Class Notes

Natalie Whitcomb has been appointed as a Discipline Coordinator for the Florida Statewide Course Numbering System (SCNCS). Her duties include reviewing new courses submitted by state-supported institutions of higher education, approving course numbers, or suggesting a more appropriate course number. Natalie teaches geology, oceanography, and environmental science courses at Polk State College in Winter Haven, Florida. Natalie’s daughter, Rachael, graduated from Johns Hopkins with a master’s degree in public health this past May. Natalie’s son, Eric, is employed by the University of Florida Citrus Research Center.

Carol Pappas Bartold has been working a little over a year at Picturehouse, an independent film distributor in Bronxville, New York. Carol says that it helps to keep her in the world of accounting, which she loves. Carol had an essay published on the Prairie Schooner blog in May. Here’s the link: http://prairieschooner.unl.edu/blog/women-and-global-imagination-full-thrust. Carol writes that she is still happily writing for My Hometown Bronxville, covering local government, education, and land use.

Maureen Argo Marks was sorry to have missed our 40th reunion, but her husband, Bob, and she had planned a cruise to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary a while before the reunion was announced, so it was too late to change it. Maureen is still working primary care for Kaiser, which is a great organization! There are long days, but Maureen makes sure to travel when she can.

Their youngest son, Daniel, just received his master’s degree in computer engineering and started working for Apple. Their daughter Ellen passed the California Bar and is working in San Diego. Their oldest son, Chris, was deployed last year to the Philippines, but is now back at MIT—safe and doing well. Michael and Andrew work in San Diego.

Bob and Maureen have seven grandchildren, who keep them busy. Bob just opened a new law office with one partner. They thought Bob was going to retire, but he changed his mind. Maureen and Bob still do a lot of swimming and, now that the water is warm, they do ocean swims before work. It’s a great way to start the day!

I’m very happy to announce that Ian and Vickie, our son and daughter-in-law, gave birth to our second granddaughter, Lucy Grace, this past June. This past August, our daughter Taylor began a 12-month nursing program for her BSN at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

We had a great group at our 40th class reunion this past May! It was wonderful to see everyone and spend time visiting. If we missed receiving your news in time for this update, please send your news for the next issue! We’d love to read about what you’re doing!