1950s – 1960s

1950
Bob and Thelma Cole Perkins have been traveling to visit children and grandchildren in Montana and Colorado. They also went to Washington, D.C., by Amtrak to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Bob and Thelma enjoyed spending a day with one of their sons who lives there. They are very active in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, they continue to swim several times a week. Bob is still secretary of the Green Mountain Senior Games and editor of the Green Mountain Club newsletter.
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Hedi Stoehr Ballantye
candh@sover.net

1951
Charles Kehoe was honored by the Kirwood, Mo., Senior Softball League for “establishing, guiding, and inspiring” the senior softball players who play three times a week there. Last May, Arnold “Buck” Piche was inducted into the Burrillville, R.I., Athletic Hall of Fame. Our classmate, David Newhall, died July 31, 2005. David received his master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and came back to teach at UVM. He then went on to teach for 29 years at Center College in Danville, Ky. He was a member of Danville Presbyterian Church, where he taught Sunday School, was an elder, and sang in the choir.
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Joan Coffman Sabens
jsabens@aol.com

1952
Classmate Helene Shapiro Hemmendinger wrote that she spent the usual four weeks in Florida last year. Husband Joel had a milestone birthday that they celebrated with family and friends Memorial Weekend in Philadelphia. In late June, they enjoyed a tour of Rome, and Naples, where Joel relived memories of his year there in 1952, then on to Sicily and Malta on a sailboat. Helene has been busy in Rossmoor, where she is vice president of their mutual and was involved in special fundraising for residents who were flood victims. The Hemmendingers enjoyed a fascinating trip to India last October. Helene finally saw the Taj Mahal that she has been dreaming of for years. She wrote that her grandchildren continue to thrive. Chris Olivetto Davis has moved to Lutherville, Md.
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Trudy Rosenberg Wolf
twre@gmavt.net

1953
Welcome to 2006! At last, we have news to report. Our classmate Ray Griffin wrote that his news item “should make most of our classmates feel younger.” He entered UVM as a mature adult, while most of us were adjusting to college life as teenagers. Here is his story: Ray and his wife, Olive, married in 1945, after dating in high school and all through her R.N. training at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, N.H. Following a few years of employment after being discharged from WWII service, Ray was accepted in the pre-dental program at UVM. Three sons were born during Ray’s time as a student, and, after his graduation, the family was  blessed with two daughters. The first four children graduated from UVM with multiple degrees, and the youngest, a graduate of Lyndon State, is a special education teacher. Ray and Olive now have eleven grandchildren. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on September 22, 2005. What a fulfilling life they have led!
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Nancy Hoyt Burnett
nanhiker@aol.com

1954
Pat Mazuzan Diego of Essex Junction, Vt., Carolyn Davis Stone of  West Lebanon, N.H., Nancy Spaulding Hitchcock of North Springfield, Vt., and Ruth Pestle of Waitsfield, Vt.,  helped Marion Brown (’38) Thorpe celebrate her 90th birthday last fall. Ruth reported, “Miss B showed us how to teach home economics, now called family and consumer sciences education, and gave us a history of her teaching days, which is  being published by the Northfield Historical Society.” Your class secretary retired from cooking in a nursing home last January. I continue to write my weekly column “Historically Speaking” for the local paper, the Vermont Standard.
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Kathy Dimick Wendling
kwendling@aol.com

1955
Hopefully, as I write, all are recovering from wonderful holidays with family and anticipating fun times over the winter on the slopes or in the warm sun. I intend to do both while I still can! Warren Ullrich of River Vale, N.J. wrote prior to our great 50th, hoping to have joined  us but had difficulty finding me so this news comes late.  However, two new knees have been replaced for Warren and by now hopefully all is A-OK. He writes that he graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy then went on to the Citadel Military College in S.C. prior to transferring to UVM. Am light on news this time around—please do send me some notes either by fax, phone, or email. Would so love to hear from you.
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Jane Battles
jane.battles@yahoo.com
Dan Burack
dab@burackinvestments.com

