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Ad Winship made the big time on the Hanover Plain again recently with President David McLaughlin's announcement that the Board of Trustees has elected Ad vice president of Alumni Affairs and Development "in recognition of his significant and positive contributions to Dartmouth College over his long term of service to her cause."

Said McLaughlin further, "Both for myself and for all the members of the Dartmouth family you serve so well, I want to record our appreciation and congratulations." Amen!

Ed Hawkridge reports that his second career, law, is coming along fine. He is now assistant clerk of the Land Court hereabouts with no desire to retire. Ed has three grandchildren, and he really enjoys them.

Neil Barber, on the other hand, loves retirement. He and his wife of seven years, Helga, have settled into a life of leisure in Tequesta, Fla., after a long career with Hooker Chemical in the Buffalo area. It was great to learn from him that his son Pete '66 is doing well in the Napa Valley area of California. Pete was seriously wounded in Vietnam and has made his father rightfully proud by doing a great job in reshaping his life.

Brad Thompson is busy in his practice as a surgeon and loves working with the local football team. Brad says that his first avocation is keeping as young and fit as possible. The Thompsons have four kids three married and one still at home and three grandsons, the newest of whom arrived in Wisconsin. Brad won't retire for another five years anyway, so that he can "put something aside" to live on later. "Everyone thinks we doctors are rich, but they forget that we get no automatic pensions. Things don't get any cheaper," says Brad.

Harry Jacobs, chairman of the board of Prudential Bache Securities, picked up still another honor last month. He was named to the board of the National ALS Foundation, a subsidiary of the Prudential Insurance Company of America. The National ALS Foundation is a not-for-profit voluntary organization with the purpose of stimulating research and public awareness of ALS. This is a neuromuscular disease that afflicts nerve cells and pathways to the brain and spinal cord, leading eventually to paralysis. Harry has always been active in the public arena as well as in business and obviously is still going strong.

A sad note from Martha Camp, Chick's widow, tells of the tragic and sudden death of her son Ward last December. He was but 30, and in the midst of a very promising musical career. He is survived by his brother Jeffrey and two sisters, Paige and Gail.

The latest word at this writing is that the Alumni Fund's 70th-anniversary effort is rolling along. The goal is $10.3 million and 70 percent participation. So far, they say, we are at $6 million and 30 percent. Let's all work on it.

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