
Classnotes
Classnotes
Laurie Schneider Bilton ’89, P’22 shared this photo of her triplets: Emma Bilton ’22 and Hannah Bilton ’22, who graduated from HWS, and Victoria Bilton (center), who graduated from Pace University.
Lots of great memories from the summer 2022 ALAA reunion, hosted by John Warden ’88 in Williamsburg, Va.
Piper Ferrone Griffith ’15 and her husband Peter at their wedding in August, taking a photo with Piper’s grandmother, Shane Fitzpatrick Mooney ’52, GP’15, GP’19. Many other alums were attendance.
In August, Piper Ferrone Griffith ’15 married Peter Griffin in Dorset, Vt. Kirsten Anderson Delany ’15, William Delany ’13, Katherine Drinkwater ’15, Kyler Rowley ’13, Caroline Merrill Rowley ’15, Emily Watt ’16, Shannon Beatty ’16, Emma Coppola Ryan ’15, Cat Gorman ’15, Kathleen Kennedy Zeller ’15, Isabelle DeMartin Crittenden ’15, Peter Gorman ’86, Ryder Ferrone ’19, Regan Sheets ’19 and Shane Fitzpatrick Mooney ’52, GP’15, GP’19 were all there to celebrate.
Thomas Anthony ’65 and Susan Terrell Anthony ’65 celebrated 56 years of marriage. They have two daughters and live in York, Maine.
Class of ’75ers Stephen Greenspan, Kurt Dossin, Steven Shoob and James Emery in July at their “38th Annual Men’s Weekend” at Little Sebago Lake in North Windham, Maine.
William Most ’81 became a grandpa for the second time in April with the birth of Finnley Taylor Most.
Class of ’88 grads report an “amazing annual ski trip” in Telluride, Colo. (l to r): Jeffrey Pulis, Bennett Austin, Karen Peterson Wilson, David Schultz, Peter Wilson and Robert Rooks.
Joseph Corcoran ’79, Henry Holden ’63, P’84, P’89, GP’20, Scott Holden ’84, P’20 and Eric Curry ’96 had a great time playing at the Eastward-Ho Golf Club on Cape Cod in Chatham, Mass.
Also hitting the links on Cape Cod: Charles “Crawford” Bidwell ’88, Sean Bonner ’88, Charles Murphy ’88, P’20 and Andrew Shafter ’88.
Last March, Peter Yaverbaum ’96 skied—and became fast friends—with Denver architect and fellow Statesman Roger Day ’74, a Vail ski instructor since 1978.
Hobart friends at a Tedeschi Trucks concert in Port Chester, N.Y.: Alexander Mirabella ’86, Michael Fuchs ’87, E. Parker Neave ’86, Terrence “Butch” Cassidy ’86 and Augie MacCurrach ’86, P’18.
Spencer Ward ’16 and Justine Shank Ward ’16 were married in Washington, D.C. in April with many HWS friends in attendance. They met during their First Year Seminar with Professor Klaus—and played on the Hobart and William Smith squash teams!
Joseph Reale ’16, Augustus Pierce ’16, Allison Kuklinski ’16, Zachary Dinte ’16 Michael Birkhofer ’16 and Cathryn Pickei ’17 joined Spencer Ward ’16 and Justine Shank Ward ’16 in celebrating their marriage.
In May, Rev. Hiram Ratliff ’88 earned his Doctorate of Ministry from New York Theological Seminary. His action dissertation project, which centers on gun violence, challenges pastors and churches to do more to address the violence that plagues communities across the US.
Alice Coakley ’08, Louisa Ross ’08 and Megan Hyland ’08 in the Berkshires. Meg welcomed her second son, James Quinn, in June; Lucy’s third daughter, Weezie Werntz, was born in May.
An alum gathering at Garrison Forest School in Owings Mills, Md. (l to r): Adair Bonsal Stifel ’89, Christopher Bennett ’90, Louisa Wilson Murphy ’89, Cassandra Naylor Brooks ’89, Elizabeth Redman Kokinis ’89, Robert Barroll ’89, Elizabeth Bennett Blue ’78, Robert “Bo” Cashman ’89 and George Kokinis ’89.
