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90 | Greetings from the Pacific Northwest! I'm the second of your new class correspondents and look forward to a newsy stint. Speaking of news, let's get right to it!

Parenthood--what else do you expect from a bunch of thirtysomethings?--is our first headline. Cynthia Loizides-Weber and her husband Michael Weber adopted 5- month-old twins Alexander and Olivia in December 2004. Cynthia sends word that Valerie BraunMalerba, now living in Italy, has a new son, Andrea. Halle Levine Farber and husband Paul welcomed daughter Risa in January 2004 and then life really changed. Halle writes: "After the baby was born, we re-evaluated our lives and careers and decided it was time to have an adventure. So we quit our jobs (me, benefits consultant; him, lawyer), packed our bags, and got out of New York City. Friends and alumni were super nice about opening their homes across the country while we researched different cities and options." The Farbers settled in Phoenix, AZ, where Halle is combining motherhood and art.

W.Ming Shao and wife Alexandra Wagner welcomed their first child in October 2004. Lukas was baptized this past April in Alexandra's hometown of Dortmund, Germany, where the guests included godfather Julian Ha and his wife Annett.Ming is now vice president and associate general counsel for MicroStrategy in McLean, VA. Also adding to our Cornell family tree are Andrew and Arlene Goldstein Stein, who announced the birth of Samantha on Feb. 22, 2005. She joins brother Brandon. Andrew is now manager of publishing strategy for LexisNexis Matthew Bender in Newark, NJ. The Steins could have a joint birthday party with Nick, PhD '96, and Patricia Kolias, who welcomed son Gianni on Feb. 10, 2005, in Massachusetts. And, OK, it's not quite the same as becoming a father, but it's his baby nonetheless: congratulations to Paul Albanese, whose company, Albanese & Lutzke, golf course architects in Royal Oak, MI, celebrated its first anniversary.

Let's hear it for our class physicians! Todd Oravitz tells us he is now chief of hepatic transplant anesthesia at the V.A. Pittsburgh Healthcare System and has been named a diplomat in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography. Hey, Todd, make sure you and wife M'Lisa teach son Todd Jr. and daughter Maile how to spell all those big words right! Mark Eskenazi is a spinal surgeon in private practice in Palm Beach County, FL, when he's not spending time with wife Anna, daughter Alexa, and son Jordan. Special kudos go to Jessica Lattman for being brave enough to share her professional space with her spouse. Jessica specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery of the eyes, and hubby David Rosenberg '89, MD '93, is a facial plastic surgeon. They see their patients in Manhattan and their daughters Alexandra and Samantha at home in Scarsdale, NY.

In other professional news, Katrina Christakis writes that she is a partner at the law firm of Arnstein & Lehr in Chicago. She and husband David Hussar have son Ronan, with whom they sail Lake Michigan and root for the Cubs. Also making partner is Gary Kravitz, who's with the firm of Dawda,Mann,Mulcahy & Sadler in Bloomfield, MI. Gary and his wife Sara have kids Evan and Elise. Joanne Dinello Karchmer has been promoted to executive director, career development at the UC Berkeley School of Law.When not helping future legal eagles, she oversees the development of son Nathan and daughter Caroline. M. Jeffrey Hoffman is founder and CEO of Basho Strategies, an international sales training firm. Now living in Andover, MA, with wife Jennifer and sons Charlie and Max, he'd love to hear from his Theta Chi brothers and any classmates in New England.

Let's spread out a little on our map of the United States. In Salem, OR, Douglas and Anne Dierckes Kirkpatrick have their hands full with children Elizabeth, Andrew, Stephen, and Jane. Anne stays home with them and volunteers while Doug works for HDR Engineering. From New Orleans, Andrew Powell writes that he is an Allstate insurance agency owner and a licensed landscape architect and that he and wife Victoria have sons Gavin and Wyatt. And in Forestville, CA, Eric Sussman is a winegrower and partner in Radio-Coteau, a Sonoma County vintner.

Now for something completely different: how KimMussman was going to spend her summer vacation. Kim and Bruce Rubin '85, both humanities teachers at the Professional Performing Arts School in New York, wrote of their plans to travel to Tibet and India to study the Tibetan Buddhist diaspora and to hike to base camp at Mount Everest, all with the help of a grant from New Visions for Teachers. Because of our deadlines, we don't know how the trip turned out, so Kim, tell us!

And the rest of you, put us on your holiday card list and tell us how your lives are turning out! --Amy Wang Manning, aw233@cornell.edu; Kelly Roberson, kroberson@lightswitch.net; and Tamiko Toland, stmoluag@yahoo.com.

91 | Greetings and salutations to everyone. It always seems like six months goes by quickly--and as usual, I am excited to have yet another opportunity to bring you the news and notes from the Class of '91.We are sweltering here in the Carolinas as we are currently deep in the dog days of August, but since this will appear in the Nov/Dec issue, I am trying to get myself in a "fall" state of mind and maybe it will make me feel cooler. Regardless, it's time for the news, so I will start, as always, with the birth announcements from around the class.

Karen Schmeidler Sagor tells us that she and her husband had their first child, Ariela Diane, on Mother's Day this year. Certainly that was better than flowers or a card. Erika Ackerman Duffy also had her first child, Jonathan Tuckerman, on May 1, 2005. She says that the middle name is from the trail on Mt.Washington where she and her husband got engaged. Also becoming first time parents were Cathy Merrill Williams and her husband Paul.Wynne Philip Williams was born January 6, 2005. Congratulations to all the newbie parents. The second one is the hard one, but after that, you don't really notice the difference with a third . . . or a fourth.

