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Volume 47 Issue No. 6 www.varsityclub.harvard.edu January 19, 2005 Second Half of the Season Shaping Up To Be One To Remember For Men’s Hockey by Jamie Weir November, the Crimson then rattled off wins in nine of its next 10 Assistant Director of Athletic Communications games, which included exciting victories over intra-city rivals Bos- ton College (who was #1 in the country at the time) and While there were certainly highs and lows of the first three University. The Crimson capped its pre-exam portion of the sched- months of the men’s hockey season, there is much reason for opti- ule with a victory over ninth-ranked Cornell, 1-0, at the Bright Cen- mism as the team readies to take ter, snapping a six-game losing the ice for the second half of the streak to the Big Red. 2004-05 campaign. “Having that good first half And why not? There is evi- was important,” reflects Donato, dence that this team has the during the team’s exam break. chance to accomplish some ex- www.dspics.com “As a team, we set high stan- citing things in the second half dards for the first half. Our of the season, and the desire, schedule was loaded with tough work ethic, and determination is competition. It was important there for this version of the Crim- that we not get behind the eight- son to make its presence felt in ball early. We have now estab- the college hockey world. With lished to ourselves the level that a 5-2 record against ranked we want to compete at, and can teams in the first half of its sched- concentrate on having a great ule (which includes a perfect 5-0 second half. We want to be able mark against teams ranked in to move our level of play up an- the top 10 at the time of the con- other couple of notches, and be test), an impressive 3-1-1 mark ready to make a great run at the in non-conference games, and end of the season.” with several players who have Perhaps Donato’s biggest im- demonstrated that they deserve mediate asset in his new situa- mention among the best in the tion was the senior class he in- country at their position, there herited. Those seven players – are plenty among the Crimson captain Noah Welch (Brighton, faithful who are anxious to see MA), assistant captains Tom how this second half unfolds. Cavanagh (Warwick, RI) and First-year head coach Ted Ryan Lannon (Grafton, MA), Donato has had much to smile wingers Brendan Bernakevitch about in his first go-round (Regina, SASK), Rob Flynn Dov Grumet-Morris ‘05 is leaving his mark on the Harvard men’s through the collegiate coaching (Canton, MA) and Andrew hockey record book and is among the nation’s best this season. ranks, as he has seen his charges Lederman (Toronto, ONT), and make a rapid adjustment to new systems and a new coaching staff. netminder Dov Grumet-Morris (Evanston, IL) – have been such an While an eyebrow or two may have raised after an 0-2-1 start in Continued on page 3 Men’s & Women’s Swimming Dominating the Competition Action Winds Down As Winter Teams Head Into Exam Break

