70 | It is fall as you read this, but it was written in June just after Reunion 2006. I spent Reunion with the Class of '71 and had a great time. I also enjoyed time with my daughter Bethany Meyer Paves '96 and her friends, who were back for their 10th Reunion. These gals really know how to party! Do any of you remember doing "the Worm" when we were on the Hill?

Alexander Lowe '09, son of Stephen Lowe (New York City; slowe44520@aol.com), is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences. BobMirel (rmirel@lawreb.com) has a new address in Plainsboro, NJ. Patrick Kelly (patrickelly@webtv.net) has been invited to be a member of the Ottawa Police Service–Victim Crisis Unit. He and wife Angela live in Ottawa, Ontario. They will be traveling to San Francisco, Australia, New Zealand, and Los Angeles in November and December 2006.

In December 2005, Rani Denise Ulrich had an exhibit of her paintings at the Waimea Arts Center Firehouse Gallery in Waimea near Honolulu, HI. The exhibit was titled "Close Up and Far Away." One featured work was "Gold Dust Day Gecko." Beth Galston's sculptures were on view in April and May 2006 at two exhibits! Her solo exhibit was "Fragilities" at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, and a two-person exhibit was "Beth Galston and Yizhak Elyashiv" at the Spheris Gallery in Bellows Falls, VT. Beth and husband Jerome Lerman live in Carlisle,MA, and her e-mail is bgalston@aol.com. Andrea Strongwater reports that it only took 30 years, but her artwork is now being handled by a New York City gallery, Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts at 13 Jay Street in Tribeca (Lower Manhattan)--also on the Web at cherylpelavin.com. Cheryl got her BFA from AAP in '66. Andrea lives in New York City and she can be contacted at astrongwater@nyc.rr.com.

In late April 2006,Mad River Brewing Co. announced that Bruce"Mac"MacDonald (celtic313@yahoo.com) is the company's new chief executive officer.Mac and wife Anne live in Arcata, CA, and have two grown children, Sarah and Kenneth, and one grandson, Nathan. Previous to this position,Mac held executive positions with Johnson & Johnson, Sara Lee Corp., and West Farm Food and was most recently executive VP of Sun Valley Group in Arcata. Internationally he had built several successful businesses in Europe and South America.Mac is new to the beer industry, but he anticipates developing a career in the "fastest-growing segment of the fermented hop and barley business"--high quality craft ales.

Joe Norelli was appointed regional director of the National Labor Relations Board Regional Office in San Francisco, CA, in July 2005. The NLRB administers and enforces the National Labor Relations Act, as well as investigating, prosecuting, and remedying unfair labor practices. In his position, Joe will be responsible for processing of unfair labor practice charges and representation petitions in 27 counties in Northern California, the state of Hawaii, and the US Territories in the Pacific. Joe received his JD from Fordham Law School in 1973 and then joined the NLRB as an attorney in the Office of Appeals. He and wife Nancy have two adult sons,Michael and Jason, and adult twin daughters Lisa and Jessica.

Stephen Goodwin (srg@winnyc.com),MCT,MCSE, and MVP2005, has written an article for Intranets, an enterprise strategies and solutions publication (www.intranetstoday. com) entitled "Nonprofit Turns to Portal for Compliance" in the March/April 2006 issue. He is CEO of Goodwin & Cartwright Inc., and has more than 30 years of experience in financial services and technology and working with companies such as Citibank, Viacom, and N. M. Rothschild.

While in Hong Kong in the fall of 2005, Lynn Girolamo Burke visited with Toby and Eileen Marion. She reports on Toby's adventures since graduation! He received his master's degree at MIT and then did a couple of years in the Peace Corps.He returned to an engineering job in the US and soon took the opportunity to work in Bahrain, where he met his wife, a native of Wales. In the past 32 years they have lived in various countries, including Australia, China, and Japan. They have a son and a daughter. Toby retired from his career and launched a wine importing/exporting business in Hong Kong, Golden Gate Wine Co. Ltd. (www.goldengatewine.com). -- Connie Ferris Meyer, 16 James Thomas Rd.,Malvern PA 19355; e-mail, cfm7@cornell.edu.

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72 | As most of us do,my daughter Kelly was always searching for "something different" to give on Father's Day. After giving me just about every type of golf gift she could find, she finally came up with a solution--Cornell memorabilia. Last year she bought me an authentic red Cornell hockey jersey. This year, she presented me with a framed photo of NHL Hall of Fame goalie Ken Dryden '69 playing in goal for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1970s. Dryden's photo will go in my den next to a game-used hockey stick, personally autographed by San Jose Sharks defenseman Doug Murray '03.

