Baldwin School Echoes Spring 2011

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When you meet a Baldwin girl, you may be struck by her ambition, intelligence, endless curiosity or

sophisticated humor. You may notice her ability to structure an argument, converse about global current events or collaborate to solve a problem. Above all, you may sense a quiet confidence and self-aware-ness that prepares her to achieve great-ness – in the classroom, on stage, on the playing field and in the community. It is these elements that make up the DNA of a Baldwin “thinking girl.” In the classroom our girls are apply-ing literature to life through multimedia presentations, tracing their ancestry through the National Geographic Genographic Project, and using technol-ogy to solve complex math equations. Beyond the classroom, they’re com-peting – and placing – at Harvard University’s Model Congress Club Conference, the American Math Competition and the VEX Robotics World Championship. Our girls’ creativ-ity shines through in the form of deeply personal digital storytelling, art shows and award-winning musical performanc-es. On the court, our athletes are captur-ing Inter-Ac titles and winning individual merit awards. Baldwin girls are lending their time and talent to positively impact their community on service days and

ECHOES

Editor: Jessica Covello

Photo credits: Brittany Barbatto, Laura Blankenship, Robyn Connelly, Jay Gorodetzer, Carolyn Jones ’73 and Kathleen Harte Simone. Photos in Class Notes and Focus on You are supplied by individual alumnae.

All photographs are identified left to right unless otherwise noted.

Echoes is published for the alumnae, parents, students, friends and staff of The Baldwin School. We welcome letters regarding the contents of the magazine and/or issues pertaining to the school. Letters must be signed. The editor retains the right to edit at her discretion.

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Jessica Covello, Editor, Echoes The Baldwin School 701 Montgomery Ave. Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

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throughout the year. In fact, Stephanie Sheppard ’11 was recently awarded Representative Tim Briggs’ Community Hero Award for her volunteer efforts, including helping to create the first independent school chapter of Special Olympics on the Main Line. It is this focus and dedication that fosters the “whole” student who is capable of achieving her dreams. In this issue of Echoes, we’ve highlighted three of the many elements of the DNA of a “thinking girl” – math, science and technology – to demonstrate how our girls are break-

ing barriers to become the nation’s best and brightest researchers, architects and engineers. In fact, the Society of Women Engineers recently awarded certificates to three Baldwin outgoing seniors for demonstrating excellence in the fields of mathematics and science. Coupled with

Baldwin’s seamless integration of technol-ogy into its curriculum, the school’s focus on mathematics and science is elevating the learning experience in all classrooms. Whether you’re mad about math, a lover of languages or hot on history, chances are – like other Baldwin alumnae – you’re fearless and forward-thinking. Join us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/BaldwinSchool) and tell us what makes up your DNA as a “thinking girl.”—Sally M. Powell

MESSAGE FROM THE HEAD

Making the Grade

“Coupled with Baldwin’s seamless integration of technology into its cur-riculum, the school’s focus on mathematics and science is elevating the learning experience in all classrooms.”

Sally M. Powell


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T H E BA L DW I N

ECHOES

Inside Front A Message from the Head

2 DNA of a Thinking Girl Focus on Math, Science and Technology

5 Crowns for a Cause “Hats Off” to Carolyn Jones ‘73

6 Lights, Camera, Action The Arts are Thriving at Baldwin

8 Campus Events Spring Highlights

9 Baldwin Newsmakers People and Events

10 Good Sports Baldwin Athletes Win Big

13 The Baldwin Bookshelf Recent Works by Alumnae

15 Class Notes Edited by Anne Plutzer Burns ‘96, director of marketing and communications, and Kaitlin Devine, development officer.

Focus on You

Spotlight on Alumnae Vital Statistics: Marriages, Births and Deaths By Alisan Buckley Henderson ‘49

Page 2 AP Biology students study the inner workings of the human body.

Page 4 Students delve into scientific research.

Page 6 Alumna artist Gail Cunningham ‘97 visited Baldwin to conduct a workshop with Darkroom Photography students. She focused on the cyanotype process, a photography printing method that involves exposing paper to sunlight.

Page 12 Sloan Warren ‘11 was one of 44 high school seniors in the country to be selected as a Senior Under Amour All-American.

On the Cover: Grade VIII students bring Digital Storytelling to life in Ms. Angst’s drama class.

LEFT: Upper School Art students show their best work.

Contents

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AP biology students dissect a human brain with Dr. Richard Kanoff, chief of neurosurgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

FAST FACTS: SCIENCE• Housing six classrooms, the science building will

celebrate its 50th anniversary this year.

• Approximately 90 percent of Baldwin students take

science as a senior class elective.

• 2011 marks the 16th year of Baldwin’s involvement in

“Physics First,” a national initiative to increase the

number of students taking four years of science, begin-

ning with a foundation of physics in Grade IX.

• Baldwin was among 10 percent of private and independent

schools – and also one of the first – to implement

Physics First.

• In 1988, Baldwin’s science department spent three years

developing and implementing an integrated science, math

and technology program with a grant from the Common-

wealth of Pennsylvania Initiative for Integrated math and

Science Teaching (IMAST).

RRadical Robotics

In April, Baldwin seniors Elyssa Hays, Christina Salvitti

and Ariane Walker-Horn along with junior Laura Jarin-

Lipschitz, participated in the 2011 VEX Robotics World

Championship in Kissimmee, Fla. The girls’ robot – cre-

ated, built and programmed in collaboration with students

from The Haverford School, placed 34 out of 104. The team

competed in several regional competitions to qualify for the

World Championship, and faced off against top teams from

more than 200 VEX Robotics Competitions.

Making Connections

After commissioning a study and finding a positive correla-

tion between student success in math and science, Baldwin

continues to seek ways to integrate its academic curriculum

to help students make powerful connections and develop a

well-rounded skill set. Read on to hear how Baldwin faculty

are achieving this goal.


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in her own Words

Cynthia Schmalzried, Math Department Head

“Technology use in the mathematics classroom is dedicated

first and foremost to illustrating concepts, so that students

better understand the reasons behind the techniques that

they learn. We have a Smartboard in each classroom, allow-

ing for animated graphics and dynamic visual presentations.

We use Algebra in Motion, Geometer’s Sketchpad and

Calculus in Motion to demonstrate complex ideas. These

virtual learning environments allow the girls to try out their

conjectures before encountering them as theorems to be

formally proven.

Cynthia Schmalzried participated in the National Science Foundation-funded Visual Geometry Project, where she helped develop the concept for Geometer’s Sketchpad.

Baldwin was selected by the

National Coalition of Girls Schools

(NCGS) as one of 100 schools nationwide to participate in

the 2011 “10 for 10” campaign highlighting women in science.

Grade V students at Baldwin participated in “10 for 10” by dem-

onstrating their engineering prowess with a lesson in airplane

engineering. Girls first learned about the principles of flight,

including lift, drag, stability and angle of attack. They then

researched different ways to construct and fly paper aircrafts.

Each student built her own airplane and spent time adjusting the

design using straws, paperclips and index cards to improve the

aircraft’s range. After testing their designs, the girls participated in

a class-wide contest to determine the furthest-flying aircraft. The

event culminated in a grade-wide competition, including discus-

sion about the engineering tactics that produced the best results.

In its 10th year, “10 for 10” provides positive engineering experi-

ences for women and girls. The 2011 campaign aimed to reach

10,000 10-year-olds nationwide. The campaign ran for 10 weeks

(February 24 through May 8) and was held in conjunction with

National Engineers Week.Laura Jarin-Lipschitz, Ariane Walker-Horn, Elyssa Hays and Tina Salvitti participated in the VEX Robotics World Championship.

Technology is not an end in itself, nor is it primarily a labor-saving device, but it can certainly aid in the understanding of concepts and the presentation of solutions. The explanations and logical reasoning involved are still the responsibility of the student, who is an active, not passive, participant.”

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D N A O F A T H I N K I N G G I R L

in her own Words

Diane Senior, Upper School English Teacher

“Students use a variety of media in my English classroom.

They select the technology that suits their purpose, including

presentation tools, video and voice recording devices, text

editing programs, movie-making and animation software, and

more. Exercising their critical thinking and problem solving

skills as well as their imaginations, they learn how to com-

municate collaboratively across networks, how to influence

their audience, and how to create, access, and assess content.

Sample 2010-2011 projects that illustrate technology’s

integration into our English curriculum include:

• Grade X students’ creation of dream media essays as a

culminating project for the first semester’s readings and

as a way to work with a concept, express personal ideas,

be creative, and employ various technology. Using short

stories, English Romantic poetry, and Their Eyes Were Watching God as inspiration, the girls drafted a narration

of their dreams and transformed them into video mon-

tages, which we watched leading up to the Martin Luther

King, Jr. holiday.

• In the English Elective “Global Perspectives in Contem-

porary Literature,” Grade XII students’ production of

videos demonstrated how characters from the texts we

read survive as they pursue recognition and achievement.

In addition, students were asked to relate the textual

examples to larger questions regarding the global

achievement race, pressures on youth, global identity,

and how to find their own place in the world.”

Diane Senior presented her dream media essay project at the 2011 Smart Board Users Conference.

With more than a third of Baldwin students pursuing science or

math as a college major, it’s no wonder the school’s student-

founded Research Club has found such strong footing.

Launched by Gazelle Zerafati ‘11 in fall 2010, the Research Club

aims to increase the number of women in science-related careers by

renewing interest in the subject and creating curriculum-complementing

learning opportunities for Upper School students. Zerafati put her idea in

motion by delivering a comprehensive proposal for the club and aligning

its purpose with goals set forth in Baldwin’s 2010-2015 strategic plan.

She then worked to develop the club’s structure, meeting schedule and

member base.

In just nine short months, the Research Club has blossomed to 20

members and is raising the bar for Baldwin science students. Members

of the Research Club are introduced to the basics of scientific inquiry,

including the scientific method and experimental design, and engage in

discussions on topics including controversial experiments and ethics in

science. Additionally, the club keeps on the cutting-edge by inviting local

science leaders to present on “hot” topics. In April 2012, members plan

to attend the Delaware Valley Science Fair to draw inspiration for their

own future research projects and familiarize themselves with the formal

presentation of scientific research.

The Research Club is seeking alumnae mentors and presenters

to help propel the organization as it enters its second year. If you’re

interested, please contact Mary Pat Staats at [email protected]

or (610) 525-2700, ext. 268.

“ Participating in scientific research gives students a number of significant advantages. Firstly, conducting original research represents a unique learning experience which most traditional courses cannot offer. Furthermore, having the ability to explore various fields of science during high school gives students the opportunity to focus on a specific topic which they can further pursue as early as freshman year of college. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, engaging young women in science and scientific research at an early age will empower them to pursue careers in the sciences as adults, thereby increasing the representation of women in the sciences.” – Gazelle Zerafati ‘11, president and founder of The Baldwin

School Research Club

Raising the Bar: Baldwin’s Research Club

Students compete in the 17th Annual Middle School Math Marathon.


On Sunday, April 3, 2011, approximately seventy women spanning

eight decades attended the “Crowns for a Cause” hat show and

silent auction.

Conceived by Carolyn Jones ‘73, in memory of her mother, Lucille

Timmons Jones, the event was established to provide incidental financial

support for Baldwin girls of color. Carolyn’s mother passed away

November 14, 2010.

Attendees included Sally Powell, past and current

trustees, alumnae, current students and their mothers,

as well as friends and family members of Lucille

Timmons Jones.

Carolyn stated, “My mother was a very social

woman and loved to dress. She was from a generation

of women who knew the importance of accessorizing

an outfit with the proper gloves, purse and, most

importantly, hat. She amassed over her adult life

several hundred hats. The hats included casual

straw hats, dark felt hats with large plumes, and most

recently, a copy of the hat Aretha Franklin wore to the

Obama inauguration.”

She continued by saying, “Fashion, for my mother, was a kind of

communication. It was a language without words. She communicated, on

any given day, at any given time, who she was and what she was feeling.

For her, a great hat spoke for itself. I believe my mother would say that

when you wear a hat, it is like medicine for the soul.”

Carolyn expressed that the event was important on several levels,

first as a way to honor her mother. “She was a tireless supporter and

advocate for me. When I was accepted into Baldwin, my mother shared

that journey with me. As a working mom, she found ways to be an

involved parent at the school. And, she was an involved grandparent up

until her illness when my daughter, Logan ‘14, started at Baldwin. She

would love to know that a part of her life was being woven into the fabric

of the Baldwin community.”

“Secondly, it is a way to give back, a value so important to my

mother. I grew up hearing that no matter how far I go in life, I must

always find ways to give back. As a Baldwin student, I knew I had a vast

village that supported me. It’s important for me to pass that learning on

to Logan as well...for her to know that she is not

here just because of her own strength and her own

will...she is here because of the prayers and support

of others. The money raised at this benefit will

hopefully, in some small way, soften the financial

burden some of the girls may experience. And, it

is to let those girls know that we are a part of the

village supporting their growth and development.”

Jennifer Platzkere Snyder ‘88 added,

“This was an extremely uplifting event, celebrating

the life and passion-for-fashion of a devoted

Baldwin grandmother while bringing together

diverse segments of the community at large who

contributed to Baldwin’s scholarship fund in exchange for the right to

leave with some fashionable flair of their own.”

The twenty-five hats from Lucille’s collection were quickly

purchased from an eager audience.

Carolyn was grateful for and pleased with the response to the event.

“I was excited to see the enthusiasm towards the hats and the support

from members of the Baldwin community. Every woman who purchased

a hat carries a part of my mother with them as well as the energy and

dream embedded in each and every hat.”

“Carolyn created an event that was inspirational on many levels. It honored a remarkable woman whose personal style and way of life held education at its core. I really felt I was able to ‘know’ Lucille through her hats.”—Sally Powell

Crowns for a CauseRIGHT: Mrs. Mabel Brown, Lucille’s oldest friend (bottom left), Jennifer Motter ‘14 (top left), Logan Jones-Merrill ‘14 (bottom center), alumna Jennifer Platzkere Snyder ‘88 (top center), Gaby Meckley ‘15 (bottom right), and Mrs. Crystal Oliver-Slater, Lucille’s niece (top right).

LEFT: Sally Powell, Carolyn Jones ’73, Paula Kennedy Boyer ’74 and Carolyn Scott Simpson ‘74.

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Baldwin is bringing fine and performing arts center stage with the Arts

Task Force, comprised of faculty, administrators, students, parents, and

members of the surrounding arts community. Together, these talented

leaders will examine our current curriculum and strategize ways to

enhance and grow our already outstanding programs. We look forward

to sharing the task force’s progress with you as the year unfolds.

The Arts Are Thriving On Campus!

FAME: The Baldwin Maskers put on a thrilling performance of FAME: The Musical. Visit the Media Gallery on Baldwin’s website for more photos.

Fit for a Queen

Grade I students’ study of Africa culmi-nated with an African Feast, where the girls wore the native jewelry and lappas (authentic dresses) they had designed.

Visual Expressions

Hua Hua Zhang, lead performer for the Beijing Puppet Arts Troupe, performed “Visual Expressions” for Lower School students. This educational program features a multifaceted and dramatic blend of Asian and Western puppetry with dance, music and lighting.

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T H E A RT S

Meet Me in St. Louis (Above)

Middle School students from Baldwin and Haverford joined forces to present Meet Me in St. Louis. Check out clips from the performance on Baldwin’s YouTube Channel.

Recycled Art (Upper Right)

The girls reused paper, cloth and other materials to create aprons, handbags, skirts and other unique items.

Oh, Bother (Right)

Middle School drama students performed Winnie the Pooh for Lower School girls – much to their delight and amazement.

Spring into Art

Upper School students ushered in the spring with an art show and concert. The art exhibit featured expressive works by Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Jewelry and Photography students, and the evening’s musical performances set an energetic tone. Attendees enjoyed the sounds of The Baldwin Bronze, The Eliza-B-thans, The Baldwin Belles, The Baldwin B-Flats, Jazz Band, Chorus, Orchestra and Firenze.

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Anne Frank Library Dedication (Upper Left)

The Baldwin School’s Schoolhouse Library is now known as the Anne Frank Library, named in honor of the historical figure and the Baldwin family who anonymously made a $1 million commit-ment to the school. The donor’s gift will support scholarship aid to ensure access and affordability for current and future students.

Monte Carlo? Oui! (Above)

During “A Night in Monte Carlo,” Parents’ Association volunteers lit up the Residence with the glamour and glitz of a casino, complete with poker, blackjack, roulette and a prize wheel. Attendees also bid on silent auction items both near (breakfast with Eagles players) and far (trips to the Emmy Awards, Monte Carlo and the Loire Valley), raising $150,000 for the school.

Campus Events

Getting it Write (Right)

Baldwin Write Now, an annual program that introduces students to highly accomplished female professionals in the publishing, liter-ary and communications fields, awarded its Women’s Writing Medal Award to Doe Boyle on April 25. Boyle, a writer and editor, is author of Globe Pequot’s “Fun with the Family in Con-necticut” as well as a dozen children’s books.

Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Left)

Grades VI, V, Kindergarten and Pre-kindergarten achieved 100% parent participation in the Annual Fund and were treated, by Sally and Frank Powell, to a family-style barbeque on May 16. At press time, parent participation in the annual fund had reached 85%, with faculty and staff participation attaining 96%.


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B A L D W I N N E W S M A K E R S

Giving Back

Environmental awareness was the focus of the Upper School Service day on April 20. Our girls dedicated their time to Royal Gardens, High School Park, Tacony Creek Park and Mill Creek Urban Farm.

Multicultural Celebrations (Left, Upper Left, Right)

The theme “Many Individuals, One Baldwin” came to life during spring multicultural celebrations, including an African Feast, Café Francais and Fashion with Compassion. Whether creating authentic African clothing and games, cooking a French meal, or announcing the latest runway fashions in Spanish to hearing the experiences of an Afghan exchange student, our girls engaged in unique and worldly learning opportunities.

Tracing our Roots

AP Biology students became part of a real-time ancestry research endeavor by participating in the National Geographic Genographic Project. The students took and sent samples of their cheek cells for mitochondrial DNA analysis and eight weeks later received the results of the migrations of their ancestors. Students then contributed their results to the global database, uncovering the paths taken by their ances-tors across South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. A map, detailing these ancestral journeys, is displayed in the Science Building.


