1977

America s national pastime is in full swing. Go, Twins. John Crowell called to remind this class chronicler that 11 years ago he was collecting splinters as an under-utilized relief pitcher for the pea-green baseball team. On the rare occasion that this author's talents were required, John, as the catcher, spent half the inning retrieving baseballs that had slowly soared wide of the plate and nestled up to the backstop. John is still hustling these days. He participates in triathlons and has a couple of marathons under his belt. To make a living, John practices law for a mediumsized firm in Eugene, Ore. He keeps in touch with Alan Muir, who is a lawyer in Portland, and Jim Beattie '76.

From deep in the files comes a green card which reports that Lea Sikora Hayer gave birth to her third child, Kurt Michael, last September. You will recall perhaps that Kurt, three months prior to birth, participated in the U.S. Women's Marathon Olympic Trials. Lea and Kurt did very well, finishing in less than three and a half hours.

Early in May the Class Officers Weekend took place in Hanover. The writing of this article was delayed until word arrived from this most august gathering of officials. Well, it took five phone calls before an officer of our class who had attended was reached. Mark and Holly Seigel were our sole representatives. The two of them forsook the stuffy conference room offered to them and retired to the Hanover Inn bar for the meeting. Unoffically, business included discussion of the rebating of class dues until the year 2000, retroactive upgrading of transcripts to summa cum laude status for anyone still trying to gain entrance to grad school, guaranteed admission to daughters and sons of classmates, and making the tenth reunion an all-expenses paid extravaganza in Kathmandu. No action was taken. Mark regrets that the napkin containing the meeting's minutes was misplaced. When not overburdened with class activities, Mark works for Morgan Stanley, and Holly is an attorney in New York City.

While visiting Hanover, Mark and Holly stayed with Sandy and Bambi Wood and their two children. Sandy has an office over the Co-op in Hanover, where he serves as a financial consultant. The family lives in Norwich, and from their home they have a beautiful view of Baker Tower. In his spare time Sandy is building a greenhouse and a hot tub. Life on the Hanover Plain seems rather appealing.

Other news items from vice president Seigel include the following. Jim Mayfield, who works for a bank in Honolulu, was seen scurrying through the Big Apple recently. Ric Angulo, an employee of Bristol Meyer, was in Washington in May, lobbying for some strange new products. Mac Taylor and DaveWood are pursuing the singles scene and working in New York.

An "anonymous" communication containing some pertinent and not-so-pertinent information arrived this month. Ron Dove has found his way back to Hanover. He is involved in financial management for an international consulting firm. As usual, the Dover is probably skating on thin ice. Jeffrey Sollows is living on the Cape, where he is a major developer of residential and commercial properties. Jeff has turned his focus from golf, as he is reported to have gone soft around the greens, to ice hockey. He has abandoned his goalie stick and now cavorts as a forward.

Paul Detwiler was in a state of ecstasy upon having attained his first job ever just two days before his 30th birthday. No sense in rushing into things. Paul has also completed all of his course work for a Ph.D. in biology at Cornell and is now in law school at George Washington. Paul is in his second year of school and is concurrently writing his doctoral thesis. His main interest is in environmental law.

Mike Choukas is our class representative to the Alumni Council and is serving as the chairperson of the student life committee. Mike works for Bain and Company in Boston. Supposedly, just down the hall from Mike, the elusive Chris Jenny hangs out. Chris, an officer of the firm, has been at Bain for the past five years.

Rika Pierson Clement and her husband, Waldo '79, have migrated to Missoula, Mont. Rika is working with Planned Parenthood while Waldo is pursuing a graduate degree in geology at the University of Montana.

Lastly, fresh out of the grasp of one of Rochester's diligent mailmen is a note from Karen Keegan. In August Karen, husband Guy Van Sycle '76, and two-year-old Katie will relocate to Washington, D.C. Karen has been selected for a fellowship with the Georgetown University Women's Law and Public Policy Program. They expect to live in Alexandria, Va., where Guy will be a school psychologist for the Alexandria public schools. Any folks in the D.C. area should give them a buzz.

So much for June/July. A recent policy change at the Alumni Magazine dictates that this column will be written an additional time each year. What a treat. The new column will appear in the September issue, which was previously limited to classes who had just reuned. The coffers are empty; it would be great to hear from some of you this summer.

Henry Hart '76 recently joined the faculty of The Citadel, a military college in Charleston, S.C. Heteaches two freshman composition courses and a creative writing course. He is also one of three foundersof Verse, an international magazine that publishes poetry and other literary material.

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