Tak Tsui and Renee Conklin ’02 welcomed their daughter, Maya Yun Kei Tsui (Maya 徐恩琪), in August.
Christopher McDonald ’77, L.H.D.’13 and Scott Perry ’91 reunited on Emmy weekend.
Gregory Wiener ’75 and wife Trina on a village-to-village hike in Dordogne, France.
Celebrating the induction of Karen Salemo Van Arsdale ’88 (center) into the Heron Hall of Honor with Melissa Rogers ’88, Grace Jerauld ’88, Christine Spring ’88 and Susan Rock Tully ’88.
Jean Tower Keplinger ’64 and William Keplinger ’59, who were married in the chapel 53 years ago, visited campus in April and had a great chat with Gretchen Emerick-Marr P’25 in the William Smith Dean’s Office.
Mark “Skip” Darden ’87, P’17 presents J.P. Dana Merk ’97 with an Alumni Citation at Reunion 2022.
At the national meeting of the Sons of the Revolution in Boston, Louis “Hoagie” Carmichael ’68, P’02, Russell Rich ’68 and J. Reeve Bright ’70, P’89 pause for a photo while celebrating Russell’s election as the group’s national president. (Hoagie serves as treasurer.)
Joelle Rudnick-Baer ’10 married Aaron Baer in April in New Jersey. HWS alums in attendance included Kira Lees ’10, Caitlin Lugar Cheowanich ’10, Annica Crouse Holder ’10 and Franchessca Branlund ’10.
Robert Kowal ’69 received the bronze medal in rifle shooting at the Veterans Golden Age Games.
In May, Seth Abrams ’10 and Deana Stuart ’09 were married in front of close friends and family, including eight additional HWS alums! Whitney Austin ’09 officiated the wedding and Norah Scheinman ’09 and Hallie Martenson ’09 were in the bridal party.
This summer, Masashi Katayama ’92 and Ayako Susuki Katayama ’92 visited Christopher Goddard ’91 and caught a Kane County Cougar game in Illinois.
In April, Maggi Sliwinski Tetreau ’07 and husband Bryn welcomed son Willis Edward, “the sixth generation of Tetreaus on the family farm that was homesteaded in 1911,” Maggi writes.
Bess Brodsky Goldstein ’80 at the Maccabiah Games in Israel where she represented the US on the silver medal-winning Masters golf team!
Alums gathered at the home of Matthew Robbins ’94 and Molly McCullough Murrill ’94 (center) to enjoy the Fourth of July parade in Wyomissing, Pa. Joining Matt and Molly were Elissa Metzger Keeler ’98, Timothy Keeler ’98 and Samuel Goodman ’95.
Eric Lax ’66, L.H.D. ’93 sports a beanie from his student days.
Gavin Flood ’20, MAT’21 and Carol Shanks Dougherty ’83, at Perkiomen School in Pennsburg, Pa., where Gavin is a history teacher and the Theater Director and Carol is Associate Head of School.
Roger Tobin ’72 and Janis Root Tobin ’72 on top of St. Mark’s Tower, then…
…and now.
Peter Budmen ’15, MAT ’16, Samuel Williams ’15, Caitlin Crossett ’15 and Gussie Williams ’13 met up in Geneva at Scout Vineyards, owned by Daniel Budmen ’15 and Olivia Todd Budmen ’15. The dogs are Reuben, Juliet and Piper!
Vice President for Advancement Bob O’Connor P’22, P’23, Jamie Hutchins ’08 and Edward Pollack ’55 pause for a photo at Reunion.
Smile! Chevy DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23 takes a selfie with Ednesha Saulsbury ’00, Algrin Flowers ’91, Gary DeWitt Marshall ’89, Chanelle Rogers ’00 and Themba Jones Johnson ’92 at the ALAA reunion this summer.
Lindsey Dick Riter ’09, MAT ’10 shared this photo of her daughters, Carly and Madison Riter—note the HWS gear.
