1965

The winter here in Boston can be cold, harsh, and lonely for the homeless, but there is a wonderful place that provides food and shelter for those in need. Chuck Atkins is an advisory committee member of the Pine Street Inn's four-year, $l2 million capital campaign for emergency, transitional, and permanent housing programs for Boston's homeless population. The campaign is called "The Journey Home: The Campaign for Pine Street." Chuck has worked more than 20 years in the health and welfare fields in both government and business. The former commissioner of Public Welfare for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Chuck is currently a senior consultant to Boston Risk Management Corporation.

David Feldshuh has found a way to travel several roads at once. He is a doctor, a playwright, and a theatrical director. He is the artistic director of the Center for Theatre Arts at Cornell University, but he continues to work parttime in the emergency department at Tompkins Community Hospital in Ithaca. "It's a continuing emotional and intellectual challenge, and it reinforces my belief that the grass is not greener on the other side that I can do both professions." In 1992 Dave was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his original play, Miss Ever's Boys, a drama based on the infamous "Tuskegee Study of Syphilis in the Untreated Negro Male."

Brian Walsh is leading a full life in the Hanover area, and he sends all of us this information. "At graduation this past spring, I had the honor of presenting on behalf of the whole class of '65 the outstanding Native American students. Personally, I felt very proud that our class has sponsored these awards which link three great Dartmouth traditions: leadership, scholarship, and Native American education. On behalf of die Native American Studies Program and the recipients, I want to thank the class for the establishment and support of these awards; and, for myself, I want to thank the class for giving me the opportunity to present these awards." Like Dave Feldshuh, Brian has found a way to follow two paths at once, combining his professional career the with stimulation of the arts. Brian spends half of his time in the business world as executive vice president of Spectra, a company which he helped to found and which brings color computer printers to the market. Switching to half-time in business has given him the opportunity to pursue his love of painting watercolors. Brian says, "As I approached 50, I knew that if I was ever going to be an artist, now was the time. My work is generally impressionistic landscapes celebrating nature and our place in the natural world, especially Northern New England." Over the past 18 months, Brian has held a number of shows and has sold about 20 pieces. Two galleries regularly carry his work: de Havilland Gallery, across from Brooks Brothers on Newbury Street in Boston, and Surroundings in Center Sandwich, N.H. Look for his works there.

Mark Eldridge has been a professional planner in the public sector for more than 20 years. He has received several awards and has distinguished himself as a leader in the field of community planning. He was recently nominated for another leadership position, AICP Commissioner for Region I.

Look for more information on Mark, Brian, Dave, and Chuck in Bruce Jolly's class newsletter. If your name is listed below, write or call me with information about yourself and win a big prize. Al Boyce, Charlie Coe, JeffDavis, Brad Gerrish, Gary Herbst, GeorgeLinkletter, Jim Randell, John Shevlin. Yes, a big prize is waiting for you.

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