'60

Earl Ingersoll, chair of SUNY Brockport's department of English, has published his eighth book, D. H. Lawrence, Desire, and Narrative through the University Press of Florida. The book examines how desire energizes Lawrence's major works of fiction.

'61

Class Correspondent
Jack (Chip) Young
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E-mail: pjyoung@pil.net

Leaves fell as a balmy wind crossed the campus in the glorious sunshine of a perfect scrapbook Meliora Reunion Weekend.

It stimulated the mind, the funny bone, and lots of social interaction. Bill Cosby entertained as well as gave advice, posing timely questions such as, "Who can return to 'normal' at times like these? What is 'normal'?" And, to a student: "Did you quit the football team because you were too good?" Bill is not a big fan of NCAA Division III athletics!

The "Freedom" speakers were exceptional. Bill Bradley provided an excellent, mostly nonpartisan keynote address. And the football team won, despite Hugo Sonnenschein's excellent coaching of the U of Chicago Ma-roons-or were they Economists? Many of those who traveled to Rochester found themselves in clothes much too warm for the unexpected, yet very pleasant, temperatures.

The Class of '61 was well represented. About 60 returned to share a marvelous dinner at the Oak Hill Country Club (many thanks to Ron and Judy Enyedy Knight '60N for the arrangements) to kick off the weekend. Did you know that that the River Campus was originally the site of the Oak Hill Country Club?

In the next issue, I'll bring you up to date on those who returned and begin a dialogue (I hope) with the rest of the class. No time to do it justice here.

President Jackson welcomed the class, we reminisced, shared pictures and stories of children and grandchildren, and discovered that a great number of us were retired (or planning to be there in the next year or two). Thanks to the organizing tri-chairs, Dick Carlson, George Landberg '64 (Mas), and Sandi Franklin Holmes for the program, and the attendance co-chairs, Diane Davies Parinello and Joe Darweesh and their volunteers for the turnout! Special thanks to Patricia (Poppy) Roesch who produced a CD of tunes from the '50s to fill in our occasional memory lapses. Ken and Sophie McNair won the prize for traveling the farthest to the reunion, arriving from Issaquah, Wash. (near Seattle). Next time, they may have to compete with Jim LeGro, who is moving to Tacoma soon.

Sunday featured a brunch. Unfortunately, John Parinello '60 had an automobile accident Friday as he was rushing back to Rochester from a long day of trial work in Buffalo. The car was a wreck. Fortunately, John wasn't, with only a few broken ribs.

Many drove rather than flying with the September 11 tragedies in mind. We drove Ron Karpick back to the airport to catch his plane to Falls Church, Va., via D.C. and found only one other car at the airport on Sunday afternoon. This is NOT normal!

If you have some news, send it to me or to Sue Hoffman Bauer at spbauer@ix.netcom.com. We look forward to initiating a much greater presence in the class notes section and hope you'll check it out in future issues.

Phyllis Alpert Lehrer sends an update of her recent publishing projects. She is editor of Chopin: An Album, coeditor of More Beginning Piano Solos and Classic Piano Solos, and has recorded pieces and mini-master classes for a series of six anthologies, Mastering Classic Favorites, Vol. 1-6. She is also the national chair of the college faculty forum of the Music Teachers National Association.

'62

40TH REUNION
OOCTOBER 11-13, 2002

Christine Allen published her book, The Concept of Woman Volume 2: The Early Humanist Reformation, 1250-1500. Now Sister Prudence Allen, she is professor of philosophy at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver.

'64

Bruce Beardsley writes to point out that seven Rochester alumni work for Premier Technical Services, Inc. of Rochester. James Kraus '80 is one of the company's two principals, and other graduates include Karen Suhr '71, Roger Salmons '76S (MBA), John Luther '82, Philip Schawillie '87S (MBA), and Jeanna Krissel '99. . . . George Flagg, a realtor in the Stamford, Conn., office of Weichert Realtors, was the office's top listing associate in March 2001. . . . Stephen Steadman writes that he lost his class ring that he had worn for 25 years. "Fifteen years ago this happened, and the finder contacted the University. Any such good luck this time?" He can be contacted at Stephen.Steadman@science.doe.gov.

'65

Michael Bobkoff writes that his son, Daniel '05, is the fourth member of the family to attend Rochester. Also graduating from the school are Michael's sister, Joan Bobkoff '68, and his daughter, Julia Bobkoff Sundlie '92. . . . Bruce Feldman sends an update. He was named director of administration and human resource services for ATC/Vancom, the company that operates the public transit system in Clark County, Nev. . . . Dana Hopkins, Jr. writes that he has retired from the world of business and started a second career as an instructor in the information systems department of Louisiana State University's School of Business. . . . Richard Rankin e-mails that he has been promoted to vice president of ACS Defense, Inc. of Alexandria, Va.

'66

Harrington Crissey, Jr. received the Award for Oustanding Achievement in Service to Philadelphia Composers from that city's chapter of the American Composers Forum. Over the past 12 years, he has presented 50 concerts involving the work of more than 80 area composers. . . . Bruce Crockett, former president and CEO of Comsat Corp., has been appointed to the board of directors of Captaris, Inc. . . . Marc Holzer, chair and professor of the public administration department at Rutgers-Newark, received the Rutgers University Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research, one of four to receive the award in 2001.

'67

35TH REUNION
OOCTOBER 11-13, 2002

David Klein and Mary Higgins Klein '68 send an update. David is a medical oncologist who has taken a new position with MultiCare Health Systems in Tacoma, Wash. Mary is a clinical social worker who left a psychotherapy practice and was seeking a new position in social work in the Tacoma area. Their youngest child, Josh, started college at New York University last fall. . . . Marilyn Yeaw married Andrew Hesser on April 21, 2001.

'69

Melanie Marder Corbman sends an update. She is married to Gene Corbman and mother of Sharon '97, Jamie, and Jordan. She says she "would love to reconnect with old classmates" and can be reached at melanie10s@aol.com. . . . Joan Gulley was appointed chief executive officer of the small business banking operations for PNC Financial Services Group. She oversees a division with more than 200,000 customers across six states. . . . Jane Kendall writes that her son, Joshua, and daughter-in-law, Irina, gave birth to a son, Joshua, on July 21, 2001. . . . Lois Hecht Oppenheim sends an update: She was appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college of arts and sciences at the University of Judaism in Los Angeles, where she has been a professor and chair of the political science department since 1991. The second, revised edition of her book, Politics in Chile: Democracy, Authoritarianism, and the Search for Development, was published in 1998. Her daughter, Amy, graduated from Scripps College in 1999 with honors, and her son, Benjamin, who is a senior at Wesleyan University, spent the summer in New York as a United Nations intern. "I send everyone my best wishes and hope that I can make the next big reunion," she says.

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