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Bob Perkins. "Since Glenbard, I have sadly neglected to send any info about myself. Here goes -- I earned my BA at Kent State University, Master’s at The Ohio State University and my PhD (Organizational Psychology) at Colorado State University. During Vietnam I attended Infantry school, Intelligence school, then served in the Army as Chief of Psychology, Fitzsimons Hospital in Denver. That’s where I met Sue, my love of 50 years. (Big anniversary in two weeks.) It was the second marriage for both of us—not everything turns out as we plan and you know now that disappointments are part of life. For forty years Sue and I loved living in Atlanta.
My vocation has been working as a consultant in a behavioral science. My firm was called Corporate Psychology. I learned a lot from my clients, which I now teach to my students. Part of the fun was working internationally in Czech, Poland, UK, Saudi Arabia and a few other places. And I often taught a class at a local university.
While not everything in life turns exactly out as planned, we have three delightful adult children. I adopted Sue’s children, David and Cheryl. David lives in Park City,
Utah where he founded, built and sold High West Whiskey distillery—excellent beverages by the way. He was Whiskey Advocate’s “Distiller of the Year” in 2016. Cheryl is an MD and runs a pediatric practice near Savannah. Our youngest, Laura, was an agency China analyst before focusing on raising her two boys, both born in Thailand. She has a brain tumor but it’s stable. Her husband is in the Foreign Service. I think we can agree at our age, it’s okay to brag a bit on your kids. Like yours, ours are terrific (mostly) and we’re proud of the kind of people they became.
Hobbies? I enjoy food, drink, adventure travel, especially hiking. (Trek to Everest across Tibet, Chilcoot Trail, Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, Mont Blanc circuit, and recently, the Camino de Santiago). Before age-related not-so-hot balance, I climbed; the Matterhorn for admission to the Explorer’s Club, etc. On a “Flag” expedition to the Amazon, I danced with the Bora chief’s topless daughter. It was very hot.
Four years ago we left Atlanta. I accepted a job as College of Business professor at University of West Florida in Pensacola, to start a program in entrepreneurship. Yes, I am a free market capitalist. Last year my students won top awards and $21,000 in prizes in competitions with 13 other FL universities. Recently, I was selected by the State Department as Fulbright Specialist in Entrepreneurship—BUT because of the virus the program is on hold and I haven’t done a thing—but the hope is to help folks in other countries build entrepreneurship. I struggle with three online classes and miss the face-to-face interactions. I may retire in a couple of years.
I have enjoyed great health and been very fortunate in many ways. I am increasing appreciative of the quality of our HS education and my Glenbard 1959 classmates. Too much info?
Yeah and too many photos too."
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This new page.
For those absent from 50th reunion book. We want to find you!
Please check in to glenbard59@gmail.com
Kent Shifferd. "I went on to become a college professor (history) and then after 30 years left that to become a writer, as you
can see from the books below. Pat (also a professor and environmental activist) and I have been together for 60 years and we now live on a small lake in NW Wisconsin.
I taught primarily at Northland College which specializes in the liberal arts and environmental studies. I also had visiting appointments at Ripon College, UW Madison and United
Theological Seminary. For the past twenty years I have been a writer."
Here is my author page on Amazon: Shifferd
A little prodding got more details from Kent, all very interesting: "Pat and I met as undergrads at the University of Dubuque. We got our BA's at Northern Illinois University and I
stayed there for the MA and PhD. Pat got her MA there and her PhD at University of Wisconsin in Madison. She has a dual degree in sociology and anthropology. My academic
interest has been in environmental history and ethics, and in peace studies. Wanting to live in the Northwoods, we took teaching positions at Northland College in Ashland, on the shores
of Lake Superior." Kent's books:
From War To Peace: A Guide To The Next Hundred Years
Co-author: A Global Security System: An Alternative To War
The Planetary Emergency: Environmental Collapse and the Promise of Ecocivilization
Jim Lewis. Jim is another who is not in our 50th Reunion book, and,
like Tom Chandler, well known to us. (See his numerous entries in the News column of our home page, for example). But here's the data that we
have now Found (supplied by him, actually) and which would have been in the 50th book.
