60 | Your class officers met in late January in Philadelphia to discuss the "State of the Class" and to begin planning for our 50th Reunion in 2010. Regional gatherings will be held starting in 2008, and a 50th Reunion Yearbook will be prepared. Class officers attending included Emil Cipolla, MBA '63, Bill Fisher, PhD '68, Alan and Ellie Ross Garfinkel, Fran Pennisi Giruzzi, CarrieWarnow Makover, Phyllis Pugatch Schecter, Ginny Seipt, and Sue Phelps Day, MEd '62. Joining them for a festive dinner at the Astral Plane restaurant were local Cornellians Jack '57 and Pat Erb Reohr, Anita Wasserspring Yusem, and Linda and Ray Skaddan.

In what seems like a reverse vacation, i.e., from warm weather to cold, KenWallace traveled in February from his home in Paradise Valley, AZ, to New York City to celebrate his birthday. During his days in the City, Ken had lunch at the Bryant Park Grille with Elliot Seley, Emil Cipolla, and Dan Martin '58.Moving in a more salubrious direction, Geoffrey Bullard left Albany for some winter weeks in Florida, where he saw several Cornellians, including Stan Zweck-Bronner '59, Leander Minnerly '58, MArch '61, and Jack '58, JD '61, and Liz Will Wade.

Linda Jarshauer Johnson, MS '63, reports with regret that her daughter Suzannah Johnson Creedon '92 has moved to England with her family for a two-year stint, while her husband handles mergers his company is negotiating in Israel and Switzerland. "It will be a fabulous experience for all of them," says Linda, "but I will miss them desperately." Carole Knoop Buffett of New Canaan, CT, has retired after more than 20 years selling real estate in the area, and is now busy with a variety of board activities and volunteer positions."My daughter Susan BuffettWilson '86 and her two boys live nearby in Wilton," she says, "and my son John manages restaurants in Lexington, KY. I keep in touch with Barbara Kielar Kline and Dick, MBA '62, and Sue Jobes Thatcher."

Frank Critelli writes that his son Jamie '98 was married in a castle in Germany in September 2006. "It was a wonderful service," he says, "and was enjoyed by all the family members who made the trip overseas to attend." Frank notes that he's "not in the best of health," having had some medical problems these past two years, "but I continue to travel and enjoy life. I'm looking forward to our 50th Reunion!" Carl Specht reports from Craryville, NY, that he has retired after spending 19 years at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Research Laboratory and 16 years as a farm manager with the Westchester County Parks Department. "Retirement is great," he says, "with never a lack of something to do. I have a 58-acre farm where I grow hay and also now train dogs along with my wife Helen, who has been doing it for 40 years. Last spring, I showed my rescue border collie for the first time and won a title,much to my surprise, so I am now working on the next competition. Not too bad for an old guy!"

One of our most peripatetic classmates, Carol Sue "C Sue" Epstein Hai is still making her way around the world, "in between work and volunteer commitments."Her recent trips included a sojourn in the Greek Islands and Crete, a lengthy tour of Ireland, a trip to Israel and Jordan, a "Black Hills adventure" in South Dakota with her 10- year-old grandson, and two weeks in Costa Rica. C Sue is pleased to note, "I'm very busy and happy with family, friends, travels, and work!" Carl Volckmann reports, "Our daughter Karin had her third child, a girl, in Anchorage in March '06, and our daughter Tina had her second child, a boy, in Seattle in November '06. Son Eric and his wife are both continuing their surgical residencies in Chicago. Having all so far away makes for lots of good trips!"When not flying around the country to visit children and grandchildren, Carl and Linda can be found in Westport, CT.

In the East for her 50th high school reunion in Pelham, Sue Foote Browne of Santa Barbara, CA, had, she says, "a wonderful dinner in Ridgewood, NJ, with Yvonne Clarke McCormick," who had come from Northern California for her 50th Reunion in New Jersey that very same weekend. Phil Clark, BArch '61, MRP '68, traveled from Reston,VA, to Glastonbury, CT, for his 50th high school reunion, then went to Ithaca in October for a reunion of the Cornell Glee Club Asian Tour Alumni during a Homecoming Weekend concert in Bailey Hall.

In the past year or so, I've received contact information but no reports from the following classmates, and would be pleased to have news from: Lou Barr of Auke Bay, AK; Anita Lesgold Belman, MCE '61, of Huntington, NY;William Cooper, MS '63, of North Kingstown, RI; Dan Crabbe, MBA '62, of Rumson, NJ; Marcia Shankland Dunning, BS Nurs '77, of Fairlee,VT;Miriam Strigle Glister of Severna Park, MD; Stanley Gordon of Rochester, NY; Gay-EmilyMorrishMassie of Garden City, ID; Richard Morse, MS '70, of Geneva, NY; Sandra Wolf Gregersen of Solvang, CA; Jan Van Heiningen of Virginia Beach, VA; Manfred Hoffmann of McKinney, TX; Patricia Hicks Kleis of Gilroy, CA; Herbert "Dick" Penny of Los Altos, CA; Michael Stern of Rockville, MD; and Linda Strosberg of Delray Beach, FL.

Just a reminder that there is often a lag time of several months between your submission of news by mail to the office in Ithaca and its appearance in this column, both because of the route it takes to my door and because the columns have to be sent in almost three months before they are published in Cornell Alumni Magazine. Keep the news coming! -- Judy BryantWittenberg, 146 Allerton Rd., Newton, MA 02461; e-mail, jw275@cornell.edu.

