1970s

’70 Michael Hill
Napa, California
miguelado@gmail.com
 
Reverend Frank R. “Ron” Ditmars Jr., Brooklyn, New York, reports that his daughter Heather graduated in June from Lawrence University with a music major in cello and is considering some aspect of music therapy. Ron’s daughter Carol G. Ditmars ’08 continues to work at the Metropolitan Art Museum in New York City, and his daughter Sarah is taking graduate courses in studio art at Montclair State University. Ron writes, “Last year I accompanied Carol and Sarah in two marathons, running unofficially, in Boston and New York City, with ‘Magic Mountain Runners’ (honoring Thomas Mann’s Zauberberg and the Hill) and ‘Kenyon’ penned on my shirt. There were plenty of cheers for Kenyon in Boston, from friends of the college as well as alumni. Come visit us in Brooklyn!” Randolph Giarraputo reports that he has retired to southwest France. Jerry F. Gurkoff, Corry, Pennsylvania, writes, “My move to Corry is incomplete. Anyone need a house, barn, and seven and a half acres in Mansfield, Texas?”
 
’71 W. Peter Holloway Jr.
Wheeling, West Virginia
wp.holloway@comcast.net
 
Josiah W. Hunter, Canon City, Colorado, retired from the Colorado Department of Corrections in June of 2010. Sante Matteo, Oxford, Ohio, reports that he joined the “grandfather club” in November 2011 with the birth of his grandson, Edward Sante Matteo (Eddie). Scott D. Miller, Dousman, Wisconsin, writes, “Be careful what you wish for. I made an ‘elevator speech’ to publisher John Wiley and Sons for a new book and they said yes. Now I have to write the book.” Look for Buyouts this summer, a book about the art of successful buyouts of closely held companies.
 
’72 Douglas G. Holbrook
New York, New York
dholbrook2@nyc.rr.com
Nancy Ellis
West Bloomfield, Michican
nancy-ellis@comcast.net
 
Mark W. Hofmaier, New York City, and his wife of twenty-five years, Susanna, are both self-employed entrepreneurs. Their son, Luke, who graduated in June from Adelphi University, and daughter, Tess, who is a successful model, are both working in the performing arts.
 
’73 R. Benton Gray 
Avon Lake, Ohio 
rbgraylaw@sbcglobal.net
Marcia Barr Abbot
Greenwich, Connecticut
mbabbot@aol.com
 
Jeffrey Bennett, Midland, Michigan, reports that he has two new grandchildren, Miles Bennett and Brady Laundra. Philip Roger Roy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has produced two theatrical shows around the United States and Canada, My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy! (Toronto, Phoenix, Baltimore, Florida, Philadelphia, and San Diego), and RESPECT: A Musical Journey of Women, which opened in April 2012 and ran though September 9, 2012, at the Lyceum Theater in San Diego, California. W. Roger Scott, Los Angeles, California, writes, “In 1974, I hitchhiked across the country to California and back to Pennsylvania. Last fall I repeated the trip by car. I had a nice visit with John V. Woellner Jr. in Scottsdale, Arizona. John says hello to Tom Stamp.” 

’74 Stuart H. Anness 
Cincinnati, Ohio
stuarthanness@aol.com
David H. Brown
Kettering, Ohio
dhbrown@woh.rr.com
 
Alice C. Fleming, Arvada, Colorado, reports that her husband, Gary Feder, took a new job in Golden, Colorado. Alice writes, “After living in suburban Memphis for almost eighteen years, this is quite a change, but we are enjoying it tremendously.” Alice tells us that their daughter, Kathryn C. Feder ’12, graduated from Kenyon in May with a degree in English, following in her mother’s footsteps. Their son, Noah, recently moved from Vermont to New York City to continue his work in the education field. Vern C. Oakley, Chatham, New Jersey, reports that his son, Gibson D. Oakley, is attending Kenyon as a member of the Class of 2016. Peter Smagorinsky, Athens, Georgia, has been presented with the 2012 Sylvia Scriber Award, awarded by the American Educational Research Association to recognize a current program of scholarship that has significantly influenced thinking and research of learning and instruction and that represents a significant advancement in the field’s understanding.
 
’75 Mary Kay Karzas
Culver, Indiana
karzasm@sbcglobal.net
Donna Bertolet Poseidon
Atlanta, Georgia
donna.poseidon@ncr.com
Maria Muto-Porter
Phoenix, Arizona
mutomgt@cox.net

