1973

Homecoming Weekend (November 1-2) for '73s means (on Friday night) a bonfire and the parade of classes and (on Saturday) a mini-reunion luncheon and the Harvard game. Mini-reunion chair Bob Haynes will be organizing a pre-game, standup buffet gathering on the front lawn of Heorot (across from Alumni Gym for those of us whose memories are memories). If you have any questions or want to let Bob know that you and your guests are coming, e-mail him at robert.haynes@valley.net. If you've attended in past years, you know it's good company, good food, close to Memorial Field and free (paid out of class contributions for the event).

Bob Barr's excellent August newsletter called for our ideas for the 30th reunion in June 2003. He doesn't want to be a "voice crying in the wilderness" so send him (rbarr@ vermontacademy.org) your suggestions, questions and concerns about the event. Plan to join us for two or three great days.

Class agent Bob Smith was honored with a Chairman's Citation for outstanding service during the 2002 Alumni Fund campaign. He'll be leading us during 2003, when as a class we'll be striving to make a significant reunion year Alumni Fund gift.

Bob Conway is still looking for volunteers with whom to "share the joy" of being class secretary, starting in August 2003. He's starting to feel as though he's asking someone to hold a grenade while he searches for the pin that just fell out. He promises you won't lose your hands if you take on the job.

Jonathan Lows book Intangible Advantage:How Intangibles Are Driving Business Performance (Perseus Publishing, 2002; co-authored by Pam Cohen Kalafut) is a thoughtful analysis of the value of intangible assets in today's corporate world with solid recommendations for turning them into a competitive edge. The book has created a buzz in the financial world by its research-based examination of 12 intangibles (e.g., leadership, strategy execution, human capital) that drive corporate value by determining future growth potential. Critical information for those who evaluate and buy stock. Jon is a senior fellow at consulting firm Cap Gemini Ernst & Young. He earned an M.P.P.M. at Yale and is a former deputy assistant secretary at the Labor Department.

We read with pride last issue s cover story about Bill McDonough, world-renowned "green architect." Did you also see Bill's picture and the related story in Time magazines "Special Report—Green Century" edition (August 26,2002)? Or his recent book Cradle to Grave:Remakingthe Way WeMake Things (North Point Press, 2002; co-authored with Michael Braungart)? Bill and his consulting partner, chemist Michael Braungart, wrote about balancing environmental sustainability, efficiency and livability in the design, manufacture and use of materials. Recycling doesn't have to mean downcyling" (subsequently creating lower-quality materials that still eventually end up in a dump). One day we may be asked in the supermarket, "Paper, plastic or edible?" Beat Harvard.

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