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CLASS NOTES
Stuart M. Berkman Seen at the Class of 1966 table at the alumni picnic at the Homecoming game in October were Mark Amsterdam, Dan Gardner, Mike Garrett and Jim Larson. Just a few hours later, the Columbia Lions would defeat Dartmouth 49-21. Let me give you some wonderful personal news. Sacha Berkman, the daughter of your correspondent Stuart Berkman, has been accepted by early decision for the Class of 2005. Needless to say, my wife Gilda and I are absolutely delighted. Sacha chose Columbia after having visited 14 colleges and universities. She has been a student at Atlanta International School, which requires all students to prepare for the international baccalaureate degree.
Kenneth L. Haydock
Ken Tomecki, M.D. The end of the millennium, which is actually Y2K (2000) for the purists, yielded very little news, probably a reflection of the Florida election imbroglio. Oh well. From the home office, I learned that... Glen Reeves "still enjoys (his) job with MAI." He recently completed another stint in central Asia and eastern Europe. Between trips abroad, he lives in Modesto, Calif. Lloyd Loomis, after 19 years at ARCO, recently joined Steptoe and Johnson, a legal firm in Los Angeles. He and Jan (an attorney as well) "celebrated 32 years of marriage last year (August)." They live in Westlake Village, Calif. For the next issue, I'd like to hear from the Texas contingent, especially GWB's cronies.
Michael Oberman In an election year that will long be remembered for the closest Presidential contest, Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) was overwhelmingly re-elected for a fifth term in Congress with 80 percent of the vote. Jerry, whose district includes the west side of Manhattan, serves on the Judiciary and the Transportation and Infrastructure Committees of the House. He was a much-quoted and forceful advocate for the Democrats in the post-Election Day Presidential contest. Larry Koblenz is working on his dissertation on the history of cancer in the United States as he continues in the Ph.D. program of Columbia's history department. He recently presented one of the chapters-in-progress at the New York Academy of Medicine and the national meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine. Richard Berger, after working for the New York State assistant attorney general for environmental protection under Louis Lefkowitz, returned to his hometown of Buffalo to litigate the Love Canal cases for the plaintiffs until their settlement in 1985. Since then he has been practicing law on his own; a combination of environmental law, personal injury litigation and some general practice. Richard recently completed "the most satisfying case" of his career-a Historic Preservation Act case, which resulted in the preservation of the terminus of the Erie Canal on Buffalo's waterfront and the creation of a historic district there. "Believe it or not, Buffalo has a history of being the richest and most progressive city in the U.S. during the 19th Century, due to the commerce of the Erie Canal. We hope that this rediscovered heritage will revive more than the spirits of Western New Yorkers." Richard is married to Isabell Stransky, Barnard '76, and they have four children. He has served as president of the local Jewish day school, Kadimah School, and of Young Israel of Greater Buffalo. Before putting away this issue of CCT, e-mail your news.
Peter N. Stevens Our 30th reunion year closed on an enthusiastic note at a holiday cocktail party held in the mid-Manhattan offices of Bob Douglas at Bank of New York. In attendance were Steve Boatti, Lennard Davis, Bob Douglas, Oscar Jaeger, Leo Kailas, Michael Klekman, Art Kokot, Mike Melzer, Bill O'Brien, Doug Rowen, Steve Schwartz, Joe Spivack, Art Steinberg, Bob Stulberg, Walt Sutherland and your correspondent. It was further evidence of the College's commitment to keep us fossils involved in its continuing success. It was fun, too. Art Steinberg gets this year's award for dealing with middle age turmoil: he gave up a respectable career as a financial analyst to become a lawyer. Finally, bankers Terry Sweeney and Dennis Graham (the "I'm Dickens, He's Fenster" of our class) continue to debate whether the most popular song in the Lion's Den in our freshmen year was "Eight Miles High" by the Byrds or "I'm a Man" by the Spencer Davis Group. If any of you can provide any further insight into this dispute, please let me know. Please note my new e-mail address. Regards to all and send us some news.
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