Compiled by Becky Ciulla ’06, Office of Alumni Relations, Class Notes Intern
1936
Grace Guptill writes that Hester Small Ames and Grace Guptill received Christmas messages from Marion Kelley Merrill (saying that she and Marjorie Fogg Ober are both well, though Marge is lame). Blanche RandJa Robinson, Dorothy Pierce Main and Grace also receive e-mails from Helen Hurd Day ’35 who enjoys winter in Florida. We are saddened to no longer receive such interesting news from Taschia Platek Dunlap. Hester and Amesy are well and busy with their home and usual activities and enjoying quiet evenings by the fireplace. Dot is well and busy with her music and antiques. Hester and Grace keep in touch by mail and phone. Grace is active and well, and wishes that classmates would contact her with news of their activities, or drop by for a visit. You can e-mail her at grace_guptill@msn.com. Grace also joined Helen Hurd Day ’35 and Ethel Mack Lee ’35 in Plymouth at the alumni luncheon in June and were sorry others of our classes were not there. Next year will be our 70th and hope some of you can make it. Grace and Helen plan to meet with Hester and her husband for lunch later in July.
1941
Irene Folis Hagianis writes that her granddaughter, Irene Vassiliou, will be a senior at Plymouth State this upcoming year. When her granddaughter graduates, Irene will be celebrating her 65th reunion. She recently moved to Gloucester, Mass., with her oldest daughter and son-in-law.
1942
Merle Harrigan Corey lives in Sarasota, Fla., and wishes to thank everyone for fond memories of four years at PTC.
1944
Pat Dubeau Harlow writes that the class reunion was set for July 6. Plans were to view our gift (bench and tree) which is now in place, have lunch at a local restaurant followed by a social hour. Pat Dubeau Harlow and Marion Richardson Pounder met in Tilton for lunch in January. Marion also saw Ruth Dolby Young in February. June Ryan Lewis is recovering from a fall in November. Her back was broken, but recent trips to a therapist are giving her relief from the pain as well as lifting her spirits. Leah Gray‘s trip to the doctor resulted in her being sent to the hospital with pneumonia. She has recovered and is back at her many activities. Winnifred Bassett is in the Hillsboro County Nursing Home and would love to hear from her friends. Barbara Thurston Simpson is enjoying her new home in South Carolina but is battling allergies at present. Jean Bolton Landroche spent time with her daughter who is ill, and was looking forward to our reunion. Barbara Currier Kelley recently returned from Florida and back to a busy schedule. She is attending a lecture series, “Empire,” at Geneva Point. Lucille Nutting Gilman has returned from Florida. She and Shirley Sullivan Finnigan had a chance to get together while she was there. Lou spent Thanksgiving with her daughter in Oklahoma. I chatted with Fernande Stanford. She sent a wonderful snapshot with Shirley Sullivan Finnigan while Shirley was in New England. Fernande is recovering from hip surgery and doing great. Bevery Moffett braved winter in Berlin and played a lot of bridge. I recently returned from China and Tibet and am looking forward to India. I take courses in art and music at Northwest Community College and keep doing crossword puzzles.
1946
Drina Perkins Blanchette writes: “My thoughts are with Pauline W. Clark, and I hope she is holding her own. My thoughts are also with Phyllis G. Miller, whose husband is not well. As I write this, I’m hoping Elsie R. Railton and Virginia Halisey are making headway on the plans for our 60th. Can you believe it? Glad to hear Judy Pease is recovering after her heart attack. Beverly W. Shaw was fortunate when the dam overflowed in Bath, and she didn’t get a bath. Polly Clark and her daughter were able to take a trip to California for her niece’s wedding, and took in some great sights in San Francisco.
