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80 | Are you starting to feel that itch to be on campus? Check out your old haunts (no pun intended)? Well, you should! Less than ten months to our 25th Reunion! Time to get in shape, and I am not kidding. Libe Slope and Buffalo Street can be quite the challenge for us 40-plus types! More about this later . . .

The spring News Forms fill my mailbox, so here we go! Dean McCauley happily reports, "I've finally managed to combine my love of basketball (I was a bench warmer for the Cornell freshman team 1976-77) with my career.My consulting firm helps large companies exceed their historical growth arcs by improving the pace and success of their acquisitions.We sponsor a high-level amateur basketball team. The name of the firm is, of course, Beyond the Arc!" Dean, along with wife Donna and daughters Lena, 14, Danielle, 8, and Devon, 5, live in Larkspur, CA. Nancy Kennelly Kelleigh ponders the question of moving to California from Massachusetts to be closer to her newest family--Fetzer the horse! Betting money says Nancy will continue to devote time to her relatively new solo law practice specializing in real estate and estate planning. If you run the Boston Marathon, you run right by her office! Janet Behrman Del Greco and husband Robert lead full lives as they manage a family printing business and sons Robert, 20,Michael, 17, and Matthew, 13 in Valhalla. Janet also manages to find time to serve on the NYS PTA Board of Managers in the area of arts education. Raymond Disch and his family--wife Erica, a Spanish teacher, and sons Cody, 16, and Sage, 13--live in Hopewell, NJ, where he works at Trillium Realty.

Busy in St. Louis, the Cropfs, Gail (Wechsler) and Robert '81, juggle careers and children Jeremy, 15, and Hannah, 9. Gail recently became a partner in the law firm of Chaekes, Carlson, and Spritzer, where she specializes in employment and civil rights law. Robert is probably pleased to see his newest textbook, Public Administration for the 21st Century, being published. Another class lawyer, Jill Newfield, recently opened her own entertainment law practice after spending 15 years working for MTV Networks, a division of Viacom. Jill and husband Sol Joseph live in Great Neck with their sons Ben, 15, and Daniel, 11. Running seems to be the theme of life at the Kim (Mello) and Pete Scudera, MD '84, household. Kim and Pete run for fitness, and their son Ben, 14, runs for his high school track team in Oakton,VA. Daughter Catie just completed her freshman year at Carnegie Mellon studying psychology and writing. Dr. Pete spends his days with patients while Kim continues to make jewelry and devote time to volunteer work. Looking west--way west--Abby Powell seems to have settled into life in Fairbanks, AK, where she is a research wildlife biologist at the U. of Alaska, along with her daughter, 4, who was born in China but is now quite the Alaskan girl. Abby also notes that the Dept. of Biology and Wildlife faculty includes many Cornellians.

In news from upstate New York, Jorge Constantino, MD '84, and sons Jarrod, 15, and Travis, 13, moved to a new home in Clifton Park, where Jorge is part of the largest cardiology practice in the Capital District. Jorge recently attended the bar mitzvah of the son of former high school (yeah, Albany High) and Cornell buddy Scott Thompson and wife Sheryl (Levin), MD '84. Other classmates celebrated their children's bar and bat mitzvahs: Carolyn Green Eichberg's son Ben, and Stephanie Goldpin Dowdle's daughter Jessica.Mazel Tov to all! Stephanie was especially pleased to have classmate Anne Galante in attendance. Anne recently took on a new career as an ob/gyn; I am sure that Stephanie will have plenty of advice on how to manage a practice, as she writes that the malpractice insurance premiums make this area of medicine quite challenging financially!

I have had some nice visits recently with a couple of classmates. Susie Kalus had the unique opportunity to visit not just one Jill Klein, but two! It turns out that a summer camp friend shares a name with me. Susie practices law in Atlanta with Southerland Asbill and Brennan in the area of real estate and tax, and manages to visit classmates located around the globe! A memorial service and a bar mitzvah brought me together twice with Beth Anderson, who is busy commuting from Brooklyn to a prosperous Internet publishing company in New Jersey called Audible. Looking to visit a classmate in an ideal vacation spot? I am sure that Kathy Dixon-Leone has a steady stream of visitors in Palm Beach, FL, where her husband Paul is the CEO of the Breakers Hotel. Recent visitors include Lisa Broida Josephson and her family and Barbara Amoscato Sabaitis '81. Kathy probably does not enjoy too much beach time, as her four boys ages 11, 9, 7, and 5 seem to be involved in every sport imaginable, not to mention a little rock-and-roll on the side!

