Daniel T. Mudge was elected president of BrewsterAcademy’s Board of Trustees in May, replacing Grant M.Wilson, who retired after serving 13 years as president.

Dan, along with his wife Kathleen, also a trustee, hasbeen an important part of the Brewster community sincehis oldest daughter Tapley-Ann arrived as a freshman in1994. A year after Tapley-Ann graduated in 1998, theMudge’s youngest daughter Ashley arrived as a sopho-more. While Tapley-Ann isnow a senior atMuhlenburg College,Ashley begins her senioryear at Brewster nextmonth.

Dan and Kathy wastedno time getting involvedwith Brewster and theirdaughters’ educations—both immediately joinedthe Parents’ Council andthen the board as co-presi-dents of the Parents’ Association in 1998. Dan has servedas the board’s treasurer and chair of the finance commit-tee and as a member of the strategic planning and devel-opment committees. Kathy has served as co-chair of theadvancement committee and on the education commit-tee. Her current focus is heading the campaign for a newathletic and wellness center.

Dan is president and chief executive officer ofOpVantage in Greenwich, Conn., a company created inApril 2001 by combining the quantification operationalrisk groups of PricewaterhouseCooper and NetRisk. Hereceived a BS in economics from the University ofPennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard BusinessSchool. The Mudges live in Larchmont and EastHampton, N.Y.

In a recent interview, Dan talked about his presiden-cy and how he hopes to lead the school.

How does it feel to take the presidency of theAcademy at a time when the school continues to gainattention and interest from educators worldwide aswell as the media? I feel that Brewster is special and thatit’s an exciting time with great things happening at the

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Reunion 2001 6 Letters 13

By Marcia Eldredge

On June 2 under rainy skies on Brown Field,103 members of the class of 2001 walked throughan arch of umbrellas, held by underclassmen, totheir graduation ceremony. The wet day did notdampen the spirits of the graduates or their teachersand families.

Katherine E. Thornton of Princeton, Mass.,was the valedictorian, and Brian J. Wyatt ofMilton, N.H., was the salutatorian. In her valedic-tory address Thornton talked about stepping out-side the commonplace and the ordinary to morefully appreciate our own journey in life. Shedescribed how a recent school trip to Thailandserved to remind her and her classmates “how madand passionate and exciting we had made it allalready, at our own Brewster.”

In his salutatory address, Wyatt reminded class-mates that life should be simple and that theyshould enjoy the simple pleasures of life. “Don’t letlife ever be too complicated and never give up theopportunity to keep it simple,” he said.

Hollywood producer Marcy Carsey traveled toWolfeboro to give the commencement addresstelling the graduates that “joy should permeate yourlife” and that “the sensible thing is to follow yourheart. Believe me, believe me, the money will fol-low,” she added lightheartedly.

Prior to the recessional, the ceremony closedwith the HOWL chorus singing Dare to Dreamaccompanied by Nate Gendron ’01 and BrettScheinfeld ’03 on instruments. Graduates thenmet to celebrate with each other and their familiesover a buffet lunch in the Estabrook.

Brewster Academy Graduates 103 at CommencementBruce Hawkins (farleft) and PaulWilson (far right)celebrate theirgraduation – andtry to stay dry –with a little helpfrom their friends.

Nothing put a damper on graduation day for AjaDevork, Carter Maxwell ’03, and Alana Chauvin-Diaz.

‘Joy should permeate your life.’

—Marcy CarseyCommencement speaker

Academy. The attention that Brewster receives reflectsthat we are fulfilling the promise to our students andtheir parents. In addition that reputation enables us toattract high-caliber faculty and administrators, increaseour applicant pool, and attract additional financialresources. I also believe some of the program featuresthat have been implemented with such success here atBrewster can be shared and make a difference in educa-tion in America.

I’m fortunate to be taking over the leadership of theboard after Grant Wilson contributed so much to theschool in his 13-year tenure. I’m also grateful to beworking with David Smith, who has helped redefineteaching and learning. While I’m excited to continue thefine work of Grant and David, at the same time, I knowI have big shoes to fill.

What do you hope to accomplish during your

Trustee Officers Elected

In addition to Dan, Brewster also welcomes Rex V.Jobe as treasurer of the board of trustees. Rex is co-chair and chief executive officer of The Color Place,which he founded in 1972 and which is the centerpieceof The Jobe Group of photographic-related entities.

Rex and his wife, Sharon, an attorney, have a sonReagan, who graduated from Brewster this year andwill attend the University of San Diego, and a daughterLauren, who recently graduated from Harvard. TheJobes reside in Dallas and Pebble Beach, Calif.

Leslie N.H. MacLeod and Helen S. Hamiltonwere re-elected as vice president and secretary, respec-tively, also in May. Les joined the board of trustees in1986. He is a member of the executive committee,chair of the strategic planning committee, and is a pastchair of the board resources committee. Since 1983,Les has been president of Huggins Hospital inWolfeboro.

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The Brewster Academy CommunicationsOffice publishes Brewster Connections threetimes a year for parents, alumni, and friends ofthe Brewster community.

Director of Communications/Editor:Marcia Eldredgemarcia_eldredge@brewsteracademy.org

Assistant Director ofCommunications/Assistant Editor:Peggy Comeaupeggy_comeau@brewsteracademy.org

Contributors to this issue:Carrie Ahlborn, Beth Hayes ’81, and MattHoopes

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Alicia Childers ’01Wolfeboro, New Hampshire

Bruce Hawkins ’01Brooklyn, New York

Carl M. Fliescher ’01Monchengladbach, Germany

What are yourplans for thesummer andnext fall?

This summer I’mworking at Garwoods(formerly Rumors)in downtownWolfeboro as awaitress and also atBrewster’s Alumniand DevelopmentOffice. Maybe tak-

What are yourplans for thesummer andnext fall?

First, I am goingto go back toGermany. I amrequired to doeither CommunityService or MilitaryService for tenmonths. I choseCommunity Service,

What are yourplans for thesummer andnext fall?

First of all, I hada job working formy father overMarch break, and Iplan to continueworking with himthis summer doingconstruction. Also,he runs a basket-

ball tournament for youth in the inner city, and I planto play and coach. Lastly, I plan to make speecheswherever I am invited (churches, community centers)to raise money for equipment and uniforms for myteam and to raise awareness for various controver-sial topics such as race relations, diversity, drugs,persistence.

This fall I will be a freshman at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, Tenn. I plan to continue inthe path that I have worked towards at Brewster —continue to do great things.

Describe yourself at your 10th reunion?

Ten years from now I will probably just have got-ten out of graduate school — maybe medical school.But I am certain I will be successful at whatever I amdoing and also enjoy my job. I plan to have a housein a nice neighborhood. Maybe have my first child.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?

Basically, stay focused. You can do anything thatyou put your mind to — believe in yourself becauseno one else can do it for you. Strive for greatnessand learn from your mistakes. Be willing to ask forhelp when you need it. Have faith in God.

What non-academic activity will you missthe most about Brewster?

Student Council—being president was fun. I wasgiven the leadership position, given a position ofrespect, and I felt that I was ready for it. And since Iwas, I was ready to lend advice when needed andshare my experience over my four years, and to methere are very few things more important or moresatisfying than helping another person.

What teacher(s) will you miss the most?

It is hard to say which one teacher I will miss themost as I have developed great relationships withvarious teachers from various teams over the years.The faculty has been a friend outside the classroom,been a great source of advice and leadership formyself and the rest of the students at Brewster. Fromevery teacher that I have come into contact with, Ihave learned more than just textbook information.

ing a trip to New York or to Boston to see friendsbefore heading to orientation at Pratt Institute of Arton August 25.

I will be studying art direction, which involvesselling advertising and graphic design, illustration,and communications. I first was going to studygraphic design but learned art direction covers allaspects and opens up a lot more opportunity —appealing to my ultimate goal of opening my owncommunications office in Europe!

Describe yourself at your 10th reunion?

I hope to have traveled throughout the world.Possibly be married, probably owning my own com-pany. I would be very interested to see what CarlFliescher, Katie Thornton, Gillian Brown, and BruceHawkins are doing as we are heading in differentdirections now (colleges, interests etc).

What advice can you offer underclassmen?

Join everything possible! Keep busy so when youlook back you will be pleased to have met so manydifferent people and learned from your experiences.These experiences you will take with you for the restof your life.

What non-academic activity will you missthe most about Brewster?

Working on the yearbook as co-editor and chief.Because it was the hardest goal to accomplish—itconsumed so much of my time for an entire year. Theresult is a professional finished product that is suchan important part of this community.

What teacher(s) will you miss the most?

Mr. Adam Man and Mrs. Mary Fallon and Mr.Andy Campbell

Mr. Man and Mrs. Fallon because they run theirclasses like college professors and expect you toknow your material and value individual interpreta-tions. Mr. Campbell because of his fun-loving natureand his ability to make something difficult fun. Theyall genuinely cared for me and wanted me to chal-lenge myself.

and I am going to work with my church, mostly work-ing with youth of the church. I also hope to keep uprowing in Germany. After that year I plan to comeback to the United States and attend a University. Igot accepted at Georgetown University, but I stillhope to get into the University of Pennsylvania.

Describe yourself at your 10th reunion?

In 2011 — it is so difficult. I hope to have finishedmy college education and started working in a job,then start my MBA. I plan to first work and then getmy master’s in business to have the experience. Ialso don't really know where I’m going to live in tenyears. I think that depends on where I can get agood job, because I like living as much in the UnitedStates as I do in Germany.

What advice can you offer underclassmen?

I have a lot of advice. The biggest piece would beas long as you try to have fun at learning, school isso much easier. It doesn’t help you to think you havea bad teacher — that will just make you grumpy,which is only bad for yourself. Try to make the bestof it. And enjoy the beautiful setting that Brewsterhas — the lake. If you do that the time is going to goby so fast. It will be easy if you approach it from thepositive side.

What non-academic activity will you missthe most about Brewster?

I will surely miss crew the most—rowing out onthe lake, having the sun shine, and being in a greatsport on this beautiful lake. When you row in thecity, it isn’t the same as being in this beautiful set-ting.

What teacher(s) will you miss the most?

That is a difficult question because it is morethan one. I think I would have to say nearly all theteachers at Brewster. They were all filled with fun atteaching, and when the teachers have fun teachingyou, you have fun learning. So, I think it’s all of theteachers. In Germany teachers seldom have funteaching you — that was one of the reasons I cameto a private school in the United States.

As a new or returning parent to theBrewster community, there are manyopportunities for you to participate inBrewster life.

Events are held throughout the year,with opportunities for all levels of partici-pation. Please check our web site,www.brewsteracademy.org to learnwhat’s happening on campus and how toget involved. Our first event is the FallFling Thing Benefit held on Friday ofParents’ Weekend, October 12. We areexcited this year to celebrate an excitingand school spirited theme, Tailgate 2001.

We invite and welcome volunteers todecorate and blow up balloons (helium isprovided.) on Friday, beginning at 8 a.m.in the gym, and we always welcome gen-eral clean-up help on Saturday at noon.Many hands make light work and muchfun.

