My first (non-chapbook) collection of poetry, “Amnesia and Wings,” was published in May by Tebot Bach (available on Amazon). I have been co-hosting a weekly poetry reading in Redondo Beach, CA, for about 15 years. I currently live in Burbank, CA, and work as an Instructional Designer for Kaiser Permanente. Larry Colker Class of 1965

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.

William Sadowski writes: “I’m transitioning into retirement mode; live and work in Palm Beach, Florida six months of the year. Otherwise, status quo is a good thing!

Philip Steppello checks in: “I have been retired from UPS (United Parcel Service) for 11 years now. My part-time employment at EASA Flight School in Ormond Beach, Florida keeps me busy for a few days during each week. I enjoy the conversations I have with student pilots from different countries all over the world. This [...]

John Meyer says: “It does seem strange to be semi-retired as an architect. I thought they were supposed to go on forever. Maybe it’s just slowing down. I do volunteer tutor in the Boston Public School System two days a week at the high school level. These are students who have English no as their [...]

Alan Firestone writes in: “I’m going to retire from the practice of medicine after 37 years in the same location. I’ll still teach at the Med School and will play more violin and piano and soccer, and cook and travel with BJ, my wife.”

Christopher Monkhouse is currently organizing a major loan exhibition titled “Irish Art on a World Stage, 1640-1853″ which will open at The Art Institute of Chicago on St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) 2015 and run through to June 7, 2015.”

Jon Eustis writes: “Paula and I sold our business in July and are REALLY enjoying being out of retailing after 35 years. Now we can do some traveling, especially to Portland, OR where both out kids and grandchild have settled.”

I retired from a long, varied career in education last June. My last position was as Athletic Director, PE and health teacher, and soccer coach at Grymes Memorial School in Orange, Virginia. After spending the summer in Maine, kayaking the waters of Frenchman’s and Penobscot Bays, I returned to Virginia where I am writing and [...]

Stephen Schackne reports: “From 2010-2011 I was on a fellowship in China sponsored by the U.S. State Department. I worked with blind students. Brief included teaching, research, and public diplomacy.