1942
The secretary requests your indulgence of some dereliction of duty on his part inasmuch as he is in Hanover enjoying the visit with his wife rather than furthering Class interests through diligent observance and absorption of the many helpful hints available here on how to more effectively discharge the responsibilities of class officers. Frankly, it is too late anyway - my penult column is in your hands.
Guy Swenson has managed to conduct a successful campaign for reelection to the Concord, N. H., school board in spite of the heavy demands on his time and talents of handling Class funds. Dr. Joe Palamountain, president of Skidmore College, recently addressed alumnae of that fine school residing in the Berkshire-Bennington area at a dinner meeting at Williams Inn, Williamstown, Mass. In addition to his administrative and teaching responsibilities over the years, Joe has been an active author in the field of political science.
From the Nash Engineering Co., South Norwalk, Conn., comes news of the promotion of Dave Warren to the position of Director of Sales. Dave, who holds a Tuck-Thayer master's degree, joined Nash in 1941 and then took time out for Navy service. He returned as sales engineer in New York and kept climbing until he became general sales manager in 1965. With wife Jeanette and four children Dave resides in Wilton, Conn.
The recent Wah-hoo-wah for Luis Zalamea left much unsaid, aside from the fact lie had been appointed executive director of the South American Travel Organization, with headquarters in Miami, Fla. Luis prepared for Dartmouth at Colegio Antonio Narino in his native Bogota, Colombia, and Worcester Academy, Worcester, Mass. After leaving Hanover, he worked for the Worcester Telegram, the United Press in New York, and also wrote for Reader's Digest's "Selecciones." As an author, Zalamea's works have been highly acclaimed in Latin America and the United States. He has written several books and a trilogy, entitled "Shattered Paradise," is to be published in the near future.
For 12 years Luis was a member of the United Nations Secretariat, Department of Public Information. During the Ninth Inter-American Conference in Caracas, 1954, he served as personal assistant to Dag Hammarskjold. He was director, United Nations Information Centre at Bogota for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, and later held the same post in Buenos Aires for Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia. He was Acting Chief, on Non-Governmental Organizations, Acting Chief Education Section, and was editor of the United Nations Review, Spanish edition, from 1960-62. In 1963 he was appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia to the Eighteenth Session of the U.N. General Assembly, and was active in the Third and Fifth Commissions. In Colombia, prior to joining the United Nations Secretariat, he founded and managed two of the country's biggest advertising agencies and became first president of the Colombian Association of Advertising Agencies.
Throughout both Americas, Luis Zalamea is widely known in all segments of the travel-tourist industry. In April, 1964, he was chosen to head Colombia's National Tourist Board - resigning shortly before his affiliation with SATO - and under his administration the volume of tourists going to his country burgeoned tremendously. He has been active in numerous international tourist organizations. He was chairman of the Standing Executive Committee on Inter-American Travel Congresses for the Organization of American States; he was executive secretary to the Tourist Promotion Department of the Common Fund Countries (Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela), he served as a member of the board of the Caribbean Gamefishing Association. As you can see, Luis has given many years of service to his country and to better inter-America understanding.
Art Stukey has been named general director for the Americas of the International Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) directorate. MTM is the world's largest work measurement system and comprises nine national associations. Art is a former director and vice president of the U.S./Canada MTM Association. He is manager of the industrial engineering services in the corporate manufacturing department of TRW, Inc., Cleveland. He is also a member of the honors and awards board and the editorial board of the A.I.I.E. and received the Institute's Distinguished Service Award a year ago.
At the time this column is being written, the Reunion committeemen are wrapping up their package at Class Officers weekend here in Hanover. We are revitalized by the sessions and the opportunity to observe this effective group of executive types in action - one of the gratifying rewards of the secretaryship. We anticipate sharing the enjoyable and informative program they have prepared, and Hanover's pleasant June atmosphere, with many of you,
Next month's notes will record the highlights of that program and our 25th Reunion, held in Hanover, June 15-18, 1967.
Secretary, 154 Washington Ave. Rochester. N. Y. 14608
Class Agent, 135 Harbour Lane, Massapequa, N. Y. 11758
