Alumni

CLASS NOTES  |  SPRING 2006

Edited by Emily Holmes Nordstrom ’99

Reunions for the Classes of 1956, 1961, 1976, 1981, and a Platinum Reunion for graduates prior to 1955 will be held Sept. 28-30. 

1951
“It’s been 55 years since I graduated!” marvels Herbert R. Haraburd of Tampa, Fla. “I’m still playing golf three or four days a week and am feeling good.”

1957
Joseph R. David Jr. of Warrenton, Va., recently traveled to Rajasthan, India. During the trip, he decided to take an elephant ride. “No matter how hard you try,” he writes, “riding a nine-foot-high elephant is not a majestic experience.”

Joseph R. Schmitt of Glenview, Ill., stared in the Highland Park Players’ production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast last November.

1960
In the decade since his retirement, Robert S. Merolla of Asheville, N.C., has developed a successful gold and silver jewelry business, which his five granddaughters think is “a marvelous hobby,” especially around their birthdays.

1964
Last fall, the Young Lawyers Journal printed an interview with Judge Arthur C. Perivolidis of Mt. Prospect, Ill., which discussed Arthur’s decade-long leadership of the Circuit Court of Cook County’s pretrial mediation program.

In 2005, the Nelson Algren Committee honored Franklin and Penelope Bartik Rosemont of Chicago for their 20-plus years of work with the Charles H. Kerr Publishing Company. At a banquet in November, Penelope and Franklin were inducted into the Illinois Labor History Society’s Union Hall of Honor.

1966
Last October, the National Capital Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America awarded Marc L. Apter of Annapolis, Md., with the Thoth Certificate of Excellence for his work on improving race relations in Southern Maryland. Marc is the associate vice president of marketing and public relations at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He is also the proud first-time grandfather to Henry David Apter, born February 12. Marc and Leighton and Holly Cooney ’66 hope to see their classmates at their 40th reunion at Homecoming. 

“My daughter, Barbara, is starting a second career and will be in Chicago beginning law school this fall,” writes Carol Stettner Ayres of Tucson, Ariz. “I’ll enjoy visiting often.”

David R. Cleveland and Susan Galbreath Cleveland ’70 are both happily retired. Last June, David retired from a 35-year teaching career as a professor of sociology at Honolulu Community College and continues to work at the college part-time. Susan retired in 2004 after a career as an early childhood educator for the U.S. Marine Corps. Their travels in 2005 included Argentina, Costa Rica, and the Pacific Northwest.

1968
Sallie Bowen Ulsher of Butte, Mont. had a watercolor featured in Arizona Aqueous 2006 International Juried Show, held at the Tubac Art Center in Tubac, Ariz. She also exhibited at B.A.G. Gallery in Miles City, Mont. Her work will appear at Upper Missouri Artists Gallery in Helena during June and Main Stope Gallery in Butte during August.

“We had an unusually hot summer this year,” writes Nobuko Matsui Clausen of Kyoto, Japan, “and are enjoying the nice and warm fall days. I remember the beautiful colored leaves in Lake Forest. It will be a long time yet for the fall leaves here in Kyoto.”

In June 2005, H. Thomas Hall III of Tampa, Fla., received the Kappa Tau Alpha Hall of Fame Award from the University of South Florida in recognition of his contributions to and advancement of mass communications in the state.

1969
Carl L. MaultsBy of New York is the executive artistic director of Rejoicensemble. On January 15, the company presented the 10th annual “Celebration of the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Manhattan.

1971 
In January, Robert Mermin, cofounder of Circus Smirkus, spent two days at Falmouth Academy teaching high school students the “Rhetoric of Gesture,” or how to use body language to persuade audiences. While on campus, Robert visited with Barbara Korell Campbell ’80, the school’s director of annual giving and alumni relations. Robert lives in Greensboro, Vt.
 
