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Malcolm S. Pond, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Malcolm S. Pond, MD 1480 Woodvale Ln Riverside, California 92506 malpond@earthlink.net 951-544-6579 Spouse(s): Charis (1977) Child(ren): Lauren (1986) Grandchild(ren): Education: Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, MD, 1973: internal medicine residency there 1974–1975, cardiology fellowship there 1976–1978, FACC 1978 Career: cardiology practice 1978–2017, founding partner Riverside Cardiology Associates, adult invasive and noninvasive cardiology Avocations: Mountain biking; sport flying, including soaring (completed diamond badges for distance, altitude, goal, duration), and sport aerobatics (2009 US National champion in…

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Jeffrey Pollock – 50th Reunion Essay

Jeffrey Pollock 4928 Stony Ford Drive Dallas, Texas 75287 jpollock@shawneeadvisors.com 347-678-6908 Spouse(s): Nancy T Pollock (1971) 47 years Child(ren): Justin Pollock (1975); Jordan Pollock (1982) Grandchild(ren): Henry Pollock (2004); Max Pollock (2006); Stella Pollock (2010) Education: Yale, BA, 1969 Career: 8th grade science teacher 1970; Partner on Wall Street at Mabon, Nugent, 22 years; health care finance Shawnee Advisors, 25 years Avocations: Cooking, News junkie, my wife’s art studio College: Berkeley I think my 70th…

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Robert Pollack, MD – 50th Reunion Essay

Robert Pollack, MD 11010 Via Tuscany Lane, Ste #102 Miromar Lakes, FL 33913 bobthebear22@gmail.com 321-229-9750 Spouse(s): Pamela Pollack (1984) Child(ren): Jessie Pollack Gulden (1985) Grandchild(ren): Maddie Grace Gulden (2004); Layla Quinn Gulden (2017) Education: Yale University, BS 1969. Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, MD 1973. University of Florida, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Residency and Chief Residency, 1977. Career: 46 years of practicing as a Board-Certified Psychiatrist. Focus on Treatment Resistant…

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Robert Polackwich – 50th Reunion Essay

Robert Polackwich Date of Death: 23-Apr-1988 College: Pierson (This memorial is reprinted from findagrave.com.) Husband of Stephanie Polackwich, brother of Alan Polackwich. He was a doctor specializing in cancer and a graduate of Yale. Killed (along with Jonathan Richards, his stepson) in a sailboat accident off the coast of Boca Raton, Florida when his boat drifted into some powerlines. From the St. Petersburg Times, 2/21/1993: “While sailing together on a rented catamaran near islands on…

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Bruce A. Plyer – 50th Reunion Essay

Bruce A. Plyer 123 Tulip St. Summit, NJ 07901 bplyer321@aol.com 908-380-5079 Spouse(s): Barbara (2002) Child(ren): Michael Stein (1978); Rebecca Dooling (1980); Brent Stein (1985) Grandchild(ren): Cordelia Stein (2006 ); Anabel Stein (2008); Zarina Stein (2017); Caittlyn Dooling (2008); Alexis Doolingg (2009); Sean Dooling (2010); Erin Dooling (2013) Education: Yale BA ’69 (architecture); Harvard MBA ’78; College for Financial Planning (CFP) National Service: Capt. US Navy 1970–2000 (Vietnam War) Career: Seven years active Navy service; Bendix…

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Michael J. Plishner – 50th Reunion Essay

Michael J. Plishner 1701 Grouse Ridge Road Truckee, CA 96161 plish@comcast.net 510-703-8745 Spouse(s): Rosalind Schein Plishner (1969) Child(ren): Aaron (1973), Alex (1976), Elias (1976) Grandchild(ren): Lilah (2009), Jonah (2011), Camden (2015) Education: Yale College, BA 1969; Yale Law School, JD 1972 Career: McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen (San Francisco; 1972-2002; Litigation Partner; Chair of Litigation Group; Managing Partner); Bingham McCutchen (2002-14; Litigation Partner; Deputy Chair of Litigation Group; General Counsel) College: Berkeley My first two…

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Richard B. Platt – 50th Reunion Essay

Richard B. Platt 381 Country Club Lane Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236 rplatt@proformparts.com Spouse(s): Diane Graham Platt (1997–Present); Anna Dickinson Platt (1970–1993) Child(ren): Richard Booth Platt, Jr. (1977), Anne Platt Barrows (1979) Grandchild(ren): William Barnes Platt (2009), Martha Achelis Barrows (2010), Olin Reed Platt (2011), Jane Karlsson Barrows (2011), Hannah Platt Barrows (2014), Fischer Booth Platt (2014) Education: Greenwich Country Day School 1962, Phillips Academy – Andover 1965, Yale College 1969 Career: Ford Motor Company,…

