Thunderbird Magazine, Summer 1988

              TH N ERBIRD
THE ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SUMMER 1988
THUNDERBIRD
Sensitivity to the changing environ­ment-
it is a vital part of any organiza­tion's
success and positive growth.
And members of Thunderbird's World
Business and International Studies
departments have demonstrated this
sensitivity by instituting curriculum
reforms that will become effective
in the fall semester, 1989,
The most significant alteration
in the World Business curriculum
includes the division of the currently
required advanced managerial finance
course into two courses: at the intro­ductory
and advanced levels. The
reform of the International Studies
curriculum involves the addition of
an entirely new course entitled,
"Fundamentals of Business Environ­ment."
According to Clifton B. Cox,
the chairman of the Department of
World Business, the introductory
finance course, Fundamentals of Man­agerial
Finance, will be added to the
World Business foundation core
courses. ':A.dvanced Managerial Finance"
will be offered as an elective. The new
curriculum is designed to give students
more options with their Thunderbird
career,
':A. student with an interest in finance
may now take the second level finance
course rather than advanced market­ing.
And, likewise, the marketing stu­dent
may opt to sign up for the more
challenging marketing class rather than
the advanced finance course:' Cox
said.
CURRICULUM
Professor Joaquim Duarte. chair of
the International Studies Depart­ment,
gives his students insight into
the cultural, political, and business
dimensions of contemporary Brazil.
Another course change planned for
the fall, 1989, includes replacing the
current intermediate level International
Investments course with a more
advanced, limited-enrollment seminar
on the same subject. An entirely new
course which may be added to the
upcoming 1989 Winterim session is
Marketing to Hispanics.
The reform of the International
Studies curriculum is deSigned not
only to give a more definite structure
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KEEPS
PACE
to this department but also to support
and complement the educational
objectives of both the World Business
and Modem languages departments.
According to International Studies
professor, Andris Trapans, "The role
and mission of the International Studies
Department is to back up and sustain
the World Business Department's
training in theory and practice of
international management, as well as
to provide a cultural context for the
languages taught in the Modern
languages Department.
"The International Studies Depart­ment
provides the glue which binds
together all three departments;' Trapans
said.
The new Fundamentals of Business
Environment course, which will be
taught at the introductory level, is the
result of an evolutionary process which
has been taking place within the
department, said Professor Joaquim.
M. Duarte,]r. , who has been chairman
of the International Studies department
for the past 20 years.
'The need for this core course has
become increasingly clear and pressing,
as the profile of our entering student
population has changed away from
the social sciences and the humanities
and more toward business;' Duarte
said.
"In the present advanced Inter­national
Studies classes, we cannot
assume the students understand basic
Clifton Cox, chair, Department of
World Business
ideas such as how the United Nations
operates or the difference between
authoritarian and totalitarian govern­ments,
for example;' Duarte said. "This
introductory core course will provide
students with this fundamental knowl­edge
and allow professors of more
advanced courses to make some con­crete
assumptions about students'
knowledge;' he added.
Beginning with the fall semester of
1989, students will be given the
International Studies Advanced Place­ment
CISAP) exam to determine
whether they may be exempt from
taking the introductory course.
professors lTapans, John C. Conklin
and Beverly Springer have been testing
students since Winterim 1988 to
determine what passing score will be
required to waive the class.
The bottom line of the curricula
changes of both departments is the
hope that they will produce better­prepared
and more knowledgeable
Thunderbird graduates. Associate
Professor of International Studies, John
Frankenstein, may have summarized
this notion best when he described
the mission of the International Studies
Department: 'The curriculum is
designed to facilitate understanding of
and adaptation to foreign environments
so that the international manager might
focus upon succeeding rather than
just surviving or coping."
By Julie Omberg
WITH THE TIMES
CONTENTS
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5 outhe"t Asi" land of tcopies,
traffic, trade and, of course, Tbirds.
Linked by geography and characterized
by diversity, this area south of China
and east of Asia includes Indonesia,
Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore,
and Thailand, all of which have
Thunderbird alumni playing an active
role in the business sector .
.... rSSUES ....
I ssues diller markedly fcom country
to country in Southeast Asia. Dan
Goldsmith '65 of Indonesia regards the
top issue there as the effort to diversify
exports outside of the oil sector. "Indo­nesia
is the only Asian country that is
a member of OPEC, and like most of
the OPEC countries, it has relied too
heavily on oil for income:' he says.
"However, they have made great strides
in the past few years. An increasing
percentage of the manufactured rattan
is coming from Indonesia:' for example.
He also reports that many companies
are now involved in exporting garments
from Indonesia. In addition, Hong
Kong companies are looking for places
to set up manufacturing outside of
Hong Kong as they anticipate transfer
of Hong Kong to the People's Republic
of China in 1990. "Many of them are
heading to Indonesia, primarily
because of the labor costs:' he says.
Goldsmith, whose business is
human resources, reports that, "more
and more Indonesians are taking over
senior positions in companies and
expatriates are leaving Indonesia. The
Indonesians are basically very intelli­gent
and, given the opportunity, they
are rapidly being promoted, especially
those that have had an overseas
education."
"One of the big issues that all
Americans are interested in is taxation;'
Goldsmith says. "In 1776, taxation
without representation was a big issue;
yet Americans overseas are still being
taxed without any representation. The
cost for Americans abroad has created
a situation in Indonesia and other
countries where most of the managers
of American companies are not
Americans. We have a lot of Australians
and a lot of Filipinos who are running
American companies;' says Goldsmith.
Intellectual property protection is
another significant issue in Southeast
Asia. It refers to copyrights, patents,
trademarks, pirated video tapes, pirated
computer software, and copied brand­name
clothing. Niels Marquardt '80,
who works in the economic section of
the American Embassy in Thailand,
says, "The United States has a world­wide
campaign to press these countries
to provide better intellectual property
protection. Lately, the battle has focused
on Thailand because they've been a
little slower than a lot of other coun­tries
like Singapore, Indonesia, and
Taiwan:'
Anoth" issue in the fmefwnt of
discussion among Southeast Asian
alumni is the GSp, general system of
preferences. 'The NICs (Newly Indus­trialized
Countries), which include
Singapore, have just been taken off
the GSP list, so their exports to the
United States are going to be relatively
more expensive;' Randy Oudemans '86
regional manager, WHo Brady Co. says.
A number of people believe that
Thailand can be expected to be a
rising economic force . The Philippines
and Indonesia are in contention for
second place, according to the alumni
who live in those countries.
In a speech at the Asian alumni
The United States has a
worldwide campaign to
press these countries to
provide better intellectual
property protection.
reunion, Jim Rooney '67, managing
director of J. P Rooney &: Associates
Ltd. in Bangkok, said, "The Thai
labor force is young, mobile, easily
trainable, and well educated. Signif­icant
developments in the energy sector
have allowed Thailand to partially
reduce its dependence on imported
petroleum products. The investment
climate is good The economy is well
managed, highly diversified; the growth
prospect is good and the labor force
is growing.
. "There are problems in areas such
as taxation, tariffs, protection of
property rights; and bureaucratic red
tape in start-up projects is somewhat
difficult. They sometimes used to say
that when they cut the red tape in
Thailand, they cut it lengthwise.
However, these problems are manage­able.
The Thais, historically, have been
very tolerant of foreign investment and
have welcomed it to their country"
Singapore is already well ahead of
the other Asian countries in its indus­trialization.
It is not only the second
busiest port in the world, but it is
also second in the world after Silicon
Valley in the manufacture of semi­conductors.
Labor issues are also important.
Niels Marquardt, who is also U.S.
labor attache, says, "The AFL-ClO has
filed a petition under U.S. law to have
GSP suspended for Thailand, because
of their lack of protection of inter­nationally
recognized worker rights."
He is also involved in issues of child
labor, civil aviation, and energy.
James Savage '75, regional manager
for Plexchem International, based in
the Philippines, said the main problem
in the Philippines is labor unrest in a
country where labor-intensive busi­nesses
are dominant. The garment
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industry, for example, can suffer serious
setbacks when labor disputes prevent
finished garments from leaving the
factory. He counters, however, that
"there are tremendous legitimate
demands of workers here, so it's a
fine line between what is a communist­inspired
takeover of a factory, and
what are legitimate worker demands:'
...... POLITICS ......
M ost of Southeast Asia is now
relatively peaceful, although that was
not always the case. James Rooney
says, "Politically, Thailand has enjoyed
an extended period of stability dating
back to 1975 ... We've gone through a
number of those coups (in the past),
and in a way we kind of miss them.
One of the prime marks of the coup
was that traffic was always better:'
James Savage expresses great confi­dence
in the Aquino administration.
"I think the new government has
certainly been much more interested
in promoting business here. They have
encouraged international investment
in the Philippines, and they're doing
as much as they can to try to take
away some of the things that made it
difficult to do business here before.
We have a very dynamiC minister of
trade, Jose Concepcion. He is a busi­nessman
in his own right, and was
one of the leaders in the movement
among businessmen to depose the
Marcos regime. In discussing the graft
and corruption that has often run
rampant in some Southeastern Asian
countries, Savage reports diligent efforts
by the Aquino government to "clean
up their act." He cites an example of
the new immigration chief who has
set up her offices in the airport in an
effort to cut corruption in the selling
of visas.
Goldsmith says, "Indonesia has had
a terrible reputation for graft and
corruption, some of it well founded ,
and it's particularly a problem for
those who have to deal with govern­ment
and have to bid for projects.
Nevertheless, that government is also
cleaning up its act;' he says, "and is
deregulating. Many countries are now
following a similar program of not
allowing payment of graft for govern­ment
contracts."
• LIFESTYLES.
I e lifes;yle in Southeast Asia ~ a major attraction for alumni. Most
Americans are able to afford at least
one household servant, or sometimes
a complete staff that may include a
gardener, driver, housekeeper, baby­sitter,
cook, or other help - all for
less than a single servant might cost
in the United States.
Randy Oudemans says it's possible
to get Filipinos or Indonesian servants
in Singapore at a very reasonable price.
'They are not as common as in Indo­nesia
or Thailand, but they're still
quite common, either part-time or
full-time:'
"It's nice to leave the house and
know it will be guarded and kept
clean, and our meals will be waiting
for us when we get home;' Goldsmith
says, "and with all the traffic and
parking problems, it's important to
have a driver:' James Savage adds,
'That's not as much a luxury as it
sounds because you need somebody
to take care of the vehicle and make
deliveries. In the Philippines, there's
no domestic telex system, so until
FAX machines came along, we had
messengers running around all over
the place."
For recreation, Savage goes scuba
diving, and plays squash and rugby.
"In fact ;' says Savage, "I came back
and watched a rugby game at Thunder­bird
a few years ago. I also belong to
a hiking club. I'm the only foreigner
in the club; the rest are all Filipinos:'
Goldsmith, who likes sailing and
diving, says, "I have a boat here, so I
spend a fair amount of time on the
watd'
Randy Oudemans and his wife,
Claire (Hendy) '87, retreat from the
urban environment of Singapore into
Malaysia often. "You can drive out of
Singapore into Malaysia in an hour by
car and we take many weekend trips
and side trips out. Singapore, being
a small country and an island, one
has to get out to keep alive, alert,
and interested ;' he says.
"It's very Americanized here;' Savage
says of the Philippines. "We have
Armed Forces television service and
can get American TV'
In addition, American education is
readily available and reported to be
excellent. Many companies help with
"I get phone calls from
T'birds, I purchase things
from other T'birds. I have
a lot of interaction with
different T'blrds not only
at work, but after work ...
It's a very cultivated
network:'
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educational expenses and various other
allowances. Michael Nebeker '84 and
his wife, Nancy, who have three young
children, are enthusiastic about the
education available at the International
School in Bangkok. "It's like sending
them to a private school in the States;'
says Nancy, "but with an international
dimension." Both Michael and Nancy
speak Thai and are teaching the
language to their children.
G rowth seems to be one of the
few common denominators in this
diverse culture. Goldsmith has lived
in Indonesia since 1972 and has
watched its explosive development.
"Most people don't know that while
the United States is the fourth most
populous country in the world, Indo­nesia
is fifth with over 150 million
people. Jakarta is a city of between 7
million and 8 million people, with
the usual problems of heavy traffic
and urban sprawl." The most notable
change he's observed is the extensive
construction activity: hotels, roads,
airports.
"Traffic has also increased dramati­cally.
There's a large, lower middle
class population that is buying motor­cycles,
so you have a tremendous
motorcycle population here, as you
do in the rest of Asia;' says Goldsmith.
Alumni in Bangkok, Manila, and
Kuala Lumpur report similar construc­tion
activity and traffic congestion
with motorcycles roaring and weaving
fearlessly around the slow-moving
automobiles.
Alumni report that Southeast Asia is a fertile
cross-cultural
laboratory,
where they
constantly
apply lessons
learned at
Thunderbird.
Michael Nebeker '84
steps aboard a boat used
to transport people on the
Char Phaya River in Bangkok.
.... T'BIRD NETWORK ....
A lthough the numbe, of alumni
in Southeastern Asian countries is
relatively small, they report exceptional
camaraderie. "Because we're so busy:'
says Michael Nebeker of Thailand,
"we don't have time for First Tuesdays
like so many of the groups do, but we
see each other constantly at Chamber
of Commerce luncheons , business
breakfasts, and in the normal course
of business."
Randy Oudemans echoes Michael's
sentiments. 'Tbirds are in key positions
with a lot of my larger customers. I
get phone calls from Tbirds, I purchase
things from other Tbirds. I have a lot
of interaction with different Tbirds
not only at work, but after work on
the golf course, on the tennis courts,
and at the club. At work, I even seek
th em out and see where our two
companies can work together for
mutual benefit. It's a very cultivated
network:'
Michael Nebeker, who works for
Burson Marsteller public relations in
Bangkok, coordinated the first Asian
alumni reunion, held in Thailand last
February. Oudemans is coordinating
the next event to be held in Singapore
February 24-26, 1989. (See article
below.)
Niels Marquardt says, "In terms of
my Thunderbird background in
working with American business here,
there's nothing like saying you're a
Tbird. People know right away you're
on their side. I meet a lot of people
and see who their contacts might be.
Some, like Jim Reinnoldt '81 who is
with Northwest Airlines, I've known
since Thunderbird. Socially, some of
our best friends here are Thunderbirds:'
.... CULTURE ....
A lumni cepon that Southeast
Asia is a fertile cross-cultural laboratory,
where they constantly apply lessons
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learned at Thunderbird. Its people
include Chinese, Malays, Thais,
Filipinos, Indians, Americans, and
Europeans. Religions range from
animism, spiritualism, through Hindu­ism,
Buddhism, moism, Confucianism,
Christia nity, and Islam. Only Thailand
has remained uncolonized . There are
Dutch, French, and Spanish influences
nearly everywhere else.
Randy Oudemans, who deals with
many Chinese business people, calls
it "an eye-opening experience. The
Chinese are not as interested in the
quick turnaround, but in the long
term. Also, business is based quite a
bit on personal friendships , contacts,
and relatives. In the States, it might
be based on pure economic and busi­ness
cri teria ." Oudemans, whose
territory includes India, Pakistan,
Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia,
and Thailand, says, "I treat each of
these countries uniquely in my market
approach because of their ethnic and
religious backgrounds. I can't treat a
Buddhist businessman in Thailand
like I can a Chinese businessman in
Singapore. This is probably the most
fascinating thing for me - being
involved and rubbing shoulders with
this cultural diversity day by day."
