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The 1980s
1980
Kristin Nelson Foster sent a picture from May 2023, with “youngest daughter, Holly ’23, who graduated from UVM like her dad, John ‘79 and her mom. Sister Anna and brother Will came to cheer her on!
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Mrs. Kristen Yonker Hazen
1981
Tim F. Anderson shares he has retired from professional life and is enjoying more time with wife Nickie on Lake Norman, just north of Charlotte, N.C., where they have lived since their move from California. He writes: “Lake Norman is home to Normie — second only to Champ, as far as infamous legendary lake monsters go! Excited to visit our family and two grandchildren in Denver, Colo. And Los Angeles when we can. Also enjoying extensive travel together, a recent highlight being an expedition cruise to Antarctica. Enjoyed a recent trip to Burlington for a Sigma Phi event, glad to see the house is still going strong while, sadly, half the fraternities are no longer there since my time. Another 2024 highlight was attending the UVM Men's Soccer Championship Game in Cary, N.C. Exhilarating to witness in person! Always enjoy keeping up with classmates Pete Castrichini and Chris Williamson, while recently reconnecting with Sigma Phi alums Dana Delgizzi ’80, Kurt Haigis ’77, Jim Hansen, Paul Low ’80 and Eric Riddleberger ’82. Looking forward to more frequent visits and upcoming milestone reunions. It all still seems like yesterday!” Dane Paul Correll writes with appreciation, “RIP Professor Mary Jane Dickinson, UVM’s first professor of African-American literature on the undergraduate and graduate levels. May she rest in peace. Professor Dickinson kept us ( the Honorable Fred Rosa, Deputy Commissioner Leon Heyward, Executives Ben Rosa ’82, Bobby James, and me) focused while being supportive during our college years! We wouldn’t have made it without special people like you!” (See their photos here.) Russell Flannery wrote with this picture of himself with fellow former Cynic scribe Guy Page '79, who got together and recalled the good old days of newsprint and student life at UVM over coffee in Montpelier in January 2025. Howard Lincoln shared news and a photo from a September 2025 reunion of WRUV alums of the early 1980s. Donna Loso Hayes sends, “Hello to all my fellow classmates! My husband Dave and I happily retired last year and are thoroughly enjoying our freedom in Delray Beach, Fla.. I was a certified hospice and palliative care nurse for the past 16 years, an incredibly rewarding profession. We also celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary.” Linda Morris Jesse is “very happy to be back in New England after retiring with my husband on the south shore of Boston in the magical town of Hull. Wondering if there are any Catamounts to meet up with in the area.”
1982
Nancy Battey wrote with sorrow at the loss of her dear friend Joyce E. Bates ’83 in March 2024, but says she was was happy to have been able to get a memorial bench installed near Rowell Hall in July. (See its picture here.) Jamie Campbell Fagan’s youngest daughter, Serena, got married to Anthony Lahout from Littleton, N.H., who happens to own the oldest ski shop in the U.S. “Her godfather John Carter ’81 was there reading a poem and looking very holy!” They also often see Kat ’81 and Bill ’83 Bliss. Deb Sussman Mignucci celebrated the first anniversary of her sales training company and is grateful for successful partnerships with Amazon, Disney, LG Ad Solutions, and many others. Christopher Scott Rogers has worked in various horticulture-related positions for the last 43 years, and has joined many classmates by retiring in July, starting the next chapter of his life.
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John Peter Scambos
1983
Class Secretary Lisa Greenwood Crozier celebrated the wedding of her younger daughter on July 19th, saying, “Colleen and Drew exchanged their vows at our church, where they first met in 4th grade! We are so happy for them and look forward to watching them grow even more as a couple.” See their picture here. Dave Norman Hall writes that, as “a founding member of the Top Cats and an Arab-American who first experienced anti-Arab racism as a student at UVM,” he has “suspended his music career to concentrate on fighting the genocide in Palestine.” Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak celebrated Barbara Nolfi's life and community contributions by declaring July 28, 2025 as Barbara Nolfi Day in a festive event at Burlington Cohousing, which Barbara was instrumental in co-founding in 2007. In February, Steven Aaron Weissman “had the honor of returning to the UVM chemistry department to present a lecture on my work on developing an investigational drug for Alzheimer's disease and Lewy body dementia. My former roommate, Bill Reichert, and research advisor Professor Emeritus Chris Allen, were able to attend. It was the professional honor of a lifetime to so meaningfully connect my past to the present.”