More new careers/positions to report: Mark Reinharz joined the Labor and Employment Law practice at Bond, Schoeneck, and King. Dan Dube, MBA '88, joined AHL Consulting, a strategic market research firm, while also continuing as Commanding Officer of a reserve unit supporting the Commander of Naval Forces in Europe. Speaking of our classmates and family members who have been serving in the armed forces over the past few years, if you have some news to share about our class "heroes," please do!

In the past couple of years, we have noted that our legacy population at Cornell continues to grow. Could we populate our reunion clerks with our own children? Our newest class, 2008, includes at least two more: Scott Linderman, son of Richard, MEE '81, and Linnea Peterson Linderman from Rome, NY, as well as my own son Max Klein. Calling all kids! Get your parents to call a friend, or two, and let's plan now to attend Cornell Reunion 2005! -- Jill Abrams Klein, jfa22@cornell.edu; and Cynthia Addonizio-Bianco, caa28@cornell.edu.

81 | We're back into our September routines and I love receiving news from classmates! Thank you to those who sent in direct e-mails, as well as folks who sent in their News and Dues forms. Bless Kathy LaShoto, my fellow class correspondent, who sent out our pleas for news and forwarded them to me.

I recently had a heartfelt visit, after a 10-year hiatus, with Nancy Amer Lake at her home in Long Beach, NY. Nancy was widowed unexpectedly, after being married to husband Jay for almost 18 years. They have delightful daughters Jessica, 16, and Michelle, 12."Nanner" still works as a social worker providing services to the elderly through the local county, and when she has the chance, still conjures up a mean tennis game.We also caught up with Lori Salzman Kleppe, widow of Ed, who lives in Scarsdale with their sons, ages 13 and 16. Lori works as a substitute teacher for the Scarsdale school system.

Sue Cooper-Potters writes some happy news. She has passed her 2-year survival milestone after a battle with breast cancer. She said that after surgery, chemo, and radiation she had a year-long clinical trial of a very promising drug. She reports she feels that she is finally getting her life back, and when people complain about getting old, she has a very different perspective.After nine years at Lehman Brothers, she is working for the Bank of America, doing business analysis. She continues to enjoy living in Glen Ridge, NJ, with her husband of 17 years and her two children. She would love to hear from classmates in the area or from old friends at suetoo@comcast.net.

David Hoff reported via e-mail that he has been having fun reconnecting with his old gang from WVBR on the station's message board, and would love other ex-WVBRs to join in. David, wife Karen, and their children, ages 3, 7, and 10, live in Melrose, MA. After working in the national consultation area, he is currently the associate director for the Metro North Workforce Board, overseeing publicly funded employment programs in the Boston area. James Gibson made partner in the midtown Manhattan office of Fitzpatrick, Cella,Harper, and Scinto in January 2004. James specializes in all phases of trademark law, including prosecution, enforcement, litigation, and licensing in the pharmaceutical, educational, manufacturing, and electronics industries. He also provides counsel in copyright matters, as well as Internet and e-commerce issues. He received his law degree from Touro Law School in 1993.

In Allentown, PA, Jane Sanders Markson celebrated her middle daughter Rebecca's bat mitzvah with son Jon, who is now old enough to bring his girlfriend, and her younger daughter Elizabeth, who is preparing for her celebration next year. She looks forward to our next reunion, as well as getting a Zinck's Night together in the Lehigh Valley. Michelle Goldstein Dresner, MD '85,wrote in from Boca Raton, FL."We were fortunate to go to Israel this past December to celebrate our son Shmule's bar mitzvah at the Kotel in Jerusalem." They also celebrated their daughter Rebecca's bat mitzvah this past April in Boca Raton.

Speaking of traveling, Joanne Hoffman and husband Lawrence Garroway are owners of a Cruise One franchise, which specializes in selling cruises on cruise lines throughout the world. Joanne says, "We give special discounts to Cornell grads!" They have a daughter Alexandra, 3, and live in Lake Worth, FL. Joanne can be reached at jocruiseone@hotmail.com. Also involved with travel, Beth Jackendoff Harpaz has been the travel editor for the Associated Press in New York, is married with two sons, and lives in Brooklyn. Beth has published her second book, Find Annie Farrell, with St.Martin's Press, about her mother growing up in rural Maine during the Depression. Her first book was The Girls in the Van, an account of Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign. Beth would love to hear from other '81ers, especially former Sperry dorm-mates at bethharpaz@ hotmail.com.Matthew Kramer recently published his tenth book, Where Law and Morality Meet, with Oxford University Press. He is a professor of legal and political philosophy at the U. of Cambridge in England.

