June 2012 - Dartmouth Class of 1983

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JUNE 2012
Class Officers
Co-Presidents
Mac Gardner
Andre Hunter
Class Head Agents
Beth Winnick Falcone
Kathy Bachelder Coster
Treasurer
Jim Gregg
Communications
Becky Wolcott Ankeny
Class Project Manager
Peter Kilmarx
DAM Secretary
Maren Christensen
Reunion Co-Chairs
Sarah Reynolds Walton
Bill Huber
Alumni Council
Maren Christensen
Webmaster
Mac Gardner
Greetings ’83s!
With commencement and reunions having just
come and gone, we’ve now reached the end of
another academic year at the College. For our
class, this included a number of mini-reunions,
including a wonderful get together in Hanover
during Homecoming, and then others in San
Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis and New York.
For our European classmates, and any of you
who may be going to London for the Olympics,
please keep your ear out (or better yet check the
website – http:www.dartmouth.org/classes/83/,
as we hope to have a gathering in London during
the games. Please note that there are certain to
be a number of recent grads (and even some
current students) representing Dartmouth at the
Olympics, and I’m sure that they’ll very much
appreciate encouragement from the stands.
Hopefully many of you will be able to return
to Hanover this fall over Homecoming, and
that you’ll all be back on campus June 13-16,
2013 as we celebrate our 30th reunion. You’ll
be hearing a lot more about these 4 fun-packed
days in the months to come, but it’s never too
soon to block the dates on your calendar, and
reach out to your friends, to make sure that as
many of us are back in Hanover to celebrate.
For those of you who may not know, the Hop
is also celebrating its 50th anniversary this
year, and there will be special events going
on throughout the year – just one more great
reason to try and get back to the Hanover Plain.
Celebration is the theme of this newsletter, as
we recognize classmates who have watched
their offspring graduate from colleges across the
country, local high schools, middle schools, and
even elementary schools. There are even a few
classmateswhosekidsarestillindiapers–goodluck!
A quick reminder that the presidential search is in full
swing, and the committee will appreciate any and
all suggestions for candidates. Please go to www.
dartmouth.edu/presidentsearch for more information.
Finally, as you’ll see in a few pages, we’re
hoping to get feedback from as many of you as
possible with regard to our upcoming reunion,
including making sure that we can contact you
to keep you abreast of all that is planned. But
more importantly, we want to hear from you as
to what is important to you about reunions, what
have you liked, and what not. While a number
of classmates have volunteered to help out, we
can always use more – so if there’s something
that you’d really like to be involved with, now’s
the time to let us know, and please feel free to
contact either of us, or anyone on the Executive
Committee. Please note the survey is very
short, and is completely non binding. We’re
hoping to get as many of you to fill it out, as that
will greatly assist us in planning for the reunion.
We wish all of you an enjoyable summer,
where hopefully you’ll find some time to
relax, and enjoy time with family and friends.
Please remember to “like” the class page on
Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/
Dartmouth-Class-of-1983/169355291062,
especially as this will be an increasingly
important channel of communicating with you
in the time leading up to and, during reunions.
Best,
Andre and Mac
Class Notes
Maren Christensen and Becky Wolcott Ankeny
Dan Gelb’s daughter, Samara, graduated
from University of Tennessee, where she
was a varsity swimmer for 4 years. She is
on her way to Olympic trials at the end of
June! Her mother, brother Aiden and Dan
are all very proud of her.
Belle McDougall sent this picture of her
and several 1983 teammates celebrating 40
years of women’s lacrosse at Dartmouth.
From left to right: Eliza Deery, Tracey
Nickerson Herbert, Belle and Betsy
Evans Bodner.
Barb Tormondsen reported, “Completed my
diakonia studies! Here I am with our Metro-NY
synod bishop, Bishop Rimbo. Not yet “Deacon
Barb.” Need to complete a one-year internship.”
Deborah Ellsworth and her son Andrew
Dewhurst, who graduated from TC Williams High
School in Alexandria, Virginia. Andrew will also
be joining the Class of 2016 in Hanover in the fall.
Class Notes
Maren Christensen and Becky Wolcott Ankeny
Julie Keegan Reed’s daughter Alyssa completed her Bachelor of Education this year at
Queen’s University, having received her Bachelor of Science in Math last year. Queen’s
reminds Julie a lot of Dartmouth, as it is a
school steeped in history and tradition and a
strong, spirited alumni community. Alyssa and
Julie will be travelling to Sweden at the end of
July, where Alyssa will be starting her teaching
career in Karlstad. Exciting times!
Brad Mont’s son, Ari, recently graduated from high school. Pictured is Ari,
Brad Mont, and Brad’s parents, and his
mother in law. Ari will be attending the
University of Miami in the fall where
both of Brad’s parents went.
Davies Beller’s
son Austin
graduated from
Mira Costa
High School in
Manhattan Beach,
California. Austin
will be attending
TCU in the fall.
