Reunion Weekend 2011 Downloadable Brochure - Wheelock College

Reunion WeekendJune 3-5, 2011

Registration DeadlineThe deadline to register for ReunionWeekend is May 20, 2011. You willreceive a confirmation by e-mail ormail by May 27, 2011. If you havenot received a confirmation, pleasecall the Alumni Relations Office at(617) 879-2286.Reunion 2011importantinformationWelcomeReunion WebsitePlease visit our Reunion website atwww.wheelock.edu/Reunion2011for updates on Reunion eventsand a list of who has registered forReunion. Starting in April 2011, thepage will be updated frequently.Questions?Office of Alumni RelationsWheelock College200 The RiverwayBoston, MA 02215P: (617) 879-2286F: (617) 879-2326alumnirelations@wheelock.eduTable of Contents2 Schedule4 Housing and Parking5 Reunion Awards6 Class Notes17 Registration FormMembers of the Class of 1961, celebrating their 50th Reunion, and one guest, are guests of theCollege for all on-campus Reunion events, including on-campus accommodations. These events are: theWelcome Back Luncheon, all campus tours and faculty workshops, the President’s Reception, CelebrationDinner, Cabaret Performance, Dessert Reception on Friday, Saturday’s Breakfast, Alumni Luncheon, and 50thReunion Class Dinner, as well as Sunday’s Farewell Brunch. Prices for all off-campus events and off-campusaccommodations are below. Please register for all of the events you would like to attend, including theevents that are free of charge, so we can get an accurate head count.Members of the Class of 2006, celebrating their 5th Reunion, are guests of the College for allon-campus Reunion events. These events are: the Welcome Back Luncheon, all campus tours and facultyworkshops, the President’s Reception, Celebration Dinner, Cabaret Performance, Dessert Reception onFriday, Saturday’s Breakfast, and Alumni Luncheon, as well as Sunday’s Farewell Brunch. Prices for guestsand all off-campus events and accommodations are below. Please register for all of the events you wouldlike to attend, including the events that are free of charge, so we can get an accurate head count.1

Friday, June 3, 2011Saturday, June 4, 2011Reunion Weekend Schedule11:00 - 6:30 RegistrationFirst floor of Wheelock’s new Campus Center and Student Residence12:00 - 1:30 Welcome Back Alumni Luncheon – $10The Reunion 2011 kickoff event. Join members of the Wheelock Collegeadministration and students for a luncheon to catch up on everythingnew at Wheelock.2:00 - 3:00 Planned Giving Workshop – Complimentary for all classesGain a basic understanding of charitable giving opportunities by hearing aboutthe savvy giving strategies of notable women like Secretary of State HillaryClinton, Mary Tyler Moore, Julia Child, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.2:00 - 2:30 Tour of Campus Center and Student ResidenceComplimentary for all classes3:45 - 7:00 Trolley looping between Boston and Brookline CampusesComplimentary for all classes3:00 - 4:00 Tour of Residence Halls – Complimentary for all classesThis is your opportunity to take a stroll down memory lane and revisityour former residence hall.7:00 - 9:30 Breakfast – Free to those staying overnight at the College.$5 for everyone else.Feel like a student again by heading down to the cafeteria for breakfast.Hot entrees and made-to-order omelets will be offered.8:00 - 12:00 Registration – First floor of the Campus Center and Student Residence9:00 - 10:00 Reunion Weekend Workshops – Complimentary for all classesJoin Wheelock faculty and staff for lively discussions on a variety of topics.10:15 Alumni ProcessionReunion Weekend’s traditional parade down the Riverway.10:30 Awards Presentation and State of the CollegeMs. Bonnie Page ‘76/’92MS, president of the Wheelock College AlumniAssociation, welcomes President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for the annual Stateof the College address before the Annual Alumni Luncheon.12:00 Annual Alumni Luncheon – Complimentary for Classes of 1936, 1941,1946, 1951, 1956, 1961, and 2006.$10 for Class of 2001$25 for all other classes and guests.The luncheon is the most popular Reunion Weekend event. Don’t miss it!Reunion Weekend Schedule4:00 - 5:15 President’s Reception – Complimentary for all classesJoin President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for a reception at our Brookline Campus.5:30 - 6:45 Celebration Dinner – $25Join your friends for dinner in the Ladd Room of the Brookline Campus.3:00 Boston Duck Tour – $30Take the ride of your life and see Boston by land and water. The fun willbegin as soon as you board your “duck,” an authentic renovated WorldWar II amphibious landing vehicle. The “duck” will be departing from andreturning to the Boston campus.7:00 Boston Pops Concert – $60(Transportation to and from Symphony Hall is included.)7:30 Wheelock Family Theatre Cabaret – $25Wheelock Family Theatre (WFT) invites you to an evening of cabaret,featuring WFT’s favorite performers. This is a special ReunionWeekend performance.10:00 - Midnight Dessert Reception – Complimentary for all classes6:00 Reunion Class Dinners(See the letter at the front of the booklet for specific informationfor your class.)6:00 - 8:00 Young Alumni Reception at Kings – $10All alumni from the Classes of 1996 to 2011 are invited to join us for ayoung alumni reception. This year’s reception will be held at Kings’ BackBay location. $10 per person includes heavy appetizers, cash bar,and a Wheelock gift.Sunday, June 5, 20118:00 - 11:00 Farewell Brunch – $15Catch up with your friends one more time at a buffet brunch in the CampusCenter and Student Residence.23

