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1940s

Carlton Dettman '48 received an award from the Michigan State Medical Society for having practiced medicine for 50 years. He received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1952, after completing his pre-medical degree from AC. Carlton began practicing medicine in Montrose following his discharge from the U.S. Army. He and his wife, Gloria Beebe Dettman '48, live in Montrose, where he continues to practice medicine, and Gloria works as his office manager.

1950s

Fred "Fritz" Pinkerman '59 recently retired after 43 years of teaching. His assignments included Bedford Public Schools in Michigan, and Lucas County Educational Services in Ohio. He also retired from his fishing charter service after 20 years on the Great Lakes. He and his wife, Sylvia McCracken Pinkerman '60, who retired recently from The University of Toledo, plan to visit their children in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, as well as various relatives throughout the United States. Fritz has already expanded his fishing experiences to include a fly-in trip to Canada with his son-in-law and grandson and a tarpon tournament in Boca Grande, Fla. Fritz and Sylvia live in Temperance, and would enjoy hearing from old friends at pinkerman@aol.com.

1960s

Benja Sides Filkill '64, and grandson Ryan, visited campus during their annual drive from their home in Texas to their summer home in northern Michigan.  Benja is proudly holding the Adrian College Scholarship cup, which she was awarded in 1964.  This cup is awarded to students who earned a 4.0 grade point average for four consecutive years.

1970s

Ted Johnson '72 is the new director and head of marketing for El Pescador Fly Fishing Resorts in Belize, Central America. He invites everyone to visit their website at www.elpescador.com. Ted reports that the fishing is great; this is his best use of his biology degree yet!

Connie Grimes Llewellyn '73 recently moved to Fremont, where she teaches fourth grade. She earned her master's degree in reading, and has three children, Garth, Morgan and Emily.

The Dexter Leader reports that in August, then-Governor John Engler named Timothy "T.J." Spencer '73 to the Michigan Board of Chiropractic. During his three-year term, he will help to regulate chiropractic therapy in the state. Spencer's chiropractic practice is in Dexter, where he resides with his wife Brooke.

Deborah Keppers Lonon '77 was recently invited to join the faculty of the International Institute for Readers Theatre in London. For two weeks each July, she will be teaching scriptmaking, oral interpretation, directing and other Readers Theatre techniques to a group of international students at King's College. For the past three years, Deborah has served as department chair of English/communications at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville, N.C. This fall, she was asked to head the Quality Enhancement Planning component of that institution's upcoming accreditation process. Deborah lives in Mation, N.C, with her husband, Dr. Bill Lonon, and son Christopher, 12. She is a frequent visitor to New York City, where best friend Don Carroll '76 lives.

Weddings

Rebecca Limbird '73 and Stephen Rohre were married June 30, 2001, during an outdoor wedding at the St. Clair Inn in St. Clair. Becky is employed by the University of Michigan, as the personnel representative for the plant building services department of the facilities and operations division. The couple lives in Ypsilanti.

1980s

Carol Andersen '82 has returned to the teaching profession after a 20-year hiatus. She is in her second year back and teaches Spanish I and IV at Westminster High School in Westminster, Colo.

The U.S. Army promoted Dean Wiley '83 of Huntsville, Ala., from the rank of major to captain during an October ceremony.

Robert King '83 recently began a new job with Bristol-Myers Squibb in Lawrenceville, N.J., as a principal investigator and head of the molecular biology group in the Division of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies. In addition, he has recently started his own business, Crown Custom Bonsai, in which he designs and creates commissioned bonsai for the home and garden.

Glenn DeLong '84 and his wife Jeanne performed in the musical "The Scarlet Pimpernel" in Windsor, Canada, in November. Jeanne played the lead female part of Marguerite, and Glenn played the role of the sinister villain Chauvelin. Glenn is an emergency room physician at Mt. Clemens Hospital. The DeLongs live in Shelby Township.

Barb Fairman '85 was re-elected for another term as treasurer for the Belleville Area Council for the Arts board of directors. This past year, Barb has also been involved with the Michigan Flute Orchestra, playing her newest instrument, the bass flute. In her free time, she also plays on a volleyball team and continues to be active with the Pontchartrain Alumni chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity, and will be historian for this group for another year. She was one of the chapter soloists at a joint recital with another alumni chapter, and is gearing up for the 100th