From Charlotte, NC, Gary Blackburn and wife Regina Robinson '82 are busy with their children Benjamin, 13, a track award winner, and Nicholas, 10, who plays the keyboard. Gary was recently promoted to Director of Credit Risk-Real Estate for Bank America and is relocating to Southern California, having been transferred to Charlotte by the same company two years ago. Mitchell Dick wrote from Grand Rapids,MI, where he is serving as a Christian minister. He reports that he and wife Grace Kay "are blessed with six children, most in their tumbling up stages."He would love to hear from classmates at chariszoe@msn.com.

Edgard Nau reported that he and wife Suzanne were divorced this past February. Edgard is still a podiatrist in Manhattan in a practice limited to house calls. Congratulations to Dr. Alan Rosen, of Baltimore,MD. This past May, he and his wife had their eighth child, Emily Claire. "Life is hectic. One child is learning to drive, while three are in diapers." Congrats also to Susan Levitt of NYC. She reports taking a leave from her job in investment banking at Citicorp to spend two years with her sons Sam, 2, and Gabe, 6.

Phew! Thanks for sending in your news. Keep it coming! -- Jennifer Read Campbell, RonJenCam@aol.com; Betsy Silverfine, bsilverfine@adelphia.net; Kathy Philbin LaShoto, Lashoto@rcn.com.

82 | How did we communicate before e-mail? This column was a lot more work ten years ago when we had to type it in WordPerfect, save it on a disk, and send it to Cornell Alumni Magazine! These days, we welcome your news via e-mail or in any form!

Koji Morihiro, ME '83 (km237@cornell.edu) e-mailed from Tokyo that he's "having lots of fun launching and managing venture companies in Tokyo and Silicon Valley." He's in regular touch with great friend Mark Jacobs professionally, and is working with his favorite architect, Reiko Tomuro, BArch '83, to design a new house in Tokyo. Koji also writes that his "happy family" includes three beautiful girls, Yula, 1, Yuka, 8, and Hiromi (ageless). Michael Greenberg, MBA '83 (mag45@cornell.edu) e-mailed that he is building a house in Lone Tree, CO, "with lots of space for visitors!"Wife Beth plays the Cornell Alma Mater and "The Evening Song" for Madeline on her violin.Michael reports that Beth won an audition in the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Orchestra and is enjoying playing lots of Mozart symphonies.Michael has completed a sixth-month consulting contract and, after a few months of just being Dad, is starting his job search in the Denver area.He adds, "Life is great and we look forward to connecting with the Cornell Club of Colorado."

News forms have started to trickle in. Please complete yours and send it in with your dues! Congratulations to Donna Goldstein, who is now an associate professor of anthropology at the U. of Colorado, Boulder. Her book, Laughter Out of Place: Race, Class, Violence and Sexuality in a Rio Shantytown, was published in 2003 by the Public Anthropology Series at the U. of California Press. Lisa Avazian Saunders writes that her Civil War book, Ever True: A Union Private and His Wife, was published by Heritage Books. The book is based on 150 Civil War letters of her great-great-grandfather of the New York 9th Heavy Artillery and his wife and includes vintage photographs and historical background.

Liz Hoare Cowles reports that she is writing questions for the Biology CLEP examination and grading free-response questions for the AP Biology test. She says it's "interesting to learn about the behind-the-scenes activities for these exams."Out in Seattle is Rich Berkowitz, who welcomes visits from classmates. He's "just below the Pike Place Market on Seattle's Central Waterfront." E-mail him at richardberkowitz@hotmail.com.

Jill Schwartz Heiman wrote from Teaneck,NJ, where she and husband Gary live with their daughters Carli and Paige. Jill is a human resources manager and consultant working for Mellon Financial Services's Human Resources and Investor Services business; Gary is an epidemiologist at Columbia Presbyterian in New York City, where he works as a research scientist with a focus on genetics and is a member of the faculty at Columbia U. Carolynne Tilga Chandler reports that she and husband Michael took a heliskiing trip in Alaska, where the skiing was exceptional--"looks just like the photos from ski magazines"--but were happy to return home to Santa Fe. Daughters Casey, 3, and Zoe, 4, keep the Chandlers moving "nonstop" as does the new addition to their family, Coconut, a cream-colored Pomeranian.

