Time to delve into 2012!


Randy Lunn, some 400 miles to my south, provided the following update: “After more than 30 years of managing institutional capital, I retired last year from Palomar Ventures, which I started with a partner in 1998. To stay busy (and out of Ellen’s way) I have formed Catalina Ventures to make small personal investments in early-stage tech and life sciences companies. I have five startup investments in predictive analytics, cloud computing, coupons for publishers, molecular genetics and a drug development platform company. Somehow I have also gotten involved in a Calgary shale oil and gas firm, drawing on my experience at Texaco more than 30 years ago. I help out on the financial and governance issues. As usual I have gotten over-committed. My golf game is still mediocre but fun. The new equipment gives me extra yards and hope. A recent highlight was taking a week off to go rock hounding with my son in Colorado. What an amazingly beautiful state! I recommend the trip to all—especially Estes Park, headquarters for the Rocky Mountain National Park. The elk are literally walking around the streets, and we twice had to stop for bighorn sheep in the road.” 


Since August 2010 George Wolohojian has been the director of strategic learning services for the office of employee development and training for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in our nation’s capital. Prior to assuming this post, George served as the director of the regional office in Baltimore, dealing with veteran benefits. In 2007 he received the President Rank Award as a meritorious senior executive.


As of late fall Reed Greene is seeking the Republican nomination for judge for the 57th District in Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas, in the March election. “Texas may be unique as almost all our officials are elected. The current constitution was crafted during reconstruction to return popular control to the native Texan voter.” Reed has been doing family law in San Antonio and the surrounding areas since 1991 and general civil litigation, such as collections, deceptive trade practices cases, personal injury and products liability actions since receiving his license in 1986. “In south Texas we are ending a yearlong drought and sincerely wish you would have sent your hurricane our way. We desperately needed one as that is the typical end to droughts here. On the upside, if you like it warm and dry, south Texas is hard to beat! The falls and winters are much more moderate, with almost no snow. After years of thoughtful study I have concluded several things. The football team suffers from a lack or maldistribution of testosterone. When we matriculated, we were about 800 strong and about 100 of us turned out for freshman football. Yes, friends, I am living proof that slow white boys can play Ivy League football! We were untied and undefeated and it doesn’t get any better than that.” 


The Economist recently ranked Tuck the No. 1 business school in the country.


—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; val.armento@alum.dartmouth.org