From the 1963 Echo & Pine: The folk group comprised of John Culbertson ’66, Joseph Hutchinson ’65, Carol Eichenholz Schabacker ’64 and Eric Andersen ’65, L.H.D. ’22. John writes: “Eric and Joe were the core of the group because they’d been together as a group on Cape Cod the previous summer. It was a lot of fun.”
Brendan Csaposs ’09 with his doctoral chair, Dr. Kenda Grover, after earning his Ph.D. in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning from the University of Arkansas.
Genoa Boswell ’09 and Brendan Csaposs ’09 reunite on the savanna in Kenya.
Neil Sjoblom ’75 captured this photo during a documentary film screening and fundraiser for the people of Ukraine. Hobart College Hockey player Artem Buzoverya ’24 (white shirt) spoke of the emotional support from his teammates as his family has endured the war. “Not a dry eye in the Smith Opera House,” Sjoblom writes.
A golf outing at Sunny Brook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, Pa., brought together Gary Otten ’91, Peter Miller ’86, Jared Weeden ’91, Andrew Pressman ’93, James DeLaney ’93, Trevor McAndrew ’04, Brian Mahoney ’91, Bruce Redpath ’91 (who hosted the event), Christopher Bennett ’90, Brian Fenlin ’95 and Jamie Shoup.
Martin Harding ’66, GP’22 shared this photo from the graduation of his granddaughter Sofia Schuller ’22. Noting that Sofia graduated summa cum laude as an economics major and member of Phi Beta Kappa, Martin adds: “It was great to visit the campus again for her commencement and, as she has a job in Rochester, we may revisit.” Here, Sofia stands on the Quad with her grandmothers (and Martin photobombing).
Members of the Classes of 2017 reconnect on the Quad during Reunion 2022.
Laina Zissu Grady ’16 and William Grady ’13 were married in June at Wainwright House in Rye, N.Y., with many alums in attendance (l to r): Mary Zickar Casey ’15, Mary “Molly” Doran ’15, Jennifer Cytryn ’16, Emily Kaskel ’16, Laina Zissu Grady, Shannon Beatty ’16, Alexandra “Addie” Warner ’16, William Grady, Sarah MacDonnell ’16, India Tibbetts ’16, Kate Gilhool Gilbert ’16, Jordan Carson ’13, Francis Gilhool ’85, P’16, Michael Bowden ’15, Theodore Casey ’14, Edmund Parke Coleman ’14, Jacqueline Paolino Gadigian ’14 and Daniel Gadigian ’11. Not pictured: Emily Watt ’16, Michael Conte ’16 and Gray Hamilton ’15.
Celebrating the wedding of Laina Zissu Grady ‘16 and William Grady ‘13. Pictured are Emily Watt '16, India Tibbits '16, Sarah MacDonnell '16, friend Caitlin Lyden, Laina Zissu Grady, Alexandra “Addie” Warner '16, Jennifer Cytryn '16, Emily Kaskel '16, Shannon Beatty '16
HWS friends gathered to celebrate the wedding of Natasha Patel ’18 and Jignesh Patel (front). In attendance: Owen Beal ’17, Jacqueline Fisher ’18, Bradley Robbins ’16, Brianna Arnold Robbins ’19, Tanner Poisson ’19, Andrea Donofrio ’18; Banan Otaibi ’18, Rebecca “Bex” Czajkowski ’18, MAT’19, Professor Vikash Yadav, Professor Stacey Philbrick Yadav, Kieran Philbrick Yadav and Lila Philbrick Yadav.
Annie in the Water (the band Brad Hester ’09 founded as a student at HWS) performed with Twiddle at Paper Mill Island in the Syracuse area in September. (Photo by David Koegel)
Brendan Giblin ’09, wife Julie and their new daughter, Charleigh.
Kaloyan Byanov ’21, Director of the Alger Adams ’32 Intercultural Center Alejandra Molina and Anja Maria Bassimir ’07, who gave a talk on campus this fall, “The Banality of Terror: Early Concentration Camps in Small Town Germany.”
