Class Notes

River Campus Undergraduate: 1960s

1961
Ronald Knight S, a life trustee of the University, received the 2006 Distinguished Citizen and Distinguished Eagle Scout awards from the Otetiana Council of the Boy Scouts of America last summer.

1962
Kenneth Landall S writes, “I retired as senior pastor of the Pilgrim Church of Duxbury, Mass., on June 4, 2006—a date that marked 30 years of ministry. I live in Harwich, Mass., with Claudia, my wife of 43 years.” . . . Robert Mead writes, “I competed in the Great Race, a precision endurance rally for antique automobiles, for the fifth time. My team, the Bobcats, drove from Philadelphia to San Rafael, Calif., in a 1936 Buick Century sedan. We carried a red, white, and blue banner across the country, collecting signatures and messages of appreciation for the troops. The banner was sent to a National Guard unit in Iraq.”

1964
Clinton Atkins is the author of A Math Puzzle Each Day, a teaching resource to help students learn algebra, geometry, number theory, and other subjects. . . . John Denison ’69W (MA) writes, “Last April, I directed, choreographed, and performed the role of Pish-Tush in the Northlake Performing Arts Society’s production of The Mikado in Mandeville, La.” . . . Bette Gross Hirsch is a coauthor of the second edition of Moments littéraires: An Anthology for Intermediate French. She writes, “I officially retired two years ago from teaching French at Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif., but I continue as an adjunct instructor. Last year I was nominated to run for a position on the executive council of the Modern Language Association. I continue to write books and travel to France each year. I now have eight grandchildren, ages 1 to 4 1/2, who live in Portland, Ore., Milton, Mass., and Redondo Beach, Calif.”

1967
David Green ’71M (MD), a specialist in pulmonary medicine at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass., was named community clinician of the year by the Middlesex district division of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He also is a senior clinical instructor at Tufts University School of Medicine, a clinical assistant professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine, and a nursing educator at Life Care Center of Nashoba Valley in Littleton, Mass. . . . Jack Wallace retired after 37 years as a junior high school social studies teacher.

1968
Michael Hruby is the founder of the new-venture management firm VentureMethods Inc., in Boxborough, Mass.

1969
Cameron Foote is the author of The Business Side of Creativity: The Complete Guide to Running a Small Graphic Design or Communications Business, 3rd Edition. . . . Kimi Fukushima Gosney says hello from sunny, hot Arizona. She writes, “I currently am managing the Arizona State immunization information system and am cochair of the American Immunization Registry Association’s data definitions standards committee. I am finding public health to be a surprisingly interesting field. I am interested in connecting physicians’ electronic medical records to our public health information systems. My father, David Fukushima ’45 (PhD) passed away in January 2006. He inspired me to study chemistry and attend Rochester. I miss him. Now my thoughts drift toward retirement: I’m finding time to play as well as work, and I have been enjoying water sports in Belize and Puerto Rico, biking the Slickrock trail in Utah, kayaking in Alaska, and experiencing the wilds of backcountry Arizona. Our two kids are grown and gone—Robin in Seattle and Bryce in England where he is an active-duty Marine, serving his country but also finding time to enjoy Britain and the Continent. Carpe diem, everyone!”