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70 | Our 35th Reunion (yes, it's true, 35 years!) will be held June 9-12, 2005, Thursday afternoon until Sunday morning.Mark your calendar and plan to be in Ithaca for a party weekend. Both our class and Cornell have great activities scheduled.We'll be staying at Cascadilla Hall in Collegetown. Events will be held at some of our favorite college haunts, as well as in new campus buildings. Ithaca can be glorious in the summer, so come back and take full advantage of the beauty of the campus. No prelims or curfews, and the dorm is co-ed! Reunion 2005 packets will be mailed to you in March; meanwhile, you can contact Sandy Schorr at Breckschorr@aol.com or me at conimae2@aol.com. See you in June!

In July 2004, Chris Aylesworth, DVM '74 (calyesworth@ferrum.edu) and his wife Gayle moved to Ferrum,VA, where he started as an assistant professor at Ferrum College in late August.He is teaching human anatomy and physiology, human health and diseases, a general biology section, and human nutrition. Chris had taught high school science in Rangeley,ME, for 14 years. They sold their fly-fishing business before heading for Ferrum. Ken Gilstein (k.gilstein@att.net) took a lacrosse team of seventh and eighth graders from Guilford, CT, to play in Hawaii. He offered lacrosse clinics to people in Oahu and Kauai as well.When the team flew back to Connecticut, Ken stayed in Hawaii, as he and his family were in the process of moving to Kauai. He is working as a clinical neuropsychologist. He will start the Kauai Youth Lacrosse Association, which will have its inaugural season in the spring of 2005.

Patricia Cobe Feldstein (pcobe@restaurantbiz.com) is working as the food editor of Restaurant Business Magazine. She is enjoying the great perks of the job such as trying out new restaurants, travel, and being on the cutting edge of food trends. Pat and her husband Elliott live in Scarsdale, NY. She reports that their children Josh (Lehigh '02) and Matt (Dartmouth '06) are happy despite not choosing Cornell for their education. Pat sees Bob Beck, Roz Chananau Beck Karlitz, Nancy Weiss Rich '69, and David '71 and Karen Maisel Blumenthal '72, all of whom live close by in Westchester County. In the summer of 2003, Pat attended the wedding of Maxine Wisbaum. John Stopper lives in Harper, KS, and is general manager at Danville Cooperative Association in Danville.

Karen Moss Glaser (karen.glaser@jefferson.edu) lives in Philadelphia, PA, with husband Richard. Their daughter Lena '04 graduated from Cornell last May. Karen enjoys interviewing prospective Cornell students through the CAAAN network. Stephen Goodwin (srg@winnyc.com) continues as CEO of his firm Cartwright Goodwin Inc. A Microsoft Certified Partner, Stephen's company specializes in delivering solutions that leverage shared portal servers in communication, collaboration, and information-sharing with portal technology. Stephen recently received the Microsoft Valued Professional award,Microsoft's highest award.

I received this message from Cheryl Murphy: "To all who knew my husband, Dennis Murphy, sadly he passed away June 24, 2004.He loved Cornell and was proud to be a part of the Hotel school. I miss him deeply and just wanted his classmates to know." Cheryl can be reached via e-mail at preble2fl@aol.com.

Steve and Carol Tanner Aichele '72 continue to live in Malvern, PA. Carol is an elected county commissioner in Chester County. Steve has been named to the board of the Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as the board of Main Line Health.He is also on the executive committee of the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. Their son Tom '02, a Cornell NROTC grad, qualified as a Surface Warfare Officer while at sea on the USS Monterey (CG-61). Steve can be contacted at saichele@saul.com.Hinda Squires (golde320@ aol.com) was recently married to Gary Levy, who is from Florida. They have a new "blended" family, which includes Hinda's son Peter, 22, and daughter Amanda, 12, and Gary's son Matthew, 10. They live in Port Washington, NY. In the fall of 2003,Hinda was diagnosed with cancer and has been home on disability from her teaching job this past year. Gary works for Robert Merker Advisory Services as a real estate consultant.

Virginia and Peter Ambrose live in Hudson, NY. Peter is in his 35th year as a professor of biology at Columbia-Greene Community College in Hudson. His home e-mail is pa@valstar.net and at work it is ambrose@sunycgcc.edu.Virginia is in her 31st year as a guidance counselor at Cairo-Durham High School. Their daughter Abigail '04 graduated from Cornell in Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA), and their daughter Susan graduated from SUNY Purchase.Youngest daughter Margaret has graduated from Taconic Hills High School and is attending SUNY Binghamton. Susan Smith-Durisek (durisek@aol.com) and her husband Scott Smith '71, MS '76, are living in Lexington, KY. Scott is dean of the College of Agriculture at the U. of Kentucky. Susan is a journalist writing a weekly garden column in the local paper, the Herald-Leader. She serves on the board of the State Arboretum and of Kentucky Women in Agriculture.

Best wishes to everyone for a happy, healthy and safe 2005. --Connie Ferris Meyer, 16 James Thomas Rd.,Malvern, PA 19355; e-mail, conimae2@aol.com.

71 | Once again it is time to catch up on all you classmates who, last spring and summer, sent in a tidbit or two for the class column. To those who contribute,many thanks. Apologies if it seems that you sent in the news a long, long time ago. You did. It takes us that long to get the cards and edit them into our limited space. So without further ado, and in no particular order, here is the news.

If you are looking for a graduation gift for this coming June, you might consider The Book of Graduation Wisdom, edited and published by Edward Hoffman. Edward, who lives in Commack, NY, with wife Elaine and two sons, is a clinical psychologist and teaches psychology at Yeshiva U.

