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Classmates 1975 - 1983
1975
Class roster
Jill Aikman Berney jillieb102857@aol.com
I wouldn't even know how to begin to catch up after all of the years between the goodbyes after 7th grade and now hello at age 50. Read more from Jill.
Kinny Chopra Kapur kinnykool@yahoo.com
Having a bit of reflective moment...wrote this email to Mary Williamson and then thought I would search under Marie-Louise Kreuger who was my best friend at school and who I would love to speak to again... Read more from Kinny.
Seiichi Sugiyama sugi-01@jcom.home.ne.jp
I just received an e-mail from Magnus Kreuger after receiving your e-mail.
It was almost like Miracle!You are right. The days of India, is something like the roots of what, and where I am.
There are so many things I still remember, while easy to forget other daily things nowadays.
Read more from Seiichi.
Rob Creedon RobertCreedon@comcast.net
Wow, what a great surprise to hear from Seiichi Sugiyama -- and what a coincidence. I just finished taking a class on Chinese Grand Strategy. In my class of eleven was a gentleman from Japan! Upon meeting him, I immediately thought of Seiichi and wondered where life had taken him after our days in India -- and then his email was forwarded to me! Read more from Rob Creedon AIS class of 1975.
Bruce Dalcher brupdal@yahoo.com
Eight years in India did a splendid job of leaving me, like so many others, remarkably unprepared for a return to the States. I had one year (9th grade) at a DC public school, a real hellhole where I literally could not understand what many of the students were saying. Then things got a little better: my sister Sara ('73) and I switched to Walt Whitman HS in Bethesda. Read more from Bruce.
Malcolm Garg malgarg@yahoo.com
Since graduating from AES in '75 I have met and kept up with many AIS/AES'ers over the years, too many to name - fact is, we've always been (especially initially), a lost flock, and as the saying goes - birds of feather stick together! I left India and came to the US in 1976 to ostensibly go to school - which I did attempt on and off for many years. Read more from Malcolm.
Veronica Choi Krath krathmom@mac.com
Here are some photographs of my family for the website. The first one is of me and my husband Mike (who I met at the American school in Egypt right after I left India) and our six children (yes, SIX) at our oldest son's wedding last June. The second is of Mike and me (together, we equal a century). Read more, and see the photos, from Veronica.
Sunaina Suneja sunainasuneja@gmail.com
I've been back three weeks now from my latest trip to the US and again I was struck by the wonderful network we have created thanks to the AIS/AES website. A network which is wonderful not only because it gives us an opportunity to meet , but the caring and sharing ways that we discover in each other. And not necessarily from alumni whom we may have known through our days at the school but those who we chance to meet thanks to this network! Read more from Sunaina.
Majd Patou Fathallah patou.fathallah@googlemail.com
attended AIS in 1970 and 1971... It seems sooo long ago now!
Have loved India ever since.
Though I am originally Lebanese, I've been living in London, UK for the past 22 years.
Left Lebanon during the civil war and have one son , who is now 27. Read more from Majd.
June (Haviland) Donovan jehpa@hotmail.com
I only discovered this wonderful website this week and have just been enjoying reading through all the information and seeing all the pictures. I attended AIS from 1966 through 1970, when I left with my family for Quito, Ecuador for two years and then on to Bangkok, Thailand, where I graduated in 1975.
I do not even know how to begin "filling in" the past 30 years. I was married for 11 years and am now "single but happily attached." I live in Bristow, Virginia and own a second home in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where I escape the busy ways of Northern Virginia. Read more from June.
Bruce Rogers john316@denkifuro.com
Since my last update I attended the U.S. Naval War College, in Newport,
Rhode Island, where I graduated with Highest Distinction in June. I am now based in Kabul, Afghanistan as the State Department Director for 22 Provincial Reconstruction Teams spread across the country working to help
the Afghan Central Government extend governance throughout the provinces. Read more from Bruce.