1945
Bea Jennings Salywon writes that Ruth Matthews O’Leary and Theresa Pesarik were the only ones to attend our 60th reunion. Thanks for representing us. We all wish we could have been there. Helen Brown Pappas lives in Alabama near all three of her children and is doing fine. John and Sibi Rhodes have moved to South Carolina to a brand new home to be near their son. They are a little homesick for New England but are enjoying the new neighbors and scenery. Harriet Kelley keeps very busy sewing. We all remember her talent for that. Barbara Ritchie MacPhail still lives in Keene and still does some office work. Zoe Head Swift keeps very busy sewing for Barbara Bush and several clubs. Elsa Turmelle was in Beirut, Lebanon, attending the annual reunion of former students and faculty (of which she was one). Sylvia Joulny Turmelle has sold her home in Florida and moved to Colchester, Vt. She loves being near family (especially her granddaughters). Jane Vogel has sold her condo in Daytona Beach and bought a new home in Ormand Beach, and she’s having so much fun. As for me, I moved to Las Vegas to be near my daughter and family in November, but when we came back here to sell my home, I decided to stay.
1952
Many of you may recall Henry Haskell who taught Early Childhood Education. One fond memory is of him and his wife, Bessie, walking across campus holding hands. The Haskells founded the Blueberry Cove Camp in Tenants Harbor, Maine-the first interracial private children’s camp in New England. Several students from Plymouth were employed there as counselors and instructors. Jackie Bowdoin Metivier was a swim instructor and took care of the houses. Lionel “Hap” Metivier was a grounds keeper and counselor. Also on the staff were Barbara Pettes Nowacki, Dick Hathaway, Jean Ludman and a married pair of graduate students named Martens. This past year, The Knox County Democratic Committee honored Henry Haskell posthumously (he died at the end of January 1994) for his tireless work for the party. They said “… he was always a volunteer who did whatever his body allowed him to do … Although not a wealthy man, he loaned money to the KCDC at the end of most election cycles to ensure that we had the money to do what needed to be done.” The Haskells initiated the children’s story hour at the Jackson Memorial Library in Tenants Harbor, and were prime forces in getting the library in operation. Whether in Plymouth or Tenants Harbor, they were noted for their generosity and friendliness. Harold and Barbara Hoyt ’50 Matava moved from their home of 42 years in Pembroke, N.H., to a retirement community of 17 units a short distance away. Harold continues to volunteer with CAP (Community Action Program) by loading his pickup truck with bread from a local bakery and delivering it to CAP for storage and distribution to the needy. A big advantage of the new retirement home is that assisted living arrangements are available if they are needed in the future. Their daughter, Lynn, lives nearby and works as a computer assistant in a nutrition office. They lost their son, Bruce, to diabetes two years ago, but they have two grandsons and two great-granddaughters. In the last issue of Plymouth Magazine, I noted that Delma Harrison O’Malley was not feeling well. I am sad to report that she died in August 2004 in Orlando, Fla. She is survived by five children. Delma retired from teaching and was quite active in civic and community activities. She was involved with five different gardening organizations including the Henry Nehring Society and she was a reader for the blind on a morning radio broadcast. She was an enthusiastic supporter of the Friends of the Orlando Philharmonic. She will be missed by many of us. Jackie Richardson Spear keeps in shape swimming at the Athletic Club in Laconia, N.H. She meets with friends there for lunch and card games. Jackie also volunteers once a week in school and meets every three months with a retired educators group. She has five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
1955
Lorraine Avery Johnstone writes a big thanks to everyone who made our 50th reunion so memorable. We had fun accommodations in Mary Lyon and excellent meals, but most rewarding was seeing the bright eyes and smiling faces of our many classmates. Ann Woodward Kaiser joined us for Friday dinner and overnight. She has been busy with volunteering in Hampton and with her children and grandchildren. Saturday morning we were joined for the day by Arnie and Edie Grant ’56 Adams. Arnie has been busy with his many hobbies, which include playing in two bands. He and Edie still enjoy RVing and traveling. Helen Potter Knowlton came for lunch with us. Although she has had some physical problems, she was upbeat and still enthusiastic. Betty Anderson Bilodeau was with us for the whole weekend. She is now the minister for two churches in mid-coast Maine. She said that she told her parishioners not to get married, get christened or to drop dead because she was coming to reunion. She looks well and is enthusiastic about her many ministries. Laura MacNeill and Arnie ’58 Gross attended the Saturday activities. They now live in Franklin, Tenn., and spend much of their time volunteering with their church, traveling where help is needed. They were in New York City at Ground Zero and with hurricane relief in Florida as well as cooking for the homeless. Arlene Parent Welch and I drove up from Rochester for the weekend. Arlene is back at Wells Beach after spending the winter in California with her daughter. Two old roommates showed up to be roommates again in Mary Lyon. Fran Purington Paul, who is a regular at our reunions, was joined by Ruth Dietzel Rudolph who hadn’t been back for 50 years. Fran was spending a good summer at Wells, Maine. Ruth had many tales to tell of driving a motor home to Alaska, Mexico and all over the U.S. She also reports she has 18 grandchildren. Betty Haywood Batchelder was with us most of the weekend and her husband joined us at the Country Cow. They are both well and enjoying their farm and their large family. Peg and Bob Knowles came from New York to stay with Tom and Ellie Stewart Volpe. All four came to the Country Cow for dinner. Skiing and camping keep the Knowles in shape. Beverly Ashley Zampieri and her husband were with us on Saturday. Bev has had health problems but still has an upbeat attitude. Also with us on Saturday night was Barbara Hartwell Simpson. Although she did not graduate with us, she has been loyal in keeping up with our reunions. She and her family are summering at a lake in Enfield. We were sorry that Al and Alfa Bowers ’54 Boury could not be with us since they make their trip east from Illinois in the fall. I spoke with Barbara Spaulding Woodbury before reunion, and she was sorry to miss it but said “hi” to everyone. I also spoke with Kathy Fisher Roberson who lives in Dover. She has had medical problems and did not think she could come to reunion. Natalie Bergeron Wheaton regretted she could not be with us due to a family celebration.
1957
Patricia Heath Caswell writes that Allison Delorey was this year’s recipient of the Class of 1957 Scholarship Award in the amount of $300. We were sad to hear that Forrest Tibbetts ’58, husband of Janet Carriel Tibbetts, passed away in March. Janet is keeping busy with family activities, but would love to hear from her classmates. Norma Huggins Heinz, Ellie Di Buono Poulin, and Dick Fagnant met for lunch in Florida during February. They would like some ideas from our classmates as to what they would like to do for our 50th (can you believe it?) reunion. They would appreciate our one time donation of $50 each for our reunion. Dick and Ann enjoyed their fifth season at Naples, with visits from their family. Ken and Sheila Thompson Emery went on an Elder Hostel Arizona Coach Tour to Sonora, Mexico and surrounding areas a couple of days before their 48th anniversary. Sheila said that it was her favorite trip to date. There were beautiful old buildings, gardens, good food and friendly people. They also traveled to Florida and Illinois, and are now back to Signal Peak, Ariz., where Ken is in his eighth year watching for forest fires. They will take a short trip to Washington State to see a play being produced by their son, Andrew. Our other classmate with sand in her shoes is Jody Buffum Wilson and husband Frank who took a wonderful trip on the Amazon. They spent mornings in the long boats looking for birds, sloth and different monkeys. They went fishing for—not swimming with—piranha! Marijane and Joe Davock are still enjoying life at West Pond in Parsonsfield, Maine. He says that the bass fishing is great. He is thinking about semiretirement from the education sales scene. He will be decreasing his association with Harcourt and continuing on a limited basis with Rand McNally. This is a career that he has thoroughly enjoyed. Gloria Lamott Perkins arrived back in York, Maine, from St. Augustine, Fla., in June to help her daughter Paula with her wedding.
1958
Jean Routhier O’Shea writes, “A few of us got together for lunch at my home in December to celebrate the holiday season. Those sharing the pot luck, wine and other goodies were Carol Willis Aldrich, Shirley Solari Corrette, Gertrude “Dodie” Merrill Greenwood, Lois Kretschmar Lindh, and Nina Savitch. A visit to Salmon Falls Pottery and Stoneware ended the lovely visit. It was sadly confirmed at that time, however, that Shirley Wilbur Matter passed on some time ago.” We’ve heard that Louise Archambault and Walda Scopa have retired and are living on Cape Cod. Shirley Joselyn has also retired after teaching many years in Laconia. Darlene Edgell Brill is still happily working at PSU as an administrative manager in the office of the vice president of student affairs. She’s been at the University ever since completing 12 years of teaching. She sounds as upbeat as ever and loves her job. After having lost touch with Keith and Barbara Bond, we’re happy to report that all is well and they’re living in Dillon, Colo. Some of you I’ve been in contact with wanted to be reminded to make a contribution to our 50th reunion class gift in Dr. Boyd’s memory. Here’s your reminder, folks. I’ll be looking to find your names on our list of contributors. Do it today! It’s never too late, and we thank you!
1959
Carol and Evans Boyatsis are keeping busy in retirement. Last summer, they traveled to Michigan and Mackinaw Island, and in February flew to Hollywood, Fla., to visit friends before embarking on a five-day Royal Caribbean Cruise. Frank Place is enjoying his retirement from the Waterbury, Conn., school system. He spends much of his time playing golf, and collecting and repairing Waterbury Lux clocks. John Clement is retired from his full time job at Bergen County (N.J.) Community College, but manages to find time to teach a class in medical coding at a proprietary school in Clifton, N.J. John spends his time between New York City and Poultney, Vt., where his two sons and their families reside. Emmett Stewart has retired as a principal for the Los Angeles Unified School District, but occasionally does substitute administrative work in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Recently, Emmett and his SO, Perla, flew east for what turned out to be a nearly all-Plymouth family reunion with Janet Stewart Knowles ’53, Ellie Stewart Vople ’54, Richard Knowles and John Stewart ’58 in attendance. Finally, your class agent, Bill Hagner, and his wife, Lynn, are happily retired from the Department of Defense Overseas Schools and living in Ocala, Fla. Bill recently retired from his second career as a merchant mariner. A small committee of us met with Angela Matthews about a class gift project for our next reunion in 2009—our 50th! We would like to raise funds for a campus beautification project adjacent to Rounds Hall. Our goal is $5,000. Anything we raise over that amount will be held in our class account for a future scholarship endowment. By now you should have received a letter and a phone call from the committee. This is our reminder for you to respond generously and join us in making our 50th a most memorable occasion. Committee members are John Clement, Bill Hagner, Simone Thurston, Carol and Evans Boyatsis, Nancy Granger, Bev Geisinger, Effie Popazoglou, Shirley Belisle, Sheila Gorham, Sally and Frank Bruni, and Leona Hill.
1961
Can you believe it’s been almost 45 years since we graduated from Plymouth State? We’re already making plans for our next reunion, to be held during Homecoming and Family Weekend, the weekend of September 29 – October 1, 2006. Many of you have been back to the campus for other reunions, and we’re looking forward to seeing you again. Many others have not been back lately-you won’t believe the changes! Please try to schedule next fall’s reunion into your calendar and join us for a wonderful time! We’ll be sending information and details from time to time and hope many of you will decide to join us! We were saddened by the passing of classmate Bob Roy, and extend our sincere sympathy to Lin and all of Bob’s family. Barbara Ashley has been named executive director of the Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce. She recently retired as assistant vice-president at Siwooganock Bank.
1962
Claira Monier was named Manchester Citizen of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce.
1963
Robert Wilmot retired in June from Hampstead (N.H.) Middle School, where he taught reading, literature, math and U.S. history for over 39 years.
1965
Barbara Demmett Webb tells us that Phyllis Parsons Correia and her husband, John, have moved to Bermuda.
1968
Richard Pike assumed the superintendent of schools position for Hollis and Brookline, N.H
1970
Carmen Staples Marquis and her husband George Marquis ’72 moved to Wellington, Fla., after retiring. Carmen taught at Pinkerton for 13 years before working for UPS as a human resources manager in Atlanta, Ga.
1972
Wendy Ann Smith received her Master of Education degree from Penn State University in December 2004. She is an associate professor at the Claremont campus of New Hampshire Community Technical College. Stuart Lord has been nominated for the annual New Hampshire “Preserve America” history teacher award by SAU 36. George Marquis and his wife Carmen Staples Marquis ’70 moved to Wellington, Fla., after retiring. George taught at Pinkerton Academy for 22 years.
1974
Peter Cofran was inducted into the New Hampshire Coaches Hall of Fame in March for his work as coach of the Plymouth Regional softball team and coordinator for NHIAA basketball playoffs. William Landry has a deep passion for teaching; he was voted 1994 Outstanding Teacher of the Year at Trident Technical College and nominated for the State of South Carolina Professor of the Year. After reorganization at Trident he was chosen as dean for his area. In 2004 he was voted Administrator of the Year and now says he has a lot of expectations to live up to. In his spare time he exercises, reads and plays on the computer. Rick “Greek” Matthews and his wife, Marla, are living in Concord, N.H. Rick has been the principal of New Boston Central School for the last 20 years. New Boston Central School was named the New Hampshire Elementary School of Excellence for the year 2003. His major focus has been to develop an arts-connected teaching philosophy. He and Mike Lee still get together to play guitar, attend Allman Brothers concerts and share Plymouth stories. Gypsey Teague has become the unit head for the architecture library at Clemson University and is living in the beautiful northwestern hills of Clemson, S.C.
1975
Deborah Karmozyn’s career has included principalships in New Hampshire and four international schools around the world. Plymouth State provided her with an excellent educational foundation, something she cherishes throughout her career. Rudy Carlson is still teaching forestry, oceanography and reading to students at the Community School in Tamworth, N.H. Rudy and his wife, Martha, founded this small private day school in 1989. The school now enrolls 64 students from 20 towns in central New Hampshire. The school is fully accredited and will graduate 13 seniors this year.
1976
Bill Bunker is presently the field area supervisor for the KnowFat Franchising Company parent corporation of the KnowFat Lifestyle Grill (www.knowfat.com).
1978
Lynn Schafer Renard works as a probate paralegal for a law firm in Chico, Calif. She has been in the legal field for the past eight years. She misses New Hampshire and visits at least once a year. After receiving an interdisciplinary B.A. in biology and writing, Malin Jennings moved to Alaska immediately after graduation. She has since relocated to Washington, D.C., where she is a fellow at the Conservation Science Institute. She is currently engaged in the Aujaqsuittuq Project, a research initiative to document how climate change is affecting Arctic peoples. Over the next few years, Malin will circumnavigate the Arctic taping oral histories and ethnographies in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Finland and Russia. The Aujaqsuittuq Project has been endorsed by the Inuit Conference, a United Nations NGO.
1979
Judy Lesmerises-Robert writes, “Hello, I haven’t written in a very long time, but lots has been going on in my life. My husband, Tom, and I will be celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this summer on the fourth of July. We have two biological children, Matt (19) and Katie (17). We adopted Marie (5) from China at 11 months of age. My husband made the trip to China alone and returned home with her on Christmas Eve 2000-her first birthday was the following day, on Christmas. We then decided to adopt again, this time a beautiful little girl from Vietnam. Camille was adopted at 21 months old in August 2002. That adoption required four trips to Vietnam and my husband made all those trips on his own. What a trouper he is! Marie and Camille are one year apart. In August 2004, I posted an update photo of Marie on a Web site for other parents who have adopted from the same orphanage in China. I immediately was contacted by a family in Pennsylvania who was amazed at how much Marie looked like their adopted daughter, Abby. After exchanging information we discovered that both the girls were a year apart, abandoned at the same spot and brought to the same orphanage. After much discussion and research, we proceeded with having the girls DNA tested. In October, we found out that the girls were indeed biological sisters! Both families feel we have been given quite a miracle. We have been able to get the girls together twice since our discovery and hope to foster a “sister” relationship throughout the years.” Paul Shulins was recently named to Radio Ink’s “35 Most Admired Engineers of 2005” list for his pioneering advances in digital radio. Susan Soule Shulins is a restaurant critic and has her own culinary column in Town Crossings, a newspaper north of Boston. Meg Pickett Hendy has been selected by the South Carolina Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse as their Woman of the Year. Champlain College Professor Joseph H. O’Grady was awarded the Edward Phelps Lyman Professorship in early May. “This institution has reaped the benefits of Joe’s dedication to his students and to teaching,” said Champlain’s president, Roger H. Perry. O’Grady teaches human resources, business and management courses. He has taught at Champlain, a private, career-oriented college in Burlington, Vt., since 1987 and spent three years as chairman of the business administration division in the early 1990s.
