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- 1960: M. Afzal Mir served as a staff member in Pakistan in All of Pakistan beginning in 1960 Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 5:59 pm [1]
- 1961: Addis Palmer Chapman served in Pakistan in Llyallpur, Lahore, Bucheki, Sialkot beginning in 1961 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 8:41 am [1]
- 1961: Benny O. Cespedes served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan in Lahore, Rawalpindi beginning in 1961 Tuesday, October 24, 2006 - 5:52 am [1]
- 1961: Benny O. Cespedes served in Pakistan in Lahore, Rawalpindi beginning in 1961 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:45 pm [2]
- 1961: James D. Chapman served in Pakistan in Lahore, Bucheki beginning in 1961 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 8:40 am [1]
- 1961: Philip H. Rupel served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan in Lahore, Lyallpur beginning in 1961 Monday, February 14, 2011 - 1:07 pm [1]
- 1961: Robert C. Morris served in Pakistan, 1961-63 in Lahore and Lyallpur (now Fasilabad). beginning in 1961 Friday, January 05, 2007 - 10:29 am [2]
- 1962: Bart Duff served in West Pakistan in Khanewal, Multan, Lahore, Sheikapura beginning in 1962 Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 1:26 am [2]
- 1962: Richard Beens served in Pakistan in Tando Jam, Montgomery beginning in 1962 Tuesday, December 06, 2005 - 1:12 am [2]
- 1963: Calvin Thomas Boulter served in (West) Pakistan in Khanewal beginning in 1963 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:39 pm [1]
- 1963: frank schutz served in (west) Pakistan in Dera Ismail Khan beginning in 1963 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:38 pm [1]
- 1965: Peter R. Bohley served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan in Sheikhupura, Lalamusa beginning in 1965 Thursday, January 28, 2010 - 10:17 pm [1]
- 1965: Robert E. Boylin served in Pakistan in Mirpurkhas beginning in 1965 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:48 pm [1]
- 1988: Kevin Clark served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan in Lahore beginning in 1988 Sunday, June 03, 2007 - 2:49 pm [1]
- 1989: Chris Yosting served in Pakistan in Lahore beginning in 1989 Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:49 pm [1]
- 1990: Donna Weddle served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Pakistan in Pishin and Lahore beginning in 1990 Tuesday, June 15, 2010 - 4:11 pm [2]
- 1992: Razwal Kohistani served in Pakistan in District Kohistan, NWFP beginning in 1992 Sunday, June 25, 2006 - 10:55 pm [1]
Addis Palmer Chapman who served in Pakistan
from 61 to 63 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at chapman321aaoldcom
James Chapman who served in Pakistan
from 61 to 63 and worked in Health
can be e-mailed at chapman321aaoldcom
Jim Landmesser (the messer) who served in Pakistan
from 61 to 63 and worked in agri, community development
can be e-mailed at ictpaigloudcom
Kevin Clark who served in Pakistan
from 88 to 90 and worked in English as a Second Language/Teacher Training
can be e-mailed at kdclarkacswdorg
Mark Nesslar who served in Pakistan
from 89 to 92 and worked in education
can be e-mailed at nesslarmabeloitdedu
Tim Gerhardson who served in Pakistan
from 90 to 90 and worked in Teacher-Training
can be e-mailed at tgerhardausiadgov
Matt Brown who served in Pakistan
from 90 to 91 and worked in TEFL
can be e-mailed at mattyouasoverdnet
Donna Weddle who served in Pakistan
from 90 to 92 and worked in Education
can be e-mailed at donnatunaplanetdtn
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Bart Duff can be contacted at bduffaoregontraildnet
Country of Service: West Pakistan
Training Group: Minnesota
Cities you served in: Khanewal, Multan, Lahore, Sheikapura
Arrival Year: 1962
Departure Year: 1964
Work Description: Agricultural Engineer, Coop Development
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Graduate School in Ag. Economics. Served 20 years with Int. Rice
Research Institute (ENGINEERING & ECONOMICS RESEARCH); 10
years in private sector developing applications for digital technology
in rural development.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
The definative life changing event.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Kingston Berlew (Director), Richard Bowman (Deputy Director),
George Beattle, David Morris, Richard Rudberg
Any message for returned volunteers?:
I'm alive and well. My wife and I returning to Philippines to live and
continue our work with poor rural families, women and children.
