ior vice president for wealth management at UBS Securities. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two daughters. Tricia Newman, after undergoing 10 unsuccessful surgeries to repair a damaged ankle, made the brave decision to have an amputation last year. “It sounds drastic, but my only regret is not having done it soon- er,” she notes. Just six months later, Tricia was skiing and dancing again. She plans to resume serving on the Whitetail Mountain Ski Patrol soon. See the Skidmore Alumni Facebook page for a photo of Tricia. JENNY HERDMAN LANDO 45-05 30TH AVENUE ASTORIA, NY 11103-1261 SKIDMORE93@AOL.COM


is right around the corner! Please make your plans to join us on campus May 31–June 1 for a fab- ulous weekend of


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fun and reconnecting. It’s time to say “Cheers for 20 years!” See www.skidmore .edu/reunion. As a member of the alumni board, Chicago, Ill., resident John Beckman attended Commencement in May. After a June business trip to Sweden, he and part- ner Denise segued into a vacation that eventually took them close to the Arctic Circle, where the sun never set! In July, John returned to Skidmore to help plan our reunion. He later attended the wed- ding of a nephew-in-law in Las Vegas, Nev., and enjoyed a long Columbus Day weekend in rural Michigan with friends. Thanksgiving found John back in Chicago, where he ran TV production for McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade (his 16th year) and Denise provided cooking tips on the national telecast. He enjoys his job at the Museum of Science and Industry, where he’s staging a touring exhibit on robotics and another project on mathematical patterns in nature. Leslie Glunts Guthrie and her family


live outside of Ft. Bragg, N.C. Husband Bryan, who retired from the Army in January 2013 after 22 years of service, now works at Fort Bragg as a civilian employee. At the same time, Leslie launched her own business as an educa- tional consultant with Usborne Books & More (www.ReadTogetherUsborne.com). She says she enjoys promoting literacy in the community. Daughters Sophie, 7, and Hannah, 4, are doing great and enjoy get- ting free books through mom’s business.


Kathryn Poirot Sullivan and husband Matthew welcomed son Cooper Robert on September 8, 2012. He joins older brother Austin Harnish and big sister Kendell Sullivan. Kathryn and Matt are looking forward to Reunion! Travis Lea welcomed son Zedric Caceres on December 7, 2012. The family of four is “living large” in Southern California. Celine Cousteau is founder and CEO of CauseCentric Productions Inc., a nonprof- it that produces and distributes short films about individuals and organizations engaged in grassroots action on environ- mental and sociocultural concerns. Andre Cook can’t believe he has been “deep in the heart of Texas” for almost five years now. Andre has been head men’s basketball coach at Division II St. Edward’s University in Austin since 2009. Before that, he enjoyed a five-year stretch coaching men’s basketball at Hudson Valley Community College, where he compiled an overall record of 119-40. Brian Gordon is “bonkers” about his daughter Sylvie, born on February 18, 2013. Brian reports that wife Meredith has advised him to “stop being that guy who posts his child’s every little milestone and smile on Facebook.” Last June, Holter Graham underwent a bone-marrow stem-cell transplant at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, with wife Neela Vaswani ’96 by his side. The surgery eradicated leukemia that was first diagnosed in 2010 and then spread to his central nervous system in 2013. Holter says his recovery has been “unimaginably brutal, but progressive.” In November, he ran in the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation’s 5K in support of his stepfather. Holter’s his blood type has changed from O+ to the A+ of his donor. We wish him a continu- ing strong recovery. Corinne McCue Olmsted and husband Eric welcomed fraternal twin boys in July. Nathan and Finn join their big brother Will, 4. Corinne says, “Life is chaotic but wonderful.” John “Bones” Rodriguez published two new children’s books in his Who Do You Choose To Be? series last year. What Kind of Penguin Are You? was released in February, followed by What Kind of Owl Are You? in October. Bones developed the series to help kids feel empowered to shape their own identities. Filled with rhyme and rep- etition, they can be read aloud to babies and toddlers; young readers can tackle them independently. I am looking forward to seeing you at Reunion, May 31–June 1.


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sychiatrist Kevin Hill ’95 is forthright about his substance-abuse work: “I have


seen people I love and respect struggle to get the upper hand on addiction. That motivates me seven days a week.” Hill, a biology major, earned an MD from Thomas Jefferson University and a master’s in health science from Yale. He is psychiatrist in charge at the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Program and has published widely on addiction. He also has a small private practice, works with professional athletes who have addic- tions, and brings his knowledge to the community. He recently partnered with the Boston public schools to


“educate every ninth- and tenth-grader in the city about marijuana.” “I don’t have a problem with people with cer- tain medical conditions—terminal cancer, for example—using medical marijuana,” Hill says, but he considers legalization “a far more complicated issue that would have to be implemented very carefully.” He has signed a deal to write a book on marijuana, scheduled for release in early 2015. The recipient of a five-year grant from the


National Institute on Drug Abuse, Hill is cur- rently testing the efficacy of nabilone, a syn- thetic compound, to treat patients with marijua- na dependence. “There are at least 2 million Americans who use marijuana daily,” he says. “For some people, it causes as many problems as heroin or cocaine.” What about the notion that quitting marijuana causes no withdrawal symptoms? False, says Hill. “Those who use daily (or nearly) have unpleasant withdrawal symptoms when they stop—which often leads to continued use.” Nabilone, he hopes, could lessen or eliminate withdrawal symptoms, making it easier to stop. He says the compound exhibits few side effects in those who have used a lot of marijuana in the past, and results of a pilot study suggest that it is “safe and well-tolerated.” You can follow Hill on Twitter at @drkevinhill. —MTS


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