Housing and ParkingOn-CampuS LodgingRooms are available in the Campus Center and Student Residence, our new dormitory on ourBoston Campus, and in the newly renovated Riverway House. The cost is $50 per night, per person.If you are considering on-campus lodging, please keep in mind that all rooms are located instudent residence halls and offer few amenities. We have double, triple, and quad rooms available.Each guest will be provided with a twin bed, dresser, sheets, one blanket, and pillow.There are very few rooms with private baths. Every effort is made to accommodate alumnineeding private bathrooms; however, most bathrooms are located in the hallways. If you areinterested in rooming with a specific classmate, please make sure to indicate your roommatepreference on the space provided on the registration form. Please note: Single rooms with aprivate bath are not available.OFF-CampuS LodgingSpecial room rates have been negotiated at a nearby hotel. When making reservations, pleasereference the “Wheelock College Reunion Weekend” to receive the group rate.Nominate a ClaSSMate FOr a reunion awardEach year, deserving alumni are recognized during the Annual Alumni Reunion Awards Ceremony.Please consider nominating a classmate for one of the awards listed below. All nominations mustbe received by April 15, 2011.diStinguiSHed SerVICe award:Established in 1975, this award honors a member of a reunion class celebrating a 25th or higherReunion. Criteria for this award are based on an alum’s service to the College, service to alumni,and/or service to their class.LUCy wHeeLOCk award:Established in 1988, this award honors a younger alumna/us who is celebrating a 5th to 20thReunion. Criteria for this award are based on this person’s service to the College and/or service tothe Alumni Association, including any of the following involvement: Alumni Board member, classofficer, phonathon participant, club member, alumni admissions volunteer, Alumni Board Committeemember, and participant at past Reunions.Reunion AwardsThe Inn at Longwood, a Best Western HotelThis full-service hotel is located approximately four blocks from the Wheelock College BostonCampus. The group rate is $179.00 per night. To make reservations, please call the Inn atLongwood directly at (617) 731-4700.In order to receive the group rate, reservations must be made on or before May 9, 2011.Parking inFOrmationParking on the Wheelock College campus is extremely limited. Guests who require handicappedaccessible parking are given preference to park on the Boston Campus. If you require handicappedaccessible parking, please contact us at (617) 879-2328 to reserve a space.If there is any additional parking on the Boston Campus available, alums who graduatedbetween the years of 1926 and 1961 will have access to any remaining spaces. Parking isavailable at our Brookline Campus at 43 Hawes Street throughout the weekend. All parkingis available on a first-come, first-served basis. If you would like to park closer to the BostonCampus, please refer to the list of local parking garages below. Please call individual garagesfor current parking rates.Other parking available in the area:“Making a diFFerenCE” SerVICe award:Formerly called the Alumni Anniversary Award, this award was established in 1992. It is typicallygiven to two alumni from reunion classes, usually one from a younger class (5th to 25th Reunion)and one from an older class (30th Reunion or higher), whose professional or volunteer work exemplifiesthe mission of Wheelock College, which is to improve the lives of children and families.To access a nomination form, please visit our website at:www2.wheelock.edu/wheelock/Alumni/Alumni_Association/Award_Nominations.htmlor call 617-879-2286.Nominations can be sent to:The Alumni Relations OfficeWheelock College200 The RiverwayBoston, MA 02215Fax number: 617-879-2326Email: alumnirelations@wheelock.eduMASCO Garage Standard Parking Garage Landmark Center375 Longwood Avenue 333 Longwood Avenue 401 Park Drive(617) 632-2860 (617) 542-7275 (617) 927-0398Please call the Alumni Relations Office at (617) 879-2328 with any questions.4 5

Class Notes1941Lucy Parton MillerWelcome to our 70th Reunion Year! Unbelievable!Joanne Lilly Abbott, at 90, is enjoying thewonders of her first great-grandchild. She isfortunate to have all of her family living nearby,and sees them often. She still swims, works with atrainer, and drives her car locally. Joanne was my(Lucy’s) maid of honor 68 years ago. In 2000, wecelebrated an anniversary with Joanne in Denverand took a trip up Pike’s Peak.Bobbie Munson Carpenter is still enjoying lifein California, with an occasional trip to visit family.She is blessed with seven great-grandsons andthree great-granddaughters, two of whom areliving nearby. She is glad to say that she has noaches or pains; her vision is poor and her hearingworse, but she can read large-print books andplays bridge and Scrabble.Ruth Andelman Danburg reminisced aboutsharing her birthday with Miss Lucy Wheelock. AsRuth was looking forward to her 90th on Feb. 1,2011, she remembered helping Miss Wheelockblow out the candles on her 90th birthdaycake. Ruth takes classes and enjoys the musicalprograms in her area. She also tutors at a fosterhome for teenage boys.Jean Tilton Melby still remembers LucyWheelock “visiting our classes, so very proudof this wonderful school she had started.” Jeancelebrated her 90th with a large family reunion,and they all remembered her husband, who hadloved boating in their Gulf Stream trawler duringhis retirement. He passed away at 80 years of age.Winnie Little Williams is “still enjoying thebest of both worlds – New Hampshire in the summerand Florida in the winter.” She recently hada great time sightseeing in New York City withher daughter and granddaughter, and she highlyrecommended the Rockettes’ Christmas show.I (Lucy ) will reach my husband’s age of 92in mid-February (2011), and both of us feel sovery blessed to be together and able to enjoy themany activities, concerts, and lectures with friends,as well as my three volunteer jobs here in thePavilion Nursing Center at Shell Point RetirementCommunity. We still take two or three auto tripseach year to visit our daughter and family inPonte Vedra Beach. My eyesight is very poor, butwe are grateful that Laymon is still a good, carefuldriver. We fly to Ohio each summer to visit one ofour sons and his family, and then drive with themto our beautiful family-island camp in GeorgianBay, Ontario. Our three children, their spouses,and many of our grandchildren and great-grandchildrenare usually there, as well as lots of nieces,nephews, cousins, and their growing families. Ihave been traveling north most summers since Iwas 6 months old. Fond memories take over as“Time marches on.” Now, I wish the same foreach of you, dear friends. Keep enjoying all youcan and be thankful for all our memories.1946Cordelia Abendroth FlanaganLouise Vialle considers herself “well for [her]years” and still gets around and drives. She stilldoes some volunteer work. Louise wrote of agreat time she had meeting up with her niece inBoston last September.I (Cordelia) am looking forward to our 65thReunion in June. I am living comfortably in aretirement community near Albany. A daughterlives nearby. It is not like living in the “real” worldbut is right for me at the time. Best wishes to all!1951Louise ButtsWhen you filled in your calendars for 2011, I(Louise) hope you marked June 3-5 – “Attendour 60th class reunion!” You might also want tocheck with other classmates, make travel plans,and respond to notices, etc., from the AlumniOffice. For now, here are updates from all whosent news.Beverly Boardman Brekke-Bailey reportedcelebrating her 81st birthday with an adventurecruise to the Arctic Circle. It included travel towithin 500 miles of the North Pole, during whichshe learned about the environment, history, andculture of the area. She probably holds a classrecord for a distance birthday celebration.Beverly Boardman Brekke-Bailey ’51celebrated her 81st birthday with anArctic adventure cruise in Spitsbergen,Norway, last July.Like many of us, Georgie Hale Dana can’tbelieve that we (our class) are really 60-yeargrads! But calendars prove it to be so. She isat her same address, is still playing golf, andcontinues to follow the news of her four “kids”and six “grands.”On a Christmas note from Joan HigginsFoley, she reported planning to come toBoston last May to attend a Boston Pops concertwith her sister, Kay. But sadly, Kay passedaway suddenly in April. Our thoughts reachout to you, Joan.Sydney Snell Fulford is still living in NewCanaan, CT, and celebrated her 80th year withall her children and grandchildren there on acold January day! She keeps busy as registrarof the Daughters of the American Revolution,is tracing her lineage, and is helping others.She enjoys gardening and walking her Englishcocker spaniel throughout the town.Judy Handley Garvey thinks our ’51 graduationseems like yesterday! She is looking forwardto attending our Reunion. Our thoughts reachout to you, Judy, who also lost a sister this pastyear. Judy commuted bimonthly to Connecticutfrom Pennsylvania over a 10-month period tohelp care for her sister while she was strugglingwith cancer. Judy and her daughters hada huge task tending to her sister’s estate sale,which was conducted by Stella Barnes Johnson’55, who was a delight to work with. Sadly,Stella passed away shortly after the sale.Tom MacVane tells us that his wife, CharlotteSears MacVane, has been diagnosed withLyme disease and is 100 percent disabled but isat home. It took eight years and numerous tripsto medical facilities to determine the cause ofher illness. Their five children and 10 grandchildrenare all located there in Bainbridge Island,WA, and are most supportive.A recent newsy letter from Nancy WilliamsMohn reports how she is keeping very busy doingthings like joining grandchildren on hikingand canoeing trips in Georgia; visiting MammothCave, KY; and enjoying an annual familyvisit to Cape Cod.Priscilla Janeway Sherwood ’51/’89MS isalso having a hard time believing it is 60 years!She wrote that when she read our president’sexcellent letter, she was impressed by all thathas been accomplished at Wheelock. WhenPris comes to Reunion in June, she’ll be able tosee firsthand what miracles our president haswrought. But she says “no miracles for [her]now” as she lives in a Continuing Care Retirementspot in Peterborough, NH. She is busy andmodestly involved, but not like the “old days.”For the past 21 years, Patricia VoorheesSoloway and husband Nick have lived inOldsmar, FL. After Nick retired, they crisscrossedthe USA in their motor home for six years. Theyenjoy their four sons and eight “grands,” treasuretheir quiet life, move a little slower, andthank God for each day as it comes. JoanWiggin continues to live in Concord, NH. Sheis not sure she can attend the Reunion: “I’vebeen living in the country so long that traffic isoverwhelming.”And finally, a belated news item aboutLouise Huntress Daniels. Her husband, Bob,notified the Alumni Office that, sadly, Louisepassed away in May 2009.Our years at Wheelock might seem very longago, but they provided precious friendshipsand memories. As I (Louise) have said before,changes have and will continue “to happen” inour lives, but let’s stay in touch – and hopefullyas many as possible will be at our Wheelock60th Reunion and we’ll “chat up a storm"!Class Notes67

Class Notes1956Wilma Kinsman MarrAnnette Stevens WiltonThanks to all of you wonderful Reunionwomen for answering our plea for news.Many are looking forward to our 55thReunion in June.Ann Melrose Blauvelt writes of travel toFlorida to visit family and interesting touristspots and keeps busy with community activities.She’s looking forward to Reunion.Lucy Faulkner Davison ’56/’65MS writesthat her husband, David, passed away and sheis not liking living alone – but with help offriends and neighbors, she is doing OK. She isplanning to sell her farm and also is lookingforward to seeing us at Reunion.Jean Magoon Hubbard keeps busy withvolunteer work and 12 grandchildren and theiractivities. A highlight was a visit from GreteHolter-Sorensen Prytz. Jean is looking forwardto a grandchild’s wedding in Salt Lake City,and she would love to see us in June.“Glory Girl” Barbara Ice Lake visited NewYork City for a second time with a groupof woman friends, loved the activities theydid, and says, “What happens in NYC staysin NYC.” She was delighted to see BarbaraSilverstein’s jewelry on display at the Museumof Design’s gift shop.Ruth Bailey Papazian continues to travel(Maine and Canada last year, planning onPrague and Vienna this year) plus enjoys familyvisits in the U.S. and St. Martin, to celebratelife, anniversaries, birthdays, and graduations.Betty Buckstaff Paterson also lost herhusband to pancreatic cancer and now lives ina retirement community where she stays busy.She is active in her church’s activities andloves to travel, especially to Washington, D.C.,to visit her first grandchild.Colorado is home for MaryLouise SticklesPerkins, and she is enjoying her life near sonsand grandchildren. She has been playing theorgan at church for 60 years and is active incommunity activities.Wonderful news from Grete Holter-Sorensen Prytz is that she is contemplatingattending Reunion – and she writes that she isold but enjoying life.Nancy Griggs Razee is traveling all over– Florida, the Caribbean, and Hawaii – andenjoys seeing their great-grandson.Planning to attend Reunion is BeverlyHaley Richter, who loves living in Maine, nearchildren and grandchildren. She sees LauraLawyer Phelps often.Dinny Hicks Sayre has homes in Floridaand Georgia and lives half time in each.Her daughter lives nearby in Georgia withher seven children. Dinny hopes to attendReunion, but a graduation might come first.Teckie Reese Shackelford is planning onattending Reunion. She has been very busywith serving on various boards of directors,including IKIC, Ohio State, Columbus Foundation,Bank One, Wendy’s Incorporated, H&RBlock, and Fiserv. She also received a Point ofLight Award from G.H.W. Bush in 1990.Julie Bigg Veazey’s third novel, Jadine,has been published (see her website, www.juliebiggveazey.com). “From ‘The Wheel’ inthe ’50s to Jadine in my ’70s, it has been afun and fulfilling journey,” she writes. “TheHudson Children’s Center, which I started in1982 in Hudson, MA, is still going strong,and I attribute its success all the way backto Wheelock!” Julie and husband Bill havemoved into a condo in downtown Portsmouth,NH, and winter in Florida and theDominican Republic.As for Annette and Wilma, we continue tobe busy with family and community activities.Annette’s children are involved with medical,arts, and cooking careers, and Wilma’s threedaughters are all teaching (middle daughter,Susan, is Wheelock ’83), and her son’s widowis in financial work. We both hope to see youin Boston in June.1961Ginnie Colquitt SchroderOur 50th Reunion representatives from eachhouse have been reaching out to everyone viatelephone and e-mail. I (Ginnie) have found it’sbeen great to reconnect! In case you have notyet been in touch with your house representative,here they are:Riverway—Mary Jo Severson Fenyn:(315) 331-4166; Fenyn2@aol.com& Helen Parker Tucker: Please contact theAlumni Office for Helen’s information.Pilgrim—Joan Nolet Bennert:(207) 321-1960; jbennert1@comcast.net& Helen Clark: (413) 665-2153; hfclark@verizon.net & Elizabeth Han Fung:(773) 477-1805; cegfung@aol.comLongwood—Judy Johnston Laurens: (513)871-3225; JLaurens@zoomtown.com, JayeKwok: jckwok@yahoo.com & Sara Jane GoldsteinDrescher: (561) 495-4400;sjdrescher@aol.comColchester—Norma Brawley Dugger:(301) 229-5425; norma@portfoliotravel.comKent—Ellen Tague Dwinell: (781) 893-1422;jfd3rd@bellsouth.netCommuters—Linda Shemwick Lindquist:(617) 492-5553; marketst6@aol.comAll others—Ginnie Colquitt Schroder:(912) 634-0235; vcschroder@gmail.comWe’d love to hear from you. Have you gotideas for making the Reunion extra special,news of a “missing” classmate, or time tooffer help?Carol Chase writes that she is still teachingand making a rewarding and meaningful contributionat the Infant Development Center LabSchool at the University of Arkansas’ Fayettevillecampus. Carol’s children and grandchildren livewithin a 10-mile radius, and she spends about amonth each summer visiting others in her familyin New York and Connecticut.Ellen Tague Dwinell recently had an “interesting”trip to Rome and Morocco. She advisesus all to call a former roommate and encouragethem to come to the Reunion.I spoke with Mary Jo Severson Fenyn recently,but she has written just to add her plugfor the Reunion and to note that she’s recentlyhad a pacemaker implanted. Undaunted, MaryJo is still running her local Food Closet – whichis busier than ever these days.Avery Thompson Funkhouser works withhusband John to raise money to restore theHighfield Theatre in Falmouth, MA. She also sitson the board of the merged Cape Cod Conservatoryand Cape Cod Symphony.Avery Thompson Funkhouser ’61 andhusband John in Florida in 2010Susan Schaefer Goodnough has reachedout to Martha Walters LeRoy about theReunion. Susan enjoys her summer vacationsin Wolfeboro Neck, NH, at a camp on LakeWinnipesaukee. When not in New Hampshire,she cares for husband Ed, who is ill, and spendstime writing and reading. New England remainsa favorite location for Susan.Mary Rees Nann spends her time betweenNaples, FL, and Madison, CT. With six childrenand almost 10 grandchildren, she and husbandJohn keep very busy! Yet Mary still finds timeto do a lot of substitute teaching, which sheloves. She saw Pat Brian McCarthy and husbandArthur a few years before Pat passed away.Jaye Kwok writes of another trip to Chinaand a holiday visit with friends in Santa Monicaand Palm Desert, CA.I (Ginnie) spent several days with JudyJohnston Laurens in her lovely Santa Fe homein September. We had time to catch up on eachother’s news, as well as take some day trips toClass Notes89

Class Notesthe Pueblo in Taos and to Bandelier NationalMonument and do some antique shopping.Here’s hoping for a chance to catch up with eachof you in June – to hear more about exotic trips,wonderful grandchildren, and all the other thingsthat make your life rich, happy, and rewarding.1966Margery Conley MarsLynne Wyluda Beasley and husband Chris shouldsoon be settled in their retirement home in CapeElizabeth, ME. “It should be quite an adventureto change our venue to being ocean-side,” Lynnewrites. She welcomes visitors.Diana Palmisciano Brown continues hercareer as vice president of a Rhode Island bank.Continuing to teach third grade at theBeauvoir School on the campus of the NationalCathedral in Washington, D.C., is Pam MillerCallard. She shared news of a nostalgic summertrip she and Tim took to Yosemite, where they hadhoneymooned 40 years ago.Laurie Knowles Carter sold her house in SanCarlos, CA, in a record two days, so now she andBob are officially Oregonians living in Ashland.“It is a lovely town,” she writes. “We’re excitedabout this chapter in our lives.”This year is an exciting one for Sarah Carter,who has two celebrations this coming June – her45th Reunion, of course, and also her retirementas principal. Congratulations, Dr. Sally!Judy White Chapman is vice president ofa local scholarship organization in Greenwich,CT, that provides more than $400,000 annuallyto high school seniors going on to college or atechnical school.Maddi Tufts Cormier writes: “This fall andwinter many things have been going on in myfamily. My husband and I will be moving to Houstonin March to follow our daughter and family.Lots of love and please say hello to everyone forme [at Reunion].”With deep regret due to husband Ramon’spoor health, Hope Binner Esparolini does notbelieve she will be able to come to Reunion. Weshall miss her and send them our good wishes!Active volunteer Mary Hallock Fields is nowprogram chair for her garden club. “I really havebecome a Midwesterner and love Chicago,” shewrites. She has been very involved in curling for38 years and met her significant other of fiveyears, Andy, through curling. Mary makes frequentvisits to San Diego to see her grandchildren.Lucy Olsen Fischer is incredibly happy with thesafe arrival of triplets born to daughter Janet andhusband Jeremy last Nov. 8. She is one very proudand special grandmother! In March Lucy will behaving knee replacement surgery. Patty PhillipsFraser is “enjoying this slightly slower stage oflife.” She has found a new interest in the last fewyears singing with a Threshold Choir, a nationalmovement of singers who sing at the bedsides ofdying patients. And like Lucy, Patty is also scheduledfor knee replacement surgery in March.News from “Cactus Country” arrived from SueLeeb Fuhrer (and honorary class member Jack)!Son Jon was married in March 2010, and daughterCarolyn and family were all a part of the weddingparty. They are still doing three-hand quilting. Sueis still taking piano lessons, and perhaps her greatestpassion now is horseback riding.Thordis “Toodie” Burdett Gulden sent wordfrom Florida that she and Gary are enjoying retirementby traveling and spending a lot of time withtheir three grandchildren in Maine, where they alsomaintain a summer home. Her 90-year-old motheris still very well and keeps the family hopping!It was wonderful finding Ilze RaudinaKatranis after having her on our “lost” list fornearly 45 years! She now makes her home inLutz, FL, where she is very involved in caring forabandoned and neglected animals. MarianneHawkey Langenbach doubts that she’ll be ableto come east for the Reunion but sends her bestregards to everyone. Jane Martin McMackin’s liferevolves around her six grandchildren. “I am tutoringseveral children, which keeps me busy andmy brain working,” she writes. “I am spendingthe month of March in Florida and will be takinga trip to Charleston, SC, in May.”Connie Muther is “just having fun every daywith sun, whales, elephants, koalas, gorillas – atthe park, zoo, and whale boats. Retirement isbetter than childhood! You can play all day – andyou have a car!” Phoebe O’Mara leads a veryfull-time retired life volunteering, with manyefforts geared to helping the elderly, but shealso finds time to play a little bit. I (Margery)received an e-mail from her enjoying the winterwonderland of the Adirondack Mountains.Katherine “Wink” Winkler Page is busy with hergrandchildren, church work, and missionary work.She is also trying to have published a book, a lovestory, which she recently finished. Isota Epes Potterwon’t be able to come for Reunion this yearbut sends her regards to classmates.Jennifer “Jiffy” Mott Raun, a churchreceptionist, is mostly grateful just to have timefor her family. She wrote of wonderful travels shehas had with her daughter – including to Parisfor her 60th birthday. “I took up skiing at age 56when our daughter purchased a condo on a skislope in Mont Tremblant, Canada,” Jiffy writes.Heather Robinson Reimann is happily settled inher new home in Williamsburg, VA, and enjoysbeing close to her grandsons. She loves retirement.“There is never enough time to do all thatI want,” she writes. She and Joe were headed toNaples in their RV for the month of March.Marcia Carlson Rintoul did a tremendousjob raising money for the first Joyce NothackerRobinson Memorial Pancreatic Cancer ResearchWalk, “Here’s to you, Mrs. Robinson,” to rememberher lifelong friend. Marcia tutors special edstudents. She still spends lots of time at her homein Chatham, MA, and was looking for an interestingbicycle trip to take this spring. Kandi duPontSanger is unsure about her plans for June butsends her regards to everyone.Reid Algeo Schenck left Vermont late lastSeptember to go back to Pasadena, CA, and begina private educational therapy practice. “Not workingfull time is more than quite nice, and there isa lot to be said for a second cup of coffee and themorning paper,” she writes. Karen Kuhl Schwalmand her husband were headed to Hawaii and aftertheir cruise would spend a few days with LucyOlsen Fischer. Sylvia Thorndike Sheriff has hadsome health issues this past year but is just aboutrecovered. Of more critical concern have been thehospitalization and follow-up treatment for herson Johnny, who had a brain tumor. He was wellenough to fly to Japan for his traditional Japanesewedding ceremony with his lovely Yukari lastyear. Sylvia and Mike attended. Marcia BeehlerShankle will be traveling with friends from Romaniato Prague at the time of our Reunion. Then inJuly she is going to Ecuador and the GalapagosIslands with her 10-year-old grandson.In addition to teaching art, running a drawinggroup, and doing church work, Natalie PalmerStafford is involved in the Arts Alive in the Hilltownsgroup doing publicity and participating onthe board. This past year she and husband Normhave enjoyed some great travels – to Lyon, France,and to St. John, where they honeymooned.Congratulations to Ann Linden Stewart andBob on their 45th wedding anniversary. She willprobably see everyone for only the Annual Luncheonand Class Meeting in June. “Great times!”she writes of one recent get-together with CarolNeedham Winston and Joanne Moskey Gradyand another with Diana Palmisciano Brown. SusanMagennis Underwood’s job as her district’sschool social worker was eliminated, but she wasassigned to teach first grade. “I love the childrenand have a very diverse classroom,” she writes. “Iam excited, challenged, and learning a lot everyday. Data and technology are big. Children arethe same.” Patricia “Pepper” Wild continues herwriting career and has begun research for a newproject. She is seeking an agent/publisher for hernovel Welling Up. Pepper invites us to visit herblog: www.patriciawild.net. She remains active inher community of Somerville and travels to Brooklynand Salt Lake City to see her grandchildren.Carole Hayes Williams hopes to attendReunion. She has two grandchildren – a toddlerand a teenager attending Friends Seminary. CarolNeedham Winston also wrote of seeing Annand Joanne: “We spent a fantastic day togetherwith Ann’s daughter remembering all of the funtimes we had at Wheelock and things we haveshared for over 48 years.” In February Carol wasin Arizona enjoying the sun and taking a breakfrom the rains of Seattle.And I (Margery) am busy with my family, artbusiness (Country Gingham Designs), ScrabbleClub, church work, writing, travel. I also serveon the board of directors of the Maine LeukemiaFoundation, which participates in the PatrickDempsey Challenge, a race/run to benefit theClass Notes1011

Class NotesDempsey Cancer Center for Cancer Hope andHealing at Central Maine Medical Center inLewiston/Auburn. And, of course, I am your ClassScribe, described by so many of you as “the gluethat holds our class together”! (P.S. It is a labor oflove.) I can’t wait to see you all in June!1971Gwynne DeLongAfter retiring from teaching at Denver East HighSchool in 2009, Priscilla Jeffery sold her house,“downsized a lot,” and moved to Connecticutto be near her children and grandchildren.“I am not a good retired person,” Priscillawrites, “so I am starting to get involved in localorganizations working with people affected bythe economic downturn. I will also return toGhana to begin the process of starting an NGOin Nsawam dealing with poverty and literacy.”She looks forward to hearing from classmatesand plans to be at the Reunion.For the last eight years, Pat Swiriduk Perryhas been involved in the Nantucket LightshipBasket Museum: In the summer months sheteaches children the art and craft of Nantucketlightship baskets. “We are trying to preserve thecraft which started on the lightships and nowis crafted on land,” she writes. “The museum isone of Nantucket’s little gems.” Pat considersherself fortunate to be able to spend a lot oftime on the island.“That number still does not seem possible,”Candy Steinhausen Wachterman writes of the“40” in the literature going out to the Classof 1971 this year. “The Classes of 2006, 2001,1996, and 1991 will be looking at us andthinking, Wow, those women are older than myparents!” Candy plans to be in attendance onJune 3 to 5 and encourages others to come andbe part of “a great time to catch up with oneanother and figure out where these 40 yearshave gone.” She is still involved with the childcare center she helped start five years ago aswell as the lay ministry group at her church.Sylvia Birnbaum Yasner has a marrieddaughter who teaches in Brookline, MA. Shealso can’t believe the “40” but is lookingforward to attending Reunion.Tina Leydon ’71 “all bundled up at theGrand Canyon at Christmas”Tina Leydon writes: “I’m still enjoying thelovely sunshine and mountain views herein Prescott, AZ. This year and last I’ve beenworking on a family history project, online atAncestry.com, and going through family photoalbums, news clippings, and letters. It’s beena wonderful learning experience.” She alsocontinues to take adult learning classes at thelocal community college.I (Gwynne) am still volunteering with ourlocal Working Group on Girls (modeled afterthe United Nations NGO – the InternationalWGG). We are in our second year of facilitatinga daylong conference for 150 middle schoolgirls followed by bimonthly Girls’ Circle groupsin the schools focusing on healthy relationships,dating, bullying, and leadership skills. Dave andI still travel a few times a year and enjoy timeon Martha’s Vineyard each summer. It’s beenmy pleasure to serve as class scribe, and I lookforward to this year’s Reunion.1976Angela Barresi YakovleffIt’s almost time for Reunion! Meanwhile, it’sgood to hear news from several of you.Judy Waitt Aswad still lives outside of Houstonwith husband Pete. She is the “very proudgrandmother of Alexis, 2, and her cousin, Sierra,1 month.” She is hoping to see her Longwoodfriends as well as Bonnie Page ’76/’92MS andJenifer Beach when she attends Reunion.Nancy Forer and her husband have movedto the Chapel Hill, NC, area to be nearer to theirfirst grandchild. After 25 years at the WaldorfSchool of Princeton (NJ), which she helped pio-neer the founding of, leaving was difficult. Beforemoving, she wrote, “Luckily, the Emerson WaldorfSchool won’t be far away!” She notes that, as astudent at Wheelock, Rudolf Steiner and Waldorfeducation never crossed her path. She hopesthat has changed: “[G]iven all that I learned andcherish most from my Wheelock experience, thismethod of education addresses and embodiesthe best of that best!” After the move, Nancywrote of “adjusting to life in the slow lane andappreciating Southern hospitality!”Along with many of us, Carolee Fucignais an official empty nester. She is still enjoyingthe San Francisco Bay Area and teaching at theNueva School, a school for gifted and talentedstudents, pre-K through grade 8. She has beeninvolved with teacher research on children’splay communities and has been studying theeducational practices in Reggio Emilia, Italy.Maryanne Galvin was honored to have herdocumentary What’s Going on UP There? shownat the Boston Public Library as part of the“Made in Massachusetts Film Series 2010” lastMay. Her most recent film – produced for theMassachusetts Department of Mental Health –is called Real Danger: Restraints & Our Children.See www.restrainingchildren.com.Serving for the second year as presidentof the Wheelock College Alumni Association,Bonnie Page ’76/’92MS is looking forward tostanding in front of the auditorium at Reunionand welcoming friends and fellow 1976 alums!She hopes many classmates are making plansto attend. Bonnie is in her 24th year teachingin Malden, MA. This is the 14th year of full-daykindergarten and the fourth year of extendedlearning time.Congratulations to Nora Ray Richards’76/’91MS and husband Joe Richards ’75, whoare celebrating the 20th year of their nurseryschool this year. Son Jonathan designed anawesome website, www.thesandpipernurseryschool.com.For the past three years, theyhave been the recipients of a MassachusettsUniversal Preschool grant, and they received nationalaccreditation for the third time in 2008.Patricia Grief Sammataro and husband Tonyare enjoying life in Waterford, CT. They have“two great sons, a lovely daughter-in-law, andtwo wonderful grandchildren.” She is in her19th year of teaching at Beth El Nursery Schoolin New London. She occasionally sees RuthGottesdiener Radin, who also lives in Waterford.Patricia, too, is hoping to attend Reunionin June.After 34 years of teaching, Sharla SitterlyWager still loves it! She has 12 students inher class this year at the school where she hastaught since 1976. She’s not yet ready for retirement,though, even though her own childrenare grown and living out of state.I (Angela) am still teaching at WhitinghamElementary School in Whitingham, VT. I’ve beenthere for 32 years. For the past two years Ihave been teaching grades 4 and 5 literacy andsocial studies. I have the pleasure of workingwith a former first-grade student! She teachesmath and science to the same students. Iserve on the executive board of New EnglandReading Association as secretary and on theVermont Council on Reading executive boardas vice president. It’s exciting to be involvedwith two such dynamic organizations. PerhapsI’ll see some of you at our NERA conference inSturbridge, MA, in September.I keep in regular touch with Dale ZabriskiePomerantz, a new grandmother to baby Jack,and Karen Berg Ezzi, also a new grandmother!My husband and I will visit Karen and husbandDavid in Arizona in February. I hope therewill be many of you joining our classmates atReunion. It’s sure to be a great time!1981Colleen Miller RumseyIt’s the middle of January, and as the snowfalls thickly while I (Colleen) work on our classnotes, I can’t help but remember the last biggestsnowstorm I lived through – the Blizzard of ’78:Cross-country skiing down the “T” tracks; lugginga sled to the store in Brookline to stock up onthings we needed; and our dinner at PresidentGordon’s house (Colchester had lost electricity butnot heat or the gas stoves). Sure seems a blizzardwas much more fun when we were students!Kathy Walsh Berube is the director of volun-Class Notes1213

Class Notesteer services at Maine Medical Center in Portland.Kathy started the Child Life Program there aftergraduating from Wheelock. She’s been there for20 years except for a brief stint to teach specialed. Kathy loves living in Maine.Roger Cacchiotti writes that his dissertationwas accepted and he is completing a study on21st-century digital technology and its impact oneducation, student engagement, and critical thinking.Roger currently lives in New York City.Nora Lerdau Howley is completing her secondfull year at NEA Health Information Network,where the educational philosophy is that a safeand healthy school is a basic right for all. Nora stillloves working for NEA. She invites any classmateor alum in Chicago this summer attending theNEA Representative Assembly to please stop bytheir booth in the Hall of Health. In Nora’s sparetime she is knitting, designing, and reading.Nancy Striniste writes that she; her husbandof 26 years, Jim Chung; and son Jesse, 14, livein Arlington, VA. Daughter Abbey is a senior atOberlin College. Nancy can’t believe she’s a momof a senior—she feels as if she’s barely out of collegeherself! Nancy completed a master’s degreein Landscape Design from George WashingtonUniversity. Her Wheelock background and newskills allow her to specialize in designing sustainablenatural play spaces, school gardens, andoutdoor classrooms. She also teaches teachershow and why to use the outdoors for learning andplay. Nancy’s company is called EarlySpace (www.earlyspace.com). Nancy forwarded a letter fromMarc Padberg, the husband of Caroline VerdaasdonkPadberg, who let us know that Carolinesuccumbed to melanoma on Dec. 13, 2002. Shealso left behind two children—son Teyler anddaughter Robine. Marc wanted everyone to knowthat Caroline was a wonderful wife, a very dedicatedmother, and a good friend to many people.I (Colleen) finally finished my M.S. in Educationfrom Fairfield University before my daughtergraduated from college (my timeline). Erin graduatesthis spring, while Sean finishes high school.Just like so many of our classmates, I wonder,Where did the time go? Seems so recently thatwe were graduating and preparing for careers inthe midst of a recession.1986Julie Simon“I have definitely found my passion and feel soblessed,” writes Cathleen Gamble Farrell. HerNAEYC-accredited preschool/child care programmoved to a great new location in Medfield,MA, last year. Her school-age summer campin Dover, MA, continues to grow as well, andshe loves seeing all of the children there growand evolve. Cathleen and husband Mark arekept busy by their three active children. They allmade fabulous memories on a two-week familytrip to San Diego last April.Cathleen Gamble Farrell ’86 and daughterJulia Grace on a duck boat tour they tookwith Cathleen’s camp last summerA very nostalgic Maria Petronio McAfeewrites: “So many years have passed, yet mymemories of my days spent at Wheelock are stillsome of the fondest days I have in my memorybox: Peabody Hall and the ‘smokers’ watchingThe Cosby Show and hearing the laughter all theway down the hall. Friends and bonds that havelasted years.” Maria is still living in Rhode Islandwith her husband and two daughters – acrossthe street from her mom and next door to hersister – and is a special education interventionspecialist in Providence. She has been in touchwith Nancy Frame Mealey, often runs into ShellyMarr McConnell during the summer, and hasreconnected with Wheelock alums on Facebook.She hopes to be able to attend Reunion Weekendand visit with some of you.1991Whitney Russ Jablonki is still in the Lowell,MA, public school system but is now backworking in special education after 13 yearsin general education. She also works parttime as the family educator at TempleEmanuel in Andover, making her weekends“jam-packed,” but she still has time to playwith her two children and husband. Whitneysees Krista Cardillo Morton ’92 whenKrista comes to Massachusetts for in-servicetraining and sees Dina Rinaldo Hurley ’92monthly because her (Whitney’s) son is inDina’s “fantastic child care program” beforeand after school.Amy Lindstedt Kelly has been away fromthe classroom for a while now – fortunateto be able to be home with her son anddaughter – but wonders what the future willhold beginning in 2012, when both will be inschool full time. Last summer the Kellys tooka “family road trip” to Pennsylvania to visitthe kids’ godparents and their two daughters.“I’ve enjoyed finding some old Wheelockfriends on Facebook,” Amy writes, “likeChristine Smith Imani [’92/’96MS], GoldenBryant [’93], and Alison Beyer Willis [’92],and becoming closer friends with TamarFurcht. It’s been great having these wonderfulWheelock women in my life again!”Maria Maffeo ’91/’95MS has beenteaching at the Henry C. Sanborn ElementarySchool in Andover, MA, for 14 years. She usedto teach first grade there and is now teachingsecond. This year her school will receive theBlue Ribbon Award in Washington, D.C.! Mariawrites, “[Last] summer, I got engaged onthe Fourth of July at the Boston Pops Esplanadeduring the concert one hour before thefireworks! I was very surprised and excited!I was very tempted to work my way throughthe crowds and hop on the Hatch Shell stageto share the spotlight with conductor KeithLockhart [and tell everyone] my excitingnews!” Maria and her fiance, John Baffo,are planning a summer wedding. Maria alsoshares that her oldest niece was accepted toWheelock and is very excited about startingthis fall.Julie Roscoe Orkiolla and Greg Orkiolla’89 are still living in “snowy Utah” – Julieis still teaching second grade in Tooele,and Greg got a new job teaching a full-daykindergarten in the Salt Lake School District.They are enjoying their new kitty, Sunshine,as well as Smokie, whom they’ve had forabout 14 years. “We were deeply saddenedby the death of Eliza Oliver ’92,” Julie writes.“I will unfortunately not be attending the Reunion,but I wish everyone the best!” WendyMaynard Riordan wrote in the fall of a “fun,kid-free weekend” that she, Heidi BabcockMaclay, Linda Galligan Joseph ’90, andKristie Wilmot Colwell ’90 and their husbandshad together in New York City. “We had afantastic time in the Big Apple and may makeit a time-honored tradition,” Wendy writes.“Although we have all remained close, it’shard to have the opportunity to all get awayand relax and reminisce. We did just that!”Wendy Maynard Riordan ’91, Heidi BabcockMaclay ’91, Terry Riordan, Bill Maclay,Linda Galligan Joseph ’90, Michael Colwell,and Kristie Wilmot Colwell ’90 enjoyed akid-free weekend in New York City lastfall. (Mark Joseph is taking the photo.)Class Notes1415

Class Notes1996After two stints working in child life at Children’sHospital in Boston from 1996 to 2003,Amanda Cunningham rode her motorcycle outto California from Cambridge – and she hasbeen there ever since! She briefly pursued acareer in the stunt world and then worked forseveral motorcycle safety schools. In 2005, sheand her friend/business partner opened WestsideMotorcycle Academy, and they now havetwo schools. Amanda lives in Santa Monica withher two rescue dogs.Congratulations to Shannan O’Brien, whomarried Augusto Martins last Oct. 9. They live inWestern Massachusetts, and Shannan loves herjob as the director of social services in a nursinghome. She enjoys time with her goddaughter,the daughter of Amy Jones O’Brien [’97].Rebecca Snelgrove writes of the birth of sisterLaura Snelgrove’s baby girl, Sarah ElizabethKozaryn, on Jan. 18, 2010. “Auntie Becky” staysover at their home in Hopkinton, MA, during theweek while she’s completing third-year coursesfor a doctorate in Clinical Psychology at MassachusettsSchool of Professional Psychology.2001Alison Phillips Efstathiou and husband Johnwere married in October 2007 in Fitchburg,MA, and now live in Dracut. For the past twoyears, Alison has been the youth director atGrace Lutheran Church in Nashua, NH, andshe is pursuing a master’s degree in ModerateSpecial Education (pre-K to grade 8) at FitchburgState University. She is also a member ofthe National Network of Youth Ministries andNashua Youth Network.Kate Mailhot Machuca and her husbandhad a baby girl, Grace Kathryn, on March 6,2010. Kate continues to work as a programmanager for Texas Mentor, a foster care agencyin San Antonio.Carrie Watson has been living in her housein Ansonia, CT, for a year and a half and hasenjoyed refurbishing and decorating it. In additionto being the program director and head ofthe Christian education department for UnitedCongregational Church in Bridgeport, she alsoleads the food service department there. Theprogram she is most proud of is the church’ssoup kitchen, and they also have a clothingcloset and food pantry. In addition, Carrie ispart of the Norma Pfriem Urban Outreach Initiativein Bridgeport, which provides importantservices to those in need in the community. Shewrites, “I am so proud to be a part of a groupof people who are working hard to help peoplein the inner city of Bridgeport.”2006Kerri Mohamed Boulmetis ’06/’07MS andhusband Adam welcomed their second son,Brandon Charles, into their family last Sept. 22.He joined big brother Benjiman Russell.“[T]his is a perfect spot for me,” writesMichelle Mytych. A math/science major whileat Wheelock, she is now teaching math, science,and ELA to fifth-graders in Chelsea, MA.She recently finished a master’s program andis looking to become certified in elementarymathematics. Michelle will be married this July!Caitlyn Anamateros Olsen has been working inthe Cambridge (MA) Public Schools since graduationand is now teaching fifth grade there. Sheand Ryan Olsen were married last October andbought a condo in Somerville.16

EventPrice perpersonNumberAttendingGuestnAmesTotalCostFriday, June 3, 2011Reunion 2011REGISTRATION______________________________________________________________NameClass Year______________________________________________________________street Address______________________________________________________________secondary address______________________________________________________________City State Zip Code______________________________________________________________Email Address______________________________________________________________TelephonePlease share aNY Changes to Your addressor Contact information:__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Roommate:Please indicate whom you would like to room with._______________________________________________________________Please call (617) 879-2286 if you would like your roomnext to a classmate’s.Photography Consent:I hereby give permission to Wheelock College to take photographsof me and to use said photographs in the College’s promotionalefforts, including the Wheelock website. I agree to hold WheelockCollege and the photographer harmless of any damages._______________________________________________________________print Name_______________________________________________________________signaturePlease send registrationmaterials and payment to:Office of Alumni RelationsWheelock College200 The RiverwayBoston, MA 02215P: (617) 879-2286 F: (617) 879-2326alumnirelations@wheelock.eduBe sure to hold on to your booklet as a keepsake!See you at Reunion Weekend!Welcome Back Alumni LuncheonPlanned Giving WorkshopTour of Campus Center & StudentResidence BuildingTour of Residence HallsPresident’s ReceptionCelebration DinnerBoston Pops ConcertWheelock Family Theatre PerformanceDessert ReceptionSaturday, June 4, 2011Breakfast (Free if staying on campus)Navigating Life Transitions WorkshopWheelock in the World Workshop$10 ea.FREEFREEFREEFREE$25 ea.$60 ea.$25 ea.FREE$5 ea.FREEFREEAnnual LuncheonFree for Classes 1926, 1931, $10/$251936, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1956,1961, and 2006$10 for Class of 2001$25 for all other classes$25 for all Guests of AlumniBoston Duck TourYoung Alumni Reception at KingsClass DinnersPlease see letter in the frontof the booklet for specificdetails and cost.Free for Class of 1961$45 for Classes 1926-1956, 1966$30 ea.$10 ea.VariesBy ClassClasses 1926-1966 Please indicate your choice of entree: #___Beef #___Chicken #___VegetarianSunday, June 5, 2011Farewell Brunch$15 ea.On-Campus Accommodations$50 per night, per person $50/$100(One night $50, two nights $100)Reunion Weekend Total: $Gift to the Annual Fund in support of student financial aid:(seperate check please)Payment Information:r Check payable to Wheelock College is enclosed.r Please charge my credit card: rVisa rMasterCard rAmerican ExpressCard #_____________________________________ Expiration Date: ________________________________________________Name on the Card_____________________________________Signature of Cardholder