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2 "Mr. Thunderbird" on Thunderbird
8 U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Calls for Cooperative Independence
10 Campus News
14 ,Que Pasa?
16 Update
23 ,Donde Estan?
25 Special Report
Summer 82 Volume 81,
Number 4
Quarterly magazine of the
Alumni Office of the
American Graduate School of
International Management,
Glendale, AZ 85306
Alumni Director and
Thomas Kidd
Sonia V. Thurmond
Kraig N. Johnson
Special Correspondents:
Al Ilch and S. Russell
Executive vice president
Berger Erickson talks about
35 years at AGSIM.
Ambassador John Gavin, in
speech at AGSIM, calls for
U.S.lMexico cooperation.
New alumni director on
board; lIT lecture series
concludes; InterAd winners
and more.
Alumni get-togethers
throughout the world and
across the country.
Classnotes on T-Birds.
We're looking for the class
of '57 - Silver Reunion set
for December.
u.s. Business Opportunities
in Taiwan, Malaysia and
Alumni Office Staff:
Cathy Benoit, Donna
Cleland, Naomi Cooper,
Diane Kelly, Beth Osler,
Marty Phelps and Jane
Pat Kenny, Gray Day
Graphics, Phoenix
Front Cover:
Berger Erickson by Kraig N.
names--all within a 35 year span,
and the latter two changes were
made in less than a five year
period. Yes, we do have an identity
problem when it comes to our
name. It appears, thankfully, that
AGSIM will be with us for an extended
The Admissions Office has maintained
a listing of mail directed to
the school. It is remarkable and a
compliment to the U.S. Postal Service
that some of the envelopes
found their way to us--or perhaps
Glendale, Arizona was the clue.
Below are listed some of our
"names" as perceived by others-A.
G. Sim Tnsurance
American Arizona RunthaBird
American Graduate Institute of
American Grade School of International
American Graduate School of Independent
American Graduate School of Internal
Management Thundercloud
American Graduate School of International
American Graduate School of Multinational
American Graduate School of Navy
American Group Schools of International
American Institute of International
Management and Banking
American Management Associations
International Management
School of Foreign Trade
American International University
American Thunderbird Graduate
Bluebird Graduate School
Foreign Institute of Trade
Foreign Service Institute
Glendale Graduate School of Internationai~
Graduate School of American International
International Career
International Economic Thunderbird
North American School of International
Administration for Professors
Thumbear Bird Campus
Thunderbird Camp
Thunderbird College of Business
Thunderbird Graduate Group
Thunderbird Graduate School of
Foreign Trade
Thunderbird Institute of Business
and Banking
Thunderbird Institute of International
Thunderbird School of Foreign
Thunderbird School of International
Thunderbird Uniwfsity-Graduatc
School of International Studies
in Business Administration
Thunderbolt Graduate School
University of Dallas, Thunderbird
World Trade Institute
r. Thunderbird • • •
Berger Erickson is a walking
history journal. He is the only
person that has been at AGSIM
from the beginning. He came to
Thunderbird Field No. I, in the
middle of the Arizona desert, in
June 1946 with founder Barton Kyle
Yount and his entourage, which
included Stouder (Bif£) Thompson
and Finley Peter Dunne, Jr. He has
seen the lizard-infested,
weed-covered, deserted flying field
come alive with the bustle of
human activity to prerare for the
first class in the fall 0 1946.
Through the years, he has seen
AIFT change to TGSIM and then to
AGSIM. He has seen new buildings
spring up and old ones collapse or
change faces. He has seen the
school struggle to make ends meet
and suffer through reviews and
dissection for accreditation by
North Central. He has watched
more than 15,000 men and women
enter and then leave this school.
He has served seven presidents of
this institution and he has devoted
more than 36 years of his life to
this school. Is it a wonder that he's
known as "Mr. Thunderbird?"
It all began in Ostersund,
Sweden, on May IS, 1917, when
Berger Erickson entered the world.
He credits his lack of a middle
name to the fact that as the third
son in the family, his mother had
simply run out of middle names for
boys. He came to the U.S. in 1924
and his family settled in Duluth,
With the beginning of World War
II, Berger moved to Washington,
D.C. to work for the U.S. Army
Quartermaster Corps as a civilian
employee. He later transferred to
the U.S. Army Air Training
Command (under General Yount's
command) in Forth Worth, Texas,
attended Texas Christian University
and married his high school
sweetheart, Mabel Johnson.
As the war effort came to a halt
in 1946, employees of the Air
Training Command were scattering
to all points in the U.S. While
General Yount was in Arizona
completing plans for setting up The
American Institute for Foreign
Trade, Mabel and Berger Erickson
were in Louisiana. Not happy with
their work nor the local climate, the
General's timing was perfect when
he phoned the Ericksons to ask if
they would like to help establish
the new school in Arizona. Mabel
Erickson once again became
secretary to the General (as she had
been throughout the War), and
Berger Erickson became the first
accountant of the fledgling Arizona
school. Thus began Berger
Erickson's life-time romance with
In 1947 he became business
manager and accountant; in 1952 he
was elected by the Board of
Trustees as treasurer; and in 1953
they added secretary to his list of
titles. By 1958 his title had been
narrowed down semantically to
vice president, secretary-treasurer,
and in 1968 president Carl Sauer
named Berger executive vice
Always active in the local
community, Berger is a member of
the executive committee of the
board of trustees of Samaritan
Health Services, a member of the
·board of directors of Esperanca,
past president of the Arizona
College Association, the Glendale
Chamber of Commerce and past
national executive vice president of
Delta Phi Epsilon. The list goes on
and on. He is probably AGSIM's
best public relations asset, for he
never loses an opportunity to
promote the school and the
Over 36 years, Berger has added
a few pounds, his hair has stayed
intact, but has turned silver, and
his booming voice has lost none of
its vibrancy. Periodically one can
still hear the reverberation of
"Caesar's ghost" from the
administration building.
He agreed to the interview for
this issue of Thunderbird, and
always in character, he was truly
embarrassed when he learned that
the cover shot was to be of him.
· .. on Thunderbird
The people shown above, celebrating Ruth
Richardson's birthday, kept the school (then
AIFT) on track in 1947-48.
Front row, left to right, Dr. Patterson,
dean; Dorothea Long, Vernell , Bootz,
payroll; Mabel Ericksoll, secretary to
presidwt; Alice Hyde, residel1t nurse, al1d
Jack Knight, director of placement. Middle
row: Berger Erickson, Molly Johnson ,
receptionist; Sarah Otando, secretary to
public relatiolls director; Dorothy Arnold,
secretary to secretary-treasurer; General
Yount; Ruth Miller, registrar; Mary
Frederick, steno; Elsie Zimmerman and
Dorothy Smith. Back row: Bill Blair, public
relations director; Bill Bierer, purchasing
What was it like in July 1946
when you came to Arizona to help
open the school?
It was hot! The campus was
overgrown, the buildings were
dirty and dusty and the walk-ways
and roads were full of weeds. We
moved in and the only furniture,
except for that in the president's
office, was war surplus. My first
desk was a patio table, and I had
an old straight back chair. I rented
a ten-key Remington adding
machine that became my constant
companion for the next 25 years.
How many employees were here
in 1946?
There were about 20 employees.
There was no faculty, no library or
food service personnel yet. All we
really had were two or three
executives and the supporting
clerical staff plus the grounds crew.
They were busy trying to convert
the buildings into something
habitable .
How did you recruit the first
class-that graduating class of
As you know, at the end of the
war there were great numbers of
military personnel being
discharged, all with veterans'
benefits. A college campus was a
good place to make that transition
from military to civilian life and
they had the financial means
People learned about AIFT rather
by accident, thanks to
Congressman Slaughter from
Missouri. The story goes that the
Congressman and President
Truman, though both democrats,
had a strong dislike for each other.
President Truman's support of
Slaughter's opponent in the local
Missouri democratic primary
resulted in Slaughter's defeat, and
Slaughter was determined to get
even. To accomplish that he got
himself appointed as chairman of a
sub-committee of the Government
Operations Committee which was
investigating governmentparticularly
the give-aways of
federal surplus real estate. Of
course, the donation of
Thunderbird Field No. I, which
was commonly known as the
country club of the Air Corps, to a
retired Lt. General was just what
the committee and Slaughter were
looking for. They proceeded to
investigate the General's
transaction for securing
Thunderbird Field as a site for
AIFT. The papers picked it up with
big headlines from coast to coast
and border to border. The story
broke in July and August. It was
perfect. AIFT's name was in every
paper across the country. The first
class registered in early October of
1946 and by that time we had
signed up 300 students.
From then on, it was all
downhill. It took us the next 15
years to build enrollment back up
to 300 students. So, as I've said
many times before, I've been very
fond of Mr. Slaughter. By the way,
he gave us a clean bill of health on
January 20, 1947, just before he
went out of office. It was the
publicity generated by his
investigation however, that
produced that first class in 1946.
What do you feel are some of the
significant events in AGSIM's 35
If you believe in divine
providence, we've somehow
experienced it. Every time we've
had a crisis there's been something
or someone come along to get us
through. And we've had a fair
number of crises of one kind or
another. As an example, the
General died unexpectedly and
suddenly in 1949, and we were left
without leadership. Dr. Bill Schurz
stepped in and took over as acting
president and then as president.
Bill was a great scholar and a
wonderful teacher, but discovered
that administration was not his
strong point and that fund-raising
was definitely not for him. Ed
Juliber, young, bright, eager and
ambitious, replaced Schurz, but
soon found the field of education
not to his liking. All along there
was Carl Sauer, who had been Bill
Schurz's assistant and dean. He
stepped in as president after
Juliber's resignation, and for 13
years provided leadership, kept the
school going, built AIFT's academic
respectability and did so with a
minimum of funds.
Another example was in 1951
when we had a financial crisis.
Frank Snell and Henry Sargent,
who were active members of the
board of trustees, stepped in and
made us produce the first budget
we'd ever done. Up to that point,
we'd simply done estimates of
what we might do during the year.
We pared the cost to the bone, and
we presented our budget to Snell
and Sargent. They responded with,
"Now, Berger, if you'll reduce that
by another $30,000, we'll approve
it." I went home and fortunately I
discovered I'd made a mathematical
error in our favor of $15,000. With
that stroke of luck, I was able to
reduce the cost, and we had our
first budget. I guess that was the
low point for AGSIM financially.
We survived the year, however,
and from then on the only way was
What do you consider the most
important event in the life of the
I think the idea of the school itself
is the most important thing. You
know, 17 people got together and
pursued the idea, and I'm not sure
they knew what they were doing.
This was an idea that Finley Peter
Dunn, Biff Thompson and the
General had, and they sold it to
this group of Phoenix people. It
seemed like a good idea, but I
don't think they had any notion of
how good an idea it really was.
Map room in the old library, that was located
in one of the hangars.
An early (1947 - 48 - 49?) graduation . Outdoor commencements are still held in the
Quad, using the edge of the pool deck as a platform. Summer graduations, however, are
held at a local hotel or resort each August.
Larry Finney in the Language Lab (top photo) during AIFT days. The Lab is no more, but
Larry Finney's presence is as visable as ever.
.; ;AIFT's name was tn every paper
across the country."
This plan to prepare people to
effectively serve an American
employer overseas was not a
common thing and the idea of
providing that employee with a
second language and some
exposure to cross cultural
communication was exactly what
was needed. The fact that the
school prospered and that it
attracted a significant number of
multinational employers from
across the country is an indication
of just how great an idea it was.
We're asked why the idea hasn't
been copied. Well, it's been
tried-time and time again-but
somehow the idea gets lost in the
bureaucracy of a big institution.
How do you feel about the
school staying on track with regard
to the founders' original goals?
We're still accomplishing what
the founders had in mind, but on a
broader scale. In the beginning the
emphasis was on Latin America
only, since in those days that area
of the world offered the most in
international trade opportunities.
We've broadened our focus over
the years to include European, Far
Eastern, Middle Eastern and
African international studies. In
1946 we only offered Spanish,
Portuguese and French in
languages and we've added Arabic,
Japanese, Chinese, and German
over the years.
A most interesting addition is
teaching English as a second
language plus the enrollment of a
significant number of international
students, now about 25 percent. I
think that's wonderful because it
has enhanced the international
flavor of the campus. From the
beginning of this school, the mix of
people from all over the country
was good, and it's just that much
better when the mix includes
people from all over the world.
This mixing of people from all
corners of the world is a very
positive thing. The opportunity to
practice languages, to exchange
ideas, to share cultures, is just
magnificent and we're small
enough that we can do it and do it
well. The only problem is that we
should have more people living on
campus to improve that mix.
Are there any plans to expand
the facilities on campus to provide
additional student housing?
We are hopeful that we can
develop some kind of a project to
provide housing on the 15 acres of
land we own across from the
school entrance on 59th Avenue.
We've applied to the Federal
government for the last four years
for housing funds to build more
dormitories on campus. I'm hopeful
we can do something of that nature
very soon.
Compare the student of 1946
with the student of 1982.