1972
At the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Lynn D. Marsden-Atlass of Philadelphia recently curated In Private Hands: 200 Years of American Painting, and published an accompanying catalog. In March, in conjunction with another special exhibition, she helped promote a lecture by Professor Emeritus Franz Schulze.

1974
Debbie and James H. Squires of Charlotte, Vt., recently made their third trip to Vietnam. Their travels included a visit with 18-year-old Huyen, an orphan they have sponsored since she was four. Jim writes, “She is an absolute delight.”

1978
Chrisann Verges of Beverly Hills, Calif., received an Emmy Award for Best Made for Television Movie for Warm Springs. Produced for HBO, the film chronicles the pre-presidential life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

1980
The Class of 1980 was well represented at Homecoming 2005: Lynn Keepper Baer, real estate; Henry C. Borkon, software sales; Rebecca Konstantinidis Bremer, graduate student; Barbara Korell Campbell, director of annual giving and alumni relations at Falmouth Academy; Daniel D. Dolan Jr., financial advisor; Elizabeth “Lisa” McCay Equi, elementary school nurse; Claudia Pankau Ericson, high school photography teacher; Shea Farrell, producer, Boston Public; Brian J. Feeney, director of public affairs for the National Park Service; Diana Finley-Schnell, executive director, Equestrian Therapy Center; John D. Fornengo, art gallery designer; Barbara Merlo Hirschenberger, pediatric dentist; Richard A. Kaiser, facilities manager; Patricia A. Kalal, lawyer; Megan MacQuilkin-Davis, stay-at-home mom; James W. Moeller, lawyer; Tami Pearse-Byczek, stay-at-home mom; Eric L. Stovicek, financial officer; Barton M. Tiernan, pilot, business owner, and lawyer; and Llewellyn W. Wells, Emmy winner, West Wing. Classmates posed for a picture with the #1 Forester (from left) Campbell, Pearse-Byczek, Ericson and her daughter Sonja, Equi, Bremer, and Hirschenberger.

1983
In December, National City Corp. appointed Ted M. Parker of Brecksville, Ohio, president and CEO for its Michigan operations.

Lorenzo Derek Renfroe of Memphis, Tenn. serves as chairman of the Real Estate and Environmental Section of the Memphis Bar Association. He has practiced law in Memphis for 16 years and has two sons, Bruce Derek, 11, and Lorenzo Dylan, 5.

Anja and Christopher M. Roberts of Evanston, Ill., and their children Max, 9, Nicholas, 5, and Chloe, 7, pictured at a handball tournament in LaGrange, where Chris played with Keith A. Vassall ’01.

1984
After eight successful years of operating World Gym, Michael J. Novitski is opening a second location. Mike is active in his church, which helps him with the challenges of single-parenthood after the death of his ex-wife, Jana. Mike and his kids, Brooke, Blake, and Connor, live in Saint John, Ind.

1986
For the third consecutive year, McKeough Land Company, founded by Michael A. McKeough in Grand Haven, Mich., ranked among Inc. Magazine’s list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.

1987
During a holiday trip to New York, Margaret Gadzinski-Lencewicz of Gates Mills, Ohio, visited former roommate and sorority sister Holly A. Grabelle ’87, owner of El Bocadito, a Mexican street food restaurant and bar on the Lower East Side.

“I have three beautiful children, Carter, 10, Mia, 6, and Charlie, 3,” writes Robert Kleiman of Highland Park, Ill. “I started an organic granola company called Sweet Sally’s Homemade about four years ago, and it is growing every day. Hope all is well and would love to hear from old friends. E-mail at rck1964@hotmail.com.”

Gregory O. Krausert of San Diego has accepted a position with UCSD Medical Center as the senior analyst for Primary Care Business Services.

In March, Venita Marie Martin of Ridgely, Tenn., joined the firm of Glankler Brown, PLLC. Venita concentrates her practice in general civil litigation, family law, and employment law.

