CLASS OF 1959 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Greetings from your Class of ’59 scribes. With John Spurdle’s passing, Skip has asked Dick Cadigan and Al Brooks to join the Class Notes and Class Agent team. John and Skip combined those two offices...
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Nici and John Dobson experienced 32 wonderful summer days in Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands. Jim Meyerhoff is retired from his position as chief of the Department of Neurochemistry and...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1961 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
The response from classmates for this Class Notes publication has been excellent. Terry Allen is in the starter’s box with the following: “In January 2023 I sold the last of the 20 companies I had...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1962 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Two noteworthy outdoors accomplishments top off this report. First, Richard Dranitzke undertook a one-week hiking trip to the Faroe Islands, followed by a second week touring parts of Iceland with his...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1963 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
This is my first class note since becoming Class Secretary. I have the dubious privilege of being, as you all know, Class Agent as well, so you can expect that I will be asking you for both news and...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1964 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
As your new class secretary, I extend appreciation for the messages from the three classmates below and unashamedly beg the rest of you for more in the coming months. There are no milestones too...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1965 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Dear Classmates, Thank you to the following who kindly responded to the recent request for news: Charlie Bassos: “Daughter, Christi Bedan, is a vice president for the Tampa Bay Bucs. She has been...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1966 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
We begin with a telling photograph. On the evening of May 24, 2023, President Roth gathered together members of the Wesleyan University community for a ceremony at the College of the Environment to...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1967 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Having spent part of the year in Florida and part of it in Westport, Massachusetts, for eight years, Tom Drew and his wife Carolyn Benedict-Drew decided to sell their place in Florida and buy a place...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1968 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
With the birth of Ben Barnett Buzzell in Seattle on June 1st, Judy and I became grandparents. As I anticipate entering hospice care shortly, I expect this will be my final set of class notes. It has...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1969 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
From William “Mac” Runyan: “Hello Class of 1969, “I attended Wesleyan for the freshman year of the Class of 1969. I liked much about Wesleyan and played on the freshman soccer team. But after one...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1970 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Aloha, everyone. Lots of news and plenty of space because this column is digital. Some of your classmates were traveling during the past several months, perhaps most notably Elliot Daum and Marcos...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1971 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Aloha, classmates. Here is the recent news from those who emailed me with their transitions or news. Enjoy. Nancy Binkin writes: “Love the new column! I saw that you are spending part of your time in...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1972 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Bob White’s most recently published article on his research into the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis can be found at...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1973 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Class president Bill Quigley writes that the 50th Reunion was “poignant and healing.” He said there were great seminars, including the Two Nations Now One: 50 Years of Shared Love for Wesleyan, hosted...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1974 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Reminder: Reunion dates: May 23–26, 2024. Consider joining our 50th Reunion Planning Committee. Participate as little or as much as your time and interest permit. We have monthly Zoom calls. Also,...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1975 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Please send news and updates to your class secretary.
View ArticleCLASS OF 1976 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Thanks to everyone for such an enthusiastic response to my plea for notes! We’ve heard from several people who have never sent in a note before. Here’s the latest, in the order I received it: From Don...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1977 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Our latest class updates range from Hawaii to Paris (France) as well as points in between. Folks are clearly making up for lost COVID time by traveling the globe. Starting in Paris: Arlene Lappen,...
View ArticleCLASS OF 1978 | 2023 | FALL ISSUE
Greetings Classmates, If you’re reading these notes, then you successfully found our “online only” Wesleyan Class Notes for Fall 2023. Hope you are well and enjoying a beautiful autumn wherever you...
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