TWIS SUMMER, REDISCOVER The Home of Presidents, VACATION BULLETIN Vo' ornell's Aclult University March 1989 Nn - - lanbul Se~tembe2r4-October 5. 1989 ~ r i s s r o a d sof Europe and ~ s i ac,enter of antiquity, Christianity, and Islam, guardian of the Bosporus and the Golden Horn, Istanbul is one of the world's great cities. Join College of Architecture Dean William G. McMinn for explorations of Istanbul's architectural and cultural treasures. Australia October 29-November 18, 1989 Most visitors never get beyond the big cities or linger long enough in one place to appreciate the bounty of Australia's natural environment. Botanist John Kingsbury and zoologist Louise Kingsbury will take you to Tasmania, the Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne, and Sydney in search of a truly remarkable and vibrant land and people. New Mexico August 5-11, 1989 High in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Taos and Santa Fe are monuments of natural and cultural history that all of us deserve to see and understand. Come with geologist William Travers and historian Dan Usner for a week of discovery in a glorious Setting. Charleston October 20-24, 1989 Retrace theculture of the Old South and the politics of secession and Civil War among the historic sites of Charleston, Fort Sumter, and the low country plantations, with CAU favorite Joel Silbey. We'll stay at the comfortable and centrally located Mills House in Charleston. CAU in Maine sessions by and about the Sea August 14-September 10,1989 Cornell's Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island in the Gulf of Maine is the nation's largest marine science field station devoted to teaching about the sea. Join in for one of seven programs exploring the art and science of the seas and coast of New England. "A Sea Beside the Sea: Ecology of the Gulf of Maine"; "Biological Illustration"; "Marine Natural History Art"; "Birds, Islands, and the Sea"; "Marine Mammals"; "Photography by the Sea"; "From the Summit to the Sea: Mount Washington, New Hampshire to Appledore Island, Maine". John B. Heiser, Richard B. Fischer and the staff of the Shoals Marine Laboratory will be teaching. Cape Cod Weekend September 14-17, 1989 Join in for a weekend of ornithology and natural ecology among the beaches, dunes, bluffs, salt marshes, ponds, and pine woods of Cape Cod with Dick Fischer, Robert Budliger, William Evans, and Richard McNeil. The only crowds you'll encounter will be the birds! We'll stay at the Sheraton Ocean Pdrk Inn in Eastham. Weekend at Sterling Inn October 20-22, 1989 Dictatorship, democracy, the population explosion, and popular culture will be our focus for a weekend look at contemporary Latin America with political scientist Eldon Kenworthy, demographer J. Mayone Stycos, and culture analyst Jose Piedra, at the comfortable Sterling Inn in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. CAU in 1990 Studytours to Thailand, Kenya and Tanzania, Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Great Britain and the Galapagos Islands are in the works. Let us know if you'd like advance information. For Droqram details and registration information please call CAU at any time. Cornell's Adult University 626 Thurston Avenue, Ithaca, New York 14850. Telephone 607-255-6260 MARCH 1989 VOLUME 91 NUMBER 7 1 20 The Education Vacation 1 By Ralph Janis Adult University joins the best in faculty offerings and takes it to post-college students worldwide. 28 Hit 'Enter9 to Learn By Maralyn Sue Edid Computers in a dorm introduce radically new ways to teach in I a convenient setting. DEPARTMENTS 4 From the Editors Three stories of Mother Cornell. 18 News Trustees reject divestment from South Africa. 10 Letters 33 News of Alumni On learning for learning's sake. 12 Faculty ~ a r i c Setith is all music. 14 Students Producing leaders, outdoors. 16 Sports Ahead is post-season play. 66 Alumni Deaths 69 Alumni Activities Honors for class leaders. 72 Another View Alumnus in search of musical hit. Cornell Alumni News 2 Cover A sailor scales the rigging of the Sea Cloud, classroom for an Adult University program on the Leeward and Windward Islands in 1985. ROBERT D MACDOUGALL '63 We caqdt give youI a . one good reason to jom the new Cornell Club. There are many reasons. The Clubpromises the experience of homecoming365 days of the year. The comfortsof a first-rate \ * \, '," private club,central to transportation and the endless attrac- tions of New York City.A warm welcome to Cornellians everywhere. Comejoin us. Comeentertainatyour place.A choiceof three dining rooms,for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. Order coffee .for two or a wedding banquet for a hundred. Comefor the day.. or anightor two. Forty-eight guest-rooms will offeryou and your guests hand- some accommodations,right in midtown at very attractive rates. Comeexerciseyour options.At a gleamingworkout room com- plete with equipment and trainer. Plus shower and full locker facilities for men and women. Comeforbusiness.Use one of the meeting rooms. Or collect your messaEes, compute,copy,phone or fax. Comemix and network.The Tavern & Grill mixes drinks while you-mixwith friends, faculty, classmates or clients. Come and enjoy the Club's program of lectures, trips, mixers and entertainments. Need more reasons? There are 14 stories of them,in one great location,opening soon.With membership r-----------------------1 THECORNELCLUB I NEW YORK II I erested.But I want more reasons.Sendmeyour 8-page EDITORS 3CUG HCYS Mother Cornell I T hree recent letters to our staff led us to reflect on why the phrase alma mater is often used to describe one's university. The first letter came from a member of the Class of 1926,a former member of the Glee Club and relative of one of our editors, thanking the editor for sending a copy of the new volume, Songs of Cornell, as a Christmas present: "I do love the Cornell songs, and two beyond all others-'Spirit of Wisdom, Like an Altar Burning,' and a very old song called 'Glorious Mother, Cornell.' For some strange reason, the latest edition, and indeed several earlier ones, do not include this song. I have it in a revision of Cornell songs put out in 1921. Both words and music are by one Robert P. Butler of the Class of '05; it is a haunting tune and the second vc--- goes: 'Firm as the rock on which thou Ifounded, Honored in story, renowned in song, Kindly thy guidance, thy wisdom unbounded, Teacher of truth, Cornell.' "I wonder why this song, to me cap- A Munificentia, ,tutue on the turing the ideal I have of Cornell as side ofsage no other, is no longer included." Chapel, the cam- IThomas Sokolprepared the new -pus icon closest edition of Songs but we had to wait to an Alma for his return from the Glee Club's Muter figure. Comell Alumni News 4 Cornell's dult University iThurston Avenue Ica, NY 14850-2490 (607) 255-6260 Summer CAU in Ithaca is a marvelous getaway for Cornellians and Cornell friends of all ages and interests. It's a week of college life at its best-wonderful teachers, relaxed atmosphere, lots of nice people, a terrific youth program, beautiful surroundings, and a sensible price. It's meant to surprise you, too-as you discover that the nicest way to expand your interests can also be the best route to a great vacation. Seminars / Workshops Week of July 2 Jerusalem. Religion, history, art, and politics. STEVEKNARAND SPECIAL GUESTS Frailty and Perfectability: A Great Books Seminar. PATRICJIA. CARDEN Great Wines From Great Grapes. CRAIG OLDWYN Drawing From Observation and Imagination. ZEVIBLUM Strategic Planning in Business and Other Wars. WILLIAMJ. WASMUTH Exploring the Finger Lakes Trail. VERNEROCKCASTLE Pedal-Power Paleontology. Landscape and historical studies via cycling. JOHNCHIMENT Week of July 16 American Humor-A Sometimes Serious Survey. Literature, theater, film, televi- sion. GLENNALTSCHULAENDR ANTHONCYAPUTI From the Court of the King of SiamThailand and Indochina. Cultures and histories of southeast Asia. DAVIDWYATT It's All Alimentary. A look at food from different perspectives. DAVIDLEVITSKBYO, BNORMAN All in the Family-A Writing Workshop. FREDRVIC. BOGEL The Art of the Print-Prints, Printmaking, and Connoisseurship. NANCGYREEN Natural Life in the Finger Lakes. Daily field trips. RICHARBD. FISCHER The Outdoors Skills Course. See Week 11. Week of July 9 Upstairs, Downstairs-Great Britain Today. ISAAKCRAMNICANKD MEMBEORF PARLIAMEBNATRRSYHEERMAN Visitor's Guide to the Universe. The world of modern astronomy. YERVANTTERZIAN Cultivated Places-Farms and Farming in the Finger Lakes. Daily field trips. GEORGCEONNEMAN Sculpture Studio Workshop. Hands-on introduction to portrait sculpture. ROBERTBOERTO~A 30 rhat's How It Works: The Physics of Everyday Things. VERNEROCKCASTLE Thinking Small-Insects in the Natural World. GEORGEEICKWORT The Outdoors Skills Course. Physical challenges in natural settings. DARLKOLB Week of July 23 The American Political Economy. ROBERFTRANAKND JOELSILBEY Explorations in Psychology. A broad look at the ways psychological theories are being applied to real world situations. RONALMDACK Culinary Workshop. CHARLOTBTREUCE Portrait Photography Workshop. Classroom and field work. RUSSELHLAMILTOANND CHARLEHSARRINGTON Rare Books for Discerning Collectors. DONALEDDDYAND PETERKAHN. WITH GEORGAEND JUDITHLOWRY Oceans and Ice-Ithaca's Geological Past. Daily field trips. ARTHUBRLOOM Pedal-Power Paleontology. See Week I. FROM THE EDITORS ExceptionalExperiences for Selectivelhvelers. Egypt Ancient. Southeast Asia B~~~~~ Enigmatic. Ancient Civilizations Vibrant. New Zealand Compelling. New Guinea Southwest France Flanders Scotland Wales Historic. Highly acclaimed itineraries, especially designed for alumni of Cornell, Harvard, Yale and other distinguished universities.For further information, please contact: Bedford Hills,New York 10507 TOLL FREE 1-8oo.AF'A-8700 * N.Y. State (914) 241-011 1 A holiday tour of the Far East for a re- there but so many new and beautiful ply. In the meantime, we had theor- buildings, it's a bit overwhelming. I ized that the title and sentiments of was informed that although there is a "Glorious Mother" might be too rich lot of construction, it is not to accom- for today's songsters. modate more students but simply to Not so, said Professor Sokol. He do a better job of educating the pres- simply didn't know the song. The ent student population. club has for years used post-1921edi- "Was I reluctant to go?You bet I tions of Songs. Following the letter's was, but my son and the alumni of- lead, he discovered the piece in an fice put so much pressure on me that old songbook, rather liked its melo- I finally consented. I knew it would dy and words, would get in touch be a great effort (butwhat isn't, at 98 with the Butler heirs, prepare a score years of age). I also knew that I appropriate to present-day voices, would forever wonder what I had and strongly consider it for the next missed by not attending. edition of Songs. "I'm not a bit sorry I did go and The second letter bore a Fleet never could have imagined that I Post Office address, c/o the USS would have missed so much. I Iowa, from Daniel P. Meyer '87: strongly recommend that anyone "December brought tragic news to given the opportunity to attend a the Class of '87. While at home on seventy-fifth Reunion, do so. No Christmas leave, Ensign Mike Pet- matter the effort, it will be well rowski '87 died of a cranial aneur- worth it." ism. Mike had just completed Basic His son's letter arrived early this Flight School in Pensacola, Florida. January and stated simply: "On He was to continue on to the Naval Monday night, December 19, my Jet School next spring. father ate a good dinner and then in- "All the Cornellians who trav- formed his nurse that he was going eled to Massapequa for the funeral to sleep and thence, to heaven. were obviously struck; but Mike's When the nurse checked him at 10 death seemed all the more shocking p.m., he had done just that. It was his for such a young class. desire to go and to go just as he did. "Strange as it may seem, none He often said, 'If I could only go just of us really thought we'd die at dif- like my sister Beth.' He did and with ferent times. For someone who led a no pain or suffering. We are grateful Cornell life, there will be no Re- for his peaceful passing. unions, Homecomings, nor a chance "Dad had instructed, no formal to realize all the undergraduate funeral or memorial service, but he hopes and dreams. We'll all miss did agree that we could have a party Mike, but even more we'll miss the (how he loved a party!). So we will impact he would have made." have one, Sunday, April 23, what we Finally, a Xeroxed letter arrived are calling a 'celebration of his life.' dated December 30, 1988, from We hope to memorialize his life in a Charles James Fox of Shaker manner which we hope will not of- Heights, Ohio, a non-Cornellian,son fend his wishes. of Charles "Bushy" Fox '11, ad- "The 'celebration' will be held dressed "Dear Friends." in Ellicottville, New York, at the To appreciate the letter it helped chalet at Holiday Valley at 2 p.m. to recall that the elder Charles Fox, There, he can look one more time, from Ellicottville in western New through our eyes, at the house in York, attended his seventy-fifth Re- which he was born and the farmland union in June 1986, and every one of where he spent his youth in the coun- the many who talked with him picked tryside he loved. We hope as many of up his enthusiasm for life and for al- his family and friends as possible will ma mater. Writing a final column for come back . . . " his class in the September 1986 This is not published as an invi- Alumni News, he observed: tation, but to convey the spirit of a "The campus is one of the beau- person and his family, a spirit that ty spots of the world and I have trav- was touched by alma mater, foster- eled the world somewhat extensive- ing mother to many Cornelliansover ly. All the old landmarks are still the years. Cornell Alumni News 6 The Grahamslike being well-connected. 1 C r oIsnstrLosduBcindg g Their membershipconnects them to: m Free checking with interest Annual fee-freeVISA" Automatic overdraft credit Special loan discou High-yieldsavings Consolidated statement Diana and Michael Graham lead busy lives. So they don't want to run from bank to bank to get the most for their money. "Just give us what we need," they say. "And give it to us a t one bank." 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He earned a PhD from Michigan, taught at Indiana University, was an editor of theJournal of American History and executive director of the state humanities foundation in Kentucky before returning to Cornell. Maralyn Sue Edid, who writes about learning with personal computers in this issue, is a graduate student in Industrial and Labor Relations. She is a former correspondent for Business Week in Detroit, now in Ithaca while her husband, Lawrence Blume, is a visiting professor in ILR. Jason P. Smith '86writes about a fellow Hotel school alumnus in the Another View section of this issue. He has written for Restaurants USA and a number of small literary magazines and just started a writing internship with Special Reports magazine in Nashville, Tennessee. Smith is the son of Joan Serra, an administrative aide in Human Ecology, and Robert Smith, a writer in athletics and the News Bureau from 1971-84,now director of public relations at Siena College. Jeff Kazmierczak '90is a communication major in Agriculture and Life Sciences, on the news board of the Daily Sun, and studying this semester at the University of Ham- -burg, Germany, becoming proficient in the German language. The Business page of the Milwaukee, xr:,v,:v la~ullaln,Sentinel of December 28, 1988, set some sort of a record for Cornellness. Three of its top four stories involved alumni. Stephen and Nancy Lore Einhorn, both '64, were reported launching a takeover attempt on Capital Investments Inc. A large photo showed a hydroheater about to be shipped to Panama by Hydro-ThermalCorp., owned by Gary Zaiser '63. And Universal Foods Corp., where Bob Foote '39 and family are principals, was reported about to foil an unwanted tender offer from an out-of-state firm. Richard Myers '50 sent the news TAKE ANY 4 BOOKS FOR $1 - - - - - - - - - -...Here's how membership works your way! e n s i d eYOU CHOOSE ANY 4 BOOKS FOR $1. plus shipping and handling. Send no money now. 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Months ago, when I hap- larly: it will keep Hebrew 'alive' for pened to see the New York Times on you, and more than that, it will bless a New York subway, I read it and your day. Isaac Rabinowitz" learned of the death of Professor Stanley R. Wolfe '63 [Isaac] Rabinowitz. New York,New York When at Cornell, I took Biblical Hebrew for two years, sophomore and senior. In those years, he was the sole professor of any Jewish subjects. He was also one of the tough- -A Criticism est graders from whom I learned in Editor: I wish to alert alumni and my sophomore year. From a class of Cornell hierarchy to the recent Prof- fifteen on the first day, we ended, Scam by Charles Sykes [a book criti- with five. cal of U.S. universities, subtitled, In my junior year, the professor "Professors and the demise of high- completed a Guggenheim grant sab- er education"]. batical. In my senior year, only two It is full of sound advice on how students remained. Notwithstand- students and parents could get their ing this, my grades never improved. tuition dollar's worth again, and how If a university is grade irrelevant,.he our university could return from aca- was a shining example of learning demic careerism back to the first for learning's sake. purposes of a university. Enclosed are two items. First, a Robert Fairchild '66 check to the university in his memo- rv and, second, an original letter from him to me after griduation, to forward to a member of his family: "I am glad you are intent upon continuing your study of Hebrew. If Washington,D.C. More-on WVBR You use the Ekbrew You have learned, Editor:As a WVBR alum, I read with You will not only retain what You great interest and fondness your renow know but will gain ever surer cent piece on the radio station. How- control of the !anguage..hd You can ever, one of the points in the presen- do this very F ~ P w~ hYile You are at tation was somewhat askew and is Law School; J U S ~'study out' four or worthy of clarification. five verses of prose or of poetry ev- The article conveyed the im- ery day and when you have under- pression that WVBR-AM,broadcast stood them thoroughly read them only on carrier current to the dorms, over out loud four or five times. was somehow an insignificant step- "Fifteen to twenty minutes every child of the FM operation. While I day at this simple exercise will suf- am sure that is the case today, it was fice to keep all you know intact, and not so in the years 1962-1966when I even increase your knowledge. had an evening show on WVBR- When you come to a favorite pas- AM. sage, you will find that reading it It should be recalled that the over out loud several times will have pre-eminence of FM radio-espe- enabled you to memorize it; I would cially as far as rock music is con- suggest that you try to memorize cerned-is a creature of relatively re- some of the psalms and some pas- cent times. In the New York City sages of the prophets . . . metropolitan area at least, my recol- "Above all, however, 'Make a lection is that WNEW-FM first fixed time for study.' Even if it is on- brought rock to prominence on FM CorneU A l u m News 10 The Cornell Alumni News owned and published by the Cornell Alumni Association under the direction of its Publications Comm:++-- Publieations Clommittee C. Richard Jahn '5:3, Chairrnan Do.romp nTI' a y nesT 7 - rt-ln '44 Donald Christianse Daniel A. Nesbett Nicholas H. Niles ' Richard J. Levine ' Sarah Slater Braun Officers of the Alum~ ni AsscIC.: Mort Lowenthal '53:, President James D. I4azzard '50, Secretary-'Treasurer President, ~A s--s--o:-c* l a ~ i oofn Class Of'f-icers: Sclsan Phe'Ips Day ' - Edi LUI JOhn Marcham '50 MEalsnai.eginLXg Editor v~I X cI iv~i ll'a5n5 Ass Dr M< Bruce 'E Art Uirertor Stefanie Lenman Business Manager Carol Garlock culation Manager -arsha AI:~pleby Editorial and IBusiness Of1 Alumni House 626 Thurst.on Aven Ithaca, NY 14850 (607) 255-4 National Advertising Representatwe Berkowitz, Denny & Sanford 5 East 6: !urYork, 12) 753-9 Issued monthly except January and Au,gust. Single copy price: $2.25 Yearly subscri~tion:$21. United States and possession~s; $34, f or~eign. Printed by Misck Printin R Co., Easton, Pa. Copyright O :I1 Alumni News. Rights for r e p u u ~ ~ c a r ~u-olz na-1l, l rnarLer...-&& are reserved. Send address changes to Puhlic Affairs Records, ! Ithaca. SY 14QclC.C,uI te St., L around the fall of 1966. This generally coincided with the broader acceptance of rock music as a legitimate part of American culture. Previously, it was considered a pursuit solely of youth, expected somehow to pass as a typical ephemeral fad. Indeed, I recall being involved with booking the Beach Boys and the Animals for IFC and Spring Weekend concerts at Barton Hall circa '65-66 and finding objection in some quarters protesting that Cornell was being sullied by such base pursuits. In any event, up to 1966, WVBR-FM was confined exclusively to classical and jazz music with a hefty dose of news and sports as well. The AM arm was the sole Cornell source of rock and pop music and was well received by listeners. It was the only outlet for aspiring DJs whose taste was in that area. WVBR served a very useful purpose, a point which should not be forgotten when reviewing the history of the Cornell Radio Guild. Bruce J. Bergrnan '66 Lawrence,New York Critique II Editor: I had the opportunity to visit the Cornell campus this past Homecoming weekend. I was thrilled by all the wonderful new modern buildings. They truly enhance the natural beauty of the campus. The only recommendation that I'd like to make is that some other buildings like McGraw Tower ("the Bell Tower"), Uris Library, and Goldwin Smith Hall be demolished immediately, as this would make the campus more consistent architecturally! Andrew Wallenstein '86 , CliffsidePark,NewJersey Barton Photos AFRICAN SAFARI 15 Days from $2,599 ...You're ready for Something new! Something different! Something exotic! Something wild! Africa. T h e unique vacation where you can let your imagination run wild! Explore several of Kenya's greatest game reserves including t h e popular Masai Mara Game Reserve. 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Stith began his musical career in director of bands, manages to 1937at age 10, studying the trumpet do it all: perform, arrange, under a professor of music at Capital teach, conduct, and record. The De- I University in Columbus, Ohio. The partment of Music will lose a tal- next quarter century was packed: ented and dedicated faculty member After military service in World War when he retires in May after forty- I1 he went on to study music at Capi- one years of teaching, twenty-three tal and Ohio State and then became a of them on the Hill. professional musician, performing Before bidding farewell, Stith with celebrities ranging from Chub- will lead the University Wind En- by Checker to Frank Sinatra. semble, a select group of student At the same time, he began musicians, in Carnegie Hall, New teaching music and conducting York City. Their May 24 concert will bands in Ohio. In 1954he moved east Cornell Alumni News 12 to teach and conduct at Syracuse University, and eventually in school systems around Syracuse. In 1966,Stithbecame director of bands at Cornellwhere he directs the Symphonic Band, the Wind Ensemble, and the Marching Band, and assists the Pep Band. He teaches trumpet, horn, euphonium, trombone, tuba, as well as a course in electronic composition. He gives trumpet recitals, tours with the Wind Ensemble, and records music faculty, the Symphonic Band, and the Wind Ensemble. And when he has not been doing all that, he has attended to his professional recording business. Stith began recording music in the early 1960s. at first as a reaction to the inability of others to properly record his school bands' perfor- mances. But later the interest turned into a talent. "Those guys were always turning the clicks the wrong way, ruining decrescendos and crescendos, and messing up the recording," he says. In 1964,he bought his first recording equipment with $1,500 earned from a gig. Stith recorded his bands with great success, and gradually, news spread of his recording prowess. "He is a highly skilled recording engineer," says Prof. Neal Zaslaw, music. "He purchases the latest equipment and is very serious about it." Stith has recorded for Musical Heritage, Nonesuch, Fleetwood, Golden Crest, and Orien record companies. Valerie Lloyd Watts, a wellknown Canadian pianist and proponent of the Suzuki teaching method, has been recorded by Stith, and these recordings have sold worldwide. The Cornell University Wind Ensemble Series, a collection of forty-one commercial recordings, has sold in forty-three countries. Prof. Don Randel, music, says "the sheer quantity" of work Stith has done is astounding, adding that his greatest contribution has been to graduate students. "Many graduate students have landed their first jobs as a result of Stith recording their compositions," says Randel, adding that the music department may have to hire two people to do all the work Stith has done. The writer of this article, a past assistant conductor for Stith and saxophone player for three years in the Symphonic Band and two years in the Wind Ensemble, believes Stith's attitude toward the student is perfectly balanced. Stith under- stands that not everybody eats and breathes music, and so he adjusts his manner to the situation. In the Wind Ensemble, a more select group than the SymphonicBand, he expectsand provides a more professional atmosphere. Stith and his wife have been married forty-one years and have four children and nine grandchil- dren. For the future, he plans to remain a consultant to the recording business, which will be handed down to his children when he retires. Marice Stith will say goodbye to the university in May. "I want to have a lot of fun at Carnegie. Toward the end of the performance band alumni will be invited on stage to perform with the band." The two people picked to fill the shoes of Marice Stith will indeed have their work cut out for them. experiences in our courses and provide more foreign-study opportunities to our students." Firebaugh came to Cornell in October from Ohio State University where she was vice provost for international affairs. She is a specialist in family resource management, and takes control of the college from Prof. Jerome Ziegler, who has resumed teaching in the Department of Human Service Studies. Faculty Deaths Prof. Virginia True, MFA '37, housing and design, emeritus, died January 4 in Gillett, Pennsylvania, at the age of 88. She was a member of the Home Economics faculty from 1936until her retirement in 1965,best known as an artist of the Southwest who had exhibitedat a number of universities, museums, and galleries. Also How many computers on campus? The best guess of staff in the Computer Services department is that 8-10,000separate units are in faculty and staff officesand labs and student rooms. Prof. Edward P. Morris, Romance studies, died January 7 in Rochester, New York, at the age of 64. He was a member of the faculty from 1961until his death, winner of several fellowships and the Clark Award for Excellence in Teaching. He organ- ized and led interdisciplinary activities that embraced French literature, music, the graphic arts, dance, and theater. A New Dean's World View New dean of Human Ecology Francille Firebaugh, PhD '62 believes the next step for the college must be in the direction of international awareness. In her view, study in all academic fields must be undertaken from a global perspective, including the college's programs in Cooperative Extension. "Some components of this college already have an international focus," Firebaugh says. "We need to increase the experience of our faculty abroad, especially in the Third World, and we need to convey those Prof. Harry A. Kerr '42, MS '53, agronomy, emeritus, died January 11in Newfield, New York, at the age of 74. He was an Extension soil conservationist starting in 1946,a faculty member later, retiring in 1971after playing a major role in forming soil and water conservation districts around the state. He was a former chairman of the Tompkins County Board of Representatives. Prof. J. Congress Mbata, Africana Studies, died January 14 in Ithaca at the age of 69. A native of South Africa, he taught there and at Northwestern and Illinois Tech before coming to Cornell. He was an original member of the Africana faculty in 1969 and head of its African Section. March 1989 13 STUDENTS 1 Outdoors, Where 1-02dersA;, Made BY MARY JAYE BRUCE t exists, a program that aspires to teach leadership through responsibility and teamwork through communication. The program isn't found in the usual academic framework of assigned readings and papers; if anything, it is like lab work with cycles of experiment and selfdiscovery. The laboratory is the outdoors. The class meetings are all part of the university's program in Outdoor Education. What began in 1976as an offering in physical education for students interested in activities like cross-country skiing, canoeing, and general environmental awareness now attracts some 800 students per year in twenty-six courses. The range of opportunities is great, from teaching basic skills in backpacking, bicycling, and paddling to such strenuous tasks as ice climbing, mountaineering, caving, and outdoor leadership. "We like to start out teaching the skills that are needed to perform an activity, but by the end of the course, we like to move the responsibility to the students so that they can 'take ownership' of that particular activity," says Dan Tillemans, pro- gram director. He emphasizes that the basis for the program is straightforward: learning by doing. The program's seventy-five in- structors prove his case. Most were once beginners in Outdoor Education who took a course, liked it, took another, and have since progressed A ~ V uI uncaineers at the summit o f Chimborazo in Ecuador during winter recess, from leffDavid Hunter '90, Hillary Erf; MS '87, Thomas Nickerson '90, Carl Johnson '90, and Charles Cornish, PhD '88. Cornell Alumni News 14 A through the various levels of leader- tors who went had all seen some ship training. This student-to-in- pretty challenging outdoor situa- structor progression not only allows tions," says Tillemans. "I think it the program to maintain itself year was a surprise to see just how dif- after year, but as a carefully fostered ficult climbing was at that altitude." part of the program, it builds leader- The group climbed Cotopaxi ship skills in a way that strictly theo- first, setting up camp at 15,000feet retical approaches cannot match. to get used to the elevation and to Tillemans lays out the scenario: prepare for the climb to the summit. "Take a group of people into the wil- Because snow conditions are better derness where there are no distrac- before sunrise, they slept in the tions, where they're completely fo- evenings, got up at midnight, and be- cused on the group task. Now, how gan the climb at 1a.m. "We had a do you get these people to work to- full moon on one of the peaks, and gether? How do you motivate them, the snow reflected so much of the encourage them, work with them? silver light that we didn't really need Those skills are learned very direct- our headlamps," he says. ly-if you don't make it to camp be- At that elevation, they were far fore dark, you're going to pay the abovethe cloudsand could see clearly consequences." He adds, "You only other mountain peaks illuminated by have to make that mistake once." the moon, and by lightning. "On the For the most part, mistakes like morning we climbed Cotopaxi, there this aren't made. Each course has at was a lightning storm out toward the least two instructors, teachers Amazon about fiftymiles away, and it matched with complementary part- really lighted up the sky." ners so that potential weaknesses Roped together in groups of and strengths are covered. This also three, the climbers found they were provides the best learning situation better acclimated to the altitude on for enrollees, who are not only regis- the climb up Chimborazo. Even so, tered Cornell students but members says Tillemans, some of the climbers of the faculty, staff, and the Ithaca were breathing in and out three community. times for each step in order to take in Held to a maximum of twelve enough oxygen. "Each person's per course, participants are encour- body adjusts differently," Tillemans aged to challenge themselves, but explains. "The body actually makes not to be intimidated or feel the need chemical changes to get used to the to compete with others who more elevation. The respiration rate easily master the tasks. changes, your body makes more red "It is the process that's most im- blood cells, and all of this takes portant," says Tillemans. "You set time." the challenges for yourself and it's "For many of us, it was a new not important that you compare and very different experience to feel yourself to others. Are you climbing so weak," says Karl Johnson '89, as well as you can, are you getting who also commented to a Sun re- better, are you challenging yourself? porter that he was astonished at the These are the important questions." slow pace of the climb. "It was an ex- In December, a group of ten in- ercise in patience and mental stami- structors-in-trainingand two leaders na," adds Kevin Sprague '89. "It challenged themselves as never be- took a sense that it would all come fore by climbing two of the highest together in the end." peaks in the Ecuadorian Andes. The That it did all come together in program's first international expedi- the end is typical of the Outdoor Ed- tion took the group up the snow- ucation program, which in itself is capped volcanic peaks of Cotopaxi at something not typicallyfound on col- an altitude of 19,348feet, and Chim- lege campuses. While there are oth- borazo, 20,703feet, the highest any of er programs like this at other univer- the climbers had previously reached. sities, Tillemans thinks Cornell's What made the climb difficult may be one of the best when it comes was not the pitch of the slopes as down to how many of the students much as getting used to the effect of are leading classes and actually the altitude. "The student instruc- learning to teach. March 1989 15 l o o m for fi a tew bird brains. If you know birds, we'd like to know you. Because the more we know about birds, the better equipped we'll be to help them survive the perils of this century. 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Looking Ahead en's hockey dropped a string of games in late January but kept in the hunt for a playoff berth and even home ice in the Eastern College Athletic Conference championship tournament scheduled for later this month. Men's and women's polo among other winter squads prepared for championship tries. The defending Ivy men's basketball champions, however, continued to struggle through a losing season. The hockey team posted four mid-season wins in hard-fought matches, over Brown 10-2,Yale 3-2, and on successive nights on the road, 3-2 over RPI in overtime and 4-3 over Vermont in overtime. A succession of losses followed against Dart- mouth 3-4, Colgate 5-6 in overtime, and Army 3-4,before the slide ended with a 4-2 victory at Princeton. The team lost to the secondplace team in the ECAC, St. Lawrence, 0-2 at Lynah rink, then came back in overtime to beat Clarkson, 3-2. Colgate moved past Cornell into third place in the ECAC behind Harvard and St. Lawrence, Cornell Alumni News 16 with the Red standing fourth, on a competition. Dan Bertges '90 placed ton, Dartmouth, Vermont twice, 10-6ECAC record, 12-8overall. second at 134 pounds, Jeff Farrow Radford, MIT, and CCNY, and Women's polo won its final '89 third at heavyweight, and Gary losses to Army twice, William & tuneup match before the Eastern re- Kozlowski '89 fourth at 118. Mary, Cortland, and Syracuse. gional championships, which were Men's swimming recorded a The women's team stood at 4-6 scheduled for late last month at the string of wins in mid-schedule after on wins over Fort Hays State, Air new equestrian center on Pine Tree opening with losses to Penn, Colum- Force, Cortland, and Ithaca College, Road. A loss to Yale 10-12,and wins bia, and Navy, and a win over Army. and losses to North Colorado twice, over the Cayuga Lake Polo Club 15-0 The victories came against Colgate, Air Force, New Hampshire, Ver- and Virginia 17-7brought the team's Syracuse, and Yale. A win against mont, and Massachusetts. record to 7-5. Brown brought the record to 5-3,3-3 Men's fencing drew its record The men, who placed second in in the Eastern League. even near the end of the season, with the nation last year, beat Yale 22-8 Women's swimmingwas doing victories over Duke, North Carolina and lost to Virginia 13-14, for a 9-4 similarly, posting losses to Penn and State, Northwestern, and Wiscon- record before the regionals. Virginia Princeton, and wins over Army, Co- sin-Madison, and losses to Yale, Col- has won the men's title four years in lumbia, Colgate, Syracuse, and Yale, umbia, Penn, Penn State, and North a row, and only beat the Red in Itha- before a loss against Brown for a 5-3 Carolina. The team stood at 9-9 in ca last month with two goals in the record, 2-3 in Ivy competition. dual meets, 0-3 in Ivy play. last twenty seconds. Men's track won a dual meet Women's fencing had a poorer The Cornell women are the five- over Syracuse 81-73, lost to Army 6-13 record, 0-3 in the Ivy, losing to time defending champions in their 55-81, and won 103-51 over Kent Yale, Columbia, Penn, Penn State, competition. State. Against Syracuse, Mike Gio- Fairleigh Dickinson,North Carolina, Men's basketball, the defend- vanniello '90, Joel Minor '89, and Duke, and Wisconsin-Madison, and ing Ivy champions, got its first Kevin O'Donnell'91 swept the 3,000 beating Northwestern. league win in late January against meter run, and Erik Lukens '89, Da- Men's squash moved to 7-2 Columbia, 61-54. Mid-season losses vid Schleuning '91, and Bob King '89 with losses to Yale and Franklin & came at the hands of Drexel 84-91, swept the 5,000. Mike Saunders '89 Marshall and wins over Hobart and Dartmouth 55-80, Harvard 69-76, broke his own Trinidad and Tobago Rochester. Columbia 55-60, Lafayette 46-64, national record with a triple jump of and Bucknell 67-69. The Red beat 50-6l14,leading a third sweep for the Colgate 75-65. After losses to Yale 48-66 and Brown 75-91, the rebuilding team's record stood at 4-13 overall, 1-5 in Ivy play. Red. Xavier Washington '89 won the 400 and 200 meter runs and anchored the winning 4x400 relay team. The team had a 2-1 dual meet record. Thanksgiving Game vs. Penn Injuries cost the team promising Women's track lost to Army forward Nate Grant '91, a wide body 47-71 and Syracuse 69-76, and beat The traditional Cornell-Penn foot- at 6 feet 9 and 230 pounds, and guard Kent State 80-55. In the Syracuse ball game at Philadelphia on Terrell Dillard '92. meet, Jennifer Cobb '92 won the 400 Thanksgiving Day will return next Sports writers were touting and 800 and ran a leg on the winning fall after a break of twenty-nine Coach Mike Dement for the head 4x800 relay team. Its year stood at years. The varsity schedule for 1989 coaching job at Vanderbilt, whose 1-2. has been shaken up to move the legendary coach C. M. Newton an- Women's basketball was still Penn game from September 16 to nounced he was leaving to become looking for its first league victory, November 23, drop the Colgate athletic director at Kentucky. coming close several times. Losses game on September 30, and replace Women's hockey suffered a were to Dartmouth 52-59, Harvard it with Northeastern at Ithaca on drought in mid-season, losing to 68-69, Canisius 71-83and 62-64, and that date. Cornell will not play Princeton 2-3, playing a 1-1 tie Lafayette 53-65. Wins came over September 16. The Penn game will against Dartmouth at Ithaca, and Vermont 75-68 and St. Francis of be played at 10 a.m. and broadcast losing 0-5to Harvard. Victories over Pennsylvania 78-65. on ESPN television. Brown 4-1, Yale 4-0, and Princeton Losses to Yale 59-67and Brown Other off-season news included 4-2 followed, then the Red beat St. 69-78 put the season record at 4-14, the naming of linebacker Mitch Lee Lawrence 3-2 and Colgate 16-0 to 0-6 in the Ivy competition. '90 as a third-string All-Americanin run its record to 10-5-2overall, 3-2-1 Patti Froehlich '89 was having a Division I-AA. He was also named in Ivy competition. banner year, leading the Ivies in re- ECAC second-team and All-Ivy first The wrestlers placed fourth in bounding and standing well on field team earlier. the State Championships, lost to goal shooting, fourth in scoring and Coach Maxie Baughan was in- Wilkes 14-23, beat Yale 27-6, Har- seventh in percentage. terviewed for the head coaching job vard 24-11, and Ithaca College 28-7 Men's gymnastics had a 7-5 at the Cleveland Browns in the Na- for a 3-2 record overall, 2-0 in Ivy record, 1-1in the North American tional Football League. Bud Clark of meets. Injuries marred the state League. Wins came against Prince- the Jets got the job. March 198s 17 NEWS S. Africa Policv to Continue J A Stephen Weiss '57, newly elected chairman o f the Board o f Trustees. He takes o f f i eJuly 1, succeeding AustinKi~linger '39. managingpartner the Street investment firm Of Greer, has been a trustee sixteen years. LEYNSE T Ihe university Board ()f ings. A dozen students signed up to Trustees voted 23-11 in lat, ",,.l- ~aervethe trustees' quarterly gathJanuary to continue selective ering in Manhattan; the administrainvestment in firms that do tion provided a bus to bring them to business in South Africa. The the city. Several observers held up decision concluded five months of placards urging divestment just campaigning on campus, which before the final vote, but otherwise largely favored divestment of all the visitors abided by a board stric- holdings in such firms. ture against audience comments. In 1986, trustees had voted 33-7 President Rhodes, in stating his to sell any Cornell stocks in firms own position before voting, was at that failed to show progress toward pains to convey the strong feeling of ending apartheid in South Africa-as blacks on campus that to invest in measured by principles put forth by South Africa, even indirectly, was the Reverend Leon Sullivan of Phila- immoral and an embarrassment to delphia. As a consequence, Cornell them. investment in firms doing business Some twenty trustees, and two in South Africa has dropped since each trustees emeritus, non-voting 1986 from $130 to $44 million, from trustee fellows, and university offi- 18percent of the university portfolio cials addressed the meeting during A Hands reflect to 4 percent. nearly three hours of debate. Most an unsuccessful The board's 1986 decision was to be reviewed in three years, and this triggered trustee study last fall of the impact of its original decision on conditions in South Africa. The board's Proxy Review Committee held fifteen hearings in Ithaca and New York City, heard forty-eight in- speakers read from prepared statements. The board is made up of 42 members, 18appointed solely by the board and 24 chosen by other constituencies. Eight members were not present for the vote. The 16board-appointed trustees effortto amend trusteepolicy toward South African investments, made in late January at a meeting inw *u.-ha Medical C'enter. dividuals, and in late 1988passed on who voted all supported the Invest- to the full board a report of nearly ment Committee position. The con- 200 pages. stituency trustees split:7 in favcbrand The proxy panel said it foundlit- 11opposed. tle clear evidence that divestment Alumni trustees Stephen Fillo had affected South Africa's policy '59, George Slocum 'C9 UL, u~-~.~ n n e t h toward non-whites. After weighing Blanchard '61, and Joseph Holland the panel's report and others, the '78 spoke against the motion, though trustees' Investment Committee Blanchard was absent when the vote met and rejected total divestment as was taken after lunch. Alumni a policy, recommending the board trustees John Neafsey '62, Benson continue its program of selective in- Lee '63, Margaret Osmer-McQuade vestment. '60, and Joan Hartford Ferreira '51 The board met January 27 in voted for. Uris Auditorium in the Medical Cen- Others voting against continued ter in New York City, scene of rau- investment were both labor trustees, cous demonstrations when the both student trustees, the lone em- trustees voted three years earlier on ployee trustee, and one each of the South Africa. This time the lengthy trustees, nominated by the faculty, hearing process appeared to have New York's governor, and state taken the heat out of campus feel- agricultural interests. Cornell Alumni News 18 and accept the trustees' decision. One effort was made to stiffen the Investment Committee's proposal, which limits investment to stocks in firms that are "making good progress" or "making progress" to improve the lives of non-whites in South Africa. An amendment that would have limited stocks to only the most selective, "making good progress" firms failed by a 25-7 vote. The final roll call accepted the Investment Committee's original recommendation as board policy. By reaffirming selective investment, Cornell continued in company with Yale and Dartmouth among Ivy League institutions when it comes to investments related to South Africa. Columbia and Penn have voted to hold no such stocks. Brown invests only in "good progress" firms. Princeton and Harvard say they use no outside criteria such as the Sullivan Principles in selecting their investments. 5s Trustees said they agonized 5 over their decision, weighing the $ symbolism of divestment, the effect $ of investments on non-whites and on ; government policy in South Africa, $ and the effect of a decision on what $ Cornell earns from its endowment. 