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1930s – 1940s
1935
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Ray Collins
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1937
Neil Riley Bartlett died at ninety-one in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2008. He graduated from UVM at nineteen and earned his doctorate from Brown University at twenty-three. In World War II he served as a Navy officer doing personnel selection research for submarine duty and evaluating problems in operating electronic devices. That early work, together with subsequent work at Brown and Johns Hopkins, were the core of his early research with decision time and how information could best be displayed so that it would be detected on the radar screen. In 1958, Neil came to the University of Arizona to head the department of philosophy and psychology, and he remained a professor of psychology after serving as chair of its department until 1975. Before moving to Tucson he served on the faculties of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, the Johns Hopkins University, and Brown University. His major research interests were visual perception and timing, and later, the history of psychology. He published more than sixty articles between 1939 and 2001. He received local and national awards for his teaching, his research, and for his work with the Southern Arizona Mental Health Association. He served as chairman of the policy and planning board of the American Psychological Association (1963), and as president of its teaching division (1967) and its history division (1993). Research, administration and committee work occupied much of his time. But teaching was what he most enjoyed, and what he liked to believe he did best.
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Gilbert Rist
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1939
Bernard Lisman writes "Saturday, December 13, dawned cold and windy in Fort Myers. At 8 am, when the Cypress Cove bus drove us to downtown Fort Myers for the 2008 Heart Walk, sponsored by The American Heart Association, the temperature was 46! I am happy to report that I walked the entire 5K, which was a little more than three miles. The main reason for the Heart Walk is to raise funds to fight heart disease and stroke. Thanks to your help I raised $4,180 which placed me number three in Lee County in fundraising. It also brought good publicity to Cypress Cove. I have improved substantially in my physical condition. Hopefully I can walk again next year."
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Mary Shakespeare Minckler
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1940
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Mary Nelson Tanner
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1941
Our beloved classmate, Frank H. Livak, age 90, died on April 8th, in Fort Mill, South Carolina. He received his bachelor's degree in agriculture and three master's degrees from UVM. A World War II veteran, he was a lifelong educator, teacher, school principal, college professor, and state education administrator. He valued volunteerism and, after retiring, taught adult literacy, tutored and served as the oldest Guardian Ad Litem in SC. A most humble and generous man, he established two unrestricted UVM scholarships, one in memory of his wife, Mildred, and one in memory of his mother, Helen. The Davis Center Fireplace Lounge is in his name and the Livak Ballroom is dedicated to these two women. He also gave donations to the UVM athletic facilities. Dick Healy reported that he and his wife, Marjorie Witham Healy '43, celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary on February 16 at a small party. They are the parents of seven children and sixteen grandchildren whom they often visit. Dr. Harry S. Halsted died on March 30 in Burlington. In 1941 he graduated from the University of Vermont Medical College and later served in the Army Medical Corps. He was the Medical Director at the American Cyanamid Co. and spent many summers sailing on Lake Champlain. In 1968 he became the plant physician at the IBM Essex Junction facility until he retired in 1981.
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Maywood Metcalf Kenney
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1942
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Gwendolyn Marshia Brown
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1943
As I write, it is February and very bleak in Vermont. However, today I received an email that perked me up considerably from our classmate Daan Zwick. Daan has helped me out before when there was a dearth of news, so perhaps you may remember that he is located in Rochester, New York. I know you will be inspired by what he shares with us. He has been associated with a very active Senior Learning Center since its inception in 1987, and tries to teach at least one course a year. While you and I might choose to do a course on material we are proficient in, Daan selects a subject about which he knows little and wants to know a lot more. This past year he led a course on the History of the English Language, and in the spring will start a course on The History of Human Speech. He also has taken about a hundred courses over the years on a variety of subjects. Recently he has been interested in creative writing and I was fortunate to be able to read a few samples of his work. He has maybe inspired me personally to write my "memoirs".... just for the family of course. Daan still skis (cross-country now) and has recently participated as a volunteer on several medically related studies. He has served as a "guinea pig'" on studies such as hearing loss, upper respiratory disease, a flu vaccine additive for old folks, and Alzheimer's detection. I am willing to wager that Daan is never bored, and I thank him wholeheartedly for taking the time to fill us in on his activities. On a sad note, I would like to comment on the recent passing of our classmate and friend, George Little. Our hearts go out in sympathy to Barb and their family. George was always called "Spook." I never understood why since he didn't seem very "spooky" to me. I remember George as "the man in charge" of our class activities for all these years since graduation. He and his close buddy, Joe Corbett, planned for our get-togethers and worked hard to make sure that everything went smoothly. We owe them both a big debt of gratitude. George always seemed to be very easy-going, but when a project was afoot he focused on the matter at hand. He dearly loved his alma mater and it showed. Our class has lost a true benefactor. We will miss him.
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June Hoffman Dorion
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1944
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1945
Marjorie Abramson writes that she is enjoying life in Florida, getting to see family and friends often, including granddaughter, Elizabeth, who is a junior at UVM. Janice Preston Stafford wrote us that her husband Bob Stafford '49 passed away on November 4, 2008. We were also saddened to hear of the passing of Bernice Yesner on January 23, 2009.
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Kay Hennessey
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1946
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Harriet Bristol Saville
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1947
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Louise Jordan Harper
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1948
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Marilyn Mills Houston
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1949
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Arline (Pat) Brush Hunt
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