To learn more on how to get involved,please contact Beth Hayes ’81, at603.569.7133, or beth_hayes@brewstera-cademy.org of the Parent and AlumniPrograms Office. We look forward toyour participation.

Fall Parents’ Weekend, October 12-13‘Tailgate 2001” — Bring Your Team Spirit!

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Once again, the innovative work off Brewster teachers has been spotlighted.The August issue of Converge magazine pays tribute to the entire Brewster faculty in an article titled “Brewster

Academy Teachers: Successfully Shaping the Future.” In addition to the print edition, the web version of the articlefeatures Brewster students talking about how Brewster teachers have positively impacted their education.

At press time, the URL was not available. When the story is posted to the Converge web site (www.convergemag.com) inAugust, the Brewster Communications Office will send an e-mail to parents and alumni with the link to the article.

Converge, a monthly magazine with a circulation of nearly 60,000, details real-life solutions and offers expertadvice about technology and its positive influence on education. It explores innovation and spotlights actual profoundchanges in the administration and delivery of education at all levels. Readers include educators, administrators, andtechnology decision-makers in K-12 education, higher education, government, and industry.

Bob Carter Receives National AwardBob Carter’s leadership and successful integration of technology into the classroom has earned him his second

award of the year. Most recently Carter was one of two teachers nationally recognized by TECH CORPS with aLeadership in the Classroom award.

Carter traveled to Chicago in late June to accept the award at TECH CORPS’ annual National EducationalComputing Conference (NECC).

Winners were chosen based on their creative and innovative use of technology in the classroom, the breadth of thetechnology infused into teaching and learning, and their demonstrated capacity to mentor other teachers. “TECHCORPS is pleased to recognize the efforts of individuals who have used technology to improve teaching and learningin their classrooms,” said Karen Smith, executive director of TECH CORPS. “These award-winning educators haveenhanced student performance by incorporating technology into many subject areas, and by expanding technology inK-12 schools within their communities.”

TECH CORPS is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing K-12 education through the effectiveuse of technology in classrooms.

Earlier in the year, Carter received the Pat Keyes Technology Educator award by the New Hampshire Society forTechnology in Education.

Brewster Teachers Featured in National Magazine

Spring Sports Award Winners

During the last weeks of school, athletes receivedawards for their accomplishments during the springseason. The following students were given awards formost valuable player (MVP), most improved player(MIP), and coaches’ awards. In varsity crew, the ham-mer award is given to a rower who shows the strongesteffort during both practices and competitions through-out the season.

Varsity

Boys’ LacrosseMIP Sean PerryCoaches’ Award Peter ConnollyMVP Steven Petsche

Girls’ LacrosseMVP Ashley TrimbleMVP Kori GattaCoaches’ Award Georgia Christoforou

Boys’ TennisMIP Young-Kyu LeeCoach’s Award Derek WeldCoach’s Award Lennart Geisler

Girls’ TennisMVP Kristal KarakusMIP Marge GrellaCoach’s Award Christina Clarke

BaseballCoaches’ Award Matt RougierCoaches’ Award Mike StantonCoaches’ Award Jeff Ilvonen

Boys’ CrewHammer Brad AttawayCoaches’ Award Carl Fliescher

Girls’ CrewMIP Jessica GatesCoaches’ Award Megeen SimoneauHammer Katie Thornton

SailingCoaches’ Award Brent PhillipsCoaches’ Award Erin Drew

Junior VarsityBoys’ Lacrosse

MVP Doug MillerCoaches’ Award Rick SierpinaMIP Steve Hofmann

Girls’ Lacrosse MVP Alison PouliotteMIP Tomoko OyamaCoaches’ Award Bemi Aregbesola

Boys’ TennisCoach’s Award Andrew BauldCoach’s Award Charles GloverMIP Darin Levesque

Girls’ TennisMVP Emely EichhornMIP Candice LongCoach’s Award Carrie Gallugi

BaseballMVP George PapachristopoulusMIP Julian WeberCoaches’ Award Nate Gendron

CrewMIP Doug ShiloCoaches’ Award Matt Keys

SailingMVP Kurtis BreedMIP Elliott GordonCoaches’ Award Nichole Davis

Early this summer, Brewster welcomed Nicole Weyeras the new dean of community life. She found some timein her busy summer schedule to talk with the BrewsterConnections staff about her background and her goals forthe Brewster community. Nicole resides on campus inthe Estabrook dorm.

What interested you about Brewster and its communityliving program? Brewster and the community living pro-gram caught my attention initially because this role syn-thesizes my previous experiences and areas of interest. Ibelieve in working in partnership with students to assistin and guide their personal development as well as work-ing with other dedicated professionals to create learningopportunities beyond the classroom. The comprehensivenature of the Brewster program and the emphasis ondeveloping the whole student impressed me as well.

Were you working with students prior to Brewster? Ispent the past year working as a counselor at a therapeu-tic boarding school in Northern California. In that role,I focused on building relationships with students anddesigning individual programs to assist in their social andemotional growth. Prior to that, I taught speech commu-nications and lived in residence at Landmark College. Iworked closely with Landmark students and assisted intheir development of communication, social, and inter-personal skills. While in graduate school, I worked withinternational students in the United States and also vol-unteered at an educational advising center in Malaysia.

Since arriving on campus in June, what is differentabout Brewster than at previous schools? I amimpressed by the dedication to teamwork and the will-ingness of community members to assist one another inachieving their goals.Do you plan to make any changes in the communityliving program? In this first year, my emphasis will be onstrengthening the fundamentals of the program; givingspecific attention to maximizing student leadershipopportunities; enhancing the group meeting and havingit serve as the primary problem-solving venue for stu-dents; and utilizing existing systems to provide timelyevaluation and development opportunities for communi-ty living parents.

What is your philosophy regarding teaching and work-ing with students and what impact do you hope tohave on the Brewster community? My philosophy aboutteaching and learning is to work in partnership with stu-dents to create and maintain a physically and emotional-ly safe environment that allows individuals to flourish.

I am a strong proponent of developing a relation-ship-based program, with clear guidelines for behavior,that works with students to identify and achieve theirgoals. I am dedicated to shaping compassionate, respect-ful, and responsible young adults through activities, cele-brations, service, group meetings, and individual rela-tionships.

Through my interactions with students and faculty, Ihope to share my passion for community service, learn-ing, and striving for excellence with the Brewster com-munity.

What are your interests? In my free time, I enjoyhiking, swimming, playing volleyball, running, local andinternational travel escapades, cooking, reading, andplaying cards with friends.

Nicole Weyer, Dean of Community Life

Nicole Weyer

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Josh Ackerman: University of HoustonBen Andrews: University of Maine at FarmingtonMichael Anna: University of GeorgiaJoshua Arnold: Wheaton College Phillip Avallone: American University Gabe Avalon: New England Culinary InstituteTrey Avery: Western Washington UniversityRobert Bayliss: St. Lawrence UniversityGillian Brown: Emory UniversityAndrew Bryant: Rose-Hulman InstituteJames Burton: Drew UniversityOwen Cheevers: Cornell CollegeAlicia Childers: Pratt Institute Hwan-Young Choi: Pennsylvania State

UniversityGeorgia Christoforou: Wheaton CollegeMichael Christopher: St. Michael’s CollegeAshley Clark: Marlboro College Matthew Dacier: Embry Riddle AeronauticalBrett Danahy: Fordham UniversityAja Devork: Berklee School of MusicAlana Diaz: Monterrey TechErin Drew: University of Rhode IslandEmely Eichhorn: Returning to GermanyAlex Eisenberg: Lynn UniversityPaul Fallon: University of DenverCarl Fliescher: Georgetown UniversityPhil Freres: Warwick University Christiane Gauthier: Cornell UniversityNathan Gendron: Quinnipiac CollegeMariko Goto: Emmanual CollegeRyan Graham: American UniversityMargery Grella: Southern Methodist UniversityJodi Harris: University of DenverBruce Hawkins: Vanderbilt UniversityJason Heimbuck: University of California at BerkeleyBrett Henderson: University of MississippiJason Hong: Sacred Heart UniversityCory Howe: University of New HampshireJeffery Ilvonen: Assumption CollegeGyeonguck Jeong: University of Wisconsin at MadisonReagan Jobe: University of San DiegoBrett Johnson: Bentley CollegeTodd Johnson: Ithaca CollegeKristal Karakus: University of North Carolina at

Charleston

The Ivy Address is a Brewster tradition that includesa ceremonial planting of ivy in front of the AcademicBuilding and speeches by the third-ranked senior andthe first-ranked postgraduate. This year’s addressoccurred in the front of the Wilson Center for Teachingand Learning, which is the location of a fountain andwater garden that was given to the school as a gift fromthe Class of 2001.

King Ogbogu, the first-ranked postgraduate, remi-nisced about all that Brewster had exposed him to duringthe year. “I saw my first snowmobile, my first live hockeygame, 12-foot snow banks, and cars driving on the lake.” He praised his teachers for being “nothing butpositive influences on me. From problem solving in theclassroom to solving problems in life, my teachers herehave helped me in every instance.… Most importantly, I have become more independent. By living away fromhome, I have become more mature and responsible.”

King, who is from Cleveland, will attend CornellUniversity in the fall.

Carl M. B. Fliescher, the third-ranked senior, enter-tained the Ivy Address audience by sharing his storyabout a little German boy who flew across the ocean to aplace where everyone spoke English, which the littleGerman found difficult. He went on to say howBrewster helped change him from a “lonely, anxious, andcritical German into a happy, positive and highly suc-cessful German. He grew from failing his basic Englishcourse to being ranked first in his class and being able togive a speech at an ivy address.”

Carl praised Brewster’s natural setting within thelakes and mountains in helping him to appreciate and

Ivy Address Takes Place at New Water Garden

This water garden, given by the Class of 2001, sits above Brown Field in front of the Wilson Center.

learn how to settle into the pace of nature to help over-come the stress of school and a foreign place.

Carl will return to Germany for a year of communityservice before attending either Georgetown University orthe University of Pennsylvania.

At the ceremony’s conclusion, then current studentbody president, Bruce Hawkins from Brooklyn, N.Y.,passed the gavel to the incoming president, Alex Phillipsof Sioux City, Iowa.

