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Perspective
The Magazine for University Liggett School
Spring 2010

Perspective
Head of School, Dr. Joseph P. Healey
2009-10 Alumni Board of Governors
Elizabeth Mikos Canzano, ’81 President
Richard J. Ferrara, M.D., ’79 Vice President
Stacy Miller Buhler,’82 Secretary
Anthony Alcantara, M.D.,’81
Alice Wrigley Baetz, ’64 (LIG)
Alesia Bicknell, ’66 (GPUS)
Don Blain, ’48 (DUS)
Page Heenan,’82
Latia Howard,’03
Lila LaHood,’92
Philip MacKethan,’86
Laura Cassin Miller,’98
R. Booth Platt Jr.,’96
John Polizzi,’83
Jane Weaver Reuther,’55 (GPUS)
Karen Edwards Sutherland,’81
Catherine Sphire Shell,’79
L.Pahl Zinn,’87
Student Representatives:
Maggie Zinkel (2010)
Clayton Ford (2011)
Office of Development & Alumni Relations
Assistant Head of School
Director of Development
Catherine G. Rogg
Associate Director of Development
Director of Leadership Giving
Kelli A. Smith
Assistant Director for Alumni Relations
Michael R. Zarobe
External Relations Event Manager
Virginia F. Hartigan
Annual Giving Manager
Mariana Gilbert
Database and Research Manager
Patti Timmins
The Magazine for
University Liggett School Alumni
Perspective - Spring 2010
Editor – Ron Bernas
Photography, Writing – Rebecca Thomas, Ron Bernas
Graphic Design – CHM Graphics
Spring 2010
Greetings from University Liggett School.
The issue of Perspective you’re holding in your hands represents a
number of changes we think you will like.
First of all, you will notice its look. Over the course of a couple issues,
we’ve been trying new design elements and have had such good
response we decided to take them farther. We want Perspective to be
a magazine you would look at even if you aren’t now or haven’t been
involved with University Liggett School. To that end the graphics are
brighter and the layout has been designed to make it easier to read.
In addition, the content has changed a bit. We realized that by focusing
exclusively on the stories of our alumni, we are only telling part of the
story of the school. Readers have told us they would feel more connected
to the school if they knew what is going on inside its walls today. The
school is moving in the bold direction you would expect from a school
with such a rich history of academic leadership, but you may not ever
know about it if we don’t tell you. In this issue you’ll find news about
several exciting initiatives and meet some of our current students.
Students like you once were and who one day will join the ranks of
University Liggett School alumni.
But don’t be worried, the new features are in addition to, not in place
of, all the usual ones. Class Notes and other news about our alumni will
continue to make up a major portion of Perspective. But we think these
additions, with an eye on telling great stories in a compelling way, will
be welcomed by our readers, old and new.
Let us know what you think, email me at rbernas@uls.org, and thanks
for reading.
Ron Bernas
Director of Communications
UniverSiTy LiggeTT SchooL
1045 Cook Road
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-2509
313.884.4444 • www.uls.org
University Liggett School is Michigan’s oldest, co-educational, pre-K
through grade 12, independent day school. University Liggett School
does not unlawfully discriminate against any person on the basis of
religion, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability or any
other protected class as provided by applicable law.

Around Campus
Liggett teams tear up competition
It’s Liggett’s first year in the Michigan Independent Schools
League and the teams have been tearing up the competition.
This year the boys tennis team won the regional title as did
the girls varsity basketball and girls hockey teams. The boys
basketball team won its regional title and the boys hockey team
was undefeated in the regular season before losing to Cranbrook
in the district finals.
adding up to a win
The Michigan Math Prize Competition Award Ceremony was
held on Saturday, Feb. 27 at Saginaw Valley State University.
The top 100 of the more than 9,000 test participants were on
hand to receive awards for their achievements. Liggett freshman
Joe Renzi, of Clinton Township, had a goal of finishing in the
top 50, and he did just that. He finished 14th and earned a $250
scholarship.
The MMPC is made of half multiple choice and half proofs.
For the last three years, Renzi has participated in a weekend
math program designed to challenge him in ways his previous
school’s math program couldn’t.
Joe Renzi
Upon being admitted to Liggett,
Renzi worked with math teacher
David Hartigan over the summer
to prepare for AP calculus.
Renzi said he is always challenging
himself when it comes to math.
He said he is always learning new
things and exploring new concepts
rather than just memorizing them.
“I see math as a way of talking to
God. Everything in the universe
can be expressed in numbers,”
Renzi said.
Future engineers design winning city
University Liggett School Middle School students took home
two awards in their first ever participation in the nationwide
contest called Future City Competition.
University Liggett School’s project took home awards at the
competition for Best Rookie Team, selected by the Consumers
Energy Foundation, and Best Use of Materials, selected by ASM
International. Unfortunately, Liggett’s city did not advance to
the national competition.
The purpose of the competition is to promote technological
literacy and interest in engineering by having students engineer
a city of the future. Students created a computer simulation
of their city using Simcity 4, wrote an 800-word essay about
creating an affordable and sustainable living space for victims
of a disaster, wrote a 500-word essay about their city’s features,
and constructed a 3-D model of their city of recycled materials.
Liggett students decided to use Detroit in 2160 as their city of
the future.
The premise of their “New Detroit” is that “Old Detroit” was
razed by a fire in 2150, so Detroit had to be rebuilt from the
ground up with green technology. Eight students collaborated
on the project during seventh- and eighth-grade electives. The
work began in the summer.
Liggett merchandise now avaiLabLe onLine
Can’t get to Liggett to pick up the newest sweatshirt? Are you
up in the middle of the night doing some online shopping and
wishing you could order a Liggett tie? If so, we have great news
for you. The Logo Store is now online.
The Logo Store currently features hats, ties, sweatshirts, T-shirts
and bags and mugs. New items are always being added.
The Logo Store items are still available in-house and at many
home sporting events as well. To access the Logo Store online,
click the red Logo Store button at the bottom of www.uls.org.
For more information, contact Susan Azar at 313-686-1366.
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For more frequent updates on University Liggett School, join our
Facebook page and follow us on Twitter (@uniliggett). Not only
is it a great way to keep up on goings on at Liggett, you can sign
up for some events and reconnect with other alumni.

In this issue…
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Saving the World, One Bike at a Time ............................ 4
Helping a Son Gets a Mother Involved ........................ 10
Learning to Give .............................................................. 11
It’s Not Just a Fundrasier, It’s An Adventure ............. 12
Board Volunteers Give Back for Many Reasons ......... 14
Things Are Clicking in the Classroom ......................... 16
Student Perspective ......................................................... 18
Sister Honors Alumni with Scholarship ...................... 20
Meet Our Liggett Scholars .............................................. 23
A Legacy of Giving .......................................................... 24
Class Notes ......................................................................... 27
In Memoriam .................................................................... 54
You may send any news, photos, announcements or memories
to your class secretary, or directly to Michael Zarobe, Assistant
Director for Alumni Relations, 1045 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe
Woods, 48236-2509. Do you have Internet access? You may also
send your information via the www.uls.org website or e-mail items
to Michael at mzarobe@uls.org.
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We make a
difference
Dr. Joseph P. Healey
Head of School
We know that we live in a connected world. The advances we
have experienced in communicating are astonishing. We can
connect with anyone at any time if they have a computer, a cell
phone, or even a television.
“No man is an island…” John Donne wrote. Man or woman,
we are linked to each other. So this issue of Perspective tells us
stories of alumnae/i who have created or advanced the
connectedness of us all.
When you read their stories, you might realize how often we
could connect to others but don’t, or how often we are connected
but don’t know it.
In each of them, we catch a glimpse of how, even without setting
out to do it, we can affect a life sometimes in inexplicable ways.
We feel that fundamental urge to participate in a larger life to
make a difference, to change something for the better. We really
enjoy or love to do something, yet it sometimes is hard to find a
way to do it.
But life often opens paths. Often a path we take connects us to an
opportunity to shape lives, to do something really great, to make
a difference.
A great education invites us to seek a way to change our world
and gives us tools to do it. Each of the articles here invites
reflection on how we make a difference by pursuing our passions
and seeking our “element.” That’s what world-renowned thinker
and expert on creativity Sir Ken Robinson calls the place where
what we love to do and what we can do come together.
These are great stories about making a difference, pursuing
dreams, and enlarging the lives of others who enlarge our world.
I hope you will write and tell me your stories about pursuing
your passion and making a difference. I believe your Liggett
education shaped all of you to do just that. These are stories of
people who have made a difference because they cared enough to
make a difference. That, I believe, is the best story we can tell
about our school.
Joseph P. Healey, Ph.D.
Head of School

This year Liggett
students made a
difference by joining
forces to plant trees
and urban gardens
in Detroit.
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PHOTOS By LEAH MISSBACH DAy
Saving the
One Bike at a Time
FK Day enjoys the ride.
World
By Lucy Ament

“For a poor Family in the
developing world to receive
a bike is like someone From
the west getting a car.”
When a tsunami struck Sri Lanka in December 2004,
leaving 230,000 people dead, 100,000 more missing,
and more than a million people homeless, Liggett
alumni Stan Day (’76) and FK Day (’78) decided to
help with the recovery effort. The U.S. relief agencies
they approached wanted only cash donations, but the
brothers — co-founders of Chicago-based SRAM
Corporation, the world’s second-largest bicycle
component manufacturer — knew they were uniquely
positioned to offer more strategic, innovative aid.
Despite the millions of dollars of international aid
being funneled into the country, “bikes weren’t being
used anywhere in the relief effort,” FK remembered.
The nation had been stripped of its infrastructure; its
people had been displaced from their communities
and were living far from their houses, schools, jobs
and places of commerce. With no money for public
transportation, they were forced to walk hours to
obtain basic necessities and could only sell at market
what they could carry over the long trek. The Days
realized that bikes could be revolutionary — a mode
of transportation essential to knitting communities
and commerce back together.
continued…
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One Bike at a Time continued…
FK and his wife, noted documentary photographer Leah Missbach Day,
flew to Sri Lanka to interview relief organizations and found an instant
ally in World Vision, a charitable humanitarian organization that’s helped
communities in more than 100 countries establish self-sustaining businesses.
With World Vision on board to assist with implementation, SRAM and Waterloo,
Wisconsin-based Trek Bicycle Corp. in 2005 formed World Bicycle Relief (WBR)
and launched Project Tsunami. Through the program, some 24,500 bikes were
given free to displaced school children, fishermen, vegetable growers and
government officials.
“For a poor family in the developing world to receive a bike is like someone
from the west getting a car,” FK noted, adding that WBR’s bikes have had a
profound impact on Sri Lankans’ self-sufficiency. Fishermen can haul a large
catch to market, electricians can visit four houses a day instead of one, and
children can reduce their commute to school by as much as three hours.
A midwife with 4,500 people under her care can attend to many more patients
each week, and government health care workers have so increased their
efficiency that World Bicycle Relief has been praised by Oxfam and UNICEF.
“Transportation is the root of economic development,” said FK. “If you look
at the major cities around the U.S., many of them grew up along lakes and
rivers because they provided the transportation that ignited commerce. But
we’ve forgotten this when it comes to the developing world.”

A great idea gets better
The model established by WBR in Sri Lanka proved too
good to limit to one, relatively small country; it begged
to be employed elsewhere.
“The idea was that we could show the impact of bicycles
on relief efforts and then we could all go back to jobs. But
after about six months of delivering the bikes in Sri Lanka,
someone pointed out that the same number of people killed
in the tsunami die every two weeks in Africa — silently
and relentlessly — and most of them are children,” FK
recalled. “So we decided to evolve our mission beyond
disaster relief to demonstrate the impact bikes could have
on alleviating poverty, specifically through increased access
to health care, economic development, and education.”
As FK said, Zambia is a land of heartache, with an
estimated 900,000 AIDS victims, 1.2 million orphans,
and a life expectancy reduced by poverty and disease
to roughly 39 years. Partnering again with World Vision,
WBR launched Project Zambia to provide 30,000
bicycles to community home-based care volunteers,
disease prevention educators and vulnerable households.
Project Zambia goes further than Project Tsunami by
establishing bike assembly facilities on the ground,
training for 600 bike mechanics in the field, and offering
microfinance mechanisms for buying the bikes (bikes,
loans, and work-to-own, which includes allowing students
to keep bikes if they stay in school and health workers to
keep bikes after two years on the job). This bolsters local
economies by creating jobs and an economic engine that
will continue to operate when they leave, FK said.
He tells the story of a Zambian woman — “a real
warrior” — who raises chickens and fish and cultivates
produce who has significantly increased her earnings by
eliminating the long walks between her farms and the
market. And of a man named Joe, who supports himself
with small-scale “goat arbitrage” — buying kids locally
and taking them to distant villages where goats are not
available to sell them at a premium.
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One Bike at a Time continued…
Project Zambia enabled Joe to finance a bike, which in
turn gave him the ability to travel to still more distant
villages and sell his goats. The resulting profits allowed
him to hire two assistants, buy three additional bikes,
and expand his business.
“you see this happen again and again and again,”
FK said of the entrepreneurial edge bikes give villagers.
“The World Bank refers to bikes as an ‘interim mode of
transportation,’ as if the people we serve are going to
suddenly have a car. It wants to build bigger airports or
seaports, but the poorest people on the planet need an
injection of transportation at a level they can really use.
Something simple, repairable, sustainable, that pays for
itself quickly.”
Understanding the culture
Perhaps the greatest aspect of bikes is that they give the
poor more time. In remote and rural parts of the world
where there is no electricity, every day is a race against the
sun. Tasks crucial to survival — farming, gathering, fishing,
cooking and child care — must share the day with lessurgent
pursuits such as education, and if time runs out
before the sun sets, it’s the latter that is abandoned.
“There’s this perception folks have about people in lessdeveloped
countries, that all they have is time on their
hands,” said Stan. “But it’s almost the reverse: They’re the
ones for whom time is most valuable. When you have kids
walking two hours to school, that’s time the kids could

spend doing their homework and working on the family
business. Those families over there count on kids to
contribute, and if they’re walking to school they’re not
contributing to education or family business.”
Added FK, “The poor are trying to pack in more in their
one day than we can imagine, and if they don’t do it they
start to slide backward and there’s no safety net if they slide
over the edge. Girls and women suffer the most because they
have to feed the family. Typically a family will decide it
can’t afford to let girls lose four hours of walking time going
to school and take them out.
“At SRAM, we design and manufacture some of the highest
performance bicycle components in the world that go on
some of the world’s highest performing bikes,” he continued,
“but the most powerful bike I’ve seen is a bike in the hands
of a girl student fighting for her education, or a bike in the
hands of a mother fighting to feed her family. Their fight is
against time, and a bike tips the scales of that fight.”
SRAM, incidentally, does not use its own bike parts in WBR
projects. That’s because the key to these projects’ success is
in providing culturally appropriate bikes — ones made of
heavy-gauge frames; rugged, single-speed drivetrain; heavyduty
cranks and chains; automotive-grade, punctureresistant
long-wear tires; and heavy-duty rims.
That the bikes hold up over the terrain for “years and years”
is crucial to microfinancing, FK notes, because a family may
spend a third of its annual salary on a bike and won’t make
good on a loan if the bike breaks before it’s repaid. A longlasting
bike also creates a greater return on investment.
When a family of five invests $75 on a bike that lasts ten
years, it makes a profit after each person has earned just $15.
A bike may be a little thing, FK noted, but for some, it can
make a world of difference.
More information on World Bicycle Relief
is available at www.worldbicyclerelief.org.
Stan Day ’76
It started at Liggett
Stan said the great legacy of University Liggett School
in his life has been “the high degree of integrity among
teachers and the student body.”
“Integrity has been a key part of building a business
in eight countries,” he said. “Obviously you’re not
going to have customers very long unless your company
has integrity, but what’s harder to discern is that the
company culture could break down very quickly if it’s
not one of integrity. People want to work in an environment
that has integrity, and if you’re management level
and slipping up a little bit — taking shortcuts — you can
create an organization that doesn’t respect itself and
disintegrates. When you are putting up subsidiaries in
various countries around the world there are lots of
opportunities to take shortcuts, but in my opinion those
shortcuts would absolutely come back and boomerang
on you.”
FK credits Liggett for honing his sense of discernment.
“The most important thing I took away from Liggett was
the confidence to choose between right and wrong and
the understanding that it was my responsibility to do it.
I also learned the importance of taking responsibility for
your choices and the importance of living life in action,
as opposed to passively.”
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During the summer of 2005 I read
a news article about a Roseville
organization that was preparing to
open to those in need. It was looking
for volunteers. There was a picture of
its founder, Doreen (Dee) McCardle and
her story of how she envisioned a place
that would house families, keeping
mothers and fathers together with their
children, the disabled and the elderly
in a Christian setting. It sounded like
a good choice for my younger son,
Thomas to do his community service
project for his junior year at Liggett.
When Thomas returned home from
working at the Boy Scout camp at Cole
Canoe Base, we made an appointment
to meet with the executive director
of Solid Ground Transitional House.
Although the building was still under
construction, Dee gave us a tour and
told us of her vision with hopes of
opening the facility by that Christmas.
She was thrilled to have Thomas as a
volunteer and as he was filling out his
application form, I asked for one too.
I can’t decide if it was her smile, the
sparkle in her eyes or her charming
southern drawl that pulled me in, but
I honestly think it was her telling us
about her strong faith that appealed
the most. Thomas and I reported to
Solid Ground every Saturday for a few
weeks. I answered the phone and did
office work, while Thomas did custodial
work around the building. There were
no residents for him to interact with
and he soon realized this was not
quite fulfilling the requirements for his
community service project. He left Solid
Ground, but I stayed.
Helping a son,
a mother gets involved
Dee McCardle was a huge inspiration
to me and all those around her.
Unfortunately, her declining health
forced her to take a medical retirement
and to move back home to Mississippi
before Solid Ground could open, but
not before she laid the foundation for
her dream. A new executive director,
LaWanda Jackson, was hired and with
a lot of hard work and prayers, the first
residents settled into their new home in
March 2009.
Since then I have expanded my duties
to Volunteer Coordinator and serving
on the Fund Development Committee,
Human Resource Committee and Board
of Directors and have recruited my
son, James, to serve on the Volunteer
Committee. Thomas and my husband,
Terry, contribute their time at various
events. Along with other volunteers and
paid staff, we are making a difference for
a small group of individuals and families
who were living on or were at risk of
living on the street. The number of those
who are still out there is staggering.
Growing up, one of my earliest
influences in helping others was
my father. He was an attorney and
frequently mentored young Japanese
students attending Columbia, Cornell
and New york Universities. He
would introduce them to established
businessmen and clients and often
entertain them at our home with
the family. I’d be fascinated by their
ambition, drive and perseverance to
excel in whatever their field of study
was. They would always tell me how
grateful they were to my father for his
advice and friendship while they were
far from their native country. years later
By Holly Fujishige
Parent of Alumnus Thomas Fujishige ’07
I was told that this was one of the many
gestures my father enjoyed doing on his
own time and at his own expense.
Attending church and joining
the Girl Scouts further instilled
charitable and humanitarian ideals in
me. In high school I was a candy striper
at a local hospital and, later, an unpaid
teaching assistant at a Montessori school
in upstate New york, before becoming
certified as a classroom teacher. It
would be many years later, however,
after my sons, James and Thomas were
more independent and I retired from
the workforce, that I was able to devote
most of my time to my true passion
of helping those in need. Hurricane
Katrina opened up the opportunity
for me to become a United Methodist
Volunteer in Mission and to go to the
gulf coast to help rebuild homes.
I am adopted and recently located my
birth family in California. I will get to
meet my birth father, sister and brother
for the first time soon. In the meantime,
I am discovering how much alike we
are in the way we live despite all these
years of never knowing each other.
My birth father volunteers for Meals
on Wheels. My brother and his family
serve meals to the homeless, and my
sister, who not only is very involved in
the Methodist church she belongs to, is
also a team leader for mission groups
going down to Mexico.
As another chapter in my life begins
there may be many new characters
but volunteering will continue to
take a leading role.