The student of 1946 and the
student of 1982 are similar in that
this school attracts an
entrepreneurial type of individual.
It attracts people who want more
than a career working for the local
bank or insurance company.
Students who come here see
something beyond that. This is a
characteristic of all students since
Age wise, the classes are pretty
close. The average age of that first
class was about 25, as is the
average age of this class. However,
the students in 1946 were almost all
veterans, most of them had
overseas service, and even though
they were no older, they were
probably a more experienced
group. They were also a partying
crowd, but then I guess that really
hasn't changed.
Today's student is perhaps a little
more scholarly-he comes here
much better prepared. The entrance
requirements in 1946 were only two
years of college-this was patterned
after the old pilot training require ments
during the war, so familiar to
General Yount and the founders.
How do you feel about the
international business community's
commitment to AGSIM?
I'm not entirely sure they take us
seriously yet. We provide a pool of
excellent talent for their
international operations. The
screening the school provides upon
application for admission helps the
personnel departments to select
their employees. The firms find
here a concentrated group of
people whose interest is in
international business-something
they can't find at other schools.
The turnover of personnel hired
from this school and sen t overseas
is considerably less-perhaps half
as much-than the turnover of
personnel hired from the standard,
traditional college or university.
Since training people for
international assignments is an
expensive process for
organizations, this makes our
product, the students, very
worthwhile in dollars and cents.
The thing I'm not sure of is
whether the admissions screening
process accomplishes those
statistics or whether the language
and cross cultural training produces
an individual who, when he gets
overseas, finds it much easier to
work and live there and be happy.
I've always argued that it's the
language and cross cultural training
that produces the lower attrition
rate for AGSIM alums overseas.
Since the firms are getting an
excellent return on their
investment when they hire
T-Birds, do you feel that the firms
are supporting AGSIM as a source
of this talent, by contributions?
No. I think some of them are-a
number of corporations have done
very well by us, but in large
measure many of them just give us
token contributions. They don't
really do right by us and I think
they should.
What do you see as AGSIM's
future in the next 35 years?
There is a growing body of alums
who take AGSIM seriously, who
are beginning to provide support to
this school. I would hope that in 35
years a large percentage of the
Board of Trustees and the
leadership at that level would come
from alums. I would also hope that
the alums would provide, through
the medium of their employers or
their companies, the kind of
support that this school deserves.
We're moving in that direction
now. As an example, I was talking
to an alum just recently and
mentioned that we were having
difficulty getting his company to
come to campus to recruit and
perhaps make a significant
contribution. He said, "Oh, I'm
sorry, I should do something about
that, and I can do something about
that." That kind of positive
approach is just what we need!
We now have some really fine
alums on the Board of Trustees and
this is going to help. If this trend
continues, there is no reason why
this school shouldn't grow and
I do think, however, that there's
a limit to the number of students
we want to enroll. We must
continue to consider quality rather
than quantity.
What do you think General
Yount would say if he could drop
in for a visit today?
I think he'd be very impressed
and happy to see that the idea he
helped take root had grown and
developed into what AGSIM is
today. I'm spre the old general,
who struggled with financial
problems, with personnel problems
and all, would really be pleased.
He'd probably say, "Berger, what
the hell have you been doing?"
Sonia V. Thurlllolld
Bill Schurz , left, alld Carl Sauer (top pilato);
General Barton YOllnt (below).
Mr. Thunderbird
UThis mixing of people
from all corners of the world
is a very positive thing."
Gavin Calls for
Cooperative Independence
The Honorable John Gavin, U.S.
Ambassador to Mexico, was the
keynote speaker at the 30th Annual
Rocky Mountain Conference on
Latin American Studies (RMCLAS)
conducted at AGSIM February
24-27. Seeking to examine the
major issues related to Latin
American development, the
conference brought together
individuals especially sensitive to
this area. Dr. John Conklin of the
International Studies department,
1982 president of RMCLAS, was
coordinator of the conference.
Ambassador Gavin delivered his
address at luncheon on February
26. Over 250 people were in
attendance as the 44 year-old envoy
described the nature of the
problems confronting Mexico. He
began by relating the experience of
his appointment to the post.
"One year ago today I received a
telephone call. The person on the
other end said, 'John, I need
someone to represent me in
Mexico. Will you do it?' 'Of course,
Mr. President,' I replied, After all,
how could I turn down the
opportunity to reduce my salary by
80 percent?"
Gavin also related a telephone
call that President Reagan received
soon after nominating him for the
post. It seems that someone called
the President and expressed
irritation at the appointment of
Gavin. When the President
inquired as to the nature of the
person's discontent, he replied,
"But Mr. President, he is a movie
actor!" The President quipped back,
"Do you realize to whom you are
saying that?"
On a more serious note, Gavin
attributed his interest in Latin
America to his mentor while a
student of Latin American Studies
and Portugese at Stanford
University, Dr. John J. Johnson,
now professor emeritus at Stanford
and Editor of The Hispanic American
Historical Review. Gavin attributed
his affinity for the culture to
Stanford classmate, Joaquin Duarte,
at whose home he spent many
by S. Russell Dworkin '82
M exico is not
a less
II developed
country, but a newly
industrialized country:'
college breaks. With the presence
of Dr. Johnson on the dais, it
looked like old home week as the
three exchanged fond greetings.
Gavin then went on to discuss
Mexico. The problems he discussed
related primarily to population
growth, inflation, and migration.
Mexico has a population of 100
million people. With 50 percent of
that population under the age of
seventeen, coupled with a
population growth rate of 2.7
percent per annum, an estimated
800,000 new jobs will have to be
created each year in order to
maintain the current level of
employment. With unemployment
a major problem in Mexico, Gavin
stated that President Portillo made
a conscious decision to create jobs
by overheating the economy. In
doing so, he said, the Mexican
government recreated the problems
of Iran and Venezuela after they
had become oil super-powers. Oil
revenues now continue to decline
as the glut hangs on and the
problem facing Mexico now is how
to avoid the classic South American
inflationary spiral, Gavin asserted.
In an attempt to control inflation
the Central Bank of Mexico ended
its longstanding policy of
intervention in the exchange
market and allowed the peso to
float. Immediately, it fell 47
percent, from about 20 pesos to the
dollar to about 45 pesos to the
dollar. Gavin stated that
devaluation was a necessary step to
curb inflation. He noted that
inflation would increase in the
short term and that the poor and
middle class would be impacted the
greatest by the devaluation, but it
was the only viable alternative for
the Mexican government. Other
steps taken by the government to
curb inflation were the
implementation of a price freeze on
certain goods and placing tariffs
upon certain imports. Gavin said
that these steps will help the
economy if the people will
The desire for jobs and a better
way of life in a country plagued
with unemployment and soaring
inflation has created the much
publicized problem along the
U.S.-Mexico border. The major
issue, of course, is illegal
immigration into the United States
and Gavin described that issue as
"thorny" and one that will take a
great deal of understanding to
According to Gavin, Mexican
officials are sensitive to the plight
of the American government and
agree that it is well within the right
of a national government to
determine who mayor may not
enter the nation's border and by
what means that entry will be
allowed. Gavin also noted that
neither side wishes to see the
massive deportation of the
estimated three to seven million
Mexicans residing in the United
States illegally. He emphasized that
such a roundup had never before
taken place and was highly unlikely
to take place given the disastrous
effect such a move would have
upon the Mexican economy. He
also stipulated that such a move
would likely disrupt American
In developing a context for
understanding the complexities of
the issue, Gavin spoke of a young
man who had been deported three
times to Oaxaca, only to return to
the U.S. each time. Gavin admitted
that the young man had broken the
law but he asked, "Is he a criminal,
or is he the kind of young person
with the gumption and
get-up-and-go that our country so
desperately needs?" Gavin
dismissed the "magic wand" theory
saying that what is needed is a firm
commitment to assist Mexico to
prosper and not a simple
disposition of the symptom.
Gavin clarified the commitment
called for as he emphasized
Mexico's desire for trade and
investment with understanding. He
stated that rapid development is
welcomed in Mexico and that trade
and investment are the vehicles
required. He further stated that aid
is not desired by Mexican officials
in this context. He outlined the
importance of trade between the
U.S. and Mexico as it exists today
by saying that Mexico is the United
States' third largest trading partner,
behind only Canada and Japan. He
also asserted the fact that Mexico
has the 17th largest gross national
product in the world.
Gavin stated that in relation to
rapid development an important
factor is the training of managers
and the development of indigenous
expertise in the local labor supply.
"Again, it is through trade and
understanding that this will have
De la Madrid is
a remarkable
1/ individual,
just the man Mexico
needs at this time ... "
the greatest likelihood of
occurance," he said. He further
elaborated on the degree of
development in place in Mexico by
stating that Mexico is not a "less
developed country," but a "newly
industrialized country." The
significance in the distinction being
that the prerequisites for the kind
of development sought are in place.
Another factor central to the
development of Mexico is
diversification of industry. As all
developing countries are aware,
Mexican officials are acutely
cognizant of the impropriety of
reliance upon a handful of
industries to carry the weight of
development, especially in a time
of soft export markets around the
world. Gavin stipulated that the
reliance on a few products was not
the case in Mexico and pointed to
several industries in particular,
such as tourism, light and heavy
manufacturing/. agriculture, and the
extrative industries, like petroleum
and mining.
Turning to the relationship
between the United States and
Mexico, Gavin attested to the fact
that there are problems, but that
the relationship is a "remarkably
good one." He reiterated the
difference of opinion between
President Portillo and President
Reagan over U.S. policy in EI
Salvador and Nicaragua, saying the
"differences are well known and
both leaders indicated they were
not in total agreement on some
Central American issues." Gavin
also mentioned Reagan's
announcement of plans to deliver
hundreds of millions of dollars in
economic and military aid to the
Caribbean Basin.
In response to a question from
the audience, he also had some
words about the upcoming election
in Mexico saying that "barring a
natural calamity or an unlikely shift
in policy, Miguel de la Madrid
Hurtado will take office in
December." Gavin went on to say
that de la Madrid is "a remarkable
individual, just the man Mexico
needs at this time with the
enormous fiscal problems it is
facing." Currently, de la Madrid is
head of the Planning and Federal
Budget Department which was
created in 1979 to operate similarly
to the U.S. Office of Management
and Budget administered by David
Stockman. De la Madrid was
deSignated by Portillo as successor
to the presidency last September,
following a 50-year custom
whereby a fellow member of the
Partido Revolucionario Instiucional
is selected by the current President
who is also a member of the party.
Gavin ended his speech by
reiterating that "the border
between the United States and
Mexico is not one that separates us,
but rather binds us together, and
the relationship between the two
countries must be one of
cooperative independence and
great understanding."
Professor Hall named
Honorary Consul to
South Africa
R. Duane Hall, world business
professor has been named
Arizona's Honorary Consul to the
Republic of South Africa. His job as
honorary consul is to serve as a
liaison between Arizona and South
African business interests, smooth
the bureaucratic path for obtaining
visas and speak about the country
before American civic groups.
The school has another faculty
member serving as an honorary
consul. Dr. Jorge Valdivieso of the
Spanish section of the Modern
Language Department, serves as
Honorary Consul to Ecuador.
Alums Serve as
InterAd Judges
. Professor Paul Schlesil1ger, left, joins
Judg~s Catherine Igram Krell ('72), vice
preSIdent-management supervisor,
McCann Ericksol1, and Steve Blinl1 ('68)
vice president-management supervisor, '
Ogllvy & Matiler, at tile celebratioll
following. the anlloullcement of Crayola
Crayons 111 Frallce as tile willner of the
Spring '82 InterAd competitiol1. This was
the first visit to AGSIM in 14 vears for
Steve. .
'79 Alum named to
Board of Directors
Kenneth A. Jacuzzi, class of '79,
was elected to the School's Board of
Trustees at their March '82
meeting. Active in civic affairs,
Jacuzzi is chairman of the Arizona
State Employment and Training
Council, national board member of
the United Cerebral Palsy
Association and president of the
Central Arizona chapter of the
association, and a member of the
Board of Directors of the Samaritan
Medical Foundation.
Always active in events on
campus while a student, Ken is
responsible for the fountain and
plaza complex at the Frank L. Snell
Learning Center. He donated the
funds for the design and
construction of the area which was
name~ in honor of his parents,
CandIdo and Inez Jacuzzi.
Ken also served as chairman of
the 1981-82 Thunderbird Fund and
provided a $~O,OOO challenge grant
for new and Increased donations to
the school.
He and his wife, Daniela, reside
in Phoenix.
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Who are these Alums?
The communications office is
gathering old photographs of the
School and the one reproduced
above recently came into their
hands. However, the only
information available is that it was
taken in 1954 or 55 and the woman
on the right is Emily Brown. We
need your help! If you can identify
any of the alums in the
photograph, please send the
information to Sonia V. Thurmond,
editor, Thunderbird Magazine.
Voris AACSB
Program Chairman
President Voris served as
program chairman for the 1982
Annual Meeting of the American
Assembly of Collegiate Schools of
Business, held in Honolulu, April
22-30. The theme of the meeting
was "The Challenge of Global
Competition-New Strategies for
Business and Business Schools."
