RE LOG - Spring 2017

48 Ransom Everglades LOG SPRING 2017 Class Notes Ransom School 1953 Bob Pendleton and his wife of 59 years invite old friends to see their website www. bobandelsa.com and drop them an email at bobandelsa@gmail.com . The Pendletons chronicle their travels in retirement, and even offer dozens of book reviews! 1961 Jon Maksik’ s author-son, Alexander Maksik, was introduced by Dan Leslie Bowden, his father’s former teacher, at Books & Books in Coral Gables on Nov. 3. The younger Maksik spoke about his new book, Shelter in Place. Mr. Bowden played an influential role in Jon’s love of literature, which was passed down to Alexander. In attendance were several RE community members, including Head of School Penny Townsend and Charles Sands ’61 with his wife Linda. L-R: Charles Sands ’61 , Dan Leslie Bowden, Alexander Maksik, Jon Maksik ’61 . 1965 The Council of Independent College’s annual report honored Ned Moore with the Distinguished Service Award for his effective service as Executive Director of State Council Programs and CIC vice president beginning in 2010. Moore was a key member of CIC’s senior staff until his retirement in June 2016; he now serves CIC as Senior Advisor, State Council Programs. Among his many achievements, Moore guided, with skill and insight, the successful merger of the former Foundation for Independent Higher Education into CIC and helped expand CIC’s grant programs in support of its state councils. Previously, he was president of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and earlier served as Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Randolph-Macon College. He is a graduate of Washington and Lee University and holds a master’s degree from the University of North Texas. Dean X. Parmelee , a professor of psychiatry and pediatrics and Associate Dean for Medical Education at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, was recognized by the Association of American Medical Colleges for his outstanding contributions to academic medicine with the Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award on Nov. 13, 2016. Parmelee received the award in Seattle, Wash., at the organization’s annual convention. He has been an early pioneer of team-based learning (TBL) and medical education innovation for more than three decades. In 2001, he joined the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. David McCrea visited campus with his wife Janet, his daughter Jessica ’98 and her fiancé. David retired at the end of 2016 and has moved to North Carolina with Janet as full-time residents. Jessica lives in Washington state where she practices veterinary medicine. Michael Wohlfeld writes,“I attended Indiana University in Bloomington, and graduated from FSU in special education. I attended a Naturopathic College in Indiana about 15 years ago and took the position of staff naturopath for Organic By Nature, Long Beach, CA. Since 1979 I have lived in Encinitas, CA, and am now married to my second wife of 16 years, Nora, after my first wife passed away from cancer many years ago. We live one mile from the Pacific Ocean and enjoy swimming daily as it helps my feet which were operated on as a child. I defi- nitely prefer warm Atlantic water, but it is very beautiful here and one gets accustomed to cooler water all year. We are very involved in our church, which promotes meditation rather than dogma. I have traveled exten- sively for business in the past and now travel locally in a van and love camping while on business or pleasure trips. Since I get to help people every day and get paid for it there is no intent to retire as my work is fun and rewarding. Hopefully I will attend our 50th reunion next year, God willing.” 1969 Lane Warren writes, “I am alive and well and living in Lower Manhattan with my wife, Sandy, playing tennis and music. I recently visited my dad, 92-year-old Gib Warren, retired Ransom faculty member and Florida State champion tennis team coach. Gib is now living in Nashville, near my brother, Charlie Warren ’74. 1970 CBS Sunday Morning featured filmmaker Timothy Greenfield-Sanders on its Dec. 4 show, highlighting the debut of his latest project, “The Trans List,” a film released on HBO that examines the stories of trans- gender people. Reporter Serena Altschul provided the report, which you can watch here: http://cbsn.ws/2lTJR2L. Works from Greenfield-Sanders’ “List” series, which has included The Black List, The Latino List, The Women’s List, The Out List and The Trans List, were on display through February at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. The exhibition, “IDENTITY: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders The List Portraits,” offered a look into race, gender, class, sexuality and ethnicity in America through 151 large-format photographs of pioneers in five distinct-but-often-overlap- ping groups. Greenfield-Sanders was named the RE 2017 Commencement speaker as this issue went to press.