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Milne Alumni February Newsletter
February 15, 2008
by Judy Koblintz Madnick,
'61
Dear Milne
Alumni and Supporters,
I hope this newsletter finds you all well.
In this issue:
* Florida Mini-Reunions
* Alumni News
* Milne Class and Name Directories / Database
* Sad News
FLORIDA
MINI-REUNION(S)
Several Florida
alumni have volunteered to help plan mini-reunions in their
respective areas. If you haven't received an email regarding
your interest in attending one of these yet-to-be-scheduled
events, please contact me by clicking here. Remember: To have a
mini-reunion, you need only two (or more) alumni!
ALUMNI NEWS
Merle Bachman, '72, will be signing copies of
her book, Recovering "Yiddishland," Threshold
Moments in American Literature,on Tuesday, February 26th, at
7 p.m. at the Book House (Stuyvesant Plaza). Merle is an
assistant professor of English at Spalding University in
Louisville, KY, where she also directs the fledgling BFA program
in Creative Writing. She would welcome seeing Milnites
("just come - you don't even have to buy a book! Though
you might want to, because it is so pretty"!).
MILNE NAME AND CLASS YEAR
DIRECTORIES
As many of you know, in conjunction with the 2005 All-Milne
Reunion (see April 2005
Reunion for a review of that event), several alumni discussed
methods through which communication among Milne attendees can be
improved. At that time, the University at Albany had a mailing
list that was inaccurate, and Milne alumni were provided with
only limited access to that not-particularly-helpful list.
As a result, through assistance from
University at Albany staff, research of Milne records in the
University archives, and partnerships with Milne
alumni — especially Mary Welch, who has had a
special interest in developing accurate alumni-directory
information — we have an online Milne Name
Directory and Milne Class
Year Directory.
In addition, I
am maintaining an alumni database consisting of contact
information (addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses).
Please be assured that this information will not be published or
shared with any commercial vendors. If you are interested in
becoming a "backup" holder of this information, please
let me know. I can provide a .csv file, which can be used in
a spreadsheet program (e.g., Excel). Although I am obsessive
about backups, I would be much more comfortable knowing that
someone else has this list.
To ensure the accuracy of the directories and database, please
provide updates (e.g., missing names, married names, spelling
corrections, contact information, and/or "deceased"
designations) so that we will be able to reach as many alumni as
possible for planning future reunions and for sharing other Milne
news.
SAD NEWS
Please note that I rely upon the Albany Times Union and
input from other alumni for this information, so if you become
aware of someone who has passed away, please let me know. If a
name is underlined, it represents a link to the obituary. The
Times Union links are available free for 365 days after
the initial posting. Other newspapers may have different
timetables.
Ann Graham Carter, '46, has learned that Richard Bates,
'43, and William Soper, '43, passed away this past
year.
Peggy Ann SCHULTZ Taylor, Class of '53, passed away on
February 7, 2008 - Times Union.
Thanks to all of you for your interest in Milne Alumni
activities.
Judy (Koblintz) Madnick, '61
For contact information, see the Milne Alumni homepage: www.albany.edu/~milne/
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