A bunch of West Coasters checked in via the New and Dues cards. Starting in Washington State, Bob Fuller (Bothell,WA) writes that he has been busily redirecting his career in financial planning, plus training himself and his golden retriever for search-and-rescue missions. Bob and Anne have two daughters. Nearby in Seattle, Cynthia Hoover recently moved her art and antiques shop to 108 South Jackson St. Cynthia reported that she headed back east recently to visit her sister Susan Hoover Verna '70 in White Plains, NY.Naval Captain Pete Saunders,ME '72, retired from the USN Civil Engineers Corps in 2003 after a career spanning 31 years.He took the opportunity to relax with his wife Cindy at their Silverdale,WA, home. Aside from gardening and work around the house, Pete makes lots of travel plans, including sailing in Puget Sound and Nova Scotia. The Saunderses have visited friends and family in 26 states, Canada, and Guam, as well as visiting with their son David '01, a USMC 1st Lt. stationed in Okinawa.

David Civalier has a family medical practice in the Northern California town of Redding. He lectures on topics relating to cholesterol management for several pharmaceutical companies.He and wife Claudette also travel widely, having visited their daughter in Hawaii, as well as Machu Picchu, Peru, the Galapagos Islands, and Cabo San Lucas. Head south to Silicon Valley and you will find another traveler, Charles "Dave" Himmelblau. Dave is an aerospace materials engineer and an avid art collector, which sends him from New York to New Orleans to Santa Fe in pursuit of his passion.He says, "It's all about the chase after well-made affordable art." In nearby San Jose, CA, Brick McIntosh visited with Chris Gould at the wedding of Chris's daughter, and with Bob Bloch, who journeyed to the Bay Area to situate his daughter at Berkeley. Lastly, from Southern California, David Taussig of Newport Coast is an active member of Cornell's Orange County Alumni Association.He has two Cornell daughters,Maia '03 and Ava '08.

Another USN retiree, Jim Adams, wrote from his home Virginia Beach,VA. Having retired from active duty in 1996 after 24 years, he is teaching middle school math. The Adamses have two children in college. Jacqueline Orsagh reports that college visits, along with side trips to England and Scotland, have occupied a lot of time recently for her, along with husband Jay Yentis and their two daughters. Jacqueline's business,Yentis & Associates, just reached the fifth anniversary and she is looking forward to more travel post college.

Jay Erstling, JD '74, wrote to us from his home in Switzerland. Jay has been the director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty for the World Intellectual Property Association since 2002. He and wife Pixie have daughter Rachel, who began a psychiatric residency at McMaster U., Hamilton, Ontario, and son Micah, who attends middle school in Geneva. Bari Boyer and Marshall Katzen '68 are currently in Vietnam, where Marshall is a volunteer physician with Orthopedics Overseas. Bari reported before they left for Southeast Asia that she and Marshall "continue to feel like Ithaca is our second home."No wonder--their daughter Brit was married overlooking Cayuga Lake at the home of the groom's parents, Prof. Bruce Turnbull and his wife Martha.

Carlos Gutierrez checked in from Plymouth, MN, to say that he is keeping busy with his mortgage brokering business.He and wife Catalina have four children ranging in age from ten to 20. He also reported that his good friend Herrick Lidstone flew in from Colorado to pay his respects when Carlos's dad passed away. I received a nice piece of e-mail from Bob Mecklenburger last summer after he visited the Class of '71 website and found the latest news was rather old. It seems Bob has been pursuing a second career in his spare time by writing and performing folk music. He performs at venues near the Mecklenburger family home in Princeton, NJ, including the Middlesex (NJ) County Fair. Bob kept his day job working for Merrill Lynch in HR technology integration and information delivery. Now, if he can just work the job title into a song.

This time of year the news well goes dry.We need your news--juicy details, if you please--about your professional, recreational, and family life. If you see a classmate, tell us something about that person. If you are trying to reach someone, let us know and we will make an effort to connect you. Please e-mail Linda or me. --Matt Silverman, mes62@cornell.edu; Linda Germaine-Miller, linda_germaine-miller@vmed.org.

72 | Happy 2005 to everyone. This is the year that many of us will turn 55 and officially become senior citizens. But think of all the advantages: AARP membership, discounts at the movies, discount greens fees for golfing, aching joints after golfing, and the "Early Bird Special" at International House of Pancakes.

Carlos Hurtado lives in Caracas,Venezuela.He says that he basically spends his time the same as he did at Cornell, marching in protest of the government--only now it's the government in Venezuela. Carlos has three children: Carlos, 25, is a lawyer; Armando, 22, is an engineering student; and Carolina, 18, is a medical student. John Simson of Silver Spring,MD, was elected president of the D.C. chapter of the Recording Academy (the Grammy organization).He reports that spouse Elise Riley opened a clinic for the uninsured with the Holy Cross Hospital & Montgomery College, serving D.C. and Maryland. Daughter Amanda, 22, completed her first year of Teach for America, teaching 8th grade math in inner city Miami. Son Ben, 20, was elected president of Muhlenberg College's chapter of Habitat for Humanity, and daughter Emma, 19, was elected to the steering committee of the National Student Global AIDS Campaign. Ann Lowenberg Tuler resides in Seal Beach, CA. Allen Breen proudly writes from Seattle that daughter Gabrielle completed her last high school semester in Israel and is now attending Columbia. Marge Borgida Moss informs us that son Keith was a member of the Cornell Class of '99, and son Brian graduated from U. of Pennsylvania in 2003.

Jim Gordon of Baltimore sent an e-mail to say that he saw Bucky Gunts, wife Dennyse, and children. This was prior to August, and at the time, Bucky was busy preparing for the Summer Olympics in Athens, which he produced and directed for NBC. Jim also met Bill Molloy,MBA '74, and his friend Barb Lambesis for some snowshoeing in Montana. Bill advises that Bob Shaw is coaching high school lacrosse in Santa Cruz, CA. Bill is spending most of his time franchising agility-training centers for border collies and other dogs.He calls it, "Best in Show on Steroids." Jim periodically sees Larry Bartlett (healthcare consultant) and Steve Kramer (Justice Dept. attorney) in D.C., as well as Alan Einhorn (attorney) and Bill Copacino (business consultant) in Boston. Jim also had dinner with Rachel Gellman in NYC. (Seems like Jim does a great deal of traveling.) He goes on to report that every May prior to the Preakness horse race in Baltimore, he enjoys catching up with Debbie and Ray Pavelka '71, who have been coming for about 30 years. Ray and Jim played lightweight football together. Jay Carter '71,ME '72, also frequently attends the Preakness.No report from Jim on whether he, Ray, and Jay bet on any winners.

