Word: reardon
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...John Reardon '60, director of admissions, heads the drive because he has enormous contacts with the alumni. As one solicited alumnus said. "Putting Reardon on the drive is a sure way to make sure that alumni will respond to the drive...
After sitting down and compiling a list of 8000 living Harvard varsity athletes by both sport and class, the fund raisers began their initial soliciation in the fall of 1974. It's only been a little more than a year since then, but Reardon's team has already raised $12 million after contacting 25 donors--including one alumnus who gave $2 million. The fund raisers are so confident now, with the drive entering its second level of soliciation, that they plan to start ground breaking in May when they expect to have $17.5 million pledged...
...Reardon said yesterday that he has "no knowledge of these particular instances," and added that he would be strongly opposed if someone "tried to influence the admission process on that kind of basis...
Harvard admits 1478 men and two women to the Class of 1980. "They wanted equal access and we gave it to 'em," chortles Jack Reardon '60, director of Admissions as he dresses for a squash game with L. Fred Jewett '57, dean of admissions. "Yeah," says Jewett, snapping a towel at Reardon, "look at it this way: Radcliffe's loss is Pine Manor's gain, if you know what I mean...
...Reardon said Harvard was also worried that business would dominate public administration if the two were mixed together...