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…

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…

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.

Richard John Panebianco College: Silliman

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

William Albert Palmer College: Silliman

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,…