talbot•1970| | PA conducts a study of the effect of Andover’s scholarshipPA administration and student Afro-AmericanSociety negotiate issues related to the hiring of AfricanAmerican faculty, creation of an African Americandorm, and offering of African American history courses.•1972program from 1952 to 1965. Of surveyed recipients, 35 percenthad bettered their occupational class by two to three levels anda majority were positive about their experiences at Andover.Andover | Spring 201537

THEROARofAndover’sGender Springby Corrie MartinThere is a global crisis in the educationof girls today. Sixty-two milliongirls worldwide, half of themadolescents the age of PA students, arenot in school. Others bravely attendschool under a daily threat of violenceand even death. Because educatinggirls is a human rights issue, as well asa proven path to progress in economic,public health, political, and social sectors,the United States has pledged—through initiatives like Let Girls Learnand the U.N.’s Global Education First—to assist the most distressed communitiesaround the world in finding ways toempower girls to attend and completeschool. In many of these areas, prevailingbiases against the educational rightsand needs of girls are the first of thebarriers that need to be addressed.After Equality: Striving for EquityHere in the U.S., the “equity earthquake”that rocked our own malecenteredpolicies and institutions ofeducation occurred less than half acentury ago with the adoption intolaw of Title IX of the EducationAmendments of 1972. As PA historyinstructor Kathleen Dalton observedin A Portrait of a School, her trenchant1986 study of the first decade afterthe merger of Abbot and Phillipsacademies, the equity earthquake “isstill sending aftershocks throughoutAmerican education.” Today, morethan 40 years into the Title IX era,schools everywhere are challengedby “the difference between surfaceequality and genuine equity,” observesSoraya Chemaly ’84, now an influentialfeminist writer, media critic, andactivist. “Policies and numbers tell onestory and the lived experiences of realpeople often tell another,” she says. “It’simportant to pay attention to both.”Perhaps that is why the events of spring2013, a confluence of student-drivenactivism and actions that Daltonreferred to at the time as “GenderSpring,” were so shocking to the PAcommunity—shocking in the senseof taking many by surprise and in thesense of providing a much-neededjolt to the system of a school thathad worked hard and long to createa successful coeducational ethos.Clearly, progress has been madeon many fronts: In 1994, after twodecades of incremental progress, thestudent body finally achieved a gender•1972A PA report finds “special students” (i.e., “low testers,African Americans, A Better Chance, and disadvantagedstudents”) are more likely to fail; this represents thebeginning of an institutional recognition of a preparation gap.| | | An Abbot and Andover student questionnaireAbbot students form the Afro-American38 Andover | Spring 2015•1972reveals that boys have a higher opinion of theirabilities in “science, mechanics, mathematics” thangirls have of their own abilities in those areas.•1973Center and are given special late-nightsign-ins to attend African American dancesat other schools.

alance, which has been maintained.Girls are excelling academically and inextracurriculars, with notable achievementsin athletics, student activitiesand clubs, community service, andcreative arts. Sean Logan, director ofCollege Counseling, notes that girlstake AP-level math courses at the samerate as boys and equally aspire to topcolleges, including historically malebastions such as MIT (in fact, more PAgirls applied to and were accepted byMIT last year than PA boys). Teacherslike math instructor Maria Litvin havedeveloped innovations in pedagogythat positively impact students: herAP-level computer science class nowenrolls about one-third girls, utterlydefying national trends (girls make upless than 20 percent of the nation’s APcomputer science exam-takers).On the faculty front, PA’s historicallystubborn disproportion of maleto female full-time faculty no longerexists today, including in the traditionallymale-dominated subject areas ofscience and math, and 43 percent offaculty foundations and fellowshipsare held by women—compared to the9 percent held by female instructorsat the time of Dalton’s study. Beyondimproving numbers, Dean of FacultyPatrick Farrell’s mission is to see toit that every current and new facultymember will receive meaningful, substantivetraining in equity and inclusionby 2020, his final year in the dean’s role.“Because every new hire could potentiallyaffect our students and colleaguesfor the next 25 to 30 years, it’s vital toseek out and hire as diverse a faculty aspossible and to prioritize training ourselvesconstantly and consistently sothat we understand and unlearn genderand other forms of bias and stereotyping,”says Farrell.Do both boys and girls haveequal opportunity for success?85% of boys(408 of 480 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREE60% of girls(287 of 479 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREEAIM (Assessment of Inclusivity & Multiculturalism) Survey, May 2014A Grassroots MovementWhile frustrations had been brewingfor years, they erupted into a full-outmovement in the spring term of 2013.The leaders of the movement, primarilyuppers active in the Girls’ LeadershipProject (GLP)—an initiative championedby former associate head ofschool Rebecca Sykes—held planningmeetings in the living room of StoweHouse, their dorm. The girls’ housecounselor and GLP advisor, historyinstructor Jenny Elliott ’94, remembersfeeling awed by the discussionsthey were having and the actions theyinspired: “When I was a student, therewas so little conversation going onamong students about gender.” (Daltonrecalls that in the aftermath of therelease of her study, a feeling predominatedfor a while that PA had “prettymuch taken care of its equity problemand could move on to other issues.”)Elliott says, “It struck me as an incrediblycourageous thing our studentswere doing, deciding that they neededto speak out and try to effect change.”The students—mostly girls—createda website (Feminism=Equality)and a private Facebook group thatgarnered more than 1,000 members todocument student, alumni, and facultyexperiences with sexism, ranging fromcasual to blatant. They wrote researchpapers, testimonials, and letters toThe Phillipian sharing how genderedstereotypes and expectations had (mis)shaped their lives at PA. They organizedpublic forums connecting genderissues with race, class, and sexual orientation,and even presented specificrecommendations for institutionaland curricular change at an all-facultymeeting. The movement caught theattention of Abigail Burman ’12, who atthe time was an ocean away attendingOxford. Burman says she felt an instantaffinity for the cause. “I had come to PAfrom a previous school where women’sleadership was prominent, visible, andtotally accepted,” she says, “and hereI noticed right away that women andgirls weren’t treated as mainstream.PA has a strong school culture, whichI appreciated then and now, but girlsare kept outside or at the margins of it.”Student activism quickly found supportamong peers, faculty, and administration,in the surge of Abbot alumnaeengagement and a revival of whatBlakeman Hazzard Allen ’66 proudlycalls Abbot’s “subversive” energy andspirit. Andover’s Gender Spring hadcome in like a lion.National news outlets picked up thestory, focusing on the lag in girls’ leadershipat PA, while on campus GenderSpring opened up a wide range of gender-relatedissues and evoked larger anddeeper questions: Was PA still essentiallya boys’ school that had admitted girls?Had PA summarily swallowed up AbbotAcademy and its legacy of valuing andempowering girls and women through•1973Abbot and Andover merge.The integrated Academy’s firstclass is 70 percent boys and30 percent girls.•1975| | | | The Afro-American SocietyLouise Kennedy ’76Andover establishes a tripartite ecumenicalbecomes the Afro-LatinoAmerican Society.•1975is elected the first femalePhillipian board president.•1976ministry: Chaplain Vincent Avery (Roman Catholic),Rabbi Everett Gendler (Jewish), and the ReverendPhilip Zaeder (Protestant).Andover | Spring 201539

education? Or had PA indeed innovatedinto something new, the “Superschool”that Beverly Floe ’41, former trustee ofAbbot Academy, envisioned in a 1972letter about the impending merger,urging that “…we must do all we canto ensure that a third school come intobeing [emphasis author’s]: neither arenewed PA, nor a masculinized Abbot,but another school, hitherto unknown,and as much like the Superschool as weare able to arrange for.” After GenderSpring, could PA rightfully claim to bea national leader and model for genderequity and inclusion?“…Gender Is With Us Always”Since that time what has emerged isa history marked by waves of openself-examination and creative, effectiveleadership by key individuals on criticalmatters of gender equity and inclusion.In the beginning, the “merger warriors”fought for the academic reputationof Abbot and against initial prejudicetoward female faculty and students.Others soon stepped up to change thecurriculum and the school’s culture.Faculty approved a proposal to devotethe 1990 Headmaster’s Symposium, anoncredit elective spring term course foruppers and seniors, to “Issues of Gender.”Tony Rotundo (history) and NancyBoutilier (English) created a handoutfor the symposium reminding thecampus that “gender is with us always” incomplex ways that call for examinationwith multiple lenses. Appropriately, PAfaculty and students have continued toexpand the notion of gender equity toencompass intersections with race andethnicity, class, national origin, sexualorientation, gender identity and expression,and more.One year after Gender Spring, asecond group of girls spoke out tobring awareness to the specific experiencesof girls of color, for whom theheadline-grabbing statistic “4 out of40” (four girls elected school presidentout of 40 elections since the merger)obscured a starker reality: 0 out of 40girls of color. Awareness led to actionas girls organized a new group called“The Sisterhood” to provide support,mentorship, and community for underrepresentedgirls of color at PA throughoutings, meetings, and opportunitiesDo athletic programs providean opportunity for all studentsto feel included?62% of boys(294 of 475 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREE40% of girls(189 of 468 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREEAIM (Assessment of Inclusivity & Multiculturalism) Survey, May 2014to connect with alumnae of color. TheSisterhood has been active for a yearnow. “By no mere coincidence or accident,PA’s first female student of color,Annette Bell ’16, has just been electedcopresident [with Theo Perez ’16],”notes Linda Carter Griffith, incomingassistant head for equity and inclusion.Also adding their voices to the discussionare students who identify astransgender, genderqueer, or gendernonconforming. According to TrishRussell, dean of studies and biologyinstructor, “What the students createdby speaking out was not a crisisbut the next step in moving forward,particularly in regard to gender fluidityand supporting students who do notidentify with predominant notionsof masculinity or femininity.” Clusterdean and history instructor FrankTipton helped usher in the new era:“When I arrived here in 2005, the GayStraight Alliance [now the Gender andSexuality Alliance] still felt the need tomeet discreetly in a safe space insidea dean’s residence. By 2010, the groupwas holding big meetings in PareskyCommons or Gelb, and faculty andadministration attitudes were changing,too. Tony Rotundo and I deliveredan extensive, emotional multimediapresentation at an all-faculty meetingon understanding transgenderstudents, leading to the developmentof new guidelines and policy changes.People still tell us how transformativethat presentation was.” Students whocomplicate the boy/girl, heterosexualparadigm are increasingly willing topublicly embrace who they are, seeksupport, and advocate for institutionalchange. According to PA’s medicaldirector, Dr. Amy Patel, 9 of 1,125students identified as transgender and127 of 1,110 students described themselvesas something other than heterosexualin the 2013 health check survey,the last time it was administered.Addressing “Guyland” CultureAttending to how rigid gender stereotypesand expectations negatively affectboys and campus culture as a wholehas been a major part of PA’s journeytoward equity. As Dalton’s study argues,the indisputable intellectual talents andachievements of Abbot students andfaculty proved that the aggressive “sinkor swim” mentality, characteristic of the“old school” way of doing things, didnot have a monopoly on academic andpedagogical rigor. Liberating studentsfrom the traditional boys’ school culturehad an overall positive impact: “Infact,” Dalton writes, “boys’ overall happinessat PA improved 24 percent theyear of the merger. No negative effects•1976Students establish theJewish Student Union.•1980•1981| | | The Academy’s first femaleAdministrators and faculty form theMinority-Life Committee (MLC) with anumber of mandates, including diversificationof the curriculum, student body, and faculty.school president, HadleySoutter ’82, is elected.•1981| Students organize theAsian Society. By 1985, thegroup has 76 members.40 Andover | Spring 2015

on grades, drug use, or relationshipswere found.”Today, as Carol Israel, director of theGraham House Counseling Center,observes, “PA is not immune to thelarger culture that teaches boys toobjectify girls. The Feminism = Equalitymovement brought to light that PA hasits version of ‘Guyland’ [the predominantculture of hyper-masculinity andboyhood described by scholar MichaelKimmel in his book Guyland: ThePerilous World Where Boys Become Menand in an address to PA faculty at thebeginning of the school year].” Israelaffirms that, “PA is working hard toestablish a culture that requires respectfor all, and much continues to be doneto educate and model this for boys.”After nearly seven years as dean of studentsand many more as a head coachof both boys’ and girls’ sports teams,Paul Murphy has come to understandhow deep the need is for educationand discussions about gender for allstudents: “I worry about boys who aredoing the right thing but are not heardloudly enough. I worry that they go tocollege and are not culturally competenton issues of gender. We have madehuge strides in these areas and we needto keep doing more.”The commitment to “keep doing more”to make every member feel equally apart of the school is evident at everylevel, including at the top, where suchissues are often the last to penetrateany organization. Former trusteeCorinne T. Field ’83 affirms that BoardPresident Peter Currie ’74 “has donea terrific job focusing trustee attentionon issues of inclusion and equity withregard to women, students of color, andthose on financial aid. Trustees are consideringa range of issues from studentleadership to health education andfaculty hiring, all with an eye to makingPA a more inclusive and equitablecommunity.” Placing gender equity asa priority of the new Strategic Plan wasalso intentional, says Field, and “leadershipfrom Head of School John Palfreyand Rachel Skiffer, dean of policy andstrategic planning, was crucial in focusingattention on gender issues. As workshifts from planning to implementation,faculty, staff, and students willDo students needmore sex education?56% of boys(90 of 162 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREE2014 Senior Survey79% of girls(125 of 159 respondents)strongly orsomewhatAGREEneed to continue this effort to ensurethat inclusion and equity remain a centralpillar of the Strategic Plan.”“Youth from Every Gender”There is every reason to feel hopefulabout PA’s future, says Soraya Chemaly.“In my experience, most schoolsare willing to engage at a superficiallevel about gender and are hostile tofundamental changes to the culture.Clearly, PA is different. We are willingto engage in a deeper approach to theseproblems.” Leadership when and whereit was needed and openness to changewere credited in a research paper aboutcoeducation at PA, “Youth from EveryGender,” by then–school presidentDanny Silk ’07. Dalton also noted thesequalities in her study, concluding thatafter the merger, “It was in the nature ofthe Andover community to innovate ina new situation...and coeducation couldnever have evolved as it has withoutthe dedication and flexibility of thosepeople whose attitudes about genderchanged over the years.”One might go further and say thatwhen PA takes gender equity and inclusioninto account, it produces someof its most meaningful educationalinnovations. One cannot look back atthe historic merger and simply say thatAndover was “a boys’ school that finallylet girls in.” What has emerged—whatis emerging—is a completely newand exciting school that continues tochange and innovate, and to inspirepeople like Blake Allen, who attributesthe integration of Abbot and Andoverwith fostering the non sibi principlesshe now teaches to Pakistani educators,primarily women, through herPakistani Educational LeadershipInstitute. “My big dream,” Allen shares,“is to create a summer leadershipinstitute that will bring together PAgirls and girls from the world’s conflictzones.” Stirring aspirations like these,“Equity and Inclusion” is a central pillarof the Strategic Plan, driving creativityand innovation and profoundly informingvalues of empathy and balance.Dalton, too, feels hopeful: “A torch waspassed to me and others from the Abbotgeneration. Now I feel that momenthas come again as the next generationworks to build a new gender coalitionthat will continue to make PA a schoolthat belongs to each member equally.”Freelance writer Corrie Martin is formerdirector of the Women’s Resource Centerat the University of the Pacific in Stockton,Calif., and a current PA faculty spouse.•1982| PA music chair William Thomasinitiates Black American Arts Weekend.•1983PA hires its first counselorfor minority students.•1985| | The Minority-Life Committee reports a 5 percentincrease in the number of African American andLatino students since 1980. Recruiting minorityfaculty remains a challenge.Andover | Spring 201541

WhyInclusionMattersto Meby Ai-jen Poo ’92John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationWe’re at a critical moment in ournation’s history. We’re in the midst ofseismic demographic shifts that haveprofound implications for the wholerange of our social institutions, fromour schools to our families to our governmentand our economy.By 2030, nearly 20 percent of ourpopulation will be over the age of 65.By 2040, the majority of our nation willbe people of color.By 2050, the total number of individualsneeding long-term care and personalassistance is projected to growfrom 12 million to 27 million.Often, when we discuss these imminentsocietal shifts, we do so with thelanguage of “concern” and crisis. Thisis understandable. But I believe thesechanges present us with a uniqueopportunity. This is a moment not onlyto address longstanding exclusions, butto learn from the history of those exclusionsand to think boldly about a futurethat is inclusive of the full diversity ofwho we are and who we’re becoming asa nation.In 1963, at the March on Washington,before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.would give his electrifying “I Have aDream” speech to the several hundredthousand Americans who had gatheredbefore the Lincoln Memorial,a 23-year-old son of a sharecropperaddressed the crowd. He challengedthe proposed civil rights legislationwith a simple question: “What is therein this bill to ensure the equality of amaid who earns $5 a week in the homeof a family whose income is $100,000a year?”The young man who asked that question,John Lewis—then chair of theStudent Nonviolent CoordinatingCommittee, now a U.S. representativefor Georgia—still hasn’t received ananswer: More than 50 years after theMarch on Washington, that maid, andmillions of other women like her workingin homes across America, still lacklegal protections that most of us takefor granted.We all know these women. They carefor the most precious elements of ourlives: our children, parents, and homes.They are our nannies, housekeepers,and home health care workers. Theyare our mothers, grandmothers, wives,sisters, and daughters. Their life’s work•1986The Academy’s first African Americanschool president, Todd Fletcher ’87, is elected.| | | A new Andover policy, which guaranteesNeal Hampton ’89, a member of Caddo Nation,42 Andover | Spring 2015•1987confidentiality, allows students with AIDS to “attendschool, live in dormitories, and participate in all schoolactivities without discrimination or special precautions.”•1988challenges PA to strengthen its curriculum as itpertains to Native American history and to hireNative American faculty members.

is caring for others. Their work makesall other work possible. And yet, theylive and work at the bottom of oureconomy, some still earning $35 perprotect employees from harassmentand discrimination.Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA)and codirector of the Caring Across Generations campaign, is the authorof The Age of Dignity: Caring for a Changing America and winner of a2014 MacArthur “Genius Grant.” She has been organizing immigrantwomen workers since 1996. In 2000, Poo cofounded Domestic WorkersUnited (DWU), the New York organization that spearheaded the successfulpassage of the state’s historic Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rightsin 2010. In 2007, DWU helped organize the first convening of nationaldomestic workers,out of which the NDWA was formed. Poo serves on theboards of MomsRising, Jobs With Justice, Working America, the NationalCommittee for Responsive Philanthropy, and the National Council onAging. She is the recipient of a Ms. Foundation Women of Vision Awardand the Independent Sector American Express NGen Leadership Award,and was named one of Newsweek’s 150 Fearless Women and Time’s100 Most Influential People in the World. In 2015, she was listed as #14on Fortune Magazine’s list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders.day for a 12-hour work day, workinghard and yet still living in poverty.The explicit exclusion of caregiversfrom our nation’s most basic laborprotections occurred in the 1930s,when Southern lawmakers refused tosupport the New Deal labor laws untiltwo groups were removed—domesticworkers and farm workers—workforcesthat were almost exclusivelyAfrican American at the time.In the 1970s, domestic workers gainedinclusion in the Fair Labor StandardsAct and won the right to earn theminimum wage. To this day, however,1.8 million home care workers remainexcluded from this measure. All domesticworkers remain excluded from theNational Labor Relations Act, whichguarantees the right to form a unionand bargain collectively. And despitethe often-grueling physical aspects oftheir work, they are not included inthe Occupational Health and SafetyAct. And because private homes aregenerally not considered workplacesand most only employ one worker,domestic workers are not covered bythe parts of the Civil Rights Act thatThese exclusions have created anenvironment of extreme vulnerability.Without standards or guidelines,working conditions are at the whim ofindividual employers who can hire andfire at will. Workers count on this workto support their families and are oftenfearful of complaining or raising questionsabout unfair treatment, particularlyif they are immigrants and havethe added fear of exposure to immigrationenforcement. Asking for time offto take your child to the doctor couldresult in losing your job. As a result,domestic work has become among themost hazardous jobs in the workforce,defined by low wages, long and unpredictablehours, difficult lifting, frequentexposure to toxic cleaning chemicals,nonpayment of wages, and vulnerabilityto sexual harassment and abuse.In summer 2007, in a meeting roomin Atlanta, approximately 50 domesticworkers and organizers from aroundthe country gathered to share theirstruggles, hopes, and dreams, and adesire to make good on John Lewis’scall to action once and for all.They formed the National DomesticWorkers Alliance, which today supportsdomestic workers in more than 25 citiesin improving the quality of their jobsand gaining recognition for the truevalue of their caregiving and domesticwork. Less than a decade later, domesticworkers have successfully won legislationin four states, and they’re partof an effort to implement Departmentof Labor regulations that would bringthe final 1.8 million excluded caregiversand home care workers under minimumwage and overtime protections.Like so many of our nation’s constituenciesthat have faced exclusion, domesticworkers are on the front lines of both anunforgiving economy and the changethat we need to strengthen opportunityand democracy for every American. Asour nation’s need for care grows, alongwith the communities that the caregivershave come from, the conditionsfor domestic workers will increasinglyinform and shape the whole of ournation’s future. They are but one exampleof a group that has been on the margins,both warning of the dangers of inequityand exclusion and helping to light theway forward toward a better future forall American workers. If we can createopportunity for the least visible and historicallyexcluded among us, we have thechance to shape the future in a way thattruly recognizes the talents and contributionsof all American workers.•1988| The Office of Community andMulticultural Development (CAMD)is created to provide support forunderrepresented students.•1989| Brian Gittens ’89 leads a sit-in on the steps of Samuel PhillipsHall to protest PA’s regular class schedule on MLK Day, a federalholiday. Later that year, faculty vote unanimously to hold awarenessworkshops in lieu of classes on future MLK days.•1989| Sharon Tentarelli ’90 writes a letter to The Phillipianinviting members of the LGBTQ community to meet,marking the beginning of the GSA—Gay StraightAlliance—a PA student organization.Andover | Spring 201543

EverydayHeroesShine inCivil RightsMuseumMakeoverby Adam RobertsSantosh Dhamat for Howard+Revis DesignIt took eight years, but flocks of newvisitors agree the wait was worth it. OnApril 5, 2014, the National Civil RightsMuseum in Memphis, Tenn., reopenedto the public following a $27.5 millionrenovation led by museum design firmHoward+Revis Design Services and itscofounder, Jeff Howard ’73.This monumental makeover involvedthe museum’s entire exhibit infrastructure,taking visitors on a journeyfrom the bowels of a slave shipto the balcony of Room 306 of theLorraine Motel, where Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. spent his finalhours. Howard and his team helpedadapt the space into a 21st-centurymuseum—more than 40 new films,oral histories, and interactive mediawere added to the museum’s alreadyimpressive collection of artifacts.The grand reopening attracted nationalattention, resulting in a spike in themuseum’s attendance and a revitalizationof its Memphis neighborhood. ForHoward, the project represented theculmination of a lifetime of civil rightsengagement that began in childhood.|Growing Up Segregated:“Polite Jim Crow” in Northwest DCAlthough Howard was raised in a solidlyupper middle class neighborhood innorthwest Washington, D.C., his childhoodincluded a keen awareness of theDistrict’s segregation and troubling,often confusing encounters with what hecalls “polite Jim Crow.” He first noticedthe contrast of worlds when he was outwith Rosa Chester, his family’s AfricanAmerican nanny. Whether it was sittingseparately from Rosa at a screening ofWest Side Story or the realization thathis family members were the only whiteguests at her wedding, Howard’s exposureto inequality began at an early age.This education continued as hetagged along to protests, includinga Black Panther rally, with hisbest friend (whose father headedthe Washington Post editorial page).Howard remembers soldiers guardingstores when riots descendedon DC, and white business ownersconsulting with their black employeeson how to avoid being looted.Andover appealed to Howard becauseit provided an environment where studentscould begin to bridge these gaps.“I liked that people weren’t cookiecutter.They had long hair. They werewhite and black, from privilege andfrom inner cities.”Forty years later, the mission of theNational Civil Rights Museum projectresonated. “The fact that America’s foremostadvocate of equity and inclusion,the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., wasassassinated a mere year before I startedmy PA career—and at the LorraineMotel, the site of this museum project—lent a definite poignancy to this assignment,”Howard says. “It was five years•1989Phillipian editors print a mock issue ofThe Exonian that shocks the campuswith overtly racist, sexist, classist, andhomophobic themes.| | | The first LGBTQ alumniAndover modifies its44 Andover | Spring 2015•1990gathering in NYC is attended by65 alumni from across the U.S.•1990nondiscrimination policy toinclude sexual orientation.

Opposite page: I Am A Man: Memphis SanitationStrike 1968Left: We Are Prepared To Die: Freedom Rides 1961Below: Jeff Howard ’73 ( far left) stands with"Movement to Overcome” exhibit sculptor MichaelPavlovsky ( far right) and museum rigging crew aftermoving the 14-foot sculpture into place.Santosh Dhamat for Howard+Revis Designspent working on the most importantproject of my professional career.”|Simple Fix Morphs intoMassive UndertakingIt was supposed to be a simple “refresh”of the existing exhibit halls. It became areimagining of an institution.Founded in 1991, the National CivilRights Museum was already a historiclandmark among American culturalinstitutions. In 2013, a USA Today pollranked it the third “most iconic sitein America” (behind Graceland andMount Rushmore) and one of the “Top15 places kids should visit by the timethey’re 15.” In 2004, Jeopardy gave themuseum its own category with cluessuch as, “From 1943 to 1956, Rosa Parkswas secretary of her local chapter of thisorganization.” (Answer: the NAACP)With the museum’s 20th anniversaryon the horizon, Director BeverlyRobertson wanted the main exhibitto be modernized. After interviewingsome 20 design firms, she narrowed thepool to a final four, and the firms wentto Memphis to present their ideas to themuseum staff, its board, and the generalpublic. Howard+Revis earned the gigthrough a unique blend of contextualunderstanding and design “wow.” “Thisproject clearly meant something specialto them,” says Robertson. “Sometimesthat’s more important than all the reputationin the world.”Seven months later, Howard and histeam realized their task was far greaterthan anyone had anticipated. “Theresearch we did in our discovery phaseshowed that we needed to start over,”says Howard. “We tore out just abouteverything.”“People no longer wanted to walkthrough a museum and read a book ona wall,” agreed Robertson. “We wantedpeople to be transformed, inspired totake action by the ‘everyday’ peoplewho made this civil rights revolutionpossible. We needed to update thestory, to show the lasting legacy of themovement. Also, we had outgrown ourphysical space and needed to accommodatethe growing numbers of peoplewho were coming to the museum.”| Assembling aCommitted TeamWith their new task before them,Howard+Revis set about assemblinga team of African American scholars,architects, landscape architects, andscript writers to undertake the hardand detailed work of the transformation.“This core part of our team, morethan any other, helped determinethe look, feel, content, and tone ofthe renewed museum,” says Howard.Among the many notable scholarsinvolved were world-renownednon-violence activist Rev. JamesLawson and premier Martin LutherKing Jr. scholar Clayborne Carson.•1991Assistant Director of Athletics Katherine Hendersonstates, “The isolation experienced by gay and lesbianstudents on the PA campus should be a priority issue.”•1992| | A survey shows a discrepancy in the perceptionof gender equality on campus, with 70 percent ofmales believing men and women are treated equallyat Andover, versus only 46 percent of females.•1992| Andover hosts a GSA retreat forstudents of all sexual orientationsfrom across New England.Andover | Spring 201545

Courtesy of the National Civil Rights MuseumMany of the owners of the firmsselected were old enough to vividlyremember the personal indignities ofJim Crow in the Deep South. Somehad themselves participated to varyingdegrees in the movement to end segregationand oppression. One examplethat sticks in Howard’s mind is JuanSelf, principal of Self Tucker Architects,Inc., and the project’s lead architect.“His father was a highly respected postmanin Clarksdale, Mississippi, and waskilled most likely for his after-hoursactivism.”This inclusivity extended to thecontractors and construction workers.“Our electrical contractor wasso proud to be on the project that herecruited troubled youth in Memphisand trained them as electricians,”Howard says. He estimates 45 percentof the workers on the project werepeople of color, an astounding figurein the industry. As the project nearedcompletion, the museum held anopen house exclusively for workersand their families, who mingled toadmire their work and share in whatHoward calls their common “espritde Tennessee.”In addition to the professional team,a renovation committee of outsideexperts was assembled. Among themwas fellow PA alum and currentmuseum board member Nnaemeka“Meka” Egwuekwe ’91, a softwareengineer at a Memphis-based tech firmwho served as a technical advisor onthe committee. “The museum had alot of great resources but was heavy onreading and was technologically out ofdate,” says Egwuekwe. “My job was tohelp modernize that technology andmake sure its maintenance was manageablegoing forward.”Egwuekwe marvels at some of theinnovations made by Howard’s team.“They made great use of material themuseum already had, like adding lightingto a Freedom Ride bus to make itlook like it’s actually on fire and projectingnewspaper clippings about the1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike ontoan actual truck from the strike.”Looking back, Egwuekwe creditsAndover with sparking his interestin civil rights and history. “I met kidsfrom all over the country and the worldwho had their own perspectives oncivil rights.” He recalls the influence ofinstructors Ed Quattlebaum ’60, history,Temba Maqubela, chemistry, andSam Matthews (MS) 2 , whose presentationto students on African contributionsto math and science “changed myworldview.”|Giving a Voice to Heroes—and Ordinary PeopleIf there was one mantra echoed byHoward, the museum staff, and theadvisory team, it was a shared commitmentto “getting it right.”“The museum speaks to the fabric andfiber of what makes this country great,”says Robertson. “It’s very daunting toeven think about taking something likethat and making it better. There was alot of pressure to get the story right, tohonor those who died and those whofounded this institution.”For Howard and his team, “getting itright” meant giving a voice to thosewho made the civil rights movementand a means of telling the story in theirown words. As Howard put it, “Ourguiding interpretive aim was to expandthe narrative’s scope beyond a fewfamous heroes to create a more inclusive,compelling journey in which all•1993An alumnus makesan anonymous $10,000donation to GSA.•1994•1994| | | | CAMD appoints the first advisorThe Brace Center for Gender Studies,Barbara Landis Chasebegins her tenure as PA’sfirst female head of school.to students in the LGBTQ community.•1996funded in part by Donna Brace Ogilvie ’30,opens in Abbot Hall.46 Andover | Spring 2015

Opposite page: A Culture of Resistance:Slavery in America 1619–1861Left: A Triumph for Democracy:The Voting Rights Act of 1965Santosh Dhamat for Howard+Revis Designvisitors could see ordinary people, likethemselves, doing extraordinary thingsto achieve change.”These “ordinary people” included:• Claudette Colvin, a 16-year-old whostood up on a bus to protest segregationnine months before RosaParks did the same• Jo Ann Robinson, who stayed upall night and mimeographed morethan 50,000 leaflets that led to theMontgomery Bus Boycott• Diane Nash, who insisted theFreedom Rides continue despiteviolent protests against them• Daisy Bates, who arranged for ministersto safely escort nine black students(a.k.a. the Little Rock Nine)past hordes of angry segregationistsand into a white Arkansas school• Amelia Boynton, a key figurein organizing the Selma toMontgomery marches• Bayard Rustin, a primary orchestratorof the March on Washingtonwhose role was sidelined because ofhis sexual orientationThis effort was led by Dr. HasanJeffries, associate professor of historyat Ohio State University and an experton civil rights and the Black PowerMovement. “We wanted the NationalCivil Rights Museum experience tobe like when you visit the battlefield atGettysburg,” Jeffries said. “You can stepwhere they stepped, walk where theywalked. Jeff and his team understoodand worked toward that.”Jeffries also helped craft a moreaccurate picture of the civil rightsmovement’s successes and failures.“This wasn’t a perpetual movement ofprogress. Success was not guaranteed,and there were many more failures thanvictories.” As an example, he pointsto the fact that it took a decades-longlegal strategy after the Brown v. Boardof Education decision ending schoolsegregation to make significant progress.The museum demonstrates this bytaking the visitor from a courtroom to aclassroom.Jeffries also was pleased with howHoward’s team handled more sensitivetopics, such as the Black PowerMovement. “Many museums won’tdiscuss it at all. But very early on, Jeffrealized that if we gave it the propercontext, people would understand themovement not as a radical break butas a logical extension of communityorganizing and frustration.”|Students Head South toConnect Past with PresentPhillips Academy’s connection tothis historic renovation will comefull circle in June when a group of13 students and faculty travel tothe National Civil Rights Museumas part of the school’s AmericanCivil Rights Movement ImmersionProgram tour of the Deep South.Six years in the making, the newprogram is the brainchild of JudithWombwell, instructor and chair of theDepartment of Theatre and Dance, andis funded by a generous Abbot AcademyAssociation grant. A Memphis native,Wombwell was in the city when Dr.King was assassinated. “It made such ahuge impression on me,” she says. “Themuseum captures King and the movementin such an informative, moving,and comprehensive way. It will be oneof the culminating events of our trip.”Wombwell founded the program togive Andover students historical contextfor today’s civil rights landscape.“This movement is not over. There willalways be injustice to fight. But it canbe a call to action, to understand thatwe still have poverty, income inequality,and racism. It’s crucial to understandwhy we still have these problems andwhat we can do to begin solving them.”•1998The Working Group onDomestic Partners in Dormitoriesshares faculty perspectives onsame-sex house counselors.•1999| | | The Board of Trustees votes inThe 2004 Strategic Planfavor of allowing same-sex facultycouples to be dorm parents.•2004makes access a priority.Andover | Spring 201547

C Matters of the Spirit DIt was February 1973 when an alarmingheadline in The Phillipian identified a“crisis” on campus. The times were rifewith change, to be sure, but it wasn’tthe impending switch to coeducationthat constituted this particular crisis.Nor was it students’ hair length ordissatisfaction over the Vietnam Waror the social malaise that followed theWatergate scandal—though all of thosefactors may have played a role.No, the crisis in question was bothmore abstract and more immediate.Religion instructor Jesse Vaughan wasquoted as saying that “PA is currentlyundergoing a spiritual crisis,” onewhose apparent cause (or perhaps firstconsequence) was the abolishmentof compulsory chapel attendance,two years earlier. Then, as now, theAcademy found itself grappling withthe role of the spiritual and religious inan Andover education.Since the abandonment of compulsorychapel, said the Phillipian article,“‘religion’ at PA has been limpingalong, with sparsely attended weeklyservices and a few extra-curriculargroups.” Yet the decision to endmandatory chapel had come to seeminevitable, as students chafed againstoutmoded strictures. Vincent Avery,former instructor in philosophy andreligious studies, who arrived at PA in1976, says he heard that the serviceshad become “untenable.”ReligiousInclusiononCampus,Then andNowby Jane Dornbusch“The students were acting up and disrespectwas huge,” says Avery. “It was nota battle worth fighting, and not a battle[then headmaster] Ted Sizer wantedto fight.”Instead, after a few years of spiritualdrift—the “crisis” years—Sizerconvened a committee and institutedthe school’s first tripartite chaplaincy,prompted by the changing times andby the death of Andover’s longtimeminister, the Reverend James Whyte.For the first time, PA hired a rabbiand a Catholic priest to work withthe Protestant chaplain in tending tothe spiritual needs of students. SaysAvery, who served as the first Catholicchaplain (he left the priesthood ayear later but stayed on to teach at PAuntil 2010), “I think it was essentiallya statement that the school itself wasno longer affiliated with a particulartradition...a decision that the schoolwas now going to be a secular institution,as far as its allegiance wasconcerned.”That decision was in some waysremarkable, given the school’s lengthyassociation with Protestantism. Afterall, the era when Andover imposed anunofficial quota on Jewish studentswas still within living memory. ButRabbi Everett Gendler, who filled therole of Jewish spiritual leader in thatfirst tripartite chaplaincy, says he feltwelcomed when he arrived on campusin 1976.“I had no idea what to expect,” admitsGendler, who was brought in as asix-month fill-in and ended up stayingat PA for 19 years. He says he foundAndover to be “receptive to a moreaudible and visible Jewish presenceon campus.” There were exceptions—though not, he says, because anyonewas specifically unhappy about a“Jewish presence.” Some, says Gendler,were leery of any turn toward religionon campus. “Along with this receptivity,there was a certain wariness on the•2006| Trustees endorse a pilot program toaddress the growing preparation gap. TheACE Scholars Program aims to “accelerate,challenge, and enrich.”•2007A need-blind admission policyis adopted; 43 percent of studentsare already on some level offinancial aid.•2007| | PA creates a new faculty position—director of spiritual and religious life—to address the needs of allcampus faith groups.48 Andover | Spring 2015

part of some faculty that the religiousdominance might be in the process ofreasserting self,” he says. “There wasthat wariness because Andover hadbeen founded by religiously committedChristians with a great deal of religiousintentionality. And I suppose over thedecades, the secularists had had tostruggle for freedom from that particularenclosure.” But, he says, thougha few “made known their intellectualreservations, overall it was a warmlywelcoming atmosphere.”In a departure from earlier practice,the three chaplains were also calledupon to do classroom teaching, whichserved to integrate them further intothe life of the school. Philip Zaeder wasthe Protestant member of that earlytripartite chaplaincy; for the onetimeEnglish major, the opportunity to teachwas part of what drew him to Andoverfrom Yale, where he had served in thechaplain’s office.Zaeder sees the 1976 institution ofthe tripartite ministry and the school’sbroader embrace of spiritual traditionsas emblematic of the times. “Societalchanges were strong. Andover was nolonger that monolithic boys’ school....Coeducation was part of the new vitalityof Andover, of which the tripartitechaplaincy was a beneficiary. It was anextraordinary era; I had never beeninvolved in an adventure as ecumenicalas that was.”•2009Associate Head of School Rebecca Sykeshelps launch the Girls’ Leadership Project toencourage girls to pursue leadership roles oncampus and beyond.Perhaps it was a sign of the times, too,that Rabbi Gendler served as advisor tothe Muslim student group on campus,organizing Ramadan celebrations andchanting from the Koran. “It was one ofthe quirks or happenstances, or I’d callit a blessing, of the expanded ecumenicalchaplaincy,” says Gendler.The legacy of the tripartite chaplaincyof the ’70s persists today. Their effortslent a spiritual dimension to theschool’s observance of Memorial Day;they instituted the candelight baccalaureateservice held the night beforegraduation. Zaeder credits Gendler, alongtime supporter of the civil rightsmovement, with helping create PA’sscope of MLK Day activities.Spiritual crisis averted, or so it seemed.But flash forward to 2007.Somewhere along the line, the customof having chaplains serve as classroomteachers had dwindled. The campusrabbi position had been cut to one-fifthtime. The Catholic student group hadbecome just a small social club, sayscurrent Catholic chaplain Mary Kantor,who arrived in 2009. And once again, aconcerned head of school saw a need tointervene.From top to bottom, the membersof Phillips Academy’s tripartitechaplaincy, new in 1976:As Ted Sizer had before her, BarbaraCatholic Chaplain Vincent Avery,Landis Chase decided to reassess PA’sRabbi Everett Gendler , and theReverend Philip Zaederapproach to religion. Students werecoming from an ever-broadening rangeof faith traditions; at the same time,many students—more so than in the•2010•2010| | | A group of full-scholarship students createsThe Access to Success committeeis formed to help scholarship studentsacclimate more fully to life at PA anddelve deeper into Andover’s curriculum.the “Outliers” affinity group to confront the waysin which differences in socioeconomic classaffect students’ Andover experience.Andover | Spring 201549

“Coeducation waspart of the newvitality of Andover,of which thetripartite chaplaincywas a beneficiary.It was anextraordinary era.”| —The Reverend Philip ZaederPhillips Academy’s currenttripartite: the ReverendAnne Gardner, director ofspiritual and religious life(center), Rabbi MichaelSwarttz, and CatholicChaplain Mary KantorNeil Evans50 Andover | Spring 2015past—did not identify strongly withany religion and lacked a framework forexploring questions of spirituality. Chaseand Associate Head of School BeckySykes created a committee that spenta year in consultation, seeking a newdirection for addressing these concerns.The result was an approach that—likethe tripartite chaplaincy of 1976—wasuniquely consonant with the times.“My being here is actually a veryimportant and critical lens on howBarbara Chase and Becky Sykes feltabout the space and role of religion andbelief systems,” says the Reverend AnneGardner. Arriving in September 2008,Gardner was the first person to holdthe newly created position of directorof spiritual and religious life. (Shealso serves as the school’s Protestantchaplain.) “There was a feeling fromBecky and Barbara that this neededmore focus, more attention, moreresources—that the spiritual life of thisage group was important enough, andthat the world was changing enough,that there needed to be a new vision.”•2013On the eve of the Academy’s first copresidential elections, 12 seniors write toThe Phillipian endorsing the new copresident policy as a way to reverse the historicalgender imbalance in leadership positions. When the only two-male team wins, the NewYork Times reports on the heated campuswide debate on gender equality that ensues.Today, much of that vision involvesmeeting students where they are, spiritually,and tending to their needs bothinside and outside the structure of organizedreligion. “Kids who come hereand are brought up in a faith—those arethe easiest pegs to align,” says Gardner.“But more and more, I find fewerstudents who come from that structure.What do we do about the students whoare outside of that parameter?”Gardner answers her own question byproviding examples of spiritual supportand inquiry that take place far from theconfines of the chapel. Culture, Politics,and Religion (CPR) is a weekly dinnertimediscussion group that tacklesthorny questions like free speech, thedeath penalty, and abortion. Gardnerspearheaded an effort, tied to PA’sVeterans Day observance, to breakGuinness’s world record for push-ups.For the Hindu festival of Diwali, shestrung lights from the columns infront of Samuel Phillips Hall. And, shenotes, the school has held an IslamicAwareness Week for many years.Rabbi Michael Swarttz, PA’s currentJewish chaplain, has also taken a bigtentapproach. “To be Jewish is not justa religious phenomenon but an ethnicand cultural one,” he notes, and assuch, he and the Jewish student grouphave mounted a broad array of culturalprogramming, with speakers, films,and even the occasional comedian.Kantor, the Catholic chaplain, has—with the help of three Abbot AcademyAssociation grants—created a slate ofcampus events, bringing in internationalmusic groups, dancers, and artiststo celebrate and highlight the culturaldiversity of the Catholic Church.•2013| CAMD distributes a copy of Out of the Blue to every PA communitymember and makes it freely available online. The culmination of a twoyearstudent project, the 223-page book is a compilation of student andalumni experiences related to diversity and self-discovery.

For all that, though, and for all thesupport that the chaplaincy bothreceives and provides, there can stillbe moments when religion seems aslightly uneasy fit on campus. Can aplace that so values intellect also givematters of the spirit their due? For herpart, says Gardner, “One of the thingsI’ve tried to preach and embody is thatthere needn’t be a divide between thosetwo things. You needn’t be a personof intellect or a person of faith.... Weneedn’t check our mind at the doorwhen we come to church.”Kantor says that while she’s pleasedwith the growth of the active Catholiccommunity in her time on campus,she would like to see the work of thechaplaincy integrated into the broaderlife of the school. “For me,” she says,“the ideal would be that the religious orspiritual or spiritually seeking aspectsof students would be as welcomed andintegrated in the school’s life as theirethnic identity, national identity, sexualorientation, and so on…. With the newwellness center and the focus on equityand inclusion, I’m hopeful that thisrecognition of students’ religious andspiritual interests will not be limited tothe time they spend with their religiouscommunities once or twice a week.”The tensions Gendler once remarkedupon—between the secular and thespiritual—may have their present-daycounterparts. Equity and inclusionform one pillar of the new StrategicPlan, but what does that mean inrelation to religion? Paying attentionto the calendar is one importantaspect. Gendler recalls a time duringhis tenure when a crucial studentactivity was scheduled during YomKippur, the most solemn of Jewishholidays. “For the Jewish students, itwas a terrible conflict,” says Gendler,though, he adds, “The intensity ofthe crisis sensitized everyone to theimportance of being aware. It was aninstructive moment.” Nonetheless, theevent wasn’t rescheduled. More than30 years on, Swarttz bookends thatwith an experience from his time at PA:Again, an important student activityconflicted with Yom Kippur. But thistime, he says, students brought it to theattention of the administration, and thedate was changed.When the tripartite chaplaincy wasformed, addressing the needs ofProtestant, Catholic, and Jewish studentswas deemed sufficient. But today,many more faiths are represented oncampus, and today’s chaplaincy isworking toward greater inclusivity.Kantor notes that current chaplaincieshave worked together to create interfaithprojects, activities, and dialogues.“Students have an eagerness and deepinterest in getting to know one another’sreligious traditions,” she says.Equity and inclusion, though, mayalso mean casting spirituality in muchbroader terms—more inclusive terms,if you will. Says Gardner, “As director,I’m charged in essence to think anewabout how to answer these big questions:Who am I? How do I decide howI’m going to walk in the world? Whatvalue system do I follow? What kindof person do I want to grow up to be?These are deeply spiritual questions....My continuing challenge is to servicethose people who have a particularpractice and, for those who don’t, tokeep the conversation going.”“…the spirituallife of this agegroup wasimportantenough, and thatthe world waschanging enough,that there neededto be a newvision.”—The Reverend Anne Gardner•2013Sixty students, faculty, and alumni march inAndover’s first campus gay pride parade in honorof the 25th anniversary of the GSA (now knownas the Gender and Sexuality Alliance).•2013| | | PA marks 40 yearsAt a faculty meeting, student leaders of Andover’s feministof coeducation.•2013group (Feminism = Equality) describe ongoing gender-relatedissues—some shocking—and suggest ways faculty can helpachieve gender equality on campus.Andover | Spring 201551

Using Orthodoxy to Rebelby Sharon Platt ’15About theAuGUSTUS Thorndike Jr. ’37InternshipNear the end of each academicyear, Department of History andSocial Science faculty select anupper to research and write a biographicalsketch about an alumnaof Abbot Academy or alumnus ofPhillips Academy.The intern is given a stipend of$400, and the project is due winterterm of senior year. History departmentfaculty advise on subjectselection and the research andwriting process; the departmentchair provides supervision. PaigeRoberts, director of Archives andSpecial Collections, works closelywith the intern throughout theproject, helping to identify, locate,and interpret a broad range ofhistoric documents.The Augustus Thorndike Jr. ’37Internship was established in2005 to recognize Gus Thorndike’slifelong interest in teaching andreading, especially history andbiography. A primary goal of theinternship is to promote historicalwriting as a literary art, particularlyin the “word portrait” formrequired of the intern. Publicationof the historical biography inAndover magazine helps theAcademy’s more than 21,000alumni develop a renewed appreciationfor the rich and diverseheritage they share.In 1828, Emily AdamsBancroft distributeda petition that challengedthe favoredlocation for the futureAbbot Academy. Bycirculating the petition,Bancroft challenged theall-male founders of thenew women’s school. 1She rebelled againstauthority figures thatheld social power overher through both age and gender. Thispattern of rebellion set a precedent forthe rest of her childhood and career.Sixteen years earlier, Emily Jane Adamswas born to Elizabeth and John Adamson January 2, 1813. 2 She spent herchildhood on Andover Hill under thecare of her mother and nanny. 3 Oneyear after circulating the petition,Bancroft enrolled in Abbot Academy,graduating in 1831. 4 The Adams familyfell into chaos when John Adamsresigned from his position as head ofPhillips Academy in 1832. Bancroftstudied at Ipswich Female Seminarybriefly and then helped her father teachin Elbridge, New York, for three years. 5In 1837, Bancroft moved to her finaldestination, Jacksonville, Illinois, withher father and sister in pursuit of a newjob for Mr. Adams. 6Upon her arrival in Jacksonville,Bancroft became secretary of theLadies’ Education Society, a positionin which she would remain forfifty years. 7 The Society’s goal was toGil Talbotpromote religion andeducate the “manychildren [who] weregrowing up in ignorance.”8 Specifically,it focused on girls’education. 9 DuringBancroft’s involvement,the Ladies’Education Societysucceeded in “[educating]over nine hundredyoung ladies.” 10On May 8, 1845, Bancroft marriedJoseph H. Bancroft, a merchant, andeventually had five children with him. 11Over the next forty years, Bancroftworked for different charitable organizations,including a temperanceunion and a “Free Reading-room,”eventually becoming president of theLadies’ Education Society. 12 She diedon February 28, 1900, and is buriedin Diamond Grove Cemetery inJacksonville, Illinois. 13Emily Adams Bancroft was a “womanwho had it all,” or everything a whitewoman could have in the 1800s. Shewas a mother, a wife, a missionary, and,most importantly, a devout Christian.Her religion drove her toward a careeroutside the home and allowed her tohelp many other young women receivean education. She was a rebel in thatshe diverged from 19th-century genderexpectations and the example set byher early female influences.Every contact Bancroft had with theworld as a child and teenager pushed•2014| The Institute for Recruitment of Teachersexecutive director is charged with a new effortto further diversify PA’s teaching faculty.52 Andover | Spring 2015•2014| Following a Phillipian commentary on campusdiversity, 28 students sign a letter decrying theexclusion of Asian student perspectives and arguingagainst the “model minority” myth.•2015| PA creates a new faculty position,assistant head of school for equity and inclusion,to educate and guide the campus community onthe broader challenges of diversity.

Emily Adams Bancroft (Class of 1831)attended lessons in Abbot Hall, pictured herein its original orientation facing School Street.her toward the role of a subservientand devout housewife. Her mother,Mrs. Adams, seemed to be happy as a“famous housekeeper” and impressedthese same domestic skills ontoBancroft. 14 According to John Adams’sbiographers, Betsey Cleveland, thefamily’s nanny, always happily cared forthe children and aided Mrs. Adams inrunning a smooth household. 15 Bothpracticed religion in their personallives, but the men of Andover did notbelieve that women were fit to hold aleadership position in the church. 16Bancroft’s two years at Abbot Academyalso helped ingrain the idea ofdomesticity and piety into her subconscious.In reaction to the “strong[Unitarianism]” of the early 1800s,Andover became “the most importantcitadel of old fashioned orthodoxy”to “those who believed in...rigidCalvinism.” 17 In accordance with thisreligious focus, the 1828 Abbot constitutionrequired that all trustees havea religious background. 18 Enforcingtraditional gender roles in anothersphere, some women’s education activistsin the early 1800s wanted schoolsto stop girls from challenging theirfuture husbands on family decisions. 19Abbot was founded in this atmosphere.But Bancroft was always a rebel, neverfully absorbing this devout domesticityrequirement. From a young age, shehad a “fashion of thinking for herself,”challenging Bible stories and refusingto follow the example of her older siblings.20 In her teenage years, she forgedcounterfeit money and ran away fromIpswich in an attempt to find medicalassistance for her ill sister. 21 As an adult,Bancroft defied her father’s expectationsby marrying a merchant insteadof a minister. 22Bancroft carried this rebellious spiritinto her career. By working outside thehome, she diverged from the influencesof her childhood. As presidentof the Ladies’ Education Society,Bancroft took on a leadership role inreligious work, an action the men ofAndover Hill would never have allowedCleveland or Mrs. Adams to take. 23Moreover, Bancroft’s decision to leadthe Ladies’ Education Society, whichwas “always...entirely unsectarian,”challenged the strict orthodoxy of herhometown’s parish. 24 Her decisionto work in the public sphere stood incontrast to the examples of female rolesfrom her childhood.Bancroft’s rebellion against domesticityand traditional church leadershipculminated in a career that helpedempower hundreds of young women,but it began when she challengedschoolteachers, Abbot trustees, andBible classes. As she grew older,Bancroft continued to rebel by rejectingthe traditional gender roles thatthe men of Andover Hill placed uponher and the women in her family. Incontrast to Phillips Academy’s “finisorigine pendet,” or “the end dependsupon the beginning,” Bancroft representsan alumna’s courage to divergefrom the patterns of family and school.Her life depended less on the messagesof her upbringing and more on her ownchoices.Sharon Platt ’15 is a two-year senior fromArlington, Virginia. Outside of this project,she enjoys mock trial, community service,running, and debate.See page 128 for footnote listings.This Equity & Inclusion Timeline—by no means exhaustive—was compiled and written by Amy J.M. Morris ’92, with invaluable guidance from David Chase, Susan Faxon, Linda Carter Griffith,Nancy Jeton, Gail Ralston, and others. A number of seminal works were referenced, including Youth from Every Quarter by Sam Allis; Access Through the Ages at an Elite Boarding School: A CaseStudy of Phillips Academy by Samantha Jo Carney; A Portrait of a School: Coeducation at Andover by Kathleen Dalton; and A Singular School: Abbot Academy, 1828–1973 by Susan McIntosh Lloyd.Andover | Spring 201553

CONNECTIONAbbot GrantsAnnouncedAbbot GrantsAnnouncedThe Abbot Academy Association (AAA) wascreated in 1973, at the time of the merger ofAbbot Academy and Phillips Academy, to continueAbbot’s tradition of boldness, innovation, and caringthrough large and small grants to Phillips Academystudents and members of the faculty and staff.The board of directors of the Abbot AcademyAssociation met on campus November 13–14,2014, for its fall meeting. Twenty-sevengrant proposals were awarded full orpartial funding. partial funding.Explorer’s ClubSpeaker: Jon Turk*Whitney Findlay ’16$800Quiz Bowl—Eventsand CompetitionsTucker Drew ’17Piper Winkler ’17Cindy Ling ’15$5,315Alumna Mentor, SoftballSpring Training TripPeter Drench (coach)$3,500Sports &Games$20,551*Indicates a guest speakerChess Club: Nationals andTournament SupportAshok Aggarwal ’15Alex Jiang ’15David Todd ’16$9,066Campus Visit by OlympianMelissa Seidemann:On the Road to Gold*Sasha Newton ’16$1,870Light Box Therapy forSeasonal Affective DisorderCarol Israel &Amy Patel (faculty)Rebecca Somer ’15$2,400Andover Global HealthInitiative Speaker Series*Christopher Li ’15Alexandra Houle-Dupont ’15Felix Liu ’15$1,309Wellness$32,991Development of a Student LeadershipMission Statement and Design of aPre-Orientation Leadership ProgramRaj Mundra (faculty)$2,643Fitness Center Upgrade:FIT Strength and ConditioningEquipmentCara Cavanaugh ’15John MacWilliams ’15Laura Bilal ’17$9,709Health and WellnessAnimated Videos forCommunity EducationCarlos Hoyt & AmyPatel (faculty)$12,000Mental Health Speaker from“Active Minds”*Rebecca Somer ’15Claire Jacobson ’15Nathaniel Redding ’16$4,93054 Andover | Spring 2015

Genetic Analysis ofAnatomical Specimen:The Prussian MercenaryEun Jae (Ej) Kim ’15Sina Golkari ’15$1,800Guest Speaker/Technicianin the Field of AutomatedStage Lighting*Billy Murray (faculty)$2,000Andover Baking ClubAngellica Lara ’16Michaela Hagler ’16Milena Silva ’16$1,350New iGEM TeamEmma Taylor-Brill ’16$8,185Digital LiteraciesIntegration intoInstruction AcrossDisciplinesErin McCloskey(administrator)$7,660Creativity &Innovation$27,385Guest Teacher andChoreographer for AndoverDance Group*Erin Strong (faculty)Vivian Liu ’15Elizabeth McGonagle ’16$3,230Art Music Society Trip toBoston Symphony OrchestraBryan McGuiggin ’15John Gibson ’15Sergio De Iudicibus ’16$810Publish The LoonHumor MagazineTheodore Lasry ’16James Flynn ’16Alex Leibovitz ’16$1,650(Also funded by theCraig Thorn Memorial Fund)Props for LARP(Live Action Roleplaying)Society’s Campus EventsJordan Swett ’15Bennett Slibeck ’17Andrew Lin ’17$700Justin Simien Interactingwith Students on Race*Jason Young ’15Nya Hughes ’15Camille Little ’16$12,000No Shame in the Name:Celebration of DisabilitiesCarrie Ingerman ’15Patricia Davison &Susanne Torabi (faculty)$2,525Equity &Inclusion$66,704Social JusticeLeadership InstituteLinda Carter Griffith &Susanne Torabi (faculty)Thea Rossman ’15$32,257U.S. Flag PurchaseRev. Anne Gardner(faculty)$1,284Gender-InclusiveBathroom SignsJair Kornegay ’15AJ Augustin ’15Hanover Vale ’15$4,588Participation in WhitePrivilege Conferenceto Further On-CampusDialogue on RaceThea Rossman ’15Alba Disla ’15Devontae Freeland ’15$12,900STAND EducationalSpeakers*Akhil Rajan ’17Kory Stuer ’15Rhaime Kim ’15$1,150Andover | Spring 201555

CONNECTIONAlumniShare a piece of yourselfAlumni Out of the Blue features true Abbot- or Andover-relatedstories written by alumni about issues of class, race, gender,religion, sexual orientation, geographic origin, and/or (dis)ability.This new section is inspired by Out of the Blue, a groundbreaking2013 student publication comprising 90 narratives about identitywritten by recent and current Andover students.E-mail your 350-word story to alumnioutoftheblue@gmail.com.Please include a brief bio and a high-res photo of yourself.Pot Pourri“After politelyturning himdown for a date,he spit back,‘You knowyou’re not white,don’t you?’ Myimmediate andonly responsewas to laugh offwhat he clearlyintended to bea rhetoricalquestion….”You Know You’re Not White, Don’t You?Allison Picott ’88Every so often as I’m leaving a parking garage in Boston,the cashier will ask, “Where are you from?” The firstcouple of times this happened, I was surprised by thequestion and uncertain of how to respond. This initialquestion is typically followed by a second question, “Areyou Eritrean?” And then a third, “Are you Somalian?” Inresponse, I tell the attendant, “No, I’m African American.I was raised in Massachusetts and don’t know exactlywhere in Africa my ancestors came from.” My responseusually leads to the attendant (who I learn is Eritrean)spending the next few minutes explaining why he/shethinks I’m Eritrean or Somalian.These curious yet friendly encounters about my ethnic identity can be contrasted to oneconfrontational exchange I had with an African American law school classmate of mine some20 years ago. After politely turning him down for a date, he spit back, “You know you’renot white, don’t you?” My immediate and only response was to laugh off what he clearlyintended to be a rhetorical question, but I’ve long wished I’d been able to proffer some sortof undisputed evidence to refute his statement.I’ve always known that I was more than just black or Afro-American. I grew up hearingstories from family members about our ancestral roots. That we were part Native American.That the Picott family came to the United States as free people from France. That thePicotts had roots in the French West Indies. I never had any tangible evidence of my fullethnic background until three years ago when my sister submitted a sample of her DNA toAncestry.com for genetic testing. The test results confirmed that she and I are 75 percentWest African, but also, to our surprise, that we are 11 percent Eastern European, 10percent Central European, and 4 percent Other. Last year, Ancestry.com provided us withan updated DNA analysis that showed we are 36 percent Nigerian, 22 percent Beninese/Togolese, 8 percent British, and 5 percent Irish, in addition to some dozen other ethnicities.Surprisingly—and contrary to what I’ve believed all my life—I am less than 1 percent NativeAmerican and have no direct genetic connection to France or the French West Indies.So the next time someone asks me, “Where are you from?” I just may decide to pull out aworld map and say, “Here, let me show you.”Allison Picott, a PA trustee, lives in Concord, Mass., with her “modern family,” whichincludes her Ashkenazi Jewish husband and three stepchildren: two stepdaughters adoptedfrom China and her husband’s biological son, who is part Irish/Italian-American.56 Andover | Spring 2015

Blue for LifeTom Beaton ’73I loved my dad. I loved my mom. I loved Xavier. I still love Andover.Forty-five years ago, I was a 9th-grader at Xavier High School, a Jesuit school near Boston.I was doing well in the classroom and on the playing fields. Father Phil Moriarty, my mentor,once told me I was a “rising star.”Life at home, in contrast, was out of control. Both Mom and Dad were abusive alcoholics.Dad had gone off the deep end after his small business went bankrupt in the mid-1960s,disappearing for days and weeks on end on some kind of bender, resurfacing only whenthe Boston police found him in an alley and dropped him off at our front door. Mom workedpart-time as a school secretary and went straight for the Manhattans when she got home.Welfare, workfare—whatever they called it—was new to us.I was the youngest of three boys. My oldest brother, Danny, had recently escaped tocollege. My other brother, Mark, played in a rock band and was captain of two teams at our public high school. But he wasreally struggling academically and at home.I was still an altar boy. I was kind of old for that sort of thing, but church and Xavier wereplaces where goodness and hope reigned. Father Moriarty said Mass every week at mychurch and was my Latin teacher. He knew all about the broken arms and legs, the black“He knew alleyes, and the witch’s brew of personalities that terrorized our home almost every night. Heknew that I always went to bed with my pillow wrapped tightly around my head.about theAt our All-School Meeting in March 1970, Xavier’s headmaster announced that the Jesuitsbroken armshad been called to serve needier students somewhere else, or something like that. Heand legs, theshocked us by declaring that our school would close in June.black eyes, andIn April 1970, probably long after Andover’s admissions department had sent out its thin andthick envelopes, I was somehow transported to the movie set that was the Phillips Academy the witch’s brewcampus and met with Mr. Sides, the director of admissions. He seemed to know everythingof personalitiesabout me before I spoke. Had Father Moriarty given him a heads-up?that terrorizedA week later, I received a nifty little envelope in the mail. In it, Mr. Sides wrote simply,“Tom: We would like you to join us in the fall. We hope that Andover will be your cup ofour hometea.” I had never seen anyone drink tea but figured I was in. In a separate, more formal letterto my parents, Mr. Sides informed them that Andover would award me full financial aid.almost everyFree.night. HeFree education, free room and board, and free from the craziness.knew that ILike Danny, I made my own escape from home. I arrived at Andover in September 1970always went towith a backpack stuffed with regular clothes—without fancy logos—and an encouragingbed with mynote from Father Moriarty.pillow wrappedThese days, my best Andover friend likes to say that looking back he thought I was somekind of rich snob because it took months before I looked up and said hello to anyone at PA.tightly aroundTruth is, I really struggled socially and academically as a lower. I kept my head down, simplytrying to fit in. I deflected any questions about my background. At night, I eventually stoppedmy head.”wrapping my pillow around my ears.But I was wracked with guilt about leaving vulnerable Mark behind. Dad appeared a fewtimes on campus, including at my senior-year game against Exeter, when, on a darkNovember day, he stood watch like a scarecrow. Two months later, the police discoveredhim, homeless and dead, near Boston’s South Station.No one could ever replace Father Moriarty, or the sober side of Dad and Mom. But theAndover family gave me invaluable support. Today, a lot of people refer to the Andover of theearly ’70s as the “dark days,” but for me, especially after my lower year, those days were verysunny. If I was never a “rising star,” like I was at Xavier, I nonetheless did pretty well. Aboveall, I became more comfortable with my real identity. And eventually I slept well at night.Andover gave me stability, support, self-confidence, an incredible education, and an everrenewingarray of friends “from every quarter.”I’m Blue for life.Trustee and Alumni Council President Tom Beaton lives in Charlestown, Mass., with his wifeof 35 years, Gale. Their two children are pursuing their dreams at start-ups in California. Tomis managing director of Next Step, LLC.Scott Mead ’73Scott Mead ’73Andover | Spring 201557

CONNECTIONLisa Nugent, UNHPA’s MacFarlane ’75 NamedNew Exeter PrincipalFurther blurring thelines between blueand red, PhillipsExeter Academyrecently named LisaMacFarlane ’75 as itsnew principal, beginningSeptember 1.John Palfrey (PEA’90) was namedAndover’s head of school in 2012.“I am honored by the opportunity to contributeto a school for which I already havesuch deep respect and affection,” saidMacFarlane. “My early teaching time atExeter and my years as a parent of two [PEA]students have inspired my commitment tothe Academy’s timeless ideals and values.”Currently provost and vice president foracademic affairs at the University of NewHampshire, MacFarlane is known for herinterest in secondary education and a dedicationto sustainability. She succeeds TomHassan, who announced his impendingretirement in July 2014.Barber ’68 Appointed Ambassador to IcelandOn January 8, Robert C. Barber ’68 was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden as U.S.Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland. The setting was the Treaty Room of the EisenhowerOffice Building immediately adjacent to the White House. Biden talked about Barber’shistory of service to his country and his community before an audience that includedBarber’s family and friends and Massachusetts state senators Elizabeth Warren andEd Markey. With Barber’s wife, Bonnie, holding the Bible and their sons, Alexander andNicholas ’03, looking on, it was a very special occasion. Andover ’68 classmates Al Alessi,John Barclay, John Buchanan, Bruce Hearey, and Jim Murph Yule also were on hand to offertheir congratulations.Truda BloomPhoto courtesy of Girls Inc.Strong, Smart, and BoldDuring Women’s History Month, DonnaBrace Ogilvie ’30 (center)—whose generousgift helped establish the Brace Center forGender Studies on the Abbot campus in1996—was recognized by Girls Inc. as anadvocate for girls everywhere. A longtimesupporter of the nonprofit organization,Ogilvie joined her local Connecticut boardin 1960 and rose to a seat on the nationalboard. Today, she is distinguished boardchair. Girls Inc. hailed Ogilvie in March as “anexample of lifelong dedication to inspiring allgirls to be strong, smart, and bold.”Iron Chef AndoverInternationally known chef Ming Tsai ’82, PA parent and owner of the popularBoston-area Blue Ginger and Blue Dragon restaurants, returned to campus in Aprilto speak to students about his journey from PA student to restaurateur and TVpersonality. The event was part of “CelebrAsian,” PA’s 26th annual recognition andcelebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.Along with Head of School John Palfrey and Wei Han Lim ’15, Tsai also judged anIron Chef–style cooking contest for students. Working within a tight budget, 10teams vied to create the tastiest dish incorporating chicken and ramen noodles.Judges awarded the grand prize to team “Flaming Pterodactyls”—AJ Augustin ’15and Hanover Vale ’15. “Our dish was arepas with tamarind-mango–glazed pulledchicken topped with a cabbage, green mango, chili, and apple slaw,” says Augustin.“We came up with the recipe literally that morning.”Iron Chef Andover judges John Palfrey, Wei Han Lim ’15, and Ming Tsai ’82Neil Evans58 Andover | Spring 2015

