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Greetings, alumni!
If you're interested in re-connecting with old classmates while at the same time giving something back to Prescott College and its students, please consider being an Annual Fund Phonathon caller, February 28th through March 4th. Students will be making calls from our call center here at the College to ask alumni and other friends for their support this year. If you are interested in helping out with the effort, please e-mail or call me...or make your gift to the Annual Fund today and save us a call!
Last month I wrote that modest grants are available through Prescott College for students and faculty who find imaginative and effective ways to plan, implement, and/or evaluate efforts to help in the tsunami devastated region of Southeastern Asia. I wanted to let you know that alumni are also eligible to apply for these grants. The proposed project will need to connect with Prescott College in some way in addition to the region effected by the tsunami. If you'd like more information, please e-mail me.
Rachel Yoder
Director of Alumni Relations
ryoder@prescott.edu
toll free 1-877-350-2100 x 4502
local 928-350-4502
The Class Notes website has been re-designed. Class Notes are now separated by decade and program. Because of the amount and length of class notes that we are receiving, we are usually not able to post all new notes in The Biscuit. To read all new postings, and/or post your own message, please visit the Alumni Website.
Prescott College alumni team-up to launch Prescott Square & Level Builders
 Eric Frank (RDP '94), General Contractor, and Tom Donovan (RDP '94), Project Manager, have over 20 years of combined building experience. Eric and Tom are specializing in remodel and home repair projects with an interest in green building. Any alumnus with building experience should give a holler, we are looking to hire in the near future! 928-778-0072 or squarelevel@cableone.net
Read more 70s Class Notes.
Chris Norment (RDP ’72)
When not working as an ethics consultant for the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and Enron Corp, and seeking to become a 53-year-old Perfect Master, I teach conservation biology/vertebrate biology courses at the State University of New York at Brockport (the "Harvard of Western Monroe County"). My first love (at least as far as science goes) is arctic/alpine ecology, but at the moment I mostly work on grassland bird ecology and conservation. Melissa, my wife of 25 years, is a special education teacher in the Brockport schools, while my kids (Liza, 18; Martin, 14) are professional adolescents. Both enjoy wilderness activities, which makes the old man happy. At some point Melissa and I hope to resettle out West, probably in the Methow Valley in Washington , where we have property and periodically visit to get back to the land, set our souls free. (Wait, wait - that sounds familiar...) cnorment@brockport.edu
Barbara (Etter) Graham (RDP ’74)
OK, I maybe never again had so much fun as I did on the 1974 Orientation Trip to Dark Canyon/Lake Powell. Anarchy & naked mud fights ruled, and what a cast of characters! Where are y'all? There was an extraordinary moment there right before the campus was lost & things reorganized. Will always look back on that (my 19th)ha! year as one of the best of my life. Where is Alton Wasson? esquintle@aol.com
Read more 90s Class Notes.
Paula Philbrook (RDP ’91)
I have been working for the last 4 months as an Assistant County Attorney for the State of New Hampshire prosecuting felony and misdemeanor level offenses. I continue to serve a Vice President and General Counsel for Pepperell Skydiving Center . I am also working on a skydiving world record project that involves fundraising for Breast Cancer Research. The world record event will take place in September 2005 in Perris Valley California . I would love to hear from PC grads from the late ‘89-‘90s. paula@philbrooklaw.com
Brigette Buynak (RDP '93)
Brigette has just started working for the New Mexico Senate. She is working for the Senate Judiciary Committee as an Analyst. The next 60 days will be gruesome but feel free to drop her a note at bbuynak@comcast.net . Many blessings to all!
Kevin Shaw (RDP ’94)
Hi all! After several years of moving about I am living in the Adirondacks in northern New York . My wife Cena, daughter Thea and I built a small home 15 acres that we bought five years ago. Cena is a teacher but is taking time off to be at home with Thea who is 15 months old. I have a General Contracting business and run a portable sawmill. We would love to see and hear from folks. kcshaw@westelcom.com
Grant Leibersberger (RDP ’96)
I recently moved back to Cleveland (a place I never thought I would return) to take care of some personal business. Currently, I am attending the MBA program at the Weatherhead School of Management and concentrating on Health Systems Management Policy. (Sounds boring, I know.) But, we need to fix some problems in our country with the delivery of health care services, so we can take care of all the boomers that are going to need help on our dime. I don't think I would be anywhere in this field without the leadership skills and relationships I developed at the college. By the way, if your ever find yourself in Cleveland (unlikely) give me a call. My best goes out to all the faculty, friends, and alumni at PC! grant@runbox.com
Read more 00s Class Notes.