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Mrs. Lisa Greenwood Crozier
1984
Lynn Tarbutton Cummings lives in South Burlington with her husband and enjoys having their adult children and grandchildren living there as well. She loves her retirement jobs of teaching watercolor, collage, and acrylics in Charlotte, South Hero, and South Burlington, and adds that it is pure joy taking lots of field trips and caretaking their grandsons as often as they can. Son John Hutchins ’12 lives nearby and they see him frequently. In addition to creating art on paper, she spends creative energy in the garden and cooking for friends and family. In cold weather, she heads to Palm Springs, to Mexico or other warm countries in Latin America, and is in frequent contact with her favorite UVM professor (now retired) Martin Thaler, who continues to be an art mentor and dear friend. She closes with, “Stay healthy and happy, everyone!”
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Mrs. Shelley Carpenter Spillane
1985
Lily de Jongh Downing shared a proud mother moment: “Dr. Jackson Burke, M.D.’25 graduated from Larner College of Medicine 40 years to the day of my undergrad graduation at UVM. He will be doing his residency at Kaiser Permanente Oakland in Internal Medicine, finishing with a Master’s in Public Health from Berkeley. His twin sister, Libby Burke, graduated in 2023 from Fordham Law, and is now a second-year associate at Reed Smith, LLP. I would have never thought in the early 80s, when I was at UVM, that I would have such accomplished children! I suspect my UVM peers would have thought the same!” (See a picture of Jackson and Libby here.) As an independent college counselor, Sherri Steinfeld Maxman is always excited to help a student apply to UVM. When a student decides to attend, she shows her freshman year student ID. The fact that it includes her social security number blows students' minds. “Those were the days!” Craig John Mabie writes that Josh Powers organized a 40th graduation anniversary event — an NYC Five-Boro Bike Tour! Craig and Josh were joined by Amy (Sieger) Daniels, Jerry Gilbert, Ross Nayduch, and Tim Olean on an iconic bike tour through all five of NYC’s boroughs. Jacquelyn Whitehorne Madsen shares that, “Several of us from the class of ’85 get together every few months with our families. We've been doing it for 40 years! This past June, Donna Kiley M.D.’90, Jeannie (Dougherty) Kelly, and me, along with our spouses and children, headed to the San Juan Islands off the coast of Seattle for hiking, boating and exploring. We were missing Dana Drew Wagner. Donna's husband, Kirk Kimball ’88, is a UVM grad, as is my oldest daughter, Harlee Madsen ’18. Several of us are retired now with a few still working. Whenever we get together, it is always a fun time with lots of laughs and great memories of our UVM days. Our children have been friends their whole lives and we are thankful we met all those years ago.” Serene Meshel-Dillman announces: “’Take Me Out Feet First,’ my documentary series about Medical Aid In Dying (MAID) is streaming on Amazon Prime. I am currently working on season two! The pilot episode features both of my parents (UVM class of 1960) who used MAID five years apart in California.” (See an image from the series here.) Thomas O'Handley is “excited to be back in Vermont, working at Merck Forest & Farmland Center while still living in Brooklyn, where we've been for nearly 30 years. Best of both worlds! Just built and dedicated our new hoop, in honor of Stan Van Gundy, who cut his teeth in Vermont. (See a photo of the hoop here.) It will be used by Student Conservation Association interns (and me!) who've come every summer since 1967. Come visit if you're in the Northshire.” Dr. David G. White was selected to be the Dean of the Herbert College of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee in January. He has continued in this area for his whole career, after graduating with a BS in Animal Science from UVM.
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Ms. Barbara A. Roth
1986
David Aronoff excitedly shares that in May 2025 his “daughter Hannah married Sam Stelfox (a Burlingtonian!) in Boston.” UVMers in attendance included his mom Sheila Kropsky Aronoff ’58, Amy Aronoff Blumkin ’82, Julie Michael Gelman ’88, Lee Gelman, Ira Hart ’85, and David Legg ’85.
