These pages contain all class notes from the Yale Alumni Magazine from 1957 on. The notes appear unchanged from their original publication save for the correction of misspellings and other small errors. The few gaps in coverage that exist result from the absence of Class of 1957 notes in a few issues of the magazine over the years. Also, in keeping with changes in the magazine itself, the frequency of publication occasionally changes.

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Notes: December 1991
Notes: November 1991
Notes: October 1991
Notes: Summer 1991
Notes: May 1991
Notes: April 1991
Notes: March 1991
Notes: February 1991

Notes: December 1991

Good news for you sports fans. In recent issues, you have had to suffer through spectacular accounts of ageless class athletes swimming the English Channel (Buzz Brenton), running the Boston Marathon (Don Roberts), winning gold medals in world competition in senior sculls (Bill Reimann) and, to top it all, becoming fathers at 55 (Scott Cannell and Talbott Huey).

At long last, we have a far more suitable hero with broader appeal to those of us who drive endless miles every year in our golf carts. With rounds of 71, 74, and 74, Lou DeLuca placed second in this years' Kentucky State Amateur Senior Championship, barely missing winning the Julep Cup by a single blow (probably a stubbed 2-foot putt along the way--the kind that the rest of us concede to each other). Lou also preaches what he practices. His very fine quarterly magazine, Golf Links, is now in its second year of publication and is available for an annual subscription of $16 with a letter to Lou at 5486 Georgetown Road, Frankfort, KY 40601.

Speaking of golf, low handicapper Binky Davis writes in that he is still earning his money the old-fashioned way, but is now with the Smith, Barney, Longwharf office right in New Haven. Binky will be organizing our class golf tournament at Reunions. You don't have to be in the championship flight with Lou, Binky, and Jack Turben, who broke 80 on the Old Course at St. Andrews this summer. There is plenty of room for you down in the sixth flight with the likes of Chevy Chase's indefatigable Bill Ryland and your class secretary. The Yale Golf Course was again rated this year as one of the top 100 courses in the world, so it will be a challenge for all of us. I'm sure we will also be able to persuade Ed Meyer to organize a class tennis tournament at Yale's fancy new Connecticut Tennis Center, next to the Bowl. Perhaps Ed will face Pete Fritzsche in the finals of that one. Ed's son, Jeffrey '85, received the signal honor of being named a law clerk on the United States Supreme Court.

On the creative front, Malcolm Mitchell recently adapted and produced a stage version of Stephen Vincent Benet's epic poem, Western Star. Malcolm's work, with a large cast, played several performances at Fairfield University and was very well received. Our writers are also still hard at work. Look for publication shortly by Triumph Books for a new work by John Leinenweber on the letters of St. Augustine. John is now in residence at the Yale Divinity School.

Thanks to the fine efforts of Art Diefendorf and Carl Myrus, our first ever Colgate Upstate Tailgate was a great success. Class Treasurer Rod Correll was on hand to make sure that no class dues money was appropriated for the lavish buffet spread.

Visits around the country by Yale sports teams and singing groups are fine opportunities to gather classmates to talk up the Reunion. We are always ready to offer address lists and support of various kinds. Hope to hear from you.

Late Breaking News: Congratulations to Dick Massy on his marriage on September 15th to Roberta Anderson. Dick continues as the head of Massey Financial Services in Orange, Connecticut. If you happen to be driving a freeway around Los Angeles, don't be startled by a "YALE 57" Golden State license plate. It belongs to Jim Mikusky who claims Harvard types try to drive him off the road. Anyone looking for residential real estate for family members or friends in and around the Nation's Capital should apply to Keene Taylor who just celebrated the 12th anniversary of the brokerage business he runs with his wife Nancy. Charlie Gold recently joined our growing ranks of classmates starting consulting businesses. Charlie had 34 years of service at IBM. His first assignment is a big one, developing a comprehensive program for Information Services at Ernst and Young.

Earlier this summer a most happy event changed the lives of M. Barden Prisant '82 and his parents Millard and Carol Prisant. On August 3, Barden and Catherine Boericke were married in Syracuse, New York. Millard, proud to accompany his son to the altar, noted that this just might be the last occasion that Barden's old man emerges as the best man in this lifelong father/son rivalry. Gordon H. and Norma Smith, Malcolm Mitchell, and Michael and Bryna Sweedler were also in attendance (See Class of 1982 for more details.)

