70 | Best wishes for a happy, healthy, and fun year in 2007! Jon Lawrence (San Juan Capistrano, CA; JDL28@cornell.edu) writes to say that he and three other Pi Lambda Phi brothers,Mitch Bernstein, Charlie Adelman, JD '73, and Steve Kunkes '69, got together in March 2006 at the Grand Central Terminal Oyster Bar for some serious reminiscing. Jon and his wife Elisabeth continue to make frequent trips to New York to visit their son Stefan '99 and daughter Marika '04, who is now in her second year at Cornell Law School. Jon was recently hired as a ship's physician for Holland America Cruise Line. He plans to increase the cruise time and work less on land and hopes to see you on board—but not professionally! Grace Denton Holmes (Norwich, NY; graceholmes@adelphia.net) and her husband Tom celebrated their daughter Laura's graduation from Bucknell U. in May 2006. She is now with Teach for America in southern Louisiana. Their son Christopher is finishing preliminary studies for his PhD in atmospheric chemistry at Harvard.

Last summer marked 25 years in private, solo practice in obstetrics and gynecology for Don Deprez. His wife Lynda, an RN, has worked with him as the office nurse. Son Jim, 26, married Emily Arundel in August 2005, and daughter Julie, 24, who is in nursing school, married Kevin Stevenson in October 2006. Younger daughter Jennifer is in her third year at Tufts U. Don and Lynda live in Paxton, MA. On July 4, 2006, Gail and Bob Jaspen (Manakin Sabot,VA; robert_jaspen@ca4.uscourts.gov) celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary, along with the second wedding anniversary of their younger son Andy. Older son Elliot was married in June 2006 and among the guests were Class of '70 fraternity brothers Bob Beck and wife Evelyn Petrone, and Sid, MD '74, and Alice Levinson.

John Cecilia, MBA '79, of Lake Bluff, IL, has retired from the business world. After 30 years, he decided there were better things to worry about than quarterly reports and selling more widgets. He had spent a lot of time working in groups and felt it was time to find a way to give back. In January 2006, he started the Master of Social Work program at Loyola U., Chicago.He and his fiancée Lyn DelliQuadri (Barnard '67) have been combining households. Connie Mather Calhoun and her husband Jim sold their lovely home after Hurricane Katrina and moved outside of Houston,TX. Their town of Slidell, LA, has not recovered well, and the surrounding destruction remains very depressing. They are very happy in their new location and we wish them well.

Les Vinney, MBA '72 (Moreland Hills, OH; les_vinney@steris.com) and his wife Linda (Manberg) '71, MAT '72, attended Cornell's Adult University (CAU) this past July in Ithaca. They both took the course Coming to Your Senses:What They Are and How They Work, with Prof. Virginia Utermohlen from the Division of Nutritional Sciences. CAU is a great organization and you can learn more about it online at www.sce.cornell.edu/cau, or e-mail them at cauinfo@cornell.edu to get a catalog for their on-campus courses and their US and international educational vacations.

Lawrence "Felix" Kramer's California Cars Initiative (calcars.com) continues to make waves in the energy/auto worlds. President Bush endorsed plug-in hybrid cars in his State of the Union Address, and New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman became a big fan. Felix flew his converted car to Washington, DC, to show to senators and representatives. And he feels that carmakers are getting closer to signing on. He says that a lot of Cornell alumni are involved, notably UC Berkeley professor Daniel Kammen '84. Felix can be reached at felix@nlightning.com. Karen Brody Reber has become VP for franchise development at Moving Solutions (www.movingsolutions.com), a move management system offering hands-on help to older adults and busy professionals who are relocating, usually to smaller settings. The business coordinates stress-free moves by helping to downsize, dispose of unwanted belongings for sale or donation, pack, unpack, and resettle into the new residence. Franchising is new to Karen, but they have five franchises on the East Coast and she is learning quickly as they grow nationally. She speaks often to Eilene Schultz Isaacs (Northfield, IL) whose third and youngest son is an undergrad at Penn. They plan to see each other more frequently in Philly. Karen and her husband Mark remain in Wynnewood, PA, while their daughters are both in graduate schools of education. Her e-mail address is Rebermkrk@aol.com. -- Connie Ferris Meyer, 16 James Thomas Rd.,Malvern, PA 19355; e-mail, cfm7@cornell.edu.

71 | Once again it is time to catch up on all you classmates who in spring or summer 2006 sent in a tidbit or two for the class column via the dues card and never saw it published. To those who contribute, both Linda and I offer many thanks. I encourage you to use our e-mail addresses (see below) to forward news. It will get a quicker and more satisfying response. Those dues cards are well traveled before they finally end up with one of your correspondents. Either way, we look forward to hearing from you.

Bill Mackey writes from Arizona that he is involved in the oil business in the Phoenix area, but prefers to spend his time writing poetry and, he continues, "like Plato, I like to sink into thought. I am trying to know the classics professionally."He has published 60 poems in small presses over the years and is looking to publish his first novel. Taking advantage of the good life in the big city remains one of Marion McCue Velez's goals.Marion (New York City; mjmccue@rcn.com) is a clinical social worker with a practice in early childhood and child-parent psychotherapy. She spends summer weekends at Fire Island. Elementary school nurse Kathy Zimmerman Schwartz (kzschwartz@cox.net) checked in from Fairfax,VA. She is determined to finish up her nursing career and try something else. Kathy also reports a sighting of classmate Anne Bisset and regular correspondence with Nancy Kerwick. Speaking of sightings, Steve Rappaport (srappap@aol.com) of Framingham, MA, spotted Tim Harris, JD '74, on the beach at Manhattan Beach, CA, last summer. He was visiting his older daughter in Los Angeles.