Anthony Provenzano, MD '76, proudly reports that daughter Julliette, 22, graduated magna cum laude from Columbia with a BS in biomedical engineering. Son Frank, 20, is a junior at Columbia also majoring in biomedical engineering and playing on the Columbia rugby team. Tony was appointed chief of oncology at Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville. He and wife Betty reside in New Rochelle. William"Wes" Schulz, ME '73, and wife Diane phoned from Houston to report that daughter Amy is having a great time in NYC attending the prestigious Actors Studio. However, she is having trouble adjusting to living without a car. Linda Presser was disabled in an accident in 2002 and now lives on a 36-ft. trailer in Dayton Beach, FL. Son Antony Proctor is a sergeant in the Air Force and a survival instructor stationed in Iraq. Daughter Melissa Proctor is portfolio manager for Scudder Investments in Chicago. Linda's note was sent to us several months ago, so we hope that her trailer survived the hurricanes that battered Florida in September and that Linda was not injured.We also send our best wishes to Sergeant Proctor and hope that he returns home safely from Iraq.

Gina Rogers works in healthcare policy for a coalition promoting patient safety initiatives throughout Massachusetts. She says that she was lucky to have a wonderful visit with Libby Gumm Hewitt in Santa Barbara last winter. Gina thinks Libby has a pretty great lifestyle near the water with spectacular scenery. Gina also saw Libby's daughter Kate on the East Coast, where Kate is having great success with her writing and teaching inner-city kids. After living in Atlanta for 30 years, Kenneth Gartlir "chose" to relocate to Dallas after his employer, the Comptroller of the Currency, closed its Atlanta District Office in December 2003. He and spouse June are slowly finding their way around a new city and getting the kinks out of their new home. Ken is anxious to hear from any classmates in the DFW area. Pat Guy finished her tour as press attaché at the US Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, and moved on to be the Public Affairs Officer at the US Consulate in Munich--the hometown of Pat's mother.

The International Astronomical Union named an asteroid in honor of Sky and Telescope magazine's senior editor Alan MacRobert ("10373 MacRobert"). The city-size rock is a main-belt asteroid that ranges in brightness from 16th to 18th magnitude. Dr. Judi Bloom reports by e-mail from Santa Monica, CA, that while her private practice as a therapist in West Los Angeles remains very busy, she finds the time to pursue several possibilities for TV shows.Daughter Heather is a sophomore at Tufts and loves it, and son Skylar is a senior at Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica and applying to colleges, looking to major in sports management.

Gerry Roehm '69, BS Ag '72, traveled to Philadelphia to visit Bob Tausek, his former Collegetown roommate. Bob is an avid road biker and persuaded Gerry to ride the byways of Pennsylvania. A few months later,Gerry returned the favor by acquainting Bob with the agony and ecstasy of mountain biking in Colorado and Moab, UT. The guys spent three days riding, including the first ten miles of a bedrock trail known as the White Rim.When they aren't riding around the country on two wheels, Gerry works for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Colorado, while Bob is employed by the US General Services Administration. Bob's wife Marjorie also works for GSA. Their daughter Allison is a sophomore at Virginia Tech. She is doing well and loves the school. Bob and Marjie went to the Tech-NC State football game last fall in Blacksburg,VA, watching the game with Allison from the student section. Only one problem: the students stand up for the whole game. So did the Tauseks. Bob says that he's too old to do that anymore. Bruce McGeoch, ME '73, and spouse Cyndy stopped by to visit the Tauseks over the summer on their way to the McGeochs' new house in Burlington,VT. Bob says it was good to see them and talk about Cornell.

We regret to report that Austin Grubbs passed away on May 21, 2004. Austin was employed by the federal government as a human resources advisor for the Defense Information Systems Agency at the Mechanicsburg, PA, Naval Control Point. He is survived by his wife JoAnn and two daughters, Jennifer of Harrisburg, PA, and Bethany of Kennett Square, PA. Austin was a trombone player in both the New Singer Town Band and the West Shore Symphony and had a large collection of musical instruments, as music was a great love of his.We are also deeply saddened to report the death of Patricia Edgerton Trommer (Keuka College '73), wife of our good friend Bill Trommer. Pat is also survived by daughters Heather and Leah. Send news to -- Alex Barna, alexander.barna-1@nasa.gov; or Gary Rubin, glrubin@aol.com.

73 | The annual request for News and Dues had just hit my desk when I wrote this column in mid-October, so those of you reading this column have had a few weeks to reply. Please remember that we rely on you to share your news with the correspondents so we have plenty to write about over the year. If you haven't sent in a news item yet, please consider it.Whether or not you choose to pay class dues, we'd like to hear from you.

E-mail brought news from Paul Witt, along with a photograph of his family (except his son) and Philip Cheng's family in Hong Kong this summer. Unfortunately, space restrictions prevent us from including it here. Paul reports that Philip's daughter Jessica is currently a freshman in the Hotel school. BillWelker, MBA '75, also wrote from abroad to let us know that another Welker will "tread the Hill" this fall. Bill and Francey's son Stephen '08 entered Cornell this fall in the College of Arts and Sciences. As Bill noted, he and Stephen will now have the same reunion timetable. Bill also predicts more frequent campus visits over the next four years. Go Big Red!

Greg Florant, a classmate I didn't get to know until after we graduated, had his own version of the "What next?" in the medical category last year. He wrote to let me know that he broke his knee and pulled his quads off on Father's Day 2004. Five surgeries for repeated infections, unbending knee, and torn everything finally found him healed nearly a year after the first accident. Even Greg's wife Tracy (Haefele) '84, a radiologist, was wishing for some different doctoring before it was all over. Greg ultimately did travel with his son to Australia while Greg worked there.We agreed that we had learned how thankful we are for family, support, and plain old perseverance.