Happy New Year to one and all.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: November 1991

Final reminder for Frank and Nancy Mongillo's party after the Harvard Game. If you have never been to one of these wonderful gatherings, you will be amazed by the pictures on the wall and Frank and Ronald Reagan, giving each other bear hugs. See you there, 12 Oliver Road, just off Central Avenue. Within Ed Perk field goal range from the Bowl.

Who are all of these guys? Steve Ackerman, Don Bab, Buzz Beam, Woody Bolton, Dana Bray, Jon Breslav, Cale Carson, Sam Chauncey, Tim Childs, Sandy Clark, Joe Clayton, Ed Cook, Rod Correll, Jim Crooks, Jack Curlett, Dick Curran, Binky (Scratch) Davis, Ed Dean, Doug Dial, Art Diefendorf, Bill Dreyer, Rod Farrow, Pete Fritzsche, Professor Art Gardiner, Tad Girdler, Randy Guggenheimer, John Halpern, Bill Hamm, John Herrmann, Alan Hockstader, Steve Hopkins, Quincey Hunsicker, George Hutchinson, Colin Jensen, Dick Jones, Ted Jones, Mike Jordan, Allan Kaplan, Chuck Leahy, Vern Loucks, Dick Lumpkin, Joe Mark, Ed Meyer, Wayne Moeller, Heinz Molsen, Dick Moneymaker, Frank Mongillo, Gerry Neary, John Newhold, Mike O'Hearn, John Peters, Tom Quirk, Ron Ragen, Mo Raker, Reed Rubin, John Ryan, Roger Samet, Tom Shoop, Gordon Smith, Graham Tebbe, Bide Thomas, Charlie Trippe, Jack Turben, Phil Weymouth, Reid White, George Wiley, Dave Wilmerding, Bill Wrean, and Mort Zalutsky. These folks, under Don Roberts' able and tireless leadership, are the stars of our Reunion Special Gifts Committee. If you haven't heard from one of these smooth talkers, you will shortly or you will hear from Dave Mininberg or one of his persistent class agents.

We are bound and determined to break the 35th Reunion giving record and we can, should and will. Please think hard about your own commitment and try to respond promptly with a signed pledge card before year-end. Do your best not to scold your caller or to tell him five of your children were accepted at Harvard, Stanford and Oxford, but not Yale. This is hard work, but for an excellent cause. Thanks in advance for your prompt and generous support.

Speaking of Yale fund-raising, the vice chair (and soon to be chair) of the Yale Alumni Fund is Ted Jones, an indefatigable worker for Yale, for the Class, and for many other causes. Ted is also on line to be co-host with Jack Turben of a Cleveland class gathering, to be held in the near future (we hope), most likely on George Dunn's yacht. Ted joins Vern Loucks and Bud Trillin in our class pantheon of University leaders. Vern and Bud serve on the Corporation. Vern heads the Yale Development Board, and Bud is the Official Class of 1957 (and unofficial University) Pundit.

Late Breaking News: Ron Bland has become a fellow of the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers. Ron practices in Seattle and is a named partner in the firm of Levinson, Friedman, Vhugen, Duggan, Bland and Horowitz. Gary Bellow, on the faculty at Harvard Law School, is a coauthor of several recent works adapting computer software in the housing law and benefits fields and is also coauthor of a treatise entitled "The Concept of Group Rights in American Law." Finally belated congratulations to Alan Lovins, in New Haven on the news of his recent marriage to Patricia Loving. In July, Alan also joined our burgeoning ranks of grandfathers.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: October 1991

Just about the time this reaches you, we will be holding our first two class events leading up to our 35th Reunion, May 28-31.

On October 12th, our first even Colgate Upstate Tailgate was planned to be held to help the Red Raiders (the only team crass enough to beat us in footfall our senior year) dedicate their new stadium. This event was the brainchild of Art Diefendorf and Carl Myrus. The following Monday, October 15th, Steve Hopkins and Jim Banner planned to sponsor a class cocktail party in Washington, D.C., an almost annual event that has been well attended in recent years.

We can give you a little more advance notice on Frank and Nancy Mongillo's victory party after the Harvard game, November 23rd. The Mongillos live at 12 Oliver Road, just off Central Avenue and just two blocks from the Bowl. They welcome all classmates attending The Game who want to have a pleasant interlude before returning to Greenwich and West Hartford instead of just being part of the post-game gridlock on Derby Avenue. John Watling will be there in his raccoon coat, and perhaps Gordon Bellis in his, as well, so join the fun. Thanks very much in advance to Frank and Nancy for their hospitality.