Alumni Council Sets Sites on Wider Engagement with Alumni BodyThe 140-member volunteer governing bodyof the Andover-Abbot Alumni Association,the Alumni Council was founded in 1946—yet, remarkably, many graduates know verylittle about it. Within weeks of the fall 2014launch of the Academy’s strategic plan,Connecting Our Strengths: The AndoverEndeavor, the Alumni Council launched itsown visionary plan. Among the goals of thenew plan is to bolster the council’s relevancyand impact with a clearer vision: To enrichthe lives of our alumni by inspiring them tolive the values of the Academy and to be acatalyst for lifetime alumni engagement.Outgoing Alumni Council President andTrustee Tom Beaton ’73 reflects on thisvision, his tenure, and the way forward.Catalyst for Lifetime Engagementis a bold title for the council’s strategicplan. What’s the deeper meaning ofthat phrase?I get very excited when talking aboutthe concept of “Andover for Life.” Onceyou’re admitted to Andover, you join acommunity—a family—for life. To me, it’sabout being engaged in meaningful waysand connecting with a global community ofalumni who share similar values and havedeep respect for Andover. Our paths in lifeare as diverse as our experiences at Andover.That’s what makes this such a compellingvision—and what makes serving on theAlumni Council so rewarding. With ourcommitment to attract “alumni from everyquarter,” we want to see more interest inparticipating in the council.Speaking on behalf of the AlumniCouncil, what are you proudest ofhaving accomplished since becomingpresident in 2012?I am so proud of the uptick in engagementfrom alumni over the past several years.Alumni are deeply loyal and passionate,and the Alumni Council continues to findmeaningful ways to connect individualpassions with Andover activities. Forexample, we see a growing number ofattendees at regional events, individualscontributing as admission interviewers,and alumni offering professional servicesto the Academy. The numbers speak forthemselves:• We had 111 regional events in 2014, notonly in the U.S., but in European cities,China, and Japan.• This past year, Alumni AdmissionsRepresentatives (AARs) conducted 927interviews around the globe in support of“Youth from Every Quarter.”• We’ve been the catalystfor dozens of non sibiservice projects aroundthe world.What are some of theways in which Andoverand Abbot’s 25,000 alumnibenefit from the council’swork?Many alumni may besurprised to learn just howintegrated the council is inthe activities of almost everyalumni group, whether it’s theaffinity-based Andover and theMilitary, which now has 870members; the extraordinarywork of nearly 600 AARs; orthe personal connections thatclass secretaries and regionalvolunteers provide. ElevenAlumni Council committeesengage alumni in everythingfrom community service tosupport for the Annual Fundto opportunities—such as theAndover Alumni Award ofDistinction and the Athletics Hallof Honor—to honor our peers.You’ll be welcoming MistyMuscatel ’01 as the newpresident this summer. Whatremains high on the agenda asunfinished business?Inclusion, diversity, and equity are corevalues of the Alumni Council. We’rerecommitting to reaching out morebroadly to “alumni from every quarter.”Non sibi, of course, is another core value.Likewise, we’re recommitting ourselves tofinding ways for our alumni to support theAcademy’s needs on Andover Hill and to giveback to the communities in which they live.Once you’readmitted toAndover,Another bit of unfinishedbusiness involvescommunications. We havesome extraordinary councilmembers with experience indigital marketing and socialmedia. Those volunteers areworking on tools to enhancetwo-way interactionbetween the council andour alumni and on ways foralumni to network moreeasily with one another.The Andover Alumni appis a good example of a tooldesigned to connect alumniwith one another and tostay in touch with what’shappening on campus.What types of alumniroles are most in needof volunteers?We welcome all alumniwho want to support theAcademy by applying theirexpertise and talents, nomatter where they reside.Alumni Council membersparticipate in a variety ofactivities, from organizingevents to engaging withstudents, faculty, andadministrators. The councilis committed to supporting PA’s newStrategic Plan (sp2014.andover.edu). Alumniwho appreciate the importance of thisvision, which is consistent with many of theAcademy’s best traditions, will find serviceon the council as rewarding as I have for somany years.Those interested in nominating themselvesor fellow alumni to serve on the AlumniCouncil should e-mail Richard Howe atrhowe@andover.edu.you join acommunity—a family—for life.Searching for Andover friends?The EverTrue app is your direct link to other Andover alums. Available fordownload on iTunes and Google Play, EverTrue allows you to search the Andoverdirectory and connect to alumni worldwide—all from the palm of your hand.To get started:• Go to iTunes or Google Play.• Download the EverTrue app.• Select Andover as your community.• You will have the option to log in via LinkedIn or with the e-mailaddress Andover has on file for you.Enjoy connecting with nearby alumni, searching for classmates,networking, and more!Gil TalbotAndover | Spring 201559

CONNECTIONtheBuzzzzzzSandy Urie ’70, chair and CEOof Cambridge Associates, wonthe Institutional Investor LifetimeAchievement Award, whichrecognizes U.S. institutionalinvestors whoseinnovative strategiesand fiduciary savvyresulted in impressivereturns in 2014…In December, BobbyFarnham ’08 wascalled up from theminor league Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to playright wing for the PittsburghPenguins…Paula Caballero ’80 washonored with the 2014 ZayedInternational Prize for theEnvironment for her work asthe director of economic, social,and environmental affairs forColombia’s Ministry of ForeignAffairs…In April, Sam Smith ’54 cycledacross Germany and the CzechRepublic on a solo tour, whichincluded stops in Treuchtlingen,Regensburg, Trier, Koblenz,Leipzig, Dresden, and Prague…Hunter College celebrated thecareer of longtime art historyprofessor William Agee ’55 inApril with a symposium in NewYork City…Pam WeilerGrayson ’82 wrotethe music and lyricsfor Urban Momfare,a musical based ona book she cowrote.Three years indevelopment, themusical premieredlast summer at the New YorkInternational Fringe Festival andwon a Fringe Best Musical Award.Pam is now working to bring theshow off-Broadway…EmmettKeeler ’58sings in LosAngeles’sAngel CityChorale,whichreflects thespirit and diversity of the city. In2014, the chorale recorded a newclassical crossover album, TheDrop That Contained the Sea byChristopher Tin, premiered thework at Carnegie Hall, and toppedthe Billboard classical chart fortwo weeks…Chuck Chung ’87 won a Bill &Melinda Gates Foundationgrant to engineernanotexturedsurfaces, whichhave specialapplicationssuch as creatingextremelywater-repellentcoatings…Fashion maven Laura VinrootPoole ’90 founded theHouse Account app,which gives exposure toand generates sales forindependent boutiquesacross the country…Nils Gilman ’89 wonthe New York Times’Sidney Award for his essay, “TheTwin Insurgency,” which appearedin the political magazine TheAmerican Interest and addressesthe squeeze political forces areputting on the middle class…Atticus Lish ’89’s dark debutnovel, Preparation for the NextLife, won the2015 PEN/FaulknerAward forFiction,the largestpeer-juriedaward inthe country,honoringthe bestpublished works of Americanfiction…Carl Smit ’90 coanchoredthe team thatwon the SAP 505 WorldChampionships in sailingin Port Elizabeth, SouthAfrica…MacArthur Genius Ai-jenPoo ’92 was named toForbes magazine’s list of“The World’s 50 GreatestLeaders” for her work asthe foremost advocate forliving wages and healthcare benefits for domesticworkers…Krishna Gupta ’05, cofoundingpartner at RomulusCapital, and AbigailSeldin ’05, cofounderof College Abacus (the“Kayak for collegefinancial aid”), bothwere named to Forbesmagazine’s 2015 “30Under 30” list…Noah Warren ’07 was namedthe winner of the 2015 Yale Seriesof Younger Poets competition forhis manuscript, “The Destroyerin the Glass.” The competitioncelebrates the country’s mostprominent new poets and itslongest-running poetry prize…In November, Fred Shuman ’57and wife Stephanie were named aWall Street Journal “Donor of theDay” for their gift to the CentralPark Conservancy to cover repairsand maintenance in perpetuity…Amy Carr ’93 designed lights forthe Fédération Internationale del’Automobile annual awards galain Doha, Qatar…After suffering a seasonendinginjury to his UCLin 2014 that requiredTommy John surgery,Rory Ziomek ’13 foughthis way back to themound to pitch for Tuftsbaseball this spring…Kit Smith ’52 placed fourthin the 80-plus age group inthe Honolulu Marathon inDecember.Please e-mail BUZZ suggestions toandovermagazine@andover.edu.60 Andover | Spring 2015

San FranciscoShanghaiPhillips Academy Alumni & Parent Events, June–September 2015National & International EventsJune 14 San Francisco New Parent ReceptionJune 20 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl Opening Night with JourneyPhiladelphiaJupiter, Fla.June 21 Denver Performance of Wicked, featuring Carrie St. Louis ’08June 24 Greenwich, Conn. New Parent ReceptionJuly 24 Nantucket, Mass. With Head of School John PalfreyJuly 25 Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. With Head of School John PalfreyJuly 26 Chatham, Mass. With Head of School John PalfreyJuly 26 Seattle Performance of Wicked, featuring Carrie St. Louis ’08Aug. 6 New York Yankees vs. Red SoxAug. 21 Boston Kansas City vs. Red SoxSept. 1 Boston Yankees vs. Red SoxSept. 12 New York Fifth Annual Todd Isaac ’90 Memorial Gathering& Basketball GameCampus EventsJune 7June 12–14CommencementReunion Weekend: All classes ending in 0s and 5sTokyoFor the most up-to-date listings, visit the Office of Alumni Engagementevent calendar at www.andover.edu/alumni.Andover | Spring 201561

andover BOOKSHELFThe Wordby Hubert Crouch ’69Serpentine BooksWhen a fringe religious group stagesa hateful protest at the funeral ofan American servicewoman killed inaction, it sets off a legal case thathas far-reaching implications. FortWorth, Texas, attorney Jace Forman,introduced in Crouch’s earlier Criedfor No One, has his hands full as he battles the forces ofextremism in court. Trial lawyer Crouch has fashioned ataut and suspenseful thriller around a timely topic.The Age of Dignity: Preparing for theElder Boom in a Changing Americaby Ai-jen Poo ’92The New PressAuthor and 2014 MacArthur FellowAi-jen Poo paints a vivid picture of thecrisis in elder care, and it isn’t pretty:stressed caregivers pushed to the limitemotionally and financially, elderlypeople living out their final days in bleakinstitutional settings. But she also argues persuasively that itdoesn’t need to be that way, as she lays out a road map to asaner and more compassionate approach.American Ghost:A Family’s Haunted Past in the Desert Southwestby Hannah Nordhaus ’86HarperHannah Nordhaus grew up hearing stories about her greatgreat-grandmother,Julia Schuster Staab. Hers was animmigrant tale both universal and particular: Raised in asmall town in Germany, Julia was married off as a very youngwoman to Abraham Staab. In 1866, Abraham brought hisbride to Santa Fe, N.M., then a dusty Wild West outpost.Unhappy, Julia bore eight children, the last of whom died inearly infancy; she took to her room, where she died in 1896.And there her story departs from convention. Julia Staablives on as Santa Fe’s most famous ghost, said to appear as awhite-haired woman in a black gown at La Posada, once theStaab family mansion, now a hotel. The adolescent Nordhausdeveloped an interest in her ancestor that later became afull-fledged obsession. Her hunt for the “real” Julia, recountedin American Ghost, leads her into genealogical and culturalresearch that uncovers long-buried family secrets. It’s a story ofthe American frontier, of Jews who settled there, and of onefamily’s journey through history.Regardless of where one stands on the question of ghosts, thedead have the power to haunt us, and that power can extendthrough generations. Nordhaus begins her search as a skepticand ends as an agnostic: Ghosts, she writes, “are visitors fromthe past—metaphorical, and perhaps literal. They connect usboth to memory and to the world we cannot fully know.”Preparation for the Next Lifeby Atticus Lish ’89Tyrant BooksZou Lei, an ethnic Uighur from NorthernChina who is in the U.S. illegally, haslanded in Queens, N.Y., where sheworks in a Chinese restaurant. Iraq Warveteran Skinner, damaged goods bothmentally and physically, spends his daysin a basement apartment strewn with pizza boxes and pornmagazines. From this unlikely material, and with these twohard-luck protagonists, Lish has spun a spare, challenging lovestory (winner of the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction) thatrichly rewards the resolute reader.Censors at Work:How States Shaped Literatureby Robert Darnton ’57W.W. Norton & Co.“What is censorship?” is the first questionposed by this insightful study of thepractice as it was plied in three timesand places—Enlightenment France, Indiaunder the British Raj, and CommunistEast Germany. The answer might seemobvious, but one takeaway is that there are no simple answers,especially as the Internet and the erosion of privacy make theissues surrounding freedom of expression ever more pressing.62 Andover | Spring 2015

Laguna Pueblo:A Photographic Historyby Lee Marmon and Tom Corbett ’56University of New Mexico PressIn the 1960s, Lee Marmon, a NativeAmerican who became an acclaimedphotographer, and Tom Corbett, a PAgrad and newly minted doctor, forgeda friendship when both were living in New Mexico’s LagunaPueblo. Back then, Corbett envisioned providing the text for abook of Marmon’s photos documenting the life of the pueblo;now, more than four decades later, that vision has beenrealized in this striking volume.Portraits of Purpose:A Tribute to Leadershipby Don West and Kenneth J. Cooper ’73Three Bean PressVeteran journalist Kenneth Cooperprovided the extensive text thataccompanies photographer Don West’sportraits of 127 Boston-based AfricanAmerican leaders and their allies. Theportraits make up a virtual who’s who in the worlds ofactivism, education, the arts, politics, and more, stretchingfrom Dick Gregory to Brother Blue, from State Senator SoniaChang-Diaz to Nina Simone. Their stories, rich in anecdote, arepresented with an eye for telling detail.INADDITIONThe Highland Dragon’s Ladyby Isabel Cooper (Isabel Kunkle) ’01SourcebooksThe Assault on International Lawby Jens David Ohlin ’92Oxford University Press—Written by Jane DornbuschBeen published recently? Please send your book to Jane Dornbusch,Office of Communication, Phillips Academy, 180 Main St., Andover MA01810-4161. After your book is announced, it will be donated to the OliverWendell Holmes Library. Autographed copies appreciated! Regrettably, due tothe high volume of books written by alumni, not all books will be featured inthe Andover Bookshelf. Selection is at the discretion of the class notes editor.BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Everin the Age of Googleby John PalfreyBasic BooksOver the past 25 years or so, dozens of public librariesthroughout Massachusetts have been built, renovated, orexpanded with help from the state’s Public Library ConstructionProgram (MPLCP). These improvements, however, didn’t comewithout some community opposition, at least initially. Whyrenovate, argued the naysayers, when the digital era was fastrendering libraries obsolete?Fortunately, the naysayers were wrong. Towns across the statereport that these updated libraries see more traffic than ever,and library skeptics might consider picking up (at the library,perhaps) Head of School John Palfrey’s spirited, persuasivedefense of libraries. These crucial public institutions, he writes,are not only still relevant—they are more necessary and vital toa healthy democracy than ever.Palfrey acknowledges that libraries are facing a crisis. If they aremerely quaint vestiges of the analog era or glorified readingrooms, they will indeed become obsolete; the key, for librariesand those who support, staff, and use them, is to integrate theold and the new to redefine the institution. The success of thisredefinition will depend upon political will, creativity, financialsupport, and a degree of risk-taking, but failure is not anoption, for the stakes are huge. Writes Palfrey, “The knowledgethat libraries offer and the help that librarians provide are thelifeblood of an informed and engaged republic.” Withoutthem, he says, “Our democracy will be put at unnecessary risk.”Andover | Spring 201563

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1984CLASS NOTES200319951935[Editor’s note: We received the following updatefrom Susann Chase Hochstein, daughter ofClara Holland Chase. “Mom celebrated her98th birthday on Feb. 1. Presently, she is livingin Damariscotta, Maine. She is in good healthand enjoys many activities, especially watchingthe birds at the feeder outside her window andchatting with her friends. She reminisces oftenabout Abbot and Andover, her hometown. Mom’saddress is Cove’s Edge, 26 Schooner St., No. 107,Damariscotta, ME 04538.”]1936ABBOTDoris Schwartz Lewis250 Hammond Pond Pkwy., Apt. 515SChestnut Hill MA 02467617-244-7302doss123@webtv.net1937PHILLIPSJohn Foskett4694 Rue BayouSanibel FL 33957239-472-172619381984ABBOT & PHILLIPSDana Lynch ’68P.O. Box 370539Montara CA 94037-0539650-728-8238Dana.h.lynch@gmail.comWe generally know who our local mayor is, but howmany of us know who our city managers are? Lastyear, Charlie Henry published Saving a Middle-ClassMultiracial American City 1960–2013, describingthe ongoing success story of University City, Mo.,an inner-ring suburb just west of St. Louis; Charlieworked there for some years as a city manager. Thedescription of the book on Amazon.com says, “Forthe past 50 years and continuing, the middle-classcommunity of University City, Mo., has been astate-wide leader in successfully preserving all itsneighborhoods, which at the same time have beenenjoying substantial increases in home real-estatevalues.” In the early 1960s, this kind of outcome forthe city was not a foregone conclusion.Anybody else in the class of 1938 have a book inprogress? [Editor’s note: The Academy has receivedword that John Legget passed away on Jan. 25, 2015.Please see his obituary in the In Memoriam section.]Andover | Spring 201565ca. 2011

stay connected...1939PHILLIPSJoseph F. AndersonMeadow Ridge100 Redding Road, Apt. 2118Redding CT 06896803-767-1667jfanders@truvista.netAs I write, it’s February in Connecticut, withsnow piled high outside and temperatures flirtingwith zero. Fortunately, we don’t need to brave theoutdoors. Instead, we just postpone those doctors’appointments. The cold weather also provides anopportunity to talk with some of our classmatesand write these notes.I begin with the sad news that Jack Castles hasdied at his home in Callawassie, S.C. Jack, a goodfriend for many years, spent summers in Vermontuntil recently with his lovely and most engagingwife, Mindy. In 2014, they made Callawassie theirpermanent residence. Jack is remembered atAndover as an excellent wrestler, never losing amatch. That skill continued at Yale, where he wasalso undefeated during the regular season. His loneloss was in the NCAA tournament to someonefrom one of the Western states. Jack spent manyyears as an attorney at Lord Day & Lord in NewYork. His passion in later years was golf, and mostafternoons in Vermont he spent considerable timeat Ekwanok on the practice range, honing his game.He was very proud of two teenage grandsons withsingle-digit handicaps.Win Bernhard favored me with another mostpleasant phone visit. As you may remember fromthe last notes, Win graduated from Harvard inthree years. After service with the Ninth Air Force,he returned to school for graduate work in earlyAmerican history. He earned a PhD degree andthen began a teaching career at the University ofMassachusetts, which lasted until his retirement,several years ago. Win credits Andover and histeachers with stimulating his interest in history.Like most of ours, Win’s recollections are dimmedwith age. He does recall his French teacher, JamesGrew, and his classmate Tom Flournoy. In hisearly 90s, Win is soft-spoken, obviously quiteerudite, and thoroughly nice to talk to. His wife of57 years, Mary Elizabeth, is also a scholar: She’san expert on Emily Dickinson, considered one ofAmerica’s most important poets.Danny Dannenbaum continues to be full ofwit and sharp of mind even though, like most ofus, he requires the help of a walker. His infirmityseems strange to me, as I haven’t seen Danny sincehe was a 15-year-old, navigating with great skillthe Andover pool. I asked Danny if he was readingmuch, and he responded he was currently readinga book about pianos. This suggested anotherquestion: “Did you or do you now play?” Dannyresponded in the affirmative but quickly added thathe gave it up because he found Bach too difficulta challenge. He and his wife look forward to theupcoming summer and spending time at the familyhome in Maine.An effort to reach Jack Sullivan put me intouch with his daughter and son-in-law, who livein New Canaan, Conn. It seems Jack has had a hipreplacement and is currently receiving therapy atWaveny Care Center in New Canaan. We wishJack well as he continues to gain strength with hisnew hip.Faelton Perkins likes his new home in Ewing,N.J. Like most of us, he has downsized, in hiscase after living for 32 years in his Connecticuthome. He and his wife, Pauline, have eightchildren between them and many grandchildren.The Perkins family has many happy outings atChristmas and other times throughout the year.Of all of our classmates, I suspect Faelton is mostdiligent in maintaining his Andover ties. We spokewith affection about the late Don Quarles, whomFaelton saw often on his visits to Cape Cod.Herb Fletcher continues to live in Tarzana,Calif., with his wife of 67 years. I asked Herb,a retired member of the Academy of MotionPictures Arts and Sciences, about this year’s Oscarnominees. He told me he had not been activefor several years, so his opinions were minimal.His health continues to be good, although hehad a recent two-day visit to the hospital withan infection. “It took a lot out of me, but I’verecovered nicely,” says Herb. He speaks proudly ofhis children and grandchildren. The Fletchers’ sonPhillip ’75 graduated from Andover and Columbiaand is an attorney with offices in London andWashington. Their daughter is a highly successfulspeech pathologist. A granddaughter is a studentat Duke.As noted in the last class notes, my wife, Molly,and I now live in a beautiful life-care community,Meadow Ridge, in Redding, Conn. I’m in awheelchair most of the time, the result of a nerveproblem in my legs. It’s different but manageable.Molly and I will celebrate 67 years of married life inMay. We’ve enjoyed a full and active life, like mostof our classmates in the Class of 1939. If I haven’tcalled you, please call me at 203-544-7089. Bestwishes to everyone.1940ABBOTNadene Nichols Lane125 Coolidge Ave., #610Watertown MA 02472617-924-1981This year I’ll travel again to see my families. I’llgo to London for a month, then on to Dubai andto Islamabad, Pakistan, for two months. In Aprilall the Lanes planned to meet in Atlanta for mygranddaughter’s wedding. I expected to be homeby the middle of April.PHILLIPSBlake Flint1762 Bay St., No. 401Sarasota FL 34236-7751941-955-9396cbflint@comcast.netIn an earlier column I had lamented that theClass of 1940 had no returnees to the reunionin 2014. Lo, there is Manny Cadenas smiling atus from the pages of the fall issue of the alumnimagazine. I have not been able to reach Manny fora reunion report; he and Brad Murphy are ourtwo reunion stalwarts.Dick Hale and his wife, Janine, have beenmarried almost 50 years. Dick spends time at twohistorical societies and still maintains ties withforestry and logging groups, having taught forestryat the University of Maine. Dick lives in Bethel,Maine, in the midst of ski country. Asked if he evercomes South for the winter, Dick replied that hecame to Florida for a two-week visit to a friend, andthat was enough!Don Forsyth is still living independently, inWebster, N.Y. He reports that life is good, providedone follows two instructions: (1) Play golf at leastonce a week, using an executive cart, and (2)Play cards with friends at least twice a week. Donalso goes three times a week for exercise. He alsomentioned that when standing up straight, hehas a tendency to fall over backward. This soundsfamiliar, as your scribe has felt the same sensation.Bars Barian lives in North Chatham, Mass., onCape Cod. At 94, Bars is still living independentlyand still driving. He doesn’t even use a cane! Heput an addition on his house so his son could movein after retiring. While Bars does drive, he doesnot drive far. Happily, he is able to take a bus intoBoston when he wants to attend the symphony.(Note: Isn’t it amazing to realize some of us areliving so long we see our children retire?)It is with sorrow that we report the deaths ofthree more classmates.Arthur Eno died Aug. 6, 2014. Louie, as weknew him, was a lifelong resident of Lowell, Mass.Except during college and the war, he never livedmore than 20 minutes from the city. Louie wasaccepted into Harvard at age 14 but spent one yearat Andover first. He served in the Signal Section ofthe Army in Morocco, Italy, France, and Germany.After a year at the Sorbonne, he returned to the U.S.to get his law degree from Harvard. He was deeplycommitted to Lowell, writing histories, and servingvarious commissions and associations. His wife,Ann, survives him. They were married 56 years.Tom Barrows died Jan. 25, 2014. Tom servedwith the Combat Engineers, 106th Infantry Division,in the Battle of the Bulge. (The 106th tookthe brunt of the battle.) After returning home, hebegan working for the Shepard and Morse LumberCompany, and he went on to become president.Tom was a longtime resident of Weston andMarblehead, Mass., and had deep attachments to66 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchthose communities, both in his church and his yachtclub. His wife, Katherine, survives him.Jerry Preston died on Sept. 24, 2014, inDamariscotta, Maine. A graduate of Harvard, heserved as a second lieutenant in the Army overseasbefore enrolling in Yale Law School. He then joinedthe law firm of Foley, Hoag, & Eliot in Boston,where he worked for 50 years. He worked tirelesslyfor politically progressive causes and served onnumerous boards and committees. He was boardchair of the Handel and Haydn Society, the secondoldestmusical organization in the country, and anactive member of the Tavern Club in Boston, oftenwriting hilarious poetry and plays for the members.Jerry had a warm and ever-present smile and usuallysported a bow tie. Jerry and wife Dorothy (“Doffy”)were married for 61 years and had traveled theworld together.R.I.P.1942ABBOTAnn Taylor DebevoisePinnacle Farm222 Daniel Cox RoadWoodstock VT 05091-9723802-457-1186Ann.T.Debevoise@valley.netIt is January as I write this. It is cold, but that isincidental, since I have such exciting and warmingnews from our talented classmate, known to usas Elizabeth Gorsuch, now called Lisa Figusand known in the acting world for playing NurseGeorgie, a character in the most popular daytimetelevision serial of the day, General Hospital.That part put her on the Hollywood map, butyou will find that to be only the tip of the icebergafter reading her autobiography, The Merry Lives ofLisa, a charming and delightful account of her living,traveling, working, and playing all over the world.She has sent me a copy of her masterpiece, and Icannot put it down.A reviewer writes, “It has all the requisites. Thescintillating scenarios, the charismatic characters,the picturesque settings. All there for the telling.And in a madcap style all her own, Lisa Figus tellsall.” Give yourself a treat and order the book fromAmazon.com. You will enjoy a merry, merry read.I had a nice conversation with Mary BertucioArnold. She reported that her family mastermindedher 90th birthday celebration, with a fine timeenjoyed by all. Her ever-curious mind is at work, asshe is attending a literature class and rereading thelikes of Hawthorne, Longfellow, and Emerson, towhom we all were introduced under the tutelage ofMiss Wilkinson.Mary’s grandson, who graduated from St. AlbansSchool last June, is a studious, happy, and welladjustedfreshman at Bowdoin College.As in previous notes, I appeal to all of you to sendnews of events in your life. My best to all. —AnnPHILLIPSRobert K. Reynolds185 Southern Blvd.Danbury CT 06810203-743-0174rreynolds06@snet.netBack in October I received an e-mail from JohnCorse describing a recent swim meet in whichhe and three friends, including Bill Adams,participated. You may remember that John and Billwere members of the Andover swim team back in1941 and 1942. The interesting part of his recentactivity is that John and his friends are all in their90s! An accompanying photo and video show allof them in excellent shape.This activity started me thinking about my ownbucket list. Back in 1945, when I was a pilot in theArmy Air Forces, I also got my FAA commercialpilot license and continued to fly military andcivilian airplanes until 1958, when responsibilitiesof raising a family took precedence over flying.Now, 57 years later, I’m thinking about taking tothe air again. My three daughters think I’m crazyand threaten to appoint a conservator. More aboutthis in the next issue of the alumni magazine.In an e-mail, Jurgen Honig reports that, thoughretired, he is still actively working on his fifth book,which deals with a specialty topic at the borderlinebetween physics and chemistry, trying tocontribute to two boards, acting as clerk of sessionat a local Presbyterian church, tutoring at a localelementary school, and attending many eventsat Purdue University and in town. Following thedeath of his first wife, Trudy, he remarried. He hasbeen happily wedded to his second wife, Josephine,for 19 years.Frank A. Thomas Jr. died on July 10, 2014, athis home in Charleston, W.Va. After graduatingfrom Andover, he served in the Army AirForces during WWII. After graduating from theUniversity of Virginia, he was employed in hisfamily’s wholesale dry-goods business, Thomas,Field & Co. He later became a CPA and endedhis career as city manager for Charleston. Heis survived by his sister, Ruth, six children, 10grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.Richard Holsten Jr. died on Sept. 20, 2014.Dick attended Princeton and Cornell universities,majoring in mechanical engineering. He servedin the Marine Corps in WWII and in Korea asa first lieutenant. After working for five years atGeneral Motors, he joined Pittsburg & MidwayCoal Mining Co., from which he retired in 1990as CEO/chairman. He is survived by son Peter,daughter Jennifer, and six grandchildren.The fall issue of the alumni magazine notedbriefly that Bob Stevens died last May. Bobhad an interesting career in teaching, politics,and, especially, the travel business. Living inMontana, he formed his own agency. He hada weekly travel radio program and organizedspecial tours for Europeans in the Western UnitedStates and Canada. He and his wife traveledextensively throughout the world. He was apassionate conservationist, and he put his landinto a conservation easement for a nature andwildlife preserve. He is survived by his wife, Hope,daughters Sara and Melanie, brothers Whitney ’44and Thomas, seven grandchildren, and fourgreat-grandchildren.I recently learned that David Chavchavadzedied on Oct. 5, 2014. Dave was a prince and adescendent of the Romanov czars. He enteredYale in July of ’42, but in February 1943 he wasdrafted. Fortunately, the Army discovered that hespoke Russian, and he spent the rest of the warwith the Soviets in Alaska and later in Berlin. Hegraduated from Yale in 1950 and spent the next24 years with the CIA, operating in more than 50countries. According to a Washington Post obituary,he was married three times and leaves his wife,Eugenie, three daughters, a son, a stepson, andsix grandchildren.1943PHILLIPSRichard L. Ordeman619 Oakwood Ave.Dayton OH 45419937-299-9652mbo510@aol.comWhile a number of classmates, including myself,are pleased at having reached their 90th birthdaysand beyond, our thoughts are filled with memoriesof good friends from Andover days who havenot been as fortunate, including four recentlosses whose stories appear later in this column:Dave Dorn, Gael Mahony, Archie Stevenson,and John Vinsel, all “good guys,” as we used to say.Please join me in extending our sympathy to theirfamilies and friends.Congratulations to Tuck Asbury! The Universityof Cincinnati has announced it seeks to raise$2 million to establish the Taylor Asbury Chairin Comprehensive Ophthalmology, to recognizeTuck’s many contributions over the years to theUC College of Medicine’s department of ophthalmology.Besides his long association with UC,Tuck helped establish the Cincinnati Eye Bank,which made it possible for Cincinnati to become aleading center for corneal transplantation. If you’dlike to honor Tuck by contributing, please contactMike Zenz at 513-558-3355.Jack Lemmon’s son, Chris, appeared last springin a new play, Jack Lemmon Returns. The show wasbased on Chris’s book A Twist of Lemmon, a tributeto his father.A note in October from Ken Davis expressedhis sorrow about the loss of Dave Dorn andBill Pabst and went on to say, “I’m still in Stamford,Conn., and working with others to bring somelegislation to Washington to cure the problemsin the economy and jobs by eliminating the hugeAndover | Spring 201567

stay connected...trade deficits that are destroying our domesticindustries. The White House really isn’t interestedin listening to outside ideas, but we haven’tgiven up.”Last summer, in spite of a variety of healthissues, Jim Munro was clearing roots and bushesfrom 300 feet of fence on his property. “Workis what I do and can’t quit and don’t want to,” hereported. On turning 90, Jim goes on, “No oneturns 90 ‘in good shape.’ Ninety, by definition, isbad shape or lying or damn lucky, if you ask me.I’m somewhere between bad shape and lucky.” Jimand his wife, Wendy, left Jan. 3 for a 68-day cruisearound South America, including a trip across theDrake Passage to Antarctica for a few days and thenup the Amazon River to Manaus, Brazil.Now on to the sad news about four ofour classmates.Dave Dorn died Sept. 25, 2014. FollowingAndover, Dave attended Yale, before entering theArmy as a lieutenant colonel. His professionalcareer continued the pioneering legacy of hisfather and grandfather in the oil and gas industry,as a leader of Forest Oil Corp. He was the pastpresident of both the Shikar Safari Club and theNational Petroleum Council. Dave was a strongsupporter of Massachusetts General Hospital’sresearch on Huntington’s disease and a lifelongmember of the Republican National Committee.Dave is survived by two sons and a daughter,two stepchildren, 13 grandchildren, and eightgreat-grandchildren.We lost Gael Mahony on Nov. 4, 2014. Hegraduated from Yale and Harvard Law School,following service in the Air Force duringWWII. Gael served a number of civic and legalorganizations throughout his career and was aformer president of the American College ofTrial Lawyers. At age 29, he helped found andbecame the first president of the Beacon HillCivic Association, which seeks to preserve thearchitectural character of the neighborhood. Hewas a true Bostonian. His wife, Connaught, said,“He once told me we could live anywhere, but ifwe went beyond Dartmouth Street, the fresh airmight kill him.” Gael is survived by his wife, twosons, a daughter, and six grandchildren. [Editor’snote: Please see Gael Mahony’s obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]John “Archie” Stevenson passed awayNov. 23, 2014. Immediately after graduating fromAndover, Archie joined the Army. A paratrooper,he was a member of the 82nd Airborne. He laterattended Purdue and the University of Illinois.He was recalled during the Korean conflict, afterwhich he worked for H.M. Harper, and in 1992 hepurchased the wire division and reorganized it intothe F.P. Smith Wire Cloth Company, retiring in2000. In addition to serving on several boards andcivic organizations, he was a hospice volunteer andtraveled with Hearts in Motion to provide medicalservices in Guatemala. Archie was a regular fixtureof our ’43 Naples, Fla., get-togethers, alwaysdistributing much-appreciated flashlight keyrings. Typical Archie, he even sent them one yearwhen he couldn’t come. Jim Munro commented,“Archie was a prize!” Bob Coulson rememberedrooming with Archie: “A true pleasure, due to hishigh standards and puckish sense of humor. Therewas plenty to laugh about, and we always seemedto find the same targets.” Archie is survived by twosons, a daughter, and 10 grandchildren.John Vinsel died Nov. 26, 2014. John graduatedfrom the U.S. Naval Academy in 1948 and servedin the Navy until retiring in 1967. He then workedat Sanders Associates until 1984. Following hisretirement from Sanders, he earned a master’sdegree in history and began his third career, teachinghistory at UNH and Notre Dame Collegein Manchester, N.H., until 2002. I have specialmemories of John, whose room was close by DayHall No. 10, which Cal Burrows and I occupied.Fun loving and friendly, John always enjoyed thecamaraderie of our entry and the water fights andcompetition with the “Salt Miners” on the otherside of Day. John is survived by his wife, Carolyn,three daughters, five sons, two stepsons, and12 grandchildren.After these notes were submitted, word reachedme that George Sweeney Jr. had died Jan. 15, 2015.He is survived by two children and five grandchildren.There will be more about George in the nextissue of my notes.1944ABBOTEmily McMurray MeadP.O. Box 292Etna NH 03750603-643-3741Emily_mead@valley.net[Editor’s note: The Academy has received wordthat Carol Paradise Decker passed away onFeb. 24, 2015. Please see her obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]PHILLIPSAngus Deming975 Park Ave., Apt. 2ANew York NY 10028-0323212-794-1206ademingusmc@aol.comSing, muse, of the two members of the class of1944 who boarded cruise ships in the late summerof 2014 to sail the wine-dark sea—the samewaters Poseidon once ruled and that caused braveOdysseus so much grief on his way home fromthe ringing plains of windy Troy. With apologies toHomer and Tennyson, this is by way of reportingthat Woody Stockwell and his spouse embarkedon a two-week cruise of the Aegean and the BlackSea, and that my wife and I followed suit with acruise in the Adriatic. Both voyages offered dailyhelpings of fun and sun, not to mention a fewrather exhausting stops along the way.Woody and wife Mimi set sail from Athens onthe first leg of their trip aboard the aptly namedcruise ship Odyssey. They visited a handful ofGreek islands, among them Mykonos—knownfor its windmills, its nightlife, and its crush oftourists—then continued on to Istanbul, thecenter of the Ottoman Empire until its collapse inWorld War I. Their time there, featuring visits tothe famous Blue Mosque and Topkapi Palace, withmany courtyards and gardens to traverse, provedmore than exhilarating for “two octogenarians”(Woody’s words). “We were beginning to sag.Our legs and backs were unable to make the walkthat the Ottoman sultans made every day,” Woodyconfessed. “Mimi and I couldn’t go on. We just hadto sit down. Our chagrined tour guide led us backthe way we’d come.” Aboard ship again, they soonentered the exotic Black Sea, where they initiallyengaged in sightseeing along the Bulgarian andRomanian coasts. Woody and Mimi had reallyhoped there would be interesting stops in Crimeaat Odessa and other such historic sites, particularlyYalta, where Roosevelt and Churchill met Stalinin 1945 to rebuild war-torn Europe. But it wasnot to be. “The great tour of the Black Sea wasseriously diminished by the untoward actions ofa pesky Russian named Vladimir Putin,” Woodysaid. “He had taken over Crimea and wasn’t aboutto welcome us to any Russian ports.” So instead,the ship made a daylong crossing of the BlackSea to Sinop, on the northern shore of Anatolia.Finally, it was back to Istanbul, where the cruisewound down in a monster traffic jam ashore. All ofthis and much more can be found in an amusingbook Woody dashed off (his eighth so far), titledThe Odyssey on the Black Sea. It can be purchasedonline at the publisher’s website, www.blurb.com.My wife, Madlyn, and I discovered the obvious:The hard part is getting to dockside, which canmean a long flight out and back. No matter. Inthe course of stops in Madrid, Athens, Venice,and Paris we saw, yet again, how backward anddepressing New York’s JFK airport can seemby comparison. And we’re supposed to be therichest country of all! We’re the ones that look“third world.” Other observations: Madrid—Myfirst time back in years. Beautiful, lively, laid back.Athens—Graffiti capital of the world; has fallenon painfully hard times and shows it. However,our hotel gave us a room with a spectacular viewof the Parthenon, so not complaining. Our 10-daycruise aboard the Windstar Star Pride wouldhave been hard to beat. The late summer weatherwas glorious, dining was a gourmet treat, and wewere pampered day and night. We made stops atfascinating sites in Greece, Albania, Croatia, andMontenegro. There were some challenges: Delphi(where the oracle held forth) involves a long climbup a mountainside, guaranteed to make yourheart start pounding. Dubrovnik casts a spell butswarms with tourists. Kotor, in Montenegro, is alovely ancient port backed by soaring mountains.68 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchA ride up those mountains to see the countrysidebehind them involves 25 hairpin turns. So 25hairpin turns up and 25 hairpins back means 50hairpin turns. We opted out of that one. But thecruise ended on a memorable note—approachingVenice by sea and a return visit to a magical citythat defies the odds and never ceases to enchant.Roger Strong also voyaged, with a trip downmemory lane to London and Paris, mostly to visitfriends in both cities and to check out some of hisfavorite restaurants of old, especially in the City ofLight. All went well until he took a fall in his hotelroom in Paris. A trip to the American Hospitalensued, followed by consultation and treatmentback home at New York’s Hospital for SpecialSurgery. There was no permanent damage, Rogersaid, “only aging, and soft-tissue pain.” He was usinga cane when he sent in his report but added thathe hoped to “go solo” early in the new year. Roger’smessage to us all: “Don’t fall.”On a happy note, it’s a pleasure to report thatMort Dunn and his wife, Sylvia, celebrated their65th wedding anniversary on Oct. 8, 2014. Almost100 friends and relatives attended their party inHartford, Conn., where they live. A lifelong baseballfan, Mort said he had originally consideredgetting married standing on home plate, beneathcrossed baseball bats. But, he added, “Commonsense prevailed: I wasn’t sure Sylvia would like it.”On a sad note, our distinguished classmateWilliam Y. Boyd II died peacefully at his home inPanama on Dec. 31, 2014. Bill, long a prominentfigure in Panama, was a successful executive andchairman of his family’s shipping company, as wellas a philanthropist and leader in cultural and socialaffairs. In World War II, fresh out of Andover, heserved in the Battle of the Bulge and was awardedthe Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts. He wroteseveral books, including The Gentle Infantryman,a fictionalized memoir of his combat experience.In 2014, the French government awarded Bill theLegion of Honour in recognition of his wartimeservice. He richly deserved that honor. [Editor’snote: Please see William Boyd’s obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]194570th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015ABBOT[Editor’s note: We received the following updatefrom Sara Livermore. The Kemper Museumof Contemporary Art in Kansas City, Mo., willpresent an exhibition of large paintings—a10-year retrospective—by Sara’s son, New Yorkartist Adam Cvijanovic, opening May 15, 2015,and running until mid-September. The KemperMuseum of Contemporary Art was founded byR. Crosby Kemper Jr., PA ’45.]PHILLIPSWilliam M. Barnum89 Angell St.Providence RI 02906401-861-6083wmbarnum@hotmail.comDear PA ’45,Having prepared one set of class notes and lostthem, I am going to have another try. My thanks toArtie Moher, as the content of these notes comesmostly from him. He advises as follows:Brot Bishop is at home suffering fromParkinson’s. His wife, Mary, is a very fine caregiver.Ed Mead, who is also fortunate to have an excellentcaregiver in wife Maurita, also suffers fromParkinson’s and is in the hospital. [Editor’s note:Ed Mead passed away after the submission of thesenotes, on March 11, 2015.] I am sorry to reportthat Jim Lebenthal died Nov. 14, 2014. [Editor’snote: Please see Jim Lebenthal’s obituary in theIn Memoriam section.] I also understand thatNed Williams’s wife is ill.Thanks to Art Moher and Cy Chitick, wehave a roster of probable reunion attendeesas follows: Bill Barnum, Brewster Conant,George MacLellan, Walter Morrison, ArtieMoher, John Ryan, John Thorndike, Bob Beach,Don Dunbar, Bruce Gelb, Bill Mettler,Dick Couch, Hal McInnes, Lee Siskind,Jim Scanlan, Jim Herman, Jack Horner,Marvin Minsky, King Pfeiffer, Henry Hyder,Ace Shealy, Jack Moffly, and Gardner Stern.I do hope you will be among them as welook forward to our 70th Reunion this comingJune. With all good wishes and hopes that I willsee you on the Hill in June, and God bless you.—Bill Barnum1946ABBOTSarah Allen Waugh441 Pequot Ave.Southport CT 06890203-259-7640SallyAW@optonline.netI have received no messages, so here goes. MyAbbot family tree has many branches. My motherwas Mary Button Allen ’19, and my daughter,Sandra Waugh Winans, graduated in ’69. She wasalso granddaughter of Hazel Goodrich Waugh1913. My sister, Judith Allen, was Class of ’49.My two sisters-in-law, Joan Waugh Campbelland Jeanne Waugh Harney, were 1941 and 1939.Jeanne’s daughters are Joan Harney Wiles ’64 andSusan Harney ’65. This is a great lot of family, don’tyou think? Is there any other with more? I hopethis will bring some news from my class.PHILLIPSRichard R. Hudner24 Merrill St.Newburyport MA 01950978-462-0103rickhudner@gmail.comAt our 50th Reunion dinner, Jack Lynch wasgiving a witty discourse on PA a half-centuryprior. He had not gotten far when our classmateFred Doyle appeared to have a heart attack.Fortunately, we had in attendance Art Asbury,who was a top doctor. Art took charge, and Fredwas soon revived. But Jack’s speech never cameoff. Several months ago, Dick Phelps came acrossJack’s edited version of the speech and sent it to mefor possible use in the class notes. Jack had madepithy comments about the remarkable faculty thatClaude Fuess, appointed in 1908, had put together.French with Floyd Humphries, Jack wrote, was like“having an encounter with Napoleon.” He recalledLenny James’s recurring admonition, “If you arethe cream of the crop, God help this country.”Dudley Fitts was in a category all by himself.Here was a high school English teacher whosetranslation of Orestes became the inspirationfor Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra.Dr. Gallagher’s obituary states that he established asolid reputation as an expert in dealing with youngpeople. He went on to be a professor of pediatricsat both Harvard and Yale medical schools. Lookback at the 1946 Pot Pourri to see the resumes ofthis faculty.Dick Phelps sent me the results of the Class of1946 Teaching Foundation, established in 1996 onthe occasion of our 50th Reunion. The income isto be used only for a teacher’s salary and benefitsand for expenditures for educational purposes, atthe discretion of the appointee to the foundation.The book value as of June 30, 2014, was $879,894;the market value as of that date was $1,768,889.1947ABBOTMary Lou Miller Hart47 Harborview RoadLewes DE 19958302-644-9249mlhart@comcast.netHere it is, 2015! Can you believe it? Unfortunately,there is not much news.From Dave and Pat Jaffer Russell: “This seasonhas come again. We are well, just getting older—nofun, but we still get around. We went to Queensburylast summer. I’m a great-grandmother, as ofAugust 2014. His name is Tre (for ‘three’), a lovelyyoung fellow.”A nice note from Joyce Huntington Knights:“Oh! If we could know peace on earth!“We had 20 of us for Thanksgiving, just missingAndover | Spring 201569

stay connected...Carly ([son] Peter’s oldest), who is a junior atMontana State University. We will be 14 forChristmas, as [son] Roy and his family will spendit at their home in Utah and enjoy their skiing.”I hate to pass on the following: I have been yoursecretary since 1977 and have really enjoyed it.However, old age has crept up on me. I am not inthe best of health. I wish you would get your headstogether and come up with a new secretary. Thetime is coming close when I cannot do this anymore.I have not missed an issue. I would like thatto continue. [Editor’s note: The Academy is gratefulfor Mary Lou Miller Hart’s long service. If anymember of the Abbot Class of 1947 would like totake over the role of class secretary, please contactLaura MacHugh at lmachugh@andover.eduor 978-749-4289.]PHILLIPSBob Lasley1958 Cherryvale CourtToms River NJ 08755ralasley@comcast.netAlways start on the high notes, which thistime around are the financials of PA. Thetotal endowment fund just broke through thebillion-dollar mark (no, that’s not a misprint) andfor fiscal 2014 reported a return of 16.8 percent.How many of us approached that? The fundincludes 1947’s Reading Room Endowment, nowat $162M, the Language Learning Center Fund,now at $1.144M, and the Reeves Hart ScholarshipFund, now at $419M. Of particular interest, Ireceived copies of letters from two recipients (onefrom New York, the other from South Carolina)of support from the Hart Fund. If you ask, I’d behappy to send you copies of same.The first classmate to report in wasDave Adams, now back in Florida after a granddaughter’swedding in the Adironacks. The groomwas a brightly polished brand-new USMC lieutenant,who brought along his own honor guardarmed with sabres, which created that wonderfulscene of exiting the church under an arch ofswords. This was followed by a dinner cruise onLake Champlain.I then contacted John Addison, now retiredin the San Francisco Bay Area after a remarkableand full-to-the-brim career teaching math (andlogic) to those of UC Berkeley, with interruptionsto teach at Michigan; in Warsaw, Poland; inJerusalem; and at Oxford. He lost his wife of 58years very recently but has four sons all in theBay Area (and four grandchildren) to keep himhopping. Although at Andover only for the senioryear, he reports having “very fond memories.”I then had a very interesting chat withFred Fortmiller, who reported he’s doing almostnothing but is very busy, and then wowed mewith the list: very active in the Harvard AlumniAssociation, conservation matters in Wellesley,Mass., and a child and family services groupworking to promote early intervention...andalso remodeling and enlarging his house. He hasbeen more than assisted in this last activity by hispatient wife. Fred also keeps busy staying in touchwith his Japanese associates, connections madethrough a three-year-plus Navy billet at a supplybase in Sasebo and a career of business consultinglargely in Japan.We cannot stop the tolling bell. Alan Calnanhas died in Brussels. Alan was a longtime residentof Brussels and was very active in the AmericanClub as president and a board member for manyyears. He also served the Fulbright Commissionas board chairman and member for many years.Also, we’ve received word that Bill Hickey ofHanover, N.H., died in April 2014.We extend condolences to their survivingfamilies.1948ABBOTGene Young30 Park Ave., Apt. 12CNew York NY 10016212-679-8931panchogene@gmail.comI’ve just finished watching The Girls of Abbot: AMemoir, a 40-minute documentary, and enjoyed itmightily. So will you. It was shown this past winterat various PA/Abbot gatherings, but if you’d like towatch it online, the link is http://bit.ly/1Af V8Xb.It’s probably safe to say that I am the onlymember of our class whose mother is still living.Well, she is, and my sister Shirley ’51, brotherin-lawOscar Tang ’56, and I threw her a 109thbirthday party at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan,where Mom danced with Oscar in her high heels.Sad news of several Class of ’48 deaths hasarrived. Mary Farrar Bonotto died in August2014. A resident of Princeton, N.J., for most of herlife, she was a writer, a teacher, and an enthusiasticskier. She leaves her husband, Sergio Bonotto,and two sons.Helen Taylor Dodd, who died in February2014, was a member and past president of theJunior League and an active volunteer in herchurch and various charitable organizations. Sheleaves two children and two grandchildren.Eleanor “Muffy” Wallis Herkness passedaway on Sept. 18, 2014. A generous patron ofhumanitarian and cultural projects, she helpedfound and for many years operated the HumaneSociety of Greenbrier County, W.Va., and alsohelped many people who were in need. She issurvived by her husband, Wayne Herkness.Please, please send me some cheerful newsin 2015!PHILLIPSRobert Segal118 Sutton Hill RoadNorth Andover MA 01845978-682-9317robsegna@verizon.netA letter arrived in October from Terr y Buchananto announce that he and wife Fran were on themove again. Along with a group from Californiamade up of senior medical professionals, theywere on an ocean cruise from Montreal to NewYork with stops in Quebec; Halifax; St. John;Bar Harbor, Maine (where he posted his letter);and Boston. In Terry’s eyes, the doctors werethere to keep them “safe if we start to ‘sputter.’ ”The Buchanans planned to dine with Terry’s PAroommate Phil Buckner in New York and totake in some theatre and the sights. He enclosedphotos of their attractive and athletic family andof some travel stops. He says, “We’re healthy, but abit ‘creaky’ with arthritis aches. Medicare and BlueCross still helping our ‘golden years.’ ”The Boston Group met for lunch in Octoberand continued to a memorial service forJim Stockwell at Carleton-Willard Villageauditorium. The picture of Jim with his welcomingsmile added resonance to the remarks of sonWilliam P. Stockwell, who said, “Jim was a gentleman in many ways and could, upon occasion, riseup like a squall moving north, dark and dangerous,out of Marblehead toward Cape Ann. He was aforce to be reckoned with, not by intimidation orphysical size, but by pure reason of resolve andjudgment alone. His themes were excellence, hardwork, accountability, trust, execution, forwardthinking, integrity, and completion. He lovedthe extremely complex and adopted the simplepleasures of life and nature. His knowledge wasvast on many subjects and his advice and opinion,from the trivial to groundbreaking technologies,were sought by many.” In his last days he blockedout his memorial service and chose the hymnsthat should be sung. He especially wanted “AngelsWe Have Heard on High.” When challengedbecause the song was a Christmas song, Jim wavedoff the objection, saying that it was his favorite.And we sang “Gloria in excelsis Deo”!I ran into Betty and Ed O’Connor, who weredown from New Hampshire to lunch with theirdaughter. Signing off from my interruption oftheir meal, I suggested that Ed choose a date whenwe might have lunch and continued through therestaurant to join Andy Lorant for a bite and talkon aging. Ed e-mailed a few days later to set a datefor the following week and say that his brother,as well as a fellow Ed knew in his early days of thebrokerage business, would join us. It was a funtime. Ed is as sharp and witty as ever.A package arrived from Miami. It wasa computer usage guidebook for whichTed Hudson had drawn cartoon illustrations tomake any neophyte using the book feel at ease.70 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchThe book, in fact, is not too bad. I would haveprovided a more detailed review, but my wife hastaken it for her own use.Dan Garland brought to my attentionanother article by Paul McHugh published inthe Wall Street Journal. Paul reviewed Being Mortalby Atul Gawande, writing that the author “makesa forceful case for palliative care and hospiceservices—with their capacity to sustain life’squality out to the end.” In separate e-mails, Danand Allyn Bress called attention to the thenupcomingAndover and the Military days onthe Andover campus, with Barry McCaffrey ’60,a retired four-star general, serving as keynotespeaker. Dan and Allyn, as Annapolis regulars,have followed McCaffrey’s remarkable career onthe battlefield and as a statesman. I attended theevent, and the general was impressive.I was back on the Hill a week later with theBoston Group; we enjoyed lunch with JohnPalfrey. The future plans he had touched on in ourearlier meetings are beginning to be manifest. Hismind, the energy, and the vision are exciting, andAndover beat Exeter 13-12 that weekend. Therefor the occasion were Philip Aronson, JohnBloom, Robert Brace, Norman Henderson,Janice and Roger Hunt, Andrew Lorant, Latie andRoger McLean, Preston Saunders, Maralyn andBob Segal, Bradford Wellman, and Allen Westand significant other Betsy Farber.One month later, six members of the BostonGroup met at the Stage Neck Inn in York, Maine,to enjoy lunch and the company of honorary classmember Barbara Landis Chase. She appearedfully recovered from her setback 18 months ago.Articulate and energetic, she is ready for a newhorizon. David Chase also joined us.Linc Cornell wrote on the passing ofMose Smith, “From Andover to the time of hisdeath, Mose and I were best friends. It was hardnot to be jealous of Mose, because everyone trulyliked him. However, he always made it clear howimportant you were to him. For many of us, Mosewas an important part of our lives that cannotbe replaced.” Linc was kind enough to write theobituary that appears in the In Memoriam sectionof this issue of Andover magazine.In addition, we are sad to add the obituariesof William Henry Fenn, Robert McCoubrie,and Robert Sievers Koop, the last from theHartford Courant and sent in by Harry Davidson.[Editor’s note: Please see these obituaries in the InMemoriam section.] E-mail notes in memoriamcame in from Jim Carroll, Charlie Maslin, andTerry Buchanan.1949PHILLIPSJames P. McLane28 County St.Ipswich MA 01938978-356-4149jpmcl@cs.comSuch a pleasure to have a celebrated New Yorkerwriter in the class! I thought you might beinterested in a recent colloquy with Paul Brodeur.He said about the reunion, “The Class of 1949was next to last in the reunion parade for our65th, and a look behind convinced me that evenif I should keep on living, it will probably be myfinal appearance at the event—longevity beingno excuse for ignoring my finely tuned Frenchsense of ridicule. I’m spending the winter (as Ihave for more than 10 years) in the Florida Keysand am still able to get out on my flats boat tofly-cast for redfish and snook. Same old, same old.So we beat on, as Carraway tells us at the end ofGatsby, boats against the current, borne ceaselesslyinto the past.”As I was a bit unclear about the literaryreference, I requested some explanation. Paulanswered, “I think Carraway’s (Fitzgerald’s) finalsentence stands as a disillusioned coda to thefalsely exuberant dream life the characters in thenovel have been leading. I sent them to you asa mordant joke about growing old. Charles deGaulle, a master of irony, once likened old age toa shipwreck. As for predestination, the belief thathas always resonated with me (the thing that bestexplains life) is the myth of Sisyphus that Camusdescribes. Sisyphus is doomed to push his damnstone to the top of the hill, but, as we know, henever gets it there because it always eludes himand rolls back down to the bottom. He must thentrudge back down and start pushing it up to thetop again.” Then Camus inserts the stinger: “Onemust imagine Sisyphus happy.” OK, everybodygot that?Now to some things more down-to-earth. Aftera nationwide search and thorough committeevetting, Hank Wood was unanimously electedour class president. I cannot think of anyonemore respected and suited for the job thanHank. A round of appreciative applause, please.Peter Grant and his wife were among the earlyvisitors to newly opened Cuba. They foundthe people welcoming and the art, music, andcuisine delightful. From Ralph Deal, a welcomeupdate: “Alive and kicking, but I am sometimesin pain. Despite occasional disk problems anddeveloping arthritis in one shoulder, life remainsinteresting and amusing and sometimes outrightfun. I’m playing piano as a volunteer six timesa week, mostly oldies and jazz classics. One[volunteer gig] is with a WWII veteran, playingsaxophone; another is with a 20-piece swingband of octogenarians, many of whom wereprofessionals. I am learning to use a new, complex,interchangeable-lens Olympus camera. We justacquired a rescue standard poodle (we’ve hadtwo before) whose behavior is sometimes achallenge. I haven’t been to New England for toomany years but enjoyed six years in Germanyrecently. I look forward to news of my dwindlingcollection of classmates.”Buzz Tilton writes, “Still living in Nokomis,Fla. Am fairly healthy, with a few minor problems,which is not too bad at our age. Haven’t playedgolf for a while, hope to try again soon. We dotravel to Utah (Park City area) to visit two of mysons a couple of times each year. Beautiful area.Spend Christmas in Rhode Island with my thirdson and spend a week or two each summer atour family cottage on Lake Sunapee in NewHampshire. Also take a cruise now and then.”Bill Torrey writes that he is still deeply involvedin music, specializing in traditional jazz. On hisaddenda is sponsorship of a group of internationalall-stars for the annual jazz festival. Dave Kopkoreports, “I am pretty much housebound, due tolast year’s fractured hip.” Onward and upwardas usual with Wilder Baker, who reports, “Icompleted my last consulting assignment inNovember, took down my shingle at the end ofthe year, and am now fully retired. Continue as atrustee of a NYC charter school; rewarding work.I am getting my second new knee in Februaryin time for golf in June. My family is well (fivegrandchildren of my own plus four of my wife’s). Ihope your readers are all well and stay healthy andwealthy in 2015.” Bill Fleming writes, “Thoughthe ravages of time are beginning to leave theirmark on my health, I am still able to get around(with the aid of a walker and a scooter) and stilldoing a bit of traveling in our motorhome. We areheading home (Port St. Lucie, Fla.) after attendingthe annual RV SuperShow in Tampa, Fla., whichwas quite nice and well attended. My wife is takinga mini vacation on her own in February, goingto China for three weeks to visit a friend and dosome sightseeing there. By mid-May, we shouldbe heading up to North Carolina (Blowing Rock/Boone area), where we stay, in the motorhome,until mid-October. It’s a great area to visit. Anyoneinterested in information, let me know.”Finally, ave atque vale for beloved classmatesRoss Siragusa, Gil O’Neil, John Cross, andAndy Machain.Andover | Spring 201571

stay connected...Members of the “Boston Group” of the PA Class of ’48 met for a lunch at the Stage NeckInn in York, Maine, along with former head of school Barbara Landis Chase and husbandDavid Chase. From left, Brad Wellman, Roger McLean, Norm Henderson,Barbara Landis Chase, Allen West, John Bloom, David Chase, and Bob Segal.In 2014, on a family trip to Japan, Fred Fenton ’53 and daughterin-lawSanae Nagamatsu posed beside a bronze statue of Buddhain Nara.195065th REUNIONJune 11–14, 2015ABBOTNora Johnson1619 Third Ave., Apt. 13GNew York NY 10128212-289-2097noraj31@gmail.comPHILLIPSEric B. Wentworth2126 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Apt. 32Washington DC 20008202-328-0453ebw@bellatlantic.netWhile some of us were just starting to massagethose creaky joints to prepare for our 65thReunion under Andover’s “big tent” June 11–14,two members of our class enjoyed a little reunionof their own, months ahead of time and manymiles from the Hill.When George Beatty and his wife, Noelle ’50,moved to Denver last fall to be closer to theirdaughter, Julia, and her family, George made asurprise phone call to a longtime Denver denizen,classmate Chris Weatherley-White. Both Chrisand George had been English-Speaking Unionexchange students back in the day: Chris cameto PA our senior year from Harrow, then Georgespent the following year in England, at CliftonCollege in Bristol.“We had a marvelous dinner together,” Chrisreported, “and, as you can imagine, had a lot tocatch up on after 65 years! The conversationranged from the immense challenge of arguinga case before the Supreme Court (George,obviously!), writing a novel (George too), mutualexperiences with Noelle’s father, Alan Blackmer,and much else.” Chris said he and George wereboth looking forward to our June reunion, whichchairman Tony Herrey has been organizing formonths with notable zeal.As for his own activities, Chris continued, “I amstill very involved with Operation Smile and go onthree or four missions a year. Not doing primarysurgery—I have seen too many surgeons tryingto operate beyond their ‘sell-by’ date—but a lot ofmentoring younger surgeons, quality assurance,and heavy involvement in research. In fact, I am atpresent setting up a pretty major cleft palate studyin India, which will take me there two or threetimes next year.” Chris said his three children aredoing well in their various fields, from investmentbanking to state government, and he hasfive grandchildren, ages 4 to 22. “No complaints,and anticipating seeing many old friends at thereunion,” he added.Skip Schaum reported he had agreed to takethe helm of a new enterprise, International GatewayGroup, which will bring Internet services toremote and rural areas of Latin America, Africa,the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Its satellitetransmitting antennas will provide educationalprogramming as well as two-way videoconferencing,linking rural hospitals and clinics overseaswith medical facilities in the United States. “I guessthat I can’t sit idly by and watch the world turn,”Skip confessed. “I have a compulsion to ‘get intothe game.’ ”Andy Hall, with his wife, Felicia, and daughter,Cicely, spent three weeks in India this past year.“The three of us found India to be fascinating butelusive, beautiful yet polluted, charming and at thesame time uncaring for many of its own people,”Andy wrote.Last fall, Bruce Kaiser reported, “I traveled for35 days in Jordan, Israel, Venice, Trieste, Slovenia,Croatia, and Montenegro, ending with five daysin Paris to visit friends with whom I had donebusiness. The cultures, history, sights, and peoplein Jordan and Israel are interesting and complicated—nothingis simple—but I always felt safeand found the people to be friendly and open insharing ideas. Slovenia is particularly beautiful, andthe pace there and in Croatia and Montenegro ismuch more relaxed—and the Adriatic’s water is soclean along the whole coast.”This spring, before our reunion, Tom Keefeand his wife, Susan, spent a month in Florence,where Tom was looking forward to taking half-dayItalian lessons for four weeks. “I’ve been taking lessonsat Rice University for the past 10 years,” Tomexplained, “but I think a little bit of total immersionwill be a good addition to that.”Then, right after our reunion wraps up,Will Watson and his wife, Myra, are set to fly toVenice for a 10-day cruise along the Dalmatiancoast to Athens, examining, he says, “the variousGreek, Roman, Byzantine, and Venetian footprintsalong the way.” The cruise will be led by Dan Weiss,art historian and current president of Will’s almamater, Haverford College.Not all of our classmates, by any means, havebecome globetrotters. Take Skip Weymouth, whofound himself a fulfilling role close to home inGrand Rapids, Mich., with “Musical Memories,”his own sing-along program. “Eighteen years andover 1,500 performances has been a wonderfulway for me to spend my retirement,” Skip wrote inthe 36th and final issue of the program’s newsletter,which he sent me. Toting his keyboard, microphone,and large-print song books, Skip has beenbrightening the lives of people in nearby retirementcommunities, assisted living facilities, memorycare units, nursing homes, veterans’ homes, seniorcenters, senior apartments, and anywhere elseseniors gather.For many years, Manny d’Amonville, at 8672 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchOn the occasion of her 80th birthday, Lydia Eccles Page (left) hostedSusan Kimball Sugar (center) and Penny Whittall Hoadley, all AbbotClass of ’51, at her home in Gaithersburg, Md.In February, Bill Drayton, Peter Huvelle, and Jim Sprague, all Class of ’61, metfor brunch and then visited the United States Marine Corps War Memorial(Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington, Va.our most senior classmate, enjoyed exploringhis surroundings around Plymouth, Mass., withcamera at the ready, searching for “nature’s gloriouscreations” and tucking prints of the photos he tookinto notecards to share with family and friends.Recently, hindered by mobility problems and toldby doctors to stop driving, Manny wrote that hewas reaching into his personal photo archives formore prints so he could at least keep making andsharing his “photo cards.”Farther afield, in Alaska, John Havelock waskeeping busy turning out thoughtful news columnscommenting on current state and nationalissues such as responsible vs. irresponsible freespeech, legalizing marijuana (but not marketingit), and “big money” influence on political campaignadvertising.Pim Epler, heading back to Florida at the startof the new year after a family visit in Texas, wrotethat he was looking forward to racing a Sonarsailboat on the St. Lucie River with friends and theEplers’ older daughter, Gail. Pim said that Gail waslooking around Florida for a place to retire. “How’sthat?” he mused. “A retired daughter!” Makes youask, Are we all getting a little older or what?Sadly, I must report that Gil Murray diedJan. 9, 2015 and Don Harris on Jan. 3, 2015; pleasesee their obituaries in the In Memoriam section.1951ABBOTConnie Hall DeNault37 Green St.Marblehead MA 01945781-631-9233dkdenault@comcast.netPenny Whittall Hoadley attended Lydia EcclesPage’s 80th birthday party! Penny saw Lydiaperform on the Friday night, “singing about birdsand birding.” The birthday party was the next night.Since Penny’s husband, Dave, has retired, they havedone a lot of traveling and cruising. They went toNew Zealand for their 50th anniversary and traveledlast year to Singapore, Hong Kong, Scotland,and Ireland. She and Dave are both well. They have10 grandchildren, four of them out of college.Penny keeps busy with her garden and local theatregroup and plays duplicate bridge three times aweek. She has had a knee replacement, which sheclaims is her only concession to old age. Thanks somuch for writing, Penny!PHILLIPSGeorge S.K. Rider22 Curiosity LaneEssex CT 06426860-581-8199ridercrawford@gmail.comBy the time you read these notes, the book launchdate for The Rogue’s Road To Retirement, Jan. 6, willhave come and gone. As I write this, one weekbefore Christmas, with lots of shopping left todo and arranging dates and sites for several booksignings and the arrival of advance copies from mypublisher, this aging scribe is addled or, as somewould say, in a bit of a dither. Each step on the longjourney from signing the publishing agreementon Aug. 8, 2013, to now has been a revelation. Theprocess is grueling, but the reward is in knowingthat the end is in sight and that somehow I’ve beenable to get my work published, with a huge assistfrom daughter Jenny ’86, Skyhorse Publishing,and my agent and editors. Bob Segal ’48 observedrecently that the two people in the world mostsurprised at my achievement would have beenG. G. Benedict and John Kemper. High praise,and enough to make my work on the sequel movealong quicker. Somewhere in heaven, Bill Brownwill be smiling and Walter Gierasch is muttering,“Oh my God, can you believe that?”On Nov. 6, 2014, General Barry McCaffrey ’60delivered a stirring keynote address at the fifthannual Veterans Day dinner. Cochair SethMoulton ’97 of our Andover and the Militaryaffinity group, Marine Corps captain and now thenewly elected representative from Massachusetts’sSixth Congressional District, along with alumnicouncil president Tom Beaton ’73, deliveredopening remarks in a packed Paresky Commonsdining room.This was the second major 2014 event of Andoverand the Military (A/M), following the April eventscommemorating Lt. Cmdr. Erik Kristensen ’91,killed in Afghanistan in 2005.Forty-five PA alumni are now serving on activeduty, including A/M members Navy Captain RobPatrick ’88, Tom Barron ’04, and Karl Novick ’07.Other highlights of A/M: Our database of Abbotand Andover military veterans now exceeds 900.This summer saw the graduation from SummerSession of the first student to receive fundingfrom a scholarship established in Erik’s honor;the scholarship is awarded to a child of a militaryveteran. Students now participate in the Adopt aPlatoon program, in which they correspond withand support a deployed platoon.Co-chairman Army Lt. Col. Charles Dean ’79,editor of A/M’s newsletter, the Blue Guidon,conceived the idea, design, manufacture, anddistribution of a lapel pin featuring Andover’s sealand the word “veteran,” to be awarded to and wornby each Andover veteran. The first pin was awardedto Rear Adm. Kristensen, Erik’s dad, at the dinnerprior to the showing of Lone Survivor last April.Since then, 250-plus veterans have been “pinned.”JoAnne and Bill Duffy headed down toLawrenceville School in January to attend atrustees’ retirement dinner in honor of theirAndover | Spring 201573

