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VIKING VOICE
A Magazine for Lyndon Institute alumni, parents and friends.

The More
Things Change…

Lyndon Institute’s Campus
Through the Years

Story on page 8

HEADMASTER Letter from the Headmaster......................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Daren M. Houck 2On Campus.............................................................................................
The More Things Change................................................... 8
ASSISTANT HEAD FOR ADVANCEMENT 12150th Events...................................................................................
Donald F. Steen, Jr. ’89 14Athletics.................................................................................................
16Development...................................................................................
ASSISTANT HEAD 18Annual Giving ...............................................................................
FOR BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS 24Homecoming...................................................................................
Christine Fayette 25Commencement..........................................................................
Alumni 26Weekend.......................................................................
ASSISTANT HEAD FOR 30Class Reunions..............................................................................
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION 33Class Notes.........................................................................................
Twiladawn W. Perry ’77 39Alumni Events...............................................................................
ASSISTANT HEAD FOR STUDENT 40In Memoriam..................................................................................
EXPERIENCE This is BackLI................................................................. Cover
Robert G. Heath, Jr. ’88
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION COORDINATOR Front cover image:
Raquel Majeski This image of the
view that greets all
BOARD OF TRUSTEES who exit the Main
Building was created
PRESIDENT by combining a
Meredith R. Feltus ’87 vintage photo from
VICE PRESIDENT the 1960’s with one
Dr. Gregory J. McCormick ’91 taken this year.
SECRETARY
Nathan P. Sicard ’00 It is the policy of Lyndon Institute not to discriminate on the basis of a student’s or his/her
TREASURER family member’s actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, creed, religion,
Charles W. Bucknam gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, age, military/
TRUSTEE AT LARGE uniformed service or veteran’s status, disability, or other legally protected classification in
David J. Beattie ’61 the provision and administration of its educational programs, activities, services, and access
TRUSTEE AT LARGE provided to the public, in accordance with and to the limits of applicable requirements of
David R. Stahler, Sr. ’65 state and federal laws. Lyndon Institute complies with the American Disabilities Act and
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as other applicable state and federal
Dr. Dorothy J. Allard ’72 laws with respect to accommodating individuals with disabilities. Lyndon Institute provides
David B. Aronoff ’82 special education to eligible students in accordance with the School’s special education
Richard D. Ashton ’61 approval from the State of Vermont, state and federal legal requirements, the School’s
Laura P. Ashton policies and in coordination with the student’s school district.
Joseph Benning Lyndon Institute Viking Voice is published twice a year by the Development Office.
Lawrence V. Cipollone We welcome submissions for publication and letters in response to articles. Please send
Marlin W. Devenger ’67 submissions to Melissa Hall, Director of Development, Melissa.Hall@lyndoninstitute.org.
Patricia B. Emery ’70
Joseph C. Flynn
T. Michael Flynn
James C. Gallagher ’63
Stephen A. Gray ’65
Daniel D. Heath ’68
Peter C. Hopkins ’75
Lorraine C. Matteis ’65
James A. McDonald ’66
Amy M. McGarry ’86
Emery J. Noyes ’62
Harwant S. Sethi, Sr.
Sara J. Simpson
Elaine A. Smith ’63

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Melissa A. Hall, Director of Development
P.O. Box 127, 168 Institute Circle
Lyndon Center, VT 05850

802 535-3773 fax 802 535-3767

LyndonInstitute.org

As Lyndon Institute is
preparing for its 150TH
anniversary, our minds are
drawn to those visionary
and generous benefactors
of our school—Darling,
Harris, Vail, and many
others. The committed men
and woman that planted
seeds into our endowment
and construction projects
had such a passion for this
place, and they directed
that passion into creating
and preserving its legacy.

Letter from the Headmaster

IN A RECENT CONVERSATION WITH DAVE STAHLER, JR. for this issue of the Viking Voice I talked about the incredible
gardens at Gateway Cottage, planted by the Mathewson family many years ago. As an educator and headmaster, I cannot
ignore the symbolism every spring of the many seeds that beloved headmaster O.D. Mathewson planted in his students
and this community for dozens of years. And—like the flowers at Gateway—they continue to bloom year after year in our
8,000 living alumni, spreading more seeds throughout the gardens of this world for generations to come.

Similarly, I am reminded of the seeds of our founders who brought our school not only into existence, but into
prominence. As Lyndon Institute is preparing for its 150TH anniversary, our minds are drawn to those visionary and
generous benefactors of our school—Darling, Harris, Vail, and many others. The committed men and woman that planted
seeds into our endowment and construction projects had such a passion for this place, and they directed that passion
into creating and preserving its legacy.

It can be easy to get caught up in the beauty of our campus and the tradition of our history. But, the grandeur of our
historic buildings and the splendor of our lush grounds and the love of our traditions did not come to fruition by
happenstance. The intentional actions of trustees and townspeople and of employees and alumni—each investing their
wealth, wisdom, and work into what Lyndon Institute was and was to become—is how we have arrived at this place in
our history.