Robert Weiner and his wife had their second child, Joseph Isaac, in June 2005.Munisha Mehra Bhatia had twin girls on November 1, 2004,Mira and Riya.Munisha says that she is enjoying taking some time off from pediatrics to be with her daughters. Class of '91 couple David and Kristin Markussen Karcher, MS '93, announce the arrival of their second child, Duncan. Kristin also informs us that the family moved to the Philadelphia area, where David is working as a litigation support manager for Drinker, Biddle and Reath.

In general news and notes, another Class of '91 couple Ben and Amy Seegal Kutell tell us that their sons are growing up fast. Jonah is 6 years old and already a green belt in karate. Two-year-old Ethan is a ball of energy, so obviously he keeps his parents busy. Amy has started her own mural and freelance art business and invites her fellow Cornellians to visit her website at www.creationsbyamy.com. She also reports that Steve Schwartz and wife Melanie (Rebak) '90 had their second child, Reid, earlier this year. Susan Rosenblatt is now co-owner of Kindness Animal Hospital in Waltham, MA. She received her DVM from Tufts in '99 and says she is "deeply single," having thrown herself into her work at this point in her life. I have seven cats and one dog, so I appreciate any veterinarian who is dedicated. Susan Lipetz lets us know that after 14 years at Mercer, she has now moved to Siemens Corp. as director of compensation for the US.

Ina Kurcz left her job in August 2004. Since then, she says, she has had a "fabulous" time traveling and visiting friends in the US and Australia. She also says that she spent two weeks on the island of Molokai developing her new hobby of non-traditional watercolors. Ina tells us that classmate Liz Rosenfeld joined her for an adventure in Australia visiting Sydney, Cairns, and Cape Tribulation, and sailing in the Whitsunday Islands. This all sounds amazing! Karen Goodhart Hammerstone says she is enjoying being at home with her children Andrew, Sarah, and Jessica. She is teaching piano part-time, and husband Rick is a manager for a software company. Karen lets us know that Anne Marie Case lives in Wilton, CT, with her daughters Nicole and Sarah.

Lastly, Carolyn Ball writes to tell us that she and partner Maureen McLaughlin celebrated ten years together last December. Carolyn says, "I met Maureen post-Cornell, so nobody knows!" and asks,"Have you ever had a ‘coming out' announcement in Class Notes?"Well, Carolyn, I can't speak for every correspondent for each class, but I can say it's a first for me. However, it is great news and I am sure everyone wishes you and your partner continued success and happiness in the future. Congratulations! Carolyn also notes that she is getting her third master's degree from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. Yes, Carolyn, it is time to stop now.

That brings me to the end of this edition of the notes. As always, I hope you had as much fun reading it as I did writing it. Keep the news coming to your friendly class correspondents. --Dave Smith, docds30@yahoo.com; Corinne Kuchling, kuccori@hotmail.com; and Nina Rosen Peek, nsr5@cornell.edu.

92 | Hope everyone is enjoying the fall months.Many of you sent in your news forms this summer, so I have a lot of news to report. Keep the updates coming! Several of our classmates have recently relocated. Tiffany Doggett, along with her husband John Lynch and their three children (ages 6, 4, and 1), moved back to the East Coast after spending 12 years in California and Colorado. They now live in Groton, MA, where she grew up. Shelly Cerio and her husband Kurt Wettlaufer relocated to Princeton, NJ, after Shelly started a new position with GE Healthcare. Shelly and Kurt also added to their family in October 2004 with the birth of their second child, Gage.

Business is booming for Anthony Sapia. Tony's Big Easy took home top honors at the NY Bartender's Magazine Cocktail Competition. Tony writes, "It's a great honor to be ranked number one in the cocktail world--so head to Ruloff 's and drink many ‘Gypsy Dreams.'" Tony and his wife Karen's twin boys Jack and Enzo turned 4 in August and can't wait to help with the family business. Joshua Miller sent in an update about his employment. He works in Chula Vista, CA, for Ultimate Hotel Parking Solutions, where he is the director of asset management.

More business news comes from Wendy Schkolnick Solganik who, four years ago, started her own business, Luscious Verde Cards, a custom invitation and announcement business. She conducts business nationwide and has 20 employees. She and husband Randy are also building their family.Maya Isabelle joined big sister Sophia on January 1, 2005. Chris, DVM '95, and Leisa Pautler Brockett, DVM '96, are also business owners. Chris and Leisa, both veterinarians, own their own veterinary hospital and employ 30 people. They happily live in Saratoga Springs, NY, with their children Megan Estelle, born October 15, 2000, and Charles Alexander, born November 22, 2003. In education news, Rachel McGuire received her MDiv in May 2004 and was ordained by American Baptist Churches in November 2004. She is working on a PhD in Biblical Hermeneutics and Social Ethics at the Inst. for Christian Studies in Toronto.

There are a number of weddings to report. Kathleen Facey married George Caudill Jr. on September 25, 2004 in Okoboji, IA. She currently works for SAIC (Science Applications Int'l Corp.) in McLean,VA, as the deputy director for human resources. Frank and Bonnie Howarth were married on March 27, 2004 in Portland, OR, where they currently reside. Frank is an architect with the firm Zimmer, Gunsul, Frasca Partnership. Abby Davenport and Tony Murtagh were married in May 2004. They currently live on Sanibel Island, FL. Abby recently became VP of food and beverage for Merritt Hospitality.

