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Reunion 2013 ■ www.middlebury.edu/reunion

CLASS HEADQUARTERSYour class headquarters will also serve as your reunion information center for the weekend. If you have any additional questions, please call the Alumni and Parent Programs Office at 802.443.5183. In case of emergency, please call Public Safety at 802.443.5911.

Class Friday Class Class Photo Photo Headquarters Reception and Dinner Photo Time Location 1963 (50th) Forest Hall Bread Loaf Inn * Friday Bread Loaf East Lounge 5:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m.

1988 (25th) Atwater A Ross Dining Hall * Friday Ross Dining 6:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Hall Terrace

1943 (70th) Hepburn Lounge Proctor Wood Stove Lounge * Friday Proctor Dining 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Hall Terrace

1948 (65th) Hepburn Lounge Proctor Wood Stove Lounge * Friday Proctor Dining 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Hall Terrace

1953 (60th) Hepburn Lounge Redfield Proctor Dining Room Friday 5:15 p.m. Reception Dinner 6:30 p.m. Le Château 6:00 p.m. Photo

1958 (55th) Hepburn Lounge Kirk Alumni Center * Friday Kirk Alumni 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. Center

1968 (45th) Bracket House Home of Magna Dodge ’68 Saturday Front entrance to Ridgeline Woods and David ’69 3:55 p.m. the old Starr Library 6:00 p.m.

1973 (40th) Prescott House Atwater Dining Hall Saturday Front entrance to Ridgeline Woods 5:30 p.m. 3:40 p.m. the old Starr Library

1978 (35th) Pearsons Hall McCullough * Friday McCullough Steps Social Space, 6:00 p.m. 6:45 p.m.

1983 (30th) Meeker House Atwater Dining Hall Saturday Front entrance to Lounge 6:00 p.m. 3:20 p.m. the old Starr Library

1993 (20th) Allen Hall Lounge Proctor Dining Hall * Friday Mead Chapel Steps Main Floor, 6:30 p.m. 7:15 p.m.

1998 (15th) Hadley Hall Lounge Proctor Hall Main Floor * Friday Mead Chapel Steps 6:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

2003 (10th) Gifford Hall CFA Tents Saturday Front entrance to Classroom 7:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. the old Starr Library

2008 (5th) Coffrin Hall Lounge CFA Tents Saturday Front entrance to 7:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. the old Starr Library

* Friday class photos will be taken approximately 45 minutes after the posted start of this event. Classes will proceed directly to dinner after the class photo. (Note exception for the Class of 1953.)

CLASS HEADQUARTERS AND SCHEDULE


June 2013

Dear Alumni,

On behalf of the Middlebury College Alumni Association Board, welcome to your class reunion. This weekend will be a special time for you to reconnect with friends and faculty, and to get a chance to meet alumni from other generations. You will find yourself surrounded by members of the Classes of 1938 through 2008—that is a lot of Middlebury experience.

This program provides you with the details of the many events planned for the weekend—from golf, hikes, campus tours, alumni achievement presentations, Q&A with President Liebowitz, and various panels. Good luck choosing!

On Saturday afternoon, don’t miss the parade of classes up to Convocation in Mead Chapel, where you will hear class memories from 70 years ago up to today. Over the course of the weekend, I hope you will have a chance to reflect on the meaning the College had, and still has, for each of us. Thanks for all you do to make Middlebury the great place it continues to be.

Here’s to walls of ivy for years to come,

Suzanne Daley ’96MCAA President

Middlebury College Alumni Association Directors

Victoria M. Baptiste ’04 Matthew J. Goebel ’94 Robert V. Sideli ’77Zachary A. Bourque ’01 Richard A. Hawley ’67 Edward Y. Soh ’94Laura Bozarth ’92 Hilary Johnson ’02 Andre Berot Spring ’88Suzanne K. Daley ’96 Phyllis Wendell Mackey ’78 Thomas D. Steinle ’84Molly Shuttleworth Evans ’96 Susie Patterson Nichols ’78 Wendy Russell Tracy ’95Greg Frezados ’90 Philip B. Picotte ’08 Gregory D. Woodworth ’81


FRIDAY, JUNE 7

Noon–4:00 p.m. Organic Farm Open House The Middlebury College Organic Farm is celebrating its 10th year!

It began in 2003, when students, faculty, staff, and area community members established a small, organic garden within walking distance of the campus. Today, the farm is an extremely important asset to the College, providing produce for the dining halls and local community and fostering environmental excellence, academic involvement, and community connections.

Middlebury College Organic Farm, Route 125 west

Noon–5:00 p.m. Biomass Virtual Tour (continuous showings) All are invited to watch a short slide show about Middlebury’s

gasification facility, which is the College’s most significant milestone toward its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2016. The $12 million plant is centrally located on campus. Learn how the technology used

in the plant has enabled the College to reduce its carbon emissions by 40 percent and to stimulate a local renewable-energy economy.

Donald E. Axinn ’51, Litt. D. ’89 Center for Literary and Cultural Studies at Starr Library

1:00–5:00 p.m. Middlebury College Special Collections In conjunction with the schedule of Reunion Weekend activities,

Special Collections (Rare Books & Manuscripts and the Middlebury College Archives) will offer two exhibits and a special event. Uncle Orlando and Me, an exhibit highlighting a selection from an archive of nearly 200 Civil War letters, 1861–1865, will be on display in the Atrium of the Davis Family Library. The letters, written by Orlando French, an ancestor of Susan (Washburn) Buckley, Class of 1963, offer an extraordinarily detailed and intimate view of one soldier’s Civil War experience. Susan Buckley provides an exhibit statement in which she contextualizes these letters, not only as invaluable historical documents but also as a significant part of her family heritage and her personal journey to produce a book that blends American and personal history.

