Florence Hellen shares that as a certified O.T. graduate from UNH, she is able to practice what she preaches: “Keep active, grow a garden, bake your bread and enjoy the beautiful natural surrounding country. Best to all my classmates.”

Gary Burnett, son of longtime 1948 class secretary Elizabeth M. Shea, has been sorting through his mother’s belongings since her passing. He found the following lovely piece she had written to share: “Lucky to be a Kansas City, MO, baby born to New England parents, Mother and I were transplanted to Bedford, NH, after Dad died in 1936. Riding my horse, Major, practicing piano and learning to ski occupied free time during Manchester West High School years. Then, the four years spent at UNH afforded great discoveries: Liberation from parental direction, Liberal Arts studies, Alpha Xi Delta sisterhood, as well as social interaction with returning WWII heroes. Marriage to Don Burnett, USAF B-26 pilot, produced many delights. Three sons, a daughter, six moves in fifteen years, and a grand exploratory three-year tour of Germany. Learning to ski the Zugspitze, swim the Eibsee and climbing the leaning tower of Pisa were highlights. Don’s retirement brought us back to Durham for his second career as UNH administrator. Two elder sons graduated from UNH. I found part-time employment enjoyable in offices of the School of Health Studies and the Chancellor’s legal counsel. After Don died in 1987, I studied travel and conference planning at Boston’s Katherine Gibbs. For a year, I joined the commuting parade, finally acknowledging that 120 miles a day was too exhausting. When Paul Shea, class of ’51, retired FBI special agent and Delta Airlines international corporate security rep, asked if I’d like to live in Mainz, Germany, for nine months of European travel, it was an offer I couldn’t resist. Traveling to most of the European capitals, we’ve enjoyed the past seven years together [married 10/19/90]. Now happily retired, we divide our time between “Windsong” by Winnipesaukee and our Exeter condo. The welcome mat is always out for old or new friends.” Gary would like all to know that gifts in his mother’s memory may be sent to UNH.

Mail was sent to all living ’49ers, but I guess I must send each one of you a “Wildcat” to get you to send me a message. You don’t really want me to make up your life story, do you? There are 152 of us living ’49ers – I have received just three answers! Our loyal president, Dick Dart, just suffered a bad week when his hearing aids stopped working. Luckily, that didn’t stop him from using his computer, so his many friends could receive emails of world wonders, adorable kids and playful animals or traveling down “Memory Lane.” Barbara Wood had one sentence with good news. Her husband, “Win” Elwin Wood, originally from Concord, was going to be 95 years young. Number three, Calvin Whitney, really pleased me with an account of his life since 1949. Calvin was an Ag. graduate who had a surprise future. “After two years in the Air Force in WWII,” he said, “and four years serving during the Korean War, I had significant training that qualified me for computer work at IBM, where I spent 31 years.” In 1987 Calvin and his wife, Helen, retired to Naples, FL, but they always spent summers at their cottage on Sebago Lake in Maine. His hobbies are golf and family genealogies, of which he has published several. Two years ago, after 71 years of marriage, Calvin’s dear wife passed away. “We have four children, nine grandkids and 10 great-grandchildren,” he told me, “So family has been a big part of my life.” Calvin’s dad was UNH class of 1922 and a son and granddaughter make it four generations of Whitneys who are UNH’ers.  One 49er who will be greatly missed at our Reunions is Stuart B. “Stu” Eynon, who died, surrounded by family on Jan 17, 2021, at his Ashland, MA home. I could fill pages about Stu, but will leave it in the hands of the magazine writers, who have included a “Memoriam” tribute to him later in this issue. Be sure to check it out! As for me, Joan Boodey Lamson, my family has high hopes of getting together near the end of June to celebrate some milestone birthdays. Then, I have three grandkids who are getting married this summer. All have been delayed a year by this cruel virus. I hope we all stay healthy. The wedding in July is in Jackson Hole, WY, August is in Boulder, CO, and September is at Lake Tahoe. I plan to fly to Wyoming and to Lake Tahoe with other family members. The first week of July the whole Boulder family is going to be there for a pre-wedding celebration. So, happy times are coming! I am very lucky to have been in a beautiful place during this past year, with my youngest daughter. We both received our second vaccine shots in April. We used a fire pit for small family gatherings. May we all have sunny rainbows ahead.

Sherman Foote wrote in to say hello to his classmates and share an update: “Like most of you, I reached my 91st birthday (in March). I am not able to do much, and my osteoporosis has taken about four inches off my height. It’s been a sad year for me as I lost my wife Jackie of 68 years in July 2020. She was 88. I met her at a dance at Milford high school in 1947 and we ballroom danced all over the U.S. and Canada for 73 years. I miss her badly — she was a wonderful wife and mother. We have lived in Milford, NH; Brockton, MA; Lancaster, PA; Beaconsfield Bucks in England for four years, three years in Montreal where I learned French, and we lived nine months in France all while working for Armstrong World Industries. I served in Germany for two years during the Korean War, checking on atom and hydrogen bomb tests around the world. Among other controller assignments, I served as VP, treasurer and controller for our Canadian company and operation controller for our European companies. We had three children: Bradley, Jeffrey and Deborah. It’s been a good life so far.”

