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Panther Profiles
Josh
Chandler ’23
cluster learning:
doing work that matters
Turf Field benefits all
Winter 2022
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Panther Profiles
Josh
Chandler ’23
cluster learning:
doing work that matters
Turf Field benefits all
Winter 2022

AS WE CELEBRATE OUR
150TH ANNIVERSARY

Make Your Mark
Plymouth State is offering a limited opportunity for you to make your mark on campus.

Add to your legacy or honor someone you love by purchasing a commemorative brick to be installed on University Way by Rounds Hall.

When you give to Plymouth through the 150th Anniversary Brick Campaign, you invest in campus beautification for the next generation of Plymouth State students.

Your name here
Your name here
Make Your Mark
Plymouth State is offering a limited opportunity for you to make your mark on campus.

Add to your legacy or honor someone you love by purchasing a commemorative brick to be installed on University Way by Rounds Hall.

When you give to Plymouth through the 150th Anniversary Brick Campaign, you invest in campus beautification for the next generation of Plymouth State students.

4”x 8” Engraved Brick
4”x 8” Engraved Brick
$150
3 lines of text, 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation
($150 tax-deductible*)
1”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
1”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
$50
3 lines of text, 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation
($150 tax-deductible*)
8”x 8” Engraved Brick
8”x 8” Engraved Brick
$500
6 lines of text, 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation
($500 tax-deductible*)
3”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
3”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
$100
Replicas may only be ordered with purchase of a 8”x 8” brick
($86 tax-deductible*)
4”x 8” Engraved Brick
$150
3 lines of text, 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation
($150 tax-deductible*)
1”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
$50
Replicas may only be ordered with purchase of a 4”x 8” brick
($40 tax-deductible*)
8”x 8” Engraved Brick
$500
6 lines of text, 20 characters per line including spaces and punctuation
($500 tax-deductible*)
3”x 3” Mini Replica Brick
$100
Replicas may only be ordered with purchase of a 8”x 8” brick
($86 tax-deductible*)
All text will be engraved in uppercase and centered on the brick. Brick sponsorship is tax deductible.*
For questions or to receive a mailed order form, please contact University Advancement at (603) 535-2589 or alumni@plymouth.edu.
Plymouth Magazine
Winter 2022 | magazine.plymouth.edu
Editor | Peter Lee Miller
MANAGING Editor | Patrick Gullo
EXECUTIVE EDITOR | Marlin Collingwood
Designer | Daphne Bruemmer ’98
Contributors
Janice Beetle
Robin DeRosa
Ryan Gillen ’22
Lesley McGowan
Peter Lee Miller
Ryan Moyer ’24
Sarah Parrish
Photographers
Hailey Botelho ’22
Allegra K. Boverman
Josh Chandler ’23
Mackenzie Fullerton ’17
Mike Gridley
Brian Shumway
John Tully
Plymouth Magazine is published by the Communications & Marketing Office; Communications, Enrollment & Student Life. ©2021 Plymouth State University.

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Josh Chandler
On the cover:
A cell and molecular biology major and speaker of the Student Government Association, Josh Chandler ’23 is currently on deployment as an Air National Guard firefighter in Kuwait. He’s among the diverse Panther profiles featured in this issue.
Of Note
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Scarlett Lewis photographed with the ChooseLove duck mascot in front of a ChooseLove Movement vehicle
Scarlett Lewis (on right), founder of the Choose Love initiative, led a daylong program on campus that was open to the community. Hailey Botelho ’22 photos.
“Choose Love” Celebrated on Campus

Plymouth State University hosted a community-wide event to promote collective well-being on October 24, featuring Scarlett Lewis, founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement. An opening presentation in the Hanaway Theatre was followed by an afternoon of family-friendly activities on Alumni Green.

Scarlett Lewis founded the Choose Love Movement after her six-year-old son, Jesse, was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012. Motivated to research forms of compassion and teach the world how to avoid similar future tragedies, Lewis found that love, connection, and belonging are universal wants and needs that connect us all. Today, the movement has programs that have been accessed in all 50 states and in 111 countries.