Geoffrey Hess married Stephanie Buening in October 2004. Geoffrey lives in Longmont, CO, and he just celebrated his 13th year with Monrovia Growers. Scott Livingstone married Kelli Pontaski on May 21, 2005 in East Aurora, NY. Scott changed jobs in October 2004 and he is now employed as a senior soil scientist with Earth Dimensions Inc. in Elma, NY. Lisa Anne Martin was married on May 21, 2005 to Roy Hendrickson just outside of Chicago, IL. Classmate Amy Bonsall Harry and her husband Lance traveled from Rhode Island to share in Lisa and Roy's celebration. In February 2004, Lisa moved from a law firm to MCI Inc., where she is in-house counsel. Lisa drafts and negotiates commercial agreements for MCI's enterprise customers and finds it a welcome change from litigation.

I received many other family updates as well. James Mitchell Tacy and his wife Dorian Ryan have two boys, Connor, 3, and Jimmie, 1. James and his family live in Berthoud, CO, where he has a private law practice focusing on business and family law. Brian, MD '98, and Melissa Hilton Hession, MD '00, have children Jack, 6, and Maggie, 4.Melissa works part-time as an internist and Brian works in a local emergency room. The Hessions live in Hatfield, MA. In May 2005, they saw Rachael Perkins Arenstein and her twin boys Micah and Noam, and Christine Bubrick Bang and her twins Hannah and Theo.

Jeanne Rosen Goldberg and her husband Kenneth had twin girls Sophie and Julia on Christmas Eve in 2003. Jeanne recently moved to Needham, MA, and is currently a stay-at-home mom. Alexander Hoffert, the VP director of integrated marketing for McCaffery Ratner Gottlieb & Lane LLC in NYC, writes that he just finished a twoyear term as the vice chairperson of his son's preschool. Alexander's sons Harrison, 5, and Nathaniel, 1, keep him very busy!

Enjoy the holiday season and best wishes to everyone in 2006.--Debbie Feinstein, debbie_feinstein@yahoo.com;Wilma Ann Anderson, info@WilPowerEnterprises.com; and Renee Hunter Toth, rah24@cornell.edu.

93 | How appropriate that much of the material for this issue's column--which runs during this "season of giving"--was ascertained in response to a mildly desperate e-mail to classmates requesting news. Please keep that news coming!

In a demonstration of true class loyalty, Nihal El Rayess dropped me a line from Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Nihal and long-time boyfriend Brian Colbert have traveled extensively across the Middle East and Asia since moving to Izmir, Turkey, almost three years ago. This past summer, they spent several weeks in China and Bali before arriving in Java in August. Nihal wrote, "We will wrap up our trip with a few weeks in Thailand and then back to Turkey for the beginning of the school year in the fall. I have been teaching Web design and corporate identity classes. I hope to spend about a month studying intensive Arabic in Aleppo, Syria, between semesters. And lastly, last March I had a one-woman photography show in a small gallery space in Izmir. The photos came from our travels last summer." View them here: http://nihal.net/web/photo/show2005.html. Another frequent traveler is Lucia "Angela" Spina Castaneda. Lucia and husband Joe welcomed daughter Gabrielle Marin on December 5, 2004. Gabrielle joins sister Cassandra Emily, now 2-1/2. Lucia writes, "The baby's already used her passport since we travel extensively due to my husband being a professional motorcycle road racer! For now, I'm really enjoying being a full-time mom." She and her family live in Boonton, NJ.

Closer to home, Stacie Heck Fitzgerald moved to Greene, NY, almost two years ago. Stacie is working in psychiatric assessments at the hospital in Binghamton, and her husband Justin graduated with his master's in May and is working as a therapist in Norwich. She writes, "Our son Jordan, 7, daughter Brooke, 5, and new son Teegan, 1, are growing quickly.We were hit with the flooding in April and have been having to replace our first floor (kids' bedrooms, etc.), but we are almost complete! We are very happy here in New York, back near family." Get in touch with Stacie at stacie27@frontiernet.net.

Hotelies Mike and Alice Herrick Daood also enjoy life on the East Coast (western Connecticut). Alice and Mike have two sons: Peter "the big brother" and new baby Jeffrey Charles, born July 26, 2005. Alice writes, "Charlie is a big guy, like his brother, and rests very well . . . we are so lucky."Mike has recently become a partner in Lodge- Works LLP, a management/development/ownership company that specializes in the upscale extended-stay hotel market. Alice has been working with a community theater and a local community service fund group "in between changing diapers and claiming that I'm just about to go out for a run." The Daoods have stayed in touch with several classmates. "Winnie Larsen, Rob Liubicic, and Scott Jackson made it out to our place for a ‘Pink and Blue' party a few months ago. They were here with us at the end of the party when we opened the envelope from our doctor letting us know that our son, Charlie, would be a boy. None of the class of '93ers won the betting pool--I guess we should have fixed it!"

Adrian Sexton married Bonnie Graves on September 25, 2004 in Sundance, UT. "Our ceremony took place in spectacularly colored Elk Meadows on a glorious fall afternoon filled with family and friends. Raised on opposite coasts, Bonnie and I are weirdly parallel; she is the only girl with three brothers to my solo brotherhood and three sisters, and our mothers were both married exactly 34 years ago to tall, vaguely goofy husbands named Robert.We now live in Santa Monica, where I continue to work as the VP of digital media for Lions Gate Films (Fahrenheit 911, Monster's Ball). I also have several scripts in development. Bonnie spent the last two years working as a sommelier for Wolfgang Puck at Spago Beverly Hills, and is now studying for her upcoming Master Sommelier exam while working on a wine-themed television concept.We would love to hear from old friends and classmates at happycouple@bonnieandadrian.com." Tamar Dolgen also makes her home on the West Coast. In May, she and husband Sergio Bicas moved into their first house in Studio City. In June, they welcomed a baby girl, Rose Abby--"Class of 2027, we hope!"

