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Emilia, daughter of Sarah Bartlett ’73, and Taran, daughter of Jan Rosenfeld ’73Sarah Witte ’73 and husband Drew CheneyC O N C O R D A C A D E M Y M A G A Z I N E S P R I N G 2 0 1 058interests—it’s an amazing job.” Plus shegets to work with Bobbi Carrey, one ofour film teachers and drama stars back inthe day. Cynthia McCallister now livesin Jupiter, FL and welcomes visitors. Herson Wilkinson is almost four. WendyPersson Monk splits her time betweenNYC and Ulster County, two hours north.Divorced five years ago, she is now“with a wonderful man with whom I amalso a business partner.” They started acompany that links the University ofQueensland School of Medicine with theOchsner Clinic in New Orleans to helpaddress the doctor shortage caused, inpart, by the absence of enough medicalschool seats in the U.S. Her kids arewell: Andrew works at a gallery in NYC;Spencer’s in NYC doing all things bicycle;and Julia is at Pratt in Brooklyn. MickeyRathbun and family ran into DavidMichaelis ’75 and family in Boca Grande,FL last March. David and Mickey’s husband,Chris Benfey, share the same literaryagent and have become good friendsover the years. Mickey’s son Tommy is asophomore at Yale; Nick is a junior inhigh school and star of his cross-countryteam. Mickey is competing in combinedtraining events with her noble steed,Homestar Runner, and working on abook about the sport. Jan Rosenfeldwrites, “Sarah Bartlett and I continue tobe in close touch. We had a little celebrationwhen our girls got into college. Wegot together with Kit and Gerry Laybourne(remember them from senioryear?) because Sarah’s daughter Emilia isgoing to Vassar, where Gerry went toschool, and my daughter Taran is at Wesleyan,where Kit went. Who knew that37 years later they would still be influencingus?” Holly Whitin works forEdwards Lifsciences in Lausanne,Switzerland, and helped launch the nextgeneration transcatheter heart valve thiswinter. “Very exciting to be able to treatelderly people in a minimally invasivefashion. The change in their quality of lifeis amazing and very gratifying.” She justsigned up for Skype and invites anyclassmates to call her. And from SarahWitte: “2009 was beautiful, and terrible.On January 4, Drew Cheney and I weremarried. On January 8, my 27-year-oldson Andy was diagnosed with GBM—same brain cancer Sen. Edward Kennedyhad. Andy has been living with me sinceOctober, and we have had some wonderfulmoments . . . but the future is notlooking good, as the tumors have continuedto grow despite surgery, radiation,and three kinds of chemotherapy. Myheart feels extremely full and extremelytender as I send love and compassion toany and all who have had such experiences.We do get through it, right? Myson Byron has settled nearby in Portland,ME, with his beloved Caitlin, working asa tuberculosis outreach nurse. He is arock, by the way. To look forward to: lifewith Drew, continued fulfillment as alandscape architect, more time with myown garden, yoga practice, running,weights, dog rescue, family, and friends.To keep in touch with our journey, pleasevisit caringbridge.org/visit/andymarshall.”Cathrine Wolf (that would be me) is inyear five as communications director atFoxcroft School in rural VA—a seachange from our previous, 25+-year lifein the NYC area. “I’m a step-grandmothertwice over—Adam Henry is 2and Holly Elizabeth was born February24. Also looking forward to an excuseto spend more time in New Englandsince my daughter Emily will be workingon her MSW at Smith beginning thissummer.”1974<strong>Class</strong> Secretary: Cecily DeeganMcMillan, cecilymcmillan@hotmail.com;class secretary neededMarj Aelion has been dean of theSchool of Public Health and Health Sciencesat the University of Massachusetts,Amherst for just over one year,facing the fight for resources in difficultfinancial times and for status as a professionalschool within a land-grant university.Despite professional challenges,things are going well and her husbandTom will be joining her from his post atthe University of South Carolina in September,a much-awaited move. SonDrew graduates in May from Tulane, anddaughter Renee loves Washington Universityin St. Louis, where she is a sophomorebiomedical engineering major.