Fall 2010 - Wheelock College

Fall 2010Inspiring aWorld of Good• Annual Report of Giving• More Alumni Makinga Difference• Student Scholars in Action

JumpforJoyA Year of Big Anniversaries!This event also served as a tribute to Dr. Joan M. Bergstrom, longtime directorof Wheelock’s Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation,whose vision, dedication, and hard work over two decades made Wheelock’spresence in Singapore so productive and valued. Dr. Bergstrom passed away inApril 2010.Collaborative Programs in Singapore —20 Years of Expanding Global SuccessThe 2010-2011 academic year marks Wheelock’s 20th anniversary ofeducational partnerships in Singapore, which began with studentsenrolled in the College’s Master of Science in Child Development andEarly Childhood Education program developed in collaboration withthe National Trades Union Congress (NTUC). Wheelock’s partnershipwith the NTUC and its educational arm, SEED Institute, was later expandedto include diploma as well as baccalaureate programs. Then, in June of 2007,Wheelock became the first so-called Foreign Specialized Institution to offera baccalaureate degree in collaboration with a Singapore polytechnic. Thatpartnership, with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, and with SEED Institute once againalso playing a role, has been extraordinarily successful, with two classes in EarlyChildhood Educational Studies and Leadership already graduated.“Wheelock has literally helped transform the landscape of early childhoodeducation in Singapore,” says David Fedo, executive director of the Singapore officeof Wheelock’s Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation.“The College has made a huge difference in Singapore.”To kick off the year of events celebrating this 20-year milestone of Wheelockpartnerships in Singapore, the College held a reception there on June 18.Wild Applause for Wheelock Family Theatre,Celebrating Its 30th Anniversary!It’s been a fabulous 30-year run for Wheelock Family Theatre (WFT), providingprofessional, affordable family theater for all generations, show aftershow after show. Founded in 1981 with a clear mission rooted in the beliefthat theater is a transformative experience of unique personal and politicalconsequence and a crucial element of human experience, WFT has provedto be a consistent favorite with regional audiences and critics alike.A professional Actors’ Equity Association theater dedicated to dispellingthe notion that theater should be available only to audiences of privilege, WFTis nationally recognized as a leader in reaching out and providing access tohistorically underserved audiences — those with disabilities, people of color, andlow-income families. Its educational programs, classes, and extensive programsfor schools and community organizations offer thousands of children access tootherwise-unavailable theater experiences every year. And, with its emphasison shows that engage entire families of children, teens, parents, grandparents,aunts, and uncles in the power — and fun — of great performances, WFT is arare and wonderful institution. Happy 30th birthday, WFT!Make sure to catch some shows this anniversary season (see back cover forthe schedule).Celebrating with just a few of the dozens of Singapore students who participatedin Wheelock’s first annual World Service day are: (left) David Fedo, executivedirector and visiting scholar at the Wheelock College Center for InternationalEducation, Leadership, and Innovation in Singapore, and (right) Susan Fedo,Center for International Education Leadership and Innovation adjunct.

Fall 2010TABLEOFCONTENTS2 News Nuggets4 Student Scholars6 Faculty8 Annual Reportof Giving24 Alumni27 Class NotesEditorChristine DallProduction EditorLori Ann SaslavDesignLeslie HartwellPhotographyChristine DallLen RubensteinDon WestWheelock MagazineFall 2010Volume XXXI, Issue 1Wheelock Magazine invites manuscriptsand photographs from our readers,although we do not guarantee theirpublication, and we reserve the rightto edit them as needed.For Class Notes information, contactLori Ann Saslav at (617) 879-2123 orlsaslav@wheelock.edu.Send letters to the editor to:Wheelock Magazine, Office for InstitutionalAdvancement, Wheelock College,200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215-4176,or e-mail them to cdall@wheelock.edu.Cover Photo: Len Rubenstein. Changingseasons on the Riverway section of theEmerald Necklace make it a favorite spotfor hands-on science learning with AssistantProfessor Sara Levine.Dear Alumni and Friends,We began the 2010-2011 academicyear by welcoming the largestentering class in a very long time— 295 first-year and transferstudents — and an exceptionallystrong group of 305 graduate students. In aneconomic environment that is challenging many,many families and all private colleges, we havemore students choosing Wheelock, and they arethriving in an academic environment of new andexpanded programs.A good deal of our success is due to you —the many alumni, faculty, staff, and friends whounderstand the value of Wheelock’s uniquemission and the need to generously support it,especially in difficult times. The increase in donorgiving last year enabled Wheelock to meet theKresge Challenge, which provided completionfunds for the new Campus Center and StudentResidence. Reunion Giving to the Annual Fund,which supports student financial assistance, wasstrong; and the Spring Challenge was a greatsuccess, again, thanks to you.Another reason for our success lies in lastyear’s work developing new academic programsand partnerships that are now in place for thisacademic year. These include a new General EducationProgram and a new Department of Leadershipand Policy that offers more opportunitiesto students who want to take on leadership rolesin improving the lives of children and families.The new Early Childhood Policy Coalition andexpanded programs, partnerships, and placementsites through the departments of Social Work,Early Childhood, and Special Education are alsoincreasing the quantity and quality of opportunitiesWheelock offers its students.New programs such as Upward Bound/TeacherBound, the Eagle Academy partnership, andPassion for Action Scholars, all of which openaccess to a Wheelock education for students whoare committed to teaching and to communityleadership, are also having an impact. We continueto innovate and develop new financial resources tosupport our increasing enrollment, including newpartnerships this year with the Peace Corps, UnitedWay, and City Year that resonate with Wheelock’smission and offer financial assistance as well asvaluable in-the-field experiences for students.Another contributing factor to Wheelock’sgrowth is the tremendous transformation of ourcampus, which now offers students the modernresources and vibrant community life they arelooking for. Students are also benefiting from theexcellent environmental planning that went intothe design, construction, and renovations of ourcampus buildings, which have just received LEEDgold and silver certifications establishing them ashigh-performance green buildings according tonationally accepted standards.The College celebrates two milestone anniversariesthis year! Wheelock Family Theatre has beenproviding professional theater that is accessiblefor all children and families for 30 years and hasgrown to be a Boston cultural institution belovedby adults as much as by children. Wheelock isalso marking its 20th anniversary of educationalpartnerships in Singapore. The transformativeeffect that the Center for International Education,Leadership, and Innovation’s programs have hadon early childhood education in Singapore in sucha short time is truly amazing, and I encourage youto read the Center’s anniversary report, which ison Wheelock’s website.This year, the Center continues to bringWheelock to the world and the world to Wheelockthrough two new international partnershipsin Ireland and the Caribbean’s Commonwealthof Dominica as well as through its schedule of sixvisits from international scholars who will speakand teach on our Boston campus throughout the2010-2011 academic year.Looking ahead, we are already beginning toplan for Wheelock’s 125th anniversary in 2013,a milestone that inspires us to find new ways tostrengthen and deepen the College’s higher educationmission. We continue to address issues of accessand affordability, to enrich student experiencesand strengthen our campus community, and torespond to the changing needs of our students withacademic programs that allow them to developtheir full potential and fully participate as contributingcitizens of an increasingly complex world.And so we begin a new academic year withwonderful accomplishments to build on and moreopportunities to grow. You have a valuable place inour community, and I hope you will join us as wework collaboratively to advance our shared visionof a better world.Sincerely,JACKIE JENKINS-SCOTTPresidentWheelock Magazine 1

NEWS NUGGETSWheelock’s Aspire InstitutePublishes Innovative 2010Report on STEM EducationIn response to the troubling gap between educationalproficiency in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) and the accelerated pace at which society is becomingdependent on STEM knowledge and skills, WheelockCollege’s Aspire Institute has produced a report with recommendationsfor improving STEM education. Commissioned bythe Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s John Adams InnovationInstitute and titled “FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE:Strengthening STEM Education in the Early Years,” the reportoutlines several strategies for strengthening the math and sciencepreparation of teachers in pre-kindergarten through grade 6 andensuring that children receive the strong foundation in STEM areasthat is critical to later school and college success.The report includes a recommendation for a combined approachof increasing the number and improving the quality ofmath and science content and pedagogy courses that teachers takeand working with state agencies to strengthen math and sciencecredentialing requirements. A proposed central strategy is for areateacher education programs, state agencies, school districts, earlychildhood education providers, out-of-school-time providers, andbusiness and community partners to collaborate closely through anew Greater Boston STEM Education Consortium.In preparing the report, Aspire was advised by faculty andpractitioners from more than 12 partner institutions and Wheelockfaculty and staff: Director of Government Relations andCivic Engagement Marta Rosa, Assistant Professor of SciencePeter Holden, Instructors in Science Karen Worth and JeffWinokur, Associate Professor of Science Ellen Faszewski, VicePresident for Academic Affairs Julie Wollman, Aspire GraduateAssistant Kathleen Ricci, Director of Professional Developmentand Continuing Education Matt Pellish, and Director of AspireInstitute Jake Murray, the principal author of the report.New Department of Leadershipand Policy at WheelockIn July, Wheelock officially established a new Departmentof Leadership and Policy in the School of Education,Social Work, Child Life and Family Studies. The chair ofthe new department is Irwin Nesoff, associate professorand director of the College’s Organizational LeadershipMaster of Science and certificate programs, which he developedduring 2009-2010.“This is another step forward in Wheelock’s study ofleadership development, and it fits well with our missionbecause it helps to provide strong, future-oriented leaders whocan improve community services for children and families,”Nesoff says. “It is an excellent opportunity for Wheelock tomake a difference in the struggle that nonprofit organizationsare having in filling the leadership gap, which is growing nowthat so many at the leadership level are retiring.” A uniquequality of the programs is the type of student for whom theyare designed. “The programs are not for managers who needspecialized training; they are for those who are working inmidlevel or direct-service positions and who want to move upand become leaders who can make a difference at that level,”explains Nesoff.Irwin Nesoff“It is an excellent opportunityfor Wheelockto make a difference inthe struggle that nonprofitorganizationsare having in filling theleadership gap, whichis growing now that somany at the leadershiplevel are retiring.”Eighteen students enrolled in the master’s and certificateprograms last year, and 12 more enrolled this fall. “I’mimpressed with the energy and seriousness they bring to theirstudies at Wheelock, and we support that with curricula andprojects that are relevant to their professional work,” Nesoffsays.The department has a partnership with the United Wayto grow strong leaders within their agencies and has beeninvited by Mass Mentoring Partnership to run an introductorycourse at a community site for 20 AmeriCorps volunteers.As the department and its partnerships continue to grow,more Wheelock-educated leaders will be in positions to makesignificant and lasting contributions to the welfare of childrenand families.2 Fall 2010

NEWS NUGGETSRanch C.KimballMadeleine TuftsCormier ’66New International Partnerships inDominica and Ireland AnnouncedDominica State CollegeThe Center for International Education, Leadership, and Innovation(CIELI) has a new international partnership underway with Dominica State College, the primary institutionof higher education in the Commonwealth of Dominica nationstate in the Caribbean. This new agreement will allow for transferof students from Dominica to Wheelock as early as fall 2011, and itwill provide for faculty and staff exchange visits. It also offers an opportunityto expand Wheelock partnerships in the Caribbean regionthrough a Master of Science program in Early Childhood andElementary Education in Dominica.Susan BrumlSimon ’73They’re the TopsVicki CaplanMilstein ’72Welcome and Thank You toWheelock LeadersMany, many thanks are due to members of the Boardof Trustees and the Corporation who led WheelockCollege during a challenging but very successful2009-2010. Warm welcomes are in order, too, as theCollege begins the academic year under new leadership.A special thank-you to Charles “Charlie” Ames for his commitment toWheelock as past Chair of the Board of Trustees, and welcome to RanchC. Kimball, who serves the College as its new Chair of the Board, andto Susan Bruml Simon ’73, who is Chair of the Corporation. Muchappreciation also goes to Madeleine “Maddi” Tufts Cormier ’66, who isthe current Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees; Vicki Caplan Milstein’72, Vice Chair of the Corporation; Robert A. “Bob” Lincoln, Treasurerof the Board; Edward H. “Ted” Ladd, Clerk of the Board; and A. KeenaDunn Clifford ’68, who is Assistant Clerk of the Board.Institute of Technology SligoThe Center has another agreement for student, faculty, andstaff exchanges with the Institute of Technology Sligo inSligo, Ireland. IT Sligo, established in 1970, boastsalmost 6,000 students on a 70-acre campus in northwest Ireland.The Institute provides higher certificate and degree-level courses,in addition to postgraduate and research awards that focus onearly childhood education, social studies, and advocacy.One agreement allows students to exchange campuses to takecourses on a semester basis and to participate in cross-cultural experiences.Another promotes the exchange of faculty and staff engaged inscientific and scholarly research and in other areas of mutual interest.President Jackie Jenkins-Scott and Institute of Technology Sligo President TerriScott signed a new partnership agreement on Sept. 27, 2010. (Standing: RoisinMcGlone, lecturer and placement coordinator for IT Sligo;Wheelock facultymember Dr. Diane Levin ‘69MS; CIELI Interim Deputy Director Dr. Linda Davis;CIELI Associate Director Lauren Thorman; and Dr. Sarah O’Beirne, academiccoordinator for IT Sligo International Office. Sitting: Brigid McManus, secretarygeneral of the Ireland Department of Education; President Jenkins-Scott; andIT Sligo President Terri Scott)Pilot Healthcare Academy LaunchedChildren and families in urban and rural areas share theproblems associated with health care services that are lackingor inadequate for their needs. Last summer, Wheelockand Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT, collaboratedto help address the challenge of health care workforcedevelopment in urban and rural areas by launching a pilot programcalled Healthcare Academy. The Academy is an intensive one-credit programof study geared toward high-achieving juniors from both urban andrural settings and provides a unique opportunity for participants to learnabout and even practice health care in urban and rural contexts. Spanningtwo weeks and one weekend on both campuses, students examinedhealth care questions and practiced in clinical sites and a simulationlaboratory setting as well as at several science laboratory sites.Wheelock Magazine 3

STUDENTSScholarsDr. Peter Foukal and Elisabeth FoukalEndowed Math and Science Prize WinnersDr. Peter Foukal and his wife, Elisabeth, endowedtheir annual Math and Science Prizeat Wheelockto encourage high student achievement in mathand science studies. The two recipients of prizes at the Mathand Science Student Recognition and Awards Ceremonylast spring share interesting histories. When they arrived oncampus as first-year students, neither one had an interest inscience or math — far from it. Now they have transformedinto math and science high achievers who have their sightsset on careers in which they can combine their love of scienceand their desire to positively impact the lives of others.MARCI LENO ’11When student leader Marci Lenograduates in May 2011, shewill go on to an acceleratedpremed program and then medical school,where she plans to prepare to work withadolescents battling chronic pain. Marci’sinterest in chronic pain comes from herown experience following an accident thatleft her with extensive nerve damage, butit was Wheelock that sparked her interestsin science and in helping other youngpeople who are similarly challenged. “I wasnot an interested science student in highschool, but Wheelock’s small classes and theindividualized, hands-on style of teachingmade all the difference,” she says. “The wayscience is taught here, I understood for thefirst time what was being discussed, and itreally came alive for me.”Marci is a math and science major,with a focus in science, and she has a minorin psychology and is working toward acertificate in community-based humanservices. She received a Fuller UndergraduateResearch Fellowship and completed ahospital internship on a thoracic oncologyward over the summer. Fascinated bylearning everything related to the humanbody, disease, epidemiology, and advancesin medicine, she is doing an independentstudy on sponge immunology with EllenFaszewski, associate professor and chair ofMath and Science, work that Faszewski says“will jump-start my sabbatical research.”KEVIN KARECKAS ’12Kevin came to Wheelock with agame plan. “I decided to get allmy math and science courses outof the way during my first year so I’d neverhave to take them again,” he says. Now hehas a double major in elementary educationand math and science, with a focusin environmental science, and a new plan:He’ll get a master’s, most likely in specialeducation because there is such a need inthe schools, and then teach science at themiddle school or high school level.What happened to his first game plan? “Iliked the professors here so much and theirbroad-based way of teaching both scienceand math that I just got drawn in deeperand deeper,” Kevin explains. “By the end ofmy first year, I wanted more.” Now, fiddlingwith math problems is Kevin’s version ofdoing crossword puzzles, and he can’t wait totake Associate Professor Debra Borkovitz’scourse in chaos theory next spring. He lovesWheelock’s approach to practica experienceswith children of different ages, which hashelped him in choosing the agelevel at whichhe wants to teach. Outside of the classroom,Kevin is active in the campus communityas a resident assistant in the CCSR and as amember of the Student Government Association,and he plays trumpet in the Collegesof the Fenway Jazz Band. All signs point toKevin’s being a great teacher and addition tohis school community!4 Fall 2010

STUDENTSin ActionCARLOS M. RODRIGUEZ ’14Passion for Action ScholarAgraduate of Boston English HighSchool, Youth Empowerment organizerand spokesperson, John Hancock CorporateResponsibility intern, poet, reader, actor,and swimmer, Carlos is one of five students inthe third group of Passion for Action Scholarshiprecipients to enroll at Wheelock. Spendjust five minutes with Carlos, and your spiritof optimism for the future rises. He is thrilledto be at Wheelock — “my first-choice collegebecause of its mission and a very welcomingenvironment,” he says — and to be in a practicumplacement at Head Start in Jamaica Plainwithin a month of starting college.A first-year commuting student fromRoxbury planning on an elementary educationmajor with a minor in humanities, Carlos isclear about what he wants to accomplish withhis college education. “I grew up in Roxbury,and when I graduate I want to teach in aschool there and be a male role model of whatis possible,” he says. “I could be a secondaryeducation teacher, but I want to teach youngchildren and reach them early with the messagethat education is the right path for them.”LACYJANE FOLGER ’10Betsy Wilson EndowedVisiting Health Lecturerand Student ScholarElizabeth Wolf Alumni ScholarAs an undergraduate at Wheelock, Lacy-Jane had a double major in humandevelopment and child life with a focusin psychology and a minor in theater, and she“fell head over heels in love with working withchildren and families in the hospital setting” whilecompleting her 400-hour, in-the-field placementat Shriners Hospitals for Children in Boston.Now she is a student in Wheelock’s acceleratedone-year master’s degree program in FamilyCentered Care and Child Life and this year’srecipient of the Betsy Wilson Endowed VisitingHealth Lecturer and Student Scholarship andthe Elizabeth Wolf Alumni Scholarship. Shebalances an intense Wheelock schedule witha new job establishing a child life program atElliot Hospital in Manchester, NH. “I e-mailedmy application one afternoon, and, because ofmy Wheelock resume, they wanted to interviewme the very next morning,” she says. “Therewere 25 applicants, and I was their numberone choice. This is my dream job, creating aprogram from scratch.” And there’s more educationafter Wheelock in LacyJane’s plans. She isthe current holder of the Miss New Hampshirecompetition title, which came with a $47,000scholarship toward her doctoral degree, whenevershe is ready to pursue it.BRIDGIT PAULA ’09FAO Schwarz Fellow andAdviser to SPARK the TruthBridgit believes in youth having a voiceand a platform from which to speak ina serious way about issues concerningthem. That’s one reason why she has returnedto Wheelock with an FAO Schwarz FamilyFoundation Fellowship to be staff adviser tothe College’s SPARK the Truth program andto develop art-based juvenile justice and youthadvocacy programs that encourage youth tocommunicate and work for peaceful communities.Being the lead person developing SPARK’sYouth Summit, which was held at Wheelockon Nov. 19, 2010, and working with studentsto prepare next spring’s Violence Transformedexhibit at the Massachusetts Statehouse are twoof the projects Bridgit is working on this year.“I came to Wheelock with an interest in artand wanting to be an advocate for special needsin juvenile justice and youth advocacy,” shesays. “Knowing the connection between specialneeds and delinquency, I see the possibility ofpreventing violence and delinquency througheducation. Art is the perfect medium to connectwith adolescents because it respects the developmentalstage they are at, offers an alternativeform of expression, and encourages the buildingof good relationships when youth work togetheron projects.”Wheelock Magazine 5

