1953

Approximatley 30 members of the class of 1953 earned their doctorates and double that number have medical degrees. Close to 100 class members justifiably are entitled "doctor." Comparative figures with other classes are not readily available. Class profiles have been completed for over half of the Ph.D.s—most are educators and most graduated near the top of our class.

Not all became teachers, however, as in the case of Lowell Holway, So. Natick, Mass. Lowell graduated summa cum laude with distinction in mathematics. He attended Harvard to earn a master's degree in physics and a doctorate in applied mathematics, and then combined the two areas by doing research work for the Raytheon Company. The fundamentals of physics and math remain stable but the forces of their applied research, however, change at an extraordinary rate. So Lowell, in a career of research, has seen his work applied across a broad spectrum of subjects. Currently he's studying the underlying physics of the super-fast, specialized chips used in the electronic components of military equipment and radar. He's also mathematically simulating devices known as field effect transistors (FET). Most importantly, Lowell thoroughly enjoys and is challenged by his work. However, he assigns his highest value to his marriage to Loretta. She was a lawyer before it was a fashionable professional for women—a graduate of Harvard Law. She completed her undergraduate work at the College of Idaho, which bestowed the distinguished degree of doctor of laws upon her in 1982. She practices with a Boston firm representing management on issues involving labor law. Son Lowell '90 is the third generation to attend Dartmouth. Lowell and Loretta also share an interest in travel, particularly to Europe and crossing the United States.

Capen "Sandy" Farmer, Farmington, Maine, is also not a teacher. He has a doctorate in psychology and is a clinical psychologist by profession—so far the only one we profiled in the '53 class notes. His profession and location did not come about in a straight line, but in zigs and zags, which proves, if nothing else, that being a psychologist is a transportable skill. Sandy was in the army after college and then in advertising in New York as copywriter and marketer of space. Seven years after graduating from Dartmouth, he renewed his education at Columbia University. A philosophy course Sandy took with Prof. Gramlich served as the spark which ignited his interest in psychology, since it included a study of Sigmund Freud. He received a master's degree in 1964 and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1967. His first professional position was with a social service agency on New York's West Side. By this time his first marriage had broken up and he shared custody of a five-year-old son. In 1970 he was remarried to another Ph.D. in his field, Cornelia Reynolds. They immediately moved to Denver, prompted in part by Sandy's desire to be near his son. There he joined the staff of the Denver General Hospital. After four years he became director of the Arapahoe Mental Health Center, which provides care to patients regardless of their ability to pay. He directed a staff of over 100 caring for approximately 200,000 patients. After five years he was persuaded to join a consulting firm providing management development and training services. But in 1980 he returned to clinical psychology when the Farmers moved to Maine, a choice prompted by both lifestyle and roots. First he joined a regional clinic, and then he began a private practice. The Farmers are active in outdoor activities. A teenage son and daughter are both skiers. Their summer home is near the Rangely Lakes and grandparents are nearby. It appear that the zigs and zags are over.

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