From sunny St. Thomas (U.S.Virgin Islands), Adam Shapiro's message was,"Relaxing and practicing otolaryngology. At the beach with me are my wife Pamela Berkowsky, son Benjamin, 4, and daughter Zara, 1." See, you can write from anywhere! And last, Neil Best writes that 2004 will be his tenth season covering the New York Giants as a sportswriter for Newsday. He promises he will e-mail if he has something else to say.We hope you will, too!-- Nina Kondo, nmk22@cornell.edu; Mark Fernau,mef29@cornell.edu.

83 | It's hard to believe that more than a year has passed since we gathered on the Hill for our 20th Reunion. Though I'm writing this column in June, you will be reading it in the fall--maybe sending your own children off to school (our classmates have children ranging from newborn all the way to college-age!), starting a new school year yourself, or getting ready to catch up with friends once again at Homecoming. For those of us who live far away from Ithaca, this column is one of the best ways to keep up with friends and acquaintances, so please keep sending your news our way!

Karl Debus-Lopez,MRP '86, proudly announces that he and his partner of 20 years, Tanner Wray, legalized their union in Toronto, Canada, in June 2003. Karl and Tanner met as graduate students at Cornell in 1983. Karl adds that they recently relocated to the Washington, DC, area, where Karl was appointed to the position of associate university librarian for collections and technical services at Georgetown U. Karl previously worked at the U. ofWisconsin,Madison.

Remaining in Wisconsin is Thomas Leach and family, including wife Clara Cantu-Leach, Elizabeth, 18, who attends Ripon College in Ripon, WI, Peter, 13, Thomas, 4, and baby Caroline. Thomas is president of Leach Farms Inc. Those new babies keep on coming. Eric Smith and wife Laura had their second child, Stephen Lawson, on Feb. 2, '04. Eric and family live in Augusta, GA, where he works for Gulbrandsen Chemicals. Ed Conti and wife Stacey are also delighted to report the birth of their second daughter, Raine, in January 2004. Big sister Taylor, 4, rounds out the Conti family. Ed recently changed jobs after 14 years at the same company and presently works as an environmental geologist with Geometrix Consultants in Oakland, CA.

Also changing jobs after 14 years is Eric Blinderman, who recently joined Weber Shandwick public relations as executive VP and head of the consumer marketing group in New York.When not working at his new position, Eric says, "I spend the rest of my time in Fairfield, CT, shuttling Ryan, 12, and Tyler, 9, to baseball, basketball, book club, and other assorted diversions." Big changes are in store for Rachel Greengus Schultz and husband William, who are planning a summer move from Atlanta to London, England, so that William can manage the European consumer products division for Georgia-Pacific. Their two younger children will join them, and their 16-year-old son Joshua will remain in school at Andover. Rachel plans to try to continue her work as an anesthesiologist if possible, but if not, she is eager to "reinvent herself." Rachel and family recently enjoyed a visit from Susie Cohen Pannullo and family, including husband Joe and their three sons, all of whom traveled from New Jersey to celebrate the Schultzes' daughter's bat mitzvah. She reports, "Susie is a very successful neurosurgeon--she actually does do brain surgery."

Tom Rosamilia is VP of the Worldwide Application and Integration Middleware Development of IBM Software Group. Tom is an IBM veteran with over 20 years of service with the company and has spent the majority of his career in IBM's software and hardware groups.He currently leads one of IBM's primary software products,Web- Sphere Application Server.

We are sad to report the death of one of our classmates, Angela Gaiotti Coolidge, due to heart failure. Angie died suddenly at home in December 2003 in Dorset,VT.Her husband Howard writes: "She was a wonderful wife, friend, woman, and mother.Angie wore many public servant hats in the past 18 years--planning commission chair, selectmen chair, swim board president, high school community service leader. She also resurrected the Dorset Church Sunday School program. Angie was a recipient of the Athena Award. She will be greatly missed!" Our condolences go to Angie's husband and family.

