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Eric Harvey Prosnitz, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Eric Harvey Prosnitz, MD 3540 East Via Colonia Del Sol Tucson, Arizona 85718 godnavi@aol.com 520-615-0911 Spouse(s): Kathi Willis Child(ren): Debra, Beth Education: University of Southern California School of Medicine, MD 1973. University of Iowa College of Medicine, Internship and Residency (internal medicine) 1973–1975, Fellowship (nephrology, hypertension, and fluid and electrolyte metabolism 1975–1978 National Service: US Public Health Service researcher at National Institutes of Health 1971 Career: Faculty, University of Arizona College of Medicine. Private practice,…

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David Rising Pritchard – 50th Reunion Essay

David Rising Pritchard 1 Kingsley Ave. Haydenville, MA 01039 sunkenscow@aol.com 413-268-3668 Spouse(s): Ellen Wittlinger (1978–) Child(ren): Kate (1980); Morgan (1984) Grandchild(ren): Rose (2012), Jane (2015) Education: Yale University, BA (1969); U. of Iowa, Writers Workshop, MFA (1974) National Service: Peace Corps (1969–71) Career: Editor, American Heritage Dictionary, Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston), for 22 years Avocations: Conservation, Birding, Citizen Science, Literacy College: Berkeley Freshman year, third floor of Welch Hall. I had two roommates who were,…

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George Lloyd Priest – 50th Reunion Essay

George Lloyd Priest College: Saybrook I was admitted to Yale from a public high school in a middle class or lower-middle class suburb of Denver, Colorado. I was good at standardized tests and so tested out of most of the basic introductory subjects at Yale: world history; American history, etc. This was a mistake because it has meant that I have had only a high school education in those subjects. I have had to repair…

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Nicholas N. Price – 50th Reunion Essay

Nicholas N. Price 402 Waring Road Elkins Park, PA 19027 nprice@schnader.com Spouse(s): Natalie (1983) Child(ren): David, Melissa, Aaron, and Elena Grandchild(ren): Nathan, Olivia, and Andrew Education: NYU Law School, JD 1974 National Service: National Guard, 1970–1976 Career: Labor and employment attorney for 30 years at Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis Avocations: classical music; current events; history College: Pierson Life since graduating from Yale has been very good to me, though perhaps some might consider it…

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David Charles Pressel – 50th Reunion Essay

David Charles Pressel 4120 Oak Park Rd Raleigh, NC 27612 dpressel@nc.rr.com 919-395-4872 Spouse(s): Leslie Bennett Pressel (1969) Child(ren): Katie Pressel Gillespie (1976), Abby Pressel (1979) Grandchild(ren): Bennett (2004), Logan (2007), Joe (2010), and Susanna (2013) Gillespie Education: BS YC ’69, MBA UNC ’73 National Service: SSgt, CTARNG, NCARNG, ’70–’76 Career: 35 years in R&D at Glaxo Smithkline Forty-nine years out of Yale College, my wife Leslie and I are retired and living in Raleigh, North…

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Tom Powers – 50th Reunion Essay

Tom Powers 1 Reynolds Court Normal, IL 61761 tpowers@ilstu.edu Education: La Salle High School, Yale (BA), San Francisco State University (MA), University of Iowa (ABD.) Career: Film teacher, author, magazine editor, academic advisor Avocations: Travel (harder now), Texas Hold ’Em College: Branford “So, you growing that beard to cover up your zits?” Actually, I was, though I was embarrassed to admit it. My tormentor that first week in Wright Hall turned out to be a…

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Bruce Edward Poston – 50th Reunion Essay

Bruce Edward Poston Date of Death: 21-Oct-2014 College: Calhoun (This obituary appeared in the Knoxville News Sentinel and was reprinted on the Class Website.) Bruce Poston graduated from Case Western Reserve School of Law, and was a highly regarded trial attorney for criminal defense in Knoxville. Like his Irish ancestors, he was a born storyteller, and he excelled in the courtroom with his quick-witted sense of humor and his ability to connect with people from…

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James W. Porter – 50th Reunion Essay

James W. Porter 285 Three Oaks Dr. Athens, GA 30607 jporter@uga.edu 706-207-5177 Spouse(s): Karen G. Porter (1972 – present) Child(ren): Delene W. Porter (1979) Education: Yale College, BS, 1969; Yale University, PhD 1973 Career: Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Insitute, Panama; Assistant Professor, University of Michigan 1973–1977; Meigs Professor of Ecology, University of Georgia (1978–2017) Avocations: Underwater photography, book collecting, butterfly and moth collecting (and other busman’s holiday activities!) College: Silliman Unlike most classmates, I…

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Andrew Popper – 50th Reunion Essay

Andrew Popper andrewjpopper@gmail.com 917-576-6133 Spouse(s): Lydia Sigelakis (1997) Child(ren): William (1998), Rudy (2002) College: Ezra Stiles “The essay itself is meant to be a reflection on your life so far.” In other words: Compose before you decompose. My college years were awkward ones. I happened to “place out” of the freshman composition course, and while others struggled weekly with their “Giamatti paper,” I was the guy asking, “What’s a Giamatti?” It sounded like something akin…

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Louis Fenton Popp – 50th Reunion Essay

Louis Fenton Popp Date of Death: 11-Sep-1996 College: Calhoun (This note appeared in the November 1998 Class Notes.) For those of you who missed it, Louis Popp died in 1996, survived by his wife and three children. He lived in Somers, New York, and was a senior executive with the McCann-Erickson advertising agency in New York.