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Kroks of the 1950s
Kroks of 1952: Front Row: Douglas M. Kinney, Kenneth B. Kunhardt, David C. Goodwin (Director), Lawrence B. Leonard Jr., John Kiggen III. Middle Row: Frederick J. Fawcett II, C. Eliot Miltonberger, Frederick Heller, Timothy Nichols, Winthrop D. Jordan, Fitzhugh L. Brown. Back Row: Henry S. Romaine, John B. Nash, Irvin G. Murray, Robert S.O. Harding, James D. Kiggen , Horatio H. Hunnewell.
Kroks of 1954: Francis de Sales Pitts, F. Conger Fawcett, Richie Nichols Jr., Timothy F. Nichols, Edward C. Bursk Jr., Robert C. Bickford, Frederick Heller, James P. Stearns Jr., Hubert C. Fortmiller Jr., Fitzhugh L. Brown (Director), Alston M. Barnard, Henry Pildner Jr., I. Gil Murray. Missing: Chisholm Halle, Randolph Harrison, Thomas A. Kahrl, James D. Kiggen, Philip Price Jr., Henry S. Romaine.
Kroks of 1956: Back Row: Norman Kattwinkel, John J.I. Barnes, Charlton MacVeagh, George S. Oldberg, Howard M. Ticknor, Charles M. Tighe, Henry M. Schwarz, Thomas Carper. Front Row: Thomas A. Kahrl, Robert C. Bickford, David Seil (Librarian), Hubert C. Fortmilller Jr. (Director), Richard F.F. Nichols Jr. (Bus. Mgr.), Philip Price Jr., Frank C. Fawcett.
Kroks of 1959: Frederic H. Ford, William B. Abernethy, Tony Hastings, William A. Rose Jr. Missing: Robert C. Cabot, Richard J. Dozier, Charles F. Dunbar Jr., David H. Fairburn, Edwin G. Fisher (Director), William H. Fitzhugh, William C. Hudson, Robert S. Hurlbut Jr., Dwaine Marner, Thomas L. Morgan, George S. Oldberg, Herbert Parsons, Russell K. Raney, George B. Robinson.
The history of the Krok Logo
The beloved Krok-in-the-pot logo was originally inspired by an image, drawn by none other than Fred Gwynne ’51, which graced the cover of the first Krok album (click on any of the images below to enlarge):
The image was simplified by Arthur Nichols ’48 into a logo that the Kroks used for nearly 30 years:
It was the artistic inspiration of Alan Wachman ’80 to give the Krok some added presence and whimsy (not to mention a hefty stein of brew), yielding the familiar symbol we know and love today:



