1974
As members of our Class enter their fifth year as alumni, some already may be realizing that the Class's first official reunion takes place next June. In speaking with the president of the Class, Bruce "Willy" Williamson, it was learned that we are already in the midst of planning the grand fete, under the helm of Rick O.Williams as reunion chairman. Certainly it will aid classmates to be reminded of the gathering so far in advance!
Returning to our chronology, the publication Thayer Now reported in its spring issue the outstanding accomplishments of Carter Yates, who now continues doctoral work at Thayer School. The Dartmouth Society of Engineers a year ago awarded Carter the Henry J. McCarthy Fellowship for his "outstanding academic performance and potential for future contribution." According to the article, Carter's master's thesis on digital processing to enhance conventional axial-transverse tomograms "has been recognized by the biomedical engineering community." His doctoral research is a continuation of his interest in this field. Good work. Carter!
News received in early April revealed that Pam Petrequin, after receiving a master's degree in microbiology from Case-Western Reserve last June, traveled with a friend to Australia via Minneapolis, Seattle, Vancouver Island, Hawaii, and Fiji Island. Following her arrival in Sydney, she ventured north to Cairns, southwest to Mount Isa and Alice Springs, and northwest to Halls Creek, where she visited a 3,000,000-acre cattle ranch. Next, Pam saw the west-coast city of Perth before traversing the southern coast to Adelaide, where she spent last winter (summer there) engaged in research in microbiology at the University of Adelaide. Pam was in the midst of publishing the results of a special project while deciding whether to remain there for a doctorate. In April, she was visiting New Zealand. The envy of many a lover of travel and academics, Pam has certainly seen some interesting places!
Shortly following was a clipping from the Farmington Valley Herald of Simsbury, Conn., reporting the admission to the New York State bar of Jean Nelson. He received his J.D. from Union University, Albany Law School, in 1977, and now is employed with the Lawyers Co-op Publishing Company of Rochester as an associate editor.
A kindly message of early April from Christopher Baldwin responded to JeffStewart's "querry re the Boston Marathon: I ran a 2:48 last October at the 1977 N.Y.C. Marathon. Although I would like to see him at Boston, my intentions are definitely to remain in front of him." With 4,200 others, it may have been tricky finding each other! Did you?
The keen eye of a member of the Class of '43, Charles Cusack, noticed in his copy of the Bend, Ore., Bulletin that Don Nielsen took first place in the John Craig Memorial Cross- country Ski Race on April 1 (no fooling). Don, a member of the U.S. Ski Team since 1974, won using what he called a "klister cocktail" wax job. According to the newspaper article, Don has spent some time in Seattle coaching juniors. Congratulations!
The Daily Dartmouth last winter reported news involving classmates. Commenting on the initial results of the College's expanded and revamped program for the recruitment of Native Americans was Dave Bonga, administrative associate of the Native American Program. Dave, in applauding the increased contact with potential Native American students, noted that before the expansion many qualified students "knew so little about Dartmouth that they rarely even considered it." Later, news of the sixth annual "Is There Life After Dartmouth?" carried the information that Ken Marable and his wife Joan Tyler Marable '76 participated in the program. Ken works for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York while Joan is a supervisor in the credit department of Insurance of North America. Good work!
In communicating with Bruce A. Williamson, it was learned that Tom Eggleston is now the Class's newsletter editor, following the excellent work of Brad Gilman, who has found his teaching duties in Beverly Hills to be more and more demanding. In addition to thanking Brad, we wish to give Tom our hearty support in the responsible post. Tom is now with his father's firm in Lafayette, Ind., where he works in defense litigation.
Willy also mentioned that George Vorys will assist Ohio's attorney general this summer before returning to Capital University Law School in Columbus next fall for his third year. Following his final year in school, George plans to begin practice in Columbus. Bruce added that Alan King is engaged to be married this August and that Rick O. Williams, our reunion chairman, resides in N.Y.C. while working for Salomon Brothers, investment bankers. Willy continues his toils at Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati while his wife Janet works as regional planning supervisor for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Thanks for the news!
En route to Hanover for Class Officers Weekend in late April, Rick Woolworth and his wife Jill '77 were encountered in Carnegie Hallat the benefit concert in tribute to the late Goddard Lieberson, former president of Columbia Records and chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Hopkins Center (one-third of the proceeds went to the Hop). Rick fairs well in his investment banking work at Dillon Read while Jill pursues a training program at Citibank. Also doing fine in N.Y.C. is GregPulis, a Wall Street lawyer with the firm of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & Macrae.
While in Hanover, it was discovered that the valued efforts of Peter Blodgett as assistant head agent have reaped more than pledges for gifts to the 1978 Alumni Fund. He kindly passed along news of classmates with whom he has spoken. Scott Mason, an agent for the fund, graduates this spring from Harvard Business School and, before beginning work for the advertising agency of Young & Rubicam in New York, will travel this summer. Scott related that Darrell Vange, Mike De Genring, and Jim Riehl are also graduating from the school this year. Scott recollects that Jim plans to work for General Mills in Minneapolis as a product manager.
Peter found that Charles Rosenthal is in his second year of medical school at the Catholic University in Lyon, France, and that AlfredSaupe is in his first year at Georgetown Law School after having traveled in Europe and worked in Iran with Dick Winkler. Also related was that Rob Schaffer works for Prudential in New Jersey as a programmer (using an offshoot of Basic called Basic Plus); Phyllis Jeffries Thomas recounted that her husband MikeThomas is a full-time student at Rutgers where he will complete an M.B.A. this August while she works as a computer programmer at Bell Labs. He discovered that Badrhn Ubushin is a second-year student at Rutgers Law School and that Moina Varkie works as a financial analyst for the World Bank after having received an M.B.A. from Cornell in 1976. John Manning's wife Dorian reported that he was to begin a residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the State University of New York at Buffalo last month; she noted also that John McCarthy, who graduates this spring from Dartmouth Medical School and will remain at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital this summer as a resident, has a baby girl born last February.
Peter's notes reflect that Mitch Sadar has a fellowship for a doctorate in clinical psychology for study at the University of Nebraska after receiving his master's from the University of Dayton; Jeff Badmington has been in Texas working for 1.8.M. for the last two years; and Charles Bass has been an assistant to Congressman David Emery since 1976.
Although Peter's excellent collection of news continues, the remainder must wait for more room in the next Class column (October). Then also we shall hear from Dan Harbin and others. Best of summers to you all!
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