FACULTYBoston Globe Op-Ed by Dr. DianeLevin ’69MS questions high-stakestesting at younger agesDR. DIANE LEVIN ’69MS, Wheelock professor of early childhood,who is well-known for her leadership in peace educationand in opposing the commercialization of childhood andviolence in the media, joined with Nancy Carlsson-Paige of LesleyUniversity in writing an April 18, 2010, Boston Globe op-ed pieceabout standards testing titled “One size doesn’t fit all.” In a follow-upe-mail to Wheelock colleagues, Levin noted, “I have beenvery concerned with the narrowing focus on academic standardsand high-stakes tests at younger and younger ages. The op-edaddresses these concerns as the newly proposed national commoncore standards beginning in kindergarten will further escalate thiswrongheaded and harmful trend.”“Children build knowledge through hands-onexperience with materials, peers, and teachers inmeaningful ways that relate to what they already know,to their developmental levels, and their interests.”One size doesn’t fit all.THE PROPOSED common core national educationstandards for K-12 — which will impose higheracademic standards on younger children —contradict decades of early education theory andresearch about how young children learn bestand how to close the achievement gap.The imposition of one-size-fits-all standards on young childrencan’t solve the problems of an education system that is fundamentallyunequal. Children in wealthy school districts receive manytimes the resources that children in poor communities do. TheUnited States stands out in sharp contrast to the many countriesthat take a central and equal approach to school funding. Our unequalfunding only adds to the disadvantages, such as hunger andlack of health care, that so many children bring to school resultingfrom the widening income disparities in our nation.The proposed standards focus exclusively on teaching isolatedreading and math skills starting in kindergarten. Academiclearning is separated from social, emotional, and physicalgrowth. But theory, research, and experience tell us that meaningfullearning in young children does not come from roteskills. Children build knowledge through hands-on experiencewith materials, peers, and teachers in meaningful ways thatrelate to what they already know, to their developmental levels,and their interests.If adopted, the national standards will lead to more rotelearning by all young children, but especially our poorest younglearners who are in overcrowded classrooms with less qualifiedteachers who will have to resort to more direct instruction ratherthan hands-on, experiential learning. Even if we did see better testscores after an implementation of national standards, it’s unlikelythat children would be able to apply the skills learned by rote toreal-life situations, use them to solve new problems, or discoverthe satisfactions inherent when learning is meaningful. This willset young children up for school failure later on when transfer ofknowledge and self-motivation become crucial to school success.The increase in teacher-directed instruction that has resultedfrom No Child Left Behind has already pushed play out of thecurriculum in kindergartens countrywide. This is a far greaterproblem than many realize. Play is the cornerstone of social,emotional, and cognitive learning and healthy development. It isthrough play that children develop the foundation for cognitiveconcepts, problem solving skills, and critical thinking which isessential for later academic learning. Play generates imaginationand creativity, planning and self-regulation. It helps childrendevelop a love for learning.The No Child Left Behind Act, with its high-stakes testingbeginning in 3rd grade, has led many schools, especially in poorcommunities, to start the drill and testing regime in kindergarten.This shift, even before the release of the new standards, haseroded the foundation young children need for school success.We won’t make genuine progress in closing the achievement gapin our nation’s schools until we address the underlying inequities thatare its root cause. Imposing more standards and tests is a misplaced,misleading, even harmful approach. If these standards are imposed,we will see a continuing achievement gap and new levels of stressand failure among young children. Worst of all, we will have missedan opportunity to give our nation’s children the best possible education,the one they deserve and the one our future depends on.6 Fall 2010

AnnualReport ofGiving2009-2010Ten Wheelock PassionScholars spoke about theirplans to improve the livesof children, families, andcommunities.2009here is no higher education institution better equippedthan Wheelock to improve the lives of underserved childrenand families in Greater Boston through education.Through its Passion for Action Scholarship program, theCollege seeks and recruits high school students who havedemonstrated authentic community leadership far beyond conventionalhigh school volunteerism and transforms them with theknowledge and skills they need to fulfill their stated educationalgoals: “to contribute to society,” “to change the world,” “to help mycommunity,” “to make a difference in a child’s life.”“Access” was the theme of Wheelock’s second Passion for ActionLeadership Award Dinner held last fall at the John F. KennedyPresidential Library and Museum, where William “Bill” Lowellaccepted the 2009 Passion for Action Leadership Award on behalfof his family. Wheelock chose to honor the Lowell family because oftheir extraordinary and generations-long history of commitment toeducational access, especially in the Greater Boston area. Generousdonors who attended the event contributed funds to provide scholarshipsfor five more outstanding student leaders from the Bostonarea to attend Wheelock. Thanks to them, there are five more PassionScholars on campus, enrolled in a program specially designed tofurther develop their service leadership skills.President Jenkins-Scott and ChrisGabrieli, the recipient of WheelockCollege’s Passion for ActionLeadership Award in 2007, ledthe applause for Bill Lowell whoaccepted the 2009 award onbehalf his family.8 Fall 2010

Jenzabar CEO Robert Maginn Jr. presentedfive high school students withEmerging Leader Awards to encouragetheir commitment during college.Passion for ActionDonorsAnonymous (1)Accounting Management SolutionsAkademos, Inc.Kitty and Charlie AmesJudith Parks Anderson ‘62 andRobert AndersonStephanie Bennett-Smith andOrin R. SmithJoan* and Gary BergstromGrace and Jerry BirdBlue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusettsThe Boston FoundationSusan Moyer Breed ‘52/’79MSBright Horizons Family SolutionsNonnie and Rick BurnesEllen Cluett Burnham ‘60 andPeter BurnhamKathryn E. CadeJulie and Lou CasagrandeCasner & Edwards, LLPCentury BankDaniel S. Cheever Jr.Children’s Hospital BostonChoate, Hall & Stewart LLPFrederic M. CliffordKeena Dunn Clifford ‘68 andChris CliffordCatherine and Jeff CoburnCommunity Development Corporationof BostonPatricia Cook ‘69Madeleine Tufts Cormier ‘66 andEugene CormierJudith and William CowinTina Feldman Crosby ‘67 andHarvey CrosbyCSL Consulting, LLCThomas DiBenedettoDiMella ShafferJohn K. DineenEllen Tague Dwinell ‘61 andJames DwinellEduventures Inc.Barbara Elliott Fargo ‘52Federated Dorchester NeighborhoodHouses Inc.Atsuko and Larry FishElisabeth and Peter FoukalFred K. FoulkesMr. and Mrs. M. Dozier GardnerSally and Alan GayerHilary and Richard GlovskyGrant Thornton LLPAnnette Hill GreenEloise GreenfieldDaphne Hunsaker Hall ‘69Priscilla Alden Hayes ‘62 andRobert HayesTina Morris Helm ‘64/’98MS andBill HelmHirsch Roberts Weinstein LLPBarbara and Amos HostetterIBMiFactoryKathy Magee Jaunich ‘64 andBob JaunichJackie Jenkins-Scott and Jim ScottThe Jenzabar FoundationJoslin Diabetes CenterRuth and Ray KelleyJudy and John KnutsonBeedee and Ted LaddLee Kennedy Co., Inc.Elizabeth Wheeler L’Hommedieu ‘54and Paige L’HommedieuMary and Orlando LightfootCarol and Robert LincolnAngela and Bill LowellEleanor and John LowellMarian F. MandellCecily and Alan MorseRobin Mount and Mark SzpakMartha-Reed Ennis Murphy ‘69and John MurphyMuseum of ScienceMyrtle Baptist ChurchNortheast Security, Inc.Northeastern UniversityClare and Geoffrey NunesPhoebe O’Mara ‘66Panera Bread FoundationBetty Bain Pearsall ‘71Prince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLPNancy Fowle Purinton ‘64 andBill PurintonWilliam RawnSteven RothsteinJonathan L. RoundsBarbara Grogins Sallick ‘61 andRobert SallickLisa and Roy SchifillitiShawmut Design and ConstructionSusan Bruml Simon ‘73 andPeter SimonElyse Blank Smith ‘85SodexoCharles W. SoucyCarol and Ken SpritzKate and Ben TaylorTD InsuranceMaggie and Dan TerrisThomas G. Gallagher MechanicalContractorsGenie and Will ThorndikeJoan I. ThorndikeJohn L. ThorndikeJames R. TobinTufts Health PlanUniversity Health Plans, Inc.Vertec Corp.Helen Small Weishaar ‘45Welch & Forbes LLCLinda A. WelterElizabeth Bassett Wolf ‘54

W HEELOCK C OLLEGE • A NNUAL R EPORT OF G IVING 2010Cornerstone SocietyThe Cornerstone Society recognizes our most generous donors who make an annualgift of $1,250 or more to Wheelock College. These individuals, along with the studentsthey support, are the cornerstones of Wheelock’s future. The College would liketo thank the following individuals for their leadership support:Lucy WheelockBenefactors($50,000 or more)Edith Macnaughtan Cather ‘40*Mr. and Mrs. Albert CreightonAlice Dwinell ‘34*Sylvia Tailby Earl ‘54 and James EarlIrene Frail Hamm ‘60 andCharles HammKathy and Bob JaunichPersis Luke Loveys ‘54Edith Rizer Paffard ‘38*Ellen Haebler Skove ‘49Suzanne Hamburger Thurston ‘54President’s Council($25,000 to $49,999)Charles C. AmesJudith and Robert AndersonBarbara Mead Anthony ‘60MS andStephen H. Anthony*Barbara Tutschek Ells ‘60Beedee and Ted LaddCarol and Robert LincolnDiana Holland Shafroth ‘50*Wheelock Fellows($10,000 to $24,999)Stephanie Bennett-Smith andOrin R. SmithKeena Dunn Clifford ‘68Patricia Cook ‘69Elizabeth Townsend Dearstyne ‘62 andWilliam DearstyneSally Reeves Edmonds ‘55Mitchell HarrisBarbara and Amos HostetterCharles M. H. KeilEleanor and John LowellFrances Nichols ‘63Gertrude Van Iderstine Phillips ‘43-’44and Thomas L. PhillipsKatharine duPont Sanger ‘66Geneva S. Thorndike andWilliam Thorndike Jr.Elizabeth Bassett Wolf ‘54Froebel Associates($5,000 to $9,999)Anonymous (2)Ellen Cluett Burnham ‘60Julia Challinor ‘75Madeleine Gatchell Corson ‘59Christina Cox ‘05Tina Feldman Crosby ‘67Walter EinsteinAtsuko and Larry FishThordis Burdett Gulden ‘66Tina Morris Helm ‘64/’98MS andBill HelmNancy Kelly Hershey ‘69Anne Wingle Howard ‘57Edith Hall Huck ‘48Jackie Jenkins-Scott and Jim ScottLyn Peck Kenyon ‘45/’69BSReta Schoonmaker King ‘60Judy and John KnutsonElizabeth Wheeler L’Hommedieu ‘54Pamela LongDr. and Mrs. Gordon MarshallCecily and Alan MorseMartha-Reed Ennis Murphy ‘69Carol Reed Newsome ‘60Suzanne NewtonCarolyn Giroud Nygren ‘55Linda Bullock Owens ‘69Ruth Bailey Papazian ‘56Barbara Grogins Sallick ‘61Page Poinier Sanders ‘65Thekla Reese Shackelford ‘56Rosalie Van Zandt Simson ‘47Kate and Ben TaylorJoan I. ThorndikeHelen Small Weishaar ‘45Steven C. WilleyCarole Hayes Williams ‘66White andGold Circle($2,500 to $4,999)Joyce Pettoruto Butler ‘73Catherine and Jeff CoburnBarbara Pratt Dancy ‘62Barbara Elliott Fargo ‘52Susan Grearson Fillmore ‘56Deirdre Conrad Frank ‘65Maria FurmanKristine Sheathelm Gerson ‘79William R. HallJanet Marshall Haring ‘64Priscilla Alden Hayes ‘62 andRobert HayesPeggy Oliver Hedeman ‘60Anne Mulholland Heger ‘49Priscilla Chase Heindel ‘47Phyllis Forbes Kerr ‘64Helene Stehlin Lortz ‘60Olivia Hutchins Meek ‘52Toby Congleton Milner ‘70Emily Cook Moore ‘47Shirley Hotra Neff ‘58Abby Squires Perelman ‘73Nancy Fowle Purinton ‘64Nancy Garnaus Rice ‘50Jonathan L. RoundsAnn Emerson Spaulding ‘53Lisa and Rex ThorsKatherine Law Walker ‘551888 Circle($1,250 to $2,499)Judy McMurray Achre ‘58Carol and Mike AkillianMargaret Benisch Anderson ‘53Steven Aveson ‘78Ginger Mercer Bates ‘54Henriette Pennypacker Binswanger ‘56Susan Blandy ‘79MSSusan Moyer Breed ‘52/’79MSBarbara Broomhead Bromley ‘60Joan Sullivan Buchanan ‘53Jean Heard Carmichael ‘62Mr. and Mrs. William H. ChristmannGeraldine Walsh Clauss ‘51Louise Close ‘77Kathryn Smith Conrad ‘73MSMadeleine Tufts Cormier ‘66Ellen Tague Dwinell ‘61Margaret Labourdette Garesche ‘55Joan Blanchard Gray ‘50Patricia Conzelman Greeley ‘52/’90MSGretchen Maassen Gregersen ‘60Mary Bloomer Gulick ‘57 andBob GulickCynthia Hallowell ‘58Jane Luke Hill ‘69Ann-Penn Stearns Holton ‘47Elizabeth Grimm Hoskins ‘56Sally Schwabacher Hottle ‘59Susan Towle Huckman ‘55Janet Ferry Jenney ‘52Roberta and Tom KellyLinda Gordon Kendall ‘61Ranch C. KimballCatherine Ley Lawler ‘82Mary Pescatello Lewis ‘69Ann LongfellowWilliam A. Lowell, Esq.Denise Chateauneuf Macey ‘70Kathleen Wilson Mallet ‘65Marion Turnbull Mangels ‘59Gary MeltonCarolyn Bail Miller ‘71Deanne Williams Morse ‘60Robin MountAnne Hallowell Newton ‘66Kathleen Kenney O’Neill ‘73Maryann Mylott O’Rourke ‘60/’98MSDelleyne Eldridge Osborne ‘59Mary Stone Phipps ‘57Michelle Porter ‘85Constance Schumacher Pratt ‘60Adelaide Duffy Queeney ‘88MSBetty Appel Schaffer ‘60Susan Bruml Simon ‘73Sally Clark Sloop ‘68Patricia Cotter Smart ‘56Maryellen Nelson Smiley ‘49Joseph C. SmithLucile Edson Smith ‘44*Eleanor Labosky Stanwood ‘67Nancy Clarke Steinberger ‘65Beatrice Clayton Stockwell ‘55Mary Anne Dresser Stringham ‘49Daniel S. TerrisSylvia Buffinton Tompkins ‘55Ann Fisher Tuteur ‘67Amaryllis Morris Volk ‘55Mary Ann Baker Wagner ‘62Florence Milman Walker ‘50Alice Parke Watson ‘63Loraine Nettleton Watson ‘63Joan Anderson Watts ‘65/’83MSJoann Bridgman Webster ‘48Nancy Clay Webster ‘66Linda A. WelterAlumni ScholarshipsThe Alumni Scholars Program brings together individuals at the heart of WheelockCollege: students and alumni. Alumni Scholars donors make an annual gift of$5,000 to support one undergraduate or graduate student during their time atWheelock. These contributions help defray the cost of a Wheelock education,and through an exchange of letters and meetings at events, the donors are keptup-to-date about their students’ studies and activities. Reciprocally, students learnabout their supporters and their Wheelock experience. The students join theCollege in thanking the following individuals:Anonymous (1)Judith Parks Anderson ‘62Barbara Mead Anthony ‘60MS andStephen H. Anthony*Keena Dunn Clifford ‘68Madeleine Gatchell Corson ‘59Tina Feldman Crosby ‘67Elizabeth Townsend Dearstyne ‘62and William DearstyneThordis Burdett Gulden ‘66Anne Wingle Howard ‘57Edith Hall Huck ‘48Martha-Reed Ennis Murphy ‘69Linda Bullock Owens ‘69Gertrude Van Iderstine Phillips‘43-’44 and Thomas L. PhillipsPage Poinier Sanders ‘65Katharine duPont Sanger ‘66Helen Small Weishaar ‘45Carole Hayes Williams ‘66Elizabeth Bassett Wolf ‘54* Deceased