Patrice Kasten Schwartz is a teacher in Hartsdale, NY, where she resides with spouse Elon. She is the district coordinator for the Lincoln Center Inst., a member of a cinema group, and a CAAAN volunteer. Patrice recently chaired the Women's Multigenerational Passover Seder at her synagogue, started a chapter of Kids for World Health at her school, and is monitoring a new teacher. She says that she would rather be traveling or spending time with her children, who don't live at home anymore. The one thing she remembers most fondly from Cornell is living with her friends in Collegetown and enjoying the surroundings. Nora Cheng of West Linn, OR, reports that she works two days a week in a pain clinic and spends her free time with yoga, Pilates, hiking, and trying to "age gracefully." Last summer, Nora climbed Mt. Adams and South Sister in the Cascades. She says that she misses the East Coast and would love to visit her friends there. Her fondest memories of Cornell are the good friends, great music, and caring faculty. The old friend she would most like to hear from is Nancy Sweeney. Nora is married to Ken Larsen.

C. Stuart Heyman and wife Julie Freeman live in Memphis, TN, where Stuart is a ramp agent for Federal Express.He spends his "after-hours" time with the theatre and cataloging his CD collection. Recently, Stuart played Fagin in a production of Oliver. He also staged an opera scene concert for the Memphis Vocal Arts Ensemble.When not involved in the theatre, Stuart is busy buying property in North Carolina.When asked what he'd rather be doing, Stuart replied, "Getting paid for working in the theatre." The one thing he remembers most fondly from Cornell is the pizza and beer at Johnny's after Savoyard rehearsals. Stuart would like to hear from old friend Cary Frumess '74.

Rev. Francis Tiso of Washington, DC, is the associate director of the secretariat for ecumenical and interreligious affairs of the US Conference of Bishops. He enjoys painting in watercolors and acrylics, playing trumpet, and swimming. Francis is also busy fixing up a cottage in southern Italy for "quiet time."His recent activities include setting up or continuing dialogues with Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Hindus, Reform Christians, and Jews for the US Catholic Bishops. I'd be interested in knowing what Father Tiso thinks about The Da Vinci Code and the new language revisions to the Catholic mass. Francis says that he would rather be painting landscapes in the Molise in Italy. The thing he remembers most fondly from Cornell is walking in the gorges and "communing with the universe," and he would like to hear from old friends Jeff Richman '73 and Kevin Neels, PhD '81.

Jane Friedlieb Greenman is VP of Compensation, Benefits & Labor Relations. She also serves on the board of directors of NYC Outward Bound and on the executive committee of XBHR (Cross Border HR). Practicing law keeps Jane very busy, but she manages to find time to raise three daughters with husband Charles at their home in Princeton, NJ. Jane reports that she is pretty happy, but would like to be on safari, rock climbing, bicycling, skiing, and trekking around the globe more often. The studying and coffee at the Temple of Zeus is what Jane remembers fondly from Cornell. She would like to hear from old friends Vivien Klein Lawrence, Deborah Kattenbach Cowan '73, and Judi Bloom Hauswirth.

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the ALS Alumni Association was proud to recognize Craig Yunker with the Outstanding Alumni Award at a banquet held at the Statler Hotel on Nov. 4, 2005. Of more than 80,000 CALS alumni since 1977, only 168 have been recognized with this awards program. Craig is the owner and managing partner of CY Farms LLC in Elba, NY. Recognized as one of the largest innovative and progressive farm operations in New York State, CY Farms has 7,000 acres under cultivation. Today, the business includes large acreage of processing and fresh vegetables, a turf farm, a heifer-raising facility, and a custom vegetable harvesting business. One of Craig's greatest attributes is his skill in managing people--he has been referred to as the best human resource manager in Northeast agriculture. He is a member of the Cornell Board of Trustees and served as co-chair of the Committee on Land Grant and Statutory Affairs and as a member of the Executive Committee. Craig has frequently lectured both on and off campus on the agricultural industry and has received numerous awards over the years. He lives with his wife Kimberly in Elba, NY, and they have three children, Cyrus '01, Christian '02, and Katherine '05.His father, Carl Yunker '44, is also a CALS alumnus. Congratulations to Craig for receiving this prestigious and richly deserved award from CALS. Send news to: -- Alex Barna, Alexander.Barna-1@nasa.gov; or Gary Rubin, glrubin@aol.com.

73 | Greetings from New Orleans! Steven Braddon (ELOI1951@yahoo.com) has relocated to Sydney, Australia, with his wife and daughters Aurora, 20, and Vanessa, 17. Steven's wife accepted a faculty position at the U. of Western Sydney. Roger Ellis, DVM '77 (rellis6@adelphia.net) of Granville, NY, is a field veterinarian with the NYS Agriculture and Markets Division of Animal Industry. He is also a volunteer speaker for Heifer Int'l and traveled to Mozambique as a leader of its study tour. He is interested in hearing from Dick Cooney.