Although he prefers to relax at his second home in Eastham on Cape Cod, MA, Thomas Nally, BArch '72, is heavily involved in Boston area economic development.With the conclusion of the Central Artery project, his economic development agency was reorganized into A Better City. Thomas (tnally@abettercity.org) is chairman of the 30-member citizens' committee for the Urban Ring Project. He has also been a member of the Brookline Economic Development Advisory Board since its inception in 1995. At least two classmates breed horses for a hobby. Pediatrician Adrienne Altman (laconda@sbcglobal.net) writes from Sherman Oaks, CA, that her preferred after-hours activities involve horses. She is an avid dressage rider and horse breeder. Another horse breeder is Gordon Harris (ionafarm@aol.com). He owns the Iona Miniature Horse Farm near Clayton, OH. Gordon reports, "In 2005 we won a world championship and two reserve world championships."

On the professional front, a number of classmates have taken significant new positions in the past year or so. Ron Goodman (Washington, DC; rgoodman@winston.com) joined a new firm,Winston & Strawn. He is co-chair of the international arbitration practice. Another Sherman Oaks, CA, resident, Nils Montan, was named president of the Int'l Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition (IACC). The DC-based nonprofit is dedicated to protecting intellectual property and deterring counterfeiting. Nils was formerly VP and senior intellectual property counsel for Warner Bros. New York City-based attorney Ken Lowenstein joined the international law firm of Bryan Cave LLP to expand its land-use practice.

Classmate and former Cornell development officer Stevenson Close was named VP for development at Villa Julie College. He previously was director of development at Catholic Charities of Maryland. Another development position went to Reginald Ingram.New York-based Church World Service appointed Reginald in May 2006.He is a board member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. Robert Beadle, MCE '76 (bbeadle@earlthlink.net) reported that he retired from Valero Energy after more than 30 years. He divides his time between a villa in Italy and his new Harley-Davidson dealership.

If you are trying to reach someone, let us know and we will make an effort to connect you. Please e-mail Linda or me. -- Matt Silverman, mes62@cornell.edu; Linda Germaine- Miller, lg95@cornell.edu.

72 | It's only a few months until our 35th Reunion, June 7-10, 2007. So start making your travel plans to return to Ithaca for a weekend of reconnecting with old friends. See you there. I am proud to announce that my daughter Kelly recently started working for the Cornell Western Regional Office in San Francisco as the office administrative assistant. Kelly is now officially part of the Cornell family.

Steven Seifert is a professor at the U. of Nebraska Medical Center and medical director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center.He recently organized an international venomous snakebite symposium. (That's probably a more interesting symposium than the ones I attend on contract law.) Steve says he is still recycling and playing the sax. He proudly reports that daughter Sara '07 attends the Ag college, where she is majoring in Biology. Steve and spouse Sandy Mishkin reside in Omaha, NE. Susan Farber Straus is a clinical child psychologist and coordinator of psychology services at a residential treatment center for children, as well as the head of the psychology externship/internship program. She continues to study piano and is a member of an amateur drama club where they perform plays from Shakespeare to Broadway musicals. Susan also belongs to a book club and participates in synagogue life. She enjoys traveling, having spent two and a half weeks in India last year and three weeks in New Zealand and Australia in 2004. Susan would like to spend more time with her two grown daughters, Emily, who is starting graduate school in regional planning/geography, and Rebecca, who is married and in medical school. Coincidentally, Rebecca married a man named "Farber," Evan Farber. The one thing Susan remembers most fondly from her time in Ithaca is the Cornell orchestra. Susan would like to hear from her old friends Sharon Brook '73 and Cathy Husa-Husseini '73. Susan and spouse David, PhD '77, live in Owings Mills, MD.

Joe Kandiko writes from Excelsior, MN, that he is a doctor specializing in family medicine. He completed 20 triathlons last year and was named "most prolific racer" in the State of Minnesota. Joe won his age group in the "Tri-Minnesota Series" and has national "Team Aquaphor" sponsorship. He remains active in photography, attending several shows a year. Joe received the Image of Years award from the Twin Cities Camera Club in 2006. Nancy Kollisch of San Diego is an infectious disease physician. Daughter Mindy attends the U. of San Diego, and daughter Shelley is a high school senior.When taking a break from her work, Nancy enjoys sailing.Martin Cohn is president of the Atlantic Furniture Co.He recently has been reviewing his college math to study to be an actuary.Martin lives in Syosset with wife Lorraine.He would like to hear from old friend David Capka.

Remember, we depend on YOU to send us news about yourself and family. It doesn't take much time to send a short e-mail to Gary or me. Let us know what your life has been like in the 35 years since graduation. How did your Cornell education benefit you? Did you undertake a career path consistent with your undergraduate major? Do you still remember what you learned in class, or did you benefit more from the "lessons" you experienced outside of the classroom? What are your favorite memories of your time at Cornell? Think of this column as the My Space for members of the Class of 1972.We hope to hear from you soon. Send news to: -- Alex Barna, ab478@cornell.edu; or Gary Rubin, glrubin@aol.com.