Another California resident, Caroline Madden wrote to share her experience attending her father William X.Madden '50's 55th Reunion this summer. "We don't get to see each other enough since I live in South Pasadena and my father lives in Atlanta. The Class of 1950 treated me as their adopted daughter (or granddaughter). I felt like an honorary member. The Class of the Century, as they like to call themselves, are an amazing group of men and women. Some entered Cornell straight out of high school, the rest (including my father) joined after armed forces duty in WWII. It was truly an honor to meet these alums."

Thanks again for sharing your stories with us.We look forward to hearing from more of you! --Erica Fishlin Fox, ericazzz@aol.com; and Yael Berkowitz Rosenberg, ygb1@cornell.edu.

94 | Greetings from New Jersey. I'm writing during yet another 90-plus-degree day--we certainly had our share of hazy, hot, humid days last summer. I hope it's a distant memory now as you prepare for what I'm sure will be a festive holiday season. As always, this end-of-year column is a light one, as the last dues renewal cycle is winding down and the next is just starting. News of our classmates is hard to come by at the moment, so please remember to e-mail or mail in news of weddings, births, job changes, life changes, moves, graduations, etc., when you send in your annual Class Dues, so we can all salute you!

The New York Times was a good source of wedding news. In February, three Cornell '94 grads took their marriage vows--two to each other! Erika Ozer and Jeremy Sperling wed February 20 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Erika and Jeremy hadn't met until 2001, when they were picked for the same jury, but quickly learned they had Cornell in common! Erika works as a senior lawyer in Armonk, NY, for the American unit of Swiss Re, a reinsurance company. Jeremy is the assistant director of the emergency medicine residency program and an attending emergency room physician at the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In the same issue, the Times reported the wedding of Michael Hodes to Megan Richards on February 26 in New York City.Michael is a VP for investment research, specializing in finance and credit card company stocks, at Goldman Sachs in New York.

Greg Coladonato '93 was kind enough to e-mail another wedding recap. A good-sized group of Cornellians was reunited in balmy Houston on June 11 for the wedding of Dave Martin and Kay Kirkland. Classmates present for this elegant southern affair were Kirk and Sarah Vashaw, Justin and Tara Antonipillai, Dirk Hallemeier, Scott and Aly Shambo, KenWorthington, Brian and Sandra Petrevski Anderson, Chris and Ralane Randolph Bonn, Jenn DraisWagener and husband Ryan '93, Channing and Jenn Saylor Hamlet, and Sheila Cohen. The group was pleased to discover one of Houston's culinary gems, Goode Company BBQ--so succulent they awarded it the moniker of Official BBQ of the Martin-Kirkland wedding.

Miscellaneous reports: Dennis Byron writes that he is currently the magazine editor for the Atlanta Tribune, a leading African-American business publication. He is also in the process of publishing his first novel, and writes, "Thank you, Cornell, for the guidance and experience!" Teresa Kieun Nam, MS '98, received the Ohio Dept. of Aging Award at the May 15 diploma ceremony of the Case Western Reserve U. School of Medicine, at which she also received a medical degree. The award is given to a graduating senior who had demonstrated a strong interest in geriatric medicine. Finally, in baby news, Neil Mlawski and wife Elisabeth welcomed son Jonathan Max this March. The family, along with their 3-year-old son Matthew, resides in Springfield, NJ.

Just got a last minute e-mail from Clayton Sparks (thanks for writing in!). Clayton is working as a photographer in Colorado--"trying to become the next Ansel Adams"--and spent some time with various Cornellians over the summer. He was a groomsman at the wedding of Peter Rocha and Amy Magill in Santa Barbara. "Pete was in Army ROTC at Cornell and just returned from a tour in Iraq, where he was director of the Iraqi Business Council, a US government organization that gives money to Iraqi entrepreneurs."Clayton also made his way to the New England area and visited Ali Craib Rentz and her husband Jeff in Boston. "Ali has finished her fellowship and is now a neonatologist in Boston. They just had her first son, Jack." Finally, Clayton visited his sister Andrea Sparks Van Voorhis '89, BArch '91, in San Francisco. "While there I played squash with teammate John Mao '91. John was one of the alumni leaders that help raised over $80,000 this year for the Cornell men's and women's squash teams."

Michael, Lindsay, and I wish you all a happy and healthy holiday season, and a Happy New Year! --Jennifer Rabin Marchant, jennifer.marchant@kraft.com; Dineen PashoukosWasylik, dineen@wasylik.net or dmp5@cornell.edu; Dika Lam, dikaweb@yahoo.com.

95 | Hello, everyone! Due to the funky time delay between when events happen and when they appear in print, this is the first chance I've had to write about our 10th Reunion. Therefore, let's wax nostalgic on a cold November day and step back to that incredibly hot, humid weekend this past June when we all converged once again on Ithaca. For those who weren't there, this is your chance to feel like you were. For those who were there, this is your chance to remember what you did.

