| MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 JANUARY 2024 NEWSLETTER
Happy New Year, Classmates- Wishing you all happiness, peace, prosperity, and health in 2024! This year, we will kick off our class activities for the year with a Trivia Night on January 30, at 8p.m. Eastern Time. Holly Hughes will be back by popular demand, hosting another evening of trivia fun, and we hope to see you virtually on the 30th! Please note that for this event, advance registration is required. When: Jan 30, 2024 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMkd-qtrzIrEtKTtY3Ey11FHCo1oYDptvas After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Thank you to all class board members who have been volunteering for you behind the scenes. In November, the board networked with current students in a virtual meeting with the Class of 2025 Class Board. The current MHC juniors were very interested in learning what the Class of ’75 did for Junior Show! Board members have also been reaching out to classmates on behalf of the Development Office, and in January, will participate in initial Alumnae Association reunion planning. We are now seventeen months away from our 50th Mount Holyoke Reunion. To reintroduce you to your board, read on… Co-presidents: Elizabeth Stone, elizabethmstone2712@gmail.com and Sandi Carbonari Welsh, sandiwelsh12@gmail.com Contact the co-presidents for general info or to inform MHC of serious illness or death of a ’75. Reunion Co-chairs: Judy Karlen Stein, judystein13@gmail.com and Linnea Wiltenberg Grealish, linnea1027@comcast.net Write the reunion chairs for suggestions about the 50th reunion or to host a mini reunion in your area. Co-treasurers: Alice Maroni, ac108@gmail.com and Coral Grout, cmgrout@comcast.net. If you haven’t already, please send a check for class dues of $50 to Alice at 15 Franklin St., Alexandria, VA 22314. Class dues are not a donation to MHC, but will be used for 50th Reunion activities specific to our class. Head Class Agents: Ruth Dillingham, ruthdillingham@gmail.com and Sandy Fotiades sfotiades@comcast.net. Our head class agents can help you make a generous gift to MHC. Remember, a gift in any amount given this year is applied to our class 50th Reunion gift. Nominating Committee: Elaine Coutanche Minor, elainemilnor@hotmail.com Dale Bonner Murphy, dbmotr@aol.com Denise Schutzenberger Terrazas, deniseol@aol.com To nominate anyone for a future class board position, please contact any of these alumnae. Website: Rhonda Berney, berneymd@sonic.net Rhonda maintains the class website at alumnae.mtholyoke.edu Past newsletters are available on the website. Zoom administrator: Coral Grout, cmgrout@comcast.net Coral keeps us in touch virtually by setting up and moderating our class Zooms. Class Scribe: Eileen Leahy Epstein, batescolby@gmail.com Eileen not only writes about class news in the Alumnae Quarterly, but also maintains online class news available at alumnae.mtholyoke.edu. Write Eileen anytime you have anything to report about your life. Again, best wishes for 2024, Elizabeth Stone, Co-president |
MHC Class of ’75 Holiday Newsletter
| MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 HOLIDAY NEWSLETTER AND ZOOM REMINDER
Dear Classmates, This is a reminder to kick off the holiday season with Mount Holyoke ’75 friends this Thursday, Nov.30, at 2p.m. Eastern Time! Join panelists Mary Jane Cowles, Nancy Bourne Haley and Eileen Leahy Epstein for their program, “Experiences and Adventures in France”. Besides having some French food & drink with you, you might also want to have a map of France to consult as the speakers identify different areas in the country. Hope you can attend and share some of your favorite destinations in France! Here is the link:
For French speakers in the Class of ’75, Kim Hunter invites you to join a French language Mount Holyoke Zoom group hosted by Mèryem Puill-Châtillon ’80. The group meets virtually every other week for an hour of French conversation and fun. Are you eager to practice your French and connect with Francophile alums from all over the world? Then send Mèryem an email at meryem.puill@wanadoo.fr Tonight, November 27, your 1975 Class Board is having an online meeting with the MHC Class of 2025 Class Board. The Class of 2025 is our Connections Class, the students who will graduate as we reunite for our 50th Reunion. We look forward to chatting with these engaging young women to find opportunities to interact with them between now and May 2025. Last week, as my husband and I drove home to Michigan after Thanksgiving in Massachusetts, we stopped