1954
It seems like the Class must hibernate during the winter months. Because as soon as the warm weather started, the news began to flow from East and West and North and South. '54s are on the move!
I received a letter from Dave Orr, assistant secretary of the College, with an impressive newspaper article about Don Berwick. The article in the Lebanon Valley News praised Don's participation in community affairs, primarily his productive participation as general chairman of the Shrine Maple Bowl game which last year raised $60,000 for three Shrine hospitals. As general chairman Don coordinates a 30-man board of directors and a group of 125 chairmen in practically every community in New Hampshire and Vermont. According to Dave Orr, the Shrine football game played in Hanover ranks in the top five of all Shrine games in the country in terms of money raised for the Shrine Hospitals. Dave says that Don is doing a tremendous job in bringing about this type of success for an area as small as the Vermont/New Hampshire area.
When Don isn't spending his time helping Shrine Crippled Childrens' Hospitals or as "King Lion" in the White River Junction Lions Club, he tends to his business as president of Berwick and Sons, Inc., a successful barrel-hauling firm with a. fleet of 15 tractors and 42 trailers. According to our information Don spends four hours of uncompensated time each day in running the day-to-day operation of the Shrine Football game. But in his own words, it's worth it because, "a man never stands so tall as when he stoops to help a crippled child." It's nice to see that one of our own has helped to make the Hanover area a better place to live through his charitable leadership.
Rivaling the size of the article on Don Berwick, was a recent article in the Boise, Idaho, Statesmen on Peter Johnson. The article headlined, "Portrait of a Distinguished Citizen," describes in glowing terms Peter's contribution to the community and his growth in the business world. As was reported in the newsletter previously Peter became president of the Trus-Joist Company, a multi-million dollar corporation, in 1971, after a career in the construction business that started with his years in the Air Force.
The article highlights Peter's contributions to the community as a member of the Boise Schoolboard; the Boise State College Foundation, Inc. board of directors; director of the Bogus Basin Recreation Association, and member of the executive committee and board of directors of the Children's Home Society of Idaho. Peter was recently elected to membership in the Young Presidents Club, a national organization of men who have become presidents of significant corporations before the age of 40. Apparently Peter competes as well today in the world of business, as he did in his years of skiing for Dartmouth.
I wish I had room to quote completely the newspaper articles on both Don Berwick and Peter Johnson. It would make you very proud to be in a class with these gentlemen!
Looks like Barry Levin is launching a new career after 20 years as a lawyer. Recent articles in the Boston area newspapers announce the ground-breaking of Hamilton's, a 150,000 square foot furniture and home furnishing store on Route 128 in Braintree, Mass., just outside of Boston. Barry is treasurer of this new company, which plans to bring a new concept of merchandising quality furniture to the greater Boston area. I guess it's only fair that if Barry is expanding from law into the retail furniture business, maybe I should expand from the retail furniture business into law. Watch out lawyers, here I come!
The Community Medical Center of Morristown, N.J., announced the election of Dr. Arthur Geller to the presidency of its Medical Staff, and the chairmanship of the executive committee. After graduation from Dartmouth and the Chicago Medical School, Arthur interned and served his residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital. He also studied under a National Institute of Health Fellowship in cardiology at Mt. Sinai. He has served as an instructor in medicine at Bergen Pines County Hospital and as chief of medicine and clinical director at the Indian Hospital at Fort Defiance, Ariz., and Albuquerque, N.M. Arthur is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine, a member of the American College of Cardiology and a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Congratulations on your election, Arthur. We are sure you have the qualifications to do an excellent job. Your community is lucky to have you!
The Manchester Union Leader carried a picture of Bill Bonneville. There's a great similarity to the Bonneville of '54. The occasion of the picture was Bill's appointment as treasurer of Sanders Associates, Nashua's largest employer and the leading electronics manufacturing firm. Bill was formerly vice president and treasurer of the Nashua Corp.
Seav Peters, the sports sage of Hanover, was quoted extensively in an interview about new N.C.A.A. proposals for admissions policies for athletes. Seav said, "There's no way that the N.C.A.A. is going to tell the Ivy groups when to send out acceptances. Those who are proposing this legislation don't realize that the Ivy League athletic departments don't have their own corner in the admissions departments." However, Seav went on to say that, "despite feared confrontations, we can usually accommodate ourselves to N.C.A.A. legislation. I want very much for the College to remain a part of the N.C.A.A. and the Ivy League."Apparently Seav Peters has become an eloquent spokesmen for the philosophy of the Ivy League. I can't think of a more qualified spokesman.
Bill Donovan has been promoted to sales personnel development director of American Mutual Liability Insurance in Wakefield, Mass. His election to vice president as director of group sales and association products was noted in this space just two years ago. Bill went to the company in 1966 as division group specialist and is a member of both the National Association of Life Underwriters and the American Society of Association Executives.
The name of Bob Rafelson can be added to the growing list of '54s who are contributing to the current Dartmouth educational experience. Bob participated in a panel discussion on his work as a film producer during a Film Studies Benefit program at the College. The panel discussion was part of a program designed to honor distinguished alumni in the art of motion pictures. In this case Bob Rafelson was the alumnus. Three movies directed by Bob were shown during this program. The pictures were, "Head," "Five Easy Pieces," and "The King of Marvin Gardens." "Head" was also written by Bob in collaboration with Jack Nicholson. "Five Easy Pieces" was also co-produced by Bob and starred Jack Nicholson as did "The King of Marvin Gardens." Bob is recognized as one of the most talented directors now working in this country. His career began in TV as a writer of 34 adaptations for the highly-regarded "Play of the Week Series." He followed this with the creation and production of the TV "Monkee" Series. This success led to his first directing job in "Head" and the rest is movie history. We are always proud to see another '54 contributing to enable others to grow at Dartmouth. Good job, Bob!
That does it for May and the Summer. While you're hanging around the beaches scratching and spreading disease, how about dropping me a line. Let me hear from you.
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