“The four of us are scattered to thewind, but take advantage to meet in niceplaces, if you call bitterly cold Vermont inDecember a nice place. I would love tosee some CA people in the Boston area.Any interest in researching the area’sbest brew pubs?” Mars Child conveyssad news. Her sister, Susan Child ’70,died in February from cancer, only fourweeks after being diagnosed. She leavesa daughter, Lily Lubin, Mars, her motherand brother Jo, and five nieces andnephews. “On a happier note, I am marriednow for six years—can’t believe it—to Jay Zimmerman, who is chairmanof the international law firm BinghamMcCutchen. I am still very active as aprofessional services marketing consultant,and while we call Boston home, Jayand I spend 90 percent of our time onthe road visiting Bingham’s officesaround the globe. After years of not travelingat all, it’s pretty exciting to travel toplaces like Japan and China on a regularbasis! I have three children (Lizzie, 27,Cotton, 25, and Sue, 21), two stepdaughters(Cara, 27, and Victoria, 25), and onevery cute beagle, Lola, who is the babyof the family.” Dan Clark is still in Frisco,CO, watching snow fall and the climatechange, taking photos, and finally learninghow to print images from a computerwith a fancy inkjet printer because hedespairs at the quality of traditional filmand paper. “I have an unused half of aticket to Bangkok, so I’m expecting totravel there again, maybe visit Bali. Ihave a fantasy about spending sometime in southern California over the summer.I’m happy to be healthy and solvent,not in mortgage hell, and shockedto be so old that I remember knowingAbba before Mamma Mia.” Cecily DeeganMcMillan continues to interview,write, and research for a Boston firmfrom home—part detective, part journalist—andhas started a business writingfamily oral histories. She is revising hertravel book on the Low Country to integrateit across several media platforms.“Got a little chilly this unusual winter inan old house heated by fireplaces, butmy friends and I have already plantedorganic crops at the island coop farm,and I remain very connected with localgrassroots politics. My son Tom ’03
works for a director in LA, is writing,and we visit in NYC and SC. Like manyof us with aging parents, I spent a gooddeal of time last year caring for mymother, who died peacefully in October.I am very happy to be in touch withNora Mitchell, Gail Rafferty ’73, and,more recently, Lucy Winton, who ispainting on Long Island. Was delightedto visit with so many of you at thereunion. I have not forgotten thoseFacebook invites from several classmates.Will do!” Eve Stockton sharesnews of her marriage late last year to acollege classmate, Frank Sharry. “Were-met at our 30th Princeton reunion theyear before. The ceremony took placeat the Biltmore in Coral Gables onDecember 29, 2009, with my two daughters,Kate and Ann Lupo, and his twodaughters, Sofia and Luci Sharry, inattendance. Frank is an immigrationactivist and heads America’s Voice in DC.I continue to print and show my largescalewoodcuts and had an April exhibitionin Ireland.”1975 35th reunion<strong>Class</strong> Secretaries: Christine d. Fairchild,cfairchild@hbs.edu; Jacqueline van derHorst Sergent, jsergent@gvdhd.orgWith our 35th reunion approaching, Ithink people are saving up their news toshare in person. Please save June 11–13and prepare to re-enter The Way-BackMachine. It will be fun! In the meantime,here are some snippets to whet yourwhistle: Lisa Cunningham writes, “Iremember looking at those reunion photosin the CA alum magazine and thinking,‘They look OLD!’ It seems like justyesterday we had two little tots runningaround the house. Now our daughter hasgraduated from Wesleyan and is on herway to a post-bac program for medicineat Goucher, and our son is a senior atBrown. My husband George Warner andI are still practicing architecture, workingmostly on residential projects throughoutNew England (and occasionally fartherflung in LA, Miami, and Puerto Rico). TheTARP brought in new federal tax creditsfor renewable energy, so now renewablesare competitively priced for residentialarchitecture. So, 30 years aftermy first venture into building a solarhouse as a student at Wesleyan, wecompleted our first project using photovoltaicsand geothermal energy—a vacationhome on Cape Cod. I’m also tryingto play more tennis, do more biking, skiing,hiking, and, my husband’s passion,kiteboarding—while I still can. I look forwardto catching up in June and hearingwhat others have been up to.” MegRichey Hauge “started the year on themall with new leadership in DC. Wespent spring break in Hoi An, Vietnam,on another volun-tourism trip, andincluded Angkor Wat in our travels(amazing structures and grinding poverty—quite a contrast). I spend the majorityof my free time working with organizationssupporting kids and learning (mymain focus is “Chess Challenge in DC,”an academic program teaching chess toinner city, at-risk kids). David, 12, is stillplaying soccer and quite a bit of competitivechess that takes us all over thecountry. John continues at the InterAmerican Development Bank, whereHaiti is taking a great deal of his time.Life is good in DC. Looking forward toJune!” Jay Clark wins the long-distanceaward—he’s moved to Shanghai to takeover the GM role in his firm’s Chinaoffice. “Somebody forgot to tell Chinathat the economy is bad; it is very busyhere. Son Henry is transitioning fromhigh school to college (gap year, he callsit), and Will graduated from Culinary Artsand is looking for work. Carlyn is still inLA helping them find their way. Delaneyis happily at Idyllwild Arts Academy. Ifanyone is planning to stop by Shanghaidrop me a line.” I, Christine Fairchild,traveled