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44 SUMMER 2012 | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
1977
Bonnie Steuart Taylor ’77
9823 Fosbak Drive
Vienna, VA 22182
703-281-2281
bonnie.steuart@gmail.com
http://slu77.blogspot.com
Next Reunion: 35th, May 30-June 2, 2013 (clus-
ter with ’78, ’79)
Kim Linker Stebbings
sent along an update on
Kathy Fitch Davis,
who has been bravely ght-
ing breast cancer after being diagnosed four
years ago. Last August, Kathy went on disability
from her teaching job while she underwent ad-
ditional chemotherapy. Kim wrote, "I was fortu-
nate to spend some time with Kathy and Bill ’75.
We had lots of laughs about our SLU, Dean-Eaton
Hall and KDS memories, and many of your names
came up during our reminiscing. She is still posi-
tive, upbeat and ghting (as always!), and feels
blessed to have seen the weddings of her daugh-
ter Delisa and her son Jonathan and the birth of
her rst grandchild, Kate. She is a ghter and ap-
preciates any and all words of encouragement." If
you’d like to send a message, I can give you her
email address.
Kim added that Kathy's new treatment regimen
seems to be working. For the last few years, Kathy
has raised money for breast cancer research in
her community and recently held the second an-
nual wine-tasting event her friends and family
organized in her name, called “Tasting for Tatas.”
She was well enough to attend this year, and the
event raised nearly $8,000. Kim notes that "Kathy
has lost her hair twice, but needless to say, she
hasn’t lost her great sense of humor!"
Baystate Financial Ser-
vices Financial Represen-
tative
Kevin McGrath
recently earned MetLife’s
Chairman’s level of recog-
nition – the highest level
of honor bestowed to a
select set of top producers
who exemplify the high-
est standards of personal
integrity, professionalism and customer service
across the company. David Porter, managing
partner, said, “I applaud Kevin also as an individu-
al dedicated to his community and clients.” Kevin
is an active member of the Baystate Financial
Charitable Foundation Board, the University Club
of Boston and Beta Theta Pi’s National Chapter.
He lives in Hingham, Mass.
1978
Joel Collamer ’78
29 Hassake Road
Old Greenwich, CT 06870-1329
203-698-0677 (home)
203-820-4523 (cell)
jcollame@aol.com
Next Reunion: 35th, May 30-June 2, 2013 (clus-
ter with ’77, ’79)
Your reporter had arranged a mini-Reunion with
Darcy Rieman MacClaren
and Joel ’77 and
Bar-
ney Stevenson
and his wife, Diane, for the Feb-
ruary 3 St. Lawrence-Yale men’s hockey game in
New Haven, Conn. It turned out to be a thrilling
victory for SLU, which defeated the Bulldogs 4-3
in sudden-death overtime. Unfortunately, the
plans were scuttled the week prior to the game,
when I received an email from Darcy informing
me that in Park City, Utah, on a family ski vacation,
she tore the ACL in her knee. Darcy did the same
thing to her other knee three years ago, so she’s
experienced with the treatment and recovery.
Despite the injury, Darcy reports that “We had a
great time and the Sundance Festival was good.”
In lateMarch, Joel emailed that Darcy had landed
a new sales position with SAP, focusing on emerg-
ing markets. He said their son David ’11 was in
Cancun enjoying the good life with ve buddies
at an all-inclusive resort. He also alerted me that
Henley Smith
, chief investment o cer at Com-
monwealth Asset Management LLC, has become
a regular guest on Bloomberg, providing updates
on the xed income market.
Saw that
Louie Vito
’s son, Louie Jr., continues
to excel in snowboard competition. He is the
rst male snowboarder to win back-to-back Dew
Cups, the tour's overall title. In early March, Vito
took second place at the U.S. Open Halfpipe, and
in mid-March he soared to a Silver Medal in the
Men's Snowboard SuperPipe nals at the Euro
X-Games in Tignes, France. This all solidi ed his
position as one of the top halfpipe riders in the
world. This was Vito's fourth Winter X Games
medal; he won the gold last year.
In late January I traded emails with
John Im-
hof ’81,
a majority owner of the historic Cam-
bridge Hotel in Cambridge, N.Y., my childhood
home. The hotel was built in 1885 and its claim
to culinary fame is that it’s the birthplace of pie
a la mode. The hotel’s culinary cache holds the
potential to be enhanced, as British chef Gordon
Ramsay started lming his latest television show,
“Hotel Hell,” there in late January. The show is
modeled after Ramsay’s “Kitchen Nightmares”
series, in which he visits struggling restaurants
where he unceremoniously bashes, embarrasses
and humiliates operators into improving their
businesses.
John’s email stated that, “We’re very excited to
have (them) come here to look at how we’re run-
ning the hotel and try to help us do a better job.”
Imhof and a neighbor bought the hotel in 2007.
The neighbor had run a pub years before, but Im-
hof admits that they were not equipped to run a
hotel and restaurant. Imhof’s daughter, Shea ’03,
and another woman currently co-manage the
hotel.
Afterward, John reported that “It was an incred-
ible experience. Although there is some staging,
almost everything had a genesis in truth. I really
learned a lot”!
In mid-March, I stopped into the Hotel Cam-
bridge, had a very tasty luncheon with Imhof,
received a personal tour showing o some of
the improvements to the rooms suggested by
Ramsay and took home one of the hotel’s apple
pies. They were preparing for the upcoming“Tour
of the Battenkill,” America's largest one-day Pro/
Am bicycling race, which brings thousands to the
Cambridge area. Last year over 2500 racers par-
ticipated!
I ran into Don Stuart ’77 at a Cowboy Junkies
concert. We were able to brie y reminisce about
SLU, working together at Sykes Dining Hall, and
fondly recalled our outgoing boss, Wayne Hogle,
who seemed to know just about every student’s
name, as he vociferously called out to nearly
everyone by name during meals. Don went to
the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, then
worked 10 years with Pillsbury in marketing/
product management, followed by three years
of marketing management consulting with
Glendinning inWestport, Conn. He then was one
of three individuals who started Cannondale As-
sociates in 1992. They sold it toWPP in 2004, and
then integrated into Kantar Retail in 2010. So now
he’s back to being an employee, as he noted.
Don and Susan have been married for 30 years,
and have 25-year-old triplets, two living in New
York City and one at home. Don and Susan do
some biking and triathlons. Don did an Ironman
in 2009 and he’s signed up for the same one this
November in Florida. He was also planning some
biking in Italy this May.
University Trustee
Derrick Pitts,
chief astrono-
mer at the Franklin Institute Science Museum in
Philadelphia, has been named the rst-ever As-
trobiology Ambassador for NASA's Astrobiology
Institute. He will hold the new post exclusively for
four years, along with continuing as a NASA Solar
System Ambassador. “As part of my new duties I
attended the Astrobiology Institute’s bi-annual
conference in Atlanta in April,” he told friends at
the University. “To my surprise and delight, I was
introduced to a special conference guest,
Star
Trek's
Lieutenant Uhura actor, Nichelle Nichols.
I've alreadymet GeorgeTakai and Leonard Nimoy.
Shatner's next on my list!”
From left, Amy Kane Phelps ’77, Mike
Phelps ’76, Jeff Pierce ’76 and Meg Pierce
enjoyed some time together in Boca
Grande, Florida, in March 2012.