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Edited by Emily Holmes Nordstrom '99
1935
John R. Vogt of Madison, Conn., has not visited the Midwest since graduating from Lake Forest. "Of youth or age, I prefer youth," he writes, "The years were more "golden." John welcomes calls from his classmates.
1948
Charlotte Black Lytle of Dubuque, Iowa, announces the birth of her first great-grandchildren - beautiful and healthy twin girls! "We had twin boys," she writes, "must run in the family."
1949
Kathryn Ann Swanson Esser is retired and living near Williamsburg, Va. Her sons and daughters-in-law live in Alabama and Pennsylvania, and her daughter and her partner live in Kentucky. Kay has five grandchildren, and she loves them all.
1950
Happy 80th birthday to Rivkah Brickman Harris of Houston! After graduating with honors from Lake Forest, Rivkah taught at Northwestern University and the Art Institute. She earned her PhD in 1954 and, since then, has published extensively.
1954
On September 2, Dave Joor and Geri Larson Hawes '56 were married in Cleveland, Tenn. Dave and Geri were sweethearts at Lake Forest but went their separate ways after Dave's graduation. He writes, ÒWe both married others, she, Jack Hawes '57, and I, Ann Dulles. We raised families and ultimately lost our mates." In 2006, with the help of Bill Joor Jr. '56, Dave and Geri reconnected and "began a many splendored renewal." Their wedding celebration included Bill, Sandy Hitchcock Joor '60, Bob Joor '52, and Don Swanson '56. Dave and Geri live in Manlius, N.Y.
1958
"I am looking forward to this year's 50th class reunion," writes Bob Cohen of Irving, Texas. Although officially retired from his position as executive vice president of marketing at Quaker State Corporation, Bob continues to help develop new products. He has six grandchildren, and he and Margie Tegtmeyer Cohen '59 are in good health.
1962
In November, Richard J. Ablin, a professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, served as honorary chairperson of the 14th World Congress of the International Society of Cryosurgery in Beijing.
Five years ago, Lee Askelof of Sleepy Hollow, Ill., retired from his position at Steiner Electric Company.
1970
Bob Van Ost of Tampa, Fla., reports that he, Randy Johnson '70, Jay Chrisman '70, and Mike Maiman '70 held their second annual golf outing at Dr. Jay's home course in August.
1976
The crew team at Endicott College has named Jeb Rumbough as its new head coach. An active recreational rower, Jeb is a partner at the Mariner Insurance Group of Philadelphia. Jennifer McCartney Rumbough '75 has her master's degree in art and education. Jeb and Jennifer live in Ipswich, Mass.
1980
After working for 26 years in pharmaceutical research, Guy Stehley opened Summit Fresh Ice Cream and Gelato in downtown Libertyville, Ill. In addition to bringing gourmet ice cream to residents, Guy's shop shows the work of local artists, sells antiques and jewelry, offers live entertainment on the weekends, and holds story time for little ones twice a week. Guy is also very involved with Libertyville events and supports many local charities.
1982
In December Michael D. Belsky was featured in a Pioneer Press article about how he balances his job with Fitch Ratings, a government bond rating agency, and his position as mayor of Highland Park, Ill.
1983
Debbie and Dennis Lambert of Phoenix celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary in January. Dennis reports that their son, Kyran (named after Kyran Quinlan '84, who was Dennis's best man), is newly engaged: "Love is in the air with a lot of Lake Forest College ties!"
1986
Last summer, Professor Cliff Berkman left San Francisco State University to take a senior position at Washington State University in Pullman.
In September, Brian Clauss of Park Ridge, Ill., received the Seven Seals Award from the Department of Defense for his efforts in support of those who serve in the Armed Forces. In addition to his work as an arbitrator and mediator of labor and employment disputes, Brian serves as the executive director of the Veterans Legal Support Center at John Marshall Law School. He has also delivered lectures and written numerous articles and book chapters on military activation
and veteran topics.
1988
Carrie Kniebes Miller recently celebrated her fifth anniversary with ChapterHouse, LLC, a healthcare consulting firm recognized as one of the "Best Places to Work in Illinois" in 2007. She also completed the 2007 Chicago Marathon: "I was in mile 22 when they cancelled the race, far enough along that I was allowed to finish." She and her children, Ian, 10, and Gabrielle, 8, live in Lisle.
1989
As chief operating officer of Bill Walsh Automotive Group, Bill Walsh Jr. of Ottawa, Ill., helps organizations reduce their carbon footprints by "going electric." In November, he delivered 30 all-electric Miles ZX40 vehicles to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago. The "plug in" ceremony was featured on WBBM CBS 2 news, and in the Chicago Sun-Times and other publications.
