1980s
'80 Griffin FryAtlanta, Georgia
griffin.fry@comcast.net
David R. Cohen, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, reports that after twenty-eight years at the law firm K&L Gates, he has moved down the block to join the law firm Reed Smith LLP and head up its new records and e-discovery practice group. David's wife, Meredith, just had her first novel, Aftertaste, published under her pen name, Meredith Mileti. Their son, Mark J. Cohen '13, is in his junior year at Kenyon, following his sister Amanda M. Cohen '10. Timothy Herron writes, “I'm loving life here in beautiful Sandusky, Ohio. My medical practice is interestingly diversified these days. I see patients part-time, and I work for the VA one day per week evaluating veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq for traumatic brain injury. I also enjoy my expert witness work for neurological injuries and malpractice. This leaves me with more time for cooking, exercising, meditation, travel, and Facebook!”
'81 Clarence R. “Bud” Grebey III
Stamford, Connecticut
budgrebey@hotmail.com
Wendy Webb Cook, Hinsdale, Illinois, tells us her oldest daughter, Sarah B. Cook '11, is working in research in New York City, at Cornell Medical School. Sarah is amazed at the Kenyon network in New York City. Wendy and her husband, Stan, and their other children, Grace (seventeen) and Will (fourteen), are doing well in the Chicago area. Wendy is still vice president of marketing at McDonald's. Katherine N. DuHamel, New York City, is now a full professor and full member at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Richard B. Talbott and Susan Fulton Talbott '79 attended the graduation of their daughter, Carly, from the University of Central Florida. Sue tells us that both of their children, Jeff and Carly, are finished with their undergraduate work, and Jeff continues to work on his master's degree in environmental science. Rich is still a pharmacy director with Genoa, and Sue is teaching second grade in a public school. Sue writes, “Come visit us in Fort Myers, Florida.”
'82 Myles Alderman Jr.
West Hartford, Connecticut
myles.alderman@alderman.com
Margaret M. Cranston is still living in Los Angeles, California, working as an artist and as chair of the fine arts program at Otis College of Art and Design. Meg tells us she never hears from Kenyon people on Facebook and writes, “What is up with that?” Katherine B. Dreyer, Asheville, North Carolina, reports that her new book, Chi Marathon, was published in April 2012. She has published two other books as well, Chi Running (April 2004), and Chi Walking (April 2006). All three were published by Simon and Schuster. Suzanne D. Morrill, Eugene, Oregon, reports that she traveled to Cuba this year on a humanitarian trip supporting AIDS patients, senior services, and childcare. Susie writes, “Cuba is slowly opening up to free market trade. The people are amazing and the country is beautiful. Havana is crumbling and is filled with vintage 50s cars that need ring jobs!” Mary Ann Williams, Dublin, Ireland, reports that she was one of three authors to publish Thatch: Voices from the Traditional Houses of County Laois, a book about thatched houses in the Irish Midlands featuring interviews with thatchers and long-time residents of thatched houses. Michael K. Zorek, New York City, is pleased to let people know that his son, Jeremy Zorek, “Kenyon '24,” has been touring in the musical Billy Elliot, which runs through May 2012. Michael and Jeremy have been in Washington, D.C., Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Texas, and will spend the last four weeks in Los Angeles. Michael hopes everyone got the chance to come out and see the great show and his son as “Small Boy.”
'83 Reid W. Click
Washington, D.C.
rclick@gwu.edu
Gregg O. Courtad
Canton, Ohio
courtago@mountunion.edu
David F. Stone
Birmingham, Michigan
dstone1@us.ibm.com
Peter M. Driscoll and his wife, Jennifer, have moved back to Pensacola, Florida, with their six children. Pete says, “Our oldest just entered his first year of college and our youngest is on track to be in the class of 2028, provided he doesn't goof off over Christmas break and is able to pull up his grades for the second semester of kindergarten.” Sarah Alward Redding and her husband, Mark, both physicians in Mansfield, Ohio, have developed Pathways, a community-based approach to help prevent low birth weights in babies, which has proved to be very successful in Richland County, Ohio. The Ohio Governor's Office of Health Transformation will join with Nationwide Children's Hospital's Partners for Kids to launch a program modeled after Pathways. Sarah and Mark live in Lucas, Ohio. David M. Scott, Lexington, Massachusetts, reports that his new book, Newsjacking: How to Inject your Ideas into a Breaking News Story and Generate Tons of Media Attention, was released in late 2011.
'84 Beverly Sutley
Tyrone, Pennsylvania
bxb35@psu.edu
Mallory M. Cremin, Idyllwild, California, is working full time at Idyllwild Arts Academy in Southern California, teaching digital photography and screen printing and running the beautiful gallery, Parks Exhibition Center. Mallory writes, “You can ‘like' the page on Facebook and see our current shows! Kim Abeles was the fall visiting artist and they hosted Shepard Fairey this spring.” Mallory's oldest son, Cassius, is a freshman there, in her department. Mallory says, “Life is good. Best wishes to all.”
