On February 24^th, 2010 some 85 members of the great Class of 1958, plus about 80 spouses (including three widows) gathered in Hong Kong for what must be one of the largest "mini-reunions” in the history of our great University. The reunion was substantially underwritten by our esteemed and enormously generous classmate and Trustee, Sir Gordon Wu. Through Gordon’s eyes we all caught a glimpse of the China – from Hong Kong to Guangzhou to Macau - of today that would be impossible in any other way.

 

We started and closed our week with sumptuous evenings at the Panda Hotel in Hong Kong. We visited the sights of Hong Kong (now a Special Administrative Region of China) including the headquarters of Hopewell Holdings, the construction and development company Gordon has led for many years. There we benefited from an insider’s view of infrastructure projects, past and current, that are changing the face of Guandong Province, the wealthiest in China. We then toured the province up to its capital Guangzhou (previously known as Canton) to view, up close and personal, a few of the projects themselves. We were accompanied by Gordon Wu every step of the way. Throughout the tour he gave us the benefit of candid and pithy comments about the generally positive and pragmatic way in which the various Chinese authorities have worked with contractors and the people of the region to achieve the astounding development that has taken place over the last 30 years, since Deng Xiaoping declared that "to be rich is glorious”.

 

The entire reunion was an unforgettable opportunity to join with classmates and spouses to experience, "hands on”, the rapid evolution of a historic and dynamic culture after years of stagnation and pain. Thank you, Sir Gordon Wu!

Jerry Adams (2), Arthur Allen(2),Dave Badger (2),William Balfour(2) Scott Baton(2), John  Boatwright (2), Bruce Bradley(2),Tom Burdette(2),George Broder (2), Ted Bromley(2),Frank Brown(2), Hank Bruce (2),Frank Carpenter(2), Neil Chrisman (2),Shelly Davis(2),Eric Denardo (2), Stacy Dennis, Lanny Dennison (2),Jacques de Spoelberch (2), Ed Dey(2),Henry Doll (2),Ted Duffield, William Duncan,  John Eckel (2),Lee Elman (2),Jay Epley (2),Jim Farrin (2), Diane Flagler (2),Earl Fogelberg (2),Doug Freeth (2), Sid Guberman (2),Stan Hale (2), Jay Haws (2),,Morrie Hodges(2),Ben Horne (2), Robert Hornby(2), Ned Irons (2),Ed Johnstone(2), Bob Kales(2),Bruce Krause (2),Jane Kellog, Bud Klein, John Kulthau(2), John Kovach (2),Mike Kremzar(2),Dick Lefever (2),Doug Levick(2),Paul Levy(2),Bon Lombardi, Willie Matalene (2),George McLaughlin(2),Bart Marsh(2),Bill Marsh(2), Bob Miller, Richard Miller (2),Ed Metcalf(2),Peter Peril (2), Dick Pogue(2),Tom Poole,  Gerald Porter(2),Bill Pusey(2),Charlie Puttkammer (2),Richard Rahe(2),Lester Robbins (2), Andrew Robell (2),Mal Roberts (2)Jim Schroeder (2),Dan Schweid(2), John Scott(2),Gene Shahan(2),Ed Shaw(2),Berit Smith, Fred Sparling(2), Dick Stern (2), Walt Strine (2), Madeline Sutter, ,Had Talbot(2), Ainslie Tatum, Bob Thomas(2), Henry Thomas (2), Fernando Toro(2)Tony Tully (2),Bob Waldron(2), Dave Weiner (2),Joel Weinstein(2), Stephen Werbel (2), Bruce Wilson(2),HK Wu(2),Leonard Yerkes(2), Howie  Zeft (2)