briefly in South Hadley. I expected Mount Holyoke’s lawns to be torn up from construction related to the geothermal energy conversion project, but that was not the case…the campus looked beautiful, even in late November. I walked my dog along one of the newly creating walking trails on Prospect Hill, and saw parts of the College grounds that I didn’t know existed. Did you know that the entire MHC campus has deservedly been designated as an arboretum? Lastly, I am sorry to inform you of the deaths of two classmates, Anyse Storey and Fontaine Tebo. Anyse was a urologist in Toledo,OH and Fontaine was a middle school counselor in Kansas City, MO. Here are links to their obituaries: For Anyse, https://www.houseofday.com/memorials/anyse-storey-taylor/5266006/ and for Fontaine, https://www.souderfamilyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/FONTAINE-Frances-Tebo?obId=29655791 It is often months after an alumna passes away that her heirs send the College a death notice, but to inform you of deaths more promptly in the future, I will send out separate emails to the class upon receipt of a death notice. Please contact me if you hear of a classmate who is seriously ill or who has passed away. With best wishes for your health and happiness this holiday season, Elizabeth Stone, Class of ’75 Co-president |
MHC Class of ’75 Fall Newsletter
MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 FALL 2023 NEWSLETTER
Dear Classmates,
September is here, and Mount Holyoke classes are in session under our new College President, Danielle Holley. President Holley’s formal inauguration is September 21, and time will tell how the College will evolve during her presidency. It’s an exciting time at Mount Holyoke! Last month, Holley held an online M&C’s (that’s what Milk and Crackers is called these days) for invited Alumnae Association volunteers. Your Class Co-president Sandi Carbonari Welsh and I found Holley to be articulate and eager to immerse herself into life at Mount Holyoke. This year’s first year class, the Class of 2027, is a very large one, as an unexpectedly high number of accepted students from last year’s applicant pool have enrolled at the College. Although this is a nice problem for Mount Holyoke to have, it has led to a housing crunch, and parts of Willits Hallowell Center have temporarily been converted to dorm rooms.
Our fall Class of 1975 activities begin with a Zoom Monday, October 2, on the topic of moving. Many classmates have left their longtime residences for a variety of reasons- to live closer to family members, to reside in a warmer place in the winter, or to have the adventure of living in a place they’ve always wanted to be. Some of us have downsized to avoid the upkeep of a large home we don’t need, or to save money. If you have moved or are thinking of moving in coming years, this Zoom is for you! Our panel will consist of the below alumnae. Liz will offer advice as a professional realtor, and Eileen, Coral, Ellen, and Gloria will discuss their recent moves. We have geographical representation from coast to coast!
Liz Hirsch, San Francisco CA,
Eileen Leahy Epstein, Falmouth, ME
Coral Grout, Winchendon, MA and Tarpon Springs, FL
Ellen Kane, Washington, DC
Gloria Niedringhaus Jarvis, St. Louis, MO
Below is the link to join this event:
Share Your Tips and Stories about Moving!
Time: Oct 2, 2023 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85355277312
Meeting ID: 853 5527 7312
Passcode: 642248
Watch your inboxes for information on our second Zoom of the fall, a program on traveling and living in France, planned by Eileen Epstein. Eileen has traveled to France many times, and will be joined by classmates who live in France or who know the country intimately, including retired Kenyon College Professor of French, Jane Cowles.
Thank you to all who have paid class dues. Dues are not a donation to MHC, but fund Class of 1975 programming. For those who have not yet done so, 2020-2025 dues of $50 may be paid by sending a check to Co-Treasurer Alice Maroni at 15 Franklin St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3828. The more dues we collect now, the better our Reunion Chairs can budget for the festivities at our 50th Reunion.
As always, please contact me at elizabethmstone2712@gmail.com or Sandi Welsh at sandiwelsh12@gmail.com if you have suggestions for class activities, and write Class Scribe Eileen Epstein at batescolby2@gmail.com if you have news to share with other ’75’s. You are also welcome to post news about yourself or others to our closed Facebook group, Mount Holyoke ’75.