by Kevin Anderson head-to-head schedule. Freshman Samantha Papadakis (Deerfield, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications IL) won both diving events and Harvard’s depth in the pool proved to be too much for the Hus- kies. Papadakis was the story Men’s Swimming from the diving well how- (4-0 Overall, 4-0 ) ever, as she took first place Harvard is already off to a 4-0 start in in both the one-meter and Ivy competition having dispatched of three-meter events. She won Dartmouth, Columbia, Cornell and Brown the one-meter board with by a combined score of 818-373. John Cole 287.10 points, edging (Harrington Park, NJ) won the 1650 Freestyle America East champion and David Cromwell (Missoula, MT) fin- Adela Gavozdea of North- ished third in the 200 Backstroke to help eastern by just 37 hun- Harvard to a fourth place finish at the Geor- dredths of a point, and took gia Fall Invitational. Both times were good the three-meter competition enough to meet the NCAA B qualifying stan- with 311.25 points. dard. The Crimson has been especially dominant in Women’s Swimming its Ivy meets, notching at (8-0 Overall, 5-0 Ivy League) least 200 points in wins over Harvard improved to 8-0 with a win Columbia, Brown and Penn. over Northeastern on January 9 and now John Cole ‘05 and the Harvard men’s swimming team are off to only has a double-dual meet against Yale and a dominant start to the winter season. Princeton on Jan. 28-29 remaining on the Continued on page 2 Winter Sports Continued from page 1 has been sophomore Julie Chu (Fairfield, CT), already with 117 career assists. Chu, who ranks second in the nation in assists per Women’s Basketball game (1.79), has also added three goals on the season. Ranked sixth (8-6 Overall, 0-1 Ivy League) in the most recent polls, the Crimson has received solid goaltending Senior captain Reka Cserny (Budapest, Hungary) has been the from Ali Boe (Edina, MN), posting a .896 save percentage and 2.09 offensive catalyst for the Crimson as they opened the season with goals against average. The two most anticipated games remaining an 8-6 overall record. She has scored 25 or more points in each of on the schedule are a road matchup with Dartmouth on February 5 her last four games, including a 32-point effort in a loss to Old Do- and a home showdown with the Big Green 20 days later. minion. Against ODU she attempted 20 free throws and connected on 15 of them, both school records. Men’s Squash In its most recent game, Harvard was down 19 with under 15 (4-0 Overall, 3-0 Ivy League) minutes to go in the Ivy opener at Dartmouth, before staging an It was more of the same for the Harvard’s men’s squash team as incredible rally, tying the game on a Cserny three and forcing over- the Crimson reeled off its fourth straight 9-0 win in its most recent time before Dartmouth hit some clutch three-pointers and eked out match, a dominating performance against Cornell on December 4. a 73-70 overtime victory. The loss marked the first time this season That win was preceded by 9-0 wins over Ivy foes Brown and Harvard lost a game in which they scored 70 points. The Crimson, Dartmouth and a non-league win over Williams. The Crimson stands picked second in the Ivy preseason alone in first place at 3-0 in Ivy poll, is the league’s top scoring play and doesn’t return to action team, having eclipsed 80 points on until its highly-anticipated four occasions. matchup against defending na- Cserny is the nation’s eighth tional champion Trinity. That leading scorer at 20.8 points per match is scheduled for February game and is closing in on Tammy 3 at Harvard’s Murr Center. Butler Battaglino ‘95 for third place all-time on the Harvard scor- Women’s Squash ing list. She is the Ivies’ active lead- (4-0 Overall, 3-0 Ivy League) ing scorer with 1,569 points, al- Just as it had done in two of its most 600 points better than the first three matches, the Crimson next person on the list. ran the table against Cornell roll- The play of senior Katie ing to a 9-0 win in its latest match Murphy (Evanston, IL) has also on December 4. With the win the been a huge lift for Harvard. She Crimson improved to 4-0 on the ranks first in the league in assist- season and 3-0 in the League. to-turnover ratio, third in assists Freshman Jennifer Blumberg and third in steals. She recently (Victoria, BC) has proved espe- tied her career-high of 12 points in cially dominant, as she didn’t a blowout win over Stony Brook. drop a point in dispatching two Junior Jessica Holsey of her first four opponents to open (Potomac, MD) leads the Ivies in her collegiate career. Harvard is assists. off until a Feb. 3 meeting with Trinity, a match that is followed Men’s Basketball by three straight Ivy matchups, (6-9 Overall, 1-1 Ivy League) including a showdown with Yale The two-headed monster of at the Murr Center. junior Matt Stehle (Newton, MA) and sophomore Brian Cusworth (St. Louis, MO) has helped the Senior Captain Reka Cserny Crimson surpass their win total of last year with 12 more games still Wrestling on the schedule. Stehle was named Ivy League Player of the Week (0-4 Overall) after his career-high 25 points helped Harvard take down Dartmouth The Crimson grapplers have had a rough start to the season in the Ivy opener at Lavietes. The Big Green returned the favor six thus far, registering a 16th place finish at the Midlands Invitational days later, taking a low scoring 49-46 affair in snowy Hanover. in Evanston, IL back on December 30. A bright spot for Harvard The Crimson rebounded with an excellent shooting display was a third place finish in the heavyweight division by sophomore against Sacred Heart entering the exam break. Harvard shot 70 per- Bode Ogunwole (Millersville, MD). Ogunwole, seeded No. 9, cent in the first half en route to a comfortable 97-84 win in which knocked off four higher seeds en route to his third place finish. Cusworth notched a career-best 21 points. The duo is combining for Following Midlands, Harvard dropped three straight at the almost 30 points and 19 rebounds a game. They have received addi- Lone Star Duals but returns to the mat on Jan. 28th at Army. With tional help from senior guard Kevin Rogus (Brookeville, MD), who six of its next 10 matches at the friendly confines of the Malkin Ath- is averaging 10.3 points per game and scored 18 in the win over letic Center, the Crimson will look to return to its winning ways. Sacred Heart, a game that saw all five Harvard starters reach double figures. Senior captain Jason Norman (Woodside, CA) has been elec- trifying home crowds with his thunderous dunks and defensive intensity. Also, steady point man David Giovacchini (Salt Lake City, UT) has provided an offensive punch in spots and is the team’s leader in assists with 67 and ranks third in the Ivies in free throw percent- age (.848). Giovacchini saw a familiar face when he was bringing the ball up the court in the first Dartmouth matchup— his younger brother Michael is a freshman guard for the Big Green.

