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The statue of Robert Frost, our 35th Reunion class gift, has a home! Class President OscarArslanian. just called with the news. The College has placed the Frost statue in what is now termed "College Park," the area between the Observatory and the Bema, in the general vicinity of Bartlett Tower. That's a wonderful location, accessible to the College community, and near where just about every reunion class schedules an event. With a little publicity on our part, it should attract a good bit of attention.

Those who have seen the statue up close know that the quality of GeorgeLundeen's work is very high. As I've mentioned before, Lundeen did the statue of Ben Franklin at the behest of Penn's class of 1962. In just a few years, Ben has become Penn's primary symbol. Penn had to move it, in fact, to accommodate a steady stream of tour buses. If the Frost statue becomes a tourist attraction, the College could be faced with the need to move it. But it certainly is an ideal place for now.

And now, the news. John Zabriskie's departure as CEO of Pharmacia-Upjohn was major news around the world and was the subject of two stories in the Wall Street Journal, one a major lead piece that focused on the difficulties of marrying a company in the best tradition of the American go-getter image with one that followed the laid-back European style. Best of luck to John in whatever he decides to do now.

John King, president and CEO of Legacy Health System in Portland, Ore., recently received the Jewish National Fund's Tree of Life Award at a banquet in his honor. Past recipients include President Gerald Ford, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, and developer Donald Trump. Cited in John's award was Legacy Health System's efforts to improve the quality of life in Portland, King's service to the health-care industry—he is chair-elect of the American Hospital Association—and his service to the State of Israel.

Bob Sullivan reports that his daughter Morgen graduated from Dartmouth this past June. "She fully enjoyed her four years at Dartmouth and, I must admit, she handled the academic challenge a heck of a lot better than I did (or could have)." Morgen graduated magna cum laude, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Golden Key Honor Society, and served as class treasurer, treasurer of Delta Gamma Society, and a member of the women's golf team. She's now at Duke Law.

More from Dartmouth Goes Hollywood—revisited, courtesy of Oscar. Steve Elson has started his own marketing consultancy. David Gordin has retired as a physician and is playing a lot of golf. PhilOehler has retired from Rockwell, and "is becoming quite the Northern California land baron." Marcia and Tony Horan, on the other hand, "are enthusiastically parenting a six-year-old and spend the other half the of the day at Disneyland. They love living in Fresno and are doing a great deal of hiking and camping."

Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1015;