1964

How exciting the past few months have been! Your class secretary, having worked on the executive committee of Yale Law School Graduates for Bill Clinton and on the New Jersey Finance Executive Committee for Clinton, found himself down in Little Rock on Election Eye, and then at the inaugural festivities in Washington. What a thrill to see our contemporaries, with whom I have worked, now appointed to positions on the White House staff and in the administration. From the fireworks to Peter, Paul & Mary and Joan Baez on the Mall to the Presidential Inaugural Dinner, the Inauguration Ceremonies, and the Arkansas Inaugural Ball, all were once-in-a-lifetime experiences. Dartmouth will be well represented in our new administration and power structure. In addition to Robert Reich '68, during the campaign I met Bob Farmer '60, campaign finance director and the new head of the Democratic National Committee. During the inaugural weekend I stayed with John Topping and his wife, Linda. John continues to do incredible things as president of the Climate Institute. He may lose members of his board of directors to the Clinton administration.

Walking through the lobby of the National Art Gallery, underneath a Dartmouth cap and scarf and behind a gray-speckled beard was Bob Burton, accompanied by his wife of 30 years, Bonnie. Bob and Bonnie are empty nesters with wings. After Duke Law School Bob spent 23 years living and working in Cleveland and Columbus doing corporate banking work for the prestigious law firm of Squires, Dempsey, et al. Bonnie has been involved in the real-estate industry. Bob and Bonnie became pillars of the city of Granville, near Columbus, with Bob being on the county zoning board, chairman of the county symphony orchestra, and church elder. Two years ago Bob accepted a position as vice president and associate general counsel of the Resolution Trust Company based in D.C. As one of the senior attorneys at the RTC, Bob has a huge department of attorneys and staff reporting to him and has been involved at the highest policy level. He's been in charge of major transactions involving the operation and sale of assets of failed S&Ls, cases involving billions of taxpayer dollars. He has found the experience exciting and interesting, and he's been working very hard and enjoying it. Bob, please save us some tax dollars. Bob and Bonnie love Washington, from its art galleries to its plays, golf courses, and restaurants. The change has been good.

On the other and more positive side of the savings & loan crisis is Bob Engleman. A recent business magazine reports that he is the new president of Avondale Federal Savings Bank, one of the largest S&Ls in Chicago. Bob recently sold University Financial Corp., of which he was president and largest shareholder, and was recruited for the job at Avondale when the Office of Thrift Supervision, a branch of the RTC, fired its finance officer. Bob left Chicago's American National Bank (as EVP) in 1984 after 20 years to form University Financial as a vehicle to invest in and turn around other S&Ls and and also to build a successful mortgage banking business. It's good to see that someone knows how to do things right in the S&L industry! Good luck and congratulations, Bob, but remember that classmate Bob Burton is watching you!

Remember our 30th Reunion is June 14—17! Be There!

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