Mona Deutsch Miller (monadmil@aol.com) is writing plays and screenplays--and looking for an agent. However, she hasn't given up her day job at the Donfeld, Kelley & Rollman law firm in West Los Angeles. She stays in touch with fellow Cornellians Lisa Pollak '74 of Morristown, NJ, architect Joan Fabry '75 ofWashington, DC, and Helen Bendix, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge. She also keeps in touch with a friend who resides in California but is living in Louisiana and is involved in major reconstruction after Hurricane Katrina.We need all the help we can get and invite you to visit the city and surrounding area to witness the devastation firsthand.

It is hard to describe the impact of Katrina if you don't see it and live it. It has changed our lives. I was one of the lucky ones.My family evacuated first to Oxford, MS, and then to Baton Rouge, LA.We could not return for two months. Our children were displaced from their schools and their friends. Friends and strangers alike assisted us in so many ways. It was especially comforting to hear from my Cornell friends all over the country in the days immediately following the storm. Our home in uptown New Orleans sustained only wind, roof, and tree damage.Many of our friends and colleagues lost everything with the levee break and flooding, both in New Orleans and on the Mississippi coast. City services are still minimal.We have lost huge numbers of physicians and other professionals. Small businesses are hit hardest.We have a long way to go and our first priority is levee and coastal erosion protection and a plan to rebuild our beautiful and historic city and surrounding communities. Our friends and neighbors are working together with great hope and vision for the future.

On a lighter note, I had dinner with Nancy Miller Clifford, MA '76, and visited with her husband, Richard '74, MBA '76, in Philadelphia in June when I was giving a speech for the American Health Lawyers Association.

Class president Martha Slye Sherman, MPS '75, reminds us all to save the dates for our 35th Reunion, June 5–8, 2008, and plan to attend. I attended the 30th and it couldn't have been more fun. Irene Kohan Yesowitch will be chairing the reunion committee and I will be assisting.We promise to make it special. Look for updates on our class website at http://classof73.alumni.cornell.edu and to find missing classmates. Keep in touch with Cornell at the www.alumni.cornell.edu website and send a friend a personal postcard.

Best to all. -- Danielle Lombardo Trostorff, dtrostorff@bakerdonelson.com; Phyllis Haight Grummon, phg3@cornell.edu.

74 | Don't miss the chance to join '74 classmates and other fans of Christopher Reeve in Ithaca the weekend of November 17-18 for a program of highlights from Chris's film career and the gala dedication of a plaque installed at Cornell's Schwartz Performing Arts Center. At that time, we hope to announce the Christopher Reeve '74 Scholarship for Cornell students majoring in Theatre Arts, Dance, or Music. Evan Stewart and Mary Berens are leading the fund-raising among our classmates for this scholarship; the goal is $50,000. Please contact Evan,Mary, or John Foote for more information.

Bill Van Sweringen writes that he continues to work at KBR, an engineering and construction business in Houston, TX. His present job takes him back to Nigeria; his previous job in Houston was "installing SAP." (My mind immediately turns to maple syrup, but I'm confident that this is incorrect.) Bill and wife Patricia Lawrence have three teenage kids who keep busy with theater, soccer, track, and lacrosse, and "generally stay out of trouble." Bill keeps in touch with Jeff Ellis.

Stuart Oppenheim and wife Debra relocated to Weston, FL, in 2002. Stuart works as VP, Florida Operations for Brown and Caldwell, a national environmental consulting firm. In his free time, Stuart engages in competitive fencing and dreams of deep-sea fishing.He would like to hear from Cliff Pomerantz and fondly remembers trips to the Hot Truck (MBC, PMP, etc.). Stephen Coulombe works as a senior systems engineer at MTSI in Las Vegas, NV. He enjoys playing saxophone, BBQ-ing, and swimming in his pool. Stephen and wife Karen celebrated the weddings of their daughter Mary in April, and daughter Kathleen last October. All of these activities must have taken their toll, as he notes that at this point he'd rather be "sleeping." Stephen fondly remembers "the Reservoir" and would like to hear from Foster Hinshaw '70.

Martha Slye Sherman '73, MPS '75 (thanks,Marty) provided the following info in response to my fervent e-mail plea for news: " ‘Kope' (Diane Kopelman VerSchure) might not tell you, but she has successfully launched a dinner program for Cornell women here in the Boston area. She, Sharon HegartyWilliams '65, and Karen Sehl '76 are the co-founders. It is so successful that she (Kope) is initiating one for her fellow alumnae from the Tuck School. Get-togethers are once a month at different restaurants. No theme, strictly a networking meeting/fellowship time for Cornell women. Each time it is "hosted" by a different woman; Betsy Beach hosted one not long ago. This is separate from the Cornell Club activities."

Marty continues: "Kope also organized the DG retreat weekend in Charleston. From the Class of '74 were Betsy Beach, Kope, and Jackie Dolat, who is living in Anchorage. Jackie works as an engineer, has her own seaplane (which she uses for exploring and getting away), and in her free time fishes for salmon."DGs from other years attended as well.