To celebrate a sesquicentennial is an achievement. I am honored to be the Lyndon Institute Headmaster who celebrates
this historic event with all of you. But these celebrations will not just be about the past. No; it is also our duty—all who
call Lyndon Institute our school, our alma matter, and our vocation—to ensure that we too invest in our school as our
forefathers and mothers did. We must ensure, like Darling and Harris and Vail—who gave selflessly without receiving or
expecting anything in return—that Lyndon Institute stands for another 150 years. We must ensure that we maintain our
financial and our educational independence. We must ensure that we preserve and build upon our historic campus. And
we must ensure that we—like the Mathewson family—enable Lyndon Institute to plant seeds in the lives of the children
of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and around the world for generations to come.

Sincerely,

Daren M. Houck, Headmaster 1

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Lyndon Institute Introduces Upper and Lower Schools

LYNDON INSTITUTE HAS TAKEN THE NEXT STEP in reorganizing our traditional high school model by introducing an
Upper School and Lower School to continue to advance strong academic and individual student support. Headmaster
Daren Houck is pleased to announce that Stergios Lazos has been named Upper School Director and Richard McCarthy,
Lower School Director.

Recognizing that students in their first two years of high school have different needs than those in their last two
years (or similar), each “school” has a director who is responsible for the supervision of teachers, the development of
curriculum, and the monitoring of student performance and parent communication within their respective schools to
fulfill Lyndon Institute’s Purpose, Promise and Principles. The Lower School includes the 9TH and 10TH grade years, while
the Upper School includes the 11TH and 12TH grade.

DICK MCCARTHY
As a member of the Lyndon Institute faculty since 2013, Mr. McCarthy brings over 22 years of
experience to this role. He began teaching 7TH, 8TH and 9TH grade English. He has also served as an
AP® Literature and Composition teacher. He co-authored a book on AP preparation in English for a
volume in Pearson Education’s AP Test Prep series.

While at LI, McCarthy was named a Division Head for the Humanities in 2014. The Humanities
Division brings together programs in English, History, and the Visual and Performing Arts. He also
has an impressive 25-year coaching career as a boys varsity soccer coach for teams in Minnesota,
New York, Oklahoma, and Vermont.

STERGIOS LAZOS
Mr. Lazos has over 30 years of independent school experience in administration, teaching, and
coaching. Throughout his career he has served as a department chair in foreign languages, as a
development officer, and as a basketball, football, and tennis coach. He received his A.B. in Classical
Archaeology from Dartmouth College and a Masters of Education in Curriculum and Supervision
from the University of Hartford.

Lazos is also a past and current member of several professional organizations including the
American Classical League, the Classical Association of Midwest and South, the Ohio Classical
Conference, the Ohio Foreign Language Association, the Ohio Association of International
Baccalaureate, the Lakewood Historical Society, and the Northeast Ohio Dartmouth College Club.

National Track & Field Rules Committee

PAUL WHEELER, THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES at LI, has been
appointed to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track & Field
Rules Committee. The function of this committee is to write the official playing rules for high
school level track and field competition.

“I am honored and excited to be appointed to this national level committee. Having been a track
and field coach at the youth and high school levels as well as a certified official, I am anxious to
engage in this committee’s oversight responsibility for USA high school track and field,” stated Mr.
Wheeler. “Track and field is a wonderful sport, with opportunities to compete for student athletes
of all sizes and strengths. I look forward to working with committee members from all over the
country who share a unified vision and passion for the sport.”

The National Federation Board of Directors approved Mr. Wheeler’s appointment in July. His term
of office is four years and will not expire until 2020. Until then Mr. Wheeler will use his years
of experience in combination with a national perspective on high school track and field to help
shape the official playing rules for the sport.

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CaOmn pus

Ethan Bernier
(Culinary Arts)

Quentin Peavey (Mobile Robotics Technology), Ramon Qu (computer programming advisor),
Cole Rentz (Mobile Robotics Technology alternate), Kaden Brown (Mobile Robotics Technology),
and Ethan Strout (Welding Sculpture).

State SkillsUSA® Medal Winners

LYNDON INSTITUTE WAS WELL REPRESENTED at the recent state SkillsUSA competitions. Ethan Bernier won a silver
medal in Culinary Arts at the 2016 state SkillsUSA competition. In 2015, he won a gold medal at states in Commercial Baking
and went on to win a silver medal at nationals (one needs to win a gold medal at states to compete at nationals). He is the
first student in Vermont to go to the national competition and win a medal for one category and then compete at the state
competition the following year and win a silver medal in another.
Then junior Ethan Strout earned the gold medal in the Welding Sculpture competition with a beautifully crafted replica of a
Holmes 480 wrecker. This is the third year that Welding Sculpture has been offered at the Vermont competition. It is also the
third year the gold has been earned by an Lyndon Institute student.
In Mobile Robotics Technology, then sophomores Quentin Peavey and Kaden Brown competed as a team with sophomore
Cole Rentz serving as an alternate. All three students worked hard as a team prior to competition. Classmate Ramon Qu also
helped with the programming of the robot and is working with the team to further their knowledge in robot code as they
prepare for the national competition.

