1954

One of the highlights of Homecoming Weekend in October, if not the highlight from a class point of view, was the awarding of 1954 Class Awards to Fred Alpert, Dick Barker, Jay Chandler, and Dave Levine.

Fred Alperthas served the College and the class in many positions and has been a productive, caring, and community-minded citizen. His civic involvements have found him leading commissions and coalitions and serving on hospital, university, and arts boards.

Dick Barker was honored for his deep devotion to the College and to his class, having served as treasurer, head class agent and, most recently, as president.

Jay Chandler stated in his admissions application in 1949: "My aim in life is to help people." He has succeeded most admirable as a surgeon and teacher. Jay has been president of Princeton Surgical Associates and of the New Jersey chapter of the American College of Surgeons. Add to that his Clinical Professorship of Surgery at Rutgers' Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine and his Excellence in Teaching award in 1985.

Dave Levine is considered by many to be one of the world's foremost surgeons and research experts in spinal curvatures. He has been president of the Scoliosis Research Society, an international organization of orthopedic surgeons and scientists, and contributed to the betterment of mankind through his numerous hospital and teaching appointments as well as his many presentations and publications.

For the record, 33 classmates, together with wives and guests, gathered at Carol and Steve Mullins' farmhouse on Saturday evening that weekend and several other classmates joined some of the weekend festivities: BobAdnopoz, Dick Barker, Pete Barker, JerryBarton, Don Berlin, Bob Berry, BobBuchanan, Pete Bullis, Jay Chandler, DickDanforth, Clark Davis, Bob Dean, DonDesCombes, Dave Fitch, Dick Franklin,Jerry Goldstein, Alec Gray, Bill Grover,Pete Gutlon, Rick Hartman, John Heston,John Heyn, Herb Hillman, Tom Kelsey, Dave Levine, Bruce Maclvor, DaveMandelbaum, Charlie Morrison, SteveMullins, Dick Page, John Pope, DuneRoberts, Hugh Roberts, Harry Robinson,Tom Tyler, Wayne Weil, and BUI White.

As John Heston reported in the '54 Newsletter, "On September 21 Jonathan andKatie Moore returned to Dartmouth, where the College presented J on with the first Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for Distinguished Public Service. It was a warm and informative occasion ... a recitation of Jon's illustrious career in and out of Washington; Jon's talk on Third World problems from his perspective as Ambassador and U.S. Representative to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations; and a Hanover Inn reception to honor Jon and Katie afterwards." The Dartmouth reported that President Freedman presented Jon with a plaque at a dinner following the reception and said, "He has been an outstanding public servant and an outstanding example of what a Dartmouth alumnus can do with his life."

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