Special Collections also celebrates the 25th and 50th Reunion Classes of 1988 and 1963, as well as the 100th and 150th anniversaries of

the Classes of 1913 and 1863, with displays of rare archival materials throughout the Davis Family Library.

Davis Family Library, Lower Level

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OPEN HOUSES


1:00–4:00 p.m. Solar Decathlon Open House: Self-Reliance Come see Self-Reliance, Middlebury’s fully solar-powered home

and fourth-place entry in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon. Midd kids did it all—and walked away with three first-place awards: in communications, market appeal, and home entertainment, and the highest combined jury score of all the 20 homes in the competition. After the competition in Washington, D.C., the home was returned to campus where it has served as student and visiting faculty housing. Several members of the 2011 and 2013 teams will attend the open house to answer questions about the home’s design and the upcoming 2013 Solar Decathlon competition. That’s right—Middlebury is in it again! Porter Field Road between Porter House and Meeker House

1:30–3:00 p.m. McCardell Bicentennial Hall Science Demonstrations What’s going on these days in McCardell Bicentennial Hall,

Middlebury’s center for the sciences? Come watch live demonstrations and talk with our students and faculty about their work.

1:30 p.m. Have you ever wondered how nerve impulses become muscle contractions? How the brain creates perceptions from sensory stimuli? What a person’s frontal lobe actually looks like? If you have (and even if your interest is just now piqued), then plan to visit Assistant Professor of Psychology Mark Stefani in the physiological psychology teaching laboratory, where he’ll conduct demonstrations and activities illustrating

the anatomy and physiology of human experience. McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Room 236

2:15 p.m. Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Roger Sandwick will present a group of chemistry demonstrations that he and his students have performed at local elementary schools as part of an out-reach science program. The show is designed to “wow” both young and old individuals alike while simultaneously informing them about science principles. Many of the demonstrations are ones that Middlebury faculty perform in their introductory college classrooms.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Room 216

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8

9:00 a.m.– Biomass Virtual Tour (continuous showings)3:00 p.m. Axinn Center at Starr Library, Room 232

10:00 a.m.– Middlebury College Special Collections2:00 p.m. See description on page 2. Davis Family Library, Lower Level

10:00 a.m.–Noon Solar Decathlon Open Houses2:00–4:00 p.m. InSite (2013) and Self-Reliance (2011)

The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is a biennial compe-tition that challenges 20 international, collegiate teams to design, build, and exhibit completely solar-powered homes. InSite, Middlebury’s entry in the 2013 Solar Decathlon, and Self Reliance, Middlebury’s 2011 fourth-place winner, will both be open for tours during Reunion Weekend. Several members of the 2011 and 2013 teams will attend the open houses to answer your questions and show you around.

InSite construction area adjacent to Harris Farm House, Route 125 west of campus; Self-Reliance on Porter Field Road between Porter House and Meeker House

10:00 a.m.– RV David Folger Open House3:00 p.m. Come and learn more about Middlebury College’s new research vessel

the David Folger. Professor of Geology Pat Manley and Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology Tom Manley will lead tours of the boat.

Point Bay Marina, Charlotte, Vermont

Noon–4:00 p.m. Organic Farm Open House See Friday at noon for details.

Middlebury College Organic Farm, Route 125 West

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

9:00 a.m.– Solar Decathlon Open House: InSite (see Friday 1:00 Open House)12:00 p.m. Come see Middlebury’s entry in the 2013 U.S. Department of Energy

Solar Decathlon. More than 100 Middlebury students from 20+ majors have come together to create InSite, a completely solar-powered home with an emphasis on environmental, economic, and social sustainability. This will be one of the last chances you have to see InSite before it travels to Irvine, California this fall to participate in the sixth biennial Solar Decathlon competition. Come see InSite and meet the students who have built this home! InSite construction area adjacent to Harris Farm House, Route 125 west of campus

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OPEN HOUSES


9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. 50th Reunion Registration Forest Basement Lounge, Room 013

11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Lunch for 50th Reunion Ross Dining Hall

1:00 p.m. 50th Reunion Golf Ralph Myhre Golf Course 2:00 p.m. Tour of the Vermont Folklife Center and Alumni Art Exhibit at the Edgewater Gallery The Vermont Folklife Center was founded in 1984 as a cultural-heritage

organization that bases its research and programming on oral interviews. As a result, the center has established a digitally accessible, multimedia archive that is centered on the individual, through personal histories, family stories, practices, attitudes, and musical repertoires. The Folklife Center’s focus on the individual in the context of everyday life helps cultivate a better understanding of the cultural values, ethics, and worldviews of the many different communities found throughout Vermont. Jane Choate Beck ’63 is the founder and trustee emerita of the Vermont Folklife Center. Please join Jane for a special tour of this wonderful institution and important resource.