stay connected...daughter Elizabeth, who is stepping down after12 years as head master. She has also served asan alumni trustee of Princeton University. Lizwill assume her new position as president ofInternational Schools Services in July.Dick Kapelson commented on the joy of makinghimself miserable trying to keep his golf gametogether. Norm Allenby called 2014 a “good year,”but said he’s not ready for 2015. “We are keenlyaware of ‘time’s winged chariot drawing near.’ Sixtyfiveyears ago, the Constance went down in NantucketSound. My brother Gib died this past year,but then again we attended four weddings—onOrcas Island, near Seattle; in Kalispell, Mont.; onStaten Island, N.Y.; and in Brewster, Mass. The settingswere USA gorgeous—water, mountains, eachwith its particular beauty brand. I was looking fordanceable Lester Lanin—not found, but had myfirst barn dance. And the best, all the grandchildrenwere here in San Diego for Christmas: Nora fromMontpelier, Vt., and locals Elizabeth and Leighton,all lovingly bonding. Had an evening out with myfive best friends: my wife, Robin, son Robert ’83and wife Dawn, and daughter Millicent ’82 andhusband Gerard. Skied Steamboat!”John Cobb seems to have discovered the secretsof weight loss without losing his sense of humor,as his waistline disappears. I am tasking him withunraveling these secrets in an e-mail to me so thatI can put them to good use by passing them alongto you.Our daughter-in-law Paulette got her real estatelicense and had her first sale before Christmas.How she does it all we’ll never fathom, with a busyhusband traveling near and far and four very activechildren, two in their mid-teens, to keep track of. It’sgreat to be bit players in the doings next door.I am very thankful for all the great notes aboutThe Rogue’s Road To Retirement and will havemore to say as the book launch unfolds. Stay well!—George1952ABBOTMary “Molly” Edson Whiteford149 Pine Valley RoadLake Oswego OR 97034503-636-0980mwhiteford149@gmail.comPHILLIPSMike BrombergP.O. Box 423The Sea Ranch CA 95497707-785-3910mjbromberg@pbnlaw.comPeter McIntyre reports a steady recovery fromopen-heart surgery. He also notes that 2014’s “mostmiraculous milestone” was his 41st anniversary ofsobriety—“an incrementally growing cornucopiadisgorging gifts that become more preciouswith every passing moment. The best revengeis to relish the adventure of remaining extant toexplore macro- and micro-universes during yetanother emancipated day of being sober but notsober-sided.”Ray Foote advises that he spent acouple of “great days” with Doug Rhodes,Bill Doggett, Bill Crozier ’50, and Kenly Webster ’51in Chatham, Mass., last September. Ray and wifePenny spent the holidays trying to keep up withtheir 16 grandchildren and step-grandchildren.They planned to spend time this winter and springin San Diego before returning to their home inRiverside, Conn.Robert Phipps is living in Bar Harbor, Maine.He and his son, Gabriel, both had pieces in thealumni show at Boston University in October.I enjoyed hearing from Denny Donegan inNorth Georgia. Denny apparently has a rare bloodtype and frequently donates blood to the RedCross. His other major avocation is refereeingyouth ice hockey games while waiting for the springand golf. Denny and wife Roxana celebrated ananniversary on Feb. 6.Evan Berlack and his wife have sold their threestoryhouse on Observatory Circle in Washington,D.C. (across from the vice president’s home), wherethey hung out for 25 years. The Berlacks havemoved into a single-floor condo in the Watergatecomplex that features a “dazzling view,” says Evan.Evan and wife Phyllis celebrated their 25th weddinganniversary in October.My Williston House dormmate, Harris Faigel,did a two-week drive from Seattle to LA in Octoberand visited West Coast relatives. The Faigels aredeeply involved in family genealogy, finding itexciting whenever a new piece of data is excavatedand fits into the puzzle, permitting them to tell theirchildren and grandchildren, says Harris, “moreabout who we are and where we came from.”Lisa and I celebrated my 80th birthday in Mazan,in Provence, France, in October, with the aid of 16friends and relatives. We stayed in the Château deMazan, the former home of the Marquis de Sade(!). We looked forward to spending a couple ofweeks in Cabo San Lucas with Ted Tyler and hiswife, Cathy, in February. Ted and I were roommatesat Yale. The Tylers still live in Highgate Springs, Vt.,where Ted and his family operate Tyler Place, awonderful resort on Lake Champlain.Paul Jameson reports that he attended agathering of PA veterans recently, his own statusderived from his six months of active duty in1957. The group is working on a memorial forAndoverians who served in the Civil War. Paul waslooking forward to the winter snow season andseeing Dusty Johnstone at the Carlisle, Mass., skiarea managed by Dusty’s son. I’m impressed byPaul’s skiing at our age. Are there others of you stillon the slats?The brevity of my report is the result of very littleinformation flowing from you octogenarians. Dropme a line! As ever. —Mike1953ABBOTPatricia Eveleth Buchanan9 The Valley RoadConcord MA 01742978-369-6838pebl35@comcast.netThis year began with news from a number of you,which made your secretary very happy. I start withword from Betsy Hitzrot Evans, who planned tofly to Portland, Ore., in January to celebrate her“biggy” birthday (I imagine each of us has her ownpet name for that particular event) with her fourdaughters at a hotel and spa. Having obviouslydiscovered the fountain of youth, she was planningto enjoy the rest of the winter playing paddle tennisoutside, practicing golf indoors, and spendingtwo mornings a week on a rowing ergometer,accompanied via conference call by a coach andfive other women. But lest you think Betsy neversits down (unless it’s on an ergometer), she’slearning to play bridge and has joined a book club,and she confesses, “I love our book club; [it] makesme sit and read.”Pam Bushnell Ellis writes, “One big changein my life is that I no longer have two homes, oneNorth and one South. I am no longer a snowbird!The Cape Cod property was sold in early Octoberand now Sanibel is my only home—a big changethat I did not realize would affect me so but gettingused to the idea. I have a son in Maine, where Ivisited in September and had a lovely day withAnne Oliver Jackson, who came to Kennebunkfor lunch. Plan on making short trips away duringthe heat and hurricane season in Florida, whichbasically is July to September. Trying to enter myninth decade next month with grace! Life is good!”Ann Kennedy Irish spends several winterweeks in Manasota Key, Fla., and was hoping tosee Pam, Betsy, and Anne, should they happenby. When not on the Key, she writes, “[Husband]Dave and I continue to live in Harbor Springs,Mich. All four children now live in the state, so wesee them and their families several times each year.”Diana Stevenson Banat writes, “In my 80thyear, I am still spending six months of the year inWestchester, N.Y., and six months in Begur, Spain.Strangely enough, we hate heat more than cold,so spend the summers by the Mediterranean andwinters in cold Dobbs Ferry. My husband, Gabriel,and I barely play our violins—only an occasionalstring quartet with friends—but he is deeplyengaged in writing. I mess around with the stockmarket and learn how to use an iPhone from mygrandchildren. My iPad mini has prevented ourhouse from crumbling down with too many books.Useful gadget.” She sends love to all her classmates.Ruth Fleischmann-Colgan sends regards toall and says, “As for me, I had a lovely experiencelast summer. My granddaughter, Zoe, qualifiedfor the U.S. Rowing Team and participated in theUnder 23 World Championships in Italy. So I flew74 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchthere with her mother, father [Ruth’s son Karl],and brother Zakk. Zoe finished first in one raceand third in another and now ranks sixth in theworld. My other good news is that my son Peterbecame a captain with United Airlines. So I hopemy classmates, when they fly United, will look forCaptain Fleischmann and say hello!”Audrey Taylor MacLean admits, “I’ve beenlax with news lately so I’ll try to fill you in withhappenings in 2014. The most exciting event was afamily trip to the Galapagos Islands in July. We tooka land tour instead of a cruise, due to the ages of thegrandchildren—four who were 4 to 7 years old andone who was 22. We stayed on three of the islandsand were able to see most of the exotic animals. Weswam, snorkeled, kayaked, and hiked, seeing sealions, marine iguanas, penguins, tortoises, and manykinds of birds, including, of course, the blue-footedbooby. I think even the 4-year-old will remembersomething from the trip. It was a wonderful way toinclude all the ages, the parents and the kids.“Our children and grands live all over, notclose to us, so we spent some time traveling to seethem and then four months at our place in NewHampshire. Now we are enjoying being in Houstonfor the winter, especially when we see the weatheryou are having.”I’m sorry to report that Nancy Bailey Riegel’shusband, Bill, has passed away. Nancy writes, “Ilost my husband of 44 years last July and havebeen learning to navigate on my own since then.Not much fun but necessary. Will be spending thewinter months in our tiny place in Scottsdale. If anyclassmates find themselves out there, I hope they’llcall.” I know I speak for all of us in extending oursympathy and best wishes to Nancy.PHILLIPSBill Joseph225 W. 83rd St., Apt. 5QNew York NY 10024347-907-4647 (cell)wjoseph80@hotmail.comJohn Ratté writes, “My successor’s successor atLoomis—I left the headship in 1996—askedme a few years ago to help lead the centennialplanning, and one result was an institutionalhistory and an anthology of writing publishedlast September. ... Copies, alas, are not availableat Amazon. The centennial day was for me verymoving, but the great event of the past fewyears was a week [wife] Lou and I spent in SanAnselmo, Calif., with Katherine and John Poppy.Employment, retirement, schools, colleges, nationalcrises, global warming, tyranny and terror, summerand winter, married grandchildren, they all comeand go: Poppy endures.”Fred Fenton and wife Billie sent me a Christmascard with a summary of the past year’s highlights.Fred reported that 2014 witnessed his and Billie’s60th wedding anniversary, a 10-day trip to Japanwith son Mark and daughter-in-law Sanae, andgranddaughter Perry’s graduation from highschool. Fred was anticipating a visit around NewYear’s from son James, daughter-in-law Tanya, andgranddaughters Sophia and Stella. Son David andhis wife, Cathy, live close to Fred, in Berkeley, Calif.Fred reports that he and Billie and their Tibetanspaniels, Bailey and Brandy, are doing their best toage gracefully.In December, Neal Robinson’s Facebook pageincluded photos of Joe Mesics and Hank Riggs.Flor Kist e-mailed to report he had stoppedreceiving this magazine and missed it. This willbe remedied.Bill Kaufmann reports that Fred Guggenheimis planning to move from Providence, R.I., toDenver later this year. Bill and wife Paulette visitedson Fred ’94 and his wife, Danielle, in Florida beforeNew Year’s. The young couple has developed a lineof gourmet sausages they are marketing.Otis Smith and wife Gay are enjoying retirementon Marco Island, Fla. Their daughter has a horsefarm in North Carolina. Tom Springall taughtcomputer operation for 15 years at a senior learningcenter, of which he was the president. He is stayingin shape by riding his stationary bike. Al Stearnsis enjoying retirement playing golf weekly, visitingwith his three grandchildren, and traveling with wifeJudy, most recently for 10 days in Germany.Bob Strode operates a 120-acre organic farmin upstate New York. Previously, he was a medicalsystems analyst for Glens Falls (N.Y.) Hospital andthen a consultant in that field. He has been activelocally as a town councilman, town judge, memberof the historical society, and supporter of a chambermusic society.Eliot Vestner writes that 2014 was “aninteresting year. Our home in Kittery, Maine,had been on the market; end of March 2014 wereceived a good offer and took it. With a May 12closing date, we immediately flew North to cleanout all we had accumulated over the years. Wedownsized from 3,800 square feet to 800 squarefeet in a rental cottage that we were lucky to findon Badger’s Island, Kittery. We no longer have theexpense of owning, we got rid of a lot of stuff, andwe can walk across the bridge into Portsmouth,N.H., which we do every night. ... But we do missour old spacious quarters—we were spoiled—andwe miss some of the stuff we got rid of, especiallybooks. For those of you thinking of ‘downsizing,’you’d better tackle it while you still have the energy.It is 24/7 and exhausting! In September, we wentWest to see children and friends. Our children andgrandchildren are all in good shape: Charlie, MG,Violet (4 years), and newborn Grayson (3 months)in Burlingame, Calif.; Chip, Au, and Alba (18months) in Howard, Colo. Both Violet and Alba arein school and thriving. Lila Ackley, our 12-year-oldgranddaughter from Barrington, R.I., came to visitin our ‘cozy’ cottage. Lila is an artist and studied atRhode Island School of Design during the summer.“End of September, we spent three weeks inEurope: flew to Madrid, drove to Lisbon and back,took the fast train to Paris, and spent a couple ofnights in London. The purpose: to visit withold friends. Everybody was kind, gracious, andgenerous, and tried their best to make us feelat home. But it was exhausting. We left KitteryNov. 6 and arrived Boca Grande, Fla., Nov. 11. Wehave a ways to go before we are really settled downhere, but we’re in good health, still on speakingterms, and still in love.”Bill Walworth, like Otis Smith, is retired onMarco Island but spends summers in Michigan.He lost his wife of 56 years in 2011 but reports thathe is blessed with four attentive daughters whohave provided him with six grandchildren andtwo great-grandchildren. “Life is good,” he says.Bill Wiegand reported on his grandchildren:His eldest granddaughter, an attorney, celebratedher first wedding anniversary two days before hee-mailed me; one grandson is getting marriedin June; his youngest grandson is going back toschool at the University of Southern Mississippi;his oldest grandson is a brewmaster and operatesa pub in old downtown Durham, N.C.; hisyoungest granddaughter has been admitted to theUniversity of Alabama Birmingham’s law school;one grandson is a professional bass fisherman;and the seventh grandchild has graduated fromLSU. Bill plans to retire at the end of 2015. He’sgoing to need the spare time to keep up with allthese grandkids.Herb Young has been married for 54 years.Herb has four children, four grandchildren, andgood health. Who could ask for anything more?He sees Zeus Stevens a lot, as their wives aregym friends.J. Laurence “Larry” Higgins passed away onNov. 24, 2014. He is survived by, among others,four children, five grandchildren, and threesiblings. Larry lived in Andover for most of hislife and worked for Camp Dresser & McKee, anengineering, consulting, and construction firm,for 30 years.Ray Lamontagne remembers Larry fromjunior year. Larry was a great athlete, finishing firstin a class run around Rabbit Pond. Though heattended for only a year, he made many friends.Our sympathies and condolences go out to hisfamily and friends.1954ABBOTNancy Donnelly Bliss31 Cluf Bay RoadBrunswick ME 04011-9349207-725-0951It is very gratifying to be able to be in contact withmany from our class by letter, e-mail, phone calls,or in person. Jane Munro Barrett wrote that, aftera busy summer of 2014, she was back to workand enjoying being able to go to the office. Janecontinues to speak to groups about her passionfor bike riding and the benefit of exercise for folksAndover | Spring 201575

stay connected...diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I had asked Janeif I could donate her blogs from her three extensivebicycle trips to the Abbot Archives Project.Since she graciously agreed, I sent the blogs toPaige Roberts, director of Archives and SpecialCollections, with a large packet of my own Abbotmemorabilia. Paige was most appreciative andwelcomes any material we wish to donate.Marti Belknap and husband Bill continue tothrive in a lovely seaside town in California neartheir spiritual community. I always enjoy catchingup by phone or e-mail with Judy Prior Blair. Judycontinues to enjoy life in Florida, where she isactive in the arts community. She spent time lastsummer in Atlanta to be near family. Judy was ableto have a memorable visit to Washington, D.C., lastfall with her oldest granddaughter.Valjeanne Brodeur-Paxton had a temporarychaplaincy position in two regional hospitals inSwitzerland that ended in late September. Duringthe past year, Valjeanne’s travels took her to theStates, Ireland, the Shetland and Orkney islands,Iceland, and Ethiopia, where her group was ableto bring in hundreds of pounds of clothing andmedical and dental supplies. Valjeanne plannedto be in the States in January 2015 and graciouslyinvited members of our class in the Boston areato lunch at the Wenham Tea House in Wenham,Mass. As I write these notes, which are due beforethe luncheon, we have 11 “gals” looking forwardto attending, weather permitting. Hopefully,plans will work out, as members of our classalways enjoy a gathering and many have not seenValjeanne for some time.In August Peggy Moore Roll and husbandJack were thrilled to attend their first grandchildwedding. This past fall they traveled to France,where they spent a week in Alsace with distantcousins and a week in and around Normandy.Peggy continues to be active and to share herleadership and caring skills by volunteering ather church, senior center, and condo association.Doris Niemand Ruedin and I continue to keepin touch by phone usually once a week. Doris iswell and is grateful to have her daughter and familyliving nearby. She enjoys quilting, knitting, andparticipating in her book group. Doris always hasinteresting titles for me to pursue.I had a delightful lunch and visit withSusie Stedman ’59, who is president of the AbbotAcademy Association. Sometime in the nearfuture, Susie (who lives nearby) and I hope to havea gathering for Abbot alumnae who live in ourarea of Maine. The gathering would be a way toencourage interest in sharing our Abbot memoriesand to hear about life on the Hill today.As always, thank you for your continuedsupport. Be well and enjoy the spring weather, agood time for taking an “Abbot walk.” —NancyPHILLIPSW. Parker Seeley Jr., Esq.W. Parker Seeley, Jr., & Associates, PC855 Main St., 5th FloorBridgeport CT 06604203-366-3939 ext. 483wps@seeleyberglass.comHappy New Year (or by the time you readthis, Memorial Day)! Hard to believe we havecelebrated 61 of them since we left the Hill.I have only heard from a handful of you sinceour last issue...other than indirectly, via theelectronic universe (the VCR), through postingsand exchanges generated and provoked byindefatigable Ken MacWilliams.Ken and wife Natalya have spent the past threemonths in Munich, Vienna, and other points inbetween, as he notes a welcome opportunity andchange from the many days he has spent in Russiaover the past 50 years. Natalya is in Europe workingon a project, and he is there in a support role.Bill Martin writes that he and wife Ann recentlyspent a lovely evening at the condominium homeof Ray Ann and George Shapiro; they live withintwo miles of each other. Bill and Ann enjoyedseeing Ray Ann’s extensive modern art collection.George and Ray Ann have traveled the world;they spend summers in Sun Valley, Idaho. At thiswriting, Bill and Ann were preparing to head toFlorida and looking forward to catching up withAnn and Ted Probert in Mountain Lakes, Fla. Billpromises to take some pictures and send themalong for the next issue of Andover magazine. Billnotes that “Ann Probert is quite a senior women’sgolfer, with a low handicap; she has played inseveral international competitions.” Bill was agolfer at Andover and has had a low handicap eversince 1954.Jud Sage has written six novels, his latestbeing Pitcher: The Life and Loves of an Athlete.All are self-published. He is still looking for atraditional publisher.Since our last class notes, our beloved Americanhistory teacher, Val Wilkie, passed away, at age 91.Over the months leading up to our 60th Reunionlast June and continuing up to the present, many ofour classmates have contributed lovely memoriesof Val, noting how helpful he was to themand how inspiring. Some of us who attended thereunion last June were privileged to be given theopportunity to read a copy of his 50-page warmemoirs, including his life as a prisoner in Germany.None of us had any idea of his war record.[Editor’s note: Please see Val Wilkie’s obituary inthe In Memoriam section.]I wish there were more to report and hopethat you will provide news for our next issue ofthe magazine.195560th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015ABBOTNancy Eastham Iacobucci17 Wilgar RoadEtobicoke ON M8X 1J3Canada416-231-1670n.iacobucci@bluelink.andover.eduThe Christmas mailbag sadly did not yield muchfrom our class, but fortunately my most loyalcorrespondent, Christine Maynard, has comethrough again. Thank you, Christine! She reportedon another lovely four months at her cottage onLake Winnipesaukee (N.H.). However, she admittedto spending most of that time on the porch inthe breeze, with fewer forays into the water. Thatdoes sound like a super way to spend the summer!However, real life struck when she returned toAndover and had four floors in her house redone,switching from rugs to a fiberglass that lookslike wood. Of course, that meant moving lots offurniture out of the way and back in place again, adaunting task. Perhaps because of that renovation,in December Christine went through a cabinetin the back of her living room that was filledwith small Christmas ornaments (Santas, angels,snowmen) that she had not used for years and hadforgotten—a real treasure trove, which set her upwith “new” decorations for this past Christmas.Her garden club project for the holidays had themembers decorating wreaths for themselves,and she used light green ribbon and snowflakes,which must have been lovely. (You can come anddecorate my house anytime, Christine!)I sent e-mails to the classmates for whomI have addresses (disappointingly few of you)about a project for the “Tales out of School”column for the winter issue of Andover Magazine.The only person who sent anything to me wasSue Appleton Jowett, and she did have someamusing memories. They may be in the winterissue (which I will not receive until long after thiscolumn is due), so I won’t say much about them,but one that I thought was special was aboutFrench. Evidently, that was not Sue’s strong point,but when she passed the final, Mlle. Arosa, Suewrote, “threw her arms around me and exclaimed‘We did it!’ ” A lovely moment! A decidedlyless academic memory from Sue was crowdingtogether in the day students’ room and poringover the annual Phillips Academy address books(which had pictures of all the students).The only other classmate on whom I can reportis myself, and the most notable happenings inmy life in 2014 were 50th anniversary parties.One was at the Eastham biennial reunion, heldas always at the Silver Bay Association (YMCA)on Lake George, N.Y., with 74 family membersattending. The first full-fledged reunion, organized76 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchby my parents, was in 1964, so we celebrated the50th anniversary of that with a special dinner anda super video of photos taken at Silver Bay from1964 onward. Unbeknownst to [husband] Frankand me, that event morphed into a celebration ofour 50th wedding anniversary, with many speeches(including some from our grandchildren), games,and general hilarity. It was a splendid surprise!The second wedding anniversary party (not asurprise) was a dinner here at Frank’s golf club,organized by our kids, on the actual weekend. Thisincluded many members of the Iacobucci familyfrom British Columbia, as well as other family andfriends, both local and from as far away as England.We were delighted that two Abbot classmates,Kathy Lloyd and Eleanor Easton Flaxen (both ofwhom we have been fortunate to see often over theyears), were with us, as was Nancy Swift Greer ’56,whom I have known since we were about 4 yearsold. The event was marvelous, with humorousspeeches by our kids, musical presentations byour grandkids, a video of our lives, and of coursemuch conversation!I apologize for going on about my year, butI have warned you that I would do that unless Ireceived news from others. So to avoid a repeat, dosend me something about you!PHILLIPSTom Lawrence1039 1/2 SweetzerWest Hollywood CA 90069323-654-0286323-804-4394 (cell)yogi@earthlink.netMike Bell’s retirement project smacks of déjàvu; he has been dictating more than two hours oforal history of folk music on KGNU, Boulder’scommunity radio station. He founded the thenone-month-oldstation’s weekly hour of what’snow called “Americana” in May 1978 and hostedit weekly for four years and then less frequentlyuntil 2008, when he retired from the ColoradoUniversity faculty and from radio.His show, Highway 322, named after his CUFolklore 322 course and for Highway 322, which ranthrough his hometown of State College, Penn., isstill running and has even spawned a Sunday morningspinoff, Roots and Branches.Family Thanksgiving, last November, revealed toDave Harrison the “beats everything” joy of grandfathering,so he is trying to persuade employerKaiser Permanente to find him a niche somewherecloser to Redondo Beach, Calif., and the ladies whohave stolen his heart—6-year-old Courtney and4-year-old Amanda.An e-mail from San Diego after my last massmailednotes shared the sad news of the deathof Luis Santaella. Luis’s life partner, DennisMcCormack, supplied the details of Luis’s extraordinarylife, and the following relies heavily onDennis’s tribute.Luis was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, andattended local schools before entering PA in 1952;at Andover, he was active with the Bridge Club,French Club, Spanish Club, and Phillips Society.He made frequent appearances on the honor roll,graduating cum laude. After Andover, he earned anundergraduate degree at Yale University. He spenthis junior year abroad studying at the Sorbonnein Paris, making friends and traveling in Franceand other countries while gaining a proficiency inthe language.After Yale he received his medical degree fromJefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Hesubsequently met and married Suzanne Chartrandand enlisted in the U.S. Army. Stationed at theArmy Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, hespecialized in pathology and cared for many of theVietnam casualties who were sent there.During the years Luis and Suzanne spent inGermany, they traveled extensively and began theirfamily. By the time he was transferred to El Paso,Texas, where he earned a major award for settingup an Army pathology lab, Luis had attained therank of lieutenant colonel and was fluent in Spanish,English, French, and German and able to managein Portuguese and Catalan.Luis enjoyed the Army and always said hewould have stayed, but Suzanne was not interestedin being a career military wife, so he retired andestablished a private practice in Encinitas, Calif. Hispatient list consisted largely of Spanish-speakingpeople, legal or illegal—he never asked or caredabout their immigration status. An extremely compassionatedoctor, he charged very little for officevisits, often giving free care or even, occasionally,accepting a chicken or such as payment.His medical expertise and linguistic prowessattracted to his practice the French staff andowner of the prestigious restaurant Milles Fleurs inRancho Santa Fe, members of both the local Germancommunity and the nearby Self-RealizationFellowship, and the occasional surfer from thenearby “Swami’s surfing spot” at the foot of the Self-Realization Fellowship Temple.At our 30th Reunion in 1985, Luis confessed tome his profound discontent and frustration withhis lifestyle, but this as-yet-closeted class secretary,dazed at that time by the ravages of a new andinexplicable epidemic picking off his friends, couldbe of little comfort.In 1989, Luis and Suzanne divorced and Luis’slife began a second chapter, as he decided to betrue to his nature as a gay man. In 1994, he metDennis McCormack, with whom he spent therest of his life as a registered domestic partner.They were together for almost 20 years and werecontemplating marriage when, on Sept. 5, 2013, atthe age of 75, Luis died peacefully in his sleep of anapparent heart attack.Health problems had caused Luis to retire in2000, and there was much sadness among hispatients, by whom he was treasured for his caringnature and generosity. At an early age, Luis wasfascinated by nature, particularly birds. He learnedtaxidermy as a lad and stuffed some bird specimensthat are still on display at the natural historymuseum in San Juan. His passion for birds andbirding continued throughout his life. He was fondof travel and especially traveling to bird-watch. Heand Dennis birded extensively in South Americain the Atacama Desert, the Amazon rainforest, theAndean heights of Machu Picchu, and as far southas Tierra del Fuego.They also traveled in Europe quite a bit, andLuis was especially fond of Ireland. He possessedan encyclopedic knowledge of birds and evenamazed the professional birding guides with hisinstant recall of the Latin names of birds! Heamassed lists of thousands of birds seen, muchto the envy of other birders. He was almost neverseen on trips without his binoculars hanging fromhis neck.He had an engaging personality, a dazzlingsmile, and a huge range of knowledge and was agreat conversationalist—in six languages, no less.He enjoyed fine dining, wine, and conviviality. Hewas a big fan of opera and musicals and quite awhiz at bridge. Through Dennis, he became adeptat blackjack on cruises, daringly “doubling down”as often as not.Luis leaves behind his devoted partner, hisyounger brother and sister in San Juan, three sonsand a daughter all living in the U.S., eight grandchildren,and his former wife. He was cremated andhis ashes laid to rest in the Santaella family cryptin Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery––one of the oldest Christian cemeteries in the NewWorld. Vaya con Dios, Luis...Y.1956ABBOTAnne Woolverton Oswald7862 East Greythorn DriveSuperstition Mountain AZ 85118480-374-4281317-502-0339 (cell)Woolvie56@gmail.com[Editor’s note: Class secretaryAnne Woolverton Oswald has asked if anyclassmates from the Abbot Class of ’56 wouldlike to share the job of class secretary with her.Please contact Laura MacHugh at 978-749-4289or lmachugh@andover.edu if you’re interested inhelping out.]Where did another year go? And where is morenews about what occurred in 2014? Sorry not tohave more to report. Can you help me out here?For the Oswalds, 2014 brought a summerof travel. My husband and I drove more than10,000 miles throughout the West and Midwest,with a flying trip to the Midwest and Northeastin September. We got to spend special timewith Eleanor “Boat” Rulon-Miller York inScarborough, Maine, where we got a full tourand lobster experience, much appreciated by usAndover | Spring 201577

stay connected...displaced Midwesterners. Thank you, Boat, foryour graciousness and the reminiscences with myfirst Abbot roommate.Ellen Welles Linn reports having had “the goodfortune to be included on a trip to the Caribbeanto the island of Carriacou (part of Grenada) withwonderful friends. It’s a small, lovely, and friendlyisland with no resort or cruise ships and lots ofsnorkeling and exploring. Other travels includedroad trips to Arizona and the Northwest—visitinggreat friends along the way. It’s been a good realestate year, too!“[Husband] Gene Linn spent a busy summerirrigating several pastures and hay fields and playingmusic for the dinner guests at Linn CanyonRanch. Together we transported many pack tripquests from the airport to the ranch and on tovarious trailheads. Then we reversed the trips! Oneof the highlights for Gene: old friends from Darwinin pursuit of the elusive elk. He is also in theguitar-selling business, looking for homes for someinteresting guitars collected by a friend who passedaway a couple of years ago.“Linn Canyon Ranch is as busy as ever! We hadmany weddings last summer, as well as dinnersmost nights. Horseback riding was more popularthan ever. Rain in August dampened the hay crop,much to Gene’s chagrin, after several monthsof nurturing the hay to grow. December wasbusy again with Christmas parties and a slew ofprivate dinners.”Marjorie Orr Stein wrote, “Paul and I havehad a very good year, with travels around the U.S.and Caribbean. Paul is volunteering for severalagencies in town and is keeping the books for hisDartmouth class. I’m still playing tennis, tutoring ina Stamford [Conn.] school, and arranging flowersfor the church and garden club.”Eleanor “Boat” Rulon-Miller York had a briefreturn to Maine from Florida for Christmas,leaving 80 degrees for 12 degrees and the firstsnowstorm of the season. She is safely back inVero Beach, Fla., until May.Jane Tatman Walker celebrated a 35th weddinganniversary; she and her husband took theirmerged families on a Baltic Sea cruise. Jane senta scrapbook of Abbot memories to the school atits request. I hope you included the Blue Book ofrules. I was curious, before I arrived, as to what a“tiffin” was. Thank you, Jane!Stay well, be safe, and enjoy this year to its fullest.We need to take advantage of all that life offers.Love and hugs to all! —Woolvie78 Andover | Spring 2015PHILLIPSPhil Bowers322 W. 57th St., Apt. 30FNew York NY 10019212-581-0538philbowers@verizon.netPhilip R. Hirsh Jr.106 Body’s Neck RoadChester MD 21619prhjr@rockbridge.netOur septuagenarian energies, now applied atsuch a tender age, consistently inspire. To wit: InFebruary, the University of New Mexico Presspublished Laguna Pueblo: A Photographic History,classmate Tom Corbett’s collaboration with, sayshis publisher, “the distinguished American Indian[sic] photographer Lee Marmon,” which documents“over 60 years of Laguna history: its people,customs, and cultural changes.” Tom’s masterworkhas been in the making for decades. For details,google “Marmon Corbett.” Tom is a retired doctor.Here’s another example: The target date forthe publication of Doc Bennett’s second novel issometime in spring 2015. He notes that he is “stilllearning French, doing yoga, suffering at the handsof my personal trainer in a losing battle against theflesh (my flesh), and blogging on the near-revolutionarymess that Mexico has become.” You mightalso enjoy Doc’s blog, Bennett’s Bullets, at SterlingBennett.com,which includes an entry on “thethings I’ve learned about writing from my editor.”And yet another: Tom Dent weighed in withnotice that the Abington Memorial Hospital (ina suburb of Philadelphia), where he spent 1984through 2001 as chairman of the department ofsurgery and as program director of the generalsurgical residency program, recently honoredhim with a lecture series in his name via aneducation fund set up specifically for that purpose.Tom’s successor noted that our PA classmate has“long been an inspiring example of passion andexcellence in the field of surgery.” The list of Tom’sachievements includes a stint as full professor andassociate chairman at the University of Michiganmedical center. He has authored, co-authored,and/or contributed to more than 85 books,chapters, and articles. Like Toby Schwartzburgand Ed Tarlov, he drives a Tesla!What’s more: Jesse Barbour, now establishedin his new “digs” in a retirement communityoutside of Charlotte, N.C., informs us that he stillmanages to play his trumpet on a regular basisin two concert bands (50 pieces and 85 pieces,respectively), a 20-piece jazz band, and a 15-piecebrass choir that plays classical music. In a fit of economicanalysis, Jesse notes that “it is amazing howmuch work you can get if you are willing to workfor nothing.” Oh, yes, there’s more. He serves ontwo committees in his retirement community andchairs a third, the safety and security committee, athrowback to his engineering management careerin power plants.Indeed, there’s no end: Jeremy Nahum informsus that his close friend Bob Berlind’s artworkresides in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Heoccasionally sees Sally and Dick Parks when theyvisit him in West Newton, Mass. Jeremy goes onto say, “All is well here. I’m still working/practicingabout half time, writing and publishing on bringingrecent insights from developmental research torevising psychoanalytic theory and practice.” Go tochangeprocess.org, where you can find out detailsof his fascinating and groundbreaking work. He’sanother doctor!Furthermore: Bill Huxley continues his communitywork in New York City—beautification,tree and flower planting, volunteering at the UNI-CEF gift shop, cultivating the Katharine Hepburngarden, etc. He’s now joined the Community Board6 Landmarks Committee, which reports to theNYC Landmarks Preservation Commission.Meanwhile: Last December, John Tederstromcelebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordinationto the Episcopal priesthood and reminds us thathe has five children and four grandchildren. Hepays homage to Phil Hirsh’s account, Voices Fromthe Hollow, an affectionate paean to what it waslike growing up in the foothills of the Blue RidgeMountains of Virginia.Not to mention: Last November, 25 years afterthe fall of the Wall, Anne and Ron Simon visitedperennial host Julian Herrey in Berlin. Theyhad not seen each other since 1956! Schedulingdifficulties prevented Ron from joining our class’sunforgettable mini reunion in May 2013. To sharein the delights of the Berlin Extravaganza, visit thephoto gallery at www.PA56Berlin.wordpress.com.Moreover: Stephen Kunian served notice thatthough he has attempted to avoid athletics andexertion as much as possible, he has had both of hisshoulders replaced! The only adverse effect is thathe has to forgo lifting up his granddaughters.As well as: Frank Converse checked in with theusual humorous literary obfuscation. This time, as afrustrated old Shakespearean actor emulating MarkTwain, he elucidated, “My obsequies have been asfar enlarged as they have warranted.”Last: With justifiable pride, Jim Philbricktouchingly and pithily states, “I continue to beactive in the recovering community with 40years sobriety.”And in finality: The PA administration learnedthat classmate George A.G. Darlow passed awayon Oct. 29, 2014. See http://bit.ly/19Ahah8.Of further interest: Filmmaker KevinRafferty ’65 has put together a retrospective ofthe Andover experience, based upon 130 recentinterviews of his classmates, plus 23,000 miles’worth of driving to find them. For $20, he will sendyou a copy of this worthwhile documentary, whichhe has named Regular Guys. His “coordinates” are:Kevin Rafferty Productions, 51 MacDougal StreetNo. 204, New York NY 10012; 917-647-0365;KevinRaf@aol.com.PA’s 2014 Annual Giving Report lists the 74 ofus who gave a total of $4.25 million in 2014. And

www.andover.edu/intouchof those, 48 have given every year of the past 10 ormore. Our participation rate was 49 percent.Feel free to contact either Phil if you wouldlike to share news of yourself with the rest of us.If you would like to receive our infrequent butnewsworthy e-mails, send your address to eitherof us. We promise not to abuse the privilege. And,remember, one other place where you mightfind out about your classmates is the Internet.—The Other Phil (Bowers)1957ABBOTAnne Boswell5 Choate RoadHanover NH 03755-1701603-643-5043aboswell@valley.netLucinda “Lulu” Cutler267 Legend Hill RoadMadison CT 06443-1881203-779-5859lucindacutler@gmail.comValerie Ogden Phillips writes:“Dearest Lulu,“I have nothing that compares with themagnificent pictures sent to us, but I am very happythat my biography, Bluebeard: Brave Warrior, BrutalPsychopath, has just been launched by HistoryPublishing Company. It is the true story of a warhero and Joan of Arc’s protector on the battlefield,who left the military when he could not save Joanfrom the enemy and became the notorious serialkiller nicknamed Bluebeard. The story is timely, ashistorical evidence suggests Bluebeard, a returningsoldier, developed severe PTSD, which perhapstriggered his latent psychopathy. While gruesome,the story is humbling. True to the religious beliefspracticed in 15th-century France, the families ofBluebeard’s victims forgave him for his murderswhen he displayed deep remorse. I would love toget everyone’s opinion on the work; the website iswww.bluebeardthebook.com. Best to all.”Thank you, Valerie, for sending your excitingnews about the book you have written. I amordering it.The Cutler family is thriving. Jim III, my oldestson, is 51 and a captain with Delta Air Lines.He lives in my town of Madison, Conn. Alec, 49,is CEO of a global financial company and alsocompetes in world-class sailing. Peter, 48, lives inFairfield, Conn., and works with a small softwarecompany. Their wonderful children—seven ofthem, ranging in age from 13 to 18—are involved insports and music and also do well in school. I lovemy daughters-in-law, too. At this writing, I was lookingforward to a month in Vero Beach, Fla., overthe winter. Anne Luquer Boswell has moved toan assisted living facility near Hanover, N.H. Pleasesend news to Anne and/or me. Love to all. —LuluPHILLIPSStephen C. Trivers151 South Rose St., Suite 611Kalamazoo MI 49007269-385-2757Stephen@StephenTrivers.comGregory Wierzynski4426 Klingle St., NWWashington DC 20016202-686-9104gregor@wierzynski.comClass website: www.andover57.ning.comTo judge from Christmas letters we received,neither the progress of years nor the cruel conditionof the world appears to have dampened the spiritsand wanderlust of classmates.In his letter, Bob Darnton says that he took asabbatical from his job as Harvard’s librarian and,as he puts it, “squandered it” on travel in LatinAmerica, with “rest stops” in France and England,where he delivered lectures at the British Libraryin London on efforts to control expression inBourbon France, the British Raj, and CommunistEast Germany. He’s written a book on the subject,Censors at Work, available on Amazon. Bob alsocreated a website, www.robertdarnton.org, allowingvisitors to rummage through the rich archive of theSociété typographique de Neuchâtel, Switzerland,and gain insight into the world of books on theeve of the French Revolution. During the year,and much to his regret, all three of Bob’s childrenmoved to locations distant from his and wifeSusan’s Cambridge apartment. “We may have to geta dog after all,” Bob laments.“It was an interesting year, but a good one,”Diane and Phil Olsson report. They welcomedtheir first granddaughter in July, and soon afterwardPhil had yet another surgery, but one that finallyworked, to fix a busted hip. Ensconced in Sanibel,Fla., for the winter, he is regaining his normal stride.Vicky and Ron Campbell celebratedChristmas—and their 50th weddinganniversary—in Costa Rica, in the company oftheir children and grandchildren, 10 in all. “I havethoroughly relished my first year of retirement,”Ron writes.Given their Buddhist persuasion, Yvonne andBill Sterling did not celebrate Christmas as a holiday.Bill’s main event was his sister’s 70th birthday,a three-generation family affair in Palm Springs,Calif., including “siblings, children, children-in-law,nieces, nephews, grandchildren—16 in all for everymeal.” Bill penned an amusing description of thisadventure in his class letter, which, as usual, you’llfind on the class website.From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Austen Zechadashed off this note: “I’ve been flat out startingup my 12th marketing communications agencyin the Asia-Pacific region. Unlike all my previousagencies, which I managed to sell to Westernmultinationals, I’ve become affiliated with Japan’sfourth-largest agency, Daiko. ...My personallife has also been ‘active,’ as I got engaged to arecently retired Malaysia Airlines chief stewardess,welcomed another daughter-in-law into the family,and became a grandfather for the sixth time. I alsomanaged to get my golf handicap down to 18.”Lee and Tom Terr y marked Christmas with aconcert by the Renaissance Revival, the a capellagroup they founded 38 years ago. After the holidays,Tom packed his string bass and Lee’s mandolininto their car, and they drove off to Florida,hoping to pick up gigs there with their band, theSeldom Heard. “Making music with others adds adimension that playing by oneself doesn’t reach,”Tom says.Gentleman farmer Jim Blackmon, alas, spentthe holidays mourning his favorite cow, which diedafter a difficult birth. “Cows are usually just cows,”Jim writes. “She was special.” This one—407, asshe was called—liked classical music and havingher head rubbed. Sam Suitt used to send herChristmas cards.Sam has been traveling to remote areas of Chinaand Myanmar. In Yunnan, China’s most backwardprovince, he writes, “a principal objective for mewas mingling with the numerous hill tribes thatinhabit those areas. Many wear stunning tribalgarb as everyday dress. A major surprise wasthe widespread improvement in the quality oflife. Construction was going on throughout theregion. Skylines were virtual forests of high-risecranes. Myanmar was quite the opposite: an oxcarteconomy, but with millennia-old history. There arestill areas that are off-limits because of resistanceand fighting.”For his annual opera run-through party,John Austin picked Otto Nicolai’s 1849 classic,The Merry Wives of Windsor. It was also the occasionfor a micro class reunion. Jim Cook on the tromboneand John, double bass, played in the 50-strongorchestra, while Lee and Tom Terry, Seth Rice, andBrian Pendleton and wife Susan Stein sang in the35-voice chorus. John McConnell participated asan enthusiastic spectator.Stephanie and Fred Shuman were the subjectof a Wall Street Journal “Donor of the Day” columnin November. As a single father early in his career,Fred liked to end his day jogging around thereservoir in New York’s Central Park with his twochildren. To ensure similar enjoyment for futuregenerations of New Yorkers, Fred and Stephaniemade a gift of $5 million to the Central ParkConservancy to cover repairs and maintenance ofthe track in perpetuity.Bill Kammerer writes from Saint Augustinethat he’s had it with summers in Florida, where he’sremained since retiring from the Mayo Clinic inPonte Vedra, and is looking for a place “up North.”From Tucson, Gary Hammond says he’s superbusy tutoring adult learners in reading and mathand, on the side, taking guitar and dancing lessons.From Woodside, Calif., Nappy MacNaughtonreports he still dabbles in real estate and invitesclassmates who find themselves in the vicinityof Stanford University to stop by.Andover | Spring 201579

stay connected...Sadly, we’ve lost four more class members.Jim Green died last August in Middletown, Conn.;he was a clinical psychologist. Arnie Burke diedin September, of lymphoma; since 1976, Arniehad lived in Boscawen, Conn., where the familyhas an orchard. Wally Phillips died in February,of complications from heart surgery. After injuriesderailed a promising professional baseball career,Wally turned to law and became a prosecutor whoshook Philadelphia’s Democratic machine to thecore with his zealous pursuit of public corruption.Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell said ofWally, “I have never met, in public or private life,a guy with greater integrity.” [Editor’s note: Pleasesee Wally Phillips’s obituary in the In Memoriamsection.] Also in February, Frank Bell died after along bout with lung disease; Frank spent most ofhis career as a consultant and financial planner inNYC and Norfolk, Conn. —G1958ABBOTParry Ellice Adam33 Pleasant Run RoadFlemington NJ 08822-7109908-782-3754peaba@comcast.netSandra Castle Hull is in her 28th year at MainStreet Wooster Inc., fostering the economicredevelopment and preservation of wonderfuldowntown Wooster, Ohio. It’s not just a jobbut a passion.She sends kudos to Jane Christie for herefforts with the Abbot Academy Association andactivities. Sandra says, “It was great fun doing theCD about my memories [the Girls of Abbot video,which can be viewed at http://bit.ly/1Af V8Xb];others spoke of long-lasting lessons taught. Idiscussed many of us in the dumbwaiter in Draperand being caught by the Bondes!”Sandra heard from Pat Parrish Everhart inHamilton, Ohio, at Christmas as well as VickieKohler. Sandra wishes all of you the best for 2015.PHILLIPSDermod O. SullivanMorgan Stanley590 Madison Ave., 11th FloorNew York NY 10022800-468-0019dermod58@gmail.comI received an interesting note from EmmettKeeler, who is enjoying life in Santa Monica, Calif.,working as a part-time mathematician at RAND.When I took geometry as an upper, Mr. Pietersthought I was not even a part-time mathematician.Emmett’s recent activities have an Andover connection,but you have to follow the ensuing threadcarefully to understand the link. Emmett sings ina choral group, the Angel City Chorale (ACC),which reflects the spirit and diversity of LA in itsmembership, its music, and its outreach activities.Equally committed to good music and good deeds,ACC is dedicated to “Building Community OneSong at a Time.” Renowned artistic director SueFink founded Angel City Chorale in 1993 with18 singers at the world-famous McCabe’s GuitarShop (the Internet reveals that Allen Ginsburg andDr. Timothy Leary are among the notables whohave performed there); ACC has now grown tomore than 160 talented and dedicated singers whoare admitted by audition. ACC presents a broadand eclectic repertoire to exuberant, standingroom-onlyaudiences. The group’s mastery of awide range of musical genres—including classical,gospel, jazz, pop, and world music—has becomeits hallmark.This year, the Angel City Chorale helpedrecord a new song cycle, The Drop That Containedthe Sea by Christopher Tin. Christopher Tin isan American composer whose work is primarilyclassical, with a world-music influence. He is acomposer for films, video games, and commercialsand has won two Grammy Awards for his classicalcrossover album, Calling All Dawns. Tin is bestknown for his composition “Baba Yetu,” featuredin the 2005 computer game Civilization IV. In thecycle, he puts together several songs, each in themusical style and language of a different country.One of the 10 songs in Drop was translated fromLongfellow’s “Kéramos” into the South Africantonal click language (where the pitch of the syllableis used to differentiate the meaning of words) ofXhosa (one of South Africa’s 11 official languages)by Temba Maqubela. You may recall an article in aprior Andover magazine on Mr. Maqubela, who wasat Andover for 26 years, rising to the position ofassistant head of school for academics and dean offaculty, before becoming the headmaster at Groton.The Angel City Chorale premiered the work atNew York’s Carnegie Hall in April 2014, and thealbum topped the Billboard classical chart for twoweeks (Emmett concedes it may have been due toall the copies he purchased and gave to his friendsand family).What a thrill, to sing at Carnegie Hall! I thinkI’ll set about to do a column with a music theme.All you 8 ’n 1-ers and Sour Grapes, prepare formy call. And there will be room to feature whatFrank Hammond has been doing recently. Staytuned. Voluntary submissions of musical attainmentsby other classmates are solicited and willbe welcomed.Charlie Brennan attended the funeral ofHale Sturges, a long-serving Andover Frenchinstructor and head baseball coach who arrivedin the 1960s, retiring in 2004. Charlie and wifeRosemary had become close to Hale Sturges andhis wife, Karen, vacationing with them in Franceand Croatia. Charlie ran into Steve Larned andSteve’s son, F. Stephen Larned Jr. ’80, who werealso in attendance at the chapel service. Steve knewKaren Sturges growing up in Michigan.I’ve now received a more complete descriptionof the life of Norman Henry Munn, independentscholar, writer, and teacher, who died Feb. 3, 2014,at the Georgetown University Hospital.He was born in Nashville, Tenn., on Aug. 21,1940, son of Anna L. Sullivan of Springfield, Mass.,and Norman L. Munn of Adelaide, Australia. Hisfather was professor of psychology at BowdoinCollege, and Norman was raised in Brunswick,Maine. He attended Harvard after Andover. In1965, he made his first visit to Mexico, where hemet his future wife, Natividad Estrada Pineda.They were married in the cathedral of the city ofOaxaca on Feb. 1, 1969, and were together for 45years, living in Mexico City, San Francisco, andWashington, D.C.Henry dedicated a great part of his life tostudying, documenting, and interpreting theculture of the Mazatec people of Oaxaca. His essayson Mazatec shamanic traditions have appeared inanthologies published by the Oxford UniversityPress and the University of California Press and injournals such as Plural, CoEvolution Quarterly, NewWilderness Letter, and the Journal of Latin AmericanLore. He was also a dedicated teacher of English asa second language, both to professionals in MexicoCity and to immigrants in the United States. Henrywas a unique and gentle individual, a man with adeep passion for learning and an exceptional senseof wonder. He was a loving husband and caringfather who led a simple life, in the sense that he wasnot interested in material goods. Nothing energizedhim more than books and art.He is survived by his wife, Natividad; twodaughters, Ana Karina and Diana Xochitl; a sonin-law,Ricardo; one grandson, Benjamin; andfamily members in both Brunswick and Australia.He is buried in the Pine Grove Cemetery inBrunswick, Maine.1959ABBOTNathalie Taft Andrews2407 Ransdell Ave.Louisville KY 40204502-459-5715dulcie@iglou.comPHILLIPSDavid Othmer4220 Spruce St.Philadelphia PA 19104215-387-7824davidothmer@aol.comTwo of us—John Charlton, who has lived inHong Kong for many years, and Kirby Jones,who has worked closely with Fidel Castro in Cubafor decades—have offered their views on thedemonstrations in Hong Kong and rapprochementbetween the U.S. and Cuba.80 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchFirst Kirby: “On Dec. 17, 2014, PresidentObama and President [Raúl] Castro did somethingthat had not been done in more than 50years: Addressing their respective citizens, theyboth spoke to and about each other, at the exactsame time, in terms other than hostile. The reactionin Cuba has been one of joy and pleasure atthe prospect of a new beginning that appears to bein place between the two countries and the twopresidents. It may be only the beginning, but whata nice start it has been! The easiest part of all of this,however, may have been the raising of the two flagson the two ‘interests sections,’ to change both toembassies (which they had been in practice, anyway).But a new climate has certainly been set.“What does it mean for the United States? Itmeans that we will join the community of nations.We have been the outsiders, not Cuba. Most othercountries already have normal relations withCuba. Most countries will ask what took us solong. American companies might be able to tradewith this market of 11.3 million people, Americansmight now travel freely, and we will be applaudedfrom the chamber of commerce to the AFL-CIOand from the New York Times to the Wall StreetJournal. Already, dozens of agricultural groupshave banded together in support of the president’sactions and have called for even more openings.“But what remains to be done is, in many ways,the most important: addressing the regulations tosupport and carry out the policy. Every time onepolicy door opens, 10 more need to be enteredas well.“Credit cards are fine, but does that allow directbanking? If we can sell machinery to grow food,why not let U.S. companies sell their food oncredit terms so that they can compete on a levelplaying field with companies from Brazil, Canada,and France?“What about the USAID program? And willthe employees of the new Cuban embassy now beable to obtain bank accounts in the U.S.? If so, allsorts of old regulations need to be erased and newones written.“Much has been made of the fact that onlyCongress can lift the embargo. But that is notnecessarily the case. And some continue to believethat the power of the pro-embargo forces, led nowapparently by Marco Rubio—whose family leftCuba during the Batista regime and never livedunder a Castro—is still strong. But they are in theminority now, and their power is severely limited.“Any administration has tremendous flexibilityunder its licensing authority—which, of course,could be changed by a different president. But thatis unlikely politically: Who would tell the 500,000Cuban-Americans who traveled to Cuba last yearunder a general license that they can no longer dothat? If President Obama really wants to do something,he could do quite a bit by offering a generallicense to people, companies, traders, whomever.“It’s like a sweater: When you pull one string,the whole garment can unravel. This may indeedhappen with the embargo.“Make no mistake: The policy announcementsof last December 17 could result in a big change, amonumental shift in U.S. policy. But it takes awhileto alter the direction of a huge ship powered bymore than 50 years of regulations. In Cuba, theyare hopeful and happy that this may mean animprovement in their daily lives. And if it does,how positive that will be!”And from John: “A short comment on the disruptions/outrages/patrioticmovements (choosemore than one) in Hong Kong. It’s especially challengingto disentangle anything so promising as‘truth’ in a society so separated by degree of sophistication,wealth, provincial or other origin, mothertongue, identification with Hong Kong or anotherplace, and economic and social roles.“Frankly, the international press has reportedevents in what appears to most people I know asan unfairly one-sided manner. There’s been insufficientfocus on the range of realistically possibleoutcomes and the manner in which inexperiencedyoung people were, in a widely held opinion,manipulated by ‘democrats’ who have verylittle following.“Fortunately, there’s been little physical violence,but there is certain to be a long memory ofwhich-side-were-you-on. Government is not evenclose to perfect. One could hope that a specificblessing of democracy—the ability to ‘throw thebums out’—would become part of Hong Kong’sfuture. But [the Hong Kong government] andtheir (unquestioned, on many issues) superiorsin Beijing understood from the beginning that noreplay of 1989 would be consistent with the needsof either China or Hong Kong.“It appears the many advantages this placehas demonstrated as a financial and commercialcenter will persist: highly skilled workers at alllevels; bilingualism (or, increasingly, triligualism,with Putonghua); a familiar legal codeand reliable courts; and unimprovable internationalconnections.“So much more to remark, and to debate, andto await.”My best to all.196055th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015ABBOTLynne Furneaux ClarkP.O. Box 1087Manchester Center VT 05255-1087802-362-1744puffinplace@aol.comGreetings from frosty Vermont. Your classsecretary is a little behind for this contribution dueto some medical issues requiring surgery on my lefthand and therapy on my right knee. We just camethrough the blizzard of 2015 with far less damagethan neighbors just south of here. Our kids hosteda fantastic surprise 50th anniversary party for meand husband David this past fall, with 60 friendsand family here at the house.There has been some interest in a mini reunionin Santa Fe next fall. Susan Lothrop Koster willbe there and has offered to be the POC. Theyhave settled on the weekend of Oct. 17–18 andrecommend making reservations ASAP. Sarahvon der Heyde Richards would love to attend butneeds three months’ advance notice to arrange herwork schedule. She says she is looking forward toseeing everyone and would like to share a room.She requests a call to coordinate (781-373-5624).She is planning to retire on Dec. 31.Cally Sherman Williams checked in fromNew Mexico, where all is well. She reported somewonderful travels: a cruise and two weeks in Spain.She has done much advance work for the Santa Fereunion. Lissa Dexter said she also would enjoya mini reunion. Joyce Matteis reports she had awonderful Christmas and then went to ParadiseIsland, Bahamas, for six days of beautiful weather.Ginny Pratt Agar sent her greetings fromScottsdale, Ariz., where she spent a couple months;her number is 207-266-2765.Hannah Jopling reports that she and husbandBob are enjoying living in NYC. She is lookingforward to her book being published this yearand is still teaching at Fordham and Hunter.Hannah and Bob have enjoyed travels to Yorkshireand Germany.Charlotte Palmer Moreno requests that wekeep her informed. She has traveled recently toHolland, Belgium, and India.I’m not sure how much longer I can continueas your secretary, since I have taken on a newfull-time job here. Your class secretary is lookingfor a replacement, please! Any volunteers? Manythanks to all of you who made my job easier; ithas been fun. [Editor’s note: The Academy isgrateful for Lynne Furneaux Clark’s service. Ifany member of the Abbot Class of 1960 wouldlike to take over the role of class secretary, pleasecontact Laura MacHugh at lmachugh@andover.edu or 978-749-4289.]PHILLIPSMike Burlingame111 North Sixth St., Apt. 301Springfield IL 62701217-206-7364 (work)217-299-9306 (cell)mburl2@uis.eduIn November, John Darnton received an AndoverAlumni Award of Distinction. The award, whichwas established in 2012, “recognizes and honorsalumni of Phillips Academy and Abbot Academywho have served with distinction in their fieldsof endeavor.” In addition, it “strives to connectcurrent students with these inspirational rolemodels” through a schoolwide presentationAndover | Spring 201581

stay connected...and classroom discussions. Previous recipientsof the award include the artist Frank Stella ’54,opera and theatre director Peter Sellars ’75, andGeorge H.W. Bush ’42.As you may recall, John, who was voted “classrebel,” got kicked out toward the end of oursenior year, shortly after Harvard had told himhe was assured of acceptance if he did not screwup, which he did. In John’s affecting memoir(Almost a Family), he describes how he came tobe expelled: “One Saturday night I left campus ina car after signing in to my dormitory; I went to abar in the nearby town of Lowell and had half aglass of beer. My absence was discovered when mymother tried to phone me and the housemastercouldn’t locate me. The horrible part was whowas driving the car: my brother [Robert]. He hadcome up from Harvard to visit me, along with hisgirlfriend, and she and I had convinced him on thesteps of my dormitory to keep the evening alive.‘Let’s go somewhere,’ I said. He was reluctant toget me in trouble, but neither did he want to looklike a spineless killjoy. In the bar, we had a grandtime. There was an open mike, and he and I sang ahillbilly song, ‘As Fer as I’m Concerned,’ until wewere practically booed off the stage by the barflies.“In my dorm my housemaster waited inambush. He had been alerted to my absence whenmy mother had phoned. He interrogated me, andI tried to lie my way out of it. I said I had been inthe infirmary. He knew I had not been; he hadcalled there. He said he smelled alcohol on mybreath. I did a quick calculation. Could I save thesituation by making a clean breast of it? Of course.I admitted what I had done and apologized forplacing him in the position of having to make sucha difficult decision: He could report me, and endmy time at Andover, or he could ignore this unfortunateincident, knowing that I had learned my lessonand that I would never do such a thing again. Istopped, my heart racing, waiting for his response.He looked me in the eye. ‘I’m not in a difficultposition,’ he said quickly. ‘I have no choice. I mustreport you.’ Within two hours, Dean Benedict andanother faculty member convened a meeting oftwo and expelled me.”When Harvard withdrew its acceptance,John took a year off from school and went toParis. Upon returning stateside, he attended theUniversity of Wisconsin, then took a job with theNew York Times, where his father had worked as acorrespondent (and was one of the first Americanjournalists killed in World War II). Beginningas a copy boy, John rose rapidly through theranks, progressing from city reporter to overseasassignments, including stints in Africa, the MiddleEast, and Europe. He won a Pulitzer Prize for hiscoverage of the Solidarity movement in Poland,served as bureau chief in Madrid and London, andeventually became the cultural affairs editor of theTimes, a post that he held for six years.John also wrote several best-selling works offiction, including Neanderthal, The Experiment, andMind Catcher. Though he retired from the paperin 2005, he continues to consult there, as editorialdirector for special projects. In 2009, Long IslandUniversity named him curator of the prestigiousGeorge Polk Award in Journalism (which he hadwon twice).Also in November, Barry McCaffrey deliveredthe keynote address at PA’s fifth annual VeteransDay dinner. He warned that the “single biggestlong-term threat to the American people and ourallies is not the Taliban, it’s not ISIS, it’s weapons ofmass destruction—and by that, I mean chemical,biological, nuclear, and cyber-warfare.” Hedeplored the current tendency to underestimatethe danger posed by such weapons: “Very fewpeople talk about them. We have no championsin uniform or in Congress about maintainingAmerica’s nuclear deterrence capability.”Currently, he argued, “We’re in the midst of aperiod in Washington when people are saying,‘We’ve seen the end of warfare.’ Foot warfare,tank warfare, warfare at sea—that’s all past [theysay], and what we’re going to think about [for thefuture] is small unit operations. Nation building.Counterterrorism. Counterinsurgency. And Iwould say that’s shortsighted.”Attending the event were several veterans,including Massachusetts congressman-elect (andMarine Corps captain) Seth Moulton ’97. In 2011,Moulton helped found Andover and the Military,PA’s military affinity alumni group, which hostedthe dinner. According to Army Lt. Col. CharlesDean ’79, editor of the newsletter of Andover andthe Military, Barry’s visit was emblematic of theprogress the Academy has made in reaching outto veterans. “Having him on campus, sharing hisinsights and experiences with students, faculty, andgraduates alike, was a rare and wonderful experiencefor all,” said Dean.Jeremy Wood reports that his artist son,Jonas, will have a show at London’s GagosianGallery in the fall. In January, Jeremy and his newwife, Catherine, had Nick Kip to dinner. Jeremyreports that Nick “seems well and is in pretty goodspirits.” Jeremy also visited with other classmates,including Charlie Bradford, Laird Smith, andLarry Butler.Jeremy’s neighbor Tony Lee calls attention toJohn Nields’s daughters, Nerissa and KatrynaNields, who for more than two decades havepursued careers as folk-rock singers. Their 17th (!)album was released in February.Be sure to mark your calendars for our 55thReunion, June 12–14. See you then!1961ABBOTCarolyn “Cally” Butler Dow44 Spruce St.Portland ME 04102207-899-4178Callydow365@gmail.comIt was very sad news to hear of the passing of oneof our dear classmates, Cynthia Eaton Bing.She and I had a common bond through ourconnection to Maine—she as a native of Belfast,and I as a summer rusticator in Brooksville. Iremember her fondly as an amiable and elegantwoman, always with a warm smile and a friendlygreeting. Sybil Smith remembers Cynthia as “avery kind, caring, hard-working, loyal person.”She says, “I knew her because she was from thesticks of northern New England, as I was, and alatecomer in upper year to Abbot. Also, she andI worked together on the Board of Trustees andthe Alumni Council.” Joan Smith Bowker says,“We are all lessened by her leaving us. She wasa generous spirit at Abbot.” And Cynthia wasindeed a generous spirit in later life as well. She wasinvolved in Prep for Prep and Early Steps, helpingto place New York’s most promising students ofcolor in independent schools throughout theNortheast. She also worked with Search andCare, where she assisted older people in thecommunity with managing life’s daily activities,providing them the support and companionshiprequired to live with security and dignity. InCynthia’s memory, donations may be made to theChurch of the Heavenly Rest, 2 E. 90th St., NewYork NY 10128, and to Search and Care, 1844Second Ave., New York NY 10128. [Editor’s note:Please see Cynthia Eaton Bing’s obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]PHILLIPSPaul Kalkstein42 Doubling Point RoadArrowsic ME 04530207-443-5675pkalkstein@gmail.comFrom Carey Cook comes a reminder of the lastingjoy of our 50th Reunion: “Because Don Davis andI reconnected at the 50th, [wife] Jan and I havevisited Don and his wife, Tommye Lou, in personseveral times. We talk about Baylor and Stanfordand have enjoyed the dynamics of this party offour! We planned to visit with the Davis team—wonderful people and great ‘giver-backers’ tosociety—in Waco in February, when we expectedto participate again in the annual TCEA (TexasComputer Education Association) conference inAustin, Texas.“On our annual six-day round-trip drives fromCalifornia to Florida, we always get such a good82 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchfeeling about the breadth and diversity of our greatUnited States of America. ‘Exceptional’ is a very aptword to describe the U.S.A. We embrace and believeit. Good things will come to us and the global familyas Americans all strive to individually add value.”Tony Accetta met Head of School John Palfreyin Denver and said, “I was quite impressed! Thefuture is bright.” I agree wholeheartedly. You havebut to step onto the campus to sense the head’senthusiasm for the school, and vice versa. Speakingof stepping onto the campus, please remember thatour 55th Reunion comes up a year from now.Leslie Stroh reports that his latest insurancecompany statement says that his medical costsover the past nine months for three brain surgeries,rehab, and numerous ER/ICU visits for seizuresamounted to $2 million, of which it appears that lessthan 20 percent was actually paid out as cash. Leslieexpressed more concern with the medical systemthan with his own health: “There is something verywrong with a system where the uninsured poor arebilled full fare and, at this level, made bankrupt. Yes,it is wonderful that they get the care, but their livesare destroyed when everything is gone and they arebankrupt as well.”Leslie is confined to the city for the time beingbut says, “We are bringing the country to NYC witha three-panel 5-by-13-foot triptych showing theinterior and my wife and myself in situ. Jim Rubinlives across the street but will not be asked for anopinion of the artistic merits of the painting. He willbe asked about the agricultural merits of the wine ofchoice from Alsace.”Tom Pollock sent me a bunch of memories ofour time at Andover. I was very glad to get these andwill share them with you from time to time in thesenotes. Fritz Allis was a major influence on me andmy teaching career. Here, Tom remembers: “Mr.Allis once asked his American history class, oursenior year, ‘Why did the railroad companies makeso much money?’ The way I heard it, he offered agrade of 95 on the next hour exam to anyone whogot it right. Answers were all over the map: familydynasties (Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, etc.), no antimonopolylaws, government subsidies, corruption,technology. Mr. Allis kept saying things like, ‘No, notquite. No, not close.’ Then John Young (my sourcefor this story), partly joking, said, ‘The coefficientof friction of rolling steel.’ Mr. Allis stood up andsaid, ‘You got it exactly right.’ One of my favoriteAndover stories.”At an Andover function I ran into Jon Hay ’64,brother of Toby Hay. Jon reported that his brotherwas well, and together we lamented that Toby and Iseem to be unable to communicate with each other.The problem is technology. Toby does not care forthe computer, and I hate the telephone. Alas. Toby, ifyou will e-mail me your phone number, I’ll give youa call. Can’t say fairer than that.Did any of you ever sneak through thesteam tunnels?1962ABBOTKathrin Krakauer240 Columbia DriveBomoseen VT 05732802-273-2548kkrakauer@shoreham.netAmong Caroline Thomas’s acting studentsis Devin Druid, who appeared as the youngversion of Frances McDormand’s son in theHBO miniseries Olive Kitteridge. You can seehim next in the independent film There Will BeBombs, which was directed by Joachim Trier.Caroline’s son, David, still lives with his wife andtwo small boys in the United Arab Emirates,where he is completing a doctorate in technicallinguistics while teaching full time. In the winterof 2014, Caroline’s daughter, Elissa, finished herundergraduate degree at Hunter College withhonors in English and creative writing. Caroline’shusband, Robert, has made three televisioncommercials, including one for The Gap that rannationally and was directed by Sofia Coppola.Karen Grant McWhorter wrote in her 2014Christmas letter that between several trips toLondon to visit son Alex and his family, sheand husband Jack took a three-week vacationin Alaska. This wonderful trip included, amongother things, panning for gold in the Yukon,putting their hands into the nearly frozen BeringSea in Barrow, and touring Denali National Park.At home, Karen has taken up photography andholds a leadership position in the local women’sgroup in Hancock, N.H. Son Keith and his newbride live in Harrisburg, Pa., where he is a naturalgas consultant with IHS.I (Kathrin Krakauer) am struggling a bit withretirement. Although I feel it was a good decisionto stop working, since my brain no longer thriveson the pressure and intensity of my work, I amstill trying to establish who I am in this new phaseof life. In the snowless months, I spent a lot oftime walking in the woods and meditating overa wide variety of ducks on the lake. The winteris an entirely different environment, but stillbeautiful and very peaceful. Vermont is certainlyan idyllic place to live. I also have joined the localwomen’s club, although solely as a bystander fornow. It’s an old-fashioned (though at least nowhite gloves and hats are necessary in Vermont)but very friendly and well-meaning group. Fromthis experience so far, I can see how CalendarGirls happened and am anxiously waiting forsomething surprising to occur!PHILLIPSVic Obninsky1101 Navarro St.Santa Rosa CA 95401707-230-2271707-843-5784 (fax)vpobninsky@comcast.netTime passes so swiftly. Fifty-seven years ago Iwas a boy in junior high school, wondering if Iwould be admitted to faraway Phillips Academyin Massachusetts. This fall we will be holding our53rd reunion on Cape Cod, at the Ocean EdgeResort & Golf Club in Brewster, Mass., startingon the afternoon of Oct. 13 and concluding afterbreakfast on Oct. 16. There will be first-class golf,ocean fishing, hiking, and bicycling available. Wewill eat and party together in a separate indooroutdoorfacility on the edge of the golf course,and all of our rooms will be one-bedroom suitesin the same area. Our class remains very tightlyconnected. There is daily chatter amongst ourselveson the “PA Classmates” mailing list, which isconducted through my e-mail address as listedabove. The instant communication we have is agreat supplement to the official Andover magazine. Ifthere is too much, or something you find offensive,you can always hit the “delete” button. Pleaseshoot me an e-mail after reading this and get a newversion of the “daily bulletin.”Our three-sport phenom Jorge Gonzalez istraining for a triathlon this spring in San Juan,Puerto Rico. Gonzo was indestructible in football,hockey, and baseball. He has played a lot of golfbut is now seriously training to compete over 70miles before he turns 71. This came up in a discussionwherein your scribe warned everybody aboutdriving dangerously on New Year’s Eve. Jorge saidthat he has surrendered night driving to wife Pinkywhen he goes out to parties and finds that life ismore enjoyable. At the reunion, I learned that mostof our classmates and their wives are mainly winedrinkers, but I still strongly endorse good Irishwhiskey and frozen good Russian vodka.Sam Caldwell and Jack Fabiano spent a goodtime at the reunion fishing, but the water was notas hospitable due to our long-lasting drought.Fortunately, we’ve been receiving rain lately, sofishing should get better, as should life for ourfarmers. We had a lackadaisical stickball game oneafternoon. I particularly remember Dan Jenkinsand Mike Davey being more interested in thegame than the numerous spectators. The foodwas very good, and the high point was barbecuedsteak and a local rock band. I had enough of theaforementioned Irish whiskey to do a little dancingmyself; my wonder dog, Lexi, also danced with agreat deal of happiness. The Chalet View Lodgepeople said they’d never had such a fun group; weinvited the owners and staff to dance with us, andeverybody had a wonderful time. Jeff Hill musthave the world’s best collection of ’60s music, andit is all thoroughly categorized in his computer; heAndover | Spring 201583

