Class Notes: 1936-1980
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1936
Charlie Berry enjoyed a reunion with former football players last September. More than 150 returned to Salisbury, MD, to be with their former coach. In December, Charlie was inducted into the Eastern Shore Hall of Fame and in January 2000, the Ward Museum honored him on his 86th birthday. Charlie writes: "Truly good things come to those who wait. I certainly feel honored to have been thought of."
1945
Charlotte Hignutt has traveled to China, Mongolia, Siberia, New Zealand, Australia and Alaska. She lives in Mexico for four months each year, although she has retreated to the culture and comforts of Merida, Yucutan, as political and drug problems continue to strangle Chiapas. She visits Chiapas and keeps in touch with the archeological activities of her friends at www.mesoweb.com.
1950
Henry and Nan Smith Shetterly write: "Washington College was the linch pin that launched us on the road to romance and lasting companionship with its rocky lows and mountain highs that 49 years of married life entail."
1951
Maurice Hartnett retired from the Delaware Supreme Court, where he served as a judge for 24 years, in June.
1953
Paul Desmond has been retired from RCA/GE since May 1990 and is spending most of his time on the golf course. His daughter KerryAnn gave birth to millennium twins Matthew and Suzanne on January 1, 2000, at 12:30 am.
Stephen McHale enjoyed lunch with Paul Desmond '53, Kenny Howard '52, and Ed Cinaglia '53 in Media, PA. Stephen often sees Iola Russell '51 and "Babe" Johnson '51, as their home borders the 16th fairway of the local golf club at River Bend in New Bern, NC.
1955
Bill Barnett, former Lambda Chi Alpha president and ODK member, and his wife, Anne Funkey '59, became grandparents for the first time when their daughter Loren gave birth to Helen. Loren lives in Newport, RI.
Alan Hanifee, history major and school teacher in the Chestertown area since graduation, is a member of the Board of Education in Kent County.
Donald Owings has been in charge of computer operations at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, for more than 25 years. He doesn't plan to retire anytime soon.
1960
Ann Matthews Childress lives in a 190-year-old stone house in Dickeyville, MD, a beautifully restored mill village on the western edge of Baltimore.
Kathie Rayne Gregory retired from teaching last year and now works as a writer and consultant.
Gerald McKelvey, a senior VP at Rubenstein Associates in New York City, says that his career path in journalism, law enforcement and now public relations has had an added benefit. "I have now met, at least once, every character type I read about in Professor Bernie Lyman's psych class."
1965
Dale Patterson Adams retired after 30 years of teaching chemistry at several colleges and universities and working at several chemical companies. She is really enjoying herself in retirement, mostly because she can sleep late and spend the rest of the day caring for her turtles and watching them sleep. This summer she plans to take a trip to Ecuador and visit the Galapagos Islands, where she will be able to see George, the only remaining giant tortoise of his species. Talk about lifelong dreams; turtles are in hers.
Dave Scanlan bought a piece of Virginia near Winchester in 1998 and moved there from Baltimore. He works for the City of Winchester at the Opequon (pronounced O'pekkin' by the locals) Wastewater Recovery Facility (sewage plant), where his B.S. in biology and all his laboratory experience are being put to use.
1966
Karen Willett Barrell finally left Chestertown, 34 years after graduation. Having sold her house and given up the teaching profession, she is now living in her motor home at Dakota Ridge RV Park in Golden, CO, and working there in the campground office. Daughter Amy and son Tyler, both former Washington College students, are living nearby in Boulder. All three are loving Colorado.
1968
Henry Biddle and wife, Kathleen Agnew Biddle '70, report that daughter Erin, a sophomore at Boston College, has been nominated for membership in the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
1972
Mark Lobell is a computer applications designer and programmer working for WellPoint Health Insurance (owner of Unicare and Blue Cross of California) in Los Angeles. Mark's most important job is being Dad to daughter Morgan, an 18-year-old high school senior, and son Justin, a 15-year-old high school freshman and avid ice hockey player. Mark's wife, Kari, is an amateur photographer whose current project is a pictorial documentary of the relationship between her best friend and that friend's two daughters.
