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Among this month's news is word that Steve Zrike has become president and chief executive of Princess House Inc., a subsidiary of Colgate Palmolive Company. Head- quartered in Dighton, Mass., Princess House manufactures and sells gift and decorative products through 20,000 independent representatives in its party plan distribution system. Before joining the company in 1985, Steve served as a product manager and later as associate director of worldwide oral care at Colgate and as marketing manager of Colgate's subsidiary in Sao Paolo, Brazil. At Princess House, he held the posts of vice president of marketing, president international and, most recently, executive vice president. Princess House was founded by Charles Collis '37 donor of Collis Center at the College in 1963 and was acquired by Colgate in 1978. Steve lives in Norfolk, Mass., with his wife, Sara, and five children.

Michael Diaz was named executive vice president and chief operating officer of American President Domestic, the domestic transportation subsidiary of American President Companies. He was formerly president of American President Intermodal, a subsidiary that operates the company's double-stack container train system in North America.

David Alderson was recently named as senior vice president of Pennzoii Company, a diversified petroleum products, natural gas, and mining company headquartered in Houston.

Bill Skibitsky was appointed to the position of vice president, nuclear services, of ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power in Windsor, Conn. He is responsible for overseeing the company's nuclear services business which provides plant outage and engineering services and products for domestic and international nuclear power plants. Bill started with the company at the Impell Corporation subsidiary of Combustion Engineering Inc. in 1982 as a section manager of its Atlanta office, and later served as Impell's vice president and western refion manager. Before joining the company, he worked as operation superintendent for Consumers Power Company at its Palisades station in Michigan.

Finally, we received word that Don and Sally O'Neill are the proud parents of a baby boy, Donald Martin O'Neill, born last March. Don writes: "Mother and son are doing fine, and the old man is proud. My son plans on being the youngest attendee at the 20th Reunion." Young Don weighed in at 6 lbs., 8 oz.

That's all for now. We'll be back next month.

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