Jeff Bell: Colleen '85 and I celebrated the wedding of our oldest son, Joshua, Notre Dame '11, to Ali Costanzo in Raleigh, NC. They live in London, UK where he works for the CDC Group, and she is a social worker. Doug Heuck and his wife and Marylynn were in attendance.
Gail Cleveland Hamel: My husband David & I have moved to Providence, RI and are loving it! This is definitely a foodie town! We are proud of our 4 kids who are all doing well in their professional/college careers. I am working full-time teaching in a local elementary school and still do my colonial gigs and tours during school vacations and summer. I welcome other classmates in the area to contact me for a walk, coffee, chance to catch up; ghamel4@gmail.com. Check out my website; you may be in a spot to want a colonial program or tour; www.AbigailByGail.com.
Andy Folkerth: One of the silver linings of the pandemic quarantine is that a number of DPhi's from our class reinstituted, albeit virtually, the Hanna Hall front stoop tradition of FADC. Since last May, a number of us have reconnected via a monthly video call on a Friday afternoon to enjoy a beverage together, to share stories (some true) of our times on the Hill, and to catch up on what's been happening since then. Those that have participated from our class are Ben Barnett, Steve Behrendt (streaming in all the way from New Zealand on his Saturday morning), Rick Berggren, Dan Dessner, Don DeVere, Andy Folkerth, Eric Hauser, Jan Klamar, Steve Kelley (Beta and honorary DPhi), Paul McCartney, Bryan Merryman, Steve Oatway, Frank Top, and John Tomes. We'll continue until we get bored of our stories or tired of seeing our old faces. Hope to have others join if they'd like. Just let me know.
Randal Inman: My volunteer work as a tutor for 8th grade and SAT Math has been put on hold until I can get vaccinated. The cat shelter where I volunteer and serve on the board had a difficult 2020 with record adoptions but also record expenses, while the economic environment made raising money challenging. I have stayed busy with my work as a bank consultant as our main sources of income have always been performed remotely. My son, a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, will intern with me this summer, which should be an interesting experience for us both. Sometime soon my wife and I will be moving in with her parents, who also live in Chapel Hill, to help them remain in their home. Working from home has led me to convert my commuting time into morning exercise time with the result of over 3,000 Fitbit miles last year. I am setting a lower goal this year! I really enjoyed our 35th reunion and encourage everyone to put our 40th in 2024 on their calendar.
Martha Johnson: Spring is springing and jabs are jabbing! Looking forward to my vaccine! Reading the news and nuttiness from my fellow K80ans on Facesuck has helped to keep me as sane as possible for the past year. Onward and upward, all!
Stephen Oatway: Enjoying our DPhi monthly zoom calls with Paul McCartney, Andy Folkerth, Jan Klamar, Don Devere, Frank Top, Rick Berggren, Bryan Merryman, John Tomes, Dan Dessner, Steve Behrendt, Ben Barnett, Eric Hauser, and we even let Beta Boy Steve Kelley join us! Having the group up to our family farm in Vermont in August. Should be a blast. Kids spread all over; Seattle, Houston, Chicago, and youngest at St. Joe Prep in Philadelphia. Work keeps me busy. Ready to start traveling again.
Kristen Richardson: It's been a long year, made much more interesting by fostering two special needs kittens who were eventually adopted by my nephew, so I will get to see them whenever I want! Due to their eye surgery and complications with one eye, I had Fred for four months longer than anticipated, but it did provide a nice distraction and lots of furry cuddles. And nose art on the windows. And plenty of things to post about on social media. And since he has his brother to play with (they are best buds again, despite the 4 month separation) they should adjust to having the house to themselves again when the family is all back at outside workplaces and school! My guinea pig Roger is also happy to be an only pet again, and my plants have been brought out of protective custody.
Anne Rock: Bikes have always been a means of transportation, competition, education and socialization. I've brought Outride and NICA programs to AIM Academy, where I also teach English, in order to get #morekidsonbikes. The crumminess of Covid 2020 was exacerbated by the loss of one of my students and captain of our mountain bike team to traffic violence last July. If bikes, kids and community mean anything to you, I hope you will read about Sam and our commitment to preserving his legacy through Sam's Place: Youth Bicycle Repair Program & Community Hub. Thanks for considering and stay safe out there. www.classy.org/fundraiser/3056960
Betsy Schneyer: After more than 25 years in the Bay Area, I've moved to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, where I'm learning to garden, and remembering how to drive in snow! I am an Intuitive Animal Communicator, acting as a liaison between people and their companions, and for the past year have been especially grateful that the work can be done remotely. Rogue rabbit? Calamitous cat? Let's talk!
Beverly Sutley (Balger): During these strange times, it's been nice to reconnect with classmates via Zoom. Debby Leopold, Kristen Richardson, Jerry Polk, Bob Lange, Lynn Tyler Shaffer, Missy Siders, Leslie Megison, Jonathan Keller, and Ken Winn helped me "learn" how to run Zoom meetings by kindly agreeing to participate in occasional happy hours - I mean meetings. It's taken a while, but I'm sure with a few more, I'll have it down. My family has mostly been spared, though we have missed our holiday get togethers and hope to celebrate a Christmas-in-July this summer. I have 2 new grand-nieces I'm looking forward to meeting. I've been back at work at the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State since last July, but enjoy the quiet as I'm one of very few people in the building. I'm looking forward to a return to some sort of normal in the coming year.
Ashley Van Etten: I’ve taken the past year to focus on new work for my company, Willywaw, and while the pandemic had us close the studio to the public, it was actually a nice break. I handprint textiles and sell online at willywaw.com.
Roberta Watts (Bair): This Kenyon alum is happy to report that my family and I am still healthy (although my son did suffer through COVID earlier this year, he is doing well now), doing my CAD work, and managing to escape the stress of lockdown in our RV, kayaking, biking, hiking along the way. This year our travels included a stop on Middle Path before venturing west to explore the "inner loop" of the National Parks. We then looped south, a trip to the Everglades that finished with a visit to see Sharon Michaux-Lowy in Asheville. The trifecta of Kenyon visits will be completed with a visit from Laurel Ladd Lockwood and her kids in Madison, Virginia later this year.
Eliza Winans Rossman: My husband, Jim Rossman ’85, and I have been so lucky to spend most of this past year working out of our house in Colebrook, Connecticut far from Brooklyn crowds. While we miss our city and plan to be back more steadily in the near future, we've been able to reconnect with a couple of old Kenyon friends during this time. Still walking on the same roads and paths I've enjoyed since 1982 with Kate Mali Pingeon and hanging out around the fire pit with Peter Propp '85 and his wife Suzanne. And the Kenyon connections persist as my daughter, Jane, is now sharing an apartment in Brooklyn with Anne Kaplan's '85 daughter, Emma!
