1967

Gifts to the world from the class of 1967? Where to start? Some are obvious, some not so. And then there are those classmates who always hide their accomplishments from us. Certainly the joy of seeing Jerry Zaks play Fiorello recendy or watching hundreds of people enthralled by his direction of Faith Price or Patti LuPone is a real gift. And so is the vicarious satisfaction we get from reading about Ned Gillette's latest adventuring exploits in National Geographic. Certainly, Peter Golenbock's books have added to our pleasure of following baseball. And one has to wonder how many terrorists have been foiled by Larry Barcella's publicized work. Yet, the impact our classmates have made in some less public and very wide-ranging areas is astounding when you consider it.

When I think that I have in some way influenced the lives of thousands of students in the last 25 years, I imagine the combined impact of all of the dozens of educators in our class. How many students have had a better secondary education because of the work of Wally Bowman, for example'? How many students love literature because of the teaching of Bob Bell or Ralph Cohen? Certainly thousands of lawyers are better trained thanks to people like Alike Wolff; and many of our doctors have been trained by the likes of Jon Goldsmith, Richard Dennis, Jim Grotta, and Bill Hay.

lOur class has certainly also had an impact through work in the nonprofit sector and through countless hours of community service. From Bill Yaggy's work at Planned Parenthood to John Isaacs's leadership at the Council for a Livable World to Richard Grefe's work for public television, the contributions are many. And how much our class has given through means like John Gramlich's work with the Special Olympics, John Wasson's commitment to local politics in Lebanon, or Ron Albrecht's to his school board, or the years of service to the Peace Corps or Vista by people like Dave Davenport, Jim Gibb, or Ted Haynes.

With doctors to treat every part of the body and clergy to heal the soul, with architects to design buildings and studios for artists and musicians to enhance our experiences, one could go on for pages. This class has given much for us all to take pride in.

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