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The 1990s
1990
Paul A. Bowe shared the sad news that Jeffrey D. Vorderer passed away in September 2024, after a lengthy illness. Jon Cain, Geoff Bemiss, Mark Cyr, Mike Fetsko, Tim Long, Scott Shallo ’89, and Joe Smith, who all lived on the 4th floor of Jeanne Mance during their freshman year, had a long-overdue reunion touring breweries and distilleries of eastern Pennsylvania. With any luck, Jon says, this will be the first of many more annual get-togethers, pictured here. Sarah Montgomery Calatayud sends news and a picture of a “349 College Street Roommate Reunion with all eight roommates gathered for the first time since 1993! Kristen (Loser) Bilodeau, Julie (Hickman) Burg, Jennifer (Shea) Crowther, Cathy Deutsch, Patti (McNaught) Mastin, Julie (Marion) Reilley, and Sarah Ellen (Riddick) Russo spent the weekend in Newport, R.I. and laughed until we cried and our cheeks hurt, just like we used to do! So great to catch up, look at albums and reminisce. We will NOT wait this long to all be together again.” Steve Krupkin was so proud to watch his daughter Molly Jo Krupkin ’25 graduate from UVM this past May! W. Paul Weick and Laura (Gibbs) Weick '88 sent a picture of their July 30th wedding anniversary celebration. The couple met as RAs in UVM’s Living/Learning Center. Their son, Charlie, is now a senior in UVM’s Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. But, they say, their biggest news is that they moved back to Vermont after spending the last 35 years in New York.
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Mrs. Tessa Donohoe
Fontainetessafontaine@gmail.com
1991
Carl Brody wrote in spring 2025 to let us know that “A beloved member of the Catamount family, Patrick Ebbett, pictured here, passed away suddenly on April 1, 2025. Patrick was like family to the countless people he touched throughout his life — from grade and high school friends in Lyndonville, Vt. to UVM college buddies to leaders in the Oregon legal community, where he served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Oregon Department of Justice. Carl, Rebecca Brody ’92 and Todd Landry all gathered to celebrate Patrick's life in Portland, Ore., where Patrick lived since shortly after his UVM graduation in 1991. Many UVM friends were able to take part in the Vermont celebration of his life in Lyndonville in June.” Erik Steven Kufferman (pictured here) reports that he's still alive and well, and working in environmental consulting in France for ANTEA Group. John Oliver Niles wrote as his oldest son, Max, was preparing to start his sophomore year at UVM. John is now the Vice President for Conservation and Science at the San Diego Natural History Museum and invites Catamounts to come vist the most biodiverse county in the continental US. Leah Silberfarb Sarah writes, “My three boys are 24, 22, and 17! My partner and I run a martial arts school in N.H. In my free time, I love painting and the outdoors with my standard poodle, Yuki!” (See a picture here of Leah and her sons.)
Send your news to –Mrs. Karen Heller Lightmankhlightman@gmail.com
1992
Dongping P. Han retired from Warren Wilson College and became Professor Emeritus in their department of history and political science. Alex R. Johnson’s novel "Brooklyn Motto” is out now. Reviewer Alex Abramovich says it's “Raymond Chandler by way of Lou Reed: street-smart, razor-sharp, humming with menace. Johnson doesn’t just capture the city on edge; he drags you down its avenues, one gut-punch line at a time.” (See a photo of the book’s cover here Laura Jean Schmigel has completed her M.S. in high-incidence special education through Fort Hays State University in Kansas.
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Mrs. Lisa Aserkoff
1993
UVM Crew teammates Julie Cohn Greene and John Cooper ’92 teamed up for their third Peaks-to-Portland swim event. Experienced fisherman John guided in his kayak while Julie swam the 2.4 miles across Casco Bay, Maine. Julie reports that it was a beautiful day, a successful crossing, and that no sharks or jellyfish were encountered! A company's relocation caused Mike Hecklinger to move from Colorado to Texas in June. He says that he finds himself in a strange land north of Dallas. Amid the flatlands of Frisco, Mike looks forward to connecting with fellow Catamounts in the DFW Metroplex. He is most proud of his children: his daughter Cece attends the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado; his son Spencer plays Division III hockey and is a business major at Worcester State University in Massachusetts.