Of Note
aerial view of Plymouth campus
Grant to Expand Youth Mental Health Services Throughout New Hampshire
In 2020, the American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA) projected more than 103 million American adults and nearly 14 million children would experience a negative mental/behavioral health condition and/or develop a co-occurring substance abuse disorder due to the confounding stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the pandemic stretched into 2021, the need for mental health support has never been greater. In order to help meet that need in New Hampshire, particularly in the North Country and Lakes Region, Plymouth State University has been awarded a $1.92 million four-year grant from the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program for Professionals. This marks the fifth time since 2013 that PSU has received this grant, which is intended to grow the behavioral health workforce in rural and medically underserved areas.

The University will be focusing its efforts on integrated prevention and clinical intervention and evidence-based treatment for at-risk children, adolescents and transitional-age youth (18-25 years), with a special emphasis on meeting the needs of those at risk for mental illness, substance use, intimate partner violence and suicide, and those least likely to seek continuous help. The funds will also be used to focus on New Hampshire’s opioid crisis and post-pandemic behavioral health needs.

Of Note
a man works on a atmospheric equipment from a top a ladder
Professor Eric Kelsey will lead students in a NASA-funded program. Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
NASA Grant to Study Atmosphere’s Response to Solar Eclipses

Plymouth State University has been awarded a $208,445 grant from NASA’s Science Activation Program to study the atmospheric impact of solar eclipses.

The “Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project” is being championed by researchers at Montana State University and will result in the largest volume of atmospheric data ever collected during a solar eclipse. Eric Kelsey, a research associate professor at PSU, will serve as a ‘Pod Lead’ for the project, training students and researchers throughout the region to launch weather balloons during the October 2023 and April 2024 solar eclipses and study the atmosphere’s response to a sudden pause in solar energy.

Of Note
Craig Souza smiles standing in front of a wall of geological type graphs and screens
Professor Eric Hoffman is the inaugural Souza professor. The map wall behind him was made possible by the philanthropic support of Tom ’81 and Nancy Gravina ’82.
Colonel Craig Souza ’87 Endowed Professorship in Meteorology
Plymouth State is proud to announce the establishment of the Colonel Craig Souza ’87 Endowed Professorship in Meteorology, made possible through a generous gift from retired US Air Force Colonel Craig Souza. Souza served most of his career supporting the US Army, including serving as the senior Air Force meteorologist supporting the Army and its chief of staff’s weatherman. Souza credits his illustrious career to his time at PSU. The purpose of the endowment is to celebrate and provide financial support to a deserving PSU faculty member who will research and present on the value of “functional meteorology.”

“PSU’s Integrated Clusters learning model emphasizes the interconnectedness of traditional industries in today’s society, and this new position reinforces that model by supporting an interdisciplinary inquiry into functional meteorology,” said PSU Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Ann McClellan. “The recipient of this endowed position will enrich the experience of PSU students and faculty in majors outside of meteorology by sharing his or her research with our community on an annual basis.”

Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
Turf Field
Benefits All
football players on the field catching the ball
two boys and a girl playing flag football
Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
team of females playing field hockey with sticks in hands
Hailey Botelho ’22 photo.
Plymouth State’s new turf field has become indispensable since its introduction in March 2021, and student athletes and their teams aren’t the only beneficiaries. The field has quickly become an integral part of a wide range of University activities.

“Once fall sports were in full effect, the field was used daily for up to 70 hours a week,” says Associate Director of Athletics Courtney O’Clair. Teams that took advantage this fall included Field Hockey, Football, and the Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse, Soccer, and Track and Field teams.

Strength and Conditioning coaches have made use of the turf field for training opportunities, Campus Recreation uses the site for intramural and club sports, and the Health and Human Enrichment academic programs frequently utilize the field for classes.