Scott Winn (RDP ’00)
A big hello to all of you out there, especially those Sunset House alumni! It’s another year, so that means another move. Both my wife Carie and I have just finished our masters in Experiential Education from Minnesota State University-Mankato and have moved back to Stevens Point, Wisconsin for exclusive use of grandmother and grandfather to be babysitting service! We are expecting our little girl at the beginning of April. Carie and I are doing well. I have taken a position at University of Wisconsin as the Service-Learning Coordinator and Carie is the Program Director for Boys and Girls Club in Portage County . We welcome anyone to come visit and to drop us a line. Our email is swinn@uwsp.edu, phone us at 715-295-0113 or drop us a line 321 West St. Stevens Point , WI 54481 . We would we more than willing to host any Midwest PC gathering. Warm wishes to everyone. If anyone out there is using service-learning as a teaching tool I would love to hear about it. Warm wishes to everyone.
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Red Mountain Spa in St. George, Utah is seeking an Outdoor Recreation Manager who is an experienced, collaborative individual with financial management, organizational development and personnel management skills. 3 years minimum management skills, knowledge of land use, risk management, field and trail management, adventure sports and excellent communication and service skills necessary. We offer an excellent benefits package. Please email resume, cover letter and salary history to tfoster@redmtn.com or fax to 435-652-5755. EOE.
In the coming month, you will be able to purchase items from the Alumni Store through our secure online store using your credit card or an online check. Look for upcoming announcements about when this service will be available. Also coming soon: the PC Bookstore online.
Amos Whiting (RDP '99) was featured in an article, "American Sherpa," on the front page of the sports section of the Aspen Times Weekly on Sunday, January 16. Amos recently became an "aspirant" mountain guide, one of 21 such guides in the United States. Read the article
Ford Church (MAP '04) has recently opened The Cottonwood Institute, a Boulder, CO organization that offers innovative outdoor programs that blend
adventure and service to transform the way students become involved with
their community and the environment.
Students between the ages of 14 –
18 years may enroll in the courses that the institute is offering in 2005.
 Sarabande (at right) and Courant are the most recent digital collages by Walton Mendelson (RDP '69).
Miscellanea, 34 images by Walton Mendelson .Printed full color: 58 pages, paperback, 8¼ X 10½, $26.99. To order, click here.
Friday, Feb. 4 thru Sunday, Feb. 6: Master of Arts Colloquium. Rick Bass, the keynote speaker, will participate in a panel discussion titled "The Roadless Yaak: A Session on Collaborative Conservation," on Saturday, Feb. 5, from 2 to 4 p.m. The keynote address, The Land That the Wilderness Act Forgot, will be at 5 p.m. Both events will be in the Crossroads Center Community Meeting Room. There is no charge and the public is invited. The complete schedule is available online.
Thursday, Feb. 17 thru Saturday, Feb. 19: Crossroads Center Grand Opening Celebration. Events include an Authors' Showcase that will feature the vast diversity and long list of impressive authors connected with Prescott College; a luncheon with guest speaker Paul Duguid, coauthor of The Social Life of Information; and a presentation by Dennis Meadows, coauthor of Limits to Growth, who will speak on “The Personal Consequences of Global Limits.” The public is invited to the grand opening celebration, which will include tours of the new 22,000-square-foot green building. Events are free and open to all unless otherwise noted. Complete Schedule of Events
What's with the name?
"Biscuit" is a nickname for Prescott that locals often use. When out-of-towners visit, you'll often hear people explaining the proper pronunciation of "Prescott" as, "'Preskit' rhymes with 'Biscuit'." “The Biscuit” was chosen from among eight names by alumni vote in February 2003, and was submitted by alumnus Michael Shay (RDP ’99).
Read recent and current issues of The Biscuit online at www.prescott.edu/alumni/biscuit
Prescott College Alumni Office
220 Grove Ave. • Prescott, AZ 86301
1.877.350.2100
928.350.4502
Fax: 928.776.5228
alumni@prescott.edu
www.prescott.edu/alumni
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