Have a safe and pleasant autumn, and please put your friendly class correspondents on your holiday greeting list! -- Dinah Lawrence Godwin, dinahgodwin@msn.com; and David Pattison, D.Pattison2@verizon.net.

84 | Reunion Report

85 | As the big countdown to the Class of 1985's 20th Reunion begins, we'll focus on two great alumni who are excited to return to Ithaca next summer!

Hans Rempel reports in from the Boston area--Arlington, to be precise. No longer a newlywed, Hans explained that he has been keeping in close touch with the many

Cornellians who attended his wedding in 2001. He jokes that wife Betsy and he have no children, pets, or mortgages, as they continue to avoid all the pitfalls of traditional adult life. Pets and a mortgage are, however, distinct possibilities in the future. Hans is also in the process of shifting career gears, moving into the world of publishing to work as an editor of scientific or educational materials. In the meantime, he continues to do contract work as a technical writer, producing manuals and online help. Hans is already looking forward to reunion, and urges any visitors to Boston to drop him a line at Hans.Rempel@att.net.

In 2002, Bill Gnan left his previous employer to form Gnan Engineering Services. This firm provides engineering services to public schools, healthcare, and themed entertainment clients. Recent projects include "Revenge of the Mummy--The Ride," work on "Space Mountain," and the planning of Universal Studios Shanghai. On the personal side, Bill, along with his wife and boys, are very active in Scouting, highlighted by the annual trips to the Philmont Training Center.

And since this is such a short column this month, we urge you to use all the extra time you saved and go to the class website at http://classof85.alumni.cornell.edu/. This contains, of course, the Class of 1985 Reunion Questionnaire, which will help us plan better next summer's 20th Reunion. And another way to prepare for reunion is by letting everyone know what you've been up to. Be sure to forward your news to either -- Ed Catto, edcatto@hotmail.com; or Risa Mish, rmm22@cornell.edu.

86 | Thanks to those of you who sent in news updates with your Class of '86 dues! It was great to get them along with several e-mails and notes from classmates.

We have quite a few classmates with news of artistic and theatrical pursuits. First off, C. Conrad Cady met fellow Cornellian R. Scott Penza '85 on the left coast in Oakland, CA, when they both wound up starring in the world-premiere musical Casino!, about mayor J.B. (a caricature of Jerry Brown, played by Scott) and his sidekick Jack Az (a caricature of Brown's "special assistant" Jacques Barzaghi, played by Conrad) attempting to put a casino into Oakland's historical Fox Theatre. Conrad's Enticy Group (www.enticy.com) and Scott's PoleRoll (www.poleroll.com) businesses are both going gangbusters.

Dylan Schaffer's Misdemeanor Man is meeting with great success. It's a Booksense top-20 pick and a Barnes and Noble editors' pick. It was also selected as the first mystery pick by The Mysterious Bookshop in New York, and has been well reviewed in the Buffalo Times and Newsday. Dylan told me that he has a second book, "I Right the Wrongs," in draft form, which should be out in June 2005, and that Paramount optioned the rights to the first book to develop an hour-long television series. Dylan remains busy with his law practice and was doing book readings and signings at locations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as in New York City during June and July. For more information on the book, please see www.misdemeanorman.com.

Eve Seaman Edwards writes that she had her NYC operatic debut this past fall as Mimi in La Bohème, with the Amato Opera. She was asked back to perform this past winter as Antonia in Tales of Hoffman. Eve also performed Violetta in La Traviata, Angele Didier in Lehar's The Count of Luxembourg, and Ophelia in Ambrose Thomas's Hamlet. Eve has numerous concert appearances scheduled, plus additional operatic appearances this summer: Desdemona in Othello, Marguerite in Faust, and Medora in Verdi's Il Corsaro, all in Philadelphia with the Amici Opera, the Concert Operetta Theater, and the Delaware Valley Opera Company.

Philip McCarthy III sent word that his father Phil '59, JD '65, and his uncle Paul '59,MBA '65, planned to attend their 45th Reunion in June. Philip (the younger, that is) sounds like he has been very busy. In July 2003, he graduated from the French Culinary Inst. with a degree in Classical French Cooking. In March 2004, he joined UBS in its private wealth management group. Talk about a Renaissance guy--expertise in both finance and French cuisine! Philip also wrote that he celebrated his 40th birthday in New York in May 2004. Attendees at Philip's birthday dinner included his father Phil, Adele Freedman (who survived the Bam, Iran, earthquake!), Tom Gibb '84, Charles Boorady, Paul Dominguez, Susan Kittenplan '85, and Steve Kittenplan '56. Daniel Hooker writes that he was elected to the NY State Assembly in the fall of 2002 (for more information see www.assemblymanhooker.com), and that he married Tara on Aug. 2, '03. Daniel also noted that Andy Kennedy is now a lieutenant colonel in the US Marine Corps.

