1992

LET'S TALK MONEY! That ought to get your attention. Shortly after we graduated, class treasurer and financial wizard Yoo Jin Kim invested our class dues in a brokerage account, which enables the class to invest in mutual funds and individual securities, thereby increasing our overall income. Because of these initial investments, our class is currendy in decent financial shape. However, in a recent letter to class officers, Yoo Jin emphasized that our subscriptions to the Alumni Magazine continue to be the class's main expense, and as Blunt's subsidy of this subscription shrinks, our share of the cost will grow. In Yoo Jin's words, "it is critical that we develop a strong financial base while we have the opportunity to receive subsidies from Blunt." Unfortunately, payment of class dues is dropping, and the class needs your contribution so we can continue to provide the magazine, class mini-reunions, and other services to everyone. Yoo Jin is preparing an up-to-date directory which will be given to all dues payers and will provide you with an opportunity to keep in touch with classmates and increase our overall communication. Yoo Jin deserves a big round of applause for his dedication to increasing dues payments and for his continuing concern about the class's financial condition.

Increased communication is one of my goals as well. Therefore, as mail slows down, I will follow the example set by the former '75 class secretary and print names, chosen at random, of people from whom I haven't heard a peep since graduation. If your name appears in this special section of the column, please drop me a postcard or call me with an update on your whereabouts. Let's see, who should I pick on first? Whatever happened to Monica Hooks?Megan Eliassen? Joe Hawkins? WendyLibby? Doug Jamison? Monica Miller?John Fallon? Kevin Franck (or Frank)?

There are classmates who are writing consistently, and I thank you for your support. Carolan Magnoli gets the prize for sending me the most mail in the three years since graduation, although she also accumulates demerits for remaining a Yankees fan. Carolan is finishing her second year at Cornell Law School, where she is the programs director of Phi Delta Phi, the law school's community-service organization. Her classmates at Cornell Law include Brendan Mitchell,Paul Goldstein, and Sabrina Farrar. AndrewRotenberg graduates from University of Chicago Law School this spring, as do ThiesKolln and Sarah Freitas.

Kudos to Laura McKenna-Weeks, who was one of the nation's 51 recipients of the Sallie Mae First Class Teacher Award, which is given to one teacher from each state (plus the District of Columbia) who has done an outstanding job in his or her first year of teaching. Laura, who teaches language arts at the Bird Middle School in Walpole, Mass., received her master's in education from Lesley College in Cambridge. The Bird School principal, who nominated Laura for her innovative use of a workshop approach in the classroom, describes Laura as a risk taker who is eager to try new things. Laura strives to make reading and writing fun for her students, and, among other techniques, she lets the students choose the books and writing topics.

Scott Gardner is putting his engineering degree to work by taking part in the development of a $200-million natural-gas power plant to be built in San Francisco. Scott has worked on the plant's water-treatment and airpollution control systems.

Please let me know what's new in your life. Take care and keep in touch.

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