Went to Ohio for college, Miami University, B.A. 1963. He supports Farmer School of Business there, where website says: "our faculty and staff
are committed to undergraduate education and devote resources to our undergraduates that many other institutions reserve for their graduate
students." But his MBA is from U Chicago 1970. Before that he worked a year at Miles Laboratories (sales) and two at Leo Burnett Advertising.
He settled in at Morgan Stanley in 1972 and stayed till 1989, rising to Managing Director, Chairman of Risk Management Committee.
This led to investment management companies, including Geometry
Group, Inc., where he is Chairman. Best known to us, of course, as owner of Thompson Chocolate Company,
founded 1879. He also has ventures in Hanoi, no less:
Vietnam Partners LLC, 2003-present; Majority Owner;
Vietnamese Investment Bank.
Somehow he's managed to have 3 sons and one daughter, three step children, 10 grandkids; and he's married to Beth Lewis from NYC.
Jim hasn't done his Roots yet, but we know he has Welsh ancestry. Accordingly, he wants
us to know about Wales.
Sandra Peterson. Well, we've now found her email address and await a reply.
Here's hoping. Ditto as to friends of hers.
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Karen Schmeiding. Actually, we think we have found her in Monterey, CA.
We've sent her a postcard. But who knows?
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Bob Soule. Lives in Palos Hills, IL. We've sent him a postcard. But who knows?
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Richard Siebert. Lives in Sandwich, IL. We've sent him a postcard. But who knows?
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Mike Tavis. Illinois Institute of Tech;
UC Riverside for physics PhD. LinkedIn: "Sr. Project Eng at Aerospace Corporation".
Retired. "Aerospace is a California nonprofit corp. that operates a federally funded research and development center in El Segundo...provides
technical guidance and advice on all aspects of space missions to military, civil, commercial customers...works
closely with US Air Force Space & Missile Systems Ctr and National Reconnaissance Office to provide 'objective
technical analyses and assessments for space programs serving the national interest'. Also does work for civil agencies and
international orgs and govts." Wiki.
Involved in moon shot? Mike?
Tom Chandler It's odd to be including Tom here, as he is the
classmate best known to all of us due to the annual run. But, in fact, he didn't submit a page for the 50th reunion book, and Found is for all such
classmates.
Fortunately, the website for his business, Ivy Recruiting has stuff about him: B.A., Dartmouth
College, Hanover, NH, majoring in Economics. MBA, U Chicago, majoring in Marketing.
He then came to California and worked for the E.J. Gallo company, he explained to Hardy when in 2018 they first met again after Glenbard.
Served as President of All Points Maintenance, a commercial janitorial service, President of Trans-Aid, a manufacturer of home health care
equipment, and Director of Marketing for Vienna Beef, a high quality processor of beef products. Then Ivy Recruiting.
We know that Tom has lived in Palos Verde, CA for many years. (And that he
is fond of artwork featuring Don Quixote, which he collects). We also know that he has two children by his first wife, Carol Sue Hesselgrave, who was
in the class behind us. And that he has two with his current wife, Francine (pictured with the
Diamonds, next to Tom wearing his crown).
From Tom's Roots entry: "moved to Glen Ellen from Forest Hills, NY in 8th grade." There's more there.
Current activities include senior baseball, tennis, running, and skiing with previous experience in soccer, basketball, cross-country,
volleyball, pickleball and squash. Coached youth softball, baseball and soccer. Founded Dodgertown West Baseball Club in 1984. Has run over 12,500 miles
since 1972 and completed two marathons.
Just discovered: Tom Flagge in 2017 at coffee shop in Fort Dodge, IA Des Moines Register