Learning to
Give
University Liggett School believes
giving back is an important life
lesson and provides in its curriculum
opportunities for leadership and action
that promote changes for the good of
others locally and across the world.
The best example of this is the 25 hours of community service required of all Upper School students. Each student picks
his or her organization and must work directly for the people they are helping. The hope is that students will continue their
volunteer work even after fulfilling the requirement.
Upper School students tutor with a local agency, feed homeless people at two local soup kitchens, help build homes for
Habitat for Humanity, aid and entertain residents at a senior home and much more. All this is in addition to their volunteer
work on the Student Commission, the Athletic Council and all the other time they give to make the school run better.
But the lessons in community service begin in our earliest grades with Giving Tree and Mitten Tree donations being collected
by our Lower School students, even the 3-year-olds.
This year, students participated in or are planning the following activities for the good of the community:
SEPTEMBER
The senior class spent a day working
in Detroit with Blight Busters, helping
tear down abandoned houses.
OCTOBER
The Gay-Straight Alliance sponsored
AIDS Walk participation and raised
about $200.
The Women’s Awareness Club
sponsored Breast Cancer Walk
participation, with two full buses of
Middle and Upper School students.
The Environmental Club planted trees
with the Greening of Detroit.
Casa Maria held a Halloween party
for children at the Children’s Center
of Detroit.
NOVEMBER
Upper School students wrote holiday
letters to veterans of the U.S. Armed
Forces and their families.
DECEMBER
Casa Maria held a holiday celebration
at the Children’s Center of Detroit.
Students in all grade donated gifts
and clothing to families in need. The
families were chosen by St. Francis
Family Center.
JANUARy
The earthquake in Haiti brought out
the generous nature in all students.
Lower School students raised more
than $1,200 in spare change and other
divisions held bake sales and donated
money to be able to dress down on
certain days. In total, just under $3,200
was raised.
FEBRUARy
A school-wide canned food drive
led by the student councils and Casa
Maria raised more than 3,000 pounds
of items for the needy – more than
5,000 cans of food, toiletries and other
necessities were collected.
MARCH
Clothing and essentials were collected
for homeless teens.
APRIL
A full day of activities for Earth Day
had students planting trees and urban
gardens in Detroit.
The blood drive collected 60 pints.
The school will send its annual
contingent to the American Cancer
Society’s Relay for Life fundraiser.
Students will collect books, games and
crafts for youngsters at Nueva Vistas
during the annual Dia de los Libros
(Day of the Books).
JUNE
Students, under the guidance of
teachers Lauree Emery and Shernaz
Minwalla, will travel to Costa Rica
where they plan on touring and
performing service activities.
Students, parents and alumni will
travel to Vietnam with teacher David
Backhurst, during which there will be
opportunities for service to the local
communities.
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Adventure
It’s Not just a fundraiser…
It’s an
It’s 10,000 miles in a Chevy cargo van across some of the most desolate
landscape on Earth, but hey, it’s for a good cause.
Ross Lewicki, ’02, and Todd Callahan, ’03, will spend four to six weeks this
summer participating in the 7th annual Mongol Rally, a race that begins in
London and ends in Ulan Bator. The route they use to get there is up to each
individual team, but they can use only a compass and paper maps. Along
the way are three deserts and five mountain ranges using, as Callahan says,
“roads that aren’t really roads.” The duo will travel through 18 countries,
necessitating eight visas.
This year, rally organizers made a rule that the vehicles must have, at most,
a 1.2-liter engine. The two wanted to make a statement about American
automobiles, but couldn’t find one that fit the rules. They settled on a Chevy
service van that squeaked by on a technicality. They must get the car to
London by the July 24 start of the race. Of course, they can’t drive it to the
mainland. The boats are ferried to France and the real race begins after a
party at a castle in Prague where they will meet up with other racers who
will begin their race in Barcelona or Milan.

To participate, the team — they call themselves the
Griswolds, after the ill-fated travelers in the classic
comedy “National Lampoon’s Vacation” — must raise
at least $1,500 for one of the three official charities
providing relief work in Mongolia. Then there are the
other expenses: buying the van, insurance, shipping it
to and storing it in England. They will be holding a
series of fundraisers to reach those goals.
The idea was Lewicki’s. He and Callahan traveled to
China and Tibet together a few years ago so they know
they’re compatible travel partners, but this is a whole
new part of the world and they will be roughing it. “It
took some talking to get Todd interested, but less talking
than I had thought it would take.” Callahan whet his
appetite for the area on his previous trip with Lewicki,
but he’s most interested in seeing Turkey, where his
father was stationed in the Air Force.
For more information about the Mongol Rally, visit
www.theadventurists.com. For information on the
Liggett team, visit www.griswoldsmongolrally.com.
The Griswolds recently had dinner with someone who
participated in the race last year. His report on the
people and the experience eased some of their anxieties.
“We’ll have to stay in close contact with the embassies
of the countries we’ll go through but we expect to help
other racers and have them help us,” said Lewicki. “It’s
a long race.”
“There’s no purse if you win,” said Lewicki, “The
main point is to have fun and raise some money to
help Mongolia.”
Pictured on page 12 is
Ross in Darjeeling;
above are Todd & Ross
on the Great Wall; and
to the right is Todd
and Mount Everest.
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Board Volunteers Give Back…
Volunteering on the Board of Trustees and
Alumni Board of Governors at Liggett is
another way our alumni give back to the
school and community. Some of our new,
predecessor school and regional alumni board
and trustee members explain, in their own
words, why it is important to contribute
their leadership, expertise and enthusiasm
to Liggett.
ALice WRiGLey BAeTz ’64 (LIG)
It was quite
interesting to reflect
back on the various
sorts of volunteering
I have done over the
years.
While my children
were in school, there
was being a Girl
Scout leader, clinic
mom, and bringing
in snacks to the classes. In my churches,
there was working on the antiques shows,
co-chairing the First Friday Potluck, Sunday
hostess, and mother of a chorister.
I am currently a group captain for the
Beaumont Grosse Pointe Assistance League
and serve on various committees for the
Grosse Pointe Board of Realtors.
During my childhood, I was volunteering
but didn’t even realize it. My mother was
an example of true volunteerism from being
involved with the United Foundation and as
an active mother with Liggett School.
For years, we would save our family
Christmas cards and my mother and I would
cut off the front of them and paste them in
an album. Then she and I would take a trip
to Children’s Hospital in Detroit with the
album and deliver them to the children who
were in the hospital over the holidays. I
had no idea why we did this — I found out
later the reason why. When I was about 22
months old I had meningitis. I was one of 8
or 9 infants with meningitis — but I was the
only one to survive. So this was, in a small
way, something we could do to make the
lives of those children a little better.
One of the special volunteer activities I
have chosen to participate in is the Liggett
Alumni Board of Governors. It is a way to
stay connected with the school I grew up in
and from which I received a great education
that helped prepare me well for the future.
Everyone on the board is excited and
energetic about serving their own respective
schools and for the good of the students who
attend now.
JAMeS A. (JAy) FiTzGeRALD ’56 (GPUS)
A few years ago I chanced on an
unattributed quote that made an impression
on me — “We all drink from wells
we did not dig; we cross bridges we did
not build.” I know that I have benefited
from contributions made by others; some
directed their efforts specifically towards me
(parents, teachers, coaches) while at other
times I was the unintended beneficiary of
an accumulation of materials (knowledge,
infrastructure, organizations). I have a sense
of obligation to invest in organizations from
which I have benefited — family, community
and profession.
DUS/GPUS was one of the significant
“bridges” in my life. I was introduced to
opportunities, while being challenged,
encouraged and guided by a group of
dedicated and thoughtful teachers, staff,
and administrators. They invested themselves
in developing whatever talents they
suspected I might have and helped me
hone some skills. Out of appreciation for
their effort I would like to help make this
opportunity available to others. Besides,
my mother taught me that any time I used
something I had to be sure I returned it in
better shape than when I received it.
The Board of Trustees is perhaps the least
visible component of the school organization
but its members are perhaps the most
committed to its continued success. I
suspect a great organization must always
be in transition and, like those “bridges,”
it requires maintenance, remodeling and
workers. I am flattered that I was asked.
I currently serve on the City of Grosse Pointe
Foundation and the Advisory Committee for
the Occupational & Environmental Health
Department at Wayne State University.
I have served on the Board of the Safety
Council for Southeast Michigan, Michigan
Industrial Hygiene Society, Leelanau
Center for Education, and Rensselaer
Alumni Association of Michigan.
I would prefer to think that volunteering
provides me with an opportunity to affect
the bus route (and occasionally steer) instead
of just being a passenger.
JOHn BiRGBAueR ’86
When Dr. Healey
asked me to join the
Board of Trustees, I
eagerly considered
it for three reasons.
First, my family
has been involved
with Liggett (and its
predecessor schools)
since the 1920s and
it is near and dear
to my heart. Second, my wife and I are
“consumers” of the Liggett product right
now with two children in the Lower School
and I was ready for more involvement in the
outcomes of our investment. Third, Liggett
holds a special place in our ecosystem on the
east side, and a thriving and vibrant school
benefits everyone in our area. It is in this last
reason that I chose to join the board.
Volunteering in the educational domain
has always been a high priority for me.
Before my time on the board, I served as the
president of the board of a Detroit-based
Charter school. That school faced many
meaningful challenges: broken households,
opposition from Detroit Public Schools,
funding, facilities, regulatory compliance
(No Child Left Behind Act and city and
state reporting). In surveying the parents at
the school to involve them in its mission, I
learned lessons that have changed my life
forever. For example, the No. 1 concern for
our charter school parents was to increase
the physical safety of their children through
reduced exposure to gangs, weapons, and
gunfire. This issue dominated our parents’
collective psyche by an order of magnitude
over everything else combined. As a
board president and school volunteer, the
conversations we held with those parents
were very different than the conversations
we have with each other these days on
Cook Road.
Volunteerism is the means with which we
as a society give to the greater good, but
also through which we receive our own
personal learning, emotional and intellectual
development, and spiritual enrichment.

For Many Reasons
My 35+ years in our school’s community
have taught me that Liggett is both a gift and
an obligation. It is a gift in that it presents a
transformational opportunity for every child
and family to reach for a better future. It is
an obligation in that the Liggett experience
creates the capacity in us as individuals to
give back to the world around us, which
we must do to sustain our communities,
wherever and whatever they are.
LATiA HOWARD ’03
My experience and
time at University
Liggett School
was instrumental
in my personal
and educational
development.
Liggett was where
I began to develop
my love for service
and leadership. So it
is important for me to give back to Liggett
by contributing my time and attention as a
regional representative to the Alumni Board
of Governors. I believe in Liggett’s mission,
and I am committed to building a thriving
Liggett alumni community comprised of
both the past and the present.
Volunteerism is important, because I have
been blessed to have access to excellent
educational and professional resources.
Therefore, I made a personal commitment a
few years ago to continue investing my time
and talents to assist others in realizing their
educational potential.
Liggett instilled a great sense of volunteer
pride within me by allowing me to lead the
first ever community service day initiative
as a high school junior. Liggett allowing me
to lead a day when the entire Upper School
volunteered at multiple sights throughout
metropolitan Detroit was a great experience,
and it exposed all of us to the various ways
in which we could assist our local
community.
During my time in Detroit I volunteered at
ACES Prep (educateall.org) as an SAT/ACT
prep teacher. Now in Chicago, I volunteer
with DIVAs (Divinely Inspired Victorious
Achievers) by mentoring young women
in high school, and I look to become active
with my church’s Dream Center initiative,
which assists women transitioning back into
the workforce.
My volunteer efforts make me a leader,
because a strong leader not only knows
how to lead, but also knows how to serve.
My volunteer activities have taught me
many skills that I have easily transferred
into my career and personal life. However,
most important, my volunteerism provides
me with a greater understanding of others,
which ultimately betters my quality of life.
LiLA LAHOOD ’92
I gained so much
from my 12 years as a
student at University
Liggett School and feel
inspired to give back.
I live in San Francisco
and volunteer from
afar by serving on
the Alumni Board of
Governors. I am eager
to support Liggett in its efforts to strengthen
its national and international alumni
network. I’d like to help alumni reconnect
with the school and old classmates, and with
alumni from other classes so that we might
support each other in academic and career
development.
I believe in the power of mentorship. I
encountered so many encouraging mentors
in my years as a student at Liggett, Stanford
and Columbia, and subsequently in my
career as a journalist, freelance writer and
nonprofit consultant. I’ve learned many
things from my mentors, but perhaps their
greatest influence has been in providing a
sense of calm and understanding, serving as
anchors more than oracles at times when all
I could see was chaos. It wasn’t until I was a
few years into my career — when my former
freshman college advisor began asking me
to speak with her new advisees — that I
realized how important it was for me to
participate actively in this continuum.
Today, I am the director of operations
and development for the San Francisco
Public Press (www.sfpublicpress.org) a
local, nonprofit, noncommercial news
organization, where I mentor young
journalists on a daily basis. With traditional
newspapers in decline nationwide, we’ve
adopted the public radio funding model and
are applying it to Web and print journalism.
In many ways what we’re doing is building
a hybrid: traditional journalism in a new
media landscape where Silicon Valley
startup culture meets the 501(c)3.
We’re seeking additional foundation
funding, developing revenue streams and
building a membership model — just like
public broadcasting. In the short term,
the Public Press is run almost entirely by
volunteers. yep, I’m one, too. I’m fully
employed, I just happen not to get paid for
it — yet. This is not “citizen journalism;”
we intend to pay our staff and freelancers
professional rates. My dreams are for simple
sustainability. I’m buoyed by my passion for
this cause and in knowing that our efforts
are contributing to the future of journalism
and the foundation of a new model for
public media.
LiSA D. BLAck ’77
I was asked to
consider joining the
Board of Trustees
about a year ago. I
have always had a
strong affinity for
Liggett but other than
attending reunions, I
had not reconnected
with the school in a
meaningful way. I was
flattered to be asked to join the board, but
given the fact that I live and work in New
york, I wanted to make sure that I could
make a contribution, even from afar. I have
been enriched in so many ways during my
tenure at Liggett that it seemed only natural
to accept an opportunity to give back to the
community that gave so much to me.
I learned so many things in my six
years at Liggett, both in and outside the
classroom. The academic program prepared
me to succeed in college, business school
and in my 23-year professional career in the
financial services industry. But the activities
I participated in outside the classroom also
played an important role in my physical,
social and cultural growth. Participating on
athletic teams of all stripes was my primary
passion and to this day I enjoy playing
golf and co-ed softball. In addition, my
involvement in the theater group at Liggett
played a role in my 15+ year commitment
to the Roundabout Theatre Company in
Manhattan.
My other volunteer activities involve giving
some of my time and energy to the two
other academic institutions I attended, Smith
College and the Ross School of Business at
the University of Michigan.
I discuss my involvement with the educational
institutions I attended with my family,
friends and co-workers. I am proud of my
service and contributions and I believe
that is apparent in these conversations. I
hope that, by example, others decide to get
involved in community activities. If they
do, then maybe I have served as a leader or
at least helped influence their decision to
volunteer.
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Things are clicking in the classroom
most schools teach
students about
technology, at liggett,
we put the technology
in the students’ hands
and use it to enhance
their education.
Promethean Boards keep kids
engaged with fun graphics
and easy-to-use controls.
Many classrooms, including all Lower School classrooms, are equipped
with Promethean Boards. These interactive white boards allow teachers
to enhance their classroom lesson plans with activities to keep students
engaged. Video-capability, sound, Web-browsing ability and educational
games are just a few of the ways the Promethean Boards help students
absorb the material in a multi-dimensional way.
This fall, armed with GPS devices, the seventh-grade students ventured
out across the Walled Lake Outdoor Education Center in Commerce
Township to locate hidden treasures. The activity, geocaching, was
planned to help students learn about navigation, math and explore the
environment around them.
Geocaching is a popular activity that started in 2000 when the
government made GPS satellites more accessible to the general public.
Geocachers find objects or significant places using coordinates that are
entered into a GPS. Sometimes additional puzzles are required to find
the geocache.
The theme of the seventh grade outing was Louis and Clark so
geocaching was used as one of the activities to reinforce components
of exploring nature while using skills from the classroom.

Ashley Alles, seventh-grade advisor, said the topic for
geocaching came up at the beginning of the year during
technology training workshops that were offered to faculty.
“While working with the other seventh-grade advisors to
plan the outing to Walled Lake we decided to incorporate
geocaching as an activity that would fit in with the outdoor part
of the outing and also build on the compass skills the students
learned at Pleasant Lake in sixth grade,” Alles said. “I think it’s a
wonderful activity that ties in with the students’ natural curiosity
and also allows the students to learn more about technology.”
For areas that students can’t physically explore, a Google
Earth Education Initiative allows them to take flight from the
classroom and explore locations around the world in the present
and the past.
Through an educational grant from Google, Liggett secured
30 Google Earth Pro licenses. Google Earth allows the users to
create virtual tours, explore areas down to the street, roll back
to time periods and mark specific locations. Google Earth even
allows users to explore under the ocean and in outer space.
A number of Liggett teachers have found these to be useful
resources in the classroom.
Upper School World History teacher Adam Hellebuyck started
using them to help his class understand geography in relation
to the progression of history around the world. In Hellebuyck’s
class, students worked in small groups to create virtual tours of
important sites from the river valley civilizations and focused
on two of the seven themes of world history the class was
studying through the semester. Using Google Earth, the students
superimposed maps of the ancient civilizations over the current
geography and created placemarks with descriptions of how the
societies reacted to problems they faced.
“Traditional ways of studying geography, like memorizing
locations, were not helping my students make the important
connections between geography and history,” Hellebuyck said.
“Since I believe that ‘hands-on’ learning is much more effective
when working with higher-order thinking skills, the ability to
manipulate and edit maps in Google Earth was very desirable.
In addition, the project also allowed me to introduce the students
to the basics of html programming, which will become more and
more important for students to know in a web-based world.”
Middle School French teacher Jennifer Pierin used it to have her
French students record information about where they come from
and create a virtual tour to go along with it.
Geocaching combines
outdoor skills with traditional
curriculum like math.
“The students had to type in French to work on their writing
skills and record their narration in French,” said Pierin.
The French students began using Google Earth early in the
school year and they easily picked up the program and tackled
the project with excitement.
“It really helps me with my French,” said eighth grader Jaquoia
Burns. “I speak it and then I can play it back and listen to my
accent and how I sound. Plus, I have to use French words to
create the tour.”
The Upper School environmental science class doing water
sampling at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford House is also using
Google Earth and GPS units to mark where the sample is taken
from. The students mark the point in Google Earth and will
eventually link to a Web site that contains their lab reports and
data collected. In the future, the students will add pictures and
video and create a tour of their locations using Google Earth.
Another tool, the Flip Video camera, allows students and
teachers to create movies and capture events in and out of
the classroom and use them as another interactive learning
mechanism.
“It’s Flip cam fever. The students and teachers are going
gangbusters over them,” said Stevie Vidal, technology
coordinator at the Middle School.
At the Middle School, the cameras are being used to produce
public service announcements by the communications classes
and record skits in foreign language classes. Social studies
teacher Becky Gast is using the Flip cams in her classes as well.
She has students select a battle or other historic event and report
on it as though they were really there. The students also use
features on the interactive Promethean Board to make the report
more real.
Since Liggett began purchasing the cameras in the fall, teachers
have become more interested in how to integrate them into the
classroom. During professional development workshops in
January, Vidal and Middle School Spanish teacher Autumn
DeGroot held a session on how to use the cameras.
“We put the Flip cams in the hands of the teachers and showed
them how easy they are to use,” Vidal said. “We showed them
how to shoot a movie, how to download it, how to perform
simple editing functions and how to share it.”
There is also a movement to get the students using the cameras
as well.
Skype, the videoconferencing application, is also being used to
connect students with guests from far beyond Liggett’s walls.
The third grade recently Skyped with noted children’s book
author T.A. Barron to ask him about how he writes. And Upper
School history students chatted with Matthew Spicer, ’94, from
his business in China.
But Liggett’s use of technology is not stopping here, a new
director of technology is looking at ways to integrate even more,
newer gizmos and gadgets to open new worlds of learning for
Liggett students.
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I remember it clearly. It was a sunny, warm
September day and I was the new kid at school. I
was somewhat timid, yet I had high hopes for my
new experiences at Liggett. I was coming from public
school, where there were SO MANy students. The
Liggett flag ceremony began, and along with it a path
which I have never regretted.
In my freshman year at Liggett, I wasn’t dying to be
involved in theater. A year later, Dr. Moss pulled
me aside and asked if I would help out with a small
role in the 2007 production of “Our Town.” When
the show opened, I was flooded with those feelings
of being onstage. It was nerve-wracking, gratifying
and humbling all at once. Thus my journey began
as the next generation of Liggett’s performing arts
population. I had never done theater before Liggett,
but the work of Dr. Moss and other faculty created
such an enticing program, causing me to stay with
the Players for the remainder of my Upper school
years. And now in my senior year as Executive of
Promotions for the school’s second largest studentrun
club, I have an insider’s view of what the
program really has to offer.
Student Perspective
By Ian Fitzgerald ’10
In the latter part of my junior year, Doc (a term
coined by the theater kids for Dr. Moss) floated the
idea of a trip to New york for any students interested
in the arts in the coming school year. We all loved the
proposal, and plans began to develop. Sure enough,
the school year began and Doc had the travel plans
pretty much finalized. We would be touring with
Manhattan Tour and Travel, a theater/art oriented
travel group owned by close friends of Dr. Moss.
Eight students, including me, K.C. VanElslander,
’10, Justin Mazza, ’10, Devanté Melton, ’10, Camille
Langston, ’10, Luke Eckstein, ’10, Zoe Hu, ’12 and
Janine Puleo, ’12 signed up for the three-day trip. It
included three Broadway shows, visits to MOMA
and the Lincoln Center, and a tour of two NBC
studios. We also spent time at the Tisch School of the
Arts at NyU, and connected with Christian Redding,
’09, Margaret Mary Fitzgerald, ’09 and Jay Navarro,
’00, all Liggett alumni who currently live in New
york. It was great to see the city from a performing
arts perspective, and to visit with old friends in such
an exciting hub.