Reunion highlights for many include: sleeping in the U-Halls for the last time (they were torn down shortly after Reunion); Hot Truck and ordering in code ("I'll have a WGC and a PMP for AMB"); walking up Libe Slope, across the Suspension Bridge, and down Fall Creek Gorge; tent parties--some things don't change; eating ice cream at the Dairy Bar--thank goodness some things don't change; listening to President Rhodes speak--really glad some things don't change; our class photo (special thanks to all those who showed up for that); golfing at Robert Trent Jones; swimming in the gorge, although this time we all had matching red beach towels (our class Reunion gift!); wine tasting, either at vineyards in the heat or on campus in air conditioning; shopping at the Campus Store (several of us weren't prepared for three days of 100-plus temperatures and needed to add to our hot-weather wardrobe); group picnics and BBQs, even a reception with Frank and Rosa Rhodes; and hanging out chatting with old and new friends alike in the courtyard between U-Halls--only now we spoke of spouses, babies, new houses, jobs, and pug puppies instead of roommates, prelims, crushes, rushes, and problem sets.

The atmosphere at the 10th Reunion differed from that of the 5th.We were much more relaxed, laid back, and comfortable with each other as well as ourselves.Maybe we had less to prove; maybe we had improved.We were (and are) a more cohesive class, and the common ties from our time on the Hill run deep. An interesting observation several '95ers made was that they noticed the love of Cornell, and that the openness of Cornellians to Cornellians (for lack of a better phrase) is not as widespread between alumni of other institutions, at least to the degree that it is with us.What a wonderful observation!

Now, on to class news. Cecily Tatibouet married Peter Nisbet on May 14, 2005, in Harwich Port, MA. Cecily works at Harvard Business School as an assistant director of alumni relations. Last June 2004, Jolyn Arisman and Nicholas Enright were married in Manhattan. Jolyn works as a personal trainer as well as a producer of a monthly dance party called Bared Soles. On the professional front, Stephen Friedfeld recently left Cornell for the oranger pastures of Princeton U., where he is the associate dean of graduate affairs in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. In nearby New York City, Josh Bretstein works at First Choice Legal Staffing, an executive and legal search firm in midtown Manhattan, as a director. And in not nearby Chicago, Jason Wejnert joined Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione as an associate attorney. Jason concentrates on trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret law areas.

Lisa Taylor sent in a great news-packed e-mail. "I married Brent Taylor on April 17, 2004, in Atlanta, GA. Aside from my sister, my bridesmaids consisted entirely of Cornellians (and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority sisters): Cathy MacIntyre O'Neill, Melissa Damann, Atena Rosak, and Kirsten Mixter '94. Brent and I live in Atlanta, GA. He owns a construction business in Conyers, GA, and I recently took a job as a law professor at the John Marshall Law School located in the midtown area of Atlanta. I am teaching courses in civil procedure and contracts to first-year law students and I love it. Brent has never been to Ithaca, but I can't wait to get him up there to show him around!"

Lisa also provided updates on her bridesmaids. Cathy MacIntyre O'Neill and her husband Tim had their third baby,Michael, in four years in July 2004.Michael has a 3-year-old sister Rebecca and a 4-year-old brother Patrick. The happy family lives in Sparta, NJ.Melissa Damann has a 2-year-old son Julian and lives in Raleigh, NC, where last fall she began a master's program in linguistics at UNC, Chapel Hill. Rounding out the bridesmaids of 1995, Atena Rosak is a third-year resident in general surgery at the medical center at Dartmouth College. Atena owns a little cabin in the woods about 20 minutes from the hospital in a small New Hampshire town. Lisa adds, "I visited her in October, and the beautiful fall New England countryside caused me to reminisce about fall at Cornell. It's just not the same in Atlanta, though the winters probably make the tradeoff well worth it!"

There was a fortune-cookie fortune Scotch-taped to the frame above the door of the U-Hall room I stayed in at Reunion. It said, "Your exotic ideas lead you to many new adventures." Please send in news of your new adventures and exotic ideas. Although this column has been mainly devoted to wedding, birth, and promotion announcements, it is also wonderful to hear about vacations, favorite pastimes, chance meetings, and fun events you have experienced. Don't let the bonded spirit of our reunion fade--send in updates and let's hear how you are doing! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! --Abra Benson, amb8@cornell.edu; Alison Torrillo French, amt7@cornell.edu. Class website, http://classof95.alumni.cornell.edu.

96 | Greetings, 'Sixers! I am writing this column during an incredibly sobering time. The Gulf Coast has just been ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, and it's hard to comprehend the amount of loss and despair for the residents of the region, their families, and loved ones. For those of you who have ties to New Orleans and the surrounding areas, we'd like to let you know that you are in our thoughts, and we wish you strength, courage, and hope. On a positive note, it has been a great comfort that the Cornell community has been doing so much to alleviate the devastation in the area. At this very moment, current Tulane students are attending classes and acclimating to campus life in Ithaca. I think that those who opted to attend school in a more temperate climate would not have Central New York on the short list of places to live, but here's hoping that the current students don't have to deal with the blizzard we got hit with our freshman year . . .

A hearty congratulations to Jodi Erlandsen, who completed her law degree at night AND has passed the New York and Connecticut Bar exams. She was recently promoted to in-house council at ING Investment Management in New York City. And if that wasn't enough good news, Jodi also has relocated to a bigger apartment on the Upper West Side (which, as I understand, is quite the coup in the NYC real estate market). Lori Unruh Snyder,MS '98, has taken a new position as a lecturer and undergraduate coordinator in the agronomy department at the U. of Florida. Lori and husband Justin reside in Gainesville, FL.

