1976

Don't forget our class meeting next month: October 14 at 9:30 a.m., in 104A Dartmouth Hall. We are looking for all ideas on how to develop a new class project.

Big news this month from classmates who are in public services of one kind or another: Al Chapman, living in Chattanooga, Tenn., has been named as director of the city's Economic and Community Development office. Previously, Al was executive director of Inner City Ministries, where he'd been for eight years. Al will oversee a budget of $2 million spent to upgrade innercity neighborhoods and improve the quality of life for people living at lower-income levels. The mayor, who appointed Al to his new post, called him, "a man of unimpeachable character." Al and his wife, Elvira, have a son, Al Jr. 8, and a daughter, Melissa 6. Congratulations, Al!

Other public servants: Since May, the key minority staff member on the Commerce Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space has been our classmate LouisWhitsett. Louis is minority counsel and handles a broad range of programs, including NASA. He came to the committee from the Federal Communications Commission, where he had worked for two years as chief of the legal branch in the policy and rules division of the mass-media bureau. While Louis represents the minority, GeorgeJepsen was reelected to a second term as assistant majority leader of the Connecticut General Assembly, focusing primarily on tax and fiscal issues.

In the public eye (or ear) via the world of entertainment are three of our classmates: Karen Turner has left Cincinnati after two years as director of news and public affairs for WIZF radio, owned in part by Jim Hutchinson '69. Now in Philadelphia, Karen is covering City Hall and "anything else that happens" for WPEN radio.

Finally, Scott Fraser, producer, director, writer: In May, NBC-TV aired the National Council of Churches production, "America's Children: Poorest In A Land Of Plenty," produced by filmmaker Scott Fraser. After leaving Dartmouth, Scott taught art history in France for three years, beginning his career in television in 1979. In 1981 he helped launch the Arts and Entertainment Network and was a series writer and associate producer for two different pieces for television. In 1984 Scott was given the silver award at the International Film and Television Festival in New York for the first film he directed. Scott's other projects have included directing series for PBS stations and writing and directing documentaries for CBS, PBS, and NBC. In 1988 Scott started his own company, Java Street Productions, specializing in social and cultural documentaries and industrial/educational cational films. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y., with his wife, Kim, and their son Christopher.

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