'85 Laura A. Plummer
Bloomington, Indiana
lplummer@indiana.edu
Harvey M. Stephens
Springfield, Illinois
hmstephens@bhslaw.com
Susan Berger
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
sberger@pepcleve.org
Cully Tice Burnet, Marietta, Georgia, reports that her hand-knit felted bowls and purses are featured in the gift gallery at 2 Rules Fine Art in Marietta and in juried art shows, along with her hand-knits, sterling earrings, and natural stone necklaces. Cully's Web site, www.excelsiorarts.com, is currently under construction, and soon she will be able to offer her works across the world. Cully says, “Because all that doesn't keep me busy enough, I've completed my first month of yoga teacher training at the Marietta Center for Yoga and Well Being. Just nine months to go!” Reverend Taylor Burton-Edwards, Fishers, Indiana, taught in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo in February and will also teach there in June and September of 2012. Taylor will also be attending the United Methodist General Conference for Worship in Tampa, Florida, this month. Mary E. Chalmers, Indianapolis, Indiana, reports that after three and a half years working as a neighborhood liaison for the Indianapolis mayor, she is now the first executive director for an organization working to revitalize an area in the city as an international marketplace. Frank R. Virnelli Jr., West Hartford, Connecticut, says, “As I write this I am still regulating legalized gambling in the State of Connecticut, although my agency was consolidated into the Department of Consumer Protection. I am the head of a unit made up of auditors, accountants, and IT staff, despite having no experience in any of those areas. Only in government is that possible.”
'86 Margaret S. Callesen
Avon Lake, Ohio
mcallesen@calfee.com
Frank S. Crane IV
Staten Island, New York
fcrane@statenislandacademy.org
John Keady
Oakland, California
jkeads@aol.com
Peggy Rule Moser tells us she got a total hip replacement for her Christmas present in 2011. Peggy lives in Ballwin, Missouri. Thomas L. Tobin, Cleveland, Ohio, was accepted to join the board of directors of the Diabetes Partnership of Cleveland.
'87 Stephen McCoy
Riverdale, New York
steve@alumni.kenyon.edu
Margaret “Marmie” Cleary Crowder has recently resigned her position as director of medical services at Florida Air Academy to return to bedside nursing in the intensive care unit at Wuesthoff Medical Center. Marmie and her husband, Jeff, and their children, Briana (sixteen) and Kieron (ten), reside in sunny Merritt Island, Florida. Wendy Reeder Enelow, Riverside, Connecticut, reports that she had a great weekend in Pittsburgh with Brooks W. Follansbee, Mary “Amy” Mullins Farnsworth, Katherine Thornwell Stautberg, and Carolyn Balch Streett, and is looking forward to the twenty-fifth reunion. Wendy also ran into Jennifer Gooch Hummer and Craig B. Hummer at a party on the East Coast. Brooks W. Follansbee reports that she is still working for Overland, but she's now working out of a home office in her home town of Pittsburgh. Brooks's new address is: 205 Farmington Road, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15215, and she can also be reached by e-mail at brooks@overlandsummers.com or bfollansbee2@roadrunner.com.
'88 Patricia Rossman Skrha
Cleveland, Ohio
pskrha@bw.edu
Leland A. Alper, Hardwick, Vermont, writes, “Greetings from Vermont, our green mountains. I continue to sing tenor in our church choir. I enjoy painting with watercolors and oils. Gardening is an avid pursuit. Our lives grow together.” C. Peter Anfindsen says he is happy living in Topeka, Kansas, and classmates can reach him at Panfindsen@gmail.com. Peyton S. Chapman and her husband, Aubrey Russell, are busy working and raising children. Peyton tells us her daughter, Halle Chapman-Taylor, is a sophomore at the University of Oregon, majoring in political science and Spanish literature, and their boys are in Spanish immersion at the feeder school for the high school where she is serving as principal. She writes, “Oregon is beautiful and we're enjoying the mountains and beaches whenever possible. Come visit!” Peyton and Aubrey live in Portland. Cinda Podbelsek Craig tells us that her son, Ben (five), who was born with Down syndrome, started kindergarten this year and is doing well. Her oldest daughter, Emily, is preparing to serve an eighteen-month mission for her church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Her three middle children, Katherine (seventeen), Rachel (fifteen), and Jacob (eighteen), are all in high school this year. Cinda's husband, Eric, and his law partner have added a third partner to their firm, Hayden, Craig, and Grant, and currently employ a total of eight attorneys. Cinda writes, “We are still in Louisville, Kentucky, and love it here.” Allison E. Joseph, Carbondale, Illinois, tells us her poem “Notebooks” appears in The Best American Poetry 2011 (guest editor Kevin Young, series editor David Lehman). Allison is now the administrator for The Poets Prize, a national prize for a book of poetry chosen by a large group of well-known contemporary poets. Allison will also teach a workshop in the summer of 2012 at the West Chester Poetry Conference at West Chester University. Shelly J. Rankin, Eastsound, Washington, moved to a little island in Puget Sound with her seven-year-old twins, Carlie and Cooper, and her mother.
'89 Andrea L. Bucey-Tikkanen
Hudson, Ohio
andreabucey@roadrunner.com
Joan O'Hanlon Curry
Ossining, New York
gijoan9@aol.com
Sarah B. Cunningham, Richmond, Virginia, writes, “Lots of life changes in 2011!” She tells us that she married Matt King in October 2011 after moving to Richmond in August. Both Sarah and Matt work at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, where she serves as executive director of research and he teaches sculpture and serves on the faculty. David N. Rath, Monroe, Louisiana, accepted a new position as head of Ascension Episcopal School (AES) in Lafayette, Louisiana. Ascension is a PK-12 school with seven hundred students on three campuses. Dave writes, “My family and I are excited about this new venture. Our twins, Dolly and William (twelve), will be entering seventh grade at AES. C'mon down to Cajun country for a visit!”