The Kingdom Blades

LYNDON INSTITUTE (LI) and North Country Union High School (NCUHS) will
create a combined girls hockey team, “Our partnership with North Country is
an example of two schools and communities joining forces to provide increased
opportunities for students. Collaborating and being creative to make for better
outcomes is what I see people in this region doing every day. I am proud to be
one of those people and for LI and NCUHS to serve our region together”, said
Headmaster Houck in a statement.
The new team will allow the North Country team to continue despite declining
participation, and LI students to participate with an established team with
a varsity schedule. According to NCUHS Athletic Director Ian Dinzeo, 10-12
NCUHS students are interested in skating for the team and LI Athletic Director
Mr. Wheeler believes that LI will have 7-9 students participating.

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center available to day and boarding students alike, seven members. The buildings and people are one, and it is this

days a week. The school’s cafeteria continues to undergo spirit that makes a school like Lyndon Institute different
from its public counterparts. The same devotion that led
renovations and improvements to enhance its culinary the community to rebuild, expand, and modernize the
school after a catastrophic fire in January of 1922 led
offerings, with a focus on local produce, much of which is it to rebuild, expand, and modernize its library after a
catastrophic flood in January of 2008.
grown in the school’s own greenhouses. This summer, LI
assumed management of Fenton Chester Arena, bringing Because of this, the school and its community endures.
Lyndon Institute’s campus continues to be a familiar,
the town’s ice rink under its wing.
welcoming place, with myriad nooks and crannies—
In the face of change, however, there is a certain comfort buildings, rooms, green spaces, views—that we all find
in Lyndon Institute’s continuity. When current headmaster
special. For some, it’s the lit stage of Alumni Auditorium
Daren Houck recently ran into an alum visiting LI for the or the mural of the Parthenon in Elliott Library. For alum
first time in many decades, the visitor remarked, “There and English teacher Terha Steen, it’s her corner classroom
are so many changes around campus, but in a strange on the main floor, a classic with giant arched windows,
wooden floors, and slate chalk boards, very much
way, it doesn’t really feel that different from when I was a untouched from when it was built in the 1920’s. For Houck,
student here!” And it’s true—the campus still retains its it’s the bell in the clock tower that calls out the hour all
basic shape and structure. A few buildings have been added the way across the river into the village; it’s the perennial
or replaced, but most have been repurposed, allowed to beds at Gateway Cottage whose seeds were planted by
keep intact their outer appearance. Mathewson (“Matty”) O.D. Mathewson generations ago and whose flowers still
bloom; it’s the wooden desk in his office used by a long line
House still houses students from the Champlain Islands on
the western side of the state, but it also provides a home of headmasters for nearly a century, a desk that—like so
to students from islands in the Bahamas, from China and
Thailand, from Denmark and Serbia and Rawanda. Practice much of the school—feels as if it were, in Houck’s words,
fields that have always served the school’s football and “built to last.”
field hockey teams now also host soccer and ultimate
frisbee teams. The ponds behind the school that were once For Hilton, it is the main building’s front steps with its
used to raise trout for Vail at his neighboring hilltop estate
now host small-mouth bass and biology experiments. valley view. And I can understand why he and so many

There’s a strange and wonderful irony in the fact that, even are drawn to it. I see it from the window of my classroom
throughout the day, and it never fails to impress. But for
as demographic changes have caused the local student me, there’s another view that best captures my love for LI’s
campus. Every school morning I get in my truck and drive
population to shrink, Lyndon Institute’s campus and the from my home in Wheelock. I cross the covered bridge
opportunities it provides its students—both locally and
internationally—continue to grow and improve. What and pass the houses in the Center. Moments later, the
houses disappear. The expanse of Lewis Field opens to my
doesn’t change is the love and generosity of its people right to reveal that building on the hill. Its windows catch
that allows for such growth in the first place. Nearly every
major development project over the last several decades— the sunrise, its painted columns and dome shine in the
the track and baseball field, the arts center, the math morning light, and I can’t help but feel I’m coming home.
building, to name a few—has been made possible through

the private donations of former alums and community

Assembly Hall 1924 The Wild Boar Fountain Auditorium and Gymnasium Addition 1965
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YOU HAVE JUST BEEN CHALLENGED

AS LYNDON INSTITUTE ENTERS ITS 150TH YEAR two anonymous

alumni have come together to create a Community Challenge
encouraging LI’s treasured network to join them in enhancing
community involvement and accelerating support for LI’s students

and facilities.

This challenge has been made possible through the generous OUR
financial contribution of two members of the Lyndon community, HOLIDAY
who are acting as challengers in supporting the “Building Our Future AUCTION
Together” initiative, through which restorations and renovations IS OPEN
will be completed on LI’s campus to see our facilities through the FOR BIDS!
next 150 years. In recognition of the school’s sesquicentennial year
the challengers have committed to a gift of $150,000 if the school Our annual Holiday Auction to support
can raise another $150,000 from our supporters. In order for the the Independence Fund is open until
December 1, 2016… just in time for you to
Community Challenge to be get a head start on your holiday shopping.
ITEMS INCLUDE exotic vacation getaways,
We invite you to make your a success we need everyone custom Bladeless LASIK at Vermont Laser
gift prior to January 1, 2017. Vision, covetable sports memorabilia, unique
Every unrestricted gift to the to participate—together, we student-made items, fine art, antiques, and
all will make a difference! more. Now is your chance to get all the great
items you want, while supporting the school
Independence Fund this year Our school acts as the center and its students.
www.BiddingForGood.com/
will count towards meeting this of the community in many LyndonInstitute

challenge. Be a part of history ways. For some, the Bob TRIVIA QUESTION

and help us kick-off our 150TH Heath Track is a place to Which Lyndon Institute
headmaster is responsible for the
year celebrations with an meet and exercise, others planting of the gardens at Gateway
Cottage in the early part of the 20TH
announcement of success for gather at the Robert K. Lewis century? The answer is hidden
within the pages of this issue of the
our Community Challenge. Field to enjoy a friendly Viking Voice. Have fun!