1 Mill Street, Middlebury, Vermont. Meet in front of Forest Hall

2:30 p.m. Woodland Walk at the Willard Jackson Property Willard Jackson Property, Cornwall, Vermont A van will depart from Adirondack Circle

4:00 p.m. 25th Reunion Registration Atwater A Lounge 5:30 p.m. Class of 1963 Reception and Dinner with

President Ronald D. Liebowitz and his wife Jessica Atwater Dining Hall

6:30 p.m. Class of 1988 Welcome Reception, Featuring Rick Hawley ’67 51 Main at the Bridge

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Thursday, June 6, 2013


6:00 a.m. Class of 1963 Bird Watching Excursion Willard Jackson Property, Cornwall, Vermont A van will depart from Adirondack Circle

6:30–9:00 a.m. Breakfast for 50th and 25th Reunion Classes Ross Dining Hall

8:15 a.m.– College Admissions Workshop12:30 p.m. This program gives a general overview of the selective college

application process and does not focus on Middlebury College. It runs from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and covers five areas of the college application process: 1) choosing a college; 2) visiting colleges; 3) the process colleges use to select and admit a class; 4) financial aid; and 5) an overview of the Common Application through a hands-on session. Following the final presentation, families may schedule individual afternoon appointments with Student Financial Services. High-school-age children of Middlebury alumni, faculty, and staff, as well as students from Vermont high schools are invited. For any students who are interested specifically in Middlebury College, a group information session will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. at the Admissions Office, and a campus tour will be offered at 2:30 p.m. Priority will be given to juniors. Questions? Please contact the Admissions Office at 802.443.3000 or by e-mail at [email protected].

McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Tormondsen Great Hall

9:00–10:15 a.m. Class of 1963 Panel: “How are students learning at Middlebury? Tradition, Continuity, and Innovation”

Jon Isham, faculty director of the Middlebury Center for Social Entrepreneurship, professor of economics, and director of the College’s

environmental studies program, will moderate a panel discussion about ways in which learning today both resembles and radically departs from the learning we experienced. Topics include social entrepreneur-ship in the liberal arts, international and global studies, the emergence of on-line courses, women’s athletics since Title IX, dance, and how the study of geography is being transformed by technology. Erin Quinn ’86, director of athletics; Christal Brown, assistant professor of dance; Anne Kelly Knowles, associate professor of geography; and several current students will complete the panel. This session is interactive, with demonstrations of technology in use and plenty of time for Q&A.

Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, the Orchard (Room 103)

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Friday, June 7, 2013

FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013


9:00 a.m.– 50th Reunion Check-In5:00 p.m. Forest Basement Lounge, Room 013

10:45 a.m.– Class of 1963 Tour of Solar Decathlon Houses: 12:00 p.m. InSite and Self-Reliance The Solar Decathlon team will give the Class of 1963 a special tour of

Middlebury’s fourth-place entry in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon and the house it is building for the Solar Decathlon competition in October, 2013.

InSite construction area adjacent to Harris Farm House, Route 125 west of campus

10:00 a.m. 55th–75th Reunion Check-In Hepburn Hall Lounge

11:30 a.m. Gamaliel Painter’s Cane Society Luncheon (By invitation only) Atwater Dining Hall

Noon Class of 1988 Lunch Proctor Dining Hall

Noon Class of 1963 Lunch Proctor Dining Hall Noon 25th Reunion Golfers’ Lunch and Tee Off Lunches will be provided at the golf course snack bar. Ralph Myhre Golf Course Noon Check-In at Class Headquarters (5th–45th reunion classes) Locations are listed by class in the front of this program.

1:00 p.m. Islamic Jum’ah Prayer Services Charles P. Scott Center for Spiritual and Religious Life

1:30–2:45 p.m. Class of 1963 Conversation: “Rebooting Your Life”Those of us in the Class of 1963 spent most of our life in a century when longevity nearly doubled—from 41 years in 1900 to 78 years in 2000. In many ways our experience with aging is unique as we blaze a new trail through “bonus years” that most of our parents and grandparents did not enjoy. That’s why we have asked Phil Burgess, the author of Reboot! What to do when your career is over but your life isn’t, to moderate an informal roundtable conversation, where we can discuss our own experiences with (and planning for) longevity—from opportunities for personal growth and enrichment to how to live a purpose-driven life of meaning.Kirk Alumni Center

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1:30 p.m. Admissions Group Information Session Emma Willard House

1:30 p.m. Class of 1988 Hike and Bike Hikers: The bus will leave from the Wright Theatre parking lot.

Bike ride: Riders will leave from the Atwater Parking lot.

2:00–3:00 p.m. Reception for the Classes of 1958–1938 and Old Chapel Boardroom Tour: “Middlebury’s Presidential Portraits: Images of Power or the Graveyard of Tradition.”

Join Richard Saunders, director of the Middlebury College Museum of Art and Walter Cerf Distinguished College Professor, for an insider’s look at the Old Chapel Boardroom. Preceding the reception, Professor Saunders will give a presentation about the presidential portraits hanging in the boardroom. Old Chapel, Boardroom

2:00–3:00 p.m. Organic Farm Reception, Sponsored by the Class of 2003 Come celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Organic Farm. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Organic Farm, Route 125 west

2:00–5:00 p.m. Lecture and Tour of Biomass Gasification Energy System Jack Byrne, director of the Sustainability Integration Office, will give a lecture, followed by a tour through the College’s energy system, which uses wood chips from local forests as a fuel source. Learn how this technology has enabled the College to reduce its carbon emissions by 40 percent and to stimulate a local, renewable-energy economy.