Named FundsDonors have the opportunity to establish a namedfund in honor or in memory of a friend or familymember. These funds support a number of Collegeefforts, including student scholarships, faculty assistance,campus improvement, and resource development.The students, faculty, and staff of Wheelock Collegeare so appreciative of these generous contributions.Scholarship and Loan FundsAnonymous (2)Donald Bergen Abbott MemorialScholarship FundGeorge I. Alden Scholarship FundJudy Parks Anderson ’62 EndowedScholarship FundAnthony Family Scholarship Fund forGraduate StudentsBronwyn Baird EndowedScholarship FundMarjorie Bakken EndowedScholarship FundBank of Boston Endowed StudentLoan FundRuth Kelliher Bartlett ’24Memorial FundJohn L. Bates Scholarship FundBernard W. and Helen SagoffBerkowitch ’28 MemorialScholarship FundBlack Mountain FoundationScholarship FundThe Catherine E. Bose ’75 Scholarshipin Mathematics and ScienceGladys Brooks EndowedScholarship FundGertrude Flanders Bullen ’52Memorial Scholarship FundCentennial Scholarship FundDaniel S. Cheever, Jr. Scholarship FundThe James Christmann WritingAward ScholarshipRuth Clapp ’34 Loan FundClover Converse Clark ’20Memorial TrustClass of 1954 EndowedScholarship FundClass of 1956 EndowedScholarship FundCarolyn Burrell Cochran ’19Scholarship FundKatherine Wendell Creighton ’92Scholarship FundNancy LeCount Currier ’50 MemorialScholarship FundEnnis-Murphy Scholarship FundElinor Frumkin Feldman ’52 RevolvingStudent Loan FundMarguerite Franklin ’17 RevolvingLoan FundThe Frances Graves 1909Charitable FundCynthia M. Gregory ’26 EndowedScholarship FundEllen Gertrude Loomis Hall EndowedScholarship FundMargaret Hamilton ’23 ArtsScholarship FundIrene Frail Hamm ’60 EndowedUrban Scholarship FundEvelyn Hausslein Child LifeScholarship FundWilliam Randolph Hearst EndowedScholarship FundMolly Cooper Hershey ’23 Fund forStudent AidAldus C. Higgins FoundationEndowed Loan FundMyrl Rose Crocker Howe ’34Scholarship FundMarian Clifton Hurlin ’22Scholarship FundBarbara Jack ’30 EndowedScholarship FundKathleen Magee Jaunich ScholarshipMargery Hall Johnson EndowedScholarshipRuth Appleton Burge Johnson 1910Scholarship FundMarcia Rudd Keil ’34 EndowedScholarship Fund**Lyn Peck Kenyon and Walter KenyonScholarshipKatherine Ehrler KurthScholarship FundGloria Williams Ladd EndowedScholarship FundFrances B. and Paige D. L’HommedieuScholarship FundElizabeth Ann Liddle ’47 Fund forInternational StudentsAgnes M. Lindsay Trust ScholarshipLowell ScholarshipKathryn Severance Makosky ’30Endowed Scholarship FundMargaret H. and Robert W. MerryScholarship FundGwen Morgan ’76MSScholarship FundJanice Porosky Olins ’33Scholarship FundPatricia Knowlton Paine-Dougherty’50 Scholarship FundHenry H. and Edith Nicholson Perry’19 Scholarship FundTheresa Perry Scholarship FundMildred Engler Peterson ’24Scholarship FundThe Harold Whitworth PierceCharitable Trust ScholarshipThe Catherine Pursel EmergencyStudent Loan FundWilliam E. and Bertha E. SchrafftCharitable Trust Endowed FundSaul M. Silverstein EndowedScholarship FundChing Yee Soong ’65 Scholarship FundThe Ellen G. Sullivan EndowedScholarshipSusan Swap Community ServiceScholarship FundMary A. Sweeney ’56 ScholarshipFundSuzanne L. Thurston ’54 EndowedScholarship Fund**Marion H. Towne Scholarship FundFrances M. Tredick EndowedScholarship FundFrances M. Tredick 1902Scholarship FundWheelock Club of PortlandScholarshipWheelock College Alumni AssociationScholarshipWheelock College Alumni EndowedScholarship FundWheelock College Urban TeachersScholarship FundLucy Wheelock EndowedScholarship FundLucy Wheelock Student Loan FundBetsy Reed Wilson ’55/Let’s Face ItVisiting Health ScholarMarjorie Cohn Wolf ’51 and WilliamH. Wolf Perpetuating Loan FundLibrary FundsAlma Bent ’42/’43 and JanetHigginbotham Washburn ’42/’43Library FundLinda Munroe Brady MemorialBook FundBeatrice Garnaus Library FundNancy Corwin Gordon MemorialBook FundAltina Mead Memorial FundJone Sloman Library FundOther FundsCAR Endowed Faculty FundSandra Nesson Kivowitz ’56Memorial FundEdward H. Ladd Award for AcademicExcellence and ServiceCynthia Longfellow TeachingRecognition AwardMaster of Social Work RestrictedScholarshipMath and Science Endowed PrizeFundThe Dr. Sau-Fong Siu B.S.W. StudentAssistance FundDr. Jeri Faith Traub Student Prize forSpecial Education**Wheelock Faculty FundWheelock Family TheatreEndowed FundBoard ofTrustees andMembers of theCorporationCharles C. AmesJudith Parks Anderson ‘62Barbara Mead Anthony ‘60MSStephen H. Anthony*Steven Aveson ‘78Lynne Wyluda Beasley ‘66Stephanie Bennett-SmithLisa McCabe Biagetti ‘80Grace Macomber BirdMargaret G. BlakelockSusan Moyer Breed ‘52/’79MSEllen Cluett Burnham ‘60Joyce Pettoruto Butler ‘73Julia Challinor ‘75Keena Dunn Clifford ‘68Louise Close ‘77Jeff CoburnKathryn Smith Conrad ‘73MSSusan O’Halloran Constable ‘82Patricia Cook ‘69Madeleine Tufts Cormier ‘66Christina Cox ‘05Ellen Tague Dwinell ‘61Sally Reeves Edmonds ‘55Reunion Alumni, You’re the BestAt Reunion 2010, President of the AlumniAssociation Bonnie Page ’76/’92MS presentedPresident Jackie Jenkins-Scott with a check for$418,217.02, representing the total given and pledgedby members of this year’s reunion classes. Thank you,reunion classes, for such a wonderful outpouringof generosity and commitment to the College. Specialthank-yous go to members of the Class of 1960, for raisingthe largest class gift of $319,546.32, and to the Classof 1955, which celebrated its 55th Reunion and had 71percent of members donating to the Annual Fund.Much appreciation goes to alumni who also receivedawards for their service: Patricia Slater Carey ’45,Golden Graduates Society Service Award; Sue Kosoff’65/’75MS, “Making a Difference” Service Award; MilaMoschella ’75, Distinguished Service Award; and CarrieLagasse Yespy ’00, Lucy Wheelock Award.Patricia Slater Carey ‘45 (holding certificate) and sistermembers of the Golden Graduates Society at Reunion2010’s Golden Graduates Society LuncheonMatthew Eidukinas ‘98Barbara Elliott Fargo ‘52Peter FoukalBetty FuchsMaria FurmanGeorge HallWilliam R. HallMitchell HarrisTina Morris Helm ‘64/’98MSElizabeth Grimm Hoskins ‘56John JacksonKathleen Magee Jaunich ‘64Michael J. JolliffeThomas KellyLyn Peck Kenyon ‘45/’69BSRanch C. KimballJohn F. KnutsonEdward H. LaddElizabeth Wheeler L’Hommedieu ‘54Robert A. LincolnWilliam A. Lowell, Esq.Vicki Caplan Milstein ‘72Lois Barnett Mirsky ‘54Juan Carlos MoralesAlan MorseMila Moschella ‘75Robin MountMartha-Reed Ennis Murphy ‘69Diane Cassella Ohanesian ‘78MSMaryann Mylott O’Rourke ‘60/’98MSBonnie Page ‘76/’92MSHeather Peach ‘96MSBetty Bain Pearsall ‘71Marianna C. PierceLinda PortNancy Fowle Purinton ‘64Paul RevilleDoryl Lloyd Rourke ‘67Barbara Grogins Sallick ‘61Thekla Reese Shackelford ‘56Susan Bruml Simon ‘73Ellen Haebler Skove ‘49Gloria Aisenberg Sonnabend ‘51Kate TaylorDaniel S. TerrisGeneva S. ThorndikeJoan I. ThorndikeLisa ThorsBarry WangerKahris D. White-McLaughlinElizabeth Bassett Wolf ‘54AlumniOrganizationsClass of 1945Class of 1955Class of 1960Class of 2010The Alumni AssociationWheelock Club of Greater Portland** New fund in fiscal year 2010Wheelock Magazine 11

W HEELOCK C OLLEGE • A NNUAL R EPORT OF G IVING 2010Here come the world changers.“I don’t think there are many other college studentsin America who can stand up and say thatthey and their peers are rapidly making a differencein the world from the ground up. We can.It is clear that we as individuals and as a wholehave been accomplishing this mission of improvinglives of children and families since we cameto Wheelock. Yet, we have to know that as wewalk forward from here, we have become morequalified to go and make a difference. The trainingwe acquired, the knowledge we learned, thepractical fieldwork we experienced, the resourceswe obtained, and the relationships we establishedwith peers and professors are only goingto further empower us to change the world. . . .We have the gifts and the skills. Here come theworld changers.”— Tanya Fortier2010 Undergraduate Commencement SpeakerHuman Development Degree with HonorsAdeline Marino GerbinoAnne Tremper HallAnne Mulholland HegerMarjorie Rappold LawrenceDoris Jackson MarshallJoan Garvin NeilsonJane Felton ParkerFrances Cummings PartridgeBarbara Ferguson PieperCarol Root RothJanice McGuire RotheryJudy Rosen RubenfeldSuzanne Small ShanahanEllen Haebler SkoveMaryellen Nelson SmileyMarjorie Pritchard StevensMary Anne Dresser StringhamAnn Haldeman TatemMariah MacGilvra Temby1950Nancy Spencer AdamsMarjorie Johnson CilleyPolly Page CobbJean Rogers DuvalCarolyn Livingston EpesHarriet Schnider FelperJane Lockwood FergusonBarbara Moog FinlayJoan Blanchard GrayBarbara Shafran GreenglassMary Hathaway HayterRuth Falvey HillEmily Wright HoltMary Gall HorsleyHelga Lieberg LustigBeverly Maurath NewellDariel PetersonJane Munroe RiceNancy Garnaus RiceJoan Trace RielShirley Rogers SaundersSydney Weaver SchultheisDorothy Hutchens SeelowDiana Holland Shafroth*Catherine Hargrave SykesBarbara Thompson TrainorFlorence Milman WalkerEdith Nowers WhiteEdith Runk Wright1951Beverly Boardman Brekke-BaileyLouise ButtsGeraldine Walsh ClaussBetsy Baker ConnellGeorgianna Hale DanaSuzanne Post DayNancy Horton EvansElizabeth Lawson ForresterShirley Stevens FrenchSydney Snell FulfordJudith Handley GarveyPrudence Smith GiffinLeigh Clayfield GlennElizabeth Cahill HaskellHarriet Howenstein HullNancy Flint LindnerJanet Boynton Means-UnderhillJane Williams MillerNancy Williams MohnLaura Richardson PaysonSarah McKey PieksenPriscilla Janeway SherwoodGloria Aisenberg SonnabendHelen Taft StaserDorothy Etherington ThurnherrCarol Pounds WalesGrace Viard WardElsie Williams WaterburyMary Rothwell WattlesJoan WigginElizabeth Valentine Wood1952Carolyn Cederholm AllisonMargaret Boethelt BarrattSusan Moyer BreedKatharine Hodgdon BrownMargaret Kind ChildsAnn Sibley ConwayElaine Barnes DowningNancy Walker DriscollBarbara Elliott FargoPatricia Davis FergusonMary Grace Ward FleitzPatricia Conzelman GreeleyAnn Foote GreyElinor Uyeno GroseAnne DeLamater HansenNancy Dodd HorstCornelia Krull HuttJanet Ferry JenneyCecily Chandler KalinMargot Herring KuniholmVirginia Bell LibhartAnn LockeOlivia Hutchins MeekAnn Harvie OrmondMary Gonis PeggJean Ingalls PerkinsFrances Daly QuinnBarbara SeifNancy Morris SouvilleEdith Winter SperberMarie Dargie SperryBetty Koenig ThomasJoanna Smith VirdenJoan Smith WalterMarjorie George WidegrenElizabeth WoodRosemary Fettinger Worth1953Ruth Flink AdesEllen McMillan AmanPatricia Russell AmendolaMargaret Benisch AndersonJoan Sullivan BuchananJoan Halloran CorningAnn Carter CraftRuth Shedden CraneSuzanne Terry CurryJustine Cavanaugh DonnellyNatalie Smith GarlandElizabeth Dewey GilesPatricia Kelly GreichenJennifer Thorne HaydenMargaret Talbot HoweJosepha Loskill JenksJanet Knightly JonesRuth French KiemleGail Maurath LyonMary Roberts MahoneyCarol Hulbert MaxwellRita Martin McKennaNancy Brown MeagherNancy Oppy MerrifieldElizabeth Gerow PetersonLois Johnson PotterThekla Polley PutnamJoyce Allen RichPatricia Day RowlandDorothy Steinberg ShakerMarjorie Linn StrongSally Williams TallamyAnn Sibley ThomsenSally Karr TorreyJoanne Hersey WalkerAnita Green WatersWinifred Magee WilliamsPatricia Lea Woodward1954Betsy Hunter AmbachBarbara Hirshberg AtlasGinger Mercer BatesBeverly Bell Cibbarelli*Peggy Grant DryerSylvia Tailby EarlLois Nesbitt FlanaganNancy Rosenwald FoilbNancy Shapiro HurwitzFrances Tedesco LathropElizabeth WheelerL’HommedieuMargaret DeLuca LougheadPersis Luke LoveysEileen O’Connell McCabeCaroline Howard McCartyHarriet Knapp McCauleyMeta Curtze MeachamLois Barnett MirskyPenny Power OdiorneLydia Bartlett PhalenPatricia Andrews RichmondFrances Levine RogovinFrances Vail RussellNancy Loeb SilbertNancy Pennypacker TempleSuzanne Hamburger ThurstonElsa Weyer WilliamsVirginia Thomas WilliamsElizabeth Bassett Wolf1955Diane Codling BartlettNancy Merry BergereAldene Lundquist BobrowskyMarilyn Dow ByrneSally Reeves EdmondsMary Hall GambeeMargaret Labourdette GarescheJoan Brassel GeraceAnne Vermillion GleasonLillian Prakelt GossBonnie Simon GrossmanDorothy Wayman GrudzinskiJoleen Glidden HamAnne Close HaskellBeatrice Cady HaynesHildegard Fleck HixJosephine Smith HowardSusan Towle HuckmanNancy Cerruti HumphreysJudith Treat JacobsonStella Barnes Johnson*Joan Butler KimelJoan Nelson LeightonCharlotte Cooper LopotenLouise Baldridge LytleSheila MahoneyBetsey DeWitt MattesonCynthia Weekes MontesiCarolyn Giroud NygrenNorma Geremia PaliottiJoan Walthers ParksPenelope Kickham ReillyStephany Lindquist RogersKathleen RooneyJudith Haskell RosenbergRuth ShannonMartha Clancy SheehanSally Orcutt ShortPatricia Brennan SmithMary Jane McAuliffe SongerBeatrice Clayton StockwellJanet Bradley TaylorJudith Barrett TherouxSylvia Buffinton TompkinsBetsey Taylor VeseyAmaryllis Morris VolkCatherine WakefieldKatherine Law WalkerVirginia Martin Whelan*Betsy Reed WilsonAnn Butler Yos1956Henriette PennypackerBinswangerAnn Melrose BlauveltWilma Rayment BradyPeggy McCreery BroadbentNancy Tilden BrownDenise O’Brien CarianiMargaret McLean CaywoodMary Lou CenterPaula Boehn CliffordBarbara Bihari CohenRebecca Langley ColeLucy Faulkner DavisonMary Bates Duplisea-PalmerEvelyn Jenney EatonSusan Grearson FillmoreCatherine Maniatakis FrantzisDorothy Dorfman GoldstickPersis Goodnow HamiltonElizabeth Grimm HoskinsJean Magoon HubbardElizabeth Baxter KingBarbara Ice LakePatricia Markle LevyWilma Kinsman MarrMaryElizabeth Brooks MullanElizabeth Schilling OnderdonkRuth Bailey PapazianMary Louise Stickles PerkinsMarlene Hahn PowersNancy Griggs RazeeDorinda Hicks SayreThekla Reese ShackelfordSusan Waters ShaefferBarbara SilversteinPatricia Cotter SmartConstance Foote SmithwoodJudith Rosenthal TobinFrances Streit TrippJulie Bigg VeazeySally Stearns WagnerDorothy WeissAnnette Stevens Wilton1957Sallie Farrel BrownGail Angleman BruschAnita Stulgis ChouinardVirginia Plumer CrookKatrina Hoadley DeLudeJudith Stock FarmerRebecca Paine FieldDawna Wight FowlerJanice Wright FreeloveMary Bloomer GulickPriscilla Ann Hill HarrisonMargot Block HaselkornHarriet Weil HodgsonAnne Wingle HowardDardana Berry HoytDeborah Carlson JacklinH. Barbara Knowles JacobsenBarbara Stagis KelliherMaureen Rolfe KellySara Sibley LenhartSonia LoizeauxJoan Morgan MasonPhoebe Parker McMillanCecily Beal MillsMary Stone PhippsSusan Hunt RaaschMary Lou Cudhea ReedNancy Weltman SchattnerShirley Collins Schwarz-GutherzMardrivon Cowles ScottFrancine McNamee SheaJanet SpauldingDorothy Donahue SullivanMary Hartwell Truesdell1958Judy McMurray AchreNancy Alexander AndersonCarole Leclerc BarryNancy Hallock CooperMarcia Potter CrockerSusan Howland DeveyRegina Frankenberger DubinMary McBride FeltonJean Tulloch GriffithCynthia HallowellCharlotte Pomeroy HatfieldMarion Cook HoustonSandra MacDonald IngmansonLaura LehrmanArlene Keizer LovenvirthLaura Burhoe MaierMary MeekerAudrey Shulman NachbarShirley Hotra NeffCarolyn Lucas NorrisSara Beckwith NovakJane Bowler PickeringMartha Newton RobertsJulie RussellMargaret Weinheimer SherwinElizabeth Bundy TaftJanice Seybolt TheronJean Cutler WhithamSybil Magid Woodhouse1959Annette Rogers BarberSuzanne Baker Bethke*Alice Thompson BrewRosalie Bradstreet BromfieldBarbara Sahagian CarlsonSally Brewer CervarichBonnie Steele ClarkJane Hirsch Cole GodinJane Menge CookeMadeleine Gatchell CorsonGretchen Truby DuceVirginia Gordon HaganJeanne Wilson HatchBetsy Forssell HestnesSally Schwabacher HottleLynne Grove IvesBarbara Hampson IveyJoan Pannier LangleyHelen Doughty LesterMarion Turnbull MangelsSue Abbot McCordVirginia Ludwig McLaughlinBrenda Sherman MerchantMary Runyon ObaidyDelleyne Eldridge OsborneElaine Fogel ParksDoris Geer PetuskyAlicia Atlin StokesJudith Scott StolpPatricia Wise StraussGail Grew ThomsonHelen LaMontagne Warmuth14 Fall 2010* Deceased