61 | AND THE OSCAR GOES TO . . . a Cornellian, Class of '61, Thelma Schoonmaker! Wow! Thelma won the Academy Award for Best Achievement in Film Editing. It's her sixth nomination and her third Academy Award. Thelma won for Raging Bull, The Aviator, and The Departed. Between 1981 and 2007, she won 21 awards and nominations. After graduation, Thelma landed a job as a film editor.When she signed up for a six-week course in filmmaking at NYU, she met Martin Scorsese. A film professor asked Thelma to help Scorsese salvage a film that had been cut incorrectly, and they have had a close working relationship for the past 35 years. Congratulations, Thelma!

I had a lovely message from Diane Baillet Meakem. She and husband Jack spend six months in Jupiter, FL, and the rest of the time between Greenwich, CT, and Monterey. The Meakems have four sons, a daughter, and 11 grandchildren. Last year Diane and Jack took two trips to Europe and continued their involvement in Cornell activities. Diane says, "We are very blessed."My co-correspondent Doug Fuss reports, "In addition to officiating at about 15 college tennis matches, I have been given the responsibility of chapter chairman for SCORE in Savannah."

I spent some time exploring our website. LarryWheeler has done a fantastic job! Larry and his wife Margaret are well-traveled, cruising at least once a year. On a visit to Egypt, they were fortunate enough to see a performance of Aida at the base of the pyramids, and also floated down the Nile. Last fall they did the Greek Isles. Larry is active with CAAAN, meeting with college applicants and doing college nights. Our class president Marshall Frank and wife Rosanna (Romanelli) spent a week in Peru. Marshall lectured and directed a workshop on petrochemicals to a group of Peruvians. The Franks then visited Cusco, the Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu, which Marshall said was "quite impressive."

Deanna Palmer Kaplan, MEd '62, writes, "I have moved to Highlands, NJ, and I work part-time at Monmouth U. as a private tutor. I also help with various charity groups and the Cornell Club of Monmouth County." Deanna would love to hear from Cornellians in the New Jersey and NYC areas. Dr. Fred Siegal has been appointed chairman of the Blood Products Advisory Committee of the US Food and Drug Administration. His daughter Nina '91 sold her first novel and is on a Fulbright Scholarship in Amsterdam working on her second. Son David '89 is Asst. US Attorney for the Southern District of New York. David and wife Rebecca Webb had their first child, Joseph Edward, last May.

I meet the nicest people, thanks to writing this column. I discovered that John Swanson, MME '63, and his wife Janet live close by. Have they ever helped Cornell! Dr. John dedicated $10 million dollars to the Dept. of Biomedical Engineering and Janet made an additional $1.45 million gift to the College of Veterinary Medicine. As John says, "I focus on education; Janet focuses on animals. And we also focus on things together." John's gift will support biomedical research and training. He says, "I am not a young person any more, and as my body falls apart, I feel it's worthwhile to support activities that will help other people in the future." Endowing the Janet G. Swanson Shelter Medicine Veterinary Resident was a natural choice for Janet. Cornell was the first Vet college in the country to recognize the importance of educating students about the health and welfare of shelter animals. Together the Swansons have made a big difference at Cornell. Thank you both.

Frank Cuzzi, MBA '64, reports, "The New York Hampton Surf had a successful first exhibition season. Our record shows that we play a high level of soccer, and we were competitive in all games but one." Elizabeth Pomada writes that she and husband Michael Larsen are literary agents and founded the San Francisco Writer's Conference, which is in its fourth year. Tammy Greenberg Goell, MEd '63, is tap dancing at the Hatch Shell in Boston in an effort to "make strides against breast cancer." As a breast cancer survivor of 17 years, I wish I could tap dance along with you, Tammy. Keep up the great work. Tammy would like to hear from Alice Lederer Cohen. Catie Graeffe Burke tells us that she is a professor at the U. of Southern California teaching public administration. Catie and husband Bill are avid travelers, with South Africa, Thailand, and Spain among their many destinations. Also, Catie has had a book published, Systems Leadership: Creating Positive Organizations (Gower Press, London).

This Cleopatra will spend a few weeks in Egypt—seven days in Cairo and seven days floating down the Nile on a luxury riverboat. Now, if I could only meet Omar Sharif. Please send us news about you, and be sure to check our website, http://www.cornell61.org. -- Joanna McCully, 1607 Hilton Head Blvd, Lady Lake, FL 32159; e-mail, joannacelticlady@aol.com; and Doug Fuss, 5 Pineside Lane, Savannah, GA 31411; e-mail, dougout@attglobal.net.

62 | Coverage of our Fabulous Forty-fifth will be in these pages next issue, as this column was written two months in advance of the event. It takes no crystal ball to state with confidence that "a good time was had by all" and that Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler's committee produced a wonderful, memorable event!

Willis Ritter (writter@uhlaw.com) practices public finance law on a self-described "50 percent basis" as senior Washington counsel for the Chicago-based law firm of Ungaretti & Harris. During winter and spring, he and wife Anne relocate to their second home at the Innisbrook Golf Resort in Tarpon Springs, FL, from which Willis carries on his law practice "through the modern miracles of computers and BlackBerrys." Their three sons are all in their 30s and settled into their several careers, and have given them three grandsons to date.Willis reports, "Life has been very good to me, both personally and professionally. The law, endless history books,my family, and my slowly deteriorating golf game will keep me busy for many more years."Willis and Anne expected to be at the 45th Reunion in June.