VARSITY TENNIS

Varsity Tennis Wins First-Ever InterAc TitleVarsity Tennis had a banner year by capturing the InterAc Title and earning the most medals at the annual InterAc Tennis Tournament. It is the team’s first title since the inception of the InterAc League in 1983. The win completed Baldwin’s season with an undefeated overall record of 11-0 and 6-0 in the league. The team was led by senior co-captains Alisha Maity and Lauren Rhodes, and coached by Jeff Sacks. Photo back l to r: Coach Jeff Sacks, Kristin Rojo ’14, Abby Grosskopf ’13, Julz Vaccaro ’13, Victoria Gevurtz ’13; front l to r: Angela Sun ’11, Connie Li ’13, Lauren Rhodes ’11, Connie Wang ’14, Tori Robinson ’12, (missing from photo: Alisha Maity ‘11)

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Good SportsVarsity Squash Team Wins InterAc Title, MASA Title, and Finishes 3rd at NationalsThe Varsity Squash Team wrapped up a remarkable season by capturing 3rd place at the National Squash High School Championships held at Yale University. The team’s overall season record was an outstanding 16-1 with their only loss occurring in the National Semi-Finals to 2nd place finisher Deerfield Academy. Prior to Nationals, the team captured the Mid Atlantic Squash Championship (MASA) Title, the school’s first. In the final match, Baldwin defeated host Episcopal Academy 9-0 after beating Lawrenceville 6-3 in the semi-finals. Led by Head Coach and Baldwin Squash Pro, Karen Kronemeyer, the team also won the InterAc title for the second consecutive year. The team is also coached by Bruce Kelly, Associate Coach and Brooks Russell, Assistant Coach. Two of the team’s seniors will continue their squash careers in college: Alisha Maity at Columbia University and Caroline Sawin at Williams College.

Varsity Squash Photo l to r front: Alexa Tzarnas ‘12; Maya Patel ‘13; Marina Crowe ‘12; Tiffany Hau ‘12; Morgan Steelman ‘16; Cashel McCarthy ‘14; l to r back: Bruce Kelly, Associate Varsity Coach; Karen Kronemeyer, Varsity Coach; Caroline Sawin ‘11; Selena Maity ‘14; Sami Shein ‘11; Ryan Morgan ‘14; Alisha Maity ‘11, Co-Captain; Hilary Gray ‘11; Co-Captain; Brooks Russell, Assistant Varsity Coach

Kristine Rojo ’14 Wins InterAc Tennis Title Kristine Rojo earned the gold medal at #1 singles at the InterAc Tennis Tournament. A freshman, Kristine went undefeated all season. She is nationally ranked and currently holds a #4 ranking in Pennsylvania among her peers.

Swimmer Sensation Valerie Yoshimura ‘15 Holds Five School RecordsVarsity swimmer and Grade VIII student Valerie Yoshimura is the current school record holder in five events (of eleven): 50 yard freestyle, 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle relay, all previously held by her sister, Stephanie ’04. This season, Valerie earned a USA Swimming national ranking

in the 200 yard Individual Medley for 13-14-year old girls. In the 2009-2010 season, Valerie achieved a Top Ten USA Swimming national ranking in four events (50 yard freestyle, 100 yard freestyle, 100 yard individual medley, and 200 yard individual medley) in the 12-year old girls division. She is a Junior Olympic Champion in five events and was a finalist in the 2010 Eastern Championships.

Sloan Warren ‘11 Joins Prestigious 1,000 Point ClubSloan Warren scored her 1,000th career basketball point vs. Springside School in January, joining Emma Hamm ‘07 and Gina Powers ‘96 in Baldwin’s elite 1,000 Point Club. A varsity player since Grade VIII, Sloan has led the Bears this season in points, rebounds and steals. She scored a career-high of 31 points in the Bears’ victory over Villa Victoria Academy. This year, Sloan was named All InterAc Honorable Mention and All Main Line Honorable Mention.

BASKETBALL

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Crew Team Captures Three Gold and One Silver Medal at the Philadelphia City ChampionshipsThe Baldwin Crew Team had a stellar showing at the Philadelphia City Championships, earning three gold medals and one silver. The three winning boats also qualified for Nationals. The lightweight double of Jackie Andrews ‘11 and Tess Candell ‘11 became City Champs with a margin of six seconds. The JV 4x stroked by Kaylah Kleczka ‘12 followed by Charlotte Beever ‘13, Natalie Webb ‘12 and Liz Asch ‘12 won their race in convincing fashion. Marlana Edwards ‘14 and Mini Kwak ‘14 became City Champs in their first race in the Frosh Double, and the novice two-man of Edita Bulovaite ‘12 and Taylor Nickens ‘13 placed second with a time of 6:27. The team is coached by Aaron Preetman, Head; Kristen Giachinno, Assistant; and Nicole Wagner, Novice.

Brooke Simone ’11 Signs Field Hockey Scholarship with GeorgetownSenior field hockey player Brooke Simone signed a National Letter of Intent and accepted her athletic scholarship to play field hockey with the Georgetown Hoyas, a Division I program competing in the Big East, beginning in the fall 2011. Brooke led the team in goals and points in three of her four years earning Most Valuable Attack and Most Valuable Player team honors, and is the current school record holder for career points (93). Brooke has been named to All InterAc and All Main Line Field Hockey teams and is also the recipient of the USA Field Hockey Youth Leadership Award, presented to 12 student-athletes worldwide. Brooke is a three-sport varsity athlete, also competing in Winter Track and Lacrosse. She is a National Merit Finalist, an AP Scholar, a National Latin Scholar, and is the Vice President of her senior class. At Georgetown, Brooke will study in The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

Seven Field Hockey Players Named NFHCA Academic All Americans They are Varsity Field Hockey players Alex Lucas ’11, Brooke Simone ’11, Callie Woods ’11, Akela Lacy ’11, Ally Kontra ’11, Remy Walk ’11 and TraiAnne Peek ’11.

Five Squash Players Named to US Squash Academic Team They are Marina Crowe ‘12, Maya Patel ‘13, Sami Shein ‘11, Alisha Maity ‘11 and Caroline Sawin ‘11.

Winter All Stars: Eight Athletes Named to All InterAc Teams and All Main Line Teams All InterAc First Team for Swimming: Valerie Yoshimura ’15; All InterAc and All Main Line Hon. Mention for Basketball: Sloan Warren ’11; All InterAc First Team for Squash: Hilary Gray ‘11, Alisha Maity ‘11, Ryan Morgan ‘14 and Caroline Sawin ’11; All InterAc Second Team: Marina Crow ‘12 and Maya Patel ‘13.

Sloan Warren ’11 Honored at Girls InterAc Athletic Directors Banquet Sloan Warren was Baldwin’s honoree at the Girls InterAc Athletic Directors Banquet, honoring selected athletes from the InterAc’s seven schools. The banquet was held at Episcopal Academy in May. This award is given by the league in honor of past athletic directors. It is presented annually to a senior girl who has been a multi-sport varsity athlete and has exemplified the following characteristics: dedication to their team and school, outstanding representatives of the InterAc League, sportsmanship and leadership.

Varsity Cross Country Posts the Most Wins in Years The Varsity Cross Country team, coached by Rachel Ryan and assisted by Genevieve Story, posted its best season since 2002, with an overall record of 4-4. Elizabeth Auritt ’11 and Arden Simone ’13 were named All Main Line. The team was led by senior co-captains Auritt and Jennie Wigrizer.

Dance Team Performs Piece Choreographed by Baldwin Alumna The US and MS Dance Teams performed before cheering crowds at Lower School, Middle School and Upper School assemblies, as well as parents at an evening performance this winter. Alumna Gen Kelly ’04, now a professional choreographer and dance teacher, choreographed a piece for the US Team entitled “When Doves Cry”.

Congratulations to the Varsity Volleyball Team for Winning the Westtown Volleyball Tournament! Photo below back l to r: Kacie Green, Assistant Coach, Hallie Roseman ’12, Edita Bulovaite ’12, Taylor Flowers ’13, Randa Melhem ’12, Charlotte Morris ’13, Julia Fournier ’13, Rich Comly, Assistant Coach, Deb Surgi, Head Coach; middle l to r: Charlotte Matthai ’13, Mini Kwak ’14, Natalie Webb ’12, Kaylah Kleczka ’12, Devon Cooper ’13, Katya Kouzine ’14; front l to r: co-captains Julia Pedrick ’11 and Denise Cirelli ‘11

Athletic Snapshots

Tess Candell ‘11, Coach Aaron Preetam, and Jackie Andrews ‘11

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Sloan Warren ‘11 Selected for Elite Under Armour All-American Lacrosse GameSloan Warren was selected as a Senior Under Armour All-American, an elite group of the top 44 high school senior lacrosse players in the nation. She is one of only five lacrosse players from Pennsylvania to attain this status, the highest lacrosse honor for high school seniors. Sloan will play lacrosse for the University of Virginia next year; the team is ranked in the top 20 in the nation.

Eight Seniors to Compete at the Collegiate LevelEight student-athletes from the Class of 2011 will continue their athletic prowess at the NCAA Division I or Division III level.

Pictured: front l to r: Tess Candell, George Washington University Crew; Ally Kontra, Hamilton College Crew; Denise Cirelli, University of Delaware Crew; back l to r: Brooke Simone, Georgetown University Field Hockey; Sloan Warren, University of

Virginia Lacrosse; Caroline Sawin, Williams College Squash and Golf; Sarah Parmecek, University of Pennsylvania Fencing; Alisha Maity, Columbia University Squash

Good SportsSWIMMING

Ten Varsity Swimmers Compete at the Eastern Swimming ChampionshipsThe Varsity Swim Team qualified ten athletes to the Eastern States Swimming Championships, the most athletes Baldwin has sent in seven years. Roughly one-third of the independent and prep schools in the United States compete at Easterns. With two top-five finishes and a new school record, Valerie Yoshimura ’15 finished on top for Baldwin. Valerie finished 3rd in the 200 IM and 4th in the 100 freestyle. She broke the school record in the 200 IM. Baldwin’s other swimmers at Easterns included: Ally Branman ‘15, 13th: 200 Free Relay, 25th: 100 Breaststroke, 28th 200 IM; Amanda Ter Doest ‘12, 10th: 200 Medley Relay, 29th: 100 Breaststroke, Top 70: 50 Free; Akela Lacy ‘11, 10th: 200 Medley Relay , 13th: 200 Free Relay, 33rd 50 Free, Top 70: 100 Free; Megan Handal ‘12, 35th: 500 Freestyle; Maddie Noteware ‘12, 13th: 200 Free Relay, Top 60: 100 Free; Jessica Levit ‘16, Top 60: 50 Free; Emily O’Brien ‘14, Top 60: 50 Free. The team is coached by Dave Hart, Head Coach and Baldwin’s Aquatics Director, and Jeremy Byrne.

Four-hundred runners and walkers – more than ever – took part in the Eighth Annual Alex Wake Memorial 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Walk on May 30. The event raised more than $48,000, a marked increased over previous years. In addition to funding an endowed scholarship in Alex’s name, a percentage of the proceeds will help underwrite Blue Gray’s endeavors in support of Baldwin Athletics, including educational programs. This year, the Women’s Council of Montgomery County presented age appropriate information and handouts at student assemblies for all divisions.

8th Annual Alex Wake 5K Memorial Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk a Huge Success

The event was presented by Blue Gray, Baldwin Athletics and the Development Office. Blue Gray would like to thank the generous sponsors, volunteers and participants for making the event a great success and for supporting the Alex Wake Memorial Scholarship Fund and Baldwin Athletics.


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R e c e n t W o R K S By a lU M n a e

Marion Whatley Cowart ’46, Once Upon a Summertime, Xlibris Corporation, April 2007.

It was during summers of the 1930s at Ponte Vedra Beach when Muffet first began writing in her diary, a little red leather book with its own lock and key.

The original journal entries of a child who frolicked in the sand more than seventy years ago aided by colorful recollections bring to life the summertime Muffet cherished. The script is true, the memories still strong today and the illustrations are the author’s very own. These personal accounts offer a glimpse of a leisurely old fashioned way of life that can be appreciated by beach children of all ages and decades.

Nancy Keeney Forster ’46, Encounters: A Lifetime Spent Crossing Cultural Frontiers, Wind Shadow Press, November 2009.

In 2007, a year after the death of her husband, Clifton, Nancy Keeney Forster began the process of sorting through the wealth of papers he left behind,

collected over a lifelong career as a Foreign Service Officer. What she found tucked into a Japanese tea chest brought her to reexamine her own memories and writings from nearly 60 years of shared international adventures. Together, they journeyed across cultural frontiers from California to the Philippines, Japan, Burma, Washington, D.C., Israel, Hawaii, and back to California. During those years, Nancy developed her own career as an

educator in international schools. The Forsters spent their lives crossing and recrossing frontiers, determined to use dialogue, not conflict, to solve differences between nations. Nancy Keeney Forster’s fascinating and compelling memoir could serve as a blueprint for building bridges across frontiers.

Barbara Livengood Russell ’56, Celebrating My Journey in Needlepoint, self-published, January 2011.

A collection and celebration of the artist’s love affair with this traditional art form, this compilation documents Barabara Russell’s most treasured needlepoint pieces, both of her own creation and among her collected pieces. Each work of art is accompanied by detailed descriptions, simultaneously telling the history of Russell as an artist and tapping into the greater tale of needlepoint as an expression of art. Russell’s book debuted at the National NeedleArts Show in Long Beach, California in the beginning of January 2011 and was well received.

Joan Cowen Bowman ’50, Power of the Place, Homestead Press, June 2010.

Part memoir, part family history, this tale begins in 1869 with the birth of the author’s grandfather in New York City, one of 14 children, who

became a self-made millionaire by 1900. He built The Place in 1906 on the North Jersey Shore, the estate which provides the inspiration and framework for the story. Although she was born a year after her grandfather’s death, the author spent her entire childhood on his estate, a magical kingdom filled with special smells and sounds and tastes, but one that left her unprepared for

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Martha C. Nussbaum ‘64, Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach, by Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, March 2011.

A result of twenty-five years of research and understanding of the true opportunities and capabilities of the human

population, this powerful critique offers an alternative model to assess development, not based on conventional economic indicators, but on human progress. Nussbaum argues the theories of national progress and subsequent policies that have grossly ignored human dignity and self-respect. In developing the Capabilities Approach, she and her colleagues began with the simple questions: What is each person actually able to do and to be? What real opportunities are available to them? This reader-friendly account of the structure and practical implications of the alternative development model shows how—by attending to the narratives of individuals and grasping the daily impact of policy—we can enable all human beings to live full and creative lives.

the real world outside its winding gravel driveway and stone gateposts. She tells a personal saga of one woman’s journey through privilege, gentility, and family secrets of loves, losses and triumphs. With history’s drama of wars, assassination and September 11th, all in the shadow of The Place, this memoir is a bastion of both opportunity and emotional deprivation. It is a poignant tale of an American family that offers readers the opportunity to take an introspective look at their own past and future.

Martha C. Nussbaum ’64, Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities, Princeton University Press, April 2010.

The author and celebrated philosopher articulates how in a global economy and race to

profitability, the focus of education has shifted from creating competent democratic citizens to economically productive tools of national growth. Both domestically and abroad, education has fallen short of teaching students to think critically and become knowledgeable and empathetic citizens. Nussbaum argues that the erosion of humanities-based curriculum has undermined our ability to criticize authority, our sympathy for the marginalized and different, and our competence to deal with complex global problems. Here she makes a passionate case to reconnect the liberal arts to all levels of education. Drawing on the stories of educational developments from around the world, both troubling and hopeful, Nussbaum offers a manifesto about the deepest purposes of education.Tribute to Baldwin and teachers, in acknowledgements, page xvi

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ANN BAKER MARTIN of Lincoln, Mass writes that most of her friends are calling to tell her how bored they are. On the contrary, Ann is keeping occupied. She used to be a sculptor, but a bad shoulder put a stop to that eight years ago. Now she is painting in water color and she is having a ball. The word bored is not in her vocabulary! She has been in her condo for 25 years, has a daughter in PA and a son and his family 15 minutes away. Her fibromyalgia doesn’t slow her down. Way to go Ann!!! SARAH ROBERTS BOARDMAN went to Maine last August for her oldest grandson’s wedding, a special gathering of family! Eric and his new bride are both occupational therapists and in January began a six month job in Hilo, Hawaii! What an opportunity and at the right time of year! They will complete their job in early August just in time to come to Sarah’s shore house in Strath-

1930HELEN BARKHAUSEN PERRY writes, “At 99, I’m still hanging in there. Have many pleasant memories of Baldwin.”

1934FAY CORL WEEKS writes, “Still at White Horse Retirement, living inde-pendently; 9 grands and 10 gr-grands.”

1938Mary Carpenter Wehbi

1221 Saugatucket RoadPeace Dale, RI 02879

ELISABETH ‘MOUSIE’ FRAZIER ZANGER writes, “Never intended to live this long. Parents, siblings and painting buddies are all dead. All 6 of my own kids are all fine though. I have 15 grandkids, 7 gr-grands – 4 of whom I’ve never met.”

1940DORCAS LEIBOLD writes, “So far, I remain active and in good health and good spirits for which I am grateful. About 3 yrs ago I moved into a continuing care retirement community where I now have many interesting friends, most of whom also have lived very productive and fulfill-ing lives. Here we enjoy an amazing social, entertaining, intellectual and non-cooking lifestyle, as we try to ignore the less pleas-ant vicissitudes of ageing.”

1941MILLICENT ‘MICKY’ HILL FOX writes, “Just hanging in there at age 88 – enjoying life and grateful for all of my blessings.”

1943MARIAN HOLLAND MCALLISTER writes, “I still live in the big house my parents bought in 1941 and spend a good part of my time sorting through the accumulation of all those years. At Christmas however, I have room to gather my far-flung family.”

1944Sarah Roberts Boardman

[email protected] Shannondell Dr.Audubon, PA 19407

Rachel Funk Jenkins

[email protected] Darby Rd. #C402Haverford, PA 19041

mere!! A tough life! RACHEL FUNK JENKINS five years ago moved into a cottage on the grounds of the Quad-rangle, a retirement facility in Haverford. Her miniature schnauzer keeps her very active with several daily walks. Tennis and badminton rackets along with golf clubs lie on the garage shelf along with the hockey sticks! FRIEDA SCHIE-RENBECK MECRAY is taking courses offered by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute associated with Widener College at Exton. The people in her classes have been very interesting and add to the en-joyment. MARY BAZEMORE HOP-KINS is still very active! She is designing gardens…a large courtyard in Charleston, two plantations in Middleburg and a park in Community Center in Penna which she donated. This past fall she lectured at the South Carolina School of Landscape Design, combining her love of art and horticulture; for example, “The History of Garden Sculptures” and “The Influence of 18th Century German Baroque Gardens on Modern Gardens.” One lecture raised enough money for church junior choir to go sing in the Westminster Abbey!