1960Joan AdamsBonnie Frazier AndrewKatharine Cummings BannonSusan Robbins BergerSuzanne Myers BirdsallPaula Dressler BlankJudith Williams BoudahBarbara Broomhead BromleyJoan Gardner BuchananEllen Cluett BurnhamSandra Hopkins ClausenDelma Romano ComellasBeverly Weitzel DamenLinda Johnson DouglasBarbara Tutschek EllsGail Gulbranson FrostLynne Pleuthner GreenGretchen Maassen GregersenElizabeth Brown HallAnn Devausney HallowellIrene Frail HammPeggy Oliver HedemanHelene Brunelle HickeyCarolyn Riotte HylerSusan Rideout JewettReta Schoonmaker KingJane Coulter LangmaidHelene Stehlin LortzLinda McSwiney LynchRebecca Schechtman MaiselMargaret Washburne MillerMeredith MoodyDeanne Williams MorseNancy Brooks NelsonNancy Mullervy NewbrookEllen Shapiro NewmanCarol Reed NewsomeMaryann Mylott O’RourkeSara Thompson OrtonNorma Grindle PattersonPhyllis PisanoConstance Schumacher PrattJean RandlettNancy Thompson RideoutElizabeth Appel SchafferVirginia Franks SeegelJanet Burt SlatonJanice Halsted SussebachBarbara Underwood WalkerAnne Pelletreau WoodburyMartha Cox Yarington1961Joan Nolet BennertHelen ClarkMiriam Curtin CushingDorothy Sideris DavisNorma Brawley DuggerEllen Tague DwinellMary Jo Severson FenynElizabeth Han FungAvery Thompson FunkhouserNancy Preston HepburnSusan Beale HuffordElizabeth Horton IngrahamLinda Gordon KendallMarjorie Wilson KingstonJeannette KwokJudith Johnston LaurensLinda Shemwick LindquistEleanor Snyder MarkowitzNancy MillerJuliet Miller MoynihanMary Rees NannCatherine Greenacre RobinsonMargaret Knowles RodgersAnne Perrine RutherfordBarbara Grogins SallickGail Spivack SandlerSally Cessna SchanckVirginia Colquitt SchroderCarolyn Kingsbury SherbinJan Smart StansburyHelen Parker TuckerBetsy Mark Weiner1962Anonymous (1)Frances Levin AbelDaphne Angelis AbodeelyJoann Seidenfeld AdlerJudith Parks AndersonSusan Bromfield BarberJean Farley BellowsPhoebe Walther BiggsCarol Tarr BolterLuette Close BourneJean Heard CarmichaelRuth Weeks ClarkJenny Tincher CleavesVirginia Seepe CraneBarbara J. Pratt DancyCynthia Mandros DavisElizabeth Townsend DearstynePenelope Petrell EnglishSally Bradley FoshayRoberta Weiss GoornoLinda Marvin HastieJune Satogata HayakawaPriscilla Alden HayesElizabeth Gregg HornSabra Brown JohnstonRoberta Goodale KulasMary Koenigsberg LangPatricia Pierce LoringJudith Rominger LutkusAnne Sullivan LyonsSusan Haley MarkeeJanet Easton MartinLorna Ramsden McCollumMary Joanna Ginty NeishJudith Sherman NevinsHelen Beck NobleMarilyn Henkel PollockBetsy Miller RadlerSara Kiley ReidLaura Sibley RhodesMary Richardson RiversJean Barclay RookJane Saltzman RosenbergMary Schubert StearnsMarie Harris ThomasGail Kent TraxelMarion MacKay VerdickBrenda Richmond Verduin-DeanRoberta Loveland VestMary Ann Baker WagnerPriscilla Plant WingMarcia Titus YoungGeorgia Bradley ZaborowskiSusan Elovich Zarchen1963Linda Dale AndersonJudith Hughes ArreolaEdythe Scott ChamberlinVeronica Connolly CroninZelinda Makepeace DouhanYvonne LaBrecque EndersCynthia Jepsen FarquharMargaret FennerSusan Yaffe FreedmanBette Mosher GeciBarbara Hamilton GibsonJessie Hennion GwisdalaChristine Theander HarperCynthia Banister HosmerJoan Packer IsenbergAndrea Jacobson IsserlisJane Kuehn KittredgeJan Vary KuttenJacquelyn Taft LoweSusan Cross MacElhinyElizabeth Craft MeuerNancy Clark MigneaultNancy Ware MorrowElizabeth Kellogg MorsePaula Corning NewellFrances NicholsSally Weatherbee O’NeillSally PeaseChristine Price PenglaseMarjorie Sanek PlatzkerMarthanne Uhlinger PresseyAnne Little ReileyDorothy Allen RhodesMaria RyersonCarolyn Allen SeatonJudith Thompson SeeleyElizabeth Robinson SmithEleanor Starkweather SnelgroveAlice Parke WatsonLoraine Nettleton WatsonSusan Steele WeemsLaurel Holmes WhitakerNancy Preston WisneskeyDelores Watt Yeats1964Susan Greenleaf AndersonAnne Fallon AubourgJudith Reutter BlantonSarah Dewey BlouchKathleen O’Keeffe CapoPerrine ColmoreMarjorie Shaver ColtonJean White ComstockMary Jane Blackburn CookSarah Beebe DavisNancy Ashton DeweyElizabeth McIntyre DoepkenBarbara Carey EasterdayJoan Pushee GattoJeanette Polhemus GlesmannNoel Stoodley GrayDeborah Niebling GrubbsJanet Marshall HaringCarole Cooper HarrisChristina Morris HelmCarol Jeffers HollenbergBarbara Hodge HolmesLynn Sanderson HolmesMary Wolf HurtigKathleen Magee JaunichPhyllis Forbes KerrJoan Steele LightEleanor Noble LintonPriscilla Nelson LinvilleJessi MacLeodJudy Holmes MarcoRoberta Gilbert MarianellaCarolyn Humphrey MillerGladys Tilley MinerSuzanne Mullens MorganSudie NostrandInnovative Leadership inUrban Education and AccessDuring the last two years, Wheelock has launched new programsto open access to education specifically for urban studentswho are committed to education and service in theircommunities. In 2009-2010, the College continued to strengthenand expand its commitment to urban education. Through itsUpward Bound/Teacher Bound program, Wheelock is creating apathway to college for high school students in Boston who want tobecome teachers and return to their neighborhoods “to give back.”Its partnership with New York City’s Eagle Academy for YoungMen is aimed at educating more young men of color to become theteachers and models of success so critically needed in the schools. Itsnew mentoring program linking professional women of color withcollege students of color is another example. So is SPARK the Truth,a Wheelock student program that grew out of the College’s 2007Youth Symposium, Bridges to Hope and Understanding: ExploringTruth and Reconciliation, which brought more than 400 Boston-areamiddle school and high school students to campus to participate inan extraordinary dialogue with Archbishop Desmond Tutu aimed atfinding ways to work together to reduce violence in their neighborhoods.Since then, Wheelock has brought nearly 5,000 GreaterBoston-area young people to campus for activities focused on nonviolentmediation, leadership development, mentoring, academicsupport, and college planning. The College’s second Youth Symposium,Bridges to Our Future: The Next Generation of Leaders, held onOct. 25, 2010, brought more than 500 students to campus.Ann Brown OmohundroBarbara Wilson ParksPriscilla Harper PorterNancy Fowle PurintonBeverly Adey ReberHilda Wright RhodesRachel Ripley RoachCarol Eidam SchmottlachAnn Meigher SmithMary Ellen Freeman SmithSarah Todd SpencerMarjorie Blum WalkerJanet Larsen Weyenberg1965Anne Goepper AftuckElizabeth Marchant ArmstrongBarbara Curtis BakerNancy Rosenberg BazilianJudith White BeaverSusan Bright BelangerPatricia Holt BennettGail Edgar BerendzenLinda Larrabee Blair-LockwoodCynthia Cooper BuschmannAnne Bonner CeccarelliCarol Naftali CharkowCarolyn Nichols CobbMary Dominick ConnorsBarbara Stevenson CoxJoanne Malynoski DallElsa Chaffee DistelhorstAnn Connor DoakPaula Aufsesser ElkindKaren EllsworthSandra Tilton ElmerCordelia Glass FentonKaren Murkett FranchotDeirdre Conrad FrankAnne Wallstrom FreitasElizabeth Smith GavrielNancy Watkins GhirardiniDonna Johnson GrinnellKate Young HewittDana Seeley HirthMartha Harriman IvesSusan Madtson JohnsonSarah Spaulding JonickDarcy Black KeoughEllen Towers KnopfSusan KosoffAnn Tribou KuhnsGloria Williams LaddJane Emerson LinnellJulia Clymer LloydThalia Pappas LoosigianAnn MacVicarKathleen Wilson MalletAdele Abate ManfrediEdwina Burke MarcusTrisha Henderson MargesonJanne Pontius MathesChristina MoustakisHinda Rose NiemeyerWheelock Magazine 15

W HEELOCK C OLLEGE • A NNUAL R EPORT OF G IVING 2010Mary Barnard O’ConnellBarbara Buckley O’LearyKaren Fykse OlsenMadelaine Cohen O’SheaZella Reid PowellPage Poinier SandersLinda Sarkozy ScanlanHelen Birdsall ShepherdPhyllis Cokin SonnenscheinNancy Tolman StassNancy Clarke SteinbergerElizabeth Earle StevensonHeidi Snow StoweRuth TilghmanPenelope TraverJoan Tulis TriskoSusan Wells VogelJoan Anderson WattsSusan Hilsinger WeinerDaphne Hastings WilcoxGwen Lloyd Wirtalla1966Patricia Roh AldrichLynne Wyluda BeasleyPatricia Miller CallardSarah CarterLaurie Knowles CarterJudith White ChapmanBarbara Walker CollamoreSharon Jenks CollinsonMadeleine Tufts CormierNancy Wise CutlerNancy Wicke DemarestPamela Chesley DennettBarbara Baker DowdGenevieve EbbertHope Binner EsparoliniLucy Olsen FischerPatricia Phillips FraserLinda Crocker GenestJoanne Moskey GradyThordis Burdett GuldenPamela Carey HaggettJoan Diesinger HendriksSusan Clark HowardCharlotte Worrell JustinSusan McKee KesslerKaren Kitfield KoepplLinda Filley LaguerreMarka Truesdale LarrabeeRuth McLean LizottePatricia Lewars LucyMargery Conley MarsJane Martin McMackinAnne Hallowell NewtonJoan Carey NoblePhoebe O’MaraSusan Lodge PeckIsota Epes PotterJane Wolcott ReadyHeather Robinson ReimannRuth Ann Welsh RooneyElizabeth Zwirner RuggieroKatharine duPont SangerSuzanne Algeo SchenckMarcia Beehler ShankleSylvia Thorndike SheriffNatalie Palmer StaffordAnn Linden StewartBarbara StocktonSusan Magennis UnderwoodElizabeth Marks VossCarolyn Keel WaltonNancy Clay WebsterPatricia WildCarole Hayes Williams1967Elizabeth Edwards BellRuth Rupkey BellVirginia Stout BurauIngrid Hasskarl ChalufourMargaret Leitch CopelandTina Feldman CrosbyCarol Armstrong DillonCharlotte Gignoux DwyerDonna Pulk ElliottSusan Wells FerranteJudith Lambert FosterJulia Devereux GlynnSusan Coon HeidbrinkSusan Burtch HydeLucy Schade JacksonDonna JohnsonLinda Moritz KatzSally Desmond KenselDonna KlemkaDee LewisSusan Kircheis LongBlair Bartol MacInnesCarole Knaust MeehanLinda Hoe PalmerHeather Kateley PettengillBetsy Simmonds PollockBarbara Taylor PosnerJeannette Stone ReynoldsBeverly Boden RogersDoryl Lloyd RourkeRebecca Sellar SchepsEleanor Labosky StanwoodKatharine Lancaster ThompsonLaura Shapero ThomsonMargery Peirce ThurberNancy Sullivan TryzelaarAnn Fisher TuteurCarolyn Wright UngerElizabeth Griswold VershayMartha WalshSara WolfSusan Todd WolfeJoan Blackman Youngman1968Susanne Hall AlfordSusan Stein BackerLouise Phelan BarberJane Carpentier BatchelderRosalind Schonberger BrezenoffMelanie Waszkiewicz ChadwickKeena Dunn CliffordEllen McLellan CollinsMonica Freese EppingerPenelope Ferenbach FranchotFrancine Gitnick FrankeJanice Gannon GamberLeslie Smith GillVaughan Cate Grubbs*Susan Terragni HoweSarah JarvisGretchen Burleigh JohnsonEllen Hilcoff KersteinMargery Linn KirschCarol Tonseth KonzCynthia Blum KramerTobie Goldman LevineCarol Hamel LongMargaret Merrill LoutrelKatherine Sayford LucibelloSusan Ordway LyonsAnn Knowles MacKayAnne Stewart MacphersonKathryn de Sano MahoneyDeborah HarpendingMcConnellLynn Grearson McWilliamsLynne Brown MooresLou Ann Colonnese MulcahyMartha MulcahyAnne PerkinsFaith Schultz PerkinsHerrika Williams PoorMarlene ShamaCynthia Carpenter SheehanMarjorie Moss ShekarchiJanice McLean SimpsonSally Clark SloopNoel Gignoux SpevacekJudith Velho-BakerRosemary Douglass VenaCandace Erickson WeilerCarlotta Dyer ZilliaxSusan Ackerman Zwick1969Linda Minker AbramsonPatricia Coughlin AdamsSara Burns AdamsV. Bonnie Blick BenedictJuliet Silverman BesserJanice BevanCheri BreemanSusan Kilbourn BurkhardMargaret Graham CaswellDeborah Melia ClarkPatricia CookMolly DayHope DeanSarah Holgate DeWolfeNancy GrantDaphne Hunsaker HallJudith HallSuzanne HaydenNancy Kelly HersheyJane Luke HillNancy Stone HindlianCynthia Lockett HooksAnne Harrison HowellSuzanne Milo KaneLyn Peck KenyonRoberta Schwartz KlopferRobin KuhnSusan Hadden LawrencePriscilla Phelan LentowskiMary Pescatello LewisSara Fish LongeneckerJoan Birkenstock MayJane McDonoughCatherine Wells MiltonConstance Goehring MitchellMartha-Reed Ennis MurphyNancy Stewart NadigLinda Bullock OwensDell RedingtonElizabeth Webster SabaBryn Kopelan ShainElaine Isserlis SheftelJane Riley TaylorLeslie Serlin WeiskopfMerrill Press WittyLinda Gordon Wurzel1970Anonymous (1)Susan Costello BryantElise Burbank BurbankJill Hastings CaneGrace Coffey ClarkMary Ann Allen CowherdEllen Kirby CummingsDaphne Voyatzis DamploBarbara Dugan DoggettMerle Peebles DouglassTerry Davidow EpsteinMaureen Heisler GarberElizabeth Aldrich GarrisonLinda Weiss GlasmanRenee Fox GouldAlison Carr HarrisJulie Sinclair KingsleySuzanne Salter KrautmannJane KrommMarie Buckless LacyLauren Loeb LernerDenise Chateauneuf MaceySusan Kelley MarkowskiToby Congleton MilnerDeborah Weinberg MizrahiJanet Frost RussellMarion ScottMary Curtis SkeltonMarguerite de Martigny SmithKluane Baier SnyderJermain Mueller SteinerSusan Ormsby StoehrMary Barber StoneMartha Steele StrachanJill Meyer SuchkeBarbara Peterson SweeneySusanne Bowen ToothakerSally Lew TsiangMarjorie WeinerEloise Dale WelzPriscilla Hussey Worrall1971Ann Bachini AghababianEllen Isaacman AlbertsonPhoebe Hemenway ArmstrongKaren Srulowitz BermanLaura Bewick BrinesMorgan Shannon ButlerValentine CallahanNancy Liberman CohenJane Boyle CohnKathleen Kiniry CooksonMargery Feinburg CooperPhyllis Jew DankoCynthia Knowles DenaultCarolyn Morrill FollmerFelice Shapiro FriedmanPamela Wright GrossmanElizabeth HirschPriscilla JefferyBetsey JosselynElizabeth LeydonSheryl Berman LovitRuth Hughes McGeeCarolyn Bail MillerBetty Bain PearsallYvonne PetitmaireGeraldine RobinsonNancy Millican RogersLenore Rubin SargentDonna Van Stone SchmidtMary Ann Hatch SilversteinRenae Ross StarkerPatricia O’Shea VonnegutRuth Steinhausen WachtermanSylvia Birnbaum Yasner1972Lynn Geronemus BigelmanPriscilla Resevic CosgroveMargaret Taylor DeAgazioDeborah Foster DeMarcoBarbara Tarr DrauschkeAlice Liberman EberhardtSusan Whiting FinanDiane Tomaino FisherAlexena Thun FrazeeCynthia Johnson GaNunLinda Jeter HarrisMary Barbour HatvanyJanice Pearson HildrethLouisa Miller HoarHelena Marshall KeiserSusan KnightJill Rosing LandelWendy Flink LeveyElizabeth Hile LindsayPriscilla Wold LongfieldNancy Waters MaterneBeverly Tarr MattatallMiriam Hughes McGuireBonnie Paulsen MichaelVicki Caplan MilsteinSusan Rowe MorisonBarbara Zimmermann MurphyBarbara Pinto NapoleoneRaylene Davidson NewburyKathryn Worrell NewtonAnne Bagley NielsenWendy Dubins PerlmutterKaren Lundquist PetersonMary Dickerson PiersonPamela Goering PiersonJanet McEvoy PriceKimberly Cross ReichertSharon Flavell RickardSarah Lundrigan RossLinda SchofieldDiane Palmer SoderlandNancy Martell StevensonSarah McGann StollMarjorie TaftSally Van Zandt TurkShirley Meier VautinGayle Ziegler VonasekNancy McClement WaageBetsey Greenwald Zimmering1973Toni AlbertChristine AppertSandra Birdsall AtteberryJoyce Pettoruto ButlerJeannette ByersWith your scholarship I was ableto become . . .“With your scholarship I was able to become thefirst person in my family to begin college withthe hopes of bettering people’s lives. Ever since Iwas a little girl in foster care, I have always wantedto become a social worker so I could helpother kids in the system become successful whenthey grow up. I am very grateful that I am ableto attend Wheelock . . . and achieve my goal.”— Member of the Class of 201116 Fall 2010* Deceased

National Center for Race Amity, Funded byW.K. Kellogg Foundation, Off to a Swift StartThe new National Center for Race Amity (NCRA) at Wheelock, originatedby Dr. William H. Smith and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation,took flight at the College last spring with two Campus Conversations onRace training sessions. A major component of the NCRA’s action plan is to conducttraining sessions for staff and faculty at colleges and universities throughoutthe country who will go on to teach students how to positively engage withothers in diverse campus communities and in society. Last summer, the Centerpresented trainings at Converse College in South Carolina and at Ohio StateUniversity, in addition to a third session at Wheelock.Textron, Inc.Thomas G. Gallagher MechanicalContractorsTowers PerrinUnited Technologies CorporationUniversity Health PlansVertec Corp.Welch & Forbes LLCWellington Management CompanyMatching Gift ProgramWells Fargo FoundationThe Williams Companies Inc.FoundationsThe Shackelford Family FoundationSilicon Valley Community FoundationSondik FoundationBen & Kate Taylor FoundationAlan D. and Judith Tobin FoundationVanguard Charitable EndowmentProgramWebster Family FoundationThe Frances and Michael WilliamsonFamily Charitable FundThe Winston-Salem FoundationThe Hans & Elizabeth WolfFoundationZurs FoundationThirteen participants from Stonehill College, Keene State College, Simmons College, MassachusettsCollege of Art and Design, and Wheelock received Campus Conversations onRace “Train the Trainer” Certificates on May 27.Cynthia LongfellowAnn LongfellowBarbara Burrows MacKinnon ‘52Herbert C. MacKinnonShirley Kellerman McBain ‘45Gordon McBainSandra Therese Oshetski McCooeyCarol Bryce Bibeau ‘75Traci Raeburn McNulty ‘89/’94MSMarcia Adams O’NeilPaul and Nino ArsenaultLisa M. Cantore ‘89Donna CardilloBernadette CastellanosAnn M. ChamberlainNorma J. CominsJeffrey CrockerKristen EdwardsLen FarrisHigh Plain Elementary SchoolSunshine FundBrad Hutchinson Real Estate, Inc.Michael IaccarinoTheresa Gruetzke Koenig ‘89Christina LoganPartners HealthCareDon and Kathie Reese and familyChristine F. Smith ‘92MSPaulina VacaTina WalkerWood Hill Middle SchoolRita FitzPatrick Murray ‘37Lois Barnett Mirsky ‘54Mildred Tillinghast Sargent ‘29Wesley SargentFlorence Bledsoe Smith ‘35Louis Christian SmithHelen Hoyt Smith ‘50Joseph C. SmithBarbara Hoffman Smolens ‘55Richard SmolensElsa Van Riper Steele ‘35Mr. and Mrs. J.L. HeinlSusan SwapSchwab Charitable FundWalter SwapJeri TraubWalter EinsteinJanet Higginbotham Washburn‘42-’43Seth H. WashburnJames WittCarol Bryce Bibeau ‘75CorporationsAnonymous (1)Accounting Management SolutionsAdmissions AdvantageAetna Foundation, Inc.Akademos, Inc.Analog Devices Inc.AXA FoundationBank of America Matching GiftsProgramBarclays Global InvestorBlue Cross Blue Shield ofMassachusettsBright Horizons Family SolutionsBristol-Myers Squibb CompanyCasner & Edwards, LLPChoate, Hall & Stewart LLPCommunity DevelopmentCorporation of BostonDiMella ShafferEduventures Inc.General Electric FoundationGoldman Sachs Philanthropy FundGrant Thornton LLPHartford Insurance GroupHirsch Roberts Weinstein LLPIBM CorporationiFactoryLee Kennedy Co., Inc.Mobil Foundation, Inc.Morgan-Worcester Inc.Northeast Security, Inc.Northwestern Mutual FoundationPanera Bread FoundationPartners HealthCarePrince, Lobel, Glovsky & Tye LLPThe Procter & Gamble FundSchwab Charitable FundShawmut Design and ConstructionSodexoSusquehanna InternationalGroup, LLPTD InsuranceAnonymous (1)Thomas & Joann Adler FamilyFoundationAnthony-Maymudes FamilyFoundationThe Boston FoundationClover Clark Memorial Trust FundThe Clifford Family FoundationOlin J. Cochran TrustThe Columbus FoundationCommunity Foundation for theGreater Capital RegionCommunity Foundation of SarasotaCountyCommunity Foundation forSoutheast MichiganCommunity Foundation of WesternNorth Carolina, Inc.Creighton Narada FoundationFidelity Investments CharitableGift FundFife Family Foundation, Inc.Fish Family FoundationPerpetual Trust Graves Charitable FundMary W. Harriman FoundationThe Helena FoundationThe Hottle Family FoundationKenwood FoundationThe Kresge FoundationAgnes M. Lindsay TrustLortz Family FoundationMeek FoundationThe New York Community TrustThe Nichols TrustA.C. Ratshesky FoundationRochester Area CommunityFoundationThe Saint Paul FoundationThe William E. and Bertha F. SchrafftCharitable TrustOrganizationsCiti Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.Federated Dorchester NeighborhoodHouses Inc.Joslin Diabetes CenterJust GiveMyrtle Baptist ChurchUnited Way of Rhode IslandGifts in KindBarbara Mead Anthony ’60MS andStephen H. Anthony*Steven Aveson ’78David and Sandy BakalarBarbara Raymond Bell ’96Alicia Davis ‘07Arielle Douglas ‘09Barbara Tarr Drauschke ’72Kelly McLoud Duda ‘04Natasha Faria ‘06Elizabeth Grimm Hoskins ’56Marcia HulleySusan Mackey ‘94Beverly Tarr Mattatall ’72Mila Moschella ‘75Brenda Noel ’93Joanna Sharkey Oshman ’98Bonnie Page ‘76/’92MSLaura Sibley Rhodes ’62David Teo Kian SengMargaret Weinheimer Sherwin ’58Michael Shinagel, Ph.D.Janice Halsted Sussebach ‘60 andHeiner F. SussebachWGBHThanks to this scholarship . . .“ Due to some financial issues and the dismal economy,I was afraid that I was not going to be able to affordthe high expense [of attending Wheelock]. Thanks tothis scholarship and the amazing Financial Aid Office atWheelock, I am now able to sit in the library and typethis letter of thanks. Thank you so much for helpingme fulfill my dreams and for putting me on the path tobecoming the best educator and teacher I can be.”— Member of the Class of 201322 Fall 2010 * Deceased

