and doing a neuroimaging study on the effects of transcranial magnetic stimula- tion on tic suppression in adolescents with tic disorders. Dance-theater major Salomé Egas had her translation of Veronica Musalem’s play New York vs. El Zapotito staged at Skidmore’s Bernhard Theater in Nov- ember. She spent weeks working with the student actors while translating the script, about immigrants who try and fail to cross the US-Mexico border. She lives in NYC, where she interns for the Theater Communications Group and another arts nonprofit and performs with the Latin FX Dancers. Dave Jacobs works at the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center of Boston’s McLean Hospital in the preclinical phar- macology program. He intends to contin- ue his work in psychopharmacology and drug abuse in a PhD program. JESSICA STRASSER 16 E. MADISON STREET, #2A BALTIMORE, MD 21202
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In Memoriam Alumni
Ila Arterton MacFarlane ’36 of New London, N.H., died July 19, 2010. A busi- ness major, she was a longtime library and hospital volunteer. She is survived by a daughter and several nieces and nephews. Her husband, Bruce, prede- ceased her. Margery Maddock Miles ’40 of Bradenton, Fla., died May 9, 2014. She completed her bachelor’s at the Katherine Gibbs School in NYC. While living in Sheepshead, Mass., she was a hospital vol- unteer, Girl Scout leader, and member of the Marblehead Garden Club. She is sur- vived by a daughter, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Husband Robert predeceased her. Bettina Loheed Towne Moore ’41 of Lake Wales, Fla., died December 6. A soci- ology major, she was a working artist and former manager of the Hopkins Center Museum Shop at Dartmouth College. She held leadership positions in civic organi- zations benefitting children and the elder- ly in Darien, Conn., and Woodstock, Vt. She served Skidmore as alumni board president, club officer, class secretary, and Friends of the Presidents chair. She was a generous supporter of student scholar- ships. With her husband, John B. Moore, she honored the legacy of his father,
Skidmore’s second president, Henry T. Moore, by establishing the Henry T. and Marie B. Moore Scholarship and the Henry T. Moore Prize in Government, as well as funding the construction of Moore Commons on campus. Most recently, she and John spearheaded the creation of the John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative to promote visual literacy across disciplines. John died five days after her. She is survived by a son, two daughters, eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Her first husband, James, predeceased her. Dorothea Fortmann Moss ’41 of Studio City, Calif., died April 10, 2014. A nursing major, she worked as an RN at hospitals in New York and California before her marriage. She is survived by three daugh- ters, two sons, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Her husband, Abner, predeceased her. Janet Knotts Granville ’43 of Rockport, Maine, died July 15. She completed a bachelor’s at the University of New Hampshire and also studied at the Wood Tobe-Coburn School. She is survived by husband Maurice, a daughter and son, two grandchildren, three great-grandchil- dren, and sister Alice Knotts Cooney ’45. Marjorie Wendel Keenoy ’44 of Naples, Fla., died November 23. A home econom- ics major, she arrived at Skidmore already a women’s amateur golf champion. During her sophomore year, she played in the first National Collegiate Athletic Association women’s golf tournament. She was inducted into the Dayton/ Montgomery County Golf Hall of Fame in 1980 and into the Skidmore Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006. She served the College as a longtime class agent and reunion vol- unteer. In 1998, she established the Marjorie Wendel Keenoy Merit Scholarship in Science. She is survived by three sons, a daughter, 11 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Her hus- band, Charles, predeceased her. Martha Larkin Noonan ’44 of Troy,
Mich., died November 19. An art major, she was a longtime interior designer who opened her own firm, Martha Noonan Interiors. She was a board member of the International Furnishings and Design Association. She served her community as a board member of the New Horizons mental health facility, and she served her alma mater as a reunion and campaign volunteer. She is survived by two daughters including Lindsay Noonan ’75, two sons, five grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Husband Robert predeceased her.
Ethel Sobel Brody ’45 of Columbia, S.C., died October 5. An art major, she earned an MFA from the University of South Carolina at Columbia. A working artist, she was co-founder of the Sign of the Salamander Gift Shop in Myrtle Beach. She was a trustee emerita of the Columbia Museum of Art and received the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Award from the South Carolina Legislature in recognition of her service to the arts. She is survived by a daughter and son, five grandchildren, and a great-grand- child. Her husband, Reuben, prede- ceased her. Elizabeth Brillhart Little ’45 of Mill
Valley, Calif., died November 14. A physi- cal education major, she earned certifica- tion as a physical therapist from Harvard Medical School. She worked in hospitals in New York City and Minneapolis, Minn., as well as at the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. An early advocate of the United Nations, she gave lectures and authored articles pro- moting the UN’s mission; a curriculum unit she created on the UN was endorsed by the National Council of Social Studies in 1974. She was also active in protests against the Vietnam War. She served Skidmore as a reunion volunteer. She is survived by three daughters, two sons, and five grandchildren. Husband Phillip predeceased her.
Margaret Colby Doig ’46 of Norwich,
N.Y., died December 29. A music educa- tion major, she earned a master’s in that field from SUNY-Oneonta. She retired after a long career teaching music for the Sharon Springs and Cherry Valley school districts. A church choir director for over 50 years, she was also active with the United Methodist Women. She is survived by two sons and three grandsons; hus- band Al predeceased her. Jean Glines Carpenter ’46 of Stuart, Fla., died June 6, 2014. A business major, she served the College as a class agent volunteer. Her husband, Wallace, prede- ceased her.
Dorothy Batzanian Otchy ’46 of Fair Haven, N.J., died July 5. A music major, she was a gifted vocalist and pianist who taught voice at the American Academy of Music and in private lessons. She also ran her own antiques business for many years and was a substitute teacher in the Tenafly public schools. President of her church women’s guild, she was also a longtime school volunteer. She is survived by a son, two daughters, and eight grand- children.
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