Louis Sander:
CLASS OF 1957
West View High SchoolClass of 1957
West view, PA
Hamilton-Martin Junior High SchoolClass of 1954
Pittsburgh, PA
Berkeley Hills SchoolClass of 1951
Pittsburgh, PA
Ben Avon Elementary SchoolClass of 1951
Pittsburgh, PA
Wyoming Elementary SchoolClass of 1951
Millburn, NJ
Louis's Story
Life
Hey, the stuff below is legitimate, but if you really want to know about me, see my personal web site at Louis.Sander(dot)com and my Wikipedia user page, which is the more interesting of the two. To find it, go to Wikipedia then go to User:Lou Sander (capitalization and the space in the name are important).
The personal web page gives a big picture. The other one illustrates my proud status as a "piece of work," including most of the unusual things I've done in my exciting but somewhat wasted life.
Louis F. Sander started his career as a Naval officer aboard ships and in special warfare units. He later moved into sales, consulting, and general management, primarily in technology-based organizations. He has been a record-setting sales executive in the medical and computer industries, a management and marketing consultant, and an executive with P&L responsibility. As the person in overall charge, he has led seven organizations to significant growth and accomplishment, including military units, businesses, an important public library, and a networking organization for career changers. He has participated in over 300 formal board meetings, and has presided at about a third of them.
Mr. Sander has worked or consulted for Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, General Electric, Xerox, Motorola, McGraw-Hill, and Baxter Healthcare, and for numerous smaller firms.
Lou has done significant work outside regular employment, including public service, writing for publication, and teaching at the college level. He has run for public office, and he has been chairman of Pennsylvanias largest suburban public library. He is the author of over 500 published works, including two books and numerous articles, columns, newsletters and reviews. His work has appeared in dozens of books, magazines, and newspapers, many with worldwide circulation. His major subject areas include software, computers, government, public libraries, and careers; he also writes light verse and serious poetry. Lou has taught programming and other computer subjects in diverse venues including universities, adult education programs, and specialized inner city schools.
Mr. Sander earned a BS in electrical engineering from Duke University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Pittsburgh Jung Society, and the UDT/SEAL Association.
You can learn more by visiting his personal web site.
School
Many of my teachers at West View High School inspired me throughout my life. The greatest of these was math teacher Annie Hartmann, who had the same inspirational effect on many of us.
Probably English teacher H.P. Smith had the second greatest effect, since writing ...Expand for more
has turned out to be my greatest gift and skill in life. I can't mention writing without also mentioning Peggy Ittel, who, as editor of the West Wind, was the first person to publish any of my writings. Many others have done so since.
The instructions for this section of classmates.com suggested that we list "who we liked" here. I wouldn't mind doing that, but really, it's none of your damned business. They know who they are. Or maybe they don't. I remember each of them very, very well.
I also remember quite a few of my classmates, and especially my teachers, from first grade on up. In many cases, the memories remain very clear today, and I can see these people in my mind as they were back then.
I went to kindergarten at Wyoming School in Maplewood, NJ. The building still stands, and a few years back I drove by and stopped in the schoolyard. I think I remember a girl named Millicent from there, but that's about it for people. I remember the school itself, and several things about the classroom.
I went to Ben Avon School near Pittsburgh for first through third grades, and I have vivid memories of all my teachers, of some of the kids in my classes, and of many of the details of the school. The building is no longer there, but I rescued two bricks from the rubble when it was torn down. My wife and I call them my "historical bricks." Several of the kids came back into my life later on. Among them are Lewis Nettrour, Jim Lloyd, and Billy Graham.
We moved in the summer before fourth grade, and from fourth to sixth grades I went to Berkeley Hills School in Ross Township. The building is still there, looking almost new. It's been converted to a Christian school and some offices. I think I remember all my teachers from Berkeley Hills. Fourth grade was Mr. Garbart, fifth was Mrs. McNeil, and sixth was Mr. Davis. I can see them as though it were yesterday. I remember many of the kids because we were together in the same schools until graduation.
Next came "Sam Ham," or Samuel Hamilton Junior High School, also known as Hamilton-Martin I remember Miss Schauer and, vaguely, some of the other teachers. Both buildings still stand, having been converted to offices for a financial services company. I think Mrs. McNeil showed up there again as a teacher. I've learned that if I think about these things for a while, all the people come back to me. You can do that, too.
An important thing about Sam Ham was that kids came there from other schools in the district. I learned about Seville, Oakwood, and Ridgewood Schools to name a few. I clearly remember some of the kids from those schools, and in some cases I can connect the kid with the school. Yvonne Flipovitz from Seville, for example, and Ted Newlin from Ridgewood, or at least I think so.
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