1956
Joan Dorfman Kreisler wrote, “Our 50th reunion is coming up in June 2006, and my husband Len MD ’57, in 2007. We have been living in Las Vegas since 1973 and still cannot say we are retired or even semi-retired. I play tennis, bridge, travel, and function as a real estate agent to boot. We have three children and eight grandchildren in Arizona and Kansas. We visit, meet on ski slopes, go fishing, and look for time and places to have family reunions. Len worked as a cruise ship physician after leaving his position as medical director for the Nevada Atomic Test Program. His most recent accomplishment is the release last September of his novel, Death by Any Means, a thriller guaranteed to keep you turning pages. Len will be having a book signing on Saturday, June 3, 2006, at the UVM Bookstore. We are always happy to hear from alumni and classmates via email at jdklk@juno.com. Hope to see everyone in June!” Linda Pattison Banta wrote, “At long last we retired, and I am thoroughly enjoying the freedom, especially from the alarm clock. Last year, I was busy teaching human anatomy and other biology courses at Sierra College, where I have taught for 21 years. I retired as associate dean of math and science. We are looking forward to our 50th reunion and seeing classmates from long ago.” Watch the mail for lots of information about our big reunion, and make your plans to be on campus for this grand occasion!
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Jane Stickney
jkstick@aol.com

1957
Hi, classmates! It has been nearly 50 years since we received our caps and gowns. In a little more than a year, May 2007, we will be returning to the campus Green. We look forward to seeing you, so start thinking now of that return to Vermont. You will hear more in the months to come about our 50th reunion, and you may be asked if you can help us plan and execute our smashing return to the UVM campus. Our latest news, received from the Suffolk, N.Y., YJCC is that Herb Brown, outstanding athlete in his UVM days, will be inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame and Museum on April 30, 2006. Herb has more than 40 years of coaching experience, including coaching the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons as well as C.W. Post College and Stony Brook University teams. He also has coached the U.S. team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel. Send us your news. It need not be earth shattering, but it will be fun to hear from you.
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Susan Wakefield Cochran
suzanwc@aol.com

1958
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Joyce McQuilkin Dawson
vtdawson@aol.com

1959
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Henry Shaw
hshaw@sc.rr.com

1960
Leon Danis would like to hear from classmates, especially his marketing buddies. He lives in Nacogdoches, Tex., where he owns and operates a commercial real estate firm. He wrote that he still works a few hours a day since his wife won’t let him retire. They spend three weeks in Vermont each August and in the fall every few years. Leon would love to hear from Tony Gallo, Bob Collins, Emile Coulon, Joan LaBelle, Jack Detore, and Gail Kaufman Brown via email at danis@cox-internet.com. 
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Paul Heald
pheald1@cs.com

1961
Sarah Lyddon Morrison is the author of six books; the latest was just republished last September. If you Google Sarah Lyddon Morrison you’ll see her information. Sarah currently is working on a proposal for a seventh book. She was married in the 60s but divorced after ten years of marriage. She lives in Washington, D.C., and attends alumni functions there. Sarah has also been in politics, and she worked for Senator Kerry’s national security advisor providing information during the election. Arthur Faro wrote that he retired as CEO of Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, Calif., in 1996. He has been doing some health care consulting, and he recently did an eight-month stint as interim president and CEO of Saint Mary’s Regional Hospital in Reno, Nev. He and his wife split their time between homes in California and Oregon. Art is on several boards, including the Sequoia Hospital board. Carol Overton Blanchard reported that she cannot make our reunion, because she will be busy retiring from the Martin County, Fla., Sherrif’s Office on May 31, 2006. She says hello to Sherry Berry Klinck, Jean O’Brien, and her college roommate Nancy Paquin. Carol occasionally sees Betty Dunn Hine. Carol was divorced after 32 years of marriage, and she has two sons, two granddaughters, a grandson, and a great-granddaughter. She said, “It took me a while to discover that there is life after divorce, but when I did, I traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, and Greece.” She sends her best to the class of ’61. John and Joy Miller (’62) Stanton are enjoying retirement in Ithaca, N.Y. They have three married children and five grandchildren. They think Ithaca is great from May through October, but after that they hit the road to head to places like South Carolina, Florida, Arizona, and New Zealand, with a few stops along the way. Joy enjoys reading and quilting, while John chases that little ball into sand, bushes, trees, and water, otherwise known as golf. Nancy Kimball currently has two jobs: clinical nurse specialist in an outpatient mental health clinic in a rural county of the Adirondacks and as a wildlife rehabilitator caring for orphaned and injured animals in her home. She wrote, “On any given day I could have squirrels, opossums, foxes, a barred owl, or even a porcupine in residence.” She finds the work very satisfying, noting that “once they are released they are on their own and don’t expect to be sent to college.” Charlene Begley of Richmond, Mass., president and chief executive officer of GE Plastics, has been ranked 20 on the list of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for 2005 by Fortune magazine. On a sad note, Linda Sclier wrote, “I am Edward Louis Sclier’s widow. Ed passed on May 1, 2004. We were married 16 years. Ed died in my arms on our wedding anniversary. He was the light of my life. He is deeply missed. Please know that he loved UVM very much.”
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Carol Suhr Gater
wealthypoorhouse@hotmail.com

