50th Reunion Essay

Thomas V. Orum College: Saybrook

Richard Osgood 345 N Canal St, Apt 405 Chicago, IL 60606 osgood1@mindspring.com 312-501-3576 Spouse(s): Barbara Clayton (1968/5yrs), Dorothy Valin (1975/29yrs), Wendy Wasson (2003) Child(ren): Kirstin (1970), Katie (1978), Rebekah (1982) Keren (1984) Grandchild(ren): Averill Gifford (2015), James Ashton (2018) Education: Yale BS 1969, Yale Divinity MAR 1971, Northwestern PhD 1994 Career: Academic Computing(Yale, 10 years, UNext, 2 years), Technology Marketing (IBM, 15 years, Accenture, 5 years), Business Consultant (18 years) Avocations: Service: Classical and Baroque…

Russell King Osgood 1 Pasture Road Rockport, MA 01966 osgood@grinnell.edu 641-821-3712 Spouse(s): Paula Haley Osgood, 47 years, married 1970 Child(ren): Mollie (1971), Josiah (1974), Micah (1977) Iain (1981) Grandchild(ren): Elizabeth, and one on the way! Education: Yale BA 1969, Yale JD 1974 National Service: U.S.Naval Reserve, 1969-1971 Career: Lawyer, Law Profesor, Dean, President Avocations: running College: Silliman The data form shows some basic information. I am currently teaching full time (since 2011) at the Washington…

Dov Ospovat Date of Death: 28-Sep-1980 College: Trumbull (From Claudia Ospovat in the Class Notes Archive) Dov and I had a chance to talk about things of importance to us and to our two children, Corroley and Sammy, before he died. Because of these very difficult yet meaningful conversations I have changed my mind about wanting to “go suddenly” or in my sleep some night. What a waste all this is. Dov’s long-researched book, The…

A. Lee Osterman, Jr. 1444 Old Gulph Road Villanova, PA 19085 loster51@bellatlantic.net (610) 585-5105 Spouse(s): Elissa Topol (1979) Child(ren): Meredith (1980), Alexis (1982), Zoe (1989) Grandchild(ren): Porter (2011), Pace and Lively (twins 2013), Finn (2013), Stella (2016), Quinn (2016) Education: Yale (1969), Univ. of PA med (MD 1973) Career: Academic Hand surgeon, Professor of Hand & Orthopedic surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, President of the Philadelphia Hand to Shoulder center, Chairman Hand Fellowship Directors, past president…

Raymond Spencer Nunn College: Branford

John Eric Nelson 2031 Turtle Pond Drive Reston, VA 20191 john.nelson.wsww@gmail.com (703) 801-5287 Spouse(s): Kimberly Ballard Nelson, (1973) Child(ren): Bergen Ballard Nelson, 1976; Frederick Ballard Nelson, 1980 Grandchild(ren): Harper Tamish Nelson Girardet, 2011, Sawyer Kenneth Nelson Girardet, 2013, Miles Alexander John Nelson, 2014 Education: University of Michigan, MA, 1974 Career: Wall Street Without Walls (Washington, DC and NYC 15), Co-director, providing volunteer technical assistance from finance professionals to non-profits and municipalities for community economic development;…

Keith Nelson RiverWest #701 401 S. 1st Street Minneapolis, MN 55401 k.d.nelson@outlook.com Spouse(s): Paulette (Polly) Nelson (1970) Child(ren): Melissa Laska (1976) Grandchild(ren): Peter, (2011), Ruby, (2013), Leo (2016) Education: BA Psychology, Yale, 1969; Masters, Wittenberg, 1973; PhD Temple, 1996 Career: High School Teacher, PA and VA 4 years; National Sales Manager, CW Industries 9 Years; Partner/Manufacturers’ Representative AQS 10 years; Psychologist, BCIT, 17 years Avocations: Woodturning, Photography, Chairman of the Board, American Swedish Historical Museum…

Howard H. Newman 80 Central Park West New York, NY 10023 hnewman@pinebrookpartners.com 914-234-1250 Spouse(s): Maryam Razavi (1988) Child(ren): Elizabeth (1979); Zeena (1969) Grandchild(ren): Isabelle Richter (2012) and Dandelion Cohen (2012) Education: Yale 1969 (BA and MA); Cambridge (1969–1971); Harvard PhD (1974) Career: Investment Banking: Morgan Stanley1974–1983; Private Equity/Venture Capital: Warburg Pincus 1984–2006; Pine Brook Road Partners 2006 and continuing Avocations: Using plants to sequester carbon dioxide; venture philanthropy at the local level; hiking, bicycling, and…

Scott David Newman College: Morse

William Arthur Newman 40 East 83rd Street, Apt 5E New York, NY 10028 wnewman@bartonesq.com 9177486139 Spouse(s): Pamela J. Newman, 1974–1993; Michele Gotlib Newman (1995 to present) Child(ren): Romy S. Newman (1975), Theodore Ross Newman (1982), Jared A Newman (1996), Dorothea Blake Newman (2001) Grandchild(ren): Zachary Ian Cosmaciuc (2011) Gabrielle Rose Cosmaciuc (2014) Education: Yale University, BA, 1969 University of Michigan Law School, JD, 1973 Career: Private law practice in corporate and business law since 1973…

Wing-Chiu Ng College: Calhoun

Roy Ira Niedermayer 6128 Durbin Road Bethesda, MD 20817 rniedermayer@gmail.com 301-229-7005 Spouse(s): Gail H. Ross (1977) Child(ren): Aaron Niedermayer (1981), Seth Niedermayer (1984) Grandchild(ren): Maya Lily Niedermayer (2015); Talia Eve Niedermayer (2017); Lilah Joan Niedermayer (2017) Education: Yale BA 1969; Harvard Law School 1972 College: Saybrook Yale rejected my application in 1965. I didn’t give up. In 1966, I transferred to Yale as a sophomore. Inky Clark later apologized to me. A late but very…

Claes Nilsson 192 Fayerweather Street Cambridge, MA 2136 nillsonclaes@yahoo.com 617-947-3052 Spouse(s): Kathleen (1989) Child(ren): Carl, Matthew, Siri, John Grandchild(ren): David, Bayer, Julie, Everett, Rosalie, Ronan Education: Yale MD National Service: US Army Medical Corps, 1981–1983 Career: Medicine Avocations: Painting. Glass blowing College: Ezra Stiles Yale changed my life. I was accepted early after my junior year in high school and decided to wait one year. I started a major in physics and philosophy and changed…

James Stanford Nippes College: Ezra Stiles

Bradley Nitkin Date of Death: 29-Mar-2009 College: Berkeley (The first part of this memorial was published in Greenwich Time in 2009. The second part was published in the Hartford Courant in 2017.) 2009—Bradley Nitkin of Greenwich, Connecticut died on March 29, 2009 after a courageous battle with gastric cancer. Bradley graduated from Cornell Law School and became a successful owner and developer of real estate through his company The HB Nitkin Group. His loss has…