1977

March survival skills in Kentucky. It's the month to memorize the NCAA hoops brackets and scrounge up Kentucky Derby tickets. I did a little too much of each this year.

Last fall Rika Pierson Clement started work as the executive director of the Discovery Center of Idaho, the hands-on science center in Boise. "It is wonderfully stimulating work and I'm learning a great deal about science, informal education, management, and juggling! Bill '79 is faring well as a research professor at the Center for the Investigation of the Shallow Subsurface at Boise State University. Lauren (14) and Emma (10) keep us extremely busy whenever we are not at work driving them to and from their myriad activities.

"We expect to see Gary Schillhammer, his wife, Julie, and brother Billy in February at Sun Valley. We'd love to show any classmates all the fun we have in Boise if you are passing through. We have plenty of culture, some great restaurants and plenty of skiing, "hiking, boating, and camping."

Rika and Gary weren't the only '77s on the slopes this past month. Lots of folks seem to be out skiing, so we'll hit the press clippings file, check out a few websites, and catch up with classmates making news in the business world. Our headliners are invited to send along some more personal stuff to round out this news release fare.

Confounding the pundits and validating his new nickname, Governor Jesse "The Mind" Ventura began his term by appointing Jan Malcolm to head Minnesota's Department of Health. Jan joined state government from Allina Health Systems, where she most recently served for five years as vice president of public affairs in a 21-year career in health care.

Scott Petersen was recently named president and chief executive officer of Lodge Net Entertainment Corp., a specialized communications company that provides entertainment and information services to the lodging market. Among other services, Lodge Net allows guests to browse the web through the guest room television and offers on-demand movies and video games, information and convenience services, plus basic and premium cable television programming.

The St. Louis Business Journal recently recognized Mark Carlie and Kevin Carlie when their firm, Stone Carlie, became one of the ten largest accounting firms in the metropolitan area. Mark and Kevin manage 80 professionals in accounting, business, and technology consulting and investment banking services.

Peter Volankis recently became executive vice president, display products and science products, at Corning, and oversees the development and marketing of such products as glass for active matrix liquid crystal displays. Since joining Corning in 1982, Peter has held several marketing and business development positions and spent several years in Germany managing Coming's ceramic operations in Europe.

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