60 | Johanna "Toddy" Dwyer is very much on the move these days, dividing her professional time between Tufts U. in the Boston area and the National Institutes of Health in Washington, DC. Toddy says, "I enjoy my work very much, although it involves a lot of commuting." She was sorry to have missed the wedding of Anne Rothenthaler Vendramin's son, which took place in Venice in January, but says that Tina Van Lent Radler attended "and had a swell time." When not at work or on the road, Toddy can be found in Jamaica Plain, MA. Carol Silber Marcus, PhD '64, though retired from her administrative position as associate chief of nuclear medicine at UCLA Medical Center, continues on the faculty there, teaching radiopharmaceutical therapy to residents. "I am also active," she adds, "in emergency response, with a specialty in--what else?--dirty bombs!" Carol's husband Bruce '58, PhD '63, retired as chief scientist of his division at TRW Systems and works on National Academy of Sciences committees.With both of them now semi-retired, says Carol, "we have lots of time for fun, and enjoy pétanque, tennis, and cross-country skiing, as well as traveling." The Marcuses' two children both live in the Los Angeles area, where their daughter is an architect (married with three children) and their son is a lawyer with two daughters.

Another California classmate in the medical world, David Stevens of Saratoga is a professor of medicine at Stanford. David has been awarded the Lucille Georg Medal from the Int'l Society for Human and Animal Mycology in recognition of outstanding scientific achievement in medical mycology, or fungal disease. David received his award in Paris at the opening ceremony of the international congress on June 25.Will Clark reports from Fort Wayne, IN, that, along with fulfilling a series of civic responsibilities of the sort that often come with retirement, he has discovered a new avocation: sculpture."My sculpting work is now becoming my main focus," he says. He began casting in bronze in the late 1990s after studying the sculpture he saw in museums and discussing the process with a neighbor who is also a sculptor.Will's pieces are mostly of the human figure, dancers, and 20th century notables such as Robert Kennedy,Martin Luther King Jr., and Ronald Reagan. "To see what I have been up to," he says, "you can visit my website, www.willclarksculpture.com."

After a long career in higher education as a faculty member and administrator at Corning Community College and at the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Alan Krech, MA '63, is now enjoying his involvement in the world of dance--both round and square. Alan and his wife Lou now dance several times a week and served as vice chairs of education at the National Square Dance Convention in June in Charlotte, NC. They say, "We hope to see some dancing classmates [at the convention] in San Antonio this year or in Charlotte next year." Carolyn Carlson Blake reports from Allendale, NJ. "I'm enjoying my first year of retirement from serving as the licensed clinical social worker for two adolescent group homes in Bergen County. I celebrated with a three-week tour of Japan with friend Jen Tesar '59." Carolyn reports also being busy with a wide variety of activities, from singing in a women's choral group and serving as president of the Pi Phi Alumni Club to keeping up with her 12 grandchildren, ages 2 to 16. "Our 45th Reunion was great fun," she says, particularly because four other members of her freshman corridor in Dickson V were also there: Alys Chew Yeh, Beth Heazlett Kury, Carol Sue Epstein Hai, and Lois Lundberg Carter.

Judith Eyles Male of Lunenberg, MA, has now answered the question she posed in our "Classmate Update" of 2000: "What to do in retirement?" Since John '58 sold his electrical/industrial supply business a year ago, they have been driving around the country in a motor home. "We are enjoying seeing new sights and having no schedule to keep," Judy reports happily.

Our very deepest sympathy to Fred Block, who lost his son Christopher in 2005 to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy at the age of 38. A graduate of Lehigh, where he was a star basketball player, Christopher was an insurance underwriter and the father of two children. Tragically, Fred lost his other son Eric, known as Rick, in an aviation accident in 1994 at the age of 32. Fred and his wife Nikki, who live in Lake Bluff, IL, and their daughters Lisa and Amy manage a memorial alumni basketball game in honor of Rick and Chris, and have given a scholarship to a student athlete for the past 12 years. Fred serves as the chairman of the Rick and Chris Block Scholarship Foundation.

Beth Hooven Morsman recently sent along the sad news that Sandra Dickson "Dicki" Speiden of Somerset, VA, died in February, after complications subsequent to knee replacement surgery. An environmentalist honored for establishing a moratorium on uranium mining until its safety could be demonstrated, and a recipient of the governor of Virginia's award for her efforts to preserve an ancient Paleo Indian site in Warren County, Sandra also received a Lakota Indian award in South Dakota for returning a spiritual artifact to the family of Sitting Bull. Her survivors include her husband Bill '59 and two sons, Leith of Roanoke, VA, and Robert of Christiansburg, VA. Send your news to -- Judy BryantWittenberg, 146 Allerton Rd., Newton, MA 02461; e-mail, jw275@cornell.edu.

61 | Doug Fuss was fortunate enough to be one of the first 64 Americans evacuated from Lebanon.When we submitted this column in mid-August, we knew that Doug had left Lebanon safely.He had arrived in Beirut a few weeks earlier on a consulting mission involving Beirut's software firms.His wife Sue had remained in Paris with plans to join Doug at a later date. On July 13, Doug heard the sounds of bombs dropping on the runways of Beirut Int'l Airport. Four days later he was evacuated to Cyprus. Doug has the highest praise for the US State Department and the US Marines.

