1978

This is the second of three roundups of '78s in the computer field. Phil Bowman is a software-engineering consultant in Bradford, Vt., specializing in new-product design and development. Phil has been traveling this year in Indonesia and backpacking among the desert canyons of Utah. He says that when he's home he takes his gardening very seriously.

Mark Brown is an independent software engineer in Burlington, Mass. David Wright, a software engineer for Hitachi in Waltham, Mass., has taken up Chi Kung, a Chinese exercise system designed to promote health and longevity. "I was in pretty lousy shape," explains Dave. "Now I'm in the class three times a week and feeling much better."

Debbie Lipson Feldman works about halftime as a software engineer at Stratus Computer Inc. in Marlborough, Mass., and spends the rest of the time making contemporary-looking quilts and raising Andrew 5 and Sharon 2. Debbie's husband, Steve, is an information-systems manager.

After ten years designing software at Pegasystems (owned by Alan Trefler '77), Harriet Schwartz is freelance editing out of her home in Acton, Mass., for such clients as the American Numismatic Society in New York. Harriet's spouse, Geoff Crew, is a physicist at MlT's Center for Space Research. Their kids are Alex 8 and Hilary 3.

Glenn Weinberg, who worked at Pegasystems a decade ago, manages the software architecture group at Sun Microsystems in Mountain View, Calif. Glenn and Deborah got four-year-old Benjamin up on skis recently and two-year-old Sarah won't be far behind.

As lean and mean as IBM has gotten, it's still probably the largest single employer of '78s, with at least 12 strewn across the country. Last month I mentioned three—ChrisSimpson Brent, Lou Duff, and DavidHathaway. The remaining nine are HalBennett (a marketing manager in Hartford); Brad Blair (a business manager in Grand Rapids); Bob Blue (an electronics engineer n Essex Junction, Vt.); Hugh Dyar (a manager of multi-media creative services in Atlanta); Nancy Gildan Faigen (an account executive in Detroit); Tim Kelly (an OEM original equipment manufacturers program manager in Unionville, Conn.); BobMaier (a senior engineer in Poughkeepsie); Barbara Snyder Martinez (a district manager for Pennant, IBM's printing-system company, in Waltham, Mass.); and BradWestpfahl (a regional manager in Melbourne, Fla.).

Brad Blair is part of IBM's consulting and services organization covering five midwestern states. His wife, Sherry, recently got her doctorate in education development from Western Michigan University and started her own consulting business, HLD (for Health Leadership Development) Resources Inc., providing management-development programs for health-related clients. They have two kids, Calvin 4 and Christopher 3.

On May 6 the Dyars Hugh, Christie, and four-year-old Bryn welcomed twins Hunter and Darby to the family. Hugh manages a group of designers, directors, and producers who deliver custom multi-media applications to IBM clients in entertainment, merchandising, training, and public access.

Tim and Coleen Kelly have four kids: Brendan and Shannon 6, Eric 3, and Patrick 1. Bob and Lynda Maier have three: Sandra 9, Gregory 8, and Emily 4.

Barbie Synder met her husband, Rene Martinez, when he was with Big Blue. He's now a product-marketing manager at Digital. Their kids are Peter 7 and Julie 3.

Brad Westpfahl manages the sales force handling IBM's federal-government sales opportunities in the Southeast and Caribbean. His wife, Cece, is a former art-school director. She's now working on a semi-autobiographical novel, which may or may not include Julie 19, Christopher 10, and Emily 8.

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