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THE MAGAZINE OF WELLS COLLEGE ALUMNAE/I AND FRIENDSTHE MAGAZINE OF WELLS COLLEGE ALUMNAE/I AND FRIENDS

2011–12

of DonorsHonor Roll

The Change Imperative in Higher EducationPRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

2012

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BOARD OF TRUSTEESArthur J. BellinzoniCarrie Bolton ’92, Vice ChairMarie Chapman Carroll ’75Sarah C. Chase ’69, SecretaryFiona Morgan Fein ’65Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’69Daniel J. FessendenStephen T. GoldingSarah J. Jankowski ’92Stanley J. Kott, ChairDuncan Lawrence ’11Alan L. MarchisottoAmy Cerand McNaughton ’86Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 George S. SlocumKevin A. Wilson ’12Nancy Wenner Witmer ’61Stephen L. Zabriskie

HONORARY TRUSTEESAnn Harden Babcock ’45John T. BaileyKatherine Gerwig Bailey ’52Anne Wilson Baker ’46David BarclayNancy Barton Barclay ’56Gordon BrummerSara Clark Brummer ’56Gail Fletcher Edwards ’57George EdwardsJane Demarest Engel ’42Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52Margery Leinroth Gotshall ’45Suzanne N. Grey ’72Joanne Lowell Johnson ’70Shirley Cox Kearns ’54David M. LascellJeannik Méquet Littlefield ’41Edward E. MatthewsMarcia Goetze Nappi ’56Frank P. ReicheJanet Taylor Reiche ’52Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’58Priscilla SlocumVirginia Grace Small ’50Pike H. SullivanSusan Wray Sullivan ’51Martha Linton Whitehouse ’46Henry F. Wood Jr.

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS President Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 Provost and Dean of the College Cindy Speaker Director of Communications and Marketing Ann S. Rollo Chief Operating Officer Terry Newcomb Vice President for Advancement Michael R. McGreeveyDean of Students Jennifer MichaelDirector of Admissions and Financial Aid Susan Raith Sloan ’86 Assistant to the President Kristen J. Phillips ’95

ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI BOARD President Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80 Nominating Vice President

Fran Trubilla Kissell ’78 Reunion Vice President

Mary Mitchell Goodman ’70Retreat Vice President

Margaret Neenan Leahy ’84 WCA Trustees

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’69Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86 Nancy Wenner Witmer ’61

National Annual Giving ChairSarah J. Jankowski ’92

Award Committee ChairSarah Messenger Gleason ’88

Member-at-LargeStepheny Powell McGraw ’70 Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78

Member-at-Large, FARGOTravis Niles ’09

Director of Alumnae and Alumni Relations Laura Sanders

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On The CoverClass of 2012 graduates, Jennifer Miller (individualized major in business and entrepreneurship from Dunkirk, N.Y.), Melissa Miller (English major with a concentration in literature from Binghamton, N.Y.) and Mitchell Moulton (sociology and anthropology major with a concentration in sociology from Sheffield, M.A.) listen to the 2012 Commencement Address given by the 2010 Wells College Association Award recipient Karen Frankel Blum ’67.

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Fall 2012Contents

2 President’s Message

12 Honor Roll of Donors

14 The Annual Fund

22 Overall Giving

56 Volunteer Service

62 Advancement News

64 End Note — William Roberts: Inspiration through Art

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PRES IDENT ’S MESSAGE

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I opened my 2010-11 message in the Annual Report by noting that colleges are increasingly challenged to prove the value of the education we provide, of the liberal arts themselves, and of higher education as a whole; and that small, residential,

liberal arts colleges are the most threatened in this new environment for American higher education. I reminded us that while those of us who know Wells believe in the value of a broad, academically-focused education, that does not necessarily translate to students and their families choosing us. All of that remains true today and continues to shape the context in which we operate. It remains equally true that generations of Wells alumnae and alumni understand the importance of knowing how to learn and think, how to question and adapt, and are better prepared for all of life’s experiences thanks to their Wells educations.

Nonetheless, as higher education seeks to remain relevant and appealing to students and to address critical social issues, we simply must continue to evolve. For Wells, that means focusing on developing strategic initiatives and partnerships to increase enrollment, generate revenue, better position Wells in the marketplace, and strengthen a Wells education for those students who do choose us. This is not optional; it is our inescapable reality. As Wells’ president, I find this to be an exciting turning point in our history.

THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

As I have said many times before, the environment for higher education has changed significantly over the past several decades—and it will continue to shift. Among those changes, we are seeing that:

Demographics have shifted and there is a deceleration of demand. For example, closest to home, last year was the peak graduation year for high school students in New York in the foreseeable future. Thus, the 200-plus colleges across the state are competing for a declining number of in-state students in what is essentially a zero-sum game. That, in combination with the decreasing willingness or ability to pay, is driving up the cost of attracting students, especially the brightest students, as colleges are regularly offering substantial discounts off

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advertised tuition prices. Simply put, there are too many colleges competing for too few students.

Our competitors have changed. The variety of institutions offering post-high school education has grown, and the reality is, they are all our competitors.

Perceptions of the value of higher education have declined. In addition, we continue to face shrinking government allocations and increasingly burdensome policies.

What students and their families expect from colleges continues to increase.They often expect a guarantee of a high-paying job, health and mental health services, hotel-style amenities, a wider array of dining choices, transportation services, and the list goes on and on.

Technology has permeated our communication methodologies. Our core population of students is what are called “digital natives,” they have grown up with and are completely accustomed to technology as an integrated part of their communications. Thus, while we must improve our capacity for integrating online learning and other technology-rich methods into our teaching, simply adding online instruction is not an innovative strategy; it is just a necessary part of doing business.

COLLEGES THEMSELVES ARE CHANGING

Like Wells, colleges themselves are adapting to this changing landscape. More importantly, however, we have to “get ahead of the curve” as the pace of change accelerates. To be clear, it is not that change is coming; change is here. While it is currently not too late to be innovative or to catch up, in five years it may be.

Thus, even as we continue to do what we do well, we are implementing identifiable changes. Among them, I would highlight:

Reaching further afield for students. While New York State is still a net-importer of students, we have to encourage more students to look at us. To that end, in concert with other marketing efforts, we are making ourselves easier to find and easier to understand via our websites and other social media. We are also engaged in directed, thoughtful international recruitment, even as we are doing more, including special scholarships and post-graduate incentives, to attract more of the best and brightest New York State and regional students. Additionally, we are partnering with community colleges to make sure our local pathways are open and easily navigated.

Evolving our curricula. We are offering programs in emerging fields; and using expert adjuncts to bring in current, real-word perspectives. For example, the launch of our new Susan Wray Sullivan ’51 and Pike H. Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship has generated broad interest and unprecedented support, including the extraordinary gift from the Sullivans in whose honor it is now named.

Programs like the Sullivan Center that connect our curriculum to the interests of today’s students, that better connect us to the marketplace, and that build on our fundamental strengths will be key to our capacity to compete in the new environment for higher education. In addition, we already have unique assets in our commercial properties that provide real opportunities for students pursuing virtually all areas of business.

It remains true that generations of Wells alumnae and alumni understand the importance of knowing how to learn and are better prepared for all of life’s experiences thanks to their Wells educations.

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Not only is the Sullivan Center developing innovative

courses, it builds on courses we already offer, and it is

catching on fast. Mirroring the national norm, nearly

20 percent of our students are enrolled in business

courses, most in more than one class.

We are building, and must continue to build and broaden

a variety of strategic partnerships. Nonetheless, future

partnerships are likely to require much more of us. Just

as the best partnerships in our own lives are not likely

to be parallel tracks, but are about coming together

to form something wholly different, and stronger

than the sum of the individual parts, so too will our

institutional partnerships.

We are demonstrating relevance. With internships, study

abroad, exposure to art and other current media, it is

apparent that what students are learning in classrooms is,

in fact, relevant to global issues and does contribute to

developing the citizens and leaders who will help pave

the way for addressing such concerns.

THE HEART OF THE MATTER: TEACHING STUDENTS TO EMBRACE AND LEAD CHANGE

While change may sometimes be daunting for

established institutions, it may well be the norm for

our newest generation of learners. Our challenge is

not to introduce them to change or to help them cope

with it. Instead, our challenge is how best to harness

their capacity for change. Change is not something

that will happen to them; if we do our work well, they

will be the agents of future change.

A Wells education is simultaneously about learning a subject matter with an in-

depth appreciation and about building a set of skills that contribute to lifelong career

preparation and development. Moreover, even with a strong focus on skills development,

with real intercultural competency, and with excellent preparation for post-graduate life,

circumstances change, and people find themselves (usually many times over) changing

jobs and professions. Such change is not relegated to the professional arena; lives change,

relationships evolve, and our personal geography shifts. Whether of our own making or

the result of great loves or tragic losses, the capacity to manage change with grace and

dignity, with courage and empathy, can be one of life’s most valuable assets.

At Wells, we believe that when we help teach students to think clearly, to develop strong

intercultural competency, and to have true empathy to care about the communities

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to which they belong and will belong, they will have the

wherewithal to navigate life.

MORE OPTIONS, HYBRID EXPERIENCES

At Wells, as throughout the higher education community, even

as we are strengthening our offerings, evolving our programs,

and assuring that we provide something of value, given our

current realities, we must be actively discussing what the future

of higher education looks like and how we will have to change

in the coming years. Having served for nearly two decades

as a college president and through my service on numerous

national education organizations, I have a deep appreciation

for the variety of approaches, outcomes and methods that we

employ throughout higher education and for the quality that is

evidenced in that variety.

In the past decade or so, I have seen that colleges who once

enjoyed exclusive rights to “prestige” now find themselves sharing

that with a broader range of institutions. We have come to more

fully appreciate that different types of educational models, such as

community colleges, 2-year colleges, 4-year programs, technical

schools, proprietary colleges, online learning, research universities

and other types of educational centers can each serve the needs of

different students—or can meet the needs of the same student at

different points along the educational journey. As we have become

more student-centered, we have become ever more cognizant that

meeting the needs of today’s learners is our real aim—rather than

perpetuating our own methods or institutions.

Given the mobility of today’s students, the four-year experience

at a single college is no longer the norm. As students become

more adept at hybridizing their educations, we will have to

become more adept and more creative at developing more

flexible partnerships, including public-private partnerships.

Naturally, this can be complicated, as we all want to assure the

unique market appeal of our own programs while at the same

time facilitating a more seamless transition among institutions

for students who transfer from one to another. Isolationism in

this regard will not help us develop market-niche programs, but

in all likelihood will just isolate us from potential future students.

In this area, government-imposed standards may not actually be

helping us measure when a blended experience is best for some students, as it is forcing us to measure persistence and graduation rates from a single program. Nonetheless, whether or not standardized measures are appropriate for comparing vastly diverse

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Like Wells, colleges themselves are adapting to the changing landscape for higher education. More importantly, however, we have to get ahead of the curve as the pace of change accelerates.

colleges, the results clearly suggest that some colleges will not make it as they currently exist. Some will close; others will create new opportunity through innovative mergers and affiliations.

It is, of course, true that more capital and more money could help prolong the status quo. But is that actually what we need or even want? I believe that better strategic partnerships—not simply more donations, more tax dollars, or higher tuitions—will be the key. Colleges of the future will have more relevant and engaging programs, and be better partnered.

LESSONS TO BE LEARNED

Especially in the area of strategic partnerships, we have the opportunity to learn some important lessons from health care: both avoiding some problems and borrowing some best practices.

Just as we are seeing a growing variety in the sources of medical services, including traditional hospitals and doctor’s offices, outpatient clinics, specialized-care facilities, mobile medical units, urgent care centers, stand-alone surgery centers, and the list could go on with almost endless varieties, we are seeing a growing variety of those who are delivering education, from the institutions previously referenced to vocational trainers, and for-profit colleges and centers, to degree completion programs, job re-entry training, condensed course schedules, hybrid on line and hands-on programs, and so on.

What is so interesting about health care—and from which higher education can learn—is the ways in which various centers have formed alliances that are stronger and offer better coordinated services than stand-alone operations. While the impetus for hospitals to form partnerships has largely been financial need, the outcome is generally better service and fewer gaps in coverage for patients.

In higher education we have the opportunity to lead the discussion about change with putting student needs first. When we imagine the ways we can provide seamless services for students at the forefront, we may find that it no longer makes sense for us to remain essentially single-service providers, especially when we are operating within a society that needs so many types of educational services, and among students who are likely to participate in several of those types throughout their educational journeys. Moreover, those journeys should be, as our Wells mission says, journeys of “lifelong learning.”

QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS: ARE WE STRUCTURED TO ACHIEVE CHANGE?

If we can agree that such change, or at least that openness to the possibilities for change, are important, the question that for me naturally arises for discussion is, “Are we structured to foster change within the academy?” This question, I think, relates both to our overarching structures as we seek to develop more creative, transformative, structural partnerships as well as how we develop new programs and new approaches within our

colleges as they currently exist.

At one point during our 2nd annual Entrepreneurship Week this spring, one of the

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discussion topics moved to “in-trepreneurship” or the ability to create entrepreneurial

“spaces” within established, traditional companies, and I thought of how we might

better foster that capacity within our colleges. It occurred to me that in some cases our

committee structures and collaborative values are at odds with creating the kind of fresh,

innovative, transformation we need.

Are the systems we currently have in place designed to drive toward the historic norm?

Do they actually stifle creativity? Might we have to suspend some of our traditional

practices in order to carve out the space—physical and metaphorical—to develop and

reward entrepreneurial solutions on our own campuses?

What are the implications of size? Like the pebble dropped in a small pond, at Wells

every change and every process reverberates outward and is visible to all—and seemingly

magnified in our very small world. What will happen if we drop a very large stone in our

pond? Or throw in a handful? Or is small the key to being agile, responsive and adept?

We have to balance risk with reward, and ask carefully and honestly: risk to whom? the

institution?, the student?; and reward for whom? the status quo?, the college?, the learner?

We must balance respect for our histories, the realities of the present, and the promise of

our futures.

And in some cases we may have to suspend process in favor of results.

We must balance respect for our histories, the realities of the present, and the promise of our futures.

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During her remarks at Reunion 2012, President Lisa Marsh

Ryerson ’81 reflected on the enduring charm of campus and

the nature of homecomings, “There are undoubtedly many

reasons for returning to Reunion. It may be to enjoy the

camaraderie of friends. Perhaps it’s to celebrate the value

of your Wells education in your own life, and to celebrate

the relationships that have informed and enriched your

journeys. Perhaps it’s the lure of a beautiful place that’s

important to you.”

And turning to the 50th Reunion Class, she paid tribute to

one of their classmates for her remarkable contributions, “As

I invoke the beauty and allure of place, I want to pause to

recognize one among you who has contributed so much in

stewardship of that sense of place: Pleasant Thiele Rowland,

Wells College Class of 1962, celebrating with her classmates

their 50th Reunion!

“From this magnificent auditorium, to the public spaces here

in Macmillan and throughout our residence halls, to the

restoration of the Inn and the rebirth of our village, Pleasant

has shared generously her vision—of the grandest scale and

the finest detail. She has shared her talent and her caring.

While it may be the buildings that she so lovingly restored, it

is the people who inhabit and interact with them for whom

her love of place is truly transformative.”

A standing ovation and heartfelt round of the Wells

congratulation song were offered in response.

The Allure of PlaceIn tribute to Pleasant Thiele Rowland ’62

LEADING THE WAY TOWARD OUR NEW FUTURE

Scary is often the leading edge of change. Nonetheless, as the

world and therefore our marketplace changes, we can work

more effectively, not just by reacting to those changes, but in

leading the way. I believe ample opportunity exists for Wells

to build dynamic and strategic partnerships for a more mobile

population of learners, with more options and more flexible

programming. We absolutely need not give up our core

strengths in this new environment—but rather assure they

provide real value and that the articulation of their worth rises

above the noise.

While we do some things very well, Wells needs to

change. Just as is true in our own lives, in order to be the

best partner possible, we must remain strong in who we

are. Simultaneously, and similarly, we have to be open

to becoming part of something wholly new in a new

relationship. We have to put our best foot forward. We

certainly do not want Wells to remain idly on the sidelines as

others develop exciting, innovative, essential new partnerships.

The Wells community does not want the future determined

by default because we were not strong or savvy enough to

be a desirable partner. We want to choose our own destiny. I

expect that in doing so, we will pursue partnerships that will

be completely necessary, that ought to make us something

fundamentally better, and that are more likely than not, to

produce something that is wholly new.

Wells’ strength and her future depend on being a desirable

partner, and developing strong, strategic partnerships. Though

there is not a pre-determined outcome, we do know that a

successful relationship must be born of practicality and not

tethered to emotion.

In positioning ourselves for that future, Wells College

continues to offer the students of today a truly extraordinary

education—one that equips them to lead any life they choose.

It remains grounded in the interdisciplinary curiosity at the

heart of rigorous academics, and the commitment to personal

integrity and interpersonal connection that lives at the heart

of Wells.

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As we approach our 150th anniversary, our enduring commitment is to deliver on the promise of our mission—to teach our students to think critically, reason wisely and act humanely, as they cultivate meaningful lives.

HONORING TODAY’S STRENGTHS

In whatever iteration the future Wells takes, one of our core strengths is the relationships we have among one another, from the faculty-student relationships that inform our students’ educational journeys, to the lifelong friendships among classmates that inform our lives, to the ongoing relationships that connect our alumni to our alma mater.

Like those of us who have gone before, today’s students leave Wells with the confidence, the life skills, and knowledge they need to move ahead with their lives, to follow their own paths. Our graduates leave Wells, not by leaving campus behind, but by remaining connected to the people—faculty, staff, friends and classmates—who enriched their Wells experiences and gave it meaning. As you continue to support our mission, you are an important part of those connections and of a Wells education.

In the Honor Roll of Donors that follows, we recognize and honor those who have contributed to Wells this past year. While for some, nostalgic giving honors the past, your giving is also an investment in our future. I believe that Wells’ supporters do not want to look backwards; they want to help create a vibrant, healthy, exciting future of integrity. Your gifts do just that!

As always, I thank you for your continued interest in, and concern for, Wells College.

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81

adapted from her Reunion Address, June 2, 2012

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In positioning ourselves for that future, Wells College continues to offer the students of today a truly extraordinary education—one that equips them to lead any life they choose.

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As she introduced President Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 prior to her annual Reunion

Address, WCA President and Wells Trustee Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80 noted,

“Since assuming the presidency in 1995, President Ryerson’s work on behalf of the

College has been distinguished by a broad vision of institutional sustainability.

A defining pattern of President Ryerson’s tenure has been building strong and

lasting strategic partnerships—regionally, nationally, and internationally—whether

it’s partnerships with the local schools here, her advocacy work with national

educational organizations, or her support of Wells’ flagship off-campus programs.

President Ryerson demonstrates the dynamic engagement and innovative thinking

that is such an important part of Wells’ mission to educate extraordinary lives.

“She has strengthened the national profile of Wells through her active participation

in numerous state and national organizations. Among those, she has served as

board chair for the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities of New

York State, the Women’s College Coalition, and the Public Leadership Education

Network (PLEN). Her executive committee affiliations have included: the Council of

Independent Colleges, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and the

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, for whom she chaired

their accountability committee. She is currently serving on the NCAA Division III

President’s Council and the North Eastern Athletic Conference President’s Council.

“In addition, President Ryerson continues to build important local and regional

partnerships as she serves as advisory board chair for the Finger Lakes Cultural and

Natural History Museum; a trustee of Auburn Community Hospital; director of the

Cayuga Fund of the Community Foundation of CNY; a member of the Board of

Champions of the Finger Lakes STEM Hub; and on the advisory board of HSBC Bank.

“Her accomplishments have earned her numerous awards, including recognition by

the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, Girls Inc. of Central New

York, the Public Relations Society of America, and the New York State Senate. In

2011, the State University of New York awarded her an honorary doctorate degree.

“It almost goes without saying that President Ryerson leads by example in fostering

the closely-knit, personal atmosphere that has long defined the community here in

Aurora and among Wells alums across the country. Her capacity for innovation, for

creative problem-solving, for addressing issues head-on, and for tackling the big

questions—here on campus and in the higher education community at large—have

delivered practical solutions for today and inspired Wells to look to her future with

confidence and optimism.

“This is a both a difficult and exciting time to be in higher education. As President

Ryerson knows first-hand, the colleges that thrive will be those that have the foresight

and the wherewithal to lead the way toward solutions, toward financial viability

and strategic partnerships, and, ultimately, toward new futures. Given her leadership

through the past two decades—through the revitalization of Aurora, to the transition

to coeducation, to navigating the economic upheavals of the last several years, to the

introduction of new programs and facilities for today’s students—Lisa Marsh Ryerson is

well positioned to consider the next iteration of Wells’ future.”

Wells College’s 17th President

An introduction to

TO HAVE AND TO SHARE: During the 2011-12 fiscal year, Wells alumnae, alumni, parents,

faculty, staff, students, friends and partners contributed over $5,700,000 to the College.

Included in this total is $1,800,000 in unrestricted gifts to the Annual Fund, $1,200,000 in

special unrestricted gifts, as well as $2,700,000 in donor designated gifts to areas ranging from the

Book Arts Center, to athletics, to student scholarships, to support for career services and student life

programs, as well as $538,000 from corporations and foundations. Altogether, Wells’ donors have

provided extraordinary support to the College, helping to assure the benefits of a Wells education

for today’s students as well as the generations of students yet to arrive.

As Wells College looks ahead with optimism, strength and determination, we are deeply

appreciative of the confidence and generosity of those who have made gifts of both time and

treasure. While it may be true, as the American writer Miriam Bear posits, that “the results of

philanthropy are always beyond calculation,” and the results of the extraordinary generosity of

the Wells community are fully evident. Your philanthropy helps make a Wells education possible

and provides critical funding for all that we do, including: scholarships for bright and deserving

students; a wide range of co-curricular programming to assure that our students have healthy,

balanced experiences; improvements and upkeep to our beautiful campus; and a talented faculty

committed to scholarship, curricular development and, of course, teaching. As always, the true

beneficiaries of your generosity are Wells students.

Philanthropy is an adventure requiring passion, faith and patience. Each person listed on the

following pages has turned that passion and vision into action. For this, we honor the many

donors and volunteers listed in this Honor Roll of Donors, which features unrestricted giving to the

2011-12 Annual Fund, overall giving to the College during the 2011-12 fiscal year, and a tribute to

our many volunteers who served the College throughout the year.

Your participation in the life of Wells College is an investment in a vibrant, healthy future. Your

gifts help to assure that the College’s next century will be as exciting and compelling as her first

150 years. Thank you for your support of Wells College.

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Honor Roll Notes: The Wells College fiscal year is July 1-June 30. Matching gifts for which donors or their partners/spouses are eligible are credited to the donor when the College is notified of the match. Contracted planned gifts are recognized in the year in which Wells is notified of the arrangement. For classes celebrating a reunion, giving society membership is based on pledged gifts payable by June 30, 2014, as well as received gifts. Gifts made by family members or friends in honor or memory of alumnae/i celebrating a reunion, as well as the Class of 2012, are counted in class gift totals. Five or more years of continuous giving is noted with a (5). Deceased donors are noted with a (d).

Source Annual

FundSpecial

GiftsCapital

Projects Endowment Total Gifts

Alumnae/i $1,487,010 $1,119,298 $87,003 $2,064,757 $4,758,068

Parents and Friends $165,214 $220,323 $11,470 $1,101 $398,108

Corporations $86,155 $7,850 $11,200 $105,205

Foundations $55,000 $78,000 $300,000 $433,000

Faculty and Staff $7,135 $160 $550 $7,845

Students $566 $40 $606

Other $1,213 $12,349 $13,562

Totals $1,802,293 $1,438,020 $109,673 $2,366,408 $5,716,394

Giving Clubs and Societies

Henry Wells Society $25,000 and above

Aurora Society $10,000–$24,999

Tower Society $5,000–$9,999

E.B. Morgan Club $2,500–$4,999

Sycamore Club $1,000–$2,499

Cayuga Club $500–$999

Minerva Club $250–$499

Stagecoach Club up to $250

Please note that due to the multiple relationships a donor may have with the College, several Faculty and Staff gifts are listed instead under the Alumnae/i and Parents and Friends giving totals. Likewise, gifts from parents who are also alums appear under Alumnae/i giving.

GIFTS RECEIVED FROM ALL SOURCES JULY 1, 2011–JUNE 30, 2012

FARGO Giving Clubs (Friends and Recent Graduates Organization includes the last 10 graduating classes)

FARGO Leaders $150–$249

FARGO Friends $50–$149

FARGO Club Up to $50

President’s Circle Unrestricted gifts of $5,000 or more to the Annual Fund ($2,500 or more for FARGO alumnae/i)

Legacy CircleLifetime membership upon planned giving arrangement.