1945MARY HEISLER ALLISON writes, “After spending most of ’09 moving, selling houses and most of the contents, then moving into Freedom Pointe, a beautiful new CCRC with my brother Ted, last year was a joy! Cruised, spent a week in Gatlinburg, Hilton Head & Vero Beach with various family, plus playing tennis, golf, bridge and bowling, to shows, shopping and eating here in The Villages, FL.

1946MARY KLUMPP SCOTT writes, “Bucky and I took a trip to China in July to visit daughter Mary (on sabbatical from teaching Chinese history at San Francisco State U) in Shanghai- our last trip there was in 1974. So many changes!” MARGOT WHEELOCK SCHLEGEL writes, “I plan to attend 65th Reunion in April – coming from Florida en route to grandson’s graduation from Salisbury Boarding School, NY.” BETTY LOU RIEGER SUMMERS writes, “The report from this area of the country is that I am alive and well and very active. Twice a week I still play ten-nis and yes, I am the oldest on the court. Painting is still my passion and watercol-ors still my love and so I continue as a ju-ried member with art groups in the city.

As a longtime church choir member, I participated in our production on April 3, 2011 of the Faure Requiem and sections of Mendelssohn’s Elijah. My two children have given me 5 beautiful grandchildren, one of whom married this past summer. My dear Jim and I have had a wonderful life these last ten years and I feel exceed-ingly blessed. How I wish I could be with those of you who celebrate our ancient anniversary. I will be there in spirit.”

1949Alisan Buckley Henderson

[email protected] Woodford Dr.Wayne, PA 19087

1950Joan Cowen Bowman

[email protected] Hobart Ave.Short Hills, NJ 07078

Marnie Ellis Langford

[email protected] Peachtree Rd. NE Apt. 802Atlanta, GA 30319

Peg Fritz Schneider

[email protected] Merion Square Rd.Gladwyne, PA 19035

SALLY CORLETTE THEBAUD writes, “Thanks to ‘Fritzy’ for the reunion din-ner. It was fun to see and catch up with so many classmates.” ANN HOLLAND WEEKS writes, “My husband celebrated the 50th anniversary of his ordination to the Episcopal priesthood and we are completely retired.”

1951Jerry Wiss Smith

2401 Pennsylvania Ave. #20A1Phila, PA 19130

JOAN KNIPE GREENE writes, “I don’t know which is more annoying – attend-ing a 60th Reunion or having sold our Florida home!” SANDRA SHARP RHODES writes, “Have a full busy life at the Hammock Dunes Club in Florida. Meet MIMI DEWEY BARUCH every Thursday for lunch.”

1952Donna Dietz Littlefield

[email protected] Box 423Vinalhaven, ME 04863

Kicking is no longer my style, says ALICE COOPER CROZIER, though

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I can still waltz! My activities revolve around a group of political activists of which I am president. I’m also on the condo board, a new thing for me after owning two houses for quite a while each. Kids are fine, grandchildren ditto. Dog, 5yr old female standard poodle, especially energetic. Nothing in her life that a 5-mile run each morning wouldn’t cure. Hope you and Dick are still sailing on the bounding main. I am not only alive and kicking, says GWYNNE KIM-BELL SCHULTZ, but I realized last year that there are some things I had better do now, or they might never happen. So, in July, my youngest daughter and I went to Ireland. It was great fun - she did all the driving and we just fell in love with the country. Then, in November, I joined a group of people from my sister’s church and went to Israel - something I had long wanted to do. It was a fabulous trip. Next June, I plan to take 3 grandsons (ages 12 and 13) on a cruise to Bermuda. I am having a great time! And planning on our 60th in 2012. My son moved to Seattle where he is working for Amazon, says PAT BACHMANN HOLLOWAY. I am looking forward to visiting him later this month. I spoke to LUCY THEIS BERMAN yesterday. She was in a border our junior year and did not return be-cause her mother was terminally ill. She lives in Florida and has two granddaugh-ters who live nearby. My son gave me a Kindle for Christmas. I love it. I wish we had some of this technology when we were in school. ELLIE SHOCKLEY GORDON says Bob and I now live in Palm Beach and spend summers in Middletown RI where our daughter and her family live. One of my college roommates is here now and tomor-row we fly to St. Croix where another roomie lives for our annual girlfriends’ reunion lasting a week. We’ve been do-ing this for many years and it is so much fun. My grandchildren are attending Shipley, in 9th and 7th grades. They take boys now and these are one of each so they can be there together. My niece has just become the hockey coach at Bald-win, starting next fall! She is a superb athlete and coaches many travel teams and women at an Olympic training site so Baldwin will be in good hands! Hello to everyone. JANE VANDER VEER says she is a museum docent in art...Still making my “open minded figures” for the garden. Sending love to you. SUE CORLETTE CRILLEY says there’s not much news here. I went to Vail with an old friend (my husband died 2 yrs ago,

hers 1 yr ago) in January and never skied! It’s an endless saga of mishaps, but I’m very glad to be home – in spite of the weather and my power being out for 28 hrs last week. Not a good year so far. It’s bound to improve! I hope you get more interesting/exciting news than mine to put in the Echoes. Also, hope you’re all doing well. Definitely still kicking, & moving snow, as is everybody else. Best regards to all, BARBE BALLARD BREYLINGER. PATTI VAN DOREN

DUNN says we are buried under mul-tiple feet of snow, but of course the ski resorts are ecstatic, and the plows up here do such a fantastic job that one can al-ways get around. Just for a radical change of scene, Jack and I leave at the end of the month for a two-week safari in Tan-zania, led by a friend of ours, a paleoan-thropologist with the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This is a childhood dream of Jack’s--I’m less enthused at the prospect but have faith that the experi-ence will be fabulous, as all attest! All our Chicago-based chicks are well, and take us in periodically for visits. We love the city but it’s too flat! And we love to get back to our mountains! Best to all 52ers. DEEDEE DIETZ LITTLEFIELD thanks you all for writing me back so quickly. I’m really looking forward to our 60th, although I cannot believe that is about to happen. I don’t remember getting older, do you? I wish we had this electronic technology when we were in Baldwin too, Pat. What a kick the iPad is. I can even play scrabble with my

friend in Texas, read books, email and a variety of other fun things. The learning curve was steep changing from PC’s to Apple and I am really glad I did. We no longer have a sail boat, but we do have a lobstering type boat in Maine, a Duffy & Duffy 26’. We are there for 4 mo and really love the island. (Vinalhaven) Dick is on the Medical Center Board and that keeps him off the streets, so to speak. We are searching for a new Doc for the is-land. I have a Sewing Studio next to our

little house, set high on a hill overlook-ing the working harbor. There I gaze at the harbor and make slipcovers, pillows, day bed covers and you name it for the island people. I meet many people that way and I just love it. See ya in 2012!

1953Jean Lafferty Kittelson

[email protected] 850-859-99211365 Blue Pond LanePonce DeLeon, FL 32455

CLAIRE SANFORD PERRAULT writes, “Made annual visit to sister in England late Sept (before the snows?). Royal Academy and Dulwich Museums in London, later the Fitzwilliam Museum and soaring Kings College Chapel in Cambridge, and in between read stories to gr-nephews and gr-nieces in Norfolk. Lovely time just made up for airline/travel hassles and delays…” E. REED KENWORTHEY BILZ writes, “Exchanged visits with sister PAM

KENWORTHEY HARER ’51 in Seattle, attended Vegan Festival with two of my three vegan daughters, Caribbean cruise and trips to CA to visit kids and grands.” DEE HEASLEY VANDYKE ’53 writes, “Still entering juried shows – and getting accepted. Making miniature books – writing poems and putting them in books – good fun!”

1954Trina Twyeffort Greene

[email protected] Old Ford Rd.New Paltz, NY 12561-2616

Mary Edgerton Sloat

[email protected] Box 424Lancaster, NH 03584

Ginny Sellers Shaw

[email protected]. Well, what else did you expect our winter news mostly to be about? After celebrating Bruce’s 80th birthday in Drake Bay, Costa Rica, MARY EDGER-TON SLOAT and Bruce went again to Aspen where she teaches skiing at peak time for Skico, the Aspen Ski Company; and also in the local school program: her group includes 5 children from 4 to 6 yrs old. GINNY SELLERS SHAW, who has only just emerged above the Con-necticut snowdrifts, writes: “Ginny and David have offered their 24+” of snow and mild slope to Edgy and her students, but have had no response. Shoreline Connecticut has not been celebrated for its skiing in the past, but Global Warming has changed everything.” Ginny, SUSAN DUNCAN DANA, SUSAN COLE EYRE & TRINA TWYEFFORT GREENE had to bend to two blizzards before finally meeting for a luncheon date in Connecticut. CAROLYN MATHESON HIRSCH, however, seems to be in my camp (ed.) about winter. She happily writes: “Lots of snow and ice here. The town built its toboggan slide, now that the ice is 12+” thick, by lining up large blocks of ice to form a track going down a road and some distance out on the lake. They then groove the ice so the toboggans won’t fall off, and bring out 19th century wood toboggans which hold 6 – 9 people, who shove off and whoosh down the hill up to 30 miles an hour!” C’s grands must have loved this when they visited over Christmas and New Years’. She and John are planning a trip to Texas in Feb or March. Trina wishes she could use that slide! And wonders if Carolyn has ever chopped

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Members of the Class of 1954 met for lunch last fall at La Fortuna Restaurant in Bethel, CT (L to R: Ginny Sellers Shaw, Susan Duncan Dana, Trina Twyeffort Greene and Susan Cole Eyre-Schlesinger).


out a large chunk of ice crust, turned it upside down, ice side to ice side on a Vt. hill top, and zoomed down a pasture slope covered with ice crust? Fun! Trina and Rob celebrated his 80th birthday in Oct with a big bash! Meanwhile, imagine DEE WALKER DAVIS in “plain old California sunshine’’ putting in spring flowers and doing yard work! She has been organizing her photos from a trip to India, and hopes to go to Rome and Venice w/ Dick in Sept., or even better, perhaps Patagonia. Dee disses cities – is ready for ‘nature’! Thank you for all the YouTube forwardings, as well, Dee! Also from California, RUTH OTTAWAY SHERER writes that she put on a fundraising luncheon to promote a film: “On These Shoulders We Stand” – about the gay community in Los Angeles in the ‘70’s and ‘80’s. This film was made by the daughter of Ruth’s friend, Bill McElhin-ney. Send Ruth an e-mail : [email protected] if you want to learn more about this film. Ruth visited with Trina in New Paltz on the Solstice, when she came east to visit her mom, now 100 yrs. Moving south, now, LEEANNA HUNTER MOTTERN in Fort Mey-ers, Fl is painting full time – portraits of children and their pets, flowers native to Sannibel Island, and other commissions. She is looking forward to spring visits from family. And NATALIE KEEN VAN BROTT writes that her husband, Bob, is having a big art show @ the Highland Beach Library March 4th thru April. Congrats to Bob. CAROL MCCLAVE DUNCAN had lunch with DINNY LISHON BIDDLE and Dave (Haverford ’53) who winter in Venice. We are wait-ing for the next sailing adventure, Carol! MARY MCILVAINE, now Mrs. Ralph Sko, married in August 2009. They live in a small town on a lake in the North-woods of Minnnesota where Mary is becoming an expert fisherman. A year ago she and Ralph went on a mission trip to Latvia and Slovakia with East Eu-ropean Missions - very challenging. And - remember how fast those feet covered the ground in relay races and other Bald-win sports? Well, Mary won her first blue ribbon, ever, in a walk and jog race of women 70+ yrs old! In ending, she says: “we are indeed fortunate to have made friendships that endure over the years!” Lastly but hardly leastly, news from JEAN PAT MACKENZIE SWAIN! She is living in northern Georgia and has a business training dogs, which she loves. That’s it for now, but keep sharing your lives with us all and happy springtime to

everyone. BETSY DANA FORD writes in, “Lucky me. I was given two surprise birthday parties in Dec. One by children and grands for the family, the next night a second by my husband for “best friends”. This family really know how to keep a secret and give nice parties.”

1955Petey Gilfillan

[email protected] Rittenhouse CtWayne, PA 19087

FLORRY HUBBARD LLOYD and husb John are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary by traveling to Australia to visit daughter Molly, husb Dan and grandtr Anne. Hopefully, at some point, they will have all four of their children on the same continent. MAY GEGGIS HOLGREN’s granddtrs were pictured in the previous edition of Echoes. Granddtr Alex Holgren, gr 3, was pictured with pillows the class had made for the Ronald McDonald House and granddtr Hayden Ivey was pictured with the undefeated MS soccer team. MARY BIRCHARD continues to enjoy her retirement with her various activi-ties in NY. BARBARA COPELAND LINDER and JANE MEANOR HAST-INGS have enjoyed several trips together. We wish ANNIE NORRIS BALDWIN a speedy and complete recovery from a recent hip injury. Please, please send me news to share with the class! Petey.

1956Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at [email protected]. Until then please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off.

1957Karen Rose Levy

[email protected] Riva Ridge Dr.Great Falls, VA 22066-1615

Even though these “Notes” will be published and read in the Spring, they’re being written in the depths of February when not too much is going on. Received some “no news is good news” responses. Guess that’s true at our age. (BTW our 55th Class Reunion will take place next Spring in 2012.) Some of us are still pursuing our chosen fields. SUSAN KULP wrote “I continue to work, play, and to enjoy

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Mary Scott McElroy ’53“I have always considered Baldwin my

second home,” shared McElroy, who

attended the school for 12 years. It’s

Baldwin’s diverse yet tightly knit student

community and the school’s creative,

down-to-earth teachers that keep McElroy

engaged nearly six decades after graduation.

“Baldwin’s small size encourages creativity in teaching. There is room

for students to explore new interests that are not part of standard

curriculum.” McElroy most enjoyed history and biology, and wasn’t

surprised to hear of current students dissecting a human brain with the

help of a neurosurgeon, or learning the principles of aerodynamics by

designing paper aircrafts.

McElroy holds dear her joyful days at Baldwin – from hopscotch and

swimming to classes, play rehearsals and sports practices. Co-winner of

the White Blazer Award, McElroy played varsity field hockey and tennis,

and was captain of the varsity lacrosse team.

Like many alumnae, McElroy credits much of her positive experiences at

Baldwin to the friendship of her teammates and classmates. “Above all, I

support Baldwin because I treasure the ‘Baldwin Sisterhood.’ It is amazing

to know how far Baldwin’s influence stretches.” McElroy’s Baldwin circle

stretches wide, with nearly a dozen family members, including her mother,

being alumnae.

McElroy cites working on The Baldwin Echoes as her most important

volunteer job with the school, though she also has served many years

as a Class Agent for the Annual Fund. Additionally, she brings her eye

for aesthetics to school events – arranging flowers for Alumnae Day and

recently hosting a party at Martha’s Vineyard for Sally Powell and alumnae.

Today, McElroy is as passionate about the school and its students’ success

as she was in 1953.

“Baldwin is a good steward of its resources, which only adds to the

appeal of supporting exceptional students who may be unable to afford

the tuition,” said McElroy. “Independent schools provide an important

alternative in today’s educational mix. There are many fine public schools,

but the opportunity to be associated with an all-girls school such as

Baldwin is an exceptional gift.”

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my children and grandchildren. David and I are anticipating his retiring within the next two years with both trepida-tion and excitement. We might actually move out of the house I have lived in for 47 years and even leave Washington, DC. Sounds radical to me! I have had the same phone number all that time. Contemplating possibilities is fun. I really enjoyed reading the notes and news from so many classmates...and I agree with Priscilla regarding “thinkingirls.” Best wishes to all.” CAROLYN KINDER CARR, PhD, continues to excel in her career as Deputy Director and Chief Cu-rator of the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. She has co-curated the exhibition “Capital Portraits: Treasures from Washington Private Collections.” The show, on view at the National Portrait Gallery from April 8-September 5, 2011, features about 60 paintings and sculptures dating from 1750 to 2008. Most have never been seen outside the homes of their owners. Carolyn has offered to conduct a private tour of the exhibit for East Coast Baldwin Alumnae June 12, 2011. Many of you may have received the email blast being sent by the School’s Alumnae Office to save the date for this event. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate Carolyn and to tour the Smithsonian’s stunningly renovated National Portrait Gallery. I’m still working in northern Virginia. It’s a great discipline as well a necessity in the current economy. I did get away for a week in early February from the typical grey Mid-Atlantic winter to sunny and warm Florida. Made me think it’s nearly time to reverse commute – Florida or some such sunny and warm spot in the winter and Virginia or points north in the summer. That’s it for now. Be sure to check Alumnae News and Upcoming Events on the School’s website www.baldwinschool.org for information about Carolyn’s June 12, 2011 tour. KATHER-INE HOWE BOOK writes in, “tough year, but always grateful for everything learned at Baldwin.”

1958Patricia Parker

[email protected] PO Box 985, Beaufort, SC 29901 843-470-0157 (H)843-597-2079 (C)

Sally Dana Willson

[email protected] Willowick DriveColumbus, OH 43229-1527

News from ANNE ELLSWORTH WIGGLESWORTH: CONNIE WILEY and I went to Egypt on a tour sponsored by Smith Alumnae organization, arriving on Jan. 20, just a few days before the Uprising began. There was tourism, of course, and suddenly... revolution! dem-onstrations! distorted news reporting! This just goes to show that you never get too old to “live in interesting times”. Otherwise, I continue with the respect-able life of a retired doctor transplanted happily to New York City, working a bit for the Health Department when they ask me to, playing the cello, wishing one woman could do more to address the many challenges our grandchildren will have to cope with. JULIA DENNY CLARK writes, “Five grandchildren, service on 3 boards, great trips to Mo-rocco, ran a ½ marathon, still working as a mediator, fostering disclosure in a strident world!”