Cluster Learning iconCluster Learning
Doing Work That Matters
Doing Work That Matters
Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
Plymouth State University’s Cluster Learning Model
Faculty, Staff, and Students Develop an Integrated Approach to Learning: Cluster Learning
When Plymouth State University launched Integrated Clusters in 2015, faculty realized quickly that our institutional centering around integration would require thinking about teaching in new ways. Over the last three years, faculty, staff, and students in the Cluster Pedagogy Learning Community (CPLC), an effort supported by a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation, have worked together to develop educational approaches to catalyze the Cluster initiative and open new opportunities for our students. These “Cluster Learning” approaches are highlighted below.
Nic Helms reading a book while wearing a mask
Nic Helms. Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
Plymouth State 150 Cultivating Empathy Through Classic Literature
“All my courses are employing Cluster Learning to some degree, because I’m making the same pedagogical moves repeatedly,” says Nic Helms. The professor of British literature, now in his second year at PSU, brings medieval, renaissance, and modern works into twenty-first century conversations through discussions of intersectionality, disability rights, and racial trauma.

In a recent examination of Shakespeare’s 1603 tragedy, Othello, Helms’s students read aloud from the Folger Shakespeare Library, an online compendium of the playwright’s works. The free, full-text resource is in keeping with Cluster Learning’s emphasis on Open Educational Resources, and rather than strictly following the traditional analytical canon, students’ voices and their projects become central to the ongoing story of the course.

aerial view of lake with surrounding city
Plymouth State 150 Diving into Drinking Water
Plymouth State students begin their engagement with Cluster Learning through Tackling a Wicked Problem (TWP) courses, which provide opportunities to understand and begin to develop the four Habits of Mind (Purposeful Communication, Problem Solving, Integrated Perspective, and Self-Regulated Learning ) that are focal points of PSU pedagogy. These habits form the foundation for future success, both during and after college.

Teaching Lecturer Megan Heidenreich is now in her third year of running a TWP course concerned with one of life’s essentials: drinkable water. Her class includes students from a variety of disciplines, which Heidenreich encourages classmates to work across. Students combine their creativity to make a difference through team projects.

Panthers on the Prowl! A Cluster Learning project in motion
Panthers on the Prowl! A Cluster Learning project in motion
Plymouth State 150 “Panther Prowl” Provides Real World Experience
The pandemic curtailed numerous traditions during Plymouth State University’s 150th anniversary year, including cancellations of the Fall 2020 Homecoming celebration, typically among the most festive of annual activities, and the joyous, photo-friendly jaunt through town otherwise known as the Commencement procession. Rather than mourn these losses, Professor Denise Hutchins’s Event Marketing students chose to see them as a Cluster Learning opportunity that may well continue and inaugurate a new PSU chapter.

Creating and promoting events requires knowledge of branding, target market analysis, project management, promotion, and more. Students learn and apply these concepts through the implementation of large-scale events on campus, which in previous years have included rail jams, chili cook-offs, and career fairs.

Griffin Nyhan ‘20 credits Cluster Learning pedagogy for his success as a high school teacher
Griffin Nyhan ‘20 credits Cluster Learning pedagogy for his success as a high school teacher.
Plymouth State 150 Creativity and Curiosity Provide Food for Thought
American Food Issues: From Fast Food Nation to Farm Stands debuted in Spring 2019, and as one of Plymouth State’s first Integrated Capstone (INCAP) courses, students had to have junior status and be at or near the end of their General Education program. The course integrates the fields of literary and cultural studies, environmental studies, American studies, history, and health, especially as they relate to current debates in agriculture and food politics. Professor Abby Goode will be offering the course again in Spring 2022, and looks forward to the synergy produced by students from a range of disciplinary backgrounds and interests.

Goode specializes in early and nineteenth-century American literature, sustainability studies, transnational American studies, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. She had previous experience in teaching literature-based courses on food and environmentalism, but what makes the INCAPS unique is their foundation in Cluster Learning.