Our sincere thanks to Dave Kessler, who loyally served for ten years as our class correspondent.He did a magnificent job! At our 45th Reunion, Doug Fuss and I, Joanna McCully, volunteered to relieve Dave and become your new class correspondents. Dave has spent a relaxing summer in his tranquil home in Jewett, NY (in the northern Catskills). He relates that "the area featured many cultural events, including New York Met Opera performances, the New York Philharmonic players, and NYC actors in a crowded summer of concerts and plays."After successful knee replacement surgery last spring, he will have a second surgery on the other knee on November 7. All the best to Dave for a successful operation and a peaceful recovery.

LarryWheeler, our new webmaster, has revamped our class website (http://www.cornell61.org). A great job, Larry! Thank you.

Jerry Davis, president of Alice Travel in Fairfield, NJ, travels extensively to Europe, South America, and Mexico. He also enjoys photography and spending time with his children and grandchildren. Barbara Cain Parker says hello to us from Burlington,VT. Donald Coleman ofWeatherby,MO, is vice president of a railroad construction company, Coleman Industrial Construction.He was director of a levee district in Riverside,MO, and recently completed an $80 million levee construction project.He enjoys flying, sailing, racing, and diving. He remembers concerts in the Straight with the "Stump Lifters."

Richard, GR '55-60, and Sylvia Cottingham Smyth live in Asheville, NC. Sylvia is a freelance designer and yearns for a 100-hour day. She is working on two different branches of the family tree, preparing for a mural project, and resurrecting block printing for book illustrations. In her spare time, Sylvia sings in a small ensemble specializing in medieval and Renaissance music, dances with an NIA group, and does dramatic readings with her husband. Sylvia says, "This is my dream life come true--in a beautiful place with a wonderful person." She remembers sliding down Libe Slope on a tray with Richard and opening her eyes to see she hadn't died in the process. She also remembers the Cornell Dramatic Club's production of The Boyfriend, where she and Richard first met.

William Magee of Cazenovia, NY, is a member of the NYS Assembly, serving as the chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee. "After-hours" activities find him as an auctioneer. Dr. Barbara Jacobs Mitnick completed a book entitled The Hyde and Watson Foundation: A History. Her book, she writes, "deals with the Hyde and Watson Foundation, which is a highly successful private foundation serving the capital funding needs of nonprofits within a 50-mile radius of New York." Barbara's son John, an attorney, works in the Bush Administration as a White House counsel, and her daughter Jane has changed careers, becoming a certified gemologist specializing in estate jewelry in New York.

Your class co-correspondent, Joanna McCully, of Lady Lake, FL, enjoyed a three-week tour of Thailand. The Thais are extremely friendly, the landscape lush, and the elephants amazing. She joined her son Rick Bernard in NYC, where they enjoyed the Westminster Dog Show. She traveled to Ithaca for Reunion and in August participated in the Mensa World Gathering in Orlando. Attention, Sylvia Smyth: If you find that 100-hour day, would you share the secret with me? My new business cards read, Joanna McCully, Storyteller / "Let me entertain you" / my logo. I do an amusing presentation of my travels to many lands and experiences of life in the restaurant business.My audience now consists of the local clubs and organizations in my community, The Villages.

We would love to hear from all of you--by e-mail, land mail, or passenger pigeon.We will print any news you care to share. -- JoannaMcCully, joannacelticlady@aol.com; Doug Fuss, dougout@attglobal.net. Class website, http://www.cornell61.org.

62 | Since leaving Cornell 44 years ago, we've had eight great reunions, giving all of us the opportunity to see how time has progressed in each of our lives as we've pursued various educational/business/medical/legal/international/governmental/military ventures, expanded our families, enhanced our educational resumes, and broadened our travel experiences. Now we are entering a time to refocus, rejuvenate, and reflect, as well as reclaim old friendships and set sail on new ventures that will carry us through many happy times in our "retirement" years. So how do we launch this vessel with a major splash? WE ATTEND THE CORNELL '62 45TH REUNION JUNE 7-10, 2007! Our 40th was a huge success.We can make our 45th a reunion to break all Cornell records. Put the dates on your calendars and look for sign-up materials coming your way early in 2007.

Your reunion team has been working behind the scenes to make this the best ever. The very popular "Backtalk Band" is ours for the Friday gala! Evelyn Eskin has planned our symposium, which will feature Prof.Walter LaFeber. Don Juran will be our experienced registration chair again, and John Lowrie is our master marketing guru. Alan Flaherty should have the Web page up and running by the time you read this. Call reunion chair Ruth Zimmerman Bleyler at (603) 795-9912, or e-mail rzb3@cornell.edu to volunteer your help in the planning stages or during the reunion.We also want to hear your ideas! More to come . . .

A major feature of Reunion last summer, especially for the Class of '56, was a video on the world-renowned architect Richard Meier '56, produced by our own Phil Handler,MArch '65, and his wife,Maddy (Gell) '65. Cornell's influence on Meier's life and work hasn't been recognized until now. "People will be surprised to learn there's a large Cornell story about him, a rich vein that has run through his career," said Phil, who, with Maddy, spent more than a year making the 35-minute video in honor of Meier's reunion. The video is the 41st in a series on AAP graduates produced by the Handlers and donated by them to the University Archives and AAP's Fine Arts Library and Visual Resources Facility. "We really believe in this series of videos," said Phil. "We think what happened in the history of this college is so important. People relish the memories, the connection, the recollection."