Let me close by thanking everyone who wrote with well wishes after reading my "accident" column. Life, after all, is about the power of relationships, and we know that ones made with fellow Cornellians are enduring.--Phyllis Haight Grummon, phg3@cornell.edu; ground mail to 1531 Woodside Drive, E. Lansing,MI 48823.

74 | Out with the not-so-old, in with the not-so-new.With this and the next issue, you'll see the work of two new class correspondents, Bill Howard (me) and Betsy Moore (next issue), succeeding longtime correspondents Linda Meyers Geyer and Betsy Beach. Steve Raye continues, and we'll each write two columns a year. About me:While Cornell recorded my major as government, more properly it should have been the Cornell Daily Sun. Before, during, and after Cornell I've been in publishing, since 1985 with PC Magazine. In 2001 I transitioned from a 15-year insider role as PC Magazine's executive editor to writing its "On Technology" column and reviewing digital entertainment products. Attractive 30-year-old PR people still laugh at my jokes and find me an interesting conversationalist, but friends say that stems from having life and death power over their products, not an outbreak of good looks in the sixth decade of life. The freedom to go to the office one day or five days a week (my choice) just about outweighs having to scramble for health care (thank goodness for a working spouse). I also write for BMW CCA Roundel and sit on the advisory boards of the Sun and Cornell Alumni Magazine, where my goal is for CAM to write more about the lives of normal not extraordinary students (watch future issues). Like many of you, I have no clue most years whether my class dues are paid or not (a good reason for signing up for self-renewing dues; to pay up, go to www.alumni.cornell.edu). I love Cornell, I hope one of our sons goes there, and I'm scared to death about how we'll pay for it if they get in. (Thoughts, Jeff?)

The passing of Christopher Reeve of heart failure Oct. 10 draws down the public curtain on a remarkable life as a medical research advocate and arguably the most prominent member of our class.We liked Reeve early on for his screen (Superman) and stage success (and in hindsight basked in our collective foresight at having chosen to be at the same university for the same years). As ace reporter Hildy Johnson in The Front Page at the Williamstown (MA) Theatre Festival in 1980, I remember, Reeve changed his shirt onstage and drew a collective gasp of appreciation from the audience. To paraphrase Joe Morgenstern's description of why Oscar voters admired Ben Kingsley in Gandhi, we appreciated Reeve because he was so many of the things in life we, too, wanted to be:moral, tan, and thin.Now we remember Reeve for something more important: in the wake of the 1995 riding accident that left him paralyzed, Reeve became a tireless advocate of better insurance coverage for catastrophic injury and for spinal research that someday would let him and others walk again. As Time said, Reeve "spent his immobile years in constant motion, raising money for paralysis research, speaking out for stem-cell funding, offering hope to other paralysis sufferers, even using his body as a proving ground for new therapies." Jessica Bram, MRP '79, recalls from undergraduate days, "Reeve had amazing charisma.He was somehow a star in a class of 1,000-plus."

Anne Wenzel and David Miller made a big lifestyle change in 2003 in search of a stronger economy, moving from Vail to Grand Junction, CO, located an equidistant four hours from Salt Lake City and Denver.Vail had disproportionate wealth, "limited sense of community, and limited job opportunities,"David writes."Here [Grand Junction], there is a great sense of community [and] it is very affordable, although wages are correspondingly low."Affordable dining has been driving the career of Michael Olander in Raleigh, NC, where his Apple Gold Group operates 72 Applebee's restaurants in four states.Michael, whose degree is from the Arts college, had plans to open five more over the next year and then signed to open 40 John Carino's Country Italian restaurants through 2011.

Craig Esposito married Crystal Revak, assoc. prof. of psychology at UConn, in September 2003. They're living in Mystic, CT, a stone's throw from Mystic Seaport, and hosted a gorgeous sunset reception on the waterfront at the Mystic Art Association.Honoring Craig and Crystal were Kathy and DaveMoutner, MS '77, Bob Boynton, David and Nancy Maczulak Fisher, Lou Walcer, and Gwen and Bill Howard.

Ed Evans,MBA '75, was named founding director of the School of Hotel Administration's Center for Entrepreneurship. He had held a number of senior positions with Aramark Corp. in Burbank, CA, most recent as senior VP, human resources. The Hotel school says Ed's first task is to develop (with input and approval from the school faculty) a "strategic and academic plan that takes full advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit of our school, our alumni, and our industry." Ralph Cinquegrana of Newton, MA, was elected first VP of the Boston Bar Association. Ralph is a partner at Choate,Hall & Stewart in Boston, where he leads the government enforcement practices group. Zack Mosner of Bellevue,WA, celebrated his 10th anniversary in the office of the State Attorney General, winning a key case in the US Circuit Court on a "test tax program worth hundreds of millions of dollars for the states."He was elected VP of the States Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys while winning its first "Spirit" award and also was elected VP of the Newport Shores Community Board. Kristen Gerling was elected national leader for Presbyterian Women, an organization of more than 300,000 members of the Presbyterian Church, USA. Astrid Muller is now general manager at Divi Phoenix Aruba Beach Resort.

Linda and Nadav Nur live in Marin County, CA, with their 14- and 16-year-old daughters.He's a quantitative ecologist for the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, where he's been since 1989, following postings in hometown Rochester, NY, New Brunswick, NJ, Scotland, Germany, and Seattle as part of the doctoral/post-doc/teaching path. Michele Sola, director of the Manhattan Country School, provides career direction by hosting a Cornell extern every January at the school. Michael Jerome of Cooperstown, NY, was chosen to lead a group of 25- to 40-year-old area residents on a four- to six-week African goodwill exchange in Mali, Ghana, Togo, and Benin. Jerome has been a member of the Cooperstown Rotary Club for more than 18 years. "We're looking forward to returning to campus for another four years," says Rhonda Kraft Sherman of Dix Hills, NY, with son Eric '08 now a freshman in the Ag college. Brother Michael was Class of '99 and sister Lauren is Class of '05. Fred Lockwood of New Rochelle, NY, laments,"My son Tim, or rather me, has his first traffic ticket, for practicing driving skills at Orchard Beach. He is getting the idea of riding the clutch between full reverse and first gear."

