1977
The arrival of May means that our fifth reunion is only a few weeks away. As you might expect, phone lines across the country have been buzzing as final plans are confirmed. The reunion committee has been hard at work and our fifth is quickly shaping up as the place to be in June 1982.
A recent phone conversation with Rich Bane convinced me that our reunion will offer a bit of something for everyone. There will be delicious food, the rustic atmosphere of the D.O.C. house, and, for the still "young," a late-night band. Those who have kept in better shape than I can participate in a hike up Mt. Moosilauke, play tennis or golf, or seek a firstplace ribbon in the reunion run. Don't forget your sneakers! There will also be an opportunity to use our brains as well as our feet, as the College and graduate schools are sponsoring severd panels and seminars. They should provide a chance to re-acquaint ourselves with Dartmouth and current world events and will remind us all of the College's strong commitment to fine education. The reunion committee is also hoping to organize a panel of undergraduates so that we can learn first-hand about campus life.
While an active schedule helps provide impetus to attend in June, the real reason we return to Dartmouth every five years is to see good friends. No doubt we are all a bit nervous about that first evening under the class tent and surely some "cocktail chat" will be unavoidable. But with some effort, the reunion should also provide an occasion to meet new friends. We have all grown and changed during the past few years. "Old faces" may become "new friends." The familiar places of Hanover and the beauty of New Hampshire can provide the common background which allows us to not only continue the "good times" of the past, but to make the friendships of the future. Come to Hanover June 18 through 20.
David Wood and Mark Siegel have asked me to remind us all that only a few weeks remain in this year's giving effort. David and Mark have been serving the class as co-chairs of the leadership giving program within our reunion giving campaign. The response from the class of '77 has been tremendous, and David Mark hope that everyone will continue to contribute as we move toward the end. As our fifth reunion draws near, we should all remember the debt we owe to Dartmouth College and the thousands of students of the future who depend on us to help them experience the best Dartmouth has to offer.
Mark and David were not all business during our phone visit, so I was able to learn a little about what they have been up to. Both are June 1981 graduates of the Harvard Business School and live in New York. Mark is an associate in the syndicate department at Morgan Stanley. He is closely involved in managing the firm's debt and equity offers. David is a steel trader for Titan Industries and has had the opportunity to do extensive traveling in Europe, South America, and the Far East as he searches to join buyers and sellers in the international market.
One of Mark and David's b-school classmates, Tony Roubik, wrote that he is now in Houston, working for Geosource Inc. He says that Houston is a great place.
The "Doctors of the Month" all seem to be keeping busy. William Rogers is presently a resident in orthopedic surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and will finish in June 1984. He has run into Rich Hosking and George Grune occasionally and feels that Dartmouth is well represented at the medical facility by the likes of Dirk Nelson '76, Per Stone '74, Matt Putnam '74, and Freddie Fu '74. Stephen Zebrowski spent some time in Brookline, Mass., doing rotations at Boston hospitals before returning in February to finish medical school in Spain. Dave Cutler is doing his family pracice residency at Santa Monica Hospital and living with Jeff Sudikoff and Kevin Koloff. As of this writing, he hasn't yet tired of the sun, surf, etc. Gary Schillhammer is having a great time doing his residency at a hospital in Danville, Pa. He is now married and attended John Carroll's wedding. He's been canoeing with Rika Pierson, Waldo Clement 79, and Bill Donovan.
The wedding of Thad Seymour to Katie Glockner last year drew classmates from near and far, including Don Burkhardt, Dave Halpert, Bob Leach, and Glenn Mercer, as well as Jeff Kirchhoff '76, Ted Moynihan '7B, and Audrey Mendoza '79 Thad s brother, Sam '79, was the best man. Thad is still finishing up his last year of courses at the University of Wisconsin, working on a Ph.D. in American history.
I'm a little late in reporting the following news on Amy Cammann, and hope that it is not already outdated. Last spring she spent a few weeks touring various countries in Europe and South America with a film crew, making a movie for an exchange progam. She then joined Ted Bates, (advertising agency) as a management trainee, just as her cohort, Ann Duffy, left the same account at the same agency and started business school at Stanford. If this information proves to be inaccurate, Amy can clear it all up at the reunion.
Other stray notes: Roberto Anderson is still in Roanoke, Va., working as a pharmaceutical representative; he attended the wedding of Dorian Wilson last year. Todd Horn is teaching science at the Colorado Springs School. John Hart has moved into his first house in Winnetka, 111.; he is working for Travenol Laboratories.
That's all the news for this month. We'll exchange the rest in June!
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