stay connected...provided music when the band was not playing.The weather was perfect, and I am truly lookingforward to our 53rd, next October. There will be agreat deal more information about this, which willbe appearing sporadically in my e-mails.In early January, our friend and classmateTom Gilbert died suddenly. Throughout theday my computer was flooded with e-mails fromclassmates. There was quite a discussion about thetragedy of Tom’s passing. We’ve lost a lot of ourclass members, but the ones that really affectedme were Ivan Higgins and Pete Watson. Thisdoes not minimize the deaths of Rick Russ andEric Muller in Vietnam; I was just closer to thefirst two.Rockwell House has been hard hit, and theloss of Tom Gilbert has made me physically ill.Our Andover was indeed a diverse and egalitariansociety of adolescent boys. Neither wealth norpoverty were of any significance. Doing well inschool and in sports and getting along in the dormwere the main areas of interest until the time forcollege applications came up. Tom was a supergentleman with a quiet sense of humor and agreat deal of intelligence. God bless you, Tom.May you rest in peace and pave the way for us tothe next world. I cherish your memory and willalways miss you.Two weeks after I wrote the above paragraph,our class sustained another surprising and brutalblow. The New York newspapers announced thatTone Grant passed away while finishing the latterpart of his term at a federal prison in Duluth, Minn.Apparently, he was sick and had been treated at theMayo Clinic and then returned to the penitentiary.I refrained from discussing Tone’s situation at hisrequest, but I communicated to him the thoughtthat we were all still friends and that the entire classwished him well. We lived in Bartlet together asseniors, and I had the pleasure of catching up withhim as a young lawyer in San Francisco; like me, hemarried an older woman and adopted her children.I hope that this worked out well for them; I neversaw Tone again after he went back East. In college,it was always strange watching Ivy League football,especially Harvard and Yale, and seeing all of myAndover classmates on the gridiron. Tone was anall-around athlete and all-Ivy quarterback at Yale,but I thought that his sport was baseball. In anyevent, he was a great guy and is certainly missed.However, as with Tom, we will all be togetheragain, and I hope that heavenly fare is better thanBaldy Leete’s. Rest in deserved peace, Tone; we areall grateful that Jim Riley and Rick Malone werethere to see you off at your services on behalf ofyour classmates.Guys, we have an enormous amount in commonwith one another and are part of a wonderfulgroup. We must hang together as closely as possibleas the years go by. The annual reunions and e-mailconnection are part of achieving this goal.1963ABBOTCynthia F. Kimball7 Thoreau RoadLexington MA 02420781-862-6424cynthiakimball@earthlink.netMajor life events seem to be part of the scene forseveral members of our class. First, the weddings.Ann MacCready Northup wrote, “My son, Peter,married Beatriz Viçoso on Oct. 25, 2014, at the topof Twin Peaks in San Francisco. Beatriz will startan evolutionary biology laboratory at a multidisciplinaryresearch facility outside Vienna, Austria.Peter will telecommute. Coincidentally, he is now afour-hour train ride from his sister, who is a physicistin Innsbruck.” Mimi Dean McBride reportsa family wedding a week later. “My son, Web, wasmarried in NYC on Nov. 1. It was a great time, eventhough the weather was less than perfect.”Now, on to the babies! Anita Miller Whitewrote, “My daughter and her husband have threedaughters, and my older son and his wife havethree sons. We always said that my younger sonand his wife would be the ones who would getone of each, and indeed, they have a son and areexpecting a daughter in April.” Betsy Cadbury isso excited that daughter Cate and her husband,Karim, are expecting their first baby in July. Shecontinues, “Most of you are already grandmothers,but this is my first crack at it!” Mary “Maidy”Wilkins Haslinger wrote, “Sometime in January, Iam due to become a grandmother for the first time.A little girl is scheduled to arrive to her excitedparents, my son Robert and my daughter-in-lawRheinila Fernandes.” Another baby, a grandson, isdue in March.Barbara Rugen and her husband, Steve, havegone to Namibia for two years through the PeaceCorps. Barb wrote, “We’ve made a brief videoshowing our first Christmas in Namibia. Pleasesee it on YouTube at http://bit.ly/1GQ8f5v.”Mary Jasper Walter reveals that MuthoniGithungo Gitata has returned to Nairobi, Kenya,but “stays in touch through the blog and alsoanswers e-mails. I thoroughly enjoy hearing fromher because I so loved my own two years in Kenya.I am just very sad that I didn’t know she was backthere when I returned for a visit in 1989.”Several of our classmates enjoyed a “minireunion” in Sante Fe last October, under theauspices of Anita Schenck Zednik. Betsy Cadburysummarized the trip: “The highlights were dinnerfor us at Anita’s house with fabulous Moroccanchicken and a view of the surrounding hills to diefor; a viewing of The Girls of Abbot, the video byCharles Stuart ’62, which Debby Murphy ’86 sentto me so I could share it with everyone; a tour ofthe New Mexico Museum of Art, where Anita is adocent; a tour of the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum;and tours of O’Keeffe’s homes. Most of us stayed atthe Old Santa Fe Inn, right in the middle of townand convenient to everything. Anita shepherdedus around all day and arranged wonderful grouprestaurant meals. In the evenings we hung out at‘party central’ (Marie ‘Re’ Fox Young and husbandBob’s room!) and talked about where we’re goingfrom here, how we feel about turning 70, etc.”Lucinda Hannon described a great side trip shetook while in New Mexico for the gathering. Shewrote, “I’d been curious about Biosphere 2 sinceI’d first read about it in the early ’90s and thoughtit was a wonderfully imaginative undertaking. Idecided to take advantage of its proximity to SantaFe and see it for myself. It’s in Oracle, Ariz., a littleoutside of Tucson. Driving out to it, I was scanningthe horizon and wondering, each time I saw awhite structure on the horizon, if I were getting myfirst glimpse of it. I figured I’d spend a few hours,take the tour, and come away feeling that my curiosityhad been quenched. I hadn’t anticipated howextraordinarily accessible and interesting it wouldbe! After an afternoon of soaking up so much newinformation, I went back for the historical perspectivetour the next day. I lucked into this day, offeringa ‘discovery night’ program. The researchers andstudents were all around us, ready to answer questions,show samples of their subjects, or otherwiseexplain their work, and I stayed until closing time. Iwas so impressed with all the displays and interactivelearning opportunities, and also with how thestaff reached out to young children as well as toadults. I’d go back in an instant, and if I had grandchildrenI’d make sure they got to see it, too. If anyof you wonder about a good family trip, this truly isone for all ages.” Please keep the news coming!PHILLIPSJohn C. Kane Jr.28 Puritan ParkSwampscott MA 01907781-592-4967Jkane2727@aol.comThe following items are drawn from e-mailsreceived nine months ago, and the output will notbe in your mailboxes for another few. Recently,we lost a classmate (Terr y Rogers) between asubmission and publication. My hope goes out tothe submitters that they, and not their survivors,will be reading this in print.David Bowen offers the following: “I guess Iam perhaps missing the dignity part of aging—stillworking and still running the small company Istarted in 1998. So, family news: All of our childrenhave grown and left home, all working, only onegrandchild so far. Three kids in London, whichgives us a good chance to visit the city, now onlyan hour away by high-speed train. We have beenin our new (smaller, well-insulated, solar-paneled)house for almost two years. Have finished thegarden landscaping (patio, paths, small pond) andplanting. Getting to grips with the need for ongoingmaintenance. We have been able to live in our84 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchhouse in Italy for two years as well—and it is nowcomfortable and even accessible! (We had the roadpaved last fall.) We can easily accommodate sixto eight guests and hope to complete the upstairsthis summer, so guests can have a self-containedflat. Visitors are welcome—we are 45 minutesfrom the Mediterranean, 30 minutes from seriousmountains (skiing in winter, wildflowers in summer),and surrounded by Northern Italy, wherepeople know how to live and eat well, to cooperate,and perhaps even to live sustainably and well.Work continues to be interesting, especially trainingcourses offered in Kuala Lumpur, Singapore,Dubai, Jakarta, Qatar, and London. An interestingway to meet people and see bits of the world.”David ended his e-mail with the followingobservation/question which I am communicatingverbatim (folks with responsive thoughts canreach him at David.Bowen@Audata.co.uk): “Hasanyone else observed that European professionalorganizations seem to be smaller and more fragmentedthan their U.S. counterparts? Especiallyprofessional meetings in Europe seem to be muchsmaller than in the U.S. and less lively. In bothchemistry and information services, the meetingsseem to be less open to new ideas (or even newspeakers), stultified with lots of long talks (fewpeople need an hour to present their ideas), andcontrolled by few people who spend little or notime training their younger colleagues to managetheir organizations. The result seems to me to bethat European professionals have less influencethan their U.S. peers and are slower to innovate.”Communications with Thom Flory bracketedtrans-Atlantic cruises he and companion Lyn tookin 2014. From his April 2014 e-mail: “Lyn and Ispent the winter in Florida and picked up a coupleof last-minute Caribbean cruises. We leave theend of this month for yet another trans-Atlanticcruise from Florida to Barcelona. Cruise lines tendto have trouble selling repositioning cruises, andprices get so low we can’t resist. We spend virtuallyno time in our cabin other than sleeping andchanging clothes, so no compulsion to go with abig suite. Entry-level cabins are cheaper than flyingcattle-car-class to Europe; the worst cabin is morecomfortable than first class on an airplane, andyou arrive rested. We generally encounter someinteresting people to hang out with, and some havebecome good friends.” Thom also noted havingtaken “a river cruise in Ukraine in 2010, with stopsin Crimea, including Yalta. A couple of days later, itwas interesting to see both the Russian and Ukrainianfleets in different parts of Sevastopol harbor,and I did get to visit the submarine pens tunneledinto the mountains. I doubt there will be a lot ofCrimean tourist activity this summer.”Thom also shared stories from his work as anamateur genealogist: “Last fall, I researched (gratis)for a friend whose grandfather was deportedback to Palermo [Sicily]—an interesting familythat I wouldn’t want to make angry. This winterI delved into WWI Bavarian army records andWWII German military cemeteries; this projectThe Abbot Class of ’63 held a mini reunion in Santa Fe, N.M., last October. In front, from left, areAnita Miller White, Emilie Dean McBride, Mary Jasper Walter, and Ann MacCready Northrup. In thesecond row, from left, are Iris Vardavoulis Beckwith, Letitia Upton Brown, Elizabeth Cadbury,Danica Miller Eskind, Sue Boutin Atkinson, and Lucinda Hannon. In back, from left, areSusan Archer Vollmer, Elizabeth Bartelink Lane, Morley Marshall Knoll, and Marie Fox Young.traced parents through great-grandparents of mybrother-in-law (whose parents came from Bavariain the 1920s). He knew that he had two uncles whohad been killed in WWII, but other than names,no other info. I located the cemetery in Croatiawhere one is buried and found the record listingthe day the other went missing in action, just southof Sochi, Russia (interesting to discover that duringthe Olympics). Those research skills from History4 are still alive.” By e-mail dated Dec. 4, Thom andLyn report being safely back from their third trans-Atlantic cruise of 2014 (and admitting to being“addicted”). I admit to being jealous.My jealousy aside, I will confess to havingfollowed the duly somber occasion of my 70thbirthday last summer with a week at ChristChurch College, Oxford, taking a course onChurchill with 12 other folks of a certain age anda wonderful tutor. On the second day of the class,we were invited to put together short papers forpresentation to the class on the last day. About athird of us did. Mine, handwritten over four hoursand copied and distributed before my presentation,was on Churchill as autodidact, my thesis beingthat his early pigeonholing into a military (notacademic) track, viewed against the subsequentevidence of his genius, was an indictment of theBritish system of education in his time. I am surethat Jack Richards and Ted Harrison, who sufferedme as a nonhistorian (indeed, nonstudent), werechortling where they lay. I had so much fun that Iam enrolled to go back to Christ Church Collegeagain in August for a course called Spies in Factand Fiction.Stay tuned, those who communicated lastspring and have not been reached. Your submissionsare deeply appreciated.1964ABBOTAllis Brooks Hanley206 Sioux PlaceLoudon TN 37774865-458-8872dhanley@bellsouth.netMuch of the news from our classmates involves theweather. I hope that, by the time this information ispublished, the conditions will be a lot warmer.Gretchen Overbagh Lord reports that shewent on a major cookie-baking spree to make upfor the fact that temps were below zero in Minnesota.We can’t blame her for wanting to stay inside!Susie Localio shares my thoughts about retirement.She wrote, “Despite being retired, I seem tobe incredibly busy: grandchildren, gardens, and thedaily stuff of living. When people ask, ‘Oh, whatdo you do now that you’re retired?’ I feel like stranglingthem. I figure they must live in condos andeat all dinners out. All that said, tomorrow I go withmy old-lady hiking group for the day. Althoughgray haired, we still put in some good mileage. Ilove the mountains and hope that the fates smileso I can continue to be in them for a long timeto come.”It was so good to hear from Linda PattbergMeixner. She regrets missing our reunion but hadplans to travel to Cyprus with her daughter and herfamily at the time of the reunion and couldn’t passit up. Her in-laws have a house there, so what couldbe better? Linda loved the reunion book. It was sogreat to put names with faces again. After living for35 years in LA, she moved to DC a few years ago.Andover | Spring 201585

stay connected...She has a Capitol Hill row house that’s 100-plusyears old and is close to a park, Eastern Market, andso many other things. She loves her job as developmentdirector for Woodley House (a nonprofitthat provides housing and support services for thementally ill) and has four grandchildren, ages 7weeks to 7 years, plus a lovely 14-year-old schnauzerwho is not amused by 14-degree weather!The best news I’ve heard is that Joan HarneyWiles has completed chemotherapy and is nearingthe end of her treatment with radiation. Her spiritsare good and she reports that she has a muchgreater understanding of and appreciation forthe challenges of cancer treatment and recoverythan ever before. She and husband John intend tocelebrate with a visit to New York.Kit Jones Prager and her husband, Allan,celebrated their 40th anniversary by returningto Brazil, where they spent their newlywedyears. Highlights were reconnecting with formercoworkers in São Paulo, visits to Iguazu Falls andBrazil’s colonial capital of Salvador, several daysof hiking, bird-watching, boating, and horsebackriding in Pantanal (the world’s largest seasonalwetland), and visiting old haunts and friends inRio. Their Portuguese came flowing back, afteryears of disuse.Our class continues to produce buddingartists, both in the literary field and as musicians.Laura Stevenson also commented on thecold, snow, and ice in Vermont. She has beendistracted from the weather by writing a collectionof linked short stories. Liar From Vermont will becoming out in May, and she’s having fun writing aperiod murder mystery.In addition to taking beautiful photographs(posted on our Facebook page, Abbot Classmates’64), Lucy Bingham recently penned herfirst novel. The Talcott House is available in bookstoresand on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noblewebsites. Here’s how the publisher describes it: “Amodern version of Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca,The Talcott House is a fast-paced romantic thrillerset in the brooding environs of a waterfront mansionwhere an evil housekeeper plots to sabotagethe passionate love of the two main characters,Stuart and Ophelia. Beginning along the glitteringwaters of the Mekong River in Cambodia thenonto the shoreline of Connecticut, this book islyrical, scary, and heartwarming. An exciting,page-turning read.” If anyone is interested, they canget more info about the book or buy it on Lucy’swebsite, thetalcotthouse.com.Gwyneth Walker continues to compose musicfor a variety of venues. When traveling to Lowell,Mass., for the premier of a new work commissionedby the Massachusetts All-State FestivalChorus, she stopped for a visit in Andover andstayed with Abbey Siegfried (Andover’s organist)and Abbey’s family. Gwyneth has been movingback and forth between her home in Connecticutand her “second home” and composing studio inVermont. She planned to head to Sarasota, Fla., atthe end of January.86 Andover | Spring 2015[Husband] Dan and I have been busy withactivities at church and in our community (TellicoVillage [Tenn.] is a great place to be!). We traveledto Hilton Head, S.C., to celebrate our 45th anniversaryin November. We enjoyed Christmas inAtlanta with our two younger sons and are lookingforward to a visit from our son and his family, wholive in Anchorage, Alaska. Now there’s a place thatknows about winter weather!PHILLIPSKen Gass2107 Evening Star LaneBellingham WA 98229360-393-2612 (cell)agassk@aol.comOur Pot Pourri was the first to list a student activitythat our class launched the fall term 1963—notstickball, but radio PA: WPAA 645 AM. WPAAtook to the air with the flip of a switch thatwas three years in the making. We have BruceKauffman to thank for this class notes topic.After reading of Dave Dimlich’s degenerativecondition in our reunion book addendum, hewondered about the fate of the radio station: “LastI heard, the transmitting tower for WPAA-FMhad disappeared with the rest of Evans Hall. Thestation had been in the basement. Someone mightwant to pursue that for an Andover magazine item,especially in light of it being our class that broughtthe medium in.” Dave Dimlich literally engineeredWPAA, starting as a junior, and was at the helm asstation manager when it went live. From our PotPourri: “Mr. Robert Sarnoff, chairman of the boardof NBC, PA ’35, was so impressed that he donateda 10-watt FM station valued at $15,000 to be readyfor operation in 1965.”A couple e-mails led to Chris Capano, currentdirector of student activities, who describedthe circuitous route WPAA has traveled fromits primordial beginnings in ’63 to a thoroughlymodern online station in ’15. He said, “Whenthe station moved from Evans to Morse, the FMantenna came down and the school did not renewthe broadcast license. I believe the timing was onlyhalf the issue, as I’ve heard that this was also a timewhen the FCC was cracking down on profanity; afew students had dropped some curse words intotheir broadcasts and complaints had been made.“Since that time the radio has streamed online,so you can listen over your computer either on oroff campus.“Two summers ago, a water leakage issue inMorse led to a complete gutting of the stationoffice and recording studio. ... This ended upbeing a blessing in disguise as OPP [the Office ofPhysical Plant] fixed things beautifully, and it gavethe kids a chance to organize the station in a waythat had not been done for what might have beendecades. Since then, the station has continued tostream online and has also served as the onsiterecording studio for many students.”If this bit of class history strikes a chord withyou, send your reflections to me for the fall issue.Though reported as “lost” in our reunionplanning, Vijay Shah has been in regular contactwith Conway “Doc” Downing, the latter supplyingphoto documentation of the two of them sharingholiday cheer at the Yale Club in NYC undera portrait of classmate George W. Bush (seehttp://1drv.ms/1GRs7VV).According to Doc, “For the past two decadesor so we have lived within walking distance ofone another in Washington and get together fora proper martini most Fridays. I often rib Vijayabout how it was apparent to me, upon arriving atAndover as a junior, that he had attended schoolsin India since kindergarten that were just asexclusive as PA or more so. We bonded since thenat Rockwell.”Tim Booth regaled us at our reunion aboutsailing to Guatemala and deciding to pull uphis NY stakes and stay. He reported, “Hola fromGuatemala. Certainly enjoyed seeing everybodyat reunion. It was interesting to see how wehave grown together and are now enjoying eachother’s company.“We continue to build our new home here...living in the boathouse, our first project [seehttp://1drv.ms/1GRs7VV]. ...We really loveGuatemala, though it’s an adjustment from ‘everythingnow’ in the U.S. We live in a rural fishingcommunity about 45 minutes’ boat ride fromthe nearest town of any size. I am part of a non sibieffort here to provide continuing education grantsto locals. Public support of education stops atthe 6th grade.“We will be cruising in Belize and Honduraswhen this goes to press, but hope some of youmight consider a visit next year. Welcome matwill be out.”Peter Schandorff was admitted to St. Louis’sBarnes-Jewish Hospital just before Thanksgivingfor, in his words, “spinal fusion, which is meantto correct problems that have left me in pain andunable to walk any distance. The procedure andrehabilitation will take me out of commission fortwo or three weeks.” Plenty of time to be readyfor his legendary April 2015 guided tour in Chinafor PA ’64, right? Nearly seven weeks after thefirst surgery, Logan “L.E.” Sawyer reported that“[Peter] has had infection in the surgical area andhad three follow-up collateral surgeries. A fifthis scheduled soon [for bone grafting]. Since hisoriginal surgery was before Thanksgiving, he hashad a miserable time of it.”A call to Peter’s hospital room found him to bethe “the smiling Buddha,” as described by L.E. TheChina trip may not merit a year’s worth of copy inthese class notes, but as this piece is being writtenin January for May publication, you can expect atleast a picture and brief copy next fall.Bart Loomis died in Louisiana on Oct. 26,2014, just four months after attending our 50thReunion. In the words of Tony Bryant, “LastJune I was lucky to spend some time chatting with

www.andover.edu/intouchhim...I was very moved by Bart’s participation in thememorial service at the Chapel on Sunday, when heread out the names of our late classmates. His voiceresonated and commanded attention. We listened.Enough said.” Another unique voice of PA ’64 hasbeen lost, now 30 in all. Bart’s obit and picturesfrom our reunion and from his family are availableat http://1drv.ms/1GRs7VV. The 72 percent ofour class with published e-mail addresses receivedthis information from me on October 30. If youwere not included in this prior announcement andwish to receive more timely notices than these triannualpublications, send me your e-mail addressand note whether it is to be shared.196550th REUNIONJune 11–14, 2015ABBOTKaren Swenson20100 SW Peavine RoadMcMinnville OR 97128503-472-2988chezkren@gmail.comI needed help due to the flu, and I thank those whoresponded. Anne McDermott wrote, “At EllenHuntington Slade’s behest, I contacted somepeople about the reunion yearbook, and that wasfun! I spoke to Ginger Bertsche Jones at greatlength and loved our discussion. Ginger and Istarted out as ‘preps’ together in Sherman House.She is living in Georgia with her husband but keepingher Northern connections alive with a summerhouse in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. She sent me alovely picture of herself with her husband and theirgrandson at his high school graduation. I hope shewill come back to Andover for our reunion!“Betsy Giblin Jones and I have been exchanginge-mails. Betsy was in the Peace Corps in Ugandain 1971. She is planning to come to the States fromher home in England for a Peace Corps reunionin Florida, but will probably not make it back toAndover. She has been living in England sincethe ’70s. She sent me a picture of her husband anddaughters and extended British family. She lookswonderful! I reminded her that my first trip to NYCwas with her, her mother (Elizabeth Giblin ’32),Joanne Hyde Stevens, and Jane Sullivan. Jane washead of the Alumnae Office and was a close friendof Betsy’s mother. It was a great adventure, seeingthe Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and visitingthe Statue of Liberty. Betsy and Joanne and I werejust kids in the big city.“My dear friend Claudia Hall Moore retiredSept. 30 after 26 years as manager of the Parisoffice of a New York law firm. Claudia and husbandJohn have lived in Paris for 35 years. Theirdaughter Renata and son-in-law Chris had a babygirl, Cara, in November. Claudia is delighted to bea grandmother. She sounds wonderful and seemsvery happy to be setting off on this next adventureof retirement.“Finally, it has been great fun for me to be backin touch with Ellen Huntington Slade, who hasbeen working so hard to put the yearbook together.As for me, both my children have recently becomeengaged. My daughter Alex’s wedding will be oneweek after the June reunion, and I am feeling thatthere is a lot to do! My son, Andrew, and his fiancéeare both finishing up PhD programs (unfortunately,on opposite coasts) and will have a weddingwhen they are both done, probably the summer of2016. My husband, Andy Higgins, our dog, Alfie,and I are alive and well in Newton, Mass.”Anne McDermott is one of several who havebeen involved in preparing for our reunionactivities. Sarah Massengale Gregg has also beeninvolved and is enjoying the experience. She writes,“How lovely it is to connect with adult women whoshared our Abbot experiences. Barb Dow White,Allyson Davies, and I all went on to Goucher, sowe actually shared four more years together. I hada nice talk with Allyson, who has moved to NorthCarolina to be with grandchildren.“I did see Barb Dow White in the late winter.She came to a ‘do’ in Washington, D.C., with heryounger sister, Marilyn ’69. We had a great visitand laughed and talked. Lee Mock Ryan was goingto join us, but her husband was not well. He diednot long after that, in mid-February. I have seenLee several times since then and really enjoyedreconnecting. Isn’t it interesting how, at this time oflife, when so many of the responsibilities we eachcarried have eased up, it brings great joy to reconnectand spend time with women who sharedour girlhoods?”Anna Thal Reno considers herself semiretiredafter 35-plus years of child care. She is enjoyingworking on projects like the midterm elections andother endeavors. Katherine Abler Harvey hasalso been working on reunion activities. She andhusband Julian are fine, but too busy. As previouslyreported, they divide their time between Chicagoand Antibes, France. They will be flying to Franceafter the reunion.Kathy Stover Holian spent Thanksgivingon the North Shore of Boston, visiting heryounger son and his family, and was in SanFrancisco visiting her older son and his family forChristmas. She loves being a grandmother to fourgrandchildren ages 10, 6, 4, and six months. Kathystill lives in Nebraska but travels to the two coaststo visit her grandchildren. As part of my reunionactivities, I was excited to locate and hear, briefly,from Alison Dodd, living in Franconia, N.H., andmaking gorgeous pottery.Finally, a recurring theme from everyone whohas been contacting classmates: It’s a beautifulthing to reconnect. Our 50th Reunion is a oncein-a-lifetimeopportunity.[Editor’s note: The Academy has receivedword that Ann Bradshaw Barrows passed awayon June 30, 2014. Please see her obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]PHILLIPSNick Marble10674 North Osceola DriveWestminster CO 80031303-439-7819nick.marble@yahoo.comHi, all. This edition of the class notes willnecessarily, and I hope understandably, be brieferthan its many recent predecessors, for two reasons:(1) Many of you contributed to the reunion book,and your terrific essays sufficed to update the classon what’s new/not so new and important in yourlives, and (2) your faithful scribe joined the ranksof the replacements (right hip) in December andis recovering even as we speak, or as I write, orwhatever. Also, please be advised that, after the50th Reunion in June, I will join the ranks of theclass secretaries emeritus (emeriti?), as I firmlybelieve it’s time for some new blood and a newperspective. It has been fun, the pay is great, butit’s time to move on. So, guys, take a number,and the selection committee will meet soon andmake its momentous decision. [Editor’s note: TheAcademy is grateful for Nick Marble’s service. Ifany member of the PA Class of 1965 would like totake over the role of class secretary, please contactLaura MacHugh at lmachugh@andover.eduor 978-749-4289.]Morrison Bonpasse has decided to takeon Hillary, Jeb, Elizabeth, Mario, Larry, Curly,and Moe. Yes, he’s running for president, andhe’s asking for your support. In the interest ofremaining politically neutral, but also in theinterest of disseminating publicly availableinformation, I’m relating that you may contributethrough ACTBlue at www.actblue.com, or by mailat Bonpasse for President Committee, P.O. Box390, Newcastle, ME 04553. You might also trybonpasse@roadrunner.com for more information.Not running, but pedaling his way into fameand glory, is our own Konnie Yankopolus, whohas recovered sufficiently from a broken pelvisto bicycle cross-country (from San Francisco toPortsmouth, N.H.) starting May 30. Yank will flyfrom Salt Lake City for the reunion, then it’s backto Utah and back in the saddle for another 2,000miles. But, after Colorado, it’s all downhill. Right.Sure it is. Sort of. Not really. Meanwhile, back inUtah, Rick Bennett probably mounts the podiumfor most grandchildren: 19 and counting. Not tomention one great-granddaughter. Geez...that’s acollege basketball team, plus the walk-ons and theassistant coaches.Kudos to Chris Harte, who was recognized asOutward Bound’s National Benefit honoree. Someamong us might recall that admission director JoshMiner brought some of the OB practices, like the“drownproofing” exercise, to PA. I spent most ofmy drownproofing experience at the very bottomof the diving pool. My goal was to drink enoughwater to lower the level so I could breathe again.Finally, some sad news. Sam Coppage passedAndover | Spring 201587

stay connected...Stay in Touch!Visit our “one-stop Web page” that consolidates all the variousways of connecting with Andover friends and classmates.At www.andover.edu/intouch, you can link to Alumni Directory,Andover’s Facebook page, Notable Alumni, and lots more.Of course, you can still update your records in the traditional ways:● Visit www.andover.edu/alumnidirectory, and log in to updateyour information● E-mail alumni-records@andover.edu● Call 978-749-4287● Send a note to: Alumni Records, Phillips Academy,180 Main Street, Andover MA 01810-4161away in March 2014. Although Sam did notgraduate with the class of 1965, he was for severalyears a friend and fellow student. If memory serves,it was Sam who was quoted in the Oct. 26, 1962,issue of Time magazine, as follows: “A million kidsare dying to get into Andover. A guy who justmopes his way through, boy, that’s almost a sin.” Iremember Sam as the always-dapper counterpartto the studiously slovenly look that most of usaffected as we skirted the bounds of the PA dresscode. Later in life, Dr. Coppage was a professorof information technology at Old DominionUniversity. He was a community and civic leader inthe Norfolk–Virginia Beach–Hampton area and arecipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. CommunityDistinguished Service Award from TidewaterCommunity College.Few of us get the chance to pick the mannerin which we depart, something that Jeff Piehlermanaged to achieve last Nov. 14 when, faced withthe inevitable, he did so with grace and humility. Alongtime and renowned thoracic surgeon, Jeff knewbetter than most the signs that tell us our time iseven more limited than we had hoped. With perhapsa sense of humor and a touch of irony, Jeff setout to build his own coffin, and he did so publicly,sharing the experience in a New York Times columnearly last year. I remember Jeff as a class leader inevery sense of the word. He and I were rivals andteammates on the soccer field, and it was there that Igot to observe his spirit and his drive for excellence.He leaves that legacy and many contributions toAndover and to the family that he held so dear. So,friends, I close this chapter of our class history. Ihope to see all of you at our 50th Reunion in June.1966ABBOTBlake Hazzard Allen481 School St.Rumney NH 03266603-786-9089603-359-0870 (cell)blakemanallen@gmail.compakistan.partnership@gmail.comGreetings from winter depths in New Hampshire:20 degrees below zero, but with other worlds justa click away.For today’s submission, thanks to classmatealerts on Marty Bayles. Links providedinformation on Marty’s most recent doings:WGBH news aired a segment titled “The CyberCombat And Culture Clash SurroundingThe Interview,” for which she was interviewed(http://bit.ly/1GlUspr).And an addition from http://bit.ly/1xyY7hO:“Martha Bayles writes and lectures frequentlyabout the arts, music, media, and publicdiplomacy. Her latest book, Through a ScreenDarkly: Popular Culture, Public Diplomacy, andAmerica’s Image Abroad (Yale 2014), was describedby the Weekly Standard as ‘a brilliant and courageousmeditation on the difficulty of communicationbetween modern and traditional societies’ andby American Diplomacy as ‘the freshest and mostoriginal treatment of U.S. public diplomacy inmany years.’“Bayles’s television column for the Wall StreetJournal first established her as a significant criticalvoice. Her book Hole In Our Soul: The Loss of Beautyand Meaning in American Popular Music (Free Press1994) was praised by jazz legend Sonny Rollins as‘an illuminating look at where American culture istoday, and how it got there.’ Former literary editorof the Wilson Quarterly, Bayles has been a frequentcontributor to the New York Times, Washington Post,Atlantic Monthly, New Republic, Chronicle of HigherEducation, Newsweek, and many other publications.Today, she writes regularly for the Boston Globe andthe Weekly Standard. And since 2006 she has writtenthe Shadow Play column on film and television forthe Claremont Review of Books.“A native of Boston, Bayles has been a visitingscholar at the Getty Institute in Los Angeles, aFulbright lecturer in Poland, and arts correspondentfor the PBS program Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly.After graduating from Harvard she taught publicschool in Philadelphia, Boston, and Cambridge,Mass. Between 1997 and 2003 she was professorof humanities at Claremont McKenna College inClaremont, Calif. In 2003 she joined the facultyof the Boston College Arts & Sciences HonorProgram, where she is now visiting associateprofessor of the practice of the humanities. She livesin Newton, Mass., with her husband, Peter Skerry.”Thanks also to other classmates for enchantingphotos and updates at year’s end. As we head intoplanning for a 2016 50th Reunion—yes, 50 yearsout!—Abbot ’66 encapsulates rich generationalnarratives. Thanks to those already bravely offeringto be involved. Engagement of Abbot alumnae inPA is part of the discussion at the merged school,more than 40 years out from going coed. Nowunder consideration as a larger “affinity” group ofAbbot and Andover alumnae, and with a dynamicgirls’ leadership project under way, a cross sectionof Abbot voices provides different perspectiveson critical issues such as gender and education.Please join in! And in June 2016, let’s get together tocelebrate those Abbot roots—however viewed—and come together to share and support.And in closing, as I shape-shift back to work in adaily Pakistan world, with real-time narratives alsoemblematic of larger global tragedies, a Pakistanicolleague recently sent the following: “People areterrified, but we should not lose hope and courage.This is not the war of army only. Now it’s everyone’s.This is the war which will end all the wars!”Against multiple backdrops, wishing you allevery hope, happiness, and good health for 2015.[Editor’s note: The Academy has receivedword that Mauricia Alvarez passed away onFeb. 27, 2015. Please see her obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]88 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchPHILLIPSRay Healey740 West End Ave., Apt. 111New York NY 10025212-866-8507drrayhealey@gmail.comDear friends,When you walk into the spacious office ofSam Miller, 20 floors up in an office building onCalifornia Street in San Francisco, one of the firstthings you see on the wall is a thank-you letter fromJanet Reno, attorney general, who was expressingher gratitude to Sam for his service to the JusticeDepartment in the Clinton Administration. Sam,who has been a top corporate lawyer in the BayArea for 40 years—with a specialty in antitrust—took a couple years off from representingcompanies like Dell Computer and variousSilicon Valley powerhouses to lead the antitrustlitigation the Justice Department mounted againstMicrosoft. Sam won the case, returned to privatepractice, and wound up at the law firm of SidleyAustin, whose many clients included Microsoft.The powers that be at Sidley asked the powersat Microsoft what they thought of Sam perhapsrepresenting them, and the swift answer was,“Hell, yes—we prefer to have him on our side.”Sam, who went to Yale and then law schoolat UC Berkeley, has lived in the Bay Area sincecollege and has resided for 30 years in an eleganthouse in the hillside town of Piedmont, a quickdrive up from Oakland. He and his wife, MaudePervere, a splendid lady who is a retired lawyer andlaw professor with a specialty in dispute resolution,have two sons, Eli and Nathaniel. Eli, who wentto Brown, was an up-and-coming rock star forabout six years with his band, Zox, an alternative/indie rock group that originally came to fame inProvidence. Eli was the guitarist and lead vocalist,and three buddies were on violin, bass, and drums.Just when Zox’s many fans were looking for thenext big CD, Eli decided to go to law school,and he’s now a public defender in San Francisco.His brother, Nat, who attended UC Santa Cruzand also went to law school, is now in the firstyear of a two-year clerkship with a federal judgein San Francisco.By the way, Maude is a wonderful photographerwhose eclectic work—including one stunningshot of two zebras caressing each other—hangs throughout their Piedmont house. Irecommend that you check out her work at http://perverephotography.com/. One of Sam’s passionsis fly-fishing, which he has engaged in at scenicspots like the Rogue River in Oregon, as well astrout streams and fishing venues around the world.A favorite fishing target for him is steelhead trout,which Sam likes because they are big, tough tocatch, and tasty. In fact, Sam noted that his first trippost-retirement will take him and Maude to NewZealand, where the fishing is excellent.By the way, speaking of Sam, and in referenceto my original query about the Mickey MouseClub, Chris Moore revealed that he was present atthe creation of this band of pranksters. He wrote,“Sam Miller and I founded the Mickey MouseClub in our lower year after hearing the story ofthe Mustang’s installation in the Copley Wing,which looked a lot like a car dealer’s showroom.We made the Mickey Mouse clock face for thePhil Hall tower out of a mattress carton, which wecut to size and painted in our dorm room. We hadto outsource the trigonometry necessary to sizeMickey’s face to the clock face on the tower. The bigambition was to trump the Mustang prank by puttinga car on the roof of the Copley Wing. The planwas to raise it up little by little using planks from aconstruction project: Lift the car, put in a plank;lift the car, put in another plank. Wiser heads prevailed.For one thing, our math genius calculatedthat we wouldn’t have enough planks to get the carmore than chest high. If memory serves, Plan B wasto remove the pay phone (remember them?) fromthe Andover Inn parking lot and reinstall it in GW.Which we did. The power cord was a problem. It’s amiracle we weren’t electrocuted.”On the last day of my visit with Sam, we drovedown the hill to have lunch at the Tribune Tavernin Oakland with Peter Brand, who has lived formany years in Alameda and has just retired from hisgreat work for the California Coastal Conservancy(established in 1976), a state agency that, accordingto its website, “uses entrepreneurial techniquesto purchase, protect, restore, and enhance coastalresources and to provide access to the shore.”Upon learning of my plans to spend the Christmasholidays in Ojai, Peter noted, “One of my CoastalConservancy projects in Ventura County was toinitiate the Ventura River Parkway—that’s the riverthrough Ojai. Hope you have a chance to hike theRiver Preserve while you are there. I am proud ofsaving that area and opening it to the public.” Bythe way, here’s what a Sierra magazine article hadto say about Peter’s retirement: “Peter workedclosely with the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy toprevent development of the Farmont Ranch andprovided a grant to acquire this 1,600-acre area,now known as the Ventura River Preserve. He alsoinitiated planning and acquisition for the VenturaRiver Parkway, a project since carried forward byhis colleagues.”Peter acquired approximately 6,000 acres inthe county for river and wetland restoration andpreserved another 2,000 acres. Peter has a coupleof kids who are headed to college, so he will remainvery active in his semiretirement. After lunch, Samwent back to his office, and Peter was my host at theOakland Museum of California, which is a gem ofhistory and natural history in the Bay Area.Following my Bay Area visit, I took the scenicCoast Starlight train down to LA, where I had aterrific lunch with Barr Potter. Barr, who brokeinto show business in Hollywood as a lawyer anddealmaker, is the founder and CEO of MediaWideConsultants. According to the company’s website,he “has been in the entertainment industry for over30 years. He is an experienced CEO/COO in thefilm and new media industries, having establishedand managed both private and public companiesin those sectors.” Barr has produced such classics asthe 1997 Affliction, with a riveting and gritty NickNolte, as well as John Carpenter’s 1998 Vampires,but my personal favorite is the immortal 1994Timecop, with Jean-Claude Van Damme. I willnever forget walking down the red carpet in NYCwith Barr and my wife, Claudia, headed for thescreening, and thinking, “Hey, this is very cool.” I’llhave more to say about Barr in the next edition, butyou should know that his latest endeavors may bein the realm of virtual reality. Cool.I’m now in Chicago and in a few days willhave the pleasure of dining with Andy Abbott,distinguished service professor in the Departmentof Sociology at the University of Chicago. Moreabout that next time.Adios, amigos. Keep writing, e-mailing, andtexting.1967ABBOTAnstiss Bowser Agnew21 Canoe TrailDarien CT 06820203-912-5264aagnew@forestdaleinc.organstissa@aol.comCatherine Hoover Petros25119 U.S. Hwy. 40Golden CO 80401303-526-5202chpetros@msn.comPHILLIPSJoseph P. Kahn28 Gallison Ave.Marblehead MA 01945781-639-2668617-515-7553 (cell)josephpkahn@gmail.comHappy 2015. Most of us are now or will soonbecome eligible to collect full Social Securitybenefits, adding new meaning to our lifelongmission, as PA grads, to realize “the great end andreal business of living.”Designer-inventor Charles Harrison writesfrom his home outside Santa Fe, N.M., that he andhis family are “still here, growing food, rescuingdogs, making things.” Specifically, he’s come upwith a newly patented medical device for dogs—one originally used to prolong the life of a belovedCavalier King Charles Spaniel—which he’scurrently adapting for larger animals, i.e., cows. “It’sa lightweight, portable oxygen supply,” Charlesexplains. “When cows move to higher pasture inthe Rockies, they often have trouble breathingduring the transition period, and fluids build upAndover | Spring 201589

stay connected...in their bodies, sink to the low point, called thebrisket, and often kill them. I made the dog versionto save a favorite spaniel, and every vet who saw itsaid I had to patent it, so I did.” Well done.Walt Mintkeski, one of several classmatesworking diligently on environmental and climateissues (bless you all), sent along his annual holidayyear-end summary. In 2014, Walt reported, hecompleted two multiyear projects for the NatureConservancy of Oregon (including a one-kilowattsolar power system for the Wildhaven Preserve),celebrated 40 years of marriage to his wife, Vicki,and raced in a masters Laser sailboat regatta inMexico. Among the couple’s travels were trips tothe Florida Everglades and Cuba (on a culturalexchange tour) and a summertime sailing cruisethrough the eastern Caribbean with Derick Gatesand his wife, Susanne, aboard Derick’s 53-footketch. Suppose we could book it for a 50thReunion cocktail cruise?From Colorado, where everything for whichyou could have gotten kicked out of PA is nowlegal, John Swartz e-mails this report: “I’ve beenspending the last 40 years fending off the inevitable,with larger-than-healthy doses of exercise tooffset larger consumptions of delicious reds. Breckenridgeis still home and, yes, workplace, although[wife] Patti and I get down to the Arizona desert onand off from January to May (she winters her horsenortheast of Scottsdale) for mountain biking,running, and golf (not necessarily in that order).”One of their daughters (Durban) got married lastyear and another (Devon) did so in February, addsJohn, who ends, “I can’t believe that we’re two yearsfrom the 50th, that I’ve been in Breckenridge realestate for 45 years and married to Patti for 34 years.No regrets, just amazed!”From Maine, Rob Smith writes that he caughtup with Van Remsen, our class ornithologist, inLouisiana last fall, where the two of them wenton a birding trip. “We capped a day of catchingup on life and birding with Van’s discovery ofan inconspicuous warbler recorded only twicepreviously in the state. A good day all around,” Robreports. Rob and his wife, Peg, who teaches at BatesCollege and is working on a new book, still live inPortland, Maine. Rob himself “continue(s) to chasedown infectious diseases at Maine Medical Centerand beyond.”Derek Rainey updates matters from hishome in Portland, Mich., where he retired fromschool teaching two years ago, capping 35 yearsof instructing (art, world history) and coaching(track, quiz bowl). “I think I’m finally learning torelax,” says Derek, who now has seven grandkids,all living nearby. “My sculpture keeps me busy, too.I’m working on a sculpture of a local, native Ojibwechief, Okemos. He fought with Tecumseh in theWar of 1812 and is buried by the Grand River justsouth of my town of Portland.”Steve Gardner and I whacked around a fewtennis balls not long ago and hoped to hit the skislopes together this past winter. Steve has beenfinishing up a memoir about his late son, Graham,90 Andover | Spring 2015aiming to publish it (text and photos) in e-bookform. A talented photographer and dedicatedhumanitarian, Steve’s been part of a Boston-basedmedical team sent to disaster-ravaged places likeHaiti and the Philippines. Kudos to you too, pal,and to all ’67ers making a life-affirming differencein this troubled world.1968ABBOTKaren Seaward659 Kendall Ave.Palo Alto CA 94306klseaward@att.netHere’s to 2015 and your responses to the question“What are your New Year’s resolutions?”Betsy Handy McCormack was the first towrite about this question. She is very busy as agrandparent, and in order to keep up with theyoung ones she plans to walk four miles a day.(Way to go, Betsy.) Sue Barton wrote that she isvery busy as an aunt and a great-aunt—plus work,plus being a landlord—and plans to use her gymmembership this year. She also plans to drink alot of tea (as opposed to?). Julie Crane is workingon fitness and health. She put it so well: “This isa year for us to stabilize, so that we can blossomlater!” Kathy Dietz described her large familyand is enjoying being a grandparent. She wrotewith obvious pride about her children and theiraccomplishments. Kathy and her husband movedfrom Andover to Boston 10 years ago and justsettled in to full-service housing at the Prudential.The family summers in New Hampshire andwinters in Florida. (Now, about that mini reunionin Florida...time to start making plans!)Daisy Schnepel wrote about her volunteerwork for her Providence, R.I., neighborhoodassociation and about being cochair for a “clubdedicated to the study of pottery and porcelain.”She lines up speakers for lectures on these topics atthe Rhode Island School of Design Museum. Asmentioned in our previous class notes, she and herhusband, Paul Evans, are in the middle of restoringtheir 1801 Federal house. It is clear to me that theyhave the skills, talent, and passion for this work.Sharon Hughes Fiyalka wrote that it was cold inNYC (this was in January) and she was lookingforward to April travel in Italy with her husband,visiting Venice, Florence, and Rome. Upon returning,they will summer on Fire Island, N.Y. Sharonand I share a New Year’s resolution: being morepatient with our husbands!Cary Cleaver wrote that her resolution last yearwas to be more patient with her husband, and thatthis paid off. (This is good news for Sharon andme.) This year, Cary plans to focus on becominga better horsewoman, which for her is a “path tomaintain physical strength and mental sharpnessand to become a more patient human being withall creatures,” including herself. Karen Urie indicatedthat 2014 was a very chaotic and traumaticyear, and she looks forward to a lot less chaos andtrauma in 2015. She and Florence NewcombVerrill plan an annual trip together, and for 2015,they will visit Santa Fe, N.M. (Good choice!)Betty Briggs Robinson sent an e-mail, her firstcontact with us in 45 years. (Welcome back, Betty!)She worked at Johnson & Johnson for 30 years andhas been retired for eight years. (Is that a record forus?) She recently bought a summer home on BaldHead Island, N.C., and is immersed in renovation.When not doing this, she is on a trawler cruisingChesapeake Bay, the Keys, and the Bahamas. HerNew Year’s resolution is “to keep living in themoment, next to nature and the sea.” Similarly,Nan Roberts resolves to “live more in the momentand not waste precious time worrying.” She alsoplans to “enjoy exercising as much as I did whenplaying tennis, basketball, or whatever at Abbot.”Cher Lewis began her note by first reminiscingabout 2014: “I fell in love with Miami, exploredPuerto Rico, overdosed on chocolates in Paris, andgrew mildewy with the rainiest summer on recordin Tuscany.” Her plans for 2015 are “to find anapartment in Miami, get my Italian driver’s license,and get back in top physical condition throughfitness training and yoga, so I can be prepared foranother six-month odyssey in South America in2016; I want to visit all of the countries!”Judy Dillingham Harrold noted that she doesnot make New Year’s resolutions anymore, butthen, “in a wild and crazy moment fortified by NewYear’s cocktails, I have vowed to shake ‘guilt’—quite a waste of time and energy and sleep!” (Andwhat was that cocktail?) Paula Atwood roundedout our conversations with these resolutions:“Since it is a significant birthday year, my plan is todo something special every month, keep in touchwith old friends, and keep active both physicallyand intellectually.”After writing this, I am left with almost overwhelmingwarm feelings. Thank you, classmates,so much!PHILLIPSGordon Baird27 Fort Hill Ave.Gloucester MA 01930978-283-0390Gordon@rampartsfarm.comDuncan Andrews wrote, “I’ve lost my second-tolastclose positive personal link to the PA staff ofour era with the passing of Hale Sturges. He wasmy instructor in a few French classes as well as mybaseball coach, and in addition, I—along withJohn Hawkins—was a proctor in the Sturgeses’Adams South dorm senior year, and I got to knowHale and his wife, Karen, pretty well. He was agreat guy all around, and I kept in touch with himperiodically through the years (nowhere near asmuch as I would have liked), seeing him at PAfunctions and going out to dinner and Red Soxgames with him after he retired and lived in Boston.

www.andover.edu/intouchI know he was very appreciative of the fine workPaul Brown did on his Maine home, and he trulyreveled in being a grandfather.“I had no idea he was so ill, which probablyexplains why I never heard back from him whenI left messages for him over the summer andfall, inviting him to go to a Sox game. I am quiteshocked that he is gone so young: only 11 or 12years older than most of us, a stark reminder ofour own mortality. I was at his memorial servicelast Nov. 15. I treasure my memories of this solid,good man.”Unfortunately, we have also lost another classmate,Bob Havern, who had a positive impacton state legislation regarding LGBT rights andissues before he passed. Here is his obituary fromthe Boston Globe in July: http://bit.ly/1FLv3q7.[Editor’s note: Please see Robert Havern’s obituaryin the In Memoriam section.]Gary Meller passes along this tidbit:Ken Fishman, living in Israel, is returning to hisHollywood past by producing and directing a newmovie. An article here, http://bit.ly/1FWPAXb,includes some more background and photos ofKen, now known as Tzvi.Ward Flad wrote, “I have wrung many a greatcocktail tale out of our Oak Island folly, none asgood as the real story of the Oak Island Money Pit:www: oakislandmoneypit.com/. Even though wehave visited this topic before, good tales may betold again. It was indeed our summer of triumphand discontent. I recall best our mascot, a large andslobbery Newfoundland that belonged to [physicsinstructor] Peter Beamish, our intrepid leader. Ithink the dog’s name was Newfie, or at least Fishie.He roused himself each day before dawn so as tobe able to scout out the beach and thoroughly rollin the most odoriferous, gelatinous decompositionthat had been washed up at low tide. He thenwould charge back into camp and throw himselfupon any one of us who got in his way. We wereonly allowed off the island once a week, andthen simply for a shower at the closest mainlandcampsite. To get there, we had but one vehicle, adouble-ender Canadian Coast Guard surfboat thatonly carried 10 of us at a time.“That surfboat was powered by a one-lunger: adiesel 1,000cc single cylinder without a transmission.So every time you started it, you had onlya 50 percent chance of the propeller going inthe direction intended. Peter Beamish, for all hisidiosyncrasies (we nicknamed him Squeamish, forwant of a better epithet), was a physics professor tothe end. His comment on the boat was that it was afine real-world example of entropy and randomnessin the exercise of probability. Prof. Edgerton,of MIT, provided the state-of-the-art metal detectorswe used, which had a box with the transmitterat one end of a four-foot pole and another box,the receiver, at the other end. They were reputedto be able to penetrate the earth down to 15 feet.Sadly, they were far better at detecting abandonedgarbage pits than anything else.“The reason we were so in dire need of showerswas the task at hand: searching for Captain Kidd’sburied treasure. We had three job descriptions:plotting grids across each island we surveyed, thencutting the brush, and finally detecting. Surveyingrequired being scoured raw by the native brush.Cutting the brush into a path was exhausting.Walking the detector was the fun job, with the bigpayoff potential. We quickly developed our preferences;unfortunately, we all seemed to have thesame preference. Altruism played no part.“I recall the name of the bivouac island as Frog,not Goat. I make this association because all of ourfresh water came from a spring on the island, wherethe peeper frogs lulled us to sleep at night. Whenthe spring ran dry in August, it spelled the end ofour adventure. I invite any of you Kidd’s treasurehunters (a.k.a. Beamishers) to challenge any of myrecollections as embellished by time (and the moretime elapsed, the more likely embellishment hasoccurred) and add your own.”Al Garten shares a reminiscence: “I was raisedin a military family. Before I went to Andover, I hadlived on Army bases my entire life. My family neverhad any money, and no one I knew had any money.When I went to Andover, my dad was scheduled togo to Vietnam. Right before he went, not knowingany better and following the example of the wellheeledstudents, I went down to the Andover Shopand charged home a pair of shoes. My father blewup at the cost. I think it was the first and perhapslast time he yelled at me. And it was literally a weekbefore he went to Vietnam, where he was the firsthigh-ranking officer to be seriously wounded. Theexperience of my dad yelling was so traumatic thatI rarely wore those shoes. Today, 48 years later, theysit in my closet, in the original shoe trees and shoebags, looking like new. They remain today as theydid those many years ago, a stark reminder of themany worlds that were merged at Andover.”And this just in: In December, Rob Barberwas confirmed by the U.S. Senate as ambassador toIceland (see page 58).1969ABBOTMadelon Curtis Harper529 Poppy WayAptos CA 95003831-345-9111 (cell)madelon@madeloncurtis.comWho can believe it’s already 2015? Time just fliesby faster each year, it seems. I heard from a fewpeople this round. I hope to hear from more of yousoon so I can keep your news ready for the nextround of notes.Sara Gray Stockwell wrote: “We are loving ournew life following a ‘downsize’ auction at our farmlast June. We now live in a two-bedroom camp inthe summer and a three-bedroom condo in thewinter. My sons are thrilled that we went througheverything now, rather than leaving it for themlater. [Husband] Bill and I ski at Sunday Riverski resort nearly every day, and I am still teachingskiing several days a week at Maine AdaptiveSports, as well as serving on several boards in my‘spare’ time.”Katrina Moulton Wollenberg told me,“Life is treating me so well. Took my oldest sonand daughter-in-law to Hawaii in August justbefore he launched his new business: the veryfirst baby carrier designed just for men (www.MissionCritical.cc). In March I took the youngestson, his wife, and their two little girls on a Disneycruise. The entire crew was here for Christmas for11 days, so it was a very busy and happy time. Butthere is something quite special about travelingwith your kids separately. Each set has differentlikes and is at a unique point in their lives. Separatetravel allows you to focus on those differences.Of course, I also visited the Boston area to see mysister and mother, which always brings memoriesof Abbot to the forefront. Am just wishing all myfriends a very happy, healthy, and peaceful year.”Carol Kinzler wrote, “My husband, Tom,retired in June and we left Connecticut after 28years to move back to N.Y. I’m still working atEnvironmental Defense Fund, so now have an easycommute. Family is good, number three grandchildarrived last February, so the little ones keepus amused.”Jennifer Cecere was thrilled to be includedin the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’sAutumn Art Auction. She sent me the noticewith some lovely photos of her work. It happenedlast October, and there was an exhibition opento the public last November at William HolmanGallery, 65 Ludlow Street, NYC. Some of herwork is also being exhibited at the Newport BeachCivic Center Park through 2016. Go to http://bit.ly/1pMe7E1 or http://bit.ly/1OB4PsZ formore information.And now for my exciting news: I wrappedfilming for a week in Baton Rouge, La., on theaction-thriller Caged last November. The filmstars Loretta Devine (Dreamgirls, Grey’s Anatomy)and Kevin Sorbo (Hercules). In a supporting role,I played the very evil madam of a Greek brothelthat houses sex-trafficked girls. Being 100 percentGreek-American, I got to use my fluent Greek inmany scenes! It was so fun working with thesewonderful people on a film that deals with suchan important and frightening subject. We all hopethat the movie, which is due out in the summer of2015, will bring much awareness to the frighteningsubject of human trafficking. You can read moreabout it through the following links: http://bit.ly/1D2ucRk, http://bit.ly/1IzHgMI, and http://bit.ly/1CecEhK. And for more, check out somephotos on my Facebook page, IMDb page, andmy website at http://madeloncurtis.com/news.php. Learn more about Caged at https://www.facebook.com/#!/themoviecaged and on Twitterat @TheMovieCAGED.Andover | Spring 201591

stay connected...PHILLIPSHugh Kelleher12 Atwood St.Newburyport MA 01950617-448-8073hughkelleher1@gmail.comSometimes people ask me why I want to spendtime writing the class notes. Short answer: Youguys are interesting. Also, people invite me to theirnice residential properties.It was just a few years ago, for instance, I was inGreensboro, N.C., where my son was attendingcollege, and had a great visit with the incomparableSid Stern. Sid stays in touch via the occasional textmessage and sometimes leaves a voice mail thatincludes audible greetings from our class agent,Bill Schink, who is also now living in Greensboro.One especially pleasant visit occurred back inNovember 2014, when I was on a business trip toLA. My friend Heather and I spent a wonderfulevening with Larry Uhl and his wife, ValerieCasey, in gorgeous San Marino, Calif. Larry and Iinevitably recollected the days we were roommatesin NYC, as well as New Year’s Eve 1974, which wespent in perhaps excessively vigorous celebrationin Times Square. From LA, Heather and Itraveled up the Big Sur coast for a few days, and,not finding any classmates along the way, wereforced to stay in the rustic Deetjen’s Big Sur Inn,which I highly recommend to anyone looking forlovely, simple lodgings in one of the world’s mostbeautiful settings.Fortunately, after leaving Big Sur we were ableto find quarters for a couple of nights at the homeof Anki and Larry Gelb, just north of the GoldenGate Bridge. A couple of days in Tiburon and oneunderstands why a New Yorker like Larry choseto live in the land of sunshine. His home and itssetting are magnificent: bayfront property withgardens, a stream, a little orchard, and even a tinyredwood grove. One sweet thing was that when wewere meandering along the paths, Larry’s dog, cat,and chickens followed behind us. One night wewere joined for dinner by Pete Olney and his wife,Christina Perez, and Suzanne and Nate Cartmell,all of whom, like Larry, made the clever move fromthe Northeast to the Bay Area. All I can say is thatwe managed to partake in the pleasures of wine andfriendship very much as if it were still New Year’sEve 1974. The next day, I was not sure whether tocelebrate our continuing ability to par-tay or regretthat my head hurt so much.At the time, the San Franciscans were stillcelebrating the Giants’ World Series victory. Oneof those not so happy with last fall’s outcome wasKansas City’s own Crosby Kemper, official classresearcher and documentarian. Cartmell had sentalong a USA Today article quoting Crosby, who hadsome insightful things to say about the renaissanceof his hometown. Crosby is now the head of theKC Public Library. If ever a man and his job weremade for each other, Crosby and libraries are it. Itmay have been that same year, 1974, that I visitedCros while he worked in the bookstore in GrandCentral Station in NYC. His devotion to books hasnever waned. Also, check out online the fascinatingseries of interviews he’s conducted with actorsportraying prominent historical figures. That series,called “Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III,” isshown on some PBS outlets.One who continues to appreciate the charmsof New England is devoted cross-country skierBill Holland. Bill and his family moved fromVermont to Durham, Maine, to be close to both hisdaughter’s school and his aging mother’s assistedliving facility. Bill is working on a film projectbased on a novel about a village in Indonesia andis interested in speaking with Evan Thomas aboutCIA history in that part of the world.I had a recent visit right here in my ownhometown at the classy condo of classmateDavid Tibbetts, who has moved from the nearbycountryside back into downtown Newburyport,Mass. Nice digs, Dave! Turns out Dave was incommunication with former local Sam Brainerd,now of Maryland, during the Patriots’ run-up tothe Super Bowl.Received a fine e-mail from Dan Peters, ofCincinnati. Dan was recently in San Diego at aconference on high-performing Catholic schoolsfor low-income kids. That’s good and importantwork, Dan. He regretfully missed last year’s reunion,since he was in Rome, where his son was doing asummer program at the Vatican Observatory.From Switzerland, our classmate Phil Santucciwrote to say that he would be coming to the Statesthis summer. I’m hoping he will take advantageof my reciprocity offer regarding home visits. Heand his wife, Lisa, will bring along their son anddaughter, now of secondary school age. They arethinking about Andover. It’s certainly quite unlikethe school we left 45-plus years ago. Still toughand competitive, but it seems a humane decencyhas replaced the emotional blockheadedness weexperienced back when it was not beyond the palefor a faculty member to refer (personal experience)to a student’s comments as “stupid.” (Well, maybethey were stupid.) Happily, this remark did notcome from Kelly Wise, whose career we celebratedlast year in NYC. Kelly was always amusinglydirect yet diplomatic when grading Novel & Dramapapers. We are planning a dinner soon, and I steelmyself to hear his critique of the novel he spenta number of decades encouraging me to write.Fortunately, the current draft is being improvedby editorial comments from Alex van Oss,Jeremy Bluhm, and Jim Shannon, all superbreaders and critics. Down in DC, Alex stays intouch with Brendan Doyle and his companion,Larry Kirkland.As usual, I conclude these notes with the feelingI have left out some important news from someone—maybeyou. For that, I apologize. To rectifythis oversight, please forward your residentialaddress, so we can plan a visit.197045th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015ABBOTPenny Snelling Sullivan972 Summit St.Lebanon PA 17042717-274-0498sullivan@mbcomp.comSandra A. Urie38 Prospect St.Winchester MA 01890781-729-4480sandraurie@gmail.comIt is with deep sadness that we share with all of youthat Beth Andrews died peacefully at her homein Acton, Mass., on Sept. 23, 2014, with her familybeside her. She was diagnosed with stage-four lungcancer in 2010. Beth’s husband, David Hoffman,shared with me a beautiful piece on Beth’s life. Youcan find it at https://beth-andrews.info/. WhenI read it, I was reminded of Beth’s authenticityand her kindness, along with her manyaccomplishments as a psychotherapist, potter,photographer, devoted mother, and wife. She issurvived by her husband; her son, Jacob, and hiswife, Allyse; her daughter, Lily; her stepdaughter,Jessica; her two older sisters; and her stepmother.Also online is another of Nan Quick’swonderful travel articles. This one is on Rome.If you are familiar with past articles, you knowthey are chock-full of information and that theyare beautifully written. You can find her latest athttp://bit.ly/1919H9Z.Finally, a reminder. Our 45th (!) Reunion iscoming up this June 12–14. Lots more informationwill be forthcoming. For now, mark the date.I plan to be there and hope that many of you willattend as well. Our Abbot 70@60 was so much funin 2012, and it will be great to get together againthis year.Please continue to share news about what youare up to. See you in June. —Sandy and PennyPHILLIPSPeter Williams3070 Shamrock NorthTallahassee FL 32309850-893-3342Petewilliams1@hotmail.comFrank Herron38 Prospect St.Winchester MA 01890617-852-0126ffherron@gmail.comThe stunning news in this corner was the suddendeath on Nov. 4, 2014, of Burr Tweedy. He died ofcomplications following surgery at Massachusetts92 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchGeneral Hospital. This was not expected at all.Burr was unfailingly loyal and attentive tohis family, friends, classmates, and schools. TheDarien Times included a terrific summary of Burr’slife. Some deft use of a search engine shouldbring it to the surface. After Andover and Yale, hegraduated from Boston University Law School.For most of his career he was a staff attorney forthe United States Court of Appeals. Commentsfrom those who knew him in the workplace weretouching. A colleague praised him “not only forbrilliant legal analysis, persuasive reasoning, andclarity of writing, but also for his kindness, charm,and unfailing grace and sense of humor.” Shades ofall that were present at PA. We are pretty sure henever missed a reunion.Chip Boynton mentioned that Burr had a greatimpact on Chip’s four sons. In the days after Burr’sdeath, Chip said his sons told him story after storyof things Burr had said to the boys or done forthem. It was all under the radar. Chip knew theywere close to Burr, but he did not know the breadthand depth of Burr’s influence on them.During the fall, I [Frank Herron] had acouple of visits with Kip Sheeline at his home inBurlingame, Calif. (On the second visit, my wife,Sandy, joined me.) Kip is recovering from someserious health challenges, and we loved his spiritand outlook. He and wife Kate have remained inclose touch with Grant Heidrich, who also wentto Stanford (a.k.a. the “Cornell of the West”) andremained on the Peninsula all these years. Grantand I had a wonderful lunch in October at IlFornaio restaurant in the Garden Court Hotel inPalo Alto. I emerged a bit wiser, not surprisingly.Thanks to Grant’s suggestion, I have since enjoyedyet another news digest: Quartz Daily Brief.I know of at least one other classmateheading (temporarily) to the Peninsula area.George Forsyth sent a note in early January fromhis snowbound law office in Rochester, N.Y. Hewas planning a trip to San Francisco and wantedto get in touch with Grant and Peter Cahill. Inreturn for e-mail and phone contact information,we desperately hope he returns to the snowbeltwith some news.Ever the newsboy (definitely a term applied withfondness), Bill Roth forwarded a PDF of a fineWall Street Journal article about Fred Peters, hisrecently hired daughter Clelia, and changes afoot attheir century-old Manhattan residential brokeragefirm, Warburg Realty. The headline is “Reinvention,Through Creative Tension.” The key point inthe article: “The 115-agent firm is dramaticallyreinventing itself to boost its competitive edgeeven as new technology, marketing, and brandingtactics shake up the multibillion-dollar industry.”Clelia appears to be vital to that change. Now she isdirector of strategy and innovation at the firm. Shechampions the new; Fred safeguards the old.As Fred put it in the article: “Clelia is more thevoice of change, I am more the voice of restraint.We tend to meet in the middle and balance eachother out.” That said, they do have a lot in common.For example, both majored in literature at Yale.I loved Fred’s self-description, which is tailormadefor a tweet: “Short and barky.” As you know,this has nothing to do with Fred’s stature.For those who want to know, the article waspublished on December 28. It takes only a few keystrokesto find it on Ye Olde Worlde Wide Webbe.Surfers will be rewarded with a great color photo ofFred and Clelia, which shows that Fred is keepingthe bow-tie look alive.In addition to Bill’s PDF, the end-of-year mailbrought a great holiday card from the Peterson-Woods, still living in the Portland, Maine, area. Itincluded a great shot of Rob Wood celebrating his36th wedding anniverary by catching six trout ina beautiful spot at the base of Maroon Bells, in theElk Mountains southwest of Aspen, Colo. (WifeGay was not in the picture, but Rob assured readersthat she was, indeed, celebrating their anniversaryat the same time and place.) One exhausting photoshowed son Anders on Steamboat Mountain inthe first leg of a 100-mile ultra run in September.Daughter Abby, who is teaching middle school,was pictured with a sewing machine, which sheuses to churn out beautiful quilts. Another pictureoffered an activity that any of us can do (even ifwe’re not into ultra-running, sewing, or fishing):The picture showed Rob relaxing on a bench atthe wonderfully named Blow Me Down ProvincialPark on the west coast of Newfoundland inAugust. Rob and Gay noted that their “retirementhome” was in the foreground. It has wheels. Weshould all be so mobile.Let’s hope many will be mobile enough to get tothe great 45th Reunion in June. A bit of a drumbeathas begun for the occasion, thanks largely to AndyWexler, who has taken on the elusive class agentmantle, something for which he deserves a bigthank-you.1971ABBOTSara Ingram500A E. 87th St., Apt. 12DNew York NY 10128212-879-4665sara-ingram@earthlink.netAbby Johnson1983 Maison WayCarson City NV 89703775-885-0612saged183@gmail.comNot that it’s a contest, but if it were...CarolKennedy McCarthy must have had one of themost activity-filled years of all. First, Carol got two“new” knees approximately a year ago. There weremultiple reasons for this operation, we are sure,but most likely it was in anticipation of a lot ofdancing (more on that shortly). Carol then focusedon having some fun, joining Abby Johnson andLucy Pope for a road trip through Arizona lastspring. In the summer, Carol and her husbandbought a lake cottage, sure to be the site of manyfuture family celebrations and fun.Speaking of family, daughter Maeve boughta house three blocks away from Carol and herhusband in early fall. Maeve was then married inNovember. That’s where the dancing comes in,and Carol was prepared! If photos are any proof,Carol’s smile lasted throughout her daughter’swhole wedding and reception. Finally, Carol’s son’sfourth child was born in November as well. XavierCullen joins Carol’s other grandchildren, Owen Jr.,Mason, and Tegan Rose. We are willing to place abet that Carol danced some more at this additionalhappy news.Sarah Gay Stackhouse hosted her family athome over the end-of-year holidays. The mostwelcome guest had to be grandson Jack, herdaughter Sally’s son, who was nine months old onChristmas Day. Sarah and her husband, Charlie,had a wonderful visit with Karen Ho Smith overthe summer. Karen rolled out the red carpet at herlovely gray-shingled home in Nantucket, Mass.,and treated her guests like royalty. Karen showedSarah and Charlie all over the island and fed themwonderful fresh local seafood and farm-raisedproduce. In the end, however, Sarah and Charliejust really enjoyed catching up with a good friend.As Sara Ingram sits in the midst of thecraziness of Manhattan, she admits that she enviesCindy Lund’s description of her days living in thewoods on a small lake. Cindy is retired, so thatleaves her lots of time to do the things she loves.Cindy volunteers at her local elementary schoolthree mornings a week in both first- and secondgradeclasses and the library. Long walks with hertwo adopted dogs in the fields and woods near herhouse are another cherished activity. Cindy saysthat one of her dogs is “old and arthritic” and theother is a “ball of nervous energy and a bottomlessbucket of need.” Many of us animal lovers canidentify with one or the other, if not both!Traveling is another hobby of Cindy’s, which sheindulges with both friends and family; the latesttrip was a cruise to Canada. Cindy claims that shedoesn’t have much to report, but Sara says that ifyou can write, “I love where I live; it’s beautiful andI enjoy all the wildlife. Life is good,” you’ve got it all.Last fall, Linda Hynson took a cross-countrytrain trip to see friends in California and Santa Fe,N.M., most of whom she had not seen in the 24years since she moved from Southern Californiato Asheville, N.C. In Santa Fe, she dined withCandace Kern. Candace practices psychology as atherapist and forensic expert in New Mexico’s statecapital. Linda and Candace’s friendship predatesAbbot, as they are both from Rye, N.Y.Sally Browning continues to work full timeas a breast image radiologist, and husband RichPelman is a urologist. Sally’s children—Alex, 27, inSeattle, and Emma, 24, in Brooklyn, N.Y.—are bothdoing great. Both are talented home chefs, whichthe whole family enjoys and appreciates, especiallyAndover | Spring 201593

