NMC Alumni Updates — 1960-1969

Ash, Charley (1969-71) — Mansfield, Ohio
I am the Senior Writer for Universal Digital Communications. My Internet home page address is www.geocities.com/Oneinspirit777 I would like to hear from fellow classmates.

Batta, Patricia K. (195x-1961) — Traverse City, MI
Patricia Batta has recently published her first book, a cozy mystery called What Did You Do Before Dying?

Freeman, Jacquelyn (Jackie) (1964-6) — Suttons Bay, MI
I live in the village of Suttons Bay where I serve as a Village Council Trustee. I also own and operate Michigan Debt Settlement, a company which advocates on behalf of clients with steep credit card debts. I have a summer wedding business serving a four county area, and am opening a great little summer consignment shop, "The Madwoman's Attic," in Suttons Bay in May. I enjoy being busy - a couple years ago I bought cottages at a bankruptcy auction and rehabbed them for rentals. I also owned a B&B for a number of years.
I spent 18 years in Washington DC, where I earned my Masters degree and delivered communication-skills training to the Federal Government. I hold a BFA from the University of Michigan. I have taught extended ed courses at NMC. Along the way, an achievement was being the original interior designer for the Reef Energy Center in Greilickville (the building with the white birds).
I have one son, Jordan Lindberg, a daughter-in-law Marcie, and a 4-year old grandson Miles who moved back to Traverse City recently.

Hankamp, Stephen (1967-1969) — Downers Grove, IL
Married and living in Downers Grove, Illinois. Two sons. David who has just graduated from Indiana University and Rob who is a Sophomore at Indiana University. Working at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.

Hittle, Ron (1957-1960) —Kettering, OH
Ron and his wife Jacquie live in Kettering,Ohio.
Ron met his wife at Western Michigan University where they both got their Bachelor degrees. Ron later got his Master's degree in Counseling from the University of Dayton. After teaching H.S.for 3years he spent 25 years in Marketing and Sales. For the last 17 years he has been a Career Counselor and Job Placement Coordinator at Sinclair Community College in beautiful uptown Dayton, Ohio. He will retire on June 30th.to a life of redirected energies and look for the road less traveled. Jacquie has been an elementary school teacher for 25 years. Their three sons are all Engineers,two graduating from the Univ.of Cincinnati and one from Berklee College of Music in Boston. Two reside in Columbus and one working at the Univ.of Cinn. The last kid is out of college and the dog died and we are Free at Last!

Hooper, III, Walter J. (1966-1968 ) — Traverse City, MI
BA, Taylor University and MBA, Central Michigan University
I have lived in Traverse City my entire life. I have been actively involved in the community and now serve on the NMC Board of Trustees. Obviously, NMC has meant a great deal to me in the past and I will work to insure that it has a very positive future.

Johnson, Martha (Brimmer) (1968-9)
I enjoyed my time at NMC and feel it helped prepare me for any of the future positions that I have held. I would love to hear from some of my past class friends.

Lindberg, John (1964-1966) — Traverse City, MI
After NMC I graduated from the University of Michigan in 1968 with a degree in Business Administration. I have created three businesses over a 36 year career as an entrepreneur--a four plant metal finishing company that I sold to investors in 1990, a book distribution business that I sold to investors in 1996 and my present company, a two plant ecommerce order fulfillment company that I have owned since 2000. Over the many years of creating and expanding my several businesses, I am proud of the fact that I created over 1,000 jobs and many of these jobs here in northern Michigan. I am presently married to Jana Bunt Lindberg and have three sons: Jordan Lindberg PhD age 37, Jason Lindberg a junior at Albion College, age 20 and Jeff Lindberg, age 19 who is planning on enrolling at NMC this Fall. I have many happy memories of NMC and very much appreciate the opportunity that I found there as a very young man.

Nyberg, Jerry (1968) — Kalamazoo, MI
I am retired from Farmers Home Administration. Obtained a B.S. and M.S. from Michigan State PUniversity, and an M.B.A. from Western Michigan University.

Oishi, Howard (1967-69) — Ann Arbor, MI

Patterson, Robin (Rhoads) (1967-1969)
After graduating from NMC dental assisting program, I worked one year as a dental assistant. I then attended FSU and graduated in 1972 from the Hygiene program. I have worked in the same office for the last 34 years and love my profession.

Pierce, Janet (Vaughan) (1963-5) — Hermitage, TN
My home is Nashville although I contract out to travel agencies for nursing jobs in other parts of the country. I'm presently in Boston, MA where my youngest son is attending grad school at BU and where he and wife recently added a second daughter to their family (my fourth granddaughter). I usually take assignments here, or Houston, Tx where my older son has his family as well as working in Denver or Nashville where my daughter and several friends live and where I maintain a nursing position. I love reading and gardening, but I really love riding my motorcycle around the country. I would love to make it back to TC one day to enjoy the beauty there and visit with old friends. I would enjoy hearing from anyone from my days there.

