to end childhood hunger for 15 years and was a longtime board member of Nature’s Nursery Wildlife Rehab Center. Becky was a member of Skidmore’s President’s Advisory Council and an officer of the Skidmore Alumni Club of Toledo. She is survived by husband Dean, two daughters including Hannah Kasperzak ’09, and sister Laura Swaney Orser ’77. Carol Wass Cox ’80 of Concord, N.H.,
died January 16. A University Without Walls graduate, she majored in biology. She was president of the Hollis Women’s Club, a member of the Hollis Historical Society, and a Granite State Ambassador. She is survived by husband Donald, three sons, a daughter, 11 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Allen Gault ’83 of Columbia, Md., died October 15, 2010. A University Without Walls graduate, he went on to earn a mas- ter’s degree in engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. In his 26- year career as a design engineer with NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., where he was instrumen- tal in the launch and operation of Skylab, the nation’s first manned space station. He later founded electronics firm Loomis Labs. Allen was a longtime supporter of animal protection groups including the Humane Society and the World Wildlife Fund. He is survived by a niece. Linda Landzettel ’84 of Mahwah, N.J.,
died May 11, 2012. A business major, she owned LKL Enterprises, an automotive marketing agency. She is survived by her father and stepmother and several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Antonia Thacher ’88 of Port Townsend,
Wash., died November 19, 2013. An art and business major, she launched a career in public relations, sales, and marketing with Siebel Systems in San Francisco, Calif., where she earned the Chairman’s Circle award for performance in the top 10 percent among Siebel employees worldwide. She later ran business opera- tions for SAP Marketing. She enjoyed horseback riding, dancing, and working as
a volunteer DJ. She is survived by her par- ents, two sisters, and three nieces. Jonathan Clitheroe ’93 of Plantation,
Fla., died July 1, 2012. He was a govern- ment major. He is survived by his parents. Lauren Anne Adolfsen ’03 of New York,
N.Y., died January 20 of cervical cancer. An art and English major, she earned an M.F.A. in graphic design from Yale University. She was a freelance illustrator and graphic designer whose claymation movie series Snack Mountain was based on her senior project at Skidmore. She also sold clothing and accessories under the Snack Mountain label. Lauren exhibited Snack Mountain films at the Alumni Art Exhibition during Reunion 2008. She is survived by her parents, a brother, and a boyfriend.
Trustees Robert Larson, trustee emeritus, died
February 23 at 96. A University of Rochester alumnus (and
later trustee), Larson also graduated the Stonier Graduate School of Banking. During World War II he became a Navy lieutenant commander. His wife, Jessie, was also a naval officer. He worked at at the First National City
Bank of New York, the Security Trust Company, and the Glens Falls National Bank and Trust Company, where he was CEO until 1982 and chair of the board until 1985. Always active in civic and charitable
work in the community, Larson served on the Skidmore’s board from 1976 to 1992, serving as chair of its audit committee and helping to lead the Celebration Campaign of the 1980s.
Linda Toohey, current chair of Skidmore’s board, remembers Larson as “a gentle man, an astute businessperson, and totally dedi-
cated to his community.” The Glens Falls Post-Star called him a “seemingly inex- haustible reservoir of time and talent” and
“the quintessential good citizen.” He is survived by a son and daughter,
three grandchildren, and three great-
grandchildren. M. Elizabeth “Lee” Tidball, a Skidmore trustee for 20 years, died February 3 of complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 84.
A nationally recognized scientist, she was also an advocate for women in acad- eme. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned a master’s and doctor- ate from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1960 she joined George Washington University’s Medical Center as a research professor in physiology. She retired in 1994. Tidball first came to Skidmore in 1983 as a panelist for a conference titled “Towards Equitable Education for Women and Men: Models from the Past Decade.” Susan Kress, professor emerita of English and former vice president for academic affairs, recalls, “She brought powerful advocacy for the best ways to support women stu- dents, especially in the sciences.” In 1988 Tidball joined Skidmore’s board of trustees. As chair of its Academic Affairs Committee, Kress says, Tidball “always had the point of view of what’s best for the students and the faculty.” President Emeritus David Porter recalls that Tidball “could talk to the faculty, trustees, the dean, and the president with candor and ease.” When she won the board’s Kemball-Cook Award in 2008, she was cited for “her clarity and guidance, humor and flexibility, down-to-earth approach to tackling problems, and the great respect and warmth she has shown our faculty.” Among her other recogni- tions were several honorary degrees, including one from Skidmore. Outside academe, she was active with the choral society of Washington’s National Cathedral, where she sang in the alto section for nearly 50 years. In 1990 she earned a master’s from the city’s Wesley Theological Seminary. Memorial donations may be sent to the Cathedral Choral Society, 3101 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20016-5098.
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