1986
"You've come a long way" came to mind when I received a letter from the Alumni Magazine editor saying that this issue will celebrate the College's 25th year of coeducation and requesting that we devote the columns to women in our classes. Believe me, if I had the space, I would write about all 453 of us. But here's an impressive sample: Karen Harpp is a geochemist and professor in the geology department at Lawrence College in Wisconsin. We can boast an Olympic athlete in Leslie Thompson.
A fascinating story of "Life of the Daring and Dangerous" is that of Krista Thomas, special agent with the FBI. Krista went to forensics "body school" to collect evidence from human remains. This qualifies her for such charges as investigation of the Oklahoma City bombing, the recent attack on U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia and various missing-person digs in the U.S. Krista was also recently recognized by the Alumni Association for her superior work as mini-reunion chairperson.
As Amanda Reed put it, "Somehow Krista's gun-toting, international intrigue lifestyle makes my life in the crazy world of Internet start-up companies seem tame!"
Virginia Rhoads went from Kidder Peabody to Tuck to traveler on a nine-month sabbatical, including a solo 2 1/2 month trip in Nepal. This self-discovery period led her toward her true talents and passions as a facilitator instructor coach for corporate groups looking to be more effective in the workplace. Her Washington consulting coaching biz, Rhoads & Associates for Personal and Organizational Effectiveness, is in its third year of profitable operation working with Fortune 500 companies as well as other outward bound-type programs on the West Coast.
Cathy Freund Winsor is working at Data General and is married with a daughter. CarrieFraser, married to Bob Donaldson '84, has a daughter and is back to work at Hewlett Packard Medical Products.
Gail Johnson is an urgent care physician and mother of two. Martha CornellMacomber, a mother of two, teaches junior high- and high-schoolers how to be peer counselors for conflict resolution.
Meg Chute recently joined the married ranks, is living in Cambridge and working with a company that develops educational programs for hospitals. Sue (Stoddard)Santos works in commercial finance at GE Capital in Stamford, Conn., and is enjoying her son, golden retriever, and husband. Lucy Mathews Heegaard is a mother of two and writes development grants for subsidized housing.
Leslie Paulson completed four years of medical school at the U. of Minn. However, early in her internship of internal medicine, she decided against pursuing a career practicing medicine. After exploring several opportunities, she is happily employed as a senior clinical project manager at Medtronic Inc., a medical device company.
Catherine Ruvolo has a Ph.D. in psychology and is teaching at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. TerryFortin is in her third year at UMass Medical School.
Kim Butler joined the law profession after four years of corporate life, graduating from Villanova Law School in 1993, where she served as executive editor of the Villanova Law Review. From 1993-1994 she clerked for Justice John Dooley of the Vermont Supreme Court, then joined D owns Rachlin & Martin, Vermont's largest law firm, where she practices law in both Vermont and New Hampshire. Jennifer King is married, lives in Cambridge, and was selected to serve as editor of a health-related magazine spearheaded by a couple of prominent Harvard School of Public Health professors.
Christine (Staley) Goss is expecting baby #3 to keep Willy and Liza Jane company. Jayne (Daigle) Jones is up to four kids.
Jennifer (Botzow) Botzorjorns was dean of students for four years at a small private school in Burlington, Vt., and is now a mom "more-time" and pursuing a master's in educational leadership at UVM "some-time." "It is all relative," Jennifer said, "moms are all-the-time anyway."
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