Balloon Race
The 8th Thunderbird Invitational
Balloon Race is scheduled for
November 6 and 7. The Friends of
Thunderbird and the Glendale
Chamber of Commerce are reaching
for 100 balloon entries. Last year's
race produced 83 balloons: .and
more importantly, an addItional
$29,890 was added to the
scholarship fund at the school.
Balloon Race secretary Judy
Contreras and many F.O.T. and
Chamber members have begun the
search for sponsors. Sponsorships
this year are $325.00 and the
benefits, aside from the positive
feelings derived from assisting a
good cause, include two tickets to
the international auction, dinner
and calcutta, a half page ad in the
race program, plus a balloon ride at
the Sponsor's Breakfast at the
President's house on October 23.
This year's race theme is a
"Cornucopia of Color," and we're
hopeful that as many alums as
possible will find it convenient to
visit campus for the festivities. If
you need information regarding
accommodations in the area, please
call the alumni office, (602)
Alumni Director
on Board
J. Thomas Kidd, former associa te
director for alumni relations of the
Penn State Alumni Association, has
joined AGSIM as director of alumni
Tom has a long association with
Penn State, receiving his B.s. and
M.s. degrees there. He became
affiliated with the Penn State
Alumni Association in 1962 as field
secretary. He became assistant
executive secretary in 1969 and in
1970 he joined Penn State
University as a systems
management education officer and
then as a system analyst, while
serving as a part-time instructor in
geography. In 1973, Tom joined
Brown University as director and
special consultant, alumni and
development records. In 1978 he
became special assistant for alumni
relations to the president of
Southeastern Massachusetts
University. In 1979 he rejoined
Penn State Alumni Association as
associate executive director.
ITT Lecture Series
Winds Down with
Discussion on Education
The ITT lecture series continued
through March and April and
off~red an. int~resting variety of
tOpICS. Thud m the series was Dr.
Steven Klees, a communication
expert from Florida State
University, who discussed
communications in Latin America.
He commented that the
democratization of communications
and data processing is the most
important issue confronting the
South American continent during
the next two decades. He explained
that the debate over expanding
communications in Latin countries
parallels the North/South and the
EastlWest debates because the
central issue for all three is
concentration and media
imperialism. He said that Mexico
and Brazil account for 70 percent of
all telecommunications activity in
Latin America and that 21 of the 25
Latin American news outlets are
U.S. branches and one third of all
Latin T.V. franchises are U.S.
controlled. "Communications will
be the driving force for progress in
health, education, and agricultural
commerce throughout the
continent," he concluded.
Dr. Albert Fishlow, director of
the con cilium on international and
area studies at Yale University, was
the fourth lecturer in the series and
addressed Latin American debt in
his talk. Focusing on Latin
America's problem of high debt
service ratio, he pointed out that
debt as a solution to economic
problems is now the area's major
concern. Warning that the principal
danger is inadequate international
financing to maintain a reasonable
level of world economic growth in
the 80's, Fishlow called on the U.S.
to shift its financial role to one of
leadership in advancing cooperative
reforms to avert a slowdown of tha
The fifth lecturer in the lIT
series, Leonardo Montiel Ortega, a
petroleum and economic consultant
to Venezuelan President Luis
Herrera Campin, caught the
audience's immediate attention by
stating that the solution to the
"Arab neurosis" suffered in the
United States lies not in the Persian
Gulf, but in this hemisphere.
He also noted that while there is
great emphasis on the crisis in the
Middle East, we should not
overlook the equally important
crisis in the Caribbean Basin. He
added tha t Venezuela is on the
edge of that disputed sea-one that
some want to turn into a "red" sea
outside our democratic system. He'
emphasized that Venezuela is
committed to guard this most
strategic part of the Caribbean-the
oil refineries of Punto Fijo, Amuag,
El Palito, Aruba and Curacao, the
world's greatest concentration of oil
refineries in a small zone of a few
miles which compares only to the
Persian Gulf. He warned, "A blow
to these refineries would be
disasterous to the U.S. and a great
loss to the Canadian and U.S.
industrial systems!"
Deputy minister of the Brazilian
E~bassy in Washington, Luiz
FelIpe Lampreia, discussing
economic development in Brazil,
outline.d the country's many woes,
but pomted out that agricultural
prod.~ct~?n is improving. Noting
Brazil s breakthrough" in the
soybean market, he said that his
country is now the world's second
largest producer of the crop and
that 15 years ago they produced no
soybeans. Lampreia reviewed
Brazil's economic development
from colonial times to the present
Dr. Albert Fishlow
Or. Steven Klees
Minister Lampreia, right, talks with students.
and said that the "oil shock" of late
1973 resulted in Brazil's 1973 oil bill
of $800 million jumping to $4.5
billion in 1974. Inflation increased
from 13.5 percent in 1973 to 40
percent on 1975, and stood at near
120 percent in 1980. He added that
Brazil's current belt tightening has
produced some favorable results,
including a drop in inflation to
about 95 percent in 1981, a trade
surplus of one billion dollars in
1981, with a surplus of $3 billion
expected in 1982. "This will slacken
the rate of expansion of Brazil's
external debt which now stands at
$60 billion," he remarked.
Last in the seven lecture series
was a talk by Dr. Thomas La Belle
of UCLA, on the subject of
Education as Human Resource
Development in Latin America.
Calling investment in education in
Latin America a dominant
perspective fostered by economists,
La Belle said that it also produces
other socia-economic and political
outcomes that are equally
significant. He believes that human
resource development should be
viewed as a process which is
designed to serve the vested
interests of particular segments of
Touching on both the historical
and contemporary issues in human
resource development, he
discussed non-formal, primary and
secondary education in Latin
America as well as recent university
level development. Tracing the
history of education development,
he commented that in many
respects the last 50 years of
education development in Latin
America have been a reflection of
the economic and political
dependency of Latin America on
the U.S., much as earlier periods
were a reflection of a dependency
on European nations.
In summation, La Belle said that
by assessing the long-term relations
between educational programs and
the economic and political forces
which shape them, we can better
appreciate the orientation of
educational programs in Latin
America as they respond to internal
and external demands for particular
The entire ITT Key Issues Lecture
Series will be printed in book form
in English, Spanish and
Portuguese. For information about
obtaining a copy, please contact the
International Studies Department,
AGSIM, Glendale, AZ 85306. SVT
Leonardo Montiel Ortega
Costa Rica
The San Jose T-Bird alumni held their
annual barbegue on February 27. Mike
Santellanes ('60) did the barbeque
honors, as usual, and the group met at
the home of Bob and Ana Jones in
Escazu. Attending were: Bill Barbee
('69), Steve Case ('76), George Curtis
(,52), Jim Dahlstrom ('58), Danice
Devito ('78), Glen Glad ('63), John
Lemphe ('73), Gary Hagenson ('72),
Bob Jones (,70), Mike Santellanes ('60),
and Jim Stanley ('53).
submitted by Betty C. Dahlstrom
South Korea
Jung Bae Kim, ('75) secretary of the
Korean Thunderbird Alumni
Association informs us that their group
has published a roster of their
members. In May, the group, which
was formed in September of '81,
published a roster supplement which
includes the names of American
T-Birds in Korea and newly graduated
Korean T-Birds.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Mark Rousseau ('77) (left) and Steve
Brown ('79) make up the presently
known T-Bird Chapter in the area.
Steve is searching for all T-Birds in the
area hoping to form an active group.
Manila, Philippines
A Reunion of Metro Manila
Thunderbirds was held on January 29
at the home of Bill and Peg Mitchell
('47) in North Forbes Park. Charlotte
Misner ('60) and Jay Savage ('75)
assisted Bill Mitchell with contacts and
arrangements for the meeting. About
20 attended and other T-Birds in the
area gave their assurance of interest in
attending subsequent gatherings.
Pictured above kneeling are: Bob
Taylor, Cynthia Lower; front row,
Prandy Yulo, Hubert Higgins, Jim
Black, Cathy Taylor, Bruno Cornelio,
Winnie and Estella Aquino, Choncha
and Martin McNamara; back row, Bill
Mitchell, guest, Beau Lower, Al
Routon, Rob Gilbert, Jay Savage, Art
and Charlotte Misner.
New York
Canoe Trip Two should be taking place
about the time Thunderbird is being
mailed. From the advance notice it
appeared to be a well-planned, fun
event. The New York T-Birds also
planned a Westchester Invitational
Picnic June 26--the first annual AGSIM
group picnic. The Westchester Ward
Nature Reserve is located in the town
of Pound Ridge and offers wide open
fields and forest. Hopefully, the event
will evolve into a regular annual event
for New York area T-Birds.
Tampa, Florida
Gary Cochran writes that the March 4
meeting of Tampa Bay Area T-Birds at
the Admiral Benbow Inn was well
attended by 19 alums from classes of
'47 through '80. John Arthur ('56),
registrar and college relations officer,
spoke to the group. Gary is working on
organizing an active alumni chapter in
the Tampa area. There are more than
65 of you in and around Tampa.
The locals have finally done it! Phoenix
Thunderbirds are meeting on a regular
basis once a month at The Velvet
Turtle on Camelback Road. Almost 80
T-Birds attended the March event, and
approximately 40 attended the April
event. Professors Robert Laugier,
Robert Dequenne, Connie Estes, and
Martin Sours represented the faculty.
Atlanta T-Birds have begun regular
meetings for their group, their first
being on February 25. They will meet
the LAST THRUSDA Y OF EVERY
MONTH at Harrison's on Peachtree at
6 p.m. Rod Taylor is the area contact.
Washington, D.C.
The D.C. group continues to offer
stimulating programs for area T-Birds.
During February invitations to an
address by Professor Nazli Choucri of
MIT, sponsored by the MIT Club of
Washington and AMITA of
Washington, were arranged. T-Birds
were also invited to a February seminar
on self-assessment, job search
strategies and career building for
MBAsIMIMs, sponsored by the
Stanford Business School Alumni
Association of Washington.
A get-together at Klaus Zollweger's in
Moenchengladbach, West Germany, in
December 81 included Jan and Jane
Skyback (Aug. '78), Martina, Klaus
(Aug. '78) and Rita Zollweger, Eva and
Dan Lee (Aug. '79), Susan Serfontan
(May '79), C.W. Eidsness (May '79),
Diane Totherly (May '79).
The group met at Cafe Bohemia on
March 16 and according to Chuck
Mannel, who attended from campus,
between 50 and 60 people were
present. Chuck and Carol Hazelett
hosted the AGSIM booth at the
Chicago Trade Conference while they
were in town. Congrats to Eric
Denniston for organizing the T-Bird
meeting. Reminder-Chicago area
T-Birds meet the FIRST FRIDAY OF
EVERY MONTH-Cafe Bohemia-5:30
San Francisco
Bay area T-Birds held a "spring fling"
at the California Culinary Academy on
April 7 with Berger Erickson as guest
of honor. He was accompanied by
Evelyn Theobald, director of personnel
at the school. From all reports
attendance was high and the event was
considered a success. Reminder: Bay
area T-Birds meet the FIRST TUESDAY
OF THE MONTH at Barnaby's
(Embarcadero 1) at 5:30 p.m.
Southern California
Monthly meetings-LAST THURSDAY
OF EACH MONTH at Casey's in
downtown L.A. and at Jonah's in
Marina Del Rey--6 p.m.
T-Birds met at Peter's Inn on February
26 and plans were made for the
Annual Wing-Ding. No word yet on
regular monthly meetings.
Texas T-Birds held their Alumni Family
Picnic on April 3 at Bear Creek Park.
The group invited student guests from
the Houston English Language Services
Center and the International
Association of (Foreign) Students in
Economics and Management (AIESEC)
from the University of Houston.
Thunderbird bankers gathered
at Center for International Banking
Studies at University of Virginia earlier
this year. Left to right; John D. Morrow
('80), banking officer, Republic National
Bank of Dallas; David W. Ogilvy ('72),
vice president, Valley National Bank,
Phoenix; Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr. ('77),
assistant vice president, American
Fletcher National Bank, Luxembourg;
Robert W. Spahn, ('77), international
credit manager, Society National Bank,
Cleveland; and Steven R. Hering ('76),
assistant vice preSident, First National
Bank of Minneapolis.
Submitted by Ralph M. Della Ratta, Jr.
]. Kenneth Sewart '57
Brent Sanford '68
Fred Strickland 70
Maurice Johnsoll '63
Martin McNamara '69
Henry "Skip" Krause 71
Class of '47, '48 and '49
James O.B. Phillips ('47) visited campus
from Rio de Janeiro in early March. He
owns a bar/restaurant in Rio, Lord Jim Pub,
and says, "it's a great meeting place for
visiting gringos to get acquainted." First
visit to T-Bird since graduation prompted
Robert A. Muller ('48) to remark, "Always
appreciated the school-many times useful
to me. After thirty-four years, still speak a
little Portuguese ... although I never made
it to Brazil." Earl S. Osburn ('48) just
returned from a swing through Brazil,
Paraquay, Uruguay and Chile and is now
located in Coral Gables, Fl. Neil Clark (,49),
who has worked for the past 30 years as a
director for the American Red Cross, is
looking forward to retirement in Arizona.
