50th Reunion Essay

William Allen Alper 112 Inverness Drive Kendall Park, NJ 08824 w.alper@gmail.com 914-715-1987 Spouse(s): Barbara Black (1976-1991); Kathleen S. Lynn (1995-date) Child(ren): Daniel Black Alper (1981); Benjamin Black Alper (1984) Grandchild(ren): Jackson William Alper (2013); John Patrick Alper (2014); Elizabeth Viola Alper (2016) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Columbia University, JD (1973) National Service: Army National Guard (1969-1975) Career: Litigator, antitrust and other complex business matters and intellectual property suits Avocations: Travel; Paricipation and Administration of…

John Copley Alter 2820 Allspice Road Port Republic, Maryland 20676 johncopleyalter@gmail.com 203-446-1059 Spouse(s): Bett Worcester Alter (1985 – ) Child(ren): Aaron Moses Alter, (1986, Yale ‘09); Emily Beach Alter (1988); Thomasin Malone Alter (1991) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); Yale Divinity School (incomplete) National Service: Conscientious Objector Career: Educator, 50 years Avocations: Poetry. Basketball (the Celtics). Sauntering. Travel. College: Pierson I am writing this account of 50 years sitting in the great room of the…

Karl Ameriks 18945 Apache Dr. South Bend, IN 46637 karl.p.ameriks.2@nd.edu Spouse(s): Geraldine (Benjamin) Ameriks (1970 –  ) Child(ren): Michael (1974); Kevin (1978) Grandchild(ren): Nolan (2009); Jack (2015); Maude (2015) Education: Yale BA (1969); Ph. D. (1973) Career: McMahon-Hank Professor of Philosophy, University of Notre Dame (emeritus) College: Branford Looking back: Not too much change can be OK. Coming from a public high school near Detroit, I felt that just being at Yale was a tremendous privilege. I…

Peter Kirk Amershadian College: Saybrook

Jim Amoss 2700 Esplanade Ave. New Orleans, LA 70119 jimamoss3@gmail.com 504-473-6656 Spouse(s): Nancy Monroe (1975 – ) Child(ren): Adam (1981); Sophie (1985). Grandchild(ren): Luke (2014); Savannah (2016). Education: Yale BA magna cum laude; Oxford University, Rhodes Scholarship (1969-70). National Service: Conscientious objector, alternative service as an orderly at Boston City Hospital (1970-72). Career: Journalist, beginning as a newspaper reporter. Was editor of my hometown paper, The Times-Picayune, for 25 years. We won four Pulitzer Prizes,…

Clifton Leon Anderson 251 Lavender Ln. Patterson, CA 95363 ClifAnd@aol.com 408-205-0060 Spouse(s): Chantha Child(ren): Safyre, Zenon, Fiara, Raya, Myana Grandchild(ren): Education: Yale BS, U Michigan PhD, U Missouri JD National Service: Career: Patent Lawyer Avocations: Videoing, Computer Music College: Morse After graduating from Yale with a B.S. in math with a minor in physics, I attended the University of Michigan to obtain my PhD in psychology. I became an assistant professor of home economics /…

Geoffrey Allen Anderson 950 N Michigan Ave, Apt 4106 Chicago, IL 60611 profhill@comcast.net 312-337-4532 Education: Yale BA 1969, Columbia Law School JD 1972 Career: Law firms Isham, Lincoln & Beale, Reuben & Proctor; Tribune Company Deputy General Counsel, Chicago Cubs General Counsel, 1972–1992 Avocations: Classical Music, Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Remy Bumppo Theatre Co. Chicago

Nathaniel Adam 4965 Paseo Dali Irvine, CA 92603 Nat.Adam@Yahoo.com College: Jonathan Edwards

Michael Jon Anderson College: Silliman

Milton Henry Anderson College: Berkeley March 2018 (with help from Mortie Meekle and Juan Valdez) What I learned after Yale. This is not in chronologic order. Post hoc ergo propter hoc? This is not true, it is not science. Blood is really thicker than water. Read “Hillbilly Elegy”, J. D. Vance. Try to get your money up front, if possible. Even cheap hookers know this. It only takes one psychiatrist to change a lightbulb, but…

Peter Lance Anderson Date of Death: 1-Jul-1968 College: Morse (This memorial was submitted to the Class Website by Larry Franks.) “Pete died as he lived—adventurously and following his passion. It happened during summer vacation, a year before our class graduated. Pete was hiking and mountaineering (in Colorado, I think) and fell off a mountain. His departure was a loss not just to his immediate family, but to the family of man. Everybody at Morse College…

Stephen Ralph Antell College: Ezra Stiles

Paul G. Abrams 2125 1st Avenue, #1501 Seattle, WA 98121 pabrams2001@gmail.com 206-310-6685 Spouse(s): Marguerite Lindstrom Johnstone, Yale M.Phil. (1977- 1999) Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1976. Yale Law School, JD, 1976 Career: Oncology Research, NCI; CEO/Chair/Executive Director of 3 Biotechs, 1 Med Device Company (1985 – ) Avocations: Travel, Film, Scuba, Politics, Human Rights College: Ezra Stiles The Trumpet Summons Us Again Although punctuated by inevitable ups-and-downs, I had felt until two years ago…

Dale Allen 4771 NE Going St. Portland, OR, OR 97218 dmallen174@gmail.com 503-317-2715 Spouse(s): Wendy Erickson (1970-1980); Suzanne Millies (1986 – ) Child(ren): Risa Allen (1986) Grandchild(ren): None yet. Fingers crossed. Education: Loyola Maryland M.Ed. (1999) Career: Teacher, carpenter, remodeling contractor; Voc Ed coordinator, Portland YouthBuilders Avocations: Yoga, meditation, birding, hiking, climate action College: Timothy Dwight “Hell no! We won’t go!!” Remember that? Some of us got medical deferments, a few moved to Canada; I got…

Paul G. Abrams 2125 1st Avenue, #1501 Seattle, WA 98121 Email: pabrams2001@gmail.com Phone(s): 206-310-6685 Spouse/Partner(s): Marguerite Lindstrom Johnstone, Yale M.Phil. (1977- 1999) Education: Yale School of Medicine, MD, 1976. Yale Law School, JD, 1976 Career: Oncology Research, NCI; CEO/Chair/Executive Director of 3 Biotechs, 1 Med Device Company (1985 – ) Activities: Travel, Film, Scuba, Politics, Human Rights Residential College: Ezra Stiles   The Trumpet Summons Us Again Although punctuated by inevitable ups-and-downs, I had felt…

Roger Graeme Jung Austin Date of Death: 3-Apr-1994 College: Berkeley From the Class Notes archive: “Roger Austin died suddenly in April of this year, leaving his wife, Wilhelmina, and a son and a daughter. Roger was one of the few of us who served in the Navy during the Vietnam war, and thereafter went to Harvard Business School.” From Steve Finch: My roommate for two years, Roger Austin, was a true gentleman: soft-spoken, kind, and…