Class Notes

1950 Kenn Hubel writes: “I was delighted to receive notes from classmates responding to an email requesting summaries of their 68 years of living since graduation at Eastman Theatre.” Kenn passes along these updates: John Wermuth, blessed with support from the GI Bill, earned an MBA at Harvard in 1952; married Marilyn, a Denison graduate; and commenced a family (four sons and one daughter) in 1955. He was CFO for Acheson Industries before starting his own business marketing insurance and staying active (tennis until two years ago and frequent bridge). John and Marilyn have lived in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, since 1958, where John is still active as a program chairman in Kiwanis. He can be reached at wermuth@prodigy.net. . . . Hugh (Bud) Garvin, following a year of graduate study and five years of ROTC, fulfilled his Navy duty as an electronics officer on ships in the Atlantic and Mediterranean for two years and then served an additional two years in the Guided Missile Service. He married Shirley Gantz ’52, ’53N and then completed requirements for a PhD in physics at UC Berkeley in 1959. Until 1963 he worked on the design of systems to generate electricity from nuclear reactions in space equipment and then joined the research staff at Hughes Research Labs in Malibu, where he worked on many challenging projects. The Garvins had a son and twin daughters and now have six grandchildren. They still live in the Malibu home that they have enjoyed for 40 years, but Bud acknowledges their concerns about threats from fires and earthquakes on the California coast. He can be reached at MBUHLNSCG@msn.com. . . . Sallie Turner Guy married John Mount ’47, who became a Presbyterian minister and died tragically in an auto accident in 1960 at the age of 34. Six years later, Sallie married Lt. Col. Carroll Guy, an Air Force pilot and widower with three daughters. Upon retirement, they moved to Kentucky Lakes and lived there until his death in 2010. Sallie now lives in a retirement community in Crossville, Tennessee. She has been a hand weaver since 1962; she taught workshops across the US and twice in New Zealand and has produced two instructional videos. She also spins and enjoys watercolor and the role of grandmother and great-grandmother to her eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. She can be reached at guy.sallie@gmail.com. . . . Dvorah Goldman Kolko writes: “I started at the University as Dvorah Goldman and graduated as Dvorah Kolko, as I married after my junior year. We have four sons: one in Rochester, two in Pittsburgh, and one in New York City. There are seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. I earned a teaching degree in 1949 from Nazareth College and tutor now at 35 schools. I have lived in the same home for 67 years. Hello to everyone.” Dvorah can be reached at dmkolko@gmail.com.

1951 Last April, the University of Scranton honored Dave Ocorr with the naming of Dave Ocorr Way, a walkway leading to the entrance of the university’s new baseball stadium and athletic complex. The walkway honors Dave’s “leadership, dedication, and contributions to the University of Scranton and the City of Scranton,” which he provided as the university’s athletic director and baseball coach from 1968 to 1974. Dave also coached at Rochester for 12 years following his service in the Navy and was Rochester’s director of athletics from 1974 to 1981.

1952 Shirley Gantz ’53N (see ’50). . . . Chesley Kahmann has released a CD, Long Live and Love (Orbiting Clef Productions), her 12th recording with her singing group, the Interludes.

MEDALLION REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1959 Nancy Bates Carlman writes that she and Barbara Merritt Roberts spent a weekend in May together in Vancouver, British Columbia, where Nancy lives. “We spent our junior year abroad in Edinburgh, Scotland, but we had not seen much of each other since we graduated in 1959. After many years living in Texas, Barbara now lives in Bellingham, Washington, only about 45 minutes from Vancouver. While Barbara was in Vancouver, we took a drive to Whistler, where, instead of skiing, we enjoyed a visit to the Audain Museum of Northwest Coast Art. The photo was taken in the town of Whistler in front of the 2010 Winter Olympics Rings. Perhaps we will make it to our 60th reunion in 2019.”. . . Tom Worosz writes: “In July 2018, I traveled to Iceland with two of my grandsons, Sam and Jack, for a week of adventure and fun. We learned about Viking culture, saw magnificent scenery, whitewater rafted in 50-degree water, snorkeled in the Silfra Rift’s freezing clear water, and enjoyed the comforting warm waters of the Blue Lagoon. The boys had a great time, and I am able to say, ‘Been there, done that.’ I created a blog that details our adventures with prose and pictures at www.papasicelandadventure.blogspot.com.” Tom sends a photo of him and his grandsons in their drysuits, dressed for snorkeling. He adds that he also “took a month-long trip in August: eight days through the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania followed by a 22-day journey throughout Poland, birthplace of my father. I hope to see you at our 60th reunion in fall 2019.”