stay connected...over the holidays. Sally’s 93-year-old father wasdiagnosed with Parkinson’s and now resides in aHanover, N.H., nursing home. Unfortunately, thefamily’s 13-year-old Keeshond, Toby, passed awaythis past fall. Sally and Rich have placed a depositon a Keeshond puppy that will be home andmuch loved by the time you read this.PHILLIPSFrank duPont8 Nichols DriveHastings-on-Hudson NY 10706914-478-7818dupont@wdfilms.comThe news this mid-winter week has been saturatedwith classmates Bill Belichick and Jeb Bush.Deflate-gate has been marginalized by the SuperBowl, which is literally unfolding at this moment.Jeb has been “actively exploring” a run for presidentand is now among a crowd of Republicancontenders competing for Romney’s big donors.This is the sixth appearance of the Patriotsin the Super Bowl since Belichick—supportedby collaborator and director of player researchErnie Adams—took over in 2000. Beyondthe play-by-play, we’d love to know the strategicinterplay between this duo at game time.What is Ernie, the “black ops” specialist for theteam, doing at this moment? Is he in headsetcommunication with Bill? Designing the idealreceiver-ineligible play?Game update: Early Patriots momentum hasbeen reversed, putting in doubt Tim Gay’s predictionthat “Bill will prevail.”February also saw an article about Jeb’s years atAndover published in the Boston Globe. Watchingthis develop was frustrating, to say the least. AsGeoff Foisie commented, “Did the story containsome recycled mistruths, exaggerations, and individualperceptions peddled as universal facts? Ofcourse, but...journalism can...be much worse.”By the time I received the second call from thewriter, the methodology was clear: Bait the intervieweeinto conversation by quoting over-the-topcomments about dysfunction at PA, mix in referencesto Jeb’s allegedly less-than-stellar behavior,gauge the response...then proceed.I liked Greg Zorthian’s response to a similarline of questioning for the Vanity Fair storya few years back. When asked if it was truethat Jeb was on probation for drinking, Gregresponded, “I have no idea, but wasn’t everyone?”Rick Prelinger mirrored my impression andresponse: “The Globe guy wanted a sensationalsoundbite, but I couldn’t oblige.”At its conclusion, the story did capture asignificant turnaround for Jeb in Tom Lyons’sMan and Society course. Charlie Keefe providedinsight into this one-of-a-kind class: “Aninterdisciplinary course...taught for the first timeour upper year by Wayne Frederick, Tom Lyons,and teaching fellow Hugh Hill. The academicside of it was an inquiry into the distribution ofpower and wealth in modern society, using theAmerican inner city and rural Mexico as casestudies. But the course went beyond the classroomwith the Mexico and Boston community servicetrips. Not unlike the Search & Rescue and OutwardBound programs of that era, M&S aimed toteach life skills—self-sufficiency, teamwork—bychallenging the students to complete real-worldprojects in the poor communities we had beenstudying... . M&S was an experiment, maybe onlyhalf successful in and of itself, but...emblematic ofthe zeitgeist in 1970.”Like a number of guys—Heath Allen,Stewart Crone, Alec Chessman, Dick Cashin,John Gillespie, John Schmitz, Peter Halley, andothers—Jeb was fortunate enough to take thecourse. It took him to Mexico, where, among otherthings, he met his future wife, Columba.Speaking of turnarounds, the Patriots just won!Grover Burthey sent a note after the game, “ErnieAdams wins another one for Bill,” then excusedhimself, saying, “I’m actually embalming now.”Later, Grover got back to me with news that he washeaded to Detroit shortly to hang out with DeolisAllen at a weekend fraternity party.From Nebraska, Tim Gay sent more news: “Myfirstborn is getting married on Pi Day in March(3/14) in Fort Worth, Texas. If we time the bestman’s toast to the second, we can get 10 significantfigures on that sucker. Fred’s wedding has causedme to think about the cycle of life, but more oftenabout the exorbitant cost of champagne by thecase. At least if you want it to be vaguely drinkable.”Jeff Thermond reports from the Bay Area thathe and his wife, Cathie, have made the empty-nestadjustment. Cathie is doing volunteer work, andJeff is working with and investing in early stagestartups. The kids “have good jobs and live on theirown, but close enough to visit often.”Jeff reports seeing Luis Buhler, who has had“multiple CFO roles in startups.” When asked howhis career in Silicon Valley developed, Jeff credited,“dumb luck...and a few lucky guesses,” then added,“Reading Heinlein’s The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, Ibecame converted to the view that computationalpower behind a great user interface could changeand improve human decision making. I went towork for a company doing that in 1979 as a salesguy, and my career and the general computer techfield took off.”Jim Parker reports that he and his wife, JaneYokoyama, have recently moved from Alaska,where they lived for 35 years, to Asheville, N.C.Starting off as a Vista volunteer in Anchorage,where he met Jane (Rick Prelinger was best manat their wedding), Jim moved through a series ofpublic service and legal jobs, becoming a legal servicesattorney, a public defender, and head of theAlaska public guardian program. He says, “My legalcareer was focused on representing the interests ofunderserved and poor people, starting with representationof Yup’ik Eskimo and Athabascan Indianclients in the bush. I liked my clients and feel luckyto have had those jobs. I made a living wage andhad good benefits, and the jobs suited me.”Harking back to Andover in 1970–’71,Sam Walker writes, “I did not participate in thediscussions on Vietnam. I went to class on the dayswhen it was optional. Good days for interactionwith [instructors], because we actually talkedabout what was happening. As you know, manyof our professors had served, so they had theirtake on what was going on. Not all supportive ofthe war effort. I have to say I enjoyed my time atAndover. I felt very lucky to be there. I actually lookat Andover as my college years. West Point was myreal preparation for my eventual vocation.”And from Charlie Keefe: “So many peoplethink that was a dark time for the school. Formyself, I can’t imagine a more exciting time tohave been there.” [Editor’s note: The Academyhas received word that Joel Tansey passed awayon Dec. 28, 2014. Please see his obituary in theIn Memoriam section.]1972ABBOTJulia Gibert300 Banbury RoadOxford OX2 7EDEngland+ 44 0 7766 022832juliagibert@gmail.comAfter a year of celebrations (and a fewcommiserations) when most of us, one by one,entered our seventh decades, AA ’72ers seemto have gone to ground. My usual appeal fornews didn’t unearth much, but Linda Rawson(somehow) found the time to write:“I am loving working on Cavalier Rescue USA’snational website, where I do a lot of the photo editingof dogs who need homes. It is fun to ‘beautify’dogs and help them find great new homes. It keepsmy Photoshop skills top notch, too. We have awonderful all-volunteer team from across the U.S.We rescued, fostered, and placed more than 600Cavaliers last year, including more than 60 from asingle puppy mill.“Despite my advanced age, I enjoy power weightlifting and spin classes and am in the gym 5 or 6days a week. My big goal is to deadlift more thanmy weight, and I am getting close!“If there are fellow tweeters out there, contactme @Bewickwren. I mainly tweet about wildfireand other emergencies, participating in VirtualOperations Support Teams (VOSTs) for agenciesneeding social media help during disasters.“My husband, Charles Harrison PA ’67, just gothis first patent, for an animal mask oxygen-deliverysystem, so we have exciting times ahead marketingthe invention to vets, ranchers, etc.”And Maud Lavin is in love.Since I have some word allocation to spare, Inote that I do not have valid e-mail addresses for94 Andover | Spring 2015

Sally Bloodgood-Rollins, Diane Blaha Carney,Jacqueline Carter-Matsapola, Helen CoxeCheney, Jane Dewey, Nina Dorsey, SuzanneEusden, Gustavia Evans, Cindy Olive Filliger,Lucy Flint-Gohlke, Gwen Fowlkes, Ann StiffHeine, Holly Cleveland Hildreth, Toni Holden,Kate Lilly Jarvey, Joyce Johnson, VictoriaJohnson, Carlotta Kip, Jane Kranzler, DorothyLagemann, Jill Lerer, Robyn BodenraderLoesch, Nancy Mackinnon, Babette Masse,Anne Mendenhall, Roz Munro, Lisa Nelson, AnnWoodd-Cahusac Orenstein, Sarah Pendleton,Dini Todd Price, Barbara Pynchon, PriscillaHigano Rohrer, Amy Schmertzler-Anisimov,Martha Rogers Scully, Abby Shaine, BethShapiro, Christine Kuehl Startup, Kim Streeter,Penny Stone, Susan Stone, Sue Machie Talin,Vicki Harrison Ward, Ann Waters, Liza Webster,Meredith Weidenman, Carol White, LornaSpinosa Willard, and Priscilla Woods. That’s alot of people to lose! If you are in touch with any ofthem, please let me know.PHILLIPSTom RawsonP.O. Box 1361Eastsound WA 98245206-632-8248tomrawson@gmail.comThe passing last October of Hale Sturges, a wellloved and respected French instructor duringour time at PA, elicited much response on ourclass Facebook page. Hale was remembered as aninspirational teacher whose melodious accent,combined with his unbridled enthusiasm, madeearly morning French class as entertaining as itwas educational. Jocko MacNelly said it best: “Hewas a giant. One of my favorite and best teachers.I remember his roaring ‘Pas de tout!’ at a wronganswer.” Pete Morin ’73 remembered, “He had away of saying ‘oui’ that was amusing. He drew outthe ‘ou’ and sawed off the ‘i.’ ” Nick Hadley noted, “Ican still quote Villon because of him.”I had a memorable outside-of-the-classroomHale Sturges interaction lower year: Mr. Sturgesand family lived in Adams South. Mark Lawrenceand I were roommates in Taylor East, just a shortwater-balloon toss from the Sturges front door.One warm spring Sunday afternoon, when all thewindows were open, Mark let loose with a stringof poetic obscenities in a volume and cadence tooconspicuous to ignore. Mr. Sturges was outdoors,probably with his little kids. He looked up andMark was nowhere to be seen, but I was right inthe window, in Sturges’s clear view. He asked in hisdeep, stern voice, “Tom, was that you with that colorfullanguage?” “No, sir,” I replied. “But you knowwhat I’m referring to, yes?” “Yes, sir.” He then gavehis trademark smile, as if to say, “OK, I know whoit was, and both you guys should learn to practicea little discretion.” I smiled back, and that was theend of it.Rick McKallagat attended the memorial forHale at Cochran Chapel and sent the followingaccount: “Hale’s brother, grandson, daughter, andwife, Karen, all spoke. The overriding theme wasthat Hale Sturges was a man who expected anddemanded excellence and was willing to help in allways possible to achieve the excellence demanded.A standout moment: His daughter stated thatHale did not believe in heaven, but she did, andshe felt his presence at her daughter’s birthday asmulticolored balloons escaped into the sky. Hislast words to her were ‘Annie, the tide is comingin.’ ” Hale was a fixture at PA reunions, alwaysgenuinely interested in hearing the once-everyfive-yearsreport on the twists and turns of hisformer students’ journeys. Our condolences to theSturges family, and a merci beaucoup for four years ofinspiration and 40-plus more of friendship.Congratulations to Bruce Poliquin, newlyelected member of Congress from Maine’s SecondDistrict. This is the largest congressional district,in geographical area, east of the Mississippi River,covering all of northern and eastern Maine fromLewiston and Bangor to the borders with Quebecand New Brunswick. Bruce ran a tireless campaign,reaching out to voters all across the district. He firsthad to win a Republican primary in June beforefacing off against a well-known and respectedDemocratic state senator in the general election inNovember. I’m reminded of upper year, when somePA ’72ers participated in the Washington internshipprogram, working in congressional offices inDC, performing such tasks as answering constituentmail, researching issues, and writing speeches.After Bruce’s victory in November, I wrote to PAto ask about the status of that program. I received anice response from Dean of Studies Patricia Russellexplaining that the internship program no longerexists but that there is interest in reviving it. Perhapsa PA student from Maine will have the privilege oflearning the ropes of Congress under Bruce’s tutelage.The Class of 1972 wishes Bruce all the best inserving the citizens of northern Maine. Mr. Allisand Mr. Lyons would be very proud.Checking in from Rocky Mountain country,Javier Baz says, “I’ve been in Denver with my wifeColleen and our two boys for the past 10 years.Great town to chill and bring up kids. I still do alittle investing but take time to ski and travel. If youare in the area, please let me know.” Javier caughtJohn Palfrey’s Colorado stop on the PA head ofschool’s Connecting Our Strengths tour, commenting,“It looks like PA is on the right track.” ChrisHerzeca had a similar experience, reporting, “Justcame back from an Andover event at which Headof School John Palfrey spoke. I was very impressedwith him. A rare combination of intelligence,warmth, empathy, insightfulness, and grace. Theschool is in great hands.”Doug Billman reports from Brookline, Mass.,“I have been in Brookline since 2000, having livedin London from 1984 to 2000. I currently havemy own business (Sports Solutions International),consulting to tech companies who target the sportswww.andover.edu/intouchWhat’s new with you?Get married?Move?Change your e-mail address?Let PA know! You can update yourinformation in any one of thefollowing ways:● Visit www.andover.edu/alumnidirectory, and log in to updateyour information● E-mail alumni-records@andover.edu● Call 978-749-4287● Send a note to:Alumni RecordsPhillips Academy180 Main StreetAndover MA 01810-4161and entertainment market. The key categories hereare data, video, mobile, social...all in aid of deliveringbetter, more engaging content and experiencefor the fan. I also work on certain projects witha Cambridge-based investment bank, ProgressPartners. Married to Zoe for 33 years and have threegreat kids: Megan (28 and in an MFA program ingraphic design at Yale School of Art), James (25 andworking two jobs with ‘activism’ at their core, one inclimate change and the other in urban agriculture),and Tyler (19 and a freshman at UChicago).”That’s all for now. Keep those cards and e-mailscoming!1973ABBOTJane Cashin Demers43 Morton St.Andover MA 01810978-470-1684 (home)978-502-8733 (cell)jane.demers@gmail.comNoreen Markley783 Wooddale RoadBloomfield Village MI 48301-2468248-645-0536noreenmarkley@aol.comMarcia B. McCabe10 W. 66th St., Apt. 22BNew York NY 10023917-796-1594mbmg55@gmail.comWelcome to our 60th year! Cornelia “Connee”Petty Young was one of the first to go, as sheand husband Jamie traveled east from Californiato celebrate her January birthday with familyAndover | Spring 201595

stay connected...In January, Abbot classmates and friends turned out in force to celebrate Connee Petty Young ’73’s 60thbirthday in Cambridge. Seated in front, from left, are Elizabeth Hall ’72, Catherine von KlempererUtzschneider ’73, Jenifer McClean Cooke ’73, and Amanda Cobb ’73. Standing, from left, are Jamie Young(Connee’s husband), Faith Barnes ’74, Anne Weisman Hogeland ’73, Peggy Bliss ’74, Connee Petty Young,Marion Irwin ’73, Diane Aigler Cook ’74, Elizabeth Coward Miller ’73, Debra Heifetz Stein ’73,Elizabeth Rollins Mauran ’73, Jane Cashin Demers ’73, Walter Demers (Jane’s husband),and Lucinda Leach ’73.PhRMA executive vice president and fellowDC-area resident, often.Liz Miller is an assistant professor at BunkerHill Community College, teaching programmingand basic IT courses in the computer informationtechnology department but focused on developingcourses and requirements for mobile appdevelopment certificates and degrees. She recentlymoved to Charlestown, Mass., and is grateful tofellow rabbits Amanda Cobb, Judith Webster,and Phoebe Aina Allen for helping her feel moreat home.Marion Irwin loves the house she recentlybought in Binghamton, N.Y. She is cooking,gardening, and decorating at home while workingat McKinney Real Estate and taking a grant-writingcourse. Her recently graduated daughter, Mary,lives with her, and her son Homer passed theNew York bar exam. Her husband does IT projectmanagement in NYC and travels to Binghamtonon the weekends.Join our Abbot ’73 Facebook group, and happy60th to all!in Connecticut before heading to Cambridge,Mass., where 15 “rabbits” toasted her at abirthday dinner on January 11. Amanda Cobband I were there, along with locals Cathy vonKlemperer Utzschneider, Jenifer McLeanCooke, Liz Coward Miller, Debra Heifetz Stein,Elizabeth “Bets” Kent, and out-of-towners AnneWeisman Hogeland from Williamstown, Mass.,Liz Rollins Mauran from Providence, R.I., MarionIrwin from Binghamton, N.Y., and Lucinda Leachfrom Takoma Park, Md. Diane Aigler Cook ’74,Peggy Bliss ’74, and Faith Barnes ’74 were there, aswas Liz Hall ’72. At the last minute, Amy RogersDittrich, Kathleen D’Abre, Josie Martin, andMindy Feldman could not come.Loraine Washburn continues as laboratorymanager and conservation botanist at RanchoSanta Ana Botanic Garden. She does geneticstudies on rare plants and runs the molecular lab.Spare time is spent checking out desert plants,climbing mountains, and exploring LA’s “weirderfeatures.” She loves her job but misses Maine.Edith Wilson is director of hardwareengineering at Omnicell, travels to China regularly,and is in her 22nd year of teaching at Stanford’sengineering school. She had a wonderful dinnerwith Marcia McCabe in September, then wenttruffle hunting in Provence over Thanksgivingwith husband Tony and daughter Olivia. Oliviatransferred to Vanderbilt from Northeastern, whereshe rowed in the second varsity eight as a freshman.Edith writes, “Jane Demers was [Olivia’s] kindsurrogate Boston mom, watching her races, textingme photos, and taking Olivia cookies. Abbotclassmates are the best!”Mary “Mimi” Kessler loves living in Durham,N.C., in a cute little house with her two dogs.Nancy Clifton Collier has lived with husbandJohn in Hanover, N.H., for more than 30 years. “Weraised our two boys here, and they are now living in96 Andover | Spring 2015the West, working as engineers. We visit them oftenfor mountain biking vacations. John and I enjoylots of time outside around our home, playing pondhockey on our own pond with friends, harvestingfirewood, or making bike trails throughout ourhillside property. My career in community planninghas involved all volunteer work of late, chairing ourlocal planning board and now guiding a small localland trust. John teaches engineering at Dartmouth.He will retire sometime soon, so we are lookingforward to lots more time outside at home andprobably out West in search of good biking trails.”Liz Mauran recounts, “En route to MountVernon for our fall board meeting, I attendedJane Demers’s mother’s 90th birthday celebrationin New York. Jane’s siblings Anne CashinGoldenheim ’69 and Dick Cashin ’71 and friendsfrom around the world were there, includingLori Goodman Seegers. I realized I had knownthis family longer than anyone in the room (since1969, yikes), thanks to our Abbot class, and had areal sense of the importance of our 1973 group.”Lori Goodman Seegers writes that life is gooddespite lots of work travel. She enjoys being in NYCwith her children, Jesse Seegers ’05 and Molly. Jesseand wife Ellie recently moved into an apartmentin Brooklyn; Jesse works at Columbia’s GraduateSchool of Architecture.Christina Landry and daughter Jacquelinespent several wonderful days in Nantucket thissummer with Susan Urie Donahue and husbandPaul. Jacqueline is a freshman at Georgetown;Christina enjoys visiting her there and would loveto meet up with any DC classmates. Christinais a real estate agent with Michael Saunders inSarasota, Fla. She loves living there and invitesclassmates to visit her.Lucinda Leach is married and has three sons outof college. She teaches art at the Edmund BurkeSchool in Washington, D.C. She sees Josie Martin,PHILLIPSPete Morin41 Border St.Scituate MA 02066pbmorin@comcast.netwww.facebook.com/pete.morin2Say, classmates, you’re all getting a bit laconic inyour advancing age. I know when the magazinelands in your mailbox, this is the first place youlook, and everyone likes to see his name in print. Sodon’t be a lurker. You’re making me work too hard.I messed up in the last issue, failing to passalong fascinating news from Gabriel Warren. Ina series of e-mail correspondence, he said, “Fromtime to time I have written to the class notes whenthere was a tale to tell, and I think it might be thattime again. Here is a question: Are the class notesonline? This time of year I live in remote NovaScotia, so I am not really getting mail. That sked isalso the reason I have never been to the reunions—it is a brutal haul from here to there and I am alwayshere in June. For whatever it is worth, my son wasPA ’07, so I must think something of Andover.”What is Gabriel doing? you wonder.Here’s a partial answer, from his website: “InAugust [’14], I will embark on my fourth polarexpedition to nourish my sculpture. This time, Iwill join a climate research science team in the ‘lakedistrict’ on the Greenland ice cap. In midsummerin this area, supraglacial rivers form, which createlakes. These are often drained through holescalled ‘moulins’ to the bedrock far below, whichcan open with astonishing rapidity. My workingmethod requires personal witness of the naturalphenomena involved, since it is the only way toinject emotive content into the art—to me, oneof the most important components. Other polartrips include Antarctica twice (courtesy of the

www.andover.edu/intouchNSF) and high Arctic (courtesy of the CanadianCoast Guard).” Check out the final products ofGabriel’s expeditions here: www.gabriel-warren.com (it’s astonishing, I promise). I have addressesfor him, if anyone wants.Also reporting in after long years of lurkingwas Ken Cooper: “After nearly 40 years workingas a journalist, I have finally published a bookas co-author of Portraits of Purpose: A Tribute toLeadership, with Boston photographer Don West.I spent all of 2013 interviewing 60-plus people inperson and writing profiles of the 127 individualsin the book. They are African Americans and theirallies—of every race and ethnicity—who haveworked for social change in the Boston area since1980. I learned a lot about Boston, which I thoughtI knew pretty well, and the connections betweenmany people in the book. So I’m off to a late startas an author, but as soon as I’m done promotingthis one, I plan to dive into another book idea I’vebeen researching for seven years. That book I willdo solo.”Elsewhere in this edition of the magazine, youwill (I hope) find a feature piece about Jeff Howardand his stewardship of the restoration andexpansion of the National Civil Rights Museumin Memphis, Tenn. Thanks to editor Kristin BairO’Keeffe for giving this story space. If architectureis your thing, check out the Howard+Revis websiteat http://howardrevis.com. It’s very impressive!One happy milestone: Gene Dallago celebratedhis 60th birthday in Denver with friends.And one sad one: We lost Matt Barry to a tragicadverse surgical outcome. Such an ebullient, everhappycharacter, whom everyone was thrilled to seeat the 40th. [Editor’s note: Please see Matt Barry’sobituary in the In Memoriam section.]Dave Swanson fled the New England winter fora short sabbatical in Southern California, where heis guest-lecturing (I think in San Diego, but he’s notanswering his texts). Until he returns, I’ll be doingThe Next Page blues jam without a sidekick.This is the year that most of us will turn 60. Iexpect my inbox to overflow with accounts of greatcelebrations. I’m encouraging all in the Northeastto get together for a group bash, as the ’72 class didso successfully at Jon Atwood ’72’s last September.Who’s on board?Finally, did you know the class has its ownFacebook page? Look for “Andover/Abbot Classof 1973” and join the group!1974Jack Gray80 Central Park West, Apt. 20FNew York NY 10023-5215212-496-1594jackgray@BlueLink.Andover.eduOur classmate Tom Finkelpearl has assumed a bigjob in a big town. He is New York City’s culturalaffairs commissioner, and when he was pickedby Mayor Bill de Blasio, there was noise fromManhattan-centric parties that a man who’d madehis mark at the Queens Museum was not up tothe job. Of course, a year on, Tom has stepped tothe center of the room with assurance, not leastbecause Queens is now the next Brooklyn (whichhas long eclipsed Manhattan in matters hip).A recent New York Times article highlighted thestakes Tom is playing for. The mayor introduced anew program to provide municipal identificationcards to all New Yorkers, including undocumentedimmigrants, that will include discounts at many ofthe city’s leading cultural institutions. Accordingto the Times, when asked if institutions couldafford to provide the benefits, Tom said to thereporters present, “In the long run, it’s going tobe a proposition that could actually improve themembership quantities at these institutions.” Againaccording to the Times, Mr. de Blasio quickly tookback the microphone and dismissed concernsabout what he deemed “narrow economics.” Themayor continued, “I think we have to rememberwhat these institutions are here for,” adding, “Frommy point of view, this is about the mission toexpose this entire city to our cultural assets.”Steve Miller was honored for his part increating and running the School of InformationSystems at Singapore Management University. Hewas awarded the Singapore government’s publicadministration medal (silver) for his 12 years ofwork there and for his other contributions tonational and public service. Steve being Steve,he downplayed the honor with this: “To keepthis in context and perspective, about 3,000-pluspeople each year get some type of mention orcommendation as part of the yearly National Day(Day of Independence) celebration—rangingfrom the really special medals received by only oneperson a year to some type of mention made forhundreds for various types of community work.This is not one of the really special medals. Thisis one tier down—still quite prestigious. In thisyear’s ceremony, 70 people, from across all parts ofthe Singapore government, received this level ofaward.” Face it, Steve: You’re really special.No column written so close to the conclusionof the holidays would be complete without amention of an encounter with Jonathan Meath.One night in mid-December I was at home, deepinto Frontline on PBS, when the phone rang.Jonathan was in a cab coming from LaGuardia andwould be staying a few blocks from my apartment;was I in for a drink at his hotel? A half hour laterwe were ensconced with cocktails. A crew ofyoung women our daughters’ ages interruptedour conversation demanding “selfies with Santa.”Jonathan was game.Finally, Bruce Fleming’s annual holidaymissive brimmed with wit, gentle prodding ofhis two sons, and, as usual, a big love hug to hiswife of decades, Mary Beth. Speaking of love hugs,the idea of celebrating our 60th birthdays togetherin about a year is circulating. Sounds fun to me.You?197540th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Mari Wellin King1884 Beans Bight Road N.E.Bainbridge Island WA 98110206-842-1885marjoriewk@gmail.comRoger L. Strong Jr.6 Ridgeview CircleArmonk NY 10504914-273-6710strongjr@optonline.netPeter Wyman963 Ponus Ridge RoadNew Canaan CT 06840203-966-1074peter.wyman@merrillcorp.comA belated “Happy New (Reunion) Year!”to all you beloved ’75ers. Did someone say“40th”? Please mark June 12–14, 2015, onyour calendars and make plans to attend. Ourfearless class president, Brian Burke, and hishard-working reunion committee (Felecia Elias,Phil Hueber, Mari Wellin King, Bert Garry,Giles McNamee, Kurt Silverman, Geoff Richards,and me, Peter Wyman) are guaranteeing agreat weekend!Living in LA, Chris Kapetan reports beingvery happily remarried and doing well after a toughjourney, given the loss of two brothers. Chris wasin a film this year called Altered Perception, in whichshe plays a doctor who gets in trouble for testinga drug irresponsibly. Maybe we can have a screeningat our reunion? Chris has two sons: Peter, thedirector of outreach for the Bruce Museum, lives inGreenwich, Conn.; Stephen lives in LA and worksin animation.Sue Vernon is in her second year of teachingfifth grade at the American Embassy School inDelhi, India, and reports loving the country. Thelead elementary school science teacher, she alsoteaches taekwondo five days a week while workingon her third-degree black belt.A professor of anthropology at the Universityof Maine, Dan Sandweiss also chairs the PeabodyMuseum advisory committee, attending meetingson campus several times a year. Dan focuses onarchaeology of the Andes and was recently electedto the board of the Society for American Archaeologyand as a fellow of the American Association forthe Advancement of Science. He reports runningacross fellow archaeologist Larry Coben severaltimes a year at Andover meetings and/or in Peru.Living in Durham, N.C., and working asCOO of Duke Translational Research Institute,Vicki Christian wrote, “Academic research andmedicine are pretty intense these days. I use allmy gifts and stamina to keep 175 employeesAndover | Spring 201597

stay connected...funded and productive.” Vicki is also managingtwo companies she started. She happily reportedthat her daughter, Daphne, a resident in internalmedicine at Carolinas HealthCare in Charlotte,planned to marry in April. Her son, Max, lives inthe mountains of North Carolina, where he is anemergency veterinarian.In March, Peter Cohan took 27 students toParis for a course on startup strategy. He wasclearly confident about entrepreneur educationbut less so about his language skills, saying, “Will Iremember any of the French that Andover tried toteach me?”Lisa Bennett Pierson lives in Jackson Hole,Wyo., with her husband, Scott, and commutes toIdaho, where she is director of flight operations atthe Driggs Airport. Lisa reports having traveled toDenver last November with her daughter, RoxyPierson ’07, to attend an Andover alumni event;she visited with Margot Kent Timbel and enjoyedthe opportunity to meet John Palfrey.Peter Mitchell and Harry Flynn shared aunique and special experience at Andover last Maywhile there for the event honoring Lt. Cmdr. ErikKristensen ’91, one of the lost heroes of OperationRed Wings (subject of the movie Lone Survivor).Peter, living in Minnesota, flew to New Jersey todrive his Navy-veteran father up to Andover forthe ceremony. Harry’s father, Harry Flynn ’48, alsoa Navy veteran, flew out from LA and attendedas well. Before the main ceremony, which washeld in the late afternoon beside the Bell Tower,Peter, Harry, and their fathers, along with GeorgeRider ’51, another Navy vet, all rode togetherfrom campus to the new boathouse to gather withErik’s parents and Navy Seal teammates and showthem the new oars, trophy blade, and plaque thatbear Erik’s name. En route in the car, as Harryrecounted, “Our fathers chatted about their sharedNavy experience and alighted by simple chanceupon the fact that they had been commissionedout of Newport, R.I., together in the same OCSclass back in 1953. They hadn’t seen each otherin over half a century, and the pleasant (re)connection was only then and there made! What’smore, George Rider and my father had servedtogether aboard the same destroyer. Andover’slegacy of pulling the world together is a blessingwe’ve all enjoyed in one manner or another overthe years. And we’re grateful for that.”Jay Finney, chief marketing officer for thePeabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass., spent 10days in China, where he was a featured speaker atan international museum conference. While there,he also consulted with a number of institutionson museum marketing standards and practices.Jay also reports with pride that his son, Howard“Quint” Finney V ’18, entered Phillips Academythis past fall.Jay adds that Priscilla Perry Danforth, who’salso at the Peabody Essex Museum, has recentlybeen shuttling between Salem, the Netherlands,and Florida as she directs the production of Dutchartist Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest exhibition.98 Andover | Spring 2015While she helps her older brother recoverfrom a traumatic brain injury sustained more thana year ago, Cathy Chapman continues to workat Children’s Hospital. Her daughter graduatedfrom college and is now gainfully employed ata nonprofit; her son works at a neuroscienceresearch lab.Last October, Dan Cooper and his lovely wife,Carolyn, hosted me at their house in Palo Alto,Calif., not far from the Stanford campus, where we,along with several of our illustrious PA classmates(Lawrence Kemp, Lewis Butler, Brad Geier,Paul Murray, and Tom Meredith), enjoyed our35th college reunion. Quite a crew—12, or wasit 13 or 14 of us?—descended on Stanford inSeptember ’75!Carrying forward a tradition started bymy stepfather, Steve “G” Goodhue ’47 (andHarvard ’51), Gordie Nelson gatheredclassmates Mac DeCamp, Paul McNicol, andRich Pietrafesa, along with their wives, for afestive dinner at Concord’s Colonial Inn the nightbefore the Harvard-Yale game back in November...followed, of course, by tailgating and the footballgame the next day. This mini reunion was actuallysupposed to take place last June around thetime of their 35th Harvard reunion and was alsointended to mark Rich’s receiving a master’sdegree from MIT! Rich explained, “I finally grewembarrassed enough by being the only one ofour college roommates with just one degree thatI did something about it. I think I was the oldestguy to get a diploma that day.” Rich has declaredthat he’ll be attending our 40th Reunion butexpressed concern that we might now be calledthe “Old Guard.”No, we haven’t reached Old Guard status justyet, but we’ll soon be marching within sight ofthem. I’m told, though, that as far as PA reunionsgo, you tend to feel and act 40 at your 40th! In anycase, more good times for us on campus just ahead.See you in June![Editor’s note: The Academy has receivedword that Anthony Sanders passed away onFeb. 11, 2015. Please see his obituary in the InMemoriam section.]1976Ruben Alvero7875 S. Wabash CourtCentennial CO 80112303-358-8739ruben.alvero@ucdenver.eduLisa Barlow530 9th St.Brooklyn NY 11215-4206lisabnyc@gmail.comHaving a class notes deadline right after theholidays turns out to be a little bit of a challenge,likely due to a combination of holiday lethargy andthe daunting task of returning to work full time.But several of you heeded my second Facebookrequest, so here goes.Pam Schwartz Bruckman continues topractice law in Methuen, Mass., where sheconcentrates on elder law, real estate, estateplanning, and estate administration. Her husband,Ron, is a software engineer, currently programmingthe Android. Older daughter Nancy is a rights androyalties specialist for a children’s-book publisherin Boston. Younger daughter Molly is a data analystfor an Internet optimization company in Raleigh,N.C. Pam and Ron live in Nashua, N.H., where shesings and acts in community theatre. She recentlybumped into Louise Aitel Koutavas at a movie.Louise and her husband live in southern NewHampshire. Pam also sees Dan Malis occasionallyin person (and all the time on Facebook).Speaking of Dan, he reports a busy year in Cambridgeand Westport, Mass., where Phil Adamsis a new neighbor. Dan has also spent time withfashionisto Michael Krumpe, ever-loyal SYAerPam Eaton, and food blogger Karin Stienemeier.Dan hosted Karin’s son Jasper for a couple of weeksof Boston exploration. Dan’s year was additionallymarked by his law office’s move to Boston’s NorthEnd, where he diligently avoids Modern Pastry onhis walk from the T. He still sings in concert performancegroups in Boston.Responding to my pleas (in which I evenasked what class members’ animals were up to),Lisa Spiegel Morasch writes, “I have no amazingpets, but I do have amazing children to brag about.”Lisa is two-thirds of the way to an empty nest, withtwo of her sons in college: Jonathan, graduatingfrom the University of Washington and headingto Boeing’s 777 line as a mechanical engineer, andNoah, at snowy Bates college. Youngest son, Ben,is a junior in high school and an accomplishedbaker. Lisa has an association-managementcompany, contracting with professional societiesfor management support of their volunteerorganizations. She juggles lots of clients,adventures, and meetings in Mexico and variousU.S. locations, including the Pacific Northwest,where she is based. Lisa had a terrific visit withLaura Kramer and Steve Kent on a trip east. Lisamay be moving her office to Casco Bay, Maine,while Laura and Steve are moving west fromWinchester, Mass., to Healdsburg, Calif.Another frequent Facebook contributoris Ted Exstein, who continues his excellentEuropean adventure. Ted moved to Germanyin July 2012, and his family joined him in July2013, when his base of operations moved fromHeidelberg to Wiesbaden. The year was hectic,getting his teenage son acclimated to Germanyand a new school and his wife integrated intothe spouses’ community. Their college-age sonremained in Virginia. Everyone has adaptedbrilliantly, and they are taking advantage of allthat living in Europe has to offer, including travel.Destinations have included the UK, Italy, France,Poland, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Ted andfrau Patti have started running 5Ks locally, and

www.andover.edu/intouchtheir son is heavily involved in theatre. Anyonetraveling through Mitteleuropa is welcome to visit,and Ted will happily act as tour guide.Also a frequent flyer is Gary Matthews, whotook some time while on a plane to send in a note.He is still a partner at Morgan Stanley PrivateEquity; he has been in the private equity space formore than 15 years. He and his wife, Lisa, have threegreat sons: Craig is heading to Harvard BusinessSchool in the fall; Scott is at Alvarez & Marsal inNYC; and Jake is a Harvard junior. He laments that“not a one went to PA” but adds that there may behope for the next generation “if and when.”One alum who does have a child at PA is NoelSchwerin ’77, mother of Asa Ackerly ’17. Asa is alower, living in Stearns. While Noel is not technicallya classmate, we are proud of her; she tappedinto the PA community to complete a Kickstartercampaign to finance the feature documentary Inan Ideal World, which went on the festival circuitearly this year. I would encourage you to googleher; you will be amazed at her accomplishmentsin documentary film. Noel wishes to express hergreat thanks to Andover friends who supportedthe film: Annette Porter ’77, John Nordell ’77,Cha Cha Hartwell Gesten ’77, Nick Gutfreund ’77,Ed Hill ’79, PA parent Mary Unsworth, and AnnPhelps Jacobs. The film, which looks at the criminaljustice system from the perspective of three peoplefrom very different backgrounds, is timely, in lightof Ferguson and Staten Island.Finally, Carina Kjellstrom Elgin reports fromThe Plains, Va., that she has been remarkably boringsince last she wrote in for the class notes. Somehow,I doubt it. And Debora Weston writes that she contributedmore than her share of words to a recentedition of class notes and only wished to send goodwishes from London.It’s not too early to start thinking about our 40thReunion (yikes!) in 2016. Let’s start beating thedrums for both the reunion and catching up withour less participatory classmates in future classnotes and on social media. —Ruben Alvero1977Buck Burnaman222 Nod Hill RoadWilton CT 06897203-834-9776bburnaman@msn.comBrief apologies for skipping the last set of notes,but your loyal scribe and classmate has been busyreorganizing his life and managing the chaos thataccompanies four adolescent children. My headlineevent was getting married to Janique Helson atThanksgiving; to my delight, Janique agreed tosign on with me and the four aforementioned kids,come what may. It is the second marriage for bothof us, which prompted my father to remark thatsecond marriages “represent the triumph of hopeover experience.” At this stage of life, I am certainbeing hopeful is a good thing, and I’ve discovered anumber of classmates seem to agree.Bill Yun, my roommate from years ago,announced his engagement, joining a numberof classmates, including John Evans andBob Benner, who let hope lead them into newmarriages. Congratulations are due to Bob andhis wife, Susannah, who announced the arrival ofa daughter, Jane Dossett Benner, in December, asan early Christmas present for siblings Pete, Nora,Leila, and Ned. Now that is potential chaos, and sowhenever my kids have frayed my very last nerve, Ithink of Bob and carry on.Cameron Warner responded to the news ofJohn Meehan’s passing with kind words about hisformer roommate. Cameron reports he is “livingthe dream” in Richmond, Va., covering (hemorrhaging)the tuition for his three children at threedifferent colleges. I know the pain, Cam, and I’d betmost of our classmates do as well. The good news isyou can pretend you got a big raise when they finish...rightbefore they move back in with you.Rob Canning sent a note about a visit toMadrid, Spain, to collect his son Krishna ’16, whowas studying there. Rob and his family spent a fewdays with Jorge Virgili, in which they “were treatedlike royalty. Jorge hosted a wonderful typicalMadrileño dinner, where the wine and cava flowedendlessly. We saw the art of Picasso, Velasquez, andGoya at the museos Reina Sofia and Prado, followedby an evening including the best of flamenco andmore cava.” Jorge invites any classmates travelingthrough Madrid to reach out and say hello.His daughter, Adriana ’15, spent the summer atthe University of Chicago studying voice anddream theory.Hallidie Haid sent an update from Seattleand included a clipping from the local paperregarding classmate and fellow Seattle residentAndy McCarthy. Andy has been teachinggovernment and coaching the mock-trial team atSeattle Preparatory School. Turns out he is a bit ofa celebrity in the mock-trial-team world, and histeam recently claimed the high school nationalchampionship in Madison, Wis.! Andy confirmedthis in his Christmas card and added that hisyounger daughter, Molly, not only competed onthe team but “doubled” at states and nationals byarguing opposite sides of the same case. Andyalso announced that his eldest daughter, Sarah, isengaged. Much celebration at the McCarthy home,and well deserved!Hallidie shared news about classmateSusan Jameson, who lives in Baltimore with herhusband, Richard. Susan is a labor lawyer withan insurance company. However, according toHallidie, she only works to fund magnificent hikesin unbelievable places like the Italian Dolomites.Seems Hallidie’s sister is a frequent companionon these adventures. Hallidie also updated me onChelsea Congdon Brundige, who is living nearAspen, Colo., with her filmmaker husband, James,and their two kids. Chelsea and family spent thispast August floating the Yukon River in Alaska,where they avoided getting eaten by the black fliesor bears and the scenery was spectacular.As for herself, Hallidie sold her business severalyears ago and is now consumed with operating abusy household, some board service, and hands-onparticipation in the college admission process withher son. I can relate to that as I am under way withmy daughter Hope (third child, so this time aroundI know the landscape), as are many fellow membersof the Class of ’77.Beyond this news (and my heartfelt thanks tothe correspondents), I have only rumors and snippetsof Internet gossip to relate. Rick Neslo in Ibiza(really?); Ty Tyson photographed in a tie-dyedshirt (of course); Tom French in Stowe, Vt. (if it’scold, he’s been there); Laura Scheerer Whitneylooking serene in California (and ageless);Eleanor Piel Womack with a tall, handsome sonat his graduation (very tall); Bruce MacWilliamsat the beach (naturally). If you can flesh out thesesnippets, I’d appreciate a note. Please stay in touch,and remember to let hope triumph while enjoyingevery day to the fullest. Be well.1978Jeff Strongjstrongnyc@gmail.comJamie Clauss Wolf514 Ribaut RoadBeaufort SC 29902843-694-7443Jamie.wolf@thestartover.comGus Tavares is president of Maritima Dominicana,S.A.S., which provides ocean transport, cargohandling, and warehousing in the DominicanRepublic, has 550 employees, and services morethan 2,000 ships annually. When Vice PresidentJoe Biden visited the Dominican Republic, hestopped by Gus’s office at Maritima Dominicana,in addition to meeting with the president of the DRand inaugurating the new U.S. embassy there. If youwant to ship anything to Big Papi, Albert Pujols, orRobinson Cano in the DR during the off-season,Gus is the guy to talk to.Merri Crawford Pladsen and her husband,Glenn Pladsen, have taken up dog agility as ahobby with their rescue dogs. Their dog Katie isabout halfway to her championships in NADAC,USDAA, and DOCNA and just started competingat the master level in AKC. Merri won her firstagility title with Hildie, her special-needs boxer mix.Merri has also rekindled her PA-born passion forphotography; she has won an international awardand several honorable mentions and has exhibitedworks in shows across the country. Merri says, “Idefinitely broke the ‘no pets’ rule at PA with a straykitten—which led to my passion for working withrescue dogs.”Pamela Carter reports, “To take writing offthe back burner, I quit teaching after 30 years inAndover | Spring 201599

stay connected...the classroom. Now I have no excuses.” She’s hadpoems published at seattlestar.net and wrote BraceYourself, a survival guide for adults undergoingorthodontia. Her son, Dylan Hirshkowitz,graduated from Northwestern and moved backout to Seattle to work for Microsoft. Her daughter,Malya, is a sophomore at Hamline Universityin St. Paul, Minn., and made all-conference insoccer. Pamela observes that it helps that theempty nest is a new house and has views of theuniverse. Pamela’s dad, David Giles Carter ’41,died at age 92 in August. He told many storiesover the years about murals he painted at PA,soccer games played, and friendships like that withGabriele Hagedorn-Schulte’s father.Mike Cannell’s awesome Formula One carracingsaga, The Limit, should be a pilot on the SundanceChannel by Christmas ’15 (buy the book onAmazon). Mike’s oldest daughter is the same age hewas when we arrived at PA, but “far more poisedand polished,” according to her dad. Mike (anddaughter) will be looking at colleges in the fall. “Letthe mass freakout begin!” he says.Ben Batchelder has been touring in support ofthe release of his book Borderlands USA (buy it onAmazon), which features a bunch of his photos andmusings on being American (“even if you mostlylive in Brazil”) post-9/11. He’s wrapping up his nextbook, which he describes as “a journey into Brazil’spast and culture, while trying to stay out of troublealong the notoriously iffy Belém-Brasília highway,and more (not a bad primer on Brazil for thoseinterested in the coming Olympics there).”Richard Bissell and his wife, Elizabeth, havebeen adjusting to the fact that their children (Isaac,27, and Mary Clare, 23) are, he says, “quite decidedlyout of the nest and on their own. It’s reallyquite shocking how quickly their childhood hasflown by. It seemed like it took me forever to reachthose ages. I am still living the life of a customfurniture maker in Vermont (BissellWoodworking.com),which is really quite awesome. I’ve beendoing this since taking a year off from Middleburyafter my sophomore year. After 34-plus years off,I’m fairly certain I won’t be going back to finish up.Classmates who get up to Vermont are encouragedto stop in. My home and shop in Putney are onlytwo miles off of Exit 4 from I-91, and I’m almostalways around. I see Steven Bailey every now andagain as he splits his work time between Plattsburgh,N.Y., and Andover, Mass.”Stuart Fullerton is succinct and needs noediting, as usual: “Happy, living in Philadelphia,two girls more or less in college. Looking forwardto new chapters.”Bruce MacWilliams ’77 continues directingfilms, commercials, and PSAs at Buzzsaw Filmsin Santa Monica, Calif. He recently completeda couple of spots for Jamba Juice (yum) andMortal Kombat (ask your kids).Send some news to Jamie Wolf or me(Jeff Strong) at the e-mail addresses above andexperience the thrill of seeing your name in printin an actual hard-copy magazine! Your classmates100 Andover | Spring 2015are dying to know about your kids’ college choices,your new career(s), your new body part(s), yourlatest purchase/investment, and/or your newspouse(s). Or, more seriously, we’d love to connector reconnect with a truly caring, thoughtfulgroup like you, so please share what you are aboutthese days!We are very sorry to report that, after the submissionof these notes, Laura Viehmann passedaway on March 31, 2015. If you have thoughtsabout Laura you would like to share in our nextclass notes, please send them along.1979Amy Appleton2201 Hall Place N.W.Washington DC 20007-2217202-338-3807Applta9@aol.comRick MoseleyPhiladelphia PA 19118215-275-5107rdmoseley@gmail.comDoug Segal1556 North Orange Grove Ave.Los Angeles CA 90046323-969-0708dougsegal@earthlink.netIt’s always wonderful to hear from classmates! Didyou get an e-mail asking for notes? If not, pleasecontact the alumni office so we can keep in touch.Also, please join our Class of 1979 Facebook page.The more, the merrier!Robin Rosenberg was nominated by PresidentObama to become a United States district courtjudge for the Southern District of Florida. TheSenate confirmed her by a vote of 100-0. Robin hasbeen serving as a federal judge since July and hadher formal investiture on November 14. Robin’sdaughter is a lower at Andover.Dexter C. Wadsworth has left Westchester,N.Y., to manage Maanzo, a bar/restaurant/casinoin Entebbe, Uganda. The main clientele are UnitedNations staffers. “If anyone passes through, pleaselook me up,” he writes. Dexter had a 20-year lawpractice in New York, set up a gold dealershipin Tanzania, spent six years helping launch a lawfaculty in Jamaica, and is now going back to Africafor eight months.John Vail (still with Nikko Asset Management)transferred from Tokyo to NYC in October andsaw Jamie Marks at an alumni event. John says,“Jamie looks great, and it was excellent to catchup and hear about his family. It was a great eventwith lots of young alumni, as well as a goodrepresentation from us old fogies.”Fred Leebron writes, “I saw Tom Rubin inSeattle in March. We ate pizza. I direct writingprograms in Europe, Latin America, Virginia,North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.”Lele Herron Galer and her husband, BradGaler, are three years into running Galer EstateVineyard & Winery in Chester County, Pa. Aspontaneous idea to cultivate acreage into avineyard eight years ago turned into two vineyards,a winery, and tasting room. Lele shows her artat the winery, and Brad’s band plays there, too.All three sons are out of the house, Simon atConnecticut College, Peter at Vassar, and Alex inLA as a comic book editor. Lele says, “It was greatto see Janet Milkman at the winery this year. If youare ever in the Chester County area, please stop bythe winery and say hello.”Bill Schultz writes, “After 10 years abroad(London, Delhi, Manila, Mexico City, andBerlin), we have moved back to our old housein Atlanta.” Bill is still with Coca-Cola. His sonJoshua ’06 just got engaged! “All three of our kidswent to Andover, so now it’s time to think ‘thirdgeneration’! Warm regards as the cold front movesin. (I still clearly recall shoveling out Will Hallduring the blizzard of ’78!)”Sloane Six’s new project is her 100-percentorganicrestaurant, Mainland Inn, in Harleysville,Pa. Sloane explains, “Our farm provides most ofthe protein and produce for the restaurant.” Thebuilding, a historic stagecoach inn, has houseddining establishments for more than 200 years.Says Sloane, “We spent 18 months restoring thebuilding and the eight-acre property. My focusis as a spokesperson for eating clean, healthyfood, from my perspective as a farmer and breastcancer survivor.”Doug Sun is wrapping up a three-yearassignment at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. inGeneva this summer and will work at the U.S.Mission to the U.N. in New York for the next threeyears. Doug says, “Much excitement all around butalso a bit of trepidation, over both working in sucha high-profile position and living in the big city.”Geri Pope Bidwell lives in California. Herdaughter Lucy ’09 lives in NYC, and her twins,Brooke and Alex, are PA lowers, living in DayNorth and Johnson! Geri recently had dinnerwith Cindy Farrelly Gesner ’80 and Kris Timken.She has also seen Jeff Reuben ’78, as well as BruceMacWilliams ’77 and his wife, Sheila. Recently, sheheard from Nick Phillips ’65. Geri says PA’s currenthead of school, John Palfrey, “is as wonderful asTed Sizer.” Geri enjoyed visiting her daughter’schemistry class in Gelb, the “gorgeous sciencebuilding.” Geri says of present-day Andover,“Frankly, I’m amazed by it—and grateful.”John Andrews, associate dean for graduatemedical education at the University of MinnesotaMedical School, lives in Minneapolis with his wife,Beth. They have three children, Lucy, 22, Ellis, 21,and Maeve, 17. Recently, John saw Greg Clevelandin Phoenix. John writes, “We marveled at the factthat our kids are now older than we were when weroomed together in Bailey House.”Susan Jenkins Warren has reconnectedwith many old PA friends, including her

www.andover.edu/intouchroommate Maureen Walsh Hooft Graafland ’78,Drew Guff and wife Jessica, Bill Cohan ’77,and Connie Barrett Dawson ’78. Susan sawVictoria Hull Robey ’78 and Nick Gutfreund ’77in New York last October and reconnected withGeri Pope Bidwell, as well as Briggs Tobin andhis wife, Jessica, at Andover Family Weekend.Susan’s daughter, Natalie, and Briggs’s son, Sam,are both juniors. In NYC, Susan saw Tad Flynn,whose son, James, is an upper. Susan attended herdaughter’s Drama Lab debut and checked outthe alumni hockey game. Susan’s daughter andDavid Hartzell’s daughter, Katie ’18, are friends.Kay McCabe, chair of the art department anda dance teacher at Kimball Union Academy inVermont, wrote about plans to take the school’smusical, Joseph and the Amazing TechnicolorDreamcoat, to India on tour this past March. Kayexpected to take 26 high school students fromsix countries to India, which she described as “awhole new lesson in international diplomacy.”Kay’s daughter, Georgia, will be going to medicalschool in the fall, and her son, Gus, graduates fromColorado College in May.Paul Golitz is planning to take his daughter toAndover for a visit. He writes, “It will be great to beon campus again and have a chance to visit withJimmy Ventre and John Francis.” John’s youngestson is currently at Andover.Augustus Schoen-Rene is the technicaldirector of the Smith Opera House in Geneva,N.Y. Augustus takes care of his mother, who hasAlzheimer’s. He writes, “I am hoping to get a thirdbook out this year if I can—this one is a sort ofself-help/philosophy book.”Bruce Aylward and family moved from Bendto Portland, Ore., last year. His daughter, Rianna, aneconomics major and soccer captain at Wellesley,is spending a spring semester in Chile. His son, Cal,a freshman at Pomona studying computer science,is, according to Bruce, “throwing the javelinfar more successfully than his father ever did.”Youngest son, Nolan, plays soccer and enjoys “lifewith the Timbers in Portlandia, RCTID.”Thanks to all who took the time to write. Seeyou in the notes! —Amy198035th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Jane Shattuck Mayer80jshattuck@bluelink.andover.edu781-710-7532Amy Davidsen451 West End Ave., Apt 14ENew York NY 10024917-545-9617amydavidsen@yahoo.comGreetings, Class of 1980, and welcome to our lastnotes before our 35th Reunion, June 12–14. Welook forward to seeing many of you on campus. Iam pleased to have Amy Davidsen join me as classsecretary. As we work together on ways to make thenews-gathering process interesting and interactive,please contact either of us to share news. We areexcited to reconnect with all of you.As previously promised, here is the rest of thenews from the 2013 Google Doc, with more recentinformation sprinkled in.Lisa Posey Krakowsky wrote that she was a“postulant for holy orders in the Diocese of NewYork” and expected to be ordained in two or threeyears. In April 2012, I attended her MDiv thesisquilt show, An Artist’s Trinity, which was breathtaking.Larry Harris and Dianne Hurley alsoattended. Posey has taught a class at Union TheologicalSeminary in conjunction with the MetropolitanMuseum of Art and exhibited her quilts in asolo show in early 2014. She is currently preaching,teaching, and preparing for ordination.Rich Goldberg, who remains a principal at theBrattle Group, has been leading a bicoastal life sincehe and his wife, Marina, sent their son to PA thisfall. Alex ’18, is quite an accomplished violinist, andI look forward to hearing him play in person.In 2013, Jay Glynn wrote from Parkland, Fla.,but Facebook tells me that he can frequentlybe found in Rhode Island. Jay passed along thesad news of John Olcay’s 1992 death, as wellas a note that Julian Harris lives in Londonand Jason Lucero is a film professor at NYU.Perhaps his most intriguing tidbit was thatJames “Jimmy” Deyo, now known as Rabbi YaacovDeyo, is the man behind speed dating! (Seriously.Google him.)Kim Lilly Curry wrote from Hillsboro, Ore.,that she was “SVP of strategic planning andengagement at Babcock & Jenkins, a half-marathonrunner, a nationally ranked amateur-ownerjumper rider, an avid gardener, and a roadie for hermusician sons.”Harry Bartlett wrote that he is principalat Bartlett Interactive LLC, director ofConcordConserves.org, and “father of three kidscoming up on college.” He’s finding more timenow for writing music and growing food. He hadalso caught up with Allyn Burrows (who, wroteHarry, is “doing inspiring work as artistic directorof the Actors’ Shakespeare Project and is thepapa to a cute little baby”) and Chris Thomajan,whose “travels to the northern British Highlandsamongst his partner role at TechCXO andparenting duties are impressive.” Harry alsodescribed Fred Bever’s extensive live reporting forWBUR during the hunt for the Boston Marathonbombers in Watertown as “very dramaticand chilling.”Julie Hey Lillis wrote that she is codirectorof college counseling at the Hackley School inTarrytown, N.Y., where she lives with her husband,Richard. Julie sees both Wai Hoi-Drayson andMartha Caverly.As a member of the Alumni Council, I haveseen John Furse, Aimee Thorpe MacFarlane,Four members of the Class of ’80 had a mini reunionwithin a reunion, when they met at a Brown Universityreunion in Providence last spring. From left areAimee Thorpe, Liz Brennan, Amy Davidsen, andSuzanne Sherrill.Chris Rokous, Murrey Nelson, Beth Bishop, andAn-Dan Thi over the past few years. John and hiswife, Susanne, moved to Austin, Texas, after 17 yearsin Boston. John’s family has a long Texas history,and his mother has published a book on it. Chriscontinues to teach English at the Governor’s Schooland, like many of us, is contemplating what comesnext. Beth remains at Deerfield Academy. Murreyleft her job at the San Francisco Conservatory tobecome director of individual giving at Meals onWheels of San Francisco, Inc. An-Dan continuesperforming and teaching piano at Bay Keys.Kathleen “Kathy” Dooley Weathers wrote thatshe attended a party celebrating the publicationof Jon Dee’s sixth novel, A Thousand Pardons; shesaw both Dan Jacobson and Fred Leebron ’79there. She also “ran into Maro Chermayeff outsidethe HBO Building, where she had finished a longday as executive producer of Half the Sky.” Kathymissed Bob Feinberg since he was “fulfillinghis civic duty as chairman of the board of theMontclair (N.J.) Film Festival.” Kathy also caughtup with Jennifer Kimball, whom she describesas “landscape designer; engaging, creative mom;and, luckily for us, singer/songwriter.” Kathy is alsoin contact with San Francisco artist Josie Iselin.Check out her work at www.josieiselin.com.Anne Hotchkiss Janzer wrote from MountainView, Calif., that she “is a content marketing consultant/writerfor B2B technology companies [who]sings with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.”She and her husband, Steve, have two grown children.Anne sometimes connects with Jane Willis,her former Double Brick roommate.I am writing my doctoral dissertation on19th-century New England girlhood usingAbbot in the McKeen era as a case study. On oneresearch trip, I connected with Alan Evans andAndover | Spring 2015101

