1974

It was Thursday. I wanted to go to Hanover on Friday for a Class Officers Weekend. But at what price? I had to be in DeKalb County Superior Court for a plea at nine o'clock. Would the Honorable William Smith reschedule? "Pleas are only taken on the first Friday of the month," his honor announced. My alternative: either stay and plea or go and be on one-hour notice for the next two weeks. Being on one-hour notice is just short of being sentenced to Alcatraz. However, in the spirit of loyalty I went to Hanover and took my punishment later and for two weeks could not eat lunch without checking in with the judge's office. My client, the shoeshine guy who was "losing" the shoes of some top executives, got probation.

The hottest news of the summer: DougLind married Louise Bonner, in Whangamata, New Zealand, on Saturday, March 10, 1990. Representing Dartmouth were best men Rick O. Williams, John Fisher, Stephen Allison, and Blake Winchell '75. Dick Ellsworth led a resounding chorus of "Men of Dartmouth." For the honeymoon, Doug and Louise and Rick and his wife took a hike on Milford Track (the most beautiful hike in the world) where the "boys" were required to stay in one tent and the "girls" in the other. Nice start, Doug.

John W. Penberthy of Norwalk, Conn., has joined McCann Direct in New York as general manager. Previously John was senior vice president, director of international accounts at Ogilvy & Mather Direct, where he spent the last seven years. John remains active in politics. Congratulations, John.

David A. Highmark has been named president of Northern Trust Bank in Naples, Fla. David was formerly vice president and senior commercial banking officer of Northern Trust of Florida. After Dartmouth, David received a master of business administration degree in finance from Indiana University. Prior to this promotion he was a commercial lender with the Bank of Boston and later joined Northern Trust of Florida as a commercial lender. David and his wife, Allison, have two children.

Don Blanchard writes that in July of 1989 he was selected to start and build a new division for AT&T's information services subsidiary, American Transtech. As director of database marketing, he will assist Transtech's customers in the design, development, and analysis of marketing databases to optimize their direct-marketing programs, Don and his wife, Pat (Smith College '74), have been in Jacksonville, Fla. for seven years. They have two sons, Donald III 9 and Darron 2.

My special thanks to the class of 1943's Eddie O'Brien, Bud Hall, Fred Stockwell, Binney Tower, Don Reich, Bob Ehringer, and Hal Lindley, who were fun and supportive during Class Officers Weekend. (Incidentally, I was reelected president of the Secretaries Association so I'll see you all next year.)

Meg Winthrop is working on a book of poems, one of which will be published in the Alumni Magazine next month. We look forward to it.

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