W HEELOCK C OLLEGE • A NNUAL R EPORT OF G IVING 2010Heritage SocietyThe Heritage Society recognizes individuals who have included Wheelock Collegein their estate or trust plans. The College gratefully acknowledges the followingindividuals for leaving a special legacy that will perpetuate our mission to improvethe lives of children and families:Current MembersAnonymous (7)Anonymous Lead Trust (1)Lois AbbottJudy McMurray Achre ‘58Ruth Flink Ades ‘53Virginia Pratt Agar ‘64Nancy Wilson Ainslie ‘44Judith Parks Anderson ‘62Margaret Benisch Anderson ‘53Barbara Mead Anthony ‘60MSChristine Hollands Ashton ‘33Margaret Boethelt Barratt ‘52Deborah Devaney Barton ‘70V. Bonnie Blick Benedict ‘69Joanne Bobrink Bennett ‘49Joan Chiappetta Benson ‘69Charlotte Braverman Blonder ‘63MSElizabeth Palmer Bradley ‘64Lorian Brown ‘68MSMary Turnbull Burnight ‘66Sarah Carter ‘66Mary Lou Center ‘56Melanie Waszkiewicz Chadwick ‘68Daniel S. Cheever Jr.Clover Clark Memorial TrustLouise Close ‘77Olin J. Cochran TrustMary H. CorcoranRebecca Berry Cramer ‘36Harriet Spring Critchlow ‘44Lora Erhard Crouss ‘37Elizabeth Brayton Dawson ‘51Elizabeth Townsend Dearstyne ‘62and William DearstyneNancy Wicke Demarest ‘66Jeannette Milligan Doane ‘42Jean Rogers Duval ‘50Robert L. DuvenEvelyn Jenney Eaton ‘56Barbara Tutschek Ells ‘60Barbara Elliott Fargo ‘52Betty C. FuchsLois Anne Gilbert Galbraith ‘49Katrina Buckelmueller Gale ‘57Natalie Smith Garland ‘53Elizabeth Dewey Giles ‘53 andEdwin GilesFrances Graves Perpetual TrustPatricia Conzelman Greeley ‘52/’90MSBeverly Simon Green ‘50George A. HallCynthia Hallowell ‘58Jeanne Wilson Hatch ‘59Mary Barbour Hatvany ‘72Priscilla Chase Heindel ‘47Emily HewittElizabeth Berry Horner ‘47Elizabeth Grimm Hoskins ‘56Jane Hanna Houck ‘57Anne Wingle Howard ‘57Robert C. HoweSusan Terragni Howe ‘68 andJohn B. HoweEdith Hall Huck ‘48Jeanette McIntosh Ingersoll ‘67Josepha Loskill Jenks ‘53Maria Lind Johnson ‘68Carol White Jones ‘75Christine Jones ‘71Lyn Peck Kenyon ‘45/’69BSRobin A. Kren ‘83MSEdward H. LaddGloria Williams Ladd ‘65Frances Tedesco Lathrop ‘54Susan Cahn Levine ‘67Elizabeth Wheeler L’Hommedieu ‘54Sonia Loizeaux ‘57Pamela LongPersis Luke Loveys ‘54Ann S. Lowell ‘69MSLucy Smith Lundin ‘46Louise Baldridge Lytle ‘55^Margaret Ryan MacIntyre ‘38Meredith Huxtable MacNeill ‘91MSAnn MacVicar ‘65Kathryn de Sano Mahoney ‘68Dr. and Mrs. Gordon MarshallOlivia Hutchins Meek ‘52Carolyn Humphrey Miller ‘64Carol Moore ‘48Deanne Williams Morse ‘60Katharine Crosby Nasser ‘48Anne Hallowell Newton ‘66 andJohn NewtonFrances Nichols ‘63Mary Nisula ‘70Mary Runyon Obaidy ‘59Lynn Odell ‘66Penny Power Odiorne ‘54Phoebe O’Mara ‘66Maryann Mylott O’Rourke ‘60/’98MSJean A. Osmond ‘34Patricia Knowlton Paine-Dougherty ‘50Elizabeth Buckstaff Paterson ‘56Carol Drew Penfield ‘52Jean Ingalls Perkins ‘52Sandra Gewinner Perry ‘64Elizabeth Gerow Peterson ‘53Priscilla Harper Porter ‘64Marylin Quint-Rose ‘48Jeanne Girard Quinzani ‘48Judith Haskell Rosenberg ‘55Stanley and Marcia RumbaughRuth Angier Salinger ‘53Valessia Samaras ‘83Page Poinier Sanders ‘65Katharine duPont Sanger ‘66Carlile Lowery Schneider ‘78/’79MSDorothy Hutchens Seelow ‘50Susan Waters Shaeffer ‘56Margaret Weinheimer Sherwin ‘58Barbara Silverstein ‘56Sally Clark Sloop ‘68Inez Gianfranchi Snowdon ‘40Ann Emerson Spaulding ‘53 andCharles SpauldingRenae Ross Starker ‘71Martha Stearns ‘72MSCatherine Hargrave Sykes ‘50Sylvia Buffinton Tompkins ‘55Grace Viard Ward ‘51Joan Bradish Waters ‘48Edith Nowers White ‘50Joan Wiggin ‘51Daphne Hastings Wilcox ‘65Winifred Little Williams ‘41Annette Stevens Wilton ‘56Harold WyerPast MembersElizabeth AbbottFrank C. AbbottMargaret Wilson Alexander ‘14Stephen H. AnthonyBeth Atwood ‘57Bronwyn Baird ‘64Marion BakerFrancis F. BartlettLaura Smith Bemis ‘28Catherine Bose ‘75Evelyn Burr Caldwell ‘24Charles Rendell Calkins Jr.Edith Macnaughtan Cather ‘40Maureen Murphy Coakley ‘58Katharine Hosmer Connor ‘33Janet Woodbury Cooper ‘31Ruth Corney TrustWilhelmina Scheuer Cottone ‘36Eleanor Day Cottrell ‘34D. Clifford CrummeyLois Hardy Daloz ‘32Anne Walker Davis ‘43Helen McMullin Dimock ‘33Frances Dogherty ‘24Alice Dwinell ‘34Jane Parkman England ‘40Ellen Brewer Flood ‘34Edith Steere Floyd ‘30Joan Crane Freeman ‘54Yumiko FuruhataDorothy Mercer Gilbert ‘24Elizabeth Bartlett Gilbert ‘37Nancy Corwin Gordon ‘67Dorothy Greene ‘27Helen Coots Hall ‘32Eva Neumann Hartman ‘67Helen Ruslander Haskell ‘28Edna Charlton Hays ‘27Colby Hewitt Jr.Muriel HirtMr. and Mrs. Myron HoffmanHolly Horton ‘76MSMyrl Crocker Howe ‘34Rodney HuckMarian Clifton Hurlin ‘22Barbara Jack ‘30Louise Steele Jackson ‘28Betty Jane Jalley ‘50David S. JohnsonMargery Hall Johnson ‘38 TrustStella Barnes Johnson ’55Chester JonesDorothy Kano ‘71Marcia Rudd Keil ‘34Alice Keith ‘39Jeannette Vannah Kemp ‘38Mary Neal Kendall ‘33Jane Ann Hartzell Knebel ‘51Wilma Dodge Marshall ‘23Rhoda LeFavour Martin ‘31Nancy Merryman Mattox ‘46John F. McAllister Jr.Margaret MerryAnn Porter Mullen ‘49Adeline Little Murray ‘38 TrustJanice Porosky Olins ‘33Janet La Foy Otto ‘26Edith Rizer Paffard ‘38Suzanne Pierce ‘41Elizabeth PurselRobert N. Pursel Trust per the will ofCatherine Pursel ‘25Mary Quirk ‘18Mary Barnhardt Ridenhour ‘40Elizabeth Cox Robbins ‘33Elizabeth Sylvester Robinson ‘40Libby Walker Schroeder ‘65Jessie Hahn Shaffer ‘38Diana Holland Shafroth ‘50Lucile Edson Smith ‘44Wilma Roberts Sowerby ‘34Ellen G. Sullivan ‘58MSPatricia Blackmer Thibodeau ‘49Ruth Baker Ursul ‘60Margaret Cahill Vogel ‘33Katharine Pulis Waldron ‘28Judith Clark Weaver ‘47 TrustKatharine Lewars Weymouth ‘42-’43Marjorie Ferris Wilcock ‘37Charles Wintermeyer and Nancy JaneCarroll Wintermeyer ‘45Faith Butterfield Wyer ‘40^ New MemberWheelock Magazine 23

ALUMNISophia Roque-Mela ’85Achievement:Founding Greece’s First Children’s MuseumsBy Brenda L. MarderIf you’re planning a trip to Greece,make sure to put on your agendatwo very special museums thatwere founded by Wheelock alumnaSophia Roque-Mela. Sophia graduatedfrom the independent American FarmSchool in Thessaloniki, Greece, which“ The greatest lesson I learned atWheelock was not only to learn,but also how to learn. The missionof the museums I havedevoted myself to is exactly that:showing children how to learn.”offers a unique curriculum combining academicsand practical training on 200 acresof farmland, and enrolled at Wheelock becauseof her interest in children’s educationand for the chance to live and study abroad.When she graduated from the College andreturned home, she was prepared with aBachelor of Science with honors in Teachingand Museum Education, a life-changingpracticum at the Boston Children’sMuseum, and the determination to usethe educational theories and practice shehad learned at Wheelock to found the firstchildren’s museum in Greece.The Hellenic Children’s Museum forchildren 4 to 12 years old is free to thepublic and specially designed both tomeet the needs and abilities of childrenand to support the parents and teacherswho contribute to their development.Housed in an 18th-century mansion at14 Kidathinaion Street in the Plaka sectionof Athens, the museum has children’seducational activities on two floorsand presents educational programs forparents and teachers and an Educationin Museums seminar series. Its programsand activities are grounded in the understandingfamiliar to most Wheelockeducation alumni that children learnmost effectively and creatively throughactive discovery and by direct interactionwith real objects.“The greatest lesson I learned atWheelock was not only to learn, but alsohow to learn,” Sophia says. “The missionof the museums I have devoted myselfto is exactly that: showing children howto learn.” Helping children work withand ask questions about objects — Whatis it? How does it work? Where did itcome from? Who made it? Why? — isan interactive way of learning that goodmuseum designers, like Sophia, strive for.The activities and opportunities for object-basedlearning that she provides arelayered and open-ended, leading childrento think about a wide array of social,cultural, historic, scientific, artistic, andtechnological topics.The second museum that Sophiafounded, the Handicraft-IndustrialEducational Museum located in LavrionTechnological & Cultural Park in Lavrioon the southern tip of Greece, is anothergood example. During the industrial 19thand early 20th centuries, Lavrio was acompany town created to meet the laborneeds of the area’s developing miningindustry. The museum collects, preserves,researches, and exhibits materials and oralhistories that create a type of living workshopfor children in grades 2 through highschool to learn about the handicrafts andindustrial past of the region. “It is a partof Greece’s cultural, economic, historical,industrial, and technological heritage thatis well worth preserving and passing on,”Sophia says. And it’s a way of learning thatchildren who visit can carry with them andapply throughout their lifetimes. W24 Fall 2010

Susan Kennedy Lemieux ’81Achievement:William T. Dwyer Award for Excellence in EducationSusan Kennedy Lemieux ’81 lovesteaching and taking on communityprojects that make good use of herabundant leadership skills and commitmentto community. An inspiredmath teacher and head of the elementarymath department at The Weiss School in PalmBeach, FL, Susan is also the director of its newhigh school section that opened this fall. Herenergy, enthusiasm, and application of humorto the art of teaching (she once had her hairshaved into a mohawk after her class met alearning goal) are well-known at the school,where her specialty is teaching gifted childrenwho have health issues or other exceptionalitiesthat are challenging.A North Palm Beach Teacher of the Yearaward winner, Susan says that the cornerstoneof her educational philosophy is herbelief that every student can learn and anyobstacle can be overcome. Equally important,she says, is “my philosophy that oneWest Palm Beach Mayor Lois Frankelused Susan as an example in herState of the City address to inspireand encourage others to contributeto the community in which they live.must give back to the community. And as ateacher, I feel I must lead by example.”Susan’s penchant for taking action andlending a hand where it is needed was recognizedon April 27 at an awards ceremonyheld at the Kravis Center for the PerformingArts in West Palm Beach, where she receiveda William T. Dwyer Award from the EducationFoundation and the Economic Councilof Palm Beach County. The Dwyer Award inthe special programs category came as a resultof Susan’s spirit and perseverance in fulfillinga $250,000 home makeover project for alocal Palm Beach couple, the Gorenflos, whohaveadopted seven children, all of whomhavespecial needs. When her project came insecond place for a slot on the Extreme Makeover:Home Edition television program, Susanfound another way to fulfill her commitmentto the family. Teaming up with her brother, avice president of Suffolk Construction, Susanenlisted the aid and support of 60 other companiesand more than 300 members of thecommunity who volunteered 5,000 hours todo the makeover and make a difference in theGorenflo family’s home life forever.“What can we say about a teacher whomoonlights as an angel?” say the Gorenflos.“She has truly changed the lives of our sevenchildren, and for that we are grateful.”Susan also was recently honored at aNational Center on Family Homelessnessevent for her work “that has changed the life ofchildren” and by West Palm Beach Mayor LoisFrankel, who used Susan as an example in herJanuary State of the City address to inspire andencourage others to contribute to the communityin which they live. In honoring her, themayor also gave Susan the opportunity to renovatea second house in Palm Beach County,which she will turn over to The Lord’s Place,a nonprofit, nondenominational organizationthat houses homeless families.For Susan, leading others in her communityto make a difference all comes backto teaching. “Even something as simple ascounting all the pennies collected for ‘Penniesfor Patients’ during a math lesson helps astudent to understand that many penniestogether can help change the life of a childsuffering from leukemia,” she gives as anexample. “It is my hope that by involvingmy students in the community at an earlyage, teaching them the importance of lendinga helping hand, I have planted the seedof interest and inspired them to create abetter community and society for all.” WWheelock Magazine 25

ALUMNIWheelock ReadsHope’s Boyby Andrew BridgeRecommended by the Wheelock Alumni Boston Book Group,Hope’s Boy was the Washington Post Best Book of 2008 and is nowa New York Times, Los Angeles Times and international best-seller.Nickel and Dimedby Barbara EhrenreichThis best-seller was Wheelock’s selection for first-year studentsto read and discuss this fall. It describes Ehrenreich’s undercoverwork at several low-paying jobs while attempting to documentthe lives and employment conditions of the working poor.Nickel and Dimed won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, hasspurred debate about its depictions and conclusions, and shouldspark good discussions in reading groups.The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz andAll Souls by Michael Patrick MacDonald are two more goodbets recommended by members of the committee selectingfirst-year student books.Pornland: How Porn HasHijacked Our Sexualityby Professor Gail DinesWheelock Professor Gail Dines has written and lectured extensivelyabout the violence of pornography and considers it “amajor public health issue of our time.” She and her new bookhavebeen featured by multiple media outlets, including TheBoston Globe’s G Magazine, the New Your Post, The HuffingtonPost, The Guardian, and Newsweek.com. To learn more, visitProfessor Dines’ website at http://gaildines.com/.Sea Escapeby Lynne GriffinThis is the second novel by Lynne Griffin, who taught socialwork and family studies at Wheelock for many years. Chosenby independent booksellers as an Indie Next List notable choicefor July 2010, Griffin’s novel/mystery is inspired by her ownmother’s struggle with prolonged grief disorder and the loveletters written to her by her husband.The Soul of Moneyby Lynne TwistA Nautilus Book Award winner, The Soul of Money was adiscussion book of Wheelock staff in the Office for InstitutionalAdvancement and is recommended by Marian Wright Edelman,president of Children’s Defense Fund: “In a nation and worlddivided more sharply than ever between the haves and havenots,where millionaires’ desires are filled before children’s andthe poor’s needs, The Soul of Money reminds us that when youfollow the money, you find out what we really care about — andthere are choices that will lead down a new, more just path.”Just in Time!TRUCE Toy and Media Guidesfor the December Holidaysand BeyondFor more than a decade, TRUCE Toysand Play Action Guide has guidedadults in making good toy choices foryoung children. Now a newly revised editionis out — just in time for the holiday season.Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children’sEntertainment (TRUCE), co-founded byEarly Childhood Education Professor DianeLevin ’69MS, is celebrating its 15th anniversarywith major revisions to the guide andto its TRUCE Media and Young ChildrenAction Guide, which will help you dealwisely with media affecting the childrenin your life, and its Infant-Toddler Play,Toys & Media Action Guide. Share theseresources with everyone you know who caresabout the well-being of young children. Youcan find all three at www.truceteachers.org.Apply for aMarjorie WolfMemorial GrantDo you have an idea for a project that wouldbenefit children and/or families? If so, theEndowment Fund Grants Committee ofthe Wheelock College Alumni Association may beable to help you. Each year the Alumni AssociationEndowment Fund Committee awards grant fundingto a Wheelock graduate to assist in the developmentor completion of a clearly defined idea orproject that demonstrates Wheelock’s mission toimprove the lives of children and families. Twoseparate grants will be awarded this year, each inthe amount of $750.Find out more by contacting the Alumni Office at(617) 879-2261 or alumnirelations@wheelock.edu.26 Fall 2010