“I may be aging rapidly, yet I still feel like 50. I don’t like getting old and am doing my best keeping active.” This from Cleo Bisbas Neary, whose visits with her sons, grandchildren and great-grands, scattered from NH to Florida, keep her busy. Cleo lives in Highland Beach, FL. Also in Florida, in Tampa, is Barbara Pritchard Joyce who stays in touch with Diane Cohen Caplan, now in a retirement home in Andover, MA. Elaine Henderson Steeger let me know that Gail Downing Hewitt of Needham, MA died on April 3. Gail leaves two daughters. She was a sociology major and a Chi O. Anna Carr Mitchell died Feb. 3. A psychology major, her first job was in Kinston, NC, where she met her future husband, Charles Mitchell, also a psychologist. Married for 41 years, they worked in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and California before settling in Raynham, MA, where they lived for many years. Anna had a special interest in forensic psychology and treated mentally ill patients while chief of psychology at the Taunton State Hospital. Marshall Hunt died Dec. 1, 2020. A history major, Marshall went on to earn an M.Ed. at Michigan State and completed seminary studies at the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, MA. He served several churches in the Diocese of Michigan and one in Lowell, MA, and held various leadership positions at state and national church levels. During his tenure at Grace Episcopal Church in Detroit he worked tirelessly on the front lines with ecumenical and political leaders in an effort to resolve issues of social injustice and racial inequality. He is survived by his wife, the Rev. Victoria Wells Hunt of E. Harwich, MA, a son and a granddaughter. Allen D. Price died on Dec. 19, 2019, at the Henry Ford Allegiance and is survived by his wife and four children. He graduated from Vermont Medical School and was an emergency room doctor in local hospitals, including in Albion and the Prison Hospital. Athletics and ROTC Hall of Famer Richard “Dick” Dewing of Durham died on April 15. A sociology major, he was a member of Acacia, played football for four years and was a member of Scabbard and Blade and the Varsity Club. From 1953, Dick served in the Air Force for 20 years, retiring with the rank of colonel. During those years he logged 8,000 hours of flying time which included 1,195 sorties in Vietnam, 200 of which were combat missions, earning the Air Medal with six clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. Retired in Durham, he served the town in many capacities, including chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee and head of the Historical Association. In 1996, the NH Municipal Association recognized him as a Volunteer of the Year. For many years he could be seen at home football games, in full Colonial outfit, firing a cannon after every UNH touchdown. Dick was predeceased by his wife of 65 years, Mary Lunberg Dewing, his son Jeff, and his daughter Janet. Please drop me a note with your news even if you’re not leaping over tall buildings in a single bound, but just going fishing and staying pretty much close to home. Your classmates would like to hear from you!

UNH Magazine learned that Roger William “Bill” Hepler passed away on April 21. He grew up in Durham and studied horticulture during his time at UNH. As a youth, he started the Billy Hepler Seed Company, which he kept in business with mail order sales for 15 years, until 1962, and continued to work in the industry until his retirement in 2004. Bill was also an accomplished jazz pianist, leading his own bands in the early 1960s and playing in many local jazz bands well into the early 2000s. He is survived by Emily, his wife of 64 years, as well as two children.

Thanks to Class Notes editor Allison Battles ’02 for sending messages to classmates requesting news items. I heard from several of you and hope to hear from more soon. Janet Parsons lives in Keene and plans to resume her volunteer work at the Cheshire County Historical Society doing cataloging once the pandemic restrictions are lifted. She is proud that the Parsons family is a three-generation UNH family. I met Janet in my freshman Engineering Drawing class. Our experience on the first day of class was mentioned in my AGU Parker Lecture in 2019. Ossie McLeod and his wife, Kathy, have moved to RiverWoods in Durham, a CCRC with lots of UNH alumni. Both are very active and will continue to travel for as long as possible. This includes the six months they spend at their second home on the big island of Hawaii. Although both had negative COVID-19 tests before arriving on Hawaii in Oct., they were still required to quarantine for 14 days and could not go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. My husband and I were lucky that we did not have to quarantine on Maui as the island had different restrictions than the island of Hawaii. The mayors of the five counties in the state of Hawaii have unprecedented authority with the rules and regulations that apply to their county. The state of Hawaii was very serious about following all the regulations, otherwise you could be arrested and fined $5,000. Hawaii was the safest place in the country during the past year. Bobbie and Bob Juster and Mary Ann and David Chase had their annual get-together in Naples, FL. Bobbie and Bob live in a senior community at Bentley Village and Mary Ann and David have a condo nearby. They all enjoyed Easter services at the Philharmonic in Naples and often enjoy being together for outdoor concerts, brunches and cocktails. Betty Vietor Whitson has a small farm with five horses and lots of fresh air and sunshine in Ashevlle, NC. She gets lots of exercise cleaning and caring for five horses, mowing six acres and maintaining five rental properties. Her free time is spent reading novels and, of course, staying close to home. Robert L. Gorman of Derry passed away in February. Bob had been employed in banking for Fleet Bank in Derry for 35 years, retiring in 1999. He had been married for 56 years. Another classmate with a long marriage of 62 years, Sybill Martel Thachier, of Salem, passed away in December. Sybill started her career as an elementary school teacher, leaving teaching to raise her three children. Later she worked as a medical transcriptionist. She was an avid gardener and enjoyed dining out, dancing and traveling.

60^th Reunion ◆ Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 2, 2021

First, and most important, as you may have heard from various communications sent by the alumni office and committee classmates, the Classes of 1960 and 1961 will hold their postponed 60th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 2, Homecoming Weekend. Since it has been agreed that this would be our last reunion, we hope for a good turnout. I was very happy to hear from some of you who responded to email asking for your updates for this column, and I now look forward to hearing from more of you. Doug Blampied and his wife, Nancy ’61, of Sugar Hill, members of the reunion committee, spend their winters in Florida where they have served on the UNH Florida Alumni Board for the last 20 years. They host three alumni events a year which have been attended by as many as 60 alumni. Sally Crowley Conlon, Pinehurst, NC, says she is planning on attending the reunion. Betsy Humphreys Halstead sold her home in Wolfeboro after her husband died, and she is now living in Naples, FL. She is playing golf and has discovered the game of “pickleball.” It was great hearing from Sal Perra who is living in Moultonborough with his wife Ann. He too spends part of the year in Florida and spends time with Arthur Monty ’61 and his wife, Pam, who live nearby in NH when they are not at their home in Southern France. Both Sal and “Monty” are looking forward to October. Martha Taylor plans on attending the reunion. After living and working in Nashua for over 40 years, she retired to Saco, ME, in 2002. She has kept in touch with the following classmates: Cynthia Mowles, Patricia Martin Brown, Allwynne Fine, Elizabeth Robertson, Peg Champney Robertson, and Gisele Bougie of Maine, with whom she met about three years ago. Sadly, Judy Lane Keating of Montgomery, AL, mentioned in her email that her husband, Mike, passed away on March 1 of Parkinson’s from Agent Orange exposure in the Vietnam War. She said that having her son and his wife nearby is a blessing as she adjusts to her new circumstances. The Class of 1960 sends its condolences to the families of Alan C. Marshall, who died on Sept. 30, 2020; John Hodsdon, Laconia, Nov. 7, 2020; Richard O’Malley, Newark, NJ, Nov. 28, 2020; Alma L. Wright Woods, Evanston, IL, Dec. 5, 2020; James J. Tsikouras, Maitland, FL, Dec. 23, 2020; Durward C. Woodman, Ledyard, CT, Jan. 8; Richard Cooley, Marshfield, MA, Jan. 19; Elizabeth Taylor, Richmond, VT, Jan. 23; Susanne McKenna Aschenbach, Rockville, MD, Feb. 3; and Barbara Benson Davis, Westmoreland, wife of classmate, Peter Davis on Feb. 4. I wish you well through the summer, and I look forward to seeing classmates at our postponed 60th reunion on Saturday, Oct. 2.