Wishing you a safe and healthy fall season,
Elizabeth Stone
Co-president, Class of 1975
MHC Class of ’75 Summer Newsletter
MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 SUMMER 2023 NEWSLETTER Dear Classmates, With many members of our class living under heat domes, others breathing air from Canadian wildfires, and still others enduring storm-related power outages, there is good news about how Mount Holyoke is dealing with climate change. This summer, many of the lawns on campus are torn up as a campus-wide geothermal heating and cooling system is installed. MHC will no longer rely on fossil fuels to keep the College buildings warm in winter and cool in summer, and will achieve carbon neutrality ahead of schedule. How times have changed! In our day, I recall some students kept dorm windows open in the depth of winter because ancient radiators overheated their rooms, while other rooms in the same dorm were cold. Then came the Arab oil embargo and the energy conservation initiative, e=MHC 73, when thermostats were lowered uncomfortably across campus. We can all be glad those days are over at Mount Holyoke! This summer, we have sponsored two class events to make new friendships and network, a mini-reunion in New York City, and a Berkshires mini-reunion which will be held August 4. Thanks to Class Reunion Chairs Judy Karen Stein and Linnea Wiltenburg Grealish for planning and hosting these fun events. If you wish to attend the Berkshires festivities, please contact Judy judystein13@gmail.com as soon as possible. In the fall, our class will resume our well-attended Zooms. First, we will have a presentation on travel and living in France, featuring classmate Mary Jane Cowles, retired Professor of French at Kenyon College and possibly other ‘75 francophiles, moderated by Eileen Leahy Epstein, who has traveled in France extensively herself. Later in autumn, Eileen will host a panel discussion with classmates who have recently moved. If you are thinking of moving to live in a new location in retirement, to downsize, or to be near family members, this Zoom will be for you! Watch your inboxes for details on these upcoming events. Do you admire a special classmate for her professional achievement? If so, Melissa Sherman Tassinari, chair of the Alumnae Association’s External Awards Committee, would like to hear from you. At our 50th Reunion in 2025, we hope that the Alumnae Association can honor ’75’s with exemplary careers. In addition, the Alumnae Association Internal Awards Committee, chaired by Marianne Fouhey ’78, recognizes alumnae for service to MHC. Please nominate a classmate for an award by emailing Melissa at melissa.s.tassinari27@gmail.com Denise Schutzenberger Terrazas still has a few reunion books from our 45th Reunion in 2020, and she would like to send them to people who missed getting one three years ago. If you’d like one of these books, please email Denise at deniseol@aol.com Thank you! Our Head Class Agents Ruth Dillingham and Sandy Fotiades are pleased that members of the Class of 1975 gave $217,970 to Mount Holyoke for the fiscal year which ended June 30. However, Ruth and Sandy have even higher aspirations for us in the coming year! If you have not made a gift to MHC in recent years, please consider doing so through the college website. Any donation given now counts toward our 50th Reunion gift. Class Treasurers Alice Maroni and Coral Grout urge everyone to pay 2020-2025 class dues of $50 by sending a check to Alice at 15 Franklin St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3828. The more dues we collect now, the better our Reunion Chairs can budget for the festivities at our 50th Reunion. Below are the surnames of those who have paid to date. Thank you! Berney, Brown, Burden, Buendo, Campbell, Crosby, Dillingham, Ducat, Ellington, Epstein, Fine, Foster, Fotiades, Franchi, Gavalis, Geller, Gerber, Grealish, Grout, Hirsch, Hunter, Jukofsky, Kadlec, Koltes, Koser, Leber, Lipschutz, Lovelace, Luca, Lundin, Maroni, Milner, B. Murphy, D. Murphy, Owens, Pascale, Porrazzo, Seibert, Sherry, Sims, Sosnow, Souder, St. John, Stein, Stone, Tassinari, Teasdale, Terrazas, Walgren, Weinbarger, Wellvang, Welsh, White. Lastly, I am sorry to report the death of one our our classmates, Liz Abrams Thompson, whose obituary is at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nytimes/name/elizabeth-thompson-obituary?id=52539951 If you have heard of any other ’75’s who have passed away recently, please contact me at elizabethmstone2712@gmail.com or co-president Sandi Carbonari Welsh at sandiwelsh12@gmail.com Sincerely, Elizabeth Stone, Co-President |
Mount Holyoke Class of 1975 Spring 2023 Newsletter
MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 SPRING 2023 NEWSLETTER
Spring greetings to all members of the Class of 1975! There is a lot of news to report in this letter, so read on!
