Class Books

David Christopher Smith “J.J.” Bell 3 Banner Hill Way Gloucester, Ma. 01930 j.j.bell@hotmail.com 978-265-7860 Spouse: Jacquelyn C. Bell (1980) Children: Chelsea Putnam Rogers Bell (1987), Morgan Elizabeth Foster Bell (1991) Education: Gloucester High School ‘65, BA Yale University ‘69 and MBA (Finance) Columbia University ‘72 Career: Executive Vice President, The Druker Company Ldt., Boston, Ma., 25 years as developer of high end, multi-use, urban office, retail, residential and hotel buildings. Avocations: Family, Gloucester, urban design,…

Jonathan R. Bell 99 Jane Street Apt. #10C New York, NY 10014 bell4jon@gmail.com 917-280-6919 Spouse(s): Nancy Hall (1969-85), Catherine Janow (1989) Child(ren): Gabriel (1975), Nicholas (1977) Education: Yale College BA 1969, Harvard Law School JD 1973 Career: Trusts & Estates Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton 1984-1993; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 1993-2001; Duane Morris 2002-2007; Stern Tannenbaum & Bell 2007-present Avocations: Board of Directors, New York City Ballet 1995-2007 College: Morse This brief memoir…

Nicholas Francis Bellotto 6807 36th Avenue NE Seattle, WA 98115 bellotto.gill@comcast.net Spouse(s): Kathleen Gill (1982) Child(ren): Giancarlo Bellotto (1986) College: Davenport Over the last half-century, whenever the subject of my years at Yale came up, I was often asked what I had studied. When I answered that I was a French major, the next question would invariably be: “What were you planning to do with that?” In other words, if I didn’t intend to make…

Stephen Theodore Bemis 6500 Jennings Road Ann Arbor, MI 48105 stbemis@gmail.com 734-646-6091 Spouse(s): Judith Bemis (1972 -) Child(ren): Todd (1978); Nathan (1980) Grandchild(ren): Christopher, Ariel, Katarina, Sarena, Emma, Leena, Lane, Lee Education: IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, JD (1975) Career: Sanitary engineer, personnel manager, benefits manager for 10 years variously for GTE Automatic Electric, Hammond Organ Co. and The Marmon Group; ERISA, litigation, envrionmental, and general corporate law practice for 35 years for Masco Corporation. Avocations:…

Richard Hill Benes 716 Cordova Street San Diego, California 92107-4220 rbenes@cox.net 619-223-7700 Spouse(s): Cherri V. Benes (1993 -) Child(ren): Savannah Lynne Benes Education: University of Southern California, Gould School of Law, JD, 1976 Career: Certified Specialist in Appellate Law, Board of Legal Specialization of the State Bar of California Avocations: The universe College: Timothy Dwight I am very grateful for a Yale degree. It has been a benefit throughout my post-graduate life and career. However,…

Robert C. Barton College: Morse

David Joel Benjamin College: Ezra Stiles

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…

Frank Strother Ashburn, Jr. 5074 Sedgwick Street NW Washington, DC 20016 fashburn@comcast.net 202-365-9366 Spouse(s): Susan Zimmerman Ashburn (1980) Child(ren): Emma (1982) Stro (1982) Alison (1986) Clare (1988) Grandchild(ren): Michah (2010) Zelma (2016) Amina (2017) Education: Landon school ‘65, Yale ‘69 BA English, Georgetown ‘73 MD Career: Internship Surgery Parkland Hospital, Dallas TX (‘74), Residency Ophthalmology Georgetown (‘78), Fellowship Glaucoma Barnes Hosiptal, St. Louis, MO (‘79), Ophthamologist, Washington, DC (‘79 – present) Avocations: Food and Wine,…

John Atherton Date of Death: 2-Mar-2012 College: Silliman

Joshua Seth Auerbach 129 Holmes Road Ridgefield, CT 06877 joshuaauerbachwatson@gmail.com 203-431-3876 Spouse(s): Jessica Schwartz Auerbach (1969 – ) Child(ren): Sarah Auerbach (1974); Eliza Jones (1977) Grandchild(ren): Audrey Nelson (2003); Caleb Nelson (2005); Kai Jones (2010); Sabine Jones (2013) Education: Yale Ph.D (1977) Psychology Career: Systems Programmer and Manager, Yale Computer Center, 1978-1983. Research Staff Member, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, 1983-2016 Avocations: Music (classical, bassoonist), hiking College: Jonathan Edwards There are three strands to my…

Howard Austin College: Calhoun

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…

James Halsey Averill College: Calhoun

John Adams 2400 King Street Alexandria, VA 22301 john.adams.bk.69@aya.yale.edu 703-549-6308 Spouse(s): Peggy Schnarr Adams (1976 ) Child(ren): Elizabeth Ann Adams (Yale, 2004 [BK Col]) ) Education: University of Pennsylvania, MA (1971), Ph.D (1976) National Service: 276th Army Band, Pennsylvania Army National Guard, 1970-1976 Career: Technical Editor, Roy F. Weston, Inc. for 4 years; Editor, McKinsey & Company, 2 years; Program Analyst, US Environmental Protection Agency, 28 years Avocations: Saxophone and Clarinet player in several dance…