Class Books

DONALD EVERETT SCHMECHEL. Born November 7, 1947 in Rockport, Massachusetts, son of Donald Arthur Schmechel (Class of ’40) and Frances Wilkinson Schmechel. Attended Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington; and University of Grenoble, Nov., 1964 to June, 1965. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Chemistry major; Louis Freedman Fellowship in Biochemistry, 1968; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Branford (Tackle Football, 1966). Wolf’s Head; U. S. Grant Foundation, 1967-69; Yale Mountaineering Club,…

GARY PETER SEGAL. Born February 9, 1948 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, son of Elias Leonard Segal and Mildren Joan Klein Segal. Attended Central High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Biology major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (spring term); State of Connecticut Scholarship, 1965-69; Fairfield County Yale Assn., Leon W. Beardsley Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Senior Honors Seminar, 1968-69; Swimming, 1965-66; Softball, 1965-66; Soccer, 1967-68). Freshman Glee Club, 1965-66; Apollo Glee…

DAY R. SHIELDS. Born September 14, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Charles R. Shields and Jane Peckinpaugh Shields. Attended University School, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966-67. Resident: Berkeley. Phi Gamma Alpha, 1966-67. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law. Address: 2869 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122.

DAVID GRAYDON SMITH (Ace). Born January 20, 1947 in Concord, Massachusetts, son of Graydon Smith and Patricia Harriet Hand Smith. Attended Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Silliman (Ad Hoc Committee, Secretary; Hockey, 1965-69; Crew, 1967-68). Freshman Crew, 1966; Sailing, 1965-69; Skiing, 1967-69. Roommate: Hiram Weld Fuller. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 57 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742.

JAMES ALLEN STEFFENBURG. Born December 17, 1947 in Antioch, Illinois, son of Lars Steffenburg and Virginia Ruth Tidmarsh Steffenburg. Attended St. Joseph’s High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Antioch Community High School, Antioch, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History of Art major, Yale Scholarship Trust of Illinois gift, 1965-69. Resident: Saybrook. (Folksingers’ Guild; Golf, 1966-69, Captain, 1969). Class Gift Fund Committee, 1968-69; Political Union, 1965-66; More House Council, 1967-68; Freshman Golf, 1966, numerals. Roommates: Peter Kirk…

ALEXANDER PATRICK TAN (Lex). Born October 20, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, son of George Tan and Joan Eng Tan. Attended Hyde Park High School, Chicago, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Tennis, Captain, 1969; Squash, Hockey, Soccer). Beta Theta Pi, 1966-68; Dramat, 1967-69; Tennis, 1968-69. Roommates: Stephen Crawford Hola-han, Hal Robert Valeche. Future study: Architecture. Future occupation: Architect. Address: 6926 Constance Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649.

DAVID F. TUFARO. Born March 16, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Frank P. Tufaro and Stephania Maida Tufaro. Attended Woodlands High School, Hartsdale, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive History major; Andrew D. White Prize, Honorable Mention, in European History, 1967; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Silliman. Political Union, 1965-69, Chairman of Progressive Party, 1967. Roommates: Russell Osgood, Richard Treffers. Future occupation: City Planning. Address: 35 Maplewood Road, Hartsdale, New…

GARY GENE VUJNOVICH. Born January 24, 1947 in Kansas City, Kansas, son of Mark Peter Vujnovich and Rose Uzelac Vujnovich. Attended Pembroke Country Day School, Kansas City, Missouri. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Philosophy major; James B. Fennell Scholarship, 1967-69. Non-Resident Member: Davenport. Senior Council, 1968-69; U. S. Grant Foundation, 1966-67. Roommate: Donald Mark Lewis. Future occupation: Teaching. Address: 2525 N. 43rd Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66104.