DONOR RECOGNITIONAnnual gifts, planned gifts, and corporate matching gifts all qualify an individual for membership in a giving club or society. Donors are recognized in the following categories:

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The College solicits and reports on gifts of all types, from many different sources and for a variety of purposes. All are deeply appreciated and all fill critical needs. But unrestricted giving through the Annual Fund for Wells serves as the foundation of our fund-raising efforts, and Annual Fund donors have a special place in our hearts.

The Annual Fund provides a steady, predictable, annually repeatable source of revenue to support the College’s most critical priorities as identified through the annual budgeting process. Along with tuition revenue, room and board payments, and any available earnings from endowment, unrestricted giving provides the reliable stream of revenue that the College counts on each year.

Many alums and friends of the College have made gifts each and every year—or nearly every year! We rely on you, we count on you, we are deeply appreciative of you, and we need more of you! To that end, our fund-raising staff and volunteers concentrate on four primary Annual Fund goals:

New donors: We need to keep adding to the base of support the Annual Fund provides, so we need to keep reaching out to you. This year, we added a Faculty/Staff campaign, strengthened our outreach to parents, re-focused on Senior Gift efforts, and because we want all alumnae and alumni to join the tradition of Annual Fund giving, the Classes of ’52 and ’57 offered matching gifts to encourage our most recent graduates to become new donors. Each year, we renew our focus on generating new donors through reunion giving programs, our student phonathons and mail campaigns.

“Regularizing” donors: Even loyal Annual Fund donors occasionally skip a year, and many donors who believe in Wells and support us in spirit, in actuality send in their gifts sporadically. We’d love to have you on board every year, so we try to make that both as compelling and as easy as possible, including through online giving and setting up multiple-year pledges—and we encouraged that through the “Keep Wells Strong, Pass It On” challenge. And you’ll note that throughout this Honor Roll, donors who have given regularly for at least the past five years have earned a “5” behind their names.

Increased giving: We’re just never satisfied! Even once you’re on board as a regular Annual Fund contributor, we encourage you to increase your giving each year. Whether it’s inviting donors to join a new recognition society or to make an additional Annual Fund gift this year, we rely on your generosity to help the College meet our ever-increasing expenses and to provide our students with the latest opportunities and resources. This year, the “Trustee Challenge” helped to draw attention to this key area.

Leadership giving: As is true in most arenas, there are those who step forward to lead. The Wells College Annual Fund relies on the extraordinary generosity of those individuals who join the President’s Circle to fill that role. We support a President’s Circle Committee and special events for President’s Circle members. And, of course, we devote some efforts at the Board level, as our Trustees and Honorary Trustees set the example for Annual Fund participation.

Throughout all of our fund-raising efforts, we’re not alone. One of the greatest joys of our Annual Fund programs is that we work with so, so many wonderful and talented volunteers! Thank you for your own commitments and for helping to encourage others to join you in this incredibly worthy cause.

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Sarah J. Jankowski ’92

National Annual Giving Chair Trustee

In Appreciation

Bringing it Full CircleAlex Riad ’12, featured in our Fall 2011 Annual Fund appeal

“The focus at Wells on experiential learning outside of the classroom taught me to take risks to achieve my goals and rely on my own ambition to succeed. Graduating in this

economy has been very challenging, but Wells has taught me to never take no for an answer and put myself out there in the face of adversity. In only a few short months, I’ve found a rewarding job and I’m pursuing my passion for theatre in New York City.”

I want to express

my deep

appreciation

to everyone who

made a donation

to the Annual Fund

this year. With

contributions from

more than 2,000

donors across the

Wells community, we were able to raise

$1,800,000 in unrestricted Annual Fund

gifts. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We

are extremely grateful for the generosity

of our alumnae, alumni, students, parents,

faculty, staff and friends.

These necessary funds allow the College to

continue to deliver a quality education and

unforgettable, life-changing opportunities

to our students. Your support contributes to

everything that makes a Wells experience

unique—from the challenging coursework,

to hands-on learning, to informative guest

lecturers, to the beautiful setting in which it

all takes place.

The following pages highlight key initiatives

and challenges undertaken this year to

draw attention to the importance of and to

strengthen unrestricted giving to the Wells

College Annual Fund. Recognizing donors of

$5,000 or more, the President’s Circle is the

pinnacle of the Annual Fund, and members

are listed in this section. All Annual Fund

donors are included among the class and

constituent lists found in the “Overall

Giving” section.

We also want to recognize the numerous

volunteers and fund-raising chairs for

their commitment in partnering with our

dedicated Office of Advancement. Their

hard work prolongs the health and vibrancy

of the institution we all care for so deeply.

We couldn’t have accomplished this without

you. So thank you once again, and I hope to

see you on campus soon!

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Faculty and Staff Giving Campaign For the first time in many years, Wells’

faculty and staff members joined together

for a community giving campaign. This

effort was led by the Ida Dorothea

Atkinson Professor in Psychology Milene Morfei ’89, Head Men’s Soccer and Mixed

Golf Coach Dan Kane and Circulation

and Reserves Librarian Elsie Torres, who

stepped up to drive the campaign and

encourage their colleagues.

These volunteers—and the 37 members

of Wells’ faculty and staff who together

contributed a total of $28,265—

demonstrated the strength and dedication

of Wells’ community. Ninety-five percent

of faculty and staff donors gave at least

a portion of this year’s gift to the Annual

Fund. Wells’ faculty and staff colleagues

work daily to make the College a great

place to work, live or study, and the

College is grateful for their generosity.

Student PhonathonDuring the 2011-12 Annual Fund Student Phonathon, students received $83,495 in pledges

from 459 alumnae and alumni, and $3,760 in pledges from 63 parents of current Wells

students, surpassing the program’s goals for the year. A total of 105 pledges were paid

over the phone via credit card, making these gifts available for Wells to put to use right

away. The phonathon took place over eight evenings in the fall and eight in the spring,

with 25 students participating in the program this year. In the traditional Odd/Even rivalry,

Evenline alums pledged the greater amount in the fall, and the Odds pledged the most

in the spring. The students broke out into song more than once by request of alums and

were excited and encouraged by good conversations. Sami Sheehan ’12, phonathon

student manager for the past four semesters, did a great job of training and encouraging

student callers. Molly Baillargeon ’14 is the new phonathon student manager.

Trustee ChallengeThe members of Wells’ Board of Trustees

sponsored a special Annual Fund

challenge in the spring, promising to

make an additional contribution of

their own for each donor who joined

the Sycamore Club, E.B. Morgan Club,

or Tower Society by donating within the

$1,000-$10,000 range between March 1

and June 30.

One hundred sixteen donors met their

challenge, giving a total of $288,501 to

the Annual Fund in unrestricted gifts and

qualifying Wells for a match of $76,000

from the Trustees. Of these donors, 51

increased their giving this year enough to

join a higher level society. Thank you to

the Trustees and all who participated in

support of Wells!

Senior Class GiftMembers of the Class of 2012 gave $948

to the College including over $860 in

unrestricted support for the Annual Fund.

In addition, parents and friends gave 27

gifts totaling $10,021 in honor of the class,

bringing the class gift total to $10,969.

Beyond asking for a contribution to the

class gift, the Senior Class gift committee

encouraged classmates to make a pledge to

support Wells with a gift the following fiscal

year, six months after graduation. Sixty-eight

percent of the donors in the class made a

gift of $20.12 in the spring and a pledge of

$20.12 that will be automatically deducted in

the fall. In all, 23 percent of the graduating

seniors contributed to the class gift. “As the

Class of 2012, we were eager to begin our

new legacy as stewarding alums,” said Sami Sheehan ’12, who led the campaign.“ The

past four years have afforded us amazing

opportunities that included participating

in traditions, classroom discussions, sports

events and long conversations with friends in

the dining hall. We want to make sure those

amazing experiences continue long after we

graduate.”

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Honoring President’s Circle Giving Ever since their first step on the Wells

College campus over twenty years

ago, Class of 1992 members Laurie Munroe Abkemeier, Carrie Bolton,

Sarah J. Jankowski and Meredith Cook VanDuyne have been friends

and enthusiastic supporters of their

alma mater. In continuation of the

love they felt on their very first day

at Wells, each generously increased

her giving and led the path for their

class members’ Annual Fund giving

during the 2011-12 fiscal year. Thanks

to the Class of 1992 President’s Circle

members: Laurie Munroe Abkemeier

(2011 Commencement speaker),

Carrie Bolton (Wells College Board

of Trustees, Vice Chair), Sarah J.

Jankowski (Wells College Board of

Trustees, Reunion Fund Chair, WCA

National Annual Giving Chair) and

Meredith Cook VanDuyne (Reunion

Chair). President’s Circle members

donate $5,000 or more ($2,500 or more

for FARGO alumnae/i) in unrestricted

gifts toward the Annual Fund. The

Class of 1992 members, and each

member of the President’s Circle,

give Wells students of today what

Wells gave to them: an extraordinary

education, lifelong friends and

memories to be cherished forever.

the annual fund special gifts

Under $100,000 Above $100,000

Annually repeatable Unique, one-time gifts

Predictable, steady revenue Vary widely from year to year

Specific use is not designated by the donor

Are used to meet annual, budgeted needs

Immediately and directly impact today’s students

Support our faculty and the academic program

The Annual Fund and Special Gifts are closely related, but each has its own unique characteristics and role in meeting the College’s funding needs.

Both kinds of gifts come to the College free of donor-designated restrictions, and thus share equal billing as “unrestricted gifts.” That is, you allow the College to put the funds to use where they are most needed. And both kinds of gifts are annually expendable, helping to meet current institutional needs; they directly and immediately impact today’s students. Together, the Annual Fund and Special Gifts help bridge the gap between what students pay for their educations and the actual cost of providing a Wells education.

The differences between how we account for gifts as Annual or Special are largely in the size of the gifts and in their likelihood of occurring each and every year. Annual Fund gifts are those that are generally under $100,000 and are most likely to be repeated on an annual basis. Special Gifts are usually over $100,000 and result from a singular, unique circumstance, such as a realized bequest or a significant Reunion gift, or they occur in response to a specific, timely request. The first $25,000 from such gifts is generally allocated to the Annual Fund.

In 2011-12, our many regular, ongoing donors (and, fortunately, quite a few new donors!) contributed $1,802,293 through the Annual Fund. Over the past 10 years, the Annual Fund has grown at an average rate of 7.4 percent, allowing the College to plan for and rely on the Annual Fund as an ongoing, predicable source of revenue. In addition, this past year we received $1,163,395 in Special Gifts—vital funding assuring that critical, immediate needs were met. Thus, donors of unrestricted, annually-expendable gifts contributed nearly $3 million dollars in support of today’s students and today’s Wells.

As we look toward the next chapter for Wells, many donors also directed gifts toward specific capital or programmatic needs and to the endowment. Together, your generosity—and your individuality—help assure that we are able to meet today’s needs even as we look ahead to an exciting future for Wells!

Unrestricted Giving

The Annual Fund and Special GiftsWhat’s in a Name?

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1941 $602,025

1962 $222,613

1935 $150,528

1952 $148,037

1958 $146,230

1965 $102,279

1939 $72,320

1969 $69,963

1966 $68,424

1954 $61,420

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top ten classes for unrestricted givingWhile gifts of all designation are deeply appreciated, unrestricted gifts including those to the Annual Fund allow Wells College the flexibility to address the College’s greatest needs. Unrestricted gifts provide approximately 15 percent of the College’s operating budget and support everything from sustaining our physical structures and academic catalogue to funding scholarships and new campus initiatives. In all, alumnae and alumni contributed well over $2.5 million in unrestricted giving during the 2011-12 fiscal year, and the following Top Ten classes together provided more than $1.64 million in unrestricted funding for the College.

T he President’s Circle recognizes those selfless individuals who have made unrestricted gifts of $5,000 or more to the Annual

Fund. That such generous gifts are unrestricted speaks volumes about the confidence these donors have in Wells College. Put to use across all areas of campus, President’s Circle gifts are the bedrock of the Annual Fund. President’s Circle members contributed over $1,280,000 to the Annual Fund and nearly the same amount in additional unrestricted special gifts, assuring the College of over $2,450,000 in critical funding.

President’s Circle donors and Committee members exemplify the foresight and concern for the next generation of students that are the hallmarks of Wells’ legacy of sharing. As Committee Chair, Trustee Fiona Morgan Fein ’61, noted in her annual appeal, “In our rapidly changing world, today’s students need an education that prepares them to live creatively, with empathy and with critical minds. At Wells, students engage with a wide array of topics, preparing them to succeed in any number of professions. They encounter people from all walks of life, learning to interact with—and learn from—all manner of expertise. Wells students gain practice articulating their positions artfully and respectfully. They come to understand the wide range of factors that inform their views. They learn to be great citizens, and to lead others in becoming the same. Such a transformative academic experience should be available for years to come. Wells College relies on the dedication and participation of many people in order to ensure that her students, now and in the future, benefit from the unique and life affirming experience of a Wells education.” Well said.

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Laurie Munroe Abkemeier ’925

Ann Bernhard Alford ’495

Jean Ashby ’73

Ann Harden Babcock ’455

Roger S. Bagnall and Whitney Sco�eld Bagnall ’675

John T. Bailey and Katherine Gerwig Bailey ’525

Anne Wilson Baker ’465

Quaintance Bartlett ’395

Patricia Robinson Benson ’475

Kristina Wheaton Berg ’715

Berkshire Charitable Foundation5

Isabel Longyear Besse ’80

Karen Frankel Blum ’675

Christopher Williams and Carrie Ann Bolton ’925

Elizabeth Boveroux ’575

S. Gordon Brummer and Sara Clark Brummer ’565

Julie Burnet ’725

Marie Chapman Carroll ’755

Sarah C. Chase ’695

Linda Law Clark ’72

William L. Clarkd

Ann Mueller Coughlin ’515

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Sharon Whatmore Cowles ’585

Perrie apJones Drysdale ’525

Elizabeth Bahn Edgerton ’425

The Fred L. Emerson Foundation5

Jane Demarest Engel ’425

Alexander Ewing and Anne Maddock Ewing ’435

Fiona Morgan Fein ’655

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’695

Daniel J. Fessenden5

F. Conrad Fischer and Sonja Fischer5

Daniel F. Flowers Sr.

Barbara A. Frank ’695

Dan Fultz and Helen Holler Fultz ’755

John B. Dubeck and Susan Hotine ’705

The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation

Bruce S. Gelb and Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52

Janet Couperthwait Goodyear ’535

Margery Leinroth Gotshall ’455

Suzanne N. Grey ’725

The Hagedorn Fund5

Scott M. Hand and Ellen MacMillan Hand ’695

Ernest Henderson III5

Roberta Henderson ’805

Alan Heuer and Jean Wahl Heuer ’635

Joan Farnham Howe ’48

Frank M. Hutchins and Jeanne Bahn Hutchins ’435


Virginia Lindsay Jenness ’35d

Involut Vogel Jessup ’545

Antoinette Johnson ’39d5

Joan Shepherd Jones ’48

Lisa Knapp Kaemp�e ’80

David T. Kearnsd and Shirley Cox Kearns ’545

Silas Keehn and Marcia Lindquist Keehn ’515

Stanley J. Kott5

David M. Lascell and Donna Hopf Lascell ’645

Jane Lang�tt Lind ’575

Jeannik Méquet Little�eld ’41

Lark Ludlow ’735

Frances Ford Luellen ’565

Sandra Maceyka ’625

Alan L. Marchisotto and Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto ’755

Edward E. Matthews5

Scott McIntyre and Robin Hogan McIntyre ’815

Mary Melone McIsaac ’525

Daniel McNaughton and Amy Cerand McNaughton ’865

Suzanne Combs Mieso ’675

Renée Forgensi Minarik ’805

Marcia Goetze Nappi ’565

Sarah Burton Nelson ’465

Shirley King Orr ’525

Frank P. Reiche and Janet Taylor Reiche ’525

Ernest Mack and Gail Reid ’885

William Reinhardt and Janet Poole Reinhardt ’515

Ann Skerratt Richardson ’495

Jane Borsch Robbins ’61

Suzanne Waldowski Roche ’88

Sally Hurlburt Rosemond ’525

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’665

Pleasant Thiele Rowland ’625

Ryder System Charitable Foundation

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and George E. Farenthold Jr.5

Karlene Williams Salamon ’55

Carolyn White Sampson ’575

Dorothea Smith Sawicki ’665

Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’585

Helene Shumate

George S. Slocum and Priscilla H. Slocum5

Scott Sommer and Karen Sommer

Helen A. Smith ’62d5

Lynn Perrott Smith ’705

Susan Standfast-Wright ’575

Kenneth Stevens and RoseMary Dugan Stevens ’815

Ann Stratton ’46d5

Lillian Tenopyr ’38d

Gail Slocum Thornton ’675

Mary Rankin Trautlein ’53

Hope Langford Turney ’42

Mark VanDuyne and Meredith Cook VanDuyne ’925

Sis Van Dorn ’695

Gail Benedict Van Winkle ’57

Patricia Parnie Wahlen ’665

Martha Linton Whitehouse ’465

Janet Lauster Witzeman ’52

Henry F. Wood Jr.5

Justine Fletcher Woods ’39d

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Overall Givingk


10 1938 86%

1962 78%

1939 64%

1952 63%

1941 62%

1935 57%

1949 55%

1957 54%

1950 52%

1942 47%

1953 47%

1951 $2,038,106

1941 $602,025

1962 $574,856*

1935 $198,828

1952 $172,378*

1958 $147,230

1965 $105,492

1969 $75,453

1939 $72,320

1942 $69,870*

top ten class giftsWhile the Honor Roll acknowledges individuals for their generous support of Wells, the list of Top Ten Class Gifts acknowledges the impact of the combined support of members of various classes. This cumulative support assists with annual and capital needs, including the annual budget, scholarships, faculty salaries, and academic programs. The classes ranking in the Top Ten for their gifts to Wells committed over $4 million to the College.

top ten participationAlumnae/i participation in giving to the College is a factor in college rankings and in our ability to attract grants from foundations. It also provides a wonderful example to current students of the support alumnae/i provide the College years after attending. This year we congratulate and thank the following classes (11 due to a tie) that rank in our Top Ten Participation rates:

Over 2,000 alumnae, alumni, parents, students, faculty, staff, family, friends and organizations contributed a total of $5,716,394 to Wells College

during the 2011-12 fiscal year. This incredible generosity includes restricted and unrestricted gifts in support of current operations, contributions to capital projects, and additions to the College’s endowment. The College received gifts of cash, stock and life insurance, through online giving, as the result of realized bequests, as planned giving disbursements, and as matching gifts. Many donors specified the use of their gifts; others asked the College to put them to use where they are most needed. Some gifts honored special individuals and loved ones; others were made in honor of Reunions or other milestones. While the forms and methods of giving differ, they share in common a belief in Wells College and the importance of our educational mission.

“From the profound generosity and leadership of our Board of Trustees, President’s Circle, and Leadership Giving members, to the participation of each and every donor and volunteer, I am grateful for the terrific support of the Wells community. Wells College is remarkably fortunate to have such committed and thoughtful alumnae, alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, business partners, friends and neighbors who give generously in regards to both financial contributions and volunteer service.”

— Michael R. McGreevey, Vice President for Advancement

* Includes alum pledges and/or gifts from family and friends in honor or memory of members of the class.

All donors to Wells College during the 2011-12 fiscal year are listed in this section, as are memorial and tribute gifts, and planned gifts.

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HENRY WELLS SOCIETYAnonymous (2)

John T. Bailey and Katherine Gerwig Bailey ’525

S. Gordon Brummer and Sara Clark Brummer ’565

William L. Clarkd

Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation

Jane Demarest Engel ’425


Bruce S. Gelb and Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52

Margery Leinroth Gotshall ’455

Suzanne N. Grey ’725

The Hagedorn Fund5

Jean Wahl Heuer ’63 and Alan Heuer5


Antoinette Johnson ’39d5


Stanley J. Kott5

Jeannik Méquet Littlefield ’41

Edward E. Matthews5


Shirley King Orr ’525

Elinor Bradt Posey ’60

Margaret Hodgens Powell ’38d

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’665

Pleasant Thiele Rowland ’625


Jessica B. Shaeffer ’35d

Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’585

George S. Slocum and Priscilla H. Slocum5

Helen A. Smith ’62d5

The Starr Foundation

Pike H. Sullivan and Susan Wray Sullivan ’51


AURORA SOCIETYThe Alexander and

Marjorie Hover Foundation

Jean Ashby ’73

Ann Harden Babcock ’455

Roger S. Bagnall and Whitney Scofield Bagnall ’675

The extraordinary generosity of those honored with membership in the Henry Wells Society, the Aurora Society and the Tower Society assures that the

Wells students of today and tomorrow have the educational opportunities necessary to succeed in an ever-changing world. The determination of Henry Wells’ vision, the enduring charm of our village home, and the ever-present voice of the bell tower are apt symbols for our leadership societies, for the philanthropy of these donors carries the strength of our history into the future.

For nearly 150 years, Wells has relied on generous contributions from many sources, providing the means for new buildings, critically necessary scholarships, and innovative new programs. From the early benefactors to today’s philanthropists, through steady annual giving, carefully planned transfers and singular gifts, the College’s extended community contributes extraordinarily to an intensely personal education for today’s students and a promising future for the College. We all benefit from the exceptional philanthropy of those who have joined the Henry Wells, Aurora and Tower societies with their gifts of over $5,000,000 this year. Thank you.

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Patricia Robinson Benson ’475


Karen Frankel Blum ’675

Carrie Ann Bolton ’92 and Christopher Williams5

Marie Chapman Carroll ’755

Cayuga Lake National Bank


Ann Mueller Coughlin ’515

Sharon Whatmore Cowles ’585

Robert J. Doherty and Esther Doherty

George D. Edwards Jr. and Gail Fletcher Edwards ’575



F. Conrad Fischer and Sonja Fischer5

Daniel F. Flowers Sr.