to Shanghai and hoped to connectwith Jay when Harvard Universityand HBS opened a classroom and set ofoffices there in mid-March. Jay’s right—the rate of expansion is breathtaking.What was a mere cow pasture 20 yearsago now looks like something straightout of The Jetsons. And on the statesidefront, Laura Foley has returned to NYCas chaplain intern at Beth Israel Hospital,part of the New York Zen Center for ContemplativeCare. “It’s great work, andI’m enjoying walking along the citystreets again. On New Year’s I visitedKristin Jones at her beautiful loft apartmentin the Village. It is amazing, andneither of us has aged at all! I continueto write (poetry) and hope to have a thirdbook one of these days.” Kristin Jonesis happy to have returned to the presenttenseenergy of NYC from a extendednine-year adventure to the Eternal Cityof Rome, where in 2001 she won a SeniorFulbright to begin the dream of herlife, a project she calls Eternal Tiber(tevereterno.it). Now, unintentionally single,she is focusing her energy on newpublic projects working both solo and incollaboration (see jones.ginzel.com).Mary Honea McClung is “doing fine inSan Antonio. We own a 20-acre restaurant/shoppingcomplex (lospatios.com)that keeps us busy. I also have a privatepractice in psychotherapy. Our “children”are 27, 25, and 21 and seem to bemoving steadily toward adulthood—thetwo oldest are even off the payroll! Loveto all classmates.” Life is good for DibbyHatch Moder and her family. “My oldeststarted college this fall and it surprisedme how hard it was to adjust. I still waitfor her to come downstairs in the morn-Betsy Smith ’75 and her son Philip, in Argentinaing. The two boys, Charlie, 16, andDaniel, 14, are thriving and easy to enjoy(from a mother’s point of view). Workcan be frantic but I love it. I’m the deanof faculty at a small, independent preK–8school, and I never know what will happennext.” George Perkins is “veryexcited about our 15th [sic] reunion. I amthrilled that my son, William Perkins ’13,is a freshman at CA this year and immediatelybonded with Jamie Parker’s kid,Wyatt Pearson ’13. My daughter is aseventh grader at Shady Hill in Cambridgeand is getting more grownupevery day (definitely more mature thanme already). My architecture work continuesto challenge and excite, despitegloomy economic environs. For music, Ihave gravitated back to guitar and amplaying in a future smash hit band, Litehouse,although my wife Polly is not yetconvinced. Everybody please come tothe reunion.” Rich Read has recountedsome marvelous developments over theyears and thinks “it’s only fair to passalong some disappointments. The end ofa wonderful 23-year marriage, the implosionof newspapers, including 200 colleaguesgone from our Oregonnewsroom. But life goes on with supportfrom close friends and family. My 12-year-old daughter thrives. The adventurescontinue; I’m just back fromexploring China’s hinterland. ParaphrasingLongfellow: ‘Into each life some rainmust fall,’ notably in Portland.” DedeRuggles has published a coedited volumeon cultural heritage, Intangible HeritageEmbodied (Springer, 2009). Inrecognition of her six books in print, andtwo forthcoming, the University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign named Dedeone of six University Scholars for 2009–10 (out of a faculty of 3,081). “On thehome front, my 16-year-old is anxiouslyawaiting college application replies. TheUniversity of Illinois is so close to bankruptcythat they have put the faculty onmandatory furloughs, so maybe I’ll chuckit and go back to get another degreewith my daughter.” For Jinny Sisson,time continues to slip by faster than arunaway train (as her 5-year old wouldsay). “This year we took up the hobby ofbeekeeping to carry on a family traditionof getting our own honey. In early January,I helped lead a group of geologyundergrads from UH to Costa Rica,where we enjoyed volcanoes, fumarolesmud baths, and ophiolites (rocks thatwere once part of the ocean floor). Otherwise,life seems to keep going doingfun things and the routine as well.” Elizabeth(Betsy) Smith left her job as chiefcurator and deputy director at Chicago’sMuseum of Contemporary Art in September,after more than ten years. Herlast project was an exhibition of the workof artist Jenny Holzer, which is still touringinternationally. “I spent much of thefall traveling and catching up on life ingeneral, taking advantage of what feltlike a gift of time to refresh and regroup.Currently, I am working independentlyfrom my home in Chicago as a writerand consultant to cultural and educationalorganizations on 20th- and 21stcenturyvisual art and architecture.Another major hallmark is that my son,who is now a college junior, turned 21 inJanuary. I feel ready for a 35th anniversary!”Brooksie Stevens writes that lifehas been busy with two high school seniorsplanning for next year. “All is well59C O N C O R D A C A D E M Y. O R G S P R I N G 2 0 1 0
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