Class of

October 14, 2013

Class of 1962

Dear Class of 1962:

This edition of our Class Newsletter features an article on the Student Enrichment Pro-gram that our class endowed, the Mini-reunion schedule, and an article on members of Compa-ny B fifty years later. As usual Brad and I welcome and covet information relating to our Class of ’62. Many of us have had children (and even grandchildren) attend Culver, and we would like to hear of their experiences. In a recent Class Reunion Committee teleconference we were made aware that Culver continues to rate highly in developing students’ leadership skills.

The Student Enrichment Committee is discussing various options available to offer dif-ferent programs to the students. Until now, the focus has been on speakers; however, many on the Committee feel that the stage programs, artists, and actors we experienced at Culver also had a great impact. We would appreciate your thoughts and comments. They will be forward-ed to the Committee.

It is interesting to update the profiles of our classmates and their various careers and life experiences, but it has been a challenge to elicit information from the class. We are trying to improve our investigative reporting techniques through emails, letters, professional sum-maries from various online and offline sources, and telephone calls. We hope you’ll make our job easier! Brad knew Larry Dolin well, being fellow Clevelanders (back in the day) and pro-vided great background; I wish we had this information on all members of the class. I find it fascinating how many of us have recreated ourselves after leaving our principle careers: school bus driver for special needs students; County Coroner; photographer; etc.

Again, we would like to hear about significant events in your lives. These might include: career achievements; board service; recognitions and awards; political appointments; retire-ments; coming back out of retirement (part-time or full-time); a new hobby; or a calling that you have answered. If something is significant to you, it will be of interest to your classmates.

We welcome emails, calls, or letters of concern, observations, or critiques. Please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Louis A. Desenberg/ R. Bradley Laycock

Newsletter Editors

www.cma62.org

Campus Pictures

A special thanks to Craig Duchossois and our classmate Bill Schuemann, architectural photographer, who came back to campus to take priceless photos of our campus and buildings. Both Craig and Bill were compelled to give back to Culver by offering Bill's services and working with our team to produce some outstanding photo resources. Please take a look! http://culver.vrvisuals.com/Schuemann

San Antonio Riverwalk Mini Reunion ~ November 1-3, 2013

Antonio, Texas! Below is the schedule and list of at-tendees, if you want to add your name, contact Phil Wright at 410-543-0939 or [email protected].

Attending will be: Ken and Judy Calhoun Rick Carpenter and Diane Smith

John and Betsy Davis Raymond and Linda Dewey

Lou and Cathy Desenberg Brad Laycock and Tish Smith

Doug and Becky Laipple Doug Neumann

Bob and Nannie Sue Sindelar JD Smith

Penn and Margarida Williamson Phil and Carol Wright

Schedule of Events

Friday, November 1

5:30 - 7:30 PM All gather in our Hospitality Suite for cocktails and old stories 7:30 PM Dinner (Location TBD, most likely a nearby Mexican restaurant)

Saturday, November 2

TBD AM Gather for breakfast in the Atrium, courtesy of the Embassy Suites Afternoon Afternoon options include:

Visit The Alamo Riverwalk Boat Tour

Trolley Tour of the San Antonio Missions Visit La Villita Historic Arts Village Carriage Ride

5:30 - 7:30 PM All gather in our Hospitality Suite for cocktails and more old stories 7:30 PM Dinner at LÜKE, located in the Embassy Suites

Schedule of Events, Continued

Sunday, November 3

TBD AM Gather for breakfast in the Atrium, courtesy of the Embassy Suites

After breakfast, Phil will be transporting those interested to the town of Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country. This little burg (often referred to as Fritztown by the locals) is noted for its German heritage and Texan hospitality. Among other adventures, the town offers shopping (more than just lederhosen), a George Bush museum (featuring the Pacific Theater in World War II), and an Admiral Nimitz museum. Fredericksburg is an hour drive from San Antonio. A short side trip to Luckenbach, TX, site of one of Willie Nelson's concerts out in the sticks, could also be accomplished.

Monday, November 4

For those still in the area Monday morning, Phil is offering to set up a tour of the San Antonio Shoes factory (with whom he does business). SAS manufactures comfort shoes and is one of the few remaining shoe factories in the US. Exact start time is TBD, but the tour will definitely end in time for Phil and Carol to catch their 1:30 PM flight home.

Can’t make the San Antonio Mini-Reunion? We will take plenty of pics and post a recap in our next newsletter!

San Antonio Riverwalk Mini Reunion ~ November 1-3, 2013

Hilton Riverside Hotel, New Orleans National World War II Museum

Don’t forget our next Mini-Reunion in New Orleans

May 30 to June 1, 2014

Company B - Class of 1962

In 1962, Company B graduated fifteen (15) classmates, who will be profiled in this arti-cle. Of these fifteen, two (2) have passed away, and one has requested to be removed from the alumni list. Seven classmates attended the fiftieth reunion.