Foreign assignments included Panama, Viet
Nam, England and Germany. David Clay
(' 49) is American regional director for
Mexico, Central America and Caribbean for
Canada Dry International. Henry Mulryan
('49) is executive vice president of Amoco
Minerals Co. in Englewood, Co. Irving A.
Taylor ('49) retired in January from his
position as chief of the health planning
division of the U.S. Agency for
International Development.
Class of '50, '51 and '52
Richard R. Bupp ('50) writes from
California: " ... have been with the L.A.
District Attorney's office since leaving Latin
America some 10 years ago. Very happy
living in Westwood where wife, Lois, is a
director with UCLA extension department
of social sciences/humanities." James R.
Goldsborough ('50) has retired as a teacher
after 20 years with Lowell High School in
San Francisco. William A. Harris ('50) is in
Mexico City and is president of American
Standard, Inc. Marshall Miller ('40) is
president of retirement benefits for Banker's
Life in Des Moines, la. Daniel Witcher,
('50) vice president, The Upjohn Co., and
president and general manager, Upjohn
International, Inc., has been named
chairman of the board of Upjohn Health
Care Services. D. B. Bates ('51) recently
retired from Longview Fibre in Texas. He
got together with his old roommate, Bob
Alter ('51), last year and they had a great
time sharing memories. Alexander Leigh
('51) is director, European coordination for
Mitsubishi International and director
representative for Uhe Industries, Ltd. in
West Germany. Roy L. Baughman ('52) is
executive vice president of Sterling Asia
(Sterling Drug, Inc.) and is in Manila.
Class of '53, '54 and '55
E.H. Shultz ('53) is in Winter Haven, Fl.,
where he is an employment interviewer
with the Florida State Employment Service.
He sends word of Louis A. Bates ('53) being
in Guatemala and Ed Nissen ('53), with
Admiral Corp. in Chicago. He also advises
us that Bob Wilner ('53) has been ill and is
in St. Louis. William (Bill) Quinn ('54) is a
group vice president with Philbro
Corporation in New York. Juan F. Forster
('55) and spouse, Mary, visited campus in
February from Guatemala. Kenneth B.
Ketchner ('55) is vice president, marketing,
Europe, Middle East and Africa for R.CA.
International Marketing S.A. and is based in
Switzerland. Billy Martin ('55) has been
transferred by A.G. Edwards from their St.
Louis home office to the branch office in
Coral Gables, Fl. as a registered
representative with the mission of selling
securities and financial products, especially
to Spanish speaking people in the greater
Miami and Caribbean Basin area. Arthur L.
Ortiz ('55) is president and CEO of Western
Bank in Santa Fe, NM.
Class of '56, '57 and '59
Marion (Hansen) and Don Coatsworth ('56)
are in Marietta, Ga., where Don is office
manager for Mutual of New York. Edward
H. Kane ('56) resigned as vice president of
international sales of Altec-Lansing
Corporation to establish his own business,
Kason Computer Systems in Fullerton, Ca.
Don Krabbe ('56) is vice president of
Colborne Manufacturing Co. in Glenview,
II. Wayne Parkinson ('56) is regional sales
manager for Transworld Systems Inc. in
Kansas City, Mo. Karl E. Ringer ('56) is
with Tower, Perrin, Forster and Crosby in
San Francisco. Charles Maggio ('57) is now
associated with Sohio Industrial Products
Co. of Cleveland, Oh. J. Kenneth Seward
(,57), administrator of overseas subsidiaries,
New York international department, and
vice president of Johnson & Higgins, has
been elected a director and senior vice
president of the company. William R.
Chandler ('59) is a general rartner in the
firm, Bay Venture Group 0 San Francisco.
Robert Holland ('59), captain with Pacific
Southwest Airlines, visited campus in
February. His visits will be more frequent
since PSA is now flying into Phoenix.
David Youmans ('59) writes from Maseru,
Lesotho: "We are on our 13th overseas
assignment. As a faculty member at
Washington State University, I am working
as extension specialist on that university's
Farming Systems Research Project. Son Rick
is at Millersville State College, Sergio is at
Penn State and Vance is in the Pacific with
the U.S. Navy. Julia visited family in
Uruguay last year while I was on
assignment in Cameroon."
Class of '60
Robert Ballinger is an assistant professor at
Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. and is
completing work on his doctorate (DPA),
majoring in comparative and international
administration at State University of New
York in Albany. He adds that he has helped
establish a program at Siena called
"international studies, foreign languages
and business." Students must have
competence in a foreign language, a grasp
of international business principles and an
understanding of a geographic part of the
world to receive a certificate in addition to
their degree. Approximately 50 students are
in the program, more than expected,
according to Robert. L. Yves Cocke is in
Memphis, where he was recently elected
president of World Trade Group, Inc., an
import/export trading and export
management company. He writes that he
found a "lost" '50 alum, Louis P. Lingua, in
Memphis and is trying to locate Karen
(Gustafson) Williams ('61). Any heIr out
there? John E. Tuberty, manager 0
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in London,
will be returning to the U.S. this summer
after 20 years in six European countries.
Class of '61
Gene Heller is vice president of Prima
International in Santa Clara, Ca. E. Avery
McCarthy visited campus from Massillon,
Oh., where he is area account supervisor
for B.F. Goodrich. J. Phillip Samper has
been elected a group vice president with
Eastman Kodak Co. in Rochester, N.Y.
Class of '62
Manuel C. (Manny) Ballestero was recently
named vice president and national sales
manager of Caballero Spanish Radio
Network in New York. He tells us, ". . the
network has 65 Spanish language radio
stations throughout the U.S. and is the
number one vehicle to reach 95 percent of
Spanish speaking consumers in the U.S."
Barbara Gillen writes from New York,
where she has her own company,
Manhattan Party Package, Inc.: "I've been
around the world a dozen times since 1962
and speak a little of six or seven languages,
but it all started at Thunderbird. Thank
you, Larry Finney, et ai, wherever you
are." Edward R. McCutcheon is vice
president for Royal Bank of Canada in New
York. C.H. Yahn has joined Lamont
Limited as vice president. He is based in
Burlington, Ia .
Class of '63, '64 and '65
Arnold Escobedo ('63) is now associated
with Melville Knitwear and is located in
New York. Maurice Johnson ('63) is
chairman of Kahn/Larsen/Walsh Inc., a new
business development firm, in Glen Ridge,
NJ. Les Sheppard ('63) is president of
Agawam Director Marketing, an advertising
agency, in Rowley, Ma. Lawrence M.
Hershfield ('64) is vice president with
Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.
Dwight W. Smith ('64) is sales manager for
TV Fanfare Publications in Phoenix.
Douglas W. Greene ('65) is director of
international sales for PASCOE Building
Systems in Pomona, Ca. John V. Savage
('65) is western marketing manager for Bio
Labs, Inc. in Dallas.
Class of '66
Paul V. Ferguson, Jr., who is president of
Contar USA, Inc. in Santa Barbara, Ca.,
visited campus in February. Stephen P.
Jeffery is president, international division of
Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. in New York.
Fred Smoot writes from Honolulu where,
along with Ron Pfafflin ('73), he has an
export business, Phoenix Pacific, Inc. He
says, " ... we celebrated our sixth
anniversary in business on February 6 ..
our business area is principally the Pacific
Basin and Far East markets. Needless to
say, out days at Thunderbird continue to
contribute to our interest in international
Class of '67
Richard Matchette is president of
Tiremasters, Inc. in Miami. Daniel S.
Partel, managing director of the E.F.D.A.
(European Formula Drivers Association),
based in Luxembourg, visited the alumni
office in March. He advises us that the
EFDA's racing program now includes
events in 12 European countries and they
expect to visit other continents next year.
He also added, " ... a racing weekend
might provide an interesting backdrop for
an alumni get-together. Any T-Birds
interested in our schedule might contact
me. After 15 years overseas I would
welcome the opportunity to reestablish
contact." William Gary Sheldon has his
own property leasing company, The Sunbelt
Exchange, in Fort Worth, Tx.
Class of '68
Richard Chopyak is marketing project
manager for Wham-O Manufacturing Co. in
San Gabriel, Ca. David R. Midgley has
joined Elsner Engineering as manager of
international sales. He will relocate from
Montreal to Hanover, Pa. Allen B. Pease
has joined CE-NATCO, a division of
Combustion Engineering, Tulsa, Ok., as
division counsel. He expects to be more
heavily involved with international
operations in his new position. Dean Ross
is in Palos Verdes, Ca. and just finished the
development and sale of a 160 unit
condominium resort in Puerto Vallarta,
Mexico. He's now working on a luxury
condo complex in Utah. Brent Sanford has
moved to Mexico City where he is general
manager for Armco Mexicana.
Class of '69
Peter N. Berns is president of Roburn
Agencies, Inc. in New York. John L. House
is general manager and chief executive
officer of the recently formed Kuwait Asia
Bank in Manama, Bahrain. According to a
statement by John in an article in Business
Week, " the purpose of the institution is to
pinpoint investment opportunities in the
Pacific Basin from Japan to Australia." He
added that the bank will open an office in
Singapore. Richard A. Koehler is president
of IKR Corporation, which provides
marketing and consultant services for South
America and Southeast Asia, primarily to
small U.S. technically oriented companies.
He is based in Alpine, Tx. Martin
McNamara was transferred to Manila in
March '81 as regional manager for personal
accident insurance and promoted to vice
president of A.LU. (Overseas). William
"Jack" Murray is in Houston with
Kaczmarek and Associates as a financial
consultant. E.A. Paloutzian is vice president
with Bank of America in New York. Jason
P. Smith is assistant treasurer with
Geosources, Inc. in Houston. Peter F.
Wehmann is senior vice president with
Frank Barth, an advertising agency in New
Class of '70
Carol L. Anderson is a billing coordinator
with Transamerica Inc. in New York. James
Behan is in Oak Ridge, NJ and is a sales
representative with Harris Corp. Oscar
Cucurullo has been trasnferred from Hato
Rey to New York with Citibank. He is
director of marketing, traveler's check
division, for all of Latin America. Rod Ellis,
who is international sales director for
Industry Media Inc. and is stationed in
Ridgefield, Ct., tells us that the pilot issue
of a new publication for Latin American
plastics processors was out in April.
Maquinaria para Plasticos reflects the strong
interest that U.S. plastics machinery
builders have in the Mexican, Central and
South American markets. Samuel J.
Guarino is casualty manager for Rollins
Burdick Hunter Insurance in Houston. Nic
Harlow is a high demand marketing
representative with Pacific Telephone Co. in
San Francisco. James H. Henderson is in
New York and is associated with Landor
Associates. Ollie Jakob is an administrator,
costs and budgets, for Continental Group,
Inc. in Houston. Philip Moore has been
transferred to Rio de Janeiro as general
manager for AFIA's Brazilian operations.
John Pope is in Sao Paulo with CBBA, a
Brazilian advertising agency, as a group
supervisor for seven international and
domestic clients. His spouse, Maria Elena,
is an account director for J. Walter
Thompson. They have a daughter, three
years old, with a new addition to the family
due in June. Susan H. Schaefer is with
Backster and Schinfer Real Estate in
Houston. Fred K. Strickland has been
named manager of the Edinburgh, Scotland
branch of Bank of America. After nine years
as general manager of Salsbury Laboratories
in Mexico City, Clark Wattnem has started
his own company, Etiflex, S.A. , a
manufacturer of pressure sensitive labeling
material, in Cuernavaca. Roger H. Youel is
vice president of Bank of America, Jakarta
branch, Indonesia.
Class of '71
John Bellavia is located in New York,
where he is director, international division
of The Van Heusen Co. Michael O. Clarey
is vice president of Morgan Guaranty Bank
in Miami with responsibility for the
international business of U.s. companies
based in the Southeast. Robert A. Johnson,
Jr. is with Airco in Murray Hill, NJ. H.S.
"Skip" Krause, Jr. has been promoted to
regional director, Africa/Asia of
Norwich-Eaton Pharmaceuticals. Linda
Thomas was recently named marketing
director for Labatt Importers in Chicago.
The company imports beer from Canada to
the U.S. Aloysio Vasconcellos has been
promoted to assistant vice president,
Citibank N.A.-Latin American staff. He
reports to the coordinator of asset based
financing operations in Latin America.
Katherina (Kelso) von Stein is in San
Francisco and has joined Bank of America
as a senior financial analyst. She says, " . .
after a seven year break, I am back at work
and enjoying it immensely."
