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40 FALL 2011 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Cl as s Notes
1973
Faith PrenticeWhite ’73
35 Richards Road
Chenango Forks, NY 13746
607-648-9384
Shadeacres@aol.com
Next Reunion: 40th, 2013
Unfortunately, the only news I have to report this
time is the death of Brenda Davey Glennon
in May 2010. More information can be found in the
“In Memory” section of this magazine.
Please send me a note and let us all know what
you’re doing these days!
1974
Sandra CicconeWagner ’74
13030Walking Path Place
San Diego, CA 92130
858-354-5463
swagner@wagnerimmigrationlaw.com
Next Reunion: 40th, 2014
Don Carli wrote that his PBS Mediashift Article
“Is Digital MediaWorse for the Environment Than
Print?” (http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2010/03/
is-digital-media-worse-for-the-environment-than-
print090.html) was one of six finalists in the cat-
egory “Best Single Digital Article, Digital Media” in
the FifthAnnual Mirror Awards for Media.The Mir-
ror Awards recognize excellence in media industry
reporting. Established by Syracuse University’s S.I.
Newhouse School of Public Communications, the
awards honor the reporters, editors and teams of
writers who hold a mirror to their own industry
for the public’s benefit. Entries are evaluated based
on excellence of craft, framing of the issue and ap-
propriateness for the intended audience.Winners
are chosen by a group of journalists and journalism
educators.
National Institutes of
Health physician and
immunologist John
O’Shea spoke on cam-
pus in April, on “Lessons
from Rare Diseases: Sci-
entific Insights and New
Drugs.” He addressed
how patients with rare
primary immunodefi-
ciencies have taught us
fundamental lessons
about cell signaling and
how this, in turn, has led to the development of a
new class of immunomodulatory drugs.
A physician and immunologist at the NIH for
27 years, Dr. O’Shea has authored more than
200 peer-reviewed articles published in the most
prestigious scientific journals, including Nature
and Science. He is a recognized authority on how
cytokines regulate immunity and has made funda-
mental discoveries regarding the molecular basis
for cytokine signaling, the pathogenesis of primary
immunodeficiencies and the genetic basis of auto-
inflammatory disorders.
As this magazine was
being assembled, word
came to the University
that Mark Klett was
inducted into his high
school Hall of Fame.
Bethlehem (N.Y.) Cen-
tral High School’s gradu-
ation on June 24 was the
occasion. Klett is well
known in the world of
photography for his im-
ages depicting the inter-
section of cultures, landscapes and time, particu-
larly in the AmericanWest. A professor at Arizona
State University, he has received fellowships from
the Guggenheim Foundation and the National En-
dowment for the Arts, among others, and is the
author or co-author of 13 books.
I was part of a group of volunteer immigration
attorneys who took part in a pro-bono legal clinic
during the American Immigration Lawyers Asso-
ciation conference in San Diego in June. The San
Diego Chapter of AILA offered tours along the
U.S./Mexican border to give an idea of the task
facing those who monitor our nation’s borders. In
April, I was listed as one of San Diego Magazine’s
2011 Best Lawyers in America in the area of im-
migration law.
Please take a few minutes to write/call/e-mail me
to let us know what’s new in your life.
1975
Carol Owen ’75
12 LakeVillage Drive
Durham, NC 27713-8952
919-544-2121 (evenings)
carol.owen@hotmail.com
Next Reunion: 40th, 2015
1976
Mary Izant ’76
2275 Harcourt Drive
Cleveland Heights, OH 44106
216-363-6417
mizantslu1976classnews@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 40th, 2016
It was so nice to hear from so many different
“names and faces,” including Leslie Roberts
Petersen, who has been an interior designer in
Westport, Conn., for 24 years, designing residential
homes in Fairfield County and NYC. “I often do
traditional homes, sometimes contemporary, and
love to revitalize antique homes—often the most
challenging,” she says. She’s been married to Jeff
Petersen ’72 for 27 years; he’s been at Architectural
Digest for many years, and “we have loved being in
the design world together these many years,” she
says. They have three kids: a senior at Bucknell; a
Bucknell graduate who is going into his third year
in law school; and a singer-dancer-actress in NYC.
They were planning to go to Canaras in August,
hoping to see Megan Huddleston, Gary
Lange and Jim Edgcomb, who left before our
senior year, as well as The Miner Street Band and
many other Larry musicians such as Rip West-
moreland ’80, Gary Lionelli ’75, John Cutler ’75,
Scott Brown ’82, Jack Goertner ’72, Nick Langan
’75, Mike Kallet ’72 and Bob Becker ’71. “In Lake
Placid,” she says,“one of the usual haunts is Mary
Munro Shubert’s fantastic old Adirondack
house on the lake. Last summer [2010] I got to
see Peter Hunt ’75 and Teddy Pierce ’77 there as
well.”
Lesley has “indulged in trips to California, Italy,
Prague and Charleston. My major indulgence/
obsession in life is gardening. In the back of our
property is the ‘Adirondack Garden’ with original
1968 blue hiking tags along the two short trails.
How can you not love that?”
Barbara DeGraff, our former reporter, who
lives in Sydney, Australia, reports, “Life is treating
us all well. Son Adam is in his third year of uni-
versity studying mechanical engineering. Sam is do-
ing his HSC (last year of high school in Australia)
and hoping to land a gap year placement in France
teaching English next year. I continue to love my
work with OneVue - Australia’s #1 Unified Man-
aged Account (Australian for “start-up company)”.
Husband Philip is an industrial designer who enjoys
vintage cars.
Bill Durkin sent along a “sunny” picture of
Jeff Pierce, Jeff Seely and himself, and said,
“Along with wives and some of our kids (most are
in college and on different spring break schedules)
we got together at Jeff ’s house in Boca Grande,
Fla., in March. Lots of fun catching up and swap-
ping stories from our days in Canton. They never
get old.” Jeff added, “All three kids (Avery, Caro-
line and Wallis) went to Bates College. The two
United States Sen. Susan M. Collins
’75 (R-Me.) was the Commencement
speaker at the University of Maine on
May 7, 2011; she was awarded an honor-
ary degree at the ceremony. Collins, a
lifelong Maine resident, told the capacity
crowd that unlike her parents, older sister,
younger brother, grandfathers and all of
her uncles, she chose St. Lawrence rather
than “UMaine” for her undergraduate
education. “I hope this honorary degree
will transform me from a black sheep to a
full-fedged Black Bear,” she commented.
Her complete address can be found
at umaine.edu/commencement2011/
commencement-address/.
A government major, Collins was
elected to represent the State of Maine
in the United States Senate in 1996 and
was re-elected to her third term in 2008.
She was the 15th woman in history to be
elected to the Senate in her own right.