2 Some said they favored "getting the matter behind us" by voting for total divestment. Holland, who ran for trustee on a pledge to work for divestment, said approval of continued investment will "set off [a] bomb which will ex- plode the soul of Cornell . . . I must say that the twentieth anniversary [of the Willard Straight takeover by blacks in April 19691 is the wrong time to light the fuse." Trustee Patricia Carry Stewart '50, head of both the Proxy Review and trustee Academic Affairs committees, said she found herself torn. 't is investment, not apartheid, we bte on. If I were not a trustee, I ight support divestment." Instead, le said, her fiduciary responsibility a trustee led her to support the Inkstment Committee. Under divestent, "some corporations might cut rontributions or stop recruiting our students. One firm has already threatened." Stating his personal position, President Rhodes said he had hoped to support a further divestment option, that left only drug and media stocks among Cornell's South Africa-related holdings, because these firms directly benefit non-white South Africans. But in the end he was convinced that to restrict the sources of investment would limit the university's financial health. Cornell's endowment per-student is relatively small, seventy-fifthamong U.S. colleges and universities, and must grow to support "every aspect of academic life, including, of course, the affirmative action and financial aid programs that some critics have argued are inconsistent with any policy other than total divestment." Nelson Schaenen '50, chairman of the board's Executive Committee, responded to an argument that the trustees have not heard campus opinion: "We've heard it, and we disagree with it." He asked advocates of divestment to acknowledge the sincerity of the trustees' review -Funds Tight Provost Robert Barker asked deans to find cuts of $4 million in the $230 million budget for endowed colleges in the year that starts July 1. The statutory units are already under a hiring freeze and must cut $2.5 million next year because of a major deficit in New York State finances. Johns Hopkins, MIT, Columbia, Stanford, and Princeton are among -other major universities facing even greater deficits proportionally. Applications to Cornell dropped 8.7 percent this year. Similar drops at other Ivies, Stanford, MIT, and Duke are attributed to a decrease in -the number of college-age Ameri- cans. Ronald E. Alexander '65 of New York City died December 21, 1988, in the crash of Pan Am flight 103 in Scotland. He was investment advisor to major European institutions. Kenneth J. Bissett '90 and Paula Alderman-Bouckley '84 also died in the crash [February Alumni News]. March 1989 19 A Prof. Peter Kahn, history o fart, emeritus, a d r i . 9 ~a~student in Adult Unicw-sit.ydrawing workshop o Cornell Alumni News 20 I A The Education Vacation BY-RALPH JANIS ometime between the day we graduate and the day we notice how young the current crop of students has become, most of us old grads experiencea twinge of regret about our college years. For some it's the awareness of all the subjects we could have studied but didn't. For others it's the memory of all the professors we might have known if we hadn't been so shy (or busy, or intimidated). For most it's the feeling that the chance to make up for opportunities not taken has long since passed. Such thoughts have been around for many years among the graduates of many universities. No one knows who invented the idea of the "alumni college," but since the first experiments were undertaken in the 1920s,many colleges and universities have sought some special way to give everyone another chance to "come home" to school tgain. A few of the experiments A A 1987 study tour takes a look at the wildlife and terrain o f the Galapagos Islands. JANIS .66 Its chief says top teachers, eager pupils help Adult ow lustily March 1989 21 have worked, but not nearly as many as one might imagine. Not all alumni are seriously interested in developing intellectual relationships with college faculty. Some alumni are more interested in social and athletic programs. The time, effort, and costs required to organize an alumni college are substantial, very often much beyond the ability of overworked staff in university alumni and development offices, the usual sponsors of alumni colleges around the country. Some faculty look with jaundiced eyes at alumni colleges, because teaching people who have returned to campus to be with old friends can be difficult, and, as every professor knows, no one has ever been awarded tenure for teaching alumni. For all these reasons, alumni colleges have not become major features of university landscapes. Of more than 2,000 institutions of higher education in this country, not more than two dozen currently have active. ~rofessionallvstaffed alumni A Students in Charlotte Bruce's culinary workshop pursue their study o f innovative breads, wines, cheeses, and other gastronomic discoveries. college programs. Happily, the experience at Cor- nell has been different. Cornell's Adult University ("CAU" in current parlance), founded as Cornell's Alumni University in 1968,has been popular from the start. Beginning that year with one week-long seminar on campus, Cornell's experiment in alumni-faculty collegiality has grown substantially over the years. The CAU program in 1989 will include more than fifty seminars, workshops, weekend programs, and study tours spread over thirty weeks at sites on six continents with nearly 2,000 participants and 100members of the faculty. Literature, art, astronomy, ento- mology, geology, psychology, history, nutrition, sculpture, politics, paleobiology, ornithology, marine biology, architecture, theater, and zoology will be explored in the classroom and in the field. Many of the university's most illustrious professors will be in charge, including numerous recipients of the Clark Award for Distinguished Teaching, chairpersons of several departments, deans of several colleges, and President Frank Rhodes. Members of the faculty will use their many contacts around the world to gain access to important sites for CAU enthusiasts. President Rhodes arranged a special tour of the United States's Palmer Station in Antarctica for his CAU group. Astronomer Yervant Terzian has organized a private night-time visit to Arizona's Kitt Peak National Observatory, the world's largest collection of telescopes, at hours when the facilities are normally off limits to Corn~llAlumni NPWS 22 a, '4 "% A Prof Roberto Bertoia, art, touches up a sculpture while students in a summer workshopprovide critical support. ROBERT WARTELL tour to Australia. And actors and directors from the British National Theater will meet with CAU's London theater group led by University Librarian Alain Seznec, former dean of the Arts college, and Anthony Caputi, professor of English and chairman of the Department of Comparative Literature. CHARLES HARRINGTON i PUB PHOTO the general public. Veterinary Professor Harold Hintz has used his contacts at the San Diego Zoo to take his CAU group behind the scenes. Other sites from Tasmania to Istanbul to Tompkins County, New York, will be visited by alumni thanks to the efforts of the faculty. Special guests will join alumni during many CAU programs. As a favor to Arts College Associate Dean Isaac Kramnick, Member of Parliament Barry Sheerman will take part in a summer CAU seminar on campus focused on contemporary British culture and politics; later, he and Dean Kramnick will lead a CAU group on a study tour to Great Britain. Senior faculty at the National Technical Institute of Turkey will join Architecture Dean William McMinn and his CAU travelers to Istanbul for discussions of Turkish history and contemporary life. The warden of the Risdon Prison near Hobart, Tasmania, will take botanist Jack Kingsbury's group on a private visit to the facility during the CAU study A lthough most CAU participants will be adults, more than 500 youngsters will spend a week at college too. Summer CAU in Ithaca offers a comprehensive alumni college pro- gram for toddlers through teens. A week at Cornell includes livingin the dorms with CAU roommates, eating together in the Robert hrcell Stu- dent Union, taking part in specially designed youth courses on subjects from animal behavior to sculpture, enjoying fully supervised activities from after breakfast through late evening, getting to know Cornell student instructors and counselors, and meeting youngsters from throughout the nation. Indeed, CAU's Youth College has proved to be a remarkable asset to the entire summer program, since it gives parents so much freedom to pursue their own interests, day and evening, and the peace of mind that March 1989 A 23 comes from seeing the youngsters study subjects that didn't gratify productively and happily engaged. some immediate, careerist need; CAU contains whole sub-sets of that younger families were looking regular participants who pore for fast-paced escapes from work; through the CAU announcements in that younger people wouldn't put up search of their favorite CAU teacher with marginally comfortable dormi- from previous years. And many tories and untrendy dining hall first-timers at CAU tell me they are menus. present because a rabid CAU devo- Several universities were giving tee insisted they give alumni college serious consideration to abandoning a try. their summer alumni colleges; there Good teaching brings the alumni was talk of replacing residential back to CAU, but most Cornellians learning programs with short, one- don't realize they themselves are the day megaconferences or taped lec- reason so many Cornell faculty want tures for sale in order to attract the to teach for CAU more than once. younger crowd. I was told that Cor- Alumni have proved to be marvelous nell would soon need to consider a students. The faculty tell me as similar shift in direction. much every year. Smart, demand- ing, motivated, stimulating, challenging, appreciative, knowledgeable: those are the words faculty members use in describing CAU students. Not once, but many times, T hen Dean of the Summer Session Robert D. "Scott" MacDougall '63 (whose tragic death from cancer in 1987cost CAU its very best friend and I have been told that CAU is one of councillor) pondered such concerns the best teaching experiencesat Cor- at length with the CAU staff and nell. One professor even said he with our advisory board. Despite the shifted his research interests be- demographic problem, none of us cause of a CAU teaching experience. was willing to abandon a "product" Another faculty member claims to that so clearly worked well. have been forced to rethink his en- All of us were convinced that tire approach to a major question in creating opportunities for the alumni his discipline because of the probing to spend as much time as possible of his CAU seminarians. with the faculty (and vice versa) was I doubt anyone in 1968 would have guessed that the alumni college could mean that much to members of the faculty, or that such a program could do so much to enhance the re- essential to our mission. None of us was willing to consider, even for a moment, the idea of replacing seminars in history or literature with "relevant" job-related courses, or the spect that the alumni and the faculty suggestion that course content be al- hold for each other. tered to attract impatient newcom- Given all these positive signs, it ers, or even the idea of shortening may surprise you to know that sever- class hours to allow more time for al years ago more than a few people golf. argued that the halcyon days of the Instead, we tried to do what alumni college would soon be over. CAU had always done, but do more In the early 1980s CAU enrollments of it, in fresh ways, in more places, and those of programs at several oth- with new mixes of subject and facul- er major universities were showing ty. To complement our traditional signs of erosion. A first generation of humanities seminars, we added alumni and faculty had been coming courses designed to acquaint the for ten or more years; slowly they alumni with specific subjects in the were drifting off to other activities; arts and sciences. We introduced a fewer younger alumni were filling seminar on theater for theatergoers their places. who had never had the chance to ex- I was told that Cornell alumni plore drama in depth. We did the from the 1960s and 1970s were less same with opera, and jazz, and the interested in intellectual pursuits history of the orchestra. than their counterparts from the We added studio workshops in 1930s and 1940s; that the younger drawing, painting, and sculpture, alumni were too yuppified to want to and courses for art collectors. We -- Cornpll Alumni News 24 A k t spring, a CAU study tour to China explores the vast Gobi Desert. b In 'TheNatural Life o f the Finger Lakes," Prof. Richard Fischer, environmental education, emeritus, and students observe a specimen o f the area's native flora and fauna. I I 66None of us was willing to consider the idea of replacing seminars in history or literature with 'relevant' jobrelated courses. 99 March 1989 QC A Members ot mi.Harland Banks's class "The Botanical Wor1d"study theplant life along Fall Creek from 's Bridge. HARRINGTON Alumni News 26 added writing workshops and courses dealing with food, nutrition, agriculture, astronomy, physics, and entomology-all of which make use of the university's excellent faculty resources. At Scott McDougall's urging, we expanded the number and variety of off-campus programs. We tripled the number of study tours offered each year. We developed a new series of week-long programs focusing on the culture and natural history of significant places throughout the U.S., including New Orleans; southwest Colorado; Utah's Wasatch Mountains; the Sangre de Cristo range in New Mexico; Arizona's Sonora Desert; San Diego, California; Sapelo Island, Georgia; and Charleston, South Carolina. r Contrary to its name, CAU is not limited to adults. Last year more than 500 youngsters came to college and took special courses o f their own, freeingparents to concentrate on their studies. A nd we searched for new ways to get more information to more alumni on a regular I basis. We consolidated our program announcements to HARRINGTON enable us to double the number of recipients without increasing adver- tising costs. We lengthened program 1descriptions to give prospective par- tici~antsa better sense of content. W; stopped taking advertisements in commercial magazines and started to place more announcements in the Alumni News. We began writing to class correspon- dents, encouraging them to name classmates who had attended CAU programs. And we asked, cajoled, and lobbied to have CAU reminders included in various campus and alumni publications. Last, but not least, we persuaded several Reunion classes to let us organize brief CAU Two Decades of CAUornell's Adult University was created as a result of the organizing efforts of Curtis S. Reis '56 and Ernest L. Stem '56. Jackson 0. Hall, c CAU's first director, served from 1968to 1970, when he became president of Pikeville College in Kentucky. G. Michael McHugh '50 directed CAU from 1970 to 1982, when he retired from the univer- sity to pursue his interests in ornithology and travel. Robert D. MacDougall '63, PhD '71 served as dean of the Division of Summer Session, Extramural Study, and Related Programs from 1979 to 1987. Ralph Janis '66 has been director of CAU since 1983. Reunion seminars for them in the hope that reuners would get a taste Cornell's program helps other uni- of CAU learning and teaching. versities set standards in alumni I'm happy to tell you that all this education. tinkering appears to have suc- All of you who have taken part in ceeded. Enrollments at CAU have CAU and all faculty members who been climbing steadily for the past teach so well are the reasons that three years; indeed we are now en- what began as simply a different way countering problems from long wait to enjoy Cornell has become a mean- lists. I'm sorry that Scott MacDou- ingful, some might say integral, part gall couldn't be here to see the re- of a true Cornell education. How ap- sults of his faith in CAU, but I'm propriate, too, that Cornell's alumni absolutely certain that no one would college has been, from the start, a be more excited than he to be told, as place where "any person can find in- I was at a recent national meeting struction in any study." I think Ezra of alumni college directors, that Cornell would approve. I A L k s y Perez-Arche '90 appears deep in conversation with a Macintosh computer in Clara Dickson Hall. H I C K S Lquipment in a dorm introduces radically new ways to teach Hit 'Enter' to Learn BY MARALYN EDlD man and his companion walk amoss a parking lot at dusk on a cold, uintcraftcrnoon.He stepsgingerly on the ice, ulatching tentacles spread out from his.fect. and hears imaginal?, echoes cascade across snozo covered mountains. He begins to speak. His .friend re.~po??(/ws ith something aboz~t?oet?y" Hit the "Enter" key on the computer keyboard and another screen with text appears: He is szlmmoning up the image o f another friend, a vozrnger man who drizvs a pickup andstares intently at the road as he practices nzloiding the~mallanimalswho might dart infront o fthe tnlck at any minzlte. Now wait. This isn't the story the class read on Tuesday. That one was about a man and his wife, with a brief chronicle of their life together along the Connecticut shore before the disintegration of their love. But six students, clustered around a Macintosh computer in the basement of Clara Dickson Hall, are in fact reading the same story they read on Tuesday-and reading it from the same computer disk. "It's like a labyrinth," explains Amy Shatsky '92, an enthusiastic participant in the freshman writing seminar on fantasy. "The same screens take you on different paths. Every time you read the story, you get something different. It's disconcerting at first but this class has opened my view of what you can do with composition and what a new medium the computer is." That's exactly the goal Nancy Kaplan, a senior lec- turer in the English department and director of the John S. Knight Writing Rogram, had in mind when she joined forces with Bruce Wilkins, a professor of resource policy and management in the Department of Natural Resources, and Dean Sutphin, an associate professor of agriculture and occupational education, to set up the Dickson Computer Facility. "We all had somewhat different goals and agendas," Kaplan says. "But what we had in common was the desire to explore the potential of this technology as a pedagogical tool." Open since January 1988,the facility at Clara Dickson dorm is the university's first computer site in a residence hall. It is also the only location out of fifteen on campus that serves both as a classroom and a public facility for students with computing needs. The eighteen Macintosh computers are accessible twenty-four hours a day and connected to each other through a local area network, which is hooked into the university's mainframe computer. Kaplan, Wilkins, and Sutphin are pioneering Cornell's use of computers as teaching aids. They lecture, demonstrate, hold group discussions, arrange lab sessions at Clara Dickson, and expect students to return on their own time to complete assignments. But more importantly, they have integrated personal computers into the design of their curricula. Each of their courses reflects a fundamental belief that computer literacy is not only essential in today's world, but that computers enhance learning. Wilkins ardently promotes the role of computers in the classroom. He uses some half dozen software application packages to introduce students to basic natural resource concepts such as migration patterns, mortality, food habits, and what happens when existing populations are augmented by additional animals of the same species. All incoming natural resource students must either take Wilkins's course or otherwise demonstrate competency in the field. "Computers are funny," says Wilkins. "You can say you didn't know how to do something last week on the computer and now you do. Students recognize they can master computers quickly and it's very liberating. Computers also help them discover the relationship between data and what actually happens. And discovery is a powerful educational tool." For example, students take research data about quail that have been inserted into a population of quail. They use computer software to manipulate the data and invariably conclude that most of the new animals die. The net result is little or no change in the population. "Certainly you can tell people that," Wilkins notes. "But this way they are given the data and asked what it suggests. They see more of the reallife complexities." Seniors, and some juniors, interested in a more general applicationsoriented approach enroll in Sutphin's course in the Department of Education. (If they can get in; about twice as many students preregister as the course can accommodate.) Students work through about a dozen of the most common computer software applications, in- cluding word processing, spread sheets, desktop publishing, and data base management on both Macintosh and IBM personal computers. They learn how to use computers to solve problems, to simulate and model real-life events in such fields as economics and animal science. To ensure students become comfortable and confident about using an array of equipment in varied settings, they are expected to float among different computer sites on campus. Sutphin relies on the Clara Dickson facility for lab work during a seven-week module built around the Macintosh. He also uses it for his own research to study students' computing practices and to investigate how technology enhances teaching and learning. Many of Sutphin's students complete an optional computer-related project that earns a third credit. Last year one student designed a program to teach children about computers, and another developed a V Words atop computer program boxes identify alterna- tive sections o f a mystery story written by Victoria Gyimesi '92for English 165 with Nancy Kaplan. The story is about a woman who kills a character named Mr. Interactive Fiction. Gyimesi wrote the story into the com- puter on a Storyspace program by Macintosh. The reader's first choice is at the fourth level down, after the woman has used a weapon. Either she 'Vook it" or "left it." Onepath leads to a conclusion that the woman is ar- rested, "busted," another that she confesses. The exercise was to show the student k&w how to construct the story on Storyspace, as well as to con- struct such a story. March 1989 29 business management package that a local nursery has implemented. The course is particularly relevant for students who will work with computers in future jobs as managers and planners, or for those who will train co-workers in this technolom. "When students get through with our class," says Sutphin, "they have the concepts needed to deal with n;w techniques as they emerge. Students also come away from these courses with an understanding of the material that might otherwise have eluded them. Kaplan speaks of a meteorology student who said he never read literature until he took her computer-based fantasy course. "I consider this an educational gain," she says."This is a student who hadn't learned to interpret text beyond the surface meaning. This course moved him through that barrier." Indeed, Kaplan could not teach her course without computers. Although students are assigned bound texts, such as Brave New World and Frankenstein, many of the stories they read are written to be read on computers. The computers allow the authors-English professors and scholars-to play out fantasiesof the varied paths their characters could take. By choosing from among a set of "links" presented on each screen, the reader becomes as involved in choosing the characters' destiny as the author and characters themselves. "These are multilinear texts that exist only because of the tech- nology," Kaplan says. "Together they give students an entirely new and more sophisticated understanding of fiction and textuality." Students also write more in Kaplan's class than they would in a traditional writing seminar. They write their own stories and analyze what ever-changing text does to the concept of fiction. An important part of the course requires students to revise and rewrite their own work, to collaborate with and critique others' work. "There's a lot of writing to each other that I don't see," Kaplan says. "Computers make writing a communication tool rather than a performance vehicle." In other words, class discussion is often re- placed by written discussion. "And no one complains they wrote a lot that didn't count," Kaplan notes. The network arrangement at Dickson allows tremendous flexibility in organizing a course. Students in Kaplan's class quickly and efficiently trade their work through the network at any time of day and maintain an electronic bulletin board for messages to ensure that work progresses. Sutphin tells students to imagine a hypothetical work setting, where the computer across the room is a proxy for a computer three floors away, and shows how a network lets them communicate. The network also facilitates administrative chores, lets students share software, and allows professors to write and test instructional software. W ilkins, the natural resources professor, first conceived of the facility at Dickson three years ago when he moved into the dormitory as part of the university's nascent facultyin-residence program. Wilkins wanted to bring micro-computers into his teaching and seized on an underutilized room at Dickson as a way to advance his vision while providing additional computer capability for students. At the time, the basement room had about fifteen "dumb" (no memory) terminals that were hooked into the campus mainframe and used mostly, but rarely, by students taking computer science courses. Wilkins began scouting for funds to support a center for persona1 computers in Clara Dickson. He stumbled onto a grant being handled by the Writing Workshop, and although there was no money in the grant for computers, he found a kindred soul in Kaplan. Sutphin, who shared their interest in computers and undergraduate education, soon joined the group. Together, the three wrote and submitted to President Rhodes's Fund for Educational Initiatives an ambitious three-year proposal. They were awarded $18,000, just enough to get the project going. But with support from other units in the university, the Dickson Computer Facility was launched. Larry Palmer, vice president for aca- demic programs, provided funds to renovate and staff the center with students knowledgeable about computers. Philip McPheron, assistant director of residence life, committed the space and provides utilities and maintenance. And Agelia Velleman, assistant to the vice president for planning and coordination at Cornell Information Technologies (CIT), provided twelve computers, six printers, and additional money for on-site staff support. Apple Computer Inc., which manufactures the Macintosh, donated six computers. Not suprisingly, the center is popular with students. Those who take classes there agree the experience has been extremely valuable. Others who simply use it as a computing facility like the convenience of having a site in or near their dor- mitories that also offers support services. The center is staffed from 9 a.m. to midnight, and the Writing Workshop posts a tutor there five nights a week to help students with their writing. The place is jammed in the even- ings, with students queuing up to wait for a computer to come free. It is not unusual to find students, clad in pajamas, staring bleary-eyed into a terminal at 3 a.m. The growing importance of computers as instructional aids has also spawned a home-grown software application called PROSE. Kaplan and colleagues Stuart Davis and Joe Martin developed this program, which is used by students and teach- ers alike. Students turn in both a hard-copy and disk version of their work. Teachers respond on the disk with a series of guided directives that force students to work through the revisions and not skate by with only grammatical and spelling corrections. Despite all the advantages the Dickson facility offers and the unanimously favorable response, its future is somewhat cloudy. Funding even now is marginal and the initial commitment runs out after next year. Additional financial support to continue using Dickson as a classroom has not been guaranteed beyond the 1989-1990academic year. But one thing is sure: personal Cornell Alurnnl News 30 4 Even late at night, the Dickson computing facility is abuzz with activity. Open around the clock, the center is staffedfrom 9 a.n;L to midnight to arnswer studen!ts'questions. HICKS I computers and other "infor -I C-~h ources" are permanent fea~urrs preside1lt gies, CIr1p :ifs-os-rp-iu-n-rfr'sourrmrrargtioa-rL UII~II o- into residence I I L L ~ ~ On top of halls. its success with stu- -on the Cornell campus. Eventually rnc)recourses will use computers as tea~chingaids. And according to Gor- I don Galloway, assisitant to tlle vice that is investigating how best to in- corporate computing technologies (e.g., micro-computers, printers, file servers, and network co S) dents and professors, the experiment at Clara Dickson has been a valuable lesson for the university itsel:- March 1989 31 ASS NOTES 18Messages have come from many classmates and other friends: one from Lois Osborn '16. Isn't it neat to know that friends from other classes read our column? I was especially happy to get a card from Elaine Howbert, an aide to Jane M. G. Foster, telling us that Jane enjoyed seeing those pictures of Mildred Stevens Essick, Dagmar Schmidt Wright, Shurly Irish, and myself in the Fund report "Focus on Students." I'd written to her about these, know- ing that she supports the Fund substantially every year. We are thankful that Jane has a caring staff. Happy new year to you, Jane and to all! Mildred Essick was "laid UD" for a while in September, but is back at her several voluntary jobs again (like being a guide in the Mark Twain Center).Joe Lav ex~ectedhis colleee professor daughter (anthropology) to speid the holidays with him in his Oil City, Pa. home; he moved from his forest retreat back to the city at the onset of cold weather. In his private woods Joe has a few chestnut trees-that vanished species-apparently "blight-proof." In the fall Joe "collected a quart or two of chestnuts: delicious!" Can any of the rest of us claim as much ecologically?I've coddled a few young self-sown elms, but lost the latest, a 12-year-old, to last summer's drought, I'm afraid. Edith Rulifson Dilts sends us "the 20th edition of my Christmas letter," on green paper. She tells about several of her grandchildren. One of them, Leslie A. Lakis (daughter of Margaret Dilts Lakis '43) "lives in Brookline, Mass." and "works at the Bank of Boston." Leslie had a "part in arranging the bank's participation in a golf tournament, and, knowing her grandmother's penchant for the game, which I can now enjoy only on TV, got Greg Norman's autograph for me." Last summer Edith's other daughter, Mary Jane Dilts Achey '45, drove her mother and herself to Massachusetts, from Pennington, NJ, to visit the Lakis family. We're glad that Edith gets around a bit, even if golf isn't in the picture! December 26 was a genuine Cornell night for me. Laid up with a cast on my left arm (small break in mv wrist). I read a feature article in the ~ e c e m b e1r 988 Smithsonian magazine on "Lawrence Hal~rin1'391:maker of places and living spac6s." ~ k ' asn ecologist, landscape architect, and inventor of parks and living spaces, following the tradi- tion of Frederick Law Olmstead, and enlarging on it. Do read it for yourself! Putting down the Smithsonian with a sat- isfied sigh, I decided there was time to catch some of the "MacNeillLehrer Hour" on WXXI, Rochester, and turned on that channel. A burst of tuneful music met my ear, with a view of a lovely woman, conducting. What's this? A profile (taped by Boston's WGBH) of Cornell's Susan DavennyWyner '65! A day or two before, I'd read the inspired article about the director of vocal work at Cornell, in the December issue of AlumniNaos. And here she was! The profile was all too short, but it reinforced what Mary Jaye Bruce '85had writ- ten, and gave me the feeling that here we have a Comell treasure. Irene M. Gibson, 119 S. Main St., Holley, NY 14470. WSHNA 19As you may have observed, these notes must be written and sent to Ithaca two months ahead of publication, so the news may seem a bit old at times as you read about yourselves. However, we need your continued support, so keep sending in those items of interest about yourself and family, and recollections of undergraduate days, military service, or business careers. Your classmates enjoy hearing from you through this medium. At this writing, I am about to depart for Concord, Mass., to spend Christmas with daughter Betsy and family, then on to Watertown, Conn., for New Year's with daughter Marcia and family. I look forward to being accompanied to Reunion next June by Marcia (Wells graduate), and her 17-year-old daughter Vanessa, who is a junior at Taft School. Of Betsy Wooster's four, the twins, now 19,have entered college this fall, Bruce at Stanford, and Becky at Yale. In February, we reported that eight men and five or six women, baning the unforeseen, will or hope to attend our 70th Reunion June Cornell i nni News A Beginner climbing students in Outdoor Education nake their wa.u,tfown the back o f Schoellkopf C- re- scen Hadley '90is at center. More on the program on page 14. . .., 18-11, 1989. In addition to H. E. "Doc' ' I and fannily from Ch8 arlom..e, l u i , and his grand- Shackelton Sr. of Ithaca and myself, they daughter and three children from Corpus are: Charles Baskemille of NYC; Frank- Christi, Texas. C. F. Hendrie, 89 Bald- lin P. "Obie" O'Brien of Gulf Stream, Fla.; win St., Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. George E. Gillespie, of Highland Beach, Fla., Rill P. Coltman of New London, NH; We continue to hope to increase attendance at Jack Gebhard of McLean. Va.; and Jacob our 70th. and to that end we'll keep on trying Wilson of New York City. Also, Margaret to get some class members out of their rocking Kinzinger of Ridgewood, NJ; Alleyne chairs. If that applies to any who read this Fegley Burtan of Orlando, Fla.; Hilda item, reconsider and tell us you'll be there. Greenawalt Way of Westport, NY; Marga- In the absence of news from classmates ret Wilson Washburn of Essex, Conn.; Ger- I'll send some to let you know that the Class of trude Sampson Kinzey of Richmond, Va.; '19's interest in present Cornellians continues. and Edith MessingerBicMord of Cortland, You may recall that at one of our earlier Re- NY. Also honorary classmate Donna Meckley unions Rose WertherGmmman established (Mrs. Richard C.) of Boulder, Colo., with her a '19 Women's Memorial Scholarship Fund, husband. Reunion details and reservation the interest of which was to alternate between forms will go out in April. American and foreign women. The recipient Capt. Leland F. Noble of Falls Church, this year is Lara Ann Jones '89of Wilkes- Va., writes that he cannot be at Reunion as he Barre, Pa. In addition to holding our scholar- has been confined to a wheelchair the past ship she is a Louis Hollander scholar. She will year due to a fractured hip which hasn't healed receive her BS in ILR this June, and antici- properly. Otherwise his health is "pretty good pates attending law school and a career as a for a tough old 91-year-old," thanks to loving practicingattorney. The interest available this care by his wife Dorothy, and visits by his son year from our fund is $1,500. During March 1989 33 school years she has worked at various office jobs, and during breaks has been an assistant to an administrative officer of the Mine Safety & Health division of the Dept. of Labor. The student aid stewardship office in Ithaca seems to have made a wise choice, and we appreciate what they are doing. If one of you doesn't send me news of herself, my part of the '19 column will be blank. Please! Margaret Kinzinger, 316 Dayton St., Ridgewood, NJ 07450. Bill Kuhrt wrote that he's still active and enjoying his ability to get around. He spent 31 years with the California Dept. of Agnculture as chief deputy director. Several years ago the U. of Cali- f o m ~ apr cpared a book covering his full career as dean of marketing programs in California. Lyman Stansky reports he is still practicing law and goes to England to visit his children. He said the London underground still has upholstered seats and no graffiti, and the double-deck buses permit smoking on the upper deck. As you see in the photo to the right, the bench our President Ralph Reeve arranged for at the Plantations is in place. As for the inscription, Ralph couldn't have said it better. How great it would have been to have Ralph sitting there, too. Now, when we go back to Cornell, be sure to sit on our bench. Frank "Spuds" Du Mond has been awarded life membership in the Alumni Association of the Ag college for his very generous financial support of the college. Cort and Virginia Donaldson's granddaughter Kara, got married last August and is furthering her education at Eastern Michigan U. in Ypsilanti; her husband has a scholarship to the U. of Michigan, working toward his PhD in economics. Yes, both schools are close. That's all the news I have. As I write this after Christmas-and I hope yours was most enjoyable-19 classmates are receiving the Alztmni Neuis who haven't paid dues for our fiscal year ending August 31, 1989. At $15 per classmate, that's $285 less that our treasury has, from which to pay Alumni News for subscriptions. Do please send your check. Donald Hoagland, 17003rd Ave., W-821, Bradenton, Fla. 34205. 21During the summer Earl W. Phelan took a cruise with his daughter, Caroline, visiting many islands of the Caribbean region. With his Christmas letter, Leslie Severinghaus sent a picture of thc Cornell Glee Club of 1920,in which he was included. At the time of writing Les was expecting to join the Glee Club at a concert in Peking, China, in January, and was also planning to visit other places in China and Taiwan. In December Dr. Irvine H. Page wrote, "My new book Hypertension Resmrch--a Memoir was just published by Pergamon. My wife is reading it aloud to me and I think it is great. That's old age for you." Irv also sent a reprint of an article by him published in October in the Journal of the American MedicalAssociation about the history of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. James H. C. Martens, 1417 Sunken Rd., Fredericksburg, Va. 22401. To Honor His Class efore he died last August, Ralph T. Reeve, president of the men of the Class of '20, made some special arrangements with Planta- tions staff to put together a gift in the form of a bench and supplemental planting~in the F. R. Newman Arboretum. High on a hill overlooking the Class of '20 grove of poplars, themselves a gift of classmate Miles Fry, the bench is now in place, as Martin Beck '20 (shown here) discovered on an unseasonably warm day last winter. In an area where class memorials to individual alumni are the norm, Ralph Reeve placed his bench, as the plaque records, "in memory of the Class of '20 and the happy hours spent together." 22 Excerpts from Bertha "Puss" Funnell's recent letter: "The only members of '22 with whom I have any dealings are in poor and failing health. I managed to write a book during the past two to tour years which I called "Transit: One Person's Voyage Through the Century." Two publishers turned it down, each with favorable comments. Cornell said that if I were a known personality already they would be glad to take it. Ha, ha! Anyhow, I had a few copies printed up myself and can't keep up with the demands for copies. (Address: 1831 Kirby Rd., McLean, Va. 22101.) If I were younger, I would have found a publisher, but at 88? No! "I was very pleased to learn that one of my former bosses, Dr. Fred Burkhardt, former president of Bennington College, where I worked for 17 years, is a close friend of our President Rhodes of Cornell." She closes with the promise, "If I ever get to Ithaca again I'll certainly give you a call." Please send us a copy of the book on credit, Puss, and we will pass it around. When I phoned recently to C. R. "Keeze" Roberts in Florida about a subscription to theAlr4mni News for Albert Verbyla's wife Helen, Keeze was just recovering from being "overcome" by a visit from the associate dean of the Veterinary college, S. G. Campbell, PhD '64, bearing gifts in appreciation of Keeze's support of their work over the years. Keeze is on the Class of '22 patent committee. The Veterinary college has been about the most fruitful of the colleges earning patent royalties for Cornell. If you were at our 1987 Reunion, you will recall the luncheon in the Johnson Museum when Prof. Donald P. Greenberg '55 (son of our classmate "Hank" Greenberg) described the work of the relatively new university department for computer graphics, of which he is director. It, too, has been very productive of patent royalties. The patent department of the Cornell Research Foundation is in the throes of reorganization, and needs contributions for the operating expense of development work that usually precedes licensing patents. Rollin H. McCarthy, 19-B Strawbeny Hill Rd., Ithaca, NY 14850. 23These news items from late last spring are a bit out of date by now, but are the most recent word we've had from you. James B. "Burt" Nichols had intended to come to his 65th Reunion last June, he wrote, but had to forego it "because of serious illness and expected surgery for my wife." He mentions a Caribbean cruise in January 1988as recent travel. Travel is something he's done a lot of: "All over the world-probably 200,000 to 400,000 miles in 21 years." Burt's address is 1505 River Rd., Wilmington, Del. He served as financial secretary of his church for many years, and, for 18years, treasurer of the Cornell Club of Delaware. Maurine Beals Ferres (Mrs. W. Dean Jr. '21) wrote from Ridgewood. NJ, last May that they had seven great-grandchildren, ranging in age from "new twins UD to Cornell Alumni News 34 CLASS NOTES age 13." These are the progeny of six grandchildren, now all in their 30s. The Ferres children are Walter D. 111 '51 and Laura Ann Ferres Fitts '49. Maurine does oil and watercolor painting, knitting, and sewing. In the '60s and '70s she and her husband camped all over North America for half of each year, spending the other half-year in Europe. George K. Reilly of Sarasota, Fla., plays golf and spends one day a week as a volunteer in the outpatient department of Doctors' Hospital. He delivered Meals on Wheels for 17 years, retiring from that work in January 1988.He reports 11grandchildren-one of whom is Elizabeth Zobell, '82-84 Grad-and four great-grands. Dorothy FellowsHensley didn't have a lot of news when she wrote from Heath Vil- lage Retirement Home in Hackettstown, NJ. Her husband Tohn was a CPA: daughter Alice has two children, Bradley and-~esskaA. dele Bartels Reincke, Wantagh, NY, mentioned her daughter Jean and three grandchildren. She's been a widow since 1966, and had retired in 1955 from a career as teacher and social worker. George West, 3156 East Ave., Room 280, Rochester, NY 14618. June 8 to 11. Less than three months until our 65th Reunion. Will you be there? Henry "Cotton" Givan writes that he is "looking forward" to getting back to the camDus. He savs that he prefaces his dinner in the eveningwith a pair of toasts (oneto his wife Betty, the other to his alma mater, we presume). "They keep me going," allows Cotton. H. Kermit Green of Key Biscayne, Fla., says that he and wife Sarah are in relatively good health and that he hopes to get to Ithaca in June." OttoJaegerof Irvington, Va., has "our 65th in mind and will try to be present." Charles Lippincott of Fayetteville, NY, reports that he "recently in- spectedthe new StatlerHotel at Cornell,a swell place where the Class of '24 will assemble in June; Carl Ashleyand I willbe there." David Liston of Sarasota, Fla., says, "God willing, I will attend the 65th Reunion." Frank Thompson of Jamaica, NY, writes, "I am glad to be among those who expectto makeit to our 65th." Howard Orcutt and wife Gertrude, who are now living in Maineville, Ohio, "will try to get there." Victor Wehle of St. Petersburg, Fla., is spending his time "watching the grass grow in his backyard and puffing away at his pipe" until it is time for him and wife Irma to head north for Reunion. Aspen, Colo., is a little too far from Ithaca for Wdton Jaffee to be with us in June, an especially busy time for him and his flourishing organic potato business. Sorry to say, our talented pianist, Walter Clarkeof Chatham,NJ, "doubts that he'll be able to make it to our 65th." We'll miss you, Walt. The same holds h e for our sweet-singing tenor, Roland Schultheis,and wife Velma. They don't venture far beyond Largo, Fla., these days. Mead Montgomery of Tucson, Ariz., on the other hand, is getting ready to fly to Ithaca in June. He is especially pleased that our classmates Charlie Capron and Ed Kirby have been elected to the AthleticHall of Fame. Would that these were not posthumously-bestowed honors and that Charlie and Ed might be with us for our 65th. In answerto a query raised in this columna few months ago, Wilbur "Sam" Howell of Princeton, NJ, replies: "I never had Brooke Shieldsin class. Sheenrolled after I had retired, but my wife and I went to see her perform in the Triangle Club." We, too, had, and still have, many able and talented men and women in our class. Come see and talk to some of them on campus June 8 to ll! Max Schmitt, RR 2, Box 2498, Brunswick, Me. 04011. Sometimes a miss is better than a mile. By chance, the 64th wedding anniversary of Fanny French Perrine and her husband David '22 (BS)missed the '24 women's column in 1988. Now we have a much fuller account of their 65th wedding anniversary celebration on Aug. 23,1988, alongwith a clipping from their local newspaper, which mentioned, in part, that they have lived in the same house for their entire mamage. What a wonderful celebration of all those years of happiness and achievement. Fanny sums it up by writing: "David enjoys workingwith his very small orchard of super-dwarf fruit trees. I do volunteer work at our local hospital. We enjoy our family, our friends, and especially our wonderful life together." Both of their daughters are college graduates-Ann from Washington U. (St. Louis) in '46, and Mary '51. There are seven grandchildren and four great-grandsons. Gwendolen Miller Dodge, 230 Shirley Dr., Charlestown, RI 02813. [As this, his final column was being proofread, word mme that 255 class c o r r e s m t Harold Rosenthal had died late in January.]Our plea for News & Dues - - was well subscribed-more than we expected. After the appeal of 1988we had received more than we bargained for, also. Would that I could personally acknowledge each one, along with the contents, but space does not permit. I told of Bob Ludlum's generous donation to the class fund, which now is overflowing. Another of our generous and life-long supporters (name withheld at donor's request for anonymity) has the idea that we undertake a project at the Cornell Plantations that involvesrenovating old plantings and installing a heavy teak bench with a brass plate in '25's honor. Other classes have done this, apparently, and our classmate is willing to kick this off with an initial donation of $10,000, with the class to come up with the rest. Total cost $25,000. Such generosity is most admirable and the merit of the cause is appealing. Your ideas are requested. Now to individual cases. A brief word about myself. I had the misfortune to make a first-handacquaintance with an old fellow, familiarly named "ACM." Around the holidays I was hit, but am on the mend and hope to be able to carry on. This is my first offering since leaving the hospital. Incidentally, my experience convinced me every doctor ought to spend a week a year as a patient to see the other side of the coin. It's different when you are receiving rather than dishing it out! A recent loss to the Class of '25 was R. "Shelly" Coleman, head of the world famous Coleman Co., manufacturers of hunting and camping equipment. En route to the To- kyo Olympics in 1964, he and I met in Okinawa, where we bought tax-free Scotch.We had a talk about Cornell and he told me he was a classmate. Spence Brownell is wintering in Flori- da and touring the links with Phil Wright. They were awaiting George Pfann '24. Does he do the magic with a golf ball that he did with the football? I was delighted to hear from my buddy of frosh basketball days, T. E. "Ike" Powell. Ike still lives on the original Powell estate of colonial days with one of his daughters. A couple of others manied Phi Betes andlor made it on their own and he was justifiably proud of their accomplishments. These letters make me want to answer each one, but that's impossible now. If and when time permits, I'll contact many of you who write. Another heart-warmingcard came from Peggy, wife of Chauncy A. Thompson, my dear friend of track days. "Tommy" designed the lighting fixtures in my home when I refurbished it in 1935.John E. "Red" Coykendall landscaped the place. (I kept it all in the Cornell family.)Living momentos of good, good friends of college years. Dan O'Shea replied to one of mine with a letter about West Coast '25ers; i.e., Gordon "Tubby" Youngman and Henry "Bub" Wade. Not many others out there, apparently. Among those who made contributions to the class fund are Clifton Blankley, Herb Bruning, Jim Clarke, Walt Eells, Wilbur Gaige, Henry Gerken, W. J. "Shady" Grove, John Gillespie, Sam Klein, Bill Louchheim, SchuylerPratt, and Dave Punzelt. Frank French was in that group and told of an incident when he had boxed with Joe Lazarus, who was training for the Olympics. Frank, too, was out for the boxing team and made the mistake of socking Joe hard during a match that was supposed to be just simple boxing. Frank paid rather heavily for his rashness, he says, althoughJoe was very decent about the affair. He was one classy little man. And what a boxer! Hal Rosenthal, MD, 71 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. 