Class Note 1961
Issue
September-October 2023
Congratulations to Al Rozycki along with Maynard Wheeler (current class president), Pete Bleyler, and Ron Wybranowski for overseeing the outstanding restoration, beautification, and expansion of the area surrounding the popular life-size Robert Frost statue commissioned by the class and presented to the College more than 25 years ago. Also, many thanks to Gerry Kaminsky and Art Kelton, as well as several other classmates,for leading the campaign required to raise the funds necessary to finance this class project.
The highlight of the project was the creation of a stone “Mending Wall” (as in the Robert Frost poem) containing a wooden seating area that can easily accommodate several people. Pictures of the completed project (on time and within budget) have been sent to the entire class. Pictures alone, however, do not do it justice. George W. Lundeen, the prominent sculptor who created the statue near the end of the last century, will be proud of the project’s end result. Try to attend the hybrid class mini-reunion (live on campus/Zoom off-campus) on October 6-8 to see the completed project as well as attend a special dedication and recognition ceremony.
The class of 1961 in June completed its ninth entirely Zoom or Zoom-live combination reunion and mini-reunion sessions. All of these events have been interesting and informative with a combination of classmate speakers as well as speakers from the College and undergraduate classes. This session was again produced and executed by Pete Bleyler, with excellent promotional and technical assistance provided by Harris McKee and Maynard Wheeler. Classmates, spouses, and widows of classmates (now formally considered a part of our class) participating in this mini-reunion included panel participants Dave Knuti, Maynard Wheeler, Larry Gleeson,and Gim (and Eileen) Burton; moderators Chris Bosworth, Henry Eberhardt, and Denny Denniston; presenter of another ’61 Special Classmate AwardVic Rich; and a primarily women’s breakout session led by Nyla Arslanian and Patti Rich.
During the June 2023 mini-reunion, the ’61 class officers presented a ’61 Special Classmate Award to Ken Kolb, a longtime active classmate and current at-large member of the ’61 executive committee as well as the host, along with his able and personable spouse, Pani, of possibly the most successful off-campus mini-reunion ever held by our class.
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
The highlight of the project was the creation of a stone “Mending Wall” (as in the Robert Frost poem) containing a wooden seating area that can easily accommodate several people. Pictures of the completed project (on time and within budget) have been sent to the entire class. Pictures alone, however, do not do it justice. George W. Lundeen, the prominent sculptor who created the statue near the end of the last century, will be proud of the project’s end result. Try to attend the hybrid class mini-reunion (live on campus/Zoom off-campus) on October 6-8 to see the completed project as well as attend a special dedication and recognition ceremony.
The class of 1961 in June completed its ninth entirely Zoom or Zoom-live combination reunion and mini-reunion sessions. All of these events have been interesting and informative with a combination of classmate speakers as well as speakers from the College and undergraduate classes. This session was again produced and executed by Pete Bleyler, with excellent promotional and technical assistance provided by Harris McKee and Maynard Wheeler. Classmates, spouses, and widows of classmates (now formally considered a part of our class) participating in this mini-reunion included panel participants Dave Knuti, Maynard Wheeler, Larry Gleeson,and Gim (and Eileen) Burton; moderators Chris Bosworth, Henry Eberhardt, and Denny Denniston; presenter of another ’61 Special Classmate AwardVic Rich; and a primarily women’s breakout session led by Nyla Arslanian and Patti Rich.
During the June 2023 mini-reunion, the ’61 class officers presented a ’61 Special Classmate Award to Ken Kolb, a longtime active classmate and current at-large member of the ’61 executive committee as well as the host, along with his able and personable spouse, Pani, of possibly the most successful off-campus mini-reunion ever held by our class.
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com