1950s – 1960s

1950
We received the following news from John and Florence Pizinger Bellows. They got in touch when they read Heinz Ansbacher’s obituary. Florence was a psychology instructor from 1948 to 1951, then she married one of her students! Heinz was a revered member of that department for many years. They had visited with him when they attended John’s 50th reunion. John and Florence have lived in Bellingham, Wash., since their retirement 19 years ago. They enjoy the benign climate and living near mountains with great ski runs, the ocean, and an “excellent state university which supplies all the culture we can absorb.” Two of their children live in Seattle, the third works at the University of Georgia in Athens. Prior to their move to Washington, they lived in Madison, Wisc., for many years. John was in the farm equipment business, and Florence was a school psychologist. Their children graduated from the University of Wisconsin. They enjoyed  traveling to France at the time of the 60th anniversary of D-Day to revisit the beach where John had landed as a ranger before his years at UVM. They’d love to hear from UVM friends in this area. Bob and Thelma Perkins spent the Christmas holidays with their daughter, Anne, and her family at their mini-ranch near Helena, Mont. They have added walking  the high school track to their swimming and water exercise. They also continue participation in the Green Mountain Club, Osher Lifelong Learning Lecture Series, Rutland Historical Society, and Green Mountain Senior Games. Ronald Aines wrote that since retirement from International Harvester 20 years ago, he has continued to enjoy consulting work in Eastern Europe, helping new companies form and move out of the government in Africa, Asia. and China. He and his wife Louise, a Middlebury College graduate, still enjoy retirement despite some health problems. They enjoy returning yearly to their place in Rockport, Mass., as well as to their place in Middlebury, Vt. Ronald keeps in touch with Donald and Blakely Harris ’51. They were apartment mates at UVM.

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Hedi Stoehr Ballantyne
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1951
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Joan Coffman Sabens
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1952
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Trudy Rosenberg Wolf
twre@gmavt.net

1953
The winter holiday season always brings welcomed messages from dear UVM friends. Joan Hobson Rawlins, now retired in Sedona, Ariz., reported about her family and her upcoming projects.  She and husband Rod have five children, 14 grandchildren, and “4.8” great-grandchildren. (That last number should be five by the time you read this!) In 2007, Joan is determined to complete the unfinished quilts and sewing projects begun while raising her family and volunteering at her church. Joan majored in Home Economics back in the days when clothing and textiles was an optional choice at UVM. I remember when we were roommates in the big brick “Home Management House” where, for our group project, we designed and made cheerful yellow curtains for its kitchen. That beautiful big mansion was turned over to other uses a few years after our graduation.  I hope that 2007 will be a happy year for all. Please remember to pass along your own news and memories for a future issue of the Quarterly.

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Nancy Hoyt Burnett
nanhiker@aol.com

1954
Matthew Baigell published two more books in 2006, Jewish Art in America: An Introduction (Rowman and Littlefield) and American Artists, Jewish Images (Syracuse University Press), as part of his ongoing series of books on Jewish American art. This prompts me to ask who else among our classmates is a published author? I am the author of one book as well as 22 years of weekly columns on local history. I’m sure more of you have similar accomplishments. Do let us hear from you with any news you would like to share.

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Kathy Dimick Wendling
kwendling@aol.com

1955
It was interesting to hear from so many of you with your reflections on your days at UVM in the early ’50s. Obviously, campus life has changed dramatically, but if you remember, almost all of our class of some 600 lived as freshmen in dormitories (now “residence halls”): the guys in Buckham, Chittenden, and Wills, and the “co-eds” in Converse and on Redstone campus. The friendships and bonding we had in that first year and in the fraternities and sororities in subsequent years have been lifelong. This column has noted in the past ongoing reunions of Phi Sigs and Phi Delta Theta. Bob Mallozzi recently wrote about the second reunion gathering of Alpha Tau Omega in Saxtons River, Vt. Paul Bosquet, Kim Howes, Dick Stickney, Harry Wiggins, Tom Paisley, and Don Smith attended, along with their wives. Last year, they met in Woodstock, and Jerry McKiernan, Walt Meyer, Rob Fordham, Bill Kacher, Jack Kokolakos and their wives attended. Paul Bosquet has organized these reunions. Bob is the famous namesake of Bob’s Sports with many stores in Connecticut. Now that he’s retired, he spends winters in Scottsdale, Ariz., at Gainey Ranch. The family business is operated by his son, Bob III ’84, a Kappa Sig; and his brother, Ed ’66, Sigma Nu. Ed’s two sons also graduated from UVM. Bob has two grandchildren whom he hopes will attend UVM, as well as a daughter in Tiburon, Calif., employed by Time, Inc. My count is at least five Mallozzis are graduates of UVM. For those of you who remember, Bob can still twiddle his fingers on the accordion. He sent his best to all classmates, and he would love to hear from UVM friends via email at bobbyfrwy@aol.com. Eleanor Trachtenberg, who lives in Dallas, wrote that she recently spent a week in New York visiting Sally Weinstock, and she saw several Broadway shows.  She then traveled to Boston and Cape Cod and visited Dick Lewis and wife Marcia. Eleanor was appointed to the Dallas Senior Affairs Commission, and she finds it very stimulating.  Eleanor can be reached via email at ellytrach@aol.com. We’d love to hear from more of you about working in the non-profit area.