As an actor, I was most excited to attend Broadway
shows. We saw “Billy Elliot,” “A Little Night Music”
with Catherine Zeta Jones and Angela Lansbury, and
“In the Heights” with Disney Channel and “High School
Musical” star Corbin Bleu. Listening to the intensity
of the orchestra pit coupled with the precision of the
choreography was enough to grab our intense focus at
every production. After each, the group would wait by
the stage door to meet and greet the actors. Even the
cold temperatures didn’t diminish our excitement!
Another important focus of this trip was the unified
auditions, where schools from across the United States
send representatives to major cities like New york for
a single weekend as a way to centralize the college
audition process. Only two students on the trip, K.C.
VanElslander and Camille Langston, participated in
this event. Schools that sent representatives included
DePaul, University of Evansville, Emerson, Fordham,
Webster University, and Boston University.
This trip was an eye-opening experience. I was able to
see a higher level of theater over just a few days, a true
testament to our “National Commitment to Excellence.”
It was a new example of a long-standing philosophy that
I have grown to love, and I admire all of the hard work
required to organize it.
I plan to give back to the Liggett arts community some
day because of these life-changing experiences. Over the
last four years the shows, trips, and festivals have made
an incredible impression on me. The work of the arts
department faculty and staff is the embodiment of all the
positive, nurturing culture that our school represents.
The Liggett arts program has been, for me, the heart and
soul of my Upper School experience.
Ian Fitzgerald ’10 and fellow students in New York City. From left are Janine Puleo ’12, K.C. VanElslander ’10,
Zoe Hu ’12, Ian, Camille Langston ’10, Devanté Melton ’10, Justin Mazza ’10 and Luke Eckstein ’10, in front.
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Kyle Alan Denham
Memorial Scholarship Fund
“when you’re a member oF the
community, you can’t just
take From it, you have to give
to the community as well,”
Kyle Alan Denham, ‘98
The Kyle Alan Denham Memorial Scholarship was
founded in June 2006 to commemorate the vibrant
life and contributions of a young man who deeply
touched the hearts of all who knew him. Kyle
Denham attended University Liggett School (Grades
1-12) graduating magna cum laude in 1998. He was
known for his leadership, academic achievements
and love of sports, as well as his commitment to the
school and his a smile, which was as bright and
warm as his kind and generous spirit.
Kyle attended Duke University where he completed
dual degrees in political science and public policy
studies. He graduated in 2002. He was an outside
linebacker on the Duke University Football team for
four years. He gave back to the Durham community
by participating in the Read with the Blue Devils
program. The program gives Duke student-athletes
an opportunity to be more visible role models with
young people in the local community, and most
important, provide inspiration and incentives for
thousands of young readers. Kyle enjoyed visiting
the schools and spending time with the students.
He was killed tragically in a car accident in 2006.
The Kyle Alan Denham Memorial Scholarship
recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding
academic achievement, strength of character and
leadership potential. We would like to thank all of
the individuals who have contributed to the
scholarship fund. your generosity and dedication to
University Liggett School is greatly appreciated.
Kyle would be so proud that other young people
will have the opportunity to learn, grow and pursue
their dreams at such a fine and reputable institution.

Kyle would have turned 30 years old on July 4, 2010. In honor of his memory, we are launching a fundraising effort
and would welcome anyone who wishes to contribute to the Kyle Alan Denham Memorial Scholarship fund.
Please visit www.uls.org for more information and to make a donation.
Reflections from some of the individuals who knew kyle best:
“I was privileged to work with Kyle for seven years at
University Liggett School as a teacher and coach. Kyle
was a hard-working young man who exemplified how
academics and athletics go hand-in-hand. He was a
student of the games of football and basketball. He
was a silent assassin on the athletic fields and courts.
He observed the weaknesses of the opponent and what
they liked to do and then took advantage of it. He was
a big part of our athletic success and a fine
representative of University Liggett School in both
academic and athletic endeavors.”
Bruce Pelto, former teacher and coach
“Kyle was a happy, polite, respectful child and young
man. As an athlete, Kyle was focused, dedicated and a
competitor. He was a team player who understood the
importance of being part of something bigger than
himself. During his time as a Summer Day Camp
counselor, Kyle was gentle and served as a role model
for the young campers for whom he was responsible.”
Michelle Hicks, Athletic Director, Co-Director Day Camp
“Kyle is the only student at Duke to take three classes
from me. My courses have a reputation for being very
challenging, and students usually only take one or two
of them. Kyle was deeply interested in U.S. politics and
public policy, however, so he signed up for all three. I
was impressed by his constant ability to balance academics
and football. My favorite memory of Kyle is a
personal one. One day I was sitting at the field overlooking
the Duke baseball diamond, watching the game
with my four-year-old son. Kyle came over to say hello
and bent down to talk with my son. Kyle’s smile could
generate happiness among adults and children, and by
the end of the conversation my son was talking easily
with Kyle and smiling. Kyle had a unique gift to make
you happy that you were sharing the day with him.”
James Hamilton, Duke University,
Professor of Public Policy Studies, Political Science and
Economics — Director of Undergraduate Studies,
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
“No. 88 rising out of the air to intercept that pass in
Harper Woods, sealing the victory; that JV team with
him on the right wing and Justin Macksoud throwing
the pass…the best HS fast break since 1960-61; the
smile; where he was standing in my office the last time
he came to visit; the bookmark I carry with me all the
time, made for the funeral.”
David Boring, University Liggett School
Associate Head of School for Business
“Kyle was an outstanding example of a human being. I
had a deep admiration and respect for him. I think
what I will remember most is how he was always
smiling and how you just always felt better when he
was around. Kyle was such a positive influence on me.
No one who knew him will ever forget him.”
James Fortune, ‘99
“While teaching social studies over a period of three
decades, I sometimes encountered the situation that a
younger brother would have difficulty stepping out of
the shadow of a high-achieving, very responsible older
sister. Kyle was certainly an exception. He never
missed an assignment, always strove for an A on tests
and research projects. He was always a model citizen.
He brought his wonderful smile and quiet strength to
class each day. He worked well in small group
exercises, usually the team leader, but would allow
someone else to be the main presenter; a foreshadowing
of his strong camaraderie and leadership on the
athletic field. Moreover, his early interest in history and
politics would continue to intensify leading to his
choice of majors at Duke and his early career.”
Jeff Bond, former Middle School Social Studies teacher
“Kyle Denham represented all that was good about
University Liggett School, Detroit and our nation.
Whether you were rich or poor, male or female, black
or white, an adult or a student, he would be your
friend. He was an amazing young man, a joy to all who
knew him.”
Matthew H. Hanly, former Head of School,
University Liggett School
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“Kyle was simply the best brother a girl could ask for. He was my best friend. It fills my heart with a
tremendous amount of pride when others share their memories of him. It’s all true: his captivating
smile, his compassionate heart, his great sense of humor and his athletic and academic abilities. I was
the oldest, but he was my hero. He taught me so many things. Kyle lived his life courageously. He
had an unwavering amount of determination and dedication to the things that he valued most. He
strived for excellence in everything he set his mind and heart to do. He had a lot to offer this world,
and I only regret that more people will not have an opportunity to be touched by his giving spirit and
his remarkable character. Although I miss him more than words could ever say, and I wish we had
more time together, I’m so proud of him. Kyle lived each day of his almost 26 years to the fullest.”
he accomplished more than many accomplish
in an entire liFetime. well done little brother.
well done
Erica Denham, ‘95
Scholarships can be made in honor or memory of a friend or loved one at University Liggett School.
There are certain parameters to create an endowed scholarship that we would be happy to share with you.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Kelli Smith, Associate Director of Development and
Director of Leadership Giving, at (313) 884-4444, Ext. 413 or ksmith@uls.org.

Students who earned four-year full- and half-tuition scholarships to University Liggett School for high school are, from left, Andrew
Hyde, Francesca DiJulio, Mostafa Shanta, Maxwell Smith, Nicholas Wu, Anna Rose Canzano and Nicolas Zingas.
Introducing . . . the Newest Liggett Scholars
Seven incoming ninth-grade students were awarded full- and half-tuition scholarships for all four years
of high school at University Liggett School as part of our Liggett Scholars program. The scholarships are
available to all students and are based solely on academic merit, regardless of financial need.
The students were selected from nearly 300 from across
metropolitan Detroit who tested for the shot at the scholarships.
From that number, 29 candidates returned for a second round in
which they composed an essay and were interviewed twice by
our faculty.
The students are:
Anna Rose Canzano of the Detroit Waldorf School
Francesca DiJulio, a student at Pierce Middle School
Andrew Hyde, a student at Brownell Middle School
Mostafa Shanta, a student at University Liggett School
Maxwell Smith, a student at Norup International Academy
Nicholas Wu, a student at University Liggett School
Nicholas Zingas of Brownell Middle School
“The Liggett Scholarship program creates a unique opportunity
for talented students from the entire southeastern Michigan
region to share a century-old tradition of academic excellence and
service,” said Dr. Joseph P. Healey, Head of School, who created
the scholarship.
“Now in our third year of this scholarship program, we are able
to see the impact these 27 students have had on the school,” said
Kevin Breen, Director of Enrollment. “These students are already
leaders in the school and we are confident they will be the future
leaders in metropolitan Detroit.”
To date, the Liggett Scholars program represents a total
commitment of nearly $300,000. University Liggett School is
committed to maintaining this opportunity to the students of
metropolitan Detroit in perpetuity.
If you would like to speak to us about merit-based financial assistance at University Liggett School,
please contact Kelli Smith, Associate Director of Development, 313-884-4444, ext. 413.
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Leaving a
Legacy
The Legacy Circle at University
Liggett School represents a group
of generous alumni, parents and
friends who have made a gift in
their estate plan establishing
scholarships, providing special
programs and building endowment.
These gifts, large and small,
have shaped superior academic
experiences, nurtured outstanding
teachers and enabled talented
and motivated students to attend
our school. University Liggett
School has a foundation built on a
history and tradition of excellence
established by the faculty and
students of The Liggett School,
Detroit University School, Grosse
Pointe Country Day School and
Grosse Pointe University School.
by Katherine Duff Rines, GPUS ’67
Katherine Duff Rines, GPUS ’67, is a charter member of the University Liggett School Legacy Circle.
Below are her “Reflections on 12 Years at University Liggett School” (Nursery School through 10th
Grade) and how they inspired her to regularly support the school through the Fund for Excellence and
to make a provision in her estate plan to benefit the school.
Several months ago, when I was speaking with the University Liggett School Office of
Development regarding how to include the school in my estate planning, I said I would be
happy to write comments on why I felt the school was an excellent educational experience and
why I thought persons should support the annual fund and include University Liggett School in
their estate planning. For starters, I thought that the school provided an excellent foundation for
my later life — boarding school (Miss Porter’s School in Farmington, CT), Smith and Dartmouth
Colleges, Harvard Business School and later, the GM Treasurer’s Office.
For me, the most exceptional quality of University Liggett School was that even though it was a
coed school in the 1950s when the United States strongly defined male and female roles and it
was strongly supported by the educational system, the teachers always had the same standards
for the girls as the boys. As girls, we were never talked down to in math or science classes; we
were expected to be fully competitive with the boys. When Dartmouth first announced it was
going coed, I had no hesitation in applying and competing with the men in both the classroom
and on the ski slopes. Later, at business school, the enrollment was only 15% women, but I felt
my views were as valued as the men’s and that I had the same career paths open to me.

I know that much has been written on this, but I think we
cannot value highly enough the importance of varsity sports
for girls at University Liggett School. Miss Muriel Brock
was an outstanding coach and had the highest standards
for her teams. As a player, if my performance was less than
100%, Miss Brock let me know it, and you could probably
hear her shout several fields away. Women who had played
on competitive sports teams in high school were given an
advantage later in graduate school and business since we had
learned to be team players. We were taught to improve our
individual skills, play as a team by trusting the other players,
and to play vigorously and fairly. When I would be working
with a team of financial analysts at 11 p.m. as we were putting
together a significant capital appropriation, or negotiating
with a group of fellow plaintiffs in a lawsuit, I would draw on
these team skills. I am being really outspoken when I say this,
but when I was in high school, most girls nationally were told
to be cheerleaders. At University Liggett School, we were told
to be players — no matter what our athletic ability.
I thought the school was very strong academically. The classes
were small and the teachers were involved with the success of
the students. We were asked to defend our analysis in writing,
rather than check off multiple-choice boxes. I thought all my
math teachers were exceptional. I did not take one math class
in college, and my University Liggett School math skills with
two more years of high school math, got me through graduate
business school.
It is a given that a strong public education system is one of the
most important things a government can provide. However,
there is always a place for private education. The University
Liggett School trustees, alumni, teachers, administrators and
students constantly support the offerings at the school. Music
and art have never been eliminated from the curriculum.
We can always offer the entire range of academic, athletic,
extra-curricular and cultural activities to all our students, not
just the gifted ones. University Liggett School has produced
a disproportionate number of leaders in the arts, business,
academic disciplines and community initiatives. I believe that
as former University Liggett School students, it is our privilege
to support the annual Fund for Excellence and to ensure
through estate planning that this innovative and exemplary
form of private education continues.
Any gift made in an estate plan benefitting University Liggett
School qualifies you to be a member of the Legacy Circle. Your
membership includes:
• Two complimentary tickets to the fall and winter University
Liggett School Players productions.
• Two complimentary tickets to the All-School Holiday
concert.
• An invitation to a special event each spring for Legacy
Circle members.
• A special Legacy Circle gift.
• A subscription to our monthly newsletter, Liggett Today.
• your name, if desired, listed in the Annual Report.
If you are interested in becoming a member of The Legacy Circle at
University Liggett School, please contact the Office of Development,
at (313) 884-4444, Ext. 411.
Anderson Family Fund†
Anonymous*
Elizabeth Black*
Arthur R. Blyler†
Theresa Brooks*
Florence Eddy Browning†
Doris Ann Brucker*
Flora M. Burt†
Elizabeth Winsor Cady†
Elizabeth Campau†
Ruth Clarke†
Etta Jean Craig†
Mary P. Crane†
Susan C. Crosier†
Frances Eddy Curtis†
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Dahling*
Stanley R. Day†
Elinor Louise Devlin†
Mary Louise Drennen*
Robert M. Drysdale, Jr.†
Mabel Worcester Dudley†
John H. Dudley†
John S. Duncan*
Charlotte B. Failing†
Elise Morley Fink†
Alexandra E. Gale*
Florence L. Graham†
Marilyn Gushée*
William F. Hamilton*
Elizabeth P. Hart†
Alice Kales Hartwick†
Louise Fisher Hartwick†
Sally S. Hasse†
Mabel H. Hawkins†
Earl I. Heenan†
Elizabeth A. Herdegen†
Grace Whitney Hoff†
Frances Danforth Huntington†
Helen F. Isham†
Donna M. Joity*
John F. Joity*
Virginia K. Jones†
Marjorie Manson Joy†
J. H. Kay†
Katharine Margaret Kay†
John F. Kelly*
Phyllis Kettenhofen†
Katherine Knox†
James C. Kolowich*
Ernest S. Kratzet*
Lillian May Kuhn†
Thayer H. Laurie*
Greer Candler Lerchen*
LEGACy GIFTS
Evangeline Lewis†
Ethel Watson Liggett†
Robert S. Marx†
Ann L. Mason†
Uarda Ashmore McNaughton†
Robert S. Merriam†
M. V. Milligan†
Serena Murphy Moran†
Thelma Fox Murray†
Helen E. Nurnberger†
Katharine Ogden†
Estate of Mary Gene Oppermann†
Ann Park†
Russell C. Poole*
Mary A. Preston†
Loraine D. Reekie†
Bettye Bee Friedberg Reis*
Katherine Duff Rines*
Steven W. Robinson†
Edna L. Root†
Albert H. Schmidt Foundation†
Howard H. Seward Trust†
William W. Shelden*
Walter E. Simmons†
Charlotte Benedict Smith†
Stephen M. Stackpole*
Joseph G. Standart†
Marjorie P. Stapleton*
Estate of Serena Stevens†
Dorothy M. Stevenson*
Emily Wickersham Stinchfield†
Frederika R. Stolley†
Vivian Day Stroh*
Alexander C. Suczek*
Gordon O. Sutton†
Estate of Donald M. Thurber†
Margaret D. Thurber†
Margaret Campbell Usher†
Mary Warren*
Philip T. Van Zile II†
Della Upledger Ware†
Bessie D. Warner†
Kathleen Warner†
Margaret H. Watkins†
Elizabeth Russel Wheat†
Harold B. Wey†
A. June William†
Daniel J. Wood*
George H. Zinn*
*Legacy Circle Charter Members
†Legacy Gifts Received
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Expanding
our
AluMnI
BoArd
MISSIon
The mission of the Alumni Relations program at University Liggett
School is to engage, connect and build relationships with our local,
national and international alumni community. The Alumni Board of
Governors, in particular, plays an active leadership role in promoting
fellowship among alumni, helping to renew school spirit and keeping
our constituents apprised of the exciting changes at the school.
In broadening our board outreach, we have established regional
board members in Chicago and San Francisco. Starting in the fall of
2010, we will also have board representatives in Rye, Ny; Boston;
Washington D.C., and eastern Florida. This expansion allows the
board to have a true national presence with key ambassadors in each
region to facilitate social and professional networking with our local
alumni.
Our board exemplifies what volunteerism is all about. It’s a call to
action — a way for alumni to spearhead outreach programs, alumni
events, young alumni activities, student mentoring and reunions. In
turn, their enthusiasm and commitment inspires other alumni to get
involved and support alumni program initiatives and the school.
A great example of this was the alumni football reunion during
Homecoming 2009. Board member Pahl Zinn ’87 and classmate Bill
Listman ’87 planned the reunion, encouraged other football alumni
to participate and launched what will undoubtedly become an
annual tradition at Liggett. See the story on page 46.
We’re energized by the momentum and growth of the Alumni
Relations program at Liggett and the opportunities it offers for
alumni to stay part of our family. For the latest updates on the
program and information on how to get started as an alumni
volunteer, visit www.uls.org and click on the alumnae/i tab.
Best regards,
Beth Canzano ’81
President
Alumni Board of Governors
University Liggett School

