CMCAA President’s Message Reflections Classnotes Dear Alumni, at 50

It is with great pleasure that I serve as your new Alumni Pacesetters POSITION OPEN of Massachusetts, through attending the Celebration of Life for ifty years. I think we were [email protected] Stockbridge, Great Barrington, Karen Allen Parry, WALT PARRY’s wife Association President. We have, working for and with somewhat astonished as we met ’51 and Lenox; saw John Williams at the Parry’s beautiful Fallbrook conducting at Tanglewood; visited home. All our classmates who knew you, an incredible Alumni Association Board advancing back on campus and realized how ’48 ’49 ’50 the Norman Rockwell Museum and Karen over the years surely will miss WALTER WILEY ’48 writes, “I turned the needs of the College, alumni, and students. Since much time POSITION OPEN Williamstown’s rambling Japanese- her. 93 in February and am still in that had passed. [email protected] designed Clark Art Institute filled John also relayed the sad news of July, board members have been working hard towards ‘wonderment’ stage about age. I am so ’52 It certainly felt that way with art works by Sargent, Renoir, the September 1 loss of our unofficial F healthy it’s almost disgusting. our shared goal of increasing alumni participation Monet, Frederick Remington, and “class mascot,” PHIL CUTTING ’58. Phil to me. Each time I come “My time at CMC changed my many others. Tom is about to be a and Evie were frequent and welcome and engagement on-and-off-campus, enhancing to CMC, I note so many life’s path so dramatically that I DAVE ARBUCKLE ’53 great-great grandaddy this October. attendees, bringing joy and levity to often wonder what would have [email protected] new changes. I parked He still enjoys mentoring fourth our class reunions. our volunteer networks, and creating rewarding happened if I had not ‘run into’ ’53 in the library lot across graders, future advertising creative Bebe and RUSTY GROSSE have had opportunities for our alumni. George Charles Sumner Benson. directors, and would also like to hear their motorsailer, Morgana, under from Scripps College That meeting directed my life in from any CMCers via e-mail to: renovation for two years and in and ambled through such an opposite direction that I still POSITION OPEN Our on-campus team has worked hard to grow our career service volunteer [email protected]. September took it on a successful trial the Balch Auditorium feel ’awe’ when I think of this Man [email protected] ’54 run on the North Carolina coast. Just opportunities and enhance engagement with ImpactCMC and Alumni and and his determination. Following my TOM BERNSTEIN ’55 courtyard with its three days later Hurricane Florence degree from CMC, I entered high [email protected] Reunion Weekends. We are always looking to provide job and internship fabled replica of scenes became a factor and so the Morgana school teaching for what I thought Unfortunately we’ve had a was moved to Virginia for safe opportunities for our student body, and encourage you to reach out if you copied from the Folger was a great career, at least for me. I lot of our classmates storage. Rusty says it was a surreal Shakespeare Library in tried out ‘being a Captain of Industry’ ’55 passing over the last six CHUCK BATTERSON ’56 are looking for interns or full-time employees, or could take a student for experience to watch TV news reports (Benson’s phrase) and was universally months. GARY SMITH, DON NORMAN [email protected] Washington D.C. Still standing. ’56 of the same streets where they had a one-day job shadow experience. And, as many of you know, there is no disappointed with the results, as (see In Memoriam for complete Oh, the memories of doing stood three days before in Morehead was industry. I began teaching at obits), and CHUCK MADARY. BOB better weekend than Alumni Weekend. We all hope you can make it to theatre in those heady days. and New Bern, and see them under Fontana School District after my HOWARD set up an informal memorial JOHN DEVEREUX informed reunite with old friends, see the many campus enhancements, and hear us of his and Lee’s CMC four to five feet of water. At our class lunch, we gathered, industry disappointments and in lunch for Gary at the Balboa Bay ’57 about The CMC Strategy. Mark your calendar and join us for Alumni succession received appointments Club, which was attended by DOUG road trip up the Pacific BERNIE MARSHALL ’57 met, and recalled (what we as: principal of Fontana Junior High PRUESSING (who flew in from coast this past summer, starting with a [email protected] FRED Weekend, April 25-28, 2019. could recall) our times on campus and the ever- School; principal of Fontana High Arizona), STEVE BARNARD, SANDY barbecue at the home of REID SHANNON ’57 widening years in between. We were awarded School; principal of Claremont High DORFMAN, and Gary’s Newport HAYWARD ’58. Included were Fred’s [email protected] Regionally, we are re-doubling our efforts to strengthen our programming gold medallions commemorating our 50 years. School; professor of administration & Harbor High classmate, Seymour son COLIN HAYWARD ‘82, BILL MCEWEN organization at New York University Beek (Pomona ’55). FRANK TYSEN and ‘56, ERNIE SMITH ’56, Becky and PETE and chapter volunteer networks. We encourage you to not only attend the Thanks to the reunion committee for arranging following the receipt of my doctorate I were planning to be there, but a ADAMS ’61, and Kay and BILL VAN To be frank with all you both this and the evening dinner—Jon Andron incredible academic, social, networking, and athletic opportunities in your at Claremont; dean of the School minor health problem prevented me HORN ’58. Next, our travelers visited classmates I have let the ’68 P’96 P’10, Jim Arnold ’68 P’09, and Greg from driving us to Newport Beach. with PETER KEADY and family in ’58 area but request specific programs from the Alumni Office or offer to join of Education at Southern Illinois CMC Magazine deadline Hinckley. It was great to touch base with so University, Edwardsville, Ill.; and Continuing with more sad news, Menlo Park, including Peter’s catch me off guard so what you read is your chapter team or host an event. many faces from the past. retired from that University after 20+ DON SMITH, who’s kept in touch with daughter ANN KEADY ’86. Then it was from what I have seen and heard in years. Since retirement, Carole and I classmate TONY NOVELO since leaving on to Mount Shasta to catch up with the Pasadena and Solana Beach areas, Communication is key. Please engage your fellow alumni on the Claremont That afternoon, I joined some fellow alumni have lived in Las Vegas, Nev., and we school, discovered Tony’s been DON DOTY ’61. Next, to Manzanita, and on the Web. Ore. where they stayed with Nancy to catch a tour of Roberts Pavilion—man, enjoy it very much. We lead a quiet suffering from Alzheimer’s for the You may have heard that our McKenna College Alumni Facebook page and through other CMC and peaceful life. past three years. and FRITZ DELBRUECK at their classic classmate PHIL “THE WHALE” CUTTING, what a far cry from the old gym and field! A social media accounts. You can also participate in outreach by submitting “We learned this week that the FRANK TYSEN, now making positive beach house, enjoying a dinner and author of Cutting Remarks in college, truly impressive complex, and a long way from president of Las Vegas University news, has traded his famous Casa visit with Marilyn and GARY NEUHOFF. has left us for that great ocean in the Classnotes and reviewing and sharing CMC Magazine. the nightmares I had into my 20s about not (Dr. Len Jessup) has been appointed Cody hotel in Palm Springs for an John and Lee returned in time to be sky. Yes another of our classmates has finishing PE with Coach Arce. After relaxing the new president of Claremont Italian Chalet there, which he and a with Bebe and RUSTY GROSSE, Graduate University. I rarely pass partner are restoring, along with an If there is anything the Alumni Association or the Office of Alumni and with a cocktail and meeting alumni from other up an opportunity to remember apartment building in the L.A. area. Parent Relations can do for you, please do not hesitate to reach out. Ideas, classes, it was time for the class photo. There a couple of folks: of course Dr. He’s relieved to be finished with all comments, concerns, and volunteers are all welcome and encouraged. were some 30 of us for that rare moment. I George Charles Sumner Benson is the court battles involving corruption kept thinking of all those who were not there, the one who rescued me from a very and the former mayor of Palm Thank you, including those who have passed. different life, and I could add several Springs. of the professors in the Graduate BUZZ HINCKLEY recently cruised Paul “Pablo” Nathan ’80 During my time back on campus, I felt as University who often went out of the Baltic Sea. “The cruise was great, but it took its toll”. No though I had a fresh look at CMC—where it’s their way to help build confidence and expectations as I wound my way wonder, they made stops in Norway, been and where it’s going. What a long, strange through academe.” Denmark, Poland, Germany, Estonia, trip it’s been. Keep on truckin’ ’68! Russia, Finland, and Sweden off a JIM STOESSEL ’50 900-passenger Viking Cruise ship. John Achorn ’68 44 Westvale Meadows #A And he recommends taking the trip. Concord, MA 01742-2855 TOM NATHAN and his wife, 978-369-2104 Norma, took a ten-day drive up [email protected] the “lovely” Berkshire Mountains

24 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 25 passed on. JOHN “CACTUS” POER and I BART BROWN writes, I’m still in excellent health, (thanks our class been Raptured and were we a hopeful note states that “I may see manager. Although without formal Sandra, gives him seven strokes on at 909-626-2411. We had a great had lunch with Phil about six months “Laurie and I just returned to a pacemaker and other renewed the Left Behinds? Had we all you in Claremont for our 55th and musical training, he accompanies a their bets and he still loses He misses turnout for our 50th, so lets do it ago at which time we noted he had ’59 from Indonesia, Bali, and body parts), so I figure I’ll be around migrated to Facebook? Whatever. fire up after that.” dance class at a private school. He his CMC buddies and would welcome again! Looking forward to seeing you. GIL FERREY also takes piano lessons, plays in a really slowed down and become Java. Age and jet lag prevent sending for a while and will do it as long as I With help from the CMC staff, and survived a “very minor” a visit in St. Helena in the summer LARRY BERGER ’64 trio, and is learning the organ. His withdrawn because of failing health more details to meet your deadline. am able. Amy and I will celebrate our by contacting those we knew to be heart attack (words not often seen or Palm Desert in the winter. Gary’s [email protected] issues. Briefly: swayed in our 21st-floor 25th wedding anniversary in Kiev, still around, we reached more and together) with “no damage” but “just grandchildren live with David and his son, Greg, works for Schnitzer Steel Carol and I had a delightful dinner Hong Kong hotel room during the Ukraine in November where I will more of you. You will no doubt note a couple of stents to improve blood wife, Caroline, and keep them busy. and travels to international garden BILL DAWSON ’64 recently with Marlene and DAVE recent typhoon. Toured Borobudur be for my 20th two-week teaching in the items that follow that some of flow” (question “just”). Gil lives in He keeps in touch with BOB WALKER, spots like Egypt and Bangladesh and [email protected] REYNOLDS and Lois and RON HIGGINS and Prambanan, 8th and 9th century assignment over the years.” our lives are now tinged with sadness Berkeley and vacations in Napa in and plans to attend the 55th reunion. other Far and Near East destinations STEVE HALLGRIMSON ’64 Combining families with his wife, at our Solana Beach home. Ron Buddhist and Hindu temples on Java. BOB BEASLEY ’59 by the loss of a spouse, partner, or the home which did not burn down (no reasons given but must be good [email protected] Pat, of 13 years, BILL LA ROCK counts and Lois were with us on the CMC Got fat on some great Balinese food. [email protected] good friend. That should not stop us in the latest Northern California reasons). Alumni Association’s Cuba trip last Didn’t drown. Recent terrible tsunami from celebrating those who are with fires (although, suspiciously, 14 four daughters, one son, and 11 Having left California in 2002, year. Fun to be with them again. Dave on Sulawesi didn’t affect us.” us and have responded to our other homes on his street did burn grandchildren. He retired in 2005, BARRY SWAYNE and his wife, Joyce, DICK CLINE writes, “I was is well and still trying to shoot his age RAY REMY writes, “On separate inquiries. We were not a big class but down). His son Jon is a professional after 47 years in business with his lived in Virginia for five years recently pondering the POSITION OPEN ’65 in golf. Good luck Davie. If you live occasions, I have had lunch with as you can see, our life stories are photographer for Sports Illustrated; his brother, Jack, in both investment (2002-2007) and then moved to question of identifying my [email protected] to be 100, you just may do it, but on ARVO FALLON, who is now living ’60 varied and interesting. For those of four other children are involved in management and building supplies, as Winston-Salem, N.C. to a retirement fondest memories while at CMC. I crutches or in a wheelchair. in Colorado Springs, and TEDD you who did reply, thank you for various industries throughout the Bay well as other ventures. He plays tennis community. They miss California, but came to settle on experiences playing Carol and I were with our friends DETERMAN, who is living in Chicago. taking the time. We hope to hear Area. His wife, Lotta, is active with and golf, and reads the Bible. He and are quick to add, not the Southern soccer and lacrosse. These were both and classmate Becky and PETE ADAMS Both are doing fine and were Your editor must relay the from even more class members for SWEA, a Swedish woman’s group Pat are writing a “book of miracles” California traffic. On June 15 this sports I knew zero about until I ’61 in Santa Barbara recently. They impressed with the progress that the ’61 sad news that your stalwart our next addition to the CMC (strongly implying that she may be, or from her life experiences. He year, before 60 people, and having reached the college. MALCOM STARR have purchased a new home close College has made. We ate at Bardot Class Liaison, BOB SUN- Magazine. (Disclaimer: We may alter/ have been, Swedish). Gil’s main hobby continues to see his CMC roommate, been married for 50 years, they talked me into trying lacrosse. to the Santa Barbara Mission and in Claremont.” The Remys have nine SHINE, passed away on October 8, mangle some of your writings. Names is restoring antique Porsches (1968 JOHN NELSON and wife, Sheryle, and renewed their marriage vows “in Somebody else pointed to soccer. I are moving from their Hope Ranch grandkids and were expecting their 2018. Our condolences go out to his of children or even pets may get and 1958 editions). (apparently for tennis tips) DAVE covenant with God”. They have two remember LARRY MOSS ’66 whacking home, which is where they have lived third great-granddaughter in July. family, including wife Sylvia Sunshine deleted. Literary liberties may be Now a missionary for 16 years, MOFFETT and his wife, Susan. children, STEVE ’92, and David (Duke me in the face with his lacrosse stick for many years. I heard “Pedro” say The class mourns the passing of and granddaughter CAROLINE SUN- taken.) Our responders, in BLAKE GIBBS has a home in Modesto In our sophomore year, BRYN ’’97). They have six grandchildren, opening up a nice cut under my something about, “too many stairs”. GARY DUNN. Ray writes, “He was just SHINE ’18. alphabetical order: but serves in Kenya rescuing street OSTBY transferred to St. Olaf College ages 11 to 15 (big draw: their indoor mouth. I probably deserved it. One A single level is more attractive these a terrific guy who you could not help POSITION OPEN ORLEY ASHENFELTER reports he children. The mission’s staff is now in Northfield, Minn., and sent us pool). They recently attended the year the team went to the University days when “O” for old becomes more but like. He wasn’t a great student; [email protected] lost his wife, Ginna (Scripps ’65), 120 full-time workers, and they have the most comprehensive item we wedding of Susan Wallace, daughter of Arizona for a tournament. The host of a subject. he wasn’t a great leader; he was just in February after various heart reintegrated more than 2,000 children received. After college, he followed of TOM WALLACE ’65 in North team was really nice and invited us to Speaking of Santa Barbara, I have a great guy who was always there for problems. Together Orley and Ginna with their families over the past ten his father’s footsteps into the Marine Hollywood. a party with cute girls, munchies, and heard that our friend FRED HAYWARD each of us when we needed a friend.” Where has the time gone? had started a small vineyard in South years. He has five grandchildren and Corps where he served three years. If brevity is the soul of wit, consider some booze. Our team was well has taken a fall but I don’t know the Also, while the College has BILL SYMINGTON called to Jersey—even including an oasis for one great-grandchild. He has been He participated in the Dominican ED SELF’s single comment to our class: entertained until one of my colleagues extent of any injuries, if any. Get well recognized our classmate GLENN ’62 bring me up to date on my picnics. Sadly, Ginna designed but married to Esther for 53 years. Republic crisis, handling ammunition “We’re all older!” mentioned at about 11 p.m. that not a fast my friend. You owe me some HICKERSON, we should also note that 60th Santa Monica High School class didn’t see its completion. Orley is still STEVE HASELTON passed away in for helicopters. The group mantra: JOE ULLOA writes, “I enjoy reading single player was still there from more e-mails. his gift to CMC that may total over reunion a few weeks ago, which I (yes, STILL) teaching at Princeton. 2017. In his honor we quote in full, “For God’s sake don’t drop anything.” about our classmates. It is a source Arizona. We figured out the gambit Back on the subject of golf again, $40 million, making it one of the missed. He said that he provided a His daughter Bevin is a professor at “This Is Just to Say” by William (His ability to recount this indicates of great pride to see the diversity, being played and adjourned to our I belong to a group from Annandale largest in school history. The gift will short commentary on the group from Occidental College—remember those Carlos Williams, which had somehow they didn’t.) His next deployment energy, success, and embellishments beds to rest up for the next day’s Golf Club called “The Dirty go primarily for student aid and will Santa Monica that went to CMC: CMC-Oxy games? He keeps in touch captured his fertile imagination, and was Vietnam. He was made captain we have added to CMC. I’m still game. As for soccer, I had the honor Thirties.” We travel around and play pay great dividends for years to come. himself, myself, BOB KREUTER, and with BOB WALKER, RUSS IUNGERICH ’63, which he would quote for any reason, and in charge of supply for 15,000 active as a senior portfolio manager of playing on the club team that different courses. We recently played JESUN PAIK is recovering from FRANK MYERS. I did receive an e-mail and BOB BOIES ’63. or (more often) no reason at all: “I Marines in the DMZ. His inspections in partnership with my wife, Anne whipped UCLA 1-0 for their first loss at Lake Arrowhead Country Club and a stroke and is recuperating at his from BOB KREUTER stating he was on a GEORGE BENINGHOFF reports that have eaten/the plums/that were in/the of Khe Sanh were canceled due Fomon, at Wells Fargo Advisors in La in about 100 games. joining us were BOB GUSTAFSON ’53, home in Santa Monica. Jesun recently bike trip in Germany. TAIN BODKIN has he’s been married for 50 years to icebox/and which/you were probably/ to Vietnamese shelling. And Jolla. We live in La Jolla so it’s a tight “After graduating and getting JOHN POER, and Mike Gray (Pomona lost his wife, Hisuh. Jesun has had continued to send me e-mails from his wife, Pat. His two sons attended saving/for breakfast/Forgive me/they something of an understatement, work and leisure loop for us. College married, I went back to soccer ’58). Fun get together. I’ve never distinguished career in the banking Baja California, where he has lived for Oberlin College and the University were delicious/so sweet/and so cold.” he reports that “it was wonderful to football is my passion, so I’m totally playing with a variety of adult teams, played a golf course that “ate” more field and represented the US on many years. DON VEACH has not of Michigan despite George having Four years ago, after nine years be reunited with his wife Barbara” engrossed with my two Dalmatians including co-ed. One memorable golf balls. Ya, ya, I hear you. Maybe I the East Asian Development Bank, reported any news from the east coast pointed out to them the clearly on the Los Angeles Superior Court (certainly better than a shelling). in my ‘man cave’. I want to wish experience was whipping the Tijuana need to hit it straighter. which brings ambassadorial-level but BILL HOLLINGSWORTH has. I have superior advantages of CMC. Leaving bench, REX HEESEMAN retired, but Thereafter, he entered George everyone well and look forward to our police team on a ragged field in On a final note, Linn andPHIL recognition. had several requests to mention books their home of 35 years in Summit, now does arbitrations and mediations. Washington University Law School in next reunion in order to catch up.” Tijuana. I recall at the start being GILDRED of Rancho Santa Fe, and HARRY BENTER writes that he and that our classmates have enjoyed and N.J., they now split their time He hopes to be doing this for the Washington, DC, passed the bar, and BILL WAINWRIGHT sadly passed away warned not to slide or fall as the field Carol and I have continued our CARL LIND will drive up together from recommend, so that is my next between Aspen and Florida. His life is “indefinite future.” Last November ended up practicing law in Palo Alto. this year from brain cancer. Bill leaves had a lot of shell casings with sharp years of friendship. We see each San Diego for our 60th Reunion next project. FREDY LOWRY has been now taken up with his two grandsons, he swore in his daughter NICOLE His wife also had a successful career four children, three of whom fluently edges. But we whipped them and other for dinners and Phil and I play April! From the returns we’ve gotten traveling but also working as an travel, and “hedonism” (his word, not HEESEMAN ’95 as a Los Angeles at Edward Jones. His three sons and speak three languages. Bill’s Quixotic got back across the border. Later golf together every few months. so far, we should have a great turnout. instructor for Hawaiian Airlines. BOB ours). Superior Court judge. (If you don’t one daughter also have had successful aspiration of restoring the two-year a bunch of old guys (45+) cobbled It has been a wonderful and fun I hope you ’59ers are all planning to LOWE is still busy and difficult to get Sharon Blasgen (Scripps ’64) passed think this is remarkable, you haven’t lives. Bryn is particularly grateful humanities program to the CMC together a team and played in a soccer relationship. attend. out to lunch. Let me know if you away this year in San Diego from been paying attention.) His other for the humanities program, which curriculum, as we had experienced, tournament in Barcelona. We had At our recent 60th reunion, JOHN OMER LONG writes, “Allyn Scheu would like to contribute additional cancer. Huh? What?? It was a men’s daughter, Michelle, “raises money” then comprised most of the freshman was spectacularly unsuccessful, but the bad luck of being beaten there by POER was awarded the Eugene L. hosted about 8% of the (original information in the Notes, Marshall. college then! She wasn’t, couldn’t at Stanford University’s development and sophomore year (see BILL was pursued by Bill with diligence, a team from Poway, a town 30 miles Wolver, Jr. ’51 Lifetime Service 100) 1959 class at lunch recently: have been in our class! All true—but office. Rex reports he also has WAINWRIGHT below). He remembers scholarship, and humor. from where I lived. I gave up that Award in recognition of lifetime Pete Marr, Buck Jones, Terry Evans, MARSHALL SALE ’62 as a SCRIPPSIE (’64) she was a great traveled a lot over the past 20 years with admiration professors Hal JOE ZERBONI and his wife Joanna sport a year later when I tore an ACL. service to the College, the Alumni Bart Brown, Allyn, Hobie Smith, 505-690-0299 friend to many CMCers, and her (Japan, Dubai, Jordan, and Greece— Painter, Walter Buckingham Smith, are both “healthy and fit” (many Checking my numbers, I estimate I Association, and the alumni of and Omer Long attended. With us [email protected] huge smile, wicked wit, and love of presumably not as one very long 20- and Langdon Ellsbree: “all were great possible meanings), and Joe keeps in played in about 430 soccer games, Claremont McKenna College. JACK also was Terry’s son, Scott. We had a life added greatly to every one of us year trip). and inspiring teachers.” [If you’d like touch with TOM HARTNETT and SCOTT coached 100, and refereed 10. STARK ’57 presented this award to John great time! Clark Booth had a knee who knew her (so we forgave her for DAVID HUI is now retired, and is a a remembrance of Bryn’s meeting VAN LINGE. Joe asserts he “enjoys the “Now that I have exceeded the LARRY FORD ’63 at the class dinner. replacement at the time or he would marrying Mike at Harvey Mudd). She docent at the Beethoven Museum at with another classmate, BOB BATES, American political drama” (again, magic age of 70, I have taken up, sort [email protected] have been with us.” ’63 deserves this special mention. Thank San Jose State University. Dave can and Vietnam, you can email him at many possible meanings). of, golf. I used to think the game was ROBERT MCCRARY ’58 BOB BEASLEY writes, “Yes, I’m back you, Sharon, for your friendship and explain to you why this collection is [email protected].] Finally, JOHN TAYLOR reminds us for wienies. Surprise? Testosterone 1703 Milan Ave. in the saddle as our class scribe and great heart. not in Berlin, or Bonn, or Vienna, but GARY SCHNITZER is alive and that our 55th Reunion will be next is your enemy in golf. Small muscle South Pasadena, CA 91030 want to thank OMER LONG for doing There were few if any 1964 His wife having recently passed we can all be glad it isn’t. Dave started playing a lot of golf at Silverado and April 25-28 on campus. You may want control is a new subject of which I am Fax 626-441-0501 a great job for the past several years. ’64 Class Notes when we away, LARRY EPPENBACH is bowing out out, however, as an engineering the Reserve in Palm Desert. He is to make hotel reservations soon by a bit ignorant. I learned early that a [email protected] started this project. Had on reporting this time around, but on embarrassed to say that his wife, calling the Claremont Doubletree way to keep track of one’s progress is