By Nelda S. Crowell
Singapore is the site for the second
annual Asian Reunion, February 24 -
26, 1989. Singapore as a regional
market center will be the topic for
Friday evening's opening banquet.
Other activities will include golf,
tennis, shopping, tours, a dinner cruise
of Singapore's busy harbor, and a farewell
brunch on Sunday. Registration forms
are available through Alumni Relations,
Thunderbird Campus. Randy '86 and
Claire Hendy '87 Oudemans, FAX
65- 732-8316, are organizing the reunion.
CAM PUS NEW S
BEIJING
CONFERENCE
Thunderbird students and a faculty
member were involved in the largest
US./China trade conference ever held,
at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing,
in June. The conference - the US.
and China joint session on trade,
industry, and economic development
- attracted 900 US. business people.
It provided a four-day forum for
exchanges with top Chinese
government and industry figures .
Keynote speakers included the Chinese
vice-premier and Politburo member
Tian Jiyun; Chinese state counselor
Zhang Jinfu; Edwin Dodd, former
chairman of Owen-lllinois; and
Malc~lm Stamper, vice chairman of
Boeing.
Thunderbird students attending the
summer program at the University of
International Business and Economics,
Beijing, aided the conference
organizers; citizens ambassadors
program of People to People Inter­national;
and the Chinese Association
for Science and Technology.
Dr. John Frankenstein, Department
of International Studies, and Cheng
Yaobang, vice minister of agriculture,
co-chaired a panel on China's private
enterprise.
In his remarks, Cheng, emphasized
the importance of understanding the
political environment that led to the
Chinese "open door" and the rebirth
of collective and private business and
commerce in China.
NEW FACES
Dr. Melvin H. Voth has joined the
Department of World Business faculty
and is teaching a course in Financial
Statement Analysis. Dr. Voth holds a
D.B.A. from Indiana University.
Karen Beaudet-Nejdawi is Thunder­bird's
new foreign student advisor in
the Admissions Office. Ms. Beaudet­Nejdawi
holds B.A. and Ed.M. degrees
from SUNY-Buffalo. She has seven
years experience in similar positions,
most recently at the University of
Arizona.
Mary Doan '80, (toP) account super­visor,
Young & Rubicam, San Francisco;
and Jaymie Canaday Maira '86,
marketing director, Timken Com-pany.
Canton, were among a panel
of judges at the May 1988 InterAd.
Under the direction of Professor
Sumner Wyman, four teams pre­sented
their marketing plans for
products ranging from Finesse
Shampoo and Conditioner in Brazil
to Armour International Lunch
Buckets in Japan. The winning team
was Ramada in the United Kingdom.
VISITORS
His excellency Kjell Eliassen, Norway's
ambassador to the United States, spoke
to the Thunderbird community on
Norway's political system, and current
economic and military issues. Dr. Keith
Hampson, member of Parliament, House
of Commons, visited campus for two
days in April and gave a speech on '1\
European Perspective of the INF rreary.'
The International Studies Department
sponsored a lecture by Professor Ding
Xinghao, visiting scholar, Institute for
Asian Studies, University of California,
Berkeley; and senior fellow and vice
director, American Studies Department,
Shanghai Institute for International
Studies. Professor Ding spoke on 'The
Great Powers in the Asia-Pacific Basin,
a Chinese Perspective."
THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE
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GIFTS TO
THUNDERBIRD
Valley National Bank has contributed
$20,000 as part of their $100,000
pledge to the Faculty Center. James
Simmons, chairman of the board and
CEO, is a member of the Thunderbird
Board of Trustees.
Nabisco has pledged $15,000 over
the next three years. James Paul, vice
preSident/personnel, International
Nabisco Brands, is a member of the
World Business Advisory Council.
An unrestricted gift of $10,000 was
received from Eastman Kodak. Tbird
J. Phillip Samper '61 is vice chairman
of Eastman Kodak.
Nordson Corporation has donated
$ 7,000 to the School and Donald
McLane '74, vice president, is a
member of the WBAC.
IBM has loaned James Garvin,
professor of marketing, to Thunderbird
for the last two years. Garvin was
voted an outstanding professor by the
May 1988 graduating class. In addition
to Garvin, IBM is loaning the School
Professor Hugh Pring for one year.
Pring will teach International Marketing
Management starting this fall.
The Consular Corps Ball held in
April raised $7,500 for the Consular
Corps scholarship fund. In addition,
a $5,000 gift from the Don Nierling
Foundation raises the Consular Corps
Endowment total to $43,000.
THANKS .. .
We're overwhelmed with the response
of alumni who checked the box
"Interested - Recruitment of Students"
on the Alumni Directory questionnaire.
We sincerely appreciate your interest
in carrying the Thunderbird banner to
maintain our prestige.
We will be communicating with
some of you soon about the possibility
of being our representative at a local
campus or helping staff our booth at
an MBNGRE Forum.
In the meantime, we encourage you
to counsel quality students to consider
Thunderbird and send me the names
and addresses of those whom you feel
should receive follow up.
Julia Harvey
Director of College Relations
CONFERENCE
DRAWSCROWD
The Global Entrepreneur captured
the interest of over 200 people who
attended the second annual Entre­preneur
Conference held on campus in
April.
The conference was sponsored by
the Entrepreneurs Club and moderated
by William Rapp, president, Resources
International. Introductions were
made by Professor Paul Johnson,
professor of entrepreneurship,
Department of World Business.
A lawyer, banker, and venture capi­talist
offered their advice on "Starting
and Financing Your Own Business;'
during the first session. Carolina
Oliveros, general counsel, Burr-Brown
Corporation, spoke on the legal con­siderations
of going international.
Dorothy Bigg, vice president, inter­national
trade development, Union
Bank, deals with entrepreneurs in
search of funding. "There are a lot of
ideas out there;' she says, "so those
who are serious about succeeding must
have a clear vision of the proposed
business, as well as a solid business
plan on paper:' James Strickland,
managing parmer, Coronado Venture
Fund, says he always hopes the
entrepreneur's project is a good prospect,
and eventually a successful venture.
After a question and answer session,
the topic turned to "Successful
Entrepreneurs, The Global Focus."
Philip Smith, CEO, Edge Computer
Corporation, described the complexities
of high-tech trade; Ronald]. David,
CEO, Transform Logic Corporation,
discussed overseas operations in the
mainframe computer field; Merrily
Shinyeda, preSident, Sierra Group,
related the experience of being a
businesswoman inJapan; Doug Rhymes,
chairman, Discover the World Market­ing,
shared his views on marketing
travel services in foreign countries.
CONTRIBUTIONS
REACH $2 MILLION
History was made on June 29 when
contributions to Thunderbird reached
$2 million. Thanks to all who
contributed to make this possible.
A full report will be included in the
fall Thunderbird magazine.
ERICKSON­ALUMNI
PAVILION
AND MALL NAMED
Berger Erickson and his companions
enjoy the shade of the pavilion
which now bears his name.
Loyalty, commitment, and integrity
were words used by Dr. William Voris
to describe Berger Erickson during a
ceremony held June 3 to dedicate the
Erickson-Alumni Pavilion and Mall in
Berger and Mabel Erickson's honor.
Jack Donnelly '60 read a message
from Bill Johnson '60, sponsor of the
class of 1960 mall and pavilion project.
Johnson said, "It is with a great
feeling of gratitude and appreciation
that the class of 1960, in conjunction
with the trustees and officers of
Thunderbird, dedicate this mall on
behalf of the alumni of the institution
to Berger and Mabel Erickson. The
Ericksons have been a strong influencing
factor in the success of Thunderbird
since the day it was founded , and
most important, have touched in a
positive and caring manner the lives
and careers of every single alumnus
who passed through the institution . .
Their efforts will be remembered in
perpetuity with the dedication of this
mall in their names, by the ones they
helped so much - the alumni."
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THE SEARCH
FOR A PRESIDENT
CONTINUES
The preSidential search committee
met in June and reviewed eight
candidates recommended by the search
firm of SpencerStuart. Four candidates
were selected for further review, and
the search committee will continue to
seek additional candidates. Approx­imately
400 applications and nomina­tions
have been received to date.
A TRIBUTE TO
LORA]EANNE
WHEELER
"The library is the living, breathing
heart of any academic institution;' said
J. Michael O'Shaughnessy '71, during
May's commencement ceremony. "It
gives us the capacity to learn and
dream."
O'Shaughnessy was on campus to
present a check for $5,000 to Lora
Jeanne Wheeler, re tiring as chief
librarian. She also received a plaque
from Drs. William Voris and Marshall
Geer on behalf of the School. Over a
lO-year period, O'Shaughnessy has
pledged $50,000 to the library in
recognition of Ms. Wheeler's service
to the School.
Russell Sears, Thunderbird's new
chief librarian, says the donation will
allow the library more flexibility in
subscribing to periodicals and will be
used to benefit both students and
staff. "It was quite a tribute to Ms.
Wheeler;' says Sears.
J. Michael O'Shaughnessy 71
presents a check to Lora Jeanne
Wheeler, in honor of her level of
care, competence, and concern over
the past 35 years.
CAM PUS NEW S
FMC's JAMES
McCLUNG SPEAKS
TO STUDENTS
In April, Thunderbird welcomed
international business executive James
A. McClung, who served as Executive­In-
Residence on campus in April.
McClung is vice president/international
of FMC Corporation in Chicago, a
Fortune 120 company which manu­factures
and produces machinery and
chemicals for industry, government,
and agriculture.
While on campus, McClung was
available to members of the Thunderbird
community to discuss not only the
operations of FMC, but also changes in
the global business envIronment which
influence the feasibility of international
transactions. In addition to meeting
informally with students and faculty,
McClung spoke on two separate
occasions, detailing the international
activities of FMC.
McClung's first colloquium, entitled
"FMC and the International Business
Environment;' contained an overview
of FMC's international businesses and
described various worldwide trends
that have shaped the environment in
which the company operates. He gave
particular attention to trends caused by
the u.s. trade and budget deficits
which have strengthened the political
support for protectionism.
In responding to changes in the
international environment, McClung
indicated that his company is consider­ing
expanded export opportunities
caused by the weakening dollar. Also,
FMC is carefully selecting market
strategies and targeting growth countries
in order to gain market share and
improve its competitiveness.
"A critical area of focus relates to
improving the international expertise
of FMC managers;' McClung said in
explaining FMC's plans to support
company objectives. "In addition, we
must develop international management
skills within our operations through
appropriate development and training
programs."
During his second presentation,
McClung gave special emphasis to the
role of cooperative ventures in
international strategy FMC is active in
cooperative ventures, and McClung
described various categories of FMC's
cooperative pursuits as determined by
strategic and host country goals. He
emphasized the careful weighing of
political risks and benefits of the
venture before undertaking such an
investment.
"It is important to look beyond the
present political leadership in the
country's political philosophy, value
structure and historical attitude toward
intellectual property rights;' he said.
According to McClung, the current
international business environment
encourages global business to approach
cooperative ventures both cautiously
and creatively
By Steve Dolman
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<III! (I-r) Dr. Clifton Cox presents a
southwestern art print to James
McClung during a student dinner
honoring McClung as Executive
in Residence.
FACULTY
IN THE NEWS
Dr. Humberto Valencia received the
World Business Faculty Publication
Award for his paper, "Shopping-Related
Characteristics of Mexican-Americans
and Blacks:' The paper appeared in
Psychology and Marketing, Vol. lll, pages
247-259. The award was presented for
the best article published by the World
Business faculty in 1987.
IN MEMORY
Martha Snyder
Martha Snyder, former executive
secretary of the alumni office, died on
June 4, 1988, in Phoenix. Mrs. Snyder
joined the School in 1953 as secretary
to Mabel Erickson in the registrar's
office. She was appointed executive
secretary of the alumni office in 1963.
Until her retirement in 1974, Mrs.
Snyder was editor of the Thunderbird
Magazine, as well as in charge of
alumni records and activities. A
scholarship was established in her
name and is awarded to a student each
fall and spring semester.
Professor Yao Nien-Ching died of
complications from heart disease on
May 2, 1988, in Guangzhou, People's
Republic of China. Professor Yao was a
longtime friend and associate of the
School.
Up WITH PEOPLE
PERFORMS AT
THUNDERBIRD
In a premier appearance at Thunder­bird,
one of Up With People's inter­national
casts performed their current
musical production, Time For the
Music, in April. The audience
included Dr. Voris, J. Blanton Belk,
Up With People preSident and founder;
Glendale Mayor George Renner; and
many Thunderbird staff, students, and
alumni.
Up With People and Thunderbird
share a commitment to international
awareness and understanding. Jeff
Lapidus, entertainment chair, ASLC,
LOOKING AHEAD
Arizona Governor Rose Mofford
signs a proclamation designating
April 4-8, 1988, International
Education Week. Looking on (I-r)
Tim Jarvis '88, ASLC president; J.
Blanton Belk, founder and president,
Up With People; Jeff Lapidus '88;
Dale Penny and Anna Carlberg, Up
With People.
and an Up With People alumnus, was
instrumental in bringing the cast to
campus.
Up With People alumni who are
currently enrolled or are graduates of
Thunderbird include Willie Cone '79;
Susanne Hale '86; Bruce Harris '83;
Jay Pond '87; Dorothy Scott Willard
78; Cynthia Walton Tse 78; and Julio
Zamora '79.
Opening Ceremonies, Fall ..... . ............ .. .... . August 28, 1988
Deadline for copy, Fall issue
Thunderbird Magazine . ...... ............. . .... September 2, 1988
Thunderbird Alumni Association
of Europe Reunion-Luxembourg ................ October 7-9,1988
Thunderbird Appreciation Banquet . ................. October 6, 1988
Dubai Reunion ..... .. ................. .. .... November 2-4,1988
Alumni HomecominglBalloon Races;
Reunions for Classes 1963,1968,1983 ........ November 11-13,1988
(Thunderbird Alumni Association Annual Meeting, Nov. 12)
Deadline for copy, Winter issue
Thunderbird Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 9, 1988
Commencement ........................ . . .. .. December 16, 1988
Winterim . ... ...... . . . . .................... . January 2-20,1989
Opening Ceremonies ...... .. ........... . ........ January 29, 1989
Asia Reunion/Singapore ..... .. ...... .. ... . .. . February 24-26,1989
Reunion for Classes 1978-1979 ....................... April 6-7, 1989
SUMMER 1988
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A SALUTE TO
MAY GRADUATES
AND THE
ENTREPRENEUR
The May 1988 graduating class,
336 Tbirds strong, gathered with fac­ulty,
relatives, and friends in the pavil­ion
for ceremonies honoring them.
Edward Lowe, president and CEO,
Edward Lowe Enterprises, Inc. , gave
the commencement address. Lowe is
a recognized supporter of the
entrepreneur, and his speech reflected
the important role they have played in
the history of the United States. It was
entrepreneurs who helped make the
U.S. the world's richest country, Lowe
said, and it will be entrepreneurs who
will again move it forward . Lowe is
the inventor of Kitty Litter, and his
privately held company expects $150
million in sales this year.