73 | Thanks to those of you who voted on our Class Constitution and who provide us with your comments. The Constitution was passed overwhelmingly, so we're now in compliance with standards set by the university for alumni organizations.We're also nearing our goal for duespaying class members, so if you haven't sent your payment in yet, now is the time. Your class officers are already hard at work planning our 35th Reunion for June 5-8, 2008.We're hoping to be housed in one of the new West Campus residences, Becker House. The new West Campus house system has been very successful, with more students requesting to live there than are spaces available. Hard to believe how much has changed since we graduated.Who would ever have thought that Libe Slope would look good to anyone! Don't miss this reunion!

Here's what came in the electronic mail bag. James Buisch sent news from Savannah, NY, where he works as a parts manager for Monroe Tractor.His off-hours are spent renovating his Victorian house.When he's not wrestling with the proverbial money pit, he plays with his seven grandchildren.We do have grandchildren now, although rumor has it that some classmates are also welcoming new babies home. Children are always a joy.

Daniel Notterman tells us that he's the chairman of pediatrics at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He also teaches part-time in the Dept. of Molecular Biology at Princeton. His wife Robyn (Berger) '74, BS Nurs '76, MD '83, is a dermatologist who practices in Princeton, NJ. Daniel and Robyn have been making numerous trips to Ithaca from their home in Cranbury, NJ, to see their son Ben '09. Daniel fondly remembers Old Number Nines from his Cornell days and wishes he could hear from Bill Landberg. When asked what he'd rather be doing with his time, he echoes a common reply: he'd rather be fishing and boating.

We were also pleased to hear from Thilde Peterson, who resides in Laguna Beach, CA. Like many of us, health issues in her family have kept her way too busy the past few years. Thilde is hoping to work on class histories in preparation for our reunion, so if you have something you'd like considered, please let her know. She can be reached at tapeterson@ suti.com. The Alumni Office also sent information on our classmates who took advantage of Cornell's wonderful summer courses. Courtney Blue brushed up on the culinary arts.Mark Cukierski, PhD '85, and his wife Gwen (Vail) '72, MA '74, enjoyed arts and crafts.Marcy Sonneborn Fabiani and Eliot Greenwald immersed themselves in film. Carol Hoekje, JD '81, learned more about Cayuga Lake, and Robert Downs went sailing. JamesWrightson spent his time studying oceans.

That's the end of the news I have, so let me share my reflections as my triplets finish their senior year in high school. Last April, Anna, Christine, and I did an East Coast college tour that included Cornell. Sad to say that the Ithaca weather has convinced them not to apply. Fortunately,Mitch didn't travel with us, so I may yet have a Cornellian among my offspring.Watching my children wrestle with college applications, their last season of fall sports, and way more AP courses than were ever offered in my high school, I wonder how these "Baby Boom-let" kids do so much. I know youth helps, but still their commitment to academics and service is impressive. Knowing that the competition they face for college is even stiffer than we Boomers faced is no consolation to a parent. Don't we all just want to inject our experience into their psyches so they know that this decision really won't make or break them? Ironic that I say that in a column for my alma mater. Now, graduating from college—that's where the rubber hits the road. Of course, we're about to experience that too. Our oldest daughter should graduate this May and then will promptly get married. Ever the optimist, she's sure she'll have a job lined up before both events.

So, we've done most of our societal and parental job of launching the folks who'll be paying for our social security—assuming we get to retire. In the meantime, I'm just looking forward to reunion, where I can reminisce, relive, and revitalize with the friends I made during those magic years of discovery.

I expect the next column you read will be filled with the news you've sent in with your dues. Your class correspondents look forward to bringing you updates on classmates. Give us something to talk about by sending your news. -- Phyllis Haight Grummon, phg3@cornell.edu.

74 | Over the years, I was absent from Cornell and incommunicado," writes Pat Knuff, VP, human resources of Segal, an HR and employee benefits consultancy in New York City. "Then my wife Paula and I attended my 25th Reunion in 1999. I don't know what possessed me to go.Maybe guilt. By the end of the weekend, I found I had fallen back in love with my school. I mean 'love,' and I don't intend to let this love get away from me again."Mike and Paula, an account exec at executive search firm Gilbert Tweed Associates, have been married 29 years and living in Manhattan 29 years, too. "No kids, but a fairly large extended family we can call our own." Pat and twin brother Mike Knuff played football for four years, including the EdMarinaro-Mark Allen-Bob Lally-Mike Phillips-led team that went 8-1 and shared the Ivy League title with Dartmouth sophomore year. "The Cornell Football Association (CFA) allows me to stay in touch with a number of guys."

"Hoping Maryland Is 'Ready for a Person Like Me,'" read the headline in the Washington Post about Dana Beyer, a retired eye surgeon who was running for a seat in Maryland's House of Delegates representing the progressive 18th District (Chevy Chase, Kensington, parts of Silver Spring). "I hope to be the first openly transgender woman elected to state level office in the US," Dana (Wayne Beyer as an undergrad) says in an e-mail. The Post profile noted Beyer supports universal health care and abortion rights, opposes capital punishment, and supports same-sex marriage. Reporting on a candidates' gathering, the Post quoted her as saying, to laughter, "I think I'm the only person on the dais who has actually been in one." The Post added, "She was also, for the record, the only woman on stage with two ex-wives." (Meow.) In her note to us, Dana writes,"My big news: My younger son, Jonathan, moves to the U. of Maryland to join his older brother David in the college ranks." (Update: Dana did not prevail in the general election.)

