Class Notes

1964

April 1995 Tom Parkinson
Class Notes
1964
April 1995 Tom Parkinson

Almost 40 members of the class were housed in North and South Fayerweather during 1960-61. Five of them liked the academic world so much that they went on to careers in that arena. In the sciences, Steve Baldwin (Durham, N.C.) is a professor of chemistry at Duke. George Johnson (St. Louis, Mo.) is a professor of biology and genetics at Washington University. He is the recognized authority on genetics and evolution, the author of more than SO scientific publications, and more importantly, he teaches two of the university's largest freshman courses. George Estabrook (Ann Arbor, Mich.) is an accomplished triathlete, single parent of three children, and professor of botany at the University of Michigan. On the social sciences side, A1 Gruber (Norwich, Conn.) is a professor of business law and management at Three Rivers Community Technical College; and Bill McGregor (Bloomington, Ind.) is a professor of public and environmental affairs at Indiana University.

The two dormitories also were the initial Hanover addresses for a number of future physicians. Joel Deweese (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Bob Newman (Santa Anna, Calif.) practice on the West Coast, while Dave Larson (Alexandria, Minn.) practices ophthalmology and ophthalmic surgery, and SandyHight (Farmington, Conn.) is a pediatric surgeon in Hartford and is director of the Section of Pediatric Surgery at U-Conn Medical School. Also "practicing" are MarkKirschner (New York City) and John Timbers (Stamford, Conn.), who are attorneys. Holding law degrees, but not actively practicing, are MikeBailin (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Tony Kaufmann (West Reading, Conn.). Tony (who was one of Jim Freedman's students at Penn) left a successful career in corporate law and is now the owner of several small publishing companies specializing in fine-art reference books. Until recently, Mike was the president of Public/Private Venture, a not for profit organization that is nationally recognized for its work with urban youth. More on Mike's accomplishments in the class newsletter.

Turning to the entrepreneurs, H. P.Carlson (Warwick, R.I.) is a self-employed computer programmer; Mickey Weber (Hialeah, Fla.) is in the insurance business; Bob Freeman (Rye, N.Y.), formerly of Goldman Sachs, is now a private investor; and B.J. Batchelder (Snowmass Village, Colo.) is the CEO of his own company. Huston "Walt" Lillard (Los Angeles, Calif.) is "fighting the real-estate wars," having founded his own real-estate development company in California. Also an entrepreneur of sorts is Pete Guerrini (Santa Rosa, Calif.), who is a pilot and now a partowner of United Airlines.

Roaming the corporate corridors (and in many cases the executive suite) are a number of 1964s who got their start in North and South Fayer. In New York, Hunt Whitacre (Darien, Conn.) is a vice president for investor relations and strategic planning with RJR Nabisco; Sabin Danziger (Great Neck, N.Y.) is the managing director for Prime Charter; and Richard Dunn (East Hampton, N.Y.) is a member of senior management and group head for Credit Suisse. (This is what a Ph.D. in French literature from Yale gets you!) In the Midwest, Fritz Corrigan (Edina, Minn.) is president of the fertilizer division of Cargill Inc.; Pete Luitwieler (Tulsa, Okla.) is a vice president in the supply and logistics division of Citgo Petroleum; and Mike Kolman (St. Louis, Mo.) is president of Brewer Machinery & Gear. And finally, our esteemed class president E. Christopher Palmer (Weston, Mass.) is the principal "bean counter" at his own CPA firm and is involved in several other business ventures in the Boston area.

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