This past October the Columbia Preservation Class of 1978-80 held their 30th anniversary reunion at Moran’s Restaurant in Chelsea, next to the Highline. Despite the freak snowstorm, 25 alumni attended (some with great difficulty) for drinks and dinner. Dozens of class photos were shown on a looped digital slideshow and a commemorative booklet was also produced, with updates on what classmates had been doing over the years. The reunion committee consisted of Jay Shockley, Gina Santucci, Nancy Zerbe, and M.C. Taylor. The following day a smaller group made the trek to Irvington, NY at the invitation of fellow classmate Joe Lombardi to tour his Octagon House, the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.
Members of the class of 1978-1980 include:
Camille Bowman (Newport News, VA)
Ann B. McGlone (San Antonio, TX)
Liz Blair Jones (Bethesda, MD)
Kaisa Broner-Bauer (Helskinki, Finland)
Rachel Carley (Litchfield, CT)
Pat Casler (Chicago, IL)
Carol Corden (Brooklyn, NY)
Bob Craig (Hamilton Square, NJ)
DD Allen (New York, NY)
Judith E. Fagin (Erie, PA)
Dale Frens (West Chester, PA)
Julia Gersovitz (Westmount, Quebec)
Barbara Bartlett (Cazenovia, NY)
Alison Gilchrist (Washington Depot, CT)
Frances Hanahan (New York, NY)
Wes Haynes (Stamford, CT)
Steven Hirschberg (Stamford, CT)
Susan Horst Mori (Tokyo, Japan)
Mike Hubartt (Flushing, NY)
Mike Jackson (Springfield, IL)
Carol Ann Arvan (Royal Oak, MI)
Joseph Pell Lombardi (New York, NY)
Leslie Lord Ide (Ridgefield, CT)
Bob Louton (dec’d)
Suzanne Lown Grant (New York, NY)
Hermes Mallea (New York, NY)
Bruce Popkin (Fresh Meadows, NY)
Sue Radmer (New York, NY)
Martha Raymond (Alexandria, VA)
Pamela Rubin Carter (New York, NY)
Gina Santucci (New York, NY)
Jay Shockley (New York, NY)
Lauren Brook Allsopp (Scottsdale, AZ)
Gail Sonnenfeld (Chicago, IL)
Susan Strauss (New York, NY)
Beth Sullebarger (Glendale, OH)
M.C. Taylor (Salisbury, CT)
Anne Van Ingen (Stamford, CT)
Gay Wagner (Hampton, CT)
Nancy Zerbe (Metuchen, NJ)