1980

Would anyone have guessed that three of our classmates would settle in Laramie, Wyo.? ChickWoodward, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, was one of only 15 scientists in the country to receive a 1994 presidential faculty fellowship award. Chick, an infrared astronomer, observes stellar objects through the infrared radiation they emit. Through the infrared, he can observe stellar objects in their early stages of formation before they explode and begin to emit visible radiation. Among other things, Chick and his colleagues have identified 40 young stellar objects in the galactic region of "Sagittarius. Last summer they observed the comet's impact with Jupiter. At least in the area below Jupiter's clouds, that impact was only observable through the infrared. In his spare time, Chick runs marathons, plays ice hockey, and goes bowling with Joe Morotti.

Joe, a Laramie resident since graduation, is a partner in an environmental consulting firm. He works at some of the most toxic dump sites in the country, mostly former army installations. Joe assures me that he doesn't glow in the dark; however, it seems more than a coincidence that he volunteers as an airport beacon. In addition to his regular work, Joe has many other interests. He is a licensed dealer of machine guns, which he purchases from and sells to law enforcement authorities. (Terrorists need not apply.) He rebuilds old Jeeps—not the Grand Cherokees that yuppies ride around in. Joe has a '43, '47, '52, and '81, all of the classic variety. He also hunts and fishes.

Kate Flitner also lives in Laramie. Kate teaches high-school English in the Laramie public schools. She is also working on a master's thesis. Kate's husband teaches psychology at the University of Wyoming.

Mark Alperin is once again co-chairing the Dartmouth Alumni Fund. In that capacity, he keeps track of and provides guidance and motivation to all of the head class agents. Last spring, Alpo became the third member of our class to receive the college's Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award. Alpo joins prior '80 winners Caroline Coggeshall and Geoff Edelson. The award, given twice annually, has only been awarded eight times. Other classes are devastated. Keeping with the new political thinking, the College is thinking of imposing term limits on the award. The award carries a special prize—neither the College nor any representative may solicit the winner for two years following.

Merle Adelman is a marketing manager with Hewlett Packard in Andover, Mass. Although Hewlett Packard is best known for its computers Merle sells patient monitors for hospital critical-care units. These are complicated pieces of machinery, but Merle was able to simplify. "If you wake up attached to one of these, you're in deep trouble," she explains.

Merle works with Bob Burnham, who is a business-development manager in HP's imaging-systems business.

Class Treasurer Charlie Clement recently accepted a position as VP of sales and marketing for a new software firm, Renaissance Software. The software assists colleges with their fundraising but has been expanded to address all kinds of systems consulting.

Jeff Ferber is a senior officer at First Winthrop, a large real-estate syndicator headquartered in Boston.

Bruce Judson recently participated as a panelist at the Dartmouth Club of New York's seminar titled, "Vox Clamantis in Cyberspace." Bruce, director of new media for Time Warner, is comparable to a builder of shopping malls on the information superhighway.

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Chick Woodward and his colleagues have identified 40 youngstellar objects inthe galactic regionof Sagittarius.DANIEL ZENKEL '80