It was such a cold winter that I think many of us are just climbing out into the rare sunlight (stop laughing, Bill Snipes - and any of you other Hawaiian alums!) After you've baked a bit in the summer sun just as this issue reaches you - drop a quick email or facebook message! [And do read Joel Collamer's '78 column for a few '77 tidbits.]
Speaking of Bill Snipes, he was kind enough to send an update from that sunniest of locales: Maui, where he continues to enjoy life with his wife Heather and younger daughter Megan - a recent black belt at age 11! Bill older daughter Amanda is planning a wedding this year and, in addition to a long overdue return trip to NYC, they celebrated Hawaii's Golden Jubilee last August: the 50th anniversary of the 50th state.
In our last issue, I failed to mention an update from Peggy Krause Perkins. Peggy's youngest son Sidney is a freshman in high school and a cross-country runner; daughter Sadie and older son Luke are both Cornell graduates: Sadie with a recent Information Science System and Technology degree and Luke who is now in Colorado working as a test engineer for biomedical instruments. Peg and her husband Jeff run marathons and triatholons and have raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. And congratulations to Peggy for completing a 5-year masters level course in Pastoral Studies in early '09; she's now the Director of Campus Ministry with Christian Brothers Academy in Syracuse, NY! She feels quite at home, having worked in the diocesan office for 20 years - and now in the very chapel her Dad designed when he started his architectural business when Peggy was 4. It was great to hear from you, Peg!
David McNerney is the new director of business development for Horst Construction near Harrisburg, PA, in charge of developing projects throughout the eastern U.S. Dave has more than 23 years of business development experience in construction management and engineering - and is a professional geologist.
Kevin McGrath was featured in the January Momentum SLU's Campaign Report, along with his wife, Suzanne Brush McGrath '80 for their ongoing generosity and alumni connections in the Boston area. What caught my eye were the sunglasses in their photo - and Kevin's great sentiments about the things we can all do to promote SLU (other than writing a check). "Be creative," he says, "Find good kids in your town and ask them to apply. Talk to friends who've been out of touch and ask them to reconnect. Talking about SLU doesn't cost a nickel. I gave an SLU hat to 'the bagel lady' in Hangham MA and she wears it proudly. Little things add up...SLU is headed in the right direction but given the times and the competitive nature of colleges, we need as many alumni, parents and friends as we can to get involved and participate."
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Winter 2009
It's with great sadness that we note the passing of John H. "Josh" Emery last June. Born in Chatham, NJ, Josh was a Beta Theta Pi member and a baseball standout in the '76 and '77 seasons. He was a PE major and received his masters in '78. Kevin McGrath kindly provided additional details: "This is difficult class note to write. Our good friend Josh Emery passed away on June 17, 2009. The sadness this news has caused his friends and family is hard for me to put into words. I consider myself fortunate to have had such a good friend. [A picture of Josh with Sam Veraldi is attached.]
"We had a memorial service for Josh at Gunnison Chapel on September 26th during the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Weekend honoring the Saints 1976 Football Team's 8-1 record (which earned SLU's first NCAA tournament berth). Josh and Paul Fuzak were co-captains of that team. Josh’s sister and brother, Leigh ’73 and Jeff ’78, along with his three children made the long trek to the North Country for the service, Hall of Fame induction, and football game. The 2009 football team did their part to add to a festive weekend by winning the storied Hoffman Cup. The service was wonderfully conducted by fraternity brother and current President Bill Fox ’75. Jay Ireland '77, Josh’s teammate and Beta brother, delivered an emotional eulogy bringing tears of joy and sorrow!
"The weekend also marked the return of Beta Theta Pi to campus. Over 50 brothers, mostly from the 70’s and 80’s, returned to campus and attended the service along with 29 new pledges. This was particularly meaningful to Suzy '80 and me because our son, Brendan ’11, was one of the pledges. With the resurgence of this great institution, it was also a wonderful testimony to the spirit and friendships forged at SLU many years ago. Paul Skomsky ’77 did a wonderful portrait of Josh for the locker room which will remain as a fitting tribute to a wonderful person and a fantastic team. A fund has been established in Josh’s memory: donations to St. Lawrence can be made in his name.
"It's a great feeling to see so many friends with children on campus now. And what wonderful leadership they have in President Fox and his wife, Lynn.
In closing, I wanted to mention another SLU event held a few weeks later in Captiva, Florida: Mark '78 and Gail Allen Garrow's son, Matt, a Colorado College grad, married a wonderful girl and SLU grad, Natalie Gladd ’07. I’m sure we’ll be seeing the photos soon."