MARCH4MHC Results
First of all, a BIG thank you to all who participated in Mount Holyoke’s two day fundraising challenge, the March4MHC, on March 9-10. The Class of ’75 blasted past our goal of 80 donors for the two day event, as 92 classmates gave $19,359. Anonymous matching donors agreed to give an additional $500 for every 20 donors from our class, which means our class is credited with raising an additional $2000 for Mount Holyoke. Way to go, Class of ’75! We beat our previous dollar and participation goals, and finished in the top 20% of all of Mount Holyoke’s alumnae classes. Special thanks are due to our Head Class Agents Sandy Fotiades and Ruth Dillingham, to Maddy Franchi, who spurred our class on from the Mount Holyoke ’75 Facebook group, and to all who phoned or emailed classmates to encourage participation.
COME BACK TO CAMPUS ON APRIL 2 FOR THE “RINGS AND ROSES” CEREMONY
On Sunday, April 2 from 4-6p.m., any of you living near Mount Holyoke are invited to attend a special campus event with our Connections Class, the Class of 2025. This is the annual Rings and Roses Ceremony, which commemorates the halfway point through college for Mount Holyoke sophomores. The Rings and Roses Ceremony is an annual tradition that has evolved since we were in college. Each sophomore will be given a rose and, if she has ordered one, a class ring. Members of the Class of ’75 will distribute the roses and participate in a Fireside Chat with the Connections Class. If you would like to go back to campus and interact with some delightful college sophomores, please contact Judy Stein at judystein13@gmail.com.
JUNE IS TIME FOR CLASS OF ’75 MINI REUNIONS
It’s time to have a mini reunion in the Windy City! On Saturday, June 3, from 3-6p.m., the Mount Holyoke Club of Chicago will hold its annual meeting at The Newberry Library. This will be a perfect occasion for ’75 classmates from Illinois to meet, mingle, and network. The president of the Chicago Club is Alexis Lewis Trocki ’05, daughter of our deceased classmate and former MHC trustee Mindy McWilliams Lewis. Alumnae Association President Ellen Hyde Pace and Executive Director Tricia Tanner will be among the special guests in attendance, and drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. Founded in 1887, the Newberry Library is one of Chicago’s most historic cultural institutions, a learning community for historians, genealogists, artists, and writers. If you are on the mailing list for the MHC Club of Chicago, you will get an invitation directly from the club. If you do not reside in Chicagoland but wish to attend, please email me directly at elizabethmstone2712@gmail.com.
Due to the success of our first mini reunion in western Massachusetts, Judy Stein will host another Berkshires mini reunion this June. Watch your inboxes for further information as the date and time is finalized.
If you would like to host a mini reunion in your state, please contact Judy at judystein13@gmail.com.
NETWORKING GROUP FOR CAREGIVERS OF SPOUSES OR WIDOWS
We are increasingly cognizant of the number of ’75’s who assist a spouse living with serious illness or who have lost a spouse in recent years. Patti Barnaby Koltes would like to start a group for any of you who are caregivers or recent widows. If you would like to join a virtual group of ’75’s for sharing and support, please contact Patti at jkoltes@mindspring.com.
CLASS OF 1975 DUES ARE PAYABLE
Class of ’75 dues of $50 cover the period from 2020 to 2025 and are payable by check to Co-treasurer Alice Maroni, 15 Franklin St., Alexandria, VA 22314-3828. Why are you being asked to pay dues right after being asked to donate to the March4MHC? Class dues fund special events at our 50th Reunion in 2025! The more dues we collect, the better we can plan for our 50th, and the better the Class of ’75 will celebrate in 2025. Below are the surnames of ’75’s who have paid to date.