Women’s Hockey (10-6-1, 9-1-0 ECACHL) Behind the exploits of freshman Sarah Valliancourt (Sherbrooke, Que.), the nation’s top scoring freshman, the Crimson seems to have righted the ship, having won all three games in 2005. The freshman sensation has already won four ECAC Hockey League Rookie of the Week Awards and ranks second on the team with 30 points (12g, 18a). Valliancourt gives the Crimson future a sunny outlook but se- nior Nicole Corriero (Thornhill, Ont.) is the one who has kept the fans on their feet with 28 goals and 15 assists. Corriero entered the season as Harvard’s sixth all-time leading scorer with 174 points. She has moved past Angie Francisco ‘01 on that list and now has 217 career points, only 36 points behind Angela Ruggiero ‘02-04 in fourth place. Assisting on a great deal of Harvard goals this season Sarah Valliancourt ‘08 is the nation’s top scoring freshman. 2 Men’s Hockey, Continued from Page 1 college hockey, but one of the best players in college hockey over- all,” boasts his coach. “I think his play has demonstrated that. He certainly deserves to be mentioned for significant post-season integral part of the success of the last three seasons, and more im- awards.” portantly of the last three strong playoff runs. They helped guide One of his teammates may join him on those award ballots, as the Crimson into the last three ECAC Championship games, and goaltender Grumet-Morris has put up some gaudy numbers through have been vital in positioning the first half of his collegiate campaign. Harvard to be able to capture a He continues to ascend the lists of the fourth consecutive NCAA Tourna- best career numbers in the Harvard ment appearance this spring. In annals, but his .945 save percentage short – this is a group that expects this season leads the country, while his to be there, and places high expec- www.dspics.com goals against average – 1.78 – ranks tations on themselves to guide fourth. He has been an important part their teammates there again this of the success of the squad, and per- spring. haps his best games have come against Donato was sure to impress his biggest competition. He made a sea- upon his most veteran players just son-high 39 saves in a win over Maine how important their roles would at the Bright Center, and has allowed be in helping the Crimson accom- just 10 goals in the seven games against plish their goals. “We stressed ranked opponents. In non-league con- very early on to those guys that we tests (Grumet-Morris has played four weren’t looking to come in here of Harvard’s five, against BU, BC, and rebuild at the expense of their Maine, and Northern Michigan), he senior seasons,” notes the coach. boasts a 0.73 GAA and stunning .977 “We wanted to get everyone on the save percentage. same page. They have made sure “He has had a tremendous first half, that our team is a cohesive unit. and established himself as one of the Their attitude, and the atmosphere best goaltenders in the country,” they’ve helped create has allowed Donato notes of his netminder. “He us to be successful.” has been an enormous part of our suc- Welch, the 105th captain of the cess this season. His ability to come Crimson, has been particularly up with those efforts against some of noteworthy in his approach to the the best teams in the country deserves season. Donato is quick to point notice.” out that the standout blueliner has The Crimson returns from its exam been everything a coach could break with an incredibly loaded sched- want in a captain, and also what a ule, as the 30 days after exams brings Noah Welch ‘05, the 105th captain of Harvard men’s hockey teammate wants in a captain. His 12 hockey games onto the slate. leadership both on and off the ice Harvard has an uncharacteristic four has helped gel this young team – with 10 new faces on the roster games after its exam break to ready for the , which kicks off this season – into one of the most talked-about teams in college on February 7 when Harvard tangles with Northeastern in the semi- hockey. Welch’s individual play has also been outstanding, as he finals. will likely hear his name bandied about for several post-season With a team ready for the challenge, this is certainly shaping awards, including perhaps a Hobey Baker nomination. up to be an exciting second half of the season. “In my mind, Noah is not only one of the best defensemen in