1990
Amy Cherrett of Winter Park, Fla., announces the birth of her daughter, Elena, on October 23. At birth, Elena weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces. She joins brothers, Andres, 6, and Armando, 3. In January, Amy and her husband, Robert Burch, celebrated their 10th anniversary.
1993
Wendy Heilman of Midlothian, Ill., works for United Airlines as a flight attendant. She is based in Chicago.
In January 2007, John and Mimi Wier Royer of Wilmington, Del., had a baby girl. Mimi writes, "I have taken time off from teaching to be with my daughter, Maggie, but plan on going back in a few years. I recently saw Beth Willson Dunn '93 and Sarah Shailer Spease '93. Both are doing well."
1994
On November 1, the Illinois Hospital Association presented the 2007 Excellence in Public Service Award to Illinois Senator Susan Simkins Garrett (D-29, Lake Forest). Garrett was recognized for her outstanding commitment to health care delivery and other services that improve the health of Illinois residents.
1995
Mark and Karen Comella Jenson of Minneapolis welcomed their first child, Ellen Rose, on September 14. At birth, Ellie weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches. Karen writes, "She's a healthy girl with more than adequate insulation to survive her first Minnesota winter!"
1996
The Berthiaume family - Karen and John Berthiaume, Omar and Jackie Berthiaume Darr '97, and Jennifer Berthiaume Cross '02 and David Cross '03 - enjoyed The Lantern during Homecoming 2007. From left: Omar holding Jackson Darr; Molly Berthiaume; Karen, John, and Charlie Berthiaume; Jackie holding Mia Darr; Jennifer holding Riley Cross and David.
1997
Jennifer Frustaci Adlhoch of Grosse Pointe Park, Mich., and her husband announce the adoption of their son, Samuel Joseph. The Adlhochs adopted one-year-old Samuel from Kazahkstan. "A future Lake Forester?" writes Jennifer.
Kimberly Leniek Zielinski and Max Zielinski '96 of Oak Park, Ill., are proud to announce the birth of their first child, Alexander William, on September 12. At birth, Alexander weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measured 21 inches.
1999
Levi and Joanna Long Scullion welcomed their first child, Lucas, on August 8. The happy family lives in Littleton, Colo.
2000
Josh Moulton married Ariana Margolis on September 29 in Brandon, Vt. Foresters in attendance included (from left) Dan DiPietro '01, Jason McRae '00, Zeljko Ivkovic '01, Ian Newcomer '00, Kate Keller '00, Goran Skosples '00, Katarina Soderstrom '98, and Reeves Ambrecht '00. Josh is an artist, who is represented by several galleries, and Ariana is a third-grade teacher. The couple lives in Chicago.
Briena Romanshek '00 married Jeffery Jacob on October 14, 2006, at the Eisner Museum of Advertising and Design in Milwaukee. Foresters at the celebration included bridesmaids Vicki DeBartolo '00, Mary Gerke '00, Jessie Griffin MacLean '00, and Ashley Moats Murley '01 as well as Reni Towns '99, Ryan McClone '98, Michael Owens '98, Bob Ton '98, Chris Wade '98, Karen Hermann, and Beth Pier.
2001
Raul and Jaime Madison Vasquez of Chicago announce the birth of their daughter, Nadia, on May 24. Nadia is pictured with her cousins, Caleb and Lucy, the children of Laure Madison Heikes '03 and Andy Heikes '04. From left: Raul, Jaime holding Nadia, Laure holding Lucy, and Andy holding Caleb.
2002
On November 24, Ryan Davis married Kimberly King at Bullock Temple CME Church in Little Rock, Ark. Foresters in attendance included (from left) Kevin Reed '03, Olayinka Owolabi '05, Keith Vassall '01, Timothy Woods '01, Diana Mosenge '02, Amy Gentry '03, Arnetta Johnson-Thompson '01, and Ebonye Bowie Reed '03.
Last May, Sarah Hauslein graduated from the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a PharmD degree. She has accepted a clinical pharmacist position at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
2003
Laure Madison Heikes and Andy Heikes '04 of Mundelein, Ill., announce the birth of their daughter, Lucy, on March 8, 2007. Lucy and her brother, Caleb, 2, helped welcome their cousin, Nadia, into the family. Nadia is the daughter of Raul and Jaime Madison Vasquez '01.
2004
In August, Diane Doran received her master's of science in microbiology and immunology from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. She is now enrolled in Rush University's accelerated BSN program and looks forward to reconnecting with friends in the Chicago area.
On September 22, Leigh Anne Furgerson married Greg Ihnken '07. Many Foresters attended the ceremony in the College's Lily Reid Holt Memorial Chapel, including maid of honor Meryl Biksacky '04; bridesmaids Jenny Nemeth '04, Ashley Closson '06, and Jennifer Thomason '06; usher Christopher Regens '03; and Professors William Martin and Jason Cody. Leigh Anne is in the fourth year of her PhD program in organic chemistry at the University of Illinois. Greg works as a production manager for Precision Painting. The couple lives in Urbana, Ill.