Thanks for all the news Kevin, and for your heartfelt tribute to Josh.
Peter Forbes recently wrote to report that he enjoyed seeing a number of classmates at a mini-reunion held in September at the Mountainside Farm B&B in Jackson, NH; the farm and bed and breakfast are owned and operated by Joany Gray White '76. Peter writes, "This reunion was the third consecutive September I've gathered with several classmates for hiking, canoeing, music and general good times. We were joined by Joe Hetko '78 and Paula Weiss of Albany, NY; Glenn and Teri Woythaler of Minneapolis, MN; Kam Ghaffari and Susan Hurley of Westerly, RI; Tom Wood of Newton, MA, John Mumford; Houston, TX, and Kathy Hanlon Bonham '76. Activities included hikes up Black Mountain and Mt. Eisenhower, canoeing on the Saco River, and a trip to the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine for dinner and to enjoy music performed by folk singer David Mallett." Peter works as a biostatistician at The Children's Hospital in Boston and lives in Quincy, MA with his wife, Sue, and their two future Laurentians. He'd love to hear from other classmates - you can contact him at peter.forbes@childrens.harvard.edu.
"We had a memorial service for Josh at Gunnison Chapel on September 26th during the Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Weekend honoring the Saints 1976 Football Team's 8-1 record (which earned SLU's first NCAA tournament berth). Josh and Paul Fuzak were co-captains of that team. Josh’s sister and brother, Leigh ’73 and Jeff ’78, along with his three children made the long trek to the North Country for the service, Hall of Fame induction, and football game. The 2009 football team did their part to add to a festive weekend by winning the storied Hoffman Cup. The service was wonderfully conducted by fraternity brother and current President Bill Fox ’75. Jay Ireland '77, Josh’s teammate and Beta brother, delivered an emotional eulogy bringing tears of joy and sorrow!
"The weekend also marked the return of Beta Theta Pi to campus. Over 50 brothers, mostly from the 70’s and 80’s, returned to campus and attended the service along with 29 new pledges. This was particularly meaningful to Suzy '80 and me because our son, Brendan ’11, was one of the pledges. With the resurgence of this great institution, it was also a wonderful testimony to the spirit and friendships forged at SLU many years ago. Paul Skomsky ’77 did a wonderful portrait of Josh for the locker room which will remain as a fitting tribute to a wonderful person and a fantastic team. A fund has been established in Josh’s memory: donations to St. Lawrence can be made in his name.
"It's a great feeling to see so many friends with children on campus now. And what wonderful leadership they have in President Fox and his wife, Lynn.
In closing, I wanted to mention another SLU event held a few weeks later in Captiva, Florida: Mark '78 and Gail Allen Garrow's son, Matt, a Colorado College grad, married a wonderful girl and SLU grad, Natalie Gladd ’07. I’m sure we’ll be seeing the photos soon."
Thanks for all the news Kevin, and for your heartfelt tribute to Josh.
Peter Forbes recently wrote to report that he enjoyed seeing a number of classmates at a mini-reunion held in September at the Mountainside Farm B&B in Jackson, NH; the farm and bed and breakfast are owned and operated by Joany Gray White '76. Peter writes, "This reunion was the third consecutive September I've gathered with several classmates for hiking, canoeing, music and general good times. We were joined by Joe Hetko '78 and Paula Weiss of Albany, NY; Glenn and Teri Woythaler of Minneapolis, MN; Kam Ghaffari and Susan Hurley of Westerly, RI; Tom Wood of Newton, MA, John Mumford; Houston, TX, and Kathy Hanlon Bonham '76. Activities included hikes up Black Mountain and Mt. Eisenhower, canoeing on the Saco River, and a trip to the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield, Maine for dinner and to enjoy music performed by folk singer David Mallett." Peter works as a biostatistician at The Children's Hospital in Boston and lives in Quincy, MA with his wife, Sue, and their two future Laurentians. He'd love to hear from other classmates - you can contact him at peter.forbes@childrens.harvard.edu.
Spring 2009
As I reviewed my material for this issue I realized most of the credit goes to LinkedIn (If you haven’t checked it out – do – and send me an update)!