THANK YOU to those of you who responded to the email asking for your news! Truth be known, I myself did NOT send you the email; it was executed by the innovative and delightful UNH Magazine elves. Their magic worked! No surprise that many reported “minimal activity.” Well then, let’s march head-on into this year with optimism, excitement and high, healthy hopes! Steve Mascia wrote to say he and his wife are still in Greensboro, NC, having downsized to a smaller residence within a community that offers all the “necessaries”: club house, pool, yard service! They have the opportunity to escape to their lake house on Smith Mt. Lake in Virginia. Carrie Freidman reports that her family will all gather once again in NH —sons, daughters-in-law and six grandchildren. More memories in the making! Anne Sarkisian is the author of “Toxic Staple: How Gluten May Be Wrecking Your Health…And What You Can Do About It.” She is thrilled that her youngest granddaughter will be going to UNH! She continues her leather work, utilizing her Singer 29K which is “coffee powered.” Her gardening efforts consist of three grow boxes and 5-gallon pails. She hopes to come out to AZ in the summer! (Everyone would always be welcomed!) Ron Cote (Denton, TX) and Suzanne have handled the “closeness” well, although Ron admits he is beginning to resent constantly losing at gin rummy. Doug Heineman (Charlotte, NC) spends three to four months in Florida. In the fall of 2019, he visited campus and noticed “quite a change!” He hopes to get back for football games. Susan Howard Griffith retired from her OT career in 2018 and is now enjoying pickleball, volunteer work and time with family again, with high hopes of traveling soon. Barbie Wood Nolan moved inland from Wrightsville Beach, NC, to a condo community. She developed a love for biking and online bridge this last year. She also volunteers at a food pantry. Diana Schotte reports that she has visited Morocco and Iceland…via Zoom, offered at the Senior Center in Newton, MA. It appears we all learned something new to keep ourselves entertained. Hopefully, we also learned the importance of doing all we can to keep ourselves and those around us healthy! I read, knit, hike, repeat. Come see me! Send me a list of what you’ve read this year! Take care of yourselves!

55^th Reunion ◆ Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 2, 2021

As you have noticed, the alumni magazine is now online, so be sure to read the class notes there. You can also send your news directly to me through UNH, and I’ve been receiving several bits of news. This email from Brad Keazer says it all: “Our family did well and survived this past year. We are looking forward to going back to the east coast this summer as we haven’t seen our girls and families in NH and MD in well over a year.” Sad news from William Batchelder. He has had a stroke so he’s not that involved. We hope you are doing better. Harrison and Marlene (Brigida) Baldwin announce the birth of their first great-grandchild. They celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last July. Waiting for the pandemic to burn itself out, they hunkered down, read lots of books, watched re-runs on TV and tried new recipes. Steve Smith and his wife, Margie, have been well. Steve has been teaching as an adjunct in the nonprofit management graduate program at Northeastern University for 15 years, his second post-career career. They look forward to their first post-pandemic trip. Mary Bourgault moved to Vermont in 2017, and her daughter’s family lives nearby. Mary still gives private French lessons. Sharon (Welch) Dean notified us that her husband Ron died. They met at UNH and were married for 54 years. Sharon lives in Oregon and will publish her sixth novel, “The Wicked Bible,” where she writes about a fictional Murkland University with some familiar landmarks, including the arches and carillon bells at T-Hall, the path through the woods from the library to the dorms, the Dairy Bar and more. Leo Lamoureux says hello. He has lived in Kennebunk, ME, for more than 50 years, has three sons with families who keep in touch, has spent the last eight years with Claudette, adding more family all around the country, and enjoyed traveling before the pandemic. Joseph Trimble received his master’s degree in 1965 and spent 55 years teaching, conducting research, traveling, and publishing. He retired last June and was honored by his colleagues with a very impressive list of achievements and accolades. He focused on promoting psychological and sociocultural research with indigenous populations, especially American Indians and Alaska Natives. Fellow graduate school classmate David Hubler is a quality assurance editor at American Public University System, a 30-year online university. His history of wartime baseball in DC, “The Nats and the Grays, How Baseball in the Nation’s Capital Survived WWII and Changed the Game Forever” was published in 2015. Due to a space limit, I can only mention classmates’ obituaries. Francis (DuBois)Wolfe died in Salem, NH, in November. Ralph Shirley passed away in East Conway, NH. Irene Savory of Amesbury, MA died in January. Sandra (Boyd) Waugerman of Arlington, VA, in February. Arthur Toll passed away in Syracuse, NY, in February. Lt. Col. Barry Marshall died last December. Sebastian Cultrera died in November in York, ME. Carl Britton in Peterboroughm NH. Kate Spindell Hays passed away on April 1 in Toronto, Canada. The Reunion Committee continues to meet virtually to plan our next reunion, which will be Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 1-2, 2021. Festivities will include the Homecoming football game, a luncheon with UNH President Jim Dean, and our own Saturday evening event, with the class of ’66. Mark your calendars!

55^th Reunion ◆ June 3-5, 2022

Greetings, classmates. It is with profound sadness that I write of the passing of Barbara “Bobbie” Weise, due to pancreatic cancer, in Bradenton, FL. Bobbie was born in Schenectady, NY, and received her B.A. and M.A. in Art from UNH and taught at parochial and public schools in the northeast and FL. She loved NH and had summered at Eastman, Grantham, NH, since 1970. Bobbie was active in alumni affairs and she will be remembered as the artist of the “67” logo that adorned the souvenirs of our reunions, most recently our 50th. Our sincere condolences to companion David Kempf of Bradenton and brother Frederick Weise of Grantham. At the age of 40, Clare Kenyon Flynn of Youngstown, OH, received her B.A. from UNH with our class and her M.A. from Norte Dame College. Clare taught kindergarten in the Hallsville & Smythe Road School, Manchester, NH, for 22 years. Clare and her husband Thomas traveled internationally and enjoyed summers on Newfound Lake. Her retirement years were filled in community service: the gardening club, Audubon, Meals on Wheels and the Salvation Army. She died on Dec. 25, 2020; our condolences to her three NH children, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. We are beginning to receive life updates from our classmates due to the new alumni contact program and they will be featured in our next edition. We look forward to more news being received. Thank you! 

