Page 64 - Gonzaga in the 1970s
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ˋSeventies Alumni
The college has quite a number of ‘high-profile’
alumni, but what of all the others?
Scanning the classlists as they were being
edited into this volume, the archivist made a quick
selection of those about whom he knew something; on
that basis, a very imperfect list.
Including even an imperfect list is a deliberate
strategy; an incentive to provoke someone to begin to
compile a fuller list of the huge variety of careers and
achievements of Gonzaga alumni; a goad to others to
say ‘Hey! Why wasn’t so-and-so included? Why
(indeed!) was I left out?’
9
Your thoughts, contributions and objections
to gonzaagarchive@gmail.com
- - o O o - -
Many men have, in different ways, become
benefactors of the college. Paul Coulson’s (’70)
invaluable support of the major college developments
has already been acknowledged; the new theatre bears
his name. Humorously, he has acknowledged that the
stage is probably the last place anyone has ever seen
him. He was, on the other hand, a very successful
tennis-player during his school days, and probably as
a junior rugby player; he appears, as a member of
9 In the case of the deceased, obituaries or appreciations are
urgently requested
63
The college has quite a number of ‘high-profile’
alumni, but what of all the others?
Scanning the classlists as they were being
edited into this volume, the archivist made a quick
selection of those about whom he knew something; on
that basis, a very imperfect list.
Including even an imperfect list is a deliberate
strategy; an incentive to provoke someone to begin to
compile a fuller list of the huge variety of careers and
achievements of Gonzaga alumni; a goad to others to
say ‘Hey! Why wasn’t so-and-so included? Why
(indeed!) was I left out?’
9
Your thoughts, contributions and objections
to gonzaagarchive@gmail.com
- - o O o - -
Many men have, in different ways, become
benefactors of the college. Paul Coulson’s (’70)
invaluable support of the major college developments
has already been acknowledged; the new theatre bears
his name. Humorously, he has acknowledged that the
stage is probably the last place anyone has ever seen
him. He was, on the other hand, a very successful
tennis-player during his school days, and probably as
a junior rugby player; he appears, as a member of
9 In the case of the deceased, obituaries or appreciations are
urgently requested
63