Mari Kawamura: Lewis and Clark CollegeMaura Kehoe: Colgate UniversityCourtney King: Southern Methodist UniversityRyan Lafond: University of New HampshireChristopher Lake: Valencia CollegeMerritt Lee: Roger Williams UniversityMatt Lemieux: University of New Hampshire

Candice Long: SUNY GeneseoSeaton MacMillian: University of DenverEdward Manderson: University of GeorgiaIra Martin: playing junior hockeyWilliam Marvin: Colorado State UniversityKatie McCarthy: St. Lawrence UniversityChristopher Merritt: Babson CollegeDoug Miller: Skidmore CollegeKeith Milward: New Hampshire CollegeJohn Murray: Drew UniversityJosh Nichols: Rensselaer Polytechnical InstituteZach Nims: University of KentuckyJulie O’Daniel: Smith College King Ogbogu: Cornell UniversityChesney Pearman: American UniversityChristopher Petronio: College of Wooster

Brent Phillips: Boston UniversityBrianne Plancon: Utica College of SyracuseBeth Racioppi: College of WoosterKimberly Rawson: Merrimack CollegeCarrie Richards: Florida Southern CollegeAllison Rohde: University of AlabamaMichael Romagnoli: St. Lawrence University

Matthew Rougier: Bryant CollegeAnne Marie Roy: Carnegie Mellon

UniversityAndrew Scanlon: Marietta CollegeKatie Shreve: Elon CollegeRichard Sierpina: Babson College Andrew Sklawer: University of FloridaMichael Smiley: College of the Holy CrossSa-Ra Sohn: School of Visual Arts Michael Stanton: Wheaton CollegeDavid Stentiford: Whitman CollegeIan Stewart: University of VermontMatthew Sykes: Georgetown UniversityShannon Thibodeau: Columbia CollegeBrock Thom: Lake Forest UniversityKatherine Thornton: Cornell UniversityMaiko Ushigome: Returning to JapanTae Washino: University of San FranciscoPaul Wilson: Dalhousie UniversitySean Winchell: University of DaytonFallin Witt: Southern Methodist UniversitySeth Wolfson: Marietta CollegeBrian Wyatt: Yale University

Katherine Wyatt: Cornell University

Carl Fliescher is all smiles at commencement. He is shown here with hismother, Christel Schaub-Fliescher, and Sandy and Bob Carter.

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Class of 2001Dedicates Yearbook

to Mary FallonThe Class of 2001 dedicated this year’s year-

book to English teacher Mary Fallon. In the dedi-cation, students praised Fallon, who taught atBrewster since 1984, saying: “Mrs. Fallon, youhave given us the will to try, the ability to succeed,the hope to continue, the challenge to change oursurroundings, the love of literature, and the powerof words.”

In mid-May, the “Lifers” (students who attendBrewster for all four years) enjoyed a cookout andkayaking at Headmaster David M. Smith and SheilaSmith’s cottage. Pictured here are some of theLifers. Back row (left to right): Philip Avallone, JoshArnold, Doug Miller, Brian Wyatt, Chris Merritt,Carrie Richards; middle row: Katherine Wyatt, KatieThornton, and Ricky Sierpina; front row: MerrittLee, Alicia Childers, Gillian Brown, and GeorgiaChristoforou.

The following students were honored with awardsduring the graduation ceremony:

Katie Thornton received the Grace Webster HertzPrize for excellence in English; the Headmaster’s Prize —awarded to the class valedictorian; and the Arthur M.Hurlin Award — presented to a senior who has donethe most for the welfare, good name, and progress of theAcademy.

James D. Burton of Jamaica Plain, Mass., receivedthe Faculty Growth Achievement Award — presentedto a senior who has shown the greatest improvement ingeneral record during junior and senior years at Brewster.

Alicia E. Childers of Wolfeboro received the DavidSirchis School Service Award — presented to a seniorwho in terms of spirit, dedication, and contribution ofservice, has done the most for the Brewster community;and the Fine and Performing Arts Award to the studentwho has achieved a high level of quality in either dance,music, theatre, or the visual arts.

Carl M. Fliescher of Monchengladbach, Germany,received the Grace Webster Hertz Prize for excellence inmathematics; the Harold Hart Memorial Award foroutstanding scholarship in social science and exemplaryconduct in community and school activities; and theBurtis F. Vaughan Award — presented to a senior orpostgraduate who successfully combines scholastic andathletic excellence with personal qualities of sympathy,sincerity, and appreciation in all associations.

Reagan V. Jobe of Dallas received the FacultyCommunity Service Award — presented to a studentwho provides the strongest example and makes the great-est commitment to Community Service — a studentwho considers such service not as a responsibility or anobligation but rather as something that comes from adriving inner motivation to be of value to others.

Maura C. Kehoe of Ontario, Canada, received theEva A. Mooar Prize for excellence in French; theAthletic Director’s Award for her contribution to inter-

scholastic sports; and the Arthur J. Mason FoundationAward for good sportsmanship on playing fields, in thehalls, classrooms, and among students, faculty, and others.

Min Jin Kwon of Seoul, Korea, received the MyrtleDodge Scholarship — awarded to a returning freshmanshowing great promise.

Christopher J. Merritt of Intervale received theFaculty Quiet Contributor Award — presented to astudent who gives unselfish service to others, is responsi-ble in judgment, takes initiative and follows through,illustrates an independence f thought in a positive andconstructive manner, and genuinely and consistentlycares about and for others and for his or her school.

John W. Murray of Wolfeboro received the ScienceAward for excellence in science.

Joshua P. Nichols of Wolfeboro Falls received theMabel Cate Tarr Award — awarded to a senior whoserecord is one of outstanding citizenship and scholarship.

King K. Ogbogu of Orange, Ohio, received thePostgraduate Award — given to the student who hasachieved the highest academic record during the post-graduate year.

Edward C. Petronio of Baldwinsville, N.Y., wasawarded the Ronald “Buzzy” Dore Memorial Award— given to a senior or postgraduate who exemplifiesqualities of our alumnus and friend and who shows out-standing leadership in academics, athletics, extracurricu-lar activities and is a friend to all.

Alexander D. Phillips of Sioux City, Iowa, receivedthe Harvard Prize Book — awarded to a member of thejunior class for best all-around member in character, aca-demic excellence, and extra-curricular activity.

Brianne T. Plancon of Gilford received the JillCarlson Memorial Award — presented to a senior girl who exhibits outstanding athletic abilities, determi-nation, drive, dedication, and who displays an inquiringcuriosity to learn about and experience life.

Daniel E. Slipp of New Brunswick, Canada,

tenure as president? Again the board’s first commitmentis to our students. That means we are committed tomaintain the excellence of our program that translates tothe excellence of curriculum that results in the fulfill-ment of our promise to continue offering the best value-added education for our students. I know the Brewsterdiploma is commanding an ever higher attraction in themarketplace, and I hope to contribute to that continuedreality. At the same time, if we don’t try to optimize thegreat things that we’ve accomplished by sharing our ideasand curriculum with other educators and institutions,we’re missing an opportunity to impact other students.The qualities that make our current education model soattractive enhance the recognition value of the Academyand since our students will be beneficiaries, I thinkBrewster should take advantage by spreading the word.

What physical changes to campus do you antici-

pate in the near future? From a facilities perspective, Iwill help drive the expansion of facilities necessary toaccomplish our program goals. Construction on the newathletic and wellness center begins this month with plansto open in the fall of 2002, and I’m looking forward tobeing in a position to take on the next big project — thefine and performing arts center, which will come out ofan exciting concept for the complete renovation of thecurrent gymnasium.

Another simultaneous goal of the board is to increaseour endowment, which will allow us to ensure quality inall that we do and to have more of a cushion for futuretrends.

In closing: One of the things I find attractive aboutBrewster is that it is somewhat akin to what I do profes-sionally (blazing new frontiers in the way we do businessin the financial markets). Brewster is leading the way inits own field in an effort to ensure that young peoplereach their full potential.

Les and his wife Nancy reside in Wolfeboro. Theyhave five children, including Todd, a 1997 Brewstergraduate.

Helen has been a trustee since 1974. She works withKids Voting, a national, private nonpartisan programdedicated to educating America’s youth about the impor-tance of an informed electorate and about the responsi-bilities of voting to sustain a democracy.

Helen and her husband George, who have two sons,live in Bow, N.H.

The Brewster Academy Board of Trustee is a 25-member volunteer board responsible for setting policy,hiring and supporting the headmaster, and serving aslegal stewards of the assets of the academy.

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received the Esther Lord Page Scholarship — awardedto the most promising returning member of the sopho-more class.

Matthew Sykes of Conway received the Arthur J.Mason Foundation Award for good sportsmanship onplaying fields, in the halls, classrooms, and among stu-dents, faculty, and others.

Seth E. Wolfson of Bloomfield, N.J., received theGrace Murray Hopper Book Prize — awarded to amember of the graduating class who exemplifies pro-ficiency, excellence, and dedication in the field of computer systems.

Students Net Commencement Awards, Honors

Josh Nichols proudly displays his diploma. He alsowon an award for outstanding citizenship andscholarship.

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Matt Hoopes pictured with Mason Sears ’96 and Rick Coles’96 at right.

Hanging out by the lake are Matt Baldwin ’81, Sarah MorrisonFallon ’82, Jenifer Hamblett Parker ’81, Ruth Espy Booth ’81,and Stephanie Zerilli, wife of Jeff Zerilli ’81.

Class of 1971 Returns: Ed Dolan, Gene Kee, Jeff Clough, Steve Morrissey, David Smith,Richard Matthews, and John Jamieson.

Tom Trieschmann ’76 and Todd Parola ’89 with David Smith inLord House. They are recognized as two of the founding mem-bers of Brewster’s Midwest Association. The association wasthe 2001 Alumnus of the Year recipient.

Members of the Class of 1991 gathered to watch their senior slideshow.

Gail Bourdon Antonucci ’61, Dotti Johnsen Kay ’61, and LindaStevens Roeder ’61 at Reunion Dinner.

Harry Widman, who taughthistory from 1972-1981 andwho remains active as a sub-stitute for a variety of sub-jects, was recognized at theReunion Dinner for his out-standing commitment andservice to the Academy. Aclassroom has been named inhis honor in the AcademicBuilding. He is pictured withson Greg ’78 and Brewsterstaff member Fran Laase onhis right.

Members of the Class of 1951 pictured with former faculty member Charles Tousley (center,front row) and David Smith at the Pinckney Boathouse luncheon.

‘We had a blast! I wish we could haveReunion every weekend.’

— Linda Edington Camacho ’81

‘Talking with David Smith and old friends made a beautiful day spe-cial. The school looks tremendous, and we all should be very proud ofBrewster. I look forward to coming back again; keep up the great work!’

— Richard Matthews ’71

On June 8-10, about 250 alumni gathered on a very warm and sunny campus for three days of reminiscing and catching up with formerclassmates. Here’s just a glimpse of some of the fun that folks shared during the weekend.

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Treasure hunter Hoopes discovers ancient Bahamian Land Yacht.

Greetings, you wonderful young alums . . .

Just a few rambling thoughts before I introduce this issue'samazing contributors ...

Leaving my sailboat behind, I suffered with my fear of flying,yet I did make it back to the States in time for Brewster’s gradua-tion. As always, it was an impressive event, even photo-scenicthis year in the pouring rain and 355 colorful umbrellas! The fol-lowing weekend we hosted Reunion 2001 and that brings me tomy semi-point/message here: the F.O.R. phobia factor.

