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L. HARDWICK CALDWELL '44, elected president of the Chief Executives Organization, a 1,000-member group made up of former members of the Young Presidents Organization.

PHILIP E. BENTON JR.'52, named president of Ford Automotive Group, a new position with responsibilities for the worldwide automotive operations of Ford Motor Co.

ALBERT F. PETRONE, M.D. '55, elected president of the board of directors of the Western Illinois University Foundation.

HARRY F. DOWNING JR. '59, elected vice president and secretary of Farmland Insurance Companies, a unit of Nationwide Insurance.

BRUCE H. HASENKAMP '60, appointed by Gov. Deukmejian to California's Board of Medical Quality Assurance, which licenses and disciplines physicians and members of other health professions.

RICHARD REISS JR. 66, elected to a five-year term on the board of trustees of Barnard College.

ROBERT A. DRESSLER '67, named lead regent for planning by the board of regents of Florida's State University System and appointed to the presidential selection committee for the University of South Florida.

JOHN A. TALLMADGE '69, named associate dean of the graduate school at The Union for Experimenting Colleges and Universities, Cincinnati.

JOHN H. ROE '76, named director of land protection for the Vermont Conservancy.

THOMAS F. BRENNAN '79, appointed a vice president of Shawmut Bank, N. A.