1959Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at [email protected]. Until then, please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off. PAT GRICE MULLIGAN writes, “I’m still enjoying my retirement from mental health social work. Lots of time to garden (Master Gardener, active in local garden club), exercise, do things with grandchil-dren, travel, read…” JOAN CLARK STEWART writes, “Still living in Seattle – 7 sweet grandkids – 5 in Seattle and 2 in Maine – studying and writing poetry – Doug stills works full time as a cardiologist – retirement? Healthy and happy.”

1960Betsy Trotter Chalmers

[email protected] Dinghy CourtSalem, SC 29676-4103

The word “snow” produced a number of responses to the email I sent out in January. Four yrs ago LINDA MORITZ HOWDEN and her husband moved to Pinehurst NC where snow arrived in Jan, a rare occurrence. They are happy to be within a few hours of their two children and four grandchildren. Last summer they enjoyed a trip to Alaska. Linda is busy with golf, gardening, long-time book club in Chapel Hill, Bible study, and garden club. In addition to their regular activities the garden club arranges

and sends flowers to hospice patients. JENNIFER GUMMEY GAJDALO moved to SC to escape cold winters. “The last two winters have been a real disappointment!” Playing golf with multiple layers has been difficult, but Jen is persistent and not only plays golf in cold weather but goes to the domed pool (heated water but unheated air) five

mornings a week. She regrets that she did not win the 380 million dollar Mega Millions Lottery. She fully intended to make a substantial donation to our Class of 1960 Global Fund. She visited JEN-NIFER KINZER FORBECK in Lake Geneva WI last October when she played

in the EWGA (Executive Women’s Golf Assoc.) tournament. No report on the results! ELLEN PHILLIPPS WALES got caught up on paper work as the result of 15 inches of snow. Daughter Kendra Lynne Wales was married to Bryan Philip Ekelund in September. Reception was at Lyndhurst, an Historic Trust Property once owned by robber Baron Jay Gould.

Kendra manages the Jacob Burns Theater and arranged for Ellen and Roger to at-tend an event at which Robert Redford spoke and clips from his films and the Sundance Film Festival were shown. GINNY CALLENDER HILAND was amused by school closings in the South.

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“If we did that in VT, our kids would be home most of the winter.” Ginny reports that thanks to the neurologists at Johns Hopkins she is wearing an amazing elec-tronic device that steadies her and helps her walk. “Out with the cane! Oh, free-dom!” MARCIA SODEN KOLA and Vaino are happily living and working in their studios on the coast of Maine. They have worked for the last nine years with their Island Peace & Justice group and have kept vigil for peace every Monday afternoon. A large garden, which they are working with others, provides fresh, clean vegetables for their Island Pantry. Keeping fit is a priority but is not as easy as it used to be! After reading Marcia’s email SU-ZANNE SELBY GRENAGER reported that she has done peace work through a women’s peace meditation group but is now doing that work through books about her journey to inner peace, where she is convinced that world peace has to start. Pilates and taking walks whenever she can are keeping her fit. Last summer JEAN JONES LUMPKIN, her husband, and five other couples traveled to Alaska in their RV’s and covered 11,000 miles in total. They learned a lot about AK and western Canada and marveled at how people survived in such a harsh climate. They are spending two months in FL this winter. CAROLYN LAZAR’s trip to Europe after reunion was great except that she was “stuck” in Paris by the volcano in Iceland and in London by the British Airways strike. She made it back for the arrival of grandson Nicolas in LA and spent six wks helping out. She now has four grandchildren, two boys and two girls. TOPSY WARD has purchased a vacation chalet that she had been eyeing for three yrs in Bryson City NC. It is a retreat from the summer heat in FL and a perfect place to enjoy the fall colors. In addition to her horse boarding business she has leased some acreage as pasture for two cows, Daisy and Mamie, owned by a local rancher. Both cows are pregnant, so there will be some “drama” in March. BETSY MCINTYRE DOEPKEN escaped to St. Maarten for a few weeks in Jan. In Feb she and her daughter will chair the Silent Auction for IWIN (Indiana Women In Need, which helps women who are undergoing treatment for breast cancer). It will be combined with a Pink Pajama Party at a Marriott where the women will have free spa care all night. In March she and Tony are taking the whole family to Hawaii for his 70th. Then this summer it is on to Alaska, where their son lives, to complete

work on a church they are helping to build there. NANCY MORRIS GROSS reports that her seven grandchildren and their parents produce 17 birthday events. She says she did not thank her mother enough! Her MS is progressing, but she is able to walk around the house and thanks to medication she can climb stairs. Hav-ing two daughters in town is a big help to her. MARY OEHRLE FRENCH wrote that she has been working with Maria Berger’s 4th grade class at Baldwin. A friend of Mary’s in Pakistan is trying to refurbish a girls’ school that was severely damaged during the floods last summer. The 4th graders have written letters of support to the girls in Pakistan who were amazed that girls in a “hostile” country would reach out to them. This brought Mary to comment on our Global Fund for Girls. With a pledged amount over five years of $110,070 the School has already received $58,614. We are over half way there! Once it is “Paid in Full” Mary will set up a committee of our classmates “to be sure it’s used well.” Received an email from SALLY MADISON MA-CON DIXON. She attended Baldwin 2nd through 6th grades. If you would like to contact her let me know. She has fond memories of Baldwin and her classmates. NANCY MARTIN SAUNDERS writes, “Our son, Sloan, is engaged and plans to get married in May. His fiancé will be graduating from medical school that same weekend.”

1961Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at [email protected]. Until then please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off.

1962Ellen Kunnes Knapp

[email protected] Driftwood Dr.Bayville, NJ 08721

MARIAN RUGGLES WENCK writes, “Playing lots of tennis, on four teams!”

1963Mary Morris Evans

[email protected] SW 1st AvenueApt. 1441Portland, OR 97201-5040

LIESA HESS HELFER writes “My 5 granddaughters and one grandson are

a joy. I only wish they lived closer, so I could see more of them. My greatest in-volvement this year was the organization of and preparations for a community Christmas carol sing-along evening event at my church. My computer and the internet proved invaluable in the creating of a songbook. We’ve come a long way, since those late ‘60s days, when I worked at Stanford Research Institute for Doug Englebart, the inven-tor of the mouse! I would find ‘bugs’ in his text-editing program and he would re-write the software repairs. It was truly ‘trial and error’.” MARY MORRIS EVANS writes “My husband and I are looking forward to retirement in early March but we have no major plans for anything special. I continue to recover from a recurrence of ovarian cancer found last march. I have lovely gray curls at this time. I know that there are some other members of our class that are also coping with cancer.” DEBORAH BEN-JAMIN writes, “Following two full knee replacements one year ago, I am happily back on the tennis courts.”

1964Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at [email protected]. Until then, please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off.

1965 Tatjana van der Horst Schwendinger

[email protected] ArundelSt. Louis, MO 63105-2308

1966Sally Shaw Stevens

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News flash from the class of ’66! We’ve come along way since ’66 and our career paths have been varied and many. JOAN HERRE ERWIN writes that she retired from the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office, taught law at Campbell Law School and now lives in the country with her husband, assorted animals and mother-in-law. NANCY NORTHRUP BLACK reports that she is currently the VP for Data Gover-nance Quality & Process at Citibank in NYC to which she commutes from NJ. Hubby Allen meanwhile works at BASF only 2.5 miles from home. BETTY NEWBURGER KORNITZER started out practicing law and after 23 years

decided to go to seminary and now as the Rev. Betty Kornitzer has her own Unitarian congregation in Peace Dale, RI. She and her husband now have four children and nine grandchildren. BET-SEY BARRETT apologizes that she will not be able to attend the reunion as son Trip is graduating from grad school in Michigan that weekend. Congrats to Betsy and Trip! HENRIETTA HOLS-MAN FORE is now on the public board of a biopharmaceutical company in the D.C. area. Dave and I recently down sized to a spacious yet cozy condo after many years in our home. We are enjoying (especially this year) having someone else plow the driveway and walkway and making new friends. Our younger daughter and her family live nearby and I love being a grandmother to the 2 boys and 2 girls. Our oldest just got married last July 3rd and lives in Bowie, Maryland while teaching 3rd grade in Washington, D.C. I am currently teaching a third grade special education collaborative class in a nearby town and loving every minute of it. Hope to see you all soon at the reunion. Please send updated e-mail addresses to the Echoes office or me so that we can stay in touch. KAREN LEE RUFFEL writes in, “Have a great 45th reunion! Nice letter, Stephie! Say ‘hello’ to everyone for me. Thank you!”

1967Sally Albyn Younker

196 Wilson Dr. Worthington, OH 43085

M. MERRILL PARRISH STRANGE writes, “There was a small Baldwin School reunion in Boston Sept 14 and 15, at retrospective of my aunt, Fay Martin Chandler’s (mother of MIMI CHANDLER WATT ’66) 50 years of art work at the Cyclorama. Attend-ing that I know about were myself, QUITA DAVIS PALMER, KAREN FOX, HOLLY SIEGLE DARZEN, NINA CHANDLER MURRAY ’38, ANNETTE POLAN ’63, CAROLINE DAVIS JANOVER ’64, MIMI CHAN-DLER WATT ’66, LAURA PARRISH HEYWARD ’68, CAROL PARRISH-CLARK ’69. The art show was great, too.” PIXIE GRIEB KLEMIC writes, “We are enjoying our new grand-daughter, Elizabeth, born to our son Jeremy and wife Monica, Nov 26, 2010.” MARGARET CORBIT writes, “Re-cently lunched with BARB CHAFFEE at Aiello’s Ristorante in Owego, NY, and toured the renovations of the ‘Barn’.”

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BARBI HUNTER CHAFFEE writes, “I have now survived over 2 years with metastatic breast cancer and hope to keep on trucking. Saw CORBIT, JEAN-NIE DANGERFIELD, PATSY KAY, SUSIE TIERNAN, JEAN REESE, and NANCY-BETH GORDON this past year. Great fun was had by all.”

1968Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at [email protected]. Until then, please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off.

1969Di Hole Strickler

[email protected] Sunset CircleCharlottesville, VA 22901

After a couple of 70 degree days, winter has reappeared – what do groundhogs know anyway…. GAY RICHARDS STRICKLER writes “all we care about in the Strickler family is our new grand-daughter, Maggie.” Margaret Alyse Lutze (Margaret the 5th) was born Nov. 9 and is “a beautiful and wonderful baby!” Is there any other kind? RICKI COFFIN WIDLAK writes that, like many of us, she is “losing, caring and crying for par-ents.” A reference in previous class notes to the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC, where CATHE HETOS SKEFOS’ daughter Chrystan is an intern in emergency medicine, reminded Ricki that her granddaughter entered the world at that facility. Ricki’s daugh-ter lives in South Charlotte. LESLIE LANGWORTHY BELLER reports that she and her brother share the care of her mother who “is an immobile happy little Yoda of a lady.” During husband Alan’s four month sabbatical last spring, they snowshoed in New England; toured the hill towns of Tuscany and Umbria; traveled to Asia with destinations that included Kyoto, Shanghai and Tokyo; ventured to Eastern Europe (Prague, Vienna and Budapest); and ended the sabbatical on a Long Island beach body surfing. Daughter, Elizabeth, joined them for part of the Asian excursion, while son David and fiancé participated in the tour of Eastern Europe. Leslie continues to be on the boards of the Brooklyn Museum and the Prospect Park Alli-ance. ANNE MORRIS TAYLOR and husband, Eric, are making more time for fun in the form of hiking, skiing and ad-

venture travel. Last summer saw them in Peru and experiencing a magical Machu Picchu sunrise. This summer they plan to climb Mt. Washington with the kids. Son, Matt, recently joined Apple in Cali-fornia, and daughter, Alissa, is a graphic designer who also plays violin in an acoustic band in D.C. Chrystan Skefos lived with the Taylors two summers ago during an internship in D.C. Anne writes that it “was great fun connecting with Cathe again, meeting her husband Harry and getting to know Chrystan. Definitely felt the Baldwin bond.” Hey classmates, that says it all. LIZ FRENCH GERKIN is busy as Registrar at Oberlin College. She and partner, Will, started a community garden in their neigh-borhood and are “pouring over seed catalogs and waiting for the snow to dis-appear.” She volunteers for a grassroots organization called RESULTS, which addresses global hunger and poverty issues. Lucky Liz is part of the grand-mother brigade with granddaughter Ramona, age 6, and grandson Truman, age 4, who live in Bloomington, IN. MEG ALEXANDER DOWNEY is still managing editor of The Tennessean in Nashville and is successfully navigating a commuter marriage with husband, Ed, who practices law and financial planning in Millerton, NY. “She felt like she was reliving the ‘60s this past year” by seeing Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, James Taylor and Carole King in Music City. JILL WHITE SULLI-VAN and husband, Dowd, visited Meg last spring. Meg “welcomes all guests.” Jill writes of fabulous weather on a recent vacation in Florida with husband Dowd. While there Jill visited BARB ROTHFELD MAROD and husband Ed in Palm Beach Gardens: “Fabulous weather and great fun being together again.” SUSAN LORING traveled to the Southwest (Phoenix, Sedona and Tucson), and took a western Caribbean cruise that included a side trip to Belize for snorkeling. Son, Brian, recently became engaged; a wedding date has been set for October 2011 in Austin, TX. Armed with his MBA this spring from UT, Brian will join a private equity group in Austin. Susan is planning a trip to Israel in March. KATHY LOWER’s husband, David, is planning to retire this month, but the potential sale of his company may result in his staying on for a year or two in London. Kathy says the snow has been fantastic for skiing this season, an activity she enjoys with her grandchildren (ages 12, 9 and 7). Kathy

is also active in the HOA where her mountain cabin is located, undertaking fire mitigation efforts since “wildfires are a fact of life in Colorado.” JUDY PROWDA reports from the Upper West Side of Manhattan that in addition to a private practice specializing in art law, copyright and entertainment law, she serves as an arbitrator and mediator. She is also a professor at Sotheby’s Institute of Art in NYC where she teaches Art Law and Ethics & Policy in the Art Pro-fession. In March she and her students will travel to Maastricht (Netherlands) for an Art & Antiques Fair. In her spare time (okay, where do you find it?), she is a violinist in the Broadway Bach Ensemble. She dined with BARB ROTHFELD and her daughter in NYC last summer, and recently attended a Baldwin visit to the King Tut Treasures with GINNY BUTERA and CHRIS RANCK. Not too long ago DI HOLE STRICKLER broke down and joined Facebook. NINA NEWLIN “friended” her and provided this update: “I earned my doctorate in Leadership and In-novation a couple of years ago and am now working as the Mathematics and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineer-ing and Mathematics) supervisor for Kent County (MD) Public Schools.” Nina’s daughter, Elizabeth, married last summer and her other two children live in Lancaster County, PA. Nina hears regularly from VICKI FARNHAM MORGAN who is still teaching in Albuquerque, NM and has two beautiful granddaughters. DI HOLE STRICK-LER reports that son, Will, earned his 2011 PGA Tour card last fall. As a result she has happily been fired as his man-ager. He is being represented by IMG and has signed an equipment/clothing contract with TaylorMade-adidas Golf. Thanks for all the news and please keep it coming.

1970Barbara Barr

[email protected] 95 Parker AvenueManasquan, NJ 08736-3021

LISA NISSENBAUM writes, “I had a lovely visit with KATHY TAYLOR and CLAIRE DEMPSEY this summer. I also had a great time visiting SARAH SHIFMAN LAY in NYC. She was in the States for her son’s wedding.”

1971Kathryn A. Roth

[email protected] Pebble DriveGreensboro, NC 27410336-292-1002

The class of ’71 continues to have mini-reunions whenever we can. Please be sure to get in touch with your classmates when you are planning to travel! We had another fabulous Stone Harbor weekend last Sept at the house ANDREA HAMMERSCHMIDT FELKINS shares with her sister JUDY HAMMERSCHMIDT ’72. ELLEN MCNEARY BRIGGS writes “Son Tom still a computer programmer in Amsterdam, son Steve still pursuing MD PhD at Albert Einstein in NYC, husb Peter still teaching at Bryn Mawr College, dog Lizzie makes sure we get lots of exercise and laughs.” TINA DAVIDSON has been commissioned by two-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn to write a new piece for acoustic violin and piano. As part of the In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores project, Davidson’s new work will be performed on tour over the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons, then recorded. Davidson, whose work has been characterized by the press as “real music, with structure, mood, novelty, and harmonic sophistication - with haunting melodies that grow out of complex, repetitive rhythms”, will compose two versions of the encore piece for Ms Hahn, the first for violin and piano, and the second for solo violin. Tina will be in residence with The MacDowell Colony, the nation’s leading artist colony for the month of Feb 2011, working on her opera, Pearl, as well as other recent commissions. CHERI DEAL writes that “Anyone wanting to call me or interview me about the Canadian Healthcare system - and that includes your kids who may have to do research for their work or studies - please feel free to call or write to me.” Cheri also wrote that dtr “Jacqueline (20 y) went to Europe for 4 weeks with 3 friends - her first trip planned and paid for by herself - to celebrate her college successes and her newfound adulthood (she has an apartment with 3 other friends near the downtown in Montreal, and is studying creative writing and literature at Concordia University). She keeps us constantly amused and incredibly proud of her growth. We still have our 21 y old son Christian with us at home. . .he has

