Documentary filmmaker David Hamlin received his sixth Emmy nomination for War Elephants, a story that he wrote, produced and directed about elephants in Mozambique that are trying to recover from a lifetime of trauma, having survived Mozambique’s horrible civil war (read more on him on page 62). As I write this, David has already received two Emmy awards for his documentaries. I am hoping that by the time you read this he has received a third! David recently checked off a bucket list item by hiking Mount Washington with his wife, Julie, and younger son Will. David has been making films for National Geographic for 17 years. In this new world, he is working as a freelancer. He’d welcome leads and connections from classmates at david@davidhamlin.com.


Sue Ringler-Pet celebrated two milestones this year. In May Sue received her Ph.D. in education from the University of Connecticut. She and Pacey Pet marked their 30th wedding anniversary with a trip to Sedona, Arizona, this summer. Sue is now a visiting assistant professor at Iona College focusing on adolescent literacy and English education. She received her teaching certificate at Dartmouth. While raising three sons, Sue worked in different aspects of education. Sue and Pacey live in New Milford, Connecticut. Pacey is an internist and their three sons are now 28, 26 and 23.


This spring I had arranged to meet Lisa Campney for lunch while she was visiting D.C. from Seattle. Sarah, the oldest of Lisa’s three children, was interning at the Smithsonian for three weeks during her senior year of high school. To my delight, as I saw Lisa walking down the street toward the restaurant, I realized that Chris Persson was with her. It was wonderful to catch up with both of them. Until recently Lisa was the general counsel of PopCap Games. Following PopCap’s acquisition, she is enjoying a sabbatical and finding plenty to keep her busy while she ponders her next act. Chris and husband Jim Froehlich are physicians at the University of Michigan Hospital and are also the parents of three children. If my memory and math skills serve me correctly, Chris and Jim celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary during the time between my writing this column and your reading it.


I caught up briefly with Bruce Boyer in August as we each became empty nesters. Bruce was dropping off his youngest son David for his freshman year at Duke, while I was dropping off my younger son Steven. Both Bruce and I are married to Duke alumni. 


As I write this column my husband and I just got home from dinner with Alex Blumrosen and his wife, Laure, who were vacationing in D.C. with their two daughters. Alex and Laure continue to practice law at the firm where they met in Paris. Alex focuses on international arbitrations and corporate matters, while Laure focuses on intellectual property and advertising. We are hoping to have our next dinner with them in Paris.


—Robin Shaffert, 5044 Macomb St., NW, Washington, DC 20016; robinshaffert@yahoo.com; David Eichman, 9004 Wonderland Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046; dme4law@sbcglobal.net