Photographer Adam Farid ’20, Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevanne DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23 and Videographer and Web Editor Brett Williams traveled downstate this summer to visit Patricia Adams, daughter of Alger L. Adams ’32, D.D.’83, to record a documentary tribute to Hobart’s first Black graduate for the Bicentennial gala. Watch the video at hws.edu/hobart-bicentennial/media.aspx.
John Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02 and his wife Bonnie P’99, P’02 celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.
Hobart football fans got together for the game against St. John Fisher in September: (standing) Colby Feane ’06, Jamie Anderson ’06, Eric Ampuja ’05, Ryan McWalter ’07, (seated) Shawn Mizro ’07, JJ Smaldone, Mike Cragg P’13, John Hogan ’88, Danny Mizro and Bill Levy ’88.
Joseph Tully ’88 and Pierre McGuire ’83 at a golf outing in Concord, Mass.
Joined by their dog Carmela, Virginia Knight Sargent ’69 and husband Scott celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a lunch at the Lodge at Pebble Beach.
In August, Susan Estelle Garsoe ’69, Alice McKay Cooper ’69 and Elizabeth Browne Lenehan ’69 celebrated their 75th birthdays together in Narragansett, R.I.
Ann Hermann ’76 with daughter Sarah, who graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in May.
James Coghlin ’90, E. Harrison Stone ’90, James Sansone ’90, Phillip Ruthen ’90, Steven Kirchner ’90, Steven Kramer ’90 and Allen Raymond ’89, P’20 gathered to celebrate the wedding of Phil’s daughter.
A mini-reunion in Iceland with James Coghlin ’90, Kristen Euler Coghlin ’91, Jay Jacobs ’90 and Suzanne Draddy Jacobs ’91.
A mini-reunion in Iceland with Suzanne Draddy Jacobs ’91, James Coghlin ’90, Kristen Euler Coghlin ’91 and Jay Jacobs ’90.
Charles Updegraph ’64, P’90 shared this photo of his grandson Keiji Joaquim Shikama, born January 2022—“potential Hobart Class of 2044!”
Chloe Glover Riley ’15 and Brett Riley ’14 were married in July in Vermont, joined my many alums, including Thomas Rush ’14, Brendan Fitzgerald ’15, Tucker Randle ’15, Thomas Petrocci ’15, Peter Zonino ’14, Marnie Merrill ’15, Cat Gorman ’15, Kirsten Anderson Delany ’15, Campbell von Eschen ’15, Patrick Conlan ’15, Morgan Metcalf ’15, Emma Coppola Ryan ’15, William Delany ’13, Jacqueline Tilden ’15, Connor Simon ’17, Pierre McGuire ’83, Troy Neureuter ’15, Katherine Drinkwater ’15, Rebecca Greiff ’15, Julie Kunzman Neureuter ’15, Caroline Demeter ’15, Abbey Rogowski ’15 and Jeanine Cryan ’15.
Jennifer Brownell Rummel ’02 and her husband Christopher visited Ian Schlanger ’02 and Sara Wingerath-Schlanger ’02 at their new home outside Seattle.
In Madison, Conn., David “Randy” Howe ’93 and Alicia Solis ’94 hosted a 50th birthday celebration for Gail Tenney ’94, P’26 in June. Also there: Marvin Lao ’94, Samuel Zuvekas ’93, Betsey Clement Minor ’93, Meredith Fanning ’93 and Gregory MacGilpin ’93.
While their parents reconnected on campus, Evelyn Royston (daughter of Elizabeth Brown Royston ’00), Audrey and Caroline Haas (daughters of Ericka Wilhelms McKenna ’02) and Henry Hall (son of Kathleen Procario ’00) took a photo with the statue of Elizabeth Blackwell.
Phinn Oswald ’21, Ericka Wilhelms McKenna ’02, Elizabeth Brown Royston ’00, Joseph Brown ’10, Kathleen Procario ’00 and John Farnsworth ’99 at the Inland Harbor Marina in Waterloo, N.Y.