And with the spring and summer weather, of course, comes news of more Class of '86 babies. Eric Margolis and wife Karen Pertrusky rejoice in the arrival of their son Jarrett Lewis, who joins big sister Lara Rose. Eric is a urologist in Englewood, NJ, and his wife is an ob/gyn, also in Englewood. Robin Lewis Leflourt and husband Gerald announce the arrival of Alison, born Dec. 9, '02, and Ken Hey, ME '88, sent news of the birth of son Alden Edwards Hey on Jan. 6, '04.

Jeff Rosenberg writes that his baby daughter Grace is now 7 months old. Born in October 2003, she made her presence known (via a positive pregnancy test) to Jeff and wife Coleen while they were visiting Cornell back in February 2003. Jeff and Coleen thought that it was the perfect ending to a weekend of Cornell hockey! Jeff also writes that he just completed his seventh marathon. A word of advice, Jeff, keep those running shoes handy. You're really going to need them when your little one starts walking. (Seems like the transition from walking to full-bore running takes toddlers no time at all!) Jeff stays in touch with several fellow Cornellians. In April, he saw Jeff "CJ" Biederman and his wife and two sons. He also talks regularly with Dave Gettleman and wife Wendy, who live outside of Boston. Dave is the "Hot Dog King of Boston" and is about to open his second "Spike's Junkyard Dogs," this time in Boston. Spike's is currently in Providence, RI, and is purported to be wildly popular with the locals.

That's it for now. It was great to hear from all those who shared their news. Until next time, take care and Happy Birthday to everyone who, like me, is about to celebrate the big 4-0! --Jackie Byers Davidson, jackiekd@sbcglobal.net; Hilory Federgreen Wagner, haf5@cornell.edu; and Allison Farbaniec MacLean, aaf9@cornell.edu.

87 | What is your favorite summer memory? For me, since moving to California, it is a Mary Chapin Carpenter concert under the stars; it is driving my Saab convertible up the Pacific coast to San Francisco for a seafood dinner; it is a picnic, jazz music, and fireworks at Stanford on the night before July 4; it is a weeklong holiday in Paris, coinciding with the final stage of Le Tour de France. Inevitably, Labor Day intrudes, and we would have sent off another crop of Bay Area freshman students to Cornell.While autumn will soon descend upon the Hill, an Indian summer lingers here on the Farm (as Stanford is affectionately known) and the heat reminds me of those lazy, sunny days that seem long gone . . .

On May 17, new head football coach Jim Knowles rolled into San Francisco with two of his assistant coaches for the annual "coach's swing" on the West Coast. Jim knew that he would have to turn the team's misfortune in the past two years around in a hurry. He spoke passionately to football alumni and parents of current and incoming players about his excitement of being named Cornell's head coach and his commitment to returning the team to its gloried days. I strongly urge everyone who lives within driving distance of Ithaca to go up to Schoellkopf Field and cheer on the Big Red. In early June, I joined my wife Rebecca in Washington, DC, where she was teaching a fund-raising conference. I reconnected with Gail Baer, who invited me to a home-cooked supper at their new home in Bethesda,MD.When I knocked on the front door, I saw a hand-drawn welcome sign made by Rachel (now in fourth grade) and Amy (in second grade). David, the oldest child, was graduating from elementary school and entering sixth grade. Soon after Gail's husband Michael '88,MBA '89, came home, we sat down on the picnic table in their backyard for a flank steak dinner.We talked about their "re-entrée" into suburban life after 2-1/2 years in Singapore.We compared notes on shopping in Paris (where Gail had just visited) and Beijing (where I had been a mere ten days before).With Michael working for USAirways now, Gail expected more trips to European destinations but longed to be back in Asia.