The Barton Kyle Yount award was
presented to April Bletchman by former
recipient Patricia Montmorency 76,
director of operations and administra­tion
, Northern Telecom Finance
Corporation.
The government needs to develop
policies that encourage the spirit
of entrepreneurism, Edward Lowe,
preSident and CEO, Lowe Enterprises,
told the May 1988 graduating class.
THUNDERBIRD NETWORK
ARIZONA
Phoenix First Tuesday in May
featured Raul Castro as guest
speaker. Sr. Castro, former u.s.
ambassador to El Salvador and
Argentina, and former governor
of Arizona, spoke on political
and business conditions in Latin
America.
The summer version of
Thundergames, sponsored by
the Student Alumni Committee,
was held at The Pointe at Squaw
Peak, a Phoenix resort. Alumni,
faculty, and staff joined new
and returning students for an
afternoon of sand volleyball,
darts, and horseshoes.
Phoenix-area Tbirds also met
for a European dinner and a
performance of The Music Man
in May. In June, chapter vice­president
Carmo Fernandez '70
guided fellow alums through an
East Indian dinner at the Jewel
of the Crown.
CALIFORNIA
Greater Los Angeles
The Greater L.A. Chapter is
hosting a series of speakers as
part of chapter activities. In
May, William Strong '67, presi­dent,
Teledyne Industries Inter­national,
spoke to Tbirds on
"Foreign Market Entry Strategies
and the Effect of the Weakening
Dollar." Charlie Lowe '77 and
Carol Brittain '77 handled reser­vations
for the dinner and speech
at the Westin Bonaventure.
Orange County
Tbirds ferried to Catalina
island inJuly to enjoy the fourth
annual Catalina Weekend. AJazz
Fest in the historic Casino, a tour
of the botanical gardens, snor­keling,
and just hanging out at
the beach were some of the
activities offered. Lisa Mundt
'84 took reservations for this
popular weekend event.
San Diego
San Diego alums are meeting
on First Tuesdays at The
Doubletree Inn, 901 Camino
del Rio South, Mission Valley,
at 6:00 p.m. Gatherings are
coordinated by Jill Miller '85.
San Francisco
San Francisco Tbirds hosted
their southern California
counterparts for a wine-tasting
weekend in Sonoma. The trip
to Sonoma in a chartered bus
included a tour of the Buena
vista Winery, the oldest winery
in California. Bob Garrett '85
arranged the tour of three
wineries in the area.
Thirty Tbirds attended the
mid-career, self-analysis seminar
moderated by Kathryn Vegso,
director of career services, held
in April at a San Francisco hotel.
The Briggs-Myers test was given
to categorize personality traits,
and the group activity that
followed demonstrated that
understanding yourself is the
key to moving your career in
directions to benefit you. Chris
Johnson '86, Adelaide Nye '85,
and S.F Jaycees organized the
seminar.
Hog Heaven, owned by Jan
Wells '64, was the scene of a
Memphis-style barbecue for
San Francisco alums attending
May's domestic roving dinner.
COLORADO
Colorado-area Tbirds atten­ded
seminars and a dinner dance
sponsored by the International
Trade Association of Colorado
during World Trade Week in May.
A whitewater raft trip down
the Arkansas River kept every­one
cool in June.
Tbirds continue to meet on
First Tuesdays at Soapy Smith's
Eagle Bar, 1317 14th Street,
Denver. Guest speaker for June
was a market research analyst
from Adolph Coors Co. who
spoke on Marketing Ups and
Downs.
FLORIDA
South Florida alums met at El
Rincon de Juan for a tapas party
in April.
Vince '74 and Marianna
Daniels hosted a wine and
cheese party at their home in
Coral Gables during May.
.&
EI Paso T'birds met for a break­fast
hosted by Tom McSpadden '65,
president, Mera Bank, EI Paso, in
june to hear Charles Mannel present
an update on the School. Piaured
seated: Tom McSpadden, and Ana
Briones Masoodi 7 8. Standing (I-r)
john Tavenner '85; Bruce Duston
7 0; Bob Chamberlin '56; Keven
jensen 75; Wayne Windle '84; and
Abdolreza Masoodi 7 8.
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T
Chicago T'birds enjoyed a Greek
feast and a visit with Berger Erickson
during a recent gathering at the
Parthenon Restaurant
...
A Nashville alumni reception and
dinner honored john james Arthur,
dean of admissions, and guest Ava
Sellers, director of undergraduate
placement, Vanderbilt University,
and a longtime proponent of the
Thunderbird Alumni Education
Counselors program, who retired in
july after 40 years of service. (I-r,
back row) Gerry Montmorency;
Darrell Moseley '57; john james
Arthur '57; james Walton 74;
Marty Lamprecht 74; Nancy Ferry,
and Bill Ferry '5 J, host. (I-r, front
row) Greg Goodman '86; jennifer
Alcantara '87; Cathy McCurdy '84;
Ava Sellers; Lee Lamprecht 73; and
Patty Montmorency 76.
~ julia Harvey, director of college rela­tions,
met Michigan-area T'birds at
the home of Steven 74 and Ruth
Engel in Kalamazoo. (Seated I-r)
Benita Boettner '87; judy jogerst;
Ruth Engel. (Standing I-r) Greg
Moore '85; Steve Engel 74; Betty
Witcher; Dan Witcher '51 ; Allen
jogerst '87; and Dave Cleveland '87.
ILLINOIS
Chicago
The Chicago chapter will hold
monthly board meetings on the
second Monday of each month,
presided over by Keith Olson
'77, president. Committee
chairpersons are Chris Rudd
'85, programs/speakers; Bilquis
Hameed '84, social; Conrad
Terry '81, budget; Chuck '83
and Kathy Lewis '84 Sawyer,
chapter development; Rich
Howell '86, communication;
Roger Voegele '78, career
development; and Francisco
Perez '86, liaison.
MICHIGAN
Randy Schilling, director of
development, joined 23 Western
Michigan alumni for a Cinco de
Mayo celebration in Kalamazoo.
Schilling updated T'birds on
campus activities. The event was
coordinated by Tom Guetzke
'86 and Paul Tillman '86.
NEW ENGLAND
Markai Plange '85 organized
a group of T'birds who joined
the Walk for Hunger, a 20-mile
marathon in Boston.
An evening with the Boston
Pops followed by drinks and
dessert was June's social offering,
planned by Gina Gilbert '87.
SUMMER 1988
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NEW YORK
First Tuesdays at Cinco de
Mayo, 45 Tudor City Place, have
averaged 40 to 60 T'birds each
month. Contact is Susan Holden
'84, (212) 995-2334.
New York T'birds did some
serious ethnopigging at Istan­bul,
Gaylord's Indian Restau­rant,
and Live Bait, the scene
of June's dinner featuring
homestyle cuisine. Board
member Helen Covington '82 is
in charge of reservations.
A Career Networking recep­tion
was organized by Wes
Waugh '86 and held in June for
alumni in the New York area.
The event gave T'birds an oppor­tunity
to talk with contacts in
banking, corporate finance,
marketing, advertising, public
relations, and import/export.
T'birds also enjoyed an
evening of one-act musicals at
IN1AR Hispanic American Arts
Center and dinner during June.
Charles Mannel, vice president for
external affairs, was the special
guest of Minnesota T'birds in june.
The group was hosted by Peter 78
and Katy Flaherty at their home in
Burnsville. Lorrie Miller Buirge 77
planned the event. T
THUNDERBIRD NETWORK
OHIO
Northern Ohio Tbirds met
on First Tuesday in May at
Shooter's in Cleveland. A sail
on Lake Erie with skipper Keith
Mishne '74 provided alumni
with a pleasant Saturday inJune.
For information on upcoming
events, contact Kathy McKee
'84, (216) 579-1400.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pittsburgh Tbirds met at
Kason's, Fourth Avenue between
Wood and Smithfield, on First
Tuesday in May Contact is Claire
Anderson '86, (412) 762-2505.
La Comida Espanola was the
third in a series of international
dinners hosted by Manuel '76
and Carmen Trigueros. Fellow
alumni were asked to bring
a bottle of their favorite
Spanish wine.
TEXAS
Dallas/Fort Worth alums
helped the city of Dallas "Salute
the World" in April as they
gathered for the international
food bazaar at City Hall Plaza.
WASHINGTON D.C.
The 1988-89 board of direc­tors
includes Kathy Parker '83,
president; Brian Marshall '73,
vice president; Marcus Schaefer
'82, treasurer; Tim Watkins '78,
secretary; directors Abbey
Alpern '81 , K.C. McAlpin '73;
Pamela DiMeo '83; Larry
Mellinger '68; Peter Terry '83;
Julius Toma '73; and Jay Van
Heuven '73.
The chapter presented a panel
discussion on "How To Survive
a Job Search in the Washington
Area" in June. The moderator
was Valarie Riley '87, fiscal
analyst, Department of Agri­culture.
Panel participants
included: Ren Halloran '83,
intelligence analyst, U.S. Navy,
"Surviving in the Federal
Jungle"; Kathy Parker '83, media
relations specialist, GTE
Spacenet Corporation, "Net­working
for Survival"; and
David Terrar '75, manager/
owner, Snelling &: Snelling,
"Employment Opportunities in
the Private Sector."
Whitewater rafting on the
Shenandoah and Potomac rivers
was a springtime event for
adventurous D.C. area Tbirds.
WASHINGTON
Thunderbirds staffed a com­mercial
exhibit at Export -Import
'88 in Seattle. The exposition
and conference brought together
international trade specialists,
trade service providers, and
many small and medium size
businesses. Tom Joski '85, Steve
Hatch '74,janet Messner '81,
and Tbird student BethJohnson,
joined Kathryn Vegso, director
of career services, in working
the exhibit. Many alums
stopped by to say hello. Hatch
is president of the Washington
State International Trade Fair.
The Washington state chapter
is soliciting donations from
Washington alumni to sponsor
scholarships for students from
Washington state universities to
attend Thunderbird. The chap­ter
hopes to award the first
scholarship effective either the
spring or summer 1989 semes­ter.
Tom J oski, chapter president,
organized a committee to estab­lish
qualifications and select
the eventual recipients. Steve
Hatch will chair the scholarship
committee.
CANADA
Dr. Dorothy Riddle, Inter­national
Studies Department,
was the speCial guest of Toronto­area
Tbirds at their First Friday
gathering in May Dr. Riddle
gave the group an overview of
campus activities. Harriet
Shugarman '86 coordinated
the event.
... Enthusiastic T'birds competed in
the annual Dragon Boat Festival in
Hong Kong. David Brayer '83, Bill
Ling 73, and Taco Proper 79 orga­nized
a rowing team for the competi­tion.
The Hong Kong alumni club also
chartered a spectator boat during the
races to cheer on the team and enjoy
a picnic lunch and beverages.
..
Charles Mannel, vice president for
external affairs, accompanied 35
business and civic leaders from
Glendale to its sister city of
Memmingen, Germany, to present
details on Thunderbird to the
German community. While in Ger­many,
he stopped in Munich to have
dinner with alumni in the area.
Pictured are (I-r) Manfred (Lo)
Locher '69, Charles Mannel, and
Fred Koppl '52 who arranged the
evening.
~
Anders Uland '86 (r), of Norway,
area manager, Jordan oral hygiene
products, met up with fellow T'bird
Mansour Abu-Rahmeh '86 in down­town
Amman, Jordan, while on a
business trip recently. Uland says,
"I have never been treated with
such hospitality before."
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Norway T'birds (I-r, front row)
Gunnar Aasberg '81; Arne Jorg Selen
'82; Hans Petter Andresen '82; Cato
Isene Stolle '87; Maria Fraser (seated
in front); Ivar Refsland '82; David
Peterson; and John Fahs '84. (I-r,
second row) Christian Taalesen;
Gunnar Boeyum '82;Jorgen Hjemdal
'86; Nina O'Gorman '87; Anahita
Mehanian '87; Bob Fraser '61 ;
Marilyn Pound '86; and Tor Oyvind
Tanum '83. (I-r, third row) Per Maltun
'85; Peter Qvam '83; Christian
Ramm '83; Anders Fosshaug '87;
Arvid Bernsten '87; Lars Helgeby
'82; Petter Austmyr '87; Knut
Haukebo '80; Hans Melgard '85;
Petter Eriksen '86; and Haakon
Korsgaard '74. T
DUBAI REUNION
Phil Blaisdell '70 is organiz­ing
a Thunderbird gathering
in Dubai for alumni in and
around the Arabian peninsula.
A weekend of golf, tennis,
water sports, ice skating, and
a dhow dinner cruise along the
Dubai creek is planned for
November 2 to 4, 1988.
Festivities will begin with a
cocktail mixer at 6:30 p.m.,
Wednesday, November 2, at the
Hyatt Hotel. For more informa­tion
contact the lAA, Riyadh
Chapter, PO. Box 40051, Riyadh
SA 11499; FAX 01498-5571.
NORWAY
In March, the Norway chap­ter
of the Thunderbird Alumni
Association held its annual
general assembly at the U.S.
Embassy in Oslo. Bob Fraser
'61 , senior commercial officer,
hosted the gathering which
included the official meeting
and election of a new board.
New board members are: Chair­man
Anders Liland '86; Members
of the Board Nina O'Gorman
'87, Cato Isene Stolle '87; and
Treasurer Nils Bastiansen '86.
Tbirds in Norway are per­petuating
the Mystique with
gatherings the first Thursday of
every month at Barock on the
corner of Karl Johansgate and
Universitetsgaten, in Oslo.
Anyone passing through is
welcome to join them.
SUMMER 1988
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THUNDERBIRD ALUMNI
ASSOCIATION
OF EUROPE
The lAAE board met in May
to review progress and discuss
future strategy. Based on the
growing number of alumni in
Europe and the fact that alumni
functions have grown stronger
and easier to control at a local
level, it was decided operations
would be streamlined.
The lAAE will act as a com­munication
and coordination
point between countries in
Europe without the adminis­trative
and financial functions
it previouly performed. Country
coordinators will act as a steer­ing
committee with no formal
structure but will communicate
to compare activities, pursue
common goals, and discuss
reunions. Future dues will be
collected at the local level.
Countries are encouraged to
form chapters and register with
the Thunderbird Alumni
Association in Glendale.
T Thunderbirds in the Sudan held a
dinner party at the home of Joseph
Van Meter in Khartoum. Alumni
attending are pictured (I-r) Tom
A/cedo '80, Joseph Van Meter '84,
Lisa Shayne Dean '81 , Bobby Dean
'81 , and Amin S.A. Hassan '80.
ALUMNI UPDATES
Class of
1947
John C. Backer '47, is a manager with General
Motors. He lives in Placentia, CA. Florence
Mervis '47, is retired and living in New York.
A graduate of the first class, she still loves
Thunderbird. Thomas P. O'Connor '47, is retired
from Amsden Connor Mitchell but writes, "I
am now engaged in the mail order used book
business; some are even rare ." He lives in
Fairport, NY Alfred C. Thibeaux '47, is retired
and lives in Miami, FL.