It's been a while since we've heard from Gerry Miller Jennings (gerger1@bresnan.net). She's just turned over the reins of the presidency of the Montana Wilderness Assn., a statewide organization of 6,000 members, and is on the state council for one more year. The quarterly council meeting was the same weekend as reunion, so we missed her this year. "We have the first chance at congressionally designated wilderness in 23 years, and we're all working very hard to get the bill in Congress."Gerry and her husband have four children. "Ellen and Mark and three boys live in Takoma Park, MD; Mike and Stephanie and three children live in Houston; Peter and Elizabeth and two children live in Great Falls (lucky us!); and Andy and HeatherWendell Jennings, both '93, live in upstate New York with their six children.We visit as often as possible."

Michael Ernstoff (ps144nyc@yahoo.com) of Los Angeles has retired from engineering and manages multi-family units for his own account.Michael managed time away for a few weeks to go windsurfing at La Ventana in Baja California in December and again in February. "It was a challenge on those days when the wind was 30-plus mph with over six-foot swells."He and wife Donna were touring Australia and New Zealand for most of January and looked forward to more sailing at Kanaha,Maui, in May. He adds,"Many Cornell engineers from the classes of '61 to '65 live in Southern California, and we frequently meet.Many were at a 65th birthday party for Jeff Moskin '63." It's been a busy 2007 for Andre and Jane Barrows Tatibouet of Honolulu, HI, who moved two blocks away from their longtime Diamond Head home and welcomed first grandchild Cornelia Jane Nisbet, daughter of Peter and Cecily Tatibouet Nisbet '95. The new parents are both at Harvard: he as curator of the Busch-Reisinger Museum and she as assistant director of alumni affairs at Harvard Business School.

An update from Don Morgan, MD '72 (NeuzaMorgan@aol.com) included the news that Kevin Seits '60, JD '63, is in Indiana. He and some other Cayuga's Waiters alums are putting together some "performances" for the '07 reunion. "I will probably make several of them, if they don't interfere too much with our class functions."Don spoke recently with Rich Denning, who is still in Columbus, OH, where he is co-head of the Ohio State nuclear lab. "We hadn't spoken in nearly 50 years, but we picked up right where we left off. It was quite enjoyable." The Ohio Super Lawyers List has added our own Frederick Luper to its rolls. He co-founded Luper Neidenthal & Logan in Columbus in 1968, where his practice focuses on alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy collections, and medical malpractice.

"Recovering from Katrina" has kept Eleanor Jones Krimerman (kazejk@aol.com) busy. She's a psychiatrist in New Orleans and enjoys traveling, music, and fine dining. Eleanor's fondest Cornell memory was meeting Martin Luther King and Malcolm X. "Don't they say that ‘no news is good news'?" asked Theodore Osborn III (uncted@hotmail.com). "Well, the only thing that has changed in my '62 profile is my phone number. All else remains the same. I'm still a retired person, so no news there either," Ted added.

Travel difficulties from California to Ithaca have created some scheduling issues for Phil and Nancy Halsey Young's planned reunion attendance. "Phil will be at Cornell for a trustee meeting a week and a half before reunion, and we leave for the summer for our home in St. Tropez the third week of June." For their daughter's graduation last year Nancy and Phil (nhyinpv@yahoo.com) took a limo from Chicago to Ithaca when tornados shut down all eastbound flights. "Graduation was wonderful, but 14 hours with a questionable driver was also memorable."Music in all forms continues to enrich the lives of Don (drj5@cornell.edu) and Carol Juran's family. Their active life includes myriad music and sports activities, with a good dose of volunteerism. "Life is good," writes Don. "We are comfortable in our part of the Washington area, complaining only about the ever-worsening traffic and the summer humidity. The winters are relatively benign, and any thoughts we have had of moving south have been put in abeyance, for in a decade or two, due to global warming, Florida will have moved here."

Tune in next month for the Reunion Report, and to relive all the good times you had! -- Jan McClayton Crites, 9420 NE 17th St., Clyde Hill, WA 98004; e-mail, jmc50@cornell.edu.

63 | By now you have all received the annual Class of 1963 News and Dues letter, and I hope you have all responded. If you haven't, it's never too late. Besides sending in your class dues, I encourage you to e-mail me some news or send in the News Form that is included in the mailing. I really do appreciate the e-mails I get periodically, so write anytime.

Our (would you believe?) 45th Reunion is only a year away. Put June 5-8, 2008 on your calendar and plan to attend. Each reunion has the class leadership focusing on a major fundraising goal. For our 45th, our goal is to raise at least $75,000 to create the Class of '63 Tatkon Center Program Endowment Fund. This gift will establish an endowment named for our class that will provide funds for programs in the Tatkon Center to help first-year students integrate positively, both with other classmates and with Cornell as a whole. In recognition of this gift, the university will name a beautiful seminar room in the Tatkon Center for the Class of '63. The Center serves as an intellectual, cultural, and drop-in center in the south wing of historic Balch Hall. Dick Lynham, BME '65, is heading the campaign and you will be hearing from him as the campaign unfolds. Class president Ed Butler, MEE '65, and Dick are optimistic that we can raise this money. They base this opinion on the excellent response to an early letter sent to lead donors.

To the news: Craig and Claire McCarthy Peterson live in Evanston, IL. Craig retired in 2005 after 30 years of teaching and writing. He seems to be having more fun as a retiree. He and Claire have a website, www.tourismcollaborative.com, and have recently traveled to Bhutan, Cambodia, Thailand, and Peru. Jim, MD '69, and Christine Newton Dauber were in Tucson, AZ, for a week in March. Their primary reason for the visit was enjoying a week of chamber music performances. Jim retired in June 2006, but is still teaching first-year medical students at the U. of Pittsburgh. Chris owned a restaurant in Pittsburgh for many years. Having retired from that, she and Jim own the building and land, which keeps them busy. They drove out from Pittsburgh through Albuquerque and were eventually heading to California.