After leaving Cornell in 1960, Phyllis Kramer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Wilton, CT; phylliskramer1@att.net) got her BS and MBA elsewhere. Phyllis is married to Gary Gumbrecht, with one stepson and one grandchild. She retired from IBM, where her final position was as business consultant, with responsibility for designing client image processing systems."Now I'm into genealogy--my way of contributing. I'm the VP for education for JewishGen.org and I'll be chair of the PC laboratory at the August conference in NYC. I've developed classes and taught at Norwalk College, the Savannah JCC, and the NYC Museum of Jewish Heritage." Neil Schilke, ME '64 (neroschilke@aol.com) retired from GM in 2003, taking on responsibility for forming a consulting organization for the Society of Automotive Engineers. "The business model is to make it easy for retirees to become consultants. The goal is to retain expertise and experience for the industry and enable people to extend and expand their careers."Wife Ro retired in June. Son Kevin was married in May. Daughter Karen and grandsons are doing well. "All is good with the Schilkes."

A note from Karl Wagner (karwag@earthlink.net) tells us that he is slowly winding down his active commercial real estate developing, but still putting in part-time efforts in two areas: "1) teaching advanced real estate investment and market analysis courses nationally and internationally for the CCIM Inst. HQ'd in Chicago (I've also recently taught in Canada and Russia); and 2) as a founding director of a real estate investment fund, I am periodically involved in searching out and analyzing acceptable investments for the fund's money. Other than that, I continue to play golf as often as possible and have added woodturning as another hobby."Karl and his wife live in Richmond, VA.

After 40 years of general dentistry in downtown Philadelphia, Mickey Langsfeld (mickey4@comcast.net) retired in 2003. "Grandfather, father, and I had our family practice continuously since 1902. Three kids not interested, and grandkids (two) too young to wait. Enjoy tennis, golf, and skiing for sports, photography and genealogy for indoor activities." The Langsfelds have lived in the same suburban Philly house since 1968.Mickey sees Dick Stern and Ken Kershbaum '63 often. They also see Joe and Carolyn Gottlieb Meyer '63.Mel Siegel (mws@cmu.edu) refers us to a website for his news: http://www-2.cs.cmu.edu/~mws.

An interesting note comes from Mary Van Vleck (MVVLincoln@aol.com).Mary has been in Lincoln, MA, for 16 years, teaching school and then working to conserve land, and she is preparing to move back to Burlington, VT. "The chief attraction is that my daughter and her family are there, but the other attraction is a cohousing community that is now under construction, where I will be living.When all units are sold, we'll be 26 households, ranging in age from 1 to 90. The cohousing movement has gathered a lot of momentum in the past two decades, and there are already two in Ithaca! The idea is to live close together in small, energy-efficient homes, either attached or free standing, and then share a ‘Common House' where people share meals together, with extra facilities such as play rooms, computer or exercise rooms, and meeting rooms. Each resident must agree to contribute a certain number of hours per month to the community. I imagine my main contribution will be in helping with the group meals. Someone else will do the plowing and raking when necessary.We have purchased 125 acres and will build the 26 homes on 10 acres. The remaining 115 acres are already conserved (the only way the town of Charlotte would allow us to build in the first place)--to garden, raise animals, or leave as forest. Look us up at Champlainvalleycohousing. org or for more general information: cohousing.org."

Best wishes to all for a happy holiday season--and don't forget to send along a copy of your holiday letter to be shared with your classmates! -- Jan McClayton Crites, 9420 NE 17th St., Clyde Hill,WA 98004; e-mail, jmc50@cornell.edu.

63 | As I write this column, the weather all over the US is hot, hot, hot! Warren and I are enjoying our summer, as usual, in cooler Telluride, CO. You can't beat the mountains for more moderate weather.We have also had a lot of rain in the afternoons--with an occasional thunderstorm. News from classmates is needed. Please e-mail me with news if you haven't sent a News Form in with your dues this calendar year!

Doris Grayson Kitson lives in New York City and has a seasonal job (tax season) as a tax preparer with H&R Block. Robert Oaksford writes from Groton, NY, that he studies astrology and math and is reading English lit and history. His present day job is taking time to cook dinner for his wife, who works at Cornell. Edward Hoerning retired from the US Dept. of Agriculture in July 2005 after a career of 42 years. He and his wife Carol have taken a number of trips that include places like Cape Cod, New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

Stephanie Tress de Pue has recently started doing book reviews for Amazon.com. She used to do them professionally, but now that she is doing them for Amazon, she is eager for votes from readers. She was discouraged that no one has given her a rank yet, so she would like it if classmates would get on Amazon.com and read and rank her reviews. The books include: My Brother Brendan by Dominic Behan, Devils Corner by Lisa Scottoline, Single and Single by John LeCarre, and The Angel Maker by Ridley Pearson. Chuck '62 and Diana Steele Love recently retired and moved to Prescott, AZ. Diana was a certified financial planner and Chuck was a business broker. They plan to attend Chuck's reunion in 2007.

Paul, PhD '66, and Francine Geber Buckley, MS '66, are in Saunderstown, RI. Both of them have retired early and "are learning how to relax and enjoy leisure time." Francine is finding more time for reading and gardening and is completing a book on the birds of Barbados with several other authors. The Buckleys also travel to Arizona, Nevada, and California. Kandis Vengris Scott will spend the school year 2006-07 teaching at Johns Hopkins–Nanjing U. Center. This is an interdisciplinary master's degree program for Chinese and American students. She declined a Fulbright Scholarship to China for this full-year program. She'll also be teaching law courses. She mentioned that Cornell government professor Steven Muller started the Nanjing Center when he was president of Johns Hopkins.

