Class Notes November/December 2002

Class Notes November/December 2002

Ever wonder how Fed Chairman Greenspan almost always gets unanimity from his FOMC members and never more than two dissents? Classmates who attended our Class Dinner in September at the Yale Club of New York City know, thanks to Larry Meyer, former Fed governor, who spoke to us. He kept us spellbound with his description of the workings of this critical institution and entertained us with his wit. Thanks also to Bob Leich and his secretary, Judi Raben, for organizing this successful event. Upcoming event. February 1, 2003, Hockey Dinner at Mory’s followed by the Dartmouth game at the Whale. Reservation forms should be in the mail. Tony Dunn and Jeff Miller are co-chairs. Bryce Appleton has generously offered to organize a gathering for us and our guests in Colorado, either in the summer of 2003 or in the winter of 2003-2004. A summer event would include opportunities to river-raft (one day or several days), hike, bike, play tennis and golf, etc. A winter event would offer opportunities to ski downhill (green and blue trails all the way up to black diamonds and Extreme) and cross-country (at Crested Butte), snowshoe, dog sled, etc. Of course, either one would give us the chance to chat, discuss, and laugh as usual. However, Bryce can’t proceed until he knows how much interest there is in having such a gathering and, if so, what suggestions the interested folks have. So, please call (970-349-0245) or email (bryce.appleton@wingsofchange.org) him if you think you would attend such a gathering and tell him what format you’d like. Bryce’s not-for-profit, Wings of Change, will soon begin filming a one-hour documentary on the Rio Cangrejal in Pico Bonito National Park on the north coast of Honduras. This documentary will analyze the economic benefits from a hydroelectric dam planned for the river against the ecotourism opportunities that will be lost from its construction. Watch for Bryce’s film on The Discovery, OLN or National Geographic channels. After its broadcast, Bryce will donate the documentary to the Honduran government or conservation groups for the purpose of promoting and protecting this unique natural resource. By the time this column appears, Dan Hogan will have married Jeannie Kilbourne on October 5. Dan is a management consultant at Stratin Consulting, promoting organizational creativity and innovation. Donna and John Pinney have a new granddaughter. Their daughter, Carrie, gave birth on September 19 to Lauren Grace Westrick, 6 pounds, 10 ounces, 19 inches. “Mother and baby (and father) doing fine, grandparents delighted,” John wrote. Zick Rubin, who didn’t find enlightenment and enter law school until 20 years after our graduation, is featured in Boston Magazine’s October 2002 article on “The Best Lawyers” in Boston. The article notes that Zick, “a former psychology professor at Harvard and Brandeis…represents Alice Randall, author of the controversial The Wind Done Gone, and last year led a team that convinced the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that the state’s proposed ‘Son of Sam’ bill was unconstitutional.” Zick, who practices in the intellectual property field at Hill & Barlow, represents authors, publishers, universities, and cultural institutions in publishing, copyright, and trademark matters. He is also counsel to The Hill & Barlow Agency, New England’s largest literary/film agency. We are again sponsoring two Community Service Summer Fellows in 2003: one at Ron Wilmore’s Northwest Settlement House in Washington, D.C., and the other to be designated by the AYA, at a total cost of $5,000. That’s about it for this month. Time for Suzanne and me to tune into Professional Bull Riding on TNN.