Speaking of Harvard, its highest faculty honor is the designation of University Professor, somewhat similar to our own Sterling Professorships. Frank Michelman, a specialist in constitutional and property law, has recently been named Robert Walmsley University Professor, which among other distinctions permits Frank to teach anywhere in the vast realm of Harvard University (but not, alas, to coach football). In making the announcement, outgoing President Derek Bok described Frank as a "distinguished scholar and a first-rate teacher, who has made lasting contributions to the study of law." We might also add that Frank has been a beacon of good judgment in the storm of controversy that engulfed Harvard Law School in recent years.

Academic accolades also go to Jerry Pollitt who successfully completed in June his five-year tenure as Dean of Yale's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Jerry returns to full-time teaching and research.

News from the State Department focuses on Tim Towell and Bob Pelletreau. After three years as Ambassador to Paraguay, Tim is back in Washington as Director for Africa at the Peace Corps. As I write this column, it appeared that Bob was about to be named Ambassador to Egypt, which will probably be confirmed by the time this get to you. Just trying to stay ahead of the news as I write this piece in early August. Bob is without question State's outstanding Arab expert, with a long list of accomplishments and achievements previously reported I this column.

Our prospects doubled for a pre-reunion class gathering in Winston-Salem when John Shaw recently moved to Tobaccoland to join old roommate Jack Curlett. Jack predicts a major class event down there with both of these worthies sitting still long enough for Bob Bentley to paint two custom portraits, touching out the gray. This reminds me that we are hoping to have class gatherings before the Reunion in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cleveland, and elsewhere. We're looking for volunteers. Hope to hear from you.

James Franciscus died of emphysema in North Hollywood, California on July 8th. Although Goey's acting career included a number of film roles, he is best remembered for lead roles in a number of TV series, perhaps most notably as "Mr. Novak," an English teacher who helped solve his students personal problems. Goey also portrayed John F. Kennedy in The Greek Tycoon and in Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He is survived by his second wife Carla and four daughters from his first marriage. The family can be reached at 12549 Addison Street, North Hollywood, CA 91607.

If you haven't done so already, please return your reunion questionnaire ASAP, so we can move forward in finalizing the new Class Book. Thanks in advance for your help and cooperation on this.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: Summer 1991

Barrett Scoville was killed in a plane crash on April 7th. Flying his own single-engine plane, he crashed shortly after takeoff from Great Barrington Airport in Massachusetts. Barrett was an avid and highly skilled pilot, having once made a solo round-trip transatlantic flight in a Comanche and subsequently published a book on the experience.

At the time of his death, Barrett was Vice President for Clinical Development at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc., in Rockville, MD and also held an appointment as an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins Medical School in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science. Barrett was a former official of both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health and was the author of numerous articles on drug regulation. He served in Vietnam as a Captain in the Medical Corps.

At Yale Barrett was a member of Saybrook, Chi Psi, and Manuscript, wrote for the News and was a member of the ski team. He later became Connecticut Slalom Skiing champion. Barrett is survived by his mother and by a brother and sister.

Seventy strong turned out for our Class Dinner at the Yale Club in New York at the end of March. In addition to a fine dinner, arranged by Sandy Clark, we listened to an excellent talk by Peter Grose entitled, "What the World Expects of America" and watched a film presentation by Dick Adams of the famous Snowball Riot during our undergraduate days. Quite an evening.

Peter Grose has had a truly remarkable career. After Yale, he earned a master's at Pembroke College, Oxford and then began his journalistic career with the AP. Peter went on to the New York Times where he served, at various times, as Chief of Bureau in Moscow, Saigon, Jerusalem, and the United Nations. In 1977, Peter left the Times and joined the government during the Carter administration as Deputy Director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff. Currently, Peter serves as Executive Editor of Foreign Affairs. Somehow, he has also found time to author two books, Israel in the Mind of America, published in 1983 by Alfred A. Knopf and A Changing Israel, published by Vintage Books in 1985. Peter is working on a full-scale biography of Allen Dulles, longtime head of the CIA, which will be published by Houghton Mifflin.

