1978

Like amateur cultural anthropologists, Andy Cutler and I recently recreated the annual Spring Break migration of Heorotian hunter-gatherers down to my parents' house in Miami. Highlights of the expedition included observation of mating rituals at Madonna's Rose Bar on South Beach, four rounds of the Scottish aboriginal game of golf and the opportunity to track the great white shark live at the Doral. All that was missing was Doug"Goop" Bradley and J. Higgins Manker hanging on the rail at Hialeah Race Track, waiting to hit the trifecta.

Susan Assmann is enjoying her work as a biostatistician, at New England Research Institutes. She's been involved in a wide range of projects including work on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, physical and emotional health in the elderly, community heart health interventions, and a clinical trial for HIV patients. Susan and her husband, Jeff, got to lots of early music concerts, and she is taking harpischord lessons. Jeff is building her a clivichord Write Susan at 159 Waverley Ave., Watertown, MA 02172; her e-mail is ; call her at home at (617) 924-3374 or interrupt her at work at (617) 923-7747, ext. 548.

Anne Bigelow MacFarlane is moving to England in August. Her husband, Neil MacFarlane '76, has been appointed to a chair in international relations at the University of Oxford. Anne will miss Ontario's snow and ice, but is looking forward to starting her children Joseph, Eliza, Andrew, and Stephen climbing. Her new address will be 4 Winchester Road, Oxford, UK, as of August. Carol Hillman Van Dyke and husband Neil Van Dyke '76 recently got together with Dr. Harriotte Meyer at Carol's Golden Eagle Inn in Stowe, Vt. Harriet celebrated her birthday by winning a bronze medal at the XC Masters National 10K Classic. Also stopping by recently was Sarah Pendleton and her Wildcat Jr. Race Team. She is head coach for the J III, IV, and V's, which include two of her four children.

Susan Wyka writes from Coors Country: "My husband, Andy Sharpe and I moved to the Denver area two years ago from Massachusetts. I am a V.P. for Newman & Associates, a regional investment banking firm. We're enjoying all the outdoor opportunities tremendously!" Commiserate with Susan by mail at 1325 Lupine Way, Golden, CO 80401. Dial her at (303) 293-8500 (biz).

Will Browning has just landed a tenure-track job in Spanish and French at Boise State University, where his wife, Teresa Boucher '85, already teaches Spanish. They are celebrating two jobs in one department. Anne Barschall is still working at Philips and living in Tarrytown. Her son David is now five and son Joseph is almost three.

Finally, Michael "Keady" Whitcomb floats an e-mail in a bottle from Down Under. After account management work for O&M, Virginia B-School and a stint with Quaker Oats in the snacks, cereal, and beverage group in Chicago, Michael is now managing director of the Quaker Oats beverage company in Australia. Michael negotiated a joint venture with a local bottler for Gatorade and Snapple, and has now made Gatorade the number one sports drink in Australia, outselling the competition two to one. Michael is married to Julie Williamson (Stanford '77) and they have two children, Alex 10 and Elizabeth 6. He hopes to make it back for the 20th-year Reunion. His e-mail address is . That's all for this month. E-mail or write me.

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