Tony SmithJuarez stay connected... Hawkins ’80“A Series of Noble Experiments”For artist and educator Juarez Hawkins, the human story has always been apressing concern. “My mother was a portrait painter; I grew up looking atfaces,” she explains. Hawkins has followed the thread of this story throughouther career, albeit in her own way.After graduating from Andover, Hawkins attended Northwestern University,earning a degree in computer studies with a minor in art. Once out of college, sheworked in data entry while developing an incubator business producing AfricanAmerican greeting cards. A desire to create a better product soon led Hawkins to earna second degree in graphic design. A period of teaching graphic design followed,then she transitioned to freelance consulting in the field, spending a decade creatingeverything from billboards to print campaigns. All the while, she continued to cultivateher own creative side—designing greeting cards as well as drawing, painting, andexhibiting her work, first at craft fairs and later at fine art galleries. “Essentially mycareer has been a series ofnoble experiments that aredriven by my curiosity coupledwith a need to survive,”she explains.More recently, Hawkinsshifted gears again, this timeto teaching through artsintegration, employing the artsto supplement the curriculuminitiatives of public schoolteachers working with K–12students. Because she workswith a predominantly AfricanAmerican population, Hawkinsnotes, she also uses art toincrease students’ feelings of cultural connectedness, showing them how they fit intoa tradition, not only historically but also in contemporary practice.Hawkins also uses art to explore her own place in the fabric of the community,an interest she says was generated in part by PA instructor Thomas Lyons’s Americanhistory classes. “I can’t speak to the periods and historical examples withthe facility that he did,” she avers, “but he definitely sparked my interestin the past.”Hawkins is presently giving voice to her ideas by creating masks, busts,figurative pots, portrait paintings, assemblages, and abstract sculptureshe refers to as “perceptuary”—an amalgamation of perception andsanctuary—in an attempt to understand the ways in which art can serveas a tool for community building.“As I’ve grown older, I’ve become more introspective and myinterest has shifted toward the subject of aging and the inevitablechanges we all experience over time,” she observes. “I would like toexpand the dialogue in this area—I’m an older artist and I want tomake art that’s socially relevant. As a society, we tend to stay clear,in art and in culture, of the subject of aging. I’d like to help changethat. I have an intense curiosity about the subject and while I’m notsure how my desire to plumb the topic will manifest, I know there’s aneed for it.”—Lori FergusonLori Ferguson is a freelance writer based in southern New Hampshire.She enjoys writing about lifestyle topics as well as all things artistic.his family in Tennessee. He and his wife, Nicki,are homeschooling their young son, Wes. I alsocaught up with Josh Greenfield in NYC, where hegraciously answered my daughter’s questions aboutbeing a writer. Most recently, I have shared life’s upsand downs with Verneice “ Teri” Hensey Starling.This year, we celebrated her oldest daughter’s lawschool graduation and remembered the life of herdear mother. Teri has three grown daughters and isself-employed in Arizona, where she continues tomeet life’s challenges with her customary aplomb.Amy Davidsen is excited to help with ourclass notes and to get back in touch with oldfriends. However, she doubts she can dojustice to Kate Thomes’s humorous notes andadventurous life. Last spring, Amy caught upwith Aimee Thorpe MacFarlane, Liz Brennan,Suzanne Sherrill, and the “still fabulous” DannyWheeler ’79 at her Brown University reunion. Shewrote that she “strongly believes that the friendshipsforged in our teens really do last forever, despite theyears apart.”Amy sees Nick Shufro frequently in NYC, asthey both work on solutions to climate change.Nick is at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Amy is atthe Climate Group, after many years at JPMorganChase. Paula Caballero is also actively engagedin protecting our planet and was honored withthe prestigious Zayed International Prize for theEnvironment in 2014 for her work as the directorof economic, social, and environmental affairs forColombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Paula isnow at the World Bank as senior director of theenvironment and natural resources global practice.Amy also shared her deep sadness for the losslast summer of Abigail Jones Feder, who “trulyembodied the spirit of Andover—full of love,laughter, intelligence, and generosity, for all.”See you in June. —JaneJuarez Hawkins, The Earth ThatFeeds Me, polychromed stonewareIsadore Howard102 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouch1981Warren JonesHouston Texas281-450-6457wcjonesllc@gmail.comStefanie Scheer YoungNew York NY917-287-6111stefanie.scheer@gmail.comOne class secretary visited a Tina Barneyphotography exhibit in New York’s SoHoneighborhood and recognized classmateJohn Blasberg as the subject of one of the photos.Maybe he’d like to fill us in on any backstory? Getback to us, John, for the next edition of class notes!Or maybe a classmate would like to purchase thisfine piece for his or her home? Get in touch withyour class secretaries for details. —W&S1982Graham Anthony2502 Waterville DriveChampaign IL 61822434-989-5800grahamanthony@earthlink.netJohn Barton480 Hulls HighwaySouthport CT 06890203-254-7751 (home)212-230-3235 (work)jwb@tfm-llc.comParker L. Quillen170 E. 87th St., Apt. PH1BNew York NY 10128917-923-7400parkerlquillen@gmail.comIn their previous contributions to these classannals, Parker Quillen and Graham Anthony(being the other two legs of what you may refer toin the collective as your corresponding stool) eachtook note of our 50th-year milestones. I assumethat by now we have all passed this event andcelebrated in our own fashions.Parker Quillen’s particular fashion was ’60smod. Classmates will know that the style suitshim well. I was glad to be in attendance and tosee Parker so pleased by the scene he had created.Among others enjoying that summer night wereCelia Imrey, Hilary Jewett, and Brian Henson.Celia and Hilary arrived by bicycle, despite thebillowy mod fashions of that era. They were in thecompany of Warren Zanes ’83. It had been a longtime since I had seen Warren. While catching upwith him, I strongly recommended a documentaryI had recently enjoyed, 20 Feet from Stardom. HadI kept in better touch with Warren, I would haveknown that he was involved in the productionand spared him the suggestion. I’ll instead pointclassmates to it here.Shortly after that event, I joined Parker for aweekend’s sail across Block Island Sound to PointJudith, R.I., aboard Sea Salt, his summer joy. Parkeris my kind of sailor, in that his priorities focused onprovisioning food, wine, and music in quantitiesthat allowed for very light breezes. We made goodtime, setting no records but beating the odds, Ithink, by reporting no casualties.I glanced toward Nantucket mid-voyageand remembered David Duquette and hiscircumnavigation of that island in a Sunfish someyears ago. I assume this was on a dare, but withDavid one can’t be sure. This past fall I was pleasedto see that he had participated in the Head of theCharles. Pulling an oar is where we rememberhim from PA days. He rowed in the AndoverAlumni eight, where he reports finding a bit lessstrength among the crew when power was calledfor than what he remembers from youthful days.David has had ample opportunities to revisit thecampus this year. His son, Culver ’15, is there for apost-graduate year, and from what I’ve heard overthe years, I’m sure the boy is making his presencefelt in a few sports.Also back where we remember her from PAdays is Pam Weiler Grayson—back in the theatre,in this case. Pam wrote the music and lyricsfor Urban Momfare, a musical based on a bookshe cowrote. Three years in development, themusical premiered last summer at the New YorkInternational Fringe Festival and won a Fringe BestMusical Award. Pam is now working to bring theshow Off-Broadway. Congratulations!In other media, I caught a glimpse ofPeter Bach in a report on 60 Minutes this pastfall. Peter is a physician and health-policy analystat Memorial Sloan Kettering; he was helpingreporter Leslie Stahl understand the problem ofhigh-priced cancer treatments. I considered it avictory for our entire class that one of our own wason 60 Minutes in a role other than as the subject ofthat show’s characteristic hostile interviews. Welldone, Peter!I was glad to hear from Paul Hochman, retiredfrom his class notes duties but willing to lenda hand with a few reports. Paul’s 50th birthdaycelebration, now more than a year past, soundslike one I would have liked to have attended.Jeff Hunt, Nick Carter, and Ellen Nordbergwere there to see Paul sing for his wife, evidentlyno better for having the surviving two-thirds ofthe band Morphine and “other Boston music allstars”as backup. Paul’s sons Oscar, 6, and Arlo, 4,were, I assume, not in attendance. Paul writes thathis business, Humongous Media, makes “shortvideos to explain complicated subjects,” whichsummary I took to be an example of the craft.Keep me in mind when 60-year celebrations comearound, Paul!Paul reports having seen John Ketterer inNantucket at John’s birthday celebration thispast summer. No word from him on having seenDavid Duquette on any bold (quixotic? foolish?)circumnavigations at that time. Nor was there anysighting there of Charlie Taylor, who, reliablethird parties tell me, is an active pilot and recentlygiven to terrorizing John Ketterer. Anyone wishingto run into John is evidently more likely to do soon the ferry.Finally, like many of our classmates, I was sadto learn of the passing of Walter Devine this pastfall. [Editor’s note: Please see his obituary in the InMemoriam section.] I remember Walter’s readysmile, good nature, and most of all his presence,which projected anything but the physicaldisability he managed. David Duquette attendedthe service and came away with thoughts that heshared with me about how tough some of thosechallenges were and how readily they were borne.David put me in touch with Andrew Bakalar. A.J.recently moved to DC and feels lucky to have hadthe opportunity to reestablish his friendship withWalter. A.J. said that in getting to know Walteronce again, he was struck by his compassionatenature, his deep, smart mind, and his intellectualthirst. A.J. was moved to collect remembrances fora video that we may have seen by the time thesenotes are published. From my conversation withA.J., I anticipate a video that will tell a movingstory. He found willing supporters for the projectin Jamie Anderson, John Ketterer, Peter Litwin,and Charlie Taylor. I’m sure we’re all as gratefulfor their support as A.J. was when we spoke.Both David and A.J. made special mention of thepresence of Walter’s students at the service. Waltertaught English to 11th graders. The impressionthat he had made on these students was apparentto both of them, and, in A.J.’s view, the classroomwas Walter’s true calling and his students a fittinglegacy. Besides David and A.J., among the morethan 200 friends, students, and family memberswho filled the Quaker Meeting House for Walt’sservice were several others from Andover,including Jamie Anderson, Graham Anthony,Anne Brownstein, Annie Hartwell, and PeterLitwin. Walt will be missed. —John Barton1983Andrew L. Bab170 East 83rd St., Apt 6FNew York NY 10028212-909-6323albab@debevoise.comThere were some major changes for someof our classmates as we galloped into thenew year. I received the startling news fromEmily Goetz Von Wachter that she and her familymoved from Caracas, Venezuela, her lifelonghome, to Munich, Germany, after her husband waskidnapped and her children assaulted at home byfour armed men. Fortunately, it seems everyoneis all right, and Emily describes Munich (at leastby comparison) as “paradise.” She is getting hermedical license there so that she can continueAndover | Spring 2015103

stay connected...practicing functional and anti-aging medicine asshe did in Caracas.Congratulations to Thayer Tolles Rogers! Shetied the knot on the Tuesday before Christmaswith longtime beau Ted Rogers, a labor attorney.Ted and Thayer live in New York and madeup their own wedding rules, which apparentlyincluded no flowers but lots of champagne.This year will also bring big changes forNancy Trepanier Lang, who, as most of youknow, spent the past 22 years at Andover serving inmany capacities, most recently as associate dean offaculty. She will be leaving Andover to become thehead of Journeys School, an independent schoolin Jackson Hole, Wyo. We all wish her the best outin the Rockies! To read more about Nancy’s newposition, go to http://bit.ly/1FDC4G7.Deborah Mei is back in Shanghai this yearwith her 2-year-old son. She is running theChinese arm of the Raine Group, LLC, a boutiquemerchant bank focused on the global digital,media, entertainment, and sports sectors, while herhusband finishes a four-year government postingin Spain. Deborah says that Andover rules inChina! Blaise Zerega reports that after six years asCEO of FORA.tv, a website focused on streamedand on-demand video, he has left to pursue otherventures. In the meantime, he’s coaching his son’sbasketball team.I was delighted to receive so manye-mails from our peers in the Golden State.Andrea Feldman Falcione writes from LA thatshe spent a great deal of time last fall travelingaround the globe visiting art fairs with her clients.Andrea encourages those of you who do the art-faircircuit to let her know, so you can connect. Duringher recent odyssey, she drank with Max Drake inChicago, ran into Stephanie Hunt ’84 at the FriezeArt Fair in London, spotted Kyra Tirana Barryat the NADA art fair near Miami, and celebratedher birthday with Amy Kellogg andLaura Culbert Knowles-Cutler in London. Icaught up with Laura in London myself a fewmonths ago over drinks, and we talked Andover,kids, life in London, and life in general. I missedAmy that trip because she had been called to workunexpectedly to cover the murder in Syria of UKaid worker David Haines.Menlo Park, Calif., denizen Susannah Hill andher husband, Pat, celebrated their 14th weddinganniversary in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaiithis past December. Jamie Cohan e-mails thathe is living happily with wife Carolyn and theirthree kids in Tiburon, near San Francisco. Jamiefounded AllRounds Inc., which provides financialapplications for the private capital industry. Alsowriting from San Francisco (but soon moving toLarkspur in Marin County), Ravi Mohan sayshe and his wife, Christy, celebrated the Giants’third World Series win with his two sons, Max(9) and Campbell (6). Tim Choate, writingfrom Berkeley, Calif., tells me that the BerkeleyPlayhouse, the theatre he and his wife founded,continues to thrive. Tim has also joined the104 Andover | Spring 2015board of LandPaths, which fosters a love of theland through people-powered parks, educationprograms, and conservation-land access programs.He and his wife are adopting their fifth child, a girl,from China!From Virginia, where he lives with his wife,Lena, Jeff Rossman reports that he is back teachinghistory at the University of Virginia, afterfinishing a sabbatical year. Jeff ’s oldest daughter,Phoebe, is applying to high schools now, andhis son, Elliot, is in fifth grade. Doug Neff, whomoved to Virginia in 2011, is in a graduate programin cyber security management at UVa. Hischildren are both in high school now, and he andhis wife, Lynn, celebrated their 25th anniversaryin St. Lucia.Angela Lorenz writes that four members ofour class purchased original watercolors that shefeatured in her book The Mansion of Thought. Oneof those has been donated to the Addison Galleryfrom the Class of 1983 in honor of our classmateGreg Simon, who died soon after the paintingwas completed. Angela reports that our memorialmaple tree, planted in honor of our four classmateswho are with us now only in spirit, is doing well.You can find it in the corner adjacent to the GelbScience Center.Kathy Macoul is living in Tampa, Fla.,practicing eye surgery and raising four kids. Heroldest, Sean, has run into Struan Robertson(at the Head of the Charles Regatta) andSarah Rosenfield Worley (at Holy Cross,where her daughter is a senior). Kathy welcomesvisitors looking for warm weather. Bob Buterareports that his third book, Yoga Therapy forStress and Anxiety, is coming out in the fall of2015. Joel Brother and his wife, Betsy, live inAndover with their three sons (one of whom justbecame a junior at Andover). Joel recently helpedDave Lyons and Bill DiAdamo celebrate their50th birthdays.A few news items from our monthly gettogethersin New York: Rufus Jones is buildinghis institutional equity trading business by dayand teaching, writing, and performing blues,soul, and folk songs around the area by night.Original songs that Rufus has recorded includeI’m From Memphis, Baby and Voices Have NoColor. John Floyd serves as chairman of FloydCapital Management, an investment adviser.John Helmers has made it to several of ourgatherings, despite living in Puerto Rico withhis wife, Glenn, and three of his five children.John runs Long Focus Capital ManagementLLC, a firm focused on macro investing. It hasbeen great to have Alexander “Sandy” Kemperjoin, all the way from his ranch in Kansas City,Mo., as well as Jason Bernhard, John Harpole,Karen Humphries Sallick, Jeffrey Stafford,Chris Thompson, Patricia “Tricia” Finneran, andothers. I hope many more of you will stop by—just e-mail me and I’ll add you to the invite list!1984Alexandra Gillespie52 Amelia St.Toronto ON M4E 1X1Canadaacoonpie@gmail.comWilliam P. SeeleyDepartment of Philosophy73/75 Campus Ave.Bates CollegeLewiston ME 04240wseeley@bates.eduAdam Simha84 Rice St.Cambridge MA 02140-1819617-967-3869adam@mksdesign.comIn December I had a wonderful dinner withsome of our best friends from the money patch(New York financial industry). Rich Eisert,Mike Cahill, Derrick Queen, Bob Zech, andKent Lucas were all in fine fettle and weregracious enough to keep shop talk to a minimumand to agree that hockey really is the best sport inthe world. BTW, if you ever want to find anyonefrom our class, Mike is your guy—he’s goteverybody on speed dial.I was sorry to miss Stephanie Hunt, whoremains one of the very few Andover girls Iknow who actually lives in Manhattan. In otherStowe House news (yes, I blatantly favor myown), Auny Abegglen is doing amazing things intech, Laurie Nash is still on top of the recruitingworld, Betsy Biern dominates fundraising, andSerra Butler Simbeck rules social justice causes.Susan Deeds Griffis continues to breed andtrain some of the top competitive show jumpersin the U.S. This is what I know from Facebook:Abby Shuman keeps us entertained and awarewith her wonderful postings that remind usto care for each other and all living creatures.Milisa Galazzi has just finished an amazing workof art in her String Theory series. And I love theway she shares the process online. It’s really inspiringto see a work of art come to life.Nick Bienstock plays polo, shoots birds,and has a million (OK, maybe only five) kids.John Batten speaks and writes perfect French;a highly underrated skill, n’est-ce pas, mes amis?My other favourite Francophile, Alix GoodwinOlavarria, has a very scary portrait of herself hidingin her attic. She’s always running a marathon,skiing, or whupping somebody’s behind in tennis.If anyone has any questions about the moraland medical imperative of vaccinating againstpreventable disease, I refer you to our wonderfulDaisy Smith. She’s a superb advocate forthe cause.Bill Seeley took off his skis long enough topass on the latest sage wisdom from Jim Reische:

www.andover.edu/intouchThe sharp winter bite of the Iowa prairie winds stillcarries the fair song of spring.Adam Simha has gone undergound for theseason, muttering something about cold metalbenders and the spring line. —Alex198530th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Chris McCarthy8 Wilkie Terrace, No. 09-05228031 Singapore+65 9864 7918chrismccarthy@gmail.comPamela PareskyP.O. Box 8878Aspen CO 81612pamela@ayearofkindness.comA quick note about these class notes: When youget a request from us for updates and we give youa deadline, it may be reasonable to imagine thatyour updates will be in the next magazine, but theywill actually appear in the issue after the next one.Generally speaking, the sequencing goes somethinglike this: (1) You get a request for updatesand you send updates, (2) deadline passes forupdates, (3) an issue without your updates arrives,(4) you get another request for updates (and yousend more updates because you resist the urgeto say to yourself, “Why should I send updates?Mine weren’t even printed!”), (5) deadline passesfor those updates, (6) the issue with your firstupdate arrives.I know. It sounds crazy. But this is how it is, soplease keep sending updates!In order to get these notes in before thedeadline, I am writing them from my hotel inDubai, where my colleagues and I are about todeliver the same course I have delivered at the U.S.Air Force Academy (which is my affiliation). Ofall the things I do, leading this course is one of themost rewarding. Last summer I caught up withChris McCarthy in Singapore, where he tookthe course.By now you have no doubt received e-mailsregarding our upcoming 30th Reunion inJune. If you missed the e-mails, take note:Alison Smith Lord and Dorothea Herrey areplanning our reunion. Given Dorothea’s expertisewith conferences (she is a vice president andhead of conferences at the Wall Street Journal) andAlison’s creative background (at Google CreativeLab), this reunion is not to be missed. I don’tknow what they have planned, but I am confidentit will be the best one ever! If you’re interested involunteering or have ideas, please contact Alisonat alisonSlord@gmail.com (note the “S” in thee-mail address).Last year was a big one for Dorothea. Her sonstarted preschool, and she had a baby girl! (I raninto Dorothea at an Andover event in NYC, andshe looks about 29 years old.) It was also a specialyear for Alison Smith Lord and her husband,who celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary!Alison writes that in celebration, they took afamily road trip in Spain (1880 kilometers in 14days). Alison is not only co-creating our reunionfestivities with Dorothea, she is also a memberof the Andover Alumni Council. If you have aninterest in becoming more involved as an alum,ask Alison about it.In other class news, Mark Durbin writes thatafter being married for 18 months, he and hiswife, Cherie, finally took their honeymoon inJamaica. Sarah Heard has a career in educationthat prompts hysterical Facebook posts. (I hopeshe writes a book.) Alice Stubbs tells me thatshe fondly remembers “the trip to KentuckyFried Chicken with Stowe House girls, andMelissa Falcone in her ski mask” as well as CraigThorn, Mr. Regan, Mr. Lyons, Mr. Richards,Mr. Lane—“all the great teachers who taught usso much so young.”Benjamin Schwall had a visit from Yantao Jiain Dongguan, China. He writes, “We first met inHarbin [China] in ’84, before he went to Andover.Since then, he has been to more Thanksgivingsat my parents’ house than I have been myentire life. We sort of traded places.” In additionto meeting up with Yantao in China, Ben sawPete Kleinman in New York. “Will Hall may begone,” Ben writes, “but we are not! Also, keepingwith the Will Hall theme, if any of you still needto learn how to type, check out BrightFingers byIstvan Szent-Miklosy ’86.”Last summer, Graham Bergh spent a lot of timewith Kit Cody, mountain biking, kayaking, andhanging out with their kids in the Columbia RiverGorge, where Graham lives. “I caught a glimpse ofCharlie Edwards awhile back,” Graham writes.“He has two daughters and recently moved toColorado.” Graham, who loves being a dad, writesthat his family consists of his son, Tabor, and hispartner, Elizabeth. Their most recent adventure, hesays, was “downhill mountain biking in Whistler,B.C. Super fast and super fun.”After running a publicly traded student-travelcompany for 17 years, Jeff Thomas decided to dosomething different “before it was too late.” Hisnew career is as an investor in real estate and smalloperating businesses (among others). “It is veryexhilarating to be doing something new,” he writes.His wife, Peg, who worked with him for most ofthe 17 years, is helping to coach high school volleyball,doing triathlons, and, he writes, “spendingtime with our brood.” (You might recall from thelast issue that Jeff has a lot of children.)Alyson Yashar e-mailed me with updateson our impressive friends, about whom she hadbeen recently reading. Brooke Williams ’84 wasin the New York Times, on the front of the realestate section, and Tim Timken was on the frontof the paper’s business section just a few weeksbefore that. Alyson also read a Wall Street Journalarticle about traveling with children that featuredour own Melissa Biggs Bradley, and she heardthrough the grapevine that Liz Ozimek Crowleyis a renowned psychiatrist. “It’s making me thinkabout all of the impressive things that [our] classmatesdo,” she writes. (Although Alyson doesn’tcount herself among our “impressive classmates,”I do! She is a board-certified ophthalmologistwith special expertise in cosmetic and reconstructivesurgery.)Tony Optican writes that he’s happilyensconced in LA and enjoying life with hiswife, Lisa, and their 18-month-old daughter,Devin. “Fatherhood has been a true blessing, inevery sense of the word,” he writes. “Except for afew more gray hairs and the occasional creakingin the knees (thank you, NYC Marathon), not toomany complaints.” Tony is still in the entertainmentbusiness and is looking forward to joining usat reunion.In closing, please make sure Andover has yourcontact information, and join our class Facebookpage. (Search Facebook for “Phillips AcademyClass of 1985” and click the “join” button tobe added.)If you expected to be in the notes and were not,remember the crazy time lag. Keep calm and sendnotes! See you at reunion!1986Kathleen Campbell DiPaolo2516 Vista DriveNewport Beach CA 92663949-689-3314 (cell)949-209-2043 (fax)Kathleen@kathleendipaolodesigns.comCaroline Langston Jarboe3124 63rd Ave.Cheverly MD 20785301-322-4241 (home)301-379-6572 (cell)caroline_jarboe@yahoo.comIt feels like the 11th hour around here—probablybecause, in fact, it is: In the haze of finishing up onejob and moving to another, I totally blew throughthe deadline for these notes.It is also the season of death, Persephone in theunderworld: The week before I wrote these notes,there was a minor but unexpected snowstorm inWashington that caused hundreds of car accidentson the peripheral roadways.But hints of the spring to come were alsopopping up all over the place: The best thing I haveheard in months and months is that Aratha “Ray”Johnson is now the mother of gorgeous newbaby Georgia Jade—Terri Kopp reported onit on the Class of ’86 Facebook page. (Soundslike Terri has been good help to the new mom.Good on ya, Terri!)And the magnificent Jake Lynch resurfacedfrom China in my mailbox after a couple of years.Andover | Spring 2015105

stay connected...Here’s a snippet from his Christmas letter, and, my,his children are growing:“We haven’t figured it out yet. Understandingthe meaning of life, that is. But we’ve had anotheryear blessed with good health, adventures, andhelp from our friends & family.“This summer, the kids spent a month on thefarm in Sharon [Conn.]. Conrad drove the truckthrough the fields, Anna-Lee tended the flowergardens, and they both went to soccer camp atmy old school. My parents were enormouslyrelieved when we arrived to take them off theirhands (without my sister Mybl’s help, Anna-Leemay have been left tied to a tree for days...longstory). After Sharon, Anna-Lee and [wife] Tiffanyflew to France for a girls’ holiday with friends andsister, while Conrad and I loaded up on beer fora road trip to mooch off of friends with housesnear beaches. Conrad had to navigate using a realmap. We had the pleasure of watching 17 membersof the Ehrbar family fit into a three-bedroomhouse on the Cape. We flew kites, biked, andkayaked.” Christian Ehrbar, I’d love to hear yourstories from that vacation!In other great news, my down-the-road neighborRafael Lorente was appointed associate deanfor academic affairs at the University of Maryland’sMerrill College of Journalism, as of January2015. Here’s a short segment from the internalencomium that was forwarded upon his appointment:“Rafael has worked at Merrill College oneither a full-time or part-time basis since 2001. Inaddition to serving as the Washington bureau chieffor Capital News Service, Rafael has directed thecollege’s master’s program since 2013. He has demonstratedcreativity in course design and scheduling,compassionate but exacting teaching skills,and an ability to roll with the punches. I know hewill build on the respect and admiration he hasalready earned from his colleagues and studentsat Merrill College.”And New York-based Kimberly Guzowski isgetting increasing attention and traction with herTechnical Artisans Collaborative. She writes, “Idon’t know what your New Year’s wishes are, buttwo years ago I got into my head that it wouldbe a good idea to put designers, technicians, andartisans in the schools to help kids learn howto use their academics as tools with which tobuild, make, and create. Others thought it was agreat idea, so we founded a little company calledTechnical Artisans Collective. Two years later,over 1,000 kids have been taught by more than 50professional production designers, technicians,and artisans. The work has been hard, joyous,and run almost entirely by volunteers. Now thatwe know the education we are providing is solidand we are committed, TAC wants to grow intoa sustainable endeavor that will consistentlyput professionals from several disciplines inclassrooms working with teachers to providedynamic hands-on educational experiences thatwill reinforce academics and arts. We are applyingfor grants and paid schools contracts, but this is106 Andover | Spring 2015going to take time. Meanwhile, we are entirelydependent upon donations, which mostly comefrom the teachers ourselves.”Liz Collins reports that she had solo shows atAMP Gallery in Provincetown, Mass., and HellerGallery in NYC. She’s keeping busy doing art anddesign projects, as well as visiting artist and teachinggigs at art schools Pratt, Maryland InstituteCollege of Art, and School of the Art Institute ofChicago. She dreams of someday having an exhibitionat the Addison Gallery.Last, I am pleased to report that homeschoolingmom and Web business ownerRobin Crestwell Harris and I had a long, wonderfullunch last summer—the two 1985–1986Johnson North proctors reunited at last! If that’snot a harbinger of renewal, I can’t think of one!—Caroline1987David Kopans2 Princeton RoadArlington MA 02474-8238781-646-4515617-947-2454 (cell)dave@kopans.comFirst, some sad news. In October,Elizabeth Gilmore’s and Annie Gatewood’sfathers passed away. Both Hale Sturges and RobinCrawford were Andover institutions, and ourclass was so fortunate to be able to call Elizabethand Annie classmates. Although I never tookFrench or participated in the debate club, I doknow that many of you did, and certainly manymore know Annie and Elizabeth well. Please joinme in thinking of them and their families—andwhen you have a moment, please do reach outand reconnect.In a short e-mail exchange, Annie told me shespent a bittersweet weekend with Elizabeth andher son, Kai, when they came from Portland, Ore.,for Robin Crawford’s funeral, and that for Annie’sdad’s memorial service the French House gang,consisting of Kent Johnson, Tony Gellert, DanZeff ’88, Nick Chermayeff ’88, and HodgsonEckel ’88, as well as Caroline Cannon andToby Rodes, was in attendance.I really have no idea how to transition from thisbit of news, so I’ll just encourage you again to reachout to Annie and Elizabeth—and anyone else inthe class you have not really talked to in quite sometime. Life is short. Make it matter. Transition done.Oh, every one of my teachers who graced the hallsof Bulfinch are rolling eyes, I am sure. I am so sorry,Seth Bardo and Rev. Zaeder in particular.Annie also let me know that she had a surprisevisit from Rett Wallace at her annual pig roastand enjoyed a great dinner back in March withJohn Roegner and his partner, Simon. I luckilygot to hang out with her and husband BobGatewood, John Bush, Ruth Webb and husbandMatt Bellows ’86, and Dan Medwed and wifeSharissa Jones, as well as all of our kids (therewere a lot), at what we hope becomes an annualpre-Thanksgiving party. Perhaps the highlightof the evening for me was when John relayedinformation from a tiger-training lesson given tohim by Gunther Gebel-Williams. Very importantto know what to do when the chair does not work.Cindy Greene and family sent what is perhapsthe best holiday card of all time. To quote, “Totalsilliness.” We should all send such great cards.Cindy also sent me some fantastic news viae-mail about a get-together she had in honorof Liz Kenny Stein ’88, who came to Newton,Mass., from N.J. Delphine Mattison Morton,Sara Sullivan ’88, and Liza Poinier werethere in person, and Lista Lincoln,Suzy Vinciguerra Rosen, Callie Hershey,and Cynthia Pierce attended in spirit. Cindycontinues to volunteer and serve on the AndoverBread Loaf advisory board, and she reports that“it’s been interesting to get that slant on all that ishappening at PA.”I had the good pleasure of hanging out withTravis “El Presidente” Metz, Steve Hopkins,and Jopi Schluep ’88 in upstate N.Y. A terrifictime. Caught more big fish on the Ausable thanBarry Crume ’88 dreams about in his wildestlavender dreams. Plus, Travis got to show offhis hand-carved walking stick, complete withdetailed Harvard logo and perfect likeness ofhim at Henley. Who knew that Tony Gellertcould whittle? Amazing work, Tony, and such athoughtful gift. Travis is putting it to good use.Ian Davis and I had a nice correspondence, inwhich Ian reported he is “still living in Andoverand still running Rockstar Games’ New Englandstudio.” These are the Grand Theft Auto V folks, incase you don’t know your video-game studios.When not building video games, Ian reports,he plays in the weekly Andover faculty and staffbasketball game on the varsity court. Ian writesthat he specializes in “being the grouchy old guywho fouls a lot” and that the “other people inthe game don’t understand how traumatizing itis to play on that court, where the SATs and allthe final exams and midterms were.” Brings backmemories, doesn’t it? Apparently, according toIan, they don’t give tests in the gym anymore.What a shame and, I must say, a horrible kick inthe face to a traumatizing tradition.Ian asked me to pause for a moment in thenotes and shout out an apology to the associatedean of admission. Seems Ian shattered thefellow’s ankle while competing with him for arebound (sorry, KG, says Ian!).Last, Ian relayed, “I was much heartened lastsummer when the summer school teachersarrived and I saw this one old guy with moregray hair than I standing there, and I thought,‘I’ll guard him.’ I jumped in the game and postedup on him and guarded him. Five minutes in, Istill hadn’t gotten a good look at his face, but Iintroduced myself. He said his name was Jon, and

www.andover.edu/intouchas he said that the name and face came together:Jon Pedicino, who was both ’87 at Andoverand ’91 at Dartmouth with me.”Saving the best for last, Chuck Chung let meknow that he and Doug Henderson were officiallywed and that Irene Hsieh ’88 was in attendanceand celebrating. Congrats to you both!In totally unrelated news, Chuck also let meknow that he won a Gates Foundation grantto engineer nanotextured surfaces, so doublecongrats are in order. And what he is workingon sounds pretty cool—especially when youconsider that what he is attempting to improveupon apparently has (1) been in use for about 400years, yet has undergone very little technologicalimprovement in the past 50 years, (2) has 750million active users, (3) has a global productionrate of 15 billion units per year, and (4) isrecognized and available almost everywhere onearth. Curious? Follow the link and scroll downuntil you find “nanotextured”: http://tinyurl.com/PACurious.Hard to top that, eh? Peace. —Dave1988Terri Stroud800 4th St. SW, Unit N418Washington DC 20024202-486-4189terri.stroud@gmail.comLaura Cox21 Merced Ave.San Anselmo CA 94960415-302-7709laurajeancox@gmail.comMatt Lavin1203 Constitution Ave. NEWashington DC 20002202-365-8593mattlavindc@yahoo.comHeather Ross Zuzenak16 Essex St.Medford MA 02155781-874-1747hrzuzenak@yahoo.comNot too long ago, I had lunch withKristin De Vivo at Skywalker Ranch, inCalifornia, which was a blast. Kristin was enjoyingher one-year anniversary at the George LucasEducational Foundation. As the executivedirector of a new division called Lucas EducationResearch, she is responsible for building out theresearch program focused on the identificationand evaluation of transformative practices in K–12education, starting with rigorous project-basedlearning. She and her family have made a goodtransition from life in Manhattan to Marin County,and they are loving the fantastic weather andoutdoor accessibility!Also working in education, Jim Dand starteda new job last summer as director of educationaltechnology for Walch Education in Portland,Maine. He’d love to hear from any educators inour class to discuss how they use technologyto educate our future leaders. Shoot him a noteat jim@jimdand.com.Another Down Easter, Jill McElderry-Maxwell, reports that all is well. She’s still farmingalpacas, with more than 50 suris currently on thefarm (numbers fluctuate with sales and births).She was recently elected to the board of trustees ofthe Suri Network, a national breed organization,and it has proven an exciting challenge helpingto move the industry forward. She spends a lot oftime consulting on alpaca health issues and hashad writings on the topic published in Canada,Germany, and Australia, as well as the U.S. Thefarm also has guardian burros adopted from theBureau of Land Management, chickens for meatand eggs, heritage breed pigs and turkeys, dairygoats, and calves being raised for the freezer. Jill’sson is a junior at the Maine School of Scienceand Mathematics, and they will begin the collegesearch this summer. Jill writes, “Between that andlifting hay bales every day, I’m starting to feel myage! Were we really this young when we wentoff to college?”Allison Picott was elected to the board ofdirectors of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. Theboard chair is Ray Lamontagne ’53. At on- andoff-campus events and activities last fall, Allisonsaw several classmates, including John Kline,José Díaz Hernández, Aisha Jorge Massengill,Sue Dumas Miller, and Lisa Lopardo Welch,among others. She also ran into Tucker Levy ata coffee shop in their old South End (Boston)neighborhood. Allison reports that Tuckeris doing well, hasn’t aged a bit, and is livingwith his wife, Victoria, and their daughter inCharlestown, Mass.Dan Koontz is still living out in Sag Harbor,N.Y., on Long Island, where he bumps intoChris Wiedemann from time to time. Dan getsto make regular trips up to Montreal, where hisson Bo is now in his second year at McGill. Andthis past August, he had the great thrill of playinga short set on the Hammond B-3, warming upfor the legendary Booker T. Jones, at the SuffolkTheater in Riverhead, N.Y.Chris Sapuppo is still in Austin, Texas, andrecently went back to school to study buildingtechnology. While in school, he’s interning asa construction coordinator. He’s curious to seewhere this will take him on his journey.Cheryl Coutre Kellond relocated herfamily—husband Steve, kids Ben (15), Grant(13), and Anna (9)—from Manhattan Beach,Calif., to Boulder, Colo., last summer. She wentout to Boulder for the very first time on June 1 forwork, then called her husband instantly to tell himthey were moving. She gave her kids a heads-upby using the hashtag #BoCoRelo on all her socialmedia accounts. To celebrate her 15th weddinganniversary, she had planned a July triathlon roadtrip from her home in LA to Vineman 70.3 inSonoma and then Ironman Canada in Whistler,B.C. Instead of a casual post-race drive back to LA,she hightailed straight down the coast, franticallypacked the moving van, and had moved to thebase of the Flatirons by August. The first 3-degreeday with snow was an educational experience forher family of Californians, but they are all lovingit now. Cheryl’s startup, Bia (www.bia-sport.com), is still moving along. The product has beengetting great reviews and has a loyal fan base,but, she says, bootstrapping is exhausting in acompetitive market. Cheryl’s oldest son, Corey(Rateau Jr.), is still in Chicago, but she hopes he’llrelocate to Denver.Congratulations to dads Rani Ali-Ahmadand Jed Gore! Rani recently married, and he andhis wife, Abby, just welcomed baby boy Dany. Raniruns a secondary venture fund called VenVestCapital, based in LA. Jed and partner VanessaAvery welcomed a baby daughter, JacquelineAlexandria, in October. Jacquie joins big sibs Ivyand Grady Gore.Tom Pollock notes that though Thanksgivingisn’t celebrated in Ireland, he pulls his kids fromschool every year for the holiday. This year, theywent to London to have a turkey dinner withJoe Proctor and his family. Tom also met upwith Nick Hofgren. Also across the pond wasHeather Ross Zuzenak. She met Joe for a drinkafter work and caught up on the past 25 years orso. Heather reports that Joe is very involved inEarthwatch Institute, to which he was introducedby Roddy Scheer’s mom.All is well with Sarah Perkins in DC. Shestill works in the development office at her sonKadin’s Chinese immersion public charter school,Washington Yu Ying PCS. A highlight of theyear was a visit from First Lady Michelle Obamabefore her trip to China. Sarah’s daughter, Sofia,is now in middle school at the newly formed DCInternational School, which is a joint middle andhigh school formed by five immersion elementarycharter schools and which offers French, Spanish,and Mandarin Chinese. Sarah is busy taking thekids to soccer, volleyball, and basketball. Sheoccasionally runs into Leila Finucane ’89, whentheir daughters play soccer against each other.Tory Stewart lives in LA with her husband andchildren, Silas and Madeline, and she’d love to seeany Andover folks living in the area. She has a TVpilot in development at Fox and is polishing up ascreenplay about money in politics to go out soon.The big news is that her play Rich Girl is going upat the Old Globe in San Diego May 23 to June 21.(There’s an Andover reference in the play, andBill Mann gave advice about how to make themain character, a financial guru who resemblesSuze Orman, sound more realistic!)Arthur Bradford has written a short-story collection,Turtleface and Beyond, which will be out bythe time you’re reading these notes. Check it out!Love and peace to all. —LauraAndover | Spring 2015107

stay connected...1989Laura Bauschard2918 Octavia St.San Francisco CA 94123415-806-2412 (cell)lbauschard@gmail.comCurtis Eames978-994-9015curtiseames111@gmail.comGina Hoods400 Chaney Road, Apt. 1024Smyrna TN 37167423-892-7140404-667-4939ghoods@yahoo.comGreetings and salutations!As this pours out onto digital paper, it’s earlyJanuary and it’s 7, I kid you negative, 7 degreesoutside, which Heather Pottle, Henry Gourdeau,and I are enjoying (not!). But by the time you readthis, the Gunga time machine will have sent us allto spring 2015. You’re now “back to the future”! Sostrap on your self-lacing sneakers and enjoy thelatest Class of 1989 news.David Carnes is happily building his techconsultingfirm, keeping active in a globalentrepreneur organization, and spending muchtime opening his first office in Toronto. Icelandhas become a favorite getaway for him and hiswife, Oksana, and their three kids. George Webbgives a “Good morning, Rockwell!” shout-out andis soon releasing an open software project called,yup, Bitchen.Paul Howe and I continue to grapple atScrabble in the phantom zone (Internet) when he’snot working at Nextdoor, a social network for U.S.neighborhoods. He and his wife, Andrea Newell,are in San Francisco. Paul reports that Rob Schicklives in a little farmhouse in Scotland, is a marinebiologist at the University of St Andrews, andtakes falconry lessons with his 9-year-old daughter.Pete Katz is now COO of MoMA PS1 andrecently starred in a production of Glengarry GlenRoss. Always be closing, Pete! He also attended thelaunch party for Atticus Lish’s recently publishedPreparation for the Next Life. Atticus is currentlypenning his next best seller and sends his bestto everyone.Adam Pechter created and runs an opinionresearch firm in Princeton, N.J., specializing insubnational populations for the U.S. and other “FiveEye” governments, primarily in Arab and Muslimcountries. He has traveled to the border of Syriaand Turkey five times since the revolution in Syriabegan. Justin Jefferies and his family have movedto Sydney, Australia, the hometown of his wife,Catherine. His three boys love NFL and Aussierules football and play basketball, club soccer, andbaseball. He visited his 115th country, North Korea,a little less than a year ago. Justin acts as an Andover108 Andover | Spring 2015alumni interviewer for Australia and New Zealandand recently had a beer with Jill DiMaggio, who,Justin adds, lives in Melbourne and is rocking anAussie accent. Find Justin on InstaSugar for some“Jefferies family goodness.”Nils Gilman won a Sidney Award, givenby the New York Times’s David Brooks, for hisessay “The Twin Insurgency,” which appeared inThe American Interest and addresses the squeezepolitical forces are putting on the middle class.From Madison, N.J., Tyler Merson reportshe had a great time at the reunion and highlyrecommends Marianna Baer’s book, Frost.Cadir Lee and his kids also enjoyed the 25th.Over the summer, Cadir caught up with formerroommate John Roesler, who has a “fab” newhouse near the beach for surfing convenience.Cadir works with Opower and other companiestrying to save the world from climate change.Adam Wolfe and his wife, Sherry, had ababy girl, Lily, in March 2014. Adam practiceslaw in Tampa, Fla., and has traded referrals withEric Van De Water, who lawyers in Atlanta.Emily Gordon returned to Manhattan and looksforward to seeing more performances, paintings,and people. She is now newsroom managingeditor for Ogilvy & Mather, which is more likeMad Men than she expected (but just the goodparts). She is always up for trading work withfellow creative writers.After many years in NYC, Jennifer Stablefordand husband David Finley accepted postsat Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center inHanover, N.H., and are relocating with their twosons to nearby Vermont. Edenn Sarino Vidriowas part of the team that conceived and openedthe Wellness Center in Los Angeles in early 2014,the first of its kind in LA County. Jeff Ferris andhis wife, Laura Ballentine Ferris, have two kids: a3-year-old daughter, Sally, and a 9-month-old son,Brewer. They live in Manhattan, where Jeff is thehead of credit asset management Americas forUniCredit Bank.In the hustle and bustle that is Wisconsin,Molly Foster Keller (one of our newlycrowned co-class agents, along withAriel Anderson Moore) juggles three kids andfarm chores, including caring for three Nubiangoats, aptly named Pabst, Blue, and Ribbon. Ifanyone’s interested in taking on three sassy goats,be sure to contact Molly! Her family launchedthe #SayCheeseChallenge, which, she adds,“needless to say, has not ‘gone’ (viral) anywhereand remains an isolated case of Wisconsininsanity.” Their video is a hilariously epic must-see;search for #SayCheeseChallenge on YouTube.In November, Molly and Ariel reunited withChristina Weaver Vest at Christina’s home inWellesley, Mass.Spending the spring and summer on theGreek island of Kea, Costas Anastassiadiscofounded Kea Family Homes, a boutiqueproperty-management business. He and his wife,Myrtia Nikolakopoulou, also founded Qbox, acontemporary art gallery in Athens. They have a5-year-old son named Phoebus. Costas keeps intouch with Michael Froeschl, a cardiologist basedin Ottawa, and Hassan Ahari, who works forthe Mubadala Fund in Abu Dhabi. Lee Websterreports that Eric Zinterhofer’s wife, Aerin, hasstarted a home-decor line called, yes, Aerin.Mike Hearle, his wife, Mary, and their threekids had a great time at the reunion. Mikenow has a framed selfie with stage and screenstar Sarah Rafferty as proof of attendance.He hosted Josh Bienfang, Jake Appleton,Dave Satterthwaite, Caleb Jacobson-Sive, andtheir assorted significant others and offspring fordinner and a late night of laughs. He also visitedJake in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in March 2014and got in four days of lights-out trout fishing inPatagonia. Living in Boston, Mike is an alumniadmissions rep, interviewing incredible kids fromaround the world.Craig Knight lives in Beverly Hills, Calif., withhis lovely wife, Jody, a successful screenwriter,and two sons, Reed, 4, and Lucas, 9. Along withCharlie Kemp, as well as Shian Velie Brisbois andhusband Ken Brisbois ’93, Craig hounds me aboutreturning to LA. I am still acting (when I canget the gigs—can I get written into Suits, SarahRafferty?) and planning a return, but for now I’mstill in, as Orin Herskowitz eloquently describesit, an “odd zone: too old to feel as if there areguaranteed to be unlimited possibilities ahead, tooyoung to just phone it in.” But hey—“What, meworry?” Y’all feel that?So by phone, Internet, telepathy, smoke signal,or other, please keep the 1989 news coming! —Curtis Eames199025th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Regina A. DeMeo1666 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 250Washington DC 20009240-621-0559reginademeo@yahoo.comThomas W. Seeley1572 Heifer RoadSkaneateles NY 13152315-263-0052 (cell)315-685-3416 (work)twseeley@gmail.comHey everyone! No news to report this quarterbecause we don’t want any spoilers for (drumroll, please)...our 25th Reunion, in just a fewshort weeks!How I wish we could go back to our formerselves, from 25 years ago. Since Jim Croce neverdid figure out how to save that time in a bottle,the next best thing is to haul ourselves to campusand imagine a time when we all had a little more

ounce in our steps, a little less gray in our hair, notso much in the mid-section, and no children.As of this writing, our planning committeeis deep in the throes of preparing the best 25thReunion ever! Activities begin at noon on Fridayand continue through Sunday, so please make yourplans accordingly. Jessica Herbster has planneda spectacular dinner Saturday night, finishing withgourmet ice cream from Yuengling provided byour very own Rob Bohorad.For complete details on the weekend, contactreunion chairs Stacy Metcalf or yours truly (TomSeeley), or one of our dedicated reunion planningcommittee members: Regina DeMeo, JeniferFoss Smyth, Lynne Langlois Hunter, DanLennon, Wanda Mann, Erin McCloskey, WeezieParsons Parry, Carrie Ann Quinn, Ricky Shin,Willie Tate, Kiersten Todt, Gretchen Whittier,and Amy Zimmerman.Come one and come all, and let’s party like it’s1990 again. We can’t wait to see everyone!1991Hilary Lerner Gershman6124 SW 104th St.Miami FL 33156305-467-6581hilarygershman@yahoo.comMatt Fleming221 Edgevale RoadBaltimore MD 21210410-375-8302Mattfleming91@bluelink.andover.eduNnaemeka Egwuekwe writes with lots of newsfrom Memphis, Tenn. His oldest daughter, Elechi,is currently a ninth grader at Groton School, wherethe wonderful Mr. Maqubela is the headmaster.She is enjoying the school and her cross-countryteam. Meka, his wife, Pamela, and their youngerdaughter, Sobenna, visited Groton during parents’weekend last October. He also spent some timewith former Andover French teacher MadameBayard, who lives in New Hampshire with one ofher daughters. In Memphis, Meka leads the localchapter of Black Girls CODE, which has taughtmore than 500 girls across the city how to buildWeb pages, games, mobile apps, and robots. He isalso on the board of the newly renovated NationalCivil Rights Museum, built on the site whereMartin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. JackMcGovern ’15 and his father visited the museumwith Meka in October, as part of Jack’s researchfor a short documentary film he was producingabout the origins of Andover’s MLK Day tradition.Also visiting Memphis and the museum last fallwere John Kane ’63 and four seniors from KIPPAcademy Lynn charter school.More children of classmates are attendingboarding school; Meka let me know thatRoxane Williams’s daughter, Grace, is in herfirst year at Tabor Academy. The two familieswww.andover.edu/intouchJames Tilghman ’89Helping Others Meet Life’s Challenges with Dignity and StyleJames Tilghman (center, holding a Dignity Mug) with some of the workers who makeGranny Jo products. Tilghman’s mother, Jo Ann Tilghman, is in back, second from the left.James Tilghman’s Pot Pourri photo shows the smiling teen leaning on crutches.Tilghman, who sustained frequent injuries in soccer, hockey, and track, says of hisPA days, “I was on crutches a lot.” And navigating his way around campus underthose circumstances was no easy feat.That early experience might have been the first step on the path that led Tilghmanto his current work. As founder, along with his mother, Jo Ann, of Granny Jo Products,he creates simple adaptive items that make the tasks of daily life easier and morepleasant for the elderly and those with physical disabilities. The company’s flagshipproduct is a two-handled coffee cup whose name—the Dignity Mug—says it all; it’s asimple solution to the challenges faced by those who lack the strength or dexterity tohold a mug with one hand. Other products include a napkin clip that goes around theneck (far more discreet than a bib), functional and fashionable bags designed to hangfrom walkers and wheelchairs, oxygen tank covers in colorful prints, and more. Alladdress the needs of seniors and others who, whatever their challenges, want to livelife on their terms. “Just because you’re older,” Tilghman points out, “doesn’t meanyour sense of style and taste has gone out the window.”Back in 1986, he arrived on campus with a very different goal. Says Tilghman,“I wanted to do business in China someday, and Andover was one of the few highschools that offered Chinese classes.” But for Tilghman, there was one catch: “I wasterrible at Chinese. I failed it my first semester.”Undaunted, after earning BA and MBA degrees at Emory, Tilghman did indeedwork for a company that manufactured products in China. As president of Asianoperations, he was poised to move with his family to Shanghai in 2003, when he wasunexpectedly let go.Another setback? “It was a great thing,” says Tilghman. “It let me figure outwhat to do next.”That next thing turned out to be right in front of him. An elderly family memberhad needs that weren’t being met by what was then in the marketplace—the onlytwo-handled cup available was a sippy cup. “I didn’t want her to have to drink likeher great-grandchild,” says Tilghman. Thus was born the Dignity Mug; other productsfollowed, many created in response to customer requests.Tilghman’s commitment to helping those with disabilities extends beyond hisproduct line. Many Granny Jo goods are made in Lakeland, Fla., by clients of Alliancefor Independence, an organization that provides vocational training for adults withdevelopmental disabilities.Tilghman returned to PA this past November to address a student group aboutdisabilities and, along with Carrie Ingerman ’15, help raise awareness about accessibilityon campus. “It may not seem like a big deal,” he says. “But until you have to getaround on crutches—never mind in a wheelchair—you don’t know how difficult it is.”— Jane DornbuschAndover | Spring 2015109

stay connected...What’s new with you?Get married?Move?Change your e-mail address?Let PA know! You can update yourinformation in any one of thefollowing ways:● Visit www.andover.edu/alumnidirectory, and log in to updateyour information● E-mail alumni-records@andover.edu● Call 978-749-4287● Send a note to:Alumni RecordsPhillips Academy180 Main StreetAndover MA 01810-4161enjoyed spending part of winter break togetherin the SF Bay Area, where Roxane and her familylive. And babies are still being born: In September,Toyin Ajose and his wife, Denise, welcomedtwin boys Bruce and Roman to the world andto their beautiful life in Hawaii, where Toyin is apediatrician with the Kapi’olani Medical Centerfor Women and Children. Also in September,Victor Mejia and his wife, Julia, celebrated thebirth of their second son, Oliver, who joins bigbrother Sebastian and the rest of the familyin Connecticut, where Victor is a physicianspecializing in interventional cardiology.Matt Fleming also had some news to share. Lastfall, he enjoyed seeing a Chicago Blackhawks gamewith Mike Meiners, who is doing well. The precisedetails as to where and when the game happenedwere not divulged, but Matt reports that the twoAdams friends went incognito in red body paintand hockey masks.Writing from Paso Robles, Calif., Jason Haasreports what he hopes to be another good harvestat Tablas Creek Vineyard. Jason and his wife,Meghan Dunn, have two sons, ages 7 and 9. WhenJason isn’t busy working as general manager atTablas Creek, taking breathtaking pictures of thevineyard, writing the award-winning wine blog,or lecturing about and marketing his product, hefinds time to coach his sons’ basketball and baseballteams. During his visits to LA, Jason has caughtup with Mark Rondiak and his wife, Michelle,who gave birth to their second son, Mika, abouta year ago. Jason also sees Steve Matloff and hiswife, Susan. Donna Coppola and her husband,John, visited the Haas family last summer. Donnais a chef at Good Eggs, a local food grocery anddelivery site in LA. While on the East Coast thissummer, the Haas family spent a morning withAmy Smith Lieb, her husband, John, and theirkids, who are exactly the same ages as Jason’s boys.Jason is planning another Andover alumni visitto his vineyard for 2015, building on the fun andsuccessful Andover event he held there two yearsago. Sounds like an amazing time, plus a good wayto prepare us mentally and physically for our 25thReunion next year!Tory O’Connor and her two labs, Bree andBeauregard, are moving to St. Louis, where Torystarted in November as senior tax counsel atAnheuser-Busch Companies. This will be a bigchange after her 16 years at the Washington, D.C.,law firm of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP.Anyone who is visiting the St. Louis area shouldpay Tory a visit. I don’t know if we can do anAndover alumni tour at those facilities too, butit could be another way to get us ready for thatlooming reunion...Congratulations are in order to new Massachusettsstate representative Mike Day! Mike hada busy election season, defeating his Democraticrival in the September primary then winning in theNovember general election. Mike will represent the31st Middlesex District of Massachusetts, includingthe towns of Stoneham and Winchester.Finally, we close our class notes with the sadnews that Joe Kamenar passed away in September,after a battle with cancer. Joe lived in McKeesRocks, near Pittsburgh. Our condolences go out tohis entire family.Thanks to all who shared the news of so manyclassmates around the country. Looking forward tohearing from you again soon! —Hilary1992Allen Soong1810 Burnell DriveLos Angeles CA 90065allen.soong@bluelink.andover.eduMolly Wagman has triumphantly returnedstateside after a long sojourn in Asia as a risingexecutive with advertising giant Ogilvy & Mather.Molly writes, “So, after six years abroad, I’ve madethe move back to the U.S. It’s been fairly painless,except for the fact that after four years in Singapore,where every day is...90 degrees with a chance ofrain, I no longer remember that I need to check theweather before leaving the house. I also didn’t ownany socks. But fortunately, I live in NYC, wheresocks are pretty easy to come by!”Shanti Crawford’s husband, Jeremy Robins ’93,is directing a project called Echoes of Incarceration,which provides training in filmmaking and advocacyto young people with incarcerated parents,working with them to create documentaries on theimpact of incarceration on families. The crew partneredwith Sesame Street and Upworthy on its mostrecent film and was invited to the White House inOctober to screen work and speak on a panel forlawmakers. You can find more info at echoesofincarceration.org.In previous notes, we’ve mentioned Billy Kheel,a.k.a. “The Felt Hustler,” and his unique decorativeartwork in felt. Many of his pieces recontextualizecommercial and strip mall signs—the visual whitenoise of the city—in felt. As Billy explained to aninterviewer, “The materials can evoke a return tohandmade-quality goods of yesteryear when usedin a traditional manner, such as making pennantsor banners. I like to subvert this nostalgic meaningwith nontraditional subject matter. I also thinkthere is a more uncomfortable meaning from thematerial when it’s used for something that it is notreally meant for, like making realistic trophy fishor taxidermied animals.” Billy’s work is gainingrecognition; besides being shown in gallery spacesaround LA, it has been written up in the LA Times,Los Angeles magazine, LA Weekly, and the webzineMake. Recently, Billy led a very popular felt appliquéworkshop at LA’s Craft & Folk Art Museum.You can see his work at www.bkheel.com.Josh Davis is now not only “Josh Davis, PhD,”he is also “Josh Davis, PhD and noted author”!Josh’s book, Two Awesome Hours: Harness YourBest Time, Get Your Most Important Work Done,was just published by HarperCollins. From thejacket: “Feeling overwhelmed with work and lifedemands? Rushing, multitasking, or relying onfancy devices and apps won’t help. The answer isto create the conditions for two awesome hours ofpeak productivity per day. Drawing on cuttingedgeneuroscience, Josh Davis, director of researchat the NeuroLeadership Institute, explains clearlythat our brains and bodies operate according tocomplex biological needs that, when leveragedintelligently, can make us incredibly effective. Fromwhat and when we eat to when we tackle tasksor disengage—how we plan our activities has ahuge impact on performance. We are capable ofimpressive feats of comprehension, motivation,thinking, and performance when our brain andbiological systems are functioning optimally. TwoAwesome Hours will show you how to be your mostproductive every day.” Josh’s book is now availableon Amazon.com and at other outlets.Speaking of doctors, Justin Piasecki has put hisyears of training and clinical experience in treatingskin cancers to new use, launching a line of skincareproducts that has been shown in clinical trials tobe effective in reducing fine lines and pigmentchange. Justin formulated these products himselfand is donating proceeds from the sales to supportnonprofit organizations that promote health, wellness,and child education. So far, he’s been able tohelp a group that brings art education to schoolswhose art programs have been cut, another thatteaches inner-city schoolchildren how to makesmarter nutritional choices, and yet another thatis working to combat bullying in schools. Justin isactively seeking other organizations to support, soif you know of one he should look into, or if you areinterested in learning more about his skincare line,check out his website, www.piaseckimd.com.110 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchFor the past 16 years, Ai-Jen Poo has beenorganizing housekeepers, nannies, and homehealth aides to expand workplace protections forthe estimated 1 to 2 million domestic workerswho are excluded from most federal and statelabor laws. These workers, who care for the mostvulnerable in our society, are themselves amongthe most vulnerable members of our labor force,lacking the most basic protections the rest of ustake for granted. Ai-Jen and others supportingthe cause scored a major victory in 2010, whenNew York enacted the Domestic Workers’ Billof Rights, which entitles domestic workers toovertime pay, one day of rest per week, protectionfrom discrimination, and three days paid leave peryear. Other states have passed or are consideringsimilar legislation, and caregivers for theelderly and disabled are now included in federalminimum wage and overtime protections. As ourpopulation ages, the ranks of domestic workerswill only grow, and Ai-Jen’s work will become evenmore important. For her vision, the MacArthurFoundation recognized Ai-Jen with a MacArthurFellowship in 2014, commonly known as theMacArthur “genius” grant, which will provide herwith a five-year, $625,000 stipend, paid out inequal installments. To learn more about Ai-Jen’swork, see the website of the organization she leads,the National Domestic Workers Alliance, at www.domesticworkers.org.1993Susannah Smoot Campbell301-257-9728Susannah.s.campbell@gmail.comJen Charat619-857-6525jcharat@yahoo.comTed Gesing917-282-4210tedgesing@gmail.comHilary Koob-Sassen+44 7973775369hksassen@hotmail.comClass, it is the new year, and so I am reflective.Today has been a day of milestones. I placed myyoungest, Henry Arthur Campbell (4 months),into daycare this morning. And opened a bankaccount for my 5-year-old, George, much to hisdelight (and request for “hundreds of coins andbucks”). In two weeks, I turn 40, but in my head,I recently graduated from college. (This couldexplain my laissez-faire parenting style.) If youhad told me 20 years ago that I’d be working withstartups in Atlanta, I would have asked Williswhat he was talking about, and I never thought I’dmarry a scientist, though he is the yin to my yang.But then, life is full of surprises. To each of you,happy early/belated 40th birthday. May the next40 years bring you a bevy of pleasant surprises andnew adventures.Continuing the milestone theme, fellowclass secretary Ted Gesing reported thatElizabeth Miller and her husband, Zack,welcomed their daughter, Nicole, into the worldthis past July. She’s a bundle of joy, and theycouldn’t be happier. Also in the baby realm, Icaught up with T.K. Baltimore ’92 while on myown maternity leave. T.K. welcomed a daughter,Tesla Kay, this past fall.Mark Jaklovsky wrote to share the expansion ofhis coffee empire. Café Jose is going into its secondsupermarket chain shortly, having been approvedfor three Hannaford stores. The coffee is alsoavailable at Market Basket.Amy Carr wrote from Doha, Qatar, whereshe was designing lights for the FIA (FédérationInternationale de l’Automobile) annual awardsgala. She said, “We are broadcasting live worldwidefor the first time this year, and the royal family willbe attending. ... After this, I’m taking holiday fora month in SE Asia, specifically Thailand, Laos,Cambodia, and Vietnam.” You may recall that shejust finished seeing all 50 U.S. states this past fall.Amy resides in Nashville, Tenn., when not feedingher travel bug.Dan O’Keefe may have issued the mostawesome PA ’93 Facebook post of 2014 with thefollowing note from December: “I love everyinvestment we make, and I don’t use Facebookfor lengthy descriptions of our investments, buttoday is a particularly special day. I’ve knownSteven Kokinos since we were 14 years old andhave watched him found three very successfulcompanies. In college, when most of us werewondering where we’d find our next party (OK,maybe that was just me), Steve and another friend,Stephen Bronstein, founded an early Web hostingfirm called WebYes, which they successfully soldto Breakaway Solutions. Next, Steve helped foundBladeLogic, which went public and then was lateracquired for $800 million. Now Steve and Steveare back together again at ThinkingPhones, theleader in bringing unified communications to themobile-centric enterprise, and today [my fund]led a $56.7 million investment into the company.... Our cofounder, Rick Kimball ’74, co-led thedeal. Cannot tell you how pumped I am to finallybe formally partnered with this team. Go, Blue!”Congratulations to Dan, Steve, Steve, and Rick ontheir venture together.Nan Vermylen Thornton wrote fellowsecretary Jen Charat to share news of her newgig. After 12 years working as a lawyer, mostrecently spending eight years in-house at PearsonEducation, Nan has returned to her roots intrade publishing. She is excited to bring her loveof books and book people together with morethan a decade’s experience in copyright law tothe Zachary Shuster Harmsworth Agency, basedin their New York office. In her new position as aliterary agent, Nan will counsel authors (publishedand aspiring), negotiate book deals and licensingopportunities, and look for new talent. Nan isparticularly interested in narrative nonfiction,biography, memoir, general nonfiction in thesubjects of history and popular science, and literaryfiction. As the mother of boys “whose to-read pilesrival those of their parents,” she also is interestedin children’s literature, especially adventure stories,nonfiction for middle-grade readers, picturebooks, and young adult titles. Folks can find her atnthornton@zshliterary.com.Jeremy Robins is looking to connect withother PA alums who work in the film, youth media,or prison reform fields. He runs a project thatprovides training in filmmaking and advocacy skillsto youth with incarcerated parents and works tocreate films about the impact of incarceration onchildren. Check out his partnership Sesame StreetPresents: Echoes of Incarceration on YouTube. Asof press time, Jeremy’s Echoes of IncarcerationKickstarter campaign was about $500 shy of its$45,000 goal, so let’s hope our congratulationsaren’t premature.I checked out Will Darling’s art recently.He has expanded into abstract art. Follow himon Facebook at www.facebook.com/williamdarlingartist.Finally, I had the pleasure of seeing Jen Charatin San Diego this past December when out therefor a wedding. Like Jen herself, her home is warmand inviting. Picture a gigantic twinkling Christmastree, a raspberry-colored kitchen, books and boys’toys lying about, and a wagging puppy dog. She andher husband now both work from home as editorsand are raising three extraordinarily well-spokenand well-behaved boys. Jen is very involved withtheir local school, serving on the PTA and schoolboards. The youngest, Sebastian, favors Jen—theyshare a similar smile. It was a delight to reconnect.Share news of your own reconnections and 40thbirthday celebrations. Your class secretaries wouldlove to hear from you. —Susannah Campbell1994Moacir P. de Sá Pereira+1 774 473 9856 Google Voice+370 641 27 369+1 774 473 9856moacir@gmail.comAnother edition of the class notes, another leadfretting over a shortage of news from classmateswho are convinced they’re not up to anythinginteresting, and another description of the weatherthat will seem anachronistic when you receive thisupdate in your mailbox. About the weather, theearly January snow here in Lithuania is brilliant, butI hope it doesn’t threaten my flight tomorrow toVancouver, where I will be presiding (courtesy of aEuropean Union grant awarded by the Lithuaniangovernment, as mentioned in the last installment)over a panel at the Modern Language Association’sannual convention. Hillary Chute will also beAndover | Spring 2015111

stay connected...199520th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Lon HaberP.O. Box 4501Rollingbay WA 98061323-620-1675lon@lonhaber.comMargot van Bers Streeter+44 077 393 77700margotstreeter@gmail.comKatherine Jollon ’96 married Michael Colsher last November in New York City, with many Andoverfriends in attendance to share the celebration. Holding the banner in front are Dan Koehler ’96and Laurence Jollon ’94. In the middle row, from left, are Megan Kultgen ’96, the groom and bride,and Lauren Hacker Roth ’96. In back, from left, are Jane Biondi Munna, Meghan Long Dunbar,Anh Nguyen, Maggie Klarberg Kennedy, Doug Perkowski, Marc Gottesman, Robert Fisher,Jimmy Moore, Jeff Jollon ’92, and Kealy O’Connor Murray, all Class of ’96 except as noted.in Vancouver, as a presider over one panel and arespondent at another.A lot of the news coming in has beennewborn related. Eden Doniger was the first tosend news, informing me of the birth of IlanaShalom Doniger Tsur, who joins sisters Noa andOrli. Next up was Emily Kalkstein Carville,whose daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth, was born inSeptember. Eleanor’s birth came right after botha visit from Abbie Suberman Chen (recountedin the last edition of the notes) and Emily’scelebrating a decade in marketing with L.L.Bean.Maria Taft wrote a bit apprehensively, worried thatshe was repeating news, but I can say she wasn’t.In July, she welcomed into the world QuentinTaft Swanson. “Quentin” is also the name thatRachel Chellappa chose for her first child, whowas born in December.Among those who have no newborns to reportbut plenty of toddlers, Jessie Clyde wrote to let meknow that she started a new job at the InternationalWomen’s Health Coalition. She’ll now be workingon issues outside of Latin America for the firsttime, as she will also be covering India and SouthAfrica. Apparently, the toddlers will not be in towfor the longer flights. She also vacationed over theNew Year in LA, where she had breakfast withBerk Nelson. Aaron Sharma’s twin toddlers (andolder daughter) keep him busy enough at night,while he continues working as an interventionalradiologist in Syracuse, N.Y., by day.Classmates took to announcing their updatesright on our Facebook group’s wall (http://tinyurl.com/pa94fb). Marta Rivera Monclovaled the charge by letting us all know thatshe harvested her own saffron this autumn.Jessica Lubarsky Wax and her husband, Aaron,moved to San Carlos, Calif., on New Year’s Dayand are looking for friends and people whowould like to go hiking and biking with them.But signs of trouble emerging from relying onFacebook too much in the future are also bubblingup. Katy Sumberg Langhorst announced thatKatherine Wrobel got married, but Katy addedthat Katherine had quit Facebook, indicating whythe news came secondhand. I personally make nosecret of the fact that the only reason I still havea Facebook account is so that the Class of 1994can contact me easily. So I’m waiting for e-mail’striumphant return. And then, handwritten letters!Bhak Tanta-Nanta wrote from New York toannounce that he now works from the 65th floorof the Empire State Building, meaning he has awonderful view of both the Freedom Tower andthe Statue of Liberty. His work as a volunteerfirefighter earned him a commendation forpulling a mother and her 6-year-old son out of anapartment fire. Both were in cardiac arrest whenthey were rescued, but the son was able to recover.Finally, I extended the deadline a bit to see ifmore news trickled in, but only Aaron Flanagantook the bait. He recounted his 2-year-old’s favoriteknock-knock joke (not to be reprinted here).Aaron sold his home in Newburyport, Mass., andis looking for a new home; he also got a promotionat Amphenol, a company that manufacturesproducts for aircraft. He closed his Facebookmessage stream (sent at 5 a.m. Lithuania time)with a recipe for carne guisada.That’s all I have for now. Please considerjoining our class’s page on Facebook:http://tinyurl.com/pa94fb.Greetings, one and all! This was a particularly slowseason for class notes, but with the holidays takingover and our 20th Reunion weekend approaching,it’s quite understandable. Of course, now we expectfuture issues to be chock-full of tantalizing newsand photos, and Margot VBS Maltzahn and I arebrainstorming some fun shenanigans to enhancethe experience overall. Just you wait.Luckily we did hear from a few ofour ’95ers. Parker Sides and wife Lori MarshallSides ’00 were thrilled to welcome their first child,Robert W. Sides III (“Bobby”), in November. Heis named after his great-grandfather Robert W.Sides ’34 and his grandfather Robert W. SidesJr. ’61. Parker’s sister Rebecca Sides Capellan ’97and husband Henry Capellan welcomed their firstchild, Wesley Jacob Capellan, the following week.It was exciting to have the two cousins born rightbefore the holidays. Parker is looking forward toseeing everyone at the reunion in June.I met up with Alicia Robbins andMonica Duda in Seattle for a fun-filled evening.I opened up a Seattle office in fall of 2013 afterbeing in LA for nearly 15 years. I was enjoying lifeboth on the islands in Puget Sound and in Seattleproper, but in the spring I’ll be having a homecomingand spending a great deal more time in Miami,after 22 years on the run since matriculating at PA.Monica is an attorney for Microsoft and recentlygot engaged. When not enjoying her new home,she travels to exciting and exotic places on behalf ofher job. Alicia is still saving the planet, one brilliantidea at a time.The three of us had a blast talking about oldtimes and new; we learned that Shannon MarvinBrown reports that all is well in Austin, Texas,and that she recently had a wonderful visit withTiffany Freitas, who is working hard for Disney.The two lovely ladies are planning on being atthe 20th Reunion, and I hope all of you readingthis are too.Gibby Greenway (a.k.a. Trey Green) has comeout with some stellar new songs and is well underway in his musical performing and recording career.For details on our upcoming reunion, pleasevisit the Facebook page, to which all of youshould have received invitations. If not, pleaselet me know. David Brown, Erik Campano,Mimi Crume Sterling, Margot, and I have all112 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchjoined the committee, to make this one we willnever forget.Great ideas are always welcome, and we lookforward to seeing as many of you as possible.Who knows—this may call for a road trip (planeand train) and a caravan from all corners of theglobe. Looking forward to the 1995 “family”reunion...à tout à l’heure! —Lon1996John Swansburg396 15th St.Brooklyn NY 11215john.swansburg@aya.yale.eduIn 2009, a Naperville, Ill., man named LeslieMayfield was arrested for conspiring to rob a drugstash house. Mayfield was eventually convictedof the crime and sentenced to nearly 27 years inprison, the stiff penalty stemming in part from thequantity of narcotics he believed he’d find at thehouse. Mayfield had been drawn into the criminalconspiracy by one Jeffrey Potts. Over the courseof weeks, Potts pressured Mayfield, a formergang member and ex-con struggling to find work,into joining him for the raid, promising a richpayday and, when that didn’t work, threateninggang retaliation if Mayfield refused to participate.Ultimately, Mayfield acquiesced—at which pointhe was apprehended by agents of the Bureau ofAlcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Itturns out Potts had been working as a confidentialinformant; the robbery was in fact an ATF stingoperation. Mayfield was convicted of conspiringto rob an imaginary stash house of drugs thatdidn’t exist.At trial, Mayfield’s counsel sought to arguethat their client had been entrapped, lured by lawenforcement into the unlawful acts of which hestood accused. But the prosecution succeeded inpreventing Mayfield from making that case, onthe grounds that there was insufficient evidenceto prove that the ATF had induced the crime. Apanel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appealsaffirmed the district court’s decision to disallowthe entrapment argument. But when the SeventhCircuit heard the case en banc, it reversed thepanel decision, voting 8-2 in favor of Mayfield,vacating the judgment against him and orderinga new trial. As the Chicago Tribune reported, theruling was a blow to the ATF, which has made apractice of such dubious sting operations (which,among other things, have overwhelmingly targetedAfrican Americans). Bravo, Jerry Bramwell,who successfully argued Mayfield’s case beforethe formidable jurisprudential minds on theSeventh Circuit.A dispatch from U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr.Jesse Ehrenfeld, another classmate to whomwe should tip our caps: “I am now deployedat the NATO Role 3 Multinational MedicalUnit (MMU) with the U.S. Navy in Kandahar,Afghanistan. The NATO Role 3 MMU is theprimary trauma receiving and referral center forall combat casualties in Southern Afghanistan.Our mission is to provide the best possiblecare to all injured and ill persons brought tothe MMU. We are charged with supporting theNATO combatants, allied forces, and partners inaccomplishing their missions.“The hospital is a 70,000-square-foot rocketresistantstate-of-the-art facility with three operatingrooms, a procedure room, a fully equippedemergency department, intensive care unit, andtwo CT scanners. Established in 2005 as part ofan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)mission and originally supported by the UK,Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Canada, and theU.S., since 2009 the U.S. Navy has served as theleader partner running and staffing the facility. It isinspiring to witness over and over the extraordinaryteamwork that ensures each patient receivesthe highest quality care possible, which has led to a98 percent overall coalition survival rate since thehospital opened.“While this mobilization has been quitechallenging for me personally, I cannot think of amore fitting way to use my training and skills thanto provide care to our injured personnel. I amincredibly grateful to Andover for giving me thecourage to serve. Non sibi!”Back on the home front: Anh Nguyen checksin with news that she’s left the Gates Foundationto join Koru, a for-profit education startupfocused on the college-to-career transition.Anh notes that Koru’s funding comes primarilyfrom Seattle and Silicon Valley venture capitalfirms, plus a New York–based investor namedNasir Jones—you might know him better asNas. “Our team met with him in October,”Anh writes of your secretary’s hip-hop hero.“He’s awesome.” Anh had her second daughterin October, and in December she traveled toNew York for Katherine Jollon Colsher’swedding, where she saw Doug Perkowski,Jimmy Moore, Marc Gottesman, Megan Kultgen,Maggie Klarberg Kennedy, Lauren Hacker Roth,Rob Fisher, Jane Biondi Munna, andKealy O’Connor Murray, which makesKatherine’s the Andoverest wedding in recentmemory. “I definitely saw some Borden Gymdance moves,” Anh reports.Also married this past autumn wasConstantine Farmakidis, who married LeighWasserstrom in the bride’s hometown of KansasCity. Constantine and Leigh were introducedby Chris Lee ’98; Chris and Justin Steil werein attendance.Smina Khilnani is living in Texas, where sheis finishing her residency in internal medicine.At press time, she was planning a baby showerfor Afua Agyarko, to which Nina Judar hadjust RSVP’d.Billy Wilder liked to say that his guidingprinciple in filmmaking, whether he was shootinga noir like Double Indemnity or one of his comedieswith Jack Lemmon ’43, was “Don’t bore people,”a credo that seems as wise for class secretaries asit does directors. But if you’ll permit me one finalitem, from my personal files: Happy Menocal ’98and I welcomed a daughter this past October,Daisy Wilder Swansburg. (The middle name isan homage to Billy, on her father’s side, and LauraIngalls, on her mother’s.) So far Daisy’s favoriteactivity is pretending to be an airplane, her favoritebook is Richard Scarry’s I Am a Bunny, and herfavorite comedy routine is when one of herparents pretends to be a coyote. She looks forwardto meeting all of you at reunion in 2016.1997Jack Quinlan514 S. Clementine St.Oceanside CA 92054760-415-9054illegalparietal@gmail.comKelly Quinn2538 NW Thurman St., No. 205Portland OR 97210919-949-0736illegalparietal@gmail.comAs we write to you, faithful of Old ’97, the holidayshave passed and 2014 has come to its close. Weenjoyed hearing from and seeing many of you, andreceiving some delightful greeting cards from you,on these festive occasions.We are pleased to announce that both of yourclass secretaries were nominated to positions onthe Alumni Council. In the fall, Jack Quinlanreturned to campus to serve at his first meeting,along with classmates and fellow councilmembers Socrates Kakoulides, Shirley Mills,Jed Wartman, Dave Constantine, and freshmancongressman Seth Moulton. It was alsoAndover-Exeter weekend, and a number ofus enjoyed cheering Andover on to victoryunder the lights. Todd Boling was there withhis wife, Keena, and very newborn daughter,Margaux Jane Lorene Boling.That same weekend Erin Keaney Noonanattended the wedding of Tommy Ryan toKathleen Fitzsimmons in Cohasset, Mass. Agreat many alums celebrated with the happycouple, including Owen Tripp, Dave Weiner,Josh Lemaitre, Paul Pennelli, Barry Staples,Leah Kalfas LaRose, Rob Holmes, andTodd Pugatch (who got engaged in December).For this round of notes, in addition to gatheringnews of your lives, we solicited reflections on thenational and worldwide events of the past year, aswell as predictions for 2015.Megan Greene offered this European economicforecast: “Europe will face a Japanese-stylelost decade. The only way to avoid this is: (1) Germanyaccepts that it has to adjust as well by investingmore domestically, (2) The European CentralAndover | Spring 2015113