Dean R. Anderson '72 Dennis Ferguson '73
William L. Devir '74 Warren Feller '74
Deborah Puretz '76 George D. Krempley '77
Roxana Augusto '80 Carla Fitzgerald '80
Class of '72
Moheb A.-H. al Sadat visited campus in
January from Cairo, where he is president
of E.A.I. Corp., an international marketing
and engineering firm. Dean R. Anderson is
president of Condoshare, Inc., a .
condominium time-shanng developmg
company in Jackson, Wy. Richard E. Burris
visited campus in January and reported that
he is western division sales manager for
Terminal Data Corporation in Woodland
Hills, Ca. Michael A. Christine, who is a
pilot with Republic Airlines, visited campus
in March. Charles Codrea IS with
Continental illinois Leasing Corporation in
Chicago. Hans Combee is in Dusseldorf.
with Monsanto as treasury manager. Phd
Gibson has been promoted to a vice
president with Alexander and Alexander
and has transferred from Saudi Arabia to
Singapore. He heads up the company:s
regional development of southeast ASian
markets. Phil says, "My position is being
touted as 'a New York executive based in
the region'." Mary Ann Glass is an editor
with Continental Corporation in New York.
Walter B. Harriman is marketing manager
for Hitachi Metals of America in New York.
Denise Peine Hanano is marketing
manager, automotive division, for the Gates
Rubber Co. in Denver. Jack N. Hayes IS
export manager for Litton Microwave in
Minneapolis. William Hayes is an
administrative manager with Exxon
Minerals in New York. Clair F. Moore is
district sales manager Bahamas Tourist
Office for American Airlines in New York.
Dennis Oshiro has left First Hawaiian Bank
to establish International Business
Resources, Inc., a management consulting
firm, in Honolulu. Dennis, in conjunction
with Fred Smoot ('66) and June Sweetser
('77) arranged a cocktail reception for Dr.
and Mrs. Voris on their trip to Hawaii in
April. John Steele is director of marke~ng
communication for Lanzagorta International
Inc. in Houston. Steve Toms is executive
vice president of a newly formed company
in Houston, The Mark Group. Steve IS one
of the founders and is responsible for
marketing operations of the marketing and
graphic communication company. R<,>nald
C. Walker is in Puerto Vallarta, MexICO,
where he is a consultant with Servinter
Vallarta, S.A. de C.V. William E. Whitaker
is vice president, international banking for
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in Rio de
Janeiro. David Alan Young is in corporate
real estate sales with Sparks & Muller in
Los Angeles.
Class of '73
Dana M. Dorr visited campus in February
from Oklahoma City, where he is industrial
sales manager for Corken International
Corporation. Dennis Ferguson is managing
director of INTAR-International Arts
Relations, Inc.-in New York. He runs two
theaters, an art gallery, a playwrights'
workshop and participates in two consortia
of arts organizations. The corporation's
primary function is to divulge Hispanic
culture and by doing theater work in
English, the non-profit organization serves
as a vehicle for Hispanic Americans to enter
the mainstream of American theater and art
with greater ease. Gregory A. Gilbert is
general manager, marketing, L.H.
Comercial y Exportadora, a joint venture
company of Hershey Foods Corporation in
Sao Paulo. Jack and Carolyn Kitchen, along
with Phil Gibson ('72) explored the old city
of Diriyah in Saudi Arabia in mid-February.
Bob Luzar, director of sales/marketing,
Lockformer, in Lisle, n., visited campus in
February. Bob was instrumental in finding a
donor for the gift of construction of the
campus Interfaith Center while he was a
student at AGSIM. Michael J. O'Shea, who
has his own company, Ameco, an
international construction equipment
marketing firm in Phoenix, visited campus
in April. Richard L. Painchaud was recently
appointed U.S. commercial arbitrator. He is
an assistant professor of international
management at Mankato State University in
Mankato, Mn. Ravi Parameswaran is now
associate professor of marketing and
management information systems, Oakland
University, Rochester, Mn. He had been
associated with Ford Motor Co. Thomas H.
Sandegren is product manager with E.F.
Hutton & Co. in New York. Donald E.
Snortland is sales manager, North and
South America, for the Skagit division of
Emsco Continental in Houston. Jim and
Linnell Stradine, in Saudi Arabia,
embarked on a month's trip to Asia where
they joined Phil Gibson ('72) for a week of
shopping in Jakarta's famous "Blok M" and
a trek by train to southern Java. Gary G.
Tillery is co-owner of Townsend Associates,
an advertising agency, in Arlington
Heights, II.
Class of '74
Jacob K. Berman is with Agri Industries
and lives in Humble, Tx. Patiste G. Bronos,
with World Courier, Inc. Service in Miami,
writes: "I have been (here) for over a year.
Previous assignments with World Courier
were in Greece, Iran, Nigeria, Argentina,
Spain and New York:" Marc B: Deahl is
with General DynamICS Corp. m Fort
Worth, Tx., where he is a material cost
coordinator. Vince Daniels, who is
president of Mil!equip Corp. in M.iar:ni,
visited campus m late January. Wllham L.
Devir has been named international
manager for Ferno-Washington, Inc., .
Wilmington, Oh. Fersno-Washmgton IS a
manufacturer of emergency patient
handling equipment. Bruce Eberly is
assistant vice rresident, international
department 0 Johnson. and Higgins o.f
California in San FranCISco. Hugh Effmger
visited campus in February and reported
that he recently joined Chase National
Corporate Services as vice president with
the responsibility of directing their foreign
exchange marketing and advisory service
for the western U.S. and Mexico. Wanen
Feller has left Bucyrus Erie Co. to join
American Hoist and Derreck Co. as area
marketing director, Latin America. He
continues to be based in Mexico City. Brent
H. Hancock is manufacturing manager for
PepsiCo International in New York.
William H. Frazier is vice president of
finance at Lovett, Mitchell Web in Houston.
Charles V. Huffman has been named a vice
president at Provident National Bank. He is
manager of corporate services marketing.
Haakon Korsgaard has his own consulting
firm in Oslo, Norway. Jerald Kostik is
product manager for R Prudente de Morais
in Rio de Janeiro. Chris T. Long is a
commodity broker with Schneider-Bernet in
Fort Worth, Tx. Mary McMunn, manager of
international transportation regulations for
Northwestern Airlines, recently passed the
examinations for her license as a custom
house broker. Michael Parker has been
transferred by American Hospital Supply
Co. from San Juan to Chicago headquarters
as marketing manager for corporate
products. The Parkers, who have a new
son, Michael, recently visited Bruce
Coonan, with Kimberly-Clark in Wisconsin
and John A. Hettrick, who is with C.F.
Airfreight in San Francisco. Duane Partain
is assistant manager of the Ashland Hills
Inn, a resort hotel in Ashland, Or. He has
been teaching at community colleges and
having some success with his free lance
articles & stories being published in
newspapers and magazines. He is also the
husband of Jane Scheidecker, a first
semester AGSIM student. J. Flint Putman is
domestic production manager for Kaizman,
Inc., a western wear manufacturer in
Denver. Orin Rehorst has joined Bering
International in Houston as MIS
coordinator. Roman Reyes has his own
graphic arts studio, Reyes Graphic Arts
Company, in Phoenix. He also teaches
graphic design at Phoenix College. Paul M.
Solenick is in New York and is purchasing
agent for Mercedes Benz of North America.
William L. Valenti is in Seoul, where he is
executive vice president of Saehan Merchant
Banking Corp. (Chemical Bank Investment).
Class of '75
Elaine C. Bradson has been named
international credit manager for
International Paper Co. in New York. Palo
E. Colombi is with Bunker-Ramo Corp. and
made the president's club for high sales
achievement. He won an all-expense paid
one-week vacation in Aruba for himself and
his family. Frederick R. Cunliffe III,
manager, Asia Pacific for Grove
International Corp. in Singapore, visited
campus in April. Alan L. Gottlieb is
manager of marketing research for Milchem
Inc. in Houston. Kenneth T. Hild is export
manager for Union Fish Co. in San
Francisco. Larry Ishmael is manager, sales
and management, national and
international, for Koehring Company in
Port Washington, Wi. Pincas Jawetz is in
New York and is an independent consultant
on energy policy. Kenneth N. May has
joined Colgate Palmolive (D.R.), Inc. as
marketing director and is based in Santo
Domingo. Robert B. McBeth, Jr. has
recently been promoted to district manager
of Manufacturers Hanover Leasing Corp.
and his wife recently had a baby girl. Alan
G. Nixon is in New Jersey and is associated
with Avon Products. Kevin O'Donnell is
director, international marketing for HPI in
Los Angeles. James W. Park has been
promoted to area sales manager for Central
America and the Caribbean for the
international division of The Coleman
Company, Inc. Parker Ransom is vice
president and account supervisor with
Ogilvy and Mather, in New York. Robert
Scheppy is a technical writer for Wang
Laboratories in Nashua, NH. W.G.
Whitehead has been promoted to account
executive in the commercial insurance
department's multiple account sales unit of
Aetna Life and Casualty. He has relocated
to the company's home office in Hartford,
Ct. Craig Williams is in San Diego with
Syscon Corp. as manager, commercial
Class of '76
Elizabeth A. Acton is in New York and is
area marketing manager for Sonic Air
Courier. Leanne H. Collett has joined
Security Pacific National Bank in Los
Angeles as assistant vice president. She
says, " ... found NYC just too expensive
for me as a single parent; so have accepted
position (here) on Central America-expect
to learn all about debt restructuring." Mark
A. Emkes has been promoted by Firestone
International to export coordinator in
Bilbao, Spain, coordinating exports from the
company's northern factories to the world.
Direct sales territory and travel area
includes Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslavakia,
Iran, Iraq, Poland, Rumania, Syria, USSR,
Yugoslavia and Sudan. Peter Fenichell
writes: "Since leaving T-Bird ... have been
working with Parker Drilling Co. in Africa,
Brazil and Ecuador as a business
administrator. The company is excellent,
work has been challenging and locations
always interesting. Parker likes T-Birds.
Numerous recent recruits for business
administrator positions overseas have been
filled by T-Bird grads." Mike Florence has
his own commercial real estate development
company, M & J Design, in Sacramento, Ca.
He says, "Never did I imagine a domestic
career ... however this has been a lucrative
field for me. I appreciate the background
gained through T-Bird." Clifton W.
Flenniken is in the correspondent banking
department at Hartford National Bank. His
area is New England and the south central
U.S. William Michael Hayes is a systems
analyst with Bank of America in Frankfurt,
West Germany. H. Ian Holland writes from
Stockton, Ca., where he is international
sales manager for Ogden Food Products
Corporation: "Left PepsiCo International in
June '81-bought a motor home and took
the family on a four month "Discover
America" tour--42 states and 14,000 miles."
Francis Hsu is area manager, Southeast
Asia for American Express InternationaL
Inc. in Singapore. Debra A. Hyman has
been promoted to sales promotion manager,
Schenley Industries in New York. Beth E.
Johnson is in New York where she is a
planner in the U.S. incentive department of
Avon Products, Inc. She is responsible for
two year-long incentive programs. Jon
Kailey is manager, marketing development,
for Owens-Corning, Saudi Arabia for the
Haj project. Dale Kenkensonn is in Los
Angeles and is associated with Jeff Nadeer
Photography Studio. Marian Lindholtz is
an account executive with Cummingham &
Walsh in New York. Rosser Mainwaring,
product planning administrator for Toyota
Motor Sales, U.s.A., visited campus
recently from his home in Lakewood, Ca.
Axel H. Mees was promoted to manager of
international projects at BMW-AG, and is
responsible for all foreign investments
involving assembly of cars, motorcycles and
engines by local industries. His new
position will require worldwide travel from
his Munich base. C.W. Patterson has his
own sales and consulting firm in New York.
Deborah M. Puretz is managing director of
Office Information Asia, Ltd. in Hong
Kong. She formed the company in 1981 to
serve strategic office automation
requirements for companies in Asia and to
provide marketing information to U.S.
computer and office equipment suppliers.
Wally Schoch visited campus in February
and reported that he is international
product manager, consumer products,
Europe for Ralston Purina and is based in
Brussels. Julie Smith is manager of
management development for Ethicon Inc.
in Summerville, NJ. Charlotte
Kennedy-Takahashi was selected as
chairperson of the Living in Japan
Committee of the American Chamber of
Commerce in Japan. Charlotte is president
of Oak Associates, an organization devoted
to offering help to newly arrived families in
Japan. Concentrating on the woman of the
foreign family because of her important role
in Japan, Charlotte adds, "A woman's
ability to function in Japan and to interact
with Japanese is important, not only to her
well-being, but to the success of her
husband in the corporation through direct
or indirect influence." Bart and Nancy
(Vandenburg) Westcott are in Chicago. Bart
was recently promoted to a vice president at
L.W. Biegler, a subsidiary of Crum &
Forster. Nancy is manager, international
treasury operations at Baster Travenol
Laboratories, Inc. in Deerfield, n. Margo
Wilton is senior counsel with Athena Tech,
Inc. in Palo Alto, Ca.
Class of '77
Georgia Barron-Mees, after five years as a
management consultant with McKinsey &
Co. in London, Dusseldorf and Munich, has
accepted the position of director of
marketing with Max Factor, Germany. Mark
E. Broskey has joined Joy Manufacturing
Co. as manager of international marketing
services in Pittsburgh, Pa. Carol J. Richards
Cline is a second vice president with Chase
Manhattan Bank in New York. E.J.