Barbara A. Frank ’695

The Fred L. Emerson Foundation5

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

Scott M. Hand and Ellen MacMillan Hand ’695

Louise Harrison

Frank M. Hutchins and Jeanne Bahn Hutchins ’435


Jephson Educational Trusts

Involut Vogel Jessup ’545

Doris Heckel Krsnak ’705

David M. Lascell and Donna Hopf Lascell ’645

Lark Ludlow ’735


Mary Melone McIsaac ’525

Sally Small Merrick ’47

Marcia Goetze Nappi ’565

The Park Foundation

William Reinhardt and Janet Poole Reinhardt ’515

Sally Hurlburt Rosemond ’525


Bruce Sawyer and Barbara Getschel Sawyer ’62

Scott Sommer and Karen Sommer

Ann Stratton ’46d5


Virginia A. McGuire Foundation

Janet Lauster Witzeman ’52

TOWER SOCIETYAnonymous

Laurie Munroe Abkemeier ’925

Ann Bernhard Alford ’495

Anne Wilson Baker ’465

Quaintance Bartlett ’395

Kristina Wheaton Berg ’715

Isabel Longyear Besse ’80

Elizabeth Boveroux ’575

Julie Burnet ’725

Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle ’625

Linda Law Clark ’72

Donna Cohen ’70

Linda Glick Conway ’615

Robert Corrie and Ann Cameron Corrie ’485

Perrie apJones Drysdale ’525

Karen Rosenman Edds ’62

Elizabeth Bahn Edgerton ’425

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’695

Dan Fultz and Helen Holler Fultz ’755

Janet Couperthwait Goodyear ’535


Roberta Henderson ’805

John B. Dubeck and Susan Hotine ’705

Joan Farnham Howe ’48

The John Ben Snow Foundation

Joan Shepherd Jones ’48

Lisa Knapp Kaempffe ’80

Silas Keehn and Marcia Lindquist Keehn ’515

Roxanne Kelly

Thomas Levenson and Linda Kendrick Levenson ’62

Jane Langfitt Lind ’575

Frances Ford Luellen ’565

The Lyric Foundation for Traditional Poetry, Inc.5

Alan L. Marchisotto and Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto ’755

Scott McIntyre and Robin Hogan McIntyre ’815

Daniel McNaughton and Amy Cerand McNaughton ’865


Sarah Burton Nelson ’465

J. Andrew Noel Jr. and Elizabeth Noel5

John Panhuise and Vicki Keller Panhuise ’74

Frank P. Reiche and Janet Taylor Reiche ’525

Ernest Mack and Gail Reid ’885

Ann Skerratt Richardson ’495

Jane Borsch Robbins ’61 Suzanne Waldowski Roche ’88 Muriel Borg Ruhle ’425

Karlene Williams Salamon ’55 Carolyn White Sampson ’575

Dorothea Smith Sawicki ’665

Helene Shumate Lynn Perrott Smith ’705


Kenneth Stevens and RoseMary Dugan Stevens ’815

Gail Slocum Thornton ’675

Time Warner Cable Mary Rankin Trautlein ’53 Hope Langford Turney ’42 Sis Van Dorn ’695

Gail Benedict Van Winkle ’57 Mark VanDuyne and

Meredith Cook VanDuyne ’925


Martha Linton Whitehouse ’465

Gail Zabriskie Wilson ’605

G. Robert Witmer Jr. and Nancy Wenner Witmer ’615

Henry F. Wood Jr.5 Martha Zalles ’29d5

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CLASS OF 1944 PARTICIPATION: 32%CLASS GIFT: $2,330

Class SecretariesMargaret Starbuck ClarkSabra Briggs Johnson SYCAMORE CLUB

Harriet Husted Wooten MINERVA CLUB

Mary Augustine Jane Whittemore Brace Margaret Starbuck Clark5

Elizabeth Bowlby Gomez5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Annie Garrett Bennett5

Dorothy Ritzhaupt Vanderslice

CLASS OF 1945 PARTICIPATION: 37%CLASS GIFT: $41,790PLANNED GIVING: $50,000

Class SecretaryMargery Leinroth GotshallHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Margery Leinroth Gotshall5

AURORA SOCIETY

Ann Harden Babcock5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Jean Clark5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Terry Silver Becker Nancy Lennox Collis5

Helen Anderson Morey5

Ellen McFarland Sutton5

MINERVA CLUB

Joan Parry Helde5

Emily Sykes Rohrer STAGECOACH CLUB

Maude Erskine Banta5

Cynthia Reed Sampson


AURORA SOCIETY

Ann Strattond5

TOWER SOCIETY

Anne Wilson Baker5

Sarah Burton Nelson5

Martha Linton Whitehouse5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Diana Phillips Brashears Audrey Edwards Brown CAYUGA CLUB

Trevanion Hugo-Smith Pope Joan Petersen Walworth MINERVA CLUB

Ann Palmer Bayliss5

Charlotte Gaddis Sheridan5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Virginia Vanneman Fisher5

MINERVA CLUB

Frances Stephens Fowler Mary Ellen Combes McNeil Ann Lazarus Schloss5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Isabel Sullivan Sefton5

Evangeline Guhse Truesdell Barbara Reed Turner5

CLASS OF 1942 70th REUNIONPARTICIPATION: 47%CLASS GIFT: $69,870

Class SecretariesSuzanne Horr MindnichLaura Beale ToyHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Jane Demarest Engel5

TOWER SOCIETY

Elizabeth Bahn Edgerton5

Muriel Borg Ruhle5

Hope Langford Turney SYCAMORE CLUB

Elizabeth Thomas Renn CAYUGA CLUB

Marjorie Schenk Decker5

Laura Beale Toy5

MINERVA CLUB

Emily Stanley Hirsch5

Dorothy Carroll Massy5

Suzanne Horr Mindnich5

Suzanne Harsh Rogstad STAGECOACH CLUB

Martha Taylor Lea5

Dorothy Morgenthaler Linn Henry Royster5

Elizabeth Barlow Sanderson Norma Whiteford


Class SecretaryIsabel Ford MacDermottAURORA SOCIETY

Anne Maddock Ewing5

Jeanne Bahn Hutchins5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Marjorie Bailey Rachlin CAYUGA CLUB

Mary Jane Schorr Bension5

MINERVA CLUB

Nancy Swan Harms STAGECOACH CLUB

Mary McDowell Hopkins Isabel Ford MacDermott5

Frances Teninga Olson Barbara Fincke Talburtt

SYCAMORE CLUB

Betty Anne Forbes Getzendanner5

Gretchen Schneider Hickok MINERVA CLUB

Betty Nugent Cook STAGECOACH CLUB

Dorothy Sims Ryan


Class SecretaryRuth Teninga AndersonHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Antoinette Johnsond5

Justine Fletcher Woodsd

TOWER SOCIETY

Quaintance Bartlett5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Patricia Fox McIlroy CAYUGA CLUB

Mary Norton Gilbertd MINERVA CLUB

Mary Cusick Brister5

Ann Brown Spaulding


Class SecretaryJanet Stewart HengererSYCAMORE CLUB

Ruth Harris Bennett5

Jane Nye Burditt5

CAYUGA CLUB

Janet Stewart Hengerer5

MINERVA CLUB

Jane Gerwig Strouss5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Jennie Holekamp Burst Barbara Crosby Enright5

Virginia Matson Robinson5


Class SecretaryVirginia Vanneman FisherHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Jeannik Méquet Littlefield

CLASSES OF 1909–1934TOTAL GIFTS: $11,410

TOWER SOCIETY

Martha Zalles ’29d5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Ethel Harkness Grace ’09d5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Marion English Scofield ’32 Dorothy Jay Thompson ’28d

MINERVA CLUB

Anna Hale ’30d5

Gertrude Murrell Howland ’31


Class SecretaryElizabeth Imbrie WerrenrathHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Virginia Lindsay Jennessd

Jessica B. Shaefferd

STAGECOACH CLUB

Betty Fisk Giddings Elizabeth Imbrie Werrenrath5

CLASS OF 1936 PARTICIPATION: 14%CLASS GIFT: $250

MINERVA CLUB

Charlotte Tanner Timbers5

CLASS OF 1937 75th REUNIONPARTICIPATION: 30%CLASS GIFT: $700

Class SecretaryLois BrockMINERVA CLUB

Frances Weld Shaffer5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Helen Oswald Ragsdale5

Bertha Loeb Wallbrunn5


HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Margaret Hodgens Powelld

AURORA SOCIETY

Lillian Tenopyrd

All alumnae and alumni donors—to all funds and for all

purposes—are included in the class lists that follow. Thank

you to all of our class volunteers and all who contributed!

CLASS LISTS� �

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Class SecretaryBarbara Abt HicklingTOWER SOCIETY

Ann Bernhard Alford5

Ann Skerratt Richardson5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Sally Wasson Baldwin SYCAMORE CLUB

Janet Staley Howard5

Shirley McKee Shreiner5

Olivia Ray Singleton5

CAYUGA CLUB

Lenore Elman Asher5

Carol Ecklund Cadwell5

Joelle (Inky) Seiff Weiss5

MINERVA CLUB

Jacqueline Kean Aronson5

Julia Buck Kringel5

Elizabeth Taylor Joan Kurtz Theurer5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Dawn Batchelder Burke Margaret Teter Herrmann Barbara Abt Hickling5

Jeanne Munning Luehs5

Mary Louise Woods Raymond5

Barbara Coe Sly5

Barbara Haynes Staats Martha Stephens5

Merle Jacobson Tyler Jean Cappers Vivian5

Carolyn Decker Whipple5

Joan Heard White Ruth Miller Woodcock5


Class SecretariesJudith Blank Goldsmith Sarah Leidt HockingsE.B. MORGAN CLUB

Anne Churchill Jones5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Corinne Howard Farnham5

Kathryn Mayo Loomis5

Emilie Van Petten Merritt5

CAYUGA CLUB

Judith Blank Goldsmith Dean Palmer Hall Sarah Leidt Hockings5

Virginia Grace Small5

MINERVA CLUB

Carol Schrier Gelles Charlyn Floyd Kerr5

Martha Miller Vayhinger STAGECOACH CLUB

Mariette Barkhorn Buchman5

Sue Stern DuBroff5

Martha Youmans Gregoryd

Margaret Viele Meath5

Jean Sweany Nekola


AURORA SOCIETY

Patricia Robinson Benson5

Sally Small Merrick SYCAMORE CLUB

Jane Wadhams Kitchen5

CAYUGA CLUB

Mary Loomis Beer Katherine Fisher Chase5

Joan Borden Drury5

MINERVA CLUB

Frances Jackman Tenison5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Margaret Pearson Aldrich Sally Doerschuk Ketchum Alice Hohlfelder Webb


Class SecretaryVirginia Rogers BurgessTOWER SOCIETY

Ann Cameron Corrie5

Joan Farnham Howe Joan Shepherd Jones E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Priscilla Penfield Chester5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Marian Merrick Cutting5

CAYUGA CLUB

Joanne Warvel Davis Katharine Lydecker Lowe5

MINERVA CLUB

Carol Nalen Boslet5

Doris Van Iderstine Fichtner Joanne Stager Gould5

Barbara MacLachlan Jamieson Phebe Miller Sorensen5

Anngenette Groton Tyler STAGECOACH CLUB

Jean Morrow Benson5

Mary Bradley Bliss5

Dorothy Loomis Dunbar5

Ann Perkins Entenman5

Caroline Murray Gates5

Anne Zabriskie Sheldon Virginia Franks Smith

Memories Shared From marching in the parade, to reminiscing with past

professors, to dining at the Inns of Aurora with their Wells

daughters, Marjorie Schenk Decker ’42 and Muriel Borg

Ruhle ’42 surely had a fabulous time celebrating their

70th Reunion in the spring. Besides being honored as the

oldest alumnae at Reunion 2012, Marjorie and Muriel were

especially happy to be sharing their 70th Reunion with their

daughters, Carolyn Decker Schmidt ’74 and Jody Ruhle

Barnard ’76, who accompanied them to Reunion. The four

Wells alumnae shared a table together at the Inns of Aurora

dinner Friday night and talked about their time spent at

Wells. The Class of 1942 recollected the times of a bicycle

being placed on top of a telephone pole on Halloween,

climbing the bell tower in the middle of the night to play

a wedding march, and the requirement of wearing long

evening dresses to Saturday night dinner, while their

daughters shared stories of gliding down the hill on a lunch

tray, Sunday evening bridge games and Odd/Even basketball

games. Throughout their history with Wells, both Marjorie

and Muriel have volunteered their time to the College

through various roles. Together they’ve served as a Reunion

Social Chair, Class Fund Chair, Reunion Fund Chair, Admission

Volunteer, Class Agent, and Sycamore Vice Chair.

Helen Graseck McClure5

Helen Rosen Yellin STAGECOACH CLUB

Enola Sargent Almany Diana Brandley Clarke Jean Lincoln Fish Geraldine Lind Gilbert5

Cynthia Vogler Henritzy5

Constance Macdonald Millicent Fox Mailliard5

Hermine Vogel Siegel Edith Tozier Stocks

Joan Small Van Ulk5

Sara Squires Weed5

Carol Kane Weiser

CLASS OF 1951 PARTICIPATION: 45%CLASS GIFT: $2,038,106

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SYCAMORE CLUB

Louise Cameron Benson Corrine Langton Drill5

Margaret Gray Good5

Sandra Adler Leibowitz5

Carolyn Shults Millonig5

Joan Fiery Vogel5

CAYUGA CLUB

Suzanne White Foley5

Frances Clinch Jones Jean Bauberger McCauley5

Ruth Hatch Pearson5

Winifred Kendall Wannamaker MINERVA CLUB

Mary Alice Winger Dickson Ann Finch5

Rosemarie Wirth Krenitsky5

Laura Nader STAGECOACH CLUB

Alice Woodall Comiskey Val Nearpass Duffy Lucille Stuart Finter Martha Hutchinson Garvey5

Mary Denison Scott5

Katherine Garnock Shannon Cynthia DeLong Washburne5


Class SecretaryRoxanne Per-Lee MotterTOWER SOCIETY

Janet Couperthwait Goodyear5

Mary Rankin Trautlein SYCAMORE CLUB

Susan Mehnert Closson5

Constance Oberlander Phillips5

CAYUGA CLUB

Julia Randolph Foster5

Roxanne Per-Lee Motter5

Anne Wilson Robbins5

MINERVA CLUB

Marie Fortin Beringer Anne Tower Edmonds Virginia Nash Wheeler STAGECOACH CLUB

Sarah Penchoen Attridge Priscilla Strand Berry Janice Hudson Davies Amelia Cooper Dupin5

Valentine Picking Dutchyshyn Nancy Betham Gould5

Edith Blaney Greene Lorraine Littman Heine Mary Ann Roush Howard Glenna Roberts Johnson Elizabeth Keck

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“Keep Wells Strong, Pass It On”As part of their Reunion giving, the Classes of 1952 and 1957

joined in support of a challenge in the spring titled “Keep

Wells Strong, Pass It On,” with the goal of inspiring alumnae

and alumni who graduated in the last 25 years to take

up the longstanding legacy of support established by our

many dedicated alumnae. Over a four month period, these

classes offered to contribute $100 to the Annual Fund for

each member of the classes of 1987-2011 who scheduled a

recurring credit card gift, and $50 for any non-recurring gift.

The challenge resulted in an additional $8,850 for the

Annual Fund from the Classes of 1952 and 1957. During the

four months that the challenge took place, 152 donors from

the Classes of 1987-2011 made contributions, including 33

first-time donors and 25 recurring gift donors. The Classes

of 1952 and 1957’s own support of Wells College and the

Annual Fund was exemplary; 63 percent of the members of

the Class of 1952 made a gift this year, and 54 percent of the

Class of 1957 made a gift.

Class SecretaryJanet Poole ReinhardtHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Susan Wray Sullivan AURORA SOCIETY

Ann Mueller Coughlin5

Janet Poole Reinhardt5

TOWER SOCIETY

Marcia Lindquist Keehn5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Claire Gumaer Curtis5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Terry Caswell Butler5

CAYUGA CLUB

Carolyn Ledgard Hallman5

Jane Cole Scott5

MINERVA CLUB

Barbara Hagaman Westbrook5

Alice Brown Westervelt5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Joan Clark Bartlett5

Christine Mansfield Berquist5

Virginia Stockfish Borland5

Mona Williams Brown5

Ruth Hadley Dunbar5

Sally Cummings Goodrich5

Margarete Weisbrod Lindsley Anne Cusack Parkhurst5

Cornelia Ransom5

Joan Mowry Richter Nancy Weil Rosenthal Jean Carr Semonite5

Jean Kaufman Stotter

CLASS OF 1952 60th REUNIONPARTICIPATION: 63%CLASS GIFT: $172,378PLANNED GIVING: $240,000

Class SecretaryRosemarie Wirth KrenitskyReunion Class ChairJanet Taylor ReicheReunion Fund ChairLueza Thirkield Gelb HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Katherine Gerwig Bailey5

Lueza Thirkield Gelb Shirley King Orr5

AURORA SOCIETY

Mary Melone McIsaac5

Sally Hurlburt Rosemond5

Janet Lauster Witzeman TOWER SOCIETY

Perrie apJones Drysdale5

Janet Taylor Reiche5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Betty Snyder DeVoll5


CAYUGA CLUB

Ann Jennings Jones5

Helen Beard Jordahld5

MINERVA CLUB

Jane Darling Barnstead5

Sarah Hitch Barton-Higgins5

Patricia Colby Ferguson Helen Hasbrouck Harling5

Nancy Smith Harnsberger5

Ann Greener Ottaviano Anita Calkins Shannahan5

Elizabeth Phillips Taliaferro5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Anne Wright Hess Marcia Hendrie Holroyd5

Sallie Brown Larkin Patricia Veale Mlaska Joan Ruf Pappas Susan Avery Peckham Molly Rannells5

Laura Woolven Shapleigh5

Nancy Haines Snow Molly Shannahan Taylor5

Kathleen Van Deusen Milly Zourabichvili5


Class SecretarySusan Kendall ScammellHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Sara Clark Brummer5

AURORA SOCIETY

Marcia Goetze Nappi5

TOWER SOCIETY

Frances Ford Luellen5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Patricia Buell Anderluh5

Nancy Barton Barclay SYCAMORE CLUB

Katherine Keller Bulette5

Barbara Brickley Dollard Elise Unhoch Mock CAYUGA CLUB

Joan Olsen Mueller5

Eleanor Diederich Pennington5

Ruth Harrison Venable MINERVA CLUB

Ann Cullen Cassell5

Martha Mavon Friday Ann Davis Hamilton5

Ann Austin Jacoby5

Helen Elite Kostel5

Daphne Hersey Wetmore STAGECOACH CLUB

Elissa Mueller du Pont Judith Krider Fanning5

Janet Graseck Kobe Frances Myers Krohn Rachel Stone Michaels Nancy Perry Siddall5

Jennifer Hardy Speer5

Elizabeth Shanahan Stader5

Sondra May Steinman Mary Kent Twardock


Class SecretaryKatherine Van Wormer HowardHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Shirley Cox Kearns5

AURORA SOCIETY

Involut Vogel Jessup5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Florence Dowdell Fasanelli Barbara Bennet Hart5

CAYUGA CLUB

Elizabeth Balch Dickinson5

Susan Metcalf Lancaster5

Nancy Dobson McGilliard5

MINERVA CLUB

Cynthia Billings5

Joan Pierson Frackelton5

Marilyn Wenner Gordon5

Magali Riquelme Grimany5

Louise Veprovsky Reebel5

Josephine Vitanza Stento Jacklin Wright Weil STAGECOACH CLUB

Lesley Wilcox Anderson5

Nancy Friedman Eleanor Marsh Hillersd Yvonne Koser Kun5

Joan Koerner Levin5

Flora Howie Logie5

Alice Hanawalt Morgan5

Ann Lennox Olson5

Betty Cerruti Srere Marjorie Lewis Wallace5


Class SecretaryAnita Calkins ShannahanTOWER SOCIETY

Karlene Williams Salamon SYCAMORE CLUB

Carin Wyckoff Phillips5

Genevieve Savarese Schubert5

Anne Parker Tack5

Marilyn Schreiber Fisher Barbara Harris Judy Zook James5

Barbara Lloyd Johnstone Beverly Carothers Kaveney5

Ann Converse Marx Priscilla Smith Maurer Mary Lou Foradora Webber5

June Tiesler Weissinger5


Class SecretaryEllin Messolonghites JohnsonReunion Fund ChairsElizabeth BoverouxGail Fletcher EdwardsAURORA SOCIETY

Gail Fletcher Edwards5

TOWER SOCIETY

Elizabeth Boveroux5

Jane Langfitt Lind5

Carolyn White Sampson5

Susan Standfast-Wright5

Gail Benedict Van Winkle SYCAMORE CLUB

Ellin Messolonghites Johnson5

Janet Lutton Olt Ann Crimmins Rafano5

Karen Young Sproat CAYUGA CLUB

Joanne Hatch Bruch5

MINERVA CLUB

Karol Kavanagh Bibbs5

Lauralee Hill Clayton Barbara Poag Dantzler5

Barbara Gabis Hagerman5

Anne Koenig Larson Elisabeth McConnell Suzanne Crelly Nash Mary Ann Colwell Nitchie5

Lyn Ellis Pope Gayle Rich Roberts Dorothy Harris Wilken STAGECOACH CLUB

Dillu Ashby5

Priscilla Daniels Bellingrath5

Miriam Speno Brown5

Valerie Hansen Cross5

Judith Reid Fitz-Patrick Sibyl McCormac Groff Elizabeth Ridall Henry Mildred Kestenbaum Klein Lois McGrath Jean Richardson McKeon Susan Goodrich Motycka5

Mary Louise Lehmann Peterson5

Roxanne West Powning5

Marilynn Ray Janet Marsteller Spillman Lucretia High Von Kleeck5

Barbara Unsworth Washburn Georgia Cortright Weathers Donna Applegate White5


Class SecretariesCynthia Ferguson CampbellM’Liz Campbell ParkhurstPatricia Smith WaterburyHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel5

AURORA SOCIETY

Sharon Whatmore Cowles5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Andronike Leondis Passios5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Suzanne K. Smith Collins5

Birgit Nielsen Deeds Frances Ludwick Marx5

CAYUGA CLUB

Ann Snyder Allport5

Agnes Stevenson Cameron5

Margaret Royal Hudson Virginia Goldmark Koehler5

Judy Korman5

Roberta Hunt Salisbury5

MINERVA CLUB

Becky Hatch Glezen5

M’Liz Campbell Parkhurst5

Carol Stoodley Richards Roberta Monaghan Smith5

Patricia Smith Waterbury5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Nancy Brown Armstrong Rosaly Swann Bass Barbara Davison Bayer Ann Bentley Beltz Betty Mundy Bigwood5

Cynthia Ferguson Campbell5

Kimmey Carnell Decker Susan Hough Doyle5

Katherine Ganzauge Gray5

Mary Ellen Houck Mary Jane Janke Krieger Sarah Babb Leonard Janice Melcher Lewis Deborah Fowler MacKay Mary Louise Barley Martin5

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Class SecretariesEdith Wilcock PatrickSusan Becker Tier HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Elinor Bradt Posey TOWER SOCIETY

Gail Zabriskie Wilson5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Anne-Marie Mohn Glenn5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Ann Shaver Hammer Lillian Vitanza Ney Camilla Roeder Nielsen5

CAYUGA CLUB

Judith Carty Betsy Truex Steele5

MINERVA CLUB

Linda Boyd Ashlock5

Nancy Mathias Granborg Priscilla Keith Kirby5

Marcia Specht5

Beth Bradley Taylor5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Elizabeth Hulsman Alcaide5

Anna Katan Angrist Barbara Polacheck Blutstein5

Sally Hitchcock Brady5

Elizabeth Clark Brummer5

Nancy Wilkes Coggins Mary Gleason Colton5

Catherine Cox5

Georgia Stetson Diefendorf Janell Tyler Fiarman Patricia Lewis Goodman5

Betty Greener Henry5

Jane Rumsey Kelley Polly Pollock Leaf5

Audrey Mishuris Lewak Jane Marshall Lohman5

Cynthia Beste Marechal Marion Morey Jane Carlson Robb5

Mary Mather Snyder5

Janet Goodwillie Swann5

Susan Falk Thompson Susan Becker Tier Viki Graf Turner5

Marilyn Krengel Van Raalte Lucinda Fish Waters


Class SecretariesSusan Biele Alitto Sally Maclay DaytonJane Borsch Robbins

Virginia Williams Merwin Mary Karros Radnik5

Virginia Haffner Reid5

Sue Schubert


Class SecretaryMary CollinsSYCAMORE CLUB

Cynthia Greene Buchwald5

CAYUGA CLUB

Joanna Crowe Dillon5

Beatrice Clyde Girolamo5

Maria Caldiero Hanna5

Janet Grove Tietz5

MINERVA CLUB

Patricia Ryan Prem5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Marjorie Billington5

Raquel Davenport Boehmer Betty Blaydes Bovee5

Ruth Lamy Brons Joan Mallett Bruno5

Lynne Sheppard Chanin Barbara Dunnell Clough5

Nancy Rawls Dauk Joyce Osborne Grattan5

Elizabeth May Groskoph5

Carol Hamblen5

Margaret Stone Helene Janet Foss Howell Lynn Rider Jacobsen5

Caroline Campbell Knott5

Nancy Lee Leeming Elizabeth Chamberlain Leonard Harriet Smith Lindblom5

Carol Crowell Maider Lorenne Cote Marden Ann Davidson Moorefield5

Isabel Whelan Morrison Patricia Dwyer Pawlick5

Carol Britton Pellegrine5

Gretchen Gardner Ramsey5

Lucinda Laybourne Ryley Catherine Sedgwick Sanders5

Mary Shaw Patricia Gay Sills Sheila Bradley Thoman5

Carol Coatsworth Van Winkle Gail Barker Webb5


Anyone visiting campus in the summer probably

noticed the red paper hearts intertwined with the

branches of the willow tree beside Glen Park, placed

by the Class of 1962 on the final day of Reunion. The

tradition was passed on by the classmates of Imogen

Avery Wagner ’35, mother of A.L. Wagner Carlisle ’62.

On Sunday morning after breakfast, the Class of 1962

left the Dining Hall as a group singing the chorus of

“There’s a Tavern in the Town”:

Fare thee well for I must leave thee

Do not let our parting grieve thee

For remember that the best of friends must part.

Adieu dear friends I say adieu

I can no longer stay with you, so I’ll hang my heart on

the weeping willow tree

And ever, ever think of thee.

The tree held a heart for every member of the class,

inscribed with their names. “That’s it,” explained

Marcia Mazeine ’62. “Kind of corny but we like it!”

