1978
Fortunately some of you have finally started to discover that I exist. Almost every day I get a few of those little green postcards. I hope that I'm getting all of them. I've been having some weird problems with my local post office.
Sally Eastman writes that she has long since returned from Africa and now teaches English to high schoolers in Rye, N.Y. She is getting her master's at Columbia at night.
Gwen Rochester will be marrying Bruce Leighty on May 27. Bruce works for the National Wildlife Federation in Washington, D.C., and Gwen is still an education program coordinator at the American History Museum, Smithsonian Institution. They may soon be moving from D.C., as Bruce is applying to graduate programs in Natural Resource Management. Gwen writes that Tim Andrews and Valerie Cummings-Andrews, who were married in June 1982, have bought a home in Concord, Mass. Tim is a computer programmer engineer and Val has received a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and currently works as a staff psychologist for a hospital.
Bruce Barach has moved from Hartford, Conn., to join the general surgery program at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. He says, "Love it here in this beautiful resort." He will be there until July 1985 and will then go on to a plastic surgery residency in San Francisco. He plans to marry Irene Bodnar (Barnard '80) in August in Albany, N.Y.
Richard Hoeg married Molly Brewer from his hometown of Duluth, Minn., in May of 1983. They both work for RCA in the Princeton area, they are expecting their first child in August 1984.
Robert Friedman writes a little synopsis of the last five years. He entered the sociology Ph.D. program at Harvard in September of 1978. At Harvard he was looking to change the world and realized that sociology was not going to be the way to do it. He considered various career possibilities over the next five years while continuing in the program. He recently decided on computers and took a job with DEC in New York City last November as a software specialist. He got married to Marcie Solovay (UPenn '78) in May of 1982.
Doug Wildes writes that he is still slogging away at a physics Ph.D. (at Cornell) although his advisor theatened recently to put a stop to that. He's talking about thesis writing next fall. Doug thinks that means a degree in August of 1985.
Diane Boyer is still living in Vail and loving the mountains. She is currently vice president and national sales manager for Skimer Skiwear and Skea ski products. She complains that there is not enough skiing and too much work, but notes that there is lots of blue great snow, and super windsurfing on the mountain lakes all summer. She says, "I would not trade this life for anything." She gets lots of travel to Europe and within the U.S. as well. She would love to hear from friends when they are in the area. (As I turn green with jealousy, I hope that about 300 '7Bs drop in on her, all at the same time, looking for a ski lodge.)
Rob Portman is in his last semester of the University of Michigan Law School. He has just returned to school after a semester working on refugee and Latin American issues at the State Department legal advisor's office. After a kayak trip, he will be practicing law in Washington, D.C.
Jack Manheimer is an associate with the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver, and Jacobson in New York. He recently attended the wedding of Chip Shoemaker and Candace Deranian. Also in attendance were Vickie Smith, David Pollock (best man), Wendy Muello, Ned Pepper '79, Mike Geilich '79, and Todd Helmus '75. Jack speaks with Steve Maynard fairly regularly. Jack claims that Steve is prospecting for gold in New Mexico and finishing up his master's in geology.
Sharon Cowan has not seen a classmate in years. In the interim she has been editing two community newspapers in Plymouth, Mass., and purging the communities of sexist language very slowly. She is living with James McGarvey, with whom she recently reexplored Paris. She says, "Life is good here in Plympton, Mass."
Barry Hutsel just got divorced but will be taking the plunge again soon. His fiance has been transferred from Ottawa to Winnipeg (where he lives) and they will be looking for a house this spring. Paul Sawyer and MarkMiles also live in the area. Barry asks any '78s who are interested in picnic, tails, horse racing, and river-boating over the '.'long weekend" in August to contact him. He would be glad to see you. (I wonder if this refers to some holiday that they celebrate in Canada, but not here.) Anyway, his home address is 312 Wallasey Street in Winnipeg.
Bob Fleming got married last June. He and Gail are expecting their first child next summer. He is working with Gartner Group in Stamford as an analyst.
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