We have two children: Aaron is a pilot with American Eagle and
Shannon is a third year international studies major at the University
of Oregon
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Benny O. Cespedes can be contacted at BenHur1120aaoldcom
Country of Service: Pakistan
Training Group: Group 1
Cities you served in: Lahore, Rawalpindi
Arrival Year: 1961
Departure Year: 1963
Work Description: Instructor in Electrical Engineering/Community Development
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Retired Electrical Engineer. Worked in Saudi Arabia for 8 years for
Aramco. Visited Pakistan three times while I was in Saudi Arabia.
President of BenCar Enterprises, Inc., Investments in Real Estate. I have
worked with Habitat Global Village projects in Northern Ireland, Nepal, Sri
Lanka and Romania. I served two terms as president of Hill Country
RPCV's, now called Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association. I am active
with Toastmasters International.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Maurice L. Albertson can be contacted at albertsaengrdcolostatededu
Country of Service: Staff
Training Group: Colorado State University
Cities you served in: Pakistan and Afghistan
Arrival Year: 1961
Departure Year: 1970
Work Description: Helped design Peace Corps and supervised many training
programs
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Designed and worked on many AID, World Bank and UNDP Projects
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
It should be expanded to a World-Wide Peace Corps under the UN
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert C. Morris can be contacted at randsmorrisamtdidcom
Country of Service: Pakistan, 1961-63
Training Group: Not sure what you mean but we were the 6th PC group sent
abroad.
Cities you served in: Lahore and Lyallpur (now Fasilabad).
Arrival Year: 1961
Departure Year: 1963 as vol., then 64-65 as Assistant Director
Work Description: Taught animal nutrition at universities and conducted cattle
fattening research and helped local butchers organization in setting up feedlots
to utilize largely wasted high energy materials for meat production and draft
animal recovery.
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year,
Work Description:
1966,consultant in Sweden for six months to its newly evolving
national volunteer service, Svensk Fredskar and participation in
preparation of its first group.
1967, appointed in Washington as Deputy Director of the School
Parnership Program.
1968-69. Appointed by Peace Corps to the International Secretariate
for Volunteer Service, a multi-national information and volunteer
service promotion organization.
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
As many know,"..after the Peace Corps" never seems to entirely
happen. Between each of the activities listed in your 'work
description' section, I had thought I had completed my involvement
with the Peace Corps.
In 1970 I took a masters in International Agriculture at the U. of
California/Davis. As a side activity, I also decided to write a book on
the other national (PC type)volunteer organizations, i.e., such as the
Swedish group I mentioned, those I encountered while with the
International Secretariat for Volunteer Service and other groups I
learned about.
In 1971 I received a grant from the Social Science Research Councel
wich took me to Colombia for two years of work with the
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Continuing the
side activity, I completed the book and it was published in 1973 as
'Overseas Volunteer Programs: Their Evolution and the Role of
Governments in Their Support.' A review of this book by the former
Director of the U.K.'s Volunteer Service Overseas, VSO, can be found
in the 'Community Development Journal 11 (2): p. 155-57, 1976.
Again saw this activity as wrapping up my involvement with
international volunteer service.
In 1974 Michigan State University offered me the position of Director
of their Communication Workshops which were conducted to provide
international graduate students studying at universities throughout
the U.S. under sponsorship of USAID, with training in communication
skills to complement and assist in introduction and implementation
of their principal academic training. During this period and for a time
after, I completed work on my Ph.D.
I had become very interested, through the communication skills
training program, in the potential for short-course training to
enhance the impact of training acquired abroad in returning home.
As that program was not continued, I established in 1978 the
Management Training and Development Institute (MTDI), and added
more emphasis to basic management and project management skill
factors.
