Co-Presidents: | Bill Higgins, 5360 Miami Road, Cincinnati,
OH 45243 Steve Warhover, 33 William Fairfield Drive, Wenham, MA 01984 |
Vice-President & Webmaster: | Chuck Sherman, 3100 Rittenhouse Street NW, Washington,
DC 20015 |
Secretary: | Larry Geiger, 93 Greenridge Avenue, White Plains, NY 10605 |
Treasurer: | Jim Weiskopf, 13125 Willow Edge Court, Clifton, VA 20124 |
Head Agent: | Bob Spence, 16 Surrey Road, New Canaan, CT 06840 |
Bequest Chairmen: | Rich Daly,
PO Box 39, West Boxford, MA 01885 Alan Rottenberg, 24 Gould Road, Waban, MA 02468 |
Mini-Reunion Chairman: | Al Keiller, 7 Elcy Way, Simsbury, CT 06070 |
Newsletter Editor: | Bob Serenbetz, PO Box 1127, Newtown, PA 18940 Phone: 215-598-0262 Fax: 215-598-0770 Email: BobSerenbetz@prodigy.net |
Dear Classmates:
First of all, my thanks for all the
cards and letters forwarded with information on yourselves, family and friends.
I won't be able to get to the most recently received until the next newsletter,
but please keep them coming!
Given the tragic events of September
11, I'm sure that this holiday season is a bit more special for most of you,
as it is for me. While we were
fortunate not to lose any classmates, undoubtedly many of us had friends or
relatives who were not as fortunate. I
was particularly concerned about Doug Scarff, whose office was
on the 13th floor of 7 World Trade Center, but was able to reach
Sherri, Gerry Paul's wife, shortly after the incident, who confirmed that Doug
was OK. As you may have read, nine
Dartmouth graduates lost their lives.
Mini-Reunion Report
A lively group of classmates assembled
for the Fall mini-reunion, which included for the first time a reception at
the DOC House on Occum Pond Friday night before the Parade of the Classes.
Skip Battle flew east from California
to visit daughter Emily '05; Tim Urban and Toni, who had been traveling
throughout New England with friends from Iowa, were on hand with Jonathan '05.
Also visiting another '05, daughter
Katie, were Bob Gilbert and Tina, all the way from Neenah, Wisconsin. Bob continues as President and CEO of
Bel Kaukauna Cheese, after having sold the company to a French-based cheese
organization a few years ago. Katie
has a 15 year old brother Cameron who is already 6'1 and 200 pounds. Bob can
be reached at bgilbert @ belkaukauusa.com.
Wayne LoCurto and Kathy were on
hand, taking a break from the management of Heritage Marketing. Wayne and Kathy are far at the head of
the Class with a total, I believe, of eleven grandchildren!! Californian Ken Zuhr scheduled
an East Coast business trip to join the festivities in Hanover.
Back for the first time in many years
was Mike Ransmeier, living just a bit north of Hanover in Lisbon, NH.
Mike is busy consulting while taking time for travel with friend Vickie
Schmitt, a native of Germany.
Gary Broughton and Sharon stayed
with Karen and me at the Trumbull House, an outstanding B&B the Broughtons
discovered some years ago. Gary
joined the list of early retirees this year, leaving GPU Nuclear, where he had
been President and CEO. After completing
a biking trip to Holland this past spring, they followed it up with a trip through
the Canadian Rockies during late summer.
Bill Roberts and Paula, who were
unable to attend the 35th due to the 91st birthday of
Bill's Dad, drove up from Braintree, Mass. Bill also recently retired from MIB, Inc.
Robin Carpenter, Theresa and Abigail
were, as usual, among the first at the parade site to insure the rest of us
knew what to do and where to go, while curmudgeoning with the neighboring Class
of '65. Among the participants
in addition to the above were Montrealer Jeremy Reitman and Gary
and Leslie Jefferson. Gary continues on the faculty at Brandeis
University's Graduate School of International Economics and Finance, where he
has a particular focus on China. He
makes it to Hanover fairly frequently as a result of a research grant with a
colleague at Dartmouth, a grant which
involves collaborating with teams of Chinese officials and researchers both
in Boston and in Hanover.