I want to thank all of you who responded to the call for news. It is a pleasure to read about you all. I have noticed an easing up of COVID restraints and it is heartwarming to be able to get out and not mumble through a mask. Thank goodness the outdoor sports were mask-free! During the pandemic, many events were put on hold. What a pleasant surprise to hear that some things never change. Despite a two-year hiatus, Dick Shmishkiss is already making plans for the 71st annual UNH Boston Night at the Pops in 2022. He still lives in the Boston area and is working for Bank of America. And there is a note here from Suzanne ’67 and John Shore who live in Fredericksburg, TX, and have been safe and sound through the pandemic. Their big event this year was an ice storm that kept temperatures below zero for a week. John has retired from his clinical practice of ophthalmic plastic surgery and now teaches and writes curricula at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas. One sad note: David Hagerman ’69 passed away last winter. His funeral and celebration of life was held at the Holderness School in June. Many SAE fraternity brothers and hockey and lacrosse teammates planned to attend. Sue Ann Bottomley is enjoying life in the woods of NH, where she spends her time drawing and painting. Early in the pandemic she sketched simple still lifes called “Container/Confinement” and a few others. She is currently recording the expansion of the New London Barn Playhouse in sketches. After working in management at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and NH Community Colleges online learning, Paul Ambrose is renovating, renting and selling buildings while managing his own time and projects in and around New London. He plans to split his time between Grantham, NH, and Baldwin Park in Orlando, FL. Dave and Andrea Craxton report that they are happy and busy on their farm where they cut walking trails, have an organic garden, prepare all they grow for farmers markets and process for winter storage. From dried herbs and flowers to apple cider, they do it all. When the work is done, they spend some time at their family camp in Maine. They also find snowshoeing on their trails a great diversion from all the farm work. Congratulations to Sandy ’71 and Bill Rothwell, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 12. They have been blessed with six grandchildren, and the last of whom was just born. They live in Louisville, KY, and are very active in church and community. I have had a request to start a list of emails so we can communicate more often. I believe you need to allow your email to be published, so I am asking the Alumni Office how that can be accomplished. I hope the next newsletter finds us all safe and sound and leading a normal life once again.

Berneen Bratt ’69 made the most of the past year, traveling from Quebec to Florida and visiting a dozen national parks on several month-long camping roadtrips with her partner.

Jim Fiore ’70 recently welcomed his fourth grandson, Miles James, born to Jim’s son James and daughter-in-law Malena. UNH Class of 2042, perhaps?

50^th Reunion ◆ June 3-5, 2022

Thanks to those of you who wrote in response to the UNH generated email from ME! Joan Anderson Cook writes that she retired as public administrator for the State of Maine and has two daughters. She didn’t actually graduate from UNH because she transferred to Eastern Nazarene when she married Terry Powell in the summer of ’69, but she was one of my Scott Hall buddies back in the day and her husband is the brother of our other Scott Hall denizen, Gaynelle Powell. She’d LOVE to hear from the Scott Hall gals! Carol White Dennis writes that she retired in 2020 from Ithaca College, where she was a professor in the OT department. She and some colleagues started a company last year called Assistance in Motion to develop a commercial version of the robotic mobility device they use in their research. Two of her three children are in CA so she and her husband are looking forward to traveling to see them as soon as they can. Hap Moore writes that he is in his 35th year as an antiques auctioneer/appraiser in Maine, NH, and around New England. He says he isn’t interested in retirement! If anyone wants to reach Hap, you can call (207) 363-6373. Eric George thanked me for hanging in as your secretary for all these years and said that he WOULD send me a list of the firms he’s worked with and the wives he’s had but that I wouldn’t believe it! Too funny! John C. Porter recently published the second edition of his book, “Preserving Old Barns,” co-authored by the late Francis Gilman, former UNH agricultural engineer and the late Lowell Fewster, a professional photographer from Connecticut. Last year, the book was awarded the Silver Medal in the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Awards. Eileen Edmunds Owen has published a collection of poetry entitled “Split.” She married John Owen in ’71 and they moved to Santa Monica, CA, then to Seattle where they remained until retirement. Eileen earned her master’s in creative writing and went on to work for travel guide guru Rick Steves during his early years and then for Wildland Adventures specializing and partaking in South and Central American travel. She has stayed in contact with ’71 grads Jill Johnson Hatch and Anne Quimby Harshorn. Richard S. Jackson writes that he still lives in the Burlington, VT, area with his wife Susan ’72. He retired from his career as a thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon at UVM. He still gets out to the mountains hiking, also sculling, sailing — any outdoor activity. The swim team members gathered two and a half years ago in NH and that led to a visit to his former teammate/roommate Seiji Ono in Hawaii just before COVID hit. He says, “no friends like old friends” and he is still swimming as are a few others, including Steve VanDerBerken. Sadly, a few classmates have passed away: Sharon B Merrill, John “Jack” Behson and my dear friend, Caroline “Carrie” Lewis Johnson-Allshouse. Their obituaries will be included in the next column; our deepest condolences to their families. NOW, the 2022 reunion news! SAVE THE DATES June 3-5 2022. It will be the 50th reunion for three classes: 1970, ’71 and ’72, giving you the chance to reconnect with ALL your UNH friends! Visit the reunion website to complete your Golden Granite questionnaire and update your contact info in the alumni directory. This will allow us to reach you cheaply and efficiently with reunion news, etc. You can also specify here when and how you want to be contacted. The class email address is UNHclassof71@gmail.com, and we need you to JOIN the Facebook group so we can all stay connected and generate more attendance for a fantastic reunion! CALL or email all your UNH friends and make plans to attend the reunion that your committee is HARD at work on, and that promises to be a fabulous bash after the last two years of pandemic misery! WE DESERVE THIS! If you want to reach out to friends from your fraternity, sorority or other affinity group let us know and we can provide you with lists for your group so you can help us with outreach. Registration will open next March so plan ahead!

Shortly before COVID hit, Richard Jackson ’71 made it to Hawaii for a visit with former roommate and swim team-mate Seiji Ono ’71.