Class of
1948
Roberta Thorne '48, is retired and lives in
Biloxi, MS. John W Turner, Jr. '48, is retired
from Sears International. He lives in Kingsland,
TX. Roger T. Walke '48, is a minister in the
university Unitarian community. He lives in
Orange, CA.
Class of
1949
George W. Austin '49, is retired and lives in
Bakersfield, CA. Morrey Barskey '49, is retired
and lives in Port Washington, NY Roy B. Davis
'49, is a manager/promotional planning with
Sears Roebuck &: Co. He lives in Elmhurst, IL.
Claude DiIanni '49, is retired from Baltman &:
Co. He lives in Mountain Lakes, NJ. Irene
Drobnak Cookinham '49, was recently married
to Dr. Franklin Cookinham. She and her new
husband live in Dearborn, Ml. F. James Lee '49,
is the owner of Circle Florist in Washington,
D.C. Walter M. Leonard '49, and his wife,
Phyllis, were recently featured in Phoenix Metro
Magazine. Both are freelance writer. Walter writes
for trade journals and Phyllis has had seven
successful novels. The couple lives in Tomb­stone,
AZ. Thomas U. Ramsey '49, is retired
and living in Salt Lake City, Utah. He teaches
cooking, writes a weekly newspaper column,
and does volunteer work at a local hospital.
Thomas B. Wahl '49, is president of Fait Indus­tries
of North Carolina Inc. He lives in Asheville,
NC.
Class of
1950
Sidney D. Gluck '50, is retired and lives in
Fairlawn, OH. FarnhamJ.Johnson '50, is a
self-employed international consultant. He lives
in Winfield, AL. Sherman]. OLson '50, is a
resident vice president with AFlA Worldwide
Inc. in New York. He lives in Parsippany, NJ.
Jack Rivers '50, is retired. He lives in San
Diego, CA. Joseph C. Tooke '50, is the office
manager for Job Service of Florida. He lives in
Fort Myers, FL. Ray O. Weaver '50, retired from
Prudential-Bache Securities in January. He lives
in Tucson, AZ. Joseph N. Wyble '50, is retired
and lives in Fort Myers Beach, FL.
Class of
1951
Ugo J . Cauz '51 , is an international sales manager
with the Qume Corp. He lives in Foster City, CA.
Joseph N. Piligian '5 1, is the preSident of
Unimetric Industries Inc. He lives in Englewood
Cliffs, NJ. Walter S. Topper '51, has retired
from Wilks &: Topper and lives in San Mateo, CA.
Class of
1952
Paul C. BLack '52, is retired from the Emhart
Corporation. He lives in West Hartford, CT.
James A. Bridgeman '52, owns a commercial
real estate business. He lives in SI. Thomas,
Virgin Islands. Eugene Cantore '52, is retired
and living in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Robert L.
Duncanson '52, is retired and lives in Santa
Monica, CA. William P. Olliver '52, is the
treasurer of Fomento Educacional, A.C. He lives
in Mexico City. H. Ted Withers '52, is vice
president of Telco Builders Inc. He lives in Los
Angeles. Charles M. Wood '52, is retired and
lives in Tucson, AZ.
Class of
1953
Robert B. McConnell '53, is a food program
specialist with the U.s. Department of Agri­culture.
He lives in Bridgnorth, England. Robert
M. Udell '53, is self-employed as a real estate
appraiser in Houston, TX.
Class of
1954
Gerald L. Heck '54, is retired and lives in Vero
Beach, FL. WT.(Ted) Johnson '54, retired from
the First Interstate Bank of California in December,
after 33 years of employment. He is now vice
president/international division with Metrobank
N.A. He lives in Santa Monica, CA. W. Bruce
Wallace '54, is the owner of the Golden Eagle
Travel Agency. He lives in West Palm Beach, FL.
McNeiLl Watkins '54, is retired and lives in
Hendersonville, NC.
Class of
1955
Jack E. Lockledge '55, is the headmaster of St.
Andrew's ElementarylMiddle School. He lives in
Annapolis, MD. Richard K. Pooler '55, is vice
president of the San Francisco Petroleum Co. He
lives in San Francisco. K. Niek Slijk '55, is
retired and lives in Chula Vista, CA.
Class of
1956
B. Wayne Carroll '56, is a minister with
Revelations Ministries. He lives in Hewitt, TX.
Robert W. Chamberlin '56, is the marketing
director of the Weston Paso del Norte Hotel in
El Paso, TX. Robert F. Christensen '56, is the
owner of Stan's Sport Shop. He lives in Portland,
OR. Robert M. Cottam '56, is a sales repre­sentative
with Kotrous Realry. He lives in Loomis,
CA. Gilbert R. Kyte '56, retired this year as a
teacher of Spanish and French at Escondido
Union High School. He lives in Escondido, CA.
Harry]. Laubach '56, is Far East managing
director for Gomaco International, a construction
machinery firm . He lives in Hacienda Heights,
CA. William P. Merriam, Jr. '56, is a counsel
with Liberian Corp Services Inc. He lives in
New York. David Murison '56, is a vice president
of Citibank N.A. He lives in White Plains, NY
Thomas E. Rogers '56, has retired as the director/
China and Hong Kong with the Monsanto Co.
He lives in Chesterfield, MO. Charles L. St.
Clair '56, is the manager of the commercial!
industrial division, Botswana Development Cor-
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poration. He lives in Gaborone, Botswana. Bill
Steinmetz '56, is running for Congress in the
6th CongreSSional district, San Francisco. His
campaign manager is Chris Johnson '86.
Class of
1957
Robert A. Ash '57, is an export director with
Dunan Materials. He lives in Key Biscayne, FL.
Norman V. Fellers Jr. '57, is a senior systems
engineer for AGS Genasys Corporation, a com­puter
sofrware systems support and management
firm. He lives in Reston, VA. Gerald A. Funk
'57, is the director of Cainves-Zaire, a mineral
investment company. He lives in Washington,
D.C. Charles W. Maggio '57, is assistant treasurer
for Johnson &: Higgins, New York. He lives in
Weston, CT. John M. MiLrot '57, is the owner of
Boulevard Trailer Sales. He lives in Montesano,
WA. Jacob M. Schneider '57, is a vice preSident
of Security Pacific Merchant Bank in Los Angeles.
He lives in Santa Monica. Robert L. Upson '57,
is the judicial hearing officer with the Central
Orange County MuniCipal Court in Santa Ana,
CA. William C. Van Heusen '57, is retired and
lives in Bainbridge Island, WA. Leon M. Waite
III '5 7, is retired and lives in Boulder, CO.
Class of
1958
Harry R. Atkison Jr. '58, is regional director,
Caribbean, Central and South America, for
Ralston Purina Co. He lives in Miami, FL. Samuel
R. Eastabrooks '58, is the representative for
Asia with Pratt International Holdings Pte. Ltd.
He and his wife, Palou, live in Hong Kong.
Robert A. Farber '58, is a general partner of
the Colonial Income Fund. He lives in Upper
Saddle River, NJ. William]. Foster '58, is vice
president of Multivariant Learning Systems, an
accelerated learning/dyslexia correction system.
He lives in Bernardsville, NJ. Clifford E.
Harkness, Jr. '58, is retired from Manufacturers
Hanover Trust. He lives in Brooklyn, NY Gerald
E. Kelley '58, is vice president/Asia with Beatrice
International Foods. He lives Hong Kong. Robert
E. LaPort '58, is self-employed and lives in
Chapel Hill, NC. Robert C. Newman '58, is
president of the North Pacific Trading Co. He
lives in Orange, CA. Robert W. Priebe '58, is
vice president, corporate development, for Stant
Inc., in Connersville, IN. Donald G. RoseLlini
'58, is president and chief executive of£icer of
Zapata Group, a packaging company. He lives in
New York. Rudi Stelling '58, is retired and lives
in Brookfield, WI.
Class of
1959
Harold A. Fanning '59, has retired as an eco­nomics
teacher and a department chair with the
Department of Education in Kaneohe, HI.
Richard W. Fredenburgh '59, is the president
and chief executive officer of his own trade
show/display business. He lives in Wall, NJ.
Andrew W. Furlan '59, is the preSident of
Seprocom Inc. He lives in Huntington, NY James
B. GoLley '59, is the chairman/chief executive
officer of the Houston Overseas Trading Co. He
lives in Conroe, TX. Charles E. Kammerer '59,
is a manufacturers representative with Kammerer
Associates. He lives in Denver, CO. Robert G.
Mellen '59, is the owner of Self Recovery Center,
offering psychotherapy, drug and alcohol
counseling. He lives in Marina Del Rey, CA.
Sheldon F. Morick '60 F. Van Darn Moller '61
Gary Sisler '59, is president of Sisler-Baal, a
commercial real estate firm , in Miami , FL.
Frederick D. Thorne '59, recently retired
following 28 years in the u.s. Navy. He lives in
Winter Park, FL. Anthony]. Vlahides '59, is
the directorlinternational operations with the
In verness Corp. He lives in Brick, Nj. Earl M.
Ward '59, is the vice president, marketing, for
MBS Associates in Cincinnati , OH.
Class oj
1960
Albert Barr '60, is a vice preSident with Bank
of America in San Francisco. He lives in San
Rafael, CA. David E Bravender '60, is retired
from Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. He lives in
New York . Carl L. Dieda '60, is the owner/
agentlbroker of the Carl Dieda Insurance Agency.
He lives in Huntington Beach, CA. Rodolfo E
Figueroa '60, is owner of Pathfinder Financial
Services. He lives in Fontana, CA. Stewart O.
Hume '60, is a consultant with the Business
Finance Corporation. He lives in San Francisco.
William M. Johnson '60, is president of Stratus
Resources Inc., a petroleum marketing firm . He
lives in Coral Gables, FL. Johnson is also
president of the Thunderbird Alumni Association.
Neal E. Justin '60, is self-employed as producer
and co-host of a new TV series, Quest For
Treasure, to be released in 1989. He lives in
Boca Raton, FL. Gilbert R. Kesser '60, is the
president of Crea tive Resource Management. He
lives in Centreville, VA. Carson E Kohle '60, is
the managing director of Conpress Investments
B.V in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He lives in S'
Gravenhage, Netherlands. Laverne C. May '60,
is self-employed with Laparrita Oil and Gas Inc.
He lives in Rosenburg, TX. ]. Barry McGee '60,
is a commercial executive/sales with Jay Crow
Commercial Inc. He lives in Baton Rouge, LA
Burtt F. McKee '60, is a sales associate with
Tibbetts Real Estate in Darien, CT G. Arthur
Misner, Jr. '60, is the founder/vice president of
the UCAM Corp., an offshore manufacturer. He
lives in Oakland , CA. Michael S. Moklebust
'60, is marketing vice preSident of Arthur
Rutenberg Homes/ARBC Inc. in Naples, FL.
Sheldon E Morick '60, is preSident and CEO of
Tropic Cal , a sunglass manufacturer, in Los
Angeles. John E. Pietila '60, is an associate
judge of standard-bred horse racing in Northfield
Park, OH. He lives in Fairport Harbor, OH.
Burt C. Risser '60, is a manager/foreign affiliates
with the Riyadh Bank in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
James D. Van Winkle '60, is a systems specialist
with Accu Sort Systems. He lives in Lilburn ,
GA. H. Jack Wilson '60, is the owner of a
certified public accounting firm in Lewisville,
TX.
Peter C. Trombley '62
Class oj
1961
Robert B. Amyot '61 , is an export manager
with Greenfield Industries. He lives in Green­field,
MA. Frederick C. Arnold '61 , is a
professor at Otemae Junior College in Itami-shi
Hyogo-ken, Japan. Robert E. Barnes '6 1, is the
president and chief executive offi cer of Bay
View Savings & Loan. He lives in San Mateo, CA.
Stephen]. DeLaTorre '61, is a senior project
manager with Simons-Eastern Consultants Inc.
He lives in Stone Mountain, GA. Jaime S. Ghezzi
'6 1, is president of Miles Inc. , Puerto Rico, a
pharmaceutical marketing firm . He lives in
Santurce, Puerto Rico. John G. Haase '61 , is the
chief accountant with u.s. Natural Resources Inc.
He lives in Tigard, OR. Richard P. Kreimendahl
'6 1, is an assistant vice president with Schenkers
International. He lives in Summerville, Se.
Berton L. Lerner '61 , is the plant controller for
Sealy Mattress Manufacturing Co. He lives in
Brockton, MA. Lewis]. Maviglia '61, is a group
director with Borden Inc. He lives in Upper
Arlington, OH. Francis E. McMinn '61, is the
managing director of Financial Architects
Securities. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ. EVan
Dorn Moller '6 1, is owner of Moller & Co., a
real estate brokerage and property management
firm. He lives in Napa, CA. Patrick E. O'Sullivan
'61 , works for Maxou Electronics. He lives in
Kansas City, MO. Heriberto Soto Jr. '6 1, is in
international sa les for Shurflo, a manufacturer
of specialty pumps. He lives in Huntington
Beach, CA. J ohn B. Tuggle '6 1, is president of
we. Robertson & Co., a grain dealer. He lives
in Hillsboro, TX.
Class oj
1962
Terrell F. Fields '62, is employed with General
Pipe & Supply Co., Inc., in Compton, CA
Frederick R. Knarr '62, has retired as an
aviation captain with the Mobil Oil Corporation.
He lives in Grass Valley, CA. Peter C. Trombley
'62, is president of Dresser Industry'S 'MIukesha
Engine division, a manufacturer of diesel and
natural gas engines, in 'MIukesha, WI. William
E. van Goidtsnoven '62, is retiring from the
position of chief geologist with Phillips Petroleum
of Norway. He lives in llmager, Norway. Herbert
T. Wright '62, is a security trader with Society
National Bank. He lives in University Heights,
OH. William D. Wrobel, Sr. '62, is a sel f­employed
marketing consultant. He lives in
Crystal Lake, IL. Clarence H. Yahn '62, is the
president/c hief executive offi cer of Nappe­Babcock
Inc. in Richmond, VA.
SUMMER 1988
15
""'0 REUNION
November 11-13, 1988
Class oj
1963
Robert Coulter '63, is the president/owner of
South Pacifi c Equipment and Repair in Pago
Pago. He wri tes, ')\fter years of being a
vagabond 'yachtie' with intermittent jobs to
support my lifestyle, I have dropped my anchor
pe rmanently in American Samoa. I would
welcome contacts with any alumni who could
become sources of supply for my business."
Gordon R. King '63, is assistant to the president
and broker with 'MIrren T White Rea ltors in
Miami, FL. Robert H. Lanham '63, is the vice
president and general manager of Christie, Brown
& Co., a food manufacturing company. He lives
in Mendham, Nj. Daniel B. Van Gelder '63 , is
a professor of English, art and music at the
Universidad Autonoma Del Estado De Morelos.
He lives in Cuernavaca/Morelos, Mexico. Stanley
R. Williams '63, recently celebrated his 25th
wedding anniversary in Hawaii. He works for
Romney Prod uce Co. in Prescott, AZ.
Class oj
1964
Joseph O. Bunce III '64, is a sales represen­tative
with Delaware Office Equipment. He lives
in Wilmington, DE. M. John Butler '64, is a
manufacturers representative with the e. Lloyd
Johnson Co. He lives in Honolulu . Harold L.
