Dear Classmates:
35th REUNION
By now, you should have received a letter from Reunion Chairman
Al Keiller outlining plans for our 35th
from June 11 to 14 in Hanover. In case you have not, I've enclosed a copy of
Al's letter, the schedule and a response envelope that you can use to send your
confirmation of attendance to Jim Weiskopf. Please note that this envelope is for '66 activities
only; you will get a separate mailing from the College with reservation procedures
for on-campus housing.
The reunion is shaping up to be an outstanding one, thanks
to our Reunion Committee. These creative classmates have assembled panel discussions
on societal trends and financial planning; a host of athletic activities for
both the buff and the baggy; a reception and dinner at the new McLane Lodge
at the Skiway; dinner at the Hanover Inn; entertainment by the Injunaires (sorry,
old habits die hard); and two nights of "tent music". And that's not
the full list by any means.
The latest tally shows that a group of at least 180 '66 classmates, family members and guests will be gathering in Hanover for the festivities, and we hope you will add your name to the list if you have already done so.
CALL FOR CLASS OFFICER NOMINATIONS
Our upcoming reunion is the time when we will elect a slate
of new officers to direct class activities for the next five years. As chairman
of the Nominating Committee, I would appreciate your sending me names of classmates
(including your own if you are so inclined) whom you would like to be considered
for the following positions:
If you submit names other than your own, we will of course contact those people prior to reunion to assess their interest in serving. Please get your submissions to me by May 1.
CLASS NEWS
Green cards, e-mails and press clippings from the College made
for ample news this time around. First, best wishes for a full and speedy recovery
to Jack Bennett, who underwent lung
surgery on February 8. Chuck Sherman writes that Jack had one lobe of his right lung successfully removed,
and it appears that his cancer was caught early.
We have a couple of career changes and retirements, with Al
Ryan among the former as he takes on new
responsibilities at Harvard. Al writes: "Last month I left Harvard's Office
of General Counsel and the practice of law after 15 years to become Director
of Intellectual Property at Harvard Business School Publishing. HBSP is the
publisher of the Harvard Business Review, the HBS Press, B-school cases, and
a raft of digital media endeavors, all dedicated to improving the practice of
management. In the new position of DIP (I'm going to have to find another acronym
for this job), I'm responsible for acquiring, licensing and protecting the content
that HSBP publishes. I had been acting as their lawyer, and this position came
along at just about the time that I was beginning to think that actually doing
things must be more fun than just giving advice. And it is.
"Nancy and I are
in Norwell, MA, daughter Elizabeth is a junior at Columbia, and son Andrew is
taking a year or maybe two off before college working as a photographer. I teach
courses at Boston College Law School and at the Harvard summer school on the
law of war, war crimes and genocide, and am now and then working on a book on
the subject. We'll b e up for the 35th."
Mike Handelsman joined
the ranks of happy retirees just last month: "I've found the way to improve
scheduling and working conditions while increasing my net pay, all at once.
Accordingly, my retirement became effective on 2/1/01. I taught for 32 years,
mostly math. 'T.G.I.M.' feels much better. That's when weekend crowds step aside
on the hiking trails and roads, in the restaurants and stores (while workers
still outnumber retirees). My travel plans will start 'locally', probably in
Central Vermont after the mud season." Mike will be doing the northern
trek from his home at 303 Beverly Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11218-3151.
Bucking the trend and rejecting retirement is Tom Brady, who actually took the advice that Dustin Hoffman
was given ("Plastics!") and is on a roll. Tom writes: "Retire?
No way! I'm having a ball. Our companies keep growing at 25%/year (plastics
R&D and recycling). We design and engineer all the Coke, Colgate, Gatorade,
Ocean Spray, Tropicana and other bottles you use, and do business now in Switzerland
and Brussels. And we have some great news! Our first grandchild, Caroline (9
months now) was born with a Dartmouth blanket. We also built a new house. No,
we did not downsize, but instead built it for hobbies (auto mechanics, woodworking,
etc.) and a playground for the grandchildren." The Brady's new place is
at 531 Laguna Pt., Holland, OH 43528; e-mail t.brady@plastictechnologies.net.