26 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 27 to count the number of balls one has in the largest tournament this year occasions the captain stopped in the of June I decided to have stem-cell submeter company to my daughter’s when greatly stressed and actions in October, visiting with WALLY her car any longer and was sending lost. in California. Of all places it will be middle of the various seas and let us treatment on my left knee (complete fiancé last year. Now I just do treasured. DIECKMANN at the event, and attended it to him by train. I drove him to the “I was recently in a seniors match. held in Claremont. Couple of weeks go swimming in possibly the clearest replacement was an option, but I computer programming and We yearn for youth recaptured and ImpactCMC the same weekend. train station in his Triumph TR-3 to Our team captain was 88 years old. later we will try Denton, Texas for water I have ever experienced, AND chose not to go that route), attended troubleshoot the manufacturing deeds once done together. Joe and Marilyn enjoyed a 21-day pick it up, and when we got there I There was a ninety-year old guy in another large regional tournament. the water was much warmer than Optimum Health Institute in San process as problems arise. I’m hoping Caribbean cruise in January on the asked what he was going to do with We seek again to join where once we the golf cart toting an oxygen tank. We were supposed to meet BILL Laguna Beach. We highly recommend Diego, ate raw vegan food for two to emulate Andy Rooney and retire MS Koningsdam. the TR-3. He said, “Sell it I guess.” were led. The third player was about 75 years HARRIS in Claremont for dinner, but the Sea Cloud!” weeks, and then changed my diet to two weeks before I die. But not any I wrote him a check on the spot. As I It is the endless nighttime journey of JOE BRADLEY ’65 old. I was the worst player. However, communications were not good, and HOWARD SOHN reports, “After more healthy foods (no, not complete time soon, mind you. My guardian [email protected] remember, David always had a smile while playing with them, I hit my first he ended up alone at the table… reconnecting at our 50th reunion, raw vegan, but more veggies and angel won’t allow it. She kept me safe those that shared what others did not. on his face and a sunny disposition. ever birdie. So much for memories wrong weekend. And try this one GREG SMITH introduced me to fruits… less sugar, wheat, and dairy), in Vietnam. She alerted me fifteen The ghosts of past events march into We will miss him.” and progress.” on: ask your wife, sister, daughter, his son Zvi. We’ve been in touch and hired a personal trainer to put me years ago to a spot of blood on my our present and succor the soul of The Class of ’66 was JOE JOHNSON also contributed BOB SUMMERS checks in with, mother, etc., if their husband, son, since, including an e-mail exchange through my paces twice a week at the arm half-way into a four hour car those who destiny ordained to live saddened to learn of the this memorial for DAVID PALMER. “My take? I do not understand the father, grandfather, or brother were this week. We share an interest in gym. Also, I’m going to have cataract trip. It seemed strange so I went to and age. ’66 passing of William George “I was David’s roommate for our current trend against ‘White men.’ accused of the deed Kavanaugh addressing the second-class citizen surgery later this year to improve my a dermatologist who said it didn’t The spirits fuel the mind and steel the Prevot. Bill’s In Memoriam notice will senior year, when we could live off I did not know that the values I was has been, with only the testified status of Arab citizens of Israel. vision. look like a problem. But because I memories of those moments. appear in the next issue of the campus. We found an apartment on raised with (including time at CMC— information available, would they He’s quite a guy, Greg’s son, an “At the time of my writing at the was worried (and he could charge me Foothill and met to make plans. David Memories of youth and purpose magazine. Claremont MEN’S College—during be SOOOOOOOOOOO certain accomplished linguist and historian, beginning of October, I have lost 35 $300), he took it off and sent it to the brought some tools and wood to our beyond mortality. ED D’ANCONA reports that he and the early 1960’s) to be productive and he was guilty? I have no idea who is committed to facilitating peaceful pounds of excess weight (back to 180 lab. It was the first of five melanomas Madelaine Shellaby (Scripps ’66) were meeting. I asked him what he was The soldiers of the soul and the leave whatever endeavors one gets correct but detest the instant hate interaction between long-time pounds... 10 more to go), my blood cut off before they could do any real married in October. planning to do, and he answered that musters of the mind.” involved in better than they were which has been hurled at him. And adversaries.” pressure is now in the normal range damage. Would that JESSE CLARK and RICK LEARNED reports that after 74 he was going to build a bar for us to before getting involved, had any one more thing for a fascinating look GREG SMITH shares, “Enjoying with only a small dose of medication, DAVE HUNTOON had guardian angels, DAN BAKER checks in with, “Joni years in Southern California he and entertain. Right then it was clear that gender or racial implications. I believe into another culture in a different life. Kids and grandkids doing great. and I am walking without a knee too.” (Scripps ’65) and I (and our oldest his bride have moved to Northern the year was off to a good start. When all participants (‘good citizens’) in time, read The Traitor’s Niche by Ismail Presently seven of our grandkids in brace (or limp) for the first time in KEITH NIGHTINGALE writes, “Just daughter and her husband) had the California. Part of the reason for the David was getting ready to entertain a society have a similar motivation Kadare.” Israel: four live there, three more are years (yes, stem cell therapy really finished a senior exec leadership extraordinary experience this summer move was the recent birth of his first he would buy a bottle of Southern regardless of gender or race, and BILL HARRIS writes, “Apologies for studying there. We go twice a year, works). I just hired a life coach to week for General Electric in of walking the battlefields of D-Day, granddaughter. The hills surrounding Comfort and a gallon of cranberry that this is necessary for a society to having a dull year... but national tours and try to combine our visits with help me decide what I really want to Normandy. Working with several June 6, 1944, with our classmate Col. Sonoma and the Valley of the Moon juice. He claimed this was the perfect prosper and benefit the participants. with Sophia Loren only come along trips elsewhere. Recently flew from be when I grow up. Life is good and nations regarding the upcoming (Ret.) KEITH NIGHTINGALE. In fact, also remind him of the Palos Verdes drink for entertaining. Everything “Other than ‘my take’ at this stage every so often and I promise to write Tel Aviv to Cairo, and spent ten days I am making progress on my year of 75th anniversary of D-Day next year. Class Notes was how I learned of Peninsula of his youth. David did was first class. He had of our lives we focus on family. Again when there’s news. In the meantime, in Egypt. I highly recommend it, improving health. Looking forward Cruised Alaska, fished for salmon, and Keith’s annual gig for the US Army a fabulous phonograph deck and had our grandkids in Hutchinson for I’d appreciate you editing Tony’s press and can help arrange it for anyone to having much more fun in future ate crab. Seriously bueno. Supervising training active duty Army Special JOHN GREEN ’66 record collection. One day I found Space Camp at the Cosmosphere, and release that has me sitting alone at a interested. It’s amazing what the travels. All the best to you and the daughter as she moved to Oahu from Forces personnel in strategy and 3490 Point White Drive NE him listening in tears to ‘Dream the will all be together for Thanksgiving table waiting for their company unless Egyptians were doing 5,000 and more other members of the Class of 1965.” Maui on a job promotion. Repetitive tactics used during the Normandy Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 Impossible Dream’ from the musical in West Virginia. Our next major trip you want all the facts—and you don’t. years ago. Presently I’m active in my DEAN DAVIDGE writes, “I’ve been counseling on site is a parental Invasion. We walked with generals 206-842-0159 Man of La Mancha. He believed this will be the trip to Greece we were I promise a note the minute there’s a homeowners’ association, as well as in following the Brett Kavanaugh requirement. May have to enlist and troops from around the world [email protected] song would be the mantra for his planning when we decided to join headline.” the synagogue I helped start some 35 confirmation, especially the ANSON REGO and his legal beagles— business career. The last conversation who are privileged to be included RICK LEARNED ’66 JOE BRADLEY and his wife, Marilyn, LARRY MAASS writes, “Susi (Scripps years ago. Also taking up oil painting. allegations from Professor Ford it’s a complicated world. I’ve got a I had with David was at our 30th in Keith’s ‘terrain walks’ and staff [email protected] on the Mediterranean cruise, which ’66) and I continue to travel. Last year Doing some pro bono legal work, and Kavanaugh’s rebuttal. She said. third book in draft on the Iran rescue rides. We were honored to be reunion. We talked about the bank we thoroughly enjoyed. This time we spent two weeks on a National but only what I’m interested in. Ahh, He said. Who’s telling the truth? and the rise of special operations invited to the VIP viewing area at turnarounds I had worked on, and we will spend almost a month in a Geographic cruise in Norway and retirement.” Two people can have very different forces elements. The publishers are La Fiere Bridge where this year 800 STEVE WOODWORTH he insisted that I should write a book relative’s home southwest of Athens. then on to Svalbard where we did METE TUNCAY announces, “The recollections of a traumatic event mulling it over. Languishing on the Allied paratroopers dropped at our contributed this memorial about my experiences, and he would We plan to be there for the Orthodox some ‘reenactment’ hikes in the great most important event is our son thirty or forty years earlier and both old family ranch, killing gophers, and feet, celebrating the June 5, 1944 ’67 for our departed classmate, publish it. I never wrote the book, but Easter with clergy friends, then take tradition of the Norwegian arctic Cem’s marriage on July 27th. are telling the truth as they remember raising limes while having a G&T Airborne drops of the 82nd and 101st ERIC HARRINGTON. “Eric was a fellow fondly remember David’s offer.” in historical religious sites. Then for explorers Nansen and Amundsen. Secondly, our grandson became a it. About ten years ago I was asked as the sun sets. Life is good. My Airborne Divisions! Keith was chosen suitemate, Boswell addict, and Mara BOB NOVELL contributed the the second half of the trip we will be Without a doubt the coldest hiking sophomore in industrial engineering to write a narrative describing what contribution to literature... to organize the Normandy D-Day Toga brother. He was a global thinker following: “My ancestors came joined by relatives, and take in more I have ever done. It turns out that at the Bilkent University at Ankara.” happened on a flight in Vietnam from southern France. I still have SOLDIERS OF THE SOUL AND Celebration in 1984 when President and bona fide people person. He tourist and beach venues.” a double latte with a triple dash of BEN BENKOVSKY shares, “Still in which the pilot was shot and I family in France and feel that I have THE MUSTERS OF THE MIND Reagan decided to attend. Keith loved being with his friends and TONY CHILDS checks in with, “Susan Kahlua is an amazing pre-frostbite enjoy living in the small coastal town managed to fly the crippled helicopter created the multi-day event that you interacted with them religiously and some of the qualities of my French We each hold musters of the mind and I recently celebrated our 45th restorative. of Seal Beach, Southern California. to the nearest base. Al Chancey, the can enjoy there each year. You can go passionately in diverse environments ancestors. But as it turns out, I lived and hidden roll calls of our soul. wedding anniversary. The best trip “We then spent two weeks on our In April of this year I went on a pilot, also wrote a narrative which is to Normandy anytime and there are during his waking hours. Eric’s broad in Germany for nearly five years, Tony and Susan have taken this year own in Norway learning about some 28-day round-trip cruise from San factually quite different from mine. The faces come and go with every hundreds of knowledgeable guides international background and first with the Army and second for was to Nagorno-Karabakh and then of my heritage. In August this year Diego to French Polynesia (Tahiti, See http://www.hmm-364.org/1968/ night patrol. from all countries who have learned experiences provided unique insights business. Forty years ago, my self- South Ossetia. Best trip planned for we went to Oahu with our youngest Moorea, Bora Bora), Nuku Hiva in haivan-pass.html and scroll down to The patrol of dreams both dark and about the Invasion. But only Keith has and perspectives to life, which he taught German was good. At business next year is to have our Russian pal son KEN ’90 and his family for two the Marquesas’, and Hawaii. Being on May 11, Hai Van HAC check. light from times so long ago. walked with so many D-Day veterans freely shared. He never met a card meetings where both German and drive us over the Road of Bones in weeks. We took a four-day wash and a Holland America mid-sized cruise “I’m writing this with a computer The legions of our memories and the who, since the early 1980’s, have game, especially bridge, he didn’t English were spoken, I could manage Siberia in March. Along the way we repack cycle at home and then flew ship is always fun for me, and since monitor flat on the floor and a bonds of all our times. come back to walk these battlefields embrace, and more than held his own the language. In the mid-70’s, when will visit the coldest city on earth. to Tuscany for two weeks with our I was traveling alone it is great to keyboard on my lap. I had eye surgery with Keith, have recounted exactly I was single, I worked in Frankfurt, We see who we were when now we at the shuffleboard table at Willie & Trying to get LEE LIVINGSTON to oldest son and his family staying in have other people to hang out with two days ago and for the next week or what happened, and what they were but Austria was my favorite country are. Ethel’s.” come. I’m staying in contact with some fabulous hotels and villas, the during the adventure. Although the so I must spend 45 minutes of every thinking. If you have the chance, be SANDY MACKIE contributed this and playground. I loved to go skiing MARSHALL SALE ’62… we both figure best of which was the Villa d’Este on experience was lots of fun, I realized hour with my face parallel to the We march and sing and share what in Normandy on the four days before memorial for our departed classmate there. In the summer, I would grab only we could have together. we are about the last two stock pickers Lake Como. After being fattened up that it would have been much more floor. Not doing so could mean never June 6 and walk with Keith! You will DAVID PALMER. “David was a good my backpack and hike above the alive. Linda and LEE LIVINGSTON are on pasta, pizza, and wine, Susi and I enjoyable if my physical mobility being able to see with my right eye The time is lost but the moment and never forget it! Keith, thank you for friend. David and I had several classes tree line in the Austrian mountains, the only Trump supporters living continued on to Dubrovnik to board had been better. My walking was again. I had been participating in a the faces linger. your continuing service!” together and found each other to navigating between the various rest in Beverly Hills. They fear for their the Sea Cloud, a four-mast sailing ship impaired with some neuropathy in high-intensity interval training class at A flashing image of once exuberant PAT MULLIN and his wife, Sherry, be pleasant company. We shared a huts found along the trail. During the lives. Susan and I are very much built in the ’30s for the Post family, both legs and a very bothersome the local YMCA a couple days a week youth now together for an aging completed the seven-day Register’s conservative view of the country as rainy winter months, you would find into pickle ball; first tournament and cruised the Adriatic, Ionian, left knee (almost bone on bone and (oldest person there by about ten lifetime. Annual Great Bike Ride across Iowa we discussed life, love, and current me sitting by the window and reading I completely choked and am still and Aegean seas, visiting Croatia, wearing a brace to lower the pain). So, years) until everything I tried to read (RAGBRAI) in July. a good book. These are life’s reflections and the events. One day, during our junior pulling bits of liver from my throat. Macedonia, Albania, and Greece. I I decided this was the year to get into with my right eye was blurred. Hope JOE BRADLEY and his wife, “This year has been a busy one for spirits of our soul. year, he got a note from his mother, We won our second tournament (we walked the walls and narrow streets of better physical shape so I can more I will be able to get back to the class Marilyn, attended the 100th ROTC who had moved to downtown me, both at work and as a volunteer. Ulysses’ Odyssey and the reunion play in the 70+, mid-skill section) some fascinating walled cities that are fully enjoy whatever years I have left after a month of being a couch potato. anniversary celebration on campus Chicago, saying she did not need In May, my Rotary Club created a and this weekend (Oct.) are playing common in the region. On multiple to me. With that in mind, at the end “I sold most of my electric of the dead, regather to recount life Field of Honor to recognize veterans,

28 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 29 first responders, and others who have my firm last year working on IT with Van and capturing some great discovered a photo of my 1962 AHS Lighting, in effect director of R&D played important roles in our lives. and benefit design for a proprietary shots of these beautiful birds. I baseball team (I was absent on the day for all of GE Lighting worldwide. We planted and flew one-thousand retirement benefit that I trademarked promise to write about my trip in the the picture was taken—drats). Next, Suddenly, in 1990, I found that American flags. The proceeds from in 2004. Colleen and I celebrated next issue.” we visited the new indoor swimming roughly half of my ‘staff’ was in the sale of the flags were used to 51 years of marriage by welcoming BILL STEUBEN recently wrote to say complex and saw a huge photo of Budapest. Regular trips to Budapest create a beautiful group of veteran two new great-grandchildren into that one of the repeated requests he the 1962 AHS varsity basketball became a significant part of my job monuments in Arcadia–one for each the family, placing the grand total at and his wife have received from his team. (There I was, number 13). We responsibilities, but there was much of the branches of the military. I was four.” two kids over the years has been to saw less than a half-dozen posters more work to be done than just honored to be asked to MC the event. SANDY MACKIE adds, “Cindy Hoyt plan a trip back to Mexico City. This on campus. It’s been 56 years, can’t technology management. In one It gave me an opportunity to review (Pitzer ’69), and I are on the cusp of is the area where his wife, Jean, was these people come up with more famous meeting, a GE executive was our American history including songs, our 50th wedding anniversary (June born and grew up and where they met current photos? Anyway, we thanked explaining to a group of employees pledges, and the military ceremonies 2019) and living in Winthrop, Wash. in high school. Bill writes, “This year AHS for the chance to impress my the new directions that would be we practice when such events occur. We have a new grandson (our first) we accomplished half of that request daughter and grandkids. By the way, undertaken. Naturally, he spoke of the “In June, my wife Sharon had knee born this May. Our two boys, Alec when my daughter and her family please don’t look for any signs of my need to turn a profit. One engineer replacement surgery and suddenly I and David, are doing well. I have joined us to stay in the city. We had sporting career at CMC, although I asked, ‘What is profit, and why is became a caregiver for several weeks finally retired after more than 50 not seen Mexico City in 20 years. take credit for being on the freshman it necessary?’ Obviously, there was while she recuperated. I’m pleased years in harness as an attorney. I was Obviously, the landscape has changed team that won the tug-of-war during a huge cultural gap needing to be that she worked hard to recover and is with Perkins Coie LLP for the last since Jean and I graduated from the orientation.” bridged! doing well now. It may sound strange, 15 years. I still dabble with the law a American High School, 55 years ago. KEMP SMITH contributed the “Hungary is a relatively small but during this period, I found time bit, but I am doing my best to give lie While I learned to drive there, I had following memoir, “I began my European country. Yet for its small to start reading again. Most of my to the notion that you cannot do too no desire to repeat the task given the career at General Electric in 1968 size, it has had an enormous impact normal daily reading deals with much fishing or play too much golf.” incredible traffic in the city (thank at the Corporate Research and on western culture and Hungarians investment markets, economics, and MARTIN KAPLAN reports, “On the you to my relatives and Uber). I Development Center in Schenectady, are justifiably proud of their history. geopolitical matters. My mother morning of March 1, 2018, I flew won’t take you all the way down my NY. After a few years as an individual In music, think of Bela Bartok, started me reading at an early age, from Houston to Kansas City. VAN memory lane, but the trip brought contributor in the Mechanical Franz Liszt, Franz Lehar, and many visiting the library, and reading books. WOLBACH picked me up at the airport back all the love and excitement I Engineering Laboratory, I refocused others. In science, Edward Teller, My shelves are full of academic titles and we drove to Grand Island, Neb., experienced living in Mexico, D.F. on technology management. That Theodor von Karman, and Leo from CMC and UCLA, and hundreds which is Van’s hometown. We met a It was fun to deal with the memories led, in 1981, to Cleveland, Ohio, Szilard command attention. There of books from my days in Frankfurt. group of Van’s friends who had driven of what once was versus what has where I was manager of High have been a dozen Hungarian Nobel My favorite topics are history and up from Kansas City. The purpose become today. We reaffirmed the love Intensity Discharge Engineering Laureates. Yet for centuries, perhaps historical fiction. Recently I have been of the trip was to view hundreds we have for the people and culture. at GE Lighting. In the late 1980’s, because of its size and location, going back to reread several titles. of thousands of migrating sandhill We were amazed at the bustle and global consolidation among lighting Hungary has seen a succession of My geographical interest remains cranes. The area is a primary stopover magnitude of the street scenes that manufacturers was a dominant trend. foreign dominations. There was the the United States and 20th-Century for the cranes on their long annual confronted us. We marveled at the Phillips had entered the US market, Ottoman Empire, the Hapsburgs, the Europe. I spent a week this summer migration. They rest and recharge on vendors hawking replicas of jerseys and GE responded by acquiring a Germans, and then the Soviets. It is reading Balkan Ghosts by Robert the Platte River just outside of Grand being worn by the national soccer controlling interest in Tungsram–a small wonder that an attitude deep Kaplan. The book deals with the Island. The gathering of cranes on team as it advances in the World Cup. state-owned, Budapest-based in the Hungarian psyche is one of countries that make up the Balkans the Platte is one of America’s greatest We visited my neighborhood and manufacturer of lighting products ‘this too shall pass.’ So, this was also and the conflicts they have and wildlife spectacles. We stayed in The the San Angel Inn to rediscover the which had developed a significant the response to the new American continue to experience. Crane Trust Lodging, the premier homes of famous Mexican painters export business to Western Europe. presence at Tungsram. On the one “In October, Sharon and I will be viewing spot on the Platte. This story Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and David The acquisition was consummated hand, expectations were high. ‘Now taking a Danube cruise starting in is interesting because Van owns a Sequeiros. in 1990. This appeared to have been that we are a part of GE, we will be Budapest and heading up the river. 300-acre farm on the Platte directly “The ‘welcome home’ affection brilliant business timing as the Berlin paid American wages and salaries.’ We plan to spend some extra time and across the river from The Crane Trust from my wife’s extended family was a Wall fell in late 1989. In fact, it was a Not! On the other hand, there were visit Budapest, Vienna, and Prague. property. Van’s property is crucial to mixture of Mexico and England and fortuitous coincidence as negotiations cultural realities the new American It will be fun for me to go back to the Crane Trust’s mission to preserve created accents with a unique sound had been ongoing for months, well management found difficult to work this part of Europe again. And yes, I this stretch of the Platte River as a and expression. The ultimate shocker, before the ultimate collapse of the with. At the time of the acquisition, am picking out some books to read sandhill crane migration habitat. Van however, was to return to our alma Soviet Union. Soviet troops began the Hungarian banking system was in throughout the trip.” has sold a permanent easement of his mater, the American High School. withdrawing in 1990, but at the time shambles. There was no such thing GUY BAKER commented that farmland to The Crane Trust. The Once an open campus within a non- of GE’s acquisition of Tungsram, as direct deposit. All workers were things have been busy at the Baker property can never be developed and descript residential area, the school there were still lots of remnants of the paid weekly in cash. The financial home since our reunion. “I finished is now managed by The Crane Trust. had grown into a closed institute Soviet era in Budapest. system was entirely based on cash. my Ph.D. in investments and Like many members of our class who with a guarded parking structure and “In 1990, after Soviet tanks were Tungsram recognized the need to retirement planning in March and have made generous contributions, campus that has grown dramatically. pulled out, the cars remaining on the move to a computerized reporting am now working on publishing my Van’s vision and generosity in We found ourselves looking for streets were all Ladas and Trabants. system. While the paper system had dissertation on mutual fund fees. I transferring management of his familiar buildings, memories, and On my first trip to the Capitol, I was been abandoned a new computerized travelled to the Dominican Republic property to The Crane Trust is a links to the past. We found the struck by the line wrapped around system had yet to be implemented. to observe the 20 years of work credit to him and his family and to three-story building that housed an entire block waiting to get into Therefore, there was no system at done by Children of the Nations, the preservation of these majestic our auditorium on top. During the the lone Levi Straus store. The all! If profit was not the objective a Christian ministry that I support. birds. Van has insured this habitat US blockade of Cuba (pronounced saleslady (a government position) felt at Tungsram, what was? Under the Then I went to Singapore (my 16th is protected so future generations “Cuber” in Boston), they evacuated she was doing you a favor by letting communists, the objective was to trip) to conduct a symposium on can enjoy this marvelous wildlife the entire high school when it was you in! A year or two later, shops provide full employment. The most ‘Retirement Rewirement.’ Colleen spectacle. For more information you rumored that a large contingent of and restaurants were opening, and efficient manufacturing strategy was and I plan to be in Ireland in January can visit: www.cranetrust.org.” demonstrators was planning to march the cars on the street transformed to to run at full capacity. But there was for a Global Teen Challenge Board ROBIN BARTLETT, Class Liaison, on the school. Thankfully, the rumor BMWs, Audis, and Mercedes. Clearly insufficient demand for fluorescent meeting. I am also preparing three notes, “Van has invited me to visit the died with no sign of a protest. As we there was money in Budapest and lamps to consume all the product industry talks on wealth management area at the height of the season next were escorted around campus we saw not all of it in banks. I suspect a lot being manufactured. The solution? and the science of investing. Colleen March. As an amateur photographer large posters of sporting teams of the of it was hidden under mattresses! Tractor trailers, full of lamps, parked is busy with wedding plans for the with a great camera and high-power past near the sporting venues. On the At this point, I was general manager and stored all over Budapest! third grandchild, Maxwell. She joined lens, I am looking forward to visiting second floor of the sports complex, we of Advanced Technology at GE “When a quality problem was

