Greetings, fellow ’77s. By the time you read this the holidays will be upon us and we are one year closer to our 35th reunion. Our class officers will soon be commencing the planning process and will be looking for volunteers, so plan to get involved.


I was unable to travel to Hanover for Class Officers Weekend in October, but our class was represented by our president Leslie Embs Bradford and our newsletter editor Bob Leach. Thanks to Leslie, I have the following news to report. Amy Camaan Cholnoky is building a new vacation home in Montana. Her daughter Kari graduated from Dartmouth last year and is working in the studio art department on campus. Her son Robbie ’13 just pledged AXA, following in his father’s footsteps. Amy was just named to the board of her alma mater, Concord Academy, and to the board of the Darien, Connecticut, library. Betsy Fauver Steuber, Dee Dee Granzow Simpson, Nancy Parsinnen Vespoli, Bets Kent and Robin Gosnell Travers had their annual get-together in Boston this fall, where they toured the archives of the Museum of Fine Arts with George Shackelford. Bets and Nancy, crewmates at Dartmouth, were also boatmates for the Head of the Charles. Robin’s daughter Georgia ’13 is president of her Dartmouth class and Nancy’s daughter Lauren is also an undergraduate.


The class of 1977 is well represented in Hanover with legacy undergraduates. A new event has been added to the parents’ weekend schedule—legacy ’tails, during which alumni and their offspring students get together. This past summer ’77s and their students in attendance were Leslie Bradford (Allie), Frank Governali (Charles), Chris Jenny (Chris), Daniel Lucey (Alexander), Colleen Connell Meyer (Kathleen), Joanette Walker-Oosterhout and Ned Winsor (Melissa). In September, after moving in their new ’14s, drop-off ’tails were enjoyed by Linda Barber (Derek), Peter Bernhard (Daniel), Leslie Bradford (Tyler), Sverre Caldwell (Isabel), Kent Dauten (Kit), Bob End (Bridget), Jose Fernandez (Sarah), Bill Hammett (Sean), David Heywood (Lauren), Chris Jenny (Lauren), Lucinda Leach (Julian), Gay Schults MacQueen (Harry), Karen McGrath (Katie), Rick Sarner (Lauren), Marcia Sprague (Rebecca) and Mac Taylor (Jaqueline). Congratulations to everyone—you have earned the right to visit Hanover for four more years! 


In mid-October Jennifer Leigh Warren performed a one-woman show, Broadway, Blues and Bassey, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Was anyone able to attend? I’d love to have a review of her show. You know anything Jennifer performs has to be fabulous!


In September Jeff McKee traveled to Hanover from southern California to attend the re-dedication of Phi Delta Alpha, which had been shut down due damage caused by an electrical fire last winter. Also in attendance were Dan Jones and Sam Hoar. We hope the new Phi Delt is a big improvement from the condition it was in back our day!


I hope your holidays are happy and healthy—enjoy your families and please send me your news.


—Kathy Kelley Cimina, 6 Martins Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073; (610) 356-4685; cohasset73@comcast.net