Marnie Beecher Aznar just celebrated her fifth year in business as a fee-only financial adviser (check it out at www.aznaradvisors.com).Marnie lives in Morris Plains, NJ, with husband Eric and daughters Chloe and Sophia. Melissa Martinez-Whitehead and husband Wilver Martinez, along with children Emily Rose and Kevin Edward, call Houston, TX, home.

Vita Craine Cohen wrote that she and husband Evan welcomed Lily June into their lives on June 21, 2005.Vita writes, "She is a beauty like her sister Mia." The Cohens still reside in the Boston area, and had a great summer with their girls, including a visit to New York to see Andy and Jessica Brief and daughter Jordana, Marc and Jen Turner, and Darren and Stefanie Senzon. Also in Boston is Marci Levine, who is chief resident in oral and maxillofacial surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.Marci is relocating to New York City after six l-o-n-g years of residency (so if anyone in NYC is in need of an oral surgeon, keep Marci in mind!).

Matthew and Maureen McCafferty Stanton,MPA '97, have a new addition to their family--Lilia Mary was born on April 14, 2005. The Stantons live in Cleveland, OH, where Matt is returning to school full-time to pursue an MBA at Case Western Reserve U. Maureen reports that JP Chaine deployed for Iraq during the summer. Our thoughts are with you, JP! Also in pursuit of higher education is Ian Craig, who is leaving the Navy after nine years to enroll in the MBA program at London Business School.

Ingrid Schmidt is a veterinarian with Davis Animal Hospital in Stamford, CT. Ingrid and husband Brian Davis '93 have been married since 2001, and are about to celebrate their one-year anniversary in their first house. Previously, the pair were living in London and New York, and are enjoying being closer to family and friends again. Ingrid writes that Mike and Eliza Barton Holland are living nearby in Norwalk, CT, and Kirsten Bell is living outside of Chicago, IL. Great news from another veterinarian 'Sixer--ChristineWelker and Michael Wilson were married on the beach in Belize on June 15. Christine and Michael (also a veterinarian) recently purchased a house in Fayetteville, GA. Christine writes, "I would love to hear from anyone else that was in Animal Science.We live in a suburb of Atlanta, which is a great city--come visit!"

The New York Times reported that Kathryn Rubenstein and Lewis Pine were married in New York City on June 25. Kathryn is a certified Pilates instructor in New York, specializing in postnatal fitness and rehabilitation programs. Lewis is the director of finance for the marketing, advertising, and public relations division at Polo Ralph Lauren. Karl Schimmeck and Anne Snelgrove '97 were married on July 16 in Anne's hometown of Naperville, IL. Cornellians in the wedding party were best man Paul Schimmeck '97, maid of honor Sarah Snelgrove '97, MD '01, John Tolpa, JD '99, Darcy Peterka, Jessica Adema '97, and Julia Laukys '97. There were so many Cornellians at the wedding, it would be hard to mention everyone by name, but we here at Class Notes want to tip our hat to our class co-president Erica Gantner, who introduced the happy couple when they were all located in Boston. (Erica, are you available for hire?). Karl and Anne, a recent graduate of Kellogg, live in Westchester, NY. Congratulations to all!

And just in case you haven't been counting down the days to Saranac and Corn Nuggets at the Chariot like I have (really--try to find deep-fried canned vegetables in Northern California!), our 10th Reunion is just around the corner! Come enjoy the old and the new in Ithaca in June 2006. Best wishes to all! --Sheryl Magzamen, slm1@ cornell.edu; Courtney Rubin, cbr1@cornell.edu; Allie Cahill, alexandracahill@aol.com. For updated class events, news, and resources, visit http://classof96.alumni.cornell.edu.

97 | Greetings from the Windy City! Can you believe it is only a year and a half until our 10th Reunion? I've already been recruiting people to head back to campus in 2007. How about you? If you've been wondering what classmates have been up to since our last rendezvous in Ithaca, read on.

Thinking of trying a new career? Here are some suggestions. After a year of working with his new PhD at Abt Associates Inc., Joseph Sabia, PhD '04, has pulled up stakes from Cambridge, MA, and now has the U. of Georgia on his mind as he breaks into academia as a professor of consumer economics. Rafael Cox-Alomar (rcoxalomar@ yahoo.com) has joined the international law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP in their Washington, DC, office. Rafael completed his law degree at Harvard Law School and received a Doctor of Philosophy from the U. of Oxford in England where he was a Marshall Scholar. He has also been admitted to the District of Columbia Bar. Congratulations to both Joseph and Rafael on their great career moves.

Don't forget the wedding bells! Tying the knot in September 2004 were Kristen Taylor (kristen@flynnandfriends.com) and Christopher Zachary. The wedding was in East Aurora, NY, and a star-studded Cornell event. Kristen's father Leonard Taylor '68, sister and matron of honor Karen Taylor Moran '91, DVM '95, brother Kevin Taylor '92, and brother-in-law Allan Slote '93 joined in the festivities, while Ithaca friends and classmates Julie Gallagher, Rachel Stone Hadingue, and bridesmaid Catherine Bailey Watkins rounded out the Big Red guests. The happy couple honeymooned in Iceland and the United Kingdom. They live outside Buffalo, NY. Another Cornell-filled festivity was the wedding of Denise Kothe to Christopher Monti '96. The couple celebrated their union in Woodstock, NY, in August 2004. Denise is a doctoral candidate in microbiology at the U. of Alabama in Birmingham, while Christopher works as a golf course architect.We all know that when two Cornellians marry, everyone is bound to have a good time!