30 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 31 found traceable to a patented design continued on from there. So far there example of what makes us such a Harry Jaffa, after all), it will not be Philadelphia, during play with the evacuate, but fortunately all returned duty’ that the current intelligence with Democrats. The third speaker characteristic, the American manager’s are 25 books in the series that I have tight group. Several years ago, I had by legislation that this issue is to be Membership Committee, I topped my safely. Madelyn’s husband was part community leadership shares these was Arizona Cardinals’ football response was, ‘Change it and fix read. One of the things I like is that correspondence with the librarian of posed. What was missing from her drive on the first hole (no Mulligan’s of the fire-fighting team. The area commitments. Ours was, and star Larry Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald it!’ Not so fast…Under communist the decadence of the Italian justice Trinity College, Cambridge. To my campaign, in addition to this essential allowed). It smashed into the ladies’ where their house is located was very thankfully remains, a profession that talked about their friendship despite operations, all workers were paid the system is exposed; the well-to-do inquiry, she responded, ’I regret to question, was also something that has tee marker. This first tee is right by close to the fire line, but the team rejects ‘politicization,’ that is not differences in age and socio-economic same. Except some workers were paid criminals and murderers frequently say that [Name] was not a member of been missing from all the campaigns the Upper Terrace where members fought off the blaze by calling in fire- afraid to deliver ‘bad news,’ that does backgrounds. The last speaker was a premium for special contribution or don’t get punished as they should. this college,’ not ’didn’t go to.’ We, which we have seen, beginning with enjoy lunch and the drive was retardant planes and water-dumping not tailor the message to the whims former Vice President Joe Biden. hardship. For example, if you worked There is a German set of DVDs the Class of 1967, are ’members;’ our first one, Johnson-Goldwater in witnessed by all. I endured even more helicopters. On a personal note, I am and prejudices of the recipient, and is He started his talk with heartfelt on the top floor and had to climb which has English subtitles that I got we are not attendees. I am happy the fall of our sophomore year. Not abuse from the audience. trying to get back to playing some not afraid to call it as it is. The ‘new’ advice to the family about dealing stairs every day it was worth a weekly from my local library. to report that, mercifully for us, one politician of any stripe has put “Earlier this summer, Debbie and I tennis this fall. I played a little this leadership of CIA clearly is driven by with their loss; he lost his son, Bo, to premium. If you owned a patent, you “The next best series has been Hurricane Florence veered south, any pressure on the electorate. It is toured the Canadian Rockies by train spring having just recovered from the same fundamental tenets as the the same cancer that took McCain’s collected monthly royalties. It turns written by Andrea Camilleri. His so we escaped virtually unharmed. all about what they will do if elected. and coach. The views were majestic. eye surgery that, I’m happy to report, old ‘gray beards’ and ‘gray hairs’ who life. He started his talk in a soft out, during the 1956 revolution, the male character is Detective Salvo We endured several days of moving No one has stated the obvious truth, The train was terrific, but the toilet went well.” buried one of their fellow officers in voice and I had to strain to hear engineer who owned the patent in Montalbano in the fictitious Sicilian vehicles out from under trees, filling that none of our problems will be facilities in the compartments were ERIC EGGEN writes: “Our son, McLean, Va., on a sunny Saturday what he was saying. (Later, when I question saved the life of the man town of Vigata. They are very well up water buckets, stocking the fridge solved if the electorate doesn’t act extremely cramped, to say the least. Michael, finished his Ph.D. in afternoon in September. For that, all watched the tribute on the Internet, who was now VP of engineering. written. One of the stories has some (and the bar), and loading in hay and differently. ’Not what will I do, but As I squeezed myself into the tiny geography at the University of of us should be thankful.” I had no trouble hearing him). He Was this VP to take action that would serious results because one of the horse feed. We share a giant relief and what will you do?’ So, thanks to closet, I was reminded of my high Wisconsin, Madison. His thesis RUSS CHUNG was asked to write picked up the tempo and the volume impact the livelihood of the man characters has an American girlfriend tremendous empathy for the souls my political wizardry, it’s President school motto (Cranbrook School) was ‘Climate Change Effect on about this recent experience. “I as he addressed John McCain’s bi- who saved his life 25 years ago? As named Andrea. In Italian Andrea is further south who really did get hit Hillary, asking Americans about which was: ‘Aim High.’ Suddenly, the Agriculture in the Blue Nile admire Senator John McCain’s partisanship and willingness to ’cross you can see, the business was full of a man’s name. There is a series on very hard.” their petroleum use, their use of train jerked forward from a siding… Highlands Region of Ethiopia.’ My selflessness and devotion to duty, the aisle’ and work with Democrats. layers on layers of cultural reality Netflix of 13 DVDs which is very VAN SMITH also contributed this electricity, their intellectual laziness, and I did!” personal mission project is filling honor, and country during his lifetime John McCain’s bipartisanship was unknown to the Americans! For all good. If you understand Italian, you article, “I Could Have Gotten Hillary their proclivity for big, juicy steaks JAY KNIGHT posts the following, and donating five-gallon buckets of of service in the United States Navy a frequent theme of many speakers the challenges, working in Budapest will have problems because much Elected. Yes, I could have gotten and yellow journalism. We’re going “Little has changed since our last cleaning supplies to be distributed and in the Congress. In 2000 and and news commentators during the with many wonderful and talented of the dialog is in the local Sicilian Hillary elected. Not that that will be to have to give up a lot, and not by reunion—same wife, same hair, same by the United Methodist Council in 2008 I was a campaign volunteer week. At the end of the service, the people was enormously gratifying dialects. The English captions are music to many of our classmates’ ears, being legislated into it, to bring about teeth. According to the Internet, on Relief to flood survivors (e.g., during his presidential campaigns. On Recessional Song was ‘My Way’ for me. Budapest is a glorious city great if not exactly word-for-word. but it’s quite possible, and it makes the change that we need so badly. the Scrippsie I dated, and for whom Hurricane Florence victims). Wife August 29, 2018, I was compelled to by Frank Sinatra. It was a very with monuments, architecture, and “One other set of Italian detectives a good story. Go with me now, back And here’s the clincher. ‘My fellow I suffered a watery baptism in Seal Julie continues her adjunct teaching drive from my home in Los Angeles appropriate tribute to John McCain.” culture to rival any city in Europe. It was written by Michael Dibdin. There into the hoary mists of time, to New Americans, and Mr. Trump, you have Pond, and her wife seem to be doing at Young Harris College. We keep across the searing Mojave Desert to FRED MERKIN was asked to write is an interesting cultural irony that are 11 books about Aurelio Zen, who Haven, in the spring of 1968. While my word that not one meeting, not just fine. My two sons moved out busy.” the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix about his participation in the CMC- the second-largest concentration of is a disgraced detective because he I was up at the Divinity School, one decision, will be taken without of the basement long ago and are a JIM CARSON volunteered the to pay my respects and say farewell related activities since graduation in Hungarians, after Budapest, was in keeps finding government or police as BRUCE DUNN says, avoiding the you, or members of your team, on blessing to me in my approaching following article. “After one has as he lay in state. I arrived at the 1967, why he did it, and what he has Cleveland, Ohio in 1990! officials whom he uncovers. The rigors of jungle warfare, our brilliant board. We’ve all had it with this dotage. One son oversees apps celebrated his 50th CMC reunion, State Capitol in the late afternoon, received in return. “I made many friendships in powers that be keep moving him from classmate, and my occasional squash back-and-forth, four or eight years in and video streaming at NBC. He it seems that funerals and memorial and although the temperature was “PARTICIPATION. Following Budapest that continue to this day. place to place because he is so good, partner, RALPH KIMBALL, was doing one direction, then four or eight in occasionally fixes my computer. services no longer are rare events. 104º F (it was a dry heat), the Capitol graduation from CMC in 1967, and My wife, Nancy King Smith (Pomona and they want him far away from real work down at the Law School. the other, essentially going nowhere. The other son manages musicians Rather, they become part of one’s building provided shade for the line of for many years thereafter, I held ’67), and I visited Budapest in 2014 them. There was a TV series that One day after our match, he said that Since we’re going nowhere already, and gets me great tickets to events. ‘usual routine.’ However, the service visitors snaking around the grounds. little interest for contact with the at the start of a river cruise up the played on PBS, but I think it was only he was attending a very interesting we’ll just go nowhere consciously, We occasionally enjoy watching our that my wife, Margie, and I attended The Red Cross and Boy Scouts College. I had attended perhaps a Danube. We reconnected with a three books worth. class, entitled The Individual in intentionally, and if we do anything, daughter-in-law on Entertainment recently upon our return from a handed out cold bottles of water to couple of class reunions and one friend and former employee who is “I also read the Stieg Larsson America, and that I might like to it will be because we’ve finally found Tonight. Our two grandchildren are ten-day stay in London was far from the visitors. The line moved quickly, or two homecomings, but that was now CEO of a Hungarian company. Swedish series about the Girl with listen in on it. I went and did. This something that we can all agree on. in elementary school, and I will spare routine. Among the mourners were and I waited less than an hour to pay about it. My life’s focus had been At dinner with him and his wife and the Dragon Tattoo. Unfortunately, he class was taught by Charlie Reich, We have a big job to do, to take you a description of the artwork three former directors of the Central my respects. Earlier in the afternoon, upon my family, law school, and at brunch at their house the next died after the third book. Thankfully a friend of presidents and Supreme control of our lives, of our companies, littering our refrigerator. Both Intelligence Agency, several former I learned that my request for a ticket my legal career. Even so, I was day, we reminisced about our days David Lagercrantz was given the task Court justices, and idolized by a and our country, and it will only children insist on continuing the long CIA deputy directors, and many other to Senator McCain’s Memorial aware that much was going on at forging a new business direction 25 of continuing Lisbeth Salander’s story. generation of Yale students. Both Bill happen if we’re all pulling together.’ Knight family tradition of dancing in retired senior CIA executives. We Service at the North Phoenix Baptist the College. I learned that Story years before. Today, Budapest is a He has written the next two books in and Hillary Clinton mention him, and Thank you, Ralph, thank you Charlie, the Nutcracker each Christmas. Other were there to honor the memory of Church the next day was granted. The House, the craftsman masterpiece vibrant and lively tourist mecca, with her series. One of them, The Girl in the class, in their autobiographies. and thank you co-presidents Clinton than the very brief appearance of my another senior executive, who also ticket had to be picked up prior to that felt like home to so many of a great deal of history and culture the Spider’s Web has just come out in a It was thanks to Ralph that I heard and Trump.” lineage on stage, this ballet, for me, is was my good friend and mentor. All the service, so I drove to the church us as students, had suffered severe to share with anyone who visits. A new movie. the key sentence from the book that ROB MAGGS contributed the aptly named. of us had served several presidents to pick it up. I had originally planned damage by fire in 1969. In 1976 CMC lot has changed in 25 years, but the “My final recommendation is for grew out of the course, a best-seller following story, “I have been asked “Career wise I am attempting to during the Cold War and the to drive back home after paying my took the momentous step of going Hungarian story continues to be the English author Ann Cleves. She called The Greening of America. Now to contribute some golf stories and extricate myself from the practice aftermath of 9/11. While each of respects at the State Capitol, but coeducational. In 1981 the College told.” has two detectives, Vera in northern largely dismissed, even by Charlie, miscellaneous thoughts. At Mid of employee benefit law which, us had experienced occasions when quickly made a hotel reservation for changed its name to include the name MIKE DONOVAN provided this England (at least eight books) and as a wish-fantasy, he did pose the Ocean Club in Bermuda, my wife, although incredibly boring, has kept presidents questioned and challenged the night. The service started at 10:00 of the visionary founder, Donald C. information about books he has read. Jimmy Perez in Shetland, Scotland question which may well be the Debbie, shot a hole in one. My shot my attention and the family fed and our judgments, not one of us could am on August 30, and guests had to McKenna. As the years wore on with “I am not sure I am the best resource (nine books). The Shetland series master question of our age. Do the went into the pond. Debbie received dressed for 42 years. After reading all remember a time when our ‘first be seated by 9:30 am. For security, we so much happening, I recognized for reading books since I rarely read on Netflix is quite good. More managers of American businesses run rave reviews and I endured the abuse. 1,000 pages of the Affordable Care customer’ had ever challenged our were all scanned with metal detectors. that I had lost touch with CMC. Out any books that are ‘new.’ Mostly information at my Web Site:www. them, or do they merely tend them? At some tournament in Maryland, Act, I was impressed by Trump who, professionalism and objectivity. In Photographs were not allowed inside of the blue in 1984 came a phone I read everything an author has donobug.com.” This, I submit, is the question that at the ’closest to the pin hole,- I hit since he does not read, intuitively that group of some 100 retired CIA the church. Many of us used our cell call inviting me to a meeting of the written from start to finish, hopefully [CLASS LIAISON NOTE: Mike has could have gotten Hillary elected, if an 8iron into a pile of boulders, the discovered and advised the country officers were Democrats, Republicans, phones to watch the live stream of CMC Alumni Association’s Board of in serial order so I know that I am advised that he has a database of 4,222 she had remembered it and made it ball bounced high into the air and that: who knew that health care was so independents and some who never the funeral procession from the State Directors at the Tournament of Roses getting all the details of the main books that he has read. He started the focus of her campaign. Strangely, landed within two inches of the pin. complicated? I look forward to the next revealed their political leanings. Capitol to the Church (about seven House in Pasadena. Until I arrived I character’s life. Anyway, here are a few his reading program after graduating although she remembered the course, I won a set of Titleist irons, and reunion and the chance to enhance What we all had in common was a miles). The first speaker was Grant really did not know what to expect. At recommendations that our classmates from CMC and grad school. His and mentioned the heady atmosphere endured the abuse of the bouncing my collection of CMC T-shirts.” commitment to service, a belief in Woods, who was chief of staff to that meeting I began to learn about may enjoy. records show that he has read 2,402 that prevailed at Yale Law School at shot. Somewhere in the Arizona AL CARPENTER sent in this note, the first principle of the intelligence Congressman John McCain and later the Alumni Association and its Board “I have read quite a few books books since 1995. I believe this the time, with Charlie on the crest desert, on the ’longest drive hole,’ “JIM CARSON and his wife, Margie, profession—to speak truth to power— became Arizona Attorney General. of Directors; about the Association’s about Italian detectives. The most qualifies Mike with the unofficial title of the wave, she did not emphasize I drove on a long par 5. The shot joined with Daisy Lo Carpenter and a firm resolve that intelligence He gave a light-hearted talk about activities for and on behalf of the popular author is Donna Leon who of Class of ‘’’67 Librarian, unless one the question in a campaign that was went to the right, landed on the cart (Scripps ’67), and our daughter, judgments should never be colored by some of his experiences while working alumni; and about the Association’s writes mysteries about Comissario of you has some statistics that will top essentially without ideas. And lest our path and continued rolling down Madelyn, her husband and grandkids political considerations. Given today’s for McCain. The second speaker was interface with the College, the Guido Brunetti of the Venice police these.] righty classmates get too uneasy at the the path for another 450 yards. I in Yosemite. This occurred just after polarized political environment, I was Tommy Espinoza, a longtime friend College and the Association being department. She wrote the first book, VAN SMITH offered these comments: prospect of ’regulating business,’ let continued to endure the abuse. At the our reunion and prior to the big fire heartened to hear from several CIA and activist for Hispanic causes. He distinct non-profit corporations. As a Death at La Fenice in 1992 and has “The 1967 Class Notes is an me say (I had 12 college hours with famous Merion Golf Club outside in the park. The family was forced to executives who still serve on ‘active highlighted McCain’s ability to work student many years before, I had paid

32 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 33 scant attention to the administration from other classes, before and after, the Alumni Board, who told us that the 20’s and 30’s to transform Santa “As a side assignment, I led an I’ve had in the US involves the Gorno-Badakhshan to find a source of lettering/logo at the back. I felt a bit of the College and may have been whom I have come to know. This we had hit the target. Catalina Island into a world-class inter-divisional team to develop a Colorado River. There are four salt; figure out how to mine, process like Roy Rogers grooming his horse, entirely unaware that there was an vertical dimension to being active “In later years I was honored to resort. Their book is The Life and new product in the nutraceutical sources of salt flowing into the river. and package it; determine the likely (T)rigger, and thought, ‘I’ll bet I could Alumni Association. in the Alumni Association came have received recognition of my Legacy of DM Renton and is available area. Someone coined that term as One is at Paradox Valley in western transport and pricing; and how much whistle and ‘oyota’ would come a-runnin.’ “Shortly after that Board meeting as something of a surprise to me, service from the Alumni Board. Some from Amazon.com. With access we were developing a new division Colorado. Salt water naturally comes was needed in the various areas. I Although now I have more time for I became a board director and even though it should have been years ago, I received the Jack L. Stark to over a thousand letters by and within the company around products up from underground and flows went into villages where the people auto maintenance, I have not closed continued in that role perhaps obvious had I thought much about Distinguished Service Award and between these two dynamos that have like vitamin E. I was working on beta- into a tributary of the river. This is had not seen any salt for three months out my (58 year) connection with the uninterrupted (I don’t recall for it at the beginning. Our alumni hail last year the Eugene L. Wolver, Jr. been preserved by the Renton family, carotene, which is basically vitamin not normally a problem since the and begged me for it for themselves (third generation) family business that sure) until 2017. About a decade from a multitude of walks of life Lifetime Service Award. These awards Dave and Kathryn have created what A. Turns out that some of the critters Colorado flushes into the Gulf of and their animals. This all happened I had been entrusted with after school after joining the Board (1993-94) and bring their remarkable abilities were received with the appreciation I believe will become the seminal that can live in concentrated sea water California, right? The problem is that at over 7,000 feet in elevation. and Vietnam. I’m slowly fading from I served as Board president and and expertise to the activities of the that almost all of what we do in the resource of Catalina’s past. make the stuff. We had to figure out if you were to travel to the Baja now “I made a trip to Murghab, which the scene—like e.e.cummings, ‘not later (1998-2000) served as one of Alumni Association. Alumni Association is collaborative “Wrigley and Renton met in how to encourage them, then harvest and go to the river delta, you would at 12,000 feet is the highest city in with a bang but a whimper!’ Now my the three alumni trustees on the “Then are those who run the and so often built upon the hard work Pasadena where Wrigley had a winter the results. It was a hot new product see zero outflow. All the water in the Tajikistan (population 4,000), and daughters’ husbands are taking the College’s Board of Trustees. Not College–the Board of Trustees of those who preceded us. Sometimes home on Orange Grove Avenue and people thought there were health Colorado River system is being used the highest city in the former Soviet helm and I am trying to keep up with long thereafter, I chaired an Alumni and College President—and the you lead, most of the time you are led, (now the Tournament of Roses benefits. Then came the studies that before it gets to the Gulf. So, salt is Union. I wanted to look at a possible them—and guiding them a bit too. Board committee tasked to write what subordinate faculty, administrators, but in either case, you always work Headquarters). Renton was already said no, that wasn’t the case. It was building up in Lake Mead and other source of salt. I had to meet with a “The younger generation has skill became the ‘Statement of Essential and other employees. The alumni collegially. a master builder specializing in the fun while it lasted. places. The Bureau of Reclamation KGB colonel to get access to the area sets which complement the tasks at Characteristics of CMC,’ naturally directors and staff with whom I “CMC has taken on an important iconic craftsman style homes that “By 1998, our two daughters had currently intercepts the salty water inside the border zone with China. hand. They do have different ways written from an alumni perspective. interfaced merit mention. I have part of my life for decades now. I are so admired and enjoyed today. moved out and started lives of their and reinjects it in the world’s deepest He was a jovial guy and he wanted of doing things; they’ll consult the That statement was adopted by the also had substantial interaction with have been all in, as evidenced by Wrigley was familiar with Renton’s own. My kitchen was still just three injection well–three miles down. to talk about the US. There is a tall computer, pay more than I would Alumni Board in 2001, reaffirmed in faculty members, including in the my car’s personalized California skills and by some work he had DM miles from work, but by now there But the well won’t last forever, fence that is about 20km back from have but, they’ll have the item 2007, and presented to the College’s early years some who taught me many license plate that reads ‘CMC 67.’ do on his winter residence. When were several stop lights between and it has started to produce small and parallel to the Chinese border. arrive the next day. They delegate Board of Trustees. The statement years before. Last but surely not I will confess to having on occasion Wrigley bought Catalina Island sight me and my office. Traffic was much earthquakes. I designed an alternative It is not a fence to keep anyone out well. The new generation seems to can be found today online in the least, there are the College’s stellar fantasized about returning to CMC to unseen in 1919 he brought Renton worse. The house was way too big. of evaporating the water in ponds and but is an early warning system. The believe in a more distant authority Association’s ‘Leadership Handbook.’ students, who can be counted on to study the academic disciplines I had along to scout out its potential. Then Our oldest daughter had married a selling the salt for road deicing. That colonel had to call out to the Russian from where I had kept my own In 2016-17, I served as a co-chair of stimulate and impress every time. largely missed the first time through. he had him build out his ambitious guy in the Navy and had moved to alternative is being studied along with base to arrange for someone to take counsel (partially because of my the class organization committee for Today as in our day, the College Sometimes my mind sentimentally vision for the island and become the state of Washington. We had other alternatives. us through the fence the next day. He brush with CMC and Stanford). But our 50th class reunion. Thereafter, strives where it can to involve students wanders back more than a half the general manager of all that they been to visit her over the years and “I did a project in Tajikistan in said it was Tuesday, and they always the business is bigger now and has I have served and currently serve as in the life of the College. From century to recall times on campus, had created. After DM retired in came to like the place. So, at the 1999 focused on iodine deficiency got drunk at the base on Tuesday, so become more complicated, requiring our class agent as part of the College’s these contacts, over more than the such as, typing away on a portable the late 30’s, his son Malcolm (who end of 1998, we decided to chuck disorder (IDD). I knew that iodine he had to call early enough. The next a different approach. The firm does giving program. Presently as well, I past three decades, I have developed typewriter on an upper floor of Story is Dave and Kathryn’s father) soon the corporate world and move to a deficiency could lead to goiter. But day, we drove to the base, picked up remain a hands-on business and am a member of a group of classmates some wonderful friendships. In my House at 2:00 a.m. Yes, like the old took over the on-site management small town in Washington. My wife I didn’t know that it could lead to an armed guard, who took us through the circumstances continually are who on an almost daily basis exchange interactions with those in the CMC Story House, CMC still retains the and day-to-day operations of the sold her business, and we downsized cretinism—deformity and extreme the fence to meet the family that changing. vigorously argued e-mail messages on family, I have been greatly impressed feel of home despite the passage of so Wrigley family’s Catalina assets. into a smaller house. One bonus was learning disability. Salt is the best lived at the salt deposit. The family, “Ours is a light manufacturing political and other issues of the day. by the high level of competence much time. Looking back, I can see In 1985 I was lucky enough to be that there is no state income tax in vehicle to get iodine into the diet. mother/father/daughter, lived in a business, a little more specifically “WHY? As best as I can recall, my and dedication to be found among that I achieved my original goal of hired by the Wrigley family to take a Washington. And the traffic is mostly The WHO has a worldwide program mud hut and were the only people for an ore processing operation (by decision to become active in the those who have attended or served reconnecting with the College that modified version of Malcolm’s prior light. to encourage iodized salt usage, as many miles. They had us in for lunch. continuous furnacing), where we take Alumni Association did not originate the College at all levels. You may I had held so dear for so long... and job. This was a post I held for 24 “I didn’t say I retired. I’m not sure IDD is very preventable. It turns out To eat, you sit in a circle on a carpet a hydrated (water-infused) mixed primarily from a sense of obligation notice that I have not mentioned so much more. I remain immensely years. I came to appreciate the high what retirement means for me. Since that the mountainous eastern area on the dirt floor. The food is placed glassy silicate and levitate it on top to the College; but rather, from the names of those in the categories grateful for the opportunity I received business standards, environmental we moved to Washington, I have of Tajikistan has no natural source in the center, and there are no utensils of a natural gas flame. First the glass the realization that something was just mentioned who inspired or when I was young to attend CMC. commitment, and generosity of the farmed (heirloom tomatoes), worked of iodine in the diet and IDD is of any kind. You have a plate, and you softens and then the internally held missing in my life. I have already influenced me. That decision was Without substantial scholarship Wrigley family. I also got to know and in a hardware store because I always rampant. To travel to the Gorno- serve yourself and eat with your right and bonded water turns to steam and mentioned that I felt out of touch deliberate. Such a list would be quite assistance, I would have been forced appreciate DM’s son, Malcolm, and to was fascinated by them, and worked Badakhshan province of Tajikistan, hand. Your left hand is used for other expands the particle many times. The with CMC. That something was long and unacceptably extend the by family circumstances to attend a reconnect with that young man who, in sales for a small ozone equipment we couldn’t take the only paved road things. I also had to learn how to use process is much like popping popcorn. longing to reconnect with the length of this article. A truncated public university within commuting in the fall of 1964, was assigned to a company. But the rest of this story into the area due to bandit activity an Asian toilet with nothing to hang The generic name for the particles College, which I had held in great list would arbitrarily overlook some distance from my home. CMC dorm room that was three doors away is about salt. About six months after (drugs coming out of Afghanistan), so onto and maybe a bucket of water and we process is ‘perlite.’ Its properties affection from no later than the time deserving recognition. Some would opened a door for me to a world that from mine—David M. Renton.” we moved, the phone started ringing. we had to take an all-day four-wheel magazine pages to clean up with. relate to inertness, chemical I first walked on to the campus a be overlooked due to failing memory. I might have never seen. Becoming an JOHN PYLES shared the following People wanted help with this and drive trip along the small river that “While driving around, we came composition, sterility, density, surface few months before admission at the Perhaps someday I will write on this active alumnus was the least I could memoir: “After graduating, I got that in the salt industry. That is separates Tajikistan from Afghanistan. across a Kyrgyz family that was area, structure, etc., making it viable tender age of 16 in 1963. It was only topic, but not today. do to help repay my incalculable debt married and went to work for big when I became an international salt I could see the Afghans riding settling in for the winter. They in certain horticultural, industrial, and later that I came to more fully to “A major role of the Alumni to CMC.” corporations—Proctor & Gamble consultant. Sounds grand, right? donkeys on the other side of the river. were nomadic yak herders. At that construction applications depending appreciate the importance of giving Association is to serve the interests of RON DOUTT contributed the and the like—as a manager. I moved Now I’m a consultant. I’ve been to I waved to them and they waved back. elevation, cows can’t survive, but yaks on where one is in the world and what back to the school that had given so the alumni through programs geared following article. “To those classmates around the country to places like 53 countries on all the continents At one point, we had to wait for a sure do. They were setting up a yurt markets and indirect competitions much to me in my formative years, toward meeting their needs. I drew and spouses who have asked me Sacramento, Green Bay, Albany, except Antarctica. And salt has taken bulldozer to come and pull us over using yak hides. I had a toy for their surround. and that appreciation sustained my considerable satisfaction from helping to recommend a good resource Ga., Fresno, then the San Francisco me to 27 of those countries. What a rough spot in the road. Farther on daughter, and they invited me in to “Last year was our busiest ever interest in wanting to remain an active with these efforts to serve their needs addressing the modern history of area in 1977. In San Francisco, I does a salt consultant do? In the we waited for a small ferry to take look around. It was quite spacious for (thanks to the marijuana boom); this alumnus. and nurture their connection to the Santa Catalina Island, there is a new learned the salt business—think of US, most of the work has to do with us across a river. There were several a family of three and had a stove in year is much more sedate (moderated “WHAT HAVE I RECEIVED IN RETURN? College. From these many years book out that is a ‘must read.’ It is a salt shaker—working for Cargill. environmental cleanup in one form or destroyed Russian tanks along the the center. by the marijuana hangover). Our Friendship. I have come to know of involvement with the College I even an enjoyable read for anyone We made salt from sea water. I was another. It turns out that geothermal road. I’m not sure who was fighting “In 2009 and 2010, I was the CEO small business is like surfing. On so many people connected with had the privilege of participating in with even a casual interest in the managing several of their locations energy production and some whom. This was before the US sent of a venture capital funded startup in occasion we catch the big wave and the College. I begin with you, my the life of the College and learning ‘Magic Isle,’ and the book even has on the west coast. When I first went petroleum production brings up salty troops to Afghanistan. The Northern Djibouti, Africa. The project was to ride it for a long while. After the wave classmates. From ‘Phonenites’ in the so much about its history, culture, a CMC connection! Fellow Berger to work there, my kitchen was three water along with the product. With Territories just across the river were build, startup, and sell the salt from subsides, we sit in a trough while 1980’s and 1990’s, to class reunions, and operations that I had not come Hall dorm mate, DAVID RENTON ‘68, an miles from work. There was one stop all the fracking and shale drilling, oil fighting the Taliban to the south. a very large new facility. But that is retooling, restructuring, prospecting, to my contacts as class agent today, to understand as a student. I am ME major and his daughter, Kathryn sign and it took me about ten minutes companies are looking for alternatives I had lunch one day with a group, another story.” etc., and then paddle off looking for I have been given the welcomed most proud of my role in leading (who has a Ph.D in history from to get to work. I could come home for to handle that salty water. Many including a Northern Territories FRANK PETTERSON contributed the next set of waves. Easy peasy… opportunity to renew and develop the preparation of the ’Statement of UCLA), have co-authored a detailed lunch. The work was challenging, and companies reinject the water deep general, who had come across to the following article, “Yesterday sometimes. Horticulturally, perlite friendships within the Class of 1967. Essential Characteristics of CMC,’ and fascinating account of David’s I had a good crew to work with. I got underground, but some are looking to Tajikistan for some unknown purpose. afternoon, I spent time touching up serves as a soil component that Next, there are the many alumni a task that required all involved to grandfather’s working relationship to travel to Minneapolis for business evaporate the water in ponds and sell The Tajiks were using Russian troops the paint job on my old friend, a 2006 augments aeration, drainage, and/ reflect deeply on what defines CMC. with William Wrigley Jr. The meetings (yuk), but also to France, the salt to defray costs. That’s where as border guards, especially along the Toyota Highlander Hybrid. I noticed or water holding capacity, depending That Statement was well received by emphasis is on their colossal efforts in Australia, New Zealand, etc. I come in. border with China. I traveled all over that the ‘T’ had fallen off the rear on the particle size and quantity, “The most interesting project