Bill and Frankie Campbell Tutt are always busy. The highlight of 2006 was the birth of granddaughter Maria Victoria ("Tori") to son Ben, MMH '97, and Ady Tutt. Ben accepted a new position as managing director of the Reefs Resort in Southampton, Bermuda, and started the job after the birth of his daughter. Now Frankie and Bill have another great place to visit. Bill is involved with the Space Foundation, the board of the Vail Rodeo, and a venture capital project, Gold Hill Mesa. Frankie hosted the President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) in October at the Broadmoor Hotel and successfully runs Tutt Travel. One of her trips last year included two weeks in southern India enjoying treatments at Ayurvedic spas.

Apologies to Vivian Grilli DeSanto for leaving out part of her e-mail in a recent column. Last September, they had a wonderful two-day visit with Bing '62 and Cathy Dedek Steffen at their beautiful home in Fairport, NY. Philip Grieve works at Columbia U.Medical Center.He is doing research in infant brainwave development, with focus on infants in the neonatal ICU where his wife Dee is the feeding specialist. This is Philip's second career. He retired from the aerospace industry and feels like he is starting from scratch. Philip and Dee have six grandchildren living in North Carolina, Utah, and Montana. Stephanie Tress de Pue is excited about having her old but never previously published Kingsley Amis interview published at the Martin Amis website, www.martinamisweb.com. The New York Public Library, Performing Arts Division, wants copies of her half-dozen surviving cassettes from other interviews.

Whinfield Melville, ME '68, writes from Pittsford, NY, that he is design center manager for Intrinsix Corp. The company develops custom digital and analog mixed signal ASICs. He is learning lots of new things to be effective in his job. He earned the Project Management Inst. PMP Certification.Whin also works with the City Block Ministry to provide food and to share the good news of the Gospel. He also likes to dive in the Caribbean and visits his children and grandchildren. That's about all for now. Don't forget that news is always welcome. -- Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, icke63@msn.com.

64 | Congrats to physicist Carl Bender who, with wife Jessica (Waldbaum), is living near Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico this year because he was chosen to be the resident Ulam Scholar at the facility. This summer Carl is in Europe speaking at five physics conferences. The Benders' permanent home is St. Louis, MO. Veterinarian Ferris Gorra, DVM '67, also has a new position—working for his son Michael, DVM '97, to whom Ferris sold his practice. Ferris writes that Michael keeps his dad busy, but not so busy that he hadn't the time to track down a group of his fraternity brothers for a golfing reunion at his place in Pinehurst, NC, this summer. Ferris, who still lives in New Milford, CT, was also in charge of the Vet college Class of '67 reunion. His goal was to corral 40 of his 49 surviving classmates, and he had 28 committed to the reunion by last March, the date of his note. Here's hoping he got close to his goal and that both the reunion and the golf excursion were great successes.

Frank Fee and his wife were in England for a few weeks this past spring.While there, he presented his research on Anglo-American abolitionist activities before a gathering of historians in Cambridgeshire in May. Now well into his second career, Frank is an assoc. prof. at the U. of North Carolina, where he is enjoying his first school year of tenure in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, in charge of the school's master's program. The Fees live in Durham, NC. Susan Hurtig Kinsman, making her first-ever appearance in this column, says her RN now stands for retired nurse. She and husband Robert recently made an in-state move to Petaluma, CA, to be nearer their family (they have a son and grandson). Susan enjoys needlework, music, and reading, and does volunteer work for the Red Cross, the local wildlife rescue, and her church. She writes that she hopes to make one of our upcoming reunions. Neil Tamber, who last appeared here a quarter-century ago, is a consultant in market research and project management. Neil lives in Sun Lakes, AZ. Phil Green writes that he's moved from upper New York State to Punta Gorda, FL, where he enjoys boating. Although he's now "single again," he is kept busy trying to keep up with seven children and their families located on both coasts and points between.

Don Allen reports that he has become of counsel to the Washington, DC, law firm he founded 37 years ago. "It's a little strange when the mandatory retirement provision you wrote so long ago comes around to look you in the face."He will continue with the firm on at least one interesting matter, developing two "merchant" electric transmission projects for Joe Kennedy's nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. Don has worked out partnering arrangements with major utilities to finance two high-voltage transmission lines into energy-starved Southern California. "We'll make a lot of money, but then give it all away to help poor people pay their energy bills. It's kind of neat to make one's last ride with Robin Hood."With the extra time, Don says he will enjoy more time at a little house he recently bought in Sarteano, an ancient hill town in Southern Tuscany, halfway between Rome and Florence.He says Sarteano is a ten-minute bus ride west of Chiusi, the nearest town, which has hourly trains between Florence and Rome, making it easy for his frequent day trips to either. He writes that Sarteano is Etruscan, not just Medieval (like nearby Siena), so that his house, which has 1,000-yearold walls, likely is built upon 3,000-year-old foundations. He'll continue living at the Watergate in D.C. part of the year, continue to enjoy his pied-à-terre in Lower Manhattan, and have more time to enjoy his two grandchildren, sons of his daughter Signe Allen Linscott '84, BA '89.