1980
Walter Warner has been named executive director of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in Limestone, Maine. Walter has been working in Baton Rouge, La., as assistant headmaster for curriculum and instruction at the Episcopal high school. He has been working in education for the last 25 years and worked at the New Hampton School, the Gunnery, the Seven Hills School and the Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School.
1985
Donna Tourangeau is married to Bill Goodrich and owns a third-generation family furniture business. Her husband is a physical education teacher for grades 6-12 at Gorham Middle/High School and coaches varsity boys’ soccer and basketball. They have two boys, Riley and Sean. She’s busy with a life of raising children, full-time work and volunteering for their school system.
1986
Laura Sandillo is still employed with ESPN and recently became responsible for the program planning of 21 NCAA National Championships in addition to Women’s College Basketball regular season, WNBA and USA Softball.
1987
Lt. Colonel Timothy J. Manning is currently the commander of the 16th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, a JSTARS flying squadron, stationed at Robins AFB in Georgia. Sonja J. Laiho, Kendra Kuja Bach and Silvie Rivera-Acevedo ’88 all recently celebrated their 40th birthdays in Maine at a weekend hosted by Elizabeth Kelly Cooleen.
1989
Marcia Dean Scadova recently joined the Concord Group Insurance Companies as commercial lines manager in the underwriting department. She is currently director of the New Hampshire Chapter of the National Association of Insurance Women.
1990
Stephanie Sopel Shirley will be honored at the JUBILEE Awards Gala in September for the success of her at-home company, Hannah Banana Baskets. The company was named one of the Top 100 Gift Basket Companies in the U.S. Ann Shoemake is completing her Ph.D. in communication studies at Ohio University. After graduating with a B.S. in social work, Liana Measmer began working as a social worker in child welfare for an agency called Concilio Hispano. Later she worked for the Department of Social Services, in various positions. After marriage in 1994 and the purchase of their first home in Billerica, Mass., in 1997, she and her husband, Steve, had their first son, Jarred, in 1998. Liana then worked part-time for the United Homes for Children as an adoption social worker and parent trainer. Daughter Julia arrived in 2002 and son Jacob in 2003. Liana has authored an adoptive parent training curriculum called So, You’re Finally Homestudied … Now What? Her hope is to get a graduate degree in marriage and family counseling in the future. John M. Bailey enlisted in the Army after graduating and was selected for and graduated from Officer Candidate School in September 1992 as an engineer officer. His assignments have included time in Alaska, Georgia, Kansas, Alabama, Hawaii and Saudi Arabia. Deployments have taken him to Japan, Thailand, India, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Oman. He currently serves as the director of public works and command engineer for the U.S. Military Training Mission in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His wife, Prashini, is from Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, and was a registered nurse at a major hospital in Riyadh. Debbie Manus Love lives in Chichester, N.H., with her husband, Rob, and their two border collies. They hosted an alumni gathering on probably the hottest day in July this past summer. Despite the heat, diehard Plymouth State alums from all over New England and beyond arrived for great food, the blaring of the Red Sox game in the background and looking through some very old photos of college years gone by. Some of the alumni who participated in the festivities were Maureen Regan ’86, Mary Lackie Hemenway, Deb Couture Slingerland, Renee Biron ’92, Kim Capen Cyr ’97, Chris Cyr ’98, Stephanie Jodoin ’91, Marta Hildebrand ’91, Leslee Digirolamo-Magee ’88 and Lori McKenzie.
1992
Marc Paquette continues as the concierge at the Sheehan Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. He is currently writing his first play, a three-act musical scheduled for production in the summer of 2006.
