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2007 Winter Alumni ActivitiesBOSTONA group of Boston-area alumni gathered on January 29 atChristopher’s Restaurant and Bar in Cambridge with HeadmasterJohn Farber. Holly Heslop ‘66 and her husband, Charles, ownChristopher’s and two other Boston-area restaurants. Here is newsfrom those attending. Dianne Schaefer ‘60 lives in Arlington,Massachusetts and is a graphic designer, photographer and realtor.Mamie Hyatt ‘94 is a graduate student at Tufts University andwill graduate in May. She plans to begin her Ph.D. in art historythis fall. Elizabeth Baird ‘94 is teaching at Lesley Universityand researching anti-social behavior in teens. She is planning herwedding this summer in England. The class of 1997 was wellrepresented! Fitz Beckwith-Collings ‘97 is a research assistantin the Renal Division of the Harvard Institute of Medicine. PamGiller ‘97 recently took a position at MassGeneral Hospital forChildren as Development Coordinator. She is also training for theSusan G. Komen Boston Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in honor ofher father’s successful fight against breast cancer. Ariel Fox ‘97is in her first year of law school at Harvard University. JohnnyWon ‘97 is “working on web stuff, and developing web stuff!”PHILADELPHIAWhile in Philadelphia fora conference, Amy Wong,Director of Development,and Viki Henschen, Directorof Annual Fund andAlumni, had the pleasure ofvisiting with alumni at LyMichael’s restaurant. MarySeiberling Huhn ‘37rode the train from Berwyn.Mary, her brother JohnSeiberling ‘36 and sisterDotty Seiberling ‘39grew up living in the GateLodge at Stan HywetHall. More than a yearago, Mary moved from her home in Devon, Pennsylvania. Whilepacking the contents of her desk (the one she had as a child andused to do her OTS homework – Latin translations included), shediscovered her Girl Scout pin. She brought her pin to the gatheringfor us to see! Janis Wineberg Brodie ‘55, an attorney specializingin estate law for the Internal Revenue Service, spent her Christmasholiday in Buenos Aires with her daughter, Jane, and grandson,Simon. Kathleen “Koke” Kibble ‘65 and her friend and fellowLatin teacher, Charles, joined the gathering. Koke retired fromteaching after 33 years and now substitutes. During her senioryear at OTS, Koke remembered the day she was asked to substituteteach in the second grade – she began her teaching career early!One of her favorite pastimes is RVing. During the summer of2004, she and her mother toured Alaska in their RV. SimonSaddleton ‘93 and his wife, Elise, are both students. Simon is alaw student at the University of Pennsylvania. He was awarded asummer internship with a law firm in Chicago. If all goes well, heplans to practice there after graduation. Elise is a medical studentat Jefferson Medical College.14 a l u m n i @ o l d t r a i l . o r gl to r: Janis Wineberg Brodie ‘55, Kathleen“Koke” Kibble ‘65, Mary SeiberlingHuhn ‘37 and Simon Saddleton ‘95 at LyMichael’s in Philadelphia)l to r around table: Ariel Fox ‘97,Fitz Beckwith-Collings ‘97, JohnFarber, Dianne Cobbs Schaefer ‘60,Elizabeth Baird ‘95, Johnny Won ‘97and Pam Giller ‘97.Holly Heslop ‘66, left, owner ofChristopher’s Bar and Restaurant andMamie Hyatt ‘94.Western Reserve AcademyOn February 13, (an evening whenthe snow wouldn’t stop falling!),OTS alums attending WesternReserve Academy were welcomedinto the warm and beautiful homeof OTS board member, Nat Leonard.He and his wife, Liz, and daughtersEmma ‘08 and Sarah had hotchocolate, Valentine cookies andchocolates ready for their guests.Alexandra Adyin ‘04, RJAssaly ‘04, Karan Bains ‘06,Asuman Bilgin ‘04, Aminah Daniels ‘04, SaimahHaque ‘03 and Jordan Lin ‘06, trudged through theblizzard to enjoy the treats, play cards and visit with theLeonards and Headmaster John Farber. The alums had therare treat of seeing and hearing Nat’s miniature cannon!The cannon was a college graduation gift to Nat from hisparents. Everyone jumped to hear its life-size blast!A Visit with Catharine Selby Flygare ‘29While in Boston, John Farber traveledto the quaint seaside town ofRockport, Massachusetts, to visit amember of the OTS class of 1929.Catharine Selby Flygare ‘29has stayed in touch with Old Trialby sending Christmas cards andhandwritten notes. She loves to readthe Old Trail Magazine and told Johnthat she has every copy! Catharinewas the subject of an alumni profilein the Spring 2004 issue. She sharedmany fond memories of her schooldays and remembers the celebrationat her graduation – the first Old Trailgraduation.l to r: Karan Bains ‘06and Jordan Lin ‘06.Catharine Selby Flygare ‘29,one of six members of thefirst graduating class ofOld Trail School.
