Class Notes

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 reunionClass 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