Class Notes
You may send any news, photos,
announcements or memories to your class
secretary, or directly to Michael Zarobe,
Assistant Director for Alumni Relations,
1045 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods,
48236-2509. Do you have Internet access?
You may also send your information via
the www.uls.org website or e-mail items
to Michael at mzarobe@uls.org.
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The 30s
1939
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mary Louise Goodson Drennen
106 Merriweather Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3623
mldrennen@comcast.net
Ann Pelton Babcock thinks her dog,
Andy, keeps her going. Although she
does not travel much anymore, last
summer she took a trip to northern
Michigan. She lives in a retirement center
called The Cypress. Four hundred people
live there and there is a lot to do. Her
days are spent enjoying Andy, playing
bridge and reading. Ann still remembers
great times at Liggett.
Sally Baubie Baker went to visit her
daughter, Buffy, and her family in
Newton, MA, last summer. During her
visit they went to Buffy’s condo in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire.
They had a great boat trip on Lake
Winnepasockee. It is huge and has
fabulous homes on its shores. Sitter is
still playing duplicate bridge at the Ann
Arbor City Club. She is now a Senior Life
Master. She still drives and attends plays,
movies and symphonies.
Patsy Giblin Hack went to Hawaii last
fall. She came back to the mainland to
the traditional family Christmas gettogether
at her daughter Shawn’s house
in Connecticut. Before returning to
Hawaii, she took a trip to Maine with her
daughter, Babe, and visited children in
five states. She enjoys working with a
personal trainer in Hawaii and walks for
half an hour each way to her workouts.
In May, Gib will go to her cottage in
northern Michigan, taking a detour to
Greenwich, CT. She hopes a voyage on
the Queen Mary from New york to
London and back is in the near future.
elaine kaufman James wrote that her
most exciting recent adventure was
visiting good friends for an overnight
Christmas celebration. The Christmas Eve
black-tie dinner was quite spectacular
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and included a visit from Santa Claus,
the real one of course, who arrived
with a huge sack of gifts. On Christmas
morning, it was up at nine to open
under-the-tree gifts followed by an
eggs benedict breakfast. Elaine was
visited this past fall by an Italian contessa,
Alexandria DaVinci, and her mother
whom Elaine knew years ago in Rome.
This lovely young lady plans to return to
Toronto this winter to launch the line of
handbags she designs.
Josephine karmazin is still in her home
on Grosse Ile, but has given up her condo
in Florida. Happily she is fine and still
drives, preferring the local roads to the
expressways. She enjoys the activities at
her church and visits with friends. Jo
went to her nephew’s for Christmas. He
and his wife live in Clinton Township.
The 40s
1940
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. William B. Nichols
(Constance Haberkorn)
176 Kendal Drive
Kennett Square, PA 19348-2333
nichols176@verizon.net
1941
Liggett Class Secretary:
Jane Kilner Denny
125 E. Gilman Street
Madison, WI 53703-1407
Hawkhill@comcast.net
1943
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Susanne M. (Kemp) Bartlett
262 Mount Vernon
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3437
sooze262@aol.com
1944
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. John R. Lee
(Lydia J. Kerr)
1030 Arbor Ln., Apt.103
Northfield, IL 60093-3356
lydiaklee@aol.com
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Robert Rigger
(Roberta Mackey)
830 West 40th Street, Apt. 304
Baltimore, MD 21211-2125
rmrigger@aol.com
nancy Reid Forsyth’s son sent in an
email to say her activities have been
somewhat reduced since she had a slight
heart attack last year, but she is well again
now. Her daughter Fiona is busy with her
law career that she returned to a few
years ago after having children. She is a
family lawyer in London. Her children,
Issy (8) and Alex (6), are happy at school
and enjoy summer holidays in Spain and
with their paternal grandparents on the
Devon coast (southwest England). Alex
enjoys sport (soccer and cricket — very
English games!) and Issy enjoys showing
Nancy her ballet postures. Nancy’s son
Andrew is also busy with his job as a
lawyer in London. Over the last few
years, Nancy has enjoyed vacations in
Majorca, the Canary Islands and, nearer
home, Devon and Cornwall. She was sad
to read the news of Margaret Watkins
and Pat O’Hair. Margie had written to
her every Christmas since Nancy had left
the states over 60 years ago — a great
record. Nancy met Pat several times in
London, too. Nancy sends her best wishes
to all.
1945
DUS Class Secretary:
Mr. Albert M. Mackey, Jr.
276 LaSalle Place
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3107
amm276las@aol.com
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Carolyn E. (Taylor) Ewald Kratzet
284 Moross Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-2945
Winter Address:
3450 Gulfstream Road
Gulfstream, FL 33483

1946
DUS Class Secretary:
Mr. Alexander C. Suczek
P.O. Box 2411
S. Padres Isle, TX 78597-2411
alexasuczek.com
Liggett Class Secretary:
Ms. Betsy Stanton
805 Edgewood Avenue
Rochester, Ny 14618-4823
bstanton@rochester.rr.com
1947
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Brent McKee
(Shirley Jerome)
9820 Oakhurst
Holly, MI 48442-8610
The class of ’47 wishes to express their
condolences to the family and friends
of nancy chapman Fisher who died
January 24, 2010.
Martha B. Hopkins (LIG) sent word
that working draft copies of her last
book, “South Africa: An American Take
on Some Whats and Whys”, is now
available. She writes “ I am too broke to
get back to South Africa right now but
will eventually and I do have a website
about my new book on southern Africa:
marthabhopkins.wordpress.com.
She also writes: “I had a huge, jolly 80th
birthday party at the home of a friend.
Lots of balloons, champagne, wonderful
food, wonderful friends and of course
a magician.
“Making use of my years as a geologist,
I’ve testified before the Arizona
Corporations Commission against a
power line case and the irreparable
damage it would cause to the Audubon
Research Ranch and the magnificent
grasslands of southern Arizona. Also
testified at a federal hearing against a
proposed copper mine that would
destroy what has been undervalued
or ignored in commercial ventures,
rare and acknowledged beautiful
physical landscapes.
“I have been in excellent health except for
my ongoing skeletal issues resulting from
breaking a leg and vertebra years ago.
Intermittently have intensive physical
therapy but I do walk two miles almost
every day along the banks of the Rillito
River near my home in beautiful,
wonderful Tucson.
“The only 1947 classmate that I’ve been in
touch with for years in Joyce Mcconnell
who lives in Birmingham. She told me
not to pass on any of her health maladies,
so I guess the only thing to say is that we
have been in touch ...meaning that she is
still alive and as humorous as ever.”
Martha adds Miss eva Mckinley was
one of her favorite teachers and was an
especially wise and helpful adult during
a period of immense family strife for her.
“And she put up with a lot from my class
‘secretly’ mocking her renditions of
Chaucer...but I can remember many of
the lines to this day. She and etta Jean
craig are in large part responsible for
my interests in reading and writing and
poetry. (Miss Craig used to edit my letters
for spelling and send them back to me.)
“In my alumna stuff, I forgot to mention
that for 25 years I have been a volunteer
at the U of A Poetry Center, a world class
organization with perhaps the largest
collection of poetry in the U.S. if not the
world...and a free-standing $5M+ new
building that won the 2009 American
Institute of Architects award for “the
best.” They have a very active program
for little kids called Poetry Joeys, which
you can learn more about by going
searching University of Arizona Poetry
Center or going directly to poetrycenter.
arizona.edu.”
1948
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. John H. Williams
(Norah M. Moncrieff)
502 Glen Arbor Lane
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1506
jackandnorah@msn.com
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. William P. Fisher
(Constance Woodall)
1485 Kingswood Terrace
Harbor Springs, MI 49740-92222
confish@charter.net
We send our sympathy to Penny Kemp
Donald on the death of Doug Donald
(DUS ‘45) after a long battle with
Parkinson’s disease.
DUS Class Secretary:
Mr. Frank P. Wilton
123 North Grove Street
East Aurora, Ny 14052-1744
fpwilton@verizon.net
Frank Wilton writes: “We were so
pleased to receive the delightful and
informative letter from John Lumley,
which I shared with many of you. John
had a distinguished career as a professor
at Cornell, retiring in 2001. He is currently
revising a book with his co-authors.
He and his wife, Jane, had three children
who have had interesting and constructive
lives.
“A recent letter from Jack Foster and
his wife Sally (CDS ’48) indicated they
continue to winter in Burr Ridge, IL, and
summer at the Foster family home on the
north shore of Lake Erie in Ontario. Jack
has an extensive tree farm which he has
been cultivating over many years and
Sally has a myriad of activities around
the home.
“Dick Fruehauf and wife Janet (LIG ’50)
continue their active lives in Grosse
Pointe and Florida, including golf,
boating and fishing. In the summer of
2010, nineteen Fruehaufs will be on safari
in South Africa and Botswana.
“My wife Annette and I were excited
about the marriage of our daughter in
the fall of 2009. Our 2010 winter plans
included an extensive trip to Panama
and a couple of weeks in Marathon, FL.
I continue to serve on one of their village
boards, a couple of corporate boards of
directors and consulting with a group of
smaller companies.”
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1949
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Orval Opperthauser
(Ann T. Bolton)
41140 Fox Run Road #610
Novi, MI 48377-4845
oranopp2@yahoo.com
The 50s
1950
DUS Class Secretary:
Mr. William J. Cudlip II
284 McKinley Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3460
cudlipwj@hotmail.com
1951
CDS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Myron R. May
(Joan Dryden)
424 Kilmer Way
The Villages, FL 32162-5084
mayjd@sprintmail.com
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Norman C. Esler, Jr.
(Barbara Allen)
43422 W. Oaks Dr. #332
Novi, MI 48377-3300
barbara@autumnwinds.com
Barbara elser writes: “The metro Detroit
contingent of Liggett ‘51 has not planned
a date for our 2010 (59th) reunion. There
has been discussion of meeting at the
Detroit Institute of Arts for a tour and
lunch on a Saturday. However, if any
out-of-town classmate has plans to be in
the Detroit area, please let us know, and
we’ll try to schedule around your visit. Of
course, 2011 will be our 60th reunion, and
we are hoping for a good turnout. Again,
we have not set a date, so if anyone has
any ideas or specific suggestions, please
let us know.
“A surprise and much appreciated
communication arrived recently from
Diane Johnson king! We were unaware
that Diane’s husband passed away many
years ago and she has been living alone.
However, she remarried on May 4, 2009,
and is now Mrs. Wesley Gordon. She
reports that they are very happy. Best
wishes, Diane, from your Liggett ‘51
classmates.
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“A holiday card from emily Hardy
Bradbury reports that life continues to
bound along in Pennsylvania. Emily
particularly enjoys babysitting weekly
for little Emily, age 5 in December, who
lives only 1-1/2 hours away. ‘What fun,’
Emily says.”
1952
Liggett Class Secretaries:
Mrs. Kenneth McGuffin
(Madalyn E. Andrews)
100 Hickory Street
Greenville, NC 27858-1674
Mrs. Kay (Jordan) Phillips
14421 N. Ibsen Dr., Apt. A
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-2102
1953-54
We would love for someone to be a
class secretary! Call Michael Zarobe at
313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail him at
mzarobe@uls.org
1955
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Alfred R. Reuther, Jr.
(Jane Weaver)
81 Lewiston Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236
jnb7@comcast.net
Annie Hartzell Muir Graf has a CD
available titled “Notes From Across
The Sea.” Annie created the music
which is performed by the Ensemble
Galilei. The music is infused with creative
sounds: The fiddle and Celtic harp bring
the gift of mystery. The recorder and viola
da gamba bless the tunes with echoes
of an ancient world. The swing guitar
and brushes set the beat and create a
magical sound.
Vicki Vidal reports: “In December I
visited J.J. L’Heureux (LIG ’64) at her
studio in Venice, CA, an hour’s drive
from my place in north Hollywood.
Fascinating to see it because J.J. designed
the structure herself. She built it with the
help of some out-of-work actors (and
there are plenty in L.A.). Downstairs is a
large area where J.J. does her artwork and
upstairs is her living quarters. Lots of
space for everything including a grand
piano. Most of her paintings can be seen
on these walls. Although the majority of
her work is abstract, her interest in the
South Pole and its inhabitants had led her
in yet another direction as you can see
from the photo.
“I presented my play, ‘What are Friends
For,’ in a staged reading at Theatre West
in Hollywood, CA. in January 2010.”
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Gael McFarland
(Gael Webster)
212 20th Avenue
Indian Rocks Beach, FL 33785-3840
J.J. L’Heureux (LIG ’64) at her studio in Venice, CA.

1956
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Joanne (Streit) Stewart
5 Debeaufain Drive
Bluffton, SC 29909-2500
danawsa@sc.rr.com
GPUS Class Secretaries:
Lylas Good Mogk, MD
1000 yorkshire
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230-1432
lmogk@aol.com
George Jerome
40 Edgemere Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3709
ggjsr@aol.com
1957
Liggett Class Secretary:
Diane Bedford Svenonius
736 Silver Spring Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4661
dbsvenonius@msn.com
Diane Bedford Svenonius reports:
“Many classmates reported that they
were warmly ensconced in sunny climes
over the long snowy winter. Bunny
Wormer Riley lives in Florida; she and
Jim “had a perfect cruise with our happy
and healthy blended family over New
year’s … followed by a cruise with
only the two of us on the new huge Oasis
of the Seas out of Ft. Lauderdale the end
of January.”
Ann Travis wintered in Florida, including
a visit to Sandy White Lovett (who sends
greetings) in Palm Beach; they spent three
pleasant days in the Keys. She hoped to
meet up in Sarasota with Ann Mavon
Lawrence and her husband Tim, escaping
an unusually snowy Virginia Beach, VA.
Ann also joined Sally Smith Bedrosian in
celebrating the 99th birthday of Sally’s
mother Helen Smith, in Dunedin, FL,
with a crowd of friends. Sally says, “I
am also busy with my new ‘baby’ Max,
a four-month-old Maltese who has been
a great addition to the family dynamics.
Busy with my jewelry creations, I spend
many hours in my studio banging and
manipulating silver. So much fun!”
nini Lofstrom said it wasn’t wintry in
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico! “About
75 degrees here, no snow!” she wrote in
February. If anyone wants to “come on
down” to her guesthouse, drop her an
e-mail at casanini25@yahoo.com.
The pleasure of having time to do what
you enjoy was another theme. Julia
Lathrop Scandrett says “Retirement is
certainly enjoyable, especially with a
charming and articulate granddaughter
to entertain. I have done nothing of any
redeeming social value (Whee!). I have
seen several Shakespeare plays, and
enjoyed the Boston Symphony. Love
to all in the seventh decade (!) of our
lives. Good grief. Shall we set up a
mountaintop seat and a rotation to
dispense wisdom — or how about
just wisecracks?”
Harriet Meyers Dunsky also loves
retirement from her lingerie business.
Her golf has improved 100% — “still not
a scratch golfer, but working on it.” She is
involved in the Birmingham Bloomfield
Art Centers Art Tours and volunteers for
three wonderful organizations. Harriet
attended the University Liggett-sponsored
Tiger game and dinner last spring,
with her son who is a big fan. She and
Bob have started playing canasta again
and are doing a bit of traveling.
Sandy Jenkins eldridge is busy with
grandchildren Max, 10, and Scarlett, 4.
“Chas enjoys flying his plane and we
take flying vacations. I enjoy walking,
swimming, reading, gardening and
taking care of my grandchildren. I also
look after several friends who have been
ill. My sister, Lee, Liggett class of 1964,
had a reading of her new play called,
“The Magnificent Ruins of Detroit” in
Detroit last November. A work of fiction,
it is about growing up in Indian Village
and about an African American boy who
lives a few blocks away and the Detroit
Riots of 1967 and the incident at the
Algiers Motel. It is very good.”
Judie Schneider Bailey continues her
happy, now ten-year, retirement, giving
private piano lessons to 16 students and
keeping a busy life with friends, sons,
and “beautiful, talented granddaughter
Nora Clare, seven years old this April 29.
I am packing to leave for my third year in
a row to visit friends in South Beach, FL.
Wonderful times ahead, and places to
visit away from the cold Arctic blast we
have had here in Michigan. I still love
living here, near the water. Our classmate
Millie Pietra Fite, sends a warm hello to
everyone, as do I, and hope to see many
of you at our May class reunion.”
Sally Bedrosian writes: “With an
Airstream trailer as my ‘summer cabin’
I am now spending summers in Traverse
City. It gives me the best of both worlds
as I don’t have to endure the hurricane
season in Florida during the summer
months. I am still making silver jewelry
and will be opening a website in the near
future.”
1958
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Paul Decker
(Suzie Sisman)
77 Muskoka Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3009
suziesis@aol.com
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Lois E. Hutchison
(Lois Dickinson)
135 Cochise Drive
Sedona, AZ 86351-7928
hutchlovl@earthlink.net
Lois Dickinson Hutchison writes:
“We recently adopted a 5-month-old
black lab from the Humane Society.
We had forgotten what having a puppy
in the house was like — exhausting and
exhilarating at the same time. We had
postponed getting another dog until after
our trip to Florida in January. It was my
first visit to the Sunshine State! We spent
three days in Sanibel and five days in Key
West, which is a hoot. We hooked up with
friends from Alaska who visit there in the
winter each year, and a bunch of their
friends were there so it was lots of fun.
Florida lobster is pretty good too.
“At home in Sedona, we are still working
at our therapeutic massage and healing
clinic, www.glow-now.com. Because of
work, we have to attend continuing
education classes, which I really enjoy.
Also I still play tennis twice a week and
hike regularly, including daily morning
dog walks. I also belong to a book club
and am enjoying reading and reviewing
books — it’s almost like being in an
English lit class!”
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Lois wants to thank all those who called
or emailed. Here is news of her
classmates:
Allison Lewis Friedman reports:
“My daughter Amy (Ames) was married
to Mike Peinovich on Oct. 10, ‘09, in
Glenmont, Ny. That’s where Mike’s
mother and step-father’s home is, right
on the banks of the Hudson River some
miles south of Albany. It was a beautiful
setting for an outdoor wedding, the
weather cooperated, it was a great five
days of activities and the wedding itself
was just perfect with something special
that spoke to each one. They are now
in an apartment at 73rd and 2nd in
Manhattan and Ames is busy getting
everything unpacked, sorted, and put
away, and practicing her cooking. I was
back to see them in early November
when my sister, emmy, (LIG ‘62) was
inducted into the Order of St. John at
the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
NyC. Very impressive ceremony in a
setting I’d never seen but heard about
often. Then back again to NyC and
Montclair, NJ for my own Christmas
with Ames and Mike, then up to
Glenmont again for Christmas Eve and
morning with Mike’s maternal family.
“Since then, I’ve been very quiet at home,
kind of resting up after six months of
intense activity. New roof on my house,
new babies in my care, babies becoming
toddlers, and the oldest one of my
charges is now a 12-year-old middle
schooler. I also now have four piano
students, something I am loving. May get
out west next winter so will look forward
to seeing Lois and Wendy then, and
maybe Martha R.F-G. in NyC next time
I’m there. My begonia houseplant has
sent up two long stems with flowers and
seeds, so spring must not be far away.”
Wendy Martin Blair writes: “We went to
the gem show earlier this year in Tucson,
and to Palm Springs for the modernism
show at the civic center there … a show
we have been happily attending for a
number of years, and also met up with
some old friends we haven’t seen in a
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while. We will be leaving for Buenos
Aires the end of the month and will be
returning in mid March. This is a part of
the world we don’t know much about,
and we are looking forward to some new
adventures. After that, we will be home,
with no other official plans for travel until
the fall.
“All is well with my family; all is well
with the jewelry business. I have been
toying with the idea of traveling to do
a couple of jewelry shows/fairs this
summer, and toward that end, have been
checking them out, and trying to figure
out how far to take this show on the
road!”
Sandy Loynd Roney-Hays wrote
that Sam and she are still teaching at
Schoolcraft College, and she is doing
a class or so each semester online at
Macomb Community College. They are
involved in many activities at Schoolcraft.
He is active in the Philosophy Club and
is the campus e-mail king. This year,
Sandy became the faculty advisor for the
Schoolcraft Student Peace Alliance. The
crazy kids are doing an activity a week!
They’ve just had a great one called
Misconceptions Middle East. It was
run by a panel of Jewish, Muslim and
Christian students from different
countries in the Middle East. Over 80
students attended, and there were still a
number of them talking after the program
ended. It was one of the most authentic
and thoughtful dialogues she has seen
anywhere in years! Their next big
program will be a student-faculty
“Civility Showdown” with student and
faculty skits, student research on rules
and “rights” for texting, and civil
discussion ... they hope!
Sandy is also still involved with other 50+
ers (or whatever WE ought to be called at
this point). Doing two activities a month
at American House and work in various
venues with a fun-filled group called
People Making a Difference. Sam and
she spend much time — both social and
academic — in international activities of
various types. They are busy with
grandkids and grown kids, sometimes
here, sometimes in Indiana, and very
occasionally in Texas. “Cannot believe
the oldest granddaughter is nearly 17!”
Martha Sanford reports: “First: the
weather report as of 1/31/2010 —
Asheville is covered in 6-8 inches of snow,
decorated with ice and temps in the teens.
Sun shines on this winter wonderland.
I have dim memories of my winters in
Detroit, in Chicago (at the Northwestern
U)in Iowa City ( getting my M.S.W ) and
in Seattle, the city with Black Ice. Now
I’m having an out of body experience!
I live in the sunny South for Pete’s sake!
I dream about 6/20/2010, when the 70
candles on my carrot cake will generate
warmth. Second, I’m flying to Seattle in
late February. My grandson, Barrett, is
having his first birthday. I’m counting the
days. Third, my muses are being good to
me. Being house bound gives me
beaucoup hours to create. I’m having a
ball. Now I’ve come full circle — snow
to snow. Time for more cafe and inspirations.
May the force be with you.”
Linda Weingarden Roth writes: “What
haven’t we been up to over the last year?
Skydiving? Rock climbing? Deep sea
fishing? No. I’ve been busy learning the
ins and outs of blogging. Google search
www.lindawroth.com if you care to take
a look. I started it to make drawing/
painting a part of my daily life — and
it’s working. After one month of my
commitment, I’m spending more and
more time in my studio piling up
drawings and paintings. After two more
months, (when experts say drawing will
be an unshakable habit), the question will
become: What to do with them? I’ll think
about that then.
“For now, Ellis and I are well and
anticipating our upcoming fiftieth
anniversary and a trip to China in April.
Today, just a couple of weeks later, we’ve
scratched the trip, (not the anniversary).
We’ve set China on the backburner in
favor of prowling around our own
country for a friendlier locale—preferably
warmer and friendlier toward the

