1973

From time to time I have needled Jack Beeler in a vain attempt to get him to send news. Now I know why the man is so elusive. I finally caught Pam Beeler at home today—while Jack was out supporting one of a host of causes—and got filled in on what keeps him so busy.

Jack is a partner with Porter, Wright, Morris, and Arthur, specializing in international business law and, occasionally, real-estate law. Lots of his work involves Japanese clients starting businesses in Ohio. Jack and Pam, a public health nurse, have two sons, Nate 11 and Adam 7.

Most notable among Jack's voluteer work is his nine-year association with the March of Dimes. He has served in various leadership capacities with the central Ohio chapter, culminating in his receipt this spring of the 1990 March of Dimes National Legal Counsel of the Year Award, acknowledging valuable pro bono work done in support of contract review, solicitation law, and development of bequest and planned giving programs. Over the years, Jack has been involved with Walk America and the annual telethon (a nostalgic experience where his old DCR talents came to bear) and has served as chapter campaign chairman.

Jack currently serves as secretary to both the Columbus Area International Program, helping to place international social service workers in year-long internships in the U.S., and to the Countywide Development Corp which supports federal mandates on small business lending. Just a year ago, Pam got Jack involved in the start-up of a volunteer group known as Ovation which began a host program for up-and-coming young equity actors and an outreach program to increase theater attendance in Ohio. Ovation was so successful in its first year that its collective membership received the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Players Theater.

Jack squeezes in an annual pilgrimage home to Indianapolis for the 500 and a reunion with Bill Sigward '74 and Bill Downall '72, as well as a separate rendezvous with '72s Chris Brewster and Tim McKeever each year.

In mid-August Chuck Appleby sent along a really upbeat note:

"For the first time in my life I am writing to the class. Perhaps it's because I just got married to a wonderful woman after a long and exciting romance; or perhaps its because I have just taken charge of the budding environmental program at Pacific-Sierra Research Corporation where I am vice president of advanced research and director of the environmental monitoring and assessment program. PSR is a think-tank that spun off the Rand Corporation in 1971 after Daniel Ellsberg shook the place up by leaking the Pentagon Papers to the public.

"After having spent the last decade helping the U.S. Government think about verifying nuclear arms control treaties, I am now trying to help bring advanced technology to rescue the environment. I am off to Hungary and Mexico where I will try to persuade local government officials to let me help transfer U.S. technology and experience to them. At the ripe old age of 40,1 am still doing something that I love, a passion I developed establishing the Outing Club's Environmental Studies Resource Center high atop Robinson Hall.

"As for my avocations, I am still trying to make up for all the time I spent studying in the 1902 room instead of climbing the White Mountains. Every chance I get I head up to the Pacific Northwest to climb mountains and go white water rafting."

Thanks, Chuck! I enjoyed your letter just as much as you do the class notes.

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