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Jane Morrison Battles
jane.battles@yahoo.com
Dan Burack
dab@burackinvestments.com

1956
We were pleased to receive news from Pat Orvis since we haven’t heard from her in a long time. She was happy to hear about our reunion. Pat sent two articles she had written as a U.N. correspondent. One, published in  the Christian Science Monitor, described a program in New Delhi, India, that makes free computers available where children play in order to bring them basic education. She also included a commentary in Women’s eNews about U.N. funding. Wonderful articles! On August 16, Harriet Wilson Humphrey, Rita Wincukiewicz Grover, and Gail Greenslet Park met in Bennington, Vt., for a mini-reunion. They were joined by their husbands, Bruce Humphrey, former founder and head of the audio-visual department at Harvard University; John Grover ’54, and Bob Park ’55. This was a happy celebration of friendships that have spanned 50 years. The Humphreys live in Pittsford, Vt.; the Grovers, in Wilbraham, Mass., and the Parks in East Dennis, Mass. We apologize for omissions in the list of 50th reunion attendees. Jerry Kobre and Mike Goldstein were very much a part of our reunion. Did we miss any other classmates? We’d love to have more news from more of you!

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Jane Stickney
32 Hickory Hill Road
Williston, VT  05494
stickneyjane@yahoo.com

1957
Hi, classmates! Soon we will be together on campus again. Can’t wait to see you. Jessica Schildhaus Fisher sent us news from Michmoret, Israel. She spent a lot of time at the area council office finding temporary homes in the center of the country for refugees from the north of Israel during the recent conflict with the Hezbollah of Lebanon. During this time, Jessica’s husband Ken was out with the border police patrolling an area that includes land near Arab villages. Marlene Patrick Thibault and her husband, Francis, of Swanton, Vt., have had a busy year of traveling, including a cruise on the Mediterranean with many family members and a camping trip across the United States. Marlene continues her hospice and church work, and her life is filled with friends and family. She is looking forward to our reunion. From Pocatello, Idaho, Lorna Dean Brown and husband Mike join the chorus of our classmates who say, “See you at our 50th reunion this spring.”

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Susan Wakefield Cochran
suzanwc@aol.com

1958
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Joyce McQuilkin Dawson
vtdawson@aol.com

1959
As Don Capra was searching for information on Bob Hohman of Exeter, N.H., and Paul Anderson of Landsale, Pa., he gave me a rundown on his long and productive career as a biomedical scientist in the field of immunology. Originally from Barre, Vt., he was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and an active orator with the Lawrence Debating Club under Doc Huber. Don graduated from the UVM College of Medicine in 1963, and he did his internship and residency in New York City as well as at the National Institute of Health and Rockefeller University. He joined the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine then began his 24-year practice of medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Don also presided over an independent biomedical research foundation in Oklahoma City from which he recently stepped down. He and his wife, Pat, have been married for nearly 50 years, and they have two sons and three college-age grandchildren. The family spends summers at Lake Elmore, Vt., Don remains active with the College of Medicine, serving on the Dean’s Advisory Committee and as coordinator of their annual fundraising campaign. He would love to hear from UVM friends via email at capras@msn.com.