Dombroski, Jr. has joined Arthur Young &
Co. as manager of management services
division in Phoenix. Robert G. Dundon is
in Paris with The Way International as
country coordinator. Bette Easton is an
engineer in the advanced technical division
of Fluor Engineers & Constructors Corp. in
Irvine, Ca. Daniel C. Grumbles is assistant
secretary at Manufacturers Hanover Trust in
New York. Tom Hackim has been
promoted to product manager for
Lily-Tulip, Inc. (formerly the Lily division of
Owens-Illinois) in Toledo, Oh. Betsy Kaduk
has moved from Mexico to Houston, where
she is with Bank of America. Dennis
Keithly is in Torrance, Ca., where he is
associated with International Marketing
Group as assistant director of marketing,
Africa and Europe. K.c. Kim is in Phoenix
and is now self-employed as an investment
consultant. Laurie Kreiger has been
promoted to international trade coordinator
for the Michigan Department of Agriculture.
She will promote agricultural products and
will travel to Europe, Africa and the Far
East. George D. Krempley has been named
resident vice president and general manager
of INA's Syracuse, N.Y. office. Kim
Kuebler was on campus in late February
recruiting for Continental Grain Co. Robert
L. Levine is working with Kayo Oil Co. in
Chattanooga, TN as a senior analyst in the
planning and economics department. Kayo
is a division of Conoco, now owned by
Dupont. Ira and Sandy (Sanderson) London
are alive and well and living in Northport,
NY. Ira is international marketing manager
for Hazeltine Corp., and Sandy has
established the international department for
CYBEX and is working hard at building up
the European distribution network for the
company. She intends to beat Ira, who has
logged many miles on his passport, to
Australia, one of the few places he has not
yet been. Lori Ludden is director of
marketing for Automotive Income
Development Specialists in Irving, Tx.
William Madison has been appointed
director of sales, Latin America with Lear
Siegler, Inc. Avitron International Division
and is based in Miami. Moira (Gomez) and
Peter Madonia are in the New York area,
where Peter is with Bankers Trust Co. Chris
McCartney is in Bahrain, where he is
district sales representative for PACCAR
AG, a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks
and equipment. Mike Milburn is senior
marketing analyst with Thermon
Manufacturing Co. in Austin, Tx. Keith D.
Olson is a senior accountant with Container
Corp. of America in Chicago. Arun Pande
and his Scottsdale, Az. firm, Sintel Corp. ,
comprised the cover story of the March
issue of the magazine, Arizona Electronics.
Pande's associate, co-founder and executive
vice president of Sintel is Thomas A.
Peterson. William A. Platz is an
underwriter with AIG in Chicago. Lovay
Queini is back in Lebanon and is with
So liver S.A.L., a major glass manufacturing
plant, as sales manager. Jan Roberts is with
Tenneco in Houston. Alberto
Rodriguez-McKeon is in Monterrey,
Mexico, where he is administrative manager
of Quantron, S.A., a joint venture of
Ingersoll Rand and Vitro, established in July
'81. Alberto also tells us he was married on
August 8, 1981. Sanford Roth is vice
president of Gilbert Trading Corp. in
Newark, NJ. Cynthia Schiavo is a
marketing information systems
representative with ].1. Case in Racine, Wi.
Tom and June (Pearson) Sweetser are in
Honolulu due to Tom's transfer and
promotion to vice president of Associated
Insulation Co. of Hawaii, a newly acquired
subsidiary of Metalclad Insulation, Inc.
Class of '78
Joe Atteridge has been promoted to
advisory regional marketing representative
with IBM in Los Angeles. Christopher
Bates, regional manager, Far East, for Palco
International, is based in Taipai and visited
campus with Bill Clinkscales. John Beale
has left Bancolar and is now with Banco
International in Rio de Janeiro. Phillip R.
Cabrera has moved to Sao Paulo as
representative of Harris Bank, Chicago. He
is responsible for running the Brazil office
and regional calling for Argentina and
Chile. William Clinkscales visited campus
in February from Santiago, where he is
regional manager for South America for
Palco International. Gregory R. Duke is in
San Francisco and is working for Monroe
Systems for business, a division of Litton
Industries. Anthony R. D'Antonio has
recently moved to the Phoenix area. He is
regional sales manager for Hughes
Helicopters out of Culver City, Ca. Wendell
C. Farrell is in Tustin, Ca. with MAl
International Corp. as a financial analyst.
Kevin M. Fitzgerald is ocean operations
manager for Yusen Air and Sea Service
(USA) Inc. in Schiller Park, II. Jon Gasior is
a loan officer with the National Bank of
Alaska in Anchorage. Bernardo A.
Giacometti is manager of new accounts and
customer service, American Express in Sao
Paulo. Howard Goodman is with
Administrative Search Association in
Lombard, II. Nevett S. Groce is an account
systems engineer with IBM in Chicago.
Shelly Hurley is land manager for Arco Oil
and Gas Co. in Arlington, Tx. Michael and
Elizabeth (Barnes) Johnson are in Dubai,
the United Arab Emirates, where Michael is
assistant manager at the head office of The
First National Bank of Chicago. Elizabeth is
an investment officer with Middle East
Bank, Ltd. Paul G. King is working for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture as a
personnel management specialist and lives
in Dixon, Ca. Cynthia Kocher is with
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. as a
research analyst in New York. Gregory
Korth is a marketing representative for
Rhodes & Co. in Pasadena, Ca. Robert B.
Landis is in New York and has joined
Citibank as a senior account officer. R. Alan
Magnuson is an account executive with
Mountain Bell in Denver. Steven Makela is
manager, international strategy
development for Hublein International
Harvester in Schaumburg, II. He travels
throughout Eastern Europe. Robert and Jan
Meriwether write that Robert has a new
assignment with USAID in Egypt. They left
their post in Panama in April and arrived in
Egypt in late May. John Mulcahy, who is
relationship manager, correspondent
banking, Chase Manhattan Bank, was on
campus recently recruiting for the bank. He
"was impressed with some of the new
additions to the school." John P. Peevey is
completing his second year as director of
IHAP project in Djibouti in East Africa. The
USAID funded project includes the
construction of a $600,000 school which
should be completed in July. John expects
to remain in charge of the project through
1984. Terry L. Peteete has been named area
sales manager, international, for Cessna
Aircraft Co. in Wichita, Ks. Patrick
Quagliano is an account executive with
D-Arcy, MacManus and Masius in New
York. Lloyd R. Reeder is in Dallas where he
is an equipment salesman for ROMCO
Equipment Co. The company handles a
variety of highway and heavy construction
equipment as well as mining machinery.
Keith Sanders is assistant regional director
for U.S Wheat Associates in Santiago.
Patrick Sinnott has been named sales
manager of Ferrofluidics GmbH,
Ferrofluidics Corporation's German
subsidiary. He will be responsible for sales
in continental Europe, and has relocated in
West Germany. Carol Spongberg is in
Seattle, Wa. and is employed by the
Simpson Timber Co. Catherine Stanko
visited campus in late January from
Fullerton, Ca., where she is parts marketing
administrator for Toyota Motor Sales,
U.S.A. In her position she is responsible for
the development and implementation of
dealership and field personnel incentive
promotions, consumer and direct mail
promotions and the development of the
Toyota service and parts co-op advertising
program. John H. Thomas has joined Aeroil
Products as sales supervisor. He resides in
Fair Lawn, NJ. Bruno Talbo has been
promoted to distribution manager for Esso
in Paris. James A. Thompson is an account
executive with AT&T in New York. Stephen
W. Yudicky is international product
manager for Den-Tal-Ez, the international
division of Syntex Dental Products, Inc. in
Des Moines, Ia. Klaus Zollweger is export
manager, water treatment division of
Buckau Walther A.G. in
Moenchengladbach, West Germany.
Class of '79
Alexander L. Barge is assistant manager for
the Bank of America's Amsterdam's office.
Richard Bredenberg is assistant marketing
director for Meridan International, Inc. in
Marina Del Rey, Ca. He travels to Europe,
Africa and the Orient. Steve W. Brown is
with Northern Trust International Bank in
New York as a divisional assistant.
Rosemary Buck is an associate economist
with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Michael Burdette is living in Woodland, Tx.
and is with Conoco. Martin Calkins has
joined the international group of the Perry
Division of Affiliated Hospital Products Inc.,
as international operations manager in
Massillon, Oh. This news came from Jerry
Gaarder ('59), who is international sales
manager for A.H.P. Annette Cazenave and
Ellen Rosenfeld are vice president and
president respectively of CVR International
Trade Corp. in Staten Island. Raul Conejo
has joined Cessna International Finance
Corp. in Wichita, Ks., as finance manager.
Mary (Hewitt) and Robert W. Dudley are
located in Houston, where Robert is with
Amoco Production Co. (International) as a
senior economic analyst. Steve Dutton was
recently promoted to manager, original
equipment manufacturing marketing
administration for Control Data GmbH, in
Frankfurt, West Germany. Mary J. Dzvonik
is in Houston, where she is with the credit
office of Citibank. Gary L. Fallow, after a
year in the Sudan, is based in Athens,
Greece, where he is assistant to the vice
president of operations for Service Supply
International, Ltd. Ronald Feinstein is a
member of the Chicago Mercantile
Exchange where he is an independent
commodity and financial futures trader.
Martha Navar Gentry has been elected
assistant vice rresident in the international
department 0 Mercantile National Bank of
Dallas. She will handle Latin American
accounts. Andrews S. Gleeman is product
manager, Whitehall Laboratories in New
York. Elizabeth A. Golden is an export
finance supervisor for International
Harvester Co. in Chicago. Jane J. Hampson
is in Chicago and after completing the credit
training program at First National Bank of
Chicago, joined the Worldwide
Transportation Group/Aviation division in
the summer of '81. Charlene Hancock is
sales manager for the housewares
department at Diamonds in Phoenix. Arthur
F. Humphrey has joined PepsiCo
International and is located in Athens,
Greece. Eric Huvendick is account
supervisor and office mandger for Ross Roy,
Inc. in Wyoming, Mi. David M. Jackson is
an international banking
representative-Asia Pacific for First City
National Bank of Chicago. Rosalie Johnson,
who is a senior analyst for Joseph E.
Seagrams & Son, has been included in the
1981 edition of Outstanding Young Women of
America. Amy Lezell is assistant manager at
Chemical Bank in Chicago. Kung Hwang
Liu visited campus in March from Taipei
where he has his own company, Hiroshi
Industrial Co., Ltd. Tim McCarthy was
recently named assistant vice president,
international division, Republic Bank in
Dallas. Paul A. Milo has joined Versa tee as
international trade specialist. He is based in
Santa Clara, Ca. and will be responsible for
marketing data and peripherals to the Latin
American market. Ricardo Moreno-Campoy
has been named an officer in the special
industries department of Continental Bank
in Chicago. Stephen L. Munsell is in
Houston with Misco Supply. John Austin
Murphy is an instructor of finance at the
University of Georgia at Athens. He is
working on his Ph.D. and expects to
complete it by 1984. Carlos Roberto Ortiz
Nascimento is director of Banco Real S.A. in
Sao Paulo. Kathleen and Syver Norderhaug
are in Houston where Kathleen is with
Texas Commerce Bank as an international
accounting officer and Syver is a financial
analyst for Bawden Drilling. Zoran
Obradouic is president of Meridian
International Trade Corp., an import/export
management consulting firm, in Crown
Point, In. Claire Payne is a contract
administrator with Edwin Cox Oil & Gas
Co. in Dallas. Edward A. Purnell is
assistant secretary with Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co. in New York. Mark
Rabens is in Downey, Ca., where he is with
Korean Airlines. Paul Rachmanides is a
computer marketing representative for
Radio Shack and is in Houston. Richard C.
Row, who is based in Casablanca with U.S.
Wheat Associates, Inc., travelled to the U.S.
with representatives of the Association of
Master Bakers of Nigeria in
September/October '81. They visited Texas,
Minnestoa, Kansas and Washington, D.C.,
as well as attending the 1981 International
Baking Industry Exposition in Las Vegas.
While there, Richard visited with Terry L.
Frosini ('80). Kathy Thomas has been
promoted to manager of personnel, Latin
American division .at Levi Strauss in San
Francisco. Virginia A. Thompson has been
named assistant cashier at South Carolina
National Bank in Columbia, S.c. She also
became an account officer for wholesale
banking with her promotion. Victor A.E.
Van Liemt writes from Madrid: "My
company is a self-serVIce wholesaler called
Makro .. . sort of a super-hyper-market
where only professionals can stock up. In
August '79 I started working in our
Amsterdam store ... then off to do more
training in Belgium and the U.K. Here (in
Spain) I worked as a marketing research
manager. Now I'm waiting for the next part
of my five year training program that
should get me ready to be country
manager. Next stop will be Switzerland."