Deborah Shor Jervis ’72 and husband Bruce Jervis ’72 hosted several HWS visitors at their home in Norway, Maine in August. Here, Debby (center) is pictured with Elizabeth Stratton ’72 and Ellen Jervis ’76.
Joined by Sam the dog, Paul “Bossman” Hausman ’72, Elizabeth Stratton ’72 and Thomas Howard ’72 visited Deborah Jervis ’72 and Bruce Jervis ’72 in Maine this summer. Ellen Jervis ’76 also visited.
An HWS community gathering at the Sunset Club in Seattle, hosted by Julie Barwick P’19 and Jon Rosen ’65.
In May, Brittany Coburn ’17 held her thesis show as finished her MFA in Sculpture from Savannah College of Art and Design. There in support: Samuel Coburn ’90, P’17, Sabrina McKee Budd ’89, Pamela Harrington ’89, Laura Graff Coburn ’89, P’17, Morgan Gaudet ’18, Erin Lichter ’17, Julia Wasserman ’17 and Zachary Birnbaum ’16.
Zachary Birnbaum ’16, Brittany Coburn ’17 and Erin Lichter ’17 at Brittany’s MFA show in May.
Celebrating three generations of Hobart and William Smith! David Gage ’91, P’22, Bryna Gage ’22 and Walter Gage ’62, P’91, GP’22.
Andrew Wood ’97, Alicia Garbutt Mayers ’97, C. Justin Mayers ’97 and John Williams ’97 at Lake Tahoe.
Andrew Wood ’97 found a familiar name while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.
James Painton ’97 P’25, Alexander Fink ’97 and H. Benjamin Sharlin ’97 at Reunion.
Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish ’82 saw one of her daughters married in June on Cape Cod, and another married Labor Day weekend in Boston. Pictured here celebrating at the Chatham Bars Inn on the Cape: Anne Richardson Rowley ’82, Cyndy, Catherine Berlings Castaldi ’82, Annmarie McNamara Massie ’82, Stacy Solomon Bach ’82 and Mary Stowell Nelson ’82, P’10.
The second wedding was in Boston over Labor Day weekend - unfortunately Annie could not attend, but here is a picture of the 5 of us: Annmarie McNamara Massie, Cyndy Gelsthorpe Fish, Mary Stowell Nelson, Cathy Berlings Castaldi, and Stacy Solomon Bach.
Fun times at Reunion 2022: Judd Nathan ’82, Joseph DeMatteo ’82, Thomas Ostheimer ’82, P’14, Mark Shedrofsky ’79, Ronna Tulgan Ostheimer ’82, P’14, Jeff Chinman ’82, Ira Stern ’82, Douglas Morgan ’83, Christopher Martin ’82, Allyson Pagnani Martin ’82, Francine Hertz ’82, Linda Reiter ’82 and Debra Greenberg Morgan ’82. (Nancy Messing ’82 and Mark Collins ’82 were there celebrating too.)
Emily Jones ’16 and Joshua Weinstein ’17 were married in June in Lenox, Mass.
Natalie Munderville ’16 and Stephen West ’19 were married in October 2021 in Naples, N.Y.
Ingrid Dehler-Seter ’16 and Paul Ciaccia ’15 were married in Akron, N.Y. surrounded by many other HWS graduates.
Hannah Cooper ’16, Rachel Fischer ’16, Chiara Favaloro ’16, Whitney Reynolds ’16, Katie Meyer ’17 and Madison Finn ’16 hiking in the Adirondacks to celebrate Whitney before her wedding in September.
Jeanne Wilson Stevens ’83 spent time this year with Darby Neff-Verre ’83, Marie Westermeier ’83, Janet Fry Green ’83 and Donna Ingram ’83. Between Myrtle Beach, Kentucky and New Jersey, “lots of reminiscing, laughter and making new memories!”
Jeremy Cushman ’96, Susan Flanders Cushman ’98 and their two boys enjoyed a hike with Elizabeth Brownold Moretz ’99 in the Alta Basin in Utah this summer.
Emily Gorczynski ’26 and her mom Melissa Fasolo Gorczynski ’98, P’26 enjoying Orientation.
