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CLASS NOTES
Michael Hausig Albert Wertheim has been a member of the Indiana University faculty since 1969. He is professor of English and associate dean for research. The Indiana University Press has just published his book The Dramatic Art of Athol Fugard: From South Africa to the World. His teaching and research have been devoted to modern drama, Shakespeare and 17th century drama, and contemporary writing in English from Africa, South Africa, the West Indies, Australia and the Pacific. Albert's wife, Judy (Wellesley '64), is the associate dean of Indiana University's School of Continuing Studies. Their son, Lewis Jon (Yale '93, Penn Law '97), is a feature writer for Sports Illustrated, and their other son, Gerald (Yale '94), is in the middle of the M.D./Ph.D. program at Penn. Robert Randall's latest book, The Portable MBA in Strategy, Second Edition, written in collaboration with Liam Fahey, has been published by Wiley 2000. The book discusses the latest developments in strategic thought, analysis and implementation from an all-star team of teachers, authors and consultants such as Michael Porter, C.K. Prahalad and Jeffrey Sample. Robert is living in San Francisco. George Gehrman and his bride, Sharon, just celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary with an Alaska cruise. There also was a surprise 60th birthday party planned for George in October, no longer a surprise by the time this column is published. Rod Parke is living in Seattle with his partner, Dale Burke, whom he met 19 years ago in the Seattle men's chorus. Rod is a member of the Gay Activists' Alliance and is very involved in gay political activism. He holds a part-time job with the Seattle Opera and reviews opera and other concerts for the Seattle Gay News. He will be retiring from the local baby Bell this coming January. Warren Weir ran for judge for the 4th District Court of Appeals here in San Antonio. Warren is past president of the local bar association. The result should be known by the time this edition of CCT is published. David Blicker has completed his first year in Kenya as a Peace Corps volunteer. David's latest 18-page letter covering June-August 2000 reports a few successes and the frustrations of living in a country that is beset by power and water rationing, famine, endemic unemployment and poverty, political uncertainty, soaring crime, and the devastating HIV/AIDS disease sweeping through the population. David's periodic reports are available via e-mail. If you are interested in receiving these updates please e-mail me and I'll pass your address on to the appropriate source. Remember the 40th reunion is scheduled for the weekend of June 1-3, 2001. Please mark your calendars and try to attend.
Ed Pressman Bruce J. Pevney is currently practicing medicine in Palos Verdes, Calif. and recently was featured in an article in Medical Economics magazine. His work deals with the subject of collaborative care, which integrates behavioral health and chemical dependency services into "front-line primary care medicine." He has specialized in addiction medicine over a 32-year career. Proudly, Bruce says he has treated approximately 20,000 alcohol or drug-addicted patients. Tim Sullivan is a successful real estate developer in Boston. His wife is also in the real estate business full time after practicing litigation law for 12 years. His daughter, age 11, is already an accomplished "horse woman." She is also rated in the top five percent of her age group in skiing. Tim continues to develop admissions operations for colleges and independent schools. After four years, he is retiring as president of the Columbia University Club of New England. It is with great pride for our class that I can report that two classmates are starting, or have started, second careers working for Columbia. Bob Koehler, All-Ivy League pitcher, has completed his first year as the "official volunteer baseball coach" of Columbia after retiring as a high school teacher on Long Island. He has all the responsibilities of a regular coach, but does it as a labor of love. He is loving the experience and having great fun coaching his team. His only wish is for more victories this spring. Salim Dallal, after a very successful career in the banking business, has retired and plans to be deeply involved in fundraising for Columbia College. Salim's daughter, Nancy '89, is also active in the Columbia community and is at present a member of the board of the Society of Columbia Graduates. As vice president of the organization, I've had the pleasure of working with Nancy and her dedication to Columbia is unparalleled. Received correspondence from Lee Black, Ed Little and Russ Warren that on November 16, Bill Campbell was to be honored with the Alexander Hamilton Medal. Bill's accomplishments, both in his career and his contributions to Columbia, have been well documented.
Sidney P. Kadish While no one from our class ran for national office or in the Olympics, we continue to have news. Gerald Berkowitz writes that after 35 years as an English professor, he got bored and took early retirement. He sold his home and possessions and moved to London where he reviews theatre for the theatrical newspaper The Stage and for the website www.theatreguide-London.co.uk. This keeps him busy four nights a week, and during the rest of the time, "I do a whole lot of nothing, which I heartily recommend." In May, Chap Freeman gave a presentation at the Centre Internationale de Liaison des Ecoles de Cinema et de Television (World Congress of Film and Television Schools) in Ebeltoft, Denmark. He spoke on his efforts to train film students to work creatively within limits of budget and format. Gary Rachelefsky, ever the proud father, grandfather and Columbia alumnus, proudly reports the marriage of his daughter Cara '94 and David Luse '94. Gary is still practicing allergy medicine and enjoying it. Ken Robbins says hello from Potomac, Md., where he is a psychiatrist in private practice. In his free time, Ken studies Indian history, art and culture. He will be leading a tour to India in January 2001, that will feature Jewish sites and tourist attractions as well as meetings with Indian royalty, cultural elite and Jewish community leaders. There will be a visit to the Taj Mahal as well as an elephant festival. Ken is writing a book about the Maharajas and has published about 40 articles in scholarly journals and magazines in India, England and the United States. Contact Ken at RAJANAWAB@aol.com. Mark Willes, former president, chairman and CEO of the Times Mirror Co., who left following its takeover by the Tribune Co., will serve as a distinguished visiting professor at Brigham Young University. Mark will teach business strategy, policy and media management. Finally, I would like to share some data with you about our class participation in the College Fund. Our class consistently has been the third-highest in total contributions in recent years. In FY '97-98, we had 41 percent participation and a total contribution of $496,906 or 4 percent of the entire Fund. In FY '98-99, we had 37 percent participation and a total contribution of $508,417 or 3.5 percent of the entire Fund. Not too shabby for the class called "first crop of war babies" by our Freshman Week detractors.
Norman Olch News of the children: Peter Kolchin's son, David, and John O'Grady's son, Patrick, are members of the Class of 2004. And Jerry Oster proudly writes from Chapel Hill, N.C., that his daughter, Lily, has entered Wesleyan as a University Scholar. Philip Lopate wrote the introduction to Bridge of Dreams: The Rebirth of the Brooklyn Bridge, with photographs by Burhan Dogancçay.
Leonard B. Pack
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