My most faithful correspondent,Madeleine LestonMeehan, still splits her time between East Hampton, Long Island, and St. Thomas, USVI. She is drawing and painting musicians, dancers, and moko jumbies in performance. She does this in many places, from world-class venues to Caribbean carnivals, from around America to China, and has worked as a "ship's artist" on cruises--transatlantic and in the Caribbean. She is involved with "covering" the Spoleto USA Festival in Charleston, SC, and accompanies concerts with her Mostly Music ArtÔ on St. John, USVI. She'll be at a festival near Avignon, France, in October.Madeleine keeps in touch with classmates Richard McKee, Janet Saltzman Chafetz, and Judith Hirsch Stoikov.

Laurence and Nancy LeVine live in Poughkeepsie, NY. Larry is financial service representative for MetLife Resources. He likes to cross-country ski, hike, golf, and fish with grandson Gavin. Larry would like to hear from classmates Rex Dimond and Peter Vogelson. Aaron Norman Buzzelli is pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Youngstown, PA. He is also administrator of St. Cecelia Church in Whitney, PA. Barbara HartungWade is retired from teaching after 30 years. She and her daughter Kim travel a lot. They own three weeks of timeshares in both the Melia Vacation Club and Sheraton Starwood program. Barbara is also an avid golfer. As she wrote, she was playing in her club championship.

Bill and Frankie Campbell Tutt have a busy fall planned. They will be traveling in late October to Slovenia and Croatia and then to Bermuda in November to visit family. Frankie is hosting a President's Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO, in early October. She also runs Tutt Travel and is touring southern India in September, taking in coastal resorts and Ayurvedic spas in preparation for hosting several groups to India. Bill had cancer surgery in February and was doing well until he had an accident on the golf course necessitating rotator cuff surgery. Bill and Frankie's son Ben '97, MMH '97, and his wife Ady had their first daughter, Tori, in March. Ben and his family live in Bermuda, where Ben manages the Reefs Resort. That's all for now. Please send news whenever you can. E-mail is such a good way to communicate. -- Nancy Bierds Icke, 12350 E. Roger Rd., Tucson, AZ 85749; e-mail, icke63@msn.com.

64 | Quite a variety of news this month, from updates to news of exciting trips to what amounts to different opinions of what constitutes retirement. George Ecker, MA '70, is an independent consultant who recently worked on the NASA Safety Initiative, but in what capacity, he does not say. George and wife Ruth live in Wellesley, MA, with their 16-year-old son. George is still an active ski patroller in New Hampshire in the winter, enjoys sailing in the summer, and participates in organized singing in all seasons.

Michael Galiszuski writes that both he and his third wife, whom he married last October, are fully retired. Or is he? Mike writes that he mentors two 7th and 8th grade brothers and volunteer teaches what he calls "messy" science in an after-school program. He says of his work: "It's like being ‘Mr.Wizard.' I love it!" All five of Mike's children are grown and gone--the last one graduated from college this year. He's an avid golfer and bowler, and adds:"My number one rule in life is--show up! And give back whenever possible. Life is good."HansWeishaupt and his wife ArendaWeishaupt-Spiele, MS '60, who live in Rehetobel, Switzerland, are also both fully retired. They have a grown son and daughter (Stefanie '92).

Margaret BadgerMagno retired from US Airways, then went back to being a real estate agent in Lockport, NY, where she lives.Micki previously was a realtor in Florida and Virginia. She says she belongs to a "Dragon Boat" team, an organization of breast cancer survivors who travel mostly to Canada for various international events, ". . . and have a blast!"Micki has two grown daughters, and adds, "Life is good!" Robert Simpson writes that he manages a foundation, is guardian and trustee to four family members, and is a digital photographer--but otherwise is retired. Robert and wife Marcella have three grown sons and live in Tulsa, OK.

Jody Hutchinson spends her time crewing on a sailboat, most recently in the Caribbean, having visited Montserrat, St. Christopher, and the Leeward Islands. She wrote about getting hot ash and cinders dumped on their boat (some burning holes in the sailcloth) by the still rumbling volcano as they cruised by Montserrat, but that they nevertheless got great video and still pictures. She also wrote of a fun "dinghy drift" in St. Lucia and of visiting a couple on the island of St. Eustatius, near St.Martin, who sold their house outside Washington, DC, and moved to the island, where they set up a self-sufficient home and farm, including cashew, coconut, papaya, mango, and lime trees--and even planted wheat.

Oncologist/hematologist Jerome Rubin recently moved into a new, self-built office. One of Jerry's partners is his physician daughter Nancy, also an oncologist/hematologist. Jerry's wife Suellen (Safir) '65 also works in the practice leading support groups. The Rubins, who live in Carmel, CA, recently celebrated their 40th anniversary with a trip through the Canadian Rockies. Jerry writes that he still runs and plays tennis, and continues to enjoy all music. Artist Valerie Jesraly Seligsohn last year was the featured artist at a show at the Ormond Beach (FL) Memorial Museum of Art.Valerie is an associate professor of art at nearby Daytona Beach Community College. She and husband Melvin, who have a grown daughter, consider their Ponce Inlet, FL, home their permanent address, but as of this last September, will be back in Philadelphia for half the year. They recently traveled to Israel and Wyoming.