First year roommates Deborah Stengle ’98 and Susan Thibodeau Swett ’98 caught up this summer in Maine.
Caitlin Caron ’08, MAT’10 and Cristina Mulcahy ’08 met up at Keuka Lake in July.
Cris and Sequoia Armstrong ’08 had an adventure in Chetumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Emily Worcester ’15 and Christopher Pope ’14 were married in June. Celebrating with them: Conor Sullivan ’14, Adam Nast ’14, Michael Orr ’15, Alexander Jundanian ’14, David Barros ’15, Douglas Van Der Hyde ’14, Mary “Allie” Zickar Casey ’15, Marc Forman ’14, Theodore Casey ’14, Peter Standish ’14, Margaret Manko Standish ’14, Samuel Cothern ’14, Eric Mills ’15, John Langevin ’15, Lauren Karam ’15, William Weimer ’14, Dillon Sass ’14, Alexander Everett ’15, Chloe Hayter ’15, Alison Pliszka ’15, Madeline Carens ’15, Robyn Manley ’15, Matthew Johnson ’15, Jenna Raleigh Barros ’15, Campbell von Eschen Meyers ’15, Benjamin Vaccaro ’15, Tucker Randle ’15, Anna Worcester ’18, William Godfrey ’16 and Marnie Merrill ’15.
William Smith classmates of ’93 visiting Geneva in June: Lori Pawlows Draper, Gretchen Ace Broderson, Katherine Meck Barnard and Margo Alexander Murray.
Alums gathered in Geneva in September to celebrate the marriage of Matthew Robbins ’94 and Molly McCullough Murrill ’94. Pictured (l to r): John Meils ’93, Tim Keeler, Jason Brown ’93, Elissa Keeler ’98, Jessica Anderson Helson ’94, Matt, Molly, Paul Nessel ’94, David Graham ’67, David Gipner ’95, Michael Mills ’96 and Michael Fudzinski ’96.
Class of ’93ers Lori Pawlows Draper, Gretchen Ace Broderson, Katherine Meck Barnard and Margo Alexander Murray back on campus.
Spotted at Port’s Café in Geneva: (front) President Mark D. Gearan L.H.D. ’17, P’21, Mary Herlihy Gearan L.H.D.’17, P’21, Jody Truswell ’01, Irini Konstantinou ’23, Zaheer Bowen ’23, Samari Brown ’24, Jesse Whelan-Small ’24, (back) Timothy Washburn ’68, Julia Jennison Washburn ’70, William Truswell ’68, P’01, Carol VanHorn, Schuyler VanHorn ’68 and Lynn Truswell ’71.
Christopher McDonald ’77, L.H.D.’13, John Hayes ’77, P’18 and Dorothy D’Amanda Hayes ’77, P’18 catch up at the KA Backyard Party during Reunion Weekend.
In August, the “Eldest Statesmen” alum lacrosse team competed in the Lake Placid Tournament 60-plus division.
Dorothy D’Amanda Hayes ’77, P’18 with her first great-grandchild.
Janet Gold Bass ’78 and her husband Edward.
Barbara Tallasken Browne ’78 and husband Tom Browne ’78 joined Robert Reynolds ’78, his wife Jan Reynolds, Catherine “Kitty” Bacon Koch ’78 and her husband Jim Koch in Sanibel Island, Fla.
Conor Noonan ’11 married Lauren Inouye in April in Washington D.C. The HWS crew included: William Wetzel ’11, Teddy Tanzer ’10, Elijah Scherr ’10, Andrew Emerson ’10, Thomas Harty ’10, Rotimi Adeoye ’18, Alexandra Gerling ’13 and Geoffrey Peck ’10.
Heather Ogletree ’09 and Ned Breen celebrated their marriage alongside Lauren Zeitler Newhouse ’09, Allison Dean ’09, Kelly Stephens Pieri ’09, Trevor Pieri ’08, H. Timothy Breen ’76, P’12, Lawrence Macko ’76, Dana O’Brien ’78 and Sean Breen McMurtry ’12.
