1966

Dr. Peter Dorsen leads a double life. By day he is a sort of Marcus Welby on skis. He commutes from Minneapolis to Monticelo, Minn., where he tends to folks at a family practice clinic, puts in time at the Big Lake Hospital emergency room, and, between patients, trains for cross country. But by night Pete turns into an Isaac Asimov clone, pounding out provocative and learned articles on everything from medical business to skiing. (Pete's currently a candidate for my post.) At last count he had turned out about 130 articles and two books.

Suzy, a freelance flutist, takes care of the three kids Bria 10, Gabi 6, and Kata 4 plus the Dorsen's two saddle horses.

Pete regularly sees Tom Louis, chairman of the Division of Statistics at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health. And he plans to meet up with Dr. Brian Beattie at the medical symposium Pete is organizing at the National Cross-Country Championships in Waterville Valley this January.

And in Fitchburg, Mass., Wells Dow is making his mark the old-fashioned way: one-on-one with middle-school kids in his math classes at the Applewild School. He's been teaching there for the past 25 years.

Wells and Leslie have a roomful at home, too: Alicia 21, a student at the University of Colorado, Tuffer 14, Brackett 11, Alex 7, and Connor 5.

Cairns & Brothers Inc. in Boonton Township, N.J., has been making personal-protection equipment for fire fighters for 156 years. Chris Coombs, the president and CEO, has been at it for 18 years. "Our efforts save lives," Chris says proudly. Lindsey and Chris are raising three boys: Joshua, 21, a junior at RPI, John, a high-school senior, and eighth-grader Stephen.

Jon Colby has been director of retail sales at the highly successful Kohler Co., the well-known plumbing-fixture maker, in Kohler, Wisc., for six years. Susan's also with the hometown firm as manager of promotional copywriting. Two of the kids, Chris at the University of Tennessee and Alex at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, are out of the house; high-schooler Joanna's still in.

Scott Cheyne's been practicing the honorable profession of advertising for 18 years. He's senior VP and group director at hot Hill, Holliday in Boston, in charge of the Massachusetts Lottery and Harvard Community Health Plan accounts. Scott's daughter Christie just graduated from Boston College and teaches youngsters with special needs.

Peter Prichard is both editor of USA Today and chief news executive at Gannett Co. Bill Gruver, after 20 years in investment planning and sales, is now a Distinguished Executive-in-Residence and lecturer at Bucknell University. Bob Serenbetz now has three key titles and the responsibilities that go with them president, COO, and CEO at DNA Plant Technology Corp. in Cinnaminson, N.J.

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