Nancy Newcomer Vick writes from Bedford, NY, that she is looking forward to college visits this August with son Charlie, who will be a senior at the Hackley School this fall. Sadly, he is likely opting for southern schools where golf can be played on green grass most of the year and not snow! Jane is one year behind him and noncommittal. Nancy has been for some years the board president of the American Classical Orchestra (amerclassorch.org), a first-rate period instrument orchestra that performs major classics on original instruments in New York City at public and private venues. Nancy enthuses: "If you have never heard Bach, Beethoven, or Mozart played on the instruments that these composers had ‘in ear' at the time they were composing--wooden flutes, gut-stringed violins, valveless horns, skin-covered timpani, etc.--you have a treat in store. The experience is much more intimate and you will hear classics as if for the first time." She would love to welcome Cornellians to upcoming events and would be happy to hear from you at NancyNxt@aol.com or through the orchestra's website.

Barbara Johnson, her husband Jeff Fischer, and Mi O'Connell proudly hosted a commencement buffet supper for their son Zack '06 at the home of Mary Berens and her husband Paul Feeny.Mort Bishop and Mary Lang were there with children Elizabeth '07 and Mac. Evan Zuckerman and Andy Bernstein were in town to celebrate daughter Whitney '06's graduation; son Tyler '09 was also on hand for the buffet treats. Neighbor Ezra Cornell '70 and his family, wife Daphne, daughter Allie, and son Colin, also stopped by to join in the graduation festivities. Kris Rupert and husband John Foote rounded out the group of Cornellians--having hosted a much larger champagne luncheon for a marvelous group of new graduates, family, and friends.

In a recent e-mail to our fearless leader, class president John Foote, Bill Quain asks,"How many of our classmates will have kids at Cornell this fall? You may know that I just released a great new product called ‘Debit & Credit Cards 101: A driver's education course for credit cards.' It is a book/DVD/CD combination that is already being used at some colleges for orientation seminars. I would be happy to donate 20 copies to our classmates' freshman children for your [annual incoming children of '74 alumni] party in August."

Jodi Sielschott Stechschulte and husband John won the prize for largest Cornell family present at the buffet (not for the first time): daughter Lisa '04, son John '06, daughter Lynn '09, and daughter Lauren. Jodi notes that son John graduated magna cum laude with honors in Materials Science and Engineering. He has accepted a spot with Teach for America and will teach secondary math in the Baltimore City Public School System for the next two years. Lisa is an applied research mathematician for the Dept. of Defense and is living in the D.C. area. Lynn loved her freshman year at Cornell and will live in her sorority next year--a new one--Alpha Xi Delta. Lynn is considering a major in Chemistry. Jodi marvels, "Are these really my children? Math, Engineering, Chemistry--not an English major in the bunch!"

Agribusiness owners Ed and Pauline Brooks Drexler '75, of Fabius, NY, were proud parents at the recent wedding of their daughter Emily '03 to Scott Olsenwik on a scenic orchard hillside in Argyll, NY.Many alumni friends and relatives were in attendance, including maid of honor Crystal Aukema '03, Richard and Chris Fesko (fellow agribusiness owners in Skaneateles, NY); Emily's grandmother, Leah Smith Drexler '46; and various aunts, uncles, and cousins including: Henry '69 and Anne Porter Drexler '73,Marleah DrexlerMacDougal '71, LeahMacDougal '02, Jean Moore Latham '70, TedMoore '71, Tom '79 and CarolMcKenzieMoore, Charlotte Smith Moore '48, and yours truly.

Olga Mohan, husband Fred Simmons, and their three children spent Memorial Day weekend at Cornell for the graduation of nephew Bruce Armstrong '06. Olga has been a professor of pediatric medicine at UCLA near Los Angeles for the past 16 years. She is toying with the idea of retirement, so that she can get more involved with other causes such as political campaigns. I had just returned to Central New York from a trip, so we quickly made plans and connected for a visit at the Syracuse Airport. It was fun to meet her children, Caroline, 16,Michael, 14, and Jim, 12. They all reside in Manhattan Beach, CA. It's pretty entertaining to see friends that you knew as single college students now in the role of busy parents. Please send your news to: -- Betsy Moore, emoore@cazenovia.edu; Steve Raye, spr23@cornell.edu; or Bill Howard, billhoward@comcast.net.

75 | In my last column, I mentioned that I had attended the Cornell-Yale football game in New Haven last fall. Cornell athletic events are a great place to meet up with classmates. I drove up to the game with Howie Borkan '81 and Buck Briggs '76. There were several tailgate parties, and I saw Don '76, MBA '79, and Karen Krinsky Sussman '76 (whose son Joel '05, BS Ag '06, was on the Cornell team), John '72 and Ellen Rosenstock Morehouse '72, Allison and Peter Kaplan '74, and Mark Allen '74.