Coltman '64, is retired and lives in Los Altos,
CA. Bruce T. Hord '64, is a director/international
sales with Smith & Nephew Medical Inc. He
lives in Canton, OH. John P. Lewis '64, is
managing partner of John Lewis & Associates.
He lives in Dallas , TX. D. K. Lutz '64, is in
Washington, D.e. working for the U.S. Depart­ment
of State. Bill Mackenzie '64, is a vice
president of Overseas Operations Inc., an export
management company. He lives and works in
Redondo Beach, CA. Michael]. McTighe '64, is
an attorney in San Diego, CA. Thomas P. Moreno
'64, is self-employed as a certified financial
planner. He lives in Azusa, CA. John P. Nutting
'64, is a vice president of Bank of America S.A.
He lives in Mexico City. Randall E. Pyle '64, is
the owner of Randy Pyle Realty. He lives in San
Diego, CA. C. A. Rousser Jr. '64, is preSident of
The Rousser Companies, a real estate firm , in
Houston, TX. Ronald O. Stearns '64, is the
president of the Grand Central Corp. He lives
in Manitou Springs, CO.
Class oj
1965
Frederik W Bannier '65, is retired and lives in
the Netherlands. W. Colton Carawan '65, is a
partner of Resort Realty. He lives in Atlantic
Beach, Ne. John D. DeLeon '65, is human
resource manager with the FMC Corporation.
He lives in Rosemont, PA. Charles K. Fidlon
'65, is a financial consultant with Shearson
Lehman Hutton Inc. He lives in Huntington,
NY Douglas W. Greene '65, is a partner of Lee
& Associates, a commercial and industrial real
estate servi ce. He lives in Costa Mesa, CA.
William L. Marr '65, is a property manager
with Morlin Management Corp. He lives in La
Canada, CA. James P. O'Neil '65, is regional
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real estate manager for Goodyear Tire & Rubber
Co. He lives in Yorba Linda, CA. Lawrence W.
Prager '65, works for Grain Systems Inc. as an
international sales manager. He lives in Fallbrook,
CA. Lawrence R. Stern '65, is a vice preSident
of Sr. Mary's and Sr. Joseph's Hospitals. He lives
in Tucson , AZ. Terence F. Thomas '65, is vice
president, chief investment officer Asia, with
Chase Manhattan Bank. He lives in Hong Kong.
Clarke L. Todd '65, is the project development
manager of Sverdrup Corporation in Jackson­ville,
FL. James M. Whittlesey '65, is the
preSident of WRB Enterprises Inc. He lives in
lilmpa, FL. Thomas W. Zoellner '65, is with
Valley Nationa[ Bank and lives in Tucson, AZ.
Class of
1966
Roger D. Johnston '66, is an assistant vice
preSident of First Interstate Bank of California
in Los Angeles. James H. Koessler '66, is
self-employed as an international finance
consultant. He lives in Billings, MT Ra[ph C.
Lambert,Jr. '66, is a self-employed contractor.
He lives in Stamford, CT Edward A. Oshiro
'66, is an associate director of Group Health
Cooperative, a health and medical education
firm . He lives on Mercer Island, WA. Charles
A. Platt '66, is the director/sa les administration
with Pepperidge Farm Inc. He lives in Newton,
C1 David A. Sweeterman '66, is the vice
preSident/marketing of Hesperus Inc. He lives
in Neenah, WI. Jose Villarreal-Reyna '66, is
director general for Tecomar S. A., a maritime
line in Mexico Ciry.
Class of
1967
Juris Berzins '67, is vice president of Super­conductive
Technologies Inc. He lives in Denver,
CO. Stephen T. Brown '67, is president of The
lillmadge Co., a real estate finance company. He
lives in Washington, D.C David D. Carpita
'67, is employed with the Yatirimbank A.S. in
Istanbul, Turkey. He also continues to serve on
the board of Trans Arabian Investment Bank
E.C , which he joined in 1980. David G. Fisher
'67, is a teacher at the [nternational Education
Center in Tokyo, training young Japanese cor­poration
employees for overseas assignments.
Thomas F. Gaffney '67, is a managing director
with WestLB UK Ltd. in London. He lives in East
Sussex, England. Theodore A. Gurzynski '67,
is president of M&[ Home State Bank in South
Milwaukee, WI. He lives in Greendale, WI.
Gibson "Midge" Jones '67, is a financial planner
with Ken Hollis and Associates in Metairie, LA.
Kenneth R. Kupper '67, is the owner of the Eagle
Development Corp. He lives in Santa Clara, CA.
Don McCready '67, is a corporate budgets manager
for Procter & Gamble Co. He lives in Cincinnati,
OH. Michael A. Montgomery '67, is a counselor/
chemical dependency with the Ramsey Canyon
Hospital & Treatment Center. He lives in Sierra
Vista, AZ. ]. Thomas Nein '67, is the chief
financial officer of the Chemoil Corp. He lives
in Greenbrae, CA. Delevan W. Rose '6 7, just
finished his master's degree in information
sciences. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA. Dean M.
Ross '67, is the president of International
Planning, an international resort development
ALUMNI PROFILES
Pursuing an international
career came naturally to
Dennis Oshiro '72, but not
easily. He grew up in the
heart o[ a foreign area of
Honolulu which, even today,
still looks, smells and feels
more a part of Asia than the
United States.
Oshiro knew that his back­ground
gave him an extraor­dinary
edge [or international
business, but he lacked
credibility. "Thunderbird
gave me the credibility and
more. I tell college students
who ask, Thunderbird will
get you through the door.
After that it's all up to you:"
church. When the project
was completed he was with­out
funds, but not without
resources. A businessman
offered three years of support
to allow Oshiro to get his
business started. By the end
of the third year Oshiro had
repaid his benefactor in full
plus a hefty premium for
the use of the money.
the Island of Maui:' The
marriage Oshiro was able to
consummate between
Tobishima and Amfac after
22 months of negotiations
will result in the construction
over the next five years of
five hotels with an overall
projected cost of $ 700
million.
"In my consulting work, I
depend a great deal on the
Thunderbird alumni around
the world. When I need
assistance or information at
the grass-roots level in foreign
countries, I hire Thunder­birds
on a moonlighting
basis. The Thunderbird net­work
allows me to help clients
quickly almost anywhere in
the world :'
After leaving Thunderbird
he was with First Hawaiian
Bank where he was respon­sible
for all lending and
investment activities in
Japan , Korea and Thiwan.
His dream was to start his
own international consulting
business.
In 1981 he oversaw the
finanCing of a new Sunday
school building for his
His consulting activities
have ranged from researching
overseas markets to finding
reliable distributors. How­ever,
small assignments can
sometimes lead to much
bigger projects.
[n 1984, Oshiro advised,
Tobishima Corporation,
Japan's 10th largest general
construction company not
to pursue three Hawaiian
projects. 't\bout that time, an
executive of Amfac, Inc.
Hawaii's largest corporation
informed me that his firm
was seeking a joint venture
partner to develop the last
95 acres of the world famous
Kaanapali Beach Resort on
As for the future, Oshiro
hopes that someday his 8-
year-old son Michael will
also attend Thunderbird to
prepare him to take over the
consulting practice.
THUNDERBIRD MAGAZINE
18
firm in Pasadena, CA. Rodger N. Voorhees '67,
is the chief executive officer of Whisler Patri,
architectural and interior design services. He
lives in San Francisco. Rupert B. Watson '6 7, is
a vice president with Merrill Lynch. He lives in
Phoenix. Paul E. Zelnick '67, is the controller
of Morton Springer & Co. He lives in Chappaqua,
NY
Class oj
November 11-13, 1988
1968
Omar E. Akchurin '68, is the information
center manager of the American Hotel & Motel
Association in Vvashington, D.C He lives in
Upper Marlboro, MD. Bernard A. Boltz '68, is
employed with TW Systems, a distributor of
textiles, chemicals, and equipment in Honolulu,
HI. Robert E. Cackett '68, is preSident of
Uniseguros CA., an insurance brokerage. He
lives in Guayaquil, Ecuador.]. Travis Davis '68,
is a vice president with the Greater Texas Bank
in Austin, TX. M.H. Derchin '68, is the inter­national
director of U.S. Steel Corp. He lives in
Pittsburgh, PA. Michael]. English '68, is the
vice preSident and senior partner of Mar-Com
Associates, a consulting firm. He lives in Austin,
TX. Stephen E. Hall '68, is the preSident/general
manager of the Esley Development Corp. He
lives in Portland, OR. Richard L. Hasenpflug
'68, is the preSident of the Cuesta Group [nc. ,
an investment and business management firm.
He lives in Los Altos, CA. David M. Hunt '68,
is a professor at the University of Southern
Mississippi. He lives in Hattiesburg, MS. James
R. Langley '68, is a real estate agent with John
C Scott Inc. Real Estate. He lives in Bainbridge
Island , WA. James E Lehman '68, is general
manager of Compseal Corporation, a construction
materials firm , in Sarasota, FL. James R. Means
'68, is international vice president of Nova
Biomedical Corp. He lives in Dover, MA. Finley N.
Midd[eton '68, is vice president, product line
management, ClGNA Worldwide, Philadelphia.
John S. Norris '68, is the president of Norris­Roberts
Group [nc. , a real estate development
firm. He lives in Phoenix. Mary L. Paulson '68,
is retired and living in Las Cruces, NM. Bertrand
]. Pinard '68, is director of European sales for
Ford New Holland, [nc., manufiIcturer of tractors
and harvesting equipment. He lives in London
with his wife Jocelyn. Robert W. Repsher '68,
is senior vice president/operations with Goodwind
Development Co. He lives in Western Springs,
IL. John S. Shroll '68, is self-employed as a real
estate broker/investor and lives in Phoenix.
Robert G. Sutton '68, is the owner of R.G.
Sutton Insurance Services in Scottsdale, AZ. He
lives in Phoenix. Robert E. Vassar '68, is a
financial manager with Vehicle Registration
Specialists in Sacramento, CA. He lives in Citrus
Heights, CA.
Class of
1969
Charles J. Arndt '69, is a vice president with
Garvin Guybutler in San Francisco. Melville
S. Brown II '69, is a capital markets advisor
with the Indonesian Ministry of Finance in
Vvashington, D.C Michael A. DeBenedetti '69,
is preSident of Miller Packing Co. in Oakland,
CA. Steven M. Friedheim '69, is a senior vice
president with the Sun Broadcast Association .
He lives in Lenexa, KS. Brian W. Gauler '69, is
the director for international business develop­ment
at Oklahoma State University's Center for
International Trade Development. Dennis C.
Giacone '69, is the president of Redwood
Financial Ltd. in Phoenix. john C. Gillett '69,
is employed in the business development division
of Prudential Home Mortgage Co. He lives in
Barrington, IL. Laurence O. Harriman '69, is
the general manager of the Interdynamics Group.
He lives in Reading, PA. Gilbert D. Herr '69, is
the president of Hamm Compactors USA, Inc.,
a construction equipment distribution firm . He
lives in Dallas, TX. Stephen T. Inskeep '69, is a
vice president for Gold Lance, Inc. in Houston,
TX. Gary L. johns '69, is a senior vice president
with American Express Bank. He lives in New
Delhi, India. Erven L. Kincaid '69, is a man­agement
consultant/employee leaSing with
Middleman Services. He lives in Eugene, OR.
William L. Kloepfer '69, is a manager/operations
and administration with Investcorp. He lives in
Manama, Bahrain. Robert M. Londono '69, is
managing director of the Chemical Bank in New
York. James C. Maloney '69, is self-employed
as an international marketing consultant in
London, England. Cornelius A. McDevitt '69,
is vice preSident of Universal Lumber Co., Inc.
He lives in Portland , OR. Bruce C. Michener
'69, is employed with Chemonics International
in San Salvador. Ted E. Mullennix '69, is a
partner in TNT Equity Partners, Inc. in Los
Angeles. He lives in Playa del Rey, CA. Dietrich
Piotrowski '69, is a controller with Stanley­Bostitch
Inc. He lives in Norderstedt, West
Germany. Antonio]. Pulido-Morales '69, is
manager of the Wackenhut International Trading
Corp. He lives in Miami, FL. Kenneth H. Rule
'69, is president of Gillette de Argentina. He
lives in Buenos Aires. William H. Schmidt '69,
is a salesman with Belair Surgical Supply. He
lives in Ventura, CA. Dana]. Schneider,Jr. '69,
is the president of the Valley Chemical Corpora­tion
in Paradise Valley, AZ. jason P. Smith '69,
is treasurer of M.W Kellogg Co. He lives in
Houston, TX. Sanford]. Stone '69, is an auditor
with the Department of Defense Inspector, general
staff. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia. Stone met
with fellow T'birds Mike Considine '69, and
j eff Joslyn '69, in South Lake Thhoe, California,
for a mini-reunion this past February. Raynor F.
Sturgis '69, is the president of Maxant, a
manufacturer of medical products. He lives in
Winnetka, IL.
Class of
1970
james W. Baker '70, is the owner ofJB Trading
S. R. L. He lives in Asuncion, Paraguay. James W.
Barrett, Jr. '70, is a senior marketing
representative with the McDonnell Douglas
Corporation. He lives in Webster Groves, MO.
Douglas C. Bartlett '70, is the director/
international marketing with the Eveready Battery
Co. He lives in Town &: Country, MO. Christine
A. Bruce '70, is a project control administrator
with Hughes Aircraft Co. She lives in Gardena,
CA. Mark]. Bruce '70, is a health care consultant.
He lives in Point Loma, CA. Robert A. Capwell
'70, is senior vice president and area general
manager of a San Francisco-based Andean area
office of Bank of America. He lives in Moraga,
CA. Bruce R. Duston '70, is a manager with the
Sun World Savings Association. He lives in EI
Paso, TX. James U. Edwards III '70, is senior
vice president of Amoskeag Bank's priva te
banking division. He lives in Hampton Falls,
H. Roderick Ellis '70, is the preSident, Edgell
Exposition with Edgell Communications Inc.
He lives in Ridgefi eld , C1 Lynne Towle­Cumming
Fosburgh '70, is the owner of
Fosburgh- Fosburgh, a design marketing company
in La Jolla, CA. C. Norman Hansen '70, is an
investment and asset portfolio manager with
Ingeba in London. Robert M. Harris '70, is the
president and owner of Mariner Yacht Charters
Inc. He lives in Moraga, CA. R. L. Hurlbert '70,
is employed by Industrial/Energy Sales in
Phoenix. George D. Ittner '70, is the executive
vice preSident of New Hampton In~. in New
York. He lives in Darien, C1 Pavel Kriz '70, is
an assistant manager with Czechoslovak
Television. He lives in Prague, Czechoslovakia .
Timothy H. Meyer '70, is president of MCO
International Inc., a finan cial advisement firm ,
in London, England . Janet Mullert Hibbard
'70, is an account executive with The Advertising
Works. She lives in Honolulu. Richard Nielson
'70, is director of sales and marketing, Cardon
Homes in Phoenix. Ketil Osland '70, is an
executive recruiter with Resource Associates. He
lives in Avon, CT John N. Piznak '70, is director
of retail operations and systems for American
Express Travel Related Services. He lives in
Chatham, NJ. John R. Pope '70, is a marketing
director with the McDonald's Corporation. He
lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Steven M. Porter '70,
is an assistant general manager of community
development with the City of Los Angeles.
