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48 SUMMER 2012 | ST. LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
bourbon is made by Steve Nally, who was the
master distiller at Maker's Mark for 15 years. WW
is currently aging over 3,000 barrels in three
warehouses and will have 200 ready for release
on December 1...but only in Wyoming, so you
will have to visit Dave to have a taste. After the
rst year on the market, they hope to hit various
markets across the country because the available
volume increases to 1,300 barrels per year. Dave
is still practicing law, and enjoying it, but this
will change his focus for the foreseeable future.
Check it out on www.wyomingwhiskey.com and
Facebook.
Josh Crawford
let the magazine sta know
about
Nick Penniman
’s appearances onMSNBC's
"Dylan Ratigan Show" over the past few months.
“He is doing very important work to get money
out of politics,” says Josh. Nick works with United
Republic, “a nonpartisan organization challeng-
ing the undue in uence of well- nanced special
interests over American politics and government,”
according to www.unitedrepublic.org, where you
can also nd a video clip of Nick on the show.
If anyone is interested in being the class reporter,
I am most willing to pass the baton at any time,
so just let me know. Thank you to everyone who
made the trek to St. Lawrence! If you didn’t make
it, be assured you were missed!
1993
Chris Gardner ’93
4 Mt. Pleasant Terrace
Newtown, CT 06470
203-364-0822 (home)
203-264-5554 (work)
Fax: 203-264-7098
chrisgardner3@charter.net
Next Reunion: 25th, 2018
1994
JenniferWootton Hunter ’94
7901 Penniman Place
Herrico, VA 23228-3045
804-301-7673
jenniferwhunter@verizon.net
Next Reunion: 20th, 2015 (cluster with ’95, ’96)
1995
Samantha C. Bixby ’95
PO Box 6397
Jackson, WY 83002
646-299-4243
scbix@yahoo.com
Next Reunion: 20th, 2015 (cluster with ’94, ’96)
1996
Tanya R. Parrott ’96
9712 Handerson Place, #405
Manassas Park, VA 20111
571-292-1072
tanyareads@yahoo.com
Next Reunion: 20th, 2015 (cluster with ’94, ’95)
Last time, our news was all about the babies. This
time, we report on a few professional accomplish-
ments.
Christopher Kenney
is still working at the Wil-
liam McKinley Presidential Library and Museum,
where he has been for 11 years. He’s recently
added teaching duty, as an assistant lecturer at
the University of Akron. He will be teaching His-
tory 484/584, Museums and Archives. The course
description states that “topics will include evolu-
tion of museums and archives, archival and arti-
fact care and handling, archival resources, exhibit
development, museum education and material
culture." I loved my archives course in graduate
school and can only imagine how much more
wonderful it would have been to have Chris as a
teacher! I wonder if I could take a sabbatical in
Ohio….
Travis Barrett
is well on his way to becoming
a successful author. In March, he said, “My rst
novel,
Test of a Prince, a Dark Fantasy Epic
, was
published in print and for the Kindle by Twisted
Library Press last December. Its sequel,
The Vale of
Shade
, will be available by June.
The Night Library
,
a collection of my previously published short sto-
ries (and some new), will be available by that time
as well.”
Travis has another book (a comedy) under con-
tract. It’s is about a Vermont Sasquatch and a
werewolf who go on a road trip together:
Hairy
Bromance
. He also has two other novels nished,
one adult and one for kids. You can learn more
about his writing at http://tlbarrett.blogspot.com,
and he says, “You can like me on Facebook at ‘T. L.
Barrett- the writer,’ and
Test of a Prince
has a page,
too.”
I don’t read too much fantasy, but I will probably
put
Hairy Bromance
on my reading list. Anyone
interested in a Class of ’96 book club?
Congratulations to Chris and Travis for all that
they have accomplished. And thanks to both
of them for answering my pleas for information.
Surely they aren’t the only classmates with news
to share. Don’t be humble. And don’t make me
beg! Drop me an email or a Facebook message.
1997
Deb Danehy Lyndaker ’97
24 Lincoln Road
Canton, NY 13617
315-386-8404
dlyndaker@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 15th, May 30-June 2, 2013 (clus-
ter with ’98, 99)
Tori Davies Weil
wrote with news of her family
relocating to Los Angeles in December, fromNew
Jersey. They have a 5-year-old daughter, Sophie.
Tori would love to connect with Laurentians in the
LA area and encourages using her contact infor-
mation found on Facebook.
Denise Durant
wrote that "My move and new
job have been very good for me and my family.
Change is good!! It has encouraged me to get
‘me’ time, so I am training for a half-marathon in
Frederick, Md., that I am doing with a high school
friend who lives there. Yep, even ex-goal keepers
CAN do this!" Dr. Durant, a hand surgeon, moved
from Bennington to St. Albans, Vt., last winter.
I hope to hear from many more classmates for
the next magazine.
1998
MelissaWilson MacGregor '98
4648 N. 23rd Road
Arlington, VA. 22207
703-527-7525
melissa.a.macgregor@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 15th, May 30-June 2, 2013 (clus-
ter with ’97, ’99)
Abi Howe Hastillo
told me that she took her
baby girl, Adella, up to Boston last winter to see
Lauren Geller Webel
and her new baby girl
Tegan, who turned 5 months in March.
Katy
Foley
also joined in the fun. Abi reported that it
was a great reunion although too short! I hope
Washington College, Chestertown, Md., has named
Gretchen von
Schlegell Dwyer ’94
, a fundraiser and 16-year veteran of school
development and alumni-relations work, as its new vice president
for college advancement. She started in her new post in January.
Dwyer had previously been senior director of campaign and lead-
ership giving at Bennington College. She also served on occasion
as interim vice president for external relations. Before Benning-
ton, she was director of development at the Tower School, an
independent K-9 school in Marblehead, Mass., and director of
development and alumni relations for the College and Graduate
School of Arts and Sciences at Boston University.
A native of California, Dwyer majored in English with a concen-
tration in writing at St. Lawrence. A University communications
writing intern, she took part in the Kenya program, was a member
of Tri-Delta and was involved with
The Laurentian
magazine, the
Big Brother/ Big Sister program, Advocates, and the Senior Gift
Program. She obtained a master’s degree in literacy, language and
cultural studies from Boston University. She and her husband,
Tom Dwyer, have three children, ages 6, 5 and 2.