Speaking of the New York Times, a lengthy Sunday article, back in March, featured George White, President of the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, Conn., just outside of New London. Frank Brown was kind enough to send the piece along, pointing out that George has been true to his undergraduate calling as a drama major. George started the O'Neill Center twenty-eight years ago as a haven, "where theatre professionals and students could hone their craft without commercial interference." Over the years, the O'Neill Center has launched dozens of new playwrights, including August Wilson, fostered cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union, served as the situs of the National Theatre Institute and other conferences.

The good news out of Denver is that Don Bain is going to run again this fall for mayor. Don lost by a whisker last time around. With his energy and ability, we'll wager that he will turn it around this time.

The focus for the Class throughout the next school year will be our 35th Reunion, which will be held May 28 through 31, with Timothy Dwight as our headquarters. Mark your calendars. Late this summer each of us will receive a questionnaire and a request for comment (up to 20 lines) on subjects of our own choosing. This information will then be compiled in a 35th Reunion class book. We will be asked for a little extra effort in class dues this coming fall to finance the printing and distribution of the class book. Please be prompt in responding. We hope to have it in your hands early in 1992, well ahead of the Reunion, but can't do this unless the copy is in early.

Howie Gillis is forming a reunion committee and welcomes our participation. Write or call Howie at Whitney Grove Square, 2 Whitney Avenue, Suite 502, New Haven, CT 06510 (203-563-5104) and you are on the committee with thanks from all of us. At the New York dinner, Howie went so far as to faithfully promise us "the mother of all Reunions," but he needs our help to hold gatherings around the country to stimulate interest in the Reunion.

Have a good summer. I'll be back at this stand in October.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: May 1991

Our new official class baby, pro tempore, I'm sure, is Margaret Wistar Huey Y'12, daughter of Talbott and Aht Huey. Margaret appeared on February 16th in Lansing, Mich., and Talbott replaced Scott Cannell as our "youngest" father. Surely before our next Reunion, Scott will be back at work or someone else will emerge from the shadows. Records are made to be broken.

It is my sad duty to report the death of Roger (Denny) Hansen, who, presumably despondent over chronic and severe back ailments, took his own life on February 8th. Denny had an outstanding undergraduate career at Yale and went on to Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He received a Master's Degree at Princeton and his doctorate from Johns Hopkins. At the time of his death, Denny was the Andrew Mellon Professor of International Relations at Hopkins' Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, where he had taught for 15 years. Prior to his joining the Hopkins faculty, Denny held positions with the National Planning Association, the Overseas Development Council, the National Security Council and the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. An expert on international economic development, Denny was the author of The Politics of Mexican Development and Beyond the North-South, Stalemate. A memorial service for Denny was held in Washington on March 4.

It was good to hear from Ted Loud in Charlottesville. Ted is President of TEL Advisors, Inc. of Virginia, an investment management firm specializing in handling the financial affairs of families and high net worth individual. Hopefully Woody Bolton, whom Ted keeps an eye on for us in Charlottesville, qualifies for TEL's advice.

It's not too late to pay your class dues, if we haven't heard from you since Rod Correll's first mailing went out in September. We should have a record number of contributors this year, but if you haven't yet responded, we sure could use your help to meet our current expenses for this magazine and to cover the cost of publication of a 35th Reunion class book next spring. Do it now. Please send ASAP $40, tax-deductible, payable to: Yale University, Class of 1957, P.O. Box 1950 Yale Station, New Haven, CT 06520-1950. Thank you in advance for supporting Yale's best class.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: April 1991

I regret to report the death of Jim Healey, the victim of a heart attack on January 3, 1991. As an undergraduate Jim lived in Pierson and was active on the photography board of the News for all four years. At the time of his death, he was employed by the Translux Corp. Jim is survived by his wife, Maryann and his daughters Elisabeth and Alison, who can be reached at 44 Rock Ridge Road, Newton, CT 06470.

As I write this column, Operation Desert Storm is entering its fourth week. I frankly shudder to think of the state of affairs when this issue finally reaches you. I expect that many classmates have sons and daughters actively involved in the theater and we would appreciate hearing from you about this. I do know that Don and Mini Bain's son Andy '86 is a front line Marine officer and he has our prayers. John Hughes was called back to active duty as a surgeon based at the Oak Knoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, Calif. Perhaps John has since been transferred to the Gulf.

