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60 | The big news breaking in early December as I write this is the nomination of Sam Bodman to a cabinet position in the second Bush Administration.When he is confirmed by the Senate, Sam will be Secretary of Energy, replacing Spencer Abraham. This is Sam"s third appointment to a senior position in Washington in recent years; currently Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, Sam was previously Deputy Secretary of Commerce. President Bush praised him as a "problem solver who knows how to set goals and how to reach them," saying also that Sam "will bring to the Department of Energy a great talent for management and the precise thinking of an engineer." One news story quoted Sam as saying he plans "to work toward the day when America achieves energy independence." Congratulations, Sam! We wish you well in your new post.

Also in the news recently was Jill Weber of Brookline, MA, who was awarded the prestigious Maud Morgan Prize by Boston"s Museum of Fine Arts for her accomplishments as a painter. As recipient of this prize, Jill was feted at a reception hosted by the museum in the rotunda where 11 of her paintings were exhibited for several weeks in the late fall. The museum also purchased one of her large-scale works for its permanent collection. Jill"s accomplishment is impressive, and also serves as an example of a highly successful career change in mid-life. Trained as an architect, Jill worked for a large Boston firm for many years before founding a marketing consulting firm and the Boston Society of Architects Marketing Services. But in the late 1990s she returned to the love of painting she has had since high school, enrolling in the School of the Museum of Fine Arts to study full-time. She received her diploma in 2004 and with the proverbial ink barely dry, she found herself the winner of an important prize. "Winning this award was a complete surprise," Jill was quoted as saying in one news report. "It is a great validation of all my hard work."Nice going, Jill!

Another Boston classmate garnering attention for her activities in the art world is Liz Horowitz Lea, featured in the Boston Globe in early December for her willingness to open her home to would-be viewers of her art collection.With Picassos in the bedroom and bath and a Hockney in the kitchen, Liz"s condominium is filled with sculpture, ceramics, and paintings throughout, and she hosts tours through the Boston and Brookline adult education programs several times a year. Liz was a systems engineer for IBM for many years before turning to full-time collecting.

Warm good wishes to Valerie Jones Johnson and Henry Vaughan, MBA "62, who were married in Maine on September 19. Val and Henry didn"t know each other at Cornell, but met during an event at our 40th Reunion and then became engaged in 2003. Their wedding was attended by their children and grandchildren, who live in Port Townsend,WA, Rostock, Germany, Boston, and Manchester, NH.Val recently retired from her career as a real estate paralegal, and Henry has mostly retired from the computer business. The Vaughans are planning to divide their time each year between homes in Yarmouth, ME, and Bluffton, SC, but will, according to Val, be coming to Ithaca for our 45th Reunion.

Good wishes also to Logan Cheek, who writes from Pittsford, NY, that he married Betsy Kalb last September, and spent his honeymoon on the island of Crete after a visit to Berlin to celebrate the 40th anniversary of McKinsey"s German offices, of which Logan was an early member. "Not retired or even retiring by a long shot!" says Logan, who is busy with venture capital activities and putting together book proposals. Betsy is a legal administrator, directing the East Coast offices of Sonnenschein, Nath, and Rosenthal, and the mother of Ashur Kalb "00, now a second-year associate at the law firm of Skadden Arps.

Stuart "Mickey" Elsberg sent word from Chestertown,MD, that he and wife Margie are both running their businesses from home these days, she as a media consultant, he as a merchant bankcard marketer. In his spare time,Mickey also helped build the replica of the 18th-century British schooner Sultana, which serves as a schoolship that teaches maritime history to children. The boat received the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Maritime Education at a ceremony at the New York Yacht Club in November attended by both Elsbergs.Mickey says the "best part of the visit was the hours spent with Neil Janovic "59 rebuilding connections."

Mimi Segal Daitz finds that, like many of us, "retirement from teaching at City College (City U. of New York) hasn"t given me any more free time than I had before." In 2004,Mimi published a book on a contemporary Estonian composer, Veljo Tormis, entitled Ancient Song Recovered, and went last summer to Estonia with the chorus she directs, Riverdale Choral Society, to perform at that country"s Song Festival. Any classmate in the New York City area interested in singing with Mimi"s group, which also performs standard repertoire by Mozart, Bach, and Brahms, can contact her at msdaitz@rcn.com.

Another recent retiree from teaching is Renee Sack ofWoburn,MA, who ended her 40-plus-year career, most of it spent in Lexington,MA, in June 2004. Though Renee describes her years of teaching elementary school students as "wonderful" and "rewarding," she is pleased to "have time to do activities I haven"t been able to do for years," and says happily that "one great part about retirement is not having to get up every day at 6:00 a.m.!" Keep the news coming! -- Judy BryantWittenberg, 146 Allerton Rd., Newton,MA 02461; e-mail, jw275@cornell.edu.

61 | Winslow Davidson,MS "62, received an Achievement Award from the president of Guyana for his 28 years of dedicated service as the principal of the Guyana School of Agriculture.Winslow and his wife Cicely, also a retired educator, have five children. Marlene Tein started her own private practice in tax preparation. After the tax season, she designs, knits, and sells hats for all ages.Her two "terrific" granddaughters will have a collection of hats as they grow up. Another classmate who has turned a hobby into a business is Daniel Drollette, who has a full-time woodworking venture. He and his wife Barbara also have a passion for gardening. Robert Stamper co-authored a book called Essentials of Ophthalmology: Glaucoma. He gave a special lecture on the subject (and received a distinguished alumnus award) at Washington U. in St. Louis.