construction business. We’re guessing
that Michigan, an industrial state, is going
to be one of the last states to recover from
this recession. I’m hoping we’re wrong.”
Martha Robbins Friedricks-Glass reports
that yes, she is on Facebook but only goes
on if someone writes her on it and wants
to be her friend. She is all for a FB page
for our class.
“After a scary six months at the beginning
of 2009, we began 2010 in much better
shape here in New york. Wall Streeters
are doing well and that means they are
buying apartments. Thank goodness they
are buying. It keeps me busy and in
business. However, it is easy to understand
the country’s anger at their
never-ending success and affluence while
so many people are suffering.
“Am off to Nashville tomorrow to visit
my grandchildren (4 and 7). They are
growing up so quickly. Wish they lived
closer. They sent me a photo of themselves
when they had a snow day there.
It was a big deal — school was closed, etc.
Even in NyC the schools have closed in
our current storm. We really had snow in
Detroit when we all lived there. I loved it
then and I still love it when it snows in
New york.
“We just bought a new apartment on
Fifth and 98th and look forward to
moving in after 4-6 months of renovation.
It will be wonderful to go out the door,
cross Fifth Avenue and enter the Park
with my bicycle. No excuses for not being
in shape!
“So, you can see that all is good. I feel
very blessed. If anyone is in New york,
feel free to give me a call.”
Mary Warren eick writes: “Not much
news. We went to Naples, FL, for two
weeks in January. Good to get out of the
snow. We made our concrete plans for a
two-week trip to Alaska in August to
celebrate our fiftieth wedding anniversary.
David will retire as department
chairman in September. I married him for
better or worse, but not for lunch. It will
be interesting to see what life is like after
retirement. We have fun together now,
especially in Canada. We will be there
from early May until October this year.
At least that is the plan.”
Diane Finkel Hubert writes that life in
northern Michigan is still great, although
she has had a tragic loss at the start of the
new year. Her 54-year-old, wonderful
brother lost his valiant 3 year battle with
bladder cancer. Fortunately, she had gone
to Indianapolis and spent a day in the
hospital with him 6 days before he passed
away. He was very involved in the Lance
Armstrong Livestrong Foundation and
raised over $75,000 in his honor or
memory.
Diane adds: “At the moment, I am
recuperating from shoulder surgery
to re-attach my supraspenatus tendon.
I had a slip on our boat in August, 2008
that left me hanging from my left
shoulder. Being very cavalier, I ignored
the pain and assumed it was a strained
muscle and would just get better. Long
story short, it didn’t. When an MRI
revealed the tear I had to decide between
skiing and sailing. Even with a trip to Big
Sky, MT, paid for I decided to give up the
ski season (though I did get in a few days
in December). We launch the boat May 1
and I hope to be ready. We are going on
the trip anyway as we booked with
another couple. I will take walks and read
while Richard and our friends ski. It will
be warm winter weather and beautiful
the first week in April and we’ll be in the
mountains. So what if I can’t ski!
“I’m going to Austin, TX, the end of
April for a Museum Store Association
conference and expo. I’ve never been
there and was told by my brother that it
is very nice. I’m looking forward to that.
That about wraps up my news. I hope
everyone is well and looking forward to
turning 70 sometime this year! How did
we get so old so fast? Let’s strive to keep
on ticking a few more decades!!”
Donna Sisk carl writes: “We did some
traveling this year, and we actually were
on a 35-day cruise from Thanksgiving
until January 3! We flew to Rome,
boarded the Royal Princess (a ship that
carries 675 passengers) in Civitavecchia,
and we were on our way! Our journey
took us to various ports including Naples
and Palermo, Italy; Tunis and Carthage,
Tunisia; Casablanca, Morocco; Dakar,
Senegal; Cape Verde Islands; the Amazon
River and the rainforests as we traveled
1,000 miles up and then down —
stopping at Santarem, Boca Da Valeria,
Manaus, Parintins (both coming and
going); Devil’s Island; Port of Spain,
Trinidad; in the Caribbean with stops at
St. Lucia and St. Martins; Ft. Lauderdale;
then HOME! It certainly was a once-in-alifetime
adventure with exposure to so
many different cultures and languages.
The Amazon River is truly amazing as
are the people in the rainforests and
small villages. The whole trip was
amazing and fantastic and, needless to
say, we took lots of pictures and have lots
of great memories. In the spring we had
taken a 21-day cruise on the Crown
Princess going from Ft. Lauderdale to the
Azores, Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Rock
of Gibraltar, France and Italy. Bob said
that after these two trips we had made a
huge circle from the U.S.A. to Europe, to
northwest Africa, to South America, the
Caribbean, and back to the U.S.A! Earlier
last January we also got away on a
Caribbean cruise. We are very grateful
to go on our world adventures and are
thankful that we can see so much of
God’s great creation.
“Stained glass remains a fun business
for us although once we got back from
our cruise, we received confirmation of
an order for four church windows for
a nearby church. So we’ll be busy with
this until their Easter deadline and
installation. We did other custom work
this year but not as much as in previous
years, and we participated in only three
juried art shows. We continue to keep
busy with our many church activities and
responsibilities as we attempt to use our
God-given talents and gifts for His honor.
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We feel blessed to have such a wonderful
church family and therefore spend a lot
of time with our friends there. We remain
active in the Gideon organization, Bob
continues to serve as an officer of the
local Gideon camp. We attempt to remain
busy and active with all of these pursuits
plus have the time for our family and our
travels. yes, I am on Facebook, too.”
Susie kreis champine called in to say:
“We’re great-grandparents now, but don’t
think of us as older! We’re still ballroom
dancing, although we no longer head up
the organization. Russ has joined the Tri
Lakes Community Singers, which means
I have to support the group potlucks, etc.
with my efforts. I am a quilter and belong
to a quilting club. I have lots of projects
going, some of which will never get done.
I am exercising and losing weight in
order to fight off Type 2 diabetes medication.
We visit the kids in Minnesota
when we can.”
1959
GPUS Class Secretary:
Robin Duke Harris Russell
Two Flagler Drive
Rye, Ny 10580-1848
rdhr@mindspring.com
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
Robin Duke Harris Russell writes:
“It hardly seems possible that by the time
you all read this update, a year will have
passed since our 50th reunion. What a
wonderful gathering we had! As well,
what a terrific response to the questionnaire.
I mention this only because your
response to my plea for news this time
was somewhat skimpy. But here goes,
and thanks to those few of you who
did reply:”
Janet Old cochran’s news involved
travel — Alaska and the Caribbean. She
will be teaching a class on how to find
health information on the Internet for her
lifelong learning institute. Best of all, she
has located a long lost classmate — Joyce
Reuter Hellems — who lives close by. In
the small world department, Janet and
Joyce’s husbands were classmates in their
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lifelong institute and their daughters
were freshmen roommates at UVa. For
those of you who would like to get in
touch with Joyce, her email is joyce.
hellems@cox.net.
Sue Shepherd Patterson’s movie career is
still thriving. Between the two of them,
Sue and her husband, Duke, worked on
movies with Drew Barrymore, the Coen
brothers, and Brad Pitt! Sue reports that
her eighth grandchild, Colt, arrived last
April, but the best news was that Duke
underwent nine weeks of radiation
therapy and is now a cancer survivor.
George Haggarty also wrote with good
news that Thumper (Alice Wardwell
Haggarty (GPUS ’61) continues to receive
a clean bill of health regarding her lung
cancer; “it has been almost 3 1/2 years
since her last treatment!” George visited
with Jane and David Templeton last
October in Denver and participated in the
Alzheimer’s Walk. He and David also
played nine holes of golf (in tennis
shoes!). George noted that he thought
“the golf was more therapeutic for me
than David because there were moments
when we could have been 18 again,
instead of 68!” He and David reminisced
over the 1959 yearbook and “had some
great laughs about David’s dancing talent
(or lack thereof) as well as commentary
about many of our classmates.” It was
especially nice to hear from George that
ULS is making great strides under the
leadership of Joe Healey!
Melinda Bryan earle wrote that she has
been giving her winter clothes a workout
— a Danube River cruise in December
followed by Christmas in Grosse Pointe
and a quick, chilly and rainy cruise to
Cozumel after the new year. Keeping
up with her shooting has also been a
challenge; one shoot in Lakeland was
cancelled due to 14-degree weather!
February found Melinda in Belgium for
flower arranging lessons.
And lastly, the briefest account —
Joel Gershenson reported “nothing
new on this front, Robin.” But Joel, it
was good to hear from you in spite of
the dearth of details.
Please keep in touch. And please let me
know of any changes in your contact
information.
The 60s
1960
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Thomas Molesky
(Anne C. Wrigley)
19540 Butternut
Southfield, MI 48076-1764
1961
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mrs. John P. Shanle
(Marion Polizzi)
21 North Duval Road
Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236-1108
Bill Rands was recognized during an
October 22, 2009, fundraiser for the
Grosse Pointe Public Library at Mr. &
Mrs. John L. Booth’s home for his six
years of service. He is the founding
president of the Grosse Pointe Library
Foundation.
1962
We would love for someone to be a
class secretary! Call Michael Zarobe at
313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail him at
mzarobe@uls.org
1963
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Howard Niskar
(Gail Sake)
30030 High Valley Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48331-2143
galeml@aol.com
1964
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. Christopher Sewell
(Karolyn A. Krieghoff)
2046 Camino de los Robles
Menlo Park, CA 94025-5917
ksewell7@comcast.net
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mr. William B. Canfield III
5307 Falmouth Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20816-2916
wbcanfield@wms-jen.com

caroline courth (GPUS) was on
University Liggett School’s campus in
December as the Hoag-Bickett Artist-in-
Residence. She worked with the ceramics
class, shared a slide presentation with the
Upper School students and visited with
several other classes. Caroline will have
an art exhibit at The Ellen Kayrod Gallery.
The opening reception will on Friday,
May 14 from 5-8 p.m. and will run
through June 25. The gallery is located
in the Hannan House, 4750 Woodward
in Detroit.
1965-66
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
1967
Liggett Class Secretary:
Mrs. David W. Brown
(Michael Marten)
73144 Carrizo Circle
Palm Desert, CA 92260-6650
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Jani DuCharme Gunsaulus
74 Essex Road
Ipswich, MA 01938-2548
Janidu00us@yahoo.com
Jani wants to thank all those who called
or emailed. Here is news of her
classmates:
Mark Brown writes: “Greetings! We live
way up in the Sierra Foothills in a tiny
town called Garden Valley. God has
blessed us with our first grandchild Lila
Pearl James born 11/30/09! Our company
caters to grocery stores and we are
expanding our manufacturing base to
Michigan, henceforth looking forward to
spending/splitting time there. It’s a
wonderful phenomenon you have started
and we are all grateful! Love To
Everyone!”
Lauren kogan Daitch reports: “I’m living
in Florida now in the winter. I’ve crossed
over to the other side! Getting old! We
still live in Michigan in the summers. I
have a daughter, Rebecca (31 years old)
who lives in Michigan and is a designer
for Baker Furniture. She’s been engaged
for over five years – no rush to get
Lauren Kogan Daitch ‘67 (GPUS) with daugher Rebecca and son Josh
married! My son, Josh (27 years old) lives
in Chicago and works for The Related
Companies. Has a girlfriend but he’s in
no rush to get married either. I’ll be a
grandparent in my 70s! My husband has
a son and daughter and fortunately
everyone gets along wonderfully. In fact,
our boys, who are 10 years apart, call
each other “my brother from another
mother.” We travel a lot — so far 35
countries — and I go on hiking trips at
least once a year. This year I did the
Amalfi Coast, Lenox and Oman. Spent
a few days in Dubai. Other than that —
lots of golf. It would be wonderful to get
together. Everyone came down to Florida
for my birthday — see our family photos.
Polly Wotherspoon wrote “I went to the
American School in Switzerland after
Chatham Hall for their ‘PG’ year. Then
back to Garland Junior College for an ASS
in Interior Design. I was urged to try
RISD so she applied and got in but was
really sick over the summer so she started
cold in ‘69 without the transfer summer
program. It really was a terrific place and
still is. I got a BFA in Architecture and a B.
Land Arch the 2nd degree offered then.
Now it’s six years for an MLA.
“I was then off to NyC where I went to
Columbia University for a Masters in
Historic Preservation with the urging of
James Marston Fitch. He forgot to tell me
the landscape classes in preservation he
had promised were not funded. I did
three thesis projects but got bogged down
and technically still owe more of the
thesis project!
“I lived in NyC for 17 years and came out
to Santa Fe, NM, with friends and never
left. I went back to NyC and sold my
apartment and here I am. Before I left
NyC, I studied to the Journeyman level
with the Isabel O’Neil studio and did the
gold-leafing at the mosque on 96th &
Third.
“I held a number of design jobs and had
my own faux finish studio mostly doing
leafing.
“I went to Santa Fe for the clean air and
less hectic life. I bought the house from
Hell and spent 5 years rebuilding it —
totally unbelievable stress. It’s now been
17+ years and I still love my location and
the rebuilt house. I have had corgis since I
have been here and now has one named
‘Pippa’. (Browning’s ‘Pippa Passes’) In
the last 10+ years I have had increasing
problems with my health caused mainly
by thyroid, Lupus, fibromyalgia and a
few others thrown in. I was on a number
of committees mainly the Folk Art
Museum and was president of the SF
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Garden Club. It all got to be too much
and now I am really just enjoying the
scenery and looking after my father who
moved here in ‘95. He’s 90+ and has
caregivers round the clock but looks
much younger and can give a good show
at social things. The rest of the time he’s
a bit confused.
“I look forward to hearing from anyone
and Debbie Humphreys Henn Jones is
coming in March for a visit.”
Debbie Humphreys Henn Jones reports:
“I still teach kindergarten in a public
school north of Atlanta. I am really
enjoying my five grandchildren. I see
Wendy Vaughan Brickman a lot. Matter
of fact, we’re going to a dude ranch
together this summer out in Jackson
Hole, Wy.
ed Bartely writes: “I worked for a
number of years for Time, Inc. division
of Time Warner in their Detroit office,
but I am now working for Bonnier Corp.,
a Stockholm , Sweden-based Media
company, representing their various
print, online, and cable entertainment
properties in the Midwest. My wife
Marilyn and I have one son, Ted, who
attends boarding school in Connecticut,
and we enjoy traveling. I see a few of our
classmates around the Pointes where we
still live (charlie Turner, Art Getz, and
others). Looking forward to the 45th
reunion in 2012.”
Ann Detwiler Woodward writes:
“This is an update from snowpocalypse
or snowmaggedon. I have been living in
Baltimore since 1986, after 10 years in
Ann Arbor and four in Burlington, VT.
My husband Woody is happily retired but
keeps busy writing and lecturing, while
I am still working as an image librarian
or curator at Johns Hopkins University.
We try to travel, and have had several
visits to Turkey and try to go to SE Asia
(Thailand/Cambodia) every three to four
years, since that is where Woody has
done most of his work.
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Amy McMillian Harwood ‘67 (GPUS)
“Much to our surprise our son Andrew,
now 28, did ROTC at university and
spent 4-1/2 years as an army Ranger,
field artillery officer, and then intelligence
officer. His unit, the 82nd Airborne was
the first to go to Baghdad as part of the
surge, and he then spent 15 months there
in a neighborhood called Adhamiya.
Much to our relief, he is now out of the
army and working in DC. Our daughter
Emily is happily living and working in
New york.”
clark Durant writes: “I am grateful for
the life I have been able to live, for my
wife Susan, our four children (Hope,
Maggie ’96, clark ’98, and John ’98), two
grandchildren, Susan and Caroline, and
our new daughter-in-law Taylor (she and
Clark married last June), and for the times
and friends from GPUS and beyond.”
Dr. Henry P. Williams iii wrote in to
say: “My friend, Marilyn and I lived in
Florence where I received a University
Diploma in Italian Language and Arts
once upon a time back in the old days.
I lecture on the Near East (ancient and
modern — political, social, military/
Turkey), on American history, in particular
the Revolution, but up to more
modern times, on port wine among other
things. Language and culture has been a
big part of my life. I have worked in four
foreign languages and Marilyn and I and
our children have benefitted immensely
from the opportunities/challenges
associated with our experiences. They
continue to add much to our lives.”
Maggi Overton Stewart reporting in:
“I still live in Houston, TX, and work for
the Port of Houston Authority in Public
Affairs, writing feature stories for the Port
of Houston magazine as well as executive
speeches, etc. I’ve also been teaching
Junior Achievement to third graders at
Port Elementary — a very rewarding
experience (it’s nice to be greeted with
a group hug from a bunch of 8-year-olds!)
I’m married to Steve Stewart, who is
editor of the international Cadillac-
LaSalle magazine. We have a 20-year-old
son, Willy, who is in college. My work
e-mail is us.mc325.mail.yahoo.com and
home e-mail is stewart_stephen@msn.
com. I’m also on Facebook as we are just
starting a Facebook page at the port.”
Wendy Vaughan Brickman wrote in to
say: “Good for you, Jani. Thank you for
taking over this task. Every Christmas I
am saddened that I have so few Class of
‘67 addresses in my files. you have quite a
Massachusetts contingent of alumni!
“A quick update finds me happily
married in Tampa, FL, with a brand new
granddaughter. Bob and I have two girls,
Peggy is 31 and Kate is 30. Both are super
people which means the world to us
parents, eh? I went to nursing school