game of football, the Alumni

Auditorium annually accommodates 600 community members for

the Rotary Penny Sale, Catamount Arts works in conjunction with LI

to offer our community cultural events, and the list goes on. Today,

we invite every member of the Lyndon Institute family to come
together to build our future as a community. Here, at the beginning of
the school’s fifteenth decade, we have an extraordinary opportunity

to strengthen our educational program and enhance the daily lives of
our students and faculty, by restoring and renovating facilities that

will facilitate teaching and learning for generations to come.

For more information about this important initiative or to
discuss your participation, please contact: Melissa Hall, ’92,
Director of Development at (802)535-3773 or
melissa.hall@lyndoninstitute.org

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ANNUAL GIVING
REPORT 2015–16

Photo courtesy of Timothy L. Kirchoff ’96

THE ANNUAL GIFT REPORT provides an opportunity for the extended
LI community to look back at the previous school year and recognize those
who supported efforts to strengthen the school and its diverse programs.

Gifts to Lyndon Institute totaled $498,704 for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 in the
form of cash, stocks, in-kind gifts, matching gifts, gifts in memoriam, and scholarships. With your
support our students continue to receive the tools they need to succeed today and in the future.

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1867 SOCIETY ($5,000+) Rena & David Stahler ’65 “We sat in the Boston Globe’s
Laura & Richard Ashton ’61 Ruth & Drury Vinton morning news meeting, which
Susan Pasell ’63 & David Beattie ’63 Robin Ware ’86 & John Vinton ’79 was one of the most amazing
Louise & Edmund Buschmann ’57 Jim & Alice Wuertele things any of us has ever
seen! This involved several
Camp Cody T.N. VAIL SOCIETY ($500+) leading industry and Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalists who
Sam Carlson Anonymous previewed the day’s news in
an action-packed 30 minute
Martha Elliott Dorothy Allard ’72 & G.W. Martin question-and-answer session.
Carrie & Capt. Matthew Fleming, Jessica & David Aronoff ’82 Our LI Chronicle crew toured
Martha Hill ’63 & Timothy Brooks the newsroom, printing and
US Navy (Ret.) ’86 typestetting facilities, and viewed
Julia Semones ’72 & Stephan Guy ’72 Sam Critchlow all of the Globe’s Pulitzers.”
Lila Bradley ’83 & Gerald Leonard ’82 Roy Starling,
Monica & Dr. Gregory McCormick ’91 Andrew Davis ’46 LI Latin and Spanish teacher
Linda Noyes ’68 & James McDonald ’66 Elizabeth Dawson ’47
Marlin Devenger ’67 SymQuest
SSC Services Solutions Eleanor Dole Lynne & Allan Toth
James Douglas ’60
The White Market Jeanne Akley ’64 & Arthur Elliot ’63 University of Vermont
Joanne Washburn ’55 Rachael Elliott ’95 & Jeff Rawson Deborah & J. Ronald Upton ’82

HEADMASTER’S SOCIETY Christine Fayette Vermont Academy of
($1,000+) Science and Engineering
Meredith Feltus ’87 & Michael Locher
Anonymous Marion Drew ’65 & Stephen Gray ’65 Vermont Energy Education Program
Melissa Boulay ’92 & Stacy Hall ’87 Linda McGregor ’65 & Walter Wheeler
Carrie Bingham ’77 & Michael Boera ’77 Leila & Walter Jones Donna & Michael Wheeler ’79
Carol & Loren Bressor ’46 Traci Williams ’82
Burklyn Arts Council Lyndonville Hardware Jixing & Zhongchun Yang

Mireya Schmidt Lyndonville Rotary Club VIKING CLUB ($250+)
& Christopher Chandler ’77 Linda & Steve McCurry
Deborah Merriam Anonymous
Community National Bank Brenda & Carrol Mitchell ’62 Kimberly & Joseph Army ’81
Genise & Earl Daniels ’67 Northeast Sports Network Bridget Atkins
Davenport & Company LLC Ron Fenoff Excavating, LLC Robert Bean ’66
Larissa & Michael Flynn Miranda Weeks ’04 & Justin Royer ’99 Brian Beattie ’62
Sara & Barry Ford Robert Sattelberger Richard Berube ’61
Fred’s Plumbing & Heating Sawyer & Ritchie Insurance Agency Deborah & Charles Bucknam ’78
Debbie & Bradley Gebbie Nora & Harwant Sethi, Sr. Corinne Berry ’76 & David Chamberlin
Janet & Casey Graham ’87 Michele Mitchell ’84 & James Shufelt Colby Walker ’05 & Thomas Clagg ’98
David Hartwell ’70 Audra McHarg ’98 & Andrew Sicard Nichole Tetreault ’90 & Stanley Cole ’90
Paul Harvey ’84 Kinsley & Nathan Sicard ’00 Sheryl Beattie Cota ’79
David Hill ’59 Elizabeth Barksdale ’00 John Davis ’66
Suzanne Aldana & Daren Houck F.W. Webb
Lorraine Brown ’66 & James Impey & Donald Steen ’89 Martha & Stephen Feltus
Inventables Gate’s Electric, Inc.
Kingdom Stove Works/ Liz Grant
Cynthia & Paul Greenwood
Tanner Masonry, Inc. Jane & Daniel Heath ’68
Valerie & Jeffrey Houde
Lyndon Booster Club Jimmie Howard ’55
Pattie & Ernest Hutchins ’61
Lyndon Furniture Jay Peak Resort
Karen Zaun ’74 & Dave Kennedy
Lyndon Institute Alumni Association Kingdom Construction
Tessa Thomas ’88 & Aaron Kwittken
Sharon Mallett Rae Marie & Richard Laramee ’66