26 Malcolm Cowley said, "Put cotton in your ears and pebbles in your shoes. P d on rubber gloves. Smear Vaseline on your glasses: instant old age." But meanwhile.. .JohnM. Breckenridge, Sarasota, Fla., reports "After a month in Switzerland, and visits with family and friends in Evanston, Ill., we're back enjoy- ing Sarasota's unique offerings of links, lectures, and leisure." Merrills L. Dake has been retired for many years after 36 satisfying years with Agway. Wife (for 62 years) Beatrice (Brown) SpAg '26 and he have a comfortable cottage at the Elyria(Ohio)Methodist Home. "Still able to drive a car. Never did play golf, but work a bit at the craft shopat the Home." Dake, who played freshman and three years of varsity basketball at Comell, says the only similarity with today's game is the round ball. Edward J. Elliott, Ridgefield, Conn., retired as vice president of Allied Chemical Corp. (now Allied Signal)in 1966. He spends winters at Hilton Head Island, which gives him more chance to "hack away at my golf." Morris D. Farr, Pensacola, Fla., lives in a March 1989 35 life-care home. His major diversions are golf, bridge, and keeping up with his reading. Last summer he visited Dan O'Shea '25 and Art O'Shea '28 in Tacoma, Wash. (Art was in poor health and died October 10.) In the fall, Monis as in Ithaca for the Princeton game. Thomas F. Fennell, New York City, a member of the Law school's advisory council, attended the school's centennial celebration and was impressed that the new Law school addition was not only on budget, but on schedule. Eugene L. Lehr, Bethesda, Md., is still busy at the US Dept. of Transportation, but last summer did enjoy a Norwegian cruise, with its fjords, the North Cape, and 50-foot waves in the North Sea which tested the ship. Stew Beecher, 106 Collingwood Dr., Rochester, NY 14621. A cheery report from Sara Rubin Baron: "I have seen the world exceptfor the Far East and the two Arctics, by train, plane, ship, freighter, and every other means available. As for children, I aimed for three artists and cameup with two physicians and a fine artist who has just won an award for the Middle Atlantic States of the National Endowment of the Arts and Humanities. Otherwise, all is quiet in my life." Marion Quell stillserves on the board of Community Club of Garden City-Hempstead, Long Island-the second-largest women's club in the US, with 850 members. Dorothy Daly Johnson reports, "I was one of the 'oldies' interviewed for the upcoming history of the Hotel school." Alice Medway Cowdery enjoyed a visit with Irma Vernooy Perry. She, too, reported reading a wonderful writeup in the Rochester paper about Mildred Brucker Palmer and her husband for their work in caring for an old cemetery. Ethel Cole Leffingwell celebrated her 90th birthday on August 13 at home in Canaan, Conn. Her entire family-three children, several grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren-were in attendance. Ethel, many happy returns! Sorry to have to close with a sad report of another loss in our class. Rose Levine Schwab, who had been seriously ill for six months and was living with a niece in S. Miami, Fla., passed away in November. To her family, our deepest sympathy. Billie Burtis Scanlan,Wood River Village, M-202, Bensalem, Pa. 19020. 27 Ruth Matz Gehret spent time in Rehoboth, Del., last September, and with her daughter Susan '77 visited her son Peter and family in Greenwood Village, Colo. Peter is a physician, as was Ruth's father. G i y Lawson Churchman had two fascinating trips last year. In the early spring it was Russia, led by the head of the Russian history department of Virginia Commonwealth U., and in the late summer a visit to Iceland. In the fall, she attended an Elderhostel program in West Virginia. Gertrude Godfrey Ronk and husband have two horses and a dog which keep them close to home in Williamsburg, Mass. Kay Saul Edmunds and husband had a fabulous and interesting trip out West last fall visiting the Grand Canyon and some of the adjacent national parks. "A geologist's paradise." Barb Jacobus Cook came East last fall for a trip through the White, Green, and Adirondack mountains. "After three eye operations,I no longerwear glasses except for fine print. Now my trouble is misplacing my new glasses." We hope she got the snow she was hoping for in Montague, Mich. Muriel Drummond Platt and Nate postponed going wtoaFslboeraidraabalse,loasng"NaYs CNeiws mYoorrekinCteitryewsteinagth.e.r. We received a most complimentary letter about our world historybook fromJack Valenti, President of Motion Pictures Assn. in Hollywood. We were thrilled, after all these years." Sid Hanson Reeve, 1563 Dean St., Schenectady, NY 12309. Received a couple of good letters from Andy Schroder 11. The first one, last August, stated: "Dear Don: This message is being written at the Wilton, Conn., home of my son, A. J. S. 111, '57 (ILR),LLB '62, where I'm visiting for a few days to fish, among other pleasures, in Long Island Sound. Perhaps in view of the notorious pollution in that area, I should not have been so pleased when we caught a number of bluefish on the outgoing tide this morning; however, we filleted them promptlyand found no evidenceof contamination and will bake them for dinner and drink a couple of highballs for your improved health. I also got caught up reading issues of Alumni Naus. In our May column I read about your stressful and painful illness. Needless to say, I was disturbed by this sad news. You have filled this important role for so long and so faithfully that I, along with other classmates, agree that you have been an important factor in the rising stature of the Class of '27's achievementsover the last decade, under the inspirationalleadership of Class President Judge Ray Reisler." The second letter of December 1988 stated: "Dear Don: "You tell me your illness is Parkinson's disease which somewhat has laid you low?One of my fellow executives at Scott Paper Co., a former president, developed Parkinson's several years after retirement.He was also CEO of Hollingsworth Mfg. Co. which he helped merge with Scott Paper Co. When he attended board meetings, he refused to ride the elevators and ran up the stairs, two steps at a time. He was a tough fighter likeyou and never gave up! He was a fancyice skater on the Olympic team, a mountain climber, and skier." Folks: I must end here as I'm fully out of space. I had to omit much of Andy's interesting message-for now, Amen. Don Hershey, 5 S. Landing Rd., Rochester, NY 14610. 28 Gil Wehmann died Sept. 22, 1988.He had been very sickfor a long time. December's Alumni Nms told about Gil in a box on page 63, headed "In the News." Gil was a loyal and generous friend of Cornell. For many years he was our fund chair and did a great job. It is only fitting that this column take note of this sad event. Our sympathy to his children. Wendell Huntington says all is quiet now. That is a change from previous notes. Dental work kept John Johnson from Reuion. He reports, however,a great-grandchild. Roger Jones commented that "Class of '28 being housed in Hurlburt House makes it certain that we are oldsters who need some coddling." Correspondence seems to prove this, as in a short memo from IN Kahn he says, "Pretty good health-just aches and pains." Emanuel "Mannie" Raices had an operation and had to miss Reunion. He expects to be at Adult University (CAU) in July. Richard Rea celebrated his 60th wedding anniversary in June. He is gradually retiring from active participation in his CPA firm. Tom Ross checks in; he is also one who is "living quietly-one day at a time." Nathan Sagan retired in 1980. He spends his time at golfing,fishing,gardening, and communityaffairs. It is too bad that Warren Schrader's wife's illness made it impossible for him to be at Reunion. H o ~ aell is better now. Cyril ~ml;ll'sprincipal retirement activity is tutoring for and being a board member of the Literarf Volunteers -of America. What time is left goes to gardening and church. George Tyler has several Cornell connections. His son James, PhD '69,is a curator of rare books in Olin library, and his wife is Dorothy (Wertz) '30, PhD '36. Francis Washer retired 'way back in 1968 from the National Board of Standards. His main activities are now: "walking, reading, and resting." He has two children. Ludol~h ~ e l a n e tizs a volunteer at the "Space &st ScienceCenter'' and Roosevelt Schoolin Florida. He still plays tennis, but doubles only. Louis Freidenberg, 200 E. 57th St., NYC 10022. Reachingthe spring equinox again, we look to June for our 61st mini-reunion; informal but important. Our class officers plan to attend and hope that many classmates will join them. The accommodations are comfortableand the leisurely pace allows time for visiting and catching up on news plus special visits to favorite places. On a friendlyChristmascard from Margaret Bradley Klauss she announces a revised address. She and husband Kenneth are at 1200 Johnson Rd., Lot 2-37 in Dade City, Fla. Madge Marwood Headland has settledintoa new apartment, same address. Much easier than a faraway move. She reminds us that the Memorial Fund must be kept going so that we can keep up the Memorial Bench and the beautiful garden. Send your checks, please, to Ruth Lyon in Kennett Square Pa. Kay Geyer Butterfield reminds us that a new year for the Cornell Fund is here. We're hoping to add a generous gift to the record-breaking60th Reunion &. Kay still ponders the fascinating things she learned and the beautiful sights she enjoyed at Elderhostel at Bates College in Maine: salt marshes, tidal pools, ocean life plus interestingbuildings and campus. Our condolences to Helen "Sunny" Worden Carpenter on the passing of her aster Olive Worden McNarnee '31,who died October 23. Serviceswere held in Anabel Taylor Chapel on campus. Sunny is now in a nursing home. Dorothy Knapton Stebbis, 94-30 59th Ave., Elmhurst, NY 11373. 21Dear classmates, regrettably one of the duties of a correspondent is to apprise members of those of us who have passed on. A recent letter from Russ Dudley's widow, Margaret (Gilchrist) '31, stated that Russ died quietly at home (Lyons, NY) on September 15. After Cornell Alumni News 36 CLASS NOTES I graduation, Russ went to Greece where he taught agriculture and managed the farm at the American Farm School in Saloniki then followed its growth to a college with an international program training agriculture students from Third World countries. Back at his farms north of Lyons, Russ grew fruit trees, vegetables, and evergreens for holiday decor. He retired in 1985.Russ leaves four children, three Cornellians; Diana Dudley Robinson '56, Priscilla Dudley Grantham '57,and Hu& '58. Vicki attended Drew U. and is completing her PhD at Nebraska U. Margaret lists 16 grandchildren and (at this count) 23 great-grandchildren. Herbert K. Shay writes from Fairfield, Conn., that he has been retired for 14years after 40 years in municipal government. He is past-president of the International Assn. of Assessing Officials. His wife Helen retired after a successful singing career. The Shays have two children, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Son Brian is a 747 pilot for Northwest and flies to the Orient. Herb's hobbies are fishing and gardening. Recently he and Helen visited their Idaho son and traveled with him to British Columbia for some "very successful king salmon fishing." Emmett W. "Mac" MacCorkle Jr. writes from Portola Valley, Gal.: "since retiring as president of PeninsulaAirco Pacific Co. in 1969,we have continued to live on the San Francisco Peninsula. Some travel, cruises, and enjoying our fivegrandchildrenhave kept us out of rnichief. Family includes son Emmett '64 and grandson Jeffrey '88. Mac says that "for the last five years we have lived at The Sequoias, a retirement community in Portola Valley, where the biggest hazard in life is the daily cocktail party!" CharlesEmerson "Emmy" Baker, Greenville, NC, and wife Nancy have two children and seven grandchildren. From Queensbury, NY,our crack two- miler Orson C. Beaman and wife Bernice (Morrison)'30tell us of one daughter Barbara '59 and one granddaughter Elizabeth (Lake Erie College '63). Family activities are hospital volunteer work and Orson attends Glens Falls Rotary Club civic meetings. From Chappaqua,NY, Thurman C. "Bob" Warren Jr. writes that daughter Anne Warren Smith '60 is a writer of books for teenagers and has daughters Amy and Rebecca. Son Jack '56is engaged in research and develop ment for 3M, and has sons Tom and Eric and daughter Julie (U. of Minnesota).Recent travels included a Panama Canal cruise. A trip to Spain in 1989is planned. Don't forget the 60th Reunion! Bob's interests are woodworking, bridge, fishing. Wife Laura (Myers)'30 is state parliamentarian for the DAR. Bob spent 44 years with International Paper Co. 13Albert W. Hostek, PO Box 2307, Setauket, NY 11733. Laura Kamm Remsen's interests go worldwide with her contributions through Church World Service. At present, she is concentrating on making baby blankets, which she designed, and which bear her name: "Remsen Baby Blankets." These go to mothers of newborn babies throughout the world. Her inter- ests and concerns extend to Heifer Project and Habitat for Humanity. She has slowed down some because of arthritis and now uses a walker. While she and John had no children, Flora Stasch Salisbury is still going places, she enjoys her "five lovely nieces and one fine despite having had a stroke four years ago and nephew." John died about a year ago. We are a recent broken hip. She and husband Wilson sony for her loss. Another to receive our sym- '31 managed a Mississippi River cruise last pathy is Martha Leroux Peny whose hus- spring, and a Bermuda cruise this fall. Last band also died recently. She is a part-time summer they vacationed at their Keuka Lake Floridian but still goes to Holley, NY, sum- cottage and also took a guided tour of the Cor- mers. (Laura Remsen, incidentally, lives in nell Performing Arts Center. One grand- Holly Hills, Fla.) daughter has degrees in music and German This seems to be a Floridacolumn. Doro- from Middlebury,and a grandson has just en- thy Gay Smith lives in a retirement home in tered Yale. Pensacola. While she can no longer travel or Miriam Bloomer, still active in home drive, she is happy with the "great group of Extension programs, enjoys knitting, sewing, people" there. and macrame. She expects to move from her Turning away from the South, the Reu- home on the Hudson to the Whitney Center, a nion committee is busy with plans for our 60th retirement center near New Haven, Conn., in June with Ola CooperBrandon tamingthe during 1989. She reminds us that Ida Harri- Red Lion Bulletin and Tib Kelly Saunders son Knack, now widowed, is living in the and Marian Walbancke Smith working Clark Memorial House, 1546 Sherman St., from Long Island. They remind us to send our Grand Rapids, Mich., which is near her son dues. Ethel Corwin Ritter, 4532 Ocean and family. Physically well and cheerful, her Blvd., Sarasota, Fla. 34242. memory is failing, but she still enjoys receiv- ing and reading letters. So do write to her. 30 Arthur Lee Towson Jr., srnithsburg, ~ d . ,is through a series of to reactivatewhimself. 1988, he was busy rehabilitating a 1790 stone house. H~ in 1978 Dorothy Saunders Muir reports that she and Walter '27 are well and have had a good year. The Muirs traveled to Roanoke, Va., from Schenectady to play in a 1938chess toumament, where they both participated.After Walt's retirement they moved to Roanoke. from the Chisholm-Ryder Co., where he was It's a college town where they enjoy concerts director of agricultural engineering. Last fall, and lectures and are busy all the time. They James Crouch, ~a Mesa, Gal., professor emeritus of zoology at Sari Diego State U. and have never regretted the move. Eleanor Smith Tomlinsonp 231 SE 52nd Ave.9 wife Mary (Page) were members of Adult Ore. 97215. University's (CAU's) study tour and cruise: Egypt and the Nile. Dr. Frederick Rea, Marion, Ohio, a re- tired (1984)pediatricianreports: "Still retired, of course, and doing pretty well at keeping busy . . . had our 50th wedding anniversary 31Bob Spitzmiller(RobertF.), 11 Penhurst Park, Buffalo, NY, sent word that he is still "practicing" law four days a week-after he reads the death notices. He notes last year at the Broadmoor in Colorado Spr- that one son quit law last fall and ings . . . highlight of the occasion, the whole moved to Vero Beach to St. Edward's School, familywent 'white water' rafting." He has one I and the other is still in New Orleans doing daughter in Washington, DC, another in banking. Salem, Ore., and three grandchildren. Mar- This is written as the first news notes tin J. Roess, St. Petersburg, Fla., banker, come in from the December 1988 News & realtor, lawyer, writes: "Having passed my Dues letter-and I still have a pile of cards left 80th birthday, I am enjoying life in good over from last year for which there has been health, happily. My seven children and 12 "no room in the CAN," and I will not drop grandchildrenare both a joy and a bother. We them in the scrap basket! Briefly, then: (Feb- spend our time in our condo on the Gulf of ruary 1988)Jim Oest, 18Newkirk Rd., Yon- Mexico, and our ranch home and condo in kers, NY, reported he has joined bi-ennial re- Palm Beach. Every so often we take a 'round- unions of the 7th Armored Group with which the-world cruise-our third coming up." he crossed Europe in 1944and 1945.Jim is the Dr. Wallace T. Smith, East Rockaway, backbone of a group of Comellians,including though retired from active practice of family several '3lers, that meet for lunch monthly at medicine in 1986, and "slowed down by ar- the Valhalla, NY, train station restaurant. thritis," continuesto make police calls. He and (Nopostmark, but around February 1988) wife, Marian (Walbancke) '29 attend Edward A. Reed, 1544 Wagon Wheel nearly all local Cornell activities. This past Lane, Grand Blanc, Mich., wrote, "Still Ac- winter, Class President George Emeny tive," and to show that it meant more than just changed his winter address from Tequesta, still alive, he attached his business card read- Fla., on the north side of the LoxahatcheeRiv- ing "Manufacturing Consultant, SME Certi- er, to Jupiter, two miles south of the river. fied Engineer, Pressed Metal Engineering- He'll still spend summers in New London,NH. Safety-Processing-Training." (March 1988) We regret to report the death last Decem- Joe Cuzzi, 251 B Heritage Hills, Somers, ber of Art Hibbard, Saybrook, Conn. He NY, says he has finally retired, but notes with was a retired vice president of Geyer-McAllis- pride that in addition to his son Frank '61, ter Publishing Co., publisher of business who is very active in alumni work, his Cornell magazines, and had served as managingdirec- family includes his brothers Nick '38 and tor of the Gift Assn. of America.At Cornell he Frank '45,and a grandson Larry Somma was editor-in-chief of the Widow. Daniel '88, who was on Comell's diving team. Denenholz, 250 E. 65th St., NYC 10021. (March 1988) As has been noted earlier, Meyer "Mickey" Rothwacks died in Janu- December has brought welcome news from ary 1988. His nephew sent me a thoughtful some of you long missing from this column. note and a brief biography of Mickey's March 1989 37 I CLASS NOTES distinguished career with the Department of Justice in Washington. He said "Mickey always had fond memories of Cornell. My family's having been near him for the past 13 years will always be reflected upon as the good times of our lives." William M. Vanneman, 174 Shore Rd., Box 234, Old Greenwich, Conn. 06870. Here are some gleanings from cards received at the turn of the year (andbless these writers for keeping this column going). Miriam Prytherch Crandall surprised us with, "Hi! I moved to California in July to a retirement community in Santa C-, only 15miles from daughter Cherie and 30 miles from daughter Gail. I have a one-bedroom apartment with maid service and the food is great. Now I can see my grandchildren,Jonathan, 2, Katherine, 7, and Brenda, 10,often. Son David flewme to Palm Springs for a Thanksgiving weekend visit with Don and Spence at the Ritz-Carlton. Will be back in Florida for a couple of months to clean out closets and get the condo ready to sell." Her P.S. reads, "Helen, I think of those good old days at Cornell often and hear from Emily German when she comes back to Florida." From Albuquerque, Barbara Crosby Trechel penned this note, "The years flyby so incredibly. This one has been difficult, so I suppose I should be glad that time didn't lag. I have had crises with my charming adobe house which is aging faster than lam! I should sell it, but I am devoted to it and can't make up my mind yet. Despite problems, I'm busier than ever, with volunteerism (the Rehabilitation Center is all-absorbing);going to everything 'cultural'; and entertaining (one reason for the house, of course). If I should ever sell the house, I could get back to Ithaca for our 60th Reunion, maybe!" Gert Goodwin, sounding chipper again after last fall's surgery, called to give us a new address for Delight McAlpine Maughan (Mrs. Orlo H.): NW 1220 State St., #24, Pullman, Wash. We suspect that Alda Wilhems speaks for many of us in this plaintive note, "Feel so guilty when I see no news from the women of '31! But what to say! Does anyone care that I had lunch at Williamson's or went to Maryland for Thanksgiving? Sometimes I feel like making up a good story about a trip to Tibet or Timbuktu." Then Alda adds, "Hope you and all of yours are well and happyw-a fittingnote with which to close this column. Think spring! Do you suppose the ice is out of the gorges yet? Helen Nuffort Saunders, 1Kensington Terr., Maplewood, NJ 07040; (201) 762-4120. 32Sheldon W. Williams, our unretired retiree, spends his mornings at the U. of Illinois, where he is the unpaid economist for INTSOY, the U. of 11linois soybean program, the chief objective of which is to develop attractive, nutritious soybean foods for the Third World. He also will serve for the next year or so on an ad hoc committeeto assess the contribution made by four decades of regional dairy marketing research in the North Central states. Sheldon and Mildred seem to have begot a brainy progeny. Their youngest daugh- ter is well along on her way to a PhD and their two eldest grandchildren are also doctoral candidates, one of them at Cornell. Three others are on various rungs of the academic ladder. The lead sentence in an article from a recent issue of the Schenectady Gazette reads: "Ernil Kraus, 78, of McClellan St., is retired. But he wakes up each morning at 6:30 a.m., dresses, and is ready to go to work at Haven." Haven of Schenectady is an organization whose function is to counsel the seriously ill and their families, as well as persons who seek understanding and support after a bereavement. Apparently Emil became involved when he lost his wife a few years ago. Now he spends his morningsat Haven, openingthe office, running the computer, filling in for the director, and counseling. In the afternoon he goes to his second job as a volunteer for the Schenectady County Library. Emil says: "It makes me upset when I think of all the people my age and Younger who complain of being bored when there are so many in need. Some people think that as You get older You can't learn new things. But 1have learned a lot." Gilbert J. Amorosi attended the 50th anniversary of his brother Norman V. '37. Also Present were siblings Alfred M. '34 and Roger J. '48. Gil lives in Florida,where he plays golf and tennis. Donald Foster had two optical implants in 1987and lung surgery in 1988. He is doing nicely, he writes, and hopes to travel fromhis home in Ocala, Ha., to visit NY State in 1989. George H. Matthew, whom I have never heard addressed as anythingbut ''Pete," is still ''regularly playing a game which, with poetic license, can be called golf." The other activity he mentions is trying to understand two granddaughters now at Arizona State U. Concerning a three-week tour of Russia, IWliam T.Thompson comments that he found it very interesting. The guides let the visitors move about on their own as much as they wanted. He adds that the accommodations were good and the people friendly. Andrew G-Tweedie~d Lucy stillski with the Plus-70 Club. In May the Tweedies were injured in a head-oncrash and spent the summer recovering at their Vermont retreat. Andy continues his interest in magic. James W. Chvenheimer,560 Delaware h e . , Buffalo, 14202. Phyllis Myer Millikin still lives in the 1749 stone house where she was born. Her four children and 14 grandchildren are scattered from Maine to Florida, and from coast to coast, but almost all manage to gather at her home for an annual Thanksgiving weekend. She spends her "snowed-in" winters transcribing old documents for her county historical society. She says it's a fascinatingpastime and learning experience. Jean Hargreaves enjoys retirement and especially working on craft projects. Miriam Mandelbaumreads a great deal, and enjoys the parties and entertainments provided by the convalescent hospital where she lives. Marlitt Davidoff also enjoys retirement, especially traveling-Florida and Alaska in 1988,plus many day trips. She's sony she couldn't make the 55th Reunion. We hope you'll be at the 60th, Marlitt. Last July, Dorothy Lee Bennett and Fred '33 enjoyed a two-week flower andgar- den tour of Western Europe. Otherwise, their travels are to Fairbanks, Alaska, and W. Lafayette, Ind., to visit children and grandchil- dren. Their eldest grandchild is in his first year at Purdue. In August they watched their youngest grandson play in four soccer games in the state (Alaska) tournament. During the summer they saw Helen Krebsat their 60th high school reunion. Clara SmithBurdan is a very busy lady. She is still employed, part-time, as a social work consultant to nursing homes. She is active in SoroptimistInternational of Pottstown and editor of their local newsletter. She is president of the local garden club. In church she serves on the church council, sings in the choir, teaches an adult Sunday school class, and chairs a social ministry committee. She still lives in a 170-year-oldhouse on six acres of land. Her last trip was to Australiaand New Zealand. Her black Manx cat, Shadow,keeps her company when whe has nothing to do! Martha Travis Houck, PO Box 178, Bed- minster, NJ 07921. 33 Two very busy years for Herb Saltford, as Poughkeepsie's city historian, were finally slowing down as he reported on last year's bicentennialcelebrationof the ratification of the Constitution by NY State in Poughkeepsie. Included in July was an intercollegiateregatta, of sorts, on the Hudson River hosted by Marist College. The nostalgic weekend included a pre-race dinner for the crews and the Ratification Re- gatta won by Syracuse, followed by Columbia and Princeton. "Too bad" Cornell was missing! It was also "too bad" Bea (Anton)and Herb missed our 55th Reunion but they planned to make up for it, somewhat, by celebratingtheir 55th wedding anniversary last September,Congratulations-hope it was a great party. In his dues note last spring Britt Gordon closed with, "You should have seen tonight's sunset." Sounds like a good omen for the days ahead. Dr. Abram Benenson is still busy teaching full time at the Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State U. Erna (Kley) '36 and Russell Pettibone attended last summer's Adult University (CAU) program, "Peoples of Eastern Europe." Dues but no special news from Dr. Adrian Rubin, Sidney Johnson, Kenneth Ashman, and Paul Hannum. Alice Freedman Rosenstock and husband Simon are both retired and spend six months in Palm Beach, Fla., and six months in Loudonville,a suburb of Albany where Simon is on the board of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and is a park commissioner. They also both enjoy golf and bridge. Eleanor Johnson Hunt called our attention to an article in the NY Times of Oct. 10, 1988 headlined "Cremona in Texas?" which mentioned Carleen Maley Hutchins in discussing the many aspects of violin mak- ing, past and present. Last November 27, Eloise and I joined Helen and Ted Tracy for a wonderful evening aboard the railraod car "St. James Place" as the guests of Mary (Allen)Grad '34 and Charles Mellowes. It was a very special, most enjoyable mini-reunion. Garrett V. S. Ryerson Jr., 1700 Lehigh Rd., Wantagh, NY 11793. Cornell Alumni News 38 / Jerome K. '38, PhD Helping Hanc I PENN STATE I COLL OF AGR. orn and raised on a farm near Van Etten, NY, Jerry Pasto was surrounded from birth by agricultural equipment and utensils that laalwtearybsebceaemneihnitsrighuoebdbybyantdhehaevaerlybytinnokweretursr,ntehdeinintvoehnitsotor:sryw. h-Hoe's tried to attain their dreams of success and affluence by designing and making labor- and time-saving devices for farming. Now, some 300 examples of ingenuity and industry can be found in an agricultural museum named for Pasto, not far from Penn State University, where he has been a faculty member and administrator. He was tapped to organize a farming display in conjunction with the nation's Bicentennial, and from that assignment has grown a collection and then the separate museum building to house the relics. Jerry Pasto is one of seven children, all of whom attended Cornell. He enjoys explaining, say, one antique creation of a dog-powered butter churn. e a u i ~ ~ we idth a wooden treadmill for the canine laborers. Or, patented&chines invented with great pride and named the "Perfect Corn Harvester" or "The Terrific Perfect Washing Machine." And then come stories of the sociology of it all, such as the reaction of early religious cults condemning such new-fangled devices as attempts to supplant God's natural wonders of wind, warmth, and growing schedules. Pasto has done some of the repair and restoration work himself on about 90 percent of these museum items. It's his way of honoring the enterprise of, as he calls them, "pioneers obsessed with the idea there was an easier way to do thin -- " - 'legas'38 PENN STATE I COLL OF AGR. A Funnel-shaped leaues arepart o f a hand-turned cream separator. 34 11s rlme to maKe plans to attena our 55th Class Reunion. You have had the good news from Sandy Ketchum and Charlotte Crane Stilwell that we will be housed in thenew Statler Hotel, with elevators, air-conditioning, and all the added benefits of a new facility. It is close to Barton and Bailey halls, so we won't have to do a lot of walking. Send in vour reservation: hunt up your re1d Reunion : I need a replacement, contact uorrle nemtz Wallace immediately at 79 Prospect St., Madison, NJ. If you have questions or comments about Re- union, contact Mrs. Andrew Stilwell, 3300 Gulf Shore Blvd., Naples, Fla. See you at the Statler June 8-11.Think 55th Reunion for the Class of '34. The 1988-89 News & Dues forms are ar- riving daily. Thank you for your prompt response, as last vear's news sounds quite dated. Rut SW 6th St., LSCV 104, Pompano Beach, Fla., enjoys her life at John Knox Village. She volunteers at the hospital three afternoons a week, totaling 4,000 service hours. She plays bridge twice a week and reports her health is miraculous. She is on medication to keep the cancer in remission, she regulates her diabetes with diet, and she pops pills for high blood pressure. Lois Purdey Shafer, 3031 N. Roselawn Dr., Logansport, Ind., reports a banner year with a new grandson Jonathan and a golden Anne ShulmanSonfieldmoved into a wedding anniversary full of memories and condominiumin Manhasset, NY, last year and chuckles. Her Sri Lankan "son" is now in says it is comfortable and convenient and school in Exeter, England. Lois and husband wishes Midge McAdoo Rankin still lived joined the true parents in England for a re- there. Anne misses Ed but manages to keep union. The Shafers extended their stay in occupied, hoping she'll see many at the class England at a bed and breakfast in the Cots- dinner. Margaret Sturm Conner and Bill wold area, visiting Bath, Stonehenge, Wales, '40 didn't go to Homecoming as they are Salisbury, Canterbury, and Dover on a highly "paying homage to his other alma mater, the recommended Britrail pass. U. of N. Carolina, which is celebrating its I saw Mary Terry Goff, 31608 Flying 100th anniversary, as is S i a Nu." Ken- Cloud Dr., Laguna Miguel, Cal., at the No- neth Coombsand Bertha enjoyed a sixday vember Sarasota-ManateeCornell Club meet- barge tour in the Burgundy region of France, ing when she visited Florence and Hugh then a sevenday tour of southern England and Westfall.Shehad had contacts with Arthur Wales. They alsodid some sightseeingin Lon- Lavagnino who died last spring. Mary ex- don and Paris on their own. pected to contact Emma Mammel Case in Bill Babcock wrote, "After following Venice and also Ethel Potteiger Schoon- the old guideline about raising one's children maker and Alice Bennett Planck. to be independent and fly out of our nest, Alice GouldingH e m and husband Mary (McCall)MA '40 and I now have the Henry, E. Mountain Rd. S., RR 2, Box 226, following four sub-nests for possible visits: Cold Spring, NY,spent an unusually pleasant James V. with wife and year-old grandson in day last July at Dickie Mirsky Bloom's San Francisco and Sydney, Australia; Jane house in the Catskills.Joining them were El- with husband and 9-year-old granddaughter in eanor Clarksonand housemate from Sand- Alameda, Cal.; Wii L. in New York City; wich, Mass., and Henrietta Deubler and Susan in Rome, Italy, where her husband (Deubie)and sister Emily from Narberth, Pa. works in the Food and Agriculture Organiza- At this mini-reunion they decided to donate tion of the United Nations." $2,000 to the Cornell Plantations from the Don't forget the mini-reunion, March class interest-bearing account. Alice had just 14-16, Embassy Suites, Orlando, Fla. returned from the sensational alumni tour to Mary Didas, 80 N. Lake Dr., Orchard Park, the South Pacific, Australia, and New Zea- NY 14127. land. She recommends these alumni tours go- ing anywhere. The sad news is that Dr. Cornelia Morse Carithers, 3010 St. John Ave., Jacksonville, Fla., died Aug. 22, 1988. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Hugh Carithers. 36Addison B. Scoville, Jr., 41 Concord Park East, Nashville, Tenn., sees Don Hart fre- quently in Nashville and they play in a foursome each Satur- Lucy Belle Boldt Shull, 3229 S. day morning with a group called Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota, Fla. 34239. the "Early Birdies." Ad has retired from his position at the Vanderbilt Medical Center and 35 Isabel StewartRege has been a volunteer guide since 1986 at the Titan Missile Museum, GreenValley, Ariz.,that has wel- comed over 100,000 visitors is now enjoying full retirement. Harrison P. Reed Jr., 635 Riverview Rd., Rexford, NY,states that following the 50th Reunion he and wife Pat had a glorious six-week trip to the Far East in September from the US as well as many 0th- 1986via Sari Francisco, Hawaii, Hang Kong, er countries. "A halfday's work as a guide in- Singapore, Jakarta, and Indonesia. The only cludes three to four hours, involving 110stairs drawback to the entire trip was the weather for each 'round trip-great for the heart. It's which was very hot and humid for the most most interesting and the guides get to all the part. Sounds as if they really enjoyed the en- levels of the complex (nine in the silo),but we tire trip, though, with all the side stops at vari- cOannlsehvoewl tthhreeeviissitaorresaalroTuintadnoIn1lymoinsslieleve.l.tw.noo. ous retreats. George W. Darling, 624 2nd St., warhead or propellant, of course. When in Youngstown, NY, states that ''ourunforgetta- Arizona, be sure to visit our museum." ble 50th came along in the nick of time. By De- Victor Anderson,after severalyears of cember, disturbing symptoms led to a visit to consulting service to Optigraphic Corp. in the family doctor. Verdict: Parkinson's dis- Grand Prairie, Texas, "has been persuaded to ease. However, I am glad to report that medi- accept the position of director of research and cation is doing a fine job to date; still active in development with them." The company has retirees groups, Lions Club, and the church. A bought out his special process for producing new project-born with the recent anival of three-dimensionalpictures, which will be dis- the Come11Alumni Directory-is making con- played at McDonald's. Victor loves going tact with other Cornellians in the area." Good back to work again and is enjoying a beautiful work, George,and maybe we will meet at Cor- new home on the canals in Arlington, Texas. nell again next Reunion week. Samuel Blackman is presently a con- John Clausen, 2851 Shasta Rd., Berke- sultant to GAFon chemicalpatents and patent ley, Cal., is stillworking on articles and a book affairs. Eleanor Middleton Kleinhans at Berkeley. John reports "Suzanne(Rav- urges more '35ers to attend the off-year Re- age) '38 and I spent a lovely weekend in unions in June because the "campus is so Ithaca late in April, participating in the festivi- friendly." She went on a Greek cruise in Octo- ties honoring our dear friend Urie Bronfen- ber. Christina Gurnell Brandt has just wel- brenner '38 on the occasion of his retire- comed their fifth grandchild and expects to ment after 39 years on the Cornell faculty." have the whole family in '89 for their 50th re- Lt. Col. Charles H. Leet, (USAF, ret.), union "on a beach somewhere." Casa Teel, 134 E. Holly Trail, Kitty Hawk, Cornell Alumni News 40 NC, in November returned for the second year in a row to Okinawa to visit his only granddaughter, Samantha Leet Garrette, 4, and her US Marine family. Last year they were in Hong Kong for New Year's, and in 1987, at Manila. Charles will be running for Southern Shores Town Councilagain in 1989,at the end of his third four-yearterm. His specialtiesare public works, golf, fishing, electronics, gardening, walking, and music. "God willing and the creek does not rise, I plan to be present at the 55th," he says, since he missed the 50th. Carlton M. Edwards, 4628 Denver Dr., Martinez, Ga., and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June 1987. "The first reunion with all our four kids and their six kids in 15 years." Harold Geist, 2255 Hearst, Berkeley, Cal., has another fine book published, titled Manual for Retirement Counselors, by Libra Publishers Inc. Great work, Harold, and keep it up. Stanley D. Metzger, 17628 Camino Ancho, San Diego, Cal., since his coming out west, has seen a good deal of the West and Mexico. He has visited the magnificent national parks: Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Pikes Peak, and many more. He's traveled from Vancouver in Canada to the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest of A r b na in the US, and to Baja California, Oaxaca, and the Yucatan in Mexico. All told, it is a piece of Earth which is unique in natural endowment and in the ethnic variety of its people. He is glad that he followed Horace Greeley's advice. Now he is thinking about coming into the East for the 55th Reunion. Stop in sometime during the winter months and see me, Stan. Paul Mattice, RD 1, Box 180B, Freehold, NY, does read the Alumni News notes about our class and enjoys them very much. He also enjoys the letters sectionof the magazine. Charles E. Gildersleeve, 9 Brockhaven Rd., Chattanooga, Tenn., avoids reunions and mini-reunions, but he was pleased recently to receive a long letter from his freshman roommateJohn A. Page. Earlier, Walt Van Dien and wife Mary Hellen stopped off in Chattanooga and took him to dinner. This was his first communication from John in 53 years, the first he's seen Walt in 52 years, and the first time he'd met Walt's charming wife. Try to make the 55th Charles. Col. Edmund R. MacVittie(AUS,ret.), 10130Forrester Dr., Sun City, Ariz. 85351. Fortunately for Elizabeth Tierney Nation, she has now had her second, apparently successful, total knee replacement. All you gardeners know how much kneeling is involved, but Betty has sdved that problem by having her garden beds raised and a "wonderful little wheeled garden seat" to get around in. Then, in addition, since husband Bill has retired for the third time, this time from two orchestras, she's putting him to work. We learned at press time that Dorothy Greey Van Bortel's husband Frank had died suddenlyon Jan. 2,1989. Her address: 55 Stuyvesant Ave., Rye, NY 10580. Dottie had planned to have knee replacement surgery early this year but was uncertain about it now. Last summer Anne H. Myers came to the mainland for a visit to the Calgary Stam- 4 CLASS NOTES pede, Banff, Lake Louise, and the Canadian Rockies. She found the high altitude bothered her much more than even higher ones used to. On her way to Florida, Dorothy "Dee" Rauh Jackson stopped in Leesburg, Va., to see Kay Koopman Cornish who lives near her daughter in this "pretty town." Now that Dee has retired from teaching and has recov- ered from heart surgery, she plans to spend January through April in Key West, enjoying the "warm breezes gently swaying the palm trees, beautiful Victorian houses, culture, swimming, lovely beaches," and visiting cousins in other Florida places. Sounds good! As probably many of you did, Alice Bailey Eisenberg spent the Christmas holidays visiting her children, first her daughter in San Francisco and then her daughter in Seattle. And your correspondent managed to see all her children and grandchildren during the holidays and came home happy. Mary Emily Wilkins Lytle, 119 Bedford Ave., Buffalo, NY 14216. 