CLASS NOTESWho, Where, When, & What Are You Doing Now?Field practice has always been a very important part of a Wheelock education.Do you recognize yourself or any of your classmates in these in-the-field photos?This Wheelock Magazine includes Class Notesnews that was received before July 28, 2010.1934Jeanette Woodruff Fischer had a wonderful2009. She had several visits from son Larry andtwo of his sons as well as visits from two grandchildren.A young woman she recently befriendedthrew her a beautiful 96th birthday party atthe Philadelphia Country Club. Jean Osmondwrote: “It was a beautiful sunny day when mytwo friends and I drove out to Wheelock formy 75th class reunion. I had not been out tovisit Wheelock for a number of years, and I wasamazed at all the changes and growth in thecampus and new buildings. There was one otherclassmate of mine who attended, and I am sureshe had as great a day as I did.”1938“I am still very much alive!” Margaret RyanMacIntyre wrote. She likes her apartment atLongview in Ithaca, NY, and enjoys “bridge, gardening,long walks, and so many good friends.”1939Bessie Layton Sinish is living in a lovelyretirement community in Bloomfield, CT, calledDuncaster. She says it’s “a happy place” withmany activities she enjoys.1941Lucy Parton MillerREUNION 2011June 3-51942-’43Stevie Roberts ThomasMabel Dubois Ellis gave her mother, ElizabethNewman Dubois, a very special 90th birthdaypresent in the spring: She arranged for her to gettogether with close friend Eleanore MoginotFisher. “The two ladies were amazingly lively,”Mabel wrote. “Both still live in their homesindependently with family in and out to helpwhen needed—Eleanore in Rockport, MA, andElizabeth in Marshfield, MA. Both have cherishedmemories of their years together in collegeand times visiting one another.”1945Jean Reilly Cushing“Still leading an independent life,” SophyChurch Hansen sounds happy to be where she(L to R) Eleanore Moginot Fisher ’42/’43 and ElizabethNewman Dubois ’42/’43 at an April get-togetherthat Elizabeth’s daughter arranged as a very special90th birthday present for herMaryanne Weber Lockyer ’45couldn’t say enough about the wonderfultime she had at Reunion 2010:“[It] was just marvelous! The Collegetreated us royally. Patty Slater Careyand daughter Susan shared a tworoomsuite with Dick and me in thenew dorm building. My top-floor roomat 100 Riverway in 1941 seemed likea chicken coop in comparison.”is in Hanover, MA, and enjoys many activitiesat her housing community. Her three sons anddaughter are very helpful to her. MaryanneWeber Lockyer couldn’t say enough about thewonderful time she had at Reunion 2010: “[It]was just marvelous! The College treated us royally.Patty Slater Carey and daughter Susanshared a two-room suite with Dick and me inthe new dorm building. My top-floor room at100 Riverway in 1941 seemed like a chickencoop in comparison.” Maryanne also had threehigh school graduations for grandchildren anda grandson’s wedding this past summer. JanetChampney Poss and husband Elek are still livingin their old house in Guilford, CT, and “arefortunate to be relatively healthy and active for[their] ages.”1946Cordelia Abendroth FlanaganREUNION 2011June 3-5Wheelock Magazine 27

CLASS NOTES1948Carol MooreMarylin Quint-Rose had a late June adventureto Bellevue, WA, for a national sculpture competition.She entered her “Celestial Sphere inUtopia,” a 4-foot sphere sculpture made from eggcrates. She ran into and struck up a friendshipwith Barbara Russell Williams ’64 at the airporton her way to Washington! During the summerMarylin’s work was shown in many differentvenues, including the newly designed PortlandPublic Library, and was “plastered all over the artsection” in The Portland Press Herald. “So it seemswe Wheelock grads are making statements thesedays,” she wrote. “For that I am grateful for allblessings.” See www.Quint-Rose.com.1950Edith “Anne” Runk WrightThank you, Buzz Moog Finlay, for your enthusiasticand beautifully detailed letter about the JuneReunion for Class of ’50. You have earned theBonfire of the Year Award, proving you are still“burning with enthusiasm.” Runners-up JanetCole Crohn and Harriet Schnider Felper win theBlaze of the Year Award for their special reunionfor ’50 that they held in New York City.Marj Johnson Cilley was sorry she had tomiss Reunion. She wrote, “Isn’t it amazing thatlife at 80+ can be so busy we did not have timethis year for Reunion in Boston! It soundedgreat!” Polly Page Cobb now has 15 grandchildrenand five great-grandchildren. She spent acool three months in her trailer home in Dover,FL, and then was at her family summer home,Butterpoint, on Muscongus Bay, ME. JeanRogers Duval regrets not attending Reunion (heryoungest granddaughter was graduating that sameweekend). She and Dave continue to be active inevents at Brooksby Village. Nancy Sayles-Evarts’husband, Landon, died on June 2, 2010. A servicewas held at St. Philip’s Church in Garrison,NY, where Nancy’s four children and her oldestgranddaughter spoke eloquently and with humorabout their beloved stepfather. Our sympathy andbest wishes go to you, Nancy.Harriet Schnider Felper was unable to beat Reunion, but she and Janet Cole Crohn celebratedat the Morgan Library in New York City.They congratulated themselves on healthy lungsdespite the fact their room had been next to thesmoker. Then they made up this list of remembrances:1. Going to the dining room and beingproperly dressed with stockings, of course. 2. Notbeing able to wear jeans as we walked to art class.3. Birthday months in our formals followed bytea with Mrs. Houston. 4. Playing bridge withMrs. Houston past hours. 5. Classes with Mr.(L to R) 1950 classmates Bev Simon Green, Bettie Falvey Hill, Barbara Moog Finlay, Nancy Spencer Adams,Sydney Weaver Schultheis, Barbara Thompson Trainor, and Katie Hargrave Sykes enjoying their “mostdelightful Reunion”Ring, who endeared us with a love of music andthoughts of him when we go to the symphonyand are able to identify themes. 6. Blind dates andfun dates. And, of course, getting a fabulous andcreative education. We were, and still are, proudto say we went to Wheelock College. (I can’t resistputting in a few remembrances myself, such as . . .the sign-out book, room inspection, and studyhours with quiet and no phone calls allowed.)Barbara Moog Finlay and two originalroommates from ’47-’48, Katie Hargrave Sykesand Bettie Falvey Hill, were together againfor the Reunion. Bettie came all the way fromWisconsin. Buzz and Jack are still happy abouttheir move to the townhouse. It’s close to “oldroots” and a lovely spot. Nancy Blue Lane continuesto find North Hill a great place to live,with its timely lectures, movies, social parties, andplenty of bridge. Everyone is welcoming, friendly,and upbeat — and Nancy finds the food delicious!Nancy Garnaus Rice’s husband, Charles, died onNov. 23, 2009. He was the assistant general counselfor Mobil Oil. We send our sympathy and bestwishes, Nancy.Although Joan Trace Riel spent only onesemester at Wheelock, she is always faithful withher news. She remembers her time at PilgrimWest and has many fond memories of NancySpencer Adams and Kent Wright, a knitting pal,as well as others in her dorm and classes. Due tohealth issues, she could not make the Reunion,much as she wanted to see both the changes since’46-’47 and old friends.Dorothy Hutchens Seelow continues toenjoy her retirement home in Venice, FL. After70 years of devotion to golf, she now loves toplay bridge. She and Edith Nowers White gettogether for lunch. Dot’s husband, Don, died inOctober 2009. A service was held in Venice aswell as a memorial in New York this June for oldfriends there. We extend our sympathy and bestwishes to you, Dot. Edith Nowers White andRuss flew to Atlanta over Memorial Day weekendfor their granddaughter Nicole’s college graduation,and they enjoyed that opportunity to bewith four of their children plus spouses. Anothergrandchild’s event was to be Jennifer’s wedding inPhiladelphia over Labor Day weekend. The trips,activities with church and community, and a visitfrom granddaughter Heather, as well as fun withfriends, keep the Whites busy. Edie maintains astaunch health routine.Winter for me (“Edie”/Anne) was busyand fun. I had a wonderful visit with CarolynLivingston Epes and husband Morgan in theirnew flat. We had a delightful lunch with AliceRoberts Gow ’49. Mary Hathaway Hayter andI get up to weekly mischief enjoying good movies,dinners out, and a little culture, too. I had severalvisits with Nancy Sayles-Evarts and husbandLandon. I am thankful I was able to see Landonbefore his death. He was a dear person and avery good friend. I was able to spend more timewith Nancy in June, and then she came to RhodeIsland in August. She is an amazing tower ofcourage. I am learning to value friendship moreand more each year.1951Louise Butts1952Ann Sibley ConwayREUNION 2011June 3-5I (Ann) had a long telephone call with MargiBoethelt Barratt. She is still living in ShakerHeights, OH, but thinking of selling her homeand moving to a retirement home near her son.Louise Wiley Bell finds life in Claremont, CA,a wonderful college town, most interesting. Herhusband taught at one of the colleges, and shewas very involved as a wife. They have also beenable to travel to many places in the world on sabbatical.Louise began a group for international28 Fall 2010

CLASS NOTESstudents soon after she moved to Claremont; ithas continued until today.Joan Fortescue Covici wrote: “For the past25 years, I’ve been a volunteer prison-reformactivist through ACLU, TX-CURE, and AmnestyInternational. My Wheelock training has servedme well: Understanding what is not good forchildren has been a solid basis for understandingcriminal behavior. Fortunately, I enjoy goodhealth and fine companionship with my rescuedShiba Inu.” Elaine Barnes Downing contactedme from Rosewood Retirement CommunitySkilled Nursing Center (1401 New Stine Road,Unit 1312, Bakersfield, CA 93309-3530). Sheis very happy living near daughter Debbie. SonKent lives in New Zealand but visits Elaine often.Cathy Gaffey Everett ’52/’92MS always makesMary Grace’s house a stopping-off place on herway from New Hampshire to Florida and backeach year. It’s fun to visit with roommates andfamily along the way. Patricia Davis Fergusonand her husband sold their beloved Freedom,NH, home in 2009 and moved to OrmondBeach, FL. Patricia had had a stroke that Mayand was in the hospital in Portland, ME, for sixweeks. They like their new area very much but domiss New England and their family.Mary Grace Ward Fleitz has begun to thinkabout moving south (nearer to son Jim and hisfamily). She has a four-story home in Menands,NY. Mary Grace is now a lady of leisure, enjoyingbook clubs and many friends.“Funny, I don’t FEEL old!” Patty ConzelmanGreeley ’52/’90MS wrote in mid-July, after atrip to London and just before celebrating her80th birthday with family and friends (includingPatty Wolcott Berger). She was going to physicaltherapy appointments for her back and wrote, “Imay become one of the oldest patients to haveback surgery [at New England Baptist Hospital]in the fall!” Anne DeLamater Hansen and husbandJohn are “pretty good, slowing down day byday.” Anne thinks son John’s town, Brevard, NC,is pretty and would be wonderful to live in. JanetFerry Jenney encourages fellow classmates toattend our 60th Reunion in 2012. In November2009, she and Dave had a wonderful trip touringBelize, Guatemala, and southern Mexico. Theyare still singing in church and in a large chorale.As Janet wrote in the spring, their Herreshoff12 was ready for launching and for a summer ofsailing in Buzzards Bay. “We feel blessed to haveretired to this lovely seaside town [Mattapoisett,MA]!” she wrote.Cecily Chandler Kalin celebrated her80th birthday with a wonderful afternoon teaparty. Local friends and Wheelock friends allenjoyed chatting and going over old pictures.Patty Conzelman Greeley was one of the guests.Wheelock chatter was going a mile a minute. Cecattends church and town meeting and visits withfriends in Framingham. Ginny Bell Libhart hasmoved to a retirement home in Bar Harbor, ME.I am sure it was difficult to leave Seal Cove withfamily near at hand, but now that Wayne has goneand seeing is a problem, it is working out well.1953Libby Gerow PetersonIt has been a tough year for me (Libby) asmy husband, Bob, of 48 years passed away inOctober. Our son, Joe, was with me, for whichI am grateful. One’s life changes and you don’tknow which way to go. I am hoping to see SueTerry Curry and George during the summer.It is wonderful to see old friends; they are treasures.By the way, Sue and George joined theirson and daughter-in-law, Don and Cathie, on aPanama Canal Cruise in March. I enjoy talking,by phone, to several of my dear Wheelock friends— Peggy Ann Anderson, Jo Jenks, Betsy Giles,Jane Schaefer, and, of course, Sue Curry, to namea few. Cheers!Ruth Flink Ades e-mailed after her andAlan’s July travels to the Lake District in England.They’d had a very cold winter in Sarasota,FL, and were settling back into their SouthDartmouth, MA, home, where they were to stayuntil fall. “It’s a very good life, but life is movingtoo quickly for us,” she wrote. Her activitiesinclude Zumba, yoga, weight-lifting, walking,stretching, and swimming — but all of herbody aches feel rather good, she says! Ruth andAlan’s younger grandchildren kept them busy onweekends during the summer. Daughter AndreaAdes Woolner’s (’83) “two wonderful miraclechildren” are now 4 and 2. Ruth’s two college-agegrandchildren help her remember how great herWheelock experience was.A few medical problems have kept Peggy AnnBenisch Anderson “lying low and going fromone doctor to another.” Son Bill and his wife and12-year-old son are still with her. “It’s very busyhaving a 12-year-old here after many years,” shewrote. “Lots of fun.” Peggy Ann reminds everyoneof the 60th Reunion that’ll be in the spring of2013! Barbara “Johnnie” Johnston Baggesenhas moved to a lovely retirement community, theAtrium at the Cedars in Portland, ME,to be nearher daughter. “The people are lovely and the activitiesmost interesting,” she wrote. She would love tohear from anyone near the area or passing through.Just call Wheelock for her phone number.“Even after more than 30 years, I still find theSouthwest exciting,” Cynthia Cranton Dygertwrote. She keeps an eye on the constant change indowntown Phoenix, like the new buildings thatArizona State University has recently built. Stillworking part time in a bookstore downtown, shealso keeps busy with family and friends, does alittle traveling, and entertains friends. She lovesvisiting with Janet Knightly Jones and husbandBob at least once a month and on some holidays.Betsy Dewey Giles and husband Ed are well andkeep busy. They visited two of their four grandchildrenback in March — one in Fairfax, VA, andone in Brooklyn, NY. They are sorry they missedthe 55th Reunion but are looking forward to seeingeveryone at the 60th in 2013! Janet KnightlyJones wrote of a weeklong family reunion sherecently had in Wyoming: “We explored GrandTeton National Park and Yellowstone,” she wrote.“Great scenery!” She continues to be active inchurch activities and enjoys seeing CynthiaCranton Dygert about once a month. RuthFrench Kiemle bakes birthday cakes for residentsof Horizon House in supported living. Active ina sewing committee, she has been busy this fallmaking hats, mittens, scarves, and pajama pantsfor the homeless. She still quilts, and a recentproject was a quilt for a grandchild’s wedding thispast June. 2010 will be remembered as the year ofgraduations for her and Sieg’s grandchildren.“How lucky we are!” Nancy Brown Meagherwrote. This year she and husband Fred celebratedtheir 79th and 80th years and their 55th weddinganniversary. They are living in a smallerhome in Westwood, MA, and enjoying their 13grandchildren and a bit of traveling. They spendeach March on Kiawah Island, SC, and were inFrance for two weeks earlier this year. NancyOppy Merrifield and husband Peter were partof a group of family members “reunioning” inBoston in the spring on the occasion of theiroldest granddaughter’s graduation from Harvard.Dorothy Steinberg Shaker and husband Burt arewell and living in Boynton Beach, FL, where theyare very active doing “organization work.” Theystill take cruises and spend a month in Andover,MA, visiting relatives and friends. Their Israelifamily was with them for two weeks in August.1955Nancy Cerruti HumphreysPenny Kickham ReillyIt has been a few months since our 55th Reunion,but the memories linger on. It was a grand celebration!Seventeen class members attended oneor all events. Five husbands present made it allvery special.The campus is stunning. The new and the oldblend perfectly with beautifully landscaped greenspaces between. The new Campus Center andStudent Residence (CCSR) has been erected onthe old field, so the luncheon and class dinnerswere held in different venues. Many alums stayedin the new building.Wheelock Magazine 29

CLASS NOTESAt the Annual Alumni Meeting, it wasannounced that the Class of ’55 won first prizefor the highest number of donors, 70%, andsecond for the amount given, $39,295.72. Great!At the Luncheon, Judy Rosenberg and BuffyTompkins received pins as new members of theHeritage Society. At our class meeting, Judy wasappointed reunion coordinator, your scribessigned on again, and Joleen agreed to be our treasurerfor another five (to life).Since the cost of the Reunion was minimal,Joleen suggested that we donate $800 fromour treasury to the College in memory of ourdeceased classmates. At the recommendation ofBetsy Wilson, we directed our class contributionto the Evelyn Hausslein Scholarship, whichsupports a Wheelock student in the Child LifeProgram. In fact, the student who most recentlyreceived the scholarship, LacyJane Folger ’10,attended Reunion Weekend and spoke to thealums, faculty, and staff about her experiences inthe Child Life Program.Most rewarding was being with the women ofthe Class of 1955. They are the best: They haveenduring optimism, are fun, and are committedto their families and Wheelock. What’s better?Our thanks go to the class committee, the administration,and the staff of Wheelock for a job welldone. Keep in touch.P.S. Joleen is still accepting dues —$20 toWheelock College Class of 1955. Send toJoleen at 2 Chestnut Street, North Reading,MA 01864-2821.We were sorry to learn of the death ofVirginia “Ginna” Martin Whelan just a coupleof weeks after Reunion. She taught at severalschools from 1955 to 1983 and then worked asthe director of volunteer services at a hospital inNew York for 18 years.1956Wilma Kinsman MarrAnnette Stevens WiltonREUNION 2011June 3-5Since retiring in 1996, Peggy McCreeryBroadbent has been writing a book about programsshe created and taught to combined firstand second grades. “Finally, Early ChildhoodPrograms: Opportunities for Academic, Cognitive,and Personal Success is published,” she wrote.“Writing has been a great activity throughoutretirement.”1957Joan Patterson BrownHarriet Weil Hodgson’s book 101 Affirmationsto Ease Your Grief Journey: Words of Comfort,Words of Hope became available this fall. “Writing(L to R) 1958 classmates Shirley Hotra Neff, Sybil MagidWoodhouse, and Audrey Shulman Nachbar had a minireunion at Audrey’s Fairfax Station, VA, home in June.affirmations has helped me cope with multiplelosses, and I think it will help other mourners tonot only cope, but recover from grief,” she wrote.In addition, Harriet has been thrilled to be contributinga column to the magazine Caregivingin America every month since it premiered thispast February. Its first issue featured both herarticle “The Grief Journey: Choosing Survivaland Regaining Happiness” and her “Tips forDelivering Food to a Family after the Death of aLoved One.”1958Margaret “Maggie” Weinheimer SherwinCondolences go to Molly McBride Felton,whose husband, Ned, died last winter.Two more lost souls have responded. NancyBuhrendorf Grindlay and husband Alec are realCongratulations to Harriet Weil Hodgson ’57 on her27th book!Judy McMurray Achre ’58 reading to a child enrolledin the Cyesis Teen Parent Program on Wheelock WorldService Day back in AprilJulie Russell ’58 wrote that she is“in deep gratitude for Wheelock asit continues to grow and flourishthrough its staff, teachers, and students,seeping into areas of learningin the classroom and around theworld.”estate developers in Montrose, CO. Ann BradfordTharp reported running into Judy McMurrayAchre last Christmas in a Nashville theater.Although they had kept in touch these past 51years, it was the first face-to-face reunion forthem. Judy and Paul continue to spend most oftheir time on Longboat Key in Florida and spendsummers in Pennsylvania. “I have enjoyed beingpart of a Wheelock group in Sarasota,” she wrote.“I am doing some volunteer work at Cyesis, aprogram for teen mothers and their babies. KathyKourapis ’83 runs the day care part of the program.We read to babies for the Wheelock WorldService Day event.” Judy’s life is busy with manyNorthern visitors and community involvement.Sandy Meyers Chaiken and husband Lionelare active in promoting the Race for Hope, dedicatedto raising funds for brain tumor researchin the Washington, D.C., area. Each year theywrite a poem dedicated to the memory of theirdaughter Pam, who died in 1995 from a braintumor. Julie Russell’s sump pump kept her homefrom any damage in the floods that hit Nashvillethis spring. She was very heartened to see how hercommunity pulled together to help flood victims.Julie is still teaching tai chi and related activitiesand enjoying weekly adventures with her 6-yearoldgrandson. She wrote that she is “in deep gratitudefor Wheelock as it continues to grow andflourish through its staff, teachers, and students,seeping into areas of learning in the classroomand around the world.”Mannie Cook Houston enjoys watching heryoung grandson who lives nearby. Her son is apetroleum geologist for a Thai company and getsto travel all over the world. Mannie got to catch30 Fall 2010

