Rensselaer Magazine, Fall 2003: Staying Connected


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Alumni Travel Program

Robert McIntosh ’60, Carl Westerdahl, and Michael Wellner ’64

Travelin’ trio: (l-r) Robert McIntosh ’60, Carl Westerdahl, and Michael Wellner ’64 will lead the Alumni Travel Program. Photo by Mark McCarty

The Rensselaer Alumni Association’s already successful Alumni Travel Program will chart new waters as three familiar members of the Rensselaer community take the wheel and begin to expand the program’s offerings.

W. Robert McIntosh ’60, Michael Wellner ’64, and Carl Westerdahl will lead the program. They succeed John Buckley ’49, who managed the program with great success for many years before his death in April. The trio brings a range of experiences to the program. McIntosh has managed major hotels including New York’s Plaza and the Sagamore Resort in Lake George, and was vice president of Omni Hotels. Wellner was principal of the Kemwell Group, a leading wholesaler of tour and travel programs to Europe. Westerdahl is a former dean of students and director of alumni relations at Rensselaer.

“Each man’s unique background and their combined experiences with Rensselaer will add a new dimension to the direction of the program,” says Jeff Schanz, director of alumni relations.

“Rob, Michael, and I are pleased to accept the challenge of building on the foundation established by John Buckley, and we are excited about the future of Rensselaer alumni travel,” says Westerdahl. “Our goal is to offer first-class travel experiences to graduates, faculty, staff, families, and friends. We are committed to ensuring an RPI ‘presence’ on each trip to create opportunities to learn more about Rensselaer and one another while learning more about the world.”

Upcoming trips for 2004-05 include: Hawaii, Feb. 13; Costa Rica, Feb. 18; National Parks, June; Russia, July 18; Tuscany, July 28; Ireland, Aug. 10; Amsterdam to Budapest, Sept. 5; Trans-Canada, Sept. 28. For more information on the new tours, contact the alumni office at alumni@rpi.edu or (518) 276-6205.

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