Deborah Araj Davis, Cartersville, Georgia, writes, “2011 was a momentous year. Randy and I first shared in the joy of our eldest daughter, Bethany’s, wedding in May, which was attended by several Kenyon classmates. Then, almost six months later to the day, our second child, Amelia, gave us the opportunity to repeat a matrimonial event. Thus, as the mother of two daughters who were married in the same year, I am lucky to still be standing! Shortly before her wedding, Bethany graduated from Georgia Tech with a joint master’s in aeronautical engineering and an MBA. Bethany and her new husband then promptly moved to Savannah, where Bethany works with Gulfstream Aerospace, manufacturers of the famous line of business jets. Amelia is still in grad school at the University of West Georgia and should soon have her master’s in school counseling. Amelia and her husband plan to continue to live in Atlanta. Meanwhile, we are happily decompressing after the momentous events of the past year.” Gretchen McLain Larman is still living in Falmouth, Maine, working as a registered nurse at Maine Medical Center. Gretchen reports that she left the business world at age fifty and is truly enjoying this new career. She recently returned from a month-long medical trip to Tanzania and says she was thrilled to have this new opportunity at her age. Gretchen writes, “I often check in with Deborah Jansen MacKinnon ’75, who lives just up the coast from me in Belfast. Her memories of Kenyon are much more vivid than mine.” Deborah Jansen MacKinnon, Northport, Maine, writes, “I hope to retire from the Veterans Administration in two years. It has been a pleasure to serve these men and women, but I don’t see war as the way. So, I focus time on the Celtics … I am hoping Shaka D. Smart ’99 will send some of his spirit and men to the ‘C’s’. It has been a pleasure to see such sportsmanship and enthusiasm.” Paul O. Mimura, Skokie, Illinois, reports that his father, James, and his uncle both received the Congressional Gold Medal for their service with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. The first individual to receive this award was George Washington. Paul says, “These veterans join good company for their dutiful service to our country!”

’76 Kenyon College
Office of Public Affairs
College Relations Center
Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
bulletin@kenyon.edu

James C. Fenhagen, Montclair, New Jersey, reports that his set design for the CBS Early Show premiered on January 9, 2012, and he is now designing the Daily Show with Jon Stewart set for both the 2012 Republican and Democratic conventions. Jim is consulting with the CCTV (China Central Television) network and has traveled to Beijing three times since August 2011. He opened a CCTV News Bureau in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2012. Jim writes, “I can now say I have been to Kenyon and Kenya.” David E. Griffith was recently added to the board of directors of the Hepatitis B Foundation, a national nonprofit headquartered in the suburbs of Philadelphia. David and his wife, Jacqueline McEwen Griffith ’77, live in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Linda Peacock Pierce and Philip D. Pierce ’77, Troy, Michigan, are proud grandparents of a one-year-old grandson, Colin, and an infant granddaughter, Britain.

’77 Laurence G. Bousquet 
Syracuse, New York
lgbousquet@earthlink.net

Timothy G. Barber and Madia Clark Barber celebrated their thirty-third wedding anniversary in Italy last fall. The couple lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where Tim is a partner with King and Spalding and Madia is a volunteer coordinator for Dress for Success Charlotte. Tim and Madia have three adult sons. Floyd M. Fishleigh recently relocated to Denver, Colorado, after accepting a position with Acme Manufacturing. Amy Kirshbaum Harbison established her own consultancy business, Open Window Creative Strategies, LLC, in November 2010. She provides communications and design services for socially responsible for-profits and nonprofits in the greater Washington, D.C., area. Amy and her husband, John H. Harbison ’79, live in Olney, Maryland. David L. Morris, Wheaton, Illinois, was named to U.S. News and World Report’s top doctors list by peer physicians. Philip D. Pierce and Linda Peacock Pierce ’76, Troy, Michigan, are proud grandparents of a one-year-old grandson, Colin, and an infant granddaughter, Britain. Phil writes, “Apparently, our son and daughter-in-law ignored the warning that pregnancy can indeed happen while still nursing!” Phil retired from a twenty-seven-year corporate career and has been applying his business and finance skills at Habitat for Humanity in Oakland County, Michigan, having served as president and CEO for the last two years. Phil says, “Nonprofit work has been very fulfilling, and there is a great demand for people with business knowledge to help out.” Paula A. Stoeke continues as the director and curator for the Sculpture Foundation, placing public works of art and organizing exhibitions in the United States and overseas. Paula tells us that Santa Monica, California, still works as an inspirational home base, and that she is painting and making photographs whenever she can.
 
’78 John Klein
Mattawan, Michigan
johnklein55@me.com

Henri N. Gourd, Stonington, Connecticut, tells us there are great opportunities to purchase real estate along the Connecticut and Rhode Island shore. Anara S. Guard wrote four children’s picture books on safety topics that were published in 2012 by Capstone Books. Anara and her husband, David B. Hutchinson ’76, live in Sacramento, California. Robert K. Lundin was a drama enthusiast at Kenyon and has recently found his way back into the theater. In June, his recovery story was performed as a monologue by a Chicago theater troupe, Erasing the Distance. Robert also directs publicity for the Village Theater Guild in his hometown of Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and he workshops his plays with a group of disabled playwrights at Chicago’s Victory Gardens Theater. A monologue from one of Robert’s plays will be published by Smith and Kraus in their upcoming Best Stage Monologues and Scenes for Men: 2012.
 
’79 Daniel A. Gulino
Mary Ann Gulino
Las Cruces, New Mexico
gulinod@gmail.com
maryann.gulino@yahoo.com

George M. Layburn, St. James, New York, writes, “In July of 2011, Lori and Gregory A. Jacoby, Doralina and Robert B. O’Connor, Jeffrey S. Day, and I had the pleasure of spending six days shooting the rapids on the Snake River in Idaho. Though not quite as civilized as the Kokosing, it was a rewarding adventure with Kenyon alumni. The boys plus Thomas F. Bensen moved our next reunion locale to Montana this past March for several days of downhill and cross-country skiing.”
 

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