1960 Lt. Col. Don Hart, retired from the Air Force, was presented with the Governor’s Veterans Service Award by Florida Governor Rick Scott. The ceremony was held at Camp K-9, the headquarters of K-9s for Warriors in Ponte Vedra, Florida, where Don has volunteered in various capacities for a number of years. The organization is the nation’s largest provider of service dogs to military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

1962 John Marciano is coauthor of The Russians Are Coming, Again: The First Cold War as Tragedy, the Second as Farce (Monthly Review Press). John is a longtime activist and professor emeritus of education at SUNY–Cortland. . . . Bob Mead has been recognized for his leadership of the systems integration division of the Lone Star Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence and Innovation at Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi. The integration division has ranked first for the last three years. . . . Arthur Rosen ’68 (PhD) sends a photo of himself and his youngest grandson, Ross, during Ross’s Bar Mitzvah at the Western Wall in Jerusalem last August (see page 61). . . . Tom Tiffany has written and illustrated a book of poetry and other writings, Life Doesn’t Rhyme with Orange (CreateSpace), relaying life lessons he’s learned from experience over the years.

MEDALLION REUNION OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1964 Tina VanRensselaer Allen sends a photo and writes: “These 13 women first met at Frosh Camp in September 1960, as entering members of the Class of 1964. Over the last two decades they have met every two or three years in locations ranging from Napa Valley to Charleston, South Carolina, to celebrate and renew their friendships. This year’s gathering took place in Washington, D.C., in June.” Pictured from left to right on page 61 are Joan Bertinelli Tobey, Judy Swoyer Johnstone, Marcia Conary Babb, Bonnie Kerzman Cook, Jean Bunting Mitchell, Ann Abelove Siegel, Patricia Earnest, Tina, Linda Sanders Warner, Carole Leone, Patti Lorbach DiBella, Judith Sutton Drake ’65W (MA), and Bonnie Fish Welch ’64N. . . . Marion Bartlett VanArsdell has published a book, “I Teached Him to Talk”: Stories of Children with Autism (Levellers Press). Marion chronicles two years she spent with children participating in an intensive public school program she designed for young children with autism spectrum disorder.

1965 Gary Noyes ’67 (MS) (see ’51 Graduate).

1966 Betsey Weingart Cullen and Nancy Sharples send a photo from a minireunion in Chautauqua. Pictured are (first row, left to right) Cheryl Anderson Jolley, Barbett Wikfield Wood ’66N, Sandy Didenko Varney, Alice Reid Beckwith, Cathy Feuer Owen, Sue Ellen Kraff Liebman, Helen Scannell Thomas ’66N, Marion Marsh Nesterenko; (second row, left to right) Carol Gill Anderson, Gail Bass Arnoff, Meichelle Hull Norell, Nancy, Rosalie Elespuru Lijinsky, Margaret Clarey Mendrykowski, Sheila Taylor Knopke; (third row, left to right) Charlotte Olson Roth ’84N, Bonnie McLellan Brewer, Janet Ingalls Burchett ’69W (MA), Martha Turner Johnstone, Dorothy Lebach, Betsey, Kristin Bing Peckman, Gail Rowell Starr; (top row, left to right) Pat Erdle Anderson, Jane Davis Torrens ’68W (MA), Sharon Porter Kavanagh, Mary Whittlesey, Phyllis Dalton Modley, and Jane Speyer Weber ’67W (MA).

