Re: Hi there

Hi Debbie:

Thanks for your note - it's always nice to hear from MC friends!

I'm living in Houston and working in the legal department of a large energy
company (Enron). I have two main areas of focus: derivatives trading (swaps,
options, etc.) which I've been doing for over 6 years now and e-commerce
which is relatively new. The most fun work project I've had was being the
lead lawyer in designing and launching our internet commodity trading
platform about a year ago. It has been tremendously successful. While few
people have ever heard of it, it is the largest (by dollar volume) website in
the world!

I keep in touch with Mark Kopinski who is managing a couple of international
mutual funds in New York. My work takes me there several times a year and I
usually try to see him if I have some free time. The college is thinking
about another capital campaign and he and I were on a preliminary planning
committee (to see if a campaign makes sense). Ralph V. was there - whom I
hadn't seen in years! - and of course I keep in touch with Doc, too. I was
on campus for my 20th reunion a couple of years ago. There were only 2 of us
from '78 so it wasn't as much fun as I'd hoped but it was still good to see
familiar faculty faces. With luck the 25th will draw a bigger crowd.

My Midwest geography isn't what it once was but it sounds like you've got a
terrible commute. I hope you're liking your work to justify the drive. I
rarely make it back to Chicago but let's keep in touch and definitely let me
know if you ever make it down this way.

Mark