Class of Mostly Boys, Barely Men, Largely Uncivilized by Five Women Among Us
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50TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORY BOOK Class of Mostly boys, barely men, largely uncivilized by five women among us. Lectures, labs and lots of hard homework. One of the first places we were exposed to many great ideas and great people, world-class professors, who loved those ideas, and so we learned to love them ourselves. Welcome to 50th Anniversary Letter from Face Book of the Harvey Mudd Maria Klawe Class of 1967 When you graduated from Harvey Mudd College in 1967, you stepped into a tumultuous time in history. As the Vietnam War raged on, the Summer of Love unfolded We hope you enjoy reading how we’ve made a difference in our world in San Francisco. Space exploration continued to make by following our individual passions. Our journeys since 1967 are unique headlines, and new discoveries in computer science and special and worth celebrating. We’re very proud to be associated began to shape our world into the one we know today. with this group! In many ways, your class, with its diversity of talent, was The diversity that was present in 1963, when most of us arrived on particularly suited for the future that awaited them. campus, remained when we graduated and has blossomed since then. It takes bravery and perseverance to navigate any new adventure, What class members decided to share with a maximum of 300 words and I congratulate you for what you have accomplished both at Harvey and two photographs is fascinating and illustrates just what a diverse Mudd College and beyond. Your contributions have been substantial and group we are and how many different ways we have enriched our world have been recognized in many realms. You’ve developed a reputation in during the past 50 years. graduate schools, industry and in your communities as premium problem Happy reading and celebrating the diversity of our accomplishments. solvers able to excel in virtually any field. Needless to say, Harvey Mudd College is very proud of the Class of Your 50th Reunion Planning Committee, 1967. I offer my congratulations on this occasion of your 50th reunion Penny Barrett Brian Boyle Bob Herling and my sincerest gratitude to you for paving the way for today’s Charlie Johnson George McNulty Hugh Saurenman students. Gary Schantz Bud Simrin Charlie Westbrook President Harvey Mudd College 2 3 In Memoriam James S. Ambrose Jim • Chemistry After graduation, I went to work for a chemical company and was involved in converting products to meet California’s air pollution control requirements. The financial side of the business enticed me to get an MBA, and I left for graduate school. Toward the end of my first semester, I was drafted and spent almost three years in the Army—the last 17 months in Vietnam with the Army Security Agency. Upon my return, I went back and finished my MBA at Wharton. The next 10 years were spent working in the finance departments of several large corporations where I gravitated toward developing computerized financial systems to improve productivity and decision-making flexibility. During this time, I married and had three children. Little did I appreciate then how extremely lucky I was. In the summer of 1983, my life changed dramatically as the result of a diving accident that left me paralyzed below the shoulders with essentially no ability to use my fingers. Many who experience this type of injury are teenagers or in their early 20s. Fortunately, I already had completed my education, was married with a family and had substantial work experience with a heavy dose of computer usage. For the past 30 years, I have worked remotely with companies that provide data to other companies selling music, books, videos and games. When I started, our Robert D. first database consisted of information about all 200 CDs that were available for sale! The databases have grown a bit since then. My wife, Kris, is still with me and has been my primary caregiver the whole way. She is a very special person. Andersen Bob • Chemistry 6 7 Steven J. Barker M.D., PhD Steve • Physics Six months after graduation I received my MRS—perhaps the greatest honor I received as a result of attending HMC. The story is that Pat ’66 chased me so long, I finally caught him! For six years after graduation, I worked as an engineer I received my PhD in aeronautical engineering from Caltech and in an engineering-related field. But, when Pat finished in 1972 and the M.D. from University of Miami in 1981. (Yes, I law school, he asked me if I enjoyed what I was doing. was a professional student.) I was a tenured professor in both When I said “no,” he suggested I do what I enjoyed. This engineering (UCLA) and anesthesiology (UC Irvine, University launched me on my next career: volunteering! of Arizona). I chaired the Department of Anesthesiology at UC I share the distinction of being one of the first two women engineers to Irvine (1990 –1995) and then the