Renee Alexander is the director of minority alumni programs in the Department of Alumni Affairs and Development at Cornell. She provides strategic direction for programs focused on increasing participation of Cornell's 20,000 self-identified minority alumni, particularly in volunteer leadership positions. "Renee's background in higher education administration and marketing, combined with her impressive Cornell volunteer resume, made her an excellent choice to head the program,"writes classmate Mary Berens, Director of Alumni Affairs. For those at Reunion 2006 who noticed the vastly more diverse group of attendees—that was Renee's doing. As regards the Class of 1974 cumulatively, Mary notes, "We nearly reached our membership goal of 700 with a total of 693, almost 100 more than the second-place class."Other stats: $1.77 million raised from 717 donors, a 13% increase over the previous year. In another powerful form of revenue sharing with Cornell, the class has 117 legacies on the Hill, of which 30 are incoming freshmen, and six transfers.

Two classmates participated in the 2006 Cornell Adult University summer sessions: Christine Burke Breslin (culinary program) and Richard Lent (science). Classmates spotted at the Harvard football game Oct. 10 in Cambridge included Rob Swanson, Joe Kowalik, Al Van Ranst, MBA '76, John Foote and Kristen Rupert,Mary Berens, Jodi Kraatz Paduch (and husband Dave '75), Stan Selig, Keith Kennedy, and Frank Herron. In April, the Cornell Daily Sun profiled John Foote's work compiling a history of the Cornell Big Red bears—real bears. Touchdown I through IV were on the Hill intermittently from 1915 through 1939.More beloved by students and alumni than the administration, Foote says the bears were sometimes cuddly, sometimes mischievous, and sometimes troublesome.Were there a Touchdown V or VI today, Foote told the Sun, he would have loved Slope Day.

Wedding bells: Mitchell Rubin, a pediatrician and director of the Dept. of Community Medical Practices for the Queens Health Network of the NYC Health and Hospitals Corp. (must be quite a business card), married Dr. Beth Weitzman, a professor and director of doctoral studies at NYU. A New York Times story on the wedding noted that the two met after seeing each others' personals in magazine ads: "Attracted to smiles and curves," his said; "Connects to wit, values, and accomplishments," hers read. She left him a voicemail saying her life was "quite full" but she wanted "more colors in it." They talked, they dated, she learned he wasn't a "middle of the road pediatrician [but] directing a medical clinic in East Harlem at the time," and they later married.

"Not a terribly exciting life compared to most people, but I am quite content," writes Liz Doughty Noble. Liz and her husband have lived in Tolland, CT, for the last 20 years and raised three daughters: a UConn grad teaching high school English in Bridgeport who married last summer; a middle daughter who's a senior at UConn in the combined bachelor's/master's secondary English education program; and a high school senior planning to study dietetics at UConn. "Consequently, we have become UConn basketball and now football fans." Liz was office manager for an autism practice through 2005 and is now the sales support person in a specialty metals company. She likes to knit and garden ("fighting off the wildlife in northeastern Connecticut") and is teaching herself to quilt. She also volunteers at her church and works as a literacy tutor.We all should lead such enriched if seemingly unexciting lives.

Zack Mosner is president of the States Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys and a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar, and just had an article published in the American Bankruptcy Inst. Journal criticizing key employee retention programs. Oldest daughter Leah started law school at the U. of Washington, Carrie enters her senior year at Boston U., Samantha is a high school senior, and Mallory is a sophomore. "Life in Seattle is globally warming and everyday wonderful." Bradd Siegel was ranked the No. 1 employment lawyer in Central Ohio according to Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business.He's with Porter Wright Morris & Arthur in Columbus and co-edits the Ohio Employment Law Letter. Drs. Robert Anolik and Nora Lin '93 are providing an alternative form of allergy treatment at Vereo Allergy Centers in Philadelphia called sublingual immunotherapy in which the preventive treatment against allergens such as pollens, dust mites, and molds involves placing the extract under the tongue in a liquid form instead of by injections, "changing the way allergy sufferers are receiving treatment," according to a news release.

David Hirschland of West Bloomfield Hills, MI, was named vice president of strategic initiatives at Health Alliance Plan. David had been with the Int'l Union UAW Social Security Department for 25 years, the last 13 as assistant director. Also from Michigan, Richard Litman writes, "Since 1974 I have moved at least every ten years to a new part of the country: Ithaca to Tennessee to Utah to Florida to Pennsylvania to Minnesota. It is now time again, with a move to the Detroit area. The location has at least one major attraction—it is within reasonable driving range of Ithaca, where my daughter Becca will be spending the next four years as a member of the Class of 2010." -- Bill Howard, wkh2@cornell.edu; Betsy Moore, emoore@cazenovia.edu; Steve Raye, spr23@cornell.edu.

75 | I'm writing this after returning from Homecoming, 35 years after our first, where Cornell came alive and ate up Colgate, 38-14. Hopefully by the time you read this Cornell will have racked up some Ivy wins. Above and beyond the game, there were glimpses (when the sun was out) of a memory-reviving and stunningly beautiful Ithaca weekend, changing fall colors, and air far more crisp than ever is found in Orlando. Students were returning from Fall Break (what exactly has changed that they need and get a break?!), and alumni jammed Collegetown Bagels. And if you haven't been to a game for a while, the students today sit in the East stands, Lynah Rink is being expanded, and Alumni Fields is disappearing under mountains of stone, brick, and glass. Of course, this still was Ithaca, and when the sun went behind the clouds, the sky turned gray and the temperature immediately dropped about 12 degrees. But the Hot Truck was out every night behind West Campus—Suis and the TMBCs with mush amazingly had not changed—and all was very much right with the world.