Paul and Margo Doscher
again hosted the pre-game brunch and class meeting in Norwich. Paul is continuing to market Tuck School
to businesses for continuing education, but has recently been focusing on Tuck's
innovative program to provide college students, and recent college graduates,
an opportunity to sample a graduate business program on the Tuck campus.
Tuck, for those who missed it, was recently named by the Wall Street
Journal as the top graduate business school in the country.
The class meeting was superbly run
by co-President Steve Warhover who drove up early Saturday morning with
Ann from Wenham, Mass. Most of the discussion related to coming mini-reunions,
including plans for a ski weekend this March in Winter Park, CO, hosted by Tim
Urban (see sign-up sheet on page 7), a hiking/camping trip in August in the
White Mountains, and the Class 60th Birthday Party to be held in
San Francisco in 2004. Head Agent
Bob Spence reported on his goal of increasing class participation, which has fallen
below 50%, for the 2002 Dartmouth Fund Drive.
Speaking of the Spences, Karen and I had the chance to visit with
Linda and Bob prior to the mini at their beautiful vacation home in Moltenborough,
NH on Lake Winnepesaukee. Bob retired
in August from Citicorp, where he had spent the last thirty years in a number
of senior positions, most recently Managing Director, in the commercial lending
section of the Bank. Son Brian '95 is now in residency at the Dartmouth Hitchcock
complex in Lebanon, so I'm sure Bob and Linda will be increasing their time
in the North.
The Class dinner at the Norwich Inn
was again highlighted by presentations from the two winners of the Class of
1966 John Sloan Dickey Foundation Fellowships. Yelena Shklovskaya served as an audit intern for KPMG Peat Marwick in Berlin and Matthew Sullivan
worked for the Andean Rural Health Care Council in Bolivia. Their reports are available on our class
website. Attending the dinner were
New Hampshire State Representative Jeff Gilbert and Penny (Jeff
promises to keep the state income tax- free!!), Steve Lanfer and daughters, and David and Hera
Johnston.
The weather and fall color were outstanding;
the play of the Dartmouth football team was not.
35th Reunion Aftermath
Larry Geiger, our long-serving
Secretary, sent his regrets on missing the reunion, given an important meeting
of the White Plains, NY School Board (on which Larry has served for seventeen
years). He and Amy had been in
Hanover for an Alumni Council meeting in May; Larry represents the Class Secretaries
Association.
Tom Louis writes, �Sorry to
have missed the thirty-fifth. I'll
be sure to attend the 40th and look forward to seeing 66ers�. Tom lives in DC and can be reached at
tlouis @ rand.org.
Richard Brigden was also sorry to
have missed the 35th �due to a family commitment. Since the reunion, our oldest and her
husband have both been assigned new positions with Shell in The Hague. Until they complete relocation and the
first phase of indoctrination and the physical move, Betsy and I are substitute
parents for our granddaughters Maggie (4 1�2) and Abby (19 months). The activity acts as a reminder of the
time and commitment raising children entails. We are thoroughly enjoying the girls and will redirect our travel over the next several
years to visits to the Netherlands and Western Europe.� Richard and Betsy live in Mooresville,
NC and can be reached at rbrigden @ concentric.net.
I believe the largest fraternity contingent
at the Reunion was Pi Lambda Phi. Don Glazer was kind enough to send the photo on the
next page of the nine �66 Pi Lamb attendees. If anyone has any more photos of the reunion, please send them
along.
(Front Row) Rick Reiss, Don Glazer, Neal Zimmerman, Rich Abraham
(Second Row) Noel Fidel, Dick Alderman, Alan Rottenberg, Hector Motroni
(Rear) Jeremy Reitman
Other News
Jonathan Wiesel has moved from Bozeman,
MT to 195 Jed Smith Road, Ward, CO 80481, just outside Boulder. Married in April 2000 to Mari Szatkowski,
a former TV and radio journalist who was publicity manager for the publishing
house that published Jonathan's book, Cross Country Ski Vacations, he
is still a partner in Nordic Group International, planning cross country ski
areas, guiding trips in the US and Canadian Rockies, and writing about it. His newest venture is marketing recreation
for guest ranches and ski areas, which involves writing press releases, preparing
media kits and marketing plans, giving seminars and blitzing target cities.
