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...guide ratings, students noted Doyle's keen sense of humor. "He's an almost perfect human being," caring for his colleagues to the end, Franklin said...

Author: By Carol J. Garvan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Physics Dept. Tenures Doyle | 10/7/1999 | See Source »

...Cliff-Keen Invitational at Las Vegas in early December, Harvard placed ninth out of 43 teams...

Author: By Jodie L. Pearl, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: WRESTLING ENJOYS HISTORIC SEASON | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

...notion that age 55 is the limit at which a golfer can compete for senior-tour leadership. "That's hogwash," Irwin says. "The age of 55 is now going to be pushed to 56, 57 and 58, because players are more in shape and more attuned to the keen competition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Professional Sports: Those Rich Old Pros | 9/27/1999 | See Source »

...other industries, the challenge isn't persuading employees to contribute; it's keeping up with their demands for even more generous benefits. Keen competition for technical talent convinced Joanne Carthey in 1995 that she needed to offer a 401(k) plan to the 25 employees of her Scottsdale, Ariz., software company, NetPro. "In high tech, if you don't have a plan, your employees just go next door," Carthey says. By 1996, NetPro began offering stock options as a further benefit in order to keep up with its Silicon Valley peers. Employees buy shares in NetPro at a discount, before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Small Company, Big Plan | 9/6/1999 | See Source »

Eunice Kennedy Shriver 1921-present A keen mind, she married Sargent Shriver and propelled the Special Olympics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JFK Jr.'S Family Tree | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

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