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Henry Shaw
hshaw@sc.rr.com

1960
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Paul Heald
pheald1@cs.com

1961
Jamie Jacobs reports that he and his wife, Jean Pillsbury (’62) Jacobs, are well. They have enjoyed several visits to Argentina, where they fished for freshwater golden dorado on the Uruguay River and for rainbow and brown trout in Patagonia. Summer and winter, they spend time at their home in Utah, where they ski at Deer Valley and Park City and fish the local waters for trout. Jean volunteers at Baby Health and at the local Ronald McDonald House, and she also plays tennis and golf regularly. Jamie has a reduced schedule at his cardiology practice. He also enjoys playing golf, fishing, and hunting. Every spring, he gets together with fraternity brothers in Ocean City, Md., for a week of golf. He noted, “Life is good.” Peter Lorman is looking forward to our big 50th reunion in four years. He, his wife Susan, and their three children moved to the Los Angeles area in 1970. Since then, Peter has maintained an orthopedic surgery practice in the Town of Torrance, and he continues in active practice with five associates and no immediate plans to retire. The Lormans enjoy skiing with Steven Grossman every winter and spending time with Bryna Alper (aka Bunny Cohen ’60), their neighbor in Palos Verdes, Calif. They would love to hear from alumni in the Los Angeles area. We report with regrets that Harry Zingg passed away on September 8, 2006, while vacationing in Aruba. He lived in Hackettstown, N.J., with his wife, Judy Umpa (’58) Zingg. Harry is survived by his wife, a son, two daughters, and six grandchildren. Bill Adams retired from the Greenwich, Conn., school system. He and his wife, Janet, are thoroughly enjoying retirement and being entertained by her nine grandsons, who range in age from two months to four years.

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Carol Adams Gater
cpadams02@snet.net

1962
Peter Saidel spends six months in Vero Beach, Fla., where he enjoys lots of golf and tennis as a Florida resident. The other six months, he returns to Bennett Hill Farm in Feura Bush, N.Y., to enjoy farming, golf, and family. His wife, Judith, is a professor at the State University of New York at Albany. They will celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary soon. Peter remains very active in barn restoration and collecting early American strap iron hinges, having accumulated one of the largest collections in the country. He displays his collection at the farm. Peter would love to hear from UVM friends via email at psaidel@aol.com.  

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Patty Hoskiewicz Allen
traileka@aol.com

1963
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Toni Citarella Mullins
tonimullins@comcast.net

1964
After the crazy, mixed-up winter we had, I hope spring is kinder. I have no news to report this time. We’d all love to hear from classmates for the next issue. Until next time…

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Susan Griesenbeck Barber
suebarber@verizon.net

1965
Patrice Nash Horowitz is retired and living in Columbia County, N.Y. She recently published A Year of Days, an inspirational travelogue about a year on the road with her husband in an RV. Beatrice spent more than 35 years as a psychiatric social worker in New York, California, Vermont, and Massachusetts. She now devotes much of her time to writing and painting. Beatrice and her husband have two children and three grandchildren. What have you been up to lately? We’d love to hear from more classmates. Please send news to be included in an upcoming issue.

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Colleen Denny Hertel
colleenhertel@hotmail.com

1966
Lois Dodge Woodard wrote that she and her tennis partner won the Silver Ball Award for being runners up in the Women’s National Clay Court Championships in West Palm Beach, Fla., last October. Congratulations, Lois, on this achievement! Lois continues to live in Dillon, Mont., where she coaches and teaches tennis and enjoys quilting as a hobby. Hey, classmates, how about sending a few lines with news about yourselves to me for the next issue. Our class column is once again too short.

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Kathleen Nunan McGuckin
kkmcguckin@adelphia.net

1967
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Jane Kleinberg Carroll
jane.carroll@cox.net

1968
Sandra Griffin Holbrook wrote to tell us that she remarried in May 2006. She continues to work in her psychotherapy practice in Londonderry, N.H., her hometown. In 2005, she completed a two-year fellowship in psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Boston Institute for Psychotherapy. Congratulations, Sandra! Linda Simet Klein of North Haverhill, N.H., joined Kendal at Hanover as assistant director of nursing last August. She loves the job and her colleagues. Linda’s daughter, Vanessa, and her husband opened Allen’s Cocktails and Candlepins in Woodsville, which is doing very well. Linda still loves “farm” life and hopes friends will stop if passing through. Congratulations, Linda!

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Diane Duley Glew
ddgvt@comcast.net

1969
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Mary Moninger-Elia
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