Peace Corps Morocco 1969, 1970 and 1971 50th Anniversary reunion
September 17-18, 2021
Hyatt Place Washington DC/US Capitol
33 New York Avenue NE, Washington, D.C., 20002-3325 United States
+1 202 289 5599

Compilations of memories and life histories by attending and distant volunteers

Jane Good: Post Peace Corps Days (where have 51 years gone?)

Education: 

MAT Brown University (1972)
PhD American University (1978) in Russian history
Family: Married Jim Malloy (1976); divorced (1990)
Two sons:

• Alex, born 1978, was married in 2008 but his wife died from seizure.. He lives with me, still loves film and being the beloved Uncle to his nephews and niece.
• Nick, born 1982, has been high school teacher and coach since graduating from college in 2001. He and his wife Genevieve have three children, the most important people in my life now MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN: Jack (10), Camden (almost 4) and Zoey (2)

Post Peace-Corps itinerary:

• Boston, Massachusetts: spent 6 months trying to figure out life
• Providence, Rhode Island: graduate school at Brown and taught history at Central High
• Denver, Colorado: spent a year substitute teaching 
• Nashville, Tennessee: spent a year editing books for the National Park Service 
• Washington, DC: grad student at American University, then taught at Mt. Vernon College, married & started family
• Annapolis, Maryland: amazingly settled here after I was tenured at the Naval Academy & have stayed ever since

Career: United States Naval Academy (33 years, 1979 to 2011)

• History professor teaching variety of European and Russian history courses (nicknamed the “Red Queen”)
• Asst dean and Director of Academic Counseling, a special program I founded 20 years ago for midshipmen experiencing academic difficulty (making me the Naval Academy’s Peace Corps volunteer!)
• Faculty advisor to women’s basketball and swimming teams
• 25 years as civilian faculty member on the Admissions Board
• Authored several special reports (later implemented) on improving conditions for women & increasing diversity at USNA
• Retired 2011 to take up a real job, being a grandmother full time so that I'm very close to all of my grandkids

Staying active:

• Have continued to play golf and have put away my tennis racket for a pickleball paddle, the perfect sport for old ladies like me
• Since our last reunion I have been in touch frequently with Dave (who has mentored my grandson Jack's love of trains) and Sandy in Minnesota, and continued close friendships with Kathy and Doug in New Hampshire and Barbara in Colorado
• I still deeply mourn the death of Joe Suriano, who was my best buddy at the Naval Academy and my steady golf partner for 30 years.

Contact information: 27 Steele Ave  Annapolis MD 21401 ph: 410-267-7140 e-mail: jackandggrr@gmail.com

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