Werner D. Prochaska '70, is the owner of
Tower Overseas, an export marketing company.
He lives in Charlotte, NC. Richard F. Rich '70,
is the president and owner of R. R. Lotion. He
lives in Scottsdale, AZ. G. Sheppard Root '70,
is president of The Villas at Malibu Inc., a real
estate development firm , in Ocean Ridge, FL.
Jeff Ruzicka '70, has been promoted to executive
vice president of Northern liust Bank of Chicago.
Alban W. Schuele '70, is vice president/quality
and communications with the Hoechst Celanese
Corporation. He lives in Bridgewater, NJ. Fred
K. Strickland '70, is managing director of the
First National Bank of Chicago in London. He
lives in Surrey, England . John A. Velasco '70, is
a self-employed consultant in Santa Fe, NM.
Gary C. Walter '70, is the national accounts
manager for JCB Inc. He lives in Moline, IL.
james L. Walter '70, is the president/treasurer
of Waikiki Marina Hotel Inc. He lives in
Honolulu, HI. Anthony A. W:bb '70, is a senior
vice president of Royal Bank of Canada. He
lives in London. j .c. Whitted '70, is an executive
vice preSident of Golden West TV Productions,
a television syndicator. He lives in New York .
James M. Will '70, is a vice president with the
Bank of California. He and his wife, Drusilla,
live in Long Beach, CA. Charles A. Winter, jr.
'70, is the owner of Winter &: Co., a distribution
firm . He lives in River Forest, IL.
Class of
1971
James A. Bullock '71 , is self-employed as an
orchardist and rancher in Portland, OR. Jon G.
Cates '71 , is a subsidia ry manager with
Spectaphysics Inc. in Hong Kong. His territory
includes the region between India and Japan.
Thomas E. Cleveland '71 , is a partner with
the Enterprise Bank Network. He lives in
Mercer Island, WA. Carl A. Cole '71 , is president
of Market Search, an international trading
company. He lives in Glendale, AZ. Thomas].
Dale '71 , is executive vice president of Manitowoc
W:stern in La Mirada, CA. Hans A. Dethleffsen
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'71 , is the owner of CHR. Dethleffsen GmbH &:
Co. KG, a lumber and building materials
wholesaler. He lives in Flensburg, West Germany.
Dierk Hagemann '71, is a managing director
with National Couriers Inc. He lives in Rancho
Palos Verdes, CA. james R. Harker '71, is the
owner of Harker &: Harker In c., a general
engineering contractor. He lives in Reno, NV
Martin P. Lakocinski '71, is president of Ideaprint
in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. john H. Latham '71 , is a
partn er with Latham-Schell &: Associates, a
market consulting firm. He lives in Toronto,
Ontario. Eugene A. Mansfield '71, is a govern­ment
relations advisor for Heron, Burchett,
Ruckert &: Rothwell , a legal and government
relations firm . He lives in Sacramento, CA. Pablo
A. Masvidal '71, is the owner/general manager
of Omnitron International Corp., export man­agement
of industrial controls. He lives in Coral
Gables, FL. David G. Milton '71 , is the principal
of David G. Milton &: Associates, a market
consulting firm . He lives in Plano, TX. Douglas
L. Moore '71, is owner and manager of Rainbow
International , a carpet dyeing and cleaning
company. He lives in Phoenix, AZ. William H.
Murphy '71 , is vice president of Health System
Ventures, Inc., a health ca re investment banking
firm, in Dallas, TX. Robert H. Nichol '71 , is a
manager of strategic planninglEurope with Delco
Moraine France, a division of the General Motors
Corporation . He lives in Chatou, France. Shiraz
F. Peera '71 , is a broker with Roy H. Long Realty
in Tucson, AZ. Virgil Popejr. '71 , is director of
the marketing department for Cigna Worldwide
Inc. He lives in Deep River, C1 Frank R. Reilly
'71 , has retired from Chase Manhattan Bank
N .A. He lives in Scarsdale, NY. Karl S. Reiner
'71, is a policy advisor for the U.s. Department
of Commerce. He lives in Fairfax, VA. Charles
E. Scriven '71 , is president of Profile Frame &:
Moulding in Atlanta. He lives in Marietta, GA.
Ricardo A. Souto '71 , is a broker with Vail
Associates Real Estate. He lives in Vail , CO.
Herbert L. Steed '71, is a vice president with
Unicorp Energy Inc. He lives in Traverse City,
MI. David A. Stewart '71 , is managing partner
of Alaven Import/Export. He lives in Huntsville,
AL. SuneeL Talwar '71 , is president of Inter­national
Concepts Inc. in Louisvill e, KY. Linda
L. Thomas '71 , is marketing director for Lane
Publishing Company. She lives in Orinda, CA.
L. Andrew Tibbets '71 , is a senior vice president
with the First RepublicBank Dallas NA He
lives in Irving, TX. R. Wayne Walvoord '71 , is a
self-employed consultant, international trade
finance and marketing, in Wayne, PA. Jerome
A. Wetzstein '71 , is sel f-employed with New
York Life Insurance Co. He lives in Downey,
CA. Barton K. Yount III '71 , is a program
manager with IBM. He lives in Hong Kong.
Class of
1972
Kris W. Anderson '72, is a sales manager with
the Mail Advertising Bureau. He lives in Kirk­land,
WA. Edward C. Auble '72, is self­employed
in the insurance business. He lives in
West Chester, PA. Raymond E. Black '72, is
purchasing manager of Bobrick Washroom
Equipment Inc. He lives in Northridge, CA.
Antonio Bowen '72, is an international relations
advisor with the Colombian Armed Forces. He
lives in Bogota. Fox Braden '72, is the owner of
Golden Bay Marketing. He lives in Novato, CA.
Malcolm H. Byrnes II '72, is a partner in the R.
Wilkerson Co. He lives in Austin, TX. Michael
G. Clennan '72, is a certified financial planner
with Clennan &: Associates. He lives in Houston,
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TX. Gregory Daugherty '72, is a senior vice
president of Henry Ansbacher, Inc., a New York­based
media mergers and acquisitions investment
banking firm. J effrey W Dawson '72, is currently
working on his Ph.D. in international business
at the University of South Carolina. Goutam
Dudhoria '72, is director of Azimgant Estates
Put. , Ltd. He lives in Calcutta, India. Stephen
L. Eddy '72, is a vice president with Kidder,
Peabody & Co. He lives in Mill Valley, CA.
Robert H. Gewald '72, is the chief financial
officer of Aspinone Ltd. He lives in San Francisco.
William M. Hayes '72, recently joined Compania
Nacional de Mineria as vice president, director,
and chief financial officer. He lives in Santiago,
Chile. J ack N. Hays '72, is self-employed as an
international manufacturer's representative and
lives in Edina, MN. John P. Henshaw '72, is a
managerlbusiness plans with Simplex. He lives
in Lunenburg, MA. George L. Hiller '72, is
employed with the Crestar Bank in Richmond ,
VA. Jonathan B. Holcomb '72, is a general
manager/international sales with the Chrysler
Corp. He lives in Bloomfield Hills, Ml. J ames
E. Holt '72, is the director/international sales
with Alcatel N.A. Inc. He lives in Claremont,
CA. Mic.hael C. Hopkins '72, is vice president
of Frigi-Parts Inc., an auto air-conditioning parts
distributor. He lives in Dallas, TX. Jack W
Hurlbut '72, is a district manager with the
Hughes Tool Co. He lives in Great Yarmouth,
England . Richard L. Imendorf '72, is president
of the RKI Corporation, an export trading
company. He lives in Simi Valley, CA. John R.
Johnson '72, is an executive vice president with
Somitomo Trust & Banking Co. in New York.
Richard A. Leff '72, is international sales manager
with the Link-Belt Construction Equipment Co.
He lives in Chicago. Stephen B. Maddox '72, is
a district manager with ASK Computer Systems
Inc. He lives in Mill Valley, CA. Stephen
Harrington Mahood '72, is vice president and
comptroller for Educational Systems Employees
Federal Credit Union in Bladensburg, MD. James
M. Myers '72, is the president of the Steelastic
Co. in Akron, OH. David B. Naylor '72, is the
managing director of Biomedical Exports. He
lives in Cheam Sutton Surrey, England . J erome
]. Petin '72, is an independent consultant in
Paris. Robert S. Shipp '72, is a staff engineer
with Enercon Services. He lives in Kennewick,
WA. William C. Sterrett III '72, is supervising
examiner for the Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco. Timothy]. Storch '72, is product
manager for Xport-Port Authority Trading Co., a
public trading firm , in New York. He lives in
Hoboken, NJ. Bertram A. Truett '72, is the
owner of two California restaurants located in
Belmont and San Carlos. He lives in Belmont,
CA. Norman M. Tse '72, is manager of the Mr.
Chow Enterprise restaurant. He lives in Los
Angeles. Robert M. \¥.ilker '72, is chief financial
officer of R. P. Kincheloe Co. He lives in Dallas,
TX. Jeffrey M. \¥.iUin '72, is the marketing
director for Malagasy Agencies. He lives in New
York. Robert C. White '72, is the owner of Bob
White Construction . He lives in Little Rock, AR.
Thomas L. Williams '72, owns a ranch in
Slater, Colorado, raising cattle and selling hay
to japan.
Class of
1973
Gerard Allen '73 , is the president/owner of
Allen & Associates, a consulting firm . He lives
in Fullerton, CA. Louis S. Annino '73, is an
industrial engineer with Stanley Works. He lives
in Middletown, CT Kamel A. Aossey '73, is a
division marketing specialist with the Champion
Spark Plug Co. in lbledo, OH. Cynthia]. Boich
'73, is a parmer of the United Properties
Investment Co. She lives in Scottsdale, AZ.
Daniel N. Cecchin '73, is the president of the
BankAmerica World Trade Corp. in San Fran­cisco.
He lives in Greenbrae, CA. R. Kelley
Gibbs '73, is self-employed as a certified public
accountant. He lives in Corte Madera, CA.
Jackson Harris, Jr. '73, is a vice president with
Meineke Inc. in Charlotte, NC. Jim Henderson
'73, has been transferred to London with IJV
Missiles & Electronics Group and manages
international marketing in Asia. Eino A. Huhtala
' 73 , is a regional sales representative with
Government Technology Services. He and his
wife, Marie , live in Reston, VA. Charles F.
Ingalsbee, Jr. '73 , is vice president/managing
director of Pointe Reso rts. He lives in Phoenix.
Debra A. Machamer '73, is a systems engineering
manager with IBM. She lives in Long Beach,
CA. Russell L. Magarity '73, is a senior credit
officer, Asia Pacific, with The Chase Manhattan
Bank N.A. in Hong Kong. J ames S. McKnight
' 73 , is controller for Laidlaw Gas Recovery
Systems. He lives in Concord, CA. Gary G.
Miller '73, is the general manager of the Credit
Bureau of Alaska. He writes, "I continue to
enjoy recruiting at colleges for Thunderbird ."
He and his wife , Susan, live in Anchorage, AK.
Richard L. Painchaud '73, is the president of
Painchaud Enterprises Ltd . He lives in Phoenix.
Kenneth J. Potokar '73, is a division sa les
manager with H & S Micro Systems. He lives in
Los Angeles, CA. James M. Quigley '73, is an
export sales manager with PBL Industries. He
lives in Oklahoma City, OK. Rex M. Ribolla
'73 , is the business manager of Terre Haute
Medical Lab Inc. He lives in Terre Haute, IN.
Arne Rosell '73, is a self-employed consultant.
He lives in Uppsala, Sweden. Richard C. Sell
J r. '73, is a vice president of Citicorp. He lives
in Wilton, CT. Warren F. Sly '73, is a self­employed
image/marketing consultant. He lives
in Bellevue, WA. Salah E. Tarraf '73, is self­employed
as an investments advisor in Minne­apolis,
MN. Robert L. Thompson '73, is the
directorlbusiness development with Carrier LAO.
He lives in Syracuse, NY Brooks P. \¥.ilton '73,
is employed with the Weyerhaeuser Lumber Co.
He lives in Steilacoom, WA. David]. \¥.itkins
'73, is president of International Professional
Services. He lives in North Plainfield, NJ. John
R. Wickersham '73, is the president of the
Restaurant Management Group. He lives in
Greenville, Sc.
Class of
1974
Richard W. Buck '74, is president of Real Estate
Enterprises. He lives in Plano, TX. Laurier M.
Carpentier '74, is a vice president with Steinberg
Inc. , a food retailing real estate firm . He and his
wife, Dalal, live in Beacons field , Quebec. Hal
Q. Coggins '74, is manager/customer support
with Pacific Western Bancshares. He lives in
Sunnyvale, CA. Timothy G. Connolly '74, is a
vice preSident with the M Trust Corp. N.A. He
lives in Fort Worth, TX. Michael R. Conwell
'74, is a senior vice president with the First City
National Bank of Beaumont. He lives in Beau­mont,
TX. David]. Deming '74, is an inter­national
director with Hays Technology Systems.
He lives in Green Bay, WI. William G. Drewes
'74, is a vice president of Citibank in Stamford,
CT William S. Duursma '74, is a managing
director with M.5.A. Nederland BV He lives in
Heiloo, Netherlands. Celeste Echlin '74, is a
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vice preSident with the Connecticut National
Bank. She lives in Farmington, CT Stephen C.
Engel '74, is an administrative manager with
Asgrow Seed Co. He lives in Kalamazoo, Ml.
Thomas R. Frech '74, is an international sales
manager, Asia/Pacific, with Numatics Inc. He
lives in West Bloomfield, Ml. R. Steven Hatch
'74, is president of\¥.ishington State International
Trade Fair. He lives in Seattle, WA. David W
Hayman '74, is the president of Selwel K.K., an
importer/distributor of pet foods. He lives in
Tokyo. Scott A. Hepworth '74, is the president
of Hepworth & Associates, a business consulting
firm . He lives in San jose, CA. James W Howard,
Jr. '74, is the preSident of Telekurs (North
America) Inc. in Stamford, CT He lives in
Trumbull, CT Katsuhiko Kamigori '74, is the
secretary to the president of Dentsu Advertising.
He lives in Tokyo. John E Kenny '74, is executive
vice preSident of Rawhide Operating Co. , Inc.
He lives in Scottsdale, AZ. Haakon]. Korsgaard,
J r. '74, is the owner of Business Graphics A.5.
He lives in Oslo, Norway. Fred H. Lissauer '74,
is a manager/export business with McCormick
& Co. , Inc. He lives in Glenside, PA. Robert
Lodi '74, is a regional manager with Figgie
International Inc. He lives in Richmond, VA.
Yoh-Chie Lu '74, is the president/Asia-Pacific
division of Spectramed Inc. He lives in Tokyo.
William G. Melville '74, is vice preSident of
sales for Murjani International. He lives in New
York. Glynee D. Miller '74, is the national sales
manager of the Kenda Tire & Rubber Co. He
lives in Reynoldsburg, OH. Ross P. Miller '74,
is European sales manager for the electronic
components division of the Allen-Bradley Co.
