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1950s
Merle
E. Dowd '54 writes: "Since 1970, following a truncated career
at The Boeing Co., I operated a succession of one-person businesses.
One was writing: 22 books published to date, and for 24 years
I wrote a nationally syndicated newspaper column on personal
money management. My 22nd book is unique because it is my first
novel. All previous books were nonfiction and most were about
money and investing. Those are now out of print, although Amazon
still makes a few used copies available. I thought my fellow
alums might be interested in The
Great Transcontinental Model Railroad Race because
Kellogg plays a role in the story. This book involves major
expenditures and the interplay of competitiveness and decision
making by major (though fictional) railroad executives.
"Although I've lived in this
upper-left-hand corner of the United States since 1957, I
have fond memories of my four years on the faculty of the
Technological Institute."
John
Edward Porter '59 has been named chairman of the
board of Research ! America, an organization of 500 corporations,
patient advocacy groups, and scientific societies, devoted
to increasing federal funding for biomedical research. Porter
is also vice chair of the Public Broadcasting Service, vice
chair of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health,
and a member of the board of RAND Corp., the Brookings Institution
and the American Heart Association. Porter, who retired from
the U.S. Congress in 2001 after 11 times serving his Illinois
district, is a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of
Hogan and Hartson, and a member of the firm's health, education
and legislative practice groups.
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