Class of 1968 Questionnaire

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Please complete and mail or fax this form to Bill Criss, 14940 Boaters Cove Place, Woodbridge, VA 22191 (or fax 703-492-4800 or scan and email it to ) whether or not you plan to attend the Reunion. This Questionnaire is also available on our class website. Your responses to this Questionnaire will not be attributed to you, nor will your name be identified as a source of the responses. The responses will be used to assess the class mood, characteristics, interests and plans and for our Saturday night Class event; and therefore the responses may be “published”.

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I) Personal Data (to be statistically compiled for Sat night trivia; sources will not be disclosed)

A) Number of spouses/children/ and grandchildren?

B) Weight gain/loss since graduation in pounds/waist-line change?

C) Do you own a boat/airplane/SUV/gun/horse/motorcycle/farm/or vacation home?

D) Do you still own or use a slide-rule?

E) Favorite technology change of the past 40 years?

F) Most annoying or troubling technology change in the past 40 years?

II) RPI Data--

A) Favorite RPI memory?

B) Worst RPI memory?

C) Favorite RPI hockey game, "Shakers Tavern", or GM Week memory?

D) Top 3 technical or scientific events of the past 40 years (Man-on-moon, laser weapons, space station, vertical crane-construction technology, etc.)

E) Most helpful class, professor or lesson-learned from RPI experience?

III) Career Data--

A) Current or most recent profession?

B) Favorite job or career experience?

C) Least favorite job or career experience?

D) Best "Success", "near-miss" or "character builder" in your career?

E) Most important professional lesson learned? Personal philosophy?

IV) Relaxation Data--

A) What is your favorite vacation spot?

B) What are your favorite relaxation activities (reading, jogging, boating, fishing, sky diving, etc.)?

C) All time favorite TV program? Movie? Book? Musical Group? Concert?

D) Favorite lifetime trip?

E) Favorite story or joke (50 words or less):

V) Future Vision—

A) Top three experiences on your "bucket list" to accomplish in the

next 10 years?

B) Favorite past/current professional and/or world personality?

C) Current favorite and least-favorite political leaders?

D) Suggestions for 50th reunion in 2018?

E) Brief statement/comment (50 words or less) to fellow classmates of the Class of 1968 (your name or the source may be disclosed for this comment if you sign or print your name)—

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Thank you for your time. The responses will be used to characterize the class and to "spice-up" our 40th reunion event, particularly the Saturday night Class of 1968 dinner program. Please join us for the weekend of June 5th to 8th and thank you for your input/stories! Hope to see you soon. For information regarding this Questionnaire, contact Bill Criss () or John Lay (). See our website (www.alumni.rpi.edu/services/class/1968) or contact Jerry Sweeney () for more information on the reunion.

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