Carol McConnell ’81

I joined CdeP 1981 classmates Dianna Marguleas Dar, Marci Dabbs, Leila Hemaidan, Carolyn Chandler, and Criss Leydecker Troast in Santa Barbara for a fun weekend celebrating shared memories of our years at Thacher. What a joy it was to spend time with life-long friends. Also, I retired in April. Today’s Veterinary Business article Carol McConnell […]

Eric Gross ’85

This school year, I got to experience dropping my son off to start his freshman year at Thacher as well as not sending him back after spring break due to the shelter-in-place restrictions. It is a shame that he’ll miss part of the experience because he loves it there. During parents weekend and winter alumni […]

Leslie Sligh ’07

After serving in the Peace Corps in Namibia from 2015–2017, I returned stateside accompanied by Mukwetu, a sage, sweet bush dog who adopted me in the village. Her name means “friend.” Mukwetu and I now live in DC where I’m pursing a Masters in Global Human Development at Georgetown’s School of Foreign service. Leslie Sligh […]

James “Kirk” Kirkham ’50

Fellow classmate, Miles Carlisle, and I plan to celebrate our 85th birthdays together on May 19, in Bolinas. Included will be mutual good friend, Winnifred Noble, classmate Dr. Morris Noble’s widow. As for me, still married to Kathy Dibblee (57 Years); two children, Lila and James D.; and four grandchildren, Sam and Allison Ansel, Leela and […]

Michael Voevodsky ’82

Is it me, or are others finding the Thacher network is becoming more prominent? The older I get, the tighter the orbits become – you know, the degrees of separation seem closer. I think Thacher has reached a kind of critical mass now. For instance, I moved to Grand Rapids 2 years ago, and was […]