I stayed at the Old Stone Heap, the historic house on the west side of Cayuga Lake built in 1820 and recently remodeled by Buck Briggs '76. Due to his living in NYC and his travels as an attorney for the NFL, he doesn't get there nearly enough. However, we enjoyed staying there, and that includes Bob Buhmann '71, living in Northport, NY, and goalie on Cornell's first national championship lacrosse team. During the game, Laurie MusickWright introduced me to Jerry and Pat TapscottMusick Carr, PhD '74, her stepfather and mother. Jerry was a Skylab astronaut, and Pat was not only a wife and partner to former nine-year head football coach Jack Musick, but painted a tremendous likeness of him that now hangs in the Field House. Pat tells a great story of President Nixon wanting to congratulate EdMarinaro '72 on coming in second to Pat Sullivan of Auburn in the Heisman voting but being unable to find his phone number. The phone rang at home and it was the White House operator. After much effort, Jack and Pat finally found Ed to hook him up with the President. Also at Homecoming, attending meetings of several Cornell committees, was Diane Kopelman VerSchure '74, who, less formally known as Kope, the Class of '75 has basically adopted.

Not much classmate news to report, but all the news that's fit, we print. Bonnie SiberWeinstock is in Melville, NY. Bonnie writes that she had the pleasure of conducting an arbitration hearing on campus to enable students to see a bit of the "real world." Liz Moore serves as a trustee and has chaired the Minority Alumni Initiatives and Implementation Committee since its inception. She also serves on the ILR Advisory Council. Joel Helmrich, MBA '76, is co-chairman of the Bankruptcy and Commercial Law Group at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott LLP in Pittsburgh. This year Joel was selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 edition, for his expertise in bankruptcy law.

Laurie Nussbaum Yarnell (Laroo2U@aol.com) has launched "Embedded in the 'Burbs,'" a humorous blog, on NBC's iVillage.com website. Her work has been compared to an edgier, 21st-century Erma Bombeck, and she provides a "peek over one mom's cyber picket fence" via three-times-weekly postings featuring her wry observations on contemporary family life. "It's an exciting new chapter for me. I write about whatever is going on in my own life with my family, friends, neighbors, and acquaintances. Amazingly enough, some of them actually still speak to me." Log on at http://embedded.ivillage.com/parenting/. Laurie is married to Gary '74, DVM '77, and is mom to Nikki (Northwestern '06) and Adam (Brown '10).

This past summer the following enjoyed Cornell's Adult University: Stephanie Adler Ben-Yaish (Senses), Craig Cohen (Astronomy), Craig's wife Jeraldine (Liner) '76 (Wine and Food),Marykate Owens (Nonfiction Writing), and MarieWelborn (Islamic Civilization).

Keep the cards and newsletters coming. -- Mitch Frank, MJFgator@aol.com; Joan Pease, japease1032@aol.com; Deb Gellman, dsgellman@hotmail.com; and Karen DeMarco Boroff, boroffka@shu.edu.

76 | Remember, it's never too late to renew your membership in the Class of 1976. And as class correspondents, we rely on your News Forms for updates. Are we not members forever of the Class of '76? In our hearts and minds, of course, but that doesn't ensure delivery of the alumni magazine nor news about the university, your friends, class events, or the planning for the next reunion. It's easy to join online. Just go to http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/secure/dues, select Class of 1976, and enter your Cornell ID number (it's on the mailing label of all mailings from Cornell).

On to the news. Debra Hertz's daughter Laura Southerland graduated from the ILR school last June, and daughter Erica graduated high school. Eric Antonsson submitted some news by e-mail. He wrote that he returned to his faculty position after serving as the chief technologist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory for the past three-and-ahalf years. In that role, he set the future direction for the technology R&D in JPL's senior management and had the opportunity to participate in decision-making related to the Lab's recent spectacular successes. He wrote that it was an honor and a privilege to be able to contribute to the US space exploration program. He is pleased to return to his academic position and to his research, but he misses the excitement—though not the hectic pace.

Judith Schwartz Conlon's first novel, Doublethink: A Tale of Unintended Consequences, was published in 2006. Judith wrote that she is a novelist and consultant (To the Point) and enjoys masters swimming, Iyengar yoga, riding her Arabian gelding, and serving on local boards. Robert Chrien's present job is physicist/manager, although he would rather be sailing and playing tennis. He has been playing clarinet in the Los Alamos Symphony Orchestra, Los Alamos Community Winds, Los Alamos Choral Society orchestra, Los Alamos Light Opera orchestra, and Kammermusik chamber music festivals, and is also serving as a co-mentor for an Education for Ministry adult theology group. He would like to hear from Karen Bjorn, Belinda Thompson '77, DVM '81, and D.D.Waring '77.

While looking over our class website, Judy Motzkin decided to write some news. She wishes she could have attended reunion, but it was the same weekend as her younger son's high school graduation in Cambridge, MA. Her son will be attending Ithaca College, so Judy will be visiting Ithaca. Her older son is a junior at Oberlin College. Judy has been working as an artist in ceramics, mixed media, and digital art. Her current work in progress is about erosion, recycling, and the influence of beaches. Caroline Hecht is a Web programmer at Cornell and has three children, one at Oberlin, another at Cornell in Engineering, and the youngest in middle school.