Stacey Neuhoefer Silberzweig held an exceptional "39 Again" planning meeting on June 15, with about half a dozen class officers on a coast-to-coast conference call. To mark our collective 40-year-old birthdays next year, the class council has decided to organize an on-campus party in July 2005 that will include participation in Adult University (CAU) classes, a bowling night at Helen Newman, and a Saturday event that may feature Professor Glenn Altschuler, PhD '76, and President Emeritus Frank H.T. Rhodes. Be sure to mark your calendar when the save-a-day postcard reaches you! The following day, Stacey and husband Jeff escaped to Disney World with their son Ian for a well-deserved family vacation. Class president John Gee took part in the conference call.He said,"Not much is going on with me. I'm in my third semester with Syracuse's online MBA program and having some flashbacks to our undergraduate days--I'm taking statistics.Makes me wonder why the hell I was a math major."

Fellow class officer Shari Petronis Vander Gast is "still director of psychiatry at Abington Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia. Official chauffeur for Maxwell, 5-1/2, to soccer, T-ball, basketball, golf, and gymnastics (his idea, not ours), and Samuel, 4, to art, guitar, and gymnastics (also his ideas). These kids are killing us--so busy! They never stop moving. Husband David and I are now the ones who have to nap in the afternoon on weekends! In May I was appointed to the board of directors of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Assn. of the Mentally Ill, a group that provides public education about mental illness and services available for the mentally ill and their families."

Former class president Gligor Tashkovich, MBA '91, attended a Cornell Entrepreneurial Network event in NYC: "I ran into Waqar Nasim, MBA '91, who is VP and CFO for Triveni Digital in Princeton, NJ; Davy Zoneraich, who is an intellectual property lawyer in New Jersey; and Micki Gilbert, MS '90, who lives in White Plains and works for PitneyBowes as an environmental engineer on energy-efficiency matters." Heidi Russell quit her job at the Cornell Fund and left for Florence, Italy, in May for an extended vacation. She planned to take a photography course and then head to Columbia U. for an advanced degree in international public affairs. Yana van der Meulen Rodgers and husband Bill have relocated to the Garden State for new jobs at Rutgers U. "I have a new tenured position as associate professor in women's and gender studies, and Bill is in the public policy school." Their new home is just outside of Princeton, NJ. Yana and Bill have children Ellie, 8, Billy, 6, and Charlie, 4, plus two dogs, two cats, and a hamster. Former class correspondent Amy Marks added a new member to her family. Daughter Maya Jade was born on Apr. 26, '04. Amy said, "So far, big brother Benjamin seems quite taken with his little sister." A couple of former U-Hall 5 floormates of mine wrote in May. Charles Sukenik now lives in Norfolk, VA, and teaches at Old Dominion U. He received the Gene W. Hirschfeld Faculty Excellence Award for 2004. His freshman roommate Doug Rademacher sent in a birth announcement from Warwick, RI. He and wife Cindy (Davis) '86 "became parents again when Jacob was born in February.We forgot what it was like, since it's been five years since our last child." The two older kids are Max, 8, and Emma, 5. Doug also took on a new job at work: "I assumed the role of chief information officer at APC. Funny thing is, this is the exact job Cindy had before she left to do the mommy thing. She couldn't sit still, though, so she founded a Montessori elementary school with a bunch of other parents."

Deanna Silver Jacobson has been an activist in the Middle East conflict. "Two years ago I co-founded Hands of Peace, which brings together Jewish Israeli, Palestinian, Arab Israeli, and American Christian, Jewish, or Islamic teenagers. They are home-housed for two weeks in Chicago and spend mornings in coexistence sessions, discussing issues and learning to understand each other's perspectives. Afternoons are spent in social, cultural, and team-building activities. Our first group of 12 Middle Eastern students was here last summer, and I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of 16 teens on August 1! I was surprised at how much I was affected and how close I grew to the kids last year." On the home front, Deanna's kids are Rebecca, 3 (just about potty-trained),Ari, 7-1/2, and Joshua, 9. Deanna also met President Jeffrey Lehman '77 at his Chicago reception. Speaking of parties, Alison Josephs hosted a lovely birthday party for Jessica Ettinger Gottesman on June 3 at her graphic arts and design studio in Manhattan. Jessica enthused: "Alison was my roommate in U-Hall 1 freshman and sophomore years, and she's been my closest friend ever since." Lucky Cornellians who got to party with Jessica included Scott Pesner, Adam Kushner, and Jessica's cousin Mathew Oakes '94.

