Class Notes, May/June 2003
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My fellow class correspondent Courtney Rubin is busy writing a book in London , but I persuaded her to send me some information about our classmates overseas. Fortunately, she has a knack for running into globetrotting Cornellians like Andrew Morse . She reports that he has left London and is now based in Hong Kong working for ABC… or theoretically based in Hong Kong, since he travels so much. “I saw Jill Martin ‘95, who’s working for CNN in London. And at Sloane Square I bumped into Taron Wade ‘98. Turns out she’s a reporter for Derivatives Weekly, also in London. And Christie Kaefer came to visit me here. Christie—that’s Captain Kaefer to you—is still a dietitian in the Army, though now she’s working on her MBA, too. She’s based in Northern Virginia.”
Courtney says that her book, previously titled “A Sense of Scale” will be released in November 2003. “It’s now called The Weight-Loss Diaries, and has a long rambling subtitle that we’re still arguing about. But essentially: A Story of Binges, Guilt, Late Night Refrigerator Raids, New-Me Shopping Sprees, Exercise, and the End of ‘I’ll Start Tomorrow.’ Meanwhile, I’m sort of giggling over the writing of catalog copy–the stuff publishers write to sell it to book buyers. I want to call up my editor and say, ‘Hilarious and heartwarming? Whose bloody book is that?!’ ”
Joshua Fruhlinger , my “honorary” correspondent in Baltimore (celebrated home of filmmaker John Waters) tells me that Phillip Geissler received job offers from Cornell, MIT, and Columbia U. “Last I heard, he had decided to accept a chemistry professorship at Cornell. He also married Rebecca Overacre last summer (August 2002) in a lovely outdoor ceremony in Big Island, VA. Cornellians in attendance included: Jennifer Kopp ‘98 , Alison McLennan ‘99 , Micah Boyer , Siobhan Adcock ‘95, and, um, a bunch of other people I forget now.”
Josh also mentioned that Siobhan will have her first book, 30 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do Before Turning 30, published by Broadway Books this year. As a 29-year-old, I find the title of this book vaguely alarming, but I’m tempted to pick up a copy anyway. I hope avoiding mutant rats on the New York City subway platform is a recommended skill—I’m pretty good at that.
In other wedding news, Alexi Clinton reports that she got married in Ithaca on June 21, ‘02 to Oleg Abramov (Clarkson ‘98). “I was given away by my father, Prof. Kevin Clinton . My bridesmaid was Staci Nugent , and my brother Greg Clinton ‘01 was groomsman. Cornellians Jennifer Testut ‘97, JD ‘01, Carissa Mirra ‘98 , Laura Rossier ‘99, Rebecca Whittles ‘99, Dan Saha ‘99, Sandy Saluke ‘99, Sarah Rodriguez ‘97, and Prof. Emeritus Gordon, MA ‘39, and Patricia Frueh Kirkwood ‘38, MA ‘39 attended the wedding.” Alexi and Oleg are living in Tucson, where they are both students at the U. of Arizona.
David Hock and Belinda Kwong ‘98 were married on Aug. 3, ‘02 at Sage Chapel, also in Ithaca. Belinda says the ceremony was followed by a chimes concert from the clock tower and the reception took place at the Rose Inn. Classmates at the wedding include: Peter Thana , Richard Girards Jr., Stacey Lubetsky, Rebecca Zufall , Arlia Wilks, Victoria Weissman, ME CS ‘99, Jia Lin, Tarun Kapoor, and Jason ‘95 and Laura Welch Nicoll. The newlyweds honeymooned in St. Lucia, and currently live in Woodbridge, VA.
Please continue to e-mail Sheryl, Courtney, and me about your weddings, promotions, vacations, and favorite reality TV show contestants.
—Allie Cahill, Class Correspondent