Chris Reddy connected via LinkedIn with a long overdue (just kidding, Chris) note: “My wife Mary and I moved to Rochester in '81 and in ‘96 I joined Kodak in IT support. After 12 years, I left Carestream Health (Kodak Health Division) and joined Entre Computer Services as an IT Analyst. In January I was laid off when the company lost a B&L contract and cut way back – as low man on the totem pole...chop! ) Oh well, life goes on. I’ve been using LinkedIn to re-connect with SLU and hometown friends. Just today I heard from Rudy Schlobohm, Gary Webb, you and your sister, and waiting to hear from a few more - great idea this LinkedIn. Several times a year we get together with John (SLU-76) and Charity (? ) Johnson and Jim and Robin (?) Drago to catch up. Our Daughter Kate is a second grade teacher, son Ryan is a District Manager for Aldi's and my youngest is in school studying to be a pastry chef - move over Chef Duff! That's all for now... next report in another 32 years - no, just kidding!” Thanks, Chris!
My sister Holly Steuart Robertson and her husband Steve were happy to discover some special SLU friends living close by in PA: Dave and Sue Ellison Lackmann. Dave and Holly reconnected on Linked-In and found they live only an hour from each other! Dave is President of Burnham Commercial, a leading manufacturer of industrial, commercial and residential gas fired boilers. Dave and Sue have a 15 year-old daughter Jen. Sue is a health educator at The Wellness Center Health Campus at Lancaster General Hospital and also serves as the coordinator of the Safe Kids program in Lancaster County. Sue told Holly that Safe Kids focuses on child safety advocacy, such as encouraging the proper use of car seats. They all had a great time catching up after many years and planned to meet again soon!
Bill Sauter, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Okatie, S.C., was named a principal in February with the firm’s holding company, the Jones Financial Companies. He was one of 25 individuals chosen from more than 36,000 associates across the globe to join the firm’s 310 principals. In addition to his economics degree, Bill holds the AAMS, CRPC and CFP professional designations. Bill joined Edward Jones in 1994 and was named a regional leader in 2006; the company ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2009” and is headquartered in St. Louis.
Bill Snipes sent an update from his home in Obama’s birth state that his February was highlighted by a visit from his older daughter from California. His wife Heather and younger daughter will start training for canoe-paddling season next month; Bill reports that, “it's a big sport here in d'islands during the summer.”
On the nonprofit/volunteer side, Bill said he hopes that Maui United Way will make its fundraising goal, despite the economy, so that they can continue to award money to deserving agencies.
And to close on a final LinkedIn note: Jill Scott Jablonski from Rochester (where the “wind was whipping”) notes “her twin daughters, Laura and Paige are graduating in May (oh my, that was quick) from Marywood College and are now in the hunt for jobs.” How many of us can relate? My son Drew is graduating from William & Mary and is in the same hunt. Yikes - it’s scary out there!
Chris Reddy connected via LinkedIn with a long overdue (just kidding, Chris) note: “My wife Mary and I moved to Rochester in '81 and in ‘96 I joined Kodak in IT support. After 12 years, I left Carestream Health (Kodak Health Division) and joined Entre Computer Services as an IT Analyst. In January I was laid off when the company lost a B&L contract and cut way back – as low man on the totem pole...chop! ) Oh well, life goes on. I’ve been using LinkedIn to re-connect with SLU and hometown friends. Just today I heard from Rudy Schlobohm, Gary Webb, you and your sister, and waiting to hear from a few more - great idea this LinkedIn. Several times a year we get together with John (SLU-76) and Charity (? ) Johnson and Jim and Robin (?) Drago to catch up. Our Daughter Kate is a second grade teacher, son Ryan is a District Manager for Aldi's and my youngest is in school studying to be a pastry chef - move over Chef Duff! That's all for now... next report in another 32 years - no, just kidding!” Thanks, Chris!
My sister Holly Steuart Robertson and her husband Steve were happy to discover some special SLU friends living close by in PA: Dave and Sue Ellison Lackmann. Dave and Holly reconnected on Linked-In and found they live only an hour from each other! Dave is President of Burnham Commercial, a leading manufacturer of industrial, commercial and residential gas fired boilers. Dave and Sue have a 15 year-old daughter Jen. Sue is a health educator at The Wellness Center Health Campus at Lancaster General Hospital and also serves as the coordinator of the Safe Kids program in Lancaster County. Sue told Holly that Safe Kids focuses on child safety advocacy, such as encouraging the proper use of car seats. They all had a great time catching up after many years and planned to meet again soon!
Bill Sauter, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Okatie, S.C., was named a principal in February with the firm’s holding company, the Jones Financial Companies. He was one of 25 individuals chosen from more than 36,000 associates across the globe to join the firm’s 310 principals. In addition to his economics degree, Bill holds the AAMS, CRPC and CFP professional designations. Bill joined Edward Jones in 1994 and was named a regional leader in 2006; the company ranked No. 2 on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For 2009” and is headquartered in St. Louis.