Acadia Herbst shadow pants
Katama Murray with folded lags on the floor
photo shoot at the Plymouth Skate Park
Above: Acadia Herbst ’23

Above, right: Katama Murray ’19

Right, clockwise from top left: Kerstin Venincasa ’21, Gunnar Consol ’21, Julie Miller ’22 and Camilla Puzio ’24. Thanks to Plymouth State’s vibrant Student Life office, the students were able to form a fashion club. Here, they have styled a photo shoot at the Plymouth Skate Park.

Top: Acadia Herbst ’23

Middle, right: Katama Murray ’19

Bottom, clockwise from top left: Kerstin Venincasa ’21, Gunnar Consol ’21, Julie Miller ’22 and Camilla Puzio ’24. Thanks to Plymouth State’s vibrant Student Life office, the students were able to form a fashion club. Here, they have styled a photo shoot at the Plymouth Skate Park.

Cluster Learning Logo Trending: Cluster Learning Is in Fashion
Paris, New York, Milan…Plymouth? Known more for Birkenstocks than Birkin bags, the town hardly ranks among the world’s fashion capitals, but for today’s students the community’s down-to-earth values may be precisely what is needed to reimagine fashion for the twenty-first century.
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Cluster Learning Logo Cluster Learning Springboard: An Energetic Launch to Educational Journeys
A new pilot course is facilitating the benefits of Cluster Learning across all academic interests. Through explorations of interdisciplinarity, project-based work, and open education, Cluster Learning Springboard students will be better able to articulate the interests and passions they’re excited to pursue.

The basis of Cluster Learning Springboard is both to be a Cluster Learning course in practice and also to help students think about what Cluster Learning means. Students design most of the course work, both individually and in groups.

Its genesis stems from Plymouth State University’s popular interdisciplinary studies (IDS) major, which is consistently named one of the top programs of its kind nationwide. IDS students use their intellectual curiosity, imagination, energy, and passion to design customized studies that fulfill eclectic academic interests and which move them toward successful careers. The content of Cluster Learning Springboard, previously required of IDS majors as part of a three-credit course that occasionally drew curious non-IDS participants, has been reformulated as a two-credit course to attract more diverse participation.

Center for
Cybersecurity

At Plymouth State University

The Cybersecurity Bootcamp at Plymouth State University is an accelerated training program designed to successfully prepare people with little or no background in IT for entry-level jobs in cybersecurity, a highly in-demand and lucrative career path.

Developed around military training methodologies and hands-on learning, the program focuses on the key skills sought by employers. The Bootcamp prepares students not only with technical knowledge but with the essential skills required for a successful career in cybersecurity.

Why Cybersecurity?
With the rate of cyber attacks reaching record highs, there is an urgent need for workers in cybersecurity. The field has had 0% unemployment for nearly a decade, and forecasts 350% job growth through 2021. With plentiful opportunities and competitive compensation, an accelerated Cybersecurity Bootcamp is the best way to gain the necessary skills to fill these positions.

Our Partnership with Cybint
The Center for Cybersecurity at Plymouth State University powered by Cybint covers the hands-on and practical skills necessary for Bootcampers to land high-paying careers in cybersecurity, one of the world’s fastest growing industries.

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PANTHER PROFILES
PANTHER PROFILES
Josh Chandler dressed in military uniform in front of a vehicle
JOSH
CHANDLER ’23
“Rather than just telling you what the answer is, we’re encouraged to consider why we get the answer, how we get that answer, and if there are other answers.”
“I drive a behemoth of a fire truck with a big turret on it to shoot water,” says Josh Chandler ’23. A cell and molecular biology major with minors in chemistry, global health, neuroscience, and psychology, the Air National Guard firefighter is taking a full load of Plymouth State University courses while currently serving in Kuwait.

Chandler is also speaker of the Student Government Association and has been running meetings remotely via Zoom while deployed, despite the seven-hour time difference. He previously served as vice president of the student body and as student trustee to the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees. His busy life fits together in a life of service to the nation, central New Hampshire, and the Plymouth State community, and in his career goal of becoming a physician assistant.

