The Alumni Council for 1975-76

EACH year it has been customary to include in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE a list of the members of the Alumni Council together with an invitation to all alumni to get in touch with Council members about their questions or concerns. This year the Council would like to renew that invitation, but with special emphasis. The reason has to do with important developments which have taken place concerning the relationship of the Alumni Council to Dartmouth's Trustees.

The Alumni Council serves two general purposes. It oversees and coordinates a variety of alumni activities such as enrollment, the Alumni Fund, and class and club organization. Equally important, the Council interests itself in various aspects of college life such as academic affairs, athletics and admissions, and sees to it that alumni interests and concerns are made known to the College. This is accomplished through standing and special committees of the Council. In addition, the Council nominates seven of the 14 elected Trustees.

The second purpose, the representation of alumni views, has now increased considerably in significance as a result of steps taken last spring by the Trustees to provide for a fuller exchange of information and ideas with the Alumni Council. The new concept calls for Alumni Council representation on the three major Trustee standing committees and for greater ad hoc participation of Trustees in Council meetings.

Although these changes took place only last spring they have already had a positive effect in helping the Council identify and consider issues of special interest to alumni which will require Trustee action. This is illustrated by the creation a few months ago of a special Alumni Council committee to study the question of possibly modifying the existing male-female ratio of undergraduates, a matter that is expected to come before the Trustees early next year. The committee will make its recommendations at the December meeting of the Council.

Other subjects of particular interest to the Council at this time include: the impact of the Dartmouth Plan on undergraduate life and intercollegiate athletics; the financial condition of the College and revisions to its budget; the possible return of ROTC to the campus; the scope of continuing education programs; the awarding of honorary degrees; athletic facility planning, etc. In all such areas the freer flow of information between the Council and Trustees will, we believe, be helpful to both, and also serve the interests of the College.

This new relationship with the Trustees involves a greater opportunity for the Council, but at the same time a greater responsibility. Since they must attempt to accurately reflect various alumni points of view, Councilors need to call upon every available means to assure that they fully understand and can fairly describe such views. This is particularly important on those issues where alumni views may vary widely. For this reason the Council members urge alumni who have questions, concerns, and views on any aspect of College programs or policies to make their views known. This can be done by contacting a Council representative from your region or an officer of the Council. Their names appear below. Please, let us hear from you.

REGION I - NEW ENGLAND

Robert Adnopoz '54, New Haven, Conn.

Robert D. Brace '52, Boston, Mass.

Scott H. Creelman '64, Montague, Mass.*

Stanley H. Feldberg '46, Wellesley Hills,Mass.*

Louis V. Gerstner Jr. '63, Greenwich,Conn*

Frank L. Harrington Jr. '50, Weston,Mass.*

E. Swift Lawrence '55, Falmouth, Mass.*

Malcolm McLane '46, Concord, N.H.*

Bertram R. MacMannis '39, Darien,Conn.*

Kenneth E. Nicholson '45, Springfield,Mass.

Walter R. Peterson Jr. '47, Keene, N.H.

REGION II - MIDDLE ATLANTIC

Garvey E. Clarke '57, New York, N.Y.*

J. Clarence Davies Jr. '34, New York,N.Y.

John S. Jenness '44, Huntington, L.I.,N.Y.

Allan R. Karcher '51, Rochester, N.Y. Lloyd T. Krumm Jr. '48, Franklin Lakes,N.J.

*At Large

Myles J. Lane '28, New York, N.Y.*

Richard H. Mandel '26, Bedford, N.Y.*

John B. Nason III '59, Philadelphia, Pa.

REGION III - CENTRAL

John W. Berry '44, Dayton, Ohio*

Richard I. Bloch '65, Ann Arbor, Mich*

Andrew P. Carstensen Jr. '45, Cleveland,Ohio

Grant J. Gruel Jr. '54, Grand Rapids,Mich.

Don W. Hummel '55, Chicago, Ill.

REGION IV - MIDDLEWESTERN

Charles W. Hunt '42, Atlantic, lowa Thomas A. Keller III '57, Minneapolis,Minn.

David M. Lilly '39, St. Paul, Minn*

James R. Nelsen '55, Milwaukee, Wise.

REGION V - SOUTHERN

Llewellyn L. Callaway Jr. '30, Vero Beach,Fla.*

Charles T. Duncan '46, Washington,D.C.*

Matthew C. Fenton III '49, Baltimore,Md.

William H. Kendall '32, Louisville, Ky.

Richard H. Proctor '43, Winter Park,Fla.*

Raymond J. Rasenberger '49, Washington, D.C.*

Frederick M. Rothenberg '64, Tampa,Fla.

REGION VI - SOUTHWESTERN

William S. Curtis '36, Boulder, Colo.

Rodman A. Frates '58, Oklahoma City,Okla.

Eugene J. Gabianelli '53, St. Louis, Mo.

REGION VII - WESTERN

Robert F. Adelizzi '57, San Diego, Calif.

J. Thomas Hannan '60, San Francisco,Calif.

Edward R. Langenbach Jr. '64, Seattle,Wash.

Wesley L. Nutten III '51, Los Angeles,Calif.

Richard M. Page '54, Los Angeles, Calif.*

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

Class Presidents Edward N. McMillan Jr. '41, So.

Hamilton, Mass.

Class Secretaries Charles V. Raymond '30, Barrington, R.I.

Class Treasurers Merle L. Thorpe '51, Concord, N.H.

Head Agents Stephen L. Waterhouse '65, Westfield,N.J.

Class Newsletter Editors A. G. Medlicott Jr. '50, Storrs, Conn.

Class Bequest & Estate PlanningChairmen Arthur E. Allen Jr. '32, Hanover, N.H.

Club Officers Richard G. Dutton '51, Washington,Conn.

Alden Guild '52, Montpelier, Vt.

Donald H. Spitzli Jr. '56, Virginia Beach,Va.

FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE

Charles B. McLane '41, Hanover, N.H.

TUCK SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE

Robert L. Callender '53 T '58, LittleRock, Ark.

UNDERGRADUATE REPRESENTATIVES

Nancy E. Kepes '76, Hanover, N.H. Sean O. Stitham '76, Hanover, N.H.

EX-OFFICIO

J. Michael McGean '49, Hanover, N.H.

Leo C. McKenna '56, Rye, N.Y.

Peter H. Zischke '52, San Francisco,Calif.

ALUMNI FUND CHAIRMAN

Charles H. Hood II '51, Boston, Mass.*

RAYMOND J. RASENBERGER '49, President 888 - 17th St., N.W., Washington, D.C20006Tel: (202) 298-8660 E. SWIFT LAWRENCE '55, Vice President Box 687, Falmouth, Mass. 02541Tel: (617) 548-1000 J. MICHAEL McGEAN '49, Secretary 206 Crosby Hall, Hanover, N.H. 03755Tel: (603) 646-2258