Grads

The board members of the Arts and Sciences Graduate Alumni Association at Dartmouth (ASGAAD) are pleased to announce that their second annual conference and reunion will be held on Homecoming Weekend, October 19-20. Our keynote speaker for the lunch on Friday is Willem Lange, beloved local writer and regular commentator on Vermont Public Radio. We have also scheduled a writing workshop, with MALS creative writing professors Barbara Kreiger and Alan Lelchuk; roundtable discussions on health care and medical ethics; and a session on education and technology. We invite you to attend the annual ASGAAD meeting and would like you to consider joining the board as a member. After the meeting we have planned a Friday evening reception for alumni and faculty. Activities on Saturday include a repeat of our popular tailgate party and a guided hike for those of you who would rather commune with nature or burn a few calories than watch football. On Saturday evening both CECS and MALS are holding reunion dinners. If you have not yet registered for any or all of these events and wish to participate, please contact the Graduate Studies Office at (603) 646-1743.

Dr. Frank Anthony (MALS '84) organized and presented, with the help of his wife, Susan his 13th annual New England Writers Conference on July 21 in Hanover. Frank founded the New England Writers in 1986. In addition to holding meetings, his association publishes a newsletter, sponsors natural contests for fiction and poetry and supports the conference. This year the host for the conference was author and Dartmouth professor Ernest Hebert. Included in the more than 200 writers who attended the workshops and seminars were Claire Brown (MALS '97), Judy Chypre (MALS '99), Susan Darnell (MALS '01), Nancy lott (MALS '92) and Nancy Silliman ('95, MALS '96). Frank is already at work on conference No. 14, scheduled for July 20,2002. If you would like information on New England Writers or the conference, Frank can be reached at newvtpoet@aol.com.

Matthew Tullman (psychology bo) and his fiancee Kimberly Rose Clark, who is receiving her Ph.D. in psychology this fall, have recent- ly founded a research and consulting firm Merchant Mechanics. Matt specialized in the field of spatial navigation, while Kimberly £ area of expertise is decision making. They in- tend to apply the specialized knowledge the) gained from their graduate work to the rea, world of product manufacturers and retail stores. By demonstrating how the layout of £ store or the packaging of a product can influ- ence a consumers decision to buy, Matt and Kimberly will give retailers a better understanding of their customers and a way to optimize sales. They invite you to visit their Wet site: www.merchantmechanics.com.

We have received word from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, that Dr. Fred M. Loxsom (physics '69) has been appointed as sociate vice president for budget and research Fred, a professor of physics, joined the Trinity faculty in 1970 and is former chair of the physics department. He writes, "I am especially interested in my opportunities to encourage the scholarly activities of my faculty colleagues, to seek support for undergraduate research and to nurture interdisciplinary projects. I am also interested in encouraging community outreach programs and international research and education programs especially involving Latin America."

I join the other board members of ASGAAD in hoping you can attend our very special conference and reunion weekend.

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