Class Note 1977
Issue
Greetings to ’77s around the world!
Lots of news to report. Jim Mayfield checked in from Kauai, Hawaii, with a special request: “My 17-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with astrocytoma with a stage-2 tumor. While I trust my daughter’s medical team I’m open to learning if my classmates, from radiologists to researchers, can provide supplementary/complementary assistance. I’ve lived on Kauai for 25 years and love sharing my island with people. I remember Helena Sias coming to Hawaii in 1982 with a special man, wondering if I could set up accommodations for them. I made arrangements for a romantic place, but three days later Hurricane Iwa struck and they were stranded—fallen trees, impassable roads. Helena never called me again and Peter Mills later told me that she broke up with that boyfriend after that vacation!” Jim can be reached at jim@islandbusinessbrokers.com.
The DOC’s “AT in a Day” hike was a huge success! Joining me in representing the class of 1977 was Ken Wagner, section chief for western Massachusetts. Ken and I took many biology courses together—I remember slogging through local ponds for our phycology course with Hannah Croasdale. Algae has provided a good living for Ken, who is now doing water supply, lake and river management all over the country. His son Jeff ’06 joined Ken for the one day AT hike and Ken hosted a big party after the hike. Ken mentioned that he occasionally sees Lindsay and Garth Greimann when his work brings him to Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Dee Dee Granzow Simpson works with the International Rescue Committee and recently returned from Sierra Leone. She reports: “Just flew in from Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world and with the highest mother and child mortality rate. No potable water, little electricity and few roads. Driving on unpaved quagmires, we visited hospitals, clinics, villages for amputees, met with young rape victims and visited schools that we support. This is a kind of test case in which we’re staying to do some development even though the refugee camps are closed. The country is a basket case, corruption is endemic, so it’s going to be hard to change gears. On the brighter side we just bought a house in Hanover, where, so far, they have beds and a pong table, so I haven’t lost my priorities completely!”
Leslie Embs Bradford reported in on Class Officers Weekend. In attendance were Leslie, John Storella, Eric Nelson and Amy Cammann Cholnoky. Our class is pushing the College to re-cluster reunions so we could attend with the classes of ’76 and ’78. Our 35th is only three years away and the College has agreed to move us to a weekend instead of the scheduled midweek slot. This may have to put our reunion later in the summer, instead of mid-June. Our class needs more involvement in our ongoing projects, planning, outreach and parties! Please contact Leslie or any of our class officers and volunteer! Send Bob Leach and me your news.
—Kelley Cimina, 6 Martins Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073; (610) 356-4685; cohasset73@comcast.net
Jan - Feb 2010
Greetings to ’77s around the world!
Lots of news to report. Jim Mayfield checked in from Kauai, Hawaii, with a special request: “My 17-year-old daughter has been diagnosed with astrocytoma with a stage-2 tumor. While I trust my daughter’s medical team I’m open to learning if my classmates, from radiologists to researchers, can provide supplementary/complementary assistance. I’ve lived on Kauai for 25 years and love sharing my island with people. I remember Helena Sias coming to Hawaii in 1982 with a special man, wondering if I could set up accommodations for them. I made arrangements for a romantic place, but three days later Hurricane Iwa struck and they were stranded—fallen trees, impassable roads. Helena never called me again and Peter Mills later told me that she broke up with that boyfriend after that vacation!” Jim can be reached at jim@islandbusinessbrokers.com.
The DOC’s “AT in a Day” hike was a huge success! Joining me in representing the class of 1977 was Ken Wagner, section chief for western Massachusetts. Ken and I took many biology courses together—I remember slogging through local ponds for our phycology course with Hannah Croasdale. Algae has provided a good living for Ken, who is now doing water supply, lake and river management all over the country. His son Jeff ’06 joined Ken for the one day AT hike and Ken hosted a big party after the hike. Ken mentioned that he occasionally sees Lindsay and Garth Greimann when his work brings him to Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Dee Dee Granzow Simpson works with the International Rescue Committee and recently returned from Sierra Leone. She reports: “Just flew in from Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world and with the highest mother and child mortality rate. No potable water, little electricity and few roads. Driving on unpaved quagmires, we visited hospitals, clinics, villages for amputees, met with young rape victims and visited schools that we support. This is a kind of test case in which we’re staying to do some development even though the refugee camps are closed. The country is a basket case, corruption is endemic, so it’s going to be hard to change gears. On the brighter side we just bought a house in Hanover, where, so far, they have beds and a pong table, so I haven’t lost my priorities completely!”
Leslie Embs Bradford reported in on Class Officers Weekend. In attendance were Leslie, John Storella, Eric Nelson and Amy Cammann Cholnoky. Our class is pushing the College to re-cluster reunions so we could attend with the classes of ’76 and ’78. Our 35th is only three years away and the College has agreed to move us to a weekend instead of the scheduled midweek slot. This may have to put our reunion later in the summer, instead of mid-June. Our class needs more involvement in our ongoing projects, planning, outreach and parties! Please contact Leslie or any of our class officers and volunteer! Send Bob Leach and me your news.
—Kelley Cimina, 6 Martins Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073; (610) 356-4685; cohasset73@comcast.net