Bill Snipes sent an update from his home in Obama’s birth state that his February was highlighted by a visit from his older daughter from California. His wife Heather and younger daughter will start training for canoe-paddling season next month; Bill reports that, “it's a big sport here in d'islands during the summer.”
On the nonprofit/volunteer side, Bill said he hopes that Maui United Way will make its fundraising goal, despite the economy, so that they can continue to award money to deserving agencies.
And to close on a final LinkedIn note: Jill Scott Jablonski from Rochester (where the “wind was whipping”) notes “her twin daughters, Laura and Paige are graduating in May (oh my, that was quick) from Marywood College and are now in the hunt for jobs.” How many of us can relate? My son Drew is graduating from William & Mary and is in the same hunt. Yikes - it’s scary out there!
Fall 1009
I was so glad to hear from a favorite classmate: Charlotte Barnard emailed with an update on a special alumni get together she had last July and the May reception for President Sullivan held in NYC:
"I didn’t make it to my class’s 30th reunion last year. Though I did enjoy a reunion with my Junior Year Abroad group. Last July,
Linda Carbone ‘78 organized a lunch in NYC at Artisinal restaurant and classmates came from all over the continent for a long weekend.
Diane Doty from Canada, Cheryl Fontaine and Pat Vietch from California, Connie Colton, Janice Randall Rohl (’78) and Barb Thompson Snow from New England,
Margaret Piper from Michigan, Pat Fuller from Florida, Wanda Lucibello, Olena Polishchuk Care, and yours truly from nearly every corner of New York gathered to
remember France circa ’76 and enjoy a good Brie and a lot of red wine. Our advisor for that year, M. Pierce, traveled from Philadelphia. Rip Westmoreland happened to
be at the restaurant having lunch with his wife, Susan, and he joined us for a bit of reminiscing.
"There was a mini reunion of sorts at the SLU Reception held May 5th at the Hearst Tower to say thank you and farewell to President Sullivan and his wife, Ann.
Again, Larries traveled from near and far, including Bruce Carlisle ('78) from San Francisco, Lynn Ruane Tuttle from the Time/Life Building, as well as other '78ers Chris Roller, Sue Ferguson and Gordon Gannon.
Due to weather, the plan to travel down to Little Italy and dine at Puglia (a popular destination for a group of the class of ’77 when we first arrived in NYC, right Lynn?) was aborted for a late supper at Bricco across the street.
There, the above-mentioned were joined by Steve Whitter ('?), Tad Acker ('78?), and Marianne Eisenmann ('78), as well as Andy Whittier from the SLU Development office to share a large table and more than a few bowls of pasta.
Anyone who has a hankering to get together with alumni and can’t wait for a school-sponsored event should contact Lynn and Warren Tuttle. They host a football party every October at their home, and they get a huge alumni turnout.
Then of course there’s Facebook. It's nice to know so any have held on to photos of our school years!"
Thanks, Char - your news almost makes up for you missing our 30thReunion...okay, you're forgiven - hope to see you soon!
I was also excited to hear from one of my freshman roommates in Carnegie, Robin Schulte, who I admit I'd lost touch with - but through a small comedy of
errors I was able to connect with her via email. She wrote, "I'm in Portland, Maine, where I've been for about 10 years. I moved from New Jersey with my husband Jim who is the head golf professional at a private golf club. We've been married
12 years, no kids but we have a great dog. I'm a computer programmer at Sappi - a paper company. I've been a programmer since we graduated and am seriously ready to retire but this probably isn't a good time for it, I do triathalons and keep busy with swimming, biking and running.
I haven’t been back to St. Lawrence since we graduated but I enjoy looking at the Magazine to catch up with alumni and see if I remember anyone in the pictures
(sometimes I do). I kept in touch with Debbie Newman for a long time but have lost touch in the last 5 years or so."
Robin, it was great to hear from you - and the gauntlet is passed to Debbie! Check in with us - we'd love to hear how you've been.
Trudy Hall, Head of Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, was selected by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities as a member of their 2009 Alumni Hall of Distinction. The Commission created the Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000
to recognize graduates of New York's independent colleges and universities who have made extraordinary contributions through their careers and community involvement. Trudy has been Emma Willard's head since 1999. Congratulations, Trudy!
As for me, I spent May and June in double graduation mode - my son Drew graduated from the College of William & Mary and my daughter Tekla graduated from hig school. She heads to the University of Mary Washington in August.