Axinn Center at Starr Library, Room 219

2:30 p.m. Admissions Campus Tour Emma Willard House

3:00–4:00 p.m. Class of 1963 Memorial Service Mead Memorial Chapel

3:00 p.m. Environmental Design Tour of Janet Halstead Franklin ’72 and Churchill G. Franklin ’71 Environmental Center at Hillcrest

Join Jack Byrne, director of the Sustainability Integration Office, for a tour of the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest. The tour will feature energy-efficiency and conservation innovations—the use of certified wood from the College’s forests, furniture crafted by local companies, reuse of the original structure’s historic flooring and roofing materials, and other sustainable-design features.

Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, Main Lobby

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FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013


4:00 p.m. Middlebury College Museum of Art Exhibit and Presentation: “Edward Hopper in Vermont”

Come hear Bonnie Tocher Clause present from her recently published book Edward Hopper in Vermont. In this accessible volume, she tells the story of the Hoppers’ visits to Vermont, their stays on the Slater farm, and their introduction to farm life. She locates the sites shown in Hopper’s Vermont paintings, identifies two watercolors not previously recognized as Vermont scenes, and traces the development of Hopper’s singular interpretations of the Vermont landscape.

Kevin P. Mahaney ’84 Center for the Arts, Concert Hall

4:00 p.m. Class of 1983 Book Signing: Carl Hobert ’83, Raising Global IQ In an ever-shrinking planet, how do young people today develop

the skills and sensitivities to constructively engage in multicultural community building? Join Educator Carl Hobert ’83 for a reading/discussion of his recently released book that addresses this issue.

Robert A. Jones ’59 House, Conference Room

4:30–6:00 p.m. The 1800 Society and Reunion Volunteer Appreciation Reception Honoring reunion volunteers and leadership donors (By invitation only) Axinn Center at Starr Library

5:15 p.m. Class of 1963 Reception and Dinner Bread Loaf Inn (Buses depart from Adirondack Circle promptly at 5:15 p.m. They will stop

at the Swift House Inn, Middlebury Inn, the Marriott Courtyard, and the Axinn Center.)

5:30 p.m. Hillel Friday Evening Shabbat Service Associate Chaplain Rabbi Ira Schiffer will lead a brief Shabbat service

for alumni. All are invited. Jewish Center, Freeman International Center

5:30 p.m. Class of 1958 Reception and Dinner Kirk Alumni Center 6:00 p.m. Class of 1968 Reception and Dinner Cornwall, Vermont, at the home of Magna Leffler Dodge ’68 and David ’69

5:30–9:00 p.m. Class Receptions and Dinners Locations and times are listed by class inside the front cover.

6:00–10:00 p.m. 12-Step Hospitality Center McCullough Student Center, Mitchell Green Lounge

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6:45 p.m. Class of 1988 Reception and Dinner Music by Phineas Gage Ross Dining Hall

9:00 p.m. 78ers’ Rock n’ Roll Reunion—Sponsored by the Class of 1978 McCullough Student Center, Crossroads Café

9:00 p.m. The Doughboys at 51 Main The Doughboys (Live Soul, Rock and Pop Music)

Featuring Will Nash, professor of American studies; Steve Abbott professor of mathematics; Carlos Velez, professor of psychology; Daniel Scharstein, professor of computer science; Fred Lower; and student horn section and lead singer, all Middlebury Class of 2015—Dante Francomano, York Kitajima, Brian Marland, and Michael McCann.

51 Main at the Bridge

6:30–9:30 a.m. Breakfast, All Classes Proctor Dining Hall and Ross Dining Hall

7:00 a.m. Yoga Yoga means uniting the mind and body through breath. Join us to greet

the day with movement, stretching, and learning calming and energizing breath techniques. Led by instructor Joyce Rowe Cassidy ’78.

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 109 8:00–9:30 a.m. Class of 1963 Conversations and Continental Breakfast Join us on Saturday morning for coffee, goodies and class conversation.

It will be an opportunity to talk informally with a small group of classmates. Topics of conversation will reflect our past experiences 0 to 50 and our plans for the future: think a comfortable chair and relaxed conversations that invite the honest sharing of joys, sorrows, fears, plans, laughter, and tears. Hosted by Lyn Wilkins Green and Craig Stewart.

Kirk Alumni Center

8:00–9:15 a.m. Reunion Choir Rehearsal Emory Fanning, professor emeritus of music and College organist,

conducts the Alumni Reunion Choir for anyone interested in the joy of singing. All are welcome—alumni, spouses, and guests. No experience is needed. There is no audition, and you need not have been a member of the Middlebury College Choir to sing. Rehearsals take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings at Mead Memorial Chapel. The choir performs Sunday morning during the chapel service that begins at 10:00 a.m.

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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, JUNE 7–8, 2013

Saturday, June 8, 2013


This year, three beautiful pieces written by Kathy Wonson Eddy ’73 will be prepared for performance at the Sunday morning service.

Mead Memorial Chapel

8:00 a.m. 5K Fun Run Grab a quick breakfast at one of the dining halls and join Jon Cormier ’01

and Jeff Stauch ’05 for an easy run around the cross-country trail. Runners of all ages and abilities are welcome!

Mahaney Center for the Arts, Plaza

9:00 a.m. Class of 1978 Memorial Service Meet at the class tree.