University of Arizona (1995– graduate from Harvey Mudd, but Shirley has the distinction of being the first to 2013). I have over 200 publications, including 15 textbook professionally distinguish herself in engineering. Congratulations, Shirley! chapters. I served as president of the national organization of Did I waste my parent’s hard-earned money to attend Harvey Mudd? No! anesthesiology department chairs (AAPD) and of the Society Do I help HMC’s ROI? No! But, almost 50 years of volunteering has had great for Technology in Anesthesia. I served seven years as the rewards, but they’re not monetary. American Society of Anesthesiologists’ director for academic The HMC AABOG got my attention shortly after graduation. Then I added anesthesiology, representing all university anesthesiology departments at the church (teaching Sunday School, conducting services, being on the executive ASA. I am now professor emeritus of anesthesiology and aerospace engineering board, acting as clerk), parenting when we adopted two lovely daughters, our at University of Arizona and chief science officer for Masimo Corporation, where girls’ schools (preschool through 12th grade), our community (serving on an I can apply both my engineering and medical backgrounds to advance medical environmental commission, participating in a city-wide collaborative to address technology. In November 2015, I received the Lifetime Achievement Award from teen suicide, acting as an Emergency Services Volunteer), the non-profit sector IAMPOV (Innovations and Applications of Monitoring Perfusion, Oxygenation (fundraising and serving on the board of and Ventilation), “for championing the development of vitally important Pacific Autism Center for Education) and, monitoring technologies and associated testing.” In January 2016, I got the most recently, hospital chaplaincy positions J.S. Gravenstein Award from the Society for Technology in Anesthesia, “for his at the local VA and Stanford. All was possible visionary understanding of the role of technology in anesthesia care and lifetime with the support and encouragement of Pat. commitment to patient safety.” Pat traveled the world on business before In April 2016, I received the he retired, now we try to take yearly, mind- Distinguished Alumni Award expanding trips together. from HMC. The fall/winter At Harvey Mudd, I learned to work with 2016 HMC Magazine has a others, be a problem solver and understand very kind article about me on the impact my actions have on society. That page 30 (bit.ly/BarkerFW16). I has remained unchanged. have three wonderful children and three grandkids. I have a wonderful fiancée who loves me despite all my glitches. Life is good, and HMC has been a key part of the journey. Penelope J. Barrett Penny • Engineering 8 9 L.Victor Bilger Vic • Engineering Family: Spouse– Marna (Nairn) Bilger, married May 1971 (cousin of William Farwell ’67); Daughter– Katherine [DOB 8/5/79]; Son– Bradley [DOB 10/19/84] Upon graduation, I accepted an engineering position with General Dynamics/Pomona, which had two important attributes: draft deferral and a company basketball team. But the company team’s coach knew the recruiter of a Gulf Oil-sponsored team. The allure was too much for me; I quit my job after one month and played all over Europe as well as in Beirut, Kuwait and Iran. The Selective Service system did not approve and attempted to draft me into the Army, but I was able to obtain a draft-deferred engineering position with the Navy Civil Service in 1968. In 1970, I took a similar engineering job with Hughes Aircraft Company. The draft was finally abolished, so in 1974, I began attending Loyola Law School part-time. After graduating from law school and passing the California Bar Exam in 1978, I left the defense establishment and began to practice law. I joined the Los Angeles office of a national law firm, where I developed a specialty in products liability law (in part due to my physics, math, engineering and science background). I conducted the defense of products liability civil lawsuits for over David N. Bock 30 years, retiring in mid-2011. We defended the design, manufacturing and Dave • Mathematics warnings of complex products, such as motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, helmets and industrial machinery. I was the lead trial attorney in numerous large-exposure trials, prevailing in most of them. After retirement, I began playing senior slow- pitch softball and volunteering at a local public school, where I help primarily with fourth- and fifth- grade math. My wife and I have resided in Thousand Oaks, California, since 1972. 10 11 1963–66: One weekend/month in Naval Aviation Reserve earned me a nifty “Free Cruise to Southeast Asia w/6,500 friends & 124 aircraft!” (More fun than graduating with my class!) Steven Bonkowski 1969: Home, finished/continued at UC Berkeley for Steve • Physics MSEE/CS, wasted time on City Council and assembly programming at Berkeley Scientific Labs, consulting at Solano Clinical Labs.