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QUOTE/UNQUOTE "My body took over; it found a will to win, to live." CANCER SURVIVOR AND OARSMAN DAN PERKINS "97 ON WINNING THE ANNUAL OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE IN MARCH

Filmmaker Nicolas Brown '90 pioneered the latest entry in reality TV when his new PBS series Frontier House premiered in April. The six-part series followed three modern-day families as they traveled to Montana to live as pioneers did in 1883. After training, the families arrived on wagons, built cabins and began adjusting to life without the conveniences of telephones, washing machines and electricity. The show has garnered plenty of press, including big play in the May issue of Smithsonian. Says drama major Brown, who directed and produced three of the six parts, "They are experimental television and mix elements that are at once dramatic and historic." The related Web site, www.pbs.org/wnet/frontierhouse, offers practical advice for would-be frontiersmen, such as how to preserve 100 pounds of beef....As co-director (with her husband) of the Alaska Mountain Safety Center in Anchorage, Alaska, Jill Fredston '80 spends her winters rescuing people from avalanches and her summers rowing the Arctic in a scull. The March/April issue of Sports Illustrated Women featured the avalanche specialist in its roundup of the best jobs in sport. Fredston's A Guide toEvaluating Snow Avalanche Hazard is required reading for members of the National Ski Patrol and has sold more than 120,000 copies since its 1984 release. Last October North Point Press published her travelogue Rowing to Latitude: Journeys Along the ArcticEdge....J.J. Hanley '82 recently completed a documentary on her experience with her sons autism. Titled Refrigerator Mothers and premiering July 16 on the PBS series P.O. V., the documentary debunks the notion that autism is a result of cold mothering. Hanley says that when her son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, she refused to accept her pediatricians assertion that the condition was a result of her parenting. "I thought I had lost my child forever to this disorder," says Hanley. "Instead, thanks to thousands of hours of hard work by him for the last several years, he is now a beautiful, expressive 9-year-old boy who has so much to offer." Although autism appears to strike more frequently in families with highly focused parents, Hanley insists that moms and dads have the ability to do something about it....Author Heidi Julavits '90 offered men some offbeat advice with her "10 Things You Don't Know About Women" in the March issue of Esquire. In the process she broke down some common myths. For example: "Women hate it when men allow them to win at things they are profoundly bad at, like Ping-Pong." Julavits, who recently had her novel TheMineral Palace published (Berkley), also noted that nothing can be more fetching than a man in the process of making a pie crust....David Mott '86, CEO of biotech company Medlmmune in Gaithersburg, Maryland, was applauded for his business leadership style by Washington Techway magazine. "Sixteen months after succeeding founder Wayne Hockmeyer as CEO, the 36-year-old wunderkind is embarking on another gamble. Mott's aim: To cement the 14-year-old company's position as one of the world's pre-eminent biotechs," reports Techway. With no new in-house wonder drugs close to market, Mott aims to snare Medlmmune's next blockbuster the Wall Street way—by buying it. Medlmmune created a buzz earlier this year when it closed on a $1.5 billion stock acquisition of Aviron, a Silicon Valley biotech company developing a flu vaccine administered by nasal spray....Dubbed "Wall Street's Lone Ranger" by Business Week, Goldman Sachs CEO Henry "Hank" Paulson Jr. '68 has adorned his office walls with photos of wild animals, including predatory birds. The photos point to his passion for conservation, particularly of raptors. As co-chairman of the Asia/Pacific Council of the Nature Conservancy, Paulson has worked with China's President Jiang Zemin to preserve the Tiger Leaping Gorge in the Yunnan province. Paulson—who was involved in some recent newsworthy deals, including Tyco International's $10 billion breakup plan and Hewlett-Packard Co.'s $25 billion merger with Compaq Computer Corp.—is now looking to preserve Goldman's independence in a world of megabanks. "Although Goldman is a rapacious competitior in the financial world, it may become an endangered species in its own right—one of the last holdouts against the wave of consolidation that is rolling over Wall Street and changing the way it operates," according to Business Week. Paulson looks to the future with optimism: "Look at what's happening around the world: The forces of globalization, restructuring, open trade, pension reform. Goldman Sachs operates at the sweet spot of capitalism."... As an associate at Shearman & Sterling in New York City, lawyer Daniel Glazer '95 helped land last January's record-breaking $660 million acquisition of the Boston Red Sox on behalf of client New England Sports Ventures. A lifelong baseball player and fan, Glazer finds similarities between Americas pasttime and the legal profession. "A lawyers job is to analyze everythingnot off the cuff, but after considered reflection," he told New York Law Journal. "That's what baseball allows you to do; it's a game of long, lengthy silences interrupted by intense activity. At the core, that's what lawyers do." Glazer s recent activities have included writing a widely read monograph on baseball labor issues, Can't Anybody Here Run This Game?, and involvement in Shearman's sports law expansion plans....Dan Perkins '97 rowed his way to victory as a member of Oxford's eight-man crew in the 148 th Boat Race against Cambridge at the end of March. Crossing the finish line also signaled Perkins' second victory over brain cancer. According to the LondonEvening Standard, when the grueling 4.25-mile competition on the Thames pushed the limits of the oarsman's endurance, Perkins tolds himself: "Remember, you've been through brain cancer, you've faced death. This is nothing; it's a piece of cake. You may not be around this earth very much longer, so if you want to win this race, you've gotta do it now!" When not racing, Perkins is studying for a master's in comparative education and training for a place on the U.S. eights at the 2004 Athens Olympics....Emilie Schnitman '98, who as co-captain led the Dartmouth women's hockey team to the Ivy championship, has been heading up a different team. As the athletic director at Codman Academy Charter School in Dorchester, Massachusetts, Schnitman has been teaching the value of athletics and a good hook shot since last October. Schnitman, who splits her time between Codman and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she's currently working toward a master's in human development and psychology, coached Codman's girls basketball team through its first season. "I would say the first few months in the school were probably the most challenging months of my life," she said recently on the National Public Radio sports program Only a Game. "There were ups and downs—and a lot of downs—but the ups were so good that I really believed in these kids and saw a future in them."