Berney Maroni
Brown Milnor
Bidden Bend Campbell M. Murphy
Crosby D. Muphy
Cillingham Owens
Ducat Pascale
Ellington Porrazo
Epstein Seibert
Fine Sheehy
Foster Sims
Fotiades Sosnow
Gavalis Souder
Gerber St. John
Grealish Stein
Grout Stone
Hirsch Teasdale
Hunter Terrazas
Kadlec Walgren
Koltes Weinberger
Leber Wellvang
Lipschutz Welsh
Lundin
STAY IN TOUCH!
As more of us retire, change emails, or disconnect land lines, your information on file with the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association may become out of date. Please look yourself up in MHC’s online Alumnae Directory to make sure your contact information is current. Log in or register at alumnae.mtholyoke.edu to review your profile. This is where you can also look up any classmate. Reach out and reconnect with an old friend! Our Class Scribe Eileen Leahy Epstein would love to hear from you whenever you have news for the Alumnae Quarterly at scribe75@mtholyoke.edu.
If you have any questions or suggestions in general, please contact me at elizabethmstone2712@gmail.comor Co-President Sandi Carbonari Welsh at sandiwelsh12@gmail.com.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Stone, Co-President
Class of 1975 Winter 2023 Newsletter
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MOUNT HOLYOKE CLASS OF 1975 WINTER 2023 NEWSLETTER Happy New Year, Class of ’75! This is a milestone year for the many classmates who will turn seventy in 2023. May you find a meaningful and happy way to celebrate your special birthday. Class Scribe Eileen Leahy Epstein will gladly accept your news for the Alumnae Quarterly at batescolby2@gmail.com. Please join our kickoff event for this year, a Q&A Zoom with MHC Provost Dr. Lisa Sullivan, Thursday, Feb. 9 at 8p.m. Eastern Time. This is your chance to learn about the College today from a top MHC administrator! Our Co-Head Class Agent Sandy Fotiades has met Dr. Sullivan and is impressed by her dynamism, so I envision lively and insightful dialogue during this Zoom. If you have a specific question for Dr. Sullivan, you may email me in advance at elizabethmstone2712@gmail.com. Login information is below: Coral Grout (’75 Zoom administrator) is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Meet and Greet with Provost Dr. Lisa Sullivan Time: Feb 9, 2023 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81603908154 Meeting ID: 816 0390 8154 Passcode: 118878 One tap mobile +16465588656,,81603908154#,,,,*118878# US (New York) +16469313860,,81603908154#,,,,*118878# US Meeting ID: 816 0390 8154 Passcode: 118878 Our second class event for 2023 will be a Class Mini Reunion in Florida on Thursday, Feb.16 at noon, at the home of our Reunion Co-Chair Judy Karlen Stein. Whether you are a permanent Florida resident or a visiting snowbird, this gathering promises to be fun, a perfect way to make new friends and keep the old! Judy’s address is 3700 S. Ocean Blvd., Highland Beach, Florida (45 mi. north of Miami Beach and 130 mi. northeast of Naples). Please RSVP directly to Judy at judystein13@gmail.com Lastly, a reminder that Mary Lyon’s birthday is February 28. If you live in an area with a local Mount Holyoke alumnae club, your club may be celebrating locally. You may remember that a gingerbread-like dessert called Deacon Porter’s Hat is traditionally served at Mount Holyoke on Mary Lyon’s birthday. If you are inspired to bake for this occasion, please email me and I will send you the Deacon Porter’s Hat recipe. Hope to see you virtually on February 9, Elizabeth Stone, Class of 1975 Co-president |
MHC Class of ’75 Summer 2022 Newsletter
Summertime Greetings, Class of ’75!