Alyssa Griffin headshot
Alyssa
Griffin ’23
“Giving back to the community was something my parents made sure my brothers and I partook in to humble ourselves, learn compassion, but most importantly to help others.”
Plymouth State’s food pantry serves a vital need, providing sustenance for a significant proportion of PSU students who are food insecure. Alyssa Griffin ’23, president and food pantry manager of the Student Support Foundation, enhanced the pantry’s efficiency by conducting inventory trend analysis.

“I realized that a better way to understand what was going in and out of the pantry could help us better predict what was needed,” says Griffin. “Then we could be more proactive in asking for donations.”

Nam Nguyen headshot
John Anderson photo.
Nam
Nguyen ’22G
“By integrating arts into the classroom, I can increase students’ learning engagement and enjoyment.”
John Anderson photo.
Fulbright grantee Nam Nguyen ’22G had been in this country for less than a month when he was asked to audition for a performing arts program. Professor Trish Lindberg sensed that the Vietnamese visual artist, still learning the nuances of spoken English, might be hesitant.

“She asked me to sing a song,” Nguyen recalls. “She said, ‘I will close my eyes. You can do any song. I’ll turn away and just listen.’” The compassionate prompting made all the difference. “She helped me to open up and try something new,” Nguyen says. “I wasn’t so scared to make a mistake. That’s an opportunity. We can learn and grow from that.”

Marissa Plaza playing volleyball
Marissa
Plaza ’23
“Marissa fits in well with our positive team culture, and she works hard every day to better herself and the players around her.” —Coach Forge
The Plymouth State Volleyball Team got off to one of the best starts in program history this year, securing homecourt advantage in the playoffs after acing the regular season with a 19–0 start. Marissa Plaza ’23, a transfer student and newcomer to the East Coast, is among the reasons for this year’s success.

Plaza is a libero, a back-row defensive specialist who wears a different color jersey then other team members and never serves or rotates to the front line. She’s made a new home for herself, with a new team and new school, in a quite different part of the country.

Nick Simeti headshot
Nick
Simeti ’18
Mackenzie Fullerton ’17 photo.
“The Plymouth State Public Health faculty have been my role models academically and professionally—they are the people I try to imitate, and, in my new position, I hope I can be a role model for youth.”
Nick Simeti ’18 appreciates the importance of good examples and is grateful for those who have inspired him. He takes seriously his responsibility to others. “I think the Plymouth State University Public Health program faculty are really great,” he says. “They have been my role models academically and professionally—they are the people I try to imitate, and, in my new position, I hope I can be a role model for youth.”

Simeti is a health educator with Communities for Alcohol and Drug-Free Youth (CADY), a regional nonprofit devoted to preventing and reducing youth substance misuse. He will be involved in many different programs involving direct work with youth, including community-based projects, after-school programs, and in-school educational workshops. From CADY’s base in Plymouth alongside the PSU campus, he will be going into area middle and high schools, primarily in Campton, Holderness, Plymouth, and Rumney.

Kingsley Kabari sitting with a professor at a desk and looking ad a spine model
Kingsley
Kabari ’08
“I have had wonderful guidance from key people in my life. I don’t want to disappoint them. I want to show them their investment has done well.”
At an age when most are learning the alphabet, Kingsley Kabari ’08 was helping his grandmother run a farm in Nigeria. As a pre-teen, he ran a shoe repair business and worked as a construction laborer to help provide for his family.

School was not an option for Kabari until he was 16 and after his family had immigrated to the United States in 1998, settling in Manchester, NH. The focus of his high school experience, though, was learning how to speak English, and his academic scores were significantly lower than he needed for college entrance. He worked an assortment of odd jobs, including training athletes at a YMCA. This sparked a desire for a college degree in exercise physiology, and Kabari’s relentless persistence was engaged.

