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CLASS NOTES
Michael Hausig Bob Salman has been appointed inspector general of the Department of Transportation of the State of New Jersey, where, among other things, he will be in charge of all internal investigations and audits. Jack Kirik retired at the end of January, is enjoying it immensely and will continue to consult. He and Sue recently were in Las Vegas and had a chance to visit with Frenchy Brodeur and his wife, Judy, and renew an old friendship over dinner and golf. Arnie Chase has been on expeditions to the North and South Poles. In 2000, he made it to the North Pole via Siberia. The final part of that adventure was on a Russian helicopter from their base camp at 89 degrees north. In January, he was part of the first group to land at the South Pole in a single engine biplane. Arnie returned after 21.5 days at the Admundsen-Scott Base, but the plane is still there. Arnie still practices law, although on a reduced time basis. He enjoys his two grandsons, Gavi (3) and Isaac (1). Arnie’s son, Benjamin (14), starts high school this year. Sharon and George Gehrman and Joanna and Mike Clark recently took a 10-day cruise from San Diego to Acapulco to celebrate the ladies’ “39th” birthdays. George does consulting work; he is into his second year of retirement from the Department of Energy. Arnold Klipstein has been practicing medicine in Manchester, Conn., since 1971 as a digestive disease specialist. He is the chief of the gastroenterology section of the Eastern Connecticut Health Network. Previously, he was chairman of the department of medicine at Manchester Memorial Hospital, and he is a past president of the Connecticut Regional Endoscopic society. Arnold’s son, Bill, is, literally, a rocket scientist; he holds a Ph.D. in physics and does work related to the space station. He lives in Pasadena with his wife and two sons. Arnold’s daughter, Linda, works for Sprint in Kansas City, and by the time this is in print, will have given Arnold his first granddaughter.
Ed Pressman At the time this column was due, we had not heard from any ’62Cs in months. However, with our 40th reunion taking place after deadline, the September column should be full of entertaining reports of our return to campus as well as your lives. For those of you who were unable to join us at reunion, please send us a note to let us know where you are and what you’re doing!
Sidney P. Kadish Harvey Schneier is a senior director at Forest Laboratories, Inc., Phil Satow’s old company, and has worked there for the last eight and a half years. Prior to entering the pharmaceutical industry, Harvey practiced general internal medicine at P&S for 20 years. At Forest, he heads the general medicine division of the R&D arm of the company, responsible for running large programs aimed at gaining FDA approval for two drugs, one for the treatment of osteoarthritis and the other for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Harvey keeps a part-time appointment at P&S and makes rounds on the ward service with medical residents and third-year medical students one month a year. I also received a letter from Rear Admiral B. James Lowe ’51 about the issue of restoring NROTC to the Columbia campus. Lowe feels that in light of recent events, the anti-military feeling of the ’60s at Columbia has passed, and this may be a favorable time to reopen the question of restoring NROTC at the College. He is planning a petition to be submitted to President Lee Bollinger and the Board of Trustees late in 2002. In this column, I will not advocate any position, but if any of our class wish to support this, email Lowe at JLoweABQ@aol.com or call him at (505) 293-5392. Have a pleasant summer, and remember to send your news.
Norman Olch It always is good to hear from classmates in faraway places. As reported in my last column, Steve Renick welcomes visitors in Annecy, France. He can be reached at 33 (0)4-50-96-77-27. Jeff Sol (also my high school classmate) writes from Kailua, Hawaii, that he is a recently retired cardiologist. He and his wife were planning to spend a few weeks in New York, either in June or October. They have a beautiful home near the beach, and welcome a house swap. From the West Coast, Jack Singer writes that he has been living in Seattle since 1972. He thinks fondly of his years at the College, misses many classmates and wrote that it “seemed time to update my life as I approach the magic age of 60.” He is married and has two daughters. Specializing in hematology/oncology, Jack was a professor at the University of Washington. In 1992, “through a combination of opportunity and a need for a change in my too secure and structured life,” he co-founded a biotech company (Cell Therapeutics, Inc.) to develop novel cancer drugs. The company recently received FDA approval for an anti-cancer drug that now is on the market and is conducting advanced clinical studies for a second drug. “The ability to think independently and analytically, which I learned at Columbia through the Core Curriculum and wide-ranging liberal upper college courses, were key to my ability to adapt in the unfamiliar worlds of finance, corporate governance and the regulatory and commercial environments.” Jack is happy to host anyone coming through the Pacific Northwest, and can be reached at (206) 270-8405. Allen Tobias is co-curator of the exhibit “The Lion for Real” at the Columbia Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, which is on display through August 2. The exhibit is based on Allen’s collection of written materials and photographs relating to poet Allen Ginsberg ’48 and on the University’s holdings. Dan Nussbaum, Mark Zucker, Marty Isserlis and their wives got together in New York to take in some theater. Mark, a professor of art history at LSU, is doing research at Columbia. Dan left a senior position at the Pentagon two years ago and is a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton in McLean, Va. Chet Salomon practices law in New York and is headed to France on a family vacation. Stuart Sieger practices law in Uniondale, N.Y. Finally, the prolific Phillip Lopate edited Journal of
a Living Experiment: A Documentary History of the First Ten Years
of Teachers and Writers Collaborative.
Leonard B. Pack Saw Barry Levine, Gideon Oberweger and Derek Wittner at Dean’s Day on April 13. It’s surprising that more classmates do not attend this stimulating exposure to the brilliance of Columbia’s faculty. We had a tremendous attendance at our monthly New York class lunch on May 14. Allen Brill, Dean Gamanos, Lionel Goetz, Jonathan Harris, Steve Hoffman, Michael Krieger, Gideon Oberweger, Dave Sarlin, Arthur Sederbaum, Richard Wertis and I were there. It is the second Tuesday of each month, for anyone else who might be interested. Larry Guido has retired as director of University Alumni Relations effective on June 30, the close of the academic year. Writes Larry, “Quite simply, I want more personal time. There is the possibility (small) that my golf handicap will drop by spending three months this summer in Nantucket.” I am confident that we will be hearing more from Larry than the news of his golf handicap in the months and years ahead, and we thank him for his years of service to Columbia. Please, please send news of your doings to your desperate
correspondent!
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