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t-shirt is modelled after the traditional Will Craig ‘05 (Federal Way, WA) Engineering Sciences DHA Sweatshirt. A limited supply is Soccer - Second-team All-Ivy defender available in small, medium, large, XLarge, Ryan Fitzpatrick ‘05 (Gilbert, AZ) Economics XXLarge and XXXLarge. Football - Ivy League Player of the Year; First-team All-Ivy Call/email the Varsity Club Rick Offsay ‘05 (Encino, CA) Government to place your order. Water Polo - CWPA Northern Division first team (617) 495-3535 or [email protected] Ricky Williamson ‘05 (State College, PA) Biology Football - Starting free safety for unbeaten Ivy champions 3 Crimson Commentary by Michele McLaughlin ments, character and leadership at the 40th annual NCAA Honors Publications Coordinator Dinner in early January at the NCAA Convention. Ruggiero is the fifth Ivy Leaguer to earn the Award. The 2004 recipient of the Patty Two Harvard track athletes have been awarded prestigious Kazmaier Memorial Award, Ruggiero was just the second player in Rhodes Scholarships. Seniors Melissa Dell (Enid, OK) and Sarah history to be named a four-time first-team All-America. She was the Hill (Bismarck, ND) are blockmates at Harvard who both ran on ECAC and Ivy League Player of the Year as well as a four-time Ivy the track and cross country teams. Hill was recently forced to the League and ECAC first-team selection. Ruggiero was also a two- sidelines by injury but ran numerous distance events last season for time USA Hockey Women's Player of the Year. Following gradua- the Crimson Indoor Track and Field team including both the 3,000- tion she traveled to Uganda for a month as an athlete ambassador meter and the 5,000-meter races. Dell remains with both squads, for Right to Play, an international human rights organization. also as a distance runner. ***** Dell is no stranger to accomplishment. A Truman Scholar who Harvard graduate Brian White ‘86, offensive coordinator and was chosen as one of Glamour Magazine's Top 10 College Women running backs coach for the Wisconsin football team, has been named in 2004, Dell is the national director of College Matters, a nonprofit NCAA Division I-A Assistant Coach of the Year by the American organization that helps students apply to college. At Oxford, Dell Football Coaches plans to study international development issues from the perspec- Association. tives of economics, political science, anthropology and sociology. The former Hill plans to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Oxford, then enter medi- Crimson quarter- cal school in the United States. back, who gradu- ***** ated as the school’s Thomas Wolf, a senior history concentrator and high jumper No. 2 career passer, on the track and field team, was named a 2005 Marshall Scholar, has been at Wiscon- allowing him to study for the next two years in the United King- sin since 1995 and dom at the university of his choice. The scholarship was created in became the Bad- 1953 to commemorate U.S. aid to Europe after World War II under gers' offensive coor- the Marshall Plan. dinator in 1999. The two-year scholarships, worth about $60,000 each, are Prior to Wis- awarded annually, financing study for at least 40 recent American consin, White college graduates at the university of their choice. Forty-three schol- worked for Jeff arships were awarded this year. Wolf said he's hoping to pursue Horton (now the two master of philosophy degrees at Cambridge University in po- Badger quarter- litical thought and intellectual history and in modern society and backs coach) at global transformations. UNLV and Nevada. ***** As a graduate assis- Harvard football coach Tim Murphy, who led the Crimson to tant for Lou Holtz at an undefeated season and the Ivy League championship in 2004, Notre Dame, White has been named the Schutt Sports Division I-AA National Coach of helped tutor run- the Year as announced by American Football Monthly magazine. ning backs (1988- Brian White ‘86 Harvard finished the 2004 season on a nation-best 11-game 89) and worked winning streak and was the only unbeaten school in Division I-AA. with Ricky Watters and Reggie Brooks. The Ivy League championship was Harvard's 11th