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2018 Dinner Weekend Followup

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Our 2018 dinner weekend is history.  Comments indicate everyone who joined us had a good time.  It was really good to see friends and catch up on their activities since last year.

Alumni Dinner

Our dinner gathering Saturday night at Dunwoody Country Club was great.  I won’t repeat the details as you can see the powerpoint slides used for the program by clicking here and a few photos by clicking here.  Speakers included Dave Cole, John Caldwell and Bill Cobb plus a host of ad hoc commenters from the audience.

Thanks to Libby for her behind-the-scenes work that keeps the event running smoothly, to Butch Price for enabling us to use Dunwoody Country Club, and to all whose suggestions and support help us keep the event fresh.

Other Weekend Activities

  • The bridge group did not hold an event during the dinner weekend this year – not enough folks were available.  We understand that the group plans to hold a replacement event during the spring.  If you want to play, ask Josh Taylor or John Caldwell to add you to their mailing list.
  • The Financial Braggarts Breakfast Club gathered Saturday morning in Dunwoody to celebrate the successful conclusion of their 20th year of competition. Bill Beckemeyer, 2016 champion, turned over the trophy to 2017 champion Tony DeMaria. Tony’s 42.3% portfolio gain bested the S&P 500’s 19.4% gain by just under 23 percentage points – great results in any year but especially this year with a new president-elect and uncertainty over where his policies would lead the country and market at the time when FBBC members were constructing their 2017 portfolios.  Congratulations Tony!!

2019 Alumni Dinner

Our 2019 Alumni dinner date has not been scheduled as this is written.  Plans are to hold it in late January or early February.  As soon as a date is firmed up with Dunwoody Country Club we will alert you here and by email.  By the way, if you are not receiving our emails, go to the “Mailing List” link in the menu above and sign up.  Or email Bill at wrc@kurtsalumni.com and ask him to enroll you.

2017 Alumni Dinner Followup

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Our 2017 dinner weekend is in the history books. It was good to see friends and catch up on their activities since last year.

The weekend was full of activities.

  • Bridge competition at Josh and Jeanne’s on Friday was fierce as usual.   Players included Elaine Moore, Kline Reed, John Caldwell, guests Jerry and Gudi Noonan, and Josh. Kline and Elaine were the top scorers.
  • The Financial Braggarts Breakfast Club gathered Saturday morning in Roswell to celebrate Bill Beckemeyer’s 2016 winning investment portfolio and kick off their 20th year of congenial competition and breakfast conversation.
  • Our dinner gathering at Dunwoody Country Club Saturday night was good. We missed a few of our regulars, but welcomed new faces from the Atlanta Office. I won’t repeat program details here as you can see the powerpoint slides used for the program by clicking here. Speakers included Bill Beckemeyer, Dave Cole, and Kline Reed (remembrances of those we have lost); Mike Gregory (KS – Accenture Transition); and John Champion (History Project).

Thanks to Libby for her behind-the-scenes work that keeps the event running smoothly, to Butch Price for enabling us to use Dunwoody Country Club, and to all who had suggestions for and supported our program.

2018 Alumni Dinner

Our 2018 Alumni dinner is scheduled for the fourth Saturday in 2018 – January 27th, 2018  first Saturday in February – February 3rd, 2018 – at Dunwoody Country Club in Atlanta. Put it in your calendar now. We look forward to seeing you there.

History Project

Here is a quick overview of the History Project for those of you who did not get to hear John Champion’s comments at the dinner.

Collecting copies of memorable documents from KS offices has been a topic of conversation for some time. A project actually began shortly after the 2016 alumni dinner with an inventory of photos and documents available in the Atlanta office, and a survey of resources available to capture and display the project’s output. Calls to this group for photos and documents yielded some fruit, such as a nearly complete collection of KSA Observers sent by Hal Wilson. Project activities continued at a leisurely pace until Accenture’s acquisition of KS was announced in the fall, then kicked into high gear as John and his team learned of plans to relocate KS AO staff to Accenture’s offices early in 2017.

The rest of the story is documented on our web site at www.kurtsalumni.com. Click on “History” in the menu and settle in for a delightful walk through our history. The collection is divided into photos and PDFs for technical reasons, and there are lots of photos throughout the PDF section. The “Group” PDF section is noteworthy as it includes some group pictures and our comprehensive set of individual pictures in the 1988 Family Album.

Be aware that many of the PDFs are quite large (25 – 30MB) so be cautious about opening them if you have a slow internet collection.

Also be aware that the “search” link in the site’s menu bar takes you to a page that gives you the ability to search photo titles, file names, and captions for specified content. Handy if you are looking for photos of “dean” or “ken”.

If you have photos or documents not included in our history collection, please send them to John or Bill.

As you go through the year, if you become aware of news relevant to the Alumni community, please email it to Bill. We will add it to the web site and, if appropriate, distribute it to those on our mailing list.

Best regards,

Bill & the Alumni Dinner Team