Ann Mesritz Gronvold ‘67 (GPUS) with husband Jim
(Cornell) and ended up with a BS and an
RN. Worked as a nurse for about 8 years,
loved it. Then Bob and I opened our first
McDonald’s franchise and he needed my
GPUS math expertise to handle the
bookkeeping. We grew quickly and now
operate eight McDonald’s. Funny, eh?
Not what one would ever expect ... but
I love working with the crew, lots of
teenagers working their first job and
needing lots of hands on customer service
training. About 15 years ago we hired a
real bookkeeper and I now work part
time in the restaurants. I love what I do.
Have even conquered my fear of public
speaking!
“Gosh, if I ever get to Boston I would love
to join in on a GPUS reunion.
“We are all 60 now I believe ... but does
anyone else NOT feel it? I remember
GPUS as if it were yesterday. Muriel
Brock visited me this past summer! She’s
still playing tennis! That’s how I want to
be when I grow up. Lets all keep in touch
the best we can.”
John Meloy writes: “My wife and I
have been married for 38 years, all
spent in the Houston area, and have
three grown children (two boys in
Houston and one daughter in Overland
Park, KS) and we have six grandchildren
(four boys and two girls with the oldest
being four and the youngest being four
months). I founded my own insurance
brokerage company in 2001 and have
been cruising toward retirement ever
since. Living in Texas allows me to play
golf every day that I feel like it and I feel
like it about 200 times a year. Life has
been good to us and I hope it has been
just as good for you and yours and all our
classmates.”
Steven Pepper writes: “After earning
my B.A. at Wheaton College in Illinois
I moved back to Grosse Pointe for
1970-72, earning an M.A. at Wayne
State in English literature. Since August
1972 I’ve lived in various neighborhoods
of Boston, including Cambridge and
Somerville, and worked on and off at
Harvard and some hospitals and
churches. Much of that time I pursued
parallel careers in education and
Christian ministry. Since 2007 I’ve been
full-time at MIT, working with students
who are struggling to meet minimum
standards and with their advisors,
advising freshmen, handling AP and
transfer credit, etc. I expect to keep
working at this fascinating institution
for many more years; I am no longer
practicing ministry or any faith.”
Robert Bingham: “There were three
students in Richard Trims’ fourth year
Spanish class. ONLy three! John
Ballentyne, John Ford, Bob Bingham.
Mr. Trim did not, I repeat, did not!
Tolerate slackers.
There was nowhere to hide if you didn’t
do your daily homework assignment.
Over the years I’ve performed in concert
settings in front of as many as 30,000
people. Though I admit, not often
enough. That was mere child’s play
compared to being called on in Mr. Trim’s
Spanish class. That being said, he was the
best teacher I ever had in high school. I
liked the guy.”
Ann Mesritz Gronvold writes: “I’ve
had a wayward path — from the west
coast (San Francisco) to the east (DC,
CT & MA) from public defending and
hazardous waste law to storytelling
and puppetry. (Law and I were not a
good match.)
From the early ’80s to early 2000s I
performed one-woman hand puppet
shows and storytellings with larger
puppets. “The Day the Pasta Went Wild”
was my signature piece — a farce about
a pot of spaghetti that comes to life when
Louie zee Wolf forgets to turn off the
magic pot and Pasta jumps out to become
a character in her own right
“In 1990 some friends and I started a
very small non-profit — Washington
Storytellers Theatre — we had storytelling
concerts for adult audiences
with great tellers from all over, and I
ran open mike nights and taught a
storytelling classes for adults. (I didn’t
perform for WST; my stories have always
been for kids and families).
Robert Bingham ‘67 (GPUS)
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The theater did pretty well for 15 years,
but folded about four years ago. Its
essence now continues in something
called Speak Easy, which is a lot faster
paced than my old open mikes at
Border’s Books; and my friends are
opening a new theater, Telling Moments,
this March. It’s just going to be a few
concerts for now, but hopes to grow.
“I left DC for sort of a mid-life retreat to
the northeast in 1998 — lived in eastern
Connecticut, taking various arts classes
and just enjoying being far away from a
big city.
“Eventually I re-emerged in Boston. I live
on the South Shore (Weymouth) with my
husband, Jim Gronvold — we met sailing
at Community Boating in Boston in 2002
and married a year later in 2003. Jim’s a
delight and just an all around good guy.
He works at Pine Street Inn as an
addictions counselor and case manager in
a residential program for homeless men.
“I’ve left the puppets behind and have
settled into storytelling that connects kids
to nature through the tales. These days
I’m volunteering at Harvard’s Natural
History Museum as a docent, and on
most Saturdays I do their storytimes.”
Art Getz writes: “Betsy (‘70) and I
became grandparents in January. Henry
was born on 1/10/10 to our son, chip ’99
and his wife, Quinn. We are, naturally,
quite excited. Soon after his arrival, we
took a trip to see them in Denver. Our
other son, Chris, plays baseball for the
Kansas City Royals with spring training
around the corner in Arizona. Daughter,
Megan (‘05) will graduate from U of M in
May with her Masters in Secondary
Education hoping to find a job teaching
high school English. Betsy looks forward
to her 40th reunion from GPUS in May.
I’m sure that I will see a few former
classmates at that time. P.S. I am meeting
Rusty Heenan, as well as three class of
‘66 graduates, Tom Gage, chuck Wright
and Mark Weiss for lunch.”
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GPUS alumni Class of ’67 met at Hilton
Head. From left are Jani DuCharme, Mary
Flintermann Smart, Chris Squiers Lubliner,
Jo Ford Ingle and Chrissie Johnson Zoufal.
Beth Whitney wrote in to say: “Hi Jani!
I’m so glad you took on this job! I had a
tour of ULS the other day, given by the
school’s Director of Development and
Assistant Head of School, Catherine
Rogg. Fascinating to see the changes! My
favorite was the transformation of the
Lower School multipurpose room, home
of dodge ball and cots, into a really
welcoming library. I’m spending a lot of
time with two garden clubs and The
Garden Club of America, although my
own garden doesn’t show it. I keep telling
people I’m an administrator. I see lots of
chrissie zoufal, which is always
delightful, and keep in fairly close touch
with Polly Wotherspoon in Santa Fe. Stay
well and have fun with the job!”
charles Sims reports: “43 years after
graduation, what’s happened? The most
recent news is that the U.S. Supreme
Court, just this morning, unanimously
handed me a victory in a case I argued
last October. I represented the database
industry, and newspaper and magazine
Chrissie Johnson Zoufal, left with daughter
Holly Angell, visited fellow GPUS ’67
classmate Jani DuCharme Gunsaulus in
Ipswich, MA.
publishers, in a copyright infringement
case involving freelance works in
newspapers and magazines, and have
been litigating the case for 10 years (with
more to come).
“I practice copyright and First
Amendment law, mostly, with other
complex appellate work. I’ve lived on the
Upper West Side of Manhattan for 31
years, with my wife, Nancy Wolf, a
psychoanalyst, and (now) our third dog, a
nine-month-old English springer spaniel.
Two sons, 25 and 27 — Matt is in Chicago
(getting a Ph.D. at the University of
Chicago to be an English professor, and
Daniel is heading toward a degree in
clinical psych). We love living in NyC,
and have a place upstate, 10 miles west of
Great Barrington, where we garden, read
and enjoy the great outdoors.”
Forrest Old writes: “Life has been good
with my wife Gina and we are spending
time these days between Bethlehem, PA,
and Lake Naomi in the Poconos. Two
boys and two girls (24, 11 and 9) keep us
running. After 32 years with Dun &
Bradstreet and subsequently with a
division of the company we purchased in
a leveraged buyout in 2001, I am starting
to wind down. While still a company
director, I am now pursuing a second
career working in the fine art
photography field promoting aspiring
artists. It is all lots of fun and I am
meeting some great talents.”
1968
Liggett Class Secretary:
Ms. Joni W. (Welch) Holinger
229 South Quincy Street
Hinsdale, IL 60521-3949
tfvinc@aol.com
GPUS Class Secretary:
Mrs. Peter Ferrara
(Miranda C. Herbert)
419 St. Clair St.
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230-1545
miranda.ferrara@galegroup.com

1969
GPUS Class Secretaries:
Ms. Bettye Bee Friedberg Reis
37 W. 72nd Street, Apt. 11B
New york, Ny 10023-3488
bbreis@nyc.rr.com
Rev. Meredith B. Jackson
500 Deepwoods Drive
Valley Grande, AL 36701-0404
jaypbsig@sprintmail.com
The 70s
1970
GPUS Class Secretary:
Ms. Priscilla Mead
461 South york Street
Denver, CO 80209-2724
ulsclass1970@gmail.com
Priscilla Mead writes “I’m looking
forward to our 40th Reunion in May. I’m
on the reunion committee along with
Kathy Getz and Jim Perry. Feel free to
email me with at ulsclass1970@gmail.
com. We’re hoping to see everyone
there.”
Liggett Class Secretary:
Ms. Renee R. McDuffee
480 Lodge Drive
Detroit, MI 48214
renee.mcduffe@36thdistrictcourt.org
Renee McDuffee writes “the Liggett
Ladies of the Class of 1970 are really
looking forward to celebrating our 40th
reunion at Francesca Cinelli Stratton’s
family home on Squirrel Island, ME, in
August. We’ll be headed there from as far
west as California, south from Texas and
Florida, three of us from Michigan and
several from out east. Of course,
Francesca will come all the way from her
home in Italy!”
Leslie caplan kuerbitz is celebrating the
publication of her first children’s’ book,
“The Misadventures of Jennifer Pennifer”
and the return to Texas of their daughter
Jennifer, an MD, after her three years of
practice in Atlanta.
Renee McDuffe ‘70 (LIG) with mother
Renee Sankar
Several of us have submitted fun family
photos, Renee McDuffee with her
90-year-old mom, Renee Sankar, Martha
klingbeil coates with her father Bill
Klingbeil (DUS ’40) out west fly fishing
and Dianne Seeber with her son
Chapman, who graduated from U of A
and is in the moving business.”
1971
Class Secretary:
Ms. Shanda Rumble
851 Westchester Way
Birmingham, MI 48009-2917
Shanshome@yahoo.com
Shanda Rumble writes: “Thanks to
everyone who responded and to
everyone who even thought about it. As
for myself, as I told Kirk, I don’t think
that I accomplished as much as his dog
this year, though I did chase some
squirrels. Keep in touch.”
Bill Klingbeil ‘40 (DUS) teaching daughter
Martha Coates ‘70 (LIG) to fly fish in
Montana
Marty Wieczorek reports in: “I am alive
and well in Cleveland. I’ve been married
23 years to a fabulous and talented
woman (Nancy Cossler) and we have
three sweet kids (Matthew, Evan, Claire)
the youngest of whom will enter college
this fall. It will be weird not to have
children in the house. After college I
ended up going to medical school and
did my residency at Wayne State in OB/
GyN. I spent three years in the Air Force
and have been delivering babies ever
since. My wife (Nancy is actually the
residency director of the department) and
I work at the University Hospital of
Cleveland. My best guess is that I’ve
delivered between 2,000-3,000 babies.
Time marches on, hopefully I’ve gained
some wisdom along the way. Hi to all my
tremendous classmates!”
Dianne Seeber ‘70 (LIG) with son Chapman
John chapman and wife Patty have
recently moved back to the U.S. from
Kenya. you may not know that after
graduating from Harvard Law School,
John decided to pursue the jazz piano.
He is currently an accomplished musician
with two CDs.
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40 cLASS noTeS Spring 2010
A Match
Made at Liggett
By Kira Hinds Rama ’99 and Arjune Rama ’99
On October 11, 2009, we stood in front of the double doors of the
dance studio into which we had walked hundreds of times before but
with an important difference: This was our first introduction to our
family and friends as husband and wife. Our entrance was as surreal
as it was oddly familiar. This was the site of Lower School movement
classes, book fairs, awkward Middle School dances, and only slightly
less awkward Upper School dances. We had entered through those
doors before, hand in hand, with fancy clothes and hair pinned in
place, but this day felt different. Before us, through the doors, was the
chance to celebrate our long journey toward this point and the new
adventure that we were starting. We were announced, squeezed each
other’s hands, and walked inside.

Kira: Our story started many years
ago, in the circle drive in front of ULS.
Arjune came into kindergarten with
his dinosaur backpack, eyes widening
before a sea of kids and books. I walked
into kindergarten with bouncing blond
ringlets and a backpack filled with fresh
paper, pencils and snacks specially
packed by my mom. While we didn’t
know each other at that time, we would
begin to recognize each other and take
the other for a given — someone who’s
on the same path in the same space.
Arjune: We didn’t have a huge number
of interactions in elementary school, but
I distinctly remember a particularly
revealing exchange during our fifthgrade
play, “How the West Was Really
Won.” We were performing in the Studio
in front of the entire Lower School. I
played a carrier for the Pony Express
and Kira was a frontier mother anxiously
awaiting a letter regarding her son
across the country. I realized I had
skipped a few lines and cut out a huge
section of Kira’s performance. I’ll never
forget how she shot me a look that said,
“you just skipped a huge section!” and
then smoothly transitioned back into
character like nothing had happened.
That moment reminds me that even as
a child she had grace under fire.
It wasn’t until high school that the
two of us became friends. There was a
concerted effort made to link the nerdish
boys with the nerdish girls, and I played
a key role forging the relationship. Our
new coed friend group often hung out
together during free periods, and once
our senior commons was taken away
due to misuse, we created our own
gathering space in the Arts Wing
conference room. It felt like a haven,
tucked away in a creative corner of the
school, a good place to get to know our
new friends and stretch our wings a bit.
Kira: Arjune and I would go for walks
around the school and collect fallen
leaves during our free periods. It’s
funny because although we were at
school, and I know I went to class, I
barely remember anything other than
the times in between. I had already
become a huge fan of Arjune by that
time, and during our walks we would
talk and talk, trying to make sense of
school, our lives, and the world. By
the winter of our senior year we
began dating.
Of course high school came and went,
and for the first time we began our
lives in different places, under different
umbrellas. Arjune went to Tufts University
to study English and I went to
Syracuse University to pursue photojournalism.
Many things changed in that
time, most notably our career plans.
Arjune became increasingly interested in
the mind and began a pre-med course of
study that would put him on the track to
becoming a psychiatrist. I found that the
competitive nature of journalism did not
suit me, and transferred to the education
department where I studied elementary
and special education.
After graduating from college we
moved to Ann Arbor. I began teaching
and Arjune took a job in a psych lab at
U of M. Then came graduate school: He
went off to St. Maarten to study at the
American University of the Caribbean
and I moved to Cambridge to study at
the Harvard University Graduate School
of Education. Our time spent at ULS
gave us a wealth of common experience,
but our experiences in different cities
and countries allowed us to explore
more of the world and ourselves.
Ultimately what we learned during that
time was that we did not want to be
apart. Late in August 2006 we met in
Ann Arbor and went for a walk around
the U of M campus. Arjune told me he
had a question for me. I knew what was
coming. I said yes. As an engagement
ring Arjune gave me a smiley face ring
that came from a toyshop in one of my
favorite places, Beaver Island. “I don’t
have a big rock for you,” he said “I spent
all of my money on books.” I wore that
ring until the base metal wore thin from
hand-washing.
Arjune: Once we decided to have a small
wedding ceremony that would only
involve our family, we realized that we
wanted to involve our friends and
out-of-town guests in something more
than just our reception. I came up with a
plan: Why not have a tour of ULS in the
afternoon where we could take our
guests around and explain where we
grew up and how our relationship
began? Kira took the idea a step further:
Why not have our reception at ULS if the
guests will already be there? “Can you
imagine our high school friends in the
dance Studio?! It will be like a Liggett
dance!” she’d say. “Hopefully fewer
people will cry in the bathroom,” I’d
reply. Linda Brown, my third grade
teacher and Kira’s family friend, who
still teaches at Liggett thought it was a
great idea. She put us in touch with the
school and the ball started rolling.
After months of planning, our wedding
weekend arrived. On the morning of the
wedding the sun was shining and the
sky was blue, but unfortunately the
thermometer read just 40 degrees. We
braved the cold and held the ceremony
as planned in a pine forest in the
Cranbrook House and Gardens. It went
off beautifully.
Later we drove over to ULS to meet our
family and friends. Although it felt like
we were moving at breakneck speed all
day, we were late to the reception and
ended up skipping the tour, the element
that brought us to ULS in the first place.
That is still a bit sad for us both. In the
end, however, everything worked out
wonderfully.
Our guests gathered in the Arts Wing for
cocktails and appetizers. The space was
beautifully transformed, thanks to all of
the hard work of Patti Timmins and her
coworkers in the Development Office.
While we did not eat a single thing or
have a single drink at the reception
because we were so busy, we were told
that the food, catered by Jody DeVee,
was wonderful.
It was incredible and hilarious to see our
high school friends walking through the
same halls and scouting out the same
places to sit and catch up. Many of them
were a tremendous help to us — Adam
Litle was the emcee for the night and
made a great impromptu speech. Ryan
Clement was one of our groomsmen and
coordinated the music. Laura Chomiuk
was one of our bridesmaids who gave
several heartfelt and tearful speeches. We
danced the night away and gave more
hugs than any other day in our lives.
The next stage of our journey is
unwritten. Our plan is to hold each
other’s hand and walk through the
open door.
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George Silvis is a busy contract
programmer. He combines his computer
and musical skills to create midi files he
shares with singers around the world at
www.gasilvis.net. George says that he
and his wife Cheryl are “blessed by great
kids. Melanie is a junior at UC Berkeley
and is bound for SA for a semester
abroad. young George, G3, is in his senior
year at the BU Academy. His mathematic
insight and ability is far beyond anything
I ever showed. And he can sing too!”
Walter Olson reports that “fatherhood
continues to go well (son Timothy is now
in the fourth grade) and my latest book
due from Encounter Books in late 2010 or
early 2011, on law schools and their
influence on American law.”
ilene Rosin writes, “I live in Arlington,
MA, where I do health care consulting,
make paper, and play jazz piano. (My
piano skills are pathetic, but I’m
motivated to practice whenever I get
together with John Chapman and hear
him play.) I’ve been spending more time
in the Midwest, as my husband, Glenn
Adelson, recently moved to Chicago for a
job at Lake Forest College, and both our
kids are in Ann Arbor. I’d love to hear
from anyone — especially those in the
Boston area; you can reach me at
ilenerosin@yahoo.com.”
chris Hughes has “been with
PricewaterhouseCoopers for the last 22
years, most recently as northeast advisory
leader and sitting on the firm’s Board of
Partners. Wife Nancy, son Weston (13)
and I live in Weston, MA, and daughters
Julia (25) and Holly (23) are launched
and live in Cambridge. These final few
years as I ease towards retirement have
accommodated our fascination with
travel, with terrific adventures in Egypt
and Tanzania. Our principal destinations
are those which cater to our recent
interest in scuba diving.”
Beth Ballantyne Schuller writes, “the
most unexpected thing in my life is I’m a
grandmother and our daughter and her
16-month-old live with us. It’s fun having
a little person around.”
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kirk Renaud had a big year: Alex (his
son) traveled to California with his rugby
team, graduated from Princeton and
spent several months at a marine science
center. Bryant (his other son) played
rugby and clarinet at Williams and
worked on HIV/AIDS issues in Uganda
this summer. Kirk and Sally celebrated
their 25th anniversary. Sally continues to
teach law. She completed her M. Dir. and
was ordained as a deacon at the National
Cathedral. Kirk is busy with BioBrite and
his new energy venture. In August the
family traveled to the Galapagos Islands.
Peter kernan has been on the road for
many years traveling the world as tour
merchandising manager for numerous
artists from the Rolling Stones to Joni
Mitchell. Peter writes, “In recent years,
I have been based in South Bend, IN,
and have resumed producing concerts in
the Midwest. I have booked Bob Dylan,
Willie Nelson, Ted Nugent, Alice Cooper,
Taylor Swift, (many more) booked
Nugent and Bob Seeger at high school
dances at Grosse Pointe War Memorial
going back 40 years and have remained in
the business ever since.” (Peter, how
about Chapman Unplugged?)
Bobbie Triggs and husband Steve
report in from Oviedo, FL. “My two
children graduated from Trinity College
and live in Boston. Bailey is a Project
Coordinator for the Ed. Dev. Center.
Tyler is a Research Tech for a Neuroscience
Institute. I have been working as a
Marriage and Family Therapist since 2006
and was a clinical supervisor at several
nonprofits, a preschool director and a
yMCA director. Steve is working for
Orange County as the Communication
Manager for 12 years.”
Other classmates who send their
greetings are....
Mike Drysdale, Doug Reid, Susan
Swantek and Warren Watkins.
1972
Class Secretary:
Mr. Kevin B. Granger
943 Hidden Lane
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1522
mikevric@comcast.net
1973
Class Secretary:
Mrs. Anne K. Galyean
225 Mockingbird Trail
Palm Beach, FL 33480-3117
dragonannie@gmail.com
1974
Class Secretary:
Mrs. David Sessions
(Sara Hendrie)
900 Sunningdale
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1670
wrcsarah@sbcglobal.net
eric Fornell writes: “Our daughter Alison
is a sophomore at Amherst. Oliver is a
sophomore at St. George’s School in
Newport and Peter is in fifth grade. I’m
on the board at St. George’s along with
Bill Prescott. It is great to see him again
after all these years. We visited Stacy’s
sister and family in Whitefish, MT, over
the Christmas break. My brother-in-law,
Ben Stormes (‘75), used the opportunity
to teach Peter to ski. We live in Locust
Valley, N.y. I commute to New york City
where I work for JPMorgan. One of my
responsibilities is to coordinate our
investment banking efforts in the
alternative/renewable energy sector.”
Mark Oetting writes: “I am very
pleased to have found a new job in
Grand Junction, CO and will be moving
there with my family in June. I will be
the Director of Preconstruction with FCI
Constructors.”
1975-78
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
1979
Class Secretary:
Mrs. Jeffrey Shell
(Catherine Sphire)
185 Ridge Road
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3554
cshell185@comcast.net

