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...newest member of the Corporation, Colman M. Mockler Jr. '52, also has the lowest profile. He came to Harvard as a junior, having grown up in St. Louis, and transferred from Fordham College in 1950. A devout Catholic and strong family man, he majored in economics here and was a member of the Catholic Club...
...members of the treasurer search committee include President Bok and Corporation members Andrew Heiskell '35, Colman M. Mockler Jr. '52 and Robert G. Stone Jr. '45, according to Putnam. None could be reached for comment yesterday...
...chapter in the firm's relationship with Harvard may have ended when Burr resigned from the Corporation and was replaced by Colman M. Mockler Jr. '52, the chief executive officer of Gillette (a Ropes and Gray client whose account Burr helps handle). During his years on the governing board. Burr says he avoided personally handling any legal work for the University, citing an old lawyer's adage. "An attorney who represents himself has a fool for a client...
...Harvard signers, all of whom could not be reached for comment yesterday, are Otto Eckstein. Warburg Professor of Economics, Benjamin M. Friedman '66, professor of Economics. President Horner, Colman M. Mockler '52, a member of the Corporation, and A. Michael Spence professor of Business Administration...
...Mockler may prove us wrong, but precisely because he fits the mold so perfectly, the appointment is a disappointment. The Corporation, the oldest self-perpetuating body in the hemisphere, has never had a woman or minority member. Its stances on issues like investments in South Africa have been stodgy over the years. It needs a more diverse body and a more democratic selection process that at the very least incorporates the opinions of faculty and other alumni. Otherwise the Corporation will remain the embodiment of the old aphorism: The more things change, the more they remain the same...