1967 Ira Schildkraut writes that he has completed 50 years of secondary school teaching: 35 years at Freeport High School in Freeport, Long Island, New York, followed by 15 years to date at Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, Long Island, and Shalhevet High School for Girls in North Woodmere, Long Island. He continues at Shalhevet in the fall, beginning his 51st year of teaching. . . . George Shaw is coauthor of Navigating the Energy Maze: The Transition to a Sustainable Future (Springer). He’s a professor emeritus of geology at Union College in Schenectady, New York. . . . Bernie Zimmerman is chair of the Nevada County Historical Landmarks Commission and coauthor of Exploring Nevada County: Historical Landmarks (You Bet Press).

1968 Susan Testa Hawkshaw writes that she’s published a book, Aldo Parisot, The Cellist: The Importance of the Circle (Boydell & Brewer). Parisot retired in June after 60 years at the Yale School of Music. Susan is a musicologist on the faculties of both Albertus Magnus College and the University of New Haven. . . . Chuck Smith writes: “After retiring from the EPA and then working part-time for the EPA for another 12 years, I am finally fully retired. I have begun to send some of my short plays to far-flung community theaters. Meeting Acute was done in Tampa; Fluent was done in Pennsylvania near Penn State and in Flagstaff, Arizona; and Romantic Comradery was done this summer in a local Virginia one-act festival and won Best Actress, Best Original Production, and Best Script.”

50TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1969 Sharon Fralonardo Chiumento ’69N has published a book, Prehospital Detective: Analyzing Clues to Enhance Patient Care (Sharon Chiumento), a handbook for EMS and other prehospital care providers. “My career has bridged both nursing and EMS as a paramedic through the years,” she writes. The book “compiles much of the information I gleaned through my career along with many recent updates, into a resource book that can be utilized by anyone involved in treating patients in the prehospital environment.”

1971 Clayton Press has written a book, Reds (Linn Press), offering commentary to accompany the exhibit of the Mnuchin Gallery in New York City that explores artists’ use of the color red over a 60-year period following World War II. A noted art collector, Clayton is a contributing journalist for Forbes and an adjunct professor in art market economics and history at New York University.

1972 Eliza Rogers Gouverneur, a retired librarian who raised four children, has published a poetry collection, Kiddushin (Modern Memoirs), that deals with “moments in the life of a contemporary Jewish family, touching on the joys and loneliness of a wife, the intersection of Shabbat and Little League, and the humor and struggle of raising adolescents.”

1973 Thanet Aphornsuvan has published a translation into Thai of Karl Marx’s Pre-Capitalist Economic Formations (Sommadhi Press). Thanet is the director of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations studies program at the University of Thammasat in Bangkok. . . . Penny Drue Baird, an internationally recognized interior designer and founder of the firm Dessin, has published her fourth book, On Interior Design (Images Publishing). . . . Barry Friedman writes: “It’s a small world after all! Forty-five years after graduation, Paul Babiarz and I work together as professors in the business school at the State University of New York at Oswego. I earned my PhD in industrial/organizational psychology soon after graduation, worked in industry for 25 years, then joined the faculty at SUNY Oswego. Paul enjoyed industry leadership roles in process improvement, international marketing, and earned three patents for new products.” . . . Nina Ginsberg was sworn in as president-elect of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers at the group’s annual meeting last July. Nina is a founding partner of the firm DiMuro Ginsberg in Alexandria, Virginia, outside Washington, D.C. . . . Steven Hahn has been elected cochair of the Pulitzer Prize Board, on which he’s served since 2011. A professor of history at New York University, Steven won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2004 for A Nation Under Our Feet: Black Political Struggles in the Rural South from Slavery to the Great Migration (Harvard University Press).

1977 Peter Friedenberg, a partner in the Boston law firm Sherin and Lodgen specializing in real estate law, has been included in the 2019 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. . . . Harold Paz ’82M (MD) has been named by Modern Healthcare as among the “50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders.” Harold is executive vice president and chief medical officer of Aetna and an adjunct professor of internal medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. He’s also the former senior vice president for health affairs and dean of the College of Medicine at the Pennsylvania State University and CEO of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Health System.