stay connected...Bank needs to buy all assets not nailed to the floor,and (3) There needs to be a major debt conferencein which all the weaker countries in Europe(including France, by that point) reschedule theirdebt. Of these three options, we may see No. 2 in2015 but won’t see the other two, unfortunately.”Michael Fortner, known for his heartfeltremembrances, says he is still lamenting the deathof Elaine Stritch in 2014: “Her honesty, brashness,and truth inspired a generation of Broadwayactors and me.”Luis Gonzalez shared this perspective onU.S. foreign policy and naval power as it relatesto balancing strategic goals in Asia againstcontinuing crises in the Middle East: “In thedecades since we left the halls of SamPhil, thegeopolitical situation has drastically changed, andthe West finds itself confronting a complicated,layered security environment. The 2011 ‘Pacificpivot,’ which reoriented American military powerto Asia, is still required to deliver reassuranceto our local partners in the face of Chinesediplomatic and military force, exemplified bythe growing support for a regional free tradepact and bilateral military agreements during the2014 Asia-Pacific Summit. Both traditional andnontraditional partners are growing concernedat increased tensions in the resource-rich SouthPacific, best demonstrated in the Spratly Islands,where Beijing has constructed an artificialisland (of questionable legality) to support forcedeployment and contested territorial claims.However, 2014 saw new threats appear on oldborders—from Ukraine, the Islamic State inSyria and Iraq, and the further deteriorationof the Sahel—which mandated Americanforce deployment to Europe for assurance andrenewal of combat operations in the Middle East.Ultimately, it is in the global commons’s interestto maintain stability and promote commerce,which will require confronting the myriad ofthreats via a methodology that is both inclusiveof regional actors and tools; this is not somethingthat Washington can or should do in a vacuum,nor is it a reason to adopt an isolationist approach.Our allies look to America for reassurance andleadership, and 2015 certainly promises to be acritical period in engaging threats and partners—both new and old.”Marc Hustvedt addressed the growingentertainment-industry divide betweenconventional cable and theatres versus in-home,on-demand content: “Once you get past thegeopolitical storm around The Interview, the filmwill end up proving a watershed moment forconsumer adoption of a digital-first window forwatching movies. It has grossed over $31 millionin online sales and rentals so far. Digital is nowa viable business model that puts consumerconvenience ahead of the legacy models ofrestrictive holdouts.”We also received three thought-provokingcommentaries on domestic race relations and lawenforcement. Gerald Mitchell referred us to his114 Andover | Spring 2015piece for Yes! Magazine, in which he offered bothobituary and insight in a single quote: “The lateMaya Angelou said: ‘Do the best you can until youknow better. Then when you know better, do better.’When it comes to injustices like those we sawin Ferguson, we’re all part of the problem—andthe solution.”Faye Golden wrote directly to the PA communityat large on this same issue: “Dear Andover,There are not enough pages upon which to voicemy anger, disappointment, and resolve as theyrelate to the murder and complete disregard ofthe lives of African Americans. Nor is there spaceenough to convey how underwhelmed I am at theactivism emanating from Andover regarding theinsidious institution that is racism. The talk of nonsibi appears to apply merely to safe internationalpursuits of introspection that do not actuallyrequire taking a risk that extends beyond the mind.As an African American, how can I live non sibiwhen I am the only one who stands for me? Andif we, the collective Andover, are not for self, themost important question is, Whose humanity arewe for, and what service shall we render for thesake of that humanity?”Finally, Hannah Weiner described her ownunique experience: “Living in the greater St. Louisarea has been difficult over the past year. I thinkbeing an adoptive mother of minority childrenhas taught me to try to look at racial situationsfrom a completely different perspective from theone with which I grew up (picture small-townVermont). Andover certainly started that journey,going to college in Washington, D.C., furtheredthat journey, but being a mother has cemented it.Race is something that needs to be acknowledged.People need to understand that society as awhole has not healed from our historical racialdivides. With each tragedy, I hope that we canmove forward and get closer to healing. But it willonly happen if we respect each other and remaincivil. Social media and the news media will workagainst us in this movement. I see this firsthandalmost daily. Yet, in a torn city, there are also dailyexamples of people working together to help dispelthe stereotypes that can be so damning. It givesme hope.”The past year was certainly turbulent andvolatile, but we look forward to 2015 with greathope, confident that the contributions made by thedynamic members of our class will have positiveinfluences in economics, politics, health care,security, and culture. —Jack & Kelly1998Zoe Niarchos Anetakis658 Massachusetts Ave., No. 2Boston MA 02118781-475-9772zbniarchos@yahoo.com1999Kirsten Riemer72 Connecticut Ave.Greenwich CT 06830kirstenriemer@gmail.comBy the time you all read this I sincerely hopethat spring is upon us and that the snowy skiesand frigid temperatures many of us are currentlyexperiencing have bid us adieu for another year.I’ve heard from classmates across the globerecently and am excited to share with you whatyour fellow ’99ers have been up to.Charlene Chen joined a startup based in Kenyacalled BitPesa, which lowers the cost of internationalmoney transfers to sub-Saharan Africa byleveraging digital currencies such as bitcoin. Sheis enjoying spending about 25 percent of her timeworking in London. Charlene’s recent Andoversightings include staying with Stephanie Wykstraand meeting up with Jasmine Mitchell,Yoko Iwaki, and Bonnie Oliva-Porter ’00, all inNYC. She also ran into Shalu Umapathy at a socialentrepreneurship conference in San Francisco.At that time, Shalu was working at IDEO.org andexpecting her second baby!Russell Sticklor lives in Monterrey, Mexico,where he works on climate change adaptationstrategies for the International Water ManagementInstitute. He also recently served as a culturalambassador for the U.S. State Department, participatingin a hip-hop diplomacy initiative thatused hip-hop music as a tool to promote conflictresolution among youth from Montenegro, Bosniaand Herzegovina, and other countries of theformer Yugoslavia.Ian Fisher reported that he and his familywould be moving from Hong Kong to Bangkokin early 2015. After 10 years in consulting, Ian hasmoved on to more entrepreneurial ventures. Hisfirst focus is on expanding a residential real estatebusiness in the U.S. that he started a few years agowith his own funds. Ian plans for the expansionto be funded by a combination of U.S. andAsian capital, and he also plans to explore angelinvestment opportunities in Thailand, Burma,Cambodia, and Laos.Grancis Santana returned safely to the U.S.from a deployment in Europe, supporting ourallies during the Ukraine crisis in late July 2014.Grancis currently lives in the Dallas–Fort Wortharea with his wife, Sara, and is in command ofArmy recruiting in the Dallas metro, South Dallas,

www.andover.edu/intouchand Mid-Cities area. He was looking forward tolinking up with Lindsay Hoopes and Liza Darnellin January. Grancis’s fellow former Bishop Hallresident Nathaniel Fowler became engaged to hisgirlfriend of the past 2-1/2 years, Alissa Leonard,on New Year’s Eve in Cozumel, Mexico.Sara Smith recently moved back to her nativeManhattan after completing nursing school inPhiladelphia. Having passed the boards, she is nowa certified nurse practioner. I had the opportunityto have dinner with Sara and Liza Trafton Ndreulast fall following an Andover event in Greenwich,Conn. It was wonderful to catch up, and I’mlooking forward to more get-togethers in 2015!Liza, along with Tysie Sawyer, also paid a visitto Morgan Madera Baroni in Walpole, Mass., tomeet Morgan’s 7-month-old daughter, Isabella.Morgan reports that she was also visited byFred Flather, who is expecting his fourth childthis May!In more baby news, Jennie Cohen wrote in tosay that she and her husband welcomed their son,Gideon, in November 2014; their daughter, Eloise,turned 2 later that month. Jennie also said thatChris Chen and his wife had a baby on the sameday Gideon was born. Congratulations to bothJennie and Chris on their new additions!Though he’s embarrassed to admit that it’s hisfirst submission since graduation, Aaron Stearnswrote in to let us know that he, wife Jillanne, and18-month-old son, Thomas, recently relocatedfrom NYC to Winter Park, Fla. The winter of2014 proved to be the family’s last straw withlong, cold winters. While the Stearnses miss NewYork’s vibrancy, they are enjoying the change ofpace and the absence of coats, gloves, and boots.The move also brought them closer to Jillanne’sfamily, which is good, as Aaron travels a greatdeal for the business he founded three years ago,VestaPoint Capital. VestaPoint Capital is a realestate investment firm, and while the businessis still in the early stages, it has had some initialsuccess. Aaron relishes the role of entrepreneurand the wide range of responsibilities thataccompany the position.Aaron regrets not keeping in better touch withAndover friends and resolved to make a concertedeffort to do so in 2015 and beyond. As a firststep, he recently ordered and enjoyed a bottleof cabernet sauvignon from Lindsay Hoopes’svineyard, which he reports was delicious! Let’shope that reconnecting with classmates will offermany reasons for celebratory toasts.That optimistic note is where I’ll leave youfor now. I hope that each and every one of you ishappy and healthy and that you will write in toshare your life stories, travels, and successes withyour classmates.200015th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Jia H. Jung550 11th St., No. 4RBrooklyn NY 11215917-589-5423 (cell)jiajung@alum.berkeley.eduOur 15th Reunion is just around the corner.Fifteen years is pretty much the age we were whenwe began attending PA and more than triple thetime we spent there. Gross/awesome. I know thatfor some of us, life has remained reassuringly ordisappointingly the same for the past five (or 10 or15) years. For others, life has been dramatically orstunningly or devastatingly different. Either way, Ihope to catch up on all things on campus in June.In the meantime, here are some spoilers.From Erin Liotta, ol’ buddy ol’ pal from Latinand calculus and Doherty Middle School beforethat, who kindly relented to my pursuit of an off-Facebook scoop: “In September 2013 I got marriedto Bren Darrow in a regional park in Berkeley,Calif., where we live. In a year of record drought forCalifornia, we were surprised to wake up on ourwedding day to a total downpour! But the sun wasshining by the day’s end, and family and friendsrallied around us, including Andover classmatesEmily Griset, Drew Chin, Emily Carter, andKatherine Stirling. Life just got a little bit crazierwith my youngest brother, Joe Liotta ’10, coming tolive with us post-college. We are busy constructinga tiny cottage for him in our backyard, squeezingtrips to the lumber store in between our ‘real’ jobsas public-interest attorneys. Dinner’s on us foranyone who wants to stop by and pitch in on theconstruction project!”Mean it, Erin? I just might. Miss my old collegetown; so awesome you’ve put down roots there.Lucy Greene, last seen in senior springShakespeare, revealed that she moved to LA in2013 after a time in Portland, Ore. She splits hertime between LA and Joshua Tree, Calif., whereshe works in a couple different artists’ studios.Rowan Riley remains a friend since the triad days,and the two gals even shared an apartment fora time post-PA, joking all the while about theirreturn to dorm life.Kei Kushiro has become an assistant professorat the University of Tokyo in the department ofbioengineering, where he has been working forthree years now. He researches the interactionsbetween cells and biomaterials, and morespecifically, the cell motility on microstructuredpolymers and hydrogel materials. (Wow...I wonderif the agar of Bio 30 lab experiments of the formerlyexistent Evans Hall is somehow involved?) Keiis also working toward the globalization of theUniversity of Tokyo, so he’s staying very busy; aliveand very well.And a rather jolting message arrived fromHarry Chandler ’71, father of Margot ChandlerCook. He wrote, “Unfortunately, in August of lastyear, Margot nearly drowned at her parents’ poolin LA. Luckily, she did not succumb to the incidentbut has been fighting back from very serious braininjuries and other challenges ever since. After 96days in hospitals, she and her husband, Cutler, arenow living in an apartment, and she is braving itthrough daily rehab to regain motor and cognitiveskills. Her spirits are up and her sense of humor isback.” “Luckily” is right. I got gooseflesh readingabout such a close call.At the time of writing, Mr. Chandler felt thatMargot might be ready for some cheer from herAndover classmates and friends in the spring(which is now). So just let your class secretaryknow if you would like to send a hearteningmessage, and I can help get you in touchwith Mr. Chandler, who will then relay yourconsideration to Margot.Margot, it’s good to know that you are fightingand getting better every day. Remember...you gotthrough Andover.As the time for our gathering draws nigh,my thoughts and memories can’t help but go toCasey Hill Mercer. I’m sure a lot of you, includingher closest friends and family, are thinking ofher, too.Ah, it is no secret that our class has had somerough breaks, especially for being so young (yes,we are still young). But we’re also out there doinggreat things and being hard-assed survivors andcreators. This reunion, I hope and trust that we willfind ourselves—a real tribe—in greater unity thanever, in spite of the trials and losses we might haveencountered in the past 15 years.And to bring the circle back to underscorethe hope, love, and new life in store for us all:Teri Moss-Tyler Alexander wrote in to reportthat she, her husband, Tesfa, and son Nathaniel(age 2) welcomed another baby boy, Nour, lastSeptember. Teri says that the crew of four is havingan awesome time, having recently moved to SilverSpring, Md., and has enjoyed visits from the PAfamily, including Linda Griffith, who stopped bywhile she was in the area, and Bobby Edwards, wholives nearby. Other Andover visitors have includedRichelle Lane ’99, Michelle Gittens ’99, TamikaGuishard ’98, and Anthony Morales ’98, with hisbeautiful family! Teri also recently caught up withAlison Wheeler ’05, a dear friend she met whileliving in Washington, D.C.Meanwhile, near my ’hood, Biana Fay Varga,daughter Maple, and husband Adam Vargawelcomed a new addition to the clan: a baby boynamed Arlo Moss Varga, born in December. Sofar, big sis Maple seems to love her baby brother,and Biana calls it a “whole new game” that she’swinning for sure.What a thing, to hear about both the Andoverfamily and the families that you are beginning tobuild for yourselves as well! See you all soon, Iguess, but those of you with babies and kids—Andover | Spring 2015115

stay connected...will ya please do us a favor and bring extra flasksto put the bairns to beddy-bye so that the pack ofremaining lone wolves can party proper? Kidding,kidding... Faithfully yours, class secretary.2001Misty Muscatel203-569-9713mistina.muscatel@gmail.comUpdate of the quarter goes to Raquel LeonardMoreno, who is now a cohost on a radio showcalled The Green Hour on WURD in Philadelphia(www.900amwurd.com). The program airs onSundays from 11 a.m. to noon. Raquel would loveto hear the voices of Andover alums who havethoughts to share about the many elements ofsustainability. Folks can feel free to call in to theshow, or shoot me an e-mail and I’ll connect youwith Raquel if you have topics you would like toshare as a guest on the show.James Kenly kicked off the year with somegreat updates, including his new job creating anaccount management department at a softwaredevelopment consultancy startup called QuickLeft. It was number 1916 on the Inc. 5000 lastyear! James caught up with Lawson Feltmanover some beers at Eventide Brewing while ona business trip earlier this year in Atlanta andalso attended a few ’01 weddings. Tim Danielsmarried Kathryn Kendall in Annapolis, Md., onHalloween weekend. Scott Darci, Gino Rotondi,Scott Ward, Steve Mead, Luke LeSaffre, IsaacTaylor, Tom O’Rourke ’02, Charlie Fuller ’00,and Ethan Liebermann ’00 were all in attendance.Shortly after Tim tied the knot, Scott Darcimarried Tess Morton in Key West, Fla., andthe Andover group was quite similar, with theadditions of Eric Chase, Alex Bradley, AshleyHarmeling ’00, and Porter Fraker ’00.In his international travels, James caughtup with Al Dahya while in Istanbul, Turkey,in August and met Al’s beautiful wife, Roxana,and baby, Sofia. Allison Colbert connectedthe dots for this reunion. Al is currently thedirector of business development for SunEdison(solar energy).Merri Hudson Johnston ran the NYCMarathon in November and raised morethan $4,000 for Team MR8. Rachel Weiner,Sarah Kline, and I get to have dinners with Merrievery so often in the city, and they are always suchfun reunions. Her two girls, Ellie and Emmy, areabsolutely adorable and mini-Merris, alreadyplaying and interested in sports.Gavin McGrath has two beautiful kids,Caroline, 3, and Charlie, 1-1/2, who love their“Pease House playdates” with Martin Fox’s twoboys. The families get together every few months,and Martin is now looking forward to the arrivalof his third boy! The McGrath kids also got toplay with Cora Kimball (Kate Kimball and116 Andover | Spring 2015Greg Kimball’s daughter) a few months back.Gavin has been staying busy traveling the globein 2014, consulting to an international hotelcompany as an engagement manager at L.E.K.Consulting. He is happy to report that 2015 willinvolve less travel, and he will be closer to home.Also rocking some ’01 playdates isLarisa Vaysman, residing in Cincinnati, whereshe is working as an attorney. Larisa’s first baby, abeautiful girl named Miriam, turned 1 in January.Vivian Huang Bastos ’02 and her daughter, Parker,get together with Larisa and Miriam, as they alllive in Cincinnati.Also enjoying a new addition areMara Meyer Epstein and husband Jon, whowelcomed their first child, a baby girl namedHannah, in October. The whole family is doingwell and is beyond thrilled with the new addition.Vanessa Nickerson is still living in Denver(though she recently moved) and has resignedfrom her position with the Office of the PublicDefender. She’s taking a few months off, shewrites, to “explore Denver, snowshoe, summit asmany ‘14ers’ as possible, and generally enjoy thegreat outdoors” before she finds herself back in thelegal profession.Ian Cropp has accepted a position with asports consulting firm in NYC called GlideSlope.We are beyond thrilled to have him join the NYCAndover crew.While completing a fellowship at the Villa ITatti in Florence, Caitlin Henningsen hostedSusie Dickson, Alida Payson, Ella Hoffman,Sarah Kline, and Nicholas Ma over the course oflast fall. She also visited Vienna with Marion Readand husband Alex Saltman before their move toSan Francisco.Amanda Barash got married last summer toAhmad Odetalla at the Lyman Estate in Waltham,Mass. Several ’01ers were in attendance, includingCynthia Cohen, Adrea Lee, Elka Gruenberg,Diana Mahler Spalding, Matteo Natale, DesiraéSimmons, and Matt Rotman.Andrew Tucker’s gorgeous wedding to LaurenCzeizler took place on Sept. 6 at the St. Regisin NYC. Andover alums in attendance wereAdam Sklar, Bryan Haughom, Eric Newman,Ramesh Donthamsetty, and Matthew Miller ’00.My big update is that I got engaged overThanksgiving to the very fun James Davis, whommany ’01ers have met. James proposed in front ofmy entire 23-person family dinner, and we will betying the knot this fall in Boston. Should be a funbut hectic few months ahead!Keep the updates coming. It’s just a little over ayear until our 15th Reunion, ’01. Start preparing!2002Lauren NickersonP.O. Box 711477Mountain View HI 96771Lauren9@gmail.comHappy 2015, Class of 2002! Hope this is a happyand healthy year for all.First news is that after many years of beingco-class secretary, Paul Crowley has decidedto step down from his post to spend more timefocusing on his career and family (more on thatin a minute!). We would like to thank Paul for hisyears of service to the Academy and wish him wellin his future endeavors. Paul is practicing law inMaryland, doing indigent-criminal-defense work,and occasionally gets together with Doug Presleyfor dinner and Patriots games. Paul and his wife,Nicole, welcomed their first baby in September.Helen Amelia Crowley is happy and healthy, andher parents are doing well. Stay in touch, Paul!Don’t be a stranger.I (Lauren Nickerson) will continue to be atthe helm of class notes, writing until babies (notanytime soon) and/or career (the more likely ofthe two) also prove to be too time consuming. Sokeep on sending your updates!And now to the notes, in no particularorder—chronological, alphabetical, orthemed. Erin Chantry wrote to share the delightfulnews of the birth of her first baby. Erin and husbandMatt welcomed Elizabeth Regina Chantry inSeptember. To judge from the pictures that Erinshared, little Elizabeth is ever the Southern belle,just like her mama. The whole Chantry familywill be moving to Charlotte, N.C., where Erinhas accepted a position as urban designer atStantec Consulting.Another ’02er is jumping ship from themainland and heading to Hawaii. In February,Diane Liu, her husband, and their two childrenmoved to Oahu, where her husband has accepted anew position. Aloha and e komo mai, Diane!Jeff Sandman loves his new life in Washington,D.C., where he lives with Jon Adler and theirrespective dogs. Jeff wrote to share somethingabout footie pajamas and to report that he getstogether with quite the Andover crew every nowand again for some serious brunching. Alongwith Jeff and Jon, Chloe Lewis, Kate Bach,Annie Lowrey, Dan Cote, Becca Wexler, andMalik Lewis enjoy “semi-regular” Andoverfamily brunches.At the time she e-mailed me, Sarah Newhallwas four weeks away from her wedding day! Sarahmarried Elliot Tarloff on Jan. 17, 2015, at the LoebBoathouse in NYC’s Central Park. Nick Ma ’01 wasin attendance and served as an usher.Alice Torbert Percy and her family headed tothe hills of West Virginia for the world’s premierunderground invitational yard golf tournament,which was won by a rock musician wearing agorilla suit. I can’t make this stuff up. Helen Meier

www.andover.edu/intouchreceived a PhD degree in epidemiological sciencefrom the University of Michigan and started anNIH fellowship in January.Mitch St. Peter got engaged to fellow Andoveralum Jeanne LeSaffre ’03. They are now living inSan Francisco and planning an October wedding.Congratulations! Drew Comins joined thehappy couple in San Francisco to celebrate theirengagement. Mitch is working at FutureAdvisor, afinancial technology startup.Ted Sack and Hank Hattemer frolickedbarefoot, hand in hand, in the sand in VeniceBeach, Calif., with Zach Robbins, who works asthe food and beverage coordinator for the BigApple Circus. Ted, Dmitry Serov, Travis Pantin,Ben Hogan ’01, Jon Lo, Rob MacInnis, andJosh Haney still hang out a lot, says Ted. He didnot report where any of the above classmates liveor where these magical hangouts take place, butI’m assuming it’s California.In other Class of 2002 bro-bondingnews, Dan Cote, Ben Chang, Eli Flouton,Shuva Chakraborty, Dan Shvartsman,Jack “Juddy’’ Judson, Matt Roman, Pete Glenn,Andrew Tonelli, and Justin Eberlein have afantasy football league. This year, Eli won theregular season, and Juddy won the league overall,in his first year in the league. Pete came in second,narrowly losing to Juddy in the finals, and BenChang came in last, barely outstinking Roman forthe Toilet Bowl. Thank you, Pete Glenn, for theharrowing account of the Class of 2002 fantasyfootball league outcomes.2003Will Heidrichwheidrich@gmail.comTwo thousand fourteen was another goodyear for our classmates. To kick things off,Danny Dumond celebrated her wedding to CalebWard in September with a handful of classmates inattendance. The two married in the Log Cabin onthe PA campus, with Katie Dlesk, Erin O’Hern,Kathleen Minahan, Kate Cooper Sawyer,Rachel Rapp, and Anita Taylor joiningthe festivities.Anita also got married, to Sridhar Prasad onDec. 6 in Morristown, N.J. Many of the same groupattended the Prasad-Taylor wedding, with KatieDlesk serving as maid of honor, while Rachel,Kathleen, Danny, and Caleb all cheered along.Sridhar and Anita honeymooned in Hawaii overthe holidays before returning home to Cambridge,Mass., in January.Jen Park also tied the knot this past fall,marrying Jonathan Boebinger in October withmany Andover pals by her side. Sylvia Zhu andKimberly Wedderburn served as bridesmaids,while longtime friend Erin O’Hern also attended.Cathy Rampell became an op-ed columnistat the Washington Post, a longtime dream ofhers, this past year. In addition to reaching thatprofessional milestone, Cathy also married ChrisConlon last August. Several Andover friends joinedthe festivities, including Alessandra Colaianni,Kim Henderson, Stephen Zehring, and ChrisHughes ’02. Congrats to Danny, Anita, Jen,and Cathy!Katie Regner Cannan reported that she andher husband, Matt, planned to move to Hong Kongin late January. Both of them will continue to workwith their current companies as they explore anew city. If there are any alumni in HK, reach outto Katie!Julia Totosy de Zepetnek wrote from McMasterUniversity in Ontario, where she completed aPhD degree this past fall in exercise physiology. InOctober, she also welcomed a baby boy, Liam!Drew Ward and his wife, Melena, alsowelcomed a child to their family this past year:Penelope, their second. Drew and Melena stayin touch with Jo and Dean Boylan and theirbaby boy, Blake. They also connected withPam Risseeuw Stroble and Aaron Stroble ’04when the Strobles brought their daughter, Caroline,to DC in November.Dan Koh reported from Boston, where he wasrounding out his first year as chief of staff to MayorMarty Walsh. Fellow classmate Shaun Blugh alsojoined the mayoral administration this winter,serving as the city’s new chief diversity officer.Nick Barber wrote from NYC, where hehas lived for the past three and a half years.While living in SoHo, he has run into classmatesKanyi Maqubela, Coleman Lyons, andBen Jordan. Nick has started a business calledPatina NYC, selling mid-century modern furniture;check it out at patinanyc.com and @patinanycon Instagram. Nick also served as best man toNick Franchot and Alexa Raducanu when theywed last May.Fellow NYC resident Matt London wrotefrom Austin, Texas, where he and his wife, Jordan,visited her family for the holidays. They joinedAustin residents Kate Cooper Sawyer and RyanSawyer for trivia while in town. Matt recentlyauthored The 8th Continent, the first volume in achildren’s book series, now available on Amazon.In addition, he finished teaching his first semesterof digital storytelling at Brown University, whilemoonlighting at NYC high schools SAR Academyand Horace Mann. Brian Karfunkel wrote fromBrooklyn, where he moved in July. He caught upwith classmate Alex Minasian in NYC this past fall.Anne Snyder has moved to Houston, whereshe has taken a grant from the H.E. Butt FamilyFoundation to freelance a variety of stories aboutthe immigrant population. She writes that she hasenjoyed the change of scenery, including the rodeo,Mexican food, and the culture of Texas.In the SF Bay Area, our classmate head countcontinues to expand, adding Jeanne LeSaffreand Tom Oliphant most recently. Several of us,including Jeanne and her fiancé, Mitch St. Peter ’02,Michael Ruderman, Matt Lindsay, Janis Rice,and me, connected at a local Andover event thispast fall, where Head of School John Palfrey sharedthe school’s Strategic Plan. Janis Rice recentlymoved to the East Bay, where she and her husband,Brandon Rice, have bought a condo. I have alsokept up with Margaret Ramsey, who continues toteach at Menlo School in Atherton, Calif.I made it back to campus and saw a handfulof our classmates during Leaders’ Weekend 2014,including Jesse Bardo, Fay Rotenberg, Alex Minasian,Justine Wardrop, and Sarah Carden. Thecampus looked fantastic, and ’03 represented well!That’s it from here; stay safe and go Big Blue.2004Ali Schouten2712 Ivan Hill TerraceLos Angeles CA 90039617-584-5373AlisonSchouten@gmail.comBy the time this goes to print, Amy O’GormanBlock will have given birth to her first child! Amyreports that Baby Block is larger than average andappears to have inherited her long third toe. BabyBlock is also especially active, kicking and flippingall the time. Maybe he or she will follow in Mom’sfootsteps and join SLAM? Adam Draper and hiswife welcomed a daughter in May. Adam runs astartup accelerator called Boost VC. Almost asexciting as these two additions is Derrick Kuan’slatest: He and his girlfriend adopted a dachshundmixpuppy named Penelope. Penelope gets alongwell with her older brother, Derrick’s beardeddragon, Orlando.Jess Chermayeff ’s film Kehinde Wiley: AnEconomy of Grace was one of eight films shortlistedfor an Academy Award nomination forbest documentary short subject. Although Jessdidn’t take home the Oscar this year, I have nodoubt that there’s a trophy in her future. Hard atwork launching the F Show, Lolita Munos Taubis traveling worldwide to interview millennialentrepreneurs. The show will air in mid-2015 and ismeant to inspire the next generation of women inbusiness. Jacqueline Bovaird is now in charge ofthe West Coast office of Levine/Leavitt. In betweena crazy work schedule and planning her wedding,Jacqueline saw Justin Cahill, also living in LA.Paull Randt has a finance job in HongKong and is looking forward to meeting upwith any PA alums who are living in or passingthrough the city, including Emma Sussex, whowill move to Hong Kong in 2015 after trips toSouth America and Hawaii. Wing-Kit Chutraveled to Charlottesville, Va., last August forLars Trautman’s wedding, where Pat Callahan,Homan Lee, Taylor Yates, and Jisung Park wereguests. Wing-Kit has since moved to Austin, Texas,to start his new job with Amgen and loves it there.Ariel Gold lives in Washington, D.C., and worksfor Amazon Web Services. Marjorie Mocco,Andover | Spring 2015117

stay connected...It was a match made at Andover when classmates Carlisle Williams and Paul Engelhardt, both Classof ’06, got married last August on Martha’s Vineyard. From left are Caroline Pires, Lindsay Dewhirst,Emma King, the bride and groom, Dan Bacon, Catherine Castillo, Bree Polk-Bauman, Alina Chen,and Rajeev Saxena, all Class of ’06.Andrea Coravos ’06 and Olivia Pei ’07 hosted a“onesie” Halloween party in San Francisco last October.From left are Peter McCarthy ’07, Pei, Gunga, Coravos,and Jeni Lee ’06.Amanda Green Donaldson, and Pooja Sripadattended Ariel’s Halloween party.Our classmates continue to pursue furthereducation in exciting fields. Jennifer Grahamtook a break from her studies at the Yale Schoolof Management to visit Jacqueline Bovaird at hernew home in Venice Beach, Calif. Seth Stulgis ispursuing a master’s of science degree in energypolicy and climate at Johns Hopkins. Amy Lippeis in graduate school in Boston. Alanna Hughesis halfway through an MBA-MPA program atHarvard and occasionally sees Amy, as well asJames Feigenbaum and Taylor Yates. Alannakicked off the new year traveling to Japan, SouthKorea, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India to runleadership development workshops.Jamie Bologna had an exciting end to 2014.He got married and got a graduate degree! Hiswedding to Alex Wolniak was held at Andover’sCochran Chapel. Guests included Taylor Yates,Travis Green, and Amanda Green Donaldson.After earning a graduate degree from BostonUniversity in broadcast journalism, Jamie took a jobat WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. Laura Kellylives in Oakland, Calif., with her husband, DanAdamsky ’06, and their two “ridiculous” cats. Sheworks for environmental NGO Global Green USAon composting and recycling projects.Jenny Wong celebrated her engagement toNathan Sharp with a three-week trip to China.The two will wed in June 2015. Emma Sussex isserving as Jenny’s maid of honor and is doing afantastic job as far as I’m concerned—she plannedJenny’s bachelorette party in LA and scheduled itfor one of the few weekends I don’t have a Fridaynight taping! Let’s hope we’ll have as much funas Mariah Russell, who recently met up withSaidi Chen, Emily Guerin, McKee Floyd,118 Andover | Spring 2015Sam duPont, Thatcher Clay, Anthony Roldan,Alex Limpaecher, and Matt Garza for dimsum and shuffleboard in NYC. Last fall, Jenny,Emma, Julia Bacon Fabens, Jane Herzeca ’05,Loni Edwards ’02, and I attended Olivia Oran’sbeautiful wedding to Greg Beaton. Julia’s blog ismy new favorite place to go for DIY projects.I saw Jenny Byer Elgin during the holidays.While having a fireside dinner, my LA friendsunanimously voted her Christmas card, featuringher son Milo, the cutest in existence. Jenny willmove to Michigan next year, but I hope to stillsee her whenever she visits her in-laws in OrangeCounty. When not catching up with my oldAndover pals, I am hard at work writing seasontwo of the sitcom Young & Hungry for ABC Family.As always, it’s great to hear from everyone, and ifyou’re out in LA, please let me know.200510th REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Matt Brennanmatthew.s.brennan13gmail.comAlex Lebowalexlebow@gmail.comThanks to all ’05ers who submitted updates for thefirst edition of the class notes in 2015.First things first. Many congratulations arein order: to Meta Weiss, Laylah Mohammed,and Cassie Ornell, all of whom were recentlyengaged, and to classmates Abigail Seldin andKrishna Gupta, who were named to Forbes’s “30Under 30” list in December. Krishna is founderof VC firm Romulus Capital. Abby reports thatas vice president of innovation, she’s running theWashington, D.C., office for ECMC, the companythat acquired her startup, College Abacus, lastsummer. Cassie spent time with Nicole Amaral,Sam Demetriou, Caitriona McGovern, andSarah Waldo over the holidays in Portsmouth,N.H., and plans to move to Copenhagen with herfiancé this spring.Natalie Exner Dean started working as apostdoctoral fellow at the University of Florida’sDepartment of Biostatistics, helping with thedesign and analysis of the Ebola vaccine trialin Guinea, and hosted Meg Scarborough andChris Zegel at her house in Gainesville, Fla.,over Christmas. (They got the hot tub going forthe occasion.) Danny Lee moved to Californiafor his residency in emergency medicine atStanford, Alison Wheeler visited Leila Adellin Austin, Texas, and Charlie Thornton sawNatasha Midgley perform in a A Very JankyChristmas Spectacular with John C. Reilly at asmall theatre in LA. Charlie and Natasha alsosaw Andy St. Louis and Anthony Reyes onHalloween. Anthony made the big move outWest, leaving his job at the U.S. Department ofthe Treasury in Washington, D.C., to serve ascommunications director for the leader of theCalifornia state senate.Laura Sciuto, who’s been spending her timein Philadelphia for work, highly recommendseating at High Street on Market, whereAlex Bois is a chef. Laura also had drinks withChris Donais at the 99 Restaurant in NorthAndover over Thanksgiving and saw Wes Howe onNew Year’s in New York. She hangs out withChloé Hurley, Chloé’s fiancé, Sam, and their dog,

www.andover.edu/intouchLast September, longtime friends from the Class of ’03attended Danny Dumond Ward’s wedding at PA’sLog Cabin. From left are Katie Dlesk, Erin O’Hern,Danny Dumond Ward, Kathleen Minahan,Kate Cooper Sawyer, Rachel Rapp, and Anita Taylor.A sizable Andover contingent turned out for the July 2014 wedding of Michael Cashman ’02 andShana Platz. From left are Eliott Wall ’07, Geoff O’Donoghue ’02, Kara Gaughen Smith ’02,Jess Spradling Russell ’02, the bride, James Platz ’67 (father of the bride), the groom,Kathryn Zox ’65, Greg Martin ’02, Christina Kelleher Knoll ’02, and Luke Basta ’02.Ducky, all the time. Sims Witherspoon is still atGoogle and traveled to Colombia and Brazil fora couple of research projects, including helpingthe Google Maps team map Rio de Janeiro’sfavelas. Dan Hackney lives in Mountain View,Calif., and is working at Google as a softwareengineer for AdWords. Outside of work, he’sbeen dancing in two performance groups, inaddition to doing social swing dance and trainingfor ballroom competition; he recently ran intoClare Kasemset because her husband is in one ofhis performance groups.Melanie Kress moved back to NYC in January2014 and has been working at the Friends ofthe High Line as the curatorial fellow for HighLine Art, the program of public art presentedon and around the park. She is thrilled thatBeryl Sinclair recently moved from Seoulto New York and celebrated her return withKendra Allenby, Vanessa Parkinson de Castro,Brittany Kaiser, and Nick Pappadopoulos ’04,among others. Lindsay Baker is studying interiordesign at the Rhode Island School of Designand celebrated Christmas with Katie Huncklerand Harry Goldstein in Chicago. Harry plans toremain another year and a half in Singapore, wherehe recently started a new role at the packagingmanufacturer Amcor. He’d love for any Andoverfolks heading his way to give him a shout. Katieis marketing director for Bucketfeet, a customsneaker company featuring designs by emergingartists from all over the world.Ian Schmertzler saw Karl Hirt ’06 rowing inblue down at the Head of the Housatonic, raninto Kelly Stecker at the Head of the Charles,and enjoyed a day of making pumpkin pie withHector Inirio, Faaez Jafarey ’06, and a smallarmy of college friends. (He also saw Vanessa andBrittany, who “were a social scene unto themselvesin New York this fall,” he says.) Ian led a EuropeanBanking Authority stress test last summer,spent the fall studying programming at GeneralAssembly, and will be working with brotherEthan ’07 on a startup until the fall of 2015, whenhe’ll head to Georgia Tech for a master’s degree.In September, John Tincoff caught up withVic Miller and their onetime prefectee PeterMcCarthy ’07 in Palo Alto, Calif., over tacos. Vichad recently finished defending his dissertationat Stanford and has been working on a super-coolmedical-technology startup. John also celebratedwith an ’05 crew—Krishna Gupta, Kelly Stecker,and Henry Manice—at a Romulus holiday partyin Boston this past December.Over the holidays, Matt Brennanhad enchiladas in Methuen, Mass., withSarah Donelan; Chinese food in Andover withLaylah Mohammed and her fiancé, Dave; fancycocktails in South Boston at the home of MegScarborough and Chris Zegel; and steak frites andrye with Ben Hoerner near the Garden, wherethey met up with Nate Scott, Steve Rolecek,Andrew Geraghty, Dave Wilkinson, andWhitney Kelly ’04 (and spied Cara Ruccoloon what looked like a date). Besides eating,drinking, and causing a ruckus on JetBlue withNathan Kellogg, Meg Coffin ’03, and their dog,Nigel, Matt is the television critic for Indiewire’sThompson on Hollywood! and a regular contributorto several other publications. He lives withAlex Lebow, director of strategic partnerships forthe mayor of New Orleans, proud thrower of epicNew Year’s Eve parties, and fellow class secretary.Until next time, be well—and hope to see youat our 10th Reunion!Much love, PA ’05. —Matt and Al2006Jeni Lee18228 Mallard St.Woodland CA 95695925-846-8300jeni_lee@bluelink.andover.eduPaul Voorhees345 West Berwicke Common, N.E.Atlanta GA 30342404-402-4869pauldvoorhees@gmail.comThe start of 2015 means that our 10th Reunion isnow only one year away! The end of 2014 was filledwith many Andover Class of 2006 reunions (a.k.a.weddings), plans for weddings to come, careermoves, and non-wedding-related mini reunions.Thanks for sharing your updates. We love to hearfrom you!Rajeev Saxena married his collegesweetheart in July in Houston and celebratedwith Mario Noyola, Gracia Angulo,Caroline Pires, Sarah McLean, Paul Engelhardt,and Carlisle Williams Engelhardt. Rajeev wasalso the best man at Mario’s wedding to Adriana,Mario’s college sweetheart, on Long Island, N.Y.,in November.Katie Faulkner got married on Aug. 9, 2014,in Homer, Alaska. Alyssa Hill was a bridesmaid,and Katie’s siblings were all in the bridalparty: Andrew ’07, William ’09, Kristen ’11, andNicholas ’16. Duncan Cumming (who was Katie’spiano teacher at Andover) played the pianoat the wedding.On Oct. 18, 2014, Dan Taylor marriedLauren Krznaric, a 2009 graduate of BucknellAndover | Spring 2015119

stay connected...The October wedding of Dan Taylor ’06 and Lauren Krznaric in Sandy Spring,Md., brought out a large PA contingent. In front, from left, are Cornelia Wolcott ’06,Tobey Duble ’06, Emily Chappell ’06, and the bride and groom. In back, from left,are Gordon Murphy ’06, Simon Keyes ’06, Louisa Rockwell ’06, Gabe Worgaftik ’06,Geoff Miller ’05, Chris Magnin ’05, Owen Remeika ’06, and Justin Yi ’06.Rajeev Saxena ’06 got married last July in Houston, and several classmates were on hand to helpcelebrate. From left are Paul Engelhardt, Carlisle Engelhardt, Caroline Pires, the groom, Gracia Angulo,Sara McLean, and Mario Noyola.University, at a venue in the DC area.Andover attendees included Geoff Miller ’05,Chris Magnin ’05, Justin Yi, Owen Remeika,Gabe Worgaftik, Gordon Murphy, Simon Keyes,Merit Webster, Cornelia Wolcott, Tobey Duble,Louisa Rockwell, and Emily Chappell. Goodtimes were had by all.In October, Jungmin Son ’07 visited Corneliaand Justin in NYC. Cornelia works at Nickelodeonas the brand manager for Teenage MutantNinja Turtles, and she brought Justin and Jungminto a TMNT art tribute show that she helpedorganize at the Bottleneck Gallery in Brooklyn.Cowabunga! In addition, Cornelia was also inattendance at the Red Sox game we mentionedin our last notes, with Tobey, Jeff Bakkensen,Mike Galaburda, Alex King ’05, and Mike’s nowfiancée,Analise Siciliano.In October, Andrea Coravos and Olivia Pei ’07hosted a “onesie” Halloween party. Jeni Lee andPeter McCarthy ’07 were present. Also in attendance?Gunga! And during a visit to San Francisco,Justin Yi, Owen Remeika, and Jeni enjoyed tapasin the Mission.Jevan Jammal ran into Ben Hoerner ’05 at theirswearing-in ceremony for admission to the MassachusettsBar at historic Faneuil Hall. Small world!John Lippe is still in business school in Boston,expecting to graduate in 2016. He caught up withParag Khandelwal, Ali Siddiqi, and Matt Kahn atan Andover young alumni gathering. While on theresidency interview trail, Kat Chen caught up withAli Holliday in Boston.Emily Pollokoff and her husband welcomedtheir second baby girl in October. Congratulations!After her maternity leave, Emily went backto editing for her company, greenlightediting.com.For all those who are writing papers and articlesand filing dissertations this year, Emily is availableto help. Her goal for this year is to make somethingcrafty every day. Best of luck!Jeff Bakkensen rang in the New Year with hisgirlfriend, Jen Bender, Mike Galaburda (and Mike’sfiancée Analise Siciliano), Alex Campbell (andAlex’s girlfriend Julie Sickel and her sister, ChelseaSickel), and Sam Woolford. Along with Mike andAnalise, recently engaged are Aaron Weisz andRachel Wilson. Congratulations!Tobey, Owen, Justin, Emily, Melissa Chiozzi,Cornelia, Louisa, and Louisa’s fiancé, AdamDrici, continued their winter tradition of theirSkiapalooza trip. This year, the group actually managedto go skiing! Tobey graduated with a master’sdegree in special education, specifically in autism,from Teachers College, Columbia University.Kevin Olusola and his band, Pentatonix, hadan incredible 2014! They were signed to RCAand released PTX, Vol. III in September, whichdebuted at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart. TheirChristmas album, That’s Christmas to Me, also didincredibly well. It’s one of only four records tohave gone platinum in 2014; with that, Pentatonixjoins Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, and the Frozensoundtrack! The album hit No. 2 on the Billboardchart. Pentatonix was also nominated for aGrammy for best arrangement (instrumental ora cappella) for their Daft Punk medley. [Editor’snote: They won!] Pentatonix spent the holidayseason doing a lot of press, including at theAmerican Music Awards, Dick Clark’s New Year’sRockin’ Eve, Good Morning America, the Macy’sThanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas in RockefellerCenter, and the Kennedy Center Honors,performing for Tom Hanks. This year will bespent writing a pop album and touring—checkout tour dates in the U.S. and Europe, as a lotof dates are already sold out. (A note from Jeni:Seriously, if you haven’t checked out Pentatonixlive, do it! They are absolutely amazing! I ampossibly #obsessed.)Aside from Pentatonix, Kevin keeps up withhis friends and family and is working on his ownsolo record, to be released this year. He’s excited forpeople to hear it when it comes out.120 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchWhen Cece Yu ’07 married Justin Aschenbener at the Art Institute of Chicago last September, several PA classmates joined the festivities. From left areGina Kim, Colleen Thurman, Nate Flagg, Q Yankes, the groom and bride, Hilda Buss, Fay Gao, Olivia Pei, Chiz Izeogu, Mikaela Sanders ’08,Steve Stapczynski, Rob Sun, and Allen Cai.Thanks for the updates, 2006! Hope you’vehad a wonderful start to 2015, and we’re lookingforward to what’s to come this year.Love, Jeni and Paul2007M. Conner Stoldt94 Saddle Hill RoadHopkinton MA 01748-1102508-954-9185conner.stoldt@gmail.comCatherine L. Crooke61 Eastern Parkway, Apt. 2CBrooklyn NY 11238-5916917-375-5551catherine.l.crooke@gmail.comFirst and foremost, there are a number ofengagements and weddings to announce.Betina Evancha recently became engaged toDaniel May and will be getting married in October.Stacey Middlebrook is also recently engaged;coincidentally, her fiancé went to Andover Highwhile we were at PA, but they met after college.Karl Novick was married to the lovely KateGrumbles this past summer in Richmond, Va.In attendance were Pete Dignard and ChrisAdams. Last but not least, Cece Yu got married toJustin Aschenbener in Chicago in September. Inattendance were Gina Kim, Colleen Thurman,Nate Flagg, Q Yankes, Hilda Buss, Fay Gao,Olivia Pei, Chiz Izeogu, Mikaela Sanders ’08,Steve Stapczynski, Rob Sun, Allen Cai, andOlivia Wang. All of Clement House ’07 wasrepresented! Cece and her husband are now livingin California, where they rock-climb a lot andwhere Cece recently started a new job leadingproduct design at a startup called Wealthfront.Congratulations to all the happy lovers!Nate Flagg is loving his classes and studiesat the Yale School of Art, where he has alreadylearned so much and improved greatly from theartist we all knew back at Andover. He is livingwith Jacqueline Hall ’08, who’s in the architectureschool at Yale, and he frequently runs intoJames Flynn down in New Haven. CatherineCrooke is back home in NYC, where she nowworks at a small and very feisty internationalrefugee-assistance organization called IRAP.NYC continues to be an Andover hub: Thiswinter, Catherine consumed a lot of whiskey andrich foods at a dinner with Jack Dilday, TashaKeeney, Becky Greenberg, Lola Dalrymple,Anna Klenkar, Dominick DeJoy, Evan Moore,Dave Mauskop, and Lucy Bidwell ’09. They areall doing extremely well; Evan is working on anovel. In December, Catherine celebrated thewinter solstice with tequila and pagan rituals,joined by many of the above-named individualsplus Melanie Kress ’05, Emma Wood, EddieDiaz, Curtis Holden, Brian Louie, and JonathanLouie. Emma is having an extremely successfultime as a poet at the University of Iowa. Catherineand Emma had lunch with Olivia Pei when Oliviavisited the East Coast from San Francisco (Emmaand Olivia also saw each other at Emma’s poetryreading last year). Olivia was recently promotedand got her (current) dream job of leadinginternational strategy for Cisco Meraki. Sheattended a Halloween party hosted by Sarah Guo,which Billy Draper also attended.We finally heard from Peter McCarthy,who is also in San Francisco, working at a smallcompany called Quid. Last year he visitedEddie Kang in South Korea, at his army postnear the North Korean border. Pete climbs a lotof mountains, and sees Olivia Pei, KatharineMatsumoto, Vic Miller ’05, Meg Evans ’06, andWilliam Thompson-Butler ’09 fairly regularly.Ethan Schmertzler is the CEO of a New Yorktech startup working on secure communications;they’re still in stealth mode but should belaunching soon. Danny Silk has made it official:He lives in NYC full time and loves the city life.He hasn’t been running into quite as many fellowgrads as everyone above, but he has hosted quite afew as they roll through the city.Maura Mulroy cannot get enough of life inFlorida, even though she recently returned froma trip to Zurich, Switzerland. She completed herfirst Olympic-length triathlon this past fall, and ifshe didn’t have it before, has now fully caught racefever. Alex Clifford is still living in Chicago, tradingoptions and working on his app, Entourage.A bit farther afield, Devon Zimmerling is stillworking in London and will be attending LondonBusiness School next fall. She caught up withStacey Middlebrook, Dawson Joyce-Mendive,Carly O’Leary, and Kit Harris in Bostonaround Thanksgiving.Steve Blackman is still alive. He is travelingthe U.S. working for Gibson Boards and ishappy to get to escape Amish country. KomakiFoster is still working in Congress but plans toleave Washington, D.C., to head to Japan for afew months and then continue on to the U.K.Andover | Spring 2015121

stay connected...2008Hanson Causbie ’08 recently returned home from Afghanistan, where he was deployedwith the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division.to start business school in London. She recentlywent on a road trip with Sara Nickel to see CarrieSt. Louis ’08 on the national tour of Wicked.Carrie also helped unite Claire Voegele andBecky Greenberg, who saw her in Rock of Ageson Broadway last year. Claire loves law schooland is enjoying a peaceful life in the South withher boyfriend, who is the No. 1 real-tennis playerin the world, and their new corgi puppy, Gus.Ryan Ferguson recently wrapped up his timeworking for Deval Patrick down in Washington,D.C. He’s currently between gigs on Capitol Hilland using the extra time to expand his networkand enjoy the occasional spring gala. He makesthe trip home now and then when he has the timebut is otherwise all about our nation’s capital.Conner Stoldt is still living down in NorthCarolina but is hardly ever there due to all his travel.When not traveling for work, he’s been using all hisrewards points and recently went to Puerto Rico.Miles Silverman has fallen in love with Californiaand the area around UCLA, where he ispursuing his doctorate. Allison Callery is workingas a presidential management fellow in the U.S.Department of State’s Office of ConventionalArms Threat Reduction. Back in Massachusetts,Lindsey Hildebrand is in her secondsemester at UMass Medical School in Worcester.Molly Ozimek-Maier has seen a numberof Andover folks in recent months, includingSam Conte, Sam Gould, Karen Schoenherr, andChris Capano during Andover-Exeter weekendand Catie Shaw for some Black Friday shopping.Sam Gould and Karen apparently hosted aholiday bottle-swap party in Cambridge, attendedby Dave Curtis, Pete Smith, Katy Ebbert,Lauren Kelleher, and Shay Paintal. Pete andDave got two pizzas for free, Katy and Laurenlost and then found a stranger’s phone and jacket,and Shay almost lost his car keys in an Uber.Molly Ozimek-Maier and Eliot Wall want to givea special shout-out to our class for its participationduring the rivalry-week fundraising effort: “Weonly need 18 more donors from the class to hit ourgoal of 45 percent participation! Go, ’07!”Mary B. Doyle327 Noe St.San Francisco CA 94114781-439-5209 (cell)mbdoyle@gmail.comLydia Dallett319 Ave. C, Apt. 3CNew York NY 10009Lydia.Dallett@gmail.comMany ’08ers have turned or will be turning 25 thisyear. It’s not as big a deal as, say, 30, but being ableto start stories with “Twenty years ago...” and endsomewhere other than a baby’s changing tableis a significant milestone nonetheless. For someof us, it means taking a giant step forward witha life partner. For others, it means opting for thehealthier one scoop of Chipotle chicken on theburrito instead of two. Whatever they’re doing atthe quarter-century mark, ’08 is killing it.Kelci Thomasco got the shock of her life when,on a visit to their shared alma mater, SouthernMethodist University, her boyfriend Jeff Blomkerreached into his jacket for a camera and pulled outa ring instead. Happily for Jeff, who’d asked his andKelci’s parents to come to Dallas for the occasion,Kelci said yes. (And afterward, little else. “I wasin such shock I could barely speak for the entirenight!” she writes.) The wedding is planned forMarch 2016 in Florida.William & Mary law student Abigail Hoglundwas similarly surprised when her Johns Hopkinsbeau Justin Shen popped the question. So, apparently,was Justin. As so often happens in New Yorkhotels around Christmastime, the champagnecame early. But Justin remembered his lines anddropped to one knee, and the ecstatic couple willwed in August 2016.Our last bride-to-be, Jen Downing, had beendating Yale classmate Chris Labosky for almostfive years before his New Year’s Day proposal, sothe fact of their engagement wasn’t a total surprise.(“I was quite optimistic,” says Jen.) But she hadn’texpected the location: up in the snowy WhiteMountains of New Hampshire, where the coupleis building a log cabin themselves. (Yes, by hand—don’t pretend to be surprised.) They hope to haveit finished by the end of the year.Jimmy Spang didn’t get a ring this year, buthis company did relocate him to New York,where he works in software sales for Thinking-Phones. He occasionally runs into Steve Bury andZach Dixon. We hope there’s much champagne.Other ’08ers changing addresses:Kie Watanabe, still at McKinsey, transferredfrom Tokyo to London, while John Heroyleft investment banking behind in Hong Kongto start as a software engineer at Google. Inbetween, he attended Hack Reactor in SF,which he says was a unique educational experienceand great way to reacclimate to life in the122 Andover | Spring 2015

www.andover.edu/intouchIn January, Lucy Bidwell ’09 held a housewarming party in NYC that was wellattended by alums. In front, from left, are Erica Segall ’09, Anna Burgess ’09,and Catherine Crooke ’07. In the middle row, from left, are Chris Waskom ’08,Foster Jebsen ’08, Dominick DeJoy ’07, Alex Moss ’09, Eli Grober ’09,Jack Dickey ’09, and Lawrence Dai ’09. In back, from left, areSayer Mansfield ’10, Thor Shannon ’09, Lucy Bidwell ’09,Alexander McHale ’09, Marvin Blugh ’09, Graeme Clements ’09,Harrison Hart ’09, andJack Walker ’09.Karl Novick ’07 (center) got married last August in Richmond, Va., andclassmates Pete Dignard (left) and Chris Adams (right) were there to cheerhim on.U.S. John joins fellow Googler Kym Louie inLA. Emerson Moore stayed in New York butmoved in with Joey Mensah, Foster Jebsen,and Chris Waskom. (Their former roommate,Zach Feldman, moved uptown to Mount Sinai formedical school.) Finally, Hanson Causbie is headinghome from Afghanistan, where he has beenstationed with the 82nd Airborne Division, flyingApache gunships in support of ground forces.According to my Facebook feed, lots of 2008went sightseeing last year. Joey Mensah visitedCorbin Tognoni in Stockholm, and they traveledtogether through Copenhagen, Berlin, and Prague.Britney Van Valkenburg and Veda Eswarappaboth spent time in India, though judging by Britney’sphotos, she probably had more fun (Veda’strip was for work). Rajit Malhotra, who also worksin India, traveled to Qatar to attend the WorldInnovation Summit on Education.And a whole bunch of people went toBen Schley and Lambros Theofanidis’shousewarming in San Francisco,including Kristy Spiak, John Heroy,Jin Won Lee, Alyssa Warren, Sebastian Caliri,Hillary Baker, Murphy Temple, Will Hunckler,and Alix Peabody, among many others. The newroommates were also celebrating their new jobs,Ben at Salesforce and Lambros at SunEdison.On the job front, Kristy Spiak is now afinance associate at the World Affairs Council ofNorthern California, while Megan Richards andNkem Oghedo are both at Artisan HealthcareConsulting. Jade-Isis Lefebvre is teaching yogaand getting a PhD degree in clinical psychology (enfrançais). Blaine Johnson is in China, writing a thesison food-waste-sorting programs in Shanghai’sresidential communities. And Adam Giansiracusa,a consultant at Monitor Deloitte, is still enjoyingthe weather in Dubai, where he’s based.Between the engagement and the log cabin,you wouldn’t think Jen Downing would havetime for much of anything else. You’dbe wrong. Jen met up with Jake Bean,who was on his way through Boston forNavy training; attended one of Jessica Cole’sfamous potlucks; had drinks with Chris Wade andMegumi Ishizuka; saw Lisa Lian at a holidayparty; and briefly ran into Thomas Smyth at aHarvard-Yale tailgate.We don’t know if she saw Jen or not, but MurphyTemple lives in the same apartment complex atStanford as William Thompson-Butler ’09 and runsinto Sebastian Caliri and Will Hunckler fairly frequently.On a break from work, Rajit Malhotra visitedLizzy Chan and Sarah Gordon in New York.Penn dental student Silke Cummings also took atrip to New York to celebrate Paul Hsiao’s birthdayand hang out with Nicholas Koh and Steph Teointo the wee hours of the morning—hopefully,with champagne.Until next time. —Lydia2009Alexander McHale30 Waterside Plaza, Apt. 29JNew York NY 10010703-786-3330arxmchale@gmail.comDeidra Willis550 East Holly Ave., No. 39Pitman NJ 08071347-342-7447willis.deidra@gmail.comHello, all. A bit of a shorter submission this timearound. It seems we are all too busy living life towrite about it. Here’s what we’ve been up tosince we last spoke.Michael Kaluzny is currently living withKevin Ofori in Atlanta. He had a great timerock climbing with Jean Fang in Chattanooga,Tenn. Johnny Carmona rang in the New Yearwith Malik Jenkins at Johnny’s apartmentin Williamsburg, Brooklyn. David Luan andJohnny had a farewell dinner with the elusiveHyungtae Kim before he temporarily left NYC toconduct research in Silicon Valley. Tina Kit met upwith Johnny, David, Moses Kim, and Andrew Angfor drinks in Brooklyn.Moses also went ice-skating withVincent Jow and Christine Choi in Central Park.Vincent writes that it was “really romantic” and thathe got to “hold Moses’s hand so he wouldn’t fall.”What a lucky boy!Jessica Frey flew down from Boston toWashington, D.C., with Salena Casha andEliza Campbell to visit Marianna Jordan for a longweekend in November. Sophie Shimer also joinedin, driving down from Yale, where she is currentlyattending med school. The girls managed to meetup with Ricky Chen for a few hours and did abunch of typical touristy things (including takingwhat Jessica describes as “the world’s most awkwardWhite House selfie”). Jessica lives with Eliza andMegan Farquhar in Brookline, Mass., so, she writes,“Every day is an Andover reunion!” The group triesto get together with Salena, Carolyn Calabrese,and Tori Wilmarth as much as they can.Eddie Zhang works as a product managerfor Facebook. He regularly sees Charlie Dongin San Francisco and managed to catch up withVincent Jow over the holiday break. He plans to seeConrad Bastable and Tory Marvin soon as well.Stephanie Xu continues to work in Washington,Andover | Spring 2015123

stay connected...D.C., for the Republican National Committee.She hung out with Annie McDonough right afterthe New Year holiday. She writes that she “missesyou all terribly” and that “you should all comevisit DC!” (Secretary’s note: You really should.DC is the greatest.)Tiffany Li relocated from San Francisco to LA,continuing her work at Anthos Capital, an earlystageinvestment firm. She invites anyone on theWest Coast to reach out to her for drinks.As for me (Alex McHale), I seem to see youbeautiful people all the time! That warms myheart. Lucy Bidwell hosted a housewarming partyin NYC’s West Village, where some of my favoritepeople appeared: Erica Segall, Anna Burgess,Catherine Crooke ’07, Chris Waskom ’08, FosterJebsen ’08, Dominick DeJoy ’07, Alex Moss,Eli Grober, Lawrence Dai, Jack Dickey, SayerMansfield ’10, Thor Shannon, Marvin Blugh,Graeme Clements, Harrison Hart, andJack Walker. This was only a week after Jack,Matt Gorski, and Andrew Pohly hosted ablack-tie New Year’s party at the Hudson NewYork hotel, where I saw many other classmates—including Kiara Brereton, Max Abitbol,Cristina Mommsen, and Malin Adams—andcountless non-2009 PA alums. I’ve hostedChristian Anderson and Carl Jackson at myapartment and I have weekly mapo tofu dateswith Vincent Jow. I spend far too much and yetnot nearly enough time up at Columbia with MaxAbitbol and Marvin Blugh at our favorite haunt,Mel’s Burger Bar. Two thousand fourteen was agreat year for meeting up with one another! Hopeto see the love continue into 2015. Until next time.—Alex and Deidra2010FIFTH REUNIONJune 12–14, 2015Sascha StrandMetcalf Hall W205Tufts UniversityMedford MA 02155316-371-9053 (cell)Sascha.Strand@Tufts.eduCourtney King343 15th St.Santa Monica CA 90402310-984-0882 (cell)courtney.king116@gmail.comFaiyad Ahmad978-289-3584 (cell)faiyad_ahmad@brown.eduTyler A. Jennings graduated summa cumlaude from Georgetown with a BA degree ineconomics. He was a Baker Scholar and a memberof Phi Beta Kappa. Tyler now works for MorganStanley in NYC.124 Andover | Spring 2015Curtis Hon started medical school at BostonUniversity last fall alongside Nikita Saxena andlooks forward to starting research in the field ofthoracic surgery. Curtis represented Andover atthe Head of the Charles this year, rowing withShaun Stuer ’09. This past fall, his BU water poloteam made history by finishing in second placein the New England CWPA championships,beating out Dartmouth (for the first time ever)in the semis!Sarah Jacobson stayed for a fifth year atStanford to earn a master’s degree in managementscience and engineering. She graduated in Marchand plans to travel the world before starting workat a startup in San Francisco in July.Sophia Jia, Rachel Coleman, Adam Tohn,and Sarah attended Emily Hutcheson-Tipton’sSeptember wedding in Colorado. Sophia says,“She is now Emily Bliss!” They all had an amazingtime and loved meeting Emily’s husband, Forrest,and daughter, Alice Quinn. Emily reports that sheand her husband are expecting their second childthis June.Annie Li met up with Julie Helmers andJulie Xie in NYC for lunch with former theatreinstructor Mark Efinger ’74. They also went to seeCarrie St. Louis ’08 as Sherrie in Rock of Ages. Laterthat night, they joined David Luan ’09 for somefood in K-Town.Will Brooke met up with Courtney Kingand Emelyn Chew in NYC over the holidays andthey had a grand time catching up. Peter Yangwas the executive producer on The Kraken bythe JHU Octopodes, the first-ever all-originalcollegiate a cappella album, which has already beenselected for inclusion on national compilations.Last summer, Peter sang with a pro a cappellagroup aboard a Norwegian Cruise Line ship.This spring, Peter has been singing with the Cat’sPajamas, a professional a cappella group thatappeared on season three of The Sing-Off.Matt Renner has done 11 tattoos so far sincehis mentor cleared him to start. Matt says, “It’sthe hardest medium I’ve ever worked with; skinis so different from paper, and not only does thetattoo machine vibrate, it’s also very heavy.” Ifyou want to get tattooed by Matt, get in touch atrennergraphics@gmail.com.Trevor Braun is in his junior year at McGill,doing a double major in history and economicsat the honors level. He worked on a campaign forthe governor of Maine last summer. Eric Sirakianis a senior at Yale. His new play, Ermeni, aboutthe aftermath of the Armenian genocide, waspresented by the Yale Dramatic Association atthe Yale Repertory Theatre in March. He is alsowriting the book for a musical planned to go upin April, and he’s been acting—most recentlyas Lady Bracknell in The Importance of BeingEarnest and Prospero in The Tempest. He thinksShane Bouchard has a great apartment in Bostonand loves sleeping on Shane’s couch.Dayo Adewole is finishing up a master’sdegree in robotics this spring at Penn, using tissueengineering to develop a brain-machine interfacefor better prostheses. He recently started a clubfor engineers to build prostheses and other rehabdevices for kids in and around Philadelphia, and hesays “there’s been a huge turnout so far, and we’reexcited for this semester.”Jenn Schaffer has moved from LA toNYC. Nicholas Grace is living in Stamford, Conn.,and working in Norwalk, pursuing a career incommercial real estate. He regularly sees fellowalums for squash and dinners and would love to(re)connect with anyone in the Connecticut orNYC area.Maggie Law spent last summer interning atCNN in Washington, D.C., where she was ableto catch up with Liz Lavin. Maggie recentlygraduated from Amherst College and is now livingin NYC, where she entered the NBC Page Programin January.Marta Misiulaityte graduated from Bowdoin,moved to her favorite city, Berlin, and is currentlyworking for the company Gracenote as acontent editor.Around the holiday season, Duncan Crystalvisited Kyle Leahy in Boston, where they madedinner, drank eggnog, and watched The West Wing.Since graduating from Stanford last June,Isabella Uria has been working with a formerdirector of the Los Alamos National Laboratory,Siegfried Hecker, on nuclear security issues,specifically trying to facilitate scientific nuclearexchange and cooperation between the UnitedStates and Russia, China, Pakistan, and NorthKorea. She says, “I’ve been very fortunate to haveworked at the Center for International Securityand Cooperation surrounded by powerhouses ofthe national-security-policy world, including ournew secretary of defense, Ashton Carter!”Colleen Flanagan spent last summerWWOOFing and backpacking in Italy, as well astraveling through Spain, Germany, Hungary, andSerbia. Now, she’s working outside of Boston atthe Amundsen Group, doing pharmaceutical andhealthcare consulting and hoping to learn aboutthe industry before applying to medical schoolthis summer.Luke Duprey graduated from Duke afterhelping his team win back-to-back national lacrossechampionships and is now living out in San Diego.He says, “I didn’t get to see as many PA friends thissummer as I wanted because of knee surgery, but Ican’t wait for the reunion with everyone!”After graduation, Jack Doyle moved to NYC,where he currently shares an apartment withCharlie Walters. He’s doing clinical research at theHospital for Special Surgery, and he’ll be startingmedical school in the fall. He says he’s loved NYCso far and has seen Kyle Franco, Tyler Jennings,Red Colson, Kitten Sherrill, Whitney Ford,and Brian Safstrom in the city in the past fewmonths. Will Winkenwerder is living in NYCand working at Goldman Sachs; he has beenspending a lot of time with Sebastian Becker andPaul Bloemsma at Southside.

