1970s
' 70 Stephen T. Scott
Willis, Texas
steve725@hotmail.com
G. Christopher Blauvelt , Amherst, Massachusetts, write that his eldest daughter, Meghaan, graduated with an M.B.A. this spring from the Tepper School of Management and has a job with Del Monte Foods as an assistant product manager in pet foods. His eldest son, Christopher, graduated from the University of Michigan with a master's degree in education and has a job with Middlesex in the fall teaching math and coaching tennis. His second daughter, Heather C. Blauvelt '10 , has completed her first year at Kenyon and was head of her pledges for the sorority Zeta Alpha Phi. Chris's youngest son, William, is enjoying being a ten-year-old. Robert C. Boruchowitz , Seattle, Washington, tells us that he is now a visiting clinical professor at Seattle University School of Law. In January, he left his position as director of The Defender Association after twenty-eight years as director and thirty-three years in the office. He continues to consult with The Defender and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. He remains active with state bar association committees aiming to improve public defender programs and recently wrote an article for the state bar journal on Defender issues. Randolph Giarraputo , Casablanca, Morocco, reports that he is still working as a college counselor while traveling extensively, even by camel. Last summer he had the chance to catch up with Eric B. Herr . John K. Morrell tells us that in mid-August, he left Canada to join his wife in Doha, State of Qatar, on the Arabian Gulf. John's wife, Kathleen, has been a professor at the College of The North Atlantic-Qatar since November of 2005. John is currently a history and geography teacher at the Qatar International School and serves regularly at the Church of the Epiphany in Doha. James E. Nininger , Yorktown Heights, New York, informs us that he recently encountered Barry F. Schwartz and Murray L. Horwitz at a Kenyon campaign kickoff fund-raiser in New York City. He says that the atmosphere was upbeat and optimistic. Roger?Novak , Bethesda, Maryland, reports that he is still active in the Novak Biddle Venture Partners fund, but is also doing advisory work for the Department of Homeland Security and was recently appointed to serve on the Department of Defense-sponsored Defense Venture Capitalist Initiative project. He was also elected to serve on the National Venture Capital Association's board, where he joins fellow Kenyon graduate Charles P. Waite '77 . Donald B. Hebb '64 has also previously served. Roger's first son, Ned, graduated from Wake Forest in December, and his younger son, Alex (seventeen), has completed his sophomore year in high school. Roger and his wife, Kathy, will be celebrating their thirty-fifth anniversary in June. William F. Paraska , Marietta, Georgia, tells us that he and his wife, Susan, successfully summited Mount Kilimanjaro on December 26, 2006. They spent two years preparing, using Steve Carmichael '67's seminal book on pre-trip preparation as their "guiding light." Andrew D. Stewart , Basking Ridge, New Jersey, writes that he has retired from Johnson & Johnson after almost thirty years of work in medical-device marketing and sales executive leadership. He transitioned into his next stage of life with several leadership roles in nonprofit organizations, including chairman of the board for Somerset Medical Center in New Jersey, the Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church, and the Visiting Nurse Association. Andy has also joined a start-up company called EyeTect as CEO. He and his wife, Carolyn, have two grandchildren. Thomas C. Swiss , Baltimore, Maryland, informs us that he is still active as an insurance defense attorney trying mesothelioma cases in Maryland and Virginia. "My last child graduates from Maryland in December 2007," he says, "but I'll be paying for college education for years to come. No retirement in sight." Arthur K. Vedder , Santa Cruz, California, reports that he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro earlier this year and found the snows there to still be plentiful. "The experience was sublime," he writes. Art has since returned to the reality of his thirtieth year of medical practice.
' 71 W. Peter Holloway Jr.
Wheeling, West Virginia
wp.holloway@comcast.net
Mark K. Straley , Tampa, Florida, tells us that after many years of practice in a large statewide law firm, he recently opened his own law practice in Tampa under the name of Straley & Robin. Mark, his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters, Rebecca (fifteen) and Catherine (twelve), enjoyed a visit to Gambier last fall for the Collegian reunion.
' 72 Douglas G. Holbrook
New York, New York
dholbrook2@nyc.rr.com
Timothy P. Kelley , Ridgewood, New Jersey, writes: "Before we all die, I'd like to reach out to William D. Correll and William S. Cline . Coming to you live from Venice Beach, California. What a place!"
' 73 35th Reunion 2008
R. Benton Gray
Avon Lake, Ohio
rbgraylaw@sbcglobal.net
Shelley A. Hainer
New York, New York
sah10025@rcn.com
Jeffrey L. Bennett , Midland, Michigan, tells us that he is still teaching at Northwood University and started writing his fourth textbook for the university. Jeffrey writes, "I am planning to attend our thirty-fifth reunion next year." Peter Bloomfield , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, informs us that he co-authored a new book on broadcast facility design. The book, A Face for Radio: Radio Station Planning and Design, includes guidelines to follow for flexible programs that apply to radio stations of all sizes. Edward J.?Otten , Cincinnati, Ohio, reports that he decided to retire from clinical practice and devote his time to teaching, research, and community service. He writes, "Both of my sons are about to finish graduate school, so I might have a little income to buy books and, if there is any left over, to buy food and clothes." Susan E. Schroeter-Stokes , Seattle, Washington, writes that she and her husband, Robert Stokes Jr. '75 , are delighted that their son, Reed, will be attending Kenyon this fall.