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tremendous talents and has grown into a very nice person. . .Thierry is still teaching Economics and really enjoying it; he is busy putting final touches on new editions of his textbooks. I am travelling a great deal (just had a great trip to Buenos Aires to give 3 talks) with upcoming trips to Rome, Vienna, Strasbourg, Edinburgh and Florence - all separate. I confess that I feel a bit like George Clooney every time Air Canada sends me notification of an upgrade in my ‘status’...but mainly because my back is now killing me if I have to sit without moving for more than 6 hours in cattle class (isn’t it fun getting old?) so higher status means upgrades to business... as well as helping us be able to plan a really great trip for Thierry’s 60th next June. When in Montreal, besides seeing patients I am still very much involved in research, administration and teaching, so life is not dull. Thierry and I spend a lot of time dancing these days … http://guydanses.shutterfly.com/pictures. There are two videos - Thierry is dancing in the top one for a Salsa formation - he is the guy with the least hair. I am in the bottom one, practicing another Salsa routine with a friend that we did for the Christmas party. We both find that dancing is a great way to get our minds out of the office (in my case - away from the hospital...) and stay in reasonable shape. We are hoping that it also delays Alzheimers.” MEGAN DETHIER, ELLEN MCNEARY BRIGGS, FRANCIE FORSTER, and ANN GRUBB VILECE did an amazing week-long walking tour of the Cornish coast in England in Sept, an adventure suggested at one of the Stone Harbor gatherings during long walks on the beach there. “It was beautiful and

difficult and we found ourselves to be wonderfully compatible traveling companions. Who would’ve thought, 40 years ago?!” Megan’s son Peter is a sophomore at Carleton, perhaps becoming a physics major, “the only brand of science I am completely clueless about!” ANDREA HAMMER-SCHMIDT FELKINS continues in her role as caregiver for little ones, aka emptynestingmom.com. “Starting to get the things done around the house that facilitate downsizing, but wondering where we’ll move. All 3 kids are productively employed and happy, and Robert shows signs of being willing to consider slowing down. Dtr Katie is vacationing in Italy, making me jealous of the freedom youth and employment offer. Looking forward to our 40th Reunion, though I’m sure we’re too young to be ready. Hope those of you who haven’t made it to Stone Harbor will try to join us for the reunion in April and/or in September (23rd – 26th) 2011. It’s quite inspirational!” ELIZABETH MATHER GRAVES, JAN LOWER, JOAN STEINMEYER ROSENBERG, FRANCIE FORSTER, and MARY B ROBINSON got together for dinner in DC in February while Mary B was in town directing a play at Arena Stage. Mary B. wrote “Christo-pher is a senior in high school, active in Model UN and a committed history buff. He was accepted early decision at Dickinson College in Carlisle PA, and Erik and I are both exhilarated and wistful at the prospect of being empty nesters. I’m still teaching at NYU and Brooklyn College, and taking on more directing now that parenting is not going to be such a big part of my life. I’m currently in Washington until early

March, directing Edward Albee’s At Home at the Zoo at Arena Stage as part of their Albee Festival.” ANNE DEFURIA LYCAN is thrilled at the birth of her first grandchild, Matthew Robert Lycan, born October 25, 2010. Matthew is a delight and his parents Tom Lycan, Jr. and Sarah League Lycan are overjoyed. Anne’s daughter Sarah graduated from NC State with a Masters in International Relations and now works as a foreign policy analyst. Sarah is engaged to be married to another UNC graduate, Carter Love, in 2012. Anne continues working at the library and having fun with her “Crappy Crafters” group in Summit, NJ. DARBIE LISTER MACCUBBIN and husband Lex, are adjusting nicely to their semi-retirement (Darbie still consults part time) in rural Mathews County, VA. They are enjoying the slow, quiet country life and spend much time outdoors biking, hiking, kaya-king and watching sunsets on the North River. Son Gareth is still in Manhattan managing a great little restaurant in the Village and DJing on the side for fun. Son Colin lives in Los Angeles and is currently working as a compositor on an

animated TV series on HBO. Son Tyler graduated from James Madison University in December with a degree in public relations and is looking for a real job. GEORGIA MYER writes “I continue to consult for The Christian Science Monitor and help run the local food shelf, serve on the Council to End Childhood Hunger and mentor a 14 year old. A cold day in Vermont has many

charms. All the stoves are lit, the ski conditions are great and Patrick and I are warm and toasty taking in a magnificent view. We’re looking forward to spending the month of August in Cape Breton.” ROSILYN POLAN “I’m raising Thoroughbreds for an ever shrinking race horse market and managing to eke out a good living doing it. My 12 yr. old daughter and I are going to Guatemala this summer to work in an orphanage. I’m helping work on starting a Montessori high school in Lexington, KY.” MARTHA GRACE REESE wrote “Russ and I are shuttling between St. Louis and far-northern Minnesota. Both daughters are well. The 4 year national grant I’m administering with the Lilly Endowment has just been extended to six years, so I’ll continue through 2013. I’m looking forward to the 40th and seeing you all. Life’s pretty exciting - I just was in a half-professional/half-community theater production of Margaret Edson’s amazing play, Wit, directed by Linda Kelsey - the second play I’ve been in ever. It was terrifying and wondrous! Thanks for all the encouragement and advice, Baldwin ‘71.”

CAROLINE PRUTZMAN ROBERTS’ dtr “Jane, 13, seems to be really enjoying her 8th grade year at Baldwin. She’s been at Baldwin since 5th grade. I feel echoes all the time of my own Baldwin years watching and hearing about the things she’s experiencing. As you can imagine, this is positive sometimes and less so at other times.” PAMELA RUBINSTEIN SANDERS saw

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Janice Lower ’71 and Pam Rubinstein Sanders ‘71 visiting CA in February 2011.

Mary B. Robinson, Jan Lower, Beth Mather Graves, Joan Steinmeyer and Francie Forster enjoy a Class of 1971 dinner in Washington, DC in February 2011.


LAURIE KILPATRICK with husband Bill Fox & daughter Lauren when they were out in CA over T-giving and saw JANICE LOWER shortly before having hip replacement surgery in February. MARY MONTGOMERY SICKLES reports she is happy but busy working at full time private practice psychiatry as well as teaching at two of the local medical schools. She reports that her husb Bob, and eldest son Daniel, are working hard at expanding their educational publishing company to include digital products, e-books, etc. Her dtr will be starting medical school in the Fall 2011. There are a couple of options in Philadelphia so that might bring her down to Philly to visit Baldwin classmates more often! Youngest son Andy is a freshman at U of Michigan and enjoying it. CLIVE HULICK TUCCERI happily announces that she is getting married to Herschel Connor on July 2, 2011 with dtr Clivey as maid of honor at a small church ceremony followed by a reception in her backyard. They will be living in “our” house in East Hampton after the wedding and a Greek Island honeymoon. She is now the K-12 Science and Math Coordinator for the district of East Hampton, CT and left her own classroom this past September. Dtr Clivey is finishing nursing school this May in Syracuse and will be working as a RN before pursing a MS as a neo-natal nurse practitioner. Clive was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and has

greatly appreciated the overwhelming support from this class of red. Just last night, KATHRYN ROTH hosted a slumber party for ANDREA HAM-MERSCHMIDT FELKINS, ANNE TURNER KEIFER, and KIM CONLY MCNEARY in Greensboro. What fun we had! Anne’s doctor and lawyer dtrs are both doing well. Kim’s dtr Anna is doing a semester abroad in Mexico and son Pete loves college at St. John’s College in Maryland. My girls are also doing well; Blair is in Boston and officially gets her PhD in May; Maggie is teaching 6th graders in NC. MAU-REEN KENNY has a new position as SVP Treasury Product Solutions for Bank of America after working for Amex for 15 years. It’s a big career move for her and she’s very excited about the change. Our 40th reunion is April 29, 2011. Our plan is to enjoy the Friday events at Baldwin, then continue celebrating in Stone Harbor for the weekend. We have group rates at nearby hotels and there is a lot of room at the house. Check out Mandala Amicos Caros on Facebook for info. This is also a great place to upload photos. JANET LEE BEAD writes in, “Ralph and I and son Greg will celebrate Christmas in SF. Greg is now at Business School in North Carolina so it’s good to have him home.”

1972Your class is currently in need of a class secy. If you would like to fill this role, please contact Kaitlin Devine at

[email protected]. Until then, please send all news for the Echoes to the Alum Off.

1973Amelia Fischer Drake

[email protected] Whitfield Rd.Durham, NC 27514

Jeannette Fischer Stein

[email protected] Pine Needle Ct.Durham, NC 27707

DEBORAH GINLEY LEWIS writes, “Everything is great. Spending lots of time on Nantucket and Round Hill, Ja-maica. Bought a horse and am horseback riding. Lots of tennis too.”

1974Stacy Austin Reinhart

[email protected] Bow St.Duxbury, MA 02332

KAREN KENNY writes, “Daughter Monica graduates from Boston College in May. Daughter Nina graduated from West Virginia University last spring and is currently attending Harvard’s Graduate School of Design.”

1975Chris Meyer

[email protected] 338 Castlewood DriveDevon, PA 19333

The news is so slim this time around that it makes me wonder where you all are! Hibernating in this nasty winter we’ve had in the country? Lost power to your computers so that you could not send an email? (Sounds like an excuse one of my students would make!) Dear MEG BELL did mean well when she wrote, “I’ll look for a little news and get back to you.” I’m still waiting!! I guess we should assume that no news is good news. EVE EDELMAN made a great effort, writing: “Can’t say I have anything very exciting. My daughter is a sophomore at Mount Holyoke and loving it. She is planning a semester abroad in Denmark next year.” Our class’s honorary teacher (not sure if that is the correct term), JUDY MICHEL, had this encourag-ing word for us: “You guys are getting OLD!! 54? Yipes. You can sign up for AARP!! Cheers to all.” Thanks for the tip, Judy! MASON BARNETT has some excellent news. As you might know, she recently relocated to the area after

having spent a good number of years living overseas. She landed a great job and situated her daughters as well: “In July 2010 I started work as Development Director at the Pennsylvania Prison Soci-ety, a 223-year-old non-profit dedicated to criminal justice reform. My daughter Anna married last March; Francesca (16) is a jr at Wissahickon HS; and Louisa is in 9th at the same school.” This reminds me that we local Baldwin girls need to try to find time to visit with one another, even though we’re so busy.And speaking of busy, we did receive interesting, extensive news from LIZ MCGOWAN, who is an art professor at Williams College. She wrote to share, first, her sad news about her father’s passing, joining two other women in our class in similar grief. (JESSICA BER-WIND and MEG BELL both lost their fathers within the last year. If there are other passings that I don’t know about, forgive me.) But then Liz delighted us with the following report from a trip she took to Greece with her graduate students: “Best of all, although there was nary a classicist among ‘em, all these ad-vanced students of 19th century, modern and contemporary art were unflaggingly enthusiastic about the sites and objects we saw. We had the incredible good luck of being just about the only group at any site at a given time. On our final day the wind whipped across the hills of the Argive plane, through the Lion Gate at Mycenae, bearing the scent of wild thyme and oregano. We could have been in 19th century Greece, for all we knew, discovering the stone wonders for the first time. It was a balm to the soul to be there.” Liz also reports on a different sort of visit. “SUSY MAY and Rick Eckman with youngest daughter Lucy came to visit last weekend in a snowstorm and we had a hilarious dinner together and celebrated their daughter Susannah’s 22nd birthday.” As for Liz’s children, she states that George (13) and Rose (15) are doing well. Liz adds, for my benefit as a laboring Latin teacher, “You’ll be glad to know that George just did the National Latin Exam!” By the time these notes hit the stands, my students will have taken the exam as well, either pleasing me or disappointing me with their results! Now do open your laptops and write some emails, if only to amuse and entertain this yet old maid whose cotidian concerns include the proper declining of nouns. All the best to us about to be 54, already 54, and about to encounter 55!

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Megan Dethier ’71, Ellen McNeary Briggs ’71, Francie Forster ’71, and Ann Grubb Vilece ’71 are ready to set off from the Radjel Inn in Cornwall, England in September 2010.


1976Tilda Essig

[email protected] Box 625Sonoita, AZ 85637-0625

DONA MURRAY writes, “I’m back at work after taking time off, hired about three months ago at Laconia Savings Bank in Laconia NH as an Investment Officer, managing portfolios. Laconia Savings is really your “old-fashioned” bank where customers are coddled and known by name. I love the culture there, small-scale but forward-looking. It’s re-warding, hard work and a lot of fun, ex-cept of course for the pantyhose!! Other than that, I’m trying to take advantage of the snow with some cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing, but I smashed my small toe this summer and it’s been wreaking havoc with my balance. It’s been nice to reconnect on FB with some of you, although I’m rarely on now with work etc. I’m planning on coming to reunion and hope others are too. Let’s have some fun!!” DEBBE SIRLIN: “I am pleased and excited to announce my affiliation with Art Space Lansdowne. I will begin instructing classes there in March. My works will be on display/for sale at our next event on Friday March 4th, 2011 from 6-9pm. Please see our website for more information on classes and upcoming events: artspacelansd-owne.com.” TILDA ESSIG: “As I write this, our class is preparing to gather for our 35th reunion next month, and I’m sure we are going to have a wonder-ful time, and lots more news to report afterwords!”

1977Susie Klinger Orlady

[email protected] Flume RoadIncline Village, NV 89451

No matter how long or short, everyday or extraordinary, your classmates love to hear your updates. Thanks to all who completed “Klinger’s To Do List!” EM-ILY CHESICK SCHMIDT reports she and Rod have become, “Official Empty Nesters.” Erica, 18 matriculated to Law-rence U in Appleton WI, where she plays the cello and throws the discus. This past spring she finished her gold award for Girl Scouts, a noble accomplishment after many years. Nora, 20, a Jr. at Bryn Mawr College has declared her major as geology and plays the violin. Emily con-tinues to produce hand crafted cloisonné jewelry, a talent we witnessed developed

in Mrs. Pethick’s studio. Art fairs fill her calendar not only as an artist but in also helping on the administrative staff. Emily’s newest hobby is creating small landscape quilts. Remaining free time is spent as a Girl Scout volunteer. The Valentines comments made in my plea for class notes reminded CAROLINE FERREE of those boxes of the little Val-entine’s cards we used to get and pass out to our classmates...”For some reason, do-ing that in 4th grade with Mrs. Carter is the one that sticks the most in my mind.” Caroline, my memory is of the big red mailbox Mrs. Orr made in first grade for us to “mail” our V-day cards in…other memories class of ’77? TONIE KLINE, husband and “three thriving children” greatly enjoy living in downtown Bal-timore. Directing her pediatric genetics practice is fulfilling and brings much satisfaction. Her work with Cornelia de Lange syndrome is particularly meaning-ful. She invites you to check out the website: www.cdlsuss.org for details on this rare and interesting condition. Tonie, our condolences on the death of your father. It is a difficult adjustment that you are right, many of us are now experienc-ing…We hope to see you as well as many of our classmates for our 35th next year. Life in the SUSIE KLINGER ORLADY household remains, as for many, status quo...juggling work, kids and personal time. The college process with my son was relatively painless as he took entire ownership. For the 2011-2012 school year, I will navigate my new position as Varsity softball and volleyball team Mom. Honing my skills serving dinners to 20 girls will become a regular routine. This

March, I will visit SUZY MACMO-RAN STEFANELLI in her new home of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her family can hardly wait! Two 13 Year Club Baldwin girls reminiscing about memo-ries that shaped our childhood…Let’s start with, Bloomer Checks…” BETH KRON KORN joins “The Empty Nester’s Club,” with her dtr Sandra off to Harvard encouraging her to search out Amy’s dtr, Emily, a year her senior. Beth’s newly found free time has enabled her to become involved in the local Demo-cratic group having recently hosted an envelope stuffing party preparing 1,600 mailings in 2 hours! AMY LUBART BRESLOW is grateful to have had a year of health, work, and watching with amazement as her children grow up. This June she hopes “to see Fred, her eldest, graduate from Lawrence U and become “a fully fledged adult.” Dtrs Rebecca and

Emily are half way through their college years at The Air Force Academy and Harvard respectively. Isaac, her youngest, finishes up his sophomore year in HS. “How did this happen so fast?” a query I assure you many of us utter under our breath. Amy continues to enjoy her law practice of trusts and estates while living in Stamford with her husband Richard of 30 years. LORNA RANKIN LA RIVIERE still enjoys teaching art to adolescent teenage boys recommending it as a wonderful career choice….Teach-ing that is!...She does, however, love her boys. The many snow days accumulated to date have offered much lounging time on the couch reading after the obligato-ry shoveling on her much coveted snow days. LORI SPRINGER experiencing record cold in TX and Co strategizes the replacement of her gardens dam-aged by the unseasonable temperatures. Remaining positive, she looks at this task “as an opportunity to do new things and plant new plants. If this is what global warming looks like in our neck of the woods, we are in for some wild times.” ROSIE STRAIJER AMADOR still liv-ing in Cambridge MA, has experienced “insane snowfalls” during the beginning weeks of 2011. Lengthy tours for her band will be a thing of the past this spring having decided to limit traveling to spend more time at home with her 15 yr old teenage girls. Local concerts will be the focus. On March 25th, as part of Bryn Mawr College’s 125th anniv. performing arts series, Rosie’s Sol Y Canto will be live on stage for the celebration. An invitation is extended to all. Rosie continues to grow her 16 year bilingual voice-over business. Her clients include Motorola, Blackberry, Comcast, Nat’l Geographic, McGrawHill and PBS

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Class of 71ers Andrea Hammerschmidt Felkins, Kathryn Roth, Anne Turner Keifer and Kim Conly McNeary breakfast together in North Carolina in February 2011.


(www.solycanto.com). Ah, my reliable 13 Year Club buddy, PENNY TSALTAS LISK never disappoints…Thank you, “OFM” for remaining a steadfast link of updates. A recent visit to MD, gave Pen the opportunity to catch up with KAREN WELCH WRIGHT. JOANNE FINK has kept in touch sharing her Calligraphy business ‘goings on.’ Penny writes, “I am awed by Joanne’s business acumen; although I always knew she was artistically gifted, she is also a wonder-ful business woman; her energy seems boundless! She is now branching into some instructional videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIVBnVHHuE. What next ?” Seeing NANCY SIED-LARZ BRUECHERT frequently provides the opportunity to glean a few gardening and decoupage tips. “Nancy is no Sunday craftswoman; she makes beautiful objects and enjoys sharing her talents.” Penny continues to pursue her painting and has recently shown a couple of photos in Bridgeport, PA. As she completes a many-year long project, she muses that once it is complete, “I will not know what to do with myself.” An “avid” user of Facebook, “she has forged tighter friendships than she ever imag-ined with some Baldwin folk from other classes…It has been a real pleasure to get to know them better.” To those of you who completed “Klinger’s To Do List,” many thanks. To those who still have not crossed off, “Send Klinger Echoes Notes,” I will take them anytime. Please email me at [email protected] or respond to my plea via our Baldwin Class of 1977 Facebook page. NANCY POWERS PERRY writes in, “Still working at McLean Project for Arts in Education. Son Stephen is Junior at Clemson U, and son Michael is Senior at Gonzaga High.”