David Krauss reports that some years ago, seven guys moved into the short wing of the second floor of Sawyer Hall. The “Sawyer Boys” are David, John Adams, Fred Coolbroth, Tom Downing, Steve Hodgman, Steve Houle and Jim O’Connell. After graduation, all went on to successful careers in education, wellness, communication, law and real estate. Over the years, they connected through occasional phone calls, cards and visits. However, in the late ’90s and early 2000s, they began to reconnect as a group usually around football, hockey and basketball games. During the pandemic, they gathered over Zoom and their camaraderie became stronger than ever. Despite the pandemic, Robert Conrad reports that his firm The Conrad Group, Inc. in Braintree, MA, made the Boston Business Journal’s Top 10 most successful selling brokers for 2020. Lucien Blais and his wife, Muriel, have owned and managed their family business, Bisson Maple Sugaring, for 36 years. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the business. Deborah Kelly and her husband will be first-time grandparents in Aug. A gender reveal showed that they will have a granddaughter. Debbie Westfall Waechter is enjoying her retirement years since retiring six years ago from teaching, working and volunteering in elementary schools for 30 years. Allan Chamberlain just finished his 27th tax season as a CPA in Bowling Green, OH, after his career as a sports information director ended. Allan and his wife, Debbie, just celebrated their 40th anniversary with three sons and five grandsons! Frank Field and his wife, Susan Champoux, are retired and living on the northern coast of California. Frank has been photographing a recovering redwood forest 100 miles north of the Golden Gate. Joan Howard is delighted to report that her 2018 book “We Met in Paris,” came out in paperback last year. In 2019, her book was longlisted for a PEN Bograd Weld Award for Biography. The subject of her book is the educator and translator Grace Frick and her life with French Marguerite Yourcenar. Joan wrote her Ph.D. thesis on Yourcenar in the late 1980s, and in March, Joan was named co-executor of her literary estate. Brian Doherty received his law degree from Suffolk Law School and an LLM (Master of Taxation) from Boston University Law School. Brian’s career took him to Florida in the early ’90s, where he transitioned to a career in life insurance. In 2011, Brian moved to the Scottsdale, AZ ,area where he is now in his third career as a realtor. I end with two obituaries of our classmates: Brenda A. Cavanaugh of Manchester; and Carola “Cori” Phelan Sandoe of Hanover. Our thoughts go out to their families.

Hello fellow 1976ers! I’m your new correspondent. First, I’d like to thank Susan Ackles Alimi for all her hard work these many years deciphering our notes and getting them into the UNH Magazine. About me, my family originally owned much of the land UNH is built on in the early 17th century but sold the 40 acres to the Thompson Family in 1723 after the death of my ancestor, David Kincaid. I grew up on the Seacoast and commuted two years to UNH and then lived in South Congreve. Maybe you saw me driving my gold MG Midget around campus with the top down in the winter? I also taught classmates as a TA for two professors in the history department. Being a native of Missouri, I can say that UNH was a beautiful campus, the faculty was very good, I got degrees and a career in higher education from the experience and I endured the snow better than I feared. I majored in zoology and played on the men’s soccer team. After UNH I worked in pharmaceutical sales and management until recently retiring and also coached soccer for many years in Westborough, MA. I have two children going to college this fall, my son majoring in business management and my daughter in international relations, but alas, neither choose UNH. I get up to Durham often to watch soccer matches and visit with old teammates. It has been a crazy year due to the pandemic and many messages take that into account. Can you believe it’s been 45 years since our graduation? My old teammate Gary Trotter writes that he and wife, Pat, moved from Vermont to Maine and are busy with home renovations after he retired in March. They have been waiting out COVID and hope to see friends and family soon and maybe catch a UNH soccer game, too. Terry Shoptaugh ’76G, ’84G writes that she arrived at UNH the fall of 1974 as a graduate student, got a master’s degree in 1976 and then stayed to complete all the classes for a PhD. Michelle Boulanger says it has been a fairly quiet year, as you can imagine. She didn’t conduct either of her summer bands in 2020, in Dover or Exeter, and hasn’t done much playing this year. Her parish in Dover only missed one weekend before going to live-streamed masses, and then in person starting last summer, so she has been able to play the two masses each weekend, although still no choir. She keeps busy at home reading, quilting, walking and cooking, and is so lucky to have her two grandchildren close by so she can see them often. Unfortunately, we have some classmate passings to report: Lisa McDonald Dugoni passed away in San Francisco on Nov 20, 2020. Lisa was born in Nashua, raised in Derry, and attended Pinkerton Academy. She had many talents outside of academics, including painting, drawing, sewing and theatre. Lisa received her bachelor’s degrees in political science and history and then moved to Boston where she earned her J.D. from the New England School of Law in 1979. Lisa married the love of her life, Steven, and they relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area, where she was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1980. In 1990, Lisa began her own family law practice in San Mateo. She became a certified family law specialist in 1996. Lisa is survived by Steven and two children. Norman Richardson passed away on Dec. 5 ,2020. He was born in Salem, MA, and recently resided in Portland ME. He graduated from the Berklee School of Music and later earned his master’s degree in music education at UNH. He was a teacher in Falmouth and Westbrook, ME, and developed a nationally recognized band. He taught in Florida before returning to Maine to teach at schools in Sanford and Cape Elizabeth. His students credit him with inspiring them and guiding life-changing choices. He is survived by two children, three grandchildren and his former wife, Renee. Steve Kahn passed away on Jan. 23 in Jacksonville FL. He was proud to be a graduate of UNH and never let you forget it. He is survived by his wife, Debbie, mother, Esther, a daughter, three stepchildren and six grandchildren. Steve’s favorite thing to do was attend spring training baseball games with his father, daughter and stepson.