league title and One assistant coach in each of college football’s five different the third in Murphy's 11 years with the program. His record at divisions was selected for the AFCA award for their dedication to Harvard stands at 66-43 through 11 years, leaving him fourth on their teams and communities. The Assistant Coach of the Year award the school's all-time wins chart. His overall head coaching record, was first presented in 1997 and was created to honor assistant which includes two years at Maine and five years at Cincinnati, is coaches who excel in community service, commitment to the stu- 98-88-1. dent-athlete, onfield coaching success and AFCA professional or- In addition to the national coach of the year award, Murphy ganization involvement. was chosen as the Division I-AA New England Coach of the Year ***** for the third time in his career. He has twice been named Eastern We are saddened to report the death of longtime Varsity Club College Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and was the Ameri- member Burdette Johnson ‘27. Many of you will remember Johnson can Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year in 2001. from his days waving the Little Red Flag at the Harvard-Yale foot- ***** ball games. Having seen close to 66 Harvard-Yale football games, The honors for senior quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick keep com- Johnson was given the honor of waving the flag at the 1999 and ing in. Fitzpatrick accepted an invitation to play in college football's 2000 games. At the time the honor of carrying the flag on game day top two postseason all-star events— the 80th East-West Shrine Game, was given to the Harvard man in attendance who had seen the larg- which was played on January 15 at SBC Park in San Francisco, and est number of Yale games. Johnson was an Honorary Member of the Hula Bowl, which will take place January 22 in Kihei, Hawaii (7 the Varsity Club, and a true supporter of all things Harvard. p.m. EST on ESPN2). Fitzpatrick was one of three quarterbacks on ***** the Shrine Game East squad and the only Ivy player in this year's The Varsity Club is also saddened to report the passing of T. game. He was one of just two players from New England colleges Jefferson Coolidge ‘54. A football and hockey letterman, Coolidge who played in the game, joining Northeastern linebacker Liam was a longtime member of the Varsity Club, Friends of Football and Ezekiel. Likewise in the Hula Bowl he will also Friends of Hockey. A tower of strength in the be the lone Ivy Leaguer in action, and along with center of action for three years on the Harvard David Kashetta of Boston College, one of two to football team, Coolidge received little publicity represent New England colleges. but was a leader in maintaining morale in a diffi- ***** cult period. His inspirational play helped coach Anyone interested in purchasing pictures Lloyd Jordan in restoring respectability to the foot- from the last issue of News & Views can visit ball scene. He also played a key role as a sturdy David Silverman photography online at defenseman on the hockey team. For his strong www.dspics.com. Silverman covers many of football and hockey performances, Coolidge be- Harvard’s sporting contests as well as Varsity came the first ever recipient of the William J. Club and Friends events. All his photos are Bingham award in 1954 and in 1978 he was in- available on his site for purchase. ducted into the Varsity Club Hall of Fame. ***** ***** Women’s hockey alum Angela Ruggiero Lastly, Elizabeth (Betty) Ippolito ‘81 passed '02-04 was selected as one of eight recipients of away suddenly on Dec. 22. Ippolito was a soft- the NCAA Today's Top VIII Award. The win- ball and field hockey letterwinner and an active ners were a group of distinguished student-ath- contributor to both programs. Her family lived letes from the 2004 calendar year who were rec- T. Jefferson Coolidge ‘54 in Connecticut where they owned the River Res- ognized for their academic and athletics achieve- taurant in Derby. Ippolito took over running the restaurant, which her family has owned since the 1930s, after her father’s death last March. 4 2005 Ivy Football Association Honoree: John D. Nichols ‘53

