TECHNOLOGY REVIEW CLASS OF 1963 NOTES NOVEMBER/DECEMBER, 1994
ISSUE (Sent August 22, 1994)
One nice thing that's starting to happen is
that I'm getting a few contributions to this column from classmates who
are not only talking about their own news, but are relating it to alumnews
they read here about others in our class. Why not make this space interactive!
For example, I received a letter from *Bohkee Yap, VI, who was very
interested in *Shingo Nishikawa's, VI-A and *Mike Maul's,
VI, experiences in Asia described here last issue (remember, you saw it
here first)! He asked for their addresses. (I'll send them to you). Bohkee
and his wife of 30 years, Rose, toured China for two weeks. Sounded like
a great trip with them outrunning their young guide up the Great Wall.
They were impressed by China's beauty, but also constantly worried about
the minimal safety of the air flights. A Russian-made plane had crashed
the previous week. It reminds me of the time when I was there and they
miscounted the number of passengers. They were convinced we had smuggled
an extra person on board and made us board and deplane several times before
they were convinced there was no hijacker. A plane had been hijacked the
week before. In Singapore, Bohkee met a classmate from grade school. He
is now the Prime Minister, but they did not discuss the caning affair.
*Roy Komack, VI-A, sent e-mail to say
he has left Bytex Corporation and has started a sole proprietor (employee)
company called Komack Management Services, Inc. His quote: "The best time
to start investing is 20 years ago. The second best time is today." Did
Samuelson know about this? You can reach Roy at komack@aol.com...
*Stephen P. Kaufman, XIV-A, has become Chairman of Arrow Electronics,
Inc., in Melville, NY. He continues as CEO... *Mark Ordower, XVIII,
wrote Tech to say that he is now building townhouses in inner city Chicago
for upscale buyers of all races, origins, lifestyles, etc. He finds it
very exciting. He just celebrated his granddaughter's first birthday.
That's great, but of course you don't remember Mark. That's because he's
really belongs in the next column, the class of 64! You see? Even
people in the other classes want to get into this column! (I can hear Jackie
Mason delivering that line). I wonder if this bit will stay in here.
Did you know some of my funniest material gets cut out by the editor? Actually,
Mark is an AEPi fraternity brother of mine. Sounds like he's creating
some rewarding times for himself. But he's having an identity crisis.
Speaking of creating excitement, you may be
aware of how dynamic the artistic atmosphere at Tech has become in terms
of visual, literary, and performing arts. This is due to a
great extent to the Council for the Arts at MIT, which was founded by President
Jerome Weisner in 1972. Not only has the Council supported performances
at MIT and additions to the Institute's collections, but it has involved
students in artistic endeavors and has, through the awarding of over $800,000
in grants, helped bring into being over 700 arts projects and programs
produced by, and including, a broad section of the MIT community. Members
of the Council are appointed by the President to a three year term. This
year *Robert M. Levin, XIV-A, and his wife Bonita were honored by
being appointed to the Council. Congratulations.
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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