Please send news. Notes sent with the class dues forms are fine, and that's the source of most Class Notes. E-mail is great, too, and don't worry about figuring out who's the right correspondent in the writing rotation.Whoever gets information passes it on to the next-to-write correspondent.We'd like to get all kinds of news, not just job promotions, civic honors, and offspring at Cornell (although that's great to hear), but also the other life transitions: finding a quieter or simpler lifestyle, transition from a Fortune 500 firm to heading a company of one, or dealing with significant medical issues. And tell us news about classmates too modest to send their own news. If you see a classmate mentioned in a news or online story, send us a paper or electronic clip if you can, or at least a publication and date, and we'll track it down. -- Bill Howard, wkh2@ cornell.edu; Betsy Moore, bmoore@cazenovia.edu; Steve Raye, spr23@cornell.edu.

75 | The last year has been a whirlwind of activity for me, completing two of the largest retirement communities we've designed during my firm's 23-year history. In between presentations and plane flights, I've tried to provide "Going to College 101" tips to my son, who is dedicating his junior year to four AP classes, writing the political column for the school newspaper, and selecting the perfect college. Yes, Cornell is on his list of hopefuls, which has kept alive many fond memories of my own four years on the Hill. As I sometimes feel that I've not aged a day since 1975 (OK, maybe just a few years), it's most difficult to think that our 30th Reunion is only a few months away. I can't wait to see you all there!

Congratulations go out to several classmates who have excelled in the academic world. David Marshak was promoted to professor at U. of Texas Medical School in Houston, and is doing research on color vision in primates, a topic he first became interested in while an undergraduate at Cornell. David celebrated his mother's 80th birthday with her grandson Michael Marshak '06, a chemistry major. After only a year as chairperson of the chemistry dept. at Temple U., Allen Nicholson was named acting dean of the College of Science and Technology. A chemistry major at Cornell, Allen received his doctorate in the field at U. of Pennsylvania in 1981, and completed postdoctoral work in genetics at Rockefeller U. in 1985 before joining the faculty of Wayne State U. in Detroit. His more recent academic interests have turned to molecular biology, with his research focusing on understanding how cellular and viral genes are expressed and regulated.

Barbara Foote Shingleton is currently involved in Boston Trinity Academy, a thriving new faith-based school for grades 6-12. She's looking forward to returning to Cornell with daughter Elizabeth '00 for Hotel Ezra Cornell. Also in academia, Ann Williamson Cohen is technology coordinator and associate director of elementary studies at a private school in Nashua, NH. Ann has attended Cornell Adult University (CAU) twice in the past four summers, noting that it has been nice to return after many years. Daughter Corinne is a Hum Ec junior who was elected president of the Phi Sigma Pi academic fraternity. "She's loving Cornell."

In August 2004 Charles "Chip" McClure was named chairman, CEO, and president of ArvinMeritor, located in Troy, MI.With his more than 25 years of automotive industry experience in a variety of leadership roles, Chip will now assume responsibility for this $8 billion global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules, and components to the automotive industry. Chip is also active on the board of directors of R.L. Polk and Company, Intermet Corporation, Detroit Renaissance, the Motor and Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), and Horizons Upward Bound.

Patrick Phillips lives in Saratoga Springs, NY. He retired from the Army in 1999, but is still in the "retired reserve" as a major, Corps of Engineers, and subject to presidential call-up. Patrick ran for the New York State Assembly in 2002, and remains active in local issues, the Cornell Club (he encourages all alumni to join and participate in their own local chapter), and AGR fraternity. Patrick travels around New York as a founder of a regional insurance company. Son Evan, 13, has been recognized for outstanding academic achievement and nominated to take college-level courses. Katrin Higgins Tazza writes from Washington Depot, CT, that she is a CFP and VP at A.G. Edwards, where she has worked for 15 years. Katrin was recently certified in long-term care, and is doing an NIH-funded genetics research project on lupoid dermatosis with U. of Pennsylvania's School of Veterinary Medicine. She was given the outstanding achievement award in 2004 for her accomplishments with her German shorthair pointers, having had 50 show and four dual champions.

Laurie Clemente Milnor completed a buyout recently and looks forward to continuing to provide the hospitality industry with evaluation training services. Sports and commuting to school in St. Louis take up a huge portion of Laurie's day. She is a Cornell parent, thanks to sophomore daughter Ashley '06. Old memories stir when she visits Ashley in the same room at Pi Phi that Laurie had as a sophomore, stating, "It was a lottery and it ‘just happened!'"Now that's eerie, Laurie.And speaking of Hotelies, Joe Lavin's daughter Allie '07 is in the Hotel school and will perhaps follow in dad's footsteps. Joe is currently executive VP and managing Director for Marriott ExecuStay, and resides in Potomac,MD.

Daniel Nall is a senior VP at Flack & Kurtz, consulting engineers in New York. Daniel was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 2003, and has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton's School of Architecture since 1999. He has been designing US embassies abroad, including Sofia in Bulgaria,Minsk in Belarus, Seoul, Capetown, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm.Other "frequent traveler" classmates include Peter Porpiglia, currently living in Putnam Valley,NY.As director of research and development for Kumiai America, frequent trips to their headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, are required.

Benoit Gateau-Cumin is president of the Boutique Search Firm, which has grown into one of the world's leading hospitality executive search firms. He and wife Susana are the new owners of a wonderful 1922 Spanish "architectural gem" on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, CA. Benoit has been very involved with the Cornell Hotel Society, particularly the Southern California Chapter, where no fewer than 120 attended their last Christmas party. Benoit also stayed in London at the Holland Park townhouse of Tony Lewis '76. Lastly, I'd like to extend our congratulations to Steven Werns, MD '79, who was married to Kathy Tony in Ann Arbor, MI, last July. He is professor of medicine, University Cardiology, in Camden, NJ, and lives in Marlton.