Class Notes
Maren Christensen and Becky Wolcott Ankeny
Nancy Bick is celebrating her son Cody’s
graduation from Lake Washington High School
in Kirkland, Washington. He’s off to Carleton
College in MN in the fall. Pictured are Dwight
Krossa, Nancy Bick, kids Ellie and Cody
Krossa, and the Krossa grandparents (Ken and
Joie Krossa).
The Jim Gregg family: Jim, Chandler,
and Connie, at Chandler’s high school
graduation from Lexington High. He
will be a member of the Dartmouth Class
of 2016 starting this fall.
Bill Scoville and his wife Susan will be
celebrating 25 years of wedded bliss in
September. This picture is from Dubrovnik last summer. Who knows how
they’ll celebrate this year??
Peter Ankeny and Will Hart graduated
from Dartmouth College and Thayer Engineering School in June. Will was part
of the Dartmouth Aires on NBC’s Sing
Off and was featured in our June 2011
Class Newsletter.
Class Notes
Maren Christensen and Becky Wolcott Ankeny
Other news: Davin McKenzie and Geoff Andrews are both
closely associated with the Western Academy of Beijing,
Davin as an alumni parent and former Board Chair, Geoff
as a current WAB parent and Director. Geoff says “running
a large international school has been a terrific experience
for me this year, and my family has been very supportive.
This role is substantially different than the school district
superintendent role I had for the previous 6 years - no
television or media at board meetings, very different labor
arrangements, and no public funding (bond issues, levies,
overrides, etc.), for starters. Students at international schools
have many different experiences, too - meeting kids from all
over the world and traveling all over Asia for student events,
be they arts, athletics, or service. Our 12-team conference
includes schools from 6 countries. Any 83s coming through
China are welcome to visit.” Email gandrews@wab.edu
Geoff sent along a picture of him and Davin at a WAB
function, “but it is important to note that the dazed looks in
our eyes are attributable to the fact that we had both run the
Great Wall race (Davin the half marathon, I ran the 10K)
earlier in the day.” Sure.
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Rob Hirschfield was elected New Hampshire Bishop in
May. He was elected on a single ballot (the first time that
had happened since 1905!) and received 145 of the 252 votes
cast by the clergy and the laity. Rob previously served as
a vice chaplain at St. Mark’s Chapel at the University of
Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut and was assistant priest at
Christ Church in New Haven, Connecticut. Rob is married
to Polly Ingraham, a teacher. They have two sons and a
daughter. Rob is expected to start in August as the diocese’s
“coadjutor” and learn the ropes from the present bishop,
Gene Robinson.
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Matt Haley says there are no celebrations, “just the normal
family drama, with 3 kids in 3 schools with 3 agendas
(agendae?). I do play percussion with the Worship Team at
church, and my wife runs a consignment boutique in town.”
Matt is the Director of Category Marketing at PartyLite
Worldwide in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Dartmouth Class of 1983
30th Reunion Survey
Our 30th reunion is less than a year away on June 13-16. A reunion committee is being put together
and we are very excited to start planning our three great days together! In order to make the most of the
weekend, we really need to know approximately how many classmates and guests will be coming to
Hanover. Please help us by filling out the enclosed survey. Taking this survey, does not commit you to
attending but it will help us tremendously in the planning process. Your responses will used for class
communications and reunion and event planning purposes and will not be shared with the College.
You can take the survey on line by going to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Dartmouth1983, emailing
Becky Wolcott Ankeny at beckyankeny@gmail.com who will send you the link or filling out the paper
survey included in this newsletter and mailing it to:
Becky Wolcott Ankeny, 3345 Shavers Lake Rd, Wayzata, MN, 55391.
Thank you very much and we look forward to your responses!
Dartmouth Class of 1983 - 30th Reunion Survey
Your response to this survey is in no way committing you to attend our 30th Reunion. However, the more information that we can gather from the class at this point, will greatly help us in planning events for the reunion, and also potentially for other class events during the year. Also, your responses are for class communications and reunion and class event planning purposes and will not be shared with the College. 1. First Name (preferred)
2. Maiden Name (if applicable)
3. Last Name
4. Preferred email address.
5. Preferred phone number (indicate whether it is home, work, cell)
6. What is the likelihood of you attending the Dartmouth Class of 1983 30th Reunion
weekend on June 13­16, 2013?
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8. If attending, what is important to you? (Mark all that apply).
c Being with classmates and friends
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c Being on campus and seeing what’s new on campus
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c Attending Class sponsored events
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c Bringing your family to campus and reunion
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9. If not attending, please mark all that apply:
c Schedule does not permit
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c No interest
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c Other (please specify below)
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10. Did you attend the following reunions?
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25th Reunion
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10th Reunion
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5th Reunion
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11. What did you like most or least about our previous reunions?
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Thinking about it
Facebook
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13. Have you joined or liked the following?
Dartmouth Class of 1983 Yes
No
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Facebook Page
Dartmouth Class of 1983 LinkedIn Group
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14. Would you like to see a reunion booklet that includes classmates’ contact information
and updates?
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j No
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j Neutral
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15. Is there anything else you would like to share or comment on?
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