1975

I am delighted to announce the birth of James Shrewsbury Erwin III on December 20, 1995, to James andEileen Erwin of Yarmouth, Maine. The new baby is the grandson of James Erwin '42, great-grandson of James Erwin '12, and nephew of Jane Erwin Hammett '78. Look for him in the class of 2016.

Charlie Schetter wrote to let us know that in December he was named managing director of McKinsey & Co.'s Los Angeles office. He continues to lead McKinsey's worldwide health-care practice. At the same time, Charlie's wife, Chris, was named area chair of social psychology at UCLA. Chris was an exchange student at Dartmouth from Connecticut College in 1972-73.

This summer David Graham will be a poet-in-residence at Robert Frost Place in Franconia, N.H. David is currently an English associate professor at Ripon College, where he has taught English since 1987. During his stay, David will live in the farmhouse that Frost called home from 1915-20, will present several readings and talks, and will participate in the Frost Festival of Poetry. He will also spend some time working on his own writing. David has already published four collections of poetry. Since Robert Frost is one of David's favorite poets, this is a rare opportunity. To quote David, "To be able to sit in the same chair as Robert Frost once sat and look out at the beautiful New Hampshire mountains where he wrote some of his best works should be an unforgettable experience."

N.H. Gov. Stephen Merrill's nomination of William Lyons for the position of Manchester District Court judge was confirmed in December. At the time, William was a member of the attorney general's office. He brings extensive experience as a criminal prosecutor to his new role. After earning his law degree from the University of Maine in 1978, he served as a police prosecutor and legal advisor to the city of Laconia. In 1985 he joined the criminal bureau of the attorney general's office, where he handled appeals of homicide cases, prosecuted drug violations, and was involved in juvenile issues, including those pertaining to the Pamela Smart case. Since 1994 he has served as special assistant to the attorney general. In this capacity he has testified before the state legislature on many criminal law issues, and has worked with several groups on major changes to juvenile statutes. While William expects to miss the folks in the attorney general's office, he welcomes the "opportunity to make a major, positive impact on New Hampshire's largest community and that is the essence of public service." William plans to move to the Manchester area from his current home in Laconia.

I am sad to report that we have lost another classmate. Steven Poulsen passed away in January. Steven was living in Portland, Ore., with his wife, Deborah. At Dartmouth he was a math major and systems programmer at Kiewit. In June of 1975 he won the first-place award of the Kemeny Prize in Computing for his work in systems programs which made it possible for DTSS to have a hierarchical file system. This enabled files and programs left unused for some time to be recovered overnight, whereas previously, they disappeared from users' catalogs. This work represented a valuable improvement for all Kiewit users. After graduation Steven worked as a software engineer. He attended Lincoln High School in Portland. Steven will be missed. Stay in touch.

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