ALUMNI NEWS NOTES

Ellen Mecray: I'm working at a co-ed boarding school called the Williston Northampton School. I teach 10-12 grade Chem. and I also run the Middle School Macintosh computer Center. I guess it's the norm in prep school life to do a lot more that teach...I coached three seasons last year (field hockey, skiing, and lacrosse) and lived in a dormitory with 30 girls! This year I have moved to a smaller dormitory with 12 girls in it and I have agreed to coach two seasons. Hey, I'm cutting my load....I'm not running around like crazy...well, not right now, the kids arrive tomorrow! I also do a capella singing group (like the "Gates) for the upper school girls...it's a nice break from the routine. (submitted '96)

Andrew Gatt: In 2002 Hubbard Scientific published my book of aerial 3-D images of geologically interesting locations. Features include, Meteor Crater, Mount Capulin, and Mount Rainier. The book is called "The Earth in 3-D" and is marketed to Earth Science teachers through science catalog companies such as Ward's, Carolina, and Frey Scientific. In 2003, I completed my second book, also published by Hubbard Scientific, called "Elementary Physical Science Activities." It is a book of 16 hands-on science activities for students in grades 3-6. It will be in catalogs later this year.

I am finishing my seventh year as the lower school science specialist at Ravenscroft School in Raleigh, North Carolina. My wife, Julia Tarasova (Duke '96) and I had our first child, Daniel Peter Gatt, on March 27, 2003.(submitted 6/03)

Chris Reilly: Been sweating away here in College Station, going to a school of 42,000 is slightly different than going to Colgate. Working on trace metals. (submitted '96)

Patrick Ramsey: Graduated from B. School in June and have since done one "boon doggle" after another. Brazil - 1 week; Alaska - 1 month; Sweden - 1 week. Started work in August at Merrill Lynch in investment banking (NYS). Got married in November to Kristen Olson ('90). (submitted '96)