34 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 35 combined with other ingredients, diet, except for the wine at dinner. It retired and dealing with major health ascribed it to being clumsy, wrong- That’s the condition I was in when required for a specific crop. Growing is sad that as we age our metabolism challenges. So, come take a walk footed, a drink too many, too tired, I saw many of you at our reunion in cannabis is legal within the states of slows down, and thus I seem to eat down my personal road, because I am etc. Then, in 2013, I started falling April 2017. I was not walking, but the Pacific Northwest. That’s enough less and less with each passing year. offering a gift of hope in this letter— without anything to blame it on. I’d basically healthy, happy and at peace business stuff. Exercise does not give me an excuse especially if you are dealing health take a step: great! Take the next step: with where I was. “My wife, Mindy, who I’ve been to eat more, but the energy to enjoy issues and challenges. Here are some go down in a heap. It’s scary when it “That is, until a month after the with for 44 years, is a great lady. what I do. rules to follow. happens without warning. The local reunion (May 2017). Ironically, I We have two very fine (grown) girls “What I do is not for everyone. “Rule #1: Something is always neurologist did a nerve conduction was unloading my wheelchair from Michaeline and McKenzie, both with If you do not exercise much now, it out there lurking at your threshold... test. He wouldn’t tell me a thing; said its transporter to go into my gym great husbands, Alan and Nick, with is never too late to start. People in it’s simply a matter of when it gets he would only talk with my primary (another story I’ll tell sometime) two grandsons, Ukiah and Miles, their 80’s have gained muscle mass inside. I was on active duty at the doctor; but told him I’d flunked. when—without any warning or plus and at least one additional, still and improved cardio fitness gradually Ft. Benning School for the Morally No idea why, either; he knew I’d inkling—I fell again. It’s more in womb. This is a fine, upstanding breaking into a regular exercise Bewildered and mentally preparing had GBS, but said nothing about it. accurate to say I toppled over like a bunch of humans of which I am regime. Listen to your body, and for a trip to Vietnam in early 1968, By December 2013, my healthcare telephone pole; straight backwards very proud. We pass the time by sitting gradually increase your intensity. It is when I suddenly developed double professionals and my gym trainer all without being able to move a around whistling for our cars.” the intensity of the workout that helps vision and lost my depth perception. said the same thing: It’s time to get muscle. I was aware that I was falling JOE JOHNSON contributed the your heart, and not the duration. I It vanished literally overnight. yourself into a wheelchair. Gravity is not backwards and still aware when I following article about his workout do not work out because I will live So, just a couple of days before your friend; you’ve had five unexpected impacted the parking lot outside of regime. We all should follow Joe’s longer. I work out so that I can do the Tet Offensive began in South falls this year, and you’ve been lucky not the gym but could do nothing about example. “I have always exercised. whatever I want to do when I want to Vietnam, I was admitted to Martin to break anything. If you fall and break a it. What followed was seven days in At first, I did it to perform better in do it. I work out so that my CMC- Army Hospital at Fort Benning for hip or your pelvis, you might never walk the hospital where they discovered sports. In high school, I lifted weights educated brain has the body to keep it treatment. Eventually, after being again. So, I obeyed their requests and a broken transverse process, the between sport seasons. Even at CMC active and involved.” given Last Rites under oxygen and an got myself into a wheelchair. No more bony ‘wings’ that surround your I lifted weights in our dorm. After DENNIS MANN treats us to a experimental drug called ACTH, I falls, at least for a while. spinal cord, right in the middle of graduating and starting my career in marvelous story. “This is something slowly began to recover from what is “Rule #2: You must take care of my lower spine. This was why the banking I adopted a workout regime out of the ordinary for me. I love now called Guillain Barre Syndrome yourself. This is a sidebar, after a slightest injudicious movement gave that fit my work schedule. I would getting letters from old friends: they (GBS). The admitting doctor said fashion, but it ties in with Rule #3, me a wondrous spike of pain for two get up an hour earlier than I needed help me catch up with people who I had a GBS variant called Fischer- so please be patient. When I finished months. I spent the next ten days in to get in a workout before leaving are interested in other things, folks Richter Syndrome—and fortunately my Army Reserve career in 1995, a rehab facility and then two months for the office. All that is a prelude to who moved and/or now live far away, he had interned under Dr. Richter. I celebrated well, but not wisely. I of home health care. By the end of understanding that what I do now is or else are undergoing challenges of So how fortunate is that? I get the started eating things I shouldn’t, August, I was judged as being ‘back not something I started doing later in their own. As I get older, the letters one doc out of thousands of military and more of them. The result was as to normal.’ This meant that with life to be healthier, or to live longer, frequently deal with obstacles (some physicians who knows what I have. expected: I gained weight. ten-plus an oversize walker, I could actually or to please someone. What I do now met and overcome: others that are What are those odds? Long, but I pounds a year, but if you’re gaining ‘walk’ a total of 50 feet before I had five days a week is because it is an simply dealt with). But the letters and was lucky! I was also lucky to recover. a pound a month, it doesn’t show— to sit back down in my wheelchair integral part of my life. phone calls are still wonderful to get. Half the folks who contract GBS and looks like all the rest that are again. But still, nobody knew why “As we age the most important They effortlessly bridge the years wind up paralyzed, and roughly half already there. So, when I went to my I had fallen after nearly three-and- thing that we should do is listen between college and now, military of them die from it or complications HS reunion in 2003, I weighed 375 a-half years without any falls. Due to our bodies. In my 40’s I would service then and retirement now, arising from it. GBS attacks the pounds. Still 6’ 8”, so I hid it well— to the stellar bedside manner and run up to 50 miles a week and add stories of prior relationships then and sheathing around your nerves. Pretty and long-sleeve shirts with 20-inch outstanding competence (my opinion, some weight lifting. In my 50’s my what’s happening now, and updates soon, the coverings look like Swiss collars help hide excess pounds, too. and I’m entitled to it) of the local football and rugby knees told me to from friends I met on my path cheese—and that’s not good. When Well, one of the people there was/is a neurologist, I insisted on a referral to slow down. So, I ran less, and power through life and now. you touch a hot grill or hot pan on professional photographer from San an outside neurologist at Loma Linda walked at a 12-minute mile pace. I “I love getting e-mail from fellow a stove, the signal to and from your Francisco. His contribution to the Medical Center, 35 miles away. also added more core work and weight classmates, and there are some brain to remove your hand NOW reunion was to take your picture, for “Rule #3: Expect the unexpected. training. In my 60’s I decided to stop vigorous on-line discussions going goes through that sheathing; it’s about free (free is good). The reunion was While I was rehabbing, I discovered running completely, and alternated on right now (everyday!) regarding five times faster than the signal speed in August, and my wife and I received a book that promised to alleviate power walking and machine workouts. political and other topics of the inside the actual nerves themselves. the picture in October. Her: ‘I look neuropathy (and a whole lot else!) I upped my core work and weight day. And those are FUN! But then, So, losing the sheathing has been a like a blimp.’ Me: ‘Well, if you’re a It’s called The Plant Paradox by Dr. training. My knees felt better, and I’m a political junkie (majored in slow slide down the razor blade of life blimp, they have docked you next to Steven Gundry—who happens to my back did not bother me after a international relations, dontcha see?), (something that took me decades to the Hindenburg.’ have been a pediatric cardiologist round of golf. In my mid 60’s I pretty so agreements, disagreements, and learn). “So, after weighing our options at Loma Linda for 16 years before much stopped power walking and agreeing to disagree are worthwhile “But eventually I recovered my (nice pun, eh?), we both went on he discovered some diet tricks. The now do HIIT (High Intensity Interval (and you learn a lot from the varying equilibrium and strength, finished at the South Beach Diet. I lost 80 diet is a pain in the tuchus, and it is Training). I find this to be the most opinions and new facts in the process). Benning and went to Germany late pounds, and my wife went directly expensive. It calls, for various good efficient and beneficial workout. This There’s also agreement, to date, on in 1968. I was fine until 1977, when to skinny. The weight stayed off for medical reasons, for you to drop-kick 45-minute workout provides a cardio/ the part of the participants not to GBS came to visit me again (this time a decade, but then began to creep sugar, soybeans, wheat, and corn out weight/core regimen that utilizes your ‘nuke Luxembourg.’ Think about it; in the form of bilateral Bell’s palsy). back–just about the time I went into of your diet. This is not easy, and it whole body and heart in an intense Luxembourg is so small (999 square After six weeks, I recovered from the wheelchair. That didn’t help; isn’t fun. Nonetheless, I recommend workout. Three days a week it is a miles) that if you nuked it, it would that. GBS visited me and departed suddenly, I was getting less exercise the book to all of you. For instance, cardio/weights workout, and the other disappear entirely. There’d be nothing for the next 30 years. Every time it and wasn’t walking any more unless I Dr. Gundry has ALS patients whose two days it is a cardio/core workout. left. And the ongoing respect and knocked on my door, I managed to used a walker. What to do? I became condition has not devolved since I get up early prior to the workout to bonds we have with one another are fight it off after a few months. But a gym rat (at age 68: there’s hope they started his diet, and I thought stretch, warm up on an elliptical, and ensuring that arguments, however the disease was taking a silent toll on for everybody!) and discovered the that was medically impossible. I read on the core days some pushups (150 heated they might get, are conducted my nervous system, not that I was joy of exercise. I worked with two the book while I was in the rehab -200). On the weekends I play golf, so that nobody gets nuked in the not aware of it. And, after 40 years of good fitness instructors for the next facility and started the diet when I and usually walk. process (something that is NOT this, I began to fail. I started falling in three years (2014 -17), kept the got home in early June. I proceeded “An important part of living a happening nationally, IMO). 2007, but I didn’t realize that the falls weight stable, and improved my to lose another 25 pounds. (I’m long healthy life is eating enough, “All of this helps keep me ‘young.’ originated from ongoing GBS. I’d overall condition despite being in now back to 300 and working my but not too much. I stick to a paleo That’s a good thing when you are take a spill once or twice a year, but a wheelchair 12 to 14 hours a day. way downwards). I have watched

36 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 37 as decades-long itching from skin from my good example. So, here’s a who offer free tuition at state now appears to be on his way to Mac Tribute Band play on the Bing College will be expanding and experience” between their freshman being offered. Staff and space have rashes vanished immediately. But gift for the class of 1967 and anyone colleges or by parents/students who having enough money to get our Auditorium lawn. Steve and Alice are elevating student opportunities to and sophomore years with funding of been made available to advise, coach, the kicker was when I saw my new else reading this who isn’t in the class. occasionally sign up at less expensive grandson, Michah, to and from his both retired in Tulsa, Okla., and are honor CMC’s original concept that up to $5,000. Students with the most mentor, discuss, interview, and neurologist. He told me that he had a That gift is hope. Not just for Karen colleges. various activities after we have left looking forward to living in Mexico in Mabel Benson called The Original financial need can qualify to receive provide networking services. This choice among roughly 110 different and me, but for everyone reading this “My guess is that more colleges will the scene for Mexico. Michah has the future. Idea. Here is the short version of the a start-up grant of $2,000 to help service also extends to CMC alumni. conditions that could be my problem story. Your success may vary, but I be forced into cutting offerings soon, been doing much better in school “Martie and I just returned from a President’s address that focused on cover expenses faced in the transition A creative feature of the program now. Fortunately for me, the working look forward to hearing about sparks and that is a difficult, slow process. and his reading level has increased two-week vacation in Portugal. We four major strategies: The Student to college. Some students may also helps students achieve meaningful diagnosis supplied by others (CIDP— igniting in unanticipated places in This, in turn, will lead to shorter from below grade to one grade visited Lisbon and Porto and took a Imperative; The Kravis Opportunity qualify for help with CMC student and exciting real-world internship Chronic inflammatory demyelinating future Class Notes. Please contact terms for presidents of colleges. A above. He has earned his gold belt riverboat cruise on the Duero River. Fund; The Soll Center for Student health insurance, and all eligible experiences. An internship is a polyneuropathy) turned out to be me if I can provide more details and few years ago, the average college in karate and was very pleased when The Duero River Valley is quite Opportunity; The expansion students may request financial support structured professional experience false. You are weak and get weaker information.” president held his/her job for about two of his elementary school teachers scenic, with the hillsides covered of interdisciplinary science and for unexpected emergencies that may lasting eight weeks or longer. An with CIDP, but I was strong and BRUCE BEAN writes: “At the end of ten years. Now that number is about came to watch his final test. He has with villas, farmhouses, small resorts, computer/data science at CMC. arise during the school year. There experience can be as short as four getting stronger. That forced him May this year, I completed a one-year six years. If you ever want to see what also earned his Webelo’s Cub Scout port grapes, wine grapes, and olive The Student Imperative started is even a provision to provide funds weeks, and may include research, to put on his sleuth’s hat to try and term as chairman of the Board of a human hornet’s nest looks like, just badge. We went to a pack meeting trees–all of which left plenty of time with a goal of raising $100 million to for a parent to visit the school during writing projects, and other endeavors. figure out what I had. the Minneapolis College of Art and try cutting some courses/majors at recently. It was a ‘big truck event’ for touring, shopping, dining, and support financial aid and scholarships, Parent’s Weekend. (Kudos to Henry The Soll Center program also “He did another nerve conduction Design (MCAD). This was my third a college. I had that experience at where a Lamborghini and an armored wine tasting. On board ship, we sharpen and intensify academic for his leadership and sponsorship of features fellowships, graduate study in September. I had a record of time as chairman and my 31st year MCAD some years ago, and it wasn’t personnel carrier were on display and enjoyed a UCLA professor’s excellent value, and reinforce personal and this new program!) and professional programs, and the first test, so he had a baseline for as a member of that Board. Some very much fun. However, it may open for kids to sit in and explore. lectures about the medieval Iberian social responsibility in the current The Soll Center for Student employment and career enrichment. comparison. Karen and I returned in will remember that I was also on become a necessity for the survival of The inner workings of an automatic Peninsula, and we learned more about generation of CMC students. As of Opportunity offers three important CMC is eager to endow many of October for the results. He told us the CMC Board for 25 years [1978- many colleges. It worked at MCAD weapon were explained. (That sure is Celts, Vikings, Visagoths, Mongols, today, over $200 million has been resources: Career Services, Scholar the core programs, such as the First that the GBS had killed some nerves 2003]. Both colleges are similar in because we had a very good president a different experience from the Cub Moors, and others. At the east end raised in support of this initiative. Communities, and Sponsored Year Strategy (connecting with 100% in my body, and that there were dead that they are liberal arts colleges with and a Board that was willing to Scout meetings I remember attending of the navigable river, we took a bus The Kravis Opportunity Fund Internships & Experiences (SIE). of first year students), Networking spots also noted in the 2013 study. He an emphasis area. CMC’s emphasis wrestle with issues.” in Santa Monica). ride to Salmanaca, Spain, and visited a was established in 2018 with a gift Through the generosity of BRUCE Treks, Job Shadow Program, and SIE. said that his September study revealed is government and economics, and STEPHEN MARTIN writes, “My wife, “I should also mention that our huge gothic cathedral and a belle arts of $25 million from our own HENRY SOLL ’79, funds have been provided The Keck Science Center is shared that my nerves had apparently MCAD’s is the fine arts and design. Alice, and I are still in Tulsa, and other son, Stuart (Pomona ’03), is museum.” KRAVIS ’67. The purpose of this fund for space and summer internships and with Scripps and Pitzer. It opened reawakened, and that nerve branches That’s about where the similarity California has sent us the withholding a partner in New York and has just ROBIN BARTLETT had the pleasure is to expand the number of families experiences. The Kravis Opportunity in the early 1990s, but has become and axons were growing back into the ends. MCAD doesn’t have sports they had received in 2016, thus bought a house in Rye, N.Y. He to attend a Town Hall presentation at who will qualify for financial aid. Fund, Uoroboros Fund, support under-resourced, lacks lab space, dead areas. Then he told us, ‘You will teams, a cafeteria with multiple acknowledging that we’re no longer and his wife will be welcoming their the meeting of the NYC alumni on The program has several creative from CMC’s Institutes and Centers, classrooms and faculty. Above all, be walking again.’ Karen said, ‘I’ve offerings, or fancy dorms. MCAD’s paying taxes there. We still have second child in a few months. We September 26. President Chodosh aspects. All students who qualify for and other donations round out the the Center does not offer the data been waiting four-and-a-half years to dorms house about one-half the a loan with two years of quarterly were able to get away in July and saw spoke extensively about how the financial aid will enjoy a “summer sponsorship of the various programs and computer science programs hear somebody say that.’ I couldn’t student body. payments due on a coffee shop that Classic Albums perform Fleetwood say anything: I was too busy crying. “All this time spent in the academic we started three years ago. We’re Mac’s Rumors Album at Stanford with Understand that the ONLY change in world has allowed me to come up also paying to store the coffee shop STEVE RUDD and Martie Vaughan.” my lifestyle between falling and seeing with some observations and some equipment, which remains in good STEVE DAVIS, in an email to VAN the neurologist four months later was predictions. Colleges are difficult to condition with some residual value. At SMITH, wrote: “So, I’m out in the yard, my adaptation of this new diet. There manage because they have so many one level, you could call the business with my Ben Hogan one-iron, hitting were no other variables, so it’s easy constituencies [students, faculty, staff, venture a failure, on another, we can eight scuffed balls approximately 10- to ascribe the positive changes in my alumni, parents, funders, government say that we’re close to having met 20 feet. To any outward observer, this nervous system to the diet switchover. accreditors, private accreditors, the objective of soft-landing our son, would look like an out-patient activity, THAT’S why I am recommending it unions, and fans of the college’s Daniel, who had lost his way (more someone recovering from something, to you. sports teams], all of whom seem to on that in the next paragraph). As a and isn’t it great that he’s getting “Now I am working with a physical be ‘passionate’ about one issue or result, we have just obtained lifetime some sun. Laurie Chamberlain therapist on a rigorous program another and all of whom are only residency visas from Mexico and are (Pitzer ’68), Van’s girlfriend, was in to strengthen my leg muscles and partly or not within the control of getting ready to move to Ajijic (south Charlottesville, Va. over the weekend especially the muscles involved with the Board and the staff of the college. of Guadalajara) in a couple of months visiting her kids, and came back with standing and walking. I’ve had four From a management point of view, for the next chapter in our lives. ‘Doc Watson,’ an Aussie cattle dog years of deconditioning, so there’s colleges are more like legislatures “Our drifting, dream-big son is survivor from Hurricane Florence. a lot of effort involved here. There than other types of American now pulling it together. A drug bust That shelter alone has 100 cats and have been setbacks when I increased organizations. here, a few months ago, resulted in dogs from North Carolina. Per his the number of reps or tried to do “Looking forward, I believe that his arrest and eventual conviction of name, he’s a crooner, with a big smile. something too fast or too soon. So, it the job of managing a college is a misdemeanor (marijuana possession Doc Watson was traumatized both by has frequently been two steps forward going to get more difficult because along with paraphernalia). He then the flood and however he found his and one back for the last year. I had the academic world is not used went on the wagon and became self- way to the Charlottesville rescue, but to stop the rehab for two months to redirecting and refocusing its sufficient by working double shifts, is doing fine. He’s a cattle dog couch when I overdid the use of my walker institutions when society’s needs three to four nights a week, at the potato, we’re not sure he’s ever been one day. It was a sunny day with change. Well-endowed colleges need front desk of Choice Hotels. There outside, except on a leash.” beautiful weather, so I decided to go not change their focus as quickly or are several hotels in the area owned STEPHEN RUDD shared the following 600 feet instead of 200. That gave me as often as those that are not well by different Indian families. They talk comments. “I have been as busy a stitch in my abdomen that lasted for funded. Generally, well-funded with one another and have endorsed as a one-armed paper hanger here months. I had to quit my routine for a colleges add to their academic Daniel as a good employee. Recently, at my trusts and estates law office while just to get that stitch to go away. offerings, their sports offerings, he switched to a locally owned, since returning from two weeks of It did. their food offerings, and their dorm family-style Italian restaurant chain vacation in Portugal. My wife, Martie “But I am here to tell you that I comforts rather than cutting selected that had recruited him six months ago Vaughan, and I enjoyed a wonderful intend to walk again. I will be walking offerings so that the money saved only to withdraw the offer when he and relaxed two-hour lunch with at our 55th reunion barring anything by cutting can be used to fund new flunked the drug test. After passing a Alice and STEVE MARTIN at the Family unexpected screaming in from courses. Not so well funded colleges new drug test and background check, Clubhouse in San Francisco after right field. Some similar recovery have to raise tuition or cut offerings he started on a management training visiting their timeshare residence on is possible for you and yours, if you or both. Most just raise tuition; track that leads to assistant manager, Nob Hill a couple of months ago. are also dealing with a seemingly however, that solution is increasingly manager, and general manager. Afterward, we drove down to Stanford intractable condition. Please profit being fought by state governments “Daniel is also a single dad and University to listen to a Fleetwood