“…And ever, ever think of thee”

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Cynthia Wickes Vail STAGECOACH CLUB

Anne Taylor Almy Karen Ahlberg Armour Barbara Smith Bachtel Claire Coleman Chen June Dallery Doolittle Margery Chamberlin Edmundson5

Joan Hunter Hansen5

Jane Kohring Hoey5

Bonnie Fraser Lundberg5

Mary Lou Johnson Malachowski Melinda Stoudt Mast Daisy Mathias Jokhim Williams Meikle

Coco Annable Siewert Judith Billington Stallkamp5

Ellen Romoff Witkin CAYUGA CLUB

Priscilla Morse Byerly5

Katharine Lawder Ellyard Joan Bissell Hyde5

Deborah Cutler Riveros June Hamilton Withington MINERVA CLUB

Kate Birdsall Duffy Martha Soule Estey Kay Manternach Gordon5

Rebecca Arnold LeBuhn Linda Johnson Lindsay Kirsten Olsen Prigge Hope Creed Skilling

HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Pleasant Thiele Rowland5 Helen A. Smithd5

AURORA SOCIETY

Sandra Maceyka5

Barbara Getschel Sawyer TOWER SOCIETY

Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle5

Karen Rosenman Edds Linda Kendrick Levenson E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Nancy Rockwell Consedine5

Olivia James Patricia Richter Ondrick5

Hazel Hollenbeck Ralph5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Carolyn Byers Anderson5

Sandra Metcalf Bertetti5

Wendy Todd Bidstrup Jane Jowett Brooks5

Susan Taylor Cashman Alice Jones Chorin Cynthia Low Davenport Karen Eckberg Gottovi5

Judith McFarland Hanrahan5

Rose Marie Ferri Hawke Ann McKnight Kittelberger5

Dorothy Knittel-Biener Patricia Day LaBarbera Karen Larsen Sandra Kolyer Masih Marcia Dillon Mazeine Dorothy Marvin Miles Margaret Langeler Rogers Susan Scherer

TOWER SOCIETY

Linda Glick Conway5

Jane Borsch Robbins Nancy Wenner Witmer5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Molly Harding Nye5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Susan Hemmersley Homestead5

Linda Gilgore Klopfenstein5

Barbara Boyle Leggat5

Judith Trencher Marshall5

Quincy Lockett Northrup5

Cornelia Hamlin Schade Sandra Scheurle Sinclair Mary Armbrister Youngd CAYUGA CLUB

Anne Nordlander Baldwin5

Louise Mackie5

Susan Cornwell Mellen5

Nancy Eberhardt Sisson Cricket Cunningham Twichell Elizabeth White MINERVA CLUB

Susan Biele Alitto Elisabeth Loeb Levin Holly Howard Pollinger5

Carolyn Gaines Ruckle5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Eugenia Nash Doyle Ruth Samuels Drucker5

Gail Mack Garner Carol Reading Goldsmith Phyllis Hammond Graves5

Judith Hoffman Hays Katherine Herron Jordan5

Joan Thompson Majeed5

Judith Behrhorst Munro Marjorie Kunc Powell Ann Fitzwater Rathjen Gail Rheingold5

Anne Coughlin Stavisky5

Linda Large Wood5


Class SecretariesSandra Metcalf BertettiPatricia Richter OndrickReunion Class ChairsLinda Kendrick Levenson Marcia Dillon Mazeine Reunion Fund ChairsCarolyn Byers AndersonBarbara Getschel Sawyer

Class of 1962 Reunion GivingIn celebration of their 50th Reunion, members of the Class of 1962 gave or pledged a total of

$299,756 to the College, with 78 percent participation. The Class decided to dedicate a part of

their 50th Reunion gift ($68,910) to Wells’ Office of Experiential Learning and Career Services.

“There is a real need to have the academic experience closely aligned with the real world,”

said Carolyn Byers Anderson ’62, who coordinated the effort with Reunion Fund Co-Chair

Bonnie Getschel Sawyer ’62. “We felt that this choice would help students to be confident in

what they want to focus on by giving them exposure with their field of choice.”

Director of Experiential Learning and Career Services Eric Vaughn is grateful for the additional

resources that will help prepare students for their first steps after graduation. “I was excited by

the Class of 1962‘s generosity. Their support will help expand what my office is able to offer to

students and actually be able to make these resources available to alums as well.”

After an open house meeting with Eric over Reunion weekend, Carolyn noted, “Many of our

class became even more enthusiastic about the gift that we had selected. Eric’s work helps those

outside the College get to know Wells and the quality of students we have.”

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CAYUGA CLUB

Barbara Osborn David5

Carolyn Tobey Hicks5

Judith Coulson Pitman MINERVA CLUB

Barbara Buddington Angle5

Joan Alexander Fordham5

Toni Thompson Harrison Constance Akland Platt5

Gail Vander Horst Procter5

Susan Haber Rauch Cynthia Antoni Thomas5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Sally Wilson Arbuthnot5

Tanya Ivanoff Artinian Stefanie Korol Barley5

Cynthia Frederick Bright5

Anne Coventry Cassidy5

Hanley Bird Cox5

Frances Franks Curry5

Laurie Lydecker Dings5

Muriel Farley Dominguez Martha Loker Eberly Susan Eddy Suzanne Appel Flynn Elizabeth Boehme Howe5

Wendy Oberlander Maggio Ryna Joseph Marinenko5

Lorraine Lang Niemela5

Mary Tompkins Osborn5

Shane Logie Rood5

Judith Haklik Sander Leslie Sargent Leigh Spencer Sorensen5

Suzanne Spencer5

Janet Gilchrist Spring5

Margaret Richie Weymouth5

Suzanne Steinbuhler Wickham Dixie Burns Wilson


Class SecretariesLaura Beth Mason FosterEllen Fleming YeckleyHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Fiona Morgan Fein5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Mary Ella Wagner Jones Susan Rice Lewis5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Joan Horsburgh Ainsworth5

Jane Chamberlin Bartrum5

Pamela Hotine Espenshade Donna Kuhn Laidlaw5

Kathryn Wenner Palmer5

Marcia Cox Vaughey5

Lili MacCormick5

Susanne Jones McGuinness5

Rosemary Phelps Murphy5

Martha Benjamin Parks5

Susan Wright Reed5

MINERVA CLUB

Emily Czapek5

Margaret May Hillegass Judith Cox Hollohan5

Laurie Semple Reed Rena Cavataio Warren5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Elinor Scott Abbe5

Mary Holmes Bloomer Lynn Adams Bodicky5

Kathryn Matey Borman Nancy Carey Charlotte Sector Caton5

Jessie Robinson Cochran5

Virginia Weyant D’Ercole5

Evelyn Myers Doherty Maria Ernest Linda Edgett Evans Jean Reynolds Haddon Anne Shlionsky Hagiwara5

Nancy Holland5

Dorothy Law Hoobler Ellen Gordman Kornrumpf Sarah Test Lawton Barbara Cash Lorge5

Vivian Manuel Marilyn Schou McCabe Christine Foster Meloni5

Barbara Spillman Mentzer5

Elisabeth Minthorn Katharine Dana Nelson5

Lynn Johnston Pauquette Georgia Wilkinson Prentiss5

Martha Weiner Schwartz Laura Huber Shucart Lillian Milner Smyser Nancy Hequembourg Snyder Virginia Morgan Stahlsmith5

Madelaine Busch Surette5

Jean Strothman Tews5

Robin Battersby Whiting5

Ann Wolff


Class SecretaryBarbara KennedyAURORA SOCIETY

Donna Hopf Lascell5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Barbara Kennedy5

Class SecretariesEvelyn Myers DohertyCatharine Ricketts GreenwaldMargaret May HillegassHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Jean Wahl Heuer5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Barbara Shields Drenning Bonnie Baron Shrager5

Susan Allerton Spofford5

Lynn Crear Valenti5

CAYUGA CLUB

Lucia Albino Gilbert

Gretchen Gersumky Mercy Sally Leary Murphy Valerie Ossipoff Barbara Lucas Regen Ann Harper Roberts Judith Hummer Schaub Rosie Harlow Segal Ida Sharkey Anne Skinner Strand Katherine Johnston Williams


Wendy Todd Bidstrup ’62 and Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66 Accept WCA AwardsOne of the high points of this year’s Reunion weekend

was the Wells College Association of Alumnae and

Alumni’s Awards Convocation, held on Saturday

morning following the Reunion Parade. Both award

recipients gave gracious, entertaining speeches to those

that attended.

“I have attended many reunions and have listened to

speeches by the Alumnae Award winners and feel very

humble to be included in this outstanding group of

women,” said Wendy Todd Bidstrup ’62 during her

remarks at the ceremony. “Their accomplishments in so

many different fields reflect the power of the unique

education that we were privileged to have here at

Wells.”

“Throughout the 50 years of my association with Wells

I have been consistently inspired by the intelligence,

generosity, curiosity, and pluck that characterizes

those people who’ve been educated—and who’ve

educated one another—at Wells,” Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66 said while accepting her award. “Wells

has been a focal point and touchstone since my first

visit in 1962. We are so lucky—God bless you all and

thank you for this great honor.”

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Barbara Hopgood Jones Carol Doty Kalauskas5

Dorothy Holmes Kather5

Retta-Leigh Perel Keil5

Lorion Bowne Korkosz Suzanne Lloyd Liebolt5

Karen Rodemann Lloyd Katherine White McCullough Patricia Douglass McNeilly Ollie Parsons Moochler5

Virginia Meeker Munkelwitz5

Carol Quinley Donna Tripp Ravn5

Elisabeth Kimbell Rogers5

Judith Reed Scott Katherine Boehm Shaw Bonnie Baxter Vesper5

Susan Coyle Wardrop Joan Mitchell Whitbeck5

Katharine Wolff5

Anne Ryan Wood


Class SecretariesKaren Kennedy GallimoreSusan L. Mills

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Jane Lang5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Virginia Edgecombe Barr5

Karen Kennedy Gallimore5

Susan L. Mills5

Gail Funston Wasson5

CAYUGA CLUB

Dionys Miller Briggs Joan Norris Daurio5

Carol Iskols Daynard5

Judith Ehren5

Lesley Birkett Jacobs5

Barbara Christy Kimberly5

Katherine Newhall Miller5

Anne Martinovics Moore Lyle Geary Toohey5

MINERVA CLUB

Patricia Clarke Anderson5

Amanda MacIntosh Berman Mary Brayton Ann Fallon Bugher5

Wendy Wilson Hilty5

Rhea Hirshman Virginia Fewsmith McBride Janet Lyeth Sharp Stephanie Wallach5


Class SecretariesEileen KraskouskasKatherine White McCullough Reunion Class ChairsSally Hauck AllenKathleen Keare Leavenworth Kathleen Hourigan Lique HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Suzanne Combs Mieso5

AURORA SOCIETY

Whitney Scofield Bagnall5

Karen Frankel Blum5

TOWER SOCIETY

Gail Slocum Thornton5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Constance Coles5

Cynthia Gravely Morse Jean Reid5

Elizabeth Van Ranst5

CAYUGA CLUB

Dotty Stevens Corcoran5

Eileen Kraskouskas Lynn Lederer5

Carol Mawhinney5

Sharon Schutz5

Martha Ryan Severens5

Barbara Denniston Snapp5

Melinda McCain Tabor5

MINERVA CLUB

Sally Hauck Allen5

Jacinta Amaral Margo Lozon Brackett5

Kathleen Keare Leavenworth Kathleen Hourigan Lique Ann Freehoffer Manley Faith Tyldsley5

Kathryn Sawyer White Mary Lyall Wight5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Deirdre Gebhardt Bissell Marianne Martien Bogen5

Thomasene Brodhead5

Jane McCagney Coleman Fay Yerdon Colvin Judith Cope Lee Briggs Eaton5

Jane Fitzsimmons Karen Lewis Foley5

Suzanne Nave Fonda Adelma Park Gillespie Nancy Hood Hastings Judith Heck Masako Sugimura Inaoka

SYCAMORE CLUB

Raelene Lyons Bowman5

Candace Lee McDowell Emily Bryant Rancier5

Joanne Elrod Williams5

CAYUGA CLUB

Patricia Strzepek Artinian Susan Van Ranst Crego Claudia Haase Elkins5

Hope Dillon Jones Kate LeBoutillier O’Neill5

MINERVA CLUB

Florence Dey Herbruck5

Rosemary Leonard Nelson Pauline Snyder5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Kathryn Whittemore Adams5

Shirley Anderson5

Christina Tower Bancroft Susan Jenks Breen Mary Pollard Breyer Charlotte Stoddard Campbell Kristen Valentine Crittenden Laurie Batchelar Culbertson5

Nancy Harvey Davidson5

Ellen Reid Dodge Sarah Dowson Julianne Jones Edmondson5

Marena Basos Gonz5

Susan Bradford Goodman Sandra Smyrski Grindlay Adelaide Murphy Gundlach Nancy Hamlin-Vogler5

Cheryl Schroeder Hargesheimer Caroline Whipple Jennings Helen Osborn Kruppa Jo Ann Kessler Lake5

Beth Swanson Leyking5

Deborah Maher Jane Talbot Marshall5

Susan Benford McCoy5

Kathleen Richardson McDonald Mary Jane Wight Pia Carol Mason Robinson Leslie Shaw Schneider Katharine Sawyer Stover Dorothea Shipway Webster Gretchen Woelfle5

Elizabeth Winslow Wagner5

Ellen Fleming Yeckley5

CAYUGA CLUB

Susan Huntley Baker5

Elisabeth Dieter Glascoff Leslie Stewart Ketchum5

Marilyn Cowles King Helen Wentz Panitt5

Nancy Hall Zambie5

MINERVA CLUB

Deborah Nelson Aylesworth5

Constance Burns Cheryl Reid Byrd5

Nancy Fitzsimmons Cornell5

Cindy Allen DeMoss5

Laura Beth Mason Foster5

Anne Kent Necker5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Carol Morgan Bigman5

Pat King Blommer Sandra Lascell Bruce5

Constance Reinhardt Cermak5

Carol Zeller Clark5

Deborah Guptill5

Deborah Beaman Hopps5

Anne Price Iverson5

Darcy Hetzel Jagger Anne Peters King Sarah Bailey Light Leila Jones Linen5

Judith Taylor MacMillan Constance Mainwaring Leila Lindsay Merims Adele Maslen Miller5

Susan Stamberger Barbara Pearce Williams


Class SecretariesSusan Van Ranst Crego Kate LeBoutillier O’NeillMary Jane Wight Pia HENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel5

TOWER SOCIETY

Dorothea Smith Sawicki5

Patricia Parnie Wahlen5

overall giving

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Inga Anderson Golay5

Margery Harrison Healing5

Carol Steele Patricia Kauffman Strickland5

CAYUGA CLUB

B. Bonnie Baranowski5

Nancy Stocker House Sophia Liang5

MINERVA CLUB

Margaret Cozier Arnold5

Wilma Squires Birk5

Brigita Stegers Clementi Rachel Beers Cochran5

Ruth Foster-Morgan Virginia Mange Houston5

Patricia McNabb Susan Rothmann Lindley Hunter Silverman5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Marjorie Peterson Anderson5

Suzanne Doty Nancy Osberg Durocher5

Anne Ewing Patricia Dekar Gilbert Mary Graham5

Jean Spallino Graziani5

Christine Caughman Hodde Hillary Coan Hoppock5

Katherine Holmes Kobos5

Mollie Lampi Gay Kinney Larsen5

Mary Shannon Locke5

Christine Kiley Maxfield5

Martha Merrill-Grose Betsy Newell Beverly Harasiemowicz Pasley April O’Brien Rozboril Cynthia Schmidt5

Mary Sonnichsen Charlotte Stetson Linda Richter Stier Louise Thorson5

Diana Gough Tindall Gladys Varona-Lacey5


Class SecretaryHolly Gosselink DavidsonReunion Class ChairHolly Gosselink DavidsonReunion Fund ChairJulie BurnetHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Anonymous5

Stepheny Powell McGraw5

Ilia Salomone-Smith Christine Boice Saplin5

Mary Louise Munson Schmalz5

MINERVA CLUB

Patricia Adams Justicia-Linde5

Deborah Lee Nancy White Martinez5

Anne Stevenson5

Sandra DiIorio Thorn5

Gail Walker5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Stefanie Adams Patricia Krol Averson Suzanne Bailliere Marion Henze Bartell5

Susan Stambaugh Beaton Julie Vail Brown Karen Brown Carolyn Anderson Collins Clara DeLaCruz Sarah Dennison Holly Richardson Donovan Beverly Hitchins Pamela Pollock Howard Barbara Kirk Jane Winand LaFever Laura Craig Lyman Joanna Lyons Linda Magrum Martha Moor Sarah Studenmund Newhall Meredyth Davies Patterson5

Louise Potter Susan Raab Deborah Gillett Roecker5

Susan Rupp Bonnie Briggs Sargent5

Susie Avenali Schaefer Joan Suffness Schlesinger5

Kathleen Ryan Shank Lydia Slater Janet George Stewart Sylvia Schilling Younkin


Class SecretariesSuzanne Doty Paula ScaliTOWER SOCIETY

Kristina Wheaton Berg5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Barbara Faust5

Jane Gilbert5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Sara Petersen Buell5

Jane Luedke Olstad5

Patricia Lang Perry Nancy Tillinghast5

Alice McAteer Wilson5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Demi Walsh Ayres Laird Crandall Mary Feeney5

Dorothy Gaines Susan Simmons Ganzenmuller5

Roslyn Wade Gibson Susan Cantrell Gilchrist Mary Geldmacher Goble Judith Sinclair Goldsmith5

Margaret Smith Green5

Linda Calcote Kayser5

Judith Shaw Latin Clair Henderson Leighton5

Denison Silverstein Levy5

Caryl Kelly Love Nan McCarthy5

Elizabeth Early Mortlock Jill Corby Morton5

Kathryn McCoy Mullane Marilyn Post Geraldine Proctor Anne Oliver Roberts Paula Storms Schoonmaker5

Dorothy Christ Solomon Wendy Stolz Thomas5

Ellen Todd5

Eileen Bingham Tuttle5

Kathleen Vick Jane Walsh-Brown5

Ellene Farmer Whitmore


Class SecretaryKaren Brown AURORA SOCIETY

Doris Heckel Krsnak5

TOWER SOCIETY

Donna Cohen Susan Hotine5

Lynn Perrott Smith5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Mary Mitchell Goodman5

Joanne Lowell Johnson Mary McAllister Nijhout5

Gail Pesyna Tobie Tyler van der Vorm5

Katharine Hutchins Welling5

CAYUGA CLUB

Ann Bartlett Judith Wallis Fenton5

Carroll Wetzel Wilkinson5

Christine Lapp Williamson5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Tingle Culbertson Barnes5

Barbara Max Betus Alice Brooks Bourgoin Jan Dederick5

Laura Dorow Myra Egelman Feeney5

Suzanne Endemann Fox Cheri Gerstung5

Katherine Gressle Margaret Devenish Handley5

Katherine Wohlers Harder5

Lynn Schemm Harding Helen Hardy Julie McCain Hunter Andrea McMahon Lamoreaux Barbara Mahler Markussen5

Susan Upham McIntosh Nancy Peterson Meserole Nancy Cook Nelson5

Wendy Lundgren Nicolosi Elisabeth Betz Parker5

Karlye Gill Pillai Frances Sullivan Repperger Ann Dynes Schaefer Barbara Thayer Wallace Nancy Wilson5


Class SecretariesAnne Oliver RobertsNancy TillinghastAURORA SOCIETY

Sarah C. Chase5

Barbara A. Frank5

Ellen MacMillan Hand5

TOWER SOCIETY

Pamela Edgerton Ferguson5

Sis Van Dorn5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Rosemary Brady5

Cynthia White Foster5

Lucinda McIlroy Higgins5

Nancy Hubbard5

Sally Colegrove Jones5

Nancy Nutt Schiffer Judith Whittum-Hudson CAYUGA CLUB

Ruth Harlow5

MINERVA CLUB

Susan Coe Adams5

Cynthia Petersen Bernhard5

Gale Thurston Grindstaff Wendy Lippman Montgomery5

overall giving

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Cheers to 40 YearsMembers of the Class of 1972 marked 40 years as Wells alumnae by stretching their giving

and participation to present the College with a generous class gift. Ninety-eight percent

of the donors gave at least a portion of their gift to the Annual Fund and many increased

their giving with second and even third gifts as Reunion Weekend grew nearer. With the

encouragement and leadership of Reunion Fund Chair Julie Burnet, 41 percent of the class

gave $56,359 for their 40th class gift, which will provide funds for academics, student life,

and all that makes Wells an important part of their lives. This Reunion gift represents a 50

percent increase over both the previous year’s number of donors and the previous year’s class

gift total. In addition to their strong support of current programs through the Annual Fund,

an anonymous donor in the class notified Wells of a $50,000 planned gift that will provide

support for Wells in the future.


Amalia Barbieri Stephens Ruth Danowski Walker


Class SecretaryPamela Thomas TOWER SOCIETY

Vicki Keller Panhuise E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Deborah J. McLean5

Randall Shaw Zabriskie5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Lisa Matt Frances Cantwell Shepard5

Roberta Husted Young5

CAYUGA CLUB

Gail Gentes5

Miriam Romeril Leonard Donna Krager Lyon5

Ellen Brenton McAllister Merrie Schippereit5

Emily Harwood Wexler5

MINERVA CLUB

Lori Cameron Nancy DeFonce Lapera Cordelia Carroll Moeller5

Stephanie Newell5

Pamela Rothmann Carolyn Decker Schmidt5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Margaret Vail Anderson5

Ellen French Bunch5

Susan Campany5

Candyce Cavanagh Mary O’Hara Doubleday Jessica Vermylen Fiddes Anne Raynes Harnish

AURORA SOCIETY

Jean Ashby Lark Ludlow5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Nancy Phipps Byrne5

Kathleen Phelps Lamb5

CAYUGA CLUB

Elizabeth Elkinton Barr5

Thayer Quoos5

MINERVA CLUB

Anne Murphy Acton Elizabeth Coleman Brooks Elizabeth Gram Calcutt Denise Horasanci Deborah Stockford Hoyt Suzanne Leo Luckey Sarah Oakes Schrecker5

Laura Sutherland Thomas5

Barbara Benson Williams STAGECOACH CLUB

Mary Albert Carole Vanderhoef Banks Maxine Bergen Susan Campbell Nancy McCouch Davis5

Anne Nicholas Dodd5

Susan Johnson Patricia Jones Pamela Jones Linda Noyes Kneen Deanie Leonard Elizabeth Maltman5

Anita Deinhardt Manuele5

Ritamary McMahon Lisa South Misiti Sandra O’Connor5

Marjorie Cellar O’Donnell5

Carol Pearce Barbara J. Rich Felicia Roper5

Diane Chaffee Sorace5

Susan Dancik Bahman Nancy Bishop Fern Bryan Carol O’Connell Drawbaugh5

Jane Duncan Nancy Juraschek Dykes Barbara Fabricant Susan Carlson Garratt Susan Goldsborough Glynn Anne Cagwin Hagstrom Katharine Rohrer Haight5

Sandra Hile Herrmann Harriet Higgins Mary Hotchkiss Pamela Small Kinneen5

Lea Manly-Power Kusner5

Mary MacMillen5

Patricia Harrington McMullen Constance Root Nuss5

Elizabeth Reid Cheryl Sadler-Pugh5

Jill Kohn Sands5

Cynthia Stewart Janet Hubsch Winthrop5

Catherine Hatch Young


Class SecretariesKathi LenrowBarbara Sterling Willson

Suzanne N. Grey5

TOWER SOCIETY

Julie Burnet5

Linda Law Clark SYCAMORE CLUB

Jane Carlson Bergen5

Susan Roeller Brown5

Deborah Soule Esposito Lynne Magnuson Gilbert Joanne Betlem Kehr Olivia Mayer Marks5

Deborah Brown Ricci CAYUGA CLUB

Lee Baumann Cohn5

Holly Gosselink Davidson5

Susan Gwinn Goetze5

Ottilya Mex Hallinan Mary Esser Jorde5

Katharine Shapleigh Kolowich Susan Olmstead-Wang Sarah Keny Rugen5

Abby Snell Sandling MINERVA CLUB

Sondra Sparling Allen Jessie Brinkley5

Jeanne Cronin Ceccolini Anne Enright Czarnowski Martha Cannon Gimson Cornelia Meritt Wood STAGECOACH CLUB

Carolyn Bozenhard Acerra

overall giving

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CAYUGA CLUB

Janice Watkins Albano5

Sara Tallaksen Greene Barbara Post5

MINERVA CLUB

Eleanor Mullaney Coughlin5

Ann McLaughlin5

Jane Vidovich Shearer STAGECOACH CLUB

Maryann Ekblom Cudd Elisabeth Hursh Ginsburg Frederika Steven-Hubbard Hungate Susan Pollard Jones Sara Keller Margaret MacAuslan Kujawa Maura Mullaney Eileen Murphy5