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Frederick J. Platt III – 50th Reunion Essay

Frederick J. Platt III 150 Joshuatown Rd. Lyme, Connecticut 06371 jitney1@sbcglobal.net 860-434-9746 Spouse(s): Christine (33 years as of 2018) Child(ren): Liza Taylor Platt (1974), Stepsons: Mark Clearwaters (1969), Jason Clearwaters (1971) Grandchild(ren): Owen, Cecelia, Darren, and Anneke Clearwaters Education: The Hill School (’65), Yale, BS (’69) National Service: Pennsylvania National Guard ’69–’75 Career: Construction management in many forms with an early retirement in order to pursue other interests. Avocations: Boating, fine woodworking, Artwork, Florence Griswold…

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Vincent Joseph Pitts – 50th Reunion Essay

Vincent Joseph Pitts 100 Mansfield Rd. North Haven, CT 06473 vincentpitts@comcast.net 203-239-5198 Education: BA, Yale 1969; MA, Harvard 1971; PhD, Harvard 1975 Avocations: Associate Fellow, Branford College (Yale) College: Berkeley Yale opened windows for me on worlds I didn’t know existed and I have done my best ever since to explore them: two careers, five books, much foreign travel. Throughout it all I have benefitted from the encouragement of extended family and good friends. Do…

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Thomas Edgar Pitts, Jr. – 50th Reunion Essay

Thomas Edgar Pitts, Jr. 185 Oakland Ave. Cranston, Rhode Island 02910 tpitts5@cox.net 401-439-1958 Spouse(s): Sondra V. (Ahlijian) Pitts (1969) Child(ren): Shanna L. (Pitts) Treveloni (1973) Grandchild(ren): Jacob T. Treveloni (2011); Alexandra R. Treveloni (2014) Education: University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D. 1976 National Service: CTI-2, US Navy, 1969–73 Career: Bankruptcy Attorney, Edwards & Angell for 14 years, Sidley & Austin for 13 years College: Silliman Long before graduation, Sondra Ahlijian and I had decided to…

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William B. Pitt – 50th Reunion Essay

William B. Pitt 133 N. Kelly St. Statesville, NC 28677 wpitt604@gmail.com 704-873-5035 Spouse(s): Lucinda D. Pitt (1969) Child(ren): Jessica and Whitney Education: BA Yale College 1969; MA Wood Technology North Carolina State University 1977 National Service: US Navy 1969–1974, Lieutenant Career: Various Management Positions Wood-Based Manufacturing Companies Avocations: Woodworking, Gardening, Tree Farming College: Morse “Draft-induced enlistee,” That was the term the navy had for people like me in 1968: didn’t want to go to Vietnam,…

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Carl Arthur Pierce – 50th Reunion Essay

Carl Arthur Pierce 2013 Kemper Lane Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 cpierce5@utk.edu 865-441-8865 Spouse(s): Margaret (Peggy) Sawin Pierce (1970) Child(ren): Emily Suzanne Pierce (1975); Kathryn Elizabeth Pierce Ramchand (1979) Grandchild(ren): Isoiza Ryan Emah (2004); Lily Margaret Ramchand (2007); Anayimi Corinne Emah (2009) Education: Madison (NJ) High School 1965; Yale College BA Magna Cum Laude 1969; Yale Law School 1972 Career: Professor of Law – University of Tennessee College of Law 1972-2014; Director – Howard H. Baker Jr….

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Michael George Pfeifer – 50th Reunion Essay

Michael George Pfeifer 3246 Quesada St., NW Washington, DC 20015-1663 mpfeifer@capdale.com 202-236-2564 Spouse(s): Robin Taub (2005–present) Child(ren): Michael G.H. Pfeifer (1985), Charles McL. Pfeifer (1987), Alice G. Pfeifer (1991), Leah D. Taub (1988), Elana C. Taub (1990) Education: Yale, BA 1970; Cornell Law School, JD 1975; New York University Law School, LL.M (Tax) 1981 Career: Tax lawyer, Coudert Brothers, NYC and Hong Kong, 1976-1981; Morgan Lewis & Bockius, London and DC, 1981-1993; IRS Chief Counsel…

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Carlton Daniel Petrie, Jr. – 50th Reunion Essay

Carlton Daniel Petrie, Jr. Date of Death: 10-Oct-2003 College: Morse From Sam Weisman: I met Dan at the start of sophomore year, when we started living in Morse College. I had joined the SOB’s freshman year, and my class immediately elevated the quality of the group. We had two members who were guitarists, and we wanted to add a third. I knew Dan played and sang, so he tried out. Dan fit right in with…