In the course of the next 22 years, i.e., til now, we have trained
more than 10,000 participants from 123 countries. Mostly this has
been foreign graduate students attending our two-week scheduled
workshops but a number have been in special programs requested in
the US and abroad for persons who were not students,
i.e.,government officials and others from a number of countries,
sometimes as groups for specialized topic areas that they would
request.
I retired in 2001 from being Director of MTDI though I remain on the
Board and involved. This has given me some time to repond to
activities I have long had to set aside. One of the most interesting of
these is the indication by a number of the 'Peace Corps-type'
organizations of other countries for a reconsideration of the
movement and where it has gone over the years since I wrote the
previous book.
I am, therefore, now in the process of getting into this activity. I can
write about the different philosophies and stuctures and experiences
of the various organizations but an essential element will be the
thoughts of the volunteers (present or former). I would very much
welcome any comments from RPCVs or PC staff or anyone with
experience working with or encountering volunteers of these
programs of other countries that will provide insight into activities,
including were there may have been opportunities of joint efforts.
Bob Morris
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
I think that written above illustrates the impact the experience had
on my life.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Always delighted to hear from former volunteers whether I served
with them or not.
Any message for returned volunteers?:
In particular, I would like to hear from those who have known and/or
worked with the volunteers of the national volunteer exporting
programs of other countries, as described at the end of my
comments in the 'Bring us up to date' section above.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer frank schutz can be contacted at fschutzainnernetdnet
Country of Service: (west) Pakistan
Training Group: PAK VII
Cities you served in: Dera Ismail Khan
Arrival Year: 1963
Departure Year: 1964
Work Description: Rural Public Works
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work
Description:
Have worked as consulting engineer in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Russia, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Montenegro
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Have been an environmental engineer since 1964
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Wow, it's scary to think about how we used to innocently traveled about the
old North West Frontier Province of Pakistan, future home of the Taliban and
AkQida and not only lived to tell the tale but have probably told the tale too
often.
Any message for returned volunteers?:
Are there any volunteers in addition to Sondra (Bracken), myself and Jim
Dunn in the Washington DC area who would like to get together? Please
e-mail. Thanks
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Benny O. Cespedes can be contacted at BenHur1120aaoldcom
Country of Service: Pakistan
Training Group: Pakistan I
Cities you served in: Lahore, Rawalpindi
Arrival Year: 1961
Departure Year: 1963
Work Description: Instructor in Electrical Engineering; community devlopment
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Worked as electrical engineer primarily in engineering/construction
companies in the design/construction of petrochemical and oil refineries;
worked 8 years in Saudi Arabia for Aramco, 2 years in Costa Rica as
"retiree,"; owner/founder of BenCar Enterprises, Inc., company owns
rental properties.
Assisted my wife Carol in running Halintours, Inc. a tour operator
company founded by her while we were in Costa Rica.
Visited Pakistan four times while we in Saudi Arabia.
Active in Toastmasters International and in Habitat for Humanity.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
It was my greatest experience. I consider those who served with me as
part of my family.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone who served in Pakistan.