According to the Cornell website, last April several classmates attended Prof.Walter LaFeber's lecture in NYC: Martin Amdur, Jason Gettinger, Joe Robinson, Ellen Goldensohn, Jill Slater, Fran Stillman, Steve, JD '64, and Sue Mair Holden, and Lowell Willinger. Also, according to the July/Aug Cornell Alumni Magazine, three classmates have children that enrolled at Cornell last fall in the Class of '09: David Beattie, MME '66's daughter Alice, Carey Rosenthal's daughter Sara, and Thomas Kahn's daughter Victoria. John Fatherley sent an addendum to our report about his work on President Rutherford B. Hayes: seems four of the president's children attended Cornell.

That's all for now. Please keep the news flowing. You can send it via e-mail or snail mail--your annual News and Dues mailing should arrive soon--and all contributions are gratefully accepted. BruceWagner, MEE '66, has added a link to our class website for an easy way for you to send news, so please be sure to visit it (http://classof 64.alumni.cornell.edu) for that and other fun stuff. -- Bev Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, IL 60015; e-mail, blamont@tribune.com.

65 | April of this year brought a special evening for those of us fortunate enough to hear Prof.Walter LaFeber in NYC at the Beacon Theatre.He gave his last public lecture before retiring this past June. Among the more than 2,000 attendees were David and Linda Lomazoff Roitman '66, Liz Gordon and her son Matt Lowenbraun '02, Penny Skitol Haitkin, Arnie Rabinor and his wife, Robert Einhorn, Bob Kessler, Judy Kellner Rushmore, and PhyllisWeiss Haserot, MRP '67.

Marge Sussman Davis writes from her new location in Massachusetts. She retired in Dec. '04 from her primary career and has been teaching ESL and volunteering with the local symphony orchestra. Dave Bridgeman lives in California. He has also retired and spends much newly acquired free time traveling. Dave took a cruise to the Mexican Riviera and has enjoyed taking his travel trailer to Death Valley, Canyon Lands, Bryce Canyon, and Valley of Fire. Attorney Nick Kass, MPA '67, has been spending "after-hours time" involved in the operation of a large farm in Forestburgh, NY. Llamas, alpacas, and cashmere goats are raised for their fibers. Over the next few months, he plans to add other alternative livestock, such as yaks. As a former "city kid," he has developed a great appreciation of the hard work involved in operating a farm.

Nancy Levine Castro is still in private practice as a psychotherapist. She finds time to be on the board of directors of Crestwood Children's Center. Nancy is also involved with Atheneum, taking courses at a life-long learning center for the over-50 crowd. Since husband Peter '64 has retired, they have spent lots of time traveling. Their itinerary has included Morocco and Spain, plus three delightful weeks in New Zealand. Another retiree is Alvon Macauley. He and wife Pamela live in Cambridge, NY, where Alvon has been a volunteer fireman for 38 years. Last fall, they returned to Cornell for Homecoming. The Macauleys spend part of each winter enjoying the weather of Myrtle Beach, SC.

Being a professor and director of the graduate program in urban and regional design at New York Inst. of Technology keeps JonMichael Schwarting,MArch '68, busy. He still finds time to be a partner in the architectural firm of Campani and Schwarting in Port Jefferson, NY, and had an exhibition of his work in June (as well as in the fall) at the Hartell Gallery.William Vanneman flew with Angel Flight into Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.He still practices medicine in Winchester, MA. Rick and Linda Cohen Meltzer '64 welcomed their third granddaughter, Ella Meltzer, of Breckenridge, CO.When Rick is not practicing medicine in New Jersey, he is golfing in the summer, skiing in the winter, and traveling. Last year, he and Linda traveled to Peru.

From Santa Monica, CA, we hear from Ron Greene, a partner in the CPA firm Gumbiner and Savett. Leisure time finds Ron and wife Elaine enjoying fine food and wine, both collecting and indulging. Ron also finds time to engage in world-class white-water rafting. From Carmel, CA, Dr. Leona Fass writes that she frequents the local art festivals and recently attended a Sha Na Na concert. Now that Christy Reppert Sacks has retired from Bank of America, she and husband Stephen are moving from Connecticut to Brooklyn.When Christy is not sifting through 33 years' worth of accumulated material, she finds time to sing in a choir and exercise at a local gym. In January '06 the Sackses attended the wedding of son Jacob '97, MS ORIE '98, to Roshni Ravindran in Bangalore, India.

Peter Malanchuk writes from Gainesville, FL, where he is a university librarian for the U. of Florida. He specializes in Africa and in political science at the university, where he has been working on completing major African collections for use by researchers. The U. of Florida African studies program is considered one of the top five in the US. Peter and wife Iona watch college basketball, football, and women's soccer in their spare time.He writes that he would very much like to hear from Wayne Graf and Peter Sperber. Pediatrician LarryMenzer is still practicing in Van Nuys, CA. In his spare time, he is enjoying his new grandson and playing golf. Just addresses from Thomas Griff Dixcy, who resides in Connecticut with his wife Margaret Ann, and from Al Londino, who resides in New Jersey.

Richard Rosen is very busy practicing law and managing his law firm in Jericho, NY. Free time finds him watching his son and twin daughters play high school football, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, and track. Richard coaches a youth track team and he competes in masters track. Meri Klorman Schreiber teaches a mixed first and second grade class in Massachusetts. She is on the board of directors of a local children's museum and, with husband Paul '62, spends lots of time traveling and visiting with their five grandchildren, all of whom are under the age of 3.