37 Last June George W. Lauman was on a fantastic eightday 250-mile raft trip down the Colorado River from Lee's Feny to the headwaters of Lake Mead. Surviving that experience, he and Ruth drove their motor home to Oshkosh, Wisc., for the Experimental Aircraft Assn.'s 35th annual fly-in. Westward via Mt. Rushmore, they visited son Pete and his wife Janis in Vernon, British Columbia, then home to Arizona through Washington, Oregon, and California-some 6,200 miles in all. Last year George organized Chapter 883 of the Experi- mental Aircraft Assn. and, not surprisingly, was elected president: Karl L. Landgrebe Jr. retired in 1985 as vice president of the Wheland Foundry Div. of North American Royalties Inc., and is now a consultant. Active in Rotary and on the Salvation Army advisory board, he and Char- lotte live in Signal Mountain, Tern. Enjoying "reading, golfing, and reading" for the past ten years on Skidway Island off Savannah, Ga., JohnW. Wight still hopes for a fourthgeneration Cornellian. Four grandchildren are already in college, but there are six "possibilities" to be accounted for. John and Elma, who is "treasurer of every cause she joins," had a great European tour in 1987. Donald C. Osborn, Harlingen, Texas, says he's retired but goes to the office most weekdays where he deals in food processing and packaging equipment. He and Jean (Bradley)spend summers at Ashbery Cottage on Cayuga Lake. The Osborns have two daughters, a son, and nine grandchildren. John M. Rockwood breeds Clydesdale horses on his Maple City, Mich., farm. Active in restoring old buildings, he is a trustee of the Traverse City opera house restoration com- mittee. He is also a trustee of the Center for Defense Information in Washington, DC. The Rockwoodshave five children and nine grandchildren including two grandsons in college in Michigan. The view was stunning-Everest, Annapuma, and the highest mountain peaks on Earth. That's one flight when you ask for a window seat! Joseph and Rosalind Mandel experienced the thrill winging along the Himalayan Range on a memorable trip that cov- ered India from bottom to top and a visit in Nepal. An unforgettable adventure. The Class of '37 continues its strong support of Cornell. We counted 29 classmates among Tower Club members and many others were to be found listed in the 1988 Cornell Fund annual report. EmanuelDuke,who is still active in the practice of law in Buffalo, is chairman of the 50th Law school reunion. Manny and Shirley's Cornell family embraces daughter Cathy '72 and son James '75,JD '79, and two grandchildren. Henry P. and Margaret Purdy combine retirement with volunteering-fire department, Red Cross-farming, and gardening in New Hope, Pa. Buzz is a member of the retired officers club. It was good to hear from Kendall G. Getman in Darien, Conn., who combines the rigors of retirement with golf and gardening. The Getmans have two daughters. Robert A. Rosevear, 2714 Saratoga Rd. N., DeLand, Fla. 32720. Four of our classmates attended Adult University (CAU) recently. Elma (Shaver)and Alfred Folsom '36 and Mary Schuster Jaffe were on campus; the Folsoms, to attend the seminar on "Isms: Left, Right, and Center in American Politics" and Mary Jaffe on "Landscape Evolution"-a field seminar which included a tour of the Erie Canal. Doris (Thompson)and Edward Shineman attended a weekend seminar at Mohonk Momtain House, New Paltz, NY, on "Galsnost and Gorbachev: The Outlook on Moscow Today." They also toured Russia fromJune 17to July 1 on a trip sponsored by the Alumni Assn. which included Moscow,the Caucasus, h e nia, and Georgia. Doris says that it was a wonderful trip and they enjoyed being with fellow Cornellians. Jessie Reisner Middlemast reports a change of address as does LouiseOdell Sutl i i . Jessie's new address is 1400 N. Woodlawn, Apt. 8F, Wichita, Kans. Odie's address is PO Box 3317, Venice, Fla. She is still confined to a wheelchair as a result of a stroke seven years ago. Jennie(Serotoff)and Jerome H. Reisman, DVM '38take cruises at least twice yearly; their most recent, a Caribbean cruise. Dr. Reisman retired from private practice in 1981:Jennie.had assisted him as receptionist,. surflcal assistant, and bookkeeper. The Reismans go dancing three tlmes a week, walk three miles a day, and attend gym class three times a week. The annual Mortar Board reunion was held at Fran White McMartin's summer home on Lake w l l ~ ~ g h b yV, t. Among those who attended were HelenFry, Mae Zukerman Horuvitz, and Esther Dillenbeck Pmdden. Our sympathy is extended to Ruth Mikels Miller on the death of her husband, Harold in November. Mary M. Weimer, 200 E. Dewart St., Shamokin, Pa. 17872. 38 PaulGibbsnot only saysalumni tours are the best, most rewarding way to travel but also proves it by reminiscing about his 15th such in 1987 to Singapore, Bali, and Hong Kong, and he's planning to get to Egypt on his 16thin November 1989. Marsh Hoke greeted ninth grandchild (M.H. 111)last summer at a Sunday brown-bag lunch with 19familymembers plus "a visiting German." He has plans for a getaway return visit to Egypt's Upper Nile with a stopover in England. John and Betty Hooley had a 13-city European trip, including visiting their son's Spanish in-laws in Madrid; besides having six grandchildren active at Reuniontime, their youngest son's graduation also overlapped getting to the 50th. Why is Phil Hustis, our in-class artist, still freelancing?Because it's "a fun business" and permits him to swim year 'round and "still live it up." Phil's name appeared recently in the Big Red swimming program newsletter. Phil, all shaved down, did a 14.47-second 25-yard sprint while at Reunion; that's with flippers, but only one second slower than his time at our 45th, when Bob Cloyes,who was unable to make the 50th, edged Phil "by a hair." The newsletter describes Phil as "in great shape" and his performance as "excellent time." George Kaplan "missed Reunion by 3,500 miles" by being in the Canadian Rockies. June 21 marked 50 years on the same job, so he "took off 'ti1 Labor Day." George's oldest son, a San Antonio doctor, presented the old folks with their first grandchild. Stu Mertz has a new address: 9009 Sedgwick P1. Dr., St. Louis, Mo. Ed Lanman assures that "I'm sure keep ing myself busy," including spending a lot of time traveling around home-state Oregon, "a beautiful place with so much to see." Bill McClintock calls the 50th "great-a wellplanned, exciting weekend of fellowship, cul- ture, and fun, thanks to the university and our class committee," which means mostly Gerry Miller Gallagher and Gil Rose, bless 'em. Bob McDonald's retired from famed Sullivan & Cromwell law firm but still goes to the office, remaining a partner in Vale & Co., which arranges oil- and gas-drilling syndicates, realty groups, and other investment combos. Wife Kay (Austin)'40 is still busy as administrative judge of New York City family court, and their daughter Ann is a New York attorney. Jim Miller and Claudia are leaving Deposit, NY, after 49 years; they'll have addresses (soon to be seen in this column) in Florida and Pennsylvania. Vic Pardo and Jane celebrated their 50th anniversary at their daughter's Calforniahome and now treasure a ''book of memories" of photos, clippings, and letters presented them. Joe Pendergastand Doris spend summers at the Cobleskill home where they've lived 44 years and winters at Lakeside Hill Estates, Lakeland, Fla. [See page 39 for a look at the Pasto Agricultural Museum, named for our Jerry.] Fred Hillegas, 7625 E. Camelback Rd., Apt. 220A, Scottsdale, ~ r i85~25.1. As a group, we must be a travel agent's delight! Paul, PhD '37 and Julia (Robb) Newman took an Alaskan detour on their way to Ithaca from Florida in June. They report that a 22-year gap between visits hasn't changed the beauty of the countryside in spite of increased development. Their oldest grandson, Mark '92,now represents the family on campus as an Engineering student. Hope Stevenson Peet also has a grandson in college at Rochester Inst. of Technology. Fran March 1989 41 (Otto) and Jim Cooper recently returned unteer, enjoy refinishing furniture, caning from a month's cruise to New Zealand and chairs, music, gardening." Binx HowAustralia, plus some South Sea islands;while land Keefe, 3659 Lott St., Endwell, NY Herb '35 and Marion (Henderson) 13760. Prescott visited the Canadian Rockies and Colorado. They celebrated their 50th wedding Happy New Year! It's January now and the ra- anniversary in June. dio is playing "It Might as Well Be Spring." Cornell's summer program attracted And that makes me think of Bing Crosby sing- Jeanne White Church and Virginia Herman among others, while Rosalie Neumann Hoffman participated in the study tour and cruise of Egypt and the Nile. After years of ing "It's June in January." But not too fast-I'm not ready for Reunion yet! Of course around here we're "talking proud" of the Buffalo Biis and that perfect winter weather we active army service and a second career as a universityfaculty member, FerdiuandTate, MCE '38hasretired oncemore;he and Betty (Ladd)live in Eunice, La. Elizabeth J ~ M - showed you on TV. Now we have to find a way to get by Cincinnati. Okay, Dave Pollak? Our sympathy to George Peck and BidLynchand their Eagles. I guess they just ings Perry had a summer theater tour in New got "lost in the fog!" York City where shealsovisitedwith Henriet- And now with the news, honors, etc. ta Miller Brannin; a New Zealand tour was Herb Kupferberg had a new book pub- scheduled for September. Irene Moran Van lished this past November by Penguin Books: Doren, who continues to be heavily involved in TheBook of CIassicalMusic List. Glad to hear many church and community activities,reports from Bill Heit, whose address had gotten off a new grandson, Todd Lucas Van Doren, born our lists somehow and who is alive and well in last February. The four children of Grace Houston, Texas. Do you know my sister, (Ballard) and Ed Lotspeich came with their Marge Huber Robinson '41, Bill? Bid is a families from the East and West coasts for a marketing consultant for Miller's Seafoodand grand summer reunion at the Lotspeich home loves to hunt and fish (naturally!)and play ten- in northern Michigan. The highlight was nis. At Cornellhe played lacrosse and was stu- David's 40th 'rthday celebration, complete with balloons and fireworks,and Grace reports dent director of intramural athletics under Nicky Bawlf. B i has a grandson playing la- that the house is now "mighty quiet." crosse who expected to enter Cornell in the Helen Reichert Chadwick, 225 N. 2nd St., Class of '92. He also says to add his name to Lewiston, NY 14092. the Reunion list. Charles Swartwood is still a NY State supreme court justice. 31Item of first importance: Alice Kennedy Lamb is very much alive! We had her on our "deceased" list. Glad to have you with us. Alice!! Margaret Paddock Haller (Pinehurst, NC): "Continuously active in Tri Delt; just completed 700-page Histoly of Delta Delta Delta 1888-1988, a mammoth job! Son Ted now back from four years in England and Germany. Son Lee, an attorney in Harrisburg, has two sons; his adopted Korean baby is now 6, and adorable. Daughter Kate is an attorney in Columbus for the Ohio Dept. of Mental Health. Wmi Adler Hanis (Wiiarnsville, NY): "Haven't been feeling too well, so no real news." Sorry to hear, Wini; hope there's an upturn. Frances Dempsey Swiggett (Uti- Art Silver of Sherman Oaks, Cal., at- tended his 50th high school reunion in Newburgh, NY. Art, if you can do that, you can come to our "Nifty F i r in June! Don Whiteman of Adams, NY, was given the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award by the Jefferson County Farm Bureau last Oc- tober. He was cited for his work with the Northern NY agricultural historical society museum and "many other contributionsto the agriculture industry in Jefferson County." Among many other activities, Don is a former county Boy Scout commissioner, now active on the advisoryboard, and is a member of the county planning board. Dave Bush and wife Ann spent a month in England last year with two other couples-ten days in London, a week on a riverboat, and the rest sightseeing from their own VW bus. ca, NY): "Still work as legal secretary, 49th Dr. Frank Boyle reports from Lafay- year same firm. Enjoy designing and quilting ette, Cal., that he retired as laboratory chief original wall hangings. Have Kaity Tong, a chemist of the Western Regional Research Lhasa apso. Marie BennettJones and hus- Center in Berkeley. Recently he visited band Alden '37visited last August; caught Hawaii, Colorado, Nova Scotia, and France. uo on news of classmates." Ruth From 1956 to 1963, Frank was supervisor of Ghroeder Teeter (Newfield, NY): "Still quality control for Dole Pineapple in Hawaii. workinn full time at Cavuna Crushed Stone in Not bad duty for a former lieutenant colonel ~ a n s i nais treasurer, &keeper. Enjoy gar- who seved on General Patton's staff in Italy dening and our Dobermancross, Sam." and Germany. Dr. Gerald Faatz is a retired Viiginia Campbell Thomas (Nar- veterinarian and doesn't liie long trips but he berth, Pa.): "Oldest son in Alaska, next son in 1 and Avis keep busy with the garden, lawns, California,daughter raising sheepin Vermont. three acres of woods, and a camp on China I am a minister, administrator of program of Lake in Maine, only 20 miles from the ministry with aged in nursing homes; am on I beautihl coast. Geny, I can't find China in my diocesan committee on peacemaking. Hus- road atlas. Can you find Ithaca? Iband David '37and I were in Japan in 1986; Dr. RobertMicbtomhad an interesting 1also vacationed on a wilderness stretch of the but dispiriting trip last June to Czechoslova- Delaware River. We have two Siamesecats, a kia, Poland, and Hungary. Budapest was the golden retriever, and a 20-year-old Mexican highlight. Bob has found us the address of Dr. parrot." Ginny Bennett Wells (Hamden, Victor Kaunitz, who hails from Teton Conn.): "Husband Rulon, a philosophyprofes- V i g e , Wyo., and he talked on the phone sor at Yale, retires this June. I am literacy vol- with him after 30 years. Vic is involved in community activities,skiing,and travel. Vic, I can't find Teton Village in the road atlas either! Bob and Vic both hope to make Re- union. More next month. Happyspring! Henry L. "Bud" Huber, 152 Conant Dr., Buffalo, NY 14223. 40Priscilla(Coffin)and Chuck Baxter lead an interesting, en- joyable, and busy liie at 6 Huckleberry Lane in Mystic, Conn. They took six weeks in the fall to cruise on their Entoprise from Mysticto a marina in southern Maryland and are, about now, bringing her back north the slowand easy way. I'm certain they will be among our 50th Reunioners. I had a nice visit from brother Bill '49 just before Christmas when his son Gordon brought a friendalong. Shewas Jan Elsaesser, daughter of Alphonse "Allie" and Con- stance (Hoffman)Elsaesser, both '49, from Cincinnati, Ohio. Allie is retired from a hotel career and his wife is stillan active social worker. Janet is oneof seven children,another of whom is Mark '81. Bette Limpert Mayhew celebrated 50 years as a Kappa Kappa Gamma and received the 50-yearfleur-de-lis Kappa pin at Boca Ra- ton Hotel and Beach Club in Florida. She is currently busy as historian for Sun City Re- tired Teachers, vice pesident of the Sun City Kappa Club, and still helps Beta Beta and Psi chapters of KKG with sustaining member- ships and newsletters. A Parkinson's support group and Town Hall Lawn Bowls Club also tap her energy. Adult University (CAU)reports some '40 members as attendees: Mary Savage Kyle and Dr. Georgeand HelenBrownReader went to Assateague, Va., in October for the "Ornithology and Ecology Field Seminar." Bob Sproulland Mary took "Egypt and the Nile: A Study Tour and Cruise," also in Octo- ber. For information on future CAU programs write to 626B Thurston Ave., Ithaca. A note from Virginia Dominis Koch '38tells of the passing of her husband, Fred- erick W., on Aug. 17, 1988. Circulation problems which had curtailed some activities were followed in March by lung cancer. He leaves three daughters: Mrs. John Wood (Con- stance), Mrs. John Courtney and Mrs. Lany Akina (Louise). Also two grand- children, Viginia Wood and Fred W d . Thank you for writing, Virginia, and we wish you well. People! I need more news! See you in Ith- aca in June '90. Carol Clark Petrie, 62 Front St., Marblehead, Mass. 01945. 41Betty Bourne Cullen and Dick became grandparents to four "in- stant" grandchildren recently when their son Rick remarried. That makes a grand total of ten grandchildren! They enjoyed a wonderful three weeks in Scotland and England last spring and ended the trip with a visit to Betty's mother in Hamburg, NY,to cele- brate her 96th birthday. She is well and in her own home! Ruth Aranow Cresson is still an active volunteer. She works with a hospice and is president of the League of Women Voters. She enjoys the church choir and the Summit Chor- Cornell Alumni News 42 CLASS NOTES ale. She and Frank have been traveling to a number of national parks-moteling on the road and camping in the parks. What a pleasant combination! They attended Frank's 55th Williams reunion in June. Did you enjoy his as much as Frank enjoyed yours, Ruth? Now that son Stuart '71has taken over the Youngs'main farm, Betsy (Nisbet)and Gerald '44 have been able to do some "globe trotting," which they love. Most re- cently they went on a safari in Kenya and on a cruise to Mexico, Jamaica, and through the Panama Canal. G. Douglas '78 has just bought a new farm which is already up to 300 milking cows. Linda (Wellesley '73) is a clinical psychologist for Patton State Hospital in San Bernadino, Cal., and Deborah (Wellesley '76) has finished her residency in neurology in Boston and is working on her fellowship at the Lahey Clinic. Betsy is still deeply involved in the La Leche League, which is her greatest in- terest beyond the family. You will be happy to know that Bissy Ei- singer Dingee is recuperating nicely from serious surgery. Drop her a note at Box 97, 133 8th St., Key Colony Beach, Fla. 33051. Marge Huber Robinson, 11915 Longleaf Lane, Houston, Texas 77024. Last fall I had a note from Philip "Buz" Kuehn about the 'Doc' Kavanagh Endowment Fund.He reported that he had met with Ten7 Mallet, the assistant director of athletics to discuss the status of the fund and determine ways of broadening the base of support. As you read this, it's still not too late for this year's alumni drive. But as Buz points out it's not just a one-time effort; ideally we want to raise funds on a continuing basis, so earmark- ing a portion of your Cornell Fund giving would be the way to go. Morton H. Farber advises that he has recently become counsel to Pryor, Cashman, Sherman and Flynn of 410 Park Ave., NYC. He invites calls-(212) 421-4100-when in town for lunch or dinner as his guest at the Friars Club. Mort serves on the board of governors and is chairman of the legal committee. Stevenson W. Close reports things are going well waiting for the big 50th. Son Steve '71 is development head for the National Aquarium in Baltimore; son Michael (Frank]in and Marshall '76) is in real estate and ap- praisal in Dover, Del.; and Sally is a housewife in Deltona, Fla. Between them there are six grandchildren. (31. Robert J. Stacy recently received recognition from the FAA for 50 years of flying. Ralph A. Corley saw Sid Slocumand wife at the dog races in West Palm Beach. He also sees Sam Sloan, who lives in the same area in the summer. James S. Wittman Jr. has a grandson named James (fourth genera- tion to carry the name). He's No. 12. John L. Whitebread has returned to Ithaca, his hometown. John says he had forgotten how cold in winter and how beautiful in spring it is. Theodore H. Eiben retired in 1976after 30 years in education. He last served as science supervisor for the S. Orangetown school district. Among other things he has done since is the construction and flying of his own plane-a seven-year project. He now has added a commercial glider pilot rating to his pilot's license and takes passengers sightseeing. Paul H. Mount, when he wrote a year ago, mid he was into his sixth year of retirement and that things were going well. Paul and his wife are still living in their large home in Shoemakersville, Pa., and would welcome any classmates traveling in the area. Dr. H. Seymour Fowler, PhD '51, is presently serving as governor of Rotary District 735 (Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia-46 clubs). He is also science advisor for the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (USArmy Research Office).Lawrence A. S. Hough, in June of last year, sailed as navigator on a 68-foot sailing yacht from Cape Canaverd to Gibralter by way of Bermuda and the Azores. Who says we are getting old-not all of us, anyway! John Dowswell, 7 Sequoyah Rd., Colorado Springs, Colo. 80906. 42The Good News is the great write-up of the Cornell football team's defeat of perm-just like the good old days. The bad news is the catastrophic cost of Medicare and the collapse of our subscription list now that Reunion is four years away, resulting in slicing our space each month to a measly one column. If you know anyone who is not receiving the Alumni News, why not gift them for a birthday or just for the good times. Manuel Galdo (Key Biscayne, Fla.) celebrated his 43rd wedding anniversary. His son is a third-generation Qrnellian, and he hopes one of his five grandchildren will repre- sent the fourth. Maze1 Me& (Dallas, Texas) enjoyed staying in tented campsites on a four-week -era safari through three countries in Africa. ~ o abnd Betty Mitchell (Enumclaw, Wash.) visited Tahiti, New Zealand, Australia, and Hawaii on a 25-day trip last spring. ~ o Wbright (Milwaukee, Wix.) enjoys golf, sailing, and watercolor painting, when not touring the Californias, Florida, and the Island of Saba, Netherlands Antilles. Jean B r o w Blodgett (Wilton, Grin.) has a mineral collection, also enjoys painting and selling watercolors. Recently she and Bill visited their son and his wife, Edward and &tsy Martens Blodgett,both '80, in Sari Francisco. In port Arthur, Texas, they also sited Jean's former roo-ate Carol McEwan b.They had all been to the Bermuds rnini-reunion a few years ago, hosted by Conrad Engelhardt. and Mae Hamilton Entenman (Grosse Pointe, Mich.) are not among the retired, as yet. Dick Ford (Lake Forest, Ill.) does so much traveling in his motor home they may even visit Seattle. Myron and Katherine Robinson Lewis (E. Rochester, NY) are both LLB '47 and have had separate prac- tices in Rochester. Mike spent four years in army artillery during World War 11, stayed in the reserves and, as brigadier general, served for six years as special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of defense for reserve affairsat the Pentagon. He was presi- dent of the Reserve Officers Assn. They have traveled to Norway, Denmark, Scotland, Hong Kong, and Turkey during the past two years and are also involved in radio stations in California, orange groves in Florida, oil and gas in Texas, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Jean Findlay,widow of Bob, has sent a beautiful memorial letter to the multitudes who miss him. Their wonderfully full 41 years together featured their continued attachment to each other. Bob's farewell party was planned in advance to include a Scot's piper and a three-piece Dixieland band. More than 60 attended. Truly, the way to go. Jean looks forward to seeing a great many of you as she continues Bob's mini-reunions at Hatch Lake next summer from May 31 to October 15. All of the above was cut from last month. Ted Ayers and I both heard from A1 Ghoreyeb. We are expecting calls from his daughter, Deb, who is moving to our area. A1 took off from aerospace engineering for Fairchild and Grumman in 1978 and moved to Waldoboro, Me., where he is busy hunting, fishing, and helping with community affairs. He explores New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. That's all, folks. Get those subscriptions rolling in. 1'11 get to Christmas letters next time. Carolyn (Evans) Finneran, 2933 76th SE, #13D, Mercer Island, Wash. 98040. 43 Just received, as did you,a mailing from Wally Rogers asking that I send in '89 dues (easy)and recent news (tough). I have none; hope you are not the same. So, here from Caroline Norfleet Church is a compilation of Reunion criticisms and kudos left on the bulletin board at Risley last June. "Things to keep: Fred Johnson's wines, the very helpful undergrads, Ithaca Country Club dinner thanks to Wally, great weather. Things to drop: picture taking at Risley, barbecue catered by Don, music during banquet, second lunch at Barton. Things to consider adding or changing: new outfits for 50th, class picture at Barton, lunch outdoors one day at Plantations, Beebe, Buttermilk Falls, or Treman Park in Enfield, more group singing, group show of '43 artists at Johnson Museum, extra paper towels and tissue in dorm bathrooms." And on that happy note, I will now put the cover back on the old word processor, FAX this to Elsie McMillan '55, and wait confidently for Wally to forward me your notes. Oh, yes. Caroline concludes: "All in all this was a great job by everyone involved. An exact repeat would be fine but perhaps with attention to the above, we can d~ even better. Thanks to all who worked on this Reunion!" S. Miller Harris, PO Box 164, Spinnerstown! Pa. 44As of the endof December Dotty Kay Kesten reported that 89 classmates and 59 spouses had signed up for Reunion. That total of 148,plus another 61 '44s and 33 spouses who responded "maybe," shows a good start for attendance at the 45th, June 8-11. By this time you have received an update from Art that lists both the "yes" and the "maybe" respondents. Whether the friends you want to see are on the "maybe" list or not, get out the class directory and call them. Those personal calls are even more effectivethan Art's best mailing pieces. We need you! One who will be there is Bill Wheeler. He planned to remarry in November, and March 1989 43 "The prenuptial agreement consisted of a commitment to attend the class's 45th Reunion next year!" Jerry Levitan writes, "Either a feast or a famine from the Levitans. This time, some news. Our first grandchild was born to eldest daughter Jean. He will be spoiled! Helen and I plan to buy a Cornell sweatshirt with 2009 on it next year. We just returned from a one-month tour of Australia and New Zealand,finishing up (and resting)in Hawaii. Just retired from Revlon after 32 years. Remain as a consultant, which, in that company, means four days a week. I have been helping the Johnson Graduate School of Management in some of their placement programs. Hope to be more involvedas time goes on. Some bright group of students-but nothing like '44!" Jerry is directed to make some of that JGSM involvement getting his triple classmate B t e Miller(our class, plus '43 Ft. Bragg, and '48 MBA) back to Reunion. Pete reports "Reunion is questionable at this point." With P. Paul I11 in Washington as na- tional correspondent for "World Monitor" on the Discovery Network, and Geoff at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., the sons and four grandchildren are within 2%-hour drives-much closer than Cairo and Paris for Paul, and Guilford, NC for Geoff. Daughter Christina '73 and husband David Sargent '73 (son of our late classmate Ned) and their three children "have to be checked out periodically" in Ashburnham, Mass.With recent trips to Palm Springs and Tucson, and planned trips to Florida and elsewhere this winter, Ithaca in June is a must! Edalee Orcutt Harwell (Mrs. William B.) retired several years ago from the San Diego Zoo, after a career that began in 1946.But, like Jerry Levitan and many others, she's back working part time in the zoo photo lab. "A zoo is a fascinatingplace, especially ours." If your correspondent remembers correctly, classmate Dick Huff has a strong interest in the San Diego Zoo and took an African safari that it sponsored. Edalee would "love to hear from some '44s who might have sung in the Sage Chapel Choir, ridden the polo ponies, gone to the Vet college, taken 'Horses 40,' etc." Her address is 2165 Leon Ave., San Diego, Cal. Bill and Betty Finney Ekegren '45 have moved to commuting distance from the zoo. Their new address is 2029 Oak Glen Dr., Vista, Cal., a long way from former home in Chatham, NJ. Bill retired one year ago, after serving 16 years as president of Boneham Metal Products in Irvington, NJ. Frank Reynolds, 4626 South Cres- cent, Springfield, Mo., is semi-retired as a minister and a consultant. He retired from National Teen Challenge on July 1, 1987. That same day he was called back to be executive director of Teen Challenge Training Center "temporarily." He was scheduled to retire again two months ago. Frank traveled widely for Teen Challenge, training-to Poland to set up Teen Challenge there; to Hong Kong for one week training 90 workers for drug and al- cohol rehabilitation using Teen Challenge principles: last May to ~ e l z u mand the annual conference of Teen Challenge Eurasia. then on to Denmark training 8 0 I ~ e e nch$lenge workers. He is also a member of the south- west Missouri citizens' advisoryboard for probation and parole. He and Gladys have signed up for Reunion;but don't bring your parole or probation problems to him, except, maybe, if your problems are in southwest Missouri. Since Frank graduated from Trumansburg Central School,he'll have some area as well as '44 reunions in June. Joe Driscoll, 8-9 Wide Ave., Drexel Hill, Pa. 19026; (215) 259-1908. 45Richard H. Allen (Cicinnati, Ohio) is retired, studying art and traveling as much as possible, considering his wife is still working. Evelyn "Mo" Knowlton Larnbert (Dayton, Ohio) has four children and three grandchildren. She started playing tennis ten years ago and now plays four or five times a week. She bought a condo in Naples, Fla., and is constantly crisscrossingsociallywith Jane (&dy) '46 and Steve Cable '46. Harold Tucker(Shaker Heights, Ohio) retired from B. F. Goodrich, but is currently workingfor their subsidiary,Tremco Inc. The Tuckers have three grown children, two sons and a daughter. Thev were in China in 1986. Marion all ~iudzhsk(iWappingers Falls, NY) retired from her ~ositionas reaistered dietitian, is now a homemaker. She issewing for her grandchildren and her church. Husband Edward retired as a counseling psychologist. He is in the Civil Air htrol, a magician, and an organist at church. Marion is active in Republican Women's Club, the Mid-Hudson, NY State, and National Dietetic Assns., Altar Society, and Cooperative Extension Senice. Dr. Russell K. Jones (W. Lafayette, Ind.) professor of veterinary pathology, was granted emeritus status at &due U. in January 1988. Louise Flux Phelps (Temacula,Cal.) re- tired to a 20-acre ranch. There are three grandchildren (11, 9, and 10 months). She keeps active with fruit trees-peach and citrus-gardening-vegetables and flowersand GOLF. Dr. Hermann B. Stein, DVM (Roslyn, NY) is retired. He and wife Joan Hutcheson spend three or fourmonths at their second home: Ocean Reef Club, N. Key Largo, Fla. They sail, fish, golf, and play bridge. Hermann is active in the Manhasset Bay h w e r Squadron. Donald B. Iseman (Westhampton Beach, NY) leases his seat on the NY Stock Exchange. He is retired, took a trip to Europe in 1987 and a cruise on the Queen Elizabeth II in 1988. Ina Hundinger Wolf (Larchmont, NY) finally got old enough to take a cruise-ten days in the Caribbean-saw eight islands.0th- er than that, she says, status quo, which "ain't bad!" Katherine Kilburn Bullard (S. Dartmouth, Mass.) has 12 grandchildren. They went cross-country by train and toured the Pacific Northwest, summer of 1987. She recommends it. Fred Gault (Northbrook, Ill.) retired from the aluminum business after 40 years, is now doing some consulting. He spends the winter months playing golf in Palm Desert, Cal., at the Lakes Club. Dorothy Dietrich Gardner (Bethany,Conn.)is busy as a volunteer on tax counseling for the elderly. She had her third grandchild in 1987. She's still flying gliders and visited relatives in Alaska in 1987. Paul C. Kilby (Lakeland, Fla.) retired way back in 1979 as administrative business officer with the statutory colleges at Cornell. Paul and wife Agnes (Lodwick), MS '48 served in the Peace Corps, 1985-86, in the Dominican Republic. Agnes was a teacher with NY State's division for youth. Son Alan E. '73, MD '77 is now a gastroenterologist in Portland,Me. Ann Mitchell Rogers (Mrs. John B.) has been a counselor for internationavforeign opportunities-studies and internships abroad-with Cornell's Career Center since 1960. She has always loved sailing, skiing, tennis, and travel. Eleanor Dickie Richardson, 1201 W. US Hwy. 20, LaPorte, Ind. 46350. 46Belated (I hope not outdated) news: Roger and Barb Spencer Warden reported that daughter Marilyn is head nurse at the VA hospital in Salisbury, NC. Barb has been retired since 1981 and is presently community service director at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Newark, NY. David and E. June Cronig Kapel1 have three grandchildren. In November 1986 they visited daughter Elsie (Duke '77), her husband and the Kapells' two grandsons in Hong Kong. SonJoseph (U. of Rhode Island '79) was manied in October 1987, and son Robert graduated from San Diego State in '81. June is active in the swimming program for people with multiple sclerosis. Last June, your correspondent and husband Philip '47 spent a pleasant afternoon with Elaine "Cindy" Johnson Bliss at her parents' home on Canandaigua Lake reminiscing about old times. Cindy and husband are fixingup a 200-year-oldfamilyhome in Victor, NY. Son Mike works with his father at the lumber yard; daughter Deb lives in California; daughter Michelle is in Florida. Cindy and Ken have five grandchildren. Stephen and Mary Jane Vandewater D'Anigo wrote, "Enjoy carnpi~lgacross the US and taking bed-and-breakfasttrips to New England to antique." Stephen is president of a wholesale produce company-"no retirement in sight." Helen Aubel keeps busy in retirement in the College Club of York County, Pa., Matinee Musical Club, and York Twinning. Address correction:Hilda SpodheimDebackerlives in Charleston, SC. Elinor Baier Kennedy, 503 Monis Pl., Reading, Pa. 19607. Rod Stieff admits to getting older and more forgetful, which is true of most of us but few admit it. He says he's getting ready for our 50th Reunion in 1996.How time flies-but we certainly enjoyed the 45th, didn't we, Rod? He's now taking up golf instead of tennis because his knees are shot; claims it's possibly a result of wrestling at Cornell in '44 and '45, but more likely from chasing coeds. He has three grandchildren to keep him young. I suspect that his keeping active as chief executive officer of the Kirk-Stieff Co. helps, too. Spending time in Latin America is Dr. Charles A. De Prosse who is usually associated with University Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Last October he was in Guatemala learning a bit of Spanish in preparation for a two-month stint (Novemberand December)in Nicaragua working at Bertha Caldron Hospital for Women. He tells us that the hurricane has devastated an already poverty-stricken country, and asks that we help if we can. He Cornell Alumni News 44 CLASS NOTES would be glad to correspondwith or work with anyone so inclined. His address is 1113E. Collee St., Iowa City 52240, evening phone (319) 337-7835. Paul W. Christensen Jr. is now retired, having sold (in '87) the family business, the Cincinnati Gear Co. He's still keeping busy as I know he would be. He's doing some traveling. It's good to hear from you, Paul; send us some details of your travels. Chosen citizen of the year by the Akron, NY, Chamber of Commercewas John Eckerson.John was flattered; I am sure most of us would be proud to have such recognition from those who know us best. He's assistant high school principal of Akron Central School (his41st year). John almost always gets to the annual Ag college reunions. He's still pursuing genealogy, carousels, theater organs, and keeping track of ten grandchildren when he's not busy with other sideline activities. Paul L. Russell, 10Pickerel Rd., Wellesley, Mass. 02181. 47We have a few postscripts of items in recent columns. For those classmates wishing to contact Charlotte Bullis Pickett during her winter stay in West Palm Beach, Fla., her correct address is #93(not39)at 5800Fernley Dr., W. Daughter Mary, of Santa Monica, Cal., ce ownsAvinet,a supplierof hard-bfind supplies, such as those for bird-banding, for field biologists. Notable customers are Comell and the Audubon Society.Number three son Lany was promoted to manager at IBM, Burlington, Vt. On the sad side,Charlotte reportsthe death last August of Ralph R. Herniman,a friend of 44 years. Our condolencesto his wife Elinor and family members. Last year, Harold H. and Jeanne Weimann Bick wrote about a new business they were establishing, Best Home Inspections Inc. On the upside, it exists and at 186Whispering Hills Dr., Chester, NY; they welcome hearing from classmates, (914) 469-4334, including those in need of house or apartment inspections. On the downside, Charlotte took a neat 30-to-40-foot tumble down one of the area hills and when last heard from was still shaky. We hope matters are better now. More postscripts: the Adult University .."(CAWcampuscourselastsummeron "isms . was enjoyed by Burton Leavenworthand Bruce Lowell with their wives Jacqueline and Ann, respectively. Also participating were Isabel Mayer Berley and husband William '48 who also joined Shirley "Sy" (Yenoff) and Sandy Kingsly "Behind the Silver Screen." Traveling a bit farther with a great group of alumni,retiree MaxR. Bluntschli and wife experienced a fabulous trip down the Danube last fall; and Max says he wants to re-enter the business world? A ~oirmanatnd sad message was received afrom l&c&ardE. Stouffer 49 Berry Rd., Fredonia: his wife June (Tonnesen)passed away in November. A joint memorial service was held for June and a daughter who, unfortunately, had also died within the past year. Dick reminisced about the fine time he and June had at our 40th Reunion. Friends and classmates will surelyjoin us in expressing our heartfelt sympathy. Last May, Fred J. Matthies and wife Carol headed east from Omaha and included a stop ir Ithaca for graduation. (Not stated was for whom.) Fred was recentlv elected to the board of d k t o r s of the ~ e b i a s k caommittee for the humanities. His news included word of a week's vacation in Spain. A November 1988 retirement was in the cards for JuneSchulmanSchwartzwhohas been a reference librarian in Huntington, NY. She and husband Robert (Penn State)had just returned from a visit to Great Britain; their son-in-lawis British. Marjorie Wells Harrison is a social worker in vocation and avocation (ten grandchildren). At senior citizen rates she enjoys Hawaii and skiing. Is that water, sand, or snow? More Hawaii-Lee H. Taylor received the "onerous" news last September that Jack Tewey '49 will be arriving there shortly. In his words, "Two hometown Ithaca boys should not be allowed to mix, with a civiliid society without supervision. Clean up your financial records soon, everybody, IRS day is just around the comer. Jay Milner, 1673Limerick Lane, Dresher, Pa. 19025;(215) 646-7524. Eileen Peck, Kensington, Cal.: "Last Christmas (1987) had dinner at the Sonoma Mission Inn in the wine country with friends. Beautiful day for a drive in the country." Martin J. "Tim" Nc!ifeldhas iust com~letedhis first y e g a s a grandfather. His son, br. Gary L., is director of emergency room service at St. Francis Hospital in Beacon, NY. Isidore Roy Cohen, Tanytown, NY, is president and CEO of A. L. Laboratories, multi-national pharmaceutical and animal health company. With wife Joan, he travels extensivelyin Europe and the Far East on business (with some side trips). Son Dan (LJ.of Chicagolaw school) practices law in New York City. Daughter Shari '85 is a graduate student at Columbia U. Harriman Inst. (Schoolof Internationaland Public Policy) as a Soviet studies major. Daughter Bonnie (Tufts '87) studied in international relations. Jane Handforth Kester and husband Harland, in West Valley, NY, have 15 grandchildren. This may be a record for our class. Can anyone beat it? Gene Littman, Newburgh, NY, runs several companiesin the lightingindustry and travels much to Italy and the Far East. John Sterling, Utica, has spent 33 years as a financial planner for IDSIAmerican Express. Says he had a great trip to Rio de Janeiro. Janet Benham Daniels, Middletown, Conn.: "I retired! Took a short trip to Long Lake. NY. Had a meat time." dharles R. offm man, Jr., Somerdale, NJ: "Retired after spending 40 years living in the tropics. Really knjoyed oui first y e i u p north with the seasons and snow in the winter. Like it so much we're looking for a place to buy in the area." Irving W. "Hoke" Holcomb, Amherst, Mass.: "Three years ago I was trying to keep work life challenging. Now I am trying to keep retirement challenging. Just gave the universitysome stock and here'! my contribution for Beebe Lake overlook. (Wow!-Presently, our class has donated $30,000 to the Beebe Lake Overlook. Only need $70,000 more.) Bart Holm, Witmington, Del.: "Retired from DuPont but am consulting with them one-third of the time. Am now ready for fulltime retirement. Thoroughly enjoyed our 40th Reunion. Maryanna did also, and right after that we went to a week of tenniscampin Stowe, Vt. Had a great time. We spent the summer in Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain with kids and grand-kids coming and going. For DuPont, I am teaching them to use computer technology competitively for managing foreign W o n t companies. F i t stop was Venezuela. More scheduled this year and next. Packing and unpacking is one problem, but babysitters for the dog is the largest problem." Anne Roark Karl, Scotia, NY: "Looking forward to retirement. Will stay in this area, and build a log home on five acres in Glenville. Son Gary is an attorney in Rochester. Son Eric is with GE in Stamford. Daughter Elsa '80 is director of food and nutrition services at Rochester Psychiatric Center." Sid Law, Ormond Beach, Fla.: "Nothing beats retirement. Betty Jean (Wright)'49 and I had a wonderful time at Reunion. It was super! Spent September in Vermont with 92-year-old mother who is in good health, drives her own car and spends four days a week at the senior center." Herb Lawrence, West Hempstead, NY: "I find retirement has done wonders for my golf game." Robert W. Persons, 102 Reid Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050. 48There is not much time left! In about three months most of us will be in Ithaca for the best houseparty since 1949.You will not want to miss it. If you have not sent in your acceptance form, do it now. Reunion Chair Hal Warendorf makes things work right in the old fashioned way and has earned our gratitude. He has gone up to Ithaca and checked everything out personally. He's slept in the beds you will be sleepingin, tasted the food you will be eating, prepared by competing caterers, examined the various party venues, auditioned the bands who will be playing for you, donned tee shirts which have been made for you, organized the class raffle and selected prizes, checked out the facilities for the golf and tennis tournaments, and worked with university staff to make this Reunion a smashing success for all of us. You should not have to ponder the decision for long. Just look at the schedulewhich has been sent to you all. It's a full and exciting program. You will see lots of old friends and talk about what you have been doing for the past 40 years. You will also talk with many people you did not know at Comell but will find that we all have a lot in common. If you have read these class notes over the years, you have some idea of the variety and quality of folks who make up our class, but class notes only give a flavor of the richness of this group, because they are too brief and many of you are too modest to boast about your experiences. The young people who came together after World War I1to become '49ers were a mix of veterans and younger guys and girls, all of whom were glad to be alive, at peace, and eager to leam. (Those were also the days when we could talk about "guys and girls," not anonymous, genderless "persons.") Looking back over those 40 years you realii what a wonderful time that was to be at March 1989 45 Cornell. Those years of recovery and renewal after World War I1prepared us for the fantas- tic world that opened up when we left Cornell in 1949.T h ~ysear, 1989,isanotherwatershed year for us. If our great and generous nat~on seems to be a bit fat~gueda,nd the dollar weak (although I remember that in 1949 it required almost $4 to buy a Brit~shpound), remember i we have had 40 years of relative peace and Norman L*plenty. Many of the lethal animositiesand sus- picions among nations have diminished over Bakprthat time. Even the Soviet Union and China - '49are searching for ways to emulate our achieve- ments and not to "bury" us. Our institutional freedom, liberty, and openness has survived the Berlin Wall, Korea, Vietnam, Watergate, and Iran-gate. We have a new administration in Wash- ington, and we have a great opportunity to build on our mature experience. It will be a world where t h r~ules are changing fast and some are good for us and some not so good. It's another time for renewal. We helped to bring about the current situation and want to continue to play our part-another good reason for all of us to get together in June to talk Tall Ship, about where we have been and where we go from here. Because of the complicated planning in- volved for the festivities in June, it is really ne- -1I Sailing cessary for you to inform Hal Warendorf as soon as Mssible, whether or not you are com- ing. Now for news of classmates, which, re- grettably, starts off on a sad note this month. Earl Charles Nelson died of cancer at home in Lanikai, Hawaii on November 19, 1988. At the time of his death he was a consul- A nne Kristine was about to die, rotting away down in Tortola British Virgin Islands, unsafe to sail out of port. "We didn't know that," writes Norm Baker. "Our marine surveyor mis some terribly important defects in her structure, hidden rot that might have been fatal had we sailed off to the Indian Ocean 9 , Six years ago, Baker and his wife Mary Ann bought the ship, , tant to the Hawaii Natural Energy Inst. and which he describes as "perhaps the oldest ship in the world in con the State of Hawaii on the productlonof methan01 as an alternative fuel source. Previously, Earl had worked for 35 years for the E. I. du pant de N~~~~~~ G,. in the development of the nuclear reactor safety program at the Sa- tinuous service and still sailing." She was built in 1868. "Still sailing" refers to its present condition, apparently, as th spent three years of full-time work restoring Anne Kristine, "exhausting us mentally, physically, and financially. We began to restore vannah River Plant in South Carolina and later as a "perintendent for design of the wastewater treatment plant at the Chambers works in Deepwater, NJ, and as task force manager for the modernization of the world's largest ourselves in all these categories when we were invited to sail in the Statue of Liberty Tall Ships Parade, July 4, 1986, as the oldest ship in that by a good quarter a century." Since then the ship has been on exhibit at the South Street Seaport methanol plant in Beaumont, Texas. He is sur- vived by his wife Karter) '48y daughter Linda, sons David, Richard, and hul, brother Robert 951,and two grand- children. Contributions may be made to Car- Museum in New York City, through a hurricane at Nantucket Island, and has done sail training with Canadian Sea Cadets around Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. A scientific expedition, to sample the World's Ocean floor, is in the planning stages. nell University for the Nelson Family Tradl- "In the midst of all that," writes Norm, "I'm I writing a book oin tion Fellowship, 512 E. State St., Ithaca Anne Kristine's (and of the family's) restoration.' t 14850. Morris Gordon is president of Rykoff- Sexton, New England and has moved to a 155 attorneys representing c.lients in many Greetings to good friends in the Class of beautiful new facility in Norwood, Mass. Mor- areas otF business Itaw. '49 and adjacent years from Diane Barkan ris is involved with numerous other projects Don.n~Tln..