Catherine Haselton Laplante and husband Denis ’79 welcomed grandson Theodoro “Teddy” Dias Laplante Nov. 2020 in São Paulo Brazil. Paul Ambrosino wrote that the political consulting direct mail company he started in 1988 in San Francisco is still going strong. Local NH clients keep him in touch with NH and UNH happenings. Susan E. Rowe passed away in December 2020 surrounded by family. She loved sewing crafts and had a keen sense of color and love for fabric. She was a member of Cocheco Quilters, and operated a home cottage business, Luv and Fun. She represented fabric manufacturers at clients. Her fabric collection, Buddie and The Starbabies, was designed for a charity providing quilts to young AIDS patients and became a popular fabric for children’s quilts. She will be remembered for her aura of calm, peace and kindness. Lynn Pira Rule died in January 2021 surrounded by her family. She grew up in a world of wonder and was known for caring for every living creature. Lynn majored in political science and got her first job as a paralegal upon graduating early. She chose to start a family over attending law school and returned home to raise two sons with husband,Martin. Lynn cared for her parents, family and pets. She loved traveling, vacationing, gardening, spending with family and living on her river front property. Robert “Curt” Gross Jr. of Portsmouth, NH, passed away March 3 surrounded by his loving family. He raised three exceptional sons, loved his grandsons, had special people in his life including his sisters, who provided strength and comfort, and was a hero to his wife. Curt had a passion for the hospitality industry and was COO of Newport Harbor Corporation and held executive positions with Hyatt and Starwood Hotels. He was the family handyman and could always find the right tool for the job. His laughter, wit and sense of humor will be cherished by family and friends. In Februaru, Robert A Cook passed away peacefully. After graduating with a civil engineering degree, he worked for Dufresne-Henry, Interstate Engineering and Weston & Sampson. His specialty was construction of drinking water and wastewater treatment facilities. With a passion for life, Bob was an avid sailor, and raced out of the Lake Sunapee Yacht Club. He enjoyed skiing, bicycling, hiking and traveling. He served as the Newburyport Water and Sewer Commissioner for years. He also volunteered time for the North Shore Tour de Cure. Bob is survived by his wife, Barbara. Jay Litzman passed away in April 2020. He had a private graveside service. Jay graduated from Franklin Pierce Law Center.

40^th Reunion ◆ Homecoming Weekend, Oct. 1-3, 2021

Happy summer, classmates! I’m pleased to announce that my “information mining expedition” was modestly successful in producing updates from classmates. You’ll be reading those results over the next several issues. Let’s get to it! Susan A. Murray’s news is a “where are you now” report. She’s a freelance book editor living in Gainesville, FL. Short and precise Susan; no editing needed. Helen Caswell Watts started a new job at Criterium Engineers, but the pandemic prevented the issue of her Colorado PE license, dashing hopes of being near her grandbaby. Helen is a licensed civil/structural engineer and working on the third version of the “Graphic Handbook of the Pretty Good House,” when she’s not dangling around. News from Peter Wright is that after 22 years as director of clinical programs at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law, he’s retiring to sail Casco Bay, ME, and other non-legal distractions. He fondly remembers the fulfillment of working with students making their first court appearance in the Civil Practice Clinic, and recounts that traveling with Profs. Joe Dickinson and Buzz Scherr was nearly as thrilling when he wrestled Buzz’s laptop from the grip of would-be muggers in the Moscow subway! Exciting news from Brenda Baker Krenitsky currently enrolled in UNH grad school pursuing her MSW. She writes, “It’s not an easy feat, but I am doing it.” Congrats Brenda! She and Peter are happily living on a lake in Amesbury, MA. The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation announced the election of H. Scott Walter as president of the board of directors. Scott reflects, “This is an especially exciting time for the chemical sciences, which has a significant impact on so many aspects of our lives. I look forward to working with the board and our scientific advisors to most effectively support the chemists and chemical engineers who are at the forefront of this important work.” Scott started his career as a statistician for the International Crop Research Institute in Mali, West Africa, where he was also a Peace Corps volunteer. A member of the Dreyfus family, Scott has a B.S. in mechanical engineering. The mission of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world. Since being established in 1946, the Foundation has awarded over $150 million in support of these goals. I have more good news to report in forthcoming issues. Thanks for sharing!

H. Scott Walter ’80 has been appointed president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation board of directors. The foundation’s mission is to advance the science of chemistry, chemical engineering and related sciences as a means of improving human relations and circumstances throughout the world.

40^th Reunion ◆ June 3-5, 2022

It was great to hear from so many of you after sending our spring email. So many of us have been impacted by the pandemic and you wrote in to let me know how you’re coping and thriving during this extraordinary year. Margo Otey has experienced many sacrifices, including the canceling of all but one of the car racing events in which she is a participant. But she writes to say she’ll be back vintage car racing this year. Margo heads to West Virginia this spring, to race her 1975 BMW 2002. Go Margo! Fred Weston has been busy during the pandemic working on getting his town in Maine to make reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. York Ecohomes strives to challenge all residents to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with one recommended action per month. Thank you, Fred, for undertaking this challenging and worthwhile pursuit for your community! Many of us unexpectedly did our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions this year by working from home; Cheryl Blackwood was lucky enough to be one of those people able to work remotely. She has commuted to Boston for many years, spending hours in traffic. This year she’ll celebrate 10 years at John Hancock and journey to Vermont to watch her daughter graduate from college. My friend Sandy Wingate reached out from the beautiful rural town of Peru, ME, where he is on the planning board and the fire department. Sandy is loving his new post and beam home. It’s situated on 200 acres, which gives him plenty of room to explore the countryside with his two Brittany spaniels. He writes to say he is in contact with his Sigma Nu brothers from UNH and is still practicing law in New Hampshire. Hiroko Harada reached out with news of his career since graduating as a graduate international student from UNH. On March 5, he received the Ray Verzasconi Northwest Postsecondary Educator of the Year award from the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages. This award recognizes outstanding teaching, service, or research at the university level within Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming. Hiroko is also a recipient in 2015 of the National AATJ Teacher Award from the American Association of Teachers of Japanese. He is currently professor and coordinator of Japanese, Department of Language, at the University of Alaska Anchorage and the director at Montgomery Dickson Center for Japanese Language & Culture. Christine Kenney Bean was recently featured in another UNH publication, Spark, for her innovative leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. She and her lab staff served as the hub of NH’s COVID-19 response team. Save the date for our 40th Reunion ON CAMPUS from June 3-5, 2022. Be on the lookout for more information soon!

After a year of COVID cancellations, Margo Otey ’82 is back on track racing her vintage BMW 2002.