1962
Andrew Ojanen is living in Chester, Vt., and although he has retired, he is still substitute teaching in Chester and Springfield. He taught statistics at the Community College of Vermont’s Springfield campus. He also has been involved with the Chester Historical Society and Chester-Andover Elementary School, doing a project about one-room schools. The children contacted senior citizens who attended one-room schools and the project will finish in January with presentations.
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Patty Hoskiewicz Allen
class.notes@uvm.edu

1963
One of my resolutions for 2006 is to write a brief note each quarter even when I don’t hear from you. After our reunion, we all went back to our daily routines or not-so-routine days, content that we kept in touch with each other for nearly a year. Since then, I have not heard from you. Let’s share some news in time for the summer edition of Vermont Quarterly.
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Toni Citarella Mullins
tonimullins@comcast.net

1964
We certainly had an early winter, which I hope means spring will come early too. The winters seem to get harder and harder. I guess I’d better get out cross country skiing to pass the time. Susan Weatherby Engbrecht visited me in Vermont last summer. She has retired from her high school English teaching job. She is still living near Venice, Italy, where she is a tour guide. She would love to have visitors from UVM. I continue to wait for news from all of you. Please share what you all are doing. Happy spring!
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Susan Griesenbeck Barber
dsbarber@earthlink.net

1965
John Westcott of Cartharpin, Va., wrote that upon his retirement from the CIA after 37 years, he joined Boeing Co. as director of advanced concepts. He and his wife, Pamela, celebrated their daughter Susan’s wedding last Memorial Day weekend. They then recuperated on a northern Europe cruise to St. Petersburg.
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Colleen Denny Hertel
dennycolleen@hotmail.com

1966
The news from classmates is rather sparse again for this issue. I do hope many of you are making firm plans for our 40th, yes our 40th reunion the first weekend in June. Rusty Brink, Harvey Bazarian, and I have been working hard to plan a fabulous time, and we hope to see many of you there. If you have questions about our reunion, please get in touch. Lois Dodge Woodard is living in Dillon, Mont., and she recently wrote that she coached her local high school girls’ tennis team to a divisional state championship. Lois and her husband, Mike, still enjoy the mountains and outdoor life. I am always looking for news for our class notes. Please write to me!
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Kathleen Nunan McGuckin
kkmcguckin@adelphia.net

1967
Last summer, Suzanne Bacon, June Stevenson Cook and Jan Pearson Tobin had a Tri-Delta reunion in Stowe and Burlington, Vt., to celebrate their birthdays. They found a day at the Stoweflake Spa was rejuvenating. In May 2005, Clifton Price retired from Millersville University, where he taught physics and astronomy for 34 years. Bill plans to play a lot of golf, get caught up on his reading, and do a little traveling.
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Jane Kleinberg Carroll
jane.carroll@cox.net

1968
Linda Simet Klein and husband, Bruce, wrote that their daughter, Vanessa, married Andy Allen of West Butterwick, England, on December 3, 2005, in Woodstock, Vt. The ceremony was officiated by Rabbi Ronald Sobel, the same Rabbi who married Linda and Bruce in 1968. Attending the wedding were Linda’s UVM roommates, Nadine Glasband (’67) Shapiro, Meg Pond (’67) Rader, Betty Smith (’69) Masteller, and Tony Masteller ’69.  Mel and Amy Mitchell Bloomenthal were unable to attend. Access Rx, the regional medication assistance program Linda has run since moving to New Hampshire, has lost its funding, so Linda is looking for a new job. We wish you well in your job search. Last February, Pi Phi classmates had a winter reunion in Vero Beach, Fla., attended by Lolly Monti Dedman, Joanie Fessenden Hunt, Joanne Koledo Kuhman, Pat Cullins Leving, Josie Ellenson Lieberman, Peggy MacQueen Neeb, Susan Nestler, Maggie Drescher Newton, Mimi Vogt Starke, Marti Jessup Webster, and Sharon White. Sharon got the award for traveling farthest; she lives in Alaska. They hope to have more Pi Phi sisters join them at their next reunion.
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Diane Duley Glew
dglew@vermontlaw.edu

1969
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Mary Moninger-Elia
rere1112@aol.com

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