9:00 a.m. Class of 1988 Memorial Service Meet at Atwater Headquarters

9:00 a.m. All-Class Golf Scramble Ralph Myhre Golf Course

9:00 a.m.– Reunion Memorabilia Sale1:00 p.m. Feeling nostalgic? Stop by and check out our sale items from reunions

past. (All proceeds will benefit the Annual Fund.) McCullough Student Center, Outside Terrace (cancelled in the event of rain)

9:30 a.m. Alumni Achievement Presentation: Charles MacCormack ’63 Introduction: Matthew Jennings, editorial director for communications Charlie MacCormack ’63, an English major, who is currently executive in

residence at Middlebury, is celebrating his 50th reunion. Charlie’s career path has included serving as president of Save the Children, the world’s leading independent nonprofit organization serving children in need, and as CEO of World Learning/Experiment in International Living. In addition to his work at Middlebury, he is the executive chair of the Millennium Development Goal Health Alliance, the senior fellow for private development assistance at InterAction, and he works with other international think tanks. As executive in residence at Middlebury College, he is investigating ways to build upon what students learn in the classroom through connections to worldwide initiatives addressing global health, food and nutrition, economic development, and other issues.

MacCormack received his doctorate and master’s degree from Columbia

and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Middlebury in 1982. He was a National Science Foundation Fellow at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in Mexico City and a Fulbright Fellow at the Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. MacCormack is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

McCullough Student Center

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9:30–11:00 a.m. Class of 1968 Panel: “NOW WHAT? Defining the Good Life” “Living in the place you belong, with the people you love, doing the

right work, on purpose.” (Repacking your Bags, by Leider and Shapiro.) What surprises have you discovered in this “encore.” What wisdoms have you unearthed? What activities, books, movies, endeavors have been helpful? An open discussion about redefining ourselves at this point in life, moderated by Barbara Barrett Bloom, Betty Austin Henderson, and Conrad Ambrette.

Brackett House Lounge

9:30–11:00 a.m. Class of 1973 Panel: “Life Reimagined, a Conversation” Prescott House Lounge

9:30–11:00 a.m. Class of 1978 Panel: “How Experiences Have Shaped Our Perspective on Life”

Moderated by Mike Abend, this panel will feature Ellen Hall Adams, Bob Carolla, Jay Harvey, Holly James, John Sowdon, and all members of the Class of 1978.

McCardell Bicentennial Hall, Room 220

9:30–11:00 a.m. Class of 1988 Panel: “Midd-Life Reflections” Moderated by Dimitri Nionakis, this panel will feature Diana Stuart

Sinton, Jonathan Wilson, Jennifer Doebler, Timothy Archibald, Julianne Faxon Seymour, all members of the Class of 1988.

Bicentennial Hall, Room 216

10:00 a.m. Veterans Gathering and Special Collections Viewing Andrew Wentink (Class of 1970), curator of Special Collections and

College Archives, will open Special Collections for a presentation featuring a broad range of College Archives materials, including letters, journals, diaries, photographs, scrapbooks, College newspapers, student and College publications, and more, which provide an intimate perspective on Middlebury students and alumni in military service and at time of war.

Davis Family Library, Special Collections Room

11:00 a.m. A Conversation with President Ronald D. Liebowitz McCullough Student Center

11:00 a.m.– Class of 2008 and 2003 Lake Dunmore Outing3:30 p.m. Enjoy the afternoon with a picnic at Branbury Park at Lake Dunmore.

Bag lunches are available in the dining halls. Shuttle buses, departing from behind Wright Theatre, will be available from

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

11:00 a.m.– Lunch, All Classes2:00 p.m. Proctor and Ross dining halls

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 2013


Noon Class of 1943 Lunch The Storm Café, 3 Mill Street, Frog Hollow

Noon–2:00 p.m. Children’s Festivities Bring the whole family for magic, face painting, crafts, ultimate Frisbee,

and other fun activities. Behind Forest Hall (rain site: Adirondack House, Coltrane Lounge)

12:30 p.m. Children’s Magic Show Ed Popielarczyk’s Magical Moments return for a 13th performance at

Middlebury College, with magic and balloon sculpture for all! Behind Forest Hall (rain site: Adirondack House, Coltrane Lounge)

12:15–1:30 p.m. Class of 1988 Lunch with President Ronald D. Liebowitz and his wife Jessica

Pepin Gymnasium

1:00 p.m. Class of 1963 Trip to the RV David Folger Come see and tour the college’s new research vessel. A sign-up sheet

will be available in your class headquarters. Point Bay Marina, Charlotte, Vermont

1:00 p.m. Class of 1998 Memorial Swim at Bristol Falls in Bristol, Vermont Class members will meet at the parking area adjacent to the falls on Lincoln

Road in Bristol. (Directions are available in your class headquarters)

1:00 p.m. Class of 1963 Hike to Frost Cabin Come to Frost Country! We’ll drive to the Homer Noble Farm in

Ripton and then walk to the Frost Cabin. We’ll tour the cabin, and then we’ll read and discuss a few of Robert Frost’s poems—some well known and others less so. Our guide will be David Bain, senior lecturer in English and American literatures. David has been affiliated with the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference in varying roles since 1980 and is the author of several books.

(Depart from Adirondack Circle, just west of Forest, promptly at 1:00 p.m. Leave Bread Loaf to return to campus at 3:30 p.m.) 1:00–2:00 p.m. Class of 1973 Tour of Solar Decathlon Houses: InSite and Self-Reliance The Solar Decathlon team will give the Class of 1973 a special tour of

Middlebury’s fourth-place entry in the 2011 U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon and the house it is building for the Solar Decathlon competition in October, 2013.