www.andover.edu/intouchCatherine McLaughlin graduated from theLondon School of Economics in July and nowworks at Brown Brothers Harriman in Boston inthe client oversight department. Alanna Waldmanis doing research on protein synthesis andbiosensors at Massachusetts General Hospitalin the Center for Computational and IntegrativeBiology. In June, she’ll complete a five-monthstint in the Bahamas, where she’s been researchingsustainable fisheries.Ansley White is at the Marine Corps BasicOfficer Course in Quantico, Va., and planned toattend flight school to become a Marine Corpspilot in February. Sam August is currently in aBoston-area band that plays six to eight shows permonth, including every Saturday night at West EndJohnnie’s, right by the TD Garden.2011Christopher Batchelder4 Raymond St.Manchester-by-the-Sea MA 01944batch@unc.eduOriekose Idah8 Sycamore LaneRolling Hills Estates CA 90274oidah0608@gmail.comKevin Song1 Windy Hill RoadGreen Brook NJ 08812kevin@andover11.comEdith Young470 Park Ave., Apt. 2DNew York NY 10022edithwyoung@gmail.comAt this writing, many members of the Class of 2011were preparing for their last few months of collegeand exciting summer adventures before diving intothe “real world.”Albert Magnell is completing his final year atOxford, earning a master’s degree in biochemistry,and hopes to pursue a PhD degree in the samefield. Albert is currently finishing up his thesis, inwhich he explores the interactions between M2amphipathic helix and the virion of influenza A.Kerry Lanzo returned to South Korea for thesecond time to teach Model United Nations beforeheading to Normandy this semester to study theD-Day landings. Kellie Walsh is biking across thecountry this summer with a program called 4K forCancer. Ken Tharp coincidentally signed up forthe same trip!During the winter holiday, a number ofalums were able to catch up. Manwei Chan andAusten Novis spent a wonderful day together inNYC. They got bubble drinks and saw the NationalSeptember 11 Memorial, had a romantic walkalong the West Side, and ended their day at theStandard Biergarten.Mary Polk-Bauman and Amanda Howlandenjoyed a great vacation on St. Thomas andreminisced about their trip while traveling backto NYC. Ken Tharp, Aniebiet Abasi, MattAppleby, and Kristen Faulkner had a drumlinereunion and grabbed dinner in Cambridge, Mass.,to celebrate the upcoming finals and holidayseason. Orie Idah finally visited Natasha Vaz atVanderbilt. The two spent the weekend exploringNashville’s honky-tonk culture and reconnectingafter years of cross-country separation.Class of 2011 members had many accomplishmentsat the end of 2014. Zachary Fine wrotean opinion piece for the New York Times. HaleyScott and Eric Kanter ’09 both worked on thecampaign of Congressman Seth Moulton ’97 andcelebrated his swearing-in on Jan. 6 in Washington,D.C. They were joined by countless otherAndover alumni and parents who supported Sethalong the way.Our class had an exciting end to 2014, andwe’re looking forward to even more adventuresand opportunities to reconnect in 2015.2012Kennedy Edmonds47 E. 91st St., 5th FloorNew York NY 10128917-294-5091 (cell)kennedyedmonds@gmail.comMiranda Haymon197 Clare Ave.Boston MA 02136617-308-6252mirandahaymon@gmail.comLauren HowardP.O. Box 1352Lexington VA 24450860-682-4641 (cell)howardl16@mail.wlu.eduSydney Keen520 Franklin St.Reading MA 01867781-640-3037sydneykeen93@gmail.comRyan Ramos700 Commonwealth Ave., Box 3232Boston MA 02215917-841-0294ryan.alexander.ramos@gmail.comDuring the summer of 2013, Min Jae Yoo took aleave of absence after finishing his freshman yearat Penn to join the Republic of Korea Army’sspecial forces. He had the opportunity to applyand be subsequently admitted to the UnitedNations Mission in South Sudan in February2014. As a UN Blue Beret (or UN peacekeeper),he spent eight months in South Sudan and as ofthis writing was back in the Special Forces 9thBrigade (Airborne), waiting to be discharged fromhis service in April.Ben Krapels spent the summer of 2014interning in Washington, D.C., for Massachusettssenator Edward Markey. At Cornell, Benoccasionally runs into Alex Smith, Ian Sigal,Greer McBeth, and Demetri Papageorgiou ’13.He plays for Cornell’s men’s rugby team withJake Howell ’14.After finishing his sophomore year at Harvard,Andrew Cho enlisted in the Republic of KoreaArmy last September. At the moment, he ispreparing for the annual combined militaryexercise with the U.S. Army as a private first class inthe counterterrorism unit.Eliana Kwartler declared as a double majorin theatre studies and American studies at Yale,moved off campus to a super-cool new apartment,and hung out with Melissa Wattana at the Yale-Army tailgate. Melissa had another mini reunionthis past fall in Andover with Lauren Howard,Claudia Shin, Sofia Suarez, Kelsey Jamieson,Collin Benedict, and Celine Kwon ’13.At Duke, Nick Camarda recently changedhis major to quantitative systems biology, acourse of study that he designed himself throughDuke’s Program II. He also joined a research labat Duke in the Center for Applied Genomics &Precision Medicine.Rowland Robinson held a birthday party nearNortheastern with Austin Teece, Jonathan Sze,Alex Smith, Ian Sigal, Khalil Blassingame,Colby McBride, Kastle Jones, Chris Blackwood,Elezhan Zhakiya, Philipp Giro (who came all theway from Germany to visit!), and Katie Ellinger.Last October, Tananya “Ray” Thamthieng,Seika Nagao, Madeleine McClintic, andMarie Liu all got together for a weekend inChicago. Ray hosted them at her apartment,and they toured the city and even took selfiesat the “Bean”!William “Trey” Jennings was visited byUday Singh at Dartmouth over Halloweenweekend. Trey also had dinner with Alana Saab inNYC after an adventure-filled day at SantaCon. Healso had the pleasure of celebrating Sage Hunt’s21st birthday in NYC with Julia Quinn,Lydia Azarat, Sarah Freedman, Borkeny Sambou,Tyler “Ty” West, Will Walker ’11, and MalcolmMason Rodriguez ’11. This past winter, Treyinterned at Pfizer in the company’s neuroscienceresearch unit in Cambridge, Mass. Hopefully, hehad the chance to meet up with some Andoveralums who go to school in Boston!Abigail Burman saw Peter Larner,Tia Baheri, and Katherine Chaviano for “araucous friendsgiving.” She writes in an e-mail,“We managed both to produce dinner and notburn the place down.” This summer, Abigail willbe graduating from Oxford University and is“furiously preparing for exams and looking forwardto settling on the East Coast for at least a few years.”Congratulations and good luck to Abigail!Andover | Spring 2015125

stay connected...Sammy Marrus had a great fall semesterin Paris, studying history at the Sorbonne.Katie Hebb visited Sammy for a long weekend,and they saw Isabel Elson for brunch. Sammyalso saw Tafarii McKenzie in Budapest, Hungary,for dinner and was greeted at the airport in NYCby Leonore “Nora” Princiotti.Matthew Lloyd-Thomas visited his sister,Sophia Lloyd-Thomas ’14, last December in Israel.Currently on a gap year, Sophia is living there andstudying Hebrew at a kibbutz. The two had tonsof fun tripping around Israel and look forward tomany more camel rides in their futures.Christian Jaster and 13 other students fromthe University of Trier in Germany joined effortswith students from Kenyatta University in Kenyato evaluate health care in Nairobi slums. This fourweek-longinterdisciplinary research project tookplace in March. They also founded a nonprofitorganization last December that is currentlyraising funds for Kenyan students to attendschool as well as for the Trier students’ own tripto Nairobi.We have lots of 2012ers who were studyingabroad this past spring! Julia Quinn was inCapetown, South Africa; Ben Manuel was inAlicante, Spain, and will be working in Londonthis summer. Brooke Van Valkenburg traveled toMontreal to visit Leah Humes (who is studyingabroad in Florence, Italy, this spring) beforeleaving for her internship in Auckland, NewZealand, where she planned to see Sam Hewat.Hannah Beinecke was abroad in Paris, studyingat the Sorbonne and working at UNESCO.She plans to travel around with Leah and seeZach Sturman, who will be in Estonia duringthe summer. Danny Gottfried traveled to Israelthrough Taglit-Birthright over winter break andfor the spring was abroad in Irkutsk, Russia.Sydney Keen is the assistant copy chief for theFordham Ram, Fordham’s newspaper, as well asa member of the editorial and executive boardsof the paper. Over winter break, she continuedto do research in pediatric cardiology at BostonChildren’s Hospital.Miranda Haymon and Izzy Kratzer, while ina casino in Montreal, recognized the actress whoplayed the character “Blah Blah” on How I Met YourMother and tried to get her autograph but had toend the pursuit when Izzy’s name was called offthe wait list for a game of Texas hold ’em. Mirandaalso visited Thea Raymond-Sidel in New Yorkto celebrate Thea’s 21st birthday and while there,saw Minymoh Anelone and helped her selecthair-care products.Stay classy, 2012. —Miranda126 Andover | Spring 20152013MJ Engel414-477-5563mjengel8@gmail.comConnor Fraser9 Scotland DriveAndover MA 01810978-857-4443cfraser142@gmail.comChiamaka Okorie347-981-0429okoriesc@ymail.comThis past fall reunited alumni and saw seasonedsophomores begin their second year of college.(Or, for the many members of the Class of ’13 whotook gap years, it brought the start of college.)Kristin Mendez spent four days with her Andoverroommate of three years, Dylan MacDonald,at UVa. They snuggled and tailgated andcould not have been happier to be reunited.Christiana Nguyen, after finishing an internshipwith Senator Maria Cantwell, traveled all overthe East Coast, visiting Caroline Gutierrez,Connie Cheng, Diondra Peck, Unwana Abasi,and Samuel Green at Harvard University.Zach Merchant and Jeremy Chen invited her toTufts University, where they had dinner.Maia Hirschler, Gregory Cameron,Nicole Ng, Kristin Mendez, and ChristianaNguyen had a Phillipian reunion in the newsroomof the Yale Daily News. Maia Hirschlerhosted a dinner at her home in NYC withNicole Ng, Jeremy Chen, Connor Fraser,M.J. Engel, and Jing Qu. Jason Nawrocki,Pearson Goodman, Brendan O’Connell,and Hemang Kaul convened to raze buildings ina rousing evening of Age of Empires. Jing Qu, M.J.Engel, and Rochelle Wilbun spent much of thesemester studying together for their class on criticalapproaches to social theory at Columbia University.Unwana Abasi visited the trio in New York andsaw Rochelle Wilbun’s dance performance.Jing Qu reunited with Uday Singh ’12 and T.J.Lenzo ’12 at Columbia Homecoming at the DeltaSigma Phi House, of which Will Rodriguez is nowvice president. This semester, Jing Qu wrappedup her internship at theSkimm, a fast-growingmedia startup that just completed $6.25 millionin Series A funding. Samuel L. Green stayed withChristopher Hedley in Colorado to ski and tocelebrate the New Year; he saw Zach Merchantand Stephanie Nekoroski ’14. During an epic gameof Settlers of Catan, Franco D’Agostino narrowlyedged Alasdair McClintic and Samuel L. Greenwith a tricky trade.Over winter break, Hemang Kaul went tohis local grocery store, Market Basket, where heran into Brendan O’Connell. He then reunitedwith Sahil Bhaiwala at the gym and afterwardplayed hockey at the Phillips Academy rinkwith Ross Bendetson, Jason Nawrocki, andEddie Ellis. David Crane and Hemang keptin touch through a series of long-distance rapbattles. Anna Stacy performed in an OccupyWall Street–themed production of SweeneyTodd. John Perkins and Dan Martucci traveledto the northernmost part of Tibet to learnmartial arts. Jackie Murray, Madeline Silva,and Stephanie Petrella visited Phillips Academyand celebrated the New Year together.Corbin Lee spent $400 on an Uber, andGaelyn Golde and M.J. Engel were reunited inthe General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee.2014Djavaneh Bierwirth3456 Sansom St.Philadelphia PA 19104978-933-1910djavaneh@wharton.upenn.eduKai Kornegay3650 Spruce St., MB 960Philadelphia PA 19104609-670-6658kaikornegay@gmail.comCat Haseman5400 Fielding Manor DriveEvansville IN 47715812-204-9113cchaseman@gmail.comMembers of the Class of 2014 had a greattime coming back to campus for the fallAndover-Exeter weekend!Remmington Remmel, Alec Tolentino,Charles Talcott, and Luke Stidham all pledgedChi Psi at UNC, and Luke was their pledgeclass president, which he says was “quite theexperience.” JA-Lamar Lyons came down toUNC for a weekend to visit them in October,and he planned to return for another visit, thistime with Scott Diekema, in mid-January.Alexia Rauen came up to Boston to ring inthe New Year with Doris Nyamwaya andPoonam Kamdar. Kai Kornegay played therole of Mama in Lydia Diamond’s adaptationof Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye at Penn.Esther Cohen and Caroline Sambuco wonthe hearts of their audience in a production ofSweeney Todd, for which Esther also served asassistant director. Janine Ko is now sleepingnine hours a night for the first time ever, likelybecause she is no longer working for thepaper. Janine, Zainab Aina, Efua Peterson,Meera Bhan, Dan Wang, and Autumn Plumbojoined the march for #blacklivesmatter. Dan spentthe fall months traveling in the west and southof China and in January, with Ryan Miller andJordan Boudreau, headed to India; they plannedto stay at the Riverside School for three months.Armaan Singh fulfilled a lifelong dream

www.andover.edu/intouchby joining a Bollywood fusion dance teamcalled Anubhav at Northwestern. He wouldlike to thank Indo-Pak for helping him hone hisdance skills. Emily Ewing, Samantha Johnson,and Helen Leahy so kindly visited Amy Morinfollowing her wisdom-tooth surgery. In truemillennial fashion, they took selfies to documentthe occasion.Vanessa Shrestha and Djavaneh Bierwirthvisited Caroline Chen for Thanksgiving break andhiked to the Potato Chip Rock, near San Diego,together. Caroline and Malina Simard-Halm spentNew Year’s Eve together in Las Vegas.Junius Williams and Katherine Krabek metup in Beijing. Alec Kingston, Zoe Gallagher,Graham Johns, and Natalie Kim all met at theHead of the Charles, where they ran into manyother Andover alums, including Cooper Hurley,Henry Kennelly ’13, and Mike Queenan.John Henry Fitzgerald is headed to VirginiaTech as a civil engineering and internationalenvironmental development double major. Healso spent a month traveling and surfing in CostaRica. Kait Simpson is on the Tulane Universityswim team. Although swimming takes upmost of her time, it has also taken her around thecountry for meets, which has allowed her to visitfellow alumni throughout the semester, includingRebecca Federman and Alexia Rauen. OverThanksgiving break, Renee LaMarche hung outand caught up with other local classmates, includingNekele McCall, Emma Mehlman, SierraHeneghan, Jake Howell, Kavan Canekeratne,Bryan Ackil, Jay Tucker, Olivia Cabral, andTaylor Chin. They stayed up all night playing thepopular Wii game Just Dance and reminiscingabout their Andover days.That’s all, folks. Don’t forget to reach out to us,so we can share your wonderful accomplishmentsand life updates!FACULTY EMERITIPat and George Edmonds28 Samuel WayNorth Andover MA 01845978-655-4598gandped@comcast.netWhat have the faculty emeriti been reading lately?Here is the place to find out.Don and Roxy Barry have been temporarilyliving in Don’s mother’s house in Cedar Rapids,Iowa, where Don came upon a real treasure. Hewrote, “I’m loving reading Pioneer Life in CedarRapids, Iowa, from 1839 to 1849 and discoveredthat Mom’s house is on the author’s 1839farm.” For Roxy’s enjoyment, it has been SusanVreeland’s Girl in Hyacinth Blue.Karen Sturges writes, “I found SoniaSotomayor’s memoir to be fascinating andinspiring.” From Elwin Sykes, this strongrecommendation: “Just finished Daniel Deronda;Family and friends got together for lunch on the day before Christmas in Florence, Italy.From left are Faculty Emeritus Vic Henningsen ’69, Caitlin Henningsen ’01, AllegraIafrate ’05, Faculty Emerita Susan McCaslin, and Ned Henningsen ’05.read Middlemarch just before I read Eliot’s last novel.Highly recommend both novels, especially DanielDeronda, which is one of the three best novels thatI have read.” From John Gould: “All the Light WeCannot See by Anthony Doerr, which I recommendmost heartily.”Marlys Edwards echoes John and also mentionsLaura Hillenbrand’s Unbroken, as well as two booksshe read for her Massachusetts master gardenercertification: Botany for Gardeners by Brian Caponand Teaming with Microbes by Lowenfels and Lewis.Becky Sykes recommends two very differentbooks: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieand Dear Life by Alice Munro. Jon Stableford ’63writes, “I’m currently deep into David Mitchell’slatest, The Bone Clocks, which I love. I selfishly gaveit to Cindy for her birthday, but she liked it a lot andgave me a free pass.”From Vic Henningsen ’69: “I came acrossW. S. Merwin’s The Lost Upland: Stories ofSouthwestern France at a library book sale last month.Close observation and wonderful use of languagebeautifully evoke a disappearing rural culture.”Don Abbott likes “the writing of Kent Haruf,whose spare and graceful voice illuminates humanityfound in the fictional small town of Holt in thehigh plains of Colorado. Finishing his most recentnovel Benediction, I turned at once to his earlierworks—Plainsong , Eventide, The Tie That Binds, andWhere You Once Belonged.”Susan Stott read The Reluctant Fundamentalistby Mohsin Hamid and The Submission by AmyWaldman and “reflected on what it means to beMuslim in the post-9/11 U.S.”Susan McCaslin liked Astonish Me by MaggieShipstead for showing “ballet’s capacity to astonishand the twists and turns of a ballerina’s life.” She alsosaid that The Teacher Wars: A History of America’sMost Embattled Profession by Dana Goldstein “putsthe current arguments about how to improve studentlearning into historical perspective and offerssome useful suggestions on how to do so.”“You need strong arms to hold a fascinatingbook: The Transformation of the World: AGlobal History of the Nineteenth Century byJürgen Osterhammel. I also enjoyed 1861:The Civil War Awakening by Adam Goodheart,”reports Francesca Piana.Vince Avery recommends Michael Gordin’sThe Pseudoscience Wars, a “history of the Velikovskyaffair, providing an interesting backstory toclimate-change debates.” In contrast, and as “agentle way to learn more about my adoptedcountry,” Vince likes Donis Casey’s mysteryseries, beginning with The Old Buzzard Had ItComing. Carole Braverman calls Anthony Marra’sA Constellation of Vital Phenomena “extraordinary.”Becky McCann writes, “I loved The Boysin the Boat, which gave me a real appreciationfor the sport of crew. Also, Someone Knows MyName by Lawrence Hill, for presenting a glimpseof the slave trade here in the Saint Helena andCharleston [S.C.] area.”From the western foothills of Maine,Tom Hamilton reports, “I am reading Happythe Land by Louise Dickinson Rich. There arenot many books about the Lake Umbagog/Magalloway River/Upton, Maine, area in the1940s! This is an area I have visited (hiked,camped, canoed, or kayaked) many times over thepast 40 years.”Cilla Bonney-Smith also enjoyed All theLight We Cannot See and is now “wading throughThe Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami.”Having heard Karl Ove Knausgaard speakcompellingly at Porter Square Books, NatalieSchorr ’62 recommends his My Struggle, Books 1,2, and 3, as well as Tina Fey’s Bossypants. “Not onlyfunny but very helpful on the subject of bosses,”says Natalie.Dick Lux writes, “I have recently finishedfour of Malcolm Gladwell’s books. I first readAndover | Spring 2015127

stay connected...in memoriamDavid and Goliath and was really interested inwhat he had to say. Then I read The Tipping Point,Blink, and finally Outliers.”Lydia Goetze writes that Ha Jin’s A Map ofBetrayal “gives a good (fictional) sense of Chinatoday and the dilemma of our relationship toit.” On the local scene, Tony Rotundo reports,“This fall, I read Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon, aformer PA writer in residence. It’s a remarkablenovel, engaging and written in the quietestprose I’ve ever read.” He also recommends “theexcellent audio book version of Tan Twan Eng’sThe Garden of Evening Mists, about personalaftermaths of World War II in Malaysia.”Ed Germain offers a quote from a reviewof The Circus of Dr. Lao by Charles Finney,published in 1935: “ [It] follows no regularconventions, has no chapter breaks, no centralcharacter and...brings the rural, rustic Arizonatown with its dusty streets to life, then injects thewonders of mythic creatures.”Neil and Betsey Cullen cast another “wow”for Unbroken and write, “We also recentlylistened to The Invention of Wings, Sue MonkKidd’s novel about the Grimké sisters fromSouth Carolina.”Meredith Price recommends Japan 1941 byJapanese author Eri Hotta, “which illuminatesthe deep divisions among Japan’s leaders overwhether or not to attack the United States andtheir refusal to surrender after the tide began toturn at the Battle of Midway in 1942.”1Susan McIntosh Lloyd, A Singular School: AbbotAcademy, 1828-1973 (Phillips Academy, 1979), 17.2Mary Elizabeth Brown, The Story of John Adams:A New England School Master (New York: CharlesScribner’s Sons, 1900), 275.3Brown, The Story of John, vii & 111.4Obituary in Abbot Scrapbook Vol II, March 9, 1900,Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.5Brown, The Story of John, 211. & “Abbot AcademyGeneral Catalogue,” Phillips Academy, Andover, MA.6Brown, The Story of John, 222.And from Joe Wennik ’52: “I recommendStephen Greenblatt’s The Swerve. Wellresearched, beautifully written. A mesmerizingprizewinner about Lucretius’s 2,000-year-oldpoem On the Nature of Things (De rerum natura).It’s about how the world became modern!”We turn from books to two belovedcolleagues. On Nov. 15, 2014, CochranChapel was filled with family and friends tocelebrate the life of Hale Sturges II. Led byRev. Diana W. Phillips, a very close, longtimefamily friend, and Rev. Philip Zaeder, theservice also included these participants: Hale’sson-in-law Bob Gatewood, former facultyLinda Cregg Nielsen ’67, Hale’s son-in-lawJay McDermott ’80, Hale’s brother, Sheldon,math instructor Jacques Hugon ’79, facultyemerita Natalie Schorr ’62, Hale’s grandsonJake McDermott, Hale’s daughter AnnieGatewood ’87, and Hale’s wife, Karen. Afterthe service, the family hosted a reception inthe Smith Center.Many Academy friends and familyattended the Requiem Eucharist forRobert L. “Robin” Crawford on Dec. 13, 2014,at the Parish of the Good Shepherd in Waban,Mass. Leading the memorial service was InterimPriest Rev. Margaret K. Schwarzer ’81, who alsoshared memories of her former teacher. Furthermemories were shared by Robin’s daughterElizabeth Gilmore ’87 and Rev. Philip Zaeder. Areception for family and friends followed in theWaban home of Annie Sturges Gatewood.Thorndike Internship Paper Footnotes from page 527Georgia Osborne, comp., Brief Biographiesof the Figurines on Display in the Illinois StateHistorical Library (Springfield, IL: PantagraphCO. Bloomington, 1932),11, accessed January26, 2015, https://archive.org/stream/briefbiographies00osbo#page/n3/mode/2up.8Clara Moore, “The Ladies’ Education Society ofJacksonville, Illinois: Founded October 4, 1833,”Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society 18, no. 1(April 1925): 196-198, accessed January 24, 2015,http://www.jstor.org/stable/40187256.9Moore, “The Ladies’ Education Society,” 200.10Philena McKeen and Phebe McKeen, Annals ofFifty Years: A History of Abbot Academy, Andover,Mass., 1829-1879 (Andover, MA: Warren F. Draper,1880),108, accessed January 26, 2015, https://archive.org/stream/annalsfiftyyear00mckegoog#page/n9/mode/2up.11Brown, The Story of John, 126 & 275.12McKeen and McKeen, Annals of Fifty Years, 11.13Obituary in Abbot Scrapbook Vol II. & “Emily JaneAdams Bancroft,” Find A Grave, accessed February 20,2015, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=62530542.14Brown, The Story of John, 114-115.15Ibid., 116-117.16Lloyd, A Singular School: Abbot, 10.17Brown, The Story of John, 171.18Lloyd, A Singular School: Abbot, 22.19Ibid., 9 & 15.20Brown, The Story of John, 120.21Ibid., 211-212.22Ibid., 126.23Lloyd, A Singular School: Abbot, 9.24Moore, “The Ladies’ Education Society,” 196.25Philena McKeen and Phebe McKeen, Annals ofFifty Years: A History of Abbot Academy, Andover,Mass., 1829-1879 (Andover, MA: Warren F. Draper,1880),107, accessed January 26, 2015, https://archive.org/stream/annalsfiftyyear00mckegoog#page/n9/mode/2up.FORMER FACULTYValleau Wilkie Jr.Sunapee, N.H.; Dec. 23, 2014Valleau “Val” Wilkie’s tenure at Phillips Academy(1948–1959) as a highly regarded history instructor,house counselor, and coach was just the beginningof a long career committed to the education ofyoung people.Born in Summit, N.J., in 1923, he matriculatedat Yale University. When the United States enteredWorld War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps,piloting the B-17 in a Flying Fortress unit basedin England. Shot down over Holland in 1944, hewas captured and imprisoned by the Germans fornearly a year.After the war, he completed his education at Yale,earning a BA degree in history in 1948 and a master’sdegree, also in history, from Harvard in 1953.In 1959, after 11 years at Andover, he resigned tohead Governor Dummer Academy (now The Governor’sAcademy) in Byfield, Mass. He led the prepschool for the next 13 years, where he was lauded as“a strong, decisive, and inspirational leader.”In 1973, the late Mr. and Mrs. Perry Bass of FortWorth, Texas, recruited him to head the Sid W.Richardson Foundation, which provides grants tothe state’s educational, human service, health, andcultural organizations. Mr. Wilkie served as thefoundation’s leader for four decades. “He will longbe remembered for his role in improving publiceducation in Texas,” said Edward P. Bass ’63, thefoundation’s board chair.“Val was very interested in improving teacherand principal training for our schools and boostingthe quality of our Texas teachers’ colleges,” said formerForth Worth school board chair and Andovertrustee emerita Mollie Lupe Lasater ’56. “He alsocollaborated with other large foundations to tacklecommunity issues such as housing for the homelessand health clinics. He will be greatly missed inForth Worth.”Predeceased by his wife, Donna, Mr. Wilkie issurvived by two daughters, a son, two stepsons,three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.128 Andover | Spring 2015

ABBOT AND PHILLIPS1931Mary Bliss CrutcherMcLean, Va.; Nov. 6, 20101934Elizabeth Barnes CallenderEssex, Conn.; May 23, 20141935Virginia Hollands PreuMarco Island, Fla.; July 15, 2012Lawrence P. RalstonPortland, Maine; Dec. 20, 20101936Forbes MannJupiter, Fla.; Nov. 30, 2014Peter SterickerDevon, England; Dec. 15, 2014Lois Holmes StokesLexington, Mass.; Sept. 3, 20121937Everett FisherGreenwich, Conn.; Jan. 5, 2015Seth HeywoodHooksett, N.H.; Sept. 22, 2012Constance D. KnoxSaint Petersburg, Fla.; March 24, 2010Harry G. ThompsonManchester, Mass.; May 8, 20091938John W. LeggettNapa, Calif.; Jan. 25, 2015Novelist, editor, and teacher John Leggett spentnearly two decades directing the University of IowaWriters’ Workshop—and was still writing until hisdeath at age 97.Born in 1917, Leggett had a difficult, lonely childhood.The death of his mother in the 1918 flu epidemicand an absentee father made for little parentaldirection and an aimless youth (the basis for hisbest-selling novel, Wilder Stone, published in 1960).A circuitous path led to Andover, where hefound a mentor and an education that was transformative.Leggett had been expelled from the ManliusSchool and admitted to Bard College, which duringthe Great Depression did not require a high schooldiploma. After a lackluster year, a friend suggestedhe go back to high school and learn how to study.Andover accepted him in 1936 as a postgraduate.He did not do well, but English teacher EmoryBasford saw his potential and persuaded schooladministrators to give him a second chance. In hissecond PG year, Leggett finally gained the disciplinefor studying and most especially for writing,which became his life’s work.After graduating from Yale in 1942 (where hewrote for the Yale Daily News and where his 1969novel Who Took the Gold Away was set), Leggettwas a U.S. Navy lieutenant in the Pacific. WhenWorld War II ended, he married Mary Lee Fahnestock,and they raised three sons together while heworked as an editor in Boston (Houghton Mifflin)and New York (Harper & Row).In 1969, he joined the Iowa Writers’ Workshop,where he attracted a star-studded faculty andlaunched many successful writers. He also wrotehis own acclaimed Ross & Tom: Two American Tragedies,the story of Ross Lockridge, author of RaintreeCounty, and Thomas Heggen, author of the WWIInovel and play Mr. Roberts.Besides novels and biographies, Leggett latercoauthored a widely distributed high school textbookseries, The Elements of Literature. He is survivedby his wife, Edwina Benington Leggett; sonsTimothy, John, and Anthony ’72; and three grandchildren,Annalee ’09, Mary-Claire (“Mimi”) ’13,and Antonia ’15.—The Leggett FamilyArlene Teichert PoirierTewksbury, Mass.; Dec. 9, 20141939John W. Castles IIIManchester, Vt.; Dec. 8, 20141940Jerome Preston Jr.Cambridge, Mass.; Sept. 24, 20141941Arthur C. UptonSanta Fe, N.M.; Feb. 14, 2015Arthur C. Upton, MD, a renowned pathologistand expert in radiation biology in oncology, diedat age 92.Former director of the National Cancer Institute(NCI), Upton was also former president ofthe AACR (American Association for CancerResearch) and a member of its board of directors;in 2013 he was elected an inaugural fellow of theAARC Academy. He was an emeritus professor ofenvironmental medicine and clinical professor ofenvironmental and community medicine at theRobert Wood Johnson Medical School.Appointed NCI director by President JimmyCarter in 1977, Upton sought to create closercooperation between the NCI and governmentalentities devoted to environmental regulation. Anexpert in environmental carcinogenesis, he supportedantismoking proposals and was a frequentantagonist of the tobacco industry.Appointed director of the Institute of EnvironmentalMedicine at New York University in 1980,he was instrumental in establishing the EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) and other suchorganizations. He worked closely with the NCI todefine preventive oncology and make it part of theNCI’s National Cancer Program.He received both BA (Phi Beta Kappa) andMD degrees from the University of Michigan,where he was an intern and resident in pathology.His numerous honors and awards included PhillipsAcademy’s Claude Moore Fuess Award in1980; he represented the sixth generation of hisfamily to attend Andover. Upton published nearly400 articles and textbook chapters and held manypositions throughout his career, including chief ofthe pathology-physiology section at the Oak RidgeNational Laboratory, professor and chair of theDepartment of Pathology at the State University ofNew York at Stony Brook, and dean of its School ofBasic Health Sciences.Upton is survived by his wife, Elizabeth; threechildren, Rebecca, Melissa, and Bradley ’70;nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren;and brothers Herbert H. Upton Jr. ’45 andJohn H. Upton ’51.1942Lindsay D. HannaCarmel, Calif.; Feb. 4, 2015Donald F. HerbstSummit, N.J.; Jan. 22, 2015Charles W. KnappManchester, Vt.; Jan. 20, 2015Frank A. Thomas Jr.Charleston, W.Va.; July 8, 20141943Philip S. KempOmaha, Neb.; Feb. 8, 2015Gael MahonyBoston, Mass.; Nov. 4, 2014Not only did Gael Mahony reach the heights ofaccomplishment as a trial attorney, he also earnedthe admiration and respect of his colleagues. “Hewas everything we as lawyers should attempt to be:good, clever, honorable, and decent,” said a fellowattorney. Mr. Mahony, a former partner at Hill &Barlow and later a partner at Holland & Knight,passed away at his Beacon Hill home following astroke. He was 88.Among his many legal triumphs were convincinga federal appeals court to reverse a $130 millionverdict in a class-action suit against Volvo inthe 1990s; convicting four men, in a high-profilecorruption case, of stealing hundreds of thousandsof dollars during the construction of theBoston Common Garage; and reversing mediamogul Mortimer Zuckerman’s claims that shareholdersof The Atlantic defrauded him when hebought the magazine.During World War II, Mr. Mahony left YaleUniversity to join the Air Force; he later completedhis undergraduate degree and graduatedfrom Harvard Law School in 1952. Mr. Mahonywas appointed special assistant attorney generalin Massachusetts in 1963 and, as a protégé of formerU.S. senator Edward Brooke (R-Mass.), wasAndover | Spring 2015129

courted to run for attorney general when Brookeleft that office. But Mr. Mahony loved the practiceof law and the courtroom too much to go into politics,said his wife, Connaught.A longtime hero of the Beacon Hill Civic Association—hewas the association’s first president, atage 29—Mr. Mahony was devoted to his neighborhoodand his work on historic preservationissues. He was a real family man, who, accordingto daughter Medb Mahony Sichko, came home fordinner each evening before returning to work. Heloved sailing, playing tennis, and living in the city.In addition to his wife and daughter, heis survived by two sons, Ieuan-Gael ’78 andEoghan-Ruadh; and six grandchildren, includingStassja Gaelya Sichko ’10.Richard S. Meryman Jr.New York, N.Y.; Feb. 5, 2015John A. Stevenson Sr.Lake Forest, Ill.; Nov. 23, 2014George C. Sweeney Jr.Spencer, Mass.; Jan. 15, 2015John E. VinselMount Vernon, N.H.; Nov. 26, 20141944John BourneBrooklyn, N.Y.; Jan. 9, 2015William Y. Boyd IIPanama City, Republic of Panama; Dec. 31, 2014After graduating from Andover, William Boydwas drafted into the U.S. Army. Considering theamount of combat he saw in the European Theaterfrom January 1945 through the end of thewar in May, he was fortunate to have returnedhome safely.As part of the distinguished 242nd InfantryRegiment of the Rainbow Division, he participatedin the Battle of the Bulge and fought inAlsace, the Ardennes, the Rhineland, and CentralEurope, earning the Combat Infantryman’s Badge,the Bronze Star for exemplary conduct underenemy fire, and three campaign stars. He was partof the force that liberated the Dachau concentrationcamp. His Antitank Division earned a PresidentialUnit Citation for its heroic and successfulstand against overwhelming odds during the Germanwinter offensive in January 1945. Mr. Boydreceived a Purple Heart for wounds sustained inbattle. Last year, on the 70th anniversary of D-Day,he was awarded the French Legion of Honor atthe French Embassy in Panama City, the city of hisbirth and where he died. He was 88.After graduating from Yale in 1950, he returnedto Panama and joined the family firm of BoydBrothers, Inc., where he ultimately became chairmanof the board of its shipping, insurance,banking, and importing companies. He servedfor nearly six decades as board chair of BoydSteamship Corporation, the oldest and largest shippingagency in Panama.Mr. Boyd was the author of five published novels,including three about World War II: The GentleInfantryman, A Fight for Love and Glory, and A Rendezvouswith Death. He also wrote articles for theWall Street Journal.He is survived by his second wife, VictoriaPhillips Boyd; a daughter, Virginia Boyd Lockhart;three stepchildren; and two grandsons.Carol Paradise DeckerSanta Fe, N.M.; Feb. 24, 2015Carol Paradise Decker—daughter of Scott H.Paradise (Class of 1910), a popular Phillips AcademyEnglish teacher and football coach from 1925 to1956, and Alma Eaton Paradise—passed awayunexpectedly of natural causes at age 87. She wasraised with her brother and sister on the Academycampus, where the rich resources available wereformative influences in her life.A 1948 graduate of Connecticut College, shereceived an MA degree in Spanish from ColumbiaUniversity in 1950. She spent several years workingon community development projects in Mexicoand worked in settlement houses in England andwith migrant workers throughout the United States.She met her future husband, Fred Decker, whileteaching at the Verde Valley School in Sedona, Ariz.They moved to Norwalk, Conn., where they raisedtheir family and where she initiated numerous communityprograms. Graduating from Yale DivinitySchool in 1977, she worked in campus ministrybefore moving to Santa Fe, N.M., in 1980.Over the next 35 years, she traveled the world,striving to resolve regional intercultural and interfaithissues; worked with Andover’s Robert S. PeabodyMuseum of Archaeology; and wrote extensively, combiningthe most meaningful aspects of her life’s work.“Carol Decker was described as one of the 100living treasures of New Mexican history, art, andculture,” said Peabody Museum Director RyanWheeler. “That is certainly true. In the late 1990s,on the heels of the joint Harvard-Andover repatriationof ancestral remains and funerary objectsto Jemez Pueblo, Carol helped forge our lastingconnection with the tribe. She was instrumental inlaunching the long-running Pecos Pathways program,which was one of the first museum-tribe collaborationsthat emerged from federal repatriationrequirements. That bond is stronger than ever, andsomething commemorated in Carol’s two recentbooks on Pecos Pueblo.”Her survivors include a son, Scott Decker; adaughter, Anne Lee; a brother, Scott Paradise ’46;and three grandchildren. She was predeceased byher sister, Polly Paradise Russell ’51.Frank M. Magee Jr.New Bloomfield, Penn.; Jan. 1, 20151945Jean L. JonesRockville, Md.; Oct. 31, 2013James A. LebenthalNew York, N.Y.; Nov. 14, 2014Widely regarded as the spokesperson for the$3.7 trillion municipal bond industry, both aspitchman and lobbyist, James Lebenthal died followinga heart attack. He was 86.For decades, he was America’s best-knownmunicipal bond salesman and considered a financialwizard. Beginning in the 1970s, the former adman wrote and starred in quirky radio and televisioncommercials. He was filmed posing in front ofincinerators, water tunnels, subways, and sewers tomake his pitch for rebuilding America’s infrastructurethrough public works financed by municipalbonds. His 2006 book, Confessions of a MunicipalBond Salesman, recounted his many exploits.After graduating from Princeton in 1949, hisfirst job was covering the movies for Life magazine;his beat was Hollywood. He later wrote advertisingcopy for New York ad agencies Ogilvy & Matherand Young & Rubicam.In 1963, he joined the family municipal bondbusiness, Lebenthal & Company, founded in 1925by his parents. He threw himself into selling bondsand became a crusader against federal regulation ofmunicipal securities. In 1975, he fought successfullyagainst federal legislation that would have removedmunicipal bonds from their tax-exempt status. Thecompany was sold in 2001, but he and daughterAlexandra continued at the company until 2007,when Merrill Lynch took over.“The best memory we have of Dad’s time atAndover is that he got an F in Latin from HoracePoynter—but an A for effort,” said Alexandra.Bruce Gelb ’45 remembered his lifelong friendas “a dynamic little powerhouse” who took someunforgettable photos for the Pot Pourri.Mr. Lebenthal is survived by his wife, BettyWright Landreth; three children, AlexandraDiamond, Claudia Lebenthal, and James Lebenthal;and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by hisfirst wife, Jacqueline Beymer, in 2010.Edward M. MeadErie, Penn.; March 11, 2015Sally Spear MorseCincinnati, Ohio; Nov. 18, 20141946Katharine Johnson CrugerPeabody, Mass.; Jan. 3, 20151948William H. FennBrooklin, Maine; Aug. 21, 2014Bill Fenn died following a courageous battle withcancer. Born in Bangor, Maine, he grew up inWilmington, Del., where he was cocaptain of thetrack team. After graduating from Andover, hematriculated at Yale but instead joined the Marinesfor two years. He then returned to Yale and graduatedin 1954. Bill married Jane Miller and began hiscareer with General Electric in Florida.130 Andover | Spring 2015

The family eventually moved to his farm inDover, N.H., and Bill retired from GE. Following adivorce, he moved to Ellsworth, Maine, to managethe family property. He married Marcia Beebe, andthey lived on Blue Hill Bay in Brooklin for 35 years.Bill loved hunting, fishing, skiing, and sailingand ranged in his beautiful Hinckley Sou’wester42, Blue Moon, from the Bahamas to Nova Scotia.He was active in state conservation efforts, supportedmany local organizations, and was commodoreof the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club inBlue Hill. Bill is survived by his wife, a son, threedaughters, and several grandchildren, includingEleanor Shepley ’08.—Robert Segal ’48Eleanor Wallis HerknessLewisburg, W.Va.; Sept. 18, 2014Robert S. KoopVenice, Fla.; Nov. 29, 2014Bob Koop spent his senior year at Andover beforeheading to the University of Connecticut, wherehe majored in business and played football. Hewent on to play semi-pro ball before joining theArmy and serving in the Korean War as a memberof the U.S. Army Medical Corps.Bob spent his working career in the liquor business.He began in beer sales for Hartford Distributors,a company co-owned by his father, and thenheld a variety of sales and management positions,including that of vice president of sales and marketingfor Crown Distributors. Upon retirement,he moved to Venice, Fla., and was a consultant forseveral West Coast and Tuscan wineries.He is survived by his wife, Jean; a son; and twodaughters. His ashes were scattered in the Gulfof Mexico.—Robert Segal ’48Robert J. McCoubrie Jr.Rosemount, Minn.; Dec. 30, 2014Robert J. McCoubrie Jr. passed away at the age of85 as the result of a serious fall. He had battled Parkinson’sdisease for more than 18 years.A high school math and science teacher for30 years, Robert also was a skilled canoeist whoenjoyed paddling the Canadian Far North. He issurvived by his wife, Susan; daughter, Mary Elise;and son-in-law, Scott.—Susan McCoubrieMose Smith IIILittle Rock, Ark.; Aug. 19, 2014Dr. Mose Smith III died at age 84. During his twoyears at Andover, he served as president of FLD andmanager of the baseball team and was one of themost popular and respected members of his class.At Yale, he roomed with Andover classmatesLincoln Cornell, Richard Coulson, and JohnMcDonald for all four years, creating friendshipsthat lasted a lifetime. His senior year, he was chosenas a member of the Whiffenpoofs; membersof the a cappella group traveled to Little Rock fromacross the U.S. to help Mose celebrate his 50th and60th birthdays.Mose attended the University of ArkansasSchool of Medicine, later completing his residencyin obstetrics and gynecology. After his internshipyear, he served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy MedicalCorps. He entered into private practice in LittleRock in 1962. Appointed associate clinical professorin the University of Arkansas Medical Center’sOB/GYN department, he also was a diplomate ofthe American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.Mose and Sarah Jane, his devoted wife of 44 years,loved to dance and to travel with their family andmany friends. He is survived by Sarah Jane; their son,Lincoln Mose Smith; his daughters, Susan Schallhorn,Quinton Smith, and Lucille Leach; his sons,Reid Smith and Mose Smith; and eight grandchildren.—Lincoln Cornell ’481949Frederick Flather IIIAndover, Mass.; April 16, 2012Andre D. MachainSavannah, Ga.; Nov. 27, 2014Gilbert W. O’NeilBeverly Farms, Mass.; Nov. 16, 2014Paula Flowers SchoppsFlat Rock, N.C.; Dec. 3, 2014Louis B. SavardOoltewah, Tenn.; Dec. 18, 2014Ross D. Siragusa Jr.Fort Payne, Ala.; Nov. 27, 20141950H. Donald Harris Jr.Albuquerque, N.M.; Jan. 3, 2015A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard LawSchool and a lifelong litigator, Don Harris cofoundedthe nonprofit Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund in1971 with two fellow attorneys in San Francisco.As board chair from 1971 to 1989 and ongoingboard member until 2006, Don led the organization’sefforts to protect the natural environmentas it expanded nationwide to include a Washington,D.C., office and several regional offices. It wasrenamed Earthjustice in 1997.Supported by individual donors and foundations,Earthjustice provides pro bono legal servicesto hundreds of local, regional, national, and internationalorganizations.Don is survived by his wife, Janet; childrenJonathan ’78 and Catherine ’84; and fivegrandchildren.—Eric Wentworth ’50I. Gillis MurrayGainesville, Fla.; Jan. 9, 2015Gil Murray was a gifted artist and a private person—youwould never have found him on Facebook.After surviving heart surgery last year, he diedof a cerebral hemorrhage on January 9.A tall shot-putter at Andover who sang bass forthe 8-in-1 octet, he earned a BA degree in 1954 fromHarvard College, where he was president of theDelphic Club. After college, Gil worked for a companydesigning children’s furniture and then for onethat made commercial signs. He developed into aprolific cartoonist whose work appeared in the NewYork Times and other publications. He also pennedscores of poems, some published in small literaryperiodicals.Gil’s many watercolor paintings includedportraits of private homes, other architecturalsubjects, and Boston scenes. He and wife Patsyformed a company, Attic Studios, that producedprints and note cards from his paintings. Asidefrom what he considered “craft” work, Gil also createdabstract paintings and collages. He continuedhis creative pursuits when he and Patsy moved toGainesville, Fla., in 2008.He is survived by his wife; his children,Alexander, David, Wendy M. Zeidner, and Todd;stepsons William and Bryan Hinkley; and eightgrandchildren.—Eric Wentworth ’50Raymond A. PruittFeb. 13, 2015James L. Sagebiel Jr.Cotignac, France; Sept. 12, 20141951Alison Faulk CurtisNew London, N.H.; Sept. 27, 20141953J. Laurence HigginsAndover, Mass.; Nov. 24, 2014Martin A. PurcellWest Palm Beach, Fla.; Feb. 12, 20151955Richard M. BergmannMill Valley, Calif.; Feb. 6, 2015Luis R. SantaellaOcean Beach, Calif.; Sept. 5, 2013James L. SchulzVictor, Idaho; Feb. 9, 20151956George A.G. DarlowEvanston, Ill.; Oct. 29, 20141957Frank B. Bell IINorfolk, Conn.; March 6, 2011James R. Green Jr.Cromwell, Conn.; Aug. 1, 2014Walter M. Phillips Jr.Philadelphia, Pa.; Feb. 7, 2015A varsity soccer, basketball, and baseball player,Wally Phillips was voted the Class of 1957’s mostoutstanding athlete. “He was very popular at PA,and I recall many gatherings in his room over theAndover | Spring 2015131

years,” said classmate, teammate, and lifelong friendBen Field. “When I saw him at our 50th, we pickedup right where we left off. One wonderful anddear friend!”Wally became a star pitcher at Princeton andlater signed with the Colt .45s (now known as theHouston Astros). After a shoulder injury endedhis pro career, Wally earned a law degree at HastingsCollege and joined D.A. Arlen Specter inPhiladelphia to pursue public corruption cases;in Manhattan, he worked alongside a young RudyGiuliani, prosecuting mob bosses. After returningto Philadelphia to investigate corruption among thecity’s police and public officials, he went into privatepractice.“Wally just thought that the privilege of publicservice required that you serve with total and completeintegrity,” said a longtime colleague. “In hismind, when people violated that public trust, youhad to go after them.” Wally lived a true non sibi life.In addition to his wife, Valerie Ogden ’57,Wally is survived by son Graham Phillips, daughterSerena Sterling, and three grandchildren.—Ben Field ’57 & Gerrit Keator ’57Judith Medwed StahlMcLean, Va.; March 4, 20151958William R. JenkinsMillinocket, Maine; March 4, 20151959David T. WardenLandrum, S.C.; Jan. 18, 20151960Peter K. BeckLouisville, Ky.; Jan. 11, 20151961Cynthia Eaton BingNew York, N.Y.; Dec. 12, 2014Cynthia Eaton Bing, one of the most committed,dedicated, and devoted volunteers in Academy history,passed away peacefully at Mount Sinai Hospitalin New York after a long illness.Born in Belfast, Maine, in 1942, she came toAbbot Academy for her high school educationand then matriculated at Connecticut College forWomen (now Connecticut College). She laterworked for Holland America Line in New York ashead of group sales and, in 1972, married AlexanderBing III, a partner at L.F. Rothschild & Co. She balancedraising three young children with a career asa philanthropist in the fields of education and environmentalprotection.As a volunteer for Phillips Academy, she tookon a wide variety of responsibilities over the courseof 25 years. Among her many roles were those ofAlumni Council member, Alumni Council president,alumni trustee, class agent, and member ofthe governing board of the Addison Gallery. Shewas elected a charter trustee in 1991 and serveduntil 2007. She also served on the Head of SchoolSearch Committee that brought former head ofschool Barbara Landis Chase to Andover in 1994.“Throughout her tenure on the Board of Trustees,Cynthia proved herself to be an expert onthe role of the trustee, an expertise she used toAndover’s great advantage as chair of the Committeeon Trustees,” said Chase. “Cynthia loved Abbot,she loved Andover, and she blended gracefully theethos and sensibilities of each for the benefit of thenew coeducational Andover.”Mrs. Bing functioned in leadership positions ona number of other boards, including those of ConnecticutCollege, Trevor Day School, The ParentsLeague of New York, Prep for Prep, Early Steps,Search and Care, New York State Association ofIndependent Schools, New York League of ConservationVoters, and Environmental Advocates.“Cynthia brought a great positive spark toAndover’s board,” said her friend, Trustee EmeritaElizabeth Parker Powell ’56. “She also brought valuableinsight from other boards she was serving onor had served on. She was valued in her New Yorkeducational circles as someone who brought peopletogether to solve problems. Cynthia helped toraise the money for the Abbot Entrance to the OliverWendell Holmes Library and generously gaveart and significant gifts to the Addison.”Mrs. Bing spent summers with her family inMontana, where she enjoyed the mountains andcross-country horseback riding. She is survivedby her husband; daughter Cynthia K. Bing ’91, sonAlexander M. Bing, and stepdaughter Virginia G.Bing; a granddaughter; and a brother, Eben Eaton.She was predeceased by daughter Abigail Bing ’93in 2012.1962Thomas S. GilbertNew York, N.Y.; Jan. 4, 2015Tone N. GrantEvanston, Ill.; Jan. 13, 20151965Ann Bradshaw BarrowsStonington, Maine; June 30, 2014After a more than four-year battle with breast cancer,Ann Bradshaw Barrows died at home surroundedby family at the age of 66. She graduated from CaseWestern Reserve University and went on to earn aBS degree in nursing at Columbia University.Ann worked as an RN, FNP, school nurse, andchildbirth educator. But her family—and the joy ofworking with them on the family land—was muchmore important to her than her career. She was thechief gardener and sometimes a vet for the farmanimals and the many rescue dogs her family tookin over the decades. Her children’s educations andcareers took them all over the world, and she andher husband would often travel to be with them.Music was also a large part of Ann’s life. Abbots,remember her as the tallest Sherry Sipper? Trainedas a classical pianist, she performed when youngerand played throughout her life. In recent years shelearned to play steel drums and performed with alocal steel band.She is survived by her husband of 36 years,Nathaniel; four children, Benjamin, Hannah,Abigail, and Lydia; and three grandchildren.—Nathaniel Barrows &Rebecca Reynolds Zielinski ’65Samuel F. Coppage Jr.Norfolk, Va.; March 10, 2014Jeffrey M. PiehlerPrairie Village, Kan.; Nov. 14, 20141966Mauricia AlvarezConway, Mass.; Feb. 27, 2015Our beloved Maury—mother, sister, friend—passed away in her Conway home. Noble-hearted,generous to a fault, larger than life, she cast herbread upon the waters and kept us all in the steadysupply of her affection, her attention, her gifts, herwarmth, her zany humor, and her sense of fun.For many years she worked in community health,including spearheading programs in Latino mentalhealth in Boston, where she spent most of her professionallife. She taught at Harvard Medical Schooland was a senior staff psychologist at CambridgeHospital, specializing in services for immigrantsand refugees.After her parents’ return to their native DominicanRepublic, she moved there to provide loving,devoted care to them in their last years. Friendshipand abounding compassion were always herguiding stars—she never held back when a friendneeded her, and when there was someone in needthey instantly found a friend in Maury. Tellingly, thesubject of her doctoral dissertation was “The Constructingof Friendship in Adulthood.” But Mauryneeded no institution to teach her this deep-seatedgift in her nature or degree to certify she was a genuinefriend. We ask that those who want to preserve132 Andover | Spring 2015

her legacy cast their bread upon the waters, whereverthey find themselves. That will be her truelegacy to those who mourn her and admire her.—Julia Alvarez ’671967Dory A. Van DuzerDurham, N.C.; Oct. 13, 20141968Robert A. Havern IIIArlington, Mass.; July 19, 2014Longtime Massachusetts state senator and staterepresentative Robert A. Havern, a key proponentof 2004 legislation that gave same-sex couples theright to marry in Massachusetts, died of brain cancerat age 65. He lived in Arlington his entire life.Although Mr. Havern’s wife, Maureen, notedthat “[winning the fight for] gay marriage was probablyhis most public moment of pride” during hisState House years, he had a hand in a range of legislationduring his more than two decades of serviceto the Commonwealth. He served as Senateassistant majority whip and, as that chamber’s chairof the Joint Committee on Transportation, he wasresponsible for oversight of Boston’s multibilliondollarBig Dig central artery and tunnel project.In 2007, Mr. Havern resigned from the Senatemid-term to become president of government relationsfor ML Strategies, a lobbying firm in Boston.A star of Arlington (Mass.) High School’shockey team, Mr. Havern, playing center, scoredseven goals in his final regular-season game in1967, becoming the highest single-season scorerin the history of the Greater Boston InterscholasticHockey League. He also played football andbaseball, leading the league in stolen bases his11th-grade year. During his postgraduate year atAndover, he continued to be a hockey standout.After graduating from Harvard and then SuffolkUniversity Law School, he started a private practicein Arlington. After winning the first of two staterepresentative races in 1986, he was elected to eightand a half terms in the Massachusetts State Senate.Mr. Havern is survived by his wife; two sons,Ned and Timothy; and four sisters.I. Stuart Outerbridge IIIPembroke, Bermuda; Jan. 6, 20151970Elisabeth L. AndrewsActon, Mass.; Sept. 23, 2014Richard TweedyCambridge, Mass.; Nov. 4, 20141971Joel G. TanseyNorthampton, Mass.; Dec. 28, 2014A gentleman, scholar, teacher, and world traveler,Joel Tansey passed away peacefully at his homeafter a yearlong illness. Joel was born in San Jose,Calif., before it became known as Silicon Valley.Growing up in the midst of the civil rights movement,the mobilization of farm workers, and theSan Francisco and San Jose State professors’ strikeinstilled in him a great sense of responsibility fordemocracy and justice.After several years as a celebrated bartender, jazzpianist, and emcee for poetry readings, Joel earneda BA degree at UC Berkeley, an MA in library sciencefrom the University of Pittsburgh, and a PhDin French literature from UC Davis. He became abeloved college professor in California, Pennsylvania,Massachusetts, and Geneva, Switzerland.Joel published books, translations, and numerousarticles on such topics as Montaigne and theRenaissance and 17th-century French and Englishliterature, and presented his work at conferencesaround the world.Joel is survived by his wife of 28 years, KikiGounaridou; brothers Michael ’66, Mark, andCharles ’69; and seven nieces and nephews.—The Tansey Family1973Matthew D. BarrySouthport, Conn.; Jan. 7, 2015Matthew Barry passed away suddenly from complicationsfollowing eye surgery. He was 60.A graduate of Princeton University, he earneda master’s degree at UMass Amherst. A landscapearchitect passionate about his calling, Matthewbeautified landscapes from Greenwich to Fairfield,Conn., and from Florida to Rhode Island.In every conversation, Matthew called to ourattention the natural beauty that surrounds us. Hedesigned gardens and landscapes that in each casebore his unique signature: respect for tradition, useof indigenous plants and flowers, and minimalistreconstruction of what he found and inherited.“Uncle Matt” brought to others a daily sunshineand infectious intensity about the most importantthings in life. His truest signature was his constantdevotion to others. Above all, he devoted himselfto his family, especially his mother and father. Heis sorely missed by those who love him, includinghis eight brothers and sisters and 27 niecesand nephews.—Leslie Hendrix ’73Stephen M. KorbaAndover, Mass.; Feb. 20, 20151975Anthony R. SandersNew York, N.Y.; Feb. 11, 2015Tony Sanders passed away due to complicationsfrom a prolonged struggle with addiction. He leavesbehind two young adult sons, Matthew and Jack,and many loving friends and family members.For those who knew Tony, the loss of such anoriginal, passionate, and talented friend at sucha young age is sad and painful. A sports fan, Tonywas a playful intellect who loved to solve the Timescrossword and was passionate about his belovedNew York City. He also was a wildly exactingpoet who wrote of innocence, love, memory, andthe profound pleasure of life’s small but excitingobservations.Born in New York City, Tony attendedSt. Bernard’s School. After graduating from PhillipsAcademy, he matriculated at Yale and earned a BAdegree in English in 1983. He attended the IowaWriters’ Workshop and then attended the PhDprogram in creative writing at the University ofHouston. He taught creative writing for severalyears in the 1990s at Fairfield University. A steadfastfriend to many, Tony is dearly missed.—Daniel Darst ’751978Jeffrey C. GerstTenafly, N.J.; Jan. 5, 20151982Walter Ripley DevineLoudoun County, Va.; Oct. 25, 2014Walter Ripley Devine, super-extraordinary wit,teacher, humanitarian, and best friend to many,died as the result of a freak lumberjack accident inhis beloved Loudoun County, Va. He was 51.Walter was all about the love, and marginal adolescentswere his mission. As Briar Woods HighSchool colleague Eugene Legg wrote, “To err ishuman; to forgive, Devine…. He was a metaphor ina world of literal statements. He was bigger than lifebecause he wore his life on his sleeve and allowedthe demonstration of what he kept suppressedwithin to fuel his compassion for and connectionwith kids who would otherwise have felt out of syncwith life. His imperfections were his teaching tools.”By all accounts, he was a once-in-a-lifetime teacherand human being.Separated, Walter leaves behind children Johnand Lotus, companion Jacqueline Neubrach, andhundreds of loving friends and devoted studentswhose lives are forever touched by the magical joyof having known him.—Anne J. Brownstein ’812008Russell T. CookEden Prairie, Minn.; Aug. 31, 2014In Memoriam ProtocolPlease notify Alumni Records atalumni-records@andover.eduabout an alumna/us death.Andover welcomes obituaries written by familymembers or classmates. Submissions should beno longer than 150 words and will be edited.Please e-mail questions or submissions toJill Clerkin at jclerkin@andover.eduor call 978-749-4295.Andover | Spring 2015133

Diversity GlossaryAbleism: The system of oppression basedon ability. Assumes people with disabilitiesas flawed, insufficient, and inferior.Includes assumptions about what is“normal” and results in the marginalizationof people with disabilities.Class: As in upper, middle, lower class,working class; refers to people’s socioeconomicstatus based on factors such aswealth, occupation, education, income,and assets.Classism: Prejudice or discrimination onthe basis of social class. Includes individualattitudes and behaviors, as well assystems of policies and practices that areset up to benefit the upper classes at theexpense of the lower classes.Cultural Competence: The ability tointeract effectively with people of differentcultures and ethnic backgrounds.Disability: A condition or function judgedto be significantly impaired relative to theusual standard of an individual or group.The term is used to refer to individualfunctioning, including physical impairment,sensory impairment, cognitiveimpairment, intellectual impairment,mental illness, and various types ofchronic diseases.Discrimination: Actions, based onconscious or unconscious prejudice, thatfavor one group over others in the provisionof goods, services, or opportunities;unfavorable or unfair treatment towardan individual or group based on race, sex,color, religion, national origin, age, physical/mentalabilities, or sexual orientation.Diversity: The recognition of differencesamong people. These differences includebut are not limited to ethnicity, religion,age, gender, class, culture, cognitive ability,physical ability, life experiences, familysituations, and sexual orientation.Equity: The guarantee of fair treatment,access, opportunity, and advancementfor all students, faculty, and staff, whileat the same time striving to identify andeliminate barriers that have prevented thefull participation of some groups.The principle of equity acknowledgesthat there are historically underservedand underrepresented populations andthat fairness regarding these unbalancedconditions is needed to assist equality inthe provision of effective opportunities toall groups.Ethnicity: A social construct that dividespeople into groups based on characteristicssuch as a shared sense of groupidentity, values, culture, language, history,ancestry, and geography.Feminism: A movement to end sexismand oppression based on gender andgender identity; the belief that men andwomen should have equal rights andopportunities.Gay/Lesbian: Words used to describepeople who are emotionally, romantically,and/or physically attracted to some membersof the same sex and/or gender.Gender: A noun that can be usefullydivided into two separate concepts. First,gender identity describes a person’s owninternal—and often deeply held—senseof their gender. Many people have agender identity of “man” or “woman”(or “boy” or “girl”), but for many otherstheir gender identity does not fit neatlyinto one of those two categories. Second,gender expression describes externalmanifestations of gender, includingbehavior, name, preferred pronouns,clothing, hairstyle, voice, and/or bodycharacteristics. Society identifies thesecues as masculine and feminine, althoughwhat is considered masculine andfeminine changes over time and variesby culture. Gender expression shouldnot be viewed as an indication of sexualorientation.Heteronormative: Denoting or relating toa worldview that naturalizes heterosexualityas the normal or preferred sexualorientation.Inclusion: The act of creating environmentsin which any individual or group can beand feel welcomed, respected, supported,and valued to fully participate. An inclusiveand welcoming climate embracesdifferences and offers respect in wordsand actions for all people.Intersectionality: The idea that classificationssuch as gender, race, and class—and others—cannot be examined in isolationfrom one another; they interact andintersect in individuals’ lives and in socialsystems and are mutually constitutive.LGBTQIA+: An acronym that strives toinclude all non-(hetero)normative sexualand/or gender identities, including lesbian,gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning,intersex, asexual, agender, and more.Microaggressions: Subtle words, cues,and/or behaviors that insult, invalidate,or exclude traditionally marginalizedgroup members. The long-term effect ofmicroaggressions can have a significantnegative impact on one’s health.Privilege: Systematic favoring, enriching,valuing, validating, and includingof certain social identities over others.Individuals cannot “opt out” of systemsof privilege; these systems are inherent tothe society in which we live.Race: A social construct that divides peoplein groups based on factors such as physicalappearance, ancestry, culture, history,etc.; a social, historical, and political classificationsystem.Racism: A system of oppression involvingsubordination of members of targetedracial groups by those who have relativelymore social power. This subordinationoccurs at the individual, cultural, andinstitutional levels.Sexism: A system of sex oppression thatprivileges men, subordinates women, anddenigrates women-identified value. Thissubordination occurs at the individual,cultural, and institutional levels.Sexual Orientation: A noun thatdescribes an individual’s enduringphysical, romantic, and/or emotionalattractions. Some people experience theirsexual orientation as static throughoutlife, while others experience it aschanging or even fluid. Sexual orientationis different from gender identity andgender expression.Transgender: An adjective used as anumbrella term to describe people whosegender identity and/or gender expressiondiffers from what is typically associatedwith the sex they were assigned at birth.Being transgender does not indicate one’ssexual orientation.Unconscious/Implicit Bias: A positiveor negative mental attitude, held at anunconscious level, toward a person, thing,or group.134 Andover | Spring 2015

Father-Son Scholarship FundMaking “Giving Back” MeaningfulWhen Doug Pirnie ’65 returns to campus inJune for his 50th Reunion, he’ll be bringingalong a very generous celebratory gift: a one-lifeannuity that will benefit the Douglas D. Pirnie ’39and Douglas D. Pirnie Jr. ’65 Scholarship Fund inyears to come.“I want to make it possible for the traditionsof PA to continue long into the future and forstudents to have the opportunity to enjoy all thatthis school has to offer,” says Pirnie. “That’swhy my wife, Roxanne, and I have established acharitable gift annuity toward a scholarship fundin my and my father’s names. We are proud tosupport Andover traditions and the wonderfulwork of the school.“Growing up, my father was an international oilcompany executive, and his job took him fromone country to another—not a life conduciveto developing close childhood ties. Coming toAndover gave me a stable ‘home’ and wonderfulfriendships for four years and beyond.”Pirnie’s generosity also extends to his manyroles as a PA volunteer. “I have always wantedto give something back to PA through volunteerwork, whether it be as class secretary, co-agent,reunion chair, non sibi agent, or Alumni Councilmember,” he says. Pirnie currently serves on theClass of 1965’s reunion fundraising, planning, andattendance committees. In honor of his manyyears of volunteer service, he received Andover’sDistinguished Service Award in 2006.Doug and Roxanne PirnieDouglas D. Pirnie ’39 Douglas D. Pirnie Jr. ’65To learn more about how you can jointhe Samuel Phillips & Sarah Abbot Society,contact Connie Pawelczak, associate directorof Gift Planning, at 978-749-4529 orcpawelczak@andover.edu.

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