As I close the column, I want to extend the invitation to all of you to send us any news--and to reach out to classmates by telling us whom you would like to get in touch with.We have had numerous people reconnect after many years and reestablish friendships. Send news to: -- Joan Elstein Rogow, 9 Mason Farm Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822; tel., (908) 782-7028; Ronald Harris, 5203 Forestdale Court,West Bloomfield, MI 48322; tel., (248) 788-3397; e-mail, rsh28@cornell.edu; or Terry Kohlereiter Schwartz, 36 Founders Green, Pittsford, NY 14534; tel., (585) 383-0371; e-mail, Terryks7@aol.com.

66 | As the Class of 66's newest class correspondent, I look forward to learning and writing about the activities of class members. Please e-mail or write to any of the three of us and let us know what is going on in your lives and/or the lives of other classmates whom you may have seen or spoken to recently.

Stuart Mitchell has been named to the Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School governing board of trustees in Rochester, NY. In addition to this new board position, he is president and CEO of ROI, a private, not-for-profit regional community development and human service organization that provides services to low-income families and economically depressed communities throughout New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, and Puerto Rico. Ellen Bravo lives in Milwaukee, WI, and is teaching women's studies at the U. of Wisconsin,Milwaukee. She has just finished a book, Taking on the Big Boys: Reflections from Feminist Trenches. In addition, she is finishing a novel, entitled Standing Up, about four friends who work in an airline call center and give each other support to change their lives at work and at home. Ellen says she would like to hear from Judith Cramer Fendelman.

Judy Kurtz Polcer has left her day job and is concentrating on singing. Judy is touring the country with her husband's band in a presentation called "When Broadway Meets Swing Street."Her other activities include completing a certificate for teaching English as a Second Language at Long Island U. and serving as president of her building co-op in Brooklyn, NY. Rich Stuebing writes from Zambia, where he and his wife Kathy (Winger), MS '67, have been teaching since 1970. Rich teaches New Testament Greek exegesis, African church history, and leadership at a degree level seminary. Kathy does community development and research. Rich keeps active playing tennis two to three times a week, but says his basketball is "pretty awful now."At Cornell he played on a championship intramural basketball team.

Peter Smith, MS '74, continues to manage Columbia Futures, a futures brokerage he started in 1990. He lives in Bellevue,WA, but has managed to get back to campus several times in the past few years--once for an ILR dedication honoring his deceased friend Kevin Becraft '73, and once when he was on his way to a submarine reunion. In September 2005, he joined 17 Cornell fraternity brothers, whom he had not seen in 39 years, in watching a Notre Dame and U. of Washington football game. Stuart Peterfreund writes from Cambridge, MA, that he is a professor of English and associate dean for curriculum and faculty affairs in the Adult and Continuing Education Division at Northeastern U. His wife, Chris Sieber, is a ranked jumper with her horse Georgie Girl in the New England Horsemen's Association standings.We hope Stuart has recovered completely from the back surgery he wrote about.

Gary Crahan spent 30 years in the Navy on nuclear submarines and then worked for a defense contractor. He has now retired for the second time and lives in northeast Florida, where he and his wife are building their "dream home," designed by their daughter.He writes: "Life in northeast Florida is wonderful, with frequent hours spent on the beach, especially watching the full moon rise. I nicknamed my construction company ‘Paradise Builders' to capture the sentiment of our lifestyle." Also enjoying retirement is John Deasy, MPS '72, of Doylestown, PA, who likes working on and spending time at his retirement camp in the Adirondacks and restoring his airplane, a 1951 C-35 Beechcraft Bonanza. He is looking forward to time to do things he could not do while working.

Kenneth Dormer lives in Oklahoma, where he is an initiator of the Oklahoma Nanotechnology Initiative at the Oklahoma U. College of Medicine and Hough Ear Inst. Kenneth's research team is experimenting with targeted delivery of therapeutics using magnetic particles. Nancy Emerson Lombardo (one of my corridor-mates in Dickson freshman year) is enjoying her appointment as adjunct research assistant professor in the Department of Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center at Boston U. She writes, "While I still do some policy research, the focus of my work is on healthy lifestyles (nutrition exercises, cognitive stimulation, stress management, acupuncture) to treat Alzheimer's disease. In 2004 I developed the memory preservation diet." See Nancy's website, www.healthcareinsights.net. Nancy's son Nicholas was ordained a Roman Catholic Dominican priest in 2004, and daughter Suzanne graduated from Harvard Business School in 2005 and is now working in Manhattan.

Please send your news to any of the class correspondents or to Rolf Frantz (raf22@cornell.edu) or Alice Katz Berglas (akb66@aol.com). -- Deanne Gebell Gitner, dgg26@cornell.edu; Peter Salinger, pete.sal@verizon.net; and Susan Rockford Bittker, ladyscienc@aol.com.

67 | Our 40th Reunion is six months (or so) away--June 7-10, 2006! Contact Reunion Chair Dave Darwin, daved@ku.edu, to help with the planning and the doing.