Years ago, I, too, suffered from this bothersome phobia —Fear of Reunions — and as a result, like far too many others, Ilost out on years of fun of catching up and hanging out with truefriends of years past. If those with F.O.R. could have seen all thehappy faces, aged 23 to 93, wandering around our campus,there’s no doubt that they’d be dancing up a storm in next year’sreunion tent! Reunions are truly wonderful times as they bring outthe best in all! Those nasty little cliques in classes disappear.Those who fear “competing” as far as what they’ve done withtheir lives, how many bucks they’ve made, how bald they are, etc.are really missing the reunion picture. Old friendships arerenewed in seconds; new ones might take a minute or two toestablish as the echoing question of “Do you remember when we. . .” are drowned out by peals of laughter. Trust me, those of youinflicted with F. O. R., if you join us next June, you’ll never missanother reunion! I’ll be in touch with reunion classes for next yearover the summer, so plan to save the second weekend next June!

Just one more detail: I’d also like to put a plug in for anotherBrewster publication, The Browser, the students’ newspaper(Kathy Morrissette ’79, founder) started with yours truly 24 yearsago — and I’ll confess these many years later, yeah, I DID writethose lame “Campus Advice from Bonnie Bobcat” columns,though I always blamed them on the journalism kids. Anyway, forthose young alums, ALL alums, who can’t get enough BA news,you can now have a Browser mailed to your home and once againbe able to guess over “Hall Talk” and learn about present stu-

dents’ concerns (not a lot different from yours in your BA days, which is kind of reassuring!). Allyou have to do is e-mail Beth Hayes ’81 in the Alumni Office (beth_hayes@brewsteracademy.org)with your mailing address and you’re hooked up!

And finally, a brief, but heartfelt repeat of my thanks to those who continue to write andshare their news with classmates and friends. Do check out the “Class Notes” as well as the fol-lowing “young alums’ profiles of challenge.”

Ian Belton ’90, Director of EntertainmentBy Matt Hoopes

BA’s Ian Belton, the Versatile Showman: starring onstage, pinning on wrestling mats, managing field hockeygirls, editing poetic works, modeling as yearbook’s “Bobby,”and announcing profound theories at Estabrook’s dinners. Intwo short years Ian gained the school’s attention and respectthrough his long list of skills, and while it was obvious thathe’d succeed in life, it just wasn’t certain as to whose life orin what ways. Working overseas, traveling coast to coast,Ian’s been too on the move to stop by campus, yet he’s beengood about keeping in touch — in Ian’s own way — crazednotes on X-rated postcards, monologued telephone state-ments, announcements of openings (and closings) of hisplays, photocopies of news articles proclaiming his recentawards, and fragmented e-mails guaranteed to leave youaching from belly laughs. Recently Ian slowed down enoughto answer some of my questions about what he’s really beenup to these past 11 years, and it’s really nice to be able toshare the following with his classmates and BA friends.

Ian Belton is the recipient of the JuilliardDirecting Fellowship, The Richard E. SherwoodAward from the Mark Taper Forum, and The Sir JohnGielgud Fellowship from the Stage Directors andChoreographers Foundation. His directing credits forstage include The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant byRainer Werner Fassbinder (Off-Broadway premier),Borrego by Bob Glaudini (L.A.), Contagion of theNight by Paul Guzzardo (St. Louis), The Picture byIonesco, Sincerity Forever by Mac Wellman, HeinerMüller’s Philoctetes, The Maids by Jean Genet, andThe Soldier’s Tale by Igor Stravinsky. In addition toadapting the text for The Maids and The Bitter Tearsof Petra von Kant, Ian has contributed as a writer toCocaine, Blood Flood, B&G, Medeamichine as well asThe Gypsy Tritico for VIA. Ian has also directednumerous short films and animation for theater andart installations. His six video shorts for The Houseof Atreus Installation were shown in New York andChicago as part of JoAnne Akalaitis, Iphigenia Cycle.He has taught acting, directing, and script analysisand lead workshops on multimedia theater. Thissummer Ian will serve as the Associate ArtisticDirector of The Hangar Theater in Ithaca, N.Y.

Hoopes: When did you become serious about acting? Didyou do any directing before you went to college?

Ian: At Brewster I acted in Impromptu, Rashamon, andMidsummer Night’s Dream as Puck. I was supposed to bein Anything Goes, but my understudy (Mr. Bradley) hadto go on because of some on-campus scandal. Prior toBrewster, I went to St. David’s in New York and it had apretty strong drama bent. The teachers used to writeplays and stuff. At college I tried to keep the multi-task-ing Brewster thing going . . . student government, jour-nalism, crew, wrestling . . . ultimately I became a philos-ophy major and wore a lot of black clothing, smoked alot of cigarettes, y’know. Then I decided that philosophyhad no practical application, and I was bored with densetext, so I spent 18 hours a day in the theater. I thenswitched my major and became a full-time theater dork.

Hoopes: Did you do any summer stock work while youwere in college?

Ian A. Belton ’90

Ian: No summer stock, but I went to the U.K. (BADA)and later Ireland (The Gaeity Theater) to study, all thewhile developing a strong taste for experimental theater.When I graduated, I joined a theater company with myfriends called C. & Hammermill. There was only roomfor one director in the company and so I became a per-former. We moved to Prague, lived and performed therefor six months. The company was largely influenced byDaDa, Robert Wilson, Reza Abdoh, Christo, and theFluxus Movement. I came back physically spent andbrain dead. I started directing on my own and thenapplied to Juilliard’s new fangled directing fellowship toescape the mindless rebellion of the avante garde.

Hoopes: Once out of college, then what? How did you getyour first part acting? Ever work as an assistant directorthen? Have you worked consistently, or have you beenstanding in bread lines from time to time?

Ian: Hmm. Juilliard was fast and furious. By the time Iwas done, I was confused but inspired. I have lived verycheaply, but my parents have come to my financial res-cue more than once. I live on my credit card and do mybest to pay it off when I can. For gigs, I’ve been to L.A.three times, Minneapolis three times, St. Louis, Chicago,and Bard College twice. To go from gig to gig as a direc-tor is a dream. Not having work is a nightmare.

Hoopes: You read about young actors struggling, thenmaking it big, the fame, big bucks, but you don’t hear muchabout young directors. How does one make it as a youngdirector?

Ian: There’s no definitive directing path for theater direc-tors. Graduate school helps but is no guarantee. I thinkbenign conservative directors (with strong language skillsor a dance or music background) work more. On theedgy downtown scene, it helps to be an uber-director . . .in other words, you write, direct, design, act-in, produceyour own stuff.

Hoopes: How involved do you have to get in fund-raising,producing? Is NYC the main theater hub today? The WestCoast? You worked overseas for a while, are there opportu-nities for directors to work both here and there?

Ian: I’ve put shows on my credit card. And I’ve alsodirected stuff that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.I know a girl who started a show in a parking lot that is

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On June 18 the doors to Wolfeboro’s newest restau-rant, Garwoods, opened. Behind those doors, waiting forhungry patrons, were two of Brewster’s finest, GregBranzetti and Glen Gordon, both from the class of ’84.Not only had the good friends returned to live inWolfeboro, but they came to help open and run a newrestaurant in the same building where the two hadworked in the 80’s during their summers at the then AwShucks! raw bar and restaurant.

The new business is owned jointly by DavidHemenway, owner of Black’s Gift Store in Wolfeboro,and Greg Roark, co-founder and vice president ofWolfeboro’s Community Bank. Both these gentlemenhave been friends with Greg and Glen for more than 20years and have continually encouraged them in theircareers and invited them both to join their dreams ofrecreating a fine eatery in an excellent downtownWolfeboro location, one with spectacular views of thelake and complete with a waterside deck and boat dock.Greg and Glen have been joined by another friend, GregRoark Jr., who also has had years of experience in thefood service business. He is the manager of Garwoods,while Gordon is the head chef and kitchen manager.Branzetti is the restaurant’s general manager and is thevice-president of the corporation. The name, Garwoods,befits the nautical motif of the restaurant as well as thelake location, being the name of a wooden boat.

As Brewster “Lifers,” Greg and Glen’s friendship goesback to their freshman year. They became great friendsand later roommates with classmates Greg Bilezikian andDan Duval. During their first Brewster summer bothworked at Black’s Gift Store; Greg was 14 his first sum-mer at the store and Glen continued off and on foryears. During their sophomore year all four friendsroomed in Sargent Hall where they helped fight the win-ter’s cabin fever by playing pranks on dorm mates. Gregand Glen also ran a radio station from their room. Theyboth also were Estabrook “head waiters” for dining roommanager, Paul Croteau. Croteau taught a businesscourse, which both Greg and Glen took. They recalledCroteau’s advice on “How not to run your business intothe ground” and it seems to have paid off for the two tal-ented businessmen.

Greg and Glen have been extremely faithful alums,Greg never missing a reunion in 17 years and servingone year as President of the Alumni Association, andGlen having attended the last 10 reunions. Their careerseventually took them west, Greg to California, and Glento Las Vegas. One concern they both share now is theNew Hampshire winters and cabin fever.

Greg attended Roanoke College in Salem, Va. Later

Branzetti, Gordon ’84 Return toWolfeboro to Cook up MemoriesFive Dreams Come True with Opening of Garwoods Restaurant

days, weighing the move from sunny California to not-so-sunny New Hampshire, but called back saying that ifhe could be included in a partnership, he’d agree. Hesaid he’d manage the opening and running of the restau-rant and enter the partnership in November. NextBranzetti called Gordon in Las Vegas and told him whatwas happening, asking him, later begging him, to joinhim as he knew he needed Glen’s experience to get underway in such a short time. Glen, too, considered the NewHampshire winters, recalling the icy winds blastingacross the lake, but he also remembered the good timesand the good friends.

Greg Roark Jr. also was excited to hear about therestaurant’s plans. He had always looked forward toreturning to Wolfeboro to work and settle in by the lake.He had the remaining expertise the organization neededand was quickly at work with the restoration of thebuilding.

Not only has Garwoods brought five good peopleand good friends back together, offering the opportunityto work side by side, but it’s brought an old/new land-mark of dining back to Wolfeboro. Garwoods, saysBranzetti, will be somewhat of a cross between AwShucks! and the Woodshed, the best of casual dining.It’ll be open for lunch and dinner, 11:30 a.m. to mid-night. And being in walking distance from campus, it’sbound to be a favorite for Brewster faculty, parents, andespecially alumni — with members of the Class of ’84getting very special attention!

he returned to Wolfeboro to Aw Shucks!.He later managed the Woodshed where dur-ing the summers he worked with HadleyClark ’91, a busboy. He then worked withMatt Kollmorgen ’84, a waiter, when AwShucks! became the Oyster Club. Greg thenworked for the same restaurant in Dover,N.H., and later in Greenwich, Conn. Aftertwo years of working in Boston, Gregmoved to California where he went to workfor SYSCO Corp. After five years in sales,he was appointed sales manager, and duringthe next three years, he brought SYSCOfrom a negative 18 percent status to a posi-tive 20 percent growth for a total of $18million per year.

