1976

One of the humbling aspects of writing this column is the monthly confirmation that all of those classmates who were smarter, harder-working and better-looking than I was during College still have all those attributes. This month is no exception.

Rob Saltzman is now the associate dean for admissions at the University of Southern California Law School in Los Angeles. In an interview with Newsweek, Rob discussed USC's successful efforts to develop a diverse and accomplished student body. Rob's advice to budding lawyers: "If you want to be a millionaire, go into business. Those who are most satisfied with law are those with a commitment and passion."

Reggie Williams was interviewed by Reveries, an on-line magazine for marketing professionals. Reggie is with Disney in Orlando and, judging from the number of their toys strewn across my son's bedroom, Disney knows marketing. The on-line interview is entertaining and gives a great deal of background on Reggie's activities since College. My favorite question was this: "You didn't just play football, you went pro and played two Super Bowls. You didn't just go to college, you went to Dartmouth. Can you explain how you achieve this level of intensity and achievement to the rest of us mere mortals?" You can read Reggie's answer in "The Wide World of Williams" at .

I received two lengthy notes from Avraham (formerly Aaron) Grossman, still living in Jerusalem. Av works in software development and systems management for Jerusalem College, "a once-small teacher's college that has been expanding." Av and D'vora have four children ranging from 6 through 14. With Radi Barschack '88, Av organized "the first get-together of Dartmouth alumni living in Israel," which he reports was a great success. Last year, Av was the losing party in a bicycle/minivan collision, and he encourages everyone who rides a bike to wear your helmets!

Joe Sutton's play Voir Dire opened at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., this spring to great reviews. The play revolves around jury deliberations in a case where a well-regarded African-American school official has been charged with drug possession. After College Joe earned a graduate degree in directing from the University of California at Davis, which he describes as "a very small program with enormous resources." Joe and wife and two sons live in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., up the Hudson from New York City.

And some bits and pieces from the College's clipping service: Coleman Andrews is back in the investment business after a foray into politics; Carl Little, director of public affairs at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, was honored with a "Rising Star" award by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education; Roland Dubois is still making waves and fighting plans for ski area developments at Loon Mountain, N.H.; Robert McLaughlin is in charge of the active adult division of UDC, a national homebuilding company; Donald R. Woods, M.D., is with the Coral Springs (Fla.) Eye Institute; and Brian "Brains" Mitchell is "alive and well in Cincinnati with two wonderful children" and, if I understood his e-mail correctly, a 16-year-old wife.

That's it for this month. Next month there will be news from the June Reunion. Thanks to all who wrote or sent news via e-mail!

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Joe Sutton's play "Voir Dire opened at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., this spring to reviews. Dick Monkman '76