 Guy Hoogendyke guyh@sprint.ca left India in 1972 to finish high school in Kingston, Jamaica where he graduated with 4 Governor General prizes. He went on to attend Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Guy graduated with honors BSC in Economics in 1979. Before settling in to a career in the financial world, Guy traveled the globe, most extensively in Europe, Asia and South America. An avid canoeist and kayaker, Guy has made many excursions into Canada's backwaters, down the Baja coast and along various Central American waterways. Guy was married in 1994 but is recently separated. Guy makes his home in Toronto, Ontario and works as a Financial Advisor for the Berkshire Group.
1976
Class Roster
Elizabeth (Lalla) Jones lallajones@hotmail.com
I am sorry to inform you that our father Digger Jones died in a Tucson hospital on 15 November 2006. Mom and our eldest sister Cindy (ACS Addis class of 1969) were with him when he died. Sara (AIS class of 1972) had been out earlier to see him while he was in the hospital." Read more from Lalla.
Diane Cowper RipCow@bellsouth.net
Hi. I finally got my PhD from the University of Florida last December and couldn’t have done it without the support of my Delhi friends – thanks! The Cowper clan is well and happy. Mom and Dad are on the West Coast in Santa Cruz, enjoying retirement (I think a bit too much…), Steve and wife Pam have been transferred to Tanzania. Sister Sandi is well and the proud grandmother of a beautiful little girl, Isabelle Sandra, who the whole family adores. Life is short, the journey long, hurry…. All the best, Diane
Amy Lowe alowe@lbl.gov
I really enjoy browsing the AIS/AES website for news on friends, past and present. Living and working in Berkeley California I have been able to keep in touch with many friends for my AES and Woodstock days. Class of 76, now such a long time ago, continues to touch my life. Read more
Sandy Rosanbalm Topole sandtopaz@aol.com
Hi everyone! I graduated from high school with the class of 1976 in Bossier City, Louisiana. I pursued my interest in horses and became a cowgirl. I married and had a son, Dusty. Fifteen years later I was more than ready to leave that marriage behind me. I subsequently met (or maybe I should say was rescued by) a great guy, Scott, and moved out west to Phoenix, AZ. We were married after a couple of years and decided to have children together. We are now the proud parents of Rachael, who is almost 7, and Christopher who is 3 1/2. They keep me going...all the time!!!! They have become my full time 24/7 job. We moved from Phoenix to Orange Park, Florida about 4 years ago. The hurricanes have been very exciting but it is pretty here. I just recently saw the AIS website. I had no idea it was going to be so much fun to get in touch with "old" friends from back in the early 70's. Thanks to everyone for the opportunity to share our memories!
1977
Claude Gabrielle Pellé gabriellepelle-hyvon@aliceadsl.fr
I was in Delhi, AES, in the late 70's, I left in 76, a year before graduation (alas!). I was the French girl of the school, the only one, Claude Pellé. Now I am called Gabrielle which is my second name and which I prefer to Claude (which means in old french the limping one...) Read more from Gabrielle
 Daniela Avitabile dan_avitabile@hotmail.com
Hello, this is Daniela Avitabile sending you two pictures for the website. One is of me and my AES friend Peter Johnson, when he visited me here in Rome with his wife at the beginning of March (as he already wrote). The other picture is of my family: my husband Marco, our son Adriano (12), me, and Emilia (15). Read more from Daniela.
 Terin Miller terintashi@aol.com
I am very sorry to say I wasn't able to make it to the reunion last year.
I wanted very much to reconnect with people I hadn't seen in so many years, and to see how the world had treated them since.
I also wanted very much to spend time with others who, like me, grew up part of their lives - during "formative years" - in India, and shared some similar typical Delhi experiences:
- Swimming at the old Embassy pool with coach (Stromer?)
- Tossing things around in the art room (broke my front right tooth when I caught a "time bomb" on a bad bounce off an art table).
- Watching the Pepperling production of "Butterflies Are Free" after a huge fight in the car with my brother
- Seeing malis and chaprasis and hearing the chowkidars call at night
- Hearing the cries of "moompulli, moompulli, MOOMPULLI and chai, chai, chai, CHAIIIII" on the trains...