InSite construction area adjacent to Harris Farm House, Route 125 west of campus

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1:30 p.m. Discussion with John Elder: “Reflections on Teaching and Learning” Please join John Elder, professor emeritus of English and American liter-

atures and environmental studies, as he explores how his perspective on the books he taught at Middlebury for 37 years has shifted since retirement. “One important influence on my changing outlook has been dedicating myself to playing traditional Irish music on the wooden flute, an instrument beloved of the pastoral poets since the classical era.” He may even play a tune or two to illustrate these newly discovered connections.

Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest, the Orchard (Room 103)

1:30 p.m. Campus Public Art Walking Tour featuring Professor Emeritus John Hunisak In the fall of 1994 the president and Board of Trustees of Middlebury

College adopted a “One Percent for Art” policy at the College. This decision set aside one percent of the cost of any renovation and new construction at the college for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and interpretation of works of art publically displayed on campus. A walking tour of Middlebury’s public sculpture collection is the perfect way to enjoy one of the most beautiful college campuses in the country and to be inspired by some amazing art. We invite you to join John Hunisak, professor emeritus of history of art and architecture and the original chair of the Committee on Art in Public Places, for a walking tour of Middlebury’s campus sculpture.

The tour will begin at the panther sculpture on the south end of Alumni Stadium

1:30–3:30 p.m. Alumni Choir Singfest The College extends an invitation to all interested alumni, family

members, and friends to join in a singfest on Saturday afternoon. Professor Emeritus of Music Emory Fanning will lead us in revisiting the great choral music from years past. Come join in this exciting musical treat!


2:30 p.m. New England Review Faculty and Alumni Readings A gathering of alumni writers read from their work: Daniel Elish ’83;

Maria Padian ’83; Lucas Farrell ’03; John Kolvenbach ’88; Alex Draper ’88; Sarah Stewart Taylor, ’93; arranged by New England Review editor Carolyn Kuebler ’90.

Axinn Center at Starr Library, Room 229

2:30 p.m. Midd GALA Reception for LGBTQ Alumni Please join us for an informal reception for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer alumni and friends. Light refreshments will be served. Chellis House

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3:00 p.m. Class of 1958 Memorial Service Axinn Center at Starr Library, Abernethy Room

3:30–4:30 p.m. Alumni Ice Cream Social Enjoy some Ben & Jerry’s ice cream on the lawn in front of Old Chapel.

3:15 p.m. Class of 1973 Memorial Service Meet at the class tree on the east side of Starr Hall.

4:30 p.m. Reunion Parade Classes process in reverse chronological order, beginning with the

Class of 2008. Members of the Classes of 1938–2008 should gather by 4:10 p.m. on Old Chapel Road, next to their class banners. For those who do not want to walk in the parade, please join your class at the Mead Chapel steps.

Assemble on the sidewalk in front of Old Stone Row. In event of rain, the parade will be canceled.

5:00 p.m. Reunion Convocation Mead Memorial Chapel

6:00–11:00 p.m. Evening Infant and Toddler Care with College Street Children’s Center

6 months–4 years (Preregistration is required.) College Street Children’s Center

6:00–11:00 p.m. Youth Program with Mary Johnson Children’s Center Ages 5 and older. (Preregistration is required; walk-ins are welcome,

space permitting.) The event features a great menu, along with crafts and plenty of fun.

Axinn Center Main Floor

6:00–11:00 p.m. Movie Night Children age 12 and older are welcome to hang out, play pool, or watch

a movie. Pizza and beverages will be served. This is a drop-in/dropout event; kids are welcome to come and go as they please. Parents will be required to sign a waver.

The Grille, McCullough Student Center

6:00–9:00 p.m. Class Receptions and Banquets Mahaney Center for the Arts

6:30–11:00 p.m. 12-Step Hospitality Center Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 126

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8:00 p.m. MiddSummer Play Lab: The Pilot Project Five theater department alums living in L.A., San Diego, New York,

and D.C. travel back to Middlebury for an important weeklong mission: to create a brand-new play. Emily Feldman ’09 will bring the script, Kristen Connolly ’02, Tara Giordano ’02, Alec Strum ’08, and Joe Varca ’02 will bring the voices, and Jesse Holland ’02 will direct the proceedings. Join us for the very first reading of a new play and a celebration of Middlebury alumni collaborations.

Seeler Studio Theatre, Mahaney Center for the Arts

9:30 p.m. Fireworks 9:30 p.m. The Grift at the Tents Featuring Clint Bierman ’97, Jeff Vallone ’97.5, Peter Day ’01, and Leon Campos. Mahaney Center for the Arts

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the conjunction of Porter’s visual artistry and the strong vein of environmentalism in Middlebury’s curriculum.Sunday, June 9, 2013

6:30–10:00 a.m. Breakfast, All Classes Proctor Dining Hall and Ross Dining Hall

8:45–9:45 a.m. Reunion Choir Rehearsal Emory Fanning, professor emeritus of music and College organist,

conducts the Alumni Reunion Choir for anyone interested in the joy of singing. All are welcome—alumni, spouses, and guests. No experience is needed. There is no audition, and you need not have been a member of the Middlebury College Choir to sing. Rehearsals take place on Saturday and Sunday mornings at Mead Memorial Chapel. The choir performs Sunday morning during the chapel service that begins at 10:00 a.m. This year, three beautiful pieces written by Kathy Wonson Eddy ’73 will be prepared for performance at the Sunday morning service.