38 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 39 so necessary for tomorrow’s CMC POSITION OPEN DON WADDELL, ROB WAGNER, JERRY on a consulting project with the visit ALAN PEIZER. We had a wonderful the first for our daughter Sarah and hundred city workers reporting to transplant for my kidney disease. My graduate. Thanks to a $25 million [email protected] WILLIAMS, TOM YOST, and me, KEN Atlanta Braves, we’ve decided to build lunch at Pike Place Market with the her husband David. Then a little over me. After leaving the City I became daughter is entering law school and matching gift by GEORGE ROBERTS ’70 GILBERT. Professors Jerry Eyrich and a retirement home in the Kansas City Blue Angels flying past our window. two months later we were back in a substitute teacher in STEM for our my son wants to make the PGA Tour. ’66, CMC will augment the current Dick Wheeler attended our class area and plan to move back there in We worked on Alan to attend our Texas helping them move to Shawnee, local high schools and volunteered at I pray daily that California will turn GREGG renovation and expansion plans for PAIGE HIATT, passed away on dinner on Saturday, as they have 2019.” 50th reunion, and he says he will try Okla. where David is now a professor the California Academy of Science Republican. Enjoyed reading the Keck Science facility with a new April 24th, 2018 from in the past, contributing to a most It’s always good when classmates to do so. That will be great. And for at Oklahoma Baptist University for specializing in natural history. Now, JARRETT’s book, The Russia Hoax. It’s CMC facility adding new courses and ’71 prostate cancer in Parker, enjoyable evening. As some would get together—and even better when anyone who says they don’t attend the fall semester. Quite a change for with our daughters out of college, well organized and straightforward. It faculty to the curriculum. This facility Colo. He was kind, funny, and caring. say, the usual list of class suspects, they tell basically the same story our reunions because they don’t both of them. We did all this while Sarah (Scripps ’74) and I have moved easily dispels the idiotic arguments of will ensure that CMC students who Just a really great human being. And but some classmates who hadn’t about it. First, TOM YOST’s version remember any of our classmates, that planning the upcoming wedding for from our home in Menlo Park to the Left and the Never Trumpers.” study interdisciplinary science will that is not even mentioning how good attended in the past were there this with MARCELINO DE ANDA and ALAN has never stopped me. I have found our daughter Jennifer, identical twin Gig Harbor, Wash., where we have GEORGE COX writes, “All’s well in benefit from small classes, quality looking he was. Fifty years after time. Kudos to them. Everyone was PEIZER. Then Alan’s. Then Chip’s the surprised looks from attendees of Sarah, in late October. So, all in joined the local country club so I may South Pasadena since I moved there faculty, diverse course offerings, meeting Paige he remains one of the warming up for our 50th. about seeing Alan. upon learning that I was actually one all, it’s been an interesting summer continue playing golf. I had been some three years ago when I married and exciting and realistic research nicest people I have ever met. During the reunion weekend, Tom’s report: “My wife, Susan, and of their classmates to be quite bracing. and fall. If anyone gets near Raleigh, playing at the Stanford golf course for a wonderful woman named Marilyn opportunities. The College hopes to almost all of us met to talk about I had a very good trip in September. As you can see, I look forward to N.C., give us a call.” 30 years.” Chandler. I have been widowed break ground for the new facility in DAN COOPER ’71 how we could make our 50th reunion We and classmate MARCELINO DE surprising others at our 50th.” For those of you who missed the almost ten years now (Alison Schink the near future. 5036 N. Calle Bosque significant and what we could do to ANDA and his wife, Martha, flew up KEITH STUMP e-mails, “Although KEN GILBERT ’73 sad news, DAVE BUDINGER passed (Scripps ’77)). Marilyn has three These new initiatives are wrapped Tucson, AZ 85718-6302 help the College in the long run. to Seattle, where we visited with I continue to be the poster child for 4308 Goodfellow Drive away in New York in May after a children and I have four, which up under the umbrella of The Original 520-529-9427 Perhaps the most notable idea out classmate ALAN PEIZER and his wife, ‘Don’t get around much anymore’ Dallas, TX 75229-2816 long and colorful career (“Financier, makes for raucous times when we Idea. They focus on providing new [email protected] of that discussion was that the class Elaine. Alan is a practicing attorney (with apologies to Michael Bublé), I 214-353-9828 Philanthropist, Patron of the Arts, all are together. My four kids have vehicles to accelerate and expand would like to offer to mentor and in the Seattle area, and we do business was able to spend some time in the [email protected] Champion for Education, Friend of all grown up with three of the four student opportunities for leadership, work with interested members of the together. He has an amazing memory Southland for my stepson’s ‘formal the Archdiocese”—NYT). He will be being married. I now have three success, and upward mobility. BOB BILLS ’72 Class of ’23. We saw interacting with for dates and events (I guess that’s why wedding’ in May. While there, I spent missed. grandchildren and expect more. All students to be better than a bench. he was a history major). He still stays an afternoon at CMC. I thought it Please remember to of Marilyn and my kids, except for ROBIN BARTLETT ’67 [email protected] register for our 45th SKIP WEISS ’74 [email protected] ’72 We will keep everyone posted as plans in touch with quite a few classmates would be easy. Just get to Interstate ’74 [email protected] one, are in the Southern California for this activity develop, and we hope and knows all their birthdays! He 10, take the Indian Hill exit, go over reunion, April 26-28, 2019 area. My youngest, Amanda, is in this idea resonates with many in our indicates he will most likely attend to Mills, and head north, right? in Claremont. It’s another chance to Columbus, Ohio. I visit her four to It seems like the distant catch up as well as to network (that is, The Class of 1968 had a class. If you would like to participate our 50th class reunion, god willing. Wrong. I ended up on Claremont five times a year. Thank goodness past now, but the most for those of us still working). BILL ANDREWS ’75 memorable 50th reunion in in this program, please let me know. We then took a 35-hour train trip Boulevard and then Foothill before for non-stop flights to Columbus! ’73 notable recent class event FRANK HOBBS writes, “For the [email protected] ’68 Claremont in May. While To be sure we have everyone’s home to Los Angeles from Seattle becoming totally lost. What happened ’75 I’m headed there in late October and was our 45th reunion in April. We record, our older son, Matthew, and much has changed at CMC over the up-to-date contact information, the (the Pacific Coast Starlight). It was to the orange groves? I eventually looking forward to seeing an actual had a solid turnout of 25 classmates, his wife had our first grandchild last 50 years, a great deal remains the reunion committee e-mailed and very scenic and interesting, although found the campus, only a small change in seasons. If anyone is in the plus a number of wives and guests. within the past year, and our younger same, most notably the friendships mailed a letter to all classmates in fatiguing. That train ride is really portion of which was there some 46 South Pasadena area be sure to reach Everyone there had a superb time, daughter, Rebecca, was married MARK LAURIA ’76 among our classmates that we June. It was both a ‘plan ahead for our something better geared for someone years ago. Nevertheless, I wondered out!” and there was a lot of ‘How is so and last month in Rancho Santa Fe. 1706 Chattanooga Court renewed and celebrated. Our 50th reunion’ notice and a request in their 20’s or 30’s. Still, a good time around (that’s not a misspelling—I ’76 Globetrotting KEVIN HALVORSON so? What is so and so doing?’ The Coincidentally, JEFF HUDSON’s son, Claremont, CA 91711 classmates who registered for the to let us know your correct contact was had by one and all.” was wondering ‘WTH’ for a couple writes, “I am in New Zealand now bottom line of those conversations Reid, was married in Los Gatos 909-625-2760 reunion included: DAVID ABEL, JOHN details. If you didn’t get such a letter Alan’s update: “Summertime in of hours, as long-forgotten memories and next week Fiji as part of kicking was that we all were interested in what the same day. Our older daughter, [email protected] ACHORN, BARRY ADLER, RICK AKERS, or email, we don’t have your current Seattle brought many old friends and names slowly came back). The off my second year at U of Oregon’s our classmates are now doing and Lauren, has just formed her own JONATHAN ANDRON, JIM ARNOLD, address info. Therefore, would you and visitors to the Emerald City. kind staff at the Registrar’s office were executive MBA program. I commute hoped to see other classmates at our construction company in Los Angeles, RODGER BAIRD DICK BARRON BOB please let me (or the College) know WILL HALM (Boswell freshman-year very helpful, giving me a campus every other weekend to Portland , , LYNN DAVIS sends this 50th reunion in 2023. In contacting how to reach you so we can keep roommate) made a surprise visit, and map. Properly oriented, I determined and the youngest, Frank IV, is singing from Anchorage for another nine BERNSTEIN, STEVEN BOYD, RAYMOND happy update, “The big classmates for this past reunion, the you posted as our 50th reunion CHIP ALLEN and family stopped over that Wolfe got it wrong: you can go and voice-acting. I retired from law months. I plan to visit CMC at the BRAUN, TOM BURTON, JIM CAMERON, ’77 news is that my son, Peter reunion committee heard many say approaches. We look forward to after a family reunion. TOM YOST and home again, you just need a map! I practice almost ten years ago and have end of September and see the campus DOUG CAMPBELL, JOHAN CARL, CRAIGE Davis, married his high school they were waiting for our 50th. If the seeing you at this auspicious milestone MARCELINO DE ANDA, and wives, Susan sure hope I can make it to our 50th been involved for several years with upgrades and visit classmates in the CITRON, JIM DIECKMANN, STANLEY sweetheart, Erin Bierria, on July 6, 25 attendees this year were about event. and Martha, made a quick visit as part reunion. Perhaps even more, I hope I a foundation supporting pediatric area. I separated and divorced in EUBANKS, DOUG GRIMWOOD, ROGER 2018, at the Wayfarers Chapel in 15% of our class, we would like to In other class news, we heard from of a train trip down the coast. Also, can make it ’till our 50th reunion.” specialty medicine in Tijuana. March and am looking for a new HAMMOCK, BILL HARMSEN, ED HICKS, Rancho Palos Verdes. They have been target 50% of our class attending our quite a few folks this time. Well, catching up from previous summers, DON GROUNDWATER writes, “I Victoria is involved with an animal phase in my career in the Northwest GREG HINCKLEY, GARY HOWARD, J.K. going together for nearly ten years. 50th reunion. Hey, you get a medal at actually, some folks checked in to say Alan’s son, Ross, got married last retired in January after 27 years as rescue nonprofit. We have seven dogs. when I graduate next June. Hooked LEASON, CHUCK MATTHIESEN, BRUCE The wedding, held on the hottest day lunch. they didn’t have anything to report. summer in New York, with several the district dngineer for Bella Vista Yes, seven, one of which pesters me as up with DAVE HECKENDORN when he MCALLISTER, MARK MICHELS, ROGER EVER in Southern California, was a Most of our time together was Notwithstanding, hearing there was Claremont Colleges grads in Water District in Redding, CA. I had I write this.” was in Anchorage recently. We had a MIZUMORI, TOM RYAN, JACK beautiful affair with lots of friends and spent talking and re-connecting. nothing to report was good, too. attendance, including Alan’s brother planned to attend our 45th reunion, After a long tenure as professor of fantastic meeting catching up!” SCHOELLERMAN, DAN SHAPIRO, family of the couple. Peter and Erin Some of us went on campus tours, JERRY WILLIAMS writes, “Nothing MARK PEIZER ’79, Trudy Wood (Scripps however, I couldn’t work it in due to a criminology, law and justice at the GEOFF CLINE took time off from HOWARD SLAYEN, STEPHEN TESSLER, now reside in Covina, Calif., where he to the various lectures, and to the earth shattering to report or share ’73), RILEY ATKINS ’74, DAVID STIEFEL trip to French Polynesia. My wife and University of Illinois in Chicago, stomping grapes, or whatever, and FRANK VANDENBERGH, CHASE teaches algebra and geometry at wine and beer tasting events. But with the class. I did, however, get a ’77, Joy Fulton Steifel (Pomona ’77), I ended up spending about a month in DENNIS ROSENBAUM reports that he is writes, “We are coming up on one WICKERSHAM, and PAUL WIENER. If you Covina High School, and she is everything for us really revolved list of e-mail addresses of African- and MARK STIEFEL ’81 and Sheryl French Polynesia, including ten days semi-retired and now living in the Los year in France. In June we bought were not able to return, please know studying at Cal Poly Pomona.” around catching up and seeing how American classmates—17 of them. Cooperman Steifel (Pitzer ’80). Alan of sailing. We had a great time visiting Angeles area. a house near Mouton, France and that you were missed. We hope you JACK SHEDD writes, “Greetings each other is now. Everyone’s remarks I’m not sure how current the list is, also attended the Bat Mitzvah of Gigi, the islands of Tahiti, Raiatea, Bora KINGSLEY (Lee aka Oral) ROBERTS are settling in. The house has were still able to reminisce about your from south of Hotlanta, Ga. Have after dinner were nice life testimonies but I guess it’s the best the College the daughter of ANDREW ROSENFELD Bora, Huahine, Taha’a, and Mo’orea. writes, “After completing my been occupied as a residence since time at CMC with the memory book retired from active duty US Army (as and quite touching. has. I will get to work on reaching ’76, this past summer in Los Angeles. After that, we spent three weeks management-engineering program the 16th century and was a fort that was sent before the reunion. a colonel chaplain), and honorably Attendees this year were: CHIP out to these guys soon for the 50th.” Great visits after decades. Terrific exploring New Zealand, including with Stanford, I worked for a before that. Very different for us POSITION OPEN retired from active ministry as ALLEN, BILL ARMSTRONG, PAUL In reverse, should you want to let events. In addition, Chip and Tom three days with GEORGE THOMPSON variety of engineering companies and quite wonderful, with much [email protected] Presbyterian Church USA pastor. Met BENINGER, DAVE DENENHOLZ, LEE Jerry know where you are, his e-mail twisted my arm to come to the 50th, and his wife, Melissa, at their place before reaching a crossroads. I was of the original character (floors, up with BRIAN TALBOT ’76 and helped FAWKES, PAUL FISHER, TERRY GIPS, address is [email protected]. so I’ll make every effort to do so. at Tasman Bay, and a little over two offered a teaching position with doors, etc.) still in place along with him move from St. Louis area to HARVEY GOLDHAMMER (our after- PAUL BENINGER writes, “I don’t It seems so far away. On the other weeks exploring the east coast of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a modern conveniences like indoor Florida. Guess I’m now a peripatetic ROB BLY ’69 dinner master of ceremonies, as think I have anything this time. I did hand, our graduation seems like an Australia. I hope to see everyone at management position with the plumbing and heat! You can follow handyman. Just got back from my [email protected] usual), BOYD HUDSON, BOB JACOBSEN, visit my mom [in suburban Dallas], eternity.” our 50th reunion in 2023.” City of San Francisco. I took the our adventures on our blog www. ’69 son’s home in Missouri, where I MARLO LEWIS, RANDALL LEWIS, but you [Ken] were out of town. CHIP ALLEN’s version and his CARL FALCO writes, “Lots going management position and spent witlessrelocationprogramme.com. painted its interior. It is what it is.” CRAIG LUTHER, STEVE MCGANN, Hopefully, we’ll connect on my next comments about attending reunions: on right now. We spent most of May 25 years responsible for the repair In May, we returned to California DONALD LEVITT writes, “I am retired JOE MCNAUGHT, NEIL MILLER, BILL trip.” “We visited DON WADDELL at his house in Cedar Hill/Grand Prairie, Texas and maintenance of a significant to see Trevor graduate from UC from law practice and I play a lot ROTHACKER, LOWELL SEARS, STEVE DEAN TAYLOR writes, “After in Tahoe in July. After Tahoe, my awaiting and enjoying the arrival of portion of the City’s infrastructure Davis medical school. He is now a of golf. I also am pursuing a kidney THATCHER, GEORGE THOMPSON, spending two and a half years working wife, Barbara, and I went to Seattle to our grandson, Elijah Gambo. He is ending, with a staff of over one neurology resident at Kaiser in Los

40 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 41 Angeles. He also got engaged! 2018 remembers, “When I was a freshman, over 100 ElliptiGOers participated leader; Health Care Financial “Democrats the House, Republicans DAVID GETTS writes, “Sarah and I busy as president of the CMC Alumni few different neighborhoods in Los has been a big year for us thus far…to I was dating a woman from Pomona in the month-long challenge, by Management Committee chair and the Senate” (CLINT GREENBAUM). became grandparents last month with Association to deal with us minions!), Angeles. I’ve stayed in close touch put it mildly.” College. I was walking back from her downloading their rides onto the board member; and little league snack Will Trump be impeached before the birth of Elise Mae Getts-Varela, I am so excited to present the with fellow CMC alumni BRIAN JIM CARROLL writes, “Our most dorm one night on the road through Strava app. sar worker!” the next time the CMC Magazine is to our oldest daughter, Katherine following update on several of our CROMMIE (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) & recent news is that our daughter, the Wash (it was fairly dark), when I STEVE GARCIA is rightly proud Perhaps the greatest post-CMC published? “If we impeach Trump, Getts and her husband, Kevin classmates. It is my goal to surpass the ROBERT TAYLOR ’81 (Stateline, Nev.), Jamie, graduated from Denison felt a ‘presence’ overhead. I stopped that his “most meaningful athletic athletic accomplishment is DALE nothing changes. In fact, I believe Varella.” wonderful efforts of CLINT and appreciate their close friendship University last May and has returned and looked up, and there was a rather achievement since leaving CMC YAHNKE’s. It was “defeating ERIC Pence’s zealotry is a greater threat HOWARD JACOBSON writes, “From GREENBAUM ’79. That would be a real over the years. I’ve been reminiscing to New York, where she is teaching large owl that had just landed on a was probably the two years I spent AFFELDT in skeet shooting at the Omni than anything Trump has done” Netanya, Israel (where we moved feat! So, fellow members of the about CMC in the late 70’s and can a kindergarten class at a charter wire above me. I took several steps coaching boys U12 soccer. Both of the Homestead Resort in Virginia about (JOHN BECKER). “Right” (FORD FROST). in 2015 from Laguna), my wife illustrious first four-year coed class at honestly say it was a less stressful school called Success Academy. They but kept my eyes on it, and its head teams I coached were expected to be ten years ago.” Holy skeet. “No, Trump will resign from office to and I went to LA for a three-day Claremont MEN’S College, I need and a more optimistic time in many have more than 20 locations in the moved to follow me. There are some weak, yet both made the playoffs and I asked the class if they had any become a priest” (CLINT GREENBAUM). experience. It was great connecting your help. Please write me your regards. I value my CMC education, five boroughs. Her school is in East things you never forget, and that was came in third overall. Out of the 27 Athenas memories when we were What’s going on in your life? with all our friends again. We love updates. Fill us in on your lives and let and it’s been wonderful to see the Harlem.” definitely one of them.” boys I coached, 23 scored goals, which in school. ROBIN ABLIN recalls, “We JOHN BECKER writes, “Life is good. Israel’s beaches. I’ve commuted to the us know which other CMCers you’re great strides CMC has made over The class was asked about track was remarkable for our league where had two women on the cycling team, The way I look at it, I am above USA 18 times so far. I owe it to work, in touch with. the years in so many ways. My wife AL HARUTUNIAN III ’77 and field stories.JIM SHASKY writes, “I usually few boys scored. I received DEBRA PACKER and Emily, whose ground, I am working, and I like what which I’m still enjoying.” JOHN SPINOSA writes, “I left my and I have two grown children who 619-450-5006 had never high-jumped in my life. In some amazing letters from parents last name escapes me. Inspiring, I do in IT. My wife loves me (most Are you coming to our 40th pathology practice at Scripps La recently graduated and are both close [email protected] 1979, Track and Field Coach Hopkins telling me how the season I coached brave, and humbling athletes. Brave of the time). I am a new grandfather. reunion April 26 – 28, 2019? Jolla after 24 years to co-find a liquid to us and working in the Los Angeles approached me. He told me he liked their sons had changed their boys’ to be out there in such a male-ish Everything else is gravy. It is ironic “Could be” (JOHN BECKER) and biopsy diagnostic company, Lexent area. Workwise, I’ve been with Wells how I dunked a basketball and asked if lives. Isn’t that what sports are about? environment. Inspiring as Debbie was that in the Kavanaugh hearings, I am “Yes! Will be contacting classmates in Bio. We use low pass whole genome Fargo Bank (commercial real estate) the coming weeks” (FORD FROST). FRANK CHMELIK ’78 I had ever high-jumped before. I told As General Douglas MacArthur said, a national-caliber athlete. Humbling reminded of what we did. I remember sequencing of plasma cell free for the last 15 years and look forward Wow, our reunion is coming up. Chmelik Sitkin & Davis him, ‘No.’ He said, ‘No ‘blem,’ and ‘On fields of friendly strife are sown in that it only took me three years 40 hours of out-of-class studying per DNA to measure oncology patients’ to slowing down a bit, playing more Did you know that we have our own ’78 1500 Railroad Ave. convinced me to try it. The Fosbury the seeds that on other fields on other to be able to keep up with a woman! week, lots of fun in intermural sports, responses to cancer therapy regardless tennis, and doing more traveling Facebook group? JOHN MCDOWELL Bellingham, WA 98225-4542 Flop turned out to be a natural form days will bear the fruits of victory.’” Good lessons all. Athenas all around Foster’s donuts, Graziano’s pizza, Fat of treatment modality. Our data and when retirement (or semi-retirement) of high-jumping for me. At my very FORD FROST reports that since us. Good men made better by better Burger/Tommy Burger runs, Sunday writes, “You should join today, so you approach look quite good, and I am happens a few years from now. Phone 360-671-1796 ext 204 first track meet, I cleared 6 feet 4 CMC, his most rewarding sports women. I write this as my wife, my mornings at the Afghan restaurant, can connect with old friends and find optimistic about the possibilities as we Wishing you and fellow CMCers all Direct 360-306-3001 inches—in tennis shoes. I’m only 75 moment was “a top-ten age-group spiritual Athena, is having radiation Buffalo Beer and Buffalo Chips, and out a bit more about what’s happening begin our next round of fundraising. the best, and thanks for taking the Cell 360-223-5633 inches long. I was hooked. The funny, finish in a triathlon in Austin, Texas, therapy for breast cancer. Brave, dancing with a chair at the Buckhorn on campus before you arrive in April. This has been an interesting change time to reach out!” Fax 360-671-3781 or sad, part of this story occurred back in 2001. My opinion is that inspiring, and humbling.” Lodge. I remember the CCCC and As a bonus, we’ll be posting pictures of pace for me and my family.” KEVIN SMITH writes, “I am a [email protected] at the district meet at Occidental the mental drive to finishing well is Next comes my Lighting-Round- Pimm’s Cup #5. What bothered me of some folks you know who are LARRY GONZALES writes, “I got planner at the United States Strategic College. I was still very raw, my the point versus merely the t-shirt of-Questions: as I listened to the testimony and impossibly young. When you join, married (second marriage) to Linda Command, battling the aging technique varied with each jump. On for participation. Most rewarding, Who is going to win the World the anger was the disingenuousness you’re welcome to post any of your Kitchens on June 10, 2017 in Dana process via elliptical machines and Let’s start with the elephant my first district jump, I sailed through otherwise, was at an annual, two Series? Houston will repeat (JOHN of it all. Claremont was no different own digitized pictures and movies Point, Calif. We like to travel and free weights, along with occasional in the room. No one in the the bar, up and over the padded pit, semester course instructing teamwork BECKER). Don’t follow the sport, but than Yale. We were no saints. We from ‘back in the day’ to our CMC had a ball in Ireland (didn’t kill half-court basketball games. ’79 Class of ’79 could be a and landed on the hard ground on the to the Mavericks of University of Boston over Dodgers (FORD FROST). are probably better people now… Class of ’79 40th Reunion Facebook anybody on the road unlike Matthew Enjoyed reading ustice on the Supreme Court. Not The Russian Hoax: back of my head, neck, and shoulders. Texas at Austin. It was patterned after Brewers (CLINT GREENBAUM). usually comes with age. But I think it group. To avoid being shut out of Broderick), and Kauai last year, as because of anything we’ve done— The Illicit Scheme to Clear Hillary I stayed still, taking inventory of my my other instructor gig, the Navy Who is going to win the Super is important to acknowledge the past, being in the same hotel, book your well as domestic travel to Santa Fe, , we’re now just too old. Clinton and Frame Donald Trump body parts, and sanity. Remarkably, SEAL Conditioning Course in Austin, Bowl? I like the Rams (JOHN BECKER). but also to recognize that we grow room now at the DoubleTree Hilton Ohio, and Minnesota. We reside in authored by fellow alumnus GREGG Here’s testimony that can be I was okay. Coach Hopkins came where groups of individuals learned How would we know when stadiums up. I don’t apply this to the argument in Claremont (formerly Griswold’s) Oceanside near the beach. My eldest JARRETT ’77. Brilliant work on how collaborated from WHIT LATIMER that running over, obviously concerned. teamwork in physically and mentally are essentially empty and cable of sexual harassment or abuse. I am at a reduced group rate. Please let daughter, Megan (28), is a middle senior leadership in the American would not be well-received by the When he discovered I was fine, challenging situations. This was NOT viewing is way down (FORD FROST). sure it happened during our time, but the reunion committee know, as soon school math teacher in Oceanside law enforcement and intelligence Pomona side of the aisle (street): he started laughing hysterically, a boot camp, because instructors lead Chiefs (CLINT GREENBAUM). I don’t remember seeing it directly. as possible, if you plan to attend. and just bought her first home in communities illegally weaponized “Prior to the Pomona football game saying, ‘Shasky, that is the funniest by example in all physical and mental Which party is going to control The loss of the middle in politics and Be there Saturday for sure, but we San Marcos. My daughter Laura their tools against fellow citizens with our senior year, the Sagehen was damned thing I’ve ever seen at a track evolutions, running, physical training, the House and the Senate after the the loss of civil discourse is tragic. hope you can be there during the turned 25 today and is working in her whom they politically disagreed, and under tight guard in our rival’s locker meet!’ I said, ‘Thanks, Coach—for and swimming. We delivered each midterm elections? “Maybe the better Even more tragic is our loss in faith entire weekend for some good times field of study using her psychology supported by 40 pages of end notes. room. When the guard decided everything.’ Fortunately, no video semester groups of 15 to 30 Mavericks question is which group of legislators in government, in science, in facts, together. A schedule of events will degree and contemplating her next Hats off to Jarrett!” to take a break, that’s when the cams were present and phone cameras who learned perseverance and trust will actually address the biggest and in logic. It struck me as sad that be sent to you in January and will move. Life is good with an expanding PAUL NATHAN writes, “As we Berger Boys (FRANK LESLIE, SCOTT hadn’t been invented. Undoubtedly, a of their teammates. The great reward threats to the US? The Department there was almost no reporting on the include the wine tasting and all-class waistline.…” approach our 40th reunion (amazing), ANDERHOLT, DALE YAHNKE, GEOFF video of my ‘crash landing’ would’ve came several years later, when some of Defense won’t be able to fund aftermath of Hurricane Florence in dinner on Friday, our special 40th MARK LITT writes, “I am a professor I am looking to hand over my duties DAVIS, et al.) decided to strike! The gone viral. Since then, I’ve tried to of these ‘kids’ from different walks of much other than pension and health the last two weeks, or the impact of Class Dinner on Saturday featuring of behavioral sciences at the of keeping you all informed to WAYNE boys of the night rubbed Limburger keep my feet planted firmly on dry life approached me in public, to say costs. We have a skyrocketing national two major typhoons in the western 1970s music and fashion, and class University of Connecticut Health SLAVITT. I hope you all agree that it cheese in the players’ helmets, while ground.” thank you.” debt that is going to have implications Pacific, or the fact there was no brunch at JOHN FARANDA’s house on Center. I received my doctorate the right time for him to take over as sifting away the precious mascot As long as we’re on the subject Like Steve and Ford, LESLIE OLSON- over the next four years. Medicare and news about the US involvement Sunday. The Class of 1979 Reunion in clinical psychology from Yale the Class Note Leader and guide us to an off-campus location (CHUCK of sports, I, CLINT GREENBAUM, have COLLINS is involved in helping youth Social Security are going to run out in Indonesia after the earthquake, Committee is: JOEL ACHRAMOWICZ, University in 1986, where my focus all for the next 40 years. Please write PRIBBLE ’80’s apartment), where it to brag. In September I did mile in sports. “I have been and currently of money. The wealth gap continues tsunami, or eruption.” JILL ANTER WIEDER, JEFF DAAR, JOHN of training was behavioral medicine. to him about your latest developments was painted Stag colors. The night after mile on my ElliptiGO, as part am involved with youth soccer, which to widen. The impacts of global STEVE GARCIA writes, “As for FARANDA, FORD FROST, RONALD My primary interest continues to be and we will all be back on campus of the big game, at Pomona, the of the worldwide ElliptiGO Team has given me my best post-collegiate warming are accelerating across the personal events, my oldest son, who GIMBEL, ELLEN KNIGHT GORDON, the cognitive, behavioral, and affective before we know it.” Berger Boys ran onto the field with Challenge. What’s an ElliptiGO? athletic accomplishments. I’d like to world that is going to massively mess is an analyst with the Fixed Income RUSS GREENBERG, DON LOGAN, JOHN processes that lead to changes in A note from the editors: We are the Stag-colored Sagehen along with It’s an elliptical machine on two know what others in our class have with our ability to feed and water Group of Fidelity Investments in MCDOWELL, LESLIE OLSON-COLLINS, behavior in many health-related grateful to your classmate PAUL the Stag football team, hooting and wheels, to be ridden outside, with done in the arena of voluntary service. ourselves. We are underfunding New Hampshire, was married in MARIANNE BITTERBAUM SHARPE, CODY domains. I have explored these NATHAN for the work he did to hollering. The mascot was carried no seat, bike handlebars, gears, or Many of us have been very successful infrastructure and education, which Hawaii in September to the former SMITH, and BRUCE SOLL.” processes in the areas of substance keep his classmates connected and into the stands in the middle of the brakes. I was the captain of one of in our professional careers, but I’d will reduce our ability to complete. Kianna Couture. My daughter is a abuse, chronic pain, anxiety control, informed about what was happening Stag rooting section. When several five ElliptiGO teams, and my (Clint like to know what we have done We are restricting the influx of piano teacher and mother married to CLINT GREENBAUM ’79 and exercise behavior, and have in each other’s lives, and we thank Pomona students attempted to Green)Baum Squad, with 20 riders, philanthropically. Writing a check immigrants when we are already short a health insurance company actuary. 61 Seafield Lane developed interventions to change him for his four years of service in retrieve their mascot, the Berger Boys won the competition! We took first doesn’t count, what we do personally workers. We have done everything My one and only grandchild turned Westhampton Beach, NY 11978 these processes so as to lead to this position. You can reach your new refused to yield. The mascot was place in both the climbing and days to advance various organizations is that can be done to ensure we screw one in September. My youngest son [email protected] adaptive changes in behavior and Class Liaison, WAYNE SLAVITT, at the finally released at the end of the game. ridden categories, and second in important. Here’s what I’ve done: our kids and their kids” (JOHN is an officer in the U.S. Navy and improve health.” email address below. And yes, the mighty Stag football distance. Over the month, I rode AYSO referee, 28 years and over BECKER). “Red wave in both—Thank works in Naval Aviation, having DAN CONSTANT writes, “Greetings team prevailed. And the party raged Having taken over as class WAYNE SLAVITT ’80 1,221.5 miles, almost 41 miles per 20 games per year; AYSO referee you Feinstein et al. on the Senate graduated from the Naval Academy. from Manhattan Beach, which on.” agent from Paul “Pablo” [email protected] day average. My longest ride was administrator two years; AYSO Judiciary Committee, and the Soros- My wife and I will celebrate our 36th is where my family and I landed In a wooded area, close to that ’80 Nathan, (who is way too 105 miles. From around the world, referee instructor; Girl Scout troop funded organizations” (FORD FROST). anniversary in December.” (hopefully for good) after living in a field, called the Wash, STEVE GARCIA

