1966

Al Leach wanted to fly. So when the Air Force kept him desk-bound he retired and took his talents to United Airlines. He's been a first officer in the friendly skies for four years on runs throughout the U.S., Alaska, and Mexico. Redlands, Calif., is home base, where he shares the garden, the motor home, and the cross-country ski trails with Patricia, who is a mail-order copywriter, and three stepchildren.

Gary Bryson seems to be sitting on the center white line of the emerging global information highway. He's president and CEO of Tele West International in Denver, a joint venture of TCI and US West. He's responsible for developing cable ventures throughout the UK, Scandinavia, and Hungary.

As a ten-year member of the White Plains, N.Y., Board of Education I can appreciate BillJevne's comment that being a seventh-grade English teacher at the Sequim (Wash.) Middle School is "very hard work, low pay." But I also congratulate and envy Bill for choosing to go back into public schools and applying his talents directly, one-on-one, to kids. There's no mystery to how to improve our schools we need better teachers.

When not in the classroom Bill spends time with Juanita, a square-dance caller and dance instructor, and one-year-old William. They enjoy backpacking, horseback riding, and participating in community theater.

"Environmental education is my field that's what I know the most about," says JohnMiles, Dean of Huxley College of Environmental Studies at Western Washington University, not far from the Jevnes in Bellingham. In addition to 20 years of teaching at Huxley, John, a Claremont, N.H., native, has been associated with the National Parks and Conservation Association and the Washington State Forest Practices Board, is co-chairman of the state public-school environmental education advisory council, and is executive editor of The Journal of Environmental Education. It's no wonder that John was awarded the first "President's Honorary Award" for lifetime achievement from the Environmental Association of Washington.

Dr. Marc Feldman is co-author of a fascinating new book, Patient or Pretender, which examines the strange world of people who feign serious illness to get attention. Marc is vice chairman for clinical services in the Department of Psychiatry and medical director of the Center for Psychiatric Medicine at the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham. John Wiley is the publisher. After reading this book, those innocent I-don't-want-togo-to-school tummy aches take on a whole new meaning.

Chuck Weil is the new president and chief operating officer of Minnesota-based Young America Corp., a 1,200-employee promotion-fulfillment company. He put in 18 years on General Mills food brands before stints at Carnation in L.A. and ConAgra in Omaha. Chuck will keep the company focused on its core businesses of rebates and sweepstakes. To find out more send a three-by-five postcard to . ..

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Marc Feldman is coauthor of Patient orPretender, which examines the strange world of people who feign serious illness to get attention. LARRY GEIGER '66