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62 FALL 2011 . S T. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
Cl as s Notes
1933 Loraine Heaton Livesey died
March 22, 2011, at her home on St. Simons Island,
Ga., seven months short of her 100th birthday.
She was a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma and ob-
tained her degree in psychology. She was prede-
ceased by her father, Lou Livingston Heaton, Class
of 1905; her uncle, Fred Heaton, Class of 1907; and
her cousins Richard S. Heaton ’40 and Harriman H.
Sherman ’38. She is survived by her brother Rob-
ert L. Heaton ’44n, two children, a step-daughter,
six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
1940, M’41 Joseph L. Norton passed
away on May 18, 2011, inAlbany,N.Y. He was 92. A
counseling psychology professor at SUNY Albany
for 20 years, he was also a well-known gay rights
activist and advocate for the homeless. He was a
member of ATO and Mummers and graduated Phi
Beta Kappa, and as an alumnus was a class report-
er for many years, Reunion
Development Committee
member and career advisor,
as well as a generous finan-
cial supporter of his alma
mater.
After serving in the U.S.
Army, including 30 months
in Europe duringWorldWar
II, Professor Norton earned
his Ph.D. at Syracuse Uni-
versity in 1950 and taught at Michigan State, Knox
College andAlfred University before taking the ap-
pointment at Albany. He served on several mental
health and education boards, and was president of
the NewYork State Counseling Association and of
the State University of New York Faculty Senate.
He was also a founder and leader of several gay
and lesbian support and advocacy organizations,
including service on the board of the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force. A self-described “ski-
ing addict,” he is survived by his spouse, a daugh-
ter, a granddaughter and a sister. He received St.
Lawrence’s Sol Feinstone Award for Humanitarian
Service in 2001.
1943 Adele Wagner Boyd of Lake
George, N.Y., passed away February 3, 2011. She
was involved with the Thelomathesian Society, the
Gridiron and The Hill News at St. Lawrence while
earning her degree in French. After graduation,
she taught English, French and Latin before becom-
ing a guidance counselor. She was predeceased by
her husband and is survived by many nieces and
nephews.
1948 Nancy Foote Meszaros died May
1, 2011, in Timonium, Md. She earned her B.S. in
psychology from St. Lawrence, where she was a
sister of Delta Delta Delta sorority. After leav-
ing the North Country, she was a psychiatric so-
cial worker on Long Island until she married and
started a family. She was an active volunteer in
her church and community. Her survivors include
her son, Joseph Meszaros ’76; her sister, Suzanne
Foote Ramsdell ’54; and her cousin, Varick Chit-
tenden ’63.
1948 Ralph Harper Robins passed away
December 22, 2010, in Denver, Col. He received a
IN MEMORY in Jecheon, Korea (two hours south of Seoul), at
Eastern English Academy. The kids can be really
fun! It’s rewarding to see their English language
skills progress. I will definitely miss them when I
have to say goodbye in the fall; I have gotten really
attached to them! I had four weeks off between
my first- and second-year contracts, so Dorrie and
I backpacked Southeast Asia, and when Dorrie and
I finish at the end of October we’re planning an-
other backpacking excursion, hopefully to India.”
Hai-Yen Nguyen , a master’s degree candi-
date at Queens University in Canada, returned to
campus in March for a talk that focused on the
interface between science and art. A double ma-
jor in chemistry and fine arts, the Phi Beta Kappa
graduate spoke on alternative radiation techniques
used in medicine and their application to art con-
servation and archaeology.
Thanks for all of your news. I hope to hear from
more of you soon!
2010
Joshua Johnson ’10
1110 8th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
716-499-3016 (cell)
joshua.david.johnson16@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 5th, 2014
(cluster with ’08, ’10)
2011
Beth Spadaccini ’11
PO Box 49
Waddington NY 13694
315-323-0650
baspad07@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 5th, 2017
(cluster with ’12, ’13)
Hello to all my fellow graduates! For those of you
who don’t know me, I was an English (writing) ma-
jor and a University communications intern, and
served on the editorial boards for two University-
published journals, sponsored by the English and
PCA departments. I was also active in SLUAct!
and the reading and math tutor program, and this
fall I am attending Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y.,
working toward a master’s degree in sport admin-
istration.
For future alumni publications I will be serving as
our class reporter. So, if you have news about an
exciting new job or move, if you’re walking down
the aisle to married life, or are about to welcome
a little Laurentian of your own, let me know (and
send pictures)! Because as President Fox made
clear in his Commencement speech, our class was
headed in all different directions after leaving St.
Lawrence. Though some of us may still be self-
declared ski-bums, or are in our first semesters of
graduate, law, veterinary or medical schools, many
of our classmates already have one foot in the
door of the working world and are well on their
way to successful careers.
I’ve been in touch with Heather Bell, who
has been working as a wildlife rehabilitator at the
Florida KeysWild Bird Center inTavernier, Fla.The
center consists of both a hospital and a sanctu-
ary where Heather and her colleagues have been
working to not only rehabilitate sick and injured
birds, but also educate others in hopes of reducing
the birds’ suffering.
For all you X-Games fans, I’m excited to report
that this year’s events were produced with the
help of Nicolien Bongaerts .Nikki is a member
of the event production department at the Bristol,
Conn., headquarters of ESPN. She’s spending the
fall planning NCAA football events and hopes to
be promoted to a full-time position this winter.
Pursuing his own sports career, former men’s
hockey captain Aaron Bogosian is skating with
the Springfield Falcons of the American Hockey
League. He signed a one-year, one-way contract
last spring after playing 10 games with the Falcons
before injuring his ankle and ending his season.
Several 2011 alumni are pursuing teaching careers
both in the U.S. and abroad. Jimmy Mayers is
teaching English in Mississippi. Melissa Rogers,
Patrick Dodds and Lisa VanderVoort are
teaching math in Miami, Mississippi and Chicago,
respectively. Whitney Koch has also settled in
Mississippi, as a biology teacher, and three Lauren-
tians, Megan Gallagher, Jessica Richards
and Kayla Abeling, are all working at the New
England Center for Children.
While some of us enter the working world, oth-
ers begin their married lives. Kasey Dubay
contacted me shortly after graduation to let me
know she married U.S.Army Specialist David Clark
on May 28. Samantha Deon married Corey
Morehouse at Gunnison Memorial Chapel July 23
with bridesmaids Andrea Dore and Kailey
Pestka by her side.
Emily Moquin got engaged to boyfriend
George Mullikin last Christmas. The couple plans
to marry in July of next year. She is currently the
graduate assistant for the education department.
At press time we learned that Lauren Reed is
a history teaching intern for the 2011-2012 year at
the Emma Willard School in Troy, N.Y. She is also
doing some coaching and helping Kent Jones ’72
in college counseling. This is an example of the
SLU network at work; Jones met Lauren during
ReunionWeekend in June and persuaded his dean
of faculty to interview her. Presumably the head
of school had a hand in the hiring too; that’s Trudy
Hall ’77.
It’s strange not seeing you all around campus this
fall, but the best way to stay connected to SLU
and each other is to keep the news coming! Best
of luck!
Graduate Programs
Gary E. Krolikowski M’77
Empire State College
GeneseeValley Center
1475Winton Road North
Rochester, NY 14609
585-224-3252
Gary.Krolikowski@esc.edu
FAX: 585-224-3299