Class of 1972
Class Chair:
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Class Notes:
Bob Deppe and Anne Lynn
Anne Lynn and Bob Deppe will have new books of poetry launched in Dublin on December 3, 2009 by Poetry Ireland. Anne publishes as Annie Deppe and Wren Cantata (Summer Palace Press) is her second book. Bob publishes as Theodore Deppe and Orpheus on the Red Line (Tupelo Press) is his fourth book. They have lived in Ireland since 2000 and run Stonecoast in Ireland, which allows graduate students at the Stonecoast MFA program in Maine to study in Ireland. Bob has won a Pushcart Prize and two NEA fellowships, and Annie has received grants from the Irish Arts Council and the Northern Ireland Arts Council and had a poem chosen for the
Forward Book of Poetry (which collects the best poetry published each year in the UK and Ireland.)
(Posted November 08, 2009)
Wilson Palmer
It has been wonderful to hear from classmates via Facebook and email this past year. I am sorry to be a poor correspondent but hold you all in fond affection in my mind if not in deed. Our son Christopher '99 was married to Christy Wittmer at our Amelia Ohio home on June 6. We were blessed with sunny weather and everyone said the gardens made a fine setting. Some of Chris' Earlham classmates were in attendance, but I will let him list the names in his own classnotes, if he desires. Life is good, hope yours is too.
(Posted October 22, 2009)
Andrew Hodgkin
Governor Donald L. Carcieri today announced Andrew Hodgkin as his Chief of Staff, replacing Brian Stern who was recently confirmed as Associate Justice of the Rhode Island Superior Court. Hodgkin served as Chief Legal Counsel for Governor Carcieri from 2003 through 2007.
Hodgkin left the Carcieri Administration in 2007 to start his own law firm, with a focus on state and federal regulatory issues and private business transactions. “I am pleased Andy has agreed to return to my Administration as Chief of Staff,” said Governor Carcieri. “As our state is facing unprecedented challenges, it is critical to have someone who can seamlessly fill the role of Chief of Staff. With his background in business, Law and politics, he will be an asset to my Administration.” Prior to serving as Chief Legal Counsel, Hodgkin was a partner in the Banking, Finance and Corporate practice groups of the Boston law firm of Brown Rudnick LLP, where he cofounded the Providence office. In addition to his bank regulatory practice, which included advising on the formation of several start-up banks, Hodgkin represented the Rhode Island State Investment Commission and also served as counsel to the Director of the Department of Business Regulation in his capacity as receiver for failed financial institutions. He has also represented technology clients and early-stage companies. Before joining Brown Rudnick, Hodgkin served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Old Stone Bank, of Providence, Rhode Island, and its mortgage subsidiary in Seattle, Washington. During his time at Old Stone, the bank converted from a state-chartered commercial bank to a federal savings bank, and acquired banking operations in North Carolina, Washington and California. Hodgkin is an Adjunct Professor at Bryant University. He serves as Director and Vice Chair of the Providence Plan, a city-state partnership that operates a variety of early education, workforce development and other programs and is a former Director of the Urban Revitalizations Fund of Rhode Island. Hodgkin is a 1992 graduate of Leadership Rhode Island and received the Dorothy Lohman Community Service Award in 2000 from the Rhode Island Bar Association. Hodgkin earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado School of Law. He currently resides in Barrington with his wife of 30 years, Virginia. The couple has two grown children, Mark and Leanda.
(Posted October 13, 2009)
Joe Tobin
Joe Tobin, the Nadine Mathis Professor of Education at Arizona State University, has published a new book, Preschool in Three Cultures Revisited: China, Japan, and the United States. University of Chicago Press, 2009.
(Posted August 25, 2009)
Update: Beth Fowkes Tobin and Joe Tobin: We are both professors at Arizona State University, Beth of English, Joe of Education. We live in Tempe and would welcome hearing from old friends.
(Posted August 25, 2009)
Bill Lippert
"During the 2009 Vermont legislative session, I had the satisfaction of chairing the House Judiciary Committee as we passed marriage equality for same sex couples, and successfully overrode our governor's veto. I look forward to being able to check the "Married" box on all forms (including Earlham's) after the law goes into effect on September 1, 2009, and Enrique, my Civil Union partner, and I are joined in marriage. Recently, I visited with David Fenn, '59 and his wife Carolyn '61, and got a tour of their newly constructed, green "net zero," home here in Hinesburg, which actually sends electricity back into the grid during part of the year! Dave and Carolyn are active in our Hinesburg community, working for sustainability, conservation, and smart growth."
(Posted July 14, 2009)
Wilson Palmer
Here in Amelia Ohio, Alice and I are enjoying the return to green and the appearance of spring flowers and flowering trees. Usually I know nothing of my classmates between reunions, unless you write a note, so please write. Recently, I have been lucky to hear from a few classmates as we become "friends" in Facebook.
(Posted April 08, 2009)
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