Bernard Society Review - Davidson College

esearch in numerical analysis; Professor Molinek
discussed the behavior of the Smale horseshoe
map; and Professor Klein challenged our intuition
with probabilistic paradoxes. We also heard from
Professor Ulrich Meyer of the Department of
Philosophy on “Philosophy of Mathematics,” and
Professor Wolfgang Christian of the Physics
Department, who demonstrated the usefulness of
Java for math and science students.
College Receives
Gift in King’s
Honor
On the eve of Richie King ’59’s retirement
from active teaching, the Kimbrough family has
established a professorship in his name. The L.
Richardson King Professorship will be accorded to
an exceptional pre-tenured faculty member. This
professorship will aid Davidson College in
attracting and retaining the finest faculty.
Alumni Notes
This year we surveyed
odd-year graduates. We’ll start
with graduates from the 30’s:
Richard N. Aycock, Jr.
’39 now rents small business
properties after a career including
teaching in Rowan County,
working in insurance and for the
Weather Service, and 30 years in
the propane gas business.
English Walker ’39, a
retired pediatrician, lives at the Pines at Davidson.
Forties: William R. Merritt ’47, formerly
Vice-President of Roanoke Iron & Bridge Works, Inc.,
enjoys tennis and working on property improvement
projects. He spends time at the beach, watching
grandchildren play ball, and visiting the Davidson
College campus at least once a year.
Fifties: Richard E. Hodel ’59 continues to
teach mathematics at Duke University and pursue
research interests in set-theoretic topology. He enjoys
racquetball, hiking, gardening, and reading, especially
Trollope.
Sixties: Jerry Vaughan ’61 was invited to
address the Ninth Prague Topological Symposium, in
the Czech Republic. Director of graduate studies for the
Department of Mathematical Sciences at UNC-
Greensboro since 1995, Jerry is Editor-in-Chief of
Topology and its Applications and has edited the
Handbook of Set-theoretic Topology.
Paul Duvall ’63, Professor of Mathematical
Sciences at UNCG, is a consultant for the Department of
Defense.
Robert R. Llewellyn ’63 is the Dean of the
College and Associate Professor of Philosophy at
Rhodes College.
Barry A. Teague ’65 continues work as a
financial planner.
Thomas C. Leslie ’67, Executive Director of
American Council of Engineering Companies of
Georgia, is happily living in an old Victorian home in
downtown Atlanta.
Seventies: Narayanan Ramachandran ’71 is
one of the principals of TYX Corporation, which
develops software to diagnose safety-critical systems on
aerospace and military equipment. He travels the world
in search of new markets.
Robert A. Potter ’73 is a Life Insurance
Actuary with the North Carolina Department of
Insurance.
George Thomas ’73 is principal architect with
Melville Thomas Architects. A Virginia Tech Master’s
of Architecture graduate in 1979, he loves watching
baseball and playing tennis, and has even started to play
golf. He and Laura have two boys, Josh (14) and Willie
(11), and live in Baltimore, MD.
Bob Lautensack ’75 has worked as an actuary
with the Phoenix Life Insurance Company for over 26
years, having completed actuarial exams in 1980. He
reports his most recent major activity as spearheading
the company’s change from a mutual life insurance
company to a stockholder-owned company.
Cathy Ramos ’77 is currently working in
training and education, particularly SAP
implementation, at the Coca-Cola Company.
Katherine Whitney ’79 is owner of Warren
Whitney and Sherwood, a business management firm in
Richmond, Virginia. Her main interests include 4- and
6-year-olds, Ross and Elizabeth. Sam Abrosh, her
husband, teaches physical chemistry at the University of
Richmond.
Eighties: Peter W. Jones ’83 reports teaching
AP Calculus (AB and BC), International Baccalaureate
Higher Mathematics, as well as Theory of Knowledge,
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