Lorraine Charron ’65 & Vincent Matteis 19
Moonlight Inn Vermont B&B
Kristen & Jeffrey Mosher ’89
Susanne & Adam Norwood
NSA Industries
Passumpsic Savings Bank
Mary Ellen Reis
Mary Beane ’80 & Gary Russell
Jason Sanderson ’84

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Gloria Nugent Simms ’54 Kathy Vaughn MATCHING GIFTS
Brice Simon
Carolyn Simpson ’62 Vermont Carrot Cake Honematic Machine Corporation
Donald Simpson ’53
Marci Gillespie ’95 & Ryan Simpson ’96 Lucy & David Wallace ’65 NEW LIFE MEMBERSHIPS TO LIAA
Martin Simpson ’45 William Ware Nate John Burrows
Elaine Ingalls ’63 & Marvin Smith ’63 Judith & Richard Watson Paul J. Dubey
Laura Noyes Smith ’86 Susan Watson ’71 Jacqueline Kelley
Lori Charron ’76 & Bryan Smith Rhoda Deos ’69 & E. Stanley Weed ’68 Peter D. King
Paula Smith ’65 Ellen Weigel ’81 Weichen Li
Audrey Rainey ’66 & Preston Smith ’60 Rose Stimpson ’51 Eric M. Metoyer
Joan Ingalls ’56 & Duane Smith
Louise Cushman ’61 & Elwin Smith & Douglas Wheeler ’47 LI THANKS ALL THOSE
Marcie Smith ’81 Heather Root ’90 & Jeremy Wheeler ’99 WHO DONATED IN MEMORY
Tara Huntoon ’91 & Daren Smith Jodi Smith ’87 & Richard Wheeler ’82 OF OR IN HONOR OF
Wheeler Smith Wheeler Sports THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS:
Susan Boera ’82 & David Sobczak Jeffrey Whitcomb
Erica & David Stahler ’90 Melyssa Sargent ’92 Marge Cassady
Terha Gray ’92 & Aric Steen ’89
Darcie McCann & Douglas Steward & Edward Whitcomb Don Cota
Gregory Stone ’86 Gwen & Colin Wild
Darlene Stowell ’86 Cecil Williams Harriet F. Fisher
Mary Garcia ’83 & Dennis Straight Sherrill Hopkins ’71 & David Wood Paul Fisher
Julia & Tim Sturm Suzanne Gorham ’61 & Robert Wood
Subway Earlene Bishop ’52 & Edward Young ’45 Faye Heath
Brenda Toombs ’71 & Dennis Sweet Kimberly E. Hill
Carrie & Elvin Switser ’77 STOCK GIFTS Nancy Hallman Hill
Lorraine Brown ’66 & James Impey Jack King
Target Stores Paul Harvey ’84 Bertha T. Koury
Cody S. Pearsons
Frances Labay ’66 & Leland Taylor CLASS GIFTS 1991 Tina G. Ruggles
Benjie & John Tessier 1941 1966 1996 Brenda C. Simpson
Loralee Laing ’96 & Shawn Tester ’89 1946 1971 2001
Emily Bickford ’69 & Arnold Tetreault 1951 1976 2006 Jerry Tavares
The Graphic Shop 1956 1981 2011 Elwin Twombly
1961 1986 Eleanor M. “Podgie” Weissent
The Mailing Center
*denotes donor is deceased
The Pizza Man
We take pride in the accomplishments of our
The Sign Depot alumni and look forward to hearing from you.
Please share your recent activities (career
Christine Wood ’94 & Stephen Thomas advancement, honors, publications, appointments,
Glenis & Hayden Thomas etc.) with us. We welcome newspaper clippings,
press releases, and pictures.
Julia Souliere ’99
& Brandon Thrailkill ’04 If you would like to share your news with us, please email
melissa.hall@lyndoninstitute.org or mail: Melissa Hall, Lyndon Institute,
Kiki Thurston ’11
Krista & Anthony Tomaselli ’91 PO Box 127, Lyndon Center, VT 05850. Be sure to include your e-mail
Darcy Daniels ’82 & Scott Townsend ’82 address, if applicable, so we can contact you.
Beverly Cole Tripp ’47
Janice Pierce ’56 & Paul Trush
Lisa & Timothy Ulrich
Shirley Day Urie ’55
Lindley & Tiaan Van Der Linde
Merritt Vantine ’64

Care was taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this report, but we recognize that mistakes do occur.
If you were a donor in 2015-16 and your name was inadvertently misspelled, omitted or listed in the wrong place,
please forgive us and let us know so that we can correct our records.

