River Campus Undergraduate: Slater Society—1950s

1943

Carol Mantinband Ginsburg writes that she is acting president of the Shreveport, La., chapter of Hadassa and was recently appointed to the organization’s regional honorary council.

1952

Dan Riley sends an update: “Since graduating, married my best girl; six children (now with seven grandchildren); 31 years with Lever Brothers Company, retiring in ’87. Now volunteering for hospice (20 years), playing golf, writing memoirs, short stories, and poetry (thanks to Joe Freudenberg and Hyam Plutzik). Editor of Alligator Alley, newsletter of WWII amphibious veterans for 13 years. Active in antiwar coalitions. Summers at Lake Titus; winters in Spring Hill, Fla.; reside the rest of the year in Clifton Park, N.Y. Will turn 82 in March; no complaints.”

1957

Robert Mumford Jr. is the author of Spring Comes to Washington, a 132-page coffee-table book. Published by Laurel Hill Press, the book includes 112 photographs of Washington-area monuments, memorials, and well-known buildings. “In most cases,” Robert writes, “images of these man-made edifices are surrounded by spring blooms: cherry trees, tulips, daffodils, magnolias, etc.” The book also includes information about the sites, such as dedication dates, architects, and times when they are open to the public.

1958

Orren Van Orden sends a photo of his visit in fall 2006 to the Michigan home of Dave Sallberg and his wife, Luci. Orren writes, “Dave and I were TKE fraternity brothers, and Jack Kampf and Cal Zen ’60 attended Dave and Luci’s wedding, which took place during Christmas vacation our junior year. This is the first time we had seen each other since our graduation 48 years ago.”

1959

Karl Nelson writes, “It was great to see old friends from the late ’50s and early ’60s at the YellowJacket 50th reunion last fall.” Karl has retired after 46 years in hospital and nursing home administration, plus a few consulting years in between. The first 22 years were in health care facilities of the Salvation Army; the rest were primarily in faith-based nonprofit facilities in the New York metropolitan area and the lower Hudson Valley. Retirement hasn’t slowed him down, he writes. He has enrolled in a 15-month program in clinical pastoral education, where he’ll be trained to be a hospital or nursing home chaplain. “This has really energized me and given me a whole new lease on life,” he adds. “I am looking forward to this new ministry carrying me well into the future.” Karl would like to hear from YellowJacket or Intervarsity Christian Fellowship friends “from my era” at kenelson@optonline.net.