1989
Lisa and Richard C. Beiles ’89 of Seattle announce the arrival of Chana Gitel, born on July 5, 2005. Chana joins her brother, Meir Eliezer, 2.

“My wife, Linda, gave birth to our second child, Olivia, in July 2005,” writes Brett S. Chappell of Copenhagen, Denmark. Olivia joins her older brother, Gustav. The family lives in a “lovely house by the beach,” where Brett and Gustav enjoy riding their ladcykel bike.

Maria Chiotis-Miehe of St. Jean Le Blanc, France, is the proud mother of George Marino, born October 11, 2005.

Mick and Suzanne Johnstone DeBartolo recently launched the Michael Stone Group, a custom home building company. Foresters interested in reconnecting (or building a luxury home) are welcome to call 847-374-9616. Suzanne, Mick, and their children, Nicholas and Jack, 9, and Joey, 6, live in Elk Grove Village, Ill.

Last summer, Todd D. Paige of Pennington, N.J., became head of the middle school at the Pennington School, an independent, college preparatory school for students in grades 6 to 12. In addition to his new duties, Todd teaches Algebra I.

William C. Peterson of Granger, Ind., is executive vice president and chief lending officer of Edgewater Bank, a mid-sized community bank in St. Joseph, Mich. Bill and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for nine years and have two daughters, Abigail Marie, 4, and Isabella Jo, 1.

1990
Finishing Line Press is publishing Bright Seeds, a work of poetry by Kathryn Stitt Bass of Englewood, Colo. Kathryn has been honored to receive great critical response to her second work.

Heather and Robert G. Cummisford and their children, Holland, 9, and Noah, 7, are enjoying living in the Milwaukee area. Rob, co-manager of the Quantitative Solutions Group for M&I Investment Management, writes, “I have gotten a lot of mileage out of Carolyn Tuttle’s money and banking course.”

Jennifer Coleman Thieroff of Maplewood, N.J., recently ran into Kevin Pohle ’90 at a toy fair in New York. Kevin buys merchandise for his store in Colorado from one of Jennifer’s clients.

1991
“I fell head over heals with Charlie Donaldson and moved to London four years ago to marry him,” writes Dayna Lustig Donaldson. “Most recently, I was promoted to the head of sales for Minotaur International, which sells the programs produced for Flextech Television Channels to broadcasters around the world.”

Theresia Maria Moser of Atlanta is now a partner at Jones Day. She was selected by her peers as one of the state’s most effective lawyers and named one of the “2004 and 2005 Georgia’s Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine.

1992
Lisa and Andrew J. Hill of Cumming, Ga., are proud parents of Maria Caroline, born November 8, 2004. The family had a wonderful time at the College during Homecoming 2005.

Last September, Robert Corey O’Connor was appointed assistant professor of urology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and joined the medical staffs of Froedtert Hospital and the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. Corey and his wife, Sunila, have two children.

Matthew L. Sauer received his doctorate from McCormick Theological Seminary in May 2005 and celebrated with a family trip to Disney World. He is the pastor and head of staff of the First Presbyterian Church of Manitowoc, Wis.

1993
Sara Hazelton Barbera and Colin D. Barbera ’91 of Sharon, Mass., spent Christmas 2005 dog-sitting for Andrew C. Weesner ’93.

“Life is very full with three children and a successful corporate art business,” writes Eva Zervos Enselek, who has run Eva Zervos Art Advisors for 17 years. Eva and her husband, Tom, live in Newton, Mass., with their children Alexander, 6, Grace, 4, and Abigail, 2.

Steve and Carrie Ann Collopy Hill of Arlington Heights, Ill., enjoyed a quick visit to campus last November with their children, Genevieve, 3, and Grayson, 2. Carrie writes, “The library is impressive . . . and of course, our visit wasn’t complete until we hit the beach.”