Tony Marshall writes in that he is now President of Investor Relations Support, Inc., a new company Tony started in 1989, with offices in Boston and New York servicing Fortune 500 companies. Ed Cook is in Oklahoma City as President of Oil-Law Records Corp., an oil company he recently purchased. After 31 years with Jones & Loughlin, Carl Hoffman is now with Warren Consolidated Industries as Sales Manager for flat rolled steel. Call Carl in Seweckly, PA if you are looking for the best sheet supplier in the steel business.

Walter Clarke continues in the Foreign Service, on station in Madrid, and Larry Strasburger advises from Belmont, MA, that he "continues to have a very stimulating career in forensic psychiatry." Perhaps Larry pays dues to the American Association of Departments of Psychiatry, whose new secretary-treasurer is none other than Little Rock's own Fred Guggenheim.

Finally, Bob Ganger reports that Mike Cooke's memorial service at Battell Chapel was an "inspirational tribute to an outstanding man." Bob attended with Mike's other senior year roommates, Jeff Freeman and Rex Robbins, and numerous other classmates.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: March 1991

This should reach you before the annual Class Dinner at the Yale Club of New York on Wednesday, March 27 at 6 p.m. Our speaker will be Peter Grose, Executive Editor of Foreign Affairs on the topic "What the World Expects from America," a provocative subject, to say the least. If you haven't responded, call Sandy Clark, our impresario, at 212-661-9230 in New York City or myself at 301-244-7510.

By now, you should have received a special mailing on the Alumni Seminar Program to be held in New Haven, June 6-8. We hope a good number will sign up. We will be supplementing the seminar program, which is outstanding, with special class events.

As ever, our creative types are very active on many fronts. Jon Swinchatt sent me his latest video release, "Earth Nectar--Napa Valley Wines and the Earth from which they Arise," from his new company, Earth Vision. It has already been praised by cognoscenti as the "best California wine video." More information and the video are from Jon at 52 Cook Hill Road, Cheshire, CT 06410.

Lou Deluca's Golf Links, the Gold Quarterly is going great guns. Recent contributors have included sweet swinging Binky Davis and 1957's golf captain, Pete Nisselson. Subscriptions can be obtained by calling 502-695-1035 or writing Golf Links, 5486 Georgetown Road, Frankfort, KY 40601. Ken Gergen is back at Swarthmore College, after a sabbatical and the publication, by Basic Books of his most recent work, The Saturated Self, which Ken hopes "will help fellow Yalies--and others--understand their 'postmodern' lives better."

Bruce Arneill has recently been honored by the American Institute of Architects by being named Chairman-Elect of AIA's largest subcommittee, the National Committee on Architectures for Health. Bruce is President of Stecker, LaBau, Arnelli, McManus Architects, Inc., a large firm based in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Bruce has participated in the design of dozens of hospitals, HMO's ambulatory facilities, and life care centers throughout the Northeast.

A recent notice in the Times advised that Hannes Somary was celebrating the Mozart 200th in a big way. He was scheduled to conduct Amor Artis in the Coronation Mass and Symphony No. 14, along with works by Mozart's father, Leopold and his celebrated adversary Antonio Salieri, all to be performed on period instruments. Finally, the National Portrait Gallery in London has announced that it will display Bob Bentley's portrait of Sir George Solti, the celebrated conductor of both the London Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. In all, some doings for just one month's report. And I had been told on good authority that half the members of our Class were supposed to be doctors, and the other half lawyers.

Out in the business world, Pepsico announced that Mike Jordan had been named head of its international division. The Times heaped praise on Mike by calling him an "incisive strategic thinker," and giving him credit for helping to turn Frito-Lay into a "powerhouse" and Pepsi's most profitable division. Graham Tebbe writes in from Dallas, his new home base with the Palmieri Asset Management Group, which is expanding into real estate workouts, a specialty known to be a very fertile field these days.

Late Breaking News: Dick Lewis has been named Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology. Jim Ferris now calls Auburn, Calif. home and is back on the ski slopes after "too many years" in Southern California. Art Gardiner, a longtime partner at D.C.'s prestigious Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering, is now a full-time law professor at the University of Vermont, commuting from his home in Hanover, NH. Law firm managers, beware! That's what happens when you have a sabbatical program. Al Ward writes in from Hinsdale, Ill., that he is working with Cities in Schools, the nation's largest information agency and is "looking forward to productive activities in several areas." Bill Beaney is serving as Director of Distribution services training for Bell Atlantic and living in Wallingford, PA. Finally, Pete Hobart reports that he has been named a Director and Treasurer of the International Sculpture Center, in D.C. Congratulations to one and all.

