Arthur Edelmann:  

Though I've been a member of classmates for sometime I have not taken the time to communicate with with our class of '67. However recently my brother, Steve, returned from his 50th reunion, class of ' 62, and when he told me of his experience, I was reminded of long and deep friendships. I also was also reminded that many of us went from first grade to graduation together. We knew each other through the many changes of growing up, with all the growing pains and joys of those years. So I decided it was time to share a bit with my first friends. I started my B.A. At Miami University in Ohio. After freshman year I Intransfered to Brandeis University where I graduated in 1971. I've been living in Eugene, Oregon since 1972. Began working in the Mental Health field in 1973. I worked my way up from a psychiatric technician to a Mental Health Therapist to head of the Therapy Team. In 1978 I quit work and traveled around Europe and saw a good deal of the art work I'd always wanted to see. In 1979 I began the Master of Fine Arts program at the University of Oregon(UofO) in sculpture. I received my MFA in August 1982 and made sculpture(mostly bronze castings) for several years. In 1983 my marriage began and my wife and I lived in the country. Our first son, Sam, was born in 1985 and Gabe was born in 1988. The life of an artist didn't pay the way for me and I went back to school and earned a Ph.D. In Counseling Psychology in August 1991. As a psychologist I have had a p...Expand for more