~n. .e- ,s IBME '51) has been named Kurtz, "as we all move more or less gracefully but particularly enjoys working with the to the new pos~tionof president and general along." Dede says that the children are all Greater Boston Convention and V~sitor'sBur- manager of the Nicholson division of Datron grown and have introduced Dede and her hus- eau as vice chairman. Morris says Boston is Inc. Donn has been with Datron since 1953. band to the pleasures of grandparenthood. the "best" city in the US today and "very easy He has been Nicholson's general manager and Dede's younger son is in the PhD program at to sell as a destination." I'm convinced. vice president of Datron Systems Inc. since Stanford wh~leher daughter has joined the William B. B. Smith has been named 1969. William T. Ylv~sakerD, atron president family business, releasing Dad so he and Dede partner In the Atlanta law firm of Hansell & and ch~efexecutive officer, stated that Donn's can enjoy winter in Flonda. Exuberant Walt Post. He practices primarily in the areas of an- promotion was In recognition of his contribu- Peek has paid his dues and sent along an titrust and litigation. Bill received his under- tion to the growth of N~cholson. all~terat~vpaegeful of piquant and pithy prose. graduate degree with dist~nctionand then Henry L. "Bud" Huber '39informs us HIS son Danny '91 has transferred to the went on to earn his JD degree from the Law that classmate Fann \?'eiss Markel has been Hotel school. Donald R. Baer, after 39 School, where he was editor of the Law so busy running "The Flor~stry"flower shop years, has switched h ~ sallemance from the Rezn'ew. A native of North Kingston, RI, Bill in Buffalo that she has lost contact with the Class of '48 to h ~ s"true entering Class of now resides in Marietta, Ga., with wife Sue class. Fann wants to rejoin the fold, and wel- 1949." Thomas J. Kane, 515 E. 72nd and their son Sean. Hansel1 & Post employs come back. St., NYC 10021. / ComeI1 Alumni Ne!KT 46 A CLASS NOTES 50The '88-89 Roll Call shows many of us staying at home less and enjoying it more, often in the company of other Cornellians. Sally Gamaer Loughead and Jim write that they were one of three couples who spent a week at Schloss Fuchl in Austria last July, later touring Germany. Their Cornellian colleagues were Ernest and Anne BrookeVaissiere '49and Edwardand Julia Shaner Preston. Kent Hurley writes: "Joined Lyman Leathers '52 for a two-week trip to the UK. We rented 18th-century buildings in Stowe and Yorkshire from the Landmark Trust, and went sightseeing from each 'base.' " Robert and Patricia Stedgevisited Russia last summer, and more recently visited Gen. Bruce Groverand wife Ruth in Staunton, Va. Rosalyn Shapero Alpert and Betsy Meng Howell '51 made visits to Barbara Joyce Carter in Oak Ridge, Tenn. John Lamb minded the store last summer while Lisbeth "Betsy" (Beach)'51 flew to Australia to visit their daughter Kathleen Beach Wheatland '77 and three of their six grandchildren. Adult University (CAU)has attracted in- creasing numbers of us of late. Last fall Dan and Betty Rosenberger Roberts toured Prague, Budapest, and Vienna in CAU's "A Tale of Three Cities." Adrian and Jean Gilmore took part in an ornithologyand ecology field seminar in Assateague, Va., and W. Peter Metz and wife Ruth went to Skytop, I%., for a three-day program, "The American Economv Todav." The ~artici~antg-save CAU high marks. Charles F. Cole iust retired as com- mander, USNR, ret., after 38 years, and is assistant director of graduate studies and research, School of Natural Resources, Ohio State U. He met Capt. James D. Tregurtha, USN, ret., in San Diego in March 1987. Earle N. Barber writes that he's still practicing law in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia. Betty and Earl have seen their four children go into medicine, teaching, law, and restaurant management. Dave Dingle's five progeny are all Cornellians, the two youngest sons currently working in master's degree programs on the Hill. Dad is vice presi- dent, Pearce, Urstadt, Mayer and Greer, a Manhattan mortgage brokerage firm. Dave has taken a sabbatical from the keyboard at the Ravelled Sleeve after 21h years, but is bound to find other ivories soon. Tell us where, David. Robert Muir has now retired from GE. where he was an engineer in electrical power systems. Eleanor Maistelman Metzner and Stanley '49 have four children. Stan is president of Armory Garage Inc., with dealerships for Chrysler, Plymouth, Peugeot, and Suzuki. Robert Corriganis dean, School of Arts and Humanities, U. of Texas, Dallas, chairing the Fulbright review panel in theater arts. He recently participated in an international Becket project in h i s . Walt Jensen is presently doing management consulting work for clients in industrial markets. His work takes him to Mexico City six or seven times a year. Prof. H. V. Rickenberg holds a Fulbright professorship to teach biochemistry and microbiology at Universite Nationale D'Abidjan on the Ivory Coast for one to two years. Robert Strong's work is engineering consulting in reliability and electric power plants. Bob's father, Everett M. Strong, '24-26 Grad, professor emeritus, electrical engineering, died Sept. 23,1988. Bob himself has just completed a second round of triple-bypass surgery, and is recovering very satisfactorily. Gilbert Smith has a new address: 1002NW 1st St., Eagle Grove,Iowa. Gil's son Daniel is expected to completean MA in Russian language studies at the U, of Iowa after a semester's study in Moscow this spring. Lastly,we're pleased to quote in full Kirk Reid'sRoll Call response: "retired from TerexIGeneral Motors. My job went to Scotland, but I sure don't miss it. Oldest son Randy was born with cerebral palsy. He is a tremendous achiever considering he is non-ambulatory, blind, and has no speech.He memorized shapes of all letters and how words are spelled, and communicatesby pointing to raised letters on a word board. This led to a micro-processor for writingand now we are workingon a voice synthesizer for electronic feedback. Second son Pete was paralyzed from mid-chest down when a girl who was drunk ran a stop sign. He is an outside salesman, making calls with a van equipped with wheelchair lift. Pete is en- thusiastic and always happy. Third son Scott is only an executivevice president but, in time, he too will be successful." E. Chapin Davis, PO Box 2318, Duxbury, Mass. 02331;and Lib. by Severinghaus Warner, 24935 Overlook Dr., Carrnel, Cal. 93923. 51Among the classmates attending the New Orleans get-together reported last October are a few who have been mentioned in the column, such as Carol Wood Christy, Patricia Williams Mac- Veagh, Ellen BohallAndrews, Mary Ellen Turnbull Longley. And, there were others from whom we have not heard recently: Arline Gesswein Terrell and Bob live in a restored historic village in the middle of Newport News. They have two sons, a rnanied daughter in California, and a daughter, 14, in high school. Arline was active for many years in a music and dance camp in NY State. Susy Brown Entenrnan is busy with her gift shop in Hudson, Ohio. She is still having a lot of trouble with her knee, so may soon have a new one. Mary Lou Lawson Hawryluk runs the testing program at Old Dominion U. in Norfolk, Va. Daughter Sharon lives in Hawaii and Mary Lou is thinking about retiring there. Jo Ann Lane Wilson and Bill, who is in the oil business in Dallas, have been married for six years. They enjoy their combined family which increased by one grandchild while they were in New Orleans.Peggy Brackbill Brass lives in Wyomissing, Pa. Paul '50 -was on a ski trip, so missed the New Orleans gathering. Their first mndchild was ex- pected last fall. Shirlev Anne Lona Woodward (En- dicott, NY)kas been hist&ian for the town of Maine, Broome County, for 27 years: she specializes in the genealogy of Broome County families. She and husband Gordon '45,who is now retired nad "busier than ever," travel cross-country in their 20-foot travel trailer to spend four months of winter in Sun City, Ariz. The Woodwards have a son and a daughter, also two granddaughters and a grandsonranging in age from 4 to 17. Winifred Bergin Hart, 115 N. Highland St., Arlington, Va. 22201; (703) 528-3243. Now is the time to think about summer and Adult University (CAU). For reference, you might contact one of the following who attended in 1988: Charles and Jacquelyn Adams, Ted and Bernice Rubenstein Oppenheimer '50, Tim '50 and Karen Magee. I'm sure they can give you glowing accounts of not only the subject matter but also how wonderful Cornell and the Ithaca area are in the middle of summer. In October, A1 Blumstein, dean of the School of Urban and Public Affairs at Carnegie-MellonU., was the guest speaker at Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Ernie Schmid reports that he is now retired from the US Air Force and is part owner of Town & Country Real Estate in Goldsboro, NC. He can be contacted at 208 Forrest Cir. Bruce Widger is director of the Division of Animal Industry, State of NY Dept. of Agriculture and Markets. He and wife Mary (Currie)'53live at 8 Stonehenge Lane, Albany, NY. Art Harvey, retired president of Harlem Globetrotters Inc., is now doing some consulting and a lot of relaxing. January through April 1988 he lived in London with his son who was in his final semester at the U, of London Law School. Pete Spencerretired from his manufacturer's representative business in mid-1987 and since has been enjoying life, back at school for fun in math and computers. He and wife Marie "Heidi" Heidingsfeld, Grad '51-52 reside at 3359 E. Monmouth Rd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Sam Serata, 20 Franklin St., Bridgeton, NJ, is a municipal court judge for Atlantic and Cape May Counties. When not presiding, he spends much of his time sailing, both racing and cruising. Barry Nolin, 8752 Half Mile Rd., Climax, Mich. 49034; (616) 962-5517, days; (616) 746-4723, evenings. 52 If, indeed, the new cabinet succeeds in improving education, let it not ignore the grassroots efforts of some of our classmates in that direction. Susan Youker Schlaepferis serving in another two-year term (sixthyear) as president of Ithaca Teachers Assn. She teaches fourth grade at the newly reopened Cayuga Heights School. With husband Walter '51. wh6-is district manager of Massachusetts MU: tual Life Insurance Co., travel ('87 summer in England and Scotland)and visiting families of five children (Washington, DC, Florida, Ohio, Illinois, California),not to mention the built-in grandparenting involved, count as priorities. Cynthia Baldwin Dutton of Delmar, NY, associate professorof medicine at Albany Medical College, says, "In recent years, Bob and I have traveled to China, Russia, and Central Asia, learning about medical care in those areas . . . worthwhile and extraordinary." Cynthia's teaching duties center around medical ethics, epidemiology, and biostatistics;her husband is a professor teaching biomedical engineering at RPI. Their family (daughters Elizabeth and Leila)have shared boating, fish- March 1989 47 ing, photography, travel; maintenance of three old houses, probably one of them in her home state of Maine, is a continuingactivity. William F. "Will" Mahoney recently joined Foster Grant Corp. and relocated from Southern California to Tucson, Ariz., manag- ing FG's Tucson and Nogales, Mexico opera- tions. "Phi and I now have three grandsons, 18 years to 6 months. In September we had lunch in Carmel Valley with Ross H. "Jim" Smith, former Cornell athletic director, and his wife Edna." Short note from La Jolla, Cal., reports Frank Vitale is looking ing first-time grandfather: f"o.rw. .afredetlos becomlike the start of the fourth quarter." But he has other things to brag about, too, completinghis 20th year as supervisor of physical education at UC, San Diego, La Jolla; his work to complete paper in last step for EdD degree from Teach- er's College,ColumbiaU.; and, with first book out of print, a second one is in process, fitness and weight, central again. The home-to-townhouseliving trend con- tinues. Phyllis Berger Corwin and husband Stan have a new Basking Ridge, NJ address after 35 years in Westfield. But, sailbags and sunscreen packed, their ketch will be home for early 1989 cruising in the Bahamas. Reports on E. Terry Warren's sail (Grenadines)or present weather between Buf- falo and Cleveland available upon request; an- emometer on roof is a new toy. Good kiting all. E. Terry and Dorothea Crozier Warren, 1046 Locust Dr., Ashtabula, Ohio 44004. 53 Robins and wood thrushes and confusing spring warblers are flitting around the Quad again, back north like most right-thinking birds these warming days, but Glen Woolfenden is staying put at the U. of South Florida, Tampa. Hey, you can't get him back for Reunion, even though he fondly recalls milk punch, Obie's, the twins, Zinck's, Libe slope tray sliding,and SAE. ("It tends to conflict with field work.") Glen's career has been moving onward, like a swallow, lately, really getting off the ground. He's been made graduate research professor, one of 12 in the university where he has been conducting ornithological research as a faculty member since 1960. The promotion will give him more time for research. A winner of the prestigious Brewster Medal of the American Ornithologists' Union and now its president, Glen does occasionally get back to Cor- nell to lecture. He has studied population biology and behavioral ecology of the Florida scrub jay for 20 years at Lake Placid,Fla., and is also a leading authority on other species. Okay, no funny stuff about assertive sidewalk hawkers, full-throated palaverers, or obnoxious twits, for a while, please. Speaking of birdmen, Jahleel "Jolly" Woodbridge, a regular at the National Air Races, and Pete Hallock saw records fall at Reno in September. Jolly says he managed to get hoarse cheering his favorite on to a win. He also saw Harry '52 and Debbie Knott Coyle. Joyce Wisbaum Underberg re- cords her grandparent status with one grandson. She's consulting for govenunent relations and public affairs, "mostly for nonprof- its," after eight years as director of govern- ment affairs at Schlegel Corp. Judith Karkus AUen says she and Will are "testing out retirement by splitting time among homes in Barnegat Light, NJ, Metuchen, NJ, and Boca Raton, Ha." Jerry Adler has been elected and selected: re-elected to the Davis, Cal., city council (thirdterm)and chosenfor a second term as mayor @v tempme. Bob Mann climbed the Great Wall of China besides visiting Peking, Xian, Guilan, Hangchou, and Shanghai, and discovering "very friendly people [in an] unusual land." Dottie Clark Free took "a spectacular trip to Russia in September with the Howard Russian Research Center." She says grandmotherhood is "temfic" (she has two), and "very much enjoy Ledge being retired!" Hank Angelino and wife Denise "had a fine time vacationingin Denmark,Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. We found Norway beautiful and Russia depressing." Nancy VanCott Jones visited son David '80 in Paris. He was there with Apple Computer. Herb Neuman notes that daughter Elena '88 graduated magna cum laude from the Arts college, won two senior history prizes, and went on to a two-year master's program in history at Balliol College,Oxford. She earned additional "laude" for her efforts on the Hill with "Nothing But Treble," the women's, well, triple treble quartet. Bob Snyderhas retired from the U. of Minnesota, but not completely-he's practicing law. Jack Geis proudly reports the marriage of daughter AUyson to "a great guy, Michael Alto," and says, "my consultingltrainingactivities continue to grow. Sara Lee has become a client whom I really enjoy." Joe Strumer returned to Ithaca for an IBM retirees' program on managing the next generation of technology. He gives high marks to the courses, like computer graphics, and the Cornell faculty, like Prof. Donald Greenberg '55, PhD '68, who gave them. "I sat through it almost in a trance," he said. "Afterward, I mentioned this to John Smoots, who replied, 'That's funny. You looked no different than you did sitting through class some 35-40 years ago.' " Joe and Sue have a new home in Brookfield,Conn. They're into various volunteer services and the Cornell Club. Samuel "Sandy" Posner, Alumni News '53 scribe of yore, and Susan, his bride of 25 years, have "three great sons. The oldest graduated from Haverford and is now a yuppie. The second is a sophomore at Harvard. Third son is only 14. Maybe he will end up at Cornell, but if he followsin his brothers' footsteps, he'll probably go to Harvey Mudd." (Har-Ha-Har?)Susan and Sandy have visited 73countries and are shootingfor 100.He's executive vice president of Profesco Corp., a financesubsidiaryof John Hancock,and says, "Business is good." Adult University (CAU)drew Jim Lansing, Jim and Judy Logsdon, Carolyn (Kneen) and Robert Rawson and Anne (Wagman)and Howard Walowitz to Ithaca and took John and Carolyn Anderson Twiname '54 to Utah, Verna White to a "Glasnost and Gorbachev" session at Mohonk, New Paltz, and Helen Eldredge Bradley to a study cruise of the Nile. Jim Hanchett, 300 1st Ave., NYC 10009. 54March,April, May,June:countdown to our big 35th Reunion, June 8-11. Will you be there? We're depending on you to help make this a record celebration! Don Belk plans to be back, traveling cross-country from Huntington Beach, Cal. He lives alone in a "bachelor pad" at 5146 Dorado, Apt. 204. Don's marriage to Joyce (Bookman) ended after 30 years. Their daughter Geri '80 (Human Ecology) now heads San Diego La Mancha Real Estate. Joyce is also a real estate tycoon. Last May Don came East for his 30th medical school reunion at SUNY. Favorite activities include skiing, biking, Cornell Club of Southern California, Israel and Jewish Federation. Although a resident of California, Leslie Papenfus Reed maintains ties to the East, making the coast-tocoast trip as often as possible. This year one of these trips will bring her to Reunion. A rowing enthusiast, Leslie rows six days a week, and competes in the Master's program. She would love to row at Reunion, and would like to hear from any women in our class who row eights. Besides rowing, Leslie writes of surviving divorce, moving, and carving out a new life with great energy. Two children are out of college. Caralyn, 29, a USC graduate architect, works with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill in New York City. Gordon, 26, married DanielleWatlans in Buffalo, October 1987. When not ocean sailing, they reside in Healdsburg, Cal. Son Andrew '90,20, and an Alpha Delta Phi, provides yet another anchor to the East for Leslie. Two cats, a Skye terrier, ten goldfish, garden club, Brandon Hall school board in Atlanta, and Cornell Club all find time in Leslie's world. Mail reaches her at PO Box 294, Ross, Cal. Diana Heywood Calby and husband Joe '51 enjoy retirement and travel. Their first grandchild, Luke, was born last June to daughter Ann and husband. The Colbys reside at 5308Wingedfoot Rd., Charlotte,NC. Bert Rosen and Paul Sternheimerboth wrote of their get-together last summer in southern France where the Sternheimers maintain a beach place. Vacationing house guest Bert brought news of old classmates. Paul hopes to come to Reunion with his fami- ly, including wife Hanne, John, 13,and Philip, 9. His year-'round address is 31 ViktoriaLuisen Straase, D 6630 SaarLouis, Federal Republic of Germany, which not only houses the family but also Paul's collection of clocks. Bert, an MD, lives at 4 E. 95th St., NYC. Retired from active social work practice, Muriel DeNise does consulting with a nur- sing home in Estes Park, Colo. She is also a volunteer with the Child Protection Team of Jefferson County, and with the adoptive par- ent program at the Denver Zoo. Muriel's standard and miniature Schnauzers keep her company at home, 9330 W. 73rd Pl., Arvada, Colo. One hobby, travel, took Muriel on a 1987 cruise to Russia and the Scandinavian countries, and a 1988 cruise to the Mexican Riviera. Additional travel takes her to Lakeland, Ha., and NY State regularly. Recent cruise ship travelers to Scandinavia and the USSR also included Harry Olsen and wife Jackie. They were impressed with stops at Copenhagen, Stockholm,Helsinki,and Leningrad. Our 35th will bring them to Ithaca from Cornell Alumni News 48 CLASS NOTES I their home at 10803 Lakeview Dr., Camel, Ind. Sorscha Brodsky Meyer, 24 Bany Rd., Rochester, NY 14617. 55 The headline in Fortune read "A Prodigal Returns to Wall Street." The article described a consummate dealmaker, canny, with a Cheshirecat smile. He is quoted as havingwaited 30 years for just such a deal. And he smokes Te-Amo cigars. This is the description of one of our very successful classmates. In case you haven't guessed, he is Sanford I. Weill, known at Cornell and to his friends as Sandy. The publicity was the result of his $1.7-billiondollar takeover move on Primerica, a strange conglomeratethat started out as the American Can Co. and grew into an insurance and mutual fund corporation that most recently acquired Smith Barney. Until three years ago, Sandy was president of American Express. When not involved in "dealmaking," Sandy and his wife Joan are involved in a number of civic and Cornell activities. He is a member of the board of trustees of CarnegieHall and a director of the Baltimore SymphonyOrchestra, and serves on councilsfor the Medical College and the Johnson Graduate School of Management. (Business Week rates the latter school fifth in the nation.) The Boston U. law school has announced that Daniel Partan has been named the R. Gordon Butler scholar in international law in recognition of his record in distinguished teaching, scholarship, and service in his field. Dan has been a member of the faculty there since 1965and is a member of the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, the American Soc. of International Law and the American branch of the International Law Assn. And when he's not teaching, he is writing articles and books. Stephen K. Breslauer is in a business that's been getting a lot of news attention recently. He is president of SB ConsultantsInc., a Houston firm that assists utilities in licensing nuclear power plants. His wife Sandra is co-owner of Document Services Inc., which offers litigation support services to law firms. Recent travels have taken them to Australia, Israel, and South Africa over the past three years. Ann "Toni" Eaton manages an electronic mail system that connects 500 persons in 70 locations between Canadaand the US for a major insurance broker. She lives in Tuckahoe, NY, but spends many winter weekends skiing in Vermont. Also living and working in Westchester are Helen Sammet Sauerhaft and husband Sidney. They run an investment advisory and financial planning service from their home. It sounds like the house is kept humming with business, kids, and a grandchild. The two boys have MBAs from Columbia, one daughter has an MA from Duke in forestry, and the youngest daughter just started Carleton College last fall. The granddaughter is closing in on the toddling 2s. And, while we are reporting news of the women of '55, Jane Trynin Feder writes that she lives in the same house in Brooklyn she lived in as a child. However, she now shares it with her husband Al, who has his own law firm in Manhattan. One son graduated from U. of Pennsylvania law school in 1987and had the intelligence to many a Cornell girl, Linda Ripps '80. Another son is living and working in Israel. If these columns seem to be shorter, they are. It is because the length of our column is decided by the number of classmates who pay dues, which cover a subscriptionto the Alumni Nms. Lots of members; lots of space. So,if you know a classmate who has forgotten to send this year's dues-remind himher. Remember, we are just one year away from the big 35th Reunion. Anne Morrissy Merick, 5004 Sangamore Rd., Bethesda, Md. 20816. 56 It isjust after the first of the new year and we have news from various classmates regarding winter vacations: Marilyn T. and Arthur Penn are off to Mexico on holiday. Their daughter Alison is having a wonderful year at Cornell. Ginny (MacDonald) and Jon Lindseth are off on a skiing vacation. And I just returned from Aspen, Colo., and ten days of skiing. Barbara Lang Stem has "retired" from Vogue magazine after ten years of making monthly deadlines-though not at-liberty for much longer, we hear. Margot Lurie Zimmerman is currently in Africa on a mission for PIAC, a Washington-based non-profit organization in the population control business. Our cocorrespondent Stephen Kittenplan's wife Gail was featured in a December article in the N m York Times regarding personal shoppers at leading department stores. The article stated that Gail Kittenplan is always prominently featured in all Lord and Taylor ads-not featured enough, I say, considering how many of us are dependent on her good taste for our wardrobes. If you have any recent news, personal or business,that you want to tell about, pleaselet Stephen Kittenplan or me know, ASAP. Phyllis Bosworth, 8 E. 83rd St., NYC 10028. 57 Marilyn Moore Stone has added a new chapter to her life. Last September she married Bill Pukmel and moved from New York, where she had been a fundraiser for Mount Sinai Medical Center, to 175S. Coldbrook Ave., Chambersburg, Pa. Bill is executive editor of ThePublic Opinion and by combining households the Pukmels have six male offspring, ages 15 to 28. Marilyn Rives Miller and husband Lee, DVM '60 have opened a third veterinary clinic at New Market, Md., near their home in Woodsboro. The Millers have five family businesses and their two children work full time as business managers. Marilyn enjoys distance riding, does volunteer work for the National Park Service, and manages Maryland CompetitiveTrail Ride Inc. Susan Breslow Dillon is a member of the board of directors of the Human Ecology Alumni Assn. and enjoysgetting back to Ithaca; daughter Eleanor Dillon is Hum Ec '87. Martin '55 and Phyllis Shames Korn will see daughter Rachel '90 graduate from there next year. Coming up in May Jane Graves Derby will host a delegation from Estonia as part of the US-USSR Bridges for Peace exchange. Jane spent two weeks in the Soviet Union last summer as part of the exchange program and looks forward to reciprocating the warmth and hospitality she received as she welcomes the visitors to her home in Exeter, NH. New grandmothers to report: Betty Rice Keane's son Kevin '84 presented her with twin grandsons last September, and Charlie '56 and Anne Hutchinson Lee have two granddaughters. Harriet Merchant Shipman doesn't have any at this point but "adopts" some for an occasional weekend at her country home in Columbia, Mo. Hamet and Charles '55 have two kids still in college, at Kansas U. and U. of Missouri, while two others have entered the teaching profession. Judith Reusswig, 5401 Westbard Ave., #1109, Bethesda, Md. 20816. will.&come commissioner of the fastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) in June. w6en the incumbent retires. Clayton joined the ECAC in 1971, serving as associate commissioner for the last eight years. The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic conference, with 256 member colleges and universities. It sponsors 93 championshipsand handles more than 17,000 officiating assignments in addition to a myriad of other activities. Bob Smart was kind enough to send your correspondent a Boston Globe article on the new commissioner. Bob reports that the last little Smart is a college senior. Anyone traveling on Rt. 80 at the Pa./Ohioborder is asked to stop at the Smarts' in Sharon. Pa. While we're on the subject of organizations with initials, Adult University (CAU) seems to be increasing in popularity. Recent attendees at various sessions include Laurence Farer, Dick and Dorothy Jungclaus Crane '59, Howard and Lenore Brotman Greenstein '56, and Ron, MBA '57 and Helen Kuver Kramer. Phil McIndoohas joined Mitre Corp. in Ft. Monmouth, NJ, working primarily on a computerized management information system including Army procurement. Chuck James alsohas a new venue: the legal department at NY Telephone. His two daughters have joined him on the National Ski Patrol, where Chuck is a senior patroller. Jim Keene, having retired as vice president and director of the Peter Kiewit & Sons Co. in Omaha, has started a "new company." More detailsto follow,we hope. Also new is the Cornell Capital District Club, encompassing the region around Albany and Schenectady, NY. Alan Hershon is chairing the membership committee. Prospective members can reach Alan at (518)455-4211. Ara Daglian sends a rather varied report: daughter Lisa's wedding, at which he cheered (for both his alma maters-the other being Columbia grad school) and drank; a few weeks in Russia; business meeting in Hawaii; his continuing profession of spreading joy among the masses by reaping wines and spirits. Steve and Carol Wallach have three daughters in various stages of education: med school graduate, third-year law student, and undergraduate. Steve is active in interviewing prospective Cornellians in secondary schools. Bill and Maureen Crough Forgeng came from San Luis Obispo, Cal., to Cornell the last March 1989 49 CLASS NOTES half of 1988: he, as a visiting professor (from gan last year, another is at Ithaca College,and Caliiornia Polytechnic State U.) in materials son John is at a local school in Massachusetts. science and engineering; she, as a visiting fel- Art Brookscontinueshis lawwork as a part- low in textiles and apparel. They report a nos- ner in Baker and Hostetler in Cleveland. Art talgic and most rewarding experience. Dave has two 1987graduates (Beloit and U. of Chi- and Betty Nye send word of son John's wed- a g o ) thus the undergraduate educationof his ding last fall. Daughter Jeanne continues to four children is completed, with his "Hallelu- teach special education in Phoenix. Dave re- jah!" Art is heading up a 60-persontask force mains in the executive search business in the to coordinatecitizen involvement in lake-front Washington, DC,area. Matt Brewer still activity. Dave hrter is on the advisory peddles Porsches and Audis in San Diego and council of the Agriculture college, and keeps rides his bike to work. Gonzalo Ferrer has busy running a 350cow dairy farm in Adams been active in several Cornell activities, in- Center. Fortunately, Dave has the help of two cluding being the proud father of son Gon- sons and his father, and is expandingthefarm. zalo '91, in Architecture. Earl McHugh practices dentistry and also is Most unusual address award this month an ornithdogist and involved in alcohol and goes to Martin Blumberg. His Atlantic drug rehabilitation in Kansas (Shawnee Mis- City address is "the garage in Gordon's sion). W e Joan (Bleckwell)is a psychiat- Alley." As an Architecture School graduate, ric social worker, who was named Employee he is active in many community and profes- of the Year at her hospital. sional endeavors, including the "Level Carot Have YOU seen the new book of (The Rev.) Club." John Seiler, 563 S b k S Bldg., Bob Beringer?It came out kist September Louisville, Ky. 40202; (502) 589-1151. and is titled: I3~ttm.eN~ot I71~luded.Bob and familystillreside in Metuchen,NJ. NormaJ. 58We are still enjoying classmate news from 1988,while watching for ALL of your updates for 1989. Several new addresses came in late last year: Edward B. Grevatt and Mary Lou now live at 35 Colonial Dr., Laconia, NH. Robert Endrieswas recently transferred by Bristol- Myers Co. to Westport, Conn., where he lives at 3 Maple Lane. Bob is vice president for licensing counsel in the science and technology group with Bristol-Myers,in New York City. Sid Hellerhas been a security analyst for 27 years, about half that time with ShearsonLehman Hutton, and now resides at 225 Rector Edsall is vice president of Norstar Bank of Upstate NY and district manager of 20 branch offices.She also finds time for her town planning board and zoning activities. John Nelson writes that he's "about to retire from active dairy farming; no fun anymore with too much government meddling." John has sent daughters Margaret '82 and Catherine '83 through Cornell, and son Michael (a top ba~ketbalsl tar at Hamilton College and Rook- ie of the Year in Upstate NY) is Class of '91 at FIamilton and the Nelsons' first "liberal arts child." That's it for now. Dick Haggard, 1207Nash &., Fort Washington, Pa. 19034. Pl., Apt. 23A, NYC. Jack McFaddencanbe found at 10111 Central, #302, Kansas City, Mo. No new address for the F. Lee Jacquettes,but we heard that Leeand Barbara (Leech) '61 enjoyed Adult University (CAU) last year, taking the Egypt and Nile study tour. 58We stillhold the record for largest 25th Reunion. LetPsset a similar record for the 30th! Reunion chair sally Schwartz Muzii is finalizing plans for our "Good Times Reunionv on June 8-11. Many thanks from the class to all those Brunch at Beebe, a Hawaiianluau, breakfasts '58ers who responded last summer and fall to provided by Collegetown Bagels, a dieland the "It's Not Too Late" cards for class SUP- evening at the Plantations, completely reno- port. Special thanks also to the following vated doms as our headquarters (with a lobby 'mates for theirextra.donations to help decorated to look &e the Ritz Carlton, prom- the class: Munel Krng Taylor, sd. e n j o y g ises Sally!)-the list of special class events Steilacoom,Wash.; Theodore He~tmanin goes on and on! plus, all the events scheduled Monroe, NY; and Charlotte Dole Wad, - by the university, from noted speakers to out in Aurora, Colo. tours to athletic events. It'll be wonderful! John Morrisonbegan a newjob aspresi- I saw a cartoon the other day in which a dent of the DeliciousCookieCo. in Chicagolast mother admonishedher young son not to both- year. He and Teny have four teenagers, all of er grandma, who was exercising to get ready whom are reportedlybusy in school,sports,and for her class reunion. No need for '59ers to go scouting. Orthopaedic surgeon Joe V i n t i on a crash pro-, we're in shape already, writes from Leesburg, Fla., that he's been en- and perhaps even more active than we were joying flying, biking, and skiing in his spare 30 years ago. Consider architect and real time. ?chard Haines is vice president of a estate developer Bob Furno, 333 Taconic shoppingcenter developmentand management Rd., Greenwich, Corm. He writes that he corporation in, California. He and Elizabeth traveled 2,000 miles through the Alps this have three children, all now through college. year on his motorcycle,and took a Nile cruise, Jack Weaver is vice president, c0rpoFte o P and has taken up building New England stone erations for Rohm and Haas Co. m Phlladel- walls as a hobby, and has had a show of his phia. Jack and Linda have two daughters: stone sculptures. Sonya '89, in Arts; Sara is a freshman at Kathy Hall Wamner, 2904 Regina Bucks County Community College. Way, Sacramento, Cal., writes that her city BarryWayneis in a new endeavorwith now has a Cornell Club. After five years as wife Robin. They are CO-foundersand part- part-time faculty member at Sacramento City ners in a companyoperating a chain of Benet- College (psychology, counsehg, and voca- ton stores in metropolitan Boston and tional education),Kathy accepted a position at Cod. A daughter graduated from U. of Mlchl- the state chancellor's office of the California community colleges. She writes: "Although I miss teaching, this is a wonderful professional opportunity for me, not to mention a much needed retirement contribution!My main re- sponsibility is basic skills, including literacy, reading, writing and math readiness, and English as a second language. I chair a task force, and conduct statistical and content analyses of college cunicula and write and an- alyze reports and other documents. For recre- ation I have started to relearn contract bridge, and continue to sing in the Trinity Cathedral Choir, which has been invited to sing in England for two weeks in the summer of 1990." Paul Read, head of the U. of Nebraska- horticulture department since 1987, is one of six fellowselect of the ~ ~~ o c . of H o r t i c u l m Science. Designation as a fel- low is the highest honor that the national or- ganization offers. " ~ tis both exciting and somewhat humbling," said Paul. His major fields of interest include horticulture, plant propagation, plant tissue culture, and botany. But he considers teaching and advising stu- dents to be his greatest contribution to horti- culture. "When I look at the students, I can see how bright and energetic they are and that they will have a much greater impact than I," he remarked. In January Mary Gail Drake Korsmey- er, 132 Highland Dr., McMurray, Pa. became managing partner at Peacock, Keller, Yohe, Day & Ecker in Washington, Pa. She contin- ues to concentrate her practice in hospital and health law and represents local hospitals and physicians in trials. She is president of the Societyof HospitalAttorneys of Western Pen- nsylvania this year. Carolyn Gowdy Vir- tuoso has moved, and can be reached at Cooperative Extension, Old Court House, Fonda, NY. She's an Extension agent in Montgomery and Schohariecounties.Mail for Fred Brustman, who was transferred to Mexico in 1988 to be the technical manager for a new film assembly plant, can be sent d o Koplovitz, Polaroid Corp., 575 Tech Sq-3P, Cambridge,Mass. Also a new address for Vic Samuelson: 5218 Timbershade Dr., King- wood, Texas. Bourke Larkin Kennedy, 150E. Gene- see, Skaneateles, NY, is a drawing and paint- ing instructor at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn. Art appraiser and consultant Roslyn Bakst Goldman, 50 Pelharn Rd., Rochester, was chosen vice president of Arts for Greater Rochester, the arts council of Monroe County. Tom O'Malley, 1685 Knollwood Dr., Pasadena, Cal., is managing director, president, and owner of Atkinson & O'Malley, an international business manage- ment firm that focuses on Pacific rim COun- tries, particularly Australia and New Zealand. Jenny Tesar, 97A Chestnut Hill Village, Bethel, Conn. 06801. 60 This past December 7 was a memorable day in New York City for a group of old friends from the College of Architecture's Class of '61. Jim Nelson, A1 Fishman, Bonnie Foit-Albert, Jim Young, Bob Bell, Alan Schoenegge, Bob Mayers, Frank Williams,and Joe Steinermet for dinner at the "temporary Cornell Club" (NYU Club, during ~ Cornell A l u m News 50 A guide to hotels and restaurants where Cornellians and their friends will find a special wdcome. 