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Legacies sons or daughters of alumni achieved a class record with 24 of our kids admitted to the class of 1993. Two belong to Texas physician Dr. Andrew Cole—Jason K. Cole and Robert T. Cole. The others are Alanna L. Bartels (Michael G. Bartels), Adam D. Berkowitz (Richard Berkowitz), David G. Cabot (Sam Cabot), Anelise Dandier (Jorge Dandler-Hanhart), Jennifer A. Dresser (Robert Dresser), Rebecca G. Edelson (Richard Edelson), Jennifer Floren (Doug Floren), Jeremy C. Graves (Ted Graves), Robert C. Horner (Bill Horner), S. Kelly Hull (Gordon Hull), Corinna L. Knight (Gregory Knight), Melinda C. Lamb (Bill Lamb), Aimee E. Nassau (Bob Nassau), Baird C. Ruch (Frank Ruch), Kathryn A. Russell (Percy Russell), Samuel B. Scott (George Scott), Debra J. Siert (Norris Siert), Suzanne M. Spencer (Bill Spencer), Daniel H. Subin (Bill Subin), Alexis S. Templeton (David Templeton), Russell C. Torres (Ernie Torres), and Brenda M. Vale (Mike Vale).

The class of '93 boom brings the total number of '63 offspring admitted to the College to 98, since 1978 when Seth Swirsky '82, son of Steve and Joan Swirsky, became the first class child to gain admission. Seth was followed by Virginia Lower '83, daughter of Jim Lower, and Kimberly Bailey '84, daughter of John Bailey. After that the numbers increased slowly, rising to 18 in the class of 1991 before this year. More names in future columns.

Peter C. van Lent of De Kalb Junction, N.Y., received the New York African Studies Association Award of Recognition at the group's national conference at the New Paltz campus of the State University of New York. Peter, who is associate professor of modern language at St. Lawrence University, was praised for ten years of service on the executive board of the association, including a tenure as president from 1985 to 1987. One of the first French professors in the U.S. to teach African francophone authors in undergraduate classes, Peter, as president of NYASA, encouraged the association to give more emphasis to Frenchspeaking Africa and its literature. He has published several articles on African literature written in French. His book, The Hidden Heritage, a study of French folk culture, was published in 1988. Peter, who did his graduate work at Stanford, has been on the St. Lawrence faculty for 20 years.

Also honored recently was Charlie Parton, senior vice president/group executive for Midlantic National Bank, Edison, N.J., as the 15th recipient of the Joshua Huddy Distinguished Citizen Award presented by the Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America. Charlie, who has an M.B.A. from Rutgers, started his career with Fidelity Union Trust Company in Newark, moving on to Midlantic in 1981. He was CEO at Midlantic National Bank/Merchants until last June when his bank merged with Midlantic National Bank. Since July he's been senior VP and group executive responsible for 110 branch banking offices ana related commercial lending activities in nine counties of southern New Jersey. In addition to the scouts, Charlie has a wide range of volunteer activity. He and Trudy live in Rumson, N.J., with their two children, Laurie, a senior at Lehigh, and Chris, a sophomore at Duke. Joshua Huddy, if you're curious, was a Revolutionary War militia captain, who chased the British loyalists from Sandy Hook to Toms River, into the pine barrens and across the farms of the entire shore area.

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