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NAP Network II
Continued from NAP Network I...
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John and Shea Marie. |
John Seery Faculty Advisor
Shea Marie Seery was born April 3, 1998 (we are just recovering now, after five days), at 1:52am. 6lb,1oz. Looks just like her mother. Mom’s doing fine. Dad is absolutely giddy.
Best,
John
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Frank Baum ‘49 #330
[Sent dues.]
Bill Platt ‘38 #168
Recently the Alumni Association of Stanford Research Institute notified me that I’m in their Hall of Fame. I worked at the Institute (now “SRI International”) for twenty years ending 1969. The Association’s first 40 Hall of Famers were honored at a Reunion held September 24, 1998 in Menlo Park, California.
The SRI Alumni Association established its Hall of Fame “to honor persons who have made exceptional contributions to the enduring success of SRI International.”
My Award states in part: “Bill Platt was an SRI pioneer in the evolution of operations research, ranging from solving military problems to industrial and social applications worldwide. In the late 1950s he organized the Management Sciences Division and was instrumental in forming a leadership team. Platt led projects overseas in economic development and educational development, sponsored by the Ford Foundation and governmental and multilateral agencies.”
I was the Institute’s 101st employee hired; there were over 2,000 employed when I left. The Institute did—and continues to do—contract research for private sector business and for governmental clients. The professional staff are scientists and engineers in the physical and biological sciences, as well as social scientists, economists and business consultants.
Over 250 Alumni attended the Reunion. The Alumni Association Chair presented the Award to each honoree present, citing in a few sentences the nature of the honoree’s work and his/her contribution. About six of the 40 awardees have died and few others couldn’t attend. Other honored at the Reunion included physicist and Congressional Medal of Honor winner, Dr. Thomas Poulter, whose Laboratory developed controlled explosives such as shaped charges and explosive bolts, and studied communication among dolphins, as well as many other phenomena. Another honoree was Doug Englebart, who invented the computer mouse. Honorees Ken Eldridge and Fred Kamphoefner studied electronic character recognition and did the fundamental work that enabled banks’ use of check-reading machines.
I join other NAP brothers and sisters in thanking editors and webmasters of our NAP Oak Leaf and other communications for helping us keep in touch.
Bill Platt
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Justin Anderson ‘98 #1183
Where do I send dues and info for the Oak Leaf?
[We sent Justin an e-mail with the address, but anyone reading this online should go to the duesform. —Eds.]
Thanks!
Justin Anderson
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Matt Frohling ‘87 #949
I am still employed by the skin of my teeth at Citibank where I am a Vice President of commercial card business development. That translates to selling T&E cards to huge corporations.
Last year I took a two month sabatical and sailed with a friend across the Atlantic and ascended Mt. Everest. Besides that, life is a joy.
I am happy to see that the publication is going strong and will send a contribution along shortly. Do you take credit cards?
--Matt
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Adam Davis ‘98 #1146
[We're getting more info on this "chute." Expect a report in the next issue of the Oak Leaf! —Eds.]
I am gainfully employed at the moment at eToys, an online toy store. I’m doing HTML coding. Check out the site some time.
--Adam
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www: http://pages.pomona.edu/~adavis
Adam Doerr ‘97 #1136
--Adam
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John Crowley ‘68 #655
I was dragged to my 30th reunion by my wife, Cay Abram Crowley (class of ‘70, surely would have been a Nappie but born too soon). Saw brothers Michael Barnard ‘68 #662, Brian Stecher ‘68 #669, Bob Piety ‘68 #669, V. Michael Patella ‘68 #668, Gary Graham ‘69 #677, Thomas Hauch ‘68 #665, and others I’m forgetting or forget if they were Nappies. Maybe some of the above weren’t. I enjoyed seeing math prof Don Bentley, father of 47, who I believe was the Nappie faculty rep for a short time before he got grossed out.
We crashed the Nappie fun run to see if we could find a key to the cabin, and located one on the person of a very friendly active, who also provided directions. Total nostalgia trip—the place is in many ways unchanged, down to the cigarette butts, but in much better shape. I think the outhouse has moved from the one John Shapard ‘68 #660 and I helped dig in ‘68, though.