China has been a popular destination. Classmate May Lee Ling and husband Chung-Li have a married son and two grandchildren in Beijing. The Lings spent two weeks touring the Silk Road and Northwest China.May is still working (as an RN in Brockton, MA) and still pedaling her bike (192 miles at the Pan Mass Challenge). Elizabeth and Gerrit White spent three weeks in China, and then made another trip to Munich to visit their grandson. Gerrit still does some real estate consulting. Arthur Kroll spent 17 days visiting Guilian, Shanghai, Zion, Beijing, and other cities. He observed the booming economy and noted the muted presence of the Communist party, except when there are disagreements about major decisions.

Charlie Hecht, LLB "63, had a "fantastic experience last fall as a sculptor-in-residence" at the Pickled Art Centre outside Beijing.While there, he completed two large sculptures, the theme of one of which is how two nations with differences will together work things out one day. The creative process involved working with a well-known Chinese calligrapher, a metal fabrication facility, a steelyard, and a cad-cam computer facility. The two pieces will be shown in Beijing this spring. Just before leaving for China, Charlie visited his new grandson, Caleb Zion Hecht, in Seattle. Earlier in the year, he designed and exhibited a work depicting 12 American flags in Berlin and Valencia. It created a controversy, even though Charlie did not intend to make a political statement. In his work as a lawyer, Charlie chaired a program on securities arbitration at a New York Bar Association legal education forum, and he writes a legal column for smartpros.com.

Kerstin (Westman) "60 and Gary Codrington "revisited" London, where they had lived during two different work stints by Gary some years ago. They toured new places, visited old friends still living there, and stayed at a sheep farm belonging to Jackie and Stuart Webb "63, MBA "65. Then it was on to a vacation in Portugal with its beautiful beaches and historic places. Dick Heine, US Navy (Ret), consults in the area of project management.With other interests becoming important, such as participating in local music groups in Bainbridge Island,WA, and supporting his wife Cindy"s watercolor activities, he intends to close his business. The Heines traveled to the major parks and recreation areas in the Southwest last year. Dave Valenza plays bagpipes in the Syracuse Highland Pipes & Drums Band and continues to serve as an Elder in his church. He also took up golf, teaming up a few times with Bob Bitz "52.

Winter in the northeast means that lots of folks are in Florida for the season. Jack "58,MBA "61, and Diane Baillet Meakem can be found in Jupiter (she says, "The Golf Devil made us do it!"), Bob "60 and Ginny Wortley Waring in Boca Raton, Linda and Nobby Holmes in Vero Beach, and Wayne Freihofer and his wife Debra (Briggs) "77, MBA "79, in Stuart. The Freihofers" daughter Gretchen "08 is a freshman in the Hotel school. The Meakems have nine grandchildren.

Gus Kappler, MD "65, and his wife winter in NYC (they live Upstate in Amsterdam). In NYC, Gus volunteers at the Weill Cornell Medical College and visits with his son and daughter. Charles McChesney and his wife Ruth Ann love being retired. Last year, they enjoyed a summer of events at the Chautauqua Institution in Upstate New York. During the winter, the McChesneys ski. Cathy Evans Latta and her husband Larry "59, MBA "61, enjoy sailboat racing. They met several other Cornellians with racing boats at the Shipyard Cup Race in Boothbay, ME, last September. The Lattas live in the Bay Area and have three grandchildren.When not racing, gardening, or doing yoga, Cathy is a senior analyst for Fund Advisors London. Irene H.S. Su So still lives in the Syracuse area. Irene is clinical asst. prof. in the Dept. of Otolaryngology at SUNY Upstate Medical U.

Last August, as reported by Leonard Kalcheim, a group of classmates got together with their spouses for their own "61 mini-reunion in Vermont. They included, in addition to Leonard, Dave Diamond, Mike Falk, Bill Friedman "65, Ed Goldberg, Joel Jayson, and Marv Schulman. Besides reminiscing about their days on the Hill, they enjoyed good food, exercise, and local exploration. --David S. Kessler, dsk15@cornell.edu.

62 | Bob and Betty Kreps Zielinski have a new address in Louisville, KY. Amid involvement in many theatre productions this year, they managed to move, vacation in Canada, visit their children and grandchildren, and take a few other trips, too."Medicare is a treat--keep paying those taxes!" Lynda Gould "64 writes that classmate Jane Brody Engquist was awarded the VZV Research Foundation medal, "for excellence in promoting the understanding of science and medicine," at a luncheon in New York City on May 11, 2004. VZV Research Foundation is the only US public charity dedicated to accelerating the research to prevent, cure, and eradicate chickenpox, shingles, and PHN pain. As a VZV board member, Lynda was present at the luncheon and "thrilled that Jane was the honoree." Jane wrote a two-part series in the New York Times highlighting shingles and its relation to the chickenpox virus and the chickenpox vaccine.