Send your news to: Ms. Gretchen Haffermehl
Brainardgretchenbrainard@gmail.com
1994
Robert Eugene Fraser just returned from a tour of Italy with wife Tanya ’95 and their kids; Sebastian will be attending UVM this Fall. Jean-Paul LaFors shares that UVM socks made for a small-world encounter on the Frog Lake Overlook trail in Lake Tahoe, Calif. While hiking, someone in JP's group noticed UVM socks on a hiker of a different group —who turned out to be Stacey Blumer Evans. JP was the RA in Coolidge the spring of 1994 when Stacey lived there, and the two hadn’t seen each other since the April 1995 day that Stacey packed up her car to move to California. (See a photo of the two, and Stacey’s socks, here.) Andrea J. Noel-Doubleday had a great visit this summer with physical therapy classmate Kristie (Manfredonia) Averill at her house on the Cape. They were looking forward to getting together in August in Maine with Nancy (Hardiman) Drew, Nicole (Boisvert) Quinn and Jill (Gumkowski) and Peter Vanderpot. She also proudly noted that son Christopher was looking forward to a fall start at UVM’s Grossman School of Business on an Army ROTC Scholarship. Denise Beliveau Smith is excited to have accepted the role as the Executive Director of the Vermont Council on Rural Development, which started when she was an undergrad at UVM in 1992. For those unfamiliar, she shares: “From local, citizen-led efforts to policy councils that build collaboration between state, federal, nonprofit, and private sector leaders, VCRD brings Vermonters together across political lines and organizational boundaries to create a better future.”
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Mrs. Cynthia Bohlin
1995
Class Secretary Valeri Susan Pappas sent in a wonderful picture of a large group of 1995 graduates (with some '94 & '96 grads) who got together in Burlington in June for two nights of fun, including herself, plus: Tim Abrahamsen, Josh Baron, Bridget ’96 and Phil Bellizia, Ted Butler, Torrey Card, Tim Casey, Abe Conant, James Conway, Andrew Dudgeon, Sarah Ehrlich '96, Sara Giller, Lisa Golding ’96, Jon Grischuck, James Gurley, Tyler Hand, Marcus ’96 and Mitzi [Fowler] Johnson, Brad Kieves, Aram (Alex) Khavari, Lisa Kiniry, Sara Dolan Looby ’96, Will Lowry, Seth Parker, Spencer Picard, Kelli Shonter and Chris Ford, Heatha Sullivan, Alex Sumberg, Steph "The Officer" Tanger ’96, Jack Turner, Ann-Marie Vannucci, Damien Whalen, Elzy [Sklar] Wick, Cara Wolfendale, Bill Wright and Lisa [Goodrich '95], and Paul Zedlovich '94, saying, “This is how we do it! Go Cats! Best friends forever.”
Send your news to:
Ms. Valeri Susan
Pappasvpappas@davisandceriani.com
1996
Sarah Terry Johnson was elected to the board of directors of the Vermont Genealogy Library. Pete Nardi has been named chair of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Water Conservation Division and appointed to the AWWA’s Technical Education Council. He has been an AWWA Trustee since 2022, and the general manager of Hilton Head Public Service District, the water, wastewater, sewer, and recycled water utility, on Hilton Head Island, S.C. since 2015. He has worked for the utility for more than 21 years. Lisa M. Schaeffler (pictured here) is serving as Vermont's very first New England American Public Works Association President.
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Ms. Jill Cohen
or
Mrs. Michelle Richards
1997
Katalin M Welch just started her second master’s degree in history education and says she is hoping to teach college!
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Mrs. Elizabeth Carstensen
1998
After many years living in central Vermont, Rebecca Schubert has moved to N.H. and opened an insurance-based nutrition counseling practice called One Step Nutrition Coaching. She says there’s been a lot to learn and that it’s very rewarding. See her company’s logo here.
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Mr. Benjamin Eldridge
1999
Send your news to:
Mrs. Sarah Pitlak