Brown '90

Hanley '82

Glazer '95

Schnitman '98 (center)

QUOTE/UNQUOTE "Look at what's happening around the world. Restructuring. Open trade. Pension reform. Goldman Sachs operates at the sweet spot of capitalism." CEO HENRY "HANK" PAULSON JR. '68 TO BUSINESSWEEK

alumni awards The Alumni Council recently honored seven alumni with Alumni Awards for exceptional service to the College. One of Glamour magazine's top 10 college women in 1987 Wendy Mira Becker 87 has continued to achieve, in management consulting with McKin- sey & Cos. and as president and record-breaking head agent for her class. Colorado realtor Henry Edler's3, Tu'ss, has dedicated 30 years to Dart- mouth as nominating chair of the Dartmouth Association of the Rocky Mountains, club president and Alumni Councilor. As president of the Leader- ship Education and Development Pro- gram in Business, Garvey Glarfe '57 has been helping minority students attend top U.S. colleges. He also helped the College as co-founder and president of the Black Alumni of Dart- mouth Association and class and fra- ternity agent and on the Association of Alumni executive committee. Andrea Lordan "86 has been engaging alumni as president of the Dartmouth Club of Boston and organizing stu- dent recruitments as one of the Col- lege's best district enrollment directors. After developing his own welding materials business, Stephen Mandel '52 turned his attention to serving the College, most notably leading the Alumni Fund in raising more than $5O million in three years. During a career in education, Walter Snickenberger '46, Tu'4B, kept Dart- mouth in mind, serving as chairman of the Athletic Council and in the Sponsors Program; class reunion treasurer, mini-reunion chairman, secretary and agent; Alumni Coun- cilor; and on the executive commit- tees of the Upper Valley club and the Association of Alumni. During his 28 years at Morgan Stanley, Allen Zern '65, Tu'66, also found time to serve as class newsletter editor, vice president and president; in fundraising roles from the Alumni Fund to major gifts to reunion giving; and as an enrollment volunteer.

Contributors: Roxanne Khmasi '02, Stella Lee '03, Julie Sloane '99 and laura Tepper '02