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THE COOKOUT The Distinguished Alumni
Award was established to honor
FALL – WINTER 2016 those individuals who have
rendered meritorious service to
the community, the nation, the
school, or who have achieved
outstanding distinction in a
profession or business.

2016 DISTINGUISHED
ALUMNI AWARD

STANLEY J. AMADON is a role model who
believes that “There is always something
that can be done. Because each one of us
has time to serve others.”

Stan is a retired Educator, Principal, and
Guidance Counselor from different schools
in Northern Vermont and has served on
the LI Board of Trustees as President,
Corporator, and Trustee. Stan has also
served as the President of the Lyndon
Institute Alumni Association.

Many refer to him as “Mr. Rotary” as he has
been a Rotarian since the late 1950’s and
has never missed a meeting (and that’s
over 2000 meetings)! He has given his
time chairing blood drives, leading Boy
Scouts, and served as a football official for
40 years.

Having graduated in 1946 from Lyndon
Institute, Stan celebrated his 70TH reunion
on LI’s campus on June 4, 2016. He and
his wife Helen (who is an LI alumna, Class
of 1947) celebrated their 65TH wedding
anniversary on August 20, 2015. Stan was
also honored by WCAX as a Super Senior
in 2015.

Thank you Stan for your continued
support, and congratulations!

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CLASS OF ’41 Avis (Wallace) CLASS OF ’46
Baird was
75TH Reunion honored by LIAA 70TH Reunion
President, Mickey
(Sanderson) A. Jackson “Jack” Davis, Betty (Minot) Rainey, Lorna (Field) Quimby, Shirley (Cameron)
Richards ’71, Crane, Stan Amadon, Charlie Deos
as the most

distinguished

attending

alumnus while

she represented
the class of 1941
for her 75TH
reunion.

Class Reunions

CLASS OF ’51 CLASS OF ’56

65TH Reunion 60TH Reunion

Mary (Cutting) Corbett, Phyllis (Kettles) Etheridge, Jackie SITTING: Joan (Ingalls) Smith, Anna (Greer) Jarry, Louise (Newland)
(Poro) Dawson, the late Harriet (Doane) Gray ’50, Donald Thompson, Sylvia (Williams) LeBlanc, Connie (Frazier) LaRosa, Marilyn
Gray, Dwight Davis ’50, Arlene (Wilkie) Davis, Nate Houghton, (Baird) Drew
Fran Houghton, Jo’an Hubbard, Frank Hubbard STANDING: Janice Nutting, Norm Legge, Lindsay Townsend, J. “Leo”
Guenet, Shirley (Bishop) Brill

CLASS OF ’61 This picture was taken by the bench
and maple tree that the class of 1961
55TH Reunion donated in memory of “Red” Nutting.
Kneeling: Dave Beattie, Dave Jenkins,
Pat Huntoon, Dick Ashton, Bob Poulin
Standing from left to right: Jim Pape,
Forrest Little, Gloria (Donaldson)
Ruggles, Eleanor (Shover) Little, Pete
Ruggles, Cindy (Noyes) Larkham, John
Charron, Sue Smith, Mary Ellen (Nutting)
Schoonover, Allan Vulliet, Karlene
(Newland) Chester, Helen (Surridge)
Sherburne, Cameron Johnson, Pam
(Benoit) Simpson, Lynn Lang, Marlene
Buzzi-Boisse, Woody Williams, Stan
Francis, and Suzanne (Gorham) Wood

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FRONT ROW: Bonnie (Wallace) Mulholland, Sharon (Bean) Dolloff,
Judy “Midge” (Goldwyn) Gallagher, Pam (Emery) Hart, Marcia Bennett
SECOND ROW: Linda (Baird) Britt, Lorraine (Brown) Impey, Penny
(Southworth) Adams, Alice (Lewis) Cruess, Sharon (Paris) Burnham,
Davine (Donaldson) Bigelow
THIRD ROW: Marsha (Rossier) Cherington, Priscilla (Weed) Aldrich,
Audrey (Rainey) Smith, Wanda (Peck) Wilkie, Brenda (Bona) Stenson,
Frances (Taylor) Labay
FOURTH ROW: Ed Wood, Eric Douglas, Ruth (Johnson) Hamel, Paula
(Cameron) Edmunds, Dollinda (Cross) Lund, Linda (Charron) Gilman,
Sue Chester, Ellen (Southouse) Ohina
FIFTH ROW: Marlene (Newland) Watson, Duane Royce, John Davis,
Fred Smith, Bob Bean, Henry Greer
BACK ROW: F. Dale Appleby, Brian Watson, James Chamberlain, Robert
Mills, Jim McDonald, Steve Wilkie

