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Tom Hazen has been honored in Holyoke, Mass., "in recognition of service to the YMCA and the community." Tom is president of Hazen Paper Co. and since 1960 has served the region where he grew up. Thanks to Dick Francis '38 for the clipping from the Union-News.

John Benisch, another low-profile server of his community, has been named "1999 Man of the Year for his support and dedication" to the National Kidney Foundation of New York and New Jersey. As with Tom, a list of his community commitments would almost fill this column.

Gene Beza and Garvey Clarke were honored in the June Alumni Magazine, Garvey as one of the black alums asked to reminisce about undergraduate life and Gene for his work at the Institute for Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Clif Olds, Edith Cleaves Barry Professor of the History and Criticism of Art at Bowdoin College, was honored by the College Art Association for "Distinguished Teaching of Art History." Former students at Bowdoin and the University of Michigan had written, in nominating him, about his "spellbinding," "mesmerizing," and "magical" lectures.

Eric Kunzel returned to Rochester, N.Y., last winter to lead the Philharmonic in a concert titled The Romantic Erich Kunzel. Eric had led the Rochester Pops from 1983 to 1988.

Also reported in Tom Schwarz's June newsletter, the Institute of International Education has elected Dan Searby and Monte Pascoe to its board of trustees. Dan chairs the West Coast Center and Monte the Rocky Mountain Center of the HE. Other members include Rod Rockefeller '54, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and Paul Simon.

Charlie Tseckares is the new president of the Boston Society of Architects. His firm was honored recently for "the finest example of a new building built in a historical environment." He would like to see architects "get much more involved in the policy making of the built environment, rather than just the doing [Boston Globe, 2/2/99]."

Earl Kasdon writes from Needham, Mass., "Despite my own differences regarding some events over the years, Dartmouth will always be for me very special for its outstanding qualities I remember with great affection."

Earl has no computer or fax at home; this information lets me segue to this month's plug for Adam Block's listserve:

Dan Pollick, in an advertising agency networked with 20 others around the world, suggested that the members of the group could avoid the- time and expense of some (not all) of their face-to-face meetings if they started their own listserve. After hearing about Dan's experience with , one partner exclaimed, "A blinding flash of the obvious."

You could have learned a lot from the list's conversations last spring, including inside scoop about some admirable corporate behavior in approaching the global-warming situation and a taste of projects that Al Gore has been up to behind the scenes. Thanks to indefatigable Bob Mowbray along with (in this example of an interesting exchange) Pete Carothers and Bob Porter.

Less happily, I am sorry to report the death in February of Al McWade, in Florida. The class extends its condolences to his wife, Carolyn, and their four daughters.

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