1980

David Rosenthal writes: "Greetings Class of 1980. Is anyone still out there? After years of good intentions, I am finally taking five minutes to give my update from L.A. This year is a significant one in our family. I turn 50, my wife, Betsy, turns 50. We celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary. Our son, Adam, turns 18, our daughter, Sara, turns 16, and our son, Joel, at 11 leaves elementary school. It's all good and hectic.

"My business world has been filled with growth and challenge, as I have started a second company. My commercial real estate appraisal firm, Curtis-Rosenthal Inc., is now in its 24th year, and we have evolved into a stable and mature company. We continue to provide valuations for CMBS and Life company lenders, as well as estate attorneys, corporations and pension funds.

"The new adventure has been my joint venture with an Australian pension fund, MAB Corporation. We have set up a U.S. REIT to invest in grocery-anchored shopping centers on behalf of Australian investors (private and institutional). Our JV, MAB Rosenthal LLC, manages the acquisitions, due diligence and asset management for our growing portfolio. We were lucky to bring on board fellow Kellogg alum Cary Uretz '82 to spearhead the operation. It would be great to hear from some classmates, so now it's your turn! G'day, mates!"