MISSING William A. R. (Reid) Spencer

In response to my email, I received a note indicating Reid had requested to be re-moved from the alumni list. A search of the internet did not provide any contact or other information.

DECEASED John J. Sehnert

John passed awayOctober 10, 2006, in Barrington, Illinois. After Culver, John graduated from Southern Illinois University, and subsequently worked as a purchas-ing agent. John was married and had four children and two grandchildren.

Larry S. Dolin

Larry died of complications from cancer on November 29, 2010. He was a long-time resident of Shaker Heights, Ohio. After Culver, Larry attended Reed College and graduated from Case Western Reserve University with bachelor’s, master’s and Ju-ris Doctor degrees. Larry had several different careers. He practiced law with a ma-jor Cleveland law firm until the mid-1970s. He then was a founding partner and served for 19 years as Managing Partner of the Front Row Theater, a wonderful 3,200 seat the-ater in the round. The thethe-ater attracted, and Larry became friends with, an incredible number of nationally and internationally prominent entertainers. In 1993, Larry merged the theater into PlayhouseSquare, where he remained active in concert booking and other events. In 1998 Larry left show business to found and run Noteworthy Medical System, a supplier of medical records. (A little bit of trivia is that, because Larry’s father, Nate, was a vice-president of the Cleveland Indians, Larry got to be a bat boy!) In addition, Larry was active in his synagogue and on numerous private and civic boards. Larry is survived by his wife, Deedra, sons, Jamie and Jonathon, and a daughter, Jennifer, and three grandchildren.

COMPANY B PROFILES William C. “Bill” Cleavenger

Bill resides in Culver and is the County Coroner for Marshall County.

Michael W. “Mike” McKinstry

After graduation, Mike attended Elgin Community College and Coe College. His work career included international exports, computer operations, and telecommunications. Mike re-cently moved to Colorado Springs. Mike is divorced and has two children, son Darrell and daughter Laura, and five grandchildren.

COMPANY B PROFILES, CONTINUED Michael J. Hannigan

Mike resides in Jacksonville, Florida, and worked for CSX as a customer service repre-sentative.

Ira F. Jones

After graduation, Ira received a BS from Davidson University, an MS from New York University and a Ph.D. from Auburn University. Ira served as a professor at Tri-State (now Trine University) College. Ira conducts research centered on insect biochemistry and physiolo-gy associated with insect pheromones, utilizing instrumental analytical chemistry as a critical tool (see biography Trine Univ.) He is married to Linda.

Roger T. Miller

Roger was an optometrist and now resides in Sarasota, Florida.

Michael W. Morris

After graduation Mike received a Master Degree in business administration from Southern Methodist University. He moved to New Orleans opened Jonathans, a fine dining restaurant, in the French Quarter. In the late 1980s, Mike suffered a massive heart attack that forced him to close the restaurant and he then moved to Tyler, Texas. For a period of time, Mike operated a restaurant consulting business; but, now is retired. In retirement, Mike started down the road to becoming an Episcopal priest. Mike continues in therapy from the stroke and values his time with family.

Rene Murai

After graduation, Rene received a BA in Economics from Brown University and his law degree cum laude from Columbia University, where he served as managing editor of the law review. Rene started practice in New York City with a firm in the corporate department. He is currently practicing in Florida. During his career he has served on numerous public and private boards and commissions. Rene is married to Luisa and has a daughter, Elisa.

Martin J. “Marty” Oberman

After graduation, Marty received a BA in Psychology from Yale University and his law degree from the University of Wisconsin (Order of the Coif, note editor). Marty has spent his entire career in Chicago. From 1973 through 1987, Marty served as an Independent Alderman serving the Evanston area in Chicago City government, his interest being in reform (good luck). On the career side, Marty is involved in complex civil litigation. Recently, Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Marty to the Metra Board, noting his dedication to reform. Marty is mar-ried to Bonnie and they have a son, Justin and a daughter Maren.

Anthony B. “Tony” Sandoe

After graduation, Tony received an AB from Williams College and his Law degree from Boston College. Following graduation, Tony served as tax counsel for Exxon Corporation and then entered private practice in Boston. In 1971, Tony became a Professor of law at Suffolk University School of Law, where he continues to serve. Tony is married to Deidre and resides in Wenham, Massachusetts.

COMPANY B PROFILES, CONTINUED Murray J. “Joe” Schluchter

Joe received a BA in English and an MBA in Marketing from Washington University. Joe served in the Navy aboard the USS Diamondhead as a diver and Explosive Ordinance Dis-posal Expert. After service, Joe spent three years working at Culver, then eight years at Wash-ington University, both in the development office. Next, Joe served as consultant with Lay Re-newal Ministries. Joe is married to Peggy and they have two sons, Rusty and John. Joe served for years as one of our reunion leaders and continues in a supporting role.