The College sent a related article from the Toledo Business
Journal that reported on the significant
contribution that Tom and his company are making to the economy of Ohio. Quoting
that article, "Brady's business has become a model for future development
in the region. PTI wasn't lured here from another community; it was born and
developed locally…(As a result) Governor Taft named Brady to his Technology
Action Board, and Mayor Finkbeiner asked Brady to chair the Regional Technology
Alliance." Tom sees tech growth as key to reversing the downtrend in per
capita income that Ohio has suffered since 1960, moving from 11% above the average
for all states to 5% below and falling.
Bud Heerde sent a short
and sweet note from Switzerland, where he is a "partner with Pricewaterhouse
Coopers in Geneva…married to Betsy since 1969…two children: Matthew (Dartmouth
'98) and Alison (Dartmouth '03)." Their address is Chemin de Chantefleur
41, 1234 Vessy, Switzerland; e-mail frederick.heerde@ch.pwcglobal.com.
From the recently shaken but idyllic North Olympic Peninsula,
Bill Jevne writes that "…for
the last 6 years my wife Juanita and I have run and taught at the Five Acre School,
a fifty-student, pre-K through fifth grade school here. Our 8 year old son,
William, is a student at the school, which we founded ourselves. It has been
very successful educationally but hard to keep going as a business. For fun
we ride our Icelandic horses and go dancing. This spring I'm taking a three-week
trip to Vietnam, where I served 32 years ago as a Marine platoon commander."
The Jevnes are at 91 Holgerson Rd., Sequim, WA 98382; e-mail fiveacre@olympus.net.
David Johnston reports
on career-related challenges that resulted in his doing some very meaningful
work with kids in the Hartford area: "It's amazing how an extended period
of under-employment and relative poverty, pitted against the need to maintain
a sane family life, simplifies one's priorities. After 'losing' a political
power struggle on one job, I started a grass-roots youth organization (Healthy
Community, Healthy Children), did some fun consulting, and after 18 months landed
a similar job directing the Windsor Youth Violence Prevention Partnership. Pay
is adequate, benefits good, and psychic rewards pretty high. Wife Hera
continues in her part-time psychiatric practice in West Hartford. Life is rich
and full! P.S., two classmates were very helpful to me during my tough times;
yeah for the old boy network!" David, I apologize but I had a hard time
reading the names of your children in your note, so I'll just report that the
Johnstons have four: a senior at Smith, a freshman at Tulane, a junior in high
school, and an eighth grader. Address: 22 Beverly Rd., West Hartford, CT 06119;
e-mail johnston@townofwindsorct.com.
Ever creative and on the move, Peter Dorsen has a new medical practice called Consulting Pain
Associates and works in concert with Clinica Medica Hispana: "I continue
to be the only doc doing housecalls to hotels or anyone who needs a visiting
MD. Working on next book called "Crazy Dr. -- One Doc's Fight Against Bipolar
Disorder" (me). Still cross country ski at least 3 times a week from a
trail that's 10 feet from my home. Suzy's singing group of three middle-aged women doing jazz
is great but work is hard to find. Brian (18) has left for LA to audition for
the pilot LA season. Gabi (a look-alike for Courtney Cox with a Jewish nose)
is doing very well out of home schooling and into alternative school. Katie
(12) has just completed a clean-up course after trying her hand at shoplifting.
Everyone tells me they tried it; I didn't. Success or failure; starting or finishing;
we are all struggling through the seasons of a man's life." Address: 2510
West 22nd St., Minneapolis, MN 55405; e-mail DrDee6969@aol.com.
Undergoing rapid-fire corporate ownership changes, Bob Cohn
reports that he is now a soldier in the AOL army: "I've been through a
hectic year as our company (Times Mirror) was merged (with Tribune Corp.), then
our magazine division put up for sale by the new owner. We spent the better
part of the summer and f all going through the auction process, and as of late
December 2000 became part of the Time Inc. division of AOL Time-Warner."
Bob is at 44 Gramercy Park North, NY, NY 10010; e-mail rcohn@nyc.rr.com.
