Culver Class News Alumni Class News Class news published in this issue was received and processed prior to October 15, 2008. Alumni Class News for the Academies and Culver Summer Schools and Camps are combined and listed under the graduation year. 1949 Gold Medal h Gold Medal 60th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 Classes and Alfred Darby, M.D. practices child psychi- atry and teaches at the Harvard Medical Reunion Class School. He lives in Rehoboth, Mass., with his wife, Edith, who directs a therapeutic Participation horseback riding center for the disabled. Al says he missed “trifling in the barracks. Awards Culver made me strong and persistent.” George E. Mastics is serving a fourth four- For 2007-2008, the Alumni Relations year term as commissioner of the Port of Office has introduced two new honors – Palm Beach, Fla. He also is in his 52nd the Gold Medal Class and Reunion year as a trial attorney. He and his wife, Class Participation awards. Carole, recently celebrated their 50th In its inaugural year, 44 classes achieved anniversary and have five children and 11 Gold Medal status – including every grandchildren. class representing the decade of the Rudy Schneidhorst writes from Lima, 1950s. The criteria for these yearly Ohio, that one daughter is a retired Air awards are a combination of meeting Force colonel and a Ph.D., one is a faculty the class newsletter goals for the year, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 member (Ph.D.) at the University of achieving the class participation percent- Illinois, and the third is working in 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008 age; distributing a special class message, Munich, Germany. creating a class website, or donating a The criteria and winning classes: class gift; and hosting an additional h • The class with the highest number 1954 Gold Medal sponsored social event (i.e., on/off cam- (net) of classmates and widows to 55th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 pus, mini-reunion, reunion, Culver return for the 2008 Reunion Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 Club function, etc.) Weekend. The recipient was the Robert H. Ledbetter (N’51) has made a $1 The Gold Medal classes Class of 1988 with 71 returnees. for 2007-2008 are: million gift to the Georgia Institute of • The reunion class with the highest Technology’s College of Management to 1930, 1933, 1936, 1938 percentage (gross) of classmates and establish and endow the Robert H. widows returning for the 2008 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1947, Ledbetter Sr. Professorship of the Practice Reunion Weekend. The winner was 1948, 1949 of Real Estate. A 1958 graduate of the the Class of 1958 with 63 of 129 school and a former member of the 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, classmates back, a 48.9 percentage. Georgia Tech Foundation’s Board of 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 The class president/representative Trustees, Bob is founder, CEO, and presi- 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1968 receives a certificate, and a plaque or dent of R.H. Ledbetter Properties Inc., a family-owned real estate development and 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 book in the Alumni Office will record the class award recipient(s) annually. management firm headquartered in Rome, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Ga., and specializing in retail, medical serv- ice, and medical office developments. His philanthropy extends to the Rome Boys & Girls Club, where he recently gave a chal- lenge gift of $40,000 toward the comple- 32 Fall/Winter 2009 Culver Class News ing on a 1955 Champion 7EC and a late- ’40s Yak trainer. When he’s not working on planes, he flies his Cessna Cardinal. Norman L. Wherrett Jr. and his family have found their niche in vehicles and Philippine home construction. Norm rehabs autos with parts from son Ben’s Daewoo business, and then daughter Ann leases the vehicles long-term. The profits support Ann’s construction projects on Mindanao, Cebu, and Negros of 760- square-foot, concrete-block homes leased for $150 a month. During their five . months in Seattle, they “harvest” o t o h Redmond-area garage sales for children’s p s l l i shoes, clothing, books, and toys, shipping M y r 1,000 pounds a month for distribution. a G Joe Levy ’43, shown here with his wife, Carole, was honored at an October luncheon by The Culver Educational 1964 Foundation Board of Trustees with Culver’s Distinguished Service Award. Levy has retired after serving 18 years as a trustee and was elevated to emeritus status. In accepting the honor, Levy, not to be outdone, announced 45th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 that he and fellow Chicagoan Craig Duchossois ’62 were making a $1 million gift to establish an undesignated Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 