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Cl as s Notes
currently, she was involved in Greek life as a sister
of Alpha Delta Pi sorority and was interested in
languages as a member of the French club and the
Spanish club. She enjoyed performing in the Uni-
versity choir and many school plays, becoming a
member of the Mummers. She also participated
in intramural sports. After receiving her master’s
from SUNY Oswego, she taught at Camden Cen-
tral School until her retirement in 1982. Her late
husband of 53 years, Henry John “Hank” Putnam
’51, preceded her in death in 2003. Her survivors
include a son, Craig ’74, who is married to Debra
Bartels Putnam ’74.
1953 Leon M. Hannotte died September
22, 2010, in his home in Las Cruces, N.M. After be-
ing refugees duringWorldWar II, he and his family
emigrated from Belgium, where he was born, to
the United States in 1948. He earned his degree
in geology. After naturalizing, he joined the Korean
War effort as a telegraph operator. He travelled
extensively for work and pleasure, retiring to New
Mexico in the 1990s to enjoy reading and other
intellectual pursuits.
2011
Beth Spadaccini ’11
PO Box 49
Waddington NY 13694
315-323-0650
baspad07@gmail.com
Next Reunion: 5th, 2017
(cluster with ’12, ’13)
Graduate Programs
Gary E. Krolikowski M’77
4380 Lakeshore Drive
Old Orchard Beach
Castile, NY 14427
585-237-6168
gkrolikowski@yahoo.com
Graduate alumni, please note my new contact in-
formation. Please send on information about your
accomplishments, activities and life changes. It is
always nice to hear what is new with folks!
I have retired from my academic career as a
professor at SUNY Empire State College, SUNY
Geneseo, and other institutions of higher learning.
I taught both psychology and human services at
the undergraduate and graduate levels. I also was
a national manager at AGFA (Bayer) Corporation
for nearly 10 years and worked in both Boston
and Los Angeles. I am keeping busy via civic vol-
unteerism through my local Rotary Club, county
service and church activities. I remain active on the
editorial review board for McGraw-Hill’s human
development textbooks as well.
It struck me that it might be interesting to pro-
vide information on notable graduate alumni who
have made significant societal contributions. One
such individual is Joseph Lemasolai Leku-
ton ’91, M’94, teacher, author and humanitarian
whose work in his native Kenya resulted in his be-
ing the youngest person in that nation’s history to
be given its Order of the GrandWarrior.
Perhaps you know of others. Please feel free to
share for upcoming issues!
1938 William H. “Bill”
Kollmer of Juno Beach, Fla., and
Pascoag, R.I., passed away August
21, 2011, at his home in Juno
Beach. He was 95. While studying
sociology, he was a member of Al-
pha Tau Omega fraternity and the
L Club. At St. Lawrence he met his
future wife, Phoebe Lapham ’38, who predeceased
him in 2003. Following service inWorldWar II as a
corporal in the U.S.Army, he and Phoebe moved to
Manhasset,N.Y., where they raised their three chil-
dren: Phyllis Santry, Class Reporter Leah Kollmer
Puzzo ’63 and William L. Kollmer ’69n. He was
a buyer of women’s fashions, was heavily involved
in community activities, and was a generous sup-
porter of St. Lawrence. Surviving in addition to his
children are three grandchildren, including Phyllis
Ann Puzzo ’05; and three great-granddaughters.
1938 Dorothy Crary Worzel died Sep-
tember 13, 2011, in Ann Arbor, Mich. She majored
in biology and was a member of Delta Delta Delta
sorority, Mummers, the chemistry honorary soci-
ety, the biology club and the student union. She
also played baseball, basketball, hockey and volley-
ball. Those who preceded her in death include
her parents, Ella Paddock Crary 1907 and Frank
Judson Crary 1908, and her three brothers, famed
Arctic explorer Albert ’31, Stephen ’34, and James
’36.
1945n Phyllis A. Clark Billings of
Damariscotta, Me., passed away June 21, 2011. She
attended St. Lawrence for two years but left to
help the war effort. She was dedicated to commu-
nity service and volunteered her time often. She
was predeceased by her husband, son, sister and
mother, Gladys Hopkins Clark ’15n.
1951 Marilyn Barfoot Putnam of East
Lansing, Mich., died July 16, 2011. She became a
member of the Beta Beta Beta biology honorary
society while obtaining her degree in biology. Con-
In memory
1950n Archie F. MacAllaster, II, of Fairfield, Conn.,
passed away on September 24, 2011, at age 82. A son of the
North Country and the grandnephew of Sarah Sprague, Class
of 1865, one of the first two women to earn a St. Lawrence
degree, he attended Dartmouth College and later graduated
from the U.S. Naval Academy, where he was the recipient of
the History and Current Events prize. At St. Lawrence he
played freshman football and basketball and was a member of
Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
He served for four years in the Navy and then began his
successful career in investment banking. He worked for
Pitfield, Mackay & Ross, Ltd., then later purchased the U.S.
operations of the firm and reorganized it under the name MacAllaster Pitfield Mackay
Inc. in 1984. Among the top 10 investment experts in the nation, he was one of the most
venerable members of Barron’s Roundtable, joining in 1974.
“The Laurentian community has lost one of the tall pillars of its history with (his)
death,” said President Fox in a campus announcement. Archie MacAllaster was a trustee
and treasurer for St. Lawrence University from 1977 to 1999, when he was named a trust-
ee emeritus. He served for two years as Alumni Fund chair for Fairfield County, Conn. He
also served on the Board of Trustees’ Investment Committee, was a career advisor and a
member of the Campaign Steering Committee, and was active in Reunion fund-raising. In
2011 he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in recognition for his devo-
tion, philanthropy and dedication to the University.
His support of St. Lawrence provided for the MacAllaster Room in Owen D. Young Li-
brary, which memorializes his son, Archie “Sandy” MacAllaster III ’78, who died in 1979;
the soccer field is named in Sandy’s memory. He also contributed significantly to extensive
renovation of the president’s house, which in 1999 was renamed MacAllaster House in
recognition. He and his wife, Barbara “Babs” Torrey ’51, also funded scholarships in
honor of their parents and their late son. His wife survives him, as do two children, Sara L.
MacAllaster and David S. MacAllaster; a granddaughter; and a sister, Jean Baker Chap-
man.
Contributions in memory of Archie MacAllaster may be made to St. Lawrence Univer-
sity, 23 Romoda Drive, Canton, NY 13617.