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1. Back row (from left): Joe Egolf, Della Halleck, John Manchester, Bob Halleck, Steve Cerjan, Bob McAllister, Bonnie and Mike Elkins. Front row (from left): Holly McAllister, Arlene Egolf, Kate Manchester, Patty Cerjan. 2. From left: Buddha Schlotterbeck ’66, Sandra Schlotterbeck, Carolyn Daub, and Gus Daub ’66. 2
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3. Dick Goldberg ’71 hosts construction management and civil engineering majors in Salem, Mass.
Class of 1952
Class of 1966
Warren A. Messner shared a thoughtful letter, reflecting on how the essence of NU’s “I Will Try” motto “has real meaning” for the life of cadets striving to accomplish requirements in the classroom, military, and “life itself.” He wrote: “That motto should be emblazoned on the mind of each cadet; it means trying to make success happen as he [or] she goes through life. If you do not try, you will not succeed.” Warren recalled how the motto saved him during his own studies at Norwich, particularly during his freshman year as he struggled to keep up in the mathematics class of “Mad Mac” Maconnon. “He wrote formulas on the blackboard with his right hand and erased them with his left hand as he continued to write.” Warren said the same was true in his sleep-deprived, earlymorning chemistry classes with “Shorty Hamilton,” the professor who famously towered well over six feet. After his first semester at Norwich, Warren says, the dean wrote his mother to say he didn’t think Warren would make it academically. Warren, of course, proved him wrong, graduating in 1952 as an Army lieutenant and later serving with the 47th Infantry Division in Korea, with the war ending one month later.
Kurt Schlotterbeck met friends and fellow car lovers from the Class of 1966 during their annual gathering at the Amelia Island Concours d’elegance. See Photo 2.
Class of 1964 Joseph Egolf and friends from the Class of 1964 enjoyed a recent get-together in Sarasota, Fla. See Photo 1.
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Class of 1969 Walter Banaszak wrote to say he enjoyed his 50th Reunion during Homecoming. “Many thanks to John H., Brendan, Ron, John M., et al. A very special thanks to Pres. Schneider for all of his hard work and enthusiasm.” Walter also shared news about the short tour of Asia he took with his daughters last summer with stops in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. “While in Singapore we spent one night at the Raffles Hotel—very posh, really top drawer!” See Photo 4.
Class of 1971 In November, Dick Goldberg and several other alumni hosted a “busload” of construction management and civil engineering majors for a day of on-the-job training in Salem, Mass. “Dick has bought and is renovating the old Knights of Columbus Hall in downtown Salem into 18 condo apartments and reached out to NU to see if it would be interesting for the students,” writes senior development officer Dave Casey ’80. With the building framed out, students were able to cycle through stations covering carpentry and construction; financing; masonry and foundations; and development and regulations.