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As Alan Schoeneggewrote, "It was great to see that after 27 years, we are as close as ever. Unanimouschoice for youngest looking went to Bonnie Foit, but Nelson and Bell are close behind. It was such an ex- hilarating time that we promised to meet again in a year or two in Philadelphia, and thereafter in Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, and elsewhere. We hope other classmates will join us. Maybe the next time we won't have to compete for street space with the likes of Gorby and a 7 2 a Russian motorcade!" Alan sent a photo of the group, but it would not reproduce well enough to print. Susan Cowan Jakubiak is co-author of Financing Infrastnu&re-Inno~~~tions at the Local -1, published recently by the National League of Cities. She is an independent consultant working now mostly with Apogee Research in Bethesda in public policy research. SonJeff, a high school senior,is an avid cyclist and raced last summer in Italy. Daughter Elena is involved in drama, dance, and figure skating in junior high. The whole family became fully certified scuba divers last summer. Ginny Seipt joined J-NEX, a satellite TV production company, in July 1987, and was also involved with free-lance work for NBC Sports this past summer and fall. She has been doing lots of repairing and refurbishing of the rental house she owns in Fairfield, Conn. Lenna Davis Kennedy writes that "the vagaries of bureaucratic movement brought me back to the work I like best and do well, and I was elected a scoutmaster in the Boy Scout troop in which my sons had become Eagles." Daughter Linda is a paralegal in Washington. Son Sean is a college senior, and spent last summer as an intern for Senator Barbara Mikulski and working for the Dukakis campaign at the Atlanta convention. Son Liam is a college sophomore. Lenna enjoyed weekend visits with Judy (Eyles)and John Male '59 and Penny Byrne Rieley during 1988. William Duff is professorof mechanical engineering at ColoradoState U. Son Duffer '91 is in Architecture. Dr. John F. Van Vleet has been named associate dean for academic affairs in the Purdue veterinary school. A faculty member since 1967, he is professor of veterinary pathology, chairs the school's academic leaders group and the admissions committee, and is director of veterinarymedical education. Charles A. Brau, coinventor of the excimer laser (a new, more powerful laser beam), is the new director of the free-electronlaser project at VanderbiltU. Previously, he was associated with the Quanturn Inst. at UC, Santa Barbara. John R. Adams has been elected a vice president of the National Bank and Trust Co. of Norwich, NY. He is a director and treasurer of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce and district treasurer, Dairy of Distinction Pro- gram. Carole Knoop Buffett is a realtor with William Ravels in New Canaari and Darien, Conn., and antique-and vintage-home manager in Darien. Husband David is sales manager for the Stamford office of the same firm. Daughter Susan '86 is with Shearson Lehman Hutton in NYC, and son John is serving on the USS William V.Pratf,a guided missile destroyer based in Charleston, SC. Cathi Mor- Hunt is resident of Cathi Hunt Com~unicationsin-NYc, specializing in the development of 800 lines for consumer informatioi and feedback. Marion Schneider Kaplan is a sole practitioner specializing in matrimonial and family law. She is also a director of The NY Women's Foundation, a new foundation in NYC organized to encourage women with means and technicaland professional skills to help other women. Alain Semec, Carl Krock university li- brarian, reports that the Class of '60 restoration and binding endowment helped the University Librariesthis year to repair and rebid an extremely rare edition of Rasselas from the Samuel Johnson collection. Perhaps Johnson's most famousand widely distributed work, Rasselas was published in 1759,purportedly written in seven days to pay the expenses of his mother's funeral. Cornell's copy is the first translation into Bengalee, published in Calcutta in 1833, and one of the scarcest editions of this Johnson work. Gail Taylor Hodges, 1257W. Deer Path, Lake Forest, Ill. 60045. Two classmates have recently made national news: Charles R. Lee and Jonathan Black. Chuck was elected president, chief operating officer, and director of GTE. a worldwide comora- tion with combined revenues and sales oiover $15.4 million and a work force of approximate- ly 161,000 people in 44 states and 38 countries. He sewed 20 years in various financial and management positions in the steel, transportation,and entertainment industriesbefore joiniig GTE in 1983. Jonathan has been selected to fill the Hunter endowed chair in bioengineeringat Clemson U. A facultymember in the orthopedic surgery department at the U. of Pennsylvaniafor 17years, he is a cofounder of the bioengineering department at Penn, for which he developed much ofthe curriculum, is the author of six textbooks and holds five patents, and is the recipient of numerous awards for his research on the interactions of living cells with bio-materials and his work with applied solutionsto orthopedicsur- gical problems. Career steps also have been made by Lewis Rothman who was appointed director of radiology at Lenox Hill Hospitalin New York City; Gerald Miller, who relocated from E. Amherst, NY to Scottsdale, Ariz., to establish a new facility for The Carborundum Co.; Jeffrey Kerns, who left Wall Street to handle real estate activities for a small NJ company; Noah Greenberg, who left a 15-year architecture practice in Greenwich Village to form a new architecture firm in Falmouth, Mass.. working suecifically with the woods Hole d c e a n 0 ~ 6 ~ h 'Ilncst. &d the Marine Biological Laboratory; and Jim Bower, who has moved from his fdl-time architecture career to the position of executive director of the Stark County Foundation, a community foundation in Canton, Ohio. Jimwill maintain his contact with the architecture field in a con- sulting role. Changes have been reported by other classmates, as well, including Ann Fox Romano who, following her martiage last summer, left the corporate world in order to write full time. Ann's latest novelLaugh Lines is to be published by Random House in April under her writing name, Ann Berk. After 20 years of ownership and management of a 40-year-oldAtlanta landmark, Gail Kweller Ripans and husband Allen '55 closed their restaurant, The Crossroads, to devote full time to real estate, although Gail still teaches international relations and lectures on the Middle East at Oglethorpe U. Pauline Sutta Degenfelder, a new member of the University Council, writes that for two years she has been with CIGNA in Cleveland as vice president and general manager. She is active in the Cornell Club of Northeastern Ohio and its sponsorshipof two minority high school students at Cornell's summer school, as well as with Leadership Cleveland, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Cleveland, and the Case Western Reserve U. Weatherhead School of Management alumni group. Another classmate in the insurance industry is David Valenza, commercial lines underwriting manager for Travelers Ins. Co., whose territorv is the central NY area. including Ithaca. When in San Francisco, be certain to visit the S. F. Hilton, keeping an ear out for Alan Steger,pianist and keyboard soloist who, as a performer in hotels and restaurants in the Bay area, appears there regularly. In celebration of the bicentennial of the 1789 inauguration of George Washiigton in NYC, Barbara Jacobs Mitnick recently organized an exhibition on Washington for the Fraunces Tavern Museum. During this per- iod, she also is guest-curating an exhibit on J. L. G. Ferris, a Philadelphiahistory painter, at Federal Hall. She writes that "the plan is for President Bush to be brought to NYC on April 30 to reenact the Washington inaugurationat Federal Hall." Adult University (CAU)has a scheduleof programs that looks exciting. If you are interested in hearing first-hand about the experience, you might want to contact Marcia Stofman Morton or Barbara Leech Jacquette, in addition to classmates listed in the February column. We enjoy hearing from you. Keep us posted. Nancy Hislop McPeek, 7405 Brushmore,NW, N. Canton, Ohio 44720; phone-daytime, (216) 438-8375, evening, (216) 494-2572. The News & Dues mailing has elicited a spate of responses! Thanks to you all, the column will be full in the comingmonths. We are still on the move: After 13 vears of Wvomine winters. Daveand L e i i e ~ a r r a l d a r kenjofing 10831 Sutter Circle, Sutter Creek, Cal. Dave supervises aggregate and asphalt plant operations for a Lodi subsidiary of Al Johnson Construction Co. Their two sons are at U. of Wyoming and Washington State. New address also for Jane P. Doyle, who is chief of preventive services section, California Dept. of Health Services office of AIDS. You can reach Jane at 16180 St., Sacramento, Cal. She notes, "This form doesn't fit my life, which consists of compellingwork, active membership in a housing co-op, board membership for a progressive research institute, travel (last trip, Peru), and political in- Cornell Alumni News 52 CLASS NOTES I volvement." Jane gardens and plays the banjo and sings, "but not often enough." Paul '60 and Gail Hirschmann Becker have moved to 551 Sedgefield Dr., Bloomfield Hills, Mich. They have been in the Detroit area for almost 12years, after sojourns in Holland and England, where two of their four children were born. Gail is a systems en- gineer with EDS on the GM account, Paul is a manager of research and development, Allied Automotive (formerly Bendix). Their son Kevin '89is in Engineering; Lisa graduated from U. of Pennsylvania, Randy's at Brown, and Tineka is a high school sophomore. Four couples, including Gail's former roommates H. Louise Chashin, Vicki Custer Slater, and Barbara Hammond Goldstein, recently enjoyed an evening together in New York City. Bermuda and NYC were the destinations for Ro and Neil Schilke'slatest trip, this one to celebrate 25 years of wedded bliss. Neil is technical director, GM systems engineering center, and is active, as you know, in university activities. New home for the Schilkes is 2839 Portage Trail, Rochester Hills, Mich. Just to the south, Bob Siewertreports from 576 Abbey Rd., Birmingham, Mich. He's enjoying life as a "first man"; wife Coco is Birmingham's mayor. They planned a 26-day trek through Nepal in December 1988,hiking, rafting, and riding elephants. Betty Lefkowitz Moore sends comments from her new home at 705 Windsor Ct., State College, Pa.: "My feeling is that only the 'successes' participate in class activities such as Reunion. We are quickly approaching the stage in life for redefinition of success, when we see how important are the total life activities vs. overfocus on job title, etc. Whatever we can do to facilitate inclusion of everyone in the class would be good." Food for thought. If you're in Chicago, Larry '61 and Nancy Lawrence Fuller spend workweeks in Apt. 13C, 1120 N. Lake Shore Dr., with weekends at their Wheaton home. Together with Don '61 and Joann Nantz Heppes, they spent two weeks playing daily golf "in the SUN!" in Scotland and Ireland: "Glad Don finally converted Joann from ten- nis to golf!" The Heppeses just enrolled daughter Carol '92 in Agriculture's food science department. Nancy is very involved with volunteer work for the Women's Assn. of the Chicago Symphony. It's been a while since StephenL. Gar- rell, MD has checked in. He's still in Spartanburg, SC, where they just celebrated the bar mitzvah of son Mark David. Daugher Robin is at U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Barbara (Schlosser) '65 and Bill Graham and their three offspring are in Manhattan Beach, Cal. Barbara is a mentor teacher in sixth grade; Bill is making a comeback after rupturing an achilles tendon. "It's a good thing I managed to runthe LA Marathon last year, because it may be my one and only." There's a group of classmates in the Washington, DC area. Carol and Don Juran are in Rockville, Md., where he is a computer specialist with the Dept. of Health and Human Services and she is a clinical psychologist. Don lists his hobbies as tennis, race walking, softball, and choral singing. He recordedBoris Godunov and Shostakovich's Symphony #13 with Rostropovich and the National Sympho- ny Orchestra. Don interviews local secondary vice presidentlgeneral manager of Standard school students who are interested in Cornell. Coffee Service. In New England, he enjoyed a brief visit with Congrats to James Link (3 Oriole Dr., Hannes Brueckner. Woodstock)for being named senior vice presi- Dr. Jerold and Marjorie Krubel dent in charge of the consumer loan group at Principatoare in Chevy Chase, Md. Jerry's Key Bank's regional headquarters in New- field is otolaryngology; he is a physician and burgh, NY. Judith Mabel left Boston Col- surgeon. Marjorie has a master's in art history lege and is now with Massachusetts education and chairs many sociaUcharity benefits in department's science enrichment programs. Washington. After Princeton and Tufts medi- From 50 Naples Rd., Brookline, Mass., she cal school, daughter Deborah is resident in and husband Jon Christensen took their two pediatrics at Georgetown. Son Douglas is at sons skiing at Mt. Batchelor, Oregon, last Princeton. In McLean, Va., A. L. "Skip" April 'cause it was the only place left with Wilder reports that his oldest, Laurie, is a snow. freshman at Tulane. Last March, Douglas Treado became Sad news from Carolyn Johns Mul- director of development and publiclgovern- lins: Nick died last July in Johns Hopkins ment relations for the Chemung Valley Arts Hospital of pneumonia complicated by lym- Council (Corning-Elmira area). He had done phoma. They had just left on vacation when similar work in California for seven years as Nick became ill. Carolyn is seeking a new job an independent fine arts consultant represent- because her current half-time position has no ing several well-known artists. Doug and his benefits. Son Nicholas is at U. of Louisville; younger daughter are at 629 Mt. Zoar St., #3, Robert, at Guilford. Write to her at 1509 Hoyt Elmira, NY. St., Blacksburg, Va. Jan McClayton Last year, Thomas Pazis (44 Congdon Crites, 2779 Dellwood Dr., Lake Oswego, Ave., N. Kingstown, RI)started a consulting Ore. 97034. firm, Engineering Synthesis Inc., specializing in electronic and oceanographic applications. Holiday mail brought news from In January 1988,he went to Athens, Greece to classmates. If any of you has a celebrate his parents' 50th wedding anniver- holiday letter left over, please sary. send it along to be shared with After getting his PhD and spending 13 the class. Mary Lou Moore years at universities in Canada, in 1982 Larry West is busy teaching basic Rudgers and wife Erna Loewen decided to astronomy, advanced astronomy, and-an honors "Origins" course at Montclair State Col- lege in New Jersey. Some of her former independent study students have gone on to graduate school in astrophysics at the U. of New Mexico and to the Space Telescope Inst. She went to a conference and was lucky enough to see the 300-foot telescope at Greenbank, move to a developing country to experience something totally different, directly help those less fortunate, and improve the quality of their lives and their family life. Lany did agronomic development work for five years in large-scale wheat production in Tanzania, and, now at the opposite extreme, is in a project which is at- tempting to introduce oxen-drawn imple- WVa. before it collapsed last fall. Pat Read ments to replace woman-powered ones in the Russell writes from Nacogdoches, Texas, that highlands in South Tanzania. They and their their oldest, Eric, has finished his BS in three children can be reached at the Mbeya physics and is considering graduate school. Oxenization Project, Box 89, Mbeya, TanzaPat's teaching at Stephen F. Austin State U. nia. Larry travels once a year through Europe Burdette G. Bridge has been named to North America, and at home enjoys music manager of the commercial loan department and gardening. (He says he hates jogging, but of the National Bank and Trust Co. in the cor- does it anyway.) porate office in Norwich, NY. He has been Last March, all I could report for Jeffrey with the bank since 1966 and is a member and Bernbach (6 Plymouth Dr., Scarsdale) was past chairman of the NY State Bankers Assn. that his older son, Jason '91, had become a agricultural and rural affairs committee. He's Cornellian. Now Jeffrey's sent information also treasurer of the Chenango County 4-H about his doings. An attorney in private prac- committee and a trustee of the United Church tice in New York City, he is also a commission- of Christ. er of the NY State Advisory Council on Em- That's it for this month. Keep those cards ployment & Unemployment Insurance, and and letters coming, folks. Elenita Eck- enjoys auto racing-especially his own. berg Brodie, 80 Sheri Dr., Allendale, NJ Joseph Braunstein wrote to "set the 07401. record straight" (i.e., correct my misunder- standing which appeared in last May's col- 64This month you'll receive information about and the registration packet for our 25th Reunion, June 8-11. Hope you'll respond quickly to say that we'll see you there! In addition umn). Although he is "an attending" In pathology, he's a PhD clinical chemist, not an MD. Joe, wife Arlene, and their two children are at 19 Ellsworth Ave., Yonkers. Belated congrats to Ellen Brandner Colton on her election last year as secretary to our many classmates who are active in Re- of the Screen Actors' Guild's New England union fundraising, the College of Agriculture chapter. Still at 279 Commonwealth Ave., and Life Sciences has asked Garry King to Newton, Mass., with husband Clark '63and co-chair the raising of funds for the Ag col- their four children, Ellen is doing commer- lege's new Alumni Auditorium. Garry writes I cials, industrial films, theater, and TV and ra- that you can get your name on a seat for a gift dio work. of $650, and any gift will get you class, Cornell Last year, Allan Creviformed a partner- Fund, and Tower Club credit, too. Garry, still ship to buy Johnny's Big Red Restaurant in at 1126 Upperline St., New Orleans, La., is Collegetown. At home with wife Anne and March 1989 53 their son at 2626 Lakeview #603, Chicago, Ill., Allan is vice presidentlaccount manager at Stein Roe & Farnham, and built an Austin Healey kit car in his spare time! Farther west, Caryl Nutting Von Rueden (PO Box 80272, Las Vegas, Nev.) is a maniage and family therapist in private practice, and is president of the Nevada Assn. for Marriage and Family Therapists. Her spare time is spent gardening, reading, and hiking. Out in California, Lawrence Ash, who changed his name from Asch, is manager of state governmental affairs for Southern California Gas Co., and is a reserve officer for the Los Angeles Police Dept. He, wife Tamara, and their new daughter can be reached through his office: 925 L St., #980, Sacramento (home was in Manhattan Beach but he didn't say whether it still is). Also in the LA area is William Blum, who's into motion picture development, Little League baseball, and tennis. He, wife Joanne, and their one son left at home are still at 4527 Laurelgrove Ave., Studio City. Keep your News & Dues flowing. J3ev Johns Lamont, 720 Chestnut St., Deerfield, Ill. 60015. 65 "Looking forward to celebrating together in 1990," writes Carol Manberg Wininger, a primary care internal medicine physician and chief of the diagnostic clinic at Elrnhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, NY. Carol, Martin, and their three children visited fire-ravaged areas in Wyoming (Yellowstone) last summer and now hope actively to support wildlife in that area. Sharon Sackler Levine, husband Jeff, Adam, 16, and Jason, 11, traveled from Teaneck, NJ, to Maui, Hawaii last summer and found the area breathtakingly beautiful. After many years of doing community volunteer work, part-tiwe work, and homemaking, Sharon has started a new career as assistant editor of a publishing company. She also holds a leadership position in the National Council for Jewish Women. "Decided to resurface, because I felt we were spending so much time at David's alma mater, Princeton. It would be fun to "reconnect" with Cornell as the 25th approaches," reasons Susan Lehrer Jones. She is a psychotherapist in a group practice while her husband David has his own architectural firm, Martin and Jones, in Washington, DC. They have two children-Morgan, 9, and Cooper, 3. Nina Schwartz Lotstein, a calligrapher, had a great time at the 25th Reunion of Norman '63 and will probably attend ours next year. The Lotstein's older son Mark is a sophomore at Lehigh; Eric is a high school junior. Like the Lotsteins, Christy Reppert Sacks lives in Connecticut, where she works as a computer programmer and her husband is an economics professor. The Sackses also have two sons, 16 and 13. Ann Mothershead Bjorklund spends much of her time as a community volunteer and parent while her husband works as a computer consultant. The Bjorklunds have seven children, age range 26 to 3. Ann is PTA president of Bullis Burissima School in Los Altos, Cal. Glenda Moyer Milner chairs the home economics department at Owings Mills High School in Maryland. She and Glenn '68 have two children, Julie, 7, and Mark, 5. Congratulations to Nancy Felthousen Ridenour, who writes from Ithaca that she was just elected vice president of the National Assn. of 66 Spring is on the way (although I write this at New Year's) and it is time to start thinking of summer vacations and long spring weekends. An ideal place to spend Biology Teachers, and, as representative for some time is at Adult University that organization, she took a three-week safari (CAU). Director Ralph Janis sent informa- in Kenya last summer and will return there tion on classmates who have attended recent this summer. Nancy's daughter Sheryl '91 CAU events. They include Peter and Alice is in Agriculture. Debbie Dash Winn, Katz Berglas, Lee and Nancy Melzak Cor- 5754 63rd Ave., NE, Seattle, Wash. 98105. bin, and Steve '63 and Diane Dubrow Fishman, all of whom attended various surn- Denise and Alan D. Fleishman write to us mer programs on campus. James and Patri- from New York City. Al is a Hotel school grad- cia Holman Updegraff attended a CAU pro- uate who operates hotels and restaurants in gram in Maine. the City and at JFK airport. He and Denise UC, Berkeley sends us news of Joanne have two children: Courtney Sage, 3, who is Pakel Ikeda, RD, who is a Cooperative Ex- starting pre-school at Central Synagogue; and tension nutrition education specialist in the a toddler, Morgan Lawrence. Al's father Mar- Dept. of Nutritional Science there. She ap- tin, a hotelier, passed away in early 1988, at peared on San Francisco television last No- 81. Vacation has taken this family to Florida vember explaining how to cook a nutritious and Mexico. Al notes, "I look forward to the Thanksgiving dinner and also how to safely next Reunion, I plan to remain active with the cook a turkey. Joanne is past-president of the class, and I'll definitely be at the 25th to renew Bay Area Dietetics Assn. and past-chair of nu- old acquaintances." trition education for the public dietetic prac- William S. and Judy Popeare in Worth- tice group of the American Dietetic Assn. ington, Ohio. Bill, a mechanical engineering That's all the news for now. I am waiting graduate, was recently promoted to program for the news vou have all sent with this vear's manager of ocean engineering at Battelle dues. SUE& Rockford Bittker, 424 Pea Labs in Columbus. Sealeand Mary Ann Tut- Pond Rd., Katonah, NY 10536. tle are in Tolland, Conn. Seale works in Hart- ford as a counsel for industrial-risk insurers. There has been a meeting of the minds be- William L. Krause and Ellen Barag tween yours truly (John Miers), Susan were married on July 30, 1988. Ellen is U. of Rockford Bittker, Class President Linda Pennsylvania, Engineering '80, and Bill notes Brnstein Miller, and our Reunion Brain that this leads to many interesting bets inside Alice Katz Berglas. We will not be artificial- the family, and heated discussions about ly splitting our column into he's and she's any- which side of the field to sit on at the Cornell- more, but Sue and I will send columns in alter- Penn games. (As Bill's note was sent just nating months. before Cornell took an undisputed Ivy title Several other items to note: Please check away from Penn, we wonder how that day your calendar now for June 6-9,1991. Alice is went for them!) They note, "Call and visit us pleased to announce that this will be the 25th in Philly; we'll probably see you at Reunion." Reunion of the Class of 1966, and you are all Susan and Michael Bauer are in E. invited! Alice is excited about the plans which Windsor, NJ. He is a vice president of sales for are now beginning to come together. If you a sportswear house, and Susan is a social want to hear more, keep tuned; if you want to worker and on the Edison school board. Chil- help out (please!),drop her a note at 1520York dren are Andrew, 15,and Jonathan, 11.Vaca- Ave., #12H, NYC 10028. tions have been to the Grand Canyon, Niagara A second announcement for this column: Falls, and the Baseball Hall of Fame. there is to be a reunion of all former Big Red ~ ~ and ca~roline ~~ ~ l arbe~ in~ sari jose, cal. K~~ is the principal landscape tfBetasnsodrpMeoaprhlieceinSNtitehw, dYiroercktoCritoyf this May. Probands, is retir- architect for the sari jose redevelopment agency, caroline is the trusts ad- ing, and we have rented Carnegie Hall for a farewell blast. It will be held on Wednesday, ,inistrator for the ~ ~ idioc~ese o~f No~r- ~Maya24. l If you haven't heard from other them california, Children are john ~ r iw~ho, sources call me at (301) 656-3359. (See ako attended the U. of Wisconsin and is now an ac- page 12, this issue.) count rep for an advertising firm in Some of YOU are paying dues for the first Philadelphia, and Rebecca Ann, who is at the time. Thanks! Sandra Eidinger Tars re- Rho& Island School of Design. Lynn and ports she received the Distinguished Contri- KennethMcKamey are in Gregory, Texas. bution Award from the Central NY Psycho- Children are Karen, Jeff, and Koko '92,18, logical Assn. and the Outstanding Contribu- who is in Agriculture. Carolyn and Donald tion Award from the Downstate Directors of Gates are in Vestal, NY. Don is a purchasing Psychology. She and AWO'67 live at 202 manager for Crowley Foods in Binghamton Byron Rd., Fayetteville, NY. They joined the and Carolyn is a registered nurse in the Cornell Club of Central NY this year. surgery department of Wilson Hospital in Sally McHale Nolin lives at 510 Main Johnson City. St., Apt. 472, Roosevelt Island, NY. She is a Judith Delling Serreze would enjoy research scientist at the NY State Inst. for De- hearing from old friends. Judy's address is velopmental Sciences. She has an MS in gen- Box 366A, RR 2, k u n d Ridge, NY 10576. etic counseling and is a doctoral candidate in Reunion is not far away, and it is not too soon molecular biology at SUNY, Downstate. She to be calling to encourage old friends and mak- has sons Michael, at NYU, and Luke, at the ing plans for travel. Bless you all. Scot Bronx School of Science. Mac Ewan, 2065 NW Flanders, Portland, Jeanne (Brown)and Tom Sander have Ore. 97209; FAX (503) 778-6329. moved back to the US, after three years in / Cornell A l u m News 54 -- -- CLASS NOTES James L. Gibbs Jr. '52, chairman of the arlthropology department at Stanford University, has been named the first Martin Luther King Jr. professor at Stanford. He joined the university's faculty in 1966, was its first dean of undergraduate studies, and a founder of its program in African and Afro-American studies. He has also served as a Cornell trustee. James L. Broadhead '58 is the new president of the FPL Group. He joined GTE in 1984 and headed that firm's telephone operating group until his promotion. FPL includes GTE, real estate, insurance, cable TV, and agricultural holdings. Prof. Kirk W. Brown, MS '65 of Texas A&M received the 1988 Environmental Quality Research Award of the American Society of Agronomy late last year. He is best known for work on the movement of organic industrial solvents through soil. Deborah Gesensway '82 and Mindy Roseman '82 received the Outstanding Book Award of the Gustavus Myers Center for Beyond Words, their Cornell University Press book on Japanese internment camps in the U.S. during World War 11. The award honors research on intolerance. Arthur Laurents '37 is preparing the script for The Thin Man, the Dashiell Hammett mystery that's due to be a play on Broadway in the fall of 1990. Prof. Susan Davenny Wyner '65, music, subject of a feature in the December 1988 issue of the Alumn i News, was shown at work and in performance on the MacNeiYLehrer news show on Public Television December 26, and music by the Cornell Chorus under In the News 4 James L. Gibbs Jr. '52 ner alrection was broadcast Christmas Eve on a number of radio stations in the Northeast. William Kunsela '39, PhD '51, president of the State University College of Technology at Delhi, New York, from 1955-73,was honored by the college when its physical education and recreation center was named for him. He was a faculty member at Cornell before going to Delhi London, and are at 5255 Signal Hill Dr., Burke, Va. Linda Lomazoff Roitman lives at 119 Mews Ct., Cherry Hill, NJ, and has three sons: Brian '90and Mitchell '92are in Arts and Ari is 13 and will be along soon. Susan L. Frame lives at 11E. 88th St., NYC, and is a psychologist/psychoanalystin private practice; also on the faculty at NYU and CCNY. She began an antique import business, specializing in 18th- and 19th-century French pottery. Susan tells us Laura I. Fisher has written Quilts of Illusion, pub- lished this year. Laura sells antique quilts and Americana at a wonderful little shop in the Antiques Center, 55th St., NYC. David Berins writes from 7120 Van Hook Dr., Dallas, Texas, that his son Philip '86(Hotel)is now working with him at Berins & Co. in Dallas, with an Eastern office in Princeton, NJ. His wife Laura (Ithaca College '68) is a law student at SMU. How do you feel about going to a dentist who has a black belt in karate? Well, Dr. Norman Stem is that man! He's one oral sur- geon who has no problem with patients who wiggle! Norm is at 3832 Henly Dr., Pitts- burgh, Pa. He has a karate family: wife Jo, testing for black belt; son Brian, 13, 2nd-de- gree black belt; and daughter Karen, 10,is red belt. He is going to the International College of Craniomandibular Orthopedics meeting in Florence, Italy in April. Good work! Presenting, as new duespayers, the following: 1. Tom Cummings, 345 h l o s Verdes Dr., W. Palos Verdes Estates, Cal. H e is professor of management and organization at USC's business school and has two children; 2. Alan Blumner, new address: 101 Central Ave., Newton, Mass.; and 3. Jerry Siegel, who moved to 103 Oakwood Ave., Gloversville, NY. Sue and I would like you to send us word of what is new with you. Don't forget a contribution to the '66 Class Fund! John G. Miers, 5510 Huntington Pkwy., Bethesda, Md. 20814. 67 Prof. Edward H. Downey, 16434 Telegraph Rd., Holley, NY, who chairs the public administration department at the SUNY College, Brockport, received a grant from the NY State Public Service & Training Program to provide courses designed to upgrade the skills of state public administrators. He's also assisted the Orleans County Assn. for Retarded Citizens in training its staff under grant funds. Judy Edelstein Kelman, 60 Thornwood Rd., Stamford, Conn., continued her career in the world of mystery and Gothic novels with the publication in December by Berkley Press of her third book, While Angels Sle@. Dr. Steven Schlesinger, 12705 Eldrid PI., Silver Spring, Md., has been named director of curriculum and instruction for the Close Up Foundation of Washington, DC. The group offers week-long government studies programs in DC to nearly 26,000high schoolstudents and teachers from across the country each year. John V. Gilmour111,2698 Trotter Rd., Florence, SC (and wife Joy and children Jocelyn, 15, Jessica, 13, and Juliette, 10) visited Chet England, 15300 SW 80th Ave., Miami, Fla., while visiting John's parents in Vero Beach last summer. David C. Camp bell, 6146 Via Regla, San Diego, Cal., who's an ophthalmologist, with one daughter-Jennifer, 3-visited Jay Green, PO Box 116, Skykomish, Wash., in early October: "We did some hiking in the Cascades. Jay is now (December 1988) traveling in Nepal with wife Phyllis." We've also solved one of the "bad ad- dresses" on the class printout, courtesy of an intermediary who got the scoop from Myron Kaufman'smother that he's now to be found at 4334 Glencoe Ave. #6, Marina del Rey, Cal. So, how about everyone who sees this sending in one good listing to obliterate the bad-ad- dress list! Beverly Pinkham Smith, 7108 El Ca- ballo, Boise, Idaho, spent a couple of days last summer with Ann MothersheadBjorkland '65 at "her palace at Lake Tahoe." Beverly suggests, along class gift lines, that since "music from the '60s is so well-liked and im- portant historically, we could donate some lerracv along these lines-music records, tapes: CDs, Ctc." Stephen Dennis, 26 Truman Dr., Marl- boro, NJ, who's with ICI Americas, writes March 1989 55 that son Matthew, 14,is on the Marlboro High School basketball team. A. Paul StormJr., 747 Loveville Rd., Hockessin, Del., is a computer systems manager. Son Trey (Paul 111)is 6. Paul saw Chris Rice, Atwood Glens, RD 1, Box 467, Mineral City, Ohio, on a visit and reports that Bill Weitzenkorn, hitherto of the bad-address brigade, is in Austin, Texas. Paul's looking for Alan Fairbairn, who we have listed at 49 Bradbury Ave., S. Huntington, NY. James W. Crawford, 11480 Bronzedale Dr., Oakton, Va., provides "advice and guidance re all aspects of security at official US installations abroad," and notes that his family (wife Claudia, daughter Christine, 19, and son William, 17)"recently enjoyed the Soviet Union (Moscow. Leninarad. Kiev) but glasnost is playing better in th; US than ih the USSR." Richard B. Hoffman, 2925 28th St., NW, Washington, DC 20008. 68 Hope you're all having a very pleasant winter. It's bound to be better than the Ithaca winter which has had a record cold spell. Michael A. Fremer recently married Sharon Faath in Allendale, NJ. Mike attended Boston U. law school and is presently a senior music editor of T h Absolute Sound, an audio magazine, and is the owner of ME Productions, a producer of radio commercials in Hackensack, NJ. We turn now to some "missing persons," people we haven't heard about in a long time and for whom we may not even have addresses. If you have any information about them, please send it in, including their correct addresses: Harvey Baumel, Brooke Breslow, Gregory Dane, David Finkel, Richard Evans, Susan E. Engel, Richard P. Edelman, H. Mitchell Gould. (I believe Gould is in business in Massachusetts, but we haven't heard from him in a while. If you see Mitch, tell him to write to us.) Also, David Hawley (haven't seen him since freshman year), Richard N. Greenberg (last I heard he was practicing medicine), Anil Madan (I believe he is practicinglaw in Boston, though we haven't heard from him in a long time, either), and Doug Milne. How about Vivien BridahamMoore. Also, Clifford Orwin and Perry Odak. I am at the bottom of the news, so please send some soon. We look forward to hearing from you. Gordon H. Silver, The Putnam Companies, 1 Post Office Square, Boston, Mass. 02109. No Reunion hype this month, just "news." There has been an excellent response so far to the class dues mailing, for which we thank you. If you haven't sent your reply yet, why not do it now? We need to increase our numbers again in order to receive more column space. Jerry K. Jensen, Memphis Industrial Engineer of the Year, recently left Louver Drape and is now self-employed.He is active in community theater both as an actor and director. A former video store owner, Jerry owns Cinema 16, a 16-millimeter-filmrental business he started after leaving Cornell Cinema Society. Michael Rosenbaum was to leave his Chicago home behind in early 1989for a new assignment with CBS News in Tel Aviv. Former assignments included six weeks in Panama during the Noriega negotiations, followed by duties covering the Dukakis presidential campaign. Michael noted that classmate Mark Starr covered Dukakis for Nausweek. Although Michael Lederman is a vet- erinarian by profession, he has also been involved in Porsche sales and race preparation for 15 years in Italy. He sells Riva boats throughout the world, as well. "Still single, but enjoying life. Classmates can call at V i a Splendido, Via Remo Polizzi 1, 43100 h a , Italy." And speaking of fast cars,Richard Z. Cohen (Bolton, Corn.) operates a marketinglfinancial services firm,Waverly Group, in- volved with the leasing and financing of highline cars such as Mercedes, BMW, and Jaguar. The firm is also active in the food business as consultants to companies trying to market their products, as well as to retailers needing objective problem-solving and growth planning. Paul A. Lepkowski (Marcy, NY) has been happily married since 1975and has two boys. He works as a line maintenance mech- anic for Piedmont Aviation in Utica, where he has been for the past ten years. Alan B. Finger (Barrington,RI) is principal software engineer at Cadre Technologies Inc. He and his wife Susan celebrated their tenth anniversary last summer. They have two children, Zachary, and Meredith. Jane Weinberger Lapple reports having spent a "festive 40th" with Joan (Wolfers)and Steve Belkinand Carla Ginsburg Evan in Bermuda. Steve and Joan were alsoguests, along with Benita Fair Lanasdorf. at the bat mitzvah of Jane's daughter jodi ~iegel. Lorraine C. Hiatt, PhD resides on the West Side of Manhattan with her vounn son Sebastian Snyder. She consults nitiondly in environmentaldesim and aaina. Extollinathe virtues of the laptip comp;ter, she sayishe writes six to eight book chapters and articles a year in spite of all the traveling she does. She has prepared a radio course in gerontologyfor CJRT-FM, Toronto, to be broadcast for 24 weeks in 1989. Forest Preston 111, director of international marketing for the communications systems division of Amdahl, is spending two years in England on assignment with its European unit. Forest's officeis in a restored coun- try manor house in Hampshire. After five years abroad, Richard Krugerhas returned to the Boston area to accept the position of vice president, marketing and sales, for BIW Cable Systems. Richard had been president of the BIW (UK)operation in London. Joel W. Allen (Hudson, NY) writes of hosting a Ro- tary International exchange student from Eskilstuna, Sweden: "A true delight. Great experience for the entire family; recommend it to everyone." Richard D. Carrington joined several other attorneys in a new banking, real estate, and commercial law firm Belway, Lombard and Canington in San Francisco. David Callahan is president of an architectural firm in Albuquerque, NM, which does medium-size commercial projects. Barry Kornreichis a computer consultant and systems analyst living in Euclid, Ohio. Claire Scully DeLauro finished get- ting her "mid-career injection of inspiration and knowledge by completing her MBA at night." Her husband Albert continues to do management consulting world-wide. The DeLauros' escape from their hectic lifestyle is a Gold-Rush-era cottage in Sutter Creek, Cal. "We love the friendlinessand peace of Sutter Creek, which reminds us of a New England town, complete with white church steeple." Joan Sullivan,1812N. QuinnSt., Arlington, Va. 22209. On Aug. 15, 1987,John Nees, MD, c/o Cascade Plastic Surgery Center, 1414 116th Ave., NE, Bellevue, Wash., was married to Mariela Jaramillo of Lima. Peru. His ~lasticsuraerv practice is doing bell and h e continues hk yearly trips to Honduras (June 1987and May 1988) for plastic surgery projects. Of course he has traveled to Peru, as well. John placed second in advanced piano at the Eastside Festival of the PerformingArts. He played Bach's French Suite No. 5 and Chopin's Ballude in GMimn. Double congrats! Michael Robinson, 1827Cartwright St., Irving, Texas, continues as a writer (music and literature) and media programmer. Recently,he and sonJosh spent a week in Ithaca with ad executiveJ. B. Graves. Michael was a Gephart delegate at the Texas caucus. Jeff Haber, 124 Russet Lane, Boxborough, Mass., announces the birth of daughter Shana Elise on Oct. 25, 1987. Congratulations. Kenneth Levin, 314 Countryview Dr., Bryn Mawr, Pa., has been a partner in the law firm of Pepper, Hamilton, and Scheetz, since 1982and has been in practice with the firm for 14 years. He and wife Christine have been married for 15years. Their first child,Jeffery Robert Levin, was born on Dec. 26, 1987. Frank Santa-Donato, 209 Beacon St., Hartford, Conn., is a business executive in the Life Insurance Marketingand ResearchAssn. He and wife Dale enjoy businesstravel together. In 1988, they went to New Orleans, La., Washington, DC, and Orlando, Ela. Frank has four birds, likes golf, art, and gardening. He is on the board of directors of the Pastoral Counseling Center of Manchester, Corn. Henry Travis lives at 3 Salem Ridge Dr., Huntington, NY. He is a veterinarian and enjoys sailing. In September, John Malionis, Old Trees Farm, Rt. 1, Fredericktown, Ohio, and wife Amy sailed from Vancouver on a voyage to major world cities. "My best deduction ever," reports John, who is stillan urban sociologist at Kenyon College in Gambier,Ohio. David Ruppert, 154 Ellis Hollow Creek Rd., Ithaca, is a professor of operational research and industrial engineering at Cornell. Jack- K i m- ~ l eB. ox 35. Shasta.. Cal.., is a family practice 'physician in partnership with Dave Civalier. MD '71 (Enrrineerinn)J. ack and his wife had a "second ioneym&?' in Great Britain. She has opened the "Humble Pie Cafe," a gourmet eatery in Redding Cal. Jack's activities include backpacking in the Trinity Alps, skiing Mt. Shasta, middledistance running, astronomy, golf, and an u p coming Hawaiian vacation. He joined Alumni Ambassador Network (CAAN)this year and interviewed local applicants. Jack recently received a letter from classmate Mike Eaton. William Schwarzkopf, 30 Cen- Cornell Alumni News 58 CLASS NOTES tury Ridge Rd., Purchase, worksfor Copeland Companies as regional vice president for the administration of deferred-income savings plans. He and wife Pamela have a son, 11,and a daughter, 19months. William enjoys racketball. Andrew Krieg, 24 Mortson St., Hartford, Conn., has authored the book, Spl'ked: How Chain Management C m p t e d America's OMest Newspaper. Andy writes to say that he drew on his experience as journalist and Ford Foundation fellow at Yale Law School to research changes nationally in the operation of the news media. His book uses the HaMwd Coumnt's 1979acquisition by TimesM i m a s a case study of abusive practices and merger mania. It was published by the small Peregrine Press in Old Saybrook, Conn., and was excerpted by such varied outlets as Connecticut's CBS-TV affiliate, WFSB; Yankee rnagazine; and Yale Law School's alumni magazine. Most of the treatments were favorable, but the book's subjects used their considerable media power to attack Andy. The Gannett chain's USA Today chimed in with a very hostile review. Andy states that it helped that he was able to appear on nationwide TV and radio, and that Ralph Nader and H a w s magazine publisherJohn MacArthur gave terrific endorsements. Andy's greatest encouragement came from his friend Geoff Waldau '71, MIE '73, who provided advice and moral support. Geoff is an economist in Washington, DC, and an inventor in his spare time. One recent invention, a computerized system for control- ling the facilities in luxury homes, was featured on the TV show "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" in 1987.Congratsand'continued good luck, Andy. Edward Beebe, 21 Bedminster Rd., Randolph, NJ, is working for M&M/Mars as logistics, planning, and controlmanager. He is responsible for designinglimplementingcus- tomer service and distribution systems. After 20 years, Edward recently returned to track and field, in the Master's program. I'm low on news. That means it's time to start our '89-90 (!) News & Dues program. Please remember, I can only publish information about weddings and births after they happen. So, drop me a line about these exciting events. C o ~ i Feerris Meyer, 16 James Thomas Rd., Malvern, Pa. 19355. 71Sittingdown towritethis column, 1was stunned to find that the bot- tom of the mail bag had appeared for the first time in more than a year. Hey folks, your correspondents need a new infusion of news. With spring about to be sprung, this would be a very good time to drop us a line or two. Here's all the news that's left to print. David Miller writes that he recently moved to New Jersey and joined a labor law firm in Roseland. "I had to retake the Bar exam ten years out of law school to be admitted in New Jersey, but with that under my belt, I'm ready to settle in and get establishedin the hectic-paced and (I might add) extremely high-pricedMetropolitan NYNJ area." David noted that he was sending his first-ever class dues. Classmates living or traveling in the Far - East might check in with Percival Darby at the Nsw World Dynasty Hotel in Shaanxi A-ovince, People's Republic of China. Jack, who gives his home address in Miami, Fla., is the hotel's general manager. He keeps in touch with Jack Foote '64 and Keaton Woods '69 in Canton. New Yorkers with a taste for history on foot were treated to Richard Warshauer's tour of Wall Street last October. "The tour [offered] a short oral history of the financial district-how the area evolved into the headquar- ters for the stock market, tales of fortunes won and lost, and the two major stock crashes of the century, October 1929 and October 1987." Richard and a fellow historian con- ducted the tour for the 92nd Street YMYWHA. On the career front, Konica Business Machines appointed Donald Warwick vice president of human resources. Donald has been with Konica since 1986 and lives in W. Simsbury, Corm., with his wife and son. For many people volunteering turns into a second career; Stephen Johnson, a partner in a Utica law firm, led the NY State division of the American Cancer Soc. to a record-breaking fundraising crusade. As a result he was elected chairman of the division's board of directors. Lawrence and Gail Povar Bachorik '72 report they hear periodically from Dr. Ken Ollinger, his wife Katherine, and their two boys in Ireland. The Bachoriks live in Bethesda, Md., with a son and daughter. Lawrence is public relations director for the Fairfax hospital system. On a V$, ski tfip last year, Mitchell Weisberg visited Jim and Carol Kaplow Gumpert '72 and Curtis Sporbert in Denver. Mitchell, who lives in Sharon, Mass., is consultant in StrategiC~~ompetitiuvsee of information technology. He's an avid sailor in Buzzard's Bay. If You see Philip S. Ch* around Washington, DC, watch out. He's senior fed- era1 legislative ~ounselfor the American b-ker's Assn. He writes, "I'm writing, speaking, scheming, and strategizing. Have become highly proficientin various inside-the- Beltway skills. Never felt better or had more fun, plus the best is yet to come." He and wife Julie live in Alexandria, Va. Susan Gain blcRee was So impressed by persistent requests for class dues last year that she sent dong a note with her dues. Susan is a mother of three and recently went back to work part time as an RN. She, husband David, and family live in Houston, Texas, and vacation at their beach home in Galveston. Rex Schutteis a financial manager, livingin West Chester, h.,with wife Drucilla and three children. Ken Goldman reports the anival last August of daughter Matilda Goldman. Mattie and wife Susan live in Menlo k k , Cal. Ken is an executive at a Silicon Valley firm, VLSI Technology Inc. My family and I spent a very pleasant New Year's weekend with the Ira Salzman family at an inn in Rhinebeck,NY. Ira is an at- torney in private practice in New York City. He and wife Ruth have two children and live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Sadly, that's it for the news. I hope to have more next time. Matt Silverman, 356 Smith Rd., Yorktown Heights, NY 10598; Joel Moss, 110 Barnard PI., NW. Atlanta, Ga. 30328. March 1989 57 72 The Cornell Club of Northern California sponsored two suc- cessful events in conjunction with Cornell athletics. On Homecoming weekend, we gathered at a San Francisco watering hole for bloody Marys and brunch to watch the Big Red football team dismantle Yale on their way to the Ivy League championship. In December, the Cornell basketball team traveled to Palo Alto to take on national- ly ranked Stanford. Despite strong vocal support from more than 100 alumni, the Big Red fell to the talented Cardinals. Rich Krochalis organized this successful event and attended with wife Libby. Also cheering on Cornell were Bruce McGeoch, wife Cynthia, and daughter Lauren. My wife Jody and daughter Kelly enjoyed their first Cornell sporting event. The Northern California club is planning more activities this spring, when Ted Thoren's baseball team pays a visit to the Bay Area. Lany F. Baum, president of the Com- puting Center, has been selected as a member of the Inc. magazine computer advisory panel for 1988-89.The panel participated in a July 1988 forum on computers and connectivity: technologies for growing business in San Francisco. An article about the forum appeared in the November 1988issue of Inc. The Computing Center is the first independent computer dealer to be selected for the Inc. panel. The center is in its tenth year of business in the Ithaca area. It has grown from a one-roombusiness to its present 4,000-square- foot facility in Lansing Village Place. "The Inc. forum was very interesting," said Lany, who believes that the users of computers require consultation and education before se- lecting the correct hardware and software to solve the problem. After one year away from operations, Kathe Wood Falzer still loves her job with Hilton's franchise division at corporate head- quarters in Beverly Hills. Kathe and Lou had a fascinating vacation in China last summer. They see Sarah Elder '73 and Bruce Tatusko frequently,and went to a Dodger game with Linda Johansen Beal and husband Jack. Linda and Jack moved to a new home in Palo Verdes Estates. No report on whether the group left the Dodger game after the seventh inning. Dick B0ge-t '65, ME-C166,is the head of organizing forthe southwest fieldactivities, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, in Sari Diego. Dick reports that Rick Nelson ,63 is a project manager there and Lowell McAdam '76 left active duty with the Navy and works for Pacific Bell in Walnut Creek, Gal. Please send your news. Alex Barna, 1050 Eagle Lane, Foster city, cal, 94404, 73 While waiting for your 1989 News & Dues, we'll clear up the very last of the 1988 pile and catch up with clippings from the alumni office. Congratulations to T. J. "Tom" Scarpelli,who was recently promoted to commander, US Navy. He is the executive officer of the USS Nashville. Bill Horowitz and wife Nancy (Heller) '74 traveled again to Bogota, Colombia, in June, to adopt their second son, Andrew. Andrew came from an orphanagecalled FANA, the same place their first son came from. Things went smoothly and they were able to return to the US in llh weeks. If any- one is interested in such adoptions Bill and Nancy encourage you to call them at (203) 281-5513. Michael Nozzolio ran for his fourth Ilene nosentnalterm in the NY StateAssembly. He was mop- I~ o s e dfor the 128th district seat, which in- Hochbergcludes Seneca and parts of Cayuga and Wayne counties. Judy Gold of Cambridge, '76Mass.. has been acce~tedintothe ~rofessional psychology department of ~ n t i o c w e wEng- 1land Graduate School in Keene, NH. Judy is currently the director of employment and -~training for Concilio Hispano de Cambridge. Roger Jacobs wrote to let us know that he - -- &d wife Robin have a new daughter, Rachel IPerle Tacobs. born Julv 1.Rachel ioins brother ~osh&,4. ~ o ~isestiril practicing labor law in INew York and New Jersey. Finally, a brief note &om a fellow corre- Is~ondentlet me know that Martha Sher- man has iust returned from a t r i a~round the I Iworld. I 6ope to hear about it ib future col- umns. Send vow news to: Phvllis Hai~ht Grummon, 314 Kedzie St., E. &sing, ~ T c h . 