1982

Thanks for the flood of e-mails in response to our request for news. We had such a strong response, we'll hold off on the freshman dorm "Where are they now?" theme until September when we'll resume with Woodward, Ripley and Smith. So, please send any info you have on alums of those dorms by June 20.

Kent and Kim Quirk are running a company called CogniToy. Their first product is a PC game called MindRover: The Europa Project that is on retail store shelves. In the game, users have to create robotic vehicles that must be programmed and equipped to battle other robots without the designers' direct intervention. It sounds complicated enough that no one over 12 will ever master it. Bob Bauer welcomed his third child and first daughter to Strafford, Vermont, on Christmas Day. Bob is a freelance writer enjoying the country life. Robin Shaffert is an in-house lawyer with Booz, Allen in McLean, Virginia. She has two boys—8 and 5. David Cummings maintains a family life in Seattle that he describes as "close to idyllic" while balancing the competing pulls of research, training and patient care as a professor of endocrinology at the University of Washington Medical School. He has two boys and is married to Felicia Park Cummings, who is also a physician. David is researching the genetic and molecular determinants of body weight. He is also involved in trials for a new hormonal male contraceptive.

Hats off to Steve Whiteley, who is teaching high school earth sciences and oceanography in York, Pennsylvania. A Dartmouth alum who taught me calculus was the primary reason I applied to Dartmouth. He was also one of the best teachers I ever had. Unlike Steve, my calculus teacher never played Mother Ginger in the community production of the Nutcracker. On the other hand, his son didn't break 90 on the golf course at age 10. Eric Cline invites anyone who is inclined to dig in Megiddo, Israel, with him in 2002 (hope you weren't kidding). Eric is an assistant professor of ancient history and archaeology at George Washington University. His most recent book, The Battles of Armageddon, just sold out its first printing.

Chris McDonald is enjoying his time in the Beltway before taking up his stint in May '02 as naval attache to Sofia, Bulgaria. Congratulations to Barry Caldwell on his new job as vp of government affairs for CIGNA. Before joining CIGNA Caldwell was vice president of federal affairs for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Before that he served as chief of staff to Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). I wish I had enough room to print all of Nash Ogden's message. He had just finished celebrating the one-year anniversary of his unemployment. His career assessment tests confirmed that he would excel only in a job that has no schedule, is exciting and full of adventure, pays handsomely and requires analytical, creative, right-side, left-side thinking. His stint as a venture capitalist without capital was as successful as you might think and after several false starts he has found a wholesale bakery to purchase.

Pete Folger reports that Peter Saltsman "finally crumbled" and married Erin Sylvia in Plum Island, Massachusetts, in October. Baby paraphernalia is currently displacing windsurfing gear in the family Volvo. And... [drum roll, wailing, beating of chests]... Women, eat your heart out: Tom Burack is wed! Last August Tom married Emilie Christie. Four '82s were active accomplices: Kevin Peterson, Scrib Fauver, Brian Goeselt and Steve Burnham. Tom is co-chair of the New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Authority and chair of the Audubon Society of New Hampshire as well as the founding president of the Truman Scholars Association.

Cheers, Mark.

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