I sat with Cindy Coulter Harris and Pam CoulterMason '76 and their parents, Ross Cunnick, and Lily and PaulWong. Cindy (cgeorge@sgcfamlaw.com) and Dianne Veris Puls (dvpuls@comcast.net) had a mini-reunion last August when Cindy's daughter Caroline and Diane's son Jeremy started at U. of Colorado. Cindy's son Dan is a senior at George Washington U. In June 2005, Cindy married Jeff Harris. She is a matrimonial attorney in Greenwich, CT, and was named as one of the top 100 attorneys by Worth magazine in December 2005. Cindy told me a little bit of Cornell nostalgia. Her freshman dorm room was 4517 Clara Dickson, and her father was Class of '45 while her grandfather was Class of '17 at Cornell.How about that for dorm placement! Ross (wrciii@aol.com) came down from Falmouth, MA, for the game. He spent last summer umpiring sailboat races and spends the winter working on a 1931 Model A Ford with a 1988 Camaro engine! Ross keeps in touch with Charlie Wallace (cwallace@vipstructures.com), whose son Chuck '06 just finished at the Ag college. Charlie entered a triathlon with two friends in Duxbury, MA, and came in fourth out of 40.He and Dave Nutting own a construction warehouse development firm in Skaneateles, NY. Ross also keeps in touch with Steve Patterson (patters@wiggin-nourie.com), a lawyer in Manchester, NH, who plays in an over-50 soccer league. Paul (edgehillcm@aol.com) has become an "accidental Internet entrepreneur."His 14-year-old son Robert is a nationally ranked tennis player. Paul was searching for a string sponsor for Robert, and a Belgian manufacturer offered their strings and asked Paul if he wanted to distribute the strings in the US. Paul launched TennisStringman.com in August 2005 and now distributes racquet stringing around the world.

From the world of press releases: Jim Seeley, JD '79 (jseeley@bsk.com) was selected by his peers to be included in the 2007 edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." He is chair of the estate and financial planning department of Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC in Syracuse, NY, and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Jim and wife Beth (Wright) '76 live in Marcellus, NY, with daughter Faith, 12, and son Robby, 5. Also at Jim's firm is R. Daniel Bordoni, MS'77, who was elected last year to the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He is a partner and co-chair of the firm's labor and employment law department.Harriet Cooperman, partner and chair at Saul Ewing LLP in Baltimore,MD, was reappointed to the Maryland State Higher Education Labor Relations Board by the governor last year. She is a member of the board of trustees for the University System of Maryland Foundation and a member of the board of visitors of U. of Maryland's School of Law. She has been named a "Best Lawyer" in labor and employment law every year since 1993 and selected as one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Daily Record.

Far, far from Cayuga's waters, Phil Ionta (iontapa@aramco.com.sa) is capital coordinator for projects for Saudi Aramco. His life in the Middle East has been far from boring, but he does miss hearing the chimes from the Cornell bell tower. Phil enjoys swimming and golf, and traveled to the Selous Game Reserve (Rufigi River) in Tanzania for a walking safari.He met Samuel Bodman '60, the US Secretary of Energy, at a recent consulate function when he went to Saudi Arabia to thank the country for contributing $100 million in Hurricane Katrina relief funds, and for increasing production quotas.

Marty Siegel (cksiegel@aol.com) writes that during winter break of senior year, Andy Reese, Steve Semlitz,MBA '76, and he tried driving a rusted out Dodge van across the country to ski the Colorado Rockies. They made it as far as Iowa, where the engine blew. After being towed to a gas station, they sold the van, hitchhiked to a Greyhound stop, and each headed home, never making it to Aspen, and vowed that when they all "made it" in life, they'd head west again and do it first class. They held their first "Rendezvous in the Rockies" in 2003, and recently met up again in January '06 in Vail for four great days of skiing. Steve (ssemlitz@hteco.com) is the co-managing partner at Hess Energy Trading, Andy is one of the world's leading authorities on groundwater runoff, and Marty is involved in real estate in Minneapolis-St. Paul.

I ran into Steve at a Johnson School-sponsored panel of Wall Street experts who discussed the world of hedge funds. Steve was on the panel with fellow Cornellians Rich Marin, MBA '76, PeterWright, MBA '76, and JoshuaWeinreich '82. Rich (ram38@cornell.edu) is chairman and CEO of Bear Stearns Asset Management in NYC.He is on the University Council, the Major Gifts Committee, and the Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Program Advisory Council and still has time to serve as our class VP. Peter (pwright@pawpartners.com) established PAW Partners in 1990 and is the general partner, responsible for managing a US equities hedge fund. He lives in Greenwich, CT, and has five children between the ages of 10 and 14, the youngest being a set of twins. He keeps in touch with fellow ChemE's George Murphy, Todd Teitell, Wayne Henderson, and Elyse Byron, and ILR classmates Jon Golden, Dan Schwimer, SteveWeintraub, and BobWeiser.

