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...process for selecting the College's representatives is explained by Stephenson, the 350th committee completed the list on an informal basis, with name lists provided by different groups, like class officers, the alumni fund and visiting committees...
...complained earlier this year about the random, almost haphazard, manner in which tickets were assigned to freshmen, some critics have charged that the selection method for the 350th places too much emphasis on wealthy alumni and their links to the Harvard College Fund, the University's main fundraising organ. Stephenson, the man who is in charge of planning the whole 350th celebration, also served as one of the College Fund's top rainmakers before taking over his current post...
...representatives were selected under the vague criteria of what Stephenson calls "strongest affiliation with Harvard." David Sanders, the 350th spokesman, is quick to point out that this affiliation with Harvard is a "close association in any capacity" and does not necessarily require donating large sums of money. Soliciting on behalf of the College, organizing reunions, and serving on oversight committees are some of the service criteria...
...despite the unfavorable media coverage and criticisms of what some regarded as a University publicity foulup, Harvard did not anticipate Reagan's regrets, according to Thomas W. Stephenson '37, the secretary to the 350th committee. "Now I have to go back to the steering committee to ask for suggestions for new speakers," said Stephenson, the man responsible for administering much of the ceremony. "It's going to take awhile. It's late and it's my number one priority," he said at the time...
...Stephenson said he expected to find a replacement sometime this month, but added that he realized the difficulty in attracting a prominent statesman in such a short period of time. Names being bandied about by officials as possible replacements include Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, Chinese Premier Deng Xiao Ping, and Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid...