Summer 2007 - Hood College

Summer 2007Hood Magazine 39Lauren, she ran into Sue Liddick Lazun who wasvisiting the college with her daughter Sarah. Suekeeps in touch with Lisa Koogle. Nancy alsospoke recently with Mary Robert Seidel Fish.“Bobby” lives in Tampa and works part time forhospice. Susan Young Jentoft sends hellos toeveryone from Mississippi and reports that sheworks as a mental health therapist. DebbieMiller Patrick sends greetings from Mt. Airy, Md.Debbie is teaching math at a local Christianschool and is working on her master’s degree.Kim Hall writes from New York City that she is avisiting professor of English and director ofAfrican studies at Barnard College. Her book,“Othello: Texts and Contexts,” was due out thispast fall. Our condolences to Barbara H. Plitt,whose father, K. Frederick Plitt, died March 4,2007. Beth Ann Karwacky Logan recentlyearned her master of arts in teaching (M.A.T.)with a certification for grades K-5 fromMonmouth Univ. in January 2007. Condolencesto the family of Julia K. Sands, who diedDec. 29, 2006, in York, Pa.1984Susan F. Kleinschmidt100 Jacobs Creek RoadEwing, NJ 08628(609) 771-0642susankle@comcast.netEllen-Marie Samsen Knehans1050 E. Skylark Ave.Ridgecrest, CA 93555-8145(760) 371-2353Greetings fellow Hood alums, from the rainy stateof New Jersey. Not much news for the classreport; everyone must be busy these days! Iheard from Terry Rappoldt Stickles about hervisit with Cami Meyer last year at her home inRacine, Wis. Cami is currently a trust officer withS.C. Johnson. They had a great time touring andshopping at the S.C. Johnson company store.Terry is in financial sales at M&T Bank inWestminster, Md. Terry has two children—son,Cale, a junior in high school, and daughter Bailey,14, who participates in Special Olympics andenjoys competitive swimming and roller skating.Terry also got together with Karen Curtis-Craney M.A. ’93 on a recent swim meet stopnear Terry’s house. Karen has two sons—Tyler,12, and Travis, 9. They both keep Karen busyswimming competitively and playing numeroussports, including baseball and golf. Karen is areading specialist at Spring Ridge ElementarySchool in Frederick and was recently nominatedfor Who’s Who Among American Teachers! Ourcondolences go out to Bonnie Sell Crowther onthe death of her father this past December.Bonnie lives in Dagsboro, Del. She is the motherof three boys, who also keep her busy with manysporting activities. Sons Sam and Ian are still athome participating in both soccer and hockey.Son Miles is in his second year at the Univ. ofTennessee and is enjoying it very much. Ourthoughts and prayers go out to Jenny WellesGreen’s son Nick. Nick successfully underwent aheart transplant March 3, 2007, at New YorkPresbyterian Hospital. He is home recuperatingand looking forward to all the sports he will nowbe able to play. Nick will also be a part of a PBSdocumentary on the heart that will air sometimein November. Jenny would like to remind everyoneto talk to family members about how importantit is to make the choiceto be an organ donor. Our condolences to EllenD. Mahajan, whose husband Bal died April 18,2005. Let’s hope for some more news by thenext deadline from the Class of ’84!1985Susan A. Audino324 Selwyn Drive, Apt. 2AFrederick, MD 21701(301) 228-3895hood_85@yahoo.comMarina Kelly completed a master’s degree inlibrary science at Simmons College in 1993 and isworking for Thomson Compumark. She is activewithin the community, including serving as pastpresident of the Wollaston Garden Club and amember of the Quincy Art Association. Last summer,Marina was able to spend a day at Martha’sVineyard with Carolyn Clough and MelanieCarroll Psaltakis. Sadly, Marina’s parents passedaway within six months of each other in 2006.1986Alison Drum Althouse11818 Duxbury PlaceMidlothian, VA 23114(804) 378-7541alison86@verizon.net1987Marcie Kendall Gibboney1786 E. Harrison Ave.Salt Lake City, UT 84108(801) 583-2434marcie_gibboney@yahoo.comGreetings to the Class of 1987! Can you believeit is our 20-year anniversary this year? How didthe time go by so fast? Thanks to everyone whowrote in updates—and we have good news inthat we will be reporting twice a year again inthe magazine. Mala Nanda wrote that sheheard from Joan Ruppel Hertel ’86, DougWhite M.S. ’94 and Mary Beth Klinger B.A. ’88in response to her last update! She wrote thatthings in Shanghai are going well—work for heris busy and her 5-year-old twins, Priya and Ravi,love their international school. Her husband Rayhas made quite a switch from his supply chainskills to teaching tennis and English! He is enjoyingwhat he is doing. Mala and her family tookadvantage of the Chinese New Year holiday inFebruary and went to Thailand for some fun inthe sun, and in May they are going to Guilin andthe Three Gorges Dam. She’d like to hear frommore Hoodlums so please continue to write toher at raymala@gmail.com. Tara CannavaClouse recently changed positions at the Univ. ofWashington Medical Center to administrator ofneurosurgery. She loves the new challenges in anew clinical area. She takes Fridays off to enjoytime with her 3-year-old twins, Nicholas andNatalie. Nancy Learn Storck wrote that she andher husband will be married 20 years thisOctober! They currently are the proud parents ofthree Rottweilers. Nancy is an accountant forLancaster General Services, the for-profit corporationof the Lancaster General healthcare system inLancaster, Pa. She has been there nine years.Nancy also wrote of the passing of her mom lastAugust. Our condolences to Nancy and her familyfor their loss. Our condolences to LucyNoepel, whose father Manfred died Nov. 23,2006, of brain cancer. Susan Warrenfeltzannounced her marriage to Roy “Rick” S. Rogers IVSept. 23, 2006. She says that yes, his greatgrandfatherwas the original “Roy Rogers.” ActorLeonard Sly adopted the name as his stagename. Trish Bizink Abell is currently a stay-athomemom for Peter, 4, Elizabeth, 15, and Allie,13. She is selling Discovery Toys in Frederick. Shewould love to her from classmates; her e-mail istbiz@juno.com. Thanks again to everyone whowrote in. Our next deadline is in October, soplease send in updates and your e-mail address.1988Susan Boebel Alis2637 Sir Thomas WayWilliamsburg, VA 23185aliss@wjcc.k12.va.ussusan-alis@excite.comPlease note new address!Susan Boebel Alis and her husband bought anew home in February and have recently moved.Her new contact information is printed above.Our condolences to the family of MichelleRingo, who died Jan. 14, 2005, of breast cancer.1989Gail Gingras Mitchell2578 S. Haverhill RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33415(561) 963-6640phishsm@bellsouth.netGail Gingras Mitchell reports that all is well withher and she continues to be active in the HoodMoms Loop. She knows all of you are doingwonderful things and would love to hear fromyou in the near future.1990Dawn Benita Oakley17 Algonquin DriveHuntington Station, NY 11746-2032(631) 673-6244Our condolences to the family of Theresa K.Riley, who died of cancer Jan. 29, 2007, inNashville, Tenn.1991Ellen Marie Urbanski880 N. Pollard St., #723Arlington, VA 22203(703) 528-7376emu91@yahoo.comCongratulations to Michelle Wargo Hill, whogave birth to triplets Lindsay Grace, Carson Jeffreyand Ethan Michael June 19, 2004. Condolencesto Tiffany Abel Smedley, whose mother, HeleneKight Abel ’64, died Jan. 25, 2007.