1962

James W. Varnum has been appointed executive director of Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover effective April 1978. Jim is currently chief executive officer of University Hospital in Seattle, a post held since 1973. He is president of the board of directors of both the Seattle Area Hospital Council and the King County Comprehensive Health Planning Council, and is active on hospital and pharmaceutical commissions in the State of Washington. We hear also that Jim will serve as vice president of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Congratulations, Jim, and a hearty welcome back to Hanover to you, Lucinda, and to Kenneth and Susan.

Allen Charles Hill, A.I.A., of Winchester, Mass., is the expert to approach if you're contemplating moving a complete building from one location to another. The town of Portsmouth, N.H., had approved urban renewal plans which would bring about the demolition of whole areas of eighteenth and nineteenth century buildings. In order to rescue the best buildings as historic landmarks, concerned citizens under the leadership of architect Hill started on an innovative adaptive-use preservation project from 1971 to 1975. Fourteen buildings were moved from the north end of Portsmouth and rehabilitated on a new site. Allen has been presenting the story of this project in an illustrated lecture at The Museum of Our National Heritage, in Lexington, Mass.

More Portsmouth news. Dr. Brian S. Klinger has been elected vice president of the New England Council of Optometrists. He is the immediate past president of the New Hampshire Optometric Association.

We hear that Doug Taylor moved from Hopkins Center to Ithaca College, and is now associate professor of theater and technical director in the Department of Drama/Speech. Doug's wife Missy is also on the faculty of Ithaca College. Last year Doug was featured in an article about the awards presented at the New England Theater Conference Awards. Dartmouth College scored a "theatrical touchdown" when it won the Moss Hart Memorial Award Contest for the production of Garcia Lorca's Blood Wedding. Rod Alexander, director of theater at the Hopkins Center, attributed much of the success of this production to the creativity of the lighting designer, Doug Taylor. Dartmouth will no doubt miss Doug, but we wish him the best in his new move.

Pat and Dr. Steve Kimbell wrote they were doing well at Shreveport, La., and that Steve "will be returning to active duty as a doctor with the Air Force in January at Barksdale AFB about four miles from (Shreveport)." Pat, a nurse, is attending college at a Louisiana Tech extension on the base.

John R. Reese, partner in a firm of attorneys in New Canaan, Conn., is now a partner in the merger of his firm with another in Ridgefield, to form Marvin, Kennedy, O'Dea, Reese, and Shields, with offices both in New Canaan and Ridgefield. John is vice president of the trustees of the Jesse Lee Methodist Church, vice president of the New Canaan Bar Association, and is active in councils on estate and tax planning in Connecticut. John and his wife Patricia live in Ridgefield with their two children, Jennifer and John.

Graham G. Butler has been appointed senior vice president of corporate marketing at Pizza Hut, with headquarters at Wichita, Kansas. Since 1972, Gil was a general manager for PepsiCo, most recently in Nairobi, Kenya.

Last month I mentioned my trip to the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, I did not realize that JayMoyer is now counsel to the commissioner for the National Football League. On January 11, Jay had written John Clark indicating that he was working hard on the insurance arrangements for the Super Bowl. Added Jay, "Incidentally, I left a happy and successful private law practice in Cleveland five years ago to take this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work closely with Pete Rozelle in helping to run the NFL." With five years excitement as must accompany such a position, we think Jay must be thriving on the change and pace of this prestigious move. I'm just sorry. Jay, that your letter came to my attention just a little too late, as it would have been fun to get together.

I would very much like to hear from more of you during the year. We would be lost without the helpful efforts of those who do write us and send us cuttings and news items of members of the Class of '62. We really appreciate their contributions, and the time and effort they are giving to help fill this column.

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