1976

"Hip Hip Hooray!" for our mighty head agent. John Haffenreffer was cited for "outstanding service to the Alumni Fund." Through his hard work and the work of the 4,000 other volunteers, the College raised nearly $12 million from 24,416 alumni. Good work, John!

And yet another Dartmouth honor goes to our class treasurer, Carey Heckman, who is also secretary of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Silicon Valley. Carey was awarded the coveted title of "Club Secretary of the Year."

In September Robert Wetzel was appointed a participating principal in the firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. As such, he will continue in the management information consulting division of the Hartford office. After Dartmouth, Bob went on to get a Master of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg School of Management. Bob and his wife, Gretchen '77, have two sons and a daughter and are living in West Hartford, Conn. Bob also keeps Dartmouth connections alive serving as the president of the Dartmouth Club of Hartford.

Hot off the press: "Susan Walter recently made a pilgrimage to Toronto where she paid tribute, to the late Glenn Gould."

And a misplaced tidbit (sorry!): One year ago I received news from John Krick that Ken Horton and his wife, Sarah Grambs, are parents of a daughter. Happy first birthday, Leah! As reported earlier, John Krick and Lisa are living in Narbeth, Pa., where he is in the advertising business and Lisa is attending law school.

Many, many thanks to Judy Csatari, who wrote with wonderful news: Tom '74 and Judy had a baby boy, Thomas Joseph, on July 1. Thomas has two older sisters, 6th grader Sasha and kindergartener Emily. The Csataris "continue to enjoy life in the Lone Star State" (in Duncanville), and little Tommy already has his own pair of cowboy boots! Judy reports, "Though still not working outside the home, I remain very busy with my 'taxi service,' PTA stuff, and Sunday school superintendent position for an 800-member Presbyterian church." Judy says that she's afraid the "brain has atrophied some" (whose hasn't?), but she thinks she may someday go back into the field of education either in teaching or administration.

Judy and Tom have seen quite a lot of Charlie Potts, and his wife, Meg. Charlie is associate director of SMU's student center. He and Tom and Dave Stone '78 also played in an amateur basketball tournament in Dallas, calling their team "The Dartmouth Dinosaurs." The tourney, called "Hoop-Di-Do," raises money for charities.

My envy was at a peak when I received word that Cynthia "Inky" Ford has set up her own law firm on Bainbridge Island, off Seattle. There are very few places as beautiful, if you ask me. Inly also hopes to continue her trial practice in Seattle and on the Olympic Peninsula. She and Turner Paddock '74 have two children, Meghann 4, and Spencer 1, who are home with their dad. Lucky guy! A football season come and gone, And now the trees are bare. Another column yet to write ... So little news to share! If you don't send me letters soon My column will be dull. For news is what I live for now, So make my mailbox full!

A propos the November election: "...for subtler reasons than either modern conversation or modern liberalism appreciate, life on this planet has become less a set of contests in which one party can be victorious, and more an intricate set of relationships which either succeed or fail we win or lose together." —from "Tales of a New America," by Robert B. Reich '68.

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