Lots of memories. Jerry Smith ‘68 #661 and I may be the only brothers never to have made a paddle. (I flunked wood shop in junior high, not sure what Jerry’s excuse was. We did learn not to skip frat meetings, though.) I loved the cabin (lived there in the summer of ‘66 with Timm Paxson ‘67 #657 and Wilbur Campbell ‘67 #654). I loved the Clark frat room and regret it’s no longer a Nappie privilege. I hated most of the rest of my college experience, but that’s a function of the usual identity crisis, various personal situations, and the draft, not the frat (frat/sor?).
I didn’t expect to see Shapard or Payton (John, ‘73 #664?), but hoped to. Last I heard Shap was a research lawyer (for Justice?) and Payton was the city attorney for DC. I read in the paper that Payton was considered for the infamous civil rights post at Justice that Lani Guiniere flunked (has Bill Lee passed? I’ve lost track) but someone found out that JP hadn’t voted in 20 years. Not to mention what the background check should have uncovered about the college years ...
I remember Payton’s first case. We drove up to the cabin after one of the frequent washouts, and parked near the obstruction, in full view of Ranger Revelle. On our way back down we found we had been ticketed for blocking emergency access. We went to court, Payton represented us, and put me on the stand.
“I call your attention to the events of last Saturday.”
“Objection! Hearsay!”
“Sustained.”
And so it went. Why this loss inspired him to become a lawyer I can not say.
I would also have loved to see Bob Rowan ‘68 #650, my roomie in the Clark lean-to our freshman year, and my team-mate in SageChick football. Bob had Crohn’s disease and kept popping anti-acids and other meds. In retrospect, as someone involved in cancer research, I wonder if his small bowel cancer might have been diagnosed earlier. I miss him still.
I’ll send along some money, really. I’ll make it divisible by 3 and ask that equal parts go to the Oak Leaf, cabin fund, and the Bob Rowan Scholarship Fund (there was one once, because I donated ...).
P.S. We have a tribute, Lauren, class of ‘99, who didn’t know there was a Nappie cabin. Her brother Patrick, Seattle Garfield High School class of ‘99, is determined to break new ground. Cay and I have just started a new venture (in addition to our day jobs): Cancer Research and Biostatistics (CRAB—get it?). Check out our web site in development. Contributions would be put to good use. (Bob Piety? You out there? You said you were rich enough to retire ...)
--John
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Charles Annis ‘89 #993
--Charlie
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Joel Halverson ‘90 #1000
We’ll just have to do it again sometime, perhaps with a bit more notice!
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Cassie Gruenstein ‘98 #1142
Please send us an Oak Leaf at the address below!
Say hi to all the relevant folks... Tori, Gunther, Adam...and please keep in touch!
Love,
Cassie
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Jeremy Kaufman ‘97 #1121
--jeremy
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Nancy Goudy ‘89 #999
[New addresses.]
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Rick McDonald ‘88 #956
P.S. Who gets this email anyway?
-—Rick
[Paul Nagai ‘88 #978 and Chris Hall ‘82 #870. Paul usually answers it. —Eds.]
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Kenna Feeney ‘94 #1064
[New e-mail address.]
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Katie Hedberg ‘99 #1163
well, it’s nearly 4:20 am, and i’m in the computer lab (as usual), so i thought i’d take this opportunity to get you up to date on the initiation happenings this past weekend. (just so you know, i finished the rough draft to my thesis last week! i’m telling everybody, because i’m very proud of myself!)
anywho, initiation was quite a success. we ended up initiating nine slimy maggots into the hallowed ranks of nu alpha phi. (we originally were going to initiate seven, but we added two more the following day when they made the wise if Nappily procrastinated choice to finally accept their bids!)