"I didn’t make it to my class’s 30th reunion last year. Though I did enjoy a reunion with my Junior Year Abroad group. Last July,
Linda Carbone ‘78 organized a lunch in NYC at Artisinal restaurant and classmates came from all over the continent for a long weekend.
Diane Doty from Canada, Cheryl Fontaine and Pat Vietch from California, Connie Colton, Janice Randall Rohl (’78) and Barb Thompson Snow from New England,
Margaret Piper from Michigan, Pat Fuller from Florida, Wanda Lucibello, Olena Polishchuk Care, and yours truly from nearly every corner of New York gathered to
remember France circa ’76 and enjoy a good Brie and a lot of red wine. Our advisor for that year, M. Pierce, traveled from Philadelphia. Rip Westmoreland happened to
be at the restaurant having lunch with his wife, Susan, and he joined us for a bit of reminiscing.
"There was a mini reunion of sorts at the SLU Reception held May 5th at the Hearst Tower to say thank you and farewell to President Sullivan and his wife, Ann.
Again, Larries traveled from near and far, including Bruce Carlisle ('78) from San Francisco, Lynn Ruane Tuttle from the Time/Life Building, as well as other '78ers Chris Roller, Sue Ferguson and Gordon Gannon.
Due to weather, the plan to travel down to Little Italy and dine at Puglia (a popular destination for a group of the class of ’77 when we first arrived in NYC, right Lynn?) was aborted for a late supper at Bricco across the street.
There, the above-mentioned were joined by Steve Whitter ('?), Tad Acker ('78?), and Marianne Eisenmann ('78), as well as Andy Whittier from the SLU Development office to share a large table and more than a few bowls of pasta.
Anyone who has a hankering to get together with alumni and can’t wait for a school-sponsored event should contact Lynn and Warren Tuttle. They host a football party every October at their home, and they get a huge alumni turnout.
Then of course there’s Facebook. It's nice to know so any have held on to photos of our school years!"
Thanks, Char - your news almost makes up for you missing our 30thReunion...okay, you're forgiven - hope to see you soon!
I was also excited to hear from one of my freshman roommates in Carnegie, Robin Schulte, who I admit I'd lost touch with - but through a small comedy of
errors I was able to connect with her via email. She wrote, "I'm in Portland, Maine, where I've been for about 10 years. I moved from New Jersey with my husband Jim who is the head golf professional at a private golf club. We've been married
12 years, no kids but we have a great dog. I'm a computer programmer at Sappi - a paper company. I've been a programmer since we graduated and am seriously ready to retire but this probably isn't a good time for it, I do triathalons and keep busy with swimming, biking and running.
I haven’t been back to St. Lawrence since we graduated but I enjoy looking at the Magazine to catch up with alumni and see if I remember anyone in the pictures
(sometimes I do). I kept in touch with Debbie Newman for a long time but have lost touch in the last 5 years or so."
Robin, it was great to hear from you - and the gauntlet is passed to Debbie! Check in with us - we'd love to hear how you've been.
Trudy Hall, Head of Emma Willard School in Troy, New York, was selected by the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities as a member of their 2009 Alumni Hall of Distinction. The Commission created the Alumni Hall of Fame in 2000
to recognize graduates of New York's independent colleges and universities who have made extraordinary contributions through their careers and community involvement. Trudy has been Emma Willard's head since 1999. Congratulations, Trudy!
As for me, I spent May and June in double graduation mode - my son Drew graduated from the College of William & Mary and my daughter Tekla graduated from hig school. She heads to the University of Mary Washington in August.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
September 2008
1977
Bonnie Steuart Taylor
9823 Fosbak Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
bonstay@hotmail.com
Wendy Harrison Murphy who I enjoyed seeing at Reunion last June, is a chemist at Carestream Health in Rochester; formerly part of Eastman Kodak- Health Imaging Systems.
Heard from Lynn Petersen Glover, owner of Twin Visions, LLC a promotional solutions company, and enjoying life in Denver ...Jeff Tingley is in the Providence area as Director of Global Alliances at Zebra Technologies…and Christine Flouton is in NYC and VP at Insigniam Performance.
Congratulations to Marion Anderson who has been named Executive Director of Heartsong, Inc. in Westchester. She previously held a dual position as Director of Community Services at Andrus Children's Center and Executive Director of Family & Community Services, Inc. Marion earned her masters in education from Sarah Lawrence College. Heartsong's mission is to provide music and art therapy for children with disabilities that enhance functioning level and improve quality of life.
Bonnie Steuart Taylor
9823 Fosbak Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
bonstay@hotmail.com
Wendy Harrison Murphy who I enjoyed seeing at Reunion last June, is a chemist at Carestream Health in Rochester; formerly part of Eastman Kodak- Health Imaging Systems.
