Michael Dammann Eisner ’57 was featured in a New York Times article about his new business venture, the Tornante Company. George Harris Morison ’59
(George.Morison@PatientFirst.com) and Michael Douglas ’59 had a brief, but delightful, rendezvous reminiscing about their days at Allen-Stevenson at a dinner after Mr. Douglas delivered a speech to the Richmond Forum. The Richmond Forum is an educational, nonprofit organization committed to bringing the world's most engaging speakers to central Virginia.
1960s Andrew Heyward ’64 (andyh219@gmail.com) and his wife, Amy, visited the School in November, 2008. Andy is the former Chairman and CEO of DiC Entertainment, an animation and production company that was sold to The Cookie Jar Group in 2008. He would love to reconnect with his classmates before his 45th reunion. Dr. Charles A. Beichman ’66 (chas@ipac.caltech.edu) spoke to the Middle School boys in December about "Search for Life on Other Worlds: From Science Fiction to Science Fact." Dr. Beichman is a professor of astronomy at CalTech and the Executive Director of the NASA ExoPlanet Science Institute in conjunction with the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL). He was in New York on sabbatical at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the Museum of Natural History.
Tat Y. Yuen ’75 (tatyyuen@yahoo.com) is married and living in Singapore where he is about to start a software company.
James Carew Rosapepe ’66 (jim.rosapepe@gmail.com) has had a professional career that has been a mix of business and public service. A former member of the Maryland House of Delegates, and former Ambassador to Romania, he is currently the head of an international investment firm, a member of the University of Maryland Board of Regents, and a member of the Maryland State Senate. He has written an OpEd piece for The Guardian in the UK on global economy. To read the full text, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2009/mar/20/g20-global-new-deal
Mario M. Muller '77 (urbanmotif@aol.com) had an exhibition of his art work, "Ten Years of Painting," at the Stephen Cohen Gallery, in Los Angeles in April, 2009. Steven J. Dreschler ’79 (sjdreschler@yahoo.com) stopped by the School in the fall. He is a film/video maker here in New York.
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Christopher Scot Weaver ’66 (csweaver@MIT.edu) founded Bethesda Softworks in 1986, which released its latest title, Fallout 3, in late October. Chris is a New York- and Marylandbased consultant and teaches part time at MIT. He invites old A-S classmates to e-mail him and reconnect.
Craig R. Kallman ’80, (craig.kallman@atlantic-recording.com) Atlantic Records Chairman and Chief Executive was featured in a New York Times article about digital music revenues surpassing compact disc sales. Daniel Abrams ’81, the Chief Legal Consultant for NBC news, has started a media consulting firm, Abrams Research.
Wiliam H. Block ’68 (bblock@qedintl.com), President of QED International -- the 2-year-old financing, sales and production company -- and producer of the movie W directed by Oliver Stone, stopped by the School in November and had the opportunity to meet with David Trower. The next QED project is the Peter Jackson-produced alien thriller, District 9, which is scheduled for release in August, 2009 by SONY.
Evan Goldfischer, MD ’81
1970s Richard Cayne Perry ’70 (rperry@perrycap.com) was featured in the September 2008 issue of Fortune magazine. Describing Perry as, "one of the most successful investors of our time," the article traces the success of Perry Capital.
(JBGERG@att.net) was named a 2008 HealthCare Hero by the Hudson Valley Life newspaper. Readers nominated professionals from the healthcare field who go above and beyond the ordinary call of duty. Evan said in response to the award, “The biggest rewards are treating someone so their pain is completely gone and restoring their quality of life.”
Jeffrey G. Beers ’71 (jbeers@jeffreybeers.com) was featured in the November/December issue of Departures magazine for his architectural work on the Fontainbleau Hotel in Miami, FL.
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