1978Dana Welch Miller

[email protected]

1979Thea Weinberg Bowers

[email protected] Main Avenue, 3A Ocean Grove, NJ 07756

1980Joy Bhargava Singh

[email protected] Moraine Rd.Morris Plains, NJ 07950-2760

1981Kim Gardner-Sapp

[email protected] SE 11th StreetDeerfield Beach, FL 33441

1982Marjorie Hargrave

[email protected] Blue Heron CircleLafayette, CO 80026

Yet again, so soon, the class notes. I heard from PATTI WILLIAMSON CA-LARCO: “Mine (the Baldwin Echoes) came yesterday. I wish I’d remembered Mary lived in Tortola. We were just there. Other than that, I’m spending my winter knitting and shoveling snow. Ready for spring!” I’m so jealous, I want to knit during these snow storms! Thank you for the update, Patti! CATHERINE FLANAGAN COONEY remarked: “Mine arrived yesterday, too -- Mar-jie, thank you for keeping us updated all these years! It is great to hear how everyone is doing.” Thanks Katie. LOIE POWELL sent me the nicest message: “I talked to my mom today and she just got the new Baldwin newsletter in the mail. She was all excited about our class notes section. : ) Just wanted to let you know that you made her happy today. She was very happy to hear that people were keeping in touch. It has been fun reminiscing with everyone...what do you think about trying to get together a Baldwin reunion without an actual official Baldwin reunion? I would

certainly be willing to help organize! : ) We could all bring pictures and stories...could be fun. I guess we could wait until 2012, but maybe more people would come to that one if we did this just for just our class. What do you think?” I will not be heading to PA until next year, but anyone who would like to reach out and coordinate with Loie please do. As for me, my daughter is in her last trimester of 7th grade. I’m in my fifth month of my new position. Traveling to a lot of our locations (Utah, Montana, North Dakota) and giving harassment and discrimination training which has been very rewarding. Hope to hear from all of you for the next class notes as they will be the last before our big reunion (“30 YEARS!!!”).

1983Laura Freundlich

[email protected] Highland Ave. Montclair, NJ 07043

1984Liz Segal Rosenbaum

[email protected]

Hello again! I’m back in the familiar role of class secretary without much news to report. A huge thank you to JENNIFER HOOD PAWLOSKY for writing the notes these past few years. Also, a big thank you to BETSY TOPLIN, who has volunteered to be the new class secretary… News-wise, heaps of snow have been slowing things down

around here. Bumped into KIM COHN BAILEY, whose eldest daughter, Morgan, is now a freshman in college. Yes, we’re officially old enough. We laughed when I told her my youngest is in PreK… I often see BRENDA MCBRIDE, who is busy with her children, Josie, 4, and Jonah, 2 and works at CHOP. Josie and our daughter, Kayla, 5, are best buds, and little Jonah always manages to keep up… My son, Eric, 9, is longtime pals with ESTHER WACHS BOOK’s daughter Hannah, 9. Esther is working with high school students on college prep. Her eldest, Sophie, is a freshman in high school and her son, Charles, 13, recently celebrated his Bar Mitzvah… I was deeply saddened to learn that Eugenia Strauss, mother of KIM STRAUSS and WENDY STRAUSS `85, has passed away. Our hearts are with you, Kim and Wendy… I, Liz, have been slowly easing back into the work-world, volunteering my time to the Delaware Riverkeepers. Our goal is to fight the alarming surge of fresh water pollution occurring in the Upper Delaware due to the increasing number of gas fracking wells in the Mar-cellus Shale region of Pa. Downstream, in Philadelphia, the issue is finally heating up…. Please send your news - no tidbit too small!

1985Kathryn Budd

[email protected] Virginia Drive, SECedar Rapids, IA 52403-3000

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RITA NAGLE writes that she and her family are living in CT and that Rita is currently working at a HF here. Rita is glad to report that the days of long com-mutes to work are gone; especially since she has four kids who are four and under. Rita’s boys, Liam and Niall, are enjoying their last year of pre-K and seem to be shaping up as opinionated as her. When Rita asked them to clean up toys the other day, Niall said “well, actually, I don’t agree to that. Let’s make some kind of deal if you want me to do everything around here”. Rita’s girls, Nora and Phoebe, are one and a half and busy chasing after their brothers. If anyone comes for a visit, Phoebe will be more than happy to serve tea in her kitchen. Nora is all about chasing the dogs and tempting them with treats, and she loves to sing even though she cannot talk yet. We are, of course, looking forward to spring and an April vacation with the Nagle clan to celebrate my dad’s 80th in Jamaica. If anyone finds themselves in the suburban NY area, don’t hesitate to look us up! ROCHELLE RUDOLPH WEISS writes that her “Life is good. We are all doing well”. Rochelle is pleased to announce that her daughter Haley has started Upper School this year, and loves it. Haley is in the B-flats, played on the tennis team in the fall, and is just finish-ing swim team season. The new academic schedule that Baldwin has adopted for the Upper School (classes meet for an hour and 15 minutes every other day, instead of 45 minutes every day), is a huge hit with all of the girls, and has appeared to really decrease their daily stress levels. Rochelle wrote that her son, Drew, started Middle School, 6th grade, at Haverford this year, and he is also do-ing well. He ran cross country in the fall, and is now on the swim team. He and ANN CAPPALONGA BUNN’s son, David, actually performed in the Baldwin Middle school play, Meet Me in St. Louis, in early March. Rochelle and her family took a really cool trip over winter break to Nicaragua. They spent half of the trip renting a house in a lovely small beach town called San Juan del Sur, and then the 2nd half of the trip, doing more adventurous things. While at the beach, Haley developed a friendship with a local 14 year old girl, and they have been able to keep in touch. Rochelle’s family is hoping to be able to somehow host her here sometime in the future. Nicaragua is known for its volcanoes, so they spent a few days hiking volcanoes, exploring vol-cano caves, and even sledding down one.

MARION FOX PEARLMAN writes that she is enjoying staying home with her 3 children – Zander is four, Alli is seven, and Jordana is nine and a half. She and her family ski every weekend during the winter months and Marion is proud to say that her two girls are now better than her and her son was going to the top of the mountain before he turned 4!!! Although Marion says that she never brags about her kids, I think that she has every right to. AMY SALER OSTROFF writes that Love to Langa (L2L) is start-ing to feel like “the little charity that could!” She wants to give special thanks to classmates ELLEN ANDERSON RONEY for nominating L2L for Nike’s WE Giving program (globalgiving.org) and EMILY KLEBANOFF and SUE HOUSER WINANT ‘78 for help with applications, as well as all of the friends who have made generous donations. “I’m so lucky to have such amazing classmates!” The most recent updates on our progress can be found on Facebook, please “like” us at Love to Langa. I am saddened to report that BETH HILLIG FALK was diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer in January of this year. She is currently undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Her prognosis is great, but her journey is not without its obstacles. Beth is committed to getting the word out to everyone about getting yearly mammograms, colonos-copies, and physical exams because early detection is so critical. Beth’s spirits are upbeat and she is already identifying herself as a “cancer survivor”. Beth has started a blog named Semicolon (http://www.bethsrecovery.blogspot.com) and encourages people to follow along as she bravely fights this cancer. In her most recent blog post Beth states “While I was pleasantly surprised to learn that none of my doctors are yet worried that this thing is going to kill me, I’ve been equally surprised that the treatment, so far, isn’t so bad. Granted, I’m still in the early stages, and the road ahead is long, but two weeks into it, I can still honestly say that I feel good.” Beth, on behalf of all us in the Class of ’85 I want you to know that we are with you during this journey. Our prayers and love to you and your family. As for me, KATHRYN (KEBBIE) BUDD, I continue to love liv-ing in Iowa. Although it was a very cold winter with lots of snow, life continues to be wonderful. I have developed a new appreciation for layers and outfitters like Columbia and North Face. I continue to enjoy working for Whirlpool and I was

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just given a new opportunity within the company. Maren and I are looking for-ward to a two-week cruise to Mexico in March and hopefully will be back on the Main Line in the summer for a visit.

1986Mary Lyness

[email protected] Belmont AvenueWest Chester, PA 19380

1987Kathleen Egan

[email protected]

JENNIFER LINDNER MCGLINN writes, “Chris and I welcomed Caroline Marianne on November 23, 2010. Big sister Kate turned 2 on March 3. She’s already on her second pair of running shoes. I’m editing recipes for Mount Vernon’s cookery book, Dining with the Washingtons, due out in October 2011. Also continuing with free-lance writing and baking for private clients.” STACI CARSON SILVERMAN reports, “Max is talking up a storm these days and loves to walk around the house wearing my shoes. Everything in our house seems to revolve around Thomas the Train. Hope everyone is doing well.” LISA BOEHNE TOBIAS writes, “Things are the same as always with me. My mom continues to deteriorate, but I am just glad that she’s still with me. My son is going to be in his middle school play... No shocker there. I am happy to report that I am in touch with several of our classmates. I see KELLY CORDRAY and KARIN KERSHNER. I also met Jennifer’s ador-able new baby girl, Caroline. MELISSA WATTAM and her husband flew in from England and we met their sweet baby, Jack. I also got to see JENNY MILLER SECHLER too. Not to mention all of my Baldwin Facebook pals! The older I get the more I treasure each of you.” It’s been really nice to reconnect with Lisa. From those on the West Coast: CHRISTINA YOUNG MOROVATI, “Things are great but hectic in Los Angeles. I am still working full time in the house counsel office for Chubb Insurance Company. The kids are grow-ing fast. Abraham is turning five in July and Eloise will be three in May. For the first time ever we did not come back to Philly for Christmas. Instead we met my sister Kimberly and her family in San Di-ego. I saw KATHY GOLDMAN PAUL in January. We were able to meet up at her house and catch up without kids

or husbands.” From Kathy, “We are all doing great in LA.” Her oldest, Sami, is applying to private school for 6th grade and that process has been exhausting (is this what our parents went thru?).....her son, Brayden, is in 2nd grade and loves to skateboard, play baseball and soccer. And finally from COURTENAY SINGER, “Everything is going well. Still working at USC’s Annenberg School for Com-munication & Journalism, enjoying living in LA, attending as many film screenings as humanly possible, and doing lots of hiking with my dog.” As for me, I am in New York and launching a new show on Hallmark Channel this Spring. Fingers crossed, all goes well. ALYSSA FABIANI KAY writes in, “The Kays are still hang-ing in there. Bill has new job at Apollo in NYC and gone all week. I am taking back up oil painting and playing lots of tennis and squash.”

1988Andrea Corson

[email protected]

EMILY BUMBLE FROGGÉT delivered Zoey and Isabella, on April 14, 2010 to a very pleased family.

1989Nina Abraham Lieberman

[email protected] West 73rd Street, #414New York, NY 10023

For those of you who missed my mea culpa in my email blast, I am very sorry for dropping the ball on the last set of notes. We do, however, have exciting news from our classmates. MARIANA ALBERT LESHER and her family welcomed their second child Nicholas on September 5, 2009. Nicholas, an all-around mellow kid (what is it with second kids that make them so mellow?), started walking in the fall, so they’re spending their days catching up with him. He adores his big sis Anna, just as she adores him. In the fall, after 14 years with her employer, Mariana resigned and joined the American Hospital Association as a Senior Data Analyst for the research subsidiary. She will be working with the research team to gather and analyze data about hospitals in the Unites States and the communities in which they are locat-ed. Lucky girl, she gets to wear her slip-pers to work (the organization is based in Chicago, but Mariana will be working from home). Congratulations to Mariana and her family. I love SUSAN DALLER FUDALA’s energy. She has returned to


her dancing roots and is teaching ballet to kids and teens. Last year her group performed at the Kennedy Center in DC and performed The Nutcracker locally this past year. Of course, she is also kept busy by her family, son CJ in 7th grade, son Evan in 4th grade, and daughter Lau-ryn in 2nd grade, all at Wyndcroft School in Pottstown. MAURA EGAN, the travel editor for the for The New York Times Magazine, is spending her time a little closer to home. She recently purchased a house in Brooklyn, and is quite excited to renovate it and plant a garden. I’m excited for her, just thinking about it. Of course, what makes it truly great is the story of how she found it: “After nearly giving up on buying a place in New York because everything felt small and too expensive, JEN HOOPES found me my house. She is a location scout and had seen it for a television show she was working on...” Congrats, Maura, and en-joy. ANN HEATHERINGTON always has something interesting going on. I’ll be honest, I am going to take most of this wholesale from Ann’s email because there is just so much. She is the NY Executive Producer and Host of Literary Death Match, a competitive reading series where emerging and established writers go head-to-head reading their work in front of celebrity judges. the readings are judged on the bases of Liter-ary Merit, Performance, and Intangibles. Two of the four writers then go on to the finals. LDM was created in 2006, and is held monthly in NYC, San Francisco, and London; additionally, it has been produced in 26 international cities, in-cluding Beijing, Dublin, Paris, Vancouver, and Toronto. Melbourne, Shanghai, and Amsterdam were slated for early 2011. In summer 2010 Ann got to co-host LDM’s debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as London’s 7th episode. Not just a pretty face, Ann is also LDM’s Executive Director, driving the business end in partnership with the series creator, Todd Zuniga. She has also joined the Board of Directors of Opium (a not-for-profit, and publisher of Opium Magazine). If that’s not enough, Ann recently left her job as head of Marketing at First Advantage Litigation Consulting, and has gone out on her own as a b-to-b marketing/busi-ness development consultant focusing on the Legal, Technology, Professional, and Financial Services sectors. Exciting times for ELAINE ROMANELLI, who re-cently released her second LP, Real Deal. Now that she is out of the studio, she’s playing many venues outside NYC, such as CT, NJ, upstate NY, and PA (including

right on Lancaster Ave. at Milkboy). Elaine would love to reconnect, so check out her website, www.elaineromanelli.com, and say hello. WENDY ZALLES is enjoying life with her son Levi, who turned 2 in November. She, too, is returning to her roots – she reignited her passion for crew. Last May 2010, she won the gold medal in Dad Vail with her Vanguard Novice Crew (check out the article and photo at in the Philadelphia Inquirer at www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20100509_Corporate_strate-gies_tested_at_Dad_Vail.html). Wendy then went on to race in the head of the Potomac on September 26 with eight men from the University of Miami. The Miami alumni magazine was slated to feature the team by year-end. You can always keep up with Wendy on Face-book. After eight years, I finally had the opportunity to visit SARAH BARCUS STEINBERG’s Halloween extravaganza. As you may be familiar from prior list-ings or from her Facebook page, Sarah and her family (husb David, dtr and son Elizabeth and Harrison, both four years old) create an absolutely unbelievable attraction that draws locals as well as out-of-towners. They transform their front yard into a spectacular graveyard complete with lights, music, sounds, and vampires that rise and lower in inflatable coffins. While its popularity has been gaining momentum over the years, this year they reached a peak of 1,260 trick-or-treaters. That zero at the end is not a typo. They’ve harnessed this wonderful energy and galvanized their visitors to make donations to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, raising $2,000.00 this year. You’d think an event like this would have garnered the attention of local me-dia a few years ago, but it wasn’t until this year that their local paper The Morning Call ran a story about them. The story got picked up around the country and ran in the likes of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times. Check it out http://articles.mcall.com/2010-10-19/news/mc-bethlehem-township-hallow-een-20101019_1_halloween-inflatables-vampires-morticia-addams. It really was incredible and just so much fun. As for me, my husb Neil and I are enjoying life in NYC with dtr Vera, age three, and son Seth, who will turn one at the end of February. Vera started preschool this year and just adores it; Seth is fast on the heels of his sister, trying to keep up with her and keep her in his line of sight. She is easily his favorite person. When the two of them put their heads together, we have

visions of all the mischief they are going to get into together, and I just can’t wait to see it.On a more sentimental note, these class notes will be my final ones. If anyone is interested in taking the helm please contact the Alumnae Office. I’ve loved keeping in touch with all of you these past many years, and I hope you’ll allow me the privilege of acting as your class secretary at some point in the future. Thank you all for sharing glimpses of your lives with me. Be well and please stay in touch.

1990Jeannine Tsukahara Palm

[email protected] Walnut St. Western Springs, IL 60558

Alicia Skubick

[email protected] Warrington RoadRichmond, LondonTW10 6SJ

Hey, Everybody! Winter #2 for me in Chicagoland has been quite unusual. My husband decided to buy a snow blower (closeout price, if you can believe it) the weekend before Blizzard of 2011, and I told him that was probably the wisest decision of his life (besides marrying me)! Then came the subzero weather. Now, less than 3 weeks later, we are sup-posed to have temperatures in the mid-50s. And that, my friends, is the most interesting aspect of my life right now. Fortunately, several of you responded to my pleas for news. TIFFANY KELLER-FRITZ has probably the best update one could possibly have: “My 3 month PET scan showed cancer free and I am hopeful my 6 month scan in 2 wks will be clean too! My daughter Riley will be 1 year old in March. Can’t believe it has almost been a year since I was diagnosed with cancer. Crazy!! Anyway my boys are great!! Danny will be 4 in March and Jackson is an active 2 year old. Life is wonderful and I am just so psyched to be around to see my little ones grow up!!” We are so happy for you, Tiffany, and hope you continue to have health and happiness! SUZANNE DILENGE KRAUS told me that her sons are “tick-led pink” by their new baby sis, Alexan-dra. On November 13, 2010, Suzanne said STACEY JACOVINI was “radiant” when she married Phillip “Jay” Storm in Philadelphia. Other Baldwin people attending the wedding were JOANNA JACOVINI ’88, STEPHANIE BODY

WOODRUFF, JEN GRANITE MA-TUNIS, JESSIE WILLIAMS BURNS ’87, and HELEN BRADBURY from England. Stacey’s new husband is an at-tending pediatric neurosurgeon at CHoP, so she has moved back home to Philly. Stacey commutes to NYC a few times a week where she maintains her architec-ture firm, ASCAPE, but she’s opened a satellite office in Center City. Congratu-lations, Stacey! A few months later, the new Mrs. Storm and Stephanie flew out to the west coast to visit Suzanne. They checked into the Beverly Hills Hotel the weekend of the Golden Globe Awards, where for 2 nights and 3 days they had “pampering, relaxing and celeb sighting galore.” They had so much fun they may make it an annual event. ANNE COLE SCUDERI is still running races, the next one being the Big Sur marathon in May. Her family goes skiing a lot on the weekends, so her kids Kate (8) and Pete (7) have become great skiers, while Anni (3) loves the snowplow. Anne continues to grow her home business making monogrammed and decorative pillows out of felt. Her website is www.etsy.com/shop/abacusathome. She also makes personalized baby pillows that make great gifts. Perhaps someone should send one to MARYELLEN KOENIG-RIGGIO, who welcomed her third child, Zachary Andrew, on Jan 24, 2011. Mark (7) and Rachel (4) are excited about having a baby in the house and can’t wait for him to get big enough to play with them. Baby Zach-ary decided to arrive 4 weeks early and during a big snow storm. Looks like you have a little troublemaker on your hands, Maryellen! My co-secretary, ALICIA SKUBICK, is looking forward to a trip to Morocco, getting geared up for her sister’s wedding in Belfast in June, and is planning a Baldwin UK alum event for sometime in the spring or summer. KIM BURNS CASE will be celebrat-ing her 40th birthday this July with festivities and a banquet at a beautiful Italian villa. As I write this, I’m trying to get my act together to figure out how to go! And finally, I’ve learned through the grapevine that after years of law firm life, HEATHER ANNESLEY HOYT now works in-house as Senior Counsel, Employment at Siemens Medical Solu-tions. Way to go, Heather! Thanks to all who reported news or simply said, “Hi.” Those of you who didn’t, I do take it personally, so keep that in mind before you reject me again next year!