42 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 43 PAUL GRAFF ’81 born August 28, 2018, to our oldest Once Reagan was re-elected, I went Christmas tans around New Years. BRUCE COLIN reports that he So, here you go: In attendance: KAREN college is for. interesting times! Cheers from the ’81 6084 Gold Spirit St. son, Chris, and his wife, Meredith. to the Columbia Business School, Last year we went to see the turtles continues to live in Palos Verdes with JACOBSON (teaching ESL) and JEFF RYAN writes, “I just won a big Connecticut Turpins.” Corona, CA 92880 Cynthia weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces graduating in 1986. I joined the on Corozalito Beach. People come his wife, Pat, and their three sons. He husband JERRY SCHWARTZ ’82; ELAINE trial. My daughter just finished her LISA (SHAMEL) CUNDALL writes, “I’m 909-509-3332 and measured 21 inches. All are doing leveraged buyout team of Toronto over to protect the baby turtles from reported that MIKE SEDER and his wife, ROSSI (setting up maternal health care first year at Stanford Law School. She still on the Sierra foothills, above the Fax 909-509-3334 well.” Dominion Bank’s New York office the birds as they make their ways Diana Dobbins Seder, have relocated clinics in third-world countries) and will be working for Skadden Arps next smog line, and below the snow line. [email protected] MEGGAN KNOTT reports, “CHRIS that August. On St Patrick’s Day over the sand to the ocean. Right to Northern California, where he is husband Ted Leon; ANDREAS AEPPLI summer, the third-ranked firm in the Working toward riding the Tevis TOWNSEND’s firm, Townsend Public 1990, I met my French wife in NY. now, I am battling cancer over locks the director of administration for the (transportation consultant), LYNN country. She is on Santorini now on (100-mile endurance horseback ride) Affairs (TPA), is celebrating 20 I moved with her back to Paris and of my beautiful hair. By the time I Moscone Center in San Francisco KAROLY (economist at Rand), BILL vacation.” sweeps, and Folsom Lake Trail Patrol, JOHNNY ELLIS writes, “I years and is now ranked the seventh we married just before Halloween. head down to Costa Rica for some JEFF POLLACK reports, “Happy JONES (real estate appraiser), DANA We ’83ers saw MIKE TURPIN briefly and trying to avoid unscheduled ’82 retired last year after 32 largest advocacy firm in the State of I joined Paribas two months later. rest and recuperation at the end of to report that Maryanne and I have WIEGER (clinic management) and me, at the reunion and then he vanished. dismounts. Goals. Loving retirement, years in the Alaska California! Interns benefitting from I’ve worked ten years at Paribas, the year, I hope to be sporting some called the Bay Area home for decades TAMMIE (CALEF) KRISCIUNAS The explanation: “I got to hang with adjusting to empty nest and single- Legislature, serving two years as a TPA’s summer intern program were two at ABN AMRO, and now 16 at weird colorful fuzz. Thirty plus years and have raised three wonderful (optometrist), and husband Vic my brothers PAT ‘88 and MILES ‘79. I handing LazyBones Ranch(ette). Built staffer to the House Majority Leader. Taylor Debevec, daughter of DAN Natixis, nearly all of them focused on after taking an amazing oil painting boys here in Marin. I remember Krisciunas. Oh, and a fleeting glimpse did spend a lot of time with many myself a brick oven and perfected the I was first elected to the Alaska House DEBEVEC and MEGGAN KNOTT, and arranging/underwriting syndicated class at Scripps, I have taken up the exuberant, late-night conversations of MIKE TURPIN (author). It seems that from classes of ’80 to ’82 who were two-day pizza dough. Just need to in 1986 with the help of DEBORAH Kaitlyn Greta, daughter of TRICIA loans for leveraged buyouts. I’ve been paintbrush again. I love painting at CMC about the London School we are all well, and are all doing my teammates and suitemates for work on the external art now.” BONITO ’85 and MIKE ABBOTT ’82. KNOTT ’84. The new director of the commuting to London weekly for and use it as a part of my ministry, of Economics and 25+ years later variations on the same wonderful stuff baseball and Berger—two defining TOM STEWART writes, “BILL MOSES Deborah was my campaign manager TPA Southern California Office is nearly four years to run our London- even leading group paint classes at I finished an MBA program and as always. There were so few of us communities that shaped my time at and I got together recently at the and legislative chief of staff. She owns CORI WILLIAMS ’11.” based team. To our great surprise and church conferences, restaurants, and go back for occasional dinners and that we got past the “what have you CMC. Summer was a Tom Sawyer Irvine Spectrum for dinner and six successful retail stores in DEBBIE (LUNDERGAN) STARR reports. satisfaction, we’ve come from almost birthday parties. While certainly not receptions. After a long career in been doing” and got on to the deeper series of days and weeks playing reminiscing. He was out on business Anchorage and helped me with my “We live in Kansas City, Mo. We nowhere ten years ago to a top six a spectacular artist, I seem to have a risk management, I am very involved conversations that one can have with hooky from my work as a healthcare from Michigan. Age has been kind three years of health challenges and have two Pomona College alumni, or seven position in the European knack for teaching those who think with business interests in Mexico. interesting, educated people. consultant. We have one son still at to Bill (wish I could say the same for for that and more, I am forever Miranda (Pomona ‘15), and Adam league tables for the last 18 months. they can’t paint create their own My partner and I own and operate a So, instead of updating you on the Duke. A USC grad working in Los me).” grateful. Mike is currently the CEO (Pomona ‘18). Our daughter Lily is Best of all, my wife still loves me little masterpieces with me. Seems mine in Baja with all of the incumbent doings of classmates, I’ll tell you all Angeles and celebrated our middle LARRY “CHIP” ANDRE writes, “We of the Alaska Mental Health Trust a Lake Forest College ‘18 graduate. and we have three super Franco- promising for a retirement hobby. challenges (think truck hijackings, about CMC. It’s actually a beautiful son, Cole, graduating Wesleyan are well and enjoying life in Djibouti. Authority and a good friend. I also All three are launched, and John American children: two pursuing I know I have kind of dropped off graft, etc.) and yet it is a great campus now. Nice new buildings. and winning the D-III National This is my second time serving want to mention PATRICK FLYNN ’94. (Pomona ‘82), and I are now truly careers in i\Internet and hospitality, the radar, or perhaps nowadays I adventure. Frequently in touch with Roof-top gardens and study spaces. Championship at Gillette Stadium as ambassador.We have a great Patrick served nine years as a member empty nesters. Miranda rehabilitates and the third starting university in should say Wi-Fi, but I did manage KEN WECHSLER ’81 and see him often Mature, beautiful xeriscaping. New for men’s lacrosse. As team parents, team at the embassy, which makes of the Anchorage Assembly and is a seabirds in San Pedro while applying London. Latest thrill: last weekend, to connect on Facebook lately with as he splits time between Boston fountains (necessary because Seal we got the experience of a lifetime the job so much easier. We work good friend. to vet schools. Adam is doing I did my first real mountain climbing my old roommates, YVONNE REEVES- and San Diego with his lovely wife, Pond is now off limits since a seal lost following the highs and lows of a very closely with the U.S. military “I served six years in the House cybersecurity in Sunnyvale, and Lily and conquered two 4,000 plus meter CHONG and TERRANCE and FARIDA Olivia.” its head in the last ponding there). small college as it ripped through here (about 5,000 military service majority, serving two years as manages accounts for a large food peaks (Allalinhorn and Weissmies) (TJANDRA) KEE ’83. Yvonne is really FRANK FERGUSON and I continue You’d still recognize the campus, but the perennial powerhouse schools members of various branches plus Rules Committee chair. Beginning company in Denver, Colo. I returned in the spectacular Saas-Fee region tearing things up politically on the living in Pasadena where we have it’s very changed from our era. The and won their first-ever NCAA their contractors). For such a small in 1992, I served 24 years in the to work a few years ago as a clinical of Switzerland with colleagues much East coast while Terrance and Farida raised our four children, Jake (29), Glass Living Room was there five championship. Cole had a hat trick place (size of New Jersey), it keeps State Senate including two years as social worker and psychoanalyst younger and much more experienced do a lot of traveling.” Natalie (26), MICAELA ’17 (23), and years ago, but for those of you who in a thrilling 19-18 victory over #1 us very busy. My daughter works in majority leader, two years as Rules and now run the clinical and social than me.” WARD LENNON reports, “My Ben (14). Our family has grown haven’t seen it, look it up. Gorgeous. ranked 19-0 Rochester Institute of Nairobi. She comes up here every few chair, and four years on the Senate services department of a large non- MARC SALEH reports, “I am wife and I moved from Southern as we now have a lovely daughter- Reunion programming was a nice Technology in the NCAA semi- months. My wife, Ouroukou, and I Finance Committee. I was one of profit started by two rogue nuns in following a typical arc of life. Met California to Lynchburg, Va. in in-law, Caitie Gonzalez-Ferguson, mix of education and information finals. Later in July, met forJEFF and just returned from two weeks visiting the two architects of the Bipartisan the 80’s. We provide wrap-around and married an extraordinary October 2013 as a result of a job Jake’s wife, and soon to have Austin with Q&A after, and interactive Amy BROTHERS’ 25th anniversary in her family in Niamey, Niger. Glad Working Group, ten Democrats and services to families in deep poverty, woman. We had a son who is now opportunity. Our daughter, Jenna, Cross as our son-in-law when he events run by students. The Hamilton, Mont. with BRIAN ’81 and to hear all is well with you and your six Republicans that controlled the work that keeps me humble and gainfully employed in another city. recently completed college, her marries Natalie next June. I am still interactive things were amazing. We Linda BULLOCK, STEVE ’82 and Pam family. I hope same holds true for all Senate for six years. The public policy hopeful. I have a small private practice We now have a dog. Manage the Master’s program, and is now a practicing law at Gutierrez, Preciado attended the Model UN simulation EGGERT, ED ’82 and Marge ANDERSON, our classmates.” accomplishments that resulted from and teach infant development at the usual physical aches and pains. Met speech and hearing specialist in & House in Pasadena and Frank is and a shark-tank style event (I’ve J.R. ’80and Lisa Wetzel, and BLAKE STEPHEN NESBITT writes, “Yes, as that bipartisan cooperation was the local psychoanalytic institute. Even many exceptional people and even Portland, Ore. She is finally off the a residential real estate agent with never seen the show, so I was a bit ISAACSON ’81. We were hosted in far as I can tell I am still alive and highlight of my decades of public though we live in the heartland, I more who considered themselves payroll!!! Virginia is quite a change Keller-Williams, Arcadia. We get puzzled initially). We got to see the Hamilton for an epic Montana kicking. I do make it a habit to check service. stay connected with CMC friends exceptional. I am frequently amused, from California but we have really out to CMC as often as we can and students in action (and they, us…). BBQ by DAVID MARKETTE ’79—calf the obit page, after my coffee, to “On May 6, I received an honorary CAROLYN GAZELEY ‘81, DEBBIE BARRETT- so I got that going for me, which is come to like living here. On the job love the continuous beautification They are amazing: articulate, quick roper extraordinaire and cowboy determine whether I should continue doctorate of humane letters from the PFEIFFER, and CAROL (MENDEZ) nice.” front, unfortunately, the company I of the campus. This year, we walked thinkers, who speak from a base of supreme. No published books in my day or not. My wife, Anita, and I University of Alaska Board of Regents MABEE.” NANCY (MCNICHOLAS) MATARRITA was working for sold out to a private 160 km of the Camino de Santiago knowledge. We’ll be happy to have the immediate future but swapping remain in Seattle for the time being for public service and my support CAROL (MENDEZ) MABEE writes, “I reports, “Although still titled as equity group who brought in their de Compostela in Spain with our these kids running the show when it’s good authors and ideas with SHELLY (looking at the Big Island of Hawaii of the statewide Alaska University live in Whittier, married, no children, the community resources director own management team, so I am two youngest children. It was a truly their turn to take the baton. BLANTON STROUD and ANDY STROUD as our next home). She works at The system. I secured state capital funds and am semi-retired. I currently work for Global Impact Ministries with currently in job search mode. My wonderful experience. President Chodosh gave a great each week on social media. Politically, Seattle Times directing their efforts for many university facilities and part time at a family practice clinic. Purpose Church, I have earned my wife, Joanne, is a labor and delivery Thank you to NOHEMI (GUTIERREZ) talk about a bunch of things, but I’m confused and confounded by our to move into the digital age. As for academic programs. I may work one or two days a week. Masters of Ministry in Biblical Studies nurse here in Lynchburg which she FERGUSON who has volunteered to I’ll highlight just one: CMC stands national circumstances. Economy myself, several years ago I traded in “I am happy to report I am cancer I will most likely be fully retired by and am now licensed as a pastor. absolutely loves. I am still waterskiing serve as the new Class Liaison for behind freedom of speech. Instead of chugging along yet so much polarity my mouse and keyboard for a guitar free and I am currently editing a next year.” (Not a preaching pastor though). I every chance I get in the summer. the Class of ’82! We would like to avoiding or dis-inviting controversial and absence of basic respect and and a bass, and spend most of my time book on lobbying. I send a friendly TOM MCGRATH reports, “I started work with families in crisis and with I just got back from my annual welcome Nohemi, and we encourage speakers, CMC intentionally exposes consideration. Civility and mutual in the woodshed. Tell BILL JONES that hello to all my CMC Class Of 1982 a unique three-sibling streak at community causes as a church liaison. houseboat trip to Lake Powell with her classmates to reach out with any students to disparate points of view. respect has given in temporarily I play a mean bass on Brown Eyed classmates. And I know we all greatly CMC: my brother BILL MCGRATH My daughters and I have a couple of my sister and some of our friends a news or updates at the email address No snowflakes allowed here. CMC to identity-based politics and the Girl. Life is very full taking care of appreciate NOHEMI FERGUSON taking ’85 and sister MARY LYNN MCGRATH properties we are developing in Costa few weeks ago and we had a great below. provides students a safe environment subdivisions of American societies. the house and our two Australian on the task of Class Correspondent! ’89. I consider myself a Class of ’81 Rica for vacations and rentals. One time.” NOHEMI (GUTIERREZ) FERGUSON ’82 and intellectual tools with which to Every conquered culture always Shepherds (both with tails!), attending Thank you, Nohemi.” CMCer. JEFF BROTHERS ’81 and MIKE is on a primitive island and we are CHRIS and Pam DOBBERPUHL [email protected] interact and discuss, with civility, seems to have taken the bait to local soccer matches (Go Reign! Go DEBORAH BARRETT-PFEIFFER reports, WETLE ’80 gave me the final nudge still in the planning stage, which is report that their son, Eric (Chapman the ideas expressed. Moderated fight one another instead of their Sounders!), and SCUBA diving. This “We live in Piedmont where I work I needed to leave San Francisco for complicated when everything has to University School of Pharmacy ’20) discussions. Back-to-back opposing real overlord or enemy. May cooler year was notable in that Anita and I at an architectural firm called Gensler Washington, DC in early 1982. I be hauled over by little boats and we married Elizabeth Bardos (LMU Well kids, most of you points of view. I’m uber proud of and compassionate heads prevail. both got our rescue diver certification, in San Francisco. We have three was briefly a junior staffer for Rep. want big glass windows and a spiral ’18) in Sonoma on August 18th. MIKE missed a lot of fun! Our CMC for taking a stand for freedom A tad more fiscal conservatism and spent a week on a live-aboard in ‘kids’ 27, 25, 23 all working in San Ed Derwinski (R-IL) and Rep. John staircase! Sure, we will have an ocean BECHER ’81 and his wife, Cindy, were ’83 35th reunion was a blast. It of speech (earning an ‘A’ on the FIRE. bi-partisan cooperation seems to Mexico diving with sharks and manta Francisco.” McCain (R-AZ). When Jeff returned view—from the third floor! Hence, in attendance. was back in April 2018, and I wrote org ratings for academic institutions), be a decent plan to make it down rays, and committed to a dive trip KEN and JANIE (PARKER) VALACH to California in early 1983, I took the spiral staircase. The other humble this right after, expecting a Class and for providing an environment the mountain without any more in Indonesia later this spring. CMC report, “Janie and I are the proud new his job at the Republican National house is situated between Heredia Notes request sooner than October. where our students can learn to think casualties or leaving our kids with seems both far away and long ago, but grandparents to Cynthia Jane Valach, Committee under TOM HOFELLER ’65. and San Jose. We go down for our and discuss issues. Duh. That’s what GDP-crushing debt. May we live in remains a transformative experience

44 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 45 that serves as a bedrock of who I am J&J I was based in Cincinnati, Ohio reporter for the Italian baseball hours to see what all the fuss is about abroad! Feel free to get in touch with and what I’ve become. Anyone up for running global strategic planning, team Federazione Italiana Baseball e and do a desert safari; to Koh Samui Kevin at [email protected]. a Foster’s run?” and while I enjoyed the role and Softball, I produced a documentary for a birthday getaway over the CHRIS BEHRMAN writes, “My oldest NISHA ’18 TAMMIE (CALEF) KRISCIUNAS ’83 Cincinnati, I couldn’t resist the film featuring Mike Piazza, Mike Memorial Day weekend; to New York daughter, , graduated from [email protected] temptation to get back to Asia and Scioscia, Tommy Lasorda, and for the television upfronts; to San CMC in May. Following graduation help build the international business other influential Italian American Diego for Comic-Con (his first time, she headed off to Europe for two for Stryker, so in 2012 I took the baseball players, coaches, and not my first rodeo); to Hong Kong months with a few of her friends from MIKE and PAIGE (KEENE) risk of joining another company and managers. The resulting film,Italian and Macau for the Labor Day CMC. The highlights were Greece, BINGHAM write, “Paige and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity American Baseball Family, won the weekend to see friends; and now Spain, and Croatia. She started her ’84 I just returned from Italy, to build a ‘value segment’ (affordable Russo Brothers Italian American planning to go to Portugal and Spain new job at the Boston Consulting where we dropped Blair, our youngest healthcare) business post an Film Forum Award at the National for Christmas. There’s no time like Group in Seattle last week. It is nice daughter for a semester abroad in acquisition in China. Two and a half Italian American Foundation’s 42nd the present.” having her back close to home! My Florence. Blair is a junior at Whitman years later, a regional restructure took Anniversary Gala in Washington, DC DAVID CLARK has been chosen youngest daughter, Asha is a freshman College. Greer, our oldest, is in the me to Medtronic, where I have been in 2017. by the Association of Professional at Holy Names Academy in Seattle. process of moving from San Francisco the VP of Southeast Asia–leading “Even though I came to CMC Responsibility Lawyers to hair the We are excited that she made the golf to New York City, where she is the ten countries of this fabulous for an econ degree, the school’s newly formed Lawyer Well-Being team! Go Cougars!” joining a digital marketing start-up. region. Unfortunately, another interdisciplinary curriculum took me Committee. This committee will ERIC STEINWINDER writes, “So my Nothing so exciting here in regional restructure has me looking down another path. I was interested act as a liaison with the American big news is that the Steinwinder Minnesota. We both continue to for my next gig, or perhaps it’s time in communication, film, music, and Bar Association, the National family moved from Seattle to adjust to being empty nesters and for a new chapter! I am planning my history so I took a film studies class Organization of Bar Counsel, and Melbourne, Australia in September continue trying to make the health return to the United States early in with Professor of Film and Literature state-led efforts to implement the for the next two to four years as part care industry work better.” the year, and will be Irvine-based, Michael M. Riley. Professor Riley goals of the ABA’s National Task of a work transfer with Accenture. JOE MARTINETTO writes, “A Haiku: so not far from CMC, as I pursue encouraged me to connect these Force on Lawyer Well-Being. David We’re very excited about our new At my life’s still point/Still alive, new opportunities. It’ll certainly be interests through documentary is a partner at the Lipson Neilson adventure Down Under and hope married, employed/Things are good, interesting to be back in the US, and filmmaking. He taught me that Law Firm in Las Vegas, Nev. many of our friends will visit us while hi all.” in Southern California after so many filmmaking is a reflection of the self. DAVE EASTIS ’85 we’re there. Cheers!” JEROME HAIG writes, “As with many years away, and I’m actually looking You place yourself in your films, [email protected] DAN O’KEEFE writes, “Traveled in our class, I’m an empty nester. forward to it!” whether you realize it or not. That’s with my fiancée, Michelle Berman, too. Our oldest, Danielle, is in her GLENN RIPPEY writes, “Greetings what I did at CMC and that’s what I her daughters, Anais and Soren, fourth year at University of British 84’s, hope all is well these days. I’m did in the documentary. CAROL HARTMAN, JANE and my two boys, Logan and Brady, Columbia (Vancouver)’s Sauder still in Denver and still in the money “Going forward, I plan to make (KAUFMAN) SANKER, and through Ireland and France and then our high school senior and freshman Welcoming the new CMC FAYE (KARNAVY) SAHAI ’90 School of Business, pursing a degree management business. We recently a series of Italian American baseball ’86 JENNIFER TSANG have to Cabo… big travel summer. We on an east coast ivy league tour this generation: LISA COEL HAR- [email protected] in commerce with an emphasis in merged our firm, Denver Investment films. My first documentary was a way volunteered to serve as the new Class planted a tree for my son Connor, summer so we could compare how ’90 RISON’s son, SAMUEL ’22; marketing and sustainability. She’ll Advisors, with a Chicago-based to educate young Italian Americans, Liaisons for the Class of ’86! We who we lost 3/11/17, at Ballynahinch they stack up against the Claremont FREDERIC WINSSINGER’s daughter and be off to Belgium for a semester manager named Segall Bryant & and others, on the plight of Italian would like to welcome Carol, Jane, Castle in Connemara.” Colleges, which they are touring son, JESSICA ’19 and ANDREW ’22; FAYE We have two new freshman abroad for spring semester 2019. Our Hamill, and we’ve taken their name. immigrants, using baseball as a focal and Jennifer, and we encourage their BRIAN MENARD writes, “Audrey next.” KARNAVY SAHAI’s daughter, MICHELLE CMCers from our class: youngest, NOAH ’22, is a freshman at Love the business and really enjoy point. Italians were once second-class classmates to reach out to them with and I took a two-week break this ’91 SHERI (WARD) MUNTEAN writes, ’22; TALMADGE O’NEIL’s son, KAI ’21; ADAM GILBERT’s son, SIMON CMC. He’s adjusting to North Quad working with clients. Our daughter citizens in the United States, and any news or updates at the email summer from admin duties at George “Enjoying my 17th year of private and IVAN SVITEK’s son, LUKAS ’20. ’22 and KATHERINE (DWYER) SPIEL- life in Appleby, and is pursuing a 3-2 turned 16 recently and is now behind invisible in baseball before players like addresses below. Washington Academy in Casablanca practice in my CPA firm after MICHAEL SHEAR will write a book MANN’s daughter, EMILY ’22. Exciting! econ/engineering program. He hasn’t the wheel, a classic milestone for Yankee Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio to enjoy an Umbrian escape in central CAROL HARTMAN’86 retirement from Ernst & Young’s on President Trump. It’s a behind MORGAN BARTZ writes, “Turned been ponded yet, but I expect him to parents, and the college search rose to prominence in the 1940s. Italy. Based in an 11th-century house [email protected] national offices in 2000. Our 11th the scenes examination of the first 50 this year. Yikes. Four daughters follow in my footsteps soon. I’m just process will kick in soon. I’m sure Not having an appreciation of one’s in Orvieto, we had good food and grandchild just came into the two years of his presidency, as seen ages seven to 20. Let’s just say the hoping he doesn’t get ‘treed,’ too.” we’ll take a tour at some point in the heritage is like an olive tree with no JANE (KAUFMAN) SANKER good wine, and went looking for St. world, which is hard to believe. through the issue of immigration house is quite lively (read: chatty). ROB CASE and CRAIG SNODGRASS Claremont zip code! I’m making sure roots. Baseball is a part of mine.” [email protected] Francis in Assisi, Spoleto, Gubbio, One daughter works with me in and the efforts of his top advisers to Still see a number of CMCers at least ‘80 recently completed a six-day, 75- to balance out time at the office with JENNIFER TSANG ’86 and more. Now we are into our third JEROME HAIG, ’84 my practice; one teaches computer flip 70 years of immigration law and annually and several more regularly mile backpacking trip to Mt. Whitney as much time goofing off outdoors as [email protected] year loving living in Morocco. Guest [email protected] science at a Synapse School in Menlo policy on its head. Officially described given proximity and effort. In the with Rob’s son and other members possible; playing a bunch of tennis, room ready for visitors interested in Park; one owns a restaurant here in as New York Times White House mix, DARIUS BURSH, CHRIS GREENE ’92, of his Boy Scout Troop. (See photo). biking, and running when I can. I the nightly Atlantic sunset from our Anacortes, Wash.; another works correspondents Julie Hirschfeld Davis DAN FRAZEE ’92, RYAN MCKEE ’93, and Rob commented “After our descent actually participated in a team relay STEVE TAO who coined, balcony view.” FRED DELLOVADE ’87 in construction; another is working and MICHAEL D. SHEAR’s Untitled on HENRY ALBRECHT. All are doing well, we found our way to a pizza place in race in the mountains this summer, ‘The Best Class’ for us and BRYAN DAWSON writes, “My wife, [email protected] in medical assistance close-by; and President Trump and Immigration, a knee deep in child rearing, husbandry, Lone Pine. I haven’t eaten that much and did three legs including an eight- ’85 served as our class scribe ’87 KAREN (BROWNLEY) and I returned to her brother is in Utah working as an vivid portrait of President Trump and and still occasionally acting like young pizza since all-nighters at Wohlford!” miler at the finish at 9,000 feet… for several years, writes, “I don’t have CMC in May to watch our daughter, electrician. Everyone is well, and our his administration as told through men, and getting together for some ZENOBIA WALJI writes, “I’m not that was a kick. Best wishes to all, much news, but I can share that after CLARE ’18, graduate. JOSH STAUB and lives are crazy-full. Our most exciting the prism of immigration, the issue auld lang syne.” and hope to see everyone at the 35th CAM TREDENNICK ’88 GHADA GHANTOUS also came to shiver sure where to begin to provide an losing a few friends very close to my HENRY ALBRECHT, writes, “Three Reunion next April!” through the impressive ceremony project is our non-profit, Food From that animated his campaign and has update, but in the interest of time, I’ll age this year, I decided there was no [email protected] Farms, which brings farmers market kids. 22 years married to a Sagehen. SHARI WEINTRAUB writes, “I’ve ’88 and reception. Thanks to all of the defined his tumultuous presidency. provide an abridged version. I have time like the present to check off Thirteen years at Limeade. Drop a moved to Daley & Heft in Solana school’s benefactors for transforming food to those in need. We always love SCOTT M. PEARSON, a litigation just crossed my 30-year milestone in items from my travel bucket list. But line if you’re in the Seattle area.” I Beach. Really enjoying the firm and the campus over the years. Karen and to say ‘hi’ on social media, so feel free partner in Ballard Spahr’s Consumer healthcare, and have had a fabulous with work schedules, I’ve had to KEVIN KELLEY and his wife, will add that Henry lives a half mile practice near the beach! I’m working I are both lawyers in the Portland to look us up on Facebook.” Financial Services Group, has been journey building businesses and squeeze these trips in over long Hawa, and two children, down the road from me in Bellevue, with JEROME HAIG and GLENN RIPPEY area. Clare works in a cancer research named a ’2018 Client Service All-Star’ teams in the medical device industry. holiday weekends and use up all of my ’89 Kamron (16) and Arya (12), TODD THOMAS ’89 Wash. Small world! Also around the for the reunion in April. We had lab and is applying to medical schools. by BTI Consulting Group. BTI’s Post my MBA at CGU, I joined vacation time. This year, my husband, are living in Lugano, Switzerland on a 8535 E. Clydesdale Trl. Seattle area is SCOTT TORREY. a really great planning session at In December, we and our three Client Service All-Stars list honors Johnson & Johnson and spent 24 Gerald, and I have gone to Paris for sabbatical teaching year. Kevin works Scottsdale AZ 85258 SCOTT TORREY writes, “The Torrey CMC in early-October to assure that adult kids will visit Thailand and attorneys identified by in-house years with them on various back- the MLK weekend to shop the flea for The American School in 480-466-5839 family has a number of milestones everyone comes home to CMC, has a Cambodia with SOMRUTHAI (‘TOOK’) counsel ‘as delivering the absolute and-forth US and international markets and winter sales; to Rome for Switzerland (TASIS). And for a great [email protected] and changes to celebrate this year. My great time, and we already have some PRASARTTONGOSOTH, including a best client service.’ Scott was one of assignments setting up new businesses dinner (literally flew out of Los CMC coincidence and connection, wife, Cara, and I celebrated our 20th surprises planned! Sign up early (to stay at her family’s organic rice farm. only two consumer financial services in Asia-Pacific based in Singapore, Angeles on Friday night, arrived in TASIS is only one km away from anniversary and our 50th birthdays. get the best price!) and join us next Most of us are learning or brushing lawyers in the country to receive this which also included a two-year stint Rome Saturday night, had dinner, and Franklin College (now Franklin We are in the process of transitioning spring to celebrate our 35th!” up on SCUBA basics, but Took is an honor. running the Australia-New Zealand flew back to Los Angeles on Sunday University), where Kevin and several back to the US after six wonderful ROBERTO ANGOTTI writes, “While expert.” business. In my last assignment with to go to a party); to Dubai for 17 other ’89 classmates spent their study years in London. Our eldest, Zach, working as the English-language DAVE STEFANIDES writes, “We took