As executive director for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Inc., Poughkeepsie, NY, Gregg Swanzey is passionate about the Hudson River Valley. He moved from Westport Point, MA, to Kingston, NY. His "after-hours" activities include sailing, being on the board for the Hudson River Maritime Museum in Kingston, and enjoying the company of great friends. Beverly Chiang Moris is principal of her own firm that specializes in public library planning and interior design. She also does contract design. Beverly has been working really hard to get her firm established and says, "So far so good." In the little free time she has, she enjoys singing and has been taking private lessons for years. She has kept in good touch with her friends from Cornell.

Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the US Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, Marcia PechenikMcCraw Horwitz is also chairman of USO of the Puget Sound area. Her current day job is Director of Legal Affairs for Aegis Living, started May 2006. Despene "Debbie" Gazianis Stough is coordinator, corporate relations in the American Language Program at the U. of Connecticut in Stamford. She is raising three girls, 8-year-old twins and a 14-year-old, and has been driving her kids to their activities as well as swimming, traveling, and skiing when time permits.

Amy Lubow Downs is a bookkeeper for a software publishing company in Manhattan. She enjoys time with her family—one husband, two sons, one dog, and two hamsters. Most fondly remembered from her time at Cornell were great professors like Gillian Pederson-Craig and Zevi Blum. On September 1, 2006,Mary DellaValle Balliett began her appointment as director of the Master of Science program in the School of Applied Clinical Nutrition at New York Chiropractic College. -- Lisa Diamant, Ljdiamant@rcn. com; Karen Krinsky Sussman, Krinsk54@optonline.net; and Pat Relf Hanavan, Relf@tds.net.

77 | Reunion update. Joe Reina and I (Mike Murray) have had a great time so far, working with the Cornell Alumni Affairs staff to prepare a fabulous 30th Reunion for the class. One song lyric continues to reverberate as we do our tasks, and that is that Joe and I are "People. People who need people."We do have some time, but with the winter holidays behind us, it's less than six months till June!

At our 25th Reunion, we made a commitment as a class to get to more than 300 classmates attending our 30th. Some folks have already volunteered to support that effort by working on our affinity contacts. Chris Podd, M ORIE '78, and Elaine Mead Alexander are already helping out. Ruth Raisfeld joined on in September. Carole Blank Brown is another volunteer.

We are at a critical time, with two tasks ahead for the class. I've mentioned the "affinity contacts" effort. Class president Kevin Brew will also be building a Nominations Committee in order to present a slate of officers at reunion.When the class approves that slate during Reunion Weekend, those officers would be asked to serve the class and the university until our next reunion. Here are some of the qualifications for the positions:

Affinity Team Member: Outgoing and engaging personality; willingness to revisit the college days with your team, club, dorm, or organization; time to welcome others; and an ability to convince people to party for the weekend!

Nominating Committee Member: Similar qualifications to the Affinity Team Members, except that you need to be able to convince people to commit to serve and enjoy the university until the next reunion.

Job durations: Both of these tasks are short-term and finish before reunion.

Please contact me, Joe, or Tina Gourley of Alumni Affairs (tlg5@cornell. edu) as soon as you can if you would like to assist in the reunion effort by receiving an affinity group list. Please contact Kevin Brew (kbrew@kevinbrewsales.com) or Tina Gourley if being a Nominating Committee member would be your preferred task. Thank you in advance for your class support! -- Mike Murray,MichaelL.Murray@itt.com; and Joe Reina, jtr25@cornell.edu, Reunion Chairs.

78 | This issue of Cornell Alumni Magazine should arrive right in the middle of hockey season. The Lynah Rink announcer would bellow, "Good evening, hockey fans!" and the Lynah Faithful would roar their spirited approval. Please give a hearty "Go Big Red" for the news and notes from our classmates below.

Barbara "Bonnie"Greenfield Warren (Plymouth Meeting, PA; bonsongs@aol.com) writes in as a talent booker for a local acoustic venue. She spends some of her time raising three high-maintenance teenagers. She loves the thought of being back at Cornell. Fond memories include her band "Silverwood" playing at Willard Straight Hall. Bonnie would like to hear from Donna Perlow and Katie Keller '79.Matt Sadinsky (matt@sosintl.com) reports that running his company, www.sosintl.com, provides almost as many challenges as raising five kids.Matt enjoys coaching his children.His daughter has landed a part in a locally produced movie.Matt's fond memories of Cornell split between Cascadilla Falls in the summer and Taughannock Falls followed by a cold beer at the Rongo.

David Doupe (dbd23@cornell.edu) serves as a managing director of capital markets at Jones, Lang, LaSalle, a global real estate company. He and wife Beth took a couple of months off to travel to Italy and Greece to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Lorraine Heffernan (lorraine934@hotmail.com) sends a quick note that she recently moved from Dallas, TX, to Monmouth County, NJ. SusanMaze Rothstein (Watertown, MA), professor of law at Northeastern U. School of Law, teaches a required social justice course: Legal Skills in Social Context. Through the course and social justice programs, NUSL donates over 20,000 hours of pro bono service per year. Susan remembers the efforts to demand Cornell's divestment from South African holdings. She'd like to hear from Thomas Small and Oliver Mitchell '76.

Katherine Foulke (Portland, OR; biokate@aol.com) teaches biology at Jesuit High School.Her course offerings include teaching mitosis and meiosis to second semester seniors. I can see why she might rather sail the Greek Isles. Katherine enjoys helping out her 9-year-old Carson with Little League baseball, karate, piano, Cub Scouts, and recreational and club soccer. She would like to hear from Marcia Nackenson.Marguerite Blythe (Cincinnati, OH; blythemd@fuse.net) serves as medical director, geriatric psychiatry at Mercy Hospital.Marguerite enjoys Spencerian pointed-pen calligraphy and spends time practicing calligraphy, as well as visiting nursing home patients.Marguerite would like to learn Chinese, spend more time gardening with the next generations, and visit Iceland.