Here is some news from classmates who also happen to be classmates of mine from high school! Andy Feigin (andy@applefig.com) was in Singapore last year, where he served as the production stage manager for NYC2012's final presentation to the IOC for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He got to work with Senator Hillary Clinton, NYC mayor Mike Bloomberg, and Olympic gold medalists Janet Evans and Bob Beamon. He took the opportunity to take a vacation with his wife in Thailand after the event. His son Benjamin just finished his freshman year at Carnegie Mellon, and his daughter Hannah is in high school.When at home, Andy teaches at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and has a production company, AppleFig. Another Andy from my HS, AndyWeinberg (andrew.weinberg@med.va.gov) is at the Dorn V.A.Medical Center in Columbia, SC, as chief of geriatrics and extended care. He had spent a year of active duty in 2005 as a Navy flight surgeon in Iraq in support of the US Marine Corps operation at an airbase 100 miles from Baghdad. Andy has four children: James, a junior at NYU, Jenna, in high school, Bethany, 8, and Jocelyn, 5 months. Rory Sadoff (dinkyrss@ aol.com) went up to Ithaca recently to see the Cornell-UMass lacrosse game with his son Zach, who is a freshman at Tufts. Son Luke is in high school, and daughter Cassie is in junior high.

That's my news for now. Please tune in and keep sending news.We will be sure to get it into a column as soon as we can. -- Deb Gellman, dsgellman@hotmail.com; Karen DeMarco Boroff, boroffka@shu.edu; Mitch Frank, mjfgator@aol.com; and Joan Pease, japease1032@aol.com.

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77 | The summer was a little slow for news, and your class correspondents are looking forward to hearing from you this fall. Look for your annual News and Dues mailing next month, and let us know how things are going with your life, your work, your family, your travels, your goals and dreams. Share your news in this space. Your classmates and friends will be happy to see it.

Kim Gould, ME '79, lives in Seattle and works for Tectura Corp. After-hours extracurricular activities include being Dad to a 4-1/2-year-old, skiing, and spending time with his extended family.Most recently, he and wife Michelle Osborne have been re-connecting and re-orienting themselves to Seattle after being away for 27 years. His favorite memory of Cornell is WVBR. Sari Lee Schaumberger Gordon has been following in her daughter's footsteps and is doing community theater. She was recently cast as Cora Groves in the Lanford Wilson play The Rimers of Eldritch, which was to be presented in May at the Poppenhauser Inst. in College Point, NY. She was also getting ready to play Lady Montague in Centerport with the Arena Players this summer in their production of Romeo and Juliet. At the time she wrote, she had just finished portraying Steffi Blondell in Neil Simon's I Oughta Be in Pictures with the Spotlight Players of New Hyde Park. Congratulations, Sari, on your success as a thespian!

That's it for the months of September and October. Please keep those cards, letters, and e-mails coming, full of your news and views--and feel free to be wordy and to encourage friends to contribute! -- Howie Eisen, Heisen@drexelmed.edu; and Lorrie Panzer Rudin, rudin@starpower.net.

78 | You can't beat fall weather in Ithaca. As you reflect on the beautiful leaves changing colors and the Big Red football team trouncing their foes (hey, after 30 years, even the football team was good), please view the news and notes from our classmates.

Seth Klion (SethKlion@aol.com) and wife Janet are the parents of three young female adults, ages 22, 19, and 17, and live in South Salem, NY. Jodi '06 (ILR) graduated this past May, moved to Manhattan, and is working at Bristol-Myers. Dana '09 (CALS) is looking forward to her next three years. Rachel, the original CU wannabe in the family, will make her intentions known this coming fall as an early decision applicant to the CALS AEM program. This family certainly has CU red flowing through its veins. Many parents noted that it has been an emotion-filled year--surpassing their 50th year, first child graduating college, empty-nester status now in full view. Time does fly.

Michael Levine reports the big news that he and wife Joni have son Sam '09 who recently completed his freshman year in Arts and Sciences."He had a great dorm life at the incomparable Court Hall--a lot more lux than the old Sperry Hall on West Campus where Michael was. Sam has a regular gig on WVBR and will intern for Newsweek this summer under the tutelage of David Kaplan. Sam is friends with some of my old buddies' kids, including Claudia Cohen '09, whose mother Cindy Green '79 and I worked for Cornell's legendary developmental psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner '38 on his groundbreaking cross-national research studies in the late 1970s at old Martha Van.We have two other children, Zach, 15, and Sarah, 11, who attend school in New York City and New Jersey, respectively.We are based in Teaneck, NJ, where we are close friends of Nadav and Debbie Herman Nahshon '79. On a personal note I am now serving as VP, New Media and Director of Education for Asia Society, the NYC-based global organization focused on making education about other world regions, languages, and cultures a national priority."Michael would be delighted to hear from old friends at mlevine@asiasoc.org.