Jonathan was hoping to ski his first marathon this summer in Australia
and run his first marathon this fall in Boulder.
And I thought running on a treadmill for sixteen minutes three times
a week was the peak of fitness!!! Let
us know how it went, Jonathan. He
can be reached at wiesel13 @ qwest.net.
Peter Chilstrom sent along information
on the Lake Shore Interfaith Institute in Ganges, MI where he is dean and lecturer,
and their Spring 2001 Newsletter. The institute offers a nine month certification course, which
this year explored Native American Spirituality, Taoism, Hinduism, Judaism,
Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Cosmology; Saturday and Sunday interfaith
programs are offered throughout the year.
For those interested in obtaining
more information, you can call Peter at 616-543-3951.
Mark Budnitz writes, �During
the summer of 2001 my fourth book was published. It's title is Consumer Banking and Payments Law. My daughter Jessica graduated from law
school. My son Dan started working
as a doctor with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dan and his wife had our first grandson,
Jacob. My wife Paula, who still
vividly remembers those freezing Winter Carnivals, became a grandma. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts showed
three films based on published stories written by Judy, my other daughter�.
Quite a year of achievement, Mark, who can be reached at mbudnitz @ gsu.edu.
Class of 1966 Survey
As you may recall, prior to the 35th
Reunion a questionnaire was sent to survey the class on various demographics,
activities, and attitudes. Given
what transpired on September 11, I thought I'd focus this edition of the newsletter
on responses related to issues facing the country. Responses are shown for both classmates
and spouses:
Classmates
Spouses
What is the key international issue facing the United States?
World population/hunger/disease control 15.8
15.8
China policy/strategy
15.8
10.5
Conflict in the Middle East
12.3
10.5
Us leadership/serving as world's cop
14.0
0.0
Environment/global warming
10.5
26.3
Immigration
5.3
10.5
Drug traffic
1.8
10.5
Human Rights
0.0
10.5
Terrorism
7.0
0.0
Nuclear disarmament/proliferation/missile defense
7.0
0.0
Third world stability/living standards/trade
5.3
0.0
Dealing with Russia 3.5
0.0
Like most Americans, the threat of
terrorism seemed to most of us a relatively marginal issue last Spring.
What is the most important legislation that should be passed by Congress?
Tax reform
22.8%
0.0%
Tax cuts
12.3
17.6
Universal Health Care/health care reform
17.7
0.0
Campaign finance reform
8.8
17.6
Increased gun control
7.0
23.5
Increased environmental protection/adopt Kyoto treaty 7.0
0.0
Decriminalize drugs 3.5
5.9
Tort reform
3.5
0.0
National energy policy/conservation
1.8
5.9
Public school moment-of-silence 1.8
5.9
After our survey, the Congress did
pass tax cuts with some reform. Interesting
that it is still among the most controversial legislation before Congress in
mid-December. Also interesting
to see more dispersion in responses between classmates and spouses.
Do you consider yourself pro-life or pro-choice?
Pro-life
16.4
15.4
Pro-choice
80.0
84.6
Both
3.6
0.0
Not much difference between classmates
and spouses.
Classmates
Spouses
Are you in favor of gun control?
Yes
82.8%
84.6%
No
17.2
15.4
Again, little difference. Given the near identical percentages of
the pro-choice and pro- gun control respondents, an interesting tab would be
to see if they're generally the same folks.
How should the federal government deal with the budget surplus?
Cut taxes
49.1%
34.6%
Pay down the debt
43.9
46.2
Increase spending
1.8
7.7
Provide increased funding for social security/medicare 5.2
11.5
What would have been an interesting,
on-going debate seems now almost moot (what surplus???).
I will review more of the responses
in our next newsletter.
Dartmouth Club of Washington,
DC
The DC Club is likely the most active
regional club for �66ers. Bob
Bach
sent along this photo of our classmates at a Spring meeting which Chuck Sherman emceed:
(L to R) Bob Bach, Jim Weiskopf, Chuck Sherman, Steve Posniak,
Peter Prichard, Joff Keane, John Rollins, Mead Over
The Announcement and Registration for our upcoming Colorado Ski Weekend Mini Reunion was appended tothis newsletter.