1970s
'70 Michael Hill
Napa, California
miguelado@gmail.com
Roger Novak Jr., Baltimore, Maryland, has joined the Kenyon Board of Trustees. Roger tells us that he eagerly accepted and is excited by the opportunity to assist with the coming changes occurring in higher education. Anthony W. Olbrich, Boise, Idaho, reports that he plans to retire in mid-2013, and he writes, "When the time comes, I'll have completed thirty-eight years of banking (international, commercial, and region leadership), most recently as regional president for U.S. Bank in western Idaho and eastern Oregon. Boise has been home for twenty-six years. My wife, Nancy Napier, and I raised two sons here and both are off on their own lives and careers. Chase (University of Oregon '08) is in Minneapolis in grad school, and Quinn (Bard College '09) is in Seoul, Korea, as an actor and teacher. The future holds tennis, writing, travel, and community volunteering." J.D. Pell Osborn, Charlestown, Massachusetts, writes, "Through my Line Storm Seminars, I use traditional animation to help students examine a certain topic and create a group video project that visualizes the topic as clearly as possible. Our recent Line Storm animation, Six Simple Machines, won the Best Animation of the Year Award at MIT's annual Made-at-MIT Media Spectacular. Check out www.linestorm.com for more information."
'71 W. Peter Holloway Jr.
Wheeling, West Virginia
wp.holloway@comcast.net
Robert N. Mayer, Chicago, Illinois, reports that he was named one of the eight most influential people in healthcare design for 2012 by Healthcare Design Magazine. The magazine writes, "Behind the scenes, Mayer has been quietly but forcefully pushing the healthcare industry to embrace new concepts that are person- centered." Michael W. Rosenberg, Fort Myers, Florida, reports that his daughter, Angie, has relocated from Atlanta, Georgia, to Silver Spring, Maryland, and continues to teach second grade. His son, Sam, has returned to Germany after a year of deployment in Afghanistan. Mike and his wife, Carol, traveled to Weiden, Germany, to attend Sam's wedding, and he says, "Needless to say we had a very exciting summer." Douglas M. Vogeler, Sandy, Utah, reports that he "hooked up" this past summer with John M. Himmel '73, Randolph Kent Harrison '73, and Gregory S. Binns '73 at the wedding of the beautiful daughter of James E. Breece III '74. Doug writes, "It was great to catch up with everyone. A good time was had by all, and the golf wasn't bad either. I am still practicing family medicine and skiing or golfing four days a week in Salt Lake City. Life is good."
'72 Douglas G. Holbrook
New York, New York
dholbrook2@nyc.rr.com
Nancy Ellis
West Bloomfield, Michican
nancy-ellis@comcast.net
Brian M. Mark, Mar Vista, California, writes, "After I destroyed my right leg in a sports accident last year, the good doctors made it right. Vigorous rehab and exercise has restored it to about ninety-three percent, but the silver lining is my newly-acquired expertise in crossword puzzles and finger picking on my guitar."
'73 R. Benton Gray
Avon Lake, Ohio
rbgraylaw@sbcglobal.net
Marcia Barr Abbot
Greenwich, Connecticut
mbabbot@aol.com
Robert L. Claster writes, "I am happily ensconced at the teleprompter desk of Jimmy Kimmel Live, four nights a week, forty-four weeks a year. If you're very quick and observant, you might see me about ten feet directly in front of Jimmy for about half a second immediately after the monologue. I look just like I used to, only fat and old. Anyone wishing to attend a broadcast need only e-mail me a day in advance. I still find time to be in surreal situations like the Comedy Central roast of Roseanne and Liza Minnelli at the Hollywood Bowl. It's an interesting life!" Thomas J. Heany, Orlando, Florida, has published First, Learn to Practice, a book that will help make practicing a musical instrument more enjoyable and more effective for musicians of all ages and experience. Sam J. Lett, Ashland, Ohio, reports that he hosted a Flag Day Program in 2012. He developed a program dealing with focusing on family rather than on lining up for two hours for fifteen minutes of fireworks. The night consisted of poetry readings and featured guest speaker Sue Ramsey, Ashland University's women's basketball coach. M. Suzanne Mize writes, "I still have an active cardiology practice in Gallipolis, Ohio. Our three daughters are finally on their own, each with an interesting career choice- outdoor education in California, ministry in Chicago, and international human rights/women's rights in Brussels and London. Wow!" Frances B. Norris writes, "I became a grandmother in March 2012 with the premature birth of Lincoln Liam Norris, just two pounds. He is doing well and growing. My daughter, Elizabeth, is in Alaska doing environmental research studies, and her twin brother, Stephen, is starting a new career in microbiology. I now have two horses and enjoy sharing them with young horse lovers. I have given up community theater, but still sing in my church choir and a contemporary Christian group. I volunteer at a horse rescue and therapeutic riding facility, trail ride, walk my dogs, and still work full time! Life is good!" Jeffrey W. Shachmut, Conway, Arkansas, is a parish music director and religion teacher at St. Joseph Catholic Parish. Jeff tells us that on March 4, 2012, Stephanie, his beloved wife of thirty years, died suddenly. Jeff writes, "I'm doing well, keeping busy, and keeping up with my four children in Dallas, Tulsa, Philadelphia, and Newton, Massachusetts." Ross E. Tanoue, Honolulu, Hawaii, reports that he somewhat unexpectedly found himself in Ohio this past June and managed to get back to Kenyon on June 30. It was the day after the big storm, and there was no electricity in Gambier or Mount Vernon. Ross writes, "The campus was still as I remembered, beautiful, although not as imposing as I'd recalled. It was not the same though, as it was always the community of people that made my experience at Kenyon what it was."
