1952

It is with sadness that we start another column with the news of the loss of a classmate. George Read died from a heart attack on March 22. George roomed at Dartmouth with Ely Wagshul, whom I phoned after receiving the news. I spoke with Ely's wife, Sondra, who was unaware of George's passing. She said that it was just the other day that she and Ely had talked about George and the late EdSmuckler, whose death was mentioned here last month. George lived in Toledo, Ohio, where he worked for Merrill Lynch. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Frederica and the five children.

Reunion time is upon us almost without warning. Bob Binswanger and his crew are looking forward to a big turnout. Dick McDonough and his gang, needless to say, are also looking forward to a Big Green turnout in this reunion year's Alumni Fund drive.

The press has been bountiful with news about classmates recently. Phil Benton was recently appointed to the position of executive vice president of Ford Automotive International Operations. Earlier this year ihere was an announcement from Oakland-based Clorox that Jack Collins had been named president and chief operating officer of that company. AldenFiertz, executive vice president of the American Express Bank, Ltd., the international banking arm of American Express, had been appointed head of the bank's operations and systems worldwide. Chuck Queenan was elected a director of the Crane Company, a maker of valves, pumps, and fittings. Congratulations to all!

Among classmates rusticating in the North Country is Joe Baute, who is a great booster of Keene, N.H., as a place to live and work. My phone call to Joe was triggered by having called on TomSchanck, who is the head of Signode in Glen view, Ill. Tom makes equipment and strapping materials to package things, and Joe, who is head of the Markem Corporation, makes in-plant product marking and labeling systems. Joe's enthusiasm led him to send me a bottle of genuine New England maple syrup (thanks, Joe).

Joe has been with Markem since graduating from Thayer School. He and Stephie lived outside of London for two years while Joe did double duty, commuting to New Hampshire to run Markem's United States operations, as well as attending to his overseas responsibilities.

The Bautes' five children have pursued some varied careers. Alison '77 is with Ernst and Whinney; Susan, who went to Wellesley and then received her M.B.A. at Tuck, is working for Ocean Spray in Massachusetts; Andrew is at Boston University; Debbie, who went to Wesleyan, works in China as a self-employed English/Chinese communications specialist; and Sara is a first lieutenant in the army at Fort Gordon, Ga. She graduated from the University of Michigan where she was the first woman head of the ROTC cadet corps. She was also the first woman rappel master in the army.

Meanwhile, not to be outdone, Stephie, who has two master's degrees in psychotherapy, is hanging out her shingle in the counseling business in Keene while Joe spends his leisure time as a director of the Nashua Corporation (CharlieClough's shop), the Houghton Mifflin Company, and as chairman of the Boston Federal Reserve Bank.

At the annual dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern Massachusetts in Boston in May, Charles A. Morrison '54 was presented with the Alumni Award. His Dartmouth degree was followed by degrees from Tuck School and from Harvard Law School. An employee of Arthur Andersen and Company throughout his career, he has served Dartmouth as the Boston Club's secretary, treasurer, and president; on the Alumni Council; as chairman of his class's 15th reunion; and as assistant class agent, enrollment chairman, and member of his class's executive committee. He was active in the Campaign for Dartmouth and chairman of the "Wearers of the Green" dinner in 1984. He was the Tuck School representative on the Alumni Council; chairman of Tuck Annual Giving; and member of the Boston Tuck Alumni Club Executive Committee. He has also been treasurer and co-class agent for his Harvard Law School Class. He is a member of both American and Massachusetts CPA groups and a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar. His three children have attended Dartmouth: Christopher '81, Charles '83, and Suzanne '89.

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