Mike Duesing (Mike.Duesing@stewarthowe.net) and wife Joan are the happy grandparents of new twin girls.Mike writes, "The very non-identical Frances and Lucinda pair now reign. Joan is keeping 4-1/2-year-old Henry happy, even though the princesses have dethroned him. I will visit at Thanksgiving and inform him that women rule, even if the men can"t admit it very often." Class president and local Ithaca landlord Alex Vollmer, ME "64, visited Ithaca from California and was a guest with Mike at "FIJI Luigi." This charity benefit dinner was put on by the undergraduate brothers of Phi Gamma Delta at the fraternity house. Alex commented, "We never put on anything like this for the public when we were undergraduates. I don"t think we could have!" The undergraduates raised $500 for a community charity. Mike notes that "as good as FIJI was in the "50s and "60s, we were not participating in the ‘Chapters of Excellence" program that is catching on across campus today."

Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler (Ruth.Z.Bleyler@valley.net) was elected for a second term in the New Hampshire Legislature, representing Hanover (Dartmouth"s location) and Lyme (her town). "New Hampshire managed to become a ‘blue" state this time around and, better still, we ousted a one-term Republican gov who has been a serious thorn in our midst.We also added many Democrats to our legislature, which will make life a bit easier." Pete and Ruth have two grandchildren in San Jose (daughter Melanie Bleyler and son-in-law Won-Duk Cho are both Cornell "92). Granddaughter Danika is now 3-1/2 and grandson Austin is 1. Their daughter Allison, MBA "92 married Jock MacDonald in May 2002. Both are Dartmouth "87. Ruth organized a "first annual"Cornell picnic Labor Day weekend for all Cornellians in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont. Michael "76, MBA "77, and Barbara Rackow Gerling "77 hosted the event. "Life is full!"

Also from Mike Duesing comes word that Fred Hart is enjoying playing his Robert Trent Jones golf club in Manassas, VA, "when he"s not playing in Michigan, Ithaca, etc. He is fanatical about the Baltimore Ravens and has not missed a home game in the new stadium there. He also continues his expert legal research and testimony work on the environment related to industrial law and activity that occurred in the "70s."

Chuck and Sherry Bunting (cbbunting@comcast.net) have had a busy time. Chuck has spent the last three years making the transition from the computer industry to become a high school teacher. He earned a master"s degree in teaching in June 2003, having spent the 2002-03 school year student teaching at Lake Forest High School and then full-time teaching at Deerfield High School in Illinois. They are avid skiers, and during spring vacation 2003 Chuck introduced himself to the Eagle County (CO) School District as a potential teacher. By June he was hired as a half-time math teacher/half-time business teacher. In the meantime, Chuck and Sherry went to Scotland with the Lake Forest Presbyterian Choir and bell choir.When they returned, they flew to Colorado, found a condo for Chuck to live in, and returned to Illinois. Chuck then rode his bike across Iowa in the annual RAGBRAI."Now that we"ve found a wonderful home in Wildridge, near Vail, with panoramic views of the Beaver Creek, Arrowhead, and Bachelor Gulch ski areas, Sherry is enjoying the move." Chuck is teaching a combination of math, business, and computer courses at Battle Mountain High School. To teach the college-level courses, he has become an adjunct professor at Colorado Mountain College, the local community college. Their sons also left Illinois, one to Seattle and one to Washington, DC.

Last March, Phyllis (Blair) "64 and John Lowrie (jmlowrie@comcast.net) picked up a ten-pound bundle of fur (and little teeth), aka a golden retriever puppy. "The birth of a first child is quite an adjustment," noted John, "but the arrival of a puppy in the home of two sedate over-60ers ranks right up there. Suddenly someone has to get up by 6:30, you can"t be gone from the house for more than three hours, and traveling is curtailed. On the other hand, there isn"t much to compare with the devotion of a golden to its owners." The Lowries did get away to Phyllis"s 40th Reunion last June. Between them, they have 11 grandchildren; the latest arrived last September. Phyllis and John enjoyed snorkeling and scuba on a ten-day cruise to French Polynesia. Her son Greg Darrah is Cornell "91.

The news drawer is empty, so make sure to fill out the News Form in the annual spring mailing coming soon!-- Jan McClayton Crites, 9420 NE 17th St., Clyde Hill, WA 98004; e-mail, jmc50@cornell.edu. Class website, http://classof62.alumni.cornell.edu.

63 | I am going to start the column with a plea: please e-mail me some news! Or send in your update when our annual News and Dues mailing arrives this spring. I"ve run out of news much earlier than I ever remember, so please write! Warren "62 and I have been enjoying our new home in Tucson, AZ. Please note our new address and e-mail at the end of the column. As I write in early December, we are scheduled to attend the holiday party of the Cornell Club of Southern Arizona next weekend. The weather is great here and there is so much to do. It"s also great that we are 2-1/2 hours from two of our sons and their families who live in Phoenix.