48823. 74We hope you're making plans now to be in Ithaca, June 8-11, for our 15th Reunion. Several hundred classmates are ex- pected-please join us! Questions?Call Reunion Chair Diane Kopelman VerSchure, (508) 650-1462. We've gone Hollywood-or at least some classmates have! Hams Tulchinwrites that after ten years of working in the studiosystem of MGM, United Artists, KCET Television, -When Fur is lvor bnougnI A 11of the models in Ilene Hochberg's publications wc:ar fur cc Yet anti-fur protests aren't a problem, because the furs they wear are their own. Printed in glossy magazine format, Vanity Fur is the third of Hochberg's pet parodies. It is filled with "au furrant" articles, interspersed with color advertisements for the products of Catfish Dior, Ruff Lauren, Calvin Klaw, Purry Ellis, et al. AIP, and Cinema Group, he's recently formed his own law partnership. With Tom Byrnes, a fellow Hastings Law School alumnus, Hams practices entertainment, business law, and civil litigation in Beverlv Hills. Hams is nego- Wonder how Hochberg managed to dress animals in such far out attire and one gets at the heart of her creativity. A graduate of Human Ecology's design and environmental analysis department, who spent years in the fashion merchandising industry, she found her own niche tiating :'writing and prdducingdeal for ~ i c h ard Ades with MGM television. Hanis rew- larly sees William Moms agent Andy HOW- ard '73 and labor lawyer Richard Rosenberg, both in Los Angeles. He also bumped when a demand developed for the animal accessories she designed for her many pets, and decided to go into business. To advertise her products she wrote, designed, and distributed "Dogwear Daily," a spoof on WomenS WearDaily, bible of the fashion into Ed Marinaro '72 "spooning spaghetti industry. When she found that more customers were requesting sub- in a popular Italian eaterie." Hams encourages classmates to call when in Los Angeles. Ellen Franklin writes from Tarzana, Cal., of a banner year. First child Jennifer was born in May 1983,and Ellen was promoted to scriptions for the ad fliers than for the pet wear, Dogue was born, the send-up of Vogue magazine that became a bestseller in 1986. Catmopolitan followed in 1987 with even higher sales, nationwide. Vanity Fur, published last fall in time for the holiday market with a first printing of senior vice president of Lorimar in charge of comedy series development. A larger family meant that Ellen, husband Roy Silver, and more than 500,000 copies, features both dogs and cats. A few of them are shown with her here, appropriately dressed tc3 excess. -daughter had to move to a new house. Ellen says "we're still reelinp: from all our nachas things)!" In Washinaton. DC. Marlene "Anael" sellout for four weeks, and Marne and partners Dana Josh Tatum and Peter MacFarlane were able to interest backers for a movie! Wil- Also active w t h Cornell IS Leonilda Meda Burke, a training consultant with McDonald's Corp. in Latham, NY. Leonilda en- Harper is a-radio account executive at ma Rudolph, former Olympic champion, is the joys doing alumni interviewing for Cornell, WHUR-FM and also an actress. Angel re- main supporter, and production starts this and also writes of a wonderful nine-week sab- cently appeared in a new Whoopie Goldberg spring. Marne has also been building her cli- batical in the fall with husband Mike. They movie, "Clara's Heart," as Whoopie's Jamai- ent list as an independentcreative art director. spent time riding their horses and drivingcar- can girlfriend Rita (Angel even sent a photo of After years in corporations, magazines, and riages, as well as restoring their 200-year-old herself with Whoopie). Angel was also the retail- V o w , Macy's, etc.-she's on her own. home. 1986 and 1987 winner of the Achievement in Marne was also in a group show at MASS1 In Peaks Island, Me., Laurie Davis Cox Radio awards for best actorlcomedianl ART in Boston exhibiting three new collages is happy and busy at home with son Samuel,2. character voice in Washington. Angel is mar- executed in collaboration with another poet. Laurie's free time has been spent organizing a ried to Horace Wiggins. Marne travels a great deal, but stays involved neighborhood organization for Peaks Island Maryam "Marne" Zafar produced an with Cornellthrough the Alumni Ambassador residents to gain a greater voice in Portland off-Broadway play, Tootie Died Grinnin', at A-ogram and an alumni mentor program for city politics. Laurie is head of a Daisy Girl the 13th St. Theater in NYC. The play was a minorities. Scout troop and is president of the Peaks CorneU Alumni News 5A CLASS NOTES Island Friends of the Library. She's also on the board of the American Lung Assn. of Maine, where they're actively working to have Maine "smoke-free by the year 2000." Janeand NicholasRannorecentlymoved kom Massachusetts to Atlanta, Ga., where Nicholas is in private practice in anesthesiology. Sons Nicholas, 5, and Kirk, 4, miss the snowyNew England winters, but are content to take ski vacationsat the familycondo in Breckenridge, Colo. Also in the health field is Mary Young, BSNurs '76 of Arlington, Mass. Mary earned her MS degree at Boston College in 1987 and is now director of geriatric outpatient services at a community mental healthcenterin Concord, Mass. Husband Jon Ross '76 is principal of his own architectural firm,Wood- ward and Ross architects, also in Concord. Karen Lewis Young has been teaching elementary school for the past three years in Rockland County, NY. Sons Josh and Robert are 11and 9. Also in the education world are Ken Chewand Tricia CahiU. Ken is on the faculty of UC, Inine, teaching sociology,and Tricia is in training at the university in child psychiatry. Daughter Kathryn "Kit" is 3. Barbara Johnson and husband Jeff Fischer are both free-lance computer consultants working from home in SilverSpring, Md. Barbara writes that they enjoy the short commute from upstairsto downstairs instead of the dreaded DC Beltway gridlock. Sons Zachary, 41h, and Zane, 2, are "growing up too fast-not babies any more." Kristen Rupert, 37 Worcester St., Belmont, Mass. 02178. 75 Now is the time to send your News & Dues, so a fine column will continueto be possible. Dear friends and former classmates, we need your cash as well as your fidelity. It would be even better if we could have your participation to make our 15th Reunion fun and memorable. I have the honor of being the new class correspondent and the class secretary, as well as the privilege of being a Reunion coxhair. We need enthusiastic planners, organizers, and movers. Call me at (212)722-4933or drop me a line at the address below if you would like to join us or send information. Cheryl Spielman Kohanski '77, with a CPA and MBA, has been promoted to tax principal at Arthur Young, Saddlebrook, NJ, office. She is involved in both expatriate and foreign national tax practices. She, husband Ronald,and their children reside in Englewood, NJ. Bill G. Ryan Jr. is a senior financial consultant with Menill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith in New Orleans, La., and has the distinguished honor of being a Winn Smith fellow. Bi and his wife Sue have been mar- ried for eight years and live in Kenner, La. Bill's favorite sport was downhill racing, but has become deep-sea sport fishing in his 37-foot Hatteras, as he hunts blue marlins in the Gulf of Mexico. Robert Fikelstein reports he opened his own business as a kitchen equipment contractor, Bob Finkelstein and Associates Inc., 72 Sturbridge Cir., Wayne, NJ; (201) 633-8333. Paul DuBowy writes that "after 11years of self-imposedexile I have returned to the East Coast. Received my PhD from UC, Davis." He is now assistant professorof biolo- gy at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pa. Nadine E. Bournazian lives in Albany, NY. (Thanks for the dues.) Ken Levin writes from Silver Spring, Md., to tell us that daughter No. 3, Tamar Levin, was born in 1987 to wife Miriam. Joseph M. Zanettais executivedirector of development at U. of Southern California. He hosted the successful Cornell debate team this winter at USC! Stephen L. Lapointe has been employed by the Centro Intemacional de Agricultura Tropical (CLAT) in Cali, Colombia since March 1986. He is senior staff entomologist in the tropical pastures program with primary responsibility for developing in- tegrated pest management systems for tropical pasture systems in Latin America. Jim Mueller, one of our Cornell Fund reps, reports successful regional phonathons. He would like to thank Carl Marhaver, Walt Krepcio, Cheryl A. Walters '77, Neal Haber, Caren Kline, Laurie Milnor, Carol Dorge, John Beckert and Todd Teitell for raising our highest donor level ever! Let's keep it up! Jim works for Northwestern U.as director of development and director of their Great Teachers Campaign for Northwestern's College of Arts and Sciences. Kathy Leventhal reports that Neil Warren Sullivan died in March 1988 in a tragic auto accident. He is survived by his wife Louise (Holzer)'73 and children Jeffrey and Kristy. Neil earned his master's and doctoral degrees fromthe U. of Nebraska. We will miss him dearly. Amy Beth Cohen Banker, 50 E.89th St., Apt. 24D, NYC 10128. 76 Spring may be coming to many of you but in Ithaca, we all know, the cold winds are prob ably still blowing. Warm in Arizona is Steven T. Durham, assistant general manager at Westcourt in the Buttes, a 300-roomconference resort in Phoenix. He says it's a great job with a growingcompany. Like many of us, he became the rather shocked parent of a school-aged child this year as son Jed entered kindergarten. Daughter Liz has two years to wait. Nearby, also in the Phoenix area, Richard Holtzman has been named president of The Boulders Resort after previously serving as vice president and general manager. In Stamford, Conn., Geoffrey R. Broom, MBA '77, left IBM to become director of administration and personnel for ITT Rayonier Inc., ITT Corp.'s forest-products subsidiary.He lives in Stamfordwith wife Pa- tricia and daughter Lisa. Also leaving IBM was Paget Alves, JD '82, who has been appointed general counsel for Murata Business Systems, a facsimile marketer. Gary S. Hambrecht is assigned to North Baltimore as a professional sales representative for Smith Kline and French Laboratories. Gary has a PhD in pharmacology. He lives with wife Kristi and daughter in Pasadena, Md. Susan J. Dee is in Chicago,workingas a relocation project manager for JMB Realty Corp. She has been managing the design and construction of the new JMB corporate head- quarters and the relocation of 1,200people into it. Speakingof relocation, Amy Trueman returned to Ithaca last year with husband, John Martindale '71. She is associateprofessor/counselorat Tompkins Cortland Com- munity College and is also assistant to the president for affirmativeaction. Also moving, Andy O'Neill was transferred to San Francisco by Menill Lynch to be manager of marketing for business financial,services.He says he will not miss the Texas heat nor the SMU and U. of Texas grads!Also in San Francisco is Ward Naughton who travels as management consultant for Edgar, Dunn and Conover. Albert I-Ming Wu is director and general manager of the Hotel Fortuna in Hong Kong, which has recently opened two new restaurants. He is chapter president of the Hong Kong chapter, Cornell Society of Hotel- men. He and wife Linda can be reached through the hotel should you get there. Reports on weddings in 1988include Deidra D. Dain to Michael Scott Sottosanti. Deidra is project director at the Cosmos Corp. in Washington, DC, a social science research and consulting concern. Kew Mozayeny mamed Gloria Pluchino. Kew is president of Empire Construction in Middletown, NY, while living in Newburgh. Amy Stevens Miller and husband Tom live in Norman, Okla., with daughter Allison Eliibeth, born January 1988.Jack Juron is in Barberton, Ohio with son John Vincent, born May 1988. Jack is in investment real estate with AGRIGrubbs and Ellis in Cleveland. For those of you who didn't know it, the Alumni News receives news releases from many corporations, also news articles from widely-scatteredalumni and other "clippers." So, if you end up in this column and can't figure out why, that may be it! Martha Plass Sheehe, RD 3, Box 555, Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815. 78 Now that we have five correspondents sharing responsibility for the column, I don't get to write as frequently. But here I am again, and it's great to be back! Lynn Kolton Schneider sent a nice letter in October with lots of news. She received her PhD from U. of Pennsylva- nia last spring and moved during Reunion Weekend with husband Robert to a new house in Washington, NJ. Lynn and Robert have two sons, 3 and 1,and Lynn works from her home, where she does sexuality counseling. (Watch out, Dr. Ruth!) Spotted at the CornelVColumbia football game: Tommy Marino, June Drake Hayford, Andy Paul, Pat Hansen '79, James Kennedy, Zena Suanders '79, Paul Varga '79, Rhonda Gainer. Sony to whomever I left out! Congratulationsto Marc Hoffman and wife Pauline,mamed last fall. In the new baby department, Linda Norris '77and husband Drew Harty welcomed baby Anna into the world on Nov. 28, 1988. Duane and Laurie Paravati Phillips missed Reunion due to the amval of a new daughter named Lisa. Michael and Pam Marrone Rogersare out in Chesterfield,Mo., where Mike is the manager of the St. Louis County Child Mental Health Service and Pam is group leader of Monsanto's insect biology group. hrtland, Ore., is home to Mark Levenson,who's doing corporate public relations. March 1989 59 I CLASS NOTES In New York City, Chris Ward works calculations, Natalie E. Cornell is now fin- lyn Louie Sprick now have two daughters, for Levi Strauss and spends most of his free ished with business school at Northwestern with Anne aniving this past June. Lisa Tang time as a sculptor. Madeline Tolinsdesigns (right school).She's been workingat the Cana- continues to amaze and surprise her friends. handwoven rugs, lives in Brooklyn. dian Consulate general trade section, and en- First, by becoming a lawyer, and she practices Gregg DeWitt is director of personnel joying work-related travel through Canada. in Albany with Daffner and Wenger. Then, as at the Stratton Corp., Stratton Mountain, Vt. Jeff Kupsky is vice president of opera- wife to Jim Harder and mommy to Andrew, 1. Far away from a snowy clime is S. Whitman tions for Turner Cable-handling both domes- Lily also reports that Heidi Weiss has McLamore, who owns two Burger King tic and European operations of TCNS. Deb- recently become a mom. Congratulationsto all franchises in Tampa, Fla. You'll find Brian orah Webster Whitmore announces her se- our young families and Lily, thanks, as always Ochs in the Washington, DC, office of Kirk- cond child, Alex, and is a buyerlmerchandiser for the news. land & Ellis, where he's an attorney. Lawyer for juniors at Grover Cronin in Waltham, Class newlyweds are numerous. Congrat- Deborah Goldman is an associate at Mass. Linda M. Roubik is a Seattle, Wash., ulations to Lisa Broida on her maniage to Baskin Flaherty Elliott & Manning in Phila- attorney, active in mountaineering and back- Michael Josephson. Lisa is a lawyer with delphia. Doug and wife Anne (Hamilton) country skiing. Kent N. Thompson has Avon Roducts; Michael is an associate direc- Johnson live in Haddonfield, NJ, with conducted research at the U. of Kentuckythat tor with Bear Stearnsin New York City. Lisa's 2112-year-oldKelsey. says extra weight may shorten the racing attendants were Suzanne Carter Kramer Did anyone (besidesme)catch Keith 01- careers of thoroughbred race horses. Ron and Kathleen Dkon. Cheryl Brossman bermann '79 on the HBO special "Dead Svarney is assistant dean at Columbia U. and Gary Fassak '76, MBA '78 wrote Solid Perfect"? Keith played a sportscaster for School of Law. about their September 1988wedding in Bucks golf's US Open. And speaking of sports, Jeff Krohto is a senior mechanical text County, Fk.The wedding party included Cor- Dave Bilmesis the sports editor of the Naos- engineer with Newport News Shipbuilding in nellians Dr. Donna Huryn and John Fas- Times in Danbury, Conn. Dave reported that Virginia. Vincent Huetter is with ICI sak, MBA '86. Among others in attendance: Warren Childsgot mamed in October 1987 Americas as a formulation engineer in their Dr. Jay Kostman, Donna's husband, Bill and resides in Newton, Mass., where Warren agricultural chemical division. Adam Book- and Dorri Gitlin Weinstein, Bill Silberg is a periodontist. sin is still with Reliance L i e as vice presi- '76, Roberta Haber '77, Bob Bellin (?), Debra Budwit Novotny is a resident in dent, human resources, and wants to know and Glenn Corneliess (?). The Brossmans pathology at U. of North Carolina,Chapel Hill. where Donald Welsko is. (Don's director of both work for Procter & Gamble. Cheryl is an Cushman & Wakefield elected Thomas human resources for Premier Cruise Lines!) assistant brand manager on "Bold" and Gary Kaufman to the office of vice president in Sue Heller is now in Chicago as a trademark is a group product manager in the health and their downtown Manhattan (NY)office. Tom and copyright attorney. Carl Adamec is a personal care division. They love to visit Cor- specializes in corporate real estate brokerage. lawyer in Schenectady. Ira Rosen is a DDS nell and hear from friends. Their address: Richard Williams is business manager for in E. Brunswick, NJ, and lives in Plainsboro 3397 Erie Ave., Apt. #218, Cincinnati, Ohio. a technical executive search firm in Sewick- with wife Karen. Frederick Frank is man- Other news to land on my desk comes ley, Pa. Richard mentioned he's actively in- aging director of Banfi Vineyards in Old from Mary Maxon Grainger '79, who volved in bicycle riding-a sport he became in- Brookville, Long Island. Larry Stone is still writes about a Sigma Delta Tau gathering in terested in while at Cornell. (Riding up and with Lockheed and working part time on an Itham last fdwith many classmates and kiddown Buffalo Street, perhaps?) Chris Loo- MBA. fitrick Culligan travels country- dies. Joining the funwere AM Huckle Van ram lives in Goshen, NY, where he's a com- wide for Holiday and loves home life Gorder, who was visiting from St. Louis with puter analyst. with wife Barb, son Sparky, and daughter baby Andrew; Gail Cady Macauley and tod- That's it for now! I'll be back in the Sep- Cailan. Gale Swanka is at Bowling Green dler Luke from Binghamton; Kathy Koe- tember issue. Sharon Palatnick, 145 State U. as director of programming. Joanne berle Hill, with Adam and Krissy; and Mary 4th Ave., 5N, NYC 10003;also, Angela De- Simonis alive and well. Bill Alguire is with Anderson Ochs '79. Another SDTer was a /Silva DeRosa, 12550 Piping Rock Lane, University Genetics in Westport, Grin., mar- Houston,Texas 77077; Henryfarber, 1453 keting Belgian blue beef cattle. Charlie Brockton Ave., No. 5, Los Angeles, Cal. Good invites classmates around Ramsey,NJ, 90025; Pepi Leids, 154 E. Moms St., Bath, to call (201)327-7383.Josh Davis is an attor- guest at my (JillAbrams Klein's) house this past f d : Annette Kreigel Davidoff,along with hubby Ravin and baby Sara. Of course, we ate bananas and laughed about our NY 14810; and Andre Martecchini, 17 neY in Boston. Karen LeviBe is sales rep for Founders Hall antics; I think our husbands Severna Ave., Springheld, NJ 07081. Cooking Light magazine. were glad they met us after our college days! 79 Cindy Hahn reports that her residency program has been keeping her too busy to bike or run much. However, she did find time in 1988to back-packin Jan Grosse is assistant professor at U. The Davidoffs recently moved to Albany, of Massachusetts, Arnherst. Andrea Mas- where Annette has joined her father's dental ters is writer and editor for The Woodworks practice and Ravin is a cardiologist. ,in Potsdam, NY. Cindy Cincebox Doyle is James Martin is an architect with Cen- now in NYC with Chase Manhattan as vice terbrook Architects in Essex, Conn., where he president of one of their public affairs units. was recently promoted to project manager. Oregon,bike up Mt. Ranier,and That's all the news for now. Stay warm James is a selectman in Essex, where he lives take part in leading the Oregon Lung Assn. and happy and start making plans for Reunion with his wife Cheryl and two daughters. bike trek. Cindy says Heidi Hutter has been in June 1989! Elizabeth Rakov Igle- Wayne hterson is a principal with Morgan doing a lot of travel and has gotten a new ,heart, 4811 Mill Creek PI., Dallas, Texas Stanley, where he is in charge of commodities apartment in New York City. 75244; Mary Maxon Grainger, 12 Highgate options trading. Wayne and Karen recently Julianna Simon is director for a coun- Cir., Ithaca, NY 14850; Linda Rust, 4 Wil- moved to 124Delaware Lane, Franklin Lakes, seling agency in Ithaca. She's also traveling liams Woods, Mahtomedi, Minn. 55115. NJ. Matthew and Karen Stanton Clark around the country and was in Europe last live in Rovidence, RI, where Karen is at home summer. Julianna now has her second degree black belt in karate and she teaches women self-defense, too. Julianna had reported (a while ago) that Eileen A. Lucey '77 was doing well at med school in Cincinnati. Seth Agata is with a NY law firm. Tod H. 80 Chilly greetings from your nation's capital, where even the threat of snow causes traffic problems! My news this month comes from numerous sources, including personal letters: thank with toddler Lara and baby Timothy. Matthew is a clinical psychologist at Brown U. The Clarks enjoy getting together with Doug Henderson and his wife Keni Ratcliffe. Doug recently earned his MBA at Cornell and now works for Security Pacific Bank in NYC. Drucker is a dentist in Glenside and Bala you. In December, I visited with Class Trea- Karen also writes that Mary Whiting Cynwyd, Pa. and wife Andrea (Holtzman) surer Lily Chu, who works for Smith, Bar- earned a master's in public affairsfrom the U. is a part-timelegal consultant. Jon Wardner ney. As always, Lily's animated tales are won- of Texas, and now lives in San Antonio. From is finishing his physical medicine and rehabili- derful and she certainly enjoysthe city life. Lily abroad, Dianne Neumark-Sztainerlives in tation residency at the U. of Michigan. Elina passed along lots of family news about class- Jerusalem, where she is an assistant coor- Ham is a tax associate with a DC law firm mates: twins Michael and Eric join big sister dinator at Hebrew U. and teaches health after getting her JD from Georgetown U. and Emily and keep Leah Zelmanowitz and education. The Sztainers have three children: an LLM in taxation from NYU Law. By our Scott Jaffe '78 very busy! Bob and Caro- Leor, 5, Tal, 2, and baby Mia. Cornell Alumni News 80 k-- - - ~ -- - - - - - ~- - Oct. 15,1988,to Stephen Michael Dempsey, a graduate of Bowdoin College. Jennifer is an attorney employed by Peabody and Brown in Boston. Elizabeth Jane Albert wed Stevan Ralph Hubbard '80.Elizabeth served in the Peace Corps in Western Samoa and Fiji. She is a candidate for a master's degree in zoology at the U. of Hawaii. Paul Salvatore, JD '84 mamed Pamela Fontaine Pobriso in September 1988. Paul is now employed as a labor lawyer for Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn in New York City. Sheryl WuDun married Nicholas Kristof in October 1988. Sheryl was formerly a reporter for Thc So~rthChina Morning Fhst in Hong Kong, and has moved to Beijing, where she continues in journalism. Sheryl's husband is the NY T i m ~ Bs eijing bureau chief. Melissa Rosse mamed Colm Dobyn in June 1988. Melissa earned a JD from Fordham U., is an associate with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, NYC. Keep the news rolling in! Jim Hahn, 2269 Chestnut St., #388. Sari Francisco, Gal. 94123; Jon Landsman, 811 Ascan St., N. Valley Stream, NY 11580;and Robin Rosenberg, 145 W. 67th St., Apt, 11, NYC 10023, It is time to start thinking about Reunion in 1990! If you have suggestions or would like to be involved, contact Reunion Co-Chairs Celeste Sant'Angelo, 33 W. 75th St., #5A, NYC 10023 or Nancy Hollingshead, 234 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. Thanks for the news; keep it coming. Jill Abrams Klein, 12208 Devilwood Dr., Potomac, Md. 20854; also Jon Craig, 213 Wellesley Rd., Syracuse, NY 13207; Steve Rotterdam, 1755 York Ave., NYC 10128. 81Spring is on the way. We hope, the Big Red icers are keeping Lynah Rink rocking. How many of you waited 24 hours or more in line for season tickets during our senior year? Here's the latest news: Cathy Rivara of Garden City, NY, is vice president, national accounts, of BerkelyCare Ltd. and ARM Coverage Inc., subsidiaries of the Berkely Group specializing in passenger travel insurance. Cathy earned her master's in international affairs from Columbia. She began her business career with Bozell. Jacobs, Kenyon & Eckhardt in the international department. Scott Schiller has joined the MTV networks as an advertising sales representative for Nickelodeon, the kids channel, and Nick at Nite, nostalgia programming for adults. (This cable network is great for you die-hard Mr. Ed and Donna Reed fans!) Formerly Scott was the account executive for Kool-Aid powdered soft drink at Grey Advertising in New York. Rodney Holland of Gaithersburg, Md., has been named project manager of the Na; tional Inst. of Building Sciences. NIBS is a L 82 Finally an Ivy League championship! Homecoming was great. It was Ithacating, naturally, which is better than snow for some. We ran into a number of old friends, including Tom and Carson 1)omhrowski Carbone '84 with their new baby, l l i a Rose. Tom is still working for Alco Power, and Carson is doing part-time land- scape architecture work from home. We had dinner with a slew of other Cornellians at ten-year-old nonprofit organization, author- ~ ~in ~ ~~ ~just ~r~ealiz~ed, telln ~ ized by Congress, which works to improve the year, ago we were FRESHMEN. where did regulation of building and the advancement of YOU live in 1979? building technology in the US. Rodney has worked as a project engineer for private and government clients and has been involved in research and development work on seismic isolation of buildings. Steven B. Plump has been promoted to vice president of banking services at Massachusetts Financial Services Co. in Boston. MFS is America's oldest mutu- al fund organization. ~ i ~ L.hH~~~ j~oinedl the m,jne Corps in January 1983, and in May 1987 he was stationed at the Marine Corps Recruit De- pot in Sari Diego, Cal. Navy Lt. Christopher J. Mossey departed in June 1988 for an eight-month deployment to Camp Covington on the island of Guam. On Guam, Christc- Lawrence J. Alden Vale*e A. LUzadis ,83 last May in Gilbertsville, Ny. Hope Willsky was the maid of honor. Lanyworks for the NY State Department of Environmental Conservationin Albany,while Val isbackat Cornellworking on her master-s. .cIsn,tthat the way mamed lifeis supposed to be?p he asks, Katherine Gianola mamed Chris Greatwood On Sept. 179 1988. at- tending included El1en '839 Merle Kramery Justin '839 Eric M.'849 and Laura Ken and Lauren Krupa GrOwney '849 and pher'sSeabeebattalionpracticesconstruction Ritchey Katherine is a car- skills that would be needed if they were ever diology research technicianat Albert Einstein mobilized-everything from runway repairs to of Medicine; Chris is a Navy lieUte- the complete construction of forward bases. Liam Mahony recently spent nine months in Guatemala as a volunteer with Peace Brigades International. This nonpartisan group provides an escort service to citizens whose political or social activism makes them vulnerable to reprisals. In Guatemala, brigade volunteers protect citizens in danger by staying near them 24 hours a day. The brigade at- tempts to provide a human rights presence. Liam helped found the Cornell Peace Council in 1980. After graduation he worked for the Syracuse Peace Council, a grass roots organi- zation. There are also several weddings to report: Speaking of the Navy, we have ~ o r tdhat Marine C a ~ t J. ohn Gwinner recently rewived the Navy Gmmendation Medal while serving with the 6th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Camp Lejeune, NC. He received the decoration in recornition of his development of three software-intensive Programs. Claudette Gabriel Karabey writes that she attended Robert Domine's wedding to Cynthia Hall in New York City in A u g s t . Other Cornellians attending were Pauline Kurtides Sheehan, Amy R. Smith, Henr y J. Joe, and Nancy R. Hall '77. Paula Worthington is working in the Jennifer Lynn Jorgensen was mamed, on Big Apple at the Federal Reserve Bank of March 1989 61 kl CLASS NOTES New York as an economist. Scott Wasula is a sales representative for PC Maintenance, selling computer repair services. Lynn Wilson Woodhouse is a pediatrics/obstetrics specialist-clinical dietitian at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and in private practice in California. Her husband, Kent '81 is an engineer with Turner Construction. Fred Moore Carter I1 is an orthopedic surgery resident at the U. of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, doing research in spine disk prosthetics. His wife, Martha is an RN at Children's Specialized Hospital. Cliff Stults was runner-up for Rockwell Industrial Mfg. Engineer of the Year. He is principal quality engineer for Rockwell and lives in Arvada, Colo. Steve and Lisa Mummery Crump recently moved to Lexington, Ky. Steve took a job with Coors (yes, the "Silver Bullet") and Lisa is an equine veterinarian. Should be a great location for her! Thank you for keeping my mailman busy. Just a reminder-we can't print news of weddings, births, etc., until they have actually occurred. So, if you are expecting to get mamed or to have a baby, hold off until the event happens before you send us the news. Nancy K. Rudgers (Boyle),25 Mist Hill Dr., Brookfield, Conn. 06804; Nina M. Kondo, 274 W. 71st St., NYC 10023. 83Greetings!Well,just to show you how much we class correspondents appreciate getting letters of news from our classmates, I will start the column with news I received from Mark M. Ritter, who recently wrote that he moved to Springfield, Va. Mark was in the Navy for about five years, and writes that he was "bounced around the country" but is now happy to settle down in one place. Mark has a job with General Electric. In other military news, Adam H. Whitlock has been promoted to captain in the Marines, which he joined in 1983,and currently lives in California. Wedding bliss continues to spread! Leo Shanley wrote about his October marriage to Louise Codella. The wedding party included Paul Caswell, Colin Rehkugler '81, and T. M. "Bo" Codella '84. E. L. "Betty" Kim, Rob Rountree, Chris Johnson, Ann Cavuoti, A1 '84 and Elise Locker, Ann Wetstein, Steve Wyman, Christine Bisagni, and Brad Burke were among the guests. Louise and Leo currently live on the Chesapeake Bay in Hampton, Va. Leo is a Navy lieutenant, while Louise is a sales manager for the Williamsburg Hilton. Jory Kassoff, following graduation from Albany medical school, mamed Leona Pillsbury last fall. They now live in Israel, for a year, until Jory begins his medical residency in the US. I heard from reliable source Meredith Skodnik that the wedding, which was held at a summer camp, was terrific. Other Cornellians present included Franko Raicovich, Sharon Edelstein, John Hand, Joe Leonetti, Ken Vogel (who has also recently tied the knot), and M. Jim Lenhard. Jim also graduated from Albany medical school, and is now in his second year of medical residency in Providence. Barry Horowitz recently mamed Nancy Friedman. Barry is a resident in internal medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, following his graduation from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. His wife is a diamond buyer for Macy's. (She must have some engagement ring!) Amy Ellen Schwartz mamed Fereidum "Fred" Moshary and they live in Medford, Mass. Mabel (Ngai) and Wilson Lee, SpEng '79-82, and Catharine (Alger) and George Chung also tied the knot. Alan G. Spear mamed Mary Linderman in Falmouth, Me. Alan is a landscape architect and has his own firm, Annual Seasons, in Portland, Me. Mary is a Brown graduate and manages a clothing company. Stephanie Malcolm was wed to Mark Sullivan last July, and they now live in New Jersey, where Stephanie is an associate with the law firm of Whipple, Ross and Hirsh. Her husband is an advertising executive. Stephanie Mall and Mario Romaldini were married in Vestal, NY, last May, and live in the Big Apple. Stephanie is a fashion designer in New York City, and Mario is a manager of government securities for Citicorp. Finally, just in case you haven't perused the travel section lately, here is a vacation tip: Lauren Hefferon will be leading Italian cycling tours, May through October. "Ciclismo Classico" offers nine- and ten-day tours through Tuscany, featuring delicious food, beautiful routes, and cycling with Italians. If you are interested, write to her at 75 Verndale St., Brookline, Mass. 02146 or call (617) 739-3338. That's all for now. Looking forward to a beautiful spring! Michele Silverman Krantz, 1811 19th St., NW, Apt. 5, Washington, DC 20009; Vicki Raudonis McIntosh, 1736 Vallev Rd.. C h a m ~ a i m .111. 61820: Caroleen ~ a u g h a n 6, 9'9 i(ing of Prussia Rd., Radnor, Pa. 19087. 84I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Remember to mark June 8-11, Reunion Weekend, on your 1989 calendar. Lots of wedding bells have been tolling for '84 classmates: ISonnie Grambow mamed Scott Campbell on July 9, 1988. Bonnie works as a veterinarian at the Orchard Park Veterinary Medical Center in Orchard Park, NY. Scott Lewis wed Julia Wang '86on May 22,1988. Scott finished his MS Eng at U. of Michigan and is working for Luma Telecom in Nevada City, Cal. Judith Gergel and Gil Zanchi were wed in June 1987. Judith works for Stouffer Hotels' national sales office. David Tems, MD, mamed Martha Kennedy, MD, in December 1987. David graduated from Duke Medical School and is a resident in head and neck surgery at Stanford U. Gail Pleban wed James Johnson in June 1986. Gail is doing her pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Buffalo. Kersten Lanes and Richard Gagolta were wed Oct. 3, 1987. Kersten will graduate from Harvard Business School in June. Randy Brown mamed Margaret Hutchinson, MBA '86, on Sept. 3. 1988. Randy is trading mortgages at Salomon Brothers in New York City. Ed Coburn wed Sandy Cotton in July 1987. Ed works at a small publishing company marketing newsletters and special reports. Ed also plays in a rock band called The Shivers with Scott Duncan '80. Andrea Chmil was recently named Comell Alumni News 62 vice president at L. F. Rothschild in NYC. Kevin Reilly started as manager of creative affairs at NBC Productions. Kevin will be de- veloping new prime time programs and feature films. Scott Berman is with Laventhol & Honvath in South Florida. He spends a good deal of time consulting for properties in the Caribbean; Suzanne Sauer is an intelligence analyst at the Air Force's Strategic Command Headquarters near Omaha, Neb. Suzanne travels all over the world and was recently promoted to captain. Darrett Pullins is a job developer with the city of Detroit, vice president of Pryor & Pryor Limousine Co., and a freelance photographer. All this keeps Darrett busy and out of trouble. Todd Egener finished Cornell Medical College and is a resident in internal medicine at Tufts/New England Medical Center. Doreen Martinson Nagurny is staying at home with her son Patrick, working as an educational con- sultant for Discovery Toys from her home. Nomeriano and Linda Prach Cruz visited Alan Williams in NYC. Alan graduated from Albert Einstein Medical School and will move to Sacramento to do his residency in neurosur- gery after an additional year of internship. Stephen Commins opened a law office in Albany, NY. Tammy Bieber is director of installations for a hotel software company in Atlanta. Linda Fullam Leahey is still working at Tulane U. and Liam Kerry was welcom- ed to the Leahey family on Oct. 27, 1987. Laura Peters left Japan to attend busi- ness school at U. of London. 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N Y 10901 (914) 368-1600 D i c k Avazian '59, Pres. ~vmmnp~ c ~rnp4.mr t v p a v rane!r or 8amrcaasmzor~ a m smua am fnn (617)435 3414 from Bostonarea 235 3431 Call loll free w t t h ~ nMA 1 800 322 2002 Rte135 E Maln St PO Box 186 Hook~ntonMA01748 R. Wayne Msdlt '64 Adams entered U. of Chicago for her MBA. Glass Works, he has decided to give law Karen Nelsonand Robert Plunkettwere school a try. (Oh no! Turn back while there's married Aug. 8, 1987. Bob is a mortgage in- still time!) vestment analyst at Metropolitan Life in Another classmate making the transition NYC, after earning his MBA at Cornell. Kar- from work back to school is Tracey Rey- en is in her second year at the Johnson School nolds, who described herself as "slightly of Management. Christopher Cummins crazed" as she prepared both for study at Wil- received his MPPM degree from Yale's liam and Mary College's MBA program and School of Organization and Management and her wedding to Erik Codrington '86. works for the US Dept. of Commerce. John While Tracey went from working to attending '85and Leslie Johnson Mather are reno- business school in Virginia, Harry Chiam vating a house in downtown Ithaca while John went from attending business school in Virgin- finishes his MBA at Cornell. Pete '82 and ia-the Darden School at U. of Virginia, to be Jenny Clark Knollmeyer visited Leslie exact-to work. Hany is now an account ex- and John with their baby, Michael John. ecutive with Ogilvy & Mather advertising Lee Bender graduated from William agency in New York City. and Mary's law school and is a law clerk for an Other classmates faced the transition of administrative law judge at the Drug Enforce- moving to a new city and a new job. Most, ment Administration in Washington, DC. J. however, seemed to see this transition as a Christopher MacDonald was running turn for the better. For example, Victor Tif- computer simulations of molecularstructures fany moved to Orlando, Fla., to open a restau- to research cataract prevention before start- rant. Victor bemoaned construction head- ing med school last fall. ChristineNitzsche aches, but said that partying with Todd gave up her jet-setting work with Lufthansa to Shigekane, Peter Fair, and Andy Fein- attend the Johnson School of Management. stein in Miami helped to ease the pain (hang- Christine says Kari L. Gordon was working overs and sunburn, notwithstanding). in a clinic in Mali, then spent two months Cheryl Byrne also moved south, to At- working at a hospital in France. Kari will be lanta, where she works with the Prudential receiving her MD from Columbia. Realty Group and goes to graduate school at Hope to see you at Reunion! Terri Port, 32 Bartemus Trail. Nashua. NH 03063: Georgia State U. Even though Cheryl is a nouveau Southern belle, she still keeps in touch ~ a A Reieflin, 231 Banington st., ~ o c h e s : ter, NY 14607. with Yankees such as Dina Zemke, who works at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and west- erner Martha Dunn, an interior designer in 85 The March mailbag brought a letter from fellow Ag alum, David Votypka. If you find yourself munching on Frito-Lay potato chips, you may have David to thank. David works on his fami- Los Angeles. Steve Marciniec made the opposite move, from sunny San Diego to cooler northern California. Steve works in Chevron's process engineering department doing "real" chemical engineering work, and eases his longingfor the ly's farm in Wayland, NY, growing potatoes beaches by taking advantage of the chillier for sale to Frito Lay and, although several climate and skiing at Lake Tahoe. companies have sought his managerial tal- Melissa Triplett also moved north ents, David says, "My heart is in farming." -well, sort of. Melissa left Hilton Hotels in David also sent word about other class- Miami and moved to Washington, DC, where mates, including his girlfriend, Ann Mattar, she serves as a convention services manager in Buffalo working for DineSystems, Inc. as a at the J. W. Maniott. nutritionist; Pete Fredricks, working for Speaking of DC, I received wedding news Governor Cuomo on the NY State Living Im- of a classmate working in Our Nation's Cap- provement Board; Jim Abbruzzese, put- itol. Clarkson Hine, formerly of WVBR ting his pomology degree to good use on his fame, married Laura Nieboer '86. Clark- family's apple farm in Altamont, NY; Joe son now uses his radio skills as radio services Mosso, serving as food service director of the manager of the Senate Republican Confer- Calvert County Nursing Center in Baltimore; ence, while Laura works as a marketing com- and Scott Chapman, who left the dairy munications specialist for the Columbia-Free- farming business for a completely different state Health System in Columbia, Md. As an world-the National Chiropractic College in interesting sidenote, in the newspaper clip- Chicago! (Although I had immediate visions of ping I was sent, Clarkson's wedding an- Scott manipulating the spines of cows, David nouncement was featured beside the wedding assures me that Scott has decided to leave ani- announcement of Clea Newman, Paul New- mal work for good and concentrate instead on man's daughter. (That's okay, Clarkson; we two-footed creatures.) like your eyes, too. But how's your salad Another classmate who wrote of a major dressing?) change in career direction was Elizabeth Well, that's all the mail for this month. Smith. Elizabeth, formerly a full-time re- Please keep those cards and letters coming; search scientist at the Jet Propulsion Labora- they make me feel loved. Risa Mish, 523 tory in Pasadena, Cal., now says she has cut DecaturSt. #4, New Orleans, La. 70130-1027. back her hours in the lab to go to school in art and music. Says Elizabeth, "I think my fellow 'Apes' (Applied and Engineering Physics) might get a chuckle out of this!" A quick survey of News & Dues forms shows that many other classmates are experiencing changes of career or changes of life- 86 My Alumni News mailbox has been as active as the Fbny Ex- press these days. Where are you guys? I have a smattering of news from our News & Dues forms. Arthur Andersen and Co. style. Konorni Takeshita writes that after (AA) has employed a nationwide corps of working as a production supervisor at Corning '86ers: Bliss Anne Blodget is living in Manhattan Beach, Cal., and working for AA in LA, after two years of master's work at Cor- nell, and Cindy Coltman is working in the management information consulting division of AA here in Chicago, as is senior analyst Cynthia Frances Davis, in Stamford, Conn. Here's the sign of true friends: Elsa Waymer and Anne Ferree sent informa- tion about each other at the same time. Elsa is a marketing rep for IBM in New York City and lives in Greenwich, Conn. with M. Christin O'Sullivan, who also commutes to the City to work for a human resources consulting company. Anne started working in the fall for First Pennsylvania Bank in their facilities management department after an adventur- ous summer that included a trip to England and an Outward Bound sailing expedition in Penobscot Bay off Maine. She's also being a good citizen during her free time by teaching people to read for the Philadelphia Center of Literacy. Elsa and Anne send word that Jen- ny Graapis teaching whitewater rafting and living in Summit, NJ (Exit 122),and that dixie chicken Kim Foster is exporting chickens in Atlanta for Goldkiss Inc. (which for me begs the question: how do you kiss a chicken? But that discussion is probably best left for anoth- er column). This month's off-the-beaten-trackreports include those of Robert McKersie, who spent last summer in Edinburgh, Scotland performing with a NYC theater company and is now acting in Chicago; Joel Baskin, who's perfecting his skills as a rabbinic intern at Drew U. in NYC; and Amanda Marlowe, who's teaching math and physics as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ghana. Our Boston-area connection includes Syl- via Kuzman, who's doing research at Har- vard Business School for former Cornell Prof. Chris Hart '72, PhD '82 and Doug "What if . . .?"lish, who's working for Hewlett- hckard in Burlington, as a systems engineer and living in Stoneham. The Navy scores big this month with three classmates. Navy Ens. Thomas Hale completed his basic surface warfare officer's course in Newport, RI. (What kind of basic surface: the pool table? the dance floor? air hockey?) Robert Lee was awarded the Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation med- al while serving far above the waters on the USS Cayuga. He received the medal for his outstanding performance in exercise Kernel Potlatch, the first major winter amphibious exercise conducted in the Northern Pacific for Navy and Marine Corps units since World War 11. And Gregory Taussig recently reported for duty at a naval air station in Corpus Christi, Texas. Our last item also comes from the Lone Star State. T i Fitzgerald works in indus- trial sales of computers in the electronics dis- tribution network of Wyle Laboratories Inc., while wife Mindy Lee (Manley)'85works for Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate in retail leasing and sales and in raw land sales. They live in Houston, travel extensively (Hawaii, the Caribbean, San Diego: must be nice, guys), and have a lake house in Crocket, Texas. Finally, it may be old news by now, but at the time of this writing the big news of sweep- ing importance to all of us has just broken Cornell Alumni News 64 CLASS NOTES from that other paragon of fine journalism: ten leading National Enquirer psychics have just released their predictions for 1989. That's right, Ted Kennedy will announce plans to marry Donna Rice, Miami sewer workers will be attacked by piranha fish flushed down city toilets, and scientists will revive a Viking discovered frozen in ice. Have these come true yet in your part of town? Write and tell me all about it! Are you outraged when you read this drivel in your alumni column? Write and tell me all about it! I'd especially like to hear from Julie Olsen and Bob Matz: what are you guys doing these days? Here's my prediction: 1989 is about 60 days old, New Year's Eve is barely a memory (it was even less so on New Year's Day), and we're all in a late winter blue funk in the homestretch toward spring. But keep your chins up, beware the Ides of March, set your clocks for the vernal equinox, have a merry St. Patrick's day and a good Easter. Warm weather is just around the comer! Mike Berkwits, 1256 W. Montrose, 3F, Chicago, Ill. 60613. 