1966

Think of this as the travel column, as classmates seem to be on the move more than ever. It seems that retirement, in one form or another, trumps those sky-high gas prices. Don Graves and his wife of 42 years, Margot, bask during the winter in California, where Don, now retired, works on projects in Mexico supported by his church, including activities with an orphanage near Ensenada.

And how does Don get to their summer place in Northeast Harbor, Maine, at Acadia National Park? On his Honda ST1100, of course. "Rains from St. Louis through Kentucky made the ride a little exciting," Don reports. He spent the summer hiking, biking and enjoying time with Margot and their grandchildren Hayley and lan. And, yes, Don will be biking back to the West Coast via Charleston in October.

Steve Hayes is at a self-proclaimed "waystation" between full employment and full retirement. He's working three days a week at the International Center for Religion & Diplomacy, an organization engaged in interfaith peacemaking overseas. This arrangement allows Steve and Barbara to migrate from their home in Alexandria, Virginia, to their place in Lewes, Delaware, for long weekends'.

Another classmate who is staying busy and productive after "retirement" is John Hargraves, who stopped teaching German at Connecticut College a few years ago but continues to be a prolific translator of German literature. In 2006 he translated a big biography and musicology study of Bach and this year The Executor: A Comedy of Letters by Michael Kruger. John also edits Philip Roth's works in German. He and Nancy now find time for world travel—India in the spring, lecturing at Charles University in Prague, a couple of summer weeks in Maui and biking in Brittany this fall.

Ed and Priscilla Grew may be the hardestworking, most on-the-go couple this side of Bill and Hillary. That's partly due to the fact that Ed is professor of geological sciences at the University of Maine in Bangor, and Priscilla is director of the University of Nebraska State Museum of Natural History in Lincoln. And partly due to the fact that they spend lots of time in the Antarctic doing research and in places such as Edinburgh; Cologne, Germany; and Santa Barbara, California, reporting on their findings. It pays off. For discovering three new phosphate minerals Ed was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science last fall.

Bob Spence, who does a stellar job coaxing, cajoling and convincing us to generously support our deserving alma mater, celebrated his 40th wedding anniversary with Linda and his whole family at Caneel Bay in St. John. They repeated their vows on the beach with kids and grandkids looking on. Very neat.

Wayne LoCurto has been elected the class of 1966 representative to the Alumni Council. In the first class Alumni Council rep election to be conducted via both mail-in and online ballots, 139 classmates cast votes. Wayne, a lifelong consumer goods marketing and marketing services executive, has always been active in class and college activities. He and Kathy have four daughters, including Susan '95. We've been assured that none of Wayne's 12 grandchildren (he holds the unofficial class record) were eligible to vote. Class Webmaster Ben Day set up the online voting system so well that even technically challenged classmates could handle it!

93 Greenridge Ave., White Plains, NY10605; (914)761-2709; lgeiger@aol.com