John Gustafson,a retired State University of New York (SUNY), Cortland, biology professor living in Homer, New York, was honored by the Syracuse Post-Standard’s annual Hero of Conservation Award as one of the key people behind the success of the Lime Hollow Center for Environment and Culture. It all started in the late 1960s, when John and a group of SUNY professors got Cortland County to purchase a 2 1/2-mile right-of-way of the defunct Lehigh Railroad, which has morphed into a 400-acre nature preserve with 10 miles of trails, 300-plus members, a $1 million visitor’s center and more than 23,000 visitors each year. The article continues: “Since the center’s creation Gustafson has become a long-standing board member, treasurer and generous donor. He and his wife, Nancy, even took out a second mortgage on their house so we could acquire property,” said the executive director for the center. Gustafson said he’s been a longtime disciple of Aldo Leopold, a well-known forester and conservationist who promoted the idea that mankind needs to appreciate and care for the natural world. “You love it or you lose it,” Gustafson said. That’s talking the talk and walking the walk, John. Congratulations.


Warren Daniel advises that his daughter Beth ’77 has now retired on full pension after 30 years with the Oregon Department of Revenue. I start to get nervous when that generation retires, but at least she’s still doing some consulting work.


Our class historian Sonny and Joan Drury have moved to Eagles’ Trace, a 72-acre retirement community with plenty of room for walking and running (Sonny’s preferred form of exercise). Their new address is 104 Plum Tree Terrace, Apt. 123, Houston, TX 77077; phone (281) 5311-8608; e-mail joanrem@sbcglkobal.net.


Our annual class mini-reunion will be held September 28 and 29 during the Penn game. If you’ve not heard, with the Hanover Inn under renovation, it’s probable our Friday night dinner will be held at the Dowd’s Country Inn, with overnight accommodations available there and at the virtually adjacent Lyme Inn. It’s a fun group. Come join us. Any questions, give me a holler.


—Dave Kurr, 4281 Indian Field Road, Clinton, NY 13323; (315) 853 3582; djkurr@verizon.net