1954

I have to apologize for the lack of a column in the last issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. A combination of being snowbound and a travel schedule that did not stop caused me to miss the last deadline.

This column was written for the March edition of the Magazine. I hope that our erstwhile new newsletter editor, Bob McCartney, hasn't upstaged all this news by the time it reaches you in this column. Bob's first newsletter was chock full of all the news I had been selfishly hoarding for months. I think he did a super job on the newsletter. Congratulations, Bob, and welcome to the alumni writing fraternity.

I know there's been criticism of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE column for reporting primarily good news and news of accomplishment. The question was raised by one of our classmates as to the reality of what he considered selective reporting. I must say that all the announcements of accomplishments and business promotions I have in front of me tend to indicate our reporting is not selective. Our Class must just be super, as indicated by the following announcements:

John Christy was elected president and a director of IU International Corporation in January. John will become chief operating officer in March following further organizational changes in the corporation. Since May 1976 John has served as an executive vice president of IU in charge of the company's land and ocean transportation services. He has been responsible for overall direction of IU'S oceanshipping subsidiary and trucking operations as well as its strategic growth in transportation services. John joined IU in May 1972 as group vice president for land transportation. Prior to that he was president of ITT World Directories, Inc. and an executive with other ITT divisions. Congratulation, John, and good luck with your new responsibilities.

We can't keep up with Barry Nova's career. It seems as if we just announced his election as vice president of marketing for U.S. Tobacco which took place in August 1977. Now U.S. Tobacco announces that Barry has been elected to the Board of Directors of that company. Barry joined U.S. Tobacco in 1974 as director of public relations and sales promotion after a career with Lennen & Newell Advertising Agency in New York. Obviously Barry's progress with U.S. Tobacco has been rapid and impressive. Barry's change of careers and progress with U.S. Tobacco certainly proves you can't keep a good man down.

American Insurance Association announces the election of Dean Hildebrandt as senior vice president, policy development and research. Dean was simultaneously elected to the Board of Directors of the association. Dean comes to the American Insurance Association from Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc., a management consulting firm where he's been a vice president since 1972.

Dean's new position involves the supervision of the association's newly established research department and the direction of a staff of lawyer-analysts who will work toward developing policy alternatives on issues in anticipation of potential insurance crises. In his previous association Dean directed more than 50 assignments in the insurance industry for leading trade associations and individual companies. So he comes to the American Insurance Association well prepared for his new position.

In January the Amstar Corporation announced the election of Bob Vorsanger as assistant general counsel of the corporation. Bob has been a member of the law department at Amstar since 1962 and has been assistant secretary since 1973. Amstar is a major factor in the sugar industry in the United States. Bob, Agatha, and their three children live in Short Hills, N.J.

Our peripatetic insurance executive, DickPage, has not been able to resist the call of the East. After a couple of years in the glamourous world of Los Angeles, Dick is moving back closer to his East Coast roots. As of February 1, he's joined Alexander & Alexander in New York City. We think the move is good thinking, Dick. You should now be better able to supervise our 25th reunion.

Since we mentioned Dick Page and the reunion, we should repeat Dick's plea for any photographs that recount any part of the history of the Class — pictures of any of the reunions, or of our college years, should be mailed to Dick Page, 1300 Waverly Road, San. Marino, Calif. 91108. This will be Dick's mailing address until June. He hopes to use the pictures for promotional releases for our 25th reunion.

Since snow and skiing cannot be far from anyone's mind, I would be remiss not to report on our Aspen entrepreneur, Mead Metcalf. Mead writes that Aspen is receiving incredible snow and the winter looks like a record breaker. His Crystal Palace Restaurant continues to pack in full houses with its Cabaret Review which plays twice nightly until April 8. If you're heading towards Aspen Mead writes to stop and say hello. And what better way to get dinner reservations than calling the boss (303-925-1455)!

Kisuk Cheung '53 (left) receives a decoration for exceptional civilian service from CliffordL. Alexander, secretary of the Army, at a ceremony at the Pentagon.

Basketball Coaches Gary Walters and Christina Wielgus flank A thletic Director SeaverPeters '54 in front of the new Class of 1955 basketball scoreboard.

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