Roger Anderson and his family visited the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY, and, quite by accident, stayed at a farm resort run by John Sovocool and his wife. "John keeps his Cornell yearbook in the resort office to show guests, and is quite proud that his daughter recently graduated from Cornell. He ran the Boston Marathon and is planning to run the New York Marathon this fall." John's twin brother Wayne was also a classmate. Belinda Ward (wardkirby@aol.com), husband Frank Kirby, and their two children live in Ridgefield, CT. Belinda currently writes for "Sesame Street" and will create and head write for "The Upside Down Show" debuting on Noggin in 2007. Belinda has fond memories of the chocolate chip cookies at Cornell. Given the choice, Belinda would rather write a novel. Randy StronginWeiss currently enjoys life in Centerport, NY. She remembers the beautiful landscapes at Cornell and the Herbert F. Johnson museum. Randy would like to here from Karen Cornelius. Any news?

Stuart Cordell writes in from the rustbelt of northeastern Ohio. He has enjoyed the same office at Warren & Young for the last 23 years, although the firm did have it redecorated five years ago. Stuart focuses on economic redevelopment in the area. His two children are in college. Daughter Elise '07 will take on her senior year at Cornell, where she lives in Collegetown and enjoys Kappa Delta sorority activities, and his younger daughter will start her sophomore year at Coastal Carolina. Stuart enjoyed a twoweek vacation in Spain, helped by his wife's fluency in Spanish.He misses the constant activity across all disciplines at Cornell. Stuart calls out for news from the Sigma Chis and comments that the new Greystone is beautiful.

Mike Bernard (mandibernard@earthlink.net) sends us news from Albuquerque, NM. He currently serves as a senior systems research analyst studying foreign countries' directed energy (laser) and radio-frequency weapons systems. He plays softball with a bunch of 30-year-olds and enjoyed the Cubs and White Sox spring training. He also spends time converting his albums to CDs and Super-8 and 8mm videos to DVDs. In addition,Mike teaches fourth and eighth grade religious education. If he had the time, he would play more golf and see more national parks.We heard from Seattle,WA, where James Hoffman (enjoyingtheview@comcast.net) and his wife Sharon live. James is president of the Hoffman Group.His memories of Cornell include Beebe Lake, late nights at the truck, the suspension bridge, wine tasting class, and freshman year in the dorms.

Nancy Kilmer DuBois (nkdubois@gmail.com) reports from Plano, TX, where she enjoys empty nesting with husband David. Nancy splits working time between costume designer at the Dallas Repertoire Ballet and office manager at Academy of Dance Arts. Nancy recalls the great friends at Cornell. If given the option, Nancy would sit on a beach and enjoy a good book. Susan Hartwell Bradley, MS '83 (susanbradley@comcast.net) recalls her participation in athletics as her Cornell fond memory. She would love to play lacrosse if she were only in 1978 form. Susan and husband Robert live in Eagan, MN. She is a freelance writer and mom to Ross, 14, Sean, 11, and Kendall, 9. She enjoys her family and church activities. Susan has also written and self-published a humor book,Who Knew? The Inside Story of Being a Mom. She keeps in touch with her close Cornell friends.

I hope all is well with you. Please continue to send news. -- Chip Brueckman, jcb58@cornell.edu; or Pepi F. Leids, PLeids@aol.com. Go Big Red!

79 | On April 25, 2006, over 3,000 Cornellians gathered at the Beacon Theatre in New York City to hear Prof.Walter LaFeber's Farewell Lecture. It was a remarkable evening that reminded those present of the extraordinary teaching that occurs at Cornell. At the Class of '79 dinner that followed at the En Plo Restaurant (103 W. 77th St.), Steve Green, Jack Falvey, David Kauffman, and JeffWeiss recalled their unique experience of having Prof. LaFeber guide their Freshman Writing Seminar in the fall of 1975, and how his brilliance inspired them to sign up for additional courses over the next three years.

According to Class President Jeff Berg, MBA '81, 41 classmates, spouses, and friends turned out for Prof. LaFeber's talk and the post-lecture dinner, making the evening one of the largest '79 class gatherings ever held outside of Ithaca. The buffet dinner, arranged to perfection by DanMansoor, MBA '80, afforded ample opportunity to mingle and re-connect with old friends, in some cases for the first time since graduation. News from the attendees included:

Jeff Weiss and his family are off on a safari to Kenya, where they will travel throughout the countryside and provide their four children with the opportunity to meet with peers, help Masai children find water for their cattle, and live with Kenyans in their villages. Nancy Sverdlik, Janet Goldin Rubin, and Beth Anderson '80 are continuing their tradition of taking an annual spring getaway together. This past April marked the sixth year of their trips, and they chose to take in the sights of Stockholm over a long weekend.