The 80s
1980
Class Secretary:
Ms. Roxane Lie
29865 SW Rose Lane #5
Wilsonville, OR 97070-8702
rml2vizsla2002@yahoo.com
1981-83
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
1984
Class Secretary:
Mr. Lawrence Paolucci
1898 Kenmore Drive
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1982
lpaolucci@wcpc.us
1985
Class Secretary:
Mrs. Michael Starshak
(Andra Hirt)
414 Woodland Court
Glenview, IL 60025-3462
starshak@aol.com
1986
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
1987
Class Secretary:
Ms. Heather C. Diehl
8103 Seldon Trail
San Antonio, TX 78244-2319
hdiehl@satx.rr.com
Heather Diehl writes:
“eva Dodds cannarsa and her husband
are about to celebrate their son Jack’s first
birthday. John (Jack) McGregor Cannarsa
was born 10/15/08 and is the grandson
of J. McGregor Dodds (GPUS ’58) and
the nephew of John Allen Dodds, ULS
1990.
“Reginald and Danne Bullock Johnson
have made an addition to their family. On
December 26, 2008, they welcomed
John “Jack” McGregor Cannarsa, son of
Eva Dodds Cananarsa ’87.
Ahmad Johnson, a 2-year-old boy, into
their home through adoption. Layla
Johnson, their 7-year-old daughter, and
the new parents are doing well. Danne
says, ‘Ahmad makes our life complete.’
If you have ever considered adoption,
just do it.
“elizabeth Hader Weiner reports that
she is a mother of three, working full
time specializing in psychopathic
self-harmers at the prison, the president
of her synagogue, teaching Sunday
school, and running kids all over town
to art class, Tae Kwon Do, band practice,
gymnastics, zoo class, music lessons,
Hebrew school, fundraisers, you name
it. She just finished with the High Holy
Days and all the choir practices (she is in
the choir too) and speeches, etc.”
1988
Class Secretary:
Mrs. Christopher Nichols
(Joy Brzuchowski)
2688 Amberly Drive
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48301-2655
umpilots@aol.com
Jonathan Hammond recently appeared
in “RAGTIME” on Broadway.
1989
Class Secretaries:
Mr. Dike H. Ajiri
3031 Old Glenview Road
Wilmette, IL 60091-2908
dajiri@yahoo.com
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Garant
(Elizabeth Sieber)
17065 E, 105th Avenue
Commerce City, CO 80022-0570
ejgarant@yahoo.com
The 90s
1990
Class Secretaries:
Brooke Hohmeyer Kemler
Hohenstaufenstr 36
Apartment no. 20
71696 Möglingen
Germany
brookemler@hotmail.com
Dr. Sreedhar ‘Steve’ Samudrala
9143 Concord Hunt Circle
Brentwood, TN 37027-8762
drsam@afdclinics.com
Steve Samudrala writes: “I’m excited to
help out as class secretary and to come to
our 20th reunion in May. My family of
four is excited to meet everyone. Come
visit us if you are ever in Nashville. With
love, Steve, Kairali, Sithara and Savitha
Samudrala.
Brooke kemler moved to Stuttgart,
Germany, for two years with her husband
and 2 children. Scott is an engineer for
Robert Bosch. The children, Alana, 9, and
Christopher, 7, are attending German
school. They are in an International
program to learn German before they are
included in the regular classroom. So far
they love it! The kid’s closest friends are
from Japan, Brazil and Bulgaria. They
have only German in common, so they
are forced to speak German. It is so fun
to watch and listen to. Chris has found a
very good hockey team to play on and is
also learning soccer. Alana is learning
ballet and is taking an art class. Brooke
has found a very challenging volleyball
team to play on. They have traveled some
and look forward to traveling more
while they are there. If you will be in the
Stuttgart area within the next two years,
Brooke says to look them up! They would
love to share the area with you. She will
miss the reunion this May, but wishes
everyone the best. Have fun!
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Samudrala Family 12-08
1991
Class Secretaries:
Ms. Natasha Moulton-Levy
5400 Bucksaw Court
Columbia MD 21044-5717
teklaml@aol.com
Samina Qureshi Romero
2016 Norwood
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-1746
Saminaq1@yahoo.com
Samina wants to thank all those who
called or emailed. Here is news of her
classmates:
Tascha (natalia) Alvarez recently moved
back to Europe after having lived nearly
eight years in the U.S. — two in Boston
pursuing a master’s degree in International
Relations at the Fletcher School
of Law and Diplomacy, and six in New
york City, five of which she worked for
President Bill Clinton at the Clinton
Foundation. It was an exciting experience,
but also exhausting and she was ready to
be closer to her family again. Tascha is
temporarily back in her hometown of
Madrid, though she plans to move to
Berlin in the near future. If anyone passes
through Europe, let her know!
kevin Whitfield writes: “I am currently
working for Marathon Oil Company in
the Operations Department where we
oversee the production of gasoline,
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propane and other sellable products
pulled from crude oil. I am also in the
beginning stages of working on my
master’s in psychology. I am married
with one daughter and a son on the way,
my wife’s name is LaShonda. We were
married October 13, 2009; my daughter
is from a previous relationship. Had a
very exciting and fruitful athletic career
as far as football is concerned. Had
success in college and semi-pro rankings.
Made it down to Atlanta for an NFL
tryout, but tore my hamstring in the
process. That was the end of football for
me. Now my focus is family, oil and,
when I finish my master’s, psychology.
While in college, I joined Phi Beta Sigma
Fraternity Inc. I wear that hat proudly for
we are a historic organization and just
recently made former president Bill
Clinton a member.”
Martina R. Jerant wrote in to tell us
that she had been living overseas but
returned to Michigan about six months
ago. She is now working for a small
healthcare company, yogaMedics, which
designs medically-based yoga programs.
1992
Class Secretaries:
Ms. Lila Lahood
1624 Vallejo Street, Apt. 2
San Francisco, CA 94123-5115
lila-lahood@sbcglobal.net
Mrs. Linda M. Lynch
(Linda Morreale)
1837 Kenmore Drive
Grosse Pointe woods, MI 48236-1985
llynch@uls.org
Mrs. Anne R. Tranchida
(Anne Hildebrandt)
1533 Chesapeake
Royal Oak, MI 48067-4529
arh1214@aol.com
1993
Class Secretary:
Carrie Birgbauer
2313 Broadway Street
San Francisco, CA 94115-1233
stella9@gmail.com
Lisa Ducharme elwell travelled in
from England at Christmas to have her
son, Evan (April 2009), christened. Other
alumnae able to catch up for a visit were:
Joanne Davies Brind’Amour, katie
Frederick Webber, Amanda Smith,
Jennifer Lewis Goodman, charlie
Ducharme, Jennifer cassie, Angie
kim and kim clawson. It was great to
see some of the classmates and we look
forward to catching up again for a 20
year reunion in 2013.
katie Frederick Webber is expecting
her third in the early parts of 2010.
Michael Fox is living in Harper Woods
and keeps busy training the Liggett
football team. His business, Next Level
Health & Fitness may be opening a
second location soon. His oldest son,
Dominic, will be getting his driver’s
license in one month! Michael is headed
to back to the condo in Sanibel for spring
break and enjoys seeing Vince Harkins,
nick Giorgio, and David Martin around
town.
Class of ’93 members Jenn Cassie, Lisa
Ducharme Elwell, Angie Kim and Kim
Clawson reunited over the holidays in 2009.

Joanne Davies Brind’Amour had a
daughter Claire, July 30, 2009, joining her
brothers John, 6, and Marc, 3. They are
living in Whitby, outside Toronto, and she
returns to teaching high school math in
the fall of 2010 after maternity leave.
Brian Fitzgerald lives in Princeton
Junction, NJ. He spends most of his
free time with his wife Brooke and their
4-year-old daughter, Ana. He is also
an avid amateur photographer. Brian
is currently a litigation associate at Mayer
Brown in NyC and plans to continue with
that. Travel-wise, they are heading to
Disney World in March and staying for
the first time at a Disney hotel — should
be a blast, as they love Disney World. He
is in touch with folks over Facebook and
has corresponded with Jen Cassie from
time to time. She’s a new mom!
Autwan Fuller lives in Atlanta, GA, and
loves traveling, skiing and photography.
He started DeLaun Fuller Photography,
found at delaunfuller.com, and is loving
it! “I’m also still working at IBM as an IT
Architect. I see Tameka Golden (who also
moved to ATL) and Kania Kennedy all of
the time. We, along with Sonia Eden (class
of 1992) went skiing just a few weeks
ago.”
Jenn cassie lives in Bellingham, WA.
She has an 8-month-old girl (Lucy), so
she’s not sure she remembers what free
time is, but in her imagination, she would
hike, read, and travel. She got married in
2008, is working from home as a writer,
and looking forward to moving somewhere
with more going on in the near
future! Jenn saw kim clawson, Lisa
Ducharme, and Angie kim over
Christmas break.
1994-95
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
1996
Class Secretaries:
Ms. Jennifer S. Silverston
445 West Baraga Avenue, #4
Marquette, MI 49855-4558
jsilvers@nmu.edu
Mrs. Rachel Calderon young
3208 Silva Street
Lakewood, CA 90712-3014
Rachel calderon young and Justin
young (‘98) proudly announce the birth
of their son. Tyson Lucas Calderon young
was born on October 31, 2009, in Long
Beach, CA. He weighed 7 lbs., 14 oz.
Justin continues his work as an engineer
for The Boeing Company. He’s also very
busy with his music career. In 2009
he released two jazz albums: “Nothin’
But Love” and “Home for the Holidays.”
Justin’s CDs are available on his website:
www.justinyoungsax.com. Rachel is a
busy mom and a freelance journalist.
Thanks to Facebook she’s been able to
keep up with her classmates. The youngs
live in Lakewood, a suburb of Long
Beach.
Angela campbell completed the 2009
Boston Marathon in 3:30:35 and the 2009
New york City Marathon with a time of
3:33:37.
carolyn Lees Metnick and Jason Metnick
are proud parents of a baby girl. Charlotte
White Metnick was born on Saturday,
January 9, 2010 at 12:00 noon. She
weighed in at 7 lbs 12 oz. The Metnicks
live in Chicago. Both Carolyn and Jason
are attorneys.
Rachel Calderon Young ‘98, Justin Young and son Tyson
Mindi Timmins Gravis and Jeremy
Gravis welcomed son, Joseph Quinn,
Nov. 12, 2009. He weighed in at 6 pounds,
14 ounces. He was warmly welcomed by
his big sister, Anna.
1997
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
Jeffrey kenzie (’97) writes: “As for
news, I’m going on my third year of
working for an engineering company
here in Anchorage, and this winter I’ll
be working on the design and installation
of a 50-mile ice road on the North Slope
to support ongoing oil and gas drilling
operations for one of our bigger clients.
It’s been an exciting time living up here,
and I hope that all is well in Grosse
Pointe!”
Brooke Wright (’97) and Chris Riley are
the proud parents of Elise Stimson Riley,
born on October 18, 2009.
1998
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
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Birth of the
cLASS noTeS Spring 2010
Alumni Football Game
By William N. Listman ’87
On a Friday afternoon last summer, I came home and discovered a letter from Liggett trumpeting the return of
football. Having played football at Liggett for four years, I was excited by the news. According to the letter, there
was a homecoming game planned. I was struck by an idea: What Liggett needed was an alumni football game.
Even though it was after 5 p.m. on a Friday, I grabbed the phone and called the athletic director Michelle Hicks to
pitch my idea.
I needed help to organize it so I turned to my fellow co-captain from 1986, Pahl Zinn. For the next few months,
Pahl and I met with Michelle Hicks and Michael Zarobe of the Liggett alumni department, to organize the game.
One of the funnier moments came when we were asked if this was going to be a tackle game. After sharing a
chuckle, we assured everyone that playing tackle was not a good idea. At one point, we even met up with past
Liggett football coach Robert Newvine to get his suggestions. While meeting with Coach Newvine, we decided to
honor Lex Smith, Class of ’90, who had just lost his battle with cancer. We invited Lex’s family to the game to
receive a plaque in his honor.
Alumni football players pictured above were, back row from left, Shaun Dillon, ’98, Bill Tringale, ’98, Tom Weyhing, ’87, Kevin Granger, ’72,
Douglas Diggs, ’82, Jody Jennings, ’61 (GPUS), George Jerome, ’56 (GPUS), John Polizzi, ’83, Daniel Ngoyi, ’06, Antonio Evangelista, ’05,
Barre Mackie, ’04, and Kris Terry, ’05. In front from left are, Dike Ajiri, ’89, Robert Listman, ’94, Bill Listman, ’87, Jack Kitchen, ’79,
Keith Binion, ’06, and John Dodds, ’90.

In September, we started contacting alumni
football players and the response was
overwhelming. One response in particular
stood out. Lars Knudsen, ’88, wrote that
although he could not make the game, he
cherished his years of playing football at
Liggett and still had his jersey in his closet
with his team composite hanging in his
office.
When it came time for the actual game, it
was a crisp fall afternoon with the leaves
on the ground and a cold bite to the air.
The alumni players were all wearing their
old game jerseys and many alumni still fit
into their letterman jackets. There were so
many alumni players that we had to divide
up into four teams.
When the whistle blew, everyone was back
in high school playing on a Friday night to
a packed crowd. The game included
alumni who had been out of school for
only a couple of years to Jack Kitchen who
hadn’t played on the gridiron since the late
70s. As the game went on it started to get
dark and I noticed that fans had turned on
their car headlights to illuminate the game.
There were many standout performances.
Jack Kitchen, ’79, caught three touchdowns
and Dike Ajiri, ’89, won the MVP award
with over 5 touchdowns. James Combs,
’90, played stalwart defense and Antonio
Evangelista, ’05, lit up the score board with
his passing.
Bill Listman ’87
Dike Ajiri ’89
After the game, many of the players met up at Fishbone’s and shared stories of
their high school career. I am certain that by the end of the evening everyone had
re-written Liggett football history just a little and caught a few more touchdowns.
I always knew that football at Liggett was a special time in my life, but I never
knew how special it was to so many others. I am anxiously counting the days for
the next alumni game.
Laura cassin Miller (’98) was recently
promoted to 1st Vice President of Retail
Financial Services at JPMorgan Chase
Bank, N.A. As district manager in the
southeast Michigan market, she is based
out of Rochester, MI.
Thomas clark Durant ii (’98) married
Taylor Kincaid Williams on June 6, 2009 in
Gainesville, Florida. John Durant ‘01
served as his best man, while Henry
(Sonny) Ford, Keith (K.C.) Crain, Walter
Belenky all served as groomsmen and
his sisters Maggie Durant ’96 and Hope
Durant Redmont were bridesmaids.
The couple lives in Brooklyn, Ny.
Marcus Faust (’98) defended and
received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry
from Brown University in 2007. He is
now a senior chemist at NALCO, a water
treatment and energy service company
based in Houston, TX.
1999
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or
e-mail him at mzarobe@uls.org
2000
Class Secretary:
Ms. Celeste Hubbard
636 South Cochran Avenue, Apt. 205
Los Angeles, CA 90036-4036
celesteyhubbard@yahoo.com
celeste Hubbard writes: “After
graduating from Boston University
with a BS in Business Administration
and a selection to the NCAA Field Hockey
All-American third team, I briefly moved
back to Michigan where I began my career
in advertising working on Chevrolet ads.
In the summer of 2006,I relocated to Los
Angeles, CA, and this past January, I
accepted a position at Team One Ad
Agency to begin working in the luxury
automotive sector on the Lexus advertising
account. I love living in Los Angeles
and I’m very excited about the upcoming
Class of 2000 tenth reunion. As one of the
Class of 2000 alumni class secretaries, I’d
love to hear from any and all members of
the Class of 2000 with your most up to
date contact information to keep everyone
up to date about upcoming reunion plans.
Please feel free to contact me at
celesteyhubbard@yahoo.com.”
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Celeste wants to thank all those who
called or emailed. Here is news of her
classmates:
erin Galvin graduated in ‘04 from U-M
and three months later passed testing to
become certified by the Court of Master
Sommeliers as a sommelier, worked in
the wine biz a few years, then moved to
Scottsdale to go to culinary school, hiked,
biked, and rode horses in the desert,
graduated that, worked as a cook, now
(finally!) figured out what I want to go
back to school for, and is currently
working towards his MPH (Public
Health) along with getting my PADI
certifications for rescue diving!
Jack J. elsey Jr. writes: “I’ve been
working with Teach For America for the
past five years, currently as the Managing
Director of Public Affairs and School
Relations for the New york Region. I’ve
learned so much over the past few years
and I know I will always be committed to
closing the achievement gap that exists
between low-income and wealthy
communities. I’m also playing in a new
band called The Lesser Ghost here in
New york, so I still haven’t given up
on music.” jack.elsey@gmail.com
Darrin Tracy writes: “After living in
Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood and
working in investment banking technology
at Bank of America, I purchased a
condo in Chicago’s South Loop during
the summer of 2007 and began a new
career in proprietary interest rate trading
at TransMarket Group in the spring of
2008. My career continues to dominate
most of my time, but I have taken some
time off for trips to Vegas, New york, Ann
Arbor, and most recently a cruise to the
Bahamas.” darrin.tracy@gmail.com
Shyla kinhal writes: “After completing
Teach for America in the Bronx, I have
continued teaching. Next year, I will
help open a KIPP elementary school in
Washington Heights. I am also an adjunct
instructor for an organization called
Teacher U.” skinhal04@gmail.com
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erica Stock cleaver writes: “The past
year has been full of changes for my
husband (Tim Cleaver) and I. Not only
did we get married and move from
Portland, OR to Denver, CO, for his new
position at the University of Colorado,
we also welcomed our first little baby
girl. Her name is Portland Cassidy and
she is almost six months old. When we
moved last year, I left a job that I really
loved coordinating a program for an
international conservation NGO. In
Colorado it’s all about renewable energy
and water, so I lobbied and worked as a
junior Climate Change and Energy policy
advisor to Gov. Ritter until finding my
current gig — Outreach Director for
Colorado Trout Unlimited in Boulder.
It’s been a bit of a challenge balancing
full-time work with a little one, but I’m
enjoying every sleepless moment. I’d love
to know who from our class has started a
family and if they might be interested in
sharing their tips and experiences. E-mail
me at emstock@gmail.com.”
Jake Wardwell writes that he will be
graduating this May and just recently
found out that he will be doing his
residency at the Maine-Dartmouth Family
Medicine residency in Augusta, Maine.
They are one of the 8 programs in the U.S.
that are affiliated with Dr. Andrew Weil’s
Integrative Medicine curriculum.
csny47@aol.com
Upon gradation from ULS Stacie
Hadgikosti-Mitchell attended Western
Michigan University and received her
B.A. in theater performance. Stacie then
received a full scholarship to Purdue
University’s Graduate Actor Training
Program, where she received her master’s
in fine arts in acting. During that time
she also trained with The Moscow Art
Theatre in Cambridge, MA, and The
PanTheatre in France. In July of 2008,
Stacie married Nathan Mitchell, her
college sweetheart. This past year Stacie
acted in several feature films that will be
coming out in the fall of 2010. Her
favorites include: “The Game of Death”
starring Wesley Snipes, “Mooz-Lum”
starring Danny Glover and “Little
Murder” starring Terrence Howard
and Josh Lucas. She was also in a Sony
TV commercial airing in the UK with
Alice Cooper. Stacie is currently an actor
with Jeff Daniel’s Purple Rose Theatre
Company in Chelsea, MI. This year
you can see her onstage in, “Gravity”
(Hannah Newton), “Our Town” (Emily)
and she will be directed by her husband
in “Boeing-Boeing” (Gloria). Stacie feels
very blessed to be supporting herself as
an actor during these tough economic
times and would like to send a big shout
out to the Liggett community.
Alisha Fraser nemeth graduated from
Wayne State University with a B.A. in
Spanish, is certified to Teach English
as a Second Language (TESL) in
Guadalajara, MX, taught English in
Tampico, Tamaulipas, MX, taught English
to Korean children in Beaumont, CA,
managed a restaurant in Edenton, NC,
became a licensed cosmetologist at Paul
Mitchell the School in Michigan, and now
works at Exodus Hair & Nail Studio in
St. Clair Shores. She married Jesse
Nemeth, Chef at Morton’s the Steakhouse
of Troy, MI, Jan. 31, 2010. They are taking
a honeymoon in Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic. Life has been good. “I haven’t
stopped moving in the last 10 yrs! :)”
alishanemeth@gmail.com
erin Lynn ealba, DDS is working on
a Ph.D. at University of California San
Francisco in Developmental Bone Biology
after finishing my BS & DDS from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor!
She is excited to catch up at the 10 year
reunion! ealbadds@gmail.com
Beth cipriano VanDalson writes: “I
married my husband on June 24, 2006,
and for about five years following college
we lived in Chicago. I graduated from the
University of Chicago with a masters in
social work in June 2009 and then moved
to Traverse City, MI. I currently work for
the Goodwill Inn Homeless Shelter and
enjoy living in northern Michigan doing
lots of fun outdoor activities. And I’m
trying to learn how to play the guitar.

