Chairman of Walnut Asset Management LLC Peter Bedell '59 was featured in a Philadelphia Inquirerstory touting the success of the company. Walnut manages about $750 million primarily for family accounts and was lauded for its focus on customer service, strong discipline and value investing in a time of market volatility.

Deaths: William A. Tippens '50, February 9, 2001, in Millinocket, Maine, at 78   ;   Vernon Corell Jr. '51, October 21, 2000, in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., at 71   ;   Richard F. Johnson '51, March 11, 2001, in Boston, Mass., at 71   ;   Oscar Rosen '51, April 7, 2001, in Salem, Mass., at 78   ;   Philip W. Hussey Jr. '53, March 15, 2001, in Naples, Fla., at 69   ;   Kay Vivian Miles '57, February 4, 2001, in Wilmington, Vt., at 65   ;   Lucia Johnson Stuart '58, January 24, 2001, in Grand Rapids, Mich., at 64   ;   John B. Shoemaker '59, February 24, 2001, in Palmetto, Fla., at 64.