61 Pauline Sutta Degenfelder writes, “My
husband Joe ‘60 and I made our third
trip to
China
. We focused on
Shanghai
where our son Eric ‘86 works for
DuPont. An additional trip was made to
Suzhou
,
to the
I.M.
Pei
Museum
. Along with the buildings in
Shanghai
,
it speaks to a startlingly imaginative perspective. We shifted to Class activities in December
joining Doug and Joanna Uhler in
Los
Angeles
for dinner and plans for our 55th reunion. In January, we then met with
Peter Greenberg
in
New
York
. We would
like to increase our classmates' input to our next reunion and ask that you
send ideas to Pauline at pdegenfeld@aol.com and Doug at duhler@verizon.net. We appreciated your survey comments and will
incorporate them in our planning. Also,
we attended the 2012 President's Circle Dinner where David Skorton highlighted the recent award to Cornell and Technion for a technology campus in
New York City
. Other classmates in attendance included Peter and Nancy Schlegel Meinig ‘62, Jack MBA ’63 and
Rilla Neafsey, Chuck and Ilda Lee,
Richard ’58 and Lynn Rothenberg Kay, and
Bill
’59 and Jackie Grimm
Kingston
. “
Following the
renewal of our latest dues year, several of you sent along news forms describing
current activities. Jill
Beckoff Nagy (nagyjill0@gmail.com) writes, "We’re trying to adjust
to retirement -- mine and my husband's.
I'm co-president of the local chapter of the League of Women Voters, and
secretary of the board for the Troy Chromatics Concerts and the Troy Community
Food Co-op. I've also been reading a
lot.” And from Ed Robbins (E.L.Robbins@hughes.net ) “My present day job is as advisor to Ernst & Young LLP, doing actuarial
consulting. I'm also a board member of
the Land Conservancy of McHenry County.
” William Kadner
(WJKadnor@gmail.com) has retired. ”My activities include walking, reading, and
attending lectures. We moved from rainy
Portland
,
OR
, to a sunny, warm, active adult
community in
Walnut Creek
,
CA
."
Frances Shapiro Ivker (drfbi@netzero.com)
writes, "I'm an office gynecologist in
New Orleans
a quarter of the time, and a soccer grandma in
Birmingham
,
AL
, three-quarters of the time. I also go to contra and Cajun dances in both
places. We had a great two-week trip to
Costa
Rica
in August for our 45th anniversary. At our reunion, I had fun but felt that not
enough attention was paid to it being a "milestone". Adelle Case Picking (adellep@earthlink.net) is also retired.
"I ski at Vail, direct family counseling fundraising, and make visits to
seven grandchildren and their families. We’ve recently been to
Bremerton
for Concurrent Technologies Corp. My husband Skip ’60, MBA ’62 is chairman of the board. Our daughter Liz Picking McLay '90, MS '97, lives in
Minneapolis
and works full-time at
Brookfield
. She had a baby boy in her early 40s and I try
to help when she has to travel."
John King (jmk94903@hotmail.com) writes from
San
Rafael
,
CA
along with his wife Susan (Boesel) '62. "I’ve retired and re-retired from my
part-time after retirement job as well.
I also participate in a computer club. I enjoyed our 50th
Reunion
, which was well
done. I ran into many classmates that I
hoped to see. I'll have to do this
again, perhaps in less than 25 years." From
Ithaca
, Jacqueline Klune Brellochs (pandaganewfs@aol.com) wrotes, “ I breed and train
Newfoundland
dogs and have been going to dog shows and visiting my sons. Christopher, 41,
had a concert in
Poughkeepsie
,
NY
,
of musical works from his CD, ‘
Quiet
City
,’
featuring restructured work of Aaron Copland's, including previously unrecorded
movements. Gregory, 38, has exhibits at art galleries in the
Philadelphia
area." Nearby in Cazenovia, William Magee (friendsofBillMagee@yahoo.com) writes,
"I'm New York State Assemblyman for the 111th District and a self-employed
auctioneer, so have been spending time auctioneering and working with civic
clubs. As chair of the NYS Assembly
Agriculture Committee, I have been working closely with farmers and
agricultural advocates of all kinds in promoting the industry and improving the
market."
Jay
Treadwell
(Jaytread@comcast.net)
is the owner/partner of the Optimum Group food service consultants, as well as
a photographer, runner, swimmer, and gardener.
“I advised the producers of the TV series 'PanAm'
about the food service and interiors of the 1959/'60s 707 aircraft, having been
director of in-flight service for PanAm. This last
position was in the last two years of my 11-year employment with
them." James Moore,
LLB
’64 (JCMoore1939@gmail.com)
wrote, "I’m mostly retired from law practice but sit as an
arbitrator/mediator three to four times per week. Have been learning to live
alone for the first time in almost 50 years. I see opera in NYC and go to
Europe
as often as possible, studying Italian artists, especially Caravaggio."
Finally, two abbreviated press releases as we meet our
space limits. “Students from Cornell
University Sustainable Design arranged an Interdisciplinary Sustainability
Student Summit (
ISSS
), a one-day conference
themed on sustainability, entrepreneurship, innovation, and student initiative.”
Carol Gittlin
Franklin (Carol@CFAinteriors.com), a space
planner/interior designer whose professional portfolio has been archived by
Cornell in the Kroch Library, was asked to participate as a speaker on the
panel. Also: “More than 270 members of the Cornell Asian
Alumni Association (CAAA) and their guests honored its former president, Irene H.S. So, at the 21st annual CAAA Banquet, January 21, at
Grand
Harmony
Palace
in
Manhattan
's
Chinatown
.”
As always, we need your continued support and input to
make the column a success. Send us an
email with your news:
Doug Fuss
, dougout@attglobal.net;
Susan Williams Stevens, sastevens61@gmail.com
.