Class Books

Bennett Jay Bernblum College: Trumbull

Kenneth Alan Bernstein 361 High Rock Street Needham, MA 02492 kalan05@comcast.net 617-838-0980 Spouse(s): Constance Bernstein (1975) Child(ren): Deborah, 1979; Rebecca, 1980; Zachary, 1991 Grandchild(ren): Abigail, 2011; Madeline, 2013; Jacob, 2016; Sophie, 2016 Education: Yale BA, 1969; Tufts Medical School, 1973 National Service: Lt. US Army, 1969-1973 Career: Practiced primary care, internal medicine at Cambridge, MA for 38 years Avocations: jazz piano, spy novels, Boston sports teams and Bruce Springsteen music College: Branford Yale had an…

Jim Besancon 46 Glen Street Natick, MA 01760 jbesancon@wellesley.edu 508 572 6766 Spouse(s): Julia B. Speyer 1985 Child(ren): Jeffrey R. Speyer Besancon (1992), Elizabeth A. Speyer Besancon (1993), Rachel K. Speyer Besancon (1997) Education: MIT PhD, 1975 Career: Professor, Wellesley College, 42 years Avocations: Curiosity about how the world works. College: Jonathan Edwards What to say? I left Yale completely ready to dive deeply into geology. MIT was exhilarating, with the paradigm shift to plate…

William Beslow 82 Franklin Street New York, NY 10013 wbeslow@gmail.com 917 797-6494 Spouse(s): Aimee M. Maddalena (June 29, 2003) Child(ren): Lauren Allegra Beslow (12/26/76) (Yale BS 1999; Stanford University School of Medicine JD 2003); Jonathan Doan Beslow (3/13/80; Yale BA 2002); Charlotte Maddalena Beslow (04/02/04); Beatrice Grace Beslow (01/30/11) Grandchild(ren): Jonah (05/04) Education: Yale College (BA 1969); Columbia University School of Law (JD 1972); New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation 1977) National…

Kent Bicknell 57 Main Street PO Box 357 New Hampton, NH 03256 kentbicknell@me.com 603-340-0644 Spouse(s): Karen Bicknell (1967) Child(ren): Christopher (1970); Nicholas (1975) Grandchild(ren): Nora (2005); Hayden (2007); Reece (2011) Education: Yale (Scholar of the House) 1970; Goddard MA 1972; Boston University Ed.D. 1983 Career: Founder and Head of Sant Bani School (www.santbani.org) for 44 years (1973-2017) Avocations: Meditation & spirituality; Thoreau, Emerson and Alcott; progressive education – then and now College: Timothy Dwight I…

John Edward Bierwith College: Berkeley

Lang Anderson Baker College: Pierson

Douglas E. Barzelay 210 Lewis St. Southampton, NY 11968 debarzelay@gmail.com Education: Harvard Law School, JD 1973 Career: I practiced corporate law from 1973 to 2009, including as a partner at Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, as General Counsel at The Dime Savings Bank and at W.P. Carey Inc. Since retiring in 2009, I have founded several companies engaged in various aspects of the wine business. Avocations: Grand Cellérier of the Commanderie d’Amérique, Confrérie des Chevaliers…

George M. Bass, Jr. 104 Hempstead Road Williamsburg, Virginia 23188 georgeandgerri@aol.com Spouse(s): Geraldine C. Bass (1969) Child(ren): Kristin (1972), Rachel (1975) Grandchild(ren): Bryce (2010), Alyssa (2012) and Sara (2014) Education: PhD, University of Minnesota 1977 Career: Educational psychology professor at the College of William & Mary for 35 years College: Morse My most significant event at Yale took place on my last weekend at Yale. On Saturday of graduation weekend, my father married Gerri and…

Michael Baum 206 W. Erie Street Spring Valley IL 61362 mhbaum@gmail.com 608-575-2077 Spouse(s): Ruth Baum (1977) Child(ren): Patricia (1981); Harold (1984); Eleanor (1987) Grandchild(ren): Magdalena Kishler (2005); Susannah Kishler (2007); John Kishler (2010); Isaac Kishler (2012); Bridget Kishler (2014); Joseph Kishler (2016) Education: Yale MAT, 1970; Northwestern MBA, 1994 National Service: SN, US Navy, 1969-1970 Career: High school English teacher, New Haven, 1969-1970; Buyer, Bennett Brothers, Chicago, 1970-1983; Franchise consultant, executive vice president, Francorp, Olympia…

John Bay 10506 S Dunmoor Dr Silver Spring, MD 20901 dunmoor@verizon.net Spouse(s): Constance Y. Li (1995) Child(ren): Nolan G. Bay (1999); Nora L. Bay (2001) College: Timothy Dwight I don’t like telling people where I went to college. I don’t lie about it, but I don’t volunteer the information either. If I’m asked by a stranger, I fear that the answer will give rise to exaggerated expectations. If I’m asked by someone who knows me,…

Robert Edgar Beach College: Berkeley

Thaddeus Beal 170, Varick Road Waban, MA 02468 thadbeal@tiac.net 617-821-7258 College: Pierson I went to Yale because it was preordained. My family was blue blood and involved with the Vietnam War at a policy level. At Yale I evolved from an unsettled preppie to an unsettled dissident, and after Yale I had no idea what to do with myself. I worked for a short while at the Nixon White House and then took off for…

Robert N. Bearden College: Branford

Jeffrey Coggan Becton College: Calhoun

John Barrett Beinecke 99 Park Avenue Suite 2200 New York, NY 10016-1601 jbeinecke@antaeus-ent.com 917-509-8849 Spouse(s): Gaily Beinecke, 31 years (as of 2018) Child(ren): Barrett (1988) Career: Since 1983 – Senior management at family office Avocations: Golf, theater, travel, cooking College: Berkeley I found preparing this personal essay not an easy task. First off, I cannot think of many things that would be of interest to anyone else. So, I went back to my profile in…