Tricia Petersen married Norman Colbert on May 14, 2005. Tricia’s cousin, Matthew J. Petersen ’05, officiated, and Winnie Leung Davis ’94 stood up as a bridesmaid. Tricia is the associate director of investor relations at Gilead Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company in the Bay Area. The couple and their Westie, Scrabble, live in San Francisco and Henderson, Nev.

 “On October 1, 2005, my wife, Jamie, gave birth to our son, H. Truman Saperston IV,” writes Howard T. Saperston III of Buffalo, N.Y. “Mom and baby are doing fine.”

1994
Aeysha E. Walsh of Evanston, Ill., recently directed scenes from Gelsomina, a play based on Federico Fellini’s La Strada, as part of the Works & Process program at the Guggenheim in New York.

1995
Heather Brown of Dorchester, Mass., was promoted to development officer for corporate and foundation relations at the Women’s Union, a Boston-based nonprofit organization that promotes economic self-sufficiency for low-income women. Current students are welcome to contact her at hbrown@thewomensunion.org.

Brian A. Garcia is an associate at Leydig, Voit and Mayer, Ltd., an intellectual property law firm in Chicago. 

Akiko Sekikawa Noguchi of Tokyo and her husband announce the birth of their baby girl, Yui, born December 4, 2004.

Kristin J. Tatrow married Robert Miller on May 21, 2005. Kristin works as a rehabilitation psychologist at Good Shepherd Hospital in Pennsylvania. Kristin and Robert live in West Windsor, N.J.

1996
Marica Ilic married Christopher Hueneke in Oakbrook, Ill., on June 11, 2005. Valerie Bozic ’00, Joanna Littlefield Derma ’96, Kristine A. Reese ’96, Brian C. Wolf ’97, and Laurel Helveston Wolf ’96 served in the bridal party. Other Foresters in attendance included Todd L. Carr ’94, Geoffrey M. Curtis ’97, Patrick J. Hogan ’90, Sandy Bozich Hogan ’92, Rebecca Shaw Jones ’96, and Kiersten L. Kolbu ’96. Marica and Chris live in Lemont.

Adam Yoffe of Chicago saw his band Big Buildings release a CD called Water Everywhere.

1997
Mary Catherine Anderson is the director of special events and fundraising for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation in Chicago.

“The four years I spent at Lake Forest were definitely the best years of my life. It’s one of those things that given a chance I would go for it again,” reminisces M. Tariq Munir. “I am currently working in my hometown of Lahore, Pakistan. I own a medical transcription outsourcing business and am trying to establish a business process outsourcing outfit.”

Jeffrey A. Snyder is a major gifts officer at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, which is famous for many reasons, including Sylvester Stallone running up its steps in Rocky. Jeff works with donors at the $100,000+ level and is thrilled to be on staff at the museum.

1998
Phil and Mary-Audrey Proops Atteberry of Chicago proudly announce the birth of their son, Charles Philip, on September 2, 2005. Charlie joins his big sister, Mary Amelia, 4.

After being offered her “dream job,” Luisa Manuela Loredo recently relocated to St. Louis and is working as a strategy analyst with the Boeing Company.

Jason Neal is in Afghanistan and welcomes mail from fellow alumni, His address is PFC Jason A. Neal, Task Force Warrior, HHC 2/4 Inf., 4/10 Mt. Div., APO AE 09355.

1999
Michael F. Columbia of Niles, Ill., and his husband, Torre Gentile, recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary. Michael and Torre are completing their second home in Fox Lake.

In January, David W. Fee of Orland Park, Ill., was named to the 2006 USA Rugby Men’s National Team player pool, which is the first step toward selecting a team to compete in this summer’s international season.

Michael and Julie Nitti Surina of Batavia, Ill., welcomed their first child, Michael Jr., on September 17, 2005.

In March, Buckingham Asset Management Inc. promoted Aaron J. Vickar of St. Louis to investment advisor.