Robert Whittemore is assistant treasurer
with Bankers Trust Co. in New York. Tricia
Wilson has been transferred to Internorth's
corporate headquarters in Omaha, Ne.,
where she is doing strategic planning and
business development for the liquid fuels
subsidiary, UPG. , Inc.
Class of '80
Peter T. Adams is with Harris Trust &
Savings Bank in Chicago as an international
banking officer. Sabuur Abdul-Kareem is in
Houston, where he is in the management
training program at First City National Bank
of Houston. He reports that other T-Birds at
the bank include: Scott Walker (,81), who
was promoted to a credit supervisor
position; Tom Wells, Laurene Maxwell and
Brian Molin ('81). A long letter from Phil
Auerbach in Mafikeng, Bophuthatswana,
Southern Africa, where he is working for
Bophuthatswana Management Services as
marketing manager. He advises that any
T-Birds travelling through are always
welcome. Roxana Augusto is a trader for
Philipp Bros. , a division of Phibro Corp., in
Amsterdam. Alan R. Badanes has
completed Chase Manhattan Bank's credit
development program and is assigned to
the Middle East division-Gulf countries.
He is based in New York. Debasish
Banerjee is a financial software consultant
with Capex Corp. in Phoenix. Mary
Barnhorn Britt has been transferred by
Continental Bank to Cleveland. Katie Bonar
visited campus from San Francisco. She was
recently promoted to banking services
officer, internatIOnal banking group,
merchant banking division, Wells Fargo
Bank, N.A. John Bowen is assistant to the
president of Sir Speedy, Inc. in Newport
Beach, Ca. Douglas L. Camarigg writes
from Frankfurt, West Germany, that T-Birds
there meet twice a month for Stammtisch.
Cecilia Chao is in Irvine, Ca., where she is
an associate market research analyst with
American Edwards Laboratories (division of
American Hospital Supply). Lou and Laura
Davis live in Roswell, Ga., and Lou is Latin
American sales engineer for Nordson
Corporation, Atlanta. Carlos del Nero Filho
recently had his first book, Aspects of
Marketing and Advertising in Latill America, in
co-authorship with Dr. Modesto Farina,
published. In Portuguese, the book
provides an in-depth analysis of the current
stage of the subject in Latin America.
Professor Duarte uses the book in his IS-586
class. Michael Lee Dillon is service
manager for A.I. Alkhorayef Sons' Co. in
Riyadh. Lynn K. Engstrand has her own
agribusiness firm in Arlington, Va. Phillip
Fandek is in Baltimore, Md. with First
National Bank of Maryland as an
international banking officer, Latin
American Group. Carla S. Fitzgerald has
been elected banking officer at Mercantile
National Bank of Dallas. Yu Fukui is
assistant general manager at Otemae
Women's College in Osaka, Japan. Yuji
Furukawa is planning manager for
Mallinckrodt International Corp. in Tokyo.
Shannon Greene is international field
service manager for Taco Bell in Irvine, Ca.
Armando F. Guerra is in New York and is
territory assistant with Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co. Jeff Hallett is
completing six months of intensive Chinese
language training at the State Department
in Washington, D.C. He will be assigned to
the Philippines as vice consul. Jennifer
Armstrong Hallett is a product manager
with the National Bank of Washington,
D.C. Diane Hart is product manager for
Phillo International in Lenexa, Ks. Karen A.
Kenke is a credit analyst with
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in New
York. Lawrence E. Hess is an international
banking representative-Latin America for
First City National Bank of Houston.
Roberta Jacobs is a marketing service
administrator for Binney & Smith
International, Inc. in Easton, Pa. She writes
that B. & S. is building quite aT-Bird
congregation. Jerry McFadden ('67) recently
joined them and John Anderson ('72) is
their director of international operations,
making three out of four international
headquarters staff T-Birds. Elizabeth M.
Klein is a freight auditor for Cabot
Corporation in Boston. Virginia Krivas is
an Houston and has joined Lindsay
International Sales Corp. as executive
assistant and marketing coordinator.
Lindsay is a world leader in automated
irrigation systems and they have projects
throughout the world: Latin America, the
Middle East, Africa, China and Australia .
Lori Lamp has accepted a new position
with Keller International Publication Corp.
of Great Neck, N.Y. After training in New
York and Mexico, she will be based in
Madrid and will travel all of Eastern and
Western Europe as their Latin America
specialist and representative. Erik LaPrade
has been appointed marketing services
manager-special products in the U.S.
marketing department at Parker Pen Co. in
Janesville, Wi. John W. Lichtsinn has been
promoted to product manager, popcorn, for
Purity Mills division of Stokely-VanCamp in
IndianapoliS, In. Richard A. Liebars is with
Chase Manhattan Bank in Frankfurt, West
Germany, as an internal auditor. Amy
Lieberman is in New York and is with
Banco Nacional de Mexico (Banamex).
David McCann is business manager for
Parker Drilling Co. in Bangladesh. Taryn A.
Mason has joined Manufacturers Hanover
Trust and she resides in Gilford, Ct. John
Morrow is in Dallas and is a banking officer
with Republic Bank. Sho Nakato is a
professor of international finance and
business at Pacific States University in Los
Angeles. He is also doing volunteer work
for Esperanca. Masao Nakazawa has
formed Sunway Corp. , a general trading
company in Tokyo. Rona Neuneker is in
Boulder, Co., with Western American
Tours. Stewart H. Newman is a speculator
with the Chicago Board of Trade. Lars Nord
has been transferred by First National Bank
of Chicago to their Scandinavian
representative office in Stockholm. Gaston
Pacheco O. has joined Banco Boliviano
Americano as a loan officer and is located in
La Paz, Bolivia . Michael Redline is a cost
analyst for Teledyne Continental Motors in
Muskegon, Mi. Larry Robinson is with
Bank of the Southwest in Houston as a
credit analyst. Richard "Robbie" Robinson
is in Colorado Springs, Co., where he has
his own marketing and financial consulting
firm, International Management
Consultants. He also is an adjunct faculty
member at Regis College, teaching upper
division economics classes. Dennis P.
Roche is in Mexico City, where he is
personnel director of the Sherwin-Williams
Co. Dennis Alan Roper is administrative
manager for Parker Drilling Co. in Montego
Bay, Jamaica. Ignacio Silva has been
transferred by Owens-Illinois to their 100
percent owned affiliate in Madrid, Girault
Laporta. He is industry manager there.
Tony Stauffer has joined Stoffel Sales in
Tuchahoe, NY as vice president, central
business control. Bruce Wilcox has been
transferred from Chicago to New York with
Continental Bank as bank associate with the
multi-national office. Mark A. Young
moved to Boston in January and is with
First National Bank of Boston in the
European division. He will be transferred to
Frankfurt this summer for a three year
lending assignment.
Class of '81
Gunnar Aasberg is an underwriter for AIG
Oil Rig of Texas. Scott Adamson is with
Chase Manhattan Bank in the western
hemisphere division management training.
Claudia Alarcon is with Norris Trading Co.,
the manufacturing distributor for Yamaha
Motorcycles in Cebu, Philippines. Radhi
Batra Banerjee is an international marketing
supervisor with Jensen Tools in Phoenix.
She and Debasish ('80) invite all their
friends visiting Phoenix to keep in touch.
William-Paul Barros has joined the Allergan
division of SmithKline Pharmaceuticals in
their management training program in
Houston. Steven Bastian is a financial
systems analyst with Water & Wood, a
furniture manufacturer in Costa Mesa, Ca.
Tom Bean is marketing manager for
Valmont Industries, Inc. in Omaha, Ne. He
is in charge of world sales of the company's
newly formed industrial products group.
Christian Beghi is a marketing assistant for
Gourmet France Foods, Inc. in Los Angeles.
Mario Blessing is in Danver, Ma. with GTE
Sylvania. William L. Boatwright is credit
manager for HarrislFarinon in San Carlos,
Ca. Richard Bos is an internal auditor with
Clark Equipment in Buchanan, Mi. Lisa
Boysen has joined the credit department of
Central Bank of Cleveland, Oh. Thomas M.
Buescher has joined Chase Manhattan Bank
in New York as a credit trainee. Stuart D.
Burlingham is in Costa Mesa, Ca., where
he is a sales executive with Behring
International Inc. Pierre Carras is a business
analyst with Esso Chemical France in Paris.
Pradip Chhadva is international cash
manager for Saudi Petrochemical Corp. in
Houston. He will transfer to Saudi Arabia in
September. Craig Christensen is director,
international for Midwest Corp.,
international steel division, in Miami.
Michael P. Chris tin is with Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co. in New York as an
account trainee. Ann Conners writes from
New York, where she is with Chase
Manhattan Bank's credit training program.
She worked in the trade finance division
doing editing and writing country analyses.
A vice president in her office, Carol Kline,
is a '76 T-Bird, and Ann says, " . . there
are so many T-Birds in this bank." Robert
A. Dean, III has joined CARE in Somalia.
He will help administer CARE's disaster
relief program in that country. Carl
Deddens is a financial analyst with Union
Texas Petroleum Corp., a subsidiary of
Allied Corp. in Houston. Decio de Melo
Costa joined Texaco Brazil as an
organization and methods coordinator and
lives in Sorocaba, Brazil. Susan Derber is in
San Francisco with Bank of America as a
credit examination officer. John Dunn is
working for Colgate Palmolive Co. in New
York as an international marketing
assistant. He says, " ... miss the great
weather out there, you lucky dogs. New
York is cold and rainy and too expensive!"
Nick Eisner is an international financial
management analyst with Informatics in
Canoga Park, Ca. Olga Eldek was recently
transferred from Rome to Geneva with Eli
Lilly & Co., where she is a financial
associate. Diane Emery is a marketing
executive with North American Coin &
Currency in Phoenix. Knut Eriksen has
joined Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc. in San
Francisco. Nancy Hofstetter is in New York
with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. in
their management training program. Horst
and Margriet Hotzy are in San Francisco,
where Margriet is a product manager for
Wells Fargo Bank. Victor Ivanow is
marketing manager for Confeccoes Regojo
Velasco LDA in Lisbon. B.J. Jacques is with
the commerce drug division of Del
Laboratories in Plainview, NY. Floyd
Johnson, with Honeywell in Phoenix,
delivered a major address on improving
office and knowledge worker productivity
to data processing users in Helsinki,
Copenhagen, Milan, Paris and London
during a two-week European visit in March.
Gilbert Raymond Khoury is a banking
analyst in the treasurer's department of
ARAMCO Services Co. in Houston. Kathy
MacDonnell is working for Campbell Soup
Co. as assistant product manager on the
Chunky Soup account. Caren McCabe is in
Clifton, NJ., and is working for the auditing
division of I.E. Dupont de Nemours. Luiz
Eduardo Maia is in New York and is an
international oHcer with Banco Mercantil de
Sao Paulo S.A. David M. Marek has joined
Robert Bosch GmbH in Erbach, West
Germany, as head of marketing for the
industrial electronics division. Mortada M.
Mohamed joined International Business
Associates in August '81 as assistant to the
managing director and is in Austin, Tx.
Tom Muelling is an industrial sales
representative for Huddleston Equipment
Co. in Los Angeles. He visited campus in
March. Charles E. Mullins has joined
Medasonics, Inc. in Mountain View, Ca. as
an export marketing assistant. Frank J.
Myers is with Chase Manhattan Bank in
New York. After 10 months credit training
he will receive an Asian assignment Sam
Noordhoff is with the Amway Corp. as
international marketing coordinator for
Hong Kong and is based in Grand Rapids,
Mi. Tapio Paavilainen is a credit analyst
trainee with Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Co. in New York. Tim Parish is with IBM
in Long Beach, Ca., as a systems engineer.
Alberto Piedro is with the Latin American
division of Marine Midland Bank and is
based in New York. Mohammed Raihani is
product manager for Johnson Wax in
Madrid. Lorri Reinke is a research analyst
with Reinke Interior Supply Co. in Chicago.
David Spencer is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
where he is teaching English . Suzette
Simon is an international marketing
administrator with American Pharmaseal in
Glendale, Ca. John Van Der Moezel has
jOined Eli Lilly Corp. as a marketing trainee
and is stationed at the Dutch affiliate,
Kantoor V. Duvenborch. Garard H.M.
Vehmeijer has accepted a job with Exxon
Corp. in The Netherlands. Steve Viggiano
is a manufacturing engineer with Caterpillar
Tractor Co. in Aurora, n. Francis M.
Wallace is a buyer with Texas Instruments
in Houston. Nancy A. Wiese has joined the
Office of Economic Planning and
Development, State of Arizona, as an
international trade specialist. Karen S.
Williams has joined Dow Chemical,
U.S.A.'s marketing development program
in Houston. Brian K. Wilson is assistant
controller for the Seattle Marriott Hotel.
Craig L. Wisda is assistant manager for
Tapa Thrift and Loan Association in
Glendale, Ca. R. Scott Zimmer is in Hong
Kong as head of the social studies
department at Hong Kong International
School. This is a temporary position while
the details of the business manager's
position for him are being written up.