Richard "59, PhD "66, and Estelle Phillips Harris live in Teaneck, NJ. Estelle is a Judaic studies teacher at Yavneh Academy in Paramus, NJ. She is also writing her EdD dissertation. Richard and Estelle have three grown children. Avram is married, lives in Israel, and has four children, and the other two live in Queens: Judah is a photographer, and Beth is a program coordinator. Allan Bergman, most recently president and CEO of the Brain Injury Association of America Inc. in McLean, VA, was recently named the new president and CEO of Anixter Center in Chicago, one of the region"s largest nonprofit organizations assisting people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community. Allan is a nationally recognized leader and expert on disability rights, services, and advocacy, and he worked toward the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act that became law in 1990.

Gary Orkin, MS "66, went to London in July to see his daughter Rachel Orkin-Ramey get her MA in art history from the Courtauld Inst. of Art, which is part of the U. of London. George, ME "64, and Diane Ehemann are in Lancaster, PA, enjoying George"s retirement and their grandchildren. They were at Cornell to watch the Cornell- Navy lacrosse men"s NCAA quarterfinal last spring. Sam and Carol Merksamer have moved from Sacramento, CA, to New York City. They are enjoying city life, and Sam is doing part-time consulting after selling the family business.

Sad news from Peter D. Clark, whose wife Linda passed away in December 2003. Peter had sold the family farm in Delhi, NY, to his son several years ago. He still plans to divide his time helping on the farm, working in his woodshop, and spending winters in Florida. He writes that he has five "above average" grandchildren ranging in age from 5 to 12 years. Herb Friedman is in Brookline, MA, and has moved from a six-member law firm to a 22-person law firm.He is "Of Counsel" and very active in the areas of adoption and personal injury law. Herb has spent the last nine years singing with the Mystic Chorale, a large (220-member) community non-audition chorus that sings world, traditional, and new music. The chorale toured Costa Rica last year, giving five concerts, one of which included Costa Rica"s top two choruses. He finds the singing very fulfilling and a great work de-stressor.

One of the column"s loyal contributors is Neil Ann Stuckey Levine. Although they were mentioned in detail in a 2004 column, I should mention that Dick "62 is vice president and executive editor of Dow Jones newswires. Neil Ann"s independent research on Amish and immigration history has produced 80 published essays. Dick and Neil Ann are now on the Cornell Council together. Gary Smith was re-certified in geriatric medicine and is in private practice in internal medicine and geriatric medicine in Batavia, NY.He is also vice president of the medical staff of United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia and president-elect of the Genesee County Medical Society. Gary and wife Patricia have three children at Christendom College in Virginia. An older son is an attorney in Suffolk County, NY, and a daughter is married and teaching in Manhattan. The other children, except for the 3-year-old, are being home-schooled.What a busy household!

That"s all for this column. Look for your News and Dues mailing this spring . . . and send news! -- Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, icke63@msn.com.

64 | There"s nothing like a reunion to generate news. So here"s the latest. Physician Susan Schifter Labarthe, BS Nurs "67, reports she"s still doing "locum tenens" doctoring, which she describes as being a physician migrant worker. In her case this means filling in at hospitals mostly in Vermont and New Hampshire, some of which she can even commute to from her home in Montpelier, VT. Suzy has two grown sons. She"s had some interesting and not always pleasant assignments, one time residing for three months in a tiny roadside cabin that hadn"t been upgraded since it was built half a century ago. She writes, "As soon as I win the lottery, I"ll settle down and start my own practice, but for now my accountant says ‘no more debt." "Med school is not inexpensive! Steve Einhorn, a mergers and acquisitions consultant as president of Einhorn Associates, reports he"s in the same job he"s had for 28 years: selling chemical companies.He also does biotech fundraising for the Einhorn Family Foundation, set up and run by wife Nancy (Lore) to support education and the arts. Their son Daniel "95 joined the business recently. Steve and Nancy still live up the road in Milwaukee,WI.

Toby Kleban Levine and husband Andy spent nearly two weeks in Mexico in January "04 attending a Cornell Adult University (CAU) course,Mexico from the Aztecs to the Spanish Conquest. The course included trips to Veracruz, Cholula, Cuernavaca, Teotihuacan, Tula, and Mexico City. Don Whitehead has found a fun and profitable summer-winter switch. He spends his summers in Sag Harbor, NY, where he owns The Inn at Barons Cove. Then come winter, he heads to the Florida Keys where he oversees his investment properties. In addition, his whole family is going to Texas in May where Don has rented a house on the beach in Galveston. The gang will include his three daughters; the two Cornellians, Julianne "94 and Melissa "96, will bring husbands and Don"s grandchildren (five in all).

Tom Pazis, ME "66, and wife Karen, who live in Rehoboth, MA, went to St. Louis last September where they had a fun mini-reunion with Gary Freebern and his wife Jean, who live there. The two guys had talked often by phone over the years, but they hadn"t seen each other since 1983. Tom felt that the occasion of Gary"s retirement from Boeing after a 38-year career provided the incentive for the get-together. Since retiring last year, Tom and his wife have traveled widely and to exotic locales, notably Tahiti in "03 and the Brazilian Amazon in "04, "as an escape from the winters in the Northeast," Tom writes. Alice Fried Baker is also retired. She and husband Michael "61, who live in East Sandwich, MA, recently attended the wedding of their son David "90 in California. Also present were Alice"s sister, Lucy Fried Koster "62, and Susan Buchman Ota.