Jeff Berg was recently honored to receive the District Award of Merit and the James E.West Fellow Award by the Westchester-Putnam Council of the Boy Scouts of America. This summer Jeff 's sons Blake and Lowell are working on their final requirements to achieve Eagle Scout. Jordan Schell-Lambert and his wife Anita are practically empty-nesters. Their son Theo is working as a freelance writer in San Francisco, and Rachel '07 shows no signs of wanting to leave Ithaca! Jordan and Anita seized the opportunity to try something new and relocated to Bennington, VT, in November '05. Jordan has joined Linium LLC as a principal IT consultant and "commutes" weekly between Albany and Michigan, where his current client is located."Hope to be doing more in New England by the end of the year."

Isabel WeissWacker and husband Tom are busy raising their two daughters, ages 12 and 15, and plan to enjoy a trip to Italy this summer as a family. They split their time between Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the North Fork of Long Island, where they love to sail and ski.Will Morris and his wife have bought a weekend home in Redding, CT.Will is wondering if any other Cornell alumni are in Redding.Michael Curran's oldest son is at St. Bonaventure, a spot even more remote and cold than Ithaca, and his son Trevor starts at St. Joseph's this fall.Mike's family is hoping to spend a lot of the summer on Cape Cod, where they have recently built a vacation home. His consulting business, MG Management Consulting Inc., is going well; they have expanded their European efforts and have opened an office in Asia.

David and Jody Weiner Kauffman '81 are the parents of three daughters,Melanie, 13, Erica, 11, and Jennifer, 8. David is VP and associate general counsel at Verizon, where he has been working for the past 16 years, including Verizon's predecessor companies. His career has taken them to several locations, including Westport, CT, Dallas, TX, and now Basking Ridge, NJ. David sent an e-mail following his trip to Jody's 25th Reunion in early June and reported that the Straight Music Room now has a plasma TV and that the Class of '79 plaque noting our Senior Class Gift of music equipment still hangs on the wall (though apparently all of the music equipment, now over 27 years old, has been replaced).

Danna Levy has opted for a freelance career in two fields, strategic marketing planning and medical writing, thereby putting both her graduate and undergraduate degrees to good use since the arrival of her daughter 15 years ago. Danna has also been involved in alumni admissions activities for Cornell for nearly 25 years, and in recent years she has served as a college fair representative in Manhattan, her home since graduation. Danna, her husband Jeffrey Riback '75, and their daughter love to travel; this summer their family is planning a trip to Greece. Danna recently wrote a note saying, "I truly enjoyed seeing so many former friends and acquaintances--particularly from freshman year--at the post-lecture dinner."

More than 25 other classmates attended the LaFeber lecture.We hope to hear from them and will include their news in future columns.

Out on the West Coast, Kris Busche Barlow and her family are enjoying life in Coto De Caza, CA. Kris's husband works for Mercedes-Benz USA, and they were transferred to California three years ago from Montvale, NJ. Youngest daughter Jackie is entering tenth grade in the fall, and daughter Jessica will be a sophomore at Duke.When the girls were younger, Kris served as a Girl Scout leader for 12 years, working with a group of 16 girls from kindergarten until 11th grade. The troop traveled to three foreign countries and participated in many fabulous activities, and daughter Jessica earned her Gold Award.

Arthur and Debra Kishinsky Lewis live in Livingston, NJ. Their son Harrison had his bar mitzvah in November 2004 and Cornellians Kipen '78 and Lesley Schurmann Kolesinskas attended the celebration. Hiram "HJ" Frank owns the largest generator installation company in the US, Personalized Power Systems, which is based in Boca Raton, FL. In response to our class questionnaire question, "What would you rather be doing," HJ responded: "Nothing else." In his spare time, he enjoys golf and boating. The one thing HJ remembers most fondly from Cornell days is "very smart, ‘hard-partying' friends."

Diane Becker Lehman Wilson lives in Ann Arbor, MI, where she is enjoying a second year of newly blended families with her husband Dwight, his sons, and their goddaughters, who come by for overnight visits. Diane teaches middle school history and English at Friends School in Detroit, where she "loves the school's commitment to first rate education in a diverse, loving environment with dedication to the city." In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, ice skating, and cooking. Diane's fondest memory from her time at Cornell: "the swing on the Arts Quad near Lincoln Hall." Emily DeNitto is the features editor at Worth magazine and a restaurant reviewer once a month for the New York Times. She and her husband Ronald Marans enjoy hiking around the Hudson Valley with their 6-year-old daughter Alexa and exploring the city's cultural riches. The one thing Emily remembers most fondly from her years at Cornell: "Walking across the Arts Quad at dusk."

If you have enjoyed reading about your classmates in this column, please consider taking a few moments to write us a note with your news. Send e-mail to us at classof79@ cornell.edu so that we can all keep in touch. Also, you can write to us directly. Have a wonderful fall! -- Cynthia Ahlgren Shea, cynthiashea@hotmail.com; Kathy Zappia Gould, rdgould@suscom.net; and CindyWilliams, cew32@cornell.edu.