Class Note 1963
Issue
January-February 2023
What more could Barry Sharpless accomplish after winning a Nobel in chemistry in 2001? Why win it again in 2022 and join five two-time Nobel winners, including Marie Curie and Linus Pauling. Two other Dartmouth alumni won the prize previously: geneticist George Snell, class of 1926, in 1980 and physicist Owen Chamberlain ’41 in 1959. Barry received this second Nobel for his pioneering work in “click chemistry,” a name that describes how “molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently” without producing excess byproducts. “This is a proud day for science and for Dartmouth as Barry Sharpless is recognized for work that is, among other things, transforming how researchers develop potentially lifesaving pharmaceuticals,” said President Hanlon.
John Bergman is, in his words, “90-percent retired.” John grew up in his New York family machine tool business and in the 1980s used that technology to help with the processing of natural stone, pioneering the use of computer controls. In 1985 John founded Bergman-Blair Machine Corp., working with a number of leading Italian and German machine builders. In 2005 he sold his firm to begin worldwide consulting, which continues to this day, “albeit at a reduced level.” John’s wife, Karen, is a professional artist and a world champion trap shooter. John shoots competitively and is on the board of directors of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. (In case you are wondering, Karen usually beats him.) The couple has six children and lives in Prescott, Arizona.
Our class lost a giant in September with the passing of Petie Subin, spouse of Bill Subin, whose tireless volunteer work set a high bar for all classmates and spouses. With Deamie Cabot, Petie created DartMates for spouses and widows. She helped lead trips to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tuscany, Italy; performed in class cabarets; and co-chaired our 60th reunion.
Arnie Katz published On the Edge: Poems by a Surgeon (Vox Veritas). Chip Johnstone was academic vice president, not assistant vice president, of Western Governors University as stated in September-October.
I regret to report the passing of Pete Davis, Donald McKendry, and Bruce Coffey. Obituaries by Tige Harris appear online in this magazine.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com
John Bergman is, in his words, “90-percent retired.” John grew up in his New York family machine tool business and in the 1980s used that technology to help with the processing of natural stone, pioneering the use of computer controls. In 1985 John founded Bergman-Blair Machine Corp., working with a number of leading Italian and German machine builders. In 2005 he sold his firm to begin worldwide consulting, which continues to this day, “albeit at a reduced level.” John’s wife, Karen, is a professional artist and a world champion trap shooter. John shoots competitively and is on the board of directors of the Amateur Trapshooting Association. (In case you are wondering, Karen usually beats him.) The couple has six children and lives in Prescott, Arizona.
Our class lost a giant in September with the passing of Petie Subin, spouse of Bill Subin, whose tireless volunteer work set a high bar for all classmates and spouses. With Deamie Cabot, Petie created DartMates for spouses and widows. She helped lead trips to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Tuscany, Italy; performed in class cabarets; and co-chaired our 60th reunion.
Arnie Katz published On the Edge: Poems by a Surgeon (Vox Veritas). Chip Johnstone was academic vice president, not assistant vice president, of Western Governors University as stated in September-October.
I regret to report the passing of Pete Davis, Donald McKendry, and Bruce Coffey. Obituaries by Tige Harris appear online in this magazine.
—Harry Zlokower, 190 Amity St., Brooklyn, NY 11201; (917) 541-8162; harry@zlokower.com