Joseph Cangi, who lives in Tampa, FL, with wife Ellen, is president and co-owner of Paragon Pump Co. Joe enjoys cooking, wine, fine dining, antiques, golf, and walking. The Cangis have two grown children. Ginny Prytherch Huntington and husband Stu are both retired and live in Ames, IA. She reports she's happy to be able to help care for their new twin grandchildren, who live with their parents in San Diego. Nancy Alfred Persily has moved to NYC from the Albany area, and writes that she'd love to hear from Cornellians in the Big Apple. Nancy's retired from her day job, but continues to work on issues involving undergraduate public health education. She writes that she'd rather do more traveling, but meantime enjoys being near her son and daughter, each recently giving Nancy a grandchild to dote on. Douglas Treado is also retired, but continues to work—in his case, in civil rights, international issues, and the environment. They live in nearby Newfield, NY. Douglas was one of the first Peace Corps volunteers from Cornell, spending his time in Senegal. He also was in the trials for the 1960 Olympics, competing in the 10,000-meter run. Today, he enjoys cross-country skiing, swimming, and hiking.

Karen Sommer Shoff is still working in the insurance business, specializing in "preparing people to age at home in comfort and dignity." Last year, Karen was named one of the "Top 10" in national sales achievement from the American Assn. of Long-Term Care Insurance. She and her physician husband Allan live in Santa Monica, CA. They recently traveled to Israel for the marriage of their son, and otherwise have seven grandchildren. Lois Gwinner Dallow is retired. She and husband Richard, who live in Naples, FL, recently traveled to Turkey. They have a grown daughter. Psychiatrist Jerry Lazar reports he's still working 55 hours a week in private practice and "loving it." He and wife Elise live in Salt Lake City, where he enjoys travel, hiking, biking, working out, tennis, opera, ballet, symphony, theater, and reading. His civic activities include Save Darfur, HEAL Utah (which works to minimize radiation waste coming into the state), and "anything ‘green.' "He says: "Get active, and don't put up with ‘It' anymore, whatever your ‘It' is."

That's it for now. I hope you've responded to the class's annual appeal for class dues and sent info about your doings on the News Form. You can also send an e-mail right to me, or use the link on our class website, http://classof64.alumni.cornell.edu.vBev Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, IL 60015; e-mail, blamont@tribune.com.

65 | By the time you read this column it will be summertime, our favorite time of year for those of us living up north. All of you know a lot of people over 50 who are rethinking their career priorities and what they want to do for their next phase of work life. PhyllisWeiss Haserot, MRP '67, president of Practice Development Counsel, has started a new focus for her business called "Next Generation, Next Destination." Phyllis works with professional firms and senior professionals who have been very successful in their careers and too busy to plan for and find their next career/life destination."Next Generation, Next Destination" is a process meant to start well in advance of official retirements, and addresses both firm and individual business/life needs. Phyllis loves to reconnect with classmates. Her e-mail is pwhaserot@pdcounsel.com.

From Cortez, FL, comes news from Robert Crafts, who owns and operates a little company of design-and-build artisans who specialize in outside projects that better relate to nature. He just finished a 7-ft.-high, 30-ft.-wide waterfall on a 10,000-sq.-ft. pond, with three types of adjacent wetlands at Mixon Citrus Farm Agricultural Park in Bradenton, FL. From his time at Cornell, Robert remembers most fondly "its natural beauty, the gorges, and the waterfalls."He is also enjoying his four daughters and five grandchildren. News from Research Triangle Park, NC: Carol Somers Sloan, a research toxicologist at RTI Int'l, has been elected to serve as a member of the executive council of the American Society of Andrology. Carol has been a member of the society for more than 25 years and is the first person without a medical degree or doctorate to be elected to the council. "This is an esteemed position in an important society," said Rochelle Tyl, an RTI senior fellow and research toxicologist. "Through her research and teaching, and now as a member of the American Society of Andrology Executive Council, Carol continues to have a significant impact on reproductive health." Congratulations, Carol!

September 2006 to February 2007 was a busy time for Ron Harris and his wife Marcia. On September 10, their daughter Elana (Penn '96) was married to Jonathan Schanzer in West Bloomfield, MI.Marge Levy Fein, a local Detroit-area classmate of Ron's, was at the wedding with her husband Peter. On February 24, the wedding activities moved to Chicago when Ron and Marcia's son Andrew '98 married Tracie Loring. In addition to '98 classmates Brian Rauch and Josh Malkin, who were in the wedding party, Ron's fraternity brother Mike Friedman '64 and his wife Fran joined the celebration.

Alan Fleischman lives in New York City and works in real estate and restaurant consulting. In his spare time he serves as treasurer and board member of the Cornell Hotel Society, NYC Chapter, and on the board of the League for the Hard of Hearing. Alan and his wife Denise had just returned from a trip to Peru, where Alan has many cousins. His late father's family settled in Lima when the US quotas were not accepting Eastern Europeans in the 1930s.We received word that Robert Bernstein, PhD '70, of Matthews, NC, died in April this year. He retired after 36 years of teaching at Texas A&M and Auburn, and had sent news shortly before his death. The one thing he remembered most from his time at Cornell, he wrote, was Prof. Andrew Hacker,"His ability to get us thinking, questioning, and debating instilled in me the desire to become a professor and served as a model for my teaching."We send our sincere condolences to his family.

Nancy Felthousen Ridenour, MAT '73, is still in Ithaca. She is a retired biology teacher and a science education consultant. She recently traveled to China to see Chinese pottery and potters, to Italy to see all the art and culture, and to Costa Rica to relax and enjoy the culture and natural beauty. Nancy would welcome hearing from classmates when visiting Cornell. Mark Scoblionko writes that he and wife Deena (Silverstein) are still living in Allentown, PA, where he continues to practice law in a fourperson firm. He interacts with George Arangio, MD '69, frequently for his evaluations in personal injury cases.