Alumni Annotations50sNancy Smith Carlson ‘58 retired inSeptember 2006 after a life-long career ofworking with children. Nancy has beenspending her time traveling including tripsto Sicily and a cruise.60sMembers of the class of 1960 at Cape Codlast September. Back row l to r: Beth FalorCarducci, Bobbie Krismann Brooks, ElizabethSaalfield Ives, Sue Thom Loubet and VickiWaters Rudick. Front row l to r: BethHornbein Brissing, Dianne Cobbs Schaefer andJo Traul Hiller.80sRoland Strong ‘81 lives in Seattle,Washington and is a member of theDivision of Basic Sciences at the FredHutchinson Cancer Research Center. He isalso an Affiliate Professor of Immunologyand Biochemistry at the University ofWashington and is an avid scuba diver.Erik Diaz ‘88 is a drummer andpercussionist touring with the band HotTuna. He performed at Cleveland’s Houseof Blues in January 2005.Rich Mok ‘88 lives in Farmington,Connecticut with his wife, Krissy, and son,Tai. They are expecting another babyin June. Rich is a project manager for acompany that develops school text books.He writes “I am in the beginning stage oftrying to start a non-profit organizationthat would facilitate donations of artsupplies, sports equipment, musicalinstruments and other supplies to schoolsin need.”Rich Mok ‘88 with wife, Krissy, and son Tai.90sJason Dudley ‘91 is an electrician andis part of the rebuilding efforts in the GulfCoast area.Carl “C.J.” Blickle ‘94 is clerking forJudge Deborah Cook in the Federal SixthCircuit Court of Appeals. He has recentlyaccepted a position with Kirkland and Ellisin Chicago.Brian Diaz ‘94 and his wife, Jen, areexpecting their first child in September.Ben Blickle ‘97 is a graduate student atNew York University and is interning at apublishing company.Ross Case ‘97 is a freshman at TheUniversity of Akron majoring inmechanical engineering.Anne Hammerstrom ‘97 is a 2005graduate of the United States MilitaryAcademy at West Point with a degreein physics. She is a Marshall Scholar atCambridge University studying technologypolicy and will begin flight school inAlabama this fall.Paul “P.J.” Hardy ‘97 is working asa biomedical engineer with the U.S.Food and Drug Administration’s Centerfor Devices and Radiological Health inRockville, Maryland.Steve Shamp ‘98 graduated from NotreDame in May 2006 with a degree inelectrical engineering. He lives in Chicagoand is an electrical engineer for HNTBCorporation on smart highway design/technology. He will be involved in thedesign of the O’Hare Airport expansionproject beginning this spring. His niece,Alexa Shamp, will be a new student at OldTrail next fall.Classmates Drew Amer ‘99 and JustinParkhurst ‘99 co-own FUNhat, an onlineclothing store for snowboarders.Elizabeth “Liz” Blickle ‘99 is a seniorEnglish major at Northwestern University.Spencer Case ‘99 is a junior clinicalphysiology major at Washington College.With a small group of students andalumni, Spencer is coordinating a summerfundraising bicycle ride for the AmericanLung Association that will begin in Oregonand end in Chestertown, Maryland. Theyare predicting that the cross-country ridewill take 2½ months to complete. Spencerhas plans for another adventure during hisholiday break in December 2008. He willbe aboard a Russian ice boat as it travelsto the Antarctic as part of a photographycollege-credit elective through theUniversity of Delaware.Kathryn Engelhart ‘99 is majoringin chemistry and the classics at CornellUniversity. She is Vice President of Kai TaLoipa, the undergraduate classics societyand a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta, thepremedical honors society.Adam Hicks ‘99 will graduate fromMercyhurst College this spring witha degree in applied intelligence. Hehas accepted a position with NorthropGrummman.Ryan Thompson ‘99 will graduate inMay from Boston College with a degreein marketing and finance. He has been atight end with the BC Eagles. This fall hewill begin the MBA program at BC andplay a fifth year for the football team.Ryan Thompson ‘99 with his parents, Maryand Tom Thompson last fall during seniorday at the Boston College vs. University ofMaryland football game. The BC Eagles had avictorious afternoon.00sJenna Peskin ‘01, a student at KenyonCollege, has been a strong force inorganizing a dance-a-thon with hersorority. OTS classmate and Kenyonstudent Emmet Duff ‘01 has volunteeredthe support of his campus organization,the Archons, to help with a fundraiser tobenefit two northeast Ohio cancer serviceorganizations, Stewart’s Caring Placein Akron and The Gathering Place inBeachwood.Jordan Hines ‘02, a freshman at GeorgeWashington University, plans to transferto Evergreen State College in Olympia,Washington this fall.15
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