When it comes to odd vacations (and the reasons for them), it"s hard to beat John Fatherley, who traveled to Paraguay in November "03 to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Rutherford B. Hayes Boundary Arbitration, in which the then US president settled a boundary dispute between Paraguay and Argentina in favor of the former. John even published a Spanish language book on the topic, Revelaciones y Reflexiones. He and wife Danielle live in Chicopee, MA.

Elaine Emling, MRP "83, who lives in England with retired husband Mike Jenner, a British subject, writes that since the summer of "03 she"s been working part-time as an urban and regional planner for a surveying consultancy in northwest London, leaving them some free time to travel. Elaine says: "One of the big pluses living on the other side of the pond is that it brings many countries nearer and more accessible for visiting.We had a fantastic two weeks in Brittany, the Loire Valley, and Normandy last September. I am feeling like an old hand at traipsing around the Continent." On the other hand, Elaine has to commute by auto past Heathrow Airport, which she says, "provides unwanted experience with London traffic jams and low-flying planes." It was good to see both Elaine and Mike at reunion last June.

Judy Sutherland is yet another retiree. She spends time walking, playing bridge, reading, and gardening. Judy also travels widely and also to exotic locales, most recently to Cambodia and Vietnam in January "04. Judy lives in Oakland, CA, where she is a volunteer for the Oakland Museum. Michael "Tree" Smith, PhD "73, reports daughter Jessica began a four-year DVM program at the Cornell Vet college at the same time in August "03 that wife Linda (Dyer), MPS "04, began a master"s in professional studies in statistics program at Cornell. Tree writes, "They are the best of roommates."

Still working is attorney Gary Rushmer, MBA "65, JD "68, who reports his firm has 32 lawyers. He writes that they do all types of litigation, plus commercial real estate transactions.Wife Vera (Ames) "65 keeps busy as Chairman of the Board of the Mustard Seed, a local charity. The Rushmers still live in Orlando, FL, and welcomed their first grandchild a little over a year ago. Dennis Sweeney is also far from being retired, reporting that he"s working "harder than ever" as a restaurant consultant and visiting lecturer at Cornell and at the Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne in Switzerland, to which he travels twice yearly. He is still an industry adviser to students for Hotel Ezra Cornell Weekend. Dennis and partner Maria are working on their new house in Orange, CT. His son is a NASDAQ trader in Manhattan and his daughter teaches school in Lansing, just north of Ithaca.

That"s all for now.Watch for your class News and Dues appeal coming soon. Please respond quickly and take a few moments to put news of yourself on the enclosed form. This column depends on your responses to our appeal. Keep the news flowing--and be sure to visit our class website, http://classof64.alumni.cornell.edu. -- Bev Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, IL 60015; e-mail, blamont@tribune.com.

65 | It"s hard to believe, but when you read this column we hope you will have been firming up your plans to attend our 40th Reunion on June 9-12. If you haven"t had a chance to recently, make sure to check the class website (http://classof65.alumni.cornell.edu/welcome.html) to catch up on class news and reunion plans. Reunion co-chairs are George Arangio, MD "69, Grace Hershberg Morgenstein, and Dave Tetor.

Barry Cutler had a lot of news to pass on. Things have been busy for him and his wife Marika, as both of their daughters were engaged simultaneously. One wedding down, one to go. As Barry reports, it really helps when you like the future sons-in-law. He also has been quite busy with Cornell. In addition to being on the Class Council, Barry is also on the Arts and Sciences Dean"s Alumni Committee. This gets him up to Ithaca twice a year. As for how things are going on the Hill, Barry reports: "For anyone who has not met the new president, Jeff Lehman "77, it is worth the trip to reunion. The university is in skilled and enthusiastic hands."When not working on his Cornell responsibilities, Barry is practicing law (FTC and consumer regulation) with Baker & Hostetler.Marika is a practicing psychotherapist and teaches graduate students. Their daughters Mia (Hirshhorn Museum) and Jillian (law clerk to a federal judge in Philadelphia) are the ones "who have been hopping me down the aisle."

Judy Alpern Intraub has the following to report: "I"ve finally retired from the Board of Education in New York City and am spending most of my time in Vermont. What a life! Kayaking, swimming, tennis, etc., with some time to volunteer at the Montshire Museum. I saw Bobby Epstein Gordon this summer with two of her adorable grandchildren. I will be at reunion and hope to see lots of old friends."

Reunion co-chair Grace Morgenstein has a lot to report. She and her husband Stan "64 are looking forward to seeing everyone at our 40th Reunion. They were at Stan"s 40th last June and had a great time. Stan is a vice president and managing director for the commercial services legal group of Aspen Systems Corp. in Washington, DC. Grace is a guidance counselor in the Montgomery County, MD, school system. Their four children, all Cornell alums, are scattered around the world from Atlanta to Chicago to San Francisco to Iraq. Jonathan "94 is a Marine reservist. He is due to return to the US in March. Oldest son Mark "92 and his wife Kathy made Grace and Stan grandparents for the first time. She closed with, "We hope to see lots of old friends in June and catch up on the latest."

