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One of the more illustrious members of our heroic class is Dave Vogels. After graduation, Dave joined Bull Moose Stearns, Bob Underhill and me, among others, at Harvard Law School. Graduating in 1952, Dave reentered the United States Air Force. I must have lost track of Dave for several years because, in the meantime, he has added to his J.D. from Harvard, an M.B. A. in personnel administration, Syracuse University, another law degree from St. Mary's University of San Antonio, a master's degree in political science from the University of California at Riverside and a Ph.D. in business administration (management) from Michigan State University. He was admitted to the Colorado Bar in 1974. Dave is now the director of legal administration for the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company (Mountain Bell) in Denver. An avid genealogist, he is past president of the Colorado Genealogical Society, founding president of the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies and past president of the Federation of Genealogical Societies. He is also a senior warden of St. James Episcopal Church in Denver. In May 1987 Dave was elected president of the board of directors of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA), which is the primary source of education for managers involved in legal administration at all levels.

Here is an extraordinary story: Bill Chapman, now of Stamford, Conn., just attended in June his fourth Dartmouth graduation in the past five years, observing son Billy receive his medical doctor degree from the Dartmouth Medical School. As Bill writes, "This wraps up my 'Dartmouth Experience' —Phase II. My three sons, Bill, Tim and Jim, all attended and graduated from Dartmouth." Bill summarizes their accomplishments: 18 academic years in Hanover; three Rufus Choate Scholars; three B.A.'s magna cum laude; three Phi Beta Kappas; two M.B. A.'s with distinction from Tuck School; two Tuck School awards; one M.D. with honors from the Dartmouth Medical School; one membership in Alpha Omega Alpha, Honorary Medical Society; nine varsity letters from the swimming and diving team and one year coaching the Dartmouth men's and women's diving team; one captain of the swimming and diving team. Bill and Juanita Chapman, take a bow. In fact, all Chapmans should take a bow.

Accomplishments further abound: EdMacBurney received the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities from St. Ambrose College of Davenport, lowa, this past May. The Dean of Davenport's Trinity Episcopal Cathedral since 1973, Ed has worked with missions around the world and is also a trustee of St. Luke's Hospital in Davenport and a past trustee of St. Katharine's St. Mark's School in Bettendorf, lowa. The honorary degree award declared in part: "His deep commitment to missions around the world, his contribution to the support of foster-care projects, and his unwavering assistance of the poor and the . needy are visible manifestations of his intense desire for the betterment of humankind which flows from his strong faith in God."

At its annual shareholders meeting on April 23, 1987, Jim Critchfield, former president of Westmoreland Casualty Company in Latrobe, Pa., was elected chairman of the board. After graduation, Jim received his J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law in 1956. Following employment by Hartford Insurance Company, Jim joined Westmoreland Casualty as vice president and general manager upon its founding in 1964 and became president in 1973. Westmoreland is a leading property/casualty insurance company, specializing in worker's compensation coverage.

My agents in Greenwich, Conn., forward a local newspaper article featuring PeterGish and his paintings, watercolors and pastels, which highlighted the spring exhibition at River Gallery in Westport, Conn. Peter studied art in Paris and Madrid, and after a two-year recall as a helicopter pilot for the U.S. Marine Corps, he spent three years in Salzburg, Austria. Since 1971 he has been a faculty member at the Fairfield University.

Skip Ungar is husband of the year in our book; he points with pride (which is different from "viewing with alarm") to his wife, Manya, who was elected in late June as president of the National Parent and Teachers Association, which consists of approximately 6,100,000 members. A 29-year P.T. A. veteran, Manya is the first-ever resident of Scotch Plains, N.J., to be installed as president of National PTA. In early July she was also honored by the New Jersey State Senate and Assembly and addressed the assembly with the flare and elan for which she is justifiably renowned. Skip did not play the piano.

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