—Thomas P. Perkins III

Notes: February 1991

Our Annual Dinner at the Yale Club in New York will be held on Wednesday, March 27th at 6:00. As usual we will have a mystery speaker, who has not been picked as of this writing, but Sandy Clark is hard at work, as always, as our impresario. There will be mailings to the locals, but if you plan to be in NYC that night, or want to ride up with me on Amtrak, give Sandy a call at 212-661-9230 or myself at 301-244-7516, and we will get you on the list. We guarantee a good evening.

Don Roberts, the energetic chair of our 35th Reunion Special Gifts Committee, recently hosted a brainstorming kickoff session in NYC. Our goal is to raise $2.7 million and we will need to do this to set the 35th Reunion giving record, which we are definitely going to do. This is something each of us is going to have to think long and hard about, and be responsive when asked to help out or make a pledge. I know that Don can count on our support.

We have recently learned of another tragic automobile accident which has taken the life of a classmate. Mike Gaskin was killed last summer just as he was about to embark on a brand new career. We reported recently in this column that Mike had been named President of Prab Robots, a major manufacturer of conveyors and industrial robots, based in Kalamazoo, Mich. Formerly Mike had been associated with the firm of Taylor and Gaskin in the Detroit area. Mike is survived by his wife Sue and by five children and two grandchildren. Sue can be reached at 86 Lockmoor Boulevard, Grosse Pointe Shores, MI 48236-1750.

Don Bab has recently taken on the enormous responsibility of the presidency of the Yale Club of New York and its 9,500 members. So far, nothing has been said about free bar chits for visiting 1957 classmates, but you can talk to him about it at our March Class Dinner. Don heads his own law firm, Bressler and Bab, in the Big Apple.

Also in New York is Dick Adams, a highly successful producer and distributor of documentary films. Dick's recent projects span a wide range of subjects, but of particular interest are recent films focusing on Poland, and especially Citizens, An American Film Portrait of Polish Solidarity. Author William Styron has described this piece as a "vivid, evocative, powerful documentary."

We have talked in the past about class athletes but haven't said a while lot about coaches. Now we have a live football coach in Joe Mark, at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in Pebble Beach, Calif. Don't be surprised if you see Joe's name on a short list for an NFL job. Joe retired last March after 20 years with RCM Capital Management in San Francisco but stays active in investments in and around his home town of Carmel, when not building character on the gridiron.

This month's most unusual calling card award goes to Tom Shoop. Tom's card exorts: "Go Reds, Bengals, Bucks... Eat Port!" The locus, of course, is Cincinnati, where Tom has become a consultant for Proctor & Gamble, after being on the payroll of the local soap company for 30 years.

We are indebted to Frank Brown for sending along a fascinating article on TechnoServe, a non-profit international development organization founded in 1968 by Ed Bullard which has now grown to a seven million dollar a year venture providing training and assistance to poor farmers in Africa and Latin America to help them run successful businesses. Ed's genius and dedication were recently recognized by the Independent Sector, a world-wide organization of grant makers and charities, which honored Ed with the prestigious John W. Gardner Leadership Award.

Our regular "publish or perish" column features Rufus Goodwin, whose most recent book of poetry Minor Voices Among Megaliths was published by the Urban Press in Boston. This year Rufus also looks forward to the publication of his fifth novel. John Miller's prize winning book, The Bridge, is now published in Japanese and is a Dell paperback in the U.S. Writers need editors, a role ably filled by David Mininberg, who, when not practicing urology or raising funds for Yale, is the editor of the International Journal of Fertility.

Late Breaking News: This spring, our newest Connecticut Yankee farmer, Mike O'Hearn, will start raising sheep as well as pigs, all in the shadow of his wife Nancy's successful greenhouse operation, out in the far reaches of New Canaan. Our most recent newlywed is Pete Bouscaren, who has taken up residence with his new bride, Sarah, in Falls Church, VA. Bill Ellis reports in from Winchester, VA, where his internal medicine practice continues to flourish but still leaves him time to attend a good number of Yale football games. The new president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning is Ian Jones. Finally, the most novel piece of all comes from Tom Quirk, who reports our first class collaborative rock band, "Too Much Joy," which features Tom's son Tim and Pooch Smallens' son Sandy, a recent Yale graduate. Rush out now and buy the groups' latest record.

—Thomas P. Perkins III