Frank McGuire has been busy as he set up a new firm, Frank McGuire Architects. He recently completed a number of student housing projects at Suffolk U. in Boston and UMass Dartmouth.He also authored a book called Urban Campus. Frank reported that his daughter Amanda was accepted to a high school study-abroad program and is spending the 2004-05 academic year in Italy. Frank and his wife Deborah live Boston. Elizabeth Dallas Harrington reports that she has retired as a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she led its China/Asia practice. She is now an advisor to the government of China on modernization of several core industries. Elizabeth also was elected to the board of directors of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the world"s largest futures and options exchange. She and her husband William Lynch live in Chicago.

We have recently heard from Ithaca regarding classmates that have participated in CAU off-campus programs during the first ten months of 2004--many of which seem quite exotic. Arnold Rabinor and his wife Irene visited East Asia on a cruise from Hong Kong and Taiwan to China and Japan. Class president Dave Roitman and his wife Linda (Lomazoff) "66 went to Rome and attended the program Caesars, Senators, Citizens, Slaves: Life and Power in Imperial Rome. Bill Batsford and his wife Donna (Walker) "67 attended an ornithology and ecology weekend seminar at Assateague Island, VA. Penny Skitol Haitkin and her husband Jeffrey "66 attended two CAU programs, The Play"s the Thing in London and the pre-2004 Presidential Election session at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz. Finally, recently elected trustee Bob Huret and his wife Judy attended the other London program, The World of Art.While in London, Bob and his wife met Natalie Teich, who had a busy year as a number of classmates passed through London this past year.

Richard Gildersleeve owns and operates the Crab Shell Restaurant in Stamford, CT. During the summer he also operates harbor tours with the "Duffy Electric Boat." For information, check his website, www.crabshell.com. Richard and his wife Kate, who is involved in hospital therapy with Good Dogs Foundation, have four children. Brennan is with the Broadband Division of Starwood Hotels; Lauren is with Time Inc. in special events; Ryan is with Smith Barney in its New Canaan, CT, office; and Brittan is Director of Wine, Charles Nob Hill in San Francisco.

Please send your news to one of our correspondents: --Ronald Harris, 5203 Forestdale Ct.,West Bloomfield,MI; tel. (248) 788-3397; e-mail, rsh28@cornell.edu; Dennis Norfleet, 3187 State Rte. 48, Oswego, NY 13126; tel. (315) 342-0457; e-mail, dpn5@cornell.edu, and Joan Elstein Rogow, 9 Mason Farm Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822; tel. (908) 782-7028.

66 | We continue to be a creative, changing class, often earning public recognition for what we do. Stephanie Lane Rakofsky (rakon77@aol.com) was named the 2004 National Healthcare Social Work Leader of the Year by the Society for Social Work Leadership in Healthcare. She is director of social work, care coordination, and counseling service at South Miami Hospital. During her tenure as director, Stephanie has greatly increased the staff of her department and established the hospital"s Counseling Center, which became the Employee Assistance Program. She also established the Behavioral and Collaborative Medicine Program, a multi-discipline therapy program that also offers support groups to patients and the community. Stephanie and her husband Sanford have five sons: David, a psychologist; Danny, police captain in Pembroke Pines, FL; Joey, a college senior; Jeff, a med student; and Jonathan, a college freshman. The Rakofskys also have one grandson.

Dr.Maurice Cerulli (MC76839@aol.com) received the distinguished service award from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy last May. He is chief of gastroenterology at New York Methodist Hospital. Last year Maurice and his wife Sandy vacationed in Hawaii and did long weekend trips to Scottsdale, AZ, and Miami and Naples, FL. Nancy Melzak Corbin (nancorbin@aol.com) has started a project to raise funds for an organization sponsoring eye surgery to restore vision and also provide wheelchairs to people who cannot afford them. A professional calligrapher for over 30 years, Nancy was able to get other calligraphers and friends to each contribute a page with a meaningful or funny quotation, artistically lettered and decorated. These were put together in a portfolio and are sold to raise funds for the charity. Nancy and husband Lee spend time in Boca Raton, FL, in the winter and in Larchmont the rest of the year. They have two sons, Dan who lives in Miami and Greg who lives in Manhattan.

Hilda Lichtenstein Levine (hildaandmarty@aol.com) and Toby Kleban Levine "64 have started the Cornell Club of the Berkshires. They meet at diverse locations in the area. Their annual meeting was at the Old Chatham Sheepherders, where Cornell president Jeffrey Lehman "77 spoke. Last June, Edie Lederer "63 spoke to the group at Ventfort Hall in Lenox, MA. If you have a home in the Berkshires, the group would love to hear from you. Hilda and husband Marty"s daughter Jill Levine Bradford "94 has two children. Richard Turbin is the current president of the Hawaii State Bar Association. Richard heads his own law firm specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and malpractice. He has been an active member of the Bar Association and is a Civil Rights Commissioner and a past president of the Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, as well as having served as chair of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the American Bar Association.

John Stuart Blackton (jsb44@cornell.edu) is retired from the Senior Foreign Service and as a professor of national security strategy at the National War College. He is now a consultant, specializing in security and governance issues in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. He also spends time on the foreign affairs lecture-and-seminar circuit in France, the UK, and Germany. John and wife Maggy are at home in Chevy Chase, MD, or at their farm in Hamilton, NY. Their daughter Nadia "01 spent a year"s deployment as a military officer in Iraq.