Don't forget to keep your news, notes, and e-mails coming to your class correspondents, including yours truly. --Joan A.Pease, japease1032@aol.com; Mitch Frank,mjfgator@ aol.com; Deborah Gellman, dsgellman@hotmail.com; and Karen DeMarco Boroff, boroffka@shu.edu.

76 | The News Forms have arrived, and I'm happy to have lots of news to report. Altagracia Rodriguez Coleman sent some family updates.Her son Richard III graduated from West Virginia U. with a BS in journalism. Daughter Inara is entering her junior year in a five-year combined BS/master's program at Sacred Heart U. Youngest daughter Tiffani has decided to take a year off before attending community college in the fall. Altagracia is looking forward to major career changes. Lawrence Ben is a partner in the law firm of Chikovsky, Ben, and Schafer PA in Hollywood, FL.He has one son,Andy.

Deidra "Deedee" Dain was planning to host a mini-reunion. The Celebration of Life event was a party for those of us turning 50 in 2004. She also wrote that son Scott enjoys leadership activities and started high school in the fall. Both he and his brother Daniel play soccer and tennis and are avid paintball players. They enjoyed a family vacation in Mexico with scuba diving just off the coast and had fabulous food and R & R. Michele Gehshan recently won the Sue Lile Inman Award for fiction for a short story called "Come Back Carla," published in Emrys Journal, Spring 2004. Retired in June 2003, Stephanie Nealer is enjoying horseback riding and some volunteer work and was planning to work on a political campaign last summer. This was the first time she was eligible to do so after 25 years with the federal government. Her daughter Erin loves horseback riding and is getting quite good at jumping. They traveled to Paris in March, Grand Cayman in April, and Alaska in August.

A news release from Temple U. College of Physicians stated that Ellen Tedaldi has been awarded the 2004 College of Physicians of Philadelphia's Exemplar of Humanism in Medicine Award. Kathleen Sullivan, Dean of Stanford Law School and scholar of constitutional law, received an honorary doctor of laws degree from Suffolk Law School.

Amy Lubow Downs e-mailed her news. She has worked for a software publishing company in Manhattan since 1998 and lives with her husband and two sons in Brooklyn, NY. David Emmerson wrote that daughter Dena will be driving soon and took AP Chemistry from her dad this past year. She plans on attending Cornell in two years when she graduates.Younger sister Laura is in full junior-high swing with soccer, piano, cell phone, and dances. David continues to teach chemistry and coach women's soccer at LaCosta Canyon High School in Encinitas, CA. His connections with friends in Istanbul, Turkey, are stronger than ever. He might even buy a resort property there. David Sarachan is head coach of the Chicago Fire, in the professional soccer league.

In July, Joyce Illfelder-Kaye headed for Hawaii, along with husband Mike and sons Aaron and Joshua, for the American Psychological Association Convention and an extra week of visiting the other islands. Joyce is serving as vice-chair of the Association of Postdoctoral and Psychology Internship Centers. They planned to see Rich Keller and Jeff Prince, who was honored at the APA. Jeff has become a Fellow in the Society of Counseling Psychology and will be giving his Fellow's Address. He is the director of the Counseling and Psychological Services at UC Berkeley. Rich works for NASA.

William Nassikas created a new hotel company and opened his first resort, Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, in Phoenix. He also began a second project in June '04 that should be completed in December '05, a restoration of the '56 vintage "Landmark" hotel property in historic Scottsdale. John Banner, currently seconded from Chevron Texaco for three years, is president of a company marketing LNG from Western Australia's North West Shelf venture to public and state-owned utilities in Japan, Korea, and China.

Promoted to Chief, Division of Genetics and Metabolism, Cindy Powell is working in the pediatrics dept. at the U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Lisa Cogen Roslyn and husband Alvin attended the bat mitzvah of the daughter of Joan Faier-Routman. Joan's husband Aron is a graduate of Yale and Harvard Law School. Lisa has been jazzercising weekly with Emily Goldstein Berkowitz '75. Emily and her husband Jay, DVM '77, have a son Justin who is a senior at Cornell. Lisa is a developmental optometrist, and she and her husband started a Vision and Learning Center in Garden City, Long Island, five years ago. They treat children and adults who are very often misdiagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder. She would love to hear from any Cornellians living in NYC.

While surfing the net, Phillip Cunningham came across the Class of '76 column and wanted to add some news.He recently moved to Kyoto to take up a Fulbright research fellowship at Seika U., where he will be studying manga and anime, among other things, largely inspired by his kids' fascination with the same. Previously he was teaching and working as a freelance writer in Bangkok and Beijing. His first novel, Peacock Hotel, has some flashback scenes involving an upstate university with an uncanny resemblance to Cornell. It has been published in Bangkok by Blackberry Press and can be ordered online at www.dcothai.com. --Lisa Diamant, ljdiamant@aol.com; Karen Krinsky Sussman, Krinsk54@aol.com; Pat Relf Hanavan, relf@tds.net.

77 | Saw-Teen See, ME '78, managing partner of NYC-based Leslie E. Robertson Assoc., was elected to the grade of Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Cited were her innovative contributions to the field of structural engineering through the design of many of the world's signature buildings, as well as her leadership as managing partner of one of the premier structural engineering firms in the world. Congratulations on this achievement. Fraeda Jacobson Lewis reports from Baltimore that her son Mark, 16, plays football and lacrosse, just got his license (to make his parents anxious), and is looking at colleges. Daughter Jessica, 14, is getting adjusted to high school. Husband Elliot is an attorney. Fraeda went to the bar/bat mitzvahs of Lois Ratner '78 and Gary Cassell's son and daughter and saw Cindy Kane '78 and her family there. Fraeda is also in touch with Alice Mascette '76.

Bob (Robert S.) Taylor was recently named VP, Indirect Sales for NexPress, a Kodak company in Rochester, NY. He recently relocated from San Diego to Canandaigua, NY, asking the trenchant and perplexing question, "Why would anyone do that?"He has children Christy, Rebecca, and David. Mike Weber has spent 27 years at Xerox Corp. in Rochester.Mike is now a Cornell recruiter for Xerox, working with the College of Engineering--a great way to reconnect with Cornell. He works with Jim Allchin, ME '78, at Xerox. Son Ryan, 23, is working for Xerographic Solutions Inc., a Xerox sales agency.Mike and wife Judy recently celebrated their 25th anniversary by adding a family room to their house.

