1970

Rutgers University has seen in its wisdom to appoint Donald Stearns as an assistant professor in zoology. Don received his master's from the University of New Hampshire in 1974 and his doctorate from Duke in 1983. Prior to joining the Rutgers Camden campus biology faculty, Don taught at the University of Texas at Austin and at Auburn University. He fills hours out of the classroom conducting research spon- sored by the Department of Commerce in the Natural Estuarine Reserve Research System. He's also authored 14 articles spe- cializing in marine biology with shipboard experience in the Arctic and Sargasso Sea. Good luck, Don, but we do worry for you. It's risky enough to be living in New Jersey, let alone taking all these jaunts off to the Bermuda triangle.

Brent Petty was with us only for freshman year in Hanover before returning to Utah, but he does follow our class activities enthusiastically. He's based these days in Baltimore where he serves on the faculty of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Brent was particularly excited recently when he was able to send one of his patients on for some really top-notch medical care right here in Modesto-I kid you not. Brent, it's great to be able to let your old friends know that you're doing well after all these years.

Jim Needham was another of our number who stayed on for only a portion of our class's four-year term at the College. He made quite a record for himself in that time, but I am very sorry to report that you will find Jim's obituary elsewhere in either this or a later issue of die magazine. We have also learned recently of the death of Charles Bacheller last fall and his obituary is in progress. What can I say? We're too young. Please take it easy everyone and find the time to appreciate the simpler things in life. I am caused to recall part of John Sloan Dickey's guidance to us at our matriculation ceremony. He suggested that we try to find the time to notice one new thing in our surroundings each and every day. If you're too much on the fast track, maybe it's time to be reminded of that.

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