1984

As you read these words the summer will be fast approaching its inevitable close just as my golf game has finally seemed to straighten out. Labor Day is here and we must put away our white pants and trade our gin and tonics for scotch. Unless, of course, you live in Southern California like Diane Ardolino. Diane has lived in Newport Beach since graduating from Wharton last year and driving across the country with Gayle Town. Gayle is teaching at Stoneleigh-Burnham in Greenfield, Mass., but plans to get her master's in liberal arts this fall. Diane works at Hewitt Associates as a benefits consultant as does her senior-year roommate Lyn Farley, who graduated from Columbia Business School and is "enjoying married life" with Michael Drooff in New York. In and around Los Angeles, Diane has bumped into Alex Madigan, also a Wharton graduate, Trent Copeland, who is practicing law, and Robyn Fishman, a Stanford Business School graduate and fixture on the L.A. club circuit. Diane also wrote me about seeing Kevin O'Connor at 6:00 a.m. for breakfast in Washington's Georgetown, but neglected to fill in the details.

I heard from Debbie Logan who is between years at Tuck. Debbie is working in Amsterdam for Mexx International, a fashion design and manufacturing company. I also spoke to Roger Tabshey who is living in Rocky Hill, Conn., working at General Paving, Inc. a family business. The big news in Roger's life is his wedding in November to Karen Yoston, a woman whom he met when Rob Capone was dating her sister. Since graduating from Tuck, Cappy Capone is working at the real estate firm of Aldrich, Eastman & Waltch in Boston where he joins Ric Lewis. Ric, who by the way is still tall, lives in Brookline and is "working 80-hour weeks analyzing real estate investments." From what I remember of "Scarfs" Dartmouth work habits, I am sure he must have meant "80-hour months" or perhaps I just wrote it down wrong.

Of late I have received a few sketchy guesses as to Julie Levenson's whereabouts since graduating from Wharton's J.D./ M.B.A. program: "I believe she will be working in New York," wrote one contributor. "She's working for Morgan Stanley (I think)," ventured another. Since space in this column is limited, I have decided to refrain from all future mention of Julie Jo until I hear the definitive story of what she is up to. Also in the news but missing in action is super skier Diana Golden who has been called "the best disabled female ski racer in the world." Although she was an active skier on one leg while at Dartmouth, Diana has really shined since graduation. She won an Olympic gold medal (in Calgary in 1988 where giant slaloms for disabled skiers were held as a demonstration sport), been seven-time world champion and, perhaps most impressive, in 1988 was chosen U.S. Alpine woman skier of the year by Ski Racing Magazine, in competition against the nation's top able-bodied skiers.

On that note, I will leave you until next month and head to the course in search of that elusive double-bogey-free round, though at times, I doubt such miracles exist. Till next we talk.

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