CLASS OF 1977 | 2015 | ISSUE 3
With autumn in New England comes spectacular foliage colors and a new set of class notes updating us on the goings-on of fellow 1977 grads. I am glad to report on so many fine professional accomplishments. Congrats to all!
Arnie Alpert sent along a note announcing his receipt of the Bill of Rights Award from the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of New Hampshire. The executive director summed up feelings that most of us will read with nodding agreement: “Arnie has served as a resolute champion for fairness and equality in New Hampshire for over 30 years. He has fought for immigrant rights, racial equality, and economic justice with unparalleled persistence.” Congratulations, Arnie!
Cindee Howard recently caught up with friend Penny Tuerk ’78 in Vermont. In addition, Cindee has returned to her love of partner dancing, through ballroom and Latin dancing.
David Schreff sends regards from the teaching pulpit: expanding his college teaching, lecturing on “Entertainment Management” at Iona College, and “Strategic Management” at Parsons School of Design in New York.
Eric Simons is hoping Louise Hazebrouck and Steve Rome ’78 include a stop in Colorado to visit in their retirement travels. Eric reports that Lee and Danuta Brown settled in Woodland Park, Colo., after many years in Texas and that they have been getting together a bunch.
Jay Kilbourn writes that after a two month seat-of-the-pants trip (with wife Molly) to New Zealand, Australia, Bali (Indonesia) and Myanmar, he is focusing daytime hours on the climate change/carbon challenge, renewable energy as a consultant and volunteer using his new BioEnergy Revisioning LLC firm, and in his role as president of Kennebunk Light & Power (a muni electric utility).
Jerry Caplin writes that former rugby teammate Steve Imbriglia visited. In fact Jerry got two Steves for one, because he was traveling with his son Steve, and the three spent a couple of beautiful hours together, reminiscing and solving the world’s problems. Steve the elder mentioned that one of his greatest hopes is that he will get to watch a Wesleyan football game one day alongside another lost buddy, Hank “Rosey” Rosenfeld. Both of Jerry’s daughters are at Duke, on the women’s fencing team.
Marian Appelloff is now a freelance book publishing editor for a number of institutions including Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Morgan Library & Museum.
Neal Osherow delivers occasional guest lectures to social psychology or law classes on “How One Might Confess to a Murder One Didn’t Commit.” This summer, after six years of dialysis, Neal was fortunate to receive a kidney transplant, which thus far has been successful. Neal lives in Los Angeles and welcomes any contact from friends and classmates at noshtp@aol.com.
Sue White Simonoff writes of her work at Boston University School of Medicine in the physician assistant program as the academic coordinator. She enjoys being in the Boston area.
Steve McNutt has been duly recognized professionally. In the spring, the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Volcanoes was published; he is one of the associate editors as well as author on five chapters. Over the summer, Steve was named an honorary fellow of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.
Susanna Peyton writes that the Yale School of Nursing, her alma mater, is trying a pilot of her Operation House Call program this fall. As Susanna had originally wanted to receive schooling in the topic of intellectual/developmental disability care and couldn’t find it, this is a real happiness for her.
Wendy Brown Giardina has been traveling between Arizona, where her mother and sister live, and Switzerland. Wendy will be spending an extensive time in Geneva studying French literature at the university.
Iddy Olson has developed keen interest in the hospice system. She now sings in a threshold choir for hospice patients near her in Chicago. She describes this as a stunning international organization and invites us all to support and take advantage of it: thresholdchoir.org. Iddy and I had a tremendous trip out to Jackson Hole, Wyo., to visit Iddy’s two lovely kids, as well as soak up the splendor of the Tetons. And with any gathering with Iddy and her gang, a great deal of laughter was involved. Thanks to all for the updates. I hope everyone enjoys a peaceful fall/winter season.
Gerry Frank | Gfrank@bfearc.com