CLASS OF ’66

50TH Reunion

CLASS OF ’76 CLASS OF ’71

40TH Reunion 45TH Reunion

KNEELING: Dianne Rivers, Carmel (Norway) Stone SITTING: Pamela (Brown) Lund, Dan Allard, Janice (Baird)
FIRST ROW: Kerry Smith, Jeff Murtiff, Jan (Bishop) Rossier, Lisle Solinsky, Paula (Graves) Gaskin, Sherri (Hopkins) Wood
Houghton, Doug Graham, Michelle (Garcia) Stuck, June (Witte) BACK ROW: Carolyn (Gorham) Guest, Cheryl (Cassady)
Dyer, Coco (Berry) Chamberlin, Cheryl (Whitehill) McMahon, Nellie Lowman, Sue Watson, Andrea Tanych, Mickey (Sanderson)
(Mitchem) Noble, Judy (Berry) Miller. Richards, Wayne Langmaid, Rod Colby
BACK ROW: Scott Sears, Kim (Urie) Sears, Michael Simpson, Bill Burdet,
David Lussier, John Matthieu
MISSING FROM PHOTO: Mike Young

CLASS OF ’81 FRONT ROW: Marcie Smith, Diane
(Simons) Covell, Rosilind (Gregoric)
35TH Reunion Gutterson, Ellen Weigel, Cassie Bell,
Brenda Patoine, Joan Sbarra (Class
of 1982), Richard Labounty
BACK ROW: Joe Army, Mark
Richardson, Hillary (Dux) Lanza,
Kim (Hier) Germain, Steve
Gaboriault, Carroll Bean

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Class Reunions

CLASS OF ’86 CLASS OF ’91

30TH Reunion 25TH Reunion

FRONT ROW: William Toborg, Greg Lang, Renee (Hamel) Baxter FRONT ROW: Michelle Parker, Shelly (Flood) Noyes, Kristen
MIDDLE ROW: Verity (Rindelhardt) Lattrelle, Tim Morales, Mark (Conway) Jones, Grace (Kelley) Parenteau
Dilley and daughter, Lori (Noyes) Smith – in white shirt, Denise BACK ROW: Korie (Bishop) Kritzky, Tara (Huntoon) Smith, Bryan
(Soulia) Sanson, Sonja Meyette, Marc Brown (with his wife Cindy Aubin, Anthony Tomaselli, Andrea (Holmes) Pariseau
Santaw Brown)
BACK ROW: Cheri (Gorham) Despins, Jennifer (Caul) Dane,
Lori (Johnson) Dodge and daughter, David Watson, Becky
(Richardson) Martin, Donna (Simard) Sherburne, Brian Nichols,
Mark Young, Brian Wilkins, Gordon Mathewson
MISSING FROM THE PICTURE: Gayle (Townsend) Lang

CLASS OF ’01

15TH Reunion

FRONT ROW: Kristen (Wozniak) Jackson, Stephanie Bixby, Jessica
(Harris) Friedman
BACK ROW: Tatese (Nunn) Birch, Dan Bigelow, Ryan Ruland, Jennifer
(Kirchoff) Layn, Elizabeth Koenig, Jennifer (O’Meara) Mitchell, Holly
(Spaulding) McKeon, Mary (Hever) Jardine, Carolina Olmos

CLASS OF ’96 LEFT TO RIGHT: CLASS OF ’06 & ’11
Eric Paulson ’06,
20TH Reunion Jacob Matthewson ’11, 10TH & 5TH Reunion
Morgan Smith ’06
FRONT ROW: Celina (Croteau) Noyes, Pamela Noyes, Amy with her daughter
(Soden) Armstrong
BACK ROW: Tim Kirchoff, Loralee (Laing) Tester, Scott Greer, VIKING VOICE
Tim Armstrong, Richard Keach, Dallas Willey, Dan Jackson

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2001

Matthew Gilman and his wife Jessica,
announce the birth of their daughter,
Emery Grace Gilman on July 7, 2016.
She joins siblings, Ryder, Kadyn, Cyrus,
Jaxyn, and Valyn.

TJ Hopkins and Jessica Gallant
announce the birth of their son, Liam
Michael Hopkins on March 6, 2016.

Crystal (Switser) and JD Photography
Dan Bigelow with Stephen.
TJ Hopkins and family Arlo Carpenter
FALL – WINTER 2016 2002
Lindsay (Jones) and Brandon
Crystal (Switser) and Dan Carpenter ’00, announce the birth of
Bigelow ’01, announce the birth of their son, Arlo Raymond Carpenter on
their son, Stephen Gerald Bigelow May 31, 2016.
on June 13, 2016.
Angela (Lanpher) and Travis
Tim Donaghy and his wife Erica, Gendreau, announce the birth of their
announce the birth of their daughter, son, Gareth Locke Gendreau on March
Anna Beth Donaghy on July 12, 2016. 18, 2016. He joins a brother, Warren.
She joins sister, Emma.
2003
Meagan (Newland) and Spencer
Howard announce the birth of their Jason Newland and Lisa (Crown) were
daughter, Mallory Jade Howard on united in marriage on June 18, 2016.
July 9, 2016.

