1960

All signs pointed to an early spring here in the Northeast. The robins returned early, the Shad Bush turned green along the Hudson, and I set out my early vegetables because the ground was ready. I have a feeling everyone in this area has been eating Chiffon margarine and you know it isn't nice to fool Mother Nature. We have just had ten days of very cold weather topped off by the biggest snowfall of the year. Not much else to do but throw another log on the fire and finish this column.

Thomas A. Hickey has been named vice president and trust officer of the Union National Bank and Trust Co. of Joliet, Ill. Tom received his law degree from John Marshall Law School and is a member of the Illinois Bar Association. He previously worked for the American National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago and G.H. Walker, Laird, Investment Bankers. Tom was interviewed by the Joliet paper on how the prime rate and the oil shortage would affect the Joliet area in 1974. He must be considering running for office because he answered like a politician. He was bullish on Joliet and extolled the area's transportation, labor market, and geographic location.

C. Weston Roodhouse has been elected vice president for corporate planning of the Southland Royalty Company. This is a newly-created position for the Fort Worth-based oil and gas company. Wes earned his M.B.A. in 1962 from Stanford and joined Allied Chemical in New York as a corporate financial analyst, He became director of planning for the agricultural division before moving over to Alcon Laboratories where he spent the next four years. Wes became a certified public accountant in 1972, and is a member of the American Institute of CPA's. He and his wife are the parents of three daughters.

As will be noted in next month's "Give a Rouse" column, class Agent Max Eveleth Jr. has been elected president of Urban Data Processing, Inc. Urban's board chairman said that nationwide acceptance of the firm's computerized census processing services and information systems have established it as the largest census coding service organization in the U.S. and added, "under Mr. Eveleth's marketing direction Urban Data Processing's client base and revenue have doubled as he successfully established a nationwide network of marketing affiliates..."

John K. Benson jr., vice president of State Street Bank and Trust Company, has been named president and chief executive officer of three State Street Boston Financial Corporation subsidiaries. These are: SSB Realty Inc., Webster and Atlas Building Corporation, and State Street South Corporation. As chief officer, Benson assumes responsibility for the management of all property owned and occupied by State Street Bank and includes developing and leasing at State Street South in Quincy (this reporter's home town). John earned his M.B.A. from Tuck and went to work for the Worcester County National Bank. He became assistant vice president and data processing manager there before joining State Street in 1969. John and his family live in Wellesley where he has been active in the United Fund and as committeeman and institutional representative for Special Interest Explorer Scouts. John is also a director and secretary of the Charles River Dartmouth Club.

Dennis J. Shea has been appointed personnel development manager of the personnel resources department of the Corning Glass Works. Denny earned his M.B.A. from Wharton in 1962 and joined Coming's Pressware plant as a shift foreman. He transferred to the television products division in 1965 and held supervisory Positions in Corning and at the Bluffton, Ind., plant. Denny and his family reside in Big Flats, N.Y.

There's still time to get your name into the nominating committee if you have any interest in class affairs' Drop a note to Al Stowe at 3660 Lawrenceville-Princeton Rd. in princeton, N.J. 08540. With a little luck you could get this job for the next few years. The new committee will begin work during reunion but you don't have to attend to qualify. Let's all dig a lot deeper this year and come up with a tremendous effort for the Alumni Fund in a very crucial year. Dick Harrison and his team have put together a comprehensive program to commemorate our 15th Reunion, and I'm sure you will be contacted soon if you haven't already heard from your class agent. Hope to see you in Hanover this June.

Secretary, 857 Pleasantville Rd. Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. 10510

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