CLASS NOTESArline “Lee” Bishop Howard ’62 (second from left) gathered California classmates (L to R) Susan Bromfield Barber,Carol Tarr Bolter, Jean Heard Carmichael, and Sabra Brown Johnston for a lunch and visit in July.up with them in New Orleans for a brief visit.Mannie also had a visit from Shirley Hotra Neffand her family, who were in the Williamsburg,VA, area. Shirley played hostess to her KentHouse roommate, Sybil Magid Woodhouse,and husband Woody this summer. Shirley calledme (Maggie) one night, and I had a delightfulchat with both Shirley and Sybil. Sally BeckwithNovak is completing her sixth and final year aspresident of the Ridgewood (NJ) Choral Society.Her summer plans included gatherings withfamily at the New Jersey shore; Lee, MA; andVirginia’s Outer Banks. Then she was off on a tripto Switzerland and a boat trip with high schoolfriends up the Dalmatian Coast.Carol Yudis Stein and husband Jim made twotrips to New Jersey to see grandchildren in thespring, and Carol was planning to attend her highschool reunion in June. She was hoping to get toBoston during the summer to check out all thechanges at Wheelock, and she and Jim traveled toEastern Europe in September. Carol has switchedfrom volunteering in a school to volunteering in alocal hospital. Charlotte Pomeroy Hatfield andJim are enjoying their mainland home. Pommyis still into volunteering, genealogy research, gardening,aqua exercise, and yoga. They are livingnear Bowdoin and take advantage of activities oncampus. Reggie Frankenberger Dubin and husbandLarry have welcomed their first grandchild,Jessica Faith Dubin, who was born in the shadowof Wheelock at Beth Israel Hospital.Liz Sturtz Stern thoroughly enjoyed her tripto Scotland and is busy with volunteer activitiesand quilting. Sue Howland Devey and hergranddaughter went on a cruise to Mexico inFebruary. Sue and hubby Ron took a bus tour toBaja, Mexico, to watch the whales in Scammon’sLagoon. Her next trip was to be to Devon andCornwall, England. Sue is into Zumba and jazzdancing. Laura Lehrman attended a New YorkWheelock gathering which was small but interesting.President Jenkins-Scott and two other administratorsspoke. Laura is still involved with hercraft projects while trying not to be scared off byhealth issues that all of us “seniors” seem to face.Carol Stuart Wenmark’s trip to Brazil waspacked with all manner of exciting experiences.Later in the year, she had a pacemaker installedand a knee replaced, but she reported back inJune that she is “back on [her] feet and runningagain” — just not so fast! She has four gardens,is taking Spanish lessons, and is involved withthe local Historical Society. “My life is full, andI wish all my classmates could enjoy the successand have the fun I have had,” she wrote. CaroleLeclerc Barry is still doing lots of volunteer workin Naples, FL, and finds especially fascinating herwork as a docent at the city’s oldest house. She andDave belong to the Naples Cruise Club and enjoymonthly outings and dinners. They had a four-daycruise to Cozumel, Mexico, and Key West, andthey spent July in Marblehead, MA. “I’m still aNew Englander at heart,” Carole wrote.I (Maggie) find life entirely too busy! Mysummer project list made my head spin, but Ifinished the Christmas ornaments — bead spiders— and was then on to a quilt project for granddaughterSam’s 18th birthday. Earlier this year Iwas at a meeting and had my Wheelock sweatshirton. One of the young gals asked who wentto Wheelock and was surprised to find it was me.She is a Northeastern grad, and, when she was afreshman, they had no dorm space for her, so sheroomed at Emmanuel. Small world! It was niceto know that someone from these parts actuallyknew of Wheelock.1960Deanne Williams MorsePaula Dressler Blank is enjoying her condo andretirement in New Hampshire. She does manyactivities with condo friends and helps with herfour grandchildren. In July she and her eldestgrandson were off to Oklahoma to visit a friendof hers. Jan Halsted Sussebach e-mailed in July,when she and Heiner were enjoying winter inNew Zealand after spending their last night in theU.S. with Steve and me (Deanne) at our B&B.Now “active explorers with an enormous surplusof adrenaline,” they were to leave Auckland a fewdays later to “venture out into the ‘wilderness’ ofDown Under in a rented ‘camperbus’” and then flyto Sydney for a family reunion. Beyond that, Janwas looking ahead to returning to Vermont anddoing a rowing tour on the Connecticut River withGerman friends, spending a month in Germany(and hosting Bobbie Broomhead Bromley andTed, Wheelock raffle winners for 2010), and thenreturning to Vermont for Christmas.Maryann “Muff” Mylott O’Rourke’60/’98MS, Janet Burt Slaton, Merry Moody,and I (Dee) had a mini reunion a few weeks afterour 50th. We toured the Wheelock campus, newand old — our dorm, Longwood, was the “old”part. We then went across the street to the oldSears building, now the Landmark Center, for awonderful visit and spent a few hours catching up.It was my last day of working at Wheelock and afabulous way to go out!1961Ginnie Colquitt Schroder1962Roberta Weiss GoornoREUNION 2011June 3-5“It is not too early to think about our 50th!” JudyParks Anderson wrote. “Hopefully, you will allstart thinking about making the trip to Boston[in 2012]. You will enjoy seeing the changes oncampus, and Boston continues to have a lot tooffer.” Judy is still involved with Wheelock’s trusteesand loves spending time with her and Bob’sfour grandchildren. They were in San Francisco inSeptember. Judith Green Chaloff and her fiance,Marty Weiss, had a busy winter (2009-2010) inNaples, FL. “With seven plus four grandchildrenranging from 3 to 24,” she wrote, “we are vicariouslyenjoying activities ranging from Montessorinursery school adventures to post-college jobsearches.” Arline “Lee” Bishop Howard gatheredsome classmates — all California residents — fora lunch and visit in July. “We shared stories ofclassrooms, kids, grandkids, travels, and books,”she wrote. Lee welcomes contact from any otherclassmates for future get-togethers. She’s at (415)891-8406 and leejohn7@gmail.com.After reading Sabra Brown Johnston’s news,you’ll see it’s no wonder that she says, “Retirementis great!” This summer she had the opportunityto go to Germany to travel and to see the “simplyamazing” Oberammergau Passion Play. Then shewent home and led 20 first-graders in VacationBible Camp. When she e-mailed Wheelock inJune, she had plans to go to Colorado to visither sister and tour national parks and then later,in September, travel to Japan for three weeks.Mary Jo Ginty Neish wrote: “I enjoy life uphere beneath the redwoods, but I have not donemuch lately. I have decided that sloth is greatlyunderappreciated. My dog and I take great com-Wheelock Magazine 31

CLASS NOTESfort in the chaise.” Mary Jo speaks to GeorgiaBradley Zaborowski at least once a week and toAnne Sullivan Lyons at Christmas (Mary Jo’s andAnne’s fathers were boyhood friends).1963Jane Kuehn KittredgeMartha Bucknam Brogan and husband Jack,who live in Freeport, ME, had a nice visit withFrank and Sally Weatherbee O’Neill. They wereon their way to Bangor to visit some of Sally’sfamily. At Christmas I (Jane) had a wonderfulpicture of the O’Neill family.All of the family were in Erie, PA, to spendthe holidays with Bonnie LaBrecque Enders andher husband. John is now semiretired, and theyhave enjoyed many trips and had plans to visitRussia. “Love it!” Bonnie wrote. Jessie HennionGwisdala had problems with her furnace lastwinter and finds it difficult to find repairmen.Her Andy was always so handy. She still spendsChristmas with his extended family. Jessie justloves her very active great-nephew. She is still inmuch pain with extensive arthritis, so the doctordoes not recommend knee surgery; she continueswith therapy and at-home exercises. GlennaSummerton Howard of Winter Haven, FL, iswidowed and now a caregiver to her brother, whohas cerebral palsy. Both of them keep active at thesenior center. Glenna has two grandsons and volunteersin the kindergarten where her daughter isa teacher. She takes an interest in the safety of lostturtles, tortoises, and alligators by relocating themto their natural habitat.After quite a few years with both childrenand their families in the Wellesley area, Bob andNan Ware Morrow’s son and daughter-in-lawhave moved to San Francisco. Bobby immediatelyhad “NAPALOV” put on his wife’s licenseplate! It will be another place to travel for theMorrows. Daughter Suzy (Wheelock ’88/’94MS)and family remain nearby, so all are kept busywith the activities of the grandchildren and manya get-together. Elsie Kellogg Morse shared her50th high school reunion with Zelinda “Zee”Makepeace Douhan ’63/’75MS in Andover in2009. Elsie met with Melinda Fox Johnson’shusband, Randy, to write a memorial piece forMelinda, who passed away from cancer in 1976.She will always be remembered as a “cheerful andloving wife, an inspired first-grade teacher, and abeloved member of her Topsfield, MA, community.”Elsie is doing less tutoring and spendingmore time as a museum docent. She and Dougvisit their children on the West Coast and lastyear hiked in Romania; they plan to go to Egyptin January.Congratulations to first-time grandmotherEleanor Starkweather Snelgrove! The adorableSarah Elizabeth was born to daughter Laura32 Fall 2010(Wheelock ’96). Nana Ellie was happy to care forSarah while Laura completed her school year teaching.Ellie took a trip to South Africa in March,and she and daughter Becky (also Wheelock ’96)traveled to Peru. In August, Ellie ventured to Indiafor a very eye-opening experience. She still doessubbing and volunteering for cable TV.As always, Lynn Sanchez Paquin writes andcalls several times a year. She keeps busy each Juneopening her cottages on Block Island, after enjoyingthe beach and tranquility of the island herselfin the spring. Thanks to some neat advertisingsuggested by her daughter, she was successful withher rentals despite the poor economy. She alwayslooks forward to visits from her fun and activegranddaughters. Last fall, Lynn, Gordon, andfriends cruised the Mediterranean, and in Aprilthey went on a trans-Atlantic cruise.News also arrived from two Riverway roommates,Laurie Nettleton Watson and Alice“Pixie” Parke Watson. Pixie’s family was all withher for Christmas in Georgia, and I believe thatincluded some twin “grands.” Laurie’s daughterand family are in Pennsylvania. She sees less ofthe two grandchildren there but lots of the onesin Connecticut. Laurie had a trip to the GrandCayman Island and Mexico and had plans for atrip to Colorado.It was a nice surprise to hear from LaurelHolmes Whitaker, who is retired, as is husbandJoe. They spend more time in their home in theBerkshires and enjoy the museums, theater, andopera when in their Brooklyn home. Their sonand his wife and baby are nearby. Their daughterand her husband are in Barcelona, so they travelthere at least twice a year.Dave and I keep busy. A year ago we enjoyedthe Red Sox spring training and other spots ofinterest in Fort Myers, FL. This year we spent aweek in Venice visiting with and helping Dave’s103-year-old mom, and we had several weekendsin the ski area. This summer our whole familygot together for our son’s marriage to his college“sweetheart” in Vermont. It was a glorious day,and the reception was held in their yard with aview of the mountains and gorgeous gardens.It was great to have such a good response aseveryone seems to be living busier lives than ever.May you all continue to have good health andenjoy every moment of each day.1965Mary Barnard O’ConnellWhen you were first asked to come to theWheelock College Reunion, what feelings cameto mind? Did you realize that your reactionswere probably in the form of excuses of whyyou did not want to attend? At the Saturdaynight reunion dinner, it became clear that therewere common excuses we all felt, whether we“Reunion was the best fun! If laughteris indeed the best medicine, thenwe should all stay well for a longtime!”— Dana Seeley Hirth ’65attended the Reunion or not. Phyllis CokinSonnenschein ’65/’75MS suggested that wecompile the “Top Ten Reasons for Not Wantingto Attend a Reunion.” And here they are:#10 It’s been so long since we graduated, Ican barely remember myself back then, nevermind my classmates or the College. Not to worry.You’ll be surprised at how much (and who) comesback when you get to the campus. And after 45years, maybe it’s time to get back in touch withthe younger you! New friends were made andold friends reacquainted. The College providedclasses and tours for all to enjoy. #9 Have to losethe “Golden Age” poundage — Do we wish toappear waif-like at our age? A few pounds here,a few less pounds there . . . we all appeared thesame. #8 Cannot find anything to wear — Is therereally anyone sitting in judgment? #7 Busy on theweekend of the Reunion — Try to save the datein the future . . . no matter what. #6 Eyesight isso poor, I wouldn’t be able to read the nametags— Join the club. No matter what the issue, there isalways a helping hand.#5 Nobody made me come — No need fora buddy. #4 No junior transfer friend — Weremember you. Sue Bright Belanger wrote, “Iloved my Wheelock 45th Reunion! As a juniortransfer, I have been reluctant to get involvedwith Reunions, but my roomie, Penny Traver,returned along with friends Jane EmersonLinnell and Mary Barnard O’Connell. TheCollege was so welcoming, the activities stimulating,and our classmates so warmly inclusive. Iloved sleeping in the dorm, cocktail hours, alumnimeals, book group, the duck boat tour, and thenight at the Pops.” Calling all transfer studentsout there. Do consider our 50th! We can be soproud of our college and those of us who graduatedin 1965. #3 Did not think the Reunionwould be fun — “I can feel my belly ache withlaughter thinking about the Saturday evening dinnerand remembering the tears streaming downmy cheeks,” wrote Betsy Earle Stevenson. #2Cannot find my Jean Naté Cologne or ShalimarPowder — Just in luck, colognes, perfumes, andtalcum powders are passé.And the Number One Reason . . . #1 ForgotI went to Wheelock; Thought I went to Wheaton!We missed those of you who were notpresent. Dana Seeley Hirth speaks for all ofus: “Reunion was the best fun! If laughter isindeed the best medicine, then we should allstay well for a long time!” Cory Glass Fenton

CLASS NOTESwrote, “It was hard to leave that night as therewere so many people I wasn’t through visitingwith. It’s amazing how you get reconnectedso quickly. Talk about the ties that bind. ButI’ll have very happy memories of friendships,warmth, and laughter for the next five years.Hopefully we’ll all be back again then to renewour friendships at our 50th.” Kudos are sentto Nancy Clarke Steinberger and Betsy EarleStevenson and the committee for their leadershipthroughout the year in planning wonderfulclass activities. Wheelock thought of every detailin making each day memorable. Betsy wrote themost heartfelt tribute to Sue Kosoff ’65/’75MS,who was awarded the Wheelock “Making aDifference” Service Award for her creation of theWheelock Family Theatre. Trisha HendersonMargeson and Dana presented a skit and a songfor Sue that was priceless. Who can forget Sue’s1965 Wheelock Questionnaire at the Saturdaynight class dinner? Her trivia questions broughtroars of laughter. We truly could not rememberspecific professors, administrators, classes, orevents. Did we really go to Wheelock?For those of you who sang with Dana SeeleyHirth in college, please be assured her clarityof voice remains. Dana wrote that she had themarvelous opportunity of traveling to Vienna,Austria, with a group of Vermont singers andmusicians. They performed solos and choralworks at various venues. “It’s an experience I’llnever forget!” she wrote. “Now my traveling willbe limited to the good old USA. My husband,Dave, and I purchased a cute RV, and we love tocamp in it! Our goal is to see national parks allover the country. Maybe we’ll see some of youalong the way! My best news is that I am now agreat-grandmother!”Dede Conrad Frank and husband Woodyspent the summer in their home on Martha’sVineyard. “Both our sons and their families are inthe Boston area [Marblehead and Hingham],” shewrote, “so it seems we will to be back to Bostonmore often than not . . . and, of course, we haveto keep up with the comings and goings of ourseven grandchildren!”Trina Wilson Mallet is still globe-trotting: “Itraveled to Eastern Europe (Romania, Bulgaria,Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, and the CzechRepublic) in April. I’m off to Oberammergau inSeptember to see the Passion Play. I continue todo Meals on Wheels once a week and am a TrailWatch volunteer in the Blue Hills. I also participatein the Wheelock College Alumni Book Club.It is a great way to connect with other alums.”Five class members came to Reunion for thefirst time — Mary Clapp Cayce, Sue Kosoff’65/’75MS, Jane Emerson Linnell, PennyTraver, and Joan Tulis Trisko. Mary lives inCarmel Valley, CA. Her talent in art was shownin college, and she has been able to use this giftthroughout her life. Sue’s daughter, Emily, a presentWheelock student, joined us for the Reunionfestivities. Jane, after caring for her mother formany years, is now finding activities that sheenjoys participating in. She traveled to Floridaand saw friends at Reunion that she had not connectedwith in years. Penny enjoys retirementand gardening and is in the process of preparingher New Jersey home for sale so she can move toAlbany to live in her family home. Joan dividesher time in Maryland and the Cape, where shegrew up. What fun it was to be with Joan andher college roommate, Ellen French Fulton ’64.Throughout the weekend, husbands of LindaSarkozy Scanlan, Anne Goepper Aftuck, NancyBonner Ceccarelli, and Trisha HendersonMargeson made wonderful company. Linda hasthe distinction of attending every single Reunion.Wow! Mary Clapp Cayce and Page PoinierSanders had the distinction of traveling the farthest— from California.Nancy Watkins Ghirardini wrote. “I amenjoying retirement to the fullest after 31 yearsof teaching. We retired to our summer homein Wolfeboro, NH, where I am active in theGarden Club, on the board of the Children’sCenter, and active in the Thrift Shop at ourchurch. We spend a few months of the winterin Naples, FL. I spent a marvelous two weeksin February going to a water aerobics classeswith Geri O’Keefe Bittner. Barbara McLeodMartin is also in the same complex, so we spenttime together laughing about the good old days.I have six grandchildren that keep me busy andvery proud!”Anne Goepper Aftuck and Karen GoldSokol continue to teach. Anne wrote, “This willprobably be my last year of teaching. Second gradeis my love, and I have taught in a second gradeevery year but two.” Karen teaches in Stoneham,MA (the same town that she lives in) and is partof the “looping program” (grades 1 and 2). Shesaid she “will teach until it is no longer fun.”Credit goes out to both Karen and Anne!For the past five years, I (Mary) have trulyenjoyed being the ’65 class scribe. I thank TaffyHastings Wilcox for volunteering to be thenew scribe. Throughout my teaching career, Ialways valued my Wheelock background. Nomatter where I taught, each district recognizedmy Wheelock education. I have wanted our classto share with each other their life experiences,because for four years . . . Wheelock certainlyinfluenced each of us. I have admired those whohave shared their endeavors unrelated to the fieldof education. At Wheelock today, the variety ofmajor fields has certainly addressed the diversityof needs by the students and the community.As we walked on The Riverway Saturday night,I can still hear Ann MacVicar say, “I just loveWheelock!”1966Margery Conley MarsREUNION 2011June 3-51970Jackie Hanifl Carnevali splits time betweenher hometown on Cape Cod and that of herhusband, Giuseppe, in Camaiore, Italy. “We alsospend time in Hyderabad, India,” she wrote,“where we are building schools and programs aspart of Navionics Education Foundation. Aftersix years on this project, we are now educating850 children, pre-K through high school, sponsoringhigher education programs, and workingwith government to determine the next school totake over.” Jackie would love to hear from alumsinterested in being involved in helping at aninternational level. Cate Ford Staid still considersherself “overworked (and underpaid)” as anexecutive secretary in Naples, FL. She hates beingin the empty-nest period of her life, and her husband’shealth has begun to decline, “but we havelearned to count our blessings each day, one dayat a time,” she wrote. Cate will consider attendingReunion 2015. “I had a delightful chat witha current student via phone,” she added, “andshe told me the newest building is on the formergreen. I was so sad to hear that, because of mywonderful memories of spring classes being heldoutdoors there, but I was really happy to finallyget a geographical grasp of the campus again.”Congratulations to Marge Weiner, who hasbeen granted tenure at Gateway CommunityCollege, where she is director of the preschool labschool. She is now certified to teach yoga to thechildren. Eloise Dale Welz proudly announcesthe birth of her first grandchild, AdelaideGrace Welz, on May 23. “Addie’s first visit to‘Grammy’s’ house was June 5,” she wrote (so shehad to miss Reunion).1971Gwynne DeLong1972Bonnie Paulsen MichaelREUNION 2011June 3-5Sue Lampert Card is enjoying part-time workas a program coordinator for a consortium ofsix school districts in southern Maine. “This hasallowed me to rediscover hobbies from the past,and I’m into several crafts, including sewingwindow treatments,” she wrote. She is also appreciatinghaving time to spend with her and Dick’seight grandchildren. Dick is looking forward toretirement in January, when they will begin golfingas much as they can. Thank you, BarbaraWheelock Magazine 33