Who has the stork visited lately? Mark Klempner (mtk2@cornell.edu) sends word of his new arrival.Mark and wife Cara Siano welcomed David Emanuel on June 18, 2005. The family resides in Costa Rica and eagerly awaits the publishing of Mark's book on the Holocaust, which is due out in the spring of 2006. Scott and Kathryn Boniti Wallace welcomed baby girl Anne Elizabeth on March 8, 2005. Scott and Kathryn (kathrynw@optonline.net) have begun brainwashing and expect both Anne and big brother Jackson to be future Cornell alums. Numerous Cornell visitors have contributed to the campaign, including James and Michelle McKee Cubbon and Zoran '96 and Marija Filipovic.

Who is winning fabulous cash prizes? Eunny Carl Cook (eunnycook@finsvcs.com) sends word that her daughter Kaelan recently won first place in a healthy baby contest for chubbiest cheeks. Eunny and husband Geoff hope a few more contest winnings will help fund her 529 account for her future Cornell education. Since Kaelan has already been to her first surf contest on her home island of Maui, perhaps she is a future surf star! Eunny, Geoff, and Kaelan spent Christmas 2004 in New York, where they saw classmates MeghanWork Boedges and Nikki Arvanites Deluca, as well as Eunny's brother Chong Carl '02.

While I have not changed careers, gotten married again, had another child, or won fabulous cash prizes, I am tempted to bore you with the details of my summer vacation to Colorado.Why, you ask? Because we have no more news to share. If you haven't done so yet, please send Erica and me all sorts of updates when you receive the annual News and Dues mailing, so we can use all the space that we earn. Get a new pet? Drop us a note. See a classmate? Send an e-mail. Star on a reality TV show? We'd love an exclusive interview. Contact us via the class website at http://classof97.alumni.cornell.edu or the e-mails below.We can't wait to hear from you! --Sarah Deardorff Carter, sjd5@cornell.edu; and Erica Broennle Nelson, ejb4@cornell.edu.

98 | Welcome to another Class of '98 column. As a bonus, we would like to take you behind the scenes and explain to you the "making of" this particular issue.

As we hadn't yet received any of your updates from the recent class mailing, and news was at an all-time low, Gregg again contacted his friends to scavenge for things he could report. This is probably about the third time that Gregg has done this--but every time he did it in the past, a whole new bundle of news got sent to him from the folks in Ithaca. So much so, that he had to postpone the news he was going to report about his friends. Gregg was worried that his friends would no longer trust him to actually submit their news to the alumni magazine, but the third time's the charm and this column is hence all about Gregg's friends. Gregg would like to emphasize that he actually has more friends than this, but, understandably, the response rate to his solicitation was not overwhelming. If you're sick of us whining about the lack of news, you know the drill! Send in your News card or e-mail us any time of the year. Our contact information is at the end. For now, happy reading.

Kevin Brown wrote that it is about 95 percent certain that he will be working in the UK starting in January 2006 and be there for one to one and a half years--he should hear definitive news in September. Visitors will be welcome, as he should be getting a two-bedroom apartment. He can't wait! Jennifer Hogan reports that she moved to Boston in August 2005 and would love to hear from local alums. Also, she is looking for a job in the environmental consulting field, so if anyone in the Boston area has any leads, please e-mail Jen at jenlhogan@hotmail.com.

News from Emily Lobel: She is with Ernst & Young in New York and is an assistant director with their Office for Gender Equity Strategy. She has been with the firm for over six years and is enjoying focusing on their diversity efforts. She moved to Hoboken at the end of April and finished her first year of graduate school, where she is pursuing a master's in organizational change management at Milano (a division of The New School) part-time, while continuing to work full-time. She reports that there is never a dull moment! She still sees and is in touch with lots of classmates, including Nicole Sandman Karp, Jennifer Sturtz Goldstein, Priya Kalwani, Karen Bernstein, Jessica Gruner Studness, Beth Fingerman Spirn, Sara Leeder, Karen Dorman Kipnes, and Keri Stahl Young.

Chris Pernoud is apparently too busy to e-mail Gregg back himself. His wife Katie, however, was kind enough to report that Chris is now doing trading for Merrill Lynch Commodities in Houston and loves it, stress and all. Doug Lerit went to the wedding of Justin Mayer '99 and Tina Meyer '99 on June 12 in Washingtonville, NY. Cornellians in attendance included Justin's brother Wesley '01, Tina's brothers Alex '94 and Marc '99, and Tina's sister-in-law Leanne Cronin '99. Also attending were maidof- honor Kristin Bovalino '00 and over a dozen other Cornellian classmates and near-classmates of the bride and groom. Lindsay Hamilton Kruse is at Columbia Business School studying social enterprise. She sent an update from her old roommate who launched her business with another '98 classmate LindseyWieber. Their address is www.thelaundress.com and they've received a lot of press! Check it out. They created a luxury fabric care and specialty detergent line to take the chore out of laundry.

A big thanks to the above for sending news to Gregg. And another big thanks to the following, who volunteered news without prompting! That's the spirit, guys! Cristzayda Matos wanted to share with the rest of the class that she graduated from the U. of Puerto Rico School of Law this past June. Congratulations! Jack Lu sent us a little blurb. He is in his third year of internal medicine residency at SUNY Upstate Medical U. in Syracuse. He is doing a chief resident year next year and will be applying for a hematology/oncology fellowship for after that.