In an e-mail, Ed Epstein writes, "After what certainly was my last sabbatical this fall when I spent two months in Buenos Aires, Argentina, I returned to my academic position as professor of political science at the U. of Utah in Salt Lake City. I was asked to once again return to the position here as director of our graduate studies program, which I accepted. As I see things here, I am probably some two years away from retirement." Ed and his wife are planning a trip to China in June. Richard Kalvar, BA '68, a photographer and member of the Magnum Photos Agency, opened a major retrospective of his work at the Maison Européenne de la Photographie in Paris, which ran through June 3. At the same time he published a book called Terriens, in French; the English edition, Earthlings, will come out in April in the UK and in the fall in the US.

Judy Rosuck Fox is retiring in June 2007 after six years as head of Princeton Day School in New Jersey. She and husband David Loomar will reside in Manhattan. Judy's daughter Lisa Lee lives with her husband and Judy's two granddaughters in Redding, CT. Also retired are Mary Beth Zimmerman Mathews (Columbus, OH) and Francis Izydorczak (East Aurora, NY). Joan Elstein Rogow and husband Steve '63 had a wonderful three-week trip to Australia and New Zealand. They especially enjoyed Sydney and the Great Barrier Reef.

Thanks to all who sent news, but we can always use more. Please write and tell us what's going on in your lives. -- Terry Kohleriter Schwartz, Terryks7@aol.com; Joan Elstein Rogow, psurutsc@aol.com; and Ronald Harris, rsh28@cornell.edu.

66 | Hope that you're enjoying your summer! Just think—the summer is the most beautiful time of the year in Ithaca . . . and most of us have never been there for it!

We received a nice e-mail from Jerry Touger (jtouger@post03.curry.edu). Jerry is now in his 32nd year as a physics professor at Curry College, near Boston.He recently had a major text published, Introductory Physics: Building Understanding. Jerry's wife Hallie Ephron is a co-author of five mystery novels, and is a mystery reviewer for the Boston Globe. Older daughter Molly '97 was in Arts at Cornell, and their younger daughter is getting her master's in architecture at Harvard. Jerry wrote that his undergraduate roommate for three years, Arthur Richard "Dick"Marx, now spends much of his time sailing around the Caribbean with his wife Tricia.

Susan Frame (susanframephd@yahoo.com) is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in NYC. In 2004, she began SFrame Design. She is also a world traveler, having been to Oaxaca,Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Thailand, Guatemala, and Dublin.Maurice Cerulli, MD '66 (mc76839@aol.com) writes that he and wife Sandy had a great time at reunion, and adds that he was appointed to the National Commission on Digestive Diseases, and is in the first group of designated fellows of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. "I trust everyone has had at least one colonoscopy by now," says Maurice. Kurt Jenne, BArch '67 (kurtjenne@earthlink.net) writes that he's enjoying retirement and likes to travel to Europe every few years, having lived in Germany as a child.

Sandra Chervinsky Levenson has a new e-mail address: sandy.levenson@prufoxroach.com.We had a nice phone chat.Her husband Don '64 is doing well, as is her son Marc '98, and her daughter is married with three children. Sandy reports that she is still selling real estate and is so busy that last winter they had little time to spend at their second home in Florida. Arnold "Arnie" Berger, PhD '71 (aberger@u.washington.edu) writes that he's recently completed teaching freshmen at the U. of Washington and comments, "They are sure different than juniors and seniors. I team-taught with a nursing professor. Talk about interdisciplinary. Computer science meets health policy." Nancy Kurtz (starjive@preciscom.net) writes,"Nothin'much goin' on / Lovin' life." She adds, "To Alice & Rolf: Thanks for all you do!"

Steven Krich, PhD '72 (sikrich5@aol.com) is now working 60-70 percent of the time, using his spare time to explore other interests.His wife Laura (Purnell) '69,MAT '71, has been retired for a year.He wrote, "This fall I fulfilled a longtime dream by cycling from San Diego to Florida. No one else in the family was crazy enough to join me. I had a great time seeing the country up close and slowly."Howard Sobel (HLS10@cornell.edu) writes, "One of our sons had twin baby girls last year, so that makes Kathy and me young grandparents. Another son is planning a wedding, so that just leaves our oldest, a Cornell graduate, single and available."

Stan Kochanoff (environ@win.eastlink.ca) attached a holiday letter as his submission—great idea, Stan! He wrote that his first grandchild, Jaya, was born in January 2006. Stan enjoyed reunion a lot. Stan is a landscape consultant and planner, and his major work in 2006 was with St. Francis Xavier U. on a number of projects. He's still playing hockey, in the 50-plus and 60-plus leagues. Don Haydon Jr. is now chief of the Facilities and Operations Office at the Wake County (NC) Public School System. Pete Salinger, MBA '68, and wife Ruth (Dritch) '67 celebrated their 40th anniversary by traveling to New Zealand and Australia last winter. They had a wonderful time, especially in New Zealand, and recommend checking out the men's room at the Hotel Sofitel in Queenstown, regardless of gender. Bring a camera!

Two classmates were in NYC this past April, lending their talents and professional wisdom to gathered audiences. Ellen Bravo gave a talk at CUNY Graduate School, discussing her new book, Taking on the Big Boys: or Why Feminism is Good for Families, Business, and the Nation. Ronni Barrett Lacroute oversaw a wine dinner at craft restaurant that featured a five-course meal, paired with wines from her Portland, OR,Willakenzie Estate Winery. Both Ellen and Ronni shared their expertise with us during our 40th Reunion.