Sharon Cerasoli (Rochester, NY; sharon.cerasoli@viahealth.org) remembers the beauty of the Cornell campus. She works as an emergency department social worker. She stays very involved in organ donation activities.When asked what she would rather be doing now, Sharon responds: "I'm doing it!" Eric Schmidt (Wilmington, MA; eschmidt@ahuracorp. com) provides a quick business card update. Eric serves as VP, business development at Ahura Safety Corp. April Fischer Kates (Lutherville, MD; helloapril@att.net) spices things up as the regulatory compliance manager for the Consumer Products Division at McCormick & Co. April is taking a sailing class on the Chesapeake. She is also trying to brush up on her piano-playing and tries to get in a round of golf when she has time. April enjoys raising Ben, 11, a saxophone player, and Sydney, 9, a violin player. Both children like to play tennis as well. April remembers freshly baked cookies at the Straight right around 9:00 p.m., the Hot Truck at midnight, and swimming in the gorge. April would like to hear from Judy Yourish Maurer '79 and Lilian Tang Soohoo.

Jane Conable Schmieder (East Bethany, NY; janesch@localnet.com) practices law (part-time) in Wyoming and Genesee counties, specializing in Family Court law and adoptions (Jane and Bernard adopted five children—she spends lots of time raising teenagers!). Jane also ran a full marathon last year, loves Landmark education courses, and participates actively in charitable foundation work—specifically the Wyoming Foundation and the Conable Family Foundation. She looks forward to attending a Cornell alumni program with her 12-year-old son. Jane recalls four years in Risley College and the fantastic fun, music, and theater. She would like to hear from Don Robins '77 and David "Darvid"Honig.

Robert Trisciuzzi (Brooklyn, NY; trisciur@anz.com) manages commodity and trade finance flows between North and South America and Asia/Pacific, especially China and South Asia. Robert, a single parent, enjoys raising Liana, 17, and Edmund, 14. He looks to reading, movies, theater, and music for enrichment. Robert has the opportunity to travel to Brazil every six months, and this past February, he and his kids enjoyed a vacation there. He has also been managing a summer home in Mallorca, Spain.When asked what he would rather be doing, Robert comments that, professionally, everything is on track, but single-parenting offers many challenges, heartbreaks, and triumphs. He would like to find that significant other sometime. He remembers graduation, International House parties, and skiing. Robert keeps in touch with Victor Hu, but would like to hear more from David Black '74, MBA '78.

Gloria Fusillo (Rye, NY; gfusillo@aol.com) produces videos. She reports that she will have ridden 100 miles this past summer in Lake Tahoe as part of a team raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Gloria comments on the amazing results one can achieve with a goal, even before an event—the training leading up to event serves as its own reward. Gloria just registered for an upcoming event in Tucson. She will keep a diary online at www.active.com/donate/tntwhv/gloriabiketucson.Karen Clark Lacy (Pleasant Dale, NE; karenclacy@aol.com) is director of catering for Skeeter Barnes, the BBQ/steakhouse restaurants. She spends her time remodeling her money pit and enjoying her acreage, skiing, gardening, and sending her sons off to college and the Air Force. Karen remembers the great friends at Cornell, walking across the beautiful campus, animal science field trips, and cheering in the Crescent.

Carla Rawcliffe Lafayette (Hampden, ME; cjl43@aol.com) runs 21 hotels in Maine, New Hampshire, and Michigan. She also researches melanoma for her son's benefit. Two children will have started college this past fall: daughter Annaliese is Cornell '10, and son Ramsey will attend another Ivy League school. Carla remembers conducting research for Dr.Moody and gathering with friends at the Chapter House. She would love to hear from her Alpha Phi sorority sisters.

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

79 | Happy 2007, '79ers! Many of us are turning 50 this year—that seemed so ancient to me 27 years ago. As my 30s and 40s turn into my 50s, where did all that time go? As 2007 begins, if you have not already done so, please renew your class dues and send us an update so we have a treasure chest of news to share for upcoming columns.

Ryan Bliss (bliss.ryan@gmail.com) and his wife Elaine have recently returned to the US after six years of living in Bangkok, Thailand. They have relocated to Portland, OR, and are active in the job search process and re-adjusting to American life. "It now seems so very odd that movie theaters do not sell assigned seats. The omnipresence of English is a little difficult to adjust to also. Suddenly being able to understand other people's conversations seems odd and even a little intrusive. And I actually find it difficult to adjust to the fact that I can speak to a store clerk in English without confusion. There is a vastly increased usage of cell phones and service options that did not exist in 2000. Having settled in Portland, it is great to see the prevalence of such environmentally positive activities as recycling and the use of bicycles rather than cars. And Thai restaurants in the US use green bell peppers in their dishes (no place in Thai cuisine!)."

Congratulations to Fred Frank, president of Dr. Frank's Vinifera Wine Cellars, which has been named Winery of the Year for the second time in six years in the recent New York Wine and Food Classic. Vinifera Wine Cellars and its sister operation Chateau Frank won the best sparkling wine and best sparkling vinifera wine categories with its 2000 Blanc de Noir, and tied for the best Gewürztraminer with its 2005 Gewürztraminer. Three wines earned double gold medals, and seven wines won silver medals. Fred is the third generation to run the wine operation, founded by his grandfather, Dr. Konstantin Frank, in 1962. Come visit and sample the award-winning wines. The winery is located on the west side of Keuka Lake, about six miles north of Hammondsport.