Elizabeth Howard smiling and leaning on her fist in a professional photo
Photo courtesy of Brian Shumway.
Elizabeth
Howard ’72
“Americans are parochial and it’s important that students have the opportunity to experience another culture.”
Photo courtesy of Brian Shumway.
“Artists are here to disturb the peace,” declared James Baldwin, whose activism and groundbreaking literary life inspires the Short Fuse podcast hosted by Elizabeth Howard ’72. Like Baldwin, Howard uses her communication skills to help illuminate opportunities for change.

Howard’s willingness to take a stand against society’s shortcomings began early on, and as a teenager she journeyed to Louisville, KY, to work on civil rights issues. She recently reconnected with Louisville through a podcast segment in a conversation with the director of Speed Art Museum focused on “Promise Witness Remembrance,” an exhibition dedicated to the life of Breonna Taylor, and the protests and conversation around racism, violence, and policing that ensued following her killing.

Wayne
Semprini ’72
Wayne Semprini standing by his wife and brother by a large river
Wayne Semprini standing by his wife and brother by a large river
Kevin Semprini, Paulette Semprini ’72, and Wayne Semprini ’72
“I benefited tremendously from Plymouth State. I got a world of contacts, including recommendations from President Harold Hyde and the dean of students, and I knew they would open doors for me.”
“Kev and I were Portsmouth, NH, kids who didn’t grow up wealthy, but were fortunate to live in an amazing community,” says Wayne Semprini ’72, explaining the impetus for the new scholarship created by him and his brother, Kevin. “Both of us think the world of Plymouth State and if this helps induce somebody from Portsmouth to choose it, we’re all for it.”

The Priscilla and Mario Semprini Portsmouth High School Endowed Scholarship Fund honors the brothers’ late parents, “…two beautiful people who I feel could have served as ambassadors for the Greatest Generation,” says Kevin Semprini. “They were very hardworking people who didn’t have an opportunity to attend college. However, they were committed to saving so their sons could attend if they chose to.”

THE GREEN | PLYMOUTH STATE ALUMNI NEWS & NOTES | WINTER 2021

Jump to Decade
Norton R. Bagley ’41
Norton R. Bagley ’41 was posthumously inducted into the Pinkerton Academy Hall of Fame on September 23, 2021. Bagley was a Pinkerton Academy alumnus from the class of 1937 and taught at PTC and PSC for 32 years.
https://tinyurl.com/Bagley37
Claira (Pirozzi) Monier ’62
Claira (Pirozzi) Monier ’62 received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the NH Business and Industry Awards on October 20, 2021, in Manchester, for her career as the former executive director of the NH Housing Finance Authority.
1950s
’52 & ’57: 70th & 65th Reunions–Summer Reunion 2022
Louise (Rine) Pryor ’59 obtained her master’s degree in teaching at Plymouth State and went on to earn her CAGS in counseling at UNH. She is now retired from teaching, counseling, and from her work as a librarian.
Exchanging Vows

Esther “Estie” Ott ’93, ’01G and Tim Allison and were married on June 26, 2021, in Durham, NH.

Brad Faria ’02 and Jeanne (Gilligan) Faria (attended 1996-97) were married on June 4, 2021.

Lindsey (Paynter) Carroll ’11 and Eric Carroll were married on May 22, 2021.

Lexi Casale Keenan ’13 and Aaron Keenan were married on October 9, 2021, at the Common Man Inn in Claremont, NH.

Lauren Salmon ’14 and Adam Nassaf ’14 were married on November 5, 2021, in Captiva, FL.

Rachel Pantazis ’15 and Andrew Burton Kelley ’15 on December 23, 2020.

Miranda (Beaudry) McAlister ’16 and Dakota McAlister were married on July 10, 2021, in Irasburg, VT, at the Creek Hill Barn.

Emily (Benton) Gaudion ’19G and Tim Gaudion were married on October 16, 2021, at the Margate Resort in Laconia, NH.