Harvard's 1952 captain, John Nichols '53, is one of eight former in excess of $5.5 billion in Ivy League football players to be honored by the Ivy Football Asso- 2003, while profitability ciation at the association's biennial dinner January 27 at the Waldorf has grown from net income Astoria in New York City. of 2 percent in 2001 to 8 per- The black-tie event honors a former player from each Ivy League cent after tax in 2004. institution who has distinguished himself since graduation. Follow- John serves on the ing in the footsteps of Tommy Lee Jones '69 (Harvard's honoree in Board of Directors of 2003), and Dan Jiggetts '76 (the Crimson's winner in 2001), Nichols Household International, will be honored along with seven other distinguished alums. The Inc., and previously served other honorees include Robert Seiple ‘65 from Brown, William on the boards of Altria Campbell ‘62 of Columbia, Thomas MacLeod ‘70 from Cornell, Jef- Group, Inc., Rockwell In- frey Immelt ‘78 of Dartmouth, William Novelli ‘63 of Penn, Robert ternational Corporation, Ehrlich Jr. ‘79 from Princeton, and Yale's Charles Johnson ‘54. Stone Container, I.U. Inter- The Ivy Football Association is a unique partnership of football national, Borg-Warner, Inc., alumni organizations which promotes and celebrates Ivy League Kraft, Inc., Illinois Tool football while fostering a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation Works Inc., and among the eight League schools. Ravenswood Winery, Inc. John D. Nichols has been an impact player on every team he He is a member of the Com- has ever been associated with. He is known not only for his long mercial Club of Chicago, and varied career as a business executive, but also for his volunteer Civic Committee, and the work and philanthropy at his alma mater and in his adopted home Economic Club of Chicago; town of Chicago. His committment to Harvard Athletics was so- and is a retired member of lidified in 1996 when he endowed the Athletic Director’s position. the Business Roundtable John was born in Shanghai, China. He attended the Loomis and the Illinois Business School in Windsor, CT where he was a member of the undefeated Roundtable. New England championship football team of 1947, and served as At Harvard, John was his class president. While at Harvard John quickly became the num- a member of the Board of ber one right tackle on Harvard's freshman team of 1949, and moved Overseers from 1994 to John Nichols ‘53 right into the varsity lineup as a sophomore. He earned three Major 2000, serving on the Hu- H's from 1950-1952, and was a starter at left tackle. His teammates manities and Arts, Institutional Policy and Audit committees. He elected him captain of the 1952 team, which went 5-4 for Harvard's currently serves on the Committee on University Resources and the first winning team in six years. Visiting Committees on Athletics and the Graduate School of Edu- John's Harvard roots run deep. His family attended Harvard cation. His other affiliations include Junior Achievement of Chicago, Divinity School from the class of 1802 until his father completed his Director and past Chairman, University of Chicago, Trustee, 1986- BA in 1920. Both his aunt and sister were proud graduates of 1994; Argonne National Laboratory, Trustee, 1987-1994; Teach for . John earned his BA in 1953, and immediately went America, Chicago; the Art Institute of Chicago, Life Trustee and past on to receive his MBA with distinction from Chairman; Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Life Trustee; Lyric Op- in 1955. era of Chicago, Director: museum of Science and Industry, Life After earning his MBA, John received a direct commission as Member, and the Chicago Community Trust, past Vice President. an officer in the U.S. Army Finance Corps from 1955 to 1958. After John is married to the former Alexandra Curren, who is a gradu- writing the Manual for Planning, Budgeting and Accounting of Fort ate of Purdue University, and has a master's degree in International Jackson, SC, he led the task force to implement the system in the Affairs from . Alexandra was also a Fulbright Sixth Army Command. Scholar, and recently received her M.B.A from Northwestern's From 1958 to 1968, John worked at Ford Motor Company, hold- Kellogg School of Management. ing several finance and operating positions, including assistant gen- John and his wife have two children. Their daughter, Kendra, eral manager, microelectronics, Philco Ford, and was program man- was a 1995 graduate of Harvard who went on to join Teach for ager for construction and the initial launch control operations at the America and attend the Harvard School of Education. Their son, NASA Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston. From 1968 to 1969, John III, graduated Harvard in 1998, and is now enrolled at he was director, financial controls, corporate headquarters for In- Northwestern's Kellogg School. ternational Telephone and Telegraph Corporation. In this position John was responsible for monitoring financial operations for the aerospace/defense companies, export companies and Continental SAVE THE DATES — Baking and Canteen. In 1969, John joined Aerojet-General Corporation, a subsidiary Golf Tournament Season is Right of General Tire and Rubber Company. He served the company un- til 1979, first as Vice President, Finance, and later as Executive Vice Around the Corner! President and Chief Operating Officer. On John's watch, Aerojet transformed its business from being 97 percent aerospace/defense to 80 percent industrial/commercial through internal development Friends of Golf and acquisitions. In 1980, John took another big professional leap, joining Illi- May 9, 2005 nois Tool Works, Inc, a diversified manufacturer of highly engi- neered components and industrial systems. He was named Presi- Granite Links dent and Chief Operating Officer in 1981, Chief Executive Officer in 1982, and Chairman in 1986. During his tenure at ITW, the com- Quincy, MA pany grew from sales of $400 million to nearly $5 billion in 1996. Shareholder value increased from $260 million to $2.4 billion, and employment grew from 6,500 to more than 24,000. Instrumental to Friends of Football ITW's success was the establishment of seven distinct, autonomous business sectors and about 350 separate entities. John retired from June 27, 2005 ITW in 1996, and in 1999 was named to the National Business Hall of Fame. Charter Oak Country Club In January 2002, John joined the Marmon Group, Inc. as Presi- dent and Chief Executive Officer. The Marmon Group is an interna- Hudson, MA tional association of more than 100 private manufacturing and ser- vice companies that operate independently within diverse business sectors including consumer credit information, railroad tank car Invitations will be mailed manufacturing and leasing, water purification systems, and retail equipment and services. Member companies had collective revenues out in the spring.