Anne Hoffman Porter Donna Kopytowski Radlowski Cynthia Sammis5

Eileen Schongar Schmitt5

Wendy Shores Michelle McKaig Wallace5

Louise Blume Watson5

Barbara Williams5

Elise Hotte Young5


Class SecretariesMartha DoveHeather Moncrieff Schelhorn E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Patricia Wenzel Callahan5

Lisa Mazzola Cania5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Alice Tanner CAYUGA CLUB

Molly Fandrich Trapani

Laura Ristrom Goodman5

Pamela Welch5

MINERVA CLUB

Lisa Fontana Balkaran5

Sandra Tait Buckles Patricia Griffin Cynthia Lent Phillips Michele Ketcham Przybylinski5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Linda Rooney Bauer Donna Bauman Linda Rodgers Bove5

Katy Dallam Janice Gavan5

Cynthia Gration5

Judith Erdely Jordan Lucy McDonald McCown5

Joan Tisdall McLaughlin5

Nancy Roetman Menzel Elizabeth Gardner Patton Nancy Siddens Rhonda Rivers Tevels Cara Williams Tobey Renee McNamara Valovage Elizabeth Westlake5

Pamela Hoskyns Yanco5


Class SecretariesElisabeth Hursh GinsburgLynne WidliE.B. MORGAN CLUB

Frances Trubilla Kissell SYCAMORE CLUB

Sally Parnell Miller5

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky5

Mary Ann Emma Swanson5


Class SecretarySue Drinkard FullgrafE.B. MORGAN CLUB

Pamela Stephans Moench5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Charenton Zelov Drake Susan Hengerer Sneeringer5

CAYUGA CLUB

Victoria Taggart Cox5

Christina Hopkins Winchester5

MINERVA CLUB

Joanne Ruhle Barnard5

Sharon Harford Malt Rhonda Mead McConnell Robin Sykes-Rowe STAGECOACH CLUB

Judith Johnson Ahlers5

Elizabeth Gibney Amsbary5

Janeen Tingley Beebe5

Sheila McEwan Breeding Martha Osberg Clark5

Patricia Connor-Greene Maureen Casey Gernert5

Nancy Axtell Langworthy Susan Lapp5

Robin Kluth Lott Carol Wood Lustenader Iris Pasternack Paul Jeannette Zack Peer5

Marilyn Skinner Richaud5

Joanne Sawyer5

Robin Schiff Katie Vogt Schneider Donna Butkewicz Shaw Jann Drummond Smith5

Pamela Price Von Rhee


Class SecretariesRhonda Rivers Tevels Margaret TocantinsReunion Class ChairsJudith Erdely Jordan Pamela Hoskyns YancoReunion Fund ChairLaura Ristrom GoodmanSYCAMORE CLUB

Janice Svizeny5

CAYUGA CLUB

Leigh Barbour-Deehan Christine Wilmer Barkus5

Jennifer Bater5

Karen Hartung Howard Elizabeth White Krysiak Marilyn King Leetaru5

Ruth McCrea Deborah Dalton Robertson Marjorie Salzman Julia Volpe Schrader Jayne Dolton Shaw Sharyn Solish Pamela Thomas Deborah Lux Woltag Marion Wood


Class SecretariesPamela Bugbee LaurionWendy PrattAURORA SOCIETY

Marie Chapman Carroll5

TOWER SOCIETY

Helen Holler Fultz5

Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Patricia Profeta5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Winifred A. Baker5

Denise Hoogland Malkin5

CAYUGA CLUB

Susan Chamberlin Brachna5

Sheldon Wirsing Cullison Deborah Dishman MINERVA CLUB

Molly Rahe Baumgardner5

Pamela Skinner Diane DeVoll VanderMeer5

Pamela Wells STAGECOACH CLUB

Carol Franz Allen5

Judith Schwartz Arendt Eileen Perkins Baessler5

Michelle Greener Bishop Dorothy Burgdorf5

Mary Kay Dugdale Danskin5

Ann Dowd Hale5

Roberta Greene Patricia Casendino Gusoff Carol Fitch Joob Cynthia Simmons Leen Mary Onorato Dianne England Sperling Mary Carr Sustar Allison Moore Toms

overall giving

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MINERVA CLUB

Jessica DeWitt Susan Eskedahl Jane Baker Pasquini5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Stephanie Sutton Beavers Deborah Deephouse Blecich Martha Dove5

Susan Epstein5

Anne Frackelton Geyer Constance Kernan Gittard Durrie Durant Golding5

Sara Hutcheson5

Katharine Martin5

Patricia Cottom Morris5

Heather Moncrieff Schelhorn Mary O’Neil Sido Deborah Smith-Cohen Amy Durant Solomon Anne Jones Szymanski Ann Loftus Triplett Anne Porter Van Buren Elizabeth Wylegala5


Class SecretariesJanice CollinsKristine Selander Gordon TOWER SOCIETY

Isabel Longyear Besse Roberta Henderson5

Lisa Knapp Kaempffe Renée Forgensi Minarik5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Carol Lynn Courtney5

Kristine Selander Gordon CAYUGA CLUB

Karin A. Gregory Nell Sprague Massee5

MINERVA CLUB

Sandra Robertson Clifford5

Janice Collins5

Jennifer Johnson Friends Valerie Austin Price STAGECOACH CLUB

Linda Martin Carpenter Elizabeth Cooper5

Carol Descutner Nora Holley Bridget Best Johnson Lisa Lock Levine Barbara Costello Lyons Janey McCoy5

Mary Shaw McDaniel Susan Fenoglio Merritt Virginia Miner Stephanie Nelson Nancy Hallstead Purdy Sarah Livingston Svendsen Robin Vanderwall5

Wendy Mathieson Winant Anna Wood-Cox5


Class SecretariesHelen SchwickrathRoseMary Dugan StevensAURORA SOCIETY

Lisa Marsh Ryerson5

TOWER SOCIETY

Robin Hogan McIntyre5

RoseMary Dugan Stevens5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Tacie Stoker Anderson Jane Fawcett Dearborn5

CAYUGA CLUB

Judy Mazgulski5

MINERVA CLUB

Pamela Hale5

Ann McKinlay Horan Helen Schwickrath5

Amanda Marvin Terenzio STAGECOACH CLUB

Donna Finger Amyot5

Mary Walton Baumer Mary Mendzef Brown5

Leslie Ann Jones Buhrmaster5

Heather Carruthers Kim Anderson Cooke Laura Main Evans Eleanor Gibson Garvey5

Julianne Paradise Graessle5

Carol Hall

Lisa Kaartinen Cristina Kasales-Gimenez Linda Niles Laura Ellenberger Rainoff Lynn Schneider Stutz5

Molly Vaughan Ward5


Class SecretariesTeresa Self SchallerKristin Soderberg ZimmermanReunion Class Chair and Fund ChairDenise Smith SYCAMORE CLUB

Kathleen Dooley Juliana Dunlap Julianne Matzell Heather Thomas Stevens CAYUGA CLUB

Lorie Chaiten5

Amy Jones-Richardson5

Denise Smith MINERVA CLUB

Sharon Badian Elise Curlee Burfield STAGECOACH CLUB

Barbara Andrews Michelle Beck Bosomworth5

Norma Timerman Bowley Deborah Kozdra Colton5

Judi Bettucci Cooper Brenda Foley Susan Lawton Fulton Cynthia Lehman Kester Maryellen Hartwick Lewicki Christine Hannotte Luly Jacquelyn Domachowski Meyer Catherine Ruhland Nelsa Selover Victoria Cross Shuster5

Christine Tierney Nano Visser5

Jessica Breul Wilke


Class SecretariesBambi Tancioco KokinosJulia LermanEmma WeissCAYUGA CLUB

Mary Arthur MINERVA CLUB

Marcia Herrling Finch

STAGECOACH CLUB

Gail Sugo Boomer Andrea Chevalier5

Andrea Cittadino Goldberger Marion Schooley Hares5

Alyn Feuer Katzung5

Karen Lartin Amy Lehman Mary Sue Albino Lundy5

Amelia Montanaro Massi5

Barbara Moochler-Warren Jennifer Nachbur5

Sandra Mielke Schurz Deanna Stuart Diane Goss Valentine Amy Walsh Karen Clements Winterstein Debora Britland Wong Sally Murphy Woods5


Class SecretariesElizabeth BradySigne Jeanne LeFever Lisa Kendrick Nichols Judith Scott PelloweSYCAMORE CLUB

Mary Pastore Cryan CAYUGA CLUB

Annabel Goan Cronin Margaret Neenan Leahy5

Brenda McLean5

MINERVA CLUB

Karen Russell Esperson5

Signe Jeanne LeFever Cori Lynn Asaka Patricia Arthur Sisti STAGECOACH CLUB

Mary Austin Laura Bishop Elizabeth Brady5

Patricia Coleman Dawn Krahn Denman Theresa Fritz5

Sheila Mahoney Hayward Monica Medollo5

Laura Snyder Meyer Lisa Kendrick Nichols Gretchen Alsdorf Orschiedt5

Lisa Pettigrass Patricia Handrich Rohan Meredith Stover5

Kathryn “Terry” Ellis Thomas Judy Venditto5

overall giving

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Class SecretariesDeborah CallahanMarsha LawrenceCAYUGA CLUB

Deborah Callahan5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Katherine Camarro Laurie Griggs Lisa Klotz Marsha Lawrence5

Anne Lovejoy5

Carol Zawacki Merrill Paula O’Brien Morrow5

Carol Ann Constantine Rofrano Nancie Tengi Saphara Melanie Valencia Karen Wroblewski


Class SecretaryAndrea FranklinTOWER SOCIETY

Amy Cerand McNaughton5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Melissa Berger Stoller5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Heidi Russell Johnston CAYUGA CLUB

Kathleen Manning Allen MINERVA CLUB

Pamela Sheradin5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Susan Frelier Ahner5

Cecily Brown Cindy Brown Ciaralli Siobhan Knox Julia LeStage McOsker Kammy Rudd Popiwczak Eileen Beach Potter5

Susan Raith Sloan5

Carol Ann Cuttitta Viebrock5

Patricia Rogers Walsh Lisa Ward


Class SecretaryHeather Coburn SnyderReunion Class ChairKaren Chimento

Grad Year Donors % Total Gifts Grad

Year Donors % Total Gifts

1909-34 6 N/A $11,410 1974 37 28% $22,961

1935 4 57% $198,828 1975 28 24% $43,819

1936 1 14% $250 1976 29 24% $9,604

1937 3 30% $700 1977 28 24% $6,247

1938 6 86% $66,453 1978 27 24% $10,135

1939 7 64% $72,320 1979 25 24% $9,658

1940 7 32% $3,025 1980 29 23% $27,000

1941 8 62% $602,025 1981 26 27% $32,485

1942 15 47% $69,870 1982 26 24% $8,325

1943 9 45% $22,300 1983 20 21% $2,580

1944 7 32% $2,330 1984 24 21% $5,080

1945 11 37% $41,790 1985 12 11% $1,301

1946 16 44% $29,818 1986 16 16% $10,631

1947 10 30% $34,582 1987 8 9% $4,670

1948 20 39% $22,283 1988 16 21% $18,580

1949 26 55% $22,818 1989 15 20% $2,245

1950 24 52% $10,790 1990 12 12% $9,705

1951 23 45% $2,038,106 1991 10 13% $4,390

1952 31 63% $172,378 1992 32 34% $48,050

1953 29 47% $16,235 1993 3 4% $1,078

1954 24 44% $61,420 1994 3 4% $275

1955 26 41% $12,442 1995 6 8% $550

1956 28 40% $53,505 1996 10 14% $1,340

1957 41 54% $56,413 1997 9 9% $2,045

1958 36 42% $147,230 1998 8 13% $900

1959 38 46% $6,765 1999 9 12% $595

1960 38 45% $16,458 2000 9 16% $940

1961 36 36% $34,903 2001 5 6% $925

1962 69 78% $574,856 2002 10 14% $1,270

1963 51 44% $42,075 2003 7 8% $795

1964 38 30% $18,225 2004 6 8% $415

1965 42 41% $105,492 2005 6 8% $765

1966 47 39% $68,570 2006 13 15% $802

1967 60 43% $48,277 2007 10 12% $315

1968 51 38% $17,766 2008 7 11% $235

1969 51 45% $75,453 2009 13 12% $451

1970 54 34% $31,975 2010 13 9% $946

1971 44 30% $25,034 2011 25 16% $708

1972 50 41% $56,359 2012 25 23% $10,969

1973 38 22% $32,185

Class GivingThe chart below lists the giving totals of each class. Totals of several classes celebrating a reunion, as

well as the Class of 2012, include gifts made by family members or friends in honor of or in memory

of an alum in the celebrating class. The gift totals of several classes celebrating a reunion also include

pledged gifts to be made over the next two years. The gift totals for all other classes represent alumnae

and alumni gifts and corresponding matching gifts from the period of July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2012.

overall giving

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Class SecretariesSusan Arthur Gorman Julie Hamblin King Reunion Class ChairMeredith Cook VanDuyneReunion Fund ChairSarah J. JankowskiAURORA SOCIETY

Carrie Ann Bolton5

Sarah J. Jankowski5

TOWER SOCIETY

Laurie Munroe Abkemeier5

Meredith Cook VanDuyne5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Rachel Welch CAYUGA CLUB

Dena McDonough MINERVA CLUB

Gina Crevello Jennifer Dimond Tandy Hamilton Shannon Hunt Tess Miner-Farra Goo Godfrey Newman

STAGECOACH CLUB

Margaret Arthur Caldwell Linda Parkin DeBraccio5

Theresa Passarotti Cheri Rosen Amy Swarr Amy Whitney


Class SecretaryDavida Barboza KosaSYCAMORE CLUB

Roslyn Beecher Deborah Murphy MINERVA CLUB

Hilary Seefeldt McCarron Mary Malone McCarthy Wade5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Vanessa Blais5

Tara Wood Doupe Carolyn Cuddeback Evans Stephanie Kranz Quinn Beth Redington Kathleen Dawson Stone Sarah Carson Whiffen


Class SecretariesJoelle Cabal VitaleAndrea Reyen WrightCAYUGA CLUB

Donna Brown Avery5

Milene Bills Morfei MINERVA CLUB

Annie Coburn-Kane5

Linda Joseph5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Suzanne Ingersoll Burrows Alison Christie Karen Howiler Fuchs Leah Hanes Kendra Meinert Hodson Cydney Kelly5

Diane Macdonald Kubarek5

Cheryl Walts Myers Suzanne Rubenstein Michelle Olinski Schifley5

Irene Stafford5


Class SecretariesColleen CorcoranHeather KowalskiE.B. MORGAN CLUB

Kristine Swanson Munden5

Rachelle Stanko5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Heather Kowalski5

Erika Rich5

CAYUGA CLUB

Deborah Cotter MINERVA CLUB

Colleen Corcoran5

Reunion Fund ChairCherie Buhlmann Mitchell E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Crary Reynolds Brooks SYCAMORE CLUB

Cherie Buhlmann Mitchell MINERVA CLUB

Allison Selfridge Cyganowski Wendy Hudson Ramsey STAGECOACH CLUB

Brenda Casselman-Young Delia Case Ingham Susan Staneslow Olesen Heather FitzPatrick Pierce


Class SecretariesJennifer BarnettJennifer Hagberg CandibTOWER SOCIETY

Gail Reid5

Suzanne Waldowski Roche SYCAMORE CLUB

Anonymous5

Lisa Montgomery Hill Sandra Murphy5

CAYUGA CLUB

Sarah Messenger Gleason5

Mary Beth Navin Wilmit5

MINERVA CLUB

Christine Smith Howard STAGECOACH CLUB

Kristina Gray Bartleson Shari Bickerstaff Calabria Amy Crawford-Faucher Patricia Stafford Hampton Rebecca Kirch5

Elizabeth Ehbrecht Pifer Sara Wallrich Ryan Janet Shay5

1992

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20 Years of Blue and GreenTogether, the Class of 1992 celebrated their 20th Reunion

with over 20 class members in the spring. Their Evenline

presence and spirit were certainly felt throughout campus.

Thanks to the leadership and generosity of the Class of 1992

President Circle members, the Class of 1992 gave $48,050

to the College with 34 percent class participation. Every

single gift from the Class of 1992 during this fiscal year was

designated to the Annual Fund.

Class SecretariesKarlyn Kasperek FinucaneKatharine Halligan-ElinoffReunion Class ChairMona BradleySYCAMORE CLUB

Amanda McCrary Richardson5

MINERVA CLUB

Esther Chang Shannon Gilfillan STAGECOACH CLUB

Diana Babel Abigail Bokaer Debbie Bond Sunia Boneham Janine Rella Frank Martha King


Class SecretariesTarah Papiak LoyAudrey Kittredge YeagerMINERVA CLUB

Ami Dudzinski Mehr STAGECOACH CLUB

Jessica Barnes Anne Dean-Huerta Bonnie Kupris5

Elizabeth Simister Suzanne Simpson Jaime Thornton LiMing Tseng5


Class SecretaryCarol LaGrow

STAGECOACH CLUB

Traci Camilli KT! Eaton5

Laura Ferrel Susan Kenderdine Carol LaGrow5

Molly Moen Karen Nolan5

Kelly-Rene Halverson Wade Jennifer Zalewski


Class SecretariesKhankham Leuam Champassak Jill Mullins

CAYUGA CLUB

Abigail Lawrence Belanger

STAGECOACH CLUB

Thy Bui Cynthia Dubuque5

Amy Jo Kaufman5

Khankham Leuam Champassak Vanessa Rom Danielle Sullivan Constance Landry Vatsa Andrea Westerfeld


Class SecretaryJennifer BurkeCAYUGA CLUB

Joan Poore Vogtman MINERVA CLUB

Faye Justicia-Linde STAGECOACH CLUB

Alicia Bender Sarah Marcham Anne Marie Werthmann


Class SecretaryMegan Nagurney PhanthasyReunion Class ChairGigi MeyersMINERVA CLUB

Kristy Bly Head Saira Raza FARGO LEADERS

Mary Moskowitz FARGO FRIENDS

Emily Baldwin5

Tsering Choden Asli Dolucan Laura Perry Finch5

Shannon Stoll Hillman Mavis Mather Raeesa Waheed


Class SecretaryBrooke AndersonCAYUGA CLUB

Tracy Flynn FARGO FRIENDS

Katherine Lysyczyn Bacon Kristin Puleo Mary West5

FARGO CLUB

Sarah Strong Adkison

Joselyn Northrop Jennifer Stump Pelton Elizabeth Wollman STAGECOACH CLUB

Darlene Burlingame Rebecca Richards Davis Kirsten Schwille Desai Susan Arthur Gorman Collene Dewey Hein Deborah Zellinger Jordan Julie Hamblin King Valerie Albert Lardy Kelly James Maley Sarah Viele McLean Maryl Mendillo Lalena Meriwether5

Melanie Chapman Morton Martha Olver5

Molly Frackelton Schutrumpf5

Cecilia Vick Staunton Jennifer Sellen Thurston5


Class SecretariesKelly Bouchie BellDayanne Douglas IzmirianSYCAMORE CLUB

Carol Carbary5

STAGECOACH CLUB

Tiffany Hancock Clark Rebecca Cook


Class SecretaryJessica MoranSTAGECOACH CLUB

Teresa Dahm-Draksic

Betty Ruth Doehring Diane Huajardo Green


Class SecretariesBridget Williams DudzikChristy Gunderson VanArnumSTAGECOACH CLUB

Barbara D’Onofrio Amy Lok Kristen Phillips Helen White Pollack5

Keelin Regan-Reed Amy Hart Ringberg


Class SecretarySusan Priscott SnyderCAYUGA CLUB

Chia-Jen Siao MINERVA CLUB

Elizabeth Temple Truax STAGECOACH CLUB

Ericka Boutin Albright Mildred Helgeson Brudvig Amy Hamaker Debbie Payne Arielle Pezold Susan Priscott Snyder5

Erin Stepowany Jody Rossman Whitehurst5


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Diana Sprague Gallagher Shannon Funke Seddon


Class SecretaryAlexis BoyceFARGO FRIENDS

Laura Burns Lily Cavanaugh5

Brea Roberts Herrington Eberle Schultz Bassani Rachel Young FARGO CLUB

Alexis Boyce5


Class SecretarySarah BryceCAYUGA CLUB

Nicole Pellegrino5

The Morgan Greenhouse Project

FARGO FRIENDS

Monica Chapman Sabrina Johnston Victoria Hurley Peck FARGO CLUB

Patricia Castro-Vega5

Alessandra Sarrica LaTour


Class SecretaryKatie FongMINERVA CLUB

Melayne Karnitz FARGO FRIENDS

Jaclyn Freeland Eliza Heppner5

Stephanie Jones5

Rachel Porter Mira Weisenthal Elizabeth Young FARGO CLUB

Stephanie Achille

Karen Howard Chakraborty Melanie Jones Parker5

Jennifer Silverman Emily Rose Smith Sarah Woodward-Jones5

CLASS OF 2007 5th REUNIONPARTICIPATION: 12%CLASS GIFT: $315

Class SecretaryAllison Dodge Gunnip Reunion Class ChairBathAnne NelsonReunion Fund ChairErin PorterFARGO FRIENDS

Angela Azevedo Melissa Doyle BethAnne Nelson5

FARGO CLUB

Allison Dodge Gunnip Christina Gothard Lawrence Christina Miglino Rebecca Miles-Steiner Erin Porter5

Anna Radlowski Laura Tennen


Class SecretaryErica Thomas

FARGO FRIENDS

Nadirah Blassingame Jessica Keller Kovalchick Diana MacKenzie Justine Rouse Olszewski FARGO CLUB

Ryan Dwyer Laura Lamb Kathryn Smithler


Class SecretaryTalyse HamptonFARGO FRIENDS

Linda Balk Kelly Siegfried Catherine Walker FARGO CLUB

Lisa Hoff Whitney Singley Holladay Erin Hutton Melissa Jordan Hilary Lukas Patricia Neal Travis Niles Tiffany Orellana Danielle Rook Andrew Yanco

2012Experiential learning and putting theory into practice are hallmarks of a Wells education. And the rigorous senior thesis allows students to connect their academic interests with real life issues, problems or opportunities. Recently, Amanda Kelly ’12 took advantage of this capstone experience to make a visible and lasting contribution to the Wells campus.

“For the last three years I looked at a neglected piece of Wells history with broken windows, peeling paint, and covered with a gray tarp. With this in mind, I set out to research, write and design a plan for renovating this greenhouse with sustainability in mind,” said Amanda, whose thesis was titled “A Proposed Sustainable Redesign on the Morgan Greenhouse: Wells College, Aurora, N.Y.”

Working with Wells’ Buildings and Grounds staff and the Office of Advancement, Amanda set out to realize her goal for a renovated, sustainable greenhouse. Over the last several months, she’s worked diligently, serving as project manager and lead fundraiser for the Morgan Greenhouse project. She looks forward to completing the project this fall, knowing that she will have left her mark at Wells.