Prosser, Mary Whealan Ramirez (1969)
Graduated from the dental assisting program in 1969. I'm looking for Caroline Greene, Ann Steffens, Mildred (Millie) Putnam, Gail Gunther and Anita Tyson. Anyone with any information on them please email me!!

Rigg, Mary Lou (Leeman) (1965-6)
Two grown children, one 3 year old grandchild. Work for Washtenaw Community College as Western Regional coordinator. Attended The Methodist Theological School of Ohio for year and 1/2. Currently completing Master in Counseling at Siena Heights University.

Shumsky III, Frank X. (1957-1960) — Traverse City, MI
Graduated from Northern Michigan University 1964. Michigan CPA certificate 1967. Partner Jarvis, Kindlinger, Shumsky & Quigly Pc. Registered Representative through Money Concepts. Presently reside in Traverse City.

Snay, Sherry (1961-1963) — Laguna Woods, CA
The best two years of my life were spent at NMC. I was originally from Grosse Pointe, Michigan and decided I wanted a small college. It was truly amazing the great things we found to do on a regular basis. My social times were spent with Marilyn and Jan Morhardt, Bob Warner, Jim Hay, Terry Sanborn, Tom Keith and many more. I went on to get married, lived at Michigan State and move out to California with my ex-husband. We then returned to Michigan and lived in the Grosse Pointe, Farmington Hills areas. After divorcing, I started my own Company and came up to TC often on business and for pleasure. Many wonderful memories. I am back living in Orange County, California, where the sun always shines.
Please send me a note,
Sherry Snay (Chivas)

Stamsen, Paul (1963-5) — Delta, CO

Villarreal Silverio (1967-1969) — Punta Paitilla, Panama
Fue para mi de gran significado mi estadia en Nor'Wester, fue la base de vida, me gustaria contactar a Jane Wilma Ferguson W.

Watterson, Tom (1965-8)
After 20 years in jornalism and 10 years in financial services marketing communications, I am now a full-time freelance writer, living near Boston. Always miss Traverse City and NMC!

Wheeler, Jack (1968-1969) — Richmond, Virginia
B.S Ashland University, 1972, Looking for John Yoe, Tim Peace, Julie, Larry Zolensky, Randy, Barbara, Big Jim you guys were great – love to hear from you.

Wilbur, Tom (1958-60) — Okemos, MI
After NMC? Western Mich (B. A., 1963); U-Mich (M. A., 1966); Teachers College, Columbia U. (Ed. D., 1968, and, yes, I was in that spring's "student riots"). 1964-65: English Teacher. 1968-72: Director, Research, Evaluation & Assessment, etc. (in 1968 I invented a state-wide schools assessment program [but it quickly was re-made into the MEAP by the Lansing lobbying corps]), Mich Dept of Ed; first director, Goodman Free School, East Lansing; editor, Outside the Net (an "underground" education mag); and writer / cartoonist for Ann Arbor Sun, Atlanta Great Speckled Bird, and other "undergrounds." Worked in food-co-ops in Lansing, Ann Arbor, Atlanta, and Traverse City (Oryana, in summer, 1972). Marched for civil rights in Mississippi; against Viet Nam war in New York City, Washington, Chicago, etc. 1959-77: hitch-hiked in 50 states; all Canada provinces; and, 1963, Mexico (to Acapulco and Vera Cruz); 1973, Africa (Madrid to Dakar); and, 1975, Mid-East! and Arabia (Luxembourg to Mecca). 1978-96: Lansing-area politico (16 years as Ingham County Commissioner [1996 board chair]; 12 years as part-time Lansing mayoral flunky; manager or consultant to local campaigns). Last "moderate Republican" in Mid-Michigan (and, now, a cranky and "independent" voter). Currently: artist (Saper Galleries, East Lansing); genealogist and internet junkie; spouse of Kathy Wilbur (she currently is a Central Mich U Vice Pres); father of five; and grandfather of two. Best NMC memory? Getting booted out in winter, 1958 (for spending a night in the "girls dorm") and becoming a Holiday Hills ski bum (but I returned to NMC and graduated on schedule). Coincidentally, NMC was started in the airport hanger that was across the street from the house I grew up in (at 3915 South Garfield, on the southern edge of the city's elite nighborhood, Traverse Heights). And I took Ralf Parton's (anybody remember him?) NMC art classes while I still was at TCHS. !
Oh really? Ask Al Shumsky. I can be found on MapQuest and living in Okemos. Please stop by . . .