1942
A dominant role in the 1942 news over the summer has been played by several of our academicians. Many of you may have noted in the June issue of the Alumni Magazine that an honorary Doctorate of Science was awarded to Jim B. Thompson by Dartmouth College. It would be redundant to repeat the entire citation, but it might be appropriate to mention some of the highlights. Jim is chairman of the Division of Geological Sciences at M.I.T. where he has distinguished himself in the fields of theoretical and applied geology. He is a recognized expert in the fields of thermodynamics and mathematics. He also has been the recipient of a number of other honors and awards, one of the most notable of which is his membership in the National Academy of Sciences. Jim, the Class is very proud of you.
Joe Palamountain has just concluded his 10th year as president of Skidmore College. Anne and Joe's son Bromley graduated this spring from Ripon College in Wisconsin. This news was submitted by newspaper editor Mikede Sherbinin and his wife Polly who visited the Skidmore campus for the graduation of their daughter. The academic growth of Skidmore and development of its new campus under Joe's direction have been remarkable achievements.
It was a pleasant surprise to hear from John Montagne who also has been an outstanding professor of geology at Montana State University in Bozeman. It was apparent from his letter that he and Phoebe both enjoy living in the beautiful northern Rocky Mountain area despite its relative isolation from the rest of the world and some of their friends. During much of July, John was engaged in teaching a course devoted to the geology of Yellowstone Park. His vivid and enthusiastic description of the course content should guarantee its success. His son Cliff'69, is finishing his Ph.D. at Montana State in the field of geology, following which he will continue there as an instructor in the same field. Younger son Matt '73, is a professional camp man in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, during the summer and a resident of Bozeman during the winter where he ski coaches and carves elk antler jewelry. John and Matt both are licensed "ham" radio operators and communicate daily by means of short wave radio when Matt is in camp. There was much more to John's letter, all of which was most fascinating to read. It certainly stimulated a strong desire to visit John and Phoebe in their beautiful part of the country.
Another note concerns John D. Wright who was awarded the Transylvania medal by Transylvania University for outstanding service to the institution. Perhaps we can provide more details at a later date.
Cardie Bridge was elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) in March of this year. NAIS is an organization composed of more than 750 independent elementary and secondary schools and 50 member associations. The primary purpose of NAIS is to assist and strengthen the development of operation of independent schools in the United States and similar schools elsewhere. Gardie has been headmaster of the University School of Milwaukee, Wis., since 1966. He also holds membership in the Country Day Headmaster Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the National Association of Principals of Schools for Girls, the Cum Laude Society and the Headmaster's Association.
Honorary class member Dr. Myron Tribus now is director of the Center for Advanced Engineering Study at M.I.T. Before coming to Dartmouth as Dean of the Thayer School of Engineering Myron was senior vice president of research and engineering for the information technology group at Xerox and later was Assistant U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Science and Technology.
In May of this year Rollie Tremble became chief executive officer of Permaneer Corporation and in early July it was announced that he was also elected president and chairman. Rollie, who also is a director of the corporation, became a consultant to Permaneer in January of 1975. The company is a manufacturer of furniture and building materials. Rollie has been responsible for considerable restructuring of the corporation's financial base and manufacturing operations with the expectation that these changes will result in a successful program during this difficult economic period. Congratulations on these appointments, Rollie, and the best of luck in your future work.
E. T. Barwick Industries of Chamblee, Ga., has announced that Bob Hill, United States Ambassador to Argentina, has been elected to the board of directors. Barwick is a producer of tufted carpets.
Ed Spiegel, president and chief executive of the Alton Box Board Company in Alton, Ill., has just been elected to the additional position of chairman of the board.
It has been a long and hot summer during which time plans have crystallized for our informal class reunion to be held in Hanover at the time of the Penn game on the weekend of October 10-12. Allan Dingwall has arranged for cocktails and dinner on Friday at the Outing Club. That should be a great start to another outstanding weekend. Make your plans now to attend.
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