Glen graduated from Johnson andWales University in 1988 with an A.S. inculinary arts and a B.S. in business. Duringhis college summers, Glen worked atWolfeboro’s Oyster Club. After college hewent to work for Pizzeria Uno in Boston.Thereafter, expanding, Glen bought two Subway fran-chises, one in Franklin, Mass., the other in NorthReading, Mass. Next was New York City where heworked for California Pizza Kitchen. More recently, aftermoving to Las Vegas, Glen worked for MGM for threeyears at its Rain Forest Cafe, the busiest restaurant onthe West Coast based on its sales.

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Greg and Glen have known David Hemenway mostof their lives and also knew Greg Roark from their earlydays at Aw Shucks!, as Greg had retail properties in thesame building. Over the years the restaurant changedhands and names and lost much of its initial popularityin the area, going from Aw Shucks! to the Oyster Clubto Rumors to the Pirate’s Den. Greg Branzetti tried forseveral years to work out an arrangement where hewould buy the business but never was able to do so.Both David and Greg Roark continued to encourageGreg and Glen in that direction. Meanwhile every timeGreg Roark Jr. returned from Colorado, where heworked for five years as head concierge at the LodgeTower in Vail, he and his father also considered the pos-sibilities of reclaiming the restaurant.

Greg Branzetti tells the final chapter this way: At theend of April, just a few short months ago, he received aphone call in California from Greg Roark, asking him ifhe’d like to run the new restaurant that he and Davidwere buying. Branzetti said he pondered for about three

now going to run Off-Broadway. There’s a musical calledUrinetown that started in the N.Y.C. Fringe Festival andis now going to move to Broadway. It’s weird and totallyunpredictable.

I’m trying to get a show of mine produced inLondon right now. If it comes together, I’m going to bea born-again Christian. England loves to export to theUnited States, but the other way around is touch and go.I think it’s because of the economy. The rest of Europe isfair game if you can speak the language, though therestill is a strong ex-patriate community wherever you go(Vietnam, Paris, Prague). Russia, Africa, South America,and Eastern Europe are all cheap and fun places to traveland make art. The Middle East is rich but sequestered.Most people go there, steal their influences, come back,and market the ideas in what Edward Saïd calls“Orientalism” (see The Lion King) or “CulturalImperialism.” I have a very good friend who studies NohTheater in Japan, does voice-overs for Iron Chef, andmakes a good living as the token “gai-jing.”

Hoopes: You mentioned that you’re working this summerin children’s theater. Have you done this type of workbefore? Would you say there are “seasons” in theater?

Ian: Never done children’s theater before in my life, andI’m scared out of my mind. I have recently had a changeof life and am trying to be less abusive to myself and

those around me. I’m hoping that teaching and workingwith kids will make me less of a jerk.

Hoopes: Have you done any TV or movie directing? Planto?

Ian: I’ve done a bunch of video projects for theater. Ilove the language of montage (Schwah Schwah). I’ve alsoedited videos of theater I’ve done (which is always dicey,documentation that is). I like the medium of film andam strongly influenced by it as per my theater work. Ihave a short film I’m planning to do soon. I just need$20,000. I’m dying to observe on The Sopranos (“observ-ing” is the way one learns to direct television) as theshow blows my mind. I had no idea television couldhave that much power.

Hoopes: Where do you see yourself, say, ten years down theroad?

Ian: I want to be rich, have babies, send them to board-ing school, and have them get MBAs. I think it’s impor-tant for yuppies to raise artists and vice versa. I want tohave an alternative fuel-driven car. I want to have direct-ed the musical version of Blazing Saddles and South Park:The Movie. I want to be Willem Defoe or SteveBuschemi and have a schizophrenic Hollywood careerthat funds my Experimental Theater addiction. I want todirect opera. I want to trash a hotel room at Cannes. Iwant to end my addiction to Nike Air Rift sneakers. I

want to travel to Iran and see Tah’zieh.

Hoopes: Those BA students seriously interested in an act-ing career should ... .

Ian: Find a way to nurture their souls while they pursuetheir dreams. In other words, life happens while youmake plans.

Hoopes: Those interested in directing should ... .

Ian: Live life to the fullest!

Hoopes: Does it help for one to act before directing?

Ian: No, not necessarily. It helps to have a unique andtwisted vision of the world that you bring to bear on amedium that you know nothing about ... it’s how geniusoccurs. Craft comes later.

Hoopes: What’s the ratio between talent and luck as far assuccess goes? How much is banked on being in the rightplace at the right time?

Ian: You can have all of one and none of the other andstill be happy. You won’t eat, but you’ll be happy.

Hoopes: And, finally, Ian, basic advice to those thinking offollowing in your footsteps ... .

Ian: Try not to smoke or drink too much. Wear a con-dom. And try not to piss off the police.

Restaurateurs Glen Gordon (on the left) and Greg Branzetti

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In the past, all alums featured in the Hoopla columnhave been singled out for having created something unique –traveled and worked some place exotic or swiftly climbed theladder in the field of entertainment. In short, those profiledhave been alums that have dared to venture and who havegained, and they’ve always been presented in a manner thatleft the reader feeling upbeat and maybe even proud of theirBrewster connection.

The following alum’s story is indeed different, though itis certainly from one who has also ‘ventured and gained.’

Jennifer Rader Dennis ’88 (top photo)with her husband, Dwight. At right, areher three daughters. Her stepdaughteris pictured above.

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those skills and enabled me to make it through college.My favorite book is still Catcher in the Rye.

After a final summer working at Camp Nokomis onBear Island on Lake Winnipesaukee (which I will neverknow how to spell), I moved permanently to Ohio. Icannot say I moved there for any reason other than myhusband. Ohio is a nice place, but I love the East, espe-cially New Hampshire. I have told my husband morethan once that someday I would live there, but eventhough he thinks it is beautiful as well, he is a true

under temporary license and was taking classes at nightat The Ohio State University (OSU). At this point, I stillwanted to save children of the inner city, so I chose,although I did not know it at the time, the most violentmiddle school in the city to try next. My first job wasmuch safer than the second was. Coming from the sub-urbs, my eyes were once again widened. It was difficultenough to teach the regular students, and I was going totry to teach the special ones. I spent two years there withtwo different principals trying to teach those kids some-

Ohioan and his family is here. Although it has been dif-ficult being far from my family at times, I am very usedto it and visit often. His family and I are very close andthat helps, too. We are all stretched across the country.My older sister, Lisa, now lives in the house I grew up inin Greenwich, Conn. My twin sister, Judy, lives in SanFrancisco.

The first teaching job I landed was in a severe behav-ior handicap (SBH) lock-up residential unit, which justhappened to be directly across the street from Dwight’sbrother’s house, where we lived. You cannot imaginewhat that was like, coming from my little sheltered life,but I would never trade my experiences. Many of mystudents were locked up for crimes, such as attemptedmurder, mostly as a result of how they were brought upthemselves and the people they had to be around. It wasan eye-opener to say the least. Many times I came homecrying from the sheer stress of my first year of teachingand the job itself. My mother died of lung cancer thatyear as well. My life changed forever. That year, I alsobecame engaged to Dwight. So, my mother did get tomeet my future husband, a saving grace.

After two years of SBH, having total knee recon-struction (due to a soccer injury, of course), having awedding, and gaining a new stepdaughter, age 9, wholived primarily with her mother, I decided that I wouldbe better off doing something else. Plus, I was teaching

weeks early at 2 pounds 15 ounces by an emergency C-section, which put me in ICU and sent her to a chil-dren’s hospital in Dayton. I was told that we both almostdied, and due to the fluid I retained, my best friend toldme that I was hardly recognizable.

I recovered miraculously after eight days in the hos-pital. I had held my new daughter’s hand one time andhad seen her only twice in those eight days. A photo-graph given to me revealed her minute size by catchingmy stepdaughter’s 11-year-old hand on her isolet. Itpractically covered her body.

Having no idea about motherhood as of yet, Iremember the 40-minute drive to see my daughter forreally the first time. I visited her at least once every dayand was not able to hold her for the first month. She wasin the hospital for two-and-a-half months. She camehome on an apnea monitor, which always seemed to gooff for no particular reason. Her first two years were astruggle due to her asthma, which developed because ofher prematurity. But I am happy to report she is healthyas a horse and taller than most her friends in preschool,not to mention brighter, according to her teacher.

I went back to work the following year after ninemonths at home, using much of my sick leave, duringwhich time I worked on my master’s. I got my first B ingraduate school due to my emergency delivery. Graduate

thing. I think they gave me moreof an education than I gave them.I learned black or white that ifyou were not born into the cityculture it is difficult to try towork inside of it and make muchprogress.

So, once again I venturedonward, determined to find theright school for me. I spent thenext three years at a tiny ruralcountry school, which I enjoyedfor the most part, but did notquite chime with the small-townmentality or the principal.Practically the day I was hired, Idiscovered I was pregnant withmy first child. Yes, we had beentrying for three months, but itcan still be quite surprising whenit actually works. My doctor wasnever a bit worried about mebecause I have always remainedhealthy and active.

I was heavily into bike tour-ing. My biggest feat was a ridecalled TOSRV, which entails cov-ering 210 miles in two days. I didit with the stomach flu. I actuallystopped at people’s houses to usetheir restrooms because I wasunable to make it to the reststops. My husband forced me togo, knowing that after all thetraining I did I would never live itdown. In other words, he wouldnever hear the end of it. He wasright. I was about to do my firstmini-triathlon when I found out Iwas pregnant, and (doctors)would not allow me to continuemy training due to the summerheat.

To everyone’s surprise, healthdid not assist me at all with myfirst childbearing experience; I gottoxemia. My daughter, TaylorSperry, was born nine-and-a-half

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memory perfect. It does, however, pose a nice distractionfrom my future prospects, and I do still love to write.My second hesitation comes because I have had manyhardships in the last 13 years. My husband, the optimistof the two of us, was even a bit concerned about tellingmy story to inspire students. So, where do I begin?

It is hard to remember 13 years ago, but I will try. Iwas accepted at Wittenberg University in Springfield,Ohio, and opted to go there because of the beautifulcampus and because my twin sister, Judy, wanted to goto St. Lawrence. Wittenberg wanted my sister becauseshe did not come with a learning disability, and I madethem eat their words, making dean’s list my first term.

College was difficult and stressful because of mylearning disability, and I hardly remember having a greatdeal of fun or making many lasting friendships. I do,however, still have my beloved German shepherd collie,Kelly. I played soccer for two years until it got too politi-cal, and then played recreationally for the town. This iswhere I met my husband, Dwight. I always knew I wouldmarry a soccer player. I earned my B.A. in education inthe field of learning disabilities. My dream was to some-how give back what was given to me.

When I was eleven, I went to Eagle Hill School, aprivate learning disability school. This school and itswonderful staff gave me the skills, confidence, and deter-mination to be whomever I wanted. Brewster honed

For a few years now, I’ve been hopingthat a stay-at-home mom wouldwrite me, describing her experience,the highs and lows, and leaving thereader with the understanding thatshe’s just as successful, if not more so,than those who have gone the execu-tive route.