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Please call the Ticket Office at Office Ticket the call Please you signed up to be a part of this? Please contact the Varsity Club if you would be willing to offer to willing be would you if Club Varsity the contact Please this? of part a be to up signed you

night package. night be interested. The Varsity Club offers a career networking system for our undergraduates. Are undergraduates. our for system networking career a offers Club Varsity The interested. be

purchased per night or as a two- a as or night per purchased summer job or an entry-level job, there is a good chance that there’s a Harvard student who will who student Harvard a there’s that chance good a is there job, entry-level an or job summer

balcony; $24/end balcony may be may balcony $24/end balcony; for summer jobs and post-commencement opportunities. If you are in the position to post a post to position the in are you If opportunities. post-commencement and jobs summer for

$34/loge; $29/side $34/loge; prices: Ticket Our students are currently preparing for exams, but experience shows that they are also looking also are they that shows experience but exams, for preparing currently are students Our

at the FleetCenter the at Finance Committee. Finance

informed of our endowment progress and share with you plans that are being outlined by our by outlined being are that plans you with share and progress endowment our of informed Championship at 8 p.m.) 8 at Championship

will have long term financial security. In upcoming issues of of issues upcoming In security. financial term long have will we will keep you keep will we Views & News

(Consolation at 5 p.m., 5 at (Consolation

tremendous progress in the last decade, but we still have a way to go to reach a point where we where point a reach to go to way a have still we but decade, last the in progress tremendous

Boston College Boston to a new high. It is very likely that we will pass the one million dollar threshold in 2005. This is This 2005. in threshold dollar million one the pass will we that likely very is It high. new a to

ment, and targeted endowment gifts from members have combined to help our endowment grow endowment our help to combined have members from gifts endowment targeted and ment, vs. Boston University or University Boston vs.

Recent interest in the Varsity Club, tightened budgeting processes, astute endowment manage- endowment astute processes, budgeting tightened Club, Varsity the in interest Recent

Monday, Feb. 14, 2005: 14, Feb. Monday,

The very good news is that the Varsity Club is as financially sound as it may have ever been. ever have may it as sound financially as is Club Varsity the that is news good very The

dues notice in the next month so please do not forget the Harvard Varsity Club! Varsity Harvard the forget not do please so month next the in notice dues at the FleetCenter the at

number of members who have not yet submitted annual dues. We will send out a third and final and third a out send will We dues. annual submitted yet not have who members of number

at 5 p.m. 5 at

are tracking ahead of last year’s pace in donations (above and beyond annual dues), but have a have but dues), annual beyond and (above donations in pace year’s last of ahead tracking are

Harvard vs. Northeastern vs. Harvard update. As you may recall, we set a Club record last year in combined dues and donations. We donations. and dues combined in year last record Club a set we recall, may you As update.

We are halfway through fiscal year 2005 (July 1 – June 30), so it is an appropriate time for an for time appropriate an is it so 30), June – 1 (July 2005 year fiscal through halfway are We Monday, Feb. 7, 2005: 7, Feb. Monday,

Dear Members, Dear Beanpot Tickets Beanpot

Director’s Chair Director’s Men’s Hockey Men’s