Rev. Robert Ives ’65 was recently appointed to the newly created position of Director of Religious and Spiritual Life at his alma mater Bowdoin College, effective Jan. 2013. He retired in June 2012 as founding director of the Carpenter’s Boat Shop after 33 years.

I spoke with Andy Cohen ’81 recently, as well as Craig Slater ’81 and Andy Freedman ’76. I spent an afternoon with Alex Navarro ’82 and his family a few months ago. He and I reminisced about our days in Plunkett and commented that our ‘class notes pages’ get farther away from the back of [...]

Dan Garrison ’94 and Jill Garrison ’99 welcomed a baby boy, Nathan Charles Garrison, on December 6th. He was born at Mass. General Hospital in Boston, 8:58 P.M., 8 pounds 3 ounces. Both his parents are over the moon, as are his 4 proud grandparents! Dan Garrison ’94 and Jill (Carmody) Garrison ’99

I was married in September to my husband, Rick Chamberlain, in Brooklin, Maine, where we live. We were thrilled that Deerfield friends Sara (di Bonaventura) Ofosu-Amaah, Jessica Wood, Emily Geiger, and Lindsey Whitton Christ all made the trek to celebrate with us, and Rick’s father, Val Chamberlain, represented the Class of 1966! Rick is a [...]

I took PEODU to lunch recently. That’s President Elect of Denison University, Dr. Adam Weinberg. I couldn’t bear the thought of him no longer being 30 miles away, although we’ve only seen each other four times in the six years he’s been nearby… And if you asked the thoughtful and reflective former defense-man from Dallas, [...]

The Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF) has selected Richard (Rick) J. Warren ’63 of Bangor ME as the 2012 recipient of the Lee Wulff Atlantic Salmon Conservation Award. For more on this award, visit: http://www.asf.ca/bdn-publisher-receives-salmon-conservation-award.html

Jay Morsman’s 53 years of service from 1960-2013 as a teacher and coach with over 1000 wins at Deerfield is surpassed in tenure only by Mr. Boyden’s 66 years as Headmaster! Jay has always taught and exemplified “the importance of building relationships .. on a personal basis.” He is a keeper of tradition and was [...]

Gordon Hall reports: “It’s time I checked in and accounted for myself. I am retired from developing commercial real estate, now managed by 2 of my 3 sons. The other son teaches at Concord Academy. I am in pretty good health, allowing for an ’87 bypass, a ’00 stent, 2 hip replacements and a knee [...]

Matt Mattes writes: “Two years ago, Chris Schenck and I started talking about how I might contribute to Knapp Schenck, his family’s insurance agency—-arguably the biggest, oldest and best in Boston that you’ve never heard of, until now. It was founded in 1921 by Chris’ grandfather and it grew dramatically under the stewardship of Chris’ [...]

Haley Warden Rodgers writes: I was married in August to my wife, Lauren Warden Rodgers, who hails from Pittsburgh, PA. Katie Coyne ’04 was an official witness. I will finish law school at Duke in May, and have a judicial clerkship at the United States District Court in Hartford, CT, followed by another clerkship on [...]