Sandra Cairns Peterson (sj-peterson@bethel.edu) is co-author of Middle Range Theories: Application to Nursing Research (Peterson, S.J. and Bredow, T.S., 1994 Philadelphia Lippincott). Alan Lubitz (ahlubitz@ssklawfirm.com) has moved to Boca Raton, FL, and joined the law firm of Sachs Sax and Klein. Bruce Bergman, who formerly headed the mortgage dept. at Certilman Balin Attorneys, has become a partner at Berkman, Henoch, Peterson and Peddy PC in Garden City. Donald and Susan Rockford Bittker report that their son Joshua received a PhD in chemical biology from Harvard U.

It"s not too early to start thinking about Reunion "06. Under the guidance of class president Alice Katz Berglas, the class officers, class council, and reunion volunteers, we put on a great weekend. If you have never been back, now is the time. If you have, we"d love to see you again.-- Susan Rockford Bittker, ladyscienc@aol. com; John Miers, John_Miers@nih.gov; Bill Blockton, rbsfabrics@juno.com.

67 | "Last year I took my business and myself to the North Coast of San Diego and am living with my wife Lani high on a bluff overlooking the Pacific," writes Arthur Amberg (Solana Beach, CA; aamberg@acgjobs.com). "Am still a staffing consultant recruiting technical professionals and managers in manufacturing, food and beverage, chemicals, and law firms." Prize for most dispersed clan: "Daughter Marianne Bondi is living with husband Joe in Rochester, MN; son Jon with wife Kammy and son Lucas in Encinitas, CA; son Matt with wife Kristi and sons Christian and Brandon and daughter Mattie in Versailles, KY; and daughter Andrea in Iceland." Carol Stilwell Himes informs us that her father, Andy Stilwell "33, passed away last April 10 in Naples, FL. "One of his happiest memories during his last year was attending his 70th Reunion in June 2003."

"Am thrilled to report that news of last edition remains the same," reports Candy Baldwin Richards (candyrichards@cox.net). "Loving Scottsdale, AZ, and then the Jersey shore for the summer months. This hopefully will be our pattern, and we both love it. Since we"re retired, we can do/participate/play/travel as we wish. Almost had a Richards/Vose/Lillis & Borelli reunion this summer. Fingers crossed for this coming year." Jim Foster (Boca Raton, FL; jimfoster57@aol.com) writes that he"s "semi-retired, with last position as EVP-CFO of JM Family Enterprises, an $8 billion diversified auto company. Son Graham is in seventh grade at Pinecrest School (I know, I was always a late starter) and wife Mary Graham is very active in school affairs. Look forward to more frequent connections with class friends in the future."

"Two and a half years ago I formed a women-owned consulting business in affordable housing and community development, VIVA Consulting," Louise Elving reports (Cambridge, MA; lelving@vivaconsult.com). "We work for real estate businesses, community-based nonprofit organizations, and public agencies around the country. Our work focuses on real estate development and organizational management issues. VIVA has been a great success! We are a true 21st-century organization in that we have no central office; instead, each principal works from home, linked by internet, intranet, and multiple other forms of technology." Louise adds, "My husband and I now delight in three grandchildren.We recently were on a four-week trip to India that included ten days trekking in the Himalayas in Sikkim. I have the good fortune annually to return to the Cornell campus to lecture in the Real Estate Program."

Larry Bogert (Oradell, NJ; larry@bogert.org) writes that son Ian is a senior in high school, that Larry and wife Larraine have become active in local politics "after a threat to cut down our neighborhood woods!" and that he"s still involved in community theater. "The 35th Reunion was so enjoyable that I attended my first high school reunion (40th) last year and had a ball. Looking forward to our 40th Cornell Reunion!" Harriet Hecht Gould (Newton, MA; gould@globe.com), notes that both her children are married and that she recently became a grandmother. "Twelve years at Boston Globe. Currently, I"m VP, Labor Relations, using my ILR degree and law degree from Northeastern U. to negotiate contracts and oversee relations with the Globe"s 11 unions." --Richard B.Hoffman, 2925 28th St.NW,Washington, DC 20008; e-mail, rhoffman@ erols.com; tel., (202) 667-6481.

68 | I hope you have been having a good winter. I recently had an interesting lunch with Alan Stoll, MPA "70, who lives in the Worcester,MA, area. Alan had a highly distinguished career in healthcare administration with the Fallon Health Group in Worcester and is now involved in consulting. Kathleen Frankovic is head of political polling at CBS News in New York. The presidential election was a busy period for Kathleen, as she is in charge of the CBS decision desk that makes a decision on when to designate a particular state "red" or "blue."You can be sure her team is meticulous in their work, having learned from their past experience in declaring Al Gore the winner in Florida in the 2000 election, which state later went for Bush. It was Kathleen"s job to get that error corrected at once and coordinate with the president of the News Division to break the bad news to anchorman Dan Rather. In addition to her high profile election duties, Kathleen oversees the CBS-New York Times Poll, which covers a broad range of topics in our society.