And that's it, folks! If you haven't done so yet, please mail in the News card from your annual fall News and Dues mailing. Send information about what you or your friends are doing, so Gregg doesn't have to beg to his friends again! Looking forward to hearing from you! -- Gregg Herman, gdh5@cornell.edu; Erica Chan, hc31@cornell.edu.

99 | The holidays are approaching. Celebration hangs in the air. The hankering for visiting friends and family is kicking in. And there's a sweet bouquet of sesame chicken with egg roll and plum sauce tickling your nose. That's right--it's time for the Chinatown bus. "The picture, hanging in the bus restroom, of a chubby, robed cartoon cat with Chinese characters reminds you that you ain't going Greyhound." (I read that somewhere.) But, really--what better way to spend 30 bucks than on a roundtrip ride from NYC to D.C. (to visit me)?

Listen up, folks. Eligible passengers include: Liz Witmer and Amherst alum husband Josh Dudman, who were married last August and honeymooned in the south islands of New Zealand, wine touring and hiking along the way. Liz is a PhD candidate at St. Johns U. in Queens and works at the Women's Health Project at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in NYC; Mike Pressman, double-Ivy-ing it at Columbia Law; Helen Hwang, director of Cushman & Wakefield's Capital Markets Group, whose team of six handled the $1.72 billion sale of the MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue--the largest single-asset office sales transaction in the country; Carlos Rodriguez Infanzon, who started his own architecture firm in NYC, Rodriguez Studio, catering to Cornell and non-Cornell residential clients throughout the northeast and Puerto Rico; Sophia V. Francis, who is owner and manager of three childcare facilities in Brooklyn, servicing children ages 2-15. Sophia received an "Outstanding Woman" award in May from the Progressive Democrats Political Association for her educational contributions to the community.

After graduating from Boston College School of Law, Liz Rose, my old summer-in-D.C. roommie, is in Manhattan doing bankruptcy litigation at Schulte Roth & Zabel. Alexis Alpert, Meridith Bogart Krell, and Marjorie Kulak are among many '99 classmates at the firm. Ladies--come visit! Gabby Ruda has almost finished her rookie year as an assistant district attorney in Manhattan. Go get 'em, Gabby! Barbara Brody and hubby Brian Damiano '00 married last August on Long Island. Amy (Lesser) and David Lyons, Erin (O'Hare) and Matthew Lindenberg, Darcy Partridge, Risa Shapiro, PhD '05, Jennifer Kwong, and Gerry Lee were all in attendance. B. Brody is a senior editor at Weight Watchers magazine, and Brian's an associate at Kelley Drye and Warren LLP.

Alternatively, Inside-the-Beltwayers, we could head to the Big Apple. The D.C.-New York trip has the best Chinese rock videos and soap operas around. All aboard: Blair Lee, who entered the post-baccalaureate pre-med program at Georgetown this year after five years at Accenture;Mandy MacDonald, who's newly "added to the lawyer pile" after graduating from Northwestern Law--she's working at Williams & Connolly in D.C.; Jen Kantor who's a new D.C. bride after marrying Mike Gershberg Memorial Day weekend with Cornellians Rachelle (Loranger) and Sean Considine '98, Sarah Berger, Jen Mahl, Seth Saideman, Brad Schwack, Sabrina Cerretani '98, Casey Morse '00, and Becky Harris Mulvaney in attendance; Diana Fitek who just celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary (!) and is working on her dissertation in clinical psych at George Mason U.Her research includes studying the history of substance abuse by prisoners in Fairfax County--in the same facility where the sniper Malvo was being held. Diana, get out of there stat--you'll be much safer on the streets of NYC!

Speaking of Chinese soap operas, some in our class have had the opportunity to catch up on days of mid-day TV drama after having a little one. Amy Lesser Lyons excitedly e-mailed me within days of the birth of little Jacob Arthur on July 2. Congrats, Amy and David! Cheri Shack Day and husband Jonathan welcomed tiny Catrina Lynne in April. In May, Cindy (Moore) and Brendon Harrington had Kelsey Leigh on the 25th. Good fortune cookie fortunes to these future Cornellians!

One place the Chinatown bus won't go, but where you'll find Sam Goldberg these days: the great Down Under. Sam has been memorizing the appropriate cooking methods for different beef cuts in Christchurch, New Zealand. "In case you were wondering, cuts of beef should be brushed with oil and seared in a hot pan before being placed in an oven at 160-170 degrees Celsius. Nine-fifths, subtract 32--oh, YOU do the math," he reports. (What am I supposed to do with this, think I, the former Moosewood waitress/quasi-vegetarian?) Nina Kullander is also far from the Chinatown bus, but you can find her "minding the gap" on the tube. She's the new learning and development manager at Claridge's hotel in London. Nancy Allen too is enjoying the UK as a VP at Securities Finance. Dara Sher and Jonathan Miller are living in Paris and work for Johnson & Johnson Consumer Properties. Adjusting to the culture and language has been interesting, they say, "but being able to see the Eiffel Tower every day and eat the delicious food makes it all worthwhile." Salut!

Ciao, folks. I'm grabbin' some veggie lo mein with my duffle bag and chopsticks and hitting the open road! --Jess Smith, jessica@fenton.com; Melanie Arzt, snoopymel@gmail.com; or Jennifer Sheldon, jennifer.sheldon@gmail.com.

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