here is the list:
- Erica Halpern ‘01 #1228
- Kevin Fayle ‘00 #1229
- Tae Jeong ‘00 #1230
- Erin Quies ‘00 #1231
- Michelle Dennis ‘00 #1232
- Todd Hamilton ‘00 #1233
- Carley Richmond ‘01 #1234
- Oriana Fullerton-Dummit ‘02 #1235
- Heidi Glasser ‘99 #1236
by the way, here’re the maggot numbers i owed you from the ‘97-‘98 initiations:
- Abby Ley ‘00 #1208
- Megan Wahtera ‘99 #1209
- Erica Weickhardt ‘98 #1210
- Ben Godsill ‘00 #1211
- Adam Morrow ‘98 #1212
- Amanda Ryan ‘98 #1213
- Sam Chung ‘98 #1214
- Jessica Roake ‘99 #1215
- Stacey Dinner ‘00 #1216
- Jennifer Cooley ‘98 #1221
- Dominique Sanz-David ‘98 #1222
- Matthew Copeland ‘98 #1223
- Brian Carroll ‘00 #1224
- Sarah Rinzler ‘98 #1225
- Jaymie DiSaia ‘01 #1226
- Bob Wycoff ‘00 #1227
so there you have it. keep in touch, and as always, let me know if there’s anything else i can do for you.
nappiness is happiness!
--katie hedberg
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Paul Taylor ‘37 #181
Ken Smith was here yesterday for a good visit. He mentioned that he thought the Oak Leaf was about to come out. Paul, is it all finished? Please advise by e mail. My new address is email_deleted.
Looking forward to hearing from you—have a great Thanksgiving!
Warm fraternal regards, Paul Taylor
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Sam Neff '57 #469
[New e-mail address.]
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Brett Pinkin ‘98 #1133
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Stephen Loeb ‘79 #806
[The best advice we editors have is to e-mail Jim Ach email_deleted and ask where you stand. We are examining possible strategies whereby the editors would have access to this information, but it is a ways off yet. —Eds.]
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Adam B. Morrow ‘98 #1212
Sincerely,
Adam B. Morrow
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Adam Doerr ‘97 #1136
[Chalk this double entry from Adam up to sloooow editors. —Eds.]
Here is updated contact info for:
- Ian Anderson ‘96 #1111 email_deleted
- Sean Vandenheuvel ‘97 #1113 email_deleted
- Matt Perez ‘98 #1145 email_deleted
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Kit Chenault ‘60 #516
[Sent dues.]
Dear Zib,
Thanks for the letter. Here is the check, with a signature. It seems that as things in my life go flying by, I don’t always get them completed. I guess it hasn’t changed much from Pomona days. There are many worthwhile things to get done and I, for one, have a hard time getting my priorities lined up like I would like, especially when I look back at the list.
You asked about what is going on in Austin with me. I have now been here in practice for 27 years. I have been most fortunate to have associated with a very congenial group of Orthopedists, which has remained stable, and adding partners as necessary and working together in remarkable harmony over the years. Our office will celebrate its 50 year anniversary this year. My wife and I have been married for almost 34 years, having met while I was in medical school. Our children are grown and on their own, almost. We have one grandchild, age 2, who is spoiled by everyone. The children do computer programming, veterinary medicine, and run a small business with me. Keeping up with my practice, a moderate number of committee appointments, modern managed care and health care, my family and their activities, the church and church choir, a farm, and all of the other things that you know everyone does, keeps me well away form the TV (to the Actives’ credit). I do keep up with some correspondence, but don’t do as well with the Oak Leaf as I should. I always enjoy reading the news and should realize that it requires a contribution from everyone. I’m trying to learn more about the use of the computer, so should write more. I have been out to several of our reunions at Pomona, and enjoy seeing old friends. We have gone up to the cabin twice to check it out. It is basically little changed from the late 50’s; messy, in need of some repairs, shows sign of occasional loving care, and is just the greatest place to be and feel the memories of the present and the past. Several of the class of ‘60 and ‘61 put a new roof on one Easter break 1959, but it has been done at least once since. Oh, the stories we could tell. But I won’t tell, Gus.