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William and Linda Cotter Angela Cozzarin Benjamin Cuttitta George Davis Sherry Decker Patricia Dennis-Taft Paul Deschenes and

Shelley Viles Dwight Diament Karen Dolan Suzanne Doty ’71 Catherine Dougherty Christopher and Jeanne Duffy Anita Dvornicky Joseph Dwyer Dale and Elvira Ebling James and Karin Eisenberg Tracy Evans William and Deborah Evans Evlyn Fergus Daniel and Joy Freel

2,008 applications for the Class of 2016

197 enrolled in the class (133 women, 64 men)

11 students related to alumnae and alumni

61 Henry Wells scholars

25% self-identify as students of color

90% average high school grade

1100 average SAT score

70% performed community service in high school

47% students involved in high school performing arts

30% students played a sport in high school

The largest class in over four decades, the Class of 2016

arrived on campus in late August, along with 23 transfer

students. Here’s a snippet about our new students:

STAGECOACH CLUB

Jamie Acoff Charles and Caryn Allen Richard and Donna Arancio Charles and Frances Arthur Marie Augustin Maria Ausherman Perry and Susan Babcock Russell and Gail Baillargeon William and Susan Baldwin5

Catherine Barlow Mary Louise Bater Chris Beeman Ellen Bennett Diane Blakley Donald and Dorothy Bonawitz Peter Britten Mark and Deborah Brunasso Laura Burns ’04 Joseph and Sandra Cane Raymond and Tammy Ceroalo Roxanne Christensen Richard Coburn


Class SecretaryAmanda GordonCAYUGA CLUB

Kelley O’Keefe Zabriskie FARGO FRIENDS

Alarie Alghali Michael Birklin Courtney Carnahan Caitlyn Kubinski Emily Sterling FARGO CLUB

Bethany Cereo Martina DiMeglio Anna Feldman Mary Gooding Elisabeth Goodman Laura Masse Jordan Stanton


Class SecretaryChristine Becker FARGO LEADERS

Duncan Lawrence FARGO FRIENDS

Eric Freel Eva Koshel Margaret Mahr Nichole McCarthy FARGO CLUB

Seyda Akyuz Christine Becker Amanda Casselman Rebecca Chambers Betty DeLuna Elizabeth Dial Caroline Horton Lorina LaMier Mindy LaMier Alison Marchione Ashley Mercure Barry Nelipowitz Emily Northrup Michael Price Elizabeth Raymond Jessica Root Kassandra Stepniak Caitlin Titus Anthony Troiano Abagail Williams

CLASS OF 2012PARTICIPATION: 23%CLASS GIFT: $10,969

Class SecretaryJessica WardTOWER SOCIETY

Amanda Kelly FARGO CLUB

Caitlin BradleyKelsey BrunassoMeghan BurnsPhoebe ChestnaRachael ComptonCaitlin FarrisStephanie MarvinChelsea McGowanEmily MulkerneLucia MunozClaudia NolanKatie PrichardJessica RathbunAlex RiadElisabeth RolloBryant SandersAlex SchloopSami SheehanSarah SherboneauHannah SterlingKaylin ThonnesenIdolyn VilliottiSharon VitelloKevin WilsonAudrey Wojtkowski

PARENTS AURORA SOCIETY


TOWER SOCIETY


Roxanne Kelly SYCAMORE CLUB

Gregg and Deborah Gottshall Alan and Jean Jankowski5

Stephen Judson and Alice Tanner ’79

Robert Skebeyd

John A. Stevens and Heather Thomas Stevens ’82

Charles and Marian Van Loan CAYUGA CLUB

Deborah Callahan ’855

Laura Ristrom Goodman ’775

Alice Lesney John McKinney5

MINERVA CLUB

Sharon Badian ’82 Ruth Berry Aaron Godfrey Brian and Victoria Stone Jamie and Nebojsa Trninic Terrence and Susan Wissick

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The Class of 2016


Morgan and Janice Paine Raymond and Elizabeth Payne Nicholas and

Rosemary Pellegrino George and Betsy Pepper Michelle Pierre Eric and Betsy Pittman Michael and Susan Primmer Silvio and Mary Puglielli5

Arthur Quoos5

Marilyn Skinner Richaud ’765

Barry and Leilani Rigby Mike and Ann S. Rollo5

Lori Rook Catherine Root Isaac and Cora Sanders Patricia Schemm Jonathan and Diane Schloop Sherryl Seigfreid Roger Smith and

Martha Regan-Smith Calvin and Gail Steck5

Steven Sterling Mary Stewart Herbert E. and

Barbara O. Thomas Elizabeth Toner Frederick and Carol Touron Jeffrey and Sherri Vibbard Herbert and Karen Volkert Leonard Weisenthal Catherine White Keith and Marjet Williams Nancy Wilson ’685

William and Robin Wilson Richard and Rebecca Wright Pamela Hoskyns Yanco ’775

Jeanne Zouck

FRIENDSHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

John T. Bailey5

William L. Clarkd

Bruce S. Gelb Alan J. Heuer5 David T. Kearnsd5

Stanley J. Kott5

Edward E. Matthews5

George S. and Priscilla H. Slocum5

Pike H. Sullivan AURORA SOCIETY

Roger S. Bagnall5

S. Gordon Brummer5

Robert J. and Esther Doherty George D. Edwards Jr.5

Alexander Ewing5

George Farenthold Jr.5

Edward Freeman and Joan Eaton Freeman

Carol Frezza Robert and Robin Gaige Wanda Gardner Larry and Lynn Gresock Jeffrey and Mary Grunvald Thomas and

Maralee Gunderson Paul and Bridget Hernon Norman Hilding Terrance and Kathleen Horner Richard Hutcheson Bruce Jamieson and Pam Steeg Philip and Alice Jones Judith Erdely Jordan ’77 Frederic and Carolyn Kaufman Karl and Kathleen Keller Astrid Kersten Todd and Debra Kienzle Meg Kiernan K. Scott Kilbourn and

Diane Bengtson-Kilbourn Joseph Knapp5

Patrick and Marcia Kolb Christine Konetchy Ronald and

Marjorie Kwiatkowski Timmie LaCourse Robert and Kazuko Landau Michael and Regina Lankin William and Lisa Lavelle Randall and Corine Lombardo Virginia Lorraine John Ludlow Thomas and Patricia Lugaric Michael and Debra Lynch John Lyons Thomas and Deanne Manzella James Maxson and

Cindy Ratzlaff Gabriel Mbaya and

Marina Kasongo Edwin and Grace McKinlay5

Jeffrey and Lohanne Messenger Edward and Judy Miller Michael Moen Brian and Phyllis Mulkerne Stephen Munford Christopher and

Pamela Murray Oswaldo and Teresita Naula James and Anita Neenan Robert and Susan Nutt Timothy and

Alice O ’Callaghan Sallie Ann Orlando-Cataldi Patricia Orr


F. Conrad and Sonja Fischer5

Daniel F. Flowers Sr. Scott M. Hand5

Louise Harrison Frank M. Hutchins5 David M. Lascell5

William Reinhardt5 Bruce Sawyer Scott and Karen Sommer Christopher Williams5 TOWER SOCIETY

Robert D. Corrie5 John B. Dubeck5 Dan Fultz5 Silas Keehn5 Thomas Levenson Ernest Mack5 Alan L. Marchisotto5

Scott McIntyre5 Daniel McNaughton5 J. Andrew and Elizabeth Noel5

John Panhuise Mary Partridge Frank P. Reiche5

Helene Shumate Kenneth Stevens5 Mark VanDuyne5 G. Robert Witmer Jr.5 Henry F. Wood Jr.5

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

Lesley Bannatyne David M. Barclay John Callahan5

Salvatore Cania5 William Chester5

Edward Curtis5

Stephen L. Zabriskie5

SYCAMORE CLUB

Douglas Bates Richard Bennett5 Warren Bulette5 Edgar Davis Robert Dearborn5 Ralph and Barbara Dupont John Finnigan D. Fort Flowers Jr. James Hill Alfred Jones5 Richard and Karen Kimberly Charles Kreiner Thomas Elliott Leggat5 George Loomis5 Kathleen Newcomb Joseph Nye5

George Phillips5

Charles Pitman John Richardson5

C. Hunt Salembier George and Janet Schemm Jeffrey Shepard5

Eugene M. Sneeringer5 Kenneth and Eva Steadman Donald Swanson5 Robert Ullrich5

Jeremy Wunsch Robert Arthur Young5 CAYUGA CLUB

John Baldwin5 David and Nancy Borden Sherwood Cadwell5

David Corson Joseph Girolamo5 Douglas and Debra Montford Stanley O’Connor Peter Schwab Michael K. Trapani David Wilson5

Kenneth Zabriskie MINERVA CLUB

Georgianne Copley Ann Dunlap John C. Glezen5 William C. Gordon5

James Hamill N. Landon Hoyt Craig Hutchinson John A. Levin Brenda Marsh Daniel McCarron Karen McGreevey5 Charles Nitchie5 James Frederick Ramsey Robert F. Taylor5

William Tyler Peter VanderMeer5 Merritt Vaughan Michael Williams STAGECOACH CLUB

Alejandro Allen Bruce T. Amsbary5

Steven and Mary Anderson Burton Angrist Laurie Asermily John Bent Stephen and Lorraine Berkett5

Robert Berquist5

Peter Bloomer Carl E. Breyer Gloria Buckham H. Franklin and Elizabeth Bunn Robert Burrows Sally Campbell

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Jerry Caris Godard and Jane Godard Caris

Jane Chandler Abbott C. Combes III5

Vincent and Kathy Jo Corona Karen Cote Thomas Craig5

Eugene Curry5 W. Perry and Sandra Curtiss Robert Delaney Cheryl DeLuca-Johnson Richard Denison Marie Dentes George Drew Phyllis Dunlap Jacqueline Farlow5

Audrey Fetterolf John Fiddes Richard and

Mary Louise Fitzgerald Edward Freeman William Fulton Nancy Galleher Maya Gasuk Ann Gionet Joel Glenn and Penny Cash Stephen and Carolyn Golding William Helene Frances Hildahl Robert Hopps Lisa Hoynowski-Lok William F. Huther Maritza James Thomas and Ann Johnson Nancy Karpinski George Kay Patrick Kelly Mark and Anne Kuchta Andrew and Susan Langan Robert and Deborah Lanigan Ralph and Nancy Locke John Manning Anthony and Joyce Martino Maury McKeon Harry and Carolyn Mohrmann Ricardo Myles Gerald and Lynn Nagy June Nesselhof Natalie Neusch Carl Pelton Harriet Peters Oscar Ponder Martha Post Debora Price John Roberts Janice Ryan Charles Schneider Andrew Schutrumpf5

Richard Shiffrin Dale Shuster5

Michael Siegel Timothy L.S. Sitz Lori Sonken Richard Spates Benson M. Srere Erich and Mimi Steadman John and Sheila Stempeck James and Gail Titus Charles Tobey Kerri Vancleef Gregory Wadhams Robert Walker Bob and Katherine Weidner William and Evelyn White William Winton James Wise Jeffrey and Cynthia Yingling

FACULTY AND STAFFAURORA SOCIETY

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’815

TOWER SOCIETY

Meredith Cook VanDuyne ’925

E.B. MORGAN CLUB

G. Alan Clugston SYCAMORE CLUB

Arthur J. Bellinzoni5

Terry Newcomb Cindy Speaker CAYUGA CLUB

Milene Bills Morfei ’89 Nicole Pellegrino ’055

MINERVA CLUB

Michael R. McGreevey5


STAGECOACH CLUB

Laura Burns ’04 Hallett BurrallJohn Cook Jessica Corter John Dentes Deborah Gagnon Cynthia Garrett Muriel Godbout Thomas Gunderson Spencer Hildahl Deborah Jones Daniel Kane Cynthia Koepp Michelle Landers Janet Mapstone Abigail Marnell John Nesselhof Daniel Renfrow Laurie Rocker Ann S. Rollo5

Lori Rook Laura Sanders Clarissa Scott Kelly Siegfried ’09 Susan Raith Sloan ’865

Penny Sutterby Michele Vollmer

WELLS AFFILIATIONSFARGO Board5 Minnesota Wells Club5

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORSHENRY WELLS SOCIETY

Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation

The Hagedorn Fund5


The Starr FoundationAURORA SOCIETY

The Alexander and Marjorie Hover Foundation


Cayuga Lake National BankThe Fred L. Emerson

Foundation5

The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation

Jephson Educational TrustsThe Park FoundationVirginia A. McGuire

FoundationTOWER SOCIETY

John Ben Snow FoundationThe Lyric Foundation for

Traditional Poetry, Inc. 5

Time Warner CableSYCAMORE CLUB

Cognitive MarketingCAYUGA CLUB

Cooks Construction and Restoration

Jacobs Press IncorporatedMINERVA CLUB

Frontier SoupsPascoSwarthout Coaches, Inc.STAGECOACH CLUB

Choice Foods, Inc.Iron MountainMacMillan Communications, Inc.Trillium Graphics5

MATCHING GIFT ORGANIZATIONSThe Allstate FoundationAllyAmgen FoundationAnalog Devices, Inc.Anheuser-Busch Companies,

Inc.Aon FoundationApache CorporationAptarGroup Charitable

FoundationAXA FoundationBank of AmericaThe Bank of New York MellonThe Boeing CompanyBridgestone Firestone Trust

FundBristol-Myers Squibb

Foundation, Inc.Chevron CorporationCoca-Cola EnterprisesConocoPhillipsCoridan Business Solutions, Inc.Fidelity FoundationFirstEnergy FoundationFrontier Capital Management

CompanyGeneral Electric FoundationGenslerGoldman, Sachs & CompanyHoughton Mifflin HarcourtHSBCIntel FoundationInternational Business Machines

CorporationJohnson & Johnson Family of

CompaniesMarsh & McLennan

Companies, Inc.MeadWestvaco FoundationMerck & Company, Inc.Monsanto FundNew York Life FoundationPepsiCo FoundationPitney Bowes, Inc.Shell Oil Company FoundationUBS Wealth ManagementUnited Technologies

CorporationVerizon FoundationWells FargoZeon Chemicals Incorporated


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Academics• Liberal Arts: Rigorous academics emphasize close faculty/student interaction, undergraduate

research, off-campus study, internships, and active community service and involvement. Wells

offers 20 majors and 39 minors, in addition to individualized programs.

• Faculty: 93% of Wells faculty members have doctorates or terminal degrees in their disciplines.

Approximately 92% are tenured or in tenure-track positions; 10% are persons of color; more

than half are women.

• Student/Faculty Ratio: 10/1. Average class size: 12 students.

• Off-Campus Study: The College manages its own study abroad programs in Dakar, Florence,

and Paris and is affiliated with numerous programs domestically and around the globe. For the

Fall 2012 semester, 19 students are studying abroad.

• Susan Wray Sullivan ’51 and Pike H. Sullivan Center for Business and Entrepreneurship: The newly-formed center provides grounding in the liberal arts for one of the United States’

most popular and fastest growing areas of study. The specially designed “Innovation Lab” offers

a unique space for collaboration and project planning.

• The Book Arts Center: The Wells Book Arts Center was established in 1993 to instruct in all areas

of book arts and technologies. It offers an annual summer Book Arts Institute on campus.

• 3/2 and 4+1 Articulation Programs: Within five years, both the B.A. from Wells and the

professional degree from the affiliate university are granted. Wells has professional school

affiliations with Cornell University (engineering); University of Rochester (teacher education);

Clarkson University (business administration, engineering); and Columbia University (engineering).

• Cross-Registration Programs: Wells has cross-registration agreements with Cornell University,

Ithaca College and Cayuga Community College.

Students• Enrollment: Fall 2012 full-time enrollment consists of 356 women (68%), 167 men (32%). First

year enrollment: 197 full-time students (Class of 2016), 133 are women (68%), 64 are men (32%).

• Diversity: Fall 2012 semester, 21% of students self-identified as persons of color; 4.1% are non-

traditional age students; and 11 are international students.

• Athletics: The College is a Division III member of NCAA and the North Eastern Athletic

Conference. Wells offers the following intercollegiate teams—Women: basketball, cross country,

field hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Men: basketball,

cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming, and volleyball. Mixed golf is open to all students. In

addition, the Intramural Association offers intramural and club sports activities.

Cost of Attendance• For 2012-13: Tuition—$33,200; room and board—$11,900; fee—$1,500 for a total of $46,600.

• Scholarships and Financial Aid: Approximately 98% of Wells students receive financial aid,

with about 88% eligible to receive need-based aid and about 74% receiving merit-based aid.

Wells at a Glance

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Whether in tribute to a dear friend, to honor exceptional service, or in memory of a loved one, many Wells donors choose to dedicate their giving to special individuals. In some circumstances these are organized efforts to honor a classmate or an alum

who has touched the lives of many, in others they are spontaneous outpourings of affection. No matter the impetus, the result is a wonderful tribute to someone special and a tangible benefit to today’s faculty and students at Wells.

In the lists that follow, In Honor of and In Memory of, the names of those being honored are in bold and are followed by those who made such gifts. The College joins in honoring these individuals and offers deep appreciation for such thoughtful giving.

Tribute Giving

The Class of 2012The FARGO BoardStephanie Marvin ’12 Pamela Sheradin ’86

Professor G. Alan ClugstonFelicia Roper ’73

Janet L. Cornacchio ’75Mary Carr Sustar ’75

Deborah A. Cotter ’90William and Linda Cotter

Professor Waltraut DeinertEsther Chang ’97

Jennifer Eaton ’91Edward Freeman and Joan Eaton Freeman

Sue EdingerLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Professor Sheila EdmundsMaura Mullaney ’78

Colin Evans ’12William and Deborah Evans

Jenna Buss ’12Diane Blakley

Margaret Arthur Caldwell ’90Charles and Frances Arthur

Lydia Marie Chapman ’09Maria Ausherman

Margaret Starbuck Clark ’44Anne and Mark KuchtaCarrie and Harry Mohrmann

The Class of 1946Trevanion Hugo-Smith Pope ’46

The Class of 1947 65th ReunionHallett Burrall

The Class of 1952 60th ReunionBruce S. Gelb and

Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52

The Class of 1992Alan and Jean Jankowski

The Class of 2007 5th ReunionBethAnne Nelson ’07

TRIBUTES

In Honor OfThe Office of Advancement


Patrick Arancio ’12Richard and Donna Arancio

The Art DepartmentJaclyn Freeland ’06

Mary Arthur ’83Charles and Frances Arthur

Molly Babcock ’12Perry and Susan Babcock

Karen Frankel Blum ’67Richard Shiffrin

Jane Jowett Brooks ’62Bridget Best Johnson ’80

Kelsey Brunasso ’12Mark and Deborah Brunasso

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The OddsCaitlin Titus ’11

Mr. and Mrs. Calvin J. OsbergNancy Osberg Durocher ’71

Cathy PatellaCharles and Caryn Allen

The Physics DepartmentMelanie Jones Parker ’06

Professor Laura PurdyAlison Christie ’89

Lisa Lorraine Radtke ’76Virginia Lorraine

Jessica Rathbun ’12Sherryl Seigfreid

Alexander Riad ’12Suzanne Doty ’71

Ann S. RolloLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Elisabeth Rollo ’12Ann and Mike Rollo

Jessica Root ’10Catherine Root

Jacqueline L. Ross ’11Lori Cameron ’74

Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66Raelene Lyons Bowman ’66Anthony and Joyce Martino Helene Shumate

Michelle Horner Macris ’95Kathleen and Terrance Horner

Kathleen Maxson ’12James Maxson and Cindy Ratzlaff

Joel McCarthyTerry and Kathleen Newcomb

Kristen Phillips ’95

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and George E. Farenthold Jr.

Michael R. McGreeveyLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Mary Melone McIsaac ’52Martha Post

Ami Dudzinski Mehr ’98Kristen Phillips ’95

Melissa Miller ’12Edward and Judy Miller

Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80Amy Lok ’95

The Annual Minnesota FétePatricia Kauffman Strickland ’71

Minnesota Wells ClubMichael and Karen McGreevey

Emily Mulkerne ’12Brian and Phyllis Mulkerne

Terry NewcombLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Frances “Sissy” Tarlton Farenthold Tiffany Hancock Clark ’93G. Alan Clugston Thomas and Maralee GundersonSpencer and Frances Hildahl Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86 Cherie Buhlmann Mitchell ’87 and

Jeremy Wunsch Harriet PetersLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and

George E. Farenthold Jr.Pamela Sheradin ’86

Janice Gavan ’77Bridget Best Johnson ’80

Erika Keller Giacalone ’94Karl and Kathleen Keller

Nancy GilDavid Corson

Susan Arthur Gorman ’92Charles and Frances Arthur

Jenna Grunvald ’12Jeffrey and Mary Grunvald

Lynn Schemm Harding ’68Patricia Schemm

Sarah Jankowski ’92Alan and Jean Jankowski

Patricia E. Jones ’73Philip and Alice Jones

Sally Colegrove Jones ’69Alfred Cookman Jones

Joanne E. Kelley ’83Jennifer Nachbur ’83

Amanda Kelly ’12Roxanne Kelly

Alissa Kent ’12Ellen Bennett

Page Kienzle ’12Todd and Debra Kienzle

Professor Kent A. KlitgaardCharles and Marian Van Loan

Emily Knapp ’12Roxanne Christensen

Jaclyn Kolb ’12Patrick and Marcia Kolb

Dr. Anne M. Kress, President of Monroe Community College

Anita Deinhardt Manuele ’73

Matthew Kwiatkowski ’12Ronald and Marjorie Kwiatkowski

Renee Eaton Lloyd ’93Edward Freeman and Joan Eaton Freeman

Lark Ludlow ’73John Ludlow

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Pleasant Thiele Rowland ’62Jane Jowett Brooks ’62Pamela Sheradin ’86

Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81Brenda MarshMeredith Cook VanDuyne ’92

Bryant A. Sanders ’12Cora and Isaac Sanders

Alexander Schloop ’12Jonathan and Diane Schloop

Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’58Thomas and Ann JohnsonThomas and Patricia LugaricGerald Nagy

Sami Sheehan ’12Abigail Marnell

Pamela J. Sheradin ’86Jennifer Zalewski ’99

Patricia Arthur Sisti ’84Charles and Frances Arthur

Susan Raith Sloan ’86Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Cindy SpeakerLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Rachel Kinsman Steck ’96, PhDGail and Calvin Steck

Hannah Sterling ’12Steven Sterling

Arielia Taft ’12Patricia Dennis-Taft

Professor Crawford ThoburnMelanie Valencia ’85

Meredith A. Thomas ’01KT! Eaton ’99

Meredith Cook VanDuyne ’92Arthur J. Bellinzoni Carrie Ann Bolton ’92 and Dr. Christopher WilliamsMarie Chapman Carroll ’75Sarah C. Chase ’69Fiona Morgan Fein ’65Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’69Karin A. Gregory ’80Sarah J. Jankowski ’92Stanley J. KottDavid M. Lascell and

Donna Hopf Lascell ’64Duncan Lawrence ’11Alan L. Marchisotto and

Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto ’75Daniel McNaughton and

Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80Terry and Kathleen Newcomb

J. Andrew Noel Jr. and Elizabeth NoelLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and

George E. Farenthold Jr.George S. and Priscilla H. Slocum

Juli Vibbard ’12Jeffery and Sherri Vibbard

Carol Ann Cuttitta Viebrock ’86Benjamin Cuttitta

Mary Ward ’81Merritt Vaughan

Former President John D. Wilson Sr.G. Alan Clugston

Kevin Wilson ’12William and Robin Wilson

Molly Woods ’16Sally Murphy Woods ’83

1957

Special Thanks to the EdwardsSince 1993, the Wells College Book Arts Center has provided a broad learning opportunity for Wells students and other practitioners in the arts and crafts of the book. Students learn first-hand the traditions and history of the book through letterpress printing and bookbinding courses. Students can pursue a minor in Book Arts, while others interested in the Book Arts can take courses offered at the Wells Book Arts Summer Institute.

Current Chair of the Book Arts Advisory Board, George Edwards, led a special fund-raising effort this year in support of the Center’s operation and work. In addition, George’s wife, Gail Fletcher Edwards ’57, led her class fund-raising efforts for Reunion this year and was especially instrumental in helping facilitate the “Keep Wells Strong, Pass It On” Annual Fund challenge for alumni from the last 25 years. Both George and Gail have also hosted events in their home for Wells and sponsored internships for students over the years. Wells is grateful to have the longstanding support of the Edwards on behalf of our Book Arts Center and the College.