Una Faughnan Hildebrandt (unahildebrandt@comcast.net) works in program evaluation at the Center for Systems Management in McLean, VA. Her daughter Melody graduated from Tufts U., taught English in rural France for a year, and now works at Booz Allen Hamilton in the D.C. area. Kenneth, her son, is a junior at Vanderbilt U., where he is a percussion performance major at the Blair School of Music. George Rogers (georgero@iadb.org) continues to supervise attorneys in the private sector legal group at Inter- American Development Bank. His group works on a variety of projects to finance private sector activity in Latin America, including large infrastructure projects and financial products."My oldest daughter, Tamara, is an accomplished ballet dancer. As we start the college search process, I toy with how much to push her to consider Cornell—whether the urging will produce a positive or negative response.My youngest daughter, Iara, is a socialite who loves sports.We will be traveling to see family in Argentina again and hope to receive many visitors next year when Iara has her bat mitzvah.We enjoy living in Arlington, VA, and taking advantage of all that the D.C. area has to offer. I want to extend thanks to my classmates for their thoughts of support for my younger brother Robert. After losing his family in a tragic flash flood on a highway in Kansas three years ago, he has remarried."

LarryWein (wein_lawrence@gsb.stanford.edu), wife Anne, and children Alex, 15, Nicole, 13, and Natasha, 10, live in Palo Alto, CA. A professor at Stanford Business School, Larry is an applied mathematician specializing in homeland security.Wayne Buder (wayneb@buderengel.com) runs BuderEngel and Friends, an advertising and design agency in San Francisco, CA. His clients include Walt Disney Company and Monterey Bay Aquarium.Wayne has children Lily, 9, and Ben, 6. "I hope to return to Ithaca this fall for the 30th Reunion of our Sprint football team's trip to Japan." Rev. George Schultze (georgeeschultze@aol.com) is director of field education at St. Patrick's Seminary and U. in Menlo Park, CA. George provides spiritual direction to 85 seminarians of the San Francisco archdiocese. One of the seminarians is Armando Jose Gutierrez '02."My book, Foreigners in a Foreign Land: The Organizing of US Catholic Latinos, was published in September. I describe the role of the US labor movement and the Catholic Church in the organizing of the Latino immigrant population."

Although Paul Werbaneth (pwerbane@tegal.com) calls Petaluma, CA, home, he spends much time in Japan as the managing director of Tegal Japan Inc. and president of Tegal Asia Pacific. Tegal sells manufacturing tools to the semiconductor industry. "I participate as often as possible in the Cornell Club of Japan events.My wife, Yuko, spent the summer with her family near Tokyo.We spent a long weekend together at Kinugawa Onsen (hot spring resort) enjoying the hot water, temples, shrines, and excellent food. Our daughters Akiko and Saari spent time in Japan this summer and have now returned to Berkeley for their senior and sophomore years. This fall, I spent some time with fellow '79ers. Chris Ritcey and I did a backpacking trip in the southern Sierra Nevadas in August. Michael Dergosits, Fred LaMay, Greg McParland, and I enjoyed a salmon fishing expedition from Sausalito in September."

From Southern California, Robert Moy, MME '80 (rmoy@earthlink.net) still works for Boeing in El Segundo. He is in touch with fellow Cornellians Chris Hagerty '80 and Alfred Hernandez. Robert Platt (rplatt@manatt.com) and family (wife Rachel, twins Aaron and Carly, and older brother Adam) still live in L.A. Robert has worked at the law firm of Manatt, Phelps, and Phillips for 22 years.

Emily Heebner Young (eheebneryoung@earthlink.net), husband Eric, and high school junior Oliver live in Glendale, CA. "Eric owns Sparkhill, a film production company that specializes in documentaries for DVDs. This year, they were nominated for an Emmy for producing the first spin-off TV series for mobile phones. I have worked for Sparkhill as a writer/researcher on several projects including 'The Hours,' 'The Thin Man Collection,' and 'Tuck Everlasting.' I am pursuing my MFA in creative writing at Antioch U., Los Angeles. Oliver is interested in film and produces the TV morning announcements for his school. He also enjoys track and field and his heavy metal rock band."

David Halberstadter (david.halberstadter@kattenlaw.com) is a partner with Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, where he practices entertainment law. He lives in Los Angles with his wife Beverly and daughters Jennifer, 13, and Kimberly, 8. Kimberly attends elementary school with Ben Fried, son of Rob Fried '81, a Kappa Sigma fraternity brother. "I keep in touch with my former A-9 apartment-mates. Brett Cohen, my gym buddy, practices law in L.A. His older son Brandon is a high school football and basketball star, and younger son Cody is a budding actor. Bruce Rogoff lives in Wellesley, MA, with his wife Janice (Varley) and their three children. Ken Rubin lives in Jupiter, FL, with his wife and three children.Wayne Meichner lives in Connecticut with his wife and two sons.We hope to plan a mini-reunion in the not-too-distant future."

Keep in touch. Send e-mail to us at classof79@cornell.edu or write us directly at: -- Cindy Williams, cew32@cornell.edu; Kathy Zappia Gould, rdgould@suscom.net; and Cynthia Ahlgren Shea, cynthiashea@hotmail.com.