Two Reunion Weekends ago, Iran into my old friend, Jen RaderDennis ’88, and while chattingrealized that here was someone whoselife was full and busy. Unfortunately,I didn’t get a chance to talk with Jenas long as I would have liked.Recently, however, I came across anote I’d misplaced and feeling guilty,especially as I had not returned herphoto. I wrote, and if it’s possible totwist one’s arm via e-mail, I did! Ipleaded with her to write her “LifeSince BA” story. I knew she had onechild and that she was a teacher aswell. I had no idea, however, justwhat Jen has been though these past13 years. Her letter to me was verypersonal, yet she said I could share it,as it certainly will inspire those whohave had their own differences.

As I’ve pointed out in my last fewcolumns, I’ve been looking for some-one to whom I give my ‘Young AlumMother of the Year’ award. I’m verypleased and proud to say that in JenI have certainly found that person!

My Life Since BABy Jennifer Rader Dennis

I need to say that I am reluc-tant in writing all of this for tworeasons. First, because I am sittinghere in a hotel connected to thenumber one cancer hospital in theUnited States, waiting to find outthe results of my husband’s numer-ous tests. I cannot say that my writ-ing skills will be up to par or my

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school never challenged me. All I had to do was attendclass and know how to write. Although I was driving anhour each way to OSU, I would go nowhere else. I loveOSU and have become a true Buckeye.

The following year, Dwight and I decided to tryagain. We wanted our kids two years apart, and I wouldbe done with my master’s before we had another. Thatsummer, I returned to Brewster for my 10-year reunionand was pleased to see how beautiful Brewster remainedand saw many old faces. With Taylor attached at my hipduring the day and with free babysitting at night, I wasin seventh heaven. I just had to find my dorm. When Ireturned home, I found out I was pregnant. Five monthsinto it, I found out I was pregnant with twin girls. (Iknow my mother was up in heaven and had somethingto do with this.) I desperately wanted a son, and now Iwas having two more girls. Some of you could imaginemy horror after my first experience with childbirth.

Eight months pregnant with the twins, I graduatedfrom OSU with a master’s in reading and language arts.(Quite a feat for a dyslexic with a severe reading disabili-ty.) I was very proud of myself, and my husband and dadwere there with much congratulations and lunch.

I completed most of my seventh year of teaching andgave birth to my twins, Sydney Elisabeth and MadisonCaroline. They were only three weeks early and weighed5 pounds and 5.5 pounds. (I was just happy to see myfeet again.) We brought them home within a week andhardly knew what to do. We had no time to get used tothis normalcy, however, because after a week, my smaller,but older twin, Sydney, caught the RSV virus. She endedup being flown to a children’s hospital because she washaving trouble breathing.

The next week, Madison entered the hospital withthe same condition. Since Madison’s symptoms were notas bad as Sydney’s, Madison was released. Taylor thenentered the hospital for testing. While attending to bothof them, the paramedics called me to let me know thatMadison had turned blue on our babysitter and was nowon her way back to children’s hospital. My doctor stillclaims that we have the record: three kids on three differ-ent floors of the hospital.

Madison had taken to the disease quite differentlyfrom Sydney, and through her testing, it was discoveredthat at two weeks old, she also had a bladder infection.This was highly unusual. After the twins returned home,each on oxygen and monitors, they slowly recoveredcompletely from the virus. Sydney had been in the hos-pital for two weeks.

The doctor, however, was concerned about the blad-der infection. Madison was tested, as well as the othergirls. It was finally determined that all three children hadvarying degrees of bladder reflux, which if gone unde-tected can burn up your kidneys. All three of them hadsurgery that summer. Meanwhile, I looked for and founda new job, teaching learning disabilities in a high schoolwith a teacher I had field experience with. So I spent mywhole summer in and out of the hospital because they allhad the surgery at different times. Madison, once againfooling everyone, was rushed back to the hospital afterher surgery because swelling had caused some complica-tions.

After this fun-filled summer, I turned to a new job ofteaching high school. I had taught pretty much all gradelevels, but never high school exclusively. It was difficultbecause what I did not realize was that often once a childwith learning disabilities gets to high school having neverlearned to compensate, he or she really has no ability tolearn anymore and no longer cares to either. As if I need-ed more on my plate, in October we discovered Dwighthad cancer. A tumor was removed from his small intes-tine. After about four months of recovery, I found a doc-tor at OSU who monitored him carefully.

Our next Christmas card was finally filled with all itshould have been filled with. Everyone was healthy andgrowing, and life was normal for a change. I switchedjobs, hoping once again to find my dream school andrealizing that I will probably never find it. I may try alearning-disabilities private school someday or evenBrewster. (You can get me in, right, Hoopes?) I do, how-ever, really like the school I am at now because I live inthe district and my children will go to school here. Thestaff here is top notch, and there are many professionalopportunities available to me that were never presentedto me at other schools.

Finally after a year-and-a-half of careful monitoringand normalcy around the Dennis household, doctorsfound more cancer in Dwight’s liver. OSU gave us a hor-rible prognosis, and told us to go to the M.D .AndersonCancer Center in Texas. Three months ago, they lookedat my husband’s testing, and the leading specialist in sar-coma told us to go home and enjoy life for another threemonths. We have tried to do that. That brings us here totoday.

Hoopes wanted me to tell you of all my successesand triumphs over the years. Certainly, I have had many.My stepdaughter now lives with us, and I have the fourmost beautiful children in the world. I have a husbandwho does more cleaning than I do most of the time andis a wonderful father as well. I try to be a good mom byreading to my children almost daily and providing themwith as many experiences as possible.

I believe that teaching allows a person to have acareer as well as being there for the kids. I hardly miss adoctor’s appointment and attended almost all of Taylor’spreschool activities this year. Some teacher’s give up theirlives for teaching, but I have had to learn the hard waythat teaching is just a job and family comes first. I knowthat on Thursday if my husband has to fight this cancerwith more than a summer’s worth of time, I have noproblem giving up teaching and being right by his side.My family and his family are all supporting us and tak-ing care of the kids. There is no greater love than family.My mother remains in my heart daily.

As for advice, live your life to the fullest and remem-ber no matter what you believe, you are never in charge.Live your life knowing that things will happen over-which you have no control, but every friend you makeand every turn you take will bring you somewhere andchange your life somehow developing who you are. Tryto enjoy it and never give up because someone is alwayscounting on you to be there for them.

Hoopla/Alumni

More Scenes from Reunion 2001

The Kenney clan is pictured in the photo at theright. Attending (front, left to right) are: CharlotteKenney Bartholomae ’51, Dorothy Kenney Glidden’46, Marcia Bickford Stearns ’59; in the back areErnest Kenney Jr. ’46 and Bruce Stearns ’62, thehusband of Marcia. In the lower right photo, RonBronzetti ’92 compares notes with Greg Branzetti’84. Below, Headmaster David Smith visits with LesYork ’31, president emeritus of Brewster’s AlumniAssociation, and his wife, Irene, who was made anhonorary alumna in 1982.

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Henry Lord ’91, a former Brewster varsity hockey player,recently returned from Michigan to visit the Brewster cam-pus. Henry had been an integral part of the rebirth of hock-ey at Brewster and was known as a tenacious checker whopossessed an incredible work ethic. Current coach T.J.Palmer, as an assistant coach, promised Henry that if heever became head coach he would start the “Henry LordHustle Award” to recognize the tremendous hustle and gritHenry displayed and to recognize a current player fromeach season who displayed the same. Four years ago, T.J.Palmer became head coach and started the award as signi-fied by the plaque that Henry is holding.

Class Notes11994477 Bob Bishop lives in Dallas andis a semi-retired physician whonow consults for large insurancecompanies.

11995544 Pancracio Palting teaches atFlowers High School inSpringdale, Md.

11995566 David Rich has been at ShakleeCorporation for 30 years. He iskeeping busy doing interpretivetours in the Enchanted ForestNature Sanctuary.

11995588James Furman writes “I recentlyreceived word that I won an artcommission from the city ofPhiladelphia to create a stainedglass entryway for the newCourthouse. The facility isexpected to be completed earlyin 2002.”

11996600 Donna Brack King is workingat Brewster Academy as theaccounts payable clerk in theBusiness Office.

11996644 Candace Crawshaw retiredfrom Citicorp/Citibank andcontinues to live in Singapore.

11997766 Mark Conroy continues withhis work as owner and partnerof two funeral homes in theBoston area. He and his familyenjoy going to Cape Cod onweekends. Hank Siemon is thedirector of sales for The SiemonCompany in Watertown, Conn.

11997777 Yong-Hak Huh is a managingdirector with J.P. Morgan Chasein Hong Kong. Derek Murphyis the vice president for BusinessDevelopment for Skillgames,Inc. He and his family live inSouth Orange, N.J. StuartGoodman is married and has anine month-old son Jason.

11998800 Peter Ford is in computer net-working sales with VPNet. Heand his wife, Lani, live inTampa, Fla. KristianneWidman-Johnson has beenspending lots of time in theLakes Region assisting brother(Greg ’78) with building ahouse. She writes “it was greatfun at reunion last year — our20th. Saw several people Ihaven’t seen in years.” AnnetteEve Manning writes “I am atraining officer for a law firm inBermuda. I train the whole firmwith regard to computer train-ing.”

11998811John Gregory writes “I own asmall landscaping business inMorris, N.Y. and have been verybusy especially in the summer. I

also have a large family thatkeeps me busy.” Susan WeyandGleason had a baby boy, BrianPatrick Gleason, on April 11.

11998822Richard Beaupre writes “We areadopting a 3 1/2 year old girlfrom the Phillippines.”

11998833 Megan Sweeney is living inArlington, Mass., and works withmentally ill children. She is theadministrative team leader,which she says is very challeng-ing and fun. “Loving those kidsmade all the difference.”

11998844 Matthew Kollmorgen and wifeJudith Fay Kollmorgen ’85welcomed a baby daughter, Lily,on May 21. Greg Branzetti andGlen Gordon have moved toWolfeboro and are managingGarwoods, an upscale restaurantand grille on Lake Winnipesaukee.Glen is the head chef andkitchen manager, and Greg isthe restaurant manager.

11998855 Christopher Aeschliman writes“This winter has been one of themost challenging and rewardingwinters that I have had in mylifetime. On Dec. 29, 2000, Ibought my first home – a condoin Manchester, N.H. I did somerenovations and now it is reallystarting to feel like a home.”Stefan Mandanis is now work-ing in sales for IBM inMaryland. Judith FayKollmorgen and husbandMatthew Kollmorgen ’84 wel-comed a baby daughter, Lily,born on May 21.

