1953

Paul and Marilyn Paganucci have announced that Thomas Donnelly, born April 23, joined the Paganucci Manhattan household on April 28 and immediately insisted upon larger quarters. Hence, Ma, Pa, and T. D. have moved half-a-block East to 250 East 65th Street, where daily singing lessons, emphasizing "Jungle Town," are in progress.

Hap Presson has been named manager of employee and community relations for General Electric Co. in Hudson Falls, N. Y. Hap joined GE in 1957 after service as a naval officer in both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets and has since been active with the company in a variety of communications, training and union relations assignments in Syracuse and Schenectady. On a leave of absence from GE from 1962 to 1964, Hap held a post in the municipal government of Syracuse and from 1967 to 1969 he served as plant union negotiator at GE's Schenectady facility where he was responsible for negotiations with local unions on plantwide matters. Hap, Elizabeth Ann, and their three children, live at 44 Mayfair Drive in Glenville, N. Y.

President Nixon has nominated PeterBridges and George High for promotion to Class 3 in the Foreign Service of the United States. Pete entered the Foreign Service in '57 following Army duty and has been stationed in Panama, Moscow, and Washington. He is presently assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Rome as First Secretary and Political Officer. He and Mary Jane have four children, David (12), Elizabeth (11), Mary (9) and Andrew (2 months). George High joined the Foreign Service in '56 after obtaining his LL.B. degree from Columbia and has been stationed in Washington, Guayaquil, and Luanda. He is currently assigned to the American Embassy in Buenos Aires as Deputy Chief of the Political Section. He and Liz have two children, Mark (13) and Susan (11).

Bob Heilmann has been named promotion services manager for Cities Service Oil Company in Tulsa. In his new position, Bob will be responsible for special promotion projects in support of marketing activities, including analysis and implementation of service station promotional programs. He will continue to coordinate the company's identification, high-rise and special sign programs. Bob joined Cities Service in 1957 and became assistant advertising manager in Baltimore the following year. Since then he has held various positions in advertising and credit, transferring to the Tulsa headquarters in 1968 when he was promoted to outdoor advertising supervisor.

Al Sayres has become associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Brooklyn College of The City University of New York. Al was named associate professor in the Physics Department in 1968, having joined the faculty in 1965 as an assistant professor. He received his Ph.D. in Physics at Columbia in 1960 and was a research scientist and research associate in the Pegram Nuclear Physics Laboratory there. Author of numerous scholarly papers and articles, he is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers and the New York Academy of Sciences.

One of the special pleasures of this column is the opportunity to carry on with classmates' wives. Carry on correspondence, that is. There are several advantages - wives being generally more accurate, more interesting, better spellers, and of course lots prettier. A recent case in point is a letter from Tim Reed's Joan, from Quito, Ecuador. Tim is resident vice president of First National City Bank's operation there, running seven branch offices with two more opening soon. Joan writes, "Our life is busy and interesting; still have our four boys at home, although our eldest son, Peter, will enter Lawrenceville in the fall. His sister, Melissa, is at the Kingswood School in Bloomfield Hills, Mich. We can't believe that in three years we will be sending a child to college! We are building a home in Arcadia, Mich., for home-leave purposes, should be great fun, once we are over the difficulties of construction at a distance of 5,000 miles . . . although, perhaps it's easier! . . . you just take out a mortgage and hope! Quito is a great spot, and the welcome mat, 'con lomo fino,' is always out!"

George Haigh has become vice president-operations of DeVilbiss, a division of Champion Spark Plug Co. George was formerly vice president-international; in his new position he will direct activities of research and engineering, manufacturing, technical planning, administrative services, and purchasing, as well as international activities.

Sandy Farmer has become engaged to Susan Cornelia Reynolds of West Hartford. Susan, staff psychologist in adolescent services for Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx, graduated from Oxford School and Denison University and received her master's degree from Columbia, where she is presently a candidate for her doctorate. Sandy is a psychologist for Dalton School and Roosevelt Hospital and consults for the Division of Community Psychiatry in New York City. He received his master's and doctor's degrees in clinical psychology from Teachers College and Columbia.

Aaron Epstein has just become city editor of the Sacramento Bee, having been investigative reporter for the last several years (see March issue for details). Aaron has won numerous prizes for his reporting, including the Heywood Broun Award of the American Newspaper Guild, and citations from the State Bar of California, American Political Science Association, National Association of Social Workers and Association of Catholic Newsmen.

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