Summer 2010 - Simmons College

classnotesto do that again ladies! | FromSwarthmore, PA I heard fromNancy Miller Batty. She wrotethat thanks to her Simmons ArtProfessor Richard Carpenter shehas had a fulfilling career as anart museum curator for over 30years. She has recently gone “independent,”working on specialprojects for art museums andteaching art history and artsmanagement on the universitylevel. Reunited 18 years ago withTerry Batty, her high school/college sweetheart, they arenow happily married ….andshe would like to hear fromSimmons friends. | From MOHolly Nylander Stuber sent mea synopsis of her life over thepast 40 years. As Holly wrote:“WOW! 40 years!! Time flieswhen you’re having fun.” AfterSimmons she earned her lawdegree from Duke and movedto St. Louis. She has workedas in-house counsel ever since,first for the chemical industryand now in financial services,and has no plans to retire. Presentlysingle, she has 3 wonderfulsons and daughters-in-laws anda first grandchild on the way.Holly generally runs about 20mi/week and enjoys doing halfmarathons. Country dancingtakes up her weekends, and shealso works with a black lab therapydog visiting nursing homesas a volunteer for Support Dogs,Inc. In her correspondenceHolly reminisced about herdear friends at Simmons, walksback and forth to CountwayLibrary, study sessions inBartol Hall, cookies and milk atnight, curfews, phone duty, andmuch-awaited messages in ourmailboxes. We remember itwell! | The following paragraphfrom Holden, MA made mesmile: “I am pleased to say thatour old Simmons group hasmanaged to stay in touch bye-mail but get together far lessfrequently than we would like.That group includes: SusanWoods Cox, Roberta KatlanHelfgott, Kathy Higgins, MarthaMcCann Rooney, Kathy ConnollyYelin and myself, Mary-EllenHolbrook Rogers. After our lastreunion we all went to Maineand spent a week together celebratingour 40 year friendship.We found that despite the years,nothing has really changedbetween us other than a deepercommitment to the strength ofthe bond that was forged back atSimmons. All of us are well, invarious states of retirement andnon-retirement. All of us are enjoyinglife with our families andfriends.” Mary-Ellen went on tosay that she and her husbandRon are both still working. For34 yrs she has been a NurserySchool Director at the YMCAof Central Massachusetts. Theyenjoy their 3 children and 5grandchildren (ages 17 years to20 month old twins) and wherethey are in life right now after40 years of marriage. They areblessed! | I hope that you willeach think about reconnectingwith at least one Simmonsfriend in the near future. Untilnext time, email me all the newsthat is fit to print and requestsfor contacting long lost friends…and do send Simmons somemoney!1969Dolores D’Angelo ’72GS6409 Fallen Oak CourtBethesda, MD 20817-3249d_dangelo27@hotmail.com1970Martha B. Katz-Hyman4 Longbow CourtNewport News, VA 23608-1922mbkatzhyman@juno.com1971REUNION ’11JunE 3–JunE 5Michaela Kaminski Hancock8603 Grimsby CourtPotomac, MD 20854mhanc10367@gmail.com1972Linda Gilmore Monahan66 Janis RoadWestfield, MA 01085-4017lamonahan@comcast.net1973Deborah Lerner Duane29 Maple TerraceMillburn, NJ 07041-2018deborah@lernerduane.com1975Debra Harrison Simon14 Grasshopper LaneActon, MA 01720-4607dsimon@cambridgefocus.com1976Maureen Gavin Reyling20 Bonair AvenueBedford, MA 01730-1502longheaven@aol.comREUNION ’10JunE 4–JunE 61977Bobbi Magidoff Thompson P’11870 Galloway StreetPacific Palisades, CA 90272bobbithompson@mac.com1978Judith Blacher BergerP.O. Box 1956Andover, MA 01810-0033berger56@hotmail.com1979Debra Randall Casey8 Seipet StreetCarver, MA 02330-1712debcaseyrd@comcast.net1980Joan Covell Cooper4750 N 34th RoadArlington, VA 22207-4210jcooper4750@gmail.comMichelle A. Mitchell6343 Saint Timothy’s LaneCentreville, VA 20121shelleymichelle20121@yahoo.com1981Heidi J. Bennett47 Brewster DriveWarwick, RI 02889-2203REUNION ’11JunE 3–JunE 5heidi_bennett@hotmail.com24 simmons alumnet.simmons.edu