1978 Michael Corp—chair of the tax, trusts, and estates and elder law and special needs departments at the Syracuse law firm Hancock Estabrook—has been selected for inclusion in upstate New York Super Lawyers for 2018. . . . Leslie Dunner has been named conductor of the Academy Orchestra at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Interlochen, Michigan. He was previously music director of Chicago’s South Shore Opera Company.

40TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1979 Bob Bly has published Charles Proteus Steinmetz: The Electrical Wizard of Schenectady (Quill Driver Books), a biography of the scientist who developed the technology that underlies the modern electrical power grid. The book contains a foreword by Richard Heist, the professor of chemical engineering at Rochester who taught Bob thermodynamics. . . . Rick Peltzman (see ’11). . . . Elliot Schreiber writes that he was vacationing in France when he met Christine Wilcosz-Thompson ’54E, who, like him, was staying at Château Dordogne. “I hoped I could pick up a few musical tips from Christine, who has been a talented musician for over eight decades,” he writes. Elliot lives in New York City and is counsel at Assured Guaranty, and Christine lives in Chatham, Ontario, where she teaches voice, piano, and music theory. . . . Marty Stern ’80S (MBA) (see ’11).

1980 Amy Goldblatt Holtzer writes that she and several classmates got together for a James Taylor/Eagles concert in Washington, D.C., last summer. Pictured from left to right are Amy, Susan Elbe, and Susan Eckstein Gaynor.

1981 Dan Blumenthal was elected as fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. According to the academy’s website, “The NAI Fellows Program was established to highlight academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society.” The program has 912 fellows worldwide representing more than 250 universities and governmental and nonprofit research institutes.” As a group, fellows hold more than 32,000 issued US patents which have generated more than 9,400 licensed technologies and companies. Dan is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California at Santa Barbara. . . . Tony Graham writes on behalf of several of his Theta Chi brothers who attended a Theta Chi reunion on Long Island in September. Tony, Mark Taft, Michael Tatarek, George Roden ’83S (MBA), David Friedman, William Hermance, and Wally Wolf were among those who gathered for “lots of laughs recalling classes, spring on the Fraternity Quad, road trips, Theta Chi events, the Rathskeller (the “Rat”), our cooking, and Genesee Beer.”. . . . Karin Roberts writes: “After 19 years at the New York Times, I’m now working for NBC News Digital as a news editor. I started on the news desk in February and am now working for the medical unit as a health editor.” Karin invites health news pitches from classmates at karin.roberts@nbcuni.com.

35TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1984 Steve Zoeller writes: “I returned to campus along the route I took many times while attending the U of R on my bike! The 7-day, 380-mile ride took me from Dutchess County, New York, over the Catskills, along the Southern Tier, into a detour into Pennsylvania, and through the Finger Lakes Region. If you’re interested in going for a ride or just getting in touch, contact me at steven.zoeller@gmail.com.”

1985 Sascha Feinstein has edited Understanding Hans Hofmann: Reflections by Sam Feinstein (Provincetown Arts Press), a book of reflections by his father, artist Sam Feinstein, on his friend and fellow abstract expressionist painter. Sascha is the Robert L. and Charlene Shangraw Professor of English at Lycoming College.

1987 Dave Abrams (see ’89). . . . Julie Taddeo ’97 (PhD) is coeditor and contributor to Conflicting Masculinities: Men in Television Period Drama (I.B. Tauris). She teaches Victorian and 20th- century British culture at the University of Maryland, College Park.

