The Alumni Leadership Conference was held the first weekend of October at Tech and was the first time back at MIT for me since our reunion. That Saturday, two of our members received awards at a luncheon presentation. *L. Robert Johnson, VIII, received the Harold E. Lobdell '17 Distinguished Service Award. It is given in recognition of valuable alumni relations service to the Association of Alumni and Alumnae and/or the Institute that is of special depth over a sustained period...*John K. Castle, XIV, was presented with the Henry B. Kane '24 Award in recognition of exceptional service and accomplishments in fund raising for the Association and/or Institute. I'm sure that most, if not all, of us are aware of their work. These awards are well- deserved. Congratulations!
I was struck by the fact that one of the themes that kept coming up during the weekend programs was that, more than ever, the Institute has to scramble for money for so many of its projects. This did not come across as being an intentionally made point, it was just that whenever someone talked about work that they were doing or that the Institute had planned, the subject of difficulty of funding was mentioned in a way that indicated this is a concern which is now always on their mind. Government funding has been severely cut back. When we were at Tech 30 years ago, it seemed like they had money for everything. Now, hardly a project is mentioned without some allusion to how to pay for it. I don't want to get involved with fund raising, but you might want to remember this when someone calls asking for a contribution.
In other alumnews, *James A. Champy, I, has been become Corporate Vice President and President - Commercial Consulting Group, for the Computer Sciences Corporation in Cambridge. He had been Senior Vice President of the Consulting Group. He is also Chairman and CEO of CSC Index, Inc., also in Cambridge.
*Marco Falcon, I, wrote to say that he has "translated parts of [Technology Review] articles for personal use." (I don't know, either). He got both his S.B. and S.M. in '63, but feels he really belongs to the class of '62. He would like to receive "information (anniversaries)" from them. Marco, since you didn't include your address, you'll have to make do with reading the class notes in the preceding column. Actually, let a '63er help you out, even if you don't feel you are "one of us," and maybe this will explain things. Marco's address, which I just happen to have at my fingertips, is Marco A. Falcon Ascanio, Apartado 47724-1041- A, Caracas, Venezuela. Come to think of it, weren't we always helping out those guys from '62!
Finally, *Phil Marcus, who is finding out that even though he retired as Class Secretary, he is still receiving information, forwarded 37 pages of material from *Harold Solomon, VIII. I said send in information about what you have been doing since graduation, but 37 pages? Actually, Harold's material is really meant to support his perception of Japanese discrimination against foreigners in both universities and research programs and how it has prevented him from pursuing his research goals in oceanography during his last 21 years in Japan. (His special interest is in the Kuroshio, the Pacific "Gulf Stream"). He is appealing to various agencies, including the U.S. - Japan Task Force on Access, and would probably like to hear from you if you have had similar problems. I just happen to have his address at my fingertips also; it is Dr. Harold Solomon, Planet Nagayama No. 106, Kotta 1503, Tama Shi, Tokyo 206, Japan.
Keep the alumnews coming! Try to get it to
Tech or me by the first of the month. You can reach me by snail mail: Shoel
M. Cohen, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Nassau Community College, Garden
City, NY 11530 or e-mail: Internet 71271.2627@compuserve.com or Compuserve
71271,2627. You can also call me at home at (516) 489-6465. It would be
great to talk to you personally.
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