2000
The Idle Muse Theatre Company presented its inaugural production, which was directed by Evan M. Jackson. The cast included Kevin N. Hadap ’02, Marija Kovacevic ’00, and Lennard J. Wahlberg ’02. Prior to the production, Lenny wrote, “We had the crazy notion to start our own company, and here we sit, in rehearsals for our first show.”

Colleen Gallagher ’98 married Michael O'Connor ’00 in Chicago on July 9, 2005. Foresters in attendance included John Shuff ’99, Kim Makar Begeman ’98, Maureen Gallagher DeStefano ’94, Chuck Rinaldo ’00, Ben Wellenbach ’02, Kara Esicar ’00, Karie Schuenke Wellenbach ’01, Brian Galbreath ’00, Doug Ehrman ’98, Veronica Zielinski Ehrman ’00, Jamie Layton ’98, Alexia Morgan ’97, Valerie Gude, Beth Pier, Brent Blaudow ’00, Michael Maloney ’00, Tom Dranger ’00, Eric Markey ’01, Devin DeStefano ’94, Karen Hermann, David Smith ’00, Derek Lambert ’03, Brennan Young ’97.

 “I am having a fantastic time living my dream of moving to a Spanish-speaking country,” writes Shanna-Simone Palmer, who works in Buenos Aires as an education adviser for Argentine students who want to study in the U.S. She recently received a visit from Associate Provost and Associate Dean of Faculty George Speros and was happy to catch up on College news.

On August 15, 2004, Stacey Tiedt Tarpey ’00 completed her MBA from the University of Maryland. She works in the information technology department of HSBC and lives with her husband, Javier, in Highland Park, Ill.

2001
Theodore A. Breaux is busy pursuing his acting career in Los Angeles. He has completed two short films, made appearances on the “Tyra Banks Show” and Q Television’s “On Q Live,” and recently participated in his first amateur fitness figure competition.

On September 17, 2005, Julie E. Capitani married Jason S. Eisenhut in Glenview, Ill. Foresters in attendance included Jay A. Biondo ’00, Brooke L. Ferguson ’01, Jill E. Fox ’01, Michelle Murillo Galindo ’01, Sean M. Gerhardt ’00, Jenaeth B. Higgins ’01, Amy E. Horvat ’01, Helen “Katie” McMullen ’01, Michael D. Munson ’01, Diana McGuire Nawrocki ’01, Adam J. Nawrocki ’01, Freya Olsen ’03, Molly G. Rowland ’02, Erin Sovick ’01, Abigail J. Swartz ’01, Nicole Walter Woods ’01, and Cori Willers Zimmerman ’01. Julie is employed by Bain and Company. The couple lives in Chicago.

Shannon C. Sobieski ’01 married Michael D. Richardson ’00 on September 24, 2005, in the College’s Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. After honeymooning in Hawaii, the couple returned home to Chicago. Shannon is a senior associate at Jones Lang LaSalle, and Mike is a consultant at Unum Provident.

2002
On June 25, 2005, Destiny D. Bergeron married Mark Prosise in the College’s Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel. Foresters in attendance included Andrew J. Chao ’04, Heather A. Eade ’02, Joanne K. Gordon ’02, Katherine L. Jauch ’02, Angela B. Lagerman ’02, Shannon Doyle Leetch ’02, Arden Myer ’02, Ryan S. Paulsen ’02, and faculty members Michael Ebner, Rachel Ragland, and Harriet Doud. Destiny and Mark live in Lake Villa, Ill.

Laurent Burkhalter, a journalist for Swiss National Television, co-hosts the newsmagazine show “Nouvo.” The program focuses on technology and communications and covers topics like a Hollywood producer making movies for 3G cell phones and cryonics. The show is broadcast worldwide as well as on TV5, the French satellite channel, and is available at www.nouvo.ch. Burkhalter is pictured on the right with his co-hosts.

Ann Lesley Hamvas of St. Louis writes that her daughter Liana Faye was born on November 21, 2005.