Finally, Alice Katz Berglas wrote: "Our daughter Nancy and husband Ben gave us the best pre-40th Reunion present in May 2006: our first grandchild, Elisa Deborah, a magical little wonder who keeps us smiling, laughing, hugging, and traveling to Berkeley as often as we can. I thank all the '66 classmates and my '66 sorority sisters who kept me sane those nutty May weeks. (Carol Rollins Lynch and Judy Kurtz Polcer each made me get off the phone to get to the hospital . . .)"

Please do write any of us with an update of your activities, or send an amusing story along. -- Pete Salinger, pas44@cornell.edu; Susan Rockford Bittker, ladyscienc@aol.com; Deanne Gebell Gitner, dgg26@cornell.edu.

67 | Tom Lucas (Lake Oswego, OR; tomlucassr@yahoo.com) is golfing, working with children and seniors, and planning vacation trips.He is also is a senior center transportation driver, budding guitarist, author, and SMART reading instructor, but gives his present day job as "retiring."As for "What I'd rather be doing now," Tom answers, "Just what I AM doing!" He'd like to hear from George McWeeney, MBA '69, and notes, "Way out here in the West, we don't get Cornell/East Coast news as often as I'd like, so e-mails from Easterners are most welcome!"

"I wish I were making it to Reunion," writes Larry Reich (larreich@aol.com), "but I will be preparing to visit my daughter in Ecuador. She'll be spending a third summer working at an environmental resort in the cloud forest, doing some bird research, guiding tours in the hills above the resort, and working on a recycling project. She's looking into volunteer work with an animal rescue program outside Quito next summer after her freshman year at Cornell.We are all excited she has made it and should graduate only 44 years after me! She's looking to go on to vet school in the years to come, so I guess I won't be retiring from dentistry any time soon."

Carole Newman Allen (Arlington, MA; allen@massmed.org) writes that she's "working too hard" as director of pediatrics at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates. She's also VP of the Massachusetts chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics. One thing she remembers most fondly from Cornell is meeting her husband Tom '66. She'd like to hear from David Mordovanec. Katrina Clark (New Haven, CT; katrina@fhchc.org) is executive director of the Fair Haven Community Health Center. Peter McAfee, Lake Placid, NY, is starting the Adirondack Chapter of the Cornell Hotel Society. He recalls throwing his piano into Cascadilla Gorge in 1962, enclosing an ad from the Sun duly announcing, "LOST—One piano in Cascadilla Gorge near Stewart Avenue Bridge. If found, contact Howbin Kule. Reward!"

Judith Edelstein Kelman (New York City, jkelman@aol.com), who writes both novels and nonfiction, also manages to find time for "biking, drawing, travel, teaching and mentoring aspiring writers, serving as a director of a biotech company and of cerebral palsy of Westchester, golf, and enjoying little grandkids." She'd like to hear from Nora Brockner Brower. D. Ross White, MBA '67, is a financial consultant and CPA in Coronado, CA (drwhitecpa@sbcglobal.net), where he's also engaged in running, mountain climbing, duplicate bridge, and wine tasting. "I'd rather be spending time reading and learning than answering e-mails, and am shifting my career to not-forprofit organizations."

Perry Quick, M ORIE '68, a senior staff economist for the Council of Economic Advisers during the Carter and Reagan administrations, died May 1 in Washington after a distinguished career in economics. After receiving his PhD at Stanford, he became the first economist in the Federal Energy Administration's Office of Energy Administration, and later was at the Federal Reserve Board, the Roosevelt Center for American Policy Studies, his own firm, Quick, Finan & Associates, and CRA Int'l. The Washington Post reported, "Asked how he could serve such different administrations as those of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, Dr. Quick said that Democrats and Republicans generally treated sound economic advice the same way: by ignoring it."

Full 40th Reunion Report in the next issue. -- Richard B.Hoffman, 2925 28th St.NW,Washington, DC 20008; e-mail, rhoffman@erols.com.

68 | I hope all is well with you and your families. James Kern lives in Bellevue,WA, and is president of an export company. His outside activities include serving as a director of a private foundation and ballroom dancing. James's son is studying in Barcelona, and he enjoys traveling there to visit. David Gorelick lives in Baltimore, MD. Another classmate in that area is Jim Michaels, who is a rabbi with the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington in Rockville. Last year Jim received a doctorate in pastoral counseling, and he is continuing his studies to become a supervisor in clinical pastoral education. That means he will be qualified to train others how to be chaplains. Jim sees Chet Stein, Judi Silverman Kaufman '67, and Mike Kerstein Lahav.

Lynne Buttner Frazier lives in Pinehurst, NC, and has stepped out of retirement to head up human resources for a health care company in the D.C. area. This requires a weekly commute from Pinehurst and missed golf games, but it gives her a chance to see her daughter Kristen Blanchard Carey '94 and husband Michael and new granddaughter Elizabeth, born in May '06. Barrett Rabinow is involved in scientific work with Baxter Int'l, a healthcare company based in Deerfield, IL. Barrett was recently named Baxter Distinguished Scientist, the highest professional honor for a member of the worldwide Baxter scientific and technical community. He is a "recognized expert on nanosystems associated with the delivery of therapeutic agents" and develops new therapies that involve work in multiple disciplines. After Cornell, Barrett received a PhD in physical organic chemistry from the U. of Chicago.

An important message from reunion chair Henry Siegel reminds us that our 40TH REUNION will be June 5-8, 2008.Mark you calendar now for what will be an outstanding reunion! Make arrangements to attend with friends or on your own. If you are able to help Henry and his committee, please contact him at henry_siegel@yahoo.com.