John Harbaugh paints
a bucolic picture of life as a teacher in chad-ridden Florida: "I sit at
the living room desk at 10:00 at night checking the reading logs of my high
school senior English students. Outside, the 48-degree night drops a chill upon
the house. I light live oak logs I have prepared in the fireplace and return
to my stacks of papers. Each student expects my comments and grades. I respond
to the truth in each student's message. The flames reach higher into the chimney
and the heat from the fire allows me to turn down the thermostat. Pam calls me to take a walk under the cold stars. I return
to the warm room, resume reading by the crackling fire. Analysis, synthesis,
evaluation. The papers display their understanding. The fire of understanding
has turned their cold indifference to flame, and I am happy on this frigid Florida
night. Pam and I will rub toes to stay warm in bed." Clearly, John is unlike
some professors I knew who used my papers to save on firewood. The Harbaughs
are at 480 Trinidad Dr., Satellite Beach, FL; e-mail jharb@480.com
From an article in The Dallas Morning News comes word that Steve Nash, former Deputy
Director and Chief Curator at the Dallas Museum of Art, has been named the first
Director of the Nasher Sculpture Center in the downtown arts district. (Sure,
Steve, the name had nothing to do with it.) The $32 million project is scheduled
to open in fall 2002, with a ceremonial groundbreaking set for January 22. Steve
had been in Dallas until 1988, when he left to join the Fine Arts Museum in
San Francisco as Associate Director and Chief Curator. In his new post, he will
be responsible for staffing the center and directing the Nasher Institute for
Modern Sculpture, an associated research and educational institution.
According to an article that appeared in The New York Times
on Christmas Eve, Bill Dowling is viewed as a Grinch by those
at Rutgers University who love big-time athletics. Bill is the point man for
Rutgers 1,000, a group of students, faculty and alums who believe that the school
should drop its emphasis on football and basketball programs and leave the Big
East for a lesser league where no athletic scholarships are given. And his position
goes far beyond money: Bill contends that revenue-producing college sports are
not a fun adjunct to a college experience but the main reason for the decline
in academic standards and quality admissions in many cases. A literature professor
at Rutgers, Bill feels that non-football students are "marginalized".
Pointing out that Nebraska graduated only 47% of its entering freshmen in six
years, he declared "we don't want that to happen at Rutgers and we feel
we have a chance to stop the cycle". Bill offered the Dartmouth athletics
program as an example of how scholar-athletes are part of the academic fabric
of an institution, and cited Jay Fiedler (QB of the Miami Dolphins) as an example
of someone whose attendance at "an Ivy League school hasn't hurt his professional
ambitions". The odds of the Rutgers 1,000 having their way? Bill put it
at 50/50: "As more alumni and students realize what is happening, or could
happen, to academics here, I think we will win the day".
A few weeks ago, my wife and I had the pleasure of having lunch with Gus and Susan Southworth during their visit to NYC. Their son, Hunter, a junior at Colgate, is an avid rower and has a shot at competing in the Henley Regatta in the UK this spring. His enthusiasm for the sport has inspired his dad, a former coxswain for Dartmouth, to shop for a boat. A couple of days before we met the Southworths, their daughter, Taylor, left with some of her high school classmates on a tour of France. As of yet, there is no evidence of Susan's shopping for a chateau.
IN MEMORIAM
I am sorry to report that Dr. Stephen Kroll passed away on November 19, 2000. Stephen was a member of Bones Gate while at Dartmouth, and most recently practiced at the Anderson Medical Center of the University of Texas. He is survived by his wife, Satre, and two children, Kimberly and David (address: 6406 Mercer Ave., Houston, Texas 77005-3734).
THANKS AND SO LONG
Given the fact that this newsletter will reach you within a few weeks of reunion, it's safe to say that this is my last gasp as your editor. To those of you who got in touch, thanks for sharing the ups and downs of your lives with your classmates, and for making my job pretty easy. It was personally rewarding to follow what you've been doing, and I offer a blanket apology for any typos, contextual errors, etc. (hey, the eyes aren't what they used to be). To those of you who didn't correspond, please do so now and I'll make sure that my successor gets your cards and e-mails so he can get his first newsletter off to a roaring start.
All the best,
Jim Lustenader
7 Boudinot Street
Princeton, NJ 08540
973-775-6307
E-mail: jlustenader@dvc.com
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