'74 Stuart H. Anness
Cincinnati, Ohio
stuarthanness@aol.com
David H. Brown
Kettering, Ohio
dhbrown@woh.rr.com
Lean'tin Bracks, Nashville, Tennessee, writes, "Here I am almost ... years old and just now getting out of the country. I'm headed to Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, for scholarship and fun." Ronald L. Hopping, Friendswood, Texas, has assumed the presidency of the thirty-six-thousand-member American Optometric Association (AOA) during the association's 115th annual meeting, held in June 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. Ron's father was the association's fiftieth president, and they are the first father/son presidents in the history of the AOA .
'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
J. David Mabry, Rochester Hills, Michigan, reports that he is getting close to retirement and is enjoying volunteering as a rescue diver for boat racing. David also tells us he would like to hear from his classmates. Marcel Mindlin, Los Angeles, California, reports that over the last year, in addition to his work as a writer/producer and creative director for the movie and television advertisingindustries, he has begun teaching an advanced college-level course in these same disciplines and has helped develop the curriculum for a groundbreaking new program called Promo Pathways, which has received a fair bit of press and national recognition. Marcel has also been actively pursuing his long-term interest in fine-art photography, and he tells us that MOCA (Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art) included two of his works in its biannual "Fresh" exhibit that focuses on the cutting edge between established and emerging talent. Marcel keeps in contact with Mark C. Fox '76, James C. Fenhagen '76, and his old college roommate, Donald M. Zucker. Janice E. Paran, Morristown, New Jersey, writes, "My husband, Daniel LaPenta, and I are now, at long last, empty nesters. Our youngest child is a freshman at McDaniel College. Dan continues to teach in the theater department at Drew University, and I work in play development for the Sundance Theatre Program and as a freelance dramaturg."
'76 Kenyon College
Office of Public Affairs
College Relations Center
Gambier, Ohio 43022-9623
bulletin@kenyon.edu
James C. Fenhagen, Montclair, New Jersey, has won a news and documentary Emmy award for his set design for Education Nation. The program on NBC and MSNBC broadcast a threeday summit about improving education in America. Janet E. Heckman, Weybridge, Surrey, Great Britain, reports that after thirty-two years, she has left Citi to join the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as country director in charge of the bank in Kazakhstan. She and her husband, Dermot Vaughan, will relocate to Almaty, Kazakhstan. "Our daughters, Amelia and Sorcha, will join us during their university vacations for skiing in the beautiful mountains surrounding the city. This is our eighth country move, and we are looking forward to exploring this interesting Central Asian country."
'77 Laurence G. Bousquet
Syracuse, New York
lgbousquet@earthlink.net
Denese Fink Giordano
West Hempstead, New York
d enese.giordano@gmail.com
Patricia Mauro Warrick, Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, was promoted to chief operating officer at MARC USA, the largest advertising, marketing, and digital communications agency in Pittsburgh.
'78 John Klein
Mattawan, Michigan
johnklein55@me.com
David H. Feldman, Williamsburg, Virginia, writes, "In its wisdom, the National Association of Student Financial Aid Officers (NASFAA) decided to award me their ‘Golden Quill' for my writing on the economics of higher education." William McCown, Monroe, Louisiana, writes, "I am a second-time dad at fifty-five, and happy as heck!" Bill is dean of graduate studies and research at the University of Louisiana at Monroe and is still practicing psychotherapy.
'79 Daniel A. Gulino
Mary Ann Gulino
Las Cruces, New Mexico
gulinod@gmail.com
maryann.gulino@yahoo.com
J. Murray Clark, Indianapolis, Indiana, was named office leader of Faegre Baker Daniels LLP's Indianapolis office. As office leader, Murray will guide the firm's community initiatives and serve as a representative of the firm in the Indianapolis community. Sarah "Sally" Stearly Dietz, Silver Lake, Ohio, reports that she has taken the position of assistant trade show manager with Rubber and Plastic News, a Crain Communications, Inc. publication based in Akron, Ohio. Sally tells us that her husband, D. Robert Dietz, has opened his own business, Helping Hands Handyman Service, and will fix just about anything broken in your home. Daniel A. Gulino and Mary Ann Duff Gulino semi-retired to Las Cruces, New Mexico, last June. Dan took an early retirement from Ohio University and consults with the WERC Consortium at New Mexico State University, while Mary Ann continues to work half-time for the National Business Incubation Association in their former hometown of Athens, Ohio. "Gotta love the internet." The couple tells us they are enjoying the mountain views and bright sunshine, and that they are only a long day's drive from their son and younger daughter in Los Angeles. Their older daughter and son-in-law are in China teaching English as a second language, so they are no more accessible than they were before. Gail Matthews-DeNatale, Malden, Massachusetts, joined the faculty of the School of Education at Northeastern University, where she leads an initiative on ePortfolio assessment and teaches emerging trends in education.