Trying is the key word here. Things are
great and I’m very happy. Looking
forward to our ten year reunion!”
bvandalson@gmail.com
Patricia (Trish) casabar graduated
from DePaul University in 2004 and got a
B.S. in e-commerce technology. Attended
grad school at DePaul and graduated
with my MS in Information Systems in
2006 with a focus in Human Computer
Interaction (Usability Design) and Project
Management. She has been working as a
front-end developer at Apartments.com
for the past four years and loving it.
PCasabar@aol.com
Dusty Gebhard writes: “After graduating
from Miami of Ohio in 2004 (with an
extremely useful BS in neuroscience) I
began working for Fifth Third bank as a
personal banker in West Bloomfield, MI.
In 2007 I moved to West Palm Beach FL
with my fiancé, Connor MacBeth. I was
recently promoted to the position of
Regional Banking Private Banker for
Wachovia/Wells Fargo on the island
of Palm Beach. Connor and I live in
downtown West Palm Beach and spend
a lot of time on the beach and in the
water. We’re still working on planning
the wedding and I look forward to seeing
everyone at the 10 year reunion!”
dusty34118@aol.com
katie critchell graduated from the
University of Michigan in 2004 with a
B.A. in History and French Language
and Literature. From there, she went to
live in France for a year and worked with
the French Ministry of Education. After
that, she joined the Peace Corps and
was off to Turkmenistan (which was
an experience). From there, she went
on to Columbia University’s School of
International and Public Affairs where
she got her master’s in international
affairs. She just finished a consultancy
position with Revenue Watch Institute
doing energy/hydrocarbon research in
Central Asia and is now back on the job
hunt. kathryncritchell@gmail.com
Lesley Greene attended Hobart and
William Smith Colleges in upstate New
york. Transferred to University of Dayton
in Ohio and graduated with a bachelor
of fine arts and education. Moved to
Atlanta, GA, where she taught elementary
art. Then she traveled all over the
U.S. with older sister, Betsy (’97), selling
original vintage posters at antique shows.
After seven months of living out of a
suitcase, moved to Nashville, TN, and
worked with an interior design store for
two years. Continuing south, she headed
for Key West, FL, opened South Pointe
Gallery, with both Betsy, and younger
sister, Tracey (’02). While living and
loving Key West, met fiance, Peter
Downie, and had a beautiful baby boy,
Chase Patrick Downie-Greene, born
October 25, 2009. Love being a mom!
greenelc@gmail.com
Sean Griffen writes: “I graduated from
Valparaiso University with a bachelor’s in
Spanish and a master’s in International
Commerce and Policy. After school I
moved to Sarasota, FL, to take a job as
Associate Producer at InterShow (now
called MoneyShow), the world’s leading
producer of investment tradeshows and
cruises. While there I partnered with an
AVP pro to start a beach volleyball
magazine. She publishes it I am executive
editor. It’s the first of its kind. The first
edition came out last summer and was
very well received across the country.
We are hard at work on the second
edition. www.spikekey.com/magazine.
I started a new full time job about a
month ago at Clockwork Home Services,
largest franchiser of home services
companies in North America. I edit our
trade magazine and newsletters and do
some PR also.” griff48026@yahoo.com
Alex Brown moved out to San Francisco
almost a year ago and he’s loving it. He
was in Washington D.C. prior to San
Francisco where he earned a masters in
health systems administration from
Georgetown University. Alex just got
back from Vancouver at the Winter
Olympics with Millie Tompkins.
“We had a grand ol’ time.”
Millie Tompkins writes: “I am doing
well. Living in the Detroit area working
as the director of special events at DMC
Sinai-Grace Hospital and coaching varsity
field hockey at Grosse Pointe South.
Alex Brown and I just returned from
Vancouver 2010 Olympics! What an
amazing experience. We had a blast.”
ameliatompkins@gmail.com
After graduating from Xavier University
in Ohio with a degree in marketing and
international business, christianne Sims
moved back to Detroit and is currently
the director for Fusion, a young professionals
organization out of the Detroit
Regional Chamber (of Commerce).
The goal of Fusion is to connect young
professionals, businesses and the
community to provide a voice for “yPs”
on issues that affect them. “I have had a
chance to meet and work with the region’s
top business, political and civic leaders
and I hope that through our efforts, we
can get our classmates to come back to
the area. In addition to some external
committees and councils I sit on, I also
coach girls lacrosse at Grosse Pointe North
and started an inner city youth lacrosse
program with Think Detroit PAL.”
nicholas c. Maitland graduated from
Ohio State University Moritz College of
Law in May 2009. He is engaged to Julia
Delibat, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
A July 2010 wedding is being planned.
Jay navarro has completed an
undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt
and has an MFA in musical composition
from NyU Tish. He received the Larson
award for “most promising musical
theater composer,” and is currently
working in the New york area on an
array of musical theater projects.
2001
Class Secretary:
Christal Phillips
christalphillips@gmail.com
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Gennette Faust graduated from the
University of Pennsylvania in 2005 and
was offered the Dean Scholarship at the
University of Miami’s law school. She
graduated in 2008 and is now practicing
law at Hightower & Partners in Miami, FL.
2002
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org
Steven Stock is working as an accountant
and recently moved back to Grosse
Pointe.
2003
Class Secretary:
Mr. Brandon Celestin
1126 Berkshire
Grosse Pointe Park, MI 48230-1341
brandon.celestin@gmail.com
Brandon wants to thank all those who
called or emailed. Here is news of her
classmates:
Trevor Hanly and Kristine (Krissy)
Catherine of Brunswick, Maine married
in the fall of 2009.
Anthony Walker and Pearl Plumboy
of New york City got engaged in the
fall of 2009.
elizabeth Warren and Rob Thiel of
Chicago got engaged in January 2010.
Alexa Davenport took a position as
assistant vice president in e-marketing at
PNC in Pittsburgh, PA, in August 2009.
Brittany Parrott completed graduate
work at the Gemological Institute of
America, and recently purchased a
home in Ottawa, Ontario.
Wellesley Baun graduated from the
London School of Economics with a M.S.
in International Relations in December
2009, and is currently studying at
American University College of Law
after extensive world travel.
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nishant Dixit will be moving to Mumbai
this spring to work in international
development for TechnoServe, specializing
in rural economic development,
including in Tibetan refugee areas.
2004
Class Secretaries:
Ms. Rachel Costello
448 McKinley Avenue
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3240
rachelncostello@gm.com
Ms. Carly Croskey
180 Country Club Drive
Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-2902
cacroskey@gmail.com
Ms. Meghan Doletzky
116 Carrollton Terrace, Apt.E
Charlottesville, VA 22903
christina Stock graduated from
Mount Holyoke College in 2008 and
is now working as a paralegal in
Washington D.C. for the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
2005
Class secretaries:
Ms. Caitlin B. Costello
800 Cadieux Road
Grosse Pointe, MI 48230-1232
caitlinbcostello@gmail.com
Ms. Kimberly M. Dickinson
Providence, RI
Kimberly_Dickinson@brown.edu
Dustin Meldrum, as of 2010, is still in
Ann Arbor at University of Michigan
finishing up a B.S.E. in Chemical
Engineering and starting his M.S.E. in
Chemical Engineering.
Paul Leahy graduated University of
Michigan, Class of 2009 with High
Honors in History. Performed archival
research in Abilene, KS and wrote an
undergraduate honors thesis entitled
“Eisenhower’s Dilemma: How to Talk
about Nuclear Weapons.” Digital access
to the thesis is available through the Deep
Blue undergraduate honors archive.
deepblue.lib.umich.edu handle/2027.42
/63973 He is currently an Associate with
the Dewey Square Group, a national
marketing and communications firm,
working in the political campaigns
practice and residing in Grosse Pointe.
D’Arcy Danaher writes: “I graduated
from Denison University in May with a
major in world religions and a minor in
women’s studies. I moved to New york
City in search of a job in marketing or
advertising and found a job as an
administrative assistant to the account
managers of Wallace Church, Inc., a
brand marketing company specializing
in package design and brand identity.
It’s a great company and a great group of
people; I’m learning a lot and absolutely
loving it.”
kimmy Dickinson graduated in ‘09
with a Community Health degree,
currently living in Providence and
pursuing a Masters in Public Health at
Brown University.
elizabeth Drettmann graduated ‘09,
currently living in Lansing and working
for State Senator Jason Allen. She will be
attending law school in the fall.
Barrett young graduated in ‘09 and is
working in DC.
2006
Class secretary:
Ms. Alyssa Bronikowski
1156 West Montana Street #203
Chicago, IL 60614-2221
alyssa.bronikowski@gmail.com
Drakia Sanja Wilkins graduated
from DePaul University with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Commerce on
June 14, 2009.
2007
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael
Zarobe at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail
him at mzarobe@uls.org

Luisa Myavec ‘08 with former faculty and Liggett parents Jeff and Ruth Bond
Alexis eaton (’07) is “knocking the
socks off of yale” according to her father,
Crandall Eaton. He called teacher Shernaz
Minwalla earlier this year to tell her that
Alexis earned straight As. Alexis and her
family attribute her success to the teachers
at Liggett and the experiences provided for
her.
2008
We would love for someone to be a
Liggett class secretary! Call Michael Zarobe
at 313-884-4444,ext. 415 or e-mail him at
mzarobe@uls.org
Luisa Myavec (’08) was recently reunited
with Jeff and Ruth Bond (former faculty
and parents of Liggett alums: Heather ’93,
Jared ’96 and emily ’00). She plays field
hockey at DePauw University.
Over the years, many alumni
have married one another.
Whether you were high school
sweethearts, or met after you left
the school, we are interested in
hearing your story for our next
Perspective. If you are among our
alumni who fell in love and are
living “happily ever after”, please
contact Michael Zarobe, Assistant
Director for Alumni Relations at
(313) 884-4444, Ext. 415, or
mzarobe@uls.org with your story
by August 15, 2010.
Photo submission guidelines
Perspective accepts photos printed on
photo paper as well as digital photo files.
In order for the photos to print properly in
the magazine, please follow the guidelines
below:
• Traditional photos must be printed on
photo paper. Photos printed on plain
paper are not of sufficient quality for
reproduction.
• Digital photos taken at the highest
resolution reproduce the best in print.
Therefore, we recommend that photos
taken at 72 dpi resolution need to
measure a minimum of 14” x 10.5”.
• Images must be provided in either .tif
or .jpeg format. Please, do not send
images in .gif or html or send an image
embedded in a Word document.
• Images saved directly from a Web site
are not acceptable and will not be used
because they cannot be converted to an
acceptable resolution and size.
• If you wish to have an image cropped,
print a copy and mark on the copy the
desired cropping. Please do NOT crop
the original image.
• You may e-mail photos or burn them to
a CD and mail to the school.
If you have a question about whether or
not a digital photo will be acceptable,
please contact the Communications Office
at rbernas@uls.org.
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On the
Town
Gathering with alumni on campus
and at some of the area’s most
interesting venues, classmates
and friends had the opportunity
to network and learn about
exciting new developments at
University Liggett School.
Chris Codish ‘89 and his trio
played jazz music.
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at the
Dirty Dog
Jazz Café
Alex Noecker Ferrara ‘86, Stacy Miller Buhler ‘82 and Rick
Ferrara, M.D. ‘79
Andy Baetz, Judy Bailey ‘57 (LIG), Anne Wrigley Molesky ‘60 (LIG) and Tom Molesky.
Amy McDonnell MacKethan ‘82 and
Rob MacKethan ‘82.
Trustee Barb Thomas, Trustee DeAnn Lukas ‘85 and Lee Thomas.
Ellena Gatzaros ‘95 with father and
Trustee Ted Gatzaros.

James Dickinson ‘07, Yates Campbell ‘07
and Alex Brooks ‘07
Aja Jovanovski ‘06 and Stefania
Ford ‘06
Alumni representing
classes from 1969-2009
enjoyed a rousing
game of hockey over
Thanksgiving weekend
in November, 2009.
Alumni
Hockey
Game
at
Mosaic
Restaurant
Elorie Eggleston ‘05 and Dustin
Meldrum ‘05
Marcia McDade ‘06, Keith Crispen ‘03 and friend
Charlie Warren ‘06 and Alex
Houghtalin ‘06
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In memoriam
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HAMiLTOn R. JAMeS (CDS ’40) died on March 26, 2009
in Lexington, MA. He is survived by his wife of 61 years,
Waleska (Evans) James, sons Hamilton E. of NyC, David R.
of Bolton, MA and Michael T. of Haverford, PA and 10
grandchildren.
Anne DODGe HeenAn (CDS ’40) died on November 2,
2009 at Sunrise of Grosse Pointe Woods. Nancy was a
lifetime resident of Grosse Pointe. She attended the Ethel
Walker School in Simsbury, CN, and Bennington College in
Vermont, leaving after two years to become a nurse’s aid
on Governor’s Island in New york during World War II.
She enjoyed gardening, growing exotic plants, needlepointing
and reading. Nancy served on various boards
including the Garden Club of Michigan, the Grosse Pointe
War Memorial and the Merrill Palmer Institute. She was a
member of the Junior League of Detroit, Tau Beta and the
Huron Mountain Club.
Condolences to Frances Oberteuffer McDonnell (’42 CDS)
on the death of her husband, JAMeS F. McDOnneLL, JR.
He is also survived by his children, Mark D. McDonnell
(’77), Fayre McDonnell Mynatt (’73), Amy McDonnell
MacKethan (‘82); his son-in-law, Edwin (Rob) R.
MacKethan IV (’82).
JOHn WARRen (JAck) FLeck (DUS ‘47) past away on
September 30, 2009.
We have received the sad news that ViRGiniA cAROLyn
PeHRSOn, mother of Joseph Pehrson (GPUS ‘68), passed
away on October 28, 2009.
HAL HORAce SMiTH iii (DUS ‘49), passed away on
October 28, 2009.
Our condolences go out to Leslie Tranter (LIG ‘64) on the
loss of her father, WiLLiAM cHARLeS BeckenHAueR,
JR. who passed away on November 8, 2009.
JeAnne eVAnS WHiTTAkeR-
HineS (CDS ‘52) succumbed to
inoperable lung cancer on
November 17, 2009. She was
raised in Grosse Pointe and
graduated from the University of
Michigan. Following graduation
she served in Korea and France
with the American Red Crosssponsored
Supplemental Recreational Activities Overseas
programs.
After she returned from Europe, she was appointed youth
director for Southeastern Texas American Red Cross in San
Antonio where she met her husband, Charles Martin
Hines. Later, Jeanne returned to journalism, writing the
“John Detroit” column for the Detroit Free Press in which
she profiled the activities of social, civic, local and national
political and entertainment figures. She edited the
Michigan Social Register for several years and then edited
the Suburban Life section of the Birmingham Eccentric for
which she won the University of Missouri Penney-Missouri
Award and several Michigan Press Association Awards.
She also worked as a columnist and staff writer with the
Detroit News.
Later she returned to the Red Cross and directed
fundraising galas for the Detroit chapter of the American
Red Cross. She was a member of the Sigma Gamma
Association and served on area boards including the
Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the Red Cross, the
Grosse Pointe Public Library, the Detroit Historical Society,
Wayne State University Press Board of Visitors and
University Liggett School Alumni Board of Governors.

She is survived by her children, Charles Martin Hines III
and Margaret Helen Whittaker (Tobias E. Zimmerman),
grandsons, sisters, brothers and nieces. Memorial
contributions may be made to University Liggett School,
1045 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 or
Southeastern Michigan Chapter of the American Red
Cross, 100 Mack Ave., Detroit, MI 48201.
We send our condolences to the family of R. nicHOLAS
GiMBeL (GPUS ’69) who passed away on November 19,
2009.
cAROLyn BARnHART MOSHeR, mother of Jennifer
Mosher Fozo (‘87), passed away on December 16, 2009.
Mrs. Mosher is survived by Jennifer, her son-in-law
Michael Fozo (‘87), her grandchildren Madison (‘18) and
Stephen Fozo (‘22), and her sister, Connie Serchuk.
Memorial contributions may be made to University Liggett
School Creative and Performing Arts Department, 1045
Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236-2509.
Our condolences go to Susan Laffery (’83), her father,
Gilbert Hudson, and their family on the loss of Susan’s
mother, Anne R. HuDSOn on December 27, 2009.
We send our condolences to the family of
DAnieL kReSS, father of Danni Kress (‘09),
who passed away on December 24, 2009.
The class of ‘47 wishes to express their
condolences to the family and friends of
nAncy cHAPMAn FiSHeR (CDS ’47)
who died on January 24, 2010.
cRAne GLORiA ATzeL, Litta to her friends,
passed away at the age of 82 on February 4, 2010,
in Lisle, IL. She volunteered at The Liggett School
and was a member of The Liggett School Board of Trustees.
WALTeR BuHL FORD iii (GPUS ’61) passed away on
February 16, 2010 in Palm Beach, FL.
Our condolences go to: Mary McKean Roby (CDS ’50)
on the passing of her husband, DOuGLAS F. ROBy, JR.,
February 27, 2010. Also, to his daughter, Patricia Roby
Gotfredson (’80) and son, Charles C. Roby (’88), along
with his sisters, Ruth Roby Glancy (LIG ’58) and Hermine
Roby Klingler (LIG ’46).
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Births
Lisa Ducharme elwell (’93) and husband Tristan Elwell, welcomed Evan
Forbes Elwell on April 9, 2009.
Joanne Davies Brind’Amour (’93) welcomed Claire Therese on July 30,
2009. She joined brothers John (6) and Marc (3).
erica Stock cleaver (’00) and husband Timothy Cleaver welcomed a little
girl to their family. Portland Cassidy Stock Cleaver, on August 22, 2009.
Brooke Wright (’97) and Chris Riley are the proud parents of Elise Stimson
Riley, born on October 18, 2009.
Ethan Alexander Corona was born on October 22, 2009 to Matt corona (’95)
and his wife Kathy.
Rachel calderon young (‘96) and Justin young (‘98) proudly announce
the birth of their son, Tyson Lucas Calderon young, on October 31, 2009 at
5:43 a.m. in Long Beach, California.
Mindi Timmins Gravis (’96) and husband Jeremy welcomed son Joseph
Quinn Gravis on November 12, 2009.
Born to elizabeth Weyhing Myers (’92) and husband Jason Myers, Lorelei
Lyn Myers on November 12, 2009.
Jackson Brooks Miller was born January 7, 2010 to Laura cassin Miller (’98)
and Andrew Miller.
carolyn Lees Metnick (’96) and Jason Metnick are proud parents of
Charlotte White Metnick, born on Saturday, January 9, 2010.
Olivia Grace Lee was born March 20, 2010 to Dr. Andrew and Lisa Brown
Lee (’98). They live in Lincoln Park, Illinois, where Andrew is a resident at
Northwestern. Olivia was seven pounds and 19½ inches long.
Charlotte White Metnick
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Jason Brooks Miller
Joseph Quinn Gravis
Evan Forbes Elwell
Portland Cassidy Stock Cleaver
Ethan Corona
Elise Stimson Riley
Olivia Grace Lee