Alumni News
In Memoriam
Daniel Rippe ‘01: Dan attended Buxton from 1998-2000, and passed away in Mexico. More information can be found at http://themeetingschool.blogspot.com/2010/02/dan-rippe-class-of-2001-dies.html.
David Mitchell ‘36: David attended Buxton at Short Hills, and graduated from Yale in 1944. He founded the investment banking concern, Mitchell and Associates, in 1984 and in which he remained until his death.
News
Peter Shumlin ’74: who has served as state senator in Vermont from 1992-2002 and 2006 to the present, announced his candidacy for Govenor of Vermont this past November. In his announcement speech, Peter said, “I believe my experiences growing up in Vermont, building a successful family business and serving for nearly 10 years as senate president, will serve me well in understanding and addressing the challenges facing our beloved state.” To learn more, visit Peter’s website, www.shumlinforgovenor.com.
Toby Daly-Engel ‘96: This year was full of changes…I completed my PhD at the University of Hawaii in May and moved to Tucson in June to take a post-doctoral research and teaching position at the University of Arizona. It’s a big switch, but instead of working with sharks like I did for my PhD, I’ll spend three years in the Sonora Desert working on the reproductive genetics of giant water bugs! In other news, I married my boyfriend of five years, Jeff Eble, at his family’s home in Cape Cod in October. Hoping to introduce him to the Buxtonites at a reunion now that we finally live on the mainland!
Jessica Grindstaff ‘96: Erik Sanko and I have started a theater company called Phantom Limb http://www.phantomlimbcompany.com and in January 2010 we traveled to Antarctica on a National Science Foundation Artist award as research for a new theatrical endeavor about Ernest Shackleton and the future of Antarctica. As part of this project Erik and I are in residency at MASS MoCA in March with a work in progress showing on Saturday March 13th with a focus on sound/music and video projection. http://www.massmoca.org/event_details.php?id=527
Duncan Smith ‘03: I’m thrilled to announce that my first picture book Dear Primo: published by H N Abrams, will be in stores March 1st. I wrote the story and illustrated it. The book is about two cousins who write letters to each other. Carlitos lives in the countryside in Mexico and Charlie lives in a city in the US. Carlitos rides his bicicleta to school, enjoys playing futbol, and loves eating quesadillas. Charlie rides the subway to school, plays basketball at recess time and loves pizza. Carlito’s and Charlie’s environments may be polar opposites but at the end of the day their lives are more alike than different. Although they take different shapes, family, friends, traditions and good fun are a constant in both of their lives. Dear Primo draws largely from my experience. I was born and raised in Mexico by a Mexican mother and an American father. But when I turned sixteen I left Mex
ico to go study at Buxton. From that time on I have been able to experience and be a part of both Mexican and American culture. The book’s artwork is inspired by the Pre-Columbian art of Mexico, particularly by ancient Mixtec Codex. But I use digital collage and other techniques to give the book a contemporary feel. The book can be pre-ordered on Amazon. To see more of my work you can visit www.duncantonatiuh.com. If anyone wants to catch up, I’ll be at Buxton this spring when my brother graduates!
A Letter to My Cousin
Margaret Meachem ‘72: Christmas 2009.
Snow sleet and ice have brought winter’s blast
That warm November was too good to last.
A White Christmas guaranteed with every Christmas card I write.
An eventful year for our family was in sight:
Ashley was married in a lovely wedding in May
The Wilburton provided the scene for the beautiful day.
Meaghan is a professor at Lyndon State College
Dispensing to her students the necessary knowledge.
Colin was a varsity champion twice this fall
Who guided his campers to safety when a tornado came to call.
Carl in Landscape Architecture has found his niche.
U Mass is “awesome” is his salesman’s pitch.
Susan’s field spaniels are champion dogs
And Doug’s a running winner in spite of rain and fogs.
Bruce, Beth, Mark and Marsha are creating their blogs.
In spite of pressed nerves and epidurals in the spine
And a Lyme tick which made its home in that leg of mine,
There is good news of my music in the future
A recording of Fanfare for the Common Woman- Better than a suture
ERM Media will release it in February and Fugato for Percussion will be performed in the Spring
By U. Mass Percussion Ensemble- a veritable Fling.
We send Love and Joy for the Holiday Season
A Happy New Year to all – beyond Reason
Mia Boyle ‘83: Wow! What a great newsletter. Seeing the pictures and reading the news inspired me to update. I’m currently living in Seattle, WA and I’m enrolled in a graduate program at Antioch University. I’m studying Systems Theory, Complexity Theory, and all that jazz- along with sustainable design and communications (film). I am currently working on a documentary film about permaculture. We are involved in bringing sustainable agricultural methods to the Tibetan settlements in India. Some of you may remember my musical obsession. Last year I wrote and produced an album of songs I’d had sitting around for some time. I made it available as a free download. Rockers check it out here: www.miaboyle.com. The enduring friendships and connections I have from Buxton never cease to amaze me. If you’re ever in Seattle, drop me a line!
Max Malvin ‘08: Over the past 5 months Ken Hough ‘08 and I have opened an online business called BonusBuggy. We are partnered with over 100 online stores (Barnes & Noble, BestBuy, Apple iTunes, Target, Walmart, Kmart, Newegg, Tigerdirect…. Just to name a few!) from which you can shop in return for points. The points you earn by shopping through www.bonusbuggy.com are redeemable for free merchandise (tvs, ipods, camercas, video game systems, radar detectors, etc.),gift certificates, checks, and more! There is no cost for using BonusBuggy, so it’s a win-win situation!
I hope you all take the time to visit site www.bonusbuggy.com , sign-up, peruse our stores, and maybe do a little last minute holiday shopping! I, as well as Ken, have put in a tremendous amount of work and hope you all take a peek to see what we’ve been up to! Happy holidays!