Class of '82
Sandra Lomeli de Fernandez 'is a financial
associate with GTE Services Corp. in
Stamford, Ct. Michaelyn O'Sullivan is
employed as a systems coordinator at
Aeroquip Corp. in Jackson, Mi.
Key Managers Program
Charles Stanley Rutledge (K'69) is in Lima
with the World Food Program of the United
Nations as a project officer. Carl Gustavson
(K'73) is a community banking executive
with Chase Manhattan Bank in New York.
He is attending Harvard's advanced
management program.
Don Kamela ('74) and Sierra Wallwork were
married Mar h 27, 1982 in Phoenix, and
honeymooned in Ta hiti. They reside in
Phoenix. Laurie Kreiger ('77) was married
to Wilhelm Kosnopfl, a native of Austria,
on May 2, 1981 in Pittsburgh, Pa. They met
several years ago in Venezuela. Eunice E.
Armstrong and James Duff Chambers (both
'80) were married May 2, 1981. J.D. is in the
treasurer's office of Conoco and Niecy is
financial planning officer at First City Bank
of Houston. Mary Barnhorn ('80) was wed
to Kevin Britt on August 8, 1981. Emily
Irene Hauert and James Donald Firnstahl
(both '80) were married November 28, 1981
in Roseville, Mn. They reside in New York,
where Emily is with Citibank in their trust
department, and Jim is in the international
division of Manufacturers Hanover Trust
Co. John W. Lichtsinn ('80) married
Katherine Summers of Munster, In. in June.
They live in Indianapolis. Robert Augustus
Dean III ('81) and Lisa Shayne Templeton
('81) were married November 28, 1981 in
Louisville, Ky. They are stationed in
Hargeisa, East Africa and are working for
CARE. Brian K. Wilson ('81) and Laura
Lynne Files were married March 20, 1982 at
St. Francis Xavier Church in Phoenix.
A son, George, to Sarah and Patiste G.
Bronos ('74) in Miami. A daughter, Erica
Jean, to Joan and Don DiNuccio ('74) in
October '80 A boy, Andrew Toseph (A .J.) to
Julianne (Johnstone) and Andrew Weiss
(both '76) on January 4, 1982. Bart and
Nancy (Vandenburg) Westcott ('76) have a
daughter, Margaret Beth, born November 8,
1981 in Chicago. Marilyn and Ken Erickson
('78), a girl, Karine Amanda, on December
15, 1981, in Bakersfield, Ca. The family
returned to Abidjou in January to finish a
three-year contract with the African
Development Bank. A son, Rolla Buskirk
IV, to the Skeet Hollands ('78), December
8, 1981, in Scottsdale, Az. Jeanne Marie
DeBaun and Damian Gagnon ('79) have a
son, Nathan, born October 7, 1981 in Sierra
Leone. A girl, Laina Rachel, to Lou and
Laura Davis ('80) in Atlanta, Ga. in August
'81. Betty and Michael Redline (,80), a
daughter, Nancy Kathleen "Katie" on
February 12, 1981. Marcela and Michael
Gerber ('81) are parents of twin daughters,
Vanessa and Jacqueline, born September 11,
1981. A son, Kenneth, to Helen and Steve
Viggiano ('81) on March 17, 1982 in Aurora,
Word that James (Jimmy) Q. Bean ('55)
passed away on February 4, 1982 was
received from Paul C. Davis, who attended
memorial services for Jimmy on February 9
in San Diego, Ca. Douglas Amidon ('80)
died on January 21, 1982 in Denver, Co.
According to his parents, Doug became ill
on a ski vacation during the holidays and
after a short time in the hospital he suffered
heart failure due to other complications. He
was with Caterpillar Tractor Company in
Peoria, II., as a marketing representative
and had just completed their training
We need your help! In
preparation for the Class
of 1957's Silver Reunion
scheduled for December
17, 1982, we're asking for
information regarding
that class rather than the
class of 1955. We're
anxious to reach as many
of the class of '57 as
possible to make this
Silver Reunion the
biggest yet. So, even if
you have a lead on just
one alum, please send it
along-it may, in turn,
provide us with more
leads. If you have any
information regarding the
where-abouts of the
alumni listed below,
please fill out the form
and mail to: The Alumni
Office, American
Graduate School of
In terna tional
Management, Glendale,
Arizona 85306. A list of
unknown alumni will
appear consecutively by
graduation year in
upcoming issues of
Thunderbird magazine.
Anderson, Henry B.
Anderson, Raymond E.
Apodaca, Manuel D.
Aron, John G.
Ash, Robert A.
Austin, Ronald E.
Bagwill, Robert E.
Barker, Ray L.
Bartlett, Herbert L.
Beer, Katharene S.
Blatt, Benjamin
ButtorE, William B.
Brannan, William F.
Bredall, Edwin A.
Callett, Germaine C.
Cancino, Frank
Carpenter, Arthur M.
Czutno, Joseph P.
Del Rio, Fernando
Dole, Barbara D.
Dunhill, William P.
Dunlaney, Robert R.
Edlund, Gustaf
Ehlers, Murray F.
Epstein, Sherwood
Favor, William E.
Feeley, William P.
Fredrickson, Carl A.
Freese, Donald L.
Fuller, William L.
Funk, Gerald A.
Gaitan, Francisco
Gately, E.S.
Goodwin, Lawrence F.
Greene, Roy L.
Haines, Thomas B.
Happold, Ernest L.
Hartwell, Rodney W.
Hendricks, James H.
Hughest, Lawrence R.
Irvine, Norma
James, Glen W.
Johnston, Cullen B.
Karpf, Henry C.
Kelly, W.A.
Kerr, Todd
Kester, Charles H.
Kline, Richard F.
Landolt, James L.
Litchfield, Charles C.
Lobe, Thomas J.
Lurie, David A.
Martin, Eugene E.
McCabe, Robert S.
McCormick, Harold H.
McIntosh, Richard L.
McManus, Jerome E.
Mears, Charles E.
Norman, William G.
Noyes, Daniel L.
Nunez, Oscar B.
O'Connell, Francis J.
Pell, Arnold A.
Poole, Thomas E.
Ranger, Lloyd M.
Reimann, A.R.
Serventi, George B.
Smith, Donald F.
Sokol, Gerald J.
Soucy, Joseph L.
Sparks, Harold C.
Stevenson, Robert W.
Talbott, William H.
Teisher, Arthur R.
Thompson, Phil
Tomasi, Myron E.
Travis, James D.
Traynor, Henry
Trull, Richard
Upson, Robert L.
Waite, Leon M.
Wallace, Robert J.
Wallis, Frank B.
Warner, Dean
Waugh, Barnard C.
Woodhouse, Donald E.
Name and Mailing address _________________ _
Business affiliation _____________________ _
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Fullam Garcia
Brian Fullam came to AGSIM
from New York via Notre Dame
('70), received his MIM and stayed
in Arizona. He is the youngest
captain in the history of the
Phoenix Police Department, which
he joined after graduating in 1972.
He has served with the
department as a patrol officer, a
crime prevention unit officer, a
field supervisor, communications
supervisor, shift commander, team
leader, duty commander and in his
present position of planning
director. Along the way Brian
received promotions, first to
Sergeant in 1975, then to
Lieutenant in 1978 and in 1981, he
became a Captain.
A 1977 graduate of the FBI
Academy, he has taught at the
Phoenix Police Academy and was
instrumental in introducing a
computer aided dispatch system
and a call-back system in the
department. He also helped initiate
a neighborhood team policing plan
in the city.
In addition to his planning
director duties, Brian is attending
the Management Institute at the
Center for Executive Development
at Arizona State University. He is
also a member of the Police
Department's facilities planning
committee, disciplinary review
board and shooting review board.
Brian and his wife, Cecelia, live
in Phoenix with their two children,
Christopher, 5, and Stephanie, 3.
While not taking a first place in
THUNDERRUN, the 10-K race here
on campus on April 25, Brian did
participate and lent support to his
Glendale alma mater.
Roland E. Garcia ('53) was
recently honored as "Businessman
of the Year 1981" by the Latin
American Businessman's Club in
Fresno, California. In addition,
Roland's firm, Regar (for R.E.
GARcia) Recycling Company, was
featured in the business and
financial section of the FRESNO
The drive-up paper recycling
window operation that Roland
terms "simple" requires only that a
truck drive in, be weighed, drive to
the back, dump the load, return to
the front, be reweighed and cash is
paid on the difference in weight.
Regar, rather than beginning as a
dump, as most recycling
operations, began after Roland
studied how to layout an efficient
operation to best handle the types
of papers that make up the bulk of
waste. He set up operations in
Fresno in 1981. With over 21 years
of experience in the packaging,
printing and paper business, he
purchased some of the world's
finest equipment for his operation.
He refers to his Swedish-made
Personer CH-lOO paper bailer as his
"Tyrannosaurus Rex," calling it
"probably the most efficient bailer
in the industry. It can bail 15 tons
of boxes or 18 to 20 tons of
newspaper an hour." Regar, the
largest recycling plant in central
California, ships primarily to mills
in northern California and Japan.
Eventually, shipments will go to
mills in Korea and Mexico. Kelly
Garcia, Roland's son, who was
born in Colombia, serves as plant
manager for Regar's Fresno
Roland's other activities include
the Regar Company in Switzerland,
which continues to sell machinery
for the paper and graphiC arts
industries in Eastern Europe, and
the 175 acre farm, near Fresno, that
produces winery, table and raisin
A 1969 recipient of the Jonas
Mayer Alumni Award, Roland,
who has lived and worked in Latin
America and Europe, has been a
consistant supporter of AGSIM and
its program. He also serves as an
alumni counselor and resource
person for the central California
by Al Ilch
AMA Staff
Editor's note: American Graduate
School of International Management is
affiliated with the American Management
Associations. Al Ilch, of the
AMA Public Relations Office, is a regular
contributor to "Thunderbird."
The Pacific Basin nations of
Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia
continue to provide excellent
business opportunities for U.s.
firms. The governments of the
three countries offer business
incentives to American companies,
and labor costs continue to be
attractive. Taiwan continues to
increase spending on public
infrastructure projects. The Fourth
Malaysian Plan (1981-85) projects
an annual 11 percent growth for
the manufacturing sector, and
Indonesia's resurgence as a leading
Southeast Asia market and the
status of its petroleum industry
offers investment opportunities for
U.S. firms. A capsule look at the
three nations follows.
The emphasis on a tight money
policy and the expectation that oil
prices will remain stable provides a
favorable outlook for Taiwan's
ability to keep its inflation rate in
check in the coming years.
American suppliers are still
offiCially in favor in the country
and investment application
procedures are expected to become
more streamlined. The February 8
issue of BUSINESS AMERICA
reported that "Early in 1981,
Taiwan's Sixth 'Buy American'
Mission to the United States
contracted for $1.1 billion in
industrial and agricultural products,
and in September Taiwan buyers
signed a five-year $5 billion contract
for the purchase of grains from the
United States. Another buying
mission is planned for 1982." The
rising standard of living in Taiwan
has increased the market for
high-quality consumer products
such as foodstuffs, cosmetics,
sporting equipment and washers,
dryers and refrigerators. The
emphasis on energy conservation
and the development of high
technology industries points to a
strong market for products related
to alternate energy sources and
telecommunications, medical, food
processing and electronic
Despite the recession in
developed countries, Malaysia'S
real economic growth in 1981 was
estimated at nearly seven percent
and is expected to be slightly
higher this year. The government's
Fourth Malaysia Plan and its 1982
budget, which has been increased
by more than 16 percent over 1981,
should provide excellent export
opportunities for the U.S. Malaysia
offers a wide range of investment
incentives, but the government
prefers that manufacturing
operations be conducted as joint
ventures between Malaysians and
the foreign company. The highly
efficient Malaysian Industrial
Development Authority (MIDA),
which is the one government
agency responsible for coordinating
foreign investment and industrial
development in the country,
handles pre-investment studies and
inquiries and evaluates applications
from potential investors. Among
the U.S. products which should
enjoy increased sales in Malaysia
during the next few years are
telecommunications systems,
building materials, electrical power
generation equipment, medical
supplies, airplanes and airplane
parts, and recreational goods.
The economic picture for
Indonesia is quite good with oil
and gas exports accounting for
significant contributions to the
foreign exchange earnings. The
government encourages private
foreign investment and offers a
wide variety of incentives. Most
investment inquiries should be
filtered through the Capital
Investment Coordinating Board
once again in its February 8th
issue, reported that" ... the
American Embassy in Jakarta has
oeen actively involved in
developing new initiatives that will
match private sector business
opportunities with USAID
development objectives. This new
emphaSiS in energizing the U.S.
private sector to seek out
international trade opportunities in
Indonesia will for the first time give
our industry the same kind of
capability as our competitor
countries now enjoy in trade
development there." The following
are among the U.S. exports which
should find a strong market in
Indonesia: farming and
communications equipment, electric
power generation, and
construction, mining and materials
Information resources concerning
business opportunities in the three
countries include Citibank's
Executive Guide to the Countries of
American Graduate School
of International Management
Thunderbird Campus
Glendale, Arizona 85306 USA
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