CLASS NOTESTarr Drauschke, for agreeing to serve as analumna trustee on Wheelock’s Alumni AssociationBoard. Cat Austin Franks e-mailed on behalf ofherself and Sarah Otis, who continue to live inSt. Croix. “We meet at the beach every Fridayafternoon to recap our weeks of teaching kindergartenand first grade and to solve as many of theworld’s problems as we can fit in before sunset,”she wrote. “Last fall we joined a steel band, andwe have built up our repertoire to a number offun songs. I don’t know if we are practicing toquit our day jobs and play for the cruise shipsor if we will be content to just be harmonious,but in the meantime it is great fun.” Both Catand Sarah were headed north during the summer— Cat to take a class at Hartt College of Music(Connecticut), and Sarah to attend a Waldorfworkshop in Massachusetts.Wendy Flink Levey continues to runEpiphany Community Nursery School and itsactivities component, 74th St. MAGIC. Shewrote: “Last year a film was made about gettinginto nursery school in NYC called ‘NurseryUniversity,’ and it was in theaters and then onShowtime. It featured a child who came to myschool and showcases the school and the processinvolved in selecting the right school for your2- or 3-year-old, at least here in NYC.” Wendyis also on the board of two schools and the drugrehabilitation center Phoenix House. Kim CrossReichert has been teaching at Kew-Forest (thepre-K through grade 12 school she graduatedfrom) ever since she left Wheelock! She startedwith 29 years in first grade and then taught third.She and husband Lee “see the glimmers of retirementin [their] future” in the next five years orso (maybe then they will get their boat back intothe waters of Long Island Sound). Kim was lookingforward to her annual luncheon with NancyMcClement Waage this summer.I (Bonnie) had an amazing summer. We celebratedwith song and dance as two of our childrenwere married, the kids threw a 60th birthday partyfor me, and in late July/early August I helped mydaughter and son-in-law as they welcomed TinaNontando Ramberg Michael to their family. She isbeautiful, if I do say so myself!1973Jaci Fowle HolmesRegina Frisch LobreeAfter teaching at-risk pre-K students in theMiddletown, NY, public school system for 25years, Andrea Newmark Baker is now teachingfirst grade and loving it. Her and husbandMark’s first grandchild, Madeline, celebrated herfirst birthday in July.I (Regina) loved seeing roommate Leezie thissummer in Boston. Our granddaughter was bornJanet Welz-Kavanagh ’78, Colleen Kavanagh ’10,Emily Weger ’10, and Claudia Tillis Weger ’83, afterColleen and Emily joined their proud moms as fullfledgedWheelock alums in Mayin April and she is precious. Trey, her brother, willbe 3 soon. I enjoyed my summer days off (fromschool) spending time with my children andgrandchildren.1975Leslie Hayter MaxfieldDorothy “Dottie” Cresswell wrote: “I am stillteaching kindergarten inLeverett, MA. I gotmarried last year to the love of my life, DustyMiller, and we are enjoying the freedom thatMassachusetts has for gay marriage rights. I ambranching out from education, having started agroup called The Healing Circle Singers. We dohands-on healing with vibrations and harmoniesadding to the healing energy. Having had a majorhealth challenge this year, I am well aware of theneed for gentle respite support that reaches morethan just the physical level. Interested? Contactme at dcresswell@charter.net.”Continuing to love teaching in a Departmentof Defense Dependents School on a Royal AirForce base in Feltwell, England, Karen BarkerLaedlein wrote: “This is my 17th year teachingoverseas, and every year brings new adventuresand delightful children from military familiesto my classroom. Wheelock prepared me wellfor all age levels and abilities. For the past fewyears, I’ve finally been able to ‘give back’ to anew generation of teachers, as I’ve hosted andmentored student teachers from the Universityof Oklahoma who come overseas to do their studentteaching.” Carol White Wolfe and husbandStacy relocated to Hilton Head, SC, in June afterliving in the same house in Rhode Island for 25years. “Our family seems to have drifted to theSoutheast,” she wrote, “and we are excited to jointhem!” They were looking forward to the newexciting chapter in their lives — and to havingKathy Witt Sturges as a next-door neighbor!Carol added, “Julia Challinor, if you read this,give me a call!”1976Angela Barresi Yakovleff1981Colleen Miller RumseyREUNION 2011June 3-5REUNION 2011June 3-5Teacher Barbara Madison Ripps ’82 (center) accepts anA-Can-demy Award from Regional Food Bank representativeson behalf of Veeder Elementary, which donated morethan 500 cans of food for the food bank last fall.1982Jo-Anne DeGiacomo-Petrie demystifies the processof forming letters for young learners in herinteractive picture book, The Mystery of the Land ofLetters (illustrated by husband Adrian). She teachespre-K and first and second handwriting supportat the Wheeler School in Providence, RI. Jo-Anneis thrilled to share that daughter Mallory is now afirst-year student at Wheelock! “With all the collegesto choose from — Mallory fell in love withWheelock and the community at first sight,” shewrote. Jennifer Moffett Delaney wrote: “In thelast few years it has been an honor to contribute tothe Harvard Program on Palliative Care by sharingmy personal knowledge as well as what I havelearned from Wheelock about how important qualitypatient care throughout life in addition to endof life care can be. I was also given the opportunityto speak on child life at Wheelock. One importantlesson I have learned over the years is that Iwill always be a teacher in one way or another.Wheelock taught me well, but I am also the student.I have learned so much from the children inmy life.” Jennifer has recently started expressing herlove for life and children through watercolor artworkand displayed her paintings and photographyin Amesbury, MA, in late summer.Having moved from New Jersey to beautifulNorthern California, Renate Wagner Flannellyis now subbing for local elementary schools and“received preliminary teacher certification and willwork on the ‘clear’ certification this fall by takingsome classes required only in California,” sheNew author Jo-Anne DeGiacomo-Petrie ’82 hopes tohelp young learners with their ABCs.34 Fall 2010

“In the last few years it has been anhonor to contribute to the HarvardProgram on Palliative Care by sharingmy personal knowledge as well as whatI have learned from Wheelock abouthow important quality patient carethroughout life in addition to end oflife care can be. I was also giventhe opportunity to speak on child lifeat Wheelock. One important lessonI have learned over the years is that Iwill always be a teacher in one way oranother. Wheelock taught me well, butI am also the student. I have learned somuch from the children in my life.”— Jennifer Moffett Delaney ’82The following from the Class of 1985 lunched at Wheelock during Reunion Weekend: Front row (L to R): Rona SaffersonStein, Julie Link Ferro, Linda Banks-Santilli. Back row (L to R): Cathy Dinan Jackson, Linda Edwards Beal,Elyse Blank Smith, Mary Snow, Alison Abbott Quackenbush.wrote in May. She is enjoying volunteering at herson’s school. She loves being able to visit the greatregional parks and trails and having San Franciscoso close by. Barbara Madison Ripps continuesto love teaching first grade in the South ColonieSchools (Albany, NY) after 26 years. Head of theRegional Food Bank’s Thanksgiving Food Drive,she also has gotten involved in other CapitalDistrict food drive initiatives. Earlier this year sheaccepted a second A-Can-demy Award for VeederSchool for the longest-running food drive by anelementary school (about 18 years). Barbara alsoderives great joy from her work as an ArbonneInternational executive district manager. Sheand husband Rick still enjoy traveling to Aruba,Florida, and Las Vegas to relax. She saw LaurelMassey Leibowitz ’83 at Bentley University inMay: Each had a child graduating!“I love going for motorcycle rides on ourHarley!” Beth Regan Trieschmann wrote. Sheand husband Stephen have been married for 20years and live on Martha’s Vineyard. One of theirtwo sons has dyslexia, and Beth is glad Wheelocktaught her how to appreciate each child and his/her different ways of learning. Still doing massagetherapy, she has incorporated her love of workingwith children and is now certified to teach infantmassage to families. She also helps coach thechildren’s choir at a Catholic church.1983Carol Rubin FishmanGreetings, ’83ers! Hello, all! We have news fromsome of our classmates.Zoraida Correia Bohn graduated fromEastern Nazarene College this year with a master’sdegree in Education. “I guess it’s never too late!”she advised. Congratulations, Zoraida!“We have finally adjusted to life in LosAngeles,” Randi Panken Goodman wrote. In thespring, she was about to finish her 3,000 hourstoward her marriage and family therapist licenseand was looking ahead to a big exam in Octoberas her last step. She also planned to see Jo-AnneDeGiacomo-Petrie ’82 in Boston and catch upwith her: Randi’s daughter was off to SuffolkUniversity, and Jo-Anne’s, to Wheelock! LaurelMassey Leibowitz had a busy 2009-2010 sinceshe returned to work as a kindergarten specialneeds inclusion teacher in Tolland, CT. Her familytraveled to San Francisco, New Hampshire, andMaine during the summer, and she also attended amini Wheelock reunion in Stockbridge, MA.Deborah Miller Miranda has been an associateprofessor of English at Washington and LeeUniversity in Lexington, VA, for the past fiveyears and has taught courses in creative writing,American ethnic literature, and women’s literature,among other subjects. A published poet and essayist,she also gives readings at universities aroundthe country both from her own works of poetryand from a PowerPoint presentation based on hercurrent project, Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir.She wrote, “I am passionate about the teaching ofchildren and young adults via a multiethnic, multiculturallens,especially the lens afforded by literature.”Kathy Kourapis Sipes wrote: “We had agreat time getting a few Wheelock alumni togetherin Sarasota to join in on Wheelock World ServiceDay in April. Alumni brought books to read to thechildren at the Cyesis teen parent program where Iwork. The event coincided with NAEYC’s Week ofthe Young Child, so it was really fun.”“It feels like yesterday that I dropped offEmily, my daughter, at Wheelock for the startof her freshman year,” Claudia Tillis Weger e-mailed. “Well, four years have passed, and shegraduated in May. I am now starting the collegesearch with son Ben, who wants to teach highschool history. Teaching is in our blood.”“Time sure does fly,” agrees Daisy BottosWernick. “I think about the ‘good ol’ collegedays,’” she added. “I loved Wheelock and all myfriends. I am so proud to share with you thatAlyssa will be attending Wheelock as a transferstudent this September!”1985Linda Edwards BealColleen Collins Cox has been teaching inBelmont, MA, for 25 years. She wrote, “I stilllove coming to work each day and the challengesare ever-changing from year to year.” Her familyrecently moved from Burlington to Waltham.Ruth Dupre Donth received her master’s inSpecial Education from Rhode Island College in2007. She is working as a kindergarten teacher inPawtucket and “loving every minute of it!”Karen Poisson Enos spent 18 years inFlorida and 18 months in Ohio and is now inLongmont, CO. She loves being a stay-at-homemom to 4-year-old Leah. Julie Link Ferro wrote:“Hello, ’85ers! It was nice to catch up with someof you during our 25th Reunion weekend. Theevents and tours were fun, and the campuseswere really beautiful. It was nice to be back andreminisce. Hopefully even more classmates willcome to our next Reunion.” Karen MankowskiLund continues to teach first grade in Easton,MA. She and Rick celebrated their 22nd weddinganniversary last May. Karen promised to tryto make the next Reunion.Elyse Blank Smith wrote: “I had a fun timeat the 25th Reunion luncheon catching up witheveryone. There is still an unequivocal, uniquebond that exists among us. . . . I think we can allbe proud that we manage busy home lives withchildren and partners, while continuing to dothings that make us valuable, important membersof our individual communities. Reunion solidifiesthat for me each time I attend, and I am alwaysgrateful that I chose the perfect college for me,and a special place that still brings out emotionand is equally as meaningful to me today.” RonaWheelock Magazine 35

CLASS NOTES“I had a fun time at the 25thReunion luncheon catching up witheveryone. There is still an unequivocal,unique bond that exists amongus. … I think we can all be proudthat we manage busy home liveswith children and partners, whilecontinuing to do things that makeus valuable, important membersof our individual communities.Reunion solidifies that for me eachtime I attend, and I am alwaysgrateful that I chose the perfect collegefor me, and a special placethat still brings out emotion and isequally as meaningful to me today.”— Elyse Blank Smith ’85Safferson Stein is living in Framingham, MA,with husband Mike. Rona has worked as a readingspecialist for the Hopkinton Public Schools forthe last 19 years. Stephanie Poly Zapatka livesin Wethersfield CT, and works as an educationalcoordinator for the Grace Webb School. Shewrote, “In May I was inducted into the QuarterCentury Club for my 25 years of service.”As for me (Linda), I just want to thank everyonewho came to Reunion Weekend or tried tocome! June is such a busy month for all of us, andthe wave of e-mails leading up to the Reunionshowed me there were at least three times morepeople who wanted to attend than ended upbeing able to attend. If you keep your contactinformation updated with the College, we’ll beable to track you down for our 30th (gulp!) andincrease our attendance! It was a fun day filledwith more great memories. Leaving the campus, Ifelt so appreciative to have spent my college yearswith such quality people and even more appreciativethat we can pick right up where we left offand continue friendships as if no time had passedat all.1986Julie Simon1989Theresa Gruetzke KoenigSusan Kelly MyersREUNION 2011June 3-5Vickie Lynnette Williams has been named secretaryof Wheelock’s Alumni Association Board.Thank you for your service, Vickie Lynnette!Annie Putnam ’10MS attended thereception on theBrookline campus for master’s degree students whograduated in August with her grandmother Pearl CorlissPutnam ’39. Congratulations to you both on establishinga Wheelock family tradition!Master’s DegreesCindy Ballenger ’82MS, a reading specialistat the Martin Luther King Open School inCambridge, MA, has written Puzzling Moments,Teachable Moments: Practicing Teacher Research inUrban Classrooms (2009). Her two earlier booksare Regarding Children’s Words (2004) and theaward-winning Teaching Other People’s Children(1998). “My work focuses on children who arenot doing well in school,” she wrote. “It is writtenfrom my own perspective, as their teacher,and tells the story of figuring out what theyknow and what they have to offer. My first bookwas about teaching Haitian children; since thenI have taught children from a wide variety ofbackgrounds. The differences in children’s backgroundexperiences and how they can all connectHelen Martin ’64MS with a friend she made while participatingin Wheelock World Service Day in Sarasota, FL,in April. Helen has served on the board of the EducationFoundation of Sarasota County for many years, and thisand other preschoolers she visited with that day benefitedfrom funding from the foundation’s grant “ImaginationStations: The World of MakeBelieve Outdoors.”with academic knowledge is what I have triedto uncover and explain in my work.” SuzanneHarkness-Wood ’88MS wrote: “Earlier this yearwe wrapped up our two-year stay in England,where we lived while John did some consultingwork there. We enjoyed exploring aroundEngland, northern Wales, Scotland, Spain, andFrance, and the girls traveled to Belgium withtheir school orchestra. It was a lot of fun, wemade a lot of great friends, and we are now happyto be back in America amongst friends and familyhere once again.”Unions75 Dorothy Cresswell to Dusty MillerDeaths28 Jeanette Haller Elmendorf35 Lola Crawford Lebow35 Margaret McGonagle36 Barbara Robinson Brahms36 Virginia Leach Brett36 Vivian Oaksford Fisher37 Rita FitzPatrick Murray40 Constance Spavin Caton40 Hazel McKinstry Clem40 Virginia White Dexter40 Louise Wolf Hart41 Barbara Smith Rodgers42 Ann Leggett Ersted43/67 Gladys Mackin Gordon45 Shirley Kellerman McBain48 Charlotte Leary Guest49 Mary Jane Miller Canady50 Ellen Wales Miller53 Suzanne Wiggmore54 Beverly Bell Cibbarelli55 Virginia “Ginna” Martin Whelan59 Suzanne Baker Bethke59 L. Lois Marler61 Patricia Brian McCarthy68 Vaughan Cate Grubbs68 Bonnie Stinson Hutchinson71MS Katherine Condit Barone79 Andrea Soares-Hirst80 Mary Lou Canty80 Barbara Canwell80 Barbara Sheldon Greenstreet84 Valerie Cipriani Corradino88MS Marguerite “Maggie” Nolan Donovan89/94 Traci Raeburn McNulty36 Fall 2010

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Get the Latest & Greatest!Wheelock’s Alumni Class Notesand News OnlineAlumni Class Notes are now online! Weappreciate the many requests we’ve hadto put our alumni news on the Wheelockwebsite and are pleased to announce thatAlumni Class Notes for all classes arenow online! This will enable us to update information morefrequently, upload photos of unions and special occasions,and, most important, help keep Wheelock alumni connected!So keep those class notes coming! Contact your classscribe or fill in the Update Information and Class Notes Formonline at http://www.wheelock.edu/alum/alumupdates.asp.200 The RiverwayBoston, MA02215-4176(617) 879-2123Non-Profit Org.U.S. PostagePAIDPROVIDENCE, RIPERMIT NO. 421Wheelock Family Theatre’s30th Anniversary Season!AnnieOct. 22-Nov. 21, 2010Urban Nutcracker(with BalletROX)Dec. 3-19, 2010The Secret GardenJan. 28-Feb. 27, 2011Hansel and Gretel(with Boston Lyric Opera)March 5-6, 2011Aladdin and theWonderful LampApril 15-May 15, 2011IT’S ON ITS WAYREUNION 2011SAVE THE DATESJune 3, 4, & 5It’s a “Go” for the2nd Annual WheelockWorld Service Dayset for April 16, 2011.