Heard from Lynn Petersen Glover, owner of Twin Visions, LLC a promotional solutions company, and enjoying life in Denver ...Jeff Tingley is in the Providence area as Director of Global Alliances at Zebra Technologies…and Christine Flouton is in NYC and VP at Insigniam Performance.
Congratulations to Marion Anderson who has been named Executive Director of Heartsong, Inc. in Westchester. She previously held a dual position as Director of Community Services at Andrus Children's Center and Executive Director of Family & Community Services, Inc. Marion earned her masters in education from Sarah Lawrence College. Heartsong's mission is to provide music and art therapy for children with disabilities that enhance functioning level and improve quality of life.
Monday, August 25, 2008
February 2008
1977
Bonnie Steuart Taylor
9823 Fosbak Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
bonstay@hotmail.com
The holidays brought some welcome alumni news: I was especially thrilled to hear from Susan Nye after too many years!
“In 1984 I moved to Switzerland for an 8 week internship to finish up the final credits on an MBA. Some how or other, I forgot to come back until 2000. After Europe, I lived in California for a few years and then finally made it back to New England in 2003. I spent most of that time working for HP. I had some wonderful experiences overseas. I led a sales team in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa after the Berlin wall fell and after apartheid. Living in the shadow of the Alps, I managed to progress from being a pretty mediocre skier to a pretty good skier. I rode my bicycle all over the French-speaking part of Switzerland and took a few bike trips into France and Italy as well. I also spent a little time at HP’s Headquarters during a few of the Carly Fiorina years.
I now live in New Hampshire and adore it. After living thousands of miles from my family for almost 20 years, I am now within an hour and a half of all my family. I am still an avid skier and have taken up kayaking as well. I’ve also discovered that I have a bit of a green thumb. When I was overseas, I always lived in apartments; I’m now enjoying an enormous garden surrounding my little house.
I have two businesses, a sales and marketing consultancy and a cooking business. On the sales and marketing side, I work with clients to improve the effectiveness of their sales and marketing teams by building and managing client relationships. For my cooking business, I have turned a hobby and passion into a small business. I teach classes and cater dinners and parties. I also write a weekly column for a few of our local newspapers. I write about food, entertaining, growing up in New England, what ever strikes my fancy and include a recipe. I also send the column out as a newsletter to family and friends across the country and around the world. You can visit my website, www.susannye.com. If you want to learn more about my consulting business, I have another website www.kssconsulting.com.
My family, businesses, sports and gardening keep me pretty busy, but I also make time for mentoring MBA’s and am on the Board of the New Hampshire Women’s Business Center, a nonprofit organization which supports entrepreneurs.”
Wow, Susan - love your newsletter! Thanks a bunch for writing and catching us up! Please come to Reunion….
Paul Schwartz sent holiday greetings and a link to his photo blog at:
http://paulschwartz.1000words.kodak.com/default.asp?item=703742
He’s got some fabulous shots on there, though I particularly enjoyed his self- portrait holding a college photo of himself ! Paul is the Imaging Professor at RIT and a Grandfathered Kodaker’ following his many years there. Come to Reunion, Paul – you can be the designated photoblogger!
Also heard from Sam Trudel, writing that, “the mood caught me to pass on some news in my life:
I owned a printing business for almost ten years in Middlebury and decided to sell it two years ago. That mid-life crises didn't turn out to be a crises for me, but a chance to start a new career. I had been on the board of a wonderful social services agency in Middlebury and decided to work there when I sold the business. After two years, with both my kids out on their own, I actually took the GRE and applied to graduate school for social work at the University of Vermont.
I am now a full-time MSW graduate student and have survived my first semester. It’s been an intense and very challenging experience, writing lengthy research papers and enduring graduate level statistics! I’m reading all the time and enjoying learning a great deal of new information. I’m interning at a nationally recognized geriatric services center in Middlebury and love being a student again. In May I will be studying international social work in Finland.
I will admit, I am a much better student now than I was 30 years ago...maybe something to do with making such a big commitment, actually paying for it myself, and not having so many "distractions." I'll graduate in ‘08 and start a new career in either geriatric or adolescent mental health social work. I figured I had one more big opportunity to reinvent myself, and it’s been an amazing journey so far. I did get a chance to get back to SLU and had a great time singing with the Laurentian Singers in a phenomenal reunion concert last year during the Sesquicentennial Celebration.”
Thanks so much for the update, Sam. Why not pop down from Vermont for Reunion?!
