1984

A bit more desperate (read "lazy") for news this month, I have resorted to using all the "canned news"—press releases, news clippings, and the like—that I have collected recently. Bearing that in mind, I have decided not to waste a witty introduction and move right to the copy (full pun intended). First, courtesy of the N.Y. Times society pages, I am happy to report that "Jolie Epstein married Jerome Kapelus last night" (I think the clipping was from early December). It seems that since graduating from NYU Law School, Jolie has moved on to practice law in Los Angeles, though the article provided few other details save the usual bit about what the bride's and groom's parents do for a living. I have also learned from a release dated September 20 that Greg Alonzo has recently been promoted to manager at Price Waterhouse in St. Louis. Greg got his M.B.A. at Harvard in 1989 and is the secretary of the St. Louis Dartmouth Club. (One can contact Linda Stoltze at 314/425-1806 for more details, though I did not get around to it.)

I actually received an "honest" piece of news from Geoffrey Felder. You may remember my previous mention of the death of Geoff's lather, songwriter Doc Pomus. Since that time, Geoff has merged his music video company with his father's music publishing company and is working on a script for a feature film on his dad's life. He adds, "My sister and I will accept the honors when my father is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in January (1992), the Song Writer's Hall of Fame in May, and when he gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame late in 1992."

I also heard that Deborah Schupack won a fellowship for artistic development from the Vermont Council on the Arts to work on a novel. She lives in Montpelier and does freelance writing.

I happened to be glancing through Greater Sacramento Business Journal when I read that Richard Bertasi was recendy promoted to principal of Trammell Crow and now heads up the firm's commercial real estate activity in Sacramento. Richard received his M.B.A. from Tuck in 1988 and previously traded currency futures for Shearson Lehman Bros. in NewYork.

While I hate to be a puppet and simply write what someone else has spoon-fed me, Class President Karen Francis has begged, insisted, and demanded that I remind everyone to pay their $25 class dues to help defray the cost of newsletters, the Alumni Magazine, and up front costs of our Tenth Reunion in 1993. Mail checks payable to Dartmouth Class of 1984 to the Alumni Office, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755.

Finally, I take great pride in reporting that Diana Golden recently joined Jackie JoynerKersee, Bob Beamon, and Brian Leetch as one of the 24 U.S. Olympians who have been voted winners of the Clairol Personal Best Award. The award recognizes "outstanding individuals who have excelled in the sports arena but have also made a positive and lasting impact off the playing field by dedicating themselves to bettering the lives of others." Diana who, as has been previously reported, won a gold medal in the giant slalom disabled skiing division at the 1988 Winter Olympics, now concentrates on delivering inspirational speeches to schools, churches, and disabled athletes near her home in Massachusetts.

I would appreciate hearing from you, or I may be forced to stoop even lower to fill our column next month. Till next we talk.

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