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If I were writing this column for The Rolling Thunder (our local weekly), I would call it a "mishmash"—for the DAM, lets call it a "potpourri." It is always safe to begin with a name we all recognize—Rudy LaRusso, interviewed in The San Francisco Chronicle, the paper referring to him as a "take-no-prisoners power forward at Dartmouth," speaks of watching George Mikan in a 1954 NBAAII-Star game at Madison Square Garden. Reflecting upon Mikan's great expression of self-confidence "helped turn LaRusso into something approaching a basketball lifer." I remember the Celtics' Johnny Most often calling him "Roughhouse Rudy," but I failed to remember that he once scored 50 points in a game against the St. Louis Hawks. For the past two decades Rudy has worked part-time as an independent agent, helping American college players who were passed over by the NBA find spots in the European leagues. Asked if he felt he could play in todays more athletic NBA, Rudy has his doubts: "Todays guys go above the rim with their elbows!"

Staying with athletics, I met Dick Jaeger at a Dartmouth-University of Maine hockey game this past winter. Even though the Big Green lost the contest, Dick exuded a "stress-free" demeanor—wonderful what retirement will do for you! Dickwas recently called a "raconteur par excellence" as he regaled the Alumni Council with stories of his 40 years as a Dartmouth administrator.

The Pittsburgh law firm of Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, LLP, recently announced the election of Fred Francis to the firms management committee for the 2002-2003 term. Fred, co-chairman of the firm's business litigation section, concentrates his practice in business and insurance coverage litigation. A former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, Fred has been a partner and member of the firm for more than 30 years. He resides with his family in Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania.

I thought Fred Webster had retired to Tucson, Arizona, but he currently has an appointment as a visiting scholar at the Eller College of Business and Public Administration at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Fred also recently published "The Evolution of Marketing Management," the lead article in the winter 2002 issue of Marketing Management. After "officially retiring" in June 2002, Fred will wisely spend the summer months in Southport, Maine.

A sad note comes from Steve Levine as he reports the passing of his wife of 41 years to a fouryear struggle with cancer. Steve and Rhea Joy raised three children: Elizabeth (Smith '85), Michael '87 and Zachary '89. Sharing a love of travel and golf, they traveled extensively, golfing in Australia, South Africa and India. Strong to the end, Rhea was able to hold her 10-day-old grandson, one of their four grandchildren. Steve resides in Haddonfield, New Jersey.

One of our presidential scholars, Megan Steven '02, was recently named the winner of a Rhodes Scholarship to study for a doctorate at Oxford University. Those of us who were fortunate enough to meet with her at our last minireunion are not surprised at her success!

I wonder if there is still snow in Jackson Hole—it just left Maine! What a wonderful place to reconnect.

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