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1991Sonia Kurtz-Grasse

[email protected] Delancey St.Phila, PA 19106

1992Monica Moran

[email protected] S. Longacre Blvd.Yeadon, PA 19050

Jennifer Meredith Shields

[email protected] W. Circular AvePaoli, PA 19301

Hello friends from 1992. So glad to hear from you for this edition of Echoes. If you are not getting reminders to send in your news, please email Jen and me and we will add you to our email lists. We’d love to keep in touch, but many of our addresses are outdated, so drop us a line to be sure we have your correct information. First, news that is hot off the presses – JULIE BOYER is engaged! Her fiancé’s name is Gianpaolo Gentle. As she tells it “The name’s Italian but he’s not, and we call him Gian (John).” Congrats Julie, wonderful news - keep us posted with those wedding plans! In offspring news, the kids keep on coming and growing! ADRIENNE ORLANDO BELL wrote in that her kids Gavin (1) and Ava (3) are growing and doing great - he’s nearly as big as she is - a real chart topper! She went back to work full-time in the fall as an associate at Bar-roway Topaz Kessler Meltzer & Check in Radnor and is still in disbelief how exhausting two kids close in age can be. BECKY HARLAN HOLLANDER can understand that one - her son Tomer Idan Hollander was born November 8th, 2010 and joins big brother Nadav, who just turned 3. JESSICA WACHTER also has her hands full - her third son Benja-min was born January 25, 2011 and he joins big brothers Nathan (4) and Joseph (2). KELLEIGH JOHNSON PARKER writes that she and her husband Brian are thrilled to be expecting their first baby this July! She sees JENNIFER MEREDITH SHIELDS all of the time and is looking forward to having play dates with her and her daughter Lydia. LAUREN SKUBICK will be visiting from London this March and both she and Jen are looking forward to seeing her soon. And from STEPHANIE BODEN WENSTRUP: “I delivered my 3rd child, a son, William Boden Wenstrup, on Nov

12th. He is a cutie and is learning the ropes from his older siblings Elle and Brudy. Life is chaotic, but I wouldn’t have it any other way...well, I would take more sleep :)” It was lovely to hear from KARIN WACHTER too: “Three and a half years later…and I’m still in NY (not sure how that happened). Our daughter, Anika, is a year and a half old and show-ing every indication of being a real char-acter (!). I still work for the International Rescue Committee, focusing on violence against women and girls in humanitarian contexts. Constantly learning, which is both great and challenging but mostly great. I’m just back from Congo, but in general my travel schedule has reduced

dramatically, which has helped me with my ever-continuing quest for life/work balance.” Also a pleasure to hear from ARIELLE COHEN MCKEE, who wrote in from a trip to Cabo San Lucas. She is between contracts, and enjoying the balmy weather on a well-deserved winter vacation! Keep us posted, Arielle - your work is so fascinating! And finally, HOLLY HOBYAK HOFFMANN wrote that “in July we celebrated the marriage of my brother-in-law, Peter Hoffmann to the lovely SARAH CHRISTMAN ‘96. Yet another wonder-ful thread connecting us all... Through all the festivities, I had the pleasure of getting to know her dear friend GAIL CUNNINGHAM ‘97 better. In the fall, we came to see Gayle’s paper art show at Baldwin and fell in love with her work.

As it turned out, I walked in to the show with only my nearly 5 yo daughter, Syl-vie, as Daddy stayed in the car with the two sleepy boys. It was a beautiful, clear day and I started directly in to the school, by way of the steps. Sylvie stopped me in our tracks, taking in the majesty of the Residence. “This is a castle!” she exclaimed. “You went to school here??” It hadn’t occurred to me how significant it was for her to see where I went to high school, and for her to imagine me then. Nor did I realize in my hurry, how remarkable the school looks. Inside, enjoying her sweet Aunt Sarah, Gayle’s inspiring artwork, and hearing me name for her my many treasured friends who

also went to Baldwin, her eyes grew wide with awe and recognition. Then, the clincher... Someone mentioned that Baldwin is a school only for girls. “You mean, no boys are allowed to go here?” Sylvie asked, already breaking in to a smile. “When I’m a teenager, I’m going here!” We’ll see...” In closing, I do have some very sad news to report. DIANA DISILVIO passed away on October 30, 2010. She had lived in Washington, DC for the past 18 years. She is survived by her husband Jeffrey Randall, her mother Grazia DiSilvio, and her sister Marilena DiSilvio Young. She was a loving “Aun-tie” to Samuel and Alexander Young and a granddaughter, niece, and cousin of many loved ones. She was buried near Cleveland, OH on November 5, 2010. Her family, friends, and colleagues miss

her terribly. Unfortunately, her memo-rial service at Rosemont School of the Holy Child had to be postponed because of bad weather, but will be rescheduled at a time when her family is able to at-tend. I will be sure to send an email out when the reschedule happens. The entire community extends deep sympathy to Diana’s family and friends - she was a beautiful person in heart and soul, and a good friend to many of her sisters in her Baldwin Family. Thanks to all who wrote in - it’s such a delight to hear your voices in my mind when you do. It brings back so many great memories. Bust out your yearbook if you dare, dear friends, and reminisce. Can you believe that next year is our 20th reunion? There must be some kind of error - we can’t possibly be this old - right?! Hope you and yours are well, and enjoying a healthy and happy 2011. Love from Monica. RAKHI GUPTA WILLIAMS writes, “I recently joined United Media UK as senior vice president for international strategy and business development.”

1993Laura Livoy McDonnell

[email protected] Wisconsin Avenue NW, #305Washington, DC 20007

Happy Spring/Summer everyone! Congratulations to JESSE BARRA-BEE PARRY, who welcomed a healthy daughter named Grace Albina on 2/22. Mom and the newest member of the Red Head Club are doing well in Seattle WA, along with daddy Zach. LINI FEAVER ANDERSON welcomed second daughter Sara Jane Anderson on 11/8. Sara joins big sister Julia, age 5. RENNI GREER POLITE just expe-rienced her first Mardi Gras down in the big easy. She is very much enjoying the Southern life. NICOLE KOFFEY MCNICHOL is still living in Seattle with her husband, Bill and two children, Claire (3) and Colin (1). Nicole says “I recently started working at Starbucks in their Consumer Insights group and I am loving it. Yes, it is definitely completely possible that I only got the job because of my former last name”. heeheehee! Whatever helps! PAMELA PLUMMER HARRINGTON says that the new Gramercy Cellars tasting room is on its way to completion. “We are renting the former tasting room space of another winery whose prized possession and fo-cal point were two wagon wheels - um, we have a lot of work to do”, says Pam. Her business development role at Glocap

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has had her on the road a lot. SIRIE GODSHALK has relocated (again) to the West Coast after finishing her PhD at Yale last year and is now living in Los Angeles. She caught up recently with ALEXIS LEWIS in San Diego. Alexis Lewis and I are doing the Reston, VA Sprint Triathalon in June. Wish us luck! Alexis and I had drinks and dinner in Wash DC with RACHEL GOLDFARB ‘95 this winter. Everyone have a wonder-ful summer. Please keep in touch!

1994Sandie Stringfellow

[email protected] Turk Blvd.San Francisco, CA 94118

BARBARA CROCKETT ANDER-SON writes, “Peter and I welcomed our second dtr June 10th. Abigail June Anderson is healthy and happy and we are thrilled she is here!” NATALIE DUDCHENKO HAGAN joined her family business and together with her parents have been running M.C. Weeks, Inc. Window Fashions, in Trappe PA, for a number of years now. She got married this year on September 11th at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas, to her won-derful husband, Kris Hagan. 14 of their friends & family joined them there to help celebrate over the weekend. They also have a house together in Stowe, PA that they share with our 2 very entertaining rescued dogs. MARLON SATCHELL started working at Thomas

Jefferson University’s School of Popula-tion Health in January ‘10 as a Research Project Director. She is loving work and loving being back in healthcare. She also started her PhD at the same place in January ‘11, where her focus is on Health Policy.

1995Lindsey Wells Anderson

[email protected] Armadale AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90042-1611

Hi 95er’s (and those interested in our fascinating lives), I feel as though I just got through submitting for the fall Echos and yet here we are again! A few new things to report: Congrats to LAURA RHODES who is getting hitched in July! We’ll be expecting an invitation…or at least pictures! Congrats also to MEGAN GILMAN! She writes, “So, Michael and I got engaged December 31, and are planning a 2012 wedding. That’s my big news!” MARISA GALVEZ writes, “My daughter Eleanor Dora Greene was born on September 30, 2010. Other than that I am back to work, still teaching at Stanford and finishing up my manuscript on medieval songbooks.” She went on to add, “can you make sure they spell my name correctly?” Picky, picky, Marrysa. ALESSANDRA LACAVARO wanted to share, “My husband and I welcomed our first child, Emerson Reed Schilling, into our family on 12/31/10 (a New Year’s Eve baby!!). He was 7 lbs

10 ozs but is now already over 11 lbs. He was 21.5 inches and continues to grow at a great pace so we think he’s taking after his dad in the height department. We also are almost finally finished with the reno-vation of our brownstone in Brooklyn. We are basically down to the bathrooms (which are thankfully livable unlike the rest of the house when we bought it 3 years ago) and some finish work. We did almost all of it ourselves so it’s been a very long, tiring, educational, frustrating but ultimately rewarding journey. That’s about it for me. I still work in Publishing and am returning to work soon. I really don’t know why we can’t follow the Eu-ropeans with their maternity leave plans.” AYALA CNAAN writes, “Just bought a house in Saco, ME. Still teaching at University of New England. Love it here, beyond words.” ERICA SHAPIRO HART just welcomed two new munch-kins to her family, Eloise and William. I have not seen all the babies in the world but I think they may be the cutest twins ever made. I’m just saying. No changes on my end but I will work on becoming more interesting in the future. For all of you who were too busy to report, I as-sume it’s because you are doing amazing things! Things I can’t wait to hear about in time for the next issue!

1996 Sara Scott

[email protected] N. Martel AveLos Angeles, CA 90036

AMY BREZIN is still doing environ-

mental consulting for Booz Allen, but the big news is that she got married on December 17, 2010 to Reggie Slater in St. Lucia with her parents as their wit-nesses. Reggie and Amy are now living in Taunton, MA. She wrote, “Married life is wonderful, and I am now part of a large extended family.” Congratulations, Amy!! MELANIE SHEERR says that her 1 yr program at MIT “has been a complete whirlwind.” She has been working on her thesis, investigating Multi-Manufacturer Collaborative Distribution, translation: the conditions under which it makes sense for consumer goods companies to co-ship their product to retailer stores. CARO-LYN CUMMINGS ADDISON gave birth to Eleanor on November 19, 2010. In October, there was a shower for Caro-lyn in London. Fellow Londoners, and Baldwin Classmates, ASHLEY THOMAS LENIHAN and MARISA PORGES were in attendance. STEPHANIE ROMEIKA LANASA also had a little girl (her second child!), Maxima Marina Knowlton Lanasa, on January 27, 2011. By the time this prints, JOANNE TULIN LANE and her husband, Jeremy will have welcomed their first child. HEATHER TASHMAN FRITTS and husband Doug are expecting their first baby in June. JILL HARMELIN WEHLER and husband, Kevin, are expecting their first child in May! They are still living in Hoboken and Jill is teaching 6th grade language arts at The Hudson School. MARISA PORGES just returned to London after a fabulous vacation in Istanbul. JENNIE KERSON PRITZKER writes that her son, Leo is walking and talking. She and her husband, Mike are still living in Cen-ter City and she is working at Marguerite Rodgers, Ltd. JULIETTE ANDERSON GALBRAITH is still working as psychia-trist in the crisis center at Pennsylvania Hospital. Daughter Ava is 4 ½ now and will start kindergarten here in Haddon-field in the fall! Her other daughter, Sara, is 16 mos and “is very independent and very busy!” As for me, work is non-stop at Universal. I am currently working on a project in production, SAFE HOUSE, starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds, (begin shameless plug) in theatres everywhere February 2012! Two other projects I am working on start shooting this spring and another this fall, so my days are jammed, but I am loving the insanity. I am so sad that I won’t be able to join everyone for our reunion, but I expect lots of pictures and updates documenting the weekend. xo Sara

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Natalie Weeks Dudchenko Hagan ’94 and husband Kris Hagan at their September 11th wedding at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas.

William Carl and Eloise Paige, son and daughter of Erica Shapiro Hart ’95, were born on February 17, 2011.


1997Larissa Kopytoff

400 4th Ave. S Apt. 405St Petersburg, FL [email protected]

PRIYA GUPTA MARREDDY writes, “I am happy to announce that my hus-band and I are expecting our first baby early this winter.”

1998Jennifer Braun

[email protected]

Hello everyone, as always it was lovely to hear from you! LAURA BREZIN is working for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts for the CFO of Parks on special finance projects but will soon be work-ing in Global Business Development for Parks. She hopes it will mean more travel to fun places like Hawaii and Shanghai. She has also been participating in a number of triathlons and has started running half Ironman races - phew! Good luck Laura! VICTORIA GA-BROY IKEDA is going back to work as a reading specialist and doing some Pam-pered Chef on the side. She’s been trav-elling a ton with her little boy and says “I don’t think I could be as happy doing anything else.” ROBYN NEFF is living and working in NYC as a lawyer in the real estate department of Blank Rome. She’s been in the city for 8 years but tries to get out when she can - includ-ing a hiking trip to Nepal last October. ELIZABETH SCOTT BREITNER just got back from her honeymoon in the Maldives! She was married on Janu-ary 29th at Capitale in NYC. KATIE GARTNER BARRY says “G’day mate!” and with good reason - she just moved to Perth, Australia with her husband Tim and her two little kiddos Liam (who’s now 3) and baby Estelle who was born last August. She says anyone from our class should get in touch with her if they want to visit Western Australia! As for me, JENNIFER BRAUN, I just got back from a fun filled vacation to Disney World and recently found out that I live 5 minutes away from JULIE HILTON, here in rural New Hampshire. It’s such a small world!

1999Lauren Rogers [email protected] 346 W 6th Ave, Apt 2AConshohocken, PA 19428

2000Laura Nasuti

[email protected] Sawtelle Blvd Apt 307Los Angeles, CA 90066

June Platz writes, “MERCEDES PLATZ graduated from the New York School of Interior Design in 2010, and is working for Nicole Fuller Interiors in Manhattan. Her dad and I had a great day with her recently, visiting the Brooklyn Museum of Art. What a wonderful day!”

2001Anjelika Paranjpe

[email protected] North Henry StreetApartment 4Brooklyn, NY 11222

Karen Untereker

[email protected] New Hampshire Ave NW Apt. 1015 Washington, DC 20036-2372

MARGARET RUSSELL writes, “Will be graduating Wharton in May 2011 and will be working in Brand Management at Johnson & Johnson in Philadelphia post-graduation.”

2002Cecilia Byrne

[email protected] Spruce St., Apt APhila, PA 19103

Hello Class of 2002! Lots of excitement since our last update, including several engagements! LIZ FEHDER is getting married in June 2011 in Boston. This spring she will be graduating from Wash U Law School. TARA NARAYAN is living in New York and recently got en-gaged to her now-fiancé Matt. ASHLEY HILL BOYD will be celebrating her four-year wedding anniversary in May and will be graduating from Columbia School of Nursing as a pediatric nurse practitioner in December. She has been working with high school students in a low-income area in New York where she does sex-ed counseling, family planning, and general primary care. This spring she will be working in a pediatric ER in the Bronx and at a cardiac clinic in Queens. After graduation, she and her husband Dave are planning to move up to Ver-mont, outside of Burlington. SARAH AYRES is working at St. Andrew’s School in Barrington, RI in the learning services/resource department where she

teaches a study skills class and is a dorm parent in one of the girls’ dorms. Her fi-ancé Doug proposed in early November and they are getting married in June in New Hampshire. They are also planning some trips this spring- two weeks in Italy to visit Sarah’s college roommate and a long weekend in Vancouver, British Columbia to visit family. ALEXA DRI-ANSKY is graduating from Wharton in May and is looking to work in marketing strategy at a retailer in NY after gradua-tion. She recently became an aunt- her sister Keira (Class of 1999) had a baby boy in September! LEXY ROSSMAN is graduating from Villanova Law in May and is planning on staying in Philadel-phia. She also got engaged in January (in Paris!) to her long-time boyfriend. LIS TROFFO is over halfway through

her doctoral psychology program. She is currently working on her dissertation on racial bias in ADHD diagnosis. She also started an online certification program through Florida Tech to get her board certification in behavioral analysis and is still working in Delaware County with kids doing behavioral treatment. Over the summer she remodeled her basement and this spring she will be renovating one of her upstairs bedrooms. MELISSA MASON is still working at a law firm as a litigation paralegal and is getting her master’s in law firm management from George Washington University. WHIT-NEY ARNOLD is currently living in Brooklyn but will be starting business school this summer at Duke. She is sad to leave NYC, which has been her home for the past 4.5 years, but she is excited to start a new chapter in her life. LARA

GITLIN moved back to Philly last sum-mer to do her MBA at Wharton. She is having a great time in business school and will be going to Nicaragua for spring break. CANDACE AMAYO EMBRY is still working at Temple Law in Alumni Affairs. In August she will celebrate her two year wedding anniversary. She is still singing with her church and they hope to record an album later this year. Finally, I, CECILIA BYRNE, also got engaged this past December to my long-time boyfriend Nick. We will be getting mar-ried in Princeton, NJ on New Year’s Eve! We are still living in Brooklyn with our beagle puppy, and I am clerking for a magistrate judge in the Southern District of NY. In the fall I will be starting at a law firm, Patterson Belknap, in NYC. I recently had dinner in NYC with fel-

low New Yorkers MARY LONDON, SARRA KAUFMAN, WHITNEY ARNOLDA, STEPHANIE WEISS, and JESSICA GUTTERIDGE, as well as JULIA PUDLIN and STEPHANIE TAYLOR who were visiting for the weekend! Let me know if you are ever in NYC so we can have another mini Class of 2002 reunion. Hope all is well and keep the updates coming!

2003Jordan Valutas

[email protected] Ridgedale Ave. #22Morristown, NJ 07960

With some brutally cold and snowy weather across the USA, the class of 2003 has some exciting plans to look forward to in the upcoming year! RACHEL ARONSON has been working as an

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Class of 2002ers at a mini reunion in February in NYC. From left to right: Stephanie Taylor, Jessica Gutteridge, Stephanie Weiss, Julia Pudlin, Whitney Arnold, Mary London and Cecilia Byrne.


Assistant Aquarist at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, WA since October. She works with aquatic animals big and small, from sharks to seahorses! Her office is next to the shark tank, and elephants, tigers, etc. are just around the corner. Due to union rules, Rachel will be unemployed after July, so if any Baldwin alumnae need a sitter for their pet shark, just let her know! In the North East, KATE BRAEMER is working at the Chewonki Foundation and is up for a promotion to be the Director of Chewonki Camp for Girls. Good luck Kate! She has been enjoying the winter, tele and x-country skiing and is thrilled to let everyone know she is engaged and getting married this summer in Maine. In her last semester at Penn Law School, NATALIE GEORGES is trying to take it easy before studying for the Bar this summer. After the Bar is over, Natalie hopes to travel for a few weeks (she is thinking Europe!) before moving to New York City. In the fall she will begin working at Latham & Watkins, a big New York City law firm. It will be a good deal of change in one year, but Natalie is looking forward to a new city and a new chapter in life! Also in her last semester at Temple Law School is CHRISTINE HANHAUSEN. She has been interning with the IRS and after taking the Bar exam this summer, she will start practic-ing with Reed Smith in Philly. Christine has gotten to spend time with many fellow Baldwin grads recently includ-ing; BRITTANY BEHAR, ANNIE HONART, CHRISTINA MURPHY, MARIA PAPADAKIS, and SARENA SNIDER. Please say hello to them for us! LAURA HANSELL is in her 2L year now at Fordham. Over winter break, she went to LA to visit JESSICA FRIEDBERG and had a great time. This summer she will be working at the firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius in New York City. LYDIA HUME JEFFRESS got married in October to her college sweetheart, and enjoyed a lovely 2 weeks in Hawaii for her honeymoon, visiting Kauai and Oahu. Lydia and her husband are in the middle of buying a home in Graduate Hospital in Philadelphia, and settlement is scheduled for March. How exciting! On top of that, Lydia just got a new job as well, and will be working at the new Le Meridien Philadelphia Hotel as the Business Travel Sales Manager. They are very busy, but enjoying life! Still in LA, is ERICA MILLER who is in her 3rd year of Rabbinical School studying talmud, codes, and other things.

She is also working as a new media consultant and at Sinai Temple while speaking for the Israeli Consulate. Erica is anxiously preparing to move to Israel for almost a year to study in Jerusalem with her classmates, a great opportunity and experience. MICHELLE ROU-NICK took the PA bar exam in July and is now officially licensed to practice law – Congrats! Michelle moved back to Philly and is working at Flamm Walton, PC in Blue Bell practicing family law. She is living in Conshohocken with her boyfriend Jon, who is at Villanova Law School, and their two dogs, Bruno and Zoey. As for myself, JORDAN VALU-TAS, I am gearing up for the start of ticket and package sales for the London 2012 Olympic Games. I can’t believe we are already 18 months away from the next Olympics! I am filling up my social calendar with activities and am starting to plan some weekend trips for the spring. I spent many weekends this winter skiing, but am looking forward now to some warmer weather. There is a possibility that I will be moving across the pond to London this summer – fingers crossed! Any suggestions/renting help/room-mate connections, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all those who take

the time to let us know what you are up to! It is great to hear from you and stay in touch. Sounds like we need to plan some get togethers in the NYC and Philly areas, and we know who to call if we ever need a lawyer!

2004Lola Dineen

[email protected] Pine Street #33 San Francisco, CA 94109

Congratulations to LYDIA SUDALL for her work on the Academy Award winning film, “God of Love”! The film took home the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film at the 83rd Academy Awards. Lydia was the gaffer for the short film. The black and white short is a comedy about a lounge-singing darts champion who woos a woman with love-inducing darts.

2005Alistar Erikson-Ludwig

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Elizabeth Smith

[email protected]

Hi Girls! It seems like another busy year for the class of ’05, both at home and

abroad! CAITLIN GERRITY is in Hong Kong working for Credit Suisse in the Prime Services Trading Unit and loving her time there. She is joined by SARA GREENBERG who is work-ing for Thomson Reuters as a business analyst and NANCY GEPHART, who is working in Laos in a community de-velopment program. Back in the United States ANNE COMITTA is in NYC and working for Ernst & Young, BECK PRYOR is making headlines and work-ing for an international development organization, ALLIE LESSIN is also in NYC working for Accenture as well as STEFANIE WILLIAMS who is continu-ing to work as litigation paralegal. ALI-CIA ROEBUCK is also in NYC and is joined by ALLIE NOLL and RACHEL MILLER. LIZ SMITH and PAM WEIS-MAN are at Villanova Law School and LAUREN (SARAH) GRAY is attending Temple’s School of Dentistry. I am so impressed with all of you, congrats on another wonderful year!! JONNA GIL-BERT writes in, “Working towards my Masters of Arts in Teaching in secondary English education at the University of Iowa, and I’m loving Iowa City!”

2009 Ice Climbing: Baldwin girls Amanda Keller ’09, Victoria Ibrahim Gonzalez ’09 and Ive Gonzalez ’15 ice climbing in the Cascade Mountains, December 2010.

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2006Katie Collins

[email protected] 230 Merion Rd.Merion Station, PA 19066

LAWRON DELISSER proudly reports that she is no longer the youngest person in her grade, since she decided to spend an additional year at Temple. She has majored in accounting and received a job offer as a Tax Accountant for the Big 4 accounting firm, Deloitte. After gradua-tion in May, Lawron will sit for the CPA exam then head to Pittsburg for work. ADRIANA MASSARA is working with Teach for America and is placed in Hawaii. She teaches a class of third grad-ers on a military base. She is also getting her Masters in teaching at the University of Hawaii. ALEX STEIN is working at a small think tank which works in Middle East issues in New York City. She will be traveling in the Middle East for two weeks this March. CHRISTINE GET-ER is working as the Program Director for a non profit in south Philadelphia. She runs the after school program and says she feels like she’s a big sister to, about seventy elementary school kids. She is still raising funds to build a library in a village called Benim in Ghana. The group recently held a successful bead sale where they raised almost $4000 and is looking to have another one soon. BLAIRE WEIDLER is living at home in Philadelphia, spending quality time with her parents, and working with 1-3 year olds. She is looking forward to starting a Ph.D. program in psychology next fall. RACHAEL GALE graduated this past December from West Chester with a BS in athletic training. Still living in West Chester, where she is under a temporary contract at a boarding school until April. Rachael is teaching 9th grade health and working as the athletic trainer. She is ap-plying for permanent positions. JACLYN LAPORTA is working at a law office in Philadelphia and applying to law school. She is particularly interested in programs that specialize in music and entertain-ment law. LAUREN ANDRESEN is very excited to have joined a neurosci-ence lab at Tufts Medical Center, where she is doing research on epilepsy and epi-leptiform disorders. MARISA RILEY is enjoying working for the Neuropsychia-try Department at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). She recently visited Baldwin to help teach the current B-Flats two songs which she can’t wait to have the rest of the Class

of 2006 hear at the reunion! ALEX LIPPMAN is living in Columbus, OH, working for Aspen Community Living (a center for adults with developmental disabilities) to develop their fledgling art program, and interning at the Columbus Museum of Art. DANIELLE BEHAR is living in Houston working as a financial analyst at BP in exploration and produc-tion. She is doing a lot of running in her spare time. MEGAN CARNEY is mar-ried and expecting a baby boy in April—right around the time of our reunion! HANNAH CUMMONS is glad to report that she will be graduating from UPenn in May. ALEX D’IGNAZIO is about to finish up a seven-week training in Providence, RI with Amica Mutual Insurance to be an Associate Account Manager. She will eventually be manag-ing a team of sales and customer service representatives. Alex has just learned that she will be placed in the southern California office located in Costa Mesa. JENN TOYZER moved to New York City last summer and has been working with the Enterprise Risk Management group in Barclays’ investment banking division. Recently (and mainly due to the cold/constant snow) she has given up running in favor of bikram yoga, and oc-casional spin classes with fellow Baldwin grad JUSTINE KARP, who now lives around the corner from Jenn. COURT-NEY BEHAR graduated with honors from Temple University in May and be-gan working for ING in Philadelphia as a financial advisor. REBECCA GILBERT is still living in Berkeley, playing ultimate frisbee, and says “while I’ll be missing the reunion in May, hope everyone’s doing well!” STEPHANIE GROSS-MAN has been working in Philadelphia as a Research Coordinator for Drexel University’s Psychology Department. She is working in their eating disorders program doing research, assessments, and co-leading behavioral therapy groups for obesity and eating disorders studies. She says, “The experience has been great so far, and I plan to apply to clinical psych graduate school next fall. Can’t wait to see everyone at our 5th (!!!!!) reunion!” As for me, KATIE COLLINS, I am liv-ing in Washington, D.C. and working as a Research Associate at the Council on Foreign Relations in their U.S. foreign policy program. I am enjoying spending time with a handful of Baldwin girls in DC, not least of all my older sister Rachel. I look forward to catching up with the Class of 2006 at our five year reunion!

2007Ali McMurtrie

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2008Lauren Stern

[email protected] 813 Lawrence LaneNewtown Square, PA 19073

Rachel Besvinick

[email protected] Brighton WayNewtown Square, PA 19073

2009Harisen Kardon

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2010Sarah June

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The Class of 2010 has a lot going on this spring. ELLEN MORRIS (North-western) has decided to double major in Vocal Coaching/Accompaniment and English and is very busy assistant music directing, among others, the 69th Annual Dolphin Show, which is the largest student produced musical in the country. Although it was very cold in the winter, she’s having a fantastic time. On the sunnier side of things ELENA STEPHENSON (Stanford) is enjoying getting a tan in February. She’s also taking French, Spanish and Italian, and participating in Model UN. For many of us spring means a new season of athlet-ics. ALLIE HOELTZEL (Hamilton), GABBY AMUNDSON (Colgate), ALI CALLEGARI (Trinity), and NOELLE NIU (Amherst) are all looking to start rowing on the water as soon as the rivers thaw, while JEN NEWMAN (Amherst) is looking forward to a trip to Florida with the tennis team over spring break. And while ALEX SAWIN is just finish-ing up a successful squash season at Princeton, CHARLOTTE DAMICO is getting ready for her lacrosse season up at Bucknell. JESSICA COOK (Muhlen-berg) is joining Ellen by being a typical Baldwin girl and getting involved in way too many activities…she has 2 solos in an a cappella group and is busy organizing a “gender equality/gay rights/feminism/environmental music fundraiser” while still finding time to enjoy the fondue machine in her room. ASHLEY CATA-LANO-LECKERMAN (UPenn) is also

extremely involved on campus. She is soloing in her acapella group, extremely involved in her light opera company, and has declared a double major in English and Criminology. Meanwhile SARAH JUNE enjoyed meeting up with Bald-win’s Harvard Model Congress delega-tion in February and is looking forward the rest of her spring semester.

FORMER FACULTY NOTES

ELIZABETH CHESICK, former science department chair, recently was recognized by the Main Line Media News when she was nominated for their 11th annual Volunteer of the Year award. She was honored at a ceremony held at Montrose Mansion at the Villanova Conference Center on June 23, 2010. Liz was credited with more than ten years of service with the Interfaith Hospitality Network Main Line. Over the years she has served as a Coordinator, Board Member and the Secretary of the Board of Directors. She has stepped up time and again to meet the needs of the organization and the families it serves.

ALUMNAE RELATIVE DEATHSSpencer R. Stuart, husband of classmate EUGENIA BIRDSALL STUART ’44, passed away January 17, 2011.

Harry E. Stewart, husband of your classmate LOUISE WOOLMAN STEWART ’52 and father to NANCY STEWART RIEHLE ’75, passed away December 28. 2010.

Raymonde D. Cutaiar, mother of AN-TOINETTE CUTAIAR HOFFAKER ’61 and BERNADETTE CUTAIAR FORSTER ‘65, passed away December 18, 2010.

John T. Jackson, father of SUZANNE JACKSON MCDEVITT ’72 and JENNIFER JACKSON DAVIES ’74, passed away December 17, 2010.

Dr. Baruch S. Blumberg, father of ANNE BLUMBERG ’75 and JANE BLUM-BERG ’78, passed away on April 5, 2011.

Dr. F. William Bora, Jr., father of TA-MARA BORA GARRAFFO ‘85 and FIONA BORA ’98, passed away on February 23, 2011.

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BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS 1987 JENNIFER LINDNER

MCGLINN, a dtr, Caroline Marianne, November 23, 2010

1988 EMILY BUMBLE FROGGÉT, twin dtrs, Zoey and Isabella, April 14, 2010

1989 MARIANA ALBERT LESHER, a son, Nicholas, September 5, 2009

1990 MARYELLEN KOENIG- RIGGIO, a son, Zachary Andrew, January 24, 2011

1992 BECKY HARLAN HOLLANDER, a son Tomer Idan Hollander, November 8, 2010

1992 JESSICA WACHTER, a son, Benjamin, January 25, 2011

1992 STEPHANIE BODEN WEN-STRUP, a son, William Boden Wenstrup, November 12, 2010

1993 LINI FEAVER ANDERSON, a dtr, Sara Jane Anderson, November 8, 2011

1993 JESSE BARRABEE PARRY, a dtr, Grace Albina, February 22, 2011

1994 ELIZABETH HEILIG, a dtr, Silvia Ruby Schmidt, February 1, 2011

1995 MARISA GALVEZ, a dtr, Eleanor Dora Greene, September 30, 2010

1995 ERICA SHAPIRO HART, twins, a dtr and son, Eloise and William, February 17, 2011

1995 ALESSANDRA LACAVARO, a son, Emerson Reed Schilling, December 31, 2010

1996 CAROLYN CUMMINGS ADDISON, a dtr, Eleanor, November 19, 2010

1996 STEPHANIE ROMEIKA LANASA, a dtr, Maxima Marina Knowlton Lanasa, January 27, 2011

1998 KATIE GARTNER BARRY, a dtr, Estelle, August 2010

MARRIAGES

1954 MARY MCILVAINE married Ralph Sko in August 2009

1990 STACEY JACOVINI married Phillip “Jay” Storm on November 13, 2010

1994 NATALIE DUDCHENKO married Kris Hagan on September 11, 2010

1996 AMY BREZIN married Reggie Slater on December 17, 2010

1998 ELIZABETH SCOTT married Cameron Breitner on January 29, 2011

IN TRIBUTE

1938 MARGARET HEALY MARTIN of Novi, MI died February 2011.

1941 MARY J. CONGER of Brattleboro, VT died September 2010. Mary devoted her life to social work, counseling, lay ministry and the Episcopal Church. She was a veteran of WWII, serving with the Women’s Army Air Corps.

1945 MILDRED METZLER (Mrs. Paul M. Stow) of Collingswood Manor, NJ died January 2011. A longtime Had-donfield resident, Mildred taught at the Haddonfield Methodist Nursery School for more than 20 years. Additionally, she had been very active in the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion Post #38 in Haddonfield. Survivors are two sons, a daughter, four granddaughters and her sister.

1948 ELIZABETH C. MCCARTHY (Mrs. Henry Huston Jr.) of Sandusky, OH died January 2011. Elizabeth was active in Local Players Theater Group, American Field Service, Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity for Women, Leath-erlips Yacht Club, had been a realtor, worked in Roger Free Library in Bristol, RI, volunteered at Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, the Haffenref-fer Museum of Anthropology and the Herreshoff Marine Museum. Survivors are her sister, son, daughter-in-law, and two grandchildren.

1951 CAROLINE MILLER (Mrs. James C. Kautz) of Tuscon, AZ died December 2010. Caroline graduated from Vassar having earned an AB as a History major. She had worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad in the Purchasing Department. Volunteer activities included tutor for disadvantaged children, Vassar Alumnae Scholarship Fund, member of several Boards of small groups, Junior League, League of Women Voters, Sunday School Teacher, representative for Bald-win at APC meetings in NYC. Survivors include her husband, son and daughter.

1951 ELLEN WRIGHT (Mrs. Richard Fielding, Jr.) of Wayne, PA died February 2011. Ellen graduated from University of Pennsylvania. She also studied at Uni-versity of Geneva. She and her husband owned a travel agency for twenty years. Volunteer activities included Episcopal Churchwomen, Chairman of Christmas Bazaar, and an advisory Committee for a volunteer bureau. Survivors include two daughters, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

1965 JOYCE WHIDDEN of Fort Collins, CO died May 2010. Joyce had served as the director of New Bridges, a daytime homeless shelter in Fort Collins. Survivors include her husband Stephen, two daughters, and two grandsons.

1965 KATCHEN STONEHOUSE of Alexandria, VA died July 2010.

1980 JULIE OSBORN (Mrs. Paul Randall) of Basking Ridge, NJ, died December 2010. A three-letter varsity athlete at Baldwin, Julie graduated from Connecticut College. She majored in theater, having spent her junior year at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Survivors include her husband, mother, sister and two children.

1992 DIANA GRAZIA DISILVIO (Mrs. Jeffrey Randall) of Washington, DC, died October 2010. Survivors are her husband, mother, sister and nephews.

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