Class Note 1951
Issue
July-August 2022
John Sloan Dickey’s strong focus on international affairs and his introduction of the “Great Issues” course made foreign policy a part of every student’s experience. Small wonder that 42 of our classmates were attracted to the new international relations major, a government major, or the International Relations Club. What is remarkable is how many ’51s went on to careers that had a positive impact on United States relations with the rest of the world.
John Hoskins, for example, played major roles in the U.S. Agency for International Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, serving in Africa and Southeast Asia. John summed up his experience: “It was a good life, one that focused more on public than private interests. That is what I got from Dartmouth.”
Paul Wenger represented USAID in more than 35 underdeveloped countries. Other lifers in fostering international cooperation included Dick Barnes, Bob Kidd, Dave Phillips,and Fortunato Quesada, a career diplomat in his native Peru who served as acting minister of foreign affairs. Dick’s work was with NASA, where he became director of international relations in Paris. Bob focused primarily on food aid in Africa. Dave served mostly in Latin America, where he fostered international exchange programs as a U.S. Information Agency officer.
Berl Bernhard was a senior advisor to two U.S. secretaries of state, Edmund Muskie and Dean Rusk, as well as to U.S. Under Secretary Averell Harriman. He later served as a member of the board of advisors for Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. Two ’51s served as ambassadors: Al Moses in Romania and Mike Iovenko as part of the U.S. delegation at the United Nations. Al was also President Clinton’s special emissary to Cyprus, mediating the protracted dispute there between Turkey and Greece.
I’ve just scratched the surface and am out of space. More to come next time, when I’ll describe the contributions of Frank Johnson, Chuck Storer, Dick Pugh,and others.
In current news, we report with sadness the deaths of Dick Dunn, Harvey Goldstock, Bud Lang, Tyke Miller, and Al Schmidt.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
John Hoskins, for example, played major roles in the U.S. Agency for International Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, serving in Africa and Southeast Asia. John summed up his experience: “It was a good life, one that focused more on public than private interests. That is what I got from Dartmouth.”
Paul Wenger represented USAID in more than 35 underdeveloped countries. Other lifers in fostering international cooperation included Dick Barnes, Bob Kidd, Dave Phillips,and Fortunato Quesada, a career diplomat in his native Peru who served as acting minister of foreign affairs. Dick’s work was with NASA, where he became director of international relations in Paris. Bob focused primarily on food aid in Africa. Dave served mostly in Latin America, where he fostered international exchange programs as a U.S. Information Agency officer.
Berl Bernhard was a senior advisor to two U.S. secretaries of state, Edmund Muskie and Dean Rusk, as well as to U.S. Under Secretary Averell Harriman. He later served as a member of the board of advisors for Dartmouth’s Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences. Two ’51s served as ambassadors: Al Moses in Romania and Mike Iovenko as part of the U.S. delegation at the United Nations. Al was also President Clinton’s special emissary to Cyprus, mediating the protracted dispute there between Turkey and Greece.
I’ve just scratched the surface and am out of space. More to come next time, when I’ll describe the contributions of Frank Johnson, Chuck Storer, Dick Pugh,and others.
In current news, we report with sadness the deaths of Dick Dunn, Harvey Goldstock, Bud Lang, Tyke Miller, and Al Schmidt.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com