In answer to your question, yes, there was a General Claire Chennault in WW II who became a general as a volunteer for the Chinese and established the Flying Tigers. They (many old barn stormers, some form Texas) defended the China skies against the Japanese and then “flew the hump” from Burma to provide supplies to Chinese defenders in 1942 and 1943. Essentially all of the Chenaults, Chennaults, Shanaults, etc. are related. I am something like a 7th cousin, several times removed from the General, who died in 1957. We have a rather large book on the family.
About Molly Ivins: How do you say this delicately to someone who says he “likes her” stuff in the paper. She is, of course funny at times. I will give her that. She is the classic, bright, articulate liberal who is convinced that the general public is just not quite capable of taking care of itself, and needs, oh, so much help from bright social planners, like herself. She may be right, but since God chose not to plan our every move, probably she and others shouldn’t either. (Boy this ought to stir up the pot.)
Please do me a favor. Did you know Bill Ewart at Pomona in the class of ‘31? He was the father of a very close friend. Let me know anything you remember. I’m pretty sure he was not a Nappie. He was a very nice person when I knew him. [Park Ewart ‘23 #8 and James Nelson Ewart ‘25 #34 grace our rolls, but there is no Bill Ewart to be found. —Eds.]
I keep up with several Nappie friend from our era and always look forward to news. By the way, I grew up in Covina, right next door to La Verne. I appreciate your efforts and the rest of the folk working to get the news out the Oak Leaf. Thanks.
Maryellen “Mellon” McQuade ‘96 #1099
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Adam Morrow ‘98 #1213
[It turns out Adam was correct. A miscommunication resulted in numbering Amanda incorrectly and omitting Adam altogether. We’ve since fixed these mistakes. —Eds.]
Anyways, my current contact information is included and are also correct for my roommate and fellow Nappie Justin K. Maxwell ‘98 #1137. I hope this clears things up, and please let me know if I am correct regarding my Maggot number. Thanks very much.
Sincerely,
Adam B. Morrow
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Justin Maxwell ‘98 #1137
My primary e-mail addresses are:
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--Justin
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Sean van den Heuvel ‘97 #1113
You got it right, my friend. I am, in fact a Pomona kid and a proud member of the Nappie family line. Number 1113 as a matter of fact. This has got to be the busiest time of the year for me, as I am now working at eToys, the online toy retailer. As you can imagine, the Xmas season does bring with it a myriad of responsibilities and problems to deal with for those in such a line of work as myself. As a result, I just didn't have the time to respond to your previous email. Please do not think that my initial silence reflects upon my attitudes and/or commitments to Nu Alpha Phi.
[I, of course, did not entertain such a thought! I wonder if he shares a cubicle with Adam Davis? —Paul]
As a matter of fact, I live with two fellow brothers [Ian Anderson ‘96 #1111 and Mattie Perez ‘98 #1145. —Eds.] and do my best to keep in contact with the Actives down Pomona way every chance I get—even stopped by to help out with the reroofing of the cabin that went on last summer. Still, until January 15th I will be busy as can be, so let me take this time to give you my current contact information.
Sean.V
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Scott Kratz ‘92 #1059
I do have one question though, there used to be a photo album of initiations and rushes from about 1988–93 that I could not find. Does anyone know where that resides? In my humble opinion it should live at its appropriate home up at the cabin. Thanks again and I hope all is wonderful in the Nappie kingdom. Sincerely,
Scott Kratz
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[This and other historical documents have been removed from various locations and delivered to your editors for safe keeping, digitizing, and restoration. Your opinion is duly noted. More on this in the future.]
Anthony B. Heric ‘90 #1038
See ya, ABh
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John Neff ‘55 #424
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Colin Hermans ‘58 #485
[Sent dues and back dues.]
I’ve retired from teaching at Sonoma State University, had both hips replaced (Too much running? Too many slide tackles?), moved back to San Juan Island near the University of Washington’s Marine Laboratory where I began my career as a dish washer in the dining hall. Mary gave up her CPA practice in California and continues to lead me astray.
Thanks for all the hard work on the Oak Leaf!