On May 18, Michael Lake married Valerie Grutza in Lake Forest. Foresters in attendance included Carissa Dlabay '03, Jeff Svien '01, Chad Porter '04, Brian Bonnell '04, Kate Anderson '04, Lauren Arnold Gorter '81, David Gorter '80, Steve Cachur '92, and Susan Simkins Garrett '94. Mike is operations manager of DK Organics, and Valerie is store display manager for Walter E. Smithe. The couple lives in Lake Bluff, Ill.
Brady Lowdermilk married Kristina Ortega on August 18. Justin Lansing '07 sang the first song, and Aaron Koop '06, Jeremy Koop '04, Anthony Laurino '03, Eric Boarini '04, Loden Stevens '04, Billy Fenton '04, Patrick Haag '04, and Kendra Patterson '02 joined in the celebration in Los Angeles. Brady and Kristina live and teach in Los Angeles.
Sidebars:
Campaign Coverage 2.0
As a political reporter for the New York Times, Katharine ÒKitÓ Q. Seelye Õ71 is breaking news Ñ and breaking ground Ñ during this presidential campaign.
Named the newspaperÕs first Web political correspondent in March 2007, she posts most stories online, whether sheÕs analyzing the role of race and gender in the campaign in her regular column or live-blogging during a debate on the TimesÕ political blog, ÒThe CaucusÓ (though an editor reviews her entries before posting them).
ÒBecause this is new, weÕre making it up as we go along,Ó Seelye e-mails from the campaign trail in mid-January. ÒSo far, IÕve had enormous freedom. I comment on something that happens and on the passing parade. I can delve into issues as they present themselves or examine a particularly striking moment.Ó
As a Web reporter, this translates to Òa deadline every minute,Ó Seelye says.ÊÒThe Web has shrunk the news cycle so in fact there is no cycle anymore. ItÕs a constant 24/7 stream,Ó she adds. ÒItÕs also given candidates a much easier way to raise money and organize their troops. For voters, itÕs much easier now for them to have a bigger say. They can share information, agree, disagree, create a groundswell of opinion, link to things you might have missed. ItÕs like having a constant, if chaotic, focus group.Ó
While political Web coverage is new to Seelye, she is a seasoned presidential campaign reporter. She has covered each election since 1992, when she worked at the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 1994, Seelye joined the TimesÕ Washington bureau. Between campaigns her beats have included the White House, U.S. Congress, and the environment. She now lives in New York.
Seelye had no Ògrand planÓ to become a journalist, although her mother was a reporter. She worked for her high school newspaper in suburban Philadelphia and reported for the Stentor while at Lake Forest College, where she majored in English. In 1978, she earned a masterÕs degree from Columbia UniversityÕs Graduate School of Journalism.
While most of her work appears online, her articles also run in the newspaper. Despite shrinking newspapers and growing news Web sites, Seelye believes that print is here to stay Ñ at least for now.
ÒBaby Boomers still like print and certain advertisers do too,Ó she says. ÒI love the Web, couldnÕt live without it. But most of us who grew up with newspapers still like to hold one in our hands every now and then.Ó
Ñ Lindsay Beller
Immigration Advocate
Immigration attorney Helen Jugovic Õ00 spends her days appearing at deportation hearings, doing pro bono work, and working with the immigrant community on issues such as visa status and immigration fraud.
ÒI might have someone with extraordinary talent in the sciences working on a drug that could save lives, or someone who might be suffering from domestic violence. Or performers, athletes, religious workers Ñ almost any category you can think of Ñ we have a visa for,Ó says Jugovic, a first-generation Croatian American who majored in psychology, minored in international relations, and studied abroad in Mexico and Chile as a student at Lake Forest College.
After graduation, Jugovic, who is fluent in Spanish and Croatian, spent three years as a paralegal at a business immigration law firm in Chicago seeing firsthand the changes after 9/11. ÒEven in the business world it became nearly impossible for people with valid reasons for immigration to have their papers processed in a reasonable period of time without being harassed,Ó she says.
Jugovic earned her JD from Wake Forest University in 2006 and is now an associate attorney for the Chapman Law Firm in Greensboro, North Carolina. Last year she was asked to serve as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) liaison officer for the North and South Carolina American Immigration Lawyers Association, a role that has her educating attorneys on the best way to deal with ICE.
She says that the system is ripe for reform. ÒWe have a broken immigration system, so itÕs unfair to enforce laws against people who arenÕt typically dangerous,Ó she explains. ÒItÕs become an era of enforcement, where people are being put into deportation in record numbers. At the same time, the immigration services are slow at processing paperwork, and a lot of mistakes are made.
