1955

Congratulations to JimPerkins, recently named president and chief executive officer of Food Court Entertainment Network (FCEN), which produces and delivers place-based magazinestyle television programming, called CAFE USA, in the food courts of major shopping malls throughout the United States. Announcing the appointment of Jim—whom many of us know as an early and long champion of cable television and creator of the first direct marketing television service, the Home Shopping Show—FCEN's chairman had high praise: "Jim's background and expertise, which he has demonstrated to us so ably, brings precisely the right mix of experience in out-of-home media, operations, programming, and management."

Congratulations also to Dick Fairley, selected by Dartmouth's Alumni Council as one of three candidates for the alumni Trustee position being vacated in June 1997 by Joe Mathewson. The most recent recipient of die Class of 1955 Award for leadership in his community, profession and the affairs of Dartmouth, Dick has had a long career in education, including deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Education. Holder of an M.A., an Ed.D., and two honorary doctorates, he has earned numerous honors for his dedication to education and his long-standing involvement with the civil rights movement.

Woody Goss thoughtfully informs me of the 20,000-word feature story by our Pulitzer Prize-winning classmate, NickKotz, in the December 1996 issue of Washingtonian magazine on the tragic suicide of Admiral Jeremy Boorda. It was Nick who first revealed the texts of Boorda's note "to my sailors," pointing out that the issue of the improper display of Vietnam combat decorations was only one factor in the admiral's suicide. Also important, wrote Nick, was the hostility that swirled about the handling of the disciplining of those involved in the navy's Tailhook scandal.

From cyberspace continues to come news and new e-mail addresses:

• Roger Sherman () writes that he remains "at the proverbial grindstone" as a senior systems engineer and the account manager at GTE for the criminal division's portion of the Department of Justice Consolidated Office Network (JCON, for those of you at home in governmental alphabet soup), an activity that continues to keep him involved with computers and automation.

• Don Charbonnier () reports that he, Hart Perry,Swifty Lawrence, Ray Woolson, WebWilde, and spouses, recently enjoyed one of the nail-biting classics of last fall's football season when the Big Green went down to the wire for their 27-24 triumph over Brown. And yes, Don, thanks for your offer of help on the e-mail directory. As soon as we have attained a "critical mass" I will be back to you.

• Dick Blodgett checks in with .

• Dave "Obie" Oberlander announces a change to and notes that he has recently heard from MoKaufman, Joe Hall, Ken Lundstrom,Bill Hudson, Eliot Smith, and others.

And finally, a wonderful '55 story from Moscow, where Jack Hodgson—probably too modest to blow his own horn—has been serving not only as the indefatigable director of the American Collegiate Consortium, but also erstwhile matchmaker for a new Dartmouth generation. Wendin Smith '94 writes (via e-mail): "Moscow is not an easy place to live, but Jack's good humor, lucid perception of the office morale, and overall incredibly awesome personality kept us all sane and smiling." Then for toppers she adds, in a P.S., that it was through Jack—at a Moscow alumni meeting—that she met Michael Pevzner '94, her husband-to-be!

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Pundit Judson Hale '55, p. 22