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1966

Ann LoDolce
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Linda Sawyer deCastrique continues to produce film and video projects from her home in Charlotte, NC. Husband Mark’s first novel, Dangerous Undertaking, was published last May; the sequel, Grave Undertaking, comes out this summer. They have two daughters: Melissa graduated from Davidson College in 2001, lives in Alexandria, VA, and is teaching and completing a master’s at American University in Washington, DC; Lindsay is a freshman at Davidson.

Carolyn Bates turned her business “totally around and upside-down” by selling all of her cameras and film and buying the latest Hasselblad digital camera. She loves the freedom from labs and the ability to do her own color management. Her clients are happy as well. She also joined a local English springer spaniel rescue group that gets together weekly for walks, movies, dinner, and fun. Like the rest of us, she laments that she hit 60 this year, but says she doesn’t feel 60.

Adrienne Ewein Findley and Maggie McGill Walden spent some time together at the Findleys’ home in Atlanta.

Barbara Nacci Dearth says “these are the best years of all.” Last year she went back to college and became a fitness trainer and water-aerobics instructor. An advocate for Pro Kids (a character-building program for elementary-school children), she serves as a part-time college advisor at a local high school and volunteers for Dress for Success, a national program that supports women entering the workforce. In her spare time, Barbara studies Spanish (she and her husband are building a home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico). She has two grandsons so far.

After seven years living abroad, Joanne Moss de Falla has returned to the US. Director of the honors program at Miami Dade Community College in Florida, she also teaches world literature and Asian studies. One of her goals is to infuse honors courses with Asian flavors.

Internationally known landscape painter Diane Burko’s current work and new video clips can be seen at www.dianeburko.com. She will hold a one-person show in Philadelphia in September.

Suzanne Shepard is author of Children of the Sixth Israel, a novel based on a mystery surrounding her family history. While sorting through family birth and death records, Suzanne and her sister discovered discrepancies in the surname of their grandfather and great-grandmother, prompting Suzanne to do some research, and the seed for the novel was planted. In March a booksigning was held at Borders in Saratoga Springs, where Suzanne lives.

Susan Hagen Cavanaugh’s daughter Jennifer Cavanaugh Mason ’93 and husband Paul Mason ’92 welcomed a baby daughter in April. The Cavanaugh family celebrated Christmas together at their home in London, along with younger daughter Rebecca ’03.

Gail Greenleaf Hencken and husband are enjoying condo living and grandparenting. Although she feels blessed, Gail is “somewhat amazed that so much time has gone by so fast!”

Miami University registrar Laura Henderson has met and interviewed many members of the Miami tribe to learn about the culture and heritage of these indigenous people. Her work is part of the university’s Myaamia project, a collaborative effort to revive their language and culture. The university museum recently exhibited a rare collection of tribal art and artifacts.