Class Note 1995
Andrew Kim made my day back in November when he wrote: “I saw your Nov/Dec Class Notes. I enjoyed viewing our classmates’ and my artwork online. Since you asked what I’ve been up to, after working in South Korea for several years my wife, Joy, and I returned to the United States. I went back to school to study human-centered design and innovation planning. After I completed my graduate studies, we moved to western Michigan. For the last five and a half years I’ve been working at Steelcase in the WorkSpace Futures group, basically the research and development group for the company. Though I’m not painting and sculpting these days, I’m applying the skills I learned in my studio art classes to designing new environments and experiences for workplaces, classrooms and retail spaces. Beyond work our two daughters, who are 5 years and 10 months old, keep us busy in a good way.”
Susan (Warhover) Buckheit wrote in from outside of Denver, where she lives with her husband, Mike; their twins, Tanner and Jane, who turned 4 in January; and their baby daughter, Kit, who turned one on Thanksgiving. “I am primarily a stay-at-home mom, although I am doing the slightest bit of freelance editing now and am wondering if I’m really ready to go back (the short answer: no; the long answer: nope). Life is moving way too fast—preschool, baby milestones, last years of our 30s!—but we are happy and healthy and couldn’t ask for more. I am in touch with many Dartmouth friends, but I’ll limit my update to the ’95s in Colorado whom I see regularly: Hillary (Agnew) Cecil is in Denver with her husband, Adam, and kids Calvin (6), Margaret (4) and Everett (18 months). Aviva (Bender) Siegel is also in Denver with her husband, Dan, and kids Alison (11), Mitch (8) and Liam (2.) They are both doing well and I feel so lucky to be in the same state with them. Our blood truly runs green!”
Rachel Wasserstrom writes from Weston, Massachusetts: “My husband, Ken, and I welcomed our son Adam Bernard Scheer on November 2, 2011. Adam’s big sister Lauren is elated with her new sibling. She wakes up very animated each morning, asking for her baby brother. I had Adam at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, which is very convenient for me since I also work in the obstetrics/gynecology department there. I literally walked down the hall for my doctor’s appointments.”
Sophia Cha shares news from her home in New York City’s Battery Park. She has a beautiful 21-month-old son named Sebastian. “He is the light of my life and just the best combination of my husband, Carlo, and myself.” Sophia has been in New York since graduating from Dartmouth. She earned her master’s in architecture from Columbia, where she met Carlo, who is also an architect. They’ve been married since 2004. Sophia practiced architecture until about four years ago, when she left to join the development side, now working as a design director for a commercial real estate firm.
Tamara Busch recently moved back to the Boston area after several years in New York and Connecticut. She had the good fortune to take four months off between jobs (jealous!) “supposedly to rest and relax, but seems like I’ve booked myself full already with various travels—I just got back from Italy, and have upcoming trips planned to Seattle, Antarctica and Belize.” Tamara practices trust and estate law and has joined Day Pitney’s Boston office. Tammy, I look forward to catching hot chocolate with you at LA Burdick’s soon!
Keep your news coming!
—Kaja (Schuppert) Fickes, 345 Commonwealth Ave., No. 8, Boston, MA 02115; kaja@alum. dartmouth.org
