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their Vermont farm is keeping them busy, and this summer, they are planning a “cousins camp” week for their five grand- children, ages 2 to 9. When home, Lauren works for the county’s Visiting Nurse As- sociation, does hospice volunteering, and directs a lay ministry at her church. Mary Hardman LaPorte 143 FERN STREET HARTFORD, CT 06105-2248 CBANDCO2@AOL.COM


Wendy Clark Jennings and her husband enjoyed attending our 40th reunion in 2010 and are looking for- ward to more return visits to Saratoga Springs. Even though she had attended our 10th and 25th reunions, Wendy was struck by how much Saratoga Springs has evolved into “a very hip and cool college town ” She left Reunion feeling so proud to be a Skidmore alumna and says, “The campus and the Tang Museum are amaz- ing, and the school seems to be thriving ” She encourages classmates to attend our next reunion to see for themselves. Wendy also wishes to offer her congratulations to Gail Dudack, the new president of the Skidmore alumni board. Wendy, who re- tired after 41 years in retail, is active in four garden clubs. BARBARA CROSSMAN BELL 218 CANDEE AVENUE SYRACUSE, NY 13224-1608 BICI@TWCNY.RR.COM


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Nancy Dunne Bulger (nancy_d_ bulger@mcpsmd.org) lives in the


Washington, DC, area. Son Freddie, 26, spent the maximum number of years in Boston working toward his degree and is now assistant to Washington’s new mayor. Son Jay, 29, is a filmmaker living in NYC and Bali; he is engaged to an Australian model and fashion designer. His film Be- ware Ginger Baker is premiering at festivals out west. Nancy is writing and teaching. She looks forward to a trip to meet her new relatives. Pamella Nelson moved to the Connec- ticut shore last year and survived the flooding from Hurricane Irene in August. She really loves living in a beach commu- nity. She enjoyed attending our 40th reunion with Virginia Merchant Dover. JULIA GROSSE BRODHAG 1025 REGENCY DRIVE CHARLOTTE, NC 2821 SKIDDIE71@GMAIL.COM and NURSING CORRESPONDENT: SERENA ROTH BATEMAN SERENAROTH@AOL.COM


Bucher switched from teaching math to being a full-time computer science instructor, for which she was also certified. She is


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enjoying the change. Pat has two grand- children who light up her life, along with her three children and wonderful husband. Susan Reinhardt Groesbeck and hus- band Mark love living in Toronto, Can- ada. She is in her fourth year as head of Havergal College, located in the heart of that city. Daughter Alicia, in Madison, WI, just welcomed a second son, Tyler. Daughter Christina lives in Atlanta, GA. Susan was delighted to have her dad stay with her for a while this winter. She says she “can’t wait” for Reunion. In November Trish Passmore Alley’s husband, Bill, had a total knee replace- ment, which she says “left us both ‘out of joint.’” Trish says she is blessed with an amazing staff at Wonder & Wisdom—a Greensboro, NC, after-school program that fosters lifetime learning across the generations—and she learns something new every day from the kids. Jeanne Bresciani (idii2001@aol.com), artistic director of the Isadora Duncan International Institute, is celebrating its 35th anniversary season. Last year it mounted Isadora Duncan and the Time of Spring, featuring prof. Mary DiSanto-Rose, the IDII dancers, and Skidmore’s Duncan dancers, staged at the Kaatsbaan Interna- tional Dance Center in Tivoli, NY. It was followed by the IDII production Art and Love in the Venetian Renaissance, Venice and Veneto, a tribute to Skidmore’s art history department. This year the IDII will tour in Japan with Isadora Duncan and the Many Faces of Love. Wendy Woodruff McGill and husband


Tim (Union ’72, Albany Law ’75) cele- brated their 40th wedding anniversary in December with their three daughters and their families. Last April, Wendy and Tim welcomed two granddaughters, Reese and Charlotte, born just three and a half weeks apart. The McGills have been on the road between Rochester and Boston, getting to know the babies. Charlotte’s brother Nathan is 3. Tim has his own law practice, with no plans for retirement in sight. But Wendy says they still find plenty of time to play, whether at home in Pittsford, NY, or in Florida. I’m so looking forward to seeing all of you at Skidmore for our 40th reunion I will drag my 62-year-old body through


the Albany airport yet again. Earlier, I was preparing for my daughter Whitney’s wedding in April. She found a prince in an army captain who returned from Iraq in December. In Ft. Riley, KS, I went to a very moving ceremony welcoming the troops back home. MARTHA PANTIER TEHAN 3829 N. CLASSEN BOULEVARD, APT. 201N OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73118 MARTHVIC@AOL.COM


Jennifer Smith Linck really liked the video of the Skidmore tree- lighting ceremony that was sent out by e-mail this past winter. In December Zoë Vose Morsette got two back-to-back TV contracts. The first was a big costume job for NBC’s 30 Rock. Barely recovering from the final all-nighter that job required, she immediately started the second one, for Saturday Night Live. Sue Garlock Lesser was awarded a pres- tigious county arts award in October for her work promoting the arts in education. Sue and her mother, Leila Goldstein Garlock ’48, went on a fabulous Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel) trip to- gether to Santa Fe, NM, to celebrate Sue’s 60th birthday. Sue informs me that for- mer Skidmore education professor John Reed has been quite ill lately. He would love to hear from elementary-ed majors at jreed@skidmore.edu. John lives in Sara- toga Springs with his wife, art professor Doretta Miller. Timi Carter says her life is “full of bless- ings.” She is the elated and proud grand- mother of Damien Tyler, her daughter’s son, and describes being a grandparent as “a joy so huge and indescribable.” Timi’s middle son, Tyler, is engaged to a lovely Japanese gal; the young couple will visit Timi on July 4. And Timi reconnected with cousin Debbie Gleason Robinson ’75, who is looking to move back east after 40 years in Missouri. Newly retired special-ed teacher Melanie Stein Wolf has been quite busy. She teaches special ed at a local charter school four half-days per week, and she is a re- ceptionist for Weight Watchers and enjoys weighing people and answering their questions. Her newest and most exciting role, she says, is that of grand- mother to Mia, born just shy of Mothers Day in 2011. Melanie’s children are all grown and doing well in their careers as teachers, lawyers, and businesspeople. Husband Jimmy will be soon be retiring from his position as a school administra- tor in New Haven, CT. Connie Terry Ferguson enjoyed having


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