Richard H. Coldren (EB50) of St. Joseph, Mich., loves living on the St. Joseph River. He welcomes friends to call or visit. He writes that he recently visited with former Northwestern football coach Ara Parseghian.

James C. Rouman (FSM50, 53) of Hartford, Conn., a retired anesthesiologist and anesthesiology teacher, wrote Underwater Dreams: A Modern Greek Tragedy (Peter E. Randall Publisher, 2006). The novel focuses on a young Greek woman who moves to Wisconsin to raise a family with her American husband.

Dwight L. Freshley (GC51) of Athens, Ga., professor emeritus of speech communication at the University of Georgia, received a distinguished alumni award from Alliance (Ohio) High School and an Outstanding Alumni Award in 2000 from North Central College. He and his wife, Jean, went on a trip to Australia and New Zealand in November. They have also traveled to Alaska, the Panama Canal and South America. They have four children and eight grandchildren.

Slater E. Newman (G51) of Raleigh, N.C., was honored by the Wake County chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, which named its annual debate in his honor. The 2006 debate was held at North Carolina State University, where he was professor of psychology. The debate was co-sponsored by the ACLU student chapter, which he founded and advised. He is a member of the ACLU national advisory council.

George E. Dorris (G53, 62) of New York City, retired associate professor of English at York College of the City University of New York, is a dance historian. He contributes articles and reviews to Ballet Review, Dance Now and Dancing Times. He and his partner, Jack W. Anderson (C57), are co-editors of Dance Chronicle: Studies in Dance and the Related Arts, a scholarly journal published three times a year. Anderson also writes for Dancing Times and Dance magazines and has contributed reviews and articles to the New York Times since 1978.

Hermon T. Price Jr. (FSM53) of Tucson wrote and illustrated his humorous memoir, There’s Something Funny About That (Wheatmark, 2006). It includes true stories from school, specialty training and medical practice, as well as family vacation fiascos, high school misadventures and wartime experiences as an enlisted man in World War II.

A. Irene Polson (GSESP54) of Princeton, Ill., who retired from teaching, wrote “Classics Have Worth” in the spring 2006 issue of Delta Kappa Gamma Society’s magazine. In June she attended the 62nd annual Arkansas Writers’ Conference in Little Rock.

Lawrence R. Zeitlin (G54) of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., professor emeritus of City University of New York, is preparing a book on cultural factors in management and marketing. He was Unilever Chair of Cross-cultural Psychology at the University of Wales from 1998 to 2000. He retired from active teaching in 1995. He has four grandchildren.

Enid Pallant Portnoy (C57, GC58, GSESP86) of Rockville, Md., trained to be a standardized patient. She plays the role of a real person with medical problems for medical students who are observed and critiqued.

Jane Cutler (WCAS58) of San Francisco had her children’s book The Cello of Mr. O (Dutton Children’s Books, 1999) transformed into an experimental and collaborative music/dance/drama project in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in summer 2006. She has published 14 other children’s novels and picture books.

Charles Fish (WCAS58) of East Dummerston, Vt., retired professor of English, wrote his third book, In the Land of the Wild Onion: Travels Along the Winooski River (University of Vermont Press, 2006). To rediscover the river valley, he traveled by foot, car and canoe to learn about the people who live in the Winooski River region of Vermont.

Richard Stricker (GC58) of Chicago appeared in the Fourth Presbyterian Church’s Readers Theatre production of Richard Cory in May.

Sandra Schweikle Garcia (D59) of Fullerton, Calif., retired as a dental hygienist after brain surgery in 1987. She and her husband now divide their time between Southern California and Acapulco, Mexico. She continues to follow dental hygiene news and advances and attends industry conventions.