Sharon Solwitz lives in Chicago and teaches English at Purdue U. Sharon recently won a national award for Jewish short story fiction writing. Her novel Bloody Mary was published in 2003. After Cornell, Sharon received a PhD in English from the U. of Illinois. David Yesner and his wife Kristine live in Chugiak, AK. In 2004 they had trips to Machu Picchu and Easter Island, and celebrated a 25th wedding anniversary. David recently edited a book entitled Settlement of the Americas: A Biogeopolitical Approach.

Steve Steinhardt lives in Albany and enjoys retirement. He plays a lot of basketball, golf, and tennis, and is a highly ranked tennis player for his age group. Robert Horn has been named executive VP and COO for Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Jefferson Hills, PA. In this position he is responsible for the management of a 370-plus bed acute medical care facility. Bob has had a 29-year tenure at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, with diverse experience with its operations.

Sue Selton Benjamin and her husband Bob "67 live in Los Alamos, NM. Their daughter Alana is in med school in New Mexico, and son Josh "99 lives in Stamford, CT. Sue saw Jane Frommer Gertler at a conference in Phoenix last year. During a recent trip to Ithaca I saw Bill Huling, MBA "74, who is senior director of corporate programs at the Johnson School of Management. Bill joined the Johnson School staff after a career in the military.

I look forward to hearing from you. -- Gordon H. Silver, 2 Avery St. #26C, Boston,MA 02111; e-mail, Gordon_Silver@comcast.net.

69 | A number of our classmates have been in the news. Stephen Hadley made headlines in the fall when he was named President Bush"s National Security Advisor. "Big Cheese," an article in the August 2004 issue of the New Yorker magazine, featured Rob Kaufelt, the owner of Murray"s Cheese Shop located in Greenwich Village and Grand Central Station.World-renowned for his expertise in selecting the finest cheeses from Europe and other countries, Rob"s store was named New York"s Best Cheese Shop by the New York Times, the Village Voice, and New York Press magazine. Elsewhere in the metropolis, a major retrospective exhibition of the work ofWilliam Baziotes, an American abstract expressionist painter, recently closed. It was accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue that included an essay by Michael Preble.

Through press releases, we learn that Cornell selected Steve Belkin as the 2004 Entrepreneur of the Year. This honor goes to a Cornell graduate who best exemplifies entrepreneurial achievement, community service, and high ethical standards. Steve is chairman and founder of Trans National Group and the acknowledged originator of Affinity Credit Card Marketing. He is also the principal owner of a professional sports enterprise consisting of the Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Thrashers. In addition, Steve is a Cornell trustee, a member of the Cornell Athletics Alumni Advisory Committee, and a recent recipient of the Cornell Alumni Volunteerism Award.

Seth Lloyd was included in Woodward/White"s guide, The Best Lawyers in America 2005-06, which is the preeminent legal referral guide in the US. Seth"s career has focused on the healthcare industry, serving as a principal outside counsel to several Michigan hospitals and health systems.He is also experienced in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, among other areas. The American Philosophical Society, the country"s oldest learned society, extended membership to Fedwa Malti-Douglas for her distinguished achievement. Fedwa is a professor of humanities at Indiana U. and an adjunct professor of law at Indiana U. School of Law. Retired Brigadier General Ted Hess now heads the Law Firm of Ted Hess PC in Glenwood Springs, CO. He began his career in the NROTC program at Cornell, and served in Vietnam as an infantry commander. After studying law, Ted held numerous and varied positions of responsibility within the military.

Larry and Nancy Jenkins Krablin write about their family activities. After 35 years, Larry is still with Unisys, having been awarded three patents last year. In off-hours, he is "into serious kite flying, in addition to major woodworking," says Nancy. In fact, Larry traveled to several locations to pursue his kite flying and contributed his building skills to Habitat for Humanity. Both of their daughters are living in Boston. Erica, a Yale "98 graduate, is a project manager for JumpStart, and Joanna "00 teaches preschool at the Leslie Ellis School, as well as being an editorial assistant at Tufts U. Joan Rawitz married Robert James in October 2003. Since Joan is retired, she and her new husband are able to split their time between Fairfield, CA, and Mountain View, AR. They are both musicians, playing old-time fiddle, bluegrass, and classic country. Thomas Reilly "07 spent his first year at Cornell living in Donlon Hall, reports his dad, Dr. Philip Reilly. Meanwhile, the Huntington Disease Society of America honored Phil with its annual Distinguished Leadership Award for 2003.

James Trozze tells us that he has returned to New England, settling in Rhode Island after two years in Ithaca. He is still an advisor to his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, and active in area Cornell Clubs. The Sugar Child was authored by Monique de Varennes. This children"s book, published by Anne Schwartz Books/Atheneum, was released in late fall. James Shaw, ME "72, retired as professor of orthopedic surgery from the George Washington U.Medical School and is currently involved in part-time orthopedic practice in the US and overseas, as well as consulting, writing, and editing.With two grown daughters, he and his wife Nancy now have more time to enjoy travel, hiking, and their vacation home in the Adirondacks. -- Arda Coyle Boucher, 21 Hemlock Hill Rd., Amherst, NH 03031.

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