1988 Capt. John (JC) Carter (see ’89). . . . Capt. Scott Duggan (see ’89).

30TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1989 Ken Carter has been named vice president of claims at Merchants Insurance Group in Buffalo . . . . Jennifer Traylor Kruschwitz ’95 (MS) is an assistant professor at the Institute of Optics and has published a book, Field Guide to Colorimetry and Fundamental Color Modeling (SPIE Press). . . . “Hello from West Africa,” writes David Stier. “I am a member of the United States Foreign Service and I am completing my two-year tour of duty here at the US Embassy in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, before returning to Washington.” He sends a photo and notes that the monument behind him is the Monument to Martyrs, a national war memorial. . . . Mark Zaid writes that Capt. Scott Duggan ’88, who began his naval career as an NROTC at Rochester, retired after 30 years of service. Mark and several Sigma Phi Epsilon brothers attended Scott’s retirement party. Mark sends a group shot of (left to right) Dave Abrams ’87, Capt. Scott Fuller ’91, Capt. John (JC) Carter ’88, Mark, and Royce Haddad ’91.

1990 Jason Korosec writes that he’s joined Roku to lead the development of Roku Pay. After several months traveling back and forth between the company’s New York City and California offices, he now works in the company’s Los Gatos, California, office, and lives with his family nearby. . . . John Sotomayor, publisher and executive editor of start-up magazines Elevate and Spanish-language counterpart Elevar, writes that Elevar and Elevate received the Charlie Award (first place) and Silver (second place), respectively, for Best Digital-Only Magazine at the 2018 Florida Magazine Association Charlie Awards banquet last August in Orlando. (See photo, page 68.)

1991 Christine Flanagan, an associate professor of English at the University of the Sciences, in Philadelphia, has published the book The Letters of Flannery O’Connor and Caroline Gordon (University of Georgia Press). . . . Capt. Scott Fuller (see ’89). . . . Royce Haddad (see ’89).

1992 Donald Chilcote writes, “I’ve been quite busy in the last couple of years, writing original and hymn-tune preludes for church services in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio.” Donald has also written several travelogues. He maintains a website at 88keys4kids.com.

1993 Abe Dewing and Robert Lee send photos from an Alumni Relations–sponsored minireunion of Boston-area alumni (See “Boston Alumni Bash,” right).

1995 Andy Spivak writes: “In September 1991, my wife, Jill Robinson Spivak, and I met for the first time while living on the second floor of the Susan B. Anthony dorm. Somehow, we hadn’t been back to campus as a couple since we graduated 23-plus years ago! It was absolutely surreal to now share our beloved campus with our three beautiful children, Claire, 9, Ray, 7, and Kate, 2. WE — R (clap, clap), U — R (clap clap)!”

1996 Christine Tebaldi Eldin ’96N, ’01N (MS) (see ’98). . . . Jonathan Hovey graduated last May with a master of science degree in strategic analytics from Brandeis University. He’s a senior data analyst at Dell in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and is married to Michelle Boucher Hovey. They have two boys, Ethan, 9, and Matthew, 7, and live in Grafton. . . . Laura Stevens has been promoted to executive vice president and general counsel of the education and technology company Cengage, in Boston.

1997 Michael Goldberg (see ’98).

1998 Lindsay Greene Koenig writes that she and several classmates had a minireunion in Newton, Massachusetts. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Lindsay, Becka Hart Goldberg, Lorye Wexler Peddie, Christine Tebaldi Eldin ’96, ’96N, ’01N (MS), Amy DiVirgilio Fanikos; (front row) Tim Fanikos, and Michael Goldberg ’97.

20TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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1999 Marla Bruns ’00M (MS) was featured in Neurology Today in an article titled “Off the Clock: Marla Bruns, MD, PhD Dancing through Life—Why She Trades Her Doctor’s Jacket for Ballroom Glitz.” A neurologist with Rochester Regional Health, Marla competes in ballroom tournaments. She writes: “I do reference the annual Viennese Ball! I’m a dementia specialist, though, not a movement disorder specialist as misprinted.” . . . Amanda Cronkhite writes: “I successfully defended my dissertation in political science at the University of Illinois on June 22. My research specialty is political communication and behavior, with a focus on Latin America. In July, I started a position as a postdoctoral researcher at the Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.” . . . Melissa Gong sends a photo and writes: “My family vacation included an impromptu visit to the U of R. I was so happy to share the campus with my kids. I also had an amazing journey switching careers recently to become an intensive-care-unit RN on Long Island. Thank you to the summer ambassadors we bumped into who helped to take this gorgeous family photo.” . . . Stephanie Rickard is an associate professor of political science at the London School of Economics and has published Spending to Win: Political Institutions, Economic Geography, and Government Subsidies (Cambridge University Press).

