1970

With apologies to so many who have corresponded and not yet seen their news in this column, watch for a class newsletter (no word count limits) later this summer. We just report em as we get em.

Dave Graves began the millennium by changing jobs, leaving Reuters NewMedia and joining Yahoo!, where he is senior V.P., media. Still in Boston, he makes frequent runs to N.Y. and Santa Clara, and admonishes all '7os to "get off AOL, MSN or whatever loser service you're on and get a Yahoo! mail and user ID." Ah, the unabashed enthusiasm a new job brings!

Rubbie Greenewald's company did the structural work for the Steelers' and Pirates' new stadiums. Rubbie reports that Mike Middleton and Bill Locke, "both Ph.D.s in rocks," ply their trade at the U. of Wisconsin and Montana State U., respectively. Mike or Bill: Care to provide any details? We accept e-mail, notes on napkins and Green Cards (snail mail or electronic). Speaking of which, be sure to check out the revamped '70 site at www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/70, where sharing news with classmates is only a mouse click away.

Doug Simpson marks his 23rd year as in house counsel with The Hartford Insurance Group. Doug is also V.P. of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association (positions previously held by Kim Cannon and Ernie Babcock) and is supervising the redesign of its Web site ( www.dla.org). Doug is often on the seminar circuit speaking about online insurance transactions.

Finally, many send news of excitement and pride, some tempered by the recollections of their own experiences, over their offsprings admissions to and exploits in college. Bill Badger reports visiting son Theodore '04 to watch him play soccer, adding, "if you told me in the spring of 1970 I would eat another meal in Thayer in 30 years, I would have said you were nuts." Stu Zuckerman's daughter Kate is off to Washington U. in St. Louis this fall. Stu continues to keep busy finding corporate underwriting for national programs at PBS, and wonders (off the record) whether Shell Oil's decision to sponsor Washington Week in Review has anything to do with the Bush administrations relaxed environmental regulation of oil companies. Gary Miller's daughter Betsy is a senior at Bates, majoring in geology and classical medieval studies. Gaiy and wife Debbie took time out from their tech jobs for the Canton board of education to spend Christmas with Betsy in England, where she did a junior year abroad at Durham University. Apparently reticent Sandy McWilliams had his son's football prowess reported by Bill Wilson, who saw Sandy in Hanover at last fall's Colgate game. Sandys son Andrew 6 feet, 3 inches; 270 pounds—started at right guard for Colgate, which handily won the game. Weeks later Willy also saw Brent Petty and Judy Maynard (widow of Dan Maynard) at the Homecoming game vs. Harvard where, alas, the Big Green suffered a similar, even more embarrassing, fate. (Where does Wilson find the time and energy? I nominate him class gadabout!)

Have a great summer.

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