1993
Billy Montville earned the title “Mr. New Hampshire” after claiming the heavyweight division of the New Hampshire Bodybuilding Championships in September 2004.
1994
John Legrand recently joined Advent Software’s executive team as the services operations director for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He lives in London with his wife, Vera, and two daughters, Victoria and Katharina. He would love to hear from old friends. E-mail him at john.legrand@advent.com or john_legrand@hotmail.com
1996
Jennifer Bois-Slattery received her master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from Rivier College in Nashua, N.H. She is currently working as a child and adolescent therapist at The Youth Center in Nashua while also serving as the SAP counselor at Nashua South High School. In her spare time she coordinates and hosts “The Poets Corner,” a poetry series held at various locations in southern New Hampshire. Citizens Bank has announced that Dawn Marie Tully was promoted to vice president/risk manager of Citizens Services Group’s risk management department. Previously, she was director of Citizens Services Group risk and compliance. She joined Citizens in 2000 as a senior technology risk analyst. She received a B.S. degree in business administration from Plymouth. She lives in West Warwick, R.I.
1997
Laurel Kupillas and Jeffrey Ostiguy got engaged in December 2004 back in Plymouth, N.H., where they met nearly 12 years earlier. A June 2006 wedding is planned in New York. The couple lives in Boston, Mass. Derek Sheeler has accepted the position of investment manager for Sovereign Asset Management. He will be based in Dubai, UAE, and will be investing in global markets, particularly more emerging economies like those of India and China. When you’re in the area don’t forget to stop in. In July, Nate Graziano published his fourth collection of poetry titled Honey, I’m Home. Nate lives in Manchester, N.H., with his wife, Liz, and two children, Paige and Owen. Michael Dellolacono and his wife, Jennifer Maze, were highlighted in the NH Briefs section of Business New Hampshire Magazine, as the founders and owners of J Maze Design in Concord, a company specializing in Web design for real estate firms, architects, engineers and construction companies.
1998
Jennifer Ritchotte and her fiancé moved to South Florida about two years ago where they bought their dream house on a golf course and began planning their June 2005 wedding in Portsmouth.
2000
Mia Poliquin received her Juris Doctor from Franklin Pierce Law Center. Michelle DePaola earned a master’s degree in social work from Springfield College in May 2004. She is a medical social worker at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. In June 2003, Andrew Stevens received his graduate certificate at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in manufacturing system management. Scott Slattery received his Master of Science in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University in May 2005. He is executive director of Derry (N.H.) Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Dan Gilbertson is the new head coach of the men’s soccer program at Nazareth College in Rochester, N.Y. PSU plays Dan’s team on September 3. Alicia Patten is working as an RN at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center after receiving her B.S. in nursing from Colby-Sawyer College in May 2004.
2001
Nicholas Witcraft got his master’s in atmospheric science at North Carolina State University in May 2004. Jillian Colby received a Juris Doctor degree from the Roger Williams University Ralph R. Papitto School of Law.
2002
Georgia Caron was named principal at Stratford (N.H.) High School after serving as SAU 58’s director of special education for five years.
2003
Missy Conant was recently promoted to sales and marketing coordinator for Enterprise Rent A Car, in the Boston area. She lives in Waltham, Mass.
2004
Jennifer Griggs is teaching K-6 general music at Bristol (Vt.) Elementary School. Theresa Weimann is a graphic designer at Kirchoff Wholberg in Madison, Conn., an affiliate of Houghton Mifflin and MacGraw Hill, which develops, designs and publishes textbooks. Sabrina Blanco is employed as a journalist for the Jamestown (N.Y.) Post-Journal. Jaclyn Wakely Grevais is pursing a graduate degree in community counseling at St. Joseph College in Hartford, Conn. She works as a residential counselor for adolescents at Stonington Institute, a detoxification and behavior modification treatment center. Katie Judd is hosting a mother-daughter book club in Penacook, N.H.
2005
Bart Mueller is technical director of the Cape Cod Repertory Theatre while pursuing a Master of Arts program at Ohio University. Marie Favaloro is a first grade teacher at Woodsville Elementary School.