I want to thank everyone for all the replies in response to the email request for additional news! Apparently, several of us are turning 60 this year. Gwen Allgood Triplett had a celebration gathering in Rye Beach that included Penny Allen ’83, Sue Phillips Bunker ’82, Ann Sullivan Stockbridge ’82, Marianne Burns Houghton ’83, Doris Kunica Wright ’82, Joanne Ploss Cullerot ’83, Nancy Herderhurst Clarke ’83 and Ellen Lakey Daly ’82. They had such a good time they’re planning to do it again this October at UNH for Homecoming and invite other ’83 grads to join them. Gwen says she is enjoying her retirement despite COVID and that life is good. Jocelyn Tetel, VP of Advancement for the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles, writes that COVID was a challenge to their organization as they had no experience creating or delivering virtual programs, but the education team and museum team worked quickly to develop online classes and exhibitions. Jocelyn found time for cooking and baking as well as volunteer work as a board member for Extraordinary Families, a foster care and adoption agency, and Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Program, which is about making choices to create a family. She also found time to take alumni classes through UNH via Zoom as well as webinars offered by outstanding professors and alumni who have become successful leaders in their fields. She is looking forward to being able to spend time with her family and friends as we get back to normal. David Scanlon emailed a quick note. He is an associate professor of special education at the Lynch School of Education and Human Development at Boston College. He has just been named as the incoming editor of the Learning Disabilities Research and Practice Journal. Congratulations, David! Barrie Sanders took some time during the pandemic to work on an art/printmaking project called 60X60. She carved and printed 60 images of her life in the six months prior to turning 60 and included some memories of T-Hall and the Dairy Bar. She is now a full-time printmaker and you can see her work @60_by_60 as well as @barrie.prints Brenda Fraser closed her retail shop Butterfly and Moon in St. Charles, MO, during COVID and took time to focus on her art. She makes mosaics from vintage jewelry and has been featured in two art gallery shows. Her proceeds benefit women’s scholarships. Andrew Katz is a partner at Prospect Hotel Advisors, where he specializes in maximizing the value of hotel real estate by improving hotel asset management, operations, renovations and design. He spends his time between Barcelona and Vero Beach, FL. On a sad note, David V. Abbott passed away in Dec. 2020. He received his degree from UNH in environmental conservation with a minor in education and began his career as a special education teacher in Hampton, NH. He obtained a law degree from the Vermont School of Law and then earned a M.Ed. in educational policy and administration and joined the staff of the Rhode Island Department of Education, culminating in the position of deputy commissioner and general counsel over a distinguished 15-year career. He was an enthusiastic musician and a proud Eagle Scout. We extend our condolences to his family. Alvin Austin passed away Feb. 3. He earned his MBA at UNH, and his hard work resulted in senior leadership positions at Digital Equipment Corporation and SCI. He enjoyed skiing, fishing, boating and playing golf. We send our sympathies to his wife, three children and five grandchildren.

During COVID, Brenda Fraser ’83 closed her retail shop “Butterfly and Moon” to focus on her art. She makes mosaics from vintage jewelry.

Hi, everyone! Here’s hoping that 2021 is treating you well and good news — we have three fun updates. Sean O’Connor writes, “In July 2020 I moved my couch from Seattle to Los Angeles so that I could work from home in a different home. After 30 years in Seattle (after 30 years anywhere), it was time for a change, time to break out of my cashmere-lined rut. My brand consulting and writing practice (3-Hour Think Tank) continues apace while I’m immersed in a few comedy and TV writing classes. Excited to be exploring a new industry, meeting new people and honing my skills. Lots of fun, for sure. I’m in touch with Todd Douglass, Mike Elcock, Dave Aittaniemi ’84, Chris Churchill ’86 and others — all of whom are doing well.” Fantastic, Sean, and you still make me laugh out loud! Monica Wolf sends a positive message: “2020 was a good year for me (I say with some guilt, knowing others struggled mightily). We sold our paddlesports business of 29 years last July to a pilot from Utah who was offered an early retirement. We consider ourselves semi-retired as we figure out our next chapter. We celebrated with an RV trip last fall to New England which included a must-stop at UNH to see the campus and also Bedford to visit my college roomie, Beverly Prizer Thomas. The weather and fall foliage did not disappoint! We also took a trip this spring to Costa Rica where we are thinking of ultimately retiring. We own a home as well as two islands in the Florida Keys which we invite UNH alumni to primitive camp on! Contact us at the Facebook page Molasses Keys Preserve or text me at 305-394-9252. I treasure my years at UNH and try to donate as much as possible!” I for one am going to consider your generous offer, Monica. Sounds fab. And let’s all wish Victor Motroni the best in his upcoming endeavors: “Highlights: Closing in on 34 years of employment with Abbott Laboratories (big healthcare company) and ran the Boston, Chicago, London and NYC marathons in 2018 and 2019. Hope to run Berlin and Tokyo in the next year or two if my body doesn’t fall apart. I have been living in Rhode Island since 1990. All the best to the UNH graduating class of 1985.”Thanks, Victor and wishing you well, too! Please reach out and share your news. It’s so fun to hear what’s going on in your lives!

Greetings, classmates! Thanks to all of you who have sent your news. I heard from Matt Leahy that he is currently working for the Society for Protection of NH Forests in Concord as director of policy, after working for 25 years for U.S Senators Judd Gregg and Jeanne Shaheen. Matt is married to Deb Eliasberg ’92. They have two sons, Max and Mick. Mick will be UNH Class of 2024! I also recently heard from Gregg Tewksbury (I do remember you, Gregg!), who has joined the University System of NH’s Board of Trustees as a gubernatorial appointee—a great opportunity to give back to UNH. Todd Black is also on the board. David Hermann writes in that after over 25 years as a Foreign Service Officer, he retired from the U.S Department of State in 2019, and moved from Washington D.C. to upstate New York, to the village of Clinton. David and his wife have three school-aged kids at home. Fred Brennan sent a note that he is one of the team physicians for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A week after Fred joined TB, Tom Brady came on board, with Gronk soon after. Fred writes that the season was absolutely amazing, and to end with a Super Bowl championship was a sports medicine doc’s dream come true. (I can only imagine how amazing this must have been!) Fred is also one of the team physicians for the Toronto Blue Jays, who have spring training in Clearwater, not far from Fred’s office. Fred, how wonderful that you get to work and treat so many professional athletes! He also was the head team doctor for UNH from 2007 to 2017. I also heard from Sandi Cassin Dei Dolori recently. Sandi has been living in Germany and Ogunquit, ME. She and her husband Phil are expats and have been based in Munich for the past five years. They were in the U.S for the early part of the pandemic and got back to Europe in the fall. Sandi has a daughter, living in NYC. They will be moving to Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. Last, and certainly not least, I heard from April Blodgett, who sent over a photo of the “mooses,” who met in Hitchcock Hall and have used the quarantine to reconnect while crafting. The group meets every few weeks to make cards, thanks to the inspiration from Tina Newberry Designs. Thank you again for sending your news and please keep the updates coming. I hope everyone is healthy and safe, especially now that the world is opening back up again. All the best for the rest of 2021!

