turnaround...but who would have expected any less from the administration of the finest business college in the nation. Have a great summer!
1969 Class Scribe Robert Kuppenheimer 4627 Tremont Ln. Corona del Mar, CA 92625 bob.kuppenheimer@nuveen.com
The trustees of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) have elected Edward J. Palmerino as the Institute’s new vice president for finance and treasurer. Palmerino has served as the Institute’s controller since 2001. He will oversee all of the purchasing, accounting, and business systems for the Institute, as well as internal audit and facilities management. Palmerino joined HHMI as an assistant controller in 1986 to hire and train the accounting and finance staff. Among the technological and operational changes introduced by Palmerino are the implementation of the first major computerized accounting system and the electronic storage of invoices and tax returns. He ensured that the Institute’s financial systems were Year 2000 compliant, and has developed procedures to ensure that the Institute’s spending meets the government’s requirements for a medical research organization. He also coordinated the borrowing of taxexempt bonds to finance the construction of the Institute’s new Janelia Farm Research Campus.
1972 Class Scribe Donald Jaeger 8 Lord Joes Lndg. Northport, NY 11768-1571 jaeger@ajaeger.com
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Gregory Pogue has been named associate vice president for Human Resources at the University of San Diego. Mark Golden writes: On April 1st, I opened a new store called R.U. Ready Hurricane Supply. I don’t sell shutters, Florida’s answer to aluminum siding. I sell flashlights, batteries, lanterns, battery operated radios, TVs (even color TVs), fans, MRE (meals ready to eat), bottled water, generators, and other product lines. I test marketed these lines for two months at a local market and found wonderful acceptance. My tag line is “it is never too early to be prepared…only too late.” I am already advertising on West Palm radio and newspapers. I plan on advertising in papers back up north to allow family and friends of Floridians to purchase gift certificates in case another hurricane hits. According to reports, this year is going to be another hectic one. Come winter, the advertising will be reversed allowing Floridians to purchase “care packages” of most of the same items for winter storm power outages. “Old timers” like me can remember when power was lost and Chief George Cressey of the Nichols College Fire Department kept lights on with generators so finals could be taken.
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1977 John Calcagni will head Conning’s investment accounting and reporting team, having formerly held the same position at Citigroup Insurance Investments. Additional new staff will expand Conning’s expertise in high yield, emerging market and private placement bonds. These additions will enhance the company’s ability to offer an expanding suite of product offerings.
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William Fraser 12915 Letando Ln. Cypress, TX 77429-3554 (281) 376-5922 wifra@wci78.com
Mark Willis and family are doing well down in Marietta, GA. He writes: I am presently employed by Yamaha Motor Corporation, and my wife of 22 years is a schoolteacher in Cobb County. We have two sons, Justin, who is attending Kennesaw State University, and Travis, a sophomore at Kennesaw Mountain High School. We recently took a trip to the UK over the Thanksgiving holiday. Where has the time gone? Most of us are going to hit the big 50 this year; seems like yesterday we were at Nichols. I’m looking forward to coming up for my first Homecoming in almost 30 years. Just let me know when. My email address is bsom517@hotmail.com, and my telephone number is (404) 704-6698. Ann Coolidge is teaching business and accounting courses at Sandwich High School on the Cape. Her son, Matthew, is in the MBA program at Boston College and her other son, Nathan, is a member of the Men’s Olympic Field Hockey Team and is coaching at Virginia Commonwealth. Collidge’s husband, Bob, is an instructor at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant.
1979 Karl Mayer, the Marblehead-Swampscott YMCA youth and family director, took the helm of the Children’s Island summer day camp. Mayer, a lifelong Marblehead resident, joined the Y staff in 2000 as youth sports director, and he quickly built and expanded offerings and participation in after-school, summer, and sports-specific programs. He has also operated his own commercial-based fishing business for the last 12 years and hopes to convert his love for the ocean into marine awareness programs at Children’s Island.
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