Helen Chaharbakhshi of Des Plaines, Ill., graduated from Barry University School of Law in Orlando, Fla., on May 14, 2005. She passed the bar exam in July and was sworn in by the Illinois Supreme Court on November 11.

Erin Lucido ’02 and Joseph Brysiewicz ’01 were married in the Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel on October 16, 2004. Many Foresters returned to campus to join the celebration, including Amanda A. Berndt ’01, Kelly A. Cook-Ginn ’02, Mark D. Dryfoos ’01, Katharine A. Gannon ’02, David R. Hain ’01, Catherine C. Hermes ’02, Kirsten M. Jorgenson ’04, Peter D. Kileff ’02, Peter A. Korneyev ’02, Tiffany M. Martinez ’05, Megan V. McAlister ’02, Kelly T. Millar ’02, Hugh S. Moore ’02, Julia Rose O’Connor ’01, Michael D. Rammer ’03, John S. Schroyer ’02, Melissa C. Segars ’02, Lara C. Seligman ’02, Becky Smith ’05, Nicole M. Snyder ’01, Gwendolyn H. Tenney ’03, Caroline I. Ullman ’02, and Professors Don Meyer, Tracy McCabe, and Scott Schappe. Erin and Joe live in Skokie, Ill.

Sven Pinczewski of London was promoted to development editor in the global medicine division at Elsevier Ltd. “I hope people will look me up if they happen to come to London,” he writes. “I’ll even throw in a free (and non-binding) diagnosis of your ailments or a referral to a surgeon near you.”

In February, David Sellars Smith of Skokie, Ill., a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University, was awarded a research fellowship by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. David will conduct research at the New York Public Library on his project, “A Politics for Professional Capitalists: Credit Men and the Origins of Interest Group Politics, 1880–1914.”

Joseph P. Zemaitis of Scottsdale, Ariz., was selected as the 2005 USA Triathlon Male Rookie of the Year in honor of his remarkable debut professional season. Joe’s 2006 season got off to a great start in January when he completed the Half Ironman in Pucon, Chile.

2003
Last November, Robert W. “Josh” Cocking, David M. Bleitner ’05, and David W. Fee ’99 competed in the National All-Star Rugby Championships in Florida for the Midwest Thunderbirds.

Laure Madison Heikes and Andrew P. Heikes ’04 are the proud parents of Caleb Andrew, born August 1, 2005, the same day as the couple’s first wedding anniversary. The family lives in Mundelein, Ill.

In May 2005, Emily Hill received her master’s in early childhood education from Lesley University in Cambridge, Mass. She lives in Cambridge, teaches in Arlington, and reports, “I love it!”

Last fall, Sophy S. Miles moved to Brussels for three months to intern with Friends of Europe, a think tank that focuses on European Union policy. She is pursuing her master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University in New York.

Last summer, Kara B. Schonrank began working at the Denver Dumb Friends League, the largest animal shelter in the Rocky Mountain region, where she receives 80 to 100 lost or unwanted pets each day. On the weekends, Kara enjoys catching up with Amanda Green MacKinnon ’03 and Camille “Yazi” Harlan ’03.

2004
Last December, Anthony F. Bertuca of Cambridge, Mass., then a graduate student at Boston University, covered Rosa Parks’s memorial ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. His story ran on the front page of USA Today. “It was [amazing] to see the tens of thousands of people that had turned out to pay tribute,” Tony recalled. “I had the opportunity to interview several of them and heard the stories of how Rosa Parks’s simple act of defiance had changed their lives and inspired them to fight for justice.”

On June 18, 2005, Kathryn A. Koenig married Michael Anderson. Foresters in attendance included maid of honor Guenola C. LeFeuvre ’04, bridesmaids Katherine J. Anderson ’04 and Megan M. Carroll ’04, and guests Anna Barsky ’05, Kirk P. Caron ’04, and Meredith C. Roholt ’05. Kathryn is a research editor with Bacon’s Information. The couple lives in Evanston, Ill.