PETER BROOKS WATSON. Born July 16, 1944 in New York, New York, son of Henry Brown Watson (Class of ’38) and the late Jean Martin Watson. Attended Phillips Andover Academy, Andover Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1962. Absent from Yale Sept., 1963 to Sept., 1966. Member of the Class of 1966 from Sept., 1962 to Sept., 1963. English major. Resident: Berkeley. Fence Club; St. Elmo’s; Yale Daily News. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: Cross Street, Marshfield, Massachusetts.

DAVID RICHARD WHELAN (Dick). Born November 12, 1946 in White Plains, New York, son of David John Whelan and Alice Walsh Tedford Whelan. Attended Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1964. Absent from Yale April, 1965 to Sept., 1966. Member of the Class of 1968 from Sept., 1964 to April, 1965. Intensive History of Art major. Resident: Trumbull (Dramat, 1966-68; Crew, 1967-69). Future occupation: Teaching. Address: 10 Greenlea Drive, Elnora, New York 12065.

WILLIAM HARVEY WILSON. Born April 18, 1948 in Middletown, Connecticut, son of William Frederick Wilson, Jr. and Dorothy Tefft Wilson. Attended Middletown High School, Middletown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive English/French major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Saybrook. Phi Beta Kappa, 1968-69; Undergraduate Study Committee, English Dept., 1967-68; Class Gift Fund Committee, 1968; Dwight Hall, 1967-68. Roommates: Thomas Gray Hoffman, Hubert Bennett Jerman, Jr. Future study: Comparative Literature….

JOHN ROBERT ADAMS. Born November 23, 1946 in Saginaw, Michigan, son of Ann Cooper Adams. Attended Robert E. Lee School, Midland, Texas, and Robert E. Lee School, Houston, Texas; Texas A&M University, NSF Summer Institute, 1964. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Mathematics and Philosophy major; Andrew White Memorial Prize in historical writing, honorable mention, 1967; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term); Daniel G. Tenney Memorial Scholarship, 1966-69. Resident: Berkeley (Arts Festival, 1967). Undergraduate Schools Committee, 1965-69; Eli…

LANG ANDERSON BAKER. Born August 1, 1947 in Norman, Oklahoma, son of Arley Ray Baker and Mary Frances Reynolds Baker. Attended Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Entered Yale Sept.-, 1965. Attended Louisiana State University, June, 1967 to Aug., 1967. Absent from Yale Oct., 1967 to July, 1968, Junior Year at Universitat Hamburg on Smith College Program. Philosophy major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Pierson. WYBC, 1966-69; Political Union, 1965-66; Yale Marching Band,…

DAVID JOEL BENJAMIN, III (Dave). Born January 3, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri, son of the late David Joel Benjamin, II (Class of ’38) and Jeanne Louise Lyon Benjamin. Attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American History major. Resident: Ezra Stiles. Zeta Psi; Elizabethan Club; Ya/e Banner Publications, 1966-69, Business Manager, 1967-68, Chairman, 1968-69; Freshman Tennis, 1966, numerals. Roommate: E. Raymond French. Future study: Business. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: Apt. 2103, 121…

PETER BILL BLASINI. Born March 31, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Peter Blasini and Carmen Laura Garcia Blasini. Attended Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Sociology major; Peter Capra Memorial Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Trumbull (Soccer, 1965-69, Co-Captain, 1968-69, Swimming, 1965-69). Married Koren Carolina Van Eyl at Battell Chapel, New Haven, Connecticut, December 16, 1968. Future occupation: Community Organization, Africa. Address: 2140 Seward Avenue, New York, New…

JAMES RILEY BROACH (Jim). Born December 28, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas, son of Wilson James Broach and Billie Ellena Godbey Broach. Attended Hall Senior High School, Little Rock, Arkansas. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Chemistry major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67. Resident: Branford (Debating Team, 1966-69, Captain, 1967-69). Roommates: Donald Robert Joseph, Nicholas Herkiemer Putnam, William M. Thompson, Jr. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 5511 Stonewall Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207.