This month, we begin our third year of a five-year cycle between Mount Holyoke reunions. It is an appropriate time to reflect on where we are going as we progress toward that monumental milestone, our 50th Reunion. More of us have joined the ranks of the retired, yet many ’75’s resolutely continue productive careers. Either way, as we emerge from our pandemic cocoons, I feel joy every time I hear of a classmate who has resumed travel, attended a family reunion, held a new grandchild, or even done something as mundane as going to the movies.
Have you joined one of our Class Zooms over the past two years? The Class Board has presented a variety of programming for these online events, including programs by classmates, purely social gatherings, and trivia contests. Getting acquainted with classmates we didn’t know back in college seems to be the most fun part of these Zooms! We will continue to meet virtually in the coming year. Please mark your calendar for September 21 at 8p.m. Eastern time for “From Dili to Ulaanbatar and Other Places in Between: The Unexpected Journey After MHC” by our own Kim Hunter. Kim has lived in Bangladesh, Mongolia, Indonesia, Timor Leste, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines. Join us as we hear about Kim’s firsthand experiences in Asia over the decades.
Our first mini-reunion last spring in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts was a success. Reunion Co-Chairs Judy Stein and Linnea Grealish will set up additional gatherings in the next three years. Planning is already underway for events in New York City this fall and Florida over the winter. If you live in a major metropolitan area and would like to host a mini-reunion, please email judystein13@gmail.com, or linnea1027@comcast.net. We intend to keep these events small enough to promote lively conversation and fellowship among all the attendees. We’d also love to have a volunteer to host a ’75 gathering at the Black Alumnae Conference Nov.3-6.
Your Class Head Agents, Sandy Fotiades and Ruth Dillingham, are always hard at work with fundraising for Mount Holyoke. In the past year, the Class of ’75 met their goals for donations to MHC both in dollars and in class participation for the Annual Fund, but Sandy and Ruth would like you to know that ANY donation you make to MHC in the next three years, such as buying an annuity, or making a gift to athletics, the Museum of Art, or musical programs, counts towards our 50th Reunion class gift.
Independent of fundraising for the College, the Class of ’75 has its own treasury account, which will be used to fund our 50th Reunion celebration. The account consists of Class Dues of $50 per person for the period 2020-2025. To pay dues, or to confirm whether you’ve already paid, contact treasurer Alice Maroni at acmaroni108@gmail.com
Each year, the Mount Holyoke Alumnae Association presents awards to graduates with exceptional professional achievements or service to the College or Alumnae Association. To nominate a classmate for such an honor, visit alumnae.mtholyoke.edu/award. We have so many accomplished graduates in our class who are deserving of such recognition!
Sadly, a portion of our class is totally out of touch with Mount Holyoke. This includes women who have never attended a reunion or other event, made a donation, or even given an email address to the Alumnae Association. In the coming year, your Class Board and other volunteers will reach out to these graduates to say hello and reconnect. We’d love to have these alumnae return to the Mount Holyoke fold. To help this effort, you can go to alumnae.mtholyoke.edu, review your own contact information in the Alumnae Directory, and at the same time, look up and reach out to a long-lost person from your Mount Holyoke day
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Stone
Co-president, MHC Class of 1975
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Thanks,
Rhonda Berney ’75
MHC Class of ‘75 Spring Newsletter
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Upcoming Class of ’75 Zoom event- Buying and Selling Real Estate
Dear 1975 Classmates,
Have you bought or sold a home or other property in recent years? Are you considering downsizing in retirement, buying a second home, or moving to be nearer to family? Are you surprised how hot the real estate market has grown in the pandemic?
Join our next Class of ’75 Zoom starring classmates and realtors Liz Hirsch, Carol Grunebaum Kelly, and Fran Schofield! This will be an informational Zoom on buying and selling real estate in today’s market, with opportunities to ask questions. As we continue efforts to stay connected online, we hope you’ll join fellow classmates from near and far for this presentation. One thing that unites us as a class is that we have all survived the stress of moving to a new home in the past 46 years, and in many cases, moving multiple times!
Please contact me or any member of the Class Board if you need the link to the Zoom, which has been sent to your email inbox.
Hope to see you, soon,
Elizabeth Stone
Co-president, MHC Class of ‘75