A group of ’87 grads from Hitchcock Hall who call themselves the “mooses” used the COVID quarantine to reconnect while crafting.

Julie Walden Howard ’88JD works as manager of operations for the York County Maine courts and spends her downtime with her off-track thoroughbred mare, Sweetie, competing in the sport of eventing.

Jonathan Miner continues to work for BAE Systems as a software engineer, celebrating 30 years! During the winter months he works as a PSIA Level III certified ski coach and staff trainer at Pat’s Peak. During the summer he pursues research in railroad related fields, targeting his PiRail project as starting point for student research with GPS, IMU, LIDAR and acoustic sensors.

Hello from London, where vaccinations proceed apace and the weather waffles between winter and summer. It was great to see the emails in my inbox, keep sending them in! Right before the pandemic started, Pamela Margaritis Dube started a new job that she loves, as associate state director of communications at AARP NH. Very timely as many of us turn 50 this year! Craig Olson writes to say that “I focused on my fitness during the pandemic — working from home instead of constantly traveling for business gave me the opportunity to establish a very consistent routine of escalating cardio in place of the commute and travel. This gave me a chance to really explore my local area while running and biking. I feel fortunate and grateful to have had this opportunity to get in shape in what has been a very challenging year for so many.” Matt Pappas has been happily married to Beth Caswell Pappas ’99G for 20 years this summer. Their daughter will be leaving for URI this fall. Meanwhile, he is finishing his 23rd year teaching at Oyster River HS in Durham, and “loving it as much now as my first year in 1998. I am also enjoying my work supporting students and staff as the vice-chair of the Rochester School Board.” He often helped the UNH education department before COVID, inviting their Ed500 students and student teachers into his classroom. Charles Wira is one of the health professionals who have been working with COVID patients, at one point caring for 72 patients in one week at the start of the pandemic. Charles works in Emergency Medicine, and for the Stroke Program at Yale and performs research in stroke, sepsis and cardiac arrest. He is the current chair of the AHA/ASA Emergency Neurovascular Care committee. Charles and his wife, Tina, have two children, one 16-year-old and one at NYU. Mark Newport was appointed the Portsmouth Police Department’s 31st chief, by unanimous vote, through January 2024. Portsmouth city manager Karen Conard called Newport “one of the most accessible peers” she’s ever worked with, attesting as witness to his dedication to community policing and wanting to get to know his residents on a first-name basis. Kristin A. Taylor was named president and CEO of ImageWare Systems, Inc., a software SaaS leader in biometric identification and authentication, in May 2020. In November 2020, Kristin was appointed the chairperson of the board of ImageWare Systems, and most recently in January 2021, to the board of directors of Pure Bioscience, Inc. Bob Sullivan writes “I hope all is well with you these days in Merrie Olde Englande. My cousins in London and Birmingham report it’s been quite a tough year of lockdowns in the U.K. I, on the other hand, am happy to report a clean bill of health from one of the perks of turning 50 — a colonoscopy. I’ve been keeping busy flying in the COVID-friendly world of private aviation and wish all the best to my fellow UNH class of ’93 mid-lifers. Don’t we all live to 100?”

Hello class of 1998. We have news about two of our classmates. Amanda Grappone Osmer was invited to be part of Ford Motor Company’s (FMC) Global Dealer Roundtable, a group of about 25 Ford dealers from around the world who work with Elena Ford and her team to inform FMC’s decision making by sharing their experiences as dealers. She is currently the only female Ford dealer on the council. Also, sorry to have to share the sad news that Mark Clermont from Whitefield, NH passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 23, 2020. A chemical engineering major, Mark was a jack of all trades and will be remembered for his fondness of building and construction, farming and gardening and for his family. We wish his family and friends peace and comfort.

Through lockdowns, quarantines, and periods of isolation, many in our class passed a milestone birthday, the big 4-0, with little fanfare. Jamie La Vigne shared news of fellow classmate Dana Fritchsi’s celebration pre-pandemic. Allison Hyatt Battles celebrated hers mid-COVID with a small, outdoor gathering on a fortuitously sunny day last October Sadly, the recent months brought news of Ekaterini Vlamis’ passing. Ekaterini earned her MS in kinesiology, experiential education in 2002 and went on to teach in a variety of capacities. Both in teaching and in her personal life, Ekaterini relished time outdoors and helping others. 

Allison Battles ’02 got creative celebrating her milestone birthday with UNH friends, taking advantage of a beautiful October day to gather outdoors.

Cheryl A. Hunter spent the pandemic year polishing her paranormal novel. It was released by Black Rose Writing in May. In January 2020, Adam Flaherty launched a fatherhood-themed podcast called Modern Dadhood which, in its first 40 episodes, has featured notable names such as actor Terry O’Quinn (“Lost”), comedian Rory Scovel and fellow UNH alum and radio personality Greg Kretschmar. The podcast can be found on all major platforms.

In November, Melanie Smith ’07 and her husband Brad ’05 welcomed twin boys Aiden and Kyle.

David Nayes ’07 had to settle for a virtual bell ringing but achieved a dream in launching a successful IPO for his company, Alkami Technology.

Monique LaMotte ’13 and Jon Gosselin ’12 got their wedding in just under the pandemic wire, celebrating with family and friends on March 7, 2020.

Zachary Griffiths ’16 (far left) is serving with the U.S. Marine Corps. His six-year commitment will end in 2022.

Jordan Miller and Daniel Cohen ’17 included some of their closest UNH friends when they tied the knot on Nov. 7, 2020.

Gabriela Bochenczyk is excited to share an update: “Although the 50th New York City Marathon was canceled last year and we were training to participate, it did not stop Max Craig and me from running the TCS NYC Virtual Marathon on Nov. 1, 2020. We were able to defer to run in person in 2021 and hope that this is possible at the end of the year!” Emily Villeneuve was happy to spend some socially distanced outdoor time with her friend, Meredith Clarke ’19 at Jackson’s Landing in Durham.

Dylan Wheeler ’20 took some of his own pandemic advice, taking in a change of scenery during an October 2020 hike.

Insta-friendly: Elizabeth Tveter ’20 shared a few throwback pictures from her UNH days, from Homecoming 2017 (left) and 2018 (right).