2001 Ellie Patounas welcomed a second daughter, Katerina, last May. She sends a picture of Katerina with her big sister, Ourania.

2002 Marcel Pomerleau sends a photo and writes about his participation in Pride last June. “At Skydive California in Tracy, California (one hour east of San Francisco), we celebrated with the Pride Boogie.” The photo shows Marcel (second from the left) participating “in a rainbow smoke jump,” in which jumpers prepare to unfurl a rainbow flag.

2008 Mark DiFiore has been named a partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York City. He is part of the firm’s derivatives and structured products group. . . . Julie Grossman writes that she was named the 2017–18 Maryland School Psychologist of the Year. She sends a photo of herself with her award, which she won after four years as a school psychologist in Prince Georges County Public Schools. Julie provides individual and group counseling to students at three elementary schools, consults with teachers, and conducts psychological assessments for special education. In addition, she designs and implements school-wide activities promoting children’s mental health. In 2017, one of her schools was recognized as a “champion school” by the Children’s Mental Health Matters Campaign in Maryland.” Julie also serves parents of children with educational disabilities, teaches a class on behavior management for employees in her school district, and trains fellow school psychologists.

10TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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2009 Kishore Padmaraju writes that he married Komal Patel and sends a photo from the wedding. Pictured on page 68 are (from left to right) Matt Magill, Scott Herman, Aja Kalkanoglu ’12N, Aaron Gelinne, Megan Saunders ’10W (MS), Noah Bennett, Matt Au, Gena Akers, Komal, Ben Hardy, Kishore, Derek Smith, Jon Widawsky ’07, Tyler Kieft, and John Kreckel. . . . Amanda Ziegler ’10 (KEY) writes that she married Jason Watrous last May. Pictured on page 68 are (back row, left to right) Ky Lynch, Michelle Desrosiers Heckman ’13W (MS), Derek Crowe, Dawn Ryan, Lynne Klasko-Foster ’05, and Jason Ludwig; (front row, left to right) Gracie Weinstein ’11, Amanda, Jason, Deborah Philbrick, and Alicia Oddo ’11W (MS).

2011 Andrew Otis writes: “My book, Hicky’s Bengal Gazette: The Untold Story of India’s First Newspaper, published by Westland Books, came out in print last May. It is only available in India so far (due to foreign rights), but should hopefully be coming out in the US next year. Much of my research for this book came from my fellowships (O’Hern and Fulbright) so I have U of R to thank for much of this work.” . . . Aigerim Raimzhanova has published a book, Hard, Soft, and Smart Power: Education as a Power Resource (Peter Lang). She earned a master’s degree from Regents University in London, a PhD from the University of Bucharest and the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy in Berlin, and now teaches at Kazakh National University. . . . Ben Witten ’12S (MS), ’13S (MBA) works as a product marketing manager for End Point, a company cofounded by Rick Peltzman ’79. “I first connected with Rick through Marty Stern ’79, ’80S (MBA) while I was serving on the Simon School Alumni Board with Marty in Washington, D.C.,” Ben writes. He adds that End Point develops Liquid Galaxy, an immersive panoramic media platform which has been used in events worldwide.

2012 Anna Richlin married Michael Millstein in Rockleigh, New Jersey, last May. Pictured from left to right are Susanna Virgilio, Anna, Michael, Alyssa Epstein ’11, Emily Duke Lappegaard ’11, and Judith Plasky ’14.

5TH REUNION • OCT. 3–6, 2019

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2014 Dan Gorman ’17 (MA) writes he published an article, “Abner Woolman’s Colonial World: Quaker Politics and Literature Before the American Revolution,” in the fall 2018 issue of Quaker History. . . . Nicole Zizzi had work she choreographed showcased at the Boston Contemporary Dance Festival last August. Nicole performed her piece with Evolve Dynamicz, a modern and contemporary dance collective in Boston.