Read more from Terin
 Lisa Gallant Fouche' LRSlippers@aol.com
Boy, its tough to do an update after almost thirty years! My aunt and uncle, Carobel and Leon Daniel (UPI), generously invited me and my cousins, Helen and Susan Edwards to live with them and attend AES for the 1973-74 school year, in hopes of giving their precious only child, Lillian, the full experience of having siblings. Up to this point, Lillian had had no one to hang her dolls by their necks from her fan and she had never had her hand put in warm water while she slept.
Coming to India changed the world for us and always made Asia seem like a second home. There were so many opportunities and great experiences to be had while we were at AES. In South Carolina, I would never have been offered hashish while with my grandmother. In South Carolina, she would never have said yes. Thank goodness she had some right-thinking 14 year olds to keep her straight. Read more from Lisa
1978
 Fred Thomas nonanic@msn.com
I live in Ogden Utah, close to Snow Basin ski resort where a large part of the 2002 Olympics were held. My wife Carol and I have two kids ages 7 (Riley/girl) and 13 (Keegan/boy). Riley is into dance, tee-ball and soccer, while Keegan enjoys snowboarding, tennis and basketball. I work in R&D. Carol is a home maker and busy Mom at this point. This summer the family had a great vacation to Oahu for close to three weeks. I had an optical data storage conference for the middle week, so the family got a reprieve from Dad for a bit.
Paul Mansfield called me a few months ago. It was great to hear from him. it had been about 10 years since we had talked. He was in the Class of 79 and we went to Bucknell together. We both got ME degrees there. He is a working as a VP of Sales at an industrial controls company in CA. I sure would like to hear from some of my other pals from the classes of 78 and 79. Email me at: nonanic@msn.com.
Lisa Gregg Cooper nacooper@webtv.net left New Delhi in 1972, and went to high school in Brasilia, Brasil, then finished up in Bangkok, Thailand. Lisa has a handsome 16-year-old son and lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Peter Johnson, Nora Noe, and Pieter Ravensburg in Haarlem, The Netherlands.
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Peter Johnson alwaysbekind@gmail.com
Currently, I'm in the UK and have been since Aug 2005. I just got back from a long weekend in Holland and met up with Nora Noe ('79) and Pieter Ravensburg ('78). My wife, Nancy, a friend of hers and I were going to Sassenheim, Holland to see the Tulip Parade. I suggested to Pieter and Nora that we get together. Read more from Peter. [May 2008]
1979
Lisa E. Smith kittenak2004@yahoo.com
After living in Anchorage, Alaska for six years I moved to Gulfport, MS, to be closer to family in 2004. In August 2005, my parents and I survived Hurricane Katrina. We lost a lot but our lives were spared. My sister, Terri, moved to Dallas area with her daughter. My brother, Mike, and his family moved close to Atlanta, and my parents are happily relocated to a town where they grew up. After some wonderful friends rescued me I temporarily relocated to Georgia and 8 months later I headed across country back to Alaska. Read more from Lisa.
Sanjeev Handa shanda1@optonline.net or shanda@tiaa-cref.org
I have been thinking a lot about the old school lately especially since I have just returned from a visit there with my wife, Beth and my two daughters, Jane (8) and Isabel (6). One of the highlights of the trip, of course, was the morning spent in Chanakyapuri at the old school. The school is almost unrecognizable from the old days; all of the high school teachers from my era are no longer at the school." Read more from Sanjeev.
1980
Cyndy Marshall Bigbee cyndybigbee@yahoo.com
I attended AES from 76-78 as a freshman and sophomore. I graduated here in the states in 1980. My brother Ernie graduated in the class of 77 and I will check with him to see if he is or desires to be on the contact list. Read more from Cyndy.
Terri Smith buddasmith@tx.rr.com
I live in Dallas, TX, now with my daughter Shayna. We moved here from Gulfport, Mississippi after surviving hurricane Katrina and we love it. Read more from Terri
1981
Class Roster
Penny Bryant Catterall pencat5564@yahoo.com
I continue to live in Bethesda, MD with my family, including my two
sons (Philip - 15 and Jamie -13), my husband Grady and my dog Scout. Read more from Penny.
