Nancy and Ed Roberts are looking forward to celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in June. Ed writes that their three children are all married with five grandchildren and a sixth expected last April. Ed and Nancy enjoy exotic travel. Last fall they toured Myanmar (Burma) while the previous Xmas and New Year's Ed took all 13 family members (three generations) to Argentina. Ed continues to serve as a Professor at MIT's Sloan School in which position Ed must be by now, more likely than not, the most senior tenured Professor at the Sloan School. The MIT Enterprise Forum has created an award in Ed's name and presented it to Michael Dell. As you can tell Ed's principal interests are management, high-tech entrepreneurship, investing in and serving on boards of startups, exotic travel and grandchildren.
Bob Bishop writes: "Carol and I have retired to the "Quiet Resorts" area of lower-slower Delaware. I retired in 1992 because of a disability after a very active career of constant travel, both domestic and foreign. Having lost contact with most of our "MIT friends," we would be delighted to hear from you if you are ever in the area. Like most retirees, we spend most of our time doing volunteer work and visiting the grandchildren; but the welcome mat is always out for "old" and "new" friends."; Bob and Carol live in Bethany Beach, Delaware.
For those of you in the Cambridge area, you may see several classmates at the May meeting of the Cambridge Chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum. Martin Zombeck writes to say that Ray Stata will be the speaker there on May 20th.
Bob Kyser passed on Bob Lawrence's question (see Jan-Feb 99 Technology Review) to Ed Hasselmann. Bob Kyser is retired from business consulting and living in Newport Beach. Bob got his MBA at Harvard after Tech. His wife Nila is still a practicing psychologist. So, Bob says that he is now the "homemaker" because his wife still enjoys working. That has cut into Bob and Nila's vacation time which has consisted of visiting ski slopes in Colorado, Idaho, Switzerland and South America. Ed Hasselmann says that "life is tough but somebody has to endure visiting and finding out which are the world's best ski slopes." As for Bob Lawrence's question, Ed writes that he doesn't "remember anything about what happened after the 1954 Tufts lacrosse game" but that it must really have been bad for him to completely wipe it out of his memory.
Ed Hasselmann has retired since our 40th. He and Norma have gone cruising. His kids and grandkids gave them a webpage for Xmas. You can get an update on their travels, both past and future, from this webpage www.heatherk.com which features dozens of photos of them, the family, the boat and places which they have visited. They were in the San Juan Islands of Washington State and in British Columbia last summer. They have since brought the boat down the coast and recently were in San Diego and Ensenada, Mexico. They are planning to head further south this summer. Ed says that if any classmate wants to join them for some cruising, they have a spare cabin for you. Just leave a note on the website or e-mail them to let them know when. This is the last column to appear before the June Class Reunion. Gary Dischel writes that among the early registrants for the reunion are Don Aucamp, Phil Cammack, Gary Dischel, Bob Gal, Bruce Grover, Jules Hyman, Mal Jones, Ron Keefe, Alan May, Hank Salzhauer, Bill Washburn and David Wolsk. Among those who have said that they shall try to attend the reunion are Harry Flagg, Ed Hasselman, Ed Roberts, Bob Rosin, Jack Safirstein and Martin Zombeck. Since you are probably reading this in May, please remember that you can still register for the 1999 Class Reunion which is being held Sunday to Wednesday, June 27th to June 30th , at the Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, CA. You can reserve by calling 1-800-422-7635. Be sure to mention the MIT Class of 1957 Reunion to get the special rate. Carmel Valley Ranch is a 1,700-acre estate set against the rugged hills of the Monterey Peninsula, just a few minutes from the beaches and galleries of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Recreational facilities at the ranch include Pete Dye's 18-hole championship golf course, 13 tennis courts, pools and spas, a fitness center and horseback riding. Carmel Valley Ranch is 50 miles from the San Jose Airport or about twenty minutes from the Monterey airport. Hope you join us! Martin Zombeck has set up a special page on the Internet for our 1999 reunion where you can see what the ranch and its facilities really look like. To view it just go to http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1957/99reunion.html on the Internet. When you have made your reservation at Carmel Valley, please contact Gary Dischel and let him know you are coming. You can e-mail Gary at garioski@aol.com or telephone him at home at 508-881-4145. Gary has arranged for a cocktail party Sunday evening. So, plan to arrive early. ---Alan M. May, secretary, 3601 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, TX 75219; (w) tel: 214-521-8533; (h) tel: 214-528-8812; (w) fax: 214-521-8544; e-mail: alanmay@wtd.net