' 74 Kenyon College
bulletin@kenyon.edu
Barbara Avellone McKay , North Ferrisburg, Vermont, writes that this spring marks the high school graduation of her younger son, Willy, who will join his brother, Robbie, at Middlebury College this fall. Barbara would love to hear from old friends. Jacob S. Spiegler and Diane Skowron Spiegler '76 , Cleveland, Ohio, are happy to announce that their daughter Sarah graduated from Kenyon in May of 2006, and their daughter Laura began her Kenyon career in August of the same year. Both resided in McBride their freshman year, which is also where Diane spent her freshman year.
' 75 Maria M. Muto-Porter
Phoenix, Arizona
mutomgt@cox.net
Barbara Christie Johnston , Jacksonville, Florida, writes that she has left private practice as a partner at McGuire Woods to become general counsel at Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Barbara and her husband, Charles, have two sons, David, a junior at The College of Charleston, and Daniel (eighteen), a junior at Episcopal High School in Jacksonville. Paul A. Silver , Silver Spring, Maryland, informs us that his son, Aryeh, became a rabbi and is teaching in Philadelphia. Paul's older daughter, Sarah, is in school getting her master's in occupational therapy. His younger daughter, Malka, has returned from Israel and is in New York for college. Paul is an associate professor of medicine at George Washington University and assistant director of general internal medicine. Robert Stokes?Jr. , Seattle, Washington, reports that, after changing from law practice to business in 1997 and working for several years in mergers and acquisitions, he retired in 2005. He and his wife, Susan E. Schroeter-Stokes '73 , are delighted that their son, Reed, will be attending Kenyon this coming fall. Leslie W. Suleiman , Cannon City, Colorado, tells us that she recently started representing a product called Body Balance. She says, "I look and feel twenty years younger now!"
' 76 Michael Young
Carlsbad, California
michael_young@eisai.com
Janet Heckman , Weybridge, Surrey, United Kingdom, writes that she had the pleasure of celebrating New Year's Eve with Michael J. Mattson and his family in Surrey. They celebrated English-style, with fireworks in the garden at midnight. In January, Mary Kay Karzas '75 and her husband, Warren Reiss, visited, and they drove to Calais through the Chunnel for lunch. Diane Skowron Spiegler and Jacob S. Spiegler '74 , Cleveland, Ohio, are happy to announce that their daughter Sarah graduated from Kenyon in May of 2006 and their daughter Laura began her Kenyon career in August of the same year. Both resided in McBride their freshman year, which is also where Diane spent her freshman year. Deborah E. Tepper tells us that she and her husband, Stewart, are now living back in her hometown of Pound Ridge, New York. Deb has a new position as medical director at the New England Center for Headache, where her husband is a director. The Teppers have a son, Clinton (twenty-one), at Cornell and another son, Sam (nineteen), at Yale. "Time flies," she says. Bruce A. Weitz , Westlake, Ohio, writes that after his daughter, Emily, met Lisa Dowd Schott '80's son, Steve, a student at the College of Wooster, and other prospective Wooster students, she chose to attend the College of Wooster.
' 77 Laurence G. Bousquet
Syracuse, New York
lgbousquet@earthlink.net
Denise Fink Giordano
West Hempstead, New York
denese602@yahoo.com
Linda Sofman Bullock writes that she is still living in Columbus, Ohio, and is still married to Thomas R. Bullock '74 . With their youngest daughter about to leave the nest, she wonders, "Where has the time gone?" Richard B. Kurtz , Santa Fe, New Mexico, informs us that he has two paintings/drawings included in the Clinton Foundation and exhibited at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas, as of June 2007.
' 78 30th Reunion 2008
Daniel T. Plummer
Lake Charles, Louisiana
dan.plummer@us.sasol.com
William M. Carlson , Hainesport, New Jersey, has accepted a new position in information technology for NFI Industries. Bill will be involved in project management. The Carlson family includes Bill's wife, Barbara, his son, Matthew (sixteen), and his daughter, Maya (eight). Rabbi Michelle Werner , Rochester, Minnesota, reports that since receiving rabbinic ordination in May of 2006, she has been serving as solo rabbi at B'nai Israel Synagogue and as the Jewish chaplain at the Mayo Clinic.
' 79 Daniel A. Gulino
Mary Ann Gulino
Athens, Ohio
mgulino@nbia.org
Chip Lamb , Brooklyn, Connecticut, writes that he has been appointed chair of the arts department and theater director at the Pomfret School. He and his wife, Susan, have two children, Evan (sixteen) and Avery (fourteen). Tracy Teweles , Oak Park, Illinois, tells us that she went back to school part-time in January to become a docent for the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park. Tracy is also three years into her own company, doing focus groups and idea generation, and loving it. She even has one Kenyon alumna, Christine Schrashun Gretchko '82 , as a client. Christine E. Thomas , Stow, Ohio, informs us that she is finishing her twenty-sixth year in education. Her daughter, Lauren McDonald, recently began her first year of college at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and will be transferring to Ohio University next year.
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