Hoping to resume their annual reunions, former roommates Megan Marra McLeish ’13, Kelsey Hill ’13, Catherine Moshier Seamon ’13 and Rachel Hinnenkamp ’13 got together in Rhode Island in August for the first time since 2019.
Taking in the stage for the first time in 51 years, Room Service reunited at Reunion 2022. Stephen Dalton ’71, Paul Johnson ’71 and Frank Morales ’71 (front of stage here) were joined by Timothy Schmidt, Ronald Barr and Larry Shanbrom and his wife Sherry.
Hannah Nichols Ritter ’17 and Andrew Ritter ’17 were married in September in New Hampshire, joined by Sean Cunningham ’17, Jonathan Antonio ’16, Andrew Feinberg ’17, Alexandria Buckley Feinberg ’16, Annie Venditti ’17, Amy Blanchard Heeran ’17, Emily Blanchard ’17, Mark Marino ’16, Lily Altman ’17, Brett Danziger ’17, Michael Doeblin ’17, Kristina Garnett ’17, Peter Ashmore ’17 and Christian Coons ’17.
Celebrating the marriage of Amy Blanchard Heeran ’17 and Jake Heeran on Cape Cod. Also pictured: Geneva Waite ’17, Emily Blanchard ’17, Alexandra Bird ’17, Kristina Garnett ’17, Sarah Honan ’17, Annie Venditti ’17, Allison Flaherty ’17, MAT ’18, Jaclyn Rogers ’17, Hannah Connolly ’16, Catherine Wolf ’18, Bailey Ebby ’18, Alexandria Burns ’18 and Melissa Moore ’18.
Trustee Stephen Wong ’89 with Sonya Pankey and Meta Robinson, granddaughters of Jackie Robinson, at the opening of the Smithsonian exhibition “Baseball: America’s Home Run.” Stephen loaned many items from his collection for the exhibition, which opened this year, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of Robinson becoming the first African American to play in Major League Baseball.
Arthur Goodhand ’75, Gary Morrow (who transferred sophomore year), and Cape Ranken ’75 in Fernandia Beach, Fla.
Class of 2002 friends at their 20th Reunion: Shane Knowles and Matthew Dyson (standing) and Robert Sutphen ’02 and Jesse Aquilino ’02.
Lilah Parker Crelley ’02 and Alicia Lathey Ensworth ’02 celebrating their 20th Reunion.
HWS sibling pride: Jack Wingerath ’05 and Sara Wingerath-Schlanger ’02.
Ellie and Henry Schlanger and Liam Wingerath, cousins and “future Statesmen and Herons!” predict Jack Wingerath ’05 and Sara Wingerath-Schlanger ’02.
Molly Liberman ‘10 and Sara Wingerath-Schlanger ‘02.
Works by Irene Zutell Bleidner ’87.
Stephen Lamade ’81 shared this sunset view from his Maine camp.
In June, Debra Lewis ’00 celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Finger Lakes Toy Library, a nonprofit she founded in Ithaca to foster child development and build community through play.
College friends David Meaney ’87 and Sara Campbell Lodini ’87 then…
…and now.
Eric Hall Anderson ’59 and Susi Hochstrasser with a view of Schilthorn Summit in Switzerland.
Herons celebrate Marisa Vespa Hamlin ’08 (third from left) at her induction to the Heron Hall of Honor in September. Joining Marisa were Ashley Kent Rosati ’07, Paula Foote Breese ’07, MAT’08, Caroline Wenzel Chapman ’05, Kristen Suatoni Jadin ’08, Robyn Caputo ’10 and Lori Pietraszek ’08.
Caroline Wenzel Chapman ’05, Seraphine Hamilton ’06, Ashley Kent Rosati ’07 and Sophie Dennis Riskie ’07 at the Heron Hall of Honor induction ceremony.
William Smith soccer spectators (and former players) Sue Willard ’99, Caroline Wenzel Chapman ’05, Ashley Kent Rosati ’07 and Seraphine Hamilton ’06. Seraphine was inducted to the Heron Hall of Honor this fall.
