International competition
Bridge
Represented the United States as part of a team in world bridge tournaments during the 1980s.
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Medals in the French Alps
Downhill Skiing
Won several racing medals, including gold medals, in Tignes and Val d’Isère, France.
École des Beaux-Arts, Paris
Painting
At nine, was one of only 15 scholarship recipients selected from 1,500 applicants to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Paris junior champion
Chess
Won the Paris Junior Chess Championship at the age of eleven.
34+ villages, many roles
Club Med
Served as a G.O. in more than 34 Club Med villages over a span of 30 years, visiting for a few weeks at a time. Taught karate, backgammon, chess, and bridge; also entertained and played harmonica.
On ice, in many forms
Ice Skating
Spent years enjoying hockey, speed skating, ice dancing, and eventually freestyle skating.
Collector & society president
Historic Photography
Collected antique cameras and photographs and served three terms as president of the American Photographic Historical Society (APHS), whose membership extended to 67 countries.
A New York beginning
The Twelve Dollars
Arrived in the United States with twelve dollars in his pocket. More than fifty years later, he still had those twelve dollars.
“Curiosity has taken me places no career plan ever could.”
ROGER KUPERWAYS