10:00–11:00 a.m. Sunday Morning Christian Worship with Reunion Choir Laurel Macaulay Jordan ’79, chaplain of the College, and Emory M. Fanning, professor emeritus of music, College organist. Mead Memorial Chapel

10:30 a.m. Hillel Light Breakfast Join Rabbi Ira Schiffer for a light breakfast and some updates on Hillel. Jewish Center, Freeman International Center

10:30 a.m. Class of 1978 Brunch Your class brunch will be at the home of Katie Shepherd and

Bern Terry in Lincoln, Vermont Directions will be available at your headquarters.

10:30 a.m. Class of 2008: Ian Burgin ’08 Memorial Hike Meet in the Snow Bowl Parking Lot

11:00 a.m. Dorm Room Check-Out Time Please drop keys, lanyards, and access cards in the box at your

headquarters.


DEPARTURE and Sunday departure time is 11:00 a.m. Please leave your room keys, KEY and CARD lanyards, and access cards in the designated box in your headquarters.RETURN

CHILD CARE Saturday-evening child care is available and is split into two age groups: 6 weeks to 4 years old and 5 years and older. College Street Children’s Center and Mary Johnson Children’s Center will provide the care (respectively). Both providers allow some flexibility in order to accommodate siblings who fall into different age groups.

6 Weeks to 4 Years College Street Children’s Center will provide care for children from 6 weeks to 4 years of age between 6:00–11:00 p.m. College Street Children’s Center is a fully licensed and accredited child-care center, conveniently located just minutes from the center of Middlebury’s campus. Parents are required to provide their child’s food and supplies, including diapers, blankets, bottles, snacks, and a change of clothes. The cost is $75 ($50 if registration and fee are received before May 24.) The deposit is refundable until May 24 if you are unable to attend. Enrollment is limited to eight children.

Contact Jenne Morton College Street Children’s Center 228 College Street Middlebury, VT 05753 802.388.2401 [email protected]

5 Years and Older Mary Johnson Children’s Center will provide care for ages 5 years and older, between 6:00–11:00 p.m. This program will be offered on campus at the Axinn Center at Starr Library. Please contact Tena Bougor at [email protected].

OFFICE OF ALUMNI Weekend HeadquartersAND PARENT McCullough Student Center, Crest RoomPROGRAMS Phone: 802.443.5183

ATHLETICS Alumni and guests are invited to use the athletic and recreational facilities of the College. Children must be supervised by a parent.

FITNESS CENTER Nautilus equipment, free weights, and aerobic equipment Friday 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

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NATATORIUM Friday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Saturday 6:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

RALPH MYHRE GOLF COURSEPro Shop Thursday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Saturday–Sunday 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Snack Bar Friday 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Saturday 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Alumni greens fee $20 (18 holes), $13 (9 holes); golf cart rental: $20/per person

Call the Pro Shop at ext. 5125 to reserve tee times.The course is open for play from 8:00 a.m. until dark, weather permitting.

TENNIS COURTS Open to all classes unless otherwise posted.(outdoor)

LIBRARIES

DAVIS FAMILY Thursday–Saturday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.LIBRARY Sunday Closed When the state-of-the art Davis Family Library opened on June 28, 2004, it replaced the venerable Egbert Starr Library, which was constructed in 1900. The Davis Family Library’s 1 million holdings include reference works, films and videos, government documents, special collections, archives, and manuscripts.

ARMSTRONG SCIENCE LIBRARY McCardell Bicentennial Hall Friday, June 8 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

TELEPHONE and There will be telephones in the common areas of all residence halls. INTERNET ACCESS You need only dial the last four digits of any 443 number. For local

calls, dial “9” and the seven-digit number. For credit card calls, dial “9” and wait for the tone. Then dial the carrier’s 800 number. If you have questions about the phone system, dial “5700” (during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.) or “0” (nights and weekends) for the campus operator.

Wireless access is available throughout most of campus. If you need to use a computer, visit the Davis Family Library or McCullough Student Center.

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AUTOMATIC ATMs are located in McCullough Student Center lobby and outside TELLER MACHINES the Wilson Café in the Davis Family Library.

CAMPUS SHUTTLE Buses and Middlebury vans will be available to transport guests to and from events. Golf carts will also be available to transport guests who need special assistance. A campus shuttle will make regular stops at points around campus from 3:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The campus shuttle will make stops at Adirondack Circle, McCardell Bicentennial Hall parking lot, Ridgeline parking lot, Ridgeline houses, Stewart parking lot, Mahaney Center for the Arts parking lot, and McCullough. Shuttle stops will be marked with a sign, and shuttles will run approximately every 15 minutes.

COLLEGE Thursday–Saturday 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.BOOKSTORE Sunday 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

The College Bookstore is open throughout the weekend and is pleased to offer the following special discounts: 20 percent discount for the 5–20th reunion classes, 25 percent discount for the 25–45th reunion class, and a 30 percent discount for 50th and above.

MIDDXPRESS Friday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. CONVENIENCE Located in the McCullough Student CenterSTORE

THE GRILLE Thursday 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Friday 11:30 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Saturday Closed Located in the McCullough Student Center

LOST AND FOUND Lost and found articles should be delivered to Public Safety throughout the weekend (see headquarters locations at the center of this program). Middlebury College is not responsible for lost or stolen articles.

SPECIAL NEEDS During Reunion Weekend, guests with special needs should contactASSISTANCE the Alumni and Parent Programs Office at ext. 5183 if they need help

with arrangements.

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PHYSICAL ACCESS Most campus buildings are accessible to all individuals. There are acces-sible parking spaces, designated for those with appropriate license plates, in front of most buildings. If you need additional assistance with parking, please call the Office of Public Safety at ext. 5133.