ÒItÕs frustrating for the companies, too. One client who was going to open up 500 jobs in North Carolina could not find enough domestic workers to fill the jobs. When we explained it was a seven-year wait to get visas, they opened a factory in China.Ó
She also supports the Dream Act, which would give the offspring of undocumented workers the chance to legalize their status. ÒTheyÕve been through the educational system, and many dream of going to college,Ó she says. ÒBut because theyÕre undocumented they cannot get in-state tuition and in many cases cannot even enroll in private schools. We shouldnÕt punish them and rob them of education and job opportunities because of what their parents did.Ó
Ñ Cara Jepsen Õ86
{ In Memoriam }
1930s
Dorothy Nissen Rea Õ31
Denton, Texas
November 5, 2007
John W. Enos Õ34
Juno Beach, Florida
November 2, 2007
Janet Hardsocg Hoffman Woodbury Õ37
Richland Center, Wisconsin
June 17, 2007
1940s
Margery Mints Weiss Õ41
Evanston, Illinois
November 17, 2007
Joan Thrasher Ball Õ46
Meeker, Colorado
December 25, 2007
Edith Jones Batton Õ46
Hanover, New Hampshire
September 12, 2007
Edward J. Madden Õ48
Mount Prospect, Illinois
December 23, 2007
Walter C. Marbach Õ49
Park Ridge, Illinois
January 4, 2008
1950s
Willis E. Mayfield Õ50
Zion, Illinois
January 1, 2008
L. Richard Warner Õ50
Lake Forest, Illinois
October 15, 2007
Richard A. Wenzel Õ50
Wayne, Illinois
December 6, 2007
Elger A. Berkley Õ52
Glendora, California
October 26, 2007
Moorad P. Goshgarian Õ52
Granada Hills, California
October 3, 2007
Louise T. Tonigan Õ53
Macomb, Illinois
October 28, 2007
Wray Lamb Õ54
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
November 29, 2007
James L. OÕKeefe Õ56
St. Louis, Missouri
September 10, 2007
Carol Seaman Henry Õ57
Marco Island, Florida
June 7, 2007
James M. Hickey Õ57
Fresno, California
October 29, 2007
Robert M. Rogala Õ58
Grayslake, Illinois
October 11, 2007
1960s
Irwin J. Czosek Õ60
Libertyville, Illinois
December 12, 2007
Mary Dyer Bolander Õ62
Gurnee, Illinois
September 11, 2007
Martha MacLeod Õ66
Highland Park, Illinois
November 12, 2007
1970s
Leslie J. Keres Õ72
Lawrenceville, Georgia
January 6, 2008
David P. Dalgaard Õ78
Gurnee, Illinois
December 10, 2007
1980s
Thomas C. Cochran Õ83
Westwood, Massachusetts
December 9, 2007
Deborah Korzeniowski
Lindquist Õ85
Chicago, Illinois
October 22, 2007
Jean T. Hastings M/LS Õ87
Libertyville, Illinois
September 12, 2007
Ingrid H. Speros
Lake Forest, Illinois
November 15, 2007
Speros, a longtime Lake Forest resident and assistant to the President of Lake Forest College, has passed away. She first arrived at the College in 1964 to teach German, and then served as director of four language programs in Europe. In 1969, she married George L. Speros, then a professor of Spanish, and later chair of the CollegeÕs Foreign Languages Department and Associate Provost, Associate Dean of the Faculty, and Director of International Studies.
In 1974 Speros joined E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company as an administrative assistant. In 1998, she rejoined the College staff as executive assistant to President David Spadafora and, subsequently, to President Stephen D. Schutt.
Speros graduated from Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), graduating magna cum laude in 1961 with a bachelor of arts degree in German and a minor in French. She continued her studies in Germanic languages and linguistics at George Washington University, from which she received a masterÕs degree.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Ingrid H. Speros Scholarship for Study Abroad at Lake Forest College, 555 North Sheridan Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045.
Mark Bernard White
Stockton, California
November 18, 2007
White, a former communications professor and chair of the African American Studies Program, has passed away. He joined the Lake Forest College faculty in fall 1999 and helped shape the new program in communication. He led the searches for his communication colleagues and helped build the department to its present stature. White taught a wide variety of courses here, including African American Autobiography, African American Communication, Introduction to Communications, and Rhetoric and Speech, for a large audience of Lake Forest students.
Prior to Lake Forest, White was a lecturer in the communications department at University of California, Berkeley, and an assistant professor of communications at University of Wisconsin, Madison, and Baylor University.
He attended school in Berkeley from kindergarten through the receipt of his PhD in rhetoric from University of California, Berkeley.
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(Courtesy of Kit Seelye '71) Campaign Coverage 2.0 |
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