Thomas G. “Tom” Westbrook

After graduation, Tom received a BS from Purdue University and is ABD for a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Leadership from the University of Illinois. Tom served as a Uni-versity Administrator, Lecturer and educator initially at the Illinois UniUni-versity Medical School and Hospital in Chicago, then University of Chicago Medical School and later at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign. Tom also was involved in other businesses. Tom is married to Kathy, and they have two nieces.

Robert W. Wood

Bob received a BA in biology from Albion College and a DDS degree from Washington University. Bob practiced cosmetic dentistry in West Bloomfield, Michigan. He has a wide range of interests and is working on a project to provide training facilities for Olympic swim-ming hopefuls.

I was not successful in my attempts to reach Bill Cleavenger, Steve A. ”Andy“ Karras, Roger Miller, or James R. Lewis. I hope that we may supplement this article in the future to catch up on Andy, Roger and Jim.

Company B - Class of 1962

The Class of 1962 Student Enrichment Fund

As you may or may not remember, our Class gift the Academy as we passed though the Iron Gate was to establish a "Speakers' Fund". The initial concept was to build the fund up to $25,000 and then start using about $1000 per year to supplement the Academy's program for bringing unique world-class educational and entertainment experiences to Culver, in the vein of the eclectic variety which we saw as cadets: Hal Halbrook in Mark Twain Tonight, Miriam Makeba, Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance, Shakespeare's Richard III, Chad Mitchell Trio, The (Harry) Belafonte Folk Singers, ….

That Fund has now grown to over $1.5 million! With that level of endowment, we hope that the legacy of the Class of '62 will continue to enhance the educational experience at Culver in perpetuity. The growth of this endowment has led us to recently change the name of the fund to the "Class of '62 Student Enrichment Fund" to reflect the intent to enrich the student experi-ence far beyond simply speakers.

The Class of 1962 Student Enrichment Fund

We have formed a joint Committee consisting of representatives from the Class of '62, the Culver faculty, and current students. If you would like to participate in this Committee which will be setting the policies for the endowment and participating in selecting the enrich-ments that are brought to the Academy, contact the Committee Chair, Jay Owen, at

[email protected].

Here are descriptions of the two most recent events which the Fund has sponsored: Charlie Phelps

One of the first actions of the reconstituted Committee was to sponsor bringing Charlie Phelps back to the campus during our 50th Reun-ion. Charlie graduated from CMA in 2008 as the Regimental Commander and from the United States Military Academy in 2012 as the First Cap-tain of the cadet corp.

Ronan Farrow

In May of 2103, the Fund sponsored the visit of Ronan Farrow to the campus. If his name is not familiar to you, you can read his most impressive biography on Wikipedia. He is incredibly accomplished for only being 25 years old. The letter on the next page is a report of Ronan's day at Culver from the Academy staff.

The Class of 1962 Student Enrichment Fund, Continued

Ronan Farrow's visit to campus on May 8, 2013, had the stu-dent body abuzz. We began the day at 10 am with a morning session in the Dicke Theatre for sophomore Humanities classes. Approxi-mately 140 students attended, and Ronan gave them a background of his work abroad and at home with Hillary Clinton. A Q&A period was lively, and several students stayed afterwards to ask questions.

We then went to an early lunch at 11:30 am at the Bays/Whitney House, where 20 jun-iors and senjun-iors involved in the Global Studies Institute and some additional faculty talked over lunch about service participation and how to involve more students in campus organiza-tions to support global concerns. The students expressed that it is the same group of students who volunteer for everything. Ronan gave them encouragement and support, and the students loved this more intimate setting of interaction.

At the 2:30 pm all-school meeting, Ronan spoke of service and mentioned the organizations and students whom he had lunch with. The lunch group felt tremendously boosted by his comments, and he went on to comment how all of our students can make a difference. At the age of 25, and with his robust contributions to date, he was truly a good role model to speak to this point of view. A lengthy Q&A period, where he got in close proximity to the students, occurred. Topics covered were Bengha-zi, working in the State Department, and how it felt to go to college so young. So many stayed afterwards for pictures and handshakes that I had to keep them moving along so that Ronan could make his airport driver connection.

Two alumni from last year's class were on campus the same day to talk in the evening to Global Studies Institute about their choice to serve in villages abroad instead of attend college their first year out of Culver. During their evening session there were several comments about Ronan's work, and it was a wonderful way to tie the day's events together.

Overall, whether our students leaned to the left or right politically, the students related well to this young man who has accomplished much for his tender years. Conversation was electric and students were motivated by his message. The Class of '62 campus committee thanks our Class of '62 Alumni for providing such an engaging day on our campus.

Sincerely,

Cathy Duke, Fine Arts Chair Lori Bin, Duchossois Scholar, 2013

Kathy Lintner, Dean of Faculty Andrew Kilbourne, Duchossois Scholar, 2013

Kurt Christiansen, Humanities Chair

In addition to these comments from the Academy staff, you are encouraged to read the comments about Ronan's visit made by the students themselves. You will find these comments on the Fund's web page (www.cma62.org).