Doug Taylor (known as Doug Hammond while in India)
virtualdoug@comcast.net
I attended AES from 73-76. Following India, I moved to Northern Virginia where I have been ever since. My wife, Anita, and I will celebrate our 20th anniversary this next year. We have 2 sons, Nick and Joseph. They are truly the highlight of my life keeping me entertained, frustrated, happy, and everything in between. I currently work in the computer industry like every other good Desi. Read more from Doug and see a Photo Gallery of his trip to India
Tony Keathley and Chris Coleman.
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Christie Coleman & Anthony Keathley ackeathley@earthlink.net
Namaste! I was in New Delhi from 1974 through 1979 in 6th through 10th grade. I was lucky enough to return during college to visit my parents on their second tour in the 80's. Brother Roger graduated in 1977; little brother Jason was in Delhi for two tours with our parents, through elementary school. My mom Millie Mennard was an English teacher in the high school; she and stepdad Mike are retired and living in Northern Virginia now. Read more.
Mark Miller miller@fordmiller.com
Graduated AES in 1981. Went to Taiwan for a year and studied Mandarin Chinese. Enrolled at U. Of Maryland. Did another year in Taiwan (additional studies) then graduated from UM in 1986.Stayed in DC for a couple of years. Went to law school at Mercer in Georgia. Graduated in 1991 and moved to Jacksonville, Florida. Got married, have two girls (through the miracle of adoption), got divorced and have been practicing law here since 1991. Read more from Mark.
1982
Class Roster
 Jesper Frøtlund jf@chui.dk
After a great year at AES back in 1980-81, I returned to Denmark to finish my High School and College, got my IT education and traveled quite a lot in Africa (since my parents moved to Zimbabwe, Kenya and Tanzania after India). I settled down in Denmark with my family; 3 kids and a dog - or actually only the 2 kids (girl 6 & boy 9) are mine with my x-wife. My fiancée has her daughter with her x. So only the dog belongs to both of us. Here in Denmark I now have my own small IT company targeting the Telecom industry (Cable TV mainly) and I have a few internet services targeting the Airline industry (Cosmic Radiation) and Health Care (intensive care at hospitals) - Pretty nerdy - but ok. Read more from Jesper.
Yves Heller yheller@yahoo.com
After AES, I graduated from Lewis and Clark College and then got a Masters. I then moved to Mexico where I taught international affairs and English at a rich kids' university. I got tired of that and decided to do something more "humanitarian" and have since worked primarily with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Read more from Yves.
Raquel Aronhime raronhime@yahoo.com
Graduated in 1986 from Wake Forest University in NC with a B.A. in French and Spanish. Spent the next years teaching English in France; teaching Spanish in the U.S. at independent schools, recruiting teachers; getting married and joining the Peace Corps. I served with my (first) husband in Slovakia for 2 years, teaching English. Read more from Raquel.
Susie Kolbeins Dyer sdyer@davis.ca writes, "after leaving India in 1981, I returned to Vancouver, BC Canada to finish my grade 12, where I still live. I married my high school sweet heart in 1990. We have two boys (9 and 11). I would love to hear from anyone who remembers me...."
1983
Class Roster
Maria Theresa at the Mall of America.
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Maria Theresa Sanchez maritesusi@yahoo.com
After leaving AES in January 1980 in the middle of 8th grade, my brother and I moved to Geneva, Switzerland where we spent the rest of our high school years at the International School of Geneva, La Chataigneraie. Boy did I miss AES during those years ! Read more from Maria Theresa.
Mia Lefkowitz Inderbitzin enigmamia@gmail.com
Wow! So, I thought it was cool that I was living in India again. My family spent the last 2.5 years in Mumbai (Bombay). Now it's super wild that we have taken a new job and moved to New Delhi, and my kids are attending AES! I'm ecstatic! Read more from Mia
Lisa Windle Cleveland bullfroggie02@aol.com
i had such a blast at the reunion this year!!! too bad none of my classmates showed up....even the ones that said they WOULD....never mind!!! i met some fantastic people at this one from some of the older classes....even people who knew my aunt lana back in the 60's, when she attended AIS....it is true what other AIS/AES'rs say about the bond that we all have....it never dies.... Read more.
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