Alumni from the Class of 1967 and 1968 gathered at Hadsten House Inn in Solvang, Calif. in the spring to share stories from their time studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark. The group, made up of Ann Hansen Burge ’67, Al Carey ’67, Dot and Bill Demmin ’67, John Hall ’67, Janie (Jones) Harding ’67, Janette (Kleeb) Hoisington ’67, Michelle (Yaussi) Kimball ’67, Barbara Tasker-Mueller ’67, Sharon (Schynkel) Nordheim ’68, Tracy (Pfeifer) Robison ’68, Vickie (Emigh) Sartwell ’66, Robert Shaw ’67, Carole (Gerard) Shay ’66, Rick Steers ’67, Rachel Fortune Swett ‘67, Diane Tindall ’67, Pat (Neilson) Walworth ’66, and Ted Willenber ’67, shared lively conversations, pictures, and videos and exchanged addresses, so as to keep in touch.
It was the consensus of the group that the Copenhagen experience changed their lives. “For a couple of very special days, this little group of Whittier College alumni ventured back in time to once again share their search for independence, understanding world affairs, leaving home for the first time, drinking Carlsborg beer, visiting Berlin, Paris, London, crossing Checkpoint Charlie, on and on,” said Burge. “Now, in our seventies, we wholeheartedly expressed our appreciation for the opportunity given to us by Whittier College. Thank you, Michelle (Yaussi) Kimball, for putting this together.”