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Class Notes1963–1965Mark Shyman has communicated withRon Garfunkel, Bob Burns, and thereunion committee about ideas fortangible class gifts. One idea: a securetrophy case to display the swordbelonging to the Marquis de Lafayette,which is in storage. “The class gift couldbe a beautiful, theft- and fire-proofdisplay case, probably in the Library,with a bronze plaque indicating it wasa gift of the Class of 1963, and maybealso provide an annuity for some curatorto update the contents with otherMarquis’ memorabilia, also in storage.”Paul Barrett, Bill and TrudyRutledge, and Fred and Dana Dayattended the Marquis Founders Dinnerin October. Paul is senior vice presidentat National Executive Service Corps,which provides exclusive searches fortop-tier leaders for nonprofitorganizations. Bill is retired. Fred isbusiness development manager in theNortheast for Infotech Enterprises.1964Gordon R. “Don” Evans14330 Shelborne RoadWestfield, IN 46074(317) 501-8577 (cell)Winter Address:958 Sand Castle RoadSanibel, FL 33957President: Gordon R. “Don” EvansFund Manager: Jeffrey P. BrownReunion Chair: Jeffrey P. BrownWeb Page Administrator:Thomas L. Greenbaum,tlg@groupsplus.comBill Van Vlack retired from electricalengineering consulting and now enjoysSeattle floating home living, remodelinghis Guemes Island home, woodworking,restoring his 1941 Blanchard/Seaborn35-foot wooden sailboat, fussing withhis home theater PC, and driving andmaintaining his Porsche 928.Jack Palmer planned to retire atthe end of 2011 after serving as vicepresident of Polyfil Corp. for 25 years.He will start a new business, PalmerConsulting Inc.Robert Kruvant retired fromKruvant Development. His twin23-year-old sons graduated fromDenver University in 2010 and arefinding their way in the job market.Eric is in New York City, and Mattis in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Robert andMelinda, his wife of 26 years, enjoy lifeat their second home in the winecountry of Sonoma, Calif.Tom Greenbaum moved fromConnecticut to New York City inOctober. He works hard at SCOREand wishes to hear from classmatesinvolved with this organization.On Sept. 25, a number ofPhiladelphia-area classmates met fordinner: Alan and Penny Griffith,George and Rainy Rubin, Jeff andMelinda Brown, Pete and DebraHarrison, Bill Schildnecht, PeteSaker, and John Brown. Jeff Brownsubmitted the following update fromthe event: “Alan retired from the bank,but the rest of us still work, mostly inbusiness for ourselves. George is theonly one who works for a largecompany, as vice chairman of thecompany started by his father.“Our 50th reunion in 2014 was themajor topic of discussion. Friday night isthe All-Class Dinner. Saturday morningis the parade, followed by lunch on theQuad. The class dinner is Saturday nightat the Chateau on top of the hill behindLafayette. Ideas for Saturday afternoonactivities and class gift were discussed.”1965Marshall J. Gluck1133 Park Ave.New York, NY 10128-1246mjg@robinsonbrog.comPresident: Edward A. McNallyFund Manager: Howard N. HellerReunion Chair:Stuart N. “Buzz” Hutchison IIIJohn Hench won the 2011 DeLongBook History Prize for Weapons:Propaganda, Publishing, and the Battlefor Global Markets in the Era of WorldWar II (Cornell University Press,2010). John received a Ph.D. inhistory from Clark University and spent33 years on the staff of the AmericanAntiquarian Society, an independentresearch library in Worcester, Mass.He retired in 2006 as vice presidentfor collections and programs and nowresides in Shrewsbury, Mass.When I was at the College in Octoberfor a Leadership Council meeting andthe Marquis Founders Dinner, I waspleased to see Bruce Maggin and RichGrossman ’64, both of whom are myformer fraternity brothers and trusteesof the College. We also met with MattHyde, the new director of admissions,and Linda Arra ’74, the director ofcareer services, both of whom updatedus on their respective areas and theimpressive group of students at Lafayette.At the cocktail hour and dinner, I wasalso pleased to see Ed McNally andIrv Brand ’64.Garrett Brown, who is chief judgeof U.S. District Court for the District ofNew Jersey, delivered the 29th AnnualChief Justice Joseph Weintraub Lectureat Rutgers School of Law–Newark.Garrett spoke on “Methods of DisputeResolution.” Appointed to the federalbench by President Ronald Reagan,Garrett was sworn in Jan. 31, 1986, andhas been chief judge since 2005. Garrettplanned to retire from his position thispast January. He obtained his law degreefrom Duke University School of Law andbegan his legal career as a law clerk to theHonorable Vincent S. Haneman of NewJersey Supreme Court. He was with theU.S. Attorney’s office, District of NewJersey, from 1969 until 1973, and thenpracticed with Stryker, Tams and DillLLP. Garrett served as general counselfor the U.S. Government Printing Officefrom 1983 until 1985, was appointedchief counsel for the U.S. MaritimeAdministration in 1983, and was namedacting maritime administrator in 1985.John Oskam passed away Aug. 11.He was a starting offensive linemanon our football team and played inthe 100th game against Lehigh.John worked in the mining industryfor 40 years. He started his career atKennecott Copper in Hayden, Ariz.,for which he was senior engineer. Hebecame superintendent of operationsfor Barton Mines, North Creek, N.Y.,and over the next 14 years rose to theposition of vice president of operationsand engineering. With a move in 1981 toLakeland, Fla., John became managerand subsequently vice president ofVermont Talc Co., an ancillary of SwissownedPluess-Staufer. After the sale ofVermont Talc, Pluess-Staufer asked himto move to the Far East to becomemanaging director of Asia–Pacific.John established joint ventures in Korea,Taiwan, Indonesia, and Malaysia, whileliving in Hong Kong. He also establisheda trading company sourcing productsSPRING 2012 • lafayette 63