1986

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A. J. Conley has already made a guest appearance on the television game show Scrabble, proving that there is value to a college education. Chances are that A.J. would not have correctly identified the words "grimbo" and "glom" had it not been for his seasoning at Dartmouth. His intimacy with these words was key to defeating the reigning champ and earning a second day's appearance on the tube. Unfortunately on this second day the Scrabble word selection committee chose toughies such as "literate" and "studious," which A.J. was less familiar with. Though his reign was short he still won $5,000 and a Bissell carpet shampooer.

Contact Jon Paul should you ever want to view a tape of A.J. blowing his chance to win a new car. Jon makes a special point of taping morning TV game shows for evening viewing. One night he was pleasantly surprised to see our classmate bring glory to Dartmouth with his stellar Scrabble playing. Since moving from bustling NYC to serene Chicago, Jon has had to find new ways of entertaining himself. Watching game shows fills much of the void; spending time with Jennifer Culliton fills the remainder. Jennifer works with a law firm in Chicago; Jon is with Morgan Stanley.

Jon is just one of several foresightful investment bankers who fled Wall Street prior to the big plunge. Todd Canty abandoned Wall Street for a different sort of boulevard: our friend lives a mere block from sorority row at UCLA. His Salomon Brothers business card gives him a competitive advantage over the unemployed undergraduate men. John Puckett has not been able to fully part with Wall Street. He conducts his investment banking business in Toronto but returns each weekend to frolic in NYC. Perhaps Jeff Bower was the most foresightful of all. In late summer he completely abandoned the investment banking profession to accept a Rotary Scholarship for study in Strasbourg, France.

Having already bowed to pressure to include news about three of my fraternity brethren, I might as well add news about one more. After fooling everyone into believing he was going to attend law school, Mark Lamarre forfeited his tuition deposit and headed for California. It was not long before he tired of California and headed back to Boston to accept a job with a consulting firm. Mark has had time for romance despite all this cross-country travel. In fact, word has it that he will soon be bound in holy matrimony. News is extremely sketchy, but supposedly he is marrying Stephanie from Duke (how's that for investigative reporting?).

Joanna Lawry is coming on strong in the Washington political scene. Next time you hear Vice President Bush answer a question on domestic policy, think of Joanna; her hard work warrants a footnote every time he makes a statement on taxation or social security legislation. Through deft manuevering she has positioned herself as a key player in Bush's domestic policy team. Joanna is glad to be in the thick of the action as the presidential campaign heats up.

Joe Toscano and Laurie Domenech recently joined in holy matrimony. Joe is well on his way to becoming a doctor and Laurie is a physical therapist, so between the two of them they should know a lot about keeping their bodies in a disease-free state. Joe is in his third year of medical school at Duke; soon he must decide between radiology and thoracic surgery. MalcolmMclver took some time out from his job with Temple, Barker & Sloan in Boston to attend the wedding. Dan Kollmorgen left his text books behind for a few days while he attended the wedding. Dan is in his second year of med school at lowa.

The Morristown, N.J., newspaper recently carried banner headlines announcing the engagement of Lisa Oestreicher to Louis Williams. Lisa is with a NYC advertising firm; Louis is an engineer.