Meanwhile, back on the class news front: "Larry Lese, JD '70, and I plan to attend the 40th Reunion," reports Richard Hayman (richard.hayman@1800gotjunk.com). "I retired again because I wanted a three-day workweek to have more time to enjoy our seven grandchildren in our new ‘mountain' retreat not too far from D.C. and near several state parks. On the top ridge, we have ten wooded acres complete with swing sets, playhouse, and basketball court. Another reason for building it was to create ‘ham heaven': I've been an amateur radio operator (ham) for nearly 50 years and I couldn't erect my 120-foot tower at my home in Potomac,MD. This summer we are spending lots of time at the beach in Ocean City.My golf game is coming back. I now work part-time for my daughter and son-in-law. After working for me for nine years in the family business, she learned to be a pretty tough boss. I guess this is payback time. I see Stu and Ruthye Lewis often. Stu's dad owned Irv Lewis Men's Shop in downtown. They had other stores: Stuart's in Collegetown, Parajay's and Holly's in downtown, and a store in the mall. Cornellians visiting suburban Maryland and looking for a golf game should send an e-mail."

And from David Gutknecht, '67, MD '71 (davedon@earthlink.net): "I am beginning my 30th year as an internist and medical educator at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA, where I've been a longtime member of a large regional chorus, the Susquehanna Valley Chorale.My wife Donna '69, BS Nurs '69, shares my love of music and has been active as a piano accompanist at nearby Bloomsburg U. But really new and different is that this year I became a licensed battlefield guide at the Gettysburg National Military Park. Qualifying has involved a lifetime of study and the passing of some really challenging exams. The guide service is a unique operation overseen by the National Park Service.More information can be found at www.gettysburgtourguides.org."

Phyllis Goodman (pgoodman@worldnet.att.net) moved to Cincinnati to become vice president, marketing and communications, at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She "enjoyed reconnecting with Lynn Baxter Blaine, who also lives here in Cincinnati. Hadn't seen each other for more than 30 years and agreed that we both looked exactly the same!" Phyllis Bell Jonas (Atlantic Beach, NY; phyllisjbj@aol.com) is "teaching in a new Hebrew immersion pre-K program at the Brandeis School, where I have taught for 23 years. I occasionally see Myron Kaufman when he comes East to visit his mom who lives nearby.My son Barry '97 lives and works in Las Vegas, and a third grandchild has joined my family, Emma Gabrielle, born to my son Seth and daughter-in-law Rochelle." Longtime readers of this column will recall that we offer a continuing prize for news of sightings or whereabouts of the peripatetic Mr. Kaufman, who apparently can now be found in Marina Del Rey, CA (myronkau@earthlink.net).

You may have noticed the frequency this election season that the major media, focusing on the Lieberman-Lamont contest in Connecticut, have turned to the resident Nutmeg State political expert and chair of the U. of Connecticut political science department, Prof. Howard Reiter (howard.reiter@uconn.edu), for sagacious analysis of the Senate race and a good quotable line or two--all of which he has generously provided. --Richard B.Hoffman, 2925 28th St.NW,Washington, DC 20008; e-mail, rhoffman@ erols.com.

68 | I hope you all had a great summer. Bruce Carlson and his wife Kathleen (Schmidt) '69 live in Celebration, FL. Bruce is involved with real estate investments. He recently competed in a fishing tournament in Pennsylvania. His son Brian '98 lives in London, and son Brad in L.A. Fred Scholl, PhD '76, is a manager for information security with Nissan North America. Fred and his wife Gladys live in Brentwood, TN. They have two young sons and a daughter attending Oberlin College. Elizabeth Cadbury and husband Arthur Borror live in Pittsfield, NH. Betsy retired from teaching in 2005 and enjoys gardening, fishing, serving on various condo boards and Audubon steering committees, and always singing. She sings professionally at the Basilique Notre Dame in Montreal. Betsy would like to hear from Mary Jane Ferguson. Linn Jensen Smyth and her husband Jack '69 live in Spring, TX, and Linn is the owner of A Cottage Industry and M'Lady's Chocolates. It sounds interesting, but she didn't give details. Linn is active with the local museum of fine arts and a number of other community groups, and has worked on creating a water re-use project for landscape irrigation in her water district. Linn asks for news of Astrid Madea Loranger.

MJ Herson's event planning firm has worked on the inauguration of Cornell's new president, as well as campaign launch events for the university.He lives in Penn Yan, NY. Ken Miller is president of Pegasus Research Corp., a manufacturer of respiratory products. Ken and wife Melinda live in Costa Mesa, CA. Ken sailed from California to Florida in his own boat, which is now for sale.His current project is building a beach house on the island of Guanaja,Honduras. Ken is in touch with JohnWright. Andrew Droitcour reports that his daughter Amy '00 received her PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford. Jim Ponsoldt is a professor at the U. of Georgia School of Law. He enjoyed a cameo appearance in the upcoming film Off the Black, starring Nick Nolte, which was a project of his son Jamie.

Felicia Ackerman (formerly Diana Ackerman) is professor of philosophy at Brown U. and also writes short stories. Rick Beck lives in Baggs,WY, and works as a cowboy and occasional carpenter. He enjoys fishing, renovating a house, and "branding about 700 calves." Rick says, "Anyone interested in horseback pack trips with fishing in the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness of Colorado, feel free to call. I mean it." Edward Becker, DVM '72, is a veterinarian in Guilderland, NY. His daughter Alexis '05 attends the Vet college at Cornell.

Jerry Kreider, MArch '71, is an architect in Malvern, PA, with the firm of Cathers & Assoc. In his spare time, Jerry is involved with Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia. Jerry asks about Sam Roberts, who he hears from occasionally. Steve Hamilton lives in Sutton, NH. He recently retired from American Airlines and says that he went from being "Captain Hamilton" to "boy who works for Betty" (his wife). Steve is adjusting to retirement and is enjoying skiing and sailing. He asks for news of Ken Downing '67, PhD '74, and B.T. Bentley '67.