He lives in Sevres, France. Brian T. O'Neill '74,
is a senior vice president with Markwest Hydro­carbon
Partners. He lives in Boulder, CO. Herbert
R. Owen '74, is automatic data processing
director for the U.S. Department of the Navy. He
is stationed in japan. Peggy Peckham '74, is
vice president, deputy credit officer, for the
Chase Bank of Arizona in Scottsdale. Morgan
C. Pickering '74, is a vice president of Trans­Chemic
Industries Inc., a chemical import-export
firm , in Larkspur, CA. Thomas ]. Pinion '74, is
an assistant vice president with the Hershey
State Bank in Hershey, NE. He lives in North
Platte, NE. Larry E. Prout '74, is the development
center manager with Arizona State University.
He lives in Phoenix. Ronaldo R. Russi '74, is a
controller with Micronal S.A. He lives in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Mario G. Sabatini '74, is director
of worldwide product planning for Timex Cor­poration.
He lives in Woodbury, CT Joseph B.
Salter, Jr. '74, is in the employee relations division
of Rockwell International Corp. He lives in
Yorba Linda, CA. Charles L. Shillingburg '74,
is a parmer, in charge of new products, with
J.D. Power & Associates. He lives in Thousand
Oaks, CA. Anton E. Schweitzer '74, is the
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director of finance and administration with
Squibb Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Barcelona, Spain.
Wendell Spence '74, is an executive vice
president with First RepublicBank Dallas N.A.
M. Ray Taylor '74, is the owner of Thylor &
Associates, an insurance and investments firm .
He lives in Orem, UT. Fernando A. Villarreal
'74, is an insurance agent with Farmers Group
Inc. He lives in San jose, CA. John W. Waddell
'74, is the manager of business development
with Mitsui & Co. USA Inc. He lives in Houston,
TX. Bernhard W. ~gert 74, is an international
sales manager with Kiddie Products Inc. He
lives in Carver, MA. Eugene H. Wilson '74, is a
vice president with Van Minson Financial. He
lives in Carlsbad, CA. Edward G. Wood '74, is
the manager/complete goods with Deere & Co.
He lives in Foothill, Ontario. Gary T. Wuetig
'74, is a marketing manager/Europe with
Honeywell Inc. He lives in Frankfurt, West
Germany. Hal B. Yonovitz '74, is an assistant
treasurer with the Producers Cotton Oil Co. He
lives in Mesa, AZ.
Class of
1975
Dale E. Barlow '75, is the president of Baron &
Barlow Advertising. He lives in Holmes, NY
Robert P. Barnes '75, is the vice president of
fmandal planning with the Northern Automotive
Corporation. He lives in Tempe, AZ. David C.
Barnett '75, is the general manager of Cargill­Mexico.
He lives in Mexico City. Wylie D,
Barnett '75, is a national manager/Saudi Arabia
with the Ford Motor Co. He lives in Wixom,
MI. John F. Baston '75, is a media sales repre­sentative
with john Blair Communications. He
lives in Newport Beach, CA. Brian W. Black
'75, is an international marketing manager with
jLG Industries Inc. in McConnellsburg, PA.
Alessandra Bricca Urist '75, is self-employed
in real estate management. She lives-in 'J-kstpOrt,
CT. Otavio A. Cardoso '75, is a planning advisor
with Exxo Brasileira De Petroleo in Rio de janeiro,
Brazil. Robert D. Carroll '75, is a marketing
manager with Royal Insurance. He lives in San
Diego, CA. Robert Chen Chang '75, is a design
engineer with the TRW Space & Technology
Group. He lives in Los Angeles. Alexander
Cohen 75, is the president of Graydon Holdings
NV He lives in The Hague, Netherlands. Ole
Darn '75, is the director of materials with AMI
Industries, manufacturer of airplane crew seats.
He lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Jennifer A.
Fidiam '75, is an account manager with Cetron
Transaction Systems Inc. She lives in Danville,
CA. Stephen L Fifer '75, is a marketing manager
with Caterpiller Inc. in Petalingjaya, Malaysia.
George M. Fronske '75, is an export control
administrator with Alcatel Information Systems.
He lives in Glendale, AZ. Michael T. Gaule '75,
is assistant to the executive vice president of
HI-LEX Corp. in Battle Creek, MI. HI-LEX makes
control cables for the automotive industry. He
has returned to the U.S. after five years in japan.
Thomas W. Glaser '75, is a teacher/department
chair at Dade County Public Schools. He lives
in Miami Beach, FL. Juan E. Goyburo '75, is a
senior advisor/project coordinator with the United
Nations International Trade Center. He lives in
Lima, Peru. John C. Grisham 75, is the president
of the Industrial Mining Co. in Lisbon, OH.
Peter L Hafkus '75, works in the international
export division of American Standard Inc. , a
plumbing products manufacturer. He lives in
Somerville, NJ. Simon Hakim '75, is a vice
president with the Republic National Bank of
New York. He lives in Ramat Hasharson, Israel.
Guy H. Harris,Jr. '75, is employed with Chiquita
Brands in Panama City, Panama. Richard A.
Hemmelgarn '75, is a vice president/sales and
marketing with the Marathon LeTourneau Co.
He lives in Longview, TX. James P. Hildebrandt
'75, is the general managerlinvestment division
with the World Gold Council Inc. He lives in
Darien, CT. Howard L Hinckley '75, is the
director/research and development with Inter­active
Financial Services. He lives in Orange,
CA. Gregory H. Jackson '75, is an executive
vice president with Security Pacific Asian Bank
in Hong Kong. Robert L Janson '75, has been
transferred from Perth, Australia, to Singapore
as area manager/Asia Pacific region with Smith
International. Michael]. Kelley '75, is the
director of new stores with the Volume Shoe
Corporation. He lives in Topeka, KS. James R.
Kissinger '75, is the convention sales director
with the Anaheim Area Visitor and Convention
Bureau. He lives in Fullerton, CA. Paul G.
Knollmaier '75, is general manager of Ziegler
Inc. He lives in Mendota Heights, MN. Timo].
Lahdekorpi '75, is a high school math teacher
with the Maricopa School District. He lives in
Tempe, AZ. Charles B. Lawton,Jr. '75, is the
vice preSident of the Vulcan Forge & Machine
Co. He lives in San jose, CA. Gary LePon '75,
is vice president of AMFLO Inc. He lives in
Laguna Hills, CA. Carl W. Lorenzen '75, is the
owner of Manhattan Foodworks and c.w.
Lorenzen Catering. He lives in New York. James
L Lovvorn '75, is the director/reservations of
the Sheraton Hotel Corp. He lives in Raleigh,
NC. Andrew]. Lubin '75, is with Vantage Steel
Corporation in Newtown, PA. Kevin MacDougall
'75, is group product manager of new products
for the House of Seagram. He lives in New York.
James R. MartinJr '75, is director of sales and
marketing for The Leahy Organization in Avalon,
NJ. John S. McCullough '75, is a parmer in
United Funding Services in Concord, CA. He
lives in Cordelia, CA. Bart A. Meyers '75, is a
self-employed consultant to management health
care companies. He lives in Keerbergen, Belgium.
William M. Miller '75, is an account manager
with Dow Coming Co. He lives in Danville, CA.
Debra L Nichols '75, is a senior vice preSident
of Union Bank of California. She lives in La
Canada, CA. Sara Ochs '75, is an assistant at
First National Bank in Dayton, OH. William M.
O'Neil '75, is the president of The Financial
Group Co., Inc. He lives in Greensboro, NC. A.
Ricardo Peduzzi '75, is a purchasing manager
with Castrol Brazil, a producer and marketer of
lube oils. He lives in Rio de janeiro, Brazil.
Stephen M. Price '75, is a product supply sales
manager with the Holt Company of Louisiana.
He lives in Destrehan, LA. Allan Price Ronnow
'75, is an agent for New York Life Insurance Co.
in Scottsdale, AZ. David D. Rotchadl '75, is
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vice president of NWNl Reinsurance. He lives
in Minnetonka, MN. Mitsuru Sakai '75, is an
advertiSing manager with Procter & Gamble. He
lives in Kobe, Japan. Charles R. Schwarck '75 ,
is resident vice president, leveraged capital group,
Citibank A.G. in Frankfurt, West Germany.
Douglas H. Short '75 has been named executive
vice president of the Saehan Merchant Banking
Corporation. He lives in SeouL Korea. Linda
Stack '75, is a vice president/account supervisor
at N.W. Ayer in New York. Thomas M. Straight
'75, is manager/costs, budgets, customs for
Thomson Consumer Electronics. He lives in El
Paso, TX. David B. Terrar '75, is the owner and
general manager of the Snelling and Snelling
employment service in Bethesda. He lives in
Gaithersburg, MD. Gerard W. Tobin '75, is a
senior vice president, world banking division ,
with the First Interstate Bank of Arizona. Robert
A. Van Valer '75, is vice president of the Roscoe
Moss Co. He lives in La Canada, CA. Charles
A. Willman '75, is a senior auditor/retirement
plans with the Lincoln Trust Co. He lives in
Denver, CO.
Class of
1976
Jim C. Anderson '76, is the president of the
Anderson International Corp. He lives in
McKinney, TX. Walter T. Atkinson, Jr. '76, has
been named the president of the Cargo Develop­ment
Group, a subsidiary of Continental Airlines,
based in Houston, TX. Jeannot R. Barr 76, is
self-employed in the fine arts industry. He lives
in Northport, NY. Marion P. Brawley '76, is a
vice preSident with Merrill Lynch. He lives in
Winter Haven , FL. Patricia Campbell Mont­morency
'76, is director of operations and
administration with Northern Telecom Finance
Corp. She lives in Nashvi lle, TN. She returned
to the campus in May to present the Barton
Kyle Yount award. Steven T. Case '76, is a
commercial manager with Firestone Tire &
Rubber Co. He lives in Mexico City. Virginia K.
Cazeault '76, is an assistant vice president with
the Houston Metropolitan Bank N .A. She lives
in Houston , TX. Robert C. Conklin , Jr. '76, is a
financial consultant with Merrill Lynch. He lives
in Anchorage, AK. Bruce L. Crumley '76, is
vice preSident of Stonhard Inc., a polymer
coatings and linings firm . He lives in Glenside,
PA. Cassandra S. DeBerge '76, is world trade
services vice preSident of the First Interstate
Bank, in San Diego, CA. She is also a member
of the California Export Finance Board. James
G. Denham '76, is a marketing manager with
the Gillette Co. in Rio de janeiro, Brazil. Mark
A. Emkes '76, is an export sales manager with
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in Sao
Paulo, Brazil. Walter B. Fields '76, is treasurer
of Northwest Federal Savings. He lives in Fargo,
NO. Louis E. Henderson '76, is with the Arabian
American Oil Company in Dhahran, Saudi
Arabia. Steve R. Hering '76, is a vice president
for Huntington Banks in Columbus, Ohio. He
manages the bank's AsianlPacific and syndications
interests. Michael G. Huffman '76, is employed
with the U.S. Aid for International Development
in Rabat, Morocco. Joseph c. Jarvis '76, is a
vice president of Rollins Burdick Hunter, an
international insurance brokerage firm, in
Chicago. William F. Kaminer '76, is an associate
professor, department of business, Grove City
College in Pennsylvania. Mark]. Kerrissey '76,
is president of Newport Associates Inc. He and
his wife, Linda, live in Houston, TX. Christopher
Kroos 76, is a vice president/sales and marketing
with Stanmar Inc. He lives in jericho, VT.
ALUMNI UPDATES
Alexander Kubassek '76, is marketing director
of Sebastian International. He lives in Woodland
Hills, CA. Ross Mainwairing '76, is a senior
project administrator with Toyota Motor Sales
Inc. in Torrance, CA. Mustafa Mamujee '76, is
self-employed in the areas of investments and
real estate. He lives in 'Mlterloo, Ontario. Ramesh
M. Manikkam '76, is the international product
manager of International in Fargo, ND. Terry
W. McGuire '76, is a deputy director with the
French Technology Press Office. He lives in
Chicago. Ken McNeil '76, is president of Cancer
Technologies. He lives in Tucson, AZ. Luis I.
Mejia-Maya '76, is a consultant with the Hispanic
Research Center at Fordham University. He lives
in Bronx, NY Luis Molinar-Sanz '76, is self­employed
as a consultant and writer. He lives in
Santa Fe, NM. Robert TOrr '76, is a sales
manager with the Container Corporation of
America. He lives in Ocala, FL. joy T. Panji­kunnel
'76, is a managing partner of the P. J.
Trading Co. He lives in Kerala, India. Daniel H.
Penkar '76, is a vice president for Citicorp
North America. He lives in Lisle, IL. Gayle M.
Schellentrager '76, is a vice president with the
First Interstate Bank of Oregon. She lives in
Tigard. OR. W. john Short '76, is a deputy
managing director/Far East, Asia! Australia with
Esprit de Corps. He lives in Hong Kong. Tom
C. Singleterry '76, is a vice president with
BEl-Foster in Dallas. He lives in Richardson,
TX. Thomas N. Thompson '76, is a vice
president of Santa Barbara Savings and Loan, in
charge of special projects. He lives in Thousand
Oaks, CA. Gloria A. Trierweiler '76, is a self­employed
financial planner in Cliffside Park,
NJ. Rajendra S. Vedaek '76, is the controller
for the A.M.E.1. Trade Corp. He lives in Kennesaw,
GA. Niculove G. Vintila '76, is a cost pricing
consultant with Deere & Co. He lives in 'Mlterloo,
lAo Thomas D. Wakefield '76, is an equity
products manager with the Equitable Financial
Group. He lives in Mequon, WI. Jeffrey D.
Woidneck '76, works for Perkins & Zures, a
financial services firm. He lives in Brea, CA.
Michael C. Wright '76, is a consultant with
Wyatt Asset Services. He lives in 'Mlyland, MA.
Class of
1977
Lynn D. Abernathy '77, is a marketing manager
with Smoke Craft, a division of Curtice Burns.
He lives in Albany, OR. Gary C. Baylis '77, is
a planning analyst with Northeast Utilities. He
welcomed the arrival of his new son, Brandon,
in November. He and his family live in West
Hartford, CT James E. Baylor 1\ '77, is a senior
financial analyst with Sun belt Mining Co., In c.
He lives in Albuquerque, NM. William S.
Brackney '77, has been promoted to manager/
international for Piedmont Airlines. He has been
with Piedmont for seven years, working as
marketing sales agent, reservations supervisor,
administrative supervisor, and assistant manager
of reservation sales. Piedmont expects to be
fully integrated into the US Air Group the ea rly
part of 1989. He lives in Winston-Salem, NC.
Lisa M. Byrne '77, is manager/marketing
programs with the Hewlett-Packard Co. She
lives in San Francisco. Walid A. Chammah '77,
is the director of the First Boston Corporation.
He lives in New York. Cynthia F. Cook '77, is a
controller with Epitope Inc. She lives in Lake
Oswego, OR. Edward]. Cope '77, is vice
president, marketing and sales, for 'Mlugh Co.
in Jacksonville, FL. Michael K. Davis '77, is
president of AD CO Enterprises. He lives in
Scottsdale, AZ. Eric De Poortere '77, is the
director/marketing planning and services with
Monroe Europe. He and his wife, Bernadette,
live in Zaventem, Belgium. Michael M. Dixon
'77, is a second vice president with Manumcturers
National Bank in Detroit. He lives in Grosse
Pointe, MI. Daniel]. Donahue '77, is a foreign
service o[ficer with the u.s. Department of State.