Susan Jordan ’06, Sally M. Scatton P'02, P’06, Melissa Fitch D’Amato ’06, Sophie Dennis Riskie ’07 and Margaret Dolan ’06.
Melanie Schnitzlein ’08 and Christopher Drake ’10 tied the knot in September at the Mallard Island Yacht Club in Manahawkin, N.J. There to celebrate were: Cabot Roy ’11, Andrew Ockenden ’10, Amanda Levy ’11, Garrett McIntyre ’09, Charles Stockdale ’10, Leland Drake ’12, Alexander Hess ’12, Lisa Fabbricotti Drake ’77, P’10, P’12, Christopher Kimball ’11, Madeleine Drake ’14, Benjamin Shabot ’10, Yeasmine Khalique ’10, Thomas Cullinan ’10, Samuel Stebbins ’10, Michael Monteiro ’10 and Henry Switlik ’12.
Alums joined Warren Heller ’83 to celebrate the marriage of his daughter Marissa Heller Keery to Barton Keery. Pictured here: Jonathan Bergner ’85, P’19, Monica Wolf Gaines ’84, Barton, Andrew Gaines ’83, Marissa, James Sapiro ’84, Warren and W. Michael Petty ’83, P’16.
Shamilka Samarasinha Boralessa '93, Global Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at EPAM Systems, Inc., was selected as a finalist for the Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the 2022 Female Executive category.
Friends celebrate the marriage of Thomas Ramage ’16 and Elaine Ramage in Vermont in June, including Julien Green ’16, William Bird ’17 and Andrew Kane ’16.
Amy Dundas Pequignot ’02, Aimee Gleason ’02, Kate Chase Dumond ’02 and Elizabeth Dedrick ’02 made the trip to Portland, Maine to celebrate Kate’s recent marriage. Stephen Chabot ’02 couldn’t miss the opportunity to hang out with some of his favorite William Smith alums.
Peter Gregory ’07 (right) shares that fellow Statesman Richard J. Horwitz ’66 recently joined the Rochester law firm McConville, Considine, Cooman & Moran. With Mary Ognibene ’96 there as well, that makes three generations of HWS grads at the firm!
Coinciding with the fall Day of Service on campus, alums, parents and friends volunteered at the San Francisco-Marin Foodbank: Cameron Snyder ’13, Jessica Bishop ’16, Mathias Bendull P’21, Sigrun Erber-Bendull P’21, Nathan Greig, Christina Kinnevey ’09, Taylor Anderson ’15, Rebecca Charlton ’11 and Sarah Cummings ’11.
Michael Solly ’68 ran the Tunnel to Towers 5K, a 9/11 memorial race, with his son and grandson in September. Mike finished second in the over-75 class, and his grandson (age 9) was first in the 11-and-under group.
John Hillenbrand ’17 and Noelle Nichols Hillenbrand ’18 were married in September at St. Stephen’s Church in Geneva.
Pictured here with Kathy Platoni ’74, John Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02 says the Bicentennial gala was the first time he’s worn his uniform in public in 33 years, but “it was a black-tie event.”
Ahead of Hobart’s Bicentennial, Col. C.R. Anderegg ’67 and Lt. Col. John Norvell ’66, P’99, P’02 (center right and right) wrote and edited a book highlighting the long history of HWS military service, profiling 117 alums who served their country. Hobart and William Smith Colleges’ Legacy of Military Service also features a foreword by Lt. Gen. Jack Woodward ’68 and an afterword by Col. Katherine Platoni ’74 (center left and left).
Kelley Hartmann ’16 married Thomas Dragisics in September, surrounded by many HWS friends, including (l to r) Patrick Ware ’16, Amelia Littleton Ware ’16, Charlotte Federowicz ’16, Madeleine Booth ’17, Meg Anderson ’16, Olivia Hoden ’16, Emma Fricke Bingaman ’16, Katie Regan ’16, Ryan Saunders ’16, Nick Bingaman ’17; (front) Sydney Arsenault ’16, Carmen Sorrentino ’16 and Frank Brown ’16.