Kristal (Simpson) Renaudette, ’99 started training with Ryan Largay of
ACE Fitness Center in Littleton, NH in October 2012. She competed in her
first Strong (Wo)Man competition in April 2014 and she has been hooked
ever since. In October 2015, she competed at the Strongman National

Championship in Davenport, Iowa taking third place in the lightweight

women’s division. In March of 2016, she travelled to Columbus, OH to compete
at the Arnold World Strongman Championship and placed ninth. Since March,

she has continued training and competing regionally in Maine, Connecticut

and New Hampshire. In October she will return to Davenport, Iowa to compete
at the National Strongman Championships, along with fellow strongwoman,
and LI alumna, Erin (Williams) Ummer ’85. Kristal hopes to qualify to
compete at the Arnold World Championship again.

Kristal lives in Lyndonville with her husband, Dan Renaudette Jr. ’97, who
owns and operates Higher Ground Stables. Kristal is a Registered Nurse and
works at Caledonia Home Health Care as the Nurse Manager for Maternal
Child Health. They have two daughters, Emma and Molly. Emma plays soccer,
basketball, and is a talented horse rider. Last year, she won at second place at
Vermont History Day and travelled to Washington, DC to represent Vermont
at National History Day. Molly also enjoys riding horses, and is a talented and

competitive gymnast, having won state championships for her age and level.

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2007

Megan (Davis) and Joseph Price
announce the birth of their daughter,
Reagan Elice Price on June 23, 2016.

Dan Baillargeon and family Double Diamond Media

Jordan Royer and family 2005 Patrick Conly and Maverick

Jordan Royer and Angela Dan Baillargeon and his wife, 2008
Metropoulos announce the birth of Meredith, announce the birth of their
their daughter, Kyla Royer on April identical twin sons, Weston Charles Patrick Conly and wife Michelle,
24, 2016. She joins siblings, Kayden, and Nolan Robert on June 9, 2016. announce the birth of their son
and Kensley. Jordan and Angela have They join brothers, Lane and Warren. Maverick Michael Conly on July 12,
made wedding plans for September Chris DePina-Bailey and Amber 2016.
16, 2017. Hargrave announce the birth of their
Justin Tang and his wife, Jessica, son, Cristiano Armani DePina-Bailey Megan Durocher
announce the birth of their son on April 7, 2016. He joins sisters,
Adrian Tang on April 12, 2016. He Adrianna and Leilani. Megan Durocher joined the Burklyn
joins brother, Lucas. Sam Ninh and wife, Simin Lu, Arts Craft Fair this past July selling
announce the birth of their daughter, her handmade polymer clay figures.
Melissa (Lyford) Tinker and family Cloe Olivia Ninh on March 31, 2016. She recently opened her small
Kendra Therrien and Ryan business, Megan Makes Art, creating
Melissa (Lyford) and her husband Whitcomb announce the birth of their cake toppers and keepsakes for a
Scott Tinker, announce the birth of daughter, Tiernan Leigh Whitcomb on variety of events such as weddings,
their daughter Alexis Isabella Tinker. July, 3, 2016. She joins siblings, Carter, birthdays, memorials, holidays, and
She was born on June 19, 2016 Lexi, and Quinn. baby showers. Megan earned her
(Father’s Day). Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology
2006 from Saint Michael’s College in 2014,
2004 and continues to pursue both art and
Christopher Ainsworth and wife, psychology in the Northeast Kingdom.
Josh Fournier and Alley (Ummer) were Hannah, announce the birth of their
united in marriage on June 18, 2016. son, Garret Leon Ainsworth on April 2009
Laura (Davis) and Shane Mason 4, 2016. He joins brother, Trenton.
announce the birth of their daughter, Timothy Simpson and Danielle
Layla Megan Mason on March 2, 2016. Jessica (Caputo) were united in marriage
She joins her brother, Parker. (Barrett) on June 25, 2016. Tim graduated
and Phil from the New England School of
Newland ’99

Jessica (Barrett) and Phil Newland
’99, were united in marriage on
February 20, 2016.

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Donna Flanders Wann, Roland E. Johnson, ’57 Sylvia A. Dunbar, ’58 Phillip C. Davis, ’60 of

’56 of New Point Richey, of Concord, VT on of Sheffield, VT on Leimersheim, Germany
FL on October 23, 2015. June 30, 2016. July 10, 2016. on May 23, 2016.

Douglas G. Garth L. Chesley, ’67 Susan Bean Roscoe “Ross”
Townsend, ’61
of Sheffield, VT on Fadden, ’67 of Holmes, ’68 of
of Sutton, VT on May 29, 2016.
August 6, 2016. Sheffield, VT on Deerfield Beach, FL on
May 29, 2016. April 27, 2016.

Lauri J. Aiken, ’71 James E. Davis Sr., ’71 Kevin E. Davis, ’81 Nerissa Donaldson
of Lyndonville, VT on Young, ’84 of North
April 20, 2016. of Fair Haven, VT on of Lyndonville, VT on
August 27, 2016. September 2, 2016. Concord, VT on
James A. August 26, 2016.
Sanborn, ’92 of
Victory, VT on PHOTO UNAVAILABLE
August 25, 2016. Russell A. Lynaugh, ’42 of
St. Johnsbury, VT on June 1, 2016.
FALL – WINTER 2016
C. Daniel Lohnes, ’44 of Butte, MT on
August 30, 2016.

Lois (Greenwood) Gilman, ’55 of
Lyndonville, VT on March 18, 2016.

Cody S. Pearsons, ’10

of Sheffield, Vermont
on April 26, 2016.

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