The PSU crew at the Paynter-Carroll wedding.
The PSU crew at the Paynter-Carroll wedding.
Tim and Emily (Benton) Gaudion ’19G with their wedding party
Tim and Emily (Benton) Gaudion ’19G with their wedding party
The pandemic altered the wedding plans of Rachel Pantazis ’15 and Andrew Burton Kelley ’15. They opted for a private ceremony with immediate family and a photoshoot by best friend and photographer, Nina Weinstein ’15.
The pandemic altered the wedding plans of Rachel Pantazis ’15 and Andrew Burton Kelley ’15. They opted for a private ceremony with immediate family and a photoshoot by best friend and photographer, Nina Weinstein ’15.
The pandemic altered the wedding plans of Rachel Pantazis ’15 and Andrew Burton Kelley ’15. They opted for a private ceremony with immediate family and a photoshoot by best friend and photographer, Nina Weinstein ’15.
Standing (l to r) Jennifer (Reissig) King ‘93, Kristin (Binnington) Borselli ‘92, and Joanna (Bishop) Libby. Seated– Karin (Finlay) Kohler ‘92, Niki (Burg) Dial ‘93, Jackie (Esposito) Gebler ‘92, Tammy Phillips ‘92, and lying down, the bride, Estie Ott ‘93.
Standing (l to r) Jennifer (Reissig) King ‘93, Kristin (Binnington) Borselli ‘92, and Joanna (Bishop) Libby. Seated– Karin (Finlay) Kohler ‘92, Niki (Burg) Dial ‘93, Jackie (Esposito) Gebler ‘92, Tammy Phillips ‘92, and lying down, the bride, Estie Ott ‘93.
Lexi Casale Keenan ’13 and Aaron Keenan. Tim Correira photo.
Lexi Casale Keenan ’13 and Aaron Keenan. Tim Correira photo.
ARRIVALS

Wes Roy ’02 and his wife Rachael welcomed daughter Harriet M. Roy on September 21, 2021. Harriet joins big brothers Oliver and Max.

Kristen (Michaud) Gonzalez ’05 and David Gonzalez welcomed daughter Addison Harper Gonzalez on October 10, 2021.

Ashley (Breen) Snow ’09 and Jameson Snow ’10 welcomed Lyla Loretta Snow on July 31, 2021.

Erin Maggio (Norris) ’12 and Matthew Maggio welcomed their first child, a daughter, Madeline Terese Maggio, on June 12, 2021, in Ithaca, NY.

Dorothy (Haycook) Shackelford ’13 and Austin Shackelford ’13 welcomed their son, Daniel Nathan Shackelford, on April 19, 2021. Daniel joins big brother Samuel.

Nicole (Vermette) Anser ’15 and Jesse Anser ’15 married on August 1, 2020. They welcomed daughter, McKinley Josephine Anser, on June 29, 2021.

Ashley (Breen) Snow ’09, Jameson Snow ’10, and daughter Lyla Loretta Snow.
Ashley (Breen) Snow ’09, Jameson Snow ’10, and daughter Lyla Loretta Snow.
Rachel and Wes Roy ’02 with daughter Harriet M. Roy. Wes serves on the PSUAA Board of Directors.
Rachel and Wes Roy ’02 with daughter Harriet M. Roy. Wes serves on the PSUAA Board of Directors.
In Memoriam
Remembering Plymouth State alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have passed away.
Doris (Harrigan) Mosher ’51
May 31, 2021, Salem, NH

