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After high school I attended Duke University. At the time, Duke was not the major basketball power that it is today, but still it was *the* sport and I became a college basketball junkie. Still am. I continued singing – the Chapel Choir (where all good Jewish boys sang), the Men’s Glee Club, and random madrigal groups. I joined the student paper as a photographer – still have a file cabinet full of B&W negatives. My senior year I was the business manager for the publications board, which more than occupied my free time, so I dropped out of singing and photography for the paper.
After Duke I went to grad school at USC, getting my MBA and MSBA. While working on these degrees I started working in the Business School computer center as a consultant and programmer. Basically, I never left. After completing my second masters I worked in the business school running instructional support organizations. In 1989 I left USC and went to Pomona College (one of the Claremont Colleges), working in Academic Computing - a "real" computer center compared to what I had been doing. Learned a lot. Had a good time. Ran computing for a while. Near the end of 2002 I returned to USC, where I am now the Director of Information Technologies for the School of Social Work. Our dean is into globalization – and I had the opportunity to travel with her and a group of faculty from USC to Beijing and Tianjin three years ago. A real blast, and I recommend it, but wait until after the Olympics and for the Chinese government to relax again.
I have attended several Madrigal reunions in the past, and made it to the BHHS 75th Anniversary. The swim gym is unchanged, but there are lots of other changes on campus. If you have the time, take a tour. Since I spent a fair bit of time on the stage in the auditorium, I was especially impressed with the new pit - it is on a lift and sinks to be a real pit, or lifts to be even with the floor.
My kids were all involved in soccer to one degree or another. I had the opportunity to coach all three, and I started refereeing. My youngest ultimately stopped soccer in favor of gymnastics and then dance and theater. With no kids in any program I still referee. It gives me an excuse to run around and make an attempt at staying fit. I've also taken up wood turning. I've got a long way to go with that craft, but I make small bowls and wine goblets. Ultimately, it will be something to do when I retire, I guess.