Mike and Karen Gorton completed a boat trip down the Nile River in Egypt with Mike taking a camel ride before visiting Jordan to see the ruins at Petra. Woody Goss traveled for 10 days to Athens and the Greek Islands and Ephesus, Turkey, by ship. Bernie and Pat Siskind will return to Mexico, where they have spent part of recent winters. They had a great time hosting their family this summer in East Hampton, Long Island.


Jack Cornman spent 20 years as executive director of advocacy/public education, nonprofit organizations; 10 years as legislative assistant, speech writer and press secretary to two U.S. senators: Alaska’s Senator Bartlett and Michigan’s Senator Philip Hart. Jack worked on anti-trust and monopoly activity. He was the coauthor of two books and many articles on public issues. From 1996 to 2008 he was a principal at Consultants on Purpose, LLC, helping nonprofit organizations adapt to change through strategic planning. From 1991 to 1996 he served as executive director of the American Anthropological Association, an organization of practitioners and researchers. He helped develop its first minority affairs program and served as executive director of the Gerontological Society of America (1983-1991). Jack and his wife, Donna, have lived for more than 48 years in Arlington, Virginia. They recently returned from a trip to London and York, England.


Phil Kleinschmidt developed a successful food brokerage business after joining Minute Maid in 1963. He called on supermarket chains and worked with food brokers in more than 13 states from West Virginia to Minnesota, Oklahoma, north to Wyoming, Montana and the Dakotas up to the Canadian border. In 1970 he left Minute Maid, returned to Cleveland and joined Paul Kroele Food Brokers, representing Clorox, General Foods, Kool-Aid, Kraft, Breakstone and Glad, becoming a principal partner. He retired and left Cleveland for Bradenton, Florida. Both he and his wife, Marcia, enjoy good health, play golf and volunteer for their church and Meals on Wheels. They have taken annual trips, such as 13 days to Alaska with their entire family, numbering 10. For several years they traveled to South Africa, Europe and Mexico City, where their oldest son lives.


I witnessed the exceptional inauguration of Jim Yong Kim as 17th president of Dartmouth. Approximately 68 colleges and universities were represented on the Green. The resplendent Jere Daniell ’55 was the highlight of the academic parade. The Glee Club performed with more than 40 singers. Recent graduate Courtney Davis ’09, a theater major, government major Jamie Hwang ’10 and global health major Michael Odokara-Okigbo ’12, a member of varsity crew and Dartmouth Aires, performed.


We hope that President Kim will address us at our 55th Dartmouth reunion starting Monday, June 14. The reunion continues on Tuesday and Wednesday. John French, our reunion chair, promises a fascinating program. You will be hearing from Lou Hance and Betty Brady about attendance. Extra transportation is promised to assure that our guests can navigate the various events.


—Bob Fanger, 24 Commonwealth Ave., Apt. 3, Boston, MA 02116; (617) 266-2735; r.fanger1@msn.com