Lastly, Gail Baer alerted me that on May 12 Paul Bogart of Gaithersburg,MD, died after a two-year battle with a malignant brain tumor. Richard Friedman came to the funeral a few days later and stayed with Gail and Michael. Paul was survived by his wife Lauren and their three children.

Send in your Lance Armstrong memorabilia and news to:--Tom S.Tseng, ttseng@stanford.edu; or Debra Howard Stern, dstern39@yahoo.com.

88 | Hello, classmates! When you read this column, it is likely that the heat of summer is receding and the leaves will soon be starting to turn.We should be looking forward to Halloween, a hotly contested presidential election, and then the fast forward movement through the holiday season to the end of another year.

However, as I write, the heat of summer is just beginning, and we've recently been inundated with video reminders of our college years in the form of memorials for former President Ronald Reagan.Whatever you think of Reagan and his presidency, I did find it quite evocative to watch some of the many programs broadcast the week of his state funeral. Quite a few images of the world events, personalities, clothes, and, yes, even hair, of the 1980s brought me back to our time on the Hill in the midst of the Reagan years.

In presidential matters of a different sort, I recently had the pleasure of meeting new Cornell President Jeffrey Lehman '77 here in the Bay Area, when he spoke at an event co-sponsored by the Cornell Alumni Assn. of Northern California and Cornell Silicon Valley. It was wonderful to hear him speak passionately about recent events on campus and accomplishments of Cornellians. He is clearly committed to leading his own alma mater into the future with a dedication and zeal that only an alumnus can have.

As I write,we've begun to receive your responses to our spring News and Dues letter with updates of your life matters. In the ever-popular new baby category, Jennifer Matke Jenkins wrote to report the birth of daughter Piper Audrey on January 5. Piper proudly wears the Cornell shirt sent to her by Michelle Russo '87. Classmate couple Deborah Winokur and Brett Applebaum delightedly announced the birth of their son Benjamin on March 22. Allison Weiser Strout had son Nathaniel James join brother Griffin, 5, and sister Eliza, 3, on May 4.And Jay Goldman and wife Kathleen brought their first, son Ethan, into the world on July 11, '03. Jay and family moved to Kennett Square, PA, from Cambridge, MA, this past May. Jay said, "It's a big move from the ‘happening city life' in Cambridge to the ‘green acres' life in horse country Pennsylvania."

In professional news, James Hilsenteger is a new patent attorney with Marger Johnson & McCollom in Portland, OR. James, a newly minted JD from Lewis and Clark Law School, joined the firm after 12 years as a mechanical engineer for railcar manufacturer Gunderson Inc. Joel Goldberg was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the USAF medical corps, but after five years in the service has left to join a department of colorectal surgery in Minneapolis. Joel and wife Hilary's daughter Emily Rose is 1-1/2 and "full of mischief."Also in medicine, Kaveh Alizadeh, MD '93, served on a volunteer surgical mission to the Middle East earlier this year. Kaveh was featured in a Discovery health series titled "Plastic Surgery--New York Style. "Kaveh is currently the plastic surgery residency director for Long Island Plastic Surgical Group, with an active practice in cosmetic surgery in Manhattan.

Rebecca Schmidt Haydock sent word that she is at home with sons Drake, 5, and Cove, 2-1/2. She is serving on the board at her children's school and is a member of the local fire department auxiliary, responsible for publicity and annual fund-raising. Rebecca has taken to painting, with some works accepted to local shows around her home in South Salem, NY, and has been "categorized as a portrait and fly fishing artist."Once both her children are in school, Rebecca may return to her career in technology commercialization and business development. Daniel Cavicchi received the 2004 John R. Frazier Award for Excellence in Teaching at Rhode Island School of Design. The award is given annually to a member of the faculty who demonstrates exceptional ability in fostering student learning. Daniel has taught a variety of courses in history, politics,music, and film over the past three years as assistant professor of American studies.

And finally, to prove you never know when you might run into another Cornellian, Sean Sanders writes from San Diego to say he ran into classmate Tony Grillo at his health club one day. Sean and Tony were both mechanical engineering undergrads and lived on the same floor in Sheldon Court. Sean had not seen Tony since graduation and now, once again, they live in the same neighborhood.

So keep your eyes open.When you do run into a classmate, send in news of the meeting and whatever you talk about to us. "I still haven't found what I'm looking for." -- Steve Tomaselli, st89@cornell.edu; and Suzanne Bors Andrews, smb68@cornell.edu.

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