11998866 Scott Bassinder is running thefamily business (restaurant andbar) but does have time to do alot of fishing in New Jersey,Florida, Mexico, and St. Thomas.He also plays fast pitch softballand races cars in the Skip BarberSouthern Series. He is still sin-gle. Elisabeth Kimball Hayeswrites “I am extremely happy toannounce the birth of our child,Elisabeth Decker Hayes born onFeb. 18. She is healthy and verybeautiful.” Dennis Phipps livesand works in N.Y.C. He current-ly has two companies: DKPCorp (helping companies developexecutive level strategies) andLight and Sound Entertainment(consulting work with multime-dia companies).

11998877 Matthew Neutra writes “Mywife Colleen, Chelsey the dog,

and I are working on our houseand yard, cross country skiing inwoods out back, and doing a lotof traveling. Our most recenttrips include Alaska, Wyoming,and all over California.” GrantWilson writes “We had our sec-ond baby boy. His name is IkeDoubleday Wilson born March26. I recently bought an old the-atre in Portland, Maine, and Iam fixing it up for rock shows.The upstairs of the PortlandStone Coast Brewery is beingfixed up to be an upscale steakhouse.” Elizabeth Scully writes“I’m still living in Boston, lovingmy commute with all the BigDig blessings and touches ofbeauty. I’m working at TerraLycos as a senior producer. I’vebeen working on the web nowfor about four years (that’s like20 years in normal industries’time) so, you might say I’m aseasoned web veteran. But, theonly thing I can tell you aboutworking on the web is thatthings change at the drop of ahat, and you’d better be reallyquick on your toes or else...BTW—I wish I’d paid more

name is Jack Thomas.” ChuckHenry is living in Duxbury,Mass., with his four cats andtwo dogs and is looking forwardto the summer. Kirsten Wilsonwill be graduating from theUniversity Without Walls pro-gram this December. She andher husband, Johnny Bivera, livein Washington, D.C. JonKonheim writes “We welcomedAshley Danielle Konheim intothe world on June 1.” BrucePawlak writes “I’m currently liv-ing in St. Louis with my wife,Kristina. Eight months ago wehad our first baby, Grant Corbe.He is a blast and being a Dad isone of the greatest experiencesin life. I can’t believe I just saidthat! My how we’ve all grown upsince BA. I am currently work-ing for TWA (soon to beAmerican Airlines). I am an air-craft technician. Working for anairline has great benefits, onebeing travel privileges. We justreturned from a two-week vaca-tion in Europe. We went to

Barbara and I moved to Texasand live in the Dallas area. Iwork as a headhunter for thefirm Aerotek, connected to ElgisGroup. Barbara is a teacher.”John Mautz continues to workin Congress serving as counsel.He lives in the Washington,D.C. area.

11999900 Jeffrey Nelson moved to LAone year ago. He has been surf-ing and working as an environ-mental chemist. He writes“Sunny and warm every day outhere. Gotta love it!” MatthewBaker writes “I have been mean-ing to connect with Brewsterbut life is so busy that I have nothad a chance. We are planningto take a trip to New Hampshirethis summer to visit Brewster.”Mitch Wolff is a partner with acommercial real estate company,Cawley International in Dallas.Derek Kaloust lives in Dallasand joined The Nautilus Group’sBusiness Case Analysis team in1999. Derek holds a JurisDoctor from Suffolk UniversityLaw School, a Master of Laws inTaxation from Boston UniversityLaw School, and a B.A. inPolitical Science from BostonCollege. Sarah Larson andHeather Vaillancourt are coach-ing the Oyster River Girls’Lacrosse team from Portsmouth,N.H. They compete against theAbenaki Lacrosse Team thatplays on Brewster’s campus.Kimberly Boyce Seefried had ababy boy, Cameron BoyceSeefried, on May 31.

11999911 Jennifer Dabney-Nystromwrites “I will be traveling to theEast Coast next summer withmy husband George. Our firstchild is due this November.…We have a great life. We live inNorthern California in a littledistrict outside of Middletown,approximately a 30 minutesfrom Calistoga. In 2000 I wentback to school to obtain mygraduate degree in social work. Ihave one year left (with baby onthe way that may turn intotwo).” Elizabeth Jennings has anew home on the Connecticutcoast. She is looking forward tospending the rest of the summeron her private beach. She alsowrites “I have made a majorshift in terms of my career. Ihave spent the last couple ofyears flying helicopters. As acommercial pilot I have beenable to enjoy my sincere love forflying. I also have a great yearn-ing for the law, so this fall I willbe attending law school. I amalso a very active member ofWestport EMS (EmergencyMedical Services) where I serveas an EMT (Emergency MedicalTechnician). If anyone is headeddown to Connecticut, give me acall!” Matthew Wong writesthat he is still single and current-ly working in Hong Kong atCredit Suisse, First Boston’sinvestment banking division. Heis focusing on telecommunica-tion and media in Asia. Hiswork has been extremely busy.

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attention in Mr. Gefers geome-try and algebra classes. I lovewhat I do because every day Ilearn something new, and amNEVER bored.”

11998888 Thomas Schwarze writes “Wehad a boy on February 12. His

Rome, Switzerland, and Paris.What a wonderful time!”

11998899 Todd Willens writes “I work asa lobbyist for Ringling Brothers& Bailey in Virginia.” TedLatham writes “My wife

11999977 Johanna Dunkel was named onthe dean’s list at MuhlenbergCollege in Allentown, Pa. EricaSaiger graduated from theUniversity of Arizona in costumedesign. Jody Gale got marriedand has a six-month-old babyand one on the way. He met hiswife, Tamra, while traveling inAfrica. Gordon Kaywin gradu-ated from Southern MethodistUniversity in May and hasmoved to Los Angeles where hewill be an intern with theWilliam Morris Agency. DaviddeSouza graduated from

Goucher College this May. Hehas moved to Germany for a six-month consulting job with aGerman television productioncompany. Lindsey Turner isactively involved with theUniversity Without Walls pro-gram and currently lives in New

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on Dec. 2, 2000, to JeffreyStein. She lives in N.Y.C. andworks for Prime Media in specialevents and marketing. TiffanyVickers is currently living inSalt Lake City, Utah, freelancingas a stage manager and workingas a county stage manager; how-ever, she is looking for a job inmarketing/trade shows. She

Aprisma Management Technologyin Dallas. Richard Coles willgraduate from Rollins College inthe fall and will continue towork and live in Florida.Hamilton Cochran moved toLake Tahoe, Nev. He is currentlyworking at the Lake TahoeShakespeare Festival.

York City. Rebekah Seamangraduated from Boston Collegein May. Two days later, sheaccepted the position of assistantdirector of admissions at FoxcroftSchool in Middleburg, Va., anall-girls 9-12 grade boardingschool. Daegon Keller is a stu-dent at Pepperdine Universityand is working for the Directorof Educational Excursions inArgentina. Levar Saundersmade the dean’s list at the StateUniversity of New York and isnow part of the Sociology HonorsProgram. Max Rothwell writesthat he graduated from WesternMaryland College in May with aBA in Communication. JessicaRidgeway graduated fromUniversity of California SantaBarbara in June. She received aBA in Cultural Anthropologyand minored in Social CulturalLinguistics.

11999988 Gregory Nowick is doing wellat the University of Arizona.Ryan Vazales writes that he isan economics major at theUniversity of Colorado. He start-ed as a kinesiology major andmay combine interests by run-ning a gym. He is working onobtaining his personal trainer’scertificate. George Johnsonwrites “I am doing well atQuinnipiac. I have my own website (www.sealteamsix.com) andmy own radio show. I will be asenior next year!” GeoffreyDeMeritt is working forMerrowvista Educational Centerin Tuftonboro, N.H., this sum-mer and plans to attend theirtraining program.

11999999 Courtney Hoffman “I amdoing great and hanging in withthe whole college experience.”Julie Holt writes “This year hasbeen interesting ... it seems likeit has been awfully long. I’vedone very well in school thisyear, and have been named tothe dean’s list. I decided tomajor in Rehabilitation andHuman Services, and I think Imight like to work with kidswith developmental disabilities.I was also involved in myResidence Hall Association thisyear and, as a result, I decided toapply for a resident assistantposition for next year and got it!I am working in the BrewsterSummer Programs Office againthis summer. Blake Carr andShaya Reiter have finished theirsophomore years at GeorgetownUniversity. Dakota Keller writesthat he is doing well at theUniversity of Washington. CaseyJohnson completed her sopho-more year at Bentley College inWaltham, Mass. She has been anoutstanding member of theWomen’s Lacrosse Team. Sheleads with the most assists. Shealso has been coaching the U-12and U-14 girls lacrosse teams inWellesley, Mass. Casey will beginher junior year in the fall as afinance major. Jake Harringtonwrites that he is going to Genevafor the fall semester.

His brother, Mark ’92, is backin Hong Kong as well and isworking for the family business.Luis Dorta Fernandez just gota planner’s job in Tenerife, CanaryIslands. Andrew Dickinson isin Idaho with an OutdoorRecreation Program.

11999922 Stephanie O’Connor is livingin Somerville, Mass., in anapartment with Meg Woodbury.Jason Trumpy writes “I work asa major account executive for anetwork integration company,Pomeroy Computer Resources.My territory is the Pennsylvania,so I spend a lot time there com-muting from my home inCincinnati. My wife, Adrianne,a CPA, is expecting our secondchild in August. We are veryexcited. I have spent some timewith Samba Johnson, who is anassistant coach at DuquesneUniversity in Pittsburgh andhave kept in touch with Dr.Ferris, at Sewickley Academy inPittsburgh as well.”

11999933 Sarah Bunker just got back fromvacation in Florida where shecaught alligators and saw lots ofwildlife! She left her job at thepreschool where she has beenteaching for the past seven yearsand was recently appointed tothe staff of the Center forWildlife, a wildlife rehabilitationcenter in Maine. She has beenvolunteering there for a few

months. She writes “I love it, wehave owls and hawks and squirrelsand more, wish they didn’t haveto come see us, because whenthey do they are hurt, but … werelease those that we haverehabbed.”

11999944 Michael Nick has been workingfor Saturn Corp., for almostthree years and loving it. “I’dlike to say ‘Hi’ to some BAfriends: Tiffany V., Brenda N.,Maria T., Sarah W., and DawnR.” Kate Kumpuris is a politicalconsultant with Doak, Carrier,O’Donnell and Associates inWashington, D.C. Samuel Kaler

graduated from Plymouth Statelast year. He is currently livingand working in Breckenridge,Colo. “Charlie Ford where areyou? Kaler’s Crab & LobsterHouse is alive and well inBoothbay Harbor, Maine. Comeon down!” Matthew Smith is athird and fourth grade teacher atNew Garden Friends School inGreensboro, N.C. He is applyingfor graduate studies in educa-tional psychology. Greg Nelsonwrites “I work as a graphicdesigner for Learning Express, atoy company with stores acrossthe country. I’ve been keepingactive sailing every weekend dur-ing the summer. As a member ofthe Falmouth Yacht Club, thereare five or six of us who race J-24’s. I am also working on agoal to fly jets and so far havemy multi-engine rating. The bignews is that I got married to agreat lady, Yvette, on the beachthat overlooks the VineyardSound on June 2.” ToddCadagan writes “I am nowworking for a division of theHoughton Mifflin PublishingCompany, Great SourceEducation Group, as a memberof the sales force. This is a busytime of year as schools are select-ing their texts for next year’s cur-riculum. Other than work, Ihave been playing as much golfas possible.