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Jeanne Springmeier Craig ’47Thomas J. Craig

Carol Durgom Cranmer ’59Carol Crowell Maider ’59Janet Grove Tietz ’59

Hope Harlan Dallam ’53Katy Dallam ’77

Departed ClassmatesFrank P. Reiche and

Janet Taylor Reiche ’52Mary Denison Scott ’52Rosie Harlow Segal ’62

Elizabeth M. Eaton ’89Elizabeth Ehbrecht Pifer ’88

Sally Fabens ’86Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86Pamela Sheradin ’86

Belle Samuels FrankRuth Samuels Drucker ’61

Heather Ann Gaglianese ’11Deborah Gagnon

Susan M. Getzendanner ’65Nancy Hall Zambie ’65

Kay Butler Gill ’53Jennifer Hardy Speer ’53

Professor Hannelore GlasserG. Alan ClugstonCharlotte Gaddis Sheridan ’46

Thomas L. Glenn Jr.Anne-Marie Mohn Glenn ’60

Jocelyn Carey Gordon ’61Nancy Carey ’63

Barbara Dorr Greene ’35Cynthia Greene Buchwald ’59

Sandra Fraser Harrsen ’62Carolyn Byers Anderson ’62Jane Jowett Brooks ’62Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle ’62Patricia Day LaBarbera ’62Sandra Maceyka ’62Rosie Harlow Segal ’62

Caroline James Herrin ’54Benson M. Srere and

Betty Cerruti Srere ’54

Jennifer S. HogueJanet Marsteller Spillman ’57

E. Margie Filter Hostetter ’62Edward E. Matthews The Starr Foundation

Professor Raymond JaffeSuzanne K. Smith Collins ’58

Sabra Briggs Johnson ’44Ann Bartlett ’70

Nancy Bird ’71Deborah Lee ’70 and Georgianne Copley

Allan D. Bishop Jr.Laura Bishop ’84

Professor Betty BohannonAnn Palmer Bayliss ’46

Joyce Trautwig Bunce ’62Hope Creed Skilling ’62

Mary Poston Burke ’34Christina Tower Bancroft ’66

Susan Roush Carpenter ’57Mary Ann Roush Howard ’53

Samuel CavataioRena Cavataio Warren ’63

Mary Jane Bishop ChambersLaura Bishop ’84

Christine Patton Chapman ’54Florence Dowdell Fasanelli ’54

Lawrie Chisholm ’72Joanne Betlem Kehr ’72

William L. ClarkLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 and


Evelyn ClintonJohn and June Nesselhof

Mary Hamlin Combes ’41Abbott C. Combes III

Gretchen CombsSuzanne Combs Mieso ’67

Katherine Cornell ’68Barbara Max Betus ’68

Carl CottomPatricia Cottom Morris ’79

MEMORIALS

In Memory Of

Kathy Aibel ’52Arnold Leibowitz and

Sandra Adler Leibowitz ’52

Jacqueline Kean Aronson ’49Barbara Coe Sly ’49

Mr. and Mrs. W. B. AveryAnn Linden Wagner Carlisle ’62

Elizabeth Lloyd Bagg ’20Merritt Vaughan

Sally Van Arsdale Barnes ’52Perrie apJones Drysdale ’52Suzanne White Foley ’52

Elise BarrowDeborah Dishman ’75

Marilyn Pease Barry ’69Sarah C. Chase ’69Gale Thurston Grindstaff ’69

Nancy Hutchinson Baxter ’43Gloria BuckhamW. Perry and Sandra CurtissJoel Glenn and Penny CashCraig Hutchinson

William BaylissAnnie Garrett Bennett ’44

Lillian Lacy Beale, Class of 1905Laura Beale Toy ’42

Louise Baker Berkett ’34Stephen and Lorraine Berkett

Diane BigelowMary Graham ’71

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Unwavering CommitmentFor over 60 years, Janet “Jay-Dee” Taylor Reiche ’52 has been an unwavering positive force at Wells College. Jay-Dee’s list of accomplishments and involvement is too extensive for the space allotted in this publication, but it should be noted that she is not only a former Chair of the Board of Trustees; she was also the first woman and first alumna to hold the position. She is a 1996 Wells College Association Award recipient, a past Alumnae Admission Ambassador, and a past member of the WCA, Major Gifts Committee, and Campaign Committee. Previous history aside, Jay-Dee shows no signs of slowing down. For Reunion 2012 she led her class fund-raising and social planning while helping launch the “Keep Wells Strong, Pass It On” alumnae/i cross-generational challenge.

Standing next to this great Wells woman is her husband, Frank P. Reiche, who served President Jimmy Carter as Chairman of the Federal Election Commission and is an expert in tax law, campaign finance and estate and trust administration. Frank has never been shy in supporting his wife’s alma mater. He has also embraced an active role in the National Planned Giving Committee (NPGC) at Wells, where he shares his extensive legal knowledge as it relates to charitable giving and estate planning.

Together, Frank and Jay-Dee, both serving as Wells College Honorary Trustees, have hosted events in the Princeton, N.J. area, including the inaugural NPGC roundtable discussion last fall, and they are steadfast donors to the Annual Fund. In 1995, they joined the Wells College Pooled Income Fund, which pays the donors income for life and will ultimately benefit the College. Thanks to regular contributions to the fund, the Reiches have enjoyed positive growth throughout the life of their investment.

Will Liberi ’05 Janel Doyle ’07 and Natalie Neusch Nicole Pellegrino ’05

Crosbie Eccles MacMillen ’44 Mary MacMillen ’72

Dr. Diether Markees Ryna Joseph Marinenko ’64

Angenette Martin ’68 Jane Lang ’68

Nancy Scott McCabe ’60 Georgia Stetson Diefendorf ’60 Susan Becker Tier ’60

Sally Bunnell McLeod ’47 Steven and Mary Anderson Nancy Brown Armstrong ’58 Sally Campbell Jane Chandler Robert Delaney Richard Denison Iron Mountain Susan and Andy Langan Robert and Deborah Lanigan John Roberts Janice Ryan Mary O’Neil Sido ’79 Frances Jackman Tenison ’47 Bob and Kathy Weidner Cynthia and Jeffrey Yingling

Elizabeth Lee McQuillan ’47 Margaret Pearson Aldrich ’47

Ione Davis Jones ’31Gertrude Murrell Howland ’31

Susan M. Jones ’74Marion Wood ’74

Helen Beard Jordahl ’55Janet Lutton Olt ’57Molly Rannells ’55

Carolyn Pennock Kelly ’41Caryl Kelly Love ’69

Ann Sorensen Kennedy ’62Dorothy Marvin Miles ’62

Elizabeth Essick Kimberly ’26Richard and Karen Kimberly

Elizabeth Drake King ’40Anne Peters King ’65

Professor Lynn KirtlandAlice McAteer Wilson ’69

Phyllis Schafmeister Krieger ’48Emilie Van Petten Merritt ’50

Elsa Jung Kreiner ’42Charles Kreiner

Ariel Grace Lawson ’08Nadirah Blassingame ’08Sallie Ann Orlando-Cataldi and

Tiffany Orellana ’09Nicole Pellegrino ’05Kenneth Zabriskie and

Kelley O’Keefe Zabriskie ’10

Raymond and Leah Fearing LeonardRosemary Leonard Nelson ’66

overall giving

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Carol Whitney Thomason ’69Arthur J. Perry and Patricia Lang Perry ’69Dorothy Christ Solomon ’69

Martha Pappas Tsiros ’62Barbara Smith Bachtel ’62Deborah Cutler Riveros ’62

Edna F. TyldsleyFaith Tyldsley ’67

Harriette Green Ullrich ’41Robert Ullrich

Elizabeth Bagg Vaughan ’46Merritt Vaughan

Jean Avery Wagner ’35Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle ’62

Jane McMurray Walker ’34Robert G. Walker Jr.

Katherine Wilson White ’42Anne Wilson Baker ’46Cheryl DeLuca-JohnsonJoanne Stager Gould ’48Richard SpatesJohn and Sheila StempeckWilliam and Evelyn White

Barbara Whitehall ’72Catherine Hatch Young ’72

Mary Perrott Whitehill ’41Virginia Vanneman Fisher ’41Frances Stephens Fowler ’41

Margaret “Tatsie” Conner Wilson ’49David Wilson

Edward Wirsing Jr.Sheldon Wirsing Cullison ’75

Anne McCurley Wise ’35James Wise

Carolyn Bunn Wood ’52Louise Cameron Benson ’52John P. Bent Jr.H. Franklin and Elizabeth BunnJane Godard Caris and Jerry Caris GodardAnn DunlapSuzanne White Foley ’52Arnold Leibowitz and

Sandra Adler Leibowitz ’52Frank P. Reiche and

Janet Taylor Reiche ’52Mark VanDuyne and

Meredith Cook VanDuyne ’92Joan Fiery Vogel ’52Henry F. Wood Jr.

Arcadia C. and Jorge E. ZallesMartha Zalles ’29d

Supporting Wells’ StudentsEvery Wells student has a story, and many of those stories illustrate the importance of scholarship support. While each story is unique, they often share common messages as shown in the scholarship students’ thank you notes to donors last year: “I really found my place at Wells,” and “I wouldn’t be here without my scholarship.”

Wells College strives to provide students with rigorous educational opportunities—both in and out of the classroom—and provide a community in which to explore vibrant diversity and multiculturalism and emerge as a leader. Ultimately, many of today’s students and their families need financial aid support to help achieve their educational goals. Last year, Wells provided $8.3 million in scholarship and grant aid to students—supporting more than 90 percent of the student body with both need- and merit-based scholarships. Accessibility for outstanding and deserving students is one of Wells’ highest priorities, and the College couldn’t provide the support students need, and continue to need, without the partnership of loyal and generous donors. Thank you for your support and encouragement, and your belief in higher education and the Wells experience.

Bertha Rich Metcalf, Class of 1905Sandra Metcalf Bertetti ’62

Mr. and Mrs. James MillsSusan L. Mills ’68

Marjorie Oswald Morgan ’35Helen Oswald Ragsdale ’37

Alison Wells NeyLillian Vitanza Ney ’60

Nancy Delia Palmer ’64Elizabeth Boehme Howe ’64

Josephine Peterson ’50Richard and Karen Kimberly

Emily Hsu Landau Quach ’83Robert and Kazuko Landau

Ann Quackenbush ’59William Helene and

Margaret Stone Helene ’59

Ann Wallach Radabaugh ’67Stephanie Wallach ’68

Janet Young Richardson ’50Lesley Bannatyne

Elizabeth Westbrook Richter ’47Barbara Hagaman Westbrook ’51

Professor Anne J. RussEricka Boutin Albright ’96

Linda Berry Santino ’81Ruth Berry

Richard Sillick, Cognitive Marketing Creative Director 1998-2011Cognitive Marketing

Audrey Crawford Simmons ’46Cynthia Simmons Leen ’75

Sherry Skebey ’76Robert Skebey

Professor Miriam SmallAnn Palmer Bayliss ’46

Helen A. Smith ’62Priscilla Morse Byerly ’62

Janet B. Smith ’59Lynne Sheppard Chanin ’59Debora Price

Bernice SolishMichael Siegel and Sharyn Solish ’74

Sarah Scott Sommer ’42Scott and Karen Sommer

Lisabeth Phin Strand Steinmetz ’23Priscilla Strand Berry ’53

Mary Westbrook Stuckey ’53Barbara Hagaman Westbrook ’51

Susan Garretson Swartzburg ’60Polly Pollock Leaf ’60

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LIFE INSURANCELois Brock ’37

Lisa Mazzola Cania ’79

Jean Clark ’45


Nancy Gates Gerber ’58

Margaret Royal Hudson ’58

Amy Jones-Richardson ’82



Cathleen Foley MacInnes ’72

Linda Moeller ’70

Michael Moen

Helen Schwickrath ’81

Andrew B. Searle

Laura Woolven Shapleigh ’55

Jennifer Sprague ’93


Anne Parker Tack ’55


TRUST OR ANNUITYAnonymous (2)Baldwin Averyd and Harriet Averyd

Arthur J. BellinzoniMary Holmes Bloomer ’63Sara Clark Brummer ’56Perrie apJones Drysdale ’52Mary Scheller Dyrkacz ’42Mary Jane Brooks Evans ’40Katherine Ganzauge Gray ’58Charlyn Floyd Kerr ’50William W.G. Maclachlan Jr.d and

Marjorie Lind Maclachlan ’47d

Arthur J. Perry and Patricia Lang Perry ’69Carin Wyckoff Phillips ’55Karlye Gill Pillai ’68Francis J. Pollnow Jr.d and

Georganne Funsten Pollnow ’43d

Pike H. Sullivan and Susan Wray Sullivan ’51

Grace Glass Terwilliger ’32Roy C. Turneyd and

Hope Langford Turney ’42Robert Wilson

REALIZED BEQUESTS AND PLANNED GIFTSWilliam L. Clarkd

Ethel Harkness Grace ’09d

Martha Youmans Gregory ’46d

Anna Hale ’30d


Antoinette Johnson ’39d

Helen Beard Jordahl ’55d

Margaret Hodgens Powell ’38d

Jessica B. Shaeffer ’35d

Robert Skebeyd

Helen A. Smith ’62d

Ann Stratton ’46d


Dorothy Jay Thompson ’28d


Martha Zalles ’29d

For many in the Wells community, establishing a planned gift has been the ultimate way to demonstrate

devotion and support the mission of the College. Thoughtful planned giving strategy tailored to the donor’s vision allows assets to be put to work for any chosen aspect of Wells—while the donor and the College share the benefits. This creative philanthropy produces win-win solutions while impacting the education of tomorrow’s leaders.

In recognition of these heartfelt gifts, donors who have embraced Wells in their estate plans become part of our Legacy Circle. The exceptional generosity and forward thinking of Legacy Circle members confidently affirms that Wells will be shaping meaningful lives for years to come.

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d = deceased

Wells Partners with Key BankThe Wells College National Planned Giving Committee is pleased to announce that

the College has forged a new alliance with Key Private Bank for its charitable asset

management and planned giving services. Key, which has been assisting non-profit

institutions for nearly a century, currently manages over $12 billion in charitable

assets coast to coast and was instrumental in helping establish the nation’s first

community foundation. “This strategic partnership will prove to be a great fit for

the College,” said Director of Leadership and Planned Giving Hallett Burrall. “Key

brings an impressive depth of knowledge and a high level of sophistication to the

table. Their competitive rates and product expertise will undoubtedly benefit our

donors—and ultimately Wells College—for years to come.”

Norma Whiteford ’42Martha Linton Whitehouse ’46Barbara Hobbis Williams ’49d

IRA AND 401(K) ARRANGEMENTSCaroline Magrish Calder ’80Martha Dove ’79Jan FortuneNancy Perry Siddall ’53Robert D. Ullrich and

Harriette Green Ullrich ’41d

WELLS IN WILLAnonymous (6)Elizabeth Abbe ’72Ann Bernhard Alford ’49 Patricia Allen-Hunt ’61Elizabeth Gibney Amsbary ’76Marjorie Peterson Anderson ’71Jacqueline Kean Aronson ’49Patricia Strzepek Artinian ’66Tanya Ivanoff Artinian ’64Jean Ashby ’73John T. Bailey and

Katherine Gerwig Bailey ’52Anne Wilson Baker ’46Shelley Osmun Baranowski ’68Virginia Edgecombe Barr ’68Quaintance Bartlett ’39Sarah Hitch Barton-Higgins ’55Stephanie Batcheller ’79Nancy Hutchinson Baxter ’43d

Arthur J. BellinzoniRuth Harris Bennett ’40Barbara Polacheck Blutstein ’60

POOLED INCOME FUNDAnne Wilson Baker ’46David M. Barclay and

Nancy Barton Barclay ’56Arthur J. BellinzoniMary Holmes Bloomer ’63Lois Brock ’37Jean Anne Kittelberger Cooper ’39Claire Gumaer Curtis ’51Betty Fisk Giddings ’35Ernest F. GrantMarjorie Mock Gregory ’37Carolyn Ledgard Hallman ’51Ann Richardson Helmsderfer ’43Ellen Mentzer Ironside ’48Joan Shepherd Jones ’48Kathryn Mayo Loomis ’50Lark Ludlow ’73Isabel Ford MacDermott ’43Dorothy Morgenthaler ’42Beryl Marshall Nesbit ’41d

Mary Jean Ogden ’46Judith Coulson Pitman ’64Patricia Goodenough Place ’53Robert A. PlaneFrank P. Reiche and

Janet Taylor Reiche ’52Virginia Matson Robinson ’40Marion English Scofield ’32Virginia Grace Small ’50Barbara Wood Smith ’38Grace Glass Terwilliger ’32Laura Beale Toy ’42Kathleen Van Deusen ’55Gail Benedict Van Winkle ’57Sylvia Beckman Warner ’33Constance White Wentzel ’45

Sabra Blodgett Boelke ’56Dorothy Blackadder Booth ’41Mary Dougherty Booth ’51d

Virginia Stockfish Borland ’51Raelene Lyons Bowman ’66Jane Whittemore Brace ’44Susan Egelman Brand ’56Lois Brock ’37Anne Brodie ’78Mona Williams Brown ’51Barbara Masten Buchanan ’40Patricia Buckley ’56Sara Petersen Buell ’71Katherine Keller Bulette ’56Constance Burns ’65Suzanne Ingersoll Burrows ’89Priscilla Morse Byerly ’62Caroline Magrish Calder ’80Deborah Callahan ’85Katherine Camarro ’85Carol Carbary ’93Ann Linden Wagner Carlisle ’62Karen Doig Carpenter ’82Jane Titsworth Christiansen ’60Jean Clark ’45Margaret Starbuck Clark ’44Nancy Rockwell Consedine ’62Linda Glick Conway ’61Gloria Geary Coolidge ’70Jean Anne Kittelberger Cooper ’39Jennifer Corcoran ’93Colleen Coughlin ’84Gail Cowie ’80Jean Smith Crosby ’44Claire Gumaer Curtis ’51Debra Dahn ’78Holly Gosselink Davidson ’72Carolyn Day ’65Diana Dean ’83Betty Snyder DeVoll ’52Joanna Crowe Dillon ’59Robert J. DohertyJean Shimp Dunn ’42Julianne Jones Edmondson ’66Judith Ehren ’68

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Ann Jennings Jones ’55

Anne Churchill Jones ’50

Pamela Jones ’73

Sally Colegrove Jones ’69

Mary Esser Jorde ’72

Lisa Knapp Kaempffe ’80

Joanne Betlem Kehr ’72

Sara Keller ’78

Jane Wadhams Kitchen ’47

Laura Arpei Kline ’95

Rosemarie Wirth Krenitsky ’52

Doris Heckel Krsnak ’70

Anne Horton Ladau ’58

David M. Lascell

Mary Leonard ’82

Margaret Lindsey ’71

Lark Ludlow ’73

Louise Darling-Glick Luria ’39

Adrienne Lybarger

Isabel Ford MacDermott ’43

David S. Macdonald and Dorothy V. Macdonald


Cathleen Foley MacInnes ’72

Mary MacMillen ’72

Robert Marx and Frances Ludwick Marx ’58

Carol Mawhinney ’67

Nan McCarthy ’69

Jean Bauberger McCauley ’52

Dorothy Dickson McGann ’44d

Stepheny Powell McGraw ’70


Adele Maslen Miller ’65

Susan L. Mills ’68

Laurette Speer Engelmann ’48Erica Eversman ’88Corinne Howard Farnham ’50Anne Langfitt Fawcett ’54Fiona Morgan Fein ’65Margaret Beatty Finch ’50Susan B. ForbesShirley Forsberg ’55Julia Randolph Foster ’53Catherine Fought ’96Barbara A. Frank ’69Lucy Wachter Freeman ’70Jennifer Johnson Friends ’80Catherine Stover Gaines ’72Stacey Garretson ’92Lucia Albino Gilbert ’63Margery Leinroth Gotshall ’45Katherine Ganzauge Gray ’58Karin A. Gregory ’80Lillian Growney ’56Barbara Gabis Hagerman ’57Nancy Peek Hallenbeck ’36Carolyn Ledgard Hallman ’51Barbara Knapp Hamblett ’48d

Tandy Hamilton ’92Doris Hanson-Schlins ’73Christine Hoover Harding ’70Ruth Harlow ’69Janet Stewart Hengerer ’40Linda Drisko Hickok ’73Carolyn Tobey Hicks ’64Lisa Montgomery Hill ’88Eleanor Marsh Hillers ’54d

Mary Ellen Houck ’58Nancy Stocker House ’71Katherine Van Wormer Howard ’54Beth Wehrli Hughes ’71Suzanne Love Huml ’57Sandra Hurd ’71Frank M. Hutchins and

Jeanne Bahn Hutchins ’43Beal B. HydeLesley Birkett Jacobs ’68Blair Jennings ’86Involut Vogel Jessup ’54Wenche Wollmar Johnson ’56Mary Dean Johnstone ’42d

“Life was good at Wells,” says Lisa Montgomery Hill ’88, looking back on her days in Aurora. The mathematics major/American government minor played in the orchestra, studied abroad in Oxford, participated in Model Congress, was on the swim team and learned to sail. “I was more than prepared to go into the ‘real’ world after Wells.”

Raised in a philanthropic-minded family and appreciative of the difference that Wells made in her life, Lisa has never hesitated to give back. “I come from a family that values quality education. My parents inspired me,” she notes. Lisa has given to the Annual Fund every

year since graduation. “During my four years at Wells, there were so many things that I loved: the small classes, the quality of teaching, wonderful friends and the amazing location on Cayuga Lake. I’m inspired to do my small part to ensure that the Wells experience is available to others.”

Lisa has also included the College in her will. “Again, I am following in my parents’ footsteps. I wanted to be clear about my support for this institution,” she says. Her husband, James, is on board with this philosophy as well and gives to the College through his job. “His employer creates a Charitable Spending Account for each employee that is funded by the employee. James saw Wells on the list of approved recipients and knew it would mean a lot to me to designate his share to Wells.”

25 Years of Giving from the Heart

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1988

Cherie Buhlmann Mitchell ’87Mary Potts Montgomery ’64Wendy Lippman Montgomery ’69Marion Morey ’60Alice Hanawalt Morgan ’54Paula O ’Brien Morrow ’85Marcia Goetze Nappi ’56Allison Nichols-Dunsmuir ’79Felecia Niebojeski ’75Camilla Roeder Nielsen ’60Constance Root Nuss ’72Mary Jean Ogden ’46Elizabeth Aziz O ’Keefe ’89Shirley King Orr ’52Ann Greener Ottaviano ’55Virginia Grohe Paine ’39Edith Wilcock Patrick ’60Susan Avery Peckham ’55Louise Page Kastner Pelton ’45Arthur J. Perry and Patricia Lang Perry ’69Gail Pesyna ’70Mary Louise Lehmann Peterson ’57Bonnie Phinney ’74Mary Jane Wight Pia ’66Karlye Gill Pillai ’68Elinor Bradt Posey ’60Sherry Hansel Qualls ’79Marjorie Bailey Rachlin ’43Harold F. Reed Jr.Frank P. Reiche and

Janet Taylor Reiche ’52Gail Reid ’88Pamela Davis Renai della Rena ’47Elizabeth Thomas Renn ’42Carol Stoodley Richards ’58Naomi Riess ’81Jane Borsch Robbins ’61Molly Robbins ’86Gayle Rich Roberts ’57Marion Strickler Rolston-Fritter ’48Shane Logie Rood ’64Carolyn Gaines Ruckle ’61Cheryl Sadler-Pugh ’72Aubin Redfield Sander ’51Priscilla Smith Savage ’47d

Judith Sayles ’67Rita Schiano ’77

Mary Louise Munson Schmalz ’70Genevieve Savarese Schubert ’55Sharon Schutz ’67Rosie Harlow Segal ’63Kathleen Ryan Shank ’70Laura Woolven Shapleigh ’55Mary Shaw ’59Victoria Sherwood ’06Bonnie Baron Shrager ’63Victoria Cross Shuster ’82Kelly Siegfried ’09Sandra Scheurle Sinclair ’61Virginia Grace Small ’50Alice Margaret Woodson Smith ’70Barbara Wood Smith ’38Christina Smith ’85Susan Hengerer Sneeringer ’76Sally Warren Soest ’64Susan Newman Solomon ’70Phebe Miller Sorensen ’48Susan Allerton Spofford ’63Susan Standfast-Wright ’57Carol Steele ’71Susan Stevens Whitney ’69Kristina Strom ’70Louise Heflin Stuart ’38Marion Cotins Stuart ’42d

Lynn Schneider Stutz ’81Susan Wray Sullivan ’51Maxine Bridgman Summerfield ’47Ellen McFarland Sutton ’45Amy Swarr ’90Thomas M. SwinglyAnne Parker Tack ’55Grace Glass Terwilliger ’32Jean Strothman Tews ’63Joan Kurtz Theurer ’49Nancy Tillinghast ’69Nancy Torbet ’45Laura Beale Toy ’42Barbara Reed Turner ’41Elizabeth TurnerAntoinette Cerveny Uffner ’59Tobie Tyler van der Vorm ’70Elizabeth Van Ranst ’67Ruth Harrison Venable ’56Howard S. Viele and Patricia T. VieleCarol Voorhees ’67

Ruth Walker Voshall ’32Patricia Parnie Wahlen ’66Stephanie Wallach ’68George M. Wallrich and

Virginia R. WallrichGeorgia Cortright Weathers ’57Mary Lou Foradora Webber ’56Marta Samuels Weiner ’60Emma Weiss ’83Ruth Diffenderffer Wentworth ’44d

Katherine Wilson White ’42d

Mary Perrott Whitehill ’41d

Dijana Benesch Winter ’84Janet Lauster Witzeman ’52Patricia Orgain Wood ’68Susan Wood ’84Betsy Latt Yamron ’80Pamela Hoskyns Yanco ’77Nancy Hall Zambie ’65

Creative Giving at Wells College In addition to an Annual Fund gift, have you imagined a lasting gift to Wells, but are unsure of how to get started? Are you interested in helping the College meet its needs without compromising your future lifetime income? Do you want to be philanthropic now, but are uncomfortable with the timing? For a confidential discussion of creative gift options, please contact:

Hallett Burrall

Director of Leadership and Planned Giving

Office of Advancement, Pettibone House

Wells College170 Main StreetAurora, NY 13026

315.364.3275 phone315.364.3441 [email protected]

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HONORARY TRUSTEES

Anne Wilson Baker ’46David BarclayNancy Barton Barclay ’56Gordon BrummerSara Clark Brummer ’56Gail Fletcher Edwards ’57George EdwardsJane Demarest Engel ’42Lueza Thirkield Gelb ’52Joanne Lowell Johnson ’70Shirley Cox Kearns ’54David M. LascellJeannik Méquet Littlefield ’41Edward E. MatthewsMarcia Goetze Nappi ’56Janet Taylor Reiche ’52Elizabeth Bowman Rothermel ’66Shirley Schou Bacot Shamel ’58Priscilla SlocumVirginia Grace Small ’50Pike H. SullivanSusan Wray Sullivan ’51Martha Linton Whitehouse ’46

BOARD OF TRUSTEESCHAIR

Stanley J. Kott

VICE CHAIR

Carrie Bolton ’92

SECRETARY


Arthur J. BellinzoniMarie Chapman Carroll ’75Fiona Morgan Fein ’65Pamela Edgerton Ferguson ’69Daniel J. FessendenKarin A. Gregory ’80Sarah J. Jankowski ’92Duncan Lawrence ’11Alan L. MarchisottoLaura E. Masse ’10 Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80J. Andrew Noel Jr.Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81George S. SlocumStephen L. Zabriskie

Volunteer service can be measured in much more than the time spent (countless hours), the roles filled (as illustrated in the lists that follow, and then

some), the goals achieved (whether lofty or practical), or the satisfaction felt (tremendous, we hope). Wells volunteers have contributed to the very essence of our mission—to the success of our students! From the leadership roles that the College’s Board of Trustees, the Association and FARGO Boards, the BAC Advisory Board and National Planned Giving Committee take on, to the ongoing work of committee members, internship and event hosts, admissions and career service volunteers, class secretaries and fund chairs, and myriad fundraisers, Wells College is better for your efforts. We thank the volunteers listed below—and throughout this publication—for holding Wells in your hearts and putting your hands to work in our students’ behalf.

PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE COMMITTEECHAIR


COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Arthur J. Bellinzoni

Carrie Bolton ’92



Lark Ludlow ’73

Mary Jane Spellane Marchisotto ’75


Gail Reid ’88

WELLS COLLEGE ASSOCIATION OF ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI BOARDPRESIDENT


VICE PRESIDENTS

Mary Mitchell Goodman ’70

Frances Trubilla Kissell ’78

Margaret Neenan Leahy ’84

WSA TRUSTEES

Pamm Edgerton Ferguson ’69

Karin A. Gregory ’80

Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86

NATIONAL ANNUAL GIVING CHAIR


AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR

Sarah Messenger Gleason ’88

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Stepheny Powell McGraw ’70

Natasha Hauptfleisch ’04

Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78

ALUMNAE AND ALUMNI RELATIONS DIRECTOR

Kristen Phillips ’95 (until June)Laura Sanders

WCA NOMINATING COMMITTEECHAIR

Frances Trubilla Kissell ’78

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Susan Eskedahl ’79

Heather Kowalski ’90

Amy Cerand McNaughton ’86Ami Dudzinski Mehr ’98Deborah Murphy ’91Betty Rodriguez Vislosky ’78Rachelle Stanko ’90

WCA AWARD COMMITTEECHAIR

Sarah Messenger Gleason ’88

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Karen Eckberg Gottovi ’62Virginia Meeker Munkelwitz ’67Kate LeBoutillier O ’Neill ’66Lynn Perrott Smith ’70

FRIENDS AND RECENT GRADUATES ORGANIZATION BOARDCHAIR

Stephanie Jones ’06

VICE CHAIR

Melanie Jones Parker ’06

SECRETARY

Sarah Woodward-Jones ’06

WCA LIAISON

Natasha Hauptfleisch ’04

BOARD MEMBERS

Stephanie Achille ’06Joanne Arey ’04Angela Azevedo ’07 Katherine Lysyczyn Bacon ’03Eberle Schultz Bassani ’04 Alexis Boyce ’04 Tory Brownell ’08Sarah Bryce ’05Michelle Carr Carter ’05Melissa Carusone ’05Patricia Castro-Vega ’05Lily Cavanaugh ’04Karen Howard Chakraborty ’06Brittainy Cortilet ’07Betty DeLuna ’11Carrie Elliott ’05Anna Feldman ’10Alexandra Felix ’10Brenna Finnegan ’03Alyssa Frederick ’06

2011-12

volunteer service

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Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80 Rochester, N.Y.

Frank P. & Janet Taylor Reiche ’52 Princeton, N.J.

Jane Borsch Robbins ’61 Buffalo, N.Y.

Nancy Wenner Witmer ’61 Rochester, N.Y.

CAREER SERVICES VOLUNTEERSExperiential Learning and Career Services would like to take this opportunity to thank alums who have assisted the department over the last academic year with programming, mentoring, sponsoring interns, housing an intern and being a resource for students and fellow alums. We had over 30 alums assist the department in various ways and would like to double that number for the 2012-13 academic year!

Christine Alexander ’02

Deborah Cotter’90

Linda Lowen D’Aloisio ’83

Mary Jeanette Haenggi Dee ’86

Mollie Devoe ’98

Florence Dowdell Fasanelli ’54

Joanne Betlem Kehr ’72

Ritamary McMahon ’73


Milene Bills Morfei ’89


Jennifer Stump Pelton ’92

Kristen Phillips ’95

Barbara Post ’78

Cori Lynn Asaka Pratel ’84

Dr. Jennifer Prutsman-Pfeiffer ’91

Tina Post ’99

Linda Schwab ’73


Susan Raith Sloan ’86

Dr. JoAnne Johnson Ziemba ’99

Mary Moskowitz ’02

Travis Niles ’09

Kimberley Olmstead-Morris ’03


Michelle Trickey Perkins ’02

Joanna Pidlypchak ’02

Erin Porter ’07

Rachel Porter ’06

Kristin Puleo ’03

Saira Raza ’02

Marie Rice ’03

Danielle Rook ’09

Jacqueline Ross ’11

Victoria Sherwood ’06

Kimberly Stergas ’05

Erica Thomas ’08

Caitlin Titus ’11

Heather Turner ’05

Rebecca VanOrman ’02

Elizabeth Van Loan ’10

Sarah Waugh ’07

Derek Wheeler ’10

Jaimie White ’05

Rachel Young ’04

Jin Joo Yun ’05

Kelley O’Keefe Zabriskie ’10

EVENT HOSTSAnne Wilson Baker ’46

Hyannis Port, Mass.

Kristina Gray Bartleson ’88 Seattle, Wash.

Debbie Bond ’97 Depew, N.Y.

Katie Camarro ’85 Saratoga Springs, N.Y.

Linda Glick Conway ’61 Williamstown, Mass.

Mary Pastore Cryan ’84 New York, N.Y.

Kathy Ehrlich-Scheffer ’97 Rochester, N.Y.

Cynthia White Foster ’69 Piedmont, Calif.

Sue Pollard Jones ’78 Skaneateles, N.Y.

Barbara Plasman Lund ’74 Excelsior, Minn.

Alessandra Sarrica LaTour ’05Raquele Laury-Lee ’09Christina Lunsford ’05Katherine Lysyczyn Bacon ’03 Margaret Mahr ’11Elizabeth Maple ’09Sarah Mastrolia ’05Laura Mauro ’10Gigi Meyers ’02 Meghan McCune ’03Katherine McLaren ’05Ashley Mercure ’11Jennifer Migliore ’03Rebecca Miles-Steiner ’07Valerie Miller ’03

Jaclyn Freeland ’06Nicole Garramone ’05Heather Giannotta ’05Cassandra Gill ’08Amanda Gordon ’10Allison Dodge Gunnip ’07Jhan Hall ’06Eliza Heppner ’06Brea Roberts Herrington ’04Sarah Hersey ’07Kristy Hochenberger-Witt ’05Erin Hutton ’09Kimberly Jaskula ’05Panagiota Kalamaras ’08Kathryn Kaufmann ’03

Wells Sisters Giving MoreFinishing their terms as Chair and Vice Chair of the FARGO Board this summer, twin sisters Stephanie Jones ’06 and Melanie Jones Parker ’06 have remained active in the life of Wells since graduation. Members of the FARGO Board since 2006 and 2008, respectively, and officers of the Board since 2010, Stephanie and Melanie helped to lead the Board’s reengagement in fund-raising for Wells, as well as taking on active roles in the Board’s programs geared at retention and building community among students and alums. Stephanie and Melanie served as fund-raising Co-Chairs for FARGO giving campaigns, presenting the case for young alum giving through letter and email appeals and also personally contacting classmates to encourage support. Stephanie returned to campus to speak at the Class of 2010 senior class gift reception, and both sisters volunteered their time this past Reunion weekend to raise money for the College through the sale of ivy plants and wristbands. Their service to Wells becomes even more impressive when considering that both were finishing doctoral programs throughout their terms leading the Board. This past spring, Stephanie completed her Ph.D. in chemistry at Syracuse University, and Melanie earned her Ph.D. in geology and geophysics from Yale. “We have enjoyed working with and for Wells College to give current and future students the same rewarding and memorable experiences we will forever share with our classmates,” said Melanie and Stephanie. “Wells has a truly amazing network of alumnae and alumni, and it has been a pleasure to meet and work with so many of you on FARGO Board, on the Association Board, and at various campus events.”

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Mary Ann Young Murphy ’88Suzanne Myers ’82Susan Nellen ’73Melanie Jones Parker ’06Kristen Cairns Peckham ’75Karen Peterson ’74Cynthia Lent Phillips ’77Kristin Puleo ’03Pershemia Reynolds ’09Amy Hart Ringberg ’95Eberle Schultz Bassani ’04Debbie Goldman Schwencke ’84Irene Stafford ’89Heather Thomas Stevens ’82Rachel Welch ’92Lisa Hotte Young ’78

SENIOR CLASS GIFT COMMITTEEDavid Kaus ’12

Katherine Prichard ’12

Alexander Riad ’12

Bryant Sanders ’12

Samantha Sheehan ’12

Sara Spezzano ’12

Hannah Sterling ’12

Kevin Wilson ’12

ADMISSIONS VOLUNTEERSRebecca Nichols Bailey ’09Marcia Fitzsimons Burnell ’83Janine Casper ’84Lily Cavanaugh ’04Karen Howard Chakraborty ’06Mary Pastore Cryan ’84Katie Davis ’99Dede Ojeda De Sevilla ’97Ginny Weyant D ’Ercole ’63Leah Cermak Dimler ’96Suzanne Doty ’71Martha Dove ’79Janel Doyle ’07Anna Feldman ’10 Karlyn Kasperek Finucane ’97Karin A. Gregory ’80Dorothy Birnbryer Harden ’87Renatta Hopper ’82Mary Ellen Houck ’58Joanne Lowell Johnson ’70Fran Trubilla Kissell ’78Kristy Kossmann-Wren ’99Shelly Larson-Peters ’99Michelle Lester ’06Janeen Mantin ’09Kate Maple ’09Catherine McCabe ’08Stepheny Powell McGraw ’70Robin Hogan McIntyre ’81Ami Dudzinski Mehr ’98Heather Legge Meyer ’01Renée Forgensi Minarik ’80

BOOK ARTS ADVISORY BOARDEstablished in 1993, the Wells College Book Arts Center offers academic courses for Wells students, including a concentration in the Visual Arts major, as well as an annual Summer Institute. Its Board of Advisors, including members of the larger book arts world, provides guidance to the Center and serves a valuable network of connections and resources.

CHAIR

George D. Edwards Jr.

BOARD MEMBERS

Katie BaldwinBruce BennettDavid CorsonRobert J. DohertySteve GalbraithNancy GilDavid R. GodineRon GordonBarbara KretzmannDavid MarshallFrancie Ludwick Marx ’58 Katherine ReaganSarah RobertsLisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 Cindy SpeakerDeirdre StamDonald SwansonJames Tyler

Gail Zabriskie Wilson ’60

NATIONAL PLANNED GIVING COMMITTEEThe Wells College National Planned Giving Committee is responsible for the growth and enhancement of all aspects of the planned giving program at the College. Through collaboration with the Office of Advancement, the committee seeks to engage alumnae/i and friends of the College by creating and increasing awareness of the benefits of charitable legacy giving.

CHAIR

Arthur J. Bellinzoni

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Frank P. Reiche Anne Wilson Baker ’46 Gail Reid ’88 Paul Burmeister

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STEPHEN T. GOLDING is the vice president for finance and administration at Ohio University, treasurer of the Ohio University Foundation and managing partner for The 1782 Group higher education consultants. He has previously served as executive vice president for finance and

administration at Cornell University, principle advisor to the governor’s Task Force on Diversifying the New York State Economy, and chief financial officer for the University of Colorado System, the University of Pennsylvania and Wells College.

KEVIN A. WILSON ’12 is the Collegiate Trustee for the Class of 2012. He majored in history at Wells, spent his senior year as the Student Affairs Committee representative to the Board of Trustees and received the College’s History/Political Science Prize. Kevin spent the summer as a staff assistant for

the office of New York State Congressman Richard Hanna following an internship he completed during the spring semester.

NANCY WENNER WITMER ’61 earned her degree from Wells in mathematical and physical sciences and went on to be a computer programmer and homemaker. She has supported and remained connected to the College over the years, participating in numerous Reunions, volunteer retreat weekends,

WCA meetings, and alumnae/i events as well as serving as the 40th Reunion Fund Chair for her class. Nancy has also volunteered in her own community of Webster, N.Y., working with the PTA, Webster Arboretum Association, Webster Community Chest and her church.

New Members of the Wells College Board of Trustees

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Trustees serve Wells College selflessly. As described in the College’s original Charter of 1868, the

Board of Trustees appoints its own members, oversees real property holdings, selects the President who is also a member of the Board, establishes degrees to be awarded and assumes overall fiduciary responsibility for the College. While these duties have remained thus for nearly 150 years, the work of the Board—and expectations of Board membership—have evolved. The Board now includes the President of the Wells College Association of Alumnae and Alumni ex officio, three Trustees nominated by the Association membership, and two Collegiate Trustees put forward by the Senior Class. All serve as full voting members of the Board with the best interests of the College in mind, and none as representative of a particular constituency. Honorary Trustees are so named and appointed for their extraordinary contributions to the well-being of the College.

Together, Board members lead by example as they give generously of their time, expertise and resources to the College. Trustees’ leadership and dedication sets the tone for volunteer and philanthropic commitment. For their exemplary service to Wells as they are called upon to lead, time and again, the College community is profoundly grateful.

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fund-raising and serving as president of the local chapter. Marge has remained engaged with the Wells community as a Class Secretary, Chair of the Annual Fund for her class, Chair of the Sycamore Fund, member of the Minerva Committee and host of several alumnae/i events in her area.

SUZANNE N. GREY ’72 earned her degree in philosophy at Wells and went on to a remarkable professional career that included time as vice president of strategic alliances for Bayer Health Care; senior vice president of marketing and strategy for Bowne & Co.,

Inc.; and vice president of corporate integration at CA Technologies. Sue was appointed to the Wells Board of Trustees in 2001 and served as Chair, Vice Chair and member of the executive committee. She has also been board president of St. Luke’s LifeWorks and volunteered at the Waveny Care Center in Connecticut.

FRANK P. REICHE has been a practicing attorney for more than 50 years. He has lent his expertise to the New Jersey Tax Policy Committee, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Federal Election Commission, the New Jersey Election Law

Enforcement Commission, and members of Congress regarding campaign finance law. Frank is the former national chairman of planned giving for Williams College and is a member of Wells’ National Planned Giving Committee. He studied law at New York University Law School and Columbia University Law School after earning degrees from George Washington University and Williams College.

HENRY F. WOOD JR. graduated from Harvard in 1953 and married Carolyn Bunn Wood ’52, who also served as an Honorary Trustee for many years. Over the course of his career, Hank spent time as vice president and manager of the Paris office for J. Walter Thompson Co.,

managing director for Lord & Taylor, marketing executive for New York Telephone Co., and telecommunications executive with AT&T. Now retired, he is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club in Vero Beach, Fla., and Short Hills Club in New Jersey.

ANN HARDEN BABCOCK ’45 earned her degree in art history at Wells and went on to study at the New York School for Interior Decorating. She has been a long-time supporter of Wells, serving for nine years with the Board of Trustees and

lending her expertise to the Pettibone House Restoration Committee, the Strategic Planning and Nucleus Fund Committees and the Science Campaign Committee. Ann further demonstrated her leadership and commitment to higher education as president of Harden Furniture’s Harden Foundation, which provides scholarships for the company’s employees.

KATHERINE “KAY” GERWIG BAILEY ’52 received a bachelor’s in biological and chemical science at Wells and went on to earn a master’s in library science from Case Western Reserve University. She served with the Wells Board of Trustees

from 1987 to 1996 and was a Class Officer from 1987 to 1990. Kay was a laboratory assistant with the Rockefeller Institute and spent 20 years volunteering in her own community with the Cleveland Museum of Art and Cleveland Natural History Museum.

Kay’s husband JOHN T. BAILEY studied English literature at Harvard and went on to positions as an executive with the New York Times and CEO of Edward Howard and Company, Ohio’s largest public relations firm. He was a Wells Trustee

from 1973 to 1982, spending five years as vice chair. Jack has also served on the boards of Chautauqua Institution and the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. The Baileys’ service carries on the legacy of Kay’s mother Henrietta Titzel Campbell, Wells College Class of 1912, who was also a Wells Trustee and endowed the Campbell Visiting Scholarship.

MARGERY LEINROTH GOTSHALL ’45 earned her Wells degree in sociology and went on to an extraordinary amount of volunteer work assisting Meals on Wheels, tutoring elementary students, giving tours with Historic Bethlehem and supporting

the American Association of University Women (AAUW). She has been especially active with AAUW, organizing,

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The staff members of our Advancement office work year-round to facilitate connections between alums and current students, answer questions from those outside campus, seek

out new sources of support for academic programs and special campus efforts, and help the greater Wells community stay informed about happenings at the College. While you may have seen some of their names on College correspondence, we’d like to make sure you’re able to put a name with the face!

Meet the Office of Advancement Staff

Michael R. McGreeveyVice President for [email protected]

“I am grateful to be a member of an engaged community that values learning, civil discourse and diversity of perspective and have a role in connecting the on-campus vibrancy and opportunities with the interests and passions of our alumni and friends.”

Pamela Sheradin ’86Director of Annual [email protected]

“Wells is a part of me. I felt it when I came to campus 30 years ago and I still feel it today. It’s where I continue to learn, to make friends and to appreciate the world around me.”

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Hallett BurrallDirector of Leadership and Planned [email protected]

“From a professional and personal standpoint, it is an exciting time to be at Wells because of all the change and positive energy. Every alum has an interesting story to tell and it easy to understand why this special place has instilled such passion and loyalty among its graduates and friends.”

Jessica CorterAdvancement [email protected]

“The relationships I’ve formed at Wells will be with me for the rest of my life.”

Michelle LandersCoordinator of Corporation & Foundation [email protected]

“I would contend that my view of Cayuga Lake from second floor Pettibone is among the most beautiful office views anywhere. It’s a daily inspiration to me.”

Janet MapstoneAssistant to Advancement and Communications [email protected]

“What’s great about working at Wells is that I get to communicate and interact with some of my closest friends every day. It never gets old.”

Abigail MarnellAssistant Director of Annual [email protected]

“It is amazing to come to work at such a beautiful place, and I feel like my efforts can really make an impact at Wells.”

Lori RookAdvancement [email protected]

“My proudest moment as a Wells staff member was seeing my daughter graduate in the Class of 2009.”

Laura SandersDirector of Alumnae and Alumni [email protected]

“I am inspired by nature and kindness, and we’re surrounded by both at Wells.”

Kelly Siegfried ’09Database [email protected]

“I began as an employee at Wells, but am now proud to call myself a graduate too. What started as taking a couple of classes for personal enrichment culminated with completing a degree; Wells gave me the opportunity to broaden my horizons.”

Michele VollmerAssistant to Vice President for Advancement; Coordinator of [email protected]

“It seems like I’ll never finish learning about the history of Wells. It’s astounding how many people have passed through and been touched by our institution and what they’ve gone on to do.”

OFFICE OF ADVANCEMENT CONTACT INFO

ALUMNAE & ALUMNI RELATIONST 315.364.3221

[email protected]

ADVANCEMENTT 315.364.3275

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Early in the 1970’s, a new Professor of Art William Roberts served on the committee that worked with architect

Walter Netsch on the design and construction of the Barler Music Hall and the Campbell Arts Building, following the completion of Wells’ Louis Jefferson Long Library. Taken with the architect’s theories and principles on design, Professor Roberts folded them into his other professional interests and produced over the next several years a series of abstract paintings markedly different from his prior work.

“Netsch’s designs, with an emphasis on planes and color and movement, were intriguing to me in terms of not only the architecture but of what I was trying to do with my own artwork,”

he said, “taking the blank canvas and trying to make it dynamic by creating the illusion of movement.”

Today, two paintings from this series, titled “Natural Life” and “Voyage,” hang in the Learning Commons of the very library that helped inspire them. Both large acrylic paintings, they present a striking accent to the space, overlooking the communal study area between the circulation and information desks.

Roberts, now a professor emeritus of art, made the decision to donate the two paintings last spring after a great deal of consideration.

“I knew retirement was impending and I wanted to do something to convey my appreciation for the support that I received at Wells College,” said Roberts.

“Wells changed my life for sure, and more, it allowed me to persist and pursue my dream as an artist. I

was given free rein in terms of what I taught, and I was supported and encouraged to develop my own work.”

Roberts was honored and the paintings unveiled to the community during a special presentation last May, held in conjunction with the Wells Board of Trustees’ visit.

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“To have the trustees and colleagues and faculty

and staff present for this—it was like a perfect exclamation mark to the whole thing. I can’t emphasize enough the privilege that I felt teaching at Wells College and the extraordinary students that I had over the years. There are so many students that I felt a close connection to because I felt that they shared the same level of passion and intensity about art and about painting. The quality of the work done by Wells students over the years is just so rewarding for me as a teacher.”

Since retiring from Wells, Roberts and his wife Laurie—also an artist—had a studio built on their Aurora property, where he continues his painting, drawing and photography. “The things I’m doing now are kind of a continuation of the work I’ve been doing ever since the 1970’s. It’s evolved into something that might not look quite like [the two donated artworks]; it has the same sensibilities, but a little more distilled.”

And of course, Roberts is still in touch with Wells. His studio flush with the College’s property, he attends exhibits, has lunch with friends and works out at the Schwartz fitness

center. “I occasionally see some of my former students, and while I don’t want to intrude, every now and then I peek in to see what they’re working on.” It’s not easy to let go of the close faculty-student connections that help to make Wells so valuable.

“I learned so much from the students. It’s not a one-way street, where the teacher comes in and teaches the student. It’s a two-way street, the teacher is learning along with the students. That’s an actuality at least from my experience — what makes it really viable and legitimate is when you have that two-way thing working. It was the opportunity of a lifetime to do what you want to do, do what you believe in, and to teach at a school like Wells.”

Natural Life, 1975, 72x96, acrylic on canvas

Voyage, 1977, 48x72, acrylic on canvas

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Wells’ president since 1995 and the College’s first alumna to hold the position, President Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 has announced that she will retire from the presidency at the end of this academic year.

“Lisa has served the community with extraordinary dedication delivered with sincerity. She has accomplished much on behalf of the College especially as higher education faced the challenges of rising costs, changing student wants and needs and the recent global economic turmoil. She has led the institution with integrity, strength, and grace, and she has positioned the College for an exciting future,” notes Stanley Kott, Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Board will establish a Presidential Transition Committee comprised of representatives of the Wells community; its first duty will be to search for an interim President for the 2013-14 academic year.

Reflecting on her career at Wells, President Ryerson says, “Serving Wells, including the past 18 years as President, has been my life’s work and a great joy. Moreover I am incredibly proud of the advances the College has made. Together with my enormously talented and dedicated colleagues on the Board, the faculty and the staff, we have accomplished much. Each generation of students has energized my work, and I am deeply grateful to have had the support of many alumnae and alumni, generous donors, friends and the higher education community. I am confident Wells is poised for a wonderful future, and I will remain connected to my alma mater and the many relationships I have made along the way.”

For the full text of the announcement and more information on celebrations in honor of President Ryerson’s extraordinary accomplishments and contributions, please go to www.wells.edu.

A Celebration of LeadershipPresident Lisa Marsh Ryerson ’81 to Retire from Presidency

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