A 12-STEP Open on campus at the following locationsHOSPITALITY Friday, June 7 6:00–10:00 p.m. (Mitchell Green Lounge)CENTER Saturday, June 8 6:30–11:00 p.m. (Mahaney Center for the Arts, Room 126) For information regarding local AA meetings, please call 802.388.9284.

TRANSPORTATION Please try to park in the lot closest to your residence hall. A College PARKING van or local bus will circle the Ridgeline, Field House, Mahaney Center for the Arts, and McCardell Bicentennial Hall parking lots every few minutes during registration to pick up guests and bring them to residence halls.

SHUTTLES Buses and Middlebury vans will travel to and from many events. We will also have golf carts available to transport guests who need special assistance.

NAME TAGS Your name tag is your ticket to all meals and receptions (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), and you must have it with you in order to be admitted. There is no admittance without your name tag.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ALUMNI IN REUNION CLASSES

Former Alumni Achievement Award Winners Awarded annually by the Middlebury College Alumni Association to recognize outstanding and distinguished achievement in one’s personal life, professional field and/or volunteer capacity. Jane Choate Beck ’63Anne Cady ’73Daniel F. Curry ’68William D. Delahunt ’63Roger L. Easton ’43Barbara Bang Knowles ’58Paul G. Rudenberg ’78Nancy Howe Russell ’73Jed A. Smith ’88James L. Sweatt III ’58Mark M. Synnott ’93

Former Alumni Plaque RecipientsAwarded annually by the Middlebury College Alumni Association for continuous loyalty, service, and devotion to the College.

Norman E. Armour ’53Allan L. Frew ’48Lucy Newell Hancock ’78Richard C. Johnson ’58Charles R. Rice ’58Irmgard Nierhaus Stebbins ’48Sabin C. Streeter ’63Doris Maurer Thompson ’48

Former Middlebury College Alumni Association Presidents Norman E. Armour ’53Timothy P. Bartlett ’98Richard N. Brown ’88Susie P. Nichols ’78W. Ransom Rice ’53

Trustees

Adrian Benepe ’78Allan R. Dragone Jr. ’78Frederick M. Fritz ’68Steven B. Peterson ’88S. Carolyn Ramos ’93Elisabeth B. Robert ’78Jed A. Smith ’88

Trustee Emeriti Robert C. Graham Jr. ’63 Milton V. Peterson ’58

REUNION COMMITTEES

1938 Class Correspondent Margaret Leslie Hall

1943Class CorrespondentsJohn S. GaleJean Jordan SheildCane Society Dumont Rush

1948 Class CorrespondentsElizabeth Bredenberg NessSanders D. Rosenberg

1953 Reunion Chairs Richard T. Allen Elizabeth Darling Sherburne Class Correspondent Janet Bradley HarrisCane Society RepresentativeMargaret Schlumpf Lambert

1958 Reunion Chairs Linda Durfee Dean Richard C. Johnson Class Correspondents Mary Roemmele CrowleyClyde J. WilderCane Society Representative T. Richardson Miner Jr.

1963 Reunion Chairs Charles M. Burdick Susan Handy Burdick Betty Cooper Kane Margaret Holmes RobbinsSabin C. StreeterClass Correspondents Janet Elizabeth (Brevoort) Allen-SpencerChristopher J. White Cane Society Representative Mary Auryansen GambolatiRonald L. GambolatiJane Ann Bachelder Johnson

1968 Reunion Chairs Bentley C. Gregg Sharon Galligan Johnson Class CorrespondentsBentley C. GreggBarbara Ensminger StoebenauElizabeth Austin Henderson Cane Society Representative Tobi Gray Watson

1973 Reunion Chairs Mary E. FarleyKevin W. Kenlan Class Correspondents Deborah Schneider GreenhutAndrea R. ThorneCane Society Representative Janet Frey DeVito

1978 Reunion Chairs Michael R. Abend Diane M. Nastri Class CorrespondentsDavid D. JaffrayPhyllis Wendell MackeyAnne Rowell NobleCane Society Representative Karen Divalentino McGown

1983 Reunion Chairs David D. MacKinnon Kevin E. Naughton Class Correspondents Ruth A. KennedySiobhan Leahy UlrichCane Society Hugh Montgomery

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


1988 Reunion Chairs Donald G. Bramley James R. Calise John H. ChaplinMargaret McDonald DeVine Joan Viebranz LockwoodMichelle Millin Stroud Class CorrespondentsAnya Puri BrunnickClaire Gwatkin Jones Cane Society Representative Elizabeth A. Zogby

1993 Reunion Chairs Ofelia Barrios Olga Jackson Koecher Class Correspondents Maria C. DiazLaura LeClair

1998 Reunion Chairs Brandon C. Doyle Alice J. (Poor) Murphy Class Correspondents Catherine Whittlesey Comstock Nathan Royce Johnson

2003 Reunion Chairs Marjorie M. Barefoot Lindsay McPherson Batastini Christopher J. Brown Brian S. McCurdy Class Correspondent Meagan W. Dodge

2008 Reunion Chairs Matthew J. Boucher Kristin Ruth Fraser Emily G. Molitor Rowan Ilan Morris Philip B. Picotte Chelsea Minton Class Correspondents Michelle Elizabeth CadyLaura Whitney Lee

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EMERGENCIESIf you need assistance, dial 802.443.5911 For serious medical emergencies, dial 911 from any campus phone.

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