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Three years ago, we were approaching our graduation and wondering what life would be like not being at the Allen Center and seeing our classmates a few times a week. I'm happy to say that several people have kept in touch and get together in other parts of the country and even around the world.

Polly MacIssac, her husband Will and son Sam just moved into a new home in Boston after relocating there a year ago. When she isn't unpacking or chasing Sam, who is now 18 months old, Polly spends some time doing strategic planning for a start-up and consumer insight analysis for a market research company. She recently got to see Aileen Blake, who was in Boston, and said that it was great to catch up in person. Polly has also met a neighbor who is a Kellogg alum and they have been considering getting involved with the alumni club in Boston.

Matt Gresge and Barry Metzger went on their own version of a GIM trip to China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan, covering 24,000 miles in eight days. Barry was helping Matt and one of his colleagues from RR Donnelley & Sons locate manufacturers to produce products in Asia. Matt says that they had a great time and that Barry was an "exceptionally able guide and that they couldn't have done it without him." Matt also reports that Tops, the office products manufacturing company and division of RR Donnelley & Sons that he leads, is the new printer of the Kellogg notepads that we all got to know and love during our time in school.

Kim Roeme has recently started a new company with some work colleagues. Her new firm, The Kenrich Group LLC, is a business and litigation consulting firm in Chicago.

Andy Shafter was appointed national sales manager for Spear Leeds & Kellog, a Goldman Sachs company. Andy and family were also busy last winter moving into a home they renovated just down the street from their former home in Wilmette.

Frank Carroll was named president of Dremel, a division of Robert Bosch Tool Corp.

For those of you who have missed the concept of classes, studying, projects and papers, Jeff Swallow has recently begun work on his Ph.D. If it sounds tempting, Jeff said that he had to get 11 books for just the first class! Good luck, Jeff, and let us know if we need to reassemble Delta 7 for some study-group support.

Due to editorial error, these notes were inadvertently omitted from the spring issue of Kellogg World.

A classmate of ours who has undergone a significant career change recently is Barry Metzger. Last fall Barry became a financial adviser with Morgan Stanley in its Riverwoods, Ill., office. He is currently advising several individual and small business clients, and specializes in retirement and college planning, professional investment management and residential lending. Barry says he is enjoying delivering "peace of mind" to his clients, and that his new line of work is rewarding and fulfilling.

I'm sure that several of you have thought about going back to the Allen Center to audit a class that you always wanted to take but weren't able to while we were in school. Recently, Gautam Roy was able to take advantage of a slightly less hectic time at work at the CBOE to audit two marketing classes. He says that he took all of the finance electives while we were in school and is now really enjoying taking some of the other great classes that are offered. Gautam, thanks for the inspiration to head back to class.