Class Note 1951
Issue
November-December 2021
Our 70th reunion marked Jack Giegerich’s retirement as our class president. With the careful planning that has characterized his very productive five-year term, Jack orchestrated a seamless hand-off to Al Brout, who now takes over.
Jack and Al have been at the heart of class of ’51 affairs for many years. With in-person contact among classmates severely limited by the Covid pandemic, they initiated Zoom meetings that attracted an enthusiastic following. Al has been our webmaster since most of us wondered what that word meant. He launched and maintained our class website as well as Zoom meetings.
Al will retain the excellent support team that has served us so well. Included are vice president Jack Weingarten,newsletter editor Charlie Russell,mini-reunion chair and scholarship chair Henry Nachman, bequest chair Herb Knight, head Alumni Fund agent Bill Leffler,assistant treasurer Jack Giegerich, and yours truly as secretary. They are supported and advised by our 24-person executive committee.
Looking ahead, Al highlights two areas of special emphasis for the class: strengthened connections among ’51 classmates, spouses, and widows by means of Zoom meetings, regional get-togethers, and our ’51 Cares program of reaching out to classmates in need; and an expanded role for widows in class activities. Four women currently serve on our executive committee: Marcia Clayton, Barbara Hall, Dotty Mori,and Lu Martin, an honorary member of our class and wife of Pete Martin. Women constitute a growing percentage of the ’51 family, of which 146 class members, 109 spouses, and 179 widows are still living.
Jim Cavanagh and Howard Glickstein have been honored with “Spirit of ’51” awards, making a total of 40 classmates who have been so recognized. Jim is a distinguished doctor and teacher (still at it!) and head of our Dartmouth Medical School alumni group. Howard is a lifelong advocate for human rights (former staff director for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights) and retired dean of two law schools.
The College has only recently learned of the deaths of Bob Capps, Igor Mead, Art Moulton, Bob Rugen, and Clint Washburn. Barry Spiegel died in August.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Jack and Al have been at the heart of class of ’51 affairs for many years. With in-person contact among classmates severely limited by the Covid pandemic, they initiated Zoom meetings that attracted an enthusiastic following. Al has been our webmaster since most of us wondered what that word meant. He launched and maintained our class website as well as Zoom meetings.
Al will retain the excellent support team that has served us so well. Included are vice president Jack Weingarten,newsletter editor Charlie Russell,mini-reunion chair and scholarship chair Henry Nachman, bequest chair Herb Knight, head Alumni Fund agent Bill Leffler,assistant treasurer Jack Giegerich, and yours truly as secretary. They are supported and advised by our 24-person executive committee.
Looking ahead, Al highlights two areas of special emphasis for the class: strengthened connections among ’51 classmates, spouses, and widows by means of Zoom meetings, regional get-togethers, and our ’51 Cares program of reaching out to classmates in need; and an expanded role for widows in class activities. Four women currently serve on our executive committee: Marcia Clayton, Barbara Hall, Dotty Mori,and Lu Martin, an honorary member of our class and wife of Pete Martin. Women constitute a growing percentage of the ’51 family, of which 146 class members, 109 spouses, and 179 widows are still living.
Jim Cavanagh and Howard Glickstein have been honored with “Spirit of ’51” awards, making a total of 40 classmates who have been so recognized. Jim is a distinguished doctor and teacher (still at it!) and head of our Dartmouth Medical School alumni group. Howard is a lifelong advocate for human rights (former staff director for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights) and retired dean of two law schools.
The College has only recently learned of the deaths of Bob Capps, Igor Mead, Art Moulton, Bob Rugen, and Clint Washburn. Barry Spiegel died in August.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com