1973
Nancy Walsh is doing great--selling her watercolors and pastels at a gallery near Burlington, VT, teaching French at the Alliance Française and doing historic preservation work with their Conservation Commission (an old one-room schoolhouse and a 200-year-old barn). She and husband, Len, traveled quite a bit this semester (he's on sabbatical from the University of Vermont). They went to Colorado to ski, visited family in Oregon and San Francisco, and traveled to France to crawl around in prehistoric caves. Nancy met with Betsy Murray '73 and Elaine Swanekamp Hovell '73 in Baltimore for a reunion.
1974
Joe Getty, state representative in the Maryland House of Delegates, adapted a prayer offered by George Washington for the end of a Maryland House of Delegates legislative session in April and presented it along with an offering of thanks to those who participated in the Legislative Follies.
1975
Bob Hickman's daughter Katie is a junior in high school and is considering Washington College. The family visited Chestertown in March to see the campus and to interview. The entire family loved the campus environment, saying, "Keep up the good work!"
Jackie Johnson is senior signal sergeant, 125th Signal Battalion. His job provides plan communications support for the 25th Infantry Division, including high speed and low speed data networks, satellite connectivity and computers. He still finds time to run, having improved his times significantly. Usually finishing in the top ten percent of all the races, he completed a 134-mile relay, finishing first in 13 hours and 20 minutes.
Kevin Nelson has been assigned to active duty for training on the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69) in the Mediterranean from May 15 to June 3, and therefore could not attend his 25th reunion. "Best wishes to the Class of '75!"
1977
Geoff Kurtzman celebrated George's birthday on top of Washington Rock in Warren, NJ, with wife, Laura Chase '83, and sons Kevin and Tommy. Washington Rock was a lookout from which George Washington and his troops monitored the movement of British troops.
1978
Linda Hamilton starred in the Lifetime (Television for Women) cable movie Sex and Mrs. X with Jacqueline Bisset.
1979
Lisa Martin Cameron had a mom's night out on February 22 in Manhattan and raised a glass to Washington College patron George Washington with C. A. Hutton '72 and Tom Snode '72. Lisa is working as a CAD (computer aided drafting) engineer, designing lighting systems for theatrical and architectural installations. In short, she draws pretty pictures using a computer. Lisa lives in North Jersey (just 10 minutes from the GW Bridge) with her husband and three children.
Maria Johnson Paslick moved to Northern Virginia ten years ago after spending more than a decade in Houston, TX. She has traveled the country for the law firm of Vinson & Elkins. She and husband, Maury, celebrated 20 years of marriage last June with daughters Marissa and Maren, ages 13 and 11. They managed to survive starting their own engineering firm, which is coming up on its fifth year of business. Maria also stays busy as leader of her Girl Scout troop of eight years, as a board member for the Montclair Country Club, and as Executive Vice President of the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Saunders PTSO and member of several educational and work force development advisory councils. If any friends are ever in Northern Virginia, please call upon SAI Engineering in Woodbridge.
1980
Geoffrey Rogers is executive vice president, director and member of the Board of Delaware operations for the Glenmede Trust Company, N.A. He lives in Wilmington, DE, with his wife, Sheryl, and their 16-year-old son, Geoff Jr. Geoffrey has seen Shriner Rollins and his friends at several Orioles games and looks forward to seeing him again this season.
Vera Wichlajew Schauer and her husband, Bruce, adopted a baby boy in December. In June they will be flying to China to adopt a daughter. Vera resigned from her position as editor for SIRS Mandarin, Inc. and enjoys being a homemaker. She would love to hear from or about Aurelia Dreyer Smith '78 and Anatol Polillo '80.
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