11999955Sarah Tower graduated fromUniversity of Iowa in December1999. She was the commence-

ment speaker at the ceremony.Since then she has worked as acontributing editor for an onlinemagazine, as a deckhand on a 75ft. schooner, and is currently aski instructor. She is also apply-ing to graduate school now(non-fiction writing) and shegot engaged in October. AndrewDavenport is finishing up hisBS in biology at San DiegoState. He will be going to gradu-ate school at the University ofMiami or the University of SanDiego. He has been travelingaround the country as well asAustralia and Baja, Mexico. Heis in Costa Rica this summer.Tara Nowick Stein got married

In March, while eating lunch at Barbara Jean’s restaurant in St.Simon’s Island, Georgia, David and Sheila Smith ran into TylerBarta ’93. Barta manages the restaurant for his mother.

Friends of Brewster Crew, which includes current and alumnirowers, honored Seth Ahlborn for his seven years as head ofthe crew program by naming one of the schools new shells(an “eight” pictured above) after him. Under Seth’s leader-ship, Brewster rowers captured a 10th place finish at theNationals in 2000. Seth left Brewster in June to becomehead of school at Chesapeake Academy in Irvington, Va.

Donah Brookes Wachsmuth’83 attended Reunion with10-month-old daughterJessica Brook.

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writes “if that does not pan out,I’m selling everything and movingto an island to scuba dive and bea bartender.” Nicole Tilley writes“I work for my dad in California,and I am a volunteer at a chil-dren’s center.” Emily Tucker isworking for the non-profitMeridian International Centerconducting education programsto promote an internationalunderstanding of the arts.Geoffrey Pomeroy graduatedfrom Skidmore College in May1999 and moved to Hollywoodto pursue an acting career. Hehas appeared in Fiddler on theRoof and more than 30 otherplays. He also produced a few ofhis own plays and has wonawards. He also tends bar at aHollywood hotspot. He feels hegained his confidence while atBrewster and would like tothank all his teachers for theirhelp. Seth Ellis writes “I havefinally achieved one of my boy-hood dreams! I am presentlythree months into my proba-tionary year as a career firefight-er/paramedic with the Westfield,Massachusetts Fire Department.I am assigned to theMassachusetts FirefightingAcademy’s basic recruit trainingprogram. Elizabeth Chapmanwrites “I’ve just opened a restau-rant in N.Y.C with a well knowchef named Tom Colichio andwe’re getting to be one of thetop spots in the city. I used towork with another famous chef,Mario Batali. I am having funand am extremely busy.”

11999966 Brian Lincoln is doing well atNorwich University majoring inmechanical engineering. ErickFaul is a sales engineer for

Class Notes

1924George W. MannMarch 18, 2001Acton, Maine

1932Lucille Roberts DavisJune 29, 2000Campton, N.H.

1935Beatrice Drinkwater HobbsFebruary 1, 2001Tamworth, N.H.

1938Jane Hannah BrewsterMarch 11, 2001Kennebunk, Maine

Richard Y. GoodhueMarch 7, 2001Wolfeboro, N.H.

1940George LeMaineryFebruary 28, 2001Wolfeboro, N.H.

1946Reginald E. ClancyOctober 1998Freedom, N.H

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22000000 Larry Young writes “Thingshave been challenging andmidterms are just as exciting asthe SAT’s, but I am hanging inthere. I will always keepBrewster in my heart andmind.” Dennis McNally writes“I am doing very well in collegeand getting good grades. It was agreat hockey season, and Ireceived the coaches award inLacrosse.” Ashley Ahlbornmade the dean’s list at BeloitCollege and will be working at asummer camp in Madison, Wis.,this summer.

Faculty NotesCongratulations to the fol-

lowing faculty members whohave accepted new positions andwho will be bringing their tal-ents and skills to our students inthese new areas:Barbara Barklow moves fromteaching instructional support toteaching English full time. Shecontinues as the community liv-ing parent in Goodwin House.

Laura Cooper will be a lowerschool team leader.

Jonathan Fouser, a formerinstructional support teacher,will teach within the Englishdepartment in the fall.

Peter Lassey, a former instruc-tional support teacher, will teachhistory full time in the fall. Peteris stepping down from his roleas a community living parent tocoach within the athletic depart-ment.

Steven Ribaudo moves fromteaching instructional support toteaching in the English depart-ment in the fall.

Staff NotesMarsha Brooks moved fromaccounts payable clerk to secre-tary in the Business Office.Peggy Comeau joined the

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In MemoriamThe Alumni Office records with sorrow the deaths of the fol-

lowing alumni and former faculty and extends its sympathy totheir families.

1946 (continued)Gordon G. CorbinNovember 1, 2000Asheville, N.C.

Richard L. HutchinsApril 23, 2001Wolfeboro, N.H.

1952Herbert ‘Ralph’ HaningtonMarch 14, 2001Tuftonboro, N.H.

Marietta Pratt WhittenMay 11, 2001Greenville, Maine

1960Charles E. SmithOctober 1998Cape Neddick, Maine

1980Josie WalkerMay 4, 2001Satellite Beach, Fla.

V. David Rogers ’53, Former Faculty

One of the great ones of our school, Vincent DavidRogers Jr., 65, died unexpectedly in Wolfeboro, atown that he loved, on July 23. Dave’s roots are deepwithin our town and our school.

The son of former Headmaster Vincent D. Rogers(1942-1959) and Marian Rogers, Dave grew up in LordHouse with his brother, Dick, and sisters Davena ’52and Dianne ’56. Dave graduated from the Academy in1953.

After attending the University of New Hampshire,where Dave earned both his undergraduate and grad-uate degrees, he returned to campus to teach mathfrom 1958-71 and to chair that department. Dave alsoserved for many years as dean of students, where hewas not only a mentor to students but also to youngfaculty, me being one of them. After leaving Brewster,he taught at North Andover High School inMassachusetts. For more than 30 years and until hisdeath, he taught summers at the Wolfeboro CampSchool.

He is survived by his wife, Cindy; a son, Keith; adaughter, Kristen; and his sister, Dianne.

All who knew him are deeply saddened by his loss,and our hearts reach out to his family.

—Headmaster David M. Smith

Vincent David Rogers Jr.

Communications Office as assis-tant director in June. RobinFound is the school’s new regis-trar. In June Kathy Seamanbecame a major gifts officer inthe office of Parent and AlumniPrograms. Previously she was aresearcher for this office. JanKaskiewicz is now the academicand personnel offices adminis-trative assistant. Previously shewas the academic support servic-es secretary. Priscilla Reithel isthe school’s new director ofHealth Services. Jason Smithmoved from the math center to

an assistant director in theOffice of Admission.Former Faculty NotesAfter many years of dedicationand commitment to Brewster,the Academy said goodbye toSeth and Carrie Ahlborn andtheir daughters, Connor, 12;Maddy, 10, and Jamie, 7. Theyare off to Chesapeake Academyin Irvington, Va., where Sethwill be head of school.

Adam B. Golub is getting hisPh.D. at the University of Texasat Austin.

Dear Headmaster Smith:I am writing to inform you and the Brewster

Academy community that I will be finishing lawschool at George Washington University this comingMay 27, 2001. After graduation I will be going toAtlanta for the summer to study for the bar in July. Iwill then be returning to Washington to begin full-time employment with a law firm named Kirkpatrick& Lockhard, L.L.P. I will be practicing in the areas ofcorporate and tax law.

I have also become a licensed C.P.A. here in D.C. Ipassed the final part of the exam this past November.Who knew once I left Brewster that I would be goingfor two professional licenses. I guess you’ll probablysay you did, but I surely did not.

Although my Brewster days seem so long ago(seven years now), they haven’t been forgotten. I stillmiss having three meals a day prepared for me atEstabrook. I still remember all the professors thatbelieved in me to help me make it this far. And Icould never forget Ms. Richardson who helped me getinto a school like Georgetown, which gave me a goodfoundation to enter the work world. I also learned toget my applications done early, which I think was thebiggest reason why I got into a law school like G.W.

Headmaster Smith, you help to run a great school,but unfortunately we don’t realize it until after we’regone for some time. You deal with kids at the hardeststage of life (13-18) and are still able to teach themmany things academically, socially, athletically and per-sonally. I know that I am a better person for havingattended Brewster Academy. I was exposed to a life I

would not have seen in Brooklyn. Brewster helpedrefine me to become a lady.

Although I did not get to talk to your wife often,tell her I said thank you. The last thing she said to meafter graduation is that I should begin to eat shrimpcocktail since I’m going to a place like Georgetown.Tell her that I do and all other types of seafood that Iwould not touch while a teenager.

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone thatstarted me on this path and believed in me.

If anyone asks Headmaster Smith, tell them that Iam 24 and single and enjoying every minute of it. Iwill keep you abreast of any changes in my life.

Love Always, Kari M. Gibbs ‘94, C.P.A.

Dear David, A heartfelt thanks for all the years we were given

the use of Richardson House. I know my parents lovedliving there and will miss being so close to all thegoings-on on campus. For me it was a wonderfulchildhood, and I always felt privileged to be able towalk to so many places in town, explore so much ofthe campus, and to have such an awesome bedroom!When we moved into the house in 1966, I remembermaking my mother promise never to move again untilI was 21 (so old that I wouldn’t care if we moved out!)It was important to me to stay put.

At the time, I thought one of the biggest advan-tages of living in Richardson House during the sum-mer was when the Fourth of July carnival set up ridesin the side yard that claimed all our allowance money(unfortunately for us, my parents found it cheaper to

buy the cottage than to keep us in “ride” money!) Wewould watch the fireworks from a bedroom window ordown on the lawn. In the winter, the school set up thehockey rink in the same spot as the carnival had been,and we would put our ice skates on in the kitchenand walk over to the rink.

When I got older and began teaching swimminglessons at Brewster Beach, I’d walk down to the lakeand along the shore to the small woodland path lead-ing to the beach. I remember thinking how lucky Iwas to have such a beautiful commute to work andthat somewhere on the road to Boston were poor suck-ers sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic!

I have such wonderful memories of living in thehouse, and now after 35 years, it goes back to theschool for another family to use. It has been loved wellby us and if a house takes on the spirit of its inhabi-tants then Richardson House rocks!

To date, my mother has kept her promise to me andthen some! I’m now officially old by my own standards(well beyond 21) and in a sense, I am still waiting toturn 21, so I won’t care about moving out of thehouse. It’s a great house, in a wonderful location, and Ihope it stays a single-family house so another kid canfeel so lucky to live there.

As I started out by saying thank you, I end hopingmy feelings of appreciation were amply expressed toyou — they run deep. I will always have a soulful con-nection to Brewster because it is home, and I willalways feel young when I’m there.

Truly thankful,Susan Richardson Shaw ‘81

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