He lives in McLean, VA. James A. Emslie '77, is
self-employed with All Seasons Development.
He lives in San Diego, CA. james C. Flowers
'77, is the vice preSident of marketing and sales
with Millidyne. He lives in Raleigh, NC. Salvatore
J. Galatioto '77, is a vice president/district
manager with the Westpac Banking Corp. He
lives in New York. Raymond V. Haley '77, is a
representative-designate/New York China Desk
with the HongkongBank China Services Ltd. He
lives in Hong Kong. George W. Hart III '77, is
self-employed in private psychotherapy and
executive management training. He lives in New
York. Taha-Djalal Kassarna '77, is self-employed
in the women's wear industry He lives in Alger,
Algeria. Michael P. Kuhney '77, is the director
of Allianz Insurance Co. He lives in Martinez,
CA. Deborah Kunkel Sampson '77, is the owner
of Dekunsa, a financial consulting firm. She
lives in San Diego, CA. Philo W. Lund '77, is a
sales associate with Coldwell Banker & Co./San
Juan Properties. He lives in Friday Harbor, WA.
Richard G. Lyons '77, is the elective course
supervisor at the Tokyo Foreign Language College.
He lives in Tokyo. Tom A. Maisch '77, is an
audit manager with Alcatel Business Systems.
He lives in Phoenix. Philip E. Martin '77, is
self-employed in the investments field . He lives
in Englewood, CO. Elaine L Miller '77, is an
assistant to the general manager with Special
Care Inc. She lives in Philadelphia, PA. Cathy
Miller Condon '77, is a commercial real estate
broker with the Grubb & Ellis Co. She lives in
Santa Barbara, CA. Lawrence M. Moseley '77,
is a project manager with PLM International. He
lives in Concord, CA. Charles]. Munson, Jr.
'77, is the director of development with Ramada
Inc. He lives in Phoenix. Susumu Onishi '77, is
the president and chief executive officer of Barnes
Hind Japan. He lives in Tokyo. Robert]. Peres
'77, is a merchandise manager with the Surprise
Corporation. He lives in New York. John C.
Qua '77, is a director with Merrill Lynch in
New York. He lives in Brooklyn, NY. Carol
Richards Cline '77, is the president of Global
Business Communications. She lives in Berkeley
Heights, NJ. Steven R. Scott '77, is international
product marketing manager for mndem Com­puters.
He lives in Scotts Valley, CA. Francis].
Scully '77, is the owner/manager of Famas
International Inc., an importer and distributor
of eyeglass frames. He lives in Santa Maria, CA.
Doris V. Severinghaus '77, works for Pfizer
Inc., a pharmaceuticals firm. She lives in W
Milford, NJ. Robert G. Starks '77, is the owner
of Green Valley Ford in Fairfield, CA. \¥.liter R.
Stebner '77, is the aviation department manager
for Daniel Schwartz. He lives in Fallbrook, CA.
James W. Stoeckel '77, is the head baseball
coach with Davidson College. He lives in
Davidson, NC. Karen Stromberg Arutt '77, is a
self-employed consultant. She lives in Paradise
Valley, AZ. Scott F. Sulley '77, is an attorney
with Howard & Glenn. He lives in Arizona City,
AZ. Max R. Tarbox '77, is an attorney with
McWhorter, Cobb & Johnson. He lives in
Lubbock, TX. Barry M. Tonkin '77, is the
preSident of the Tonkin Group Inc., Benetton
Clothing Stores. He lives in Ponland, OR. Ignacio
S. Uriarte 77, is a vice president of ICD Group.
He and his wife just had their second child.
They live in Bronxville, NY. Vicki L \¥.Irren
'77, is a vice president with the Crestar Bank in
Richmond, VA.
""'M REUNION
Class of April 6-7, 1989
1978
Rogelio R. Alanis '78, is an export sales
manager with Aislantes Leon SA de cv. He lives
in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Fernando A.mpuero
Hernandez '78, is vice president/foreign exchange
with Northern Trust Bank. He lives in Chicago,
ALUMNI PROFILES
" W hen I joined Cybex
in 1981;' says
Sandy Sanderson London '77,
"I had the dream opportunity
of any Thunderbird, which
was to start a company's
international department,
draw up the initial marketing
plan and then go out and
do it:'
ment. There are now 14 of
us representing nine
nationalities. Collectively
we speak seven languages:'
London's department finds
that they must often first
educate their target market.
"The good news is the
initial absence of competi­tion.
The bad news is you
have to literally start from
scratch to establish the
product, recognition and
acceptance so vital to
Evidently London's plan building markets:'
is netting results. Cybex has
become one of the most
successful exporters on
Long Island in just seven
years, receiving the New
York State Governor's Award
for Achievement and the
prestigious President's "E"
certificate for Export
Excellence.
"When she started with
the company she was the
only person in the depart-
Among those Cybex staff
members are five other
Thunderbirds including,
Robin Sweeten '84,
Andre mmayo '85,
William Tung '87,
lisa Wiemer '87 and
Joe Plastino '87.
Cybex is the world's
leading manufacturer of
high-tech rehabilitation
and fitness systems. Its
products are used for
physical therapy, sports
medicine and fitness. The
company was a pioneer in
the use of isokinetic resis­tance
for the evaluation and
treatment of joint injuries.
In addition to selling,
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London is a member of
the New York District Export
Council and teaches seminars
on the business side of
writing. She also writes
suspense novels. She and
her husband Ira, another
'77 Thunderbird graduate
live on Long Island with
their 2-year old daughter
Rachel.
William Brackney 77 Larry Moseley 77
IL. Sandra I. Asheim '78, is vice president/
corporate lending with Continental lllinois Bank.
She lives in Bronxville, New York. C. Joseph
Atteridge '78, is president of American Airlines
Direct Marketing. He lives in Irving, TX. David
L. Brothers '78, is a curriculum development
advisor with the Vinnell Corporation. He lives
in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia. M. Brent Burris '78, is
a real estate appraiser with Reed Appraisal Co.
He lives in Lakeland, FL. Michael D. Byington
'78, is an assistant professor at Marycrest College
in Davenport, lAo Leslie A. Castro '78, is self­employed
in international trade. He lives in
Huntsville, TX. William A. Clinkscales '78, is
the director of international sales with Palco
Industries Inc. He lives in Olivette, MO. Douglas
W. Cole '78, is a registered representative with
Financial Concepts Inc. He lives in Scottsdale,
AZ. Walid M. Daniel '78, is a branch manager
with Saudi Decor & Ceilings Co., Ltd. He lives
in Dallas, TX. Wendell C. Farrell '78, is an
account executive with johnson & Higgins in
Los Angeles. He lives in Diamond Bar, CA.
Michael E Garth '78, is a senior loan officer
with Colorado State Employees Credit Union.
He lives in Greeley, CO. Ric Gates '78, and his
wife just had their first baby. Ric is a financial
controller for Vesuvius International Corp. in
Brussels, Belgium. Geert]. Geisterfer '78, is
vice president, mergers, acquisitions, and
divestiture, Citibank, Santiago, Chile. Bernardo
A. Giacometli '78, is the president of the Parker
Pen Co. in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Warren M. Gitt
'78, is the vice president/marketing of the Docere
Corporation in Boulder, CO. Edwin M. Green
'78, is director of international sales for the
Noville Corp. He lives in Plainfield , NJ. Paulo
A. Guilhon '78, is the head of foreign funding
with Eletrosul in Florianopolis, Brazil. Heidi
Winkelmann Hammel '78, is a marketing
manager for Richardso n-Vicks, Health Care
Products Division . She and her husband, j ames,
recently had a son, Jarryd James. Per Anders
Hem '78, is general manager of Norsk Hydro
Romania's Bucharest office. Makoto Honjo '78,
is an assistant general manager with the
Sumitomo Corporation. He lives in Tokyo. Steven
Horton '78, is manager of westbound pricing
for American President Co. Ltd., an ocean
transportation firm in San Francisco. John C.
Howell II '78, is vice president and managing
director of World Tableware International's
international sales division. He lives in Singapore.
Eve-Marie L. Hutin '78, is an assistant treasurer,
ED & F Man Ltd ., a commodity trading house
in London. Michael]. Johnson '78, is a vice
president of First Chicago Corp. He lives and
works in Chicago. Larry G. Jones '78, is with
Jones Kwiecienski Ltd. , a real estate and property
management firm in Aspen, CO. Gregory R.
Joslyn '78, is the preSident ofJoslyn Benefi ts in
Newport Beach, CA. Lisa A. Kearnes '78, is a
vice president with the Guaranty Bank of
Ahmed M. H. Elshimy 79
California. She lives in Pacific Palisades, CA.
Michelle Lionel Collier '78, says she and her
husband, Hal , are happy and living in New
York City. Greig S. Locker '78, is manager of
indus trial sa les with Hasa In c. He lives in
Diamond Bar, CA. R. Alan Magnuson '78, is a
staff manager with US West Inc. He lives in
Denver, CO. Phillip M. Martineau '78, is a vice
president/general manager with Tecogen Inc. He
lives in Acton, MA. John A. May '78, is a
contracting officer with the U.s. Agency for
International DevelopmentlPakistan. He lives in
New York. Jo Ann McCartney '78, is a marketing
specialist with Sears Payment Systems. She lives
in Deerfield, IL. John E. McKinney '78, is
manager of retail stra tegic planning for First
Nationwide Bank. He lives in Fairfax, CA. Robert
T. McKnight '78, is a vice president with the
Dresdner Bank AG. He lives in New York. Nancy
E. Mitchell '78, is controller for the International
Apparel Group. She lives in 'M1shington, D.C.
Robert S. Mosher '78, is a sales director with
Information Industries Inc. He lives in Denver,
CO. Lenore Ramsaier Kelly '78, is a manager
with Navistar. She lives in Arlington Heights, IL.
Theodore ]. Rectenwald Jr. '78, is an admin­istrator
wi th Esperanca Inc. in Santarem, Para,
Brazil. Lloyd R. Reeder '78, is the vice president!
sales with Greenlee Landscape Lighting Manu­facturing.
He lives in Plano, TX. Steve M.
Reinbolt '78, is a senior vice president/secretary
with Sander, Jacobs, Cassayre, & Griffin. He
lives in Napa, CA. Gerald E Richardson '78 , is
a senior vice president of First RepublicBank of
Beaumont in Beaumont, TX. Enrico E Sessarego
'78, is the director of the InterOight Co. He lives
in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mark A. Sheehan '78, is a
district export manager with the Digital Equip­ment
Corp. He lives in Boynton Beach, FL.
Bonnie Shourds Gershon '78, is an assistant
vice preSident/trade finance wi th the Midlantic
National Bank North. She lives in Wyckoff, NJ.
Brynj ulf Skaugen, Jr. '78, is an investtnent
manager with Gjensidige Insurance. He lives in
Oslo, Norway. Jan O. Skybak '78, is a director/
commercial area with Owens-Illinois Inc. He
lives in Madrid, Spain. Marcia G. Solochek '78,
is lead telecom analyst with American Express.
She lives in Phoenix. William B. Soyars III '78,
is an account executive with Stuart-James. He
lives in Casselberry, FL. Carol A. Spongberg
'78, is in risk management with the Simpson
Investment Co. in Seattle, WA. Jolene D.
Steichen '78, is owner of Remax Beach Cities
Rea lty. She lives in Playa del Rey, CA. Barbara
Thomas Modlin '78, is an assistant vice president
with the Bank of Boston. She lives in Lake
Forest, Il. James A. Thompson '78, is vice
president of American Express Travel. He lives
in Dunwoody, GA. Thomas R. Walker '78,
works for Cigna Worldwide Inc. in Voorhees,
NJ. His son, Derrick, was born last June. W.
Bruce Walters '78, is a records manager, Morrison
SUMMER 1988
23
Knudsen Ferguson Co., Cleveland, OH. Joseph
]. Weber '78, is president and owner of Webco
International Trade Co., an export management
and brokerage firm. He lives in Los Angeles.
Sinda L. White '78, is an affiliate accountant
with Whirlpool International. She lives in
Stevensville, Ml. Richard A. Whritenour '78, is
marketing controller for Philips Electronic
Instruments. He lives in Oakland, NJ. C. Scott
Wilson '78, is self-employed as a financial
consultant in Houston. Michele Wo lpe Stad­miller
'78, is program director for the San
Francisco School Volunteers, a non-profit
organization. She lives in Oakland, CA. Toyohisa
Yamazoe '78, is the president of the Micro
Capsule Engineering Corp. He lives in Tokyo.
Class oj April 6-7, 1989
1979
Assad Akhavan '79, is a senior financial analyst
with CooperVision. He lives in Cupertino, CA.
Masa A. Aoshima '79, is a vice president/
marketing with Santei Citicorp Inc. He lives in
Tokyo. William]. Arnold '79, is employed with
Hayco Industries. He lives in Traverse City, Ml.
Timothy B. Baldwin '79, is a vice president of
Denoyer-Geppert Science Co., an educational
charts and models company. He lives in Geneva,
Il. Jasna Lisac Baron '79, had a baby girl,
Caroline Ana Lisac Baron, on August 23, 1987.
Her husband , Eric G. '79, is a commercial real
estate attorney with McKenna Conner & Cuneo.
The Barons live in Glendale, CA. Andrew J.
Bell '79, is an examiner with the Federal Home
Loan Bank. He lives in Sebastopol, CA. ]. Starrett
Berry '79, is vice president of the Spanish
Programming Network for Cable Television . He
lives in Los Angeles, CA. William]. Bettencourt
'79, is coordinator, International Business for
Internet at Edmonds Community College in
Lynnwood , Washington. He lives in Seattle.
Christa M. Biermayer '79, is a marketing
assistant with jacobs Suchard Canada Inc. She
lives in Burnaby, British Columbia. John W.
Blair '79, is a marketing manager with IKS
American Corp. He lives in Hollywood, CA.
Randolph W. Boyer '79, is a manager/cash
management with M Tech Wholesale Banking
Systems. He lives in Towson, MD. Robin Browne
Gitlin '79 , is a senior project manager with
AT&T Federal Systems. She lives in Mcleansville,
NC. Rosemary A. Buck '79, is teaching English
composition while pursuing her Ph.D. in
linguistiCS at Northweste rn Universi ty in
Evanston, Il. John C. Burditt '79, is the treasurer
of Hobart &. William Smith College. He lives in
Geneva , NY James CM. Chen '79, is a vice
preSident with the ADl Corp. in liIipei, liIiwan.
John J. Chess Jr. '79, is vice president of
marketing and sales for Piiceon Inc. in San jose,
CA. Nancy Christensen Crow '79, is an import
manager with the juillard Alpha Liquor Co. She
lives in Brisbane, CA. Randall K. Curtis '79, is
the program director/Costa Rica with the Nature
Conservancy. He lives in Falls Church, VA.
Brooke]. Davis '79, is self-employed and lives
in City Island, NY Douglas B. Dearborn '79, is
a foreign service officer with the U.s. Depart