This "Damn School" Is Glad He Game

Academia has not always been as appreciative of Lawrence Marx Jr. '36 as it is these days. Marx, who received the Association of Governing Boards' 1990 Distinguished Service Award at its National Conference on Trusteeship in March, had a hard time getting into Dartmouth. "I was turned down by Dartmouth twice because of quotas on Jewish students," he reveals. When a dean told him point-blank that he could get into any school in the country but Dartmouth, he retorted, "then I don't want to go to your damn school," and stormed out. He was promptly admitted.

Recently retired from the vice presidency and directorship of United Merchants and Manufacturers, Marx claims to be taking it easy these days, though his schedule doesn't show it. He still puts in time at United Merchants as secretary to the board. He is also a trustee of United Hospital Medical Center in Portchester, N.Y., and chairman of the board at N.Y.C.'s Jewish Home and Hospital for the Aged. "I gotta prepare for the future," he jokes. Then he adds, "I want to do as much as I can while I can."

Marx inside Hood College's Lawrence MarxJr. Resource Management Center