46 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 47 is finishing his senior year at TASIS is a very complex environment with JORI HAYNER ’95 COLIN MURPHY moved to the Dearest friends, salutations where I practice law and Marishka the added bonus of meeting two new husband, “JONATHAN WAI became an while our youngest, Luke, just started very different circumstances in the TM Financial Forensics suburbs of Boston. The family, plus from the class of ’99, as we is an educational consultant. Fingers additions to her family, the marvelous assistant professor of education policy highschool in Seattle (Overlake). Cara different regions of the country. Here ’95 353 Sacramento St, 22nd the dog, took three weeks and drove ’99 collectively begin to pre- crossed, we’ll be back living in and handsome felines Lenny & and psychology, and an endowed and I are doing an immense amount in southern Afghanistan it is not as Floor cross country, visiting SPENCER pare for our 20th reunion this coming California in a few years!” They’ll Squiggy. October closed out with a chair at the University of Arkansas in of flying back and forth while we live gloomy as what you might read in San Francisco CA 94111 PERSSON, BRETT LIM, and ROBIN April. CHELINA ODBERT, our stalwart make it through the snowy months, writing retreat in Silver Falls State Fayetteville this fall.” BECHTOLD ’97 between Seattle and London. While Newsweek, the New York Times, or [email protected] along the way. They class president, and team not only are friends, but I’m sure sending some Park, Ore. with the amazing YI SHUN KAITLIN (GIBSON) WATERSON ’02 we have visited over 40 countries the Washington Post. The Taliban are miss San Francisco, but are excited ready to welcome you home to CMC, hot chocolate wouldn’t go amiss. LAI ’96. CHRIS GOOCH ’95 [email protected] during our time abroad these bi- certainly not winning in the south, about the new spot and settling in they’re working on making it even Speaking of new baby news, Fantastic work, Class of ’99. Can’t [email protected] weekly trips will certainly take their their homeland and birthplace. I am well. easier with childcare options and we get to congratulate MICHELLE wait to see you all in April. toll. No greater toll than the college currently serving with LTC KINCY ANTHONY POLAZZI is bored and sits MORE chances to catch up. Stay tuned (EMMERT) PARK twice! She writes, application process. For those that CLARK ’92 and fellow ROTC alumnus. around most of the day. Kidding!! to your inboxes and join us on Face- “We celebrated the arrival of twin LOUIS LEVINE ’99 BRIAN GREEN ’03 571-331-7844 909-698-3664 have been through it, I’m sure you He is the advisor to LTG Raziq, JAKE ZIMMERMAN ’96 He has four young children! His book at Claremont McKenna College boys in August! Life is nuts, but we ’03 feel as I do–glad we got into CMC Kandahar provincial chief of police, 9046 Old Bonhomme two oldest boys are in second grade Class o’ 99 for all the latest chats and are so in love with them!” Michelle [email protected] [email protected] ’96 [email protected] when we did. Zach’s first choice is and quite a notable character in recent Road and kindergarten and are busy news. kindly posted photos of Damian and MATT POLADIAN ’03 CMC and have really enjoyed seeing Afghan history. Pray for peace!” Olivette, MO 63132 with swimming, soccer, and tennis. On to this quarter’s good news Lucas on our Class o’ 99 Facebook CAMILLE GRIEP ’99 [email protected] Anthony is having a blast coaching him engage with the school and INGRID (MORRIS) ENSING ’91 314-983-0553 from around the globe; we have lots page. You should go look at them and [email protected] them in soccer. His two little girls are realize what a special place it is. [email protected] of it! prepare to die of cuteness. I certainly “We expect to be fully transitioned now four and two and busy with dance SELENA (ROSS) TREISTER reports did. We cannot wait to meet them in If you didn’t already hear, ERIC WISE ’91 and gymnastics. Anthony and his back to Seattle by fall 2019. I’m WILL BALLARD ’97 that she and her family have relocated person, Michelle! STEVE GROVE ’00 or forgot—the Class of [email protected] wife, Rachel, did get a little break this ’04 entering my 20th year with Concur [email protected] to Israel! The moving process for AMY (WILBOURNE-HOLLISTER) [email protected] 2004 has a FIFTEEN (now an SAP company). Been a ’97 summer to go swim with whale sharks anyone is complex, but I’m certain SAVAGIAN is knocking it out of the ’00 YEAR reunion coming up. You really fantastic experience to see a company AIMEE (JONES) AVER ’97 in the Yucatán. He recommends this Selena is one of the only people on park, not far from Claremont. She ALLISON (DAVIS) O’KEEFE ’00 should attend if you can! It’s April 25 from infancy through acquisition Your dedicated classmate, [email protected] breathtaking experience of being in earth with the mental acuity to move writes: “I have a edical practice in [email protected] to 28, 2019, which is probably pretty and integration. In addition to ’92 INGRID (SIMON) INNES, has ANDY CHASIN ’97 the water with 30- to 40-foot non- seven people overseas at once. (I have Pasadena. My husband and I have soon by the time this note gets travelling the world looking after stepped down from her [email protected] aggressive sharks to his friends. They trouble finding my cell phone when three kids, but I get to take my printed and shipped out to everyone. I LEE FALLER BURGESS, her Concur’s business outside the US, position as Class Liaison. We would also made it out to California for the I move it out of my purse.) Should 16-year-old daughter to the Ath later hope to see you there! For all the gory husband, Sean, and their I’ve recently joined the CMC Center like to thank Ingrid for the many reunion and had a great weekend you find yourselves in Efrat, about 30 this month to see CMC as a part of details, check out the websitewww. ’01 son, Penn, welcomed a new for Innovation and Entrepreneurship years of service in keeping the Class reconnecting with a whole host of minutes from Jerusalem, Selena would college visit! Can’t wait to be back!” cmc.edu/alumniweekend. My FOMO was totally little girl into their family this board as well as the board of a Dubai- of ’92 informed about one another’s folks. Anthony gives a shout-out to love to have visitors. (She missed We hope she loves CMC as much As for my note, my wife, Sophie recognized as I got reports summer! Ada Lillian Burgess was based travel company (Cleartrip). For life updates and adventures. We are ’98 his freshman year roommate JAMES ANDREW ORR earlier this summer but as we do, and decides to become an (Scripps ’10), is knocked up. Baby girl from classmates who had a born on July 19th at home those in the area I’m looking forward grateful to have had such a devoted UWINS who he hadn’t seen in 15 years surely someone is headed over soon? Athena soon. due in February, so if you come to the great time at the reunion. (intentionally!) in San Francisco. The to being on campus in November Liaison, but we understand her desire and also to the big group of former Hint, hint?) You can catch up with Also improving the medical field is reunion you’ll be able to meet a cute MARGARET HOSEL attended the entire family is smitten. Lee also and catching up with MATT PHILLIPS to pass the torch onto another class- RAs in attendance. Anthony reports Selena’s adventure virtually on her our own MEI-LIN PANG, who once lived blob of flesh that I made. Don’t worry, reunion and met up with LYNNAE continues to run and expand her law and JOSH GOLDSTEIN! Let us know if mate. If you are interested in serving that between his family (did I mention blog, denvertoisrael.blogspot.com. a few doors down in Marks Hall our this baby parties. Hope to see you all LEE, ERIN DE PIETRO, and THERESA school and bar exam tutoring you’re in town!” as Class Liaison, please contact the four young kids?!?!) and his small Back on this side of the pond, we freshman year when they seriously soon! (BENEFIELD) BAKER. Margaret business, Law School Toolbox LLC. ERIC WISE writes, “I can report Office of Alumni and Parent Relations business, he is exceptionally busy celebrate Professor KRIS BURRELL’s mistook our student bios to mean KATIE BAIRD and DEVANG VUSSONJI celebrated ten years as a staff attorney “If you know anyone who is all is well with the Wise family. We at [email protected]. these days. He still loves to reconnect publishing news. He writes: “I will we were docile. Without her in my welcomed a gorgeous baby boy, for the worker’s compensation appeals considering law school, please have one at NYU, two at Phillips with CMCers, so let him know if you have a chapter coming out in an life, I might still be mispronouncing Xander Kai ’40, to their family. Both POSITION OPEN board and ten years of marriage to encourage them to check out our Exeter Academy (one senior and one [email protected] are ever down in South Florida. edited collection with NYU Press “Hawaii.” Mei-Lin writes, “I’m a mum and baby are healthy and happy. Michael Fleming. Her daughters blog, podcasts, and services.” lower/sophomore), one sixth grader just started fourth and second grade Our very own SAMARA WEINER is next May. The book, The Strange pediatrician, living in the Bay Area They will return to their home in now on the CMC Alumni Association at Greenwich Sacred Heart, and one and are enjoying their San Francisco Careers of the Jim Crow North, includes with my husband, two sons (five years ARJUN MCAVOY ’01 Tanzania in the new year. Visitors to Board of Directors! Samara fourth grader at Greenwich Country KATHRYN PEARSON ’93 childhood. my chapter, ‘Black Women as Activist and 18 months), and three rescue 415-722-3060 Zanzibar and Serengeti should swing encourages you to suggest alumni Day School. I am working at Gibson, 3417 St. Louis Avenue AARON BATLEY attended the reunion Intellectuals: Ella Baker and Mae cats. I sing soprano in a women’s [email protected] by for a reunion! Dunn & Crutcher LLP in NYC, event ideas and is always looking community choir that tours the IKENNA NJEMANZE ’93 Minneapolis, MN 55416 with KEVIN WALLIS, JON SCHILD, and Mallory Combat Northern Jim Crow In September, , focusing on the restructuring and for alumni with special access to fun retirement facility circuit and coach [email protected] DAVE FARKAS. Dave released his in New York City’s Public Schools his wife, Amelie Wang, and their two finance space.” latest album, ‘Our America’ on May places. CMC will host the event and during the 1950s.’” We can’t wait to the Girls on the Run team at my older ANTHONY RAMIREZ, daughters relocated from Houston, DANNY MARKERT, writes “I am 25th. It includes a song he wrote for you will get all the credit for being read and share with the world. Kudos, son’s elementary school.” government and Chicano Texas to the Bay Area where Ikenna currently serving in Afghanistan at so cool. Kris! Even closer to campus, LINDSAY ’02 has taken a new role with Cisco TOMÁS SUMMERS SANDO- his daughter called ‘First Lullaby.’ studies double major, is Kandahar Airfield as the CJ3 director TJ ’98 and Alissa LEASON welcomed Our favorite Vegas-area teacher, (WILSON) VOS is also having a banner Systems. The family is ecstatic to be VAL, JR. ’94 is one of the Margot is two and stringing full currently on an Army veteran’s cross- of operations for Train, Advise, a son, Little James Leason, known O’KEEYA SINGLETON, has a new gig year. She writes, “I got married, back in the Golden State. ’94 inaugural class of fellows of sentences together and James is eight country road trip excaventure from Assist Command - South with the as ‘Dane’, on April 10, 2018. as the area director of Club Z, a started a new job, and bought a new BERT LANDRY wrote in to let us the Claremont Faculty Leadership months and about ready to walk. Los Angeles to Key West, Fla. As of 40th Infantry Division California Grandparents Robin and JK LEASON company that specializes in tutoring, house! My husband, Eric, used to know he lives. He’s got baby girl Program. Three faculty members Dave’s club water polo program is October/November, he is in Key Army National Guard. It is the best ’68 are thrilled, of course. test prep, study habits, and all sorts work for CMC and I love having named Aurora who’s now almost a from each of the 7Cs were selected doing great and his family is loving West, (562) 656-9517. job I have ever hated. The hours are of assistance for students, matching that connection with him. My new year and a half old. He’s enrolling for this year-long program, which is their new place in Yorba Linda. KRISTAL DEKLEER ’98 MISTY THOMAS ZALESKI is happy long and bleed into days. I run the them with the right advisor for their job is as COO for a mental health in a master’s program to become an designed to cultivate skills for effec- This summer, EMILY LEVERETT’s [email protected] to report an exciting last year for her operations center and short-range unique needs. He’s celebrating ten nonprofit that promotes resiliency for elementary school counselor. He’s tive leadership on campus, in the con- second novel in her fantasy series family. She and her husband, Brian, planning for providing coalition years with his wife, Tanis, and their individuals and communities.” Her looking forward to seeing everybody sortium, and in higher education. “The Eisteddfod Chronicles” came recently welcomed their first child, reconnaissance and joint forces in beautiful sons Lewis (five) and Clark new house is even near CMC if you’re at the reunion! Tomás is an associate professor of out: Winter’s Heir. The third one, Emilia, and are loving being parents. support of Afghan army, air, and (seven). They are enjoying their 11th in the area—and you should be in MEGAN BROTHERTON was crowd- history and Chicana/o-Latina/o stud- Traitor’s Spring will be out in the Additionally, Misty was thrilled to police forces fighting the Taliban year in the Las Vegas area. April, right? Just remember to wipe funding the production of a movie! ies at nearby Pomona College. summer of 2019. Congrats Emily! celebrate her marriage last year with a in Kandahar, Uruzgun, Zabul, and LILY SURYA caught up with ELENA From colder climes, RYAN WINTERS your feet, kids. few CMC ’02 alumnae in attendance: I assume by the time this makes it to Daykundi provinces. We also have CHIP NIERLICH ’94 (EGOROVA) MIKHAYLOV over the also gifts us with good tidings: “I’m Up here in Seattle, we’re enjoying NORA MALLONEE BRAND, RHONDA print, the campaign will be over, but a large team of advisors working Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher LLP summer in San Francisco. She has celebrating my second anniversary the continuation of the rainy season. I CARTER, JANINE DICTOR HYATT, and you can probably still read about it at the Afghan army and police forces 555 Mission Street, Suite 3000 been with the firm Egon Zehnder for with wife Marishka (Scripps ’02) was lucky enough to have dinner with STEPHANIE WALLACE KATZ. Finally, https://www.seedandspark.com/fund/ and my team works to support them San Francisco, CA 94105 nine years and is currently leading the this month. Our baby, Katherine MATT SLAYEN ’98 back in May while Misty accepted a new position this thebacheloretteparty. with helicopter and reconnaissance [email protected] office in Jakarta. She reports that her Sasha Winters, is two months old. I was in the Bay Area on a nonprofit summer, becoming the executive FILIPP GORELIK and his wife moved platform support. I should be back two kids keep her busy. And we’re living in Cleveland, Ohio, errand. I spent an October afternoon director of the Council for Court to Essex County, just outside of home in California in March of 2019. getting out the vote via postcards with Excellence in Washington, DC. London, in July. Fil’s still working for I have also recently been selected for fellow 20th reunion team member MAYA CHEN WAI writes, her Ford, who have finally heard his pleas promotion to colonel. Afghanistan AMY GWYNNE at her newish digs, with for a European assignment. So he is

48 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 49 optimizing fixed marketing budgets likes to call it: “Congressional into competitive racing again after child, Lily, on July 9th. for most of Europe. So next time Simulation v2.0.” Congrats, Scot! taking the summer off from training JOANNA (REPSOLD) HYATT added you’re in Austria and see a Focus ad BEN HOSTE writes: “After spending following a second-place finish in her third daughter to her tribe when on TV, he might have had a bit of a the last five years in New York the Wilmington, Del., marathon. Elora was born on August 19th. She say in how it was paid for. But also, working for Magnum Foundation and She’ll be running Huntington, W. and her husband are outnumbered you’re in Austria! Stop watching so as a freelance photographer, I have Va., in November and looking to beat and exhausted, but grateful for her much TV and go to a museum or moved cross-country to Tucson, Ariz., her 2017 second-place finish at the new little one! something! where I am now an MFA student at Bigfoot 50k in Ohio in December. ALEX (MARIN) STORMER, along JON ATABEK’s firstborn son has the University of Arizona. My work Now for the long list of babies that with her husband Ryan, welcomed learned to beatbox at age two and is mostly geared towards addressing have joined the CMC community Devorah Rose Stormer into the a half. A little behind schedule, but systemic and entrenched aspects of since the last magazine issue. I’ll start world on March 21st. She was born we’ll take it. He’s got a second kid American culture, particularly related with the most important (to me): Lyla on her due date on the first day of due 10/26/18. Baby’s first turntables, to race, economic disparity, and Evelyn Blair was born on March 28th spring in a snowstorm, true to her anyone? Jon also won his first jury historic bias. In the past few years, to KEVIN BLAIR and his wife, Aviva name. And a neat fact, she was the trial, full defense verdict against I’ve taken up rock climbing and Altmann. Her big blue eyes, long exact same weight as Alex was at a senior team from a big firm in been fortunate to be able to climb in eyelashes, engaging personality, and birth, six pounds, 15 ounces. Alex’s an eight-figure trade secrets case. various places across the country, so giant smiles have already charmed tour at the White House came to Congrats! it’s nice to be back west and closer to CHRIS BOURNE, MIKE KARP, RAMON an end and she has started a new the mountains. Last year I traveled to TORRES ’08, CAITLIN (DRULIS) TURNER, position at the Pentagon working as MIKE AVENT ’04 Wyoming to see the total solar eclipse AUSTIN COOK KIESSIG, Sarah Cook deputy special counsel to the Chief 518-88-AVENT with my dad near Casper, Wyo., Kiessig (Scripps ’07), REBECCA of Naval Operations. So far she has [email protected] (amazing!) and then visited Mount OFFENSEND ’08, BRANDI HOFFINE, and not seen one person from CMC in Rushmore and climbed Devils Tower ANDY BARR ’07. She has already begun the corridors, whereas she got to together. I was last in Claremont the very difficult task of making me see BRANDI HOFFINE at the White DAN HERRING and his family in May to celebrate my father’s a morning person and traveled to House every time she popped into ’05 moved to New Haven, retirement from Pitzer College, five states. Lyla (and Aviva) were the West Wing. She did recently Conn. Dan is working at where we celebrated his nearly 30 also nice enough to let me travel to meet with her freshman year Boswell Alexion Pharmaceuticals. Dan misses years of teaching and research in the Carpenteria to serve as a groomsman suitemate, ANNA BEIER-PEDRAZZI, this California, but enjoys the access to math department. Not sure if anyone in CHRIS BOURNE’s May 5th wedding past year at the Army JAG School in New York City and the east coast. He at CMC took a class with him, but it to Stefanie James Bourne. MIKE KARP, Charlottesville, Va. It was great to finds it nice to be back in rare diseases was fun to see him teach his final class JEFF MODEL, RICK SCHWARTZ, CODY see another woman from CMC in and out of the pop-culture bubble that and celebrate his career.” HILL, and HAYES HUMPHREYS also were uniform as she serves with the United was working with The Honest CASEY PICK started a new job in in attendance. States Air Force. Company. Also he got to spend Labor July as senior fellow for advocacy and ANNIE (DAUN) MEYER welcomed MICHAEL KAYATTA had a baby and Day weekend filled with fine dining government affairs for The Trevor Jolene Jay Meyer on March 21st. She future CMCer, Aubrey Kayatta, in and pai gow with LONNIE DIETZ, TRAVIS Project, the world’s largest suicide was late (15 days), big (22 inches, October 2017. He finally finished his PEERY, CORY HIBBARD, MITCHELL prevention and crisis intervention nine pounds 11 ounces), and totally cardiothoracic surgery residency and BROWNE, CAMERON FIELD-EATON, and organization for LGBTQ young (1000%) awesome. Annie can’t wait just started his job as cardiothoracic from the past year or so! Thanks to reduce his work at Stanford to part- or has mortgage questions please linebacker for the Stags. DAVID ARTHUR WEICK. It was very people. As she describes, “every day to move her into the dorms at CMC surgeon at Morton Plant Hospital in everyone who wrote in, and here are time faculty in the Department of reach out. You can find them at www. ALISON KASE has a few updates. sophisticated. I am advocating for policies and 18 years from now as an incoming Tampa Bay, Fla. It’s been quite a big the updates in no particular order: Anesthesiology. sunnyhillfinancial.com. First, in August 2017, she married CARA CICCARELLI got married to positions that save lives by supporting member of the Class of 2040! year for him. Bryant Lyles on July 6th! She is still DIEGO CUENCA and his wife, Jenny, ALLISON WESTFAHL KONG is still EMILY (SHANKER) KURUTZ wrote in her husband, Scott Cole. LEAH JUDGE, LGBTQ youth in crisis, with a major MARGO (DAWLEY) MILLER and WESTY ROSE is living in Menlo Park welcomed a son named Teddy to this at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los on behalf of herself, ANNIE FAIRMAN, JOANNA MARKS, ARIEL FARRAR, living and working in education in St. focus on leading The Trevor Project’s her husband, Marcus Miller, Jr., with his wife, Ashley, and baby girl, earth on December 15, 2017! Angeles, now a deputy chief in the and CAROLINE CURB PICHA, and wanted and JENNIFER DELANEY were all in Louis, Mo. national campaign to end conversion welcomed a daughter, Etta Mary Emerson, who was born in May. He is TAKAYA BRUNNER and ILONA General Crimes Section. Her family’s to add a note about all having babies attendance. Additionally, this fall, KATIE (BURGESS) HAMADA and therapy. It’s powerful, meaningful Miller, to the world on March 20th. working for CBRE doing commercial MOIZESCH BRUNNER added their big news is that earlier this year she in 2018! Annie had a daughter in July. she and Scott bought a house in LUKAS HAMADA ’06 welcomed their work of the kind I always hoped I Margo hopes she’ll go to CMC with real estate leasing and advisory. second son to their family this year! and Steven had their second child, Caroline and TEDDY PICHA ’06 had a Arlington, Mass., and now live there third child, a baby girl named would be able to do, going all the way all of the other legacies born in 2018! Although his golf game isn’t what is Nolan Brunner was born July 5, 2018 Derek Ryan Kong, born on January son, Remy, in August. Emily is due with their dog, Vito. McKenzie Umeko Hamada, into back to my days at CMC. Anybody Additionally, she is loving being back used to be, he still manages to see his and his big brother Ardan was excited 28, 2018 at 3:18 p.m., and was seven in December with a son. They hope GLORIA GUTIERREZ is in her fifth the world on November 30, 2017. who wants to know more is welcome in the northern part of California old CMC teammates a fair amount in to welcome his baby brother into the pounds, 19 inches. She can’t believe that the kids can be dorm mates in year as a school counselor in her Her two big brothers (Nicolas to drop me a line!” and she’s giving lots of acupuncture San Francisco. (six) and Thomas (four) are in love world. he is already eight months old. Their Wohlford someday. hometown of Torrance and is an CHRIS LEWERT, along with ANDREW treatments at Sacramento Sarah Cook Kiessig (Scripps ’07) with her and are teaching her how KRISTEN NIVLING is celebrating her daughter Serena, now six years old, is After ten years of grad school and active member of the League of TRABA ’04 and MICHAEL HALL ’04, Acupuncture Project. and AUSTIN COOK KIESSIG welcomed to walk. Katie and Lukas are still fifth year as a board-certified hospital the sweetest big sister and a big help postdoc work, JENNIE MILLER finally Women Voters and South Bay collectively Stag Capital Management, ROGER MURRY and his wife, Emily, Knox Honor Cook Kiessig into chaplain and has been appointed the so they are very lucky! scored the dream job she set out to Cares. Gloria initiated efforts that working (almost 13 years) at Deloitte were winners of the inaugural football welcome a son, Roger Patrick Murry the world on August 24th and “he’s Washington State representative ALEX AUERBACH lives in Marina do when we graduated from CMC resulted in the planting of 170 trees Consulting and Ernst & Young, handicapping contest, “Super Contest VIII (not a typo!), on March 3rd. adorable.” Plans are already underway to the Association of Professional del Rey and has been to CMC a few in ’07! In late 2017, she moved from in 2018 through the South Bay Cares respectively. While three kids and two Gold,” at the Westgate Las Vegas Roger writes, “He is chill, happy, and for an arranged marriage with Lyla Chaplains for a two-year term. times during the last year for alumni Berkeley to Washington, DC to Environmental Task Force and hosted full-time jobs are challenging, Katie Superbook. They owe much of their has already been in a high-speed chase Blair (Class Scribe Editorial Note: She is settling into her new house events and Track & Field Coach John begin working as a senior scientist at an environmental rally on September and Lukas are enjoying every minute success to the very fine math and econ on the 10. This is true. The CHP he needs to show he’s worthy first, in Tacoma, Wash., and she is very Goldhammer’s 65th birthday party. Defenders of Wildlife. Her husband, 8th for the Global Climate Summit. of it. departments at CMC. caught the guy who swiped our car, but he’s off to a great start!). After a excited for TAUSEEF RAHMAN and his He says that it was rewarding to help Sahas, will join her in early 2019. As the natural resources director TIFFANY WILLIAMS ’05 STEFANIE ALTMAN OLEJNICZAK was tracked by an Ontario PD chopper. month of leave, Austin is back to work lovely fiancée! organize that event and re-connect She has already been visited by RYAN at the League of Women Voters of [email protected] recently promoted to vice president Madeline, my oldest child, kept saying at Twilio in San Francisco. MICHAEL FUJINAKA met his business with so many athletics alumni. He WILSON and Abby Stopper (Scripps Torrance Area, she’s hosting a trash of marketing at Huntington National the guy broke our car, but both the MITCH BROWNE ’05 KEVIN BLAIR ’06 partner through CMC’s study abroad also started a mortgage company ’07), and reunited with Liza Enrich talk/recycling panel early in 2019 to Bank. Her focus is on small business car and family were totally fine.” [email protected] [email protected] program at Chinese University of with two partners in California. (Scripps ’07), and SUZ INGALLS. Let bring awareness to proper recycling banking, which she is incredibly In July, KATIE GILMER PON had a Hong Kong in 2005. They have They are an eight-person team of her know when you’re next in D.C. techniques and the current state of excited and passionate about. baby boy, Kieran Pon. He’s starting opened an interventional pain experienced mortgage brokers who DAN CURTIS and his wife welcomed recycling. Huntington was recently named the his international travel early, joining SCOT MATAYOSHI just won It’s been awhile since the clinic, offering minimally invasive provide residential and commercial a son this year, Gordon Rudolph JONATHAN NEUMANN writes that number one SBA lender by volume Katie on a work trip to visit Costa his election for the Hawaii class of ’07 has had an entry procedures and microsurgeries mortgages at very competitive Curtis, born on March 25th at a 2018 has been busy but enriching. ’06 in the country, which she is excited Rican coffee farms this winter. ’07 State House of (sorry about that, my bad), to manage chronic pain, in the levels. They currently offer loans in healthy 9.2 pounds. Dan can already He moved to Switzerland for a about and expects great things in LESLIE (ALVILLAR) LOPEZ and JORDAN Representatives, District 49. Or as he so we have lots of exciting updates San Francisco Bay Area. He will California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, tell he is going to be a P.P.E major and four-month work opportunity but is the future. She is also getting back LOPEZ ’03 welcomed their second and Texas. If anyone is buying a home