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Mr. Lawrence Gorkun
1987
Class Secretary Sarah Reynolds shared terrific news from Julia (Larson) Hamilton, who had gotten in touch to say, “I have lived in London now for 25 years and have been inspired by England’s history, particularly while working recently at Windsor Castle for the Royal Collection Trust. My thesis examines the Stuarts’ use of space and decoration to determine their contribution to the development of interior decoration in England. It is entitled ‘Stuart Style: The spatial and decorative impact of Anna of Denmark’s English Privy Lodgings on the development of a dynastic style of interior decoration (1603-1688).’” Doreen DeNitto Burliss (pictured here) shares: “Hey fellow UVMers, my fourth novel, set in Nantucket, was released in June. I was invited to the Local Authors table at the Nantucket Book Festival to kick it off! But the hardest thing I had to write this past year was my husband's obituary ... married since 1989. I feel like I'm starting over in so many ways. I have so much gratitude for UVM alums Susie Lunt Detrick ’88, Brenda Christiansen Fife ’88, and Susan Fleischer Jackson ’88 for their consistent love and energy during this impossible time.” Dot Colagiovanni writes with the good news that she, Erica Antonelli, Kathie Collamore, and Carla Murray met up in NYC to celebrate their 60th birthdays. One weekend highlight was attending “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”; they gratefully note that UVM was the start of their lifelong friendship. (See the quartet’s photo here.) Congratulations to John Finnell M.D. ’91, whom the American Board of Emergency Medicine appointed as Director of Medical Affairs in December 2024. J. Scott Gabrielsen sent in festive news of a 1987-1988 Cape Cod 60th birthday celebration; former UVM rugby players Archie Bright ’86, Dan Croteau,Ted Danforth ’88, Brad Dore ’88, Mark Kagan ’89, and Mike Waterman, plus UVM lacrosse alumni Dave Cone ’88, Tim Francis, Jock Hayes ’16, Dave Miller, Russ Spencer ’88, and lacrosse hall-of-famers Craig Mygatt ’88 and Scott Gabrielsen were all able to take part in the fun. (Their picture is here.) Wanda Heading-Grant Ed.D.’03 has been recognized as a 2025 Pittsburgh Business Times’ Women of Influence in the Western Pennsylvania area. Beth Weintraub Liberman is the new executive director of Jewish Communities of Vermont. Her own Jewish Vermont experience began with UVM Hillel and being a part of the original Jewish Action Coalition. (See her picture here.) Adrian Theodore Paul added a second dog to the family. Beauticia (almost 2) now has a younger brother, Mortimer, who is a very picky eater, but is doing okay. They still live between San Francisco and Reno, Nev (See Beauticia and Mortimer here.).
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Mrs. Sarah Vaden Reynolds
1988
Daryl Campbell retired in 2024 from a position as president and CEO of Evergreen Goodwill in Seattle. He and his wife recently moved back east to Brooklyn, N.Y. after many years in Washington state. He says it is good to be back after almost 20 years there. Their two grandchildren, Sage and Mila, live in Burlington, Vt. and stepson Hugo recently graduated from the University of Washington. They get back to Burlington frequently and always love the time they get to spend there. They were “beyond thrilled to watch our soccer Cats win the national championship. What an incredible ride! Go Cats Go!” Jennifer Ann Charlston lives in Palm Beach, Fla. and manages the J.McLaughlin men’s store. Her two daughters are in NYC working, and her son is at Elon University. She is playing lots of tennis and golf, and loving South Florida life! (See Jennifer’s photo with her kids here.) Wendy Webster Farrell has transformed a passion for empowering women into “The Imperfect Prophet” podcast. Through her “open source help” philosophy, she freely shares tools for midlife reinvention, proving that life is supposed to get bigger, not smaller. (See Wendy’s picture here.) Staff from Maria College shared the news that their president, Dr. Lynn Ortale Ph.D.’88, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU). Dr. Ortale became President of Maria College in July 2022. She brings more than 35 years of experience in higher education, focusing on mission-driven, student-centered approaches that support underserved and diverse student populations. (See Dr. Ortale’s picture here.)
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Mrs. Cathy Selinka Levison
1989
Sarah Cioffi earned her doctorate in Educational Leadership in November 2024. Since retiring from her role as a K-12 administrator for the Shenendehowa Central School District in Clifton Park, N.Y., in June 2024, she has launched an educational consulting firm that specializes in supporting school districts with students learning English. She also continues to teach in the graduate programs at Bard and Siena Colleges. Sarah sees Glenn ’88 and Courtney Griesser several times a year in Burlington and had a blast at the James Taylor concert at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. on July 4th with Amy Raab Macaluso ’89 (picture here) and her husband, Kevin. Sue Ellen Henry sent in a picture with fellow HESA grads and Redstone residence life staff: Kathleen Knight Abowitz, Allen Delong, Brad Flickinger, Deb Johns and Mary Liscinsky. The group celebrates 34 years of vacationing and maintaining their incredible friendships. (See the group’s picture here.) Martha Hull recently expanded “Martha Hull's Cute and Deadly Art” (based out of Burlington.) to wholesale orders, and says to stop by her booth (see a picture here) and say hi at the Burlington Farmer’s Market any Saturday between Mother's Day and Halloween. After a nearly 40-year career in enterprise software engineering, Les Wardwell retired in 2024 to focus more on his passion for writing. His historical fiction debut novel of suspense, family saga, and romance, “He Is Just Away,” is set in 1892 Lincoln, Mass. and Nova Scotia. Find him on LinkedIn, Instagram, Goodreads, and at lesliewardwell.wordpress.com.
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Mrs. Maureen Kelly Gonsalves