1973
I hope this column will arrive on your doorstep before our tenth reunion in Hanover on June 15 through 17. Therefore, let me begin with one final reminder to mark our "Green Beacon Weekend" on your calendar. It should be a great time, so try to make it if you can.
The mailbag was full this month, so let's move on to class news. A press release from New York City indicates that Chip Sleeper was recently elected a senior vice president at Doyle Dane Bernbach Inc., one of the world's leading advertising agencies. Chip's current responsibilities include the accounts of Borden, O.M. Scott, and W. Atlee Burpee, and he has also done work for Sherwin Williams and Procter & Gamble.
Another classmate in the world of advertising is Joost Van Nispen who is currently managing director of Ogilvy and Mather in Johannesburg, South Africa. Joost was instrumental in setting up the firm's Johannesburg operation, which was the 25th office opened by Oglivy and Mather. Apparently Ogilvy and Mather is now the world's largest "direct response" advertising network. Under Joosf's direction, his office has become the largest direct response agency in South Africa.
Turning to the world of computers, some of you may have read that former President John Kemeny and Professor Thomas Kurtz of Dartmouth have formed a computer company called True Basic Inc., which is creating a standard BASIC software (also called True Basic) that will be compatible with many microcomputers. Professor Kemeny is chairman of True Basic and Christian Walker is the president. Apparently the company has reached an agreement with the College to sell their BASIC software with the Apple Macintosh computer which will be made available to students in the fall. In a recent interview with The Dartmouth, Christian stated that the basic purpose of True Basic was "to provide a high-quality educational software on microcomputers or personal computers. Our main purpose in life is to standardize BASIC and help people interact with it." Christian also said that True Basic plans to offer curriculum materials at Dartmouth which will probably be released in the spring of 1985. These will be used in conjunction with True Basic and will be offered in a variety of academic areas. All in all, it sounds like an innovative joint venture for True Basic and the College.
Doug Noll writes that he is "still single at 32" and practicing law in central California with Fullerton, Lang, Richertand Patch. "I've gained my pilot's license and am becoming reasonably accomplished at Irish and oldtime fiddle playing. I'm still teaching skiing on winter weekends and white-water kayaking in the spring and summer." Doug is planning on making it to Hanover sometime in 1984 so we'll hope to see him at the reunion.
Moving on to the literary world, I recently received a notice from the Harbinger Medical Press, which has published two books coauthored by classmate Bob Bloomfield. Bob is now an M.D. and with co-author E. Ted Chandler, M.D., has written and published two volumes about the medical profession; one involves a unique historical perspective on the education of a medical student in ancient Greece. The two books are entitled TheForemost Physician, The Farseeing Physician and Mnemonics, Rhetoric and Poetics forMedics. The American Medical Writer's Association referred to his work as one which could "become a classic." The Western Journal of Medicine stated that his work would "make a splendid gift for a beleaguered medical student, compulsive resident, or a diligent practitioner." Congratulations, Bob.
Dave Bracken writes from Rochester, N.Y., where he is the manager for personnel research with Xerox. Last year he received his Ph.D. in industrial psychology. Dave, Liz, and their two children - Ann (six) and Alison (four) plan to attend reunion' it June.
Jim Dougherty graduated from the University of Santa Clara in international law and from the International Institute of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France. Jim is currently living in France and working at the institute in Strasbourg.
In response to Joe Power's request for class dues, Vandy Van Wagener wrote the following: "I am still at Procter & Gamble in brand management. I currently run our fabric softener business and work on new products and forecasting. My wife Betty is wrapping up her doctoral dissertation. My son Brian is nearing two years and can already say 'Go Dartmouth, beat Harvard.' " Vandy and his family are living in Cincinnati and he passes on word that "his door is open to classmates wandering through southwestern Ohio."
In a similar response to Joe Power's request for class dues, Karen Fagin White wrote the following from Atlanta: "I have been practicing law, specializing in the area of bankruptcy and debtor/creditor relations, for seven-plus years now. As of last spring, I am a member of a firm known as Zusmann, Small, Stamps and White, P.C. I'm hoping to bring my engineer husband, Tom, and two-year-old daughter, Liane Rebecca, to the reunion so that both can be convinced of the necessity of her becoming a member of the class of 2003. See you then."
Jon Winer and his wife Carolyn (Mount Holyoke, 1973) recently moved to Burlington, Vt. Jon is now legal counsel for the Green Mountain Power Corporation. He reports that the work is varied and interesting and that he is enjoying the Burlington community. Jon and Carolyn now have one child, Stephen (two), and at last report Carolyn was expecting another. We will hope to see all four at reunion in June.
Finally, class president John Hauge sends word from Oklahoma City that he has recently been made chief financial officer of the ANK Gas Corporation. In that capacity, John has been instrumental in helping to restructure debt obligations to banks and trade creditors.
That's it for now. Don't forget the Alumni Fund, as this is a special year in light of our tenth reunion. I'm looking forward to seeing you all in Hanover in June.
GREEN BEACON WEEKEND 1973 in 1984
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