Any message for returned volunteers?:
Wherever I travel, I look for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and Peace
Corps Volunteers. I will always have that kindred feeling to those who
shared the Peace Corps experience.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Calvin Thomas Boulter can be contacted at boulter99acomcastdnet
Country of Service: (West) Pakistan
Training Group: Pak 7
Cities you served in: Khanewal
Arrival Year: 1963
Departure Year: 1965
Work Description: Community Develpment
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
Oh, it was so uncomfortable so much of the time...but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Best Foreign Policy the US has come up with to date.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone from Pak 7 who worked on the Cooperative Farming Societies Scheme (iskeem)Bart Duff, Jim Dunn, Bill Wolfe, Nancy Parlin
Any message for returned volunteers?:
Please Write. Be glad to trade Journal notes.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Chris Yosting can be contacted at cyostingayahoodcom
Country of Service: Pakistan
Training Group: 2
Cities you served in: Lahore
Arrival Year: 1989
Departure Year: 1992
Work Description: Special Education
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Richard Beens can be contacted at rbeensamsndcom
Country of Service: Pakistan
Training Group: Pak II, University of Minnesota
Cities you served in: Tando Jam, Montgomery
Arrival Year: 1962
Departure Year: 1964
Work Description: Teacher, Community Development
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Attended University of Minnesota Law School. I've been a trial lawyer in the Minneapolis area for 35 years. One daughter (also a lawyer) and a grandson. Have traveled throughout the world the last few year. Most recently, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Private pilot with over 3000 hours and certified scuba diver. I've never gotten over the taste for travel and adventure I acquired during my Peace Corps service.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
The most intensive, defining experience of my life. The memories and people are still vivid in my mind.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Dave (Tex) Morris, Gail Bentley, Stuart Mott, King Berlew, Dr. Don Goldstone.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Robert E. Boylin can be contacted at rboylinamacnexusdorg
Country of Service: Pakistan
Cities you served in: Mirpurkhas
Arrival Year: 1965
Departure Year: 1967
Work Description:
Architecture and Construction of housing, schools, shops, roads, water projects.
Other Countries you served in, Training Group Name Arrival Year, Departure Year, Work Description:
Ankara, Turkey was our holdover destination for 3 months in 1965 until India and Pakistan war ended.
Bring us up to date on your life after the peace corps:
Returned to U.C. Berkeley in 1967. Practicing Architect in California from 1969 to date. Married with one daughter.
Any thoughts you have now looking back on peace corps days?:
A unique experience that can shape your world view and create indelible memories.
Anyone you are looking for or would like to hear from?:
Anyone in our original volunteer group of 17 and staff.
Any message for returned volunteers?:
Reintegration to American culture can be more difficult than your original impressions. I returned to the Bay Area during the high point of the "Summer of Love" completely unaware of the phenominon.
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I am Marge Huxtable, PCMO in Pakistan 1989-1991. Am trying to reach RPCVs from Pakistan to determine if there is any interest in conducting our own "RPCV (and former PC Pakistan staff) Fundraiser for flood victims.
I am still in touch with Dr. Ambreen Ahmad, Pakistani-American psychiatrist,whom those of you who served in 1990-91 will remember. She and her husband, Dr. Naseer Ahmad are there and trying to organize Pakistan medical volunteers.
Please contact me at <margehux@gmail.com> if you are interested. Thanks
Hi again, RPCVs from Pakistan. Please r espond to my message above. there must be some of you who are will to give a few dollars for emergency humanitarian relief, including health care for the flood victims. The need is urgent and I have contact with a Pakistani-American husband & wife physician team who are trying to organize medical/health Pakistani volunteers. I know Ambreen and Naseer Ahmad VERY well. They are totally trustworthy.
PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM YOU! Phone:302.858.8858
Any RPCVs interested in a short-term volunteer opportunity in Jordan? The America's Unofficial Ambassadors (AUA) program at Creative Learning is dedicated to expanding and supporting private American citizens' service in the Muslim World. From January 6-15 2012, AUA will lead a group of volunteers to Jordan to support local community development initiatives, learn about Jordanian culture, and meet face-to-face with Jordanian families and university students. Volunteers will spend 4 days working with Habitat for Humanity to build homes for poor families in the north of the country. They will also engage in discussion with civil society groups in Amman and Irbid to learn more about Jordanian culture, share insight into American culture, and discuss challenges common to both societies. The Building Peace by Building Homes trip to Jordan will end with visits to Petra (one of the modern 7 Wonders of the World) and the Dead Sea.
The trip is the first in a series of three Building Peace by Building Homes trips that CL will lead in 2012 [Additional trips to Tajikistan (May) and Indonesia (July) are still being planned]. For more information visit: http://unofficialambassadors.com/get-involved/buil ding-peace-by-building-homes/, or contact AUA trip leader, Andrew Stinson, at AndrewS@creativelearning.org.
Wish to contact joan crawford from oregon who served in montgomery in1964 +-