Janet Bowden is in Culver, CA, where she has embarked on her third career as a psychotherapist. Career one was as a lawyer; career two, full-time mother. Her son, 17, a percussionist, entered Cal State, Long Beach as a music performance major.Her daughter, 15, is an aspiring film actress with the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts within her high school. Janet, we wish you the best on your third career. Patricia Lopez recently relocated back to Florida (West Palm Beach). This was just in time to experience two hurricanes and the disaster aftermath. Patricia started jobs at St.Mary's Medical Center as a rehabilitation nurse and is also doing home visits for VNA of Palm Beach County. We hope the rest of the year was quiet, weather-wise.

That's it for this month. Please forward news and views to Lorrie or me. -- Howie Eisen, eisenh@tuhs.temple.edu; Lorrie Panzer Rudin, rudin@erols.com.

78 | Jim Stewart (jk.stewart@comcast.net) and his wife Kate (Gavin) live in Andover, MA. Their daughter Amy attends Cornell (Arts and Sciences), and Jim and Kate look forward to visiting Ithaca often. They have two other children:Michael in high school and Colleen in middle school. Mike Bernard has a second grandson. Mike is listed in Who's Who of American Teachers.He teaches chemistry and, ironically, recalls having nearly blown up a room during a Chem 207 lab at Cornell!

Meg Mitchell Weingart (mam62@cornell.edu) lives in Cleveland, OH, and just adopted a second child from eastern Siberia. Robert Weggler (rweggler@norwich.edu) lives in Northfield, VT, with his wife Sunshine (Lorenz). Their daughter Rose, 18, attends the U. of Vermont, and son Ryan '06, 22, transferred to Cornell's AAP college to major in City and Regional Planning. Robert received his MEd from Vermont College in July.He took the Norwich men's rugby team to the USA Rugby's National Sweet 16 Tournament in Colorado, but lost to Brigham Young U. They did beat Texas A&M, however. Their good friend and classmate Debbie Downes-Stoj, MD '82, had a baby, Stefanie, in January.

Michael Banks (mbanks@morganlewis.com) writes that he and his wife Lori (Freimark) '79 were on vacation kayaking in Seward, AL, where they met fellow Cornellians Jason Halio '93 and Josh Richter '94. He notes,"We're pleased to report that on the long paddle back to the dock at the end of our 14 miles of kayaking and four miles of hiking, the much younger duo was only trailing the considerably older, married folks by a hundred yards or so." Glenn and JoanneWallenstein Fishman's son Robert entered Cornell's School of Arts and Sciences this fall. They were hoping to see many of their classmates and their children at Orientation. Glen is now chief of cardiology at NYU School of Medicine, and Joanne (jwallens@optonline.net) is director of marketing at PalTalk (www.PalTalk.com), an instant messaging and group chat program, including audio and video. They live in Scarsdale, NY.

Stephanie Mitchell, JD '80 (sjm46@cornell.edu), who lives in Brussels, Belgium, passed a competition to become a "fonctionnaire" for the European Commission, where she has begun working on automobile industry policy and cooperation. She is passing her "spare" time learning Dutch and flamenco and re-learning French and German. Stephanie finally met up with Paul Rohrlich, who is now at the US Embassy in Belgium--"only 28 years after losing touch when I spent my junior year abroad!"

Mark Pinnie (mpinnie@bmplaw.net) had the chance to get together with fellow fraternity brothers Tom Groos and Steve Follett in King of Prussia, PA.He said they "both look fantastic, but it was undecided who would win in a tennis singles grudge match. Stay tuned for updates!" Diane Root Naar (Root1956@aol.com) lives in Palo Alto, CA, with husband Mike and three boys, ages 11, 15, and 18. Through a series of corporate acquisitions,NathanielMishkin (mishkin@aya.yale.edu) went from working at a 30-person startup 11 years ago to a 300,000-person, not-so-startup (IBM).He was named an IBM "Distinguished Engineer" this year.His daughter Libby, 16, spent the month of July learning Italian in Italy, and his son Geoff, 19, started at Boston U. this summer, planning to major in computer science, like his dad.

As for me, I finally made the jump from the corporate world, as a business journalist, to the nonprofit world, working as program director for a wonderful Phoenixbased organization called Valley Leadership. Through both teen and adult programs, we educate residents about community issues, engage in dialogue about possible solutions, and instill in them a passion to serve their communities. Our oldest, Leah, 19, is a sophomore at Oberlin in Ohio, and we're still trying to figure out how to handle upcoming tuition bills for younger siblings Briana, 16, and Simone, 13. I'm sure many of you are facing similar predicaments.

This is the quarterly plea for you to send in any and all news about you, your families, and your Cornell friends since what was once a healthy stream of News and Dues forms has slowed to a mere trickle. Remember, no news is bad news from this perspective. -- Eileen Brill Wagner, brillcon@cox.net; and Pepi F. Leids, pleids@aol.com.

79 | Now that our reunion year has drawn to a close, it is exciting to realize what a wonderful success it was. Jeff Berg, MBA '81, and the other class officers would like to sincerely thank all 1,005 classmates who contributed to our 25th Reunion gift. In recognition of this special achievement, on Saturday, October 30 during Trustee/Council Weekend in Ithaca, the Class of '79 was presented with the Class of '74 Bowl for having more than 1,000 Cornell Fund donors in a single year. It is a great achievement to have also won the Bowl in 1999 during our 20th Reunion year.We truly have a very active and participative class, both in terms of attendance at events and provision of financial support. Eighty-nine classmates, who made Tower Club-level gifts, will be invited to the annual Tower Club Dinner in New York City on April 14 at Pier 60, Chelsea Piers.We are hoping to have at least 50 classmates and their spouses/significant others attend the dinner that will be hosted by President Jeffrey Lehman '77 and Trustee Chair Peter Meinig '61.

In order to keep abreast of what is going on in the class, visit the all-new Class of '79 website. Larry Stone, our first webmaster, recently turned over his duties to Jordan Schell-Lambert,ME '80. Using the wealth of information and pictures generated from reunion, Jordan has reorganized our website, http://classof79.alumni.cornell.edu, into a new format. The site has five main sections: Home, Class Business, Reunion, Cornell Fund, and Activities. Our class officers have jazzed up the site with a lot of useful links, and we plan to use it as an electronic headquarters to make the relationship between Cornell and '79ers work even more effectively. But for now, please visit to see some great reunion photos and catch up on the Reunion Gift, Distinguished Classmates, and upcoming events! Jordan is a natural fit for our webmaster since he is the Director, IT Solution Delivery for Decision One Corp. in Frazer, PA.He and his wife Anita live in Ardmore, PA, and can be reached at jslam108@earthlink.net. Their daughter Rachel is in the Class of '07, and son Theo graduated from Brown in 2004.

Jordan joins a number of other new officers for new five-year terms. If there is anyone who would like to volunteer to assist these officers with class activities (regional events, affinity, membership, Cornell Fund, website, reunion planning, etc.) over the next five years, please contact class president Jeff Berg (jfb14@cornell.edu) or the appropriate officer (see our class website for the list) directly. This is your class, and all of the officers are pleased to have your input and contributions of time and talent.

Gregg Popkin writes that he is senior managing director of real estate asset services for CB Richard Ellis. This position keeps him busy running between 1,110 buildings and covering 36 million square feet of real estate in the Tri-State area. He and his family make their home in Chappaqua, NY, where his wife Joan (Discepolo) (studio56@aol.com) is developing plans to launch an interior design firm that will support both residential and commercial clients. Their daughters Jaclyn, 15, and Chelsea, 11, take turns getting chauffeured to soccer, basketball, and lacrosse games while their parents enjoy being their biggest fans.

On the other coast, Richard Stearns (STICHX@earthlink.net) is a real estate broker for DBL Realtors in Los Angeles, CA. He and wife Elizabeth live in Santa Monica with children Greg, 12, Jackie, 9, and Ella, 4. Richard is active in the local Cornell Club, Santa Monica Education Foundation, and Santa Monica Little League. Also writing from Southern California, Natalie Spezio Mann (natmm@aol.com) tells us that she is busy working on her first book. She lives in San Diego with her husband Cal and sons Ryan, 10, and Charlie, 7.Her family is active in the organization Kids Korp, a volunteer organization with high participation and involvement of children. She is also active in the San Diego chapter of CAAAN. In her leisure time she enjoys basketball, tennis, travel, and reading.

Philip Romero (philromero@yahoo.com) writes from Eugene, OR, that he and wife Lita (Dartmouth '78) celebrated their 20th anniversary in October 2004. Lita is a volunteer at a local charity that protects children at risk, and Philip is completing a five-year term as dean of the U. of Oregon Business School. Since graduating from Cornell, he has been a defense policy analyst at the Rand Corporation, a corporate strategist at United Technologies, and chief economist to the governor of California. He earned his PhD in 1988, but credits the Arts college for giving him the intellectual flexibility to make three career changes. In Larchmont, NY, Rebecca Mazin (rebeccamazin@recruitright.net) has just published her first book, The HR Answer Book: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals. It has been published by Amacom Books and is available on Amazon and at bookstores. Rebecca left the corporate word in September 1999 to begin a human resources consulting practice.

Michael Feinberg (labrelig@aol.com) is living in New York, NY.Michael is a rabbi and executive director of the Greater New York Labor- Religion Coalition, an interfaith, nonprofit advocacy organization. In his leisure time he enjoys traveling to Europe and Mexico, reading, swimming, art, theatre, politics, and music. Jay Baldwin, DVM '83 (baldwinjay@hotmail.com) writes from Dover, DE, that he is still single but finally ready to settle down. Jay is president of First Equine Horse Health LLC. This is a veterinary practice limited to horses in New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland.He is also a public health veterinarian and horse health specialist for the New York City Dept. of Health. He owns farms in Millstone, NJ, and Saratoga Springs, NY.

Also practicing veterinary medicine, Jim Watson, DVM '85, writes that he moved from Saranac, NY, to Aberdeen, NC, seven years ago. In 2000, he built and opened a new veterinary hospital, Pine Tree Animal Hospital. He has also built a new log home and is finally trying to get settled in. He can be reached at samjakejim @mindspring.com. Sally Lain Roe (slroe@cqservices.com) writes that she and husband Tom have a dairy equipment and barn sales business in Troy, PA. They live in the heart of the Endless Mountains of north central Pennsylvania, where there are more deer and bear than people. Sally keeps busy home-schooling their 14-year-old son Thomas, and is also involved in tutoring, volunteering, and church activities.

Living in a more populated part of the state, Reisa Mukamal (reisa.mukamal@verizon.net) is a self-employed writer and Judaic studies teacher in Swarthmore. She and her husband Steven Arnold have sons Zachary, 16, Benjamin, 15, Samuel, 12, and Noah, 6. Reisa is active with Congregation Beth Israel, Swarthmore Presbyterian Nursery Day School Advisory Board, and the Wallingford Community Arts Center. In neighboring Bryn Mawr, Kathryn Spitzer Kim is working at Arcadia U. as a genetic counselor and consultant. She has published articles in the Journal of Genetic Counseling and is a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors. Kathryn and her husband Peter have three boys,Michael, 13, Jeremy, 11, and Alex, 8. She can be reached at homekkim@aol.com.

Well, that's all of the news that I have for now, but please keep in touch with your classmates and with us. If you need to find an updated address for a classmate, check out the online Alumni Directory on the www.cornell.edu website. You can also communicate with your class correspondents about locating long-lost friends and other news. Use the class e-mail address, classof79@cornell.edu, or contact us directly. -- Kathy Zappia Gould, rdgould@suscom.net; Cindy Williams, cew32@cornell.edu; and Cindy Ahlgren Shea, cynthiashea@hotmail.com.

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