John and Pam Buxton Fund. In October, the U.S. Senate confirmed the tion of the new facility in South Rome, as Protestant services on July 6 and 13. Luther nomination of E. Edwin Eck II (N), Dean well as to the Shorter College Robert H. is an ordained minister in Crowley, Texas. of the University of Montana School of Ledbetter Baseball Complex, and the Law in Missoula, Mont., to a five-year term Ledbetter-Wright Concourse at Darlington 1959 Gold Medal h on the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board. Ed has taught at UM since 1981 School. Some years ago, Bob donated the GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY Culver Summer Schools flagship sailing and was named dean in 1995. The 50th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 vessel the R.H. Ledbetter, a three-masted Oversight Board supervises the execution Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 square rigger. Since then, the Ledbetter and application of internal revenue law. family has established The R.H. Ledbetter John E. Findling of Louisville, Ky., is co- Geoffrey B. Oswald (NB) and his wife, Family Endowment for the Naval School editor of the “Encyclopedia of World’s Fairs Michelle, own and operate Annabelle’s Bed to assure that forthcoming generations of and Expositions” (MacFarland Press, 2008), & Breakfast in Cape Vincent, N.Y. Geoff is campers can benefit from the sailing and a comprehensive reference book on fairs a retired minister. related educational programs. and expositions since 1851. John is a retired history professor (2004) from 1965 1956 Gold Medal h Indiana University-Southeast. Retired educator John D. Culbertson, Michael Bacon lives in St. Louis with his J.V. “Jack” Woodford is “healthy, happy, Ph.D., of Edgefield, S.C., was honored in wife, Dorothy. His son, Stephen, recently single” and owns and operates a 400-acre September as an Ambassador for Economic wed and is in management and consulting cattle farm near Paris, Ky. Development by the South Carolina gover- in New York City. nor and Department of Commerce. As h Edgar B. Vandiver III was awarded the 1960 Gold Medal chairman of the Edgefield Chamber of Commerce in 2007, John spearheaded a Presidential Rank of Distinguished Dr. Julian S. Chestnut (H’57) was award- strategic planning process in conjunction Executive (Army) by President Bush. ed the Distinguished Service Award by The with the state that produced short- and long- Winners represent “the cream of the crop Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists for term goals for improving Edgefield County. within federal executive ranks,” according 2008. He resides in Roscoe, Ill. to the press release. E.B. is the director of h the Center for Army Analysis. 1961 Gold Medal h 1966 Gold Medal L. Scott Addis and his wife, Colleen, are H. Charles Hill II has retired from his den- 1957 Gold Medal h doing well in Fort Pierce, Fla., where Scott tal practice and as a dental practice educa- owns a small building company. One Luther A. Neal Jr. was the guest minister at tor. He’s living in South Hero, Vt., where daughter is in executive training for a the Culver Summer Schools & Camps he restores classic aircraft. Chuck is work- Culver Alumni Magazine 33 Culver Class News 1969 FROM THE LEGION PRESIDENT 40th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 Calling all graduates Scott Arquilla was the 29th inductee into Are you ready for the challenge? the Wood Truss Council of America’s Hall of Fame in October 2008. Scott served on By now, all of us have received multiple pieces of the WTCA board for eight years and was information from the school regarding the president in 2003. He is vice president of Batten Leadership Challenge. It is the featured Best Homes, Inc., and lives in Orland Park, story for this issue of the Alumni magazine, too. Ill., with his wife, Maggie. As Culver graduates, we must answer Other Upcoming 1972 the call of this important initiative. Alumni Events Robert J. King is president of Good When you receive this magazine, there March 13-15, 2009: Company Associates in Austin, Texas, will be one year left on the challenge. 16th annual Legion-sponsored Ethical where he lives with his wife, Susan. Bob has Participate as you can in the Batten Decision Making seminar for the Class two grown sons and two stepsons. Challenge, your individual class of 2009. Alumni interested in learning Annual Giving drives, or both. Don’t more about this program should con- 1974 Gold Medal h wait to be called; take the initiative to tact the Alumni Office. 35th Reunion • May 13-17, 2009 be part of this transformational win- Homecoming • July 24-26, 2009 dow in the history of your school. May 13-17, 2009: Reunions for the “4” and “9” classes, The Classes Mark Butler of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and featuring the Golden Anniversary Class D.O.