Joe Nunez sent his holiday greetings from Baghdad: “I retired from the Army as a colonel with 30 years of service on June 1, 2007. My last assignment was as a professor at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Just before I retired, I was recruited by LMI to lead a team of strategic logisticians in Iraq. The inserted picture is our St. Lawrence crew at Phoenix Base, headquarters for Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq.”
Congrats on your retirement, Joe – hope it means you’ll have time to join us at Reunion!
Bonnie Steuart Taylor
9823 Fosbak Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
bonstay@hotmail.com
The holidays brought some welcome alumni news: I was especially thrilled to hear from Susan Nye after too many years!
“In 1984 I moved to Switzerland for an 8 week internship to finish up the final credits on an MBA. Some how or other, I forgot to come back until 2000. After Europe, I lived in California for a few years and then finally made it back to New England in 2003. I spent most of that time working for HP. I had some wonderful experiences overseas. I led a sales team in Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa after the Berlin wall fell and after apartheid. Living in the shadow of the Alps, I managed to progress from being a pretty mediocre skier to a pretty good skier. I rode my bicycle all over the French-speaking part of Switzerland and took a few bike trips into France and Italy as well. I also spent a little time at HP’s Headquarters during a few of the Carly Fiorina years.
I now live in New Hampshire and adore it. After living thousands of miles from my family for almost 20 years, I am now within an hour and a half of all my family. I am still an avid skier and have taken up kayaking as well. I’ve also discovered that I have a bit of a green thumb. When I was overseas, I always lived in apartments; I’m now enjoying an enormous garden surrounding my little house.
I have two businesses, a sales and marketing consultancy and a cooking business. On the sales and marketing side, I work with clients to improve the effectiveness of their sales and marketing teams by building and managing client relationships. For my cooking business, I have turned a hobby and passion into a small business. I teach classes and cater dinners and parties. I also write a weekly column for a few of our local newspapers. I write about food, entertaining, growing up in New England, what ever strikes my fancy and include a recipe. I also send the column out as a newsletter to family and friends across the country and around the world. You can visit my website, www.susannye.com. If you want to learn more about my consulting business, I have another website www.kssconsulting.com.
My family, businesses, sports and gardening keep me pretty busy, but I also make time for mentoring MBA’s and am on the Board of the New Hampshire Women’s Business Center, a nonprofit organization which supports entrepreneurs.”
Wow, Susan - love your newsletter! Thanks a bunch for writing and catching us up! Please come to Reunion….
Paul Schwartz sent holiday greetings and a link to his photo blog at:
http://paulschwartz.1000words.kodak.com/default.asp?item=703742
He’s got some fabulous shots on there, though I particularly enjoyed his self- portrait holding a college photo of himself ! Paul is the Imaging Professor at RIT and a Grandfathered Kodaker’ following his many years there. Come to Reunion, Paul – you can be the designated photoblogger!
Also heard from Sam Trudel, writing that, “the mood caught me to pass on some news in my life:
I owned a printing business for almost ten years in Middlebury and decided to sell it two years ago. That mid-life crises didn't turn out to be a crises for me, but a chance to start a new career. I had been on the board of a wonderful social services agency in Middlebury and decided to work there when I sold the business. After two years, with both my kids out on their own, I actually took the GRE and applied to graduate school for social work at the University of Vermont.
I am now a full-time MSW graduate student and have survived my first semester. It’s been an intense and very challenging experience, writing lengthy research papers and enduring graduate level statistics! I’m reading all the time and enjoying learning a great deal of new information. I’m interning at a nationally recognized geriatric services center in Middlebury and love being a student again. In May I will be studying international social work in Finland.
I will admit, I am a much better student now than I was 30 years ago...maybe something to do with making such a big commitment, actually paying for it myself, and not having so many "distractions." I'll graduate in ‘08 and start a new career in either geriatric or adolescent mental health social work. I figured I had one more big opportunity to reinvent myself, and it’s been an amazing journey so far. I did get a chance to get back to SLU and had a great time singing with the Laurentian Singers in a phenomenal reunion concert last year during the Sesquicentennial Celebration.”
Thanks so much for the update, Sam. Why not pop down from Vermont for Reunion?!
Joe Nunez sent his holiday greetings from Baghdad: “I retired from the Army as a colonel with 30 years of service on June 1, 2007. My last assignment was as a professor at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA. Just before I retired, I was recruited by LMI to lead a team of strategic logisticians in Iraq. The inserted picture is our St. Lawrence crew at Phoenix Base, headquarters for Multi-National Security Transition Command – Iraq.”