50 CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE SPRING 2018 51 FREYA (LEE) HURTADO back in San Francisco, and working KIRTHI NARASIMHAN ’08 recently CHRIS STRIETER M’11 again at UCSF Medical Center. He kirthi.narasimhan@gmail. joined CMC Career Services and RDS cstrieter@gmail. her interest clusters are government, ’11 says that it’s been great kicking it in ’08 com com the city with fellow classmates LISA public policy & law, and accounting ATKINS, ANDREW FELIX, REED LYON, & financial services. She realizes this CHRISTIAN TERMONT ’08, TINSLEY LOWE is the perfect excuse to reconnect with WILLIAM BROWN ’12 AMANDA SARDIS writes, “I ’08, and SHEILA BHARDWAJ ’10. He will fellow classmates (not that she needed [email protected] be heading back to campus for the just got back from spending one) who work in these areas (or even ’12 ’09 MARK MUNRO ’12 annual alumni swim meet where he’s the weekend in Seattle with if you don’t!) and want to engage with SHAWN EMILY (BRISTER) [email protected] looking forward to seeing many more the and current students. alumni. STEINBARTH (including baby Cora, who RYAN LARSEN writes, “My wife, As for me, I’m still in Seattle. is so freaking cute). I recently started a Megan, and I welcomed our first child, Luckily it’s a place that a lot of new job as a misdemeanor attorney at Charlotte Katheryn Larsen on May CRAIG DABNEY M’12 people want to visit, and I had fun the Napa County District Attorney’s 5th 2018 at 2:37AM (five pounds, 14 RDS cjddabney@gmail. Office, and I’m being supervised by ’12 this summer with LIZ (KOWALCZYK) ounces). Charlotte just turned five com Assistant District Attorney PAUL GERO GARDNER and JAMIE DILLON visiting! months old last week and has been a I was also lucky enough to see a ’94.” ton of fun!” number of people at Liz’s wedding in KOURTNEY (RADCLIFF) UNDERWOOD HEATHER (MARRA) HOLLERAN is busy ELIZABETH (ELLIE) BECKETT ’13 February, and I get to see my 661E writes, “I got married at the end of chasing two very active kids, Maci Jo [email protected] roommates/friends pretty regularly, September to my boyfriend of six-and- (3 1/2 years) and Cole Robert who just ’13 a-half years (yahoo)! STARR (PLUMMER) including ERIN BAUER and her baby in turned one in September. She has been CLARE RIVA ’13 Seattle, and I just got back from a fun FLEMING was my matron of honor, working as a PA in family medicine [email protected] week in Zion and Bryce Canyon with and NICK REGAS-RIEWERTS and OLGA for the past five years and just went SHOR attended as well.” Kourtney ALICE CHANG and TALIA KAHN. to the wedding of KELSEY ROSE ’10 reports that in May of 2018 she started SUSANNA INGALLS writes, “I’ve with SARAH (BLAVET) FREY and ERIN There are many roads, working for Bicos Hospitality which had a lot going on these last years. CHAMBERLAIN. RDS ’13 but one destination. I moved to Qatar three years ago is a small restaurant group based in STEVEN CHONG writes, “Even when Pasadena. In June of this year they I was at CMC I had a hobby of planted April 25-28, 2019 to build a start-up business and ARIA KRUMWIEDE ’12 M’13 opened the second Gus’s Barbecue aquarium design. I have been at it after several awards and recognition [email protected] www.cmc.edu/alumniweekend (Mobile App of the Year 2016 by location, this one located in the since then, even joining a competitive Entrepreneur.com, World Economic Claremont Packing House—coming design team in Tokyo called the Tokyo full circle from her hometown to her Forum-selected top MENA startup Aquascaping Union. This year, in DAPHNI LAPPAS-GRIGORAKI old college grounds (just over a mile 2017), Al Jazeera selected our start-up the 2018 International Aquatic Plant writes, “I just moved to insurance in the Americas with one BECCA ROSENTHAL from The Claremont Colleges!). She is living ABBY MICHAELSEN ’15 ANNA BRITO ’16 Urban Point as their Qatari feature Layout Contest (basically our version ’14 Stockholm, Sweden! I am of the largest brokerage associations handles all of their catering orders and in San Francisco and [email protected] [email protected] for their entrepreneurship series for of the World Championships of a back at PwC doing transfer pricing, in South-America. He is also about ’15 working as a software special events, and says it’s been a great JACK FERNANDES ’16 the year. So they just released the given sport), I won a bronze prize, which is what I’ve been doing since I to launch a podcast interviewing engineer at Reddit. She says she “runs experience so far! [email protected] documentary and while it’s in Arabic, ranked fifth out of nearly 2,000 entries, graduated.” Bolivian entrepreneurs to encourage into CMCers everywhere. Also, I JOHN HYATT got engaged on RYAN TOOHEY left San Francisco we’re working on putting together and was one of two Americans this year DOUG PETERSON launched his other Bolivians to take action on their JAKE SHIMKUS ’15 October 17, 2018 and has MADISON GEPHART ’16 after nine years with KPMG to join his helped get ’16 the subtitles, although Dad Massoud to enter the top seven in the history Acutherapy office by the UN in inspirations! set a wedding date in [email protected] family automotive business in Auburn, engaged.” shouldn’t have any problem. In one of the contest. I will be attending Midtown Manhattan. If you need SIRAH HOSNI and ANDRES FUERTE EA BAKENRA-TIKANDE August, 2019. He and his fiancé, where he’s learning the used car trade. recently KELSEY GOHN ’16 of the shots, I’m wearing my CMS the award ceremony next month in help recovering from any type of pain, got married on October 6, 2018 in Micaela, live in Brooklyn, N.Y., where Ryan married his wife, Trisha in July, became the interim assistant director [email protected] lacrosse T-shirt which I proudly still Niigata, Japan.” emotional or physical, please stop by Temecula, Calif. and were supported of student activities at CMC. She they’ll also be getting married. 2018 in Carmel, surrounded by fellow EVAN MOLINEUX ’16 wear (minute 18:23). How might we CAMILO CUELLAR the shop! by many of their CMC ’14 peers works in the Dean of Students Office, KARISSA MUNOZ is a Ph.D. student stags BREMNER MORRIS, BRIAN FUERST, EMolineux16@students. best leverage this success to benefit NICK GILLETTE writes, “After almost on their big day, including: RITVIJ so come by and say hi if you’re on at the University of California Irvine ALEXANDER REICHERT ’11, and PETERIS [email protected] the CMC community given that the 8.5 years, Suz and I finally tied the GAUTAM (officiant),TIM ROTOLO campus! in the department of developmental claremontmckenna.edu LIEPINS. Ryan and Trisha rescued a pup College has a reputation for turning knot in Riverside on September (pianist), LUIGI MENDOZA (best man), STEPHANIE HAFT and cell biology. She recently received named Jemi and love to cook dinner at started a clinical out entrepreneurs? And I wouldn’t 8th, 2018. We’re loving life in Los LARRY ZHONG (groomsman), ADRIANA science Ph.D. at UC Berkeley! a National Science Foundation home. If you ever need car advice, he’s EMILY MEINHARDT ’10 COLE MORA has volunteered have been on this path if it weren’t Angeles and super stoked to catch RAMOS-YAMAMOTO (bridesmaid), SOPHIE GALANT moved to Shanghai Fellowship to fund her graduate your guy! [email protected] to serve as the new Class for Dad Massoud who helped me ’10 up with everyone at the five-year! and ALYSSA FILIPPELLI (bridesmaid). and is working for a startup called research, and writes to say that GREGORY HALL is expecting a baby ’17 Liaisons for the Class of get a job in Germany which kicked ABHI NEMANI ’10 #applebeach4life” Other close CMC ’14 peers were SideChef. she “plans to use this award as an girl in December! Maybe she’ll end ’17! We would like to welcome Cole, off my entire career abroad. Here’s [email protected] KATHERINE RODRIGUEZ writes, “My in attendance, including: BRIAN According to an anonymous source, opportunity to communicate her up on the CMS football and dive team and we encourage his classmates to the trailer: https://www.youtube. new job is manager, financial planning YAMAMOTO, CHRIS PEI, and GABE JULIA KEINAN has “been thriving in scientific knowledge to those outside too? reach out to him with any news or com/watch?v=qSCnAICSx4w&feat & analysis at EndemolShine North SANDOVAL. The Fuertes celebrated THE BIG APPLE, living the life of STEM fields as well as spread her IAN JOHNSON is starting his second updates at the email address below. ure=share. Here’s the full 23-minute America. Looking forward to the five- their honeymoon in Maui. love for science to underrepresented year of teaching at Yale University as she loves and loving the life she lives. documentary: https://www.youtube. year reunion!” ALEXANDRA COOKE moved to minorities.” She was also recognized COLE MORA ’17 the associate director of the Grand RDS ’10 She recently quit her soul-crushing com/watch?v=phFC5ZwTMZQ&feat JAMES HAVLICEK writes, “I live in Chicago in June after three years as a coauthor of a scientific article [email protected] Strategy Program. He recently corporate job to pursue a career in ure=youtu.be New York now and MERRIEL FOSTER in San Francisco. She is enjoying published in Nature Medicine for her enna.edu finished editing the memoirs of a ALEX SHAKIBNIA M’10 painting watercolor portraits of the “Peace from the Middle East!” doesn’t anymore.” spending time with KENDYL KLEIN HIV research. Russian revolutionary for publication alex.shakibniagmail.com many incredible canines that inhabit Hope everyone has an excellent MARK BLUMENFELD has finally made before she moves to New York City. the city. The ‘joi de vivre’ that she ANNA BRITO, JACK FERNANDES, (The White Nights), and is working EDDIE CONRAD M’10 2019, and please be in touch. his Instagram public. He remains If you are in Chicago and want to is imbued with after a long day of MADISON GEPHART, KELSEY GOHN, and on another book manuscript for [email protected] unmarried and walking his mother’s connect, let Alexandra know! EVAN MOLINEUX have volunteered EMILY FERRELL ’07 Oxford University Press about the capturing the essence of dogs via dog. @darkmark36. to serve as the new Class Liaisons [email protected] role of secret Soviet-German military ALEXANDRA COOKE ’14 the medium of soft brushstrokes is CATHERINE REX writes, “This June something that she believes everyone for the Class of ’16! We would like TAUSEEF RAHMAN ’07 cooperation in the outbreak of the DIVYA VISHWANATH ’11 [email protected] I got married and celebrate the one- should experience. Once she has built to welcome Anna, Jack, Madison, [email protected] Second World War. But the big news [email protected] year anniversary of starting my own MERRIEL FOSTER ’14 Kelsy, and Evan, and we encourage is that he’s getting married in January ’11 up her portfolio she plans on making KATHRYN MGRUBLIAN ’11 business, Rex Design, a homewear [email protected] their classmates to reach out to them in Minnesota (yeah, it’s going to be the move to Timbuktu to capture [email protected] line of ceramics and art. www. the essence of their many cats via her with any news or updates at the email cold) and has three CMC ’09ers as rexdesign.co” works. Cheers friends. Don’t let your addresses below. groomsmen: SCOTT ARNOLD, BEN MARCELO DE RADA is now launching dreams be dreams!” JUDGE, and DAN O’TOOLE! a platform to sell international health

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FLOYD L. HILL ’50, of Las Vegas, Nev., handyman. He is survived by seven MARTIN V. COVINGTON ’57, of San G. PAIGE HIATT ’71, of Denver, died in Geneva, Switzerland. He is FORMER TRUSTEE RICHARD CRAMER died March 10, 2017. Hill held a B.A. children, eight grandchildren and six Francisco, died Jan. 29, 2018. in April 2018. He held an M.B.A. survived by three children. ’53 P’75 P’88 GP’04, of Anaheim, Calif., from CMC and an MBA from the great-grandchildren. in finance from the University of died June 20, 2018. He served on both University of California, Berkeley. GARY E. BOWERS ’58, of San Marcos, California, Berkeley, Haas School GREGORY BLAIR ’82, of Sherman Oaks, the CMC Board of He served as president of the Alumni RICHARD D. D’EVELYN ’53, of La Quinta, Calif., died Oct. 26, 2017. Bowers of Business and was a business Calif., died May 5, 2018. He was an Trustees and the Association from 1958-59. Calif., died Nov. 5, 2017. He is attended both CMC and California management consultant specializing award-winning production designer, Board of Governors survived by his wife, Diane, and two State University, Los Angeles. He is in sales, operations, human resources, known for his work on movies of the Rose Institute PETER T. CROWHURST ’51 BOWERS CISMOWSKI , of Dana children. survived by his wife, Margaret, and AMES GIBSON and contract administration for including “The Texas Chainsaw of State and Local Point, Calif., died Jan. 6, 2018. two children. Massacre” and countless commercials. Government. The CHARLES H. WHITE ’53, of San Diego, small businesses. Hiatt previously Crowhurst translated Morse code Blair loved photography, skiing, Cramer Walkway died in May 2018. In addition to LEONARD C. MATSON ’59, of Kalispell, was a business consultant for in the Merchant Marines before hiking, and music. He is survived by was named for his CRAMER CMC, White attended California Mont., died June 6, 2018. After Insperity and worked in sales and enrolling at CMC, where he two sons. generous donations to the College. State University, Los Angeles, and graduating from CMC, he served operations management for the converted a bowling alley into a A leader in the agricultural feed California State University, San three years in the U.S. Army in Imagine Technology International MICHAEL S. GIBSON ’86, of Durham, community arts theater for aspiring industry, he owned Perris, Calif.- Diego. He was employed by the Korea. Matson then worked for an Corporation. N.C., died in December 2017. A math actors and wrote and performed based Star Milling Company, named Sweetwater Union High School oil company in the Persian Gulf. He teacher at Cary Academy, Kestrel in his original play, “My Yellow EDWARD TROYER ’71, of San Jose, California Small Business of the Year CROWHURST D’EVELYN District. He is survived by his wife, is survived by his wife, Ilona; three GONZALEZ HIATT Heights Charter School and Roxboro Convertible.” He later launched a Calif., died Feb. 28, 2018. After in 2014, and served as chairman of Sheris, and three children. children; seven grandchildren; and Community School, he also supported commercial air conditioning company. graduating from CMC, he earned his the California Egg Commission. A one great-grandchild. the Durham Regional Theatre. Ph.D. from Washington University founding donor to the Segerstrom HARRY L. MACY JR. ’52, of West LEWIS JOHN VANDERZYL ’54, of in St. Louis. He was employed by Center for the Arts, Cramer was a Los Angeles, Calif., died May 31, Riverside, Calif., died Feb. 21, JAMES JERAULD ’63, of Henderson, JAMES P. LUKES ’95, of Fairfax, Schirmer Engineering. Troyer is member of the Board of Governors 2018. Macy graduated from CMC 2018. Vanderzyl attended Riverside Nev., died June 18, 2018. Jerauld Va., died in February 2018. After survived by his wife, Kathy, and two of the Bowers Museum, the Lincoln and entered the U.S. Army, where Community College before shipping was a systems engineer at IBM and graduating from CMC, he earned his children. Club, the Valley Group, the Peralta he completed combat training in out with the 40th Infantry Division also worked at Burroughs Corp. in J.D. from George Mason University. to serve in the Korean War. After the Southern California and Seattle. He Lukes was a member of the Virginia Hills Water Board, the Shikar Safari LAWRENCE Fort Benning, Ga., and served as KLANK RUTH DAVID G. BUDINGER JR. ’74, of HILL Club, Safari Club International, and an education officer in Fort Lewis, war, he finished his education at CMC is survived by his wife, Toni; seven Fullerton, Calif., died May 22, 2018. State Bar and employed by Wise St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He is Wash. He then entered his family’s and accepted a position at Citizens children; and 12 grandchildren. Founding chair of the New York City & Donahue, with practice areas survived by his wife, Mary; son, Bill Oxnard, Calif.-based mobile home National Bank. He then returned Urban Debate League, he worked including construction defects, WILLIAM H. WAINWRIGHT ’64, of ’75; daughter, Christina ’88; five and manufactured housing business, to Claremont Graduate School, with Citibank Italy and Global construction litigation and mold Martinez, Calif., died May 19, grandchildren, including Cheryl ’04; which grew into one of the top 25 where he earned a master’s degree Payment Strategies. litigation. 2018. After graduating from CMC, and two great-grandchildren. award-winning retail dealerships in American history and a teaching credential. He began teaching and Wainwright earned his M.A. from DAVID CHRISTIAN RUTH ’78, of Point KERSTIN L. KLANK ’96, of Seattle, in California. A member of the TRUSTEE EMERITUS DAVID C. LINCOLN, remained an educator until he Tufts University and his Ph.D. from Dume, Calif., died June 11, 2018. died in March 2017. A business Los Angeles Country Club and the of Phoenix, Ariz., died March 16, MACY MATSON retired, having served as assistant Harvard University. He was president TIMMS Ruth began his career as a certified development specialist at Tempered Bel-Air Bay Club, Macy also was 2018. He was president of Vika principal at Chemawa Middle School of Broccoli in California, Inc. public accountant at Coopers & Networks Inc., she previously was a board member of the Westwood Corporation and served on the board and Poly High, and principal at Lybrand in Los Angeles before an account executive for Time Hills Property Owners Association JAMES S. LAWRENCE ’68, of San of Lincoln Electric Sierra and Central Middle Schools. earning his law degree from Harvard Equipment Company, a senior and the West L.A. Veterans Park Francisco, died January 27, 2018. Company. Lincoln Vanderzyl also served on Riverside University and practicing at De enterprise account manager for Conservancy. He is survived by his After earning his B.A. in political also was director Unified School District’s Board of Castro, West, Chodorow, Mendler & Integra, and a business account wife, Shirley Sweet Macy; two sons; a science from CMC, Lawrence worked and chairman of the Trustees, as well as volunteering Glickfeld, Inc. In 1999, he founded specialist for Wave Broadband. step-son and step-daughter; and five for Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance Lincoln Institute for the Riverside Kiwanis Club, Stowell, Zeilenga, Ruth, Vaughn & grandchildren. as vice president of the medical claims JESUS GONZALEZ ’01, of Burbank, of Land Policy RIDDLE Riverside Land Conservancy, Youth Treiger LLP. An active member of PINTHER department. Calif., died March 23, 2017. He is and director and S. WARD PINTHER ’52, of Discovery Service Center, Cultural Heritage Malibu Presbyterian Church, Ruth survived by his wife, Ana Maria. chairman of the Bay, Calif., died March 17, 2018. Board, and Community Foundation. RICHARD C. DAVIS ’71, of Oklahoma spent time backpacking, fishing, LINCOLN Claremont Lincoln Pinther also attended San Jose State He is survived by his wife, Mollie; City, Okla., died March 16, 2018. He cycling, and collecting cars. David is ELIZABETH SWIFT TIMMS ’03, of University. He received two Orders of University. He was employed by three daughters; a stepson and earned his high school diploma from survived by his wife, Deborah, and Houston, died April 23, 2018. After the Brilliant Star from the Republic Mission Restaurants. stepdaughter; 11 grandchildren; and New Trier High School in Winnetka, two sons. graduating from CMC with a dual of China and a Distinguished Citizens three great-grandchildren. Ill. After earning a B.A. in philosophy major in history and Spanish, Timms Award from Arizona State University. JAMES M. SCOTT ’52, of Lake Oswego, from CMC, he joined his parents and BRIAN W. AMES ’79, of Bethesda, pursued a career in education, Lincoln held a B.S. and M.S. in Ore., died Jan. 14, 2017. He was WILLIAM “DON” RIDDLE ’56, of brothers at Wm. E. Davis and Sons, Md., died December 21, 2017. teaching history at Episcopal High SCOTT VANDERZYL electrical engineering from the employed by the Simpson Paper Sacramento, Calif., died July 4, 2018. wholesale food distributors, where he After graduating from CMC with School in Bellaire, Texas, and the California Institute of Technology. Company. He earned degrees from Chowchilla excelled in sales, marketing, customer a B.A. in economics and political Chadwick School on the Palos Verdes He is survived by four children and six Union High School, CMC and relations and purchasing. After the science, he earned his M.P.A. in Peninsula, Calif., before heading ROBERT CISMOWSKI ’53 died July California State University, Chico. international economic development grandchildren. 2, 2018. A native of Minot, N.D., sale of the company, he became a overseas to teach at international After serving in the U.S. Army from securities and commodities trader. He and macroeconomics from the schools in Dalian, China, and he served as an aviator in the U.S. 1956 to 1958, Riddle worked as a Harvard University Kennedy School Navy during WWII and continued developed and sold the Starting Page Santiago, Chile. An accomplished math teacher at Brittan Elementary search engine in 2000. A member of of Government and his M.B.A. pianist and chef, she enjoyed soccer, as an active reservist for 20 years. School until retiring in 1989. He in international finance from the Cismowski worked for his father’s Chaine des Rotisseurs, he enjoyed musical theater, camping, and reading. WAINWRIGHT WHITE was treasurer of his local Elk’s Lodge food, wine, art, tennis, chess, sailing, Harvard Business School. An Timms is survived by her husband, neon sign shop in Riverside, Calif., and enjoyed fishing, reading, and international economics and finance making signs for numerous Southern and motorcycle riding. He produced Jon Krumtinger. spending time at his cabin. He is several concerts and artist master expert with extensive experience in California retailers before earning his survived by two sons, a daughter and Africa, Asia, and the United States, B.A. from CMC. He worked for three classes at the UCO Jazz Lab. Davis is six grandchildren. survived by his wife, Karen. Ames was a senior official with commercial financial institutions, the International Monetary Fund, retiring in 1984 as assistant vice GARY E. SMITH ’55, of Redondo Beach, where he developed international president and manager of the Chula Calif., died in April 2018. Smith was architecture for poverty reduction Vista branch of Glendale Federal employed by CB Richard Ellis and in Africa and Asia, and an economic Savings and Loan. Cismowski was Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group. affairs officer for the United Nations an avid camper, hiker, gardener and He is survived by his wife, Catherine.

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