Kenneth A. Randall ’54
July 2, 2021, Franklin, NH

Alvin L. Fellows ’56
June 30, 2021, Newport, VT

Robert J. Ross ’56
March 11, 2021, Lake George, NY

Betty J. Stimson ’58
March 31, 2021, North Haverhill, NH

Francis W. Bruni ’59, ’64G
May 6, 2021, Gorham, NH

Robert C. Butson ’69, ’79G
July 2, 2021, Littleton, NH

M. Gretchen (Wood) Brown ’70
June 1, 2021, Mason, NH

Rebecca Chandler ’70
March 5, 2021, Montpelier, VT

Frederick W. Cole ’70
June 11, 2021, Chapin, SC

Silence S. Triplett ’70
August 23, 2021, Rumney, NH

Theresa Knust Graichen ’71
April 22, 2021, Flagler Beach, FL

Kirk E. Murchie ’78
August 24, 2021, Portland, ME

Robin L. (Allard) Savoie-Toltz ’80
March 12, 2021, Newbury, NH

Catherine R. Alexander ’82
September 5, 2021, Silver Spring, MD

Joni J. Stover ’82G
May 26, 2021, Alpharetta, GA

Gregory F. Camelo ’83G
June 25, 2021, Tupper Lake, NY

Tracey A. Colburn ’02
July 5, 2021, Grafton, NH

Jonathan W. Krieger ’06
May 2, 2021, Hampton, NH

Eric K. Barletta ’08
April 25, 2021, Foxboro, MA

Debra A. Norwood ’14G
March 28, 2021, Rumney, NH

Staff, Faculty, and Friends
Thomas W. Cowie
March 22, 2021, Center Harbor, NH
Two ladies smiling together
Summer Reunion 2021
Updates from the attendees of the Summer 2021 Reunion
1960 & 1961
Celebrating 60/61 years
Honorable Mary (Chapman) Freitas ’60 held a series of education positions once she graduated Plymouth Teachers College. Although retired, she still volunteers in the elementary classroom. She has been a state representative for Hill District 14 since 2014. During her time working in elementary schools she was awarded the experienced teacher fellowship program. In 2018 her husband passed but they have three fantastic children (Bob, Mary, and Jim) and eight beautiful grandkids. In her free time, she enjoys handcrafts (especially quilting) reading, and bowling. She has adventured on three, weeks-long road trips across the US with her family, and has also visited London, Paris, Rome, Dublin, and Oslo. Some of these trips have been with her PTC roommates!

2022 Upcoming Events

Giving Week and Founders Day 2022
March 14–20 Founders Day: Tuesday, March 15

Plymouth State Alumni Lunch in the Villages, FL
Arnold Palmer Legends Country Club
Tuesday, March 22, at Noon

Stevens-Bristow Professorship of Education Lecture
Trish Lindberg
Museum of the White Mountains
Wednesday, March 23

Alumni Ski Day at Cannon Mountain
Hosted by the Women’s Leadership Summit
Friday, March 25

Alumni Ski Day at Loon Mountain
Hosted by alumnus Dave Roberts and the Panther Business Club
Saturday, March 26

Wixson Professorship of Mathematics Lecture
Matthew D. Zawodniak
Silver Center for the Arts
Friday, April 15

Boston Alumni Gathering at Quickbase, Inc.
290 Congress Street, Boston
Thursday, April 21, 5:30 p.m.

Commencement
Congratulations to the class of 2022!
Graduate: Friday, May 6
Undergraduate: Saturday, May 7

Students, Scholarships, & Service
An Evening to Benefit Students and to Present the Raymond S. Burton ’62 Public Service Award
The Barn on the Pemi, Plymouth, NH
Thursday, June 2, 6 p.m.

Greek Alumni Reunion
Merrill Place Conference Center
June 24–26

Summer Reunion
Inviting alumni who prefer Plymouth in the summer and celebrating landmark reunions for the classes of 1952, ’57, ’62, ’67, ’72, ’77, and ’82.
Thursday, July 28

Women’s Leadership Summit
Waterville Valley, NH
July 30–31

PSU Alumni Association Barbara Dearborn ’60 Golf Classic at Homecoming 2022
Waukewan Golf Club, Center Harbor, NH
Friday, October 7, Noon tee off

Homecoming 2022
Saturday, October 8, 2022

Plymouth Homecoming 2021
Homecoming 2021
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Plymouth Homecoming 2021 Hall
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Plymouth Homecoming 2021 Together, We Ascend
Plymouth Homecoming 2021 Mary Lyon Hall
Plymouth Homecoming 2021 Together, We Ascend
Two women talking at Plymouth Homecoming 2021

Couldn’t make it to Homecoming 2021? Check out our photo gallery of highlights from the weekend’s events and make plans to return to campus for next year!

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