1953

Some 36 years ago a fledgling Dartmouth freshman football team took the field against Army. It was a classic case where the admission department de-emphasized the sport before the athletic department. Army's plebe team was loaded. It was later rocked by the cribbing scandal, and most players were lost to other football powers or to the pros. But they were intack against Dartmouth, and it was a bruising, long afternoon.

Frederick Fedeli, Shrewsbury, Mass., led that freshman football team and has been in leadership positions ever since. Now he is president of State Mutual of America, the fifth oldest*and 25th largest insurance firm in the country. He is responsible for their investments and their controller. He joined State Mutual after the army in 1957 and so has spent his working life with that firm. Skiing and golf have replaced football. While he admits to advanced intermediate, his golf handicap suggests a clearly advanced category. He and spouse Barbara have two sons and two daughters. Frederick III '77 was a Fulbright Scholar and is now re- sponsible for the Washington interests of American Psychiatric Association. Mona is a teacher in Portsmouth, N.H. Bryan sells for a competitive insurance firm, and Jac- queline is attending the University of Florence, Italy. They own a vacation home in Cape Neddick, Maine, a short 90 miles away. Fred has lectured at the Tuck School as an executive-in-residence for ten years.

Another gifted athlete, Peter MacKinnon, Oak Brook, III., captained our freshman baseball team and then went on to captain the varsity. He was even able to spend his army career playing baseball. Following ten years with Inland Steel in 1965 he joined spouse Barbara's brother, David Swain '52, in a business partnership, marketing textiles to the knitting and weaving industries. Barbara maintains a strong interest in garden clubs and craft guilds and shares a commitment with Peter in their church. Their oldest son, David, is off to a solid career start with Bank of America as a vice president in Chicago. Scott lives in Scituate, Mass., and is in business-for himself as a caterer. Daughter Cyndee has chosen a retailing career. Formerly a manager with Lord and Taylor, she recently joined Spiegel's. Sports are still a strong element in Peter's life and well-being. Now, however, it is golf, skiing, and jogging.

Bill Chamberlin, Georges Mills, N.H., captained the freshman lacrosse team and continued on to play varsity. The hill- winds indeed got into his veins, for he and Sandy have been longtime residents of New Hampshire; first in Franklin, and three years ago they built a home on the western shore of Lake Sunapee. His voca- tion has centered on manufacturing and sales across a number of different prod- ucts: overhead doors, fiber glass sheeting, and specialty items for the construction trade. In 1981, he purchased a wooden- toy manufacturer, and he and Sandy be- came entrepreneurs. The toys were sub- stantial, designed to be ridden and brightly painted. They sold the business this spring so Bill is looking at a mid-life adjustment. They have three sons and a daughter. Chip works for an electronics firm in New Hampshire. Jeffrey is starting his own building services business in Somerville, Mass. Steven is a junior at Springfield College, heading towards a teaching/coaching career. Daughter Suzanne also lives in Somerville. She is a graduate of Katherine Gibbs and is an executive secretary. Not to be outdone, Sandy is taking master's level courses in mediation, and Bill is taking flying lessons.

In the last issue, it was noted that varsity tennis captain Bill Crotty, Daytona Beach, Fla., had achieved a significant position with the national Democratic party. Rather than defer this material, let's break the pattern of discussion of freshman sports to relate Bill's story. He is a lawyer practicing in Florida and in the District of Columbia, who took a strong interest in politics. It began with John Kennedy's campaign for president. While maintaining an active law practice, he has successively served at local, state, and now national levels. He presently is the chairman of the executive board of the Democratic Party, the number—two person. At the same time he has maintained an interest in civic and church affairs. He's married to Alice Blomquist, sister of classmate Tom Blomquist. Bill and Alice have seven children, ranging in age from early teens to almost 30. They are lawyers, CPAs, nurses, premedical students, and teachers, all achievers. Yes! In the middle of all this, Bill plays tennis well enough to hold son Michael at bay (and he's captain of his high school team). Alice is classified simply as a superb tennis player. We also know that she is involved in Girl Scouts, Heart Fund, junior service league, and more.

Determining our early leadership has been an imperfect effort at best. Let me encourage you to write or call if you held a position of leadership in any campus activity.

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