87 As the saying goes, spring is in the air-or at least will be by the time this issue anives at your doorstep. And with it comes a lot of Class of '87 news, some items, however, more up-to-date than others! Rich Friedman, Amy Marks, and I gladly welcome any updates you can give us. But now, the news. First off, congratulations are in order for Kim Baenisch, a landscape architect for The SWA Group in Sausalito, Cal. She recently earned the prestigious Lewis Sperber memorial scholarship and $1,000 from Environmental Industries of California, the world's largest landscape company. Congrats to Kim! From Nashville, Tenn., J. Paul Jennette wrote that one way he keeps in touch with Cornell is by following the Big Red hockey team and its alums who are now in the National Hockey League. After working for MCI Consulting Engineers in Nashville, Paul was to journey north last fall to pursue a master's in environmental engineering at U. of Massachusetts, Amherst. Ellen German, Margo Wootan, and Janice Lopez are also studying at New England universities: Ellen, at Tufts veterinary college; Margo, as a doctoral student in nutritional biochemistry at Harvard's school of public health; and Janice at UMass medical school. But New York and New Jersey seem to be the chosen places for '87ers attending grad school. Glenn Fox is at Albany Law School of Union U. and GregWeidneris a first-year med student at the U. of Rochester. In Ithaca, Andre Stem is doing grad work in computer science at Cornell. In New York City, Kenza Elmandjra is a PhD candidate in political science at Columbia. In the Garden State, Daniel Mottola and William Black are continuing their education at Rutgers. Daniel is studying for an MSW degree and Bill is a doctoral candidate in the department of chemical and biochemical engineering. Elsewhere across the country, Rod Lampart and Cameron Georgesare both working on their MBAs. Rod is hitting the books at Case Western Reserve U. and is working as assistant manager at Ohio Bell. Cam, an administrative assistant at HMS Inc., is studying business full time at George Washington U. Tne last bits of academic news come from Illinois. At the U. of Chicago, Michael Bonartiis a law student and Julie Saccenteis doing grad work while teaching a secondgrade class in the university's laboratory school. And, at the U. of Illinois, Leyan Fernandes is a grad student in clinical psychology. Karen M. Schultz wrote from Amsterdam, NY, with a lot of doings of herself and other alums. Through the Cooperative Extension program, Karen is working in Montgomery County with 4-H and home economics in the areas of human development, nutrition, and alcohol education. After work, Karen writes, she belongs to the Jaycees, is a big sister, and is studying American Sign Language. She also reported that Lenny Bardfeld is working for Procter & Gamble in Nonvich, NY. Colleen Fogarty is in Santa Monica with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps and Zoe Liston and Kelly Foster live together in New Jersey and work for the Maniott Corp. David Zaremsky wrote from Plainview, NY, that he returned from a ten-month program in Israel this fall and will probably move there in a vear. In Los An-eeles. Mike Elliott is directdr of advertising and publicity for Concorde Pictures. He r e ~ o r ttshat he saw John Moroney for beers-in LA and had breakfast with Mike Millette at the Beverly Hills Hotel. C'est la vie in LA! One final note for all those in the NYC area: on Thursday, April 13,Cornell alums are invited to a Spring Fling party in the city with other Ivies at B-Squared at 157 Hudson St. For more information, call the Cornell Regional Office at (211) 986-7202. Stacey Pineo,45 Mt. Sumner Dr., Bolton, Conn. 06043; Rich Friedman, Heritage Oaks Apts., 10 Vairo Blvd., Box 329, State College, Pa. 16803; Amy Marks, 2733 McAllister St., #1, San Francisco, Cal. 94118. I hope 1989 is bringing much happiness and success to the Class of '88. I was thrilled with your outstanding response to our class membership drive last fall. It seems that even outside of Cornell, "diverse" is still the catchword for our class activities. Here are some highlights of unusual things our classmates are doing: Calgary's Joe Nieuwendyk is still making the papers (and scoring the points!) this season, after earning the honor of "Rookie of the Year" last year. Becoming more of a twoway hockey player is Nieuwendyk's main goal for 1989. "I really want to work on the defensive part of my game," he said. "I proved to myself last year that the offense was there." So keep an eye on Number 25! Susan Neimuth is also continuing her ice hockey career-as an assistant coach for a girl's prep school in Princeton, NJ. Off the ice, Susan is doing advertising research for Gallup and Robinson. Look for Tony Avellino's new book So You Want To Be A Doctor?, which explores the ins, outs, hows, and whys of going to medical school and entering the medical profession. Tony is currently finding out if he made the right choice himself at Columbia U.'s College of Physicians and Surgeons. In addition to athletes and authors, the class has some very successful entrepreneurs. Christopher Pick is running his own management service consulting agency catering to small businesses and mid-sized healthcare facilities. Rebecca Schmidt writes that she is, in the words of Professor Earl Osterle, "the entrepreneur of the '80s." Rebecca owns and operates Balnakill's Ice Cream Parlor and Bagel Shop, which features Ithaca's own Puri- ty Ice Cream. In her "spare time," Rebecca also runs an interior landscaping business, the West Charleton Plant and Pbttery Works. Congratulations to Brian Hall, who was awarded a $500 honorable mention for graduate study by the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, and to Julie Smith Evans, who was married on August 10, 1988. Julie spent her honeymoon in Hawaii and is looking forward to another successful summer training and showing Arabian horses in Upstate NY. It seems that our class's urge to travel certainly did not end in September. Tracy Winkelman is living in Turk and the Caico Islands in the British West Indies, designing and testing custom-made sailboats. Richard Ortmann writes he is a peddler with Uncle Henri's Candy and Tea. Lori Scappino, a self-proclaimed "traveler," has been all around the continent. She planned to pursue a more stationary presence in San Diego in 1989. Other members of the class, however, are working to make things better right where they are: Abigail Younger did integrated pest management for the Minnesota Metropolitan Mosquito Control District after gradu- ation and is now teaching ballroom dancing. Karis North is a review manager with Envi- ronmental Rotection Agency working in the pesticide programs office. Robin Esakof is creating wonderful organic works of art as a gardener at the Walt Disney World tree farm. Back in New York City, Lily Robinson is living in the East Village and working as an interior designer with Urban Associates. Watch for "The Jelly Donut Saga" on HBO-a movie short Lily worked on as a production assistant. Lily also volunteers at WBAI, a political, publicly funded radio station. Also in NYC Jackie Daniels is an assistant media planner working on the Wendy's Hamburger account at Backer Spielvogel Bates. She is enjoying the Upper East Side with roommate Staci Lublin and neighbors Alan Goodstadt and Howie Freeman. By the way, I am also an assistant media planner. I work on the American Express business at Ogilvy & Mather. Outside of work, I have been busy interviewing prospective Cornell freshmen along with Hillary Brodsky. One last thing: Kenneth Zirkel writes that if you still have not received your 1988 Comllian, send $4 (mailing fee) with your new address to: The Cornellian Inc., Box #2, Willard Straight Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853,Attn: Chris Mendrykowski '90.If you never ordered a Cnrnellian and would like one, send $29 to the above address. Again, best of luck in 1989. Let us know what happens this year. Send your news. Pam Chertok, 20 Butternut Dr., Pearl River, NY 10965; Jacques Boubli, 3234 Veteran Ave., Los Angeles, Cal. 90034; or Jason McGill, 105 Boldt Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853. March 1989 65 ALUMNI DEATHS '01 BA-Kate Cosad Snyder (Mrs. W. Hasbrouck) of Winter Park, Fla., formerly of Newburgh, NY, Nov. 8, 1988; active in community affairs. Delta Gamma. '13 ME-Thomas G. Spates of Hamden, Conn., Nov. 15,1988;professor emeritus, personnel administration, Yale U.; former vice president, personnel administration, General Foods Corp.; was associated with Industrial Relations Counselors Inc., NYC; active in professional and community affairs. Delta Tau Delta. '14 BA-Adrian Block of Buffalo, NY, Oct. 30, 1988; attorney, in practice for 75 years; former member of the Buffalo law firm Setel, Block & Beyer; was instructor, U. of Buffalo Law School; active in community affairs. '14-16 Sp Ag-Deane R. Lightfoote of Stanley, NY, June 1975. '15 BS HE-Sara T. Jacksonof Cortland, NY, formerly of Brockport, NY, Nov. 7,1988; retired dean of women and former teacher of household arts, SUNY College at Brockport. '16 MS Ag-Frederick J. Suttonof Winter Park, Fla., formerly of Macon, Ga., May 26. 1985. '17-Beatrice Duryea Vanderschoot (Mrs. Rudolph) of Redondo Beach, Cal.. formerly of Binghamton, NY, Oct. 17, 1988; retired realtor and owner, "B Van" Real Estate, Binghamton; former teacher of high school science, Schenectady, NY and Washington, DC; active in community affairs. Kappa Delta. '19 BS HE-Caroline Leach Kelly (Mrs. Clement A,)of Dansville, NY, Sept. 24, 1988; retired teacher of home economics, Dansville High School, after 20 years. '20 BA-Rose S. Malmud of Briarcliff Manor, NY, formerly of Brooklyn, NY, Sept. 14, 1988. '21 BA, MD '24-Julian M. Freston of Sarasota, Fla., formerly of New York City, Sept. 11, 1988; retired chief of medicine and president of the medical board, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NYC. '21 BA-Harold B. Hermann of Brooklyn, NY, November 1988; physician, in practice for more than 50 years; past director, urology department, Maimonides Medical Center; was assistant clinical professor, urology, SUNY Medical Center; active in professional and community affairs. Phi Epsilon Pi. '21 BA-Agnes Hall Moffat of Jacksonville, Ill., formerly of Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 6, 1988;active in community affairs. Delta Delta Delta. '21 BS Ag-Lansing S. Vedder of Vienna, Va., formerly of Climax, NY, Sept. 30, 1988; retired farmer, active in community affairs. '22 BS Ag-Allen E. McAllesterof Canton, NY, Sept. 29, 1988. '22 BS Ag-Harold A. Merrill of Washington, DC, Nov. 18, 1988; retired deputy assistant commissioner, urban planning assistance program, US Housing and Home Finance Agency; former city planner, National Resources Planning Board; was examiner, Federal Budget Bureau; former regional planner for organizations in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia; active in professional and alumni affairs. Theta Alpha. '22 BS Ag-Erwin R. Rutherford of Palo Alto, Cal., Nov. 1,1988. Scorpion. '23-William B. Ittner Jr. of St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 19, 1979; was vice president, William B. Ittner Inc. Beta Theta Pi. '23-Edwin T. Naden of Bellevue, Wash., Oct. 18, 1988. Sigma Chi. '23-Anna Scott Sherwood (Mrs. James E.) of Granville, NY, April 2, 1988. Pi Beta Phi. '23-Harlan A. Sprowlsof Bicknell, Ind., Feb. 14, 1977. '23-John C. Spurr of Raymond, NH, 1976. '23-Thomas B. Tyldesley of Watertown, NY, Oct. 28,1986; was superintendent, water department, city of Watertown; formerly associated with the Watertown city engineer's office for 17years; active in professional and community affairs. '24 ME-Albert J. Blackwoodof Naples, Fla., formerly of Scotch Plains, NJ, April 13, 1988; retired research engineer, Exxon Corp. Sigma Phi Epsilon. '24 BA-Ma rjorieKirnballGephart (Mrs. John R.) of Hamsburg, Pa., Oct. 13,1988. Alpha Omicron Pi. '24-Robert C. GilliesJr. of Little Silver, NJ, 1987. Sigma Nu. '24 BA-Carson C. Hamiltonof Deltona. Fla., formerly of E. Lansing, Mich., May 12, 1988; was associated with the English department, Michigan State U. '24 BS Ag-William H. Heywood of Stafford, NY, May 1, 1987; farmer; active in civic affairs. '24-Donald W. Horton of Louisville, Ky., Sept. 20, 1988. '24 ME-Charles L. Macdonald of Santa Cruz, Cal., formerly of Larchmont, NY, June 22, 1988. Wife, Julia (Manning) '26. '24 ME-Raymond J. Mara of Toledo, Ohio, March 1, 1988; realtor. '24 BA-Edward W. Mellinger of Leetonia, Ohio, Dec. 21, 1985; was associated with I. F. Mellinger Lumber Co. Kappa Sigma. '24 BA-Carl Schraubstader of Indian Harbour Beach, Fla., formerly of New York City, Sept. 17,1988;retired mortgage broker. Beta Theta Pi. '24-Donald K. Schwartz, MD, of Hyde Park, NY, Sept. 29, 1988; retired assistant director, Hudson River State Hospital, Poughkeepsie. Delta Chi. '24 BA-Laurence E. Shedd of Atlanta, Ga., formerly of Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 26, 1988;was associated with Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. Pi Kappa Alpha. '24-Kenneth L. Tate of Southbury, Conn., Sept. 23, 1988. '25 EE-Myron Zucker of Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Sept. 29,1988; president, Zucker Enterprises, Bloomfield Hills; was vice president, Mackworth G. Rees Inc., Detroit; former engineer, Detroit Edison Co., Detroit, and General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY; active in professional and community affairs. '26, CE '28-Roscoe G. Berlinghof of Apopka, Fla., formerly of Baltimore, Md., Nov. 2, 1988;sales and manufacturer's representative for several materials handling equip ment manufacturers on the East Coast for many years. Kappa Alpha. '26 CE-C. OrvilleBriddellof Baltimore. Md., Oct. 8, 1988; president, C. E. Briddell Co. Inc.; retired engineer, C & P Telephone Co., Baltimore. '26 CE-Samuel B. Nelson of Palm Desert, Cal., Jan. 21,1988; former California state chief of transportation; was vice president, Daniel, Mann, Johnson & Mendenhall, architects and engineers; retired general manager and chief engineer, Los Angeles Dept. of Water and Fbwer, where he had worked for 41 years; active in professional affairs. '26 BA, MA '42-Rose Levine Schwab (Mrs. Joseph H.) of South Miami, Fla., formerly of Woodhaven, NY, November 1988;retired district superintendent, NY City Schools, after 35 years during which she had also served as teacher and principal of four junior high schools. '27-29 Grad-Walter F. Heintzelman of Camp Hill, Pa., June 20, 1978. '28 EE-Gilbert C. Crossman of Tryon, NC, formerly of Chatham, NJ, Aug. 26, 1988; retired electrical engineer; was associated with Consolidated Edison Co., NYC. '28 BA, LLB '31-Walter L. Emerson of Winnetka, Ill., Sept. 17, 1988. Sigma Chi. '28-Bonita Thralls Henry (Mrs. John) of Woodbury, NJ, Sept. 6, 1985. '28 BA-Morris M. Rubens of Miami Beach, Fla., formerly of Brooklyn, NY, November 1988;was a teacher and school princi- pal, NY City Schools. '28 EE-Constantine T. Troy of Wyomissing, Pa., Oct. 31, 1988; author; consulting engineer; was associated with Northern Pennsylvania Power Co.(Se also page 47, Februav Cornell Alumni News 66 '29, BA '30-George H. Schaefer of Philadelphia, h.,January 1988; was sales manager, United Air Lines Inc.; formerly associated with Guaranty Trust Co., NYC. Chi Psi. '30 BS HE-Marguerite A. Edwards of Whitnev Point, NY, Nov. 10, 1988; retired bacteriologist. Chi Omega. '30 BA-Brunhilda Irmschler Hagan (Mrs. David W.) of Wilmington, Del., Nov. 5, 1988;was high school teacher, Glenolden, and Landsdale, Pa. '31 BS Ag-Lowell Besley of Cambridge, Md., Nov. 4, 1988; president, Besley & Rodgers Inc. Timberland; was dean, forestry, U. of British Columbia; former professor and department head, forestry, W. Wrginia U.; active in professional and community affairs. Alpha Chi Rho. '31 BA-Harold A. Lehrman of New York City, Oct. 31, 1988; executive editor, Foreign Newsfeatures; author; lecturer; former foreign correspondent for numerous periodicals, among them the N Y Times and Wall St. Journal; former foreign editor, Newsweek, N Y Daily News; active in professional affairs. '31 BA, MD '34-Leon S. Loizeaux Jr. of Irvington, NY, Nov. 17, 1988; obstetrician and gynecologist. '31 BA-Leonard J. Schiff of Plattsburg, NY, June 10,1984;physician, active in professional and civic affairs. '31 MA-Bernice Stockler Turk (Mrs. Kenneth L.) of Ithaca. NY. Oct. 20, 1988; active in community affairs. Husband, Kenneth L. Turk, PhD '34. '32, ME '33-Herbert F. Cox Jr. of Syracuse, NY, Oct. 24, 1988; retired consulting engineer and inventor; formerly associated with Sealright Corp., Fulton, NY, and American Can Co., NYC. Pi Kappa Alpha. '32 CE-Markoe 0 . Kellogg of Hartsdale, NY, Oct. 29, 1988; was associated with Shell Oil Co. of Canada Ltd., Toronto; formerly associated with Sun Oil Co., Philadelphia. Zeta Psi. '32 BA-Selig M. Korson, MD, of Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Independence, Iowa, Aug. 26,1988; retired psychiatrist; was superintendent, Mental Health Institute, Independence; active in professional affairs. '32-Ruth Rockmore Rubeck (Mrs. Sidney) of Longboat Key, Fla., formerly of New York City, Sept. 30, 1988. '33-Claude D. Barnett of Walnut Creek, Cal., formerly of Far Rockaway, NY, Jan. 29, 1988. '33, DVM '35-Clive B. Chambers of Heuvelton, NY, Nov. 5, 1988; retired veterinarian; active in civic and community affairs. Alpha Psi. '33 EE-Glenn W. Miller of Gouverneur, NY, Sept. 2, 1982; was village engineer and superintendent of public works, Gouverneur; active in community affairs. Alpha Chi Rho. '33 MA Ed-Frank P. Page of Auburn, NY, Aug. 20,1985;was superintendent, Seneca Falls, NY, public schools; active in professional affairs. '33 JSD-Myron E. Webster of Mansfield, Pa., Nov. 26, 1987; was department head, history and government, Mohawk College; also taught at Cornell and Sampson College. '34 DVM-Walter 0 . Bauer of Cape Vincent, NY, Aug. 15, 1988; veterinarian. Scorpion. '34-Dorothy Olmstead Jorgensen (Mrs. Wilbur A.) of Geneva, NY, Sept. 30, 1988. Husband, Wilbur A. Jorgensen '36. '34 MA-Arthur H. Peterson of Greensboro, NC, formerly of Ithaca, NY, Nov. 24, 1988; professor emeritus, business adminis- tration, and controller emeritus, Cornell, where he had been an administrator and a fac- ulty member for 38 years; active in community affairs. (See also page 12, Febmty 1989 issue.) '34-Noyes B. White of Interlaken, NY, Sept. 5, 1988. '35 BA-Alberta Firestone Freen (Mrs. Alfred) of New York City, Sept. 25, 1988. '35 BA-Corydon T. Johns of Tampa, Fla., Oct. 26, 1988; chairman of the board, founder, and retired claims adjuster, Johns Eastern Co.; former claims adjuster and supervisor, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; active in professional and community affairs. Seal & Serpent. &'3.5o.fBOArmrcohnd'3B6e-a5c.h, Frederick Woerner Fla. and Southampton, NY, Nov. 8, 1988; architect. Wife, Ruth (Creighton) '34. '36-Charles M. Fisher of Ravena! NY, Aug. 31, 1988; consultant in areas relating to pollution control plant facilities; was first superintendent, Town of Coeymans sewer treatment plant; former owner, Fisher's Dairy; ac- tive in professional and community affairs. '36 BA-John S. Myers of Houston, Texas, October 1988; real estate broker and own- er, Cayuga Properties Inc.; former engineer, General Electric Co. '36 PhD-Earl R. Rolph of Berkeley, Cal., Oct. 25, 1988;retired professor and past chair, economics, U. of California at Berkeley; author; active in professional affairs. '37, BA '40-Edmund W. Beebe of Maynard, Mass., April 18,1988.Kappa Delta Rho. '37 BS Ag, MA '40-Leon F. Graves of Houston, Texas, Sept. 8, 1988; professor emeritus, physics, U. of Houston; also taught at Cornell and MIT; active in professional affairs. Alpha Gamma Rho. '37 BS HE-Mary Marlow Jones of New Canaan, Conn., October 1979. '37-William W. Oliver Jr. of Fairport, NY, June 12, 1986. '37-Walter W. Rostenberg of White Plains, NY, Oct. 10, 1988. Pi Lambda Phi. '37 BA, JD '40-Harvey R. Wellmanof Old Saybrook, Conn., Sept. 27,1988; wasdeputy executive director, United Nations Fund for Drug Abuse Control, Geneva, Switzerland and Vienna, Austria; retired officer, US Foreign Service, after 32 years serving at posts in Latin America and Europe; former attorney. Telluride. '38 BS ~ g - ~ o b e r Gt arland of Hartsville, SC, July 24,1988; was farm foreman. Alpha Zeta. '38 BS Ag-Leon J. Morris of Juno. Fla., formerly of Lakemont, NY, Oct. 28, 1988. '39 EE-Arthur S. Birchenoughof Seneca, SC, formerly of Elyria, Ohio, exact date unknown. Wife, Mary A. (Carrier) '40. '39-Donald T. Currie of Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 22, 1988. Psi Upsilon. '39 EE-Charles D. Humphrey of Glastonbury, Conn., Nov. 3, 1988; was associated with Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. '39-Robert C. Riker of Rockville Centre, NY, Aug. 4, 1987. '39-Dorothy Hill Tessier (Mrs. J. S.) of East Marion, NY, April 23, 1986. '40 BA-Janet Mudge Fleming (Mrs. Paul) of Fitchburg, Mass., May 9, 1988;director of nurses in Veterans Administration hospitals in Bedford, Mass. and Marion, Ind., and at Huntington (NY) Hospital. Alpha Xi Delta. '40-Edward I. Obler of Scarsdale, NY, Oct. 9, 1986. '40 PhD-Milo J. Peterson of St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8,1981;was department head, agricultural education, U. of Minnesota; active in professional affairs. '41 BS Hotel-John E. Medevielle of Hollywood, Fla., formerly of Mountainside, NJ, 1988. Sigma Nu. '41 BA-Janet Talmadge Neavles (Mrs. J. C:) of Sudbury, Mass., Nov. 1,1988;retired pediatrician; author of children's books. '41 PhD-Thomas Sproston Jr. of Burlington, Vt., Sept. 25, 1988; professor emeritus, botany, U. of Vermont, where he had served on the faculty for 29 years. '41-Seymour S. West of Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 6, 1984. Tau Epsilon Phi. '42 PhD-Herbert F. Newhall of Ithaca, March 1989 67 I ALUMNI DEATHS I NY, Nov. 6, 1988; professor emeritus, physics, Cornell, where he had been a faculty member for 45 years. (SEEa h Page 17, Februaly 1989 issue.) '43-Paul J. Wiggins of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jan. 25, 1985; was associated with Aetna Life Ins. Co. '44, US Ag '47-E. Paul Barrett of Norwich, NY, Aug. 23, 1988; retired vice president, commercial loan office, National Bank and Trust Co., Nonvich, where he had worked for 36 years; active in professional, civic, and community affairs. '44 PhD-John M. Wrightson of Carmichael, Cal., May 26, 1979. '45, BS Ag '47, PhD '50-William K. Jordan of Jacksonville, NY, Oct. 11, 1988; retired professor, food science, Cornell, where he served on the faculty for 27 years. Alpha Zeta. (Seealso page 13,December 1988 issue.) '45, BA '44-Doris Bachelder Potteiger (Mrs. R. M.) of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Pittsford, NY, May 4, 1988. Delta Delta Delta. '46-Howard A. Crocker Jr. of Wildwood, Fla., formerly of hlaski, NY, Nov. 22, 1988;was instructor, Oswego County BOCES; former owner and operator, Crocker Tractor Sales; active in civic affairs. '46 MA-Alice Bacon Grant of Rochester, NY, Nov. 17, 1988; director, Rochester district office, NY State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell, for 25 years; active in civic affairs. '46-47 Grad-Alfred D. Schiaffo of Hackensack, NJ, Nov. 5, 1988; New Jersey Superior Court judge; former Republican majority leader, NJ State Senate. '47, BS HE '46-Esther Schembre Hollister of Jackson Heights, NY, Oct. 10, 1988; was a supervisor, hematology department, Staten Island Hospital. Alpha Xi Delta. '47 BA-Jean Harrington Humphrey (Mrs. Orville H.) of Dexter, NY, Feb. 10, 1985; was case worker, children's division, Jefferson County, NY, welfare department. '47, BA '46, MD '49-Harry L. Mueller Jr. of Binghamton, NY, Sept. 10, 1988; retired obstetrician and gynecologist; former board member and medical staff president, Binghamton General Hospital; active in professional affairs. '47 BS HE-Janet H. Traver of Ft. Myers, Fla., formerly of Albany, NY, Oct. 22, 1987; was senior research biochemist, Sterling Winthrop Research Inst., Rensselaer, NY. leisen) '46. I Colo., January 1985. '48 BA-James R. Flanner~of Akron, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1983. '48 PhD-Leo D. Newsom of Baton Rouge, La., Oct. 19, 1987; Boyd professor of entomology, emeritus, Louisiana State U. '&-Peter J. Jung of Dallas, Texas, March 8, 1988; was general manager, Williamsen Truck Equipment Co.; retired senior vice president, Overhead Door Corp., where he had worked for 25 years. Wife, Paula (Moyer) '50. '49 BChemE-Earl C. Nelson of Kailua, Hawaii, formerly of Aiken, SC, Nov. 19,1988; consultant; was associated with E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co. Alpha Chi Sigma. Wife, Billie P. (Carter) '49. '50 BS Hotel-Jack A. Cousins of Sunnyvale, Cal., Dec. 30, 1987; retired auditor, Saga Corp., Menlo h r k , Cal. '50 BA, JD '52-Edward J. Domineske of Marlton, NJ, Oct. 2, 1988; director, prelaw program, La Salle College, Philadelphia, h . , where he had been on the faculty for 28 years; also taught at Nichols College, Dudley, Mass.; former attorney, Cortland, NY. '61-David T. Sprague of Marathon, NY, Nov. 6, 1988; was associated with Jim May h n t i a c of Cortland; former proprietor, Greene's Gift & Hobby Shop, Ithaca. '62, BArch '63-Frances Zale Stieglitz (Mrs. David T.) of Buffalo, NY, Oct. 17,1988; architect, Stieglitz, Stieglitz and Tries, PC, Buffalo. Husband, David T. Stieglitz '61. 962 EdD-Cornelius A. Williams of Huntsville, Ala., Sept. 21, 1981. '63 PhD-Mehmet A. Beqiraj of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 3,1987; professor emeritus, Queens U. '63-64 Grad-Marion Denison Ehrhart (Mrs. Gerald W.) of Trumansburg, NY, Nov. 11, 1988; was administrator and teacher in Trumansburg and Ithaca schools; active in community affairs. '63 MBA-Guido Serrano-Parra of Bethesda, Md., November 1988;was associated with the Organization of American States, Washington, DC. '63-65 Grad-David E. Stratton of Oxford, NY, Dec. 7, 1967. '50 BS Ag-Paul I. MacMillanof Tyngsboro, Mass., Nov. 3, 1983; was an ordained minister. '50 EE-Albert J. Monahan Jr. of Laguna Beach, Cal., Jan. 20, 1972. Sigma Alpha Epsilon. '51-Harry 0. Pfaff of Wallkill, NY, Nov. 8, 1983. '51 MS Ed-George D. Shoup of Albany, NY, May 18, 1980. '52 BA-Patricia A. Feeley of Baltimore, Md., June 8, 1988; was a teacher, Rowland h r k Country School, Baltimore. '52 BS Hotel-Thomas J. O'Connell of Oak Lawn, Ill., formerly of Tampa, Fla., Oct. 18, 1988;owner and operator of several hotels and motels in the Tampalst. Petersburg area. '52-Edward G. Terna of Douglaston, NY, Feb. 4, 1984. '65MA-Hannah Wasch Holtzman (Mrs. Julian C.) of Lawrence, Kans., October 1973. '66 PhD-Syed A. Qadir of Bogra, Bangladesh, January 1987. Wife, Sayeda (Rowshan) MS '66. '68 BA-David G. Phillips of Fishkill, NY, May 13, 1988; teacher of mathematics, Wappingers Central School, for 20 years. Wife. Helen (Stokoe) '68. '70 BA-James J. Schneiderof Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 27, 1988; attorney, Lewis, Davidson & Hetherington Ltd., Chicago. '74 DVM-Stephen A. Arnold of North Massapequa, IVY, Oct. 29, 1988; veterinarian and owner, Bethpage Animal Hospital; formerly associated with Plainview Animal Hospital. '74 MS-Terry L. Hundley of Durham, NH, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colo., Oct. 9, 1988. Wife, Rosalina (Salazar), MS '74. '53, BME '55-C. K. h e Fratt of New York City; Nov. 22, 1988; accounting executive and partner, Peat, Manvick, Mitchell & Co.; active in alumni affairs. Phi Gamma Delta. (See also &qe 76, F e b m l y 1989 issue.) '75, BA '76-Paul D. Griffiths of Medfield, Mass., Oct. 1, 1988; financial manager, GTE Systems Division, Taunton, Mass.; formerly associated with Raytheon Co., Waltham, Mass. Wife, Marianne (Kelley) '76. '53 BS Ag-Henry R. Rapp of Stuart, Fla., formerly of Farmingdale, NJ, March 28, 1978. Alpha Sigma Phi. Wife, Myrna E. (Carter) '51. '77 BS Nurs-M. Katherine Lemon Carhart of New York City, Oct. 10, 1988; was parent educator, Maternity Center Assoc., New York City. '48 EE-Lester H. Bogen of Englewood, NJ, November 1988; president and founder, Bogen Photo Corp.; was associated with Bergen Community College; active in community affairs. Pi Lambda Phi. Wife, Mildred (Biege- '56 BS HE-Ruth W. Werst of Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1987; was an elementary school teacher, Cincinnati Public Schools. '57 MBA-Wallace R. Snyder of Golden, '87-Bernard M. Faust of Bayside. NY, Oct. 3, 1988. '91-William C. Havens of Rochester, NY, Oct. 13, 1988. Cornell Alumni News 68 Glee Club sings during winter recess in the Landmark Center shopping mall in Hong Kong under sponsorship o f the Cornell Club o fHong Kong. ALUMNI ACTIVITIES Honorsfor Leaders 11 but two of the seventy-two organized alumni classes took part in the annual midwinter workshop of the Association of Class Officers (CACO) in late January. More than 400 officers were on hand for the two-day event at the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan. CACO toasted C. Richard Lynham '63 as its outgoing president, commended for starting a Membership Solicitation Program at Alumni House in Ithaca that helps classes communicate with members, and handle class treasuries. Sue Phelps Day '60 succeeded Lynham as president. She led a number of Class Officers' initiatives in recent years, including a program that brought alumni back to campus to act as mentors for students, and learn about undergraduate life. Robert Dailey '53 succeeded Day as vice president, and Charles Stanton '57 succeeded Dailey as treasurer. Class Programs Director Anne DiGiacomo Benedict '80 continues as secretary. New directors include Kelsine Gould Behan '62, C. Richard Jahn '53, and Debra Neyman '85. Frank Rhodes, the university president, spoke at the Saturday lunch on his recent Adult University trip to Antarctica. CACO honored classes for achievement during the year 1987-88, with top rank going to the 50th Year Reunion Class of 1938, based on its proportion of duespayers, Alumni News subscribers, and Cornell Fund donors. In the overall ratings, the Classes of '34 and '36 tied for second, followed by '32, a tie among '27, '31, and '33, and '35. Within each decade, top classes were: '17, '27, '38, '43 and '44 tied, '50, '63, '72, and '80. Ten classes had more than 50 percent duespayers: '17, '20,'27, '28, '31, '32, '33, '34, '36, and '38. Fourteen had more than 70 percent Alumni News subscribers: '17, '20, '24, '27, '31 through '39, and '63. The two with more than 50 percent Fund donors were '28 and '38. Lynham welcomed attendees at the annual meeting of CACO by observing that those present "are here because they enjoyed Cornell, even if they didn't think so when they were there." James Hazzard '50, director of alumni affairs, said the university will celebrate its 125th birthday in 1990-91,including a football game in October 1991at Stanford, which will be celebrating its own centennial. CACO honored its past presidents with certificates. CACO succeeded the Association of Class Secretaries in 1971. The presidents since then have been: Jesse Van Law '27, Albert Preston Jr. '35, Lilyan Affinito '53, Donald Whitehead '64, Frank Cuzzi '61, Harris Palmer Jr. '62, Martha Coultrap '71, Jahn, and Lynham. Trustee Seats The Committee on Alumni Trustee Nominations has put the names of four alumni on the ballot for two seats on the Board of Trustees, elected by alumni. Ballots were to be mailed February 13. The deadline for the receipt of ballots is April 7 and the board is to know the results April 14. The four seek to fill the seats being vacated by Benson Lee '63 and John Neafsey '62, MBA '63. The candidates are: Mario L. Baeza '71 of Englewood, New Jer- sey, partner in the Manhattan law firm of Debevoise & Plimpton; Peter Hearn '56, senior partner in the Philadelphia law firm of Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz; Dale Rogers Marshall '59, dean of the college and professor of political science at Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts; and Sanford Weill '55, chairman and CEO of the financial services organization Commercial Credit Co. of New York City. Brussels Seminar International manufacturing and the new wave of corporate mergers and MAHLH Ithaca, New York Through April 23. Johnson Museum of Art exhibition, "Joan Mitchell." Works spanning the prodigious career of one of the most independent painters;of our time. Call the museum (607) 255-6464. Palm Ikach, Flcrids March :14. Cornell Club of Ear:tern Flori- ddaeasnDoofnsnEonregdi.nsepeeria.nlrge.rL,,.,aW.1*1.iljloiannn1 Streett. Schneider '58 (305) 471-9000. Miami, Florida -. . . .aMnadrcthheI.r5l.oCno.nraneTklrle rClub of ys spon Gretater sorea sp Miami eaeer, LVillian~Streett. Call Nancy Alfred R r - sily '64 (305) 284-1 Albany, New Yo March 18 to July lb. jonnson Museum traveling exhibition "Knots and Nets," sixty-five works from functional objects of past ages the Johnson tMouasretuombje(6ct0s7o)f25to' d"ay'."Call Providence, Rhode IslandI March 22. Cornell Club sponstored speak. ,.er, John R. Heiser. director. Snua~LA_,- s~Ifv-la- rine Lat Call Faul 847-8280. MHaarrcthfo2r,3-d.,~c-Coornnn,,etL~IUiD suonsoren s ~ e a e er, John B. Heiser. Call &ter. [anus '67 (203) 727-8900. Philadelphia, P ~-I-I-I--I1-S.-V-iIaV ~ I I March 23. Cornell 1club-sponsl3rea speaeer, William Streett. Call Mark Rrozina '80 (215)564-2626. Athens. Georgia - acquisitions are on the docket for discussion by business and academic experts in Brussels, March 17 and 18. The series of seminars, conducted by the Johnson Graduate School of Management, will be led by Prof. Jerome Hass, managerial economics and finance, and L. Joseph Thomas, the Noyes professor of manufacturing, who specializes in manufacturing technology and operations research. One of several business executives slated to speak is Herve de Carmoy, MBA '60, one of Europe's leading bankers. De Carmoy is chief executive officer of Societe Generale de Belgique, which was the subject "., -'l'he L11anngdesxcanp~enspi.at~7n.doJn~Sohtwinl.lsroLueIni.rt-TeMsrauonst,secuuraimtv: John5;on (1827-1908)"at the Georgia N seum of Art, University of Georgia. C: the J(~hnsonMuseum (607) 255-6464. Syracuse, New York March 28. Cornell Club of (,entral Nerr York sponsored scholarshipI auction and reception, Glee Club "Cornell in Hangovers. SCoanllg.K*". ewl.ti.hth.Twthaerd '74 (315)635-17'77. ...Detroit, hlnrrh 30 .MCiocrhneigi.i,a~-3ni ,u oorP :vllc7n.lgan iored speaker, Prof. James Turner, ana Studie!i. Call Rob Kaplon '68 557-8300. Batavia, New York April 3. Cornell Club of Genesee-Orleans Counties sponsored program with the Cayuga's Waiters. Call Ray Ernenwein '64 (716)659-841 Cinctinnati, Ohlo April 5. Cornell Club of Southern Ohio spon:sored speaker, Donald Tobias, senior IExtension associate. Department of Hum,.an Service Studies. Call Lvnne Dietz .A- .Milvvaukee, Pdisconsin Auril 6. Cornell Club sponsored speak1er. Don '-l o3 .o ~ a sLn. ai.r = T Lore7 T.. 7 (414)351-3169. Nedrow, New York A p r ~ l10. Cornell1 )\omenTI,--.--?- s LIUU UI a y r d cuse sponsored speaker, Ethel Hoffme Fine, former Cornell anthropologist, ": years of field work In Afnca." Call Evelyn Van Tyne Monison '42 (315) 469-4292. Cornell Alumni Ncws 70 (Bemore than a tourist! ( of an unsuccessful takeover attempt last year. The Brussels meeting is the fourth annual European program ar- ranged by the Johnson school for its alumni and business executives. Fol- lowing the two-day forum, partici- 1 pants are able to visit businesses and industries in Antwerp. The school plans to conduct a similar program in Tokyo next October. Call the John- son school (607)255-9435for details. -1 Club in Commons Students, faculty, and alumni had Thanksgiving Dinner in the mem- '-ers' dining room of the House of :ommonsas part of the Cornell Club f London's celebration of the holiay in November. Barry Sheerman, !l.P.,was host to the record 181perm s at the fourth annual event. Benjamin Cheney '90, Kimber:y Freedman '90, Sydney Morss J0, and Richard Thornton '89 spoke f their experience in British univerities. Prof. Arch Dotson, govern- ',lent, first director of Cornell Abroad, attended, as did Urbain de Winter, the current director; Professors Robert Chase '60, MBA '61, el administration, and S. Leigh 3enix, PhD '72, mechanical and o engineering, and others. Life Income Funds Increase -- - ~ m nliife income agreements with university have become popular )ugh in recent years that Cornell ; moved up from tenth to fifth ce among universities in the ount it holds in such agreements. A donor establishes a life income fgu1-1nc1,~:fdoarnldifereocrefiovresa income term of from the years. At thet end of the life income period, the Prc)perty passes outright to the uni- ver.sity. The gift produces an immediate iritable income tax deduction, an mtual estate tax deduction, and es the donor or family members ome at the same time. Cornell had $50 million in life income agreements in June 1987 with more than 400 individuals, which placed it behind Stanford, with $162 million, Harvard, Pomona, and Dartmouth. John F. Mumhv. JD '68, senior trusf officer, expiains that funds are managed by his office without fee, providing potential donors with information. "Cornell is fortunate to have in-house counsel and investment offices which work closely with the Trust Office in providing excellent administration of our life income funds," he observed. "A generally good stock market and some favorable tax changes have also helped." Two Presidents Two alumni were named college presidents last year. Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney '62,executive vice president of Pace University in Manhattan, was named president of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a 120-year-oldinstitution for women. Rexford A. Boda '55 became the president of Nyack College and Alliance Theological Seminary in Nyack, New York. He had been president of Canadian Bible College and Canadian Theological Seminary in Saskatchewan. Nyack is a private liberal arts college administered by the Christian & Missionary Alliance. Call of Fame The athletic Hall of Fame is entertaining nominations for induction in the fall, with a March 17 deadline. They should be sent to Box 729, Ithaca, New York 14851. Nominees must have two full seasons of varsity intercollegiate competition, and their class has been out of school at least five years. No current Cornell coaches can be considered. People who fail to qualify for their Cornell achievements may be nominated if they succeed as a coach, or athletic administrator elsewhere,or as a professional athlete. March 1989 71 We can open the doors to French homes for you. Personally selected families welcome you as a paying houseguest. Choose from farmhouses, manors, chateaus from Brittany to the Riviera. Experience thf France tourists never see! Free brochure. FRIENDS I N FRANCE P.O. Box 1044A. Rocky Hill, CT 06067 203 - 563-0195 SOMETHING TO SELL? Place it in the Cornell Classified. With rates as low as 95a per word for insertion in 5 issues, $1.05 for 3 issues, or $1.15 per word in a single issue, classifieds are also economical. Write or call Carol Garlock. Cornell Alumni News 626 Thurston Avenue Ithaca, New York 14850 607-255-4121 1 Himalayan Odyssey leading treks for over 35 years ANOTHER VIEW / BY JASON P SMITH I T he door to the bar is open as the rain falls through the night. The sound of the rain mixes with trucks appearing and leaving their wakes in the doorway, hunting for Memphis, Montgomery, or Little Rock. Inside, the stage lights reflect the shiny black face of an acoustic guitar. The performer pulls it up from the hip like so many pistols on T V on Sunday afternoon. The music is getting louder. The crowd thins. Last call is on the lips of the impatient bartender, and the frustration peaks in the throat of the performer. No reviewer in the audience, that can now be easily counted, to proclaim the performer the next Dylan or a country Springsteen. Thank you bounces off the back wall of the bar. The performer looks out the door over his one free beer, seeing the rain as a form of justice and a hope for inspir- ation. In school at Cornell there were words everywhere for the songwriter. even on the front of his guitar.' JASON HUNT announced in black electrical tape. The guitar now stands in a corner of his room on the south side of Nashville, Tennessee. The words have come in the form of songs for the past ten years, in New Haven, Ithaca, Washington, and Nashville, wherever he has been. Thousands of words have written themselves across typing paper, notebooks, cocktail napkins, and endless pieces of paper. There are now su many songs he can't play half of them upon request, without searching through piles of paper for the lyrics. Hunt has spent two and a half years in Nashville, trying to sell songs. Songs are hard to sell in Nashville. Every other person you meet uses the title of songwriter. So many nights are spent hunched over a microphone trying to get the sound right on the old tape deck. The guitar goes out of tune. The phone rings in the middle of the song. The harmony just isn't working. That one line just doesn't fit. Maybe a different introduction. Everything will be alright, though, if you can just get the right person to hear you. So JASON P Jctson Hunt performs in I'Vashri~le. In Searchof aHit Jason Hunt '85 goes on the trail of success in country music land many days of leaving tapes on secretaries' desks. So many nights of small crowds. Frustration has led to months at a time of little or no productivity, only to end with a small phrase uttered by chance turning in- to song. There are basically a handful of hit songwriters in the town of Nashville. The songs they write are tight creations that speak to the majority of country music fans in a form of code for hit songs that sells records. The code is hard to crack. At first listen it appears simple. Simple is the key word. The songs are very simple and appeal to the listener who is not really listening. The hook, or the one memorable line, is everything in country music. The listeners are not ready to work to enjoy or understand songs on the radio. Unfortunately for the would-be songwriter, the publishers do not give out keys to unlock the hit song code. Also as unfortunate for a songwriter like Hunt is that his songs take more time and energy to listen to, not lending themselves to becoming hit songs. The listener who does take the time to understand finds layers of honesty and compassion for the people who have to work for everything they get, whether it be money or love. The songs Hunt played during his days and nights in Ithaca were long and involved stories. Often his songs were without hooks or even a repeatingchorus. They were the descendants of Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan ballads that told poetic tales of love, injustice, and working for what you believe in. The educated audiences of Cornell and Ithaca were more inclined to listen, having grown up on performers like Pete Seeger, Harry Chapin, and Peter, Paul, and Mary,all of whom graced local stages on many occasions. The audiences of Nashville and popular radio are far different. Theyhave somany songsto hear, little time remains for memory. The easiest thing, it would seem, for a writer like Jason Hunt would be to changehis styleto fitthe demandsof the publishers. Theterm selling out is the first that comes to his mind. The past two years have seen a change in his songs, though. Changes have been slow and often unsuccessful, but ultimately necessary. He realized that to make publishers happy he needs to write cleaner, simpler songs. To make himself happy, he had still to maintain the clear story linesand characters that give his songs their strength and honesty. T here is a way of thinking that says if the music and the words are good enough, they will find an audiencenomatter what form they take. So why should the whims of some publisher change the way a writer like Hunt writes? The answer is money. To make a living and not search his entire life for the perfect audience, he has chosen to adjust his music to fit the market. The compromise has so far produced words of encouragement, but no recordings. Jason Hunt continuesthe fight to write the type of song that will satisfy the publishersand alsosound right in his ear. As he wrote recently: "Streets of gold are hard to find, you can search until the end of time. But to get to heaven I've been told you don't have to walk those streets of gold." ' d e o n lambotte is our . 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