Class of 1969 50REUNION Claremont Mckenna College
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TH class of 1969 50REUNION Claremont McKenna College FROM 1969 TO 2019 April 2019 Members of the Dear Classmates, 50th Reunion Committee Herewith is the reward for your gracious replies to our relentless pleas to fill Class of 1969 out the Reunion Memory Book questionnaire. 72 of you responded prior to the February 1 deadline (a couple of responses post deadline are included in the supplemental pages). Robert Bly To put this number in perspective, there were 142 in our graduating class. Pearson Cotton As noted in earlier missives, 28 of our brothers are no longer with us, leaving 114 potential respondees (contrived, clinical social science term). So, well over Steve Frates, co-chair 50% of you answered the call. Good show, gentlemen, good show indeed. Gene Hewett In addition to your individual responses, the Memory Book contains a class directory, obituaries for deceased classmates, a list of classmates for whom Douglas Montgomery we simply have no contact information (if you have a line on any of these classmates, please let us know) and a photo collage including both current and Alan Thompson vintage campus pics. If, per chance, you have not yet registered for our reunion, please do so Chris Walker, co-chair now. You should have received a reservation form in the mail, but if not go online to https://online.cmc.edu/alumni-weekend. We kick things off with an informal reception Thursday evening, April 25 and wrap up the festivities Sunday morning, April 28. If you are pressed for time, prioritize Saturday, April 27. There is the annual Golden Medallion awards luncheon (everyone gets a medal) and the class photo is taken afterwards. There is also a morning session with the Registrar’s Office (a nod to Katie Lowe) comparing the current course requirements to those from our day (this ought to be interesting!). On Friday, there is a session with the President about freedom of speech at CMC. In the spirit of our late 60’s youth, we just might decide to take a class position on either or both of these issues. Saturday is capped off with the class dinner at the Athenaeum. We look forward to seeing you soon! Sincerely, Steve Frates, Co-Chair Chris Walker, Co-Chair Ricardo Quinones P’88 1935–2019 Scholar, Professor, Friend, Mentor, Colleague, Renaissance Man The Class of 1969 memory book is dedicated to Emeritus Professor Ricardo Quinones who served as a member of the CMC faculty from 1963 to 2002 and as the founding director of the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies. Ricardo’s passing will impact his many friends and admirers, and the entire CMC community, of which he was a proud and revered member for almost 56 years. Contents The Campus in 1969 ...........................................2 The Campus Today ............................................4 Life Back Then ...............................................6 Where We Are Now ..........................................10 Where We Live Now .........................................90 Class Directory ..............................................92 Lost Alumni ...............................................100 Remembering Classmates ..................................... 101 Joint Baccalaureate .......................................... 110 Commencement ............................................ 114 It Happened in 1969 ......................................... 124 1 The Campus in 1969 A late afternoon view of the campus with Mt. Baldy in the background Groundbreaking ceremony for Bauer Hall Stinkey’s 2 Quiet times on the Quad Griswold’s The campus at night A break between classes on the Quad 3 The Campus TODAY Roberts Pavilion North Quad Claremont Hall Beckett Hall Bauer Center with Butler Plaza in the foreground Auen Hall 4 Green Hall Emett Student Center (The Hub) Collins Dining Hall Kravis Center Adams Hall with Roberts North and Kravis in the background 5 Life Back THEN ROTC Cadets in training The 1967 cross-country team in training Professor of Mathematics Janet Myhre Bobby Seale, Black Panther Party Fall Speaker Ponding 6 A campus student demonstration Mr. and Mrs. Modestus Bauer at the dedication of Bauer Center Beckett Hall residents Alan Chock, Rich Strock, Ted Aiken, Bob Struble, and Assistant Professor of English Greg Fall Clyde Ladell Payne, Jr. The 1968 CHM varsity football team 7 A Friday afternoon party in ‘the Wash’ Saturday night dance at McKenna Auditorium Class of 1969 Officers (1966–1967): Mark Endresen, A student-led campus demonstration Al Brown and Rick Sherman Mara Togas 8 Dr. George Benson with Barry Goldwater Ward E. Elliott, Assistant Professor of Political Science Professor of Economics A meeting of the ASCMC Board Orme Phelps Stags Service Organization 9 Where We Are HANK ALDERFER Home Phone: 303-838-0443 NOW Email: [email protected] Residence: 1795 Mount Evans Boulevard, Pine, CO 80470-5011 TEDDY AIKEN Cell Phone: 315-430-4705 Email: [email protected] Are you planning to attend CLARK ALSOP reunion?: Yes Home Phone: 909-798-9181 Spouse/Partner: Cathy O. Email: clark.alsop@bbklaw. Aiken com Children: Aaron C. Aiken Residence: 1138 Ramona Residence: 302 Brookford Drive, Redlands, CA Road, Syracuse, NY 13224 92373-6757 What have you been up to over the past 50 years? Ph.D. in Art History from Northwestern University. JIM AMBERG I retired from Syracuse University in 2017. Home Phone: 541-488-3247 Is there a memory from your time on campus that Cell Phone: 541-864-9602 you would like to share? Email: [email protected] Meeting my future wife, Cathy, at the college Are you planning to attend newspaper. She went to Scripps. reunion?: Yes Residence: 353 Meadow Who was the most memorable CMC staff person Drive, Ashland, OR 97520 that you knew (e.g., professor, coach, administrator, etc.)? Why? What have you been up to over the past 50 years? Rood, Elsbree, Rodman were great teachers. I was a teacher and administrator in public What course proved to be the most influential in and private schools in Southern California and your career? Why? Germany from 1972-2002. Since 2002, I have lived in Ashland, OR and been associated with Study abroad during my junior year was the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. I am currently fundamental to my future studies in Art History 95% retired but still audio describe selected and my love of museums. performances for blind and visually impaired There was no single course. The rigor of the patrons. I enjoy traveling, volunteering, hiking in total educational experience was what counted. our local mountains, and trying to keep myself in reasonable shape. 10 What have been some peak experiences during this time? Coming out at age 30, directing over 1,000 students in adaptations of Shakespeare plays, traveling back to Vietnam as a tourist after serving in the army there from 1970-71. What were you doing during the summer of 1969? Went directly from CMC to Hawaii for two months before going to Augusta, GA to begin my two year ROTC active duty obligation. Who was the most memorable CMC staff person that you knew (e.g., professor, coach, administrator, etc.)? Why? MELVIN ANDERSON Dr. Bob Fossum, Professor of English, who was kind to and personally interested in even Email: manderson@ students like me who were not exactly stars in his oriflame.com.gt class. Dean MacLeod would be a close second for Residence: Section 827 P.O. basically the same reasons. Box 25289, Miami, FL 33102-5289 What course proved to be the most influential in your career? Why? Probably National Income Analysis because it convinced me that I had no business being an Economics major. I switched to Sociology and JOHN ASHBRIDGE took most of my classes the last two years at Residence: 4049 Pomona and Pitzer. Conowingo Road, Darlington, MD 21034- 1355 DAVID BENTLEY Home Phone: 928-636-5334 Residence: P.O. Box 833, Rociada, NM 87742-0833 11 KENNETH BILODEAU What have been some peak experiences during this time? Home Phone: 650-326-7047 Marriage, children, helicopter skiing, African Residence: 1170 Harker safari, river rafting, travel. Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301-3420 What course proved to be the most influential in your career? Why? History of Technology (Scripps). Professor taught me how to best relate to students. What is your philosophy of life or a meaningful brief ROBERT BIRCH quote? After 17 years apart, I got together again with Residence: 222 Fork my college sweetheart. We married, had a child, Junction Road, Timberlake, raised a family and are all still happy. NC 27583-8783 WILLIAM BJORK Home Phone: 623-487-0758 Email: [email protected] Residence: 7737 W. Acapulco Lane, Peoria, AZ PETER BIRER 85381-3438 Home Phone: 503-432-3144 Email: [email protected] Are you planning to attend reunion?: No Spouse/Partner: Polly Stoel JAMES BLACKBURN Children: Alex Burke, Susan Rodinsky, Emily Birer Home Phone: 760-634-6991 Grandchildren: Maya, Jake Cell Phone: 760-805-8343 Residence: 11015 Seamont Way, P.O. Box 392, Email: [email protected] Nehalem, OR 97131 Are you planning to attend reunion?: No What have you been up to over the past 50 years? Spouse/Partner: Leslie Ski Bum, Waiter, Construction, Public School Children: 3 Teacher, International School Teacher. Grandchildren: 3 Residence: 2042 Sheridan Road, Encinitas, CA 92024 12 ROBERT (ROB) BLY What were you doing during the summer of 1969? (See above). Home Phone: 559-449-1776 Cell Phone: 650-793-2937 Who was the most memorable CMC staff person Email: [email protected] that you knew (e.g., professor, coach, administrator, Are you planning to attend etc.)? Why? reunion?: No Dean MacLeod—I used to borrow his lawn Children: Julie (39) and mower to mow my lawn on Brooks Avenue. Laura (35) Professor Procter Thomson—he was a memorable teacher. Residence: 6300 N. Palm Avenue, Unit 134, Fresno, CA 93704-1474 What course proved to be the most influential in your career? Why? What have you been up to over the past 50 years? I don’t think so—they were all good and For many years, I was the Chief Engineer and memorable.