Congrats on your retirement, Joe – hope it means you’ll have time to join us at Reunion!
Reunion 2008
1977
Bonnie Steuart Taylor
Reunion
Our class had the most attendees of our cluster
The first two people I saw at Registration were Jim Brush and Russ Beyer. Russ is enjoying living and working in Miami; Jim had just come from the pool and mentioned it was his second visit to Canton in May, having just attended his youngest son’s graduation from SLU two weeks prior to Reunion; his two older kids graduated from Middlebury.
It was great to see Jill Scott Jablonski after many years. She’s in
Karen Conley came from
Jeff Swarr, our
The Swarrs traveled to
Bill Drake writes, “
We live in
I really appreciated Bill’s post-Reunion note, since I was (pretty unsuccessfully) trying to memorize material for this column without taking notes: I chatted with Don Kyle who traveled with Bill to
Jim Yellen wins the award for “The best excuse for missing
“So here is a brief recap of my last ten years. Most significant, my wife and I are expecting twin boys in late July - my first time down this road, and I am very excited. My wife and I married three years ago - I guess we each have our own time frame for settling down. While many friends and classmates tell me of the relief and joy of getting their children through college and into the world, we seem to be starting a bit late. I am vying for the ‘oldest parent award’ at the next reunion. Is anyone else competing? Of course this all means I'll have to keep working for a while, particularly since we are living in
“On the work front, after many years as a senior attorney at Morgan Stanley, I left when the going got a bit crazy two years ago and started my own arbitration and mediation practice. I specialize in mediation of securities law and employment disputes in the financial services industry. It's refreshing and rewarding to make peace instead of wage war in the business world. My practice is nation-wide and I am hoping to expand to the
“I am somewhat in touch with SLU through the NYC network. I am in regular contact with my SLU Government advisor, Sandy Hinchman, and her husband Lew. That has occasioned many trips back to
Terry Sullivan wrote in advance of Reunion, “Chris Noonan and I reconnected this past winter (roommates in Rebert Hall and on 3 Gouveneur St.) to climb Mt. Washington as a celebration of our 30th reunion (as well as my extended midlife crisis). We tried to climb last March but were blown off the mountain by high winds and bitter weather. Chris lives in
“I see Mike Soule with some regularity as he lives near Philly working as an attorney and playing bass occasionally with Rip Westmoreland (78) and his merry band descended from the old Miner Street Band. My brother Peter Sullivan (79) is going to fly in from
Susie Nye did make it to
Prior to
“I keep busy and try to pay the mortgage with freelance writing, a small consulting practice (strategy, sales and marketing) and a cooking business. I like living in NH and with my own business I have flexibility for skiing, running, walking, hiking, kayaking and volunteering. I live close to
Check out the SLU Reunion website for our ’77 classmates who were well-represented on the picture page! Check it out – in addition to our 30th
- Gayle Viebranz Welch – representing the Alumni Council and chatting with [I think, and I’m going for extra points, here!] Steve Barlow’s dad;
- Paul Gallegher chatting with Wendy Anderson Mittlefehldt;
- Scott Conroe – signing his book, “I Take Just Pride: How a Fraternity Reinvented Itself, Why a Professor Joined” at the Brewer Book Store;
In the storm that tried to trample the Alumni Parade I spotted Calvin Carr with his wife Jennifer. They traveled to
Warren and Lynn Ruane Tuttle did a great job and served our class well as the Reunion Development Chairs, helping secure a wonderful 1977 class gift of over $2,000,000!
Lynn has worked 17 years in advertising for People Magazine and has enjoyed some interaction with numerous celebrities at red carpet events (she says her favorites are Tom Hanks, Russell Crowe and Willem Dafoe); Warren is a partner in a marketing firm which launches housewares, such as the ‘misto’ olive oil sprayer and the ‘smart spin’ storage organizer - I’m sure we’re among the millions with those items! Lynn and Warren have 3 girls, the oldest at Colgate and the younger two in New Canaan High.
Prior to the Class Gifts ceremony,
Kim Linker Stebbings emailed that she’d miss
Trudy Hall is headmistress of
As for that very entertaining dvd, go to https://alumni.stlawu.edu/node/266 and click on 30th Reunion Movie to view this special presentation. Thanks to everyone who sent pictures and a HUGE thank you to Holly for producing this incredible trip down memory lane!
This news represents just a portion of those who attended (or hoped to). Please help me avoid the humiliation of an empty column in the issue after this one! Everyone would love to hear from all who attended that I missed chatting with. It’s a long list! My email remains, bonstay@hotmail.com THANKS!
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