Peter Smith, JD '71, and wife Debbie (Kates), MA '71, live in Naples, FL. Pete retired from his law firm partnership and now does some work negotiating health care contracts for large companies. Pete and Debbie spend the winter in Naples and summer in Long Beach Island, NJ, and they keep an apartment in Manhattan for visits to the City. Debbie retired from a senior position in human resources. Margit Maakestad Coltvet lives in Berlin, Germany, with husband Ben. She is an associate missionary at the American Church in Berlin, where Ben is pastor. They are enjoying life in Europe.Margit enjoys teaching violin, playing piano, and singing in a choir. They have five children and six grandchildren who visit.

Dave Kilbon and wife Judy live in East Granby, CT, where Dave is First Selectman, the chief elected and administrative official for this town near Hartford. Dave is involved in a variety of regional government activities including airport board, regional health district, etc. In the past year, Dave and Judy have had interesting trips to Peru and Panama with other Cornellians. Jeff Gorwit is a cardiologist and lives in Escondido, CA. He had a trip to Andalusia this year, and enjoys tennis and skiing, as well as travel. Jeff asks for news about Arnie Gould and Dan Fink, two of his Engineering classmates. Susan Clark Norwood and husband Woody live in New Orleans. Susan works as a mediator and educational consultant trainer. She is director of the Juvenile Mediation Program and director of the Family Mediation Council of Louisiana.When she sent in her news, Susan had plans for a bike vacation with classmate Harrell Hunter Scarcello and husband Paul '67.

David Weber is retired. He reports the marriage of his son Mathew last year and the graduation of his daughter Stephanie from Duke. She is headed for Stanford for graduate work in biology. Elaine Elinson lives in San Francisco and works as an editor and communications consultant. Elaine is writing a book on the history of civil liberties in California. She received an MFA degree last year, and her other activities include marching for immigrants' rights. Elaine has memories of her acting experience at Cornell with Al Gingold, MFA '71. I look forward to hearing from you. -- Gordon H. Silver, 2 Avery St., #26, Boston, MA 02111; e-mail, gordon_silver@comcast.net.

69 | Looking back at her Cornell days, Judy Epstein,MAT '75, recalls "Desolation Row" from her freshman year in Risley, as well as friends Judy Greig Archibald, Ann Kibbey, and Rosemary Slowiak. Judy writes that these are the people she would most like to hear from. Since Judy teaches health and home economics at DeWitt Middle School in Ithaca, she still gets to "hang out at the Royal Palms." Richard Hagelberg remembers playing in the Big Red Band and would like to communicate with Jim Stafford. Today Richard is still involved with music, singing in the NW Indiana Symphony Chorus and playing French horn in area musical groups. Fifteen years ago, Richard, founder and CEO of Kidstuff Playsystems Inc., started the company to manufacture commercial playground equipment. Laura Muggleton Higgins, MS '71, proudly tells us that her son Edgar "Gar"Higgins III '06 is a current member of the Big Red Band and is studying Engineering.

An attorney with Independence Blue Cross,Managed Care Group, Benita Fair Langsdorf has moved to the Washington Square area in Center City Philadelphia and says that she loves city life. Benita also mentions that she would like to hear from Lynne Goldstein Silverstein '71. Another attorney,Meg Peterson Mathewson is raising a teenager, looking after parents, and fundraising for her causes. She would like to see an end to the debacle in Iraq, the Bush Administration, the disease of AIDS--especially in Africa--the growing chasm between the wealthy and the working poor, and the cavalier attitude toward the explosive pet population. Her most fond Cornell memory is of her freshman roommate Jane PettisWiseman, and one of the people Meg would most like to hear from is Ron Nehring.

George and Merle Ladd Silverman '72 live in California, where George is a flight test captain for United Airlines. He reports traveling a lot,most recently to China and Korea on business, and wishes he could be traveling to Australia and New Zealand for pleasure instead.When not in the sky, George rides his motorcycle as often as possible. His fondest Cornell memory is of tray-sliding on Libe Slope, and he would like to get in touch with Doug Jones and RickWilliams.

Laura Purnell Krich, MAT '71, retired from classroom teaching and says, "Retirement is too new for me to have settled into any lasting patterns." She also writes that the free time permits flexibility and exploration. Recently, Laura and her husband Steven '66, PhD '72, saw their son Jacob married in Toronto. At Cornell, they visited their daughter Abigail '04 and attended the 100th anniversary celebration of Seal and Serpent over Homecoming weekend. Laura fondly remembers tranquil moments between classes, and especially between prelims, in Miss Minn's Garden near the Big Red Barn. After retiring from JP Morgan Chase,Marion Morgenthal is building a consulting practice in leadership and project management training and coaching, as well as raising two children, ages 19 and 15, with her husband Lance Lyford. Another retiree, Lee Stone left federal government service to travel around Europe and do genealogical research in the UK. He completed an MA in history at the U. of Essex, Colchester, UK, in 2005 and is based in London temporarily. Lee says that he is thinking of doing railroad history research, particularly on the New York, the Ontario & Western, and the Unadilla Valley railroads. About Cornell, Lee remembers looking across Cayuga Lake as the chimes in McGraw Tower played the "Evening Song." -- Arda Coyle Boucher, 21 Hemlock Hill Rd., Amherst, NH 03031; e-mail, aboucher@airmar.com.