Rob Kaplow is an attorney with the Southfield, MI-based firm of Maddin, Hauser,Wartell, Roth, and Heller. Rob lives in Farmington Hills and was recently named a "Michigan Super Lawyer" in a local survey. He specializes in estate planning and probate law. Jay Waks, JD '71, was recently honored by the ILR school as the recipient of the Judge William B. Groat Award in recognition of professional accomplishments and outstanding service to the school. The award was presented at a large dinner in New York City. Jay is a litigation partner in the New York firm Kaye Scholer LLP and is chair of its national employment and labor law practice. He currently serves as chair of the Cornell University Council and chair of the Law School Advisory Council.

Tom Schongalla, MBA '71, is an economist specializing in health economics and policy issues such as reimbursement. He works in Lewiston, ID, and he is a consultant for two firms. Tom is presently working on a book on health economics that is meant to "rattle the cages." Tom has fond memories of the Cornell golf course, football and basketball games, and Wells College girls. G. Tracy Atwood lives in Falls Village, CT, and retired last year from a 27-year career with USAID. Tracy's last two posts were in Zimbabwe and Afghanistan, so Connecticut is surely a big change. Michael Fremer is senior contributing editor for Stereophile and also an editor for www.musicangle. com. He enjoys his work and listens to music in his spare time. He recently produced a turntable set-up DVD that's been successful.Mike has good memories of his experience at WVBR at Cornell.

Diane Charske Hanson enjoys gardening and being a beach bum. She lives in Dewey Beach, DE, and manages beach house rental properties, as well as having time for reading and biking. Diane is working on a book and is also busy settling into a new home. Diane moved last year from her Pennsylvania home of 26 years and loves the new environment. Frances Vecchi of Great Falls, VA, recently had an exhibit of her landscape paintings in the library in Great Falls, and it was the subject of a large article in a local newspaper. The show, called "The Four Seasons," included scenes on summer greenery, fall colors, and winter's blues, browns, and grays. Frances grew up in Ithaca, where her father was a Cornell professor, and she lived in Europe several times during her childhood. The bulk of her artwork is done with oils, although she also draws, sculpts, and paints in watercolor.

I look forward to hearing from you. Remember to mark the date of our 40th Reunion—June 5-8, 2008—on your calendar! -- Gordon H. Silver, 2 Avery St., #26C, Boston, MA 02111; e-mail, gordon_silver@comcast.net.

69 | Periodically, I like to remind everyone that Cornell Alumni Magazine is published online, which means that any information you provide is accessible to search engines and thus public. That said, if you haven't written lately, think about sending an e-mail (or return the news form) to keep your classmates upto- date. Richard Poznysz writes to us from his home in Massachusetts, where he is a cranberry grower and also a member of the board of directors of Ocean Spray Cranberries, serving as the Audit Committee chair. Recently, he's been working with Cornell's Ag college to develop an experimental beach plum plantation. Managing attorney Art Nilsen runs a large plaintiff 's law firm in Alpharetta, GA, by day, and "after hours" he sings in his church choir and is active in the Masonic Lodge. Art tells us that he and wife Donna "are getting used to an empty nest." Their daughter has left home for the U. of Tennessee, where she is a varsity rower. The Nilsens have been traveling in their free time. Art looks back on Cornell with fond memories of tray-sliding and hockey games, and wonders what happened to John Kiesendahl.

It is easy to stay abreast of Ken Dryden's career, since he is periodically in the news. From his website we learn that he successfully ran for the Canadian Liberal Party in 2004, becoming the Member of Parliament for York Centre. In so doing, he fulfilled a childhood dream. Shortly after the election, Prime Minister Paul Martin appointed him to the Cabinet as the Minister of Social Development. Calling it the "best job in the Cabinet," Ken set to work to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in Canadian society.

When Susan Wohryzek Mittler is not indulging her pastimes of swimming, reading, or walking, she is probably involved with education. Besides being the president of the Ithaca Teachers Assoc., she is a member of the NYS Professional Standards and Practices Board and Delta Kappa Rho Educational Honor Society. In addition, Susan volunteered to co-teach ILR 608, a collective bargaining course. From her student days on the Hill, Susan recalls listening to a cappella groups outside Clara Dickson Hall, walks around Beebe Lake, and lectures and concerts in Bailey Hall. Lynn Deuschle reminisces about walking to see the horses in the polo barns and cows near Morrison Hall. Since retiring, she breeds parrots at her home near Ithaca.

From Ohio State U., Judith Rawski Kleen writes that she is the director of finance and budget in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Program developer Sally Goldberg is the Director of the Center for Successful Children. "It's a parenting place,"writes Sally. She adds, "The theme is that behind every successful child is an informed and knowledgeable parent." Sally is in the process of starting another program based on her parenting books. Outside the office, she sees friends, works out at the gym doing yoga, Pilates, and running, and belongs to the Arizona Speakers Assn., the Cornell Alumni Assn., and other networking groups. Sally also says that being new to the Arizona area, she is still exploring.

Harvey Leibin is president of DuBose Assoc., an architectural firm with a strong focus on educational facilities from pre-school to college. Recent work has included three magnet schools in the Hartford, CT, area, a Job Corps training facility, and work for the U. of Connecticut, U. of Rhode Island, and Connecticut College. Harvey says that he and wife Flo have been spending their "free time" raising three children. Brad, their oldest, is in his last year